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No further work at intersection

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No changes will be made to an intersection which was the scene of a double fatality last year.

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By Susan Sandys

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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Ashburton District Council (ADC) have confirmed there will be no further work at an intersection which was the site of a fatal crash last year.

In June, two people died in a two-vehicle smash at the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and Waimarama Road intersection.

The crash sparked an online petition and letters from neighbouring landowners to improve the site.

Roading manager Brian Fauth told Methven Community Board members

at their six-weekly meeting on Monday that council’s roading officers and NZTA went out and inspected the intersection.

“Realistically from their point of view it’s already at a much higher state of awareness than many other state highway intersections,” Fauth said.

And in written information before the board, the council reported that the two legs of the intersection it was responsible for were both suitable.

“Increased signage to inform the Stop requirements is in place. There is an advance warning of the compulsory Stop ahead and the Stop signs are gated, that is they have double the standard

on both sides of the road to increase awareness.”

There were also good pavement markings to indicate the Stop requirement and these were in good condition at the time of the crash.

Board members were in general agreeance on the safety of the intersection, believing any crashes at the site were moreso a result of inattention than any faults with the intersection itself.

Nevertheless, chairman Dan McLaughlin said he was pleased that the council and NZTA had gone through the process of checking out the intersection.

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■■ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Sea breeze moves into art gallery

By Susan Sandys

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Capturing an evocative sea breeze and turning it into a sculpture has been a labour of love for Melissa Macleod.

The New Brighton artist won last year’s Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award, and consequently has a solo exhibition opening alongside this year’s Zonta awards and exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery on Friday night.

Entitled The Trappings of Ghosts, the exhibition comprises 48 dunnage bags full of air from Wakanui Beach.

Macleod said her first thoughts as she planned the show, were how locals felt about the sea.

“I was interested in this being an inland location, and I was wanting to bring the sea in,” Macleod said.

With help from the gallery, she consulted and found many had romantic notions about the sea. She then set herself the challenge of making a sculpture from coastal air, so decided on the dunnage bags, which are usually

used as cushioning between items transported in shipping containers.

She called on her partner to help, as he has a truck licence.

“Off we went to Wakanui Beach and trucked them in load by load, six loads in the wind and the craziness down there,” she said.

They used a compressor to fill the bags. The two-day job followed the thousands of hours prior, spent cutting the steel frames for holding the bags, and designing the exhibition.

“The essence of the show is bringing something magical into the gallery space that’s often like a little bubble or a void.”

Macleod has been based at the gallery since Saturday, installing the exhibit, which crowds out the exhibition space. The columns of large white pillows have aisles in between, so gallery visitors will be able to walk amongst them.

Right – Melissa Macleod has captured air from Wakanui Beach to put on display at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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Board member suggests cheaper fix for water supply

By Susan Sandys

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A mega-reservoir could solve much of Methven’s drinking water problems, and cost a lot less than the bill the town is currently facing. So says Methven Community Board member Ron Smith.

“I think we should be building the big tank right now, bang, over and done with,” he said at the board’s six-weekly meeting on Monday.

Board members plan to have

input on the Ashburton District Council’s planned upgrade options at the council’s scheduled infrastructure committee workshop on March 23.

Councillors have previously attended budget workshops and discussed a business case prepared by staff on options for enhancing the town’s water supply.

The councillors have agreed to proceed with the options of a Methven reservoir upgrade, requiring additional budget funds

of $221,700, as well as a Methven groundwater source investigation, costing $240,000. It is hoped the latter will negate having to get a $4.5 million membrane treatment system.

Smith referred to the case of a large reservoir having recently been built by the Timaru District Council at Pleasant Point, holding much more water than what the current Methven reservoir holds.

He estimated it could cost $750,000 to build, which would

work out less than what the council was currently proposing for building a new smaller reservoir combined with upgrading Methven’s current reservoir.

Fellow board members sympathised with Smith’s frustrations and said the board had not yet agreed with the council’s preferred options.

Kelvin Holmes said people rarely questioned consultants, however, local knowledge could be valuable when it came to making these

sorts of decisions.

“The council seem to just take a consultant’s view and financial estimate of it without much regard for anything else,” Holmes said.

Service delivery group manager Neil McCann was at the meeting and assured members nothing was being confirmed prior to the workshop.

And the reason behind such workshops was to engage and take on board any relevant information such as local knowledge and input.

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■■METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Back in time for first meeting

By Susan Sandys

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Richie Owen was high up on a chairlift in Aizu ski region in Japan last month when his phone all of a sudden blew up with notifications.

He felt it vibrating in his skisuit pocket, so took it out and had a look. It was from social media postings, people congratulating him on being elected as a new member of the Methven Community Board.

It was a nice way for the 44-year-old to find out he had won the by-election, where he had been up against two other candidates.

Owen later went onto his emails, and sure enough there was the official notice from the Ashburton District Council.

That was on by-election day of February 18, and two weeks later Owen arrived back from that ski trip on Sunday evening, just in time for the board’s first post by-election meeting on Monday morning.

Following the meeting, he admitted being a little jetlagged, following a 16-hour journey, including a transit stop in Auckland of about five-and-a-half hours.

He said he had very much enjoyed the meeting, where a range of issues were discussed from Methven’s water supply upgrade to installing a new walkway.

“I loved it, it was very interesting,” Owen said.

While completely new to the Methven Community Board, he is an old hand when it comes to knowing about Methven and its people. He hopes this background knowledge will help him in his new role, for which he said he had no preconceived goals.

“This role is more about the

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Hawkers’ fees rocket upwards

By Sue Newman

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Richie Owen has attended his first Methven Community Board meeting since being elected.

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community, and hopefully being a voice for them,” he said.

“There’s no personal agendas, apart from being passionate about Methven and our special little town.”

Owen was born and bred in the town, as were his parents and his parents’ parents.

He attended Methven High School and went on to obtain a Fitness Industry Training degree at Christchurch Polytech before going overseas to Japan

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for about eight years each winter, and coming back to work at Big Al’s snow shop for about 20 years.

He last year joined the Mt Hutt Ski Area team in a sales and marketing role, and recently his position expanded to incorporate the role of operations manager for the Coast to Coast.

He instructs at the local gym, and for the last 10 years has been a fitness trainer for the Methven Rugby Club senior team, before

stepping back from the role this year to focus more on his children’s rugby.

Owen and wife Lana have two boys, nine-year old Kody and six-year-old Joseph.

As well as his sporting interests, Owen is a keen musician, and said what he dedicates most of his free time to these days is his music.

He is a guitarist, as well as lead singer in the band Little Big Men.

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Setting up business on a road-side stall is about to get a whole lot more expensive.

As the Ashburton District Council sets its fees and charges for the coming year, it has gone for a significant increase for mobile shops, stalls and hawkers.

And some of the proposed price hikes did not sit well with councillor Diane Rawlinson when budgets were discussed last week.

“The mums and dads, children and non-profit organisations who go to markets, who do this as a hobby, are quite different to people who are a business, the professionals who set up say in the domain layby,” she said.

Fees for those groups if no food is sold, are set to rise to $80, if food is sold with a food plan from $102 to $130 and food with no food plan, from $153 to $180.

“Those fees would make it impossible for them. We pour money into other things and here we are penalising our locals,” Rawlinson said.

Until now, hawkers, people selling goods door-to-door, have paid just $54 for a hawker’s permit.

From July 1 they will pay $100.

Fees for circus and fair licences are also set to rise significantly up from $77 to $100.

The fees had been increased, council strategy and compliance manager Jane Donaldson said, because councillors wanted fees to increase 2.2 per cent annually.

“These fees have been the same for a very long time,” she said.

The plea to keep fees low for non-profit stallholders was unsuccessful and the new fee regime will remain in the council’s budget for next year.

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Motorhome show another success

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

There was plenty of positive feedback for organisers of this year’s edition of the South Island Motorhome Show which has continued to grow.

The event was held at the Ashburton Showgrounds over the weekend, with trade sites and private sellers filling out all the available sites, while social campers packed in at the event as well.

It was the Lions Club of Ashburton’s third time running the event, and they received plenty of positive feedback, convenor Brendon Quinn said.

The event generated income of just over $30,000 for the club which, after expenses are subtracted, will be placed into the club’s charitable trust to be distributed from there.

All trade sites and private seller sites were sold out prior to the event.

“We added 11 extra private sites and they sold out as well,” he said.

“It was all very positive and it ran a bit more smoothly this time.

“It is only our third year running it so we have learnt a bit each time.”

While motorhomes were the main attraction of the show, there were plenty of other things available for purchase, with sellers of everything from mattresses to electric scooters showing off their goods to the crowds, while Fire and Emergency New Zealand had a number of short presentations on fire safety advice for motorhomes.

The show has been run in Ashburton for

more than 10 years, and has been organised by the Lions Club of Ashburton since 2018, after it was handed over by original organisers, Murray and Bev Meadows.

The club had expected extra numbers of social campers this year with the national Motorhome Association rally being held in Oamaru this weekend.

Bruce Morton and his fluffy friends were some of the visitors to the South Island Motorhome Show.

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Multitude of exhibits at Positive Ageing Expo

By Susan Sandys

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Age Concern Ashburton is ready for its third ever Positive Ageing Expo tomorrow.

With almost 80 exhibits, displays and stalls from throughout Canterbury, the biennial expo is well set up to inform the potentially hundreds of visitors expected.

Age Concern Ashburton secretary manger Dianna Leonard said the first expo attracted about 500 people, and the second about 450.

The event was much anticipated by many due to the wide range of services and information it provided.

It meant older people could find out about a multitude of services at one loca-

tion on the day.

“And it’s not just for the older person, it’s for people heading into retirement, and for families of an older person, just finding out what’s available for them,” Leonard said.

The multitude of stalls would represent a wide range of organisations including the New Zealand Fire Service, resthomes, the Ashburton District Council, clubs and societies, EA Networks Centre, businesses providing mobility scooters and other items, and Work and Income.

The expo, which has a gold coin entry, will be held at Hotel Ashburton 10am to 3pm.

Light refreshments will be available on site

■■METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Mt Harding Track takes off

By Susan Sandys

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The Methven Community Board has committed $5155 to a walkway on Mt Harding Road.

The Mt Harding Track extends from the boundary of the new Thyme Stream subdivision to the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR).

Member Ron Smith has been investigating costings and these were presented to the board at its six-weekly meeting on Monday.

A 725-metre track would need to be topped up with silica sand and then a layer of lime chip, costing $2400. An ad-

ditional bridge would be built over the creek, costing $2755.

In addition, there would be about $1000 spent on maintenance annually.

Board members agreed the track was a good initiative, and a worthwhile use of money from the board’s $10,000 annual discretionary funding pool.

Following discussion on the track, board members sought for the discretionary fund to increase to $25,000 each year.

Members moved a motion seeking the additional funds from the Ashburton District Council, which, if granted, would be introduced in the next financial year.

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■■ OUTDOOR ACCESS

The man behind the live cameras

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

Building a technological service from scratch might be intimidating for most people, but bringing live-streamed footage of waterways across Canterbury was all part of the job for Simon Williams.

Williams designed and built the towers that power Outdoor Access, a website that gives users access to live footage from waterways across Canterbury.

Williams said the towers took two years to plan and build, using his own skills and background and calling on advice of a few other people to put them together.

The project came to be after he ran in to Brett Colgan down at the Ashburton River Mouth, and they got chatting about similar ideas they had for providing a service that broadcasts live video of waterways out to users so they can understand water and weather conditions without having to drive to the location.

With nothing else like them in the country, it was very much going into the project blind.

“I spent 14 months designing the system, talking to people

Simon Williams checks in on the Outdoor Access tower at Lake Hood.

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about how it would work,” he said.

The poles for the towers were built in China and imported,

while the boxes containing the technology that runs the towers were engineered locally.

Internet is provided to the tow-

er through Wireless World after it was decided using satellite internet would be too expensive.

They had to opt for an unlim-

ited data plan, with each tower using 2Mb of data a second and nearly a terabyte of data a day to feed the video streams.

The footage is sent to a central system, which then runs it through two programmes before it can be played through the website.

All the towers have their own mini-computers that allow Williams to log in remotely without having to visit the site.

“I’m really happy with how they have turned out,” he said.

“I hope it is a success and hope it goes nationwide, it is a great concept and if it gets more people out in the outdoors that’s a good thing.”

Williams carries out compliance work on contract for an Australian security company that services major businesses like Accor Hotels and Air New Zealand, and also helps local businesses like farms with their security systems, and started out in the security industry working on camera and security systems.

The feed from the website is in 1080p.

The cameras on the towers are 4Mp and can zoom up to 1km away.

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■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Drink driver four times the limit A man who blew a breath alcohol reading over four times the legal limit won’t be getting behind the wheel for some time after appearing in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

James Patrick Manu Rowe was stopped on Chalmers Avenue at 1.45am on November 17 last year with a broken taillight. He exhibited signs of recent alcohol consumption and returned a breath alcohol test result of 1020mcg.

Yesterday, in front of community magistrate Sally O’Brien, Rowe was ordered to carry out community work, pay a fine and was disqualified from driving.

Rowe’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist asked that the matter be dealt with by way of fine and disqualification as Rowe had job prospects that would not allow him to complete community work on a Saturday.

Police prosecutor Ian Howard argued that due to the incredibly high reading and the fact that Rowe was not yet employed in the job that a fine-only sentence would not be suitable, and that he could apply to have community work transferred to fines once he was employed.

“You would just be putting the cart before the horse otherwise by saying that he can’t do community work for a job that he doesn’t even have yet,” he said.

Magistrate O’Brien fined Rowe $900, ordered him to pay court costs of $130, disqualified him

from driving for 10 months after which he can apply for a zero-alcohol licence and ordered him to complete 80 hours community work.

Others to appear in front of community magistrate O’Brien yesterday included: Aaron William Martin, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving.

He had been stopped by police on Cass Street at 2am on the morning of December 8, 2019 and blew a breath alcohol reading of 741mcg.

He told police he had drunk

approximately one hour before driving.

The court heard from his lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist that Martin had been out with friends and had returned home and gone to bed but chose to drive after they rang, asking him to pick them up from town.

Magistrate O’Brien said she would give credit for his early guilty plea and a lack of prior convictions and fined him $670, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for seven months.

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■■DUNEDIN DISTRICT COURT

Man pleads guilty over brutal death of miniature horse NZME A man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a miniature horse to death just weeks after the anniversary of the brutal slaying.

Reginald Robert Ozanne, 50, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he admitted a charge of wilfully ill-treating an animal.

His name suppression – which had been in place to protect his fair-trial rights – was lifted by Judge Michael Crosbie.

Despite the order to keep the man’s identity under wraps over the last eight months, Ozanne has been widely known by the community after he spoke to the Otago Daily Times before he was charged.

The man said police had raided his home but he vehemently denied he was one who stabbed 11-year-old miniature horse Star 41 times.

There was a dramatic aboutturn yesterday afternoon, though.

On the night of February 17 last year, Ozanne entered a paddock

by Pitt Street where Star was tethered for the night, some time after 9.30pm.

Reginald Ozanne He was armed with a “sharp implement” and inflicted 41 stab wounds to the animal, particularly around its back, neck and throat.

Some time during the prolonged attack, Star broke free from the tether and was later found by a dog walker who alerted authorities.

The horse was taken to Invermay for emergency treatment but succumbed to the extensive wounds on February 19, 2019.

In the ensuing months, police

narrowed their focus on Ozanne and searched his home and car.

A copy of the search warrant was provided to the ODT by the defendant.

It outlined that officers had sought knives, crossbows, arrows, slingshots, barbiturates, bloodied clothing, “all men’s shoes’’ and a BMX bicycle, as well as any documents related to satanic and pagan rituals.

On the day of the killing, Ozanne said he had finished off a bottle of whisky he had received for his birthday the day before, watched a movie and retired to bed.

He had no animosity for Star’s owner Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, he claimed.

Ozanne, however, had sparked the anger of the small community when in 2018 he scaled the fence of the garden centre and stole items which he later gave to his partner for her birthday.

He was subsequently identified through CCTV and also pleaded guilty to stealing items from two unlocked cars in Waitati.

Ozanne was remanded in custody by Judge Crosbie and will be sentenced in May.

industrial area when faced with a police checkpoint was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $410.

Timothy Anner Vanderweg was stopped by police at around 11pm on December 5 last year after he made a sudden left turn on to Smallbone Drive with a breath testing checkpoint ahead of him on River Terrace.

He was breath tested, and returned a reading of 453cmg. He admitted he had been drinking.

Lawyer Gretchen Hart told the court that her client had not had lunch while working and had drunk two beers quickly after work before driving home.

Magistrate O’Brien said that Vanderweg should have known with a previous drink driving conviction that you cannot guess if it is safe for you to drive or not.

She fined him $410, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for six months.

A man who stole bread, wine and cheese from a supermarket has been discharged without conviction and ordered to pay the remaining $6.97 in reparation he owes.

Geoffrey Basil Thompson entered a guilty plea in the Ashburton District Court to a shoplifting charge.

In the summary of facts read to the court by police prosecutor Ian Howard, Thompson entered

the store and filled his bag with bread, crisps, wine and cheese.

He paid for the crisps but did not pay for the other items.

He has already apologised via a letter to the supermarket and included $10 in the envelope.

Magistrate O’Brien discharged him without conviction and ordered him to pay the remaining $6.97 in reparation.

A man caught driving while on a lengthy disqualification will lose his vehicle after appearing in the Ashburton District Court.

Viliame Kasanawaqa was stopped by police on February 6, 2020 while driving. He admitted to police his licence was suspended but did not know when the period ended.

He pleaded guilty to the charge.

Magistrate O’Brien fined him $200, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for a further six months, starting from when his current period of disqualification ends on June 7.

She also ordered the confiscation of his Honda motor vehicle which will be sold to pay off any outstanding fines and costs, with any outstanding money being paid back to him.

Warrants to arrest were issued for Jack Edward Havard and Dale Hawai-Karangi Rimene who both failed to appear.

Army chief called on to give evidence NZME The highest ranking officer in the New Zealand Army was called in to a court martial yesterday to give evidence on an alleged affair between a senior officer and a captain on deployment.

Chief of Army Major General John Boswell is a witness in the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Justin Putze, who is accused of not complying with written orders by entering into a relationship with a subordinate, failing to report it, and lying about it.

Boswell told the court martial yesterday not entering into relationships with subordinates on deployment “strikes at the very heart of a commander’s responsibilities when they are in charge of a mission of that nature”. ”[You must make sure] you’re not putting yourself in a position where you’re in any way compromising your appointment by potentially showing favour to a member of the contingent.”

Putze has pleaded not guilty to four charges and one alternative charge, including failing to comply with written orders by entering into a relationship with a member of his contingent, failing to report the relationship, and lying to a superior about the alleged relationship.

He is also accused of engaging

in a public display of affection while in a service environment by sharing “intimate embraces” with Captain Carolyne Cappola.

Prosecutor Flight Lieutenant Nina White said Putze characterised his involvement with Cappola as a “one-night stand” and did not accept he had entered into a relationship.

Boswell, who was a brigadier at the time Putze returned from deployment, said he clearly remembered talking to Putze about rumours he’d engaged in inappropriate behaviour with a person in his contingent.

Cappola also gave evidence atthe court martial yesterday, saying Putze would regularly check in on her during deployment and became a person she could confide in after her husband told her he wanted to divorce.

Then after drinking with a group at Putze’s accommodations, she stayed to help clean up and ended up having sex with him, she said.

Cappola described it as a “lapse in judgment” and said they both agreed it shouldn’t continue.

However, the pair pursued the relationship after deployment had ended, and are now engaged, she told the court.

The court martial will continue through the week.

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■■CHINA

New phase of virus begins AP China’s coronavirus caseload continued to wane yesterday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceeding 1000 cases and the US reporting its sixth death.

The health ministry announced just 125 new cases detected over the past 24 hours, China’s lowest number since January 20. Another 31 deaths were reported, all of them in the hardest-hit province of Hubei.

The figures bring China’s total number of cases to 80,151 with 2943 deaths.

The global shift in the COVID-19 epidemic was apparent with 2410 recovered patients being released from Hubei’s hospitals and treatment centres, many of them hastily built over recent weeks to cope with the thousands of people sickened by the virus.

But new infections outside China were far surpassing its totals.

Clusters of disease grew in South Korea, Italy and Iran, and the virus has turned up for the first time in New York, Moscow and Berlin, as well as Latvia, Indonesia, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Jordan and Portugal.

The worldwide death toll topped 3000, and the number of cases tops 89,000 in about 70 countries.

Global health officials sought to reassure the public that the virus remains a manageable threat.

“Containment is feasible and must remain the top priority for all countries,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Around the world, the crisis

The final sentence The highest-paid personalty on TV, Judge Judy, has announced her iconic courtroom reality show will come to an end after 25 years on air. But days off sick from work or school will still feature the straight-talking judge, with the re-runs having sold for a staggering amount, and a new show featuring Judy Sheindlin and her gavel set to air in the coming years. The host announced this week, the 2020-21 season will be the last.

South Korean Army soldiers wearing protective gear gather to spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

PHOTO AP reshaped the daily routines of millions of people.

School children in Japan stayed home with schools closed until April. Israelis in quarantine used special booths to vote in national elections. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was rebuffed by her interior minister when she extended her hand to greet him. And the United Nations postponed a major conference on women that had been expected to bring up to 12,000 people from its 193 member countries to New York next week.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warned that the world economy could contract this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a

decade ago.

“Global economic prospects remain subdued and very uncertain,” it said.

Health officials in Washington state, where a particularly troubling cluster of cases surfaced at a nursing home outside Seattle, said four more people had died from the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths in the US to six, all in Washington.

New cases were also reported in New Hampshire and New York.

In Seattle, King County Executive Dow Constantine declared an emergency and said the county is buying a hotel to be used as a hospital for patients who need to be isolated.

“We have moved to a new stage in the fight,” he said.

Over 100 cases have been

confirmed in the US. More are likely with thousands of test kits going to state and local labs and new guidelines to expand screening.

“In this situation, the facts defeat fear. Because the reality is reassuring. It is deep-breath time,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

The message was echoed by global health officials, who said they were encouraged that even in some countries that had taken far less aggressive measures than China’s to contain the spread, the virus remains largely in check.

Because the virus is not transmitted as easily as the flu, “it offers us a glimmer ... that this virus can be suppressed and contained,” said Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO’s emergencies chief.

■■GREECE

Child dies as migrants rush to cross border AP A child died when a boat full of migrants heading to a Greek island capsized yesterday, part of a wave of thousands trying to push through Greece’s land and sea borders.

The child’s death was the first since neighbouring Turkey announced Thursday it was easing restrictions on those wishing to cross to Europe, and thousands of migrants began massing at the frontiers with Greece.

Greek authorities said they had stopped more than 24,000 attempted illegal crossings at the land border with Turkey since early Saturday, and arrested 183 people – very few of whom were Syrians.

Turkey’s announcement marked a dramatic departure from its previous policy of

Migrants arrive at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing on a dinghy the

Aegean sea from Turkey.

PHOTO AP containing refugees and other migrants under an agreement with the European Union.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country hosts

more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, has demanded more support from Europe in dealing with the fallout from the Syrian war to its south.

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OUR VIEW

Domain redevelopment plan heats up T

he Ashburton Domain Development Plan might have the promise of lifting a quite stagnant piece of real estate into something special but it’s not going to happen without a bit of a fight it would seem.

The Ashburton Bowling Club, who have played bowls at their site for around 125 years, aren’t happy about their proposed relocation from the site at the heart of the domain and are rallying the troops to try and ensure that their home remains exactly that for the foreseeable future.

You’ll see a page across that correspondence on the matter has already begun as the consultation process begins to

kick into gear and it’d be a brave betting man who would suggest that what appears next door will be the only words written about the subject.

Neither side is wrong in their argument and the thought of the bowling club having to uproot itself from its current location and move somewhere else does seem rather daunting for a group of people who, with as lit-

tle offence intended as possible, aren’t of the younger generation.

The nucleus of any bowling club is retirees, it’s the same across most of the country with only a very few progressive clubs boasting huge numbers of young players, and the prospect of a lengthy battle with a local authority might be a bit too much for some to bear.

But that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t fight either.

There’s strong reasons for the two greens to remain in their current location and for the plans to be built around it, just as there are also strong reasons as to why its removal would be beneficial for the entire domain.

Perhaps a new approach and

a fresh location for the bowling club could create some new opportunities. Numbers across the district are pretty steady, there’s not a huge influx of new players to the game and many are struggling to get new faces through the doors.

A state-of-the-art bowling complex, somewhere new, and potentially exciting, could be a good tool to lure some of the lost generations back to the sport, but then again, if they’re not coming to the current location, brand-new facilities might not be the answer either.

History is important and no one likes the thought of change and you can see where the bowling club are coming from. They

are taking the first steps in their battle this weekend when they hold an open day for the community to pop into the green and see what they are all about.

There’s no obligation to throw (technically roll) a bowl up the green, the event is more focused on making sure that the whole story is being told as to why they are prepared to defiantly stand and fight for their spot on the proposed plan.

This is going to be a long, and potentially drawn-out process, and it’s hard to see how there can be an actual winner when the dust does finally settle, but nevertheless, it’s going to be an interesting battle to watch unfold.

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In 1998, the US Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment at work can be illegal even when the offender and victim are of the same gender.

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Five years ago: The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charged in the Boston Marathon bombing, began with a statement from his attorney that the 21-year-

old former college student committed the crime but did not deserve to die due to the malevolent influence of his dead older brother, Tamerlan.

Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death. The Justice Department cleared Darren Wilson, a white former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices.

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Today’s birthdays: Actress Paula Prentiss is 82. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 79.

Singer Shakin’ Stevens is 72.

Author James Ellroy is 72.

Singer Chris Rea is 69. Actor/ rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 68. Actress Kay Lenz is 67.

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Thought for today: “I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.” — D.H. Lawrence, English author (18851930).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, March 4, the 64th day of 2020. There are 302 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”

On this date: In 1855, shepherds searching for 1000 missing sheep in the upper reaches of the Waitaki Valley apprehended suspected rustler James Mackenzie, one of New Zealand’s first and most enduring folk heroes.

In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America’s 32nd president.

In 1964, Teamsters president James Hoffa and three codefendants were found guilty by a federal court in Chattanooga, Tennessee, of jury tampering.

In 1966, John Lennon of The Beatles was quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying, “We’re more popular than Jesus now.” (After his comments caused an angry backlash in the United States, Lennon sought to clarify his remarks, telling reporters, “If I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I might have got away with it.”)

In 1974, the first issue of People magazine, then called People Weekly, was published by Time-Life Inc; on the cover was actress Mia Farrow.

In 1977, some 1500 people were killed in an earthquake that shook southern and eastern Europe.

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had “deteriorated” into an arms-forhostages deal.

In 1994, in New York, four extremists were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people

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Have your say on plans for the Ashburton Domain Neil Brown

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Five different precincts are proposed for the domain. The precincts relate to logical grouping of similar uses, activities or facilities considered together with landscape character of the particular area of the domain. The precincts are not discrete and overlap each other. outdoor dining area; construct an entranceway from Walnut Avenue; and improve connectivity to Ashburton town with better access across State Highway One. With these various proposals in mind, I’m sure there are ideas that would be of interest to every person in our district, whether you take the kids to the domain on weekends, enjoy a barbecue or picnic on the lawns, go to events, or play sport at one of the fields or facilities throughout the year.

It’s crucial that residents take a look at the draft proposals and tell us what they think before a final development plan is adopted.

We need to know if we’re making the right decisions for the domain, including when the work for each individual project would begin and which items should be prioritised.

You can have your say by completing a feedback form on the council website until 5pm on Sunday, April 5, at ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay If you choose, you’ll also have the option to speak to your submission at a hearing that will take place after consultation closes.

This is a great chance to voice your opinion directly to councillors and for them to ask you questions for more clarity.

To help you get a better un-

derstanding of the draft proposals, we are hosting an Open Day at the Domain this Saturday (March 7).

You’re welcome to pop by between 11am and 4pm next to the playground to speak to staff and fill out a submission form.

This is your domain, so please play your part and have a say on its future.

about as it was such a long way off but, then on him checking our lease, we all discovered that our lease was a non-renewable lease ending in June 2028 – both then informed us, please to not worry as this may never happen.

Since that time there has been no contact from the council on this matter – and to this day there has still been no contact.

Our lease, which expires in 2028, states that along with the land – all our improvements, which includes our club rooms and sheds that we built ourselves, will return to the council with no compensation and that their offer of our relocation clearly has no budget facility in this plan.

So we will, in effect, be left high and dry after 125 years of operation.

Our club hosts many visitors from all over the district and beyond.

What a terrible way to end.

J Ryk President

Ashburton Bowling Club Ashburton District Council chief executive, Hamish Riach responds,

The previous council decided to refer the consultation on the draft plan to the new council (as they would be considering community feedback), which happened last week – there have been no further meetings with the bowling club representatives since the initial courtesy meeting as there has been no new information to share and the new council needed to consider the draft plan and decide on the consultation process.

It is correct to say that the draft plan does not refer to the cost of any relocation – if, after considering community feedback, the council does decide to proceed with relocation of the bowling club, those costs are clearly a matter that needs addressing during the intervening years.

The council is now looking forward to receiving the community’s feedback on the draft plan by 5pm, Sunday, April 5 (including an open day at the domain on Saturday, March 7, 11am – 4pm).

Hamish Riach

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YOUR VIEW

As president of the Ashburton Bowling Club, I think the time has come to explain the start of the proceedings with the Ashburton Council’s Draft Domain Development Plan.

I, along with our secretary and treasurer, were invited to an informal meeting with the council’s chief executive Mr Riach and the then mayor, Donna Favel in July 2019.

At this meeting we were told that there was a 30-year draft development plan coming out and that the bowling club was not going to be part of this plan and that they wished for us to relocate with the option of two sites – one being the old camping ground off Elizabeth Street, the other at the EA Networks Centre site.

This came as a complete shock to us but Mr Riach assured us that this was nothing to worry

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MAYOR’S MESSAGE

he Ashburton Domain is undoubtedly one of our most important local facilities.

Looking back over the years, it’s provided many great memories like Christmas events, sporting tournaments and days spent with the family in the playground, but now we are turning our eyes to the future and looking ahead to what the domain could be over the next 30 years.

The council has adopted a draft Ashburton Domain Development Plan that seeks to future-proof the domain for our community for many years to come, and we need your help to ensure we’re on the right track.

The changes proposed address almost every activity, facility and attraction at the domain.

There are proposals for sports clubs, the playground and paddling pool, gardens, lawns, waterways and even the way people get in and out of the domain.

For instance, there are proposals to move the paddling pool closer to the playground; build heritage and botanical trails; upgrade the playground equipment; build a central hub near the playground that could accommodate a café and

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Mayor Donna Favel and I met bowling club representatives as a courtesy ahead of the Domain Development Plan being released for public consultation.

We explained that the draft plan included provision for the bowling club to be moved to another site to the east of the hospital and near the corner of Grigg and Elizabeth streets at the domain in order to create a central hub where the bowling club is now.

We stressed it was a draft plan and no decision had been made and assured them that a full consultative process with the community (including the bowling club) would occur before any decision was made. We also assured them that there would be no requirement to move before the expiry of their current lease (June 30, 2028).

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New cases have emerged in a range of countries and South Korea has seen the number of cases rise sharply. The S&P 500 in the US fell 11.5 per cent, taking it into correction territory (down more than 10 per cent) in what was the worst week since October 2008. UK shares fell 11.3 per cent and Europe was down 12.3 per cent.

The local market held up better.

Although, the NZX 50 still declined 6.7 per cent in the worst weekly performance since November 2008.

Australia performed better than most with a 9.5 per cent fall last week, although antipodean markets will start the week nervously given the volatile session on Wall Street on Friday night.

US shares are now 12.8 per cent below the previous high (which occurred on February 19) while the NZX 50 is 6.7 per cent down from its peak.

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Year to date, the NZ dollar is down 5 per cent on a trade weighted basis and 7.2 per cent lower against the US dollar, which will offset the decline in dairy prices.

Looking ahead, markets will be intensely focused on further coronavirus developments this week.

In terms of economic releases, the Caixin PMI is released in China on Monday afternoon, while the ISM manufacturing index and the latest jobs report are out in the US. The ISM manufacturing index rebounded strongly in January, moving into expansionary territory for the first time since July 2019. The sub-indices were also stronger, with new orders the strongest in eight months.

However, the IHS Markit PMI for February signalled a sharp deterioration in activity across both the manufacturing and services sectors. This PMI saw output contract for the first time since October 2013, with new export orders down as firms reported growing hesitancy from customers.

Across the Tasman, GDP figures are due but Tuesday’s RBA meeting could be the focus.

Rate cut odds have increased substantially in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, with markets seeing a high chance of central banks responding to the uncertainty and have been seen to have moved quickly to price in rate cuts in numerous places, including the US and New Zealand.

In New Zealand, the results of the latest global dairy trade auction are due early this morning.

The market will be watching for any further weakness in prices with farmers and economists alike hoping for signs of stability after two weak auctions.

The headline GDT index has fallen 7.4 per cent over the past two auctions, and like most commodities it has been impacted by nervousness around the coronavirus outbreak.

Prices are down 3.3 per cent on a year-to-date basis, and 3.6 per cent lower than a year earlier.

Encouragingly, Fonterra recently reaffirmed that its forecast milk payout for this season would be in the range of $7.00-7.60, noting that it would provide an update on the impact of coronavirus at the interim result in mid-March.

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Pasta – perfectly simple When time is short and ingredients few, pasta is often a go-to for dinner.

But pasta is much more than just a packet of the dried stuff and a jar of bought sauce.

Pasta can be just about anything you want it to be, from simple family meal to an impressive dinner party dish.

Creamy mushroom pasta with peas

Chicken and pasta

Sausage ragu

1T olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tin diced tomatoes 2T tomato paste 1t brown sugar 1/2 t dried oregano 500g chicken breasts, cubed 400g spaghetti, cooked 1/4 C shaved parmesan, to garnish 1/2 C basil leaves Salt and pepper to taste ■■ Heat the oil in a pot to a medium heat.

■■ Add the onion and garlic cooking for 3 or 4 minutes to soften.

■■ Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, oregano, salt and pepper.

■■ Bring to a simmer for 8 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

■■ In a frying pan, brown the chicken and cook through.

■■ Add to the tomato sauce.

■■ Toss the chicken and tomato sauce through the pasta.

■■ Serve hot with shaved parmesan and basil leaves to garnish.

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3T olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 1/4 t chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 1T brown sugar 6 pork sausages 150ml whole milk 1 lemon, zested 350g rigatoni pasta Grated parmesan 1/2 small bunch parsley, leaves roughly chopped, to serve ■■ Heat 2T of the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.

■■ Fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 7 minutes.

■■ Add the garlic, chilli and rosemary, and cook for 1 minute more.

■■ Tip in the tomatoes and sugar, and simmer for 20 minutes.

■■ Heat the remaining oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat.

■■ Squeeze the sausagemeat from the skins, fry, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 5-7 minutes until golden.

■■ Add to the sauce with the milk and lemon zest, then simmer for a further 5 minutes.

■■ Cook the pasta following pack instructions.

■■ Drain and toss with the sauce.

■■ Scatter over the parmesan and parsley leaves to serve.

Pumpkin and ricotta pappardelle 350g pappardelle 1T olive oil 3T fresh sage 400g pumpkin cut into 2cm pieces 1T lemon juice 1/4 C fresh flat-leaf parsley 1/4 C chopped, toasted walnuts 100g fresh ricotta cheese crumbled ■■ Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water.

■■ Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

■■ Return the pasta to pan.

■■ Heat half the oil in a large nonstick frying pan over high heat.

■■ Cook the sage, stirring, for 1 minute or until crisp.

■■ Transfer to a plate.

■■ When cool, tear into small pieces.

■■ Heat the remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat.

■■ Cook the pumpkin, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden.

■■ Add the reserved pasta cooking water and bring to the boil.

■■ Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.

■■ Stir in the lemon juice.

■■ Add the parsley, walnuts and pumpkin mixture to the pasta.

■■ Toss gently to combine.

■■ Season with salt and pepper.

■■ Serve the pasta sprinkled with the ricotta and crisp sage.

2T olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 4 leeks, sliced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 400g button mushrooms, sliced 3/4 C white wine 1/2 t nutmeg, grated or 1/4 t ground nutmeg 250g baby peas, frozen 1/2 C cream 1/2 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped 1/2 C fresh parsley, finely chopped 1/2 C parmesan cheese, grated 300g dried pasta noodles, such as fettuccine or pappardelle ■■ Heat the olive oil in a large, deep frying pan.

■■ Add the onion, leeks and garlic, cover and cook for 5 minutes until softened.

■■ Remove lid, turn up heat, add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes until golden.

■■ Pour in white wine, add nutmeg and simmer for 5 minutes.

■■ Add the peas and cream, bring to a simmer for 3 minutes.

■■ Stir through the herbs and parmesan.

■■ Cook pasta, drain and return to the pan.

■■ Pour in the sauce, toss together, season with salt and pepper and serve.

Cheesy bacon pasta 25g butter 1 onion, chopped finely 4 rashers bacon, cut into chunks 1T flour 1 1/2 C milk 1T thyme leaves 1C grated tasty cheese 4C cooked pasta ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Melt butter in a pot.

■■ Add onion and bacon and cook for 4 or 5 minutes without browning.

■■ Add flour and stir for 2 minutes.

■■ Slowly add milk, stirring until sauce has thickened.

■■ Stir through thyme, half the cheese.

■■ Add cooked pasta.

■■ Spoon into individual dishes or one large dish.

■■ Sprinkle on remaining cheese.

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■■ Three minutes before the time is up, tip in the prawns and peas.

■■ Reserve a cup of cooking water, then drain the pasta and return to the pan.

■■ Add the egg yolk, lemon zest and juice, most of the parmesan and some soured cream.

■■ Stir everything together, adding a little of the pasta cooking water to loosen the mixture.

■■ Serve sprinkled with parmesan.

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■■ OPINION

NRL promo on the money

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ostalgia can be a powerful potion.

The ability to render the sights and smells of the past, total recall if you like, can catapult you pleasantly down memory lane, unless of course you have the emotional intelligence of a gravel road.

It can certainly be an asset in the rapidly-changing face of a congested sporting marketplace.

Rugby League’s NRL Telstra Premiership kicks off Thursday week and the competition’s administrators have greased the hype machine over the past couple of days by unveiling a promo.

The two-minute video features a mecca of Rugby League touchstones as Tina Turner’s iconic Simply the Best is revived from its early-90s pomp, saxophone solo and all.

That’s alongside several indelible moments, from Jonathan Thurston’s golden point field goal to Darren Albert’s last gasp try or Benji Marshall’s flick pass,

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it integrates Latrell Mitchell draped in an indigenous flag, Greg Inglis’ goana try celebration and Karina Brown and Vanessa Foliaki’s post-Origin kiss in 2018.

Other references include the Super League war, South Sydney’s exodus and return, and Newcastle’s 1997 ARL triumph amid the BHP steelworks closures.

Even the Warriors get a nod via Phil Blake’s try in their first ever game in 1995.

The promotion’s tag line is Still the Game For All/Still Making History/Still Simply the Best and begins and ends with a young Cameron Smith observing the original Simply the Best Winfield Cup promo.

Of course, it has not been without critics.

The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent labelled it a box-ticking exercise, lambasting it for its highly politicised rhetoric.

The Trbojevic brothers playing in the backyard circa 1996 was pointed out by some, if you’ll pardon the pun, eagle-eyed observers that the younger Trbojevic brother Tom was only born that year.

There were reportedly some last-minute edits made to the ad to remedy these blemishes.

In light of the stock “political correctness gone mad” retort from point-missing naysayers, you could argue that in terms of the brief, it has been more than effective, genius even.

Not only does it tap into the emotional facility of the fan base, it balloons issues that transcend the game itself like a zeppelin, whilst building a sort of anticipation I did not know I had for the start of the competition – even a jaded Warriors fan like myself who retains very

modest expectations for 2020.

Following the Israel Folau circus of 2019, there is a sense of reinforcement of the NRL’s core values.

If some are put out by the ad because it is a carefully crafted piece of virtue signalling from the NRL then so be it – I’m all for that discussion continuing.

Of course that only gets people talking more and therefore promoting the product even further.

And with the global trend of dwindling participation numbers in sport, can you really blame the NRL wanting to advocate its brand to as wide an audience as possible, which is exactly what it does.

For me, my takeaways were the historic tribalism of rugby league manifested by the rabid fans, the hurdles the game has overcome and how anybody can play rugby league.

Doesn’t sound that appalling.

There is a place for nostalgia, just like there is one for progress.

■■IRONMAN

Ironman draws top field Mike Phillips returns to defend his Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand title this Saturday, but does so knowing that the challengers are lining up and taking aim, with the Christchurch athlete firmly in the sights of a qualify field of domestic and international athletes.

2019 was a breakthrough performance for the Cantabrian, winning his first full ironman event on his home shores despite a mechanical and heavy crash on the bike, but unfortunately the rest of the year was blighted by injury and illness and he comes into 2020 light on training.

“I broke my hand in the crash at Ironman New Zealand but had a quick recovery and won another race a month or so later.

“Unfortunately, some more bad luck followed, and I picked up a gastro bug which stuck with me most of the remainder of the year, “I couldn’t absorb my race nutrition and ended up walking a few Ironman marathons. Then a herniated disc in my back had me hobbling around and missing the early season races.

“It’s been a tight timeframe to return for Taupo. I started cycling mid-December and started running mid-January. My swimming and cycling have improved but I am still very light on run mileage.”

Despite that rocky rest of the year, Phillips looks back fondly on his race at this time last year when he mowed the field down with a record breaking 2:40:04 marathon, a personal best by 10 minutes that saw the 29-year-old

overturn a 17 minute deficit off the bike.

“Last year was a great day for many reasons. To win my first full Ironman event at home made it all the more special. The race had many ups and downs but to secure the win with only a few kilometres to go made it pretty exciting.

“It was only midway through I realised I was back in contention and started taking splits to Starky (American Andrew Starykowicz).

“I think I had to make up around 30 seconds a kilometre to catch him, it was a huge relief to see him battling up one of the last hills only just in front of me.”

Amongst the contenders will again be ex-pat Methvenite Braden Currie, who finished third last year behind Phillips and American Andrew Starykowicz, .

“Last year wasn’t the result I came for; I pretty much always shoot to win.

“It was a phenomenal day from those boys, I didn’t have a bad day, Starky had a great day and was close at the end and Mike had an absolute blinder. We didn’t expect him to run the way he did but full credit, it was pretty amazing. Hopefully this year I can have one of those runs.”

Currie knows that anyone who lines up will be tough, with Phillips looking to defend and Joe Skipper (GBR) making the trip down under to start his season but is wary of one name in particular, and it is a familiar one.

“I think the biggest threat this year is probably Cameron Brown.

“If he can pull off a good race in a pro field that is perhaps small-

er than usual, he will be right up there.

“Let’s face it, Cameron is not the athlete you would want to have a running race with at the end of an Ironman, no matter what happens he won’t change form, he will keep his shape and keep ploughing on.

“But it is always special to win a race in your home country, this is always high on my list of races that I want to do well at throughout the year, I will be absolutely stoked,” said Currie.

Brown is himself not shying away from the goal of again standing on the top step of the podium, despite turning 48 in a few months, the indefatigable Aucklander keeps coming back after a rare failure last year.

“It was a little bit embarrassing pulling out, but I was just having one of those days when I was feeling the worst I have ever felt.

“I couldn’t ruin my body for a couple of months, so it was a matter of calling it a day. I just had nothing left to contemplate running 42k.”

Brown of course has nothing to be embarrassed about, he has graced this stage and this event for 23 years, winning on an amazing 12 occasions and admits he is still motivated by the thought of another victory.

“I am three months away from 48 and I have to look at things a little differently.

“If I can have a day when I feel good then I know I can go well again, the sessions I have been putting in are still right up there, so the form is there I just have to apply it on race day.”

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■■BASKETBALL

Blazers rout the Magic C.J. McCollum scored 41 points and Gary Trent Jr. added 24 to help the Portland Trail Blazers run away from the Orlando Magic 130-107 yesterday.

Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Trevor Ariza scored 11 as the Blazers ended a 3-game losing streak by outscoring Orlando 38-19 in the final period.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 30 points and 11 rebounds.

Terrence Ross scored 23 points, but the Magic struggled offensively in the final period, hitting just six of 21 shots. The 130 points tied a season-high for points allowed by the Magic.

McCollum was the star for the first three quarters, but Trent, subbing for injured All-Star Damian Lillard, took over early in the fourth and was the difference maker in the game. He scored 14 points in the quarter, 11 of them while McCollum was taking a much-deserved rest on the bench.

Meanwhile Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert added 20 and the Utah Jazz began a four-game trip against Eastern Conference teams with a 126-113 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who dressed only nine players and used just seven.

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Ferns in soul-searching mode The White Ferns have been left to wonder what could have been once again as they failed to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals for the second straight tournament.

New Zealand were beaten by Australia by four runs in Melbourne, with the hosts joining India in the semi-finals from the group.

The White Ferns lost to both of those sides and only managed wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Straight after the game captain Sophie Devine was at a loss to explain why they’d missed out on the play-offs again.

“Skill wise we’re there, everyone knows we’re a really talented side and we’re growing depth and today with myself, Suzie (Bates) and Rachel Priest not firing we still came close to chasing down a really strong Australian side.

“Whether it’s a mindset, whether it’s a mental thing, whether it’s game awareness, whether it’s just experience playing in pressure situations you know we haven’t played too much international cricket together over the past 12 months, whether that’s something as well.

“But it’s something when we get back home we’ll certainly go through everything and nit-pick at it because it’s a crappy feeling to miss out again and it’s certainly raw but we want to keep pushing and showing that we deserve to be there.”

As a nation New Zealand was clearly the fifth best team at the tournament behind the four semi-finalists.

South Africa improved from the last tournament and also the series loss they suffered at the

The White Ferns are a despondent lot as they take in yet another World Cup failure. hands of New Zealand earlier this year.

Devine was the top New Zealand batter at the tournament with an average of 44, while Katey Martin was the only other New Zealander in the top 25.

Hayley Jensen featured in the top five in the bowling stats, while Amelia Kerr made the top 15 in the tournament.

Since the last T20 World Cup there has been a change in the leadership of the side with Devine taking over as captain and

Bob Carter as coach.

Devine says a lot has changed since 2018.

“There was a big overhaul and it wasn’t just with the White Ferns.

“It was at the domestic level as well, New Zealand Cricket has invested a lot into the women’s game and we’ve seen globally that women’s cricket is coming on leaps and bounds and we’re no different.

“Having Bob involved has been huge, and you have to remem-

ber he’s only been in the job 12 months and we’ve only played two series in that time, and we’re still trying to figure each other out, but I think there are really positive signs there and as a group we’re really close to sides that have a lot more money, a lot more resources and have a lot more player depth than we do.”

The White Ferns are scheduled to play in Sri Lanka next month, while New Zealand will be hosting the 50-over World Cup next summer.

Pace attack justified at Hagley It was a point of contention coming into the test, but captain Kane Williamson has been left delighted at the success of the Black Caps’ allseam attack in their seven-wicket victory over India.

The win sealed a historic 2-0 test series sweep, and it came off the back of a superb bowling performance, in which all five seamers contributed significantly.

The return of Neil Wagner to the side had left Williamson and coach Gary Stead with a dilemma – to play Kyle Jamieson as a fourth seamer, with Colin de Grandhomme operating as the fifth bowling option, or to stick with spinner Ajaz Patel.

In the end, the green wicket at Hagley Oval made their decision easier, and the seamers’ performance justified it as India were bowled out for 242 and 124.

Williamson says the success of the extra-seamer strategy was the best part of the match.

“It’s sometimes a challenge, because guys’ workloads can change – they’re used to perhaps bowling one spell and then swinging around from the other end, whereas they all brought in to a slightly different philosophy by playing that extra seamer, and they all complemented each other beautifully so we could keep trying to build that pressure by having aggressive options at either end.

“Throughout this series we did have that movement and we had the discipline from our bowlers to bowl a fuller length and watch the ball move in both directions which was obviously a challenging thing to negotiate.”

■■OPINION

Latham far more deserving on a dodgy pitch

By Dylan Cleaver

T

he man of the match selectors got it wrong at Hagley Oval.

Kyle Jamieson was a cute pick, picking up in Christchurch where he left off in Wellington, securing a five-for and a 49 and in the process proving the selectors right in picking an all-seam attack.

He wasn’t the most important player of the game though: that would be Thomas Latham, who somehow managed to score a pair of 52s in some of the sketchiest conditions he’ll ever have to encounter against the new ball.

Those runs were worth at least double in any other test.

That just wasn’t a fair wicket.

There were times when it was borderline impossible to bat.

There was such a thick mat of grass on the wicket the seam would grip into the surface and change direction at extravagant angles.

Because the wicket block was

so lush, ball maintenance was simple, so even when the ball was ageing the bowlers were able to keep one side of it in mint condition.

The result was tremendous swing allied to extravagant seam.

Never was this more evident than the second evening when Trent Boult was getting the ball to curve around corners.

When you marry those conditions to two beautifully balanced, skilful pace attacks you get a test where every second ball is beating the inside or outside edge of the bat – and really that was the best result the batsmen could hope for.

It made for a strange game.

You could admire the skill and work ethic of the seamers while acknowledging the massive advantage they were handed.

There didn’t seem to be much point getting attached to any of the batsmen because you always knew they were one impossible delivery from departing.

What was also strange was that

just a few months ago, at the start of one of the sunniest summers of my lifetime, New Zealand’s curators were standing accused of homicide having tried to kill test cricket at Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui, and Seddon Park, Hamilton, when England toured.

“If we want this sport to be viable, and if you take out the travelling England supporters, there’s a couple of dozen people here today,” said Cricinfo’s George Dobell.

“That is not sustainable and the reason it’s not sustainable is New Zealand is creating these pitches and they’ll kill test cricket …

“I don’t think this is conducive to modernity. People aren’t watching this.”

There was a valid point to be made there among the hyperbole but give me that first test at Mt Maunganui any five days of the week over what occurred over the past fortnight.

There were five fifties scored in that test, two centuries including a double to BJ Watling, and spin

came into play on what was the third and final innings of the match.

The seamers took the majority of the 29 wickets to fall.

The keepers might not have been consistently taking the ball above their heads but there was something for everyone.

In Christchurch there was something for aficionados of the play-and-miss.

Conditions weighted heavily in favour of the home side, or heavily in favour of the team winning the toss as was the case here, are devaluing test cricket.

Don’t shed any tears for India, who have not been afraid to prepare pitches that turn square on day one, but do spare a thought for those of us who prefer their cricket when batting is something more than a lottery.

There is no point preparing a test wicket that will still have something to offer the seamers on day five if there’s no hope of the test lasting more than three days.

Myths in cricket can be hard to shake. After my love letter to Tim Southee last week I received correspondence from somebody who simply stated that the reason people don’t like Southee is because, to paraphrase, he doesn’t do the hard yards and gets a bunch of cheap wickets at the tail.

I’ve heard this criticism of Southee before but the stats really don’t bear it out.

Before this week’s test he had taken 279 test wickets and 182 of them had been numbers one to six in the order, or 65.2 per cent of his wickets.

By contrast Neil Wagner, who nobody would ever accuse of not putting in a shift, had taken 116 top six wickets, or 57.8 per cent of his 204 total.

Another myth that probably warrants further attention is the idea that Watling always scores tough runs. This is clearly a subjective topic, but I would argue he’s become a flat-track specialist of late and is probably overdue some tough runs.

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Juniors take centre stage

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Allenton youngster Josh Gilbert emerged as a future star as a smorgasboard of junior tennis talent went toe-to-toe in Ashburton over the weekend.

Several young players were in action for the annual TranzAlpine Honey Mid Canterbury Junior Graded Tournament played at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

A dominant display in the junior A boys’ singles final against Ashton Cromie led Gilbert to a singles triumph, winning the tournament final 9-2.

He also took the spoils in the doubles as he and Allenton teammate Ashton Cromie won the junior A doubles title, beating Southern pair Jack Ellis and Tom Ellis 6-1.

Isobel Brook was similarly clinical in the girls’ final as the young Southern player defeated Allenton’s Angela Ciora 9-3.

Methven’s Phillip Soshnikov won the junior B boys’ singles final, beating Dennis Soshnikov, of Hampstead, 6-2.

Another Methven junior wrapped up the junior C boys’ singles gong as Robbie Humm beat fellow Methven club rep Keegan Oates 6-4 in a hard-fought showdown.

In the junior B girls’ singles category, Southern’s Kate Taylor dispatched Methven’s Paige Humm 6-2 in the title match.

Allenton’s Amelia Mitchell won the junior C girls’ singles title after winning her two round robin games over Methven reps Abbey Marr and Bridget Glass, who finished second and third respectively.

Alongside Gilbert and Cromie’s junior A doubles win, other successes in the doubles went to Methven duo Matthew Glass and Robbie Humm, who beat Isaac Giera and Keegan Oates 6-3 in the junior C doubles final.

And having battled it out in the singles final earlier in the day, Dennis and Phillip Soshnikov combined to win the junior B

doubles over Ashleigh Houston and Kate Taylor 6-2.

The two-day event finished on Saturday.

Hampstead junior Ashleigh Houston, 12, in action during the Mid Canterbury Junior Graded Tournament in Ashburton over the weekend.

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Kiwi driver vows to stick with Team Sydney

Chris Pither in action.

Kiwi Chris Pither has reaffirmed his commitment to troubled Supercars outfit Team Sydney.

Australian veteran James Courtney sent shockwaves through the paddock last week, when he announced his departure from the Holden squad, after just one event.

Courtney ended a decade-long relationship with Walkinshaw Andretti United to join Team Sydney this season, but is now without a drive for the first time in his career.

Team owner Jonathon Webb has confirmed Courtney will be replaced, while also denying reports that Pither was set to walk as well.

“We confirm that Chris Pith-

er and Coca-Cola Amatil remain committed to Team Sydney, despite speculation from media outlets,” Webb said. “We continue our preparation for competition at the Australian Grand Prix, and will release the driver and livery of car 19 in due course.

“On behalf of our team and my family, I’d like to thank our sponsor partners and followers for their continued support and involvement in the Team Sydney project.”

Pither was only confirmed as the team’s second entry four days before the start of the season in Adelaide last month.

The deal marked a return to full-time driving after three years for Pither, who previously drove

for the now-defunct Super Black Racing.

The 33-year-old said he was committed to his new crew.

“I am pleased to clarify I’m not going anywhere and I’m grateful to be back in the Supercars Championship,” Pither said.

“Jon Webb and his team have done a great job to get Team Sydney on the grid this year and secure Coca-Cola Amatil as a partner.

“As a team, we appreciate the positive support, which is why I wanted to clear any inaccurate and negative suggestions around our future.”

The second round will play support act to the Formula One GP in Melbourne next weekend.

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■■RUGBY

Adesanya ‘up with Silva’

Ex-Blues doing it for the Bears

Mixed martial arts savant Eugene Bareman has never shied away from making a bold statement.

Before Israel Adesanya’s UFC debut against Rob Wilkinson back in February 2018, the City Kickboxing boss unflinchingly predicted his star student would “without a doubt” become middleweight champion one day.

With that box ticked, Bareman – after a trademark prolonged pause for thought – offers up a new, even loftier prophecy as a replacement.

“I’m going to say Israel can, if he so chooses, be the most dominant middleweight world champion of all time,” Bareman said.

“Up there with, obviously, Anderson Silva, who’s not a person I like to reference, because of his sketchy past.”

Brazilian great Silva is considered the benchmark by which – not only the division – but all world champions are measured.

Although his legacy was tarnished by a one-year drugs ban, Silva’s seven-year reign as champion, which included 16 consecutive wins, was a staggering streak of dominance that exists in a galaxy of its own.

Adesanya defeated his longtime idol by unanimous decision at UFC 234, albeit during the inevitable downward career slope of The Spider.

Regardless, the torch has undeniably been passed, especially given Adesanya’s success since.

“Most title defences, that’s how you solidify yourself as a great champion,” says Bareman.

The first step on that epic journey begins in Las Vegas on Sunday (NZ time), when Adesanya faces his maiden title defence against Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248.

Third-ranked Romero may enter his bout with Adesanya off two losses, but his reputation precedes him.

The former wrestling world champion and Olympic silver medallist is cut from a unique cloth, literally born and raised for a life of sanctioned combat.

He may never have held a UFC title, but a victory over Romero – a freakish athlete with the physique of a Batman villain – carries a special brand of gravitas.

“This is a different human being,” says Bareman.

“This isn’t a Paulo Costa or a [fellow contender] Jared Cannonier, this is a person who was born and then bred to do this. There’s such a big difference there.

“This is a person who came up

Israel Adesanya is preparing for a massive challenge against Yoel Romero in Las Vegas. in communist Cuba, and – as early as possible – identified as an athlete and bred towards wrestling. This is a man whose entire life, he’s been bred for this.

“He’s basically a thoroughbred.

Fighting one of these guys is a lot different to fighting someone who’s picked it up in their teenage years or early adulthood.”

The 17-4 Romero obviously has losses to his name, but in each of those four defeats, you could make a legitimate case that the result went the wrong way.

Combined with the fact that he’s never been stopped in the UFC, and a huge carrot dangles before the undefeated Adesanya and his team.

“It’s not the challenge of beating him, because he’s been beat-

en quite a bit,” says Bareman.

“It’s the challenge of beating him in a particular way that excites us – and that’s overwhelmingly convincingly. It’d be a massive statement, because nobody’s been able to do it.

“We just think that there are things there that we, in particular, can take advantage of that nobody else has.

“We just think there’s a path there for us to show the world something different and that’s what interests us about this fight.”

Unwilling to elaborate any further for obvious reasons, you get the sense that Bareman has relished every moment of plotting Romero’s downfall.

And for all the talk of a potential super-fight with light-heav-

yweight champion Jon Jones, Bareman believes that – in many respects – Romero presents the higher degree of difficulty.

The American – arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time – and Adesanya have traded jabs in interviews and on social media since the eve of UFC 243.

Jones says Adesanya is “scared”.

Adesanya says he’ll “hunt Jones down”.

Bareman says, when it comes to raw fighting ability, there’s no comparison between them.

“Skill for skill, pound for pound, Jon can’t even touch Israel. If they were naturally the same size, it’s no contest. On a skill-for-skill basis, it wouldn’t be comparable, at least not for people that know what they’re talking about.”

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Coronavirus not stopping Six Nations matches Subject to future government intervention, remaining games of rugby’s Six Nations Championship will go ahead, despite the coronavirus outbreak that saw Ireland’s match with Italy postponed.

Games scheduled between Italy and England in Rome and France and Ireland in Paris on March 15 (NZ time) were also under threat.

But representatives of the Six Unions and tournament officials

met in Paris, and agreed that next week’s games would proceed, as well as the remaining fixtures in England, Scotland and Wales.

Matches in Ireland and Japan have been put on hold, because of the deadly virus.

“As it stands today, based on all the latest information the we have available to us, all Six Nations matches currently scheduled are set to go ahead,” organisers said in a statement yesterday.

Pat Lam’s Bristol Bears savoured a special outing in Bath over the weekend with Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau paving the way for their first win at the Rec in 14 years.

Lam beamed with pride following the tense 19-13 victory, the historical significance of the result at Bristol’s West County neighbour’s home patch evoking joyful scenes from all involved with the Bears.

Bristol have now pulled off the Premiership double over Bath this season and their fourth win in a row, their first at the Rec since November 2006, lifts them to third on the table.

Not bad for a side navigating their way through their second season since promotion to English rugby’s top-flight.

Lam’s vision, and the deep pockets of Bristol owner Steve Lansdown, are beginning to come to fruition.

So, too, have Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau been integral to Bristol’s rise.

Luatua is fast morphing into an inspirational captain.

In this match he returned from a neck injury to snaffle turnovers, provide a superb offload that led to one of Bristol’s three tries and he tackled himself to a standstill while playing out of position at openside.

After an injury-disrupted season, Piutau has returned with impetus to be named man of the match from fullback against Bath.

In his last two outings Piutau has made 43 runs for 312 metres, six clean breaks, and beaten an astonishing 25 defenders.

Even on boggy English pitches in the middle of winter his magic feet remain as lethal as ever.

Bristol set the goal of finishing within the top six in order to qualify for next season’s European Champions Cup competition.

They’re well on their way to achieving that feat, and potentially challenging for this year’s Premiership title.

“I’m very, very proud of the guys,” Lam said. “That’s the result of a lot of work. We had a pretty physical week, we had to create a game plan because we were coming down to the toughest conditions in the Premiership.

“We talked about not getting bored of the game we needed to play to win. We selected the group accordingly and it was a very big win.

“Bath are going well because they’re winning games on this field and we did a lot of work, as coaches, looking at the way we play and we started the week by saying, ‘we’ve got to be excited, boys, to come down and play the rugby that we need to win’.

“We set that mindset right at the beginning and the boys stuck to it.”

Elsewhere in the Premiership, Jacob Umaga scored a try and Jimmy Gopperth kicked 11 points as Wasps defeated London Irish 3626 away from home.

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Superstars in full flight

Mark Purdon and Oscar Bonavena (outside) draw level with stablemate, Winterfell and Natalie Rasmussen at yesterday’s trials at the Ashburton Racecourse.

The two superstar trotters stepped out in

public as they begin their preparations towards feature racing in the coming months including the Rowe Cup Carnival in Auckland.

Oscar Bonavena sat last of the three horse

field before attacking his stablemate from the 400 metre mark, just edging him out in the run to the line with the pair dashing over their last 400 metres in a quick 26 seconds.

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Allpress creates history Lisa Allpress is no stranger to international success, but she took things up a notch in Saudi Arabia when becoming the first female jockey to win a race in the Arab nation.

Allpress was competing in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey Challenge and she was up against some formidable opposition, including notable jockeys Frankie Dettori and Mike Smith, but she was not to be outshone, taking out the first event aboard Matmon in the four race challenge.

“That was pretty exciting,” Allpress said.

“I went out there with an open mind. I had done as much form as I could leading into the race and I didn’t think my horse was going to be much of a chance.

“We followed the fence around and I thought we were going to run about third, but the horse outside me dropped away and I saw the leader in front of me and just wore it down.

“It is always nice to be the first

to do something and being congratulated by Prince Bandar was great, he presented me with a trophy. It was very exciting.”

Allpress went on to finish second in the competition behind Hall Of Fame American rider Mike Smith and she said it was a great experience to compete against some of the best jockeys in the world.

“Frankie Detorri, Mike Smith, and Olivier Peslier, they are worldclass jockeys that compete around the world in Group Ones for racing royalty.

“To share a jockeys room with them was pretty unique.

“The girls (jockeys) were fantastic, they were a really fun bunch, and I will definitely be keeping in touch with them.”

Allpress also enjoyed riding on a dirt surface, something she hasn’t done a lot of in her riding career.

“It was different riding on a dirt track,” she said.

“I had ridden on the dirt in Japan, but I always tended to think

the dirt over there was more like sand.

“The quality of the dirt track was amazing. I had never ridden on it before, but I had heard Mike Smith saying how fabulous it was and how good the horses felt on top of it.

“It was different riding on the dirt, but it was good.”

Allpress said the racing on offer during the meeting was worldclass and she is looking forward to watching what unfolds with racing in Saudi Arabia in the future.

“They had horses from Japan, America, Ireland, and England.

All the trainers and staff that were there with the horses were raving about how good the fields were on Saturday for the international race meeting.”

Racing in such a conservative nation was a new experience for Allpress and she said it took a little bit to get used to.

“It was a little confronting to see all the women having to wear an Abaya, it’s not a burqa as such,

Lisa Allpress which goes over their clothes.

“They all have to wear a headscarf when they are in public. To see that was quite confronting.

“They had to bring two valets from America to help the girls in the jockey room because Saudi men don’t touch women.

“It was the same with the medi-

cal team. They had a female there to help look after us in case there was an accident on the track.”

While the culture difference was an eye-opener for Allpress, she had nothing but praise for race organisers and their forward thinking towards equality, inviting seven female jockeys to the competition.

“I think what they have done has been outstanding and I wish more of the racing jurisdictions would do that,” she said.

“It just proves women are just as good as men, when you have got four races and half are won by women. If you give us the same opportunities we are going to get the same results.”

Allpress said the trip was one of the highlights of her international riding career, having been treated like royalty on the trip, but this week it is back to reality where she will resume riding at Otaki today.

“It has been like a movie-star lifestyle for a week, but we are back to reality now.”

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■■WAIKATO

Shark ‘best yet’ for breeder Waikato breeder Darrell Hollinshead is the first to admit that his family have been spoilt with good horses over the years, but even he now agrees that the family’s latest star Te Akau Shark is pretty special.

“Over the years we have had some good horses starting with Dad having Judena, then Bak da Chief, and more recently Pondarosa Miss and Ecuador,” Hollins-

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Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m), Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), and Gr.2 Tramway Stakes (1400m).

Last season he only had three starts and was successful in them all including the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) and the Gr.2 Couplands Bakeries Mile (1600m).

Te Akau Shark is the fourth foal of the Chief Bearheart mare Bak da Chief, herself the winner of

five races including the Gr.3 Waikato Cup. She in turn is out of Havitbak a mare purchased by Darrell’s father in the 90s.

“Havitbak was a mare we bought through a Dalgety’s sale,” Hollinshead said.

“She was bred by Jim Campin, who then sold the mother to Korea and that side of the family disappeared.

“Her fourth dam is the Rockefella mare Riches and she in turn is the sixth dam of Miracles of Life, so that branch has been successful in Australia.

“As a breeder I think you get as much thrill out of them winning as you do when you own them.

“Well we do anyway, and we plan to go and see ‘The Shark’ race in the Queen Elizabeth II as it coincides with sale time.”

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Meeting Date: 04 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.26pm BLACK DOG FURNITURE MOBILE TROT $8000, 2yo., mobile, 1700m 1 Ultimate Moment (1) fr.................T Dewe (J) 2 Storms Acoming (2) fr 3 Bun In The Oven (3) fr 4 3 Jasinova (4) fr.....................................L Chin 5 2 I See Fire (5) fr................................T Herlihy 6 1 Wanna Snuggle (6) fr......................J I Dickie 2 5.54pm PRINTECH TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 1 0873 Heston Hall (1) fr........................... B Mangos 2 49282 Strength Of Heart (2) fr................A Poutama 3 506 Ruby Ridge (3) fr........................D McGowan 4 5046 High In The Sky (4) fr.......................M Wallis 5 377 Queen Of Strathfield (5) fr...............S Phelan 6 9 Constellation (6) fr........................J Stormont 7 3275 Uncle Louis (U1) fr...................... T Cameron 8 57x64 Chinski (U2) fr............................S McCaffrey 9 30645 Isaac H (U3) fr................................Z Butcher 3 6.19 CHANELLE LAWSON PHOTOGRAPHY MO-

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head said. “But I think this one is extra good.”

Te Akau Shark was having his 12th start when he won Saturday’s Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) and recorded his seventh win, his second at Group One level following his impressive victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa last month.

In the spring he placed in the

BILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 52576 New York Minute (1) fr.....................S Phelan 2 59x0 Doc Holliday (2) fr......................... D Butcher 3 92x97 Ideal Lincoln (3) fr................. D Ferguson (J) 4 85 Tuscon Tiger (4) fr...................... S E Butcher 5 8 Spirited Belle (5) fr.....................S Abernethy 6 We Have A Mach Two (6) fr.........J Stormont 7 00457 Godziller (7) fr............................ R Frampton 8 6x224 Euphoria (8) fr............................S Rapley (J) 9 306x8 Signseeldeliver (21) fr.................P Ferguson 10 33862 The Situation (22) fr........................T Herlihy 11 0x706 Lucy’s Badboy (23) fr.....................T Mitchell 12 09930 Patagonian Princess (U1) fr.... A Harrison (J) 4 6.47 FIELDLINE HORSE FLOATS AND TRAILERS MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r60. jun.d, 1700m 1 0P027 To Sir With Love (1) fr............. A Harrison (J) 2 00251 Rainbow Wiri (2) fr 3 0x420 Ocean Beach (3) fr 4 38677 All Yours (4) fr......................... L Whittaker (J) 5 30x53 Lagertha (5) fr............................. C Smith (J) 6 68456 Accelere (6) fr............................. A Drake (J) 7 60x59 Jody Direen (7) fr.................K Blakemore (J) 8 56414 Mac’s Tomado (8) fr............... D Ferguson (J) 5 7.12pm RAY WHITE TE AWAMUTU MOBILE PACE

$8000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 79205 Prop Rock (1) fr....................K Blakemore (J) 2 50665 Sampan (2) fr............................ T Hanara (J) 3 05x Miss Taken (3) fr.............................Z Butcher 4 85835 Super Actor (4) fr.........................A Poutama 5 Cashlodo Flybye (5) fr 6 64233 Military Man (6) fr...........................T Mitchell 7 730 Sumatime Kiwi (7) fr....................P Ferguson 8 Sly Terror (8) fr.............................J Stormont 9 96 Scottish Poacher (21) fr................... M White 10 767x2 Alexia Rose (22) fr................ D Ferguson (J) 11 02830 Blake (U1) fr.....................................G Gillies

11 05194 Emmber (23) fr................................. M White 12 615 Viva Las Vegas (24) fr........... D Ferguson (J) 7 8.06pm GAVELHOUSE.COM MOBILE PACE $8500, r53-r70., mobile, 2200m 1 0x64x Ohoka Achilles (1) fr......................Z Butcher 2 55064 Fleeting Grin (2) fr 3 96x36 Dun It Bad (3) fr......................... C Jamieson 4 8x456 Count Landeck (4) fr 5 46483 Bugalugs (5) fr............................P Ferguson 6 11370 The Lone Ranger (6) fr 7 26417 Shillelagh (7) fr.......................... M McKendry 8 1F494 Ivana Flybye (8) fr 6 7.41pm DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS MOBILE PACE 9 87915 Madame Connoistre (21) fr........K Bublitz (J) 10 31138 Ace Strike (22) fr........................... D Butcher $8000, 3yo+ r50-r52,r53-r55 w/c., mobile, 2200m 1 6441x Cotton Socks (1) fr.........................Z Butcher 8 8.33 MARSH EQUINE LIVESTOCK INSURANCE HANDICAP TROT $8500, r40-r60 spechcp, stand, 2200m 2 47076 Vanhalem (2) fr 3 21966 Bettor Get It On (3) fr.....................B Butcher 1 95x41 Locksmith (1) fr......................... M McKendry 4 1 Lenize (4) fr.....................................S Phelan 2 92458 Rave Nation (2) fr.......................S Abernethy 5 65489 Captain Max (5) fr...............................S Quill 3 8x789 Sunny Pegasus (3) fr...................J Stormont 4 63136 Mums Star (4) fr...........................A Poutama 6 9x172 Marianna Bromac (6) fr 7 7x14x Wildestdreams (7) fr.......................T Mitchell 5 46786 Danke (5) fr..................................... G Martin 8 90219 Panda Girl (8) fr............................. P Jeffries 6 27100 Manchester On Fire (6) fr 9 47598 Sarandon (21) fr......................... S E Butcher 7 92140 Battle Commander (U1) fr............B Edwards 10 56937 Kolovos (22) fr............................S Abernethy 8 57x51 Griffins Hall (U2) fr................ D Ferguson (J)

9 21940 Aldebaran Bonny (1) 10M 10 56870 Tears Of Joy (2) 10M.....................Z Butcher 11 30860 Luck Of The Moment (3) 10M 12 43529 Fira (4) 10M....................................S Phelan 13 12145 Still Eyre (5) 10M........................P Ferguson 14 23213 Presidential Jewel (6) 10M..............J I Dickie 9 8.55pm ST PATRICK’S NIGHT @ THE RACES 19/03 MBL PACE $8000, r40-r48., mobile, 2200m 1 00479 Quick As Fire (1) fr...........................O Gillies 2 750P4 Allonblack (2) fr..............................N Chilcott 3 x0242 Jackhammer Joe (3) fr.............. N Delany (J) 4 88868 Mr Incredible (4) fr...................... J Abernethy 5 x0647 Better Than Most (5) fr.......... D Ferguson (J) 6 38307 Sarabi (6) fr............................. A Harrison (J) 7 19009 Dametoro (7) fr.............................. D Butcher 8 46417 Comedy Act (8) fr..............F Schumacher (J) 9 00405 Itsthefinalcountdown (21) fr.......... K Marshall 10 12455 Veneto (22) fr............................ M McKendry 11 07516 Major Blink (23) fr........................ J Robinson LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Otaki Maori gallops Today at Otaki Raceway

Otaki Maori RC Venue: Otaki Meeting Date: 04 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 1.23pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 90x2 Sidebar (2) 57.5.............................H Andrew 2 04254 Sorry I’m Late b (5) 57.5................L Allpress 3 567 Miss Wrigley (4) 57.5................... C Johnson 4 77 Ode To Joy (3) 57.5...................B Ansell (a3) 5 0 Royal Grace (1) 57.5............ C O’Beirne (a2) 6 Cusack (6) 57.................................. J Parkes 2 1.58pm OTAKI MAIL MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 3354x Master Courtsman (13) 58.5............D Turner 2 872 Ammons (1) 58.5................. C O’Beirne (a2) 3 53 Cage Phyta (12) 58.5...................... J Parkes 4 96x63 One Of The Best (7) 58.5...............H Andrew 5 70763 Thutmosis (8) 58.5....................... C Johnson 6 09559 Double Act (5) 58.5...................... R Hannam

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.02pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 1 6 Idol Meghan nwtd...............................M Flipp 2 47546 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 3 54732 Sideline Sally nwtd.....................J McInerney 4 Wifi Robyn nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 5 522 Idol Lucy nwtd....................................M Flipp 6 5 Taiapu nwtd........................................... I Cox 7 Allegro Rory nwtd...............................L Cole 8 Boot Camp Tiara nwtd.................... L Pearce 9 77747 Sedgebrook Mini nwtd........................W Kite 10 67766 Telltale Signs nwtd...........................M Olden 2 12.20pm QUALITY INN WANGANUI C0 C0, 305m 1 Wifi Bolt nwtd G &................... S Fredrickson 2 Paving Way nwtd............................. L Pearce 3 66277 Jack Marjen nwtd...............................M Flipp 4 52445 Firecracker nwtd A &........................Williams 5 842 Big Time Lenny nwtd...........................L Cole 6 Idol Fern nwtd....................................M Flipp

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Mar 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4 1 2.42pm (NZT) CPF INSURANCE C1 C1, 305m 1 88x28 Sahara Dream 17.93..........................M Flipp 2 57454 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 3 66368 Trajan nwtd.................................J McInerney 4 51475 Big Time Lorna 18.16..........................L Cole 5 32465 Memphis Jewel nwtd................. K Gommans 6 65387 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 7 62255 Goldstar Auburn nwtd............... S Gommans

7 60x78 Lincoln Lane (9) 58.5.......................J Riddell 8 80 Opal Crusher (6) 58.5........................L Hemi 9 7 Blarney (11) 58............................... S McKay 10 273x9 Our Matriarch (4) 56.5............. T Taiaroa (a3) 11 76349 Kiwi Princess (2) 56.5....................L Allpress 12 98358 Violet Belle (3) 56.5..........................R Myers 13 66x88 Natty Pagger (10) 56.5...........S Macnab (a2) 14 77 Clonmel (14) 56.............................D Bradley 3 2.33pm EL CHEAPO CARS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2&3YO, 1400m 1 5x262 Magness (3) 57.5............................ J Parkes 2 If You Dance 57.5.......................... Scratched 3 22 Jaxx Be Nimble b (2) 55.5............ C Johnson 4 25 Carlingford Bay (1) 55.5.................L Allpress 5 x5934 Silent Approach (4) 55.5...... C O’Beirne (a2) 6 Canucia (5) 55.5 7 Kokomo (7) 55.5...............................R Myers 8 70x68 Sonority (6) 55.5 -

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3.08pm VETS ON RIVERBANK MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 6260x Bruno Kelly (8) 58.5.......................H Andrew 2 x47x4 Rely On Me (7) 58.5.......................D Bradley 3 49x5 Jackaroo (3) 58.5............................R Bishop 4 If You Dance 58............................. Scratched 5 Southroad (5) 58..............................D Turner 6 66x44 Authentic Charm (2) 56.5............. R Hannam 7 74 Swiss Avenue (6) 56.5...................L Allpress 8 Canucia (4) 56.................................R Myers 9 70x68 Sonority (1) 56................................ J Parkes 5 3.43pm CAVALLO FARM CHRIS RUTTEN BLOODSTOCK HANDICAP $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 53450 Hocico Blanco (2) 59........................R Myers 2 9x257 Outthegate d (4) 59..........................J Riddell 3 0090x Razors Edge m (3) 58.5............B Ansell (a3) 4 x06x3 Sardeen (5) 58.5................................L Hemi 5 D361 Crowning Star tdh (1) 57.5...L Allpress

6 70x81 Ledgowan (6) 57.5.........................D Bradley 7 60x07 Wallaceville d (7) 57............. C O’Beirne (a2) 8 x8727 Rekohu Diva t (8) 55.................... C Johnson 6 4.18pm RIVERSTONE CAFE HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 68x17 Lincoln Fury td (7) 59.......................J Riddell 2 23146 Rio Star t (8) 58.5......................... C Johnson 3 36610 Saltbush Bill td (3) 58.5..................H Andrew 4 19088 Regal Rock d (14) 57.5........... T Taiaroa (a3) 5 x2720 Remarx (9) 57.5...............................D Turner 6 x2144 Posh Porotene d (2) 57..................L Allpress 7 05220 Leighs Mate (11) 57............. C O’Beirne (a2) 8 72183 Rukita t (13) 56.5......................... R Hannam 9 7xP81 Bingwa d (10) 56.5 10 0919x Vazza’s Gift (5) 56.5..................B Ansell (a3) 11 x0602 Bella Nero dm (6) 55..............S Macnab (a2) 12 31889 Flying Surf 55................................ Scratched 13 85200 Vermont h (1) 54................................ T Allan

14 00936 Classy Lane m (12) 54...................D Bradley 15 3160 Prendido (4) 57.5............................ J Parkes Emergency: Prendido Blinkers on: Blarney, Natty Pagger, Clonmel (R2), Authentic Charm (R4) Blinkers off: Royal Grace (R1) Winkers off: Authentic Charm (R4)

5 53733 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 6 88834 Big Time Rose 17.94 A &.................Williams 7 65576 White Comet 17.75........................ D Donlon 8 64646 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson Emergencies: 9 57684 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 10 47F67 Nuclear Jewel 17.90........................L Doody 7 1.49pm GARY ROSS DECORATORS C1 C1, 305m 1 22422 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 2 x8643 Idol Little Girl 18.13............................M Flipp 3 56723 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 4 44552 Choice Sister 18.01..........................C Morris 5 23471 Allegro Kyle 17.89...............................L Cole 6 75736 Bigtime Kiowa 17.68 A &.................Williams 7 68445 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 8 56744 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 77858 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite 10 43787 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 8 2.07pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 77475 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 2 43646 Bigtime Maci 17.67..............................S Kite

3 58622 Limpy Jackson nwtd J &.......................D Bell 4 66456 Morning Sun 18.00....................J McInerney 5 63435 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 6 52668 I’ll Be Loyal 18.10.........................B Hodgson 7 281 Allegro Ella 17.73................................L Cole 8 37271 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 43787 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 10 43787 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 9 2.25pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C1 C1, 520m 1 16381 Dapper Rapper 30.32......................B Marsh 2 12142 Young Dumb Broke 30.63................M Olden 3 31656 Big Time Roonie 30.63........................L Cole 4 41536 Novo Ollie nwtd...................................L Cole 5 13487 Big Time Frankie 30.85.......................L Cole 6 56426 Diamond Geezer 30.88................ P B Briggs 7 22355 Big Time Mac nwtd..............................L Cole 8 67581 Big Time Angel 30.99..........................L Cole 9 23557 Bigtime Fred 30.29..............................L Cole 10 58746 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson

5 83173 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 6 83212 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82...................J McInerney 7 14426 Poppy Rocket 17.96...................... M S Clark 8 46333 Big Time Rusty 18.13 A &................Williams Emergencies: 9 67877 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 10 43787 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 4 3.37 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C1/C2 C1/2, 305m 1 37731 Princess Pea 17.94...........................P Taylor 2 35114 Yarn Sister 18.01..............................C Morris

3 14653 Bigtime Roll 17.65..................... S Gommans 4 56742 Johny Mowhawk 18.03.................. D Denbee 5 53757 Collect A Dream 17.81.......................M Flipp 6 11252 Life Is Good 17.92............................M Olden 7 67386 Homebush Yuri 17.96.................J McInerney 8 5F175 Shamrock Green 17.85...............B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 47F67 Nuclear Jewel 17.90........................L Doody 10 67877 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Sidebar, Royal Grace, Miss Wrigley, Cusack Race 2: Cage Phyta, Ammons, Blarney, Double Act Race 3: Jaxx Be Nimble, Magness, Sonority, Silent Approach Race 4: Jackaroo, Rely On Me, Authentic Charm, Bruno Kelly Race 5: Crowning Star, Hocico Blanco, Sardeen, Wallaceville Race 6: Rukita, Posh Porotene, Leighs Mate, Prendido

LEGEND: Runner Form - b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

7 34334 Sedgebrook Comet nwtd.....................F Kite 8 56633 My Emmett nwtd................................M Flipp 9 F8654 Oma Rapeti nwtd.............................C Morris 10 44588 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 3 12.38pm AON INSURANCE REVERSE FORM FEATURE C1 C1, 305m 1 26x87 Tiddy Cash nwtd........................J McInerney 2 47847 Big Time Eilish 18.21....................... C Brider 3 8x885 Big Time Ivy 18.00 A &.....................Williams 4 85877 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell 5 37777 Hypothetical 18.13...........................M Olden 6 78577 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 7 68688 Bigtime Dean 18.06 A &...................Williams 8 68657 Watch Marjen 18.20...........................M Flipp 9 67686 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 10 57684 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 4 12.56pm GUTHRIE BOWRON WANGANUI C1, 305m 1 88538 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 2 57162 Free Thinker 17.87...........................M Olden 3 28x21 Webber Come 18.09..................J McInerney 4 273F8 Taranaki Brie 18.16.......................... C Brider 5 17558 Elouera Mist 18.11 J &.........................D Bell

6 65235 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 7 25476 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 8 77556 Checkpoint 17.95...............................M Flipp 9 56F58 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 10 77858 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite 5 1.14pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 52445 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 2 35486 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 3 11875 Big Time Abbi 18.04.......................... P Clark 4 55863 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 5 35151 Big Time Joey 17.76...........................L Cole 6 67F26 Sozin’s Delight nwtd...................J McInerney 7 68464 Go Stopper 17.95 A &......................Williams 8 88522 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 9 67686 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 10 56F58 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 6 1.32pm ACCELL LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C1 C1, 305m 1 77752 Zipping Romeo 17.99 J &....................D Bell 2 28132 Big Time Kevin 18.18..........................L Cole 3 53548 Opal Nora 17.74.........................J McInerney 4 83724 Jacks Point nwtd............................W Woods

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

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

8 53164 Black Widow Baby 18.07 A &...........Williams Emergencies: 9 74876 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &.....................Williams 10 67877 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 2 3.00pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1/C2 C1/2, 305m 1 82526 Cockney Rip Off 17.72.....................M Olden 2 21126 Homebush Jennia 17.92............J McInerney 3 56166 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 4 27668 Justa Gift 17.62 J &..............................D Bell 5 1F874 So Severe 17.77..............................C Morris

6 17788 Mitcham Doug 17.95..................J McInerney 7 37132 Thrilling Ivy 18.10...................... S Gommans 8 41565 Waterloo Pink 17.90............................W Kite Emergencies: 9 43787 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 10 47F67 Nuclear Jewel 17.90........................L Doody 3 3.17pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1/C2 C1/2, 305m 1 38851 Classic Rapper 17.74...........................S Kite 2 36847 Ohana Lad nwtd........................ K Gommans 3 13744 Zipping Luther nwtd J &.......................D Bell 4 73668 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp

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■■RUGBY

Championship gets a revamp

By Gregor Paul The Rugby Championship will be revamped in 2021 with an old-fashioned tour theme being injected that will see the All Blacks play the Springboks at home only every other year.

The shift in format will put an end to the All Blacks having to travel to both Argentina and South Africa in one calendar year.

Instead, they will play two home tests against one of the Pumas or Boks and two away tests against the other.

The Wallabies will do the same in mirror image, with the fixtures reversing the next year to ensure that whichever side the All Blacks played at home in 2021 they play away in 2022.

It is hoped that it will generate a greater sense of occasion for fans as the Boks will only be in New Zealand every second year and likewise, the All Blacks will only play biennially in South Africa.

Australia and New Zealand will continue to play each other home and away as will South Africa and Argentina.

The move is also designed to introduce a retro-theme where international sides can feel they are on an old-fashioned tour.

While it is unlikely, the possibility will exist of the All Blacks travelling with an extended squad to play midweek fixtures in either Argentina or South Africa.

Sanzaar is hopeful that playing back-to-back tests in this format will

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

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

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

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

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP.

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

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open every Thursday and Saturday with almost 1000 different toys to choose from for hire. 106 Victoria Street, The Triangle.

ANNALISE, mature, slim Euro.

In town today only from 2pm.

Please phone 021 0288 5241.

LISA, Asian lady, size 8, 34D busty, 26 years old.

Good massage, excellent service.

In/out calls.

Phone 021 046 4314.

NEW Asian, pretty, size 10, 36DD, 34 year old. Naughty toys.

Great massage.

Phone 021 232 1856.

CHURCH SERVICES

World Day of Prayer Friday, March 6, 2020 Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock streets at 10.00am A service prepared by World Day of Prayer committee, Zimbabwe.

TJ Perenara leads the All Blacks in their pre-match haka. give the tournament a more compelling edge and potentially make it a harder competition to win.

Since Argentina joined in 2012 the All Blacks have won six of the eight titles.

They didn’t win in either 2015 or 2019 – years in which the competition was truncated because of the World Cup. When it has been played in its true format where each team plays each team home and away, the All Blacks have dominated to the point that they have often been declared champions

after five games and sometimes even after just four.

The format has been consistent since 2012 – with the All Blacks opening their campaign in Australia, before playing a return in New Zealand the following week.

They then play Argentina and South Africa in consecutive weeks at home, before playing the Pumas away and then the Boks in South Africa.

Only once in the six occasions the tournament has run in full, has the title still been up for grabs when the

All Blacks have played their final test in South Africa.

The change is also being driven by a desire to cut down the travel burden on the players.

Since 2012 the All Blacks have found it an extreme challenge to play in Argentina one week and South Africa the next and then head to Europe a few weeks after they return from the Republic.

Playing in either South Africa or Argentina and being based there for two weeks will reduce air travel for all teams and cut some of the expense.

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March 4 & 5, 2020 Open daily from 9.30am - 4pm and Saturday 9.30am - 1pm. 129 Tancred Street.

10.00am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, New Members Welcome, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated class for people with limited mobility. $3 per session. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (excludes school

holidays).

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service, communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

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

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Assn Croquet, New members welcome, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street 1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON

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

6.30pm - 9pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 6.30pm to 7.30pm, beginners learn to line dance following onto easy Intermediate Level, 7.30 - 9pm.

Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813 131.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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

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

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

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON

POSITIVE AGEING EXPO. Exhibits and displays, come and experience all that is available for you.

Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities to help with balance. $3 per session. MSA Social hall (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome, phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. Church of the Holy Spirit hall, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

Boules will be supplied, all welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome, phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. St Peter’s Church, 93 Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome,

phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. Buffalo Lodge Hall. Cox Street.

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

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

5pm - 7pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Social Golf Croquet during our beautiful summer evenings, new players welcome to come and have a go!

Waireka, Philip Street.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

TRACTOR OPERATOR REQUIRED We require an experienced tractor operator for our growing agricultural contracting business.

McLeod Cultivation provides cultivation and drilling services between Ashburton and Geraldine. We operate modern well maintained machinery and are based 25 mins south west of Ashburton.

The applicant’s main roll will be operating our reversable plough and direct drill. Applicant must be mechanically minded and capable of working alone. This job will involve shift work, working nights and weekends when required.

This is a full-time position with extra work available in the greater agricultural business outside of drilling season.

Must have experience on John Deere tractors fitted with auto steer and two years minimum experience with operating and maintaining seed drills to a high standard. Knowledge of the wider Canterbury area would also be an advantage.

Shared accommodation can be provided, and a competitive salary package will be offered to the right applicant.

Applicant must pass pre-employment and ongoing drug testing.

If you have a positive approach, can do attitude and a sense of humour we would love to hear from you.

Email covering letter and CV to: admin@mcleodcultivation.co.nz

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

TEACHER AIDE

Come along to our Open Day and talk to us about our proposed plan. Saturday 7 March, 11am - 4pm, ADC marquee next to the playground by the main carpark in the Domain.

Hampstead School seeks a teacher aide to work approximately 15 hours/week across a range of students, including those with special needs (ORS).

Position commencing March 16, term 1.

Please forward your CV and a covering letter to: The Principal Hampstead School 55 Wellington Street, Ashburton or via peter.m@hampsteadschool.co.nz Applications close March 11

Have your

Say!

Ashburton Domain Development Plan

2 x Herd Managers Required for 303Ha dairy farm. The farm is well set up with a 60 bail rotary shed, milking 1000 cows, we are located at the base of Mt Hutt.

Our Place : Our Domain

Applicants should have two years experience in NZ dairy farming.

The role requires you to have a good understanding of cowshed practice, animal health issues, pasture management as well as general day to day farming practices.

We are developing a 30-year plan for our Domain to ensure it is future-proofed for the years to come. We want to know what you think of our ideas - this is your chance to shape what the Domain will look like.

We require someone that is hardworking, able to communicate clearly, self motivated and work as part of a team. Tractors skills are required.

Ag ITO is encouraged. Must be eligible to work in NZ.

Full maps and information on the proposed plans, along with a form to provide your feedback can be found at

Must hold a full clean driver’s licence and be able to pass police and drug checks.

On farm accommodation available.

ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay

Applications close 30/03/2020.

Please send CV to: tjmawle@yahoo.co.uk

PUBLIC NOTICES

We are accepting feedback until 5 pm, Sunday 5 April 2020.

HAVE YOUR SAY

HAVE YOUR SAY

Meetings for ratepayers of the following drainage and river rating districts are being held as outlined below:

A meeting for ratepayers of the following river rating district is being held as outlined below:

• Dry Creek: Wednesday 11 March, 1.30pm, Methven Heritage Centre • Mt Harding Creek: Wednesday 11 March, 3.30pm, Methven Heritage Centre • Staveley Stormwater Channel: Wednesday 11 March, 9.30am, Staveley Hall The purpose of the meetings is to discuss completed and future works and finances. All ratepayers are welcome; your rates notice will tell you if you are a ratepayer of any of the above districts.

To find out more go to: ecan.govt.nz/riverdistrict

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust Garage Sale Clearance 4pm Friday, March 6 | Ashburton Racecourse • HUGE REDUCTIONS • Everything must go • Cash or Eftpos

• Fill a supplied bag for $10.00 (excludes selected or marked items)

• Accepting more donated items drop off only.

1pm – 4pm Thursday, March5

Serving our Community.

Helping local Charities.

Guardian Situations Vacant

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

To find out more go to: ecan.govt.nz/riverdistrict Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

0800 324 636

0800 324 636

FOR SALE

The purpose of the meeting is to elect a liaison committee for this district, and to discuss works and finances. All ratepayers are welcome; your rates notice will tell you if you are a ratepayer of the above district.

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

PEA STRAW - conventional bales $6 delivered. Pea Straw - medium square bales $45 delivered. Pea Vine Hay Round bales $90 delivered.

Enquiries, please phone Andrew 020 402 33792.

• Lower Rakaia River: Tuesday 10 March, 7pm, Environment Canterbury Ashburton Depot, 4 McNally St, Ashburton

HIRE GARAGE SALES ASHBURTON Pakeke Lions Garage Sale Clearance, Ashburton Racecourse, 4pm this Friday. Furniture. Fill a supplied bag for $10 (excludes selected items). Accepting more donated items. Drop off 1pm – 4pm Thursday.

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant 307 7900

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TRADES, SERVICES SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes and offices. Providing privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. www.windowtinter.co.nz

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): “There ain’t no way to find out why a snorer can’t hear himself snore,” suggested Mark Twain in “Tom Sawyer Abroad.” Indeed, today will be an exercise in tolerating a puzzling sort of unawareness.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Go on and indulge yourself.

It will be lucky to splurge on something frivolous. You’ll make dozens of good decisions today, and spoiling yourself will be one of them.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You can zoom in and out endlessly on life and it will be different at every range but, oddly, still the same. Just go to the scale that makes you feel most comfortable and deem that good enough.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When interruptions happen, it’s as though life is telling you that there’s a different order of priorities than the one you had in mind. You’ll get to decide if you agree with life or not.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There are gentle and patient aspects to your personality, and then there’s the part of it that gets fearsome to make things happen.

These will integrate beautifully today as you switch modes to suit each situation.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your attention is an emotional sunlamp, an incubator for the baby chicks whose feathers are still just fuzz, a hot drink on a cold day. The comfort you give works from the inside out.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): An old emotional wound still has an impact on the way you process life.

Bit by bit, you can free yourself from this limit. When you get free, a spontaneous and playful version of yourself will be waiting.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The maze of your inner world will feature hidden pathways to treasure as well as booby traps, and sometimes you can’t tell the difference. Count yourself ahead of the game because you’re willing to explore.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You have been known to take the smallest hint as a sign from the universe. When you really want something, even the big hints won’t dissuade you. You’ll get a taste of both scenarios today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll be the recipient of good fortune and sweet surprises. Though, in a way, you buy these circumstances with either your work, the goodwill you invest or with actual dollars.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It isn’t selfish to focus on learning about yourself. You’re a complex creature and as worthy of investigation as any. Who better to study you than the one who is already in such close proximity?

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your comfortable state of mind makes you at home wherever you go. Take advantage of this by daring into the unknown, your most confident moment of the week.

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DEATHS

CHAMBERS, Joan (nee Goodwin) – Passed away peacefully February 28, 2020 at Burwood Hospital. Dearly loved sister-in-law of the late Olga and George Petrie, the late Eric and Zoe Chambers, Betty and the late Vic, the late Len and Sadie Chambers, Muriel and the late Doug Smith. Cherished auntie of her nieces and nephews and friend to may.

Treasured Memories

EDE, Maurice Edgar – On February 29, 2020 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 86 years.

Much loved and devoted husband of Beverley for 59 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Nigel and Sharron, Shona and John Schofield, and Deborah and Craig Halliday. Dearly loved Grandad of Amanda and Fraser Pichon, Michael Ede, Kelly and Brad Olsen, Matthew and Christeena Schofield, Jessica Halliday, Logan and Laura Halliday, and loved great Pop to Scarlett Olsen, Bella Ede, the late Jack Pichon, Emily Pichon, and Connor Halliday.

Messages to the Ede family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private cremation has been held.

REID, Marion (Marie) – On March 3, 2020. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton. Aged 94 years.

Dearly loved wife of the late Jock. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Carole and John Hunt, Sheena and Lewis Buchan, and Bob and Barbara Reid.

Loved Grandma and great Grandma of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Messages to the Reid family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Marie’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton TOMORROW Thursday, March 5, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by a private family interment.

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 194.1 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

3.06 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

7.17

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

85.9 630.2

Waitaki Kurow at 2:04 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 20.8 25.7 Max to 4pm 16.6 Minimum 10.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm March to date 0.2 Avg Mar to date 6 2020 to date 58.4 114 Avg year to date Wind km/h N9 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 44 Time of gust 1:00am

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Cloud increasing. Rain spreading north about the divide, with possible heavy falls.

N, strong about exposed high ground.

Cloudy periods. Scattered rain south of Christchurch later in the day. Northeasterlies.

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Fine with high cloud later. Northerlies.

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WATSON, Doug – Aged 89 years. Peacefully passed away on Thursday evening, February 27 at Ross Home, Dunedin. His daughter Jane, son-in-law Stephen, granddaughter Anna, sister Betty Mangin, cousin Dorene Stalker and his many, many friends will miss him dearly.

There will be a service celebrating Doug's life on Monday, March 9, 3pm at the St Stephen's and Anglican Church, Ashburton. We would love to see you. I would like to acknowledge the wonderful care that Enliven Wanaka, Birchleigh Mosgiel and the Lindsay Ward, Ross Home, gave Dad during his final journey. The nurses and caregivers enabled Doug to enjoy life and be a valued member of the changing communities he belonged to.

Dementia doctors, nurses and caregivers, thank you for your love, care and commitment you showed my father. Your job is challenging and you do it with love and compassion; thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Sandra Keith receives the trophy for winning the New Zealand Fours championships on the weekend.

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Sandra Keith’s collection is now complete.

Sure, it might have taken a little longer than she’d hoped, but the Ashburton bowler can now boast a feat few others in her sport can after she claimed her third Bowls New Zealand title on the weekend.

Keith, a former member of the Black Jacks, skipped her side to success in the National Fours Championships on Sunday in Mt

Maunganui giving her the perfect three – success in all three disciplines played for at a national championship level.

Her fours win follows her singles victory in the 2011-2012 season and then a pairs title with Serena Matthews the following year.

It’s been a few years between drinks, so to speak, but Keith is happy to have the monkey off her back.

“I’ve been bridesmaid in that event a couple of times, so it’s

nice to finally get one over the line,” she said yesterday after returning home.

“Everything went to plan from the outset, the whole team played well the whole way through and it made my job really easy at the other end.”

Keith was joined by Tayla Bruce, Clare Hendra and Selina Smith and on reflection decided that she was lucky to even be at the championships.

“I hadn’t planned on going to be fair, but Tayla asked me in

the New Year if I wanted to play and I’d said no to her a couple of times, so thought I’d better say yes this time around.

“Then, when I heard who else was in the team I was convinced, it was a strong line-up.”

Keith’s side won the final 21-12 over Wendy Green’s side.

With three New Zealand titles and some good form on the board this season, Keith said there was no desire to chase her spot back in the New Zealand side at this stage, preferring to see what unfolds.

“I’m playing well and I’m really happy with how things are going at the moment.

“I don’t really want to put a heap into chasing something right now.”

The Allenton Bowling Club member has plenty to keep her mind busy in the coming weeks on the greens with club finals looming, as well as an appearance on Bowls Canterbury’s Finals weekend in the fours and the annual inter centre competition as well.

Harness superstars in full flight at Ashburton trials

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