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Life coming back into real estate

By Sue Newman

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It might not be business as usual, but life has started to return to the Mid Canterbury real estate market, sales agents say.

The move from level 4 to level 3 Covid-19 alert has opened the door for real estate companies to get back in business, albeit with a number of strict conditions. But those conditions are ones buyers and sellers can clearly live with, McLeod Real Estate’s Clark McLeod said.

While he was still writing contracts under level 4, the lack of contact did make negotiating contracts a bit more difficult, particularly if one party was not tech savvy, he said.

During level 4 it appeared people were looking at their options in terms of buying or selling and they were now starting to be proactive in following through on some of those decisions, McLeod said.

In terms of price movement, the conservative nature of the Ashburton market, he believes there is likely to be less impact from price fluctuations than in some part of the country.

For Trevor Hurley, from Real Estate New Zealand, having 3D home viewing as part of his company’s sales tool kit had proven a godsend during level 4.

With the move to level 3, there was quite a bit of activity from potential buyers who had viewed a property through 3D and who were now wanting

to visit in person and have a builder inspect that property, he said.

“We’re now getting contracts signed as 3D has effectively allowed us to stay in business during this time.”

Yes, there was a bit of uncertainty out there, Property Brokers agent Murray Young said, but there was also a return to a reasonable level of interest.

Most of the clients he and his team have been dealing with were people they were dealing with pre-lockdown, but that’s been matched by new inquiry and some new listings, he said.

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■■ EDUCATION

A learning delivery road trip

By Sue Newman

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Attendance numbers at Ashburton College are dropping, but principal Ross Preece is not complaining.

After having 20 enrolments and 11 students turning up for classroom-based learning on Wednesday, numbers are now down to seven students, housed in two pods, Preece said.

Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown opened schools for students up to Year 10 whose parents were returning to work and who could not make other childcare arrangements. The college, like other schools around the district, was experiencing low attendance numbers.

While most students were working online from home, there were quite a number who did not have their own device and some did not have an internet connection at home and while the college had ordered Chromebooks from the Ministry of Education two

weeks ago, none had yet arrived, he said.

And that meant that hard copy work had to be delivered to those students to ensure they were able to continue with their studies. Some of the hard copy material was for students who may have a device, but it was work that could not be done online, such as the need for painting materials for art students, he said.

Materials were delivered to 224 different students at 200 different addresses across the district.

The school office has created a spreadsheet to keep track of work sent to whom and the locations. And there will be another series of road trips early next week to deliver the next round of hard copy material.

It involved a huge logistical effort to supplement continued online learning and that would continue to be the way the college operated until the go-ahead was given for all students to return to school, Preece said.

Double killer on hunger strike behind bars NZME Ashburton Work and Income double killer Russell John Tully has been on hunger strike behind bars for 24 days, protesting that his bizarre self-medication regime has been blocked.

Tully, who is serving life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 27 years for the 2014 Winz slayings, stopped taking food on April 8.

Otago Corrections Facility prison director Dave Miller confirmed 54-year-old Tully’s hunger strike to NZME. “Staff are doing everything possible to encourage him to resume eating and are committed to supporting his health and wellbeing,” Miller said.

It’s understood that Tully claims prison bosses have stopped his preferred method of treating what he says is a recurrent ear infection that is penicillin-resistant.

Throughout his 2016 trial at the High Court in Christchurch, it was clear that Tully was preoccupied with what he felt was a

debilitating skin condition – and that he used hydrogen peroxide to treat it.

When one Ashburton Winz manager first met Tully in July 2014, he told her he had “some sort of skin-eating disorder” that he used peroxide to treat.

He became annoyed when Winz staff said they couldn’t help him with cash to buy the bottles of hydrogen peroxide he tipped in his ear.

A pharmacist told the court she “wouldn’t recommend it for a skin condition”, saying it was typically used as a cleaning product or for bleaching fabrics.

It’s believed that Tully plans to continue his hunger strike until his medication is reinstated.

Tully embarked on several self-induced hunger strikes while awaiting trial – and during it – in protest against his perceived lack of medication.

After 33 days of one hunger strike in prison, he says he nearly died.

“They knew I was chronically crook, they were waiting for me to

die,” he claimed.

Last week, Miller said the physical and mental health of all inmates is paramount and that Tully is being closely monitored by health and custodial staff regularly.

It includes “extensive and ongoing consultation” with both medical practitioners on site as well as mental health services.

“The prisoner remains well, and there are no concerns at present that he is in any immediate danger,” Miller said. “[Tully] has previously refused food in order to attempt to convince staff to meet his requests.”

Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn, some 40km south of Dunedin, has comprehensive procedures for managing prisoners who voluntarily refuse food, including accommodating people in the Intervention and Support Unit (ISU) to provide “enhanced oversight of them”; providing treatment and support from registered nurses, mental health clinicians and other staff; ensuring

ongoing contact through phone calls with family; keeping nominated next of kin regularly updated on the person’s wellbeing, if requested or required; and facilitating contact with other support people as requested.

“Corrections will continue to work with this prisoner to ensure the appropriate support and treatment is provided,” Miller said.

“My site takes their duty of care and the safety and wellbeing of those they manage extremely seriously, and I would like to acknowledge them for their professionalism on this matter.”

Tully, who spent years working in the mines of Western Australia, is appealing his conviction and sentence.

A Court of Appeal spokeswoman confirmed yesterday that his case has been rescheduled for a one-day fixture in Wellington on June 10.

It is understood that Tully believes he has a connective tissue disease, which affected his state of mind at the time of the shoot-

ing and during his trial.

Tully was found guilty in 2016 of storming the Ashburton Winz centre at 9.51am on September 1, 2014, and shooting dead receptionist Peggy Noble, 67, from point-blank range and shooting case manager Susan Leigh Cleveland, 55, three times as she pleaded for her life.

Justice Cameron Mander described the shootings as “cold-blooded executions” by a “very dangerous person” capable of extremely violent actions.

At his sentencing, Tully alleged a “major cover-up by the Crown” regarding disclosure and evidence, and further claimed he didn’t have access to a lawyer.

“If I was guilty and went out and killed two people, I’d take it, and say, ‘That was me’. But obviously that was not the case and I refute the accusation,” Tully said.

Tully was found to be mentally capable of facing charges of double-murder and attempted murder after an earlier hearing under the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.

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■■ MUSHROOM MYSTERY

Mysterious mushroom identified When Merv Gilbert first spotted mushrooms growing through the ground along a fence line at his Maronan Road property nearly a fortnight ago, he didn’t think too much of it.

But as time went by, and Gilbert’s travels past the spot where the mushrooms were growing carried on, his intrigue also grew as he witnessed something unlike anything else he’d seen during his decades of farming in Mid Canterbury.

A cluster of mushrooms formed from those initial few and within a week more than 100 heads emerged and the grouping had intensified so much so that it now reached more than a foot high.

“I’d never seen anything like it before,” Gilbert said.

“Not just in that particular spot, or anywhere else for that matter and I’ve been farming for a while and seen my fair share of mushrooms.”

Jokingly, Gilbert suggested it might have been caused by coronavirus, but his interest got the better of him and not knowing what the peculiar situation was or whether he was able to entertain the idea of eating the mushrooms, he contacted the Guardian.

“I just want to know what it is, and whether it’s safe to eat them or not.”

During the Guardian’s visit to Gilbert’s property, a second grouping was spotted

emerging through some grass clippings a further metre along the fence line.

Landcare Research, research leader in mycology and bacteriology, Bevan Weir was able to identify the mushrooms as Coprinopsis atramentaria, or more commonly, the common inkcap.

“This particular species was introduced to New Zealand and is very common in urban and modified habitats across the planet,” Weir said.

“It is often associated with rotting stumps, buried fragments of wood and dead tree roots.”

A scenario which Gilbert said made perfect sense.

“There used to be an old gorse bush that grew along that fence line that was pulled out a replaced, so it make sense that there’s some sort of wood or roots underneath the ground there.”

But the more important question for Gilbert, a fan of eating a good mushroom, was whether or not he could harvest the mushrooms and use them on his dinner plate.

Weir’s answer was yes, but is also came with a warning.

“It is an edible species, although it comes with an interesting complication,” he said.

“It is fine to eat alone or as part of a meal, but if you drink any alcohol and eat this mushroom you will become very ill and likely vomit.

“The chemical compound responsible for this is coprine, which is similar to the

■■REAL ESTATE

Life coming back into real estate From P1 And while the market will still have to work its way out of more than four weeks of stagnation, Young is seeing positive signs that could indicate the Covid-19 impact my not hit the real estate industry locally, too hard.

“We see ourselves as fortunate compared to some parts of the country. Our market has always been more even rather than having highs and lows.”

Generally when times got tougher the change was reflected more in the number of sales rather than falling prices, he said.

His team had started doing viewings, and listing properties this week, but there was still an air of uncertainty that was making

people a little cautious, Young said.

“Whatever happens the sooner it happens the better so we can get some certainty back in the market.”

Mark Williams from First National said his team was fielding calls and doing appraisals for new listings, but most of its activity was with people who had been in the buying or selling process prior to level 4 lockdown.

Quite a few clients were phoning saying they were happy to wait until level 2 was reached before selling, he said.

“They’re being pretty patient, they’re happy to wait.”

Williams believes the market will come back to some kind of normal level quite quickly once alert level 2 is reached.

■■COVID-19

Two new cases linked to cluster AP There were just two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand yesterday, both linked to the St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home cluster in Auckland.

Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield said yesterday’s numbers were “encouraging” – but warned there was no room for ignorance of alert level 3 rules.

“It’s been concerning to see some behaviours continue into the weekend. Ultimately this could slow a move to Level 2,” Bloomfield said.

Yesterday’s cases were household contacts of an employee at St Margaret’s rest home, the Ministry of Health said.

The total of confirmed and probable cases in this country is now 1487 and 85 per cent of all cases are now considered as re-

covered. There are no more deaths.

Eight patients remain in hospital, though none are in intensive care.

On Saturday there were six new cases – a jump on the previous week’s daily numbers.

Bloomfield said the numbers today were “encouraging but we can’t take them for granted”.

Every New Zealander still had “a part to play” and there was no excuse to be ignorant of the alert level 3 restrictions.

“We’re now nearly a week into Level 3 and while there could be some excuses early on, everyone should now be more familiar with the rules around increased retail activity and our own social interactions.”

Continuing to be vigilant would be key in supporting a move to Level 2 as soon as possible, Bloomfield said.

A strange group of mushrooms has appeared on Merv Gilbert’s farm.

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Gilbert wasn’t quite sure what the fate of his new finds would be when contacted by the Guardian last week. They were still

taking pride and place, and growing, alongside his driveway.

“I’ve named them both, one is Jacinda and the other is Ashley, so we’ll see what happens in the next few days,” he laughed.

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■■ HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND

Connection date delayed

By Susan Sandys

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Chorus has wasted no time in getting its contractors back on site in Methven as it moves the town into the era of high-speed broadband.

As soon as New Zealand shifted down to alert level three last week, contractors were back to the job of digging trenches along footpaths and installing fibre optic cable.

The work which began in January was halted for more than four weeks under the Covid-19 lockdown, pushing out the date that residents will be able to connect to the new service from May to the end of June.

“Works are restarting in Methven at present,” a Chorus spokesperson confirmed.

Chorus did not typically charge to connect residents to fibre, which gave the fastest and most reliable broadband available, she said.

“A robust broadband connection is proving to be vital now more than ever, as more of us

Contractors are back on the job installing fibre optic cable in Methven following lockdown.

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work and learn from home,” she said.

Pandemic restrictions were being followed on site and this would carry over to when it came

to visiting residents’ properties.

“We call ahead and screen the people we are coming to provide service to, we look out for vulnerable New Zealanders, and

we use PPE when we are in their bubble.”

Most installations are completed within a single visit.

Originally Chorus was not planning to have high-speed broadband operating in Methven until 2022. It announced the new dates at the end of last year following lobbying from Methven Community Board members and other residents.

Previously, it has mainly only been Methven’s schools which have had fibre access, having benefited from a programme undertaken across Mid Canterbury

by EA Networks.

Rakaia is the next Mid Canterbury town on Chorus’ map to have fibre installed. This will begin in September.

Chorus last year completed its first phase of fibre build in New Zealand, a nine-year project bringing 28 towns and cities world-class broadband. Methven and Rakaia are part of the second phase, taking the infrastructure to a further 300 or so communities.

AA flooded with road service call-outs

By Jaime Pitt-Mackay jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The AA have been receiving a record number of roadside assistance callouts nationwide since lockdown was lifted earlier this week, but for local contractors the workload has stayed the same.

Local AA contractor Dave Stevens has been kept busy attending calls for assistance, but says he has found the past week not much busier than during lockdown.

“From the start of lockdown to now it has been about the same,” he said.

“That first week of lockdown

was a bit quieter but then it picked up after that after the second week, though there could be days where we would get four or five calls and days where we had nothing to do.”

Stevens said a few jobs had been for people who had locked themselves out of their cars, while the majority had been people unable to start their vehicles due to battery issues.

“A lot of cars are around that six-to-seven years old bracket and the batteries are coming to the end of their useful lives,” he said.

Stevens said while it was not overly more busy here, he urged

anyone calling the AA for assistance to be patient and understanding given the increased workload they are under.

“It is busy if you try and get through to the AA if you’ve got a flat battery or need assistance as just like a lot of places they are working a bit differently at the moment with limited staff and people working from home,” he said.

On Tuesday the AA attended 2098 call-outs nationwide, and 2110 on Wednesday.

On a normal day AA roadservice attends 12,000 call-outs.

The AA battery service’s top tips for avoiding battery failure

include starting your engine for 30 minutes at least once a week, to ensure the battery is topped up and the engine oil and coolant are circulated.

Reverse your car into your driveway or leave the garage door open and put in park.

This can also be done on the street. Don’t switch on electrical devices which will make the engine work harder (e.g. radio, phone charger, lights) while doing this.

If you have a maintenance charger AKA trickle or float, use this to charge your battery. This is best done in your garage, away from weather elements.

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SCPA start contactless adoptions

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

There might not be any face-to-face contact, but the SPCA are still working to find animals their forever homes under level 3 conditions.

The organisation is running contactless adoptions allowing them to operate under level 3 conditions.

The process works by a person interested adopting filling out an application form, which will have information that will allow SPCA staff to find an animal that would suit their living situation best.

From there photos and videos are sent to the applicant and if they are happy, the animal can be delivered to their house.

“It is something that is very unique and not something that we have ever done in the past,” Ashburton SPCA Centre Manager Rebecca Dobson said.

“It is definitely a different way of doing things. Currently the Ashburton centre only has a few kittens available, with most being transferred to the SPCA facility in Christchurch to be cared for during the lockdown.

Dobson said it was important that adoptions could continue even at this time due to wanting to re-home animals as quickly as possible.

“We want animals to go to their forever homes as quickly as possible,” she said.

“Even if we can’t find the right animal for a family straight away we can keep their information on file going forward if there is something that might be right that comes up.”

Dobson said the best way for the anyone to get in touch about adoptions could contact them on Facebook or by e-mail, with more information and a list of available animals on their website www.spca.nz.

In brief Storm batters country A locked-down New Zealand is further battening down the hatches as a wet and windy storm batters the country. Wild weather across the country downed power lines, caused slips and flooding that closed roads, and brought relief to the drought-stricken Northland region yesterday. Parts of Auckland were yesterday drenched with up to 23.5mm of rain falling in six hours. The blustery front had been whipping up New Zealand all day, with high winds lashing Wellington, and earlier across Canterbury, where gusts hit 104km/h at Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula just before midday.

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Crowds flock to beach Police turned people away from a small beach community as hordes of Aucklanders sought to make the most of the first weekend at alert level 3. Traffic began to build approaching summer levels at Muriwai Beach on Saturday, with a fine weather forecast and excellent surfing on offer. Under alert level 3 the rules on travel have been slightly relaxed, allowing people to travel “locally” to areas for recreation, including beaches. By Saturday afternoon police stepped in to control the crowds, setting up a police checkpoint in Waimauku about 20 minutes drive from the beach, to make sure people travelling towards the coast were safe and adhering to Alert Level 3 restrictions.

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House fire A person has died in a house fire at Whangateau, north of Auckland, police have confirmed.

The fire service were called at 6.54pm on Saturday night to the fire on Birdsall Road. Police were yesterday making further inquiries into the cause of the fire. - NZME

Sentence quashed A Kiwi mum accused of abusing and starving her nine children for nearly two decades to atone for their “sins” has seen her prison sentence quashed. The 52-year-old was jailed for four years in November for what a judge described as “prolonged and sadistic” offending, but she will now be resentenced after the Court of Appeal quashed her prison term at a hearing on Friday. The court ruled there was no apparent factual basis for the sentence imposed and it is likely a disputed facts hearing will be required before the woman is sentenced again. Her lawyer, Phil Hamlin, has said the woman accepted responsibility for her offending, which dates back to 2000. The devout Christian mum, who home-schooled her nine sons and daughters, remains in custody, however, with bail to be decided by the District Court, the Court of Appeal ordered.

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■■ ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY

Behind the scenes work

Remote council farewell

By Sue Newman

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Bill Bayfield, departing Environment Canterbury chief executive, could be forgiven for wondering whether his working life is jinxed.

Just as he took up the top job at ECan and the Canterbury earthquakes hit and his departure to lead the team at New Zealand’s new government water regulator Taumata Arowai, has been blighted by the coronavirus pandemic.

“My only welcome was in a marae when the earthquakes struck and now I’m leaving in the pandemic and we can’t have a function either,” he said.

While his time with ECan had been book-ended by disasters, the bits in between, Bayfield told Ashburton District councillors on Thursday, have been immensely satisfying.

Covid-19 would be a game changer for every organisation that had been working with government as it was uncertain how quickly projects that were in the pipeline would come to fruition, he said.

“Our focus for the next year will be very much on recovery from a recession, post Covid. We all need to look at our programmes and plans and how we’ll implement them.”

Looking ahead to his new role Bay-

field said he was looking forward to some interesting debates and decisions that would have to be made.

“I’ll be suitably blunt and honest and I’ll be forthright when change is needed and warranted. I want to make real progress in water supply and waste water disposal in co-design of systems.”

The electricity supply model is one Bayfield said he was interested in exploring in relation to water.

The Havelock North water contamination issue was a big wakeup call for New Zealand in terms of drinking water quality, he said and an event like that had to result in change.

In the aftermath of the Havelock North event, there had been a lot of work going on around New Zealand by local authorities as they realised they had to change their own systems and practices, Bayfeld said.

“This won’t be done with a big stick, it’s about growing capability across New Zealand.”

The Government decided to create a new water services regulator in September 2019.

Its role would be to enforce a new drinking water regulatory system, while contributing to improved environmental outcomes from wastewater and stormwater networks.

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Many of its community facilities might not yet be open for business, but behind the scenes Ashburton District Council staff are working, preparing for the day Covid-19 alert level three is lifted.

The change from level four to level three had been ‘pretty meaningful’ for the council, chief executive Hamish Riach said, as it had allowed open spaces staff to return to work and it meant some staff could work behind the scenes at Ashburton’s library, museum and the EA Networks Centre.

Library staff were using the time to weed out rarely-read books while museum staff were working in the collections area.

The council’s main office would remain closed until level 2 was reached and staff who were not able to currently work continued to be redeployed on community welfare work.

Contractors were now back at work on several council projects and roading work was also under way, he said.

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■■AUSTRALIA

Businesses told to prepare AP With no definitive answer as to when restrictions will be further lifted, the federal government has urged pubs, gyms and retailers to prepare for reopening.

The good news comes as Employment Minister Michaelia Cash called on businesses and retailers to create ‘Covid-safe workplaces,’ so they’re able to safely welcome customers when they’re given the ‘green light’.

“Each workplace needs to look at its individual circumstances in what will be the new normal environment we live in,” Minister Cash said on Sunrise.

“The virus will still be with us, but if we can control the spread then we can restart the economy.”

She also specified different businesses, like cafes, restaurants, gyms and offices, will need to tailor their workplace plan based on their “individual circumstances”.

“You need to ensure that when you’re are given the green light and we are restarting Australia, you are ready to go so we can all have confidence in our workplaces regardless of where we work.”

Nevertheless, this will surely come as good news for many businesses which were forced to close due to Covid-19.

While many restaurants, cafes and eateries adapted their service to takeaway-only offerings, pubs, gyms, cinemas and clubs have been shuttered since March 23.

As of today, several states and territories have begun easing restrictions due to Australia successfully ‘flattening’ or ‘squashing’ the curve.

In NSW, groups of two adults – and their accompanying children – will be able to visit other households as long as social-distancing is followed. Queenslanders will be able to leave their homes within a 50km radius, with picnics, trips to nation-

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen’s behaviour criticised A bodyguard who once protected Ellen DeGeneres has reaffirmed recent claims about the talk show host’s unfriendly behaviour. It comes after a wave of criticism of her behaviour by staff and guests of her daytime talk show. The bodyguard, Tom Majercak, said he didn’t have a pleasant experience when he protected her at the 2014 Oscars.

DeGeneres was the host of the televised award ceremony. ”I’m holding their hands and walking them through individuals and large groups of people. Ellen is the one person that I’ve been assigned to that has never taken the time to say hi to me,” he said. He called her behaviour “very cold”, “sly”, and “demeaning”.

Majercak says he understands DeGeneres’ job as a talk show host is a high-pressure role, but his experience with the host has bugged him for years.

- AP Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

PHOTO AP al parks and non-essential shopping also now allowed. Western Australia has also extended their two-person limit to 10 people for small indoor and outdoor gatherings, however dining in is still banned.

The Northern Territory, however, is leading Australia’s social comeback, with the territory reporting no new cases for three weeks.

Pubs and restaurants have been given

the green light to restart trade from May 15 onwards, while golf, tennis, fishing or swimming with other people will be allowed from Friday.

Outdoor weddings and funerals with an unlimited amount of guests have also been given the go-ahead.

To date, there have been a total of 6754 cases of coronavirus in Australia, with those infections resulting in 92 deaths.

■■CANADA

Canada bans assault-style weapons AP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced an immediate ban on the sale and use of assault-style weapons in Canada, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.

“Canadians need more than thoughts and prayers,” Trudeau said.

He cited numerous mass shootings in the country, including the rampage that killed 22 in Nova Scotia April 18 and 19.

He announced the ban of over 1500 models and variants of assault-style firearms, including two guns used by the gunman as well as the AR-15 and other weapons that have been used in a number of mass shootings in the United States.

“You do not need an AR-15 to take down a deer,” Trudeau said. “So, effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade, assault weapons in this country.”

There is a two-year amnesty period while the government creates a program that will allow current owners to receive compensation for turning in the designated firearms or keep them through a grandfathering process yet to be worked out.

Under the amnesty, the newly prohibited firearms can only be transferred or transported within Canada for specific purposes. Owners must keep the guns securely stored until there is more information on the buyback programme.

Justin Trudeau Trudeau said the weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time.

“Today we are closing the market for military-grade assault weapons in Canada,” he said.

Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada, but Trudeau said they are happening more often. Trudeau noted he was

nearby when in Montreal gunman Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique college in 1989. The Ruger Mini-14 Lepine used is among weapons included in the ban.

Trudeau has said his government would introduce further gun control legislation prohibiting military-style assault weapons, a measure that had already been planned before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the current parliamentary session.

“Enough is enough,” Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said. “Banning assault-style firearms will save Canadian lives. These guns have no legitimate civilian purpose.”

The gunman in Nova Scotia, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, shot 13 people to death and set fires that killed nine others in one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history. Police have said he used a handgun that was obtained in Canada and long guns that he obtained in the US, but they have not specifically said what guns he used. The rampage started with an assault on his girlfriend and it ended with 22 people dead in communities across central and northern Nova Scotia. A number of people had disputes with the gunman.

Blair said two of the illegal long guns that Wortman used are now on the list of weapons banned. He declined to identify them. He said making such guns illegal in Canada will make it harder for criminals to obtain them.

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Baby photo shared British PM Boris Johnson and partner Carrie Symonds have taken to Instagram to announce the name of their baby boy and share the first photo of their son.

“Introducing Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson born on 29.04.20 at 9am,” Symonds wrote on her Instagram.

“Wilfred after Boris’ grandfather, Lawrie after my grandfather, Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart — the two doctors that saved Boris’ life last month. Wilfred was born just 16 days after Johnson, 55, fought for his life in intensive care with Covid-19. Symonds also suffered from coronavirus but has since made a full recovery.

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Shorty’s new normal In a surefire sign that things are looking up, our longest-running soap, Shortland St, is back in action this week, but it’s not exactly business as usual. Due to the Government’s restrictions during level 4 affecting all non-essential services, South Pacific Pictures closed production on the show, which started again last week under level 3. Writers have been coming up with ways for the characters to show love without any forms of PDA, but the biggest shock to the cast was finding out they had to do their own hair and makeup, something that a team of pros usually does.

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YOUR VIEW Anzacs one and all Once again Mid Cantabrians, you have gone above and beyond by joining the whole country in commemorating the sacrifices given so freely and without question by our defence forces in the conflicts of the various wars over the past 100 plus years.

In a year where Anzac Day wasn’t and didn’t have the usual physical attendances at services of remembrances, the community spirit and support was clearly shown from the very young to the more senior of us by your displays on mail boxes, on fences and buildings, to the numbers ‘That Stood at Dawn’ from the sea to the hills, you have made those brave men and women who gave and sacrificed so much and in too many cases their lives would be very proud to know they didn’t die in vain.

We at the RSA value the support from the public each year and the satisfaction it gives to our members very memorable. Once we come out of this Covid 19 war, from what we’ve seen in the last couple of weeks have you given any thoughts to becoming members? That being part of this very meaningful organisation in supporting those gone before us as, ‘we will never forget them’, is very uplifting.

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It seems a little too busy out there T

he temptation to return to a normal way of life is, it seems, proving too much for a lot of people and if I’m honest, it feels a little more like we are back at Level 1 than sitting in Level 3.

Life is busy again. The roads are full with cars going in all sorts of directions. The streets of what have been quiet little pockets of the community are bustling with people walking and what should be the quietest part of the week, the weekend, is full throttle.

A switch from total lockdown to something a little more relaxed was always going to come with its problems. And it seems this country has taken that little bit of rope we were given and decided to run with it. Our only hope, it would seem, is that it doesn’t snap and we have to go right back to the beginning to be tied up again.

Cases are still coming in daily, given none in this area or largely the South Island, but there’s no guarantee that just because we’re looking on the right track that the Mainland won’t be dumped in with the rest of the country should we have to tighten up once again.

Today, things should be quiet, the supermarkets the only really busy hubs of activity.

Most business are closed for the weekend. Yet I look at and there’s a car going past almost every five seconds. It doesn’t really make sense.

Freedom is something we have a dire need for, I get it – but at what cost?

We’ve done incredibly well and looked after our community with pride since this all unfolded but it would be a crying shame to see all that work unravelled because we were too eager, too quickly.

Thought of the Day: Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.

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A flattened economy W

e can all be rightfully proud of our collective efforts in combatting Covid-19. The restrictions placed on us, while harsh, were necessary. Limiting our movement has limited the spread, cutting off human interaction has deprived the virus of new hosts.

New Zealand, along with our mates across the ditch in Australia, have, more than most, flattened the curve.

Attention can now move from a singular focus on the immediate health response, to one where we also look to mend an ailing economy.

We’re better placed than most other countries to do that. Since 1994 and the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, successive governments have stuck broadly within the framework of prudent financial management.

Even in circumstances like the Global Financial Crisis and the Canterbury earthquakes where large scale borrowing was required, a path back to low debt levels was always maintained. In recent years our debt to GDP (the value of what we produce) had declined to around 20 per cent, down from a peak in 2013 of 25.5

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per cent. If you think that number sounds bad, consider that for 70 years the Government owed more than 100 per cent of GDP, peaking in excess of 200 per cent.

That’s still the case for some countries around the world, limiting their ability to borrow through difficult periods as we have now.

Crown accounts for the nine months to March 31 are released this week, but they’ll show only a small glimpse of new debt.

Since then more than $10 billion has been paid out to employers through wage subsidies to support 1.6 million New Zealanders.

While some employers haven’t applied on behalf of their employees, for those that have received the subsidy it’s been a godsend, as it was in Kaikoura after the earthquake in 2016.

It is, however, only a temporary

solution. Although many of those businesses and their employees will be able to go back to work, for a good chunk of them they’ll be heading into an entirely different trading environment. It’s not a situation, as some might hope, where the economy will simply resume when we get to level 2, or even level 1.

The costs of the lockdown, and an ongoing weaker global economy, will be with us for many years to come.

Figures out yesterday from the Ministry of Social Development show numbers on Jobseeker Support, formerly known as the unemployment benefit, have gone up 28,000 in the last four weeks.

That’s a thousand Kiwis every day losing their job, a thousand families losing an income, and daunting prospects in finding a new one.

With no new Government measures in place, that number is likely to grow when the wage subsidy runs out in six weeks.

Although there are some holes in the Government support package, they can be forgiven when acting in haste to get that support to the people who need it.

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term recovery programme. Direct support to small businesses with next to no income to allow them to pay the rent.

Infrastructure projects, not just in Auckland and Northland, but all over New Zealand creating jobs and reducing handbrakes to economic growth.

Fundamental reform of the Resource Management Act to encourage private sector led development.

A sector specific package for tourism to get them back on their feet, and when the time is right, a trans-Tasman “bubble” with our Aussie mates.

Getting on top of the virus quickly is the very best thing we could do, not just to firstly safeguard our health, but to also safeguard our economy.

We’re so close to achieving the first one, we now also must consider our longer term recovery.

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Beaumont back - time to move on

By Liam Napier New Zealand Rugby hears the democratic message from their frustrated Pacific Island neighbours loud and clear but wants Bill Beaumont to follow through on promises for global governance reforms.

In the end, the Southern Hemisphere could not unite enough in the World Rugby chairman election, paving the way for Beaumont to be reinstated as the sport’s global boss for another four years.

While the Sanzaar nations – New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina – were always playing catch up, their collective support for Agustin Pichot’s vision for immediate change set the scene for the North versus South standoff.

That was until Fiji, Samoa and Japan all sided with the entrenched Six Nations powers to quash hopes for a new leader.

Fiji and Samoa’s single votes, cast by their respective Prime Ministers, Japan’s two, and Rugby Africa’s one were ultimately pivotal in deciding the election, which Beaumont won 28-23.

Fiji and Samoa are believed to have sided with Beaumont and his vice-chairman, French rugby president Bernard Laporte, after being promised amended eligibility laws that will allow players of Island heritage, such as Charles Piutau and Steven Luatua, to switch allegiance after being captured by tier-one teams.

Laporte is also thought to have promised Fiji that France will tour there at some stage.

New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey, however, acknowledged the failure to include the Island nations in the Southern Hemisphere’s elite competitions also played a major role in their swing of allegiance.

“It would have been good to have had the support of Fiji and Samoa,” Impey told the Herald.

“We certainly talked to them about their position.

“Fiji in particular have been frustrated.

Bill Beaumont with New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson.

“They wanted to be involved in the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby for some time and have felt frustration at not being able to achieve that – there are multiple reasons why that is the case, not least being commercial viability.

“In any event, they were frustrated.

“We don’t know what, if anything, was promised to these countries by Bill and Bernard Laporte.

“Gus ran a campaign where his was based on principles for change and obviously he was unable to convince Fiji and Samoa, but they’re not the only ones.”

Impey indicated NZ Rugby would now attempt to mend bridges with their Island neighbours.

Japan, likewise, turned their back on Sanzaar despite seeking inclusion in the Rugby Champi-

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onship and sharing long-term alignment with the south.

“We need to include Fiji, Samoa and Japan in our sphere.

“We’ve got to make sure we’re all in the same tent as well. They exercised their democratic right to vote for whoever they wanted to – they voted for Bill.

“We’ve got to put this election behind us because it did divide the rugby world.

“It’s up to leaders to bring it together.

“Now is the time we have to move forward.

“If we, too, are true to our principles around driving the game in Asia and the Pacific then we’ve got to respond as well.”

While NZ Rugby was vocal in its support for Pichot, Impey wrote to Beaumont yesterday to congratulate him on his re-election.

“We voted for Gus because we

voted for change, however now the election is over we’re going to support Bill 100 per cent.

“The reason we didn’t vote for Bill is there has been inactivity and frustration over the past 18 months to two years, but we’re over that now.

“From New Zealand Rugby’s side, we are in the tent. We’ve got to be in the same team.

“The challenges around the game are dominated by Covid, but even before that the need for transformation and a new way of going forward were obvious to all.”

This election reinforced the outdated voting system that premeditates the Six Nations holding the balance of power with three votes each – 18 in total – shared between those northern unions.

Impey also reinforced the need for an immediate overhaul of this

and other structures.

“One of the things Bill promised is a full governance review of World Rugby.

“We fully endorse that. There’s been no real governance progress around the executive board for a very long time.

“That’s one of our frustrations.

We saw the organisation in need of fundamental governance change and that was one of the reasons behind our vote.”

Other governance issues include the fact Germany were not consulted in Rugby Europe’s two votes.

Asked if he expects Beaumont to deliver on promises relating to the global calendar, emerging nations, growth of women’s game and eligibility rules, Impey said: “Time will tell. The proof will be in the pudding.

“A few years ago World Rugby said it was going to grow the game in four markets – Germany, Russia, USA and Brazil.

“Years have gone by, and there’s been no progress.

“Now is the opportunity, now is the time to act.

“Get on with it.”

In the immediate aftermath of the election result suggestions have emerged that Pichot could now walk away from the game, but the former Pumas halfback has given no such indication to NZ Rugby.

“Gus is a terrific person.

“He has passion; he wanted change, he wanted it quick.

“He recognised the flaws in World Rugby and he gave it a crack.

“It’s very difficult for a person outside the Six Nations to get across the line.

“You need to have your spinnaker up and full of wind to get here.

“You only need the odd crinkle in the sail and you’re up against it.”

Indeed, this missed opportunity for much-needed change at the helm of the global game revealed telling fractures for the south in the form of Fiji, Samoa and Japan.

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Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) are awaiting details from the Government as to what level contact sport may return.

The start of the senior club season had been postponed until May 2, however no new date had been announced by CRL. No further announcements around community rugby league had been made

by New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL).

CRL chief executive Duane Fyfe issued a statement on the organisation’s Facebook page on Friday, where he confirmed several winter codes were awaiting detail from the Government to decide at what alert level contact sport could be played and when teams could start preparing.

There had been speculation by some codes that contact sport could return at Alert Level 1, he said.

However, at an online meeting with NZRL chief executive Greg Peters reiterated that this had not been confirmed.

Fyfe said there was an expectation that the detail was to have been outlined at Friday’s Prime Ministerial briefing.

“Unfortunately this has not occurred,” he said.

He also reiterated a notice to club players to keep adhering to lockdown restrictions following reports of some sporting teams breaching Alert Level 3 conditions.

After talks with club representatives, Fyfe acknowledged there were varying degrees of anticipation as to what the forecast was for local rugby league and “what timelines would allow what formats”.

“CRL have a number of scenarios prepared and once we have confirmation of when contact sport and/or preparation can begin we will inform you and commence discussions with club presidents.”

No certainty has yet been offered on when rugby league might return to the paddock for 2020.

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By Chris Rattue The Warriors’ extraordinary efforts to stay afloat and in this year’s NRL competition included all staff, including CEO Cameron George and coach Steve Kearney, going on the same wages for at least three months.

That campaign lifted off to another level yesterday when a charter plane left Auckland for Tamworth, situated in NorthWest New South Wales, carrying 31 players and 18 staff who will prepare in unprecedented circumstances for the intended May 28 kickoff.

The Warriors – who lost their opening two matches – don’t know who they will be playing first up, as the NRL leads the pack in getting back on the field.

But they will be there, having finally won approval to be based in Australia.

Covid-19 brought the NRL to a halt after two rounds, and it thrust the Warriors centre-stage because the New Zealand club needed all

sorts of exemptions to get back into Australia.

The Warriors will take a full strength squad across the ditch, but even yesterday’s lift off was a problem, because the initial charter plane was too big for the Tamworth runway and had to be swapped.

Their initial quarantine period of two weeks will see them train in conditions few top sports people will ever experience.

The rules are tight, including a fence and security guards around their compound, the $2m Scully Park, the adjoining west Leagues club and the Mercure Hotel.

The Warriors must stay in, isolated, the public must stay out.

George told NZME that he, Kearney and operations manager Dan Floyd were “read the riot act”

by Tamworth’s two top cops and medical officer in an online meeting over the weekend. The Warriors are expected to get a police escort on arrival.

They could act as a blueprint for the opening of other sports, and

the club realises its responsibility in that area.

Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson, mayor Col Murray, Wests Leagues boss Rod Laing and a local businessman Craig Power have all been involved in smoothing the path and offering a welcome mat.

Wests staff have turned their events centre into a gym, made a basketball court out of the car park, and remodelled the kitchen to cope.

The NRL’s detailed biosecurity rules will log and monitor staff entry points, times and temperatures.

Health services have inspected the facility. The Warriors will have wellbeing officers on hand.

They will then move to another base nearer Sydney – perhaps on the Central Coast – after the quarantine period.

The implementation of a New Zealand/Australia bubble would allow the Warriors to return home of course, but the club is having to plan on the basis they will be there for the long haul.

Warriors CEO Cameron George

Families will be able to come over, and George – who remains in Auckland – is starting work on that project today.

The ability to replace players who must return home for injury or other reasons will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

George has recently been very vocal in declaring this could be a

watershed moment for the underperforming club, which has made just two losing grand finals in 25 years.

Bonds at the club appear to have been strengthened – the players offered to contribute cash so staff would not lose their jobs during the lockdown.

George said that money will be returned to players.

The decision to put everyone – bar the players – on the same pay had meant all permanent staff had kept their jobs.

Media coverage suggests that the Warriors have won some new respect in Australia for the way they have handled the crisis.

Insiders expect the NRL to manipulate the draw to put initial glamour clashes in prime time.

The Warriors will be aiming to put their CEO’s words into action.

It remains to be seen if the stirring rescue mission will translate to success on the field.

If they can, a new audience – deprived of other top sport to watch – could jump aboard.

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Indy 500 firmly in his sights

By Brenton Vannisselroy Scott McLaughlin has made it clear he believes his future is in North America, after winning the chaotic finale to the IndyCar’s iRacing series.

The two-time defending Supercars champion has entered victory lane at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, after jumping from fifth to first on the final lap of the simulation race.

“I was literally just trying to hope there was a wreck at the end and there were two, so we were in the right place at the right time,” McLaughlin said.

“I did my best Steven Bradbury impression – won it from nowhere.”

Bradbury won gold in the 1000m short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up.

While McLaughlin’s Indianapolis win had a similar slice of luck, the New Zealander showcased his talent in sim racing throughout the virtual series, finishing in the top five in all but one of the races, including a victory in the second event held at Alabama.

“To be able to put my name up with some of these guys is really cool, but I’ve got to be realistic about a few things.

“It’s a game and there are reset buttons and I can’t do that in real life.

“Could only imagine what Indianapolis is like in real life but that dream will have to hold for a little bit.”

It’s a dream McLaughlin, 26, wants to make a reality.

“I’ve grown up idolising Scotty Dixon and know what that race has been about for a long, long time from a New Zealand perspective.

Ace New Zealand driver Scott McLaughlin knows where his motor racing future is, and that’s North America.

“I’m really privileged to race on it in virtual reality, but really excited to hopefully get a chance one day in real life.

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was a little boy to potentially race at Indy and obviously everyone wants to drink the milk, because that means you’ve won.”

And he hopes he will race at Indianapolis with Team Penske,

which as well as owning his Supercars team is the premier outfit in North American motorsport.

“I’m interested in being the best driver I possibly can in the future to be a part of the IndyCar championship.

“I’ve always wanted to have a crack in America and thankfully I’ve been with the right team in Australia and for the opportunity

to make it happen.

“I trust the process of what those guys have got for me and what they’re doing.

“I’ll just trust what they’re doing and where they’re going to put me.”

McLaughlin is expected to see out the Supercars season, but tested an IndyCar earlier this year and was scheduled to make

his debut in the category at this month’s Indy GP, before the coronavirus pandemic halted world sport.

“Hopefully if the calendars align when everything gets sorted in Australia and New Zealand and America itself we can work some things out but there are lot more issues at hand before I make my debut.”

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Toffee Tongue and Damien Thornton score an emphatic victory in the Australasian Oaks.

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Sweet win for Waller Chris Waller has pulled off another Group One training coup with Toffee Tongue breaking her maiden in style in the Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

The filly had been runner-up at her four starts leading into Saturday’s Adelaide feature, twice to Colette in the Gr.2 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) and the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m).

Her victory was also a milestone for jockey Damien Thornton, who recorded his first win at the highest level after running second in the same race on Sheezdashing two years ago.

Although she went into the race a maiden, punters recognised her class and sent Toffee Tongue out the $5 favourite, and the daughter of Tavistock duly delivered by three-quarters of a length over Moonlight Maid ($11).

Waller said the original intention had been to send Toffee Tongue to Queensland, but the Oaks in Brisbane has been cancelled as part of a reduced winter carnival impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We only decided to send her to Adelaide after she ran so well in the Australian Oaks and the Adrian Knox before that,” Waller said.

“She was earmarked for Queensland.

“Even though it was her first win, I felt she was always improving.

“Her run in the Adrian Knox Stakes was great and her run in the Australian Oaks was brilliant.

“She perhaps should have finished at least a bit closer.

“It’s great to get the Group One with her.”

Thornton had Toffee Tongue well positioned on the fence and stuck to the inside in the run home with Moonlight Maid making her run late.

Affair To Remember ($6.50) was wider and closed late to finish on the heels of Moonlight Maid.

With biosecurity protocols in place regarding interstate travel, Waller said although neither he nor any of his staff could go to Adelaide with the filly, he had the next best thing.

“Andrew Clarken worked for me for about 10 years and he has taken out his own licence in Adelaide, so I was able to send the horses to him and it was like they were being looked after by our own staff,” he said.

Waller, who won the Australasian Oaks three years ago with Egg Tart, said he expected the Jonathan

Munz-owned Toffee Tongue to be a force again in her next preparation and would again step up to longer distances.

“She has got the breeding to be a really good horse,” he said.

“She is a sister to Werther, a Hong Kong horse of the year and a Hong Kong Derby winner.

“It was 2000m today but 2400m is certainly not a negative.”

The daughter of Tavistock is also a full-sister to Group One performer Milseain and Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner Gobstopper.

Toffee Tongue was bought by bloodstock agent Dean Hawthorne out of Highden Park’s 2018 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Book 1 draft for Munz’ Pinecliff Racing.

Her dam, Bagalollies, a daughter of Zabeel, resides at Highden Park in Manawatu and the farm’s principals Libby and Sam Bleakley said Toffee Tongue is a mirror image of her mother.

Toffee Tongue becomes the fifth individual Group One winner for Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock, who died last year.

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New Zealand-bred galloper Rising Red has had plenty of setbacks with injury throughout his career, which made his victory in the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap (2100m) at Sand-

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The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding jumped well from barrier four and was taken straight to the front by jockey Michael Dee who was able to dictate terms throughout.

The Chris Waller-trained Carzoff put in a late surge, however, Rising Red was too strong and was able to

hold off his attacker to score by two lengths.

It was the son of Redwood’s first win since the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup (2200m) two years ago and Busuttin was delighted to get the result with the injury-plagued gelding.

“You get a kick out of some wins more than others and it may only be a Saturday race, but it does mean a lot,” Busuttin said.

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Her Grace sat around with an uninvited party-goer (4-7) 8. Break a tile with toe, and grow pale (8) 9. Fundamental note one may poke about for (4) 10. Bad weather one may try to take by assault (5) 13. It is close to being mean (4) 16. They are our shoulders that must bear the responsibility (4) 17. Such fluid and water is wishy-washy (4) 18. Frivolous creature that may be half-fostered (4) 20. The salary a warder is given (5) 24. Amphibian discovered on leaving Sir Isaac (4) 25. Rain can be made into a liquor for steeping meat in (8) 26. What a solemn ceremony a party can be! (11) DOWN 2. A bit of opera any Italian can breathe (4) 3. Striking effect a Celt might achieve (5) 4. Part of a dynamo that can go up and down (5) 5. A wader a girl’s taken on (5) 6. Top men delve like this for growth (11) 7. One in charge of supplies may have a shop in America (11) 11. Surplus copies are to be found in Dover sometimes (5) 12. Younger brother at school for whom there’s a sort of scale (5) 14. It is wicked, to live it up like this (4) 15. Leave completely? Not completely! (4) 19. A palace in France may be the place to stay (5) 21. Take a meeting in support of the rail (5) 22. Left out of 14, the court may turn one out of one’s home (5) 23. A light ring Prince Henry had, nothing more (4)

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You were going to the experts before, and it was costing you. This day will be an exercise in asking yourself better questions and coming up with answers that surprise you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Hiding isn’t always weakness.

Rather, it’s a very effective evolutionary adaptation used by those at the top and bottom of the food chain. It’s better to be strategic instead of reactive with this, though.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s a day to leave more room for the other person, to take pauses so others can fill in, to ask questions that encourage participation and to invite others to dance by opening your arms.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Right now your capacity to handle important things is expanding. Being strong is something you can’t always appreciate, but you’ll look back in amazement at some of the things you’re doing right now.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): This is no time to abandon what you believe in favour of easier, more convenient options. The movement will only work to create change if enough people participate.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s possible for more than one person to talk at the same time, but it is not possible to simultaneously listen to more than one message. Because you need, to be heard, you’ll choose your moments carefully.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Emily Dickinson defined hope as the “thing with feathers that perches in the soul/ And sings the tune without words/ And never stops at all.” You are filled with its song today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You can fly anywhere in your mind, so why not use this? If you leave it up to the cues around you, this will not happen. Set boundaries around your attention. It is a precious commodity.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Some have a cause and some have a plight. You’ve known categories before, though not at the same time, which would be impossible. Plights must be overcome before causes can be taken on.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Love is the constant.

Things happen in relationships to create noise in the mind, but the heart beats on with the rhythm that has always been yours: uncomplicated, consistent, enduring.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Living space has always been important to your well-being though even more so now. You’ll be inspired to get into neglected closets and boxes to organise and account for your belongings.

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LLOYD, Bryon Alexander – Passed away peacefully on May 2, 2020 at Ashburton Hospital. Loved Dad of Sonya, and Aaron, best friend and husband of Marie, loved ‘Bry’ of Kim and JohnPaul, Jake, Josh and Cassie Tenebaum; Hayden and Kylie, Jerome and Carter Bedford.

Messages to the Lloyd family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. It was Bryon’s wish for a private cremation to be held.

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Snow possible to 700 metres at first.

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12:30 The Wolverine MVL 2013 Action. Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto.

2:40 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne.

4:20 Derailed 16VLS 2005 Drama. Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston.

MOVIES ExtRA 6:47 Dear Dictator MLS 2017 Comedy. Michael Caine, Katie Holmes. 8:17 Austin Found 16VLSC 2017 Comedy.

Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich.

10:01 McKellen MLS 2018 Documentary. 11:36 Jellyfish 16LSC 2018 Drama. Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews. 1:16 John Ford – The Man Who Invented America MC 2018 Documentary. 2:11 Diane MLC 2018 Drama. Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy. 3:50 The Wave 16VLSC 2019 Sci-fi. Justin Long, Donald Faison. 5:15 Slender Man MLC 2018 Horror.

Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles.

6:50 Blame 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Quinn Shephard, Nadia Alexander.

8:30 Hurricane MVLSC 2018 War. During the Second World War, a group of Polish pilots fight to protect Great Britain from the invading Nazis, but also to keep alive the idea of their own country. Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson.

10:18 Daughter Of The Wolf 16V 2019 Action. Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss.

11:48 This Teacher 16VC 2018 Drama. Hafsia Herzi, Lucy Walters.

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1:23 Encounter MVLSC 2018 Sci-fi. Luke Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison. 2:53 Slender Man MLC 2018 Horror.

4:28 Making Of Bad Boys For Life MVLSC 2019 Featurette.

4:41 Diane MLC 2018 Drama.

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6am Orang-utan Jungle School 7am Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia 8am Inside The Vets 9am Best Cake Wins 9:30 Hugh’s Wild West 10:30 American Restoration 11:30 Irish Pickers 12:30 Paranormal Survivor MCV 1:30 My Dream Home 2:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 5pm Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet Rachel is at home in Ireland indulging in her passion for all things sweet. From rich desserts to afternoon tea, children’s treats to that dinner-party wow factor, Rachel has it covered.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 World’s Most Luxurious Series looking at a world of pleasure, luxury, comfort, and beauty, including the toys of the tycoons and the sumptuous surroundings of the super-rich.

8:30 The Ganges With Sue Perkins 9:30 WWII Great Escapes – The Freedom Trails 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 1am Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet 1:30 Best Cake Wins 2am Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGC 3am World’s Most Luxurious 4am Hope For Wildlife 5am Mysteries At The Museum

UKtV 6:35 Grantchester MV 7:25 The Graham Norton Show M 8:15 The Bill MVC 9:05 Inspector George Gently M 10:35 Grantchester M 11:25 Doc Martin PG 12:10 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:55 The Bill MVC 2:45 Lewis MVC 4:25 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia MLC 6:20 Qi MLS 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:30 Qi M With Bill Bailey, Rob Brydon, Rich Hall, and Alan Davies.

8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Rob Brydon hosts the comedy panel show, with David Mitchell and Lee Mack as team captains.

8:35 Doc Martin PG Mrs Tishell returns to the village; Martin must work out what is wrong with beachcomber Lorna.

9:30 Sanditon PG Tension between Tom and his labourers erupts during the Sanditon cricket match; Charlotte and Sidney continue to clash, resulting in Miss Lambe being placed in danger.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush – White Water PG Enter the Superclaw. 7:30 What On Earth? PG Dracula’s Tomb.

8:20 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! PG Beyond Driven.

9:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Expedition Unknown PG Lost Mexican City. 11:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Christopher the Winch Beast. 12:30 Web Of Lies PG With Friends Like These. 1:20 Blood Relatives M Burning Love. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG The Storm is Coming.

6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Top Gear PG 8:30 Richard Hammond’s Big 9:25 Jay Leno’s Garage PG Cars of the Sports Stars.

10:15 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 11:05 What On Earth? PG Hitler’s Lost Gold.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

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12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Naked And Afraid M 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners M 3:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 4:05 Expedition Unknown PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Lily Davidson and her team-mates won’t be back on the hockey turf for a while yet.

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Change the new normal

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Whenever community hockey restarts, it will be in an environment which has significantly changed.

This is the view of Hockey New Zealand’s chief executive, as a revised start date for hockey action remains unconfirmed.

Community hockey had been postponed until May 2, however like all sporting organisations,

the governing body was taking its lead from the Government.

Mid Canterbury Hockey shared a statement from Hockey New Zealand chief executive Ian Francis yesterday on its Facebook page.

All national representative tournaments for the 2020 season have been cancelled.

Meanwhile, Secondary Sports New Zealand are working with all the national sporting organ-

isations involved with Winter Tournament week where a decision would be made around the running of these tournaments in early June.

Francis said any return to hockey would be governed by the government alert levels.

“We are working very closely with Sport New Zealand in order to gain clarity on what each of the alert levels represents for sport and recreation and hope

to have more detailed information regarding alert level 2 next week.”

Hockey New Zealand said it was putting some planning in place alongside its associations around contact tracing, facility management and possible restart timeframes.

“What we do know is that once community hockey recommences it will be in an environment that has significantly changed due

to the impact of Covid-19,” Francis said.

“In particular, the way facilities are managed and potentially how hockey is delivered will look different.”

Mid Canterbury Hockey went through a process of gathering views from the playing community after it issued a survey a fortnight ago.

The survey closed last Thursday.

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