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Robbing reserves to keep rates low

By Sue NewmaN

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Armed police due to wanted man

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Police in the district will remain armed like their wider Canterbury colleagues until a wanted man is detained.

The directive comes after three firearms incidents have occurred in the last week directed at police staff, including one where a man was shot after failing to stop for police.

“One individual is still sought by police in connection with this armed incident and we are con-

ducting extensive inquiries to locate him.

“We believe this person may be armed,” Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price said.

“Until he is located, or hands himself in, frontline Level 1 responders in Canterbury will be carrying firearms for their own safety and the safety of the public.

“Our officers are operating in an environment of heightened risk and they deserve to

‘crystal-ball gazing’ for him to say police would encounter the wanted man in Mid Canterbury, and that officers will be focused on carrying out their normal duties.

“As far as they are concerned it will just be normal duties, if anything was likely to happen it would most likely be a surprise incident.”

“Obviously if they are attending a sensitive situation they will likely leave them in the car,” he said.

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be kept safe.”

While the incident occurred in Christchurch, police around the district, including in Mid Canterbury, will be armed.

“We are applying it across the district just to keep our officers and people safe,” sub-area commander Senior Sergeant Matt Emery said.

“Rather than define it in just the city or a certain area it is easier to make it broader as anyone can travel anywhere.”

Emery said it would be like

Property owners in the Ashburton District might be smiling come July when they find they’re facing a very modest rates rise.

This week district councillors took their first look at draft budgets for the next financial year and without cutting too many corners have managed to keep next year’s rate rise below 5 per cent.

Getting to that point, however, meant a little shuffling of where the money would come from to fund several projects. Rather than taking the money from general rates, they opted to draw down on the property reserve pool.

It was a move that made council finance and business support manager, Paul Brake, a little nervous.

“You’ve got this down by chewing into reserves. It’s your decision what you want to do, run reserves down or stick with 5.7 per cent,” he said.

One of the bigger items that will come from reserves is $100,000 for a survey of the Lake Clearwater settlement and $125,000 to reroof the Tinwald Memorial Hall.

“Our reserves are getting extensively used and if you take money from reserves it’s gone,” Brake said.

Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel conceded the council’s reserves were being drawn on more heavily than usual in the coming year’s budget, but said her focus was on keeping the rate rise under 5 per cent.

Leen Braam didn’t agree. He was happy to keep the rise at 5.7 per cent rather than “hammering” reserves.

With a 4.9 per cent average rate rise for the district signalled, councillors will take another look at the budget in two weeks before finalising the numbers.

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Mount Hutt College to lose Schreurs

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Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs has tendered his resignation from the school.

The 60-year-old said yesterday while he loved his job and was enthusiastic about it, there was much to do to take the school into its next chapter.

“I’m not sure if I have got the energy,” he said.

“And, if I’m thinking like that, then someone with new ideas, new blood, may be well placed to come in and move the school along.”

He admitted he was probably a little tired and worn out, but was recognising it early, and wanted to see the school continue to thrive as it approached an era of projected roll growth.

Schreurs will remain at the helm for the remainder of Term 1, and then in Terms 2 and 3 he will be on study leave, continuing to support the board, acting principal and wider college as required.

Schreurs said he was contemplating what he would be studying, and said he would be taking stock of his future.

It was likely he would continue to work in the field of education.

He and wife Pam live in Methven but have their family home in Christchurch. Their daughter Hannah works in the food technology industry in Melbourne and their son Hamish is a professional cyclist for the Israeli Cycling Academy in Spain.

Schreurs himself had a sense of sadness about leaving the role, one he has held since the year of the major Canterbury earth-

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs (right), pictured here at last year’s prizegiving, has been at the helm of the school since 2011.

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“The students here are just fantastic, and the staff, they work so hard for the students.

“I think we have students who are good thinkers, they probably underestimate their abilities, until when they leave the district, they realise just how good they are.”

He was looking forward to be-

ing physically active again, perhaps getting back to running or cycling, things which had been hard to fit in to the demanding job of a school principal.

The school’s board will soon begin meetings to begin the process of appointing an acting principal, and plan its recruitment strategy for Schreurs’ replacement

Board members yesterday said it was with “deep sadness” they advised of the resignation.

“Throughout his tenure at Mount Hutt College, John has been a respected member of our community, and much-liked by teaching staff, support staff and students alike,” personnel sub-committee chairman James McKenzie said.

“The board would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge John’s unequivocal commitment to the role of principal and thank him for the positive influence he has had within our school.

“We will miss John’s professionalism, empathy and insight.

We respect his decision and wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”

Business park section demand beats expectations

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s north-east business park is breaking its own records in terms of growth.

The park, designed to provide the district with industrial and business space well into this century, is already ahead of its growth targets and work will begin later this year to open up

additional sections.

When Ashburton District councillors looked at their budget for the next financial year, commercial manager Colin Windleborn said $2.878 million was needed to create more land options for buyers.

The funds have been built into the council’s long-term plan, but councillors agreed they needed

to be pushed up the spending ladder.

Development of sections at the business estate is staged according to demand, but high demand for smaller sections has meant larger lots have been subdivided putting pressure on the stock of large blocks, Windleborn said.

The developed areas of the

park were estimated to last until 2021, but demand has outstripped forecasts and the council will now bring forward development of stages 2, 3a and 3b.

Moving spending on development forward was a no-brainer, councillor Russell Ellis said.

“This park is something the council can be proud of and if

we have people who want to buy land let’s get out so they can do that,” he said.

The development will involve two lots along the railway line and will make another 20 hectares in the park available.

With these areas subdivided, there will be 20 hectares in the eastern area remaining for future subdivision.

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Pakeke Lions garage sale

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Ashburton Racecourse has been a hive of activity this week, but instead of racehorses and happy punters, the main areas of the course have been filled with members of the Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club preparing for their annual charity market garage sale.

Organisers of the event were thrilled with the numbers of items that had been donated so far, with some estimates putting it down as the largest year yet.

“We just want to thank the public for all the kind donations they have made,” Dave Bennett.

“This is our main fundraiser for the year, and the main goal for this year is to purchase a defibrillator for Tuarangi home.”

The members of the club have been working hard throughout the week to organise the items in to their respective categories.

“We couldn’t believe the amount of stuff,” he said.

The sale will be open from 9am to 1pm today at the Ashburton Racecourse, with cash and eftpos available.

Stalls will include cakes, produce and crafts, along with household, garden, workshop and sporting goods with entertainment for children.

A story in the Guardian on Thursday incorrectly stated that the Mid Canterbury Children’s Day event tomorrow begins at 10am. The event actually begins at 10.30am and runs through until 2.30pm at the Plains Museum. The Guardian apologises for the error.

As part of its drive to improve communications with residents, the Ashburton District Council plans to boost its staff numbers with a new web and social media officer. The fulltime position was approved at a recent round of budget discussions with the new position seen as a strategic way to communicate with residents about the council’s work. It will add $65,000 to the communication team’s budget.

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Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club member Dave Bennett (left) and Noel Lowe test out a sausage maker as they prepare for the club’s Charity Market Garage Sale.

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Rakaia pitches for tourism funds

BY SUE NEWMAN

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The people of Rakaia have joined forces with the Ashburton District Council to make a pitch for funds from the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund to improve a range of facilities along State Highway One. Council open spaces manager David Askin is putting together an application for funds that could see the village’s tourist hub, the Salmon Tales area, receive new toilets, an upgraded playground and improved parking space.

The project started out as a drive to replace the heavily-used toilets with a larger complex, and then the community and Rakaia Lions became involved and the application is now for a much larger project, Askin said.

“The problem at Rakaia is the toilets are

too small and door counters show they’re heavily used,” he said.

“There are a lot of things involved in this one site so we’re putting all these issues into one package to see what we can get from the fund.”

While Rakaia might be in line for new toilets, several district councillors made it clear at a budget meeting this week, that other parts of the district were still waiting for their first toilet block.

Lynette Lovett said the layby at Ealing was well-used by travellers to break a journey, but the downside of that was people using a nearby pit area as a toilet.

The council owns and services toilet blocks across a range of reserves and domains and each year spends $159,000 in wages to have these cleaned and maintained.

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Tinwald’s Memorial Hall is in for a $125,000 spruce up in the next financial year, with the Ashburton District Council earmarking money to re-roof the building. An assessment was carried out on the roof last year and while a number of repairs have been undertaken over the past few years, these have proved inadequate and the roof now has several leaks. Council staff believe that, with a new roof, the hall should then have a lifespan of up to 50 years.

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Rubber ducky you made Friday fun A crowd, believed to be of record size, turned out to the Hokonui Phat Duck Duck Race at Mill Creek last night.

After weeks of marketing and more than 100 ducks finding owners from across the Mid Canterbury district they all lined up to do battle for supremacy.

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Shear For Life fundraiser ‘incredibly successful’

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Organisers of the incredibly successful Shear for Life event have crunched the numbers and are hoping to donate roughly $90,000 to three separate cancer organisations in the coming months.

“It is an impressive number and well beyond anything we could’ve thought of when we had our first meeting,” organiser Sandra Curd said.

“It has all come through the generosity of the people involved and we are absolutely blown away.”

Curd said all the groups involved with the event, especially the main attraction of the event, the shearers.

“It is very unique for them to all come together and with the Golden Shears this week it made that commitment even more special,” she said.

“It is a real accolade to Rocky (Bull) as he did such a great job to get them all together.

“In reflection we are really proud of what we have achieved as we are just volunteers.”

A repeat of the event looks to be off the table, with the organisers more than happy with the unique achievements the one-off event has delivered.

“A few people have been ‘like can we get the shirts or the singlets’ but they are a limited-edition thing and we want to keep it at that,” she said.

“It was a unique event.”

The team of shearers were able to shear more than 3000 sheep, with an all-star line-up of shearers including multiple national shearing title winners and All Blacks legends like Buck Shelford.

A large crowd watches on as the shearers make their way through more than 3000 sheep at the Shear for Life event last weekend.

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Grass strip footpaths win few friends

By Sue NewmaN

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It might have seemed the answer to saving money in a cash strapped roading budget, but the grass strips installed on urban footpaths is earning the Ashburton District Council the ire of ratepayers.

The partial grass project started several years ago as a money saver, but it’s had more than its fair share of teething problems, service delivery manager Neil McCann told councillors during Thursday’s discussions on next year’s budget.

It was a two-pronged project as, in addition to saving money, the grass also provided absorption for

storm water, he said.

“But we do receive quite a lot of criticism from people with heavily used footpaths. There are a lot of complaints, not many people say they’re happy with it.”

McCann said the council did use some discretion now in where it installed the grass strips, particularly in high foot traffic areas.

Perhaps, with the increase in mobility scooters and the importance of keeping people active, it might be a good time to review it, he said.

The question councillors had to ask was whether, with the partial grass footpaths, the council was getting more bang for its footpath bucks, but they also had to ask

whether they were getting happier residents, Russell Ellis said.

The district’s footpaths were now serving a wider range of users than just pedestrians, with scooters and mobility scooters now in the mix and the way those footpaths were constructed had to take into account the needs of different users, mayor Donna Favel said.

If the current policy around footpath surfacing wasn’t working then it might need to be modified, Neil Brown said, and his words have given Harrison Street resident John Leadley a glimmer of hope the partially-grassed footpath treatment will be canned.

Any policy change might come

too late for residents on his street, however.

While he’s happy to see work underway on the Harrison Street footpath, Leadley said he was disappointed to find the new footpath would be partially grassed.

Leadley said he was an advocate of street beautification but the grass berms did nothing to improve streetscapes.

“The grass berm quality on the southern footpath opposite my place is deplorable since completion 18 months ago. It has little grass but healthy nodding thistles and gorse. It’s been a disaster.”

Homeowners were given no choice when it came to the grass strips, there was no consultation

and yet they were expected to maintain those strips, he said.

Some older people might not have lawnmowers and to keep their street area tidy they would be forced to pay a contractor to do the work, something many could not afford, Leadley said.

“I have canvassed many of the residents of the affected street and have yet to find one who, given the option, would choose a retrospective grass berm. Surely this is dictation, not consultation.”

He’s written to all district councillors asking them to take a long, hard look at the current policy.

“Prove that common sense still has a place in decision making in this election year,” he said.

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South Westland finds downside to cellphone coverage The recent addition of cellphone coverage in remote parts of South Westland has also introduced the area to a problem experienced everywhere – people driving while on the phone.

Small cell towers have been erected at Haast township, Roaring Billy car park, Pleasant Flat, Lake Moeraki, Bruce Bay and Lake Wahapo. ‘’There have been several crashes directly next to these sites recently and the cell coverage is gold,’’ senior constable Paul Gurney, of Haast police, said.

But the towers were small and only covered about 50m, so people had to stop their car. The Haast tower covers a wider area with a 4km radius. ‘’We are hoping they’ll be getting on to building the more permanent sites for Haast (Haast Junction, Okuru, Hannahs Clearing and Neils Beach/Jackson Bay),’’ Gurney said. ‘’The only negative for police is we now catch the ‘odd’ person driving while on the phone at Haast.’’

The Rural Connectivity Group, contracted as part of the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative, said in a statement it had

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Teenagers in court after ram raid A group of teenagers in stolen cars allegedly drove into the front of two shops and stole electronics before trying to run down two police officers and fleeing on the wrong side of an Auckland motorway.

Waitemata Police Detective Senior Sergeant Callum McNeill said six teenagers allegedly stole two cars from New Lynn late on Wednesday night and used one of the cars in a ram raid at a business nearby about 2.30am.

The teens allegedly caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage and stole electronics before

ditching the car.

McNeill said the group then drove to Milford in the second stolen car where they stole another car which they used in a ram raid about 3.50am.

All six teens allegedly entered the store and stole a large amount of electronics before leaving in the stolen cars.

Police in the area chased both cars, stopping one.

Three people ran away but were found and arrested by police dog handlers.

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police officers before driving the wrong way down the Northern Motorway near Constellation Drive.

The car continued in the wrong direction along the Upper Harbour Highway.

McNeill said their actions put other drivers and police in “significant danger”.

The car was eventually stopped by using spikes and the three occupants were arrested.

Six people aged between 15 and 17 have appeared in the North Shore Youth Court on a number of charges.

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Police officer charged with indecent assault A police officer has been charged with indecently assaulting a fellow cop.

The 28-year-old accused appeared yesterday afternoon in the Auckland District Court before Judge David Burns.

The policeman was arrested this morning, the court heard, and charged with indecent assault and sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection.

He pleaded not guilty to both charges. The alleged offences occurred on February 5 in Northland, court documents viewed by the media read.

The man’s lawyer, Paul Borich QC, sought interim name suppression for his client, which was consented to by Crown prosecutor Fiona Culliney.

Further details about the case were also suppressed.

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Both alleged incidents happened in the early hours of the morning on February 5, he said.

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Saying goodbye to a

The closure of Cameron Courts is not just about the loss of a resthome, it’s about life changes for 10 elderly people.

Reporter Sue Newman talks to one of those residents about the impact of that closure.

W

hen Margaret Halkett moved into Cameron Courts, she thought she’d moved to a home for life.

But along with her nine fellow residents, 96-year-old Margaret was told on Thursday that the resthome was closing and she would need to find somewhere else to live.

Owners Ash and Lowreen Mani have decided to close Cameron Courts because of declining resident numbers and that has meant the families of 10 elderly people are now searching for new beds in new resthomes.

Most are putting on a brave face, but inside they’re wondering what their future holds, whether they’ll settle into a new place, whether they’ll ever find that sense of belonging that comes with familiarity.

“This is my home, I’m heartbroken. It’s sad because everyone is so happy here, we’re all well fed,” Margaret said.

Friendships run deep between resthome residents and for many at Cameron Courts, relocating to a new home is likely to mean losing friends as well as a home.

After the announcement, the big topic of conversation was where people would go, Margaret said.

She’s hoping to move to Coldstream Lifestyle Village. Her close friend is moving there and being together will make the transition much easier, she said.

Daughter-in-law Jenny was making phone calls and looking at options.

Most Cameron Courts residents were concerned at moving from a place they described as homely, to a newer facility where they feared they would be one resident among many in a place that may not have the same home-away-from-home feel.

“This place has been like being at home. Places like this should be left alone, the government should pull their thumb out and do something to support smaller resthomes,” Margaret said.

For many resthome residents, particularly those with no family in the area, residents and staff became their family, she said.

“The staff here are marvellous.

I don’t want to shift because I’m happy here. It’s the government that’s pushed me out and it’ll be a sad day walking out of here.”

The decision to close

Families were called to a meet-

Their home might be closing but residents and staff are still finding things to smile about (from left) Margaret Halkett, office manager Lyn Hurst, manager Harry Kaur and resident Margaret Owers.

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ing with residents and staff on Thursday morning where Cameron Courts owners told them about the closure.

They gave them every assurance there would be assistance in finding somewhere else to live and that no-one would be rushed or forced to make hasty decisions.

“We will stay open until the last resident leaves,” Mani said.

The closure was forced by declining resident numbers. Out of 30 beds only 10 are now occupied and numbers had been falling over the past two-and-a-half years, he said The couple bought Cameron Courts in 2010 and over the past

eight years aged care had changed, Mani said.

More people were being supported to stay in their own homes and many who came into care being older and in failing health and required hospital rather than resthome beds.

He also said the level of government support made it difficult for smaller resthomes to remain viable.

In announcing the closure, Mani said he would always be grateful to the support the resthome had been given over the years from loyal staff, suppliers and service providers.

The work of volunteers, who had been regular visitors over many years, added immensely to the quality of life in the resthome, he said.

What happens now

Facility manager Harry Kaur and office manager Lyn Hurst are working with the CDHB to ensure the transition to new resthomes is as seamless as possible.

Calls have been made to local facilities to find available bed numbers and calls have also been made on behalf of staff.

If there was such a thing as good timing, this might be it as there

appeared to be beds available in some facilities, Kaur said.

Each resident will be assessed by a CDHB assessor to ensure they are moving to an appropriate facility.

With the resthome ticking all the boxes at its last audit, paperwork is up to date, but each patient file needs to be checked and signed off before they move.

The first resident will move out on Wednesday.

For staff it was an incredibly difficult time because they were committed to the residents, but they also had to look ahead to their own future, she said.

“It’s a difficult time and an

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Above – Cameron Courts, home to the elderly for decades, but planning to close in coming weeks.

Left – A bright spot in the closure of Cameron Courts is that Monty the residents’ cat will have a happy home with manager Harry Kaur.

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unsettling time for families and residents finding somewhere new, starting over. They were really happy here and thought this was their home forever.”

When the closure was announced, seeing the shock on residents’ faces was heart-breaking, Kaur said.

“Thursday was not an easy day.”

She’s been facility manager for two-and-a-half years and said her team was highly skilled and highly valued.

“Seeing my team really upset is very hard. I’ve spoken with staff and said that while it will be a very, very difficult time for them we need to be there for residents, we can’t let our own emotions overpower us.”

Lyn Hurst has been the smiling face behind the resthome reception desk for 12 years and since the closure was announced said she’s been struggling to hold back her tears.

She’s putting on a brave face for

residents and their families.

“Our main concern is the residents and it’s our job to try and put a smile on their faces,” she said.

There’s one happy note in the Cameron Courts closure, it’s that resident moggy Monty has already found a new home, with manager Harry.

28 years to Cameron Courts

Since she heard Cameron Courts was closing Janet Olds admits tears have been pretty close to the

surface.

She joined the team as a registered nurse in 1991 and later became its clinical nurse manager.

She remembers the resthome as a busy and vibrant place, one where every bed was full and there was often a waiting list.

The resthome had played a valuable role in the district’s aged care and knowing it would close was heart-breaking she said.

In its early days it was known as Eventide home, run by the Presbyterian Church.

Then it was much smaller and was generally a home for women only.

Often those women were quite able, Janet said, but had decided they did not want to live alone.

There were stories told of women knocking on the door, suitcase in hand, saying they were ready to move in.

That was before the days of assessors and criteria around who qualified for a resthome bed and who did not.

Janet retired four-and-a-half years ago and said the sector

was already changing then, with people not coming into care until they were much older and in much poorer health.

“And today there are a lot more options for older people with villas, assisted living and people are looking for ensuites today. Usually it’s younger people choosing a facility for their parents and that’s their expectation,” she said.

As a care facility Cameron Courts was unique, Janet said, in that it retained a homely feel and the building itself had immense character.

Wooden panelling in the entrance hall and an old grandfather clock tell of the facility’s past as a family home.

An extension was added many years ago, built with funds from three Cameron sisters.

In spite of its growth to accommodate 30 residents, the nature of the building meant it still retained the family-home feel, Janet said.

“I did 28 years there and it’s quite sad to see it closing. I just hope the building can be used for something in the future.”

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■ SYRIA

Isis bride flees Terrified Shamima Begum and her baby yesterday fled their refugee camp in Syria after receiving death threats.

The Isis bride was bundled away to another squalid base after a price was put on her head.

Other jihadi wives believe she has disgraced their cause by bleating about her plight – and they have vowed to kill her.

The 19-year-old has given a series of interviews moaning about her treatment from the Al-Hol camp in northern Syria.

But she is now cowering in fear of reprisals and has been switched under cover of night to the Al-Roj refugee base nearer the Iraqi border.

She has taken her week-old son Jerah – named after a 7th century Islamic warlord – with her.

A source told The Sun: “Shamima was threatened directly in the camp.

“She is living in fear of her life. There is a bounty on her head.

“She felt she had no option but to move her and her child to have a chance of survival.

“Shamima has become something of a celebrity and is constantly looking over her shoulder, fearing brutal reprisals for daring to speak out about life with Isis.

“She’s in misery, but only has herself to blame.”

Last week, Begum boasted about being given a plush tent in the makeshift refugee hub because she’s “famous”.

But she upset religious hardliners who scorned her for appearing on TV without covering her face in line with extreme Islamic law.

The teen, who was stripped of her British citizenship, showed no remorse for ditching East London at 15 to join up with the brutal Isis death cult.

Her father has condemned her for not disavowing what Isis has done – saying he is “on the side of the Government” for banning her from

Bebe fronting potato chips Bebe Rexha has teamed up with Lays to introduce three new flavours of potato chips inspired by music. The 29-yearold singer has collaborated with the American snack brand to release the limited edition range which is inspired by different genres of music and she will remix her new single Right Here, Right Now in order to represent each flavour’s genre as part of Lay’s Turn Up the Flavour programme. The new flavours includeWavy Electric Lime and Sea Salt based on pop music and Kettle Cooked Classic Beer Cheese for rock fans.

Shamima Begum has decided that being ‘famous’ isn’t much fun any more. re-entering the country.

Ahmed Ali, 60, said: “I know they (the British Government) don’t want to take her back, and in this I don’t have a problem.

“I know she is stuck there but that’s because she has done actions that made her get stuck like this.

“I can’t say whether it is right or wrong, but if the law of the land says that it is correct to cancel her citizenship, then I agree.”

But Begum – who married jailed Dutch terror nut Yago Riedijk, 23, in Syria – insists that she has been discriminated against by British authorities.

That is despite admitting she never planned to return to the UK when she travelled to

war-torn Syria with two school friends in February 2015.

She moaned: “I feel like I’ve been discriminated against because everyone was saying I was a poster girl for Isis.

“I’m being made an example of.

“I’m being punished right now because I’m famous.”

She added: “IS took my passport, but then I thought to myself ‘what am I going to do with it?

“I don’t really have any use for it.’”

The government insists it is legal to strip her of UK citizenship because she is eligible for Bangladeshi citizenship – although Bangladesh has said it will not accept her.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision has met with oppo-

sition from critics who argue she should be brought back to London and put on trial.

He revoked Begum’s British citizenship in a move only permissible under international law if it does not leave the individual stateless.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sparked scorn by arguing she should be welcomed back to the UK, believing she could be deradicalised.

Shamima Begum’s lawyer Tasnime Akunjee told The Sun: “I can confirm that it is our understanding that Shamima has been moved from Al-Hol due to safety concerns around her and her baby.

“We further understand that indeed she and her child had been threatened by others at the Al-Hol camp.”

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Martha’s into the weed No, you’re not smoking something.

Martha Stewart is really joining the cannabis craze. The domestic diva said yesterday she is partnering with Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products that contain non-psychoactive CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. First to come will be offerings for pets. Stewart didn’t specify what those products might be. Ontario, Canada-based Canopy Growth is one of the most high-profile companies in the rapidly growing cannabis market.

■ AUSTRALIA

Not giving evidence hurt Pell Convicted paedophile George Pell’s decision not to testify during his trial for child sex crimes could have cost him the case, according to experienced criminal lawyers.

Several senior counsel, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Australian Pell testifying would have provided the best chance of convincing a jury the allegations

were without merit.

“Not giving evidence has the potential to hurt you,” one silk told the newspaper.

On the advice of his legal team, Pell chose not to take the witness stand, which meant the jury’s only glimpse of his reaction to the crisis enveloping him was his recorded 2016 interview with Australian police in Rome, Italy.

He was convicted in December of raping one choirboy in Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral and molesting another in 1996.

But his guilty verdict wasn’t made public until Tuesday after a second trial was abandoned and months of secrecy surrounding the case. He will return to court for sentencing on March 13.

Now police video of Pell’s interview with Victorian detectives in Rome over the historic sexual abuse has been made public for the first time.

In the interview, detectives showed Pell pictures of his victims.

He claimed to not know “any kids in the choir” in 1996 before urging the investigators not to press charges.

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Meryl’s a grandmother Meryl Streep has become a grandmother for the first time after her daughter welcomed a baby boy. Actress Mamie Gummer gave birth to a little boy, who she has with her husband Mehar Sethi, Us Weekly reports. At the time of writing, no other details are known about the baby’s date of birth or weight. Meryl had previously confessed she is proud her daughters pursued acting careers as she knows that living up to her own success and achievements is a “burden” for Gracie and Mamie.

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‘Heart full of scorpions’ A Texas inmate was executed yesterday for the killings nearly 30 years ago of his estranged wife’s parents and her brother, who was a police officer.

Billie Wayne Coble received lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the August 1989 shooting deaths of Robert and Zelda Vicha and their son, Bobby Vicha, at separate homes in Axtell, northeast of Waco.

Coble, 70, once described by a prosecutor as having “a heart full of scorpions,” was the oldest inmate executed by Texas since the state resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.

Asked to make a final statement, Coble replied: “That’ll be $5.”

He told the five witnesses he selected to be in attendance that he loved them, then again said: “That’ll be $5.”

Coble nodded to the witnesses and added, “take care.”

He gasped several times and began snoring.

As Coble was finishing his statement, his son, a friend and a daughter-in-law became emotional and violent.

They were yelling obscenities, throwing fists and kicking at others in the death chamber witness area.

Officers stepped in and the witnesses continued to resist.

They were eventually moved to a courtyard and the two men were handcuffed.

“Why are you doing this?” the woman asked.

“They just killed his daddy.”

While the witnesses were being subdued outside, the single dose of pentobarbital was being administered to Coble.

He was pronounced dead 11 minutes later at 6.24pm.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel said the two men were arrested on a charge of resisting arrest and taken to the Walker County Jail.

The US Supreme Court had earlier turned down Coble’s re-

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Trouble for Trump It’s not Russia. It’s the money. That was the message Michael Cohen conveyed in his testimony to Congress. Donald Trump’s former lawyer, confidante and fixer threw a long list of accusations at the President, and most of them had nothing to do with Russian collusion. Cohen did claim to have overheard a conversation between Trump and Roger Stone which, if true, would prove the President had advance knowledge of Wikileaks’ plan to release emails to damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

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Billie Wayne Coble in prison. quest to delay his execution.

His attorneys had told the high court that Coble’s original trial lawyers were negligent for conceding his guilt by failing to present an insanity defense before a jury convicted him of capital murder.

A state appeals court had previously rejected Coble’s request to delay the execution and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles turned down his request for a commutation.

Coble “does not deny that he bears responsibility for the victims’ loss of life, but he nonetheless wanted his lawyers to present a defence on his behalf,” his attorney, A. Richard Ellis, said in his appeal to the Supreme Court.

In Coble’s clemency petition to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Ellis said his client suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time as a Marine during the Vietnam War and was convicted, in part, due to misleading testimony from two prosecution expert witnesses on whether he would be a future danger.

Coble was the third inmate put to death this year in the US and the second in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state.

Coble was convicted of capital murder in 1990. In 2007, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial on punishment.

On retrial in 2008, a second

jury sentenced him to death.

Crawford Long, the former first assistant district attorney in McLennan County who helped retry Coble in 2008, said his “heart full of scorpions” description of Coble was fitting.

“He had no remorse at all,” said Long, who retired in 2010.

J.R. Vicha, 40, still lives in the Waco area.

He eventually became a prosecutor for eight years, a career choice inspired in part by his father, who was a police sergeant in Waco when he was killed.

His grandfather was a retired plumber and his grandmother worked for a foot doctor.

Vicha is now a private practice lawyer.

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Pakistani police say troops deployed in the disputed region of Kashmir have continued trading fire with India, forcing villagers living near the contested frontier to move to safer places even as the two nuclear-armed nations appeared to be stepping back from the brink. The clashes came after Pakistan’s military said it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured a pilot, answering an airstrike a day earlier by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan and raising tensions.

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An unlikely leader One of the nation’s largest neoNazi groups appears to have an unlikely new leader: a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it.

Court documents suggest James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based group’s defence against a lawsuit.

The NSM is one of several extremist groups sued over bloodshed at a 2017 white nationalist rally. - AP

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – When was the Lake Coleridge power station built? a. 1898 b. 1914 c. 1928 2 – Over the last year, generally, residential mortgage rates have...? a. Reduced b. Increased c. Remained the same 3 – Who was the subject of the climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth? a. John Kerry b. Al Gore c. Joe Biden 4 – The western brown is a dangerous snake in which part of the world? a. India/Pakistan b. North Africa c. Australia 5 – The Uighur people mainly reside in which country? a. Turkey b. Syria c. China 6 – Anna Paquin appears in a new TV series called...? a. Flack b. Vulture c. Azimuth 7 – In July 2017 the electric Lucid Air car recorded what speed? a. 275km/h b. 310km/h c. 375km/h 8 – Which Auckland suburb is the most northerly? a. Ponsonby b. Mt Eden c. Mangere

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It’s the Year of the Pig and pictured (left) is Caishen (God of Wealth) Lantern at the festival. The Diminish and Ascend sculpture (above) is from the botanical gardens.

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Events need your support to succeed W

hat started as a few ducks floating down Mill Creek on a Friday night as a bit of entertainment over a decade ago is now one of the Ashburton District’s most popular annual events.

And what the team at Hokonui Radio. and their combined partners at the now Phat Duck Brew Bar and Bistro, have done with that little event is quite remarkable.

There are so many reasons why the prospect of more than a 100 ducks floating down a creek shouldn’t excite the soul, but for some reason this once-a-year event seems to draw people from all corners of the Ashburton District together for a night of entertainment.

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Yes, there’s some money to be made – but there’s almost a guarantee of more money being given out and the enjoyment the hundreds of people get from the night makes everything else insignificant.

Last night’s edition of the event will have been no different.

I’m writing this editorial less than an hour out from the start of the event and it’s all anyone

has wanted to talk to me about all day in and around the Ashburton CBD. For weeks most have been trying their best to get their hands on one of the coveted 110 ducks who took to the waters, but, for the majority, it was mission unsuccessful, however, their support of the event never wavered.

Plaudits must go to the hard working team behind the whole event; Carol, Mel, Hoops, Peter Mac and Nigel and Amanda Joyce – their passion for seeing the event succeed is what ultimately makes it succeed and without their dedication a hugely successful and popular event on the district calendar each year would disappear.

We’re bloody lucky here really when you think about it.

There are some truly remarkable people about who throw their time into something which is for the benefit of others.

Look at the hard-working team who will tomorrow bring you Children’s Day – a must-attend event if you have a young child at home.

That’s all powered by volunteer hours and done with no expectation of reward for their efforts and time.

The same is true with the Mt Hutt Open Day which is on today.

Mt Hutt doesn’t need to open its gates to anyone at this time of the year and the Methven Lions certainly don’t need to lend their

hand to it either.

Sure, profits raised go directly back into the Methven community, but again, their time and generosity is largely for the benefit of everyone else, as opposed to themselves.

It’s too late for the duck race – duck hunting is just around the corner though, so they’re back in hiding for another 12 months.

But everyone should be looking to get out this weekend and support these other awesome events which make us unique.

Because the moment we stop lending our support to such events, it will also be the moment that people start wondering why they are giving up their valuable time for something no-one attends.

layer, by the end of the 20th century.

In 1990, more than 6000 drivers went on strike against Greyhound Lines Inc. In 1995, the Internet search engine website Yahoo! was incorporated by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo.

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama introduced Kansas Gov Kathleen Sebelius as his

choice to be secretary of health and human services. Soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau, Joao Bernardo ‘Nino’ Vieira.

Five years ago: The historical drama 12 Years a Slave won best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards.

One year ago: At a funeral before an invitation-only crowd of approximately 2000 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the children of the Rev. Billy Graham remembered America’s Pastor as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, and one who lived his life at home as he preached it in stadiums.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Cullum is 89. Former Soviet President and Nobel peace laureate Mikhail S Gorbachev is 88. Actress Barbara Luna is 80.

Author John Irving is 77. Actress Cassie Yates is 68. Actress Laraine Newman is 67. Singer Jay Osmond is 64. Pop musician John Cowsill is 63. Former tennis player Kevin Curren is 61. Country singer Larry Stewart is 60. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 57. Blues singer-musician Alvin Youngblood Hart is 56. Actor Daniel Craig is 51. Actor Richard Ruccolo is 47.

Rock musician Casey is 43. Rock singer Chris Martin is 42. Actress Heather McComb is 42. Actress Rebel Wilson is 39. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard is 38. Musician Mike ‘McDuck’ Olson is 36. Actor Robert Iler is 34. Actress Nathalie Emmanuel is 30. Country singer Luke Combs is 29. Singer-rapperactress Becky G is 22.

Thought for today: “Nothing ever really sets human nature free, but self-control.” – Phyllis Bottome, English writer (18841963).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, March 2, the 61st day of 2019. There are 304 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 2, 1933, the motion picture King Kong had its world première at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy.

On this date: In 1793, the first (and third) president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Virginia.

In 1836, the Republic of Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.

In 1865, Carl Völkner, a missionary to New Zealand, was killed when local Māori adherents of a new religion, Pai Mārire, hanged the Church Missionary Society missionary from a willow tree near his church at Ōpōtiki.

In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.

In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act. In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius XII. The Massachusetts legislature voted to ratify the Bill of Rights, 147 years after the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution had gone into effect.

In 1943, the three-day Battle of the Bismarck Sea began in the southwest Pacific during World

War Two; US and Australian warplanes were able to inflict heavy damage on an Imperial Japanese convoy.

In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)

In 1978, the remains of comedian Charles Chaplin were stolen by extortionists from his grave in

Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.

In 1985, the government approved a screening test for AIDS that detected antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated blood to be excluded from the blood supply.

In 1989, representatives from the 12 European Community nations agreed to ban all production of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), the synthetic compounds blamed for destroying the Earth’s ozone

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Contentious capital gains tax O

nce again, the latest proposal for a capital gains tax (CGT) causes contention, controversy and conflict.

Was there ever a political issue that generated such fevered dissension and angry disagreement?

I suppose another, capital, (punishment) might once have been considered in the same category, but these days, with that divisive matter long since resolved, the capital gains conundrum remains to challenge the sensitivities of politicians and people alike.

The fact is, this measure has been under a sometimes flickering spotlight for many years, with the verdict almost always being that it’s “not worth the paper it’s written on“, requires an army of civil servants to enforce it and, in the process, alienates more potential voters than it attracts.

The fact that a form of CGT is currently in operation in South Africa does nothing in particular to make it more appealing to those of us in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

What’s more, and surely significant the present Labour Party – the major stakeholder in the creaky coalition by which we have the misfortune to be governed – actually removed the CGT from its election manifesto in 2017 deciding, unsurprisingly,

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it would be much more likely to be a vote loser than winner.

Sir Michael Cullen can continue to bleat on coarsely about the rich pricks but the ladies and gentlemen so described are not amused.

Sir Michael’s tax working group – set up specifically to advise on the re-introduction of CGT – wasn’t even unanimous in its verdict.

However, the always-smiling, PM Jacinda, in her thoroughly disarming manner, has, at once, gone into reassurance mode, telling us the CGT is yet, if ever, to be cast in stone and added to the statutes book.

It’s only a discussion topic, she purrs, not to be feared and, anyway, not to be pursued until after the next election.

So that’s all right then, we can sleep easily in our beds and be certain not to awake to find a CGT has somehow been added to that same statute book in the dark reaches of the night.

I guess that is some consolation.

The man most likely to benefit from even the threat of a CGT could be none other than the old fox himself, the Right Honourable Winston Peters, current and past Minister of Foreign Affairs and minister of sundry other departments during his astonishing political career.

As usual, at about this stage of the electoral cycle, NZ First is well below the qualifying bottom line for any sort of representation in the post 2020 election.

However, Winston’s wellknown aversion to a capital gains tax may be a clarion cry to those suffering from the same antipathy, thus bringing him the precious votes he will need to burst through the five per cent barrier, and, once more, find himself the chief influencer, the go-to man for all and any decisions generated by the precarious coalition.

Peters remains, still, a hard man to write off.

He may even have deep-seated plans to capture an electorate seat!

Meanwhile, Simon Bridges’ vehement rejection of any suggestion of a CGT as, “an attack on the Kiwi way of life” will, I fear, have done little to enhance his standing in the polls.

Such a tax may well have a considerable effect on a multi home-owner such as the leader of the National Party, as well as on some of his colleagues. (Amy

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Adams is said to own six dwellings).

However, as might have crossed his mind before he launched into this outburst of righteous indignation, most of us struggle along in the one home we possess and seldom think of those who have more than a single address.

Thus the CGT may well be “an attack” on Simon’s – and Amy’s – way of life, but not on ours.

Bridges has this unfortunate tendency to overreact to news that he might prefer not to hear, when a pause, followed by a slightly more considered opinion, might be very much to his advantage.

Although, in the longer term, the capital gains tax may well be ditched or shelved, it seems more than likely that by that day Simon Bridges may also be and thus no more the leader of the National Party.

The late, great, David Lange once wisely observed, “A capital gains tax will not only lose you the election you are currently fighting but also the next three”!

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Jetstar unveils fares for $25 and Nelson.

“Whether it’s visiting family and friends or exploring somewhere new in New Zealand, this is a chance for Kiwis to grab a really small fare in a really big sale,” Larritt said.

This move also comes off the back of Jetstar reiterating its pledge to beat any fares by a competing airline on a similar flight by 10 per cent – meaning that astute deal hunters could get an even better deal than the prices promoted by the likes of Air New Zealand or third-party flight search sites.

In addition to the shake-up of regional flight pricing, Kiwi travellers also got some good news on the international front this week, with the announcement that Air Canada would be operating a seasonal direct route between Auckland and Canada.

The flights on Air Canada will operate out of Auckland on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

A special introductory deal sees the fares selling as low as CDN$1387 (NZ$1541) for a round-trip.

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Jetstar has struck back at Air New Zealand’s pricing shake-up by slashing its own fares – offering 75,000 domestic flights for just $25.

The airline is offering a range of cheap fares from March 1-8 to destinations around the country.

This promotion comes in the same week that Air New Zealand announced its biggest pricing shake-up in a decade.

Earlier this week, the national carrier confirmed that it would offer 750,000 seats a year for less than $50 each.

Jetstar’s response yesterday set the stage for an all-out price war between the two airlines – with customers the big winners.

“We’ve been the low fares leader for domestic fares in New Zealand for nearly a decade,” Jetstar chief customer officer Catriona Larritt said.

“Last year we sold nearly 600,000 domestic fares for under $50.”

Flights included in the latest Jetstar promotion include $25 fares between Christchurch and Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, and Wellington

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Uber rivals respond On Twitter, some have said Uber’s new tipping feature will push them toward homegrown rival Zoomy, backed by the rich list Spencer family.

Zoomy also takes a smaller clip of the ticket (15 per cent to Uber’s 25 to 28 per cent), though the fact it makes less use of surge pricing also means a smaller ticket to clip.

Zoomy chairman Ben Unger says, “When we first designed the Zoomy app we put in functionality for tipping. We never switched it on. We got so many observations

from Uber drivers about how little they earned after the Uber fees, we listened and put in a much lower fee structure so that the driver is fairly rewarded on each and every ride.”

He adds, “We believe Kiwi companies work on a quality service being an expectation, not an exception. We encourage the drivers that take our rides to share that view.”

The India-founded Ola, which recently launched in NZ, does not offer a tipping option and is not about to add one.

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Uber’s new option to tip a driver – introduced to Australia and New Zealand this week – sparked immediate conspiracy theories on social media.

There was suspicion that Uber would clip the ticket on a tip. An Uber spokeswoman says “100 per cent of the tip goes to the driver.”

And many expressed the fear that they would get a bad passenger rating if they failed to tip, or tipped low (at the end of a ride, the passenger and driver rate each other out of five stars).

And a link to an Uber driver discussion group in Australia has been been shared on Twitter, featuring a thread where one participant suggests a passenger’s star rating be tied to how much they tip (the new tipping option lets you click to give the driver $1, $2, $3 or a custom amount up to $50).

A $1 tip should earn one star, the poster says, a $2 tip two stars and so on.

Uber’s spokeswoman says a driver can, in theory, see whether a passenger has tipped before giving them a star rating, but she says what happens in practice is that “a driver usually gives a passenger a rating immediately they finish a ride so they can get on to the next trip, while a passenger usually doesn’t rate [or, now, tip] for 15 to 20 minutes – or only when they’re prompted when they next open the app.”

There’s a 30-day window to leave a tip – so unlike when you’re at the till in an uncomfortable transaction with a restaurant cashier, your Uber driver won’t know if you’re being cheap or might deliver a $5

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In brief

■ TENNIS

Top talent spread far and wide Mid Canterbury’s A grade and A reserve players will be spread around the clubs this weekend to give the district’s youngest players a chance to shine at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

The Mid Canterbury Junior Graded Tournament got under way at the tennis centre last night and will continue today, meaning a rare venture away from the home of Mid Canterbury Tennis

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for the senior club sides.

In A grade action today, top-ofthe-table Tinwald and Allenton find themselves on the most foreign ground, literally.

They’re trading in the plexipave of the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre for the grass courts at the Allenton Tennis Club, while the A reserve clash between the Allenton Kakapos and Southern/Wakanui will be played on

Allenton’s hard courts.

The Hampstead Tennis Club will host the day’s remaining A grade fixtures, with Fairton taking on Southern and Hampstead taking on Methven.

There’s no junior interclub competition this weekend, with the juniors instead battling it out at the graded tournament.

The tournament – which covers junior A, junior B and junior

C – has attracted 56 entries, with the biggest field being in the junior B boys’ singles where there’s 15 entries.

There’s 11 entries in the junior A boys’ singles and 10 in the junior C girls’ singles.

For all three grades the doubles will be mixed, allowing for combinations who play together on a Saturday to also play together in the tournament.

Nonu in for Sonny Bill The Blues, staring at a three-loss start to their season as they prepare to play the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, are blocking out the external pressures and looking within for solutions including their backline’s potential to cut teams apart. With Ma’a Nonu replacing Sonny Bill Williams in his preferred second-five position as expected, and impressive rookie wing Taniela Tele’a in his first start after scoring a try last weekend, the Blues are determined to focus on what they can do well rather than what the opposition’s strengths are, a mistake they feel they made against the Sharks in Durban.

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■ RUGBY

Centres of attention The battle between a yoga-loving, mullet-wearing Crusader and Ballymore’s new “wonderkid” will take centre stage when Queensland host the two-time defending Super Rugby champions tonight.

Jordan Petaia’s performance as an 18-year-old in the centres was the talking point of the Reds’ tight loss to the Highlanders last weekend.

But he will meet his match in opposing No.13 Jack Goodhue, who at 23 has already established himself as one of the world’s best outside centres.

Petaia’s explosive showing wasn’t missed by the Crusaders, who are wary of a young Reds outfit despite riding an historic 17-game winning streak into town this week.

“Just exceptional; he looks a pretty special player, extremely powerful and a great athlete,” Crusaders coach Scott Robertson said.

“Just the game breakers (like Petaia) and balance of having a tough forward pack ... there’s a little bit of hype around them, which is a great thing for the Reds and Super Rugby.”

Reds captain and fellow centre Samu Kerevi said his understudy had taken the attention in his stride.

“The hype’s with him; the wonderkid we’re calling him around here and he hates it,” the Wallabies talent said.

“He’s a really humble kid, with a lovely family that supports him.”

The Crusaders will rest a host

New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew has rejected any claims a decision has been made on the future format of international rugby. World Rugby has been negotiating the establishment of a World League involving 12 nations who will play each other every non-World Cup year. The world’s best players quickly reacted to the plans by listing their worries, including the freezing out once more of Pacific Island nations. But yesterday, Tew said nothing had been agreed and insisted any plans must include a pathway for the Pacific Islands nations and others. He also said the sustainability of Super Rugby and the Mitre 10 Cup must be protected.

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Deans back in Perth Robbie Deans will return to Perth this month as coach of an invitational World XV to help promote Andrew Forrest’s Global Rapid Rugby competition. Fixtures for the Western Force’s 10-match 2019 campaign were released yesterday, with their first game against a World XV to take place on March 22 at HBF Park in Perth. That World XV side is set to feature World Cup winners such as prop Wyatt Crockett, scrum-half Andy Ellis, and hooker Corey Flynn.

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Stern words for Chiefs

Whetu Douglas goes in for a copybook tackle on James Blackwell. The Crusaders may be doing plenty of tackling at Ballymore tonight.

PHOTO AP of All Blacks as they prepare for the World Cup, but still boast eight in their starting side.

Goodhue is among them and will attempt to put the breaks on the Reds’ pin-up boy.

“It’ll be an exciting match-up between those two,” Crusaders captain Matt Todd said.

“He’s running that really interesting mullet haircut, into his

yoga and all that sort of stuff.

“He’s (Jack) a special man, very lively, sort of never a dull moment with him and plenty of energy.”

Queensland haven’t beaten the champion Christchurch outfit since the 2011 decider, but come armed with a powerful scrum, settled backline and knowledge of a coach who has

won a title with the enemy.

“There’s a connection there and a lot of admiration for him,” Robertson, a former team-mate of Brad Thorn’s at the Crusaders, said.

“You coach like you played and players ... love his contact, physical side of the game and it looks like he’s got a really balanced squad now.”

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After being battered by the Brumbies in Canberra last weekend, the message from the Chiefs camp was loud and clear – they needed to sort their game out. The Chiefs host the Sunwolves in Hamilton tonight after leaking more than 50 points to the Brumbies last time out. Conceding 84 points across 160 minutes of football, coach Tabai Matson admitted the team’s defensive had been poor to start the year. “There’s been a massive focus this week on defence, and not only having a defensive edge, but having a physical edge that comes with it,” he said.

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In brief Rowers swarm on lake Top junior rowers from all around the South Island are set to call Mid Canterbury home this weekend, with Lake Hood playing host to the Canterbury Junior Regatta. Racing gets under way at 7.30am this morning with the boys’ under-17 single the first event to hit the water, and racing will run through until around 4pm tomorrow – weather permitting. Rowers from around Canterbury and as far away as Otago have converged on Mid Canterbury for the regatta.

Ambrose won’t be back He felt “right at home” back on track at the Supercars opening round in Adelaide but former champion Marcos Ambrose has hosed down comeback plans.

Two-time series winner Ambrose admitted he loved getting behind the wheel for special presentation laps of a NASCAR Ford Mustang on the Adelaide street circuit on Thursday. It marked the first time Ambrose had hit the track since abruptly ending his career in 2015.

Ambrose proved a hit with fans and couldn’t wipe the smile off his face when he jumped out of the Mustang, prompting speculation the veteran may be warming up for a fully fledged return.

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Leclerc on the pace

Jack’s flying high on finals day Attempting to fly over the bar during one of the high jump events on Ashburton College’s athletics finals day on Thursday was Jack Wood. It was a big day of competition at the Ashburton Domain Oval, with the highlight being the smashing of one long-standing record. Despite carrying an injury, Tara Mellish managed to break the under-16 girls’ high jump record with a jump of 1.53 metres.

PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 280219-JPM-0005 The previous record of 1.45m had been set in 2000 by Anya Whiting.

Charles Leclerc didn’t join Ferrari just to learn from four-time former champion Sebastian Vettel. He came to beat him. While that goal still looks lofty, the 21-year-old Leclerc impressed when he set the fastest lap so far of this year’s Formula One preseason testing in northeastern Spain. His effort of 1 minute, 16.231 seconds was only 0.05 seconds short of the record for the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit set by Lewis Hamilton in last season’s Spanish Grand Prix. - AP

■ MOTOR RACING

McLaughlin tops Supercars practice Defending series champion Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin has hit back to finish fastest at practice ahead of qualifying for the Supercars opening round in Adelaide.

The Ford gun appeared to begin the day behind the eight ball after experiencing power steering problems in his new Mustang at Thursday’s practice, finishing a distant 12th.

But McLaughlin’s garage worked overtime to ensure the Kiwi came out swinging early yesterday.

He topped the practice session ahead of Holden rivals Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen in a lap time of one minute, 20.39 seconds.

He left it until the last moment of the 30-minute session to finish 0.15 of a second ahead of seven-time series champion Whincup.

Just half a second separated the top six drivers on the 24-strong grid.

Whincup’s Holden team-mate van Gisbergen is aiming to become the first driver to win five straight races on Adelaide’s tough street circuit.

All eyes are also on the Mustangs which have replaced Falcons in all six Ford teams this season.

It marks the first time since 1990 Mustangs have been sighted on the grid.

Temperatures were expected to be sweltering 40 degrees, reaching up to 70 degrees in the cars.

A 250km race will be held today and another one tomorrow.

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Scott McLaughlin at full noise in the new Mustang.

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■ CRICKET

In brief

Final berths wide open Just who will feature in the 2018/19 Mid Canterbury Cricket Muirhead Rosebowl final will be known in a few hours’ time.

Right now, which teams will book those spots is anyone’s guess, after a final round which featured surprise form and a surprise result.

The surprise form at the right time of the season is Methven’s, but the team they’ll face in today’s semi-finals is the team that picked up the surprise result last weekend.

Lauriston head into today’s semi-finals as the team to beat, having finished top of the leaderboard thanks to a four wicket win last week over the team that has been the form team for most of the season, the Tech Stags.

The result saw Lauriston leapfrog Tech to take top spot and set up a semi-final clash with their neighbours Methven.

Methven will head to Lauriston today with a bit of confidence, despite having lost their match to Coldstream last weekend.

Just a few weeks ago they had to default due to a lack of players, and two weeks ago they were rolled for just 40 by the Stags.

But on Saturday in the final round against Coldstream, Methven notched up 199, with Davey Maw anchoring the innings with a well-made 95.

It wasn’t enough for them to beat Coldstream, but if Maw can repeat his antics today opening the batting for Methven and get a bit of help from his friends down

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Smith set for IPL Steve Smith has resumed batting in the nets, with Australia coach Justin Langer expecting the sacked skipper and David Warner to be fit for the start of the Indian Premier League later this month.

Smith and Warner have entered the final month of the year-long bans they are serving as part of Cricket Australia’s response to the Cape Town cheating scandal.

The suspended superstars both underwent elbow surgery in January but have since been making steady progress in their respective recoveries.

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Patience over Finch Justin Langer has lauded Aaron Finch’s leadership and declared Australia will be patient as their captain attempts to end a worrying whiteball slump. Finch scored eight in the second Twenty20 against India, after a golden duck in the tour opener, to make it 19 consecutive white-ball international innings without reaching 50. Finch’s form is far from ideal given the World Cup starts in approximately three months. Former selector Mark Waugh said earlier this week that Finch “looks mentally gone” and “looked out of form for the last two to three months”.

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Support for Harbour

the order, then anything is possible.

Anything is also possible in the day’s other semi-final between the Stags and Coldstream.

The game will be played on Tech’s wicket at the Ashburton Domain, and while Tech will

go in as the favourites having dominated when it comes to trophy-winning this season, Coldstream isn’t a team to be written off.

They have enough talent within their line-up to beat any team on their day.

Above – The Tech Stags and Coldstream will meet again today, in one of the Muirhead Rosebowl semi-finals.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 090219-HM-0246

When North Harbour announced they were kicking their junior representative rugby programme to touch, one of the first people to reach out and congratulate them on the initiative was Martin Snedden. The NZ Cricket project leader has been working on ways to increase youth engagement with the country’s national summer sport and he knows the resistance Harbour’s general manager David Gibson will face.

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Black Caps on a massive run-fest

By Niall aNdersoN As Jeet Raval and Tom Latham went about compiling New Zealand’s biggest opening partnership in 47 years, you could be forgiven for wanting Bangladesh to be put out of their misery.

Fortunately for the Black Caps, fans of records, and, well, masochists, there’s still three days to go in the first test at Seddon Park, and on the basis of yesterday’s utter dominance, a lot more to celebrate in store for New Zealand.

Nobody would have more reason for celebration than Jeet Raval, who reached his first century in his 17th test with an excellent innings as the Black Caps flew to 451-4 at stumps, a lead of 217 runs.

While his spot at the top of the order had never been under real threat due to a series of solid scores, Raval was eager to break his three-figure duck, and he did so in style, barely offering a chance, and bringing up his century with stellar back-to-back boundaries.

It was perhaps a less memorable innings for Tom Latham, which is

only a ridiculous indication of his incredible form.

For the third time in three months, Latham reached 150, as part of a partnership that flew past Bangladesh’s first innings of 234 without being broken.

Just as historians started to deviate to analysing world records, Raval tried to slog Mahmudullah, but got a top edge. The ball flew high to Khaled Ahmed, who nearly badly misjudged it, but eventually took the catch, reaching fullstretch above his head.

It ended a 254-run stand, the third biggest opening partnership for New Zealand and the 12th largest for any wicket, but Latham carried on, becoming just the sixth New Zealand batsmen to reach 150 on four occasions.

Not bad for a man who was dropped second ball, and while the culprit – Soumya Sarkar – eventually claimed extremely belated revenge by having Latham caught at slip for 161, it was another stellar performance by a batsman rapidly elevating himself amongst New Zealand’s best openers of all time.

So, a combined 293 runs later,

Jeet Raval has finally scored a century in test cricket.

Bangladesh had their men.

Their reward?

Oh, just New Zealand’s greatest test batsman doing what he does, as Kane Williamson looked his usual classy self as he coasted to within seven runs of a potential 20th test century.

Bangladesh’s seamers – largely unused in subcontinent conditions and with no experience in New Zealand conditions – never looked likely, having now failed to claim a wicket in their combined 66 overs of toil.

For a while, they tried to emu-

late Neil Wagner’s success on day one, digging deliveries in short, but with Raval expertly judging the bounce, and Latham cruising past 3000 test runs, the scoreboard never stopped ticking over.

Resuming the day at 86-0, the pair cruised through the first session; Latham blasting the spinners into the seats, while Raval carved a favoured zone through mid-wicket and the covers.

It was the fifth time two New Zealand openers had scored a century in the same innings, and their contributions led to New Zealand’s best opening stand since 1972.

And when Mahmudullah – in his only over of the day – finally broke the stand after 69.5 overs, Williamson – having sat watching in his pads for over six hours – simply added to Bangladesh’s woes.

Only Ross Taylor – trapped lbw

by Soumya for four – missed out on the fun, with Henry Nicholls hitting 53 in a century stand with Williamson, and putting New Zealand’s biggest total in test history – 690 – under threat as more runs loom today.

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M2 Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 2 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.15pm THE POND PREMIUM RECRUITMENT 1200 $50,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 x1733 Born Dragon d (2) 60 ............... D Danis (a2) 2 x1713 Maktoum td (8) 59.5 ........................ S Spratt 3 30434 Star Treasure t (5) 59 .......... T Yanagida (a3) 4 12253 Short Fuse db (9) 58.5 ................C Lammas 5 05942 Memories Only d (3) 58.5 ............. R Norvall 6 x17x1 One Bakerstreet d (4) 58 ...........R Elliot (a1) 7 34112 Monaco td (12) 57.5 ....................T Thornton 8 04514 Virtuoso Lad d (10) 57.5 ................. T Harris 9 x200x Santa Catarina m (1) 57................J Waddell 10 48191 No Finer Pins d (11) 56.5 ............... J Parkes 11 50x12 Nuclear Fusion dm (7) 56 ........... C Johnson 12 6x0x0 Silver Sasanof (6) 55.5....................S Collett 2 12.50pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1400 $50,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x1325 The Fame Game b (11) 59.5.......T Thornton 2 33124 Maduro db (4) 59 ............................S Collett 3 6x0x0 Silver Sasanof 59 ......................... Scratched 4 2216x Sahar (2) 58.5 ............................M Cameron 5 41203 Show Down d (8) 58.5.............. D Danis (a2) 6 x2632 Raposa Rapida (5) 58.5 ................J Waddell 7 24313 William Tell db (6) 58.5 ........ T Yanagida (a3) 8 L2097 Akoya Pearl dm (7) 57.5.......R Myers 9 32264 Honesty (10) 57.5 ......................R Elliot (a1) 10 570x8 Jon Wick (9) 57 .............................. J Bayliss 11 84262 Spindle td (1) 56.5.......................C Lammas 12 73320 Toitoi (3) 55.5 .................................. S Spratt 3 1.25 GRAEME THOMSON ANTIQUE AND ESTATE JEWELLERY 1600 $50,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 x8038 Lucky Sweep td (9) 60 .................... S Spratt 2 712 Apellido td (10) 59 ...........................J Riddell 3 70335 Acutus (3) 59.................................. J Bayliss 4 03164 Guillocharm d (7) 59 .......................S Collett 5 221 Nordic d (11) 58.5 ......................M Cameron 6 1x083 Civilised (2) 58.5 ............................. T Harris 7 30217 Ohthoserussians (8) 58.5............D Mansour 8 x2632 Raposa Rapida (4) 58.5 ................J Waddell 9 64387 Incantesimo td (5) 58 ..................T Thornton

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19 15538 Masetto (19) 56.5 ........................T Thornton 20 213 Sword In Stone tb (1) 56.5 21 13554 Roc Ya Sox (20) 56.5 22 17743 Amano (15) 56.5 Emergencies: Masetto, Sword In Stone, Roc Ya Sox, Amano 10 5.30pm VERTICAL LOGISTICS 2100 $50,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m 1 213 Sword In Stone 60 ....................... Scratched 2 51048 No Loitering td (7) 60 ............... D Danis (a2) 3 41127 Whenharrymetsaddle (8) 59.5 ....... J Parkes 4 020x3 Monarch Chimes tm (4) 59 .............J Riddell 5 26012 Master Painton t (5) 58.5...............M McNab 6 30942 Vittachi dm (9) 58.5 ..................N Bakar (a3) 7 21133 Firefly t (2) 58 ...................... T Yanagida (a3) 8 31323 Fiscal Fantasy db (14) 58..............J Waddell 9 11824 Katie Perrie d (13) 58 ...................... R Jones 10 58110 Roc Wheeler (15) 57.5 ............... L Satherley 11 16369 Terrifique t (12) 57.5 ...................R Elliot (a1) 12 10175 Pont Alma td (11) 55.5 ................ C Johnson 13 42211 Special Light td (1) 55.5 ..................S Collett 14 45211 Tantalising (10) 55.5........................ T Harris 15 17642 Effervescent (3) 55.5 .......................R Myers 16 64500 Delegate dm (6) 56 -

Sam Spratt will be trying to win the Blinkers on: Silver Sasanof (R1), Howbowdat, Podravina (R4), Derby aboard The Chosen One today. Wekaforce (R7), Ronchi, Ja Ja Binks (R8), Crown Prosecutor 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

47402 In A Twinkling (6) 56.5 .......................G Boss 06174 Bobby Dee (16) 56.5 .......................J Riddell 13206 Sir Nate m (2) 56.5..........................R Myers 14454 More Wonder (17) 56.5 ................R Elliot (a) 6311 Sponge Bob (5) 56.5 ....................... T Harris 02247 The Chosen One (8) 56.5 ............... S Spratt 61110 Cutadeel tb (21) 56.5 .................M Cameron 33144 Nobu b (3) 56.5 ..........................P Cosgrave 03630 Botti m (10) 56.5 ...........................M McNab 33189 Crown Prosecutor (7) 56.5 .............. C Grylls 21455 Lincoln Falls (18) 56.5 .................... J Parkes 08306 Tolemac (22) 56.5 .......................... J Bayliss 22300 Swords Drawn (13) 56.5 .................S Collett 21265 Prise De Fer (9) 56.5 ....................O Bosson 91762 Arrogant (14) 56.5 .......................C Lammas 11491 Platinum Invador (12) 56.5 .......... C Johnson

(R9) Blinkers off: Seventeen Seventy (R4), William Wallace (R8), The Chosen One, Botti (R9), Pont Alma (R10) Winkers on: Star Treasure (R1), Whatsitallabout (R7) Winkers off: Santa Catarina (R1), Terrifique (R10)

SELECTIONS Race 1: One Bakerstreet, Maktoum, Monaco, Santa Catarina Race 2: Raposa Rapida, Sahar, William Tell, Spindle, Honesty Race 3: Apellido, So You Sparkle, Nordic, Acutus, Civilised Race 4: Paisley Park, Howbowdat, Podravina, Justamaiz Race 5: Gundown, Nymph Monte, Sacred Day, Lady Shabeel Race 6: Elate, Sunny Rose, Savy Yong Blonk, Rubira, Clementina Race 7: Tiger Silk, Cyber Attack, Qiji Express, Wekaforce Race 8: Santa Monica, Spring Heat, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Ferrando Race 9: Platinum Invador, Surely Sacred, In A Twinkling Race 10: Firefly, Fiscal Fantasy, Katie Perrie, Monarch Chimes

Otago gallops

Today at Wingatui Raceway

Otago RC Venue: Wingatui Meeting Date: 2 Mar NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.00pm WINGATUI FUNCTION CENTRE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 34645 Bluey’s Chance (2) 58.5 ..........T Jonker (a2) 2 9839 I Am A Rock (4) 58.5................D Bothamley 3 936x0 Dundee Flag h (9) 58.5 .......... K Cowan (a2) 4 Bahhgoofy (16) 58.5 5 00x Raise Us h (1) 58.5 ...................B Hong (a3) 6 60 Ray’s In Command h (7) 58 ............J Laking 7 43022 Scandalous bh (13) 56.5 ..................J Lowry 8 7x653 Jandles h (3) 56.5 ....................... R Hannam 9 27003 Lunar Lady (10) 56.5..... K Chowdhoory (a3) 10 40444 Eager Beaver (5) 56.5 ............ B Murray (a2) 11 35360 Raise Ya Cards h (14) 56.5 C Campbell (a2) 12 75470 Danzi Creek h (15) 56.5 ..T Comignaghi (a2) 13 08640 Letzpartyon 56.5 .......................... Scratched 14 6036 Larippa h (12) 56..........................T Moseley 15 7977 Manhattan Fire (6) 58.5 .......... G Jogoo (a1) 16 0x079 Park Lane h (8) 58.5 17 50060 Benlachie (11) 58.5 ................J Fawcett (a1) Emergencies: Manhattan Fire, Park Lane, Benlachie 2 12.30pm OTAGO FARM MACHINERY $22,500, 2YO SW+P, 820m 1 Speights h (1) 57..............................J Lowry 2 643x Diva Express (3) 55.....................L Callaway 3 44 Touchabeel (8) 55 ...........T Comignaghi (a2) 4 255 Our Rosette (4) 55 ........ K Chowdhoory (a3) 5 9438 Rosarito (5) 55 .............................. C Barnes 6 9 Vivace Lady (7) 55 ........................L Allpress 7 66 Hot Tap (9) 55 ...................... R Mudhoo (a3) 8 Moonstrike (2) 55 ........................ R Hannam 9 8 Sandy Cool (6) 55 .................. B Murray (a2) 3 1.05pm SPEIGHT’S $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2200m 1 42105 Thought That (5) 59.5 ............J Fawcett (a1)

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10 09107 Noble Star d (1) 57.5....................... C Grylls 11 05552 So You Sparkle (6) 56.5 .................V Colgan 12 09768 Pursued d (12) 55 ........................... R Jones 4 2.00pm GO RACING SYNDICATIONS 1500 $50,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1500m 1 21238 The Mitigator td (6) 61.5.................S McKay 2 75559 Sasanof’s Hero t (3) 60 .................O Bosson 3 44626 Howbowdat t (4) 59.5 ......................J Riddell 4 064x3 Spider (10) 59 .............................T Thornton 5 17291 Swisswatch (7) 58 .........................J Waddell 6 x0397 Seventeen Seventy t (1) 57.5 ..........R Myers 7 57213 The Bandito (9) 57.5 ....................... C Grylls 8 44123 Podravina (2) 57............................. J Parkes 9 44201 Justamaiz (5) 56 ............................. S Spratt 10 42144 King’s Cross t (11) 56...................... T Harris 11 1x131 Paisley Park m (8) 55.5 ...................S Collett 12 53037 Fawn (12) 54 .................................. J Bayliss 13 x4122 Gino Severini (13) 54 ..................... A Calder 5 2.35pm HEADQUARTERS VIADUCT NATHANS MEMORIAL HANDICAP $50,000, OPN HCP, 2200m 1 800x6 Zacada t (1) 60................................J Riddell 2 15600 Nymph Monte (2) 55.5 .................... R Jones 3 64762 Blue Breeze 54.5 ......................... Scratched 4 72158 Duplicity (8) 53.5 ...........................M McNab 5 88256 Gundown m (3) 53 .....................M Cameron 6 11331 Artiste tm (10) 53 ............................ C Grylls 7 32210 Lady Shabeel m (6) 53................ C Johnson 8 79495 Kamanda Lincoln (4) 53 ..................S Collett 9 18434 Sacred Day tb (11) 53 .....................R Myers 10 14318 Lady Amadeus (5) 53..................T Thornton 11 40961 The Rebel Knight t (7) 53 ..................G Boss 12 64500 Delegate m (9) 53 .......................C Lammas 6 3.10pm MCKEE FAMILY SUNLINE VASE GROUP THREE $70,000, 3YOF SW, 2100m 1 20826 The Real Beel (5) 56.5 ......................G Boss 2 51169 Pinmedown tm (12) 56.5 ................ J Bayliss 3 66271 Elate (10) 56.5 ................................ T Harris 4 01324 Sunny Rose (6) 56.5 ...................... A Calder 5 21343 Pullyoursocksup tb (9) 56.5............. S Spratt 6 45582 Clementina (3) 56.5 ......................J Waddell 7 75x55 Rubira m (2) 56.5 ............................ C Grylls 8 81175 Savy Yong Blonk (8) 56.5 ..............O Bosson

2 41514 Pamir (11) 58 ....................... R Mudhoo (a3) 3 04162 Smoke House Bay t (6) 58T Comignaghi (a2) 4 12701 Te Quiera (1) 55.5 .............. C Campbell (a2) 5 00540 Majic El tdh (9) 55.5 ......................L Allpress 6 83196 Rock Solid tm (8) 55 .............K Mudhoo (a1) 7 71625 Lil Miss Swiss tdm (4) 54 ...G Saejorhor (a4) 8 x7982 The Lustre (3) 54 ................... B Murray (a2) 9 16409 Bal Harbour d (7) 54 ..... K Chowdhoory (a3) 10 05943 Morrellmac m (10) 54 ...................T Moseley 11 75x00 Sweet Time (2) 54 ....................... R Hannam 4 1.40pm SOUTHERN WIDE REALITY $35,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 6x900 Tommy Tucker tdmh (10) 60 .............J Lowry 2 1x36x Bloodstream d (6) 57.5 .................L Allpress 3 94417 Flying Sardine dm (8) 57....G Saejorhor (a4) 4 12630 Accidental Offside dm (9) 56..J Fawcett (a1) 5 31221 Tomm Jones t (3) 56 ................... R Hannam 6 324x0 Raise You Ten th (4) 55 ................. C Barnes 7 41293 Residential tdb (11) 54 ....T Comignaghi (a2) 8 40043 Shakti tdm (2) 54...................K Mudhoo (a1) 9 46616 Macy th (5) 54 ........................ B Murray (a2) 10 14661 Smiling Assassin m (1) 54 Chowdhoory (a3) 11 81701 Taponisme tm (7) 54 ...................L Callaway 5 2.15pm KB CONTRACTORS $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x0631 Plutonium tdh (13) 60............K Mudhoo (a1) 2 02861 Chowder d (6) 58.5 .......................L Allpress 3 13952 Swiss Eire db (7) 58.5 ... K Chowdhoory (a3) 4 63822 Promising tdm (11) 58........G Saejorhor (a4) 5 x2243 Suggestive Loox db (10) 58 .... K Asano (a4) 6 72551 Jessie Janet (12) 57....................L Callaway 7 81333 Jim’s Gift d (14) 57 .......................T Moseley 8 03722 Touch The Sky (8) 57 ............. B Murray (a2) 9 9410x Luvabattle m (2) 56.5 .......................J Lowry 10 49169 Magic Note d (1) 56.5 .....T Comignaghi (a2) 11 02009 Cabernet th (3) 55 .............. C Campbell (a2) 12 70x54 Dreaming Easy h (4) 55 ....... R Mudhoo (a3)

13 09965 Stellacanto (5) 54 ........................ R Hannam 14 06008 Abbey Kay dh (9) 54 6 2.50pm GAVELHOUSE.COM AUCTION ONLINE NOW $35,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 24511 Johnny Jones td (12) 60 .T Comignaghi (a2) 2 32116 He’s Gold td (13) 57 3 76538 Shaara tdm (6) 57 .................K Mudhoo (a1) 4 016x1 Disturbance t (9) 55.5 ............ K Cowan (a2) 5 1x404 Finbarr tdm (4) 54 .......................L Callaway 6 62975 King Pin td (7) 54 ............... C Campbell (a2) 7 35353 Passito tdh (5) 54 ................... B Murray (a2) 8 3133x The Man mh (11) 54 ..................... C Barnes 9 55440 Feelin The Love dm (10) 54 ....T Jonker (a2) 10 32809 Pippi Rea td (8) 54 ...................... R Hannam 11 00102 Mr Typhon td (1) 54 ....... K Chowdhoory (a3) 12 10342 Nowhere Man dm (3) 54 ...............L Allpress 13 72215 Barabas db (2) 54 ........................... J Morris 7 3.30pm POSITIVE SIGNS LTD $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 23731 Strowan d (7) 60.5......................D Prastiyou 2 81121 Nopele d (9) 60 ...................... B Murray (a2) 3 04529 Flicka Of Gold tdmh (13) 59.5K Mudhoo (a1) 4 32127 Zabay tdh (10) 59 .............................J Lowry 5 53164 Always On Call tdmh (8) 58.5 ...B Hong (a3) 6 59254 Vice Marshall tdm (12) 58.5 Comignaghi (a2) 7 x6121 The Swiss Maestro d (4) 58 Chowdhoory (a3) 8 x7184 Fly To The Sky td (6) 57.5 ............T Moseley 9 x610x Heberite mh (1) 57.5 .......... C Campbell (a2) 10 04114 Theonlyway (11) 57.5..............T Jonker (a2) 11 21227 Morweka db (5) 57 ........................L Allpress 12 x6656 Tickets On Her td (3) 56 .......... G Jogoo (a1) 13 06136 Where Angels Walk td (2) 55 ........ C Barnes 8 4.05pm NZB INSURANCE STAKES $50,000, 3YOF SW, 1400m 1 67392 Emily Margaret (15) 56.5 ............ R Hannam 2 50712 Dreamtesta d (13) 56.5 ...............B Hong (a) 3 9x121 Tee Cee Coup (7) 56.5.... K Chowdhoory (a)

4 22L13 Naval Fleet (2) 56.5.........................J Laking 5 1 Drumspirit t (4) 56.5 ............. C Campbell (a) 6 6x6x1 Times Time (11) 56.5 ............... B Murray (a) 7 67316 Frosted (1) 56.5..........................D Prastiyou 8 53217 Severine (8) 56.5...........................L Allpress 9 54157 Superstatic td (14) 56.5............. G Jogoo (a) 10 22108 Exemplar (12) 56.5.......................T Moseley 11 76938 Devil’s Staircase m (9) 56.5 ....K Mudhoo (a) 12 40304 More Jools (3) 56.5 ....................... C Barnes 13 262 Sadler’s Lass h (10) 56.5 .................J Lowry 14 7542 Sentito b (6) 56.5 .....................D Bothamley 15 720x5 Norma Jean (5) 56.5 9 4.40pm ANDY BAY LIQUORLAND $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 x4233 Final Say (6) 60.5 ......................B Hong (a3) 2 21376 Xcuses Xcuses (12) 60 ......... S Toolooa (a4) 3 7x321 Taieri Gem tmh (16) 59.5 ... C Campbell (a2) 4 60x3x Londonderry Air tmh (2) 59.5 ...........J Lowry 5 01312 Showpin dmb (15) 59.5 ...T Comignaghi (a2) 6 0x127 Red Rose Warrior db (9) 59 ...B Morgenrood 7 33341 Teddytwinkletoes td (8) 59 ..... K Cowan (a2) 8 17524 Lake Chalice (13) 58 .............. B Murray (a2) 9 12202 Shirley Maude d (1) 58.................T Moseley 10 07147 Our Teddy Boy tdmh (3) 58 ...K Mudhoo (a1) 11 18174 Aulyn Star td (5) 57.5 ......................J Laking 12 5201x Flying Agent tdmh (10) 57.5.......... C Barnes 13 43272 The Bumper m (11) 57.5 .........T Jonker (a2) 14 28121 Picture Me Rollin td (4) 56.5 R Mudhoo (a3) 15 12373 Carson River (7) 57.5 16 76436 It’s Pandemonium th (14) 54 Emergencies: Carson River, It’s Pandemonium 10 5.15pm WHITE ROBE LODGE $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 43517 Son Of Surf (3) 59 ....................D Bothamley 2 04031 The Kraken tmh (9) 59 ...............D Prastiyou 3 7x241 Just Push Play dh (2) 58.5 ....K Mudhoo (a1) 4 00252 Gloss tdb (19) 58 .......... K Chowdhoory (a3)

5 63334 The Sparkle b (11) 58 ............ B Murray (a2) 6 15044 Tony Two Chips th (7) 58 ..................J Lowry 7 86102 Major Ish Choux d (1) 57 ..............L Allpress 8 09425 Welcome tdb (4) 57 .........T Comignaghi (a2) 9 04361 Mowenna t (13) 56.5 ............... G Jogoo (a1) 10 04x47 Abraxos td (8) 56 .........................T Moseley 11 544x7 Montserrat tmh (5) 56 ............ K Cowan (a2) 12 86453 Mossy Creek tdbh (17) 56.. C Campbell (a2) 13 x1067 Cocee th (6) 55.5 ........................L Callaway 14 45032 Valetina Vittoria (12) 55.5 ...G Saejorhor (a4) 15 x0466 Irish Express m (15) 56.5 .......J Fawcett (a1) 16 x0979 Karm ‘N’ Easy dm (16) 56 17 76436 It’s Pandemonium th (14) 54 18 03900 Baranoo h (18) 55 19 06008 Abbey Kay h (10) 54 Emergencies: Irish Express, Karm ‘N’ Easy, It’s Pandemonium, Baranoo, Abbey Kay Blinkers on: I Am A Rock (R1), Naval Fleet (R8) Blinkers off: Jandles (R1), Bloodstream (R4) Winkers on: Jandles, Park Lane (R1), King Pin (R6) Winkers off: Bluey’s Chance (R1), Fly To The Sky (R7), Frosted (R8) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months SELECTIONS

11 21865 Sweet Maggie Ryan (23) fr .......S Abernethy

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8 4.12 BRIAN DARTH FUNERAL SERVICES HANDICAP TROT $8000, r40-r64 discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 32438 Burt Munro (1) fr ............................S Branch 2 60284 Secretofthesea Smile (2) fr .........A Poutama 3 77867 Danke (3) fr .................................... G Martin 4 801P3 Lundqvist (1) 10M ............... S Iremonger (J) 5 17364 Caroline Wozniacki (2) 10M ... A Harrison (J) 6 79881 Littlebitoflove (U1) 10M .............S Abernethy 7 07831 Grenado (U1) 20M ..................... A Drake (J) 8 11263 Need Luck (U1) 40M .................... D Butcher 9 22329 Sol Invictus (U2) 40M ................ J Abernethy

Race 3: Mac’s Tomado, Notorious, Shot In The Dark Race 4: Franco Hoffman, Owhata Angel, Zip Code, Au Revoir Race 5: Pembrook Blue, Marrera, Jakira, Express Play Race 6: Von Richthofen, Mhai Tickled Pink, Sheikh Yabooty Race 7: Bill Haley, Alta Leonie, Imola, Mister Harris Race 8: Need Luck, Sol Invictus, Caroline Wozniacki, Littlebitoflove Race 9: Go Getta, Jetenara, Liberal Arden, Runcle

Race 1: Scandalous, Jandles, Bluey’s Chance, Dundee Flag Race 2: Our Rosette, Diva Express, Rosarito, Speights Race 3: Pamir, Smoke House Bay, The Lustre, Thought That Race 4: Tomm Jones, Tommy Tucker, Flying Sardine, Macy Race 5: Swiss Eire, Suggestive Loox, Touch The Sky, Plutonium Race 6: Finbarr, Johnny Jones, Mr Typhon, Nowhere Man Race 7: Strowan, The Swiss Maestro, Fly To The Sky, Morweka Race 8: Naval Fleet, Superstatic, Dreamtesta, Emily Margaret Race 9: Final Say, Lake Chalice, Shirley Maude, Aulyn Star Race 10: The Sparkle, Major Ish Choux, Welcome, Mossy Creek

Stratford harness Today at Te Kapua Park Raceway

Stratford Trotting Club Inc Venue: Te Kapua Park (Grass) Meeting Date: 02 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.07pm R VOSSELER SOLICITOR/COMMERCIAL HOTEL TROT $8000, r40-r48 discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 0P046 Jour Highness (1) fr ......................B Orange 2 60284 Secretofthesea Smile (2) fr .........A Poutama 3 32438 Burt Munro (3) fr ............................S Branch 4 80097 Our Rosa (4) fr ..............................B Hackett 5 77867 Danke (5) fr .................................... G Martin 6 33449 Awa Cathrine (6) fr ..........................D Moore 7 39550 Shona Mary (U1) fr ...................... D Butcher 8 801P3 Lundqvist (1) 10M ............... S Iremonger (J) 9 17364 Caroline Wozniacki (2) 10M ......S Abernethy 10 79881 Littlebitoflove (U1) 10M ............. J Abernethy 11 50182 One Yankee Son (U2) 10M............T Mitchell 2 12.40pm ITM STRATFORD/DAIRY MASTER STRATFORD MOBILE PACE $7500, r45-r51., mobile, 1800m 1 17978 Ryans Gal (1) fr.......................... T Cameron 2 10690 Geoff’s Legacy (2) fr ................... K Marshall 3 02272 Go Getta (3) fr ...............................B Orange 4 44071 Red River Dash (4) fr ................S Abernethy 5 25500 Motu Little Princess (5) fr ............A Poutama 6 45275 Lincoln Moment (6) fr ................ J Abernethy 7 x9703 Better Than Most (7) fr ......... D Ferguson (J) 8 45184 Mr Billiards (8) fr.........................P Ferguson

9 32735 Hezaluckygrinner (21) fr................N Chilcott 10 x0454 Art Courage (22) fr .................. T Macfarlane 11 66622 Uncle Drew (23) fr ........................ D Butcher 12 89P99 Wicklow Star (U1) fr ......................T Mitchell 3 1.15pm AITKEN TRANSPORT/M DODUNSKI CONCRETE MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 1800m 1 2778 Sporting Miss (1) fr ................. T Macfarlane 2 4703 Mac’s Tomado (2) fr.......................N Chilcott 3 7x705 Notorious (3) fr ............................ K Marshall 4 0389 Ideal Lincoln (4) fr ......................P Ferguson 5 44697 Beaudiene Emerald (5) fr ............. D Butcher 6 64504 Moniaive (6) fr ...................... D Ferguson (J) 7 06806 Shot In The Dark (7) fr ..................B Orange 8 969Px My Boy Boo (8) fr ........................A Poutama 9 6x890 Lady Ameera (21) fr .................. J Abernethy 4 1.49pm CMK ACCOUNTANTS/MORE FM MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 2yo+., mobile, 1800m 1 29094 Owhata Angel (1) fr ...................S Abernethy 2 Au Revoir (2) fr ..................................D Balle 3 6 Franco Hoffman (3) fr ....................B Orange 4 22750 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (4) fr ............. D Butcher 5 06570 Babyfacenelson (5) fr ....................T Mitchell 6 35088 Raging Thunder (6) fr .................. K Marshall 7 29 American Me (7) fr .................... J Abernethy 8 4x393 Zip Code (8) fr ............................ T Cameron 9 90790 Blake fr ......................................... Scratched

5 2.22pm RJ EAGAR LTD/ECOLAB MOBILE PACE $7500, r40-r47., mobile, 1800m 1 20830 Jack Bates (1) fr .......................... K Marshall 2 89794 Pembrook Blue (2) fr .....................B Orange 3 96503 Marrera (3) fr ............................. J Abernethy 4 86526 Knights Desire (4) fr ...................P Ferguson 5 87684 Jakira (5) fr .............................. T Macfarlane 6 7x008 Marquis Eyre (6) fr ........................T Mitchell 7 38700 Itsokbeingbetter (7) fr ............. A Harrison (J) 8 77006 Katamach (8) fr ............................ D Butcher 9 00859 Charlie Harper (21) fr ................. T Cameron 10 67447 Express Play (22) fr.....................A Poutama 11 46960 Our Wicklow (23) fr .............. D Ferguson (J) 12 30050 Pure Desire (24) fr ....................S Abernethy 13 38220 Rangi Rangdu (25) fr ........................K More 6 2.57 UHLENBERG HAULAGE/A HEY CONTRACTING MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ r51-r59., 1800m 1 54651 Sheikh Yabooty (1) fr ...................A Poutama 2 27230 Machbrad (2) fr .......................... T Cameron 3 75631 J Bee (3) fr .................................P Ferguson 4 63440 Onedin Punter (4) fr .................. J Abernethy 5 13590 Nanelle Franco (5) fr ............... T Macfarlane 6 23511 Von Richthofen (6) fr .....................B Orange 7 33129 Racketeers Boy (7) fr ................... D Butcher 8 74140 Bubble Gum (8) fr....................... A Drake (J) 9 38651 Waingaro Mara (21) fr ................. K Marshall 10 3015 Mhai Tickled Pink (22) fr ...............T Mitchell

4.47pm MCDONALD REAL ESTATE AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $7000, r52., mobile, 1800m CUP HANDICAP PACE $10,000, r56+ discrhcp, stand, 1 45686 Jetenara (1) fr ................................B Hadley 2 6610x A Chance To Dream (2) fr ................L Darby 2600m 3 02272 Go Getta (3) fr 1 26108 Crackared (1) fr .............................B Orange 4 67487 Vanhalem (4) fr .............................C Sharpe 2 x5820 Count Landeck (1) 10M .............P Ferguson 5 16500 Pegasus Kommander (5) fr ...............S Wigg 3 15692 Ally Mae (2) 10M ...........................N Chilcott 6 46293 El Capitan fr ................................. Scratched 4 15407 Stars Delight (3) 10M ................... D Butcher 7 90705 Zulu Courage (6) fr......................... C Negus 5 50x71 Forever Pearl (4) 10M ................ T Cameron 8 67557 Runcle (7) fr ......................................C Wigg 6 43226 Mister Harris (U1) 10M......................K More 9 67447 Express Play fr ............................. Scratched 7 1P754 Bill Haley (U2) 10M ................... J Abernethy 10 52567 Liberal Arden (21) fr .................. R Frampton 8 30190 Red Magic (U3) 10M .....................T Mitchell 9 34161 Comic Book Hero (1) 20M ...... T Macfarlane SELECTIONS 10 63257 Imola (2) 20M ............................S Abernethy Race 1: One Yankee Son, Caroline Wozniacki, Littlebitoflove 11 x8213 Alta Leonie (1) 30M..................... K Marshall Race 2: Go Getta, Uncle Drew, Better Than Most, Mr Billiards

7 3.37pm QUINTIN OAKES BUILDERS STRATFORD

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 21

Derby day launching pad to international targets As always, Hamilton trainer Graeme Rogerson (right) isn’t shying away from a challenge.

Rogerson and his co-trainers Debbie and Bailey Rogerson will produce More Wonder in today’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) and Ferrando in the Gr.3 Waikato Stud Plate at Ellerslie.

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to Hong Kong (for the Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize over 1200m on April 28).”

Ferrando went within a whisker of claiming his first Group One win when run down late by Enzo’s Lad in the Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham, run in a sizzling 1:06.95.

“It was a sensational run and the

watered track didn’t help but it was still touch and go whether he might have actually won the race,” Rogerson said.

“He’s drawn another bad alley this weekend but he’s a proven horse.

With a dry track and if he gets the run to suit, he’ll be very competitive.”

- NZME

Cheviot harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

Cheviot Harness Racing Club Inc Venue Addington Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.40pm CHARLES WIFFEN WINES & MT BEAUTIFUL WINES TROT $9000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 09045 Motu Moondancer (1) fr .......K Tomlinson (J) 2 4509x Midnight Memories (2) fr ........... M Edmonds 3 54932 Desert Wings (3) fr ..................... L Lester (J) 4 68x06 Windsor (4) fr ...................................J Curtin 5 Dreamy Notion (5) fr .........................J Dunn 6 079 Global Flight (6) fr .........................R Jenkins 7 6P2 Awesome Impee (7) fr .................. P Wakelin 8 x3428 Cabella Noir (8) fr.............................R Close 9 58420 Sunrise Spur (9) fr........................J Versteeg 10 Never Mind fr................................ Scratched 11 73803 Call Me Trouble (10) fr ..................... G Smith 12 P Midnight Assassin (11) fr ............C DeFilippi 13 0399 One Over Da Son (U1) fr ..............B Orange 14 00930 Native Oneinamillion (U2) fr .........M Perriton 15 43086 Excite (U3) fr ........................... C D Thornley 2 1.11pm RURAL LIVESTOCK & DALE TAYLOR SHEARING MBL PACE $9000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 1980m 1 08869 Myth Or Reality (1) fr.....................B Weaver 2 2 Arden Roanoke (2) fr ...............N Purdon (J) 3 79x46 Franco Niven (3) fr ............................J Dunn 4 07060 Mynanasgotnoteeth (4) fr .................S Ottley 5 25258 The Last Straw (5) fr ................. R Houghton 6 x7957 Lilbitbettor (6) fr ................................J Curtin 7 4 Duke (7) fr .....................................B Orange

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Should they perform to expectations, Rogerson is planning big things for both horses.

“We think More Wonder is a really good horse. We’re thinking about taking on Winx with him but we’ll just play that by ear,” he said.

“And Ferrando, if he runs really well, hopefully he’ll get an invitation

8 6 Cute (8) fr ................................ C D Thornley 9 006 Goodthingstaketime (9) fr .............. K Barron 10 0 Tiger Moth (U1) fr...........................H Hunter 3 1.46 GLEN HILL BUILDERS MOBILE TROT $10,000, 4yo+ r40-r55. jun.d, mobile, 1980m 1 08040 One Over Da Skye (1) fr ............. B Hope (J) 2 09760 Rusty I Am (2) fr ...................S Tomlinson (J) 3 21D70 Aveross Don (3) fr ................... S O’Reilly (J) 4 00670 Dolly Jones (4) fr ..................K Tomlinson (J) 5 x0006 Sods Law (5) fr ......................B Laughton (J) 6 76032 Lone Star Lad (6) fr ....................... K Butt (J) 7 83873 Shpeedy (7) fr ......................... J Thomas (J) 8 71769 Such Fun (8) fr ............................ J Alford (J) 9 9050x Star Pride (9) fr ....................... A Stewart (J) 10 01472 Chivasion (21) fr ......................... L Lester (J) 11 85293 Speedy Command (22) fr.......K Newman (J) 12 1P000 Zeddie Marit (U1) fr ....................C Jones (J) 4 2.21pm DONEGAL HOUSE IRISH PUB NEAR KAIKOURA MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ f&m r40-r60., 1980m 1 32977 Spicy Girl Becqui (1) fr ................ B Hope (J) 2 48167 Ava Adore (2) fr ...................................K Cox 3 789x1 Garta (3) fr ........................................J Dunn 4 62818 Christian Lady (4) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 5 32x16 Olivia Rachel (5) fr ...........................J Curtin 6 x0217 Chitura (6) fr ............................ C D Thornley 7 110 Major Sass (7) fr ...........................B Orange 8 18945 Sezana (8) fr ............................N Purdon (J) 9 15141 Divinia Bellezza (9) fr .......................R Close 10 25x41 Donegal Art Chokin (21) fr ................. R May 11 x0505 Sweet Loress (22) fr...................... K Butt (J) 12 30x10 Art Banker (U1) fr ...................... C McDowell 13 65003 Sails (U2) fr ..................................... G Smith

5 2.56pm GLEN MCNABB ENGINEERING HANDICAP TROT $10,000, r56+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 92124 Chief Of Staff (1) fr .................. J Thomas (J) 2 07951 Clifden Clowers (2) fr ......................... R May 3 42P63 Take After Me (3) fr ................... R Houghton 4 70P80 Soney Beatt (4) fr .................S Tomlinson (J) 5 80138 I’ldoitmyway (5) fr .............................R Close 6 08876 Izmok (6) fr ..................................C DeFilippi 7 01674 Justamollyarcher (1) 10M..............R Jenkins 8 11432 Lovey Dovey Moment (2) 10M ... D Keast (J) 9 80950 Arran Chief (3) 10M ....................... A Faulks 10 67407 Red Hot Rocket (4) 10M ................. G Smith 11 95422 Il Pirata (1) 20M ............................B Orange 12 15514 Time For Diamonds (2) 20M .............. J Ford 13 44512 Trick Star (3) 20M.............................S Ottley 14 17D01 Sundees Son (U1) 35M ....................J Dunn 6 3.32pm ‘DOWNBYTHESEASIDE’ LEONARD MEMORIAL (MBL PACE) $30,000, 2yo fillies., mobile, 2000m 1 Narcissist (1) fr ...............................T Chmiel 2 Arden’s Sweetheart (2) fr ............C DeFilippi 3 5 I’ll Write The Story (3) fr ......................K Cox 4 37 Dr Susan (4) fr .........................N Purdon (J) 5 2 Fancy (5) fr ......................................... R May 6 3 Total Diva (6) fr ..............................B Orange 7 28 Live Sport (7) fr ................................R Close 8 1 Spellbound (8) fr ...............................J Dunn 9 Miss Ruby Sunshine (21) fr ..............S Ottley 7 4.07 CHEVIOT BUSINESSES CHEVIOT CUP (HCAP PACE) $14,400, r64+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 12181 Doctor Tim (1) fr ........................... G O’Reilly 2 32112 Nandolo (1) 10M .............................J W Cox 3 24458 Mikey Maguire (2) 10M ...............C DeFilippi

45178 Gore Bay (3) 10M............................... R May 14216 Alta Maestro (1) 20M ...................... G Smith 11643 Henry Hubert (2) 20M .......................J Dunn x0534 Sheriff (3) 20M ..............................B Orange 33431 Letspendanitetogetha (1) 35M .........J Curtin 33097 Alta Orlando (U1) 35M .............. R Houghton 8 4.42pm CHEVIOT CONCRETE & AMURI READY MIX MOBILE PACE $9000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., 1980m 1 72503 La Bella Vita (1) fr .........................B Weaver 2 88290 Katchalight (2) fr..............................J W Cox 3 5x424 Tara Bromac (3) fr .........................B Orange 4 84380 Refine (4) fr ............................. C D Thornley 5 3 Cullens Bet (5) fr ................................ R May 6 Southern Rain (6) fr .........................J Curtin 7 690x0 Night Lights (7) fr ............................ G Smith 8 06 Bettor Lady (8) fr ......................... J Alford (J) 9 9 Smooth Debate (9) fr .......................R Close 10 94200 Betterthanspraying (21) fr ..............T Chmiel 11 2 For The Kitty (22) fr ...................... M Howard 9 5.17 CHEVIOT LICENCING TRUST MOBILE TROT $13,000, ffa., mobile, 1980m 1 31105 Majestic Hurricane (1) fr................. K Barron 2 32331 Didjabringthebeers (2) fr ............... K Butt (J) 3 32345 The Dominator (3) fr................ C D Thornley 4 56676 Missandei (4) fr ................................S Ottley 5 x1110 Valloria (5) fr......................................J Dunn 6 17434 Belles Son (6) fr ...............................R Close 7 21517 Ronald J (7) fr .............................. G O’Reilly 8 18608 Destiny Jones (8) fr .......................B Orange 9 x111x Monbet (9) fr ...................................... R May 10 94420 Quevert (21) fr.....................................B Butt

10 5.47 BUSH INN TAVERN MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r49-r66., mobile, 2600m 1 07560 Apocalypse (1) fr ...........................J Geddes 2 43000 Barkley (2) fr .............................. K Cameron 3 89164 Machsgain (3) fr ............................. K Barron 4 3155 Jay Tee Tyron (4) fr .................... R Houghton 5 2223x Double O Heaven (5) fr ...................... R May 6 21581 Matai Minky (6) fr .............................R Close 7 70612 Mad Lu Li (7) fr....................................K Cox 8 14486 First Class Lady (8) fr.......................S Ottley 9 32835 Just Dance (9) fr ...........................B Orange 10 512P0 Onedin Reign (21) fr .........................J Dunn 11 60930 Kardesler (22) fr .......................N Purdon (J) 12 40065 One Direction (23) fr .......................J W Cox 13 18082 Sweet Mary (24) fr ...........................J Curtin 14 x18x0 Waytogo Bruno (U1) fr .........K Tomlinson (J)

5 6371 Calico Hill (5) fr .................................A Beck 6 1 Dixie Star (6) fr ............................. D Butcher 7 15 Whiskyinthejar (7) fr ................ M Williamson r40-r48., mobile, 2200m 8 1 Huntaway (8) fr........................ N Williamson 1 8P546 Franco Huntington (1) fr ......... J Morrison (J) 9 40541 Shuzi (21) fr .............................B Williamson 2 2397x Iwanadancewitsumbody (2) fr ...E Barron (J) 1 Burlington (22) fr .......................... S McNally 3 47000 Rahuri Badlands (3) fr ................... A Armour 10 4 27369 Nightmarch (4) fr .............................R Swain 11 517 The Bird Dance (23) fr .................. B Barclay 12 23414 Ay Boy (24) fr ..............................B McLellan 5 87074 Black Ops (5) fr ..................... J Campbell (J) 6 80359 El Dinero (6) fr..................... K McNaught (J) 8 4.24 NORTHERN TAVERN AUTUMN CUP HCAP 7 96366 Thaboyz Toy (7) fr .....................M Anderson PACE $14,999, 3yo+ r60-r100 spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 7x214 Born To Boogie (1) fr ..................... B Barclay 8 x5764 Loma Jaccka (8) fr ........................ B Barclay 2 21x17 Vintage Cheddar (2) fr .............B Williamson 9 36880 Excellent (21) fr ............................. K Barclay 3 11143 Robyns Playboy (3) fr .................C Ferguson 10 07568 Theodora Hope (22) fr ......................A Beck 4 67476 Tiziano (4) fr ............................ M Williamson 11 07721 Kagee VC (23) fr ......................B Williamson 5 17322 Sagwitch (1) 15M ......................M Hurrell (J) 12 73393 Toby O’Gara (24) fr ................ S Walkinshaw 6 59225 Royal Bengal (2) 15M ...............M Anderson 13 802P0 Harrydahorse (25) fr...................C Ferguson 7 13335 Cast No Shadow (3) 15M....... J Morrison (J) 14 98870 Lady’s Lass (26) fr.................... T Robertson 6 3.14pm SPEIGHTS ALE HOUSE MOBILE PACE 8 12356 Please Shuddup (4) 15M ........ N Williamson 9 33249 Tact Maggie (5) 15M .................... S McNally $9000, 3yo r59., mobile, 1700m 1 5x125 Bottle Rock (1) fr ........................C Ferguson 10 11395 Back In Black (U1) 15M ............... D Butcher 2 51 Team Kiwi (2) fr .............................R Holmes 9 4.59 ASCOT PARK HOTEL MOBILE PACE $9000, 3 32158 Prince Abbey (3) fr ......................... P Hunter 3yo+ r54-r59., mobile, 2200m 1 46771 My Georgie Boy (1) fr ..................... P Hunter 4 1678 Bettors Highlight (4) fr ................... B Barclay 2 33123 Ansett Flight (2) fr ................... N Williamson 5 04859 Wolf West (5) fr .........................M Anderson 3 01640 Annie Fitz (3) fr .........................M Hurrell (J) 6 31326 Bunter’s Dream (6) fr............... N Williamson 4 x6195 I’mallaboutthebase (4) fr ......... M Williamson 7 3529x Stun Gun (7) fr ....................... J Morrison (J) 5 94691 Ardent Lustre (5) fr ........................R Holmes 8 16108 Tango Dancer (8) fr ................. M Williamson 7 3.49pm ILT NUGGET FINAL MOBILE PACE $12,000, 6 53904 Magnetic Watch (6) fr ............. S Walkinshaw 7 6x999 Melina Lowe (7) fr ......................C Ferguson 3yo+ r55., mobile, 2200m 8 74436 Stick Man (8) fr ....................... J Morrison (J) 1 00514 Maahes (1) fr................................. K Barclay 9 43221 Mighty Flying Art (21) fr ................ B Barclay 2 7 Surazal (2) fr .................................... A Milne 3 54324 Don’t Need An Excuse (3) fr .....E Barron (J) 10 66591 Nota Bene Denario (22) fr ............ S McNally 4 64943 Stingray Tara (4) fr.......................... P Hunter 11 87223 Santanna’s Rocket (23) fr.........B Williamson

10 5.27pm LONE STAR CAFE & BAR MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 68x4 Love The Blues (1) fr .......................R Swain 2 57057 Razcal Alley (2) fr ......................... D Butcher 3 00282 Mighty George (3) fr ...................C Ferguson 4 2 Finn The Belligerent (4) fr ....... N Williamson 5 2300x Mongolian Machete (5) fr ....... J Morrison (J) 6 23364 Thisladyrocks (6) fr...................B Williamson 7 76430 The Mighty Cullen (7) fr .......... M Williamson 8 800x0 Real Change (8) fr .............. K McNaught (J) 9 7 Surazal (21) fr .................................. A Milne 10 2249 Morningstar Gold (22) fr ................R Holmes 11 0 A Cracker Knight (23) fr ................ B Barclay 12 35938 Delight N Gold (24) fr ........................A Beck 13 43223 Bound To Be Bettor (25) fr ..... S Walkinshaw 14 5 Lifeofbrian (26) fr.......................M Hurrell (J) 15 x876x G T Reactor (27) fr ....................... S McNally 16 Altimeter (28) fr .........................M Anderson LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS

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SELECTIONS Race 1: Awesome Impee, Dreamy Notion, Motu Moondancer Race 2: Arden Roanoke, Duke, Franco Niven, Cute Race 3: Lone Star Lad, Speedy Command, Shpeedy, Chivasion Race 4: Olivia Rachel, Sezana, Divinia Bellezza, Garta Race 5: Sundees Son, Lovey Dovey Moment, Take After Me Race 6: Spellbound, Miss Ruby Sunshine, Arden’s Sweetheart Race 7: Letspendanitetogetha, Sheriff, Alta Maestro, Nandolo Race 8: Tara Bromac, Cullens Bet, For The Kitty, Southern Rain Race 9: Monbet, Ronald J, Valloria, Didjabringthebeers Race 10: Double O Heaven, Just Dance, Jay Tee Tyron LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Invercargill harness Tomorrow at Ascot Park Raceway

Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.25pm CENTREPOINT & SOUTH CITY LIQUORLAND TROT $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 1 Big Iron (1) fr .............................M Anderson 2 24220 Star Dude (2) fr ........................B Williamson 3 74447 The Power Broker (3) fr ....... K McNaught (J) 4 50730 Inessa’s Dream (4) fr.........................A Beck 5 2625x The Commando (5) fr.............. M Williamson 6 7x Gazza Galleon (6) fr.................P Williamson 7 0090x Rumand Coke (7) fr ............... J Morrison (J) 8 Chinese Whisper (U1) fr.......... N Williamson 9 90x80 South Park (U2) fr .......................... P Hunter 10 666 Robo Trouble (U3) fr ...................... B Barclay 11 88999 Spur Me On Gently (U4) fr ....... T Robertson 2 12.55pm HOMESTEAD COBB & CO. F&M MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 2yo+ f&m., 1700m 1 4060x Fraud (1) fr ................................M Hurrell (J) 2 P020 Ava Classy Gal (2) fr .........................A Beck 3 x7909 Jaffie J (3) fr ........................... J Morrison (J) 4 4 Sorry No Change (4) fr................. S McNally 5 9P Rahuri Desire (5) fr ....................... A Armour 6 63284 Aurelia Cotta (6) fr ......................... B Barclay 7 Yankee Party (7) fr .................. N Williamson 8 05026 Phil’s Last Chance fr .................... Scratched 9 0 Dametoro (21) fr........................... D Butcher 10 x782P I’m Sick Of Excuses (22) fr..... S Walkinshaw 11 803 Delight (23) fr ............................M Anderson 12 8 Tathra (24) fr ..................................K Larsen 13 Tuapeka Jessie (25) fr...............E Barron (J) 14 66 Rakabeach (26) fr ....................B Williamson

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Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 1.21pm (NZT) SPEEDMAPS @FORMPRO RATINGS STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 42256 Jinja Twist 30.62 W & ......................T Steele 2 75456 Zugzwang nwtd .............................. S O’Neill 3 73421 Kapai Tahi nwtd W & .......................T Steele 4 81757 Finkle Foot Hero 31.27....................... D Ray 5 87688 Bigtime Michelle nwtd .................. H Mullane 6 78847 San Tan Samson 30.68 ................... T Green 7 71373 Salvarotti 30.70 .................................B Craik 8 33222 Little Moo 30.50 U & .........................Cottam 9 75762 Agbeze nwtd .................................A Cleaver 10 74285 Home Bound nwtd R & .......................L Udy 2 1.38pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS STAKES C3, 527m 1 22538 Hey Khali 30.90 U & ..........................Cottam 2 13624 Blocker 30.81 R & .......................N O’Regan 3 15517 Deception Diva 30.81 W & ..............T Steele 4 25511 Monsoon Malabar 30.93 U & ............Cottam 5 45252 Finkle Foot Fred 31.02 ....................... D Ray 6 21184 Idol Ajay 30.90 W &.........................T Steele 7 76117 Born Quick 31.22 W &.....................T Steele 8 28386 Ti Amo 30.73.....................................B Craik 9 21665 Jetsun Doll 30.88 ...........................G Wilson 10 37783 Sue Zooki 30.50 .............................. T Green 3 1.56pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN ROPER C3/4,

15 24242 Hans Ideal (27) fr .......................C Ferguson 16 5 Indulgence (U1) fr ................... M Williamson Emergencies: Jaffie J, Rahuri Desire 3 1.29pm WAIKIWI TAVERN MOBILE PACE $8500, r49-r53., mobile, 2200m 1 12160 Ambassador (1) fr .............................A Beck 2 81775 Tartan Robyn (2) fr .................. M Williamson 3 56602 Dallas Grimes (3) fr ....................... B Barclay 4 03660 Vin Scully (4) fr.........................B Williamson 5 29066 It Ain’t The Money (5) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 6 26023 Betstars Blue Jean (6) fr ........ S Walkinshaw 7 84409 Jabali (7) fr ..................................B McLellan 8 9888P RnR Windermere (8) fr ...............C Ferguson 9 95330 Triroyale Brigade (21) fr........... N Williamson 10 26505 Myrcella (22) fr ....................................C Lee 11 56170 Tad Lincoln (23) fr ........................ D Butcher 12 765x5 Kiwis Are Flying (24) fr ..................R Holmes 4 2.02 WAXYS IRISH PUB HANDICAP TROT $9000, 3yo+ r40-r80 spechcp, stand, 2200m 1 6P008 Cuddly Trouble fr .......................... Scratched 2 33942 Miss Bamboocha (1) fr ..............M Hurrell (J) 3 787x0 Anothersuperstar (2) fr ........... S Walkinshaw 4 1P400 Count Eyre (3) fr ...............................R Allen 5 79922 Somethings Burning (4) fr ............. K Barclay 6 45089 Grace O’Malley (5) fr ...................... P Hunter 7 66641 Scarlett Lane (6) fr .....................C Ferguson 8 6PPx0 My Amour (U1) fr ......................... J Douglas 9 17633 Robbie Royale (U2) fr ................... B Barclay 10 x0Dx0 Thunder Buddy (U3) fr ...........A Beck 11 39902 Dusky Eyre (1) 15M ................ M Williamson 12 97816 Lynette The Vet (2) 15M ......................G Lee 13 02115 Dipendra (1) 25M .........................R Stevens 14 36494 Splash Cola (U1) 25M............. N Williamson

15 80931 Wee Man Trouble (U2) 25M ... J Morrison (J)

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Race 1: The Commando, Chinese Whisper, Big Iron, Star Dude Race 2: Yankee Party, Dametoro, Delight, Indulgence Race 3: Kiwis Are Flying, Triroyale Brigade, It Ain’t The Money Race 4: Wee Man Trouble, Dipendra, Somethings Burning Race 5: Black Ops, Iwanadancewitsumbody, Franco Huntington Race 6: Team Kiwi, Stun Gun, Prince Abbey, Bottle Rock Race 7: Huntaway, Burlington, Don’t Need An Excuse, Ay Boy Race 8: Vintage Cheddar, Back In Black, Royal Bengal Race 9: Mighty Flying Art, Santanna’s Rocket, I’mallaboutthebase Race 10: Morningstar Gold, Finn The Belligerent, Love The Blues

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium 318m 1 38167 Bigtime Bremner 18.68 ......................L Cole 2 238x6 I’m A Leo 18.46 ...........................L Laagland 3 28888 Kapai Lana 18.57 R & .........................L Udy 4 28165 Disclaimer 18.60 .............................P Green 5 75745 Beat The Butcher 18.36 R & ...............L Udy 6 62118 Tres Vite 18.60 ................................T Patton 7 61536 Kuridrani 18.71 ..............................A Cleaver 8 x1647 Tough Torque 18.57 ..........................E Potts 9 16778 Statman Dave 18.72 ..................H Laagland 10 F5753 C’est L’Amour 18.67 ..........................B Craik 4 2.14pm MT WELLINGTON TAB SERIES FINAL C1f, 527m 1 36444 Bear Claws 30.81 W & ....................T Steele 2 67573 Secret Babe 30.94 W &...................T Steele 3 76431 Bigtime Welldone 30.65 R & .......N O’Regan 4 62272 Crackling Gal nwtd U & .....................Cottam 5 31353 Opawa Pink 30.81 W & ...................T Steele 6 62562 Jack No Lag 30.89 ......................... Y Castro 7 63211 Thrilling Arnold 31.07 ......................S Codlin 8 16454 Opawa Velocette 30.86 W &............T Steele 9 46456 Talkabout Sophie 30.95 ...................M Black 10 78175 Peekay Shout nwtd U & ....................Cottam 5 2.31pm AGRC INVITATION SPRINT INV, 318m 1 11517 Manila Bala nwtd R &..................N O’Regan 2 86335 One Cool Chap 18.47 W &..............T Steele 3 44112 On Da Quest 18.59 R & ......................L Udy 4 41323 Bigtime Blackie nwtd ..........................L Cole 5 12453 Bigtime Eve nwtd ...............................L Cole

6 41342 Bigtime Caleb nwtd ............................L Cole 7 41823 Harry Brown 18.33 ....................... H Mullane 8 31545 Jinja Mongo 18.34 W & ...................T Steele 9 73164 Bigtime Jetty nwtd ..............................L Cole 10 52886 Bigtime Victory nwtd .................... H Mullane 6 2.48 DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT C3, 318m 1 57345 Jetsun Woody 18.66 ......................G Wilson 2 75674 Mega Munchies 18.61 U &................Cottam 3 61655 Bigtime Logan 18.64 A & ................Williams 4 53514 Nardango nwtd..................................E Potts 5 837F8 Bombshell Blonde 18.64 .............. H Mullane 6 45281 Irinka Stono 18.74 R & ................N O’Regan 7 78377 Nangar Magic 18.67..........................B Craik 8 84122 Clover Victoria 18.65 .......................S Codlin 9 F5753 C’est L’Amour 18.67 ..........................B Craik 10 16778 Statman Dave 18.72 ..................H Laagland 7 3.06 QUALIFIED PET SERVICES RAILWAY SPRINT FINAL C5f, 318m 1 51712 Justa Gift nwtd J & ..............................D Bell 2 16111 Idol Nifty 18.23 ..................................M Flipp 3 21242 Just One Smile 18.29 ........................B Craik 4 514x1 Kiwi Boy 18.18 U & ...........................Cottam 5 11111 Sir Duggie 18.23 ................................L Cole 6 51452 Alex Attack 18.38 U & .......................Cottam 7 25221 Bigtime Pete 18.24 .............................L Cole 8 31111 Bigtime Wendle 18.31 ........................L Cole 9 41342 Bigtime Caleb nwtd ............................L Cole 10 44112 On Da Quest 18.59 R & ......................L Udy

8 3.23 PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD SPRINT C3, 318m 1 83186 Unconscionable 18.61 R & .................L Udy 2 15788 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd ...................... H Mullane 3 26344 Bruce Banner 18.71 ..................... H Mullane 4 13664 Three Amigos nwtd J & .......................D Bell 5 84237 Junk Mail 18.59 W & .......................T Steele 6 15753 Vee Marina 18.76 U & .......................Cottam 7 22212 Your Valentine 18.59 .........................B Craik 8 55622 Stay Rich 18.55 M & ........................ J Smith Emergencies: 9 68886 Amazing Contact 18.58...................S Codlin 10 16778 Statman Dave 18.72 ..................H Laagland 9 3.42pm AUCKLAND CUP FINAL C5f, 527m 1 14522 All About Space nwtd .........................L Cole 2 12171 Blazin’ Carter 30.37............................L Cole 3 34172 Don’t Knocka Gee nwtd .....................L Cole 4 11413 Diddilee nwtd ..............................A Turnwald 5 48121 Ringside 30.14 ..............................R Adcock 6 41131 Avenger Bale 30.20......................C Roberts 7 16512 Pinny Mack 30.14............................. S Clark 8 27872 Cameo Syd 30.45 .............................B Craik 9 62453 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 10 11213 Thrilling Talk 30.81 .......................... K Walsh 10 3.59pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES C4, 527m 1 32664 Jinja Might 30.42 U & ........................Cottam 2 53465 Shallay Pallay 30.50 ....................A Turnwald 3 13732 Amy Amy 30.47 .............................. G Farrell

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44512 Our Tyson nwtd .................................M Flipp 21223 Heart Shaped Box 30.90...................B Craik 37214 Go Angel 30.70 .............................. G Farrell 57116 Jetsun Swan 30.83 ........................G Wilson 41485 Bigtime Rod nwtd ...............................L Cole 85546 Bigtime Phantom 30.68................ H Mullane 11 4.17pm AGRC INVITATION STAKES INV, 527m 1 24615 Over Indulgence 30.65 ...................P Henley 2 36234 Trojan Hoarse nwtd ............................L Cole 3 82367 Ramblin’ On 30.46 W & ...................T Steele 4 13213 Nature’s Gent 30.47 ....................A Turnwald 5 16168 Double Speed nwtd.......................R Adcock 6 15351 Tianyu 30.62 .................................. G Farrell 7 62453 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 8 32224 Dyna Dave 30.29 .........................C Roberts 12 4.34 HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C4, 318m 1 15744 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 2 44311 Retired Mouse 18.65....................... T Green 3 33553 Nangar Panther 18.53 ....................C Henley 4 57235 Wong Way 18.44 U & ........................Cottam 5 12186 Was Just Saying 18.59 R &.................L Udy 6 72276 Podium Phobia nwtd .................... H Mullane 7 24721 Bigtime Minnie nwtd ...........................L Cole 8 27253 Jetsun Paint 18.62 .........................G Wilson Emergencies: 9 x1647 Tough Torque 18.57 ..........................E Potts 10 85546 Bigtime Phantom nwtd ................. H Mullane LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Sport 22 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

In brief

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Johnson ready to unleash John Morris has promised to unleash star recruit Shaun Johnson as he looks to inject some razzle-dazzle into a Cronulla side renowned for its toughness and defensive grit.

The 38-year-old rookie coach has taken on one of the toughest jobs in the NRL after he was handed the reigns following Shane Flanagan’s deregistration.

While questions remains about his ability to maintain the standard of success which the club enjoyed for much of Flanagan’s tenure, Morris is not harbouring any fears and promises an entertaining brand of football from his side.

He says not only should the Sharks be aspiring to finish top four, he wants them to chance their arm and play with their eyes up.

And most of that centres around Johnson, who was signed following Valentine Holmes’ decision to pursue an NFL career.

The Sharks have two of the game’s best offloaders in their pack in Andrew Fifita and Aaron Woods, and he says to expect Johnson and fullback Matt Moylan to be seen sniffing around the ruck.

As well, Johnson will be given licence to play on both sides of the field and pop up wherever he thinks there is an opportunity.

“There’s a defensive structure

Shaun Johnson in his new strip. we line up at. But you can’t pigeonhole Shaun Johnson, he’s going to go anywhere and I want him to float across the field,” Morris said.

“Shaun played predominantly on the right for the Warriors where Chad (Townsend) played for us.

“It doesn’t mean they can’t go either side. They’re both capable of it.

“That’s one thing I’ve got to keep developing as a coach, keeping that mindset not to pigeonhole guys into one set position, being able to adapt and play in different parts of the field.”

The Sharks have been stung in the off-season by controversies surrounding Flanagan and their salary cap.

Flanagan has been told he is unlikely to be registered to return to the game anytime soon after communicating with club officials in violation of his 2014 ban over the club’s peptides scandal.

The club has also been fined $500,000. The Sharks were also fined $250,000 for salary cap breaches and have had $353,000 shaved off their salary cap for 2019 and 2020.

However they still boast a roster capable of pushing for finals contention.

This year once more shapes as a season of regeneration for the Sharks with Luke Lewis having hung up his boots and Paul Gallen to bow out at the end of the year.

Back-rower and Junior Kiwis representative Briton Nikora is knocking on the door and young gun Bronson Xerri looks set to debut on the wing as early as round one.

Jack Williams is set to be groomed as Gallen’s successor in the Sharks engine room, while Blayke Brailey looks set to put pressure on his brother Jayden for the starting hooker spot.

“He’s off contract and someone we’re going to try real hard to keep,” Morris said.

- AAP

Daily Events SATURDAY 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS’ MARKET. Lots of produce, products, hot and cold drinks and much more. See you there!

West Street, car park.

9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Children’s clothing, jewellery, Rawleighs, toys and more. West Street, car park.

SUNDAY 8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Cameron river, new members welcome. Phone Jenny 308 6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harvest Thanksgiving, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service and communion led

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

9.30am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF ASSOCIATION. Methven 3rd round of Heartland Bank Championship. 10am start. Methven Golf Course.

9.30am - 11am

Coll, King knocked out Top Kiwi players Joelle King and Paul Coll are out of the PSA World Squash Championships. They were both beaten in their quarter-finals in Chicago yesterday. King, the Commonwealth Games champion, lost to Frenchwoman Camille Serme in straight games 11-7, 11-8 and 11-4 in 37 minutes. Coll lost the first two games before fighting back to take the third 11-4 but the fourth was all Farag as he finished with a comprehensive 11-1 win to claim victory three games to one in 57 minutes.

- NZME

Crichton new skipper Sydney Roosters signing Angus Crichton admits being in an awkward position as captain in his first appearance for the NRL club today. Crichton has been named skipper in what is a mainly reserve-grade Roosters outfit’s final pre-season hit-out against Manly in Gosford. It’ll be his first showing of the year after being ruled out of last month’s World Club Challenge triumph due to offseason shoulder surgery.

- AAP

Milford set for opener Despite not playing a single preseason game, five-eighth Anthony Milford has been declared a certain starter for Brisbane’s NRL round one clash. Milford only began full training earlier this week after undergoing shoulder surgery last year. The Queensland State of Origin representative was eager to play in today’s trial against Gold Coast but coach Anthony Seibold intervened, keeping one eye on the season opener on March 14. - AAP

March 1, 2 & 3, 2019 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

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

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY

HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open, 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton

Airport, Seafield Road.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027 640 4094. Racecourse Road.

10.30am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Bring your stitching and join our friendly group. New members very

welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club.

Cavendish Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather Kennedy. Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox Street. (note - new venue).

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, led by Rev Eric Mattock , all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship and communion led

by Rev Brent Richardson, all welcome.

65 Oxford Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harvest Thanksgiving Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. All age and Holy Communion, Harvest Thanksgiving. Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

11am ASHBURTON SAILING CLUB. Learn to sail weekly for 8 weeks, Age 7 upwards. New extension area at Lake Hood.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

2pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. History and restoration at the Ashburton Aerodrome with guest speaker John Hill from the Ashburton Aviation museum. Level 1, Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

5pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Evensong, Park Street.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

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

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

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For

more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027 640 4094. Racecourse Road.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

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

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP.

Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIORNET. Apple I-phone and I pad user members only, bring your queries, email address and password. $2. Reading room, MSA Havelock Street.

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

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■ BASKETBALL

Sixers snap a losing streak Australian duo Ben Simmons and Jonah Bolden have played important roles as the Philadelphia 76ers claimed a drought-breaking 108-104 NBA win over Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday.

Simmons produced 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season and Bolden stepped up with 14 points in the absence of injured centres Joel Embiid and Boban Marjanovic.

Bolden equalled his best points total in his rookie season on six-of-seven shooting.

Tobias Harris top-scored with 32 points as the Sixers snapped a 19-game losing streak against the Thunder dating back to November 15, 2008.

Ben Simmons Simmons’ final rebound was a big one, a grab on the offensive end with little more than three seconds remaining before the ball was batted out of bounds.

Harris, acquired earlier in February in a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, posted his highest points total in eight games with the 76ers.

Russell Westbrook posted his 25th triple-double of the season with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the Thunder, but he made only eight of 24 shots for Oklahoma City.

Thunder forward Paul George, the league’s No.2 scorer, sat out with soreness in his right shoulder.

Meanwhile, Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Magic moved into a tie for equal first place in the Southeastern Division with a 103-96 home win over the Golden State Warriors.

Terrence Ross added 16 points off the bench, and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The Warriors have lost back-to-back games for the first time since December and have lost four of their last six.

Bojan Bogdanovic also nabbed a season-high 37 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-115 in Indianapolis.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 42 points for the T-Wolves.

James Harden produced his seventh career 50-point, 10-assist game to spur the Houston Rockets to a 121-118 comeback victory over the visiting Miami Heat.

Harden finished with 58 points and 10 assists.

Kevin Love scored 26 points, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton each had 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 125-118.

- AP

Saturday, March 2, 2019

SITUATIONS VACANT

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Apprentice Electrician Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation seeks an energetic and proactive individual to fill the role of Mental Health Brief Intervention Coordinator (BIC) in Ashburton

BRIEF INTERVENTION CO-ORDINATOR Part-time (0.5 FTE) Based in Ashburton The above position is part time and fixed term. The successful applicant will provide brief psychological intervention and service coordination for people with moderate mental health concerns who are referred by their General Practitioner.

Essential attributes: • Relevant Mental Health qualification (with current practicing certificate) • Significant mental health experience • Ability to triage team referrals • Knowledge of local mental health services, general practice capabilities, • NGO providers and community support agencies • Able to engage with general practice teams • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills • Able to work independently and tolerate high demand • Previous work experience in primary care would be an advantage • Willingness to embrace a brief intervention model Rural Canterbury PHO has an enrolled patient population of 47,681 and provides support for primary care services at general practice level in Ashburton, North Canterbury and Banks Peninsula. Rural Canterbury PHO’s philosophy is to provide the maximum range of quality health services to its enrolled population.

For a copy of the position description and application form, please contact: Dianne Walker Phone 03 357 4970 or Email: dianne_walker@rcpho.org.nz Applications to be received no later than close of day, Friday, April 5, 2019.

Emailed applications accepted. All applications will be maintained in strict confidence.

SEASONAL STAFF CFA is a privately owned and operated feed analysis lab based in Ashburton. Our IANZ accredited laboratory operates with the latest technology to bring world class analysis of all animal feed and forages.

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World class infrastructure platform.

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Help us keep the lights on and our community connected.

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Great opportunities to develop your skills.

About EA Networks At EA Networks, we are focused on ensuring our community has access to world class, reliable and affordable network infrastructure. We are the trusted infrastructure platform that delivers electrical energy to every home and business in our region. We own and operate our region’s electricity distribution network and fibre optic communications network, which we continuously invest in to ensure that we keep the lights on and the web connected.

About the role As an apprentice at EA networks, you will learn and work alongside our experienced team every day. We will guide you through the apprenticeship scheme so you will become a qualified electrician in the electrical supply industry.

This is a genuine opportunity to begin your career in a supportive, highly successful and growing business and become a confident, qualified electrician.

Required skills and experience • Class 1 drivers’ licence • Pre-trade course maybe an advantage • Ability to work in a team environment • Good written and oral skills • Able to think clearly under pressure • Ability to communicate effectively • Good organisation skills • Ability to work unsupervised • Able to undertake instructions • Above average academic ability Join Us A competitive hourly rate is on offer for this role, as is the opportunity to work for a stable, trusted organisation at our modern, purpose-built business park premises. EA Networks has a strong focus on people, culture and a commitment to leading edge technology.

If you would like to pursue the opportunity presented by this dynamic role, please submit your CV and covering letter in confidence to recruitment@ eanetworks.co.nz Please note: Applicants for this role must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand and be available at short notice to attend an on-site interview at our office.

For more information about the role and EA Networks, please visit email recruitment@eanetworks.co.nz or visit our website www.eanetworks.co.nz Application close on Friday, March 15, 2019.

Phone 0800 430 460 www.eanetworks.co.nz

To continue bringing our clients the highest level of service and results, we are currently looking for hardworking and responsible people to join our team as leaders out in the field during our busiest 10 week winter feed testing season.

The role: • Onsite field work throughout Canterbury, sampling a wide variety of crops and animal feeds from mid-April through to end of June.

• Liaising with and developing good relationships with contractors, company reps and farmers.

• Providing independent and informed information to clients.

Skills and experience: • Professional and excellent communication skills.

• Self-motivated – with the ability to work independently if needed, and work well within our team.

• Agricultural experience would be advantageous to this role.

• Accuracy and attention to detail is paramount.

• Commitment and confidence to strive for excellence within the industry.

Benefits: • Working in a supportive and friendly environment, as a valued member of the team.

• For the right person there is the potential for further career development.

• Training and support will be provided.

• Good hourly rate.

Please email or post a covering letter along with your C.V. to: Tom Kearney office@cfa.nz PO Box 5069, Tinwald 7741 Ph 027 430 2131

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy  Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

Are you interested in joining our innovative Family Works team at Presbyterian Support?

MANA AKE KAIMAHI (Child and Family Worker) (Part time 24 hrs per week – Fixed term until June 2021) Presbyterian Support-Family Works is seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and motivated Kaimahi to join our dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary Family Works team at the Trevor Wilson Centre.

The Mana Ake – Stronger for tomorrow initiative aims to work with and through school communities to support families and whānau when children from years 5 to 12, who are experiencing ongoing challenges that are impacting their resilience and wellbeing. This role will require collaborative and/or partnered responses either from within the wider Mana Ake team or with other local agencies; including our own Family Works team.

Ideally your application will evidence training and professional development in the areas of supporting parenting, child development and/or mental wellness and resilience. You will need a drivers licence.

Job descriptions and application forms are available by phoning reception on: 03 308 5868, or e-mail Susan Hutchinson, Service Manager susanh@psusi.org.nz To apply you must fill out an application form. These documents are also available from our website at www.familyworksuppersouth.org.nz Your application form, cover letter and CV must be emailed to: susanh@psusi.org.nz Confidential enquiries welcome.

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

Applications close on Friday, March 8, 2019, at 5pm.

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL DRIVERS REQUIRED

Teacher Aide Store Manager Do you love challenging yourself, leading teams, and delivering strong commercial growth and customer service in FMCG? We currently have a position available for a positive, enthusiastic, driven individual who wishes to advance his or her career within the Supermarket industry and to develop this key management position within our supermarket.

The main focus of this role is to liase closely with the Owner/Operator with the day to day running and presentation of the store with the aim of being a leader in the industry.

The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate these key attributes: • Preferably come from a FMCG background • Have a high level of self-motivation • Demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities • Have excellent communication skills • Demonstrate excellent customer service skills • Have experience in achieving company goals at an operational level.

• Be not above helping out on the shop floor • Understand, manage and review financial objectives.

• Have a great sense of humour • Have great organizational skills • To be able to project a professional persona with all types of people Reporting directly to the Owner/Operator, the successful applicants responsibilities will include: • Implementing, maintaining and reviewing company policies as they relate to store activities including, but not limited to, merchandising, training, security and compliance.

• Liase with both internal and external personnel so that objectives are set, monitored and reviewed and budgets are met.

• Evaluating and improving store performance wherever possible.

In return we can offer fantastic working conditions, an excellent community and competitive salary package for this position. This position will include one weekend day.

If you are wanting to take the next step in your career with New Zealand’s largest grocery organisation and are ready to be challenged, then please forward your CV along with a minimum of two referees to: Store Manager Position The Owner/Operator, Ashburton New World, PO Box 444, Ashburton 7740 Or alternatively apply by emailing Emma.Rooney@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close March 6, 2019.

Overseas applicants must hold New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand Permanent Residency or a Valid New Zealand Work Permit.

Management Trainee Ashburton Meat Processors Limited

Drive Thru Supervisor Are you ready for a new challenge? We have a full time position available as a Drive Thru Supervisor.

We are looking for someone to lead our front line team and be responsible for driving excellent customer service to our building and trade customers. This is a permanent role working Monday to Friday with rostered Saturday mornings.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic highly motivated person with good communication and organisational skills. Being physically fit and enjoying working both inside and outside are prerequisites to joining our team.

The successful applicant would need full current driver’s licence, a valid F-endorsement would be an advantage. Being proficient with computers and having experience in the building industry would be preferred.

The work is varied and we will supply full training for the position advertised.

Applicants are invited to forward their concise CVs to PlaceMakers Ashburton with a short handwritten covering letter, marked for the attention of: Paul Robinson PlaceMakers PO Box 4, Ashburton 7740 Or you can email your application to: paul.robinson@placemakers.co.nz Applications must be received by us

by March 9, 2019.

We are looking for two capable people who are looking for an opportunity to begin their training towards a career in general management.

As a Management Trainee for Ashburton Meat Processors Limited, you will move around our business to gain a real understanding of our processes. Over time you will be exposed to various supervisory and management tasks and the challenges associated with those, developing your general management skills whilst making a meaningful contribution to our business.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, conscientious and have excellent numerical and organisational skills. Above all, they must be prepared to turn their hand to any task delegated to them and get stuck in!

We are looking for a Teacher Aide to join our friendly team at Lauriston School, located in peaceful rural surroundings just 20 minutes northwest of Ashburton.

You will work alongside dedicated and passionate teachers, supporting our students with their learning. A teacher aide qualification and/or previous teacher aide experience would be an advantage.

Hours of work will be 3.5 hours a day, Monday to Friday and are to be negotiated between 8.40am to 12.30pm, during school terms.

Please submit your letter of application, indicating: • your suitability for the position • work history to date • names and contact details of two referees and include any other information you think may be relevant.

Your application can be emailed to: Colin Brodie, Principal principal@lauriston.school.nz Applications should be received by 5pm, Friday, March 8, 2019.

Chefs wanted

Our famous Thai restaurant is looking for full-time Thai chefs.

The candidates must have 5 or more years’ experience cooking Thai cuisine in a restaurant.

Please send your CVs to: Charming Thai Restaurant 148 East street, Ashburton

This position requires part time drivers to drive in the mornings and afternoons.

Work locally with local people.

We are looking for applicants that have: • A clean driving record • The right to live and work in New Zealand • Great interpersonal and communication skills • Class two license and P endorsement Please APPLY NOW! Send your CV to:

christchurch.depot@ritchies.co.nz Or phone 03 359 0551 www.ritchies.co.nz Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

FOR SALE

SCOOTERS - new and secondhand three and four wheel-electric scooters and wheel-chairs.

Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308 3602.

BUSINESS For all subscriber WANTED/SELL enquiries, missed deliveries, new RD7 subscriptions, temporary Rural Mail run stops – text, call or email: Would you like to be

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

Birthday Greetings Angus Moore Happy 4th Birthday Angus, from Mum, Dad and Fraser.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

your own boss?

Then maybe this is just what you’re looking for.

If you are genuinely interested please call us after 7.30pm on 308 5800 or email us on susan.hop@ hotmail.co.nz

For all your classified requirements.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horses and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307 8000 or 308 6180.

HIRE

MAYA and Tama. Two Asian GARDENING ladies available. Professional LIME chip for sale - Westside massage. Good service. In/out Hire, 171 Alford Forest Road. calls. Phone 021 046 4314. $38 per scoop. Call now on 308 0006. Compost and bark too.

Pick-up and delivery options.

You can even hire a trailer!

Church Services

If this is the start you are looking for, then accept our call to action and contact Alexis or Sheryl today on 03-375-1725 or 0274-454-664 for more information.

FOR SALE

DOUBLE bed mattress and base complete with oak bedends. Excellent condition.

Offers. Phone 308 3495.

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East ADULT Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am ENTERTAINMENT - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am ASHLEY – Attractive, 12.30pm. Phone 308 8061. available. Mature gentlemen www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz welcome.

No texting.

Phone 021 0275 9055.

GUARDIAN

Our selection of the successful candidate will reflect our belief that Managers are not "imported" from outside, they are grown from within our Company. This is a trainee position so it is the management capability, rather than experience, that we value.

To apply for this job go to: https://verkerks.recruitmenthub.co.nz & enter ref code: 4589183.

Applications close 31 March 2019

Ritchies require people that can relate to younger, special needs passengers that needs your care and attention.

10.30am Worship Every Sunday

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.

MEETINGS, EVENTS Ashburton Rock'N'Roll Club AGM

63 Princes Street

to be held Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 5pm, MSA

All welcome Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

Agenda item for next AGM. Proposed update of club rules.

Wakanui Hockey

Advertisement Rates 5x1

50mm x 30.75mm

$25

AGM

6x1

60mm x 30.75mm

$30

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7.30pm Wakanui Hal.

All prices GST exclusive

To advertise in Church Services contact Emma

Guardian ASHBURTON

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Enquiries/apologies to wakanuihockey@gmail.com Brent Gray Secretary Wakanui Hockey

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Notice of electricity delivery price changes A full schedule of Delivery Prices is available at: www.eanetworks.co.nz/disclosures/regulatory.asp 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 Customer Group

Count

Description

42

General

Delivery Price

Transmission proportion

$/con/day

0.5646

-

0.5788

-

15,163

General Supply - 20 kVA

$/con/day

0.1500

-

0.1500

-

1,621

General Supply - 50 kVA

$/con/day

0.3000

-

0.3000

-

681

General Supply - 100 kVA

$/con/day

0.6000

-

0.6000

-

278

General Supply - 150 kVA

$/con/day

0.9000

-

0.9000

-

Uncontrolled

$/kWh

0.0912

21%

0.1016

27%

Controlled 16

$/kWh

0.0174

-

0.0178

-

Night Boost

$/kWh

0.0174

-

0.0178

-

Floodlight - Closed

$/fixture/day

0.3072

-

0.3149

-

Under Verandah - Closed

$/fixture/day

0.2703

-

0.2771

-

Connected kW

$/kW/day

0.3503

14%

0.4896

37%

12

Irrigation Harmonic Penalty

$/kW/day

0.4503

11%

0.5896

31%

Filter installation Discount

$/VSD kW

-80.0000

-

-80.0000

-

40

Anytime Demand kVA

$/kVA/day

0.4313

32%

0.4891

37%

Day Demand kVA

$/kVA/day

0.4313

32%

0.4891

37%

Peak Demand

$/kVA/day

0.1716

86%

0.1833

100%

Anytime Demand

$/kVA/day

0.2597

-3%

0.3058

-

1

Industrial

Transmission proportion

Delivery Price

General Supply - less than 5 kVA

1,597 Irrigation

Units

From 1st April 2019

4

All prices are exclusive of GST

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Ashburton A&P Association

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Council invites submissions on its draft Climate Change Policy.

Notice is hereby given that the 14st Annual General Meeting of Members of the Ashburton A&P Association will be held at the Ashburton Show Grounds, A&P Lounge, Brucefield Avenue on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 7.30pm Business: • To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting on March 20, 2018 • To receive and adopt the annual report and balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2018 • Election of Officers • New proposed constitution • To change our annual accounts from an audit to a review • Confirm appointment of KPMG as reviewers to the Association for coming year.

• General business

The period for public submissions opens on Monday 4 March 2019 and closes on Friday 5 April 2019.

A statement of proposal, including the draft Policy, a freepost submission form and related information is available at Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay or from the following locations: • Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton • Ashburton Public Library, Havelock Street, Ashburton • Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre, State Highway 1, Ashburton • EA Network Centre, 20 River Terrace, Ashburton • Hinds On the Spot, Peters Street, Hinds • Mayfield Udder Dairy, State Highway 72, Mayfield • Methven i-SITE, Main Street, Methven • Rakaia Mobil, State Highway 1, Rakaia Submissions can be emailed to submissions@adc.govt.nz or fill out an online submission at ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay.

Written submissions can be posted to: Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740; or delivered to the Council office or Ashburton Public Library, Havelock Street, Ashburton.

PEASTRAW for sale. $4.00 per bale ex paddock and $5.00 delivered to Ashburton.

Phone 027 434 0442.

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

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

Supergold discount card welcomed.

TRADES, SERVICES

WANTED WANTED - Old bottles, stone jars, ginger beer bottles, coloured soda siphons, marble bottles. Anything considered. Phone 03 308 4870, cellphone 027 430 1075.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

TRAVEL

Pete’s Tours Phone 027 432 1681

ashburtondc.govt.nz

Ashburton Returned and Services Association (Inc)

ashburtondc.govt.nz

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Notice of Special General Meeting March 11, 2019 at 7.30pm at Ashburton Show Grounds to discuss proposed new constitution.

Notice is hereby given that the

Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Moore Lounge, RSA clubrooms, Cox Street, Ashburton at 10am on Sunday, March 24, 2019.

Closing date for notices of motion Friday, March 9, 2019.

Merv Brenton President

SCVCC Annual Swap Meet Winchester Domain SH1, April 6, gates open 7.30am.

All makes car Display Something for everyone.

Sites – Michelle Munro Phone 03 686 4824 Or email scvccswapmeet@hotmail.com No dogs allowed.

Service to Timaru or Christchurch.

Minimum group booking 14 people. $20 pp + $200 for the driver.

Free luggage trailer.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

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Lifestyle Pardon?!

CONNECTIONS

Trade in your old hearing aids.

Save up to $2000!*

Plants for all projects

Trade in your old hearing aids and discover a new world in style, streaming and on-the-go charging with the latest hearing technology.

- Landscaping Plants - Ornamental & Specimen trees - Native plants for all purposes - Hedging plants & Topiaries - Fruit & Nut plants.

Give us a bell to find out how.

SOUTHERN

WOODS PLANT NURSERY

Ashburton - 03 307 8949 *Terms and conditions apply. Saving valued up to $2000. Offer ends 31/3/2019.

1002 Robinsons Road, Chch - 0800 800 352 - www.southernwoods.co.nz

NEW SEASON

Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialists in:

Thomas Lin founded TCM-Christchurch Chinese Medical Centre in 1996, seen and treated over 20,000 patients.

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Acupuncture Chinese Herbs Acupressure Moxibustion Cupping Pain treatment

TCM Chinese Medical Centre

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Arthritis Insomnia Weight loss, Stopping smoking Sports injuries Much more

ACC

47 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton Ph: 0800 826 285 or 03 343 1668 | www.tcmchristchurch.com

East Street, Ashburton Phone 308 5771 www.sparrows.co.nz

Treatment Providers

Open Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm Fri 9am - 6pm Sat 10am - 2pm, Sun 11am - 2pm

To advertise here contact Neil on 021 272 2399 or 03 307 7907 Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates

Ashburton Rest Homes

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

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency Lifeline Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Bus Departures

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Emergency Dentist nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential. please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, DUTY DOCTORS For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

ELPLINE ERVICES This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Alcoholics Anonymous Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) Zealanders should bring some form of ID. or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street, Ashburton, will be the Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations Ask for the Crisis Team. will be by appointment only. Please phone 0800 700 155 for Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis an appointment.

Support. Ph 03 364 8791 Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, Victims Support Group will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday.

Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking 24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer. please phone 0800 700 155.

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

For weekend and emergency services please phone Alcohol Drug Help Line 302 8105 for details on how to access the after-hours Call us free on (0800 787 797). service each weekend.

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm both evenings.

Methven - Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am until animal emergency service. To use this service please 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com phone your vet as usual.

H

Pharmacies

S

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

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

ANIMAL SERVICES

Ashburton Museum

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Dog, Stock & Noise Control Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Veterinarians

Information Centre

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL

Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

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

Full emergency service all weekend.

Mail Closing Times VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s largest property management company Upgrade your existing windows 6 Property Managers & doors to Double Glazing NOW!

peace of mind, better customer service for you, your tenant & your property! www.realestatenewzealand.net.nz/property-management/ Why Double glaze with Dualglaze?

Reduced condensation Upgrade your existing windows Improved insulation & doors to Double Improved Glazing comfort NOW!

10 year warranty on double glazing Why Double glaze with Dualglaze?

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NOW IN THE SOUTH ISLAND

• 10 year warranty on double glazing For more information visit • Savings on energy costs www.dualglaze.co.nz 0800 •35 35 38 Full onsite assessment of existing joinery • Keeps your home cooler in summer and warmer in winter For a FREE quote call

RV electronics Solar and wind energy Lloyd Hanson 03 307 4777 - 0274 423 103 4 McGregor Lane, Ashburton - ashsolarpower@xtra.co.nz

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For more information visit

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www.dualglaze.co.nz 0800 35 35 38your Protect biggest asset with a home

security camera package from Masterguard Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

ENQUIRE ABOUT LEAF AND SNOW GUARD Ben Kruger 027 390 1027 or 03 308 4380 481 West Street, Ashburton benkruger@xtra.co.nz - www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz

Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301 57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

CALL GROUTPRO (MARK OR BRETT) FOR AN HONEST DISCUSSION ABOUT YOUR GROUT AND TILE AFTERCARE

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WE TRANSFORM TILES/GROUT IN BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, SHOWERS, BALCONIES, CONSERVATORIES AND ANY TILED AREA

0508 422 532

Contact GroutPro Brett Muir or Mark Butler for a quote and an upfront honest discussion.

www.groutpro.co.nz

Book your high windows in today “we clean to a standard, not a price”

• regular full house cleans • one off spring cleans • farm houses • builders cleans • floor buffing • All staff are police vetted •Able to travel out of town

03 307 2656 | www.ashburtoncleaning.co.nz

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36 When Professionalism COUNTS – Call Talbot Security Group 24/7 • Alarm design • Alarm installation and maintenance • Alarm monitoring • Patrols

For “Total Peace of Mind” call Talbot Security Group on 307 2409 anytime E-mail info@talbotsecurity.co.nz

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR ROUND

HEAT PUMPS

electriCOOL Ltd Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am People On Bikes 0 7:30 Infomercials 0 9am Whanau Living 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Tipping Point 11am Hell’s Kitchen Australia PGR 0 12:05 800 Words PGR 3 0 1pm The Hotel Inspector Returns PGR 3 0 2pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces PGR 3 0 3pm Flipping Profit! 0 3:55 Gino’s Italian Escape 4:25 Rachel’s Tour Of Beauty – The Collection Rachel Hunter travels around the world looking for the answer to the perennial quest to be healthy and stay looking young. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm What Would Your Kid Do? 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Following Twain With Oscar Kightley 0 8:35 M Keeping Mum AO 2005 Crime Comedy. 0 10:40 M Woman In Gold PGR 2015 Biography Drama. 0

6am PJ Masks 3 0 6:25 Custard’s World 3 0 6:35 Ducktales 3 0 6:55 Ben 10 Reboot 0 7:05 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Future-Worm! 3 0 7:50 Transformers – Robots In Disguise 3 0 8:15 Lego Ninjago – Masters Of Spinjitzu 3 0 8:40 Pickle And Peanut 3 0 9am Clarence 3 0 9:10 Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 0 9:35 Dragon Ball Super 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 11am Suburgatory PGR 3 0 11:30 Alone Together PGR 0 Noon Love Connection 0 12:55 Instant Hotel 1:55 Living Biblically 0 2:20 Splitting Up Together 0 2:50 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 0 4pm The Amazing Race 0 5pm Travel Guides 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0

12:45 Rizzoli And Isles AO 3 When the team investigates the death of a jeweller, a previously unknown member of the Isles family is discovered, which casts light on a secret Maura has been hiding much of her life.

1:35 Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials 0

BRAVO

SUNDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Flipping Out 3

PRIME

6am Charles Stanley 0 6:30 The Project 3 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation An in-depth weekly current-affairs show hosted by Simon Shepherd and Emma Jolliff. 0 10:30 The Bachelor NZ PGR 3 0 11:35 Restaurant Revolution PGR 3 12:40 Australian Ninja Warrior 3 0 2:15 9JKL PGR 3 0 2:40 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3:05 The Goldbergs PGR 3:35 Drop The Mic PGR 4pm All Star Family Feud – Mai v The Rock 3 0 5pm Survivor – Edge Of Extinction 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm M Jack The Giant Slayer PGR 2013 Adventure. When a farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between the human world and a race of giants, an ancient war is reignited. 0 9:10 M Jumper AO 2008 Adventure. 0 10:55 M Inception AO 2010 Action. 0

7pm America’s Got Talent – The Champions Magician and escape artist Cosentino takes the stage, having previously been runner-up in Australia’s Got Talent; a sand artist who won Ukraine’s Got Talent performs. 0 8:55 M The Terminal AO 2004 Drama.

1:35 M Murder By Numbers AO 2007 Crime. When a woman’s body is found in a ditch in the woods, a detective is assigned to the case along with her new partner.

Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling. 0 3:35 The Simpsons PGR 3 0 3:55 Scandal AO 3 4:40 Young And Hungry PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:20 M Promised Land AO 3 2012 Drama. A salesman for a natural-gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. 0 1:30 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

Following Twain with Oscar Michael McIntyre’s Big Kightley, 8:05pm on TVNZ 1 Show, 2:50pm on TVNZ 2 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:28 The Dish PGR 3 10:30 Dance Moms 3 11:30 Dance Moms 3 12:28 The Dish PGR 3 12:30 Top Chef – Just Desserts PGR 3 1:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 2pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 2:28 The Dish PGR 3 2:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 3:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 4:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 6:30 I’m Having Their Baby 3 7:30 Botched PGR 3 8:30 Vanderpump Rules AO 9:30 Unanchored AO 10:33 The Dish PGR 3 10:35 Summer House AO 11:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3

THREE

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SKY 5 6am Montana Wild M 6:55 The Simpsons PG 9:55 Pawn Stars – UK PG 10:20 MacGyver M 11:15 Hatfields And McCoys 16VLS (Miniseries) 1pm Grimm MV 1:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 2:40 MacGyver M 3:30 Marvel’s Runaways M 4:30 The Simpsons PG 7:30 MacGyver M The team join forces with a woman who is a mother by day and a master thief by night, hoping to catch one of her contacts, an underworld criminal who has hired her to steal a dirty bomb.

8:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:30 Appalachian Outlaws M 10:30 Montana Wild M 11:30 The Simpsons PG

SUNDAY

2:30 MacGyver M 3:25 Appalachian Outlaws M 4:15 Montana Wild M 5:05 Marvel’s Runaways M

11:30 Nightwatch AO 3 11pm #whiuatepatai AO 3 For the people on the Nightwatch, What’s in a name? two things never stop – the calls and 11:30 Closedown the questions.

12:30 Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Three.

From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

1am Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 7:05 Jack And Jill PGVL 2011 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes.

8:35 The Last Castle MVL 2001 Drama. Robert Redford, James Gandolfini.

10:45 Aeon Flux MVL 2005 Action. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Frances McDormand.

12:15 Magic Mike 16LS 2012 Comedy Drama.

Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Munn. 2:10 Along Came A Spider MV 2001 Thriller. Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott.

3:50 About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates.

5:55 Something’s Gotta Give MLS 2003 Comedy.

Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves. 8pm The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a lone man fights his way across America to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

10pm The Bank Job 16VLS 2008 Drama.

11:50 About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy.

SUNDAY

CHOICE

6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7am Waiata Mai 3 7:10 Pukoro 2 7:40 Pipi Ma 3 7:50 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Smooth 3 8:30 Playlist 9am Swagger 9:30 Whanau Bakeoff 3 10am Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 11am Marae Kai Masters 3 Noon Both Worlds 3 12:30 Paki Vault 3 1pm The Pits TV 3 2pm Basketball – College Nationals 3 3pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 4pm Waiata 3 4:30 My Reggae Song 3 5pm My Country Song 3 5:30 Moteatea 3 6pm Waka Huia 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm M Zathura – A Space 7pm WhichCar Adventure 7:30 Midsomer Murders PGR PGR 2005 Action. Two When Ferrabees Circus comes brothers must put their to town, bringing sinister differences aside when clown sightings, threatening they are drawn into an notes, and lethal circus acts, intergalactic adventure.

Barnaby must face his fears in 8:50 M Waru order to solve the case.

AO 2017 Drama.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (DLY) 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Chiefs v Sunwolves.

From FMG Stadium in Hamilton.

6:25 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 6:55 A Deadly Affair MVC 2017 Thriller. Valerie Azlynn, Alan Powell. 8:25 Love On The Air PG 2015 Romantic Comedy. Alison Sweeney, Jonathan Scarfe, Crystal Balint.

9:50 The Exception 16LS 2016 Drama. Christopher Plummer, Lily James. 11:35 The Hitman’s Bodyguard 16VL 2017 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson. 1:30 A Monster Calls PGV 2017 Drama. Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver. 3:20 The Wedding Do-Over MC 2017 Drama. Nicole Anderson.

4:50 Double Echo 16VSC 2017 Thriller. Brandon Auret, Amalia Uys. 6:20 Gifted ML 2017 Drama. Chris Evans, Jenny Slate. 8pm Crooked House PGLS 2017 Drama. A private detective teams up with his former lover to investigate her grandfather’s murder. Based on Agatha Christie’s novel.

Max Irons, Stefanie Martini.

10pm Inconceivable 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan.

11:45 Drop Off PG 2018 Drama. Jacque Gray, Shawn Stevens.

1:15 Double Echo 16VSC 2017 Thriller. 2:45 Gifted ML 2017 Drama. 4:25 The Wedding Do-Over MC 2017 Drama.

5:55 Crooked House PGLS 2017 Drama.

MAORI

6am Nella The Princess Knight 6:25 Duck Dodgers 3 6:50 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:15 Danny Phantom 7:40 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 8:05 Teen Titans 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 9am Justice League PGR 10am Raw PGR 3 11am SmackDown PGR 3 Noon Football – English Premier League 1pm Flog It! 3 2pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3pm IRT Deadliest Roads PGR 3 4pm Netball – ANZ Premiership 5pm Fishing Classics 5:30 Prime News 6pm A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun

SKY SPORT 1 6am #SkySpeed 6:25 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Brumbies.

8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Highlanders.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 The Cricket Show 10am Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Two. 10:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh First Test – Day Three, Morning Session.

From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

1:05 HGT – Inside Training Camp 1:35 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh First Test – Day Three, Afternoon Session.

From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

6:30 The Cricket Show 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Chiefs v Sunwolves.

From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Reds v Crusaders.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Highlanders. 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Brumbies. 1am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Sunwolves. 1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Reds v SUNDAY Crusaders. 2am L Rugby 1:55 Something’s Gotta – Super Rugby Lions v Bulls.

Give MLS 2003 Comedy.

From Johannesburg.

4am People Interview – Viola 4:10 L Rugby – Super Davis 4:55 Along Came A Rugby Sharks v Stormers.

From Kings Park, Durban.

Spider MV 2001 Thriller.

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

6am Money For Nothing 7am Italy’s Invisible Cities 8am Baggage Battles 8:30 A Cook Abroad 9:30 Saving Lives At Sea 10:30 Natural World – Birds Of Paradise 11:30 Help! My House Is Falling Down 12:30 Restoration Home 1:30 American Pickers 2:30 Gardeners’ World 3:30 Deadline Design 4:30 James Martin’s French Adventure James continues his adventure in Burgundy, famous for its wines and mustard fields. After sampling some wine, a visit to the region’s Capital, Dijon, gives inspiration for more classic dishes.

5:30 American Restoration 6pm Mysteries At The Museum 7pm Travel Man – 48 Hours In 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Man Up AO 2015 Romantic Comedy. A single woman takes the place of a stranger’s blind date, which leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott.

10:30 Operation Lighthouse Rescue 11:30 Frank Lloyd Wright – The Man Who Built America 12:30 Baggage Battles 1am Mysteries At The Museum 2am Money For Nothing 3am M Man Up AO 2015 Romantic Comedy. Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott.

5am How To Live To A Hundred

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6:35 Treehouse Masters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:10 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Internal Trauma. 10am Evil Lives Here M The Monster Inside Him. 10:50 Web Of Lies M California Scheming.

11:40 Air Rescue PG 12:05 Air Rescue PG 12:30 Expedition Unknown PG Hunting Vampires. 1:20 Jay Leno’s Garage PG Down and Dirty. 2:10 Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman PG Big Rig Gig. 3pm Outback Opal Hunters Omnibus PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Gold Gurus.

7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Off-The-Grid Getaway.

8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Castle by the Sea. 9:25 Alaska – The Last SUNDAY Frontier PG Midnight Netball – ANZ 10:15 China – Rare Species Premiership (HLS) Mystics v PG 11:05 Expedition Steel. 12:30 Rugby League – Unknown PG Hunting NRL Pre-Season (HLS) Warriors Vampires. 11:55 What On v Tigers. 1am Motorsport – Earth? PG CIA Killer Monks.

Supercars (HLS) Adelaide 500 – Race One. 1:30 Golf – 100th SUNDAY 12:45 Strange Evidence PG New Zealand Open (HLS) 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG Round Three. 2am Rugby 2am How Do They Do It? PG – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Sunwolves. 2:40 L Rugby 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Treehouse Masters – French Top 14 Racing 92 PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters v La Rochelle. 4:50 L PG 4:55 How It’s Made Cycling – UCI Track World PG 5:20 How It’s Made PG Championships Day Four.

From Pruszkúw, Poland.

5:45 Alaskan Bush People M 6am Basketball – NBL Playoffs (RPL) 8am L Rugby League – Super League Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity.

From Emerald Headingley Stadium. 11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Highlanders. 1:35 #SkySpeed 2pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Pre-Season.

4:10 Sky Sports News UK 4:45 L Rugby League – NRL Pre-Season – Warriors v Tigers.

From Northland Events Centre. 7pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Mystics v Steel. 8:30 Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Three.

9pm L Rugby League – Charity Shield Dragons v Rabbitohs. From Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee, Sydney.

11:30 Fox Sports News

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6am Extreme Road Rescue 0 6:50 Tiny House Nation 7:40 Tagata Pasifika 8:05 Praise Be 8:35 Death Threat 0 9am The Week The Landlords Moved In 0 10am Marae PGR 2 0 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Attitude PGR 0 11:30 Fair Go 0 11:55 Sunday 0 12:55 Tiny House Nation 1:50 Our Big Blue Backyard 0 2:55 NZ Hunter Adventures 3:55 Tipping Point Lucky Stars 4:55 The Celebrity Chase With Fern Britton, Matthew Hoggard, Michelle Mone, and Neil Morrissey. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!!

And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 7:15 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:35 KC Undercover 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon The Bachelorette 3 0 1:45 N This Is Us PGR 0 2:45 Home And Away Omnibus 0 5pm Castaways A chance encounter between Tim and Krichelle takes them by surprise; Eric finds himself on a solo path. 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0

7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 Victoria An outbreak of cholera affects London; Albert is offered the seat of Chancellor at Cambridge University. 0 9:35 Deception AO 0 10:30 Apple Tree Yard AO (Starting Today) 3 0

7pm Changing Rooms Australia 0 8:30 M Logan AO 2017 Sci-fi Action. World-weary, and with his powers fading, Logan hides while caring for an ailing Professor X, until an extraordinary girl draws him back into battle.

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart.

11:35 Romper Stomper AO (Starting Today) 3 Far-right outfit Patriot Blue clash with far-left anarchist group Antifasc at a Muslim festival; Kane’s arrival disrupts the balance and affects his estranged family. 0 12:40 Attitude PGR 3 0 1:10 Coronation Street CatchUp 3 0 3:05 Infomercials

11:05 Ambulance Australia AO 0 12:05 M Zombeavers AO 2014 Horror Comedy. Rachel Melvin, Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins.

1:25 Love Island Australia 3 0 2:15 Love Connection 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:30 Quantico AO 3 0 4:15 Infomercials 4:45 Step By Step 3 5:30 Infomercials

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6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Leading The Way 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:25 The Hui 0 9:55 NewsHub Nation 3 0 10:50 Reality Trip PGR 3 0 11:35 Gone Fishin’ 3 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend 0 1pm Motorsport – SsangYong Racing Series 0 2pm Motorsport – US Formula Drift 3pm Motorsport – Jaguar I 3:30 Motorsport – The Grid 0 4pm Motorsport – Monster Jam 5pm Carnage Transformed, weaponised cars compete Mad Maxstyle as teams of drivers, mechanics, and engineers go into the desert for a series of duels.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Married At First Sight Australia PGR 0 8:30 M King Arthur – Legend Of The Sword AO 2017 Action Adventure.

Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city but, when he pulls the sword from the stone, he must acknowledge his true legacy. 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon Agatha Raisin PGR (Starting Today) 3 1pm University Challenge (Starting Today) 3 1:30 Superior Donuts PGR 3 2pm The Great Indoors PGR 3 2:30 Paddington Station PGR 3 3:30 Great Rail Restorations (Starting Today) 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great Escapers There is more bad news for a watersport business on the beach, and a lull in bookings for a French camp site; a restaurant on the Costa must call in reinforcements.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 The Cruise PGR 8:30 N Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure PGR 9:30 60 Minutes PGR 10:30 A&E – When Patients Attack AO (Starting Today) 3

11pm The Rookie AO 3 The rookies are temporarily paired with new training officers and, when Nolan and Lopez find an escaped criminal, they discover a little kindness goes a long way. 0 11:55 NCIS – Los Angeles AO 3 0 12:50 Infomercials

11:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 12:30 Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Four.

From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

1am Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:50 Inconceivable 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan. 9:35 Drop Off PG 2018 Drama. Jacque Gray, Shawn Stevens. 11:05 Double Echo 16VSC 2017 Thriller.

Brandon Auret, Amalia Uys. 12:35 Gifted ML 2017 Drama.

The Cruise What We Did On Our Chris Evans, Jenny Slate. 2:15 A Holiday, 8:30pm on Choice 7:30pm on Prime Swingers’ Weekend 16LSC 2017 Comedy. Randal Edwards, BRAVO SKY 5 Erin Karpluk. 3:50 Rebel In The 6am Last Man Standing 6am Flipping Out 3 Rye MVL 2017 Drama Biography.

9:10 Say Yes To The PG 6:25 Main Event Nicholas Hoult, Victor Garber.

Dress Atlanta 3 9:35 Say MV 7:15 Survivor – San 5:40 War For The Planet Of Yes To The Dress Juan Del Sur PG 8:10 The The Apes MVC 2017 Action.

Atlanta 3 9:58 The Dish Librarians MV 8:55 Marvel’s Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson.

PGR 3 10am Say Yes 8pm Mamma Mia! Here We Runaways M 9:50 Haunted To The Dress Atlanta 3 Go Again PGS 2018 Comedy.

Highway M 10:45 Survivor 10:25 Say Yes To The As Sophie prepares for the – San Juan Del Sur PG Dress Atlanta 3 10:50 I’m reopening of Donna’s hotel, she 11:40 Ice Road Truckers Having Their Baby 3 steps back in time and learns 11:40 Catfish 3 12:28 The PG 12:35 Appalachian about her mother’s complicated Dish PGR 3 12:30 Dance Outlaws M 1:30 Raw MVC past. Amanda Seyfried, Moms 3 1:30 Dance 4:15 SmackDown MVC Lily James.

Moms 3 2:30 Dance 6pm Main Event MV 9:55 Amityville – The Moms 3 3:28 The Dish 7pm Last Man Standing PG Awakening MVLC 2018 PGR 3 3:30 Say Yes To 7:30 Survivor – San Juan Del Horror. Bella Thorne, The Dress Atlanta 3 Sur PG 8:30 Scorpion ML Jennifer Jason Leigh.

4pm Say Yes To The Dress 11:20 Ties That Bind M 9:30 Scorpion ML Atlanta 3 4:30 Love It 2010 Thriller. Kristanna Loken, 10:30 Haunted Highway M Or List It – Vancouver 3 Warren Christie.

11:25 The Librarians MV 5:30 Love It Or List It – MONDAY 12:50 Rebel Vancouver 3 6:30 Backyard MONDAY In The Rye MVL 2017 Drama Envy 7:30 Sweet Home 12:15 Survivor – San Juan Biography. Nicholas Hoult, Oklahoma PGR 8:30 Emma Del Sur PG 1:05 Last Man Victor Garber. 2:40 Mamma Willis – Delivering Babies Standing PG 1:30 Main Mia! Here We Go Again PGS 9:30 Intervention Canada Event MV 2:20 The 2018 Comedy. Amanda Seyfried, AO 3 10:33 The Dish PGR 3 10:35 Newlyweds – The First Librarians MV 3:10 Haunted Lily James. 4:35 Amityville Highway M 4am Last Man – The Awakening MVLC Year AO 11:30 Hollywood 2018 Horror. Bella Thorne, Medium With Tyler Henry 3 Standing PG 4:25 Scorpion 12:20 Infomercials 3 ML 5:10 Scorpion ML Jennifer Jason Leigh.

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action.

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. 8:35 The Bank Job 16VLS 2008 Drama. Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. 10:25 About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates.

12:30 Something’s Gotta Give MLS 2003 Comedy.

Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves. 2:35 Step Up 4 – Miami Heat PGVL 2012 Drama. Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman.

4:15 Colombiana 16VL 2011 Action. Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan. 6pm The Five-Year Engagement M 2012 Comedy Romance.

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt. 8pm Gone MVL 2012 Drama Mystery.

A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.

9:40 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy.

11:20 Step Up 4 – Miami Heat PGVL 2012 Drama.

MONDAY

1am Colombiana 16VL 2011 Action. 2:45 People Interview – Ryan Reynolds 2016 Featurette. 3:25 The Five-Year Engagement M 2012 Comedy Romance.

5:25 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy.

CHOICE

6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7am Waiata Mai 3 7:10 Pukoro 2 7:40 Pipi Ma 3 7:50 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Smooth 3 8:30 Fitness In The Whare 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Grid 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Native Affairs Summer Series 3 11:30 R&R Noon Ride Or Die 3 12:30 Waka Warriors 3 1pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 2pm M Three Ninjas PGR 1992 Family.

Victor Wong, Michael Treanor.

3:30 Waka Ama Sprints 4:30 IVF World Sprints 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2

6am The Get Growing Roadshow 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am James Martin’s French Adventure 8am Deadline Design 9am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 9:30 Tiny House Nation 10:30 Unplugged Nation 11:30 Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 The Life Swap Adventure 2:30 Celebrity Motor Homes 3pm Sand Masters 3:30 Operation Arctic 4:30 Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 5pm Great Australian Cookbook 5:30 Gourmet Farmer 6pm American Restoration 6:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls

7pm Whaikorero 3 7:30 Artefact 3 8:30 Loading Docs What Logan Did. 8:35 M Ex Machina AO 2015 Drama. A young programmer takes part in an experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female AI. Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M What We Did On Our Holiday PGR 2014 Comedy.

A divorcing couple take their children from London to Scotland to visit their ill grandfather for his 75th birthday, while putting on a happy façade.

10:30 M The Runner AO 2015 Drama.

11pm #whiuatepatai AO 3 Music.

11:30 Closedown

12:30 Baggage Battles 1am Running Wild With Bear Grylls 2am Survive The Tribe AO 3am M What We Did On Our Holiday PGR 2014 Comedy.

David Tennant, Rosamund Pike.

5am Money For Nothing

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Reds v Crusaders.

7am Soccer Saturday 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am Cricket – Australia v India (HLS) First ODI. 10:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh First Test – Day Four.

Coverage of the morning session from Seddon Park in Hamilton.

1:05 The Cricket Show 1:35 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh First Test – Day Four.

Coverage of the afternoon session from Seddon Park in Hamilton.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Sunwolves.

7pm L Football – A League Melbourne City v Perth Glory.

From Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Jaguares v Blues.

11:35 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sharks v Stormers.

MONDAY

1:40 The Cricket Show 2am Cricket – Australia v White Ferns (HLS) Third ODI. 2:30 Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Four.

3am Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Adelaide 500.

3:30 #SkySpeed 3:55 L Rugby – Gallagher Premiership Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors.

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

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

8:25 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Reds v Crusaders.

10:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Blues.

From Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires.

12:45 L Cricket – Australia v White Ferns Third ODI. 4:25 Sky Sports News Headlines from the world of sport.

4:55 L Cricket – Australia v White Ferns Third ODI. 9pm Cricket – Blackcaps v Bangladesh (HLS) First Test – Day Four.

9:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Honda Classic – Round Three.

10pm Golf –100th New Zealand Open (HLS) Round Four.

From The Hills and Millbrook Resort in Queenstown.

10:30 Rugby League – NRL Pre-Season (HLS) Warriors v Tigers.

From Northland Events Centre, Whangarei.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby League – Charity Shield (RPL)

6:35 Treehouse Masters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Episode. 9:10 What On Earth? PG CIA Killer Monks.

10am Expedition Unknown PG Hunting Vampires.

10:50 Gold Rush PG Gold Gurus. 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 Air Rescue PG 12:55 Air Rescue PG 1:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 2:10 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Top of the Mountain.

3pm Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Pina Pool-Ada. 3:50 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 4:45 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG What’s Up Dock? 5:40 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Small Yard, Big Dreams.

6:35 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Dream Mulligan. 7:30 Blowing Up History PG 8:30 Mighty Ships PG 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Expedition Unknown PG Hunting Vampires. 11:05 Gold Rush PG 11:55 What On Earth? PG

1:50 L Cycling – UCI Track World Championships Day Five.

From Pruszkúw, Poland.

5am The Cricket Show 5:20 UCL Magazine Show 5:50 L Football – Serie A

12:45 Ed Stafford – First Man Out PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:45 Naked And Afraid M

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LILLEY, Thora (nee Freeman) – Thora passed away peacefully at her home, Fendalton Retirement Village, Christchurch on February 25, 2019. Dearly loved wife of the late Arthur, loved mother of Janice, and Clive, mother-inlaw of Andrew, and Katherine. Loved Nan of Brett and Emma, Justin, Todd and Claire, and Kieran and Nicola; Nana to Rachel and Sara, and Steven. Great Nan to Calder, and Beau; Jane, and Sarah; and Max. Messages to: 22 Petersen Road, RD1, Hari Hari 7884. Thanks to the staff at Fendalton Retirement Village whose care and compassion has been much appreciated.

A private cremation has been held. A private farewell will be held at a later date.

GAWN, Allan – Steve and Pauline, Debby and Bill and their families would like to sincerely thank everyone for their love and support following the passing of our Dad, Grandie and great Grandie. Thank you to the team at Radius Millstream for your care of Dad during the last 18 months, your care has made our lives much easier for our family. Thank you to Rev. Arii Taimataora for the service for dad. Thank you for all the baking, cards, flowers and phone calls we really appreciate your support. Dad is now at peace and gone to be with Mum. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

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Fine with high cloud. Strong or gale westerlies easing.

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WILSON, Derek John – Passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Heathcote, Christchurch, on February 18, 2019, aged 84 years. Son of Eileen and Robert Wilson (late of Eiffelton, Ashburton), brother and brother-in-law of Zita and Jack, Gordon and Fay, Ronald and Lorraine.

Remembered by his sons, Jason; Corin and Paul and remembered by Claire Wilson. Grandfather of Natalia and Hugo, Magnus, Greta, and Ettore. Messages may be sent to: Paul Wilson, 49 Shellybay Road, Beachlands 2018, Auckland.

A private cremation has been held. A memorial service will be held at a later date (details to be advised).

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JOHNSTON, Mavis (nee Armstrong) – Peacefully, on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Nazareth House, Christchurch, surrounded by her loving family, in her 99th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Len. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Leonie and the late Selwyn Clucas, Colin and Diana Johnston, and Helen and Gary Marshall.

Loved grandmother of Carolyn, and Gary; Andrew, Mark, Emma, Charles, and Ted; and Anna, and Jess.

Dearly loved great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt, and friend to many. Messages may be addressed to the Johnston family, c/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In lieu of flowers donations to the SPCA would be appreciated and can be made online at bit.ly/mjohnston2702.

A celebration of Mavis’ life will be held in St Martin’s Anglican Church, 60 Lincoln Road, Spreydon, Christchurch, on TUESDAY, March 5, at 2.00pm.

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Dress well and remember names. It’s not for them; it’s for you. When you’re not feeling self-conscious, you can read others better and your flirting skills tantalise.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you do something because you should, then the action will be joyless.

Find what’s in it for you, and then do it for you. Suddenly, it’s not drudgery but an expression of your spirit.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People adopt beliefs without investigating them all of the time. Social conditioning requires this, in fact! That said, you have more freedom now and are ready backtrack, to put certain beliefs to the test.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Family is important to you, but that doesn’t mean you have to acquiesce to every request (and demand!) of your clan.

In fact, it’s time to consider a style of family interaction that suits you better.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The world has tools for assessing the success of others, but they’re usually crude and impersonal. You get to choose the metrics by which you judge yourself.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): What you do to strengthen your voice will also strengthen your position – figuratively and actually. Great power and intelligence can be conveyed in the sounds that come from your mouth.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Maybe you technically don’t need to prove yourself to keep your current job or relationship in good standing, but you’re still thinking about doing the extra that sets you apart. Let nothing stop you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The saying, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” does not account for the sort of luck that come through an auspicious birth or the dumb luck of improbable circumstance, but it counts for the the sort of luck that’s available today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Something you thought would be a setback or disruption will turn out to be just what was needed to invigorate your circumstances and inspire a top performance.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You were going through emotions while you made your work and now those emotions are embedded in the work. Sensitive souls will be able to feel it.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Grandiose proclamations will be used to cover up inadequacies. The truly able will just tell you what they can do. Supersized outcomes are no big deal to supersized players.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You may regret certain things you say, but don’t worry too much. People really do hear what they want to hear. And once a person gets to know you, the listening goes a little softer, the margin for error wider.

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ACROSS 1. Bursts (4) 3. Originating from (8) 9. Financial reserve (4,3) 10. Dig, rummage (5) 11. Study of mankind (12) 14. Twitch (3) 16. Nip (5) 17. Meadow (3) 18. Person with lust for power (12) 21. Pivot (5) 22. Excuse (7) 23. Capsize (8) 24. Group of aligned countries (4)

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 9many words 13 of Excellent three or 18 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s atsolution: least one five-letter word.

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