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Carterton District Council [CDC] hopes it can strike deals with neighbouring councils to avoid building its own dog pound. If a deal cannot be struck, CDC would need to build its own pound at a cost of $549k. It was revealed yesterday that an agreement is being drafted in which Carterton proposes to pay its neighbouring councils a per night rate for impounded dogs without paying towards capital costs. The proposal follows talks for a combined dog pound dating back to 2007 and previous failed attempts to come to an agreement on a joint facility by Wairarapa’s three district councils. CDC chief executive Geoﬀ Hamilton said his council approached the two other Wairarapa councils in July to re-investigate the possibility of a shared facility “however, this outcome looks unlikely”. “At this stage, a possible Overnight Animal Impound Service Agreement is in early development, which would allow CDC to pay to use the other councils’ facilities on an ‘as needed’ basis, instead of building its own facility.

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Three candidates have been nominated for Masterton Community Trust, which is a majority shareholder of Trust House Limited.There are currently six vacancies, nominations close tomorrow at midday. from

The seventh crash near roadworks on SH2, taking the total to 15 cars wrecked in a week and a half. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE HELEN helen.holt@age.co.nzHOLT Waka Kotahi NZTA is halting roadworks on State Highway 2 after yet another crash in the area.Emergency services responded to a three-car noseto-tail shortly before 9am yesterday.Thecrash, just south of Wiltons Rd on SH2, left two blue sedans with severely crushed bonnets and a grey station wagon with a damaged rear bumper.Carterton Fire Brigade, police, and seventhwereserioushoweverservicesambulanceattended,noinjuriesreported.Itwasthecrashin11 days in the area, taking the total number of vehicles involved to 15. Last week six crashes were reported between Clareville and Waingawa, including a ﬁvevehicle nose-to-tail on Friday afternoon, resulting in multiple complaints to NZTA about a lack of signage and hidden queues. NZTA and the roading contractor made a joint decision yesterday to shutdown the roadworks following the most recent incident.

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In Carterton, 43 dogs were impounded in the 2020-21 ÿ nancial year. In South Wairarapa, 66 were impounded over the same time, and 239 in Masterton.

“Once the details have been finalised, the Overnight Animal Impound Service Agreement will need to go before councils prior to a final decision being made. “An operating cost model is being proposed, which would avoid CDC contributing capital towards either SWDC or MDC facilities but would contribute revenue to SWDC and MDC to offset their costs accordingly.Itis anticipated a draft agreement would be presented to CDC’s ordinary council meeting on September 14. In Carterton, 43 dogs were impounded in the 2020-21 financial year. In South Wairarapa, 66 were impounded over the same time, and 239 in Masterton.Thepotential service agreement proposed by CDC was revealed yesterday at South Wairarapa District Council [SWDC] meeting shortly before elected members agreed to dedicate $456,500 to build a facility in Featherston. This amount included a 10 per cent contingency. The budget was previously $340k. The new cost reflects changes in construction costs over the past year, and the high cost of meeting animal welfare and health and safety standards.Before elected members approved the bigger budget, South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen revealed talks were underway with CDC. “I was going to wait until the resolution has passed, but I can announce that we are in discussions with CDC on an MoU to actually now use the resultant pound as a shared pound,” Beijen said. “However, this is not set in concrete, but certainly, discussions are progressing, which is a valuable result.” SWDC chief executive said the dog pound issue had been “contentious”.“Manypeople cannot see why it costs what it does or why we cannot go in with another council,” he said. “There have been talks for some time with other councils but in the past, they have been inconclusive, and in the meantime, for our requirements, dogs urgently need a new pound.” The council had land at the former Featherston Golf Course that it could use for the facility, Wilson said. “There are government animal welfare standards that dog pounds must meet. It is likely the longer we delay, the higher the cost.” – NZLDR • Public throughJournalismInterestfundedNZOnAir

Carterton and Masterton began in May, and is scheduled to ﬁnish August next year. Bhula said the roadworks were part of a package of improvements designed to make the section of road safer. “However, drivers and road crews must be kept safe while this work is done. “We ask that drivers pay close attention to the warning signs in place, familiarise themselves with the road changes, and follow the speed limits in place.” Trust House board chair Mena Anotnio Trust House was not andcommitment,collaboration,valuesadheringfullytoitsofrespect,humility.

NZTA regional infrastructure delivery manager Jetesh Bhula said the call was made to close the site in order to review safety options for workers and road users.He said the work was expected to resume on Monday. Bhula said improved safety measures were made following last week’s crash toll, betweenalongroundaboutstoclosed.permanentlywouldpassingsouthboundlanes.closingroadworkssouthsignsinstallingincludingmessagenorthandoftheandpassingHesaidthelanebeTheworkinstallthreeSH2

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significance and decisionmaking.”Shesaid Trust House was not fully adhering to its values of respect, collaboration, commitment, and humility and cited a “laissez-faire” attitude inconsistent with director duties and responsibilities.Kennerleysaid the board would profit from having the confidence and maturity to hold itself and management to account and commit to processes to govern effectively. Trust House chief executive Charles Kaka disagreed with Kennerley’s assessment of the governance culture within theHeorganisation.saiditwas a matter of opinion, and Kennerley was entitled to express her views. “As a long-serving CEO, I am more than happy with the board and our work through tough times over the past two years.“The proof is in the pudding. The annual report demonstrates that exceedingly well. “That doesn’t happen by luck.”Trust House, the region’s largest community-housing provider and owner and operator of numerous businesses reported a $6.96 million net profit for the 2021-2022 year yesterday. Grants and charitable donations were up 40 per cent from the previous year, standing at $4.5m. Kaka said the organisation was committed to housing, which continued to be a major focus, and said Kennerley had been a valued contributor. “This was her first appointment to a board, and she clearly had expectations.” He said it was not an unusual practice for senior board members to resign effective immediately and halfway through their tenure. Kaka said two new independently appointed board members had verbally accepted an offer and would join the organisation later thisKennerleymonth. was approached but declined to comment, preferring to “let sleeping dogsBoardlie”. chair Mena Antonio, whose appointment was announced on May 6 following Jock Kershaw’s retirement, said Kennerley was a valued board member who shared a love of housing outcomes.“Despite popular belief, governance is not tiddlywinks. Hard and fast decisions are made all the time.“As a chartered and experienced director, I get that, as would other experienced directors. “That’s governance.” She said Trust House had made progressive changes in recent years and cited an “emphatic focus” on diversity, people, and housing through its Te Whare Tapa Wha wellbeing model.Antonio said the new and positive direction was not to everyone’s taste, and some would try to undermine it for personal gain. “Trust House board culture and management is progressive and hardworking. I love it.”

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In the fourth part of a five-part series on Wairarapa’s road record, GEORGE SHIERS looks at the importance of behind the wheel.

It’s no secret that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a dangerousMastertongame.ranks poorly for crashes caused by drugs or alcohol, coming in at number eight on the national list. However, alcohol-related infringements across Wairarapa have remained steady. In 2020, police recorded 295 alcohol related driving offences across the region, costing drivers $15,800. Last year, 253 offences were recorded, putting Wairarapa drivers $15,200 out of pocket. Nationwide, drugs were responsible for 115 deaths and 214 serious injuries in 2020. Alcohol was responsible for 90 deaths and 262 serious injuries that same year. A study released earlier this year revealed that nearly 60 per cent of people who died in crashes over a 5-year period had some form or drug or stimulant in their system. Statistics from the Independent Expert Panel on Drug Driving reveal blood samples analysed from 1069 crash victims between 2013 and 2018, 59 per cent were affected by either drugs, alcohol or both. According to data provided by Waka Kotahi NZTA, driving under the influence was largely a male issue. Of the alcohol/ drug-affected drivers in fatal crashes, 83 per cent were male. Penalties for alcohol or drug affected driving are serious. When a breath or blood test shows a driver was over the legal limit or shows evidence of the use of a controlled drug, they would be disqualified from driving and either fined up to $20,000 or imprisoned for up to five years. Deaths and serious injury

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EMILY emily.ireland@age.co.nzIRELAND South Wairarapa’s newest mayoral candidate Brenda West says it is time for action on crucial issues instead of circular talks with no West,solutions.whoisa current Featherston Ward councillor and was on the Featherston Community Board before that, said it was time to “restore the confidence and faith of our“Idistrict”.amconcerned about our wastewater; in this modern day and time, I can’t understand why we are not looking at an environmental and costeffective remedy,” she said.“Instead, I believe we are being pushed into a solution that is 10 years old, not fit for purpose and would never be consented on.“All three wastewater systems in the South Wairarapa are not compliant. “It appears that we are doing more talking than we are actually implementing a solution. “The clock is ticking, and this has cost us too much.”Unfazed by chaos or challenges, West said she was a “doer” and was not afraid to roll up her sleeves to get things done. She wanted to continue representing South Wairarapa on local, regional, and national platforms.“There are times where ideas and solutions work great for cities and metro environments, but applying this in a rural setting just doesn’t fit. “Those in the room need to be reminded of this and look at the bigger picture.”Shesaid last year’s miscommunicated rates increase made for a “rocky” time for residents and the andwasknowingthethe“Havingcouncil.experiencedsilenttreatmentafterLong-TermPlanandhowawfulthisforourcommunitiesthosearoundthe table, I am satisfied that the changes to our code of conduct enable our voices, and I like to continue to engage and have robust conversations.“Peoplethat bring their concerns to us deserve to be heard. We are a democracy, not a dictatorship.”Shesaidbecause South Wairarapa had a small rating base, the council needed to look at “smarter ways we use our rates”. “I would like to see a closer relationship between governance and council.“Aclose relationship with the chief executive to ensure that governance and council are heading in the right direction would be a great start.” Having served on the community board and council, West said she had first-hand experience at local“Mygovernment.government and corporate career have enabled me to look at the details, whilst being mindful of looking at challenges from a top view.“This leads to a good dose of questions.” She said she had a “genuine interest in people and making connections”. If elected mayor, West said she would act with honesty, integrity, and respect – “honesty in how we treat and behave with each other, integrity by striving to do our best and respecting the views and opinions of closeCandidateothers”.nominationsonAugust12.

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The commentators are busy writing off National leader Christopher Luxon. One wrote that he is “starting to look more like a Todd Muller”. Another claimed “the number of people who dislike Luxon is very high for a new leader”. It is total nonsense. Luxon is nothing like the hapless Muller. The only politicians who no one bothers to dislike are those who are totally useless. About a third of the electorate are committed lefties. They dislike Luxon because they think he can win. Labour would not be testing attack ads if their polling did not say the National Party’s leader was a Objectively,threat.

Luxon’s achievements as a leader are astonishing. When he took over as leader, the National caucus was a poisonous bear pit. It is a remarkable turnaround. At the party’s conference, Luxon could boast that his “MPs have their hopeless Labour counterparts on the run”. He now leads what appears to be a cohesiveLuxonteam.hasbeen in Parliament for less than two years and leader for just eight months. It takes most MPs six years and three elections to become effective. What is remarkable is not his occasional slip-up — but that he has made so few. National received just 25.58 per cent of the vote in the last election. Now it is New Zealand’s most popular party. The Tauranga by-election confirmed the opinion polls. Luxon’s great advantage is that he has a good CV - and is looking like a prime minister. Nothing else has changed, so he has to be given credit for National’s revival. The next general election is now Luxon’s to lose. Labour’s only hope of re-election is to destroy the National leader politically. There is a tried and tested formula. Accuse the Opposition Leader of having no policy. And when he does announce some policy, put it on trial and find it guilty.When Luxon announced a detailed youth unemployment policy on Sunday, some 15 months before the next election, Labour could not wait to find it “guilty”.The attacks would have been more effective if ministers could agree on what was wrong with National’s policy. Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni said it was because the policies “have no merit”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it was because the policies “already exist”. Of course, both could be true. The apparatchiks are surprised Luxon has chosen youth unemployment as that is not an issue in any poll. Luxon also identified the cost of living as a crisis when inflation was not an issue. His identification of the issue and Ardern’s dismissal of any cost of living crisis is the reason why voters now say National is better able to handle the economy. There is great unease over how the young are faring under Labour.Only 46 per cent of pupils attended school regularly in term one. There is a 49 per cent rise in the number of young people on the Jobseeker benefit. When Luxon says “get the kids back to school” and that young adults need to “find a job and become independent”, the country agrees.

this has been handled by the National Party. The Tauranga selection panel reportedly knew of the episode but did not inform the leadership. Uffindell had ample opportunity to disclose during the by-election and since — but kept schtum. A question and answer interview with the Bay of Plenty Times offered the best chance to front up when he was asked about his biggest mistake. His response was that he did not bring his family home to New Zealand sooner. As a political novice with a party believing it is the right one to lead a country, he should have received better advice. Uffindell has now been “put up” for media questioning about his school year “thuggery” and his actions since. This suggests he has been pushed into the headlights by a party machine prepared to step back and let him fight for political survival. Luxon says the party conducted “a deep exploration” of the matter. If so, it should have understood how damaging eventual disclosure would be. Those who decided to sit on this cut their leader off at the knees. In wrapping up his speech at the National Party conference, Luxon said: “Fellow National Party members, this is a great country, and all of us are so, so lucky to live here.” One has to wonder whether he truly feels lucky some days. – NZ Herald editorial published yesterday.

National Party’s leader left embroiled in messy distractions

overconcernspublicwithgroundsmakingandmessaginguptidiedtoappearedNationalhavethewas ongoing struggles with rising inflation, a worker shortage and a health sector in crisis. But the humming broke into discord on Monday afternoon when Luxon was told of new Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell’s [pictured] brute past. In the moments ticking down to Stuff breaking the story, Luxon and his deputy Nicola Willis were told Uffindell had been kicked out of Kings College — or “asked to leave” — when he was 16 in 1999 after a cowardly pack beating of a 13-year-old thirdAnformer.interview with the victim voiced scepticism about whether an apology Uffindell offered last year was genuine or pure political expedience. What Uffindell did was repugnant but 0- given his apparently sincere apologies, repeated to media in the past 48 hours — not unforgivable. It is understandable that a victim of such an attack would be appalled that the perpetrator would be selected as a candidate to be a Member of Parliament. It is, naturally, up to Uffindell’s victim whether he forgives. Less forgivable is the way PHOTO/NZME

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Ode to life’s many ironies

Our life is full of ironies. One irritates me big time when it appears every time I turn on my PC. It is a full-screen ad I cannot get rid Oftenof.when I try to remove it, a smaller one [for the same product but with $100 off “today”] appears overlaid on it. And this one jiggles to attract my attention. I think it operates on the colour and movement principle often used to attract children. So, what makes it ironic? Well, I think I’ll discuss a few of life’s other ironies first and save the revelation until the end. It sure will make a grand conclusion. How’s this for openers? Can we safely assume that Bible readers live by a respectable moral code? Well, here’s news; it seems that the most shoplifted book in America is The Bible. I’m sure that even younger people will be able to recognise Charlie Chaplin [star of my first remembered movie]. Many will also recognise his distinctive walk. Well, just for fun, Charlie once entered a walklike-Charlie Chaplin contest. He failed to make the podium. In fact he was placed 20th. According to researchers, duct tape should never be used for sealing ducts. Even crayons can be ironic. After 35 years working at Crayola, retiring boss Emerson Moser revealed that he was colour-blind.Alexander Graham Bell may have invented the telephone, but he refused to keep one in his study as he feared it might distract him from his work. Whatever would he make of today’s addiction to telephones? William Eno, often known as the “father of traffic safety”, invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street and taxi stand. He did not enjoy the benefits of these creations as he never learned to drive. Cane toads were introduced to Australia to prevent the overpopulation of the cane beetle. Instead of solving the problem, they became an even worse problem than the beetle and became a danger to native animals and plants. Death is key in quite a few examples, so discretion is advised for the next ones. On the site where Julius Caesar was murdered in 44BC, there now stands a no-kill animal shelter for homeless cats. And gunpowder was invented by Chinese alchemists in the ninth century – they discovered it while trying to find an “elixir of immortality”.Justbefore John F Kennedy’s assassination, the wife of the the Governor of Texas is reported to have said to him, “Mr President, you can’t say that Dallas doesn’t love you.” Reportedly he responded, “That’s very obvious”.Before I reveal the product of my irritating pop-up ad, let me comment on the irony in Alanis Morissette’s hit song Ironic. None of the examples in the lyrics of the song is ironic. Interesting or a bit strange, yes, but ironic, no. Isn’t it ironic? So, at last, to my irritating ad. Among other things, it offers me “ultra-fast page loading and a money back guarantee”. It even updates me on how many people have taken up their introductory discount offer on the very day they are interrupting me again as I type [it’s 3594]. I can even rest assured that the last purchase of this service by someone else was “less than a minuteYou’veago”.probably guessed it; the ad that is irritating the hell out of me but also promising to let me “stream in peace” is for an online ad-blocking service. • Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, a writer, public speaker and musician

Luxon’s statement to the National Party conference that, “as a nation, we all bear the costs when welfare becomes not a safety net to catch people if they fall, but a dragnet that pulls the vulnerable in” echoes Norman Kirk.Kirk used to say that welfare needs to be not a safety net that catches but a springboard that propels back. A droll social media comment once referred to the then-freshly elected National Party leader Christopher Luxon as “Old Lucky”, and the sobriquet gets droller by the day. At the annual National Party conference in Christchurch on Sunday, a relaxed and confident Luxon declared his party united, committed and “really humming”.OnMonday night, more good vibes flowed with his party favoured by 37 per cent ahead of Labour on 33 per cent in the latest 1 News/Kantar political poll.Headlines declaring National could govern with Act Party support must have made excellent breakfast reading. After some confusion over tax cuts and spending priorities,

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Another MP with a wonky moral compass

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While Luxon is winning this policy debate, he would do well to note the message in this graffiti, which I saw on a wall in Sydney, regarding Australia’s longest-serving prime minister, Sir Robert Menzies [nicknamed “Ming”]. “Oh for the days of Ming: He promised us nothing and my God he delivered.” It is Labour, as the party of reform, that must campaign on policy. Conservatives campaign to be better managers and to preserve New Zealand values. Luxon’s rise in the polls is not stalled because of the abortion issue or any silly media post. His rise is paused because no one knows what Luxon means when he said on Sunday that he “wants to live in a New Zealand that honours the Treaty”. What Treaty? Is he referring to Labour’s radical revisionist interpretation of the Treaty that provides for co-government with an unaccountable, self-selected elite?Or does he mean the Treaty signed in 1840 that, in article three, guaranteed everyone equalUnlikecitizenship?Luxon, David Seymour used his party’s annual conference to clearly state Act’s rejection of co-government and support for liberal democracy’s one person, one vote. It is why Act is rising in the polls. A true conservative does not campaign claiming to have the most radical new policy. A real conservative pledges not to do anything that might damage New Zealand’s values. When Luxon campaigns to do nothing that might harm our liberal democracy, he will win by a landslide.

• Richard Prebble is a former leader of the Act Party and a former member of the Labour Party.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni were out of sync when attacking National Party’s youth unemployment policy.

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N ewly elected National MP for Tauranga Sam Uffindell was stood down from the party. It was revealed he was asked to leave Kings College as a student for violent bullying. The fact that the scale of bullying behaviour at the school was somewhat accepted I found disturbing, but I never went to an all-boys school. Yet, even if a bit of rough and tumble was accepted at this school, not all students were asked to leave. A punch and kick here and there feels very different from beating a much younger student with unscrewed bed legs in the middle of the night. He didn’t apologise to the victim until mere nine months before his election campaign. If he’d apologised 10 years earlier it would have been a different story. He felt “really bad” about the experience 20 years later, before he knew the situation would bite him on the bum. The party president was aware of Uffindell’s dirty laundry, but the party leader and the deputy weren’t. Why not?Maybe because voters wouldn’t want a violent person as their Thererepresentative.isthequestion of how long the dust should settle before our past actions are irrelevant to our present selves? Twenty years ago feels like a long time. We all have memories from school we’d rather forget. We probably said or did things without understanding the impact until much later in life. However, most of those regrets weren’t violent assaults. Former Green MP Metiria Turei was laughed out of Parliament after she was found to have exploited the benefit system to make ends meet 20 years earlier. What would it say about us as New Zealanders to view 20 years as a long time ago for Uffindell but not for Turei? Uffindell was consequently asked to leave the highly esteemed college after the incident, so he was punished right? Problem solved? Situation resolved? If only Uffindell’s former flatmate hadn’t accused him of more violent behaviour as an adult. He allegedly trashed the house after consuming drugs and alcohol. The flatmate locked herself in her room before escaping out the window as he yelled obscenities at her. Uffindell denied these allegations, but that won’t stop people in Tauranga from wondering who they voted for. It is encouraging that the National Party is taking the situation seriously. Hopefully, it is a sign that violent bullying is unacceptable in adult society, even if it was a part of the boarding school culture. However, this scandal feels like the worst I’ve seen from the party. Worse than an MP sharing confidential information to the media, worse than a scandalous affair. Didn’t the party conduct a review as a result of the 2020 election scandals? Didn’t they learn not to choose their candidates with a wonky moral compass? If Uffindell is still an MP next week, it’ll be a sad day forHissociety.victim said he felt sick when he saw him standing for the Tauranga electorate. I imagine his voters also felt sick this week when it came out who their new shiny representative really was. WE SAY HELEN helen.holt@age.co.nzHOLT

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CONTACT fUS So, Masterton councillor Tina Nixon will run for mayor but will not run again for a seat on the council.That, to me, sounds like someone is saying: “Give me the top job or I can’t be bothered servingWhenyou”.Nixon was elected with a promise to take a chainsaw to rates, I thought, you go, girl. But her main focus seems to have been to foist a secretive $70 million civic centre on us. And to rail against Three Waters, which could be because she thinks it will be bad for ratepayers or could be because it suits the political position of the NationalAnyoneParty.with the courage to stand for public office is to be commended.Butmyprediction is Masterton voters will go for a mayor who comes across as being dedicated to the district — not to flash glory projects and helping National win the next election.

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Karen Percy Masterton Action counts To those who took umbrage with Tina Nixon’s campaign launch: There is a simple solution, get out andIt’svote. the only message politicians really understand. Graham Dick Masterton Six crashes in six days. Once again, it’s no one’s fault. New Zealand Transport Agency takes no blame because it didn’t happen within its work zone and no one reported the incidents, so they couldn’t do anything without statistics, not to mention it’s a direct result of road works in the area.The crashes happened because the drivers couldn’t stop in time, which caused nose-to-tail crashes.Youdecide who’s at fault. Here is another idea, the work taking place is easily going to take three years to complete so wouldn’t it be better to start with the roundabout at the area that has had a fatal incident [outside JNL] as traffic is slowing down for town or just leaving? Once completed, southbound traffic could use Cornwall Rd to get to Carterton and northbound traffic shouldn’t be held up on SH 2 as there would always be one lane free. I don’t really know why I’m giving solutions as my submission was always for only twoThatroundabouts.shouldbe the total sum of these road works as the rest won’t make it any safer but slow traffic, produce a bigger carbon footprint and spend a whole lot more taxpayer money because of the ridiculous road to zone plan.

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It’s not new for city and district councils to evade transparency by debating important issues in closed “workshops” and then confirming their decisions in open meetings without further discussion.Ithas been going on ever since the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act [LGOIMA] was passed in 1987, and it’s as scandalous now as it was then. Roger Parker [Times-Age, August 10] exposes the frequency with which Wairarapa councils resort to this stratagem and notes that the Chief Ombudsman has tried to rein in the practice, but he’s essentially toothless. Similar attempts have failed in the past, and there’s no reason to believe councils will change their ways. Parker notes that Masterton District Council failed to follow proper accountability processes in how it handled the controversial civic facility, but an even more egregious example relates to the proposed upgrade of Hood Aerodrome.Despite requests for the release of information under the provisions of LGOIMA, ratepayers remain in the dark about who initiated this mysterious project and what economic benefits it will supposedly bring. The process by which the council decided to commit millions to the Hood upgrade remains a mystery. Karl du Fresne Masterton

What Nixon may be telling voters … The process by which the council decided to commit millions to its upgrade remains a mystery, a reader writes.

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— Supplied by the Wairarapa Archive Today historyin 1858 - First ascent of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. 1904 - The Russian fleet in the harbour at Port Arthur is exposed to Russian guns on the hill above the harbour; Russian ships attempt escape, but most are forced back into harbour by Japanese ships. 1908 - King Edward VII of Britain meets Emperor Wilhelm of Friedrichshof, Germany; the main point of contention is the increasing size of Germany’s navy. 1919 - Weimar Republic begins in Germany. 1940 - 38 German aircraft shot down over England; German air raid on British ports Portland and Weymouth. 1944 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Italy. 1945 - Allies refuse Japan’s offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status. 1960 - Chad IndependencedeclaresfromFrance.

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1989 - Voyager 2 discovers two partial rings of Neptune. 1962 - Few ships have had as much impact on New Zealand history as the Aramoana, the country’s first roll-on roll-off ferry, which entered service between Wellington and Picton. 1984 - Ian Ferguson wins his third canoeing gold medal of the LA Olympics taking out the K-4 1000 a day after victories in the K-1 500 and K-2 500.

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Zofia Posmysz, a Polish World War II-era resistance fighter who survived the Auschwitz and withforwasinonCatholicturnedofwartimeNaziwastownthehospicesaidmemorialBirkenauhasjournalistandconcentrationRavensbruckcampslaterbecameaandnovelist,diedat98.TheAuschwitz-statemuseumPosmyszdiedinainOswiecim,southernPolishwhereAuschwitzlocatedduringGermany’soccupationPoland.Shewouldhave99intwoweeks.Posmysz,aRomanPole,wasbornAugust23,1923,Krakow.Shewas18whenshearrestedin1942herassociationthePolish resistance in Krakow. After spending more than two years at the Auschwitz death camp, she was deported to Ravensbruck and then later to NeustadtGlewe, where she was liberated at war’s end in 1945, the Auschwitz memorial said. She returned to Poland after the war, working as a journalist, including for Polish radio, and writing several novels. Her most famous work was titled “The Passenger”, a novel that she first wrote as a radio play titled “the Passenger in Cabin 45”. It tells the story of an Auschwitz survivor who meets her former concentration camp guard on a ship voyage and was the basis of a film and an Inopera.2006, she was among the former prisoners who welcomed the Germanborn Pope Benedict XVI to the former Auschwitz camp. - AP Zofia Posmysz, a Polish Catholic woman who survived the Nazi German concentration camps of Auschwitz and Ravensbrueck, at her home in Warsaw, Poland, in PHOT2020.O/AP

100 years ago When the Masterton Borough Council brought in a by-law to prevent motor ears turning in Queen street, it provided a piece of local legislation which undoubtedly had the hearty approval of the great majority of the residents of this town, and of those motorists also who do not hold the opinion that roads are made for their use only. More than one attempt has been made in the Council to rescind the by-law, but, fortunately, without success. Not one sound argument has been advanced in the Council in favour of repealing the bylaw, while many narrow escapes from accidents provide sufficient reason for the by-law being kept in operation. Another attempt is apparently about to be made to have the by-law erased from the book of local by-laws, but we trust that the Council will stand firmly by its previous decisions and give the pedestrian or the cyclist protection from what is undoubtedly a menace to public safety.

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Birthdays Captain Henry D’Arcy, NZ recipient of the Victoria Cross [1850-1881]; Nurse Maude, NZ hospital 1935];nurse/socialmatron/districtworker[1862James Bertram, NZ Rhodes scholar/journalist/ writer [1910-1993]; Denis Moloney, NZ cricketer [1910-1942]; Donald Cobden, NZ rugby player [1914-1940], Ralph Hotere, NZ artist [1931-2013]; Peter Barrett, NZ geologist [1940-]; Ken Smith, NZ racing driver [1942-]; John O’Sullivan, NZ rugby league player/coach [1950-2018]; Ruth Dyson, NZ politician [1957-]; Steven Pokere, NZ rugby player [1958-]; Grant Waite, NZ golfer [1964-]; Terry Hermansson, NZ rugby league player [1967-]; Rua Tipoki, NZ rugby player [1975-]; Anton Cooper, NZ mountain bike racer [1994-].

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14 THE COUNTRY Thursday, August 11, 2022 Wairarapa Times-Age Chris Chesterman: 027 4888 635 Dean Hollister: 027 3544 076 www.koanuiherefords.co.nz Chris & Dean Koanui Major P469 • Top 5% for Calving Ease & low birth weight • Top 10% for 400-day Growth • Top 1% for Dairy Beef $ Index. info @ koanuiherefords.co.nz Dairy bull education day Come and learn about the latest in dairy bull genetics from breeding experts. Guest speakers from Tararua Breeding Centre will also cover understanding EBVs and bull health, as well as a service and semen testing demonstration. All welcome! Wednesday 7 September 11am - 1pm 451 Mangamaire Rd, Pahiatua

Keepitshort,simpleandsexy exposureandfurtherdiscussion.However,agreatdealofthemareso convoluteditbringsonamildheadache tryingtodecipherwhoisholdingthe event,whothesponsoris,whatindustry isinvolvedandwhataspectofthe industryisbeingcelebratedordiscussed. Forexample,youmayreceivesomethingthatsaysyou’reinvitedtothe GlobalConglomeratePacificRegion PrimaryProducersStageFourPortfolio OpportunityFirstQuarterOpeningCeremony.Okay,sothatmaybeanextreme, fictitioustitle,buttherealityisit’snotfar removed.Whenyoureceivemultiple suchmissivesonaweeklybasis,the naturalinclinationistoshyawayandgo forsomethingthatsaystheAnnualFarm theiradcampaigns,buttherearesome stepsthatcanbeputinplaceto‘sexy-up’ agriculture.TheYoungFarmers,despite differingsponsorsthroughtheages,is anothergoodexample.It’seasyto understand,aqualitycompetitionand hasmadeitswayontotelevision screens.Uncomplicated. Otherscouldstartbytakingaleafout of slowing down water

MICHAEL BIRCH MASTERTON FARMER AND ENVIRONMENT ‘ACTIVIST’ It’s been a wet winter. Roads have been damaged and closed. Carterton’s wastewater treatment plant was “underwater and overwhelmed”. Farmers are heartily sick of the wet, muddy conditions and everyone is looking forward to seeing the sun again. The effects of climate change are well known and reported. Flood events and droughts are likely to get worse. Land management choices are already becoming increasingly critical as climate change heats up, bringing with it more frequent extreme weather. In August 2018 the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee produced its final report, the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Implementation Programme [WIP]. The report was the result of four years’ work and consultation with communities, both urban and rural, throughout the Wairarapa. As a member of the committee, I learnt that there are nature-based solutions that will reduce flood peaks and help provide water resilience in times of drought.Historically, we removed forest cover and drained wetlands to make room for pasture. Unfortunately, one of the effects of doing this has been to make the water move faster through the catchment, resulting in higher flood peaks. If removing forest cover is one of the main reasons behind our water woes, then planting trees is the most obvious solution. Farmers have been doing this since the devastating winter of 1977 when there was widespread erosion in the hill country. Since 2009, the Wellington Regional Erosion Control Initiative [WRECI] has helped farmers for planting willows andMorepoplars.recently, our attention has been drawn to the practice of planting trees in order to capture carbon, but trees can provide many other benefits in terms of ecosystem services [benefits to humans provided by the natural environment and from healthy ecosystems] eg improved water quality and oxygenation, lower water temperatures and habitat restoration. Nature-based solutions are well proven. The town of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, has explored a new approach to flood management called “Slowing the flow at Pickering”. They reduced the yearly risk of flooding from 25 per cent to four per cent through construction of detainment bunds and leaky dams. Farm scale measures also included sediment ponds, swales and check dams, cross drains on tracks and small-scale storage. In New Zealand, the Phosphorus Mitigation Project has run trials in Rotorua using detainment bunds to remove phosphorus and sediment from runoff on farms. These bunds will also slow down water and moderate peak flows. In urban environments stormwater can be slowed down with permeable pavements, bioswales, rain gardens and constructed wetlands. These can also filter and clean the water so that it can be stored and utilised as aInresource.China,the “sponge cities” initiative aims to make urban regions better able to absorb rainfall and release it when needed. The Wairarapa Water Resilience Strategy was published last year, and it made a distinction between green and grey projects. The claim was made that grey solutions are faster than green to be effective. However, many solutions are a blend of green and grey - it’s not useful to make a binary distinction. Trees are slow to grow, but swales and leaky dams are much faster to get going. We urgently need to trial and test solutions which work with nature and give us more bang for our buck. We need to be better prepared for the next wet winter.

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Convuluted namesforrural awardsdon’t getthe message across Iunderstandnotevery eventcanattractstar power,justasnotevery sectorcanaffordRichie COMMENTwith CHASINGGREAT: Sticktothebasics, likeAllBlacklegend RichieMcCawdid. PHOTO/FILE THEagricultureindustrydoes manythingswell,butonethingit coulddobetterisshortenthe lengthofitsceremonialand awardtitles.Someofthemaresolong theyborderontheridiculous.Asa quotientofindustryinsidersdecrythe lackofexposureinthemainstream media,itwouldbeadvisabletostartwith afewquickfixes. TheCountry anceofemailsandinvitationsalertingus tothehappeningsoftheruralworldand mostofthemarethoroughlyworthyof

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Thatwasinafarmorechallenging periodwhenNewZealandwasreliant onaBritishmarketthathaddeclined from90percentin1950tojustunder 50percentin1973whenitjoinedthe ECC(nowEU),hesaid. “Wehadnowheretogoasa country.Therewerenooperational rulesapplyingtoagriculture...itwas theWildWestoutthereandChina wascommerciallyirrelevant,coming outofthechaosof10yearsofthe CulturalRevolution.” Hesaidchangesintheglobal macro-economicenvironmentand sharpgeopoliticalshifts—focusingon theUkraineconflictandtougherenvironmentwithChina—posednew challengestoNewZealand.

Foreignpolicyshifts Hesaidforeignpolicyshiftshad acceleratedwhenRussiantanks movedintowesternUkraineinFebruary. Ithadcompletelychangedthe militaryandstrategicviewsofimportanttradeplayersaroundthe worldwithSwedenandFinlanddroppingtheirformalneutralityposition tojoinNato,Germanypledgingto becomeamajormilitaryplayerand JapantalkingofsupportingUS missilesonitssoil. Thiswouldaffecttraditionalbusinessmodels,butglobalmobilisation hadcreatedmillionsofcustomers andwouldstillbearound. “Don’tlistentoointentlytothese doomandgloompeopletellingyou thisistheendofglobalmobilisation. No,it’sthebeginningofanadjustment ofglobalmobilisation.”

ingwasnotplausible,hesaid. “Ithinkthat’shighlyimprobable now,thetighteningcyclehasbegun.” NewZealandhadbegunitstighteningcycleearlyandothershadleft ittoolatewithboththeUnitedStates andEuropeoninflationofmorethan 8percent,hesaid. Grosersaidconsumerdemand wouldbeimpactedandtheworld wouldhavetoworkitswaythrough that. “ItalsomattersbecauseI’mwell awareon-farmcostshavebeenaccelerating. “Ithinkinthelast12monthsIread afigureof10.2percentandindairy, it’slarger,around12.5percent,but don’tforgetyoupeoplehavesome hedginghere. “Ifyouwanttobeinoneoftwo industriesinthismoredifficultglobal macro-economicsituationwhat wouldyoubein?Youwouldbein foodorenergy.”

Grosersaidhewashorrifiedbythe lackofmomentumwithworldtrade policy.However,trillionsofdollarsof investmentinhugeeconomiesand hundredsofmillionsofjobsdependedonpreservingtradearound theworldandwhiletheremightbe someerosionaroundtheedges,the basicsystemwouldremaininplace, hesaid. NewZealandhaddevelopedsuccessfulgovernmentfree-tradedeals includingwithChina,Japan,Canada, MexicoandtheComprehensiveand ProgressiveAgreementforTransPacificPartnership.

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“And,secondly,itwouldbeacompletefantasytoeverbelievewewere goingtonegotiatesomethingcomparablewithwhatwehavewiththeUK orAustralia.” Thenumberonepriorityshouldbe gettingtheAustralia,NewZealand andUKFTAsthroughbecausethey wereworld-classandwouldgiveNew Zealandaninsurancepolicyshould China“gosouth”intheyearsahead. ■ —OtagoDailyTimes

“Therearetworecentonesand controversiallyforyou—theEU. “Look,I’mobviouslydisappointed, asyourspokespersonsare,withthe resultsonmeatanddairy,butIthink theresultselsewherewereverypositive.

16 THE COUNTRY Thursday, August 11, 2022 Wairarapa Times-AgeFriday,August11,2023 www.northernadvocate.co.nz 171 nad,hbt,wang, hastings,kapiti www.thecountry.co.nz Groser:Wewillgetthroughthis TheRussian invasionof Ukrainehas impactedon globaltrade, TimGrosersays. Here,farm workersharvest wheatarounda craterleftbya Russianrocket 10kmfromthe frontline. Photo/AP TRADE: Thetradeanalystis urgingfarmerstohavefaith despitethedecliningchances ofasofteconomiclanding, reportsTimCronshaw Ifyouwanttobeinoneoftwo industriesinthismoredifficultglobal macro-economicsituationwhatwould youbein?Youwouldbeinfoodor energy. —TimGroser, tradeanalyst TimGroser T radeanalystTimGroseris comfortingfarmersthat NewZealand’s“resilient” agricultureexporteconomy hasfronteduptomoresevere challengesthanitisbeingexposedto now. Thatisdespiteasoftlandingfor inflationlookingincreasinglyunlikelyandbigchangestomilitary viewsandbusinessmodelsfrom Russia’sinvasionofUkraine. Grosersaiddoomsayerspredicting theendofglobalmobilisationwere wrong. HetoldfarmersuppliersatSilver FernFarms’Christchurchconference tokeepthefaithasNewZealandhad madeenormousprogressinthepast 40to50yearssincehebecame involvedinthetradesector. “I’mnotsellingyoutheargument thatwearelivinginthebestofall possibleworlds,”hesaid. “I’msayingwehavedemonstrated resilience,wearefacingnew challenges,butifIwantedtosumup myoverarchingconclusioninafew wordsIwouldsaythis:Wewillbe fine,wewillgetthroughthis.” Grosersaidhecouldremember thedeepconcernofseniorofficials whenhegothisfirstjobatTreasury’s externaltradeandeconomicsdivision.

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As soon as Echo steps off the ski lift, he’s causing a stir. The black, white and brown border collie, harnessed for work, is like a magnet for the families holidaying on the slopes of Whakapapa skifield on MtTheRuapehu.two-year-old search and rescue dog is training to find people who might have got buried in an avalanche. The children tossing snowballs at each other just metres away are all part of the simulation’s distractions. Sophie squeals with delight as Echo and his handler Lisa Jaggi stop amid the throng to say“Nicely,hello. nicely,” Jaggi said to Echo, who sat to allow the preschooler a “Educationpat. is a really big part of what I see us doing as avalanche dog teams.” It’s surprising how little people know about the danger of avalanches, she said. “Where there’s snow and there’s slopes, loading and stability issues, there are avalanches.”CountryLife watched as Jaggi put Echo through his paces, trying to find an old shoe, which had been buried in the snow as part of the exercise. Dogs have an amazing sense of smell “220 million scent receptors versus our five million. They smell the world in 3D”, Jaggi Avalanchesaid.rescue dogs have been known to sniff out people buried several metres beneath the surface and can scent a person half a kilometre away. The statistics around the efficacy of rescue dogs in an avalanche are staggering, she said.

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Above: Search and rescue dogs are among an elite few canines allowed on the slopes. Right: Echo plays an important role in avalanche awareness when he is out and about on the PHOTOS/RNZ/SALLslopes.YROUND “He’s this amazing team-mate that makes me smile every day.”

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A person has a 90 per cent chance of survival up to 15 minutes from being buried, assuming they have no other major trauma. A dog can search a hectare in 30 minutes and work out whether anybody is under the snow compared with 20 humans taking four hours to search the same“Timearea.is totally against you. “A dog is the superior way to be found should you not be wearing a transceiver,” she said, referring to the electronic device which emits a signal for searchers to pick up, a must for those heading into theThebackcountry.searchis“just a big giant game” for Echo, Jaggi said. He is poised, Jaggi’s hand resting gently on his harness. “Ready to work?” sheEcho“Readywhispers....search!”zigzagsacross the snow, his nose in the air. He follows the airborne human scent, then starts to dig furiously after pinpointing the spot where the shoe had been buried 20 centimetres below theJaggisurface.races over, shovel in hand, and helps to dig it out. The shoe is spotted then comes an avalanche of praise and a boisterous wrestle over a tug toy. Echo is in his first full season as an avalanche rescue dog with Land Search and Rescue, the volunteer organisation which is New Zealand’s official search dog“We’regroup. really training for a situation we hope will never happen,” she said. “He’s this amazing teammate that makes me smile every day.”

TheCountry anceofemailsandinvitationsalertingus tothehappeningsoftheruralworldand mostofthemarethoroughlyworthyof exposureandfurtherdiscussion.However,agreatdealofthemareso convoluteditbringsonamildheadache tryingtodecipherwhoisholdingthe event,whothesponsoris,whatindustry isinvolvedandwhataspectofthe industryisbeingcelebratedordiscussed. Forexample,youmayreceivesomethingthatsaysyou’reinvitedtothe GlobalConglomeratePacificRegion PrimaryProducersStageFourPortfolio OpportunityFirstQuarterOpeningCeremony.Okay,sothatmaybeanextreme, fictitioustitle,buttherealityisit’snotfar removed.Whenyoureceivemultiple suchmissivesonaweeklybasis,the naturalinclinationistoshyawayandgo forsomethingthatsaystheAnnualFarm Awards. Thismayseemflippantandatad trivial,butinanageofincreasinglybitesizedsnippetsofinformation,it’sadvisabletorefrainfromsuchweightytitles andkeepitassimpleaspossible.I understandnoteverythingisspecifically meantforbroadcast,andIunderstand theneedfornamingrightssponsors,but italljustaddstotheglutofinformation thatultimatelyleadstoalackofcutthrough.Andyes,itcanbeassimpleas thelengthofatitle.

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He said about 54 per cent of respondents expected their spending to increase over the next 12 months, slightly up on results from January. “This will be due to inflation of input prices rather than spending on goods and services.” Hoggard said with farmers, like other New Zealanders, having to pay more interest, a net 15.3 per cent of survey respondents expected their debt to reduce over the next 12 months, down 15.6 points from the January survey when the figure was 30.9 per cent. He said the survey indicated an easing in the labour market, that was “still very tight”. About 44 per cent of respondents reported it has been harder to recruit skilled and motivated staff over the past six months, down 4.3 points from the January survey. Staples said an “appalling winter” would have kicked farmer morale too. “July has been dreadfully wet which never helps anyone’s outlook at Immediateall.” environmental impacts weren’t the end of farmer’s worries, Staples said the largest concern she heard was about carbon and environmental challenges. She said now was a time of uncertainty with large quantities of government legislation affecting“They’refarmers.worried about how they can farm, if they have a right to farm, if they need consents.”Staples said legislation like Te Mana O Te Wai was becoming a confronting problem for farmers. “The health of the water must become before the health of the people. That’s huge when you think about it.” She gave an example of a farmer wanting to prevent damage to a bridge on their“Areproperty.youallowed to do some work in a river to prevent a bridge being washed out, or is the river more important than the bridge? Strictly speaking the river is more important.” Hoggard said other key concerns for farmers included climate change policy, the emissions trading scheme, regulation andcosts,complianceanddebt.

Farmer confidence has continued to plummet while concerns about the economy skyrockets. Wairarapa farmers haven’t been left out of the mix. Federated farmers said its biannual survey in January showed that farmer confidence was at its lowest level since the survey began in 2009. July’s survey showed confidence plummet even further. Of 1200 farmers surveyed, 47.8 per cent considered current economic conditions to be bad, down 55.6 points from January when a net 7.8 per cent considered conditions to be good.Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard said the drop was a huge change over only six “Obviouslymonths. inflation and supply chain disruption fallout from covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine are part of it, but continued concern over the pace and direction of government reform and regulation, not to mention staff shortages, are also contributing to uncertainty and gloom.” He said one of the biggest concerns was that for the first time in the survey’s history, there was a net negative score for production expectations. “A net 0.5 per cent of farmers who answered our questions expect their production to decline over the next 12 months, down 2.3 points on the January result.”Greater Wellington Regional Council deputy chair and Wairarapa representative Adrienne Staples said that most of the concern for farmers came from increasing regulatory burden from central government. She said commodity prices were good and holding up, which was one light at the end of theIntunnel.recent weeks Beef and Lamb reported $1.1 billion of red meat exported from the nation during June despite global supply chain issues affecting sheep meat and beef exportDespitevolumes.exports increasing, Hoggard said about 80 per cent of survey respondents expected general economic conditions to worsen over the next year months, up 16.9 points on the January“That’ssurvey.notinconsistent with the results from other business confidence surveys.” More than half of survey respondents expected their profitability to continue to decline over the next year. “This is perhaps to be expected given the squeeze from higher input costs and high commodity prices retreating,” Hoggard“Despitesaid. the slide in confidence, farmers’ profitability expectations haven’t taken as big a hit as might have been indicated.”Hoggard said about 55 per cent of respondents said they are currently making a profi – six points down on the January survey.

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Commodity prices are holding up, despite low farmer confidence. PHOTOS/FILE

“With raised awareness of foot and mouth disease in Indonesia and Malaysia, biosecurity has rocketed up the list of top concerns that farmers want the government to confront,” Hoggard said. Staples said she wasn’t sure how soon farmer conﬁdence would improve: “A lot of that will depend on what comes out of government”.

Despite the slide in confidence, farmers’ profitability expectations haven’t taken as big a hit as might have been indicated. – Andrew Hoggard

Almost half of surveyed farmers think economic conditions are PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COMbad.

Farmer confidence is at its lowest since 2009

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‘Stripy Mist’ is, as the name suggests, striped, but in this case the green leaves have stripes of chocolate brown. Sounds a little odd but it is nice looking small form.

‘Sweet Mist’ is about the same height but is brown coloured. Among the slightly taller forms, ‘Yellow Wave’ is an older variety that is still popular. It obviously has a golden variegation, that looks great on the drooping leaves. I have found that this does better in slightly shaded areas, as it can get a little sunburnt in full sun in dry spots. There are quite several varieties in the pink shades that surprised us when they first came on the market about 30 years ago. The colour looks so different to that in the wild forms that it took a while to accept them. Among the better forms in the colour range are ‘Jester’ and ‘Sundowner’. Some of the older varieties in this colour range quickly grew out to be mainly brown, but the modern types hold the pink colour better although the leaves usually fade to a cream colour. If you want a dramatic focal point, some of the larger growing typesusually Phormium tenax of coursethere are some great darker coloured cultivars. I like ‘Merlot’ - both in the glass and in the garden. It is a nice upright growing form. One of the great things about flaxes is the way they provide food for tui. The curving shape of the flowers seem to have co-evolved with tui, as they appear to be the same angle. It is worth growing this adaptable native plant for that reason alone.

One of the basic principles of garden design is that foliage can be used to provide variety andYoucontrast.should plant large-leaved plants alongside smaller leaved ones, and upright growing plants should be used in association with those with a weeping Dark-leavedhabit.plants should have lighter coloured varieties next to them. You get the idea. This week, out on my early morning walk, I came across a garden that seems to break all the rulesit is planted almost exclusively in wharariki, native flax, and almost all of them are smaller weeping forms. It shouldn’t work, according to the rules, but it somehow does, providing a peaceful calming garden. Our native flaxes are not even remotely related to the linen flax of the NorthernBotanistsHemisphere.usedtosay they were part of the agave family, but genetic analysis has led to them being reclassified, now being regarded as more closely aligned with day lilies, Hemerocallis. There are but two species of native flax - Phormium tenax, and P. colensoi. The latter is only found in New Zealand, while the former also occurs naturally on Norfolk Island. In theory, it is easy enough to tell the two species apart. Harakeke, P. tenax, has upright growth to about two metres, with flowering stems that tower over the foliage. The flowers are usually red. On the other hand, wharariki, P. colensoi, is smaller growing, has a weeping habit and has yellow or orange flowers. But of course, it is not as simple as that. There is a lot of variation in wharariki, and where the two species grow alongside each other, there is considerable hybridisation. Māori made extensive use of both species for weaving, selecting different forms for different purposes. Pākehā also made use of the fibre - there were extensive flax milling operations in Wairarapa in the 19th and early 20th century, and there were areas in South Wairarapa where flax was cultivated as a commercial crop. It has also been recognised as an attractive addition to the garden almost as soon as pākehā explorers found it, being popular in the south of England in particular. Forms with different colours have always been highly valued, including one, ‘Tricolour’, that was found growing down a bank on ‘Brancepeth’ Station’ in the Wainuioru area. According to legend, a necro sailor working on the station was lowered over the edge of the cliff by rope and hauled back up with a precious portion of the ‘Brancepeth’plant.gardener William Summers carefully cultivated the plant, and it gradually became famous worldwide. It has a great arching habit, showing off its green and yellow variegated leaves, each with a red stripe down the edge. You’ll be pleased to know that it still grows in the garden at ‘Brancepeth’ and is still available in the horticulture trade. There is a wide range of cultivars available for the home gardeners, starting out with tiny forms that only grow to about 50cm. A pure green form called ‘Pepe’ [Māori for baby] is a bright dwarf type, with quite erect leaves. It looks great when planted in clumps. ‘Pixie’ is about the same height, but the leaves are more arching and each is striped pink through the middle.

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AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You probably don't think you need contributions to launch the project of the day, but giving people a chance to help will give them a purpose, a reason to bond, and the self-esteem that comes from a giver's high.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A sprinkle of uncertainty will make life exciting. Too much of it will have the opposite effect, exhausting your vital resources. Pay attention to how you're feeling and when it gets too intense, ﬂee to the safety of familiar comforts.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You will touch someone's heart with the compliment you offer. There is a chance that the other person's reaction won't show on their face. Your unexpected kindness will take time to process. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You could be the emotional support in a bad situation, but it's far better to put your attention on changing the situation so it's fair and balanced enough to support everyone who is in it. A restructuring is in order.

Sudoku Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Across: 1. Misdemeanour 8. Appraise 9. Leaf 11. Salve 12. Epicene 13. Easy 15. Itch 19. Finance 20. Those 22. Ills 23. Apparent 24. Enterprising. Down: 2. Impel 3. Deafen 4. Master 5. Overeat 6. Refreshments 7. Laissez-faire 10. Sip 14. Singlet 16. Any 17. Pepper 18. Stearns 21. Ocean

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): In many ways you feel blessed beyond reason, and yet there's something more you want. You may wonder if you have a right to it, but that's not the point. The real question is, are you willing to do what it takes?

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Sometimes you think you aren't a naturally patient person, but learning the habits of patience will be the next best thing to actually embodying the virtue. Today this will start with identifying the source of your impatience.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You don't dislike people, it's just that you don't need anyone right now. When you're alone, you feel deliriously satisﬁed, able to amuse yourself with very little – a beneﬁt of your fantastic imagination.

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LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There's a powerful intuition in you, activated by your intention to defend, support and uplift others. Not everything you do is entirely logical but it will serve your worthy purpose.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You don't have to try to be interesting; someone already ﬁnds you fascinating as you react to the normal ups and downs of life. Heightened emotions cause you to do something you would not ordinarily do.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Too much introspection is a bad investment of your energy and can thwart your productivity. A lack of objectivity makes it impossible to see your best move. Get feedback. Let other people be your mirrors.

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The club competition on Saturday was a medal round. Results: Group 1: 1 Robbie Speers nett 70 on countback from Jeremy Harp, 3 Jake Gibbs 71, 4 Stu Norther 72. Group 2: 1 Laurence Butler 72, 2 Kris Towgood 73 on countback from Terry Adamson, 4 Graham Duckett 74. Twos: Geoff Lewis , Shane Stewart and Shane Hawkins. Nearest the pins: Ivan Karaitiana, Phil Granich, Geoff Lewis, Jason Walker, Jeremy Harp, Shane Stewart and Byron Karaitiana. On Sunday the competition was also medal. Results: 1 Bobby Kahui 70, 2 Laurence Butler 71, 3 Chris Wenden 72, 4 Stu Northe 74 on countback Layton Kawana. Twos: Brett Armour and Chris Wenden. This weekend the club competition is medal rounds on Saturday and Sunday, and it is the last rounds of club championships qualifying, so if you want to be in make sure you get a qualifying round in this weekend if you haven’tComingalready.up: The Mahunga Three-Person Ambrose Tournament is on September 10 with tee-off at 10am and entry fee is $20 a player so get your team of three sorted now and your entries in. Carterton NATASHA KYD Another wintry day had 23 players turn out for the third round of the Winter Eclectic stableford competition. Results: Division 1: Grant Smith, Graham Hutchby 33, Don Kinnell 32, Les Cherry 31, Mike Wren, Wayne Taylor 30. Division 2: Phil Gibbons, John Vallely, Mike Newport, Duncan Pocock 33, Terry Price 31, Trevor Clayton 30. Nearest the pins: Max Baylis and Grant Smith. On Friday, our Elevenses players were greeted with a nice day and the course looking good. Results: Cary Clark 24 points, Nigel McGregor 24, Murray Smith 23, Steve Gladwell 22, and Mike Wren 21. Our Saturday nine-holers played in their monthly nett medal match. Results: Malcom Steele nabbing a three-peat on 38, Phil Gibbons 38, Megan Gibson 38, Terry Price 39, and Carissa Price 39. Our 18-hole women played the fourth round of the Stubbs Cup on Saturday with Jane Brooking on 32 points, Wendy Wills 31, and Val Edwards 30. Nearest the pin: Jane Brooking. Two: Wendy Wills. The men had a great turn out for a nett haggle. Results: David Sadler 69, Tipi Rimene 69, Craig Wilson 70, Trevor Barnard 70, and Murray Smith 72. Best gross: Trevor Barnard 74. On Sunday there was a nett club haggle. Results: Val Edwards 69, Lance Sayer 72, Nic Craig 73, Pam Lewthwaite 74, and Shane Hawkins [Mahunga] 75. Two: Trevor Barnard. Masterton KIRSTEN HEWITT Saturday, August 6: Club day, nett: Blue tees: 1 Jeff Ogg 73, 2 Sam Forrester 73, 3 Jamie Frew 74; White/yellow tees: 1 Jamie Brunton 69, 2 Murray Schofield 3 Steve Tasker Thursday, August Competition, stableford: 1 Jeff Ogg Gavin Sam 5 Frew Brunton Wednesday, perfect day. WGU [nett]: Silver: Vicki Molenaar nett Carolyn Springer Bronze Rebecca O’Neale Nearest the Rebecca O’Neale. Home Pennants: Vicki Rebecca Shirley Mahunga Joe Chapel 06 370

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GOLF ROUND˜UP DOUG FERGUSON American Rickie Fowler narrowly avoided missing the FedEx Cup playoffs for the second straight year, and he will proceed with a newFowlercaddie.is parting ways with Joe Skovron, a childhood friend and the only full-time caddie he has“Ithad.was a team decision,” Fowler said. “Decided to go different ways. It could be the best option currently. By no means does this mean it’s the end of the road. He’s like a big brother to me.”Fowler hasn’t won since the 2019 Phoenix Open and has slid to 167 in the world. He missed the cut at the Wyndham Championship and only finished 125th when a couple of players had a tough final round and because of nine LIV Golf players who didn’t count in the standings. He will use Cobra-Puma employee Ben Schomin, who previously filled in for Bryson DeChambeau, at the FedEx St Jude Championship this week. “It is different,” Fowler said. “In 13 years, there’s been only one other week, my rookie year, when I had someone else on the bag.” Fowler and Skovron grew up together northeast of San Diego in Temecula. Fowler says he has known him since they were toddlers. Smith stays mum Cameron Smith was last seen at a golf tournament with the claret jug at his side after his remarkable win at St Andrews in the British Open. One of the more awkward moments was when he was asked about rumours he would be joining LIV Golf. “I just won the British Open, and you’re asking about that. I think that’s pretty ... not that good,” Smith said. A month later, nothing has changed. Aussie golfer Cameron Percy said on an Australian radio station that Smith was defecting, only to say later to Australian Golf Digest that he was only conveying what he heard in locker rooms during rain delays on tour. “My goal here is to win the FedEx Cup playoffs. That’s all I’m here for,” Smith said when asked about the reports. “If there’s something I need to say regarding the PGA Tour or LIV, it will come from Cameron Smith, not Cameron Percy.” Back on the old course Ireland’s Rory McIlroy gets another crack at St Andrews this year, minus the claret jug being displayed on the first tee of the OldMcIlroyCourse. is returning to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in late September with his father, Gerry, as his amateur partner. McIlroy tied for third at the British Open last month, where he had the 54-hole lead. He also tied for third at St Andrews in the 2010 Open. And he has been runner-up at the Dunhill Links, which is also uses Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, on three occasions. “I’m really looking forward to playing,” McIlroy said. “It’s one of the most longstanding events on the DP World Tour and one I really enjoy, especially when I partner with my dad. I’ll be taking the team championship just as seriously as the professional event, and it would be a special experience if we could win together.”

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track,intheperpetualquestfor improvement. “Iguesswhenyou’retryingtobe thebestyoucan—allthetime—and tryingtogetbetterthere’salways goingtobethings,”Carringtontold NZME.“Youjusthavetokeeplearning andchangingandgrowingbutalso maintainingalotofthosethingsthat reallyworked,likethefoundational basics. “Sowe’vegotsomereallygood groundswithwhatweknowbutwe alsoreallywanttokeeppushingand challengingourselves. “WherecanIgetbetter?

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Boultpullingbackfrom BlackCapscommitments

Boultsaidithadbeenadifficult calltomake. “Thishasbeenareallytough decisionformeandI’dliketothank NZCfortheirsupportingettingto thispoint,”hesaid. “Playingcricketformycountry wasachildhooddreamandI’mso proudofeverythingI’vebeenable toachievewiththeBlackCapsover thepast12years. “Ultimatelythisdecisionisabout mywifeGertandourthreeyoung boys.Familyhasalwaysbeenthe biggestmotivatorformeandIfeel comfortablewithputtingitfirstand preparingourselvesforlifeafter cricket.” Hesaidheunderstoodthemove woulddiminishhischancesof playingfortheBlackCaps. “IstillhaveabigdesiretorepresentmycountryandfeelIhavethe skillstodeliveratinternational level.However,Irespectthefact thatnothavinganationalcontract willaffectmychancesofselection. “Havingsaidthat,asafastbowler IknowIhavealimitedcareerspan, andIfeelthetimeisrighttomove intothisnextphase.”

formatcricketersintheworld. We’reveryproudofwhathe’s achieved.”

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“Wherecantheteamgetbetter?” Carringtonwastheseniorfigure amongstanextremelygreengroup, withAliciaHoskin(22),OliviaBrett (20)andTaraVaughan(18). Sheenjoyedthatmutually beneficialdynamic.Carringtonfedoff theenergyandsupportofthe youngerpaddlers,whiletheywere liftedbyherpresenceintheracesand soakedupallthelessonstheycould awayfromcompetition. TherookieK4500mcrewshowed theirpotentialwithafifthplace. WhilePolandwerestreetsahead oftherest,theKiwiswereonly0.16s

Thehighpointwasherconvincing K1500mtriumph(thethirdatthis level)alongwithhereighth successiveK1200mtriumph,toboost hercareertallyofworld championshipgoldmedalsto12. Carringtonwasaboatlengthclear ofthefieldintheK1500m,with Croatia’sAnamariaGovorcinovic 1.28sbehindinsecond. Sheenjoyedvirtuallythesame

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rentBoult’stimeasaregularmemberoftheBlack Capsacrossallthree formatshascometoan end. NewZealandCrickethasagreed toreleaseBoultfromhiscentral contractsohecanspendmoretime withhisfamily,whilealsomaking himselfavailablefordomestic leagues. The33-year-oldfastbowler requestedthereleaseafterseveral conversationswithNZC,whichhas agreedtothearrangements.

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behindbronzemedallistsMexicoand crossedinfrontofthelikesof HungaryandGermany. Carringtonwasheartenedbythat performancebutwarnedtherewas alongroadahead. “There’sahugeopportunityforthe teamtoindividuallyimproveandit’s justmaintainingthatfocusforthe next12months,”saidCarrington. “Nextyearis[Olympic]qualifying yearwhichisabigyear.Andaswe know,theworldstillgetsfaster.So asfastaswewanttogetthey’llalso getfaster.It’sjusttryingtojustbeso consistentinourtrainingandour learningandwhatittakestoraiseall thoselittlethingsthatmakeupagood race.” IntheK2500m,Carringtonand Hoskinwerepippedby0.02sfor bronzebyBelgium,withPolandand Germanyclaimingthetoptwoplaces. ThedevelopingKiwiduodon’tyet havetheslickcombinationthat CarringtonandCaitlinRyan engenderedoverseveralyears,but thereispromise. “Ilovepaddlingwithher,”said Carrington. “Ifwecanjusttightenupasacrew, wecanmakethingsbetter.” Carringtonhasafewweeksoff— withsomelongawaitedfamilytime —beforethesquadresumestraining inSeptember.

DameLisaCarringtonneverstopslookingfornewtweaksinherpreparation.

Itwasalsoachancetolookback onanotherextremelydemanding andsuccessfulregatta. TheNewZealandwomen’ssquad competedin10racesandthe33-yearoldCarringtonwasinvolvedinevery one,anchoringtheK2500mandK4 500mcrewsalongwithhersolo pursuits.

marginintheshorterevent. Sure,fieldsalwayslookabit differentinapost-Olympicsyear,as somecompetitorstakeasabbatical, butCarringtonstillbested27other paddlersintheK1500mand19in thesprintevent. Andthatwasdespiteanunusual buildup,withanextendedpostOlympicsbreak,timeoutforher weddinginMarchandtheuniqueK1 500mselectionduelwithAimee Fisheratthenationalchampionships inApril. That’sgivenCarrington confidencethatsheisontheright

Thosemomentsofquietreflection werespecial,andsomethingthat hasn’tbeenpossiblesince2019due toCovid,witheventsbeingcancelled, beforetheclosedbubbleattheTokyo Olympics.

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ThemovemeansBoult,whohas taken317testwickets,169atODI level,and62inT20Icricket,will haveasignificantlyreducedrole withtheBlackCapsduringhisfinal yearsinthegame,whilestillbeing eligibleforselectionifandwhen available. NZCchiefexecutiveDavidWhite saidtheleft-armerhadmadeitclear duringdiscussionsthathisappetite fortouringhaddiminished,andthat hewishedtospendmoretimewith hisfamily. “WerespectTrent’sposition,” saidWhite. “He’sbeencompletelyhonest andup-frontwithusabouthis reasoningand,whilewe’resadtobe losinghimasafully-contracted player,heleaveswithourbest wishesandoursincerethanks. “Trent’smadeamassivecontributiontotheBlackCapssincehis testdebutinlate2011andisnow consideredoneofthebestmulti-

Whitesaidhewasconfident Boultunderstoodwhatthedecision meantintermsofhisinternational playingfuture. “We’vehadseveral conversationsandIknowTrent understandsthat,intermsofselection,NZCwillcontinuetomakea priorityofthoseplayerswitheither centralordomesticcontracts.”

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Photo/Photosport Afewhoursafterherfinalraceatthe 2022CanoeRacingWorld ChampionshipsinCanada,DameLisa Carringtonwasabletocatchupwith herfamily,celebratingtogetherafter anotherimpressiveinternational campaign.

Playingcricketformycountry wasachildhooddreamandI’m soproudofeverythingI’vebeen abletoachievewiththeBlack Capsoverthepast12years.

Afterfivelossesfromtheirlastsix tests,fewexpecttheAllBlackstoupset theworldchampions.Writtenoff,then, andwiththeircoach’stenurehanging byathread,acasecouldbemadethey havenothingtolose.Cane,though, doesn’tbuyanysuchsuggestions. “I’mnotseeingitthatwayatall. There’satrophyontheline.We’re playingatEllisParkandwe’redesperate toimproveandputoutbetter performancesthanweare.There’sas muchonthelineasthere’severbeen.”

Thatchallengeisnoeasierwiththe Springbokswelcomingtheman mountainthatisDuaneVermeulen backtostartatNo8. CanepredictstheBokswilllargely stickwiththeirlimitedyethighly effectiveforwarddominated,kickheavytactics.Sevendayson,theAll Blackswillhopetohavemoreanswers.

matchmessagedesignedtoshiftthe moodofhismenfromoneof frustrationtoresolve. “Asdisappointingandasmuchasit hurt,there’snowhereelsewe’drather beasateamthanhereandhaving anothercrackatthem.”

Williams,oneofthegreatestand mostaccomplishedathletesinthe historyofher—oranyother—sport, wroteintheessaythatshedoesnot liketheword“retirement”andprefers tothinkofthisstageofherlifeas “evolvingawayfromtennis,toward otherthingsthatareimportanttome”. “Ifeelagreatdealofpain.It’sthe hardestthingthatIcouldever imagine.Ihateit.IhatethatIhave tobeatthiscrossroads,”shewrote. “Ikeepsayingtomyself,Iwishit couldbeeasyforme,butit’snot.I’m torn:Idon’twantittobeover,but atthesametimeI’mreadyforwhat’s next.”

caresdeeplyandwithresults descending,hecarriesasignificant burdenasAllBlackscaptain. Thedarkestmomentsasskipper comeimmediatelyfollowingsuccessive depthsoftheAllBlacksdecline,the overridingdisappointment,are impossibletoignore. Despitethecloudsofdoomhovering believetheyareonthecuspofa response. Caneopenlydisplayshisemotions and,tohiscredit,alwaysspeakswith honesty.Hefeelstheweightofanation toleadtherevivalinrugby’stoughest assignment,theSpringboksatEllisPark, thisweekend. “Youcertainlyfeelit—it’simpossible notto.I’dbelyingifIsaidIwasn’t,”Cane said.“Pressurehasalwaysbeenpartof beinganAllBlack.Withoutadoubt,it’s extrapressure.Youcanlooktoseeit asaburdenorembraceitandseeitas anextrachallenge.That’stheonlyway youcanviewit.”

Thatshewouldbepubliclycontemplatingtheendofherplaying daysisnotallthatsurprisingto anyone,givenherage—her10Grand Slamtitlesafterturning30areunsur-

TheUSOpenistheyear’sfinal GrandSlameventandoneshehas wonsixtimes,mostrecentlyin2014, togoalongwithseventitlesapiece atWimbledonandtheAustralian Open,plusthreeattheFrenchOpen, acrossacareerremarkableforits peaksanditslongevity. Shealsoowns14GrandSlam doubleschampionships,allwonwith heroldersister,Venus,partofa remarkabletaleoftwosiblingsfrom Compton,California,whogrewupto bothberankedNo1,windozensof trophiesanddominatetennisfor stretches. Venus,whois42andstillcompeting,wasthefirstinthefamilytobreak through,reachingherfirstGrand Slamfinalatthe1997USOpen.But Serenasoonsurpassedhersister, winningthe1999USOpenatage17 andthengoingontoadd22more suchtriumphs(Venuswonseven majorsinglestitles),eventually establishingherselfasaone-of-a-kind superstar,knownforfarmorethan hertalentwitharacketinhand. TheyoungerWilliamswasarmed withaseffectiveaserveasthere’s everbeen,powerfulforehandsand backhands,instinctsandspeedthat allowedhertocovereveryinchof acourtandswitchfromdefenceto attackinablink,andanenviablewill towin. Thatunflinchingdesiretobethe besthelpedmakeherthebest—and alsosometimesgotherintotrouble withchairumpiresduringmatches, mostinfamouslyduringthe2018US OpenfinalshelosttoNaomiOsaka, awomanmorethanadecade youngerwhogrewupidolising Williams,ashavesomanyoftoday’s players. TheofficialTwitterfeedfor Wimbledonpostedthismessagey aboveaphotoofWilliams:“Some playthegame.Otherschangeit.” “Idon’tparticularlyliketothink aboutmylegacy.Igetaskedabout italot,andIneverknowexactlywhat tosay.ButI’dliketothinkthatthanks toopportunitiesaffordedtome, womenathletesfeelthattheycanbe themselvesonthecourt,”Williams wrote.“Theycanplaywithaggression andpumptheirfists.Theycanbe strongyetbeautiful.Theycanwear whattheywantandsaywhatthey wantandkickbuttandbeproudof itall.”

TheAmericanhaswonmore GrandSlamsinglestitlesintheprofessionalerathananyotherwoman orman.Onlyoneplayer,Margaret Court,collectedmore,24,although theAustralianwonaportionofhers intheamateurera. “I’dbelyingifIsaidIdidn’twant thatrecord.ObviouslyIdo.Butday today,I’mreallynotthinkingabout her.IfI’minaGrandSlamfinal,then yes,Iamthinkingaboutthatrecord,” Williamssaid. “MaybeIthoughtaboutittoo much,andthatdidn’thelp.Theway Iseeit,Ishouldhavehad30-plus GrandSlams.”

Amidthebarrageofcriticismand speculationsurroundingaseemingly imminentchangeofcoach,Caneand hisleadershipgroupareattemptingto keeptheteamzonedinonthedaunting taskathand. “It’simportanttoremindtheboys what’simportantandwheretofocus theirenergyandmakesurethey’renot consumedbyoutsidenoiseand opinions. “Myjobascaptainistoleadonthe fieldandonthetrainingpark;tomake surewe’retightasagroupandliving andtrainingaswewanttobe.Ican handonheartsaythat’sthecaseatthe momentwhichispleasing.Hopefully becauseofthatwe’llstartgettingwhat wewantonthefield.”

Inthewakeoflastweek’s26-10 defeatatMbombelaStadium,Cane stoodintheshedsanddeliveredapost-

“Theyknowtheirgameandthey executeitextremelywell.Therewere 15oddcontestablekicksandweonly tookfiveofthem.Theyhadgreat successinthatareasoIexpectthem tokeepgoingthere. “Theyhadgoodsuccessatthe breakdownsoweexpectthemtoroll outalotofthesamestuffbutwewould benaı¨vetothinkthey’renotlooking forotheropportunitiestoexploitusin otherareas.”

Fromtheirongoingattackingand catch-passskillstrugglesinthefaceof suffocatingrushdefencetothe Springboks’dominanceatthe breakdownandsuperiorityunderthe highball,theAllBlacksappearalong wayfromrediscoveringtheirbest. Cane,though,reiteratedIanFoster’s polarisingviewthatwithafewminor adjustments,theAllBlackscanstopthe rot. “Ifwesortoutthosecontestables.We hadaprettysharptrainingrun,we’re startingtoputalotofthosethingsright andmakeimprovementssoit’sbeen agoodfewdays. “Ithoughtwedefendedreallywell consideringeverything.Idon’tthink we’refaroff.Afewpeoplehavesaid itwasn’tanimprovedperformancebut, inhouse,we’velookedatalotofthings andthereweresomedefinitestepsin therightdirection.Thewholefocusis makingsurewekeeptakingthosesteps becausewe’renotfaroff.”

—NZHerald Howard Fendrich

www.age.co.nz Thursday, August 11, 2022 SPORT/WEATHER 31 WAIRARAPA WEATHER high low warm cold occluded stationary H L -1m210 metservice.com For the latest weather information, including Weather Warnings • CASTLEPOINT • CAPE PALLISER MASTERTON WIND km/h<3030-5960+ CASTLEPOINT TI D ES + SU N , M OON & FIS H IN G Tides: © Copyright OceanFun Publishing, Ltd Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa www.ofu.co.nz TARARUA FOREST PARK Dannevirke Palmerston North ParaparaumuWellington Featherston R EA D IN GS AT 6 PM Y ESTERRainfallDAY mm Wind km/h ET NgawiCastlepointMasterton Av. past 7 days Gust to 6pmmaxmin grassmin fine mainlyfine fog cloudy showersfew drizzle showers rain isolatedthunderclearingdrizzle thunderhailflurriessnow snow today’smax 15 overnightmin 6 swell (m) eg: SW 1m 1 TO DAY max 9 Cloudy and showery. Southerlies, easing in the evening. TO DAY AT A GLANCE Partly Southwesterlies.Morningcloudy.frost.morningmin -3 max 11SAT morning min -2 max 13 Fine. Morning frost. Light winds. SUN TH E S ITUATION A ridge of high pressure lies over most of New Zealand. A front is moving away to the north of Cape Reinga, while another weak front affects the northeast of the South Island. Today: Cloudy and showery. Southerlies. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Southwesterlies. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Morning frost. Southwesterlies. Sunday: Fine. Morning frost. Light winds. WAIRARAPA REG IONAL FORECAST N EW Z EALAN D TODAY Auckland partly cloudy 14 4 Hamilton fine13-1 Tauranga fine14 4 Gisborne showers11 5 New Plymouth fine12 2 Blenheim fine11-3 Christchurch few showers 8 -3 Timaru few showers 8 -3 Queenstown fine 7 -4 Dunedin shower 71 time wind/gustsea swell 9am S 17ktmoderateE 1.8m 3pm S 16ktmoderateE 1.7m 9pm S 13ktslightE 1.6m 3amSW 13ktslightE 1.6m 9amS 14ktslightE 1.5m 3pmS 14ktslightE 1.4m 9pmS 12ktslightE 1.3m CASTLEPOINT COAST FORECAST SwellMap.co.nz Today Tomorrow time wind/gustsea swell 9am S 13ktslightSE 1.5m 3pm S 15ktslightSE 1.4m 9pm S 13ktslightSE 1.4m 3amS 17ktmoderateS 1.4m 9amS 16ktmoderateSE 1.3m 3pmS 11ktslightSE 1.2m 9pmS 5ktsmoothSE 1.1m PALLISER COAST FORECAST SwellMap.co.nz Today Tomorrow 0 1.5 2 0.5 am pm369369noon Aug Saturday13 am pm369369noon Aug Friday12 am pm369369noon Aug Thursday11 -1MRESTE012 LakeCastlepointRiversdaleFerry LakeCastlepointRiversdaleFerry LakeCastlepointRiversdaleFerryLH 3:44am 9:57am10:36pm4:17pm LH 3:47am 9:57am10:38pm4:19pm LH 3:39am 9:52am10:31pm4:12pm LH 4:43am 10:56am11:33pm5:14pm LH 4:46am 10:55am11:34pm5:15pm LH 4:38am 10:51am11:28pm5:09pm LH 5:41am 6:10pm 11:53am LH 5:43am 6:11pm 11:52am LH 5:36am 6:05pm 11:48am BadGoodFair Rise 6:48 pm Set 8:07 am Rise 5:30 pm Set 7:31 am Rise 4:10 pm Set 6:47 am Set 5:35 pm Rise 7:11 am Set 5:34 pm Rise 7:12 am Set 5:33 pm Rise 7:13 am Sun - Moon - Tides - Fishing Castlepoint tide height and movement ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd www.ofu.co.nz Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa am pm369369noon Aug Saturday13 am pm369369noon Aug Friday12 am pm369369noon Aug Thursday11 21MRESTE BadGoodFair Rise 6:48 pm Set 8:07 am Rise 5:30 pm Set 7:31 am Rise 4:10 pm Set 6:47 am Set 5:35 pm Rise 7:11 am Set 5:34 pm Rise 7:12 am Set 5:33 pm Rise 7:13 am Sun - Moon - Tides - Fishing Castlepoint tide height and movement © Meteorological Service of NZ Limited 2022 TO D AY AUG 11 TOMORROW AUG 12 SAT UR D AY, AUG 13 Tomorrow Mountain weather hazard: WindChill. Partly cloudy. Isolated early showers. Wind 1000m and above: Light S. Freezing level: 900m at first, rising to 1200m. Today Mountain weather hazards: Snow, WindChill. Cloudy, with a few showers. Snow flurries possible to 600 metres. Wind 1000m and above: S 45 km/h. Freezing level: About 800m. 7 0 10 0 11 1 8 4 8 0 Masterton 9 0 Partly cloudy. An early Southwesterlies.shower.morningmin 0 max 10FRI Aug to date Av. for Augto6pm24hrs Temperature ºC on Wednesday 1.0 895.881.1 SW 311.259.29.03.71.1 1.4 705.2 SW 46114.49.66.9 16.4 910.0 SW 5752.08.05.2 Year to date MI DDAY TO DAY MI D NI GHT TONI GHT Thursday, August 11, 2022 www.northernadvocate.co.nz 305 Cane wears heart on black sleeve RUGBY Liam Napier AllBlackscaptain SamCanedoesn’t hidefromthepainor thepressure. Photo/GettyImages We’replayingat EllisParkand we’redesperate toimproveand putoutbetter performances. Sam Cane T herehavebeentimesthis seasonwhenSamCane resemblesabrokenman. Understandablyso,too.Cane

passed—herhistoryofinjuriesand herrecentrecord:onevictoryina singlesmatchinthepast12months. Herstatusasanathlete,anda groundbreaker,isobvioustoeveryone. “SerenaWilliamsisagenerational, ifnotmulti-generational,talentwho hadaprofoundimpactonthegame oftennis,butanevengreaterinfluenceonwomeninsports,business andsociety.Atatimewhenour nationandtheworldhavewrestled withessentialissuesofidentity, Serenahasstoodasasingularexemplarofthebestofhumanityafter breakingthroughcountlessbarriers toherparticipationandultimatesuccess,”USOpentournamentdirector StaceyAllastersaid. “Sheleavesanindeliblelegacyof graceandgritthatwillinspire athletes,femaleandmale,formany generationstocome.Wecan’tthank herenoughforallshehasdonefor oursport.”

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Saying“thecountdownhasbegun,” 23-timeGrandSlamchampionSerena Williamsannouncedyesterdaysheis readytostepawayfromtennissoshe canturnherfocustohavinganother childandherbusinessinterests, presagingtheendofacareerthat transcendedsports. Inanessayreleasedby Vogue magazine,andapostonInstagram, Williamswasnotcompletelyclearon thetimelineforherlastmatch,but shemadeitsoundasifthatcouldbe attheusOpen,whichbeginsatthe endofthismonthinNewYork. “Therecomesatimeinlifewhen wehavetodecidetomoveina differentdirection.Thattimeis alwayshardwhenyoulovesomethingsomuch.MygoodnessdoI enjoytennis.Butnow,thecountdown hasbegun,”Williams,whoturns41 nextmonth,wroteonInstagram.“I havetofocusonbeingamom,my spiritualgoalsandfinallydiscovering adifferent,butjust(as)exciting Serena.I’mgonnarelishthesenext fewweeks.”

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TOP PIC: Jackson Clendon in his Ford Fiesta Rally4. ABOVE: Clendon’s badly damaged Fiesta from the South Canterbury Rally.

Costly freight ends Clendon’s run

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MOTORSPORT CHRIS chris.cogdale@age.co.nzCOGDALE Jackson Clendon’s dream of competing in his first Rally of New Zealand at the end of next month is over. The promising rally driver had hoped to have his Ford Fiesta Rally4 back on the road for New Zealand’s first WRC event in a decade after it was badly damaged in June’s Rally South Canterbury when he misheard a pace note and took a corner too fast. However, getting parts from Europe for the 2WD FIA rally car initially was difficult, forcing Clendon to miss last month’s Rally Hawke’s Bay. Now, the cost of freighting the parts is proving prohibitive. He said the parts were costly - but the shipping charges were more than the cost of the parts. Clendon hopes to have the parts in New Zealand by November or December so the car can be prepared for the first round of the 2023 national championship - the Rally Otago in April. The premature end to his season is a disappointment for Clendon, who had won his class in his first outing in the Fiesta, the Rally Whangarei. He led the national championship at the time of the crash. Now the 19-year-old plans on borrowing or leasing cars and competing in some club events such as hill climbs, and even trying his hand at some circuitClendonracing.is also keen to put into practice the learnings he took as one of eight attendees at the NZ Elite Motor Sport Academy in late June. The intense week-long boot camp at Otago University focused on everything outside the car to make a wellrounded driver, from fitness, mental preparation, nutrition, sponsorship, and promotion. It even included time in a heat chamber to determine the drivers’ reaction to extreme conditions. “We were racing on a simulator, but they cooked us at like about 45 degrees Celsius. It was really humid, and we had all our gear on, and they measured how much fluid we lost, what our body temp was and that sort of stuff,” Clendon said. “I was in there like for half an hour and I lost about 1.5kg of fluid.”Although Clendon felt the boot camp was a challenge, he learnt a lot and is already practising some of the learnings, especially the physical“Beingpreparation.inthegymand doing weights and cardio work and learning what I need to do to improve, I’ve started to do a bit of training, but I’m going to ramp that up going forward. “Even like the nutrition, I’ve implemented that straight away, and that’s already worked a lot.” Clendon’s involvement with the academy continues with a 12-month follow-up programme involving sports trainers, mental coaches, and nutritionists.Asfor the crash that ended his season, Clendon was philosophical, saying he learnt a lot from it, and he was looking ahead. “In a way, it was so bad, but it’s a bit of a wake-up call to focus on different things.”

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