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Harvest in full swing After a tough few months, the Riesling grapes at CharRees vineyard were harvested on Saturday, ready to be turned into what owner Charlie Hill hopes will be a great wine.

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Women’s Refuge are seeing rising numbers of women asking for help from Mid Canterbury; a region where they say methamphetamine use is ‘rife’.

But drugs and alcohol aren’t to blame for the growing family violence problem – they are just a symptom of a wider problem which, in Mid Canterbury these days also includes financial pressure, they say.

Mid South Island Women’s Refuge and Family Safety Services manager Dawn Rangi-Smith said the service had seen an increase in the number of calls from Mid Canterbury women over the past 12 months, and many were from the last people you’d expect – middle income earners, women from the farming com-

munity, and many of them seemingly strong, and in-control women.

“You can’t pick who an abuser is, you can’t pick who an abused woman is, it’s across the board,” Mrs Rangi-Smith said.

Mid South Island Women’s Refuge and Family Safety Services have been providing services in Mid Canterbury for 20 years and they provide emergency shelter, training and education for women and children in need.

Their Timaru safe house – catering for women from Oamaru to Ashburton – can take 16 women, plus children, at a time, but at times they’re having to put up the full house sign and put women in need up in a motel instead. Stays like that came out of the refuge’s own pockets, and although their budget was already tight, they were determined no

one would fall through the cracks, Mrs Rangi-Smith said.

She said it wasn’t just the physical side of domestic violence which people were presenting with any more. Much of what they saw was financial, or drug and alcohol related.

“Black eyes don’t happen so much, it’s more the kick to the back, or above the knees … the hidden places,” Mrs RangiSmith said.

Mid Canterbury women were doing something about it though. The rise in referrals meant women were leaving abusive situations, and the service was seeing a 100 per cent uptake in their education and training courses.

“When you think about it, it could all be stopped overnight, if people’s behaviour and attitudes changed.”

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Hoist to be installed at pool By suE nEwman

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The installation of a hoist in a disabled change room at the EA Networks Centre could make a dramatic change in the lives of many disabled pool users, says Mark Somerville, parent of a disabled child.

While the aquatic centre had four change rooms that could be used by disabled people, two in the pool area and two that doubled as family rooms, facilities for the disabled were not provided

to the standard that had originally been promised, Mr Somerville said at an Ashburton District Council meeting on Thursday.

“This has raised a lot of concerns and we’d like to see the change areas in the pool already made available to disabled people only. This is what’s done at Rolleston and Pioneer pools.”

If those two change areas were designated as disabled use only, Mr Somerville said one of those could be properly equipped for disabled users with a ceiling hoist

that would assist in the transfer of people from wheelchairs to a purpose designed change bed.

“This will make the pool a better facility for our people and we’ll have a change room that meets the needs of our guys.”

With shared use facilities, disabled people often had to wait to use a change room and because they were unable to move around they got cold very quickly, Mr Somerville said.

Councillors already had an agenda item that suggested

$25,000 could be spent on two ceiling hoists.

That was overkill, Mr Somerville said, as one hoist in a disabledonly changing room along with an appropriate change bed was all that was needed.

The council opted to follow his lead and signed off spending a $13,000 on a single hoist.

Currently, use of the changing facilities has until now required a carer to lift a disabled person from a chair to the changing bed and back again.

EA Networks Centre manager Steve Prescott said it was important for people with disabilities and their carers to be able to use the centre easily and safely.

“We want everyone to have access to the fantastic facilities here and this hoist will make a significant difference.

“Not only will it mean easier access to our facilities – and fewer injuries for carers – but it will make it easier for the centre to host people with a wide range of disabilities.”

■ GRAPE HARVEST

Vineyard’s Riesling crop survives the elements

By Erin TaskEr

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The vines have taken a hammering from the weather at CharRees vineyard in recent months.

Hail before Christmas virtually wiped out this season’s pinot noir and pinot gris harvest, but fortunately, the Riesling grapes survived, and on Saturday they were picked.

CharRees owners Charlie and Esma Hill haven’t let the challenging season get them down.

“When things go wrong, carry on, that’s my motto,” Mr Hill said.

And things certainly did go wrong.

The December hail took out most of the pinot noir and pinot gris harvest, and what was left was lost after wind whipped up the netting covering the vines, and the birds got to them before the nets could be replaced.

“It just looked like a lettuce salad,” Mr Hill said.

“A lady working for us at the time thought we must have had a machine come in and do some trimming, but I said,

yeah, it’s called hail.”

The Riesling survived it all though. The pinot gris and pinot noir vines had been thinned before the weather issues hit, but the Riesling ones hadn’t been.

The weather ended up doing the thinning out of the Riesling for them, and fortunately still left them with something to play with this year.

Mr Hill said their winemaker visited a few days ago and said the Riesling looked good.

Usually the Riesling grapes would be picked around Queen’s Birthday Weekend – still a month away – but the resilient grapes had not only survived the challenging season, they had thrived.

“He said no, they are ripe, and it’s a good, even mixture,” Mr Hill said.

So on Saturday, the Hills were joined by women from the Ashburton County Lions club – who do the grape harvest every year as a fundraiser – and brought the grapes in, ready to be turned into what the Hills hope will be a beautiful wine.

Karen Hooper was among those picking Riesling grapes at CharRees vineyard on Saturday.

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■ DOYLESTON DEATH

■ SCOTT WATSON

Man charged with murder

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A man has been charged with the murder of Marcus Luke Tucker.

Police arrested and charged a 51-year-old man yesterday. A 31-year-old woman was also arrested and charged with conspiring to assault and accessory after the fact.

Both will appear in the

Christchurch District Court today.

The body of Mr Tucker, 36, was found dumped near Lake Ellesmere on Drain Road, Doyleston last week.

He was brutally assaulted before his death and his body burnt.

Police said that as a result of

the arrests officers were now conducting a scene examination at a Bishopdale address. They are appealing for any sightings of a grey 1994 Nissan Cefiro travelling between Ruskin Street, Addington, and Leeston on the evening of Sunday, April 24 or the morning of Monday, April 25.

“These arrests have been the result of a hard-working and highly skilled team of investigators,” said Detective Inspector Tom Fitzgerald.

Mr Fitzgerald could not comment on the specifics of the investigation as the matter was now before the courts. - NZME

■ ASHBURTON TOWN WATCH

Volunteers needed to keep our streets safe

By Erin TaskEr

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Ashburton Town Watch is urgently in need of more volunteers to secure its future.

Only a handful of volunteers are left on the books of the organisation, which was first set up in 1985, and sees volunteer patrols hit the streets every weekend to be an extra set of eyes and ears for local law enforcement.

But that was becoming increasingly difficult. Town Watch member Owen Brewster said there was only currently about nine members sharing the load.

“We wouldn’t want it to get any worse. If we lost another couple, that would really make it difficult,” Mr Brewster said.

Town Watch volunteers hit the road in pairs, and the more members they had on the roster, the better. The lower the numbers got, the more the pressure on existing volunteers’ time increased.

Mr Brewster – a quake refugee from Christchurch – joined when he arrived in Ashburton three years ago after reading a story saying they needed more volunteers. Now he’s hoping others might do the same.

It was the first time he’d been a part of such an organisation, but he quickly saw the value in it.

“It’s been great. It certainly got me to find my way around Ashburton,” Mr Brewster said.

“They are a great crew and we get a lot of support from the local police, and you get quite a sense

Ashburton Town Watch members Russell Stockdale (left) and Owen Brewster are calling on people to join them in helping keep Ashburton’s streets safe.

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The shortage of volunteers isn’t new; they lost half their membership last year, something that was put down to the fact they were an ageing group, and a rise in the amount of violent crime they were seeing.

But Mr Brewster said all volunteers were given training, and when they were out on patrol, they spent almost all of their time in the safety of the Town Watch car.

He recalled only one occasion in three years where he’d actually had to get out of the car, and that was to check on a drunk man lying on the footpath.

Largely, their role was to watch and report, and that’s what they did.

“One act of vandalism stopped could mean there’s a school that doesn’t have to find a couple hundred dollars to fix it,” Mr Brewster said.

Potential members just need

to be aged 18 or over, and have a full driver’s licence, and a police check would be done before training given.

Ashburton Town Watch is holding its annual general meeting on Wednesday night at Community House, on the corner of Cass and Moore streets, at 7.30pm. They’re urging anyone with concerns for the safety of their business or residential premises, to go along and join the team, to help make Ashburton safer for all.

The boat on which Scott Watson killed Ben Smart and Olivia Hope has been painted for a television documentary - with taxpayers footing the bill.

NZ On Air has granted Production Shed more than $1 million to make the documentary, titled Ben and Olivia: Searching for the Truth, Fairfax reported.

The sloop where Watson killed Mr Smart and Miss Hope, whose bodies have never been found, is moored at Waikawa Marina.

Boat builder Richard Clausen confirmed to Fairfax that he was approached last month by the production company asking to paint the boat, named Blade.

It is currently a red-orange colour, the same as it was on the night Watson is believed to have murdered the pair after a New Year’s Eve party at Furneaux Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds.

Mr Clausen told Fairfax that the production company wanted to repaint the Blade blue, to match the colour Watson painted the boat after the murders. Police say he painted the vessel in a bid to disguise it.

Watson’s father Chris Watson, who owns the boat, allowed Production Shed to use the vessel because having it as part of a documentary was “good publicity”.

He told Fairfax he was always willing to help “showcase the ridiculous way this case has been represented”.

“The police and the courts did a hatchet job so there’s nothing anyone can do that’s worse than that.”

Watson continues to maintain his innocence.

NZ On Air told Fairfax that neither Watson nor his family would benefit financially from the documentary.

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■ ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY

In brief

Machinery hygiene crucial

By Michelle NelsoN

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Machinery hygiene will be crucial to preventing the spread of an invasive pest weed in Mid Canterbury.

Velvetleaf, described as the worst cropping weed in the world with the potential to decimate up to 90 per cent of a crop’s yield, was first discovered in Canterbury in February.

As of last week it had been found on at least 110 farms throughout Canterbury, prompting Environment Canterbury (ECan) to issue a biosecurity warning.

Environment Canterbury’s regional manager of biosecurity and biodiversity Graham Sullivan said rural contractors have an important role to play.

“We are urging contractors to be conscious of the potential for pest spread when moving between properties, or between areas of the same property, and to take responsibility for managing these risks,” he said.

Farmers are becoming increasingly aware of the risk that pests pose to their livelihood and many ramped up biosecurity measures at the farm gate as an insurance policy against the

threat of new pest incursions.

“These measures include checking that contractors’ vehicles, machinery and equipment are clean before being allowed on to the property,” Mr Sullivan said.

Pest plant seeds can be spread by the movement of vehicles, machinery, feed or stock. In this way, pests can spread to new areas of the same property, between neighbouring properties, or even between regions, he said.

While transitioning cattle into fodder beet crops, farmers also take the opportunity to inspect the rest of the crops.

“Implementing some simple biosecurity practices can help protect farms from the spread of unwanted pest plants such as velvetleaf,” Mr Sullivan said.

To date, the properties that velvetleaf has been found on represent only a very small fraction of the plant’s potential range.

“Farmers and other professional operators in the rural sector are pulling together to help protect our agricultural sector from the spread of velvetleaf and other pests, but we all need to stay vigilant and keep up sound biosecurity practices,” Mr Sullivan said.

111 fault Police are investigating a technical fault with the 111 system which prevented people from reaching emergency services in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The nationwide fault affected people trying to get through between midnight and 12.45am. Callers received an automated message saying the system was overloaded and could not proceed any further.

Acting national manager for Communication Centres Inspector Mal Schwartfeger said the fault was with the police system rather than with Spark.

The Spark initial call answer point identified the issue and alerted police.

Standard business continuity processes were put into practice immediately.

“Police went to the back-up system and all available call takers were placed on phones to reduce the queue. It took 35 to 40 minutes to clear the backlog of calls.”

Police remained on the back-up system until the main system was restored and operational at 2am.

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Injured driver Ashburton’s volunteer firefighters were called to Ashburton Speedway on Saturday afternoon to assist an injured driver out of a crashed car. The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to the speedway on Seafield Road at about 4.35pm. The speedway was hosting the New Zealand title weekend as part of the Wheels Week Plus activities, which got under way at the weekend.

Car fire A car fire on Reynolds Road prompted a call-out for the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon. Crews were called at 3.20pm and while they were there putting out the fire, the car’s airbags exploded and set fire to grass on the nearby banks of the RDR, which firefighters quickly took care of. Police also attended the scene.

House fire A house fire in Wellington yesterday is being treated as suspicious. Emergency services were called to a house in Strathmore Ave, Strathmore Park at 1.15pm. Central fire communications shift manager Murray Dunbar said there were no reports of injuries and no damage to neighbouring houses. Fire Service fire investigators would be investigating the cause of the blaze.

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Stabbing Dunedin police are investigating a stabbing outside a nightclub in the city on Saturday night. A police cordon was set up outside Brimstone, on Princes St. Another police cordon was outside the nearby Rialto cinema. Police confirmed they were investigating an incident, but were not commenting further.

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‘Bobby Bubbles’ entertains punters Two days of fine weather helped bring the punters along for The Original Gypsy Fair’s annual stop-off in Ashburton at the weekend. Held at the Ashburton Domain off Walnue Avenue over both days, the fair included an array of entertainment including glass blowing, wood crafting, face painting and hair braiding, plus more. Among those providing some entertainment in the form of giant bubbles was Robyn O’Halloran, aka Bobby Bubbles.

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■ CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Women encouraged to join construction industry

By Sue NewmaN

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If there’s a McIntosh Builder’s truck parked on a construction site, the person swinging the hammer is as likely to be a female as a male.

She might be a rarity in a male dominated world, but newly qualified builder Carmen Sutton doesn’t see anything odd about her choice of career. It’s one she’d like to see more women take up.

With the construction industry desperately short of apprentices, Carmen says it’s the perfect job choice for people who enjoy the outdoors and who want a bit of creativity and variety in their working day.

She was a late comer to building; the idea of a building career had been a slow-burner.

“I used to help my stepdad out as a teenager and I really enjoyed that and when I bought my own home I enjoyed doing stuff to that.

“I’d been truck driving for a while and decided I’d had enough of that and decided it was time to do what I really wanted,” she said.

That saw her sign on for a pretrade training course at Aoraki Polytech. Before the course started, fate stepped in. Carmen was in a local hardware store shopping and met up with building company owner Alastair McIntosh.

Carmen Sutton might be one of only a few female builders, but she’s keen to see more women sign on for a career she says is immensely rewarding.

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“I plucked up the courage and asked him if he’d be interested in giving me some work experience.

He said get signed up and let me know.”

She did. Alastair took her on and was clearly impressed.

With her course completed, he agreed to sign her on as an apprentice. That she was a female, just shy of 40, was immaterial.

Completing her pre-trade training was a huge step for Carmen, she’s dyslexic and has Irien Syn-

drome which makes it difficult for her to read black print on white paper.

A huge help in building her confidence and self-belief was winning an Advance Ashburton scholarship to Outward Bound.

“After that everything changed.”

Carmen has now completed her apprenticeship and is still taking satisfaction from knowing she’s now a qualified builder. Her career is launched and she wants others to follow in her footsteps.

Yes, there are aspects of the work that are harder because you’re a woman, but that’s only a very small part of what is overall a great job, she said.

“There’s heavy lifting, no doubt about it, that’s the most difficult thing for a woman, but it’s just part of the job. You just have to get on with it and be one of the boys.”

And that’s what Carmen is with the McIntosh crew. The boys are used to having a woman on board.

“But some of the customers do a double take, but some of the women are pretty excited to see a woman in a non-stereotype job,” she said.

Down the track she’d love to build her own home, but now she’s happy building up her skillbase and her experience.

She applauds the industry’s drive to recruit more women into construction apprenticeships.

“There’s absolutely no reason why women can’t do this job. It’s about doing a job that you’re interested in. If you enjoy what you do it’s not a job.

“I really enjoy what I do.”

■ DUCK SHOOTING SEASON

New laws won’t limit enjoyment Mid Canterbury duck shooters and landowners can rest assured new health and safety legislation should not curtail their enjoyment on opening weekend.

“Farmers can rest assured that despite several changes to the legislation that came into force earlier this month, there is no danger of cancellation nor lengthy form-filling interfering with their favourite season of the year,” Agribusiness health and safety spe-

cialist Melissa Vining said.

“The new health and safety legislation does not prevent farmers hosting shooters or enjoying duck shooting.

“Where shooters are in an area of the farm not being used for work purposes, and not close to the buildings on the farm, then the farmer wouldn’t need to take many steps in relation to those duck shooters to be compliant with the new rules.”

However, if work is being carried out in the area where duck shooting is occurring, then the farmer would need to consider relocating the work or putting controls in place to ensure no harm comes to the workers or shooters.

“Farmers shouldn’t fear allowing shooters onto their property or enjoying their land for recreational purposes, but they still need to remember that firearm safety should be the number one

priority for duck shooting weekend,” Ms Vining said.

“If all shooters are well versed in the seven basic rules of the Firearms Code, then health and safety should not get in the way of an enjoyable day.

“On average, a hunter is accidently killed every nine months in New Zealand and there does not appear to be a pattern that correlates with the experience of the hunter,” she said.

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“While all the rules are equally important, one rule that seems to need the heaviest reminder around duck shooting season is alcohol consumption.

“Alcohol and firearms do not mix. Not only is it irresponsible with potentially fatal consequences, but under the Arms Act there are several potential charges that shooters could face, along with the risk of losing their licence.”

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■ WHANGANUI HOUSE FIRE

Death ‘preventable’ The death of a 79-year old Whanganui woman in a house fire could have been prevented with a working smoke alarm.

The woman died on Thursday after a fire at her home. She was rescued by firefighters and revived at the scene before being rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

She died later that day from her injuries.

The death has prompted the Fire Service to issue a reminder about the importance of working smoke alarms.

Since July 2015, 18 people have

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been killed in “avoidable house fires”.

The 79-year-old woman had a smoke alarm installed in her home, however it did not have a battery.

“It’s extremely disappointing, given two older women died in a similar way in 2014. Unfortunately history has repeated itself,” said Whanganui Fire Service area commander Bernie Rush.

Mr Rush revealed the elderly woman called 111 after discovering the fire, which is believed to have been caused by an electric blanket in her bedroom.

“We strongly advise people to get out of the house first, and then call for help from a safe place nearby, because house fires can kill in minutes,” he said.

“The smoke is extremely toxic and can overwhelm people in seconds.”

Mr Rush said if the woman’s smoke alarm had been functioning, it would have given her more warning and more time to escape.

The Fire Service recommends people install photo-electric smoke alarms with a built-in, long-life battery.

Mr Rush said they were particularly useful for rental properties because the batteries can’t be removed and don’t need to be replaced.

“Long-life photo-electric smoke alarms are also cheaper in the long run, because they last for up to 10 years,” he said.

The death was also a timely reminder about electric blankets.

Mr Rush said they occasionally caused fires, so they should be replaced every five years with newer heat-protected models, which are safer.

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■ INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS’ DAY

Auckland clean-up More than 1900 Aucklanders rallied together on Saturday to clean up five tonnes of rubbish, 500kg of recyclables and more than 200 shopping trolleys and 300 car tyres in South Auckland.

Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust operations manager Lincoln Jefferson claimed it as a record for the largest single environmental clean up in New Zealand. It focused on 10km of the Puhinui Stream to the foreshore, along with Otara Creek - areas which lived up to their reputation as “urban dumping grounds”.

“It was truly humbling to see Aucklanders working together for the good of the environment on such a mass scale,” said Mr Jefferson.

“We’d like to thank everyone for taking the time to join us in this remarkable event. The volume of litter recovered serves as a wakeup call that we need to clean up and protect our waterways, and not continue to treat them as dumping grounds.”

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In brief Glider crash A 40-year-old Katikati man is in a critical condition after a glider crash at Tauranga Airport yesterday. The man is in Tauranga Hospital’s intensive care unit.

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Body found at Piha Police do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a person whose body was found on an Auckland beach yesterday, the New Zealand Herald understands.

The body was found at North Piha.

It is further understood the case will be referred to the coroner.

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Home invasion A teenager broke into the home of a Hastings couple yesterday and assaulted a man in his 70s.

The intruder smashed his way through a window at the home on Longlands Road about 8.15am.

The occupants, both in their 70s, were woken and confronted by the offender, who is described as being in his late teens. Police said he assaulted the man before fleeing in a dark sedan. The man suffered minor injuries but the woman was not hurt, Detective John Brans of the Hawke’s Bay criminal investigation branch said.

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Rescuers thanked

Church marks firefighters’ day International Firefighters’ Day was marked with a special service at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church yesterday. It was the church’s Ashburton Wheels Week Plus service, with this year’s theme being fire brigades. Donations made at the service will go to the Ashburton Fire Museum. Reverend David Brown conducted the service, with an unusual guest over his shoulder.

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The family of an American mother and daughter rescued after they spent four near-freezing nights in the bush have thanked those involved in bringing them to safety.

Carolyn Lloyd carried her daughter Rachel, 22, on her back as the pair tried to find their way out of the Tararua Forest Park where they got lost during a hike on Tuesday. The women strayed from the path. Mrs Lloyd’s brother, John Schumacher, contacted the Herald from his home in the US with a message for the search team. “My entire family wishes to express our tear-filled gratitude to all the amazing police staff, helicopter pilots, search team members, dog guides, volunteers and news teams who kept us informed and everyone else involved who worked so quickly and effectively to find - and save my sister and niece,” he said.

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■ NEW RULES

New rules for foreign vessels Nine foreign charter fishing vessels have so far opted not to fish in New Zealand waters rather than meet new rules requiring them to re-flag to New Zealand under new rules which kicked in yesterday.

The Government changed the rules for foreign-owned vessels chartered to fish in New Zealand after evidence about ill-treatment and “slave-like” conditions faced by workers on some vessels.

Those change include a requirement for foreign vessels to be “flagged” to New Zealand while in its waters to ensure New Zealand had jurisdiction over areas such as employment and health and safety laws.

Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy said so far nine vessels had re-flagged and three were in the process of doing so and could not fish in New Zealand waters

until then. A further nine had decided not to fish in New Zealand waters. The re-flagged ships were from Japan, Korea, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The changes were made after a ministerial review in 2012, which was prompted by an Auckland University research into the conditions on foreign vessels in New Zealand.

The law changed in 2014 and set a deadline of May 1, 2016 for vessels to reflag.

Mr Guy said the move was aimed at addressing concerns about “questionable” safety, labour and fishing practices.

Other measures included observers on board all foreign-owned vessels, independent audits of charter parties, and compulsory New Zealand bank accounts for crew members.

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■ FRENCH PM VISIT

Key set to meet with French PM France’s famously aggressive farming lobby and Helen Clark’s bid for the UN Secretary-General job will be top of the agenda in Prime Minister John Key’s meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls today.

Mr Valls arrives for the first visit by a French Prime Minister since 1991, when Michel Rocard delivered an apology for the Rainbow Warrior bombing as part of an arbitration settlement.

Mr Key said a free trade agreement with the European Union would be a key part of the talks.

Negotiations on that are yet to begin, but there has been an agreement to consider formalising talks.

“One of the big issues will be any pushback from the agriculture lobby which is likely to be strongest in France. So I’ll be addressing that issue with the Prime Minister.”

He would also raise Helen Clark’s bid for the Secretary-General post. France is one of the five Permanent Members on the Security Council, which will have its first straw poll on the nominees in July. Mr Key said the permanent members rarely showed their hands publicly and he did not expect France to.

However, he had discussed Helen Clark’s run with French President Francois Hollande in Washington recently.

“He said that it was very early days for them, but they certainly were not negative towards Helen Clark.”

Mr Key also discussed free trade in his meeting with India’s President Pranad Mukherjee yesterday.

It is the first ever visit by an Indian President.

New Zealand began free trade negotiations with India in 2010 but talks have moved slowly.

Mr Key said getting a trade agreement with India was important because of its growing middle class.

“The demographics of India are very similar to China, but the level of trade is multiples more in China.”

As well as trying to get a bilateral free trade agreement New Zealand and India are among the 16 countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - an agreement including the 10 Asean countries as well as China, Korea, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand.

In June, New Zealand will host the next round of talks on RCEP in Auckland. The original aim was to sign the agreement by the end of 2015 but the leaders are now expected to agree to a new date on the sidelines of the Apec meeting this year.

Trade Minister Todd McClay said it would be the largest trading bloc in the world in terms of population - the countries involved had a combined population of more than three billion people.

“It would not be in New Zealand’s interests to stand aside from a negotiation that covers at least 55 per cent of our merchandise exports,” he said, The countries involved include six of New Zealand’s top 10 export markets.

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Wheels Week kicks into gear Beautiful conditions met participants in the Ashburton Plains Rotary Club’s classic car run yesterday. Among those preparing to take part were Bevis Begg in his 1915 Ford Model T, which he has owned since 1994 and restored himself. The classic car run started at the Ashburton Showgrounds and finished in Hinds, and was part of the opening weekend of Wheels Week.

The Wheels Week activities will continue this week, with the next event being the RSA Mobility Scooter Race on Wednesday. Local drivers will compete at the Ashburton RSA at 10.30am.

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Hilary Barry tipped to join Breakfast Star news anchor Hilary Barry is expected to join TVNZ’s Breakfast show after her shock defection from TV3 - and the state broadcaster is reportedly writing a half-million dollar cheque for her.

The Weekend Herald broke the news Barry had quit TV3, the latest high-profile casualty after 18 months of drama at the network.

Sources said her departure to arch-rival TVNZ was a double whammy from which TV3 would struggle to recover.

Barry is a linchpin at both ends of the day for MediaWorks - on the Paul Henry Show in the

morning and as 6pm news cohost.

TVNZ is said to be eager to get Barry on board at Breakfast.

Sources told the Herald on Sunday it had been rattled at how quickly Henry’s show had eaten into its audience.

In February, Paul Henry edged ahead of Breakfast for the first time, attracting the majority of viewers in the 25-54 age bracket.

Another source said Barry was “very comfortable” in the morning slot. She would give Breakfast a much-needed boost.

Barry is reportedly on close to $500,000 at TV3, and a source

told the Herald on Sunday TVNZ would need to match that.

Breakfast’s current hosts are Rawdon Christie and Nadine Chalmers-Ross, who has the job while Ali Pugh is on maternity leave.

TVNZ would not discuss the issue on Saturday.

There had been speculation Barry could join Peter Williams on the weekend news bulletins at One News, but it was thought TVNZ would not risk changing other high-performing shows, such as One News and Seven Sharp, too soon.

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ilary Barry quitting her job made constant headlines at the weekend.

There’s a reason for that. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know who Hilary Barry is, and probably harder pressed to find someone who doesn’t like her.

Her leaving TV after 23 years was always going to be big news.

The fact that she’s the latest in a long list – Hamish McKay, John Campbell, Jeff Hampton and Phil Corkery to name a few – to leave TV3 in recent times probably just pushed it that little bit further up the headline queue.

Someone at the weekend described it as ‘if Judy Bailey was the mother of the nation, Hilary Barry was the aunty of the nation’. They’re right.

So what is it about Aunty Hilary that everyone loves? It’s that she’s human.

If something was funny, she laughed – surely most people by now have seen the ‘emergency defecation situation’ clip from the Paul Henry Show.

And if something was sad, she cried – how many times at the weekend did we see a replay of the emotional scene that played out on John Campbell’s final night with TV3?

Hilary Barry is human. In fact, I’ve often thought she’s superhuman.

How did she do it all? Sitting alongside Paul Henry five days a week for his morning show, and at the other end of the day fronting the 6pm news bulletin with Mike McRoberts.

It’s not like she turns up at 6am, sits down with Paul Henry and launches straight into reading the news.

She’ll get to work a hang of a lot earlier than that.

And at the end of the day, you can guarantee she doesn’t stand up from the news desk at 7pm and walk straight out the door, into her car and drives home.

I often wondered how she lives by such a schedule, with a husband and two kids at home.

It must have taken huge commitment, so it’s not a huge surprise she says she wants to take time out and spend it with her family.

Talk is now centred around how long that will last though.

There’s much speculation TVNZ will snap her up.

And they’d be silly not to at least try.

Hilary Barry is loved, and she’ll be loved wherever she goes.

Wherever she goes, her fans will follow.

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This result reflects the focus this Government has placed on strengthening the environment within which local businesses operate.

Some of the actions the Government has taken include; rolling out faster broadband, cutting ACC levies and introducing 90-day trials and a startingout wage.

We know that small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our local communities. Therefore strengthening the business environment will have a positive flow-on effect for our communities and our people’s quality of life.

One indication that this is the case is the ANZ’s monthly report of job ads data which noted that job ads across New Zealand rose strongly in March, with a 2.9 per cent increase (seasonally adjusted).

This good news for the labour market is backed up by the Ministry of Social Development’s recently published report on beneficiary numbers, which showed that the number of people receiving a main benefit has fallen below 280,000 for the first time since 2008.

This result indicates that the Government is making steady progress in helping people transition off welfare into employment.

At 31 March, there were 279,891 people aged between 18 and 64 receiving a benefit through Work and Income, including the three main benefit types of Jobseeker Support, Supported Living Payment and Sole Parent Support. Five years ago, there were 331,529 people on a main benefit.

The trends in our economic and social data are clearly headed in the right direction.

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With 97 per cent of all New Zealand enterprises employing 20 or fewer people, it is vital that the Government continues to look for ways to reduce the financial and time burdens that small businesses face.

With this in mind, the Prime Minister recently announced that Budget 2016 will include a positive tax package aimed at making business easier for small and medium-sized business operators.

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Cries heard in rubble Rescue workers are racing to save more residents from the rubble of a six-storey building in Nairobi after it collapsed following heavy rain, killing at least 10 people.

President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the site of Friday night’s disaster and ordered the arrest of the owners.

“We are still hearing some voices from the collapsed building,” Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre director Colonel Nathan Kigotho, said yesterday.

“We don’t have the exact number of people buried in the rubble.”

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children, and a mother and baby could be heard beneath the rubble, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Nkaissery said.

After mainly working with hands and power tools, rescue workers moved in two excavator vehicles to assist in lifting heavy masonry.

Heavy rains have led to building collapses in the past in poor neighbhourhoods of the Kenyan capital, which residents have usually blamed on shoddy or illegal construction.

The building in Nairobi’s poor suburb of Huruma in eastern Nairobi had 198 rooms, Kigotho said.

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lapse and at least 133 people were rescued.

The president told officials “to undertake an immediate survey of all the houses in the area to find out those which are at risk of collapsing”, his office said in a statement.

“The biggest cause of this was that the building was next to the river. The water most likely undermined the foundation,” he said.

Lower floors of the building crumpled, leaving some of the top storey still standing.

Broken bed frames, mattresses and clothes protruded from the wreckage.

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Thousands of Japan quake buildings at risk More than 12,000 buildings are at risk of collapse following the powerful earthquakes that jolted southwestern Japan around two weeks ago, leaving nearly 50 dead, the Japanese government says.

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has identified 12,013 “dangerous” constructions - which could come crashing down in the event of a fresh quake or other factors - from among more than 43,000 buildings that were reviewed after the quakes that affected Kyushu island, the second most populated in the archipelago.

The number is higher than the 11,699 buildings classified as dangerous after the magnitude 9 quake that struck the northeastern part of the country in 2011, though the two figures cannot be compared in the same terms, given that the post-quake tsunami was responsible for flattening thousands of buildings in the previous instance.

On April 14, Kumamoto prefecture in Kyushu registered a violent 6.5 magnitude earthquake, which triggered a series of tremors, including one of 7.3 magnitude that struck two days later and caused even greater destruction, also affecting the neighbouring city of Oita.

More than 1000 aftershocks have already been experienced since the first of these quakes, and seismic activity is still continuing, with dozens of fresh tremors felt Saturday.

As a result of the quakes, which claimed 49 lives with one person still missing, some 30,000 people remain displaced from their homes.

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New series of Offspring Offspring fans can look forward to another round of loveable Proudman family chaos this year with the filming of season six having kicked off in Melbourne. Asher Keddie and Kat Stewart reprise their roles as sisters Nina and Billie Proudman on the show, which will return after a two-year absence. While Keddie gave birth to a son, Valentino, in March last year, her life on the show has also moved on. Season six picks up 18 months down the line, with Nina’s daughter Zoe now two-and-a-half years old and the Proudman family rocked by a “heartbreaking event”, said a Network Ten statement.

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Kenya burns elephant tusks Kenya’s president has set fire to thousands of elephant tusks and rhino horns, destroying a stockpile that would have been worth a fortune to smugglers and sending a message that trade in the animal parts must be stopped.

Plumes of smoke rose yesterday as the flames took hold of tusks piled up in a game reserve on the edge of the capital Nairobi, destroying 105 tonnes of ivory from about 8000 animals, the biggest ever incineration of its kind.

President Uhuru Kenyatta dismissed those who argued Kenya, which staged its first such

burning in 1989, should instead have sold the ivory and the tonne of rhino horn, which by some estimates would have an illegal market value of $US150 million ($NZ215 million).

“Kenya is making a statement that for us ivory is worthless unless it is on our elephants,” he told dignitaries before setting light to the first of almost a dozen pyres.

Kenya is seeking a total world ban on ivory sales when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meets in South Africa later this year as poaching poses an increasing risk to the species.

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Kate Middleton will appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of British Vogue, following in the footsteps of her late motherin-law, Princess Diana. Vogue has revealed the cover of its June edition on its website, which goes on sale on Thursday, showing a smiling Kate in a rural outdoors setting wearing a green hat, brown jacket and white blouse.

Another photo shows her in a red and black stripy top, leaning on a wooden fence. “I am hugely grateful that we have been able to continue with our tradition of outstanding royal portraiture,” Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman said. Two of the pictures of Kate from the photo-shoot, which were taken in January by British photographer Josh Olins, will be displayed at London’s National Portrait Gallery as part of an exhibition in May to mark Vogue’s 100th anniversary. Diana featured several times on Vogue’s cover.

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Princess Charlotte turns one

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Princess Charlotte is turning one. The youngest royal was introduced to the public on the day of her birth, May 2 2015, and like her older brother the images of the tiny infant were captured by the world’s media.

She was named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in tribute to her grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales and her great-grandmother the Queen.

Charlotte’s privacy has been carefully guarded by her parents Prince William and Kate and she has only been seen in public on one other occasion,

her christening. Big brother George stole her limelight on that day by standing on tiptoe to peer into her pram and chatted to the Queen.

But she has only been seen in a handful of pictures to mark events like six months after her birth, her first Christmas and most recently in a group photo with the Queen’s other greatgrandchildren and youngest grandchildren to mark the monarch’s 90th birthday.

The princess will be an important figure in the monarchy in the years to come.

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Lindsay Lohan’s father is adamant the actress is engaged to wed her new boyfriend, despite her representative recently denying the marriage reports. The star hit headlines on April 12 after multiple reports suggested Egor Tarabasov, 22, had proposed to Lindsay, who said yes.

Her spokesman, Hunter Frederick, issued a statement claiming “the story is untrue and holds no merit”, but Lindsay continued to keep fans guessing that night when she attended a Duran Duran concert showing off an emerald and diamond sparkler on her left ring finger.

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Bridlington beckons new troops Much of the filming for Dad’s Army was done in Bridlington, a popular resort for 19th-century leisure seekers that is preparing for a return to glory.

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he glamorous face of Catherine Zeta Jones may be splashed all over billboards to promote the new Dad’s Army feature film, but it’s very likely another star will steal the show when the nostalgic TV adaptation hits the big screen.

A small fishing town in East Riding, Yorkshire, famous for its tasty fish and chips, is set to become a staycation hotspot this (northern) summer. Much of the filming for Dad’s Army was done in Bridlington, a popular resort for 19th-century leisure seekers that is preparing for a return to glory.

Ahead of the crowds, I visit for a weekend break.

Some of the scenes from Dad’s Army, including shots of the bank, tearoom, police station, Hodges greengrocers, Jones’ butchers and the military parade, were filmed in Bridlington’s Old Town.

With some buildings dating from the 17th century, the Old Town stands about 1.5km northwest from the harbour, originally known as Burlington Quay.

It was built close to the beautiful Priory, founded in 1113 and once the biggest and wealthiest church in Yorkshire.

With its High Street, Market Place, Corn Exchange House and (in 1710) 25 pubs, the Old Town was a major trading place for

Stephen White headed to Bridlington in Yorkshire, the scene of most of the filming for the Dad’s Army movie, and found he was captivated by the amazing scenery, rather than the film set. surrounding villages. Just seven pubs survive today.

When the Dad’s Army film crew members descended in November 2014, they transported many of the shops and buildings back to the 1940s. Much of that decoration remains, allowing visitors to step into a film set: the Black Lion still appears as Walmington-on-Sea’s Royal Oak Inn while various shops feature 1940s fashions and a variety of air raid warden posters.

Posters also tell of wartime austerity: horsemeat being fit for human consumption, general food shortages and rationing.

There are no such worries of hardship at Field House Farm Holiday Cottages, our “billet” for two nights, and where some of the film’s scenes were also shot.

This cluster of six luxurious cottages about 1.5km up the coast in the tiny, old village of Sewerby makes a perfect base for anyone exploring the Bridlington and Flamborough Head area.

Field House Farm is owned by John and Angela Foster and their grown-up children James and Lucy. It has been in the Foster

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family for generations, and was originally part of nearby Sewerby Hall’s estate.

Until August 2003 the farm was home to a herd of some 130 Friesian/Holstein dairy cattle, but the slump in milk prices forced their sale. Only a few “decorative” cows are kept on the land these days.

It’s still a working farm, but the focus has switched to growing wheat, barley, oil-seed rape, field beans and alternative crops.

Tourism and wildlife conservation are also new areas of business.

The cottages offer a range of accommodation for two to six people and are all converted farm buildings with evocative names like The Byre, The Old Dairy and The Turnip House.

They are perfect for all-year visits. When we drive there in mid-January, it’s bitterly cold.

We come across plenty of snow on the local hills and our car is covered in ice for much of our second day.

Arriving at the cottage early on Friday evening, we walk the 800m or so to the nearest pub, The Martonian Inn, and enjoy

a “cheap and cheerful” fish and chips supper – £12 for two, including two free drinks.

The Martonian does a roaring trade during the summer, catering for the hundreds of visitors who descend on the area for caravan holidays.

After a day exploring Bridlington and Flamborough, Sunday morning sees us walking into Sewerby, past the recently restored 17th-century Grade Ilisted Sewerby Hall and Gardens – home to a museum, small zoo and aviary, past the old Ship Inn – and on to the high chalk clifftop.

Heading north towards Flamborough Head, we pass a cricket field and golf course, while watching colourful paragliders soaring and swooping high in the deep-blue sky above us.

About 1.5km from Sewerby, we reach Danes Dyke, a long prehistoric defensive ditch and earthwork that protected about 13sq km of Flamborough headland from invaders.

The natural woodland reserve, a Scheduled Ancient Monument of national importance, is home to a diverse range of wildlife.

Its carpark sits on the former site of a grand house built in 1873 for the lady of the Manor of Flamborough. It was demolished in 1953.

Nearby Flamborough, with its two lighthouses, has several pubs, including the Rose & Crown and the curiously named Royal Dog & Duck in Dog and Duck Square.

Midway between Flamborough and Bridlington is The Ship Inn in Sewerby. It’s packed when we visit for a lunchtime drink – a christening party and a crowd of hungry customers fill almost every seat, many of them taking advantage of the bargain carvery lunch (two for £12).

Nearly 500 local people from the area starred as extras in Dad’s Army, so I carefully watch to see if I can pick out any budding stars.

Bridlington’s town crier, David Hinde, who holds the world record for the loudest town cry, is undoubtedly the most recognisable.

Cast aside though, it’s the scenery that will attract most people to this pretty corner of England.

Just as Poldark gave tourism a boost in Cornwall and Downton Abbey put Highclere Casle on the map, big-screen exposure is likely to send visitors marching to Yorkshire in the following months.

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Wheels Week got off to an actionpacked start with the AutoSparks quarter-mile sprint on Winslow Willowby Road on Saturday.

Craig Dunshea was the quickest overall in his Mitsubishi GTO, recording his best time of 12.86 on his third run, while Charlie Rapsey was second fastest overall in his Chevrolet Camaro.

Rapsey’s fastest time, of 14.03, came on his fourth run of the afternoon.

Meanwhile, Alan Turner rounded out the top three with a best time of 14.06 in his Mitsubishi Mirage.

Right – Darren Blackburn was 10th in his Ford Capri with a best time of 14.99secs during the quarter-mile sprint on Saturday.

In brief Marathon tussle The 52nd running of the Rotorua Marathon brought one of the most exciting finishes of the race’s history, with just 43 seconds separating the top three finishers in the men’s race. A leading group of five runners became four - Nick Horspool (Wellington), Ciaran Faherty (Auckland), Chris Sanson (Palmerston North) and Tony Payne (Auckland) - after 5km.

With 6km to go the group was still together but Horspool hit the lead at the 41km mark, at which point he was confident of winning his first Rotorua Marathon. “Late on the race, the legs were feeling really good and, once you get 100m on somebody, you can hold the pace. I think I was running 3m20s (per km) at the end, so I knew they would have run run at least 3m 10s in that last K to pick me up, so I was just making sure I didn’t go too deep and pop.”

His winning time was 2h 27m 39s.

Letter from Foran

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Patched-up Warriors win A patched-up Warriors side exorcised some of the demons of a miserable past week and broke an 11-game, nine-season losing streak against St George Illawarra, with a cathartic NRL victory at Mt Smart Stadium yesterday.

The result was always going to go one of two ways: The Warriors would collapse further under the immense strain of a drama-filled week, in which six of their best players were dropped for breaking team protocol following their insipid 42-0 Anzac Day defeat to Melbourne, or they would find the mettle and resolve to bounce back and produce the gutsy kind of effort that fans have been crying out to see.

The 12,752 strong crowd of masochists got the latter, thankfully, with first-half tries to Shaun Johnson, Matt Allwood, Charlie Gubb and three Johnson conversions helping them to a 18-10 halftime lead, after the Dragons managed two four-pointers to Euan Aitken and Kalifa Faifai Loa. The Warriors improved their goal-line defence in the secondhalf, and unforced errors and penalties from the visitor’s surrendered momentum before Jeff Robson scored, and a 75th minute penalty to Johnson sealed the result.

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ing and Tui Lolohea, and the talents of five of the ill-disciplined group - Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, and Bodene Thompson, and young front-rowers Sam Lisone and Albert Vete - that were out until 3am midweek, the Warriors were dealt yet another blow pregame, with Thomas Leuluai ruled out with a hamstring injury.

But replacement five-eighth Robson, rookie fullback David Fusitu’a and others thrown a lifeline - Tevaga, James Gavet, and fill-ins Sione Lousi, John Palavi and Matt Allwood, and 21-yearold debutante Toafofoa Sipley were all committed, while Luke responded to his bench demotion with an expected and much improved running and defensive game.

Almost anything would have been an improvement on last week’s humiliating result, and the fact the match ended in a victory is in many ways, a bonus, and an unexpected one, given the weight of history against them.

The Warriors have numerous bogey teams, it seems, but if there is one side that represents a large monkey clinging to their back, it has been the fire-breathing Dragons.

The win, just their fourth of the season, is the club’s first triumph over the Red V since 2007, just their second in 18 matches, and only their fifth in 24 games since

Kieran Foran has penned an emotional letter to his Parramatta teammates after taking leave from the NRL club for personal reasons.

The letter was read to Eels players in the ANZ Stadium changerooms pre-game before their win over Canterbury on Friday. Assistant coach Steve Murphy read the letter out aloud to the players. “I’m not sure if I would be able to wake up each day, to go to training, if it wasn’t for you boys,” Foran wrote in the letter as reported by News Corp. “I’ve played in a lot of great teams, but I haven’t played in a group as tight this before. I love you guys. You have held me together. Coming to training, to be with you boys, is the reason I wake up each morning. Thank you for your support. I know I’ve let you down, but rest assured I can’t wait to get back and when I do I’ll be ready to go.”

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Laws need re-think

Shaun Johnson and his team will take a break from the spotlight after yesterday’s win over the Dragons. their first encounter, 2,313 days ago back in 1995.

The Warriors, now have a chance to come up for air to enjoy a timely break from the spotlight during next week’s representative round, before looking ahead to their next game against Penrith in Christchurch on May 14.

They also have the luxury of remaining in New Zealand for the next six weeks, with a round 11 game against Canberra in New Plymouth, a bye week, and a home game against Brisbane,

before finally returning across the Tasman to the on the struggling Knights at Hunter Stadium on June 11.

Yesterday’s win was a step in the right direction, but getting his side to maintain this standard is the ongoing challenge for coach Andrew McFadden.

Warriors 26 (Shaun Johnson, Matt Allwood, Charlie Gubb, Jeff Robson tries, Johnson 4 cons, 1 pen) Dragons 10 (Euan Aitken, Kalifa Faifai Loa tries, Widdop pen)

Kangaroos selector Darren Lockyer believes international eligibility laws need a re-think after Australia’s controversial selection of Semi Radradra for the upcoming Test against New Zealand. The Fijian native will make his Kangaroos debut in Friday’s annual mid-year Test against the Kiwis after nominating to play for Australia last month through residential qualification.

Lockyer made no apologies for picking the in-form Parramatta winger, but said the circumstances surrounding his selection must be re-examined. “The eligibility stuff around international football at and put back on the agenda about how we can do it better,” Lockyer said. “The eligibility rule is a different debate. I’ve got my own opinions on all that stuff, but that was put aside. Semi is eligible to play for Australia so you’ve got to pick the best team available.”

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Eric Duff and Logan Bonnington contest a lineout during Southern’s convincing 55-18 win over Ohoka on Saturday.

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Hampstead beat valiant Methven Saturday’s Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition produced wins for Hampstead, Rakaia and Southern, while Celtic’s clash with Ashley was abandoned after hooker Alan Dampney sustained a neck injury.

Methven 17 Hampstead 22 They may still be without a win this term, and holding up the rest on the section one ladder, but positives will be taken by the Methven players and supporters following Saturday’s clash.

Trailing 15-7 at half time, Methven continued to battle in the second half, despite being physically outmatched.

A bonus point will be a minor consolation, but it will be the valiant performance that Methven coach Andy Pearce will take the most from.

“The game ebbed and flowed both ways, Hampstead probably had more chances but the lads are still learning lessons, knowing how to play with each other,” said Pearce.

“We gave away too many penalties at the breakdown, which was a big thing for us that we need to work on improving, we’re getting there but it’s a slow process.”

The win was Hampstead’s third of the season and keeps them in contention for a top four place.

Regan Broker’s men will now look to make the most of Burn/ Duns/Irwell’s second loss of the season when the two sides meet next week.

“Methven were really good, we jumped out to an early lead but they never gave up at all,” said Broker.

“My young loose forward trio stepped up big time, very proud of them, their discipline was outstanding.”

Southern 55 Ohoka 18 Southern registered their second win of the season against fellow section two strugglers Ohoka.

Michael Ellis’ team have showed plenty of promise throughout, collecting three bonus points for

coming within seven in three of their four losses this term, but have fallen short in producing an end product.

Ellis said it was a pleasing display, and one that will breed confidence throughout the squad ahead of their Thursday night clash with Rakaia in what has all the makings of a thrilling local derby.

“Our structures started to fall in to place and we muscled up pretty well in the first half which set us up pretty well,” he said.

“We’re just going to have a good crack at them (Rakaia), local derbies are always good, it’s a big challenge but one we’re looking forward to, we just need to keep fronting up every week now.”

Ashley v Celtic Ashley were leading 14-0 when play was abandoned after Celtic hooker Alan Dampney sustained a neck injury at scrum time.

Due to the match being abandoned before 40 minutes had been played, the teams will replay

the fixture tomorrow in Christchurch. Dampney was given the all clear on Saturday evening.

LUISETTI SEEDS COMBINED COMP RESULTS

Rakaia 31 Hornby 20 Rakaia made it five wins from six outings with a 31-20 victory over Hornby.

After a solid first half effort saw Sean Carter’s men return to the sheds with a 19-3 lead, the second half performance left a lot to be desired against a team that have yet to register a win this season.

Assistant coach Wayne Foxcroft said Rakaia must perform for a full 80 minutes.

“They were a big, strong side, and in the second half we weren’t committing ourselves, we went off the boil, weren’t sticking to our patterns,” he said.

Rakaia will next face Southern on Thursday evening, and Foxcroft insisted on the importance of winning well.

“It will be a big game, we need to get back on the horse because they could easily tip us up if we don’t bring out A-game,” he said.

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Section one: PWL Methven 17 v Devon Tavern Hampstead 22.

Southbridge 32 v Glenmark 23.

Burn/Duns/Irwell 10 v Saracens 13.

Lincoln 53 v Rolleston 27.

West Melton 3 v Kaiapoi 26.

Section two: Waihora 43 v Oxford 6.

Ashley v Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic – Abandoned due to injury.

Prebbleton 7 v Darfield 22.

Railway Tavern Rakaia 31 v Hornby 20.

Stuart Tarbotton Contracting Southern 55 v Ohoka 18.

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■ RUGBY

Hat-trick for Naholo Waisake Naholo’s return to rugby has gone as planned. The All Blacks winger suited up for the Harbour Hawks in Dunedin club rugby over the weekend, scoring a hat-trick in his side’s 66-24 victory over Zingari Richmond.

Naholo, who suffered leg injuries before and during the Rugby World Cup, fractured his leg in the Highlanders’ opening round Super Rugby loss to the Blues. However, his recovery is now nearing completion and the Highlanders will be hoping to have him available for their massive clash with the league-leading Chiefs on Saturday. The Highlanders are currently just inside the playoff picture, sitting in eighth with 28 points, having won six of their nine contests so far.

- NZH

Mayhew back

Southern steal show

By James Ford

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Southern B’s Luke Berkelmans finds an opening during his side’s 37-3 win over Mt Somers on Saturday.

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Southern B produced their finest performance of the season so far to down Mt Somers in a battle at the top of the Senior B table on Saturday.

Both sides held 100 per cent records heading in to week five of the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy, but Southern sent a clear

message to their Senior B counterparts with a 37-3 mauling of Mt Somers.

Before Saturday’s clash Mt Somers were at the top of the ladder on 19 points followed by Southern on 18.

But Jason Gill’s side’s convincing bonus point win now puts daylight between them and the chasing pack.

In the day’s other Senior B matchups, third placed Celtic B were held to a 13-13 draw by

Collegiate, while Hampstead B earned a well-deserved bonus point in a 50-5 thumping of Methven B and Allenton recorded their third win of the season with a 28-12 victory over Rakaia B.

Jaguares romp in with 11 tries By rex Gowar Argentina’s Jaguares scored their second win in Super Rugby and first at home with a 73-27 win over South Africa’s Kings at Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires yesterday.

Pumas No.8 Leonardo Senatore led the way with three of his side’s 11 tries as the Jaguares celebrated their return home from a defeat to the Sunwolves in Tokyo by snapping a seven-match losing streak in some style.

“It was a good win, we’ve had a few bad games recently so we had to play some good rugby,” said skipper Martin Landajo,

one of nine try scorers for the hosts.

“It’s a relief to have got such a win, we had tried some of these things in other matches and they didn’t come off so it’s like a new beginning.”

Centre Juan Martin Hernandez’s first-minute try set the tone for a blistering opening quarter from the Jaguares as he followed up his chip over the defence to score in the corner.

Four tries in 18 minutes left the Port Elizabeth-based Kings shellshocked and six before the break gave the Puma-laden home side a 40-15 halftime lead.

Flyhalf Elgar Watts kicked

a penalty and tries by flanker Chris Cloete and centre Stefan Watermayer off an interception kept the visitors’ tails up.

The dominant Jaguares maintained their scoring rhythm in the second half, however, and their superior handling skills at speed helped them to five more tries to the joy of a passionate home crowd of about 12,000.

“We try to do that in this tournament, sometimes it works well, sometimes not so well. Today was alright,” Landajo said.

Five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez finished with a tally of 23 points from nine conversions and a try after a brilliant performance in

which he orchestrated the attack with aplomb.

The Kings, who returned to Super Rugby this season after one campaign in 2013, had second half tries from flanker Thembelani Bholi and lock Steven Sykes but they only served to make the scoreline more respectable.

Other Super Rugby scores from round 10: Chiefs beat Sharks 24-22, Bulls beat Force 42-20, Blues beat Rebels 36-30, Highlanders beat Brumbies 23-10, Reds beat Cheetahs 30-17, Hurricanes beat Lions 50-17, Waratahs beat Stormers 32-30, Jaguares beat Kings 73-27.

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Coventry could be looking for a new job

Tom Coventry

As the Highlanders and Crusaders narrow down their lists for their soon-to-be-vacant coaching jobs, the name Tom Coventry could yet appear on one or both.

The former Chiefs assistant shifted to London Irish last August and has endured the season from hell. Much admired and respected in New Zealand, Coventry hasn’t been able to impose himself in the UK. London Irish, who finished

10th in the Aviva Premiership last season, are currently bottom and almost certain to be relegated.

They have won just four games under Coventry and their recent loss to 11th-placed Newcastle was seen as their last chance of hanging on to their place in the top flight.

If they go down, Coventry’s position at the club will be under scrutiny. Most of the club’s best players - Sean Maitland, Ben

Franks and Blair Cowan - are all believed to have escape clauses which means they won’t be hanging around.

Coventry is a realist and knows his position is also vulnerable.

The options for Coventry would be: wait to see if he keeps with Irish - but find himself coaching at a level miles lower than Super Rugby - or be proactive, and apply for the jobs at the Highlanders and Crusaders.

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Warriors and former All Black doctor John Mayhew made an appearance at Eden Park over the weekend to watch his son take the field for the Blues, just days after being discharged from hospital where he was recovering from a massive heart attack. Blues prop Nic Mayhew returned to the field for his Super Rugby side on Saturday after suffering a knee injury last month. His father was in the stands watching. The younger Mayhew posted a photograph on Instagram of his parents and other supporters. “Good to be back out playing again tonight and having the family come watch, especially the old boy,” he wrote alongside the image.

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Kerevi sidelined Samu Kerevi’s immediate Wallabies hopes are in jeopardy with the Queensland Reds centre ruled out for the next month of Super Rugby due to a broken hand. Kerevi had scans yesterday morning after the Reds’ 30-17 win over Cheetahs at Suncorp Stadium and will have surgery on Tuesday. He will miss three to four weeks of action, meaning the absolute earliest he could return is for the home clash with the Sunwolves on May 21 - the final game before Super Rugby goes into recess ahead of England’s three-Test tour in June.

But Reds captain and would-be Wallaby teammate James Slipper says Kerevi shouldn’t be too downtrodden if the injury setback does cost him a Test debut, because a green and gold jersey will be his eventually.

- NZH

Kiwi to wear yellow Kiwi water polo forward Joe Kayes has been cleared to play for Australia at the Rio Olympics.

Kayes has been training with the men’s team but has only just been given clearance to play by the sport’s governing body, FINA. “For us it will be very helpful to have two quality centre forwards but he (Joe) will need some time to adapt to our style of the game,” coach Elvis Fatovic said.

The Sharks have played with one centre forward in recent years, but Fatovic has signalled a shift to playing with two men up front.

Kayes spent four seasons playing professionally in Hungary before he became an Australian citizen in 2015. The Sharks are in camp in Sydney ahead of an overseas tour to Japan and the US. - AAP

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■ FOOTBALL

Mid Canty depose Halswell

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury United topped the Robbies Division Two ladder with a 2-1 win over Halswell United FG’s at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

Heading in to the tie, Mid Canterbury were one point behind league leaders Halswell, knowing a win would put them two points clear at the top.

Mid Canterbury’s backline was bolstered by the return of stalwart fullback Doug Gardner, while Kenny Faalavaau brought plenty of pace to the right of midfield on his return to action.

The home side created chances in the first half, but were unable to punish Halswell, with Sam Hall fluffing his lines following a darting run in to the 18-yard-box and Greg Feutz testing the visitors’ luck with a shot that struck the upright of the post.

Halswell also attacked well, sensing their place at the point table’s summit was in jeopardy, but a resolute Mid Canterbury defence kept the Christchurch side at bay for a 0-0 stalemate at half time.

Halswell came out firing in the second half and drew first blood from a corner which goalkeeper Cosmin Teodorescu failed to handle, allowing Richard Kirkland to nod the loose ball in to the back of the net on the hour mark.

Trailing 1-0, Mid Canterbury rallied in midfield, starving Halswell of possession before

Leicester’s longshot Bettors looking for a wager with a fancifully high payoff last summer could have gone into their local betting shop in England and risked a bit of cash on the proposition that Elvis Presley would be found alive and well. Or they could have placed their money on a true longshot: The laughable idea that the lowly Leicester City soccer club would somehow surge to the top of the world-class English Premier League. Elvis surfacing in good health was a 2000-1 shot; the Foxes taking the top spot was rated even more unlikely, at 50001. Joe Crilly, spokesman for the William Hill betting chain, said the company will no longer casually offer such high odds in the face of an expected $14.6 million industry loss that will be suffered this weekend or next if, as expected, the Foxes finish in first place.

Kane’s big game

Mid Canterbury United’s Kenny Faalavaau keeps the ball under control in the second half against Halswell United FG’s at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

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Feutz’s fine chipped effort wrong footed goalkeeper Bernard Wyatt to level proceedings.

With time ebbing away, Mid Canterbury continued to attack in search of the three points the

Rebels run riot in 7-0 thrashing

By James Ford

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Mid Canterbury United Masters were humbled 7-0 by FC Twenty 11 Rebels at the Upper Riccarton Domain on Saturday.

Before kick-off, United were in second place on the ladder - having won three of their four outings this term.

In contrast, Rebels had recorded just one win this season.

Rebels were 3-0 up at half time, but United held firm in the opening 20 minutes of the second half before the floodgates opened and the home side scored four more.

The 7-0 hiding boosted Rebels up to eighth on the ladder, while United fell from second to third on the points table.

Robert Breen, who took on United’s coaching duties in Paul Bradford’s absence, credited Rebels for their fine performance.

“Everything went their way, but they were a very good team,” he said.

“We didn’t play that badly, but they had more pace and scored some great goals.”

United Masters will be out to return to winning ways next Saturday when they host CTFC Avengers at the Ashburton Domain.

would send them to the top of the ladder, and striker Sam Hall’s relentless running paid off with a well-taken finish to secure the win.

Mid Canterbury now lead di-

vision two on 12 points, having won four of their five matches so far, while FC Twenty Bombers sit in second place ahead of Halswell thanks to a superior goal difference.

■ NETBALL

Tactix no easy-beats proving difficult for opposiThe Mystics winless start tion defences to crack. to the year continued last Last night’s 56-55 win elnight as the star-studded evated the Canterbury side Auckland side crashed to a into third position on the one-goal defeat to the TacNew Zealand conference tix in Christchurch. ladder, with only goal perThe match followed a centage separating them familiar story line to the from the second-placed Mystics’ previous outPulse. ings this season, with the The Tactix offered a team building a handy glimpse of the threat their lead early on, but were unattack line poses in the able to maintain the intenopening stages of the game, sity throughout with errorscoring the first three goals. strewn patches proving But the home side lost their their downfall. way through the middle The constant chopstages of the period as they ping and changing of the line-up did not help the Jess Moulds pulled off an in- Mystics went on a five-goal Mystics consistency, with tercept in the last few min- run to take an 8-3 lead - a margin they held at the first coach Debbie Fuller mak- utes that proved crucial. break. ing 11 positional changes Despite leading 15-10 heading into the throughout the match. A couple of those were injury enforced with the likes of Temal- second period, the Mystics would not have isi Fakahokotau and Nadia Loveday needing felt comfortable given their track record of some running repairs early on, but many of blowing even bigger leads in the opening the changes appeared a bid to inject some- rounds. Indeed, the Tactix pegged back a goal by halftime as they trailed 27-23 heading into thing new for the sake of it.

While the Tactix have been considered the the third period. ever-present threat of Hareasy-beats of the competition in recent sea- rison’s long limbs.

The Tactix levelled the score at 41-all headson, 2016 is proving not to be the case.

They hinted at their potential with a draw ing into the final period. Then a Jess Moulds against the unbeaten Southern Steel in intercept with just over two minutes left on round two, with their athletic shooting com- the clock proved to be the match-winning - NZH bination of Mwai Kumwenda and Bailey Mes move for the Tactix.

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson’s come up big in his first game in the Indian Premier League. He’s hit a half century in his first match back from injury as the Sunrisers gained a 15-run win over the Royal Challengers. Batting at number three, Williamson clubbed seven fours as he notched the 50 from 30 deliveries.

Williamson hadn’t played since New Zealand’s Twenty20 World Cup semifinal loss to England due to a hamstring injury. He and Sunrisers opener and captain David Warner teamed up to score a 124-run partnership across 12.4 overs, with Warner smashing 14 boundaries en route to a 92-run innings off 50 deliveries.

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Vixens down Magic The Melbourne Vixens have come out on top in their first transTasman challenge of the netball season after defeating the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57-34 at Hisense Arena yesterday. Goal shooter Kimberly Commane top scored for the home side with 25 goals from 29 attempts after being injected into the game just before halftime. Rookie Alice TeegueNeeld (19 from 27 attempts) also turned in an admirable display against veteran Silver Ferns defender Leana De Bruin for much of the game, a highly-decorated international player 18 years her senior. A fast and physical match also showcased the prowess of the Vixens star defensive pairing of English international Geva Mentor and Diamonds defender Jo Weston, who had the better of the Magic shooters from the get go.

Erakovic beaten Marina Erakovic’s dream run at the WTA Tournament in Rabat Morocco came to an end at the last hurdle. The Kiwi tennis player lost to the tournament’s top seed Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-1 in the final. World number 15 Bacsinszky was dominant all tournament, losing just one set in five matches at the Moroccan claycourt event. It was Bacsinszky’s first title on red clay with all three of her previous tournament victories coming on hardcourts. Erakovic had played seven back to back matches to advance to the final from qualifying. It was Erakovic’s fifth shot at a WTA title, having won one - in Memphis in 2013.

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Magic finish for Orange

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Magical Murf, with Blair Orange in the sulky, was a worthy winner of the McIntosh Catering Pace at the Ashburton meeting on Saturday.

The Kevin Fairbairn-trained Gotta Go Cullect-Magical Mills four-year-old gelding made a perfect start for Orange, then settled in the trail as race favourite Junior (Bob Butt) took up the running and led the field past the post first time around.

Single file was the order of the day for the leading runners up until the 400 mark, with Magical Murf travelling easily in the trail and James Dean happy to follow that runner, until Gerard O’Reilly made a big move with Junkyard Mase to challenge Junior for the lead going into the home straight.

While that challenge faded in sight of the post, Orange made his own move on the rail and quickly took control, although James Dean (Leo O’Reilly) was charging home down the middle of the track and another 50 metres would have been interesting.

Magical Murf’s win set up a $294 trifecta with the favourites, while Janice Cullen (John Dunn) came in fourth to give First4 punters a healthy $2996 dividend.

Results from Saturday’s Ashburton harness racing The weather is fine and the track fast for the Ashburton Harness on Saturday.

RACE 1 - MASTERGUARD FIRE & SECURITY LTD TROT, $7000, 2400m 3-3 Dark Ops (1) S McNally 1 1-1 Sunny Afternoon (12) B Orange 2 6-6 The Fox (5) D Nyhan 3 Scratched: Theodosia, Jims Dragon.

Also (finishing order): 9-9 Westar Bella, 4-4 Look Ahead, 2-2 Rollin Thunder, 5-5 Prince George, 8-8 No Fears, 7-7 Magnafique, 11-11 Belmont’s Greatest, 10-10 Medusa, 13-12 Moy, 12-13 Woomamasampson.

1-3/4L, 3/4L, 1/2L. Time: 3:08.65. MR: 2:06.50.

Last 800m: 65.85. Win: $4.80. Places: $2.00, $1.20, $4.10. Quinella: $7.70. Trifecta: $118.60 (1,12,5). First4: $2021.20 (1,12,5,3). Sub: Sunny Afternoon (12).

Trainer: Brent White, Temuka. Breeding: 3 f CR Commando-Constar.

RACE 2 - HOKONUI MID CANTERBURY F&M MOBILE PACE, $7000, 1609m 1-1 Imke B (12) T Williams 1 2-4 Shezza GNP (1) B Orange 2 3-5 Aymar (14) S Ottley 3 Scratched: Katgotstyle, Janices Cullen, Better B Chevron, Cindy Bromac.

Also (in finishing order): 5-3 Seaswift Joy, 4-2 Tahlia Franco, 6-7 Crackared, 8-8 Charlees Wishes, 10-10 Glenisthebettor, 12-12 Smooth Fire, 13-13 Westburn Vision, 7-6 Black Raine, 11-11 Duffy Bromac, 9-9 Gotta Mama.

1/2 nk, 1-1/4L, 1/2 nk. Time: 1:55.83. MR: 1:55.83. Last 800m: 57.07. Win: $3.80. Places: $1.40, $2.40, $2.40. Quinella: $10.10. Trifecta: $62.00 (12,1,14). First4: $166.70 (12,1,14,11).

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Double: $18.40 (1/12+), $8.80 (1/1).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 f Bettor’s Delight-Lughnasadh.

RACE 3 - MORGAN FENCING MOBILE PACE, $7000, 2400m 2-2 Red October (6) J W Cox 1 4-5 Flamboyant (4) J Young 2 1-1 Donegal Rundlescreek (3) D Dunn 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 8-8 She’sa Tricky Bridge, 3-3 Smackwater Jack, 9-9 Sarah Kate, 5-4 Man Of Change, 10-10 Cruzy Dude, 11-11 Franco Tallis, 6-6 Lavros Vance, 12-12 Lyin Eyes, 13-13 Farm Fire, 7-7 Beau Sancy.

3-1/4L, Lg hd, 5L. Time: 2:55.72. MR: 1:57.80.

Last 800m: 56.67. Win: $6.90. Places: $2.20, $2.70, $1.00. Q: $31.20. Trifecta: $173.70 (6,4,3). First4: $1477.40 (6,4,3,13). Treble: $99.90 (1/12+/6).

Trainer: John Howe, West Melton. Breeding: 3 g Art Official-Matavutu.

RACE 4 - STEWART & HOLLAND PACE, $8000, 2400m 2-3 Double Shot (5) D Dunn 1 1-1 Joey Maguire (2) R Houghton 2 4-4 Jack Hammer (8) R May 3 Scratched: Ideal Arden, Mogul.

Also (finishing order): 3-2 That Guy Finn, 5-5 Sans Le Sou, 6-6 Moon Angel, 7-7 Canndew.

Nse, 2-1/4L, 2-1/4L. Time: 3:00.45. MR: 2:01.00. Last 800m: 56.00. Win: $2.50. Places: $1.60, $1.00, $2.00. Quinella: $2.60. Trifecta: $20.50 (5,2,8). First4: $40.20 (5,2,8,6).

Double: $18.40 (6/5), $6.30 (6/2+).

Trainer: Cran Dalgety, West Melton. Breeding: 3 f Bettor’s Delight-Twice As Good.

RACE 5 - CHERTSEY TROTTING CLUB PACE, $7000, 2400m 1-1 Nyree Franco (1) C D Thornley 1 3-3 Handsome Hero (11) G O’Reilly 2 10-10 Lavish Lustre (12) B Orange 3 Scratched: God Of War. Also (in finishing order): 6-6 Pembrook Harry, 5-5 Tirol’s Rocket, 8-8 Kylie Ann, 7-7 Jay Jayz Boy, 11-11 What A Curtainraiser, 9-9 Battle Born, 4-2 Champagne Reign, 2-4 Alantic.

Sht hd, 1/2 nk, 1L. Time: 3:04.55.

MR: 2:03.80. Last 800m: 57.81. Win: $1.80.

Places: $1.00, $2.20, $9.20. Q: $5.30. Trifecta: $189.10 (1,11,12). First4: $1539.30 (1,11,12,7).

Quaddie: $124.70 (12+/6/5/1+).

Trainer: Steven McRae, West Melton. Breeding: 3 f Bettor’s Delight-Nearea Franco.

RACE 6 - ASHBURTON U-HIRE PACE, $7500, 2400m 2-3 Well Armed (11) R May 1 5-5 Hopeful Harriet (5) R Close 2 6-6 Ardent Lustre (7) B Orange 3 Scratched: Articulight.

Also (finish order): 4-4 Kotare Kasai, 1-1 Ildivo, 12-12 Lauragrace, 7-7 Jewelz, 3-2 Chapter One, 10-8 Midfrew Tarpediem, 13-13 Sonnetsson, 11-11 Game Changer, 9-9 Shadow Rider, 14-14 Jayees Supreme, 8-10 Volatile Lavra.

3/4L, 1/2L, Hd. Time: 3:02.03. MR: 2:02.20.

Last 800m: 57.13. Win: $4.00. Places: $2.00, $3.40, $3.40. Q: $23.10. Tri: $372.90 (11,5,7).

First4: $1274.50 (11,5,7,2). Double: $7.60 (1+/11), $7.80 (1+/5). Treble: $25.10 (5/1+/11).

Trainer: Allan Ford, Rakaia. Breeding: 5 g Real Desire-Heavensent.

RACE 7 - MCINTOSH CATERING PACE,

$7000, 2400m 6-6 Magical Murf (8) B Orange 1 2-3 James Dean (2) L O’Reilly 2 1-1 Junior (1) B Butt 3 Scratched: All About Henry.

Also (in finishing order): 7-7 Janices Cullen, 8-8 Rozzano, 9-9 Rock Of Ages, 5-5 Tom Me Gun, 3-2 Junkyard Mase, 11-11 Diptee Bromac, 4-4 Capital Plan, 10-10 Dynamo.

1/2 nk, 1-1/2L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:03.73. MR: 2:03.20. Last 800m: 57.00. Win: $27.00. Places: $4.30, $1.70, $1.50. Q: $39.60. Trifecta: $294.10 (8,2,1). First4: $2996.90 (8,2,1,10).

Trainer: Kevin Fairbairn, Doyleston. Breeding: 4 g Gotta Go Cullect-Magical Mills.

RACE 8 - NEWLANDS MOBILE PACE, $7500, 2400m 7-4 Ultimate Desire (6) J Dunn 1 1-1 He Can Fly (9) T Williams 2 4-6 Christopher Banner (5) R May 3 Scratched: Burn Off, Kotare Kasai, Articulight.

Also (in finishing order): 3-3 One Big Fella, 11-10 Gimmegold, 12-12 Rummage, 2-2 Scarlet Falcon, 6-7 Earthquake, 8-8 Illegal Immigrant, 5-5 Scarlett Banner, 10-11 Kiwi On Show, 1413 Bontz, 9-9 Lucky Luciano, 13-14 Midnight Flyer.

Nse, 3/4L, 2-1/2L. Time: 2:54.62. MR: 1:57.10.

Last 800m: 56.83. Win: $15.00. Places: $3.20, $1.40, $3.60. Quinella: $16.20. Trifecta: $522.80 (6,9,5). First4: $3347.30 (6,9,5,12).

Double: $342.30 (8/6), $25.20 (8/9+).

Trainer: Brad Mowbray, Russley. Breeding: 3 f Real Desire-Ballie Hanover.

RACE 9 - FARMLANDS HANDICAP TROT, $7500, 2400m

4-4 Missandei (14) C DeFilippi 1 3-3 Lady Angus (3) J Dunn 2 2-2 Alderbeck (16) B Williamson 3 Scratched: Kingdom Come, My Sky. Also (in finishing order): 1-1 Donegal Bettorgretch, 13-11 Bacardi N Coke, 5-5 Kowhai Monarch, 12-13 Total Exposure, 8-7 Jean Sebastien, 9-10 Tehoro Ruby, 10-9 Hey Yo, 7-8 Sarah Palin, 11-12 Ruthless Success, 15-14 Diana Harbour, 14-16 Momentous, 16-15 Majestic De Fence, 6-6 One Over Dover (Pulled up).

1/2L, Hd, 7L. Time: 3:04.35. MR: 2:03.60. Last 800m: 57.93. Win: $14.60. Places: $3.20, $2.30, $1.90. Q: $45.20. Trifecta: $502.70 (14,3,16). First4: $1205.60 (14,3,16,17).

Trainer: Bruce Negus, Burnham. Breeding: 3 f Angus Hall-Pocaro.

RACE 10 - DEVON TAVERN MBL PACE, $8000, 2400m 1-1 Innocent Artist (6) D Dunn 1 5-6 Sails (12) J Curtin 2 8-9 Bird Of Paradise (8) L O’Reilly 3 Scratched: Emily Blunt, Corroboree.

Also: 4-4 Celestial Arden, 2-2 Art Critic, 9-8 Highland Reign, 3-3 Royal Counsel, 7-7 Betty Golightly, 10-10 Buzkil, 6-5 Easy Rider.

3/4L, 2L, Hd. Time: 2:54.98. MR: 1:57.30. Last 800m: 56.81. Win: $2.20. Places: $1.20, $4.60, $6.30. Quinella: $37.70. Trifecta: $720.50 (6,12,8). First4: $2128.00 (6,12,8,11). Quaddie: $12371.30 (8/6/14/6+). Place6: $64.80 (1+,11 ,12/5,7,11/1+,2,8/5,6,9+/3,14,16/6+,8,12). Double: $40.30 (14/6+), $155.60 (14/12). Treble: $466.10 (6/14/6+).

Trainer: Cran Dalgety, West Melton. Breeding: 3 g Art Major-Shes Innocent.

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 1 72765 Opawa Spice nwtd .......................... J W Bell porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 02 2 57453 Homebush Slinky nwtd ..........J T McInerney May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 3 61556 Opawa Perissa nwtd .........................M Flipp and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 4 34422 Repeat Visit 21.97 ............................... L Bell 5 41826 Sammy Baxter 21.79 .............J T McInerney and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.54pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 6 42156 Cawbourne Foxy 21.87 ................M Roberts 7 478x7 Opportunist 22.20 L & ........................ Morris MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 8 52168 Goodtime Lady 21.89....................... I Moore 1 Thrilling Flo nwtd ............................. K Walsh 9 87856 Bundoran Lass 22.14 .................... D Donlon 2 32636 Another Ranger nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 654 Mattie Blueblood nwtd ............J T McInerney 10 47778 Homebush Stew 22.03 ...........J T McInerney 4 36455 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 4 1.48pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 1 87867 Quevado nwtd ............................B Goldsack 5 1 Let’s Go Sprite 21.85 .......................L Ahern 2 53678 Zamaddis Lass 21.87................... T Downey 6 35523 Belfast Barry nwtd ........................... J W Bell 3 22768 Big Ben nwtd ............................ S Gommans 7 42625 Billy Marlow nwtd ..............................M Flipp 4 77334 Alamein Blonde nwtd ...................... J W Bell 8 7828 Botany Cold nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 17x8 Bitta Leg nwtd ............................... M Gowan 9 48574 Another Casino nwtd..............J T McInerney 6 66346 Chair Up nwtd ........................J T McInerney 10 772 Mr. Maize nwtd ............................A Turnwald 7 77724 Homebush Tiare 21.64...........J T McInerney 2 1.12pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 8 56411 Uno Nigel 21.91 ................................M Flipp 1 33142 Totes 21.61 ............................J T McInerney 9 85785 Clearly Magic 21.99 L & ..................... Morris 2 42324 Opawa Jay 21.74 ............................. A Clark 3 21223 Cawbourne Elpaso nwtd ..............M Roberts 10 66886 Dallas Baxter 22.11................J T McInerney 4 46837 Cawbourne Josh 22.04 ....................... L Bell 5 2.05 SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C1, 375m 1 48321 Ear’s Boris 21.97 ...............................M Flipp 5 54854 Banshee Boy 21.82 ....................B Goldsack 2 37522 Lick It Up nwtd .......................J T McInerney 6 73153 Princely Money 22.26 ............J T McInerney 3 74655 Johnny Angel nwtd.................. T McCracken 7 425F7 Fangirl 22.18 L & ................................ Morris 4 45F65 Doosh nwtd ............................J T McInerney 8 46441 Homebush Justine 21.73 .......J T McInerney 5 5x766 Bigtime Chip 21.96.........................R Murray 9 87658 Dark Garnah 22.00 .................. S Gommans 6 78772 Chinese Star 21.85 L & ...................... Morris 10 68x88 Homebush Marlow nwtd ..............P Blanche 7 33125 Culvie Den nwtd .............................. J W Bell 3 1.30pm BUCK FEVER AT STUD C1 C1, 375m

6 17663 Individual Lily 21.40 ........................ J W Bell 8 66453 No More Marmite 22.32 K & .............Phillips 7 14423 Big Boy Deno 21.55 .....................M Roberts 9 38477 Marlow Marina nwtd ...............J T McInerney 8 12162 Subic Bay nwtd ................................L Ahern 10 78785 Cawbourne Peejay nwtd ..............M Roberts 6 2.26 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C2, 375m 9 55D37 Tuff Diamond 21.68 .......................B Mitchell 1 37351 Cawbourne Loch 21.76 ................M Roberts 10 16887 Lagoon Kootchy 21.89 .................M Roberts 2 21882 Takeaway 21.82 L & ........................... Morris 9 3.27 OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C4/5, 457m 1 66111 Vegas Danny 25.91 .....................A Turnwald 3 51656 To The Bank 21.63 ....................... P Denbee 2 F8377 Cawbourne Crouch 25.73 ............M Roberts 4 41378 Business Review nwtd L & ................. Morris 3 35535 Smash Allegro 25.97........................L Ahern 5 52515 Alcudia 21.77 ....................................M Flipp 4 12F61 Grand Legacy nwtd ..........................L Ahern 6 41163 Ivanhov nwtd K & ..............................Phillips 5 x1247 Dr. Brm 25.99 ..............................A Turnwald 7 12112 Cawbourne Mezza nwtd ..............M Roberts 6 15555 Boston Lightning 25.95 ...............A Turnwald 8 73314 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .................. J W Bell 7 33124 Winsome Jenny 26.28 .....................L Ahern 9 33377 Alamein Duke 21.51 K & ...................Phillips 8 12351 Takamori 25.71 ..........................B Goldsack 10 77158 Viva La Vixen 22.05 ....................A Turnwald 7 2.46 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES R/A, 457m 10 3.47pm THE WRIGHT DECORATORS C2/3, 375m 1 84112 Top Prosecutor nwtd ...................A Turnwald 1 77854 Cawbourne Matty 21.44 ...............M Roberts 2 21226 Hawkesbury Fever 26.10 ............A Turnwald 2 25222 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 3 54646 Melham nwtd................................... K Walsh 3 23125 Miss Mowhawk 21.60 ................... P Denbee 4 13113 Robins Zarr Hood nwtd ...............A Turnwald 4 18688 Costing Money nwtd ....................... M Grant 5 84771 Aunty Trace 26.39 ............................L Ahern 5 14473 Lady Zeena 21.71 ........................ T Downey 6 12312 Red Express 26.02 ..........................L Ahern 6 42656 Shinzigzag 21.56 .......................B Goldsack 7 21124 Swiftly Chloe 25.86 .....................B Hodgson 7 x5778 Pure Lee 21.79 D & ...................J MacAuley 8 17471 Scodelario 25.90 ..............................L Ahern 8 52237 Big Wonder nwtd ........................... M Gowan 8 3.05pm MANAWATU HARNESS RACING C4/5, 375m 9 77526 Mangamahu Jack 21.91 ................G Atwood 1 14577 Cawbourne Buttsy 21.32..............M Roberts 10 13Fx3 Avedon Jeeter 21.54 .........................M Flipp 2 51748 Freedom Flyer 21.42 K & ..................Phillips 11 4.07 PRESTON’S MASTER BUTCHERS C1, 457m 1 21223 Scooter’s Rose nwtd ............... T McCracken 3 14336 Sherlock Izmir 21.48 ...................A Turnwald 2 68531 Cawbourne Spree 26.18 ..............M Roberts 4 73688 Wheelie Chillie 21.52 ..................A Turnwald 3 33375 Kennel Boy nwtd .........................A Turnwald 5 63115 Skuzi nwtd........................................L Ahern

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45877 Malakai Magic 26.09 .................... P Denbee 25354 Phantom Way nwtd L & ...................... Morris 64733 Cawbourne Bird nwtd.............. T McCracken 24262 Ollie Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 51123 Cawbourne Panic nwtd ................M Roberts 12 4.23pm WHEELDEAL.CO.NZ C1/2 C1/2, 457m 1 22141 Blackie Chan nwtd ........................B Mitchell 2 26685 Arcane Rampage 26.14 L &............... Morris 3 84648 Lektra Spider nwtd .......................... J W Bell 4 43421 Bernie’s Boy nwtd .........................B Mitchell 5 44542 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 6 47576 That’s King 26.33 ........................B Hodgson 7 87587 Lagoon Victory nwtd ................ S Gommans 8 45863 Opawa Extreme nwtd ........................M Flipp SELECTIONS

Race 1: Thrilling Flo, Belfast Barry, Billy Marlow, Another Ranger Race 2: Cawbourne Josh, Totes, Princely Money, Banshee Boy Race 3: Opawa Spice, Repeat Visit, Cawbourne Foxy, Sammy Baxter Race 4: Uno Nigel, Chair Up, Bitta Leg, Homebush Tiare Race 5: Ear’s Boris, No More Marmite, Lick It Up, Chinese Star Race 6: Cawbourne Mezza, Alcudia, Cawbourne Loch, Ivanhov Race 7: Top Prosecutor, Scodelario, Melham, Hawkesbury Fever Race 8: Subic Bay, Skuzi, Freedom Flyer, Cawbourne Buttsy Race 9: Vegas Danny, Takamori, Cawbourne Crouch, Smash Allegro Race 10: Cawbourne Matty, Big Wonder, Enhancer, Shinzigzag Race 11: Cawbourne Panic, Cawbourne Spree, Malakai Magic Race 12: Cosmic Scramble, Arcane Rampage, Lektra Spider LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Spurs take down Thunder The San Antonio Spurs dismantled the Oklahoma City Thunder — in a hurry.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 38 points as the Spurs beat the Thunder 124-92 yesterday, never trailing in Game 1 of the second-round series.

The Spurs scored the most postseason points against the Thunder and came within eight points of matching their largest postseason victory ever.

“Obviously, it kind of got away from them,” San Antonio veteran Tim Duncan said. “We didn’t expect that, but we’ll take it at the start of a series.”

Aldridge broke out for his best game of the season after Memphis held him to 14.5 points in the first round, nearly seven points below his regularseason numbers. He was 18 for 23 from the field, including his first 3-pointer of the season and banking in a left-handed scoop shot as he was falling in the lane.

“It was just one of those nights,” Aldridge said. “I can’t take credit for it. I was just trying to play confident and ended up making some plays that I probably won’t make the next game. It was enough for me tonight.”

Kawhi Leonard added 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in 22 minutes for San Antonio. The Spurs led by as many as 43 points and sat their starters in the fourth quarter to rest them for Game 2 on Monday night.

Leonard and Aldridge combined for 45 points in the first half, outscoring Oklahoma City as a team by four. Unfortunately for the Thunder, the rest of the Spurs were just as impressive early.

San Antonio guard Danny Green was 5 for 6 on 3-pointers in scoring 18 pointers and as a team the Spurs were 9 for 15 on 3s.

“I think our defense ignited our offense,” Green said. “We were able to get out on the break by making it tough for them on that end of the floor, making them take some tough ones. They obviously didn’t get a rhythm. They were cold.

Luckily for us, they missed a

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Birthday Greetings Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (left) is pressured by San Antonio Spurs forward David West during the first half in Game 1 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in San Antonio.

AP PHOTO good amount of them, so we were able to get out on the break and we moved the ball well, took some uncontested shots and everybody kind of got a rhythm going.”

San Antonio matched a postseason franchise record for points in a quarter with 43 in the opening period.

“We didn’t have that sense of urgency tonight coming out of the gate for whatever reason,” Oklahoma City guard Andre Roberson said.

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 19 points. Kevin Durant had 16 points, and Russell

Westbrook added 14, but they were harassed into 11-for-34 shooting.

“They do a good job of helping,” Westbrook said. “Most of the time it’s help-side defender.

Me personally, I never look at the guy in front of me. I look at the help see what’s the next move. Not a big problem, just got to find ways to read the help a little bit better, and make better decisions.”

San Antonio shot 82 per cent in the opening quarter, including 3 for 4 on 3-pointers in taking a 23-point lead. The Spurs also blocked six shots, collaps-

ing and surrounding the Thunder with multiple defenders whenever they drove into the lane.

The only scare came when Leonard grabbed the back of his left leg after landing on it awkwardly off a powerful one-handed dunk on the game’s opening possession. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich paced the sideline in concern, asking Leonard “are you OK?” on the Spurs’ ensuing possession. Leonard didn’t respond verbally, but his dynamic efforts on both ends of the court answered Popovich’s concerns.

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The work and the reward will be one and the same.

There might be some quiet glory to be gleaned here, too, not to mention a bit of money.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There are many who crave your attention, and yet those same individuals will back off if you’re too readily available. Your challenge is to achieve a balance between showing too little feeling and showing too much.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Some are intimidated by your confidence, put off by your assertiveness. You’re too opportunity-focused to let this worry you; if you throw sugar around you can soften the situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The one that makes you feel important needs you. The greater your affection, the more responsibility you’ll take on for this person. The question becomes: Is it healthy?

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It just so happens that what’s good for you is sometimes also repellent.

An idea has to have real power and magnetism for you to bother resisting it. Won’t you reconsider?

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Real-life emotions aren’t always as depicted by actors or written by authors. You’re sensitive to the subtle pain and longing of another and you’ll be rewarded for it.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Shakespeare wrote, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

Today you would add that the course of any kind of love, even platonic, is laden in hazards to avoid.

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John and Kathryn Ferguson Married May 2, 1986 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Christchurch.

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High cloud thickening. Northerlies becoming strong and gusty.

TOMORROW A sunny day. Northeasterlies developing.

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High cloud increasing and northerlies strengthening. Scattered rain overnight.

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Scattered rain clearing, becoming fine.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With special guest Ellie Kemper, and a performance by Alessia Cara. 0 10am The Chase 0 11am Who’s Doing The Dishes?

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Aaron awaits news from court; Rhona gives Paddy an ultimatum; Lisa is horrified. 0 1pm N Come Date With Me Australia PGR 2pm May The Best House Win Four homeowners in Warrington, Cheshire, invite one another to rate their properties, with a cash prize awarded to the winner.

3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security 0 8pm Rapid Response 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 9:30 Castle AO Castle and Beckett re-examine one of Esposito’s old cases when a clue is left at a crime scene involving an armoured-car driver’s murder. 0 10:30 One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:45 The Day My Butt Went Psycho 3 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Joey 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:35 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 0 4pm I Didn’t Do It 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm Friends 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules PGR South Australians Rosie and Paige take part in the Instant Restaurant. 0 8:45 First Dates Australia PGR A dater returns, hoping to find true love. 0 9:50 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 0 10:45 Mike And Molly PGR 0 11:15 F Wentworth AO 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil AO Two sisters worry that their third sister’s reckless lifestyle could harm their mother.

1:30 M A Killer Upstairs PGR 2005 Mystery Thriller. A woman investigates when her teenaged son is arrested for his married lover’s murder. Tracy Nelson, Christopher Jacot, Bruce Boxleitner. 0 3:30 Rachael Ray Bobby Flay shares three ways to cook eggs for brunch; organisation expert Peter Walsh helps declutter a small apartment for a family of 10.

4:25 American Ninja Warrior 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR For the first time, the Bachelor faces up to the families of the final three girls. 0 8:35 M The Other Woman AO 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton. 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Dino Charge 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Emma! 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 3 0 9:20 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Bob The Builder 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:10 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm The Legend Of Korra 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm Entertainment Tonight 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm About A Boy PGR Fiona oversees a project for Marcus’s class; Marcus goes shopping with Will. 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 8pm New Girl PGR 8:30 The Goldbergs PGR Behindthe-scenes footage and outtakes. 0 9pm M Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy AO 3 2011 Drama. Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch. 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Jane The Virgin PGR 3 Jane gets a big break, but it seems too good to be true; Rafael worries about Sin Rostro’s connection to the hotel, and begins to fear for his family’s safety.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 Hugh and the team are at Dromoland Castle.

4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm University Challenge 3 Canterbury v Waikato.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Escape To The Continent 0 8:30 60 Minutes PGR 9:30 Sex Diaries – Gigolos AO A look at men who make money satisfying women’s sexual and emotional needs. 0 10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

9am Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Volvo China Open – Round Four. 9:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Final – Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers. 10am Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Norwich City.

1pm Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab.

1:30 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Rising Pune Supergiants v Mumbai Indians. 2pm World Rugby 3pm Golf Central 4pm Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Volvo China Open – Round Four.

4:30 Motorsport – Formula One (Highlights) 5pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 5:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 6pm Netball – Beko League (Replay) 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Championship Mystics v Thunderbirds. From Trusts Arena, Auckland.

9:15 Netball Zone 10pm Motorsport – Formula One (Highlights) Russian Grand Prix. From the Sochi Autodrom.

10:30 Squash – PSA (Highlights) Women’s World Championship. From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

11pm N Murder In The First AO Terry and Hildy investigate when two students fire at a school bus. 0 11:55 The Mentalist PGR 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

12:15 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 The Real PGR 3 3:25 Ravenswood PGR 3 4:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:20 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:30 Flipping Out 3 As Jenni’s due date arrives, the birthing process intrigues Jeff; Jeff works for two celebrity clients. 0 12:25 Entertainment Tonight 12:50 Infomercials

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

11:30 L Motorsport – British Superbike Championship Round Two. From Oulton Park, Cheshire.

5am Motorsport – Nascar (Highlights) Talladega 300. From Talladega Speedway.

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Natural World – Monkey Thieves 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 My France With Manu – Rhone Valley 10:30 Backroad Bounty 11:30 The Kindness Diaries Noon American Pickers 1pm Explore 2pm The Living Room 3pm Nick Knowles’s Original Features 4pm Fabulous Foals 5pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – Cosmopolitan Cook 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6pm Selling New York 6:30 Home By Novogratz 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 The Frankincense Trail Kate Humble makes a 3300km journey across the Middle East, following the ancient frankincense trade route of Arabia, which first connected the Arab world with the West.

8:35 The Story Of Egypt Professor Joann Fletcher looks for the building blocks of the Egyptian civilisation to find out how they progressed, in just a few centuries, from primitive farmers to pyramid builders.

9:30 Coast 10:35 Beverly Hills Pawn 11pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – Cosmopolitan Cook 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen

TUESDAY

Midnight Natural World – Monkey Thieves 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Nick Knowles’s Original Features 2am Fabulous Foals 3am Selling New York 3:30 Home By Novogratz 4am The Story Of Egypt 5am Coast

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 2 11am Toku Reo 2 Noon Korero Mai 2 1pm Toku Reo 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Tagata Pasifika 3:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v St George Illawarra Dragons.

5pm Te Mana Kuratahi

THE BOX 6am CSI – NY MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars – New York PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Survivor – South Pacific PG 8:55 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 9:45 Crossing Lines MV 10:35 Amazing Race 11:25 CSI – New York MV 12:15 CSI – New York MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 2:20 CSI – NY MV 3:10 Survivor – South Pacific PG 4pm Storage Wars – New York PG 4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Storage Wars – New York PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 RBT MC 9pm Border Security PG 9:30 Badlands, Texas MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

TUESDAY

12:30 Survivor – South Pacific PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI – NY MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 RBT MC 4:20 Border Security PG 4:45 Badlands, Texas MV 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Huhu 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm Swagger 7:30 Cam’s Kai 8pm The Big Hit 8:30 L Play PGR 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Whawhai 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Magic Of Science PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman PG 10:20 Close Encounters PG 10:50 Close Encounters PG 11:15 Evil Lives Here M 12:10 Fatal Encounters M 1:05 Web Of Lies M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman PG 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Treehouse Masters PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG TUESDAY 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M 1:25 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:50 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Magic Of Science PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Survive That! M 5:05 Edge Of Alaska M

Castle

9:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:25 The Giver MV 2014 Drama.

Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep. 9:05 A Walk Among The Tombstones 16VLS 2013 Thriller. Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens.

11am Dope 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Shameik Moore, ZoÎ Kravitz.

12:45 Terminator Genisys MVL 2015 Action. Jai Courtney, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

2:50 Birdman 16VLSC 2014 Comedy.

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone.

4:50 Adventures Of A Pizza Guy 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Roddy Piper.

6:20 Foxcatcher MVC 2014 Drama.

Steve Carell, Channing Tatum.

8:30 The Purge – Anarchy 16VLC 2014 Horror. Frank Grillo, Zack Gilford.

10:15 Danny Collins MLC 2014 Comedy. Al Pacino, Annette Bening.

TUESDAY

Midnight Glass Chin 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup.

1:30 Foxcatcher MVC 2014 Drama.

Steve Carell, Channing Tatum.

3:40 The Purge – Anarchy 16VLC 2014 Horror. Frank Grillo, Zack Gilford. 5:25 Danny Collins MLC 2014 Comedy. Al Pacino, Annette Bening.

6am Cycling – Tour Of Yorkshire (Replay) Stage Three. 8am Cycling – Tour De Romandie (Replay) Stage Five.

10am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Stormers v Waratahs.

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Ashburton College centre Ali Prescott scored a try in the second half against Shirley Boys’ High School at the showgrounds on Saturday. College will next be in action against Timaru Boys’ High School.

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College comeback boosts confidence

BY JAMES FORD

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Ashburton College’s 1st XV kicked off their Crusaders Secondary Schools’ UC Championship campaign with a 38-14 loss to Shirley Boys’ High School at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

After finishing in ninth place last year, facing last season’s beaten finalists was always going to be a tough ask for Dave McCrea’s side.

Five of the six Ashburton Col-

lege players returning from last season made it on to the paddock, with lock Ashton McArthur, wing Kerry Claydon-Wade, second five Josh Gill, centre Ali Prescott and skipper Max Stapleton returning to the fray, while halfback Connor O’Grady missed out through injury.

College trailed 31-0 at the interval after a disappointing first half in which the visitors dominated throughout.

Undeterred, College returned

for the second half with a renewed sense of belief.

Tries from Prescott and Elama Touli and two well taken conversions from Claydon-Wade saw the home side outscore Shirley 14-7 in the second stanza.

College coach Dave McCrea said positives will be taken from his side’s second half display, insisting confidence is key when taking on the competition’s heavyweights.

“We definitely took positives

out of the second half,” he said.

“We let them come at us in the first half, I think we need to get the mind-set that we know we can compete at the start of the game, they all realised after that they could do it.”

Timaru Boys’ High School are next on the agenda for Ashburton College.

The two sides recently met in a tightly contested 22-19 preseason clash, and McCrea is confident that his side can record their first

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win of the season if they reproduce Saturday’s second half display.

Crusaders Secondary Schools’ UC Championship round one results: Rangiora High School 22 v Nelson College 38, Christchurch BHS 18 v Marlborough BC 22, Christ’s College 39 v Burnside High School 17, Lincoln High School 7 v Timaru Boys’ High School 92, St Thomas 10 v Waimea Combined Schools 23, St Bede’s 40 v Roncalli College 6.

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