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Luxton humbled by list placing

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On guard The Ash Hutt Girls 1st XV received their custom made mouth guards on Monday from dentist Michael Holdaway.

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NZTA nixes road change

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Traffic on Thompsons Track has sky-rocketed, but NZTA says it has not increased enough to be reclassified as a State Highway.

NZ Transport Agency highways manager Colin Knaggs said yesterday the agency had a criteria by which a local road could be reclassified.

“For example, a road like Thompsons Track would need

to have more than 3000 vehicles per day or 400 heavy commercial vehicles per day, to be considered,” Knaggs said.

“Currently we understand traffic volumes are considerably lower than these qualifying thresholds.”

Data released by the Ashburton District Council shows average daily traffic on Thompsons Track is 1259 vehicles per day, with heavy commercial vehicles

214 per day, according to measurements in 2016 near the Tramway Road intersection. The figures represent a 20 and 166 per cent increase respectively since 2008.

Another section of Thompsons Track has seen an even greater increase of heavy vehicles, of 220 per cent.

The council has been turned down repeatedly in its request to have the road reclassified as

a State Highway, and is likely to be out of luck once again when it addresses the issue when it meets with the agency again later this month.

Increased heavy vehicle use is being blamed for wear and tear on rural roads. The council’s contractor is working as quickly as possible to repair dangerous potholes in some areas exacerbated by recent wet weather.

Other roads which have seen

a large increase in heavy vehicle traffic in Mid Canterbury include Isleworth Road at 458 per cent, Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road at 192 per cent, and Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road at 139 per cent.

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■ ASHBURTON DOMAIN

Shooting season nears; cormorant outnumbered A cormorant recently spotted in the Ashburton Domain will have even more feathered friends when duck shooting opens on Saturday.

The domain annually has an influx of ducks once the season begins as they take shelter from hunters.

Numbers over 10 years ago would sometimes get to the point that the domain had to close so shots could be fired to scare them away.

An increase in farm irrigation ponds around the district has kept domain numbers in check in recent years.

Many bird species have graced the domain ponds over the years, including black-billed gulls, herons and Canada geese.

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■ MAYFIELD HINDS IRRIGATION SCHEME

Merger proposal for schemes

By Linda CLarke

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The Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme, one of the largest privately owned irrigation schemes in New Zealand, has appointed a new CEO to lead it through a proposed merger.

Scheme chairman John Nicholls said Melanie Brooks would be responsible for the Mayfield Hinds and Valetta schemes if shareholders approved a merger on May 26. She would also be helping farmers change the minds of townies who thought they were ruining

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Brooks would be responsible for making sure their good stories were heard and helping change the city perception of intensive farming as bad for the environment.

“We want to start front-footing a lot of what we do. We are successful in what we do but we want to enhance shareholder engagement and deliverables and enhance our perception in the community,” he said.

hobby beekeeper, a social hockey enthusiast and loves spending time with her wider family and in the outdoors.

“Water is one of our most precious resources and I am excited to be joining an organisation that is passionate about delivering efficient, effective and reliable water which is sustainable, both financially and environmentally.”

She takes up her new role on June 6.

Nicholls said 95 per cent of the Mayfield Hinds farmers used spray technology like centre piv-

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Nicholls said Brooks was familiar with both irrigation schemes through her corporate banking job with the BNZ. She has been involved in financing both new and existing irrigation schemes and a number of other large infrastructure projects.

She is married with two sons and lives in Lincoln. She is a

the environment. Nicholls said it made sense for the two irrigation schemes to merge as farmer shareholders in both were dealing with the same issues around water use and nutrient leaching.

At least 75 per cent of shareholders in each scheme must agree for it to progress.

“The merged company will be in a stronger position to lead development of water resources in the district in order to ensure better environmental outcomes and more efficient use of natural resources for the Hinds/Hekeao catchment.”

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Humbled by high list placing

By SuSan SandyS

thing in me that they like, and so I will work really hard for the party that’s for sure, it’s very exciting.”

Mid Canterbury’s Jo Luxton said Her high list placing did not she feels “extremely humbled” by change her vision for the Rangiher high ranking of 28 on the Latata electorate. bour Party list.

“The reason I’m doing this beThe 44-year-old Hinds mum of cause I really want to represent three, who is married to builder and be a spokesperson for our Matt Luxton, is likely to make it electorate.” into Parliament even if she does She acknowledged not win the Rangitata getting into Parliaseat, providing Lament would change bour’s support does her life, and necesnot fall below its cursitate staying in Welrent polling level of lington for the sitting 30 per cent. weeks. However, she Luxton came in believed she was very above many more lucky in that she had experienced and an extremely supporthigh profile repreive husband and famisentatives on the list, ly, and fantastic staff at such as Hutt South Jo Luxton her Hinds early childMP Trevor Mallard at hood centre.

32 and former police union boss Luxton will be competing for Greg O’Connor at 40. votes against other political party “There is some outstandrepresentatives for Rangitata ining candidates throughout that cluding main contender Andrew whole entire list so I feel extremeFalloon, the new National candily humbled,” Luxton said. date to replace Jo Goodhew. NaShe said she had been “gobtional’s list ranking process is now smacked” when she received under way, with all 64 candidates the call on Sunday to inform her meeting local National Party of her ranking, and even had to members across the country. The phone back to check they had party expects to release its final said 28 and not 38. list in early August.

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Red Cross op shop finally back home Methven Red Cross volunteers have reached the completion of a four-year journey to get back into their earthquake damaged premises.

Pictured moving in to their newly strengthened op shop late last week are (from left) longserving volunteer Joan Dolan, president Kathy Ross, secretary/ treasurer Shirley Lucas and ros-

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ter co-ordinator Adrienne Richards.

The Canterbury earthquakes damaged the Red Cross’ Forest Drive premises, necessitating the op shop first of all moving into the rear of the building, then to a retail space near Thai Chilli on Forest Drive, then into a Main Street retail premises.

Ross said it was fantastic to be

back, and she took her hat off to all the volunteers involved in the final shift.

“The volunteers have really pulled together for this one, it’s been fantastic,” she said. She also thanked customers for their patience, and said “we won’t be moving again”.

The shop opened its doors this week.

Dunedin store robbed at gunpoint

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A masked man pointed a gun at a shop employee before stealing cash and cigarettes in a brazen robbery in Dunedin yesterday morning.

Detective Sergeant Nik Leigh said police were called around 10.40am to an aggravated rob-

bery at the On the Spot Halfway Bush Convenience Store on the corner of Ashmore St and Taieri Rd. “The man entered the store, presented a rifle at the shop employee and made off with an unknown amount of cash and

tobacco,” Leigh said.

“No shots were fired and no one was injured in this robbery.”

Leigh said the man, whose face was covered, was believed to have left in a silver hatchback last seen in the area at 10.50am.

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Fourth reprint hits the shelves

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Rakaia Our History is into its fourth reprint due to its popularity.

With the new issue of 100 books are Rakaia History Group members (from left) Elma Hobson, Edward Oakley and Jeanette Watts.

They were unpacking them ready for hitting the shelves at Rakaia Country Arts and Salmon Tales.

The reprint takes the total number of copies of the 2015 publication, authored by Janine Irvine of Time of Your Life, to 600.

Oakley said the book’s popularity was no surprise considering the wealth of information it had about Rakaia area.

He was also pleased that recently Rakaia Our History had been commended by judges for the J M Sherrard Award in New Zealand Local and Regional History.

Pike mine entry ‘only to look’ An aim of sending a robot deep into the Pike River mine drift is to see if there are bodies – although it’s unlikely they could be recovered if spotted, the Government says.

Acting Conservation Minister for Pike River Issues Nick Smith faced more questions about the mine yesterday, following publication of footage taken from a robot that entered the mine’s drift in 2011.

Smith repeated Prime Minister Bill English’s statement that nothing in the video had changed the Government’s position that manned re-entry was not possible on health and safety grounds.

But he said work was progressing on terms of reference for a possible unmanned entry.

There were several key aims of unmanned entry, including getting more information about the

mine’s drift beyond the 1600m mark.

That could help ensure other mines operate safely, Smith said, and gather more information about the electrical and control stations at about the 2km mark.

“And quite clearly – even though the Royal Commission concluded it is unlikely that there are any bodies or human remains in the drift – we would want through unmanned entry

to further explore whether there is,” Smith said.

Asked if bodies or remains could be brought out if discovered, Smith said the official advice was that is unlikely.

“That was the conclusion of the Royal Commission. We will cross that bridge when we come to it. The Government is committed to the unmanned entry plan that we are working on with the families.

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In brief Community awards The Trustpower Ashburton District Community Awards will be announced and presented on Monday, May 8. The awards are being held at the Hotel Ashburton, starting at 5.30pm. As well as category winners, the Supreme Winner of the 2017 Trustpower Ashburton District Community Awards will be announced. That organisation will take home $1500, a trophy and an all-expenses paid trip to the Trustpower National Community Awards, being held in Queenstown in April 2018.

No conviction A young man who yesterday admitted supplying alcohol to a minor who then died in a binge drinking game at Lake Kaniere, was discharged without conviction after penning a heartfelt speech for the judge in the Greymouth District Court yesterday. Brendan Perrin, 23, of Hari Hari, appeared for sentence on a charge of supplying alcohol to a minor, following the tragic death of Hokitika 17-year-old Mitchell Heward during an alcohol-fuelled lakeside party on February 13 last year. Perrin was supported in court by the victim’s parents and his own mother.

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A quad bike rider has serious injuries after their bike collided with a train in the Bay of Plenty yesterday. Police were called just after 3.30pm after the quad and train crashed on a property near Benner Rd in Pukehina. A St John spokeswoman said the rider was in a critical condition. The initial caller, who phoned St John at 3.29pm, said the rider was a man aged about 60. Pukehina local Ash Hiltonn said the crash happened on the driveway of a property which is intersected by the train tracks.

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The search for a missing mum-ofthree Nicola Hedley continues in Dunedin. At least 40 people are now assisting police in the search for the 36-year-old, known as Nic, who was reported missing on Sunday. The search involves police staff, LandSAR volunteers, and a host of local people, all of whom are being fed and supported by the marae.

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Traffic use of Mid Canterbury’s rural roads has skyrocketed, as illustrated by this table of data from the Ashburton District Council. ADT is average daily traffic, and HCV is heavy commercial vehicles.

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CELEBRATING OUR YOUTH – Student Volunteer Week May 1-7

Making a difference This week is Student Volunteer Week. The Ashburton Youth Council (AYC) has teamed up with Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury (VMSC) to help get the word out, and students of all ages are urged to give volunteering a go. To celebrate our young people dedicating their time and service to the cause, the Guardian will run a profile each day highlighting their efforts. cadet to corporal, and the second camp allowed me to get promoted to sergeant. Through volunteering, I have also had the opportunities to compete in competitions which involved drill, first aid, communication and health care tests.”

The Ashburton College Year 12 student, said she had been able to balance her volunteering with study and work and said her employers had been good with rostering around her St John commitments.

Megan sees first aid as an essential skill to have in today’s society as you never know when or where it will be required.

“It is very worthwhile volunteering as you get great opportunities and learn new skills that can take you anywhere,” she said.

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For student volunteer Megan White, the most rewarding thing about volunteering is seeing the difference she makes to other people’s lives.

Megan, 17, has been volunteering for the past seven years as part of St John’s youth division.

She got her start after seeing how much her sister enjoyed it and said her mother also used to be a cadet.

“I wanted to give it a go and see what opportunities could arise from it,” she said.

“I believe it is a great programme to be a part of as a youth. Through St John Youth I have been able to go to leadership camps which have allowed me to work on my communication, leadership and teaching skills. I have been to two of these camps.

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“I am proud to be a member of St John.”

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Woodworkers inter-club fun day

Above – Margaret (left) and Averill Jamieson. Averill is a member of the Waitaki Woodturners and made the lamp and stand in the background.

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The Ashburton Woodworkers’ Inc. held its annual Fun Day Interclub Competitions on Saturday at their clubrooms in The Plains Museum, Tinwald. The occasion was sponsored by the National Association of Woodworkers.

Photographer Robyn Hood was there to snap these pictures.

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Right – Judge Addison looks over some of the entries in the competition.

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Left – Dave (left) and Elaine Busby.

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Aussie-NZ bromance over?

Megan Gnad

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ccording to one politician yesterday, the trans-Tasman ‘bromance’ appears to be over.

Last month Australia announced applicants for citizenship must have been permanent residents for four years, rather than one year, leaving Kiwis unsure if a law protecting the rights of expats in Australia would be extended.

Yesterday, our closest neighbours announced proposals withdrawing subsidies for our citizens studying in Australia, meaning New Zealand citizens would have to pay full tuition fees, but would be given access to student loans.

One young, budding medical student’s father spoke with the New Zealand Herald, when it was announced this could result in fee increases of more than 400 per cent.

His 16-year-old daughter was in Year 12 and wanted to study law or medicine at an Australian university, due to there being more places available.

If the proposed changes went ahead, her tuition fees would rise from about $11,000 to about $60,000.

There’s currently 8000 New Zealanders studying in Australia, and 6000 of them could be affected by the change, meaning a lot of unsettled students across the ditch.

It’s led to an unhappy Prime Minister Bill English, who says it’s the latest major policy change affecting Kiwis announced with little or no warning.

Rather than create conflict, he aims to foster a positive relationship rather “than a mutual arms war to see who can treat each other’s citizens worse”.

Labour’s education spokesman Chris Hipkins said the trans-Tasman “bromance” appeared to be over and New Zealand had been “walked all over” again.

So, have Kiwis been given the raw end of the deal here?

Or should we instead look to what positive initiatives we can start putting in place to boost our own education system?

Rather than venturing overseas to study, could it potentially encourage more of our students back home to be educated here in our own universities and, as a result, help boost our economy?

The ‘bromance’ may be over, but can we put effort into using this to our advantage?

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n yesterday’s Guardian, we spoke to the Ashburton District Council about reclassifying Thompsons Track as a state highway following your many Facebook comments to us on the issue.

Huge increases in traffic, pressure from heavy vehicles and recent wet weather has created dangerous potholes on a number of roads around the district, including Thompsons Track.

Council service and delivery chairman Stuart Wilson told us NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) visited and analysed a council request to have Thompsons Track upgraded to a highway two years ago, but the agency declined as it did not consider traffic use was high enough.

The council says it will once again make the request when it meets with NZTA later this month.

Is this a step in the right direction?

Are Mid Canterbury roads fit for purpose? Or have our demands on them changed so much we need to reconsider how they are managed?

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Pauline On breakfast this morning the Aucklanders were complaining once again about their long commutes....they don’t have to deal with this! We travelled Thomson’s Track Wednesday and it is quite frankly absolutely appalling!

Grahame Hitting that in a car is bad enough; hitting it with a bike can result in critical injuries. Patch-ups don’t seem to last long - perhaps a lack of training in the process required, or maybe just too much heavy traffic that the roads weren’t designed for.

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Jacky We live up Thompsons Track and its an accident waiting to happen. They put fill in the holes every now and then, (usually when its raining) and within 24hrs all the fill is spread over the road and the craters are back.

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Pay equity – what does the caregivers settlement mean?

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irstly, if you are a caregiver – thank you for the years of service given for unreasonably low pay.

Now, even if you are in a private sector organisation, your pay should see a decent correction.

Secondly, it is important to understand that this is different from pay equality, which is about an employer treating male and female staff the same, including the same pay for the same work.

Pay equity is about paying people in a female-dominated career the same as a male would earn in a similar (but different career).

And regarding pay equity, I think there are now many questions that need asking.

The settlement, which grants a minimum 20 per cent increase to aged-care workers in July with more to come over four more

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years, has specified that it should not be used as a precedent.

This is true, as it was not a court settlement.

But private sector aged care organisations will have to follow suit – or they will lose their best employees!

They will not be the only ones.

The government has made it clear they are producing a process and principles to help “raise and resolve pay equity claims” (Beehive website), so these can be settled by bargaining and not through the Courts.

This considers primarily larger organisations with a unionised

workforce – but does not address the challenges faced by small business and rural environments such as us in Ashburton District.

What small business can afford, or even knows how to do, cross industry comparisons?

They will simply get 20 per cent wage raise claims.

So, what other careers are female dominated? I don’t have figures, but examples could include nurses, cleaners and hairdressers.

And why should the law only consider underpaid female careers; what about low-paid male-dominated ones?

This won’t stop at government aged care workers; a number of other careers will be found to be likewise underpaid and in need of adjusting.

So, it won’t cost just $2 billion over five years – but many times that sum.

Yes, we will see the gender pay gap lessen; and yes, more people will start to receive what their work is worth, but two things will need to be addressed: the money must come from somewhere and we desperately need a mechanism that works for small business.

Mike Johnson is a Human Resource Consultant with Essential HR, partly based at Community House, Ashburton, who works with and provides support for small to medium-sized businesses.

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Madeleine ‘cremated’ Former Portuguese detective Goncalo Amaral has claimed Madeleine’s body was cremated in a TV interview that will add to her parents’ anguish.

The detective, one of the leading investigators early in the case, made the wild statement hours after her parents vowed to take him back to court over other claims.

Amaral made his latest statement in a TV documentary to be aired overnight on the 10th anniversary of her disappearance from the Praia da Luz resort in Portugal, according to the Daily Mail.

It comes just hours after a moving interview with her parents, in which they revealed they have still not given up hope of seeing Madeleine again.

Amaral said she may have been hidden in another British woman’s coffin as she was cremated, and said the church where Madeleine’s parents prayed was key.

He said: “We had information three figures went into the church via a side door at night.

“They had a box and there was to be a cremation of a British woman.

“It is possible the child’s remains were in this box and cremated as well.

“The parents had the key to the church,” reports The Sun. The claim is the latest spark in a long dispute between Amaral, who was booted off the Madeleine case, and Kate and Gerry McCann.

Amaral, 57, claimed in The Truth Of The Lie that Madeleine died at the McCanns’ holiday house and Kate and Gerry covered it up.

The McCanns won a libel case against Amaral in 2015, and he was ordered to pay them 250,000 euros each in damages.

But this was overturned on appeal and that decision was upheld in another court this April, meaning Amaral is now

Major makeover for Nicky It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Nicola Robinson Evans, formerly Watson.

Since meeting celebrity chef Pete Evans, she’s been through a major lifestyle change and is now shedding her old look, getting rid of her fake breast implants.

Robinson seems to be embracing her new life “as a Moon gazing, tree planting, farm girl from Aotearoa, now gratefully flourishing amongst Rain Forest, within the sacred Northern Rivers of OZ.” In an Instagram post, she shared a picture of her dog with the caption: “My human gets her fake bewbies explanted ‘en bloc’ style tomorrow”.

Kate and Gerry McCann, whose daughter Madeleine disappeared from a holiday flat in Portugal 10 years ago, talk during a BBC TV interview in Loughborough, England. They have vowed to do “whatever it takes for as long as it takes” to find her.

PHOTO AP able to sue the McCanns for damages potentially totalling tens of thousands of pounds.

During the interview, BBC presenter Fiona Bruce asked the McCanns: “One of the police officers in Portugal has been a thorn in your side for many years, he was thrown off the investigation but then he wrote a book ... and you fought it through the courts.

“At the moment you’ve lost and he’s won.

“Is this the end for you now,

are you going to continue to fight him?”

Mr McCann replied: “I think the short answer is we have to because the last judgment I think is terrible.

“I think it’s also important to say that when we lodged the action was eight years ago, and the circumstances were very different, where we felt there was real damage being done to the search for Madeleine at that time, particularly in Portugal.”

Mr McCann added that it was important to challenge Amaral in the European courts on behalf of the wider family, including his children.

Agreeing that Amaral’s claims needed to be challenged, Mrs McCann said: “I find it all incomprehensible to be honest.

“It has been very upsetting, and it has caused a great deal of frustration and anger for us which is a really negative emotion.”

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Last year, Taylor Swift was everywhere.

You could barely turn a magazine page without seeing her face splashed across it – often alongside one of her high-profile boyfriends. But fast-forward to 2017, and the situation couldn’t be more different.

The 27-year-old hasn’t been seen in public since February and it is truly baffling. How does one of the biggest pop stars on the planet stay hidden for months? We haven’t even been treated to a candid Instagram shot from Tay Tay since last November. So where in the world is she? Writing and recording a new album? Has she hooked up with a secret new boyfriend? Where are you Taytay, the world is missing you.

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Killer drought in Ethiopia The announcement by the United Nations in March that 20 million people in four countries were teetering on the edge of famine stunned the world and rammed home the breadth of the humanitarian crisis faced by so many in 2017.

Yet even as donors struggle to meet the severe needs in the wartorn nations of Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, another crisis, more environmental in nature, is taking place nearby – nearly unnoticed.

Yesterday, the Ethiopian government increased its count of the number of people requiring emergency food aid from 5.6 million to 7.7 million, a move that aid agencies say was long overdue.

The figure is expected to rise further as southeast Ethiopia confronts another fierce drought.

But with food crises erupting across the continent and the government’s budget strained by last year’s drought, the money isn’t there to fight it.

There could eventually be as many people in Ethiopia needing emergency food assistance as in Somalia and South Sudan combined.

Ethiopia, long associated with a devastating famine in the 1980s, returned to the headlines last year when it was hit by severe drought in the highland region, affecting 10.2 million people.

Food aid poured in, the government spent hundreds of millions of its own money, and famine was averted.

Now it’s the turn of the lowland region, particularly the area bor-

A young mother-of-three has been shot dead in front of her children, allegedly after an argument with her boyfriend.

Ashanti Hunter, 32, was gunned down as she sat in the front seat of her cousin’s SUV outside an apartment complex in

Agent marries target The FBI is red-faced after a translator assigned to spy on an Islamic State operative fell in love with the rapper-turned-jihadist and married him in secret in Syria. The rogue employee, Daniela Greene, 38, had top-secret security clearance when she was asked to work in an “investigative capacity” in January 2014 on the case of a German rapper-turned-Isis spokesman, Denis Cuspert, according to news. com.au. Videos of the one-time musician show him on bloody battlefields and threatening former President Barack Obama.

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Overstayer by an hour

A woman gathers sorghum spilled by a broken bag after a World Food Programme air drop of food supplies.

PHOTO AP dering Somalia, where a drought brought on by warming temperatures in the Indian Ocean has ravaged the flocks of the herders in the region and left people without food. With their sheep and goats mostly dead, the nomads are clustered in camps surviving on aid from the government and international agencies – but that food is about to run out.

“This response capacity that is currently holding it at bay is about to be overwhelmed,” said Charlie Mason, humanitarian director of Save the Children, which is particularly active in Ethiopia’s impoverished Somali region.

“We’ve spent all the money we’ve got, basically.”

With donors focused on Somalia, little international aid has found its way to the Ethiopian areas hit by that drought.

“I think it’s partly because there are other priorities, and they are not signalling loudly enough to donor offices,” Mason said.

During last year’s drought, Ethiopia came up with more than $400 million of its own money to fight off famine, but this year, it has been able to commit only $47 million, probably because of an exhausted budget.

There have also been accu-

sations that the government is playing down the severity of the crisis to keep the country from looking bad internationally.

During the earlier drought, it was months before the government admitted there was a problem, in part because Ethiopia had gained a reputation as Africa’s rising star and didn’t want to go back to being associated with drought and famine.

The contrast is clear in the bustling capital, Addis Ababa, where rainy skies and a hive of construction projects make it feel thousands of miles away from any drought.

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Hunter’s 11-year-old was in the backseat at the time when the man – allegedly her partner, 31-year-old Albee Lewis – fired a number of shots through the front passenger window.

Harris County sheriff’s Sgt. Greg Pinkins said the children quickly fled the scene, racing away so quickly they “ran out of their shoes”.

Hunter’s son was inside at the time and called 911 from an upstairs room.

The 32-year-old’s cousin, Myriane Rodriguez, said she just dropped the children back at the apartment when she heard Hunter and Lewis arguing.

She then desperately tried to get some help, but it was already too late.

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An Australian man is being held in a detention centre in the United States after being arrested for overstaying his visa by “a single hour”.

Baxter Reid, 26, and his American girlfriend Heather Kancso, were attempting to leave and re-enter the US via Canada on April 23 to fulfil the requirements of his fiveyear US visa. But because the former Australian Army worker was delayed by hours of questioning by Canadian border authorities, he stayed less than two hours too long in the US, prompting his arrest.- PA

Trump changing history President Donald Trump has made puzzling claims about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War in an interview, suggesting he is uncertain about the origin of the conflict while claiming that Jackson was upset about a war that started 16 years after his death. Trump, who has at times shown a shaky grasp of US history, said he wonders why issues “could not have been worked out” in order to prevent a war that lasted four years and killed more than 600,000 soldiers.

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New Sydney airport Western Sydney Airport will be built by the federal government, with the details to be outlined in next week’s federal budget. Sydney Airport announced yesterday it would not take up its option to build the airport and the government had already prepared plans for such a decision. On-site works are expected to start in 2018 but road upgrades are already under way and a study is being undertaken into the rail needs.

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■ ANZ BANK

First half profit up 24 per cent ANZ said it made a cash profit of $928 million in New Zealand in the first half to March, up 24 per cent the same half a year earlier, driven mostly by big reductions in costs.

The bank, New Zealand’s biggest, raised its statutory net profit by 14 per cent to $869m.

ANZ’s New Zealand chief executive, David Hisco, said the performance was as a result of the business being focused on sustainable growth, increasing productivity and delivering digital innovation for customers.

“All our business units performed well in this half due to our continued simplification of the business,” he said.

Net interest income increased 3 per cent compared with the March 2016 half, primarily reflecting continued lending growth, while net interest margins have contracted

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All the business units performed well due to continued simplification of the business

due to increased funding costs and demand for fixed rate home lending, Hisco said.

In Australia, the parent company reported a 23 per cent lift in cash profit to $A3.41 billion for the six months, which was in line with market expectations.

In New Zealand, Hisco said all the business units performed well due to continued simplification of the business.

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Super Fund buys NZ dairy farms The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which has bought up 21 local dairy farms as part of its push into rural land investment, is looking outside the dairy sector for its next foray, eyeing land used for beef and permanent crops and expansion into Australia.

The sovereign wealth fund had just 1 per cent of its $34.09 billion fund invested in rural farmland as at March 31, short of its 3 per cent goal, half of which is earmarked for local investment and the rest overseas. According to its 2016 annual report, the $204 million rural portfolio was exclusively invested in local dairy farms although the fund suggested that is about to change with other types of rural land now on the radar.

“We are interested in more agricultural investments, not only in New Zealand, but also offshore,” Neil Woods, the fund’s manager in charge of agriculture and timber investments, told BusinessDesk.

“We have got nothing offshore at the moment but we are actually focusing quite a lot of effort

on offshore and it’s unlikely to be dairy offshore because we do it so well at home.”

Woods said the fund had acquired dairy land because opportunities for investment had arisen, but he was now eyeing other sectors to get more diversity. He singled out rural land used for beef cattle or permanent crops such as vineyards, pipfruit and stonefruit as the most likely areas for future investment.

The fund is in talks with industry players to see if there are opportunities for it to invest in permanent crops, which could see it buy an existing operation or involve greenfields development where it buys and develops an orchard, he said.

It’s also considering investment in beef cattle farms, which could probably be added to its dairy farm portfolio managed by FarmRight.

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digital innovation which has positioned us well for a period of rapid change in banking,” he said.

Hisco said ANZ was the only bank in New Zealand to offer ApplePay, which has been taken up by thousands of Kiwis, complementing its goMoney app.

Expenses fell by 12 per cent and the increase in other operating income reflected higher markets trading income and valuation gains on derivatives, he said.

■ FELTEX CARPETS

Battle heads to Supreme Court The battle between Feltex and former shareholders, which has raged for over 10 years, will be heard in the Supreme Court in July.

The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave for the appeal case led by Eric Houghton representing Feltex shareholders left out-ofpocket after the carpet manufacturer folded in 2006.

When the company collapsed, roughly 8000 investors lost a total of $200 million.

Last month, the Supreme Court allowed a hearing for the appeal granting the counsel for the applicant 30 minutes for oral submissions.

“Without this, the case is a dead

duck,” Tony Gavigan, director of Joint Action Funding Limited, said at the time. “The long fight would be over.”

Gavigan’s wish was granted yesterday and the Supreme Court will now hear the appeal.

In 2014, the Wellington High Court’s Justice Robert Dobson cleared the former Feltex directors of misleading investors in its prospectus, but did note there were some criticisms to be made of the offer documents.

Houghton lodged an appeal with the Court of Appeals which was dismissed in October of last year.

Within a year of NZX listing, Feltex stock was virtually worthless,

thanks to a series of warnings that the company would miss its forecasts. Receivers were appointed in September 2006. Houghton had sued the former Feltex directors, owners and sale managers in a representative action on behalf of 3639 former shareholders seeking $185m in what he said was a misleading 2004 prospectus.

Rival Australian carpet maker Godfrey Hirst ended up buying the assets.

The action alleges that the company’s prospectus in 2004, the year it floated, contained information that was misleading or wrong, or omitted to make information available that would have affected investment decisions.

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Coconut and curry pumpkin soup 1.5 kg pumpkin, peeled and chopped 2 onions, peeled and chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1L chicken stock 1T red or green curry paste 1 x 400g can lite coconut milk ■ Place pumpkin, onion, celery, chicken stock and curry paste in a large heavy-based saucepan.

■ Simmer gently for 20-25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

■ Purée until smooth and return to the saucepan.

■ Add coconut milk.

■ Heat gently, but do not boil.

■ Serve with poppadoms.

■ Variation: For a milder curry taste use 1t curry paste.

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Beaut burgers T

he humble hamburger has come of age.

Long gone is the image of big buns, big meat patties, lettuce, tomato and beetroot that were the domain of the burger bar or fish and chip shops. Burgers today can mean a gourmet meal.

Specialty breads have changed the face of the burger staple and these now come in all sizes and shapes and what goes between those pieces of bread can be just about anything.

The Best Foods mayonnaise company has come up with five taste tempters that will appeal to even the fussiest of burger eaters.

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Thai-style chicken burger 500g finely ground minced chicken 1 spring onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 1t grated fresh ginger 2t Thai seasoning 2T sesame seeds 2T oil 2C julienne vegetables – carrot, capsicum, cucumber, red onion, snow peas, red cabbage etc 1/2 C Best Foods Real Mayonnaise 2T sweet chilli sauce 1 lime, zest and juice 1T coriander pesto 4 gourmet burger buns ■ In a large bowl combine the chicken, spring onion, garlic, ginger and Thai seasoning and mix well.

■ Divide the mixture into 4 and shape into generous patties, sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

■ Grill the patties for 3-4 minutes each side on a preheated grill pan until golden and cooked through.

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sauté the onions for 4-5 minutes until soft and fragrant.

Add the balsamic, brown sugar and mustard, cook for 2 minutes then cool.

Fold cooled onion mixture into the mayonnaise.

Heat the bbq grill or grill pan and cook the patties 4-5 minutes each side until well coloured and cooked through.

Transfer the patties to an oven tray and top each with a slice of cheese.

Grill the patties for 1-2 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Spilt and toast the buns, spread each with a little onion mayo mixture then arrange with a few green leaves.

Top with the melting cheese burger patties.

Finish with a spoonful of mustard-onion mayonnaise and cracked pepper.

Best falafel burger

■ Combine the Best Foods Mayonnaise, sweet chilli, lime zest and juice and coriander pesto together.

■ Mix well.

■ Toss half the mayo through the vegetables.

■ Split and toast the buns then spread the bottom bun with the flavoured mayo.

■ Top with a chicken pattie and colourful salad.

■ Sandwich with the top bun and secure together with a skewer or mini toothpick.

1T Best Foods Real Mayonnaise 1/2 C soft breadcrumbs Sea salt and cracked pepper 20g butter 2 onions, finely sliced Dash of balsamic vinegar Sprinkle of brown sugar 1T whole grain mustard 3/4 C Best Foods Mayonnaise 4 slices swiss style cheese Summer greens 4 brioche style burger buns ■ Combine the beef mince with the onion, garlic, stock, mayonnaise and breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly.

■ Divide the mixture into four and shape into generous patties and chill until required.

■ Heat the butter in a pan and

2C falafel mix 2T dukkha Olive oil for frying 1 red onion 1/4 C apple cider vinegar 2t caster sugar 2 roasted red capsicums, sliced 1C baby kale or spinach leaves 1/2 C Best Foods Mayonnaise 1T peanut butter 1/2 t turmeric Fresh basil 4 seeded wholemeal buns ■ Shape the falafel mixture into four even-sized patties and sprinkle with 1T of the dukkha.

■ Heat the oil and gently fry for 2-3 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.

■ Slice the red onion finely and marinate in the cider vinegar and sugar for at least 10 minutes until bright pink and tender.

■ Combine the mayonnaise, pea-

nut butter, turmeric and remaining dukkha and season well.

■ Split and warm the seeded buns.

■ Layer with a generous spread of the flavoured mayo, kale, falafel patties.

■ Top with the roasted capsicum, fresh basil and pickled pink onions.

Pulled pork burgers 1 pork shoulder (approx 1 kg) 1 litre apple cider 2-3 star anise 1-2 cinnamon stick 1C barbecue sauce 1t smoked paprika 3C coleslaw 1 bunch fresh coriander, torn 1C Best Foods Mayonnaise 2t toasted sesame seeds 2T hoisin sauce 8 soft baps ■ Pre-heat the oven to 170°C. ■ Place the pork shoulder in a medium roasting dish and pour over the apple cider.

■ Add the star anise and cinnamon sticks to the liquid. Cover with foil and cook for 1 1/2 hours.

■ Remove the pork from the oven and rest until cool enough to handle.

■ Drain off 1C of cooking liquid.

■ Combine the cooking liquid, barbecue sauce and smoked paprika and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

■ Pull the pork from the bones and gently shred.

■ Combine the pork and sauce and keep warm.

■ Mix the mayonnaise with the toasted sesame seeds and hoisin sauce.

■ Toss the coleslaw with the coriander and 2-3T of the flavoured mayo.

■ Serve the pulled saucy pork on the soft spilt baps with the colourful slaw and a dollop of the sesame mayo.

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In brief Rockets blast Spurs The San Antonio Spurs have been demolished 126-99 by the Houston Rockets in game one of their Western Conference semi-final series.

The Spurs went into yesterday’s game on their home court as favourites, but the Rockets, powered by guard James Harden’s 20 points and 14 assists, led the game at every change. The Spurs shot a poor 37 per cent from the field to the Rockets’ 46 per cent. In the day’s earlier game, LeBron James powered Cleveland to a comprehensive 116-105 win over Toronto. James scored 35 points as the Cavaliers drew first blood in their Eastern Conference battle with the Raptors.

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Steel machine rolls on Another game, another win. For the third time in six days, and second time in two, the Southern Steel has claimed victory to maintain its 2017 unbeaten streak.

This time it was made to work by the Central Pulse before prevailing 63-50 in Invercargill. It was its seventh win and cemented the team firmly at the top of the ANZ Premiership table.

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Pink-ball test in NZ? Budding Silver Ferns take part in the Mid Canterbury Netball holiday programme last week.

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Young netballers on court More than 80 Year 1 to Year 6 children took to the courts of the EA Networks Centre for a two-day netball training camp hosted by Mid Canterbury Netball.

The well attended event saw the youngsters put through their paces in a number of fun events during the two day’s camp before breaking out for matches on the final afternoon on Friday.

RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association second-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers 116 Toronto Raptors 105 (Cleveland Cavaliers leads series 1-0) Western Conference at San Antonio Houston Rockets 126 San Antonio Spurs 99 (Houston Rockets leads series 1-0)

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results Watford 0 Liverpool 1 (Can 45+2), Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Alli 55, Kane 58 pen) Arsenal 0, Everton 0 Chelsea 3 (Pedro 66, Cahill 79, Willian 86) Middlesbrough 2 (Negredo 38, Chambers 77) Manchester City 2 (Aguero 69 pen, Jesus 85), Manchester United 1 (Rooney 45+3 pen) Swansea 1 (G Sigurdsson 79), Crystal Palace 0 Burnley 2 (Barnes 7, Gray 85), West Bromwich Albion 0 Leicester City 1 (Vardy 43).

Sunderland 0 Bournemouth 1 (King 88), Southampton 0 Hull City 0, Stoke City 0 West Ham 0.

Mid Canterbury Netball Development Officer, Brooke Morshuis said the camp had gone really well.

“It’s been a good two days,” she said. “We have obviously had great numbers and it’s been awesome to see the kids getting right into it.”

Meanwhile, ANZ is calling for entries in their Dream Delivery

programme to help Ashburton netball players achieve their dreams this season.

Whether it’s new high performance gear to propel performance, training and tips by some of the best in the sport or inspirational visits from their netball heroes, ANZ is here to help.

“We are proud to support netball at all levels, from grassroots

right up to the Silver Ferns,” Sue McGregor, ANZ Head of Sponsorship, said.

“We know sometimes all you need is just that little bit of extra help to achieve your dreams, so we are committed to helping as many netball fans as we can.”

Ashburton clubs, supporters and players are encouraged to apply through the ANZ website.

■ Golf

dale 35, 3rd Stableford Heather Santy Methven 34 27-40 1st Gross Sally Jones Methven 101 B/L, 1st Net Fiona Rushton Rakaia 71, 1st Stableford Marilyn Walker Ashburton 38, 2nd Stableford Sue Gutsell Tinwald 37, 3rd Stableford Sandra Marr Methven 33 B/L, Sue Graham Mayfield 33 Nearest the Pin: 0-18 Heather McKimmie Ellesmere, 19-26 Sharryn Bree Methven, 27-40 2nd Shot Sandra Ilton Methven Open Jane Helmore Methven 2nd Shot On Fairway 0-18 Daphne Hinton Ashburton, 19-26 Jo Johnson Greendale, 27-40 Sally Jones Methven Two’s Betty Wilson Mayfield April 29 Men’s Division RSA Trophy, Semi Finals Duff & Middleton Trophys, Stroke Round.

Senior: Graham Gunn 68-6-62. Intermediate: Frank Sandys 83-17-66.

Junior A: Eric Meaclem 88-20-68. Junior B: Alan Smith 91-25-66.

Other Good Scores: 68 Andy Gorman. 69 Geoff Kelk, Stuart Wilson. 70 Piers Rolton. 71 Gavin Santy, Simon Wareing, Paddy Helmore, Keith Middleton, Ross Breach. 72 Phil Elliot, Kevin McCloy. 73 Mark Gorman, Bill Mason.

Two’s: Paddy Helmore, Pete Wood, Keith Middleton.

Dubliner Best Nett: Graham Gunn 62.

Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Alan Smith 66 by lot. Methven Travel Best Gross: Graham Gunn 68.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Paddy Helmore; Hunters Wine No 6: Alan Smith; Ski Time No 13: Pete Wood; Green Parrot No 17: Keith Middleton; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Bob Ilton.

Next Week: May 6th Medal Round, Second Round Club Champs Qualifing, 3rd Round Callaghan Trophy, Blue Tees.

Methven Golf Club 1st Sarah Maw Sally Jones 92-27-70 39 stablefords, Marg Kelk 109-33-76 32 stablefords, Sharon Burrell-Smith 113-36-77 32 stablefords 3rd Tuis Trophy Angela Mowbray 40 stablefords, Sally Jones 34 stablefords, Sharon BurrellSmith 34 stablefords Paradiso Best Net: Sally Jones 70, Mt Hutt Lodge Best Net April: Angela Mowbray 69 Nearest the Pins No 4 Silver Methven Foursquare: Sarah Gallagher, No 6 Bronze A Methven Travel: Sharryn Bree, No 17 Bronze B 2nd Shot Methven Pharmacy: Sandra Ilton, No 13 Open Aribica: Pam Watson. No 14 2nd shot Aqua Japanese Restaurant: Sarah Gallagher.

Saturday Ladies Methven Supervalue: Sally Jones. Twos and Net Eagles: Jenny Senior May 3: 1st Eclectic. Putting Teams April 26, Ladies Division 0-18 1st Gross Kathryn Baker Gleniti 85 B/L, 1st Net Daphne Hinton Ashburton 73, 1st Stableford Heather McKimmie Ellesmere 34 B/L, 2nd Stableford Vickie Moore Ashburton 34, 3rd Stableford Bev Chin Ashburton 33 B/L, Jenny Senior Methven 33 19-26 1st Gross Tania Wilson Methven 87, 1st Net Shona Bensemann Geraldine 71, 1st Stableford Marion Wederell Rakaia 35 B/L, 2nd Stableford Jo Johnson Green-

PGA Zurich Classic Results from final play-off hole of the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana.

J Blixt (SWE) C Smith (AUS) d K Kisner (USA) S Brown (USA) on the fourth playoff hole.

■ Shooting Mt Somers Rifle Club May 1 George Fulton 66, Niko Holgate 76, Jess Heaven 77, Liam Heaven 71, Daniel Jones 56, Jeremy Jones 82, 75.1, Josh Jones 72, 78.1, Andrew Oram 96.2, 94.2, Mark Smith 96.3, 88.3, Wayne Tubb 92.3, Cooper Lettis 54, 68, Dave Millichamp 94.3, 95.3, Julian Evans 91, Kevin Fews 92.2, Stephen Millichamp 94.3, 94, Eddie Millichamp 87.1, 92.1, Markus Jufeh 94.3, 95.2.

Mayfield Rifle Club Ben Nordqvist 88.1, Nicholas McDowell 93.5, Fernando Torres 96.4, 92.2, Tiffany Nordqvist 78, Robert Spencer 79, Martin Fleming 97.2, 97.5, Carl Nordqvist 98.3, Brent Austin 93.3, Andrew Donaldson 98.4, John Fleming 95.4, Phillippa Fleming 98.5.

England’s pink-ball revolution is set to continue in 2018 as New Zealand want to host them for a day/ night Test in March next year. Joe Root’s side will play three such tests in eight months, starting in August against West Indies at Edgbaston, before the second Ashes Test in Adelaide in December. New Zealand are so keen to stage a floodlit test, they may move the game from Eden Park if the council do not lift a ban on events taking place late on Sundays.

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Expensive team dumped Royal Challengers Bangalore is the first team to have its playoff hopes dashed in the 2017 edition of the IPL after another defeat yesterday.

Mumbai condemned RCB’s starstudded outfit to a demoralising eighth loss. Captained by Virat Kohli and boasting international matchwinners like AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Shane Watson, Bangalore has been a shadow of the team that made it to last year’s final. The millions of dollars poured into players’ bank accounts have all been for nothing.

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Windies fight back West Indies took three quick wickets after tea to leave the second test against Pakistan evenly balanced at stumps on day two in Barbados.

Pakistan stumbled from 0-155 to 3-172 at the close of play on Monday, still 140 runs behind.

Opener Azhar Ali was undefeated on 81 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq seven not out as the tourists scored slowly all day, including 66 runs off 30 overs in the final session at Kensington Oval.

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Warriors grab George One of New Zealand’s key racing administrators has been lured away by the Vodafone Warriors.

And Ellerslie chief executive Cameron George says he would like to see New Zealand racing make the tough calls in order to fulfill its potential. George is taking up the fulltime role as Chief Operations Officer.

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In brief Hames a grumpy man Kane Hames is grumpy about the Chiefs’ scrummaging against the Sunwolves. The all All Blacks’ front row failed to consistently impose themselves against their committed and less vaunted Japanese counterparts last Saturday, so expect more time to be devoted to that key area with scrum coach Carl Hoeft ahead of Saturday’s clash with the Reds in New Plymouth. “I don’t like to use the word ‘owned’ unless I’m the one doing the owning,” quipped loosehead prop Hames.

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Injured Chiefs return All Blacks Charlie Ngatai and Nathan Harris, as well as lock Michael Allardice, are available for Super Rugby selection for the Chiefs after overcoming long-term injuries. The likely return of Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Tim Nanai-Williams and Brodie Retallick also gives the side additional international experience, much to the delight of coach Dave Rennie. “It’s great to have so many guys on their feet and it certainly makes training more intense with a lot more competition for places,” he said yesterday.

- NZME The Celtic colts side recorded a good win against Darfield at Celtic on Saturday.

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■ RUGBY

Southern showing the way

By Matt MarkhaM Despite losing their first game during the past week, Southern still lead the way in Mid Canterbury Senior B rugby.

With four full rounds completed the Pirates are three points clear on top of the overall standings, although they have had one extra game than most of the teams in the competition.

Both Southern and Hampstead have a game in hand after they shifted their fixture from this coming weekend to Anzac Day to allow for the opening weekend of duck shooting season and for Southern it resulted in their first loss of the season as Hampstead beat Southern 19-15.

Both sides returned to the paddock for their third hit-out in seven days on Saturday and

in contrasting results Southern were victorious while Hampstead suffered defeat at the hands of Mt Somers.

Hampstead outscored Mt Somers two tries to one, but two drop goals from Adam Bishell saw the blue and reds home in a close encounter that finished up 14-13.

Southern picked up a bonus point in their match against

Collegiate, winning 20-14.

In other matches Allenton continued Methven’s losing streak by beating them 45-12 while Celtic dished out a similar result to Rakaia winning 49-10.

In junior rugby the Rakaia/ Methven colts were beaten by Springston 29-54 but Celtic were too good for Darfield scoring six tries in their 39-26 win at Celtic on Saturday afternoon.

Drums beating louder for Luatua to face Lions Form Blues loose forward Steven Luatua is in the frame for selection against the Lions, despite his impending and so-called premature departure from these shores.

All Blacks selector Grant Fox may not have mentioned Luatua by name, but that was one fair conclusion from an interview with the Radio Sport Breakfast.

When Luatua signed for Bristol this year, many observers believed it would sound the death knell for his Lions series prospects.

He was, after all, following in the footsteps of Charles Piutau, whose 2015 World Cup non-selection was seen as retribution for his decision to quit New Zealand at a young age.

Fair to say that but for injuries to Kieran Read and Jerome Kaino, Luatua would still be seen as an outside selection bet.

But with two veteran test loose forwards battling to be ready for the first test at Eden Park on June 24, and taking into account Luat-

ua’s lineout prowess and encouraging general form for the Blues, there has been a shift in opinion among some pundits.

Piutau may not agree, but Fox assured the Radio Sport Breakfast team that “we’ve never penalised guys who have gone overseas at the end of a season”.

“Our job is to pick the best team we think can take on the next opposition.

“That will not change at all.

“When it comes down to the nitty-gritty, we do what we need to win ... if it is someone we need now.

“Where it becomes tougher is if you toss the coin between two guys, and one is staying and one is going and we can’t separate them across the skill level.

“Then clearly, we would favour the guy staying, but I can’t remember an instance of that in the last five years.”

Fox also indicated that brief 2015 All Black Charlie Ngatai, the Chiefs midfield back who is playing for his club after a long

Steven Luatua concussion-related absence, might be considered.

Fox believed his return to Super Rugby was imminent.

Fox said: “It is a short time frame but he’s a class footballer with a great skill set and can play a number of positions.

“People like that are important when we’re picking a match day 23.”

Fox sounded hopeful that Read in particular, and also Kaino, would be ready for the first Lions test, saying their experience meant they would hit top form quickly.

The All Blacks knew their squad would probably be injury affected, had coped before, and would simply “roll up the sleeves” and get on with it.

“We understand the style of game they (the Lions) will bring and they are very good at it,” he said.

“We’ve got to make sure we can deal with that, get our uptempo game going ... but we’ve got to get over the top of them in set piece, or at least manage them.

“We know they will kick the ball well, set piece well, drive well, and have some balance in their game.

“Gats (coach Warren Gatland) does like to move the ball strategically, in the right parts.

“They will be hard to break down.”

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Blues game to move?

Talks are being held to move the Waratahs game against the Blues on Saturday away from Allianz Stadium, as concern grows over the state of the Allianz pitch ahead of Sunday’s A-League grand final.

A proposal has been put forward to switch the Waratahs game to North Sydney Oval, though huge logistic complications would have to be addressed before any deal could be struck. A Waratahs spokesperson confirmed they had been approached on Monday afternoon by the state government.

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Force lose prop Daley The Western Force’s injury crisis has reached breaking point, with prop Ben Daley the latest player to be cut down by a serious setback.

Daley injured his knee in last week’s 24-15 loss to the Lions. The Force are still waiting on the final results from scans, but it’s likely Daley will miss the rest of the Super Rugby season. He joins fellow prop Jermaine Ainsley (knee), winger Chance Peni (groin), flanker Angus Cottrell (knee), and scrumhalf Ryan Louwrens (knee) on the long-term injury list. Fullback Dane HaylettPetty (ham-string), skipper Ben McCalman (shoulder), lock Matt Philip (foot), Luke Morahan (fractured cheek-bone), and Michael Ruru (ankle) are also out.

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Carrington into fours Triple Olympic kayak medallist Lisa Carrington is spreading her racing wings on this year’s European campaign. Carrington, winner of two Olympic gold medals in the K1 200m at London in 2012 and Rio last year, along with winning bronze in Rio in the K1 500m, is one of eight women to be named in two K4 crews as the women’s arm of the discipline grows on the back of both Carrington and the burgeoning K4 paddlers. Carrington may also race in two-seater events at the World Cups in Portugal from May 19-21 and in Szeged, Hungary from May 26-28. Carrington has been among the most dominant paddlers in the sport.

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M9 Riverton gallops Today at Riverton Raceway

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4 97859 Beethoven (5) 58.5................... J Lowry (a1) 5 00504 Name Of The Stars (8) 56.5 ...T Comignaghi (a3) 6 04065 Gun Law (7) 56.5 .........................T Moseley 7 00x0 Minue (6) 56.5 ..................... R Firdhaus (a3) 8 70 Raise The Ante (3) 56.5 ..........K Kalychurun 4 1.35 HAZLETT CONTRACTING STEEPLECHASE $20,000, RST OPEN STEEPLE, 3400m 1 337x8 Gargamel tdm (5) 68 .....................A Browne 2 4x987 Kina Win t (1) 65 ......................S Higgins (3) 3 03x07 Regalo Reaal m (4) 65 ...................... A Kuru 4 33x83 Seeking Redemption (3) 65 .....H McNeill (3) 5 5x765 Tai Ho t (2) 65 ............................ S Karnicnik 5 2.11 TELFER DRAINLAYING/TRAVELLERS REST TAVERN R75 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2147m 1 47x06 Come Fly With Me tdmh (8) 63.5Bohorun (a4) 2 63560 Gallant Dan (9) 61......................... C Barnes 3 55764 Full Count (3) 60.5 .......................T Moseley 4 38570 Belle Boy tdmh (4) 58............... J Lowry (a1) 5 22967 A Beautiful Knight th (1) 56 ...K Mudhoo (a1) 6 14x70 Clareville Flight tdmh (7) 55 .... G Jogoo (a1) 7 18594 Starbuck h (5) 54.5....................R Yatim (a3) 8 53525 Odi Et Amo mh (2) 54 .................L Callaway 9 05863 Point Proven m (6) 54 .............K Kalychurun 6 2.44 FISHER ALUMINIUM/THE CRIB CAFE/VITAL SIGNS MDN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 06368 Coatncollar (6) 58.5 ........T Comignaghi (a3)

13 00769 Joe Bonanno td (2) 56 ................ C Johnson R65 HCP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 7203x Back In The Day tdm (6) 59.5 .....K Kwo (a4) 14 14x00 Risky Flight tm (16) 55 .................. C Barnes 2 8478x Rock Solid tm (11) 58 ............. G Jogoo (a1) 15 06057 Weapon Of Choice dh (4) 55 3 6734L Vice Marshall dmh (10) 58 ..........L Callaway 16 07890 No No No Yes d (5) 55 4 03657 Flicka Of Gold d (4) 57.5 ..... R Firdhaus (a3) 17 5648x Irish Dude d (14) 55 5 00100 The Likely Lad (14) 57.5 .......... J Lowry (a1) 18 98488 Royal Dollar (9) 54 Emergencies: Weapon Of Choice, No No No Yes, Irish 6 10x80 Switzer dm (13) 57 ........................ C Barnes 7 36377 Wild Jack mh (3) 57 ..............K Mudhoo (a1) Dude, Royal Dollar He’s Mi Brother h (2) 56 ........ S Toolooa (a4) 8 3.58 ADVANCE AGRICULTURE/WRENS & APARI- 89 26070 60060 Sir Jack Remington tdmh (8) 56...T Moseley MA PLUMBING MDN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 10 100x3 My Swissmiss dm (9) 55 ........A Sharpe (a4) 1 2252 Doppelganger (5) 58.5 ............K Kalychurun 11 798x8 Bachata (5) 55 ........................K Kalychurun 2 623x3 Nesta b (9) 58.5 .......................... C Johnson 12 060x0 Pacific Tap d (12) 55.................... C Johnson 3 2 All Black Magic h (11) 58.5 .........L Callaway 13 840x9 Oh So Smart td (1) 54.........R Beeharry (a4) 7 3.24 BEACH HOUSE CAFE BAR/MILNES TRANS- 4 75 Napoleon Dynamite (14) 58.5 . G Jogoo (a1) 14 98488 Royal Dollar d (7) 54 .................R Yatim (a3) PORT R65 HCP $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1600m 5 06976 Galway Garry h (8) 58.5........... J Lowry (a1) Blinkers on: Minue (R3), Gallant Dan (R5), No No No Yes 1 318x0 Master Karsten tdmh (12) 60 K Mudhoo (a1) 6 2000 Nomen Ludi (3) 58.5 ..................... C Barnes (R7), Vino Tinto (R8), Pacific Tap (R9) Blinkers off: He’s Mi 2 x48x6 Shakti td (10) 59.5................. S Toolooa (a4) 7 Rising Flight (1) 58.5 ...................K Kwo (a4) Brother (R9) Winkers off: Vino Tinto (R8) 3 28341 Sir Ed tdh (1) 59 ........................R Yatim (a3) 8 7x220 Vino Tinto b (13) 56.5......T Comignaghi (a3) SELECTIONS 4 289x1 Slammer t (11) 59 .................... J Lowry (a1) 9 93 Verify (7) 56.5 Race 1: Double Tap, Pheasant, Akal, Go Go Gonzo, Likewise 5 26044 Centavada dm (13) 58.5 ......... G Jogoo (a1) 10 x0030 Neat Aza Pin (10) 56.5..........K Mudhoo (a1) Race 2: Delacroix, Revenge, Drumgold, Gold Leaf, Loose Goose 6 69507 He Ain’t Heavy dmh (7) 57.5 ...K Kalychurun 11 6x304 Promising h (4) 56.5.....................T Moseley Race 3: Gazza The Guru, Brillante Rosso, Name Of The Stars 7 90x61 Tilly Dunnage th (17) 57..............L Callaway 12 Chica Rapida h (15) 56.5 ..........R Yatim (a3) Race 4: Gargamel, Kina Win, Regalo Reaal, Seeking Redemption 8 8190x Blues Breaker mh (18) 56.5 .........T Moseley 13 7 Ginga Garn h (12) 56.5 ........A Bohorun (a4) Race 5: Full Count, Come Fly With Me, Belle Boy, Gallant Dan 9 7x029 Final Shinko (15) 56.5 .....T Comignaghi (a3) 14 700 Tap Dis (6) 56.5................... R Firdhaus (a3) Race 6: Strategus, Coatncollar, Limousine, Holy Mackerel 10 63738 Franconi td (6) 56.5 15 00990 Fly The Flag h (2) 56.5 ........R Beeharry (a4) Race 7: Centavada, Shakti, Slammer, Master Karsten, Sir Ed 11 96x88 Red Ace (3) 56.5 ....................A Sharpe (a4) Emergency: Fly The Flag Race 8: Doppelganger, Nesta, Napoleon Dynamite, Promising 12 17x0x Delleud dm (8) 56 .......................K Kwo (a4) 9 4.29 RIVERTON ELECTRICAL/BAY ROAD SERVICE Race 9: Vice Marshall, Flicka Of Gold, My Swissmiss, Bachata 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

4307x Holy Mackerel h (5) 58.5 .............L Callaway 74055 Limousine (1) 58.5 ................... J Lowry (a1) 59x0 Bullitt (7) 58.5 04099 Little Bossing (3) 58.5 .................K Kwo (a4) 9x9x0 Morrie Mac h (13) 58.5..............R Yatim (a3) 78x0 Muzza’s Mate (14) 58.5............... C Johnson 40009 National Asset (11) 58.5 09592 Velvet Rose (9) 56.5...................... C Barnes 28552 Strategus (4) 56.5 ................... G Jogoo (a1) 906 Sheezoff (2) 56.5 ....................K Kalychurun 00x09 Black Lizzie (12) 56.5 ............K Mudhoo (a1) 900x0 Irish Katie (8) 56.5............... R Firdhaus (a3) 098x0 Raising Al (10) 56.5 .....................T Moseley

Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 3 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.08am (NZT) MARKS EWEN & ASSOCIATES 2000 $10,000, MAIDEN, 2000m 1 4x247 Asylum Seeker (14) 58.5 2 87034 Battle Royal h (5) 58.5 ............. D Danis (a4) 3 70775 Nombero (15) 58.5 .................... M D Plessis 4 966 Cheval Vapeur (9) 58.5 ............... D Johnson 5 80 Bizzwinkle h (10) 58.5 .................C Lammas 6 8. The Other Half h (8) 58.5 ....... K Cowan (a3) 7 23593 Lady Ferner (3) 56.5 ...................T Thornton 8 32363 Rocanic (7) 56.5.............................. A Jones 9 532 Artiste (1) 56.5 ...........................M Cameron 10 926x6 Four Day High (2) 56.5...............M Coleman 11 0x046 Primrose Hill (13) 56.5 ..................M McNab 12 06x6 Cheex h (6) 56.5 13 9x Eyes Of Both (4) 56.5 ......S Weatherley (a2) 14 90570 Rose Sauvage (11) 56.5 15 68x0 La Foi (12) 56.5 ...............................A Collett 16 56806 El Healo 56.5 ............................... Scratched Emergencies: La Foi, El Healo 2 11.38am DON GRIFFITHS TRENCHING LTD 1200 $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 43 Ohceedee (5) 57.5 ..........................A Collett 2 Griffin h (4) 57.5 ............................M McNab 3 Pacific Coast h (7) 57.5 .................O Bosson 4 The Boy Wonder h (1) 57.5 ............. C Grylls 5 Buffit (3) 57.5 ..............................T Thornton 6 2x Malambo b (6) 55.5 ................... M D Plessis 7 22 Mongolian Beauty b (8) 55.5 ......M Cameron 8 45 Iffida (2) 55.5 ....................S Weatherley (a2) 9 7 Veine D’Or h (9) 55.5 ..................C Lammas 3 12.08pm DUNCAN & EBBETT 1200 $10,000, MDN 1 389x0 Flash Gris (2) 58.5 ...................J Nason (a2) 2 5534. Flying Trapeze h (6) 58.5...............M McNab 3 3x Magic Cannon h (14) 58.5 ..........C Lammas 4 7277 Quintos (13) 58.5 ...............................M Hills 5 Ming’s Emperor (16) 58.5................ R Jones 6 78x I’m Murphy h (5) 58.5 ...................... C Grylls 7 Ironbark h (15) 58.5 8 6233x Darci’s Daughter bh (12) 56.5 .. D Danis (a4) 9 58x3 Shellez Ace h (10) 56.5................... A Jones 10 8280x Royal Touch (3) 56.5 ........S Weatherley (a2) 11 5 Blue Shadow (4) 56.5 ................M Coleman

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12 95x Rosa Stella (7) 56.5 ........................S Collett 13 8x Lucy Wyldstyle h (11) 56.5 ............O Bosson 14 Verdant (9) 56.5 .......................... D Johnson 15 4870x Leica Warrior 58.5 ........................ Scratched 16 04990 Zabeelious h (1) 56.5 17 08x9x Heavenly Gold h (17) 56.5 18 x809x My Smiley O’Reilly h (8) 56.5 Emergencies: Leica Warrior, Zabeelious, Heavenly Gold, My Smiley O’Reilly 4 12.43 HI TECH FLOOR SCRUBBERS 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 862 Tremendous (1) 58.5 ..................A Sims (a3) 2 x39x3 Hone (4) 58.5 ............................ M D Plessis 3 84527 Olympic (15) 58.5............................ C Grylls 4 0x9x0 Pinko Moon (16) 58.5........................ V Gatu 5 0x Battlescar (5) 58.5............S Weatherley (a2) 6 Claydon h (12) 58.5.................... L Satherley 7 x250x Leica Lady (17) 56.5 ................... D Johnson 8 3 Tattybogler 56.5 ........................... Scratched 9 037x Mississippi (14) 56.5 ..........G Saejorhor (a4) 10 Our McKay (9) 56.5 ....................M Coleman 11 0x Detach (10) 56.5 .............................S Collett 12 9 Its All Fun (6) 56.5......................M Cameron 13 Livin’ On A Prayer h (2) 56.5 .... D Danis (a4) 14 8 Remember Rosie (3) 56.5...............A Collett 15 4870x Leica Warrior (7) 58.5 .................T Thornton 16 04990 Zabeelious h (13) 56.5 17 08x9x Heavenly Gold h (11) 56.5 18 x809x My Smiley O’Reilly h (8) 56.5 Emergencies: Leica Warrior, Zabeelious, Heavenly Gold, My Smiley O’Reilly 5 1.16pm THE BOLTHOLDER LIMITED 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN CG&E, 1400m 1 2222 More Than Fast 58.5 .................... Scratched 2 72x Big Ben h (1) 58.5 ........................... R Jones 3 8x3 Demagic (9) 58.5 ........................ D Johnson 4 3x Elusive Treasure b (16) 58.5 ..... M D Plessis 5 935. Rough Conduct h (7) 58.5...............S Collett 6 x6287 Bronny’s Lad (15) 58.5 ...............M Cameron 7 280. Deejay Mac (12) 58.5 ..................C Lammas 8 2040x Hoyt Axton (5) 58.5 ........................... D Hain 9 7737 Just For Kicks bh (4) 58.5 ............... C Grylls 10 360. Flip The Coin h (3) 58.5 11 83568 Imran (18) 58.5 .......................... L Satherley 12 Dynamic Eagle (6) 58.5 ................M McNab 13 05 Riptyne (14) 58.5 ............................A Collett

14 6x First Nephew (13) 58.5 ............ K McCulloch 15 7. Barleaner (11) 58.5 16 Time Alone (10) 58.5 17 7x Momus (17) 58.5 18 9500x Zedman h (8) 58.5 19 0x Hallavaboy 58.5 ........................... Scratched 20 84527 Olympic (2) 58.5 Emergencies: Barleaner, Time Alone, Momus, Zedman, Hallavaboy, Olympic 6 1.55 MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN F&M, 1400m 1 24824 Abloom 57.5 ................................. Scratched 2 320. Imeldas Girl (2) 57.5 .......................A Collett 3 2350x Swissilicious (5) 57.5 ........................ V Gatu 4 39x65 Lhotse (10) 57.5 ....................H Marzuki (a4) 5 73058 Panella h (1) 57.5 ............................ A Jones 6 048x7 I’ma Shygirl (3) 57.5 ....................T Thornton 7 7x85 Red Delight h (11) 57.5 ................... C Grylls 8 Stargazing (9) 57.5 ..........S Weatherley (a2) 9 Palpitation h (6) 57.5 .......................S Collett 10 Penzero (8) 57.5 ......................... D Johnson 11 00x Savvy Lady h (4) 57.5 .................C Lammas 12 x877x Secret Dreams (7) 57.5.............. L Satherley 7 2.28pm AA AUTO SERVICE & REPAIR MATAMATA 1400 $10,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 03642 Icing On The Cake h (9) 57.5 .......... R Jones 2 63427 Keep The Moment b (7) 57.5 ......T Thornton 3 535x6 Stolen Love bh (11) 57.5 ...............M McNab 4 0x0x6 Hello Sailor h (2) 57.5 ......S Weatherley (a2) 5 7x9x Provision (4) 57.5 ............................A Collett 6 8x Silk (6) 57.5 ..................................... A Jones 7 47x98 Amour La Vie h (12) 57.5 ...........M Coleman 8 Fawn (3) 57.5 .............................M Cameron 9 0088x I’ll Stand By You (8) 57.5 ........ K Cowan (a3) 10 x68x6 O’Know h (1) 57.5 .........................O Bosson 11 0 Raspberry Sweet h (5) 57.5 ...... M D Plessis 12 45706 The Kipling Girl (10) 57.5 ......... K McCulloch 8 3.08 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, R65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 16323 Endean Express b (4) 60 ............C Lammas 2 263x2 Honour Princess (12) 60 ..S Weatherley (a2) 3 3159x Raisedinasandpit tm (8) 60 ........M Cameron 4 75223 Novelty tdb (3) 59.5 .......................O Bosson 5 8158x So True h (9) 59.5 .................. K Cowan (a3) 6 4832x Cardinal Sin tm (11) 58.5 ....A Schwerin (a2) 7 52x18 Sarabande 58.5 ........................... Scratched

Matt Cameron has the ride on Four Degrees in the last on the card at Matamata today.

8 470x7 The Secret’s Out m (1) 58.5 ........ D Johnson 9 2017x Cool Cassie m (6) 58 ..................T Thornton 10 x9588 Starstripe tdh (5) 58 ...................M Coleman 11 37610 Voleuse td (10) 58 .................... K McCulloch 12 149x0 Nina Arora (13) 57.5 .....................M McNab 13 4170x Bella Blue m (7) 57 .........................A Collett 14 60839 Miss Elegante th (2) 56.5 ................S Collett 9 3.48 CHALLENGE MATAMATA 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 673x2 Learning To Fly (4) 58.5 ................O Bosson 2 072 Flash As (16) 58.5..............................M Hills 3 92083 Neddy Nadeem (14) 58.5...........D Prastiyou 4 094 Freeman (15) 58.5 .....................M Coleman 5 5047 Palermitano h (2) 58.5 .................... C Grylls 6 0x Hallavaboy (13) 58.5 ................ D Danis (a4)

7 Tweedledee h (8) 58.5 ................C Lammas 8 73 Queen El Jay b (7) 56.5 .............M Cameron 9 3 Soul Sensation (17) 56.5 ................A Collett 10 4 Recollect h (12) 56.5 .....................M McNab 11 5. Sienna Grace (9) 56.5...........H Marzuki (a4) 12 56806 El Healo h (5) 56.5 ........................ R Norvall 13 08 Ready To Rock h (1) 56.5 ......... M D Plessis 14 69 Vickezzlepin (6) 56.5 ................... D Johnson 15 07707 Champagne Tilly (3) 56.5 16 999. Suliman h (11) 58.5.........................S Collett 17 00008 Sacre Coeur (18) 58.5 .............J Nason (a2) 18 6x First Nephew (10) 58.5 10 4.19 MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY 2000 $10,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 2000m 1 51503 Baymax (7) 60.5 ........................ M D Plessis 2 72145 Curious t (10) 59.5 ................. K Cowan (a3) 3 146x2 In A Minute m (9) 58.5 ................ E Farr (a2) 4 5x558 Luen Yat Miracle 57.5 ................... Scratched 5 12 Newton b (5) 57 ............................O Bosson 6 8x957 Richie McHorse (2) 57 .................... C Grylls 7 92723 Four Degrees h (4) 56.5 .............M Cameron 8 558x1 The Arabian Duke mh (14) 56.5 ...... A Jones 9 4037x Cruiseo m (3) 55.5 ..........................A Collett 10 814x0 Unveiling t (1) 55.5 .....................D Prastiyou 11 71846 Contessa Belle h (8) 54 ................M McNab 12 64148 Marshal (11) 54 ..................................M Hills 13 32056 Ekarosa m (6) 54 ............................S Collett 14 46733 Real Savvy th (16) 54 ......S Weatherley (a2) 15 111x5 Coolibah m (12) 54.5 ................T Wenn (a3) 16 5x687 Le Moussier 54.5 ......................... Scratched 17 4964x Daniece tm (13) 54 .....................T Thornton 18 40700 I’m All Ears (15) 54 Blinkers on: Rose Sauvage, La Foi (R1), Lucy Wyldstyle (R3), Amour La Vie (R7), Starstripe (R8), Sienna Grace (R9) Blinkers off: Zedman (R5), Hallavaboy (R9) Winkers on: Ohceedee (R2), Battlescar, Leica Warrior (R4), I’ma Shygirl (R6)

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Artiste, Lady Ferner, Rocanic, Asylum Seeker, Battle Royal Race 2: Mongolian Beauty, Ohceedee, Malambo, The Boy Wonder Race 3: Shellez Ace, Darci’s Daughter, Magic Cannon, Flying Trapeze Race 4: Tremendous, Leica Lady, Olympic, Hone Race 5: Elusive Treasure, Big Ben, Demagic, Riptyne Race 6: Imeldas Girl, Stargazing, Lhotse, Swissilicious Race 7: Icing On The Cake, Stolen Love, Keep The Moment Race 8: Endean Express, Novelty, Honour Princess, Cardinal Sin Race 9: Learning To Fly, Soul Sensation, Queen El Jay, Recollect Race 10: Newton, In A Minute, Four Degrees, Richie McHorse

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 62 Bigtime Jack nwtd ..............................L Cole way Meeting Date: 03 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 78788 Wine O’Clock nwtd G &................... J Clarke Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 10 64877 Goldstar Beckham nwtd ..................L Doody 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 12.52pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS HT4 C0q, 305m and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 21 Bigtime JayJay nwtd...........................L Cole 1 12.00pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL HT1 C0q, 305m 2 33 Wairoa Angel nwtd ....................... H Mullane 1 53777 Mitsuta nwtd ......................................D Edlin 3 78447 Ndora nwtd........................................D Edlin 2 1 Bigtime Caleb nwtd ............................L Cole 4 678x8 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 3 34746 Cawbourne Broady nwtd..............M Roberts 5 43643 Pretty and Pink nwtd .................... H Mullane 4 3x267 Vanos nwtd .................................. H Mullane 6 554 Hezaman nwtd ................................. P Clark 5 43372 Piko Piko Dawn nwtd ...................... C Brider 7 25333 Eamon nwtd .................................P Blanche 6 84386 Bigtime Rosie nwtd ............................L Cole 8 6677x Homebush Gracie nwtd............ K Gommans 7 24647 King Cormack nwtd L & ..................... Morris 9 77 Poppet nwtd L & ................................. Morris 8 Mojito Rama nwtd ...........................L Doody 10 x6587 Billie Tee nwtd S & ....................C Blackburn 9 57558 Sedgebrook Freda nwtd ......................F Kite 5 1.09pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m 10 44787 Wellington Wind nwtd K & .................Phillips 1 85277 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 2 12.17pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE HT2 C0q, 305m 2 3151 Bigtime Sugar nwtd ............................L Cole 1 8375x Making It Up nwtd L & ........................ Morris 3 34425 Goldstar Holly 30.58 .........................M Flipp 2 7 Bigtime Sneaky nwtd .........................L Cole 4 48472 Bigtime Coffee 30.45..........................L Cole 3 65345 Lucha nwtd........................................D Edlin 5 63848 Black Roadstar 30.70....................B Mitchell 4 27345 Goldstar Bambi nwtd.......................L Doody 6 x1431 Rubbed Out 30.38.......................B Hodgson 5 55267 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd ...............M Roberts 7 87535 Belfast Barry 30.75 J & .......................D Bell 6 2 Bigtime Forecast nwtd........................L Cole 8 73565 Cawbourne Angus 30.45 .............M Roberts 7 44828 Lightning Lu nwtd S & ...............C Blackburn 9 47756 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 8 6 Wairoa Bonnie nwtd ..................... H Mullane 10 47686 Captain Tuttle nwtd J & .......................D Bell 9 66586 Homebush Gisele nwtd ............ K Gommans 6 1.27pm DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C1, 520m 10 55F78 Tepirita Wyatt nwtd ............................M Flipp 1 37262 Tammy’s Fire 30.54 ...........................M Flipp 3 12.34pm METEOR OPD C0 HT3 C0q, 305m 2 56566 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 1 87726 Cawbourne Jeff nwtd ...................M Roberts 3 28365 Thrilling Cassie 30.13 .............. K Gommans 2 She’s Coco nwtd .......................... H Mullane 4 65333 Zimmer Frame 30.41 R &....................L Udy 3 73545 Waterloo Blue nwtd ............................W Kite 5 25548 Cawbourne Muzza 30.78 .............M Roberts 4 Bigtime Blue nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 57617 She’s Mustard 30.61 ........................R Waite 5 45525 Unflinching nwtd L & .......................... Morris 7 13132 Bigtime MacDaddy nwtd ....................L Cole 6 73656 Ms Rubble Double nwtd ...................R Waite 8 77187 Macchia nwtd ....................................D Edlin 7 72773 Roketto nwtd .....................................D Edlin 9 26776 Opawa Shiloh 30.41 ........................B Marsh

10 84F87 Whata Shemozzel nwtd .................R Murray

7 1.44pm AON CPF C1 C1, 520m

10 2.36pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 HT3 C1q, 305m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

64368 Chase Me Apatche nwtd ...............G Atwood 64427 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 1 22156 Bigtime Basher 30.22.........................L Cole F77x5 Indefinite Order 17.75 ........................L Hunt 2 68523 Cawbourne Brandy 30.46 J & .............D Bell 72818 Was Just Saying nwtd R & ..................L Udy 3 64762 Dyna Alk nwtd ..............................M Roberts 82637 Buzzy Gem 18.32 ..............................J Hunt 4 54487 Opawa Gavin 30.40 G & ................. J Clarke 25478 Cawbourne Web 18.08 ................M Roberts 5 x3884 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 11813 Mila Mila 17.70 ............................A Turnwald 6 23327 Bigtime Monty 30.90 ..........................L Cole 72736 Another Jamie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 7 33838 Bigtime Sam nwtd ..................G Fredrickson 77187 Macchia 17.78...................................D Edlin 8 84246 Chip Off Block 30.86 ...................J McArthur 78467 Gully Crusher 17.77 G & ................. J Clarke 9 38665 Opawa Leanna 30.60 ........................M Flipp 10 84F87 Whata Shemozzel nwtd .................R Murray 11 2.58 LIQUORLAND WANGANUI HT4 C1q, 305m 8 2.03pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 1 83655 Stainless Knocka 17.92 R & ...............L Udy 2 44683 Snow Ball Chance 17.72..........A Duganzich C1 HT1 C1q, 305m 3 52258 Another Flag 17.92 J & .......................D Bell 1 x558x Witch Misty 17.81............................. P Clark 4 48362 Unaccustomed 17.90 L &................... Morris 2 52747 Ivanhov 17.81 K & .............................Phillips 5 54841 Bigtime Racer 17.78 ..............G Fredrickson 3 64634 Cawbourne Frost 17.59................M Roberts 6 61331 Bigtime Talker nwtd ............................L Cole 4 51876 Alcudia 18.28 ....................................M Flipp 7 43252 Piko Piko 17.99 ............................... C Brider 5 76211 Bigtime Do It 17.78 ............................L Cole 8 53865 Opawa Smoke 17.59.........................M Flipp 6 67573 Lissadell Marcus 17.89 ................. D Donlon 9 12686 Hanover State 17.60 .......................... N Udy 7 34882 Another Relm 17.98 J & ......................D Bell 8 44562 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 10 76476 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 9 6x8x6 Goodtime Alannah 18.04 ................P Knight 12 3.16pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK HT5 10 x3884 Take Action 17.92.........................M Goodier C1q, 305m 1 23122 Bigtime Rapid 17.69...............G Fredrickson 9 2.19pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT2 C1q, 305m 2 77432 Sunset Marjen 17.81 .........................M Flipp 1 35324 Panda Ring nwtd ................................ N Udy 3 74554 Culvie Den 17.80 J & ..........................D Bell 2 71388 Bigtime Happy nwtd R & .....................L Udy 4 86143 Ken Wilde nwtd ............................ H Mullane 3 53538 Jamaica Mistaica 18.19 K & ..............Phillips 5 75x83 Homebush Pippi 17.84.................. R Maisey 4 35658 Kay Marting 17.78 ..................J T McInerney 6 27722 Celtic Rover 17.95.........................M Gowan 5 75133 Wong All Along 17.86..................A Turnwald 7 62347 On Demand nwtd R & .........................L Udy 6 54128 Cawbourne Spook 17.89 .............M Roberts 8 14785 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 7 848x4 Belfast Smarty 17.85 J & ....................D Bell 9 14566 Unbeknown 18.08 .......................A Turnwald 8 18 Bigtime Sophie 17.85 .........................L Cole 9 8x565 Scott To Go 18.23 ..............................L Hunt 10 27448 Sioux Baxter 17.90.................J T McInerney 10 78847 Vee Veery Lovely 18.49 G & ........... J Clarke 13 3.33pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT6 C1q, 305m

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55555 Opawa Lachlan 17.69 ........................ N Udy x3324 Sweet Lovin’ nwtd ..................G Fredrickson 64268 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 27546 Butterball 17.97 .............................M Gowan 44453 Adrenalin Kick 18.19 ..............J T McInerney 13833 On Da Quest 18.08 ........................ L Pearce 22887 Bigtime Moola 17.70 R & ....................L Udy 71343 Double Ice 17.73 ...............................M Flipp 28365 Thrilling Cassie 18.07 .............. K Gommans 27565 Leon Rouge 17.86 J & ........................D Bell 14 3.51pm MAX REFRIDGERATION HT7 C1q, 305m 1 32621 Bigtime Boy 17.79 ........................M Goodier 2 17363 Rosie 17.86 .................................J McArthur 3 65753 Idol Mark 18.02 .................................M Flipp 4 14646 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 5 84756 Cawbourne Danial 17.71 ......... K Gommans 6 31268 Amy Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 7 32368 Devil’s Tongue nwtd..........................S Stone 8 684x3 Allegro Beau nwtd ..................G Fredrickson 9 27674 Cyndi Action 18.06 J &........................D Bell 10 56377 Unverified nwtd ......................J T McInerney 15 4.12pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1 HT8 C1q, 305m 1 33637 Watch Your Back 18.07 ......................W Kite 2 153F Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 3 56554 Lloyd Attack nwtd .............................S Lozell 4 45546 Linny Stopwatch 18.18 .....................S Stone 5 25427 Kiwi Baxter 17.75 ...................J T McInerney 6 648x5 Trendy Blaster 17.78 .......................B Marsh 7 61885 Jandel Man 17.81 .................... K Gommans 8 81776 To Much Andre 18.04 ...................K Williams 9 17366 Homebush Freda 17.89 .........J T McInerney 10 45387 Cawbourne Loch 17.79 J &.................D Bell 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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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

■ ATHLETICS

Records to be wiped?

The track and field world is in uproar over a proposal to rip up the record books and erase some of the most celebrated marks in history.

The European Athletics Council has come up with a radical plan that would wipe out existing European and world records and set a clean slate as part of the fight against doping.

The proposal was adopted during the Council’s meeting in Paris over the weekend, and president Svein Arne Hansen admitted it was “revolutionary”.

In a nod to the stain that doping has left on athletics, he also said that “performance records that show the limits of human capabilities are one of the great strengths of our sport, but they are meaningless if people don’t really believe them”.

“It’s a radical solution for sure, but those of us who love athletics are tired of the cloud of doubt and innuendo that has hung over our records for too long.”

The project proposes that world and European records only be recognised if achieved at approved international events and if the athlete concerned “has been subject to an agreed number of doping control tests in the months leading up to the performance”, a statement said.

All records set before a date that has yet to be defined will remain but only on a list of old records.

Jonathan Edwards and Paula Radcliffe could lose their world records in a radical shake-up of the sport – but Usain Bolt’s should survive.

Edwards set a best ever triple jump mark of 18.29 metres in

In brief Boyd wants No. 1 jersey Kangaroos fullback Darius Boyd admits it’s only a matter of time before Billy Slater is back on the representative scene, but he faces a fierce fight to reclaim his Test No.1 jumper. It was only in the corresponding mid-year test last season when Boyd cemented his spot as Australia’s first-choice fullback. The Brisbane captain has yet to lose a game in his entire 22test career so far. But he conceded the triumphant return of Slater from twin shoulder surgeries has Boyd looking over his shoulder in a World Cup year.

- AAP

Vatuvei in for Tonga

Paula Radcliffe is upset her records and reputation are at risk.

1995 while Paula Radcliffe set a marathon record of 2 hours 15min and 25 sec in 2003.

Usain Bolt’s 100 metres mark of 9.58 sec that he set in 2009 in Berlin could also be under threat, but it would seem unlikely.

The plan will be put forward to the council meeting of world governing body the IAAF in August.

IAAF president Sebastian Coe, who attended the Council meeting in Paris, indicated that he was in favour of the proposal.

“I like this because it underlines that we have put into place doping control systems and technology that are more robust and safer than 15 or even 10 years ago,” he said.

“There will be athletes, current

record holders, who will feel that the history we are recalibrating will take something away from them but I think this is a step in the right direction and if organised and structured properly we have a good chance of winning back credibility in this area.”

The idea was criticised by two leading Swedish athletes when asked by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, with European heptathlon record holder Carolina Kluft saying: “Obviously I would find it disgusting if I were deprived of my record when I was completely clean.”

Patrik Sjoberg, now aged 52 and who set the European high jump record in 1987, complained that the proposal “implied” that

all records from 2017 or earlier were set by “doped athletes”.

British athletics icon and women’s marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe tweeted her displeasure as well – the IAAF have only stored blood and urine samples since 2005 placing her 2003 record at risk.

“I am hurt and do feel this damages my reputation and dignity,” said Radcliffe.

“It is a heavy-handed way to wipe out some really suspicious records in a cowardly way by simply sweeping all aside instead of having the guts to take the legal plunge and wipe any record that would be found in a court of law to have been illegally assisted.”

- NZME

Veteran Warriors wing Manu Vatuvei is set to trade the black and white of the Kiwis for the red and white of Mate Ma’a Tonga this weekend after being called into the Tongan squad for their match against Fiji in Sydney. The 31-year-old returned from injury to score a try for the Warriors’ reserve grade on Sunday, and has been rushed into the Tonga squad as a replacement for Konrad Hurrell. Vatuvei is one of the most decorated Kiwis ever, having won the Tri-Nations in 2005, two Four Nations titles in 2010 and 2014, and a World Cup title in 2008.

- NZME

Aussies on high alert Second-rower Boyd Cordner admits Australia’s defence will have to come up with a different approach to combat a new-look New Zealand line-up for Friday’s rugby league test. The Kangaroos will take to the training field with a big focus on how to shut down their fullstrength spine. At least seven changes will be made to the Kiwis side that were walloped in the Four Nations final last year, including the return of stars Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Kieran Foran. It will be the first time the pair will reunite with Shaun Johnson and Issac Luke since the Kiwis upset Australia in the corresponding fixture two years ago. - AAP

■ BOXING

Medal, and memory

By Patrick Mckendry

Aside from winning the A-League grand final, Daniel Georgievski has two goals this week. He wants to remember the occasion. And he wants to keep hold of his medal.

Georgievski admitted he “can’t remember anything” from the 2015 grand final, won with Victory in his maiden season. “It was all one massive blur,” he said. It is his last game for Melbourne Victory before departing for Newcastle Jets - AAP

Win a bare minimum for Parker It seems the whole world has gone heavyweight boxing crazy over the past few days, but Joseph Parker says he doesn’t feel under any additional pressure to dispatch Razvan Cojanu in sensational fashion following Anthony Joshua’s epic win at Wembley.

A victory at Manukau on Saturday night in Kiwi Parker’s first defence of his WBO title is the bare minimum, however, and privately he would like to finish the fight against Cojanu, a former sparring partner, well within the scheduled 12 rounds in order to put his own name forward as a genuine champion with real heavyweight power.

In theory he should.

Parker, undefeated during his professional career, will have studied Cojanu’s style for less than a fortnight before the pair get into the ring at the Vodafone Events Centre following the late and inconvenient withdrawal of Hughie Fury, but he and trainer

Joseph Parker Kevin Barry know the Romanian’s attributes well enough and Parker’s skill and speed are on a different level.

There are big things ahead for Parker, particularly in England and potentially as early as August, but he is adamant he is thinking only about Cojanu rather than Joshua or Wladimir Klitschko or the incredible scenes at Wembley last Sunday.

It’s not hard to feel for Parker, though, who has had so-called experts on the other side of the world question his credentials and power virtually as soon as

27-year-old Joshua raised his hands in triumph.

That was the Englishman’s coming-of-age-fight, and it happened in front of 90,000 supporters and a worldwide audience of millions.

Asked about his determination to make a statement against Cojanu, Parker said: “It will help big time but I guess it’s not about that.

“For us, we’re just focusing on what we want to do and our plan.

I’m not really worried about what other people think.

“Going into a fight you never plan on stopping the guy.

“You hope you can. It would be a great result, but this guy has come prepared and is ready as well.

“I know this guy, I know what he brings, and the power that he presents in the ring. I think that just a win will be great but we’ll see what happens.

“Like you saw in the fight at the weekend – one punch can change everything.”

How Parker himself would like to finish the fight against Cojanu in such decisive fashion.

Trainer Kevin Barry was keen to stress that Parker has done that before and he no doubt will again, but the attitude among many in the boxing world is that now that Joshua is sitting atop the division, everyone else by definition is second rate.

Asked about those who doubt his power, Parker replied, with an edge in his voice: “Say what you want to say and believe what you want to believe.

“Is it about power or is it about speed? Can he catch me or can he not? We’ll see.”

Barry, meanwhile, believes Parker wouldn’t have let Joshua off the hook like a tiring Klitschko did, saying: “I can promise you this; if Joseph Parker hit Anthony Joshua on the chin and had him on his back like he was in the sixth round of that fight, that fight would be over.

“There would be no rounds seven to 11.”

- NZME

Reds’ hopes boosted Liverpool’s Emre Can produced a goal of stunning brilliance to earn a crucial 1-0 victory at Watford to boost the Reds’ push for a top-four finish in the Premier League. A game that had been meandering along amid much mediocrity came to life on the stroke of halftime yesterday when Can’s extraordinary overhead scissors kick from Lucas’s chipped through ball rocketed into the top corner.

The goal was hailed by club great Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports as “one of the great Liverpool goals”. The victory strengthened Liverpool’s hold on third place with 69 points, three points clear of fourth-placed Manchester City and four ahead of Manchester United, who are fifth.

- AAP

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Print Assistant

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

SITUATIONS VACANT Coldstream Rest Home, Hospital and Retirement Village

ICT Support Specialist We are seeking an ICT Support Specialist who is highly customer focused, able to increase user satisfaction, deepen client relationships and effectively manage expectations to a variety of end users.

Our current Clinical Nurse Manager is moving on to embark on a career change.

Heartland Design & Print is a locally owned Print Centre and we are all Are you an RN with aged care experience about customer service. Our goals are fast turnaround, friendly service and going the extra mile for our valued customers. At Heartland we take who has sound clinical skills, strong pride in our ability to deliver work of the highest quality, on time. leadership and communication skills We are looking for a Print Assistant to join our hard-working and who is looking for the next move in your friendly Ashburton team. Ideally the successful applicant will have an career? understanding of printing equipment, but training will be provided for Coldstream is a 37 bed hospital and 21 the right candidate. Our ideal candidate will be a friendly and great with people, while also being a hard worker who’s efficient, willing to learn and bed rest home and requires an RN to has a keen eye for detail. provide clinical leadership to staff and Be spoilt for choice at “Coldstream” Essential requirements: for residents.

• Must be a team player and prepared to multi task • 11 townhouses where you can live independently but with security & services provided Working in a well-resourced and • Attention to detail is paramount • 21 rest home beds with fully trained care staff for Long Term stays, Respite Care supported environment, the role of • Client-focussed and prepared to go the extra mile and Carer support services • Friendly and calm within a busy environment Clinical isNurse instrumental • 36 bed hospitalNurse wing • 24Manager Hour Registered Care • Positive and energetic team player in ensuring the culture and values of • Excellent communication skills both face-to-face and on the phone Coldstream are maintained.

• Reliable, punctual and professional Please email vicki@greenvale.co.nz for a • Neat and Tidy • Enjoy a Challenge full job description.

• Take pride in your work Applications can be made via email and • Excellent Time Management skills close Mayand 15.care, the security Come and visiton us,Monday, feel the warmth • Full NZ Driver’s license and peacefulness of which we are proud.

• Position involves binding, guillotining, laminating, booklet making and the use of creasing and folding equipment.

This position is full time, 8am-5pm and requires the applicant to be able to Rest Home, Hospital & Retirement Village work on site from our Ashburton office.

Phone: (03) 308 8020 • Email: admin@coldstream.co.nz Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Corner of Park & Burnett Street, Ashburton Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Heartland Design & Print Email your application to Poppy at the email address above please.

Poppy Sparrow (03) 308 9160 Email: poppy@heartlandprint.co.nz Experience essential with all types of cars, buses and small trucks.

In this role, you will provide support across a range of systems, applications and hardware for internal and external users of our Information Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure.

You will be working directly with customers over the phone, email and in person to identify and resolve ICT support issues.

Your main responsibilities will include: • First point of contact and day-to-day technical support to end users • Respond to support requests quickly and efficiently • Diagnose user’s ICT requirements and assist with help and recovery To be successful in this role, you will have: • Knowledge of basic hardware and software products and problem solving/diagnostic skills • 1 to 3 years of ICT work experience in computer systems or support • Excellent communication and documentation skills • Great relationship building skills with the ability to interact at various levels across the organisation and with external customers/contractors • Open to continuously learning new applications and software environments • A professional work ethic and you will be highly trustworthy

Coldstream

To find out more about this position or to download an application form visit http://www.eanetworks.co.nz

Automotive Technician

WOF Certified will be an advantage.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Permanent Position Full Time Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Limited is a well-established Contractor in the Ashburton area with over 27 years in the Civil and Farm Contracting Industry specialising in sub divisions, various earthworks, Site works projects, driveways, roading and drainage.

Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Ltd, has a position available for a person to deliver Civil Construction Projects.

You will need to have extensive experience within the Civil Construction environment with 2 years minimum of machine experience, be able to interpret plans and take pride in your work.

This role is a hands on role where you will be required to carry out a physical role working within a team environment.

Applications for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

• •

Competitive wages / salary to suit skill level Exciting and Varied Work

Contact Vali 021 158 1327 or send CV to methvenauto@xtra.co.nz

Fixed Term Scale A Teacher Position Tinwald School requires a Scale A Teacher for a fixed term position in a NE/Year 1 class.

Application pack available from school website: tinwaldschool.weebly. com Applications close 5pm, Friday, May 5, 2017 Peter Livingstone, Principal 027 656 2100

Tractor Driver Competent tractor driver required on dairy run-off.

Vineyard Worker Required Must have pruning experience.

Part time casual hours.

Possibility of additional hours.

Contact: Lesley 027 347 9036.

Forecourt Attendant

Fixed term. Start ASAP. End mid July.

Smoke free farm.

Shared accommodation available if required.

Phone David Letham 027 436 8261 or email lethamfarms@ gmail.com

required at Allenton Auto Centre.

This is a part time position up to 20 hours per week.

For further information please contact Dave on 027 6181 664.

If you have the relevant experience as noted above and are interested in pursuing this exciting role, please contact.

Guardian

Scott Pond on 027 344 0021 or Email office@tarbotton.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Clinical Nurse Manager (Full Time Position)

Ability to work well with our team, have great communication skills, a strong work ethic, be able to work unsupervised, full NZ drivers licence, friendly and punctual.

Ashburton Guardian

DAIRY POSITION We are looking for one person to assist on an attractive 800 cow farm in the Hinds/Lowcliffe area.

The farm is a very well laid out recent conversion with a high standard of infrastructure, machinery and automation.

Along with an attractive roster and remuneration, we are proud to offer a great working team environment and support for individuals to develop.

We offer regular opportunities to participate with management discussions, farm advisor discussion, and Primary ITO courses are encouraged.

Please note this is not a senior position, but rather would suit someone looking for either a career change from another farming sector or someone with a couple of years experience already.

It’s critical the applicant have a professional work ethic, yet fun and people orientated.

If you are interested then please email your CV and covering letter with references to: Ben and Mary-Anne Stock bjma@clear.net.nz

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 TRAVEL

Beckley Coachlines Programme

◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR Sunday, May 21, departing 9.30am.

Visits include St Barnabas Church, Sign of the Takahe, E Q Memorial Wall, new shopping centre.

Tickets $40 includes lunch.

For bookings phone 308 7646

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

MOTORING

MEETINGS, EVENTS Ashburton Dressage Group AGM Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7.30pm At Braided Rivers

TRADES, SERVICES COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable computer servicing and laser engraving. Contact Kelvin, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989. Proudly serving locals for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

It’s time to end poverty in new zealand When Rata and her family found themselves with nowhere to sleep, they were forced to live in the back of an old station wagon in a carpark, for weeks on end.

No one should have to live like this.

Right now, the reality is there are thousands of families like Rata’s who are living in poverty, and need your urgent help.

The Salvation Army is all about giving struggling people the help they need to get back on their feet again. But we can’t do any of this without the support of Kiwis like you.

Please support our Red Shield Appeal and together, we can end poverty in New Zealand.

Please donate today.

Call 0800 53 00 00 Or give at salvationarmy.org.nz

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Check us out on FACEBOOK.

RURAL TRADING POST FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Square balage $90/bale.

Round balage $80/bale.

Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

RAFFLES A Country Affair Lucky Number 1st - Janine nd 2 - J W Hurst 3rd - Renee Pawsey 4th - Elaine 5thth - Una Green 6 - Jan Stonyer 7th - Ngaio Donaldson 8th - W Lloyd Sheep weight: 92.5kg Liz Wells Name the Hen: Henny Penny - Anne Fleming

PUBLIC NOTICES OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

PERSONAL 100% genuine Ukraine ladies.

NZ agency with 13 years experience. Free to join. Free intro letters. Find real happiness with the lady of your dreams. Phone 022 568 3243.

ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Short Street Studio.

Autumn Show on now. 10am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday.

Monday and Wednesday, when sign out. Enquiries 308 4533.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

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

FOR SALE

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise Group in in Fellowship room.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Thursday 9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

20th - 27th May 2017 Tickets available from the Ashburton Trust Event Centre or Online at Ticket Direct

Director Regan Jackson Musical Director Ella Thomas Choreographer Jessie Thomson

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters by Charles Addams

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORIGINTM THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE, NEW YORK www.origintheatrical.com.au

FOR SALE

WILLOWTREE figures. A great Mother’s Day gift.

Expression is revealed through gestures only ... a tilt of the head, placement of the hands, a turn of the body.

MOTHER’S Day ... we have These figures say it all. Come everything you may want for in and see our selection. The mum! Treat mum to a nice China Shop in The Arcade. coffee mug, scarf, hand lotion, candle, umbrella, ADULT paperweight or something useful like a crystal vase or a ENTERTAINMENT set of wine glasses. We gift wrap so it’s done for you. The 26 YEAR old Canadian, size China Shop in The Arcade.

12, C cup, long dark hair.

Book now, don’t miss out.

OLD newspapers available. Phone 027 420 6092.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please ALBA, 28 year old, Chinese call in to the Guardian, Level lady, 36D cup, busty, size 3, 161 Burnett Street or 10.

Good personality. phone 307 7900 for bundles Professional massage. In/out of 10 or more. calls. Phone 021 163 2328.

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

Daily Events Wednesday

ENTERTAINMENT

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

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde.

Mature. You’ll be back.

Phone 021 0261 2761.

BUSTY 40FF. Mature South African lady. Phone 022 1034 135.

NEW Asian, Vietnam lady, size 8, slim model figure, 34E busty. In/out calls. One week only. Phone 022 090 6273.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL COMPLETELY refurbished two bedroom flat, includes new floor coverings, underfloor heating, garage. $240 per week. Phone 308 6319.

May 3 & 4, 2017

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale.

Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion.

Park Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility.

M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

11m MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Movie - Going in Style.

Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

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

48 Allen’s Road. Allenton.

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Euchre - come and join us.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Chutney and relishes with interesting ingredients. 51 Peter Street.

7pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

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

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

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Selling clean preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale.

Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.45am M.S.A.TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mah Jong Social at the Waireka Croquet Club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Westpac Bank - internet banking presentation. M.S.A.

lounge, Havelock Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

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

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You feel like you’re in your own world, but know that others are very aware of you now. “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” – Kahlil Gibran TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s so much you have access to, and you’re a curious person, ready to learn all you can and experience the richness of life. Self-regulation is, therefore, among your biggest challenges.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re more concerned with achievement than reward. The reward, as far as you’re concerned, is the achievement. The accolades can be nice, but also cause more pressure than they are worth.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): New research suggests you might do yourself some good by talking to yourself, especially if you’re saying encouraging or compassionate things, and especially if you’re saying them out loud.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Take on small, easily won challenges.

Building up a track record of success will give you the confidence you need to go for the more remarkable and difficult opportunities coming your way in the near future.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Belonging isn’t about fitting together perfectly, having a lot in common or agreeing on most things. Belonging is about acceptance. Set a tone of friendliness and compassion. Foster unconditional belonging.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The nearness of interesting and well-travelled people or the pull of exotic lands will activate your adventurous spirit. If you make discovery a priority you’ll definitely find the necessary resources.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Everyone brings something to the table, though not necessarily a tangible thing. Some will bring an idea, a talent, a custom, a grateful heart and pleasure in the opportunity at hand.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): For you, adrenaline isn’t a hormone that kicks in on an emergency-only basis; rather, it’s a daily boost. Your high-energy style will be well suited for the challenges of the day.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re happy when the people you love are happy. Find one person whose happiness means the most to you, and you’re likely to spend a lot of time, money and energy making this person smile.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It is more gracious to have a little of what’s being offered to you than to abstain. Gestures and rituals around togetherness will have greater meaning today.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): As artistic and imaginative as you are, you admire those who are too laid back to strive and too chill to social-climb.

Your values are in line with all that it takes to create meaningful, lasting friendships.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

BYRON, Geoffrey Charles – 6/3/1935 - 27/4/2017 Passed in peace at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Eldest son of the late James and Dorothy Byron (Oamaru). Brother and brother-in-law of Marion and Norman Gutschlag (both deceased), Jim and Kathy Byron (Christchurch), Dorothy (Laming) Byron (deceased, Christchurch), Wilma Blankenship and Dan Gilman (deceased). Uncle to all his nephews and nieces and their families. Wilma wishes to sincerely thank all the staff at Rosebank Rest Home for the excellent care given to Geoff on his final journey. To Dr Wootton and Dr Connors for all the support given to Geoff and myself. At Geoff’s request a private cremation has been held at Paterson’s Funeral Services. Messages to Wilma Blankenship, 86 Allens Road, Ashburton 7700 or Jim Byron, 88 Breens Road, Christchurch 8051.

Geoff the last race has been run.

Rest in Peace MAW, Josephine Alice (Josie) – On April 30, 2017. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, at Ashburton.

Aged 92 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Bill. Much loved mother and mother in law of Mary and Peter Akhtar, John and Robyn, Kevin and Christine, and Wendy and the late Boyd Keepa. Adored gran and great gran of her 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Messages to the Maw family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Methven House would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thank you to the staff at Methven House and Ashburton Hospital for their loving care of Josie. A funeral mass to celebrate Josie’s life will be held at Our Lady of the Snows, Main Road, Methven TOMORROW Thursday, May 4, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by interment at the Methven Cemetery.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

Canterbury owned, locally operated

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

McLEOD, Millicent Vernon, (Vern) (nee Cunliffe) – On May 2, 2017, peacefully at Rosebank Rest Home, Ashburton, in her 99th year.

Dearly loved wife of the late Gordon. Treasured mother and mother-in-law of Graeme and Barbara (Invercargill), Don and Denise (Ashburton), Alan and Tania (Manapouri) and Marg and Richard (Wellington). Loved friend of Lesley, Elizabeth, and Rhian.

Cherished nana Vern of Iain and Robert (China), Liam and Rachel (Christchurch), Michael (Dunedin), Katie and Vendi (Oamaru), Erin and Shaun, Hannah and Duncan (Invercargill), Matthew and Sarah (London), Jono (Dunedin) and loved great grandmother of Lukas, Lola, and Caleb. Messages to McLeod family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740 or email to donandden@hotmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Community House at the service, or direct to Community House, Cass Street, Ashburton. Special thanks to the management, staff and residents of Rosebank for their loving care of and friendship with Vern.

“Rarangi maunga, tu tonu, tu tonu, Rarangi tangata, ngaro noa, ngaro noa.”

(You have gone, but your mountain is everlasting.)

A celebration of Vern’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on SATURDAY, May 6 commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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DEATHS

O’CONNOR, Alan Russell (Bill) – Suddenly at home on May 2, 2017. Aged 81 years.

Husband of the late Vivienne.

Father, father in law, grandfather, and great grandfather. Messages to 9 Church Street, Ashburton 7700. At Bill’s request a private cremation will be held.

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BLACK, Marie Cosette – Marie, Robin, Ainslie, Celia and their families wish to express their sincere gratitude for all the support extended to them following the passing of their Mother Marie (Cos) Black. Thank you for the messages, cards of sympathy, flowers, baking, or joining us for the funeral service. All were very much appreciated.

For the friendship and shared faith thank you to John in particular, and members of the Methodist Church. To Alan and Lynette heartfelt thanks for all your love and very special personal efforts for our family.

We acknowledge Ann and Denise, Mother’s home carers for their exceptional bonding with her. With great warmth, love, pride and respect we will remember our Mother and Maman.

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M Murder In A Small Town PGR 2013 Thriller. Gail O’Grady, Chris Gartin, James McDaniel.

2:55 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 The Blocktagon Ambition and desire to do well affect some couples badly in the race to the finish.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm NewsHub live At 6pm presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

7pm The Project 7:30 All Star Family Feud – Comedians v Comedians PGR Hosted by Dai Henwood. 0 8:30 Grand Designs UK PGR 0 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

6am Kung Fu Dino Posse 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 7:15 World Of Quest 3 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:30 League Of Super Evil 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Reign PGR 3 12:30 Elementary PGR 3 1:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Suits PGR Harvey must free an innocent man, but hits a wall when he goes to the district attorney; Trevor causes problems for Mike.

8:30 Horror Homes AO 9:30 Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons PGR 0 10:30 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Morena 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Road To The Nats 3 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Hakanation Te Waihirere Maori Club, Miss Samoa 2016, Tim Seumanu, Hey Puawai, and Te Rina Flavell Kale perform unplugged.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Kitchen Kura 8pm The Topp Twins – Do Not Adjust Your Twinset 3 8:30 Game Of Bros PGR 9pm F Haka Life PGR 9:30 N All Talk With Anika Moa 10pm Hakanation 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

11pm NCIS AO 3 The NCIS team consults with three cyber-terrorists imprisoned after a citywide Internet shutdown the week before Christmas. 0 11:50 The Project News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Josh Thomson.

12:20 Infomercials

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1am Closedown

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:45 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action.

Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

8:35 National Lampoon Presents – Surf Party 16LSC 2013 Comedy.

Khan Chittenden, Matthew Lillard. 10am Poker Night 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman.

11:45 The Night Before 16LSC 2015 Comedy.

Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller.

1:25 Mississippi Grind MLS 2015 Drama. Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn. 3:15 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action. Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

5:05 The Babadook MVLSC 2014 Horror. Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall.

6:40 99 Homes MVLS 2014 Drama. Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon. 8:30 The Secret In Their Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller. Separated by a tragedy, three investigators reunite 13 years later to solve the case that affected their lives.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts.

10:25 The Overnight 16LSC 2015 Comedy Horror.

Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman.

11:45 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror.

6:45 The Making Of Inception PG 7am The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama.

Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock.

9:10 The Bounty Hunter MVLS 2010 Comedy. Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston. 11am The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. 12:55 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei. 2:50 Patch Adams M 1998 Drama.

Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter. 4:45 The Runaways 16LSC 2010 Drama. Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning. 6:30 Stuck On You ML 2003 Comedy.

Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher, Eva Mendes.

8:30 Rosewood Lane MVL 2011 Horror. After the death of her father, a psychiatrist moves back to her home town, where she notices the unusual behaviour of the town’s paperboy. Rose McGowan, Lin Shaye.

10:10 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama.

Anthony Hopkins.

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1:30 99 Homes MVLS 2014 Drama. 3:20 The Babadook MVLSC 2014 Horror. 4:55 The Secret In Their Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller.

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12:15 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas 18 1998 Comedy Drama. Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Torro, Christina Ricci. 2:10 The Runaways 16LSC 2010 Drama.

3:55 Rosewood Lane MVL 2011 Horror. 5:30 Patch Adams M 1998 Drama.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Back Page 7am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Blues. 7:30 The Breakdown 8am The Golf Fix 9am Golf – Feherty 10am Golf – The Challenge Series 10:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Texas Shootout – Round Four. 11am Football – Arsenal TV (RPL) Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. 2pm Golf Central 3pm Golf – The Challenge Series 3:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Zurich Classic of New Orleans Event.

4:30 Motorcycling – World Superbikes TT Circuit Assen – Race One. 5pm Motorcycling – World Superbikes (HLS) TT Circuit Assen – Race Two. 5:30 Motorsport – WRC (HLS) Rally Argentina. 6:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Tactix v Stars. 7pm Netball – ANZ Premiership Steel v Pulse. 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Mystics v Tactix. 9:15 Netball Zone 10pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Magic.

10:30 Fight Night On Sky

THURSDAY

12:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 1am Golf – The Challenge Series 1:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Zurich Classic of New Orleans Event.

2:30 Motorsport – Formula One (RPL) Russian Grand Prix.

5am Motorcycling – British Superbike Championship (HLS) Round Three.

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

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Money For Nothing 7:30 Bondi Vet 8:30 Salvage Hunters 9:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10am Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 10:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 11:30 The Cook And The Chef Noon Building The Dream 1pm Britain’s Most Spectacular Backyard Builds 2pm Money For Nothing 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Wild Britain With Ray Mears 4pm Shark Man 4:30 Serve It Like Sarah 5pm Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 5:30 The French Collection 6:30 Auction Hunters

7pm American Restoration 7:30 Speed With Guy Martin 8:30 New Zealand Hunter Adventures PGR The boys visit Lake Ellesmere and big, braided rivers, with mallard and Canada geese as their quarry.

10pm Cold Water Cowboys PGR

11pm American Restoration 11:30 Serve It Like Sarah Midnight Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Beverly Hills Pawn 2am Australia’s Remote Islands 2:30 Trinny And Susannah’s Makeover Mission Australia 3:30 New Zealand Hunter Adventures PGR 5am Cold Water Cowboys

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DISCOVERY

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Super League Fulltime 7am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Steel v Mystics. 7:30 ICC Cricket 360 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am The World Rugby Show 10am The Breakdown 10:30 Cricket – IPL Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad. 11am AFL Weekly Highlights Round Six. 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Hockey – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (RPL) Black Sticks v Japan. 1:30 NRL 360 2:30 On The Couch With Sterlo 3:30 NRL Fulltime 4pm Rugby League – Holden Cup (RPL) New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters.

6pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters.

6:30 Back Page 7:30 First XV Revision 8pm The Breakdown 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 Super Rugby Kick And Chase 11:30 #SkySpeed

6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Driven to Destruction. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Before the Freeze. 10am Naked And Afraid M 10:50 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG Brush with Death. 11:40 Murder Among Friends M Friend Fatale. 12:30 Evil Kin M Old Men Die Hard. 1:20 A Crime To Remember M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG The Jersey Score. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Gold Rush.

5:40 MythBusters PG The MythBusters Grand Finale.

6:35 What On Earth? PG Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon.

7:30 Legend Of Croc Gold PG Gold Strike. 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Hunting Season.

9:25 The Last Alaskans PG A Taste of Freedom.

10:15 Alaskan Bush People M Now or Never. 11:05 A Crime To Remember M 11:55 Evil Kin M Old Men Die Hard.

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Rugby Nation 1:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

2:20 L Cricket – IPL Kolkata Knight Riders v Rising Pune Supergiant.

12:45 Deadliest Catch PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Deputy no longer Valtteri Bottas has hinted his goodnatured relationship with Lewis Hamilton could come under threat after slashing the deficit of his Mercedes team-mate in the championship.

Hamilton, who finished only fourth at the Russian GP as he mysteriously struggled for pace, was among the first to congratulate Bottas after he held off Sebastian Vettel to register his maiden win in Formula One. Bottas’s victory, however, has taken him to within 10 points of his teammate, and in doing so, diminished any suggestion that the Mercedes new boy will simply be an able deputy to Hamilton this year.

Top seed toppled

Cecil Tubb keeps a close eye on proceedings in Sunday’s Mixed Pairs playoff.

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Wilson, Talbot into playoffs Chris Talbot and Grant Wilson will represent the Ashburton District at the zone playoff for the New Zealand Mixed Pairs in July after successfully winning the district event on Sunday.

Talbot and Wilson saw off the challenges of all their rivals to march through the day’s play before beating Mark Sheard and Joyce Cleghorn in the final.

Nine pairs took to the mats for the tournament with Wilson and Talbot and Sheard and Cleg-

horn joined by four others in the knockout stage of the competition.

Wilson and Talbot defeated Geoff and Bernice Laird while Sheard and Cleghorn beat Cecil Tubb and Karen Taylor.

In the final, Wilson and Talbot jumped out to a 5-0 lead early and never looked back, winning the match 9-4 to earn the right to head to the playoffs in Christchurch.

The winner of that tourna-

ment will then represent the zone at the national play off which is held in Upper Hutt in September.

On Saturday Ken MacKenzie took advantage of there being no bowls in the Ashburton region to head south and compete in the South Canterbury Open Singles and it proved to be a successful decision as he claimed the title.

Last Thursday night the season’s interclub began with 12

teams competing in two divisions.

In Division One, Willowby 1 recorded a resounding 12-2 win over clubmates Willowby 2, while MSA 1 took care of Rakaia 9-5 and in the other match, Wakanui proved too strong for Baring Square, winning 9-5 as well.

In Division 2, Allenton 2 beat Allenton 1, 8-6 while Carew beat Allenton 3, 9-5.

MSA 3 were the night’s other winners, beating MSA 2 8-6.

Crusaders want Whitelock for vital Canes clash The Crusaders are considering appealing the two-week ban handed down to their skipper Sam Whitelock for striking; and the main motivation will be so he is available for their crunch match against the Hurricanes.

They will be reasonably com-

fortable not having him for the match against the Bulls in Pretoria, but they will be desperate to have him available against the defending champions in Christchurch a week on Saturday which has all the makings of a classic.

Rich superstars out of IPL 2017 P15

Whitelock, impressing hugely as captain under Scott Robertson’s first season, could probably do with a rest, but his partnership with Scott Barrett, with Luke Romano coming off the reserves bench to provide real ball carrying impact, has been inte-

gral to their success this season.

Undefeated and sitting at the top of the table, they will be targeting a bonus point win at Loftus Versfeld against a team with only three wins, and will need all the quality they can muster to see off the Hurricanes. - NZME

Number one seed Karolina Pliskova has been eliminated from the Prague Open, losing to unseeded Camila Giorgi 7-6 (6) 6-2 in the first round.

Yesterday’s win was the first victory for the 90th-ranked Italian over the world No. 3 in four match-ups, and a blow to Czech chances in their home event. It was the earliest loss for US Open finalist Pliskova since June.

Giorgi will next face Qiang Wang of China, who defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-1 4-6 6-2.

Fury comes out swinging Tyson Fury has told Anthony Joshua he would beat him with “one arm tied behind my back” and insists he is still the main man in boxing’s heavyweight division. Joshua called out former champion Fury following his sensational 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night. “(Tyson) Fury where you at, baby?” Joshua said while still in the ring. Fury responded by pledging he will reclaim two of his old titles by inflicting the first professional defeat on WBA and IBF champion Joshua.

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