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What to get the daughter of a PM? Ministerial credit card records show Prime Minister John Key chose distinctly New Zealand gifts for Nancy Cameron – daughter of British Prime Minister David Cameron – when he crashed her 11th birthday lunch in January.

Mr Key and wife Bronagh gave Nancy the Joy Cowley book Dunger, pineapple lumps, Jaffas, Whittakers chocolate, an SPCA cat calendar and a copy of Lorde CD Pure Heroine. The Keys attended the occasion ahead of talks between the two leaders. Mr Cameron was given New Zealand wine and his wife, Samantha, received a $220 possum-fur scarf.

Fearing the other siblings would be neglected, Mr Key also bought Arthur and Florence Cameron lollies, rugby socks, a torch, a beret, a puzzle and books.

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Neeson to again star in Family Guy Hollywood hardman Liam Neeson is returning to hit animated series Family Guy to star as himself in the US show’s 250th episode. The Northern Irish actor, who loaned his voice to the show last year, will do battle with lead character Peter Griffin, voiced by Seth MacFarlane, in the special episode called Fighting Irish. “We learn that anytime Peter gets a few beers in him, he goes on a drunken rant about how he can beat up Liam Neeson,” executive producer Steve Callaghan tells Entertainment Weekly. “It’s straight-up a drunk guy who’s that stupid and thinks he can beat up a movie star. His skills are drinking a lot of alcohol, running off his mouth and putting himself in situations he shouldn’t be in ... What’s great about Liam is that he’s so funny, and in some ways, the more serious he gets, the funnier he becomes.”

The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease. Ed Beazley says Swift chatted with his daughter, Emily, for about 10 minutes on Wednesday night. Emily has nonHodgkins lymphoma. Friends and family have been appealing to Swift through social media to call Emily, including a video with about 200 children singing and dancing to Swift songs.

Emily’s mother, Nadia Beazley, says her daughter had “the biggest smile” and “jumped up and down” after the Grammy Award winner’s call.

The Prince of Wales has revealed he is hoping for a granddaughter as the royal family eagerly await the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child. Charles told a 100-year-old military veteran at Windsor Castle that he hoped his second grandchild would be a girl as he joked with the centenarian about the difficulties of having a daughter.

Lynda Bateman, whose father, Eric Jones, is the oldest surviving member of the Welsh Guards, said: “My father introduced me as his daughter and Prince Charles asked how many daughters he had. My father said ‘One and that’s enough’ and Charles laughed and said ‘And we’re hoping for a grand-daughter’!”

Earlier, the Duchess of Cornwall told the wife of another veteran that there was still no news about whether Kate was about to go into labour. Maureen Morris, whose husband Bill served with the Welsh Guards between 1952 and 1955, said: “I asked if she had any news and she said ‘No’.” Charles and Camilla were joined at Windsor Castle by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to present new Colours to the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

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Royal couple trolling?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been accused of “trolling” their Twitter followers after what seemed like a fairly innocent throwback Thursday tweet.

Kensington Palace tweeted a picture of the Duke and Duchess with a baby soon after rumours that Kate had gone into labour started circulating on social media. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge introduce their son Prince George to the world for the 1st time #ThrowbackThursday,” the tweet said, alongside the now infamous shot of the Duke and Duchess holding baby George on the steps of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. The tweet sparked hysteria from royal watchers eagerly awaiting the birth of Kate and William’s second baby.

Some tweeters went as far as accusing the pair of trolling. “Stop trolling us this is mean,” @marissacetin tweeted. It was deemed “torture” and Katie Storey branded it “a really cruel tweet”.

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■ OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL

Statutory management ‘possible’

By Daisy HuDson

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Statutory management might be an option for a Methven school that has called the Ministry of Education over governance issues.

The issues at Our Lady of the Snows have been described by the ministry as “governance challenges”.

The challenges were confirmed this week and have been blamed by some for parents’ decisions to withdraw children from the school.

Ministry head of sector enablement and support Katrina Casey said no final decisions have been made regarding the level of support that will best meet the school’s needs.

While the extent of that support is not yet clear, principal Tony Lamb this week told the Guardian that statutory management was a possibility.

“At this stage we are receiving advice from the ministry about the best steps for our school,” he said.

“Statutory management is one of the options on the table.”

The Guardian has obtained a copy of a letter emailed to parents from board of trustees chairman Peter Westaway on March 27.

In the letter Mr Westaway advised parents that the board had requested professional support and statutory intervention from

Our Lady of the Snows school in Methven is getting support from the Ministry of Education after several issues were identified in its ERO report.

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the ministry following concerns raised in a report by the Education Review Office (ERO) last November.

“This will assist us in ensuring the school is meeting its various obligations, and in making the school a more positive place for students, staff and the community,” he said.

The ERO report identified several issues including the

need to extend professional development, support and collaboration to continue to raise the quality of teaching.

It also found that for the school to be successful, it was “critical” that “tensions within the staff and board-related issues” were resolved in ways that promoted a more positive school culture.

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■ ZERO HOURS CONTRACTS

McDonald’s, union agree

By JoHn Weekes Celebrations were planned for last evening after McDonald’s and Unite Union reached an agreement to end “zero hour” contracts.

The deal meant planned strikes at the fast food company yesterday were called off.

Unite said the agreement meant more companies would abolish the controversial contracts.

The union planned celebrations, with the zero hours deal coinciding with May Day. Unite organiser Joe Carolan said the union had campaigned on the issue for 10 years. He said they had received wide support, including from the political right.

“We talked about secure hours. We talked about ender-employment. We talked about a lot of things.”

But Mr Carolan said these terms didn’t crystallise the issue as “zero hours” did.

“It wasn’t so much that people worked zero hours per week ... it’s that people had zero hours guaranteed,” he said.

“The support in this campaign just didn’t come from the traditional left and other unions. It came from the right. It

came from Middle New Zealand. It came from a lot of employers as well who were in contact with us, saying: ‘Look, I don’t normally agree with unions but you’re dead right. There’s a reciprocal responsibility on employers to provide enough hours for a worker to be able to pay the rent and live.’ That’s what we’re talking about,” he said.

“We’re not looking for the whole bakery. But we are looking for several loaves of bread.”

Workers at McDonald’s would now be guaranteed 80 per cent of the average hours worked over a three-month period.

Mr Carolan said in other Western countries, more employers were pushing for zero hours contracts, so the victory here was not typical of global trends.

He said McDonald’s was usually the most “ideological” firm the union dealt with, which made the deal even more groundbreaking.

Mr Carolan said other companies would take their cue from the fast food giant.

Unite said it would now ask Sky City, security companies, and other fast food chains to do away with zero hours contr acts.

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tacted the Guardian this week with concerns about the school’s governance.

The school’s roll dropped by a third in the space of a year, decreasing from 68 pupils to 45 between 2013 and 2014.

Mr Lamb blamed the decline on a lack of Catholic families in the area, as the school only accepts a small percentage of non-Catholic pupils.

However people who contacted the Guardian claimed several families have removed their children from the school and enrolled them at other primary schools in the district.

Parent Nick Taylor says he moved his son to another primary school after he feared governance issues were impacting on his education.

Mr Taylor said he knew of several families who said they pulled their children from the school after the departure of staff members led to a lack of continuity in the classroom.

“We just felt our son was facing an uncertain future there,” he said.

“I don’t care what happens behind the scenes, but if their education is suffering then it’s a no brainer for me.”

Mr Taylor believed five staff members had left the school in the last three years.

Father Geoff Gray, a parish representative on the board of trustees, said he was not in a position to comment on the claims.

Mr Lamb declined to comment on the allegations, while board chairman Peter Westaway did not respond to requests for comment by deadline yesterday.

The Guardian has requested copies of the board of trustees meeting minutes for the past 12 months, but has so far been unable to obtain them.

Tully’s trial vacated at pre-trial callover The man accused of fatally shooting two Ashburton Winz workers will not go to trial as expected later this month.

The May 11 trial of Russell John Tully, 48, was vacated yesterday in the High Court in

Christchurch. A new date has yet to be set.

Justice Cameron Mander suppressed all details of the pre-trial callover at which he reached his decision.

Tully is accused of murdering Peg Noble and

Leigh Cleveland on September 1 last year.

He faces eight other charges, including two attempted murder charges, two firearms charges and one charge of setting a trap with the intent to injure.

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■ NEPAL QUAKE RELIEF

Community spirit on show, in force

By Daisy HuDson

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Mid Canterbury’s generosity and community spirit was on full display during yesterday’s fundraising event for Nepal.

Dozens of people gathered at the chessboard on East St in Ashburton for the Cake Stall for Nepal event, which saw local celebrities baking for a good cause and putting their creations up for auction.

Local schools and businesses also got into the spirit, holding mufti days to add to the fundraising.

All of the proceeds from yesterday’s fundraising efforts were donated to the Red Cross to help with the Nepalese earthquake relief.

Tinwald Red Cross branch member Pat O’Brien said the event was “just fabulous”.

“We live in a most wonderful and generous community,” she said.

For members of the Ashburton Nepalese community, the event served as a boost following the devastating tragedy in their homeland.

Shova Khapong said while her family were all okay following the earthquake, some of them had lost their homes.

She said it was good to see all of the support from the local community for the Nepalese people.

The event was instigated by Ashburton College, which also held a mufti day yesterday.

Principal Grant McMillan said he was impressed by the way the community got behind the event and given support.

Mount Hutt College also got into the charitable spirit, holding a mufti day yesterday.

Principal John Schreurs said the college raised raised just over $1000 for the Red Cross, which far exceeded their usual mufti day totals of about $500.

He said the mufti day was a

Members of the public get bidding for a good cause at the Cake Stall for Nepal event yesterday.

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Right - Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs, head girl Mikaeli Lalor and head boy Rhys Fitzgerald hand the school’s Nepal earthquake relief donation to Red Cross Methven Branch president Susan Dickson and secretary Rose Leask.

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way to show the Mid Canterbury spirit and support the people of Nepal.

The total amount of money raised was not available by deadline yesterday.

$1248 taxi ride in Australia ‘well worth it’ A $1248 taxi ride by Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce during a trip to Australia was “well worth it”, acting Prime Minister Bill English says.

Mr English told reporters yesterday he did not believe he had ever spent $1000 on a taxi, but he could understand how such a fee could be charged.

“As a minister I can easily imagine circumstances where that may be better than staying the night, it might be better than hiring some other car services ... or using the High Commission’s car or whatever.”

Mr English said he was not concerned about the cost, which was incurred during Mr Joyce’s one-day trip to the Australian Jobs Fair in November. “[Mr Joyce]’s a hard-working, effective minister with whom it’s worth

spending taxpayers’ dollars to have him advocating New Zealand’s economic interests,” he said.

Asked whether public servants would get away with the same spending, Mr English said: “Well, I’m not there to make sure they do whatever they do.

This is transparency, I’m sure that if you talked to Mr Joyce he can explain the situation.

“All I’m saying is that incurring a bit of expenditure .... in him advocating New Zealand’s economic interests is well worth it.”

Mr Joyce, who has just returned from South America, said in a statement: “Using this sort of car is cost-effective in terms of achieving the maximum amount in the shortest possible time.”

He said he always looked to be careful

with the use of taxpayers money when carrying out his ministerial duties.

Mr Joyce’s office said the minister hired the car for nine hours during the visit, which included around five stops, three media interviews and a meeting at the National Innovation Centre in Sydney.

A spokeswoman clarified that the minister did not leave the taxi meter running. It was hired at a rate of $110/hour by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which the spokeswoman said was a similar rate to using a Crown limo.

The minister also saved money by making a day trip to Australia and not staying in a hotel.

“His day started in Auckland at 4am and finished in Wellington at 11pm,” his spokeswoman said.

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■ NEPAL QUAKE

In brief

Three contact families in NZ

BY PATRICE DOUGAN Three New Zealanders thought to have been missing in Nepal have contacted their families to let them know they’re safe, as three still remain unaccounted for.

Almost a week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which ravaged the landlocked Himalayan country, the number of dead and injured continues to rise.

The death toll has now exceeded 5500, with the number of injured totalling nearly 11,200.

Damaged infrastructure or lack of modern technology in remote regions has made contacting loved ones at home challenging for some people travelling or trekking in Nepal.

A number of Kiwis have been missing since Saturday’s tremor, and it is believed three remain unaccounted for – Peter Curreen, 63 from Marlborough, Peter McLeod, 62, from Taupo, and Doug Sealy, 31, from Wellington.

However, NZME. News Service yesterday spoke to three families who have now received good news from the disaster

zone. Brad Robson, 32, from Taupo, was planning to summit Ama Dablam, a 6858m peak in the Khumbu region, when the quake struck.

His family have since heard from base camp that the trekking group was safe and all accounted for.

It was “a huge relief ”, his father Quentin Robson said.

Joshua Dane Kenyon, 34, from Christchurch, was also confirmed safe yesterday. His father Bruce Kenyon said he was “safe and sound”.

“We are very happy that both he and his Nepalese family and friends are also safe and sound,” he said.

William Seymour-Jones, 25, who was born in Wellington but now lives in Brisbane, was also okay, his mother Cate said.

Mr Seymour-Jones is now an Australian citizen, and was travelling on an Australian passport.

Meanwhile, a group of Christchurch schoolgirls has returned to New Zealand after surviving the earthquake.

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Sixth practice opts in One more Mid Canterbury practice has opted in to offering free doctor’s visits for children aged under six-years-old, bringing the total number of practices on board to six. Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation chief executive Bill Eschenbach confirmed yesterday that he had yet to hear from the seventh and final Mid Canterbury practice but he intended to meet with them next week.

Crash victim named A woman killed in a crash involving two cars and a truck in Canterbury last week has been named by police. Kaori Heaney, 52, was driving one of the cars involved in the crash on Gardiners Rd shortly before 4.45pm on Wednesday.

Ms Heaney, the sole occupant, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The truck driver was uninjured while the driver of the other car was taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. Police said Ms Heaney’s death had been referred to the coroner. A death notice said she had “passed away tragically” and was the loved wife of John and mother of Patrick and Annabelle. Her funeral was held on Wednesday this week.

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Extradition delayed Kim Dotcom and three of his Megaupload associates have had their extradition hearing date delayed. A decision released by Justice Sarah Katz yesterday said the hearing date, set for June 2, was to be adjourned until after September 1. The US government is seeking extradition of Dotcom and his Megaupload associates to face charges of alleged criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud, money laundering and racketeering.

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Jen McArthur’s one woman show descended on Mount Hutt College earlier this week. The theatre show was inspired by the originality, struggle and joy of the autistic children Ms McArthur worked with. She has won various awards for her character, Echo, including Best Solo Show at the New Zealand Fringe Festival in 2012 and the Best of Fringe and the Best of Theatre at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, also in 2012.

Big weekend for skydivers in Ashburton Look out for bodies tumbling from the sky this weekend.

About 50 skydivers of various levels will be in Ashburton from all over New Zealand, as well as professional skydivers from Dubai, Norway and Germany, for the Kiwi Boogie 2015.

The festival will showcase all the disciplines of skydiving; from wingsuit flying to canopy piloting, free-flying and forma-

tions as well as coaching at Skydiving Kiwi’s base at the Ashburton Airport.

“It is the only event of its kind in the wider Canterbury area or over the east and west coasts, and definitely the only one featuring the quality of skydivers involved in organising it,” Skydiving Kiwi’s public relations manager SophieClaire Violette said.

“This is skydiving at its

best, world class coaches have teamed up with the New Zealand National Canopy Piloting Team and Skydiving Kiwis Freefly Team for this event.

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Black belt aged 11 Runanga 11-year-old Aaron Hoy recently became what is claimed to be the youngest person in the world to achieve a black belt in the martial art of Nin-Ka-Do. His dad David, who has been teaching Nin-Ka-Do for 25 years, said Aaron had accomplished the feat after completing a three-hour grading test. The grading was rigorous.

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■ DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

Trapping plan granted $23k

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Ashburton Zone Committee members have granted $23,000 to a Department of Conservation (DOC) predator trapping programme.

The resource-stretched department was lucky to have the funding approved, with committee member Stuart Wilson initially disagreeing with the allocation.

Mr Wilson told fellow committee members the total was bigger than the other two applications approved by the committee on the day, and the money could thus go to cover another three projects for jobs such as fencing.

But fellow committee members, backed by Ashburton Forest and Bird chairperson Edith Smith, managed to talk him round.

The DOC project, altogether costing $1.2 million, is for preda-

tor control in the Upper Rangitata River, in order to protect blackfronted tern and other endangered bird species which nest on the river.

Mrs Smith said the application was highly warranted on the grounds of biodiversity protection.

“These predators have a huge impact on the native wildlife,” she said.

Committee member David Caygill said DOC was “significantly stretched”, and funding of the project fitted well with what the zone committee was trying to achieve.

The other projects to be granted funding, which was being allocated from the Immediate Steps Fund, were $12,925 for planting the Okawa Wetland between the Hinds River’s north and south branches, and $10,520 for fencing and planting the Staveley-Westray Farm Poaka Kahikatea Bush Protection.

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School pupils learn environmental skills Mayfield Primary School pupils Chyler Farnell (rear) and from left: Ella McDowell, Ruby Graham and James Spencer learned all about how to cultivate a worm farm from environmental watchdog Sheryl Stivens (centre) earlier this week. The children spent the day talking about sustainability and visited the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park before making their way to Ashburton Meat Processors to take a look around the large worm farm there.

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In brief Woman attacked A woman was sexually violated in a North Shore reserve overnight Thursday. Police said the 20-yearold woman was assaulted in a park off Oakway Rd and Pin Oak Rd, in the Schnappers Rock Rd area of Albany, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The attacker – a man described as unknown to the woman – sexually assaulted her and then ran from the scene, police said. “The investigation is still in the very early stages and police seek public assistance,” Detective Senior Sergeant Stan Brown of the North Shore CIB said.

Officers were working with the woman, Mr Brown said.

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Death mystery Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew and MHIL chairman John Nicholls at the opening of the Carew Water Storage Ponds yesterday.

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MP opens storage ponds

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Nine years ago a Mid Canterbury irrigation company had a vision – to build a supersized water storage facility to offset the impact of dry years.

Yesterday that dream became a reality, with the official opening of the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation scheme’s $18.5 million dollar storage ponds at Carew.

MHIL chairman John Nicholls said it was a big day

for the board, management and the scheme’s 150-plus shareholders.

The three-pond system covers 150ha – the equivalent of 215 rugby fields, and has the capacity to hold 6.1 million cubic metres of water. In the deepest part it would cover a three storey building.

The scheme covers about 33,000ha, using 16.8 cumecs of consented water, drawn from the Rangitata Diversion

Race. Mr Nicholls said this summer had proved a timely reminder of the need to store alpine water in the cooler months, for use when the river is on irrigation restrictions.

“It’s been a tough year, but Mid Canterbury has come through pretty well because of reliable water,” he said.

“Reliability is the key to efficient use of water – which in turn results in less nutrient leaching.”

Shareholders and invited guests took a bus tour around the new facility yesterday, before Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew cut the ribbon and declared the ponds officially open.

She said the downstream economic impact of reliable irrigation water was sometimes lost on people outside the rural sector. “It means more jobs and more exports – irrigated land contributes $2.7 billion to GDP,” she said.

May weather predicted to be a mixed bag A mixed bag of weather has been forecast for the month ahead as New Zealand charges into winter.

Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths said the country was due for some “changeable” weather in May follow-

ing a warm but unpredictable April.

“The first weekend in May is forecast to be settled and dry, but active lows over the Tasman Sea soon bring in some rough and tumble weather next week,” she said.

Temperatures in the first half of the month were likely to swing from one extreme to the other, Ms Griffiths said, before settling.

Eastern regions will experience the largest extremes in temperature in May,” she said.

Above normal rainfall was expected for the western South Island, Nelson, and Taranaki to Wellington while parts of the North Island were expected to have a “drier than usual” month.

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Investigators are still piecing together the movements of a woman who was found dead in the middle of a highway. The body of Sarah Bromley, 37, was found on State Highway 1 near a petrol station at Mercer, south of Auckland, about 2.30am on Anzac Day. Police said more than one vehicle appeared to have struck her. The Counties Manukau police serious crash unit was investigating. Police were especially keen to speak to the driver of a white vehicle that dropped a person off near Podges Place pub in Mercer about 2am.

They have released a CCTV still of the vehicle.

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Woman rescued An 87-year-old woman has been rescue from a creek after wandering from her rest home in Blenheim. Police said the elderly woman was lucky to be alive when police found her up to her neck in water about 8.30pm on Thursday.

The woman, who had suffered a stroke and has dementia, was last seen by staff at the rest home at 3.45pm. A police search was launched at 7.30pm when staff could not find her. Officers discovered the woman’s walking frame about 8.30pm and shortly after they found her lying in a stream on the rest home grounds with only her head above the water. She was taken to hospital in a serious condition suffering from hypothermia.

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1 – By 1928 motorcycling had become very popular in Mid Canterbury and 35 riders lined up for a “Good Rally”.

2 – Jared Cox (left) on a 2015 Honda CRF25OR and Murray Sexton, one of the centennial organisers, on a 1976 Honda CR250.

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lthough the Ashburton Motorcycle Club will not reach the grand old age of 100 until September this year, they have chosen to celebrate their centenary a little earlier and support Wheels Week.

It’s typical of a common thread which has run through and been an intricate part of the club since day one.

The club has always been ahead of its time and it has always been community minded.

Although not the first club of its kind to be established in New Zealand, it was one of the earliest, maybe within the first five years of the first one, definitely within the first 10.

When the club was formed motorcycling was in its infancy and early motorcycles were just a small advance on the bicycle when compared with the amazingly powerful and sophisticated motorcycles being produced today.

Among the founders of the Ashburton Motorcycle Club was a “who’s who” of local visionaries and influential people.

Their foresight helped make our town what it is today and they could also see that mechanised transport would have a huge part to play in the future, both commercially and for recreation.

While the club was formed for mainly social and competitive activities, early events included quite long rides, endurance runs and reliability trials which

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s it has done for the past 100 years the Ashburton Motorcycle Club continues to invite anyone interested in motorcycling to attend events and consider membership.

This weekend the Ashburton Motorcycle Club celebrates its centenary and Bernard Egan takes a look at the group and its long history. ultimately helped riders decide which makes and models would best suit their needs.

Club records indicate early activities included rides to places like New Brighton, Hororata and the Rakaia Gorge, and even further afield.

These days riders take similar trips in their stride, but 100 years ago a combination of roads – which in some places were little more than tracks and comparatively primitive bikes – meant those early riders were

setting out on epic adventures.

Other early events staged by the club included moto-cross challenges and hill climbs.

Right from day one the club was determined to assist its members by providing an environment in which especially younger members could learn to ride safely.

The club was formed during the second year of World War One and that conflict and the next world war, as well as the depression in between, affected

7 – Bikes on display at the Ashburton Museum include Hayden Tasker’s 1978 ex-police Honda CB360 (left), Andrew Renner’s 1912 Kynogh and 8 – the 1925 Douglas the late Cliff Horrell bought to ride at the club’s 50th anniversary.

9 – Mr J. Happer’s 1905 Vindec Special was the oldest bike at the club’s golden jubilee.

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the club, but being determined people the members continued as best they could making the best of difficult situations.

During both conflicts several members served on active service overseas, but their membership was held open and the club sent much-appreciated motorcycle magazines and other comforts to them.

Sadly some members did not return.

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tailed many of the club’s traditional activities, but everresourceful members competed on bicycles although the records indicate the novelty tended to wear off and members were very pleased when they could ride motorcycles again.

During the club’s 1928-29 season, Mrs Haden became the first female member of the club, she was also the women’s correspondent of a national motorcycling publication.

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3 – Mr V. Coughlan organised the club’s 50th anniversary rally.

4 – A 1912 Kynogh.

5 – Single cylinder simplicty.

6 – Always innovative, the late Cliff Horrell couldn’t get tyres for the beadededged wheels on his Douglas so he used leather.

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tes turning 100 of assisting members, the club for several years owned a BSA motorcycle, which was made available for those intending or waiting to purchase a bike.

Ultimately most members owned their own bikes and the BSA was sold.

But the tradition established still exists and there are numerous instances of bikes being shared with members who, for whatever reason, are without a ride. A beneficial side-effect of this has meant some members discover a different make or model suits them.

At the celebration of any milestone it’s

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only natural and very good for a club to look back and think of where it has come from, what it has done and what the founders would think.

There is no doubt the founders of the Ashburton Motorcycle Club would be very glad they formed it.

They would be pleased because the club has never let challenges outside their control like war and depression get the better of them.

If anything those challenges have strengthened the bonds of membership.

The early members would be delighted the club has gone from strength to strength and is strong.

They would be fascinated to think that many of the events they staged in those early formative

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years have been replicated during the past 100.

CENTENARY EVENTS And therein lies much of the reason the club is about to become 100 years old and can look ■ The Ashburton Motorcycle Club ■ On May 3 the club will stage its forward to a great future – they traditional Wheels Week mini TT has two events taking place on have never strayed from their and a vintage Moto–cross on a May 2: An afternoon road ride original concepts, especially the rural property. leaving the Ashburton Museum The destination will be signposted at 1.30pm and in the evening promotion of safe and responsifrom McDonalds. The event, which legendary international moble riding. features separate courses, comtorcycling personality Graeme Perhaps the club founders may mences at 9.30am.

Crosby, who will be riding a rare be amazed at the technologiThese events are not restricted to Honda XR 750 on the road ride, cal advances which have made members and the club extends an will be guest speaker at a 7pm motorcycles so different from the invitation to members of the public function at the Hotel Ashburton. ones they knew, or perhaps beto join them.

Cost is $20 per person. cause they were people of vision they may not.

There is no doubt those early members would be thrilled with BIKES ON DISPLAY what their successors have achieved and that all types of Museum. Of various vintages and s part of the Ashburton Momotorcycling are now so popurepresenting different makes and torcycle Club centennial cellar; thanks in no small way to models, the bikes will be a fascinatebrations, several motorbikes the dedication of groups like the ing exhibit. will be on display at the Ashburton Ashburton Motorcycle Club.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

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Equipped to cater for large patients

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Ashburton rest homes may soon be struggling to cope as a result of New Zealand’s alarmingly high obesity rate, but Ashburton Hospital appears to be well equipped.

New Zealand’s obesity rate is the third highest in the OECD with one in three adults classed as obese and a further 34 per cent deemed overweight.

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) director of nursing Ashburton and rural services Jan McClelland said health services in Ashburton run by the district health board were fitted out with a range of equipment for use with bariatric patients, for ex-

ample shower chairs and wheelchairs. “Every patient has a full assessment on admission and depending on their presentation and need, a determination is made on what equipment will be required and often this is in conjunction with the occupational therapist,” Mrs McClelland said.

Pieces of equipment that were commonly used in the hospital could also be used for bariatric patients.

Standard beds for instance can be used for patients weighing up to 250 kilograms, but if a patient’s weight exceeded this limit beds would be hired from specialist equipment providers.

“When there is an identified need for further equipment, it is ordered through

our normal procurement process in line with what is already approved through the Canterbury DHB,” she said.

Mrs McClelland declined to comment on how much money had been spent on such equipment over the past five years.

In terms of staff ensuring their own safety Mrs McClelland clarified that all staff in CDHB run facilities within Ashburton worked within the current Health and Safety legislation guidelines.

The guidelines cover the provision of facilities and general safety in the healthcare industry which ensures safe manual handling of patients as well as the protection of health professionals.

Fire rips through restaurant

BY HELEN LASH AND BRENDON MCMAHON OF THE GREYMOUTH STAR A fire ripped through the rear of at Franz Josef Glacier restaurant early yesterday morning leaving the building badly damaged.

A neighbour raised the fire alarm about 2.50am after the automatic fire warning system was activated in the 88 Asian Fusion restaurant.

Volunteer fire brigades from Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier and Whataroa responded.

Relieving Franz Josef policeman constable Bruce Pearson was on the scene at 3am and said smoke was billowing from beneath the guttering and through vents at the back of the building.

A resident ran a hose through a broken window to attack some of the visible flames.

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Breathing apparatus was required by all attending firefighters, Mr Pearson said.

The fire was believed to have started in the kitchen-service area at the back of the 1970s building, which was renovated prior to opening as 88 Asian Fusion in November 2013.

Co-owner Adam Haugh said it appeared that the building had suffered substantial smoke, water, and some structural damage which would keep the restaurant closed for some time.

“It’s going to require structural rebuilding, replacement of ceilings ... it’s going to require a wee bit of work,” Mr Haugh said.

He understood a formal fire investigation would be undertaken in the next few days.

“It’s sitting there but we’ll have it back to life next summer, hopefully.”

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■ BURGER BACKLASH

Complaints re-directed to opposition

By VAimoAnA TApAleAo

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All set for red carpet fundraising event Natasha Rosanoski (left) is dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, while her friend Mel Jack is just as ready for the red carpet.

The pair are gearing up for the Big Little Theatre Company Incorporated’s Hollywood Night tonight at Aeroview.

Ms Jack said of 100 tickets,

more than half had sold, and she was expecting a fun night of dancing and socialising, with a silent auction.

“If it’s going to be like the last one it will be fabulous,” Ms Jack said. The last one was a 1980s night two years ago.

The fundraising goal was

$3000, and money would help pay production costs for the production of Blood Brothers, to stage in September.

Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased through the Big Little Theatre Company’s Facebook page, and also at the door.

Ekim Burgers has taken a jab at McDonald’s Restaurant, by posting the larger company’s phone number on its own website – thereby directing angry customers to McDonald’s.

Ekim Burgers – a popular burger van in Wellington – is facing a backlash from the public after owner Mike Duffy took to social media to vent his frustrations at a complaint they had received this week.

Mr Duffy’s rant was riddled with expletives and, as a result, a large number of people have vowed to boycott his burger place.

Yesterday, McDonald’s called the burger joint out after its contact centre started receiving calls from angry Ekim customers calling in to complain.

On a public post on Facebook, McDonald’s wrote: “Well done with the old phone number swap.

You got us good.

“We’re telling people to complain that you’re giving away free

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Forecast surplus now a big deficit

By Audrey young Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed this month’s Budget will see the $372 million surplus forecast a year ago turn into a deficit slightly higher than the $570 million deficit forecast in December.

Until now he had said achieving a surplus under current conditions would be “challenging”.

Now he says the surplus will be a year later, 2015-16, and the Budget will forecast a surplus slightly lower than the $565 forecast in the December half-yearly update.

In a pre-Budget speech in Wellington Mr English also revealed revenue forecasts over the next four years will be $4.5 billion lower in this month’s Budget than they were in last year’s Budget.

And he says Treasury’s forecast of Gross domestic product (GDP) over four years will be $15 billion lower than it was in last year’s Budget.

While Mr English has confirmed the books will forecast a deficit, it is still possible, though not looking likely, the Government could achieve a surplus for the current financial year ending in June when the income and expenditure is accounted for in October.

The deficit of $570 million forecast in December is just 0.2 per cent of GDP. It is unusual for Mr English to give

such detail before Budget day _ this will be his seventh _ but it can be seen as an attempt to get the bad news out of the way early.

He said the Government remained committed to further cuts in income tax rates or thresholds when fiscal and economic conditions permitted.

Mr English said the factors that have reduced the Government’s revenue and therefor the surplus track were the same factors that were helping households and business to grow – low inflation and low interest rates.

A small deficit, should it eventuate this year, was not a risk to the economy and the downturn in revenue was due to positive economic conditions - strong growth but low inflation and low interest rates.

Mr English said that having a surplus target was important. “It has imposed a discipline on us and on Government agencies to work hard on achieving value for money and providing new spending only where we can get better results.”

He said the Government would not be cutting expenditure in a “knee-jerk response to lower expenditure.”

That would undermine the excellent work by public servants in recent years to improve public services and it would undermine the confidence of New Zealanders in the quality and effectiveness of public services.

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burgers tonight – so let us know if that’s not the right message for your callers. [smiley face].”

In turn, Ekim Burgers replied that they would let customers have a decent burger and suggested giving away free fries as well.

Last night, Mr Duffy told the New Zealand Herald he was not behind the phone number swap.

“It could’ve been anybody. I have access to it, yes, but so do a lot of other people in [my staff].”

Mr Duffy said he was looking at getting someone to have the phone number removed.

But at the moment, he was still having to deal with “crazy” people.

“It’s ridiculous. There are some really angry people out there.”

A McDonald’s spokeswoman confirmed the post was legitimate, but played it down as banter between two food places.

“It’s just a bit of fun on our part. There’s nothing serious in it.”

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member of the secretive Christian community Gloriavale says he is unconcerned about a police inquiry into the group.

Gloriavale Christian Community School principal Faithful Pilgrim said a fair investigation would prove recent allegations made about Gloriavale were false. “[The police] can do what they want to do. There have been investigations before and lots of people make allegations but that doesn’t mean to say they are right or substantiated.

“Any fair investigation will show these allegations are groundless,” he said.

Police yesterday announced a free phone line had been set up for people to discuss experiences at the secretive Christian community, based at Haupiri, about 60km east of Greymouth.

The line was established to manage the growing number of people wanting to discuss Gloriavale, police said.

Police launched an inquiry on Tuesday after numerous media reports of concerns from people who had left the community.

Earlier yesterday, Mr Pilgrim said allegations of men being groomed to have sex with underage females were “rubbish”. The accusations were made by former community member Karen Winder who is the granddaughter of the commune’s leader.

“There are a lot of nonsense allegations being made by some people. What we stand for is living by the Bible. The

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free phone line has been set up by police for people wanting to discuss experiences at the secretive Christian community Gloriavale.

The line will be answered

by Tasman District Police and has been established to manage the growing number of people wanting to discuss Gloriavale, police said.

Tasman Police District Commander Superintendent Karyn Malthus said the free calling number would make it easier for people in various parts of the country to contact police directly involved in the investigation.

“We will collate any information within our district from where we will determine what, if any, further steps may be required,” she said.

The Gloriavale Christian Community School principal has defended his community’s schooling policy, saying “we’re not preparing our students for a life in your society, we are preparing them for a life in our society”.

kind of things that are being said are totally against what we stand for and against what the New Testament teaches.”

In a report on stuff.co.nz yesterday morning, Ms Winder claimed Gloriavale’s men were “groomed” to have sex with underage girls.

Another former member had also alleged females who put on weight were forced to fast and were verbally abused.

Mr Pilgrim said he had never

heard of, or seen, abuse or grooming for underage sex in the Gloriavale community.

“I have been with this group for over 40 years and I haven’t seen it or heard of it,” he said.

“Any thinking, educated person won’t just believe everything they read in the media.

They will want to check up on sources.

“We are quite up front about the fact that we live by the New Testament and that gets

some people quite upset. Some people really hate the values of the New Testament and they are out to destroy it. Well, that is up to them.”

Mr Pilgrim said if people were to speak to Gloriavale women, they would see the allegations were false.

“If people talk to our girls they will soon see they are not like that and then they can make up their own minds,” he said.

The Gloriavale police line is 0800 400-800 Gloriavale leader Fervent Stedfast also told the NZME News Service yesterday morning the group had been unfairly represented in media coverage.

“I think a key feature is that everyone is out for high ratings.

“I’m not willing to make much comment at this stage because it is very hard to get fair reporting.”

He declined further comment.

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Carpentry for boys, sewing for girls at Gloriavale

By Kirsty Johnston

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tudents at the school run by secretive Christian community Gloriavale sit qualifications up to three years early so they can focus on a more “practical” education – including laundry-folding for girls.

Students do not progress past Year 11 and are not offered external exams. No students in recent years have progressed to university.

Instead, in their senior years, girls and boys are taught separate vocational subjects – females learn sewing, cooking, laundry and childcare, while males learn carpentry, engineering and farming.

Among the standards offered are how to “sort laundry items”, “prepare and cook hot cocktail food”, and “handle and treat sheep”.

One education researcher has called for the 164-strong

Gloriavale Christian Community School to be closed on the basis that it deprives students of human rights, but principal Faithful Pilgrim says that is “sheer nonsense”.

“Our aim is prepare our own students from our community for a life of practical service, a life of faith within the community,” he told the Herald.

“We’re not preparing our students for a life in your society, we are preparing them for a life in our society. Otherwise it wouldn’t be sensible, would it?”

Mr Pilgrim said the New Testament was very clear about women and men having different roles to play, which was reflected in the school curriculum.

He denied the practice of segregated subjects and early leaving ages was removing opportunities.“Our girls get opportunities that girls in your society wouldn’t come close to,” he said.

“If they want to go to university and become a teacher they can do that, but we are not going to force them down an academic pathway.”

NZQA statistics show only 55 per cent of Gloriavale Year 11 students achieved NCEA Level 1 or 2 last year, but Mr Pilgrim said that was because many of his students did NCEA – including English, science, maths, art and music – at Year 10.

He said of the school’s 14 Year 10 students from last year, seven passed Level 3, six got Level 2 and one got their literacy and numeracy credits.

“We don’t like to boast of our successes because as soon as you do someone is going to try and pull you down, but the NZQA statistics are ignoring the fact that most of our students achieve early.”

Quality Public Education Coalition co-convener Liz Gordon said there was “oppression”

at the school and it should be closed. Ms Gordon said the school, which was governmentfunded to the tune of $199,316 in 2014, was limiting student opportunity, self-esteem and autonomy.

“It meets the needs of the community in that they’re only interested in what kids can do to further the goals of the community. Which is to work in farms, in kitchens, and have a lot of babies.”

She said if the children instead went to the local school, the state could be assured they were getting the same type and quality of education as other children.

The Ministry of Education said that while schooling was compulsory only until age 16, it encouraged students to stay at school longer because it increased the likelihood of success in later life.

“A longer education is linked to higher levels of skill and

knowledge, which are required for taking part in our increasingly knowledge-based society.”

Ultimately, however, it was the student and their family who made decisions about how long a student stayed at school, the ministry said.

The school’s latest ERO report found that the curriculum “suitably meets” the Gloriavale philosophy.

“Students are well prepared to learn the necessary literacy and mathematical skills and appropriate relationships for a life of faith and practical service within the community,” the report said.

Gloriavale has come under scrutiny after allegations of inappropriate relationships between children and adults and harsh punishments for children. The church’s leader, Neville Cooper, was convicted in 1994 for indecent assault on young women, serving 11 months in prison.

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On the case of the missing

Ogilvy plaid

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obyn MacIntoshHandtschoewercker says her hands shook the day she touched the Ogilvy plaid.

That was in Christchurch in 1998 when she packed it up to send it off to the family’s ancestral home in Scotland for safe-keeping and public display.

“I’m an art teacher. I’ve got some idea of the value of it.”

She remembers it was taller than a tall man; coarse to the touch, but light and finely woven from sheep’s wool; and coloured with vegetable dye in the Ogilvy tartan.

“It was a beautiful bit of weaving.”

Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker believed it was at least 262 years old.

She handed it over to a courier and watched a piece of Scottish taonga begin its journey back to its rightful home, at Cortachy Castle, near Dundee.

The intended recipient was the head of the Ogilvy clan Lord David Airlie, who resided in the 500-year-old, 90-room castle.

Lord Airlie, in a letter to Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker in 1997, promised to take “the greatest care” of the plaid.

He suggested it might be placed alongside the dress worn by a former Lady Ogilvy when she attended the ball given by Charles Stuart, prior to his march into England in 1746.

The provenance of the plaid is unclear, but Mrs MacIntoshHandtschoewercker felt this offer established that it would be treated as a highly-valued clan artefact.

The plaid was delivered by courier into the hands of the butler at Lord Airlie’s castle.

That much Mrs MacIntoshHandtschoewercker has established.

She has a letter from Lord Airlie himself saying he received it.

“I am truly grateful to you for allowing this historic plaid to be returned to the head of the family and I can assure you that it will be well looked after, not only by myself but by my successors,” the letter said.

The importance of the plaid to Scottish history centres on the Battle of Culloden.

The history books show Charles Stuart – who later became known as Bonny Prince Charlie – was trying to regain the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland for the Stuart family.

His Jacobite uprising was backed by Scots and Catholics

This is the tale of an ancient tartan cloth, or plaid, gone missing. It is set in a 500-year-old Scottish castle, and the players include a Scottish Lord, an elderly maiden aunt and Cardrona’s Robyn MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker. The action is said to have begun at the battle of Culloden, Scotland, 270 years ago, moved on to Invercargill, then Christchurch, then ... Otago Daily Times Wanaka bureau chief Mark Price has been on the trail of the missing Ogilvy plaid.

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but came to an end in a hail of musket and cannon fire at the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746.

It was part of Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker’s family understanding that their ancestor, John Ogilvy, was a supporter of Bonny Prince Charlie and wore the plaid prior to the famous battle and the defeat of Charlie’s Jacobite army.

After the battle, Jacobite supporters found themselves in considerable danger from the victor, the Duke of Cumberland, who became known as “the Butcher”.

John Ogilvy escaped to France and his plaid disappeared from sight.

Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker says it resurfaced in the 1800s, at a time when wearing a plaid had become the fashion, and was worn by an ancestor presented to Queen Victoria.

Eventually, it came to New Zealand as the result of some complex family issues, and was placed in a bank vault in Invercargill for safe-keeping.

It remained there for three generations.

The plaid’s final New Zealand connection was with Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker’s late aunt Alice Ogilvy MacIntosh, of Christchurch, who did not marry and had no children

to hand it to.

In her later years, Miss MacIntosh decided it should be sent back to Scotland.

At that point, relations with Lord Airlie were “quite cordial”, Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker said.

In 2007 she informed Lord Airlie she intended to visit the castle and that was when she learned the plaid was missing.

Lord Airlie wrote: “I well recall receiving an Ogilvy tartan plaid some years ago and placing it carefully in one of the many cupboards in the castle.

“You will appreciate the castle is large with numerous cupboards and as I write, and after a search, I cannot be sure which of many tartan plaids placed in the castle is the one in question.”

There was further correspondence and in April last year a letter from a representative of Lord Airlie seemed to indicate all was well at last. “... the plaid has been found safe in the linen store.

“It had lain there undiscovered due to someone placing a curtain on top of it.”

Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker then asked two members of the Scottish Tartans Authority to help determine the plaid’s provenance.

But when they arrived at

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Robyn MacIntoshHandtschoewercker is seeking to rediscover a plaid from the Battle of Culloden which has been in her family for three generations. She holds letters back and forward to the Cortachy Castle outside her Cardrona home.

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The Ogilvy plaid pictured with the owner’s daughter.

Left – The late Alice Ogilvy MacIntosh with the plaid.

the castle they were presented instead with a box containing the photos of the plaid she had taken in Christchurch and a silk scarf in the Ogilvy tartan.

Authority member Brian Wilton MBE, confirmed the visit to the ODT and that the plaid had not been found.

“If examination of the plaid by our experts had been possible and had shown that it was contemporaneous with the Battle of Culloden, then it would have been of immense value from the historical side as being the only known plaid that had survived the battle.

“It would certainly have been one of the star attractions of the planned new National Tartan Centre.”

Mr Wilton said there had been many claims of plaids hav-

ing been worn at Culloden but none had been found to be true.

Lord and Lady Airlie have now vacated the castle, but despite a room-by-room search, the plaid has not turned up.

Mrs MacIntosh-Handtschoewercker says she was left with a dilemma – should she do nothing, or should she kick up a fuss?

“We could just roll over and forget about it. But it’s not fair.

“It makes us cross.”

After careful consideration, she decided to make a fuss.

She has contacted the Scottish Police and the Scottish media, and is preparing a video “lament” for the plaid she will post on YouTube.

She is awaiting developments.

Lord Airlie has not yet responded to an ODT email.

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Working together is the key Michelle Nelson SENIOR REPORTER

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reaking news of a school in strife has far-reaching implications for a tightknit Mid Canterbury community.

Over the week the Guardian has been reporting on discord at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic primary school in Methven.

A high staff turnover and a shrinking roll point to dissention within the ranks. A number of families have removed their children, seeking alternative placements. Some have had intergenerational involvement with the school.

At the heart of the issue are the school’s 45 remaining students, who will be the most affected, but who also have the least power to influence the situation.

While the adults charged with running the school are distracted by other matters, the children’s education suffers.

They will also be watching and learning how adults deal with conflict.

However, it goes further than this.

Schools have their own communities, but are also part of a wider community; dissent within a school reverberates across both.

Gossip and hearsay does nothing to help the situation – everyone concerned needs to put their cards on the table and work on a solution.

It is heartening to see Our Lady of the Snows’ Board of Trustees has been working closely with the Ministry of Education to resolve the problems.

The board has also communicated well with parents, keeping them informed of the possibility of ministry intervention.

Communication and transparency will be essential in getting to the heart of the matter and moving Our Lady of the Snows forward in a positive direction, for the sake of the children, the staff and the wider community.

Methven needs two primary schools – Methven Primary School’s roll is already bulging at the seams.

Let’s hope all the parties concerned can continue to work together to forge a sound foundation for the future.

YOUR VIEW Rates and rubbish Thank you Sharon Breakwell for the very timely reminder re our council.

They have been very quick in saying a huge majority want this and that, but they totally failed to advise how many of this majority were ratepayers and not just residents. Why should non-ratepayers have a say in how ratepayers’ money is spent?

Value for money?

I have a friend who lives in Titirangi, Auckland: Land value $335,000, capital value $495,000, RATES $1615.

My home in Ashburton: Land value $101,000, capital value $220,000, RATES $1654 (plus Canterbury region rates of $614), total rates $2268.

Why am I going to be forced to pay for my neighbours’ rubbish removal?

In the past 26 weeks we have put out a total of 11 rubbish

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bags, at a cost to us of $22.

Over the same period one of our neighbours has put out 82 bags at a cost to him of $164.

Under the present user-pays system, the council says that the annual cost of rubbish collection in Ashburton is $67 per household, but they want a uniform charge of $216 on the rates. Why not just add 50c to the bag cost?

How many on the council live on $288 a week after tax like many pensioners do? It’s time they listened to ratepayers.

Doug Forsyth Mt Somers Citizens Association chair A. J. Annand rightly highlights significant cost proposals and steep increases in rates forecast in the LTP and calls us all to participate in the submission process; that is a must.

Discussion in two LTP community meetings in the past few days seems to confirm district “total debt” at $89,000,000

by David Fletcher

– annual debt servicing of this then is around $4,450,000.

CEO Dalziel, has written that every $260,000 of spending equates to a 1 per cent fraction of rates, therefore current debt servicing absorbs the first 18 per cent of our rates.

Add to that, a hydroslide, $2.5m; wheelie bins, $18m; admin building, $16m, and we have borrowings of $125,500,000.

Based on Mr Dalziel’s formula, we will have a debt servicing level that attracts 48 per cent of the rate take before any core service operational expense is drawn.

How sustainable is that?

Attend the final LTP meeting on Tuesday, May 5, at 7.30pm at the Senior Centre to listen and express your view.

Ken R. Leadley

Apology The Ashburton District Council would like to apologise to

the small number of residents who may have been affected by the burn-off it has been carrying out in the area around the new EA Networks Centre.

Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) approval to conduct the burn-off, in what is deemed to be an open space zone, was obtained by the council well in advance of the event.

The burn-off of five large tree stumps was done under strict supervision and throughout the process, met all of ECan’s criteria for safe burnoff practice.

While burn-offs in residential areas in Ashburton District are not legal, they can still be carried out in open space zones such as where the EA Networks Centre is located.

Council does, however, appreciate that the close proximity of EA Networks Centre’s open space location to the nearby residential area may have caused some inconvenience.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Will you be heading out duck shooting this weekend?

No 100%

Hanne Nielsen

TOWNIE GOES COUNTRY

M

y ex-fence is famous.

Wooden, six feet high, and covered in slightly peeling burgundy paint, at first glance it doesn’t look like much.

Add a bag of old fabric, creative talent, and the challenge of producing a fantasy figure out of straw, however, and you’re looking at a different story.

Resplendent in pink and green, Puff the Magic Dragon was voted number one in this year’s Methven scarecrow competition, and with that accolade, the fence came into its own.

Erecting a scarecrow in New Zealand may seem rather redundant, as the large black birds have never graced our power lines.

The nearest colony of crows resides ‘across the ditch,’ with magpies the closest we’ve ever come to encountering the jetblack silhouettes of Hitchcock fame.

My first experience with an actual crow happened in Australia. While others were ogling the opossums and watching the wombats, I was intrigued by the croaky voices of the pitch-black pariahs.

There was something about the sharp conical beaks, the beady eyes, and the sleek feathered pose that suggested the birds were ready to take flight and descend on an unsuspecting, scarecrow-less vegetable patch at any moment.

Of course, the lack of crows

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Puff the Magic Dragon, made by Jade Hackney, was voted number one in this year’s Methven scarecrow competion. Spongebob Squarepants and Despicable Me characters, were also among some of the scarecrows created.

in New Zealand may not simply come down to our geographical isolation at the ends of the earth. We can’t rule out the possibility that the annual scarecrow competition in small-town Mid Canterbury is doing such a good job that it is single-handedly keeping the non-native species at bay…

After all, the creativity displayed in some of the most recent scarecrow entries was formidable.

No run-of-the-mill rakeand-checked-shirt figures here – instead, the hay that stuffed

the vast array of creatures had them fairly bursting into life.

From the deliriously happy Spongebob replica, to the more sinister looking Gru of Despicable Me fame, each creation was a real one-off, and each carried a story.

Those stories have ripples that travel far and wide - in past years, the scarecrow event has been enough of a drawcard to lure friends of ours down from Auckland to view the spectacle, so the fundraiser has influence, all right.

Coming back to the fence,

the painted wood will never look quite the same again after its brush with the scarecrow paparazzi.

Fairy wings, an old dog blanket, and some Hackney magic have assisted in a boundarymarker transformation.

Briefly home to an awardwinning scarecrow, the fence will live on in photographs, showcasing its background glory.

And to think, I used to live behind that fence.

It’s a tenuous association, but I’ll take it anyway.

D

Rev David Bayne

CHRISTIAN COMMENT

asks. The captain replies: “We have won 11 Oscars!” (* If needed the clue is at the end of the article.)

What seemed good news is now not good news at all. So often the good news we have isn’t all we had hoped for. Circumstances change our hoped-for outcome.

Sometimes the reality isn’t what we expected. Ambitions are frustrated by what is beyond our control.

The ultimate good news is the gospel. That is what gospel means – good news. Why is it good news? It restores what we

have lost. We live in a broken world and our “normal” is not how it was in the beginning.

It brings us the best of all futures. God will one day abolish all that is corrupt, bad and sad.

There will be no more pain, no more sorrow, no more tears.

It cannot be overridden by bad news. God’s plan is the very opposite of a good news, bad news joke.

His purposes will never be overridden or reversed. He has an inheritance for His people that will never fade or perish – no rust or moth will get at it.

No greater power can intervene to take it away. The gospel is the good news of what God has done, is doing and will do through His Son Jesus Christ for the restoration of people to be all that they should be.

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o you want the good news or the bad news first?

Good news, bad news jokes come and go in popularity.

Occasionally they are all the rage, then they fade (perhaps thankfully) into the background. Beloved, I suspect, by cynics there are a multitude of variations.

Often the humour of them is that the good news is overridden by the bad news.

Example: Lots of welldressed aristocrats are dining on a huge luxurious ship in the middle of an ocean. The captain comes in and says: “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you.”

“Tell us the good news, captain!,” one of the passengers

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Such good news calls for a response – a response of thankfulness, of trust, of following.

God comes to you in the worst of your bad news and brings you good news.

He has done everything necessary for your full, final and certain restoration and offers it as a gift. The cost to God was the giving up of His Son to a persecuted life and a shameful death.

The cost to you is to give up what you cannot keep so that you can receive what you cannot deserve. Is that not good news? *Titanic The Rev. David Bayne is with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church

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Global T20 tourney just around the corner

BY DAVID LEGGAT Call it an obvious development out of an unstable world environment, but talk of a global T20 competition is hardly a surprise.

Ever since the International Cricket Council ceded authority in a craven fashion to three of its full member nations, India, Australia and England - the latter two effectively clinging onto the coat-tails of the financial juggernaut because they figured better to be at the party than standing in line outside - there

has been resentment at that turn of events.

The talk of more international fixtures is all well and good; the morality of the business is quite another story.

When countries feel they’re being treated as serfs, this is what happens, even if the proposed new venture is out of India and bankrolled by Indian money.

There is a somewhat feverish tone to the rumours.

Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket revisited; a variation on the ill-starred and short-lived

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The cricket world is a far different place than it was when the big, bluff Australian took on what was then the Australian Cricket Board in 1977 after missing out on television rights.

T20 leagues proliferate around the world, from the Caribbean to New Zealand.

Ten Sports, a subsidiary of Zee TV, which is owned by the Essel Group, has contracts with South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe, so it’s hardly likely they’d be

out to undermine the product they’re screening.

Would New Zealand’s best players be lured?

Maybe. Money roars these days.

Players disappear for a few weeks in between national engagements to fulfill personal arrangements.

Several New Zealand players, led by captain Brendon McCullum, will arrive in England just before the first test against England at Lord’s this month as they have Indian Premier League deals.

Ideal? Absolutely not. But that’s the market place.

Essel Group owner Subhash Chandra’s motives - other than making a bucketload of money - will become clearer with time.

Getting a grip on plans is a bit like grasping fog, other than vague talk of entering new parts of the world, particularly, inevitably, the United States.

Questions like who, what, when, where and how will be answered.

The why?

That’s already abundantly clear.

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Sports diary Around the Grounds

Saturday Speedway Nationals New Zealand Speedway Titles Day 1 racing at Ashburton Speedway 12.30pm – 4.00pm

Combined Country Cup Prebbleton v Celtic, Prebbleton Oval, 2.45pm Rakaia v Oxford, Rakaia, 2.45pm Hampstead v Methven, Hampstead, 2.45pm

Premier Mid-South Canterbury Hockey Hampstead v Craighead at NBS Ashburton Turf, 2.00pm Hampstead-Collegians v TGHS at Timaru, 1.00pm

Mainland Football Men’s Div 4: MCU Eastern v Univeristies @ Ferrier Park, 2:30pm Men’s Div 5 Methven v Burwood @ Methven Domain, 2.30pm Men’s Masters Div 2: MCU Masters v FC Twenty11 @ Ashburton Domain, 2.30pm Men’s 18th Div 3: MCU v Ferrymead Bays @ Heathcote Domain 10:45am Men’s 18th Div 4 Methven Cashmere Technical @ Hillsborough Domain, 10.45am Men’s 16th Div 1: MCU v Cashmere Technical @ Ashburton Domain, 12.30pm

Netball Junior Grading from 9am-midday at Ashburton Netball Courts Senior B, Senior Reserve A and B and Second Grade from 1.30pm at Ashburton Netball Courts

Canterbury Rugby League Ashburton Barbarians v Aranui Eagles at Wainoni Park at 1pm

Sunday Motorkhana Ashburton Car Club Motorkhana at the SprayMarks Yard, Dobson Street West from 11am

Vintage Motocross and Time Trial Ashburton Motorcycle Club’s Centenary Vintage MX and Club TT on Beach Road registration from 9.30am

Speedway Nationals New Zealand Speedway Titles Day 2 racing at Ashburton Speedway, 11.30pm – 4.00pm

Harness Racing Ashburton Trotting Club’s May meeting. Race 1 of 11 at 11.30am at the Ashburton Racecourse.

Indoor Bowls Ashburton v South Canterbury, 10am

Mainland Football Women Div 1 Methven A v Coastal Spirit @ Mt Hutt College 10.30am Div 2 Methven B v Hornby @ Methven Domain, 10.30am

Ashburton Golf The Ashburton Golf Club Championship finals tee off from 8.30am

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Out with the old . . .

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The goodbyes have been said to the old home of swimming, and now the locals can’t wait to dive in to their new home in the EA Networks Centre in a week’s time.

The Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team held a final Friday night send-off for their former home a fortnight ago, as they are set to relocate to the centre next weekend.

The Community Pool shuts its doors for good on Friday, with the official opening of the EA Networks Centre, incorporating the aquatic centre and sports stadium, the following day.

“The centre is just fantastic,” swim team spokesperson Rae Wilson said.

The swim team have already been in to test the waters, with the gold squad already training there.

“They have had a few sessions

in the pool, and we have been test dummies a few times testing out the facilities.”

The aquatic centre has a 25m long 10-lane main pool as well as a 16m x 9m warm water programme pool, 16m x 9m learn to swim pool and a leisure pool.

The pool area will also provide seating for 255 spectators with room for additional temporary seating should they host a major meet, and a marshalling room for competitions.

It will also feature state of the art Olympic starter blocks and an electronic results board which the swim team donated funds towards.

“It’s an exciting time for the team. We are only a small team but they are 24 of the luckiest swimmers in the country.”

Six of the club’s top swimmers will miss the opening, as they head to Wellington next week for the National Age Group Championships in Wellington.

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Day, Scott eliminated from World Match Play

By Ben everiLL Defending champion Jason Day and former world No.1 Adam Scott bemoaned glacial green speeds after they were eliminated from contention at the World Golf Championships’ Match Play Championship in San Francisco.

But John Senden, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones have no such complaints, with Senden already clinching a place in the round of 16 and the destiny of Leishman and Jones very much in their own hands.

Scott was edged 1-up by England’s Paul Casey while Day was beaten 4&3 by South African

Branden Grace on day two to fall to 0-2 in pool play, leaving the high-powered duo ineligible for the weekend.

“I putted so badly over two days and made just three birdies in two days so you’re not going to win a lot of matches that way,” Scott said.

“The greens are so slow, way slower than I thought. I read the tour agronomy report and they were aiming for 12.5 (on the stimp meter) and they are probably nine.

“I don’t know why I struggled to adapt so much but certainly the rhythm of my stroke doesn’t favour putting on slow greens.”

Senden booked his place after

a clinical 4&3 demolition job of Bill Haas.

Senden overcame an early deficit against Haas and with the help of other results in his pool, his match against Brendon Todd on today is a dead rubber.

“I am very happy to beat another high-ranked player,” Senden said.

“Obviously I still want to win tomorrow, or just play in a way that I feel good and have the momentum still on my side going into Saturday’s elimination.”

Leishman also continued his winning ways by taking down American 22nd seed Ryan Palmer 4&3.

He now faces India’s Anirban

Lahiri knowing a win will move him through while a loss would see him either eliminated or possibly part of a sudden death three-man playoff.

Should Matt Jones beat former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel (2-0) he will move straight into the round of 16 if Dustin Johnson loses to Dubuisson.

The same scenario exists for world No.2 Jordan Spieth, world No.4 Bubba Watson and former US Open winner Webb Simpson.

Spieth faces Lee Westwood, Watson takes on Louis Oosthuizen and Simpson plays Gary Woodland.

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Home advantage ‘vital’ The Wellington Phoenix will host Melbourne City in their A-League elimination final at Westpac Stadium tomorrow night with the winner set to earn a semi-final spot next weekend.

Daniel Richardson takes a look at how the game might play out.

Why the Phoenix will win: They’re at home and you don’t like to bet against teams who are at home in the playoffs. Plus, the Phoenix have been hot for most of the season and boast one of the more attacking-minded starting line-ups in the competition.

Melbourne City have also struggled recently, they’ve shipped seven goals in their past two games and are without a win in their past four; that’s not the sort of form you want to bring in to the post-season.

Wellington have been building for a home finals match all year and after stuttering in a handful of games lately, it’s hard to imagine them letting their fans down again.

The bandwagon supporters should be all aboard for this playoff outing and that will give the Phoenix the extra drive to perform.

The Phoenix are also injury-

free, bar veteran striker Joel Griffiths, which means coach Ernie Merrick has plenty of options on his bench.

“There’s a good feeling in the squad,” Merrick said this week.

Goalkeeper Glen Moss should also return from a minor knee complaint, which will give them a calm presence at the back when the pressure of the finals ramps up.

Veteran experience with the likes of Andrew Durante, Ben Sigmund, Vince Lia and Michael McGlinchey should also play a part.

Why the Phoenix will lose: Wellington have scored only four goals in their past five games, which is a worrying statistic.

When the Phoenix were tearing the A-League apart during the middle stages of the campaign they were scoring for fun but the well has dried up in recent times.

City are also a bad match-up for the Phoenix, they’ve kept them scoreless in their past two matches - a pair of 0-all draws something which few sides have done against Wellington.

Melbourne may not be strong on the flanks but they have qual-

Glen Moss returns at the back for the Phoenix tomorrow.

ity in the centre of defence and have the ability to flood the box which nullifies the threat of the Phoenix when they try to attack

wide and turn the ball inside.

Striker Nathan Burns, who has scored 13 goals this season, hasn’t found the back of the net since round 22 against Brisbane in March, as opposing teams have paid more attention to the Socceroo.

McGlinchey has also become less involved in recent weeks as he drifts towards the wing during games when his best work is done by getting on the ball in the middle of the pitch.

Merrick has also juggled his selections in the past fortnight and isn’t settled on his preferred fullbacks, while the midfield has also been shaken up.

That creates unrest within the team.

Then there’s the looming threat that the game could go to a penalty shoot-out and Wellington have fluffed five spot kicks this season.

The rest of the A-League combined to miss only four.

You’d have to wonder what the confidence levels are like within the Phoenix’s ranks if the game was eventually to be decided by penalties.

Prediction: If the Phoenix get an early goal they won’t look back.

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■ BASKETBALL

Bulls on the charge, Bucks look to next year Chicago came close to setting an NBA playoff record for margin of victory as the Bulls routed Milwaukee 120-66 yesterday to complete a 4-2 series win against the Bucks and move into the final eight of the postseason.

In the day’s other playoff game, the Los Angeles Clippers pulled out an impressive road win at San Antonio to avoid elimination and square that Western Conference series at 3-3.

Amid all the Bulls’ star power, Mike Dunleavy was the unlikely top scorer with 20 points and also got under the skin of the young Bucks with some physical play that sparked retaliation.

“They had some momentum in the series, won a couple in a row,” Dunleavy said.

“We came out on their court and put it on them. That’s frustrating. If anybody’s been there before, that’s frustrating, and I understand that.”

The Bulls, who move on to face Cleveland in the second round, finished four points from the NBA playoff record for

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largest margin of victory. Minnesota beat St. Louis 133-75 on March 19, 1956.

The game was over early, but it still featured plenty of the intensity and bad blood that marked the first five games of the series.

Dunleavy drew the foul that led to the ejection of Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo for a flagrant 2 foul just before halftime.

Pau Gasol scored 19 points and Jimmy Butler added 16 for the Bulls, who started the series with a 3-0 lead before two straight wins by the defensiveminded Bucks put them back in position to tie it.

Derrick Rose scored 15 points and all five Chicago starters were in double figures.

In an indication of Milwaukee’s misery on offence, no Bucks starter scored more than ZaZa Pachulia’s eight points.

It was the biggest playoff loss in team history.

The Bucks were 25 of 76 from the field (32.9 per cent) while Chicago managed 46 of 90 attempts (51.1 per cent).

Antetokounmpo was ejected after a hard foul on Dunleavy during a 3-point attempt that sent him crashing into the front row of fans with 1:34 left in the second quarter.

After a review, officials ruled it a flagrant 2.

“Sometimes, you’ve got to take a hard foul,” Dunleavy said.

“We’ve all been there. There’s a time and a place for it.”

Bucks coach Jason Kidd called it a learning experience for Antetokounmpo, adding that “it wasn’t very smart.”

“He kind of got under our guys’ skins,” Pachulia said.

“Especially he picked the young guys, he picked the right guys, and unfortunately our guys responded and we got hurt.

“But they’re going to learn from it.”

It was a rough end to a successful season for the Bucks, who were the league’s worst team in 2013-14 but turned it around to earn the No. 6 playoff season under Kidd.

The Bucks were never really in this one, though, trailing 34-

16 at the end of the first quarter and 65-33 at the half.

“We got better,” Kidd said.

“The whole experience of being in the playoffs, you can’t take that away from those guys, no matter if you lose by 40 or you lose by one.

“It’s a loss. That’s it.

“You move on.”

Just not this year.

The Clippers forced a Game 7 against the Spurs by pulling off a meritorious 102-96 win at San Antonio.

Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Paul had 19 points and 15 assists for Los Angeles.

Marco Belinelli hit two 3-pointers in the final 80 seconds, including one with 14 seconds remaining, to cut the Clippers’ lead to 98-96.

But Jamal Crawford hit two free throws to preserve the victory.

The Clippers, who won for the second time in San Antonio, will host Game 7 tomorrow.

No other first-round series this year has gone the distance.

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Across the ditch Ashburton’s Murray Bonnington is one of the 208 Kiwis heading to Australia for the trans-Tasman hockey tournament next week.

Thirteen New Zealand Masters teams will cross the Tasman for the biennial Trans-Tasman Tournament taking place in Melbourne next week from May 5-9. The tournament which caters for men’s and women’s teams from 35+ to 65+, has been popular between the two countries since its inception in 2000.

Bonnington was selected to play in the Over 60s men’s side after turning out for Canterbury following the 2015 National Masters Tournament in Hawke’s Bay in March.

Persie likely starter Robin van Persie could make his first start since February against West Bromwich Albion overnight as Manchester United attempt to consolidate their place in the Premier League’s top four. Dutch striker van Persie came on as a substitute in United’s 3-0 defeat

by Everton last Sunday, his first appearance after suffering an ankle injury, and is in contention to face the Baggies at Old Trafford. United need six points from their final four matches to guarantee a topfour finish.

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Chelsea on cusp The stage is set for a Premier League coronation this weekend as champions-elect Chelsea host Crystal Palace needing three points to claim a first league title since 2010.

Chelsea’s 3-1 win at Leicester City on Wednesday left them 13 points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, who have a game in hand, and brought the league trophy to within touching distance. The title seems destined for Stamford Bridge regardless of what happens this weekend, but Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is eager to cross the line in front of the club’s fans. “It’s amazing when you win a title, but if you win it at home it puts the icing on the cake,” said the 32-year-old Czech.

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Sackings all round Tony Walmsley has wielded the axe on his first official day as the Central Coast Mariners’ head coach, with A-League journeyman Isaka Cernak and defender Zac Anderson among five players to be sacked. Off-contract players Cernak, Anderson, Hayden Morton and Dejan Pandurevic were not retained for next season while Tom Slater, who had a year left on his deal, departed by mutual consent, the club confirmed yesterday.

The Mariners have endured a horror 2014-15 season, winning just five matches from 27 to finish a lowly eighth.

Walmsley, who was brought in as an interim replacement for dumped coach Phil Moss in March, was given the full-time gig last month.

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■ RUGBY

Highlanders wallop Sharks

By PatRick MckenDRy The Highlanders remain well in the play-off mix after an entertaining seven-try bonus point victory over the Sharks last night in their final round-robin match in Dunedin for the season.

They will now embark on a trip to South Africa, a crucial one clearly given they are fifth on the table, but they have a kind draw in the form of their opposition the Lions and Cheetahs.

On their return their final home game - against the Chiefs - will be held in Invercargill.

The return of Aaron Smith and Ben Smith ensured the pace was relentless against a Sharks team who hung in there for 60 minutes, and that hasn’t been a given for them this season.

Their capitulation at home to the Crusaders last month led to unproven speculation about match fixing and they have had constant problems with their on-field discipline.

For the Highlanders, wings Patrick Osborne and Waisake Naholo are in such good form they only need to get the ball in their hands to look likely.

Both scored tries - Naholo from a clever chip by Lima Sopoaga and Osborne through pace and power.

Sopoaga was in control at all times and his kicking and passing game looks in top notch good news not only for him and the Highlanders but also poten-

tially the All Blacks.

Fullback Ben Smith left the field in the second half for a concussion test and didn’t return.

The Sharks’ backs, however, with Odwa Ndungane playing out of position at fullback, were well off the pace.

First-five Fred Zeilinga preferred to kick rather than pass, and second-five Andre Esterhuizen opted to run into players rather than around them.

Their forwards were their heroes on the night, with massive No8 Willem Alberts a true star with his ball handling and defence.

Former captain Bismarck du Plessis looked to have scored but the television match official couldn’t see a grounding and shortly afterwards they were held up over the line.

Their lineout drive was a weapon but they couldn’t capitalise on it until the final 10 minutes when du Plessis scored a deserved try.

It couldn’t stem the flow.

At 24-10 down at halftime they needed to score to be any chance and instead it was a terrible mistake which allowed Mark Reddish to sneak on to a loose ball for his first Super Rugby try.

Aaron Smith and prop Brendon Edmonds then went over as the Sharks defence fell into disarray.

It was a tough way for the Sharks to start their tour Down Under.

so they are staring into a deep hole.

The fortunes of the Highlanders could hardly be more different.

With a hard-working and committed forward pack and key players performing they are heading in the other direction and few teams will want to play them in the playoffs.

Bigger challenges are ahead of them, but they look well placed to deal with them.

Highlanders 48 (Gareth Evans, Waisake Naholo, Patrick Osborne, Mark Reddish, Aaron Smith, Brendon Edmonds, Elliot Dixon tries; Lima Sopoaga 5 cons, pen) Sharks 15 (Tendai Mtawawira, Bismarck du Plessis tries; Fred Zeilinga con, pen Halftime: 24-10

Lima Sopoaga again drove the Highlanders around the paddock against the Sharks.

Their next matches are away to the Hurricanes and Waratahs

Worry: Ben Smith’s failure to return from a concussion test in the second half will have supporters worrying.

He is a key element in this Highlanders team and coach Jamie Joseph will want him available for the business end of the season.

Lessons learned?

The lack of foul play was a refreshing change as far as the Sharks were concerned.

Frans Steyn is still on a ban after his tip tackle on Aaron Cruden, and flanker Jean Deysel is still missing after kneeing Crusader Matt Todd in the head.

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Hurricanes ready for Crusaders challenge

By DanieL RichaRDson On the weekend of boxing’s biggest fight in years, the Crusaders look weak at the knees.

They’re there to be finished off like a fighter who has taken one too many blows, and the Hurricanes could go a long way towards delivering the knockout punch to the Crusaders’ 2015 campaign at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tonight.

Without getting too dramatic, this game could be part of a changing of the guard at Super Rugby level in New Zealand, given the Crusaders are set to endure a notable turnover of talent after this year’s World Cup, while the Hurricanes are a team on the rise.

The Hurricanes have spoken constantly this week of how the Crusaders are the yardstick of

this competition and can never be written off, but an emphatic win in the capital today would signal change.

Chris Boyd’s Hurricanes are a youthful lot and even the impending departures of midfielders Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu can’t take away from the fact that this team is built to thrive for the next few years.

The Crusaders look ragged.

They’re 5-5 and have been limited on attack this year. They were upset in the opening game of the season by the lowly Melbourne Rebels, while the Chiefs hammered them on their home patch in round 10.

“We’ve got a lot of respect for the Crusaders,” Smith said.

“I think all teams do in Super Rugby so we know how difficult the game’s going to be.”

Difficult is an apt word for the

challenge that Manny Pacquiao will face when he meets poundfor-pound king Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas tomorrow but Smith has overstated the mountain his Hurricanes face.

Smith’s men have won eight from nine and have proven to be the best team in Super Rugby during the first half of the season.

The playoffs seem a formality, but they know there is plenty of hard work in front of them given home-and-away matches with the Chiefs are still on the agenda.

Those Kiwi derbies are never easy and six of their seven remaining games are against opponents from these shores.

But the Hurricanes have started 2015 with enough gusto to get the locals excited and Smith said you could notice the change.

“There’s a buzz around town and [when] you see a few more people in the stands it helps get the energy levels up and we are certainly excited about it.”

The Hurricanes have beaten the Crusaders in three of their past four matches and the aura around the men from Canterbury has helped the Hurricanes lift to another level when they meet.

“It’s a challenge we enjoy because they’ve been the benchmark of Super Rugby for so long, so it’s going to be a good battle and that’s the way we’ve been preparing for it,” Smith said.

The Crusaders will be without Richie McCaw but are otherwise at full strength, while the Hurricanes have welcomed back hooker Dane Coles who will play from the bench.

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Southern satisfied with a win

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Southern secured an unspectacular win 24-0 over Rolleston in the Combined Country Cup rugby competition on Thursday night.

The third-placed Southern collected the four points to stay in the top-four frame for another week, but coach Jason Rickard believes his side should have picked up a bonus point.

“It was comfortable enough without being spectacular,” Rickard said.

“Our discipline let us down and we couldn’t gain any real momentum.

“We created quite a few opportunities but couldn’t finish enough of them off.”

Welsh first-five James Miller converted his own try to get the ball rolling for Southern.

Centre Josh McAtamney scored the second with Miller converting and the adding a penalty.

Wing Ryan Williams scored the side’s third try in the final minutes with Miller converting to make it 24-0.

“Rolleston spent a lot of time in our 22 attacking, in the second half and the pleasing thing was for our defence to keep them scoreless.”

“We couldn’t get enough of our attack going but happy enough to come away with a win.”

The win has Southern set to stay in the top four of section two, where local rivals Methven look to stay unbeaten and on top against Hampstead today.

Over in section two Rakaia are after a fifth straight win at home to Oxford while Celtic chase back-to-back away wins against Prebbleton.

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In brief Test called off The rugby league Anzac Test between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium has been postponed due to bad weather. It is believed the Australia-New Zealand Test will be played tomorrow at 4pm (local time), with the City-Country match going ahead at 2pm. All tickets purchased for Friday’s match will be valid for the rescheduled match, however those unable to attend will be given a full refund. Rain had earlier forced organisers to call off the trans-Tasman curtainraiser - the women’s Test between the Jillaroos and the Kiwi Ferns - although that will now also be rescheduled for tomorrow.

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Carrington focused

Title rivals Daniel Thomas and Kris Jemmett will go head-to-head in the unofficial six-shooter national championships at the Ashburton Speedway this weekend.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Northern raiders mean business

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Daniel Thomas heads the list of the North Island drivers looking to collect the spoils at the Ashburton Speedway this weekend.

The Hamilton driver took out the unofficial six-shooter national title tag in a rain affected race in Tauranga this year.

With fast, dry conditions expected in Ashburton this weekend, he will have plenty of competition with defending South island champion Kris Jemmett looking to repeat his efforts of

a year ago in Ashburton.

Matt Anderson is also in the running after he has been in near unbeatable form on the track this season, coming out on top on all four race days.

James Robinson has not long been in a V6 wingless sprintcar grade and impressed in his last outing to be a dark horse.

The defending champions in the two official national titles are back on the track today with 30 drivers lining up in each grade.

Production holder Nik Fraser denied four-time winner Dave

Fillius by a solitary point over the three races 12 months ago.

Ashburton Speedway president Lance Maher said that, after watching the practice laps yesterday, the rear-wheel drives might have the advantage in the production champs.

“They were fair humming,” Maher said.

“The weather is forecast to play its part so we should be in for a good weekend of fast, close racing.”

The closest racing last year was reserved for the New Zea-

land Ministock title - where after six races they still needed a run-off to crown the champion, and eventually Vinny Parsons came out on top over Grant Hanson.

Maher believed it would be a Parsons v Hanson show again, but Westport’s Mike Alley was looking quick in practice.

The support grades are also expecting big field making for two huge days in the dirt starting at 12.30pm day and at the earlier time of 11.30am tomorrow.

Slade setting a hot pace in Perth By ed Jackson Holden’s Tim Slade has topped the timesheets following yesterday’s practice sessions at the V8 Supercars championship event in Perth.

Slade clocked a best lap of 56.7746 seconds at Barbagallo to finish ahead of championship contenders James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom.

Courtney, who has never finished on the podium in Perth, clocked a 56.8980 fastest lap with Ford star Winterbottom coming in third with a best lap of 56.9948.

Championship leader Jamie Whincup, who could only finish 10th in the day’s first session, came in 14th in the second run to show he’s got a bit of work to do ahead of today’s two 25-lap races.

His team-mate Craig Lowndes, hoping to become the first driver to post 100 V8 Supercars race wins this weekend, was back in 16th position after running second-fastest in the opening session.

The Perth event continues today with two qualifying sessions in the morning before the pair of 25-lap races in the afternoon.

An 83-lap race on Sunday wraps up the action.

Meanwhile American motorsport legend Roger Penske says Marcos Ambrose will return as the main driver of his V8 Supercars team in the future.

Ambrose stunned the motorsport community before March’s event in Tasmania when he announced he was stepping out of the driver’s seat just two events into his much-vaunted return to the championship.

The former NASCAR driver, who won V8 championships in 2003 and 2004 before heading to the United States, admitted

he needed time away from the hotseat to complete his transition back to V8 Supercar racing.

In his place Scott Pye has taken over as the driver of DJR Team Penske’s sole Ford entry, a position he’ll remain in for this weekend’s event in Perth.

Ambrose is at Barbagallo but his only chance to drive will be during some corporate ride days on Monday.

No timeframe has been announced on when Ambrose will return to full-time driving but Penske says there’s no doubt the 38-year-old will return at some point.

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The desire burns strongly within Lisa Carrington as the champion paddler embarks on another European campaign this weekend. Then again, at 25 and with the kayak world her oyster it would surprise if there was even a hint of ho hum, or “enough”. She is part of a seven-strong New Zealand team with world cups and later world championships in their sights, the latter of which doubles as this year’s Rio Olympics qualifier. There’s a K4 women’s quartet of Jaimee Lovett, Caitlin Ryan, Aimee Fisher and Kayla Imrie and two men in single seaters, Marty McDowell in the 1000m, and Scott Bicknell in the 200m sprint discipline, the event in which Carrington has been the dominant woman for the past four years.

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Draws all the rage When trans-Tasman league bosses announced at the beginning of the year that drawn results would stand in the ANZ Championship this season, the news was met with barely a raised eyebrow.

After all, how often would draws happen in a season? As it turns out, quite a bit. The draw has emerged as one of the most contentious talking points in the league this season. An unprecedented six draws have been played in the first nine rounds.

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Unfinished business Brendon McCullum talks of it as his darkest time during a grim first year as New Zealand captain. No, not the 45 all out at Cape Town which marred his first test in charge in January 2013, but the 170-run loss to England at Lord’s in May that year. That hurt McCullum, but this month he has a chance to put that right. Eight of the New Zealand team on that occasion could be lining up on May 21. Eight players flew out of Auckland last night and will eventually link up with the clutch of IPL players, plus a handful of others, including wicketkeeper BJ Watling, who will captain New Zealand in the two warmup matches, and senior batsman Ross Taylor, who are making their way separately.

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In brief Bail money on bout

Manny Pacquiao (left) and Floyd Mayweather pensively consider tomorrow’s big fight in Las Vegas.

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Pacquiao man with a plan

BY GREG HEAKES Boxing trainer Freddie Roach has devised an elaborate strategy he says will deliver a decisive victory for Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in his ‘Fight of the Century’ against Floyd Mayweather.

The revered trainer expects a bulked up Mayweather to seek an early rounds knockout, but warned Pacquiao would be ready to go the distance if necessary in their welterweight showdown.

Mayweather, who has a 47-0 record, puts his WBC and WBA welterweight belts on the line against the WBO champion Pacquiao (57-5-2) in Las Vegas tomorrow.

“I have the winning formula for Manny,” Roach said at the

MGM Grand Hotel yesterday.

“He (Mayweather) put on a lot of muscle for this fight. I think he will come out in early rounds and try to knock us out.

“He could also run all night. I have fallen asleep at a couple of his fights before. So I am ready for whatever he brings to the ring.”

Pacquiao, 36, set up his training camp for the richest fight in boxing history in a private facility built underneath Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

They gutted the old laundromat that was there and replaced it with a de facto war room where Roach and Pacquiao have been crafting the plan they believe will end Mayweather’s unbeaten record.

Roach said the new gym al-

lowed Pacquiao to escape the clamour and chaos that comes with having the Filipino superstar training there.

“I blocked the gym off and we kept it private. I didn’t have Manny trying to perform for an audience, he was performing for himself,” Roach said.

Roach said earlier he thought Mayweather’s unusually quiet demeanour in the build up to the fight was a sign he lacked motivation.

“We are not focused on one strategy but two or three strategies,” Pacquiao said earlier in the week. “Any way he wants to fight me is good. If he wants to run we will cut the ring off.”

Roach is using Mayweather’s fights against Zab Judah and Oscar De La Hoya as blueprints

for what they want to achieve in the ring. Mayweather beat Judah by a unanimous decision in 2006 and De La Hoya by a split decision a year later.

“Oscar beat him in the first six rounds and lost to him in the last six. We will improve on that.

“Zab just started tiring.”

Asked about former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s comment that Mayweather was “a very small, scared man”, Roach said he agreed.

“Mike knows a lot about boxing,” said Roach, who believes Mayweather’s 38-year-old legs may not be as elusive as they once were. “I don’t think his legs are there anymore. He can’t move like he used to.

“We will catch him,” Roach said.

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■ OPINION

Will Richie be leading the World Cup charge?

R

ichie McCaw is missing from the Crusaders lineup to play the Hurricanes, as a result of a tackle he didn’t execute perfectly - when he hit the deck it was already lights out, you can always tell by the way the head flops around when it connects with the ground.

So the questions quickly arise, combined with a perceived lack of form, will the Great One be around when the All Blacks selectors choose the team to defend the World Cup in a few months’ time?

The detractors would seem to have a case, he is getting older for top level rugby, with retirement looming after the Cup is safely brought back to New Zealand, and form?

Against the Chiefs there is noone in the land who would deny Sam Cane was by far the better No. 7 on the paddock.

As for the age thing, that was brought up last year, when he wasn’t flash early in the season.

1987 World Cup team at age 36, until injury robbed him of that opportunity.

Age simply doesn’t matter, if you’re still good enough.

Steve Devereux Just in case, who’s out there if, MY SHOUT God forbid, Richie isn’t around in September? (which he should be).

Cane of course is the next cab But nobody can peak for off the rank, and rightly so. six months straight, and sure He may not have that absolute enough, when it was time to pull on a black jersey, he grew anoth- X factor that so many All Black er leg, and was star of the show sevens have displayed (Michael Jones, Graeme Mourie, Ian Kirkin arguably the biggest test of patrick, Josh Kronfeld etc etc and the year, against the Poms. no, not Mark Carter), but still Getting old? best in class at the moment.

Remember 2003, when the There’s Matt Todd, who England team, average age about would not disgrace the jersey at 65, rumbled on and on, and at all, and Ardie Savea. the end of the World Cup had Now there’s an interesting rumbled over everybody, and case, a certainty to wear the took the William Webb Ellis black jersey on many a future ochome with them. casion, but still quite capable, as One of the All Blacks’ best demonstrated just a week ago, of front rows ever was fondly doing a ‘Christian Cullen’; that known as the Geriatrics.

Andy Dalton had Gary Knight is, somehow contriving NOT and John Ashworth holding him to score a try after doing all the hard work and strolling across up, and he was skipper of the

the line without a defender within 20 yards.

Of course, Culley could also (and has done) pick up the ball three inches from his own dead ball line, turn and face the might of the Fijian sevens giants when they were in their prime (OK, Serevi wasn’t a giant, he just told the giants what to do) and jink, weave, dodge, swerve and sprint to score a try at the other end, untouched by a Fijian hand.

I’m not sure any other player, anywhere anytime, could pull that one off.

Anyway, there’s depth at seven, as there almost always has been.

Worst case scenario, from this or some other injury he picks up between here and there, Richie doesn’t make it to the big dance, and one of the pretenders has to take the throne.

But he’s still the best of the best, and its unimaginable that we’ll see another like him, ever.

Whoever gets his job next year has very big boots to fill.

Fallen rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight will be rooting for Floyd Mayweather from behind bars this weekend - hoping his old friend can help pay his $US10 million bail bill. Speaking after his latest court hearing, lawyer Matthew Fletcher said Knight - who denies murder, attempted murder and hitand-run charges - is counting on the unbeaten Mayweather to beat Filipino great Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. “I think we’re going to have very good luck,” Fletcher said yesterday.

“Hopefully next week... after Floyd Mayweather wins again, I think he’s going to come riding to the rescue.”

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Punters go crazy Days before the fight, one Manny Pacquiao believer had already put $500,000 on his man in the MGM Grand sports book. Now, book operator Jay Rood is working hard to balance the action. “Hopefully by this evening we’ll have taken a million-dollar bet on Mayweather,” Rood said yesterday. “We’re trying to get that hooked up now.” Big bets and big fights are nothing new in this gambling city. But the richest fight ever is also drawing more money at the betting window than any fight before it. “The handle on the Strip will be astronomical,” Rood said. “It will easily become the biggest fight in Nevada books. I think it could fall somewhere between $6080 million.”

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Challenge for eights It is tempting to channel a touch of Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise when considering the task ahead of New Zealand’s women’s eight in the coming year. Just as that spaceship aimed to go where none had previously ventured, so too the rowers, who are aiming to be the first New Zealand women’s eight to reach the Olympics. Other eights have tried, but come up short; this time with extra funding in place, Rowing New Zealand, tied in with their ambition to be present on the start line in Rio next year in all 14 disciplines, are adopting a no-stone-unturned approach. The eight, under coach Dave Thompson, have two World Cup regattas this year, in Italy and Switzerland, before the world champs in Aiguebelette, France, which doubles as this year’s Games qualifying event.

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Winston first pick Scandal-tainted college football star Jameis Winston was handed the daunting task of reviving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being chosen as the top pick in the NFL draft yesterday. The Heisman Trophy-winning Florida State quarterback was widely expected to be chosen by the Buccaneers, who are desperate to halt a slide in fortunes that has seen them fail to reach the playoffs for the past seven seasons. - AFP

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In brief

■ TRAINER A BUSY MAN

Marsh keen on inter-island success Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is hoping his in-form team will play a major role at Te Rapa today where he has 12 individual runners set to line up however he will also be keeping a watchful eye on the premier meeting at Riccarton with plenty of interest.

Marsh has sent novice twoyear-old filly Sofia Rosa south to contest the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes at her raceday debut for long-time stable client, Lib Petagna.

While Marsh is aware it is a long way for the unraced filly to travel to kick off her career, he, Petagna and bloodstock consul-

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tant Bruce Perry have had the plan in mind for some time.

“It might seem a little strange to send her to Christchurch when we have a number of options locally but it is something we have been looking at for a while now,” he explained. “I had several of the team aimed for the Listed two-year-old race at Te Rapa and as this filly hadn’t won a trial I did think she might struggle to make the field and that was what would have happened as it has turned out.

“The improvement she has made from before her first trial to where she is now has been really pleasing so I started talking

with Lib and Bruce about the options available for her.

“We all agreed that the chance to get some black type as a young horse was an attractive option so we have decided to take a punt and send her south.

“She travelled down earlier in the week and has settled in beautifully so hopefully she will now be able to complete her end of the bargain.”

Marsh, who has racked up a stable record of 42 wins to date for the season, is hopeful rather than confident of adding to that tally at Te Rapa.

“All of the team have pleased me but there is plenty of depth

in the fields for the day so if we could get a win I would be delighted,” he said. “It’s one of those days where we could get a couple with some luck or we could walk away with nothing.

“I do expect the two-year-olds [Ruud Not Too, No More Tears and Scarlet’s Secret] to acquit themselves well although it is a very strong field with a number of horses carrying big reputations into the race.

“The team have done a great job all year so if we could grab another stakes win here or down at Riccarton it would just add to what has been a terrific season already.”

- NZME

Miss Wilson ‘will win’ John Bary says Miss Wilson is in the right condition to justify favouritism in today’s Listed Hamilton Vet Clinic Equine Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa.

Sent out favourite on debut at Rotorua last month, Miss Wilson fought gamely but could only manage second behind Stradivarius, a race rival again at Te Rapa. “I think she’ll win,” Bary said. - NZME

Snow Secret rough TAB bookmakers have installed Cambridge filly Snow Secret (Glen Boss) a $26 outsider in its final field market, released yesterday. The Shaune Ritchie-trained Sakhee’s Secret filly drew barrier 15 earlier this week for today’s Terminus Hotel Healesville Plate at Caulfield.

- NZME

Ashburton harness Tomorrow at Ashburton raceway

Ashburton Trotting Club Inc Venue: Ashburton Raceway Meeting Date: 03 May 2015 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 11.30am HOKONUI F&M MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 P9586 Real South (1) fr...................... M Neilson (J) 2 34020 Coringa Delight (2) fr.......................W Higgs 3 8306 Glitzy Gal (3) fr ................................. D Dunn 4 05845 Millwood Lanoch (4) fr.................... K Barron 5 745 Shards Halo (5) fr........................ G A Payne 6 440 Here Comes Helen (6) fr ..................J Curtin 7 0 Jewelz fr ....................................... Scratched 8 Roseofperfection (7) fr ................. G O’Reilly 9 05655 Lady Warhol (8) fr............................ G Smith 2 11.55am ASHBURTON SECURITY TROT $7000, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2400m 1 25347 Arran Chief (1) fr .............................. D Dunn 2 93 I Asked Nicely (2) fr ..........................S Ottley 3 00x Prince George (3) fr ................ L McCormick 4 P53 China Express (4) fr ........................R Curtin 5 Belmont’s Greatest (5) fr ..... D D McCormick 6 0 Jana’s Wishes (6) fr...................... G O’Reilly 7 77077 Diana Harbour (7) fr ....................... K James 8 9900x Fatal Reunion (8) fr .......................L O’Reilly 9 0 Harriet Of Mot (9) fr ...........................J Dunn 10 00 Lynette The Vet (10) fr 11 Rum In The Sun (11) fr ...................J W Cox 12 45882 Natives Lasting Love (12) fr .........I Cameron 13 080 October Rain (13) fr ........................ G Smith 14 4580x Mr Natural (14) fr....................... M Edmonds 15 No Fears (U1) fr ............................P O’Reilly 16 05450 The Denniston Rose (U2) fr ...........T Chmiel 17 00740 Izinthezone (U3) fr ..................... K Cameron 18 76P Debaneyre (U4) fr .........................B Orange 19 Ella Lavra (U5) fr ..................... C D Thornley

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20 24 Missie Castleton (U6) fr ..................... R May Emergencies: Prince George, Diana Harbour, Fatal Reunion, Lynette The Vet 3 12.20pm CHERTSEY TROTTING CLUB MBL PACE $7000, 6yo+ c1 to c2, c3 with cond. 2400m 1 8x910 Tuuta (1) fr.......................................A Hastie 2 04408 K C Pedro (2) fr ................................ D Dunn 3 9x785 Call Me Danny (3) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 4 77868 Little Tess (4) fr...............................T Chmiel 5 20217 Spirit Of Chronos (5) fr .....................S Ottley 6 937x7 Elusive Flight (6) fr .................. M Williamson 7 x0P84 Franco Nartiscape (7) fr ....................J Dunn 8 14332 Reklaw Supreme (8) fr ....................W Higgs 9 05066 Stans Day (9) fr ....................... C D Thornley 4 12.45pm MORGAN FENCING LTD MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 63324 Zena Mac (1) fr ...............................W Higgs 2 30032 Burn Off (2) fr .......................... C D Thornley 3 39 Big Boys Club (3) fr ........................T Chmiel 4 3996 Toot Toot (4) fr ................................. G Smith 5 30468 Boomer Bailey (5) fr ................ M Williamson 6 00006 Yippe Ki Yay (6) fr ......................... M Cations 7 39472 Paul’s Verdict (7) fr ..........................R Payne 8 97 Semper Fidelis (8) fr .........................J Dunn 9 Cable Beach (9) fr .............................. R May 5 1.10pm ROBILLIARDS SHOWCASE JEWELLERS PACE $7000, 2yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2400m 1 5256 Dakota Fred (1) fr ................................ J Hay 2 x669x Stunin Dude (2) fr.............................G Court 3 57 Allison Stokke (3) fr ......................... G Smith 4 3307 Honey Smith (4) fr ..........................T Chmiel 5 0 Magical Murf (5) fr .............................J Dunn 6 0044 Sioux Nation (6) fr ................... M Neilson (J) 7 0x Cullens Lady (7) fr.............................. R May 8 4P085 Sifty Tuesday (8) fr ........................B Orange 9 Happy As Larry (9) fr....................T Williams

10 Dreamy Damien (10) fr .......................B Butt 11 32 Judys McArdle (11) fr ................ M Edmonds 12 024 Chip Ganassi (12) fr ....................N McGrath 13 33255 Mustang Bullitt (13) fr ................... S McNally 14 Hickstead (14) fr ...............................J Curtin 15 0P360 Billy Klondike (U1) fr ............ C Ferguson (J) 6 1.35pm REDPATHS MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ mares c1 to c2 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2400m 1 0x190 Idolise (1) fr .......................... C Ferguson (J) 2 P1 Motu Make A Splash (2) fr ...... S Golding (J) 3 22381 Gracious Star (3) fr ................. M Neilson (J) 4 90x47 Hit The Spot (4) fr..................J Anderson (J) 5 10522 Sans Le Sou (5) fr ......................... K Cox (J) 6 60704 Millwood Pink Lady (6) fr..............A Veint (J) 7 33235 Secret Lotion (7) fr .................... M Purvis (J) 8 16095 Geisha Girl (8) fr ....................... T Bagrie (J) 7 2.00pm MURRAY SMITH ALUMINIUM TROT $7500, 3yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2400m 1 93427 Star Commando (1) fr ......................J Curtin 2 4x41 Great Things Happen (2) fr ............. G Smith 3 0x301 Another Delight (3) fr......................T Chmiel 4 0x935 Peterhof (4) fr ....................................M Love 5 26621 Need Success (5) fr ......................B Orange 6 23821 One Yankee Hall (6) fr ............. S Golding (J) 7 07060 Miri (7) fr....................................D O’Connell 8 05900 Danke (8) fr ...........................J Anderson (J) 9 0x448 Fireman (9) fr ...............................I Cameron 10 37x80 The Earth Moved (10) fr .......... M Neilson (J) 11 28600 Mel Gibson (11) fr .............................. R May 12 00050 Saltwater Gold (12) fr .................I Schwamm 13 91955 Soney Beatt (13) fr ....................A Tomlinson 14 0x000 Commander Paris (U1) fr ..................J Dunn 15 x9098 Berkshire Son (U2) fr .......................G Laing 16 0x076 Keeping The Dream (U3) fr .........C DeFilippi 8 2.36pm RD PETROLEUM MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+, c1 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2400m

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30049 Fabuleux (1) fr .............................G R Payne 75867 It’s All Over Now (2) fr ..................... G Smith 50576 Bird Of Paradise (3) fr ............. M Williamson 09474 Break Dance (4) fr........................ G O’Reilly 58004 Northview Gambler (5) fr.................. D Dunn 4080x Somebeach N Clovelly (6) fr .............J Dunn 9055x Weedon’s Express (7) fr ............ C McDowell 48045 Jericho (8) fr ................................. S McNally 06088 Major Patron (9) fr .......................C DeFilippi 83690 Champagne Dreams (21) fr ............M Jones 76047 McArdles Smooth (22) fr ............... G Chmiel 40307 As Kiwi As (23) fr .................... C D Thornley 73747 No Way Else (24) fr ........................T Chmiel 30800 Donegal Cam’s Card (U1) fr...... M Purvis (J) 9 3.12pm GARY MCCORMICK TRANSPORT HANDICAP TROT $8000, 4yo+ c2 to c3 spechcp, stand, 2400m 1 06021 No Potato (1) fr................................. D Dunn 2 60257 Millicent (2) fr ............................. L Lester (J) 3 86x05 Jean Sebastien (3) fr..................C Markham 4 63082 All Lit Up (4) fr .................................. J Smith 5 35167 Tehoro Holly (5) fr ................... C D Thornley 6 76687 Sarah Palin (1) 10 ............................P Davis 7 35231 Trouble Rieu (2) 10....................... S McNally 8 42Px2 Sunoflindenny (U1) 10 ....................M Jones 9 03944 I’ve Got This (U2) 10 .........................J Dunn 10 3.48pm PREMIER EQUINE VETS MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 43124 Livura (1) fr....................................B Orange 2 40847 Parramatta (2) fr .............................T Chmiel 3 21254 Mighty Peruvian (3) fr .............. S Golding (J) 4 00000 Top Brass (4) fr ...........................T McMillan 5 05841 Tokohoka (5) fr .................................J Curtin 6 91605 Digital Art (6) fr................................. D Dunn 7 21413 Princess Arts (7) fr .................. N Williamson 8 86321 Chief Kapai (8) fr .................. C Ferguson (J) 9 26511 Bobby T (9) fr ..............................C DeFilippi

10 99100 Belmont Fire (21) fr .....................J Young (J) 11 22402 Eva Sophnally (22) fr.......................... R May 11 4.26pm ASHBURTON TRUST PACE $7500, 3yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2400m 1 82877 Nothingtolaughabout (1) fr ...... C D Thornley 2 20402 Outta Sight (2) fr ..................... L McCormick 3 0193P Just Ben (3) fr ......................... M Williamson 4 08973 Shadow Rider (4) fr .....................C DeFilippi 5 418 Regal Suzy (5) fr ............................T Chmiel 6 95610 Styx On (6) fr.......................................B Butt 7 02060 Hudson Sully (7) fr ............... C Ferguson (J) 8 10347 Franco Sanchez (8) fr .................T McMillan 9 10699 Doctor McDreamy (9) fr ....................J Dunn 10 41003 Best Defence (10) fr ........................... R May 11 95521 Maritime Arden (11) fr .....................M Jones 12 03059 Givethejobtobarnsy (12) fr ...........J Versteeg 13 2x4x1 Lovetodream (13) fr......................T Williams 14 91962 Four Starzzz Shiraz (14) fr ............... D Dunn 15 82851 Young Mister Grace (U1) fr ........... K Cox (J) 16 06100 Coyote (U2) fr..................................R Curtin SELECTIONS Race 1: Millwood Lanoch, Coringa Delight, Lady Warhol Race 2: Harriet Of Mot, Missie Castleton, Mr Natural Race 3: Reklaw Supreme, Spirit Of Chronos, K C Pedro Race 4: Cable Beach, Burn Off, Boomer Bailey, Zena Mac Race 5: Cullens Lady, Allison Stokke, Judys McArdle Race 6: Sans Le Sou, Secret Lotion, Gracious Star Race 7: Great Things Happen, Mel Gibson, One Yankee Hall Race 8: Fabuleux, Champagne Dreams, As Kiwi As Race 9: Trouble Rieu, I’ve Got This, No Potato, All Lit Up Race 10: Eva Sophnally, Princess Arts, Bobby T, Livura Race 11: Lovetodream, Regal Suzy, Just Ben, Maritime Arden

15 37346 Seline (11) 56.5.............................. R Schistl 16 7x3 All The Drama (18) 56.5 ................M McNab 17 6x0x4 Rock Da h (14) 58.5 ...........L Magorrian (a2) 18 33F06 Tukawa (6) 58.5 19 241x0 Wee Biskit m (9) 56.5 20 x6477 Lord Shiva b (12) 58.5 21 5 Southern Dancer 58.5 .................. Scratched 22 6 Howland (4) 58.5 Emergencies: Rock Da, Tukawa, Wee Biskit, Lord Shiva, Southern Dancer, Howland 10 3.52pm CURRAGHMORE R75 1600 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 52024 Lucky Feather dm (1) 59.5 ............. R Schistl 2 61654 Ohope Prince d (20) 59...........B Hutton (a2) 3 684x4 Clara Jane td (13) 58 .....................V Colgan 4 38511 Illuminati m (15) 58 ....................V Gatu (a3) 5 99559 Arizona Jazz td (12) 57.5 ...........M Sweeney 6 12823 Seize The Moment (10) 57.......... D Johnson 7 53211 Dalezinga d (16) 56.5.................M Coleman 8 x555x Bachelor Zeel tdb (22) 56.5 ..............L Innes 9 03572 Tonbridge dm (21) 56.5 ...........S McKay (a3) 10 81236 Chipandchase (17) 56...................M McNab 11 65x40 Rough Copy d (6) 56 ..........L Magorrian (a2) 12 2212x Zeldara b (19) 55 ........................... J Parkes 13 x6021 Chop Chop d (11) 54 14 0x124 Nailed It db (3) 54 ........................... C Grylls 15 09426 Proud Life (14) 54 ..................... A Collett (a) 16 78x11 Suggestive Heights m (7) 54 .........P Holmes 17 1433x Zedpak b (4) 55.5............................S Collett 18 11 Harry (9) 55 ................................M Cameron 19 01871 The Rich Lister t (5) 55 20 56723 Unknown Pleasures b (8) 54 21 7x638 Thee Achiever d (2) 54 22 51107 Francis Drake td (18) 54.5 Emergencies: Zedpak, Harry, The Rich Lister, Unknown Pleasures, Thee Achiever, Francis Drake 11 4.27pm BAKER RACING RATING 65 1200 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 23022 Increditable Hulk d (10) 60 .............. C Grylls 2 0516x Secret Power d (18) 58.5 ...........M Coleman 3 39215 Fionn’s Kid (5) 58 ........................... J Parkes 4 5261 Laddie Of Oakview (12) 58 L Magorrian (a2) 5 418. Twin Fighter (9) 58 ........................ R Norvall

6 x2219 Alicudi d (17) 57.5 ....................... D Johnson 7 157x Sonic Jet (2) 57.5 ...........................V Colgan 8 2664x Southern Icon (1) 57.5 .......................M Hills 9 154x2 Saoirse (3) 57 ...............................M McNab 10 22108 Dennis Denuto (7) 57 ...................... S Spratt 11 2721. Astrid d (8) 56 ............................M Cameron 12 36x21 Jacqui Ickx dm (4) 56 ........ U Holmquist (a3) 13 1765x It’s Bianca d (11) 55 ................B Hutton (a2) 14 466x4 Overnightsensation d (14) 55.... A Collett (a) 15 13965 Elusive Kitty 55............................. Scratched 16 x440x Sono Veloce d (16) 57 17 00676 Shebang d (13) 54.5 18 00x76 Rose Tattoo d (6) 54.5 19 94692 Celtic Boy d (15) 55.5 Emergencies: Elusive Kitty, Sono Veloce, Shebang, Rose Tattoo, Celtic Boy 12 4.57pm THE SUPER EASY @ HALLMARK RATING 65 1200 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 1 Steadfast (14) 59...............................L Innes 2 130x Ambitious Unicorn d (13) 58.5 ...M Cameron 3 140x1 Diamond Rose dm (6) 58 ...........M Coleman 4 182x3 Sheselusive d (17) 58 ..................... C Grylls 5 630x4 Knight Court dm (2) 58 ......L Magorrian (a2) 6 51827 Trojan Warrior (7) 58 ...............B Hutton (a2) 7 7588x Copa Verde 57.5 .......................... Scratched 8 x126x Mia’s Choice d (1) 57.5 ............... D Johnson 9 2341x Brown Girl (10) 57 10 421x Elucidate d (5) 57 ..........................M McNab 11 0x501 Miss Pareto d (16) 57 ..................... J Parkes 12 x1523 Parisienne Jewel db (11) 57............ S Spratt 13 210x7 Madame Jamai d (8) 56.5 .........J Oliver (a2) 14 260x5 The Key’s Within m (15) 56 .....S McKay (a3) 15 13965 Elusive Kitty d (4) 56 ............... R Smyth (a1) 16 x440x Sono Veloce d (12) 58....................V Colgan 17 00676 Shebang d (9) 55.5 18 00x76 Rose Tattoo d (3) 55.5............... A Collett (a) 19 94692 Celtic Boy 56.5 ............................. Scratched Emergencies: Elusive Kitty, Sono Veloce, Shebang, Rose Tattoo, Celtic Boy Blinkers on: Miss Mossman, Her To Eternity (R5), Leslie’s Legacy (R8), Spreadeagled (R9), Lucky Feather (R10), Sheselusive (R12) Blinkers off: Zedpak (R10) Winkers on: Centarose (R7), Long Harbour (R9) Pacifiers off: Alleyoop (R3)

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

Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 02 May 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 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 10.45am FEATURE JUMP MEETING 16 MAY @ TE RAPA HURDLE $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2800m 1 8x503 Thatz David dm (8) 69 ....................G Walsh 2 64Px7 Comte de Jeu m (2) 67.5 ................... A Tata 3 65x00 Fair Script t (7) 66 ...................... S Karnicnik 4 3P53x Verdasco td (1) 65.5 ................ T Harris (2.5) 5 163x7 Maharishi m (4) 65.5 ...................D Miller (a) 6 45x89 Endor td (6) 65.5 ...............................R Cully 7 56x92 Derby Dan m (5) 65 ..................... M Mitchell 8 48723 Crimson Prince b (3) 65 .................S Phelan 2 11.15am PORRIT SAND HURDLE $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2800m 1 220Px Zenocoin m (3) 69.5 ................ T Harris (2.5) 2 41x63 Venerate td (4) 67.5 ..................... M Mitchell 3 8Px66 Thenamesbond m (6) 66.5..............M Gillies 4 21x19 Prologue m (8) 66 ............................. A Kuru 5 313Lx It’s A Message tm (7) 65.5 ................R Cully 6 431x9 Brave Buccaneer td (2) 65.5 ..........S Phelan 7 0P4x9 Za Brute m (1) 65 .....................D Jensen (3) 8 98760 Thats How We Roll t (5) 65 .........D Miller (a) 3 11.45am BRIGHTHILL FARM R85 1200 $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 2575x Pan Dulce tdm (3) 59 ..............S McKay (a3) 2 288x8 D’Cash Man d (14) 58.5 ............ A Collett (a) 3 14372 Elusive Gold dm (7) 58.......L Magorrian (a2) 4 32757 Agent Ziva td (9) 56....................M Coleman 5 87x36 Open ‘N’ Shut td (5) 56 6 60445 Sierra Beel td (6) 55.5 ....................V Colgan 7 x100x Sir Darci td (12) 55.5 ..................M Cameron 8 232x3 Ramarro dm (1) 54.5................... D Johnson 9 24766 Living The Dream d (10) 54 ..........M McNab 10 75629 Alleyoop td (13) 54 ..................B Hutton (a2) 11 22036 Sancerre d (4) 54 ..............................L Innes 12 7x289 Kanjistar dm (2) 54..........................S Collett 13 10210 Ultimate Image (8) 54 ..................... S Spratt 14 94692 Celtic Boy d (11) 54 4 12.20pm KEN & ROGER BROWNE MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE $20,000, RST OPN STP, 4000m 1 PFx60 Rosetown Joe m (6) 70.5 ................M Gillies

2 103x9 Bally Heights dm (1) 68.5.................. A Kuru 3 71L3x Morpheus tdmb (5) 67.......................R Cully 4 211x9 Carinya tm (3) 66 ............................ C Studd 5 20x21 Racquetor tdm (8) 65.5 .............. S Karnicnik 6 4P5Fx Sinista td (7) 65 ..............................S Phelan 7 87Px0 Mister Deejay m (2) 65 ................D Miller (a) 8 72x09 Arose tm (4) 65 ............................ M Mitchell 5 12.55pm NZI RATING 85 2100 $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m 1 06x42 Coachline td (1) 59............................L Innes 2 06266 He’s Dan tdm (11) 56.5 ............A Jones (a2) 3 38758 Re Deel td (7) 56.5.............L Magorrian (a2) 4 25216 Seconds Out d (8) 55 ..............B Hutton (a2) 5 54x64 Miss Mossman (3) 54.5................... C Grylls 6 9x976 Permesso tdm (6) 54................. A Collett (a) 7 81719 Stella’s Honour t (5) 54 ..............M Sweeney 8 77020 Dubai Shuffle d (4) 54 ................. D Johnson 9 49142 Endorsement d (10) 54 ..............G Cooksley 10 648x0 Her To Eternity d (2) 54 ..............M Cameron 11 x9773 Lady Sayyida (9) 54 .......................V Colgan 6 1.30pm HAMILTON VETS EQUINE 2YO STAKES $50,000, 2YO SW, 1100m 1 1 Stradivarius m (5) 56.5 ....................S Collett 2 1253. Unsurpassed (6) 56.5 ................M Cameron 3 19x The Justice League b (10) 56.5 .....V Colgan 4 15x1. Thwayya (7) 54.5 ........................... J Parkes 5 6218. Dazzling Lady t (2) 54.5 .................. S Spratt 6 589x1 Fascinate Me d (11) 54.5 ...................M Hills 7 2 Miss Wilson b (1) 54.5..................... C Grylls 8 2. Ruud Not Too b (3) 54.5 .............. D Johnson 9 4 Katie’s So Kool (12) 54.5........... A Collett (a) 10 No More Tears (8) 54.5 ..............M Coleman 11 Risque 54.5 .................................. Scratched 12 Scarlet’s Secret (9) 54.5................M McNab 13 Shontee (4) 54.5 ...............................L Innes 7 2.05pm GO RACING SYNDICATIONS RATING 65 1600 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 068x9 Elroi tdm (14) 59 ........................M Coleman 2 32312 Naughty Knuckles (12) 59 ..L Magorrian (a2) 3 19242 Storm Bro db (7) 58.5 ..................... C Grylls 4 1 Riverdeep (2) 58 ...............................L Innes 5 x6215 Silver Rod (11) 58 .........................M McNab 6 6x15 Whakatane (13) 58 ........................V Colgan

7 010x Maranui td (1) 57.5......................... J Parkes 8 98636 Silver City dm (4) 57........................ S Spratt 9 34336 Gisela (8) 56.5 .......................... A Collett (a) 10 9x470 Zavamar (3) 56...........................M Cameron 11 68320 Cantina (15) 55.5 ............................S Collett 12 77x61 Soul Sista (16) 55.5 .................... D Johnson 13 36053 Sheez All Heart td (9) 55 ...........V Gatu (a3) 14 75709 Singapore Girl (6) 54...............B Hutton (a2) 15 05096 Bagsagold (5) 54........................M Sweeney 16 07x0x Centarose d (10) 54 ..................J Oliver (a2) 8 2.40pm MARSH RACING RATING 65 1600 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 8x621 Foxburrow Hill d (7) 59 .................... S Spratt 2 0x714 Raaj (1) 58.5 .............................J Oliver (a2) 3 23341 Take It Out d (12) 58.5 ...................V Colgan 4 0x605 El Bandido (8) 58 ............................ C Grylls 5 79120 Hollywood Lad d (13) 58 ...............M McNab 6 21425 Zaviera b (6) 57.5 ..............................L Innes 7 x59x5 Budwiser (15) 57.5 .....................V Gatu (a3) 8 10 Vallone (3) 57.5 ........................... D Johnson 9 71353 Tiara td (11) 57 ..........................M Cameron 10 83430 Tronic Rose (9) 57..................... A Collett (a) 11 6x690 Speedski td (5) 56.5 ......................P Holmes 12 309x0 St Rhythm m (4) 56.5 .................M Sweeney 13 52413 Light Up A Screen b (10) 56 ...........S Collett 14 09914 Goodn’targ dmb (14) 55.5 .............. J Parkes 15 5240x Bunkered 54.5.............................. Scratched 16 09463 Leslie’s Legacy (2) 54.5 .....L Magorrian (a2) 9 3.17pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY LEE MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x3725 Aranmore (7) 58.5 .......................... J Parkes 2 45332 Douro b (1) 58.5 ................................L Innes 3 53252 Single Shot b (10) 58.5 ..............V Gatu (a3) 4 0x422 Spreadeagled b (15) 58.5 ........... D Johnson 5 x3332 Zucchero b (20) 58.5..................G Cooksley 6 2 Comanche (17) 58.5 ......................V Colgan 7 50x83 Well Related (3) 58.5 ................ A Collett (a) 8 80594 Halong Bay (2) 58.5 ................... Z Moki (a3) 9 80864 Ready To Rumble (19) 58.5 .... R Smyth (a1) 10 03243 Go Teena 56.5.............................. Scratched 11 22492 Jesdemona (13) 56.5 ....................P Holmes 12 5P224 Sisterhood (16) 56.5 ..................M Cameron 13 94327 Anna Kaye b (8) 56.5 ...................... S Spratt 14 23 Long Harbour b (5) 56.5..................S Collett

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■ END OF SEASON

Prices still rising

Two-year low for wool

BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand wool sold at auction declined to the lowest level in two years following the end of the main shearing season.

Some 4700 bales were on offer at yesterday’s North Island auction, down from 9265 bales on offer at the South Island event the previous week, the lowest level since May 2, 2013, according to AgriHQ. New Zealand is coming off its seasonal peak, following the end of the main shearing season from December to early February.

Auctions are now alternating between the North and South islands each week.

Some 92 per cent of the wool bales offered at the latest auction were sold.

“It’s the time of the year where volumes get quite low,” said AgriHQ analyst Emma Dent.

“Typically volumes do start to

trend downwards from March.”

Some 6700 bales are expected to be offered at next week’s South Island auction, according to New Zealand Wool Services International.

The price for clean 35-micron wool, a benchmark for crossbred wool used for carpets and accounting for the majority of New Zealand’s production, slipped to $5.30 per kilogram in the latest auction, from $5.35/kg at last week’s auction, according to AgriHQ. Lamb wool slipped to $6.40/kg from $6.60/kg.

New Zealand wool exports rose 15 per cent to $786 million in the year through March, compared with the year earlier period, according to Statistics NZ data released this week.

That accelerated wool to New Zealand’s 13th largest commodity export, up from the 14th largest in the year through February, according to the agency.

- NZME

QV’s latest figures show the average property value for the Auckland region has now broken into the $800,000s, fuelled by value increases in the ‘super 10’ suburbs of Auckland City-South.

The Residential Price Movement Index for April showed values for the Auckland market increased 14.6 per cent year-on-year, 4.3 per cent over the past three months and 48.1 per cent since the previous market peak of late 2007.When adjusted for inflation, Auckland values are 14.5 per cent over the past year and are 27 per cent above the 2007 peak. - NZME

Bookseller downsizing The owner of Auckland CBD’s last remaining independent book retailer is mourning Whitcoulls’ downsizing. Jo McColl, who owns Unity Books on High St, was saddened to hear of the bookseller’s departure from its Queen St flagship store. “It’s terrifying. We depend on Whitcoulls to stock all the mid-range product like Dan Brown that we don’t want to do, although we have always stocked new Dan Brown books. Publishers will not be happy about this because they need the really big sellers,” McColl said.

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New Zealand wool: Slump in volumes at end of season.

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returns were delivered by European equities (helped by a lower Euro).

Japanese equities delivered the strongest NZ dollar returns, bolstered by the Japanese Government Pension Fund being directed to increase its asset allocation to local equities.

Australian and New Zealand Equity Markets New Zealand equity market returns lagged behind those of most markets we follow.

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gaming sector helped offset the weakness elsewhere in the consumer sector. Energy stocks were the laggards, with oil prices weakening further on the back of higher United States inventories.

Fixed Interest Market Longer-term interest rates declined over the quarter despite having rallied from their January lows. With global inflation being lower than expected and many Central Banks either cutting rates or implementing quantitative easing measures, it is difficult to see interest rates moving significantly from current levels.

Even the United States normalisation of monetary policy is expected to be slower.

While “patient” has been removed from United States Federal Reserve rhetoric, interest rate rises are expected to be further out and European capital flows are also expected to cap global interest rates for longer.

A change in the global savings glut is a necessary precondition to shift this outlook, most likely requiring a widespread consumer boom in the United States.

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A brighter global outlook he global economic outlook has brightened, boosted by lower oil prices and European monetary stimulus.

US economic growth is leading the developed economies, with the degree of household deleveraging over the last four years allowing consumption growth to accelerate.

European economic indicators are now surprisingly positive and we expect growth to exceed expectations.

China and Russia are the areas of weakness, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) having moderated their forecasts for both regions.

China however, has the ability to stimulate activity.

Their Central Bank Governor has already noted that China’s economic growth rate has ‘tumbled a bit too much’.

Monetary policy stimulus is therefore likely and expected to include a reduction in bank required reserve ratios. At 20 per cent versus the lows of 7.5 per cent during the Global Financial Crisis, there is ample room to lower requirements and help stabilise growth rates.

Global Equity Markets With longer-term global interest rates lower over the quarter and company results broadly in line with expectations, equity returns were positive across all major markets.

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A mother’s love is timeless To the world you are just one person, but to your mother, you are the entire world.

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She gave you the most precious gift that there is to give. Life. And the most precious gift you can give her in return, is simply your loving company.

Mother’s Day is celebrated across the globe in one form or another, and has been since as far back as historians can account for. It goes by many names, and falls on different dates, but the expression of love and appreciation remains the same.

Women have always been celebrated for their ability to give life. With celebrations usually occurring in spring, the time where the land itself was most fertile, ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks held festivals to honour the goddess whom represented fertility and motherhood, with festivities and gifts extended to honour the goddess within all women.

Mother’s Day as we recognise it today, can be traced back to the United Kingdom in the 17th century. Many denominations of the Christian faith practiced Lent, which

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Mothering Sunday was a special day, on the fourth Sunday of Lent, where the strict rules surrounding fasting and penance were put aside.

Children who had left home and had become servants or were learning a trade were permitted to return home for a feast, where the mother was the guest of honour. Children would bring their mother bunches of wild flowers, nuts or baking to show their love and respect. In a time when the mother rarely saw her children, it was one of the most special days of the year.

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In brief Police find 32 dead Police in Thailand say they have found the bodies of 32 people believed to be ethnic Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar in an isolated jungle camp, along with one man who was alive but in weak condition. Some of the bodies were buried, while others were covered with clothing and blankets at a shelter in the mountains of southern Songkla province, police Col. Weerasant Tharnpiem said. It was not immediately clear what caused the deaths. Police say they believe the people are Rohingya partly because human traffickers commonly put Rohingya asylum seekers in temporary camps in the area before smuggling them to nearby Malaysia.

Quake hits PNG

A Nepalese man puts up a barricade to stop locals entering into the damaged Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Some normalcy returns Life was slowly edging back toward normal in Nepal’s quake-hit capital yesterday as residents packed up tents and moved indoors, farmers delivered fresh produce and lines disappeared at gasoline stations.

Fresh croissants even emerged from a popular bakery and were quickly snapped up.

As rescue workers continued to comb the rubble in Kathmandu for survivors, the government said it was handing out the equivalent of $1000 to families for each victim killed in Saturday’s earthquake, and another $400 for funeral costs, according to state-run Nepal

Radio. The death toll from the mammoth quake climbed to 6198, including those who died in an avalanche on Mount Everest, plus more than 60 elsewhere in the region.

The city got a lift Thursday when two survivors, including a 15-year-old boy, were rescued after being buried in debris for five days.

Although poorer sections of the city remained strewn with collapsed buildings, there were visibly fewer tents standing in a central part of Kathmandu that had been packed with people in the first few days after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit amid repeated aftershocks.

Krishna Maharjan, a farmer on the outskirts, brought green onions and cauliflower on his bicycle into the city.

“We are trying to get as much fresh food to the people as possible,” he said. “I feel it is our small contribution. But that’s what we can do and every little bit helps.”

More than 130,000 houses are reportedly destroyed, according to the UN humanitarian office.

Its chief, Valerie Amos, landed in Nepal for a three-day visit to meet victims and local leaders. She plans to visit areas outside the Kathmandu Valley, according to the deputy

spokesman for the UN secretary-general, Farhan Haq. “Inaccessibility to some remote areas, the lack of helicopters, poor communication and security concerns remain the main challenges in delivering relief,” Haq said.

In the past 48 hours, the UN Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, has delivered nearly 30 tonnes of supplies, including tents, water purification tablets, and first aid and hygiene kits.

A group of Nepal’s Gurkhas serving the British army have rushed back home to help their quake-hit countrymen get some clean drinking water.

- AP

■ SAUDI ARABIA

Border clash kills 3 soldiers, dozens of rebels A cross-border attack on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebel forces resulted in late-night clashes that left three Saudi soldiers and “dozens” of Yemeni rebels dead, according to the Saudi Defence Ministry.

A ministry statement said that a group of Yemen’s Shiite rebels attacked “border posts and control points” in the southern Saudi province of Najran late Thursday night.

Saudi forces, backed by air force fighter jets, repelled the

attack, the statement said.

A Saudi-led coalition of mostly Sunni Arab nations has been conducting airstrikes inside Yemen for more than a month, seeking to blunt the advance of rebel forces who have overrun the capital, Sanaa, and were advancing deep into southern Yemen.

The Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, are allied with military and security forces loyal to ousted former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Yemen’s Western-backed president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, fled the capital earlier this year after being placed under house arrest by the rebels.

Hadi temporarily set up a provisional capital in the southern port city of Aden, but later fled the country as the rebels forces advanced on Aden. Hadi now operates from the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Despite more than a month of airstrikes, the campaign has

largely failed to halt the rebel advance into southern Yemen.

However the Saudi government claims its coalition campaign has destroyed much of the rebel stockpile of missiles and heavy weapons.

The United Nations estimates than more than 500 Yemeni civilians, including more than 100 children, have been killed by airstrikes and violence. But Hadi’s government puts the civilian death toll at more than 1000 - AP

A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea yesterday, but no tsunami was seen and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck about 106 kilometres southwest of the town of Kokopo in northeastern Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey reported. It also said the quake’s strength was lower than the initial measurement of 7.1. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, but the risk passed shortly thereafter and the advisory was lifted.

- AP

Mayor detained Romanian police have detained the mayor of a northeastern city on suspicion that he abused his position by using police to spy on people he considered rivals. The anti-corruption department said Gheorghe Nichita, mayor of Iasi, was detained early yesterday. A court will decide later whether he should be arrested. He was questioned for seven hours about suspicions that personally used local police officers to spy and report on people in Iasi. Three senior police officers from Iasi were also detained in the case.

Nichita, mayor since 2003, is a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party. A crackdown on officials suspected of corruption has been under way for several months.

- AP

Lawsuit only avenue A federal defamation lawsuit may become the only venue for young men from Haiti to air abuse allegations in open court following the dismissal of a case against the orphanage founder accused of assaulting them when they were boys in Port-au-Prince, according to the target of the defamation lawsuit. Lawyers involved in the defamation case say it will go forward now that Michael Geilenfeld has been released from custody and charges against him have been dismissed.

Paul Kendrick, the defendant in the defamation lawsuit, said he welcomes the trial in US District Court in Maine where the men can testify openly about what Geilenfeld allegedly did to them.

The men didn’t get to testify before the judge who dismissed the case against Geilenfeld. - AP

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■ TURKEY

Kobani a ghost town, months after liberation The battle for the Syrian border town of Kobani was a watershed in the war against the Islamic State group — Syrian Kurdish forces fought the militants in rubble-strewn streets for months as US aircraft pounded the extremists from the skies until ultimately expelling them from the town earlier this year.

It was the Islamic State’s bloodiest defeat to date in Syria.

But now, three months since Kobani was liberated, tens of thousands of its residents are still stranded in Turkey, reluctant to return to a wasteland of collapsed buildings and at a loss as to how and where to rebuild their lives.

The Kurdish town on the Turkish-Syrian border is still a haunting, apocalyptic vista of hollowed out facades and streets littered with unexploded ordnance — a testimony to the massive price that came with the victory over IS. There is no electricity or clean water, nor any immediate plans to restore basic services and start rebuilding.

While grateful for the US airstrikes that helped turn the tide in favor of the Kobani fighters and drive out IS militants, residents say their wretched situation underscores the lack of any serious follow-up by the international community in its war

A car passes in an area that was destroyed during the battle between the US backed Kurdish forces and the Islamic State fighters, in Kobani, north Syria.

against IS. “First, Islamic State fighters were holed up in our home and then the American planes bombed it,” said Sabah Khalil, pointing from across the border in Suruc, Turkey, to where her family house in Kobani is now a pile of crumpled cement.

“Who is going to help us rebuild? That’s what everyone is asking,” she added, sitting on a stone outside her tent, soaking in the spring sun as children in tattered shoes played nearby.

For four ferocious months, Kobani was the focus of the international media after IS militants barrelled into the town and surrounding villages, triggering an exodus of some 300,000 residents who poured across the border into Turkey.

The battle for Kobani became the centerpiece of the campaign against IS. Dozens of TV crews flocked to the Turkish side of the border and from a hill, trained their cameras on the besieged town, recording plumes of smoke rising from explosions as the US-led coalition pounded IS hideouts inside the town.

In late January, the Kurdish fighters finally ousted the Islamic State from the town — a significant victory for both the Kurds and the US-led coalition.

For IS, which by some estimates lost around 2000 fighters in Kobani, it was a defeat that punctured the group’s image and sapped morale.

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■ SERBIA

Transgender army major wins victory In macho Serbia, he came across as macho as they come: an army major in a military culture that glorifies masculine strength.

He was a perfect husband and father in a society that preaches family values. But for nearly his entire life, the major felt he was living a lie: Deep down, he was a woman.

Last year, he came out, telling his family and superiors that he was Helena — and starting therapy to become a woman.

She did not remain Serbia’s first transgender major for long: The army asked for her resignation, saying she “posed a threat to the reputation of the army.”

In April, Helena scored an important victory: A Serbian human rights body ruled that the army had discriminated against her by saying she was a potential stain on its honor.

Today, Helena appears in public in women’s clothes and

sporting bleached blond hair.

By speaking out, Helena has become a rare voice representing Serbia’s transgender community, which lives under constant fear of hate crimes on the margins of the society. Tolerance for the LGBT community across the Balkans is low, and several gay pride events in Serbia have been cancelled because of extremist violence.

“I am fighting for the rights of all humiliated people,” Helena said in an interview. “This is a struggle for all those who can’t enjoy their basic human right to be equal with everybody else.”

Helena spoke calmly about her decision to undergo a sex change that will culminate in an operation. The decision came at a high cost — causing a split from her family and ending her career — but Helena said it felt “amazing.” “It’s like stepping

out of a cage,” she said.

Helena’s inner struggle began in early childhood, growing up in a military household in a small Serbian town.

As a young boy, Helena made her hair grow out so she could curl it.

When nobody was around, she would put on her mother’s clothes and sneak onto the terrace to let out that girl inside — if only for a moment.

In 2001, Helena was detained by police wearing a skirt and suspended by a military disciplinary court.

She appealed and was reinstated after seven months. But life in the army was not the same again.

She recalled “everybody going silent every time I entered the room.”

Finally last year, Helena came out.

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This artist’s rendering provided by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory shows the sunshade on the Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (Messenger) around the planet Mercury.

■ UNITED STATES

NASA craft falls from orbit into Mercury The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its fouryear tour with a crash landing yesterday.

NASA’s Messenger plunged from orbit as planned and slammed into the sun’s closest planet at about 14,081km/h, creating a crater an estimated 16 metres across.

Messenger became the first spacecraft to orbit hot, little Mercury, in 2011. It circled the solar system’s innermost planet 4105 times and collected more than 277,000 images.

“Today we bid a fond farewell to one of the most resilient and accomplished spacecraft ever to have explored our neighboring planets,” said lead scientist Sean Solomon, director of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Solomon noted in a statement that Messenger set a record for planetary flybys — once past Earth, twice past Venus and three times past Mercury before entering Mercury’s orbit — and survived “both punishing heat and extreme doses of radiation” to surpass expectations.

Flight controllers managed to keep the spacecraft going a few extra weeks by using helium gas not originally intended as fuel. But the gas tank finally emptied and gravity’s relentless tug did Messenger in.

Mercury is the last of the rocky inner planets in our solar system — also counting Mars and Venus — to be littered by mankind.

Yesterday’s crash occurred

on the side of Mercury facing away from Earth and telescopes. Several minutes passed before NASA received confirmation. Controllers received no signal from Messenger when it was supposed to be back in the coverage zone — a sign that the spacecraft, measuring 10 feet solar wingtip to wingtip, had, indeed, succumbed to gravity.

“Well I guess it is time to say goodbye,” the Messenger Twitter feed stated as the end drew near.

Then after the impact: “On behalf of Messenger, thank you all for your support. We will continue to update you on our great discoveries. We will miss it.”

Astronomers who used Messenger to detect Mercury’s frozen water-covered poles and significantly offcenter magnetic field called it an end of an era. Other discoveries: volcanic deposits that are evidence of the planet’s eruptive past, and noticeable global shrinkage.

“It has been an amazing journey of discovery,” said the University of British Columbia’s Catherine Johnson, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. Data analyses will continue for at least another year.

Messenger’s $427 million mission began with a launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2004. Johns Hopkins University handled everything for NASA. Until Messenger, the only spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA’s Mariner 10 back in the 1970s. That was only a fly-by mission.

-AP

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

EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING & GARDENING LIMITED Sandra & John

03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done, qualified gardener.

COMpETITIVE RATES Ù gardens Ù pruning Ù lawns

Ù home Ù commercial Ù office

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE

HEAT PUMPS Perfect all year round

• Wall or floor mounted available • Most models will continue to heat even with outside temperatures of minus 15°C

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.

HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING Certified Assessor for licencing from Learner to Full • Licence classer 2 - 5 • Wheels, tracks & roller endorsements • NZTA Certified • Tranzqual Assessor Drive Rite - But Keep Left

Contact Paul McCormick

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

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

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Roofing Specialists We specialise in:

•New roofs and re-roofs •Five Rib roofing •Corrugated roofing •Fascia, spouting and downpipes •Qualified fixers.

Free Measure & Quote

03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 42 J.B. Cullen Drive

sales@canterburylongrun.co.nz

PAINTING & DECORATING CONTRACTORS If you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your PAINTING and DECORATING NEEDS – Commercial or Residential.

• Interior decorating • Exterior decorating

• Wallpapering • Waterblasting • Roof painting

For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259 Email: trudgeon@vodafone.co.nz

How do you put a dollar value on keeping your property protected?

Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

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

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

Ashburton’s Largest Property Management

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• Free 24 hour appraisals • Competitive commission • Top office location

• NZ 1 & 2 websites • Maximum marketing • No upfront fees

• 4 property managers • tenants waiting • 15 security checks

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• low vacancy rate • 3 fee options • emailed reports

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Do you feel secure in your home?

Locall y made

Horse float manufacturers and alterations.

All makes and models.

Security doors made for your house.

For a free measure and quote phone 308 2966 Custom made for your home PHONE 308 2966 51 Robinson Street, Ashburton www.lysaghtltd.co.nz

201 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton - (03) 307 8353 mainlandcoachwork@gmail.com - www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz

Alex Braas 021 716 165 Ilco Jansen 021 554 584

Driveways Siteworks Carparks Paths & patios Demolition Landscape levelling Foundation excavation + much more

Phone 0800 48 48 49 www.oasisclearwater.co.nz

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191 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700

Ph 03 308 6173

• Plumbing • Drainlaying • Blocked Drains

To advertise here contact Debbie on 021 959 783 or 307 7955

It’s time to get in the garden...

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

Lindsay 027 555 5575

Wholesale landscape supplies, direct to the public: • Bark • Screened soil • Oamaru stone • 100% Organic Compost • Rocks and boulders • Sand, Shingle and Stones • Concrete

150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz - 03 308 1248

Delivery service available plus a FREE loan trailer

It’s time to get in the garden...

Wholesale landscape supplies, direct to the public: • Bark • Screened soil • Oamaru stone • 100% Organic Compost • Rocks and boulders • Sand, Shingle and Stones • Concrete Delivery service available plus a FREE loan trailer.

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

Ashburton Contracting Limited

GOLD PARTNER

P 03 307 8302 A Dobson Street West, Ashburton W www.ashcon.co.nz

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

TOYOTA

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DON’T MISS OUT. VISIT ASHBURTON TOYOTA TODAY.

*The advertised RSPs are recommended only and apply to the models shown, are subject to stock availability and purchased and delivered prior to 30 June 2015. Benefit offer across all New Toyota vehicles are available 1 April – 30 June 2015. The service plan covers parts and labour costs of scheduled service items for three years or to a maximum of 45,000km (whichever occurs first under normal operating conditions). On road costs (including the initial WOF) are not included. For full terms and conditions visit our website, www.toyota.co.nz.

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CONNECTIONS

New Strapping Clinic

WORSHIP the skin your in with Antipodes Worship Superfruit Antioxidant Serum. Scientifically shown to inhibit oxidative stress in-vitro by up to 90%!

Open Saturdays 8am-10am Starting March 28

If you need strapping for playing your winter sport, or if you would like to make an appointment for physio treatment, give us a call today!

EW N ORE IN-ST

Physio services available Mon-Fri with late nights on Mon and Thurs!

HEALTH 2000 ASHBURTON The Arcade, Ashburton Phone: (03) 308 1815 Email: h2k11@xtra.co.nz

WWW.HEALTH2000.CO.NZ off any product in theCream® range*

P: 03 308 5188 53 Creek Road Ashburton

To advertise here contact Elaine on 021 836 543 or 307 7907

Hair Sticks &Head bands

925 Silver Earrings

Elaine Dillon

Call Kieren to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service Dairy Effluent Irrigation Generators

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

a 166 moore street ashburton p 03 308 9008 e service@electraserve.co.nz w www.electraserve.co.nz

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

Gym Company Medical, 54 Cass Street is the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary.

Surgery phone 308 5900.

Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street is the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

org.nz for more information.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

10am - 1pm and from 6pm - 8pm both days.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

PHARMACIES

WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

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

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

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

ART GALLERY METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed until Saturday, Sunday and Monday doctor and EMERGENCY DENTIST further notice. emergency details - please telephone the If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Methven Medical Centre, ph 302 8105.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm provide an accident and emergency service.

Sundays and Public Holidays.

Except in cases of emergency persons requiring ASHBURTON MUSEUM medical attention must consult their own or the 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Open ELPLINE ERVICES duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - 4pm. requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Research facilities weekday afternoons. have a general practitioners note of referral.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.

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COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Tammy Wilson. Small: Sat: Juan Gray, Sun: Nina Fields.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Matthew Hart. Small: Ref Vet Ent. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL hours small animal emergency service. To use Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

this service please phone your vet as usual.

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Looking for agricultural staff?

Advertise your vacancies and staffing requirements in Dairy Focus South Island.

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Dairy Focus

Dairy Focus The magazine for all South Island dairy farmers,a free publication packed with interesting and informative news, views and essential dairy related reading.

Frequency

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Dairy Focus

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Circulation The circulation area for Dairy Focus covers the entire Mid Canterbury rural district, plus every dairy farm, South Island wide.

Distribution Dairy Focus is delivered to all RD box holders in the Mid Canterbury district plus every dairy farm South Island wide. Over 7,500 households and farms.

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Arable Farm

Engineer McCaw Farming Ltd.

 Housing  Commercial  Farm Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Electricity Ashburton Limited - trading as E A Networks, is a locally owned Co-Operative Lines company. It owns and operates the regions electricity distribution network, an advanced fibre optic communications network and is a Joint Venture investor in the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation scheme. The company also operates a successful contracting business to support residents and businesses across the Mid Canterbury region and beyond.

We also grow a range of forage crops on which we raise 300 heifers and winter 750 dairy cows.

The Electricity Ashburton Shareholders Committee is responsible for appointing Directors to the Board of Electricity Ashburton; the Board comprises six Directors - each of whom is appointed for a three year term.

The work is varied and interesting and includes (but is not limited to) ploughing, general cultivation, sowing, spraying, fertilising, harvesting, fencing and stock work.

Due to retirement The Shareholders Committee has retained Ysker to advise on this appointment which will take effect in July.

The successful candidate will be proficient in mechanical engineering and will take an active role in fabricating, repairing and maintaining a wide range of machinery in our well-equipped workshop for both the farm and associated seed business.

• Bring financial acumen and commercial capability • Possess integrity and independence • Have an understanding of co-operative principles and structure • Bring directorship experience and/or significant community appointments • Have an understanding of Governance principles and responsibilities of Directors • Demonstrate capability in the development of business strategy • Be passionate about the future development of the business • Have the ability to fit into a team.

Given the current make up of the Board, the Constitution requires the appointee for this Directorship to reside in the Ashburton District.

To be considered, candidates will:

This challenging position would suit a practical person with engineering skills and a farming background.

We invite applications and ask interested parties to submit Governance profiles via email to: response@ysker.com

The remuneration package will reflect the level of experience.

Initial telephone enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Barry T Knight on 03 365 9839 or 021 999 799.

Please apply with a copy of your CV by email to john@mccawseeds.co.nz

Applications close on Monday, 11 May 2015.

BOARD & INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS EXECUTIVE SEARCH & SELECTION EXECUTIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT

DO YOU HAVE A MECHANICAL BACKGROUND?

Email: response@ysker.com ❘ www.ysker.com Phone: (03) 365 9839 ❘ Mobile: 021 999 799

Hydraulink Mid Canterbury is currently looking for a motivated person to join their team.

Ideally this position will suit someone with a mechanical background, experience in hydraulic systems would be an advantage but full training will be given.

The job will involve running 1 of 3 service trucks of on-site repairs and also workshop repairs to hydraulic cylinders and other components.

The Tinwald Tavern are looking for energetic, outgoing people to fill

Some on call work is required which will involve weekends.

If you think you have what it takes to be best under pressure and will work well within this team please send your CV to: Hydraulink Mid Canterbury PO Box 92 Ashburton 7740 or email hmc.djb@gmail.com

Machine Operator/ Storeman Required for dressing and milling.

Hours negotiable, must be reliable, honest, have a mechanical aptitude and a forklift license would be an advantage.

References required.

Contact New Zealand Bio Grains on 03 308 7349 for an appointment.

Email: nzbiograins@xtra.co.nz

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Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

Ashburton

We run modern machinery and produce as many as 14 different crops including herbage seeds, cereals and vegetable seeds.

Applications close 9th May

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?

Director

We are searching for someone with experience in arable farming, engineering and agricultural machinery operation to join us on our family owned, 600 ha cropping farm, situated 3km from Methven.

307 7900

Calf Rearer wanted Hinds area, rearing approx 190 replacements.

Experience needed.

Accomodation negotiable.

Phone Julia 027 428 2103.

Office Administrator Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Limited is a locally owned and operated family business within the Mid Canterbury region and has been operating in the area for 25 years.

We are looking for a keen, motivated person to join our Office Team in our newly developed premises to help with the day to day running of our busy office including general office duties and to be trained in all areas of our office environment. This position will be flexible and will be approximately 30 hours per week.

To be successful in this position you will need: • • •

Ability to pick up administration tasks confidently Experience In Word, Excel and MYOB would be an advantage Full NZ Drivers Licence

Part-time Positions in both their liquor store and bar, to cover staff away on maternity leave.

Please call in person and ask for either: Trevor or Catherine, or text on 027 223 0248 with your expression of interest.

This is a new position.

If this sounds like you please forward your CV with current references by Tuesday, May 12, 2015 to: Tanya Lobb Stuart Tarbotton Contractors P O Box 5072, Tinwald, Ashburton Ph: 0274 915 636 Email: office.stc@xtra.co.nz

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Advertising & Marketing Consultant

Agriculture Sprayer Operator

Our advertising team is committed to helping businesses promote themselves and reach their target markets by offering them an excellent advertising platform both in print and digitally.

Full Time Position

Molloy Agriculture Limited is one of Mid Canterbury’s fastest growing agriculture spraying Companies. We operate a modern fleet of equipment and provide a range of agriculture services. An outline of our business and the services we provide can be found on our website: www.molloyag.co.nz

We are currently looking for an Advertising and Marketing Consultant to be part of our great team.

As an Advertising and Marketing Consultant, you will revel in a fast-paced and multi-deadline environment. You will be looking after existing clients as well as targeting new ones and will provide marketing strategies to grow their business both in print and online.

We are currently looking for a motivated, hard-working and responsible person to join our team.

We Offer: • The latest spraying equipment and GPS technology • Full training and support in a skill that there is a worldwide demand for • Rostered weekends off and the ability to plan holidays throughout the year • Company Health Scheme • Market leading remuneration packages which include time and a half

You will be: • Selling advertisements to your existing clients for both print and online • Proactively looking for new clients in our circulation area • Building a great rapport with both existing and new clients • Able to effectively assess client needs • Presenting marketing plans to your clients and help them position their business well within our newspaper and other publications • Positive and driven to deliver your clients and the company the best • Taking responsibility for the content and the proofing of your clients’ advertisements • Currently in New Zealand In return we will provide: • Full time position • Basic salary $35k + OTES’s (circa $45k - $60k pa) • Benefits include mobile phone and a work vehicle you can use within the work hours to visit your clients • Great and enthusiastic team members to work with • Social Club If you think you have what it takes to be a great Advertising and Marketing Consultant and want to be part of a passionate and dynamic team in the media industry, then we would like to hear from you. Please send your CV and cover letter to:

Desme Daniels General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Friday, May 8, 2015

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Beneficial to Have: • Agriculture background • Class 2 Drivers Licence • Positive personal attributes including honesty and reliability

Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or valid NZ Work Visa.

Contact David Molloy Phone: (03) 302 8098 Mobile: 0274 362 441 Email: david@molloyag.co.nz Post: PO Box 85, Methven 7730 Applications close Sunday, May 17, 2015

Automotive Technician We are looking for an automotive technician to join out team of ten.

DRUMMOND & ETHERIDGE

Diesel Technician

We work in a modern, well equipped workshop.

Ashburton Drummond & Etheridge Ltd is a locally owned and operated business with branches in Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch.

We are looking for a Diesel Technician to join our busy Repairs and Spares team at our Chalmers St yard in Ashburton.

At this branch we service late model and used machinery, dismantle and sell spare parts, alongside our exciting new Projects - Track and Trail and D&E Water Solutions.

Our Service Workshop has an increasing amount of work, so we are looking for an experienced Technician to join us.

You will have worked on a broad range of agricultural machinery/ plant or equipment, can happily work in the field carrying out warranty checks as well as working regularly in the workshop. You will be able to work well with our team, have great communication skills, a strong work ethic and be able to work unsupervised.

Our work includes a wide range of vehicles using modern diagnostic and scanning equipment.

Enquiries to: Brent 021 220 3989 or brent.mms@xtra.co.nz

Administration Officer Hinds School is looking for an efficient, loyal, organised, personable Administration Officer to fulfil the many needs of a modern Primary School.

To find out more about this opportunity please apply with an up to date CV and application letter to: This is a part time permanent position that Courtney Freller, HR Manager requires excellent Wholesale landscape supplies, direct to the public:self-management, computer, • Bark spoken and writing skills. courtney@dne.co.nz • Screened soil or post to: • Oamaru stone Please visit the “Vacancies” section of our school • 100% Organic Compost webpage at www.hinds.school.nz for more Drummond & Etheridge Ltd • Rocks and boulders • Sand, Shingle anddetails.

Stones PO Box 340 • Concrete Ashburton 7740 Further information contact The Principal (Vicki Delivery service available plus a FREE loan trailer McIntyre) 03 303 7208 or 027 2588 798.

Ph. 027 4867 773 for more details

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It’s time to get in the garden...

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Wholesale landscape supplies, direct to the public: • Bark • Screened soil • Oamaru stone • 100% Organic Compost • Rocks and boulders • Sand, Shingle and Stones • Concrete Delivery service available plus a FREE loan trailer.

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

Ashburton Contracting Limited

GOLD PARTNER

P 03 307 8302 A Dobson Street West, Ashburton W www.ashcon.co.nz

307 7900

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RURAL TRADING POST

PLANTS, PRODUCE

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

NZ Satsuma Mandarins $4.99 1kg bag

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Large Broccoli .89¢ ea Brussel Sprouts - 500gm $1.99 bag N.Z Tomatoes - 500gm $1.99 bag Seedless Black Grapes - 500gm $2.99 ea

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Specials available from 29/04 - 05/05

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

TRADES, SERVICES COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.*

Fresh Fruit & Vege

TRAVEL

TENDERS

REAL ESTATE

COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058.

55 HECTARE title, for sale.

Southbank, Rakaia. Silt loan soils, unirrigated, average 950mm rainfall. In addition, adjacent title, 55 hectare for lease. Expressions of interest welcome. Phone 022 432 2014.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

Section for Sale.

Barrhill Village 1750 sqm

Guardian Job Vacancies

Private, sunny, park-like setting, water scheme.

Five minutes to Rakaia River.

$140,000 ono.

307 7900

Phone 022 186 4637.

Guardian Real Esate

307 7900

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR May 10 departing 9.30am Tour includes visit City Centre, Knox Church, lunch @ the new Christchurch RSA, QEII, Burwood, New Brighton Bus fare $35 (includes lunch)

For bookings phone

308 7646

PUBLIC NOTICES

Beckley Coachlines Programme

TRAVEL

TENDER POLYTHENE PIPE BUSINESS FOR REMOVAL Canterbury Polythene pipe is a family run business that has been manufacturing pipe since 1994.

The owner is now retiring.

This successful business, including all manufacturing equipment, customer lists forklift, website etc is for sale by tender for removal.

Closing date for TENDERS: Fri 22 May 2015 Address for TENDERS: 7B/303 Blenheim Rd, Chch INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT WITH SOLE AGENTS Edwin Lewis Ph 0275 963 912 REAA2008 SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE

308-1095

◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR Additional Day 24th May departing 9.30am Includes visit City Centre, Knox Church, lunch at the new Christchurch RSA, QEII, Burwood, New Brighton Fare $35 (includes lunch)

Hamilton Boys High School, Argyle House 50 year reunion (1965 - 2015)

Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Expressions of interest to: kmclaughlin@hbhs.school.nz ph 07 853 0437.

Or brett.walker@farmside.co.nz ph 07 877 6633.

For further info, visit: www.hbhs.school.nz/argylereunion

Tell your friends!!!

For bookings phone

308 7646

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Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Daily Events Saturday

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP.

New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

Sunday

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. 8.00am Worship and communion led by Rev ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Laurence Ennor, 48 Allens Road.

Holy Communion, Park Street.

9.30am 8.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Mount Somers south face, all welcome, Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge. phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Baring Square East.

Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.30am 8.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Morning worship led by Paul Inwood, all Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

Street, Tinwald.

10.00am 9.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, Holy Communion and Harvest weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Thanksgiving. Harrison Street, Allenton.

Maronan Road.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

5.00pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service, Park Street.

6.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meet in Youth room. 48 Allens Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet Clubrooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Monthly meeting with speaker Tash Sim, glass art. M.S.A. meeting room, Havelock Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN.

Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s

Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS 6.00am GOLF. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Members will contest the Wakelin Trophy.

Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Rakaia Golf Club.

Allens Road, Allenton.

1.00pm - 3.00pm 10.00am ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. A great selection of many aircraft from New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, the past to the future. Seafield Road. interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz PERSONAL Are You a Suitable Man for Our Lady?

We are searching for a gentleman to match with a lovely,mature, fun-loving lady.

Our client would like a mature and cultured man with a view towards a long term relationship.

Contact Rosie: rb@ matchcompany.co.nz 021 476 454 for a confidential discussion

PUBLIC NOTICES

Saturday, May 2, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES

Raffles

Heartland Rugby Supporters Club

Sunday, May 17, 2015 10am Cardroom, MSA Burnett Street All members and intending members welcome.

We would like to issue replacement tickets to anyone who purchased raffles for the following prizes: • 1st prize: signed Crusaders jersey • 2nd prize: two tickets to the Crusaders’ game on Friday, May 8 • 3rd- 5th prizes: Legs of lamb Draw has been delayed to Wednesday 6 may.

Please contact Tracey on 0224 590 587 or via email heartlandraffle@gmail.com

livestock@farmlands.co.nz

Well established business requires new operator.

Grazing • • • • •

Winter grazing available for 600 dairy cows – Hinds area On fodder beet with baleage, barley straw and grass Grazing available for 200 cows on grass and baleage – Geraldine area 120 cows required for Pleasant Point area to graze kale Calf grazing available on weight gain contracts – up to 300

Ashburton Motorcycle Club

100th Anniversary Celebrations From Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3 during Wheels Week

•

Or for details visit www.sunbright.co.nz or email info@sunbright.co.nz

ACCOMMODATION,

FIREWOOD Dry RENTAL ACCOMMODATION, There is something for everyone and everyone macrocarpa oregon, blue RENTAL is invited, including a Motorcycle Quizco, an gum $250, semi dry pine exhibition at the Museum, a road ride, international $170, green blue gum wattle THREE bedroom, fully FOUR bedroom home, heatguest speaker Graeme Crosby, a vintage Moto $150 all 3.6m³. Phone Shane pump, logburner, double furnished house. Short term, James Firewood 303 7063.

Cross and a TT. garage with internal access. four months max. Close to town, supermarket and Check out Ashburton Motorcycle Club Facebook FIREWOOD dry pine $160, Young house in quiet west Intermediate.

References side Tinwald area.

Usual page for details or contact your local motorcycle semi dry old man pine $150, preferred. Suit couple house conditions apply.

Available green $130, dry blue gum hunting or similar. Some shop. $215, semi dry $180. Ph/text: from June 2, $420pw. Phone conditions apply. Phone 027 03 614 7600 or 027 262 John 0274 334 740 or 308 LIVESTOCK, PETS 434 0934.

PLANTS, PRODUCE 6410. of unwanted 2590 after 7pm.

PLANT CLEARANCE - Big BUYER TWO bedroom lovely villa, grade trees, camellias and animals. Cattle, bobby calves, FIREWOOD double garage, for rent $250 for sale rhododendrons, standards horse and all farm animals. Arizonica per week. Text your landline related to etc. Shrubs from $2.50. All We also sell pet food. Call Macrocarpa and pine mix. All FOUR bedroom modern or cell number and name to just go: Friday, 8am - 3pm Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 dry, clean and good quality, sunny house, ensuite, double 021 102 5328. and Saturday 9am - 1pm. NO 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

3.6cm $189. Phone 021 102 garage attached. For rent EFTPOS. Braam $430 per week. No pets. Text Guardian Classifieds 0017.

Landscapes, 119 Maronan HOLIDAY your landline or cell number 307 7900 Road, Ashburton.

FIREWOOD - pine $60 a and name to 021 102 5328.

ACCOMMODATION ST JOSEPH’S HOME AND AKAROA - CHARMING, metre, macro, blue gum $70 SCHOOL. Linseed bales for spacious holiday home, 3 a metre, all dry. 027 507 sale. Small bales $4.50 or bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all 3880. medium bales $40.00. Please electric heating. Sky, all mod Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

FOR sale - Singer sewing call 027 468 2614 to order. cons, short walk to village. machine, with attachments, in Phone Brian 307-8000 or good condition. $50. Phone MOTORING 308-6180.

308 0319.

Alexandra Cojocaru WHEEL alignments at great Happy 6th Birthday! prices. Maximise the life HIRE SCOOTER’S - new and of your tyres with an GENERAL We love you so much. hire.

Lawn- secondhand three and four alignment from Neumanns mowers, chainsaws, concrete wheel electric scooters and Mum, Dad, Iulii, Liviu, Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills breakers, trailers, and more. wheel chairs. Call Fred Granma Dee, Grandad Ron. Street. Phone 308-6737. at Electric All your DIY / contracting Reddecliffe work, Call and see U-Hire Mobility Ashburton today.

MOTORCYCLES Ashburton. 588 East Street. Phone 308-3602 MOTORCYCLES wanted for Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; TREES wanted. Suitable for Jesse Oakley cash. Please phone Cliff on Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday milling and export. No 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 308 7982.

Happy 10th Birthday! obligation quote. Phone John 8061 A/h: 308 7460 Rose Logging 03 693 9385 or Love from Mum, Dad, www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz MEETINGS, EVENTS 021 935 628.

Birthday Greetings

CARRY over cow grazing ADULT available long term in Mid ENTERTAINMENT Canterbury. Phone 021 147 ASIAN, sweet, friendly lady.

3388.

Hot body, busty 38DD. Good massage. Phone 021 103 GRAZING required for 300 9529. plus lambs. Please phone 027 230 2188.

CINDY, Kiwi, attractive, late 30’s, size 8. Ph calls only 022 LAMB grazing required for 036 5404.

May/June. Phone 027 321 JASMINE 24, sexy, 6060. seductive, playfully and naughty. In/out calls. Ph 020 GARAGE SALES GARAGE Sale Saturday, 4064 4885.

8am - 1pm, Nixon Street, Tinwald. Sign at gate.

Caravan fridge, gas heater, NICKY BUTLER desk, coffee table, household IN YOUR items.

We’ve built a reputation

of being solid and Guardian reliable, just like Job Vacancies the buildings we construct.

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

NEIGHBOURHOOD

“Real Estate is about people; moving forward, being honest and building strong lasting relationships”

Hayden, Grandma, Gran and Grandad.

Kara McGoon Happy 5th Birthday Kara.

Enjoy your school days.

Love Mum, Sekali, Nyomi, Nana and Grandad. xxx Nyomi McGoon Happy 5th Birthday Nyomi.

Have a great time at school. Love Mum, Sekali, Kara, Nana and Grandad. xxx 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.

Minion cake tin set available for hire.

$20 for 7 days

M 027 751 1801 B 03 307 7377 E nicky.butler@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All Welcome

Minister: Rev David Bayne Ph 307 7355

Current operator will be in Ashburton May 6 and 7 (contact 027 274 2366)

Contact: John Travers 021 841 592

GRAZING

10.30am Worship

Good level of fitness required.

We have several lines of in-calf heifers

FOR SALE

Church Services Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Some sales experience preferable.

For Sale

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

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CHURCH SERVICES

No experience necessary as full training will be provided.

Contact: John Travers 021 841 592

MOTORCYCLES

PUBLIC NOTICE Section 101, Sale And Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Public notice of application for on-licence, off-licence, or club licence (or application for variation of conditions of onlicence, off-licence, or club licence).

Railway Tavern Rakaia Limited, has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the issue (or renewal or variation of conditions) of an on and off licence in respect of the premises situated at 124 Railway Terrace West, known as Railway Tavern.

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is: Tavern/Restaurant.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: On licence: Monday to Sunday, 8am to 2am the following day.

Off licence: Monday to Sunday, 7am to 11pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Ealing Library Licensing Committee at 5 Baring Square West, Hall Society Ashburton.

Any person who is entitled to A.G.M. object and who wished to object to the grant of the Sunday, application may, not later than 15 working days after May 17, 2015 the date of the first 8pm. publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the Ealing Hall. objection with: The Secretary, Ashburton District Licensing Committee, PO Box 94, Ashburton District LOST, FOUND Council.

LOST three alloy Prattley No objection to the issue of a gates on April 21. Please licence may be made in phone 03 6855 872. relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section Guardian Classifieds 105 (1) of the Sale and 307 7900 Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

307 7900

Lighting franchise Canterbury Region

Due to burglary of our house, the Heartland Rugby Supporters Club raffles were stolen earlier this week.

M.S.A

Outdoor Bowls Club A.G.M.

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

LIVESTOCK, PETS

Ashburton Guardian

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Jubilee St Andrew’s Christian Havelock St. Fellowship 10am & 7pm 10am Every Sunday All welcome

Only you can fill my deepest longing, only you can answer my hearts cry

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

St James

Thomson St. 11am

St Paul’s Oxford St. 9.30am

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 Children’s Church www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz Everyone is welcome.

10am Morning Service See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062 LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 TV ONE

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 0 9:30 Come Dine With Me Australia PGR Noon There’s No Taste Like Home 1pm Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook 3 0 1:30 Highway Cops PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3pm Code –1 PGR 0 3:30 Border Security – International 0 4pm Topp Country 3 0 4:30 N Taste Of A Traveller 0 5pm N The Fishing Show Matt is joined by Marc Ellis and, with no boat, they scout out some locations for land-based fishing. 0 6pm One News 0

7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Frozen Planet Following courting polar bears, humpback whales, and the largest gathering of seabirds on earth, in the Arctic Ocean, as the sun returns after six months of darkness. 0 8:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:35 Nashville PGR 0 10:30 M 42 PGR 2013 Drama.

Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford. 0 1:10 Gavin And Stacey PGR 3 0 1:50 L Football – English Premier League Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers. From Anfield in Liverpool.

4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Beat My Build 8:30 Ask The Butcher 9am The Roux Masterclass 9:30 House Crashers 10am Million Dollar Contractor 10:30 Baggage Battles 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 How Did You Do That?

Office Reno Noon Chelsea’s Greatest Garden 1pm Gardeners’ World – Life In A Cottage Garden 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Garage Gold 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm This Old Thing 6pm Extreme Collectors PGR 6:30 The Water Brothers 7pm The Wild West With Ray Mears 7:30 Natural World In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

8:30 Moses Jones AO A mysterious wave of terror runs through the immigrant community of Shepherds Bush when the body of a man is pulled out of the Thames.

9:30 Being Erica PGR 10:30 Garage Gold 11pm House Crashers 11:30 NZ Hunter Adventures PGR

SUNDAY

Midnight This Old Thing 1am Extreme Collectors PGR 1:30 The Water Brothers 2am The Wild West With Ray Mears 2:30 Moses Jones AO 3:30 Being Erica PGR 4:30 Catch And Cook – World 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home

TV TWO

©TVNZ 2015

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:20 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:40 Doc McStuffins 3 0 7:05 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue! 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:15 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:45 Adventure Time 3 0 9:10 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 Lab Rats 10am Fresh 10:30 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 11:30 The 100 PGR 0 12:30 The Hero 0 1:30 Malibu Country 3 0 2pm The Bachelor Australia 3 0 3pm The Fosters PGR 4pm Step By Step 3 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 F The Amazing Race 0 6:30 Joey 3 0 7pm M The Iron Giant 1999 Animated. Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick jr, Vin Diesel. 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 The Iron Giant Continued. 0 8:40 M Inception AO 2010 Action. In a world where one can enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly-skilled thief is given his toughest job to date.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page. 0 11:40 M Legion AO 2010 Action. Paul Bettany, Lucas Black.

0 1:35 M Season Of The Witch AO 2010 Adventure.

Nicolas Cage, Ron Pearlman. 0 3:15 M Fighting AO 2009 Action.

Channing Tatum. 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

TV THREE

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 The X Factor New Zealand 3 Noon The X Factor New Zealand 3 1pm The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 1:55 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2:55 The Face Australia 3 4pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking 3 0 4:30 Native Kitchen 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:30 Digimon Fusion 3 8:50 Rocket Power 3 9:20 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 9:45 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm ICarly 3 Series about a 13-year-old girl who hosts her own homemade web show.

6:30 M The Land Before Time 1988 Animated. Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson.

6am Home Shopping 11:30 NRL Fulltime (Highlights) Round eight of the NRL Premiership.

Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

USA PGR 3 3pm Fast Food Baby PGR 3 Documentary about babies with a junk-food diet.

4pm Rivers 3 Kiwi photographer and conservationist Craig Potton travels the Mokihinui river and investigates the possible effects of a proposed hydro dam.

5pm Addicted To Fishing 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Chef’s Apprentice 3 6:30 Jamie At Home

7pm Storage Hunters PGR 7:30 N Highway Thru Hell PGR The winter season is already off to a bad start for the crew of Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue when a major blizzard hits the Coquihalla Highway. 0 8:30 CSI AO 3 0 9:25 Chicago PD AO 0 10:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0

8pm M Godzilla PGR 3 1998 Sci-fi Thriller. A French nuclear blast in the South Pacific turns a lizard into a mutated monster. Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo. 0 10:40 90210 PGR 3 Holly and Naomi must work together to repair Holly’s relationship with her mother, who is also Naomi’s boss.

7pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR 7:30 F James May’s Man Lab PGR James May attempts Man Lab’s most secretive and risky stunt to date, involving an ailing seaside town and a monster.

8:35 Top Gear USA PGR 9:35 Rugby – Super Rugby Blues v Force. From Eden Park.

11:25 F The Blue Rose AO 3 The Blue Roses must protect the innocent, expose the guilty, and save the bunny but, above all, they want justice for Rose. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:30 Just Shoot Me! PGR 3 Maya discovers her one-night stand has been hired to work at Blush. 0 11:55 Infomercials

11:35 Sleepy Hollow AO (Starting Today) 3 After being resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time, Ichabod Crane finds himself in modern-day Sleepy Hollow, where he realises evil has woken with him.

12:30 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 8am Tribe 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Te Iti Kahurangi – The Journey To Success 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Whanau Living 3pm Home Krew 3:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 4:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3 5pm Project Whenua 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Irikura 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 8:30 New Girl MS 8:55 Modern Family PGL 9:20 The Amazing Race Omnibus PG 12:45 Wild West Alaska M 1:35 RBT MC 2:25 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Graceland MVLC 3:40 SVU MVS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 New Girl MS 8pm Modern Family PGL 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 9:30 Wild West Alaska M 10:30 RBT MC 11:30 Crossing Lines MV

SUNDAY

12:25 Raw MC 3:05 Crossing Lines MV 4am New Girl MS 4:25 Modern Family PGL 4:50 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:15 CSI – New York MV

6am The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

6:30 Cycling – Tour De Romandie (Replay) Stage Four. From La Neuveville to Fribourg.

8am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Highlanders v Sharks. From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

10am Sport 365 10:30 Cycling – Tour Of Yorkshire (Replay) Stage One. From Bridlington to Scarborough.

Noon L Badminton – New Zealand Open Semi-finals. From the North Shore Events Centre.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Sharks.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

5pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Blues v Force. From Eden Park, Auckland.

7:30 L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Crusaders.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Chiefs. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

11:40 Small Blacks TV Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 12:30 Inside Mayweather v Pacquiao (Highlights) 1am L Cycling – Tour Of Yorkshire Stage Two. 3am L Rugby – Super Rugby Cheetahs v Stormers. 5:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 N Death Threat PGR Maori men’s health series hosted by Buck Shelford, with New Zealander of the Year 2014 Dr Lance O’Sullivan, and Hereni Marshall. 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Flash Gordon PGR 1980 Adventure. Sam J Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow.

9:35 M Incendies AO 3 2010 War. Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. 11:55 Te Kaea 3 2 12:25 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 10:30 The Unexplained Files M 11:30 The Pool Master PG Ultimate Pools.

12:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Paradise On the Bay. 1:30 Gold Rush PG 2:30 Dual Survival M 3:30 You Have Been Warned M Tested On Humans.

4:30 Auction Hunters PG Rock-Et to Me! 5pm Auction Hunters PG 5:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 6:30 Supersized Earth PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG In Hot Water. 9:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 10:30 Moonshiners M 11:30 MythBusters PG SUNDAY 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M 1:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 2am Bering Sea Gold PG 3am Bering Sea Gold PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

James May’s Man Lab 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:15 The Lone Ranger MV 2013 Western. Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer. 9:40 The Making Of The Lone Ranger PG 9:55 Rob The Mob 16VLSC 2014 Crime. Michael Pitt, Andy Garcia.

11:40 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook. 1:20 One In The Gun 16 2010 Thriller. Steven Man, Katherine Randolph. 2:50 The Lone Ranger MV 2013 Western.

Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer.

5:20 Odd Thomas MVL 2014 Horror. Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe.

7pm Beyond MVL 2012 Thriller.

Jon Voight, Dermot Mulroney.

8:30 Olympus Has Fallen 16VL 2013 Action. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart.

10:30 Divergent MV 2014 Action.

SUNDAY

12:50 A Resurrection 16VL 2013 Thriller. 2:20 Beyond MVL 2012 Thriller. 3:50 Odd Thomas MVL 2014 Horror. 5:25 The Making Of The Lone Ranger PG 5:40 Olympus Has Fallen 16VL 2013 Action.

Godzilla

8pm on FOUR

MOVIES GREATS 7:35 Jurassic Park PGV 1993 Adventure. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. 9:40 Batman Begins MV 2005 Adventure.

Christian Bale, Michael Caine.

11:55 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas MC 2008 Drama.

Asa Butterfield. 1:30 Head Of State MLS 2003 Comedy. Chris Rock, Bernie Mac. 3:05 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama. Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor. 4:35 Closer 16LS 2004 Drama. Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman.

6:20 He’s Just Not That Into You MLS 2009 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long.

8:30 The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen.

10:30 Hot Fuzz MVL 2007 Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

SUNDAY

12:30 He’s Just Not That Into You MLS 2009 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long.

2:40 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama.

4:10 Hot Fuzz MVL 2007 Comedy.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

2May15

6am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos.

6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Wigan Warriors v Hull KR. 9:15 Rugby League – Anzac Test (Replay) Australia v New Zealand.

11:15 Rugby League – International (Replay) Jillaroos v Kiwi Ferns.

1:15 Random Rugby TV 1:30 Football – Chelsea TV Leicester City v Chelsea.

4:30 Rugby League – Anzac Test (Highlights) Australia v New Zealand.

5pm L Rugby League – International Junior Kiwis v Junior Kangaroos.

7:30 L Rugby League – International Papua New Guinea v Fiji. From Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

9:30 L Rugby League – International Samoa v Tonga. From Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

11:30 Rugby League – Anzac Test (Highlights) Australia v New Zealand.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Hull Kingston Rovers.

12:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Perth Supersprint.

1am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Steel v Pulse.

1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Rebels v Chiefs.

2am Soccer Saturday 4:15 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Steel v Pulse. 5:45 Random Rugby TV

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6am Rural Delivery 6:25 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 0 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Survival Tales From The Wild 0 12:55 Intrepid Journeys 3 0 1:50 Location, Location, Location 30 2:50 Inside Claridge’s 3 0 4pm This Town 3 0 4:55 Outback Truckers 3 0 6pm One News 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:25 Art Attack 3 0 6:45 Crash And Bernstein 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 After an injury, Skipper goes to the vet for treatment and, while he is there, the rest of the team mistakenly believe he has turned into a zombie. 0 8am What Now 10am ANT Farm 3 0 10:25 The Bachelor PGR 3 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 2:30 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3pm Hot In Cleveland 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 30 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Joey 3 0

7pm Sunday 0 8pm Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up 0 8:30 When We Go To War AO 0 9:30 N Our Girl AO The story of Molly Dawes, a young woman who takes her destiny into her own hands and joins the British Army as a medic the day after her 18th birthday. 0 10:30 A Place To Call Home AO 3 0

7pm Thunderbirds Are Go 0 7:30 Galavant PGR 0 8pm Black-ish PGR 0 8:30 M White House Down AO 2013 Action. A Capitol policeman must protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx. 0

11:30 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 12:40 Attitude 3 1:05 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3am Marae 2 3:35 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am The Water Brothers 6:35 The Wild West With Ray Mears Discover how America’s three great mountain ranges challenged the westward push of the pioneers.

7am Natural World In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

8am Catch And Cook – World 8:30 Garage Gold 9am House Crashers 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 This Old Thing 11:30 Extreme Collectors PGR Noon Being Erica PGR 1pm Natural World 2pm Bath Crashers 2:30 Merlin 3:30 IFish 4pm Nigel And Adam’s Farm Kitchen 5pm Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 Coast 6:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 7:30 Million Dollar Critic With Giles Coren Giles Coren is a controversial restaurant critic.

8:30 M A Single Man AO 2009 Drama. An English professor is torn apart by the death of his long-time lover. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore.

10:30 Coast 11:30 Wild At Heart

MONDAY

12:30 M A Single Man AO 2009 Drama. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore.

2:30 IFish 3am Merlin 4am Wild At Heart 5am Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 IFish

11:05 Gotham 0 12:05 M Apollo 18 AO 2011 Sci-fi. 0 1:40 The Flash PGR 3 0 2:30 Arrow AO 3 0 3:20 Infomercials 3:55 It Is Written 3 4:25 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 4:45 The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 3 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 3 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus 3 1pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PGR 3 0 1:30 Big Angry Fish 3 2pm Motorsport – WTCC (Highlights) 2:30 Motorsport – D1NZ Round four from Hampton Downs in the Waikato. 3pm Motorsport – FIA RallyCross Round One – Portugal. 4pm Motorsport – Indycar (Highlights) Round Four – Birmingham. 5pm F Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm The X Factor New Zealand The remaining acts perform songs by iconic Kiwi artists.

8pm M Transformers PGR 3 2007 Action. A war erupts on Earth between two robotic clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, leaving the fate of mankind hanging in the balance. Shia LaBoeuf, Megan Fox. 0 10:45 State Of Affairs AO 0

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Dream Defenders 3 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:15 Digimon Fusion 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Lalaloopsy 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm ICarly 3 Series about a 13-year-old girl who hosts her own homemade web show.

6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm F Troy PGR 8pm The Xtra Factor New Zealand PGR Highlights, interviews, and previously unseen clips.

8:30 The GC PGR 3 0 9pm Family Guy PGR 9:30 Burn Notice AO 10:25 Bro’ Town PGR 3 0 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:40 Jono And Ben PGR 3 Presented by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce, with Guy Williams and Rose Matafeo.

12:40 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11:50 Infomercials

PRIME

7:15 Small Blacks TV A rugby show for children.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Hurricanes v Crusaders.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Rebels v Chiefs. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

11:30 Sport 365 An in-depth look at sport from around the world.

Noon L Badminton – New Zealand Open Finals. From the North Shore Events Centre.

5pm Triathlon – ITU World Series (Highlights) From Cape Town.

6pm College Netball Upper North Island Play-off. Teams TBC.

7pm Storage Wars – Texas In Arlington, Texas, one buyer discovers their dark side on the way to a victory, and the losers are reminded there are no friends at a storage auction.

7:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 CSI – Cyber PGR 9:30 Elementary PGR 10:25 Top Gear USA AO 3

7pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Mystics v Tactix. From Trusts Arena in Auckland.

8:45 Netball Zone A wrap up of the weekend’s matches and behind the scenes with players and coaches.

9:15 Rugby League – City v Country (Replay)

11:20 Silk AO 3 The driver of a highsecurity prison van opens his doors to find a prisoner dead and, when he is accused of causing the prisoner’s death, Martha comes to his defence.

12:30 Home Shopping

11:15 Rugby Nation 12:15 Random Rugby TV 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Swifts v Vixens. From Allphones Arena in Sydney. 2am L Cycling – Tour Of Yorkshire Stage Three. 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Blues v Force.

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 2:30 F Marae Kai Masters Marae teams from around the country compete in a cooking show, hunting, gathering and cooking local delicacies.

3:30 Rugby – World Cup 2011 3 New Zealand v Canada.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm N Waka Huia 6:30 Paepae 7pm Te Kaea 3 2

THE BOX 6:05 The Amazing Race Omnibus PG 9:25 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:45 SmackDown! MC 5:25 RBT MC 6:15 Counting Cars PG 6:40 Wild West Alaska M 7:30 Longmire 16V After receiving a severed finger left to him in a will, Walt connects a new murder to an armed robbery 20 years earlier.

8:30 CSI – Miami MV A cruise ship that is docked in Miami is the scene of a double murder, and the team investigates a long list of potential suspects.

9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Banshee 18VLSC 11:30 Longmire 16V

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Banshee 18VLSC 3:05 CSI – Miami MV 3:55 CSI – Miami MV 4:45 Counting Cars PG 5:10 Longmire 16V

SKY SPORT 1

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

Noon MasterChef USA PGR 3 The final three contestants must use their newly acquired skills to improve their original audition dish.

12:50 Village SOS 3 2pm The Animal Files PGR 3 2:30 Grassroots Rugby 3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship Round nine.

4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – Masterclass

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Storm v Sea Eagles.

9:30 M A Short Film About Love AO 1988 Drama Romance.

A 19-year-old boy whiles away his lonely life by spying on his neighbour, but when they finally meet, they discover they have more in common than they thought. Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska.

11:05 Te Kaea 3 2 11:35 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG Bouncing Bullet. 8:30 You Have Been Warned M Tested On Humans.

9:30 The Unexplained Files M 10:30 Supersized Earth PG 11:30 Naked And Afraid M Breaking Borneo.

12:30 Tutankhamun – The Truth Uncovered M 1:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 2:30 The Pool Master PG Ultimate Pools.

3:30 Alaskan Bush People M 4:30 Moonshiners M 5:30 Big Giant Swords PG 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Secrets Of Bin Laden’s Lair M 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 Taiwan Made PG 11:30 You Have Been Warned M Tested On Humans. MONDAY 12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 A Crime To Remember M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Taiwan Made PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG Gold Stress. 5am Dirty Jobs PG Dirty Presidents.

White House Down 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:40 Divergent MV 2014 Action.

Shailene Woodley, Theo James.

9:55 A Resurrection 16VL 2013 Thriller. Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa.

11:25 Olympus Has Fallen 16VL 2013 Action. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. 1:25 Odd Thomas MVL 2014 Horror. Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe. 3pm Over/Under MC 2013 Drama. Steven Pasquale, Caroline Dhavernas. 4:30 Red 2 MVL 2013 Action. Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren. 6:25 The Wolverine MVL 2013 Action. Hugh Jackman.

8:30 Million Dollar Arm PGL 2014 Drama. Jon Hamm, Pitobash Tripathy.

10:40 47 Ronin MV 2013 Fantasy Adventure. Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi.

MONDAY

12:40 Suddenly 16VL 2013 Action. Ray Liotta, Dominic Purcell.

2:10 The Wolverine MVL 2013 Action. Hugh Jackman.

4:15 Million Dollar Arm PGL 2014 Drama. Jon Hamm, Pitobash Tripathy.

6am Small Blacks TV 6:15 Random Rugby TV 6:30 Cycling – Tour De Romandie (Replay) Stage Five. 8am Cycling – Tour Of Yorkshire (Replay) Stage Two. 9:30 Rugby League – International (Replay) Junior Kiwis v Junior Kangaroos. 11:30 Rugby League – International (Replay) Samoa v Tonga. 1:30 Rugby League – Super League Our Girl (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v 9:30pm on TV One Hull Kingston Rovers. 2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Swifts v Vixens. 4pm Netball – MOVIES GREATS 6:10 The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 ANZ Championship (Highlights) Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Steel v Pulse. 4:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Royal Chris Cooper, Clive Owen.

Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata 8:05 He’s Just Not That Into You Knight Riders. 5pm Cricket – MLS 2009 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Indian Premier League (Highlights) Bradley Cooper, Justin Long.

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai 10:15 Closer 16LS 2004 Drama.

Super Kings. 5:30 Golf Central Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, 6:30 L Football – A-League Natalie Portman. Noon Hot Fuzz Elimination Final Two – Wellington MVL 2007 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Phoenix v Melbourne City.

Martin Freeman. 2pm Black 9pm Rugby Nation 10pm Netball Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action.

– ANZ Championship (Highlights) Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

Mystics v Tactix. 10:30 Netball 4:25 Paul Blart – Mall Cop Zone 11pm Fox Sports News PGV 2009 Comedy. Kevin James.

11:30 Small Blacks TV (Highlights) 5:55 Gladiator MV 2000 Action.

11:45 L Cycling – Tour De Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Romandie Stage Six. Connie Nielsen. 8:30 Groundhog MONDAY Day PG 1993 Comedy. Bill Murray, 1:30 Netball – ANZ Championship Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliot.

(Highlights) Mystics v Tactix.

10:15 A Few Good Men PGL 1992 2am Football – A-League Drama. Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise.

(Replay) Elimination Final Two. MONDAY Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City.

12:35 Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 4am Motorsport – V8 Supercars Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta.

Championship (Highlights) Perth 2:20 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV Supersprint – Race Nine. 4:30 L 2009 Comedy. 3:50 Black Hawk Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Down 16V 2001 Action.

Series Geico 500.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

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MacAVOY, Timothy George 17/04/2010 - 03/05/2014.

Wee man, a year has passed since you were tragically taken from us. We miss you so much it is indescribable.

You are and always will be in our thoughts and hearts. Love Mum, Dad, and Ben. They say there is a reason, They say that time will heal, But neither time nor reason, Will change the way we feel.

For no-one knows the heartache, That lies behind our smiles.

No-one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried.

We want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without.

DEATHS Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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JEMMETT, Alister Bruce (Allie) – The family of Alister (Allie) would like to express their sincere thanks to all those who gave their love, support and kindness following the sad loss of a much loved brother. Very special thanks to Carol Gunn for her support and guidance to us all, the staff at the Ashburton Hospital, Palliative Care nurses, the Cancer Society, and Paterson’s Funeral Services for their understanding and kindness.

Thanks to those who sent cards, phone calls, flowers and baking. They were very much appreciated. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment to you all, as so many addresses are unknown.

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Northwesterlies strengthening.

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 785.0 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Rise 7:27 am Set 5:32 pm

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FZL: 2800m

Fine apart from areas of evening cloud. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW 30 km/h.

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14. Cut the grass around tavern and one may find fish (6) 16. Is named by people to dine out possibly (9) 18. Happening in parts when it is copied incorrectly (8) 20. It’s not the stomach to put up with lamb, when old (6) 22. It may suit one to say Yes (5) 25. Price to be paid for road use may ring a bell (4) 26. It is not even out-of-the-way (3)

QUICK ACROSS 7. State of extreme happiness (7,6) 8. Exotic dancer (8) 9. Pout (4) 10. Administer intravenously (6) 12. Astute (6) 14. Run into (3) 15. Cloud of gas and dust in space (6) 17. Bowman (6) 19. Partially burn (4) 21. Dominant female (colloq) (5,3) 23. Undecided elector (8,5)

DOWN 1. String of words (8) 2. Repeat aloud (6) 3. Halt (4) 4. Personality (8) 5. Ship’s cable (6) 6. Hades (4) 11. Calm (8) 13. Any time (8) 16. Imaginary (6) 18. Deep gorge formed by a river (6) 20. In good health (4) 22. Border (4)

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YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Be extra vigilant this weekend with all responses coming through unedited or filtered, with the message delivered before there’s a chance to block it.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Personal and/or relationship tension may unexpectedly come to a head, leaving you no time to filter important insights this can bring.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) A weekend that begins with a playful spirit will become a lot more professionally focused with a Full Moon in your work sector.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) You won’t get away with taking your money and professional hats off, but there’s no reason why you can’t achieve the next best thing.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Work/life balance tensions come to a head making it clear you can’t have your professional hat on 24/7 and remain on top of your game.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Having the Moon in your income sector during Mercury’s first weekend in your career sector is giving you a nose for money when you need it.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Enjoy the weekend’s adventurous and lazy vibes, with a new professional chapter due to kick off next week, demanding your attention.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) While it may seem you’re hit by tension from all sides, it’s simply Mercury raising the bar on the financial and income fronts.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) While there may be some personal and/or relationship tension there’s also the potential for a communication breakthrough.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With Mercury spending 10 weeks rather than 15 days in your work sector, the message is that slow and steady wins the race.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) There are signs that the professional gods are starting to wake up and that they’re already rubbing the sleep from their eyes.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Nothing is so urgent in any area of your life that you can’t stop and embrace a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure in the air this weekend.

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SATURDAY 2ND MAY 7 Princes Street, Ashburton

10:00 - 10:30am 4

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Web ID: AHB20820

126 Chalmers Ave, Ashburton

10:00 - 10:30am 4

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Web ID: AHB20605

147 McMurdo Street, Tinwald

10:30 - 11:00am 4

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Web ID: AHB20817

136 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton 10:45 - 11:15am 3

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Web ID: AHB20734

113 Walnut Ave, Ashburton

10:45 - 11:15am 4

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Web ID: AHB20811

21 Oxford Street, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am 3

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Web ID: AHB20835

7 Goldrich Grove, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am 3

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Web ID: AHB20695

24 Reighton Dr, Ashburton

11:30 - 12:00pm 3

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Web ID: AHB20664

35 Grove Street, Tinwald

12:00 - 12:30pm 4

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Web ID: AHB20836

146 Smithfield Road, Ashburton 12:00 - 12:30pm 4

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Web ID: AHB20725

5 Havelock Street, Ashburton

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Web ID: AHB20597

12:15 - 12:45pm 3

65 Davis Crescent, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20828

55 Clark Street, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20819

1 Stamford Lane, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20831

155 Grove St, Tinwald

2:00 - 2:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20736

SUNDAY 3RD MAY 40a Nixon Street, Tinwald

1:00 - 1:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20813

24 Ludlow Drive, Lake Hood

2:00 - 2:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20822

27 Ludlow Drive, Lake Hood

2:00 - 2:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20471

VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashashburton.co.nz

Ashburton 1 Stamford Lane

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The Good Life Awaits * Tranquil 8886m2 setting * Double garage plus 2 bay and workshop lock up sheds * Fruit trees and veggie garden * Large family home, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan Kitchen/Dining/Living and sep lounge

Tender: Closing 20th May 2015 (unless sold prior) View: Sat 2nd May 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20831 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Tinwald 147 McMurdo Street

Ashburton 136 Alford Forest Road

A-Frame floor plans are typically one and a half stories with all living space contained beneath a steep gable. Usually the design features oversized windows in the gable ends, creating dramatic appeal whilst allowing light to reach the interior.

* Stylish kitchen - open plan din/liv * French doors to Spacious decking & paving * 4 bedrooms or use one as a 2nd lounge * DVS, heatpump & nightstore * Elegant landscaping

Ashburton 21 Oxford Street

Tinwald 35 Grove Street

. Perminate material, 2 Heat pumps

* Open Plan Kitchen, Dining, Living area

. Modernised kitchen and bathroom all freshly painted

* 4 bedrooms

. Best feature, HUGE patio for outdoor entertaining

* 3 car garaging & ample off street parking

. 3 Double bedrooms with heaps of storage

* Bathroom plus separate shower

Deadline Private Treaty closing 5pm, 7 May ‘15 (U.S.P) View Sat 10:30 - 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20817

$359,000 View Sat 10:45 - 11:15am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20734

Deadline Sale closing 28th May 2015 (Unless Sold Prior) View Sat 11:00 - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20835

Deadline Sale closing 29th May 2015 (Unless Sold Prior) View Sat 12:00 - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20836

Ashburton 65 Davis Crescent

Ashburton 55 Clark Street

Tinwald 40a Nixon Street

Lake Hood 24 Ludlow Drive

* 4 Bedrooms

* Very close to Allenton shops and school

* 4 double bedrooms with abundant storage

* 4 Generous Bedrooms

* Open plan kitchen/living/dining

* Priced to sell

* 2 bathrooms (master with luxury spa bath)

* Spacious ensuite and WIR

* Sep shower, bathroom wc and sep laundry

* 3 bedroom ex state house

* Dual living spaces with indoor/outdoor flow

* 3 Living areas

* Decking, gazebo, raised veggie areas

* Wheelchair ramp

* Entertainers kitchen with stunning views to the lush garden

* Designer Kitchen with Granite Bench

Neg over $255,000 View Sat 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20828

Offers over $220,000 View Sat 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20819

Sale By Set Date Closing 2pm 6th May 2015 (U.S.P) View Sun 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20813

Deadline Private Treaty Closes 2pm 15th May 2015 (U.S.P) View Sun 2:00 - 2:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20822

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