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Edith Smith has been recognised today in the Queen’s Birthday honours.

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Dedicated to conservation

By Susan Sandys

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Ashburton grandmother Edith Smith was puzzled when her husband Peter handed her an official looking envelope from Government House.

The letter, which had come in the mail, prompted her to ask “What is all this about?”

“She did open it, and was pretty surprised,” Peter recalls.

What the 72-year-old retired midwife found inside was correspondence informing her she was to be awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM), in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to conservation.

“She thought it wasn’t justified,” Peter said of Edith’s initial reaction.

Peter himself had suspected what the letter was all about, as he had helped provide information to those nominat-

ing her for the medal.

And when she opened it and digested its contents, he found himself disagreeing with his wife of many years.

“I think it was more than justified, really, when I know all the time that she spends on these things. I was thrilled for her,” he said.

Edith is chairwoman of Forest and Bird Ashburton, but her service has extended far beyond that role alone. A true champion of the environment, her dedication has stretched from the hills to the sea, and from classrooms to council chambers.

Currently Edith is travelling overseas and is unable to be contacted. But prior to leaving she wrote a summary of her service for the media, commenting she felt “very honoured” to receive the medal.

“Over the years I have met many

like-minded people, and made many friends when attending conservation activities,” she said.

“And it has been very gratifying to share their enthusiasm, enjoyment and appreciation for the native vegetation and landscapes of the Ashburton District and beyond.”

Edith’s love of nature began as a child when she grew up on a dairy farm at Fernside in North Canterbury. She spent many hours playing outdoors and swimming in the local rivers. She also became familiar with Canterbury’s unique flora and fauna, as her family travelled the region when time permitted between milkings.

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■■ WEATHER

Snow makes roads treacherous

By Susan Sandys

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Just a couple of days ago it looked like Mt Hutt would not have enough snow to open as planned on June 7.

But in a dramatic turnaround in weather fortunes, snow has arrived – lots of it, and more is on the way.

Manager James McKenzie said yesterday the pre-season turnaround was “one of the most dramatic we have seen, I think”.

Seventy-five centimetres of snow fell overnight Friday and Saturday.

The storm cut power to the mountain for at least four hours, which knocked out webcams, preventing the ski area from sharing close-up images of the skifield.

McKenzie said the webcams would be back online soon, and in the meantime staff were getting ready to host thousands of skiers come Friday.

Already ski patrollers had completed avalanche control blasting along the access road, and snowmakers were churning out tonne upon tonne of white gold.

“Seventy-five centimetres is a good start, but we still continue to make snow,” McKenzie said.

Ski patrollers and snowmakers joined groomer drivers in making up a team of about eight “storm troopers”. They stayed on the mountain while the storm was underway, ensuring they could get out as soon as the weather cleared to begin work.

Other staff will arrive on the mountain tomorrow, and are in for an exciting week as they deal with more weather systems coming through.

The MetService is forecasting snow down to 500 metres on Tuesday, snow down to 700 metres on Wednesday, and snow possible down to 800 metres on Thursday.

“It could be a fizzler or it could be another big storm, we will just be ready for it whatever eventuates,” McKenzie said.

Meanwhile, Methven residents experienced the weekend storm first-hand as snow fell in the town overnight Friday and on Saturday.

About 30 centimetres was measured between Mayfield and Methven near Alford Forest, the high levels forcing the Ashburton District Council to send road clearing and grit-spreading crews into the upper reaches of the district.

Driving conditions were treacherous and two vehicles were involved in a minor collision in Methven at about 9.30am.

The council reported flooding in some areas, and closed Barkers Road and Methven Chertsey Road. The heavy precipitation resulted in turbidity in the Methven water supply, triggering the council to issue a precautionary boil water notice, remaining in place until further advised.

Yesterday there was a single vehicle crash at 4.16am at Hinds.

Police reported the vehicle rolled and the driver received minor injuries but did not require medical treatment. They did not have any indication in their records of what the cause of the crash was.

Paul Plimmer keeps paths clear of snow outside Methven’s Blue Pub on Saturday.

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Funds for ‘massive project’ on the up

By Susan Sandys

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Methven Care Trust members are making sure their resthome fundraising project stays at the forefront of everyone’s minds.

They have erected boards in the town centre to show the growth in coffers on a daily basis as they aim for $5 million.

After having launched the project four years ago, they have reached $1,154,000.

“I think that’s admirable, but it’s a massive project,” said chairwoman Jo Suyker.

She and fundraising co-ordinator Sue van den Heuvel were yesterday adding more orange stickers to the boards. Each sticker represents $10,000.

They can not help but smile every time they put up a new sticker, but wish they were putting up lots more.

They had a healthy boost of $21,000 following two seed representatives at PGG Wrightson Methven organising a quiz night and auction in March, and hope others in the community will follow their lead and plan similarly successful events.

Members are confirming final details of a big new fundraising project, which had the support of businesses in the town. They could not provide further information at this time, but members were excited about the project, which will be launched by July.

Meanwhile, trust members

Methven Care Trust’s Jo Suyker (left) and Sue van den Heuvel can not help but smile every time they put up a new orange sticker on the trust’s fundraising board.

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Members are hoping to be able to open their new facility, which

will be on land that has been donated to the trust, in 2029.

This is some years after they initially planned and, due to rising building costs, it is unlikely they will be able to build to the scale of the initial concept plans.

But members are confident

they will get a fantastic facility nonetheless and one that will more than adequately replace Methven House.

Suyker said the project was all about retaining a community-owned and run resthome in the town as the current facility of

Methven House neared the end of its useful life.

“It’s quite unique that it’s community-owned and community-run.

“It’s not about the building, it’s about the care. It’s a home away from home for us,” she said.

A hundred units the target for local housing trust

By Sue Newman

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An Ashburton social housing trust is hoping to strike a deal with the Ashburton District Council that would see 100 low-rent homes provided for older people with limited income.

The Ashburton Housing and Support Trust, trading as Haven Housing, was established last year and already owns a cluster of rental housing, formerly part of the Cameron Courts independ-

ent living complex. On Thursday trust chairwoman Jackie Girvan told district councillors that it was the trust’s strategic goal to build a stock of community housing options across the district for people 60 and over.

It was progressively buying the nine units at Cameron Courts as occupants left and as each unit became available it was let very easily, Girvan said.

“Going forward we want to continue looking at further develop-

ment properties and at building our housing stocks.”

The goal over 10 years was to build stocks to 100, but to do that the trust would need to work with partners, she said.

“We’ve come to council because we’d like you to explore possible ways to work co-operatively with us.”

That working together could include land, sites or a range of other options. So it could take advantage of all opportunities, Girvan said,

the trust had a number of concept plans drawn up for clusters of five, 10 or 15 stand-alone units.

People living in the trust’s units pay $180 a week, which is higher than the rents charged in the council’s elderly persons housing units, but lower than private sector rents.

“People on pensions seem to find this affordable,” she said.

The trust had funded the first unit purchases itself, but looking to the future to provide more

housing, it would need partners, Girvan said.

“We’re all in this together and there may be opportunities in the future to look at emergency housing for the district, but for now we’re focusing on older persons’ housing, she said.

While she stopped short of committing the council to work with the housing trust, Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel said the potential for the two parties to work together was exciting.

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■■ CHINESE LINKS

Forging international links

By Sue Newman

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A visit to the Ashburton District this week by a group of business, education and governance officials could see strong ties established between the district and China’s Hangzhou West Lake District.

Last year a delegation from Ashburton visited the area, which is home to the Fineboon goat milk processor, and forged a relationship with officials in both the education and business sectors. And last week officials from West Lake made a return visit to the Ashburton District.

During an appointment packed day the delegates spent time at Ashburton College and the Ashburton District before lunching at Lake Hood’s Lakehouse Restaurant. They then toured the district and visited farms before wrapping up the day with an evening meal at Farmers Corner.

Ashburton College principal Ross Preece was a member of last year’s delegation to Hangzhou and yesterday he spent time with education officials discussing opportunities for students from West Lake to travel to New Zealand and become students at the college.

“They came to talk about the possible collaboration between our school and Chinese schools and as well they were also interested in our systems and what is happening in the New Zealand curriculum,” he said.

This is the first visit to the college by a delegation from West Lake, Preece said, although the school already hosts one student from the area, Wendy Sheng. She

Police, the fire service and the Defence Force bomb squad were called and up to 50 staff evacuated from the NZ Post mail centre yesterday afternoon – all for a mislabelled parcel. The bomb disposal team was called in to deal with the suspicious package at the NZ Post centre near Auckland Airport. A New Zealand Defence Force explosive ordnance disposal team was called to the scene and arrived shortly before 3pm, a police spokeswoman said. The bomb disposal team had since made the package safe, she said.

Police have now confirmed that the package was incorrectly labelled and was of no risk to the public.

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One body has been recovered and the search continues for another person after a boat was reported missing on a Southland lake on Friday. Police found the body in Lake Hauroko in Fiordland National Park at midday on Saturday. They had been notified on Friday that the boat with two people on board was missing. The body was found near Teal Bay at the southern end of the lake, which is New Zealand’s deepest. Police continued to search Lake Hauroko yesterday for the missing person and boat.

- NZME Delegates from China’s Hangzhou West Lake District during a visit to Ashburton College with principal Ross Preece (fourth, from left). From left Zhang Jiong, Chen Xueming, Xu Zhenyu, Zhan Genming, Ashburton College student Wendy Sheng, college director of international students Michelle Hosking and managing director of Fineboon Johan Zhang. Geraldine Ling is partially obscured at rear.

PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 300519-SN-00079 took on the role of official interpreter and guide during the college visit and campus tour.

“This is about growing our relationship,” he said.

The West Lake group also talked with mayor Donna Favel

and district councillors about economic collaboration opportunities between Hangzhou’s West Lake District and Ashburton.

The West Lake District is known as China’s silicone val-

ley. It is the headquarters of goat milk processor Fineboon and the base for giant e-commerce company Alibaba.

The visit was hosted by the New Zealand Dairy Collaborative, owners of Fineboon.

Dedication to conservation recognised She came to Ashburton to train as a nurse, and then completed midwifery training in Christchurch, before coming back to Ashburton to begin her 40-year midwifery career.

It was here she met Peter, and the couple settled in the town where they raised their three children.

Today they have seven grandchildren and continue to reside in Ashburton.

Edith said it had been a desire to see her children share some of the same experiences in nature that she had enjoyed, which prompted her to join Forest and Bird in the early 1980s.

“In those early years, native forests throughout New Zealand were being logged, and Forest and Bird nationally was involved with a campaign to end it,” she said.

At the same time the organisation raised awareness of the Ashburton River’s intrinsic values as

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it came under pressure from over abstraction. In 2003 she received the prestigious New Zealand Forest and Bird Old Blue Award which recognises exceptional work related to conservation.

Edith’s contribution was her advocacy for the environment and natural history, particularly in Mid Canterbury.

This included the establishment of the Hakatere Conservation Park O Tu Wharekai, promotion of the Rakaia Rangitata Hakatere World Heritage proposal, and protection of native biodiversity through the Ashburton District Plan.

Edith became a member of the Canterbury Water Management Steering Group, when it initially identified healthy rivers as a priority for its upcoming strategy.

“Advocacy for the well being of rivers has continued to be an ongoing challenge,” she said.

She was a founding member of, and is on the management committee of BRaid, a Canterbury-based advocacy group for

braided rivers, native birdlife and habitat values.

Raising awareness about the significance of the Ashburton River’s bird breeding habitat, she speaks to children in schools, and organises publicity about critically endangered black billed gulls and other endangered birds.

She has led many field trips with a conservation focus throughout Canterbury and until recently was Forest and Bird Ashburton’s Kiwi Conservation Club leader.

Spending countless hours advocating on many an environmental issue, she has been involved in submission writing and presentations to the Ashburton District Council and Environment Canterbury.

Issues have included the Rangitata Water Conservation Order, the spread of wilding pines, and a range of other biodiversity matters.

“My hope is for a dedicated biodiversity officer at the Ashburton District Council, who would

advise staff and liaise with the wider community about protecting remaining native vegetation,” Smith said.

Under her leadership, Ashburton Forest and Bird has organised volunteers to carry out trapping and regular wilding work in the Ashburton Lakes.

Edith is chairwoman and a founding trustee of the Ashburton Community Conservation Trust, formed 10 years ago to restore an 11-hectare dryland site, the Harris Scientific Reserve.

She has managed the restoration programme including annual planting days and ongoing maintenance. She said the reserve was something both herself and all of its many volunteers were proud of.

“To date over 10,000 ecosourced plants have been added to the reserve. The reward is the reserve being recognised as a significant example of a Canterbury plains dryland ecosystem, and seeing the biodiversity now inhabiting the reserve.”

Hunting injury A person has been critically injured during a hunting incident in Nuhaka, near Wairoa. Police were called to a rural property in Hawke’s Bay about 2.45pm yesterday to assist ambulance staff. A St John spokeswoman said two ambulances and a helicopter had been sent to the scene, and they were treating one patient who is currently in a critical condition.

A police statement said the injured person was to be transported to hospital by helicopter and inquiries are continuing.

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$200,000 reward The bereft family of a missing Chinese student has offered a $200,000 reward to anyone who can help them find him. Guoquan Wu, also known as Laurence Wu, hasn’t been seen since March 10 on Sainsbury Road, in the suburb of St Lukes. His vehicle – a Hyundai Santa Fe – was found at Piha Beach car park two days later. The 22-year-old University of Auckland student’s parents and brother, Lucas, flew to New Zealand from the family’s home city of Guangzhou, in China, shortly after his disappearance. But so far searches have been unable to find him. Wu had broken up with his girlfriend recently, and she told the family Wu had said he was going to Piha to “clear his mind”.

However, the family did not believe Wu had deliberately harmed himself, brother Lucas Wu said.

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Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 19, 22, 30, 33, 37.

Bonus number: 11.

Powerball winning number: 6.

Strike: 19, 1, 22, 33.

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■■FARMING AWARDS

100 years of successful farming

By Linda Clarke

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Three Mid Canterbury farming families were honoured last week for their love of the land over 100 years.

The McKendry family of Methven, the Oakley family of Rakaia and the Gallagher family of Mayfield were among 40 deserving families to receive awards at the New Zealand Century Farm and Stations Awards in Lawrence.

The awards celebrate perseverance and success over 100 years or more in farming and were presented by local MP Mark Patterson, who acknowledged their resilience, innovation and hard work.

Families were formally presented with a distinctive bronze plaque and certificate to display on their properties.

Phil McKendry and his wider family were among the 270 people who attended and he said the occasion was very much about family, sustainability and stewardship of the land over 100 years.

While three generations of his own family were there, making the night extra special, the awards were about recording a much wider part of New Zealand history, he said.

“There was also acknowledgement of the strong women that were an important part of these families.”

McKendry said he felt positive about farming’s future.

“You realise there are a lot of very capable and intelligent and committed people on farms all around New Zealand. You feel pretty good about being part of that.”

The awards’ purpose is to capture and preserve family history which might otherwise be lost through the generations. Families submit narratives of their farm history, together with copies of related photographs and supporting documents which are then archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, ensuring all records are kept in perpetuity.

The McKendry farm Farnmacallan has been farmed by the family

The McKendry family of Methven were among farming families who have been careful stewards of the land for over 100 years.

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since 1900. Denis McKendry and his wife Margaret raised a large family there, all of whom were involved in cereal and livestock production.

Phil and his wife Jude introduced irrigation in 2009 and water changed the enterprise to 100 per cent arable, with a livestock finishing enterprise on the side.

The Oakleys can trace their origins in New Zealand to Alfred and Charlotte Oakley, who emigrated from Norfolk and arrived in Lyt-

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telton in 1859. Their second son Robert worked as a ploughman in the Dunsandel area and he and his wife Margaret eventually bought land that they would add to and farm under the name Hatfield.

The farm has stayed in family hands ever since, running sheep and growing crops. In the 1990s, the farm changed to dryland cropping, with water consents approved in 2006.

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Robert and Elizabeth Gallagher arrived from Ireland in 1871 and moved to the Mayfield area in 1887.

Two of their children formed Gallagher Brothers partnership and bought and leased various farms around Mid Canterbury.

Grant Gallagher and wife Tessa bought Grassmere in 1984 and renamed it Antrim, running mainly sheep.

From the mid-1980s, no plough has been used on the farm, with

a move to minimum then vertical tillage. The operation now includes winter grazing of dairy cows, fattening of store lambs and an apiary.

Applications are now open for the 2019 year and any families that have owned their farms since 1919 or earlier are encouraged to apply. Closing deadline for applications is November 30.

Further information can be found on the NZCFSA website www.centuryfarms.co.nz

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■■FIREARMS

More than 500 firearms seized NZME The police have seized more than 500 firearms during law enforcement incidents since the March 15 terror attack in Christchurch.

This is on top of the 500 guns that have been handed back to police since the Government declared an amnesty a week after the attack.

A further 4128 unlawful firearms have been declared for surrender via the online form but are being stored by firearms owners in the interim.

On March 21, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a ban on military style semi-automatics and assault rifles.

The ban officially came into force on April 10 after the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Maga-

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zines, and Parts) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament.

But the Government allowed for a six-month gun amnesty, meaning people who had these types of firearms have until September to hand them over to police.

So far, almost 525 unlawful firearms have been handed to police.

The total number of firearms in New Zealand is estimated to be 1.2-1.5 million, according to the Government.

Police Minister Stuart Nash said that 500 firearms had been seized during law enforcement incidents, including police responding to family harm callouts and finding firearms in the home.

Weapons have also been confiscated during vehicle stops during high-profile or significant offend-

ing and during raids on organised crime and gang figures.

Sonny Fatu, president of the Waikato branch of the Mongrel Mob, said in late March that, while some members of the gang may have illegal guns, they will not be handing them in as they are necessary to their protection.

“Will gangs get rid of their weapons? No. Because of who we are, we can’t guarantee our own safety,” he said.

But this did not sit well with Nash who said: “they [gangs] are going to hand the guns back and if they don’t do it voluntarily, then the police are going to come after them.”

The figures, provided by Nash, also showed that police have made 202 visits to gun clubs to talk to the firearms community

about the changes since March 15.

“The vast majority of gun owners are law-abiding and police are keen to work alongside them to educate and inform the wider community about the changes,” Nash said.

Information received by The Herald under the OIA showed between March 21 and May 2, police received 404 surrendered firearms, an average of about nine firearms per day on the days when any firearms were surrendered.

Almost $170 million was set aside by the Government in Thursday’s Budget for the gun buyback scheme – $150 million to support the now illegal items being bought by the Government and $18 million for administration.

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■■TRAMPING TRAGEDY

Father Female tramper dies from hypothermia dies in freak farm accident NZME

NZME A Twizel farmer who died in a “freak” motorcycle crash on Saturday afternoon was a great father whose tragic death has left a “massive hole” in his partner’s heart.

Kent Johnston, 28, died when his motorcycle crashed on a farm on the Twizel-Omarama Road in Glenbrook at around 1.50pm.

Johnston leaves behind his partner Kayla Murrell, two daughters Lilly, 10, Brooke, 4 and twoyear-old son Trev.

Kayla’s best friend Chantelle Mcdonald said the family was devastated and that he would be deeply missed. “He was a very hard worker for his family.”

He had a really good sense of humour and was always telling “little jokes”.

“Everyone kind of remembers him as a big friendly giant because he was so tall.”

Mcdonald has set up a Givealittle page for the family to help raise money to help the family through the grieving process and to cover funeral costs.

“Everyone is absolutely devastated. Very lost. It’s crazy how freak accidents can just happen.”

On the Givealittle page, Mcdonald said the family was going through a really hard time after Johnstone died in a tragic farm accident.

Worksafe has been notified and the death referred to the coroner, according to earlier police reports.

A woman tramping at high altitude in the Nelson Lakes National Park has died from hypothermia after battling a -16C chill.

The 55-year-old was tramping with a family member yesterday when she became severely hypothermic.

Emergency services were called to the area at about 9am yesterday, but the woman was already dead by the time the rescue helicopter with a medical crew found her on Mount Robert Ridge.

Police Search and Rescue co-ordinator sergeant Malcolm York said police extended sympathies to her family and friends.

“This is a truly tragic incident that followed what could have been another unfortunate event the evening before.”

Victim support is assisting the family.

It was the second time at the

The Nelson Rescue helicopter was called to Nelson Lakes National Park to rescue trampers twice at the weekend.

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weekend search and rescue crew have been called to the area.

On Saturday night two trampers were rescued not far from where the woman died after they

got stuck in deep snow at high altitude as they walked up Mount Robert Ridge.

They managed to get enough cellphone coverage to call for

help earlier in the afternoon and were located about 1800 metres above sea level and approximately four kilometres from their intended hut.

Snow was falling and the wind was extreme, taking the wind chill down to as low as -16 degrees.

York said the trampers said it was not good tramping conditions and urged trampers to plan ahead.

“It is important to monitor proposed weather conditions and make good decisions around them, and the risk that inclement weather poses to your intended trip.

“Consider the time of day you are setting out, know your limitations and make sure you have appropriate clothing and equipment with you,” York said.

“Thankfully yesterday the trampers were located in time, but it could easily have been a different story.”

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The boxing world has been turned on its head after Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr knocked out unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden.

Ruiz knocked down the previously undefeated Joshua four times, with the referee waving the fight off in the seventh round after Joshua failed to respond when asked “are you ready to box?”

Joshua looked to have the upper hand early in the third round when he knocked down Ruiz but the Mexican got straight up and

returned the favour almost immediately.

The British fighter was dropped a second time in the third round before being knocked down twice more in the seventh.

Ruiz claimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBA belts in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, becoming the first Mexican world heavyweight champion.

“I feel so good, man, this is what I’ve been dreaming about, this is what I’ve been working so hard for and I can’t believe my dreams just came true,” Ruiz said after the fight.

“Right now, I want to celebrate.

I just made history.”

Ruiz was a late call-up for the bout after Jarrell Miller was denied a licence by the New York Athletic Commission after three failed tests for performance enhancing drugs. Ruiz was confirmed as Joshua’s opponent only a month before the bout.

He didn’t waste the opportunity and out-worked Joshua, throwing 119 power strikes to Joshua’s 72 and landing 39 to Joshua’s 23.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said Joshua looked flat in the fight.

“AJ got sloppy ... got sloppy, got caught,” Hearn said. “Now we’ll see what AJ is about.”

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The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Dr Susan Nicola Bagshaw, CNZM, for services to youth health Mrs Yvette Winifred Corlett, CNZM, MBE, Deceased. Her Majesty’s approval of this award took effect on 12 April 2019, prior to the date of decease, for services to athletics Mrs Areta Koopu, CBE, for services to Maori and the community Ms Frances Rosemary Walsh, MNZM, for services to film

KNZM To be Knights Companion of the said Order: Mr Paul Hunter Adams, CNZM, for services to philanthropy and the community Mr Roger Leighton Hall, CNZM, QSO, for services to theatre Mr Graham Michael Lowe, ONZM, QSM, for services to youth and education

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To be Companions of the said Order:

To be Members of the said Order:

Dr Judith Estranna Aitken, QSO, for services to local government, the community and education Ms Roma Cherry Balzer, QSO, for services to family violence prevention Mr Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM, for services to motorsport Professor Charles Thomas Eason, for services to science and wildlife conservation The Reverend John Alexander Marsden, QSO, JP, for services to Maori and the community Mrs Elizabeth Jane Prichard, QSO, for services to women Mr Ewan Francis Smith, for services to Cook Islands business and tourism Associate Professor Susan Margaret St John, QSO, for services to social policy Mr Gary Vernon Taylor, QSO, for services to the environment and resource management Ms Yvonne Mignon Willering, ONZM, for services to netball

Senior Sergeant Bruce Robert Adams, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community Ms Claire Elizabeth Aitken, for services to rehabilitative programmes Mrs Edith Amituanai, for services to photography and the community Ms Phylesha Brown-Acton, for services to the Pacific and LGBTQI+ communities Ms Ruth Busch, for services to domestic violence prevention and the State Mr Ian William Coard, for services to the Coastguard Mrs Margaret Gwenneth Cook, for services to the community Dr Fiona May Cram, for services to Maori health and education Dr Robert John Mackay Crawford, for services to mental health and addiction services. frs Patricia Jane Dance, for services to the New Zealand Kennel Club Mr James Columba Davis, for services to Maori art, the Catholic Church and the community Mr Tane Craig Davis, for services to conservation Mrs Rachael Kathleen Dean, for services to governance and the community Ms Allison Muriel Dobbie, for services to library and information management and the arts Mrs Jan Elizabeth Dowland, for services to people with intellectual disabilities Dr Hinemoa Elder, for services to psychiatry and Maori Mr Tunumafono Avaula Colenso Fa’amoe, for services to the Pacific community and health Ms Marie Jane Fitzpatrick, for services to the community Ms Susan Leigh Gardiner, for services to the arts Dr Briar Elizabeth Roycroft Gordon, for services to the law and the State Mr Laurence Roy Gordon, for services to wildlife conservation Mrs Sarah Hirini, for services to rugby Mrs Faye Claire James, for services to the New Zealand Cancer Society Ms Stephanie Patricia Johnson, for services to literature Mrs Janet Joye Kelly, for services to education Mrs Yvonne Margaret Loader, for services to the sport of gliding Mrs Allyson Sarah Lock, for services to people with rare health disorders Ms Robyn Jane Malcolm, for services to television and theatre Dr Jacqueline Diane Miller (Jackie Blue), for services to women and the State Ms Rose Mary Hine Wairangi Morgan, for services to victim support Mr Jonathan William Mosen, for services to the blind community Ms Nicole Dione Murray, for services to the community Ms Shila Nair, for services to ethnic communities and women Mr Neville Ernest Phillips, for services to

youth Mr Ewen Robert Pirie, for services to clay target shooting Ms Pango Mary-Anne Pitman, for services to Maori and family violence prevention Professor Devon Leigh Logan Polaschek, for services to criminal psychology Ms Anjum Rahman, for services to ethnic communities and women Mr John Spencer Russell, for services to education Ms Naomi Kathleen Shaw, for services to softball Mr Evan Trevor Smith, for services to the community Professor Karen Alison Smith, for services to education and volunteering Ms Celia Ann Stewart, for services to music education Mrs Linda Dawn Surtees, for services to children and the State Mrs Laine Leata Tipi, JP, for services to Pacific communities and education Mrs Janice Ann Tofia, for services to education Mrs Beverley Turner, for services to women, particularly Pacific women Mr Bryan Alexander Waddle, for services as a sports broadcaster Dr Benjamin Williams, for services to theology and the community Ms Nicola Jean Williams, for services to arts governance Dr Andrea Maxine Wilson, for services to wildlife conservation Mrs Margaret Alison Wilson, for services to women Mrs Sally Ann Wilson, for services to midwifery Ms Philippa Anne Evelyn Wright, for services to the wool industry and sustainability Mrs Susan Jean Wynyard, for services to midwifery

es to sport and the community Mrs Maree Helen Bernasconi, for services to netball Mr Andrew Paul Bicknell, for services to music Mr Eric William Bodell, for services to broadcasting Ms Janferié Bryce-Chapman, JP, fFor services to seniors Mr Roy James Buckley, for services to the craft of woodturning Mrs Christine Carol Bygrave, for services to the community Mr Fraser Logan Cameron, for services to the community and theatre Mrs Diane Marcelle Celliers, for services to the community Mrs Dorothy May Charles, for services to the community Mrs Shirley Lorraine Christie, JP, for services to the community Mr Garth William Cowley, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community Mr Peter Antony Cox, for services to sport, particularly hockey Mr Mervyn John Cranefield, for services to Scouting and the community Mrs Carol Anne Dickson, for services to the community Mrs Bronwyn Tracey Dobson, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community Mr Edward Colban Fawcett, for services to the sport of woodchopping Ms Fala Haulangi, for services to the Pacific community and worker’s rights Mr Leonard Russell Hoggard, for services to athletics Mrs Valmai Joyce Horlor, for services to the community Mrs Anne Lorraine Howell, for services to the community and education Mr Neville Thomas Jack, for services to the community Mr Sydney Tamou Kershaw, for services to Maori performing arts and the community Ms Joyce-Rewa Kolk, for services to conservation Mr Bak Fong Lee, for services to horticulture and the community Mr Dugald Ian Dunlop MacTavish, for services to conservation and the environment Mrs Sagaa Malua, for services to the Tuvaluan community Mr Christopher Bailey Marjoribanks, JP, for services to youth and the community Ms Deborah Jane Martin, for services to conservation Mr Alastair Gordon Mason, for services to philanthropy and the community Mrs Tina Mataiti, for services to the Pacific community and health Mr Roderick Andrew McLeay, for services to music and education Ms Julia Margaret Milne, for services to the community Mrs Josephine Hinehou Mortensen, JP, for services to Maori and the arts Mr Martyn John Norrie, for services to the community Mr Gary Joseph O’Brien, for services to youth and the community Ms Kathryn Jane Orbell, for services to music Mrs Marjorie Elizabeth Orwin, for services to the community Mrs Lynette Pellow, for services to netball

ONZM To be Officers of the said Order: Mr Arthur Robert Ashan Amputch, for services to engineering Ms Beryl Jean Anderson, for services to women Mrs Dorothea Ashbridge, for services to ballet Mr Kenneth Charles Clearwater, for services to male survivors of sexual abuse Mr Jeffrey Edward Connell, for services to conservation Dr Candy Louise Ramarihi Hera Cox, for services to health, particularly suicide prevention Mr David John Gapes, for services to broadcasting Major General Peter Te Aroha Emile Kelly, MNZM (Rtd.), for services to the New Zealand Defence Force Mr Michael King, for services to mental health awareness and suicide prevention Mr Ivan Kwok, for services to the State Professor Charles Ninian McGhee, for services to ophthalmology Mr Gordon William McLauchlan, for services to historical research Dr Marie Claire McLintock, for services to haematology and obstetrics Mr Rodney Bruce Morris, for services to documentary filmmaking, natural history and conservation Mr Cletus Maanu Paul, JP, for services to Maori Dr Christine Mary Roke, for services to sexual and reproductive health Dr Lynn Christine Sadler, for services to maternal and perinatal health Mr Donald Hewitt Thompson, for services to people with intellectual disabilities Mr David Geoffrey Trubridge, for servic-

The Queen’s Service Order QSO To be Companions of the said Order: Ms Helene Elizabeth Quilter, for services to the State Mrs Patricia Anne Seymour, OBE, for services to local government and the community

The Queen’s Service Medal QSM Mr Gary Mathew Aitken, JP, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community Mr Roger Alexander, for services to conservation and the community Mrs Pare Anderson, for services to Maori language education Mr Tiwana Riwai Aranui, for services to Maori and education Mr Robert William Bartley, for services to the community Mrs Joanna Margaret Beetham, for services to the community and the arts Mrs Adrienne Elizabeth Begg, for servic-

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Ms Lois Lee Perry, for services to art and governance Mrs Hilda Lorraine Mary Pipes, for services to the community Mrs Dawn Frances Preston-Thomas, JP, for services to counselling and victim support Mr Lyndsay Neill Price, QFSM, JP, for services to the community Mr Lyndsay Arthur Rackley, for services to broadcasting Mrs Evelyn Nukumai-te-Mangai Ratima, for services to Maori and the community Mr Philip Ivan Redmond, for services to the community Mr Graeme William Reid, for services to mental health support Ms Kathryn Lesley Reid, for services to palliative care Mr Michael George Rutherford, for services to philanthropy and the community Mr Ernest Patrick Sansom, for services to the community and engineering Mrs Ann-Marie Searle, for services to badminton and the community Mr Mupopo Siaosi, JP, for services to health and the Pacific community Mr Martin Sloman, for services to mental health Ms Christine Puarata Smith, for services to Maori art Mrs Edith Carolyn Smith, for services to conservation Reverend Tui Fakafotu Sopoaga, for services to the Tokelauan community Mr Grant Bruce Stevenson, for services to the arts Mrs Rae Elizabeth Storey, for services to folk dancing and the arts Mr Bryan Edward Styles, for services to the United Fire Brigades Association and the community Mrs Margaret Joan Swinburn, for services to athletics Mr Alan Charles Tapp, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community Miss Rose Mary Mailee Kuluimotu Tauetule, for services to women and the Niuean community Mrs Elizabeth Barbara Thomas, for services to equestrian sports and the community Ms Juanita Whitiaera Timutimu, for services to criminal justice programmes and the community Mrs Martha Mahuri Tipene, for services to Maori Mr Kenneth Henry Tobin, for services to pipe bands Mr Vaha Tuielu, for services to the Tokelauan community Mrs Rachel Ada Underwood, for services to the community Mr Allan Leonardie Francis Va’a, for services to youth and sport Mrs Leutu Vaovasa, for services to the Tokelauan community Mrs Gaylene Marie Vivian, for services to family support and health Mr Nigel Edward Weeks, for services to music Mrs Ida Willamina White, for services to Maori art Mr David Findon Wight, for services to the community Mrs Sonia Wilson, for services to victim support and the community Mr Grant Albert Windsor, for services to broadcasting and sport Mrs Susan Maureen Winters, for services to education Mrs Denise Mary Veronica Wood, for services to the community Mr Peter John Woodward, for services to the Coastguard

HONORARY Mr Perenise Tapu, for services to education and the Samoan community

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration DSD Mr Daniel Lawrence Broughton, MNZM, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force Dr Peter Rodd Hurly, OStJ, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force and aviation medicine Captain Richard Alan Walker , for services to the New Zealand Defence Force

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Giraffe skin sale sparks debate O

ne can not help but think the professional Kiwi hunter who shot dead a giraffe in Africa and posted the skin on TradeMe needs a little education in internet etiquette.

Tom Jones, 30, of Kaiapoi, posted an image with the rug listing, showing him posing with the dead creature, its once beautiful neck draped around him, and its once sparkling large eyes to the centre and forefront of the picture’s frame.

It caused an eight-year-old in Auckland, looking at the image with her mother, to say “Ah, look, he’s cuddling the giraffe”.

Then there was the shock horror of her mother reading the listing further and having to explain to her daughter what the image

really was, causing the young girl to burst into tears.

No surprises that Jones was attacked on TradeMe for being a “worthless human”. He has since said that even getting death threats is nothing new to him, something he has to put up with on a regular basis, due simply to the fact he is a hunter.

He also explained that the picture of the giraffe and posting the rug for sale was not as bad as it may initially seem.

Jones calls himself an ethical hunter and explained the hunting of the long-necked creature was “all kosher”.

It was not an endangered species, and was shot on a reserve which is anti-poaching and supports the welfare of the animals.

Additionally, the giraffe was an older bull past its prime.

The well-meaning but extreme animals rights group Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE) almost seemed to bring reason to the debate when its head of campaigns Marianne Macdonald told a Stuff reporter that selling a giraffe’s skin was not much different to selling a leather or fur coat.

But SAFE’s foray into common sense did not last long, as Macdonald went onto say that the

organisation would prefer that no animals’ skins were for sale on TradeMe. I had a quick look at TradeMe’s listings yesterday, and found in the women’s fashion category alone for leather there was almost 32,000 entries.

So, just like many of the things suggested by SAFE, taking off all animals’ skins from TradeMe would be completely unrealistic and hardly anyone would give such an idea any air time.

In this particular instance of the dead giraffe image posted on TradeMe, it is a shame Jones came across as celebrating the killing of such a beautiful creature. Maybe on a hunting page it would be more appropriate, but on TradeMe it seems just a little

too provocative.

However, even more concerning is when people get so emotionally charged by images such as this that they threaten to kill someone. That really is taking it too far.

Hunting after all can be an economical way to feed a family, and a sustainable pursuit in which people can improve their fitness and enjoy the great outdoors.

This is something seen in the television show Hunting with Tui, following former police officer and mum of five Tui Keenan filling her freezer with items such as seafood, venison and pork for just $2. The star of the Maori TV programme went 12 months without buying meat, instead relying on fishing, cray fishing and hunting.

the Democratic presidential nomination, speaking in the same St Paul, Minnesota, arena where Republicans would be holding their national convention in September 2008.

In 2016, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali died at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, at age 74.

In 2017, a white van slammed into pedestrians on London Bridge, killing eight people; the three attackers were shot and killed by police.

Ten years ago: New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalise same-sex marriage.

The Organisation of American States cleared the way for Cuba’s possible return to the group by lifting a 47-year ban on the country.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Warsaw, Poland, at the start of a threecountry swing, pledging to boost US military deployments and exercises throughout Europe.

One year ago: Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, one of the most active volcanos in Central America, erupted in fiery explosions of ash and molten rock, killing more than 100 people and leaving scores of others missing.

Today’s birthdays: The former president of Cuba, Raul Castro, is 88. Actress Irma P. Hall is 84.

Author Larry McMurtry is 83.

Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) is 80. World Golf Hall of Famer Hale Irwin is 74. Actress Penelope Wilton is 73. Singer Eddie Holman is 73. Actor Tristan Rogers is 73. Singer Suzi Quatro is 69. Singer Deneice Williams is 69. Singer Dan Hill is 65. Actress Suzie Plakson is 61. Actor Scott Valentine is 61. Rock musician Kerry King (Slayer) is 55. Actor James Purefoy is 55. Rock singer-musician Mike Gordon is 54. TV host Anderson Cooper is

52. Country singer Jamie O’Neal is 51. Writer-director Tate Taylor is 40. Singers Gabriel and Ariel Hernandez (No Mercy) are 48.

Actor Vik Sahay is 48. Rhythm and blues singer Lyfe Jennings is 46. Actress Arianne Zucker is 45. Actress Nikki M. James is 38. Tennis player Rafael Nadal is 33. Actor Josh Segarra is 33.

Actress-singer Lalaine is 32.

Actor Sean Berdy is 26. Actress Anne Winters is 25.

Thought for today: “It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.” — Lillian Hellman, American playwright (1905-1984).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, June 3, the 154th day of 2019. There are 211 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On June 3, 1989, Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died. On the same day, Chinese army troops began their sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.

On this date: In 1781, Captain Jack Jouett began riding his horse some 40 miles from Louisa County, Virginia, to Charlottesville, where Governor Thomas Jefferson and other politicians were located, to warn of approaching British troops who intended to take them prisoner.

In 1869, the University of Otago was founded. - nzhistory.govt.nz In 1935, the French liner Normandie set a record on its maiden voyage, arriving in New York after crossing the Atlantic in just four days.

In 1941, 10 women from various parts of New Zealand were recruited to the police force in June 1941 – a time of workforce pressures due to World War Two. - nzhistory.govt.nz In 1948, the 200-inch reflecting Hale Telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California was dedicated.

In 1962, Air France Flight 007, a US-bound Boeing 707, crashed while attempting to take off from Orly Airport near Paris; all but two of the 132 people aboard were killed.

In 1965, astronaut Edward H. White became the first American to “walk” in space during the flight of Gemini 4.

In 1968, pop artist Andy Warhol was shot and critically wounded at his New York film studio, known as The Factory, by Valerie Solanas, an actress and selfstyled militant feminist who ended up serving three years in prison for assault.

In 2008, Barack Obama claimed

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Rating the Budget I

t’s telling that the first three pieces of legislation the Government passed after announcing the Budget on Thursday included three new taxes.

Fortunately, it’s not all bad news.

Two weeks ago in my Guardian column I put forward some suggestions of things the Government should look to fund with their Budget, and on a couple of them there’s been progress.

New suicide prevention programmes After cutting $100 million in funding for mental health programmes last year, Grant Robertson has put up an additional $455 million for frontline mental health services.

It’s needed, particularly in smaller provincial areas like ours.

I’ll be working hard to ensure our district gets our fair share instead of it all going to the major centres.

The new funding more than makes up for the cuts he made last year, but does beg the question why it was cut in the first place. 9/10.

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pays for around three quarters of the cost of the St John Ambulance service, leaving a shortfall of $70 million a year.

A couple of days before the Budget the Government confirmed a small increase in funding, but nothing like what’s needed to fully fund their operations. 4/10.

Four lanes to Christchurch Two of the three new taxes the Government pushed through under urgency over the weekend were petrol tax increases, totalling an additional 8 cents a litre onto the cost of fuel.

Some of us might accept that if we knew we were seeing more investment, but we’re not.

The Government has reprioritised the Land Transport Fund, diverting $5 billion away from state highways and into rail and cycle projects in Auckland.

Those increases are on top of

the new taxes last year, further pushing up the price of petrol.

In response to our objections Transport Minister Phil Twyford suggested people should use public transport.

I asked him what public transport services in Ashburton people might use. No answer.

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A fair settlement for teachers Last week tens of thousands of teachers around the country went on strike, but there’s not a cent in the Budget for them.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins says there’s no more money available, but he’s wrong.

A massive $2.3 billion is being spent on military equipment, but nothing for teachers.

With a strong surplus of $3.5 billion this year now was the time to make an investment to keep teachers in classrooms.

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There are two parts to any Budget.

Naturally the one that gets the most attention is how the pie is going to be cut up, or where the spending will go.

But equally important is how the Government plans to grow the pie, in this case the economy, to ensure we’re able to keep paying for things.

And that’s where this Budget really falls down.

There’s no plan for growing jobs.

All the evidence shows that outcomes for families are better when someone in a household is in work.

Job growth of 10,000 every month just a couple of years ago has ground to a halt, with 13,000 more people on benefits than a year ago.

The $3.5 billion surplus this year is set to shrink to just $1.4 billion next year, and with that Grant Robertson has announced they’ll have to take on up to $17 billion more in debt to pay for future spending.

Increasing debt will push more costs onto future taxpayers who’ll have to pay it back, with interest.

That sums up this Budget.

There’s a lot of new spending, but much of it is in the wrong places.

It’s districts like ours picking up the tab.

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lores de Mayo (Flowers of May) 2019 organised by Filipino Dairy Workers in New Zealand Inc. and the CFC Rakaia-Ashburton is now on its second year and was held at the Sinclair Community Centre, Ashburton.

A cultural exhibit and art expo opened up the festivity showcasing Philippine culture and traditions and Filipino talents in the field of crafts, painting, photography, cake-designing, event styling and even plant arrangement.

There were 12 art exhibitors who joined this year’s pilot event, the Filipino Art Expo.

Heidi Sebastian for painting, Bernard Manangkil for artistic photography and Glenn Ramos for succulent propagation have caught the public’s attention.

Allison Eddington is the youngest painting exhibitor. She’s only 10 years old.

Ida Casipit’s event styling entry beautified the hall because of her stage decorations.

The fest also showcased talent in the field of preparing Filipino food. Six food stalls prepared scrumptious foods that attracted not only Filipinos but Kiwis and other nationalities as well.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was graced by the MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon, Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, councillor Thelma Bell and councillor Diane Rawlinson, to name a few.

The historical-religious pageant of Santacruzan was held at night.

It is a re-enactment that commemorates Mary Mother of Jesus and the finding of the True Cross, the Cross where Jesus Christ died.

In a procession, each Reyna (Queen) carries an object to symbolise the character they depict.

Sixteen beautiful Filipina teens paraded with beauty and poise,

having two gentlemen as arch bearers beside each lady that carries colourful flowery arches.

The parade started with little cute children depicting angels. It

Events coming up ■■ June 4, 10am – Morning walk ‘n’ talk – Ashburton River walk ■■ June 7, 7pm – Girls’ night out ■■ June 8, 4.30pm – Matariki celebration at Hakatere Marae ■■ June 9, 6pm – Ashburton Board Games Club ■■ June 11, 5pm – Twilight walk ‘n’ talk – Ashburton River walk ■■ June 18, 10am – Welcome change workshop ■■ June 25, 10am – Support change workshop Contact us to learn more or to register to any of these events: Email: newcomers@ saferashburton.org.nz Phone: 027 220-8791 or 03 308-1395, ext 239

is a tradition that each year there will be a reigning queen crowned and given the title of Reyna Elena, representing Saint Helena.

Kimberly Mallari was crowned

2019 Reyna Elena.

Performances followed and included original Filipino music, traditional dances, instruments playing and spoken poetry,

which moved many in the hall to tears.

A feast of Filipino food was on offer throughout the evening.

According to FDWNZ’s chairman Earl Magtibay, “Flores de Mayo in Ashburton is about bringing warmth in the cold, finding colour in the dark.

“It is a festival that reminds us who we are as Filipinos and celebrates what we have become because of the inspiration we receive from the community and from New Zealand as a country.

“Flores de Mayo is a celebration of arts and culture, of origins, of community and of freedom to feel and to be home even when we are away from home.”

To those who are interested in contacting the art exhibitors, food sellers, and/or product sellers, you can contact them through 021 102-9632 or ida. casipit@yahoo.com.

Three more women drivers pass the test

By Wendy Hewitt We have had a fantastic month with another three women passing their practical tests and two more booked for their restricted licence in early July.

This brings our total of licensed drivers up to six which is just wonderful. And what is even more fantastic, is that we have had a 100 per cent pass rate on first attempt.

This is an amazing result and is a testament to our fantastic mentors who are teaching their students to such a high standard that we have not had any re-sits to date.

We are also grateful to our professional driving instructors from Driver Training, Allan Baird and David Leadley, who train and support our mentors and give each participant two lessons.

We are so proud to be turning out such competent drivers and seeing them thrive as their social circle increases along with their independence.

The attached photo of one of

our students celebrating with her mentor after successfully completing her driving test says it all.

The huge smiles on both of their faces reminds us why we are doing this and makes it all worthwhile.

We have a couple more women and mentors hitting the road this month and are looking forward to

seeing how they go.

Our third group is working through the road code classes with tutor, Gayle McCluskey from the Ashburton Learning Centre.

It is good to see the progress they are making.

We have been very lucky to receive a donation from Welcoming

Communities, which has enabled us to purchase some official practice tests to try before the women sit the test next month. Thank you Welcoming Communities for the generous donation.

We are now taking names for our next group of learners to begin after the winter.

So if you know of any people who would like to join our group or any volunteers who would like to become mentors, please get in touch with co-ordinator Wendy Hewitt on phone 027 611-3301 or wendy@saferashburton.org.nz The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is proudly sponsored by The Lotteries Commission, Advance Ashburton, COGs, The Lion Foundation, The Ashburton Licensing Trust, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury, Ashburton District Road Safety Council and The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust.

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May a busy month for Hakatere Multi Cultural Council

By Adi Avnit May has been a busy month for the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council.

We started a free public speaking course for migrants in co-operation with the Ashburton Toastmasters Club (while the name may imply it’s about making toast, the club focuses on helping people become better public speakers and leaders) and the Welcoming Communities programme.

We have nine participants from different professions and countries – the Philippines, India, Peru, Nepal and Hong Kong.

Most of them have already given their first ice-breaker speech, when they talk about themselves and tried their hand in table topics (impromptu speaking).

On a sadder note, we are saying goodbye to the Welcoming Communities co-ordinator for the Ashburton District, Ilana Batchelor, who is leaving us for better and greater endeavours.

Ilana has been a great supporter of the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council and the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network and we wish her the best of luck in her new role.

Our board games club is going well and we have had Lewis, a newcomer volunteer and board games enthusiast, starting to run weekday meetings in addition to our normal Sunday ones.

The weekly open coffee morning mums group is doing great with about eight regulars and occasional guests.

This month they had a guest speaker from Christchurch talking about toilet training. Thanks

to Plunket’s Sue-ann for being an awesome partner!

We have been guests of the opening (including a great karate demonstration) of the international The Spirit of Budo exhibition, which is highly recommended for all ages. Turns out the director of Consular Office of Japan, David Tsunakake, knows Hebrew – it was a pleasure to converse with him using my native language.

We hosted a potluck dinner party at the Ashburton Art Gallery, where Shirin and Simone gave us (16 people) a great tour of the new exhibits, the Adam Portraiture and its wonderful paintings and In Your Likeness.

Two of our youngest members spent a long time drawing Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, who was a very patient model.

We also enjoyed touring the A Life Less Ordinary exhibit.

After the tour we had our potluck dinner (and pizzas) and a good conversation.

We have another new volunteer, Catherine, who is launching a series of walks/tramps. We have already had 12 people going on the Awa Awa Rata track, which wasn’t easy, but everyone managed to complete it, from five-year-olds to people over 70. We’ll be having more walks, some of them similar and some easier (like the Ashburton River Trail).

Catherine is also a dedicated and passionate change management professional with a strong background in change management, project management, portfolio management and business analysis.

Manga a multi-billion dollar industry Manga are comics or graphic novels created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century.

Manga stories are typically printed in black-and-white, although some full-colour manga exist.

It’s a combination of drawings and text. Unlike English literature, manga is read from right to left.

Manga is usually published in Japan in a weekly anthology targeted at a specific demographic.

Shonen manga is for male teens, Shojo targets female teens and seinen is for young men (for example: Ghost in the Shell).

Shonen manga, the most popular manga, is typically characterised by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists.

Commonly-found themes in shonen manga include martial arts, robots, science fiction, sports, horror or mythological creatures.

The camaraderie between boys or men on sports teams, fighting squads, and the like are often emphasised.

Protagonists of such manga often feature an ongoing desire to better themselves and often face

challenges to their abilities, skills and maturity, where self-perfection, austere self-discipline, sacrifice in the cause of duty and honourable service to society, community, family and friends are stressed.

Almost 40 per cent of all magazines and books published in Japan are manga, generating nearly $6 billion in sales.

Nearly 700 million manga magazines are sold annually. Teenagers read seven manga publications each month, while people in their 20s read four of them.

The most popular manga magazine in Japan is Weekly Shonen

Jump, home to many incredibly popular titles.

Modern titles such as One Piece, Naruto and Bleach sold a combined number of over 800,000,000 copies, while classic Astro Boy (created by Osamu Tezuka, the inventor of the distinctive “large eyes” style of Japanese animation) from the 60s-70s sold over 100 million copies.

Many of the popular manga titles have been translated to multiple languages (in France, the manga market was valued at about 460 million euro in 2005) and adapted to animated shows called Anime and even feature films (an example of which would be Battle Angel Alita, recently screened here in Ashburton).

While the most popular manga series are mainly focused on the Japanese teen audience, people of all ages read manga.

The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica, sports and games, and suspense, among others.

In the Ashburton Library there is a collection of manga titles – give it a try!

Her talent in supporting individuals and organisations successfully through a change is well recognised and regarded.

Her trans-Tasman experience ranges from delivering change across international borders to comprehensive detailed change to multiple departments in a wide range of government and corporate organisations.

She’ll be running two free workshops this month dealing with change. Change is something we all have to face as humans, particularly in the fast-paced world we now live in.

The Welcome Change workshop will cover what change is, understanding the change process – including the change curve – and barriers to accepting change and how to overcome them.

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The second Support Change workshop will include understanding the change process and why everyone goes through it differently, barriers/resistance to change and how to remove them, shifting mindsets from negative to positive and a range of practical activities equipping you to help others.

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And finally we’ll be launching our ethnic cooking course later this month.

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Country fundraiser to help family

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

Some of Mid Canterbury’s top country singers are set to come together this week to raise funds for one of their own.

The Mid Canterbury Country Music Club are hosting a fundraising concert to raise funds for the Ross family, who tragically lost their home in a fire on Easter Monday.

With a deep line-up of talent headlined by the Topp Twins, club vice-president Lana Doublet said they are hoping for a good afternoon of entertainment.

“We have got quite a good lineup of local singers and hopefully we will be able to achieve our goals.

Alongside the Topp Twins, other acts will include Amelia James, Cam Luxton, Phil Doublet, Aroha Williams and Sophie Wright, among others.

Doublet said the Ross family has a strong connection to the country music scene, with Jamie Ross being a member of the club.

“Jamie has a lot of friends in the circuit and is a member of the club, so when we came back from the Southern Alps awards and heard the news we knew we had to do something to support them,” Doublet said.

“It would be great if we can help them get back on their feet

The Topp Twins will be one of the acts performing at the Ross Family Fundraising Concert next week. with the little things that insurance doesn’t cover, or if we could possibly get them a holiday so they can get away and relax and take their minds off things.

“Even if we raise enough to get them a fish and chip dinner, it is just about them knowing that we are there to support them.”

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Inspired by an extraordinary true story Fled

By Meg Keneally Published by Echo Publishing Labelled by my work colleagues as a “bookworm”, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to review Meg Keneally’s novel, Fled.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What letters designate Ashburton in the Canterbury telephone book? a. As b. An c. Ar 2 – In Australia, the city of Tamworth is in which state? a. Western Australia b. Victoria c. New South Wales 3 – Female orca whales live into their ...? a. Fifties b. Seventies c. Nineties 4 – Which of these is not an ingredient of hollandaise sauce? a. Milk b. Butter c. Eggs 5 – In New Zealand, Rams versus Saints would be a fixture in which sport? a. Rugby League b. Basketball c. Soccer 6 – Which actor changed his name from Michael Douglas? a. Michael Caine b. Michael Keaton c. Brad Pitt 7 – Which of these songs featured on the Beatles White Album? a. Willy Weasel b. Charlie Chipmunk c. Rocky Raccoon 8 – Alfred Ngaro currently represents which party in the NZ Parliament? a. Labour b. National c. NZ First

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Hard times on a mountain NZME

Derek Cheng dreams of future summits – and no headaches – on a Bolivian mountain.

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headache at 5400m feels like a million shards of glass stabbing just inside your temples. And being in a tiny, wooden shelter on the edge of a steep slope, 700m below the summit of Huayna Potosi, just adds to feelings of fragility.

I was gifting my high-altitude virginity to the mountain, in the Cordillera Real range, Bolivia. But the price was a head-splitter of epic proportions.

I tried to ignore it. Meditate.

Hydrate. Medicate.

Pills for headaches, for altitude.

Chewing coca leaves – the raw ingredient for cocaine, but a cash crop in Bolivia because locals like to suck them. The leaves are supposed to alleviate hunger, fatigue, altitude aches, everything.

Nothing worked. The insidious pulsing in my brain was all-powerful.

And I was freezing. I had insisted that my decade-old sleeping bag, which had been bleeding down for years, would suffice. But on this fateful night, the main zip gave way, turning my sleeping bag into a thin sack, split to the bottom.

Huayna Potosi is one of the world’s easiest peaks over 6000m (it’s 6088m), and a stone’s throw from the comfort of La Paz, the capital city. Whereas several routes lead to the summit, the main one is little more than a trudge through the snow, starting from a lodge at the Zongo Pass at 4600m.

High-altitude had first floored me at 3600m, also in Bolivia – near the largest salt flats in the world. I had awoken one morning with nausea, dizziness, and that common ailment in developing countries – the runs.

But after a summer in Patagonia, I was so confident of withstanding the altitude that I didn’t even bother upgrading my sleeping bag.

In La Paz, I chose the cheapest agency I could find, which kitted me and a Polish traveller with fleece jackets, Gortex shells, and

On the way back from Huayna Potosi peak. snow and ice tools with sharp ends that imbue you with the sense of being a real explorer.

We drove to the lodge and were soon on the glacier with Juan, our guide, learning the basics: how to self-arrest if you slip, to walk in cramp-ons (like a duck, or a cowboy, to avoid tripping over yourself).

The following morning, we hiked up the lower craggy slopes, followed by a porter carrying food supplies. Not a cloud in the sky. At 5100m, we encroached the snowline and passed the lower camp, where many guided groups stay.

We continued up to our small wooden shelter and, with plans to summit at first light, we hit the sleeping bags at 6pm. By then, my head was already in a vice that was tightening at an excruciatingly slow pace.

After three hours, it had reached a merciless crescendo.

I lay in my zipless sleeping bag, shivering. I walked outside, inside, and back outside again. I took pills, drank tea, took more pills. Hopeless.

After six hours of agony, I lay down, almost in tears. Somehow, I fell asleep. An hour later, when the alarms started sounding,

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I awoke. I have no idea how, but my head haze had mostly cleared.

We suited up, roped up, and started following the line of head-torches that marked the route. We moved steadily, taking deep breaths, resting every so often. The icy chill clung to my face, penetrated my bones.

A few hundred metres from the summit, we turned off the main route and up a steeper slope. Step like a duck/cowboy. Plant that ice axe.

The summit was encased in a wild cornice. As we reached it, the sun emerged from the hori-

zon and bathed us in a wonderfully gentle glow.

Elation. The warmth from the swell of euphoria in my chest overwhelmed the chill on my skin, the fatigue in my legs, the squeeze on my lungs. To the west, the majestic peaks of the Cordillera Real punctured the sky.

In the daylight, the descent was easily negotiated. The altitude started playing with my head again as we drove out of the valley. But I had learned my lesson.

Weary from the day’s climb, I closed my eyes and went straight to sleep, dreaming of future summits and warmer sleeping bags.

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In brief Fifita sees red The Hurricanes have overcome a second half scare – and a late red card – to hold off the Sharks and stay in with a chance to top the Super Rugby ladder. In a brutal, physical, contest, the Hurricanes nearly let a 20-3 lead slip, as the Sharks came back to within three points early in the second half. However, Ardie Savea won a penalty which Beauden Barrett knocked over, before Wes Goosen crossed with 15 minutes to go to seal an eventual 30-17 victory. The win was soured by a red card to Vaea Fifita for a high, no-arms tackle, and tempers flared in the final minutes as well, as a brawl nearly broke out to conclude the match.

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Colts battle it out in Hinds Attempting to get a pass away under pressure during his Southern colts side’s game against Prebbleton on Saturday morning was Hamish Schmack. The game was the only colts grade game that was played on a weather-affected day, with Prebbleton coming out on top in Hinds 26-0. In the competition’s next round, the Southern colts will take on Ashburton Celtic, while Methven/Rakaia will take on one of the Lincoln colts sides.

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Defence ‘optional’ in Suva spectacular NZME Anyone who saw the Chiefs and Crusaders’ match in Suva might be wondering if there’s a sign somewhere in the stadium that reads: ‘Welcome to Fiji – where points flow, defence is optional and, if you’re on a New Zealand TV broadcast, bula shirts are compulsory.’

It’s not every week that the stadium hosts a Super Rugby match, so it was nice of the Chiefs and Crusaders to give the packed crowd plenty of entertainment on Saturday night.

After a 10-try shootout it was the Chiefs who came away with the spoils, claiming a remarkable 40-27 win.

No one would have been backing them home after they went down by 20 inside the opening half hour, but hope finds a way, right?

In this case it was the Chiefs’ playoff hopes, which now remain well and truly alive.

Early, it looked like the Crusaders were going to ride on the back of strong performances from Braydon Ennor and Scott

Barrett to a predictable result.

But, of course, matches aren’t won in half an hour.

A brilliant 40-metre solo effort

by Barrett, during which he laid a mighty fend on Chiefs midfielder Alex Nankivell, kicked things off on the scoreboard.

It was an unusual play in what was, quite frankly, a weird game of football.

Halfback Mitchell Drummond scooted over from close range soon after Barrett’s try, before some brilliant work from Ennor sent Sevu Reece over in the corner.

The Chiefs were falling off tackles, failing to plug holes in their line and being run over by the Crusaders.

But as bad as they were for the majority of the opening half hour, it took just 11 minutes for them to right their wrongs.

Not to be outdone, the Crusaders defensive line showed they too were capable of leaking points as the Chiefs took advantage of uncharacteristically sloppy tackling and fissures in the Crusaders’ defence.

After tries to Solomon Alaima-

Scott Barrett galloped 50 metres for a superb solo try on Saturday night in Suva.

lo, Samisoni Taukei’aho and Jesse Parete in a nine-minute stretch, the Chiefs found themselves trailing by just one point at the break.

The halftime breather came at the wrong time for the Chiefs.

Within three minutes of the

restart the lead was pushed back out to eight points when Ennor cruised over and Richie Mo’unga converted.

It appeared the Crusaders were going to go on with the job – for about all of five minutes.

Chiefs halfback Brad Weber did well to fight through the defence to give his team a sniff, and from there it was one-way traffic as the Chiefs ran riot over the shellshocked Crusaders.

As he’s done so often this season, Weber was the catalyst for the Chiefs. As the All Blacks selectors get closer and closer to naming their first team of the season, it’s hard to imagine Weber won’t come into consideration given his efforts this year.

His try was the first of three unanswered by the Chiefs as they dominated the second half to run away with a win that won’t soon be forgotten.

Chiefs 40 (Solomon Alaimalo, Atu Moli, Jesse Parete, Brad Weber, Shaun Stevenson, Tumua Manu tries; Jack DeBreczeni 5 cons) Crusaders 27 (Scott Barrett, Mitchell Drummond, Sevu Reece, Braydon Ennor tries; Richie Mo’unga 2 cons, pen). HT: 19-20

Argentina’s Jaguares increased their lead in the South African conference to seven points with a 3423 win over the Queensland Reds at Brisbane. With a six-point lead in the conference, the Jaguares, Super Rugby newcomers just three seasons ago, are on course to pull off a major surprise and finish second overall behind the Crusaders.

Santiago Carreras and Felipe Ezcurra crossed for tries in the opening half as the Jaguares led 15-13. Bryce Hegarty’s penalty in the opening minutes of the second half put the Reds back in front, but the Jaguares used their bench forwards – most with multiple test caps – to overcome their lessexperienced opponents.

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Lions take SA derby The Johannesburg-based Lions, who have lost three straight Super Rugby finals, beat the Stormers 41-22 yesterday. Springboks flyhalf Elton Jantjies was dropped for the game by the Lions for disciplinary reasons, reportedly because he argued with teammates and disregarded instructions from his captain in the loss to the Sharks last weekend. Meanwhile the Brumbies all but secured a playoff place and first place in the Australian conference by beating Japan’s Sunwolves 42-19.

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Tony Brown returning Tony Brown is likely to be co-coach with Aaron Mauger next year as the Highlanders begin what they have described as a new era.

Brown, 44, has a reputation as one of the sharpest rugby minds in the game, and has been the architect of many new and effective attacking plays in recent years. Known as a staunchly parochial southern man, he is looking forward to another term with the Highlanders.

“The Highlanders are very special to me and the opportunity to be involved again is too good to turn down. They are a great team to coach, they play positive footy and next year they have some exciting new talent coming through that I believe I can help develop to the next level,” Brown said.

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Mid Canterbury win Finch Rosebowl

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Mid Canterbury’s name will be etched into the Finch Rosebowl for the first time in more than 15 years, after a successful return to rep hockey by the district’s senior women’s hockey side.

The annual tournament was contested at the Ashburton hockey turf over the past two days, and when the final whistle sounded at the end of a cold but successful tournament it was the home side that came out on top.

Mid Canterbury hasn’t always had a team in the tournament, last entering in 2016 and 2010, and combining with South Canterbury to form a team in 2011.

The last time they’d won it outright was in 2003.

But with the tournament being held on their home turf this year, they pulled together a team which was a mix of youth and experience, and senior and first grade players, and they proved to be a force to be reckoned with.

In cold, wet and miserable conditions on Saturday morning they started their campaign with a 3-all draw with the South Canterbury senior women, and that was to be the hardest they’d be pushed all weekend.

In game two they downed Southern Under-18 5-1, before beating South Canterbury Under-18 3-1 in a tense battle where the two sides were locked at 1-all for much of the game.

With eight minutes to go though, the young South Cantabrians decided to throw

everything at the home side and pulled their goalie, but it backfired, with Mid Canterbury slotting two late goals.

In their final game, Mid Canterbury sealed the overall win with a 3-1 victory over the Otago senior women to cap off a top weekend on the turf.

Mid Canterbury captain/coach Sarah Reith said the players far exceeded their own expectations.

“Our aim wasn’t really to win, we just wanted to play hockey and get our skills up and help us with our Saturday game,” Reith said.

“We didn’t expect to come out on top like we have.”

It was a huge effort by the team on the turf, but the tournament itself was a huge effort off the turf, too. The arrival of some wild weather resulted in a flooded turf.

It was a sleepless night for many of those involved, as they listened to the endless rain on the roof. But Mid Canterbury Hockey vice-president Chris Watson came to the rescue, arriving at 6am on Saturday to start the mammoth job of clearing the turf.

While water was being sucked away, Watson was also out on the turf sweeping the water away and incredibly managed to get the turf clear so that play could get under way on time.

At the same time as the Mid Canterbury women were battling it out in Ashburton, the Mid Canterbury men were in Gore, fighting to defend the Ian Smith Memorial Trophy title they won last year.

That tournament is due to wrap up today.

Looking to put a shot through for her Mid Canterbury team-mates against South Canterbury was Aleisha Stoddart.

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TMO’s bizarre not-out call #CWC19 NZME Dimuth Karunaratne has gone into the history books as just the second player to carry his bat in a World Cup match, but he probably didn’t deserve the honour.

Karunaratne – who had earlier survived in bizarre fashion when an inside edge didn’t knock the bails off – looked to be the last man dismissed for Sri Lanka when he hooked Lockie Ferguson to Mitchell Santner at deep square leg, in the Black Caps’ first match of the World Cup. Santner came charging in and dived to take what seemed to be a spectacular low catch, plucking the ball just before it hit the grass with a low full-length dive.

However, as the Black Caps prepared to walk off the field, even having seen the replays, infamous television umpire Nigel Llong determined that some part of the ball had hit the ground, allowing Karunaratne to survive.

However, it meant that Karunaratne became just the 12th player to carry his bat in an ODI, and joined Ridley Jacobs as just the second to do so at a World Cup – an honour he may need to thank Llong for assisting with.

Meanwhile, perhaps all it took was the pressure of the Cricket World Cup for the opening partnership of Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to finally click.

On their 21st attempt Guptill and Munro combined for their maiden ODI century stand, blasting an unbeaten 137 in just 16.1 overs as the pair guided the Black Caps to a 10-wicket romp over Sri Lanka.

Until Henry Nicholls re-aggravated his left hamstring injury on the eve of the clash in Cardiff, it looked as if the Guptill/ Munro combination has been left on the scrapheap.

Such a decision wouldn’t have been grossly unfair.

The pair hadn’t put together a 50 partnership in 12 innings, had never added

more than 88 for the first wicket, and averaged just 25.4 as a combination.

So, when Munro was elevated to open in Nicholls’ absence, and the pair strolled out onto a wicket still green and dangerous after Sri Lanka had been rolled for 136, skepticism about how the pair would fare would have been understandable.

Instead, the duo added more runs than they had in their last nine partnerships combined, overcoming some early jitters to crush the unthreatening Sri Lankan attack around the Sophia Gardens ground.

They did have the benefit of having won the toss – neither opener seemed particularly keen on the prospect of batting first on the green deck – but Guptill says it wouldn’t have changed their attacking nature.

“I think it worked in our favour a wee bit.

“But even if we had been put [into bat] this morning, I think we still would’ve played with that positive intent. It may not have come off, but we still would’ve gone out and tried to play as positively as possible.”

And on a warm day in Bristol where the picturesque ground playing host to Australia’s World Cup match against Afghanistan was, for the most part, bathed in sunshine, the men in green and gold felt the chill of an icy reception.

Plenty of locals and Afghanistan fans filled out the venue as the cheers of Aussie supporters in the stands barely made a ripple.

Steve Smith and David Warner are expecting to be booed wherever they go in England this summer but it’s doubtful their team-mates would have been expecting similar treatment.

Support for the underdog ran deep ias neutral fans jeered Justin Langer’s troops and Afghanis with faces painted and flags in tow made their presence felt.

It was obvious from the opening over Australia has a long way to go to win back the love of the cricket world.

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Ralph set for big day at Ellerslie Jumps racing returns to Ellerslie today and Te Awamutu trainer Stephen Ralph is one of many who can’t wait for the action to get under way.

The Ellerslie track was out of commission during the winter months last year as track renovations were conducted, so today’s scheduled jumping events will be

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Ralph said. “He jumped pretty average during the race and never got into it so we left the track really scratching our heads about it.

“It wasn’t until the next day when we saw him the paddock it was noticeable that he was limping. We thought he might have hurt a tendon but when we had a close inspection, he had a very

bold performance from Hesalljazz in the Waikato Hurdles (3200m) but was disappointed with the indifferent display he produced when finishing well out of the placings.

“After he had run second on the first day at Te Rapa when ridden upside down, we fully expected he could win the Waikato Hurdles,”

soft spot in his heel that was bothering him.

“That has come right now so we think he can be far more competitive on Monday.

“He should get a track to suit and when he is at the top of his game, I think he can win a race like this so I’m hoping he can show his best form.”

Invercargill harness Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 03 June, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.12am (NZT) BARNES WILD BLUFF OYSTERS MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r44., mobile, 2200m 1 44364 Iwanadancewitsumbody (1) fr...B Williamson 2 7877x Ellnbac (2) fr................................... B Barclay 3 09449 Lady’s Lass fr................................ Scratched 4 73400 Bound To Be Bettor (3) fr........ S Walkinshaw 5 44656 Bold Ruler (4) fr............................... P Hunter 6 00968 Shindal (5) fr...............................R McIlwrick 7 69009 Magnate Mara (6) fr.............................G Lee 8 08070 Rahuri Badlands (7) fr.................... A Armour 9 30x34 Tetrick (21) fr................................B McLellan 10 809P0 Glacier Coaster (22) fr.......................A Beck 2 11.42am AWARUA SYNERGY GOLD CHIP FINAL HANDICAP TROT $12,000, 3yo+ r70, non-winners spechcp, stand, 2200m 1 740 Mr Olympus (1) fr......................B Williamson 2 9431 Emma Frost (4) 30M...................R McIlwrick 3 57882 Richard The Third (2) fr............ N Williamson 4 95097 The Power Broker (3) fr........ K McNaught (J) 5 70075 Svelt (1) 30M................................... K Franks 6 62121 Cuchulainn (2) 30M........................B Orange 7 421 Liberty Stride (3) 30M...............P Williamson 8 80302 Humble Ladd (U1) 30M........... J Morrison (J) 9 40917 Jaccka Jeorge (U2) 30M................ B Barclay 3 12.17 SOUTHERN OCEAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT

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the first held at the venue since September 2017.

Ralph will line-up enigmatic hurdler Hesalljazz in the first of the feature jumps events, the KS Browne Hurdle (3350m) while Thenamesbond will tackle the McGregor Grant Steeplechase (4150m) later on the card.

Ralph had been expecting a

LTD PACE $9000, 3yo+ r40-r55, stand, 2200m 1 97645 Paduka (1) fr..............................E Barron (J) 2 x60x2 Frank The Tank (2) fr............... J Morrison (J) 3 49501 Melton Mafia (3) fr................................G Lee 4 07897 Jabali (4) fr......................................K Larsen 5 05x05 Gomeo Denario (5) fr..................... B Barclay 6 07778 Kagee VC fr................................... Scratched 7 89428 Groomsman (6) fr......................B Williamson 8 06700 Matinee Idol (7) fr............................ P Hunter 9 71009 Hazer (8) fr............................... N Williamson 10 23554 Miss Fandango fr.......................... Scratched 11 72963 Cast A Shadow (9) fr..........................A Beck 12 15281 Sherry Baby (10) fr................. J Campbell (J) 13 599x6 Archman (U1) fr....................S Tomlinson (J) 4 12.52pm GRINALDI LODGE MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r47-r52., mobile, 2200m 1 24973 First Son (1) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J) 2 60829 Unloaded (2) fr................................ P Hunter 3 90400 Franco June (3) fr..................... N Williamson 4 46402 Ay Boy (4) fr.................................B McLellan 5 1850 Cheddar Made Beta (5) fr..........M Hurrell (J) 6 78055 Magnetic Watch (6) fr.............. S Walkinshaw 7 x2221 Bettor Rock Again (7) fr................. A Armour 8 8x652 Betterthanbrie (8) fr........................B Orange 9 83217 Franco Huntington (21) fr........ J Morrison (J) 10 90007 Whiskyinthejar (22) fr................B Williamson 11 79344 Elva Jaccka (23) fr......................... B Barclay 12 00080 Kansas City Jim (24) fr................R McIlwrick 5 1.27 SOUTHLAND HARNESS AWARDS LADYSHIP

FINAL MBL PACE $12,000, 3yo+ f&m r55., 2200m 1 60743 Opal (1) fr.....................................B McLellan 2 3571 Take A Bet (2) fr............................T Williams 3 54316 Swift Robyn (3) fr........................C Ferguson 4 35218 Southern Rain (4) fr.............................G Lee 5 x5033 Fraud (5) fr.....................................B Orange 6 02450 Phil’s Last Chance (6) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 7 51 Firenze Amore fr........................... Scratched 8 51626 Tulsa Jaccka (7) fr.................... N Williamson 6 2.03pm SOUTH PORT NZ LTD BLUFF CUP HANDICAP PACE $12,000, r56-r90 spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 43515 Ideal Breeze (1) fr..............................A Beck 2 x1128 Paddyproudfoot (2) fr.....................B Orange 3 31423 Nota Bene Denario (1) 10M........... B Barclay 4 1x113 Delightful Deal (2) 10M.............B Williamson 5 234x8 Franco Santino (1) 20M........... N Williamson 6 33741 Born To Boogie (2) 20M.......... J Morrison (J) 7 11111 U May Cullect (1) 30M................... K Barclay 7 2.37 NORTHERN SOUTHLAND TROTTING CLUB HCAP TROT $10,000, 3yo+ r48-r100 stand, 2700m 1 04203 Grace O’Malley (1) fr....................... P Hunter 2 27953 Lynette The Vet (2) fr............................G Lee 3 76523 Spotlight The Valley (1) 10M... J Morrison (J) 4 P2174 Robbie Royale (U1) 10M.......... N Williamson 5 46317 Nottingham K Two (1) 20M.........E Barron (J) 6 83113 Full Noise (2) 20M.......................... B Barclay 7 x5342 That’s The Story (3) 20M..........B Williamson 8 90535 De Vito (U1) 20M..........................T Williams 8 3.11pm TERRY DIXON MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE

$10,000, 3yo+ r55-r60., mobile, 2200m 1 21324 Hampton fr.................................... Scratched 2 1 Major Deal (1) fr.............................B Orange 3 09017 RnR Windermere (2) fr..........S Tomlinson (J) 4 29431 No More Change (3) fr........... J Campbell (J) 5 72175 Tartan Robyn (4) fr.......................... P Hunter 6 21493 Double Rainbow (5) fr.................... B Barclay 7 76722 I’mallaboutthebase (6) fr...............T Williams 8 P8398 Raffy Roo (7) fr..................................A Beck 9 1426x Ivana Legacy (21) fr....................... A Armour 9 3.46pm SOUTHLAND FARM SERVICES LTD MOBILE PACE $10,000, up to mr45., mobile, 2200m 1 02450 Phil’s Last Chance (1) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 2 580x5 Particular (2) fr..........................C Faithful (J) 3 0635x Bub’s VC (3) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J) 4 07400 Jaffie J (4) fr............................ J Morrison (J) 5 53622 Rebel With A Grin (5) fr............ N Williamson 6 58679 Divine Justice (6) fr.........................K Larsen 7 06963 Lock It In Eddie (7) fr......................B Orange 8 66020 Absolut Russian (8) fr...................T Williams 9 56068 Ideal Asset (21) fr........................... A Armour 10 33028 Hans Ideal (22) fr................... J Campbell (J) 11 40080 G T Reactor (23) fr.................. S Walkinshaw 12 87749 Dreaminsover (24) fr...................R McIlwrick 13 0P769 Holy Havoc (25) fr.....................B Williamson 14 87x51 American Mac fr............................ Scratched 15 689x0 Lucys Delight (U1) fr....................B McLellan 16 56054 Flaming Jim (U2) fr......................... P Hunter Emergencies: Phil’s Last Chance, American Mac

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1 31632 Suffice To Say m (7) 68...................... A Kuru 2 32x39 Zedace m (2) 68..............................S Phelan 3 x8703 Storming The Tower tmb (9) 68.N Downs (2) 4 843xP Big Meadsy (5) 68......................... T Moki (3) 5 0965x Big ‘N’ Rich (3) 68............................M Gillies 6 6x795 Eion (4) 68..............................B Lammas (1) 7 7456F Mr Enthusiastic (6) 68......................... E Farr 8 7x03x Sontana (8) 68................................ S Fannin 9 Spithill (1) 68.................................... I Lupton 7 2.55 MCGREGOR GRANT STEEPLECHASE $50,000, OPN STP, 4150m 1 31x98 Chocolate Fish m (10) 67.5.............S Phelan 2 56x46 Max tdm (1) 67................................. I Lupton 3 P x0L7 Thenamesbond tm (3) 65..........J Seivwright 4 2x967 Perry Mason m (9) 65........................ A Kuru 5 x7524 The Arabian Duke m (8) 65................. E Farr 6 x3422 Gagarin tm (5) 65.............................M Gillies 7 27x8P Joking tm (7) 65...............................G Walsh 8 x6855 Magic Wonder m (4) 65................ B Lammas 9 5x030 Highly Likely m (11) 65................... S Fannin 10 3x635 Lacustre tdm (2) 65.......................W Gordon 11 686x0 Kings Kite tdm (6) 65.................. S Karnicnik 8 3.35pm FACEUP LOW FEES IN REAL ESTATE 2200 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2200m 1 77x77 Suliman m (9) 61....................... D Danis (a2) 2 087x0 No Need tm (3) 58...........................S Collett 3 42845 Vittachi m (8) 58.............................. S McKay 4 58841 Dragon Storm (11) 57.5...............C Lammas 5 73711 Prior Engagement dm (6) 57.5......... S Spratt 6 28156 Franklin (4) 57..................................J Riddell 7 81573 Lala Land 57................................. Scratched 8 61x00 Lambrusco m (12) 57..... A Goindasamy (a3)

9 42213 Sweet Treat dmb (5) 56.5..............R Elliot (a) 10 9x887 Mark Two (2) 56..........................M Coleman 11 33x31 Charli Rose m (10) 55.5..............M Cameron 12 31441 Claddagh d (7) 55.5 13 50106 Dare To Compare (1) 55.........J Fawcett (a1) 9 4.11 ARC THANKS PARTNERS/FRIENDS FOR PAST SEASON 1600 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 6x625 Grand Rio tdm (10) 60.5.A Goindasamy (a3) 2 31563 Paisley Park dm (4) 60.....................S Collett 3 1x708 Ticket To Ride dm (12) 59......... D Danis (a2) 4 64x44 Pacquiao dm (6) 59.......................R Elliot (a) 5 x7922 Ritani tmb (3) 58.........................M Coleman 6 80x78 Ohceedee d (1) 57.5 7 060x3 Tipical dm (2) 56.5..........................V Colgan 8 22124 Konstantina (7) 56.......................M Cameron 9 416x0 Los Angeles d (5) 56....................T Thornton 10 11x65 Rippin dmb (11) 55.5...................D Mansour 11 x6x38 Pleeze Bee (8) 54 12 7980x Lagertha (9) 54..................... M Kareem (a4) Blinkers on: Storming The Tower (R6), Los Angeles, Pleeze Bee (R9) Blinkers off: Mr Big (R3), Invigorate, Meant To Be (R5) Winkers on: Shockool (R1), Upalayer (R2) SELECTIONS:

9 87172 Smash Empire 17.36....................... M Grant 10 66576 Little Secret nwtd.......................... L Waretini 9 2.30pm GARRARD’S ‘CONNIE SMALLRIDGE MEMORIAL’ ASHBURTON C5, 520m 1 56685 David’s Legacy 30.07................. M Robinson 2 22524 Avenger Bale 29.82.......................C Roberts 3 13555 Goldstar Sydney 30.14 S &.............. B Evans 4 33231 Dyna Dave 29.73..........................C Roberts 5 16137 Bahama Queen 30.17........................J Dunn 6 73418 Viktoria Vikkers 30.19...................C Roberts 7 52424 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S &.............. B Evans 8 11212 Egomaniacal 30.08.......................D Roberts 10 2.46 AIRPARK CANTERBURY SPRINT C3, 295m 1 25222 Come A Guster 17.30...................... M Grant 2 11238 Homebush Velma 17.46.............J McInerney 3 23151 Doomsday 17.37........................J McInerney 4 23636 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 S &............... B Evans 5 32556 Know Charisma 17.27.....................G Cleeve 6 15135 Goldstar Renee 17.42 S &............... B Evans 7 42128 Ohoka Angel 17.39....................... L Waretini 8 63152 Broken Penniless 17.45..................G Cleeve 9 44686 Bashful Buffy 17.17....................J McInerney 10 33653 Yi Feng 17.28.............................J McInerney 11 3.03pm J.H. CLEARY ‘HOW’S IT GOING’ MEMORIAL SPRINT C3/4, 295m 1 F2547 Sozin’s Blue 17.26.....................J McInerney 2 12671 Dyna Diode 17.17.........................C Roberts 3 57584 Cash A Roo 17.27 S &..................... B Evans 4 17864 High Return 17.28............................ M Grant 5 58187 Man Of Letters 17.41...........................A Lee 6 11415 Know Sweat 17.26..........................G Cleeve

7 42225 Smash Attack 17.22......................... M Grant 8 21122 Pita Ramos 17.16..............................J Dunn 9 77468 Martha Magic 17.33 H &......................Taylor 10 44686 Bashful Buffy 17.17....................J McInerney 12 3.21pm FAREWELL FROM ASHBURTON GREYHOUNDS DASH C3/4, 295m 1 85555 Billy Frost 17.44............................... M Grant 2 36835 Homebush Boots 17.41.............J McInerney 3 51571 Smash Damage 17.17..................... M Grant 4 21142 Dahteste 17.24.....................................A Lee 5 32714 Busy Rocca 17.30............................ M Grant 6 71261 Black Rounder 17.22.........................J Dunn 7 42631 Epic Rose 17.50 J M........................ McCook 8 26736 Saraya Jayde 17.25...................... L Waretini 9 77468 Martha Magic 17.33 H &......................Taylor 10 33653 Yi Feng 17.28.............................J McInerney

4.21 HYDE LANDSCAPING MBL PACE $10,000, nonwinners 3yo+ mr45 to mr50., mobile, 2200m 1 589x Ellz Angel (1) fr............................B McLellan 2 99700 Tact Denzel (2) fr.........................R McIlwrick 3 7x90 Extreme Robyn (3) fr.................B Williamson 4 8634x April Rose (4) fr........................ N Williamson 5 970 Boomchuckalucka (5) fr.......... S Walkinshaw 6 87x51 American Mac fr............................ Scratched 7 908x4 Woman In Charge (6) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 8 2 Duty Bound (7) fr..............................R Swain 9 0856 Ideal Glacier (21) fr....................E Barron (J) 10 Tad Lucas (22) fr............................ A Armour 11 0x934 Duke Of Dundee (23) fr...................K Larsen 12 0x52 Bettathanideal (24) fr.....................B Orange 13 99 Schnitzel Von Krumm (25) fr........... P Hunter 14 97703 Sunset Red (26) fr................................G Lee 15 2 Jaccka Taffy (27) fr......................... B Barclay 16 8 Skidaddle (U1) fr...........................T Williams SELECTIONS:

Race 1: Iwanadancewitsumbody, Tetrick, Glacier Coaster Race 2: Liberty Stride, Cuchulainn, Richard The Third Race 3: Frank The Tank, Cast A Shadow, Groomsman, Archman Race 4: Unloaded, Ay Boy, Betterthanbrie, First Son Race 5: Take A Bet, Tulsa Jaccka, Fraud, Southern Rain Race 6: U May Cullect, Paddyproudfoot, Nota Bene Denario Race 7: Full Noise, That’s The Story, Spotlight The Valley Race 8: Major Deal, Raffy Roo, I’mallaboutthebase Race 9: Rebel With A Grin, Flaming Jim, Phil’s Last Chance Race 10: Bettathanideal, Duke Of Dundee, Jaccka Taffy

Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie raceway

Auckland Racing Club Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date 3 June, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 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 11.25am (NZT) COCA-COLA MAIDEN HURDLE $10,000, MDN HDL, 2760m 1 04x02 El Fernando t (2) 68........................S Phelan 2 x9043 Georgethefifth m (10) 68..................... E Farr 3 9FPx0 Cruiseo tm (11) 68........................W Gordon 4 85x26 Mesmerize mb (14) 68..................... I Lupton 5 88x04 Abacus (6) 68............................H McNeill (1) 6 36784 Arite Guru m (13) 68..................... T Moki (3) 7 85 Kilronan (8) 68............................ S Karnicnik 8 70908 Francis Drake (1) 68........................M Gillies 9 480x2 Alfie Dee (3) 68.................................. A Kuru 10 10x08 Cowboys Dont Cry (5) 68......M Roustoby (3) 11 79407 Curious George (4) 68.............. N Downs (2) 12 399x6 King’s Secret (9) 68.............. J Seivwright (2) 13 27263 Master Courtsman (12) 68......B Lammas (1) 14 x6779 Shockool (7) 68................................G Walsh 2 12.00pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MAIDEN RACE $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 3 Whispering Wind (13) 57.5............M McNab 2 47x4 Upalayer (15) 57.5 3 5 Aratai (14) 57.5...............................V Colgan 4 Darci’s Tune 57.5........................... Scratched 5 Vibrato (12) 57.5..............................J Riddell 6 8 Harlech (1) 57.5...........................D Mansour 7 Make Time (9) 57.5.......................... S Spratt 8 32 Greyvee b (2) 55.5...........................S Collett 9 4x53 Shibuya Kosaten (8) 55.5 10 Midnight Magic (5) 55.5..............M Cameron 11 Ruby Negroni (10) 55.5.................... A Jones

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Ashburton Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 03 June, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.09pm (NZT) TRIAL YOUR PUPS AT CHERTSEY SPRINT C0, 295m 1 2522 Citizen Aguero nwtd...................J McInerney 2 676x Dreaming Abbie nwtd...................G Kingston 3 75262 Maybe Right nwtd................................A Lee 4 34 Homebush Jennia nwtd.............J McInerney 5 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney 6 64453 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd...................C Roberts 7 x7x41 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 8 6 Smash Story nwtd............................ M Grant 9 778 Ebony May nwtd H &............................Taylor 10 85885 Honey Dew Jewel nwtd.................C Roberts 2 12.26pm ELITE ASPHALT DASH C1, 295m 1 76533 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &................ B Evans 2 48422 Abacus Magic 17.39..................... L Waretini 3 35742 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 4 12483 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 5 34214 Smash Over 17.57........................... M Grant 6 26252 Smash Grenade 17.59..................... M Grant 7 34351 Fidgety Feet 17.78...............................A Lee 8 42223 Know Approval 17.32......................G Cleeve 9 76545 Cisco Reign 17.58......................... L Waretini 10 33676 Jingili Jill 17.55 M &............................. Smith 3 12.44pm SIMPLY PET FOODS STAKES C1, 520m 1 1818x Max Dancer 30.13 J &.....................D Fahey 2 35573 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 3 25338 Raquel Allen nwtd.........................C Roberts

12 Shoshone (7) 55.5.......................C Lammas 13 6 Little Belle (3) 55.5.......................T Thornton 14 Meghan (4) 55.5 15 Lochwinnoch (16) 57.5 16 Heart Of The Ocean (6) 55.5......M Coleman 17 Darcee Que 55.5........................... Scratched 18 8x7 Just A Girl (11) 55.5 Emergencies: Lochwinnoch, Heart Of The Ocean, Darcee Que, Just A Girl 3 12.35pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON MAIDEN 1200 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 660x8 So Much Mour dm (12) 59.5...J Fawcett (a1) 2 1x Blood Warrior d (9) 59.....................V Colgan 3 46x1 Didi Bay d (1) 59....................... D Danis (a2) 4 88128 Makabar (20) 58.5.................S Johnson (a4) 5 1x733 The Dom tdb (16) 58.5... K Chowdhoory (a3) 6 44x08 Pink Graffiti tdm (2) 58...................M McNab 7 15370 Spindle td (6) 57.5........................C Lammas 8 x5Fx1 Boundtobehonored d (4) 57..........R Elliot (a) 9 x2175 Lismore Diamond d (11) 57.........D Mansour 10 2321x Shesonfire (5) 57.............................S Collett 11 9x17x Badea d (7) 56.5.........................M Cameron 12 12033 Cin Cin (3) 56.5.............. A Goindasamy (a3) 13 8x331 Palamedes (10) 56.5........................ S Spratt 14 034x0 Sapphire Sky dm (18) 55.5 15 29x44 Zappeur (15) 55.5.......................M Coleman 16 06x94 Moet Molly m (8) 55.5 17 0096x Deluxe Edition m (19) 56.5 18 6680x Good Vibes m (17) 54.5 19 5885x Mr Big m (14) 56 20 3750x Show Bird (13) 54 4 1.10pm KS BROWNE HURDLE $50,000, OPN HDL,

3350m 1 866x0 Raisafuasho tm (12) 66.5.................... E Farr 2 96Px0 Wee Biskit tm (1) 65.5...................... I Lupton 3 3x105 No Change mb (8) 65........................ A Kuru 4 75533 Tommyra m (3) 65...........................S Phelan 5 L22xP Yardarm m (4) 65 6 08002 Delegate m (7) 65............................M Gillies 7 1x828 Hesalljazz m (5) 65....................... L Douglas 8 9x098 Clapathunda m (9) 65.................. B Lammas 9 83315 Duffers Creek m (11) 65................. S Fannin 10 x9701 Woodsman tm (2) 65................. M Roustoby 11 1x450 Henry Tudor m (10) 65...............J Seivwright 12 7x570 Letmeby tm (6) 65.........................W Gordon 13 53576 Raaj m (13) 65...............................H McNeill 5 1.45pm CELEBRATING GLORY DAYS AVONDALE & AUCK CUP WINS $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 21BPx Caballo Noir m (9) 68.5 2 52322 Wicklow b (4) 68.5................... S Wenn (am) 3 445x3 Kion (2) 68.5............................E Quinn (am) 4 66937 Castle Black (7) 68.5..........B Rogerson (am) 5 66784 Invigorate (12) 68.5............ M Northcott (am) 6 003x0 Iztamour (8) 68.5..................B Harrison (am) 7 43x06 Grandiscoccymelums (3) 68.5..F Lazet (am) 8 05850 Meant To Be (13) 68.5........... J Fillmore (am) 9 0x Willare (6) 68.5....................... J Grundy (am) 10 Daad (1) 68.5..........................J McIlroy (am) 11 x0x00 Flyingwithoutwings (14) 68.5..O Helagi (am) 12 08x60 King Of Cool (11) 68.5.............C Isdale (am) 13 384x9 Mizzena (10) 66.5.................... L Myers (am) 14 0x5 Mrs Twinkletoes (5) 66.5...... S MacNab (am) 6 2.20pm DUNSTAN FEEDS MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE $10,000, MDN STP, 4150m

Race 1: El Fernando, Abacus, Alfie Dee, Georgethefifth Race 2: Aratai, Shibuya Kosaten, Greyvee, Vibrato, Harlech Race 3: The Dom, Boundtobehonored, Pink Graffiti Race 4: Duffers Creek, Woodsman, Delegate, No Change Race 5: Wicklow, Kion, Mrs Twinkletoes, Grandiscoccymelums Race 6: Suffice To Say, Storming The Tower, Sontana, Zedace Race 7: Max, Gagarin, Lacustre, Perry Mason, Magic Wonder Race 8: Claddagh, Vittachi, Charli Rose, Prior Engagement Race 9: Paisley Park, Pacquiao, Konstantina, Grand Rio

Ashburton dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 73F88 Opawa Al 30.53............................... R Wales 5 65645 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 6 65x44 Sefton Jill 30.73............................... R Wales 7 62456 Sefton Joy nwtd............................... R Wales 8 13x62 Opawa Sweet 30.25 J &...................D Fahey 9 57677 Opawa Hope 31.36.......................... R Wales 10 37867 Opawa Queen 30.67........................ R Wales 4 1.01pm REAL PETFOODS ROLLESTON SPRINT C2, 295m 1 68621 Smash Achiever 17.16..................... M Grant 2 78761 Gracie Lee 17.30.......................J McInerney 3 66644 Dyna Lenny 17.17.........................C Roberts 4 176x8 Unfounded 17.43 J M....................... McCook 5 31856 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H &....................Taylor 6 37233 Jaded Affair 17.35......................... L Waretini 7 17534 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &............. B Evans 8 11131 Platinum Paisley 17.22.......................J Dunn 9 87172 Smash Empire 17.36....................... M Grant 10 65382 Sierra Delta 17.34 S &..................... B Evans 5 1.19pm EAGLE BEER SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 1 34628 Know Cause 17.29..........................G Cleeve 2 86613 Goldstar Shiloah 17.69 S &.............. B Evans 3 53312 Jay Spencer 17.77........................ L Waretini 4 26544 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 5 84337 Smash Rebel 17.59......................... M Grant 6 37514 Nippa Credit 17.64.....................J McInerney 7 86234 Smash Calling 17.34........................ M Grant 8 351x4 Major Storm nwtd..........................C Roberts 9 77x52 Every Minute 17.51..............................A Lee 10 78376 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 6 1.36pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL DASH C2, 295m

1 41731 Golden Bay 17.30 J M..................... McCook 2 31F61 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &..................... B Evans 3 3413F Hey Jude 18.04..........................J McInerney 4 22631 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 5 32344 Native Scout 17.39...............................A Lee 6 16572 Hear This 17.30................................ M Grant 7 54753 Ohoka Clare 17.17........................ L Waretini 8 54x67 Go Marsha Go 17.32.........................J Dunn 9 87172 Smash Empire 17.36....................... M Grant 10 88621 Goldstar Marvely 17.35 S &............. B Evans 7 1.54pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C2, 520m 1 15x87 Alotta Talk nwtd J &..........................D Fahey 2 5x411 Opawa Flash 30.60.......................... R Wales 3 33312 Opawa Hilary 30.07......................... R Wales 4 33132 Lacko Allen 30.09.........................C Roberts 5 75165 Bossy Affair 30.29......................... L Waretini 6 18686 Galway Gal 30.80 S &...................... B Evans 7 18353 Goldstar Whitey 30.35 S &............... B Evans 8 35484 Know Conclusion 30.31..................G Cleeve 9 55853 Hard Questions 30.01.....................G Cleeve 10 33865 Eddie Hemi 30.25............................ R Wales 8 2.13pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C2, 295m 1 47231 Venetia 17.46................................ K Cassidy 2 32563 Paringi Pam 17.43 M &........................ Smith 3 25664 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant 4 18282 Lonely Baxter 17.32...................J McInerney 5 33476 Dyna Elliot nwtd............................C Roberts 6 28365 Dagny 17.38 J M.............................. McCook 7 35673 Lightning Crash 17.27 H &...................Taylor 8 82186 Stompin’ Ground 17.58 S &............. B Evans

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

SELECTIONS:

Race 1: Citizen Aguero, Eternal Debt, Homebush Jennia Race 2: Know Approval, Tonkawa, Goldstar Diesel, Smash Over Race 3: Max Dancer, Raquel Allen, Sefton Jill, Ohoka Carsen Race 4: Platinum Paisley, Dyna Lenny, Gracie Lee, Jaded Affair Race 5: Major Storm, Know Cause, Goldstar Shiloah, Jay Spencer Race 6: Golden Bay, Hear This, Justin Ryan, Native Scout Race 7: Opawa Hilary, Opawa Flash, Know Conclusion Race 8: Venetia, Dyna Elliot, Paringi Pam, Smash Empire Race 9: Dyna Dave, Bahama Queen, Viktoria Vikkers Race 10: Come A Guster, Broken Penniless, Bashful Buffy Race 11: Dyna Diode, Pita Ramos, Know Sweat, Cash A Roo Race 12: Smash Damage, Dahteste, Homebush Boots

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Monday, June 3, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 19

Dunn stable cleans up

About to take out the Chertsey Trotting Club Mobile Pace at Ashburton’s Queen’s Birthday weekend race meet yesterday, was the Blair Orange-driven Classie Brigade. John Dunn and Alta Orlando were second, with Ben Hope and Kingslayer third. Alta Orlando looked to have it in the bag, but Classie Brigade came with an irresistible run down the centre of the track to win going away, producing a massive $1.70 Dunn stable quinella.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 020619-ET-0066

Results from yesterday’s Ashburton harness meeting The weather was fine and the track easy for the Ashburton Harness yesterday.

RACE 1 - INKWISE NZ TROT, $8000, 2400m

9-8 Amulet (20) G Smith 1 7-4 Folly’s Trouble (11) R May 2 5-7 Kensington Bill (5) J Dunn 3 Scratched: B K Dover, Noble Mistress, He Was Romeo, Razor.

Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Never Mind, 1312 Spy Da Moment, 11-11 Milly An Eyre, 1-1 The Gardener’s Pride, 10-10 Chasing Great, 15-15 Windsor, 2-2 Far From True, 16-16 DD’s Super Stuart, 6-6 It Wasn’t Me, 8-9 Prestissimo, 1414 Piper Moss, 12-13 Tears Of Joy, 4-5 Majestic Sunset.

Nse, 2-3/4L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:10.60. MR: 2:07.80.

Last 800m: 62.91. Win: $25.90. Places: $5.30, $2.70, $4.20. Q: $152.70. Trifecta: $2718.20 (20,11,5). First4: Not Struck.

Trainer: Gavin Smith, Rangiora. Breeding: 3 f Majestic Son-Rae Galleon.

RACE 2 - STEWART & HOLLAND MOBILE PACE, $8000, 2400m

8-7 Vulcan Star (2) T Williams 1 5-5 Ragnarr (5) B Butt 2 1-1 Peraki Lincoln (3) N Purdon 3 Scratched: He’s Aflyin, Dalness Arizona.

Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Onspeed, 4-4 Georgie Zukov, 2-2 Voodoo Priestess, 6-6 Hilarious Prince, 13-13 Mrs Washington, 10-10 Nicole, 11-11 Gottagettabeer, 14-14 Gotta Party Doll, 7-8 I Am Adaline, 9-9 Le Tissier, 12-12 Handsome Harry.

Nk, 4-1/4L, Nk. Time: 3:01.30. MR: 2:01.60.

Last 800m: 59.34. Win: $19.80. Places: $5.00, $4.20, $1.60. Quinella: $87.20. Trifecta: $1162.40 (2,5,3). First4: $2163.30 (2,5,3,7).

Double: $179.90 (20/2), $102.80 (20/5).

Trainer: Regan Todd, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 3 g A Rocknroll Dance-Strata Star.

RACE 3 - SIMS BAKERY PACE, $8000, 2400m

2-2 Morningstar Gold (4) R Holmes 1 9-9 Champers (2) R Close 2 4-4 The Guild (5) J Hay 3 Scratched: Kwik Sport, Sippinonjack, Franco Hatton, Chalberg.

Also (in finishing order): 1-1 Rocknroll Max, 1010 Chloe’s Joy, 7-7 King Of Heroes, 11-11 Secret Bet, 3-3 Cathy Brown, 6-8 Lightfoot Lady, 5-6 Just Holla, 12-13 Miss Behavin, 13-12 JR Fulham, 14-14 Invisible Girl, 8-5 The Optimist, 15-15 The Diva, 16-16 Delight Of Texas.

3/4L, 3/4L, 3/4L. Time: 3:05.30. MR: 2:04.20.

Last 800m: 58.19. Win: $6.50. Places: $2.30, $6.20, $3.20. Quinella: $59.40. Tri: $816.60 (4,2,5). First4: $2351.90 (4,2,5,6). Treble: $3113.90 (20/2/4).

Trainer: Robbie Holmes, Leithfield Beach.

Breeding: 4 g Shadow Play-Oursjean.

RACE 4 - AURIC ELECTRICAL MOBILE PACE, $8500, 2400m

4-5 The Maroon Marauder (15) J Dunn 1 6-6 Myboylolliepop (9) R May 2 7-7 That Alexander Guy (11) R Close 3 Scratched: Get It On, Square Dealer.

Also (in finishing order): 2-2 Cheezel, 1-1 Mini Mine Yet, 9-9 Scotlynn Harry, 12-12 Dreamy Damien, 3-3 Franco Riot, 8-8 Queenofdance, 11-13 Billie Jean, 13-14 Mighty Monica, 5-4 Rocknroll King, 14-11 Extra Guinness, 10-10 Fortune Tiller.

1L, Nk, Lg hd. Time: 3:01.30. MR: 2:01.60. Last 800m: 57.60. Win: $8.30. Places: $3.20, $3.30, $3.70. Quinella: $57.00. Trifecta: $1069.20

(15,9,11). First4: $9598.30 (15,9,11,2). Double: $33.50 (4/15), $19.10 (4/9).

Trainer: Brad Mowbray, Russley. Breeding: 6 g Washington VC-Sweet Petite.

RACE 5 - MT HUTT TROTTING CLUB TROT, $8500, 2400m 1-1 Show Me The Gray (8) R Close 1 3-2 Skyline (6) T Williams 2 4-4 Redwood Invasion (10) R May 3 Also (in finishing order): 10-11 Break Out, 8-10 Champagne Prince, 12-12 Desert Wings, 14-13 Franco Josiah, 5-5 Quaestor, 2-3 In The Valley, 15-15 Don’t Rock The Boat, 11-9 Maudarchy, 9-8 One Night Out, 16-16 Ruth Celeste Petite, 6-7 Aldebaran Bonny, 13-14 Midnight Sioux, 7-6 Tehoro Tease (Pulled up).

1-1/2L, 1L, 1L. Time: 3:10.60. MR: 2:07.80. Last 800m: 59.58. Win: $4.90. Places: $2.10, $2.20, $3.00. Quinella: $10.30. Trifecta: $207.90 (8,6,10). First4: $1886.00 (8,6,10,16). Quaddie: $2886.30 (2/4/15/8+).

Trainer: John Howe, West Melton. Breeding: 3 g Monkey Bones-Journey Without Maps.

RACE 6 - CHERTSEY TROTTING CLUB MOBILE PACE, $10000, 1609m

2-2 Classie Brigade (7) B Orange 1 1-1 Alta Orlando (8) J Dunn 2 3-4 Kingslayer (3) B Hope 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 4-3 Bringitonhome, 6-5 Especial, 8-8 Saginaw, 5-6 Baileys Knight, 7-7 Paul’s Verdict.

3/4L, 2-1/4L, 1/2 hd. Time: 1:54.60. MR: 1:54.60. Last 800m: 57.12. Win: $3.90. Places: $1.30, $1.00, $2.10. Quinella: $1.70. Trifecta: $23.90 (7,8,3). First4: $75.40 (7,8,3,5). Double: $10.80 (8+/7), $3.20 (8+/8+). Treble: $188.40 (15/8+/7).

Tr: Robert Dunn, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 6 h Bettor’s Delight-Trigirl Brigade.

RACE 7 - ASHBURTON U HIRE HANDICAP PACE, $8500, 2400m

1-1 The Moonshadow (13) T Williams 1 2-3 Franco Niven (10) J Dunn 2 4-4 Machsgain (12) K Cox 3 Scratched: Bhakti, Extra Guinness, The Maroon Marauder, Linton Shard.

Also (in finishing order): 5-5 Go Kiwi, 3-2 Mongolian Cavalry, 11-10 Bound To Impress, 8-7 Franco Sherborne, 7-8 Victor Tango, 9-9 To Ri Caitlin, 6-6 Friend, 10-11 Magical Mellissa.

1-1/2L, Lg hd, 3/4L. Time: 3:01.00. MR: 2:01.30.

Last 800m: 56.65. Win: $1.50. Places: $1.20, $2.10, $2.50. Quinella: $5.60. Trifecta: $35.10 (13,10,12). First4: $118.60 (13,10,12,11).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 g Bettor’s Delight-My Style.

RACE 8 - FULTON HOGAN MOBILE PACE, $9000, 2400m

2-3 Feel The Money (8) J Dunn 1 1-1 Big On Personality (6) T Williams 2 3-2 Baltimore Jack (14) B Orange 3 Scratched: Pitch Perfect.

Also (in finishing order): 6-5 Storm Prince, 7-8 Just Wondering, 9-11 Copperhead Rose, 4-4 Stun Gun, 13-13 Sounds Lika Gem, 5-7 Eureka, 11-10 Stately, 10-6 Jody Direen, 8-9 Christian Who, 12-12 One Direction.

Nk, Nk, Hd. Time: 2:58.50. MR: 1:59.70. Last 800m: 56.98. Win: $4.80. Places: $2.00, $1.40, $1.80. Quinella: $7.10. Trifecta: $48.50 (8,6,14). First4: $227.00 (8,6,14,3). Double: $7.50 (13+/8), $1.70 (13+/6+).

Trainer: Robert Dunn, Woodend Beach.

Breeding: 4 m Bettor’s Delight-Gentle Audrey.

RACE 9 - ARTHUR CATES HANDICAP

TROT, $10000, 2400m

1-1 Oscar Bonavena (14) T Williams 1 4-3 Izmok (6) C DeFilippi 2 9-7 Clifden Clowers (1) R Close 3 Also (finish order): 7-10 Mr Fahrenheit, 8-8 Splash Cola, 6-6 Globe Trekker, 2-2 Ruthless Kayla, 12-12 Beyond The Horizon, 11-13 Justamollyarcher, 16-16 Trick Star, 15-14 Some Time, 5-5 Agatha Tyron, 14-11 Another Chapter, 10-9 Rum In The Sun, 3-4 Renezmae, 13-15 Alvira Hest.

2-1/2L, Lg hd, 1-1/4L. Time: 3:04.50. MR: 2:03.80. Last 800m: 57.17. Win: $1.20. Places: $1.20, $3.30, $4.90. Quinella: $12.40. Trifecta: $151.70 (14,6,1). First4: $2021.00 (14,6,1,8).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 c Majestic Son-Now’s The Moment.

RACE 10 - RD PETROLEUM MOBILE PACE, $8500, 2400m 1-1 Self Assured (11) T Williams 1 3-3 Donegal Art Chokin (12) R May 2 7-7 Glenthorne (1) M Anderson 3 Scratched: Naiya Franco, Sweet Loress, Jazzy Star, Extra Guinness, The Maroon Marauder.

Also (in finishing order): 5-5 Bush Man, 9-10 Royal Jester, 10-9 Delightful Tanner, 11-8 La Bella Vita, 8-11 Miss Pinocchio, 6-6 Flyin Milly Mac, 4-4 Prince Art, 2-2 Givemewhatineed (Pulled up).

2-1/2L, 2-1/2L, Nse. Time: 2:56.80. MR: 1:58.60.

Last 800m: 56.99. Win: $1.20. Places: $1.10, $2.20, $4.20. Quinella: $6.00. Trifecta: $58.20 (11,12,1). First4: $256.30 (11,12,1,4). Quaddie: $14.50 (13+/8/14+/11+). Place6: $4.20 (6,8+ ,10/3,7,8+/10,12,13+/6+,8,14/1,6,14+/1,11+,12).

Double: $2.30 (14+/11+), $5.10 (14+/12). Treble: $13.70 (8/14+/11+).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 g Bettor’s Delight-Star Of Venus.

Massive future for Sundees Son

By Jonny Turner Trainer Robert Dunn delivered terrible news for the connections of Australasia’s best trotters after Sundees Sun bolted in in the 4YO Ruby at the Harness Jewels.

The four-year-old boosted his claim to be crowned New Zealand’s trotter of the year when completing a hat-trick of Group 1 wins for driver John Dunn.

Sundees Sun will head to the spelling paddock with Australasia’s biggest trotting races at the forefront of his trainer’s planning.

First up? The Dominion and the

Inter Dominion Trotting Championships.

Robert Dunn said Sundees Sun could return a harder horse for his Grand Circuit rivals to beat, next season.

“He could come back even better, he still hasn’t filled out fully, yet. We’ll target those races at home before Christmas and then look to take him to Australia.”

Driver John Dunn took no chances with Sundees Sun, working him to the front early in the race from barrier 4.

The reinsman poured the pressure on his rivals from the 500m

and they simply had no response.

“It was a brilliant win, he is just in the zone at the moment.

“Early on, Johnny had to look after him and that is paying off now, he has just strengthened up, so much.”

Winterfell went a big race, sitting parked to run second.

Meanwhile Tickle Me Pink continued her incredible fightback from a debilitating early season illness by winning the 3YO Ruby at the Harness Jewels.

But it did not come before the Addington siren sounded and trainer-driver Tony Herlihy had

to argue his case to help the filly keep the Group1 title.

Herlihy’s sulky stay touched the off side of Joshua Dickie’s cart when Tickle Me Pink and Tricky Ric fought out the finish of the race.

An inquiry was dismissed when Dickie opted not to protest and Tickle Me Pink kept her unbeaten record for the season intact.

“We did touch stays but they only tapped. It has to be more than that to take a race off you,” Herlihy said.

Turn It Up called on his fighting qualities to cap an incredible sea-

son with a win in the 4YO Emerald.

Mark Purdon, who drove the pin-up pacer and co-trains him with Natalie Rasmussen, admitted the equine freak show was out on his feet by the end of of the Group 1 feature.

That did not look to be the case as Purdon sat quietly in the cart while Henry Hubert and driver John Dunn challenged on the passing lane.

The master trainer said after the race Turn It Up was purely running on heart in the tough conditions.

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BOOTHROYD, Maisie Lillian: (Nee Watson) – On Saturday June 1, 2019 passed away peacefully at Rosebank Hospital, Ashburton. Aged 93 years.

Much loved wife of Bruce. Canterbury owned, locally operated Treasured mother and mother-in-law of Jan and Patersons the late Norman Clucas and friend of Richard, Ian and Cath Funeral Services (Albury). Loved Gran of Craig and Ashburton and Sarah Clucas, Heather Clucas; Ken Boothroyd Crematorium Ltd and Rebecca, and Julia Boothroyd and great Gran of Office and Chapel Annabel Clucas, and loved Corner East & Cox sister of Freda (Whangarei) Streets, Ashburton Messages to the Boothroyd family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated Please note all late death and maybe left at the service. notices or notices sent A service to celebrate Maisie’s outside ordinary office life will be held at St David’s hours must be emailed to: Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Wednesday deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

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Palmerston North fine Wellington

clearing

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

River Levels

cumecs

12.9

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 411.5 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

18.5

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

14.6

Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

141.6

Waitaki Kurow at 3:06 pm, yesterday

677.8

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Scattered rain spreading north, snow down to 500m Rain clearing by evening.

Wind at 1000m: W gale 70 km/h easing to 40 km/h in the morning, then dying out.

Wind at 2000m: W gale 70 km/h easing to 40 km/h in the morning, then dying out.

THURSDAY

cloudy thunder rain fine showers fine fine thunder showers showers fine fine fine cloudy cloudy

60 plus

FZL: 1200m, rising to 1400m at night

TOMORROW

Mainly fine, but becoming cloudy in the north with a few showers and snow lowering to 700 metres. Winds changing southerly.

World Weather

hail

Any remaining showers clearing before dawn, then a fine day. Early severe frosts possible. Some high cloud from evening.

Wind at 1000m: Light at first. W 50 km/h from afternoon, 65 at night. Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h, 65 km/h at night.

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A slim ridge retreats to the North Island today, as a cold front moves over southern New Zealand from the Tasman Sea this afternoon. Westerlies cover New Zealand tomorrow while a weakening front moves northwards over the country. A deepening low crosses eastwards over the North Island on Wednesday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Becoming cloudy with a few showers and a southerly change during the morning and afternoon. Showers clearing by evening .

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.3 9.4 Max to 4pm 3.0 Minimum 1.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm June to date 63.4 Avg Jun to date 4 2019 to date 363.0 286 Avg year to date Wind km/h W 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 41 Time of gust 12:09pm

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Southern players, including Bryan Hazel and Caleb Harrington, came together for an unexpected training run yesterday ahead of today’s rescheduled final.

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Luisetti Final – take two

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Winter well and truly rolled into town on Saturday, forcing the postponement of the Combined Country Cup rugby final between Southern and Glenmark-Cheviot.

The game was scheduled to be played at Omihi in North Canterbury on Saturday afternoon, but due to the snow, rain and strong winds that started hammering much of Canterbury on Friday night, the competition’s overseeing committee made the call in the morning to postpone it until today.

It was a big call and one made after many factors were taken into consideration, Mid Canterbury Rugby chief executive Ian Patterson said.

The most important of those

was player welfare, but other things like the safety on the roads for those making the trip north for the final also came into it.

As well as postponing the day’s big final, Mid Canterbury rugby’s senior B grade games were called off, as was the colts grade, although the colts game between Southern and Prebbleton at Hinds went ahead.

The game was being played at the earlier time of 10am to allow Southern players and supporters time to get to Omihi for the big final, and Prebbleton were on the road before the call was officially made, so the game was played but moved to the back field at the Hinds Domain.

Like many of his players, Southern seniors coach Andrew Carr was a farmer who was up at the

crack of dawn checking on stock and solving weather-related problems on the farm after the wild night.

He’d left his phone in his truck and didn’t know the call had been made until he got back into the truck to race home to get ready to catch the team bus, and saw he had 12 missed calls.

Carr said the postponement was unexpected, but the right call.

“Mentally we were up for it but I guess work-wise and the things that pay the bills are more important at the end of the day,” Carr said.

Now, the challenge for Southern’s players was to get themselves mentally prepared again, for a final two days after they thought they’d be playing.

Win or lose on Saturday, the team had been planning on getting together to celebrate the final yesterday, but instead they came together for a light training run at the Hinds Domain to ensure they were on track for today’s big clash.

While the postponement had been a bit deflating, Southern just had to refocus, Carr said.

And they would.

Heading into a Saturday final they were expecting wet, cold and miserable conditions, and instead they were likely to play in a final under clear blue skies today, although the ground was likely to still be sodden.

Carr said Southern prided themselves on being adaptable and while the day and the conditions may have changed, one

thing certainly hadn’t changed, and that was Southern’s desire to win.

Today’s final would be the first time Southern had made the final of the Canterbury Country competition – which took in 22 teams from Mid Canterbury, Ellesmere and North Canterbury – since 2005.

They drew the final twice before North Canterbury teams joined the fray in 2007, but for the past decade they’d failed to even make the semi-finals.

Today was their chance to finally get their club’s name, and their club alone, on that cup and Carr and his side were determined to do it.

Kick off in the final at Omihi today will be at the earlier time of 2pm.

Mid Canterbury girls grab the Finch Rosebowl

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