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Bovis legal battle ramps up

By Heather Chalmers

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Mid Canterbury farmers hit by the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis are a step closer to being able to claim more compensation for costs incurred after a successful legal ruling in the Wellington High Court.

South Canterbury dairy farmers Aad and Wilma van Leeuwen, on whose farm the disease was first identified in July 2017, had taken a case against the Ministry for Primary Industries, seeking further compensation for professional consultancy fees, bank charges

and other costs.

The case sets a precedent for other farmers paid compensation as part of the M. bovis eradication programme.

Their lawyer Grant Cameron, of Christchurch, said his firm would soon be holding meetings with farmers to discuss a class action.

To date, 238 properties have been confirmed with M. bovis with $132.9 million paid in compensation.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers president David Clark said the judgement was a sound decision and “the case should never have had to go to court”.

Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor had repeatedly stated that farmers should be no better or worse off from the M. bovis eradication programme impacting their farms.

“So now is the time to get on with it, pay farmers what they are due and let them have their life back.”

Clark said he would be disappointed if MPI chose to appeal the decision.

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Gav’s getting ready to rock ’n’ roll

By Susan Sandys

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Gavin Templeton is excited about the Variety Theatre Ashburton production It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Baby.

With 40 great songs presented according to a range of themes, covering the serious and poignant to the upbeat and humorous, he says it is sure to be a winner with audiences young and old.

It would be the first time in about eight years that Variety had done a song and dance production, and people were more than ready.

“I’m looking forward to it, this is going to rock,” Templeton said.

Templeton has written numerous shows for Variety over the years, but this will be the first where the wide range of songs are presented in three-song segments according to themes.

He is also directing the show, while daughter Sarah is musical director and Jessie Thomson is choreographer.

Segments include It’s Not Okay Ever, which has a theme of domestic violence and includes the song Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me. Other themes include Kiwiana (including I Have Loved Me a Man

by Allison Durbin), Love Hurts (Sylvia’s Mother by Dr Hook), Inspiration (You’re the Voice by John Farnham), One-Hit Wonders

Gavin Templeton is looking forward to presenting his show, It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Baby.

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(Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves) and Country (Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show).

Templeton has been in about 50 productions since joining Variety in 1987. The roles have been most-

ly performing on stage, but he has also directed, been in the sound booth and a stage crew member.

His favourite acting role ever was that of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1987. It was his first role with Variety, and until then

his main singing gigs were solo shows in the shower or his car.

“For some reason someone told me to audition and I did, and I got the part,” Templeton said.

It was the beginning of a long love affair with Variety, and per-

forming in general. He has since written and directed seven shows for Variety, and is a member of the popular local covers band Kopy Kats.

His role as Judas was the first of three biblical roles he has played with Variety, the others being Jesus in Godspell and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The roles have given him a way to celebrate a spiritual element to his life, without having to step foot inside a church.

“I believe in JC and the big G and all that stuff, but I don’t subscribe to a church view,” he said.

And of all those jobs he has undertaken over the years, the one that gave him the most insight into what made a good show, was the times he had worked as an usher.

He said audience members’ faces and their body language said it all. In asking an audience member whether they liked the show, a simple answer of “good” was nowhere near as convincing as people singing along to the songs as they left with a big smile on their face.

And he has no doubt that’s exactly what people will be doing as they leave their seats at the close of curtains for It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Baby, which will stage for a week at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre in May.

Mycoplasma bovis legal battle ramps up From P1 “This sort of court battling does nothing but undermine the trust and confidence that farmers have in MPI and ultimately reduce the chance of the eradication programme being successful.

“It doesn’t matter if it is a big case like the van Leeuwens, or a small calf rearer, the relative impact on the business is similar,” Clark said.

Cameron said the ruling meant the High Court had claimed ju-

risdiction to decide on the matter, but had not yet determined the legal point of whether professional fees and bank charges were recoverable.

He believed the van Leeuwen Group had an excellent prospect for success when the matter went before the High Court.

If MPI did not lodge an appeal, the case could be resolved relatively quickly as it only involved about one day in court for legal arguments.

“My clients (the van Leeuwens)

would like it resolved sooner rather than later, but if it has to go the full legal distance, they will do this.”

Then, all farmers that have had claims settled should ask for these to be re-opened to get topups, Cameron said.

“Any farmers that have not settled claims with MPI should amend their claim to include professional fees and bank charges.”

A successful ruling would not only have implications for farmers caught up in the M. bo-

vis eradication programme, but also the oyster and kiwifruit industries, said Cameron, whose law firm was already involved in a class action for people with earthquake-damaged homes battling insurer Southern Response.

When the case was first mooted, Ealing dairy farmer Duncan Barr, whose run-off block at Lowcliffe was confirmed with M. bovis in November 2018, said he had incurred $10,000 to $20,000 in lawyers’ fees to prepare his

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compensation case. He knew of other farmers that had paid $50,000 to $100,000 in lawyers’, accountancy and other fees.

In its information pack, MPI said it was not able to pay for the cost of preparing a claim as it was not a loss caused by the ministry exercising powers under the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the eradication of M. bovis. Employing financial or legal advice was at farmers’ own expense it said.

This also applied to hiring external consultants.

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Around 120 anglers welcomed the sunrise at the Rakaia River mouth on Friday morning for the start of the Rakaia Fishing Competition.

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Next generation of anglers to fore

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

They might have only got one day of fishing in, but organisers of the Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition are pleased with how it turned out, including the next generation showing off their fishing skills.

Rakaia River Fishing Promotions President Ken Lee said they

had around 480 senior entries to the competition and around 120 junior entries.

“There was only one day of fishing on the first day but that went really well,” he said.

“The prizes went down well, the largest salmon caught was 5.5kg and there were 17 salmon caught.

“There were seven trout caught, three by juniors and the largest

trout was caught by a junior girl so that was really cool to see.”

Lee said it was good to see the next generation of fishermen and women coming through.

“They are all really good kids and all the competitors were good this year and there was no trouble,” he said.

“It is promising to see.”

Lee said they are already pray-

ing for better weather next year, with it causing problems for the competition in the past few years.

“We have started praying but it is just something that is out of our control and that is just how it is when it comes to mother nature,” he said.

“Hopefully everyone who goes on about there being no fish in the river are quiet as there obvi-

ously are.”

The competition is organised

by Rakaia River Promotions and the event brings in anglers from all over New Zealand to celebrate the migratory sports fish.

For successful anglers Fish & Game were at the weigh-in station to take samples which will help them manage the salmon fishery.

Historic plaques capture community’s imagination

By Sue Newman

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The idea of recording the history of Ashburton’s town centre with a series of historic plaques has captured the community’s imagination.

Last month councillor Carolyn Cameron, chair of the Ashburton District Council’s town centre

committee suggested that installing historic plaques as part of the revitalisation of the town centre would be a great way to acknowledge the town’s past.

Her fellow councillors were keen but wanted the project to be separate to the town centre redevelopment. They suggested council staff come up with a pre-scoping report

on ways to incorporate the plaques into the streetscape.

At Thursday’s council meeting they formalised that request and suggested that the groups around the district with an interest in history should be involved.

Several of those groups had already taken the initiative, chief executive Hamish Riach said and

ideas were already starting to flow in to the council.

Staff were trying to collate those ideas and views, he said.

“We’ll try to balance alla the proposals coming in in a report for the community.”

Suggestions by councillors were for an historic walkway on the East Street Green or for plaques to be

part of the redevelopment of Baring Square east when the civic centre and library complex was built.

The council’s project would build on and be complementary to the Ashburton Historical Society’s blue plaque project that recognised the town’s historic buildings and sites, councillor Lynette Lovett said.

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■■LION FOUNDATION/ASHBURTON LICENSING TRUST

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Another round of funding

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

Netherby School is one of many organisations that have benefited from the latest round of the grants from the Lion Foundation/Ashburton Licensing Trust grants.

The latest round of grants for February saw $247,023 granted to 11 different organisations ranging from schools to a hall society and a number of sporting organisations.

Netherby School received $22,950 to replace projectors throughout the school in all their classrooms, the hall and a soon to be refurbished meeting room.

Principal Phil Wheeler said the previous projectors were around 10 years old and needed to be replaced.

Room 4 teacher Jordyn Love said the new projectors were much better, able to be connected to wirelessly and did not overheat like the previous projectors, and were used throughout the day.

The school has been a major benefactor from the grants in the past five years, receiving more than $100,000 for chairs, ICT equipment, a lawnmower and playground equipment, and foundation trustee Alister Lilley says keep applying as that is what the grants are there for.

“We try to cover all areas with the grants, education, sports the arts and services,” he said.

The trust has been making grants to the community from its gaming machine profits since 1990 but in 2010 it joined forces with the Lion Foundation. This meant the compliance side of the process was handled by the Lion Foundation, but the decisions on grants were still made locally.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said there were two more cases in New Zealand that had symptoms that might be consistent with Covid-19 coronavirus. They were not on the Emirates flight that the patient who tested positive was on. He said he did not know where those two suspected cases were in New Zealand. There was still only one positive case in New Zealand so far. Bloomfield said if you have traveled to countries that have cases of Covid-19, then ring - NZME Healthline.

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Netherby School’s Room 4 show off their new projector to foundation trustee Alister Lilley (centre) which was paid for by a grant from the Ashburton Trust and Lion Foundation PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 020320-JPM-0001

Since the trust gave its first round of grants in 1990 it has given $25 million in gaming machine revenue back to the community.

The grants were agreed on February 11 and totalled just under $250,000.

They were: Allenton Sports Club Inc, $20,000, towards purchase of a walk-behind aerator; Ashburton Borough School, $45,000, towards purchase of tables and stools, TVs, TV trolleys, sphero kits with charging boxes and outdoor seating; Ashburton Netherby School, $22,950, towards replacement of overhead projectors; Ash-

burton Youth Cafe Charitable Trust, $15,000, towards annual rent, rates and insurance, March 2020 to February 2021; Birthright Canterbury Trust Ashburton branch, $28,027, towards rent and parking and salary of field officer, February 12, 2020 to January 2021; Hampstead Rugby & Allsports Club Inc, $18,377, towards purchase of bowling green sprayer, court hire fees, balls, training equipment, rugby union team entry fees, rugby playing uniforms, softball subscriptions, gates, softball playing shirts, a gazebo and insurance costs for 2020 season; Lions Club of Ashbur-

ton Charitable Trust, $3527, towards van hire and course fees for six young people to attend Berwick Outdoor Experience, May 2020; Mid Canterbury Netball Inc, $60,000, towards annual insurance, stadium hire, affiliation fees, centre manager wages, March to December 2020; Phoenix Preschool Inc, $6329, towards a heatpump, LED lights and pink batts, Staveley Hall Society Inc, $7000, towards purchase of a heat pump and install underfloor and ceiling insulation; Tinwald School, $27,806, towards purchase of iPads, iPads cases, Acer Chromebooks.

Boulders a bid to create better environment Fish in the lower reaches of the Hekeao/Hinds River will find a slightly more interesting environment in the coming months.

A cluster of huge boulders have been installed in the riverbed near Longbeach on the coast. They may look out of place – and they are, coming from South Canterbury – but they will help create a better river.

The boulders were placed in the river as part of a pilot programme that aims to improve diversity in river conditions and create better habitats for a range of species.

Funding for the operation was provided by Fonterra for improving waterways in Mid and South Canterbury.

Environment Canterbury land management advisor Lachie Ashton said the point of installing boulders is to create different flows of water with a pool, run, riffle effect.

Unlike most man-made drains and canals, natural waterways are not uniform – they vary in water flow, speed and depth.

These variations create different

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Boulders have been placed in the Hinds River as part of a pilot programme that aims to improve diversity in river conditions and create better habitats for a range of species.

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habitats for a greater range of species.

Immediately downstream of the new boulders in the Hinds River, deeper and slower-flowing water forms a pool, perfect habitat for trout.

Towards the north bank, the water flows faster over a shallow channel, known as a riffle. Other sections of river nearby form runs – smooth, steady flowing sections of river.

Together, the diversity of water

flows create a habitat for a greater range of species.

Motorists crossing the state highways at Mayfield and Hinds over summer may question whether there is even a habitat for freshwater species, with most of the Hekeao/Hinds River running dry.

But while the water that seeps into the ground upstream, much of that same groundwater reappears in springs that feed the river’s lower reaches near the coast.

During heavy rains, the lower reaches of the river experience periodic floods.

When that happens over the wetter winter months, the full effect of the boulder planting will be seen.

“Flooding is all part of the project,” Ashton said. “We need to let the river do its natural process and just wait and monitor the effects.”

If the pool, run, riffle effect holds over several seasons, the operation will be deemed a success, and more boulders may go into the river over the coming years.

A senior army officer accused of having a sexual relationship with a subordinate while on deployment is being tried by a court martial.

Lieutenant Colonel Justin Putze is alleged to have entered into the relationship with a captain in his contingent in late 2017 and early 2018. Putze has pleaded not guilty to four charges and one alternative charge, including failing to comply with written orders by entering into a relationship with his subordinate, failing to report the relationship, and lying to a superior about the alleged relationship.

He is also accused of engaging in a public display of affection while in a service environment. There are 13 prosecution witnesses due to be called. The trial, which is taking place in Trentham, Upper Hutt, - NZME resumes today.

Violent weekend A shooting in Mt Roskill, the second in three days in the Auckland suburb, and a car fire thought to be connected come after a weekend of gun violence in the city. Gunshots were reported on Farrelly Ave in the early hours on Monday morning. Police said no one was injured. A car was set alight on nearby Denny Ave and police are investigating the two incidents, saying they could be related. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Armstrong wouldn’t speculate on whether yesterday’s incident is linked to the shooting in Mt Roskill on Saturday morning.

Three men were shot in their beds as they slept on Saturday morning - NZME on nearby Marion Ave.

CEOs told to front up Finance Minister Grant Robertson has written to almost all Crownowned companies directing them to step up their game when it comes to revealing how much their top brass gets paid. He has asked the chairs of most of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in New Zealand to get on “at least” the same level as NZXlisted companies when it comes to disclosing chief executives’ pay rates.

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Woman missing An Auckland family is concerned about a 19-year-old woman who has not been in touch for almost two weeks. Wharerangi Antoni Angell, who was living in West Auckland, was last seen at her mother’s home in Henderson on February 17 and has not posted on social media since February 19.

A cousin, Deanna Saunders, said her disappearance was “out of character”.

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Making big plans for Neighbours Day Neighbours Day 2020 is set to spark the district’s community spirit right across Mid Canterbury on Saturday March 28 thanks to a new Working Bee in Your Neighbourhood initiative.

The Mid Canterbury Neighbours Day Committee, comprised of the Ashburton District Council’s Welcoming Communities Programme, Hakatere Multicultural Council, Neighbourhood Support and Mid Canterbury TimeBank are promoting Working Bee in Your Neighbourhood to foster connections, build community morale and raise awareness of local community groups.

Schools, groups and clubs who participant in the district-wide initiative will not only be giving back to their community, but will go into the draw to win a Dominos Pizza delivery for their event.

Photos of their event will also get them into the draw.

“Working Bee in Your Neighbourhood is a wonderful opportunity to make new friends and be involved in something that will benefit our local facilities,” Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown said.

“Sign up today to play your part and help make a positive difference in your neighbourhood.”

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Gearing up for a busy Neighbours Day are (from left) Mid Canterbury TimeBank Co-ordinator Kate White, Hakatere Multicultural Council Co-ordinator Adi Avnit, and Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Christine Richards.

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School and Allenton School.

Projects are set to include garden plantings, sanding and painting, weeding and general

tidying and repair work.

The Neighbours Day Committee will be encouraging their members, staff and stakeholders

to roll up their sleeves and take part in the working bees.

This includes businesses who featured in the Ashburton District Council’s Welcoming Workplaces video series; ACL, Subway Ashburton, ANZCO, Talley’s and Rakaia Island Dairies; as well as council staff, TimeBankers, Neighbourhood Support and Hakatere Multicultural Council’s Newcomers Network.

Working bee locations will nominate someone from their group or organisation that will co-ordinate the event, in collaboration with the Neighbours Day Committee. Some clubs may incorporate a ‘have a go’ element to their event as well.

To learn more about the working bees in various neighbourhoods, people are encouraged to visit the Welcoming Communities – Ashburton District Facebook page over coming weeks.

Lists of registered organisations will be promoted on the Facebook page.

To register a school, club or group with the Mid Canterbury Neighbours Day Committee, contact any of the co-ordinators, e-mail Janice.McKay@adc.govt. nz.

Neighbours Day 2020 will take place on Saturday, March 28.

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A dual-pronged approach to life

By Heather Mackenzie

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arc Davies has always been passionate about two things – skiing and

football.

“As a kid I practically slept with a football, I loved it that much.”

It was his love of skiing that saw this talented Australian come to Methven in 1995 to take part in the Mt Hutt ski instructors hiring clinic.

Davies remembers his first introduction to the Methven township well.

Ed, the bus driver who was taking him from Christchurch to Methven, promised to show him around the town once they got there. However it proved to be a very short tour.

“All he did was take me straight to the Country Club on Barkers Road. That was my tour of Methven. No Brown Pub, no Blue Pub or anywhere else just the Country Club.”

When Davies mentioned the promised tour of the little town, Ed replied: “I did it” and left it at that.

Davies, having already spent numerous winters ski instructing in Canada, Austria and America, was soon snapped up by Mt Hutt Ski School. He spent 1995 working as a rookie ski instructor and went on to work for Mt Hutt for many seasons after that.

As he pointed out back in those days all ski instructors had to get a second job. Davies would send his days instructing up the mountain and nights working in bars. Ironically one season he worked behind the bar at the County Club – now called Barkers Lodge.

After five years of leading a nomadic life chasing northern and southern hemisphere winters, Davies and long time partner Pania Brown decided it was time to put down roots in Methven.

In 2000 they purchased the house they still live in today.

Davies remembers it was halloween when they moved into their new home that was completely devoid of furniture.

“We had all these kids coming to the door asking for treats. I said to them we don’t even have furniture let alone lollies.”

In 2002 Davies had taken up a new role within the ski industry he loves so much. His skiing ability and likeable manner made him the perfect choice to move into the role of teaching ski instructors and working the ski alliance as an examiner.

Davies has now amassed 40 seasons of ski teaching experience, 17 of those include training ski instructors on how to teach their students.

Life looked on track to continue this way for some years to come – teaching, examining and playing his beloved football for Methven Football Club in the weekends. But then life has a way of throwing the odd curve ball from time to time and as far as curve balls go Davies had a big one to deal with.

Last year he was diagnosed

There are people from all walks of life, scattered across the Ashburton District. And we’re trying to tell their stories through this series, Everyday People, in which we get to know those out there in the community. Not necessarily because they have excelled or are doing something spectacular, but more just because they are here and a part of the landscape.

Marc Davies is a well known face around Methven.

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with a synovial sarcoma tumour in his lower leg. The cancer diagnosis led to an operation to remove the tumour, now the size of an easter egg. Along with the tumour a large part of the fibula bone had to go too. Which was not replaced by anything, so strangely Davies has a big gap on the x-ray where the bone should be.

“The human body is amazing, it seems you have two of some things so if something goes wrong with one you have a spare.”

“The surgeon told me I can walk fine without that bit of bone in my leg. But if I broke it I could be in trouble as a bone graft would have to come from the other leg and that would mean being in a wheelchair as I would have had both legs operated on.”

It is that fear of breaking a bone that has led to Davies hanging up his football boots and take up a coaching whistle instead.

This is Davies’ first season coaching the local Methven Football Club seniors and he is excited about the challenge. He can see how all his ski teaching

Football is one of Davies’ passions. experience crosses over nicely into coaching football. To him coaching is all about reading people and understanding what motivates them.

“You have to start each training session with a plan. But if that plan is not working or the players are not responding to it, you need the ability to change or adapt it to make it work.”

Playing a game at the end of

training is something Davies also believes is important. He said at the end of the day the players are there to play football and it’s the perfect way to incorporate the drills they have gone over in practice into a game.

The football club has two senior men’s teams that Davies coaches as he believes coaching both teams means there is a continuity of playing style within

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the club.

As he pointed out that means that if a player needs to play for the other team, they will slot in easier because the team plays will be the same across the board.

As for his beloved skiing – Davies will have to wait and see about that, he worries about how his leg will feel after being in a ski boot all day.

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Oscar snub upsets Lopez Jennifer Lopez has expressed the disappointment she felt after her performance in Hustlers failed to land her an Oscar nomination. The actress spoke about her role in Hustlers with Oprah Winfrey onstage during the Los Angeles date of Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour. “I was sad, I was a little sad because there was a lot of build-up to it,” she told Winfrey.

“There were so many articles, there was a lot of ‘She’s going to get nominated for an Oscar, it’s going to happen, if it doesn’t you’re crazy’.”

People walk by the Louvre museum in Paris yesterday. The spreading coronavirus epidemic has shut down the Louvre Museum, with workers who guard its trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum’s flow of visitors from around the world.

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Virus forces Louvre closure Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum as the epidemic that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry.

The virus has spread to more than 60 countries, and more than 3000 people have died from the COVID-19 illness it causes.

New battle fronts opened rapidly, deepening the sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting, emptied the streets in many cities and rewritten the routines of millions of people.

More than 88,000 have been infected, on every continent but Antarctica.

Australia and Thailand reported their first deaths yesterday, while the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic recorded their first infections.

Italian authorities said the number of people infected in the country soared 50 per cent to 1694 in just 24 hours, and five more had died, bringing the death toll there to 34. Cases in France jumped to 130, an increase of 30 in one day.

China, where the epidemic began in December, reported

202 new cases in its update yesterday, the lowest increase since January 21.

The city of Wuhan had most of the new cases but also saw 2570 patients released, continuing a trend that frees up patient beds in the prefabricated isolation wards and hastily built hospitals in the area where the disease has hit hardest.

That brings China’s totals to 80,026 cases, with 2912 deaths, the vast majority in Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province, which still accounts for about three-quarters of the world’s cases.

South Korea has the world’s second-highest cases with 4212, mostly in and near the southeastern city of Daegu.

It has reported 22 deaths.

Iran’s death toll climbed to 54 and its cases jumped overnight by more than half, to 978.

Cases in the US climbed to at least 76 with the first death in the United States reported on Saturday – a man in his 50s in Washington state who had underlying health problems but hadn’t travelled to any affected areas.

While the virus has caused serious illness mainly for the

elderly and those with existing health problems, most have had mild illness and some infected apparently show no symptoms at all.

But attempts to contain the spread of the virus have been far-reaching.

Sports teams have played in deserted stadiums in Japan and South Korea after leaders discouraged public gatherings.

Tourist attractions across Asia, Europe and the Mideast were closed or deserted.

Islam’s holiest sites have been closed to foreign pilgrims and governments have closed schools and encouraged working from home.

Adding to global travel curbs that have sharply cut visitors to places with outbreaks, the US government advised Americans against travelling to the two northern Italian regions with growing caseloads, among them Lombardy, which includes Milan.

The travel restrictions against Italy and the rising alarm in France could deal a heavy blow to the countries’ tourism industries.

“We had already registered a slowdown of Americans coming to Italy in recent days,”

Bernabo Bocca, president of Italy’s hotel association, said.

“Now, the final blow has arrived.”

Tourism accounts for 13 per cent of the economy in Italy, with its art museums, archaeological sites and architectural treasures.

The United Nations said yesterday it is releasing $15 million from an emergency fund to help countries with fragile health systems contain the virus.

“We must act now to stop this virus from putting more lives at risk,” UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said.

The aid “has the potential to save the lives of millions of vulnerable people”.

In France, the archbishop of Paris told parish priests to put the Communion bread in worshippers’ hands, not in their mouths.

In South Carolina, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston asked its parishioners to not drink from the Communion cup or shake hands during the sign of peace.

French officials also advised people to forgo the customary kisses on the cheek upon greeting others.

Four-year feud all over It was the celebrity feud to end all celebrity feuds. Katy Perry and Taylor Swift’s bitter war of words broke out over backup dancers in 2013, lasting four long, snake-emoji filled years. Then, as though it had never even happened, the two megastars embraced in matching fast-food costumes, signalling a white flag to the world via Swift’s You Need To Calm Down film clip. When asked how she would characterise her friendship with Swift, Perry revealed: “Well, we don’t have a very close relationship because we are very busy, but we text a lot,” she said.

PG rating not for Hilary Hilary Duff is asking Disney to find a TV home that’s more appropriate to the grown-up Lizzie McGuire. The actress who’s reprising the title character for Disney Plus, said the streaming service isn’t the best fit, suggesting Hulu instead.

The original series, about a girl whose thoughts are expressed by her animated doppelganger, aired from 2001 to 2004 on the Disney Channel. “I feel a huge responsibility to honour the fans’ relationship with Lizzie who, like me, grew up seeing themselves in her. I’d be doing a disservice by limiting the realities of a 30-year-old’s journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating.”

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Heading into the almost unknown I

f coronavirus was to make its way to Ashburton, would you be prepared?

That’s the question a lot of people and businesses are finding themselves asking at the moment as the news of its arrival on our shores spreads its way down the country and the reality that for once, New Zealand might not be immune to something so serious hits home.

But for a lot, there’s so much unknown. So much uncertainty and confusion.

Everyone is heading into it a little bit blind.

There’s a lot of information out there, for sure – but weeding through the rats from the mice can be a bit of a difficult task to undertake and it’s critical that

regional and national leaders in all variances of fields step up now and put forth the best possible advice so that the country is best prepared should the worst case eventuate.

You read and hear so much about these outbreaks, luckily in our case most of them are isolated to certain areas of the world and apart from the odd whooping cough outbreak or

something similar we largely escape their grasp relatively unscathed.

So, with something like this not being a regular occurrence, it’s no wonder there’s a certain amount of panic out there with mass buying sessions at the supermarkets over the past few days and people calling for calm.

It’s a natural reaction. And something new to us, but coronavirus is that little bit different and we’re slowly coming to learn that as a nation together, so it was always going to take time and we were always going to see a few hiccups.

The best thing we can do really is just carry on. But try and be as prepared as we possibly can

through sourcing good information and advice and taking as many precautionary steps as are possible.

There’s every chance we won’t have anything to worry about as a district, but then again there’s also some chance that things could get serious here too. Nobody can be 100 per cent certain.

It’s incredible to spend some time reading all the stories coming from across the globe on the impact this is having and one that really boggled the mind was that we may see the Summer Olympics cancelled – an almost unheard of happening.

The last time they weren’t held was in 1940 and 1944 because of World War Two.

But when you’re taking 11,000 athletes, almost double that amount of media representatives and literally thousands of visitors from all over the world and chucking them into one area before dispersing them all back to where they came from it’s not hard to understand why it’s in doubt.

It’s not a call anyone would want to make because no matter what decision is made there’s going to be disappointed people and those who will feel the wrong decision has been made.

So, it will be an interesting situation to watch unfold in itself – and perhaps a good distraction for those who are a little concerned as to what this epidemic may bring to New Zealand.

In 2002, voters in Switzerland approved joining the United Nations, abandoning almost 200 years of formal neutrality.

Ten years ago: Greece announced painful new austerity measures, cutting salaries for government workers and raising sales taxes as it tried to snuff out a financial crisis threatening Europe’s economy.

Five years ago: In a direct challenge to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress and bluntly warned

the US that an emerging nuclear agreement with Iran would pave “Iran’s path to the bomb”. President Barack Obama pushed back sternly, saying the US would never sign such a deal and that Netanyahu was offering no useful alternative.

One year ago: A tornado roared into the small community of Beauregard, Alabama, killing 23 people; it was the nation’s deadliest tornado in nearly six years.

Today’s birthdays: Singer-

musician Mike Pender is 79.

Movie producer-director George Miller is 75. Actress Hattie Winston is 75. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 73. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky is 70. Singermusician Robyn Hitchcock is 67. Actor Robert Gossett is 66.

Rock musician John Lilley is 66.

Actress Miranda Richardson is 62. Rock musician John Bigham is 61. Actress Mary Page Keller is 59. Actress Laura Harring is 56. Contemporary Christian musician Duncan Phillips is 56. Rapper-actor Tone Loc is

54. Actress Julie Bowen is 50.

Country singer Brett Warren is 49. Actor David Faustino is 46.

Gospel singer Jason Crabb is 43. Singer Ronan Keating is 43.

Rapper Lil’ Flip is 39. Actress Jessica Biel is 38. Rock musician Blower is 36. Musician Brett Hite is 34. Pop singer Camila Cabello is 23. Actor Thomas Barbusca is 17. Actress Reylynn Caster is 17.

Thought for today: “Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.” — Daniel J. Boorstin, educator and Librarian of Congress (1914-2004). - AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2020. There are 303 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 3, 1894, British Prime Minister William Gladstone submitted his resignation to Queen Victoria, ending his fourth and final premiership.

On this date: In 1934, bank robber John Dillinger escaped from the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana, along with another prisoner, Herbert Youngblood.

In 1943, in London’s East End, 173 people died in a crush of bodies at the Bethnal Green tube station, which was being used as a wartime air raid shelter.

In 1960, Barry Crump published A Good Keen Man. One of the most-read books in New Zealand publishing history, A Good Keen Man established Barry Crump’s reputation as an iconic Kiwi bloke.

In 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board.

In 1985, coal miners in Britain voted to end a year-long strike that proved to be the longest and most violent walkout in British history.

In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. Twenty-five people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while approaching the Colorado Springs airport.

In 1996, Israel declared “total war” against the militant group Hamas after a bus bomb in Jerusalem killed 19 people, including the bomber, the third such suicide attack in eight days.

In 2001, a plane carrying members of a National Guard engineering crew crashed in heavy rain near Macon, Georgia, killing all 21 people on board.

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Biodiversity – why it matters T

he Ministry for the Environment is currently consulting on a draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB).

Submissions close March 14, 2020.

Biodiversity is a hot topic right now.

For those of us in the world of resource management, the topic’s importance is up there with water and climate change.

When it comes to government regulation, the term is typically used in relation to New Zealand’s indigenous biodiversity.

It includes ecosystems such as wetlands, sand dunes, tussock grasslands and forests, alongside our indigenous vegetation and the habitats of our indigenous fauna.

Biodiversity is an important part of our identity as New Zealanders, the things we proudly stand for and enjoy, and what makes us unique.

It is also a key aspect of many farms.

This is the third time in a decade that a New Zealand government has tried to get national regulation through on this topic.

Kim Reilly

FROM THE FARM

The difference this time is twofold.

Firstly, there appears to be cross-party support for adopting a National Policy Statement on Biodiversity – that’s not to say that the contents and provisions aren’t up for debate though!

Secondly, while New Zealand has a vast number of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, many of these are now on threatened or at-risk lists.

We have been called out internationally for our track record on biodiversity loss, and it’s accepted that, in many instances, we need to do more.

While the need to maintain or protect biodiversity is already required under the Resource Management Act, these new proposals will additionally im-

pact privately-owned land.

This is because New Zealand farmers have a considerable proportion (2.7 million hectares) of New Zealand’s remaining indigenous habitat on their land.

In most cases, the biodiversity is there because it is something farmers value, and are proud to have kept, managed and, in many cases, restored or planted themselves over the years.

Often it is something farmers don’t even realise they’ve been protecting. To them it might just be the ‘bush over there that I’ve kept for stock shelter or shade’ or ‘the swamp that’s useful for reducing flood risk’ or ‘the gully I keep in scrub as it helps with erosion’.

What we don’t want is for that good work that has resulted in biodiversity remaining on farm, to be discouraged, or seen as a penalty.

Too often, fears of unnecessary red-tape and regulation acts as a disincentive to do more of the same into the future.

The government must strike the right balance between getting the right outcomes for our biodiversity, while enabling

primary production to continue, and be diverse, flexible and able to respond to changing climates and market conditions.

Success will only come where that balance has been met, and where government backs its agenda with necessary funding.

Easy wins for government can come from funding increased support and guidance for those using the land, making sure councils have access to the resources they need, getting a better picture of how our biodiversity is actually faring, and importantly increased funding to the QEII Trust and the NZ Landcare Trust.

Biodiversity matters, so let’s see if government can land the right outcomes for us all.

Kim Reilly is Federated Farmers South Island policy manager.

The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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Advice given on fooder beet Fodder beet, a crop widely grown in Mid Canterbury to winter dairy cows, should not be considered a complete diet, research shows.

New research into fodder beet shows the crop can be a key part of dairy farm systems, but should make up no more than 30 per cent of lactating cows’ diet and 60 per cent for non-lactating cows.

The Sustainable Use of Fodder Beet research project looked at nutrient and mineral interactions, and impacts on long-term animal health and welfare. A literature review undertaken as part of the project has confirmed the crop’s benefits and challenges.

“Fodder beet will continue to be a key part of New Zealand dairy systems – but it should not be seen as a complete diet,” DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley said.

“Fodder beet is widely used on South Island dairy farms and is a versatile, high energy, high yield crop which allows cows to put on body condition quickly, if transitioned correctly. This makes it an attractive option for farmers. But because of the high sugar content, careful transitioning onto the crop is critical.”

The use of fodder beet had increased over the past decade and today around 55,000 hectares was estimated to be planted annually in New Zealand.

Most fodder beet was grown in the South Island – with the project survey showing 79 per cent of Canterbury/North Otago farms and 58 per cent of South Otago/ Southland dairy farms feed cows the crop.

In recent years, some farmers had become concerned about potential health effects on herds.

Cows can develop ruminal acidosis, milk fever or nutrient deficiencies if fodder beet was grazed for long periods without appropriate alternative feed and miner-

Fodder beet is widely grown on South Island farms. al supplementation.

Recent research and nutritional modelling has reinforced current recommendations that – for consistent herd performance and to minimise nutrient deficiencies – fodder beet should make up no more than 30 per cent of the diet for lactating cows and 60 per cent for non-lactating cows.

Dalley said many farmers were successfully combining fodder beet with other feeds to provide cows with a diet that met nutritional requirements and was cost-effective.

“By using feed testing which

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includes mineral composition analysis of fodder beet and other feed, farmers can tailor cow diets to address any nutrient deficiencies. Using this approach, fodder beet can be a valuable feed option which contributes to a productive dairy system.”

Fodder beet was a hardy autumn and winter crop with environmental benefits. The beet’s low nitrogen content results in reduced urine nitrogen concentrations, leading to less nitrate leaching from animals grazing the crop, compared to kale. It was also an important break crop in winter rotations which use kale

and swedes and allows farmers to successfully crop areas affected by brassica disease.

Dalley said that regular communication and good planning was needed between dairy farmers and graziers to develop winter feeding plans that were affordable, easy to implement and meet environmental and animal welfare regulations.

Steve Penno, director investment programmes at the Ministry for Primary Industries, which was providing $565,000 towards the million-dollar project, said the research offered an important insight into the use of

fodder beet on-farm.

“Animal health and welfare is a key priority for MPI and this research will help farmers ensure their cows are eating a healthy proportion of this crop.”

The cross-sector project on the Sustainable Use of Fodder Beet on New Zealand Dairy Farms was funded by MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund (now superseded

by Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures) and from DairyNZ’s levy, and it involves PGG Wrightson Seeds, AgResearch, Plant and Food Research, farmers and vets.

It was one year into a three-year research programme.

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MARKET REPORT

By Guy Trafford

W

hile in China the focus has been on the coronavirus, consumers have not forgotten the events of 12 years ago when the melamine scandal was revealed.

Just to remind all, domestic infant formula was laced with melamine which proved to be toxic to infants.

Three hundred thousand children in China were poisoned after drinking infant milk formula that contained melamine, a chemical used in plastic. Six babies were killed by the toxic substance, which was used by 22 companies to artificially boost the protein levels that showed up in nutrition tests.

Those found at (serious) fault and responsible received sentences ranging from long prison terms to death.

Not that this seems to have deterred others from trying similar scams since.

The melamine infant formula scandal was one of the major drivers to ramp up consumer demand for imported milk powder, infant formula in particular. With only about 25 per cent of Chinese mothers breast feeding, the infant formula market is huge at an estimated $US32 billion by 2023.

The share of consumers opting for imported infant formula is expected to drop, however, it still is predicted to remain close to the 50 per cent by 2023.

It is this demand that is keeping milk powder prices relatively strong and why analysts believe that dairying will be one of the earlier sectors to bounce back once trade resumes to normal levels.

Markets The decline in schedule prices has slowed considerably this week and now we all wait and watch to see how the impact of Covid-19 plays out on the world stage.

This may just be a pause in the fall in schedules or we may be touching the bot-

tom. Gut feeling is that there is still potential for more reductions in prices, however, I’d be happy to be proved wrong.

New Zealand’s major secondary market for sheep meat, Europe, is now being severely influenced by fear of the virus and demand for product there is going to dry up.

The good news is China appears to be starting to wake up from its lock-down and may be able to start receiving imports soon.

The New Zealand dollar has fallen a couple of cents against most currencies and so this may help processors find markets that otherwise would not be available.

Sheep Several works had no changes to their schedules this week and saleyard prices, even prior to this news, kept lamb prices at a reasonable level. Since then some rain has fallen throughout the region and there is a likelihood of more to come.

Hopefully these events provide some reason for some confidence going forward.

Ewes are still difficult to sell with lambs getting priority at works and freezer space starting to become an issue.

Wool Little volume is coming forward at the moment, especially of the finer wools. Prices appear to have stabilised from the previous week’s falls and lambs wool has shown some recovery.

Beef A similar story to sheep meat although, judging by the lack of numbers of cattle being sold, many farmers must be holding onto quite a number in the hope prices will improve.

Weaner sales are approaching and it will be a nervous wait for sellers and buyers alike.

Given they have a year’s growth ahead of them before needing to be processed will buyers pay on their potential or hold off while waiting to get rid of older stock at lower prices?

Venison Prices have remained at last week’s levels which is good news.

Dairy Farm gate price forecasts have remained the same from the companies although some economists are starting to wind them back somewhat. Given the late stage of the season and contracts in place major falls are unlikely.

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Weather events costs rose last year NZME Severe weather events cost insurers $118.8 million last year, with the Timaru hailstorm on November 20 ranking as the third most expensive this century, according to provisional data from the Insurance Council of New Zealand.

The Timaru event cost $83.3m, compared with the February 2004 storms of the lower North Island, which cost $148.3m, and Cyclone Debbie in 2017, which cost $91.5m.

“What was looking to be a benign year for extreme events changed in the last few months when we saw some extraordinary losses emerge from unexpected quarters confirming the value of insurance to cover the unforeseen,” Insurance Council of New Zealand chief executive Tim Grafton said.

The results make 2019 the sixth most expensive year since 2010, with insurers paying more than $1.2 billion for weather-related loses during the decade.

The council said 2017 was the most expensive year for severe

Left – Large hail stones on November 20 last year caused extensive damage with close to 9500 claims for damage to vehicles.

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weather events, with the total coming in at $246m.

“The destructive power of hailstorms is seldom experienced, but the Timaru event on November 20 showed us the fierce effect of these storms when concen-

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Close to 9500 of these claims were for hail-damaged cars in Timaru. House and contents claims were the second largest, with 6211 claims costing insurers $29.6m.

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trated on urban areas,” he said in a statement.

As a result of this storm, motor vehicles drove the highest number of claims in 2019, with 9771 vehicle claims resulting in $56.4 million paid to customers.

since 2000, Grafton said the figures reinforced the increasing frequency and severity of storms in New Zealand.

“With climate change we will see an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events,” he said.

“Since 2014 we have seen a significant increase in events causing damage in the hundreds of millions,” he said.

“The need to adapt and take steps to reduce risk is supported by wider climate research,” Grafton said.

One scenario put forward by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project a global mean sea-level rise from 0.43m to 0.84 metres by 2100.

Grafton said this meant New Zealanders could expect to see increased instances of damage to property as a result of extreme tide-storm events.

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Markets continue to be roiled by the global spread of covid-19 and most are now bracing for further rate cuts.

“Equity markets continued their aggressive sell off, though buyers emerged into the US close on hopes of a Fed lifeboat. The market is now pricing in a 25 basis-point cut from the FOMC in March and is fully priced for an RBA cut this week,” ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner said.

The S&P 500 stock index fell 0.8 per cent on Friday, taking its loss last week to almost 12 per cent.

ASX futures are down 40 points at 6334 and the weak sentiment will likely weigh on the local bourse, in particular after New Zealand announced its first coronavirus case late last week.

With the reporting season largely over, the local market will be even more focused on covid-19 headlines. Stocks with exposure to China and the tourism sector like Air New Zealand, Tourism Holdings and SkyCity may continue to be impacted.

On Sunday, Air NZ said it was reducing its Auckland-Apia services from six to three per week, effective yesterday in response to a directive issued to all airlines by the Samoan government.

Late Friday, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell published a brief statement that the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity in the US. “The Federal Reserve is closely monitoring developments and their implications for the economic outlook. We will use our tools and act as appropriate to support the economy.”

Markets interpreted that as a

March 17-18 cut.

The New Zealand dollar was trading at 62.14 US cents at 8am versus 62.51 cents late Friday in New York.

“The Kiwi has broken lower and remains under pressure as the fast-evolving covid-19 situation develops. We see scope for further downside,” Zollner said.

The Kiwi was also hurt when China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index dropped from 50 to 35.7 in February, even worse than expected. Production, new orders and export orders all dropped under 30.

“That’s even worse than the 38.8 that China posted back in November 2008, in the depths of the financial crisis, and it’s certainly well below the break-even 50-level,” Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners said.

Looking ahead, Lister said investors will be watching for the US ISM manufacturing index for February, for signs of any slowdown in economic activity amidst the coronavirus worries. The data is due lat-

er in the global trading day.

Monthly jobs data are also due in the US this week.

Domestically, the latest Global Dairy Trade auction results are out early on Wednesday morning, and farmers and economists alike will be hoping for signs of stability after two weak auctions.

The main focus, however, will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia, due to meet today.

Current pricing suggests an 88 per cent chance of a rate cut from the RBA, which would take the policy rate to a new low of 0.50 per cent, according to Lister.

Over the coming year, market pricing implies at least two rate cuts in both Australia and New Zealand, and almost four in the US. “Here in New Zealand, while just a few weeks ago the RBNZ sounded relatively sanguine about the threat posed by covid-19, the news has been relentlessly one way since then. Our OCR forecasts are under review, as are our broader forecasts – constantly. This event is moving at hyperspeed,” Zollner said.

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■■ Return lamb to the saucepan with the tomatoes, stock and Worcestershire sauce.

■■ Bring just to the boil, then reduce heat, partially cover and cook mince at a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

■■ Stir through the chopped herbs and season. The mince should be thick but not dry.

Kumara topping

■■ Boil kumara in lightly salted water for about 25 minutes or until tender.

■■ Drain, then using kitchen paper to help you, peel away the skin.

■■ Cut kumara in round slices.

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More district mischief

By Connor Lysaght

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t’s that time once again! At Ashburton Museum we often come across some strange things from day to day, including odd and interesting stories from the archives.

Over recent years we have published articles discussing anomalous photographs, unusual crimes such as tree theft, and various strange incidents and experiences.

This week I am happy to present some more things that confused us, amused us, and just seem completely out of the ordinary.

A grave mistake While going through a box of Chertsey and Mayfield cemetery materials which were put on the wrong shelf a few months ago, I had a quick flick through the Chertsey cemetery board minute book which has entries dating from 1879 to 1948.

Looking through, I found something interesting in the meeting minutes for June 21, 1894, which read: “It was agreed to instruct the Secretary to write to Mr. W and ask him to be careful in future to have the graves of sufficient width so that no hitch may occur such as happened at Mrs V’s funeral.”

I have omitted the full names involved, but the gist of it is that the sexton had been digging the graves a bit too small, which resulted in some awkward interments.

An annotation in the margin next to this entry summarises: “Sexton to be careful in future”.

In the papers At the top of the Evening Echo local news on May 17, 1878, one insert, that we assume was written by the editor, gives us a sense that it might have been a bit windy: “If we outlive the gale at present tearing away so grandly, we will be able to publish tomorrow. If there is no issue of our paper, subscribers may be sure that we and our establishment have gone with the hurricane where we observe several fences, etc, have already gone – to smithereens.”

In past articles, we have discussed crime and punishment in early Ashburton, and New Zealand altogether.

Something that I have always found surprising is the severity of some sentences, while crimes that seem worse in compari-

son to others often get a lighter sentence.

In one of the earliest issues of the Ashburton Herald we have the cases of John A C and John J, whose offences seem pretty similar in a lot of respects.

John A C was charged with using obscene language at the Railway Hotel at Winslow, while John J had the full package – resisting police, using obscene language, and being drunk and disorderly.

You would think that John J would have gotten the harsher sentence, but due to the fact that John A C had a history of indecent behaviour, this was not the case.

John A C was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour, while John J was ordered to pay two pounds and the cost of damage done to the constables’ uniforms, or go to prison for eight days.

You may now be wondering – why did John A C get three months for “language most obscene and indecent”, while John J, who had laid hands on a police officer, also used obscene language, and only got a fine and eight days?

The paper briefly mentions that John A C had been a repeat offender, and incidents like this one had occurred in the past, but this sentence still seems pretty severe to us!

Dog days The last story I want to share is a bit of a morbid one – the tale of Edward Gates’ dog.

A set of articles published in the Guardian through the 1890s give us an idea of just how lucky, and unlucky, Gates’ dog was.

In 1894, the poor collie had been buried under a wheat stack for a whole month and survived, and it took some time for him to be nursed and fed back to health.

Unfortunately in 1896, just when things seemed to be getting better for the dog, he fell victim to the “dog fiend” of Ashburton – some sick person who was seemingly infamous for poisoning dogs around town at the time.

Various reports of a dog poisoner – whether they were the same person or different people – can be found throughout the Herald and the Guardian from 1880 up to the 1920s.

Disturbing reports of a man, or men, laying poisoned bait all around the district make it hard for us to imagine a reason or motive – all we can do is wonder and grimace.

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1. The funeral procession of Henry Davis, Mayor of Ashburton, 1917. Thankfully, this high-profile funeral went off without a hitch!

2. Extreme weather was a fact of life in the Ashburton District – this photo shows storm damage in Westerfield, October 1914.

3. This snippet from 1878 clearly tells us that if you wanted a good time, the Winslow Railway Hotel was the place to be!

4. Edward Gates’ collie, before he sadly fell victim to the “dog fiend” of Ashburton.

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Cricket festival

By Adam Burns

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Organisers of this year’s Mid Canterbury Cricket Festival are thrilled with numbers.

The festival for Year 5 and 6 primary school pupils gets under way tomorrow at the Ashburton Domain.

Last year’s festival featured a total of 21 teams and more were expected to line up tomorrow.

A total of 26 teams from around the district have been confirmed, comprising of 16 boys’ and 10 girls’ sides.

RESULTS ■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club February 24 Flaxmere & King Trophies N/S 1st Marjorie Hoar & Kathy Dunn, 2nd David Robins & George Brown, 3rd Paul Leadley & David Fisher. E/W 1st Janine Havis & Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 2nd Mervyn Jones & Joyce Johnson, 3rd Sue Smith & Bernie Jopson February 25 Robinson Salver N/S 1st Trish Downward & Alan Wright, 2nd Ian Doel & Paul Fergus, 3rd Mary Buckland & Peter Downward. E/W 1st Kay Robb & John Fechney, 2nd Sue Rosevear & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Pat Jordan & Bill Kolkman February 26 Individual Trophy: 1st Maryke Blignault & Peter Downward, 2nd Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 3rd Val Palmer & Jeanette Lovett February 27 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st Mary Buckland & Sonia Gill, 2nd Evelyne Taylor & Pat Jordan, 3rd Val Palmer & Sue Rosevear. E/W 1st John McDonald & Maurice Reid, 2nd John Fechney & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Bev Macaulay & Wendy Parr

■■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club March 1 Championship Premier Grade: Brian Goodwin 3 v Bill Allnutt 7; Brian Goodwin 3 v Bev Blair 7; Brian Goodwin 3 v Bill Allnutt 7; Brian Goodwin 7 v Bev Blair 4; Bill Allnutt 7 v Bev Blair 3; Bill Allnutt 3 v Bev Blair 7: Winner: Bill Allnutt: Intermediate Grade: Phyllis Reith 4 v Rod Webb 7; Colin Lamb 7 v Phyllis Reith 5; Audrey Leath 7 v Phyllis Reith 6; Bruce Leath 7 v Phyllis Reith 4; Janice Murta 7 v Phyllis Reith 2; Rod Webb 7 v Colin Lamb 6; Rod Webb 7 v Audrey Leath 6; Rob Webb 7 v Bruce Leath 5; Rod Webb 7 v Janice Murta 4; Colin Lamb 3 v Audrey Leath 7; Colin Lamb 7 v Bruce Leath 5; Colin Lamb 5 v Janice Murta 7; Audrey

Mid Canterbury director of cricket Garfield Charles said it was “wonderful”.

“We want the students to have a fun and meaningful cricketing experience.”

There will be five rounds on each side of the draw with the first line-up of games beginning at 9.45am.

In 2019, Mayfield won the girls’ tournament and Ashburton Borough won the boys’ – the latter based on a higher run aggregate.

Tomorrow’s event is expected to finish at 2.15pm.

A budding Black Cap bowls during last year’s Year 5 and 6 Cricket Festival.

Leath 2 v Bruce Leath 7; Audrey Leath 6 v Janice Murta 7; Bruce Leath 5 v Janice Murta 7; Winner: Rod Webb Primary Grade: Joyce Davis 5 v Heather Kaye 7; Joyce Davis 7 v Pauline Scott 4; Joyce Daivs 1 v Lyn Jones 7; Joyce Davis 7 v Anne Richards 5; Joyce Davis 7 v Carol Bryan 2; Joyce Davis 7 v John King 6; Joyce Davis 4 v David Galvin 7; Heather Kaye 7 v Pauline Scott 4; Heather Kaye 7 v Lyn Jones 3; Heather Kaye 7 v Anne Richards 4; Heather Kaye 7 v Carol Bryan 5; Heather Kaye 7 v John King 5; Heather Kaye 4 v David Galvin 7; Pauline Scott 7 v Lyn Jones 2; Pauline Scott 7 v Anne Richards 2; Pauline Scott 6 v Carol Bryan 7; Pauline Scott 6 v John King 7; Pauline Scott 4 v David Galvin 7; Lyn Jones 7 v Anne Richards 2; Lyn Jones 7 v Carol Bryan 2: Lyn Jones 7 v John King 5; Lyn Jones 2 v David Galvin 7; Anne Richards 6 v Carol Bryan 7; Anne Richards 3 v John King 7; Anne Richards 1 v David Galvin 7; Carol Bryan 7 v John King 6; Carol Bryan 1 v David Galvin 7; Winner: David Galvin

■■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers February 26 20 Riders, Frazers Road. 16km 1st Jelle Henderiksen CT.33.44. HT. 7m. RT. 26m 44s. 2nd Mark Smitheram CT.33.49.

HT. 7m. RT. 26m 49s. 3rd Nigel Chatterton CT.33.50. HT. 6m. RT. 27m 50s. 4th Don Morrison CT.33.52. HT. 7m. RT. 26m 52s. 5th Ian Hobson CT. 33.52. HT. 6m. RT. 27m 52s.

6th Brent Hudson CT.33.53. HT. 6m. RT. 27m 53s. 7th Rachel Reid CT. 34. 58. HT. 6m. RT. 28m 58s. 8th Paul Hands CT.34.59. HT. Go. RT. 34m 59s. 9th. Martin Hyde CT. 35.10.

HT. 9m. RT. 26m 10s. 10th Matt Marshall CT. 35.11. HT.9m. RT. 26m 11s. 11th Matt Donald CT.35.13. HT. 10.30m RT. 24m 04s. 4f/t. 12th Sam Clement -Stewart CT.35.14. HT. 12.10m.

RT. 23m 04s. F/T. 13th Tony Ward CT.35.15.

HT. 12.10m. RT. 23m 05s. 2f/t. 14th Dave Shurrock CT.35.16. HT. 6m. RT.29m 16s. 15th Chris Reid CT.35.19. HT. 10.30m. RT. 24m 49s. 16th Mark Summerfield CT.35.21. HT. 12.10m. RT. 23m 11s. 3f/t. 17th Gerard Morrison CT.35.54.

HT.10.30m. RT.25m 24s. 18th Debbie Skinner CT.37.09. HT. 4m. RT. 33m 09s. 19th Andy Skinner CT. 37.10. HT.4m. RT. 33m 10s. 20th Nick Grijns CT.37.59. HT. 9m. RT. 28m 59s.

DRAWS ■■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club March 7 Half Day Triples - sponsored by Skip2It Flooring Xtra Skips entered: D Muir, R Mitchell, D Kinvig, G Sparks, B Williams, T Inwood, G Taylor, N Atkinson, B Harrison, R Anstiss, E Maw, A McKenzie, B Hopwood, M Anderson, D Hickman, J Argyle.

Whites or Club Shirts to be worn. $21.00 team entry. 12.30pm start.

If unavailable please phone D Muir on 3086466.

March 8 MSA Getaway Tournament - sponsored by Tara Family Trust, IDL Transport, Property Brokers, Heartland Bank.

Skips entered: J Withell, B Mayson, B Marsh, M Anderson, W Watson, L Luke, M Skilling, G Blackwell, M Grice, C Carter, M

Barnes, G Eder, R Herriott, G Brown, G Eddington, T Inwood.

9.00am start, $20 per player, lunch provided, whites to be worn, held at MSA Bowling Club.

If unavailable phone D Muir on 3086466

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 7 Matt Davis will be running his Pro Day match called Quota. This is a modified stableford type of competition. Cost $10 for 18 holes and $5for 9.

Starting Times: Morning start at 8.00am; Afternoon players report at 12noon for a 12.30pm start, Nine hole golfers report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 28 Midlands Seed Social Teams Top Team: Mikes Mob 92 – Michael Kingsbury, Geoff Cantrell, Tony Todd, Bevan Rickerby; Men: Read Rebels 88, Hit n Hope 87.5, One Man Handicap 87; Women: Blondinis 90; Mixed: Macas 87.5, Smooth Strokers 84.5, TGIF 84.5; Top lady: Natasha Wilson, Jude stoddart; Top man: Bevan Rickerby Nearest the Pins: Colombus Coffee Vince Carr; Mac & Maggies (now working from 7 Westcott Place) Charlie Alexander; Paul May Motors Tim Newton; Gabites Ltd Hughie Murchie Twos: Peter Lee, Tim Newton, Gaby Jansen, Perry Hunt, Greig Sparrow.

February 29 In the first Championship Qualifying Stroke round competition the winner of the Radius Care Player of the day was Ron Carlson 8015=65 nett.

Other winning scores: Greig Sparrow, Brendon Davidson and Robbie Bell 69; Owen Miller, Adrian Hopwood and Vince Carr 70; Tufuga Sa, Terry Molloy, Bruce Day and Chris Ralston 71; Barry Jury, Jeff Hewitt and Ian Rive 72.

Twos: Ross Chatterton, Hamish Niles, Noel Sutton, Tufuga Sa, Paul Greer and Greig Sparrow.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Chris Lovelock; Rothbury Insurance: Tufuga Sa; Value Plus Processing: Ross Chatterton; South Island Seeds: Ross Chatterton: Property Brokers #6: Rodney O’Neill: Ton’s Thai Longest Putt: Tufuga Sa: Tinwald Tavern Bonus Draw: Tim Newton Birdie Jackpot: #4, Net Eagles: #12 Nine Hole The Harvey Bakehouse winner: Kevin Hurley 21 pts. Other winning scores: Antony White 20, Peter Wright 20, Terry O’Reilly 20 and Sam Prince 19.

Mayfield Golf Club February 29 Glasgow Trophy Stableford round Winners: Steve King 42; Alan Dixon 40; Grant Early, Ian Beach, Roger Lake 38; Andrew Lake, Wayne Vessey 37 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance Wayne Blair; No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Wayne Blair; No 5 Camphell Contracting Steve King; No 14 ANZ Bank: Steve King; 9&18 second shot: Wayne Blair Twos: Alan Dixon, Steve King 2, Ken Read Eagle no 3 Harley Davies Rosehope Rommey Player of the Day: Steve King 76.10.66

Methven Golf Club February 26 Ladies Division White Tees: Gayle O’Duffy 88-18-70 Yellow Tees: Dennise Hood 101-32-69 Nearest the Pins: No 17 Open Methven Foursquare: Jenny Senior; No 6 Open Cinema Paradiso Katrina Glass; No 4 Open Br B Methven Travel Dennise Hood; No 13 Open Methven Pharmacy Jenny Senior; No 14 Silver/Br A Methven Supervalue Sharryn Bree; No 4 Sat Girls Arabica Ellen Kemp Twos and Nett Eagles: Jane Helmore, Sharon Burrell-Smith, Wendy Wareing, Ruth Smith, Katrina Glass x2 February 28 9 hole 2nd Sue Bunt Slaver 1st putting: Naomi Fairfull 55-21-34 15 putts; Hiromi Ikehata,Satoshi Otaki,Kevin Thompson 17 putts PGG Wrightson Best Player Naomi Fairfull

Methven Travel Second Shot Barbara Duffy February 29 Men’s Division Third Round Club Rodger Harris Memorial, Mcgettigan and Kemp Trophies Winner Mcgettigan Trophy: Michael Kemp.

Winner Kemp Trophy: Jimmy Rooney.

Senior: Cruise Tare 76-9-67 40pts. Intermediate: Phil Johnson 84-15-69 38pts. Junior A: Ian Lucas 91-22-69 38pts. Junior B: Eric Meaclem 87-24-63 44pts Other Good Scores: 39pts Gary Monk, Dayle Lucas. 38pts John Mcgettigan. 37pts Frank Sandys, Craig Middleton, Pete Wood, Paddy Helmore, Michael Kemp, Gary Foy. 36pts Simon Wareing, Piers Rolton, John Halbett.

Two’s: Frank Sandys, Piers Rolton, Geoff Rhodes, Jimmy Rooney, Cruise Tare.

Dubliner Best Nett: Eric Meaclem 63. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Cruise Tare 67. Methven Travel Best Gross: Dayle Lucas 73.

Closest to the Pin: Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Geoff Rhodes; Hunters Wine No 6: Pete Wood; Ski Time No 13: Craig Middleton; Green Parrot No 17: Dayle Lucas; 2nd shot No 14: Phil Johnson.

Next Week February 7: No Men’s Competition due to the Coleridge Cup being played at Methven.

Tinwald Golf Club February 27 - Twilight Stroke Leading scores in the twilight par round played off alternate tees: -6; Andrew Barrie +6, Paul Boon +5, Steve McCloy +4. 7-10: Graeme Mills +4, Andrew Hill, Mike Sandrey +3, Chris Hart, Johnny Moore +2 c/b.

11 plus: Roger Bruce +4, John Young +3, Glen Shurrock, Selwyn Munro +2. Women: 0-14: Barb Cochrane, Maxine Whiting +4. 15 plus: Emily Wilson +3. Non-Handicap; Robyn Wilson net 35.

Nearest the pin: # 6 Steve McCloy # 12 Mark Dalglish. Two’s; Brian Rouse, Steve McCloy, Mark Dalglish. Radio Hokonui hacker; Tony McAndrew -4.

February 29 Stroke Leading scores in the 2nd round of the Smitheram (gross) and Grant (net) Trophies. - 12; Poko Paraia 77-70, Steve Cowie 79-71 c/b. 13-18; Cameron Miller 79-62, Paul Hefford 81-67, Nick Wilson 86-69 c/b.19 plus; Neil Rayner 87-67, Doug Osborn 9470. Women; Christine Kinita 71.

Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Neil Connelly. Gluyas Ford # 6; Doug Osborn. House of Travel # 12; Nigel King. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Christine Kinita G & R Seeds 2nd shot #11; Poko Paraia. Two’s; Bruce Collins. Net Eagle; # 6 not struck.

March 1 Stableford Leading Scores in the stableford round between Tinwald and Mayfield; Men; Andy Peck, Cruz Tare, Gordy Kenton 43, Ian Beach 42, Steve Schmack, Cameron Miller, Kieron Gray, Neil Connelly 40.

Women; Sue Newman, Jo Peacock, Barb Harris 38. Two’s; Steve King, Harley Davies, Gordon Duthie, Cruz Tare, Andy Peck.

Tinwald regained the trophy with 35.18 points to Mayfield’s 33.94.

■■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club March 1 Club Day at The Butts, 700 yards, TR, Allan White 48.5, 49.2, 97.7, John Snowden 50.2, 47.2, 97.4, Martin Fleming

47.4, 49.4, 96.8, Gareth Miller 46.3, 47.3, 93.6, John Miller 45.3, 46.3, 91.6, John Fleming 44.4, 46.4, 90.8, Mike Chui 41.1, 43.3, 84.4.

FTR, Murray Cook 54.2, 51.2, 105.4, Brian Graystone 47.1, 53.0, 100.1, Mark Alexander 49.1, 49.1, 98.2, Coby Snowden 48.1, 48.1, 96.2.

FO, David Smith 50.1, 50.2, 100.3, Phil Nicol 44.0, 49.0, 93.0, Bob McDonald 47.0, 45.0, 92.0, Cameron Burton 41.0.

■■ Slowpitch Hampstead Slow Pitch February 28 Devon Tavern Final Section 1: Shits & Giggles 21-10 Marines & Angels; 3rd &4th: As Good As It Gets 11-11 Demolition Section 2: 5th & 6th: Laser Attack 25-23 Reigning Champs; 7th & 8th: Lion Brown Club 19-14 Hawkies Hawks; 9th: More Beer Than Gear

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club February 24 Team 4 lost to Team 3 4-11: Nathan Forbes 0 Scott Broker 3, Chris Thompson 2 Rob Giles 1, Neil Keenan 2 Jade Coley 1, Hayden Robinson 0 Riley Broker 3, Sarah Forbes 0 Jayden Adam 3.

Team 2 beat Team 5 10-6: John McDonnell 3 Ben Kruger 0, Phil Andrew 1 Chris Lima 3, Kirsty Clay 3 Nicky Dryland 0, Jan Lee 0 Amy Muckle 3, Sian Hurley 3 Tate Dryland 0.

Team 6 lost to Team 10 6-10: Ron Carlson 1 Paul Cousins 3, Blair Horrell 2 Craig Donaldson 1, Rebecca Abernethy 2 Steve Devereux 1, Guy Stanway 1 Charlotte Smith 2, Jane Kingan 0 Maggie Clark 3.

February 26 Team 7 beat Team 9 11-6: Chris O’Reilly 3 Jimmy Hunn 0, Wouter Myburgh 2 James Bowker 2, Shane Muckle 3 Brendon Clark 1, Hamish O’Reilly 2 Lucas Raphold 2, Megan Bell 1 Sarah Forbes 1.

Team 1 beat Team 8 10-7: Billy Nolan 3 James McCloy 0, Melissa Wilson 1 Tim Kuipers 2, Hamish Trott 1 Neil Keenan 3, Mike Keen 3 Sam Kuipers 0, Hamish O’Reilly 2 Chrissie Stratford 2.

■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis February 26 Twilight Tennis Let’s Play 0 v Famous Grouse 18, We Are Stihl Suzuki 20 v Council Crew 13, What’s The Score 15 v Tridents 18, Hackers 18 v Out of Service 15, Grand Slammers 16 v The Raqueteers 17, Courtiers 15 v Family Affair 18, Mighty Meerkats 16 v The Aces 17.

February 27 Sunset Doubles Division 1: Heineken Openers 4½ v Cates Grain & Seed 1½, Coasters 3½ v Lakers 2½, Croziers Turkeys 1½ v AFC 4½.

Division 2: Geraldine 4 v Carrfields 2, Double Faults 3 v Ruapuna 3, Court Nite 5 v Ball Wackers 1.

Division 2A: Cream of the Crop 4 v B Team 2, Agitated Panda 2 v New Boys 4, Faultless 1 v Winchmore 5.

Division 3: Rough Enough 6 v 4 Aces 0, Backspin 4½ v I’d Hit That – PB 1½, Willies Wonkers 1 v Miss Hits 5, Read Revellers 0 v Farm & Kitchen 6, The Young & the Rest of Us 5½ v Wanna Bees 1½, In with a Shot 0 v RMF Silva – Great Sets 6.

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SIX OF THE BEST

Mid Canterbury United’s Luciano Drudi looks to escape the grasp of a Parklands United midfielder in their pre-season clash at Argyle Park on Saturday.

It was a big day for Mid Canterbury’s attackers, firing home six goals while their defence kept out the opposition at the other end for a 6-0 victory.

This weekend they travel to Ilam Fields to take on Universities in another friendly before the season starts on March 21.

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Golden point win for Blitzbokke Sakoyisa Makata scored in extra time as South Africa rallied to defeat Fiji 29-24 in the final of the Los Angeles leg of the Rugby Sevens World Series yesterday.

The Blitzbokke were down 19-0 to the Olympic champions after five minutes before beginning their rally.

Jerry Tuwai’s try put Fiji up 2412 midway through the second half before Chris Dry and Branco du Preez responded for South Africa.

It was du Preez’s try and conversion after the buzzer that sent the match to golden point.

“They kept on believing until the end,” South Africa coach Neil Powell said.

“There were a lot of up and downs.

“The guys refocused and you could see that in the second half.

They did a good job at chipping away.”

Stedman Gans and Selvyn Davids also had tries for the Blitzboks, who won their second tournament of the season.

They won the opening round of the series in Abu Dabai and placed second in Cape Town and Sydney.

Vilimoni Botitu, Sevuloni Mocenacagi and Napolioni Bolaca

scored Fiji’s other tries.

It is South Africa’s fifth title in an American tournament, which is the most of any team.

“Just a relief and excited.

“We got the result at the end,” said Gans, who was Player of the Final.

South Africa rallied for a 12-10 win over the United States in the quarter-finals and then defeated New Zealand 17-0 in the semi-finals.

New Zealand remained on top of the standings with 93 points after finishing third.

The New Zealanders edged Australia 21-19.

South Africa has closed within four points after winning in LA, and Fiji has moved up to third.

Fiji’s Meli Derenalagi had the play of the tournament with a nolook pass to Tuwai for a try during its 43-7 semi-final victory over Australia.

Fiji began the day with a 26-5 win over England in the quarter-finals.

The US Eagles’ hopes of winning their third straight tournament on home soil were dashed when South Africa rallied for a 1210 victory in the quarter-finals.

The Americans bounced back

with a 24-5 win over France and then defeated Ireland 24-19 in the fifth-place match.

The Eagles have had a rough season with only one top-three finish through five events after

having seven last season.

“It was a tough effort this weekend. It was important to bounce back after the quarter-final, especially on home soil,” Steve Tomasin said.

South Africa’s Selvyn Davids runs while defended by Fiji’s Meli Derenalagi and Napolioni Bolaca during the Los Angeles Sevens rugby tournament final yesterday.

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AshColl cricketers edged in dramatic thriller There was limited college cricket on the weekend due to the test at Hagley Oval. However the game between Ashburton College’s CC Year 9-10 team and Rangiora High School’s CC Colts Green served up plenty. After Rangiora won the toss and elected to bowl, they had AshColl dismissed for 66. However Rangiora had to contend with some excellent bowling in their chase, including Dale Burgess’ 3/3 off 1.1 overs and Tom Rosevear’s 1-0 from two maiden overs. Rangiora got home with one wicket in hand to complete a dramatic win. Rosevear (above) who was also keeping, successfully appeals for a caught behind.

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Stunning series win for Black Caps

By Niall Anderson New Zealand have clinched one of their greatest test series victories, with another dominant win over India sealing a superb 2-0 series sweep.

In a result few forecasted, the world’s best test side are heading home winless – with the Black Caps’ seven-wicket victory in the second test concluding a series in which India have been thoroughly outplayed by a team proving to be unstoppable in their home conditions.

That familiarity – and the return to health of a few key players – has the Black Caps looking a far cry from the side which crumbled in Australia, and the sensationalist doom and gloom following their 5-0 Twenty20 defeat to India looks even sillier now than it did then.

That’s what making history does – this is the first time New Zealand have swept a test series against a No 1-ranked side, while it’s just the second time they’ve taken a series victory against the topranked team.

That series victory came 39

years ago, also against India in New Zealand, but that series – a win and two draws – pales in comparison to the thrashing the Black Caps just handed out to the world leaders.

This was no rankings quirk, either.

Coming into the series, India held a staggering lead atop the world rankings, having claimed seven consecutive crushing test victories.

They had beaten Australia in Australia, and lost just one test since 2018.

They were the real deal.

Well, at least it seemed they were, until they ran into a side quickly becoming a juggernaut at home.

The Black Caps are now unbeaten in their last 13 home tests – winning nine – and still have not lost at home after winning the toss since 2009.

Yesterday’s victory sealed a sixth home series win in a row, but there is no doubt that toppling India is a cut above their previous accomplishments.

Those earlier series wins had

still left questions hanging over just how good this New Zealand team was.

While home victories over England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies were impressive, the Black Caps had yet to take on the world’s best at home, and when they were humbled in Australia, it was fair to question whether their home dominance was a giant mirage.

Apparently not, after the Black Caps bowlers again skittled another talented batting lineup.

Having overwhelmed India by 10 wickets in Wellington, the Black Caps claimed a seven-wicket win at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, chasing down 132 for victory after India had been dismissed for 124 in their second innings.

Resuming at 90-6, India lasted just 10 overs on the morning of day three, failing to fight back on an admittedly difficult wicket, but one that the Black Caps openers later showed could be tamed with the right application and a bit of luck.

India had neither, with their overnight batsmen – and last

Kyle Jamieson picked up the Man of the Match award at Hagley Oval.

chance of salvaging a result – both failing to deliver.

Hanuma Vihari lasted another six balls before he was caught down the legside off Tim Southee, before Rishabh Pant’s day three resistance consisted of only 13 balls, as Trent Boult sent the wicketkeeper back to the pavilion.

India’s tail order was no better, with Boult ending with 4-28 and

Southee 3-36, giving their batsmen a chase of 132 to wrap up victory.

Given the Hagley Oval groundstaff had produced a rare pitch for New Zealand conditions – one seemingly getting better for the bowlers as it progressed – the Black Caps batsmen still needed to bat well, but Tom Latham and Tom Blundell were up to the task.

There were some nervy moments – Jasprit Bumrah beat the bat and drew edges which dropped short of the slips, while some inside edges turned into scrambled singles thanks to fortunate deflections onto the pads.

However, once they had successfully navigated through to 46-0 at lunch, those nerves had subsided.

Latham (52) and Blundell (55) added 103 for the first wicket, and though both departed, as did skipper Kane Williamson (five), they had superbly played their part.

And, when Henry Nicholls took a single at 3.44pm, the Black Caps had sealed a sensational win within three days, and claimed a historic series triumph.

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Leonard runs hot for the LA Clippers

Dorie player Dave Hunt hits one on the volley during his doubles match on Saturday.

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Revenge sweet for Dorie

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian,co.nz

An impressive Dorie team turned over Fairton in club tennis on the weekend.

Having been trounced eight games to one in the previous round of the Open Grade Interclub competition, Dorie made a better fist of things in their round three clash to win six matches to three.

It was a tenacious time for all concerned in the doubles match-up between Fairton pair Diego Quispe-Kim and Connor Brosnahan and Dorie’s Rhys Cromie and Dave Hunt.

The Dorie duo pushed the

talented Fairton pair hard, although Quispe-Kim and Brosnahan eventually prevailed 7-5, 7-5.

Jayden Cromie and Lee Gilbert got Dorie on the board when they beat Jade Brosnahan and Mike Kerr 6-3, 6-2.

It was one-way traffic in the final doubles encounter as Dorie’s Jake Parsons and Riley Breen crushed John Leslie and Dallas Scott 6-1, 6-0.

The unrelenting Quispe-Kim got Fairton back into the tie when he accounted for Rhys Cromie 6-3, 6-3 as the action shifted into singles play.

Brosnahan survived a comeback in the second set by Jayden

Cromie to win 6-2, 7-5.

However Kerr surrendered a one-set lead to go down to Gilbert 6-4, 3-6 (11-13) in an almighty battle which summed the day up for Fairton.

Dorie dominated the remainder of the tie as Hunt cleaned up Jade Brosnahan 6-1, 6-1.

Parsons was even more comprehensive, thrashing Scott 6-1, 6-0.

Breen also eased to a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 win over Leslie.

In other match-ups, Southern edged Hampstead 5-4 following a series of hard-fought encounters.

Methven defaulted to Allenton

in what was the first default of the year.

With three Methven reps involved in the South Island Secondary Schools Championships, finding adequate numbers proved too challenging for the Mid Canterbury club.

The Country Ash team are also set for a semi-final showdown this weekend in the Canterbury Senior Interclub Division 1 competition.

The team comprising of Quispe-Kim, Cameron McCracken, Tyler Leonard, Rhys Cromie, Connor Brosnahan and player/ coach Peter Leonard will meet Te Kura Hagley in the playoffs.

Djokovic downs Tsitsipas in Dubai final After saving match points to reach the final, top-ranked Novak Djokovic was scarcely troubled as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships for the fifth time.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion maintained his unbeaten start to the year, having won the inaugural ATP Cup with Serbia and clinching a record-extending

eighth Australian Open title.

Djokovic’s 79th career title moves him five behind Rafael Nadal, who was playing in the Mexican Open final in Acapulco against American Taylor Fritz.

But Djokovic almost missed the final.

He was pushed hard by Gaël Monfils in the semi-finals, saving three match points before

improving to 17-0 against the hard-hitting but inconsistent French veteran.

This time, Djokovic was mostly in control. Although he dropped his serve once, he converted all three break points against the 21-year-old Greek to move 3-2 ahead in their career meetings.

“I’m trying to embrace the moment and appreciate where

I am,” the 32-year-old Djokovic said. “This has been one of the best starts of all the seasons I had in my career. I’ve been playing great tennis on the hard courts.

That is my most successful and preferred surface.”

Only 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has beaten Djokovic in the Dubai final – in 2015.

Doc Rivers was thankful to have his full roster against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Otherwise, he didn’t think his Los Angeles Clippers would be able to prevail in a game that turned out to be a track meet.

The Clippers had four players score at least 24 points for only the second time in franchise history and extended their winning streak to four with a 136-130 victory yesterday.

“We needed everyone tonight,” Rivers said.

“Philadelphia played great and it felt like they made very shot, but our guys shot better. If we’re not at full strength, we don’t win the game for sure.”

The last time the Clippers had four players with 24 or more points was an April 1989 game against the Lakers.

It is the second time this season the Clippers have had four players with at least 20 points.

Kawhi Leonard led the way with 30 points and Paul George added 24.

Reserves Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams also had 24 points as Los Angeles shot 59.2 per cent from the floor.

“We’re still at a point where we want to get better. We’re not being complacent at all.

“Hopefully we can stay healthy and keep building,” said Leonard, who had his 20th game this season with at least 30 points.

Los Angeles was able to withstand a career night from Philadelphia’s Shake Milton, who had 39 points, including seven 3-pointers.

The first-year guard had 26 points in the first half, which tied a team season high.

Milton is seizing his opportunity to make an impact for the Sixers, who are missing Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Philadelphia remains a half-game in front of Indiana for fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Meanwhile, being without AllStar guard Luka Doncic for 13 games this season, the Dallas Mavericks have discovered how to stay successful without their leading scorer and assist man.

Lean on Kristaps Porzingis.

Porzingis tied a season high with 38 points, Seth Curry scored 27 and Dallas rolled to a 111-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday, with Doncic sitting out with a left thumb sprain.

Porzingis added 13 rebounds and five assists, while also connecting on a career high-tying six 3-pointers.

He’s the only player in NBA history with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and five made 3s in a game, according to Basketball Reference.

It’s the second time he’s accomplished the feat.

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Superb night on track for John Dunn

By Adam Hamilton John Dunn had one of his most rewarding nights at the track at Menangle on Saturday night.

Not only did he drive giant-killer mare Bettors Heart to win the Group 1 Ladyship Mile for his uncle, Peter Bagrie, but Alta Orlando burst his way into the Miracle Mile as well.

Just to round it out, Dunn soon learned Bettors Heart had landed a Miracle Mile berth as well.

“It doesn’t get much better than this,” Dunn said.

“That was so special to win

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 2.14pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR STAKES C0, 520m 1 567 Mayhem Made nwtd................... A Bradshaw 2 83435 Smooth Step nwtd............................ M Grant 3 664F5 Opawa Rod nwtd............................. R Wales 4 434 Slippery Suzie nwtd S &.................. B Evans 5 3264x Our Cook nwtd................................. R Wales 6 22 Usain Bale nwtd............................C Roberts 7 543 Goldstar Darwin nwtd S &................ B Evans 8 221 Ripslinger Roxy 30.46................ A Bradshaw 9 87664 Carlos nwtd...................................... R Wales 10 8x586 Princess Romaine nwtd................S Hindson 2 2.34pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO SPRINT C0, 295m 1 786 Goldstar Aria nwtd S &..................... B Evans 2 24532 Ghost Mode nwtd H &..........................Taylor 3 27557 Savage Knight nwtd........................ H Cairns 4 36F76 Yappy Yap nwtd................................ R Wales 5 24671 Justin Lincoln 17.46 S &.................. B Evans 6 78x Girl Midori nwtd..........................R Blackburn 7 886 Homebush Poppy nwtd..............J McInerney 8 63634 Go Blue nwtd...................................R Wales Emergencies: 9 75777 Chelsea Smile nwtd......................C Roberts 10 87877 My Bentley nwtd............................... R Wales 3 2.54 HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARREN SMITH STAKES C1, 520m 1 75638 Goldstar Chief 30.83 S &................. B Evans 2 53477 Sydneys Sox nwtd......................... L Waretini 3 56462 Goldstar Whitey 30.35 S &............... B Evans 4 32247 Holy Grail 30.58 J &.........................D Fahey 5 26312 Born Tasha 30.65.............................R Wales 6 23343 Meatloaf nwtd................................S Hindson 7 56456 Haze Adams 30.90 J M.................... McCook 8 83577 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 9 14478 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &.............. B Evans 10 84868 Goldstar Vale 31.08 S &................... B Evans

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.02pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ C0, 390m 1 8 Miss Cowdrey nwtd....................J McInerney 2 77564 Impressive Gift nwtd..................J McInerney 3 672 Mitcham Rob nwtd.....................J McInerney 4 85 Double Queenie nwtd................J McInerney 5 F585 Homebush Murdock nwtd..........J McInerney 6 78x5 Homebush Captain nwtd............J McInerney 7 83767 Homebush Marissa nwtd...........J McInerney 8 22255 Homebush Gambler nwtd..........J McInerney 9 7F865 Mitcham Queen nwtd.................J McInerney 10 88687 Homebush Odette nwtd.............J McInerney 2 12.20pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C0, 390m 1 8 Homebush Sonja nwtd...............J McInerney 2 746 Tides End nwtd...................................J Allen 3 887 Homebush Durant nwtd.............J McInerney 4 7 Princely Castle nwtd..................J McInerney 5 84256 Mitcham Nikorima nwtd..............J McInerney 6 77 Homebush Ivy nwtd...................J McInerney 7 26585 Impressive Mood nwtd...............J McInerney 8 723 Miss June nwtd..........................J McInerney

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 03 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.04pm (NZT) GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 390m 1 2134 Homebush Ariana nwtd..............J McInerney 2 68773 Cosmic Marty 22.96...................J McInerney 3 37656 Impressive Flash nwtd...............J McInerney 4 46724 Homebush Fairy nwtd................J McInerney 5 74882 Gracie Lee 22.85.......................J McInerney 6 55536 Smokey Dodger nwtd................ P Hammond 7 88754 Miss Honey nwtd.............................. R Wales 8 55887 Astro Tipple 22.67...................D J MacMillan 9 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan

with the mare. There were quite a few times along the way when we wondered whether or not we should take her across.”

After so many minor placings behind the Kiwi glamour mares, Bettors Heart found her moment, and in stunning style, in Australia’s biggest mares race.

She beat Our Princess Tiffany and Belle Of Montana on their merits and went a 1min49.7sec mile.

But it came after a shock start where all the big guns were headed-off by outsiders Takara Truffle and then Hows The Memory.

on to win, but the photo showed a nose margin for Bettors Heart on the outside.

Miracle Mile selectors were so impressed with Bettors Heart, they gave her a spot in next week’s big dance, ahead of the likes of Sicario, The Black Prince and Hail Christian.

“I guess I’ll be back here to drive again next week now,” Dunn grinned.

Meanwhile, you could see the relief on Mark Purdon’s face. After a wretched week with injuries to Self Assured and Chase Auckland and a frustrating Aussie raid, Pur-

Dunn thought he could hold the front from the pole, but instead was buried three pegs soon after the start.

“I thought it was all for me after 100m,” he said. “Luckily I was able to get some room and keep pushing away from the inside rounding the home bend until she got right to the outside.

“It was a huge effort to give those mares a start and run them down.”

Most trackside thought muchimproved local Bettor Enforce, who burned midrace to take the lead in a 54sec first half, had held-

don jagged a big one when Stylish Memphis bravely won the NSW Oaks. Purdon even drove like a frustrated man, not leaving anything to chase after being crossed at the start and quickly regrouping to launch and re-take the lead.

Stylish Memphis quickened with a 27.6sec split from the 800400m and then dug deep late to hold-off Its Beaujolais in a 28.8sec closing quarter.

“She had to go that hard early and then again to take the lead, but the most pleasing part was how well she settled once I got the front.”

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 3.11pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT

C0, 295m 1 46 Cool Hand Lester nwtd.................S Hindson 2 37887 Homebush Jozie nwtd................J McInerney 3 37442 Sneaky Snitch nwtd H &......................Taylor 4 63766 Blushing Pete nwtd.......................... R Wales 5 68752 Homebush Showoff nwtd...........J McInerney 6 65347 Nykara nwtd J M.............................. McCook 7 78666 Opawa Pauline nwtd........................ R Wales 8 8 Goldstar Howie nwtd S &................. B Evans 9 87 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd S &.............. B Evans 10 87877 My Bentley nwtd............................... R Wales 5 3.29pm ISLINGTON TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 64355 Goldstar Smithie nwtd S &............... B Evans 2 x2221 Go Diego 30.38 J &..........................D Fahey 3 33646 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 4 62124 Opala Bale nwtd............................C Roberts 5 23532 Jinja Twinkle nwtd.............................A Joyce 6 888x2 Little Secret 30.44......................... L Waretini 7 13547 Goldstar Beau nwtd S &................... B Evans 8 74557 Ain’t He Lucky 30.82................... N Wanhalla 9 42787 Goldstar Scooby 30.65 S &.............. B Evans 10 75887 Opawa Al 30.53............................... R Wales 6 3.46 A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 DASH C1, 295m 1 36835 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 2 77653 Shaw Winner 17.52 J M................... McCook 3 46455 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &............. B Evans 4 53357 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 5 23213 Mitcham Magic nwtd..................J McInerney 6 74366 Smash Gator 17.39.......................... M Grant 7 43558 Caramel Rose 17.52.................. M Dempsey 8 84x11 Zipping Houdini 16.97.........................C Weir 9 63867 Grey Wind nwtd........................... N Wanhalla 10 68x46 So Flossy 17.82................................ B Dann 7 4.04 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 51111 Mitcham Usain 17.36.................J McInerney 2 86355 Call Me Joe 17.31..................... A Botherway 3 54642 Cold Affair 17.37........................... L Waretini 4 83828 Goldstar Perrie 17.44 S &................ B Evans

5 66226 Know Farewell 17.66.......................G Cleeve 6 3474x Cry Lonely 17.37..............................C Steele 7 56633 Black Eye Bill 17.47................... M Dempsey 8 23656 Pooran’s Jadeja 17.74 J M............... McCook 9 57555 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 10 58368 Cawbourne Cruz 17.57........ B J Middlewood 8 4.23pm GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 1 74636 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 2 1 Quincy Bale nwtd..........................C Roberts 3 32436 Goldstar Truman 30.54 S &.............. B Evans 4 7F427 Lakota Micco nwtd.......................... H Cairns 5 31623 Opawa Travis 30.24 J &...................D Fahey 6 83555 Goldstar Montana 30.34 S &............ B Evans 7 54834 Billy Ray 30.93............................ N Wanhalla 8 34381 Jinja Toni 30.73.................................A Joyce 9 14478 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &.............. B Evans 10 75887 Opawa Al 30.53............................... R Wales 9 4.39pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 71577 Paringi Pam 17.39 M &........................ Smith 2 6117x Sefton Double 17.59........................R Wales 3 76534 Opa’s Joy 17.33...............................R Casey 4 52547 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 5 83654 Lakota Wichapi nwtd....................... H Cairns 6 42885 Goldstar Shiloah 17.40 S &.............. B Evans 7 613 Speedy Boss 17.41 J &....................D Fahey 8 57857 Mick The Mouse 17.79...............J McInerney 9 63867 Grey Wind nwtd........................... N Wanhalla 10 78548 Frosty Kate 17.71....................... M Dempsey 10 4.56pm SUCK IT UP LTD SPRINT C1, 295m 1 625x5 Maybe Right 17.59 J M.................... McCook 2 17 Gotcha Popeye 17.49.........................C Weir 3 46323 Shanly Star 17.15......................J McInerney 4 27554 Goldstar Wynter 17.34 S &.............. B Evans 5 88878 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 6 74647 Billy Budd 17.51........................ A Botherway 7 61876 Goldstar Clover 17.74 S &............... B Evans 8 52682 Azkadellia 17.44.........................R Blackburn 9 57555 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 10 67457 Shoelace Jack 17.65.................. M Dempsey

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5.13pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 52746 Curly Bill 17.59........................... M Dempsey 2 52613 Tremonti 17.45.................................. B Dann 3 42365 Goldstar Liberty 17.32 J M............... McCook 4 43783 Horse Range Gold 17.71................. M Grant 5 17786 Homebush Maree 17.89............J McInerney 6 58673 Lakota Tonka nwtd.......................... H Cairns 7 86244 Mulberry Sox 17.87....................... K Cassidy 8 1262 Cash No Stash 17.85 S &................ B Evans Emergencies: 9 63867 Grey Wind nwtd........................... N Wanhalla 10 68x46 So Flossy 17.82................................ B Dann 12 5.31pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STAKES C1, 520m 1 32478 Shermo Bale 30.57.......................C Roberts 2 76467 Ohoka Kate nwtd.......................... L Waretini 3 1x334 Opawa Jane 30.57...........................R Wales 4 15845 Hustle Ace 30.54.........................N Wanhalla 5 51546 Mitcham Toddy nwtd.................. A Bradshaw 6 36742 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S &.............. B Evans 7 68645 Kia Tere 30.48 S &........................... B Evans 8 25417 Bundy 30.91 J M.............................. McCook 9 42787 Goldstar Scooby 30.65 S &.............. B Evans 10 84868 Goldstar Vale 31.08 S &................... B Evans 13 5.47pm CULVIE BOY’S SYNDICATE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 32252 Mulberry Rock 17.48..................... K Cassidy 2 82885 Goldstar McQueen 17.58 S &.......... B Evans 3 51137 Auto Speed 17.50..........................R Adcock 4 46423 Goldstar Halsey 17.41 S &............... B Evans 5 4617 Jaubert 17.66.....................................J Dunn 6 33564 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook 7 33311 Mitcham Goldie 17.28................ A Bradshaw 8 21564 Know Approval 17.28......................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 57555 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 10 58368 Cawbourne Cruz 17.57........ B J Middlewood 14 6.06pm AVONHEAD TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 37365 Goldstar Rebel 17.81 S &................ B Evans

2 18588 Homebush Liz 17.78..................J McInerney 3 21813 Penny Jane 17.48 H &.........................Taylor 4 56328 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 5 24463 Lucky Scar 17.44............................. R Wales 6 46363 Goldstar Hurley 17.47................... L Waretini 7 14 Nassor 17.55..................................... B Dann 8 45138 King Theoden 17.62.........................C Steele Emergencies: 9 63867 Grey Wind nwtd........................... N Wanhalla 10 78548 Frosty Kate 17.71....................... M Dempsey 15 6.26pm RE-ENERGISE DASH C1, 295m 1 6357x Epic Owen 17.48 J M....................... McCook 2 53457 Pacemaker 17.54....................... A Bradshaw 3 77F35 Absent nwtd....................................G Cleeve 4 33537 Ohoka Lacey 17.47....................... L Waretini 5 27444 Yanira Bale 17.33..........................C Roberts 6 46864 Mulberry Minx 17.34..................... K Cassidy 7 71742 Denuto 17.52.................................R Adcock 8 71888 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &................ B Evans Emergencies: 9 57555 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 10 67457 Shoelace Jack 17.65.................. M Dempsey SELECTIONS

5 86722 Opawa May 26.29............................ R Wales 6 27585 Joe Bonanza 26.33....................J McInerney 7 14631 Electric Silk nwtd J &........................D Fahey 8 57683 Opawa Lacy 26.57........................... R Wales 8 2.05pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C2, 457m 1 42282 Punch On Buzz nwtd.................J McInerney 2 67724 Bashful Buffy 26.04....................J McInerney 3 55616 Shift The Blame 25.94................J McInerney 4 51673 Replica Rango nwtd........................B Pringle 5 47421 Opal Hunter 26.80......................J McInerney 6 67181 Homebush Surgeon nwtd..........J McInerney 7 31158 Homebush Bomber 26.31..........J McInerney 8 77182 Mick The Mower 26.29...............J McInerney 9 47684 Sozin’s Assassin 26.90..............J McInerney 10 46586 Pretty Keen nwtd................................S Keen 9 2.25pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH 021657001 C4/5, 390m 1 82355 Homebush Caesar 22.69...........J McInerney 2 51668 Go Gunna 22.70..............................R Wales 3 72514 Nikko Baxter 22.88.....................J McInerney 4 11418 Our Anna 22.57................................R Wales 5 71772 Thrilling Watch 22.39....................D Roberts 6 61635 Tee An’ Cee 22.49.......................... B Conner 7 54125 Sozin’s Azure nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 16831 Homebush Alexei 22.60.............J McInerney 9 22544 Chasing Fame 22.37..........................S Keen

10 87278 Nippa Martino 22.47..................J McInerney 10 2.45pm MARK TURNER PAINTER PH021737111 C2, 390m 1 37265 Opawa Waihemo 22.66.................... R Wales 2 26377 Khatia 23.22...............................J McInerney 3 13176 Homebush Zack 22.76...............J McInerney 4 72433 Cool Beans 22.74......................J McInerney 5 21727 Mitcham Trudy 22.75..................J McInerney 6 7x368 Regal Jock 22.88.......................J McInerney 7 22136 Punters Kirsty nwtd.......................... R Wales 8 12585 Yi Feng nwtd..............................J McInerney 9 46586 Pretty Keen 22.98..............................S Keen 10 47684 Sozin’s Assassin nwtd................J McInerney SELECTIONS

3 36512 Homebush Velma 22.47.............J McInerney 4 33116 Homebush Aimee nwtd..............J McInerney 5 31766 Punch On Scooby 22.83............J McInerney 6 15751 It’s A Joke 22.49.........................J McInerney 7 38621 Amuri Liv 22.71..........................J McInerney 8 41455 Reign Of Fire 22.49....................J McInerney 9 77864 Homebush Tesan 22.54.............J McInerney 10 56877 Homebush Finn 22.58................J McInerney 5 4.15pm RACING AGAIN 10TH MARCH R/A, 390m 1 45656 Homebush Boots 23.21.............J McInerney 2 36674 Souffle Sue nwtd........................J McInerney 3 43787 Starr Blueblood 22.79................J McInerney 4 67431 Amuri George 22.99...................J McInerney 5 57565 Citizen Aguero nwtd...................J McInerney

6 64575 Homebush Rapper nwtd............J McInerney 7 12477 Amuri Magic nwtd......................J McInerney 8 15433 Elite Blueblood 23.10.................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 47684 Sozin’s Assassin nwtd................J McInerney 10 88677 Homebush George nwtd............J McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: Ripslinger Roxy, Usain Bale, Smooth Step, Our Cook Race 2: Justin Lincoln, Go Blue, Girl Midori, Savage Knight Race 3: Holy Grail, Meatloaf, Sydneys Sox, Goldstar Whitey Race 4: Sneaky Snitch, Cool Hand Lester, Nykara, Homebush Jozie Race 5: Go Diego, Little Secret, Goldstar Smithie, Jinja Twinkle Race 6: Zipping Houdini, Goldstar Galaxie, Little Lottie Race 7: Mitcham Usain, Call Me Joe, Cold Affair, Black Eye Bill Race 8: Quincy Bale, Opawa Travis, Ohoka Carsen, Billy Ray Race 9: Speedy Boss, Opa’s Joy, Paringi Pam, Goldstar Shiloah Race 10: Gotcha Popeye, Azkadellia, Goldstar Wynter Race 11: Goldstar Liberty, Tremonti, Curly Bill, Horse Range Gold Race 12: Opawa Jane, Hustle Ace, Goldstar Ashton, Kia Tere Race 13: Mitcham Goldie, Know Approval, Goldstar Halsey Race 14: Penny Jane, Nassor, Goldstar Rebel, Know Dollars Race 15: Denuto, Pacemaker, Ohoka Lacey, Mulberry Minx LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 9 888 Lady Sobers nwtd......................J McInerney 10 58887 Pukeko Magic nwtd....................J McInerney 3 12.37 WWW.GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ C1, 457m 1 11122 Pepper Chimes 26.00.........................J Allen 2 44277 Baldrick nwtd..............................J McInerney 3 6768x Galifianakis 26.16..............................B Eade 4 51386 Big Tiny 27.27............................J McInerney 5 65358 Punch On Woody 26.57.............J McInerney 6 66286 Bruiser’s Day 26.37........................ B Conner 7 63745 Blazing Banjo 26.53...................J McInerney 8 64568 Replica Casino nwtd.......................B Pringle 9 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 10 87878 Black Dan 26.48.........................J McInerney 4 12.55pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 88451 Opawa Jaws nwtd............................ R Wales 2 37434 Crushington nwtd.......................J McInerney 3 15755 Homebush Barclay nwtd............J McInerney 4 71367 Homebush Bede nwtd................J McInerney 5 54244 Take A Hint nwtd........................J McInerney 6 65635 Koputai nwtd...................................J Guthrie 7 414F6 Impressive High nwtd.................J McInerney 8 2521 Kipjo nwtd...........................................J Allen 9 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 10 7x787 Sozin’s Melody nwtd..................J McInerney 5 1.12 FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C1, 457m

1 25454 Mitcham Manering 26.68...........J McInerney 2 61221 Homebush Fonzie nwtd.............J McInerney 3 15865 Homebush Boden 26.24............J McInerney 4 16265 Silouette Jet 26.41..............................J Allen 5 63114 Volcanic Whisper nwtd........................J Allen 6 44548 Nippa Enough 26.31..................J McInerney 7 44367 Miss Nina 26.42............................. B Conner 8 85662 Bartholomew Cub 26.54....................B Eade 9 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 10 87878 Black Dan 26.48.........................J McInerney 6 1.30pm ORETI BEACH RUN NO 2 C1, 457m 1 56466 Homebush Maycee nwtd............J McInerney 2 75453 Father Leo nwtd.........................J McInerney 3 32644 Sozin’s Symphony nwtd.............J McInerney 4 78664 Homebush Fudge nwtd..............J McInerney 5 86566 Mitcham Ryder nwtd..................J McInerney 6 67765 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 7 23387 Prince Rohit nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 55375 Macey Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 9 27884 Bound Up nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 68677 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 7 1.47 CONGRATULATIONS TJ’S THE MAN C3/4, 457m 1 17836 Ophelia Allen nwtd........................D Roberts 2 62652 Homebush Sayer 26.58.............J McInerney 3 36331 Opawa Sweet 26.40......................... R Wales 4 87586 Opawa Lawsey 25.87....................... R Wales

Race 1: Mitcham Rob, Homebush Captain, Miss Cowdrey Race 2: Homebush Sonja, Mitcham Nikorima, Princely Castle Race 3: Pepper Chimes, Blazing Banjo, Baldrick, Punch On Woody Race 4: Opawa Jaws, Kipjo, Take A Hint, Homebush Barclay Race 5: Homebush Fonzie, Bartholomew Cub, Mitcham Manering Race 6: Prince Rohit, Father Leo, Homebush Maycee, Macey Baxter Race 7: Opawa Sweet, Opawa May, Opawa Lacy Race 8: Bashful Buffy, Punch On Buzz, Homebush Surgeon Race 9: Homebush Alexei, Tee An’ Cee, Chasing Fame, Go Gunna Race 10: Opawa Waihemo, Punters Kirsty, Cool Beans, Khatia LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 10 7788x Taramakau 22.78.......................J McInerney 2 3.21 BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C1, 390m 1 14857 Punch On Jessie 23.12..............J McInerney 2 12835 Mitcham Sam nwtd....................J McInerney 3 82828 Homebush Jordie 22.98.............J McInerney 4 66385 My Girl Sofia 22.84.........................B Healey 5 76667 Homebush Carl 23.32................J McInerney 6 22266 Homebush Rehaina 23.16.........J McInerney 7 87568 Long Live Love nwtd...... M P Hamilton-Dyett 8 27884 Bound Up 23.14.........................J McInerney 9 7x787 Sozin’s Melody 23.52.................J McInerney 10 57788 Homebush Vassy 23.15.............J McInerney 3 3.40pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 390m

1 21728 Southern Angel 22.85..................R Hamilton 2 66687 Punch On Rex 22.74..................J McInerney 3 83438 Homebush Mandy nwtd.............J McInerney 4 76172 Homebush Stasser 22.86..........J McInerney 5 12882 Mitcham Boult nwtd....................J McInerney 6 67535 Dusty’s Ink 22.90.............................B Healey 7 68677 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 8 84686 C’Mon Benny Boy 22.89.................J Guthrie Emergencies: 9 77787 Sozin’s Blue 22.68.....................J McInerney 10 87878 Black Dan 22.67.........................J McInerney 4 3.58pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C3, 390m 1 x2623 Cosmic Jase 22.65....................J McInerney 2 73711 Zefside 22.57.............................J McInerney

Race 1: Homebush Ariana, Gracie Lee, Homebush Fairy Race 2: Punch On Jessie, Mitcham Sam, Long Live Love Race 3: Homebush Stasser, Mitcham Boult, Sozin’s Blue Race 4: Zefside, It’s A Joke, Amuri Liv, Cosmic Jase Race 5: Homebush Boots, Amuri Magic, Starr Blueblood LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Daily Dairy TUESDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages, and all abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP. Open daily from 9.30am - 4pm and Saturday 9.30am - 1pm. 129 Tancred Street.

9.45am (for draw) WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. Golf Croquet singles, new players welcome. Waireka, Philip Street.

10am MSA TAI CHI.

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

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages, and all abilities. Join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9am MSA TAI CHI. Men only exercises and Tai Chi (this is a new class). $3 per session. MSA Social Hall (excludes school holidays).

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP.

March 3 & 4, 2020 Weekly exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. $3 per session. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street (excludes school holidays).

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

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercises, weekly sessions at the All Saints Church, Chapman Street, Methven.

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1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club days Tuesday and Thursday.

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1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm (for draw) WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. Handicap Golf Croquet singles, new players welcome. Waireka, Philip Street.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly intermediate line dance class.

MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street, enquiries Rayma 0274 867 504.

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

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10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercises, ring Age Concern 3086917. Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

10.30am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Morning tea at EAT Cafe, EA Network Centre, River Terrace.

10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercises, for more details phone, Age Concern 308 6917. Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

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Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813 131.

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7pm - 9pm ASHBURTON UKELELE CLUB. Music group. Savage Club Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fun, fitness and friendship. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You learn the true nature of a person when you travel together. But if you don’t have time for all of that, the other shortcut to learning the nature of a person is to move furniture together.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Loved ones will bring you stress, but it’s the best kind of stress, the kind that challenges your heart and hones your most useful virtues – tolerance and compassion.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Your worldview is a collection reflecting your own thought processes and having little to do with what people around you want you to think. Even so, it’s a good day to challenge some of your opinions.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Though you don’t expect life to bring you pleasure and joy, you’ll get more than what you would have considered to be your share. We have to take these things when they are readily on offer.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It’s better to add responsibilities to your load than to risk getting bored. Note that troublemaking can be an irresistible part of human nature, though easily avoided by people who are busy and involved.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): While not getting what you want can be a blessing, there’s something to be said for trying again. Anything worth having will come with the price tag of several failed attempts.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Friendships change; it’s natural.

And efforts must be made to keep the relationship strong or to reconnect, as the case may be. You’ll be successful in this regard.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s impossible to succeed at an endeavour if you don’t know what are the parameters of success. To set some boundaries, the first thing to determine is what, or more likely whom, the effort is for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Chemistry is created constantly and matters in all things, not just romance. Pay attention to the chemistry at work in your professional and social realm as well as your chemistry with food and places.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It’s exciting to see where people’s interest flows. Curiosity, among the most attractive qualities, is more easily demonstrated by people looking around this world than by people looking into their phones.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You like to let people discover you slowly, to let your story unfold in increments. It helps people understand you better because they can take the time to really process what they know about you.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The word “amateur” is derived from the Latin “amare” meaning “to love.” Out of love, you’ll put an unreasonable amount of time into a project that may not pay you back but, you’ll be very happy you did.

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DUNCAN, Julia Ann Elizabeth – On March 1, 2020, peacefully TINDALL, Alma – at Terrace View Retirement 03/03/2019 Village, Ashburton with her family by her side. Aged 80 Canterbury owned, Your life was a blessing, years. Dearly loved wife of Your memory a treasure. locally operated the late Peter, much loved You are loved beyond words mother and mother-in-law of Patersons and missed beyond measure.

Brent and Kelley, Malcolm Funeral Services John, Lynette and family. and Ann, Nigel and Lorraine. and Ashburton Loving Nana of Trent, Matthew, and Jessica, and Crematorium Ltd FUNERAL great Nana of all her great grandchildren. Messages to Office and Chapel FURNISHERS the Duncan family, c/- PO Corner East & Cox MASTER Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A Streets, Ashburton MONUMENTAL MASON celebration of Julia’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr E.B. CARTER LTD East and Cox streets, For all your memorial Ashburton TOMORROW requirements Please note all late death Wednesday, March 4, New headstones and designs notices or notices sent commencing at 2.00pm.

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NZMMMA Member Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON EDE, Maurice Edgar – (0800-274-287) On February 29, 2020 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 86 years.

Much loved and devoted husband of Beverley for 59 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Nigel and Sharron, Shona and John Schofield, and Deborah and Craig Halliday. Dearly loved Grandad of Amanda and Fraser Pichon, Michael Ede, Kelly and Brad Olsen, Matthew and Christeena Schofield, Jessica Halliday, Logan and Laura Halliday, and loved great Pop to We help save lives every day Scarlett Olsen, Bella Ede, the Jack Pichon, Emily Pichon, through the research and and Connor Halliday. development of improved Messages to the Ede family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton diagnosis, better prediction and 7740. A private cremation has treatment of heart disease in been held.

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High cloud with light rain in the east, then showers developing later in the day.

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Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h in the morning, gradually easing to 60 km/h.

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

TOMORROW Mostly cloudy. Showers, especially near the foothills, becoming isolated by evening.

Southerlies gradually dying out.

THURSDAY Cloud clearing and becoming fine.

Northeasterlies developing.

FRIDAY Mainly fine. Northeasterlies.

SATURDAY Fine, with high cloud. Northeasterlies.

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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TOMORROWFZL: Above 3000m sloping to 1600m in E

Greymouth

rain

Cloudy periods about the divide. Mostly cloudy further east, with showers becoming isolated later.

Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h, dying out early morning.

Wind at 2000m: W 55 km/h, dying out in the afternoon.

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showers

Timaru

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cumecs

0.76

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 192.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

3.09

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

7.09

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

90.8

Waitaki Kurow at 2:07 pm, yesterday

634.5

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Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams.

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4:30 Super Rugby – Highlanders v Rebels From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

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Mark Smitheram (left), Roger Wilson and Nigel Chatterton in action at the Tinwald Cycling Club’s race on Sunday.

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Marriott has the last say The shakedown has started two weeks out from the Tinwald Cycling Club’s end of season blue ribbon event, the Mid Canterbury Championships.

Kristine Marriott’s sprinting prowess came to the fore on Sunday when she took out the victory in the Calder Stewart, 60 kilometre handicap event, raced

around the Blackbridge block.

Marriott got up by the barest of margins in a photo finish with Matt Marshall, who is hitting form at the business end of the season.

Rob Hooper found the line strongly in the charge to the line to secure the third place spoils.

Jamie Smitheram, who contin-

ues to improve every week, took fourth place.

Kev Opele and Roger Wilson were in the thick of the finish to round out the top six spots.

Scratch marker Tony Ward secured fastest time honours, riding the distance in 90.08.

Steve Hands and Kristine Marriott secured second and third

fastest times respectively.

The juniors and division 2 contested a 20km handicap event.

Leah Reid had a great day, securing the win and taking fastest time honours for good measure.

Leah rode the distance in 44.52.

Holly Crawford-Douglas had an awesome race to take the second place spoils.

Hilary Singlewood dug deep to take the victory in division 2, keeping the fast finishing Kenny Johnston at bay.

Next week the club will contest the penultimate race of the season, a 65 kilometre handicap event to be raced around the testing Wakanui-Hakatere course.

Black Caps wrap up stunning test series victory

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