Ashburton Guardian, Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Ram-raiders target

Tancred St sports store

to conduct robberies which have been put down to youth issues and social media brag ging.

After the raid, which took place just be fore 4am on Monday, the thieves exited the vehicle, grabbed what they could and got away in another vehicle.

a scheduled re-opening of Thursday at this stage.

Lewis said the local business communi ty will have been awoken now the ram raid bubble has broken in Ashburton.

Ashburton is no longer immune to ram raids after Stirling Sports had a car drive through the store’s front facade and travel almost clean through the back wall.

Franchisee Matt Lewis said it was disap pointing to see that ram raids had made it to Ashburton.

“They’re definitely here and unfortunate ly it’s par for the course now.

“They’re just kids,” Lewis said.

Ram raids have become a popular way

“Around 3.45am police were called to a store on Tancred Street, Ashburton after a vehicle was used to gain entry to the store,” a police spokeperson said.

“One of the youths was left behind by their accomplices.

“Following the burglary one offender, a youth, was transported to hospital in a moderate condition.”

The stolen goods are still being accounted for, but because of the damage to the shop it will lose at least three days’ business, with

“”I think everyone will be extra vigilant moving forward. I hope it doesn’t happen to anyone else or us again.”

Lewis was amazed at the support he has received from local businesses with the community rallying around him. “A few of the guys in the Arcade have come over and seen if we needed a hand with anything.”

He has already begun the initial investiga tions into putting bollards outside the store front to prevent a future attack.

“We’ll go down the track of bollards, and hopefully we can get those installed in the next few weeks.”

A public holiday, mandates axed

New Zealand will gain a one-off public holiday on September 26 to mark the passing of the Queen.

During the public holiday a special memorial service will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, which the late Queen laid the foundation stone for in 1954.

“Queen Elizabeth II was an extraordi nary person and I know many New Zea landers will appreciate the opportunity to both mark her death and celebrate her life,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said announcing the holiday.

The public holiday coincides with the Ashburton Market Day organised by Carol Johns, who said the event would continue as it was too late to cancel.

The public holiday announcement was the first of two made by the PM in her post-cabinet meeting press confer ence yesterday.

The second major announcement was the Covid traffic light system being scrapped from midnight last night.

The main change will be the remov al of mask mandates in all areas apart from healthcare and aged care facilities.

Individual organisations can still re quire masks at their own discretion, but it will no longer be a government en forced rule.

Vaccine mandates will be dropped in two weeks, and incoming travellers will no longer have to be vaccinated and household contacts will no longer need to isolate.

Since the spike of the Omicron out break Covid-19 cases have lowered to their lowest point since February this year.

“New Zealand is in a position to move forward”, she said.

“Finally, rather than feeling that Cov id dictates what happens to us, our lives, and our futures, we take back control.”

Ram raid disgust: Stirling Sports franchisee Matt Lewis in front of the hole in the back wall of his Tancred Street shop after it was ram-raided early Monday morning.

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Daniel Alvey

By Daniel Alvey

Candidates put cases

candidate would strive to get better “but it is a very difficult task and one that frustrates us all”.

Keeping rates rises in check was also a common thread, but was often followed with potential new projects.

Not surprisingly, the need for a second urban bridge was also a hot topic.

councillor Stuart Wilson, a member of the audience, calling out ECan candidate Peter Trolove’s claims around nitrates as “rubbish”, with the two verbally sparring over the issue.

Potholes, second bridge, and rates.

There were no surprises in what the big three topics for discussion at the Ashburton Citizens’ Association’s meet the candidates on Sunday.

The Mayoral, Ashburton ward and Environment Canterbury candidates all had three minutes to pitch their case to the crowd of over 200 before the floor was opened to question time.

At times it felt less like a job interview for the candidates than a complaints session, with sitting Mayor Neil Brown having to front up with answers and explanations, with his opponent, Jeff Swindley, unable to attend.

Most candidates touched on potholes and the state of the roads being a key concern, but few solutions were put forward.

Carol Johns said an option of deferring non-essential projects, such as the Baring Square East upgrade, could free up money for roading repairs.

Former councillor Russell Ellis said the state of the roads were something every

Bev Skates didn’t hold back, saying the council was “pussy-footing” around the second bridge issue and we shouldn’t be “begging for money” to build it.

Skates also railed against rate rises but later reeled off a list of projects she believed the council should undertake, including a trampoline arena. But none of her ideas included more funding for our roads to which a member of the crowd questioned “where does this fit with your rates reduction?”.

David Stewart asked the candidates to pronounce the new name for the council’s new library and civic centre - Te Pataka a ka Tuhituhi and Te Waharoa a Hine Paaka.

“Wouldn’t Ashburton be a lot simpler than the name you have got now, which is about 50 letters long?,” Stewart asked.

The question received laughter and applause and was handled with aplomb by existing councillor Leen Braam, saying the name was a gift from Arowhenua and if people don’t like it they could just call it the library and civic centre.

The fireworks were set off by retiring

Questions also raised included what candidates plan to do to increase accessibility, how the UN agenda 2030 impacted candidates’ decision thinking, Maori wards.

The only time Tony Todd spoke after his introduction was to criticise co-governance, which he said was “totally undemocratic”.

Co-governance is the Crown meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and giving Maori seats around the decision-making table, and is about governance, not ownership.

Phill Hooper was asked about the increasing use of Te Reo and said it is a beautiful language. He also agreed with Act leader David Seymour that it was a shame it was being “forced’’ upon some people and should happen organically.

Sapphire’s big dreams

BY JONATHAN LEASK

Ashburton District Council candidate Shfire Sapphire says she wants a “world free of mandates”.

Sapphire, who is standing for one of five Ashburton ward seats at next month’s Local Government elections and also the Braided Rivers Community Trust, made that point as part of a passionate performance in the meet the candidates meeting on Sunday.

Sapphire, who also said she was a prochoice and a believer in true democracy, was also the only candidate to offer a response other than no during question time when the subject of the controversial Voices For Freedom (VFF) group was raised.

Former Mayor and Ashburton Citizens’ Association secretary, Donna Favel, asked all candidates to declare if they were associated with the VFF group.

“I follow VFF on social media, I also follow Operation People and Chantelle Baker,” Sapphire said.

“I am very open about who I follow.’’

Baker is a prominent anti-mandate protester, who was recently booted from Facebook after allegedly sharing harmful disinformation to her platform.

Sapphire said everyone was entitled to their own opinion and she would listen to all the opinions before making her own decision.

“I won’t be told by the Government, and I will not be told by alternative media what to think,’’ she said.

“I will do the research and I will put my own mind to it and decide what I think about something.”

She shouted “freedom of speech” as she returned to her seat but not before she had also laid out her grand plan for “Ash Vegas where dreams come true”.

Among her ideas she pitched included Ashburton having a “university offering every degree imaginable”, specialist doctors, a mall and music festivals.

“We could even have our very own sky tower.”

Her vision was to put Ashburton on the map.

“A place that everyone wants to live and visit.

“Let’s dream big.”

At no point did she address how funding any of those plans and innovative ideas could work.

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Sitting Mayor Neil Brown addresses the crowd at the Ashburton Citizens Association’s meet the candidates at the Ashburton Event Centre on Sunday.

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Bishop hopes King Charles will re-open cathedral

Malcolm Hopwood

King Charles III will be invited to re-open ChristChurch Cathedral in about five years’ time.

The Bishop of Christchurch, Right Rev. Peter Carrell, in Ashburton on Sunday, said King Charles, then Prince of Wales, was appointed patron of the restoration project when he visited in 2019.

“I met him on that occasion and wish him all the best now he’s our sovereign,” he said.

While Charles, as king, will divest him self of many of his responsibilities, Bishop Carrell is hoping he’d include the re-open ing in a future visit to New Zealand. The cathedral is due for completion in either late 2027 or early 2028.

He was surprised to know Queen Eliza beth had referred to the transitional cathe dral as the “horrible cardboard cathedral” and hoped it wouldn’t be built, but Bishop Carrell said “it’s turned out better than she feared” and she would’ve been delighted with progress on the existing building.

Bishop Carrell visited Ashburton to de-dedicate St Peter’s Church, Allen ton. The building hasn’t been in use as a church for four years, and he led a service

to “lift it from the commitments of a dedi cated building”.

“There’s always a sadness when a church closes,” he said. “We prefer to have churches filled with worshippers every Sunday, but church is about mission rath er than administration.”

St Peter’s is currently for sale by tender

and Bishop Carrell would “love to hear it put to use for another constructive pur pose rather than being bulldozed over”.

Nearly 30 parishioners attended the de-dedication comprising Bible readings, prayers and hymns and, during the ser vice, several spoke about their experiences as parishioners.

‘You’re a pal’ mayor tells queen

By Malcolm Hopwood

Just over 100 years ago Fred Barnard said “a picture paints a thousand words”.

It’s certainly true of an intimate conversation shared between Queen Elizabeth and Ashburton Mayor, Er nest Bathurst (Batty), early in 1954.

In a photo, captured by the Ashburton Guardian, a radiant Queen is looking down at a note the mayor is holding in his hand.

Bathurst, a little embarrassed, is also laughing with relief. No-one else appears to notice. It’s a shared joke between them both.

As told by Bathurst afterwards, he was part way through his speech of welcome to the Royals when, possibly overawed by the occasion, he lost his place.

For a moment he didn’t know what to do. It took Queen Elizabeth to lean over, point to his speech and tell him what his next words were.

“You’re a pal,” he replied, touching her arm and car ried on.

After, when his greeting was over, they relived that moment together, with the Guardian photographer recording the photo that said more than 1000 words of description.

Memorial service for Queen Elizabeth

A memorial service for Queen Elizabeth will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church on Thursday, September 15, at 12 noon.

Vicar’s warden, Roger Paterson, who’s organising the event, said it’s open to everyone who wants to pay their respects to the Queen and her 70-year service to the UK and the Commonwealth.

“It’s an opportunity to celebrate her life and offer prayers for the reign of King Charles III.”

Queen Elizabeth was head of the Church of England and the service will be led by Rev Bob Dorans, a retired An glican vicar.

However Paterson emphasises the ser vice is for people of all denominations and those in the community who wish to attend and commemorate her life.

“We’re holding it at midday so people can come and go during their lunchtime while others can stay for the duration of the service,” he said.

Details of the service are being con firmed today.

Queen Elizabeth II who died last Friday (NZ time) aged 96.

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Bishop of Christchurch, Right Rev. Peter Carrell and parishioners leave St Peter’s Church, Allenton, for the final time on Sunday.

The Queen faced a dilemma in Ashburton nearly 70 years ago. She could have taken over Mayor Bathurst’s speech when he lost his place but instead she did the honoura ble thing. Afterwards they shared a private joke.

We’ve turned the page on COVID

COVID-19 has impacted everyone in Aotearoa. We’ve all made sacrifices to get where we are today. But thanks to our hard mahi, we can now safely retire the COVID Protection Framework (traffic lights).

Haere tonu

We’re moving forwards

With cases low, access to anti-viral medicines and most of our population vaccinated, it is now safe to retire the traffic light system.

Protecting lives and livelihoods remains the goal of our COVID response. We can now do that and provide greater certainty for people, their whānau, and businesses at the same time.

Some things stay the same

We still need to do our part to protect our health system and slow the spread of COVID.

We’re required to keep doing two familiar things:

If you test positive, isolate for 7 days.

Mental health tools are available

COVID-19 has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. Effective mental health tools are available to help people recover from the impact of the pandemic.

Find them at Covid19.govt.nz/mentalhealth

Layers of protection still in place

There are measures still in place to keep us safe from the virus. Anti-viral medicines are available to those aged 65 and over, and Māori and Pacific Peoples aged 50 and over. This helps to protect at-risk people and communities, and help them get better, faster. There are systems in place to continue monitoring wastewater and the international COVID situation. Testing is available for international arrivals to keep track of any new variants entering the country.

This approach will keep us informed and safe, and you will be notified if there is anything to be aware of, or any action required.

New variants or case increases

Wear a mask when visiting health, disability and aged care facilities.

Everyone should also:

1. Stay up to date with their vaccinations.

2. Seek treatment if you or your whānau are unwell.

3. Wear a mask when visiting people who are at high-risk of getting seriously ill from COVID.

Some places, such as workplaces, special events, or marae may ask people to wear a mask as a condition of entry.

If there is a dangerous new variant or pressure on the health system, some requirements may be temporarily introduced to manage the impact of the virus. These are familiar to us and will always be temporary.

Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua

Taking our past learnings into the future

The past two and a half years have taught us a lot about COVID. But this virus is no longer the great unknown. We now have the tools to stay safe if we encounter any new variants in the future that put pressure on our health system.

Quartz Hill Station leads way with premium lamb

By Pat Deavoll

It is not often a gathering of farm ers down in the South Island get to hear directly from the world’s top chefs. But at the Headwa ters “muster” held in Wanaka last month, the 120 farmers who supply Headwaters with Lumina lamb heard how and why their lambs were so important to the restaurant sector.

It is all about the fat, farmers were told via video from restau rants in Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Taipei. An intramuscular mi cro-marbling rich fat with Ome ga-3 that has become so impor tant for chefs and diners alike.

Dan Harper, who owns Quartz Hill Station in the hills of Mid Canterbury with his wife Geor gie, farms Lumina lamb.

“Headwaters is like a big fami ly, we are proud that we are doing something different and that as part of that, we are also making a difference.

“We are a farming family. It is in our blood, I want my children to feel the same pride about what they do,” Harper said.

“At Headwaters we are all like-minded, we want to produce the world’s best lamb and do it in the right way. Hearing from those chefs what they love about Lumi na gave me goosebumps, and seeing Lumina lamb on a menu, knowing it comes from this small group of farms here in New Zea land means a lot.

“We are not just putting our lambs on a truck at the farm gate – we remain connected to the end product and are inspired to make it the best.”

The ewes which were devel oped with a unique constitution to survive New Zealand’s high

country 15 years ago have be come the matriarchs of the pre mium protein.

And consumer demand for Lu mina lamb has driven significant growth at Headwaters which has seen the volume of Lumina lamb go from 50,000 lambs to 104,000 in 12 months – in a market where supply is diminishing.

Headwaters has plans to dou ble the number of farms that supply Lumina lamb to satisfy growing demand for the product

from the global restaurant trade.

“But this is not about volume, it is scaling with purpose and about contributing to a thriving sheep and beef sector in New Zealand, helping farmers grow businesses worth handing over to the next generation, and en suring that sustainably produced New Zealand lamb stays on the menu globally.

“All thanks to New Zealand sheep farmers,” Headwaters gen eral manager Dan Saunders said.

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The Harpers of Quartz Hill Station: “Headwaters is like a big family”.

Water quality reports released

year, is for people with private bores drawing water from shal low groundwater aquifers and used by community and public health to help ensure safe drink ing water, he said.

Environment Canterbury has released two new reports on groundwater quality in the re gion.

Groundwater science manag er Carl Hanson said the report on Annual Groundwater Quality Survey summarises the current state of groundwater quality throughout the region and pro vides analysis of trends over the past decade

The Risk Maps of Nitrate in Canterbury Groundwater 2022 report, produced every second

“These reports give a general picture of groundwater quality. Bore owners are responsible for their individual supplies. With the heavy rainfall the region has experienced this winter, we strongly recommend that people have their well water tested and make sure it is safe to drink.”

The annual groundwater quality survey takes place each spring, when groundwater levels are usually highest. Environment Canterbury collects samples from wells to help understand the state of the resource and as sess changes in water quality

over time. “The results in the lat est groundwater report are what we expected,” Hanson said.

“They are similar to most years, noting that these are ‘snapshot’ surveys.”

Groundwater is vulnerable to contamination, including E. coli and nitrate.

For the 2021 survey, 327 wells were sampled region wide. E. coli was detected in samples from 29 (9 per cent) of these wells, and samples from 34 (10 per cent) of the wells had nitrate concen trations above the Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV), the na tional drinking water standard set by Taumata Arowai.

The MAV is 50 milligrams per litre for nitrate, equivalent to 11.3 milligrams per litre of nitrate-ni trogen.

“The 10-year trend analysis shows that nitrate concentra tions continue to increase in groundwater across the region,” Hanson said.

“All wells with nitrate and E. coli above the MAV are privately owned. The owners of these wells have been notified. Most of the wells are not used for drinking water.

“Some owners have installed filters if they are drinking the water. Others have replaced the wells, but we still monitor old wells for our long-term trend analyses.”

The Risk Maps of Nitrate in Canterbury Groundwater 2022 shows the risk of shallow ground water exceeding the MAV.

“The latest maps contain only minor changes from the previ

ous version from two years ago,” Hanson said.

Nitrate concentrations in Can terbury groundwater have been increasing for many years, due largely to nutrient losses from agricultural land.

“Environment Canterbury takes nitrate very seriously,” Hanson said.

“We have some of the strictest land-use rules in New Zealand to protect the region’s water quality. Over time, these steps will help ensure that less nitrate enters Canterbury’s water.”

The annual groundwater quality survey takes place each spring, when groundwater levels are usually highest.

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Mid Canty rural leader Jessie Chan appointed to NZPork board

She was named Dairy Woman of the Year in 2017 and received the Women in Governance Award for Inspiring Governance Leader in 2021.

She said she was excited to be joining the NZPork board.

Prominent rural leader Jessie Chan has been appointed as an independent director to the NZPork board.

Chan, who lives in Rakaia, has an honours degree in animal science and wide-ranging experience in central government, local government, non-profit and commercial organisations.

She is currently chair of RuralCo Ltd, serves on the board of Bioprotection Aotearoa and is a trustee of Meat the Need.

Chan was previously on the boards of Ngai Tahu Farming, Alpine Energy, Connetics, Business Mid Canterbury and Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury.

She was also an associate director with DairyNZ.

Chan became a member of the NZ Order of Merit this year, for services to dairy and agriculture.

She has completed the Fonterra Governance Development Programme and Stanford University’s Te Hono Bootcamp.

“This is a challenging time for pig farmers and the industry.

“The sector has significant concerns about the impractical regulations in the draft Code of Welfare and a growing wave of imported pork produced using practices that are illegal in this country.

“NZPork is certainly up for the challenge, advocating hard on behalf of our farmers and pressing for food security to be maintained for all New Zealanders.

“New Zealand’s pork sector is a small but proud industry with a strong environmental record. It is important to ensure that the sector can thrive and that pig farmers can continue to provide nutritious high quality New Zealand born and raised pork, farmed to high welfare standards.”

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7:30 Karena and Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy Karena and Kasey seek inspiration on the streets of Delhi for their hardest challenge to date, making appetisers for an Indian wedding.

8pm Moon Tide Fishing PG Tangaroa-a-roto, eight days after the full moon, Nore goes on a snapper mission in the Far North.

8:30 China Wild 3

9:30 Wild Kai Legends M 10pm Michif Country

10:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PG

11pm Te Ao Marama 11:30 Closedown

MLSC 8pm Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG Comedians test their general knowledge with games chosen by host Richard Osman. 8:35 Heartbeat MVC 9:30 Mallorca Files PG 10:25 Doc Martin MC 11:20 Midsomer Murders MVC Wednesday 1:05

PG 1:35

MLSC 2:05 Richard Osman’s House of Games Night

2:35 Who Do You Think

Are?

3:35 Heartbeat MVC 4:25 Mallorca Files

5:10 Doc Martin MC

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Blowing Up History PG 7:45 Maine Cabin Masters PG 8:35 Mega Shippers PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 11:15 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 12:10 How Do They Do It? PG 12:35 How It’s Made PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG UFOs of the Triangle and Alaska’s Lost World. 2pm Naked and Afraid M Belize Breakdown. 2:55 Deadliest Catch PG Uncharted Territory. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC Buffalo 2 Cowboys 0. 5:40 Demolition Down Under PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Strange Evidence PG Train Track Terror. 9:30 What on Earth? PG Hidden Fortress of Secrets. 10:30 Blowing Up History PG 11:25 Naked and Afraid MVL Thieves in the Night. Wednesday 12:15 Maine Cabin Masters PG 1:05 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked and Afraid MVL 3:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC 4:25 Bering Sea Gold MLC 5:15 Demolition Down Under PG

Celebrity Treasure Island, at 7:30pm

Speak No Maori, at 8:40pm

Mare of Easttown, at 9:40pm

The Diana Investigations, at 9:35pm

Escape to the Chateau – DIY, at 9:30pm

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

6am Breakfast 0 9am Lingo 0

10am Tipping Point 3 0

11am The Chase 3 0

Noon 1 News at Midday 0

12:30 Emmerdale PG 0

1pm Hollyoaks PG 0

2pm Coronation Street PG 3 0

3pm Tipping Point 3 0

4pm Te Karere 2

4:30 Dog Squad PG 3 0

5pm The Chase 0

6pm 1 News at 6pm 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0

7:30 Beat the Chasers 0

8:20 Lotto

8:25 Beat the Chasers Continued. 0

8:30 George Clarke’s Flipping

Fast In the battle to be the first to flip a second property, leader, Harriet, plans a quick makeover and one team bows out. 0

9:35 Coronation Street PG 0

10:35 1 News Tonight 0

11:05 Shortland Street PG 3 0

11:35 N Good Sam MC

Heart surgeon Dr Sam Griffith takes over as chief of surgery after her renowned boss, Dr Rob Griffith, falls into a coma. 0

Thursday

12:30 Under the Dome MC 0

1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0

1:40 Infomercials

5:35 Te Karere 3 2

10am

10:50

11:45

12:35 Tattoo

1:35

2:35

3:35

4:35

5:30 A

Summer Sun

6:30 Stop Search Seize PG

7:30 999 What’s Your Emergency?

The police are having to deal with the consequences of more calls about people living in shared accommodation.

8:30 999 What’s Your Emergency?

As Covid begins, officers assist two victims of domestic abuse and an elderly man who is home alone and under siege.

9:30 911 Crisis Center MLC A caller reports he was carjacked at gunpoint and the dispatch room switches into high alert.

10pm Snapped – Behind Bars MVC 3

11pm #Killerpost 3

11:50 The Circus PGL 3

12:20 Infomercials

6am Les Mills Born to Move 3

6:25 Children’s Programmes 0 9:05 Infomercials

9:35 Les Mills Body Attack 3 0 10:05 Home and Away 3 10:35 Shortland Street PG 3 0

11:05 Charmed MV Noon Celebrity Treasure Island PG 3 0

1pm Aroha Nui – Say I Do 0

2pm The Drew Barrymore Show PGC 3 3pm Will and Grace PG 3 3:30 The Feed PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 Friends 3 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Home and Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0

7:30 Celebrity Treasure Island PG While Kauri is called upon for a charity challenge, the alliance between Mike, Mel and Alex starts to shift. 0 8:30 M Fool’s Gold M 2008 Adventure. An estranged couple rekindle their romance when they discover a clue to a long-lost treasure. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson. 0

10:45 Girls5eva M 0 11:50 Have You Been Paying Attention? 3 0

Thursday 12:45 Guilty Party 16VL 0 1:15 Rutherford Falls ML 0 1:45 Emmerdale PG 3 0 2:10 Infomercials 3:10 The Cube 3 0 3:55 Heroes 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am AM 3

9am Infomercials

10:30 Gold Rush 3 0

11:30 Newshub Live at 11:30am Noon Ready to Love M 0

1pm M Deadly Mom Retreat M 3 2021 Thriller. A recent divorcee goes to a singles retreat with her new friend and suffers a series of near-fatal accidents. Christina Cox, Lara Amersey, Chris Violette. 0 2:55 Outrageous Acts of Science 0 3:55 Bath Crashers 0

4:30 Newshub Live at 4:30pm

5pm Gold Rush 0 6pm Newshub Live at 6pm 7pm The Project

7:30 The Block NZ – Redemption PG It is a race to get their do-over spaces ready for the judges; Quinn and Ben must decide which room to reveal. 0

8:40 David Lomas Investigates Maria Woodbury was adopted, Tracy Riley gave up her son for adoption and both are looking for answers. 0

9:40 Million Dollar Murders 16 New evidence is followed about the night Kevin Pearce was shot in the spine by a sniper. 0

10:45 Newshub Late 11:15 NRL Try Time

Thursday 12:25 Infomercials

5:30 AM Early 3

7:10 F9 – The Fast Saga MV 2021 Action. 9:30 Death of a Telemarketer MVLC 2021 Comedy. 11am The Devil Has a Name 16VLSC 2021 Drama. 12:35 Locked Down MLC 2021 Comedy.

2:30 Venom – Let There Be Carnage MVL 2021 Action.

4:05 A Nasty Piece of Work 16VLSC 2019 Horror.

5:20 Joe Bell MVLSC 2020 Drama. 6:55 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror. Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

8:30 Together MLSC 2021 Comedy. A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan. 10:05 Bisping – The Michael Bisping Story 16VLC 2021 Documentary.

Witness how Michael Bisping battled the best to become UFC Champion, with the unwavering support of his family.

11:55 Charm City Kings 16VLC 2020 Drama. Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill.

Thursday

1:55 The Little Things MVLS 2021 Thriller.

4:05 Promising Young Woman 18VLS 2020 Thriller.

8am Ready Set Dance 3 0 8:05 Blue’s Clues and You 3 0 8:30 Breadwinners PGV 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:05 Jeopardy 3 9:30 The Neighborhood PGC 0 10am New Amsterdam M 3 0 11am NCIS – New Orleans MV 3 0

Noon Parenthood MS 1pm House MVLC 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel of Fortune 3:25 Jeopardy 3:50 Artefact 3 0 4:55 The Hui 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Sky Speed 6:30 Storage Wars PGL 3 0 7pm Pawn Stars PG 3 7:30 Traffic Cops PGVC 0 8:30 The Hunters Club MVC 0 9:40 What Happened on September 11 MC

Focusing on the events that took place in New York City on September 11th 2001. 0

10:15 In the Shadow of the Towers MVLC

Filmmaker Amy Schatz explores how the events of September 11th impacted students at New York’s Stuyvesant High School, just a few blocks from the tragedy. 0 10:50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:50 World’s Most Unexplained MC 3 0

Thursday

12:20 Closedown 12:30 Infomercials

6:30 The Hunger Games –Mockingjay: Part 1 MV 2014 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

8:30 The Hunger Games –Mockingjay: Part 2 MVC 2015 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

10:45 Breach ML 2007 Drama. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe. 12:35 Hancock MVL 2008 Action. Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman.

2:05 Her 16LS 2013 Romance Sci-fi. Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson.

4:10 Traffic 18VLSC 2000 Crime. 6:35 Knight and Day MVL 2010 Action. Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard. 8:30 Conspiracy Theory MV 1997 Thriller. A man who sees conspiracies everywhere stumbles across a real one. Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts. 10:45 Marley and Me PGC 2008 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston.

Thursday

12:40 Crimson Peak 16VLSC 2015 Drama. 2:40 Elizabeth 16VS 1998 Historical Drama. 4:40 Elizabeth – The Golden Age MV 2007 Historical Drama.

6am My Cat From Hell PG 7am The Pioneer Woman 7:30 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen 8am James Martin – Island to Highlands 9am Mysteries at the Museum PG 10am American Pickers PG 11am Salvage Dawgs 11:30 Flea Market Flip Noon Escape to the Chateau – DIY 1pm Luxury For Less PG 2pm Extreme Animal Transport PG 2:30 It’s Me or the Dog UK PG 3pm My Cat From Hell PG 4pm Giada in Italy 4:30 Nigella – At My Table 5pm Mysteries at the Monument PGC

6pm American Pickers PG

7pm Shipping Wars PG 7:30 Border Security – Australia PG 8pm Newshub Live at 8pm 8:30 Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogel M Ben meets people who have turned their backs on the rat-race and set up home in some of the most remote locations on Earth.

9:30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips

PG Richard Ayoade looks back on some of his greatest trips as well as some he would rather have avoided.

10:30 Shipping Wars PG 11pm Border Security – Australia PG 11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

7am Rugby – First XV (RPL)

National Boys’ Final – Hamilton v Napier.

8:45 Rugby – First XV (RPL) National Girls’ Final – Manukura v Christchurch Girls.

10:30 SailGP – France (HLS)

11am Rugby – NPC (RPL) North Harbour v Bay of Plenty.

1pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Premiership Final –Canterbury v Auckland.

3pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Championship Final –Otago v Hawke’s Bay.

5pm Rugby – NPC (RPL)

Ranfurly Shield – Hawke’s Bay v Southland.

From McLean Park, Napier. 7pm L Rugby – NPC Waikato v Southland. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

9pm Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bristol Bears v Bath Rugby. From Ashton Gate, Bristol.

11pm Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Gloucester v Wasps. From Kingsholm, Gloucester.

Thursday

1am Rugby – NPC (RPL)

Ranfurly Shield – Hawke’s Bay v Southland. 3am The Breakdown 4am Rugby –Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers.

6:30 Tamaiti Tu Winter

6:40 Purakau 3 6:50 Takaro Tribe 3

7am Darwin and Newts 3 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Kids Kai Kart 3

7:40 Kia Mau 3 7:50 Cube 3

8am Pukana 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Living 3

10am Karena and Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 3

10:30 Toi Te Ora 3

11am Piri’s Tiki Tour PGC 3

11:30 Moon Tide Fishing 3 Noon Te Ao Tapatahi 12:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PG 3

1pm China Wild 3

2pm Toku Reo 3 2

2:30 Ako 3 2

3pm Tamaiti Tu Winter 3

3:15 Purakau 3

3:25 Takaro Tribe 3

3:35 Darwin and Newts 3

3:45 Tamariki Haka 3

3:55 Te Nutube 3

4:05 Kids Kai Kart 3

4:15 Kia Mau 3

4:25 Cube 3

4:35 Pukana 3

5:05 Rags Are Riches PG 3

5:15 Rediscovering Aotearoa 3

5:30 Polyfest 3

6pm Haka Ngahau a-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7pm Lifted

7:30 After Hours Tari Take-Over with Stan Walker PG 3

Stan Walker launches his new album, All In.

8:30 M Mahana MSCLV 2016 Drama. On New Zealand’s East Coast in the 1960s, the truth behind a feud between two Maori families comes to light. Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning. 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3

11pm Te Ao Marama 11:30 Closedown

6am Would I Lie to You? PG 6:30 Qi MLSC 7am EastEnders PG 7:30 The Bill MVC 8:20 A Touch of Frost MVC 10:10 Father Brown PG 11am Doc Martin M 11:50 Midsomer Murders M 1:35 The Bill MVC 2:25 New Tricks MVS 3:25 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:20 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Dame Judi Dench. 6:20 Qi PG 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi MLSC

8pm Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG 8:30 Grantchester PG Will and Geordie are given the run around by two elderly residents, who have gone missing and are suspected of involvement in a crime. 9:25 Holby City MC 10:30 Keeping Faith MC 11:35 Midsomer Murders M Thursday 1:20 Qi PG 1:50 Qi MLSC 2:20 Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG 2:50 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:55 Holby City MC 4:55 Peaky Blinders 16VLS

14Sep22 metservice.com

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Blowing Up History PG 7:45 Maine Cabin Masters PG 8:35 Mega Shippers PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud MLC 10:20 Strange Evidence PG 11:15 What on Earth? PG Hidden Fortress of Secrets. 12:10 How Do They Do It? PG 12:35 How It’s Made PG

1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG Aggressive Bigfoot and Haunted Hotel.

2pm Naked and Afraid MVL Thieves in the Night. 2:55 Bering Sea Gold MLC Money Money Money. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Seismic Shift. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC The Day the Glacier Fell. 5:40 Demolition Down Under PG 6:35 Dirty Jobs – Rowe’d Trip MLC 7:30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 8:30 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 9:30 Moonshiners MLC 10:30 Naked and Afraid XL M 11:25 Naked and Afraid MVL

Thursday 12:15 Maine Cabin Masters PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked and Afraid MVL 3:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC 4:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:15 Demolition Down Under PG

Fool’s Gold, at 8:30pm

George Clarke’s Flipping Fast, at 8:30pm

What Happened on September 11, at 9:40pm

David Lomas Investigates, at 8:40pm

Travel Man’s Greatest Trips, at 9:30pm

6am Breakfast 0

9am Lingo 0

10am Tipping Point 3 0

11am The Chase 3 0

Noon 1 News at Midday 0

12:30 Emmerdale PG 0

1pm Hollyoaks PG 0

2pm Coronation Street PG 3 0

3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2

4:30 Dog Squad PG 3 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News at 6pm 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The Great Kiwi Bake Off PG In dessert week, baked or set cheesecakes set the tone and a mystery technical bake stuns even the best of bakers. 0

9pm Hard Quiz M

Four experts match wits on The Big Bang Theory, the Jonestown cult, the rock band Queen and the adventures of Tintin. 0

9:35 Coronation Street PG 0

10:35 1 News Tonight 0

11:05 Shortland Street PG 3 Vili faces a life and death situation; Maeve’s trust in Wilder proves misplaced; TK learns a shocking truth about his origins. 0

11:35 For Life MV 0

Friday 12:30 20/20 3 0

1:20 Te Karere 3 2

1:45 Infomercials

5:35 Te Karere 3 2

10am

10:50

11:45

12:35

1:35

2:30

3:30

4:30 Shark

5:30 A Place

Summer Sun

6:30 Stop Search Seize

7:30 Rich Listers

Paula Bennett goes behindthe-scenes to see what it takes to sell New Zealand’s most expensive houses.

8:30 Below Deck

Mediterranean M Captain Sandy makes a decision that impacts the deck team; the crew has an eventful night out.

9:30 A&E After Dark The hospital struggles with abusive patients disrupting care, due to Covid restrictions.

10:30 Snapped – Behind Bars MVC 3

Celeste Beard Johnson reveals new details surrounding the murder of her millionaire husband.

11:30 #Killerpost 3

12:20 Infomercials

A Christmas party sends a jolly driver over the limit and a relationship gets wrangled on the roadside.

Danielle Cormack’s Life on the Outside 16L Four Australian households offer their spare rooms to former prisoners.

Seal Team ML Bravo Team is presented with a mission in South America unlike any other; tensions surrounding Jason’s leadership are at an all-time high.

Aotearoa

1:45 Emmerdale

Infomercials 3:05 The Cube 3 0 3:55 Heroes MVC 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am AM 3 9am Infomercials

10:30 Gold Rush 3 0

11:30 Newshub Live at 11:30am

Noon M Secrets on Sorority Row M 3 2021 Thriller. Michelle survived an accident that left one of her sorority sisters dead. Now, she the dean of the university and her daughter is being caught up in dangerous events.

Lauren Buglioli, Kate Edmonds, Taylor Hanks. 0 2pm Breaking Amish 0 3pm Outrageous Acts of Science 0 4pm Bath Crashers 0 4:30 Newshub Live at 4:30pm 5pm Gold Rush 0 6pm Newshub Live at 6pm 7pm The Project

7:30 Comedy Month – Best Foods Comedy Gala M

Hosted by Rhys Mathewson, featuring Tofiga Fepulea’i, Chris Parker and Mel Bracewell. 0 8:30 Mean Mums M 0 9pm The Stand Up Sketch Show 16 0

9:30 Get the Name Right PG Joe Daymond is in the Netherlands to find out why New Zealand is named after Zeeland and Kara uncovers the origins of the name, Aotearoa. 0

10pm Newshub Late 10:30 NCIS – LA M 3 0 11:25 Breaking Amish M 3 0

Friday 12:15 Infomercials 5:30 AM Early 3

6am The Space Between MLSC 2021 Comedy. Kelsey Grammar, Jackson White.

7:40 Flesh and Blood 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 9:15 Judas and the Black Messiah 16VL 2021 Drama. 11:20 The Courier MVLC 2020 Thriller.

1:10 South of Heaven 16VLSC 2021 Action.

3:10 Scream 16VL 2021 Horror.

5:05 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 16VL 2021 Action.

6:50 Those Who Wish Me Dead 16VL 2021 Thriller. Angelina Jolie, Finn Little.

8:30 Marry Me PGLS 2022 Comedy.

Moments before getting married in front of her fans, a pop star learns her partner has been unfaithful. Instead, she marries a stranger in the crowd.

Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson.

10:30 The Dry 16V 2020 Drama. A Federal Agent returns home to attend a funeral. In the process, he reopens an old wound, the unsolved death of a teenaged girl.

Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly.

Friday

12:30 Jackass Forever 16LC 2022 Comedy. 2:05 Land M 2021 Drama. 3:35 Malignant 18VLC 2022 Horror. 5:25 The Unholy MVLC 2021 Horror.

8am Blue’s Clues and You 3 0 8:25 Breadwinners PGV 0 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Jeopardy 3 9:30 The Neighborhood PGC 0 10am New Amsterdam M 3 0

11am NCIS – New Orleans MV 3 0

Noon Parenthood MS

1pm House MVLC 0

2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3

3pm Wheel of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy

3:55 Artefact PGC 3 0

5pm Rural Delivery 0

5:30 Prime News

6pm SailGP (HLS)

6:35 Storage Wars PGL 3 0

7:05 Pawn Stars PG 3

7:35 The World’s Most Expensive Cruise Ship PG 3 0

8:35 FBI – Most Wanted MVC

The team head to Washington DC to protect Ortiz’s former informant from a hitman; Sarah helps Jess’s family prepare for Byron and Marie’s wedding. 0

9:35 Bull MVC

A mysterious delivery causes Bull to blackout for hours, leaving him with no memory of his movements. 0

10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PG 11pm Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (DLY) 0

Friday

1am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 2am Infomercials

6:35 Fight Club 18VL 1999

Thriller. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meatloaf, Jared Leto.

8:55 Gone Girl 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike.

11:20 Lion PG 2016 Drama. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman.

1:20 Patriots Day 16VLC 2016 Drama.

3:30 Original Sin 16VS 2001 Thriller.

5:25 Charlie’s Angels MV 2000 Action.

7:05 The Shallows MLC 2016 Drama Thriller. Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada.

8:30 The Water Diviner MV 2014 Drama. After the end of the First World War, a grieving man travels to Gallipoli to find the bodies of his three sons who were missing in action. Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko.

10:20 Wonder PGL 2017 Drama. A boy with a facial deformity enters fifth grade and must overcome the daily challenges of being different. Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson.

Friday

12:10 The Legend of Tarzan MV 2016 Adventure.

2am Twilight MV 2008 Fantasy.

4am Twilight Saga – New Moon MV 2009 Drama.

6am My Cat From Hell PG 6:55 The Pioneer Woman 7:30 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen 8am Giada in Italy 8:30 Nigella – At My Table 9am Mysteries at the Monument PG 10am American Pickers PG 11am Salvage Dawgs 11:30 Flea Market Flip Noon Travel Man’s Greatest Trips PG 1pm Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogel M 2pm Shipping Wars PG 2:30 Border Security – Australia PG 3pm My Cat From Hell PG 4pm Bizzare Foods – Delicious Destinations

4:30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall 5:05 Mysteries at the Monument PG

6pm American Pickers PG 7pm Aussie Lobster Men PG 8pm Newshub Live at 8pm 8:30 Bite Club M

Zoe and Dan race against the clock to stop a killer striking again; Amber attempts to play matchmaker with Claire and Stephen.

9:25 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve

Simon finds Cyprus is still deeply divided between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots.

10:30 Aussie Lobster Men PG 11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

6am Rugby – NPC (RPL) North Harbour v Bay of Plenty.

8am Rugby – NPC (RPL) Canterbury v Northland. 10am Rugby – NPC (RPL) Waikato v Southland.

Noon Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers.

2pm Rugby – Heartland Championship (RPL) Poverty Bay v East Coast.

4pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Championship Final – Otago v Hawke’s Bay.

From Clutha Showgrounds, Balclutha.

4:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Premiership Final –Canterbury v Auckland. From Rugby Park, Christchurch. 6:30 UFC on Sky 7pm Mainfreight Rugby 8pm Inside Netball 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9pm L Rugby –Wallabies v All Blacks From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Friday

12:30 Football – Premier League (RPL) Leeds United v Nottingham Forest.

2:30 Rugby – NPC (RPL) North Harbour v Bay of Plenty.

4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am Mainfreight Rugby

6:30 Tamaiti Tu Winter 6:40 ZooMoo 3 6:50 Taki

Atu Taki Mai 3 7am Darwin and Newts 3 7:10 Smooth 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Kia Mau 3

7:50 Kainga Whakapaipai 3

8am Polyfest 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Living 3 10am Lifted 3 10:30 Toi Te Ora 3 11am After Hours Tari

Take-Over with Stan Walker PG 3 Noon Te Ao Tapatahi

12:30 M Mahana MCLSV 3

2016 Drama. 2:30 Toku Reo 3

2 3pm Tamaiti Tu Winter 3

3:15 ZooMoo 3 3:25 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 3:35 Darwin and Newts 3 3:45 Smooth 3 3:55 Te Nutube 3 4:05 Haati Paati 3

4:15 Kia Mau 3

4:25 Kainga Whakapaipai 3

4:35 Ringa Pakia 3

5:05 Rags Are Riches PG 3

5:15 Rediscovering Aotearoa 3 5:30 Polyfest 3

6pm Haka Ngahau a-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 3

6:30 Te Ao Marama

7pm Fresh PG 7:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PG 3

8pm Rags Are Riches PG 3

8:15 Gowns and Geysers PG Someone’s pageant journey is about to be derailed amidst rumours and allegations of gown slashing.

8:30 Rage Against the Rangatahi PG Rangatahi from the regions are asked their opinions on everything.

9pm Black Comedy MCL

9:30 Ahikaroa MLC 3

10pm Mura o te Ahi PG 3

10:30 Colonial Combat M 10:45 The Adventures of Suzy Boon PG 11pm Te Ao Marama 11:30 Closedown

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Blowing Up History PG 7:45 Maine Cabin Masters PG 8:35 Mega Shippers PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 11:15 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 12:10 How Do They Do It? PG 12:35 How It’s Made PG

You Are? PG Alex Scott. 6:20 Qi PG 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi MLSC 8pm Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG Comedians test their general knowledge with games chosen by host Richard Osman. 8:35 The Graham Norton Show ML 9:30 The Jonathan Ross Show PG 10:25 Mallorca Files PG 11:15 Midsomer Murders M Friday 1:10 Qi PG 1:45 Qi MLSC 2:15 Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG 2:45 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:50 The Graham Norton Show ML 4:45 The Jonathan Ross Show PG 5:35 Staged M

1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG Mysteries of Ketchikan and the Wendigo. 2pm Naked and Afraid MVL Burnt to a Crisp. 2:55 Bering Sea Gold MLC Mr Gold and the New Kid. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Down in Flames. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC The Day Thanksgiving Went Mobile. 5:40 Demolition Down Under PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Gold Rush – White Water MLC 9:30 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine M 10:30 Alaskan Bush People MLC 11:25 Naked and Afraid MVL

Friday 12:15 Maine Cabin Masters PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked and Afraid MVL 3:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC 4:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:15 Demolition Down Under PG

Danielle Cormack’s Life on the Outside, at 8:30pm

Hard Quiz, at 9pm

Bull, at 9:35pm

Get the Name Right, at 9:30pm

Mediterranean With Simon Reeve, at 9:25pm

6am Breakfast 0

9am Lingo 0

10am Tipping Point 3 0

11am The Chase 3 0

Noon 1 News at Midday 0

12:30 Emmerdale PG 0

1pm Hollyoaks PG 0

2pm Coronation Street PG 3 0

3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0

4:30 Dog Squad PG 3 0

5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News at 6pm 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0

7:30 The Repair Shop

Expert craftspeople restore heirlooms and treasured antiques. 0

8:30 The Dog House PG 0

9:30 F The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes PG Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin are in Israel, where exciting, modern houses are inspired by rich cultural and historical traditions. 0

10:45 1 News Tonight 0

11:20 Shortland Street PG 3 Maeve feels she is to blame; TK takes his place; Jojo lets loose. 0

11:50 The Great British Sewing Bee 3

The sewers’ must create practical and stylish sportswear. 0

Saturday

1:05 Schitt’s Creek M 0

1:50 Te Karere 3 2

2:30 Infomercials

5:30 Religious Programming

8am

10am Love

10:50 Stop Search Seize

11:40 Snapped – Behind Bars MVC 3

12:40 Tattoo Fixers MLSC 3

1:40 Below Deck 3

2:35 Love It Or List

3:35 Top Chef PG

4:35 Shark Tank PG 3

PG 3

5:30 A Place in the Sun –Summer Sun

6:30 Stop Search Seize PG 3

7:30 M 50 First Dates

MS 3 2004 Comedy.

A Hawaiian vet who falls for a woman with shortterm memory loss finds he must woo her every day all over again. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider.

9:35 An Unexpected Killer 16VC 3

Police find the body of a taxi driver stuffed inside the boot of his car, submerged in a river.

10:30 Snapped 3 Years after a deadly home invasion, a Texas woman faces new questions about the death of her mother.

11:30 #Killerpost 3

12:20 Infomercials

PG 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:45 N Unreal 16C 0 4:15 The Bachelorette PG 3 0 5:40 2 Tunes

6am AM 3

9am Infomercials

10:30 Gold Rush 3 0

11:30 Newshub Live at 11:30am

Noon M Hidden Family Secrets M 3 2018 Thriller. When a woman’s daughter goes missing under suspicious circumstances, she will do anything it takes to find her. Diora Baird, Blanche Baker, Abbie Gayle. 0

2pm Breaking Amish 0 3pm Outrageous Acts of Science 0 4pm Bath Crashers 0

4:30 Newshub Live at 4:30pm 5pm Gold Rush 0 6pm Newshub Live at 6pm 7pm The Project

7:30 M Mission – Impossible: Rogue Nation MV 3 2015 Action. Ethan and the team take on their most impossible mission yet, to eradicate a rogue organisation committed to destroying the IMF. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson. 0

10pm Newshub Late 10:30 Expedition – Back to the Future PG

Josh Gates and Christopher Lloyd’s hunt for the DeLorean takes them to a superfan’s collection, and they visit DeLorean’s headquarters in Texas. 0

11:20 Comedy Month – Best Foods Comedy Gala M 3 12:20 Infomercials

7:05 Blood Moon 16VLSC 2020 Horror. Megalyn Echikunwoke, Yonas Kibreab.

8:25 Belfast MVL 2021 Drama.

Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe.

10:05 Every Breath You Take 16VC 2021 Thriller. Casey Affleck, Sam Claflin. 11:50 The Nest 16L 2020 Drama. Jude Law, Carrie Coon. 1:35 Chaos Walking MV 2021 Sci-fi. Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley. 3:25 Pure 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 4:55 Crisis 16VC 2020 Thriller.

6:55 Long Story Short ML 2021 Comedy. Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman. 8:30 Dream Horse PGL 2021 Drama. With very little money and no experience, a Welsh bartender convinces her neighbours to help train a champion racehorse. Toni Collette, Damian Lewis.

10:25 The Suicide Squad 16VLC 2021 Adventure.

Supervillains join a super-secret task force and are dropped off at a remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Margot Robbie, Idris Elba.

Saturday

12:35 Mortal Kombat 18VLC 2021 Action. 2:25 Alone 16VL 2020 Thriller. 4:05 They Come Knocking 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 5:30 Lake Placid –Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror.

6am Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (RPL) 0 8am Blue’s

Clues and You 3 0

8:25 Breadwinners 0 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Jeopardy 3

9:30 The Neighborhood PGC 0 10am New Amsterdam M 3 0 11am NCIS – New Orleans MV 3 0 Noon Parenthood MS 1pm House MVLC 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel of Fortune 3:25 Jeopardy 3:55 Artefact 3 0 5pm Attitude PGC

For members of Christchurch’s Tri Rugby team, rugby means whanau and a sense of belonging. 0

5:30 Prime News

6pm Storage Wars PGL 3 0

7pm Pawn Stars PG 3 7:30 Border Security – America’s Front Line PG 3 0 8pm Border Security –Australia’s Front Line PGC 3 0 8:30 N Pawn Stars PGL A blade rumoured to belong to a Second World War Japanese admiral and a guitar pick belonging to Elvis Presley, get the Pawn Stars attention.

9:30 Raw PGV

10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 How to Make It in America 16LC Ben and Cam get another high interest loan from Rene to fund making samples of their Crisp brand of retro 70s jeans. 0

Midnight Infomercials

6:10 Twilight Saga –Eclipse MV 2010 Fantasy. 8:15 Twilight Saga –Breaking Dawn: Part 1 MVS 2011 Fantasy. 10:10 Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn: Part 2 MV 2012 Fantasy. 12:05 The Butler MVL 2013 Drama Biography. 2:15 The Perfect Storm ML 2000 Adventure.

4:25 Wild Wild West PGV 1999 Action. 6:10 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Sci-fi Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 8:30 Blue Crush PGV 2002 Drama. As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player. Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis.

10:15 RocknRolla 16VL 2008 Action. When a Russian gangster arranges a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing the London underworld into a frenzy. Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Thandie Newton.

Saturday

12:10 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2004 Drama. 2:25 The Grudge 16C 2004 Horror.

3:55 The Grudge 2 MC 2006 Drama. 5:35 We Own the Night 16VL 2007 Crime.

6am My Cat From Hell PG 7am The Pioneer Woman 7:30 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen 8am Bizzare Foods – Delicious Destinations 8:30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall 9:05 Mysteries at the Monument PG 10am American Pickers PG 11am Salvage Dawgs 11:30 Flea Market Flip Noon Mediterranean With Simon Reeve

1pm Bite Club M 2pm Aussie Lobster Men PG 3pm My Cat From Hell PG 4pm Jamie and Jimmy’s Food Fight Club PG 5pm Mysteries at the Monument PG 6pm American Pickers PG 7pm The Chase USA PG 8pm Newshub Live at 8pm 8:30 Strictly Come Dancing Tess and Claudia reveal which couples have made it through to the grand final; guest performance by Little Mix.

9:25 Celebrity IOU Brad Pitt recruits Drew and Jonathan to help him surprise his friend and makeup artist of 30-years, by renovating her garage.

10:25 The Chase USA PG 11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

6am UFC on Sky Ravinder Hunia and guests preview all the upcoming UFC fight action.

6:30 Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (RPL)

8:30 Rugby – NPC (RPL)

Canterbury v Northland. 10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 Inside Netball

Noon Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (RPL)

2pm The Breakdown 3pm Rugby Heaven 4pm Rugby – NPC (RPL) Waikato v Southland. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

6pm Mainfreight Rugby 7pm L Rugby – NPC Taranaki v Manawatu. From Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth.

9pm Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (RPL) From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

11pm Rugby – First XV (RPL)

National Boys Championship Final – Teams TBC.

Saturday 12:45 Cricket – Australia v Blackcaps (HLS) ChappellHadlee Series – Third ODI. 1:15 L Cricket – West Indies Women v White Ferns First ODI. From Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua.

6:30 Tamaiti Tu Winter

6:40 Mahi Pai 3

6:50 Takaro Tribe 3

7am Darwin and Newts

7:10 Tamariki Haka 3

7:20 Te Nutube 3

7:30 Kids Kai Kart 3

7:40 Kia Mau 3 7:50 Cube 3

8am Tribe 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Living 3

10am Lucky Dip 3 10:30 Harakore PG 3

11am Rage Against the Rangatahi PG 3 11:30 Rags Are Riches PG 3 11:45 Gowns to Geysers PG 3 Noon Te Ao Tapatahi 12:30 Only in Aotearoa MC 3

1pm Nanakia PG 3

1:30 Toku Reo 3 2

2:30 Ako 3 2

3pm Tamaiti Tu Winter 3

3:15 Takaro Tribe 3

3:25 Mahi Pai 3

3:35 Darwin and Newts 3 3:45 Tamariki Haka 3

3:55 Te Nutube 3

4:05 Kids Kai Kart 3

4:15 Kia Mau 3 4:25 Cube 3 4:35 Tribe 3

5:05 Rags Are Riches PG 3

5:15 Rediscovering Aotearoa 3 5:30 Polyfest 3

6pm Haka Ngahau a-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 3

6:30 Te Ao Marama

7pm Pio Terei Tonight 3

8pm Moosemeat and Marmalade 3 8:30 Intrepid Journeys PG 3 Renato Bartolomei is in Mongolia. 9:30 Moko 3

The special role kapa haka and puhoro have played for the revival of moko.

10pm The New Zealanders 3 11pm Te Ao Marama 11:30 Closedown

Games Night PG 8:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 9:30 All Round to Mrs Brown’s MLS 10:15 Hypothetical ML 11:05 Midsomer Murders MVC Saturday 12:50 Qi PG 1:20 Qi MLSC 1:55 Richard Osman’s House of Games Night PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:25 All Round to Mrs Brown’s ML 5:10 Hypothetical ML

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Blowing Up History PG 7:45 Maine Cabin Masters PG 8:35 Mega Shippers M 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Gold Rush – White Water MLC 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:10 How Do They Do It? PG 12:35 How It’s Made PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG 2pm Naked and Afraid MVL Forbidden Fruit. 2:55 Bering Sea Gold MLC The Rescue and the Repo. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Crushing Blows. 4:45 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Parker v Backhoe. 5:40 Demolition Down Under PG 6:35 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 7:30 Gold Rush – White Water MLC The Last Stand. 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:30 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 10:30 Last Outpost PG 11:25 Naked and Afraid MVL

Saturday 12:15 Maine Cabin Masters PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG 1:55 Dual Survival PG 2:45 Naked and Afraid MVL 3:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC 4:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:15 Demolition Down Under PG

Saturday, September 17, 2022

6am Te Karere 3 2 0

6:30 Country Calendar 3 0

7am Rural Delivery 3 0

7:30 Infomercials 0 8:30 Religious Programming 9am Extreme Cake Makers 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 0

10am Ready Steady Cook 3 0

11am F Origins 3 0

2pm F Hongi to Hangi – and Everything In-Between 3 0 4pm Clean It, Fix It 0

5pm The Chase 3 0

6pm 1 News at 6pm 0

7pm Tipping Point – Lucky Stars 3 0

8pm Lotto 0

8:05 F Heathrow – Britain’s

Busiest Airport 0 8:35 Grand Designs UK ML 3

Geoff builds a dramatically cantilevered house on a flood plain in Essex, designed to survive a onein-a-thousand-year flood event. 0 9:35 N Showtrial 16LC

When one student disappears and another is arrested, the stage is set for a case that will divide the nation. Can solicitor Cleo protect her client when new evidence emerges?

10:50 Showtrial 16LC 0

Sunday

Midnight Burden of Truth M 0 12:55 Vigil MLC 3 0 1:55 Nashville MC 0

3:25 Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programming

10am

Noon

12:55 Southern

1:45 Southern

2:40 Tiny House

3:35 Love It Or List

Moomin

Croods

Family Tree

8:45 Dragons

9:05 Wilde Ride

10am Fresh

Simpsons

Riders of Berk

9:30 Mystic

10:30

11am Have

Been Paying Attention?

3

Noon F Mike and Molly PG 3

12:25 F The Courtship PG

2pm The Good Witch 0 3pm Junior Bake Off 0 4pm Stan Walker

6am Charles Stanley PG 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 Newshub Nation 10:30 Celebrity Family Feud PG 3 0 11:30 Grand Designs NZ PG 3 0 12:30 The Block NZ –Redemption PG 3 0

1:40 The Block NZ – Redemption PG 3 0

2:50 The Block NZ – Redemption PG 3 0

4pm The Masked Singer New Zealand PG 3 0

5pm Family Game Night 0 6pm Newshub Live at 6pm

7pm Building the Kiwi Dream PG 0

6am Infomercials

8am Blue’s Clues & You 3 0

8:25 The Moe Show 3 0

8:45 We Bare Bears PG 0

9:30 Ben 10 PG 0

9:50 SmackDown PGV 3 Featuring the WWE SmackDown superstars.

10:50 Raw PGV 3

The latest WWE action.

11:55 The Crowd Goes Wild PG 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1:30 L Rugby – Heartland Championship North Otago v Horowhenua Kapati.

From Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru.

6am My Cat From Hell PG 7am The Pioneer Woman 7:30 Trisha’s Southern Kitchen

8am Jamie and Jimmy’s Food Fight Club PG 9am Mysteries at the Monument PG

10am American Pickers PG

11am Building the Dream Noon Celebrity IOU

1pm Strictly Come Dancing

2pm The Chase USA PG

3pm Animal Cribs PG 4pm The Best Thing I Ever Ate Alex Guarnaschelli attacks butter with a shrimp and grits combo and a honey butter chicken sandwich.

6:30 ZooMoo 3 6:40 Purakau 3 6:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3

7am Tamariki Haka 3

7:10 Smooth 3 7:20 Haati Paati 3

7:30 Kia Mau 3 7:40 Cube 3

7:50 Kainga Whakapaipai 3

8am Polyfest

8:30 Pukana 3

9:30 Opaki 3

10:30 Ako 3 2

11am Polyfest

Noon Haka at Home 3

1pm Whakatauki 3

1:30 Karanga – The First Voice 3

2pm Whaikorero 3

2:30 Home, Land and Sea 3

3pm Intrepid Journeys PG 4pm Marae DIY 3

5pm Moosemeat and Marmalade 3

5:30 Intake M 3

Recruits arrive at Waiouru Military Camp to begin 16 weeks of basic army training.

PG 3

4:35 Stop Search Seize PG 3

5:30 Rich Listers 3 Diego brings some of New Zealand’s top agents, including former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett to the country’s most expensive apartment.

6:30 Undercover Boss PG 3

7:30 Tattoo Fixers MLSC 3

Jay banishes Ant’s backside buddy, Glen checks out Erika’s checklist and Alice helps Chelsea get over the shock of her life.

8:30 M Robin Hood MVLS 3 2010 Action. Robin Hood and his band of marauders confront corruption in the village of Nottingham to lead an uprising against the Crown. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

11:25 Southern Charm M

Sunday

12:10 Snapped: Killer Couples MVC 3

1am Infomercials 5am Top Chef PG 3

3 0 5pm Nancy Drew PGLC

Impossible Live

6pm The Cube

7pm M A Cinderella Story PG 2004 Family Comedy. A downtrodden girl’s luck may be about to change when she has the chance to meet her internet beau at the school’s Halloween dance. Hillary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge. 0 8:55 M Knocked Up 16LS 2007 Comedy. The last thing a man expected was for his one-night stand to arrive on his doorstep eight weeks later telling him she is pregnant. Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd. 0 11:25 M The Sunday Horrors –Devil’s Advocate 16VLSC 1997 Thriller. 0 Sunday

2am F The Great Kiwi Bake Off PG 3 0 3:15 M Justice League v the Fatal Five MV 2019 Action.

4:35 Fresh PG 3 5am Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programming

6am Pawn Stars PG 6:30

Highway

7:30

8:30

9am

9:30

10am

10:30

11am

Noon SmackDown

2:05 South Beach

2:35 South Beach

3pm

4pm

5pm

6pm Tough

7pm RBT

7:30 Crikey! It’s the Irwins PG Bindi and the keepers ready Sophie the Giraffe calf for her first steps into her enclosure and Robert helps to raise Melman, the Kangaroo joey. 0 8:30 M Buddy Games 16 2020 Comedy. A group of friends reunite to play the Buddy Games and learn the true meaning of friendship. Josh Duhamel, Olivia Munn. 0

10:25 M Crawl 16 3 2019 Action. During a hurricane, a father and daughter become trapped in a flooded house, but they face an even bigger threat lurking beneath the surface. Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper. 0

Sunday

12:10 Infomercials

5am Leading the Way PG 5:30 Charles Stanley PG

7:05 The Professor and the Madman MVC 2019 Drama.

Mel Gibson. 9:10 Escape Room – Tournament of Champions MVL 2021 Horror.

Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

10:50 Gunpowder Milkshake 16VLC 2021 Action.

12:45 Reminiscence MVC 2021 Sci-fi.

2:40 Stillwater MVLC 2021 Drama. 4:55 Military Wives MLS 2019 Comedy. 6:45 Cry Macho MC 2021 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Eduardo Minett.

Nails

7:30 Storage Wars PGL 8pm Storage Wars

8:30 Hardcore Pawn

Chicago PGL 9pm South Beach Tow 16VLC 9:30 South Beach Tow 16VLC 10pm The Force

Border Security

Australia’s Frontline

Sunday

Midnight Tough

1am

Wars

8:30 Nobody 16V 2021 Action. After a terrifying experience, a mild-mannered man finds the courage to fight back and protect his family from a dangerous adversary.

Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen.

10:05 The Eyes of Tammy Faye MLSC 2021 Drama. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker built a religious empire. Rivals, financial wrongdoing and scandal soon came knocking. Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield.

Nails

South Beach

South Beach

The

Sunday

12:10 Gully 18VLSC 2021 Drama. 1:35 The Body 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 3am Come Play MC 2020 Horror. 4:35 Bisping

– The Michael Bisping Story 16VLC 2021 Documentary.

3:25 Mighty Machines PGL 3 0

3:55 L Netball – Silver Ferns v Jamaica Taini Jamison Trophy –First Test.

From the Globox Arena, Hamilton. 0 6pm American Pickers PG 3 Mike and Danielle pick an over-thetop home; Frank and Robbie set their sights on a collection hidden at an old army base.

7pm L Rugby – NPC Hawke’s Bay v Wellington.

From McLean Park, Napier.

9pm Midsomer Murders MVC 3 A man who was acquitted of murder joins a club for people recovering from heart surgery, after his arrival, the club’s founder is discovered dead. 0

11pm NXT PGV Midnight Infomercials

7:30 Wonder PGL 2017 Drama.

Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson. 9:25 Troy MV 2004 Action. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom.

12:05 Children of Men 16VL 2006 Drama. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine.

1:50 The Hateful Eight 18VLSC 2016 Western. Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 4:35 Gravity MLC 2013 Drama. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney.

6:05 The Hunger Games –Catching Fire MV 2013 Action.

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

8:30 Lion PG 2016 Drama. A boy, lost on the streets of Calcutta, is adopted by a couple in Australia and, 25 years later, sets out to find his lost family. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman.

10:30 The Devil’s Advocate 18VLS 1997 Drama.

A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself. Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron.

Sunday 12:50 Arrival ML 2016 Drama.

2:45 Troy MV 2004 Action.

5:25 T2 Trainspotting 16VLSC 2017 Crime.

4:30 The Best Thing I Ever Ate Wolfgang Puck picks a perfect fruit and cream pie in Los Angeles; in New York, Anne Burrell dives into pizza; Kristen Kish warms up with a chicken pot pie in Texas.

5pm Mysteries at the Monument PG

6pm American Pickers PG 7pm My Lottery Dream Home

7:30 The 1% Club PG

8:30 M Wild Target M 2010 Comedy. A hit man tries to retire, but a beautiful thief may change his plans. Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt.

10:30 Forged in Fire PG Four bladesmiths must harvest the steel from a vintage golf club to forge their signature blade.

11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

9:30 Rugby – NPC (RPL) Taranaki v Manawatu.

11:30 Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks (RPL) Noon Fox Sports News 1pm Rugby – NPC Taranaki v Manawatu.

1:15 Rugby – NPC Waikato v Southland. 1:30 L Rugby – Heartland Championship North Otago v Horowhenua Kapiti. From Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru.

3:30 L Netball – Silver Ferns v Jamaica Taini Jamison Trophy – First Test. From the Globox Arena, Hamilton.

6pm Fox Sports News 7pm L Rugby – NPC Hawke’s Bay v Wellington. From McLean Park, Napier. 9pm Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Northampton Saints v London Irish.

11pm Rugby – NPC Taranaki v Manawatu.

11:20 Rugby – NPC Counties Manukau v Canterbury.

Sunday

1:30 Football – Premier League Aston Villa v Southampton.

1:50 L Rugby – Gallagher Premiership Harlequins v Saracens. From Twickenham Stoop in Twickenham, England. 4am Rugby – NPC Hawke’s Bay v Wellington.

6am Staged

6pm Piri’s Tiki Tour PG 3

Piri Weepu travels New Zealand meeting people who share the local hot spots and anecdotes.

6:30 He Aha to Say? 3

A series of interviews with the people of Ngati Porou on a range of different kaupapa.

7pm M Ballerina 2016 Animation. An orphan girl dreams of being a ballerina and heads to Paris with her best friend on the adventure of a lifetime. Elle Fanning, Carly Rae Jepsen.

8:30 M West Side Story MVC 3 2021 Musical. Tony and Maria’s romance adds fuel to the fire between rival gangs vying for control of the streets. Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler.

11:10 Closedown

11:15 The Bill

12:05 The Bill MVC 12:55 The Bill MVC 1:45 Casualty

2:35 Holby City

3:40 Call the Midwife

4:45 A Touch of Frost MVC 6:40 London Kills

7:35 Casualty PG 8:30 Midsomer Murders MV Barnaby hunts a killer in an abandoned village undergoing big changes and masking ghosts from the past. 10:20 All Round to Mrs Brown’s ML Guests include Joel Dommett, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes and The Shires.

11:05 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Liz Carr. Sunday 12:05 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 1:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:15 Sanditon PG 5:10 Sanditon MVS

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 7:45 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG 8:35 Demolition Down Under PG 9:25 Demolition Down Under PG 10:20 Demolition Down Under PG 11:15 Demolition Down Under PG 12:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 1:05 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 2pm Gold Rush – White Water MLC The Last Stand. 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Secret Aliens. 4:45 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 5:40 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 6:35 Deadliest Catch –Bloodline MLC 7:30 Building Off the Grid PG 8:30 Railroad Alaska PG 9:30 Moonshiners MLC 10:30 Blowing Up History PG 11:25 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG

Sunday 12:15 How Do They Do It? PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Alien Highway PG 1:55 Demolition Down Under PG 2:45 The Alaska Triangle PG 3:35 The Alaska Triangle PG 4:25 The Alaska Triangle PG 5:15 The Alaska Triangle PG

Story,

Midsomer Murders, at 9pm

Crikey! It’s the Irwins, at 7:30pm

Wild Target, at 8:30pm

6:30 ZooMoo 3

6:40 Purakau 3 6:50 Tamaiti Tu 3

7am Tamariki Haka 3

7:10 Darwin and Newts 3

7:20 Haati Paati 3

7:30 Kia Mau 3

7:40 Cube 3

7:50 Kainga Whakapaipai 3

8am Ariki 3

8:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3

Tagata Pasifika

7:40 Praise

Calman’s Grand

9am Q+A

Jack Tame

10am Waka Huia

10:30 Marae

11am Waiata

Noon Attitude

12:30 Fair Go 3

1pm

Anthems

6am Life TV PG 6:30 Leading the Way PG 7am Charles Stanley PG 8am Life TV PG 8:30 Turning Point PG 9am Extreme Couponing PG 0 9:25 The Hui 3 0 9:55 Newshub

Nation 3 0 10:55 Nature’s

Strangest Mysteries – Solved PG 3 0

11:15 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? PG 3 0 Noon American Loggers PG 0 1pm Motorsport

6am The Moe Show 3 0

6:10 We Bare Bears PG 3 0 6:45 Ben 10 PG 3 0

7am Religious Programming

PGC 10am Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS)

Kroger Queen City Championship.

11am NXT PGV 3 Noon Traffic

Cops PGC 3 0 1pm F Celebrity

2pm

Inside Taronga Zoo 0 3pm

Check Up 3 0 3:30 Super Rich Sleepover 3 0 4:30 Fishing and Adventure PG

5pm The Chase

6pm 1 News at 6pm

7pm Country Calendar

7:30 Sunday Hosted by Miriama Kamo.

8:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

An ambulance is transformed into a ski chalet on wheels, an oil rig lifeboat owner makes his build shipshape, and George and Will experience a slice of Africa in the Midlands. 0

9:35 N Four Lives 16L

The deaths of two young men in London are blamed on drugs, but their loved ones are unconvinced and try to find out the truth. 0

10:45 Line of Duty 16VC 0

Monday 12:05 N Coyote 16VL 0 1:10 Infomercials

Paul Hogan,

Action. John McClane takes on an internet-based terrorist organisation that is systematically shutting down the United States. Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis. 0 Monday 12:10 M Fresh

Comedy.

2:30

– The Grid 1:30 Motorsport –Supercars (HLS) 2:45 Motorsport – DTM 4pm Motorsport – AU Top Fuel Championship

5pm Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures PG 3 0

5:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour 0

6pm Newshub Live at 6pm

7pm The Masked Singer NZ PG 0

8pm M The Amazing SpiderMan M 3 2012 Action. After a young man is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains new powers, and sets out to solve the mystery of his parents’ deaths. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans. 0

10:30 9-1-1 M 3 The 118 responds to a disastrous birthday party thrown by a mommy blogger; Athena and Michael talk to May about her suicide attempt; Chimney and Maddie adjust to life with a newborn. 0

11:25 Cocaine Trade Exposed –The Invisibles M 3 0 Monday

12:20 Infomercials

5:30 AM Early 3

6am Border Security

Australia’s Frontline M

7am MacGyver M

8am NXT PGV

9am Counting Cars PG

9:30 RBT MC

10am Outback Truckers PGL

11am NCIS – New Orleans MVC 1/2.

6:25 Songbird 16V 2020 Thriller. KJ Apa, Sofia Carson.

7:50 Locked Down MLC 2021 Comedy. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

9:45 Old MVC 2021 Horror.

Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps.

Trawlermen PGL 3 0 2pm Storage Wars PGL 3 0 2:30 Judge Judy PG 2:55 Mainfreight Rugby 3:55 L Netball – Silver Ferns v Jamaica Taini Jamison Trophy –Second Test.

From the Globox Arena, Hamilton. 0 6pm American Pickers 3

7pm Legacy – The Maori All Blacks 0

7:40 Rescue – River Deep Mountain High PGC 3 8:10 Kalgoorlie Cops MC Constable Alecia Huxley looks for a girl who has run away; Constables Steve Ennard and Gerry Rafferty help with a fire at the post office.

8:40 The Equalizer MVC

9:35 Game of Thrones 18VLSC

Arya shares a secret with a familiar recruit, a scout returns to Dany with disturbing news and Theon returns to the Iron Islands.

11:50 SmackDown PGV

Monday

12:50 Fear the Walking Dead 18VLC 1:45 Closedown 2am Infomercials

7:20 Shopping 16VLC 2013 Drama. Kevin Paulo, Julian Dennison, Jacek Koman. 9am Everest MC 2015 Adventure. Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley.

6am Key of David PG 6:30 Through the Bible with Les Feldick PG 7am Leading the Way PG 7:30 Turning Point PG 8am Baked in Vermont 8:25 The Best Thing I Ever Ate 8:50 The Best Thing I Ever Ate 9:15 Mysteries at the Monument PG

10am American Pickers PG 10:45 Robson Green’s Grand Slam 11:35 Flea Market Flip Noon Craft Wars PG 1pm Ridiculous Cakes 1:30 The 1% Club PG 2:30 My Lottery Dream Home 3pm Amanda to the Rescue PG 4pm Baker’s Dozen PG 5pm Mysteries at the Monument PG

6pm American Pickers PG 7pm Everything but the House 7:30 Tony Robinson’s Coast to Coast Tony marvels at the engineering genius of the Smardale Gill viaduct, visits a dairy and investigates the prehistoric Nine Standards Rigg.

8:30 M Greeting’s From Tim Buckley M 2012 Drama. Musician Jeff Buckley prepares for a 1991 tribute concert for the late folk singer Tim Buckley, the father he barely knew. Penn Badgley, Imogen Poots, Norbert Leo Butz.

10:30 Forged in Fire PG 11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

6am Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks

6:30 L Rugby – Pumas v Springboks 9:30 Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks

9:30 Easy Eats 3

10am Kai With Anne Thorp 3

10:30 Moon Tide Fishing 3

11am Te Ao Marama News and current affairs.

11:30 Te Ao With Moana Noon Te Ao Tapatahi News.

12:30 Tagata Pasifika

1pm 5 Minutes of Fame 3

2pm M Ballerina PG 3 2016

Animation.

4pm Waka Huia PG 3

4:30 The Hui

5pm Matangireia PG 3

5:30 Te Ao Toa

Erena Mikaere and Stacey Fluhler present the latest sports news from a Maori perspective.

6:30 Heritage Rescue 3 The team take on a different museum challenge in Christchurch, to create a pop-up container exhibit for children.

7:30 Whanau 2014 PG 3

Fourteen-years since being introduced to four Maori families expecting new babies in the new millenium, they share how they are doing.

8:30 M Cousins PGL 2021 Drama. Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three Maori cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other. Rachel House.

10:30 Taringa 3 A bilingual podcast to invigorate, inspire, and normalise the use of te reo Maori.

11:30 Closedown

12:30

1:30

2:30

3:30

Summer

4:30

Summer

5:30

Summer

6:30 Tiny

7:30 M Uncle Buck PGLS 3 1989 Comedy.

A carefree bachelor is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces.

John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan.

9:40 999 What’s Your Emergency? MLC 3

Looking at the regulars who come across the path of police and paramedics, from repeat shoplifters, to alcoholics.

10:45 Young, Dumb and Banged Up in the Sun MLC 3

11:40 The Real Housewives of Dubai M

12:30 Infomercials

The team investigates the suspicious death of a man who was in possession of a top secret piece of technology.

Noon MacGyver M

1pm Tough as Nails PGL 2pm Raw MVC 4:45 NXT PGV 5:45 SmackDown MVC

7:30 MacGyver M

8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVC

9:30 Seal Team MVC

Bravo Team searches for a new terrorist leader who is orchestrating violent resistance to peace negotiations.

10:30 Banshee 18VLSC

A botched heist reunites Lucas with Job and a reluctant Carrie; Proctor is arrested for Hanson’s murder.

11:45 RBT MC

Monday 12:15 SmackDown MVC

2am MacGyver M

Banshee 18VLSC

New Orleans

11:32 The Fallout 16VLSC 2021 Drama. Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler. 1:07 The Little Things MVLS 2021 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Rami Malek. 3:12 Halloween Kills 16VLC 2021 Horror.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle.

4:55 Georgetown 16LC 2021 Crime. 6:32 Wrath of Man 16VL 2021 Action.

Jason Statham, Holt McCallany. 8:30 Spider-Man: No Way Home MV 2021 Action.

With his secret exposed, Peter turns to Doctor Strange to make the world forget. However, the spell goes wrong and unleashes dangerous foes. Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch.

11pm Spiral – From the Book of Saw 18VL 2021 Horror.

Chris Rock, Samuel L Jackson.

Monday

12:35 Let Them All Talk ML 2020 Comedy. 2:30 Hunt for the Truth MVLSC 2016 Thriller.

11am I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 12:40 Runaway Jury MV 2003 Drama. Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman.

2:45 The Host MV 2013 Sci-fi Adventure. Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra. 4:50 Carrie 16VLS 2013 Horror.

6:30 The Hunger Games –Mockingjay: Part 1 MV 2014 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

8:30 Straight Outta Compton 16VLSC 2015 Drama.

In 1988, NWA revolutionises pop culture with its honest depiction of life in Southern LA, changing the face of hip-hop. O’Shea Jackson jr, Corey Hawkins.

10:55 Blue Crush PGV 2002 Drama. Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis.

Monday

12:40 The Blair Witch Project MLC 1999 Thriller. 2am Message in a Bottle PGS 1998 Romantic Drama.

10am Rugby – Gallagher Premiership Harlequins v Saracens.

Noon Rugby – Pumas v Springboks 2pm Rugby – NPC Taranaki v Manawatu. 2:15 Rugby – NPC Hawke’s Bay v Wellington. 2:30 Rugby – NPC Counties Manukau v Canterbury. 2:45 Rugby – Heartland Championship North Otago v Horowhenua Kapiti. 3pm Netball – Silver Ferns v Jamaica 3:30 L Netball – Silver Ferns v Jamaica Taini Jamison Trophy – Second Test. 6pm Rugby – Pumas v Springboks 6:20 Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks 6:40 Rugby

NPC 6:55 Rugby

in Paradise MVC 5:35 Heartbeat MVC 6:30 Death in Paradise PG 7:35 Doc Martin MSC

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Strange Evidence PG 7:45 Blowing Up History PG 8:35 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 9:25 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 10:20 What on Earth? PG 11:15 Gold Rush – White Water MLC The Last Stand. 12:10 Aussie Gold Hunters

1:05 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 2pm Aussie Salvage Squad

2:55 Aussie Salvage Squad

3:50 Aussie Salvage Squad

4:45 Aussie Salvage Squad

5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad

6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad

7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters

NCIS

Seal Team

4:05 Pooka! 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 5:30 All That We Destroy 16VLSC 2018 Horror.

4:10 Superman Returns MV 2006 Action.

NPC 7:30 The Breakdown 8:30 Rugby Nation 9pm Netball

NPC 7:10 Rugby

Silver Ferns v Jamaica 11pm Rugby

NPC Monday 1am Rugby

NPC 1:15 Rugby

NPC 1:30 Rugby

Gallagher Premiership Worcester

Heartland Championship 1:50 L Rugby

Exeter.

Gallagher Premiership

Rugby

At the opening of Bert Large’s restaurant, the Doc finds blood on his plate and he is inundated with complaints of food poisoning. 8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Jodie Whittaker. 9:35 Call the Midwife PG 10:35 Call the Midwife PG 11:35 Casualty PG Monday 12:25 Doc Martin MSC 1:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:20 Call the Midwife PG 3:15 Call the Midwife PG 4:15 Sanditon PG 5:10 Sanditon MC

8:30 Naked and Afraid MLC Legends and Rookies. 10:30 Dual Survival MLC Out of Air. 11:25 Strange Evidence

Conjuring of Demons.

Monday 12:15 How Do They Do It?

12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What on Earth? PG 1:55 Demolition Down Under PG 2:45 Naked and Afraid M 3:35 Naked and Afraid M 4:25 Naked and Afraid MLC 5:15 Naked and Afraid MVL

Crocodile Dundee II, at 7:30pm

Four Lives, at 9:35pm

Game of Thrones, at 9:35pm

The Amazing Spider-Man, at 8pm

Tony Robinson’s Coast to Coast, at 7:30pm

1:30

Midday

Emmerdale

Tipping Point

Karere

Dog Squad

The Chase

News at 6pm

Seven Sharp

7:30 Fair Go

Pippa Wetzell and Hadyn Jones present a show that advocates for consumer rights.

8pm The Check Up PGS Vanisi finds out about blood transfusions; Shawn schools up on CPR and defibrillators; Jayani explains the relationship between chickenpox and shingles. 0

8:30 My Life is Murder M Alexa investigates a death at an upscale retirement village. 0

9:30 20/20 0

10:30 1 News Tonight 0

11pm Shortland Street PG 3 Maeve has an unlikely ally; TK cannot let go; Vili struggles with the new normal. 0

11:30 Paramedics PGC 3 0

Tuesday

12:30 Q+A with Jack Tame 3 0

1:30 Te Karere 2:05 Infomercials

5:35 Te Karere 3

Summer

6:30 Stop Search Seize

7:30 Snapped – Killer Couples MVC

Betrayal by two friends is behind the disappearance of a young socialite, one is a con artist with a deadly secret.

8:30 New York Homicide 16VC

The owner of a famous Brooklyn pizzeria shot dead in broad daylight and the media buzzes with mafia theories.

9:30 Exhumed – Killer Revealed 16VC

Thirty-eight-years after the murder of Virginia Freeman, DNA technology unearths a clue that calls for the exhumation of the body, which is not hers.

10:30 Snapped

11:30

12:20

8am

6am AM 3 9am Infomercials

10:30 Gold Rush PG 3 0

11:30 Newshub Live at 11:30am

Noon M Sinister Sorority M 3 2021 Thriller. A college student is excited to have a new sorority sister – until she uncovers her sister’s dark past. Madison Bullock, Brianna Femia, Kambra Potter. 0

2pm Breaking Amish M 0

3pm Outrageous Acts of Science PG 0

4pm Bath Crashers 0 4:30 Newshub Live at 4:30pm 5pm Gold Rush PG 0

6pm Newshub Live at 6pm 7pm The Project

7:30 The Block NZ – Redemption PG The teams start work on the last inside spaces, the stairwell and powder room, and the crammed working conditions puts the pressure on. 0

8:40 The Rookie M Officers Nolan and Chen attend a fire which raises their suspicions; the team searches for a sniper who has a connection to one of their own. 0

9:35 SVU 16

The SVU questions a group of college flatmates when one of them goes missing during a Covid-19 lockdown. 0

10:35 Newshub Late 11:05 Head High M 3 0 Tuesday 12:05 Infomercials 5:30 AM Early 3

6:55 A Quiet Place Part II MVC 2021 Thriller. Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy. 8:35 Dream Horse PGL 2021 Drama.

Toni Collette, Damian Lewis.

10:30 2 Hearts MLS 2020 Drama. Jacob Elordi, Tiera Skovbye. 12:15 Charm City Kings 16VLC 2020 Drama. Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill. 2:20 Fatale 16VLS 2020 Thriller. Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy. 4:05 French Exit MLS 2021 Comedy.

5:55 Dune MV 2021 Action.

8:30 Escape Room –Tournament of Champions MVL 2021 Horror. Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms. To survive, the group must uncover what they all have in common.

Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

10:10 Wonder Woman 1984 MV 2020 Action. Diana must contend with a work colleague and businessman, after an ancient artefact that grants wishes goes missing.

Gal Gadot, Chris Pine.

Tuesday

12:40 Malignant 18VLC 2022 Horror. 2:30 Great White 16VLC 2020 Horror.

4am Music MVLC 2021 Drama.

5:45 Four Good Days MVLSC 2019 Drama.

Noon

2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

3pm Wheel of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 3:55 Artefact

5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Prime News 6pm Rugby Nation 6:30 Storage Wars

7pm Pawn Stars

7:30 American Pickers PGC

8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild

9:30 Super Pumped – The Battle for Uber 16LC

A new development throws a spanner in Travis’ confidence and Uber hires someone big to fix their toxic culture. 0 10:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:45 Ballers 16LC Spencer recruits Q to help him leverage a deal; Joe and Reggie talk business with extreme skateboarders, known as Illegal Civilisation.

Tuesday

12:20 Closedown 12:30 Infomercials

6:40 Batman Begins MV 2005 Adventure. Christian Bale, Michael Caine. 8:55 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. 11:25 The Dark Knight Rises MV 2012 Action Thriller. Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway. 2:05 Elizabeth – The Golden Age MV 2007 Historical Drama. Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush. 4pm Fight Club 18VL 1999 Thriller. 6:15 The Hunger Games – Mockingjay: Part 2 MVC 2015 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. 8:30 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama. The true story of a family’s survival after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters in recent history. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor.

10:25 We Own the Night 16VL 2007 Crime. A New York nightclub manager tries save his brother and father from the Russian Mafia. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix.

Tuesday

12:20 Apollo 13 PGL 1995 Drama. 2:40 The Shallows MLC 2016 Drama Thriller. 4:05 Interstellar ML 2014 Sci-fi.

My Cat From Hell PG 4pm Jamie’s Super Food Family Classics 5pm Mysteries at the Monument PG 6pm American Pickers PG 7pm Shipping Wars PG 7:30 Border Security – Australia PG 8pm Newshub Live at 8pm 8:30 Inside the Ritz

With people spending less and more luxury hotels opening their doors, a look at how one of the most traditional hotels in the world stands out.

9:30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures PG 10:30 Shipping Wars 11pm Border Security – Australia PG 11:30 Flea Market Flip Midnight Infomercials

6am Football – Premier League Chelsea v Liverpool. 8am Football – Premier League Brentford v Arsenal. 10am Football – Premier League Manchester United v Leeds United. Noon Rugby –NPC Bay of Plenty v Southland. 2pm Rugby – NPC Counties Manukau v Canterbury. 2:15 Rugby – NPC Hawke’s Bay v Wellington. 2:30 Rugby – NPC Bay of Plenty v Southland. 2:50 Rugby – NPC Northland v North Harbour.

3:10 L Cycling – UCI Road World Championships From Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. 7pm The Breakdown 8pm Sail GP – Racing on the Edge 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9:30 Rugby – Gallagher Premiership 10pm Rugby – NPC Counties Manukau v Canterbury.

Tuesday

Midnight Rugby –Gallagher Premiership 12:30 Rugby – Pumas v Springboks 12:45 Rugby – Wallabies v All Blacks 1am Cricket – West Indies Women v White Ferns First ODI. 1:15 L Cricket –West Indies Women v White Ferns Second ODI.

6:30 Tamaiti Tu Winter 6:40 Purakau 3 6:50 E Kori 7am Darwin and Newts 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Kids Kai Kart 3 7:40 Kia Mau 3

7:50 Cube 3 8am Pukana 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 9am Easy Eats 3 9:30 Whanau Living 3 10am Kai Safari 3 10:30 Toi Te Ora 3 11am Whanau 2014 PG 3 Noon Te Ao Tapatahi

12:30 Celebrity Playlist 3

1pm Heritage Rescue 3

2pm Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Tamaiti Tu Winter 3

3:15 Purakau 3 3:25 E Kori

3:35 Darwin and Newts 3

3:45 Tamariki Haka 3 3:55 Te Nutube 3 4:05 Kids Kai Kart 3

4:15 Kia Mau 3 4:25 Cube 3 4:35 Pukana 3 5:05 Rags Are Riches PG 3

5:15 Rediscovering Aotearoa 3 5:30 Polyfest 3

6pm Haka Ngahau a-Rohe –Aotea

6:30 Te Ao Marama

7pm Marae 2

7:30 Our Other Islands PG Troy Kingi explores the most interesting islands in Aotearoa, learning their history, legends and meeting the people who live on them.

8pm Te Ao With Moana

8:30 Crown Lynn 9:30 M Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles 2020 Documentary.

Follow Yotam Ottolenghi on his quest to bring the art of Versailles to life in cake form, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

10:50 Te Ao Marama 11:20 Closedown

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Blowing Up History PG 7:45 Maine Cabin Masters PG 8:35 Gold Rush

White Water MLC 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters

10:20 Gold Rush

Dave Turin’s Lost Mine

11:15 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under PG 12:10 How Do They Do It?

12:35 How It’s Made PG 1:05 Expedition X MLC Mothman Phenomenon. 2pm Naked and Afraid MVL A Screw Loose. 2:55 Bering Sea Gold MLC The Final Showdown. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Bad Moon. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier MLC The Day the Crane Collapsed. 5:40 Demolition Down Under PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters

7:30 Aussie Lobster Men

8:30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under MLC 9:30 Airplane Repo MLC 10:30 Railroad Alaska

11:25 Naked and Afraid

Tuesday 12:15 Maine Cabin Masters

1:05 Expedition

1:55 Deadliest

2:45

3:35 Alaska

The

Bering

Demolition Down

Super Pumped – The Battle for Uber,

Rookie,

Inside the Ritz,

RantorRave

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Tayler’s royal gaffe breaks the ice

Tributes and stories about the late Queen Elizabeth II continue to emerge, and so they should.

From royals to presidents, sports stars to Hollywood celebrities, to people all over the globe, thousands have shared memories and their sadness at the death of the 96-year-old monarch.

Even British children’s character Paddington Bear got in on the act. The lovable bear, who surprised and delighted fans by appearing with the Queen earlier this year in an adorable video during her Platinum Jubilee, gave a marmalade-sweet send off from his official Twitter account, reading simply: “Thank you ma’am, for everything.”

The plaudits and recollections reminded me about a cracker of a yarn I heard many years ago involving New Zealand running

legend Dick Tayler, who shot to fame when he won the 10,000m gold medal on the first day of the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.

Tayler, who is now 74 and lives in Waikouaiti, about 40km north of Dunedin, was presented with his gold medal by Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen were on a Royal tour of New Zealand when the Games were on.

But Tayler’s gold medal wasn’t the only cherished memory from those Games because he also spent time with the Queen on her ship, Royal Yacht Britannia.

Tayler was one of just a handful of New Zealanders invited to lunch with the Queen on the yacht docked at Port Lyttelton.

“And I was her personal invite,’’ Tayler re-told his story many years later.

invite came that his mother told him not to go to avoid embarrassing himself and the country.

The Queen’s staff told Tayler not to worry because they would brief him on what was required.

One of her helpers turned up

I was that nervous.’’

Tayler, with his shirt ironed correctly and necktie sitting properly, arrived at the yacht’s ramp where he was greeted by one of the Queen’s staff with last minute instructions.

“He said the Queen will come out, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh. She may or may not shake your hand, but if she does then don’t squeeze her hand. Just gently shake it. Then you call her your majesty and then ma’am.’’

“I sat with the Queen during the lunch.’’

Sitting with her Majesty was probably the easiest part of the day for Tayler, who remembered feeling “terrified’’ at the prospect of ensuring he followed the correct protocols and royal etiquette.

He was so concerned when the

to see Tayler before the big day, showing him how to correctly iron his shirt and how to use a Windsor knot for his necktie.

“And we had to wear aftershave, but I didn’t have aftershave,’’ Tayler said.

“So, I went and bought the biggest bottle of Old Spice I could find and tipped it all over myself.

That made Tayler even more terrified, convinced he would get it wrong.

“The Queen came out and her hand reached out to me.

“I gently shook it and then I said, ‘hello Mrs Queen’.

“The Duke pissed himself with laughter and the Queen did smile.

“Mum found out about a week later and she never forgave me.’’

Daryl Holden

The Queen came out and her hand reached out to me. I gently shook it and then I said, ‘hello Mrs Queen’.

Puzzles and horoscopes

Simon Shuker’s Code-Cracker

Cryptic crossword Your Stars

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): If no one else is taking charge, assume the authority. Handle each issue as it comes to you and as quickly as possible. Delaying problems will only result in bigger problems.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): What is commonplace to you will be a novelty or even a wonder to someone from a different place. Sharing your culture will open your eyes, ears and taste buds to what’s great about it.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The benefit to keeping communication short and to-the-point is both social and financial. You will be heard, understood and paid. People respect how you value time.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): As good as you may feel about your ability to handle details, there will be simply too many of them to juggle and still feel calm and relaxed. The answer is a checklist or an assistant -- more likely, both.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): A project you thought was completed will need to be deconstructed and rebuilt differently. The willingness to go through the exercise is what sets the pros apart from the amateurs.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You figure out how to get the most out of the least. These limitations do not limit your capacity for glamour and could in fact give birth to the best elements of your style.

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LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Make a plan, and move through it quickly, leaving no room for doubt or overthinking. With elegant simplicity, you will hit your marks and move to the next level.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): To open yourself to criticism makes you vulnerable while giving you an edge. Not all vulnerability is weakness, and not all criticism is negative. You’ll get just what you need to improve.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Are you willing to go one step further? Everyone who completes the course will receive a certificate, though only those who go above and beyond the requirements will take home the prize.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The day plays like a coin toss. You surrender your problem to the whims of fate, and when you catch back up with it, it’s either just how you left it or the opposite of that.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Loosen your grip on the rules. Trying to make a thing flawless will prevent it from getting finished in time. You cannot go to the next step until you ship the thing.

B E N

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your water sign energy can steam, boil, flow or freeze, according to the emotional climate around you. Let the hand that guides the thermostat be your own.

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Every day

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 10am, 160 Main Street, Methven. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

Ashburton Aviation Musuem 1-3pm, Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Weekdays

Mid Canterbury Connector Provides low-cost return trips to Ashburton, Mondays to Fridays, any time between 9am and 4.30pm.

Ashburton Aviation Museum 1-3pm. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Mondays

Age Concern Ashburton Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am.

Ashburton Community Walking Group Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 1pm-2pm, Easy intermediate & intermediate 2pm-4.30pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. Instructor Annette Fyfe.

MSA Dance Section Monday 4.00pm to 6.00pm All welcome at the MSA Havelock St.

Tuesdays

Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street.

Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session.

• Held at Methven All Saints Anglican Church Chapman St at 10.30am.

• Rakaia St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Bridge St at 1.00pm.

• Hampstead Hakatere Church Rooms, Oxford St at 1.30pm.

MSA Tai Chi

Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12pm-2pm. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Competition and social play, all welcome from 1pm at 115 Racecourse Road.

RSA Indoor Bowls

Every Tuesday at 12.45. RSA in the Doris Linton Lounge. $2, followed by a cuppa & chat.

Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 5-7pm. Paddles are provided.

MSA indoor bowls

At MSA 7pm start. New members welcome Mid Canterbury Badminton Club Badminton Club night from 7-9pm. All abilities welcome at EA Networks Centre.

Wednesdays

Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8.30am. Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street.

Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 9.45am, Sinclair Centre. Speeches, morning tea, every fourth Wednesday of the month.

Wednesday Walk Group 9.30am. Meet on Walnut Avenue on the west side of the Ashburton College Auditorium entrance.

Age Concern Ashburton

Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session.

• Held at Allenton St David’s Church,

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48 Allens Road.

Allens Rd at 9.30am.

Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 10.30am.

Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 1.30pm.

• Held at Staveley Community Hall at 2pm.

Pickleball Ashburton

Every Wednesday from 9.30am - 11.30am at EA Networks Centre.

St Stephen’s Anglican Church Holy Communion at 10am on Park Street.

Age Concern Ashburton Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am.

Hip Hop for Seniors

10am-11am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton, $5.

Waireka Croquet Club Euchre, 1.30pm, Philip Street, Ashburton.

Ashburton open coffee mornings All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street. 10.30am - 12 noon.

MSA Tai Chi Class is at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm - 4pm.

Device Drop-In Sessions

Free Device Help Sessions at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm.

Art Addicts

Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Donations appreciated. 3 - 4.30pm.

Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 6.30pm-7.30pm, easy intermediate & intermediate 7.30pm-9pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall.

Ashburton Silver Band Practice at the Bandrooms, Cameron Street, 7.30-9.30pm.

Thursdays

Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street.

Age Concern Ashburton Ladies exercise class at 9.30am at Ashburton Seniors Centre at 206 Cameron Street.

Park Street Line Dancers 9.30am - 11am at St Stephen’s Parish Centre.

Mid Canterbury Badminton Club 9.30am-11am at EA Networks Sports Centre.

MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session.

Tinwald Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street at 11am.

Ashburton St Stephen’s Church, Park Street at 1pm.

Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox Street at 1pm.

Waireka Croquet Club Mahjong, 1pm, club rooms, Phillip Street.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club From 1.30pm at 115 Racecourse Road.

Vintage Car Club

86 Maronan Road, Tinwald The Museum and Parts Shed will be OPEN on Saturdays during the month of September, Time: 10.00am to 12 noon.

Sundays

Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8.30am.

Ashburton Anglican Parish Sunday - St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park St, 10 am. Holy Communion

Sunday - St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Thomson St. 10 am. Holy Communion, 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 10am Morning Worship. Service led by Rev. Eric Mattock. All welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Grace Presbyterian Church 10am at 63 Princes Street.

Hakatere Presbyterian Parish Morning Worship at 10am, Rev. Johanna Warren. 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 65 Oxford Street

2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 127 Thomson Street Tinwald Pickleball Ashburton Sunday is organised competition day at EA Networks Stadium from 3-5pm. Prior registration through our facebook page is required. Some courts are available for social play.

Every Monday and Saturday

Allenton Assn Croquet Club Venue Allenton Sports Club. Monday, Saturday. Start every week Monday September 19 until March 27 2023. Starting time 1.15pm.

Every Tuesday and Friday

Methven Museum

60 Main St. Open Tuesday and Friday 2-4pm Does Dalgetys or Wright, Stephenson & Co or Pyne Gould Guinness ring a bell? Our current display is Farm Supplier Stores of Methven & districts (history since the early 1900s). Come in and learn how the stores evolved and fill out your name if you worked at any of them. Admission is free but donations are welcome

Every Thursday and Saturday

Ashburton Toy Library

Open every Thursday and Saturday from 9.30am-12.30pm, plus every alternate Tuesday 3.30pm-5pm at 106 Victoria Street.

Every Wednesday, Saturday

Allenton Golf Croquet Club Wednesdays & Saturdays. Start every week from Wednesday September 21 2022 until March 29 2023, starting time 9.45am.

Last Sunday of every month

Nor’Westers Muso’s Club

All are welcome, as is any style of music. 2pm - 6pm at Feeneys Lounge, Devon Tavern.

First Sunday of every month

Methven Market

At Methven Resort, from 9am to 1pm.

Third Monday of every month

The Ashburton Electronic Organ & Keyboard Club meets on the third Monday of every month (except December/January) at Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street at 7.30pm

Second Fri of every month

In Colour, art and craft club

Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. 10.30am - 12 noon.

Second and fourth Friday of every month

St Stephen’s Anglican Church Seniors Coffee Club 10.30am on Park Street.

Monthly

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild Meet Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street first Saturday of the month 10.30am-3.30pm, second Thursday of the month 1pm-3.30pm, third Tuesday of the month -9pm, and the fourth Thursday of the month 10.30am-3.30pm.

September events

St David’s Union Church Tuesday September 13, 9.30am. St David’s Union Church. Walking Group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

Wednesday September 14, 6.00am. St David’s Union Church. Women’s Circuit Training.

Wednesday September 14, 9.30am. St David’s Union Church. Steady As You Go Exercise Group. 48 Allens Road.

Wednesday September 14, 5.30pm. St David’s Union Church. Youth Group. 48 Allens Road.

Thursday September 15, 10.00am. St David’s Union Church. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road.

Friday September 16, 6.00am. St David’s Union Church. Women’s Circuit Training. 48 Allens Road.

Ashburton Horticultural Society

Monthly meeting on Friday September 16 at 2pm, Domain Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. Our meetings are held on third Friday each month.

No meetings June, July and December.

Handbags & Gladrags 2022 September 23, 7pm, at the MSA. Mystery handbag auction, silent auction, raffles, music by Luke Glendining. Tickets $30pp (tables of 6) includes glass of bubbles and anti-pasto platter. Tickets from Safer Mid Canterbury, 44 Cass Street, annaarrowsmith@hotmail.co.nz

Proceeds to local White Ribbon & CanBead.

Creative Fibre

Monday September 19, 9.30am; Venue Plains Museum. Contact Bev Bennett 308-4262.

Ashburton Travel Club

Wednesday September 21, 7.30pm. Meeting – Speaker Janet Fisher, Germany. St David’s Church, Allens Road.

Weaving Group

September 17, 10am-2pm, Upstairs, Ashfords.

Waireka Croquet Club

Philip Street. Tuesdays Waireka Croquet Club GC Draw 9.45am and 1.15 Singles.

October events

Plants 4 U @ Rakaia

Saturday October 1, 9.00am -1.00pm. St Andrew’s Presbterian Church Hall. By the two big trees, Main Road. A big bonanza of plants of many varieties. omething for all gardeners, lots of bargains. Plenty of advice and encouragement  given to new gardeners. Cash only sale, tally up and pay at the door. BIG SELL OUT after 12.00 noon. All inside, no worries about the weather. Plains Presbyterian project, supporting the Rakaia Community. Contact; dottsknights@gmail.com

Fair and Garage Sale

St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Allenton. Saturday October 8, 9am-12noon. Baking, preserves, jams, pickles, walnuts, plants , white elephant stall, garage sale. Morning tea, BBQ, children’s games and more.

Craft Cluster

Monday, October 3, 10am, Plains Museum.

Creative Fibre

Monday, October 17, 10am. Plains Museum.

Weavers Group October 15, 10am. Ashfords Mill House (upstairs).

Ashburton Travel Club Wednesday October 19, 7.30pm. Meeting; speaker Alison Shearer. St David’s Church, Allens Road.

Please note:

Send all details to whatson@ theguardian.co.nz

IMPORTANT: If you’re running a regular event, we only need to hear from you when you have CHANGES to this regular event.

■ Athletics

Run and Walk Ashburton

Strong Walk and Albert McIntosh Run held Saturday September 10, 2022 at Ar gyle Park, Ashburton.

3km handicap Strong Walk: Stacey Hooper 19:28 (Fastest time and winner of the Strong Walk); Dave Strong 21:35 (Fastest Man); Paul Severins 21:37; Andrew Saunders 23:11; Marie Batty 23:12; Judith Crozier 23:12; Peter Larkin 23:24; Lori Rusbatch 25:14; Karen Hodg son 27:34; David Wilkinson 33:35.

3km handicap Albert McIntosh Run: Dave King 10:53 (Fastest time); Kathryn Page 14:46 (Fastest Women & winner of the Albert McIntosh Run); Gary Whit ing 16:10; Alison Conway 17:06; Eamon Hooper 18:34.

3km Children: U10 Isabelle Lampe 15:49; Addison Page 16:25; Jamie Hooper 18:24. U14 Sophie Lampe 10:55; Robbie Lampe 13:20; Jack Hooper 14:35; Carina Lupse 16:17.

Thank you to our timekeepers Viv Strong, Gordon Clinton, Debra Curtain and Janet Hood, and to Ian Broadbelt who set the course.

■ Cycling

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers

16km. September 10. 31 Riders. 1st. Brian Ellis 32m 15s. 2nd Ron Kennedy 32m 17s.

3rd Paul Hands 32m 20s. 4th Allan Johns 32m 20s. 5th. Ross Proctor 32m 21s. 6th Tesh Mc Intosh 28m 01s. 7th Richard Kirwan 28m 03s. 8th Paul Williams 28m 08s. 9th Larry Neal 22m 45s F/T. 10th Steven Hands 22m 45s. 2f/t. 11th Tony Ward 22m 45s. 3f/t. 12th John McIntosh 25m 26s. 13th Brent Hudson 31m 24s. 14th Anton Nicholls 25m 47s. 15th Lucy Kirwan 31m 43s. 16th Dave Shurrock 31m 52s. 17th Paul Summerfield 25m 47s. 18th Liz Wylie 34m 14s. 19th John Uden 26m 29s. 20th Paul Brake 26m 29s. 21st Doug Coley 26m 30s. 22nd Andrew Shepherd 29m 20s. 23rd Pam Harcourt 29m 20s. 24th Rob Hooper 26m 19s. F/T. 25th Ross Templeton 26m 20s. 26th Nick Grijns 26m 28s. 27th Matt Marshall 29m 56s. 28th Charlotte Cox 27m 50s. 29th Jelle Hendriksen 30m 43s. 30th Don Sutton 30m 55s. 31st Michelle Davidson DNF>. Old Racing Bikes: 1st Rob Hooper 26m 19s. F/T. 2nd Ross Templeton 26m 20s. 3rd Nick Grijns 26m 28s. 4th Don Sutton 30m 55s.

Tinwald Cycling U17

Development

September 11. 4km Handicap. 1st Nick Dalley CT.11.47 HT. Go. RT. 11m 47s. 2nd Eliza McKenzie CT. 13.04. HT. 5.10m RT. 7m 54s. 3rd Charlotte Neal CT. 13.38. HT. 4.30m RT. 9m 08s.

Graded Results. A. 1st Eliza McKenzie. B. 1st Charlotte Neal. D. 1st Nick Dalley.

■ Golf

Ashburton 9-Holers

The winner of the Netherby Pharmacy Best Nett was Joy Nicholas (32), fol lowed by Chris Anderson (33) and Jenny Matthews (33). A Smith & Church Gob bler was scored by Bruce Leighton on number 14. On 15th September we will play an Irish Stableford sponsored by Netherby Pharmacy and on the 22nd, Hotel Ashburton Putting.

Ashburton Golf Club

Saturday, September 10. Club Champion ship Semi-Finals + 4BBB Nett.

Senior Club Championship: Jeff Hewitt bt Blair Snowball & Dave Morrison bt Adrian Hopwood.

Intermediate Championship: Paddy Bradford beat Matt Tait & Chris Lovelock beat Grieg Sparrow.

Junior A Championship: Mitchell Lye bt Mitchell Leath & Gaby Jansen bt Kevin Smith.

Junior B Championship: Matt Fallaver bt George Brown.

Senior Club Championship Plate: Bren don Davidson bt Paul May & Steve Rich ards bt Terry Kingsbury.

Intermediate Championship Plate: Brent MacGregor bt Mitchell Stoddart & Ryan Stoddart bt Ron Carlson.

Junior A Championship Plate: Terry Mol loy bt Robert Coyle.

Junior B Championship: Brian Fauth bt Matt Harvey & Henry Lawrence bt Bill Hetrick.

Radius Care Winners over the Field: An tony White & John Wills 60 Nett, 2nd: Bruce Day & Perry Hunt 61 Nett, 3rd: Bruce Ferriman & John Richards 62 Nett.

Other good scores were, Trevor Wat son & Brian Nuttell 63, Brent McCabe & Guildford Lane 63, Sebastian McMillan & Hayden McMillan 64, Ben Niles & Hamish Niles 64.

Twos: Peter Walker & Brent McCabe. C/P Hole 4# Three Stooges (Brown Bomb ers): Wendy Parr.

C/P Hole 8# South Island Seed Process ing & Storage Co: Pauline Bell. C/P Hole 12# Ashburton Mitre 10: Vicki Moore. C/P Hole 14# Value Plus: Bruce Day. C/P 2nd Shot: Hole 15# Hamish Niles Shout! Luke Slee. L/P Hole 9 Ton’s Thai: Dave Fisher.

Birdie Jackpot: Hole 15#, Nett Eagle

Jackpot: Hole 1#. Tinwald Tavern Bonus Prize: Brian Nuttell: Harvey Bakehouse 9 Hole Competition: 4BBB Nett. 1st: Muriel Morgan & Jamie Stone 31, 2nd Wendy Hopwood & Peter Stechman 32, 3rd Wendy Hopwood & Peter Wright 33.

Ashburton Women’s Golf

Saturday 3rd & Tuesday 6th September 2022

Stableford: Sheryl Reid – 42, Tonee Hur ley, Kay Fox – 38 on c/b, Nearest the Pins: No 4 Chevalier Farm Ltd – Not Struck, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers –Heather Robertson, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Kay Fox, No 14 Todd’s of Ashbur ton – Sue Hastie, No 18 2nd Shot – Heath er Robertson, Twos: Nicky Gill – No 14.

Mayfield Golf Club

Saturday, September 10.

Best results of the Par round: 0 to 14 handicap; Charlie Rapsey 5up, Jerry Muff 1up, Alan Dixon, Andy Bryant and An drew Peck even. 15 plus handicap: Matt Steffensen 2up, Kevin Clucas 1up, Neil Fox and Christine Ross even.

Nearest the pins: No2: Aon InsuranceDan Hall. No 11: Hyde Bros Spraying Neil Fox. No 5: Campbell Contracting Ian Beach. No14: ANZ Bank Andrew Lake. No 9 and 18: Ruralco second shot- Kevin Clu cas Twos: Andrew Lake, Charlie Rapsey, Andrew Peck, Ian Beach, Judith Webb and Christine Ross. Kallara Texel Player of the Day: Charlie Rapsey 79-12-67.

Methven Golf Club

Men’s Golf – Saturday, September 10.

Senior: Gary Foy 78-8-70. Junior: Rod Carson 86-19-67.

Other good scores: 70 Phil Elliott, Mike Gray, Sam Hargreaves. 71 Graham Gunn, Alan Lock. 72 Alister Maxwell, Stuart Wil son, 73 Ian Lacas.

Twos: Alister Maxwell, Stuart Wilson, Paul Dixey, Simon Wareing. Closest to the Pins: Methven Pubs #4: Alister Max well. Hunters wine #6: Not struck, Ski Time #13: Michael Kemp. Green Parrot #17: Graham Gunn.

Dubliner Best Nett: Rod Carson 67. Meth ven Foursquare Second-Best Nett: Phil Elliott by lot. Bar Voucher Best Gross: Graham Gunn 77.  Next Week: Semi Finals Club Champs.

9 Hole

Stroke round - Friday, September 9. Bob Brown 62-26-36, Alister Goodwin 59-19-37, Angela Simonett 59-22-37. Club Champs: Baden Sommerville beat Kevin Thompson. Rakaia Golf Club Saturday, September 10. Thomas Trophy. Neil Allen 67, Graeme Scull 69 by lot, Gary Hunt 69, Jeff Blackburn 70 by lot, Harry Schat 70, Brian Brown 70. Nearest the pins: #6 Ryan Cockburn, #15 Graeme Scull, #8 & #17 Cameron Grant, 2nd Shot Gary Hunt, Twos: Chris Helem & Gary Hunt.

Tinwald Golf Club

Saturday September 10th

Leading scores in the stableford round played on Saturday for those not playing in the championship match play; -18 Ryan Fahey 35, Gary Lee 34. 19 Plus; Dave Horrell 41, Ross Preece 37 c/b. Women; (Stroke) Jacqui Beardsley 74. Nearest the Pin: Tinwald Liquorland #2; Tetua Tuakeu. Gluyas Ford #6; Gary Lee. The Fine Lion #12; Phill Hooper. Ace Au tomotive #16; Ryan Gutsell. G & R Seeds 2nd Shot #11; John Smith eram. Twos; Nigel Heney, Gary Lee, Neil Connelly, Jeff Naish, Brock Peddie. A highlight for the day was a Hole-inOne to Phill Hooper on the par 3 12th hole.

Second round results of the champion ships are: Senior; Nigel Heney def Simon Ross,

Struan Scott def Jason Mactier, Dave King def Tetua Tuakeu, John Smitheram def Alex Roa.

Intermediate; Brent Smith def Brent Holmes, Andrew Barrie default, Percy Kelsall def Paul Hefford, Robin Simms def Adam Lowe.

Junior A; Pete Marshall def Michael Thomas, Brian Rouse def Lawrence Mc Cormick, Andrew Hill def John Moses, Neil Rayner def Snow Pierce.

Junior B; Roger Bruce def Ray Wards, Kerry Whiting def Wayne Ross, Lindsay Jackson def Mitchell McLauchlan, Neil Connelly def Phil Bloomfield. Plate semi-finalists are Gordy Kenton, Jeff Naish, Phill Hooper, Poko Paraia in senior, Chris Bell, Kieron Gray, Gordon Rennie, Alex Veint in Junior A and Jun ior B Will Morrison, Selwyn Munro, Clarry Whiting.

■ Bowls Ashburton MSA Bowling Club

Skips entered MSA Outdoor Bowling Clubs Friday Triples sponsored by Skip 2It Flooring Xtra Friday September 16 12.30pm.

D. Muir, R.Mitchell, D. Kinvig, M Skilling, M Hill, T Inwood, G Taylor, N Atkinson, D Thorn, B Hopwood, H Goodall E Maw, J Smart, M Anderson, G Clarke, J Argyle. Team entry $30.00 includes a compli mentary raffle ticket.

Whites or club shirts to be worn.

Peters Cup

Skips entered Ashburton MSA Bowl ing Club, Paterson Funeral Services sponsored Peters Cup Open 4s Tourna ment, to be held Sunday September 18, 9.00am, M Skilling, B.Mayson, L Muir, G Clarke C Carter G Eder.

R Bennett, M Anderson, T Inwood, L Luke C Cleghorn.

R Broker, A Millar G Bishop C Harrison N Atkinson.

Entry fee $40.00 per team.

Pies available for lunch if required.

Play is set to return to the MSA Outdoor Bowling Club this week with the resumption of Friday Triples.

Jerry Garcia defies age barrier

Matt Markham

Age just doesn’t seem to weary evergreen Mid Canterbury trotter, Jerry Garcia.

The 12-year-old, who began his racing career as a pacer, but has found a happy home in the trotting gait in recent years, and picked up the 15th win of his 170-start career during the return to grass track racing meeting at Methven on Sunday.

Trained and driven by Leo O’Reilly at Rakaia, Jerry Garcia won nine races as a pacer before trying his hand at trotting and was actually retired from racing last year but brought back into work for another campaign by O’Reilly.

“My wife, Angela has done a lot of riding on him and we actually rehomed him, but he came back to us and seemed well so we put him back into work,” O’Reilly said.

“We built him up nice and slowly and he’s run some good races since coming back, but we thought this race today might be right up his alley.”

After a strong trial win on the Methven track a week earlier, O’Reilly pressed the button early to get Jerry Garcia to the front and from there, the pair never looked back.

Under their own terms they fought off all challenges to win by a neck and lift the gelding’s career earnings to over $155,000.

O’Reilly isn’t sure how much longer he’ll be able to keep racing one of the stable favourites, with restrictions in place around how old a horse is allowed to be before they are forced to retire.

“I’m not sure, but I think he has to finish racing by January, so we’ll have to pick and choose where we want to go with him from here.

“But he likes the grass and is racing well so hopefully we can get a bit more fun out of him yet.”

Sunday’s return to grass track racing was somewhat of a red-letter affair for the locals.

As well as Jerry Garcia’s victory, David Mitchell tasted success with his under-rated pacer, Asian Elvis. The five-year-old gelding claimed the second win of his 22-start career with a determined effort late for driver Sam Ottley to hold on and win from Apatchofgold.

Earlier in the day, local owners, trainers and breeders Mike and Di Heenan had success on their home track with the consistent performer, Trouble Supreme.

The son of Prodigal Seelster had picked up nine placings from 20 starts prior to Sunday, but finally broke through for his maiden success – on the most perfect of occasions given the Methven factor.

His previous 20 starts had net-

ted more than $14,000 in stake earnings for the Heenans, with the win taking him close to the $20,000 mark.

Driven by John Morrison, the gelding was buried away on the

fence, but when the gap came at the top of the straight charged through it to win impressively –signalling it won’t be the last time he makes his way into the winners’ circle.

Hoops aces it – again

Matt Markham

Phill Hooper was the toast of the Tinwald Golf Club on Saturday afternoon, as he landed a hole-in-one on the par three 12th hole during the quarter-finals of the club championships.

Playing in the plate division of the championships, Hooper stepped up to the tee on the 112-metre 12th, and delivered the shot most golfers only dream of.

Although it took a while to come to the realisation that the ball had actually landed in the hole.

Citing his eyesight being nowhere near what it used to be, Hooper had to rely on the word of those in his playing group to confirm the shot had gone in.

“I hit it well, it landed just short of the hole and we’re not 100 per cent sure if it went past the hole and then rolled back.

“My eye-sight isn’t too good, so I couldn’t see it. But it was sitting up against the pin and then it just fell in.”

For Hooper, it was a case of history repeating, albeit nearly 20 years later.

He landed a hole in one back in 2004 ago as well, also on the Tinwald Golf Course, but on hole 16.

“The hole position on 12 on Saturday was difficult, I always hit a gap wedge on that hole.

“There was nothing different to the way I’d normally play it, I just hit it sweet.”

Landing the ace nearly curtailed the remainder of the round though, with a spot on the line in the semi-finals of the plate in the Club Championships, the euphoria of the

moment nearly cost him victory in his headto-head battle.

“I was four up after the hole-in-one but did my best to lose it from there.

“I managed to just sneak home on the last hole though.”

Hooper admitted their were a few celebrations in the clubrooms post the round.

He was one of two winners for Morrison, who was again the friend of punters later in the day when piloting Best Trio to victory for Ladbrooks trainer Dean Taylor.

SHORT SHARP& Reserves undefeated

The Mid Canterbury United Football Club reserves side capped o a remarkable season by finishing undefeated on the weekend with a 1-all draw against Hornby United. The side, who compete in Division Four, have enjoyed a season like most only get to dream of and managed to finish their campaign in style with a hard-fought performance. It wasn’t quite as happy hunting for the senior side on the weekend though, they went down 0-3 to Selwyn UFC in their final act of the year.

Checkers claim spoils

Checkers have been crowned Basketball Mid Canterbury Men’s A premier champions for the year, overcoming Formosa 101-92 in a gripping final at the Oxford Street Stadium. As part of the finals night celebrations a number of awards were also handed out, including the naming of the competition All Star Five which this year consisted of Riley Sa, Emi Guerra, Nick Fechney, Marc Juntilla and Cam Butler.

Cricket pre-season

Mid Canterbury cricket is seeking registrations from local players from Year 7 through to Year 13 for pre-season training sessions at the Ashburton Oval Indoor Nets. Mid Canterbury Cricket intend on running four two hour sessions to allow more players to attend. The course costs $100 per player and will be held on in the first week of October during the school holidays. More information and registrations can be found through Mid Canterbury Cricket.

Phill Hooper with the spoils of a hole-in-one achieved at the Tinwald Golf Course on Saturday.

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Local trotter, Jerry Garcia picked up the 15th win of his career at Methven on Sunday.

Hammers claim Kurow thriller

of them, they had wiped it after the first quarter of the match.

They’re a little banged up and in some areas looking a little worse for wear, but that’s the price Mid Canterbury had to pay to keep their Heartland Championship campaign on track in Kurow on the weekend.

The Hammers produced their best performance of the season to beat old foes North Otago in a golden-point thriller in front of a big crowd on Saturday afternoon, coming from behind in the final 10 minutes to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, winning 40-35.

In a game that offered a little bit of everything, head coach John Sherratt was full of praise for the ‘ticker’ showed by his men throughout the entirety of the match.

“It’s a big moment for us in a lot of ways, I’m very proud of them,” he said.

“To go through all the ups and downs of the match, but still have that determination when faced with golden point to get the job done is a good mark of where this side is at.”

If Mid Canterbury trekked south on Saturday morning with trepidation about the task in front

An early North Otago try was countered by two penalties from the boot of Tom Reekie, and then Celtic big runners, Isireli Masiwini and Raitube Vasurakuta, both injected themselves into the game and scored, with the Hammers leaving the Old Gold supporters stunned as they rushed out to a 20-5 lead which they took into the sheds at halftime.

“The intent early, and the way they went about executing the game plan was really pleasing.

“North Otago were brutal, they were very strong defensively and really took it to us in that area, but we absorbed that and took our chances.”

With a good lead heading into the second half, Sherratt said there were no illusions that it would be easy from thereon, and North Otago came out firing early doors.

That 15-point lead was quickly turned into a two-point lead for the hosts, and Mid Canterbury looked in trouble.

“That was a really crucial point in the match, it could have easily slipped away from us there – and perhaps earlier on in the season it would have, but we kept in touch.”

Manasa Samo scored a strong try to put Mid Canterbury back in front, and when Reekie landed

his third penalty for the day the game again looked Mid Canterbury’s to lose.

And they nearly well did.

A North Otago penalty, followed by a pushover try from a lineout pushed the Old Golds in front by two points with five minutes left in the match. It got tougher again when they added another penalty, leaving Mid Canterbury needing a try to at least bring the scores level.

What better man in a moment like that to give the ball to than Vasurakuta, who scored to bring the scores level, with Reekie’s conversion missing and taking the match into golden point.

“There was a bit of confusion there for a while, no-one really seemed to know exactly what was going on. The ref actually had to

run off into the sheds to fetch a coin for the toss.

“North Otago won it and elected to kick off, and we went about a few phases before Bonno (Logan Bonnington) crashed over to get the win.

“I think by late Saturday night, Bonno had run 45 metres, with 10 North Otago defenders on his back.”

With five competition points banked, Mid Canterbury now sit fifth in the standings as they ready for a tough run home with matches ahead against both South Canterbury and Whanganui in the last two weeks of the normal season.

They’ve carried a few injuries

Scoreboard

Mid Canterbury 40 (Raitube Vasurakuta 2, Isireli Masiwini, Manasa Samo, Logan Bonnington tries; Tom Reekie 3 conv, 3 pen.) beat North Otago 35

Sometimes, like not very often at all, sporting fairytales do come true.

But this weekend we saw a rare triple treat of that phenomenon, played out over three wildly differing codes.

First up, the Canterbury girls were aiming to become Farah Palmer Cup champions, for the fifth time in six seasons, with halfback Kendra Cocksedge turning out for the hundredth time in the red and black, and her final match for the team, and that had to be some big-time inspiration right there.

And so it proved.

Cocksedge, a couple of years ago the New Zealand Rugby Player of the Year (that’s not just females, meaning it’s rarified Richie/DC territory) was absolutely on top of her game, knocking over four penalties and two conversions (a couple from the sideline), to go with a clever kicking game and superb distribution.

One of the tries also had her name on it, totally reminiscent of another blonde Canterbury halfback (also he was wearing black at the time) snatching enemy ball out of thin air and haring down the sideline from 45 metres out, with the defence swarming from all directions, but just making it to the inside of the corner post.

Fantastic stuff.

The team inspiration thing was probably also helped by the Auckland skipper claiming the Cantabs ‘don’t like physicality’. The ever-pleasing sight of a Canterbury scrum demolishing the one wearing blue-and-white hoops is just never, ever going to get old, whatever the motivation.

When Cocksedge was subbed with ten to go, the whole of Rugby Park (an arena steeped in as much Canterbury rugby history as anywhere) stood to applaud, and emotions were running riot.

Kendra Cocksedge, champion.

A day later, in the white-hot atmosphere of the NRL finals

competition, the Cowboys were staring down the barrel in their game against the hard-nosed Cronulla outfit at their Shark Park fortress.

The Townsville team, which used to be JT’s mob (Jonathan Thurston) but is now referred to as JT’s mob (Jason Taumalolo), were pretty much down and out, but with a few seconds to go, it was Taumalolo himself who crashed over, with the conversion pushing the game to extra time.

That extra time came and went, so golden point time and it

was ex-Shark Valentine Holmes, who had tried his hand at American football a couple of years ago, who stepped up from nearly 50 metres out and banged over a drop goal to take the honours.

After the game, coach Todd Payten wasn’t showing much emotion when quizzed about the thriller.

“I saw him miss three from there in the warm-up, but I wasn’t concerned, he’s a big game player, there for the big moments”, he said of Holmes’ match-winner.

Valentine Holmes, champion.

Then, on Sunday, the emotion levels went into overdrive as a jam-packed Pukekohe Park cheered home Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen, in the very last time the Supercars will appear there.

With the Jason Richards Trophy up for grabs as well, the scene was set for high drama, and van Gisbergen delivered.

n a race with plenty of on-track action and safety cars, Will Davison had the final race in his grasp, but his pit crew blew it, then with

ten laps to go, van Gisbergen was running third, and no real show of winning with Aussie speedster Cam Waters dominating out front, on a track that was way too twisty, too bumpy and simply too dangerous for many passing manoeuvres to be made.

But Waters stumbled, just a little bit, van Gisbergen passed compatriot Andre Heimgartner to give himself the longest of shots at getting up, and with just two laps to go in the storied history of a great racetrack did just that, and yes, the crowd went wild, and went wild again when motor racing icon Greg Murphy handed over his crown as King of Pukekohe.

The stadium’s days of motor racing are nearly over (still a few local meetings to go there), but given the emotional outpouring over the last few days, many are wondering if the motor sport folks fought hard enough before handing over to the thoroughbred horse-racing crew.

Shane van Gisbergen, champion. Oh, and our cricketers were also involved in a big triple-result over the last few days, but luckily we don’t have newspaper column space to talk about it.

out of the match on the weekend, most notably Nasi Manu and Tom Middleton, who are likely to be out of action for this week’s game against King Country.

Steve Devereux

Matt Markham

Kendra Cocksedge

Mid Canterbury flanker, Kaydis Hona on the charge during his side’s golden point win over North Otago on Saturday.

PHOTO KAYLA HODGE OAMARU MAIL/ODT

JOURNALIST

The Ashburton Guardian is an award-winning multimedia business, built on the success of being one of New Zealand’s oldest remaining independent newspapers.

We’re well past pension age, clocking up 143 years in operation already, so we’re as local as you get. But now we’re after a go-getter journalist to help take us to the next level.

We want someone capable of writing lively stories for our online platforms and our newspaper, which is produced three times a week.

We’d love it if you were also comfortable with video storytelling, taking photos and social media.

We want someone who works hard, loves what they do but who also knows how to have a bit of fun.

You’ll be joining an organisation on a high, with the Ashburton Guardian having recently been named Community Newspaper of the Year runner-up and a finalist in the best editorial campaign at the Voyager Media Awards.

We’ve got an open mind about the ideal candidate and their level of experience so anyone from junior to senior should get in touch if they think they have what it takes. For the right candidate, there may be some flexibility around location.

Expressions of interest should be sent to Ashburton Guardian managing editor Daryl Holden.

E: daryl.h@theguardian.co.nz

Closing date Sunday, September 18, 2022

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society Inc AGM

Tuesday, 20 September 7pm

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TRADES, SERVICES

FAMILY NOTICES

MEMORIAL SERVICES PATERSON, Ronald William –

“A Celebration of Ron’s Life”, who passed away on September 8, 2021, will be held at the Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road, on SATURDAY, September 17, commencing at 2pm. All welcome. For anyone wishing to view the service online go to www.patersonsfuneralservic es.co.nz ‘Funeral Notices’ and click on Ron’s notice for the link.

DEATHS

CORBETT, Thomas Frederick (Tom) –

On September 10, 2022, peacefully, aged 77 years.

Loved and respected husband of Sue and father of Elizabeth, Nicola, and Thomas. Much loved brother of Margaret and Ruth and dearly loved uncle. At Tom’s request a private service is to be held.

KEIG, John Bernard (JOHNNY) –(3.2.70 - 9.9.22)

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WANO, Tainui James –

In loving memory of our Grandson Tainui who left us 6 years ago on September 13. In our hearts you’ll always stay. Loved and remembered everyday Pauline and Neil Alexander.

Messages to the Corbett family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton. Family and friends are invited to gather and celebrate Tom’s life on SATURDAY, September 24, between 2-4pm at his home. Please bring your best smile and a story to be shared.

Much loved husband and best friend of Steph. Treasured and respected stepfather of Brad and Lauren Caley, and Sam Caley and Fi. Adored Grandad of Maddie, and Charlie John, and much loved by ‘Tarn’dog. Messages to the Keig family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to the Ashburton Cancer Society, would be appreciated and may be made online at bit.ly/jbkeig0909 and Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ at bit.lyjbkeig090922. A service to celebrate Johnny’s life will be held at the Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road, on THURSDAY, September 15, commencing at 2pm, followed a private family interment.

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

Painter Decorator

Due to an increased workload we require a Painter decorator for immediate start.

Contact Richard 027 626 0784 or email mccreapaintersashburton@gmail.com

ADULT

ENTERTAINMENT

THERE’S Hope. Would suit Older Gentleman. The New Me. Please Phone 02102759055.

Midnight Tuesday

GRAZING

LAMB Grazing wanted for the spring, top money for top feed. Phone Mitch 0273131320

HIRE GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7.00am - 5.30PM; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook www.windowtinter.co.nz

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E.B. CARTER LTD For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen. 620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

KEIG, John Bernard (JOHNNY) –(3.2.70 - 9.9.22)

Our dearest and beloved Johnny sadly passed on Friday, September 9, 2022. Treasured eldest son of John Keig, and Francie Boyce. Proud big brother of Aaron and brother-in-law of Jo Keig. Much loved stepson of Lalita Keig, and Marty Boyce. A loved nephew of Colin and Gilian Gilbert and their families. Grandson of the late Jack and Kate Keig, and the late Bernie and Agnes Dynes. “A Courageous Crusader Taken Unfairly”

A series of active fronts cross the country on Tuesday, embedded in a west to southwest flow.

On Wednesday, a ridge spreads over the country and remains through to Friday for most places.

However, a low approaches from the north on Thursday, with an associated front affecting northern parts of the North Island on Thursday and Friday.

Tuesday: Fine with NW. A strong SW in the afternoon brings showers, some possibly heavy and thundery with hail.

Canterbury Plains

Tuesday: Fine with high cloud and northwesterlies. A strong southwest change from afternoon brings showers, some heavy with possible thunderstorms and hail. Snow lowering to 400m in the evening.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Southwesterlies easing.

Thursday: Fine. Northerlies, easing early.

Around The Region

Christchurch

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Southwesterlies easing in the afternoon.

Tuesday

Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind, Wind Chill.

Showers, some heavy, about the divide. Scattered showers elsewhere, widespread from evening. Snow to 1000m, and at all levels from evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW 60 km/h but 80 km/h at times, changing S 65 km/h evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 90 km/h changing S 70 km/h evening. Freezing level: 1400m, lowering to 800m late evening.

Wednesday

Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind Chill. A few early morning snow showers north of Mount Cook, then becoming fine.

Wind at 1000m: Strong S 55 km/h easing in the morning then dying out.

Wind at 2000m: Strong S 45 km/h easing in the morning then dying out.

Freezing level: Rising to 1000m.

Thursday:

Monday

6:23am 6:45pm 12:09am 12:35pm

12:13am 12:37pm

7:17am 7:40pm 1:00am 1:26pm

7:20am 7:43pm 1:03am 1:28pm

7:01am 7:24pm 12:44am 1:10pm

6:38am 6:21pm 6:36am 6:22pm 6:34am 6:23pm

9:30pm 8:04am 10:40pm 8:26am 11:49pm 8:50am

KEIG, John Bernard (JOHNNY) –(3.2.70 - 9.9.22

Much loved and respected son-in-law of Ron and the late June Kircher. Loved brother-in-law of Brent and Jill Kircher, Rhonda and Grant Smith, and their families.

WANO, Tainui James –In loving memory of Tainui who passed away 6 years ago. Loved nephew of Debbie and Trevor and cousin of Chrystal and Tiffany. In our hearts a memory is kept of one that we loved and will never forget.

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