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Favel: Bridge urgent

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Ashburton’s second bridge construction and improvements to the Tinwald traffic corridor must be treated with urgency, says Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel.

After an Easter weekend that saw traffic snarl-ups become the norm through Ashburton, with vehicles bumper to bumper for several kilometres at either end of town, Favel said the NZ Transport Agency has to get serious about

fixing the problem.

For some time Favel has been pushing the case for NZTA to make a serious commitment to the project, but said it appears the council and the agency are on two very different pages when it comes to what should happen, when and how the project should be funded.

The Easter weekend traffic log jams through town simply added more weight to the council’s push for the project to be treated with

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And that letter did nothing to urgency, she said, because heavy traffic volumes were becoming clarify what had become a very unclear situation, she said. the norm.

“It’s somewhat ambiguous.

An example of NZTA’s lack of urgency towards the project was One minute they’re saying you’ll evidenced in the time it took for a get the standard assistance rate response to an email she wrote in (51 per cent) and the next line December to director of regional they’re saying it is possible for relationships, South Island, Jim them to agree to a higher rate.”

In his response Harland said Harland.

In this she requested a com- that it was his understanding the council and NZTA staff had not mitment on timing and funding FROM for the project. A reply was not reached any agreement on a likely cost share arrangement. received until March 20.

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These figures show it assuming 51 per cent of the cost.

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Favel: Bridge urgent

Labour List MP Jo Luxton says the Labour-led government’s transport proposals follow years of underfunding by the previous National government.

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Regions to benefit – Luxton

By Colin Williscroft

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Hinds-based Labour list MP Jo Luxton has come out swinging in response to Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon’s comments on yesterday’s draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land transport.

Falloon criticised Transport Minister Phil Twyford over the statement, saying places like Ashburton would be worse off under its proposals, with money that should be spent on a second bridge over the Ashburton River and a four-lane highway through to Christchurch instead being spent in Auckland.

However, Luxton said that’s not the case and has called into question the previous National government’s transport record.

She said National sunk a huge amount into its National Roads of Significance programme,

which involved roads “that the majority of people aren’t ever driving on frequently and yet that’s where the majority of their fuel tax has been going to.

“If he (Falloon) was being straight up with (his) Rangitata constituents he’d be applauding the fact that this Government is going to double the amount that goes to regional roads and safety improvements because it’s our people in regions like Ashburton, Timaru and Temuka who have not seen the benefits of that investment.

“We’re looking to double the amount that comes from this pool of funding to go towards regional roading initiatives.”

Luxton said the proposed spending comes after years of underfunding by Simon Bridges as transport minister.

“National made lots of hollow promises during the election

but never stumped up the money. The fact is, they neglected our regions.

“After nine years of neglect, there’s lots of work needed on safety and other upgrades. The Government’s increased investment and new transport priorities will make sure that happens.”

Regarding roading needs in Ashburton, Luxton said while the GPS provides a strategic direction for funding, it’s always been the case that the New Zealand Transport Agency independently makes decisions about which individual roading projects get funded.

“As a local MP, I will push for our region to get its fair share of the pie, but we need to be clear that these NZTA operational decisions are made at arm’s-length of the government.

“The National MP’s claims

about the four-lane highway between Christchurch and Ashburton don’t stack up at all.

“The Christchurch-Ashburton link was an election promise by National that was never costed or budgeted, never approved by National’s Cabinet and not included in the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA’s) budget process.

“His (Falloon’s) comments pre-empt NZTA public consultation processes and I know that NZTA are closely monitoring the traffic growth trends in Ashburton and working closely with our councils.”

Luxton said Ashburton, Timaru or Temuka residents with concerns about a specific project or the safety of their local roads need to encourage local councils to make those roads a priority in their regional roading programmes.

From P1 The council, however, has opted to present a different scenario in its draft long-term plan. It has gone for a funding model that would see NZTA pay 80 per cent rather than 51 per cent of the costs. It has earmarked $3.5 million for design and scoping in 2022-2024 and $28.3 million for construction in 2026-2028.

“It is very difficult to get agreement and at the moment we’re certainly not singing the same song,” Favel said.

Improvements on the Tinwald corridor and at Walnut Avenue had also been high on the council’s agenda for some time.

“Something should have happened with these projects but it hasn’t. NZTA came down and consulted on how we’d progress on both sides of the bridge. It’s all taking a long time and nothing is happening.

The council is trying to ratchet up the pressure,” she said.

Harland’s response did nothing to make either time frame or funding clear. It was at best ambiguous, she said.

In his letter he stated that NZTA was working to determine the process to follow in regards to the second bridge. This would be completed in May. That process would mean it could “understand and clearly communicate with the Ashburton District Council what the appropriate next steps were”.

It would also enable a joint understanding of costs and benefits to each party for any future cost share agreement discussions, he wrote.

Favel has again written to Harland seeking urgency with both projects as well as some commitment on the second bridge’s construction time frame and funding.

While Chalmers Avenue is the council’s site choice for the second bridge, Favel did not discount taking another look at other options such as a bypass or a State Highway 1 bridge.

“But we haven’t had discussions on those options this term.”

In terms of how concrete the site choice is, Favel said that question would also be asked of NZTA. “His letter reads as though nothing is a done deal yet.”

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Tighter rules see landlord exodus

By Sue Newman

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Tightening rules around rental properties is seeing investors selling up and walking away from the investment market, an Ashburton real estate agent says.

Currently there are bills before Parliament that could see rental terms pushed out to a oneyear minimum and letting fees scrapped and those, along with tougher health and safety requirements, could eventually create a rental housing shortage, Trevor Hurley said.

“It will stop owners in high profile areas from giving 42 days’ notice because they say family is moving in, but when they’re really wanting to put the rent up, however, it will also stop the investor selling the property if they come unstuck and need the money,” he said.

And if letting fees (generally one week’s rent) were abolished, there was a big question mark over how the security checks and legal issues around setting up tenancy, would be funded, Hurley said.

At the same time as the property management industry could face some tough legislative changes, it is also under fire from Consumer NZ, with a survey of more than 1000 renters showing that just 29 per cent were happy with their property management experience.

Hurley, however, believes the reverse is true, particularly in Ashburton.

His experience, he said, is that renters preferred to use a management company as the intermediary between themselves and their landlord.

“In our experience, most people like to use a property management company because of the rules and regulations and the audit process we have to abide by in regard to the Residential Tenancy

TOP PROBLEMS Top problems found with rental properties in the Consumer NZ survey were: ■■ Pests, 34 per cent ■■ Insufficient heating or insulation, 29 per cent ■■ Doors or windows that didn’t close properly, 28 per cent ■■ Mould that was difficult to remove or reappeared, 26 per cent ■■ Water leaks, 26 per cent ■■ Appliances that did not work properly, 17 per cent ■■ Locks that did not work, 14 per cent.

While Ashburton real estate agent Trevor Hurley applauds tougher laws around insulation and heating in rental properties, he said there also needed to be some common sense involved.

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The Consumer survey showed there were more likely to be delays in getting repairs to a property done if a management company was involved.

If repairs were urgent as defined by the Tenancy Act, such as water, electricity and heating, then a management company would immediately authorise the

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work, but general repairs had to be approved by the landlord first, Hurley said.

“The owner then calls the shots and sometimes it’s finance that dictates. It’s very frustrating sometimes for us because we see the tenant’s situation from an emotional side and the landlord’s from the financial side.”

Health and safety regulations had changed the environment

and some tenants were no longer willing to do simple jobs such as changing light bulbs or trimming back shrubs. They wanted the landlord to do the work and that meant a call-out fee, he said.

Hurley applauded the move to have tough standards around insulation and heating in rental properties, but said there needed to be an element of commonsense when it came to other issues.

“Tenants are more aware of their rights, which is absolutely great. They know as much as we do, but common sense seems to have disappeared. Everything is very much in the tenant’s favour now.”

The role of landlord was becoming increasingly tough and there was a clear exodus under way. This hadn’t yet translated into a rental property shortage in Ashburton, Hurley said.

“The new laws around insulation are good, but with all the other things on top of this, they’re getting hit all the time.”

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Man shot dead by police The identity of the man shot dead by police north of Auckland on Saturday morning has been revealed.

He was Jerrim Marshall Toms of Onehunga. The 29-year-old died just before 4am on State Highway 1 near Puhoi – the result of being shot by police after he allegedly confronted them with a machete.

Multiple investigations are under way into Toms’ death.

Police have not released his name at the request of his family, who wanted it to remain private until after his funeral.

However, several sources in the community have contacted the Herald to identify Toms.

When contacted by the Herald Toms’ family refused to comment.

Detective Inspector John Sutton confirmed last evening that police had met with Toms’ family and updated them about the investigation. That included discussing the preliminary findings of the post mortem.

“Whilst initial indications are that drugs may be a factor, it is unclear what led this man to behave in such a way,” he said.

“Police hope to answer this for the family and all concerned.”

Sutton said Toms’ family had been told that “the investigation will search out and deliver to them the many answers they seek”.

“Police are committed to undertaking a thorough and transparent investigation,” he said.

“Additionally, the Independent Police Conduct Authority will carry out their own investigation and ultimately the matter is heard in the Coroner’s court.”

Sutton said speculation about the case was not helpful to the police. Among other things, it had been suggested to the Herald that Toms had a rubber weapon rather than a machete and that he was shot as he walked away from officers during the confrontation.

“Police can confirm that the man shot had a real machete and had walked towards the armed officers before being shot at close range,” Sutton said.

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Mild winter forecast not worrying Mt Hutt staff

By Susan Sandys

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Forecasts for above-average temperatures and potentially aboveaverage precipitation early winter is not concerning Mt Hutt managers needing snow to open on June 8.

“Extra ‘precip’ is a good thing obviously and warmer temperatures isn’t necessarily a bad thing, because you have to remember it’s blinking freezing on top of the mountain in June,” manager James McKenzie said yesterday.

Niwa is predicting above-average temperatures for all regions of New Zealand and rainfall totals either near normal or above normal on the Canterbury east coast, through to the end of June.

La Niña’s influence would wane over the next three months, and New Zealand’s regional climate was expected to be driven by the persistence of a north-easterly airflow and the persistence of warm ocean waters around the country.

“The northern Tasman Sea will remain unsettled, with lower pressures than normal, bringing the likelihood of significant rainfall events to the North Island and the upper South Island,” Niwa said in its recent three-month climate outlook.

Meanwhile, McKenzie was pleased with an exponential growth in season pass sales over the past few days as the early bird deadline approached.

The sale deadline for passes at $349 for adults is midnight.

He expected a flurry of activity today as people hurried to save themselves $400 per adult pass on the peak season price.

The opening date of the Friday after Queen’s Birthday weekend was the same as previous years,

but if a high amount of snowfall arrived prior, it was possible the skifield would open earlier.

Mt Hutt was lucky to have a high rate of returning staff, so had people on deck in order to be able to open early if required,

Left – Mt Hutt under a fresh covering in snow early 2017.

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■■HORSE RACING

Harness Jewels loss will cost district

By Sue Newman

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If Addington Raceway gets the nod as next year’s Harness Jewels host, it will gouge a hole in the Ashburton District’s economy, says Ashburton Trust chief executive Rob Reid.

For each of the six years Ashburton has hosted the biennial event, the trust has been its major sponsor and for five of those years it was also event caterer.

Addington is now making a bid to become the 2019 host and this will be challenged by the Ashbur-

ton Trotting Club, with a decision to be made later this month.

The financial benefits for the district from hosting the event were very clear and they were very big, Reid said.

The Hotel Ashburton hosted Friday night pre-raceday events, accommodation was fully booked and bars and its restaurant were heavily patronised when racing finished, he said.

“It also spins off into the rest of town.

“Our other restaurants were always extremely busy as well

significant,” Reid said.

While there were clear financial benefits to hosting the Jewels, the wins from the event could also be measured in exposure for the district, said Experience Mid Canterbury chief executive Bruce Moffat.

“It’s an event with national status. Tourism New Zealand and ourselves have spent an enormous amount of time, energy and money in developing regional strategies that will get people into the regions.

“If we lose this event, it flies in

the face of those strategies,” he said.

Events such as the Jewels were a core piece in the regional tourism puzzle and if the event went to Christchurch it would be a significant piece of that puzzle that was lost.

Tourism New Zealand was working hard to get people out of the cities and into the regions, but Harness Racing New Zealand appeared to be working counter to that, pulling people and a significant event back into the city, Moffat said.

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as other accommodation. The whole town really was busy.”

The trust has sold its hospitality businesses and Reid said that meant the Jewels would provide a major income boost to the operators now leasing those businesses – if Ashburton remained its host.

“We’ll be pretty disappointed if it goes out of town.

“It’s a great event, one we’ve always been involved with and it’s an event we want to see stay in the district.

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■■METHVEN ART

Unexpected success for pop-up art shop

By Katie Todd

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When Vashti Johnstone established her pop-up art exhibition in Methven, she never intended it to last longer than a week.

But six months later, her successful concept has spelled the opening of a permanent gallery for the town.

After a little transformation and a few upgrades, Undercoat will open to the public as a permanent exhibition space and studio on Friday night.

Johnstone said it will be a place to celebrate creativity and makers.

“It will have lots of things going on. We’ll have workshops and guest artists, more openings and launches, and it will be for all age groups.”

On display from this Friday will be a selection of her own colourful, abstract artworks, and those of other “makers”, from Johnstone’s friend Adele Stewart, a maker of “intricate botanical objects” to a Scandinavian furniture maker who recently moved to town.

Crystal pendants and earrings from Vashti’s friend Sushanta will also be on sale, with all proceeds going towards his orphanage in Nepal.

And local entrepreneur Olie Body’s menstrual Wa cups will be for sale, with packaging designs by Vashti herself.

“I like to call all these people makers because they’re not just artists – art is so broad,” she said.

When the Undercoat pop-up first opened in October – through the collaborative effort of Johnstone and local landscape artist Jen Dearborn – it was with the vision of travelling New Zealand.

Johnstone hoped they could bring the Undercoat concept to pop-up exhibitions throughout the country and connect with a range of Kiwi creators and it’s not something she is ruling out yet.

“This space is just such a good space to create in – I had to create this vision, do this bit first,” she said.

The opening of Undercoat will take place on Friday night at 6.30pm, with food and drinks provided.

Anyone is welcome, said Johnstone – “the space is so big, why not?”

Undercoat is located in the Methven Mall opposite Supervalue and more information can be found on Vashti Johnstone - artist‘s Facebook page.

Right – From pop-up to permanent, Methven artist Vashti Johnstone is looking forward to opening her Undercoat space.

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Bills may bring a pleasant surprise

By Sue Newman

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Open your power bill in April or May and you could be in for a happy surprise.

While traditionally the numbers at the end of your power bill start to climb as winter approaches, thanks to EA Networks, Ashbur-

ton District electricity consumers are in for a rebate on their April or May bill.

Most locals are shareholders of EA Networks and that means they receive a dividend each year on what is generally a shareholding of 100 shares.

This year’s dividend is worth

$3.3 million and the electricity distribution company will be divvying up that amount and paying it out to its consumer shareholders.

Individual discounts will come in the form of a credit on a customer’s retail electricity account and will be based on the amount

of line charges paid over the previous year.

Every customer will be sent a letter confirming their discount amount, said commercial manager Jeremy Adamson.

“Customers should expect to see the credit on their April or May account and we recommend peo-

ple check their account closely to ensure they get the credit they deserve,” he said.

Over the past 24 years, EA Networks has given away more than $80 million to the community in lines charge rebates. Last year discounts totalled $3.2 million and in 2016, $4 million.

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Meridian issues electric vehicle challenge Meridian Energy has launched an ambitious campaign to take on electric car leader Norway in spite of concerns about the impact of rapid uptake of the vehicles on the electricity system here.

While this country lags well behind the Norway in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and rate of ownership, Meridian says it is offering incentives for charging and is also converting half of its own fleet away from petrol.

It says Norway was “the undisputed leader in the adoption of electric vehicles” but more New Zealanders needed to start thinking about driving electric.

“The recent uptake we’ve seen in New Zealand is pretty impressive, but we know that there is more we can do to reduce emissions. Our campaign is encouraging New Zealanders to get involved in moving New Zealand forward to an electric car future,” said Meridian chief executive, Neal Barclay.

At the end of last year there were 6160 EVs registered in New Zealand which is on target to reach 64,000 by 2021. Norway has more than 200,000 plug-in cars and last year sales of EVs outnumbered petrol or diesel vehicles.

The Scandinavian nation of just over five million provides big incentives for EV ownership with generous tax breaks that make them cheaper than their petrol equivalents, road toll ex-

Alliance to cease Air New Zealand will end its strategic alliance with Virgin Australia in October 2018, with the Kiwi carrier citing a change in market dynamics as the reason.

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have co-operated on services between New Zealand and Australia since 2010. Air New Zealand chief revenue officer Cam Wallace says Australia is the largest source of inbound visitors to New Zealand, and Air New Zealand now has a significant market presence. Virgin Australia managing director John Borghetti said the end of the alliance will provide opportunities for Virgin Australia and its discount Tigerair brand.

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emptions, free public charging and parking.

Barclay said Meridian has launched a new, nationwide Electric Car Plan, offering customers low night rates from 9pm until 7am, and until August 31, and cover the cost of charging an EV for a year.

“We’re walking the talk when it comes to electric vehicles. We’re on track to meet our commitment of 50 per cent conversion of our passenger fleet to fullybattery electric by the middle of this year.” he said.

The company, whose electricity is generated from renewable sources, had also partnered with

electric car sharing companies and has installed free electric car charging stations at Kiwi Property shopping malls.

In a recent study, network company Vector raised concern about the impact of a high number of EVs on the electricity infrastructure.

Auckland-based network company Vector warns that the sheer volume of electricity required to recharge a car with a long-distance battery at a suburban location will place a strain on existing networks and force costly upgrades.

“Left unaddressed, tipping points for significant network

upgrade investment can be expected to have either large cost implications for consumers or eventuate in physical constraints preventing customers from charging their EVs at home,” the study says.

The strain is likely to be greatest in the early evening, when EV owners come home and plug in their cars to recharge, coinciding with the time of day when electricity demand peaks.

However, Meridian says this was a known issue and that’s why there were tariffs in the market to incentivise off-peak charging today.

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Quake swarm being watched yesterday, including four quakes that measured 4.4, 4.7, 3.8 and 3.1.

Activity now appeared to be tailing off, but the swarm served as a good reminder to people to be prepared, GNS Science’s Dr Natalie Balfour said.

“Any time there’s activity near a large fault like the Alpine Fault, it always grabs our attention and we keep our eye on things.”

Such clusters had been ob-

served in the area in the past – the last swarm there was recorded after 2016‘s Kaikoura Earthquake – but the events remained “a bit unusual”.

“We do get clusters of activity throughout New Zealand kind of like this – and it just means we need to pay a bit more attention to it.”

Scientists expect the Alpine Fault is likely to cause a major earthquake within this

generation’s lifetime.

It last ruptured in 1717, or 301 years ago, and had a 28 per cent probability of rupturing in the next 50 years – a rate high by global standards.

According to GNS Science, this rupture would produce one of the biggest earthquakes since European settlement of New Zealand, and would have a “major impact” on the lives of many people.

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Illegally collecting paua in the water off Kaikoura has cost two Nelson painters each more than $1600 in fines. Neville Allistar Moka, 39, pleaded guilty to one charge of fishing in an area closed under emergency measures, when he appeared in the Nelson District Court last week. Another Nelson painter who was sharing accommodation with Moka, 49-year-old Benjamin Beale, received the same punishment.

Beale claimed he took the paua at night and also didn’t see the sign.

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Prison privacy Although there have been improvements at Christchurch Women’s Prison, the chief ombudsman says the lack of privacy in some areas still needs addressing. Yesterday, Peter Boshier released his report into a follow-up inspection of Christchurch Women’s Prison, noting that five of seven original recommendations have been fully or partially achieved. Inspectors made a full, unannounced inspection of Christchurch Women’s Prison in December 2014 and their recommendations concerned the conditions and treatment of prisoners there. A follow-up inspection in November found cells had been brought up to standard, record keeping and laundry processes had improved, and privacy screens had been installed.

There were still issues to be confronted, Boshier said.

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■ CHINA

Tit for tat tariff measures

China yesterday vowed to impose measures of the “same strength” in response to a proposed US tariff hike on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a spiralling technology dispute that has fuelled fears it might set back the global economic recovery.

The Commerce Ministry said it would immediately challenge the US move in the World Trade Organisation.

The latest clash reflects growing tension between President Donald Trump’s promises to narrow the multibilliondollar US trade deficit with China and Beijing’s ambitious development plans.

Chinese officials have given no indication what US goods might be targeted but businesspeople and economists have cited Boeing jetliners and soybeans as possible targets.

The dispute has fuelled fears it might set back global recovery if other governments are prompted to raise their own import barriers.

American companies have

A woman wearing a uniform with the logo of an American produce company helps a customer shop for apples at supermarket in Beijing.

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Business groups say companies feel increasingly unwelcome in China’s state-dominated economy and are being

squeezed out of promising industries.

Foreign companies are increasingly alarmed by initiatives such as Beijing’s longrange industry development plan, dubbed Made in China 2025, which calls for creating Chinese global leaders in electric cars, robots and other

fields. Foreign companies complain that strategy appears to limit or outright block access to those industries.

China has accused Trump of damaging the global system of trade regulation by taking action under US law instead of through the WTO. In a separate dispute, Beijing raised tariffs on a $3 billion list of US goods including pork, apples and steel pipe in response a higher American import duties on steel and aluminum.

The US tariff hike on steel and aluminium has little impact on China but the latest round of duties will be far more sensitive for Beijing. It targets industries seen by Chinese leaders as their country’s economic future including telecoms, medical, aerospace and information technology.

The USTR announcement said those products were targeted because they benefit from Chinese industry development policies Washington considers unfair.

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Hospital for Prince Philip Prince Philip is heading for surgery.

The 96-year-old royal was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London ahead of a planned surgery on his hip, Buckingham Palace confirmed. The Duke of Edinburgh will undergo the surgery on Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth II’s husband seemed to be experiencing health problems when he pulled out of an annual pre-Easter church service, reportedly because of an issue with his hip. Prince Philip announced his retirement from royal duties last May.

■ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Peacekeeper killed in attack on UN base Mostly Christian militia fighters have attacked a UN peacekeeping base in the Central African Republic, and one peacekeeper from Mauritania was killed and 11 others were injured in a gunbattle that lasted several hours, the United Nations said.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the attack by the anti-Balaka militias took place at a temporary UN peacekeeping base in Tagbara. The peacekeeping mission said more than 22 anti-Balaka fighters died in the clash.

Dujarric said the UN peacekeeping mission sent reinforcements to the base, and he strongly condemned the attack.

The UN Security Council reiterated that attacks against

peacekeepers may constitute war crimes. Its members called on the Central African Republic government to swiftly investigate the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Separately, Dujarric said, the UN mission reported that peacekeepers also discovered the bodies of 21 civilians, including four women and four children, in Tagbara.

The Security Council said it supports an investigation by the UN peacekeeping mission to see if the civilian casualties are linked to the attack against the Tagbara base.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on peacekeepers and is “outraged” at the killing of the 21 ci-

vilians and injuries to 14 other civilians, Dujarric said.

In another incident, Dujarric said UN peacekeepers were informed that a rebel group known as the UPC had detained 23 people in Tagbara, including 13 women, seven men and three children. He said they were released peacefully to UN peacekeepers and spent the night at the temporary base to ensure their safety.

Elsewhere, Dujarric said, UN peacekeepers and Central African Republic forces launched a joint operation and rescued 15 people who had been taken hostage by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group led by Joseph Kony, who is wanted by the International Criminal

Court for war crimes.

The LRA has wreaked havoc in central Africa over the years in violent rampages that include the abduction of children.

The Central African Republic has faced deadly interreligious and intercommunal fighting since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the capital, Bangui.

Mostly Christian anti-Balaka militias fought back, resulting in thousands of people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.

The impoverished country saw a period of relative peace in late 2015 and 2016 but violence has intensified and spread in the past year.

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Farrell in rehab Colin Farrell has “preemptively” checked himself into rehab. Colin Farrell has reportedly “preemptively” checked himself into rehab. The 41-year-old actor who has two sons, 14-year-old James and nine-year-old Henry, has struggled with addiction and been in rehab in the past, and it has now been claimed the star has once again entered a treatment facility – but as a preventative measure before he slips back into old habits. According to a source, Colin became “overwhelmed” following a busy year having completed three back to back films and began getting urges to start using again, and so decided to check himself into rehab.

Recalling Martin Luther King’s final speech With an enthusiastic crowd filling Memphis’ Mason Temple Church of God in Christ, the atmosphere was heavy with nostalgia for the evening 50 years ago that the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior gave his final speech.

It was in this sanctuary that he delivered his famous Mountaintop speech the night before he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

The commemoration was part of a week of events celebrating King’s legacy.

Lee Saunders, a national labour leader, recounted how that night, King made an unplanned appearance to deliver the famous speech without notes after his aides saw how

passionate the crowd was: “There was one man they wanted to hear from”.

But Saunders stressed that the purpose of the week’s commemorations was not just to look to the past.

“Dr King’s work – our work –isn’t done. We must still struggle; we must still sacrifice. We must still educate and organise and mobilise. That’s why we’re here in Memphis. Not just to honour our history, but to seize our future,” he said.

Saunders was among the first speakers, taking the pulpit just after a video message from former President Barack Obama.

“As long as we’re still trying, Dr King’s soul is still rejoicing,”

Obama said on the video.

Some of the sanitation workers who participated with King in a 1968 strike sat in the front row and were treated like celebrities, with audience members stopping to take photos with them before the event started.

Contemporaries of King’s including the Rev Jesse Jackson were also in attendance.

The commemoration of the Mountaintop speech followed an announcement earlier in the day by civil rights leaders who are reviving an economic justice campaign first planned

by King.

On June 23, organisers plan a large rally in Washington similar to what King had en-

visioned as a way to speak out against economic injustice.

But before he could finish those plans, he came to Memphis in 1968 to support a strike by black sanitation workers who were tired of dealing with low pay and dangerous working conditions.

King led a march in Memphis that turned violent on March 28, and he went back home to Atlanta. Seeking to prove that non-violent protests still worked, King vowed to lead a peaceful march and returned to Memphis days later.

The civil rights leader was standing on the balcony of the old Lorraine Motel when he was shot, dying in hospital aged 39.

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New Roseanne a hit Roseanne wasn’t just a hit on opening night. The revived ABC comedy had legs.

The Nielsen company said that viewership for the show’s premiere shot up to 25 million people when delayed viewing for the three days after the first showing is added. The increase of 6.6 million people sets a record for the biggest lift ever for a show in the three days after a premiere, Nielsen said. A lot of programs would be happy to get 6.6 million viewers, period. Roseanne was helped by the extent to which it became part of the cultural conversation once its first-night ratings of 18.45 million people were reported.

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OUR VIEW

Making a stand about standing A

nyone who has ever been to a rock concert will know that having a good time depends on more than just the performance.

It also depends on the people around you and, if there is conflict, it can potentially ruin your night.

Locally-born celebrity Simon Barnett and Dunedin mum Clare Dangerfield, and their respective family groups, were left with a sour taste in their mouths after the Ed Sheeran concert in Dunedin at the weekend.

It has resulted in Barnett venting on his More FM breakfast show and Dangerfield laying a complaint with Forsyth Barr Stadium management.

Both had valid points and in

their opposing arguments, there is common ground. They both want stadium and arena managers to take responsibility and be clearer on the rules about whether it is okay to stand in seated areas.

The problem was Dangerfield and her family wanted to remain seated and wanted the Barnett family in front of them to also remain seated.

However, the Barnetts wanted to stand up as Ed Sheeran had

told everyone to do, as others around them were doing, and as a security guard they consulted told them they were allowed to do.

Forsyth Barr Stadium management say that for anyone who definitely wants to stand up, they would have been better to have bought a standing pitch ticket.

At the same time they acknowledged that the security guard would have informed the Barnetts it was okay to stand, but at the same time anyone choosing to stand should do this “with consideration of the patrons around them”.

They also acknowledged that while security might say it is okay to stand, if you are seated and don’t like people around you standing you can approach

security who can ask the people standing “to be mindful”.

So it seems there really are no rules and Barnett is right in calling for more clarity on this issue and suggesting tickets clearly say whether you are allowed to stand in the area you are buying for or not, and for stadium managers to set aside areas specifically for those who want to remain seated at all times.

On his radio show yesterday Barnett interviewed the managing director of Spark Arena, Stuart Clumpas, who said it was really the performers and individual promoters who had the say over whether people in seated areas could stand.

Clumpas referred to The Eagles concert where the band informed

audience members at the start that everyone should stay seated, but told them maybe later they could all get up.

“The person who gets the ear of the audience is the artists,” Clumpas said.

But if this is the case, stadium and arena management still have a role to play and could put on tickets a warning along the lines of – If you are in a seated area, please remain seated unless the performer asks everyone to stand.

Advice such as this would have given a clear indication to both the Barnetts and Dangerfields as to what was acceptable at the Ed Sheeran concert, and both would have ended up having a good night, instead of one marred by confusion and disagreement.

W Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened farewell talks at Putin’s heavily wooded retreat on the Black Sea. Actor Charlton Heston, big-screen hero and later leader of the National Rifle Association, died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 84.

Five years ago: A federal judge in New York ordered the Food and Drug Administration to lift age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception, ending a requirement that buyers show

proof they were 17 or older if they wanted to buy it without a prescription.

One year ago: President Donald Trump declared that a deadly chemical attack in Syria the day before had crossed “many, many lines” and abruptly changed his views of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A senior US defense official said a North Korean missile test ended in failure when the rocket spun out of control and plunged into the ocean in a

fiery crash. YouTube TV, Google’s new streaming package of about 40 television channels, made its debut.

Today’s birthdays: Former US Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell is 81. Country singer Tommy Cash is 78. Actor Michael Moriarty is 77. Pop singer Allan Clarke is 76. Writer-director Peter Greenaway is 76. Actor Max Gail is 75. Actress Jane Asher is 72. Singer Agnetha Faltskog is 68.

Actor Mitch Pileggi is 66. Singersongwriter Peter Case is 64. Rock musician Mike McCready is 52.

Singer Paula Cole is 50. Actress Krista Allen is 47. Actress Victoria Hamilton is 47. Country singer Pat Green is 46. Actor Sterling K. Brown is 42. Country singermusician Mike Eli is 37.

Thought for today: “A man is only as good as what he loves.”

— Saul Bellow, Canadian-born American author (1915-2005).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, April 5, the 95th day of 2018.

There are 270 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On April 5, 1764, Britain’s Parliament passed The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, which was repealed in 1766.

On this date: In 1614, Indian Chief Powhatan’s daughter Pocahontas married Englishman John Rolfe, a widower, in the Virginia Colony.

In 1887, Anne Sullivan achieved a breakthrough as her 6-year-old deaf-blind pupil, Helen Keller, learned the meaning of the word water as spelled out in the Manual Alphabet. British historian Lord Acton wrote in a letter, Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

In 1915, Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson in the 26th round of their fight in Havana, Cuba, to claim boxing’s world heavyweight title.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Civilian Conservation Corps and an antihoarding order that effectively prohibited private ownership of gold.

In 1955, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned his office for health reasons.

In 1964, Army General Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, DC, at age 84.

In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston at age 70.

In 1986, two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident which prompted a US air raid on Libya more than a week later.

In 1988, a 15-day hijacking ordeal began as gunmen forced a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet to land in Iran.

Ten years ago: President George

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A warmer Kiwi winter O

ne of the things I see and hear about too often is older people and families in Ashburton living in cold housing because it’s too expensive to stay warm.

In a wealthy country like New Zealand that shouldn’t happen.

That’s why I’m really excited that Jacinda Ardern’s government is introducing a Winter Energy Payment, which will make it easier to keep the house warm.

It’s all part of our plan to help people stay safe and healthy, and build a better, fairer New Zealand.

Everyone knows that cold, mouldy housing causes so much illness in our community.

Children in low-income households and older New Zealanders are especially at risk of developing respiratory diseases from living in those conditions.

It’s unacceptable that so many of our kids and old people are shivering in their beds at night and getting sick.

So, starting on July 1 this year – and from May 1 in subsequent years – the Winter Energy Pay-

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ment will make it easier to pay the heating bill.

It will be available to people getting superannuation, the veteran’s pension, or a main benefit.

I recently heard from an elderly couple that were considering cancelling their power as they just couldn’t afford the mounting costs from ongoing illness.

With no family or friends close by, they were in need of support, and the Winter Energy Payment is one thing that will enable them to stay warm over winter.

Over winter, until the end of September, single people (with no dependent children) will get $20.46 a week.

Couples, as well as single peo-

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ple with dependent children, will get $31.82.

You don’t need to do anything to get the Winter Energy Payment. If you’re eligible, it will be paid to you automatically.

We can afford to introduce this initiative because we cancelled National’s plan to give $400m a year in tax cuts to the wealthy.

Our priority is keeping Kiwis healthy, not tax cuts for the most well-off.

I’m proud to be part of a team that is working hard very day to build a better, fairer New Zealand.

It’s because of your support that great ideas, like the Winter Energy Payment, are making real improvements in Kiwis’ lives.

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New research from Lincoln University shows poor relationships between farmers and their meat processors could be costing New Zealand.

The university’s Dr Nic Lees says improving those relationships is essential to New Zealand producing higher value products that meet consumer needs.

He surveyed more than 1000 sheep, beef and deer farmers, three industries that together make up 12 per cent of New Zealand’s exports and contribute $5 billion a year to the New Zealand

economy. “New Zealand is missing out on higher market returns for meat exports because of a lack of commitment and trust between farmers and meat companies,” Lees said.

“The majority of farmers do not commit to forward supply contracts that specify quality requirements and delivery schedules.

“We effectively still have a system driven by production rather than market requirements. Farmers sell stock based on their farming requirements and the number of stock and quality often does not match market needs.”

He said consumers were in-

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ing more aware of the benefits of meeting the market.

Boulton said SFF runs a number of programmes that are focused on connecting farmers with consumers, such as Plate to Pasture.

He said at SFF, there was a focus on the “plate” first, identifying consumer needs, and then working with farmers to grow animals to create products specifically to meet those needs.

“The Plate to Pasture strategy is focused on driving up the value chain, to achieve higher returns for our products.

“This in turn will allow us to be

more profitable and pay premiums to our suppliers for livestock, which meet the criteria for these higher returning products – profitably linking the plate to the pasture.”

Boulton said Lees made a fair point that tying farmers into these types of programmes longterm could be challenging but an increasing number of them were seeing the value of them.

“They are the future and our farmer partners do see that.”

See next week’s Guardian Farming for a more in-depth look at this issue.

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creasingly making food choices based not only on quality but also on factors such as food safety, animal welfare, provenance and environmental stewardship.

The research showed that longterm committed relationships were necessary to ensure farmers supplied stock to processors that met these requirements.

“Furthermore, these closer relationships meant that farmers were also more profitable.”

Silver Fern Farms general manager of supply chain Dan Boulton said while historically Lees may have had a point, the tide is turning and farmers are becom-

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Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor is calling on farmers and industry to read a report reviewing the performance of the animal tracing system Nait.

A review of Nait started in 2016, under the previous government, and a final report was recently given to Mr O’Connor after he asked for its completion.

The report was scheduled to be completed in March 2017.

“Given what we’ve learnt from the mycoplasma bovis response I was concerned that this report had not been finalised and released,” O’Connor said.

“The Technical Advisory Group helping with the mycoplasma bovis response, and investigators tracing animal movements on the ground, have made it clear that the lack of accurate records for animal movements in Nait have complicated, and slowed, response efforts.”

O’Connor said the Nait report raised several issues: a lack of up-to-date information on cattle location; the need for enforcement, which had been non-existent for people failing to use the system; inconsistencies across data sets because of multiple farm IDs; the need for more resources to operate Nait; a lack of appreciation regarding the need for a tracing system despite New Zealand’s high economic dependence on cattle; and that Nait was behind systems used internationally, especially Australia.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor wants to work with farmers to improve NAIT as quickly as possible.

“The report says that a lack of, or inaccurate, animal movement data leads to time consuming interviews during a biosecurity response.

“The report includes a summary of performance statistics showing the poor uptake of Nait. I will work with the industry to make Nait fit-for-purpose, which the previous government did not.”

O’Connor said a consultation process would start soon so farmers and industry could have their say on how to improve Nait.

“I welcome this opportunity to work with farmers and industry to improve Nait as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.”

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Walking rights a complex issue T

he New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s draft report on South Island high country access, which was released last week, should raise some concerns among those who like to get out and experience that unique environment.

The commission is the Crown entity responsible for public access to the outdoors and, in particular, for access across private land and access that crosses multiple land tenures.

Through its work on the ground helping to create new access and resolving access disputes, the commission began to hear concerning messages about the potential for withdrawal of access to private land by landholders due to problems created by the rapidly increasing number of visitors – hence the report, which is open for submissions until April 10.

Those increasing numbers, and in the main we’re talking about the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts, along with the Mackenzie Country, are having a negative impact on the environment in those places and the people who live there.

At this stage it seems the situation has not spread to the Ashburton Lakes area and the rest of the Mid Canterbury high country, but to ignore what is happening further south would be folly.

The report noted that although most private landholders, the Department of Conservation and local authorities all agreed that the percentage of poorly behaved visitors wasn’t getting worse, the increase in the number of visitors means the impact of poor behaviour is growing.

One issue was the impact of the internet making it harder to predict which walks/ areas will become popular – it only takes one viral Instagram post or YouTube video and suddenly you’ve got thousands more people coming to a place previously only known to locals.

Increased numbers and unpredictability are making landholders warier of opening new access points.

It should come as no surprise that a farmer happy to have a track that attracts about 1000 people a year will probably be less willing if they are fearful they will instead have 20,000 people a year traipsing across their property.

Now it should be made clear that no one is ignoring the positives those visitors can bring, both to the regions overall and

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the farmers themselves, who gain access to increased opportunities to diversify their income streams to help subsidise bad years in their core operation – such as accommodation on trails, concessions for guided tours etc.

The issue is, at what cost?

There are no easy answers to these problems but something needs to be done – both to preserve access and so that landholders like farmers don’t feel like they are being taken advantage of.

If you’ve got any bright ideas make sure you put in a submission.

One idea that is surely worth looking at is charging some sort of fee. I know this goes against a principle that many people hold dear – that we should all have free access to the great outdoors – but unfortunately times are changing and we have to change with it.

Any fee, and it would only have to be nominal, something like $5, could go to the landholder, which would help compensate them for people crossing their land, or if it came to it, pay for a tidy up if needed.

Sure it would be difficult to police and in reality would rely on peoples’ honesty but even if only half the walkers actually paid it would still provide a significant sum of money.

It goes without saying that there are other issues involved that will require a great deal more funding and effort, particularly around infrastructure. I’m talking things like toilets and parking areas, things that should be the domain of central or local government organisations, not farmers.

One thing is for sure, the current situation can’t be left to continue.

Careful thinking, followed by action, is required.

Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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Courses to aid farmers in strategic thinking While 2018 is shaping up as another positive year for New Zealand agriculture, farmers’ business management skills will be put to the test as they are called on to make key decisions on the future direction of their business, Rabobank New Zealand CEO Todd Charteris has cautioned the industry.

Announcing the opening of applications for this year’s Rabobank business management programmes, Charteris said the bank was expecting a strong performance from New Zealand’s major agricultural sectors in 2018, with increased capital availability making it a year in which farmers would be required to make important decisions.

“Tough calls will need to be made by farmers on where they direct improved cashflow and how they position their businesses for markets access and off-shore growth,” Charteris said. “And with these key decisions looming, it’s critically important for farmers to have strong business management skills to enable them to choose the best long-term strategy for their business.”

Rabobank’s two annual business management programmes – the Farm Managers Programme (FMP) for up-and-coming farmers and the Executive Development Programme (EDP) for experienced business owners or senior managers – are designed to equip primary producers with the building blocks to take their business to the next level.

Charteris said the programmes brought leading New Zealand and Australian farmers together in week-long modules to learn from leading experts in major aspects of business management including strategic business planning, negotiation, financial management, risk management, communication, innovation and ag-tech, and how these can be applied directly to their farm businesses.

“To be successful in today’s rapidly changing environment, farmers need a wide array of skills and the ability to think strategically,” he said.

“Participants on the programmes are challenged to look past the operational aspects of their business and critically assess their own management style and the strategic direction of their farming operation.

Graduates come away with a whole raft of new skills and an understanding of how they can improve their management performance and evolve their businesses for future success.”

Both courses run as residential programmes. The 2018 FMP be held from June 17 to 22 in South Australia’s Barossa Valley.

The first week-long module of the EDP will be staged from August 19 to 24, 2018, with the second week-long module scheduled for July 14 to 19, 2019.

Applications for the FMP close on Friday, April 27 and for the EDP on Friday, May 25.

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■■GOVERNMENT RECALL

In brief

Vehicles recalled over airbags The government is recalling 50,000 vehicles with alpha-type Takata air bags.

Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi yesterday announced the immediate compulsory recall, the largest and second-ever in New Zealand.

The faulty airbags have been associated with about 23 deaths globally since 2008, including one in Australia, where four million cars were recalled last month.

The suppliers of vehicles with the alpha-type bags are now required to contact owners and replace their airbags by the end of 2019. All imports and sales of vehicles with affected bags have also been halted.

A total of 450,000 vehicles in New Zealand are believed to have had Takata airbags, of which about 300,000 are still on the road.

The remaining 250,000 vehicles are not subject to the compulsory recall (they have different types of Takata airbags), but will be monitored under a voluntary recall scheme.

There have been reports of issues with the airbags since 2013, but Faafoi said there had been no government work on the issue until after after the Australia recall, when he was briefed.

He said although the bags were more prone to problems in countries more humid than New Zealand, it was still “extremely” lucky that no one had been hurt and the risk posed was too high not to

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5,761.4

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7,030.5

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–0.37%

At close of trading on Apr 3, 2018

p Nikkei 225 index

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16.41

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6,756.0

+71.0

+1.06%

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be recalled are likely to have been made in the late 1990s to early 2004.

Car traders who do not comply with the recall run the risk of a fine of as much as $600,000.

Faafoi said the length of the recall was to allow the industry to find the necessary parts and time to conduct the repairs, describing it as a “challenging” timeline.

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■■ Consumer NZ advises owners of cars manufactured between 2001 and 2006, to contact the manufacturer or importer for used-imports and not to wait for a letter to arrive.

■■ Makes affected by the recall: Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daihatsu, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Isuzu, Lexus, Mazda, MercedesBenz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to tackle the “burning injustice” of the gender pay gap as the deadline approaches for the UK’s largest companies to report their figures. The prime minister used an article in The Telegraph to compare the pay gap to the women’s suffrage campaign a century ago, saying “major injustices still hold too many women back”. Her intervention comes ahead of a midnight deadline for firms to publish the average pay gap between male and female workers.

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OIO signs off on Icebreaker sale Icebreaker Holdings has been sold to US-based VF Corporation for at least $100 million after the Overseas Investment Office approved the deal.

In a media release, North Carolina-based VF Corp said the OIO signed off on the transaction, which completed the transaction.

The acquisition “is an ideal complement to VF’s Smartwool brand, which also features merino wool in its clothing and accessories. Together, the Smartwool and Icebreaker brands will position VF as a global leader in the merino wool and natural fibre categories”.

The brand is expected to be immediately accretive to VF’s earnings per share, it said.

Icebreaker said it was “incredibly excited by the new opportunities for Icebreaker”.

Last year, the New Zealand merino wool outdoor clothing company confirmed the deal would need OIO approval due to the size of the transaction, implying a minimum value of at least $100m, although the terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Icebreaker had annual sales of $220m in the last financial year, of which 86 per cent were in offshore markets, and its own outlets and e-commerce sales made up 32 per cent of sales, the company’s statements show.

NYSE-listed VF Corp has a market capitalisation of around US$29.5 billion and its portfolio includes The North Face, Timberland, SmartWool, Vans, Wrangler and Lee. The company lifted 2017 revenue 7 per cent to $US11.8b generating a profit of $US615m.

Rocket Lab have confirmed a 14-day window for its first fully commercial launch. The US company, which launches from the Mahia Peninsula on the east coast of the North Island, confirmed yesterday that an Electron satellite launch, called It’s Business Time, would have a window between April 20 and May 11. On each of those days there will be a fourhour launch period from 12.30pm.

It would deliver payload for customers Spire Global and GeoOptics Inc into orbit. “It’s Business Time represents the shift to responsive space,” says Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Peter Beck.

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Seeka sells out Seeka, New Zealand’s biggest kiwifruit grower, has sold out of Zespri Group after opposing constitutional changes at the monopoly export body that tie shareholdings to trays of fruit produced. The changes were approved by more than 75 per cent of shareholders last month but among the resolutions was that shareholders who voted all their shares against the overhaul could require Zespri to buy back their shares. Holders of 1.78 million shares – or about 1.5 per cent of shares on issue – exercised their minority buy-out rights and will receive $8.25 per share, which is within an $8-to-$9 a share valuation range provided by Cameron Partners.

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Battle lines drawn New airline battle lines have been drawn across the Tasman to fill the big gap left by the exit of Emirates’ two A380s from Auckland to Australia. The Middle Eastern carrier has pulled services from Auckland to Melbourne and Brisbane in favour of its direct service to Dubai. Emirates’ partner Qantas has swooped in with more services to partly fill the gap and so has the Air New Zealand-Virgin Australia alliance whose market share will increase to more than 50 per cent of what’s been described as one of the most competitive routes in the world.

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Affordable avocados A return to more affordable avocados has been forecast for next season after avocados hit a record end-of-season prices in some supermarkets. The 2017-18 season was influenced by avocado trees producing very poor crops in many Bay of Plenty orchards, but growers say things are looking much better for the harvest due to commence in August.

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JA 1260 back on track for steamfest At the Plains Museum at the weekend (from left) Scarla Ross, 2, Lisa Gane, Arlo Ross, 5, enjoy a day where, after being under maintenance for five years, the JA 1260 steamed her way into the hearts of visitors.

It’s the largest coal-fired operating steam locomotive in the South Island and around 800 people took a trip down memory lane at the Plains’ Easter steamfest.

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Ashburton County Lions There was a good turnout of 47 members plus nine visitors at the March Meeting of the Ashburton County Lions held at the Ashburton Hotel on Wednesday March 28.

Jackie Girvan, manager of the Presbyterian Social Services spoke about her career as a nurse, mother, business woman, health promoter and manager of PSS. She spoke of the importance of role models and mentors that help and support us all as we move through the different phases of our lives and of the opportunities we have to mentor and support others along the way. She also thanks the club for the support they have given to the Presbyterian Support Services over many years.

Plans were finalised for holding a Mother’s Day Raffle in support of Women’s Refuge and for making gift bags to be given to Birthright. After a couple of busy months members can look forward to a social outing to Mt Peel next week, a lunch at the Eat Café on April 6 and another group are also preparing for a trip to Australia next month.

The meeting closed with another round of entertaining stories and fines by the tail twisters and the drawing of the raffles.

Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club The AGM was held on Wednesday March 28 at 9.45am in the Doris Linton Lounge of the RSA. After a short general meeting President Bev Gregory introduced the speaker, Cara Aston who has spent two seasons helping at Summer Camps for disabled in the USA. Cara described the various disabilities that children and adults have who come to the camp which enables families to have respite from the 24 hour care some of these folk require.

Carers must be physically strong to lift wheelchair people into a kayak. Water activities are an important part of the programme. Some autistic children are non-verbal while one child communicated using a digital device with icons that he could point to, eg “I want to do Archery”. Behavioural issues are always present. Compulsive eating disorders, temper tantrums and crying interspersed with hugs make a volatile environment. Seizures are frequent.

The six-day camp can be extended to 2-3 weeks but the children must go away for two days to permit camp carers to recover as lack of sleep is an issue. A week’s vacation in a big city was the reward at the season’s end.

Why did Cara volunteer for such arduous work?

She had a physical problem herself as a child and her niece is autistic, thus giving an understanding of camp children.

After morning tea the AGM was convened by Area Rep Audrey Lowe, the new committee elected are: President Margaret Drummond, Vice president Pauline Hood, Past president Bev Gregory, Secretary Barbara Barnes, Treasurer Fairlie Matsinger.

Committee: Elizabeth Davies, Elizabeth Vincent, Margaret Taylor, Jill Walkham.

To finish the meeting Annette King read some amusing descriptions of the ideal women from a magazine.

Who makes soap for their household in 2018?

Due to Anzac Day falling on the fourth Wednesday of April this year the meeting for April has been cancelled.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury Both clubs held their opening nights this week.

Coronation on Monday saw some high scoring with Steve McArthur 100.6, Sandy Bennett 99.7 and Emma Smith 99.6 topping the list. Special mention for Charlotte McKenzie on her first official outing shooting without a rest hitting 84.2. It was pleasing

to note that many of the senior shooters have embraced the newly introduced format of club night and availed themselves of the “training option”.

However the big excitement of the week was the opening night of the Phoenix club. Following on from an open day hosted by TSMC, 33 newcomers decided to try their hand at a club night.

Who would have believed that there was so much talent out there.

The club room was positively buzzing with enthusiasm and many of the newcomers stayed on long after shooting finished to ask questions of the club members.

It was hugely satisfying to see the support offered to the Phoenix club by sister club Coronation. No fewer than 12 senior members from Coronation were on hand to provide coaching and support with marking and officials.

Twenty-six of the new shooters recorded scores over 80 which is a spectacular result. I know that individual scores will appear elsewhere but special mention of Hiromi Horsely with an opening 91.3, Jonesy 89.1, John Skevington 88.3 and Fiona McFall (McFaul) 88.1.

Smallbore target shooting is one area where men and women compete together on equal terms and the potential shown by many of the women present would suggest that this season could prove “testing”.

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Results from the Coronation and Phoenix target shooting clubs’ opening nights: Coronation: Steve McArthur 100.6, Sandy Bennett 97.7,99.7, Lanelle McArthur 97.5, Nina McKenzie 98.4, Bryan Hunter 95.3, Megan Snowden 97.5, Emma Smith 99.6, 96.3, Michaela Smith 95.2, 94.3, Morgan Smith 94.3, 91.0,Heather Ross 88.0,89.0, Colin Taylor 97.4, 98.3, Charlotte McKenzie 84.2, Phoebe McKenzie 82.1, Eliza McKenzie 86.2.

Phoenix: Ben Thomas 84.0, Katie Ellis87.0, 86.1, Warren Eddington 72.0, 81.0, Bradley Douglas 74.1, 84.0, Jacob Swan 77.0, Josiah Harris 69.0, Reneea Harris 75.0, 85.0, Tane Moore 81.0, Alex Dorman 67.0, 65.0, Caleb Browne 65.1, Liam Taylor 80.0, Barbara Taylor 86.0, Mitchell Taylor 72.0, Levi Browne 73.0, Amelia Swan 77.0, 81.1, Aimee Harris 82.2, 86.2, Shikayla Hutchinson 83.1, 82.0, Izayah Harris 83.0, 83.1, Max Lambert-Lane 74.1, Hiromi Horsely 91.3, Jack Jones 72.1, Brontson Cudmore 93.0, John Skevington 88.3, Jacob Swan 87.1, Michael Harris 85.1, Fiona McFall 88.1, Alex Eddington 82.1, Jonathon Moore 87.1, Shane Dorman 83.1, Jonesy 89.1, Josiah Harris 71.0, Peter Hutchinson 85.0, Marcus Dorman 62.0.

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Skips entered MSA final Half Day Tournament for season Friday April 6, Racecourse Road 12.30pm.

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Tinwald Golf Club April 3 Stroke Colleen Linney 71, Bev Jackson 73, Barb Cochrane 74 Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker #2 Sally Lane, Sims Bakery #6 Barb Harris, Mac & Maggie #12 Carol Shanks, Outdoor Adventure #16 Pam McAndrew.

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9 Hole Competition Stroke & Putting Donalda Mitchell 30, Pam McAndrew 13

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In brief Simmons milestone Australian Ben Simmons has become the second player in NBA history to score 1200 points, 600 rebounds and 600 assists in a rookie season. Hall of Famer Oscar Roberston was the first in 1960-61.

Philadelphia’s Simmons was a chance for his 12th triple-double of the season with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists early in the third quarter in the game against Brooklyn on Tuesday. - AP

Wrestler breaks leg New Zealand wrestler Michelle Montague has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after breaking her leg while training in Canada. The 24-year-old, who also broke the same left leg in 2016 and missed the New Zealand national championships, suffered the injury last week but still travelled to the Gold Coast this week to support her team. She had been due to compete in the 68kg class. “I caught a weird angle at a weird time I guess and threw it,” she said on Instagram. “Obviously no Commonwealth Games this year for me. I’ll get home, get fixed and head over and support my teammates.”

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Barrie beats Tinwald field for Jubilee Trophy Andrew Barrie chips onto the green at the Tinwald Golf Course on Sunday during play for the Jubilee Cup and Jubilee Trophy.

A strong field of players took to the fairways for the annual tournament and Barrie was able to see off all challengers to win the men’s side of the competition. Jacqui Beardsley produced a solid round to win the women’s event. Things heat up on the course once again this weekend when the 3500 tournament takes place. Played over two days, the men’s, mixed or women’s pairs will tackle 36 holes with Saturday’s play consisting of four-ball, best-ball format before 18 hole aggregate net play on the Sunday to find the winners, with good cash prizes up for grabs.

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Swimmers unfazed by outdoors Kiwi backstrokers Corey Main and Jesse Reynolds will face a slightly different set of challenges when the Commonwealth Games swimming programme begins on the Gold Coast today.

Southport’s open-air pool means the duo will tackle their races without the familiar aid of a roof-line and under the full glare of the Queensland sun.

Neither is too fazed at the prospect, with 23-year-old Main

confident his time training and competing in Florida and experience in outdoor pools as an agegroup swimmer, will stand him in good stead.

“I’m kind of used to being in the sun and all those weather conditions. They won’t affect me too much,” he told NZ Newswire.

“The main difference is we’ll be looking directly at the sun, so it’ll be about wearing mirrored goggles or darker goggles to cor-

rect that, so the sun’ll have less of an impact. I think it just comes down to knowing where you are in the pool, just being conscious about that.”

Para swimmer Reynolds, who’ll be focusing on the 100m backstroke S9, says an outdoor pool just brings a slightly different set of challenges.

“The backstroke is probably where you’ll notice it the most,” he said.

“Usually in swimming you get to follow a roof-line and so without a roof you’ve kind of got nothing to follow.

“Since we haven’t swum outside for two or three years, we’ve now mixed it up. Back home we were doing a session a week outdoors, doing heaps of backstroke stuff outside to try and get used to it before the Games.”

Main will be contesting the 200m backstroke.

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Ice hockey in town New Zealand will host some of the world’s best ice hockey talent in June when the Ice Hockey Classic comes to town. Some of the National Hockey League’s top talent have expressed interest in taking in the event, which will see the USA take on Canada in a threematch series. Among those to have thrown their names into the ring include New York Rangers centre Peter Holland and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Ian Cole, however their participation was dependant on compliance with their respective teams.

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Warne wants heads Legend of Australian cricket and royalty of the game, Shane Warne has called for a major shake up at the top of Cricket Australia. After the Aussies horror showing on the final day’s play in Johannesburg, Warne let rip on his Instagram account. “Australia have a lot of questions to answer and I believe heads must roll on and off the field,” Warne wrote.

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KIWIS IN ACTION ON THE GOLD COAST A complete rundown of the contingent of Kiwi sporting stars competing at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

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Triathlon 11.30am 3.00pm Swimming 1.30pm 1.55pm 2.07pm 2.16pm 2.34pm 3.07pm

10.00pm 10.50pm 11.00pm 11.18pm 11.28pm 11.45pm Hockey 1.30pm

Women’s singles (Jo Edwards) Men’s triples, round one (Ali Forsyth, Mike Nagy, Paul Girlder) Women’s singles, round two Men’s triples, round two Women’s fours, round one (Katelyn Inch, Mandy Boyd, Tayla Bruce, Val Smith) Men’s pairs, round one (Blake Signal, Shannon McIlroy) B2/B3 mixed pairs, round one (David Stallard, Sue Curran; directors Peter Blick, Ann Muir) Women’s fours, round two Men’s pairs, round two B6/B7/B8 open triples, round one (Barry Wynks, Bruce Wakefield, Mark Noble) Women’s race (Andrea Hewitt, Nicole van der Kaay, Rebecca Spence) Men’s race (Ryan Sissons, Tayler Reid, Tony Dodds) Women’s 200m freestyle heats (Carina Doyle, Georgia Marris) Men’s 50m butterfly heats (Daniel Hunter, Sam Perry) Women’s 50m breaststroke heats (Bronagh Ryan) Men’s 100m backstroke heats (Corey Main) Women’s 100m butterfly heats (Georgia Marris, Helena Gasson) Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay heats (Carina Doyle, Georgia Marris, Helena Gasson, Laticia-Leigh Transom) Women’s 200m freestyle final* Men’s 50m butterfly semis Women’s 50m breaststroke semis Men’s 100m backstroke semis Women’s 100m butterfly semis Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final* Black Sticks women v Scotland

Boxing From 2.00pm Preliminaries (actual schedule/involvement TBC) Women’s 48kg (Tasmyn Benny) Women’s 57kg (Alexis Pritchard) Women’s 60kg (Troy Garton) Men’s 64kg (Richie Hadlow) Men’s 69kg (Leroy Hindley) Men’s 75kg (Ryan Scaife) Men’s 91kg (David Nykia) Men’s over 91kg (Patrick Mailata) Gymnastics - Artistic 2.00pm Men’s team final, individual qualifying (David Bishop, Misha Koudinov, Devy Dyson, Kyleab Ellis, Ethan Dick) Squash From 2.30pm

Men’s singles preliminary matches (Campbell Grayson, Evan Williams, Paul Coll) Women’s singles preliminary matches (Amanda Landers-Murphy, Joelle King)

Cycling - Track 4.50pm Women’s team pursuit qualification 5.45pm Men’s team pursuit qualification 6.50pm Men’s team sprint qualification 9.00pm Women’s team sprint qualification 9.50pm Women’s team pursuit medal races* 10.30pm Men’s team pursuit medal races* 11.10pm Women’s team sprint medal races* 11.20pm Men’s team sprint medal races* Netball 8.30pm

Silver Ferns v Uganda

Weightlifting 8.40pm Men’s 62kg final (Ianne Guinares)

Basketball 11.00pm

Tall Ferns v Malaysia

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm

Women’s singles, round three Men’s triples round three Women’s singles, round four Men’s triples, round four Women’s fours, round three Men’s pairs round three B2/B7 mixed pairs, round two Women’s fours, round four Men’s pairs round four B6/B7/B8 open triples, round two

Weightlifting 11.40am Women’s 53kg final (Pip Patterson) 4.10pm Men’s 69kg final (Vester Villalon) 8.40pm Women’s 58kg final (Alethea Boon) Beach Volleyball 12.30pm Men v Cyprus (Ben O’Dea, Sam O’Dea) Swimming 12.30pm 12.53pm 1.23pm 1.42pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 9.37pm 9.41pm 9.56pm 10.12pm 10.40pm 10.46pm 10.52pm 11.12pm 11.31pm 11.46pm 12.00am

Men’s 200m freestyle heats (Matthew Stanley) Women’s 50m freestyle heats (Laticia-Leigh Transom) Women’s 100m backstroke heats (Bobbi Gichard) Men’s 400m individual medley (Bradlee Ashby) Men’s 100m backstroke S9 heats (Tupou Neiufi) Men’s 100m freestyle S9 heats (Chris Arbuthnott, Jesse Reynolds) Men’s 50m butterfly final* Women’s 50m breaststroke final* Men’s 200m freestyle final* Women’s 50m freestyle semis Men’s 100m backstroke S9 final* Men’s 100m freestyle S9 final* Women’s 100m backstroke semis Men’s 400m individual medley final* Men’s 100m backstroke final* Women’s 100m butterfly final* Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final*

Gymnastics - Artistic 1.40pm Women’s individual qualifying (Stella Ashcroft) Boxing From 2.00pm Preliminaries* Women’s 48kg, 57kg, 60kg; Men’s 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 91kg, over 91kg Squash From 2.35pm Men’s and women’s round of 16 matches* Cycling - Track 3.00pm Women’s sprint qualification (Emma Cumming, Oivia Podmore, Natasha Hansen) 3.24pm Women’s individual pursuit qualification (Bryony Botha, Ellesse Andrews, Kirstie James) 4.30pm Women’s sprint 1/8 finals* 5.00pm Women’s sprint quarterfinals* 9.00pm Men’s keirin heats 9.20pm Women’s sprint semis 9.30pm Women’s individual pursuit medal races* 9.45pm Men’s keirin repechages* 10.28pm Men’s keirin second round* 10.38pm Women’s sprint finals* 11.06pm Men’s keirin final* Hockey 6.30pm Basketball 10.00pm

Men’s pairs, quarterfinals* Women’s singles, quarterfinals* B6/B7/B8 open triples, round three

Gymnastics - Artistic 11.00am Men’s individual all-around final* 6.40pm Women’s individual all-around final* Weightlifting 11.40am Men’s 77kg final (Cam McTaggart) 8.40pm Men’s 85kg final (Richie Patterson) Swimming 12.30pm 1.06pm 1.14pm 1.35pm 1.48pm 9.37pm 9.43pm 10.02pm 10.37pm 10.56pm 11.12pm 11.28pm Basketball 1.30pm 11.00pm

Men’s 200m butterfly heats (Bradlee Ashby) Men’s 100m breaststroke SB8 heats (Celyn Edwards, Jesse Reynolds) Women’s 200m individual medley SM10 heats (Sophie Pascoe) Women’s 50m butterfly heats (Helena Gasson) Men’s 100m freestyle heats (Daniel Hunter, Matthew Stanley, Sam Perry) Men’s 200m butterfly final* Women’s 50m freestyle final* Women’s 100m backstroke final* Women’s 50m butterfly semis Men’s 100m freestyle semis Men’s 100m breaststroke SB8 final* Women’s 200m individual medley SM10 final* Tall Ferns v Jamaica Tall Blacks v Australia

Boxing From 2pm, 8.30pm Preliminaries Women’s 48kg, 57kg, 60kg; Men’s 64kg 69kg, 75kg, 91kg, over 91kg) Beach volleyball 2.30pm Women v Rwanda (Kelsie Wills, Shaunna Polley) 5.00pm Men v Mozambique Squash From 2.35pm Women’s quarterfinals* From 4.05pm Men’s quarterfinals* Triathlon 3.00pm

Mixed team relay

Cycling - Track 3.30pm Men’s sprint qualification (Eddie Dawkins, Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster) 4.30pm Men’s sprint 1/8 finals* 5.20pm Men’s sprint quarterfinals* 5.45pm Men’s scratch race qualification 8.40pm Men’s sprint semis 9.28pm Women’s points race 10.11pm Women’s time trial 10.59pm Men’s sprint final*

Shooting 11.00am 5.20pm

2.10pm 9.30pm 9.43pm 9.58pm

Boxing From 2pm, 8.30pm Preliminaries Women’s 48kg, 57kg, 60kg; Men’s 64kg 69kg, 75kg, 91kg, over 91kg Squash 2.35pm 4.30pm Gymnastics 4.30pm 5.20pm Athletics 9.00am 11.15am 6.25pm Basketball 7.30pm

Women’s singles semis Men’s singles semis Men’s individual finals pommel horse, rings* Women’s individual finals uneven bars*

floor, vault,

Men’s 20km walk final Women’s 20km walk final Men’s shot put qualification (Tom Walsh) Tall Ferns v India

Cycling - Track 7.30pm Women’s keirin heats 7.45pm Men’s points race qualification 8.30pm Women’s keirin repechages* 8.45pm Men’s time trial 10.00pm Women’s keirin second round* 10.20pm Women’s scratch race 10.40pm Women’s keirin final* 11.00pm Men’s points race* Beach volleyball 8.00pm Women v Singapore 10.30pm Men v England Netball 8.30pm

Silver Ferns v Malawi

MONDAY, APRIL 9 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am

Men’s 105kg final (Stainslav Chalaev) Women’s 90kg (Tracey Lambrechs) Women’s over 90kg (Laurel Hubbard) Men’s over 105kg (David Liti)

Women’s skeet qualification (Chloe Tipple) Women’s skeet final*

Swimming 12.30pm

Tall Blacks v Nigeria

1.18pm

Black Sticks women v Canada Black Sticks men v South Africa

Weightlifting 11.42am 4.12pm 6.15pm 8.40pm

Swimming 12.30pm

Women’s singles, round five Men’s triples round five Women’s fours, round five Men’s pairs, round five Women’s fours, quarterfinals* Men’s triples, quarterfinals* B2/B3 mixed pairs, round three

Hockey 1.30pm 6.30pm

Women’s fours, semis Men’s triples, semifinals B2/B3 mixed pairs, round four Men’s triples, medal matches* Men’s pairs, semis Women’s singles, semis Women’s singles, medal matches* B6/B7/B8 open triples, round four

Black Sticks women v Ghana

1.00pm

11.00pm 11.30pm

Men’s 200m individual medley SM8 final* Women’s 100m breastroke semis Women’s 50m butterfly final*

10.00pm 10.00pm 10.00pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

10.27pm

Men’s pairs, medal matches* women’s pairs, round one (Jo Edwards, Val Smith) Women’s fours, medal matches* Men’s singles, round one (Shannon McIlroy) B2/B3 mixed pairs, round five Men’s fours, round one (Ali Forsyth, Blake Signal, Mike Nagy, Paul Girdler) Women’s triples, round one (Katelyn Inch, Mandy Boyd, Tayla Bruce) Men’s fours, round two Women’s triples, round two B6/B7/B8 open triples, round five

Weightlifting 11.40am Women’s 69kg (Andrea Hams) 8.40pm Women’s 75kg (Bailey Rogers)

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm

9.00pm 9.00pm 8.00pm

Anita McLaren

Women’s 200m backstroke heats (Bobbi Gichard) Women’s 100m freestyle heats (Carina Doyle, Laticia-Leigh Transom), Men’s 200m individual medley SM8 (Celyn Edwards) Women’s 100m breaststroke heats (Bronagh Ryan) Women’s 200m backstroke final* Men’s 100m freestyle final* Women’s 100m freestyle semis

2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 7.00pm 7.00pm

Shooting 12.00pm

12.50pm 1.09pm 1.24pm 1.37pm 9.30pm 10.20pm 10.37pm 10.55pm 11.09pm 11.24pm 11.41pm

Fullbore Rifle Queen’s Prize open pair, finals day one Men’s 200m backstroke heats (Bradlee Ashby, Corey Main) Women’s 50m backstroke heats (Bobbi Gichard) Men’s 50m freestyle heats (Daniel Hunter, Sam Perry) Women’s 100m backstroke SB9 heats (Sophie Pascoe) Women’s 200m butterfly heats (Helena Gasson) Men’s 200m backstroke final* Women’s 100m backstroke SB9 final* Men’s 50m freestyle semis Women’s 50m backstroke semis Women’s 100m breaststroke final* Women’s 200m butterfly final* Women’s 100m freestyle final*

Boxing From 2.00pm, 8.30pm

Anton Cooper

Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster

Eliza McCartney

Jo Edwards

Preliminaries Women’s 48kg, 57kg, 60kg; men’s 64kg 69kg, 75kg, 91kg, over 91kg

Hockey 1.30pm

Squash 2.35pm 4.00pm 8.05pm 9.30pm

Boxing From 2.00pm Quarterfinals Women’s 57kg, men’s 64kg, 69kg, 91kg, over 91kg*

Gymnastics 4.30pm 5.20pm

Women’s singles bronze medal Men’s singles bronze medal Women’s singles gold medal Men’s singles gold medal Artistic Men’s individual finals vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar Women’s individual finals beam, floor

Beach volleyball 6.00pm Women v Vanuatu Basketball 8.30pm Athletics 9.00pm 10.20pm 10.45pm

Tall Blacks v Canada Javelin throw F46 final (Holly Robinson) Men’s shot put final* Women’s 10,000m final (Camille Buscomb)

Netball 10.30pm

Silver Ferns v Scotland

Hockey 11.30pm

Black Sticks women v Australia

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm Shooting 11.00am 12.00pm 3.00pm Road cycling 12.00pm 4.45pm

Athletics 12.30pm 1.15pm 2.05pm 3.12pm 10.40pm Swimming 12.30pm 12.56pm 1.09pm 1.25pm

9.37pm 9.45pm 9.49pm 10.14pm 10.45pm 11.41pm

Women’s pairs, round two Men’s singles, round two Women’s pairs, round three Men’s singles, round three Men’s fours, round three Women’s triples, round three B2/B3 mixed pairs semis Men’s 50m rifle prone qualification (Ryan Taylor) Fullbore Rifle Queen’s Prize open pair, finals day two Men’s 50m rifle prone final* Men’s individual time trial (Hamish Bond) Women’s individual time trial (Georgia Williams, Linda Villumsen, Rushlee Buchanan) Men’s 800m heats (Brad Mathas) Men’s 400m hurdles heats (Cameron French) Women’s discus throw qualification (Siositina Hakeai) Men’s 200m heats (Joseph Millar) Women’s hammer throw final (Julia Ratcliffe) Women’s 400m freestyle heats (Carina Doyle) Men’s 100m backstroke S9 heats (Chris Arbuthnott, Jesse Reynolds) Men’s 200m individual medley heats (Bradlee Ashby) Women’s 4x100m medley relay heats (Bobbi Gichard, Bronagh Ryan, Helena Gasson, Laticia-Leigh Transom) Women’s 400m freestyle final* Men’s 50m freestyle final* Women’s 50m backstroke final* Men’s 200m individual medley final* Men’s 100m backstroke S9 final* Women’s 4x100m medley relay final*

Beach volleyball 1.00pm Men’s quarterfinals start* 5.00pm Women’s quarterfinals start* Squash 1.00pm 1.00pm 1.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm

Men’s doubles, pool matches Women’s doubles, pool matches Mixed doubles, pool matches Men’s doubles, pool matches Women’s doubles, pool matches Mixed doubles, pool matches

Basketball 7.30pm 8.30pm

Black Sticks men v Scotland

Men’s qualifying finals start* Women’s qualifying finals start*

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm Shooting 11.00am

Women’s pairs, round four Men’s singles, round four Men’s singles, round five Men’s fours, round five, Women’s triples, round five, B6/B7/B8 open triples, semis Women’s triples, quarterfinals*, B2/B3 mixed pairs, medal matches*

2.00pm 5.45pm

Men’s 50m free pistol, qualification (Ricky Zhao) Men’s double trap, qualification (Scott Wilson) Fullbore rifle Queen’s prize open singles, finals day one (Brian Carter, John Snowden) Men’s 50m free pistol final* Men’s double trap final*

Netball 11.00am

Silver Ferns v England

11.00am 12.00pm

Diving 12.05pm 1.55pm 9.05pm

Men’s 1m springboard preliminary round (Anton Down-Jenkins, Liam Stone) Women’s 3m synchronised springboard final Men’s 1m springboard final*

Rhythmic gymnastics 1.00pm Women’s individual qualification (Stella Ebert) Squash 1.05pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 8.05pm 8.05pm 8.05pm

Men’s doubles pool matches Women’s doubles pool matches Mixed doubles pool matches Men’s doubles pool matches Women’s doubles pool matches Mixed doubles pool matches

Boxing From 2.30pm Quarterfinals Women’s 50kg, men’s 75kg quarterfinals* Beach volleyball 6.00pm Men’s semifinals start* 9.30pm Women’s semifinals start* Hockey 6.30pm

Black Sticks men v Australia

Athletics 10.10pm 11.05pm 11.55pm

Men’s 200m semis Men’s 800m semis Men’s 400m hurdles semis

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Lawn bowls 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm Shooting 12.00pm 4.00pm Diving 12.05pm 9.05pm

Women’s pairs, quarterfinals* Men’s singles, quarterfinals* Women’s triples, semis Men’s fours, quarterfinals* Women’s pairs, semis B6/B7/B8 open triples, medal matches* Men’s fours semis Women’s triples medal matches*

Sophie Pascoe

Tom Walsh

Valerie Adams

Cycling - Mountain Bike 12.30pm Women’s cross country (Samara Sheppard) 3.30pm Men’s cross country (Anton Cooper, Ben Oliver, Sam Gaze)

Basketball 8.30pm

Wrestling Freestyle From 12.30pm Men’s 74kg heats, quarterfinals*, repechage*, semis (Akash Khullar) 7.00pm Men’s 74kg medal matches*

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Squash From 1.05pm From 1.05pm From 8.05pm From 8.05pm Athletics 2.20pm 2.30pm 9.25pm 10.45pm 11.35pm 12am

Men’s doubles knockout matches* Mixed doubles knockout matches* Men’s doubles knockout matches* Mixed doubles quarterfinals* Women’s 800m heats (Angie Petty) Women’s shot put qualification (Valerie Adams) Men’s pole vault final (Nick Southgate) Women’s discus throw final* Men’s 200m final* Men’s 800m final*

Gymnastics - Rhythmic 4pm Individual all-around final starts* Beach volleyball 5.30pm Men’s medal matches* 8.30pm Women’s medal matches* Hockey 9.00pm/11.15pm Women’s semis

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Lawn bowls 11.00am 2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm Shooting 11.00am 11.00am 5.55pm Athletics 12.00pm 9.25pm 10.25pm 10.40pm 11.05pm

Women’s pairs, medal matches* Men’s fours, medal matches* Men’s singles, semis Men’s singles, medal matches* Men’s trap, qualification day one (Myles Browne-Cole, Owen Robinson) Women’s trap, qualification (Natalie Rooney) Women’s trap, final* Men’s javelin throw, qualification (Ben Langton Burnell) Women’s pole vault final (Eliza McCartney, Olivia McTaggart) Women’s shot put final* women’s 800m final* Men’s 10,000m final*

Rhythmic Gymnastics 12.00pm Women’s individual finals hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon* Diving 12.05pm 9.05pm 11.05pm

Women’s 1m springboard preliminary round (Lizzie Cui) Women’s 1m springboard final* Men’s 3m synchronised springboard final

Women’s semifinals start*

Hockey 9.30pm/11.45pm

Men’s semifinals

Cycling - Road 9.45am Women’s road race (Bryony Botha, Georgia Williams, Kate McIlroy, Linda Villumsen, Rushlee Buchanan) 2.30pm Men’s road race (Hayden McCormick, Jack Bauer, Jason Christie, Sam Gaze, Shane Archibold) Shooting 11.00am 12.00pm 5.30pm

Men’s trap qualification, day two Fullbore Rifle Queen’s Prize open singles, finals day three) Men’s trap final*

Rugby Sevens 11.30am Men’s pool matches v Kenya, Zambia 11.30am Women’s pool match v Canada 7.30pm Men’s pool match v Canada Basketball 12pm/2.30pm Men’s semis 8.00pm Women’s bronze medal 10.00pm Women’s gold medal Diving 12.05pm 9.05pm

Women’s 3m springboard (Lizzie Cui) Women’s 3m springboard final*

Hockey 12.30pm 2.45pm 9.00pm 11.15pm

Women’s bronze medal Women’s gold medal Men’s bronze medal Men’s gold medal

Wrestling - Freestyle 12.30pm Women’s 62kg (Tayla Ford), men’s 86kg (Toby Fitzpatrick) qualification, quarterfinals*, repechage*, semis 7.00pm Women’s 62kg, men’s 86kg medal matches* Badminton 1.00pm 7.30pm

Mixed doubles semis Mixed doubles bronze medal

Squash 1.05pm 2.05pm 8.05pm 9.30pm

Men’s doubles semis Women’s doubles semis Mixed doubles bronze medal Mixed doubles gold medal

Boxing From 2.05pm Finals Women’s 48kg, 57kg, 60kg; men’s 64kg, 69kg, 76kg, 91kg, over 91kg* Netball 5pm/7pm Athletics 5.15pm 5.20pm

Semis Men’s javelin throw final* Women’s 5000m final (Camille Buscomb)

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

Wrestling - Freestyle From 12.30pm Women’s 57kg (Ana Moceyawa), women’s 68kg (Michelle Montague), men’s 65kg (Brahm Richards), 97kg (Sam Belkin) heats, quarterfinals*, repechages*, semis From 7pm Women’s 57kg, 68kg, men’s 65kg, 97kg medal matches*

Marathon 10.15am

Men’s race (Zane Robertson)

Badminton 11.00am

Mixed doubles gold medal

Basketball 11.00am 1.30pm

Men’s bronze medal Men’s gold medal

Badminton 1.00pm

Mixed doubles quarterfinals start

Squash 1.05pm 3.00pm 8.00pm

Women’s doubles quarterfinals* Men’s doubles quarterfinals* Mixed doubles semis

Squash 12.00pm 1.05pm 2.00pm 3.05pm

Women’s doubles bronze medal Men’s doubles bronze medal Women’s doubles gold medal Men’s doubles gold medal

Sevens 1.00pm 1.40pm 3.55pm 4.15pm 4.40pm 5.00pm

Women’s semis Men’s semis Women’s bronze medal Men’s bronze medal Women’s gold medal Men’s gold medal

Netball 1.00pm 3.00pm

Bronze medal Gold medal

Fullbore rifle Queen’s Prize open singles, finals day two Women’s 50m rifle prone final (Janet Hunt, Sally Johnston)

Boxing From 2.30pm

Men’s 3m springboard preliminary round (Liam Stone) Men’s 3m springboard final*

Rugby Sevens 6.30pm Women’s pool matches v Kenya, South Africa

Women’s 60kg, 57kg semifinals, men’s 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 91kg, over 91kg semis

Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, April 5, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

■■JOCKEY ON COMEBACK

In brief

McDonald amped for return A return to riding trackwork and trials has a reinvigorated James McDonald fizzing about his raceday comeback next month.

“It was a big step going to trackwork and it will all lead to my first ride somewhere on a Wednesday in six weeks’ time,” he said.

“I rode 12 and there weren’t any slow ones to just get my eye in. My body is in really good condition and I couldn’t have asked for a better start.

“I’ve got trials rides on Friday for five different trainers mainly for Chris Waller, but also for John O’Shea, Godolphin, the Snowdens and Gai Waterhouse and I’m really looking forward to that.”

McDonald was disqualified from riding for 18 months in 2016 after he was found to have bet $1000 on a horse he was riding in December 2015, breaching Australian racing’s strict rules on jockeys betting.

He lost an appeal on the severity of the ban, but was allowed to commence riding trackwork and trials from April 3, six weeks before his disqualification ends on May 15.

While he has kept himself in excellent physical condition over

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the past year and a-half through a combination of golf, squash and a daily 10km walk with his girlfriend Katelyn Mallyon, McDonald intends ramping up his fitness regime in readiness for his raceday return.

“The last month or six weeks I’ve been working really hard.

It’s been like a 15-month holiday and while I’ve been keeping fit, this is another level altogether, though the hard work won’t hurt me,” he said.

“I’ve been working with a conditioning coach, working on my core and my fitness as well as working on strengthening for the position I’ll be in when I’m riding.”

McDonald said the enforced break has him refreshed ahead of his return and given him a chance to reflect on what was most important to him.

“It’s something I will always regret but I have to take the positives from the negative.

“It’s been a great freshen up.

I’ve had two Christmases not wasting for racing on Boxing Day. I’ve travelled and had a good amount of time to think about things and realise that there’s more to life than just racing.

Dama Zorro rated David Greene can see Dama Zorro making her presence felt in black type company in the future. The Te Rapa trainer has always rated the Husson three-year-old highly and believes more time will bring out the best in the two-time winner, who had little luck when unplaced in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m). “She’s a lightly-framed filly and the talent is definitely there,” Greene said. “She can develop into a Group mare when she learns to jump and settle in her races so we’ve turned her out for the time being.” Meanwhile, Greene has welcomed Happy Sea Dragon back into the stable and was pleased to see him win at Tuesday’s Avondale trials. He has been in Hong Kong.

- NZRN

Oaks hope safe Michael and Matthew Pitman’s star Savabeel filly Savvy Coup has landed without incident in Sydney to prepare for Saturday week’s Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m).

“She travelled well and Dad’s very happy with her,” Matthew Pitman said. Savvy Coup has trained on well since her Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) victory at Trentham in the hands of Chris Johnson, who has retained the mount at Randwick. “No horse has been working better than her in our stable,” Pitman said.

- NZRN

James McDonald “As a jockey, you are in that bubble 24-7 and you don’t get a let-up, especially around carnival time and before I was disqualified I was going from carnival to carnival around the world.

“This break has opened my eyes and shown me that riding isn’t the only thing in the world and I think that’s going to be better for me in the long run.”

Still just 26, McDonald was a three-time champion apprentice, setting a New Zealand re-

cord of 207 wins for a season in 2010-11, one of three seasons he was named champion jockey at the New Zealand Racing Awards.

He shifted to Sydney in 2012 and at 22, he had already ridden 1000 winners and ridden in a Group One race at Royal Ascot, all leading to sealing a contract as number one rider for the global racing powerhouse Godolphin.

For his return to racing, he is looking at playing the long game.

- NZ Racing News

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 05 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 5.24pm FORBURY PARK BAR BISTRO TROT $6500, non-winners trot, stand, 2200m 1 09565 Dream Of Pat (1) fr......................R McIlwrick 2 90 Notta Success (2) fr.................. P Luzumova 3 07x57 Cosmic Sun (3) fr................................ R May 4 06226 Pat The Monkey (4) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 5 800P9 Glendhu Gem (5) fr.................. N Williamson 6 Abby May (6) fr..........................B Williamson 7 9894 M’Lord Mackendon (7) fr..............T Dewe (J) 8 8P033 Masies Pride (8) fr.................... M Williamson 9 7 Delmara (9) fr.................................. G McLay 10 40007 Ken’s Dream (10) fr........................B Orange 11 4760x Family Night (11) fr...................... K Cameron 12 0009x Moment Of Kaos (U1) fr 13 07090 Bonny Reece (U2) fr.....................T Williams 2 5.49pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING PACE $6500, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2200m 1 6030 Edie Jaccka (1) fr........................... B Barclay 2 73656 Loissonya (2) fr........................ S O’Reilly (J) 3 4 Itz A Major Babe (3) fr...................T Williams 4 50090 Chaaat (4) fr............................. M Williamson 5 7 Bound To Be Bettor (5) fr..........B Williamson 6 80x20 Dodgethebullet (6) fr......................... D Dunn 7 Gomeo Denario (7) fr 8 09807 Akris (8) fr.......................................... S Lock

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 5 Apr NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.14 BOX 1 GOLD CONDITIONED SPRINT C1, 375m 1 786F5 Kaeshius nwtd................................... S Clark 2 18785 Jinja Liv nwtd U &..............................Cottam 3 62446 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd R &.....................Hunt 4 16172 Retired Mouse nwtd......................... T Green 5 63276 Fancy Chap nwtd........................D Schofield 6 24142 Feed The Need 21.65 P &............. J Cleaver 7 22152 Just A Matthew nwtd.........................M Black 8 17426 Barwon Bandit nwtd....................D Schofield 9 66576 Tabulam Girl 21.61 W &...................T Steele 10 86776 Dyna Bevlin nwtd U &........................Cottam 2 12.32pm DOGZONE SPRINT C1, 375m 1 11666 Zipping Andre 21.52....................D Schofield 2 52247 Thrilling Rocky 21.21 J &.....................D Bell 3 24858 Aussi Joshy nwtd.............................. S Clark 4 88777 Surge Ahead 22.02 R &.......................L Udy 5 45485 Scott Tied Up 21.49 U &....................Cottam 6 66576 Tabulam Girl 21.61 W &...................T Steele 7 47452 Hey Pretty Girl 21.58.......................C Henley 8 36448 Mobility Scooter 22.17......................M Black 9 x4668 Girl Queenie 21.77...................... W Toomath 10 77578 Microphone 21.85........................... L A Hunt 3 12.49pAFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES

9 20749 Gear Change (U1) fr.............S Tomlinson (J) 10 00609 Afro Dizzy Yak (U2) fr.................M Hurrell (J) 3 6.14 PARK EVENT CENTRE MOBILE PACE $6500, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mob. pace, 2200m 1 0 Ideal Gal (1) fr................................B Orange 2 43423 Easton Foxglove (2) fr....................... D Dunn 3 57000 Nicky Anew (3) fr..................... J Morrison (J) 4 Bottega (4) fr...................................K Larsen 5 70x88 Betstars Blue Jean (5) fr............M Hurrell (J) 6 0000 Doves Su (6) fr 7 9x Cullens Bad Girl (7) fr...............B Williamson 8 04279 Blarney Babe (8) fr................... M Williamson 9 0x999 Allie (21) fr........................................ E Swain 10 00077 Fleur Galleon (22) fr........................... S Lock 11 00738 Bullys Princess (23) fr.................B Munro (J) 12 0 Tartan Roxy (24) fr...........................J W Cox 13 00090 Thisladyrocks (U1) fr...................R McIlwrick 4 6.39 FORBURY PARK SPORTS BAR MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ r40 to r51 mob. pace, 2200m 1 07772 Passion Flower (1) fr......................... D Dunn 2 80654 Jay FM (2) fr...................................B Orange 3 89208 Earthbound (3) fr............................ K Butt (J) 4 87P03 Motu Speedy Star (4) fr........... J Morrison (J) 5 23560 Mogul (5) fr................................B Williamson 6 21250 Lis Amore (6) fr...........................R McIlwrick 7 09719 Glenisthebettor (7) fr........................J W Cox 8 40883 Pay Me The Change (8) fr.............. B Barclay 9 7040x Real Dash (21) fr.........................N Harris (J) 10 22402 Jacks N Jazz (U1) fr................. M Williamson

5 7.05pm PICK 6 STARTS NOW MOBILE PACE $6500, non-winners 2yo+ c&g mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 8920 Cruisin Reuben (1) fr......................... D Dunn 2 9x056 Whata Razzle Dazzle (2) fr...........T Williams 3 Hilarious Prince (3) fr.....................B Orange 4 0x009 Jamies Bad Boy (4) fr.....................C Buchan 5 63420 Armstrong (5) fr........................ M Williamson 6 x0x00 Green Machine (6) fr 7 7 Nevill Lane (7) fr..........................R McIlwrick 8 0 Geordies Boy (8) fr.......................... G Shand 9 9507 Official Cullen (21) fr................ N Williamson 10 08506 Trompeur (22) fr........................B Williamson 11 64423 Mach O’Melley (23) fr..................... A Armour 6 7.30pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK & MOTELS JUN. DRV MBL PACE $7500, 4yo+ r40 to r55, 2700m 1 28410 Just One Good One (1) fr.... J Harrington (J) 2 68127 Sky City King (2) fr................. J Campbell (J) 3 96644 Red River Lochee (3) fr 4 34737 Pat Campbell (4) fr................... S O’Reilly (J) 5 05631 Magnetic Watch (5) fr...................T Dewe (J) 6 40120 Reddington (6) fr.........................B Munro (J) 7 43391 Honour The Bet (7) fr 8 20257 Paddington Central (8) fr............. D Keast (J) 9 54330 The Director (21) fr 10 53596 Santanna’s Rocket (22) fr.....M Anderson (J) 11 70021 Aveross Ferrari (23) fr................M Hurrell (J) 12 50966 Alexy (24) fr 13 04245 Power Surge (25) fr................. J Morrison (J) 7 7.55 THANK YOU CHRIS BOYD HANDICAP TROT

$9000, r52 to r80 discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 73605 Daiquiri (1) fr 2 0x019 Jour Highness (2) fr.....................M McIntyre 3 47021 Taimate Raffa (3) fr.........................T Chmiel 4 61551 Holdon Toyaspurs (4) fr............ N Williamson 5 15337 Jeddy R Ya Ready (1) 20..........B Williamson 6 34108 Ace Commander (2) 20..................... D Dunn 7 02244 Spotlight The Valley (3) 20.............B Orange 8 47477 Stylish Duke (U1) 20................ M Williamson 9 61079 Valmagne (1) 30.................................. R May 8 8.20pm CUE PRODUCTIONS LTD PACE $7500, 3yo+ r40 to r55 pace, stand, 2200m 1 39038 Thaboyz Toy (1) fr 2 40607 One Direction (2) fr....................M Hurrell (J) 3 0x400 Melina Lowe (3) fr...........................K Larsen 4 87811 The Doorman (4) fr...................B Williamson 5 55524 Rozzano (5) fr.............................C Ferguson 6 00610 Gotta Future (6) fr 7 9D0x1 Bettor Sensation (7) fr....................... D Dunn 8 94026 Liberal Arden (8) fr..........................T Chmiel 9 13814 No More Change (9) fr 10 04635 Martin McGuinness (10) fr....... M Williamson 11 87641 Lady’s Lass (11) fr..................... T Robertson 9 8.47pm PRESIDENTS TROT $7000, 4yo+ r40 to r55 trot, stand, 2200m 1 Px090 Barham Belle (1) fr.................. J Morrison (J) 2 75064 Dream Big (2) fr 3 73605 Daiquiri (3) fr 4 76060 Sea Rover (4) fr............................T McMillan

5 29796 Don’t Look Back (5) fr.............. M Williamson 6 050x0 Midnight Fever (6) fr..................B Williamson 7 36866 Bono Hest (7) fr................................R Swain 8 00406 Scarlett Lane (8) fr................... N Williamson 9 00670 Cocktail Waiter (9) fr.......................C Buchan 10 0x019 Jour Highness (10) fr 11 4590x Madison Jane (11) fr 12 79555 Armori (12) fr................................... G McLay 13 47021 Taimate Raffa (13) fr 14 27600 Paradise Spur (14) fr 15 08887 Monkey Luck (15) fr.................... K Cameron 16 08228 Fira (U1) fr......................................B Orange 17 P407P Och Aye The Noo (U2) fr............ L McKay (J) 18 70031 Zoned Scarlett fr........................... Scratched 19 780x5 Bourbon And Dry (U3) fr.............R McIlwrick Emergencies: Dream Big, Daiquiri, Jour Highness, Taimate Raffa, Zoned Scarlett 10 9.12pm NEXT RACE MEETING 19 APRIL MOBILE PACE $7500, r54 to r65 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 90001 Honour Scroll (1) fr 2 099x1 Go Getta (2) fr 3 08108 Bettor B Ready (3) fr................ N Williamson 4 01888 Mighty Empire (4) fr.........................J W Cox 5 77150 Patanjali (5) fr..................................T Chmiel 6 11276 Westar Sam (6) fr..................M Anderson (J) 7 20011 Linton Shard (7) fr............................. D Dunn 8 21634 Fiery Ferret (8) fr.........................R McIlwrick Pacifiers on: Cullens Bad Girl (R3), Barham Belle, Midnight Fever (R9)

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway C0, 457m 1 56428 Bigtime Wayno nwtd...................... H Mullane 2 6 Vittori nwtd................................. A Lawrence 3 67232 Finkle Foot Hero nwtd R &.....................Hunt 4 34333 Thrilling Arnold nwtd........................ K Walsh 5 Ollie Vikkers nwtd....................... A Lawrence 6 68267 Star Mechanic nwtd........................ L A Hunt 7 Little Trilise nwtd......................... A Lawrence 8 2 Hop On Mate nwtd........................... T Green 9 87567 Jetsun Bear nwtd............................G Wilson 10 8x767 Crackling nwtd.................................... J Foot 4 1.07pm HAUTAPU VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 375m 1 x5758 Lytworx 21.35..............................D Schofield 2 76266 Secret Rory nwtd............................ G Farrell 3 42278 Cawbourne Lick nwtd J &....................D Bell 4 7451 Sweet Clover nwtd.........................K Herbert 5 78868 Magnetude Eight nwtd..................R McPhee 6 86776 Dyna Bevlin nwtd U &........................Cottam 7 75478 Twelve Gauge nwtd...........................M Black 8 76534 Opawa Velocette 21.81 W &............T Steele 9 7478x Sings Like Elvis 21.67....................... S Clark 10 77578 Microphone 21.85........................... L A Hunt 5 1.24 GARRARDS HORSE HOUND SPRINT C2, 375m 1 46736 Bigtime Dazzler nwtd.........................E Potts 2 43814 Cawbourne Looks nwtd J &.................D Bell 3 44152 Luke Skywalker nwtd...................... L A Hunt 4 12665 Jinja Mia 21.37 W &.........................T Steele

5 16835 Token Jasper 21.30........................... S Clark 6 67331 Was Just Saying 21.54 R &.................L Udy 7 42553 Bark De Triomphe 21.31....................B Craik 8 72511 Kiwi Gal 21.35 U &.............................Cottam 9 74546 Coruba Cate 21.24.......................... G Farrell 6 1.42pm (NZT) HARNESS JEWELS AT CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR 2 JUNE SP C3, 375m 1 13812 Allegro Cody 21.32 R &.........................Hunt 2 44633 Shot Gun Harry 21.40................... H Mullane 3 82258 Ice Princess nwtd............................ G Farrell 4 52221 Jinja Mongo nwtd W &.....................T Steele 5 43314 Bodyguard 21.29................................B Craik 6 32514 Cawbourne Symsy 21.57 J &...............D Bell 7 32161 Cawbourne Web nwtd J &....................D Bell 8 1112F Blitz ‘Em Rene nwtd U &....................Cottam 9 53365 Stranger Things 21.49........................B Craik 10 12687 Opawa Loyal 21.34........................... S Clark 7 1.58pm BIGTIME BLACKIE STAKES C1, 457m 1 7x454 Fushidara nwtd................................ L Martin 2 25343 Opawa Anthony nwtd W &...............T Steele 3 25364 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd R &..........................Hunt 4 51262 Jinja Might nwtd U &..........................Cottam 5 63673 Secret Babe nwtd W &.....................T Steele 6 72648 Over Indulgence nwtd.....................P Henley 7 26526 Little Bit Silly nwtd.......................D Schofield 8 44412 Out Of Paper 26.06.......................... T Green 9 85576 Unprofound nwtd................................E Potts

6 74186 One Cool Chap 21.21 W &...............T Steele 7 6165F Timma Turtle 21.13....................... H Mullane 8 81128 Letron James 21.14........................ G Farrell 1 87758 Unileven 21.19............................D Schofield 9 53364 Alyeska 21.31....................................B Craik 2 71583 Unconscionable 21.55 R &..................L Udy 3 23836 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &...................T Steele 11 3.09pm DUSTY GAMBLER STAKES C1, 457m 4 21488 It’s Electric 21.32.............................C Henley 1 55474 Don Morocco 26.47 P &................. J Cleaver 5 31752 Uno Twenty Five 21.66.................... G Farrell 2 2Px73 Thrilling Attack nwtd......................... K Walsh 6 57254 Bigtime Moola nwtd R &.......................L Udy 3 45787 Home Bound 26.28.......................... T Green 7 63865 Cawbourne Brandy 21.52 J &..............D Bell 4 31543 Jinja Bailey nwtd U &.........................Cottam 8 24534 Electric Dee Eye 21.36....................P Green 5 42633 Swift Order 26.27............................C Henley 9 74546 Coruba Cate 21.24.......................... G Farrell 6 26787 Deception Diva nwtd W &................T Steele 7 14277 Fancy Fox 25.95..........................D Schofield 9 2.32pm BIGTIME PADDY STAKES C3, 457m 1 38676 Extrapolate nwtd........................... H Mullane 8 46183 Opawa Vegan 25.95 W &.................T Steele 2 33x46 Cristiane Cyborg 25.46................. H Mullane Emergencies: 3 76341 Pretty and Pink nwtd..................... H Mullane 9 56656 Wee Meredith nwtd.......................... L Martin 4 12242 Thrilling Major 25.80........................ K Walsh 10 85576 Unprofound nwtd................................E Potts 5 51254 Salvarotti 25.99...........................D Schofield 12 3.28pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STKS C4, 457m 6 62818 Beaumont 25.58.................................B Craik 1 658x5 Zipping Kirby 25.81.....................D Schofield 7 52472 Jinja Roman 25.85 W &...................T Steele 2 51516 Sovereign Jody 25.77........................S Ross 8 35334 San Tan Samson nwtd..................... T Green 3 66381 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W &...................T Steele 9 74577 Vince Fawn nwtd..............................S Codlin 4 22614 It’s A Plan 25.55..............................P Henley 10 2.52 SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS C5, 375m 5 12855 Light ‘em Jax 25.31.......................... K Walsh 1 13635 On Fleek 21.22..................................B Craik 6 61112 Raging Demon 25.62 R &....................L Udy 2 71715 Good Job 21.05...............................P Green 7 25157 Jimmy’s Rocket 25.47....................... S Clark 3 34231 See Eye Be 21.04......................... H Mullane 8 13786 Noah Who nwtd............................. H Mullane 4 44712 Nitrology 20.86.................................. S Clark LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 5 12421 Sparta 20.86.................................... K Walsh - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 56656 Wee Meredith nwtd.......................... L Martin

8 2.17 MIKE STENT DECORATORS SPRINT C2, 375m

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

■■TARANAKI PREVIEW

Track condition key to 4YO Any improvement in the conditions at New Plymouth will boost the chances of consecutive wins for Virtuoso Lad. The lightly-raced four-year-old broke through at his third appearance at Tauranga last time out and will chase a follow up Rating 65 victory in the Landmark Homes 1300m today.

“I’d like the track to come back a point, he’s a top of the ground horse,” trainer Karen Fursdon said. “He didn’t like it at Avondale where there was a huge shower before the races so I’ll just keep an eye on things.”

By Exceed And Excel, Virtuoso Lad was ridden last time out by the in-form Troy Harris who has again been booked for the Taranaki meeting.

“Troy was very taken with him last time and said he’s still learning and is a progressive horse,” Fursdon said.

Also fitting into that category is Virtuoso Lad’s younger stablemate Le Sablier, who has been turned out after acquitting herself well against the best of her age group.

“She’s gone out for a spell, she’s been tremendous and we’re looking forward to the spring with

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Above – Virtusoso Lad in winning form at Whakatane last month. her,” Fursdon said.

The Tavistock filly has yet to win a race, but went close when runner-up at both Rotorua and Hastings before she came from the tail of the field to finish fifth in

the Gr.3 Lowland Stakes (2100m).

Le Sablier was then out of the money in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m).

“She was alright in the Oaks, when they quickened she

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couldn’t go with them,” Fursdon said.

“She didn’t like it on the fence either, she needs to get out into the open like she did in the Lowland.” – NZ Racing Desk

Ashburton Guardian 19

Two Derby chances for NZ player The focus of an international thoroughbred operation with a major New Zealand presence will centre on Sydney this weekend.

Lang Lin’s Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry will have two representatives in Saturday’s $A2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m), a race they won in 2015 with their subsequent dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Mongolian Khan.

He was prepared at Cambridge

by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, who also guide the fortunes of the emerging threeyear-old Mongolian Marshal and he will be joined in the Randwick classic by the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained Mongolianconqueror.

“Both horses are in top form and drawing six is good for Mongolianconqueror, but the other one has drawn out (20) and he will need some luck, it will depend on the pace of the race,” said Simon Poon, Rider Horse Industry’s Corporate Director of Racing and General Manager. “We’ll have a number over there, including Mr Wolf (Lang Lin).”

- NZRN

Taranaki gallops Today at New Plymouth Raceway

Taranaki RC Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 05 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.23pm RETURN 2 EARTH MDN HWT $10,000, MDN HWT, 2000m 1 60702 Producer (5) 68.................... J Seivwright (3) 2 x7054 Heel Be Jake h (4) 68.........S Karnicnik (1.5) 3 x0208 No Doubt A Star (8) 68.................... T Harris 4 264x0 Venerate (9) 68........................W Gordon (3) 5 3PLx7 Kangaroo (6) 68..............K Veenendaal (1.5) 6 000 Kiweka (10) 68..............................S MacNab 7 606x8 Master Courtsman h (2) 68................ A Kuru 8 46573 Off With Her Head (7) 66 9 26 Lucetta (3) 66...........................C Studd (1.5) 10 428x4 May We All (1) 66....................S Fannin (1.5) 2 12.58pm STELLA ARTOIS 1800 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1800m 1 9172x Bullitt m (1) 70 2 26456 Terracotta Warrior t (12) 68.5 3 371x8 Zac Brown m (7) 68........................... A Kuru 4 09075 Nunchucks t (3) 67..................S Fannin (1.5) 5 1225x Yipson m (11) 67 6 2621x Justa Charlie m (13) 66.5.........W Gordon (3) 7 54280 Vencedora th (4) 66............S Karnicnik (1.5) 8 58636 Porotene Magnum (8) 66.........C Studd (1.5) 9 21096 Al Vandaam (10) 65.5...................... T Harris 10 2L0Px Newstead 65.5.............................. Scratched

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 05 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.53pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR STAKES C2, 520m 1 64511 Dyna Bart 30.66............................C Roberts 2 16828 Bluey Fields 31.07 H &........................Taylor 3 53624 Amy Bale 30.89.............................C Roberts 4 45151 Andrea’s Magic 30.43....................... B Dann 5 21562 Classy Witch 30.49.........................G Cleeve 6 31837 Bossy Affair 31.42......................... L Waretini 7 72331 Eyrewell Turbo 30.39....................... H Cairns 8 82113 Token Vikkers 30.79.........................R Wales 9 54813 Avalanch City 30.83...................J McInerney 10 66x15 Rockstar Kobe nwtd......................C Roberts 2 4.15 KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 1 C4q, 295m 1 64578 Know Scrutiny 17.24.......................G Cleeve 2 82626 Smash That 17.21............................ M Grant 3 53754 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 4 84374 Homebush Banker 17.36...........J McInerney 5 43156 Opawa Waihemo 17.33....................R Wales 6 17766 Wow Madonna 17.02 M &................P Binnie 7 76757 Cosmic Richie 17.30..................J McInerney 8 26763 Nicey Spicey 17.11....................A Bradshaw 9 68F58 Seriously Grand 17.23........................C Weir 10 38776 Saraya Jayde 17.25...................... L Waretini 3 4.32 KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 2 C4q, 295m 1 11833 Jinja Brian 17.15...........................A Waretini 2 16253 Opawa Norris nwtd..........................R Wales 3 15341 Queen Kong nwtd......................J McInerney

11 x0750 Magic Wonder (9) 65.......K Veenendaal (1.5) 12 PPPx0 Accolades mh (2) 65...M Gibbs-Manssen (3) 13 1612x Go Go Gonzo m (6) 65 14 412x7 Mailly m (5) 65..................... J Seivwright (3) 3 1.33pm COMCAT MAIDEN $10,000, 2YO, 1100m 1 3x7 Makabar (10) 57.5.......................R Elliot (a1) 2 Ole Ole (8) 57.5 3 Visconti (5) 57.5..........................M Cameron 4 3 London Express h (9) 55.5 5 36x Danelyn (11) 55.5 6 Jacinderella (3) 55.5........................R Myers 7 Ristretto (7) 55.5...............................S Rusof 8 5 Rubira (4) 55.5............................. D Johnson 9 Sure Bet (1) 55.5.......................... C Johnson 10 Natty Pagger h (2) 55.5.......S Weatherley (a) 11 Rosedale (6) 55.5............................S Collett 4 2.08pm PLATINUM HOMES MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 4334 Ocean Ruler (7) 57.5........................S Rusof 2 45 Obsessive b (5) 57.5........................ T Harris 3 5866 Collinstreet h (10) 57.5 4 Van Blanc (14) 57.5 5 2 Princess Origami (1) 55.5...........M Cameron 6 0x836 Raspberry Beret (4) 55.5............. D Johnson 7 845 Regal Rock h (3) 55.5.................. C Johnson 8 5 Dashing Ruby (6) 55.5.....................S Collett 9 5 Wee Gilly (2) 55.5............................R Myers

10 Affluent h (12) 55.5...................... R Hannam 11 9 Burlone (13) 55.5........................R Elliot (a1) 12 0x Dancilla (8) 55.5.............................. J Parkes 13 99x7 Reflection (11) 55.5..........................A Collett 14 509 Rumour Has It (9) 55.5..................M Tanaka 5 2.43 REVITAL FERTILISER MAIDEN $10,000, 1600m 1 x0x43 Welletsdoit (7) 58.5.......................... T Harris 2 70x Startling Reminder (11) 58.5.......M Cameron 3 5866 Collinstreet h (4) 58 4 Van Blanc (2) 58.......................... D Johnson 5 40634 Dancing Auriole (5) 56.5 6 08 Acantabelle (6) 56.5..................... R Hannam 7 00 Eva Luna (10) 56.5......................... J Bayliss 8 0x088 Later On (12) 56.5 9 2 Princess Origami (8) 56 10 0x836 Raspberry Beret (3) 56................... J Parkes 11 845 Regal Rock h (9) 56.........................S Collett 12 50 Phyllthepower bh (1) 56 6 3.18pm LANDMARK HOMES 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 212 Remington b (9) 59 2 471 Virtuoso Lad (7) 59.......................... T Harris 3 x2215 Malo Bik h (2) 58.5 4 744x5 Alvins Dream (3) 58.5.................R Elliot (a1) 5 37636 Ichiban mb (1) 58......................... C Johnson 6 3418x Spondulix h (4) 58............................S Collett 7 3316x Power O’Hata t (5) 56.5..............M Cameron

8 30248 Fascino Lass th (10) 56................ R Hannam 9 221x8 Imblaze m (8) 56................................ V Gatu 10 6850x Alamcferson th (6) 54..............J Fawcett (a2) 7 3.57pm SEATON PARK MAIDEN $10,000, 1400m 1 4425x Mighty Mak (4) 58.5................J Fawcett (a2) 2 58x4 Two Eye (11) 58.5............................S Collett 3 40x5 Mediterranean Star (18) 58.5 4 635. Not Usual Prince (5) 58...............M Cameron 5 94x3 Whenharrymetsaddle (13) 58.......... T Harris 6 Hi Yo Man Go h (7) 58..................... J Bayliss 7 Rock Idol 58.................................. Scratched 8 Smiling Proud (9) 58.................... D Johnson 9 35630 Lady Kartel (17) 56.5............ T Johnson (a2) 10 8x4. Mizzelli (6) 56.5................................A Collett 11 96452 Realm h (16) 56.............................D Bradley 12 37x Lorde Have Mercy h (15) 56........... J Parkes 13 46406 Iffida (3) 56.......................................R Myers 14 Chelsea Street (8) 56 15 9x Candy Cross (12) 56.5.......................L Hemi 16 69x08 Fiftyshadesofpink (14) 56.5 17 50 Phyllthepower bh (1) 56 18 0x9 Blue Rata Anna (10) 56.5 19 03797 Al Be Civics (2) 58.5 Emergencies: Candy Cross, Fiftyshadesofpink, Phyllthepower, Blue Rata Anna, Al Be Civics 8 4.37pm NEXT MEETING SAT MAY 12TH MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m

1 33562 Wordofmouth (2) 58.5 2 03797 Al Be Civics (9) 58.5........................A Collett 3 Mr Jimmy Pocket (4) 58.5..... T Johnson (a2) 4 3x Qian Cheng (7) 58............................S Rusof 5 5749 Quaff h (3) 58..........................J Fawcett (a2) 6 260x Sansa Stark (6) 56.5 7 70x0 Billie Budd (13) 56.5.............. S MacNab (a2) 8 0x9 Blue Rata Anna (8) 56.5................M Tanaka 9 x0679 Just Georgie (12) 56.5.......................L Hemi 10 56386 Wild Child (11) 56........................ D Johnson 11 7478x Capblamo h (5) 56...........................S Collett 12 Jutanugarn h (1) 56.............S Weatherley (a) 13 No More My Love h (10) 56 Blinkers on: No Doubt A Star (R1), Obsessive, Rumour Has It (R4), Acantabelle, Eva Luna, Phyllthepower (R5), Remington (R6), Mediterranean Star, Lady Kartel, Phyllthepower (R7) Blinkers off: Al Vandaam, Go Go Gonzo (R2)

10 66x15 Rockstar Kobe nwtd......................C Roberts

7 15116 Fired Up Jasper 17.20...................... B Dann 8 11447 Aussie Hoon 17.21 S &....................B Evans 9 34388 Danziger 17.10...........................R Blackburn 10 15758 Macey Baxter 17.22...................J McInerney 12 8.06pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C5, 295m 1 46126 Cawbourne Britty 17.36................C Roberts 2 42617 Hey Jude nwtd...........................J McInerney 3 22332 Timely Affair 17.22.............................J Dunn 4 44622 Vikings nwtd J &...............................D Fahey 5 85155 Ohoka Clare 17.17........................ L Waretini 6 26738 High Dreamer 17.24......................... M Grant 7 73348 Smash Wild 17.08............................ M Grant 8 21214 Custom Paint 17.06.............................C Weir 9 34388 Danziger 17.10...........................R Blackburn 10 8x525 Howie Bale 17.17..........................C Roberts SELECTIONS

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 44445 Amino Trouble 17.25..................A Bradshaw 5 67876 Sergess 17.28............................J McInerney 6 75867 Express Gunn 17.30......................R Adcock 7 16558 Midnight Bolt 17.36.............................C Weir 8 77888 Believe 17.10.................................... B Dann 9 68F58 Seriously Grand 17.23........................C Weir 10 38776 Saraya Jayde 17.25...................... L Waretini 4 4.50 KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 3 C4q, 295m 1 37121 Smash Attack 17.22......................... M Grant 2 57751 Nozzno Fear 17.28.................... A Bradshaw 3 12627 Dusky Brew 17.35 S &.....................B Evans 4 54155 Magic Mike 17.16..........................C Roberts 5 52762 Homebush Rufus 17.34.............J McInerney 6 41677 Epic Mango 17.18.......................J M Jopson 7 51863 Sozin’s Blue 17.41.....................J McInerney 8 51366 Opawa Binge 17.31.........................R Wales 9 68F58 Seriously Grand 17.23........................C Weir 10 38776 Saraya Jayde 17.25...................... L Waretini 5 5.15 THURSDAY PLACE PICK DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 1 22142 Kia Tere 38.48 J &............................D Fahey 2 72626 Little Bit Funny 38.60 J &.................D Fahey 3 24223 He’s All Power nwtd J &...................D Fahey 4 138x4 Panel Beater nwtd J &......................D Fahey 5 48555 Vicki Keeping nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 6 47x74 Ring The Bell nwtd.........................R Adcock 7 56877 Pirate’s Curse nwtd J &....................D Fahey 8 41484 Goldstar Miley 38.41 S &.................B Evans 9 77658 Take By Storm nwtd...................A Bradshaw 6 5.39pm THE TURF BAR SPRINT HEAT 1 C3q, 295m 1 44441 Technic 17.21 H &................................Taylor

2 21171 Sozin’s Angel 17.67...................J McInerney 3 62422 Genetic Marlow 17.42...................... M Grant 4 437x4 Opawa Robynann 17.64..................R Wales 5 55285 Giancana 17.36.............................S Hindson 6 82721 Edge Of Town 17.41.......................R Adcock 7 78153 Star Bucking 17.34.....................J McInerney 8 68164 Homebush Austin 17.43.............J McInerney 9 46286 Tricky Action 17.48 S &....................B Evans 10 75756 Super Bad 17.20...........................D Roberts 7 6.04pm THE TURF BAR SPRINT HEAT 2 C3q, 295m 1 11132 Zipping Lance 17.60......................R Adcock 2 61366 Settle Grettel 17.32..........................J Tanner 3 14525 Sozin’s Fortune 17.35................J McInerney 4 45347 Know Respect 17.28.......................G Cleeve 5 24716 Fiery Fagan 17.29............................R Casey 6 26532 High Return 17.31............................ M Grant 7 17878 Lonely Baxter 17.38...................J McInerney 8 73164 Homebush Scribe 17.36............J McInerney 9 46286 Tricky Action 17.48 S &....................B Evans 10 78825 Detective Dash 17.54.................J McInerney 8 6.31pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C2/3, 520m 1 43272 Egomaniacal 30.17 J &....................D Fahey 2 72245 Hard Questions 30.01.....................G Cleeve 3 17336 Botany Alan 30.46......................J McInerney 4 88157 Mina Allen 30.08...........................C Roberts 5 41783 Homebush Boden 31.90............J McInerney 6 34111 Bookie Monster 30.41........................J Dunn 7 38788 Swirling Pearls 30.34..........................C Weir 8 11151 Dyna Dave 30.03..........................C Roberts 9 54813 Avalanch City 30.83...................J McInerney

9 6.56 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C4/5, 520m

1 16115 Opawa Rooster 29.99 J &................D Fahey 2 61541 Mazu 29.97 J &................................D Fahey 3 32231 Shreddin’ 30.34 J &..........................D Fahey 4 31114 Lord Louie nwtd.............................R Adcock 5 Allen Ablett.................................... Scratched 6 11555 Must Be Rusty 30.24..................J McInerney 7 42431 Tom Tee 29.86................................R Adcock 8 17136 Avenger Bale 29.82.......................C Roberts 9 43117 My Dad Den 30.19..................... M Robinson 10 21865 Opawa Brad 30.19 J &.....................D Fahey 10 7.20 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C2/3, 520m 1 66577 Princely Gold nwtd.....................J McInerney 2 31364 Dave’s Dot 30.24........................J McInerney 3 11647 Opawa Purdie 30.19 J &..................D Fahey 4 64373 Full Speed 30.03............................... B Dann 5 16364 Tamara May 30.26........................... M Grant 6 31783 Martha Magic 30.42 H &......................Taylor 7 53622 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 S &..............B Evans 8 12474 Allen Hadrian 30.24......................C Roberts 9 54813 Avalanch City 30.83...................J McInerney 10 66x15 Rockstar Kobe nwtd......................C Roberts 11 7.46pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL DASH C5, 295m 1 12281 Flower Bomb 17.19....................A Bradshaw 2 67245 Opawa Sheldon 17.07.....................R Wales 3 11737 Platinum Marshal 17.15................C Roberts 4 61346 Know Hassle 17.29.........................G Cleeve 5 51432 Botany Cold 17.22.....................J McInerney 6 12713 Smash Bomber 17.23...................... M Grant

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ACROSS 1. Widespread disease outbreak (8) 7. Avoid (5) 8. Fulsome (9) 9. Auction item (3) 10. Heads of a cereal plant (4) 11. Workplace (6) 13. Way of operating a machine from a distance (6,7) 15. Explode (4,2) 16. Be contiguous with (4) 18. Freshen up (3) 20. Speak in greater detail (7,2) 21. Dignified and proper (5) 22. Mesmerism (8)

DOwN 1. Elegant bearing (5) 2. Cure-all (7) 3. Long periods of time (4) 4. Feebly (13) 5. Mix up, confuse (5) 6. Refined (7) 7. Pervert (7) 12. Bent over (7) 13. Go back to bad behaviour (7) 14. Thieves (7) 15. Wide (5) 17. Is inclined (5) 19. Beam (4)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): As it turns out, common knowledge, common sense, common courtesy and even common law aren’t common to everyone. This is a mighty fine day to assume nothing and expect less.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You have many fine qualities.

However, today it’s not so much about having a quality as it is about having the quality that will best serve the moment. You have that, too. Do you know which quality it is?

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The reason people follow you is pretty simple really. Where you go, that’s where the fun is. Now what will you do with this pied piper charm you possess?

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The fewer words the better.

Silence is your friend. Also, if this is about something visual that you’re creating, the white space will be the equivalent of silence.

White space is your friend.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The man drove down the boulevard smoking a cigar in a convertible with a vanity license plate that said “DUES PAID.” Good for him, and good for you in some way today, too.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): In many ways, the family dynamics will echo the dynamics of each individual soul. For those who love and honour the people in their lives, love and honour comes back.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Some want the solution and the problem in tandem. Others want you to give them the problem so they can come up with the solution. Still others think you’re being lazy if you don’t start with the solution.

Which option applies?

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Decide on who will decide.

Hint: It’s you. There have been and will be times to compromise and concede. This just doesn’t happen to be one of them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The project is now. If not now, when? Never, most likely. And your life would be completely different in that “never” scenario. So don’t miss out. You can do this.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There’s one in the group who will relate to you, see you for who you really are and ultimately help you the most.

You’ll help that person, too. Home in on your best bet.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): When the demands of the day seem to exceed the personal and social resources you are able to mobilise, it’s a call to action. Even it out. Reduce the demand or increase in the resources.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Today’s unusual emotional ride will include strange correlations and unexpected reactions. Separate what’s happening from the emotion. The two should come apart easily, with just a mental click.

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SMITH, Beverley May (Bev) – On April 4, 2018 unexpectedly, but peacefully, at Ashburton. Surrounded by her family. In her 73rd year.

Dearly loved wife of Ian for 52 years. Loved and cherished mother and mother-in-law of Sharyn and Stu Lindores, Rachel and Nigel Tew, Melissa and Matt Hopping and much loved Grandma of Sam, and Ethan; and Madeline, Lincoln, and Hollie.

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WATSON, Kenneth Desmond – On April 4, 2018 at Christchurch after a short battle with cancer, his family at his side. Loved husband of Nola, precious father of Alexandra, and Prudence, loved step-father of Andrew Burt, Wayne and Elina Burt, devoted grandad of Sofia Burt. Special thanks to Dr Muller, Rolleston Medical Centre, Oncology Ward Christchurch Hospital, and the Nurse Maude District Nurses and Hospice for all their wonderful care of Ken. Messages may be addresses to the family of the late Kenneth Watson c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers, donations to Nurse Maude would be appreciated and may be made at the service. The Funeral Service for Ken will be held in our Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch, on TUESDAY, April 10, at 10.00am, followed by burial at Methven Cemetery at 2.00pm.

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30 to 59 fog

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Scattered rain developing about the divide in the morning, and patchy falls further east from mid afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW 60 km/h, easing to 40 km/h late evening.

Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 75 km/h, easing to 55 km/h evening.

Mostly cloudy in the morning with a few showers. Showers clearing afternoon and fine spells developing. Southerlies dying out.

SATURDAY Cloud breaking up and fine spells developing. However a few showers at first, with snow to 2000m. Gale W about the tops, lighter SW at lower levels.

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Fine apart from evening cloud about the divide. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: W gale 75 km/h.

Fine with increasing high cloud and northerlies, then scattered rain spreading north to Rakaia during the evening with a fresh southerly change.

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Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld. 5pm The Green Hornet MVL 2011 Action. Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz. 7pm When In Rome PGS 2010 Romantic Comedy. A young New Yorker, disillusioned with romance, takes a trip to Rome and plucks coins from a fountain of love, igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors. Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel. 8:30 The Ring 16C 2002 Horror. A journalist investigates a video tape that seems to cause the death of anyone who watches it. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox. 10:30 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy.

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Noon UFC Main Event 1pm Fight Night 3pm UFC Ultimate Knockouts 3:30 UFC Countdown 4:30 Inside The PGA Tour 5pm Golf – The Masters (HLS) Par Three Contest.

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12:30 The Kiwi League Show 1am Super League Fulltime 1:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Catalan Dragons v Huddersfield Giants.

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Netball shakes it up again

BY MATT MARKHAM

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Mid Canterbury’s senior netball sides will again start their season’s campaigns by doing something completely different.

After the inaugural season of the Inter-Centre Premier Netball competition, things have been given a shake-up once more with the competition now defunct and a new format put in its place which begins this weekend.

Played over the course of two

Sundays, both here in Ashburton, 19 teams from across Canterbury will take part in the tournament which will act as a compact preseason schedule for sides ahead of their respective local competitions.

“We had a few issues with getting everyone’s dates to match up,” Mid Canterbury Netball’s Aimee Cosgrove said. “So the tournament has replaced what was played last year and the five Mid Canterbury premier teams plus

one premier two side from last season will take part.”

Matches across the two days of play will be reduced to 30-minute encounters with 15-minute halves and play will continue until a winner is found from the large pool of teams competing.

The change in season layout will also see Mid Canterbury teams return to their normal format of three rounds of play for the season with the first round set to kick off on Thursday, April 19 at the EA

Networks Centre.

Teams will play a grading round, to determine who starts the season where for round one, before promotion and relegation rounds leading into the championship rounds and then the finals.

A new team has joined the mix this year with Mt Somers set to arrive as a Premier 2 side for the season.

“It’s great to have a new side playing and I know the girls are pretty keen on working their way

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McDonald pumped

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up to Premier 1 so it’s going to be great to see how they get on.”

All counted, the two initial divisions will comprise of 12 local sides with Celtic having three sides entered alongside Ashburton College and Southern who will have two sides.

Other teams will come from Hampstead, Methven, Rakaia, United and Mt Somers.

A full preview of this year’s netball season will appear in Saturday’s Guardian.

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