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Going barking mad Woof, woof – dog barks are echoing throughout the high country as Methven’s first Bark Up approaches.

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$1.2m, 120 days to repair bridge

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Road users are being warned that repairs to the Rakaia Gorge Bridge could take up to four months to complete.

Temporary traffic management and scaffolding has been installed ahead of a major repair project on the historic No. 1 bridge, which will involve daytime closures and full night-time closures of the site in weeks to come.

A figure of $1.2 million has been set aside for the project, which will be car-

ried out by Downer and Opus, under the monitoring and guidance of heritage conservationists.

It will see the bridge deck replaced, the handrail refurbished and structural elements seismically re-strengthened among other minor safety improvements, said Transport Agency Network Manager Jess McFarlane.

The work programme will run from May to August, and see daytime and full night-time closures. NZTA advised that because the work is weather de-

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pendent, it could be extended to “up to four months”.

During the day, from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Saturday, traffic will be controlled by the use of stop/go signs.

Delays could be up to 20 minutes, with traffic allowed through for 10 minutes on every hour and half hour.

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Canines and their owners in training

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Methven dogs, and their owners, are in training – perfecting their barking technique as they gear up for a new event in town.

Bark Up at the Blue is to be held on May 19 at the Blue Pub. Methven Young Farmers is organising the inaugural event, and hopes to attract as many farm and town dogs, with their owners, as possible.

The competition will involve people from throughout the area bringing their four-legged companions to the Blue Pub, putting them on the pool table, and trying to entice them to bark.

“If they can’t bark, then the owner needs to bark,” explained organiser Kelsie Laing.

Methven Young Farmers was holding the competition to get

the community together for a fun event. She said similar events held at Fairlie and other areas had been a great success.

There will be prizes for best farm dog, best non-farm dog, kids 13 and under and best dressed dog.

Among those preparing for the event is Rakaia Gorge shepherd Billy Dowle, a committee member at Methven Young Farmers.

He is in the process of determining the best barkers amongst his faithful pack of hounds, and plans to enter at least one or two on the night.

Entry is $20 which includes a singlet and $5 donation to Methven Care Trust, and singer Maggie Ruddenklau is to entertain on the night.

Registration will be between 6 and 7pm and the competition will get under way at 7.30 pm.

Rakaia Gorge shepherd Billy Dowle and his dogs are perfecting both pitch and tone as they prepare for Bark Up at the Blue.

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Police appeal for help from the public

By Katie todd

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Ashburton Police are calling on the public to help with two separate incidents.

As investigations continue into Thursday night’s armed robbery of the Ashburton Discount Dairy, police are calling on anyone who has seen anything in the days prior, and following.

Police are seeking any information that could help them identify the person who entered the Alford Forest

Road dairy about 8.20pm with a longbarrelled firearm, threatened a staff member and made off with cash.

“Our concern is that there is still someone out there who is prepared to do violent crimes,” Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said.

He said information can be shared by calling Ashburton Police on 03 307 8400 and quoting file number 180427/3253, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Meanwhile, locals are asked to keep an eye out for a Toyota Prado

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taken from Hollands Road in Tinwald on Sunday night. The vehicle is blue in colour and has the registration DTG24, and those with any information can again call Ashburton Police Station or Crimestoppers.

Police said in light of other recent incidents, they would also like to remind those across the district – including those in more rural areas – to stay extra vigilant about car security.

Dean said it’s important that people keep their vehicles locked and never leave their keys inside their vehicle.

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From P1 The bridge will be closed to traffic at night (from 10pm until 5am) for a period in mid-May when the deck will be replaced.

Drivers who wish to travel on the nights of full closures will need to use the Rakaia Bridge, which will add up to an hour and 40 minutes to the journey.

“The exact dates for the night closures will be advertised by electronic signs and media/social media updates ahead of time to keep regular road users and the wider community informed,” said McFarlane.

The wrought-iron bridge was built between 1880 and 1882 and is one of two-single lane bridges that together span the gorge. It is an official historic place.

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Siblings galore

By Katie todd

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When it comes to learning surnames Fairton School Room 1 teacher Andrea Small has an easier task than most.

She’s landed a pretty unique classroom this year – one in which half the class are siblings.

Out of 20 Year 4-6 students, Small teaches one set of brothers, one set of twins, two sets of sisters and one brother and sister.

It’s a situation most would describe as unique, but ask the siblings how they feel about sharing a class and you’ll get the unanimous cry of “annoying!”

A recent school camp provided a particularly interesting experience, Small said, with all siblings opting to sleep in different rooms and travel on different buses.

Small said she had been a little apprehensive about the smaller pool of parents available to help out on trips like the camp, but many had happily pitched in.

She also enjoys the perk of easily organised parent-teacher interviews.

Fairton School teaches two classrooms in total from its rural site – one new entrant to Year 3 class, and one Year 3 to 6 class.

Small said four students who don’t have a sibling in room 1 this year have a sibling next door in room 2, meaning her classroom next year is likely to contain a similar quantity of siblings.

Exactly half of Fairton School Room 1 this year are siblings. From left: brothers Zac and Lachlan, sisters Taryn and Caitlyn, sisters Keisha and Ruby, twin sisters Kate and Abby and siblings Alex and Sarah.

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Man used stolen card An Ashburton man who stole a bankcard from an unattended handbag at Ashburton Hospital used it at service stations and liquor stores to buy goods worth $455.

Shane Alex Graham, 33, admitted 11 charges of dishonestly using a document, two of theft and one each of possessing a knife and morphine when he appeared this week in the Ashburton District Court. He was remanded in custody by Judge Joanna Maze until sentencing on June 11.

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ed to the court, police said Graham was at Ashburton Hospital on the evening of January 8. He was walking around the hospital when he saw an unattended handbag on a table in the duty manager’s office.

He took the bag and a hospital cellphone from a charger and left.

Graham found a wallet in the handbag and took a credit card and between 10.52pm that night and 1.43pm the next day he used it 11 times to buy items from service stations, a fast food outlet and two liquor stores. The indi-

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Ashburton Police were advised of the scam by a woman who had received one from Westpac, but contacted her bank and found out it was not real.

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He was arrested on February 21 at McDonald’s and found in possession of a switchblade knife and 0.13g of morphine.

He admitted the facts and said he stole the handbag and phone because they were unattended.

He wanted to see if the credit card would work for him.

Judge Maze asked for pre-sentence reports to canvass home detention and community detention though she said that was not indicative of any outcome.

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say the least”. “She’s been diagnosed with two lesions on the brain,” McCormick said, revealing that she faced surgery in 10 to 12 days.

Simon and Jodi have been married for more than 25 years and have four children together, Sammy, Sophie, Bella, and Lily.

“She is utterly and completely my soulmate,” he told Woman’s Day in 2015, shortly after winning Dancing With the Stars.

“We don’t feel complete unless we are together.”

Barnett, 51, is set to join

Popular morning radio DJ Simon Barnett has gone on extended leave after his wife suffered a stroke.

Jodi Barnett has been hospitalised following the “horrendous” incident which happened in Christchurch on Sunday morning.

Barnett’s co-host Gary McCormick broke the news to listeners yesterday morning, saying the incident was “very alarming for the entire family to

Newstalk ZB early next year.

He is well known in Mid Canterbury, where he grew up and was head boy at Ashburton College. He met Jodi, five years his senior, while skiing at Mt Hutt.

He today lives in Christchurch and hosts the More FM breakfast show with McCormick.

He hosted the children’s television programme What Now? from 1988 to 1992 and has hosted many other shows including Mitre 10 Dream Home and Stars In Their Eyes.

Celebrity Simon Barnett hosts the More FM breakfast show with Gary McCormick.

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Lawnmower jaunt ends in court appearance Two men who stole a lawnmower for a lark have ended up paying $400 to have it repaired and restored to new.

Julius Reg Tierney, 36, and Logan Moulin-Wilson, 21, were jointly charged with stealing the $150 mower when they appeared in the Ashburton District Court this week.

They pleaded guilty, were convicted and each ordered to pay $200 reparation; they also wrote letters of apology that were presented to Judge Joanna Maze.

Police said the pair were walking past an Ashburton address about 10pm on April 1 when they saw the mower, left out for repairs.

They took the mower and hid it in bushes nearby, intending to return for it.

But they were seen by police and admitted to officers it had been a stupid thing to do.

Tierney’s lawyer Gretchen Hart said her client knew he was in the wrong. “If something is left lying around it is not an invitation to

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take it.” The judge said $400 reparation for the complainant should have the mower “magnificently restored”.

Others to appear before in the Ashburton court this week: Max Leslie Sinclair, 31, was sentenced to six months community detention, 100 hours community work and nine months supervision on charges of receiving stolen vehicles, burglary, trespass and dishonestly using a document.

Sinclair’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist said he had been influenced by a co-offender during the period of offending last year but he was now working and sorting his life out.

Judge Maze said a short jail term, as recommended by the crown prosecutor, would likely cost Sinclair his job and community detention with supervision would allow him to keep making progress.

Desmond Cyril Lawrence Angus, 24, was sentenced to three months community detention, nine months intensive supervision and disqualified from driving for six months after admitting drink driving, two charges of careless use, two of stealing petrol and threatening grievous bodily harm.

Angus, from Methven, was driving with 493mcg when he narrowly avoided a collision.

He also admitted drinking before crashing his car in the Kawarau Gorge last November. The vehicle hit a rock face and blocked half the road, but Angus left the scene.

He told police later he had fallen asleep at the wheel after drinking alcohol.

Judge Maze said drugs and alcohol could be issues for Angus, who would also be on judicial monitoring during his sentence of community detention. That means the judge receives regular updates about his compliance and can review the sentence if needed.

Rohan James Barham admitted breaking into a supermarket store yard and stealing items worth $39.99.

He was sentenced to 75 hours community work; the crime was committed while he was serving a sentence of intensive supervision.

up to 100km/h in a 50km/h zone.

Judge Maze said the consequences of Graham’s driving could have been considerably worse.

“At 19, in a spectacular way, you have shown you have no understanding of the privilege it is to hold a driver’s licence and the responsibilities that are attached to driving.”

She also ordered Graham to pay $500 to the owner of the damaged fence and $1000 to the owner of the car he was driving.

A young man driving at speed who crashed through the front fence of a house was sentenced to six months supervision and disqualified from driving for six months.

Callum Graham, 19, was under the influence of alcohol and on a learner’s licence when he crashed, ending up on the front lawn of the house on Carter’s Terrace on February 28. He had admitted a charge of dangerous driving.

Police said he was speeding at

A Mayfield man who lit a fire in a recycling bin pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional damage.

Dylan James Kirk was remanded to May 28 for sentence.

Police said Kirk, 20, was walking at 3am on March 22 and came across the Ashburton District Council recycling bin, worth $75.

He lifted its lid and set fire to paper inside; he had been drinking.

He was frantically trying to put the blaze out when he was apprehended.

He was also ordered to pay $122.96 reparation for the stolen petrol and $251 to cover the cost of having his car towed from the Kawarau Gorge.

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Library committee members Fran Brown and Gaewynne Hood have been busy issuing books.

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Methven Historical Society chairwoman Kathryn McKendry is pleased with how the museum is taking shape.

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■ METHVEN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Destruction sparks new vision For the first time Methven’s library and museum are under one roof, in a new building which has been seven years in the making.

The beginning of the Methven Library and Museum building project, about two years ago, represented just one milestone among many as committee members of the two facilities strived towards their vision.

Achieving this vision was celebrated on Sunday, the new building getting off to a strong start, with about 150 people attending its official opening, and crowds continuing to flock there this week.

In attendance at the library on Monday was committee member Fran Brown and treasurer Gaewynne Hood, and they were pleased to report seven new members in the first hour of opening.

The library is opening 2pm to 4pm each day this week, and committee members hope not only to take on new subscribers, but volunteers as well.

Seven years of hard work has paid off for the Methven Library and Museum. Susan Sandys reports.

For now they are retaining their traditional opening hours of 2pm to 4pm Tuesdays and Fridays and 7pm to 8pm on Fridays. However, strong patronage will see hours increase.

“The more people come, the more we will be open,” said spokesperson Julie Barlass.

The opening of the building on Sunday had been a culmination of the hard work and funds many had put into the project since the Canterbury earthquakes damaged the original building at the site.

She said it had been a great achievement to come from an under-insured library building damaged in the quakes, to a new architecturally designed facility which was debt free.

“It says a lot about Methven,” Barlass said.

Methven Historical Society chairwoman Kathryn McKendry was similarly pleased with the opening of the museum, and how fantastic the building looked.

Volunteers had recreated an Edwardian lounge in the new museum, and had a number of other displays under construction.

The society was hoping to take on more volunteers and new subscribers, and had not yet confirmed its opening hours.

At the opening, former mayor Angus McKay was the master of ceremonies, while current mayor Donna Favel and Ashburton District councillors and Methven Community Board members were also in attendance, as was Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

There were deputations from funding agencies such as Ashburton Trust, Lion Foundation,

Advance Ashburton, and trusts including Mid South Canterbury, Lochhead, and Mackenzie.

Methven-born architect Ken Crosson, who gifted the design of the building, had flown down from Auckland to attend.

Methven Lions Club members, who have put a huge volunteer effort into the project, represented the community in being presented with the keys to the building.

Project management committee chairwoman Zella McGirr said the library and museum committee members had achieved their vision, which was to pool their resources and create a facility which both honoured the past and celebrated the present.

This was achieved despite road blocks and red tape along the way.

“It was thanks to the generosity, both financial and in kind, from

the community, we presented the building debt free to the community. And it’s up to the community to patronise it,” she said.

The first book issued in the new building was to library stalwart Marjorie Collins, who was secretary for 58 years, on Sunday.

Following the former library and museum being damaged in the earthquakes, both were demolished, after a battle with the Historic Places Trust which wanted to preserve the listed library building. This was despite the library being in a particularly poor state, following a drunk driver crashing into it.

Library committee members continued operation throughout the facility’s absence at the Main Street site, issuing books from the small Mt Hutt Roads Board building across the road.

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Keep reporting kea sightings

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Kea-loving locals can help conservation efforts this winter through a unique “citizen science project”.

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As winter approaches and snow-seekers head for the hills, the founders of a successful conservation project are urging locals to keep watch for feathered, green friends.

The Kea Sightings Project launched last year with a first of its kind onlinekKea database, where the public could log sightings of kea birds on a map, view detailed information about birds with DOC bands, and sponsor individual kea to help fund conservation efforts.

In just eight months 1439 sightings have been recorded and $12,000 has been donated to the cause, but founders are still seeking to increase the number of contributing citizen scientists helping paint a big picture of kea behaviour.

“We’re amazed at how well people have jumped on it. It’s really taking off … but we’re still working to spread the word,” project co-creator Mark Brabyn said.

While the majority of sightings have been around Arthur’s Pass where a “kea kiosk” advertises the database, he said the team is hoping word of the project will continue to spread around the South Island and throughout areas like Mid Canterbury.

“There were three banded kea around Mt Hutt last ski season … it would be interesting to see if it was the same this year,” he said.

People logging a sighting of a kea can enter a brief description of when and where the bird was spotted and what it looked like – including

whether it had an ankle band – and any behavioural observations or any photos taken of the bird.

The website also incorporates data from DOC, the Kea Conservation Trust, Orana Wildlife Park and Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.

If the bird is banded people will be able to read up on the bird’s name and other sightings – for example a yellow band with a black letter R identifies Percy, a male juvenile kea banded and sighted five times at the Mt Hutt carpark, and often seen hanging out with a juvenile female.

“Sightings of big groups are particularly interesting for us,” Brabyn said.

The volunteer-run, donation-funded initiative was launched in a bid to raise awareness of the rapidly declining species, and shed light on factors driving the population down.

Brabyn said a valuable boost for the project occurred last year when the species took out Bird of the Year.

“It’s done really well to increase the profile of the kea, and of us,” he said.

He said the team are now working to upgrade the map on their website to include a search function, and will be writing a biannual newsletter to give contributors updates.

If people wish to support the cause in other ways, he said the Kea Sightings Project are also looking for volunteers to distribute brochures to DOC huts.

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■ MANGERE DEATH

Pair sought after man’s death Police are looking for two men after a man was found dead and a woman seriously injured yesterday in Mangere.

Police found two people lying on the ground on Greenwood Road, shortly after they were called at 6am.

The 28-year-old man was dead and a woman had serious injuries, including gunshot wounds.

She has been taken to Auckland Hospital.

Detective Inspector Faa Va’aelua said police had been talking to the victim to try to find out what happened. He said police did not believe it was a random shooting and were looking for two Tongan men believed to be involved.

Greenwood Road was cordoned off while staff examined the scene and forensically analysed a vehicle found there.

Sarah Davis, of airport car parking company Fly Park, said she saw a helicopter circling and police cars on Greenwood Road early this morning.

“I was working when it all happened.

It’s all dark down those ways and it doesn’t have any street lights. There’s no houses, they took all the houses away from there about 15 years ago.”

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Chris Olsen, who runs Kiwi Shuttles is at the corner of Ascot Road and Greenwood Rd, said people often dumped rubbish on Greenwood Road.

“Cars are always coming down there in the middle of the night. It is where the city comes to dump its rubbish. Now two bodies have been dumped, it’s pretty sad.”

About a year ago a body had been left on the corner outside his business, he said.

Cars had been racing down the road at the time, and he suspected the person had been beaten up and then left there.

A police officer at the corner of Ascot Road and Greenwood Road said the road may be cordoned off all day.

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Big increase in child asthma at our hospitals The burden of child asthma in New Zealand hospitals has increased sharply, prompting a chest expert to warn that more must be done to control the potentially fatal disease.

The proportion of children admitted to hospital with the breathing disease increased by nearly half in 14 years, according to a Massey University study.

The hospital admission rates for the disease are more than twice as high for Maori and more than three times as high for Pacific Islanders than they are for other ethnicities. And they were more than twice as high in the poorest areas than in the wealthiest.

As winter nears, health authorities are worried New Zealand may be in for a bad season of influenza viruses, following trends in the Northern Hemisphere.

Respiratory viruses are a common trigger of asthma symptoms – as are cigarette smoke, nitrogen dioxide from gas heaters and car exhausts, and indoor dampness and mould.

“With the onset of cold and flu season, it is critical that adult asthmatics and parents watch out for asthma symptoms, which may signal a potentially deadly attack,” said chest expert Associate Professor Jim Reid, of the University of Otago, who is also a medical adviser to the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation.

“As the temperature drops at this time of year, cold air can cause constriction of airways which is also a risk factor for asthmatics. It is important to maintain a temperature of around 20 degrees in the home.”

Reid said New Zealand had one of the highest rates of asthma in the world and about 70 people died from the disease each year.

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Pouring fuel on the petrol price fire I

t will come as no surprise to most of us that one of the big oil companies is in the gun over its petrol pricing strategy.

In case you missed it, earlier this week an internal BP email was leaked to the media.

It appeared to outline a plan that would see the company push up its prices across the Kapiti Coast area, with the expectation that other companies would follow suit.

The resulting hue and cry has drawn in all manner of political leaders and led to the usual calls for government intervention in the retail petrol sector.

That sort of talk is nothing new.

Both of the major political parties have raised the idea on and off for years.

Even former energy minister

and now National leader Simon Bridges raised the prospect when he held the portfolio.

I can’t see it happening any time soon though, despite the latest furore.

While they may talk about it, it would take a brave government to step in and try to regulate the market. Being seen to set the price of petrol will in the end only guarantee unpopularity.

The current government in particular won’t want to give its

critics any more ammunition to use against it, in particular with accusations that it’s not business friendly.

Petrol prices will always be a hot topic here, given the number of us who own a vehicle and the wide variation of what’s paid at the pump around the country.

To give you some idea, according to pricewatch.co.nz, at the start of this week the average price for a litre of 91 in Canterbury was $2.139.

That’s not the highest in the country – West Coast motorists pay an average $2.229 for the same litre. In Southland it’s $1.989, while up north, Taranaki is the place to be, with a litre costing $1.929. Northland, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Wellington are the only places north

of Cook Strait to top $2. In case you’re wondering, in Auckland it is $1.969 – but don’t worry, the proposed regional fuel tax should level that particular playing field.

The problem for those selling petrol is that for most of us, it’s easy to find somewhere around the country where it’s cheaper, so it’s easy to feel hard done by.

On top of that, big oil companies are easy to dislike – they’re faceless and seemingly only too happy to take increasing amounts of our hard earned cash.

So for BP to let the sort of information into the public domain that it did this week just added fuel to the fire.

Not only could the consumer suspect shady goings on at the pump, rightly or wrongly they

could now point to some sort of evidence. Whether or not that was the case I’m sure will be debated for a few days yet.

Personally, I doubt that it is.

Foolish? Well that’s another point entirely.

One thing however is sure. It’s been a public relations nightmare and I’m sure the person whose name was on the leaked email would like to find a large hole to crawl into and hide.

In the meantime, whether you like it or not, those who sell petrol can charge what they like.

If you don’t like what they’re charging, go somewhere else.

Shop around.

That’s one of the advantages of competition.

Just don’t use too much petrol doing it.

Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run.

Ten years ago: Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, leading to an eventual official death toll of 84,537, with 53,836 listed as missing.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico City on his first trip to Latin America since winning re-election.

One year ago: Michael Slager, a white former police officer whose killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man running from

a traffic stop, was captured on cellphone video, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in Charleston, South Carolina.

(Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison). United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz apologised on Capitol Hill for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a flight, calling it “a mistake of epic proportions” as frustrated lawmakers warned airline executives to improve customer service or face congressional intervention.

Today’s birthdays: Singer

Engelbert Humperdinck is 82.

Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 76. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 73. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 68.

Actress Christine Baranski is 66. Singer Angela Bofill is 64.

Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 63. Actor Brian Tochi is 59. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 58. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 56. Country singer Ty Herndon is 56. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 56. Wrestler-turnedactor Dwayne Johnson (AKA

The Rock) is 46. Soccer player David Beckham is 43. Rock singer Jeff Gutt (Stone Temple Pilots) is 42. Actor Gaius Charles is 35.

Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 33. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 33.

Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 32. Actor Thomas McDonell is 32. Actress Kay Panabaker is 28. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is three.

Thought for today: “Like ships, men founder time and again.” — Henry Miller, American novelist (1891-1980).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2018. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 2, 1908, the original version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer’s York Music Co. On this date: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, was arrested and charged with adultery; she was beheaded 17 days later.

In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later.

In 1927, the US Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilisation of people to promote the “health of the patient and the welfare of society”.

In 1946, violence erupted during a foiled escape attempt at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay; the Battle of Alcatraz claimed the lives of three inmates and two correctional officers before it was put down two days later.

In 1957, crime boss Frank Costello narrowly survived an attempt on his life in New York; the alleged gunman, Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, was acquitted at trial after Costello refused to identify him as the shooter.

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.

In 1970, jockey Diane Crump became the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby; she finished in 15th place aboard Fathom.

In 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat.

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his

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It’s important that we get things right to ensure Ashburton continues to thrive. This is why our roading network and transport upgrades are key issues in the draft Long-Term Plan (LTP) 2018–28.

We strive to ensure residents are safe when using local roads and that our transport infrastructure is well maintained.

Last year, there were 182 recorded vehicle crashes in the Ashburton District.

Canterbury has the second highest number of road deaths in the country, with 21 so far this year.

This has contributed to one of the worst nationwide road tolls on record.

It is something both local and central government acknowledge as requiring immediate attention.

Last month, I attended the Transport Summit 2018 in Wellington with deputy mayor Neil Brown and service delivery committee chair Stuart Wilson.

Hosted by Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Associate Ministers of Transport Shane Jones and Julie Anne Genter, the event was held to give the transport sector, local government officials and community interest groups the opportunity to discuss the draft Government

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Policy Statement on Land Transport (GPS) 2018.

The draft GPS 2018 signals a change in direction in transport for New Zealand, prioritising safety, access to a wider range of transport options, the environment and value for money. Some of the initiatives are particularly exciting for the Ashburton District.

The GPS supports the development of a Vision Zero safety strategy which has a goal of no deaths or serious injuries on our roads.

This would follow in the footsteps of countries like Sweden and Norway which consistently achieve the best road safety results in the OECD. This plan includes investing in safety upgrades on state highways and local roads to prevent serious crashes, and to make them safer for cyclists and pedestrians; supporting effective enforcement by the New Zealand Police to promote safer behaviour on the roads; and delivering appropriate educational services to the public.

Developing a transport system

that is accessible is a focus of the proposed plan.

For Ashburton, this means having an efficient link with our ports to continue our strong export industry, and easy access between the two sides of our district to ease traffic congestion and promote tourism.

It’s also important that our roads and footpaths support safe cycling and walking.

Reducing adverse effects on the climate, local environment, and public health is also high on the agenda in the new plan.

Transport accounts for 18 per cent of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and 90 per cent of these emissions come from vehicles on our roads.

The draft GPS 2018 supports a shift to lower emission forms of transport, including the use of electric vehicles, increased use of bio-fuels and encouraging walking and cycling.

The final aspect of the plan focuses on making sure investments in roading networks maximise the impact of any money spent.

That means getting the best value and ensuring that transport investments are beneficial to our community. The Government has committed to increased spending on regional roading and state highway improvements by 98 per cent, which will be great for our district.

Part of its overall change in

transport investment, however, is a shift towards more spending on rail.

While the council is fully supportive of initiatives that encourage the use of public transport, we are communicating with Central Government to make sure national decisions don’t negatively impact on our district.

That’s why the council has voted against the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) being used to fund passenger rail services in urban areas.

Our district’s agriculturalbased economy means producers across the district rely heavily on road transport and, as a result, local transport companies contribute significantly to the NLTF through Road User Charges.

Therefore, the council would prefer to see the NLTF fund used to maintain and upgrade our existing roading structure to continue our district’s financial contribution to the country’s economy.

The council is currently preparing a submission about the other key areas of the draft GPS 2018 which will be sent to the government next week.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Cardinal to stand trial Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, must stand trial on charges alleging he sexually abused multiple victims decades ago, a magistrate ruled yesterday.

Magistrate Belinda Wallington dismissed around half the charges that had been heard in the four-week preliminary hearing in Melbourne but decided the prosecution’s case was strong enough for the remainder to warrant a trial by jury. The number of charges has not been made public.

When she asked Pell how he pleaded, the cardinal said in a firm voice: “Not guilty.” Wallington gave him permission not to stand, which is customary.

When the magistrate left the room at the end the hearing, many people in the packed public gallery broke into applause.

Lawyers for Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic had argued all the accusations were untrue, could not be proved and should be dismissed.

Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, was charged last June with sexually abusing multiple people in his Australian home state of Victoria.

The details of the allegations against the 76-year-old have yet to be released to the public, though police have described the charges as “historical” sexual assault offences — meaning the crimes allegedly occurred decades ago.

Thompson trolled Tristan Thompson was trolled mercilessly

by Khloe Kardashian fans after he broke his social media silence yesterday. The 27-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers player returned to Instagram to share a snap of himself on the court after they won a game against the Indiana Pacers, captioned: “What an atmosphere in the Q! Great win. #OnToTheNextOne”.

Yet in light of recent claims he cheated on his girlfriend whilst she was heavily pregnant, the comments section was awash with remarks such as: “Try winning Khloé back instead of winning the games”, the Daily Mail reports.

Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Magistrates Court in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday.

PHOTO AP His alleged victims testified in the first two weeks of the preliminary hearing via a video link from a remote location to a room closed to the media and public.

His lawyer Robert Richter told Wallington in his final submissions two weeks ago that the complainants might have testified against one of the church’s most powerful men to punish him for failing to act against abuse by clerics.

But prosecutor Mark Gibson told the magistrate there was no evidence to back Richter’s theory that Pell had been

targeted over the church’s failings.

Since Pell returned to Australia from the Vatican in July, he has lived in Sydney and flown to Melbourne for his court hearings. His circumstances are far removed from the years he spent as the highprofile and polarising archbishop of Melbourne and later Sydney before his promotion to Rome in 2014.

The case places both the cardinal and the pope in potentially perilous territory. For Pell, the charges are a threat to his freedom, his reputa-

tion and his career. For Francis, they are a threat to his credibility, given he famously promised a “zero tolerance” policy for sex abuse in the church.

Advocates for abuse victims have long railed against Francis’ decision to appoint Pell to the high-ranking position in the first place. At the time of his promotion, Pell was already facing allegations that he had mishandled cases of clergy abuse during his time leading the church in Melbourne and Sydney.

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■ UNITED STATES

Mueller gives questions to Trump’s lawyers Special counsel Robert Mueller has given a list of almost four dozen questions to lawyers for President Donald Trump as part of his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether Trump obstructed justice, according to a report published in The New York Times.

The Times obtained a list of the questions, which range from Trump’s motivations for firing FBI Director James Comey a year ago to contacts Trump’s campaign had with Russians.

Although Mueller’s team has indicated to Trump’s lawyers that he’s not considered a target, investigators remain interested in whether the president’s actions constitute obstruction of justice and want to interview him about several episodes in office.

The lawyers want to resolve the investigation as quickly as possible, but there’s no agreement on how to do that.

Many of the questions obtained by the Times centre on the obstruction issue, including his reaction to Attorney

Special counsel Robert Mueller.

General Jeff Sessions’ recusal from the Russia investigation, a decision Trump has angrily criticised.

Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow declined to comment to The Associated Press, as did White House lawyer Ty Cobb.

The questions also touch on the Russian meddling and whether the Trump campaign co-ordinated with the Kremlin in any way.

In one question obtained by the Times, Mueller asks what Trump knew about campaign

staff, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, reaching out to Moscow.

Mueller has brought several charges against Manafort, but none are for any crimes related to Russian election interference during the 2016 campaign. And he has denied having anything to do with such an effort.

The queries also touch on Trump’s businesses and his discussions with his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, about a possible Moscow real estate deal. Cohen’s business dealings

are part of a separate FBI investigation.

One question asks what discussions Trump may have had regarding “any meeting with Mr. Putin,” referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Another question asks what the president may have known about a possible attempt by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to set up a back channel with Russia before Trump’s inauguration.

Additional questions centre on Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his discussions on sanctions against Russia with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition.

Flynn is now co-operating with Mueller’s investigators.

“What did you know about phone calls that Mr. Flynn made with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, in late December 2016?” reads one question. Another asks if there were any efforts to reach out to Flynn “about seeking immunity or possible pardon”.

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Invite for George, Amal A celebrity hairdresser has let slip that tinsel town’s most celebrated glamour couple will be guests at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding this month.

Miguel Perez, a London-based hairstylist to the stars, dropped a hint that George and Amal Clooney would be attending the royal nuptials on May 19 in Windsor, UK. In a bid to avoid questioning about him doing Ms Markle’s hair for the big day, Perez said: “What I can confirm is that I will be in charge of Amal’s hair that day,” he said. The stylist has long been rumoured to be doing Ms Markle’s hair for the day.

Extra shows added Never underestimate the power of Mickey Mouse - Disney on Ice has added extra shows to its upcoming New Zealand tour.

The show, which features characters from 14 Disney movies, will hit Auckland and Christchurch in August. Ahead of yesterday’s ticket sales beginning, the show has expanded with extra shows in both centres. The show will be performed three times a day at Auckland’s Spark Arena from August 3-5, once on August 10 at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch, then three times a day on August 11-12.

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■ ONLINE SHOPPING

Kiwis to pay GST on online shopping

said. “Foreign companies are not required to collect GST on goods under $400. We are now calling for feedback on a system to register these suppliers for GST.” Nash said the Government would be accepting feedback on the proposed system to register suppliers for GST collection.

Public submissions will close June 30 and legislation will then be introduced before the end of the year, he said.

“There are more than 26,000 small businesses employing more than 62,000 people in the retail sector.

“Many are in competition with

foreign firms who enjoy this tax break. Local firms compete on an uneven playing field. Large multinationals sell exactly the same product into our market without collecting GST.” Proposed changes to collect GST will take effect from October 1.

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■ ANZ BANK

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

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Cash profit down 16 per cent to $2.876b Cash profit from continuing operations up 4.1 per cent to $3.493b Statutory profit up 14 per cent to $3.323b Interim dividend flat at 80 cents, fully franked

conditions it forecast two years ago to continue into the foreseeable future.

“We expect revenue growth for the second half of 2018 to continue to be constrained by intense competition as well as the impact of increased regulation,” Elliott said yesterday.

“Historically high levels of household debt and low wage

■ REAL ESTATE

Auckland new house listings fall New house listings in Auckland fell almost 5 per cent in April compared to the same time last year but were buttressed by homes hitting the market in other parts of the country, according to realestate.co.nz New listings across New Zealand were up 1.9 per cent to 9899 in April – the first year-on-year rise since last November.

Auckland listings during the month fell 4.6 per cent to 3380 and asking prices remained static, falling 0.6 per cent since March to $955,577.

Realestate.co.nz spokeswoman Vanessa Taylor said that while the national increase looked modest, it was a case of several regions offsetting Auckland. “Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the

country also suffers, but this time when it came to new property listings the rest of the country made up the numbers, led by Canterbury and Wellington,” Taylor said.

Both listings and asking prices were up in Canterbury, with volumes rising 30.4 per cent from April last year to 1654 and prices up 2.4 per cent to $499,792.

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growth will offset some of the positive impact of recent strong employment data, so consumers are likely to remain cautious.”

ANZ had prepped the market for a report muddied by divestments and one-off costs, and Elliott yesterday said it was a result of his efforts to simplify the lender’s business.

“We think that the only way for us to win in the eyes of our customers is to do a few things and do them really well and be operationally excellent,” Elliott said.

“And in order to get there we need to sell some things, shrink some things, stop doing some things and that’s where the moving parts come in.”

The continuing operations numbers strip out the OnePath pensions and investments business sold to IOOF and life insurance business sold to Zurich.

Both deals are expected to close in the first half of the 2019 financial year.

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ANZ half-year profit falls 16% ANZ has reported a 16 per cent fall in first-half cash profit to $2.88 billion as it continues to cast off units and refocus on its domestic business.

Cash profit for the six months to March 31 fell largely because of a previously disclosed loss from two divested wealth businesses, but cash profit from continuing operations rose 4.1 per cent to $3.49 billion helped by a $76 million reduction in expenses.

Operating income from continuing operations dipped for a third straight half, slipping 1.7 per cent from the prior corresponding period to $9.81 billion.

Net interest margin – a key measure of profitability – dipped 0.05 percentage points over the half and 0.07 percentages over the year as the benefit of recent mortgage repricing faded.

Chief executive Shayne Elliott said the slimmed down bank was well positioned, with the lender expecting the difficult trading

The Government estimates the proposal will be able to collect $53 million in revenue in 2019/20, $78 million in 2020/21 and $87 million in 2021/22.

Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri said the collection of tax on low-value goods was an extension of the ‘Netflix tax’, which collects GST on services and digital products from offshore companies.

“GST has always been payable on low-value goods but it is not cost effective for Customs to collect it when it is $60 or less,” Whaitiri said.

“GST is collected at the border for goods over $400. We propose making offshore suppliers collect GST on low value goods at the moment of sale, and in turn, buyers of these goods will no longer pay Customs tariffs or border security and biosecurity fees.

“This will simplify compliance and administration costs at the border. This supports the focus of Customs to make cross-border transactions easier without compromising the need to keep out illicit substances and materials.”

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Overseas websites selling low-value goods to Kiwis online will have to collect GST from customers from next year, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has confirmed.

Foreign companies, from October 2019, will be required to be registered with IRD to collect GST on all goods valued under $400 – the same way companies are registered to collect GST on digital services such as Netflix and Spotify at the moment.

Overseas retailers will be required to collect GST if their total sales to New Zealand consumers exceed $60,000 per annum. This is the same threshold that applies to domestic businesses and to offshore suppliers of cross-border services.

Revenue and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash announced the proposed change yesterday in Wellington, saying the Government was committed to closing the GST loophole to offshore companies.

“Domestic businesses have long called for greater fairness in the treatment of low-value goods from offshore retailers,” Nash

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p Nikkei 225 index

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It takes a lot to beat pasta W

hen you’re hungry it takes a lot to beat a quick bowl of pasta.

The joy of pasta is that a meal can be as wide as the imagination. A simple sauce and freshly cooked pasta or meat and vegetables folded through.

Bake it in the oven or just boil, toss and serve, pasta is a great goto ingredient any time of year.

Broccoli, sausages and pasta 1 onion, finely chopped ½ C chicken stock 6 sausages, sliced 3cm 4 T olive oil 1 large head broccoli 2 red capsicums, roasted, cored, seeded and sliced 400g penne pasta Parmesan cheese for sprinkling ■ Heat the oil over moderate heat and add the onion and sausages.

■ Fry until everything is browned, the onion is soft and the sausages cooked.

■ Remove central stem from broccoli head, cut head into small florets.

■ Drop into boiling water, bring back to the boil, and boil for 2 minutes.

■ Drain well.

■ Cook penne pasta until al dente or tender. Drain well.

■ Add the stock, capsicums, broccoli and hot penne.

■ Mix well and gently fry until everything is hot.

■ Season with salt and pepper and serve with plenty of freshly grated parmesan.

Red wine beef and pasta 1 T olive oil 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 T finely chopped rosemary 1 C red wine 400g can crushed tomatoes 400g pasta shapes 1 T olive oil, extra

400g beef fillet, thinly sliced ¼ C shaved parmesan ■ Heat the first measure of olive oil in a medium saucepan.

■ Add the garlic and cook over a low heat for 2 minutes, or until golden.

■ Add the rosemary, wine and tomatoes.

■ Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the sauce is thick and well reduced.

■ Cook the pasta following the directions on the packet.

■ When the pasta is almost cooked, heat the second measure of oil in a frying pan over a high heat.

■ Sear the beef in batches for 1015 seconds on each side.

■ Add the beef and the pan juices to the tomato mixture.

■ Drain the pasta and toss with the beef and tomato sauce.

■ Top with the shaved parmesan.

Serve with a green salad.

Simple chicken pasta 1 head broccoli 350g spaghetti 4 bacon rashers 1 T oil 3 chicken breasts 1 clove garlic ¼ C dry white wine ¾ C cream

Easy spinach lasagne

■ Steam the broccoli, cut in florets, in a large pan for 3 to 4 minutes, until just tender.

■ Cook pasta according to packet instructions.

■ Heat a frying pan or grill and cook the chopped rashers of streaky bacon until crispy.

■ Heat the oil in the pan.

■ Add the chicken breasts and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning at times, until golden and cooked through.

■ Add the crushed garlic and stir; add white wine, bubble for a couple of minutes, then add cream.

■ Bring to the boil, then mix in the broccoli, bacon and drained pasta.

■ Season well and serve.

750g ricotta ½ C grated parmesan 1 large egg 1 litre chunky tomato pasta sauce 16 sheets instant lasagne 600g frozen chopped leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 2/3 C coarsely grated mozzarella ■ Preheat the oven to 180°C. ■ Lightly oil a large ovenproof baking dish measuring about 23x33cm and about 7cm deep.

■ Mix together the ricotta, parmesan and egg in a large bowl.

■ Spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce over the base of the oiled baking dish.

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Top with the remaining four sheets of lasagne.

Spread the remaining ricotta mixture and pasta sauce over.

Gently press the lasagne sheets down into the dish, so the sauce comes up around the sides.

Use a sheet of foil to cover the dish.

Bake for 35 minutes, then uncover.

Sprinkle with the mozzarella and bake for a further 20 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes before cutting into rectangles to serve.

Bacon and pumpkin pasta 3 T olive oil 140g pancetta or bacon, cut into cubes 1 small onion, thinly sliced

25g butter 500g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and diced 20g pack fresh sage, finely shredded 400g pasta 25g freshly grated parmesan, plus extra to serve ■ Heat a heavy-based saucepan, add 1 tbsp olive oil and pancetta or bacon, then cook for a few mins. Add remaining oil and the onion. Cook for 5 minutes, until the onion softens and the pancetta is crispy.

■ Stir in the butter, then tip in the pumpkin or squash and sage. Mix well to combine, then season.

Cover and cook for 6-8 mins, stirring occasionally until the pumpkin is soft, but not falling apart.

■ Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package instructions.

Drain and add to the pumpkin mixture. Stir in the parmesan and season.

■ Serve in pasta bowls sprinkled with extra parmesan.

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■ RUGBY

High stakes for Blues/Tahs

By Patrick Mckendry A man walks into a bar dressed as a cow … Nick Phipps has done well to try to draw a line under his antics at the Woollahra Hotel during his recent stag party but it won’t be the end of the issue as his Waratahs team prepare for a high-stakes match against the Blues.

This game is no laughing matter for either team.

Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is unlikely to have pulled punches in reminding his players of their responsibilities as he seeks a rare win over a New Zealand team at Sydney’s Brookvale Oval on Saturday, while Blues coach Tana Umaga and his team will probably be looking forward to escaping the spotlight in Auckland where they have lost all four matches this season.

Assuming that the Crusaders, who have won their last five matches, beat the Rebels, who have lost their last four, in Melbourne on Friday night, the Waratahs will be expected to snap what will be a 37-match losing streak by Australian teams against their New Zealand coun-

Blues coach Tana Umaga remains under huge pressure. terparts, an extraordinary run.

Phipps’ recent costumed indiscretion – he has admitted urinating against the hotel bar while being severely under the influence – is not a hanging offence by any means but it is a very unwelcome distraction for the Waratahs whom have only just doused the raging media bushfire that was fullback Israel Folau’s comments on social media regarding where he believes homosexuals are headed in the afterlife.

Phipps, who described himself as a “goose” at the Waratahs

headquarters yesterday, has rightly taken complete responsibility for his actions.

“I was a bloody idiot,” he said.

“I want everyone to know how sorry I am.”

It is not known whether 29-year-old Phipps, a halfback who has played 61 tests for the Wallabies, will be available to play against the Blues or whether he will be stood down.

Phipps is no longer the most dynamic of players but he is an experienced member of a Waratahs team who top the Australian conference but have shown

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There will be expectations in Australia that the Waratahs beat the Blues, who are second to last on the table and have gone from bad to worse this season.

But, for all the Blues’ faults, and there are many, they will find the expected warm and dry weather in Sydney this week much more to their liking than the torrential rain and gale-like conditions at Eden Park during their 20-13 defeat to the Jaguares last Saturday.

The expectations on them now are so low that even a good performance in a defeat would be acceptable to most of their supporters, but it is at times like these that they have shown to be at their most dangerous.

Few pundits gave them a prayer before their victory over the Lions in Johannesburg after they arrived late in the city due to a plane issue in Auckland, but they did it.

If they do it again this time the joke will well and truly be on Australian rugby.

- NZME

Beegee knighted He’s been called a few names throughout his rugby career and now Sir Beegee is being added to the mix. The former All Black and previous coach of the Samoan national rugby team, Sir Bryan Williams, knighted and awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rugby in the New Year’s Honours list, was officially invested yesterday.

- NZME

Big ban for Dagg hit Chance Peni, the Brumbies wing who injured Crusader Israel Dagg with a high tackle last weekend, has been suspended for five weeks.

Peni was only sinbinned by referee Jaco Peyper despite the high shot, which connected with Dagg’s jaw, causing a head injury, and reinjured Dagg’s right knee. But Sanzaar cited Peni and the judicial committee found he had previous form for foul play.

- NZME

Force back on field Halfback Ian Prior will captain the Western Force when they make their highly-anticipated return in Friday night’s clash with Fiji Warriors at Perth’s nib Stadium.

Eight former Force players have been named in the match squad, with billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest hopeful of attracting a crowd of around 20,000.

- AAP

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■ GOLF

In brief

Money-train back on track Lydia Ko has cracked the top 20 money winners in LPGA history and is keeping pace with the legendary Annika Sorenstam’s earning power.

Ko, at just 21, is now 18th on the All-Time list having nudged past the $12.5m mark after her career-jolting win in San Francisco on Monday.

The first-hole playoff victory over Australian Minjee Lee at Lake Merced broke the former world number one’s 43 tournament drought in a period hit by controversy over her constant change of support people and equipment.

There were also claims her family was playing too big a part in career decisions.

The long term financial significance is huge if Ko can leave an unexpected slump behind, and re-establish herself as a unique world star rather than simply a member of the leading pack.

Time magazine once named her among the 100 most influential people in the world, a status hard to maintain when your golf ranking has zoomed out of the top 10 and is threatening to leave the top 20 behind.

Some golf analysts believe Ko’s bad start in the final round of the Mediheal Championship was a turning point, sparking the young Aucklander into rediscovering what makes her tick on the course.

It raises the possibility that Ko, the world number one for a staggering 104 consecutive weeks, can claw her way back to the top, and her earnings would also take off once again.

The win sees her jump from 18 to 12 in the current rankings.

The fastest earner in LPGA history was Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa who won $21.1m in just 175 starts, before prematurely retiring in 2010 aged 28.

This equates to about $120,000 per start.

The long-haul pacesetter is Sorenstam, who won a record $32m in 303 starts, or about $105,000 each time she lined up.

Ko, who won $320,000 at Lake Merced where she is a member, wins on average just over $100,000 per tournament.

Ko’s 15 tournament wins puts her 36th in history, one behind the famous Australian golfer of the 1970s and 80s Jan Stephenson, who was noted for taking the game down a more glamorous path.

Ko’s net worth is estimated at well over $15m after tax, boosted by five-year contract with PXG golf clubs worth a reported $14m.

PXG will be delighted with her return to the winner’s circle, and beyond that there must be renewed potential for her earnings to soar into orbit again.

The Golf Digest reckoned Ko was the 44th highest earner among male and female golfers last year, with well over half of an estimated $8.5m earnings coming from off course deals.

But it was form rather than her bank balance which led to Ko’s tears in San Francisco, after

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Maguire ‘still a coach’ Dumped premiership coach Michael Maguire thinks his time helping the NRL’s referees will give him a unique edge in the hunt for the vacant New Zealand coaching job. Maguire ended South Sydney’s 43-year title drought in 2014 before his sudden departure last season and has since found a home instructing the NRL’s referees and administrators. Maguire sees it as a new way back into the coaching game, singling out the New Zealand job as one of interest. “I’m a coach that wants to learn and it’s a good place to learn.”

- AAP

Luke out four weeks Issac Luke will be sidelined for up to a month with a knee injury in a body blow to the Warriors. The inform hooker lasted just 16 minutes of the 50-10 humbling from the Storm on Anzac Day, his darting runs from dummy-half sorely missed.

Just five days earlier he had put on his finest display for the Warriors in their 20-12 upset of St George.

He’ll miss Saturday’s home match against Wests Tigers, the veteran targeting a return for the round 12 clash with South Sydney. - NZME

Arrow an Origin bolter Even Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan admits he didn’t know much about Titans lock Jai Arrow ahead of the 2018 NRL season. Arrow may soon need no introduction after firming for a State of Origin debut for an injury-hit Queensland when Josh McGuire became the latest forward sidelined for the series opener. Arrow has revelled in his starting role since linking with Gold Coast this year after 24 games for Brisbane, mostly off the bench, so much so that Walters is believed to be tempted to blood Arrow at lock for Queensland at the MCG. - AAP

Ennis identifies defence

Lydia Ko poses with her trophy on the 18th green of the Lake Merced Golf Club after winning the LPGA Mediheal Championship tournament on Monday.

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nearly two winless years on the LPGA tour.

The Golf Channel’s Morning Drive show dedicated a segment to her win, with a consensus among the experts on what had happened.

Former PGA tour member Charlie Rymer said “Lydia Ko remembered she was Lydia Ko.” “I think it simply comes down to that.

“Walking off the sixth green (after her third bogey) she’s in bad shape. She turned it around by making a conscious decision that ‘I’m Lydia Ko – I know how to play golf’.

“Up until that point she had been so focused on the technique, everything that’s going on with her caddie, her clubs, equipment ... you know all that doesn’t make a difference.

“She deflected attention by talking about her team and family.

“I didn’t see her team or family hitting the golf shots.

“You have to decide to play the game the way you know how. I loved seeing this – I think it is going to be a springboard for a restart to her career.

“She has learned you don’t have to reinvent the wheel if you are this good.”

Former LPGA player Paige Mackenzie said Ko rediscovered her levity.

“What always made Lydia Ko unique was this tremendous golf IQ,” she said.

“She has amazing touch around the greens, she is a gifted golfer. She is not only technically sound but had this way and presence.

“We’ve seen dominance by other players but they did it with power, did it with intensity.

“She always did it with such levity.

“Over the past two years it looked like she was bogged down.

“It looked almost like the shackles were off (during her latest win).”

Sports/golf journalist Damon Hack said: “She was floating around that golf course ... it was a masterful performance.”

Another former PGA player Robert Damron said: “With all the changes she has had along the way you lose sight of things.

“The three bogeys early on will turn out to be important in the long run.

“She was blowing the tournament and remembered ‘I’m going to play like Lydia Ko’.”- NZME

Retired NRL star Michael Ennis has taken aim at the North Queensland Cowboys’ atrocious defence, saying he thinks coach Paul Green is starting to second guess the struggling side’s approach. Last year’s grand finalists were tipped to storm to the title this season on the back of Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott’s return. Instead they wallow in equal last, after losing six of their last seven and on Saturday copping their first home defeat to the Raiders since 2006.

- AAP

Dugan to miss a month Cronulla fullback and NSW centre Josh Dugan will miss the next four-to-six weeks of NRL football after breaking his foot on the weekend. Dugan suffered the injury in the Sharks’ 10-9 win over Gold Coast, and scans yesterday revealed the extent of the damage.

The Australian star joins Cronulla’s hefty injury list, with captain Paul Gallen and veteran forward Luke Lewis already out injured.

- AAP

Autex in Warriors mix One of the original sponsors of rugby league in New Zealand will be joint owners of the Warriors, alongside the Carlaw Park Heritage Trust. A formal announcement will be made later this week, once financial settlement has taken place. Autex Industries will take a 33 per cent share in the partnership set up to run the club.

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■ MATAMATA

Primed for winter racing Illness will delay the return of the wet track stakes performer Hello M’Lady.

A multiple winner and black type placegetter on rain-affected going, she hasn’t raced since she was out of the money on good ground in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) in March.

“She got really sick with a virus after Wellington, she’s done that before when she gets stressed,” part-owner and trainer Vicki Prendergast said.

“She had a good spell and she’s been back in for two weeks so she’ll be back racing at the end of the winter and into the spring.”

Runner-up in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) and third in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (last season as a maiden galloper, Hello M’Lady has subsequently won three races and finished fourth in the Listed Jakkalberry Classic (1950m).

Meanwhile, her stablemate Battle Royal will be in action at Matamata today in the BNZ Partners Handicap (2000m).

He has won two of his last four starts in the hands of apprentice Jasmine Fawcett, who will again partner the five-year-old.

“Jasmine gets on well with him.

“He likes to be on the rail and from barrier six he can hopefully get there again,” Prendergast said.

Belle Du Nord’s connections have decided against a start in Saturday’s Schweppes Oaks at Morphettville with the filly to return home for a spell. “She’s showing signs of coming to the end of her preparation, it’s been a long campaign for her,” said David Browne, who prepares the Group One-performed daughter of Reliable Man with his wife Emma-Lee. Belle Du Nord’s two Adelaide outings resulted in a fifth in the Listed Laelia Stakes (1600m) before a last-start third in the Gr.3 Schweppervescence Stakes (1600m).

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English up for Doomben Hello M’Lady is a multiple winner in heavier conditions, and will be looking forward to winter.

Battle Royal has yet to win on a heavy track, but he is expected to cope with the conditions at Matamata.

“He’s run second on wet tracks

a couple of times,” Prendergast said.

“He’s doing well for a horse that we thought might just get a maiden win.

“He’s no superstar.

“He’s been a slow-maturing horse who’s needed time and he’ll probably be better next season.”

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Mongolian Falcon to stand at Willow Glen

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New Zealand’s Trotting’s forgotten star, Monbet, is just days off starting his racing comeback. The phenomenally talented, but injurystricken star is around three weeks off returning to work and in great order after being out of training since November. In fact, the Greg and Nina Hope-trained seven-yearold is doing too well. ‘’He is due to come in in about three weeks’ time,’’ Greg Hope said. “He’s done phenomenally well while he has been out and we are really happy with him and he is galloping around.’’

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Belle takes a break

■ BOOST FOR STUD

Willow Glen’s successful association with the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry has gone to another level with the Waimate stud to stand Mongolian Falcon.

Mike and Barbara Cooney’s South Island operation will launch the stallion career of the well-performed son of Fastnet

Monbet returning

Rock, whose promising career was prematurely ended by injury.

Rider Horse Industry principal Lang Lin, affectionately known as Mr Wolf because of his love of his pet wolves, has been a regular visitor to Willow Glen.

“He’s been here quite a few times and we’ve sold horses

out of the paddock to Mr Wolf for a number of years,” Barbara Cooney said.

“We’ve enjoyed a good association and at his invitation we went to Inner Mongolia in the north of China the season before last.

We went to their three-day racemeeting and loved every minute.

“We’re very excited about Mongolian Falcon and Rider Horse will be heavily supporting the horse with a nice selection of mares.”

Mongolian Falcon will stand at $3000+GST at Willow Glen alongside Pure Champion, who began his stud career in 2015. - NZME

English has been given a strong hitout to win a barrier trial from Redzel and Spieth at Randwick with all three headed to the Doomben 10,000. James Macdonald brought English from back in the field in yesterday’s 1050m-heat on a heavy track and she overhauled Redzel who was not pushed to the line by Kerrin McEvoy. Redzel will be defending the Group One Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane on Saturday week.

- AAP

Pride eyes Stradbroke Impressed by Pecans’ second Group Three win, trainer Joe Pride will now set the bar to the highest level with the mare to be aimed at the Stradbroke Handicap. Bought by syndication company Tricolours Racing from Godolphin, Pecans won the Belle Of The Turf Stakes in December and proved it was no fluke with another Group Three at Hawkesbury on Saturday.

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Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

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20758 Amen Corner h (8) 58.5 .........J Fawcett (a2) 4x837 Draiochta (9) 58.5 ...........................J Riddell 280x Kauri Cove (1) 58.5 ..........................S Rusof 0x5 Cinnaman h (6) 58.5 ...................C Lammas Wheao (2) 58.5 ..............................V Colgan 0070. Wrinkle h (10) 58.5......................T Abel (a3) 3 1.24pm SLATTERY CONTRACTING LTD MAIDEN $10,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 22x Velveteen (4) 57.5 .......................C Lammas 2 56302 Lady Kartel (5) 57.5 ...........S Weatherley (a) 3 3x3 Colleraine (9) 57.5 .....................M Cameron 4 2 Fistral Beach h (10) 57.5............. D Johnson 5 367x Elle Eye Are (8) 57.5 .......................J Riddell 6 0x95 Blue Rata Anna (13) 57.5 .............M Tanaka 7 5 Horsey Horse Horse (11) 57.5 ...... R Norvall 8 5. Jolly Zam h (16) 57.5 ...................... S Spratt 9 Carreleur h (12) 57.5................. T Miles (a4) 10 Claddagh (7) 57.5 ......................M Coleman 11 Concertino (15) 57.5 .......................S Collett 12 02688 Jezibaba (1) 57.5 ........................T Thornton 13 98080 Miss Sequoia h (2) 57.5 ............ R Scott (a3) 14 x87x9 Poppin’ Bubbles (14) 57.5 ...............R Smyth 15 608 Shadze Of Blue (6) 57.5 ...............M McNab 16 Yamuna (3) 57.5 .................................M Hills 4 1.54pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL RACES $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 31243 Artiste b (12) 59.5 ......................M Cameron 2 0620x Electric Aura m (7) 59.5 .............M Coleman 3 1320x Grand Soleil (1) 59.5 ......................V Colgan 4 64941 Expedition dh (10) 59 ..................C Lammas 5 57x21 Midnight Story d (9) 59.......S Weatherley (a) 6 4515. Tia Celeste d (5) 59 7 53516 Vasiliki d (4) 59................................S Collett 8 238x1 Avant t (3) 58.5............................ D Johnson

9 2079x Charli Rose tm (18) 58.5 10 97091 Heavenly Gold tmh (8) 58.5 .......A Sims (a3) 11 5207x Angeline (2) 58 12 516x7 Black Pearl dm (11) 58....................A Collett 13 21x84 Imblaze tdm (14) 58 .............T Newman (a3) 14 94455 Tattybogler h (17) 58 15 0x355 Ballet Choux (15) 57.5 ....................J Riddell 16 3065x Bella Blue m (13) 57 ..............J Fawcett (a2) 17 7870x La Foi m (19) 57 ......................... L Satherley 18 70x47 Indian Maid d (6) 56 19 60975 Star Ella h (16) 55.5 Emergencies: La Foi, Indian Maid, Star Ella 5 2.24 MATAMATA TRACTORS & MACHINERY MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 3x335 Saint Croix (6) 58.5 ................ K Cowan (a3) 2 2433 Show ‘N’ Go bh (1) 58.5 ................M McNab 3 2 Darci Palmer (12) 58.5 ................ D Johnson 4 6909x Copper Xpress (2) 58.5...................R Smyth 5 60x Leaf (14) 58.5..................................J Riddell 6 0x0 Pinsman 58.5 ............................... Scratched 7 8 Sylwek (7) 58.5 ......................B Morgenrood 8 260x3 Sansa Stark h (13) 56.5 .............M Coleman 9 2060x Akoya Pearl (8) 56.5.................J Nason (a2) 10 7x Goboniego h (11) 56.5 ....................S Collett 11 Bangles h (15) 56.5......................... R Jones 12 9x0 Just Kate (9) 56.5....................... L Satherley 13 Mistress h (10) 56.5 ...........S Weatherley (a) 14 Witchery h (5) 56.5...........................S Rusof 15 0x5 Cinnaman h (3) 58.5 16 Yamuna (4) 56.5 Emergencies: Cinnaman, Yamuna 6 2.59 J. SWAP STOCKFOODS LTD MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 06039 Amazing Banker h (8) 58.5 ........ J Grob (a2)

2 69004 Clarios h (7) 58.5 .......................M Coleman 3 Cavallo Eccellente h (1) 58.5 Weatherley (a) 4 5 Facepaint (3) 58.5 ...........................A Collett 5 Super Bullet 58.5 ......................... Scratched 6 0 Garados h (10) 58.5 7 82340 Bits And Pieces 56.5 .................... Scratched 8 3345x Bella Roccia (13) 56.5.........................C Dell 9 3x Palamedes (4) 56.5 ........................V Colgan 10 77278 Midnight Poetry (12) 56.5 ..............M Tanaka 11 04 Sha Tin Sunday 56.5 .................... Scratched 12 6 Sweet Nineteen (5) 56.5 ............. D Johnson 13 0 Avoca Willow h (11) 56.5.......... D Danis (a3) 14 8 Simply Divine h (6) 56.5 ..................S Collett 15 0x5 Cinnaman h (2) 58.5 16 Yamuna (9) 56.5 Emergencies: Cinnaman, Yamuna 7 3.34pm BNZ PARTNERS $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 2000m 1 51417 Battle Royal tdh (6) 60.5 ........J Fawcett (a2) 2 94613 Joe Cargo tdh (1) 60.5 ................C Lammas 3 38974 Altius h (2) 59 4 611 Qian Gua tmh (8) 59 .....................O Bosson 5 68231 Chou Chou (5) 57 ..........................V Colgan 6 31361 Hot Saki (9) 56.5 ........................M Cameron 7 3888x I Suggest m (3) 56.5 ..........S Weatherley (a) 8 33699 On Parole tdm (11) 55.5...........J Nason (a2) 9 898x0 Pure Lorde h (7) 55.5 ....................M McNab 10 225x9 Raisedinasandpit tm (4) 54 ........ L Satherley 11 6x796 Tourmaline mh (10) 54 ....................S Collett 8 4.10pm PGG WRIGHTSON LTD MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 2000m 1 62352 Prince Jabeel (5) 58.5 .......................L Innes 2 65x52 Mister Geronimo (18) 58.5 .S Weatherley (a) 3 46453 Deejay Mac (6) 58.5 ......................M McNab

4 957x4 Hatrick Boys h (8) 58.5...............M Coleman 5 x7538 Mr Nik (7) 58.5 ................................ S Spratt 6 20x99 Momus (12) 58.5 .............................J Riddell 7 8579x Pierian Spring (10) 58.5 ..............T Thornton 8 57. Go Go Goal (3) 58.5 .......................M Vance 9 00 Van Blanc (15) 58.5 ........................S Collett 10 2643 Lucetta 56.5 ................................. Scratched 11 7x436 Raqisa (14) 56.5 .............................A Collett 12 345 Secretaria b (17) 56.5 ....................V Colgan 13 53038 Chiara (13) 56.5 14 6905 Pwerfect h (11) 56.5 ....................C Lammas 15 99x75 Reflection 56.5 ............................. Scratched 16 6 Unacceptable (9) 56.5...................M Tanaka 17 96x86 Pavlichenko (2) 56.5 ...................... S McKay 18 8x600 Acre (1) 58.5 19 30x07 Silk (16) 56.5 20 600x0 St Verde 58.5 ............................... Scratched 21 08870 Incognito h (4) 56.5 Emergencies: Pavlichenko, Acre, Silk, St Verde, Incognito Blinkers on: Amen Corner (R2), Leaf (R5), Avoca Willow (R6), Pure Lorde, Tourmaline (R7), Momus, Pavlichenko (R8) Blinkers off: Flash As (R1), Bella Roccia, Midnight Poetry (R6), Chou Chou (R7), Silk (R8) Winkers off: Shadze Of Blue (R3), Leaf (R5), Pure Lorde, Tourmaline (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Inigo Montoya, Resurgence, Blade Runner, Tintero Race 2: Master Painton, Mediterranean Star, Kauri Cove Race 3: Colleraine, Velveteen, Elle Eye Are, Lady Kartel Race 4: Avant, Midnight Story, Imblaze, Artiste Race 5: Saint Croix, Darci Palmer, Sansa Stark, Akoya Pearl Race 6: Palamedes, Cavallo Eccellente, Bella Roccia Race 7: Joe Cargo, Chou Chou, Qian Gua, Hot Saki Race 8: Prince Jabeel, Raqisa, Deejay Mac, Secretaria

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

■ RIVERTON

Ashburton Guardian 17

In brief

National Hurdles targeted The end goal for Go Go Gonzo remains the same as last winter, but a significant change in approach is planned.

The Sean Cameron-trained jumper finished runner-up in the 2017 Grand National Hurdles (4200m) and the Riccarton feature is again his target.

However, Go Go Gonzo’s lead-up racing will focus on the bigger fences following his appearance at Riverton today in the Donald White Hedgecutting Open Hurdle (2500m).

“He’ll be going steeplechasing through the middle part of the season before he goes back to the National Hurdles,” Cameron said.

“He’s getting up in the weights now and he’s only a small horse.”

Go Go Gonzo was out of the money when he opened his current campaign over 1800m at New Plymouth and was again unplaced over 2200m at Wingatui earlier this month.

“I think he’s come back better than ever, even though his two flat runs may not indicate that,” Cameron said.

“He was probably a bit disappointing the other day, but he pulled up well and he’s done everything right since then.”

Part of a 12-strong team Cameron has taken south, Go Go Gonzo will be ridden at Riverton by Hamish McNeill. He guided him to victory in last season’s Sydenham Hurdles before they finished second to Ready Eddie in the National. - NZME Go Go Gonzo is on track for the Grand National Hurdles at Riccarton.

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Coldplay in sale ring Multiple Group-winning Savabeel mare Coldplay is bound for auction, although her racing career may not be over. She will be offered for sale by breeder-owners Waikato Stud and Gary Wallace at the Gold Coast, but if she fails to meet her reserve an Australian racing campaign will be considered. - NZME

Queensland plans off Brisbane campaigns for smart fillies Mark Two and Pierrocity have been ruled out. Trainer Stephen Marsh had been considering tilts at the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2400m), but has decided to spell the pair. “They’ve both come a relatively long way in a short time so they’ve gone to the paddock,” he said.

- NZME

Clarify crosses Tasman Group winner Clarify will do his future racing in Australia. Raced by the Smithies family of Monovale Farm, the son of Savabeel won five races for Matamata trainer Peter McKay including the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2100m) before joining Wayne Walters’ Mt Gambier stable. “It was a business decision to chase the better prize-money,” Joe Smithies said.

- NZME

Riverton gallops Today at Riverton Raceway

Riverton RC Venue: Riverton Meeting Date: 02 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9

1 11.54am MACAULAY FORD MDN HURDLE $10,000, MAIDEN HURDLE, 2500m 1 x5657 Speedy Jax (1) 68 .................H McNeill (1.5) 2 063x8 Windermere Lad m (6) 68 .............. S Fannin 3 15F3x Seeking Redemption tmb (3) 68 Lammas (3) 4 63PPx Paddy Owen m (7) 68 ..................W Gordon 5 59x05 Blues Breaker m (4) 68 6 31699 Boysway m (8) 68................ J Seivwright (3) 7 65x55 King Nero m (5) 68................S Higgins (1.5) 8 00013 The Young Pretenda t (2) 68 ....D Jensen (3) 2 12.29pm DONALD WHITE HEDGECUTTING OPEN HURDLE $20,000, OPN HDL, 2500m 1 63x09 Delacroix tdm (5) 70...............B Lammas (3) 2 12x00 Go Go Gonzo tm (1) 69 ........H McNeill (1.5) 3 421x0 Gold Leaf tdm (4) 67 ............S Muniandy (3) 4 11x24 Jackfrost m (7) 66.5 ..............S Higgins (1.5) 5 3x767 Drumgold td (6) 65 .......................W Gordon 6 00028 The Energizer tmh (3) 65 .... J Seivwright (3) 7 24x80 Additup m (2) 65 ......................D Jensen (3) 8 040x3 Zentangle m (8) 65......................... S Fannin 3 1.04pm PANKHURST SAWMILL HANDICAP $11,000, Rating 80 Benchmark, 2147m

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1 46540 Timy Tyler tmh (4) 62.5 ...............K Kwo (a3) 2 79514 What’s Up Alf mh (2) 56.5 3 12413 Kilowatt th (6) 56 ............................S Wynne 4 00145 Tilly Dunnage tdmh (5) 54...........L Callaway 5 80731 Sir Ed th (3) 54 .............................T Moseley 6 96842 Franconi t (1) 54 ..............T Comignaghi (a2) 4 1.39 HAZLETT CONTRACTING & RRC LIFE MEMBERS STEEPLE $20,000, RST OPN STP SWP, 3400m 1 25x77 Yipson m (3) 68.............................. S Fannin 2 2L6x0 Highly Likely m (4) 66.5 ...... J Seivwright (3) 3 1345x Irish Dude (5) 66.5 .......................W Gordon 4 3x090 Tai Ho tm (1) 66.5 .................S Higgins (1.5) 5 850x9 Who Can Tell m (7) 65 ..........H McNeill (1.5) 6 59x05 Blues Breaker m (6) 65 7 48x08 Gingerbread Man tmh (2) 65....D Jensen (3) 5 2.12 FISHER ALUMINIUM & TELFER DRAINLAYING HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 5968x Flicka Of Gold dm (6) 60 .....R Beeharry (a3) 2 83040 Robin Charles (5) 58.5 ...................S Wynne 3 58125 Promising tdmbh (4) 58...............K Kwo (a3) 4 25432 All Dressed Up 57 ........................ Scratched 5 47241 Opio Rose 56.5 ............................ Scratched 6 22521 Verify d (2) 56.5......................... S Muniandy 7 107x Mutunga Tap d (3) 56 .................. C Johnson 8 06682 Tapilize d (1) 55 ............................... J Morris 9 6090x Kruger Rand (7) 55 ......................T Moseley

6 2.49 DOUG HORRELL CONTRACTING & BARNES

OYSTERS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 20055 Drumstorm (7) 58.5................... S Muniandy 2 Buster Bolt (2) 58.5 ............... S Toolooa (a3) 3 53x85 Ajay Tee (3) 56.5 .........................L Callaway 4 x4635 Haka Star (5) 56.5..........................S Wynne 5 70Px Epic Dreamer h (8) 56.5.......A Bohorun (a3) 6 7880x Franky Doyle (9) 56.5 ......T Comignaghi (a2) 7 098x8 Polly Parker (10) 56.5...................T Moseley 8 She’ll Cat Choux (4) 56.5 ............K Kwo (a3) 9 0090x Tap Dis (6) 56.5............................ D Skerrett 10 Tapilroc (1) 56.5 .......................... C Johnson 7 3.24 RIVERTON BUTCHERY/BEACH HOUSE CAFE & BAR MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 0x20 Chowder (3) 58.5 .................. S Toolooa (a3) 2 0x764 Doppelganger (5) 58.5 ...................S Wynne 3 46064 Get Rythm h (6) 58.5 ................ S Muniandy 4 975 Haywood (2) 58.5 .............................J Lowry 5 0x006 Hold The Raddle (10) 58.5 ............ C Barnes 6 908x9 Runningthegauntlet 58.5 .............. Scratched 7 3252x Free And Easy (9) 56.5 ................T Moseley 8 884 Tap Tap (7) 56.5 .......................... C Johnson 9 708x0 Miss Catherine (1) 56.5.......R Beeharry (a3) 10 9 Ruakiwi Blaze h (8) 56.5 .............L Callaway 11 7Lx She’s Fun (4) 56.5...........T Comignaghi (a2) 8 3.59pm COREY TIM WHITE & KINGS GREEN FISH-

ING MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 84652 Midnite Kaos h (4) 58.5 ................T Moseley 2 3 Colour Me Red h (18) 58.5 ..............J Lowry 3 00043 Fly Without Wings h (15) 58.5A Bohorun (a3) 4 65636 Red Major (13) 58.5 .................... C Johnson 5 6450x Beam Me Up Scotty (17) 58.5... S Muniandy 6 97389 Our Boy Baz h (5) 58.5 .......R Beeharry (a3) 7 730x0 Ringbolt (11) 58.5 ..........................S Wynne 8 009. Baban (7) 58.5 9 x0807 Park Lane (2) 58.5 ........................ C Barnes 10 0 Power Punch (3) 58.5 .................L Callaway 11 0x040 Peggy Stewart (6) 56.5 ...T Comignaghi (a2) 12 5056x Sheezoff (14) 56.5 ................ S Toolooa (a3) 13 05787 Lil Miss Swiss h (1) 56.5 .............K Kwo (a3) 14 000 Luuka (9) 56.5 ................................. J Morris 15 0x990 Pyjamarama (10) 56.5 16 92953 The Style (12) 56.5 17 x0026 Wentworth (16) 58.5 18 6x045 Minue (8) 56.5 ..................... R Firdhaus (a2) Em: Pyjamarama, The Style, Wentworth, Minue 9 4.34pm LAWSON LOGGING & MARQUEE & PARTY HIRE $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 31 Orepuki Lad dh (14) 59 ...............L Callaway 2 35133 Finbarr (1) 58.5 ......................... S Muniandy 3 22434 Road To Redemption tb (12) 58.5Firdhaus (a2) 4 444x2 Dream Divine dm (2) 58 .............. C Johnson

5 x0x01 Chica Rapida tdmh (15) 57 .........K Kwo (a3) 6 59x09 Civic Reception dm (10) 57..............J Lowry 7 44520 Vino Tinto (3) 56..............T Comignaghi (a2) 8 9x040 Squizzy dm (4) 55.5 ........................ J Morris 9 68007 Tenfold m (13) 55 10 x0866 Van Gogh m (9) 55 11 66034 All The Drama b (6) 54.5 ..............T Moseley 12 270x3 Higher Authority d (11) 54.5 ...........S Wynne 13 40x60 Letmego m (5) 54.................A Bohorun (a3) 14 60x06 Miss Norway (8) 54 ....................... C Barnes 15 980x0 Limousine tm (7) 55 Emergency: Limousine Blinkers on: Haywood, Miss Catherine (R7), Park Lane (R8) Blinkers off: She’s Fun (R7) Winkers on: She’s Fun (R7), Colour Me Red (R8) Winkers off : Timy Tyler (R3), Haywood (R7)

3 25317 Homebush Demi 18.31 .............J McInerney 4 52713 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 5 12587 Bigtime Kalani 17.88 G & ....... S Fredrickson 6 44144 Star Secret 18.26 .........................K Williams 7 42164 Bigtime Maci 18.19 ............................L Cole 8 82656 Bacon My Heart 17.97 ....................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 36553 Cawbourne Merl 17.64 J & .................D Bell 10 66464 Bigtime Kera nwtd ..............................L Cole 11 3.17pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 F BITCHES C1, 520m 1 67256 Classy Delta nwtd ...........................C Morris 2 674x8 Trendy Mind 30.26 G & .......... S Fredrickson 3 43772 Banshee Reel 30.84 ........................R Waite 4 18 Bigtime Minnie 30.88 .........................L Cole 5 21435 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 6 36786 Tammy’s Fire 30.54 ...........................M Flipp 7 21831 Cockney Rip Off 30.83 ....................M Olden 8 42466 Yella Ella nwtd .............................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 66288 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 10 85854 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 12 3.47 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 520m 1 55232 Bigtime Clyde 30.66 ...........................L Cole 2 41375 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell 3 65346 Idol Jazz 30.75 ................................... N Udy 4 78768 Wong Full Arrest 30.75 ...................C Morris 5 45132 Barge Bale 30.80 .........................M Roberts 6 63128 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 7 66462 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 8 12543 Jinja Flash 30.65 ...............................D Edlin 9 35468 Thrilling Stan 30.40 ...........................D Edlin 10 62766 Opawa Mine 30.72 ............................. N Udy 13 4.17pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 37788 Bigtime Olivia 18.01 .....................K Williams

2 74236 Agent Anna 17.94 ............................S Stone 3 23267 Manhattan Style nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 77868 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 ....................... N Udy 5 65153 Bigtime Twinkle nwtd ..........................L Cole 6 61584 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 .................. L Pearce 7 34352 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 8 23564 Cawbourne Frost 17.59...................C Morris Emergencies: 9 74645 Ivanhov 17.75 K & .............................Phillips 10 68521 El Hefe 17.68 G & .................. S Fredrickson 14 4.43pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 53872 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 2 68468 Rosie 17.86 .................................J McArthur 3 36687 Smash Fire 18.13............................... N Udy 4 56751 Bigtime Victory 17.89 .........................L Cole 5 53362 Just Like Ma 17.89 J & ........................D Bell 6 63233 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 7 43731 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 13538 Homebush Razz 18.04 .............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 42678 Pepper’s Choice 17.97 .................K Williams 10 83476 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 15 5.03pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 78174 Lori Elle 18.18 ...................................M Flipp 2 53858 Mahala Bay 17.75 H & ...................... Woods 3 24726 Bigtime Steve 17.96 ...........................L Cole 4 35543 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 5 68878 Skitzer nwtd ....................................L Doody 6 44225 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 7 23125 Bigtime Charlie nwtd .....................M Gowan 8 14218 Homebush Belle 17.84..............J McInerney 9 771 Bigtime Blossom 17.95 ......................L Cole 10 68724 Opawa Denise nwtd ........................... N Udy

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Seeking Redemption, Speedy Jax, The Young Pretenda Race 2: Zentangle, Jackfrost, Delacroix, Gold Leaf Race 3: Kilowatt, Timy Tyler, What’s Up Alf, Sir Ed, Franconi Race 4: Yipson, Highly Likely, Who Can Tell, Irish Dude Race 5: Promising, Tapilize, Robin Charles, Verify Race 6: Ajay Tee, Haka Star, She’ll Cat Choux, Tapilroc Race 7: Chowder, Doppelganger, Get Rythm, Tap Tap Race 8: Midnite Kaos, Colour Me Red, Ringbolt, The Style Race 9: Road To Redemption, Chica Rapida, Van Gogh, Finbarr

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 76468 Fantastic Dutchy nwtd .................A Turnwald way Meeting Date: 02 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 578 I’m a Vikker nwtd ...............................M Flipp Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 10 7778 Bouncing Bubble nwtd K &................Phillips 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 12.57pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS HT 4 C0q, 305m and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 5 Bigtime Claws nwtd ............................L Cole 1 12.02pm ABSOLETELY ELECTRICAL HT 1 C0q, 305m 2 7 Naki Boy nwtd ............................. K Hanover 1 38746 Bigtime Clever nwtd G & ........ S Fredrickson 3 Broken Wallet nwtd .................. K Gommans 2 37327 Whippy Bale nwtd ...........................C Morris 4 75743 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 3 3338 Bigtime Bronx nwtd ............................L Cole 5 76x38 Rocky Top nwtd ................................P Taylor 4 55 Miss Wiggle nwtd K & .......................Phillips 6 88586 Classy Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 x5443 Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 7 27734 Cawbourne Rob nwtd .............. K Gommans 6 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd...........................L Cole 8 67875 No Mug nwtd ...................................C Morris 7 28552 Bigtime Winnie nwtd.....................K Williams 9 87 Cawbourne Skid nwtd J & ...................D Bell 8 465 Empty Pocket nwtd............................. N Udy 10 86878 Knock Knock Mary nwtd G R &....... S Voyce 9 77F Smiley O’Riley nwtd .................... K Hanover 5 1.14pm J P PRINT C1/2 C1/2d, 645m 10 47478 Homebush Asher nwtd ..............J McInerney 1 73611 Mija Sydney 37.90 ......................A Turnwald 2 12.21pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE HT 2 C0q, 305m 2 67486 Tranquil Blossom 38.47...............A Turnwald 1 6x Alamein Dip nwtd K & .......................Phillips 3 83145 Gentleman Tim nwtd ...................A Turnwald 2 344F1 Bigtime Lucy nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 21232 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts 3 577x Arthur’s Crown nwtd .........................R Waite 5 44313 Argus Filch nwtd .........................A Turnwald 4 F5767 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 6 18418 World Freakshow 38.58 ..................M Olden 5 Jamboree nwtd ...............................C Morris 7 45554 Bigtime Welldone 37.61 .....................L Cole 6 26 Bigtime Ashii nwtd J & ........................D Bell 8 53351 Nature’s Gent 37.67 ....................A Turnwald 7 65377 Flying Koko nwtd ...................... K Gommans 9 34724 Dyna Boomer nwtd ......................M Roberts 8 35528 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 6 1.31pm LASER PLUMBING C2 C2, 305m 9 77F Smiley O’Riley nwtd .................... K Hanover 1 86518 Accra 17.87 ............................... K B Benson 10 7886 Homebush Secret nwtd .............J McInerney 2 37615 Cawbourne Spook 17.87 .................... L Bell 3 12.40pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C0 HT 3 C0q, 305m 3 18343 Dark Syrah 17.77 .............................R Waite 1 683 American Heart nwtd ......................C Morris 4 41854 Kinetic Shadow 17.85 ......................... L Bell 2 24 Bigtime Hunter nwtd...........................L Cole 5 44226 King’s Call 17.48 ..............................R Waite 3 35576 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 6 21252 Alamein Lady 17.95 K & ...................Phillips 4 35747 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 7 21421 De Blonde 17.78 ............................... B Hunt 5 7635F Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 8 11431 Clover Victoria 17.59 ...................A Turnwald 6 24765 Swift Liberty nwtd.............................R Waite 9 54162 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 7 F636 Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell 10 43337 Dreamzone 17.52 K &.......................Phillips

7 1.48pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C0 C0, 520m

1 857 Bigtime Acacia nwtd...........................L Cole 2 2 Bigtime Bart nwtd...............................L Cole 3 56 Bigtime Emjay nwtd............................L Cole 4 7643 Flygon nwtd.................................A Turnwald 5 32 Sadeeki nwtd .....................................L Cole 6 66324 Trendy Val nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 7 45 Bigtime Eyore nwtd ............................L Cole 8 621 Bigtime Chris nwtd .............................L Cole 9 77838 Flying Mason nwtd ................... K Gommans 8 2.05pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 54444 Not Shackley 17.86 ............................ N Udy 2 22318 Bigtime Winter 17.82 ..........................L Cole 3 88886 Homebush Bailey 17.70 ............J McInerney 4 43126 Plan Stan 18.04 ............................. L Pearce 5 77586 Uno Brent 17.67 ...........................K Williams 6 53312 Breed Apart 17.83...........................M Olden 7 55127 Spot Woodstock 18.17 K & ...............Phillips 8 x7521 Mini Mansion 18.06 ...........................M Flipp 9 73465 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 10 61866 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 9 2.29pm FIRST SECURITY C1 F (DOGS) C1, 520m 1 35513 Bigtime Nibbles 31.17 .....................B Marsh 2 53544 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 3 42482 Cawbourne Lick 30.38 J & ..................D Bell 4 37754 Bigtime Wild 30.42 G & .......... S Fredrickson 5 72282 Bigtime Jacob nwtd ............................L Cole 6 34233 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 7 22812 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 8 67346 Bigtime Jack nwtd ........................M Goodier 9 55178 Go Slick nwtd ..................................... N Udy 10 15575 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65.........................L Cole 10 2.54pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m 1 22521 Spirit Of Nathan 17.92 ....................C Morris 2 6F778 Piko Piko 17.89 ............................... C Brider

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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■ MOTOR RACING

Ghost back on speedway track Ashburton racing car driver Craig Butterick will carry the hopes of Mid Canterbury when he competes for the national adult ministocks title at the Ashburton Speedway this weekend.

Butterick will be behind the wheel of car number 51c, a mini stockcar that once belonged to his mentor Tony Newman.

Newman passed away in 2013 and Butterick bought the car, which he has raced all over the South Island in the years since.

He calls it The Ghost.

Butterick says the car remains a tribute to Newman, with a new steering wheel and the Datsun 120Y motor maintained by Newman’s engine builder Gary Mehrtens of Christchurch.

“There’s been a couple of times when it’s felt like he’s be on my shoulder in races,” Butterick said.

The Ashburton driver said he was looking forward to the weekend’s speedway racing and aimed to qualify in one of two preliminary heats on Saturday to take part in the final on Sunday.

At least 20 entrants are confirmed for the New Zealand title race.

Butterick said everyone in the 10-lap races would be a rival and his aim was to stay focused and put his foot down.

The cars are protected by bumpers front and rear and side rails and Butterick said competition was fierce and the driving technical.

He is hoping to replicate the form that saw him take second place at the Otago ministocks championships in Dunedin last year.

The next generation of ministock drivers will also be in action over the weekend, with races for junior drivers as young as 11 years old.

The speedway meeting will also hosts races to decide New Zealand productions and six shooter titles.

Ashburton Speedway spokesman Graham Ackroyd said Saturday would be devoted to qualifying, with the finals on Sunday.

He said there was some exciting racing on the programme and competitors were travelling from all over the country.

Among them is Allan Kirk of Timaru who, at 80, will be behind the wheel of an XR6 Falcon in the production classes.

He is one of the country’s oldest race car drivers.

Ashburton Speedway is the only track in the country to feature three New Zealand titles in one weekend and the two-day meeting is part of the Wheel Week Plus programme.

Craig Butterick and his car number 51c, the Ghost, will be competing in the adult ministocks at the Ashburton Speedway this weekend.

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Crusader game under a cloud

RAFFLES

By Jonathan Leask jonathan@selwynapp.nz

The Farmlands Cup preseason Super rugby match between the Crusaders and Highlanders is unlikely to be back in Darfield next year.

A crowd of over 5500 people flocked to the Darfield Domain last year to watch the annual preseason match and the Darfield Rugby Club had high hopes of hosting it again in 2019.

However, to do so they would have to provide better seating, which club president Scott McIlroy said wasn’t viable.

“The [CRFU] is looking for a venue with more seating and that just isn’t an option for us at Darfield,” McIlroy said.

“We could go and put up our own temporary stand to host the match but financially it doesn’t make sense – to go to all that trouble and lose money on it.”

Hosting the match was a great fundraising opportunity for the club, he said, and while “we made some money, I don’t think we knew how much work went into hosting it”.

McIllroy said it was unlikely but they still hoped they could find a way to host the match, investigating other options including setting up a ground in a farmer’s paddock and were waiting to hear back from the CRFU. The minutes of last week’s Malvern Community Board meeting show that Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton said the Darfield

Hamish Riach Rugby Club was keen to hold onto the possibility of hosting the fixture, but the Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) required the construction of a mound or similar structure for people to view the match and would not consider viewing from a flat ground surface acceptable.

The CRFU provided the large stand in Darfield last year but McIllroy said he felt they were looking for a venue that already had a stadium-like setup, suggesting Ashburton and Timaru as options.

Crusaders Chief executive Hamish Riach said the venue was still to be confirmed.

“We are in the process of planning for the match, and once again look forward to bringing this pre-season game to fans with the support of Farmlands.”

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

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ASHBURTON County Lions Mothers’ Day Raffle winners.

E Worsford, P Ireland, Josh Verburne, Val Bell, Danielle, Charlie Backhurst, Mary Sugrue. Thank you for your support.

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

MEETINGS, EVENTS Ashburton Dressage Group AGM Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7.30pm Upstairs at Braided Rivers 246 Burnett Street, Ashburton

MEETINGS, EVENTS The Ashburton Vintage Car Club Has been granted approval for a closed day for the purpose of our annual Swap Meet at 86 Maronan Road on May 5, 2018.

Entry fee to the grounds will apply.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street. (not public holidays).

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St David’s Church, Allenton.

THURSDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions).

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers.

Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ANNA, lovely, attractive and busty with no tattoo’s, clean and straight. No texting.

Enquiries welcome. Phone 021 044 0698.

BEAUTIFUL Chinese lady.

Size 6, prostate massage, excellent service. One week only. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

NEW to town. A gorgeous Asian, slim, size 8, busty, 40 DD, experienced, caring, BUYER of unwanted good massage. Phone 021 animals. Cattle, bobby calves, 257 1703. horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call ACCOMMODATION, Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 RENTAL 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

ONE bedroom flat – Tidy, warm and cosy, new heat HEALTH & BEAUTY SHELLY - Health massage. pump, good area, off street Open 9am-9pm. Chinese parking, $195 per week, no lady. Ashburton. Phone 022 letting fee. Phone 021 821 466 after hours.

684 1692.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

GRAZING

GRASS / fattening feed wanted for store lambs.

Phone Mitch, 027 313 1320.

GRAZING wanted for store lambs. Phone Steve 027 321 6060.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE sale, 28 Grove Street, Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 - 1pm-3pm, Eftpos available.

FOR SALE

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and ASHBURTON Society of insulated. Sidelifter available Arts, Autumn Show on now, for delivery. Wilson Bulk Short Street Studio. Guest Transport, Phone 308-7772.

Sue Currie and a selection members.

Open from weekends 11am-3pm and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday when sign out.

Enquires 308 4533.

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PROFESSIONAL seeking accommodation.

Male teacher in his 30s, nonsmoker, requires a selfcontained sleep out in the Ashburton area with off street parking to rent. References available. Phone 021 296 5760 or (03) 349 5531. andrewdeadmarsh@gmail. com

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May 2 and 3, 2018

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

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

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 3086817. Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

11am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDHIP CLUB. Movie “A Wrinkle in Time”, Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Monthly meeting with Pam Whiteford speaking about an earlier garden event.

Grace Church, Princes Street.

1.30pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Euchre with cash prizes and afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

7pm - 8pm THE MID CANTERBURY TIME BANK. Making the most of KiwiSaver, all welcome to this free presentation.

Community House, 44 Cass Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fitness Fun and Friendship. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

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

10.15am

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Open Day with guest speaker, Grant Sidaway Executive Officer for Senior Net. Displays from local businesses, Westpac, Noel Leeming, Pacific Vision, Library, Vodafone. Cost $2. M.S.A. lounge, Havelock Street.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

The farm is very well set-up with a 50 bale rotary shed.

We require someone with experience, someone, who has the drive and desire and ability to progress.

Applicants must have at least one years’ experience on a NZ dairy farm.

Must hold a full clean drivers licences and must be a NZ resident and able to pass police and drug checks.

SITUATIONS VACANT

SERVICE MANAGER

Farm Assistant Required to help run a 200 ha dairy farm in Ashburton.

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Grant Hood Contracting Limited operate an innovative earthmoving business based at Ashburton, which services the greater Canterbury region and specific larger projects and developments further afield. The fleet consists of diggers, scrapers (Cat), loaders, graders (Cat), pumps, trucks, trailers and a range of service vehicles, all operated by a large team of competent drivers.

We pride ourselves on our excellent staff management practices and training.

A high priority is placed on Health and Safety Due to our current Service Manager / Diesel Mechanic having a change of career, we are now looking for someone qualified to fill this full-time position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to, taking full responsibility for the scheduled servicing and on-going maintenance requirements of all plant.

This person will have experience in a similar role, have great organisational and time management skills, excellent record keeping and be an effective communicator.

Successful applicants will be required to pass a pre-employment medical and drugs screen.

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

Single man’s accommodation available.

To apply Phone Carolyn on 027 209 6410 Or Post CV to: 192 Racecourse Road, Ashburton Or email to office@granthoodcontracting.co.nz

Please send CV to: n.l.stewart@ farmside.co.nz

Grain & Seed Logistics Position

Cates Grain & Seed is a specialist grain and seed production and marketing company based in Ashburton, Canterbury.

Due to company growth and our expanding domestic and international markets a fulltime Grain and Seed Logistics position has become available within our company.

Based at our head office in Ashburton and reporting to the general manager duties will be focused on providing logistical support to our sales managers including liaising with seed cleaning stores, freight companies and suppliers to facilitate the timely administration, cleaning, certification, treating and movement of our agricultural seed crops.

The successful applicant will require good time management skills and be able to work well in a team environment.

A friendly and efficient manner will also be essential.

Previous experience and knowledge of the grain and seed industry would be an advantage but not necessary.

Applications, including a current CV, close on Friday, May 25, 2018 with:

TRUCK DRIVER POSITIONS We have driving positions based at our Ashburton Branch for the following vacancies:

Sales & Marketing Assistant The New Zealand Sock Company is an International leader in the innovation and development of technical, Merino based socks. We are a proud family owned company with years of experience and skills, needless to say our team are passionate about SOCKS! With a recent internal promotion we are now seeking someone who will need to fill some pretty big shoes.

As the Sales and Marketing Assistant you will be in a pivotal role undertaking a variety of tasks and supporting the team. The ability to prioritise and meet deadlines will be your forte.

Preferred skills and experience.

• Enthusiastic, proactive self-starter with exceptional organisational skills • Experience in a sales and or marketing support role • Experience with ERP Integrated Software Systems • MS Office-Intermediate level, Word, Excel, Power point • Experience in Adobe SUITE - Illustrator and / or Image editing software.

• Social media and website savvy The main duties in this role are: • Customer service, order processing.

• Building relationships with customers, suppliers and various stakeholders relating to this position.

• Reporting - creating, editing, analysing information.

• Liaise with both domestic and international suppliers to ensure product specifications are correct.

• QC checking, specification sheets and associated documentation.

• Website sales processing, correspondence, freight bookings.

• Social Media creation and posting – Website back end maintenance and general updating [training to be provided].

• Creating and editing catalogues and point of sale material.

• Organising and collating all sales and marketing material • General administration, miscellaneous stock purchasing If you are a team player, have some experience or skills in the above areas, pride yourself on attention to detail, have a good sense of humor and willingness to grow and evolve in this position then please apply.

Please Note: Due to this position being a permanent full time role you must be a NZ Resident to apply for this.

Applications for this position close on Friday 4th May 2018.

Please email your full CV, 2 employment references and 1 referee to tina@nzsock.co.nz

Birthday Greetings

• Class 5 driver for one of our 8 axle curtain sider truck and trailer units, experience preferred.

• Class 5 Stock truck driver, experienced preferred but could train the right applicant.

Apply in writing or email your application to: Rhys Young PO Box 104, Ashburton rhys@ruraltransport.co.nz (03) 308 4079 or 027 593 2142 www.ruraltransport.co.nz

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested.

Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Greta Rotch Happy 7th Birthday. You’re one of a kind! The kindest wee girl in the world.

Love you to the moon and back!Dad, Mum, Jemma, Kelly and Lucy. xoxo Alexandra Cojocaru Happy 9th Birthday!

Have a great day.

Love Mum, Dad, Grandma and Brother Iulii.

The Manager Cates Grain & Seed Ltd P O Box 337, Ashburton 7740 Email – stuartb@cates.co.nz All applications or expressions of interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): There are people you keep returning to in one form or another. It’s as though all of the turns eventually lead you back to each other. Your thoughts, intentions or lives will once again intersect.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The reason you’re not sure you want to leap at the chance for more power is that you realise the implications.

To accept authority over others is to accept responsibility for their well-being.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Many people have the courage of their convictions without checking to make sure they are in the right. Not you. You’ll put it to the test. If you have to fight, you want to be sure you’re fighting for the right side.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Perhaps the idea of a peaceful world is too far into fantasyland to be a reasonable possibility, but what about peace in your own heart? Whatever is keeping that from happening, it can be overcome.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): In an effort to be understood, some will explain so much of the process that it actually makes things more complicated.

As you go about your day, seek simplicity.

Simplicity needs less explanation, not more.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re conscientious and you want to help, so you think about what you’re going to say. Maybe you don’t need to worry so much about this. The right words follow the right thoughts.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There’s a point in which the knife cannot get any sharper. If you keep sharpening it past that point, it will blunt.

Know when your work is done, and then don’t work past that point.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are things you would like to be certain of, but it still wouldn’t bring you the security you seek; it would give you only the illusion of security. Consider letting go of your questions and the need to predict life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): People sometimes oppose one another without knowing why and then look for faults and other reasons that will delegitimise the opposition. It’s a game. Take the high road. Don’t play.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ve had advocates and champions in your life, so you know what the role is and how it’s best played.

Take it on for yourself today. Be the support you need and deserve.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Relationships get interesting – maybe even spectacular. This is, in no small part, because of your expectations. You either didn’t know what to expect or weren’t expecting much, now it’s all a delightful surprise.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s a coin toss feel to the day. Though you’re interested in the outcome, you don’t have a preference about which way it lands. You don’t mind what happens because you’re covered regardless.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

DOODY, Paul Alan – On April 29, 2018, at home. A loved and respected son-inlaw of Neil and Ngaire Mackenzie, brother-in-law of Dianne and Anthony, Jillian and Peter, Warren and Karina and families; a kind and caring soul gone too soon.

HARRISON, Thomas Drayton (Tom) 2nd NZEF (Reg. No 449483) – On April 30, 2018 peacefully at Princes Court, Ashburton.

Aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband for 66 years of the late Kath. Loved father and father-in-law of Graeme and Barbara, Kelvin and Lynda (United States), Katrina and Neil, Lorayne and Sheldon, and friend of Mike (Aussie) and Joan (United States).

Much loved grandfather of Tania and Des (Sydney), Michelle and Daniel, and the late Paul; Tommy and Melissa, Greg and Jess, and Jennifer and Bill (all United States); Jessica and Brent, Daniel (Melbourne); Mathew and Kayleigh, Scott and Jayjay. Much loved great grandfather of Harrison and James; Mia, Hunter, Summer and Autumn (all United States); Kaitlyn and Eloise.

Messages to the Harrison family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Methven Care Trust would appreciated and may be left at the service. Special thanks for the loving care given to Tom by the staff at Methven House and Princes Court during his last years. A service to celebrate Tom’s life will be held at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven on FRIDAY, May 4 commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by a private interment.

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IRWIN, Margaret Anne – Aged 86 years. On April 28, 2018, at Essie Summers, Christchurch. Dearly loved wife of the late Bob, loved mother and mother-in-law of Anne and Theresa, Bill and Cherie, and Paul and Jacqui.

Loved grandmother of James and Zina, Matthew and Amy, Tom and Rachel, Sam, Ben, William and Apollo, and a loved great-grandmother of Elias, Annabelle, Freddie and Charlotte. Her wit, spark and warmth will be missed. The family would like to thank the staff at Essie Summers for their love, care and support.

The funeral service for Margaret will be held at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia, on TODAY Wednesday, May 2, at 1.00pm.

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WOODS, Mabel Ada – On April 29, 2018. Passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital after a short illness. Aged 86 years.

Loved wife of the late Norman, and dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Stella and the late Murray Morton (Australia), Colleen and Giles Pinfold, Rose and Rick Worthington (Australia), Barry (Baz) and Bea (Australia), Allison and David Davenport (USA). Loving Nan of Shazz, Geoff and Jason; Lauren, Jonathan and Steven; Elysia and Shakirah; Brenna and Locke; James, Wendy and Rachel, also a loved great Nan of Beth and Jacob; Alina and Evie.

Messages to Pinfold’s, RD 8, Ashburton 7778. A memorial service to celebrate Mabel’s life will be held at St Stephens Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on TUESDAY, May 8, 2018 commencing at 10.00am.

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KENNARD, Richard Sydney Mainly fine, apart from isolated morning (Dick) – showers. Southwesterlies dying out in the On April 30, 2018 at morning.

Ashburton Hospital. Aged 89 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Nan. Loved father TOMORROW and father-in-law of Colin and MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES Fine, some high cloud. Northeasterlies.

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Eliza; Yvette and Anna-Beth; Northeasterlies.

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Eion McKinnon the late Allan. Messages Rob toCope-Williams 246 Havelock Kennard family, PO Box 472, SUNDAY Ashburton 7740. A service to Street celebrate Dick’s life will be Mainly fine, northerlies developing. held at our Chapel, cnr EastOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm and Cox Streets, Ashburton FUNERAL on MONDAY, April 7, World Weather commencing at 11.00am. FURNISHERS Adelaide fine 27 15 Frankfurt Followed by private Amsterdam thunder 16 4 Geneva cremation.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Tiny House Nation 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm The nation’s leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report. 0

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am New Looney Tunes 0 7:25 Nexo Knights 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Evolution 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:35 Jeremy Kyle 1:40 Judge Rinder 2:40 Home And Away 3 0 3:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:40 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 0 4pm Fanimals Preparation for Farmyard Olympics; a chance to win on Call of Nature; a ride-along as Auckland Zoo moves its orang-utans to Christchurch. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

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3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:25 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 The Block A look at the teams at home to find out what they have been doing since they moved out of The Block; the five houses are open for inspection.

5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

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7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:50 The Big Bang Theory 0 9:20 Mom 0 9:45 This Is Us PGR 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

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11:10 Mom PGR 0 11:40 Clique 0 12:30 Private Practice 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 3 3:25 Jeremy Kyle 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:40 Gypsy Kids PGR (Starting Today) 3 Documentary features the lives of four very different children from the traveller community. 0 12:40 Infomercials

Star Wars: Episode IV – A Martin Clunes – Islands of New Hope, 7:30pm on Three Britain, 7:30pm on Choice

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4:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:25 I Found The Gown 7pm I Found The Gown A charter bus from NYC arrives at the store.

7:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 Vanderpump Rules 10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Intervention AO 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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12:10 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:40 Closedown

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

Midnight Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:45 The Last Castle MVL 2001 Drama. Robert Redford, James Gandolfini.

9:55 The Ring 16C 2002 Horror. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox. 11:50 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy Horror. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. 1:40 Along Came A Spider MV 2001 Thriller. Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott. 3:20 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. 5:10 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Zac Efron, Michael B Jordan.

6:45 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta. 8:30 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. A computer disk containing the history of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two gym employees, who attempt to sell it. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt.

10:10 Boogeyman MC 2005 Horror. Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless.

11:40 Evening ML 2007 Drama. Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette. THURSDAY 1:35 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 3:25 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. 5:10 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy.

Midnight Indignation MVLS 2016 Drama. 1:50 Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 Horror.

3:20 The Girl On The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller.

5:15 Who Gets The Dog? MLC 2015 Comedy.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Penguins Of Madagascar 7:40 Pukana 3 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Kai Ora 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Waka Huia 3 Noon Game Of Bros PGR 3 12:30 F Billy T James AO 3 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Ruatoki 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Hangi Pit Masters PGR 8pm N The Puna Kapa haka tutors from Nga Puna o Waiorea, and the senior kapa haka team have been offered a trip to perform in Poland.

8:30 N Haka At Home 9:30 N Ahikaroa AO 10pm Haati Grassroots Rugby

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6:25 All Eyez On Me 16VLSC 2017 Drama Biography.

Demetrius Shipp jr, Danai Gurira. 8:40 Out Of The Wild MV 2016 Drama.

John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly.

10:10 Don’t Think Twice MLC 2017 Comedy. KeeganMichael Key, Gillian Jacobs.

11:40 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 11:55 Inferno MVL 2017 Thriller. Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones. 1:55 All Eyez On Me 16VLSC 2017 Drama Biography. Demetrius Shipp jr, Danai Gurira. 4:10 Out Of The Wild MV 2016 Drama.

John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly.

5:40 It Had To Be You 16LS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

Cristin Milioti, Dan Soder.

7pm Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 Horror. A group of college students ventures into the Black Hills Forest and finds the horror stories of a menacing presence all too real. James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez. 8:30 The Girl On The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller. After witnessing an incident from her seat on a train, a divorced alcoholic becomes embroiled in a missing-person investigation.

10:25 Who Gets The Dog? MLC 2015 Comedy.

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SKY SPORT 1 6am The Back Page 7am The Breakdown 8am Surfing – WSL (HLS) Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast – Men’s Tour. 9am Cycling – Fleche Wallonne (HLS) 9:30 Cycling – Liege Bastogne Liege (HLS) 10am Gaming – Esports Project Cars Two. Noon Cycling – Tour De Romandie (HLS) 1pm Football – UEFA Champions League (RPL) Real Madrid v Bayern.

3pm A-League Hour 4pm Motorsport – Merzouga Rally (HLS) 5pm Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Singapore – Day Two. 6:30 The Breakdown 7:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 8pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Sunwolves.

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

9pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Reds v Lions.

9:30 Kick And Chase 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Jaguares.

11pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Crusaders.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Highlanders.

THURSDAY

Midnight Football – UEFA Champions League (RPL) Real Madrid v Bayern.

2am Football – A-League (RPL) Semi-final One – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City FC. 4am Fight Night Dogboe v Magdaleno.

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

6am The Living Room 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Ice Age Giants 8:30 Cash Cowboys 9:30 Jamie’s Great Britain 10:30 Animal Park 11:30 Location, Location, Location 12:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 1:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 2:30 Money For Nothing 3:30 Love Nature – King Cobra: Face To Face 4:30 Food Safari – Earth An exploration of the many possibilities of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and more.

5pm Tasting Tasmania 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Flipping Bangers

7:30 Martin Clunes – Islands Of Britain Martin Clunes begins in Guernsey, a tax haven popular with wealthy settlers such as Robert Sillars, a successful businessman who moved there 15 years ago.

8:30 Alone AO 9:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Food Safari – Earth Midnight Tasting Tasmania 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Flipping Bangers 2am Love Nature – King Cobra: Face To Face 3am Great Continental Railway Journeys 4am Martin Clunes – Islands Of Britain 5am Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour

SKY SPORT 2 6am L Football – UEFA Champions League Real Madrid v Bayern.

9:30 A-League Hour 10:30 Squash – PSA World Tour (HLS) 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Cricket – IPL (HLS) Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians.

3:30 AFL Weekly Highlights (HLS) 4pm UFC Main Event 5pm Fight Night 7pm Super League Fulltime 7:30 NRL Try Time 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life Inspiring and remarkable stories in rugby league.

10pm Michael Ennis The Greatest A look at some of rugby league’s defining moments.

10:30 The Back Page 11:30 #SkySpeed

THURSDAY

Midnight Motorsport – Formula Two (RPL) Azerbaijan – Race One. 1am Motorsport – Formula Two (RPL) Azerbaijan – Race Two. 2am NRL 360 3am League Life 3:30 Michael Ennis The Greatest 4am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Web.com Tour – United Leasing and Finance Championship.

5am Cycling – Tour De Romandie Event (HLS) 2May18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch M Hurricane Alley. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Clip Show. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Predators and Prey. 10am What On Earth? PG 10:50 Street Science PG 11:15 Street Science PG Forces of Nature.

11:40 Swamp Murders M The Devil Down in Georgia.

12:30 Blood Relatives M Blood is the New Black.

1:20 American Monster M Anything for You. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch M Arctic Mega Storm.

4:45 What On Earth? PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG No Bull Bonneville.

6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Alaskan Bush People M Bush Code.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M All or Nothing.

11:55 American Monster M Anything for You. THURSDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Sport

Cameron Morison in his Nissan Pulsar SSS-Z during the bent sprint at the ClubSport nationals in Christchurch in March.

PHOTO EUAN CAMERON

A test of driving skills Think you are a good driver?

Then the Ashburton Car Club wants to see you at its sealed motorkhana on Sunday.

The motorkhana, being held as part of Wheels Week Plus, will be held on a tight and technical course in the Riverside Industrial Area and anyone can have a go.

Club captain Ben Lambert said the event would be held on Range Street and Watson Street, one of the side streets that will be part of the AutoSparks Street Sprints later in the Wheels Week programme.

Drivers need a vehicle that is up to warrantable standards, though the club has one that can be used.

Lambert said it was the ideal chance for people who were keen to try out motorsport

or test their skills driving around cones.

Drivers are timed over runs on the short course, which will be defined by cones.

The idea is to navigate the course as quickly and carefully as possible.

Lambert said one entrant to watch was Ashburton club member Cameron Morison, who lives and works in Christchurch as a pilot.

He won the premier gold star title at the New Zealand ClubSport Championship in Christchurch in March.

The championship incorporates motorkhana, autocross (a larger version of a motorkhana) and a bent sprint (a road course with at least one bend) and is hotlycontested by grassroots car club members around the country.

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The personal challenge to do better is what I enjoy most

As national champion, Morison can enter one round of the 2018 Asia Zone Auto Gymkhana Championship with all expenses paid.

Morison, originally from Invercargill, said he enjoyed the technical skill of the motorkhana and the speed of the bent sprint.

He also won the ClubSport championship in 2014 and 2016.

“The personal challenge to do better is what I enjoy most,” he said.

“But I also enjoy the build and work on my car as much as I enjoy driving, but neither would be fun without the friends you meet along the way.”

Morison started in motorsport events in 2010 as a student using his road car and living on $250 a week.

Motorkhana drivers for the Ashburton event need to register by 10.30am on Sunday and the event has a $40 entry fee.

It starts at 11am.

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