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Councillor and mayor lock horns

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A deal that was announced in the back seat of a bus resulted in angry words and accusations being fired yesterday across the Ashburton District Council’s meeting table.

Councillor Leen Braam came close to pulling the pin on his short council career because he was passed over for chairmanship of the council’s finance and business support committee. He is currently the committee’s deputy chairman.

He called Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel out over the way the chairmanship issue had been handled, saying he was the last one to find out the job had been given to service delivery deputy and second term councillor Russell Ellis.

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I’m not happy about the way this was handled

“I’ll keep this polite. It was most unnerving for me that I was the last councillor to find out and I’m the councillor affected by this in a negative way,” Braam said.

He discovered during a council bus trip to look at libraries in other parts of Canterbury that he would not be taking over as chairman after Neil Brown opted to relinquish the role so he could focus more energy on his other role as deputy mayor.

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“There were handshakes and congratulations in the back of the bus and then I was later told on the bus steps what had gone on. I’m not happy about the way this was handled,” he said.

“The mayor said she’d consulted elected members in person, but I was not consulted, it was told to me.”

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Councillor and mayor lock horns From P1 The following day Braam met with Favel to discuss the issue and asked for reasons why he had been passed over.

Those reasons, he said, were that a firstterm councillor would never be a committee chair and that councillor Ellis had missed out on a chairmanship last time round.

“She said she thought it would be nice to give him a chairmanship for the last 18 months of this term. It’s not a good look to put someone up for that reason.”

He was so incensed by what had happened that it would be easy to step away from council, but because he wanted to do his best for the district, he’d rather step up during the rest of the term, he said.

To challenge the mayor’s decision, Braam said he needed to have councillors who would vote against her recommendation, but said he preferred not to go down that track because there was a team of councillors who would not vote against the mayor.

“Council has made its mind up. I can count.”

Braam said he was also concerned that the mayor had challenged him previously about a letter to the editor a friend of his had written. She asked if he had been involved.

“I told her I was not involved. This person contacted me the night before telling me he’d sent a letter in.”

The driver for change, Favel said, was the need to relieve Brown of his dual roles as chairman and deputy mayor.

“One thing that has been a problem for me has been the availability of the deputy mayor. I’ve appreciated the support he’s been able to give, but he has two big roles as finance chair and deputy mayor and I’d like to separate those roles,” she said.

“We’ve done very well, but I want us to go faster.”

That change left the finance chair vacant and Favel said she wanted Ellis in that role.

She said she had apologised to Braam for the way the information about that appointment “fell out”.

While he might see himself as negatively affected, he was no worse off than before as he retained the deputy’s role, she said.

Ellis’ role as deputy chair of service delivery committee will be taken by first-term councillor Selwyn Price.

Councillors (from left) Leen Braam, Neil Brown, Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel and Russell Ellis.

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Brown to focus on deputy mayor’s job

BY SUE NEWMAN

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One of the most experienced heads around the Ashburton District Council meeting table has taken a step back from the front line.

Finance and support committee chairman and deputy mayor Neil Brown has opted to relinquish his committee chairmanship so he can focus his energies on the deputy mayor’s role, using his extensive local government experience to provide support to first-term mayor Donna Favel.

Brown has completed four terms as a

councillor, the last two as chairman of the finance and business support committee and he hands over the reins halfway through his third term in the role to second-term councillor Russell Ellis.

Brown, a dairy farmer, said the dual role had absorbed a huge amount of time.

After indicating he would not stand for council in the 2016 election, he threw his hat in the ring at the last minute, standing as a candidate for the urban ward.

With a team that contained six new councillors, Brown proved to be the wise head and steadying influence the inexperienced councillors needed. That experi-

ence, however, saw him required to take on a large workload as both a committee chair and deputy mayor.

Traditionally, the deputy mayor does not hold a committee chairmanship, although councillor John Leadley did combine both roles for a period in the past.

Favel made it clear as part of her midterm review that she wanted to split the two roles to ensure Brown had more time to devote to the deputy mayor’s role and to provide her with support in her role.

The deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor and will step up in the mayor’s absence to the mayor’s position.

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Preparing for airbag recall

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s vehicle service centres are preparing for a surge in business following a government recall directive on Takata airbags.

The airbags have been on a voluntary recall since 2013 but because the number of vehicle owners opting to have the airbags replaced fell well short of the number in vehicles on New Zealand roads, the recall has now become mandatory.

Nationally it is estimated around 50,000 vehicles could be affected, indicating there is likely to be a significant number on the Ashburton District’s roads.

Vehicle service centres were now waiting for more information on the recall process and were anticipating a few busy months as replacements were undertaken, said Gluyas Ford owner Peter Gluyas.

As a service centre for Nissans, a make that’s well represented on the recall list, Gluyas said he was now in wait-and-see mode in terms of supply of new airbags and details around compensation.

Airbag replacement generally took about one hour, Gluyas said.

“It’s certainly not a profit-making exercise, but it’s about safety and we’ll do anything we can to assist with this; we’ll do what we have to, to make this happen.”

The airbag recall is being enforced because the Alpha type Takata airbags are older and have a design fault that means they pose the most severe risk of failure in a crash.

There is a risk these airbag inflators may explode, sending fragments at vehicle occupants.

Under the compulsory recall, owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by the vehicle supplier to arrange replacement.

Advice from manufacturers is that cars under this recall are safe to drive in the meantime, as only a small percentage of the potentially faulty airbags in the wider recall are likely to malfunction in a crash.

For more information and a full list of vehicles being recalled, check out the new Airbag Recall button on the Ashburton App

Suppliers of the defective airbags are to contact owners and replace the airbags by December 2019.

Find out if your vehicle is on the recall list at www.recalls.govt.nz/ airbags

Ashburton District house prices slumbering

By Sue NewmaN

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House prices in the Ashburton District are showing little sign of lifting, with Quotable Value’s data showing values have lifted just 1.1 per cent over the past three months and 1.4 per cent over the

past year.

The average current value of a home sold in the district is now $351,400.

Outside of the West Coast, Ashburton is the fifth cheapest place in the South Island to buy a home.

Queenstown Lakes remains

the most expensive place to buy with an average current value of $1.120 million and Mackenzie the fastest rising, up 16.4 per cent over the past year to sit at an average current value of $523,181.

Buller is the South Island’s cheapest housing spot at $182,860

with homes in Clutha, Southland, Gore, Invercargill, Grey and Westland all having an average value of less than $300,000.

Nine areas in greater Auckland now have homes with an average value of well over $1 million.

At $162,447, Wairoa is the

country’s most affordable home ownership spot.

Nationally house values remained subdued in March, rising 1.2 per cent over the past three months.

The nationwide average value is now $677,618.

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In brief Course for carers

Left – Tinwald Medical Centre doctor and Ashburton’s GP Spokesperson, Eti Avnit with nurse, Stephanie Winchester with the influenza vaccine that arrived in Ashburton yesterday.

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The jab that could save your winter health

By Sue NewmaN

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It might involve a moment’s discomfort, but that needle prick is a small price to pay for avoiding the flu this winter, says Ashburton’s GP spokesperson Eti Avnit.

This year’s stocks of influenza vaccine have been on late delivery, but they arrived in town yesterday and vaccinations are already under way, Avnit said.

She’s a strong believer in the importance of vaccination against influenza, saying it’s a simple way take care of your win-

ter health. “It’s important we take care of ourselves and we need to prevent congestion in hospitals over the winter when they’re often very full with people with flurelated problems.”

This year’s vaccine will protect against four strains of influenza, including a newer strain dubbed the Australian flu.

The vaccine is free to people with chronic health issues, pregnant women and to people aged 65 and over.

It is also free for children four and under who have a history of

severe respiratory disease.

Avnit, however, is recommending that the cost of the vaccine for those who do not qualify is a small price to pay to avoid a winter that comes with the risk of four or five days in bed with a high temperature and aching muscles.

Vaccination was particularly important for the elderly, she said, because they were more susceptible to complications such as pneumonia that could come with influenza.

Staff at the Tinwald Medical

Centre began contacting eligible patients as soon as the vaccine arrived.

Fears that its late arrival could see people exposed to influenza were unfounded, she said, as there was plenty of time for it to become effective before the flu season hit in late May and June.

It takes up to two weeks for the vaccine to start providing protection.

While some people feared they would get influenza from the vaccine, it does not contain any live viruses.

What is influenza?

Influenza (or ‘the flu’) is caused by three types of influenza virus – A, B and C that infect the respiratory system.

It is contagious and is spread by coughing, sneezing and direct contact with an infected person or by touching a contaminated surface.

Extended periods in an enclosed poorly ventilated space with an infected person increas-

es the chances of getting influenza.

You can be infectious around a day before symptoms appear.

Influenza illness can include any or all of these symptoms: fever, muscle aches, headache, lack of energy, dry cough, sore throat, and possibly a runny nose.

The fever and body aches can last 3-5 days and the cough and

Anyone caring for a family member with a life-limiting condition will have an opportunity to hear from an expert tips for making their role a little easier.

Hospice Mid Canterbury is holding an education session on Monday with Penney Kemp from Nurse Maude in Christchurch as guest speaker. Kemp, a registered nurse, has developed the Korowai Course, a programme designed to help carers feel more prepared for their role. The course will be held at Community House in Ashburton on April 9 from 1pm to 1.30pm. It is open to anyone who is caring for a person with a life-limiting condition.

$200m blow-out The government’s bill for fixing up botched earthquake repairs has hit $270 million – $200m more than was initially expected, it’s been revealed. The minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, Megan Woods, says she’s asked Treasury officials for urgent advice on the issue. On Thursday she announced that, as of this week, $170m had been spent re-repairing homes, with another $100m going into re-settling homes on which the initial repairs were cash settled.

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Shop around Kiwis selling their homes can save more than $10,000 dollars in real estate commission fees by shopping around, according to new research from Consumer New Zealand. Sellers have also been told to haggle – with many agents willing to offer a special rate if they learn they face competition.

– NZME

Rescue ‘impossible’ lack of energy may last for two or more weeks.

Although people with underlying health conditions are most at risk from influenza associated complications, previously healthy people can still become seriously ill and even die.

Anyone from the age of 6 months on can be vaccinated against influenza.

Influenza, commonly called

the flu, can be a serious illness that is sometimes fatal. It can result in hospitalisation or it can mean a week or more in bed.

Influenza is different from a cold virus.

This virus only affects the nose, throat and the upper chest and lasts for a few days, whereas influenza can be a serious illness that affects the whole body and can last up to a week or more.

The dozen pilot whales that were still alive out of the 38 stranded will be euthanised after any attempt at rescue was branded impossible. The pilot whales stranded at the mouth of the Okuru River, south of Haast Wednesday afternoon.

A Department of Conservation spokesman Wayne Costello said the 12 whales that were still alive would be humanely euthanised.

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Driver behaviour annoys residents

By Katie todd

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Driver behaviour on Tinwald’s Thomson Street is leaving residents fearing for their safety, and that of local children.

With cars, vans, buses and trucks witnessed speeding along the street “all through the day and night”, residents say its time more was done to deter dangerous driving.

One resident, who lives on a corner property, said she had witnessed a ridiculous number of people cutting corners “to the point kids have to run back”.

She said there is hardly any stop signs or speed bumps compared to other streets, despite a school and a kindergarten in the area, and so many children who all like all like to ride their bikes and scooters around with friends.

“God forbid a child get hit one day,” she said.

“It’s so bad.”

In September last year, the Guardian spoke to several residents of Tinwald who said the behaviour of one blue Subaru on Thompson Street in particular was “beyond a joke”.

It had been seen driving treacherously past school buses, and heard doing burnouts late at night.

While residents reported it to police, they said the overall level of Thomson Street’s constant dangerous driving was leaving everyone fed up.

“So much more can go wrong.”

When contacted, police said they are always eager to remind road users to be extra vigilant around schools.

“Children are highly unpredictable and can be easily distracted so it’s important to slow down in and around school zones, and to take care when passing school buses,” senior sergeant Kelly Larsen said.

“Speed has a significant impact on the severity of any crash so, by reducing their speed, motorists

can help reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.”

When driving near school buses and schools in areas like Tinwald, drivers needed to take extra precautions and slow down.

Larsen said the speed limit is 20km/h when passing school buses dropping-off or picking-up children, and many schools also had reduced road speed zones to take into account the increased risks at pick-up and drop-off times.

But there are also steps that parents and children can take to ensure safety on the way to school, police said.

Young children should be accompanied by an adult, older child, or a buddy, police said or contact the school and see if there is a walking school bus available.

If not, look at setting up one yourself.

They also urged parents to discuss the meaning of traffic signals

■ RAKAIA TOY LIBRARY

Rakaia Domain hosting drive-in movie fundraiser

By Katie todd

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Pack snacks and a snuggly blanket – Rakaia Domain is about to host a night of silver screen entertainment under the stars.

The town’s first ever drive-inmovie night, a screening of Moana, will take place next Friday as a fundraiser for the Rakaia Toy Library.

There will be spots for small, medium and large cars as well as a picnic spot up the front, and coffee, popcorn and candyfloss for sale, Rakaia Toy Library’s Terri Doig said.

The fundraiser has been organised by the toy library in conjunction with a Wellington

based company called Firefly Cinemas, who have been successfully organising drivein-cinema events around the country since 2013.

They’ll be bringing a 40-ft screen, a FM radio audio transmission system and the movie Moana, which proved the most popular option for Rakaia in a Facebook survey.

The Rotary Neighbourhood Project have also provided a grant to put the movie on, so all proceeds will go directly to the toy library, Doig said.

The Rakaia Toy Library is a charity founded in 2011 by a group of Rakaia mums.

Families with children aged 0

to 6 years old can borrow toys, games and puzzles, and the charity hopes to promote the importance of free play with age appropriate toys to help build the pathways of the brain, develop social skills and understand problem solving.

Gates to the toy library’s drivein movie night will open from 5.30pm and the movie, Moana will begin at 7pm.

Tickets can be purchased per car or as an individual but only limited door sales are available, so organisers are encouraging people to get in early.

For more information head to www.firefly.nz/movie/moanarakaia

and markings along the route, and the use of crosswalks and why it’s safer to cross at some corners rather than others, and how to cooperate with police, school safety patrols, and adult crossing guards.

If anyone witnesses dangerous driving behaviour, police said they encouraged them to ring 111.

“This enables police to respond in a timely manner and manage the associated risks,” Larsen said.

Tinwald residents are fed up with the behaviour of drivers on Thomson Street.

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Teacher found not guilty A teacher was falsely accused of indecently assaulting schoolgirls by boys who were unhappy that he had yelled at them in class.

Two intermediate school students admitted they made up the allegations, during a six-day jury trial in the Auckland District Court.

The teacher has lost his job, and says his 40-year career “is in ruins”, Fairfax reported.

The teacher, who has name suppression, was on trial for seven charges of indecent assault at his Auckland school.

But the jury took less than an hour to find the teacher not guilty on all charges.

The Crown alleged the teacher had inappropriately touched three girls in his class, each aged 11 years.

The court was told the defendant had stroked students’ hair in an indecent manner, swiped his hands over the chest area of two pupils and grabbed the

breasts of another victim.

But one of the girls admitted she lied and the teacher had never assaulted her, when cross-examined by defence lawyer Marc Corlett QC, Fairfax reported.

She said she had also lied about seeing the teacher assault any other student.

A boy who claimed he witnessed the indecencies, admitted there was a plan to make up stories about the teacher to get him fired after he told them off during class, Fairfax reported.

The teacher, who had confirmed losing his temper and swearing at the pupils, told Fairfax his dismissal and the months since had been his worst nightmare.

“After 40 years as a teacher, and 27 years at this school I was dismissed within a few days of the allegations being made – allegations which have now been shown to be false, and deliberately made to get me fired,” he said.

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John Key’s biggest regret?

Former Prime Minister Sir John Key revealed his biggest regret was not being able to change the New Zealand flag.

In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Sir John told Patrick Durkin it was something he had often thought about.

“The reason I wanted to change the flag was to have something that was uniquely New Zealand, so that we could build a more overt sense of national pride,” Sir John said.

“This is not the most important issue by a long way for the country, but ultimately I was unsuccessful in changing the New Zealand flag and I have always thought back on that.”

Sir John said it

didn’t pass because Labour and the Greens decided to turn it into a political issue and made it a referendum.

“It is not going to change the world and there are many things we did, from the Christchurch earthquakes to economic issues that we dealt with, but that is the one I feel I definitely failed on,” he said.

“I suppose I also have to take responsibility and say, ‘well look, maybe there were some other things I could have done’.

To be frank, I think I should have just pushed it even harder.”

Sir John said Kiwis were typically more reserved than citizens of places like the United States. “Americans use the flag to symbolise what

they believe, which is that America is the greatest country in the world,” he said.

Sir John spoke about how his father died when he was 6 and how his mother raised him in very poor circumstances.

“She was an Austrian-Jewish refugee who got out just before the Nazis invaded in 1938,” he said.

“My mother was a very determined Jewish matriarchal woman. She always used to say, ‘You get out of life what you put into it’.”

His advice to people, especially the younger ones, was that if they wanted to do something then they had to make it happen.

“I wanted to be prime minister, I wanted to be financially successful, I wanted a successful marriage,” Sir John said.

“A lot of times the reason people don’t act is the fear of failure; they are worried about what other people will think if they don’t quite make it.

I say to people, ‘Just back yourself’.

“In the end, I would rather give it a go and fail then sit back and be a Monday morning quarterback critiquing everyone else.”

– NZME

John Key during a visit to Ashburton in July 2016.

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Naked Attraction given the okay by authority A reality dating show that features nudity has been given the seal of approval from the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

Two episodes of Naked Attraction aired in New Zealand in October and November last year and subsequently 13 people complained to the BSA. The show involves a clothed person choosing a date from six naked people, whose naked bodies are gradually revealed in stages from the feet up. The nudity was not blurred or pixelated in the episodes broadcast.

Viewers argued the programme should not have been allowed to air because of the high level of full-frontal nudity and sexual discussion.

Some described the programme as “pornographic” and degrading to the programme participants and human relationships in general.

After reviewing complaints, the BSA has found the show was acceptable to broadcast, but a stronger content warning for audiences was needed.

In its decision the authority recognised the important right to freedom of expression, which is fundamental in broadcasting and may only be limited where that is

justified – to avoid actual or potential harm that may be caused by a broadcast.

In deciding whether the show was acceptable for broadcast, the authority accepted that the level of nudity went beyond what most viewers would be used to on freeto-air television in New Zealand.

However, the authority noted that the programme was substantially about the naked human body, and “nudity itself is unlikely to breach broadcasting standards”.

The authority said the nudity was dealt with in a “largely matter of fact and clinical” manner and the tone of the show was kept light and it was clear that the participants were participating freely and willingly.

The authority considered that there was a positive element to these episodes. “The overall messaging about body image and self-esteem was an encouraging one. The essential message was that there is no standard attractive body configuration and that those who do not meet Hollywood standards of body configuration are nevertheless attractive.”

It concluded that the programme did not obviously threaten norms of good taste and de-

cency or cross the line of what is acceptable for an Adults Only programme broadcast after 9.30pm.

“We have stood back and asked ourselves what harm have these broadcasts caused. We struggled to find any palpable harm that would be done to any individual, group or to society generally by the broadcast of these programmes.

“Some viewers may have been upset, but this would have been transitory. There is no compulsion for programmes of this kind to be viewed but they must be adequately signposted,” the authority said.

However, it concluded that the

audience warning shown before each episode was deficient and “did not fairly reflect the nature of the content”.

While the authority upheld this aspect of the complaints under the good taste and decency standard, the authority did not make any orders.

National Director of Family First NZ Bob McCoskrie was stunned by the BSA’s decision, stating it had “become de-sensitised to what are community standards”.

“This decision was a litmus test of whether families can rely on the watchdog to act in the best interests of families and society in general or whether broadcasters have

free reign to push the boundaries as far as they want. The broadcasters have won and families have received notice,” he said.

“This is all part of the ‘pornification’ of our culture led by broadcasters and advertisers, with the watchdog asleep at the wheel.

“Family First was swamped with complaints from families after the broadcasts of Naked Attraction, including medical professionals, horrified by how the standards of free-to-air television have hit rock bottom because of this show.”

McCoskrie said the show degrades human relationships to animalistic instinct and promotes voyeurism and a porn culture.

He said a number of advertisers have asked for their advertising to be removed from the programme after being contacted by supporters of Family First.

Fonterra said, “We agree this type of show is definitely not aligned with our brand strategy, and we have implemented a new process to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”

In response to a request under the Official Information Act, TVNZ told Family First that it received 536 formal complaints for Naked Attraction in late 2017.

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US deploys troops to border Asserting the situation had reached “a point of crisis”. President Donald Trump yesterday signed a proclamation ordering the deployment of the National Guard to the US-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration.

“The lawlessness that continues at our southern border is fundamentally incompatible with the safety, security, and sovereignty of the American people,” Trump wrote in a memo authorising the move, adding that his administration had “no choice but to act.”

The announcement came hours after Trump pledged “strong action today” on immigration and a day after he said he announced he wanted to use the military to secure the southern border until his longpromised, stalled border wall is erected.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she had been working with governors of the southwest border states to develop agreements on where and how many Guardsmen will be deployed.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen talks about illegal immigration during the daily briefing at the White House yesterday.

PHOTO AP She suggested some troops could begin arriving as soon last night, though other administration officials cautioned that details on troop levels, locations and timing were still being worked out.

Trump has been frustrated by slow action on building his “big, beautiful wall” along the Mexican border – the signature promise of his campaign – as well as a recent uptick in

illegal border crossings, which had plunged during the early months of his presidency, giving Trump an accomplishment to point to when he had few.

Federal law prohibits the use of active-duty service members for law enforcement inside the US, unless specifically authorised by Congress.

But over the past 12 years, presidents have twice sent National Guard troops to the bor-

der to bolster security and assist with surveillance and other support.

Nielsen said the effort would be similar to a 2006 operation in which President George W Bush deployed troops to help US Customs and Border Protection personnel with non-law enforcement duties while additional border agents were hired and trained.

President Barack Obama also sent about 1200 troops in 2010 to beef up efforts against drug smuggling and illegal immigration.

Nielsen said her department had developed a list of locations where it would like assistance on things like aerial surveillance and other support, and was discussing with the governors how to facilitate the plans.

She declined to say how many personnel would be needed or how much the operation would cost, but she insisted, “It will be as many as is needed to fill the gaps that we have today.”

– AP

Reverend Adele?

Adele is an incredible friend to say the least. British comedian Alan Carr has appeared on ITV’s This Morning, where he revealed that Adele actually got ordained to marry him and his husband, Paul Drayton, in January. Carr said that not only did the 29-year-old singer marry the two in the garden of her Los Angeles home, but she also performed for their first dance and flew the couple to Las Vegas to see a Celine Dion show. “She’s known me and Paul for ages, and she said, ‘I want to do your special day. Let me do everything’,” Carr said. “And she did everything and she got ordained and she married us.”

■ INDONESIA

Oil spill and fire due to broken pipe An oil spill that caused a fire that killed five people and sickened hundreds in an Indonesian port city came from a broken pipe the state-owned energy company was using to transfer crude oil, Indonesian police said yesterday.

A preliminary investigation had identified the leaking substance as marine fuel oil, but East Kalimantan police spokesman Ade Yaya Suryana said the latest sample confirmed it was crude oil from a pipe laid on the seabed and owned by state oil and gas company Pertamina.

The oil leaking from the broken steel pipe caused a fire at a fishing boat and a ship carrying coal at its stern Saturday.

Four people were confirmed killed earlier, and rescuers found another body of a missing person late Wednesday.

A tug boat tries to extinguish fire from a burning oil tanker in Balikpapan, Indonesia.

PHOTO AP Balikpapan city secretary Sayid Fadli said the waters offshore reeked like a gas station and the city on the island of Borneo was in its third day of a state of emergency following

the weekend spill around Semayang Port.

“We have warned workers and residents around the bay to refrain from lighting cigarettes and make safety the

priority,” Fadli said.

The city has distributed masks, and more than 1300 people have suffered breathing problems, nausea and vomiting.

Suryana said the cause of the broken pipe was still being investigated, but local media cited Pertamina as saying the pipe had been dragged out of position so far it broke.

Togar MP Manurung, Pertamina’s Refinery Unit general manager, was quoted in the The Jakarta Post as saying the pipe had been shut to prevent further leaks and the firm was still trying to discern how much oil had spilled into the bay.

The port authority was working with Chevron Indonesia and Pertamina to clean up the spill, Fadli said.

– AP

Millions exposed in Facebook privacy scandal Facebook revealed yesterday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access.

Those developments came as US congressional officials said CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week, while Facebook unveiled a new privacy policy that aims to explain the data it gathers on users more clearly – but doesn’t actually change

what it collects and shares.

In a call with reporters, Zuckerberg acknowledged he made a “huge mistake” in failing to take a broad enough view of what Facebook’s responsibility is in the world. He said it isn’t enough for Facebook to believe app developers when they say they follow the rules. He says Facebook has to ensure they do.

Facebook is facing its worst privacy scandal in years following allegations that Cambridge Analytica, a Trump-affiliated

data mining firm, used ill-gotten data from millions of users through an app to try to influence elections.

Facebook said that as many as 87 million people might have had their data accessed – an increase from the 50 million disclosed in published reports. Facebook is basing the estimate in part on the number of friends each user might have had. Cambridge Analytica said in a statement that it had data for only 30 million people.

Next week all Facebook users

will receive a notice on their Facebook feeds with a link to see what apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps.

They’ll have a chance to delete apps they no longer want.

Users who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica will be told of that.

Facebook says most of the affected users are in the US. Zuckerberg said fixing the company’s problems will take years.

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Coro star says no to selfie Coronation Street actress Georgia Taylor is used to getting approached by fans who recognise her as her alter-ego Toyah Battersby, but the popular actress was less than impressed after being stopped for a selfie while at the doctor’s.

Having declined to take a photo with the unnamed fan, Georgia was then told she was rude for saying no to a picture. Taking to Twitter, the 38-year-old explained the incident to her followers. “Since when was it deemed acceptable to ask for selfies in the doctor’s reception? You have no idea what I’m here for and it’s completely inappropriate, but apparently I’M the ‘rude’ one for saying no.” she wrote.

Cannes banns selfies Want to take a selfie on the red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival? Well, you can’t. That’s the message from top festival official Thierry Fremaux, who says red carpet-selfies will be banned at this year’s star-studded event. Violators, he said on Europe-1 radio, won’t be let in to see films. When festival-goers take selfies as they climb the carpeted stairs to the French Riviera venue, he said everything becomes “disorganised” and the programme “runs late”. But as guardian of one of the world’s most glamorous cultural events, Fremaux also has aesthetic concerns: “It’s not beautiful.

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Women’s Coffee Group Share a connection with other women from different cultures.

For more information visit tinyurl.com/ WomensCoffeeApril2018 6.30pm Ride That Train with Paul Ubana Jones & MCC Ashburton Trust Event Centre Paul has shared the stage and toured with the best: BB King, Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Crowded House, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Tuck and Patti ... and for him, a new experience working with the Mid Canterbury Choir! He has delighted festival audiences at the Dublin Blues Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival, Vancouver Island Folk Festival, Blues at Bridgetown and many others in Europe.

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April 19 Olive Copperbottom Ashburton Trust Event Centre Open Hat Night!

Following the sold out global successes of Promise and Promiscuity, Penny Ashton (Radio NZ The Panel, Hot Pink Bits) swaps Austen for Dickens and brings orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of Victorian characters to poxridden London life.

Will Olive find a family amongst the brothels, toffs and gruel? Or will Mrs Sourtart break her heart as well as her teeth? One woman portrays 15 characters in an hilarious musical journey that will fulfil your greatest expectations and be the best of times and well … the best of times.

7.30pm–9.30pm

April 20, 21 & 22

One Man, Two Guvnors Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Big Little Theatre Co Inc. are proud to bring this multi award winning crazy comedy to our stage. Come and laugh at the antics of the permanently ravenous Francis Henshall and his attempts to keep two jobs, protect a fugitive, unite two lovers – one in disguise - earn a crust and win the girl. All this whilst being hampered by a very,

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May 6

Foster & Allen - Golden Years Ashburton Trust Event Centre Legendary Irish folk music duo Foster & Allen are number one stars across the globe, having 30 new-release charting albums over a 40-year career, the only act in the world to do so.

Ashburton Hospital Biennual nurses reunion Chapel service 11am. Meal at MSA 12:30pm. All nurses who have trained or worked for APH health services (RN, ENS and health care assistants) are warmly welcomed.

Registration $5.00. Meal $33.50 Contact dingbennett@ gmail.com. kingnk@farmside. co.nz

7.00pm–9.30pm

May 4

Hopetoun Brown & the Genius of Finn Scholes: Arts on Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre Open hat night!

Horn-heavy duo Hopetoun Brown are joined on stage by arguably the country’s finest trumpet player Finn Scholes. These three multi instrumentalists travel with a boot load of exotic instruments. You may know Hopetoun Brown as the horn section and founding members of local chart toppers Supergroove.

Bass-clarinets, tubas and trombones are swapped for trumpets, saxophones and an assortment of strange keyboard instruments throughout the two stompheavy sets. Lead singer Tim Stewart’s large boots will rattle floors throughout the nation as the band work through their repertoire spanning blues, soul, funk, jazz, Americana and stomp.

The set list will be peppered with tunes from Hopetoun Brown’s latest album Look So Good which features guest turns from Tami Neilson, Marlon Williams and their touring buddy Finn Scholes.

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May 5

Vintage Car Club Swapmeet Maronan Rd, Tinwald Experience the atmosphere of the annual Swapmeet with over 300 stalls – something for everyone. Gates open 7.30am.

May 11 Winchmore Rural Women N.Z. Annual Quiz Winchmore Hall Entry Fee - $30/team.

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Category Questions.Please bring own refreshments. Great prizes and supper.

Register your team by 4th May to: Stephanie Butchard p 3024848 jabutchard@xtra. co.nz, Anne Watson p 3088197 clanwatson52@gmail.com 7.30 pm start

May 13 McDonald’s Ashburton 6 Hour Mountain Bike Race Join us for a day out on your bikes! Enter in teams of up to 4 to relay race around the River Trail loop track or, if you are really keen, enter as an individual!

Racing from 10.00am-4.00pm

May 18 – May 26 Mamma Mia Ashburton Trust Event Centre With a stellar cast, live band, amazing custom-made touring set and costumes, everyone will be having the time of their lives night after night. Music written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and some songs with Stig Anderson.

Based on the book by Catherine Johnson.

By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY).

June 6

7.30pm – 10.00pm

Bootleg Beach Boys Ashburton Trust Event Centre A fully costumed show that takes you right from the very beginning of The Beach Boys and through their career will feature classic hits and cult favourites from California’s most famous band.

The band tackle such classics as In My Room, God Only Knows, Good Vibrations and Help Me Rhonda in their hit heavy set, but also pay homage to the genius of Brian Wilson in the form of selections from the seminal Pet Sounds, and cult favourites from the legendary Smile album.

June 25

8.00pm – 10.30pm

The Ten Tenors Ashburton Trust Event Centre Following 20 years of sell-out performances across the globe, The TEN Tenors have cemented their place as Australia’s premier classicalcrossover group.

Celebrated for their colourful repertoire, breath taking arrangements and powerful live performances, The TEN Tenors respectfully tip their hats not only to the great classical composers, but to contemporary music’s most popular artists.

Sue Nicholson - Earth, Life & Beyond Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Star of the new Sensing Murder Series Sue Nicholson presents her Sensational new live show Earth, Life & Beyond.

As always, there will be many opportunities to connect with Spirit throughout the evenings.

I will also demonstrate how you can open a spiritual doorway to the other side — the very first step in making contact with your loved ones.

Restricted age group R13 to R18 accompanied by an adult.

7.00pm – 9.30pm

July 22

Seed – Arts on Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre Open Hat Night Seed by Elisabeth Easther was the winner of the 2014 Adam New Zealand Play Award, and was described by the award judges as “highly entertaining, funny and sophisticated”.

Seed is about the horror some women experience when they’re pregnant, even while in loving relationships, and the pain some women feel when they’re not—and the hope that a baby can cement the bond with their partner in a way a ring, a house or a promise just can’t. Seed is a drama that’ll have you laughing till tears run down your face, and a comedy that’ll make you cry and it’s all about us.

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No Holds Bard – Arts On Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre Open Hat Night Driven to the brink by the infidelity of his wife and a lack of acting opportunities, an aging thespian confronts his demons in what he hopes will be a final “dark night of the soul”. The problem is, his demons are as crazy as he is. A glorious tour de force in which four of Shakespeare’s greatest creations (a foulmouthed Macbeth, a confused Hamlet, a know-it-all Othello, and a really hungry King Lear) come kicking and screaming into the bursting, deranged brain of a single man. An outrageous and, at times, profound view into one actor’s attempt at self-destruction.

Includes 30-minute Q&A with Michael Hurst after the performance.

7.30pm

the hearts and minds of New Zealand. ”. On this tour he’ll be joined by a small but mighty rhythm section (The Roaring Days) who promise to help drive McGrath’s songs and get the hearts beating against the chest.

7.30pm

October 10

Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Ashburton Trust Event Centre Two bored kids. One rainy day.

And one crazy cat wearing a red-striped hat.

In 1957, Theodor Seuss Geisel used this formula and only 200 words to write his second children’s book as Dr. Seuss.

More than 50 years later, The Cat in the Hat is a much-loved children’s literature classic and now a zany, imaginative play adapted for the stage in 2009 by the National Theatre of Britain.

The Cat in The Hat interrupts this rainy afternoon with his unexpected visit to Sally and her brother’s cosy home.

Their outspoken and outraged pet Fish is astounded and concerned, but this cat will not be deterred. He will teach us all to make our own fun with nothing but a little imagination. “It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how.” Along with Thing One and Thing Two, the cat will fill the theatre with mischievous humour and madcap style. Young and old alike will delight in this faithful adaptation of a classic book come to life before our very eyes.

10.30am – 11.30am 1.00pm – 2.00pm

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September 22

Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days – Arts On Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre Open Hat Night Adam McGrath is a folk singer stationed where ever he lands. The lead singer and songwriter for the almost mythic mongrel country band The Eastern, he takes to his solo adventures with the same intensity, passion, love and humour that has given his day band a firm foothold into

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Following the sold out global successes of Promise and Promiscuity, Penny Ashton swaps Austen for Dickens and brings orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of Victorian characters to pox-ridden London life. One woman portrays 15 characters in an hilarious musical journey that will fulfil your greatest expectations and be the best of times.

The Big Little Theatre Company Inc are proud to bring this award winning crazy comedy to our stage. From live music to riotous slapstick comedy to delight the young and young at heart. You will be entertained by the antics of the permanently ravenous Francis Henshall and his attempts to keep two jobs, protect a fugitive, unite two lovers, and win the girl. All this while being hampered by an old waiter with a dodgy ticker and a hapless band of helpers.

Horn-heavy duo Hopetoun Brown are joined on stage by arguably the country’s finest trumpet player Finn Scholes. These three multi-instrumentalists travel with a boot-load of exotic instruments. Bass clarinets, tubas and trombones are swapped for trumpets, saxophones and an assortment of strange keyboard instruments throughout the two stomp-heavy sets their repertoire spanning blues, soul, funk, jazz, Americana and stomp.

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his week, Genesis unveiled its groundbreaking Essentia Concept at the New York International Auto Show. The all-electric, high-performance concept elevates and reimagines the “Athletic Elegance” design paradigm, while providing a vision of future Genesis product performance and technology.

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A journey through time W ith the world premiere of an extraordinary car at the New York International Auto Show this week, the British car manufacturer MINI once again demonstrates its appetite for purely electric driving with a new take on an icon.

The classic Mini Electric combines the historic look of the world’s favourite small car with groundbreaking drive technology for tomorrow’s urban mobility.

With this unique vehicle, MINI sends out a clear signal demonstrating its commitment to retaining the brand’s unmistakable character whilst embracing innovative zero local emission technology.

The classic Mini Electric is the result of an imaginary journey through time, where the story of classic model is extended by a consecutive chapter. The original from the second half of the 20th century becomes a sympathetic ambassador for environmental awareness and a form of sustainable mobility whose future has just begun.

The urban electro mobility landscape will soon benefit from the arrival of a brand new model, packed with charisma, individual style and driving fun.

The MINI Electric Concept was announced at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, and paves the way for the brand’s first all-electric vehicle which will be unveiled in 2019 – just in time for the 60th anniversary of the classic Mini.

The fully electric production vehicle is

currently in development, based on the MINI 3 Door, and will be produced for the first time at MINI Plant Oxford next year.

MINI is once again assuming a pioneering role for sustainable mobility within the BMW Group.

In 2008, the brand presented the MINI E – based on the predecessor model of the current MINI 3 Door, about 600 examples were produced and used in a field trial under everyday conditions.

This trial played a central role in paving the way for the development of the BMW i3, which has enjoyed worldwide success since 2013 (combined power consumption: 13.6-13.1kWh/100km, combined CO2 emissions: 0g/km).

On the way to a new era in electro mobility, MINI has already taken another step forward. In the MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 Plug-In Hybrid model (fuel consumption combined: 2.3-2.1l/100 km,

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The capable five-door model in the premium compact segment guarantees driving pleasure on any terrain.

The vehicles draws its power from both engines for powerful acceleration, whilst retaining the ability to drive at up to 125km/h in purely electric mode.

With these qualities, the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 makes a significant contribution to the global market success of the BMW Group’s electrified vehicle fleet.

By contrast, the classic Mini Electric presented in New York will remain unique.

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ne never knows where or when something unusual will appear.

Case in point just recently a vintage car was spotted at a service station.

Now readers may be thinking and understandably so that isn’t all that unusual, after all those lovely old vehicles just like their modern counterparts do need a drink from time to time.

But give it a second though and one realises it’s not an everyday occurrence.

There was a certain something about this particular car, which was quite large and painted black.

It was a four door saloon with a canvas top.

It looked American and it was.

The immediate impression, which proved correct, was not of a Buick, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford or other well-known cars of the era.

This superb vehicle was a Flint.

It transpired – and given people were lining up at the service station there wasn’t a lot of time for transpiring – the two chaps with the car were father and son, members of a family obviously keen on cars, who had just been to Christchurch to take delivery of their recently purchased Flint.

They were heading home.

Home being quite a way down south, maybe as far as Invercargill.

Dad was driving and son was the support crew in a fourwheel-drive.

The gentleman driving the Flint said the journey to Ashburton had been uneventful, despite inclement weather, and even without side curtains he was comfortable and enjoying the experience.

He went on to say being powered by a 6-cylinder motor the Flint cruises effortlessly, enabling it to keep up with other traffic and because of its sturdy body it was not being buffeted by either the weather or turbulence caused by large vehicles.

Hopefully the pair had a good trip home.

If the way the car’s motor was ticking over as it exited the service station is anything to go by they would have done.

It was a brief but interesting encounter, which became more interesting following a little bit of research about Flint cars.

From memory the car was a 1925 model, but if it wasn’t it was made within two years either side of that.

How do we know that?

Good question, for which we have a good answer.

It has to have been made, incidentally in a factory in the city of Flint, Michigan, in one of those years because the cars were only made during a four-year period ending in 1927.

Which of course means the car is rare.

The Flint was built at the Flint Motors Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Durant Motors Company – not to be confused with a much earlier and unrelated Flint motor business.

Flints were assembled rather than manufactured cars, because Durant Mo-

An unusual sight at a Mid Canterbury service station was a Flint, likely the same model as pictured.

tors used components made by outside suppliers.

The cars were powered by a 6-cylinder Continental engine, and its body stampings were made by Budd in Philadelphia.

The origins of the Flint can be traced back to the Willys car company, which under the direction of Walter P. Chrysler had been working on a prototype for a proposed 6-cylinder car.

Willys had to sell off this prototype as part of its efforts to raise cash during a financial crisis.

Once acquired, the prototype was further modified to create the Flint.

The Durant Company was established by legendary motor manufacturing pioneer Willy Durant, who played a huge part in the formation of General Motors, which to cut a long story short he left, returned to and then left again for good.

A victim of hard times and particularly the great depression, the Durant Company ultimately became part of General Motors.

Willy Durant’s name will forever be synonymous with the early days of motoring.

Interestingly after exiting the motor industry his foresight led him to be a pioneer in another emerging business – supermarkets.

The sight of a vintage car at a service station was something a bit unusual.

Seeing a Flint car was really quite out of the ordinary.

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eordie Robinson, a renowned local raconteur, had us in fits recently with a couple of stories, one of which we feel we should share.

That’s not to say we couldn’t share both, but this one relates to motoring.

It goes like this.

As part of the training of his new puppy the owner took it for a ride in his car.

He stopped at a large department store, where he parked his car in the car park,

leaving the puppy inside with the windows down a little.

Sitting on the seat and being small the puppy was not visible from outside.

To continue the training each time the puppy’s owner took a few steps back he paused pointed towards his car and said “stay!”

After he repeated this action several times a 6-year-old boy who was nearby said “hey mister did you not think of putting the car in Park?”

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Baby Gixxer a surprise package I ’ve always had a soft spot for the small capacity motorcycle segment.

Maybe it’s because they aren’t so well-loved in this country, where bigger is always better in the minds of so many riders, or maybe it’s to do with the quirky nature they often take.

Whatever the reason, small bikes can be a hell of a lot of fun to wring every bit of performance out of, without worrying about losing your licence.

Suzuki has taken a punt that there are still riders out there who want a small capacity run-around to thrash from point A to point B with joyful abandon. According to Suzuki NZ’s motorcycling general manager, Simon Meade, there are more such riders than expected – the first threemonth allotment of bikes sold out thanks to riders in the urban centres. With the little bike selling so well, I had to grab a GSX150F to put it to the test myself.

Now, along with being a surprise hit with the small-capacity market, the GSX150F also has the important role of being the base for the newest class of motorcycle racers in New Zealand – the GIXXER Cup GSX150R – which gives new riders a real taste of racing for a very small outlay.

Even before the GIXXER Cup had set out of the pit lane, Suzuki clearly benefited from the “race on Sunday, sell on Monday”

mantra. The GSX150F isn’t a bad bike by any stretch and all that separates it from the R are the mirrors, bars and lights.

The tight package gives you a lightweight chassis mated to an aluminium 154cc single-cylinder engine that feels like it puts out the same amount of grunt as the 250 class of the pre-LAMS era.

Hopping aboard I was surprised – to say the least – to find not only a choke lever on our test bike, but also a kick starter. It’s fun

to kick it into action, and nice to know that even if the battery goes a little flat, you’ll still be able to get the bike moving.

It’s clear from the outset that the GSX150F isn’t really designed as a longdistance tourer or open-road bandit, and is much happier among the traffic and low speeds you often find in our urban centres, where you can make the most out of the 5-speed gearbox and torquey little engine.

While battling strong headwinds on the

highway, I was reasonably surprised to find I could almost keep the little bike at the legal limit.

It’s here that I felt I worked the baby Gixxer out. Although it’s definitely not designed to be a long-distance tourer or state highway slayer, it does a respectable job at both. It can do the highway if necessary, but it’s more of a modern alternative to the GN125, except it has what feels like the power of the GN250. It is, however, far more at home in town.

With the bike being so lightweight, I started to consider it more of a cool scooter alternative than a tiny Gixxer.

Tipping the scales at just 139kg, it’s easily manageable in traffic and when you tie that in with the low seat height of 785mm, it makes for a fantastic bike for younger riders to enter the world of riding.

Braking comes from two pistons calipers up front and a single disc and piston combo out back, which have no issue stopping the bike from the open-road limit.

That sums up the little Gixxer in all respects. It shouldn’t be as manageable as it is, and hauling a 100kg rider along at the open road limit is an achievement for a 150cc machine, whatever way you slice it.

The fact that Suzuki NZ has sold out the first shipment also speaks volumes.

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Coverage to suit a sporting appetite I

f it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, chances are that it’s a duck.

Watching the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games from the Gold Coast on Wednesday night it was pretty clear to see very early on what the standard is going to be from Television New Zealand when it comes to their coverage of this major sporting event that will envelop a large portion of the country over the next week and a bit.

Adverts, adverts and then – just for good measure, some more adverts.

Only just had you settled back down in the chair from making a cup of tea and grabbing a biscuit out of the cupboard and things were back to adverts again, seriously interrupting the chance

of being able to settle back and watch the action unfold.

A television event like the Commonwealth Games should be a lot like a fine dining experience.

The entrée should do enough to leave you hooked and wanting more – it should cleanse the palate and get all the niceties out of the way before you hook into the real serious stuff.

TVNZ’s coverage unfortunately, judging by social media com-

ments yesterday, failed in that department.

The main course came yesterday when the actual competitions began and, after too many years of being spoiled by Sky Television and their ridiculously good coverage of major sporting events, the main course felt a little flat.

Restricted, largely, to just the one channel of coverage – TVNZ are limited in what they can show in any given time bracket.

But you also have to bow to what they determine to be worthwhile viewing and not what you might actually want to watch.

Bowls followers yesterday were left in the dark as the Black Jacks made a dominant start to the Games on the greens – just one example.

Luckily there’s always dessert – the final redemption.

It should leave that sweet taste in your mouth, so let’s hope as TVNZ really ramp up their coverage that we start seeing a broad range of sports from the Games – a little bit of everything would be fantastic.

The issue that they have from the outset is that they aren’t Sky and they can’t operate to same extremes as which they would have had they secured the broadcasting rights.

For all their well-publicised issues, you would at least have been given the option of watching what you like.

Their ability to produce popup channels gives them a much wider scope and therefore probably creates a much wider audi-

ence too because there is literally something there for everyone.

There was no denying that what was being shown on free-toair television was quality stuff – but was it the quality of what you might get from a service like Sky. As a sporting fanatic and avid television watcher in spare time, I’ve never minded paying for the service and overall, I’m reasonably content with what Sky produces on a daily basis.

It’s easy to wish that I could watch the Comm Games from the comfort of home, watching exactly what I want – when I want.

But the flipside is that if that was the case, then not everyone else would be able to enjoy the same privilege.

Damned if you do and damned if you don’t it would seem.

In 1988, Tirza Porat, a 15-year-old Israeli girl, was killed in a West Bank melee.

In 1998, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9000 points for the first time, ending the day at 9033.23.

In 2014, actor Mickey Rooney, 93, died in North Hollywood.

Ten years ago: President George W Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, failed to overcome sharp differences over a US missile defence system as they closed their seven-year relationship.

Five years ago: Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement during talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons. Militants killed six Americans and an Afghan doctor in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan.

One year ago: President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) opened a two-day summit at Trump’s Florida beach resort.

Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed Mr Warmth whose

verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers, died at his Beverly Hills home at age 90.

Today’s birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D Watson is 90. Composerconductor Andre Previn is 89.

Actor Billy Dee Williams is 81.

Actor Roy Thinnes is 80. Actor John Ratzenberger is 71. Actress Patrika Darbo is 70. Actress Marilu Henner is 66. Actor Michael Rooker is 63. Rock musician Warren Haynes is 58.

Rock singer-musician Frank Black is 53. Actress Ari Meyers is 49. Actor Paul Rudd is 49.

Actor-producer Jason Hervey is 46. Rock musician Markku Lappalainen is 45. Actor Zach Braff is 43. Actor Joel Garland is 43. Actress Candace Cameron Bure is 42. Actor Teddy Sears is 41. Jazz Robert Glasper is 40. Actress Eliza Coupe is 37.

Folk singer-musician Kenneth Pattengale is 36. Actor Bret Harrison is 36. Actor Charlie McDermott is 28.

Thought for today: “If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” – Anatole France, French author and critic (1844-1924).

– AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, April 6, the 96th day of 2018.

There are 269 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On April 6, 1968, 41 people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions in downtown Richmond, Indiana.

On this date: In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organised by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.

In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.

In 1909, American explorers Robert E Peary and Matthew A Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole.

In 1917, the United States entered World War One as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed

by President Woodrow Wilson.

In 1943, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery was first published by Reynal & Hitchcock of New York.

In 1954, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, responding to CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s broadside against him on See It Now, said in remarks filmed for the programme that Murrow had, in the past, “engaged in propaganda for Communist causes”.

In 1965, the United States launched Intelsat I, also known as the Early Bird communications satellite, into geosynchronous orbit.

In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky, 88, died in New York City.

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Look out Ricky May! H

ow good was that fourday weekend?

Mayor Favel, once you sort our second bridge and traffic woes through Tinwald, can you make four-day weekends a thing please?

I’d settle for three days at a push.

Talking long weekends, we finished our Easter weekend with a day trip to the tourist hotspot that is Motukarara.

We didn’t have time to take in all the attractions there as we had to be at a very important event.

One of those events in one’s life where you can look back and say, “I was there when it all started.”

My niece Alice Hooper had her race-day drive in Kidz Karts.

Kidz Karts is a hands-on introduction to the sport of harness racing for horse-mad kids like Alice.

Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR

It is such an awesome addition to the race-day action. It is very cute to watch!

Commentator Mark McNamara does a super job calling the race, which I’m sure adds to the buzz for the kids taking part.

I asked my brother Mark yesterday if Alice was still buzzing about her debut drive. “Yes, absolutely. The best day ever!”

He also said how impressed he was with the Kidz Karts setup, run by two very passionate ladies who give a lot to the sport and make it so much fun for the kids.

For the record, Alice and Tigger the pony finished second.

It’s fair to say she got the most out of Tigger, who clearly hasn’t missed ANY feeds in the past and I’d suggest he’s helped paddock mates with theirs as well.

The winning driver was Lily Orange, daughter of Blair, who is currently New Zealand’s leading driver.

I’m pretty sure Lily wouldn’t have got any more out of Tigger if they swapped drives, well not without a big handful of hay and a couple of carrots at the finish line.

Alice’s passion for horses is clear for all to see. It’s funny how these things can skip generations eh?

Both her grandfathers are pretty keen on the nags, as well as her Uncle Aiden and Uncle Phill. But both parents couldn’t give a rats about the gee-gees.

Neither of my two older kids

have any interest in them either, but the oooohs and aaaahs coming from Maddy every time a horse went past gives me hope she may have the bug as well.

We will see how that develops as we follow Alice’s Kidz Karts career.

Maybe, just maybe, one day we’ll see Alice in the winner’s circle at Addington on the second Tuesday in November.

As for Tigger, I see another female influence in his life in the near future – Jenny Craig.

Till next week, Hoo roo Phill Hooper Lining up with Tigger Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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In brief

■ THE WAREHOUSE

Million-dollar men Five more staff members at The Warehouse Group were paid more than $1 million in the company’s last financial year – up from just one staffer a year earlier.

In the year ended July 30, six employees at the NZX-listed retailer – one of the country’s largest - were paid a salary of more than $1m, including incentives, and two severance packages.

The highest salary recorded was $1.93m.

Group chief executive Nick Grayston was paid $1.77m in the last financial year.

The Group, which operates The Warehouse Red Shed, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming and Torpedo7 stores, has employed a string of senior executives over the past few years, including Andrew Berglund as an executive creative director and Keryn McKenzie as head of group insights and data.

First Union general secretary Dennis Maga said he did not believe the $1m paypackets were justified.

“Nick Grayston is bringing in his own people, from the US and looking at reducing the number of staff that can be replaced by digital technology to run the operation,” Maga said.

“We don’t believe it’s justified, we don’t believe that should be the direction of The Warehouse.”

Warehouse Group chairwoman Joan Withers told the Herald executive remuneration packages were set after a detailed assessment of market rates.

“The packages are designed to recruit and retain the high-level talent necessary to execute the company’s radical transformation programme,” Withers said.

In the six months to January 31, The Warehouse Group posted an adjusted net profit after tax result of $37.7m, down 16 per cent from $45m a year earlier, and operating revenue dropped 0.9 per cent.

Red Shed sales of $940m in the first six months of the year were down from $975.1m during the same period a year earlier.

Maga said First Union was sur-

Guardian Shares & Investments NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

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Daily Volume move ’000s

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8630 8554

8402 8326 8250

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

8,363.99

–34.1

–0.41%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,542.27 –28.71 –0.52%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,107.76 –35.58 –0.39%

p Rises 56 q Falls 46

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,788.8

+27.4

+0.48%

At close of trading on Apr 5, 2018

p Dow Jones Indust.

24,264.3 +230.9 +0.96% At close of trading on Apr 4, 2018

p FTSE 100 index

7,034.0

+3.55

+0.05%

At close of trading on Apr 4, 2018

p Nikkei 225 index

21,645.4 +325.9 +1.53% At close of trading on Apr 5, 2018

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,329.50

London – $US/ounce

–4.0

–0.30%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

16.27

–0.14

–0.85%

6,625.0

–131.0

–1.94%

q Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

Virgin left wondering The Air New Zealand-Virgin Australia breakup has proven that any relationship that starts out hot and heavy can quickly turn bad.

The two airlines got together seven years ago for mutually beneficial reasons but yesterday the Kiwi carrier surprised its partner when two executives turned up at Virgin’s headquarters and announced it was moving on. A renewal of the alliance deal will not be sought by Air New Zealand, which is wellestablished in Australia and has the flexibility to increase transTasman flights. It’s also bailing out to ensure what it refers to as a ‘’more consistent customer experience’’ aboard its own planes rather than Virgin’s.

- NZME

Trade wars hit the headlines V

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Last sale

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A US businessman is backing a luxury residential development in the South Island with an eye to gaining permanent residency in New Zealand. The Dallas News reports that Trammell S. Crow and his partners Allen Cullum and Chris White hoped the development near Twizel would be the first in series of projects here. “We are there for the long term and looking at additional residential developments,” Cullum said. “It’s a beautiful country.”

- NZME

■ OPINION

Compiled by

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

prised by the retailer’s “top-heavy management strategy”, and concerned the spend on executives could harm the company.

“Bringing in new positions instead of reducing the number of those at head office and produce more jobs on the ground is contrary to the direction of The Warehouse Group to be a competitive company in the next couple of years,” he said.

“They have different kinds of business partners, managers, mer-

chandisers to the point where even us as a union are quite confused about that structure.”

John McGill, chief executive of remuneration company Strategic Pay, said it was expected that The Warehouse Group would have high-paid executives.

“If you employ thousands of people and your turnover is very high, you do need good people to run it. Will you get good people to run it if you pay them $100,000? I very much doubt it,” McGill said.

“If we want to attract top professionals from overseas, and certainly at chief executive officer level at The Warehouse or Briscoes, that’s where they go when they recruit and that also applies with some of these senior executives,” he said.

“The Warehouse is under severe pressure at the moment with online retailing, and Amazon heading this way so I wonder if that’s resulted in some realignment in senior tops and whether they are hiring digital specialists.”

- NZME

Developer wants to stay

As at 4pm April 5, 2018

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9652 0.9507 4.8977 0.6091 1.5318 0.5282 79.88 1.9293 8.804 23.12 0.7453

TT sell

0.9335 0.9161 4.3011 0.5831 1.4123 0.51 76.57 1.6905 8.483 22.02 0.7191

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olatility continues to be the constant at the moment with markets again buffeted by the ongoing threat of trade wars.

A cautious tone has gripped markets and resulted in wild swings in either direction across the globe.

Trade wars have dominated headlines over the last few weeks, stemming from comments from US President Donald Trump.

Targeted tariffs on imports from China to the US have been reciprocated with China proposing tariffs on goods imported from the US. Investors are playing this cautiously at this stage, but are weighing up the impact these could have on businesses. There is also concern that other nations might jump on the band wagon and begin implementing protectionist policies.

Last week marked the end of the first quarter of 2018 and it was a negative one for global markets.

The return of volatility was a key theme for the quarter as global interest rates began to rise and inflation fears escalated.

The S&P 500 in the US finished the quarter down 1.2 per cent, a relatively small decline when we consider the movements during this time. The broad US index hit an all time high in January, however was down more than 10 per cent at its lowest point during the quarter.

This was the first negative quarter for the index since the third quarter of 2015, ending a 15 month winning streak. Despite the late sell down of the tech sec-

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

tor, it was the top performer for the quarter while telecoms was the weakest.

The FTSE 100 fell 8.3 per cent over the March quarter, its biggest quarterly decline since 2011.

A stronger British pound has weighed on the index which is dominated by multinationals that have high earnings from offshore.

Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on the index as well.

The Stoxx 600 in Europe fell 4.7 per cent over the quarter, which has been dominated by political uncertainty. The European Central Bank has also started to talk about monetary tightening as economic growth for the region continues to gain momentum. The Australian ASX 200 fell 5.0 per cent for the quarter as it was impacted by global movements, while the Nikkei in Japan declined 5.8 per cent.

The NZ index held up comparatively well, although still logged a decline for the quarter of 0.9 per cent.

Positive newsflow from the February reporting season boosted the local bourse and insulated it from the sharp movements seen by global markets.

Market darling a2 Milk was the top performer over the quarter rising more than 50 per cent after an exceptional result. There has

been some selling of late following news that Nestle has released an A2 protein infant formula product in China, however this has been shrugged off and the share price has again rallied.

Peer Synlait Milk also had an incredible quarter following a solid result and further positive news, while retirement village operator Summerset rose more than 26 per cent following on from a positive result.

Metro Performance Glass was the weakest over the quarter down 26.0 per cent and was closely followed by Fletcher building, down 20.7 per cent.

Fletcher Building saw sharp declines following the realisation of losses from its Buildings and Interiors business and the subsequent cut of its interim dividend.

Sky TV was another laggard of the quarter, dropping 18.5 per cent after a poor result.

The company continues to face increasing competition from digital subscription services for content and customers.

The big event on local calendars was the latest Global Dairy Trade auction. The headline GDT price index fell 0.6 per cent this week, its fourth consecutive decline. However, whole milk powder prices increased 1.6 per cent and this is a key product group for determining the forecast payout from Fonterra.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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$2,860, C2, 520m Trainer

J & D Bell M Roberts L Cole E Duganzich L Cole M Roberts E Duganzich A Turnwald M Olden B Hodgson

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C4/5

47221 Mila Mila 17.52 61385 So Over It 17.49 72614 Idol Hot 17.39 51316 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 32414 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 65242 Bigtime Blue 17.36 1F111 Bigtime Narelle 17.54 26333 Rain And Tears 17.36 28545 Hypocritical 17.32 88466 Bigtime Redfoo 17.52

5:18PM

Today at Hatrick Raceway

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

4:58PM

Wanganui Dogs

$2,860, C4/5, 305m

A Turnwald C Morris M Flipp L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole M Roberts M Roberts G & S Fredrickson

PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C2/3

1 77X17 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 2 3 2 45511 Bigtime Brucie 30.08 3 16551 Forever And Ever 30.44 4 23116 Audacious Assin 30.56 5 28574 Bigtime Ottey 30.83 4 6 21233 Idol Tom 30.36 1 7 16857 Bigtime Liam 30.11 8 44442 Bigtime Flyer 30.19 9 35757 Cawbourne Toddy 30.42 10 35482 Bigtime Talker 30.20

$3,325, C2/3, 520m

L Cole L Cole K Williams J & D Bell L Cole M Flipp L Cole L Cole M Flipp L Cole

5:48PM

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2 1 21658 Sozin’s Noir 17.96 2 47561 Scooter’s Rose 17.47 1 3 1336X Bigtime Thinker 17.36 4 4617X Americano 17.63 5 37277 Opawa Crystal 17.57 4 6 38247 Who’s John Galt 17.49 7 17517 Kirkham Jasper 17.60 3 8 37742 Bigtime Doug 17.28 9 28545 Hypocritical 17.32 10 X47X8 Missing Allegro 17.62 6:19PM

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1 13525 Bigtime Zack 30.35 1 3 2 73317 Bigtime Monty 30.28 3 21166 Eye Kno 30.49 2 4 66666 Bigtime Lily 30.18 5 574X5 Dyna Boomer nwtd 6 43536 Pat Patterson 30.38 4 7 74627 Bigtime Donny 30.32 8 88173 Bigtime Kylie 30.58 9 35757 Cawbourne Toddy 30.42 10 17482 Rowdy Ruby nwtd 6:49PM

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1 32461 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.78 2 2 73218 Carefree Highway 17.76 3 54221 De Blonde 18.04 4 4 11834 Dark Syrah 17.77 3 5 14652 Bigtime Chloe 17.76 6 22662 Watch Your Back 17.86 1 7 62111 Clover Colin 17.77 8 16721 Alamein Lady 17.95 9 2888X Midsomer Magic nwtd 10 17742 Secret Indy nwtd

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1700m; Straight: 350m; Rail: Out 3m; Weather: Mainly Fine

14 75000 Exhibit (1) 55 D Goldsbury 1 0 15 15623. Hugo The Boss (2) 60 J Bary 16

Malo Bik

M Tanaka

AON CPF C4/5

J McInerney M Flipp L Cole G & S Fredrickson M Flipp L Cole C Morris L Cole M Roberts G & S Fredrickson

FIRST SECURITY C2/3

$3,325, C2/3, 520m

L Cole L Cole Howe & Woods L Cole M Roberts M Flipp L Cole L Cole M Flipp S Kite

LASER PLUMBING C2 HT1 $0, C2q, 305m

N Udy K Williams B Hunt R Waite L Cole W Kite A Turnwald Kettlewell & Phillips E Duganzich M Flipp

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12

2 63247 Miss Dupre 17.39 1 3 3 37311 Oliver Black 17.48 4 26486 Ohoka Billy 17.08 2 5 31311 Special Affair 17.48 4 6 65156 Pip Baxter 17.43 7 44664 Oskitz 17.29 8 76631 Culvie Jay Dee 17.51 9 77687 Abacus Magic 17.43 10 7888X Wong Box 17.48 2:59PM

B Dann A Botherway L Waretini R Blackburn J McInerney C Roberts Hart & Taylor L Waretini J M Jopson

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GLENBYRE TAVERN DASH $1,685, C2, 295m

3:16PM

12

LIVAMOL SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

1 86772 Fired Up Jed 17.44 1 3 2 64688 Gotcha Penny 17.37 3 62777 Koputara 17.37 4 4 62787 Culvie Lass 17.45 5 38866 Goldstar Dodge nwtd 2 6 11223 Elodea 17.57 7 67527 Ohoka Angel 17.41 8 87218 Leo’s Son nwtd 9 77687 Abacus Magic 17.43 10 7888X Wong Box 17.48 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

J McInerney J McInerney R Casey G Cleeve R Wales M Grant S & B Evans C Roberts L Waretini J M Jopson

B Dann J McInerney J M Jopson Hart & Taylor S & B Evans R Blackburn A Waretini J McInerney L Waretini J M Jopson

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

7 1X458 Strolling Vagabond (14) 57 G Innes M Tanaka 8 31322 Missy Moo (6) 57 F Auret J Parkes D Johnson LAWNMASTER HANDICAP 9 18126 Donizetti (2) 57 Ramsay/Ritchie 3:24PM S Collett $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 10 31381 Royal Ruby (1) 57 P & T Ebbett OPT 406 R Hannam 1 51329 Choice Attitude (12) 59.5 A Greig C O'Beirne (a3) 11 35240 China Star (4) 57 L Latta 1 J Bayliss 1 2 212 Remington (2) 59 Autridge/Richards T Newman (a3) 12 16X83 Trisha Lea (12) 57 K Little 3 13 63351 Rosetta (5) 57 R Bergerson 1 3 3227X Master Platinum (9) 59 L Latta 1 R Hannam 4 36145 Perfect Shock (10) 59 J Bary C Lammas 14 62144 Makamojito (9) 57 D & E Haworth 3 5 46224 Ruby Love (1) 58 J Millar R Myers 4:34PM KAMADA PARK HANDICAP 6 2907X Dal Sir Tee (15) 58 M Oulaghan 1 T Johnson (a2) OPT 408 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 7 63210 Deep Blue (7) 58 G Andrew 1 S MacNab (a2) 1 12279. Can You Hear Me (16) 60 S Cameron J Fawcett (a2) 8 X1X48. Valour (3) 58 M Eales 1 D Johnson 2 35427 Bushfire (12) 59.5 T Bambry 1 B Lammas 2 9 1433X Dark Princess (14) 56.5 J Lynds 1 J Parkes 4 3 72430 Gorbachev (14) 59.5 B Newman T Allan 4 10 22910 Lisbeth (4) 56 G Vile 1 S Collett 4 Class Above SCRATCHED 11 45395 Margot (5) 56 S Gordon C Johnson 5 26456. Terracotta Warrior (5) 58.5 T Keegan S McKay 12 0018X Rebel Rose (13) 56 S Cameron J Fawcett (a2) 6 17837 Hand It To Jonesy (9) 58 D & E Haworth J Bayliss 13 77726 Incantation (6) 55.5 H Mathews S Weatherley (a) 7 24021 So It Was (17) 57.5 R Bergerson 1 A Shin (a4) 14 574X6 Allure (11) 55 T Bambry 1 J Bayliss 1 8 22534 Tipping Point (13) 57.5 A & H Bull R Myers 0 15 41997 How’s That Girl (8) 55 J Millar M Tanaka 9 3X296 The Cossack (3) 57.5 J Bary C Lammas 16

Great Haste SCRATCHED 10 X1035 Eye’s Wide Open (8) 57 A Sharrock J Parkes 2 11 99X44 Handsome Return (2) 56.5 K Gray 3:56PM LJ HOOKER MANAWATU BREEDERS D Bradley 3 12 90653 Thats Amore (4) 56 L Latta 1 OPT 407 $70,000, WFA F&M, 2000m M Tanaka 1 01495 All In Vogue (3) 57 K Gray C Lammas 13 69410 Word Savvy (15) 56 M Oulaghan 1 T Johnson (a2) 2 27438 Slimline (10) 57 G Vile 1 D Bradley 14 X8X05 Charlie Chine (6) 55.5 G Nicholson L Hemi 3 51301 Calligraphy (13) 57 R McCarroll 0 15 68509 Xcessory (10) 54 G Vile 1 S Weatherley (a) 4 4 44410 Angel In Bluejeans (7) 57 M Falconer 0 16 90807 Nadiasstar (11) 54 G Vile 1 S McKay 2 5 21121 Porcelain Princess (8) 57 F Auret 0 17 98X37 Bella Margarita (1) 54 L Tanner 1 R Myers 1 6 04144 Lady Guinness (11) 57 P Campbell 0 18 62144 Makamojito (7) 57 D & E Haworth C Johnson

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April 6, 2018 $2,860, C4/5, 305m

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 58224 Chop Shop 17.32 1 2 63F65 Sozin’s Emperor 17.54 3 88475 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 2 4 16341 Know Approval 17.32 5 63478 Opawa Poppy 17.37 6 83315 Cathy Maree 17.17 4 7 12352 Auros Advantage 17.67 3 8 24511 Bula Roberts 17.40 CHRIS & LISA EARL STAKES 9 77687 Abacus Magic 17.43 $2,860, C2, 520m 10 7888X Wong Box 17.48

1 58674 Goldstar Jagger 30.80 S & B Evans AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH 4 2 77171 Little Krakatoa 30.80 A Bradshaw 1:33PM ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE STAKES $1,685, C2, 295m 3 58638 Melan 30.53 12:41PM S & B Evans $2,390, C0, 520m J McInerney 3 1 37375 Sass ’Em Up 17.31 A Bradshaw 4 54813 Avalanch City 30.83 1 34644 Glass Harpoon nwtd J Guthrie 2 5 66X15 Rockstar Kobe nwtd C Roberts 1 2 2421F Sunlit Johnny 17.32 C Weir 2 5524X Call Me Soon nwtd H Cairns 1 6 44611 Know Conclusion 30.75 G Cleeve 2

3 67544 Red Margin 17.43

M Grant 3 65668 Pam Arising nwtd J M Jopson 7 36573 Boston Billy 30.40 Hart & Taylor 4

4 42433 Barellen Panther 17.56

C Roberts 3 4 85426 Cossie Cooper nwtd C Weir M Grant S & B Evans 8 52252 Smash Calling 30.78 2 5 22323 Eyrewell Ebony nwtd H Cairns 5 65371 Goldstar Scout 17.50 3 9 46253 Know Answer 30.19 G Cleeve

6 27428 Epic Boom 17.47

J M Jopson 1 6 Token Hazel nwtd B Dann J Dunn J McInerney 10 78771 Ketchikan Blue 30.56 4 7 62772 Sly Carl nwtd R Wales 7 56788 Botany Whisper 17.77

8 33848 Fabre’s Lass 17.32

R Blackburn DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT 8 85777 Where’s Snoopy nwtd Hart & Taylor 2:41PM L Waretini $1,685, C2, 295m 9 28786 May The Fourth nwtd J M Jopson 9 77687 Abacus Magic 17.43 J M Jopson 1 53288 Makers Mark 17.37 10 7777 Sefton Girl nwtd R Wales 10 7888X Wong Box 17.48 S & B Evans

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BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C2 HT2

1 56677 You’re The Best 17.81 2 4 2 36163 Snow Ball Chance 17.72 3 21258 Bigtime Kalani 17.88 4 22137 Opehu Express 18.10 5 16564 Opawa Harry 17.69 1 6 75433 Dreamzone 17.52 7 48211 Clover Victoria 17.71 3 8 42122 PikoPiko Connor 17.92 9 4688X Up High 17.68 10 64736 Devil’s Tongue 17.77 7:49PM

1 4 2 3 3 4 5 2 6 7 1 8 9 10

8:19PM

1 3 4 2 3 2 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10

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43443 Cawbourne Owen 17.82 75541 Lucha 17.82 73235 Opawa Bear 17.77 28568 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 11167 Bigtime Steve 17.96 63757 Butterball 17.59 34353 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 86454 King’s Call 17.48 24384 Clover Bubba nwtd 47525 Another Flag 17.68

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84133 Bigtime Swift 17.86 33423 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 54145 Not Shackley 17.86 33114 Bigtime Wendle nwtd 33487 Stole Me Car 17.71 23454 Rapper Tilly 17.73 71717 Ace Star 17.92 22375 Cawbourne Buckle nwtd 11865 Alamein Tane 17.86 22228 Lightning Lu 17.83

$0, C2q, 305m

N Udy E Duganzich L Cole R Waite M Flipp Kettlewell & Phillips A Turnwald C Brider P Lowen S Stone

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 8:49PM

1 3 2 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 4 8 ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2 HT3 9 $0, C2q, 305m 10 K Gommans D Edlin N Udy J & D Bell L Cole M Gowan L Bell R Waite A Turnwald M Flipp

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 THE ROCK 95.2FM C4/5

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54214 Quistis Bale 30.15 35123 Bigtime Levi 30.06 62243 Bigtime Caleb 30.15 44327 No Time Toulouse 30.21 83111 Bigtime Paddy 29.79 14723 Bigtime Mia 30.22 15251 Bigtime Bucko 30.14 24136 Nitehawk Rose 30.23 68144 Bigtime JayJay 30.30 43152 Bigtime Forest 30.20

9:18PM

G & S Fredrickson Ross/Voyce N Udy L Cole K Gommans S Kite B Goldsack J & D Bell Kettlewell & Phillips S & C Blackburn

9:49PM

1 1 2 2 4 3 4 5 6 7 3 8 9

M Roberts L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole B Hodgson L Cole L Cole

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WANGANUI TOYOTA C4

12

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK BEESON C3

1 56F22 Lover 17.30 1 2 58245 Allegro Lass 17.50 4 3 73364 Cosmic Odette 17.59 2 4 47511 Daisy Lara 17.35 5 56731 Bigtime George 17.65 6 46134 Polly Cracker 17.67 7 11711 Opawa Lyon 17.53 3 8 21365 Tyson’s Quest 17.67 9 28545 Hypocritical 17.32 J P PRINT PETONE C2 HT4 10 X47X8 Missing Allegro 17.62 $0, C2q, 305m

$4,735, C4/5, 520m

13671 Three Amigos 17.55 41184 Bigtime Emma 17.75 42724 Conquest Girl 17.54 82144 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 12731 Uno Eleven 17.75 12173 Cawbourne Stick 17.54 61616 Bigtime Spark 17.76 23842 Bigtime Rapid 17.69 72537 On Da Quest 17.72

$2,390, C4, 305m

A Turnwald L Cole J McInerney L Cole L Cole L Pearce N Udy B Marsh M Roberts G & S Fredrickson

$2,035, C3, 305m

M Roberts L Cole M Flipp M Flipp N Udy M Flipp L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Pearce

h M8

5:30pm opt 801

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Today at Addington Raceway

6:29pm 803

1 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 5

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R May D Dunn G Smith K C ox T Williams

PI & GJ KENNARD TROT $20,000, R60 & faster

1 56326 McLovin (1) R Jenkins 3 2 22231 Musculus (2) P Iggo 3 X3074 Zoey’s Gift (3) P Williamson 4 84224 Another Chapter (4) J Whittaker 5 6637X Kingdom Come (5) L & J Smith 6 10531 Red Hot Rocket (6) G Smith 7 15015 Tijuana Taxi (u1) C Harrison 0 8 00434 Michelle (u2) M Jones 9 31355 We’ll Meet Again (1) L & J Smith 10 62713 Bonnie Highlander (2) R Dunn 11 08103 Miracle Rising (3) G Smith 12 1346X Izmok (4) C & J DeFilippi 1 13 7X211 Arnold (5) K & T Barron 14 15304 Red Hot Poker (6) G Telfer 2 15 22383 Le Lievre’s Gift (u1) J Curtin 4 16 14141 Monkey’s Way (u1) J Aarts 17 13935 War Machine (u2) T Stratford opt

6 2YO+, 1950m 7 Driver 8

B Orange 9 M Purdon 10 S Ottley 11

RNP HOMES PACE $14,000, NON-WINNERS

1 7X42 Bettor Aim (1) K & T Barron 4 1 2 24X28 Ohanzee (2) Purdon/Rasmussen 3 27X6 Ready To Bloom (3) R Todd 4 35 Kendra (4) G & N Hope 2 5 37023 Change Is Good (5) M Pash 6 44525 Bronx Village (6) G Smith 3 7 64363 Machsgain (7) M Ward

Semiramide (8) Purdon/Rasmussen 8 44X34 Barrier

2

DiscrHcp, 2600m

A Lethaby M Anderson (J) M Williamson T Herlihy L O'Reilly G Smith B Williamson S Ottley J Smith J Dunn R May C DeFilippi B Orange T Williams J C urtin R C lose D Dunn

AVON CITY FORD NZ WELCOME STAKES MOBILE PACE $50,000, 2YO MOB. PACE, 1950m

Escalera (1) G Smith G Smith 312 Another Masterpiece (2) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 3 Zinny Mach (3) M Kerr D Dunn 64 Jack Jones (4) Purdon/Rasmussen N Purdon (J) 11 War Dan Delight (5) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen

h M5

5:39pm opt 501

1

Barrier

6:59pm opt 804

4

A Poutama M McKendry P Butcher B Hackett S Lawson T Mitchell D Butcher

SC RATC HED

April 6, 2018 B Orange M Purdon R May

6 RESOURCE RECYCLING TECH SUPERSTAR C’SHIP MBL PCE $50,000, 4-5YO MOB. PACE, 2600m

J Dunn L O'Reilly M Williamson S Ottley R May D Dunn M Purdon

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10

10 21500 Spirit Of Delight (21) R Todd 2 11 02X37 Times Stride (22) C Dalgety 3 12 61244 Acuto (23) B Hill

R C lose D Dunn R May

9 DIAMOND CREEK FARM NZ PACING DERBY MOBILE PACE

9:29pm 809

$200,000, 3YO MOB. PACE, 2600m

opt

1 33231 Duplicated (1) Purdon/Rasmussen 4 N Purdon (J) 2 41444 Culpeka (2) B Mangos B Mangos 1 X4900 Queen Bee Bardon (1) B Waldron C D Thornley G Smith 2 59666 Franco Texas (2) D Taylor M Williamson 8:29pm FRED SHAW MEMORIAL NZ TROTTING C’SHIP MBL TROT 3 27125 Henry Hubert (3) R Dunn D Dunn 3 11320 Franco Saxon (3) C & A Edmonds T Williams opt 807 $100,000, FFA MOB. TROT, 2600m 4 31164 Pat’s Delight (4) C Dalgety 5 18714 Hail Christian (5) P Court T Herlihy 4 41308 Mighty Santana (4) J Hay J Hay 4 1 43418 Benchmark (1) M Howard D Dunn 6 035P3 Alta Maestro (6) R Dunn J Dunn 5 64670 Johnny Eyre (5) M Brown S Ottley 2 42332 Jen Jaccka (2) B Gray N Williamson 7 14226 Star Commander (7) N McGrath M Williamson 2 6 83452 Eamon Maguire (6) G Anderson M Purdon 1 3 22281 Speeding Spur (3) J & J Dickie J I Dickie

8 72651 On The Cards (8) B Purdon Z Butcher 4 7 55234 Buster Brady (7) K Austin B Orange 4 83215 Destiny Jones (4) D Hunter B Orange 2 9 4X121 Sicario (9) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 3 8 33148 Bonnie Joan (8) C Dalgety D Dunn 2 5 11227 Temporale (5) T Herlihy T Herlihy

Barrier 1 Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn J Dunn 6 12432 Alderbeck (6) P Williamson B Williamson 9 23215 Barrier 10 65391 Born To Run (21) R Dunn M Purvis (J) 7 56354 Everybody Knows (7) G & N Hope G O'Reilly 11 11481 Aloka (22) N McGrath R May 8 23295 Monty Python (8) P Williamson M Williamson 0 12 61244 Acuto (23) B Hill 7:30pm INKWISE NEW ZEALAND TROTTING DERBY MOBILE TROT 9 11922 Harriet Of Mot (9) C & A Edmonds J Dunn 1 13 61113 Funatthebeach (24) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams

Barrier opt 805 $100,000, 3YO MOB. TROT, 2600m 14 61331 Sheriff (25) N McGrath B Orange 3

10 1X781 Enghien (21) G & N Hope R May 3 15 14X12 Anthem (26) Purdon/Rasmussen 1 43113 Rachmaninov (1) T Grant N Rasmussen T Grant 11 0880X One Over Da Moon (22) P Nairn D Butt 1 2 31115 Valloria (2) R Dunn J Dunn 12 36665 Doctor Bones (23) B Ford G Smith 9:59pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO PACE 2 3 11192 Girls On Film (3) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 13 80X07 Sunny Ruby (u1) S Smolenski S Ottley opt 810 $20,000, 3YO+ R40 to R60 PACE, 2600m 4 17374 Show Gait (4) R Todd S Ottley 3 1 133X3 Mach Up (1) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen CAVFIELDS FOODS CORPORATION PACE $20,000, 3YO+ 5 56996 Scallywag Sam (5) B Crothers J C urtin 8:59pm T Williams 0 6 61X68 Unique Rose (6) M Edmonds R55–R65, with cond., 1950m 2 91474 Kensington Kate (2) R Dunn opt 808 R C lose 7 09351 Zsa Zoe (7) K Ford S Tomlinson (J) 1 55950 For The Corz (1) B Mowbray M Williamson 3 3P24X Terrier (3) J Bartlett G Smith 8 10537 Sundees Son (8) R Dunn G Smith 2 12224 Denstown (2) Butt/Cox J W C ox 4 11323 Pembrook’s Passion (4) G Smith D Dunn

Springbank Lachie (9) P Williamson M Williamson 3 16914 Onedin Reign (3) R Dunn J Dunn 5 06651 Hundie (5) C Dalgety 9 25X08 Barrier B Orange 1 4 628X1 Tennyson Bromac (4) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 6 X2402 Scarlett Banner (6) G Smith 10 13 Forget The Price Tag (21) T Herlihy 2 7 12 Turn It Up (7) Purdon/Rasmussen T Herlihy 5 X6X17 Bettor Be Gold (5) R Todd M Purdon S Ottley 4 11 14X20 Majestic Man (22) P Williamson B Williamson 6 15725 Boomer Bailey (6) G Telfer J Dunn G Smith 8 0DX31 Hayden’s Meddle (8) R Dunn 12 1X801 Paramount King (23) J & J Dickie 1 9 20X41 Zion Bromac (9) Purdon/Rasmussen Z Butcher 7 28601 Titanium (7) T & G Chmiel N Purdon (J) T C hmiel 13 411 Winterfell (24) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen C D Thornley 4 8 52X42 Mikey Maguire (8) F Fletcher C DeFilippi 10 22744 Shebang (10) G Smith 3 14 1X011 Luby Lou (25) Purdon/Rasmussen 4 11 23511 Di Caprio (11) B O'Meara M Purdon 9 0X073 Swamp Major (9) R Todd J C urtin B Orange

Barrier 15 82222 Majestic Hurricane (u1) K & T Barron 12 63453 Pirate Bay (u1) S Smolenski B Orange S Ottley

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14 7:09pm opt 504

Mass Destruction

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April 6, 2018 SC RATC HED

7 877 Cullen’s Caviar (7) J & J Dickie 4 8 Cowboys N Indians (8) S Reid R45–R56, 2200m Barrier S Phelan 9 4287X Caitlyn Clarke (21) T Macfarlane K Marshall 3 10 3523X Madam Secretary (22) T Herlihy E Isherwood (J) 11 208 Make Way (23) R Green S Abernethy 12 Benjamin Button (24) J Abernethy

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Invercargill Harness Tomorrow at Ascot Park Raceway

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April 7, 2018

3 33106 Gotta Good Looker (3) A Paisley K McNaught (J) 11:52am THANK YOU TOM & JULIE KILKELLY TROT 3 J C ampbell (J) $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2200m 4 10009 Von Richthofen (4) R Gutsell opt 711 4 M Parker (J) PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 5 91030 The Bull Pen (5) B McIntyre 6 00963 Cast A Shadow (6) B Nicol J Morrison (J) 1 9894 M’Lord Mackendon (1) K Barclay T Dewe (J) 7 42758 Varenna (7) K Larsen M Anderson (J) 2 60544 Pegasus Hanover (2) O Lawrence R McIlwrick 8 24207 Canardly Remember (8) B Shirley M Hurrell (J) 4 3

Humble Ladd (3) P Williamson P Williamson Barrier 4 6090X Janucci Girl (4) S Lock S Lock 5 Rumand Coke (5) C Thomas P Hunter 1:35pm COLLINGWOOD FOODCENTRE TROT 2 6 37022 Miss Bamboocha (6) C Laurenson A Milne opt 714 $8,000, R40 to R55 TROT, 2700m 7 80790 Robbie Royale (7) B Norman D Dunn 1 41837 Nottingham K Two (1) G Orr G McEwan 8 Wee Man Trouble (8) P Ellis N Williamson 2 03656 Our Budd (2) A Wohlers S Tomlinson (J) 1 9 23 Horse Of Course (9) P Williamson M Williamson 2 3 16073 Grace O’Malley (3) C Thomas P Hunter 10

Notta Success SC RATC HED 1 4 82330 Moniburns (4) P Ellis B Barclay 11 Stay Aboard (u1) M G Brown C Ferguson 5 00406 Scarlett Lane (5) N Williamson N Williamson 12 00 Somethings Burning (u2) K Barclay S Walkinshaw 6 64290 Sky Tower (6) B C Wallace M Williamson 3 13 36230 Nathan D (u3) S Armour A Armour 3 7 34764 Lynette The Vet (7) G & C Lee G Lee 14 04738 Thunder Buddy (u4) B C Wallace A Beck 8 1460X Ambro Ameigo (8) K O'Connor R Swain 15 Super Fast Pat (u5) L Pearson B Barclay 9 90X89 Topnotch Eagle (9) L Veint K Larsen 10 Pres The Belle SC RATC HED 12:23pm AUTOSURE MOBILE PACE 4 11 09001 Ko Wrected (u1) A Kyle A Kyle opt 712 $8,000, Up to MR47 MOB. PACE, 2200m A Beck 3 1 00083 Dismara (1) C Laurenson R McIlwrick 12 25910 Rydgemont Milly (u2) Mark & Debbie Shirley 2 2 45062 Bettor Rock Again (2) Ray & Tracee Faithful M Anderson (J) 2:05pm SADDLERY WAREHOUSE FILLIES & MARES PACE 1 3 97202 Matinee Idol (3) H Hunter M Williamson $10,000, 3YO+ F&M Up–& including R60, 4 26538 Fun Sponge (4) K Barclay B Orange opt 715 C Purvis (J) 5 92630 Razcal Alley (5) D McLachlan S Walkinshaw 1 69077 Annie Fitz (1) R Wilson 2 34539 Dachy (2) I Goodman M Hurrell (J)

6 06340 Captain Thunderbolt (6) B McIntyre

N Williamson

3 10944 Iwanadancewitsumbody (3) H Hunter K Larsen Barrier J Dunn 7 My Blue Heaven SC RATC HED 4 63583 Feel The Money (4) R Dunn 1 5 361 Betterthanbrie (5) P Ellis B Orange 8 Better Galleon SC RATC HED 3 6 350X5 Debnita Rose (6) C Dalgety D Dunn 9 02843 Vintage Rose (21) R Gutsell B Williamson 4 7 14337 Tara Tutaia (7) A Beck A Beck 10 308X4 Galleons Pleasure (22) B Gray B Barclay Bontz (8) K Barclay K Barclay 4 11 90882 Queen Of The Nite (23) C Barron E Barron (J) 8 53333 Barrier 12 9983 Harrydahorse (24) M G Brown C Ferguson B Williamson 13 74244 Broadway Banner (25) H Hunter H Hunter 9 70619 Lorretta Franco (21) S Breen 2 10 X4444 Jody Direen (22) T Stratford M Anderson (J) 14 74560 Complete Package (26) B Gray D Dunn 15 42606 Shindal (u1) S Lock J Morrison (J) 2:30pm SOUTHLAND BATTERIES/CLEAN-BIZ TROT $9,000, 0 16 0X585 Days Of Change (u2) S Lock S Lock opt 716 3YO+ R56 & faster DiscrHcp, 2700m 12:58pm CS AUTO REFINISHING JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $9,000, 1 8XP17 Majestic Connies (1) P Williamson M Williamson B Williamson opt 713 with cond. JUN.D, 2200m 2 856D9 King Cassidy (2) C Gerken 2 1 17002 Kagee VC (1) D McLachlan

E Barron (J) 3 70X01 Dipendra (3) T Stevens S Walkinshaw 1 2 26701 Tact Maggie (2) T Proctor 4 4 10121 Overcast (1) A Paisley S Tomlinson (J) E Barron (J)

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Mainly Fine

PASCOES THE JEWELLERS PACE $14,500, 3YO+

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8:00pm 806

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J Dunn G O'Reilly SC RATC HED

1 22541 Lerato (1) B Purdon 1 3 2 86242 Helena Ideal (2) R Paynter 2 3 1424 Ideal Holiday (3) B & G Hughes 4 77487 Lynbar Rose (4) J Young 5 00235 English Rose (5) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) 6 4554X Some Change (6) S Telfer B Butcher (J)

Shanway (7) M McKendry M McKendry 7 451 Barrier

Barrier 8 Express Play SC RATC HED 6:10pm MAGNESS BENROW NZ SIRES STAKES HT 4 MOBILE PACE 9 45845 Bopper Jet (21) R Brosnan R Brosnan opt 502 $22,000, 2YO Fillies MOB. PACE, 1700m 10 33544 Cherokee Warrior (22) T Mitchell T Mitchell 1 1 Last Waltz (1) R Dunn 3 T Macfarlane 4 11 166 Lincoln Road (23) R Green D Butcher 2 2 One Kool Kat (2) D & C McGowan A Poutama 12 P133 Jack Tar (24) N Chilcott N C hilcott 4 3 534P Arma Indie (3) R Dunn M McKendry THE ALEX BAR & EATERY TROT $14,500, 3YO+ 2 4 272 Garta (4) R Dunn P Ferguson 7:41pm R54–R66 DiscrHcp, 2700m 5 4 Corbaux (5) D & C McGowan T Mitchell opt 505 6 4 Gold Rocks (6) R Green J Stormont A Drake (J) 1 53081 Our Petite Lady (1) R Brosnan 7 1533 Miss Streisand (7) T Herlihy R Brosnan P Butcher 2 68957 Torbjorn (2) R Brosnan

3 03628 Lovely Bundy (3) P & V Blanchard D Butcher Tempo Rose (8) S Telfer D Butcher 8 Barrier 4 4 P180 Cyclone Joe Parker (u1) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 1 9 240 Anamajor (21) R Dunn 5 J MacKinnon (J) Luck Of The Moment SC RATC HED 10 Macey Maguire (22) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 6 02160 Magnafique (1) Wallis/Hackett T C ameron (J)

Bro Fawkes S (2) R Darby K Marshall 6:40pm DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS TROT $14,500, 3YO+ 78 67868 42759 Barefoot Barbie (3) J Cole J C ole opt 503 R40–R53 DiscrHcp, 2700m 1 9 07411 Credit Master (4) A & L Neal A Neal 1 0X669 I’m Just Awesome (1) J Stormont J Stormont 10 6D691 Sir Henry Castleton (5) W Taylor A Harrison (J) 2

This Sky Rox SC RATC HED 3 11 40X71 Puma Road (u1) S Reid S Reid 3 14305 Dauntless (2) Ted & Brett Edwards B Edwards 12 55940 Angus Burga (u2) K Sefonte P Ferguson 4 65574 Lundqvist (3) M Hjalmarsson A Poutama 2 13 93201 Alta Venetia (u3) I Moody A Poutama 5 54856 Anzac (4) S Cornwall S C ornwall 8:11 pm LINCOLN FARMS BLOODSTOCK PACE $12,000, NON 6 X7477 Mr Natural (5) G Noakes G Noakes WINNERS 2YO+, 2200m 7 800X8 Mon Archie Way (6) G Noakes S Argue opt 506 8 31533 Malabar Spur (1) T Mitchell T Mitchell 1 Whatchagot (1) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 2 9 32320 Sex On Fire (2) J & J Dickie 2 2 X2P33 Better Be Donna (2) S Argue M McKendry S Argue 1 10 57622 Aoraki (3) R Paynter S Phelan 3 35240 Harpagus (3) B & G Hughes P Butcher 4 11 98641 Phoebe Gem (4) D & C McGowan N Delany (J) 4 Linc’s Bute Girl (4) R Green N Delany (J) 3 12 62P34 Majestic One (5) J Abernethy S Abernethy 5 63X65 Eyesdown And Looking (5) D & C McGowan A Poutama 13 77650 Danke (6) G Martin 1 6 22 Red Reactor (6) M McKendry G Martin M McKendry

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly Fine

1 6X434 Billy Badger (1) R Dunn 2 34868 James Dean (2) L O'Reilly 4 3 14923 Tiger Thompson (3) B Mowbray 4 14654 Micky Gee (4) D Gaffaney 1 5 27251 A G’s White Socks (5) G & N Hope CAVELL LEITCH PACE $20,000, R66–R100, with 3 6 0614X Raukapuka Ruler (6) C Dalgety cond., 1950m 2 More The Better (7) Purdon/Rasmussen 7 0X122 Barrier

212 Heisenberg (21) R Dunn 1 Ohoka Chopper (22) D Mitchell Delightful Major

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HARAS DES TROTTEURS MOBILE TROT

3 Adelle (1) D & C McGowan Enable Me (2) S Cornwall 2 Splitting Image (3) G Rogerson Vatican Hill (4) Wallis/Hackett 2D Kratos (5) J & J Dickie 1 She Reigns (6) G Rogerson 1 Just Plain Lucky (7) R Paynter

Taxman (6) Purdon/Rasmussen 652 A Bettor Act (7) Purdon/Rasmussen 343 Dadndave (8) T Trathen

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$12,000, 2YO MOB. TROT, 1700m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 9:39pm opt 509

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2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11 SMITH & PARTNERS WINTER CUP 29 JUNE MOBILE PACE $17,000, R70 to R97 MOB. PACE, 1700m

1 35372 Check In (1) S Telfer 3 D Butcher 2 51756 My Generation (2) D Balle K Marshall 1 3 31413 Italian Delight (3) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) B Butcher (J) 8:40pm AMERICAN NIGHT FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2018 HCP TROT 4 52241 Step Up (4) S Telfer 2 5 21246 Northview Hustler (5) R Green A Poutama opt 507 $17,000, R68 to R95 SpecHcp TROT, 2700m 6 58861 Seaswift Joy (6) J Stormont J Stormont 4 1 54806 Shady Sadie (1) J Stormont J Stormont 4 American Tart (7) R Dunn M McKendry 7 41203 Barrier 1 2 26121 Massive Metro (2) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 3 33461 Il Pirata (3) R Paynter F Schumacher (J,C l) 4 63553 Tereskova (4) L Chin L C hin 10:09pm WOODLANDS STUD MILE HIGH SERIES PACE 5 41738 Geena’s Success (u1) Wallis/Hackett M McKendry opt 510 $14,500, 3YO+ F&M Up–& incl R68, 1700m 6

Majestic Ali SC RATC HED 1 85451 Shandance (1) M McKendry M McKendry 7 The C rown Jewels SC RATC HED 2 33568 Christanna (2) M Berger P Butcher 8 5164P George (1) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 3 13734 Sea Of Gold (3) R Green A Poutama 9 22595 Charlemagne (2) C Butler K Marshall 4 18413 Bettor Babe (4) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) 10 572D3 Princess Mackendon (1) Wallis/Hackett T C ameron (J) 1 3 5 02981 Delight My Soul (5) R Green D Butcher 11 01860 Realmein (2) M Pemberton C Smith (J,C l) 6 01196 Gooddealehemily (6) B & G Hughes T Macfarlane 2 12 X1104 C K Spur (3) J & J Dickie S Lawson 4 7 31655 Queen Lostris (7) T Herlihy L Whittaker (J) 3 13 0X509 Prince Fearless (1) D & C McGowan A Poutama 8 45061 Three Kisses (8) Hollis/Robertson L Hollis

14 6598X Commander Paris (2) Wallis/Hackett B Hackett Barrier 2 9 22256 Gupta’s Cullen (21) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J)

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1 59763 Hunter Bromac (1) S Telfer D Butcher 1 2 031X2 The Lone Ranger (2) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 4 3 24714 Ultimate Angel (3) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) 4 44243 Parker (4) S Telfer P Butcher 5 17416 Robb Stark (5) B & G Hughes T Macfarlane 2 6 516X8 Aramis (6) B & G Hughes M McKendry 3 7 13214 Bettor Step Aside (7) D Balle B Mangos

Solid Gold (8) Cooney/Hopkins J Stormont 8 63751 Barrier 9 03047 Destined For Heaven (21) Hollis/Robertson L Hollis 10 308X3 Spring Campaign (22) R Green A Poutama 11 47443 Zadaka (23) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Mainly fine.

5 02244 Spotlight The Valley (2) R Wilson 3 6 X9256 Splash Cola (u1) N Williamson 7 27724 Grey Power (1) N Williamson 2 8 94175 Sundons Wish (2) I Jamieson 1 9 70112 Its Elvis (u1) D Simpson

M Anderson (J) N Williamson R McIlwrick D Dunn B Orange

10:37pm 511

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AUTUMN TROTTING CARNIVAL 20-27 APRIL 2018 TROT $12,000, NON-WINS 3YO+, 2200m

1 6463 Phoebe Imperial (1) N Chilcott 2 1 2 33324 Show Of Faith (2) P & V Blanchard 4 3 86 Awhi Mai (3) Hollis/Robertson 4 80X77 Stallbackskungen (4) J Stormont 3 5 42782 Beat The Heat (5) P & V Blanchard 6 05390 Here We Are (6) A Matthews 7 38072 Safrakova (7) L Chin 8 37909 Sunny Pegasus (8) R Brosnan 9 20257 Stow (9) R Brosnan 10 9795 Jansson (10) Wallis/Hackett 11 649 As Free As Air (u1) R Paynter DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

N C hilcott P Ferguson L Hollis J Stormont D Butcher T Fensom (J) L C hin R Brosnan D Ferguson (J) T Mitchell S Phelan

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11

2 61076 Ideal Breeze (2) D Baynes A Beck 1 3 24032 Groomsman (3) H Hunter M Williamson 4 15406 Vera’s Delight (4) B McLellan B McLellan N Williamson 3:05pm ALL PURPOSE ENGINEERING/DOMINION ELECTRIC PC 5 5X059 Toby O’Gara (5) N Williamson $10,000, 3YO+ R53–R59, 2200m 6 07247 Cullens Avenue (6) Mark & Debbie Shirley S Walkinshaw opt 717 3 7 41030 Ideal Conquest (7) B Gray 2 1 07X92 Errol Finn (1) A Swain B Barclay J Dunn 3 2 X6016 Son Of Lana (2) M G Brown C Ferguson 8 39038 Thaboyz Toy (8) T Stratford D Dunn 3 17940 Maidonthebeach (3) H Hunter M Williamson 4 9 5X220 Double Rainbow (9) P Ellis J Dunn 4 40975 Balius (4) S Matheson S Tomlinson (J) 10 07046 Magnate Mara (10) G & C Lee G Lee 5 P23X1 Thatswhatisaid (5) K Larsen K Larsen 11 0313X Triple VC (11) M G Brown C Ferguson 6 1800X Rockaball (6) B Gray N Williamson REGENT CARS UNDER $7990 AT CLYDE ST HCP PACE 7 92602 Lilac Flash (7) T Stratford M Anderson (J) 4:55pm 4 Ansett Flight (8) P Hunter P Hunter opt 720 $12,000, R60 & faster DiscrHcp, 2700m 8 28022 Barrier

4 1 58731 Ossessione (1) A Black B Williamson 9 54016 Zenola’s Art (21) K Barclay B Orange 1 2 11553 Foo Fighter (2) N Williamson N Williamson 1 10 12241 Duke Of Wellington (22) L Pearson B Barclay 3 54276 Shortys Mate (3) A Beck A Beck 11 36135 Convair Hustler (23) B Gray D Dunn 4 26410 Machjagger (4) P Ellis J Dunn C Ferguson 3:40pm FINAL TOUCH/STIRLING AUTO REPAIRS PACE $8,000, 5 35068 It Ain’t The Money (u1) A McVicar M Parker (J) opt 718 NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MR47–MR54, 2200m 6 3780X The Manipulator (1) B McIntyre B Barclay 1 1 33624 Thisexcusebetterbeit (1) C Barron B Orange 7 72170 Young Conqueror (2) B Gray 2 8 33021 Smooth Mara (3) G Anderson D Dunn 2 2 8P2 Me And My Excuses (2) C Barron J Dunn 3 9 73691 Acolyte (4) H Hunter 3 6740X Unloaded (3) P Hunter M Williamson P Hunter 3 4 22225 High Line (4) B Gray B Barclay 10 73019 Franco Tai (1) T & G Chmiel B Orange 5 I’m Trouble (5) O Lawrence R McIlwrick REGENT SOUTH 167 CLYDE STREET PACE $8,000, 6 92 Kate’s Carrera (6) K Barclay M Williamson 5:29pm 3YO+ R41–R52, 2200m 7 Mighty Conqueror (7) Mark & Debbie Shirley S Walkinshaw opt 721

Our Promise (8) W Adams J Morrison (J) 1 73589 Bold Ruler (1) P Hunter K Larsen 8

Barrier 4 2 22605 Nightmarch (2) M Kerr B Barclay 4 9 85934 Bettors Atom (21) M Horton C Ferguson 3 32574 My Georgie Boy (3) P Hunter P Hunter 10 5 Rock Bottom (22) C Barron C Barron 4 69880 Roxy Dale (4) M G Brown C Ferguson 0 11 70066 Theodora Hope (23) A Paisley A Beck 5 09800 Tuherbs Two (5) S Matheson S Tomlinson (J) 12 Doubt Me Not (24) D McLachlan B Williamson 1 6 56256 Tuapeka Trick (6) R Dunn J Dunn 13 09320 Coolhand Easton (25) G Anderson D Dunn 2 7 14430 Two Ply (7) B Williamson B Williamson 14 6X30X Champagne Bromac (26) A Stack N Williamson 8 06625 Misty Memory (8) H Hunter M Williamson

0 15 07099 For Regal (27) S Armour A Armour Barrier 16 50205 Maahes (28) A Stuart M Anderson (J) 3 9 57052 Triroyale Brigade (21) N Williamson N Williamson J Morrison (J) 4:15pm REGENT CAR & COMMERCIAL 125 NORTH ROAD PACE 10 70904 Navajo Art (22) W Adams

11 00000 Sheezus (23) T Stratford D Dunn $8,000, Up to & including R55 PACE, 2200m opt 719 2 1 55042 Jabali (1) R Hope B Orange 12 30636 Repartee (24) K & J Price A Beck

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Friday, April 6, 2018

In brief

■ ADDINGTON

Sicario favoured in derby Despite being tasked with the widest alley in the race, Sicario has opened as the post-draw favourite for Friday night’s New Zealand Pacing Derby with TAB bookmakers.

The Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen-trained three-yearold was at $3.40 on Thursday, clearly ahead of stablemate Anthem ($4) and Sheriff ($4), both of whom drew the second row in the $200,000 Group 1 feature.

Aside from being in the country’s premier stable (one which has won five of the last six runnings of the race), Sicario has the best credentials, having run a close second to absent stablemate Chase Auckland in the Northern Derby last month.

Purdon will stick with Sicario as his drive while Rasmussen will pilot Anthem, who has been a massive shortener in markets after being as long as $26 just a few weeks ago.

Purdon will be shooting for his third New Zealand Derby win in a row as both a trainer and driver after winning the last two editions with Lazarus and Vincent.

Sicario showed impressive gate speed to lead in the Northern Derby Prelude three starts ago, but he will be unlikely to cross

Mark Purdon will be driving Sicario in tonight’s New Zealand Pacing Derby at Addington, while Natalie Rasmussen drives Anthem.

noted speedsters Pat’s Delight ($10.50) and Alta Maestro ($20) this time.

Purdon will also carry the support of punters in the New Zealand Trotting Derby earlier in the night after the filly, Luby Lou,

opened a $3.80 elect with bookies, despite racing the boys.

The $100,000 Group 1 feature tonight has attracted a very strong field and bookies are playing it safe with four other horses in double figures – Paramount

King ($5.80), Valloria ($6.20), Winterfell ($6.20) and Girls On Film ($7.20).

Luby Lou was victorious in the Trotting Oaks against her own sex at her last start and will be repeating a rare double that has only been achieved twice before,

by Escapee (2012) and Habibti (2013).

Tonight’s other Group 1 event, the $100,000 New Zealand Trotting Championship, has seen established star Speeding Spur come up a near even-money favourite at $2.10 after returning to the winner’s circle a fortnight ago.

His main adversary this season, Temporale, is on the second line of betting at $3.40, both of the northerners pulling handy front-line draws, while Canterbury four-year-old Enghien is at $5.80 after drawing the inside of the second line.

Despite being beaten in the Easter Cup after a soft trip last week, More The Better opened a $2.10 favourite for the Group 2 $50,000 Superstars Championship while his unbeaten stablemate, War Dan Delight, was the $2.30 elect in the Group 2 $50,000 Welcome Stakes for juveniles.

- HRNZ

■ AWAPUNI

Donizetti ready to shine at Awapuni Smart mare Donizetti has a giltedged opportunity to add black type to her record on her favourite track today.

The Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie-trained Darci Brahma mare will run in the Gr.3 LJ Hooker Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m) and a chance for black type as her current campaign draws to a close.

“She’s going really well and she loves Awapuni,” said Gary Cossey, racing manager for owner Sir Peter Vela.

“She’s getting toward the end of her preparation and this is the race we have targeted, it’s her grand final really.”

A two-time winner on the Palmerston North course, Donizetti was unplaced at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day in her only appearance beyond a mile, but her connections feel the time is now right for her to shine over ground.

“The way she has been racing indicates that 2000m is going to be ideal for her,” Cossey said.

“She was super in the Cuddle so we expect her to run very well.”

At her most recent appearance, Donizetti finished sixth in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham where she hit the line well after an interrupted run.

Danielle Johnson will take the ride and she will also don Sir Peter’s colours at Te Aroha tomorrow aboard the Ken and Bev Kelso-prepared Cote D’Or in the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand

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Better this time around A glowing report from a Group One-winning jockey has boosted trainer Stephen Marsh’s confidence ahead of another Australian campaign for Chocante. “Troy Harris rode him in a trial at Taupo before the horse went to Sydney last year and he rode him again at Cambridge the other day and said he felt as good, if not better this time around,” Marsh said. Chocante went on to place behind the champion mare Winx in the Chelmsford Stakes (and in The Metropolitan (2400m) in his last campaign across the Tasman.

- NZME

Te Aroha next up Capable three-year-old Hanger will make his next appearance at Te Aroha later this month. The son of O’Reilly, who ran third on debut last season in the Listed Reid & Harrison Slipper, was a runaway maiden winner at his last start at Matamata to end a frustrating run for trainer Roger James. “He hasn’t had a lot of manners,” he said. “He’s been a panicky little fellow, but he’s become a lot more tractable now.”

- NZME

Top 2YO run continues Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards’ golden season with their two-year-olds continued at New Plymouth yesterday. The Matamata trainers produced Ristretto, who was unbeaten in two trials ahead of her debut, to win the Comcat Maiden (1200m) in the hands of Shafiq Rusof. The Makfi filly was quickly into stride to lead and she kicked gamely in the straight to hold the challenge of Ole Ole at bay.

- NZME

No set plans yet Stakes performer Rising Shot is ticking over at Te Rapa while connections decide their next move. A multiple winner and placed in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m), the Red Giant mare failed to recapture her best form through last spring and summer.

“She’s just had a few niggling issues that we’re working through,” trainer David Greene said. “She’s a black type mare and she’s out of a wonderful mare.”

- NZME

May catalogue online New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka May Sale entries can now be viewed online with printed catalogues arriving in the mail in mid-April. The sale has attracted increased numbers with a total of 518 horses catalogued on May 7 and 8 with the first lot to go under the hammer at 10am each day. In a new addition to the Yearling category, all yearlings entered are now eligible to be nominated for the lucrative Karaka Million series.

- NZME

Learning from history

Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m).

“Ken and Bev are really happy with her and she’s had a lovely preparation for the race,” Cossey said.

“They have been very patient with her, she missed the summer

racing to steer away from the hard ground.

“She’s going well now and at the peak of her form.”

Cote D’Or won first-up at Matamata two runs back and then finished strongly for second at Rotorua.

- NZME

Donizetti will be looking for a bit of black type at Awapuni today, when she contests the LJ Hooker Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes, with Danielle Johnson in the saddle.

Lessons learned from last year’s tilt at the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes could be the catalyst for Miss Wilson landing a valuable elite-level win at Te Aroha tomorrow. Hastings trainer John Bary produced the Stratum mare as fourth favourite in last year’s weight-for-age fillies and mares race, run at Te Rapa, but shooting for her fifth straight win she could only manage fourth after working too hard to sit outside the leader from her wide gate. - NZME

This week’s draw

SUPER RUGBY

2018

Times may be subject to change.

DATE

GAME

VENUE

TIME(NZ)

06 Apr

Hurricanes v Sharks

Napier

7:35 pm

07 Apr

Sunwolves v Waratahs

Tokyo

3:15 pm

07 Apr

Chiefs v Blues

Hamilton

7:35 pm

07 Apr

Brumbies v Reds

Canberra

9:45 pm

08 Apr

Lions v Stormers

Johannesburg

3:15 am

08 Apr

Jaguares v Crusaders

Buenos Aires

9:40 am

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South African Conference TEAM Lions Stormers Sharks Bulls Jaguares

POINTS 20 13 13 9 8

Australian Conference TEAM Rebels Waratahs Reds Brumbies Sunwolves

POINTS 20 14 13 9 2

Ashburton Conference TEAM

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Extra points team & margin Bonus question

Round 7 points

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4

0

10

19

98

Tinwald Tavern

3

2

0

0

5

88

Versatile Buildings

3

2

0

10

15

84

Vision Insurance

4

3

0

0

7

82

The Somerset Grocer

6

4

0

0

10

81

Smith & Sons

4

4

0

0

8

76

Rockgas

4

3

0

0

7

76

Neumanns Tyres

5

1

0

10

16

74

Bayleys Real Estate - Mick Hydes

3

2

0

0

5

73

KB Panel & Paint

5

4

0

0

9

73

Paint It

3

0

0

10

13

73

Hanham Concrete

3

3

0

0

6

72

Ashburton ITM

4

2

0

10

16

69

Gluyas Motor Group

3

1

0

0

4

68

PlaceMakers

4

3

0

10

17

64

Alps Continuous Spouting

3

2

0

0

5

59

Dentistry on Parkside

4

3

0

0

7

58

Hyundai Mid Canterbury

3

1

0

0

4

53

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Black Sticks crush Scots Scoring six goals in the first game of a tournament at any time is a decent way to start.

So the women’s Black Sticks will be content at having kicked off their Commonwealth Games campaign with a 6-1 win over Scotland on the Gold Coast.

Indeed the disappointing aspect might be the ‘1’ in that scoreline.

The win also has world No 4 New Zealand at the top of group B, with no other matches in their pool until today.

The players had to cope with heavy rain for part of the match.

There were two goals each for Rose Keddell and Shiloh Gloyn, with the others coming from fast-rising attacker Kelsey Smith and defender Brooke Neal.

Scotland’s goal came in the final quarter, a well-worked deflection from a penalty corner, by Alison Howie.

The Scots, world ranked 19, weren’t expected to seriously threaten the Black Sticks, and so it proved.

But as an opening workout it will have helped get some kinks out of the New Zealand game.

The had 21 attempts on goal, and scored from three of five penalty corners. Scotland scored from one of seven attempts.

“It’s good to come away with a win and

score a few goals,” Black Sticks coach Mark Hager said.

“I thought in the first half we were really good and clinical.

“When the rain came we slowed down and credit to Scotland they put a bit more pressure on us.”

Hager felt New Zealand suffered through not moving the ball as quickly as they had in the first half.

“We got tired and made some poor decisions.”

Next up for New Zealand is world No 30 Ghana today and Hager reckons they’ll be better than that ranking might suggest.

“We’ve been watching a bit of footage of Ghana.

“They’re quite good and they can play hockey so we’ll have to be on our game.”

New Zealand are seeded to make the final, with England world No 2.

Hosts Australia are ranked No 5 and will expect to have a say in the tournament at the sharp end.

The men’s Black Sticks also kick off their campaign today with a game against Canada.

That’s expected to be a stiff challenge.

New Zealand are ranked No 9 in the world, two spots ahead of the Canadians. - NZME

Rose Keddell scored a double yesterday.

By Liam Napier

New Zealand’s Andrea Hewitt had a disappointing day. swim with the group today but when I missed that and then got isolated on the bike, it was really tough and I just kept losing time.”

New Zealand’s 12-year wait for a triathlon medal, therefore, goes on.

This was not helped, of course, by the sport’s absence from the Delhi Games but you have to go back to Melbourne in 2006, when Bevan Docherty and Samantha Warriner claimed silver, and Hewitt grabbed bronze, for

England gets relocated In an accidental case of the old empire striking back, Commonwealth Games organisers have listed England as part of Africa in the official programme. The colorful souvenir edition lists the English capital as Banjul, locates it in the Africa region and notes its population as slightly more than 2 million.

That mirrors the details listed – correctly – for Gambia, only recently restored to the Games, directly underneath on Page 97.

Gold Coast 2018 chief executive Mark Peters explained the blunder as an “overprint”.

- AAP

TV ads upsetting

Medal eludes Hewitt in final Games tilt New Zealand’s wait for another Commonwealth Games triathlon medal continues after veteran Andrea Hewitt copped a beating in the swim.

Hewitt, ranked fifth in the world, stepped onto the Gold Coast start line New Zealand’s best women’s hope but after taking a pounding at the start of the swim and slipping 55 seconds back, she was never in contention.

Taupo 21-year-old Nicole van der Kaay was the best of the Kiwi trio, finishing seventh; a commendable effort in her first Games.

Rebecca Spence rounded out the Kiwis in 10th.

One day after her 36th birthday and in her third Games after a fourth placing in Glasgow last time out, 13th in the field of 26 – almost four minutes behind Bermuda gold medallist Flora Duffy – was a disappointing performance for Hewitt.

“I had a terrible start to the swim for the first 200m I got swum on top of and then again and again,” the Christchurch veteran said.

“I thought I would be able to

In brief

the last joy in this arena.

Rebecca Spence and van der Kaay did their best to pursue bronze here, pushing hard in the lead chase bike pack.

But no-one could catch powerhouse Duffy and England’s Jessica Learnmonth, the pair controlling this sprint distance from the outset.

Duffy and Learnmonth established a huge lead after a strong, sub nine minute 750m swim, and only extended that over the 20km bike and 5km run.

Off their neck-and-neck bike battle, Duffy stormed home on the run to claim the first gold of these Games with relative ease, finishing 43 seconds ahead of Learnmonth in just under 57 minutes.

In the end van der Kaay (one minute 41 seconds behind Duffy) and Spence (two minutes 22 seconds back) couldn’t stick with Canada’s Joanna Brown, who claimed bronze.

This sprint format leaves no room for error, no time to make up serious ground, and with van der Kaay best placed of the Kiwis 42 seconds back after the swim, it was always going to be too difficult to medal from there.

“I knew I had my work cut out with all these experienced ladies but I was very happy to keep up with them as long as I could,” van der Kaay said.

“On the run I gave it my best shot.

“I know they’re very fast so I’m slightly out of my league at this stage of my career but I gave it everything and held on as long as I could.

“It’s my first Commonwealth Games so I hope to improve in the years to come.”

- NMZE

Viewers are taking a dim view over the number and timing of advertisements on the Commonwealth Games coverage. And while TVNZ expected some criticism, they insist the treatment of advertisements during events is being done as respectfully as possible. There has been solid criticism on social media, during both the opening ceremony and the first major event with a New Zealand flavour, the women’s triathlon. At one point a lengthy advertisement for cooking chickens ran as the leaders were getting to the sharp end with one New Zealander, Nicole van der Kaay pushing to get up towards the bronze medal position.

- NZME

Ruby Tui in hospital Sevens player Ruby Tui remains in a Sunshine Coast hospital as she attempts to overcome mumps and compete at the Commonwealth Games. No other cases of the virus have been identified within the New Zealand women’s team, meaning they are likely to enter the Gold Coast athletes’ village on Sunday. “Our doctors have been up working with the girls and staff to ensure their wellbeing,” chef de mission Rob Waddell said. “It’s something that we continue to monitor closely. We understand that she’s in a stable condition and they’re doing the best for her.”

- NZME

Scoring creativity key Coach Paul Henare says the scoring burden will be spread more widely among the Tall Blacks in their Games opener against Nigeria in Cairns today. The Kiwis are without World Cup qualifiers big names Tai and Corey Webster, and Isaac Fotu, who are instead plying their trade in the United States or Europe. Their absence means the Tall Blacks offensive plays will look a little different, Henare says. “We’re going to have to be a little bit creative with how we keep that scoreboard ticking over.”

- NZME

Hindley wins first bout

Conspiracy talk ‘rubbish’, says Beattie Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie has denied popular conspiracy theories that champion Australian hurdler Sally Pearson was never a chance to compete at the Commonwealth Games.

Pearson, co-captain of the Aussies’ athletics squad, yesterday pulled out after failing to recover

from her ongoing Achilles injury - ending her bid for a third straight 100m hurdles title.

The 2012 Olympic champion in the 100m hurdles confirmed the bombshell development at a press conference.

The nature of the last-minute bombshell has given life to popu-

lar conspiracy theories that Pearson was never going to be able to compete, but was used for her marketing power.

“That’s a nonsense story,” Beattie said. “That’s rubbish. That’s not us. We wouldn’t do that. She’s a legend. We would have loved her to be there. It’s up to her.”

Pearson had been entered in her specialist event and the sprint relay at the Games.

In what is a huge blow to the event from a local perspective, the Gold Coaster said she had been on track to overcome her lingering Achilles problems before the training dramas. - AAP

Wellington boxer Leroy Hindley has won his opening bout in the 69kg class at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The 25-year-old builder won the judges’ decision 5-0 over Abu Bakarr Katta, from Sierra Leone, at Oxenford Studios yesterday.

Hindley was the more aggressive of the two throughout the fight and drove Katta around the ring.

He will go on to meet Lesotho’s Mokhachane Moshoeshoe tomorrow.

- NZME

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In brief Bowls team selected The following players have been selected to represent the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association in their annual fixture against North Canterbury in the Ashby Trophy at the Southbrook School in Rangiora on Sunday, April 22; G Wilson, G Chapman, J Gibbs, T Mackenzie. K Mackenzie, K Smith, B Laird, G Smith. M Markham, M Sunbeam, J Nowell, J Cleghorn. M Sheard, C Cleghorn, C Tubb, N Atkinson.

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Moylan fit and ready For the first time since arriving in the Shire, Matt Moylan is injury free and ready to rediscover his best form. Moylan (hamstring) and Josh Dugan (groin) have been cleared and shape as big ins for Cronulla ahead of tomorrow’s NRL blockbuster against the Sydney Roosters. Five-eighth Moylan missed the side’s wins over Parramatta and Melbourne, but coach Shane Flanagan revealed Moylan had been battling the injury in his first two appearances in the black, white and blue. - AAP

Bob Bruhns, fourth from left at cricket’s national awards night in Auckland on Wednesday.

■ CRICKET

Bruhns in elite company Mid Canterbury’s Bob Bruhns shared the limelight with some of the biggest names in New Zealand cricket in Auckland on Wednesday night.

Bruhns attended cricket’s national awards night where the veteran scorer received the community official of the year award.

Bruhns has been official score keeper for Mid Canterbury in over 200 senior representative matches, including 100 Hawke Cup encounters.

Meanwhile, Trent Boult took out the two major honours for the night.

Boult was named as the test player of the year as well as claiming the supreme award, the Sir

Richard Hadlee Medal for player of the year.

It was Boult’s first time winning both awards, being recognised for his superb form throughout the 2017-2018 New Zealand cricket season.

The 28-year-old took 77 wickets across all formats, including 25 scalps at 20.9 in the test arena.

His prolific production saw him become the sixth New Zealander to take 200 test wickets, and was the sixth fastest from any country to bring up 100 ODI wickets.

Boult was also named in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2017, but was pipped for the New Zealand

ODI player of the year by Ross Taylor.

Taylor claimed the award for the third time, having averaged 78 over the last year, capped off by his match-winning unbeaten 181 against England last month.

Taylor also received the Redpath Cup for first-class batting.

Also doing the double was Sophie Devine, who took out the women’s ODI and Twenty20 player of the year awards. Devine averaged 55 with the bat in ODIs and 31 in T20s, while also taking 15 wickets across the two formats.

The similarly big-hitting Colin Munro was named as the men’s Twenty20 player of the year, after

a season where he averaged 52 at a blistering strike rate of 182.

Munro smoked two centuries in the past year, becoming the first player to ever reach three tons in the format.

Neil Wagner won the Winsor Cup for First-Class bowling for the second year in a row, while Anton Devcich was named as the Super Smash player of the year after leading Northern Districts to their first title since the 20132014 season.

The women’s domestic awards were swept by Auckland, with Maddy Green claiming the Ruth Martin Cup for batting, while Holly Huddleston took out the Phyl Blackler Cup for bowling.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Recruits and attitude among Warriors’ keys The Warriors ended 2017 in desperate fashion – nine successive NRL losses and no finals football for a sixth year in a row.

But coach Stephen Kearney’s second season in charge has brought a remarkable early turnaround – four wins on the trot making them one of just two unbeaten teams, along with competition leaders St George Illawarra.

As the Warriors prepare to host North Queensland tomorrow night, Kearney says there’s no one major factor for the change in fortunes.

Instead, the former Kiwis coach cites a number of reasons,

including the input from their off-season recruits.

Four of the new signings are in the starting 13 to face the Cowboys – centre Peta Hiku, fiveeighth Blake Green, and backrowers Tohu Harris and Adam Blair.

“There have been some personnel changes in the group,” Kearney said.

“There have been some guys who have come from successful football teams and they’ve helped.”

The work of fitness trainer Alex Corvo and his team, as well as minor adjustments to the game style, have also played a part.

So, too, has the attitude of players who have been at the club through barren times.

“They’re hungry to change the mindset too,” Kearney said.

“Without them getting on board with things, the bus isn’t going to roll forward.

“So I’ve got to take my hat off to them.”

Kearney also said his coaching had evolved, without getting into details.

“That’s the way the business is,” he said.

“There were probably things that didn’t work so well last year so we had to find a way to improve.”

- NZME

Souths to move on South Sydney coach Anthony Seibold has slammed the door shut on the Sam Burgess suspension saga as the Rabbitohs fix their focus on ending St George’s unbeaten start to the NRL season. Burgess was somewhat controversially rubbed out for two games at the judiciary on Tuesday for dangerous contact to Josh Morris’s head or neck in Souths’ win over Canterbury. Burgess’s errant elbow appeared not dissimilar to other incidents that went unsanctioned over the weekend.

- AAP

Boyd back in business His mind and body finally at one, Darius Boyd has banished thoughts of premature retirement after fearing the worst before the 2018 NRL season even began. In a candid interview, the Brisbane captain has revealed his pride at overcoming his mental health demons and how chronic hamstring issues left him in a state of despair during the off-season.

“They (hamstrings) are really good at the moment. The last two games, in particular, I haven’t really worried about them at all. They’ve been not a focus and I’ve been able to focus on the game, which I’m really happy about.”

- AAP

Walters’ focus on Origin

Stephen Kearney

Queensland coach Kevin Walters has quit his role as a Brisbane assistant to focus on his State of Origin duties. The club confirmed Walters’ exit on their website on Wednesday. How Walters would balance the two jobs have hung around since he headed back for his third stint under Broncos coach Wayne Bennett in October last year. But the move was seen as a sign Walters could take the top job at the Broncos when Bennett decides to step down for a second time. Bennett will be 69 when he comes out of contract at the end of the 2019 season.

- NZME

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Scousers stun City Liverpool and Barcelona are eyeing the last four of the Champions League following big wins in the first leg of their quarterfinal ties.

Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool got off to a dream start with a 3-0 win over runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City, with Mohamed Salah opening the scoring after just 12 minutes.

The roof nearly came off Anfield again in the game’s 20th minute as Liverpool doubled their lead when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rifled in an effort from the edge of the box.

Sadio Mane added a third on the halfhour mark with the only blight for Liverpool an injury scare for Salah.

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“Mo said he feels good,” Klopp said, “but we will have to see about that.

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Liverpool were forced to apologise to City after bottles were thrown at their team bus as they arrived at Anfield.

Reds fans had organised a “coach welcome” for their Premier League rivals and their own team, lining a side street where the team buses were known to be arriving at the ground.

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CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Human beings behave irrationally. This is the rule, not the exception.

Time and energy get wasted complaining about irrational things others do. Conserve energy by expecting surprising problems.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll come up with a plan. They won’t all like it. Some would rally against it if they knew what it was. So, it’s a good thing they don’t. Keep it like that for a while.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If you set out on the journey ill-prepared and unsure, you’ll be beginning the way most beginners do. This is the magic (and fun!) of being a beginner – inadequate means and imperfect odds of success.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): When you find yourself arguing with the basic tenets of society – the way people dress, talk or drive – it’s a sign that you’re due for “me time,” resting, breathing and stretching in more than just physical ways.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are those who know exactly what they want, and they are very likely to get it. Though what happens after that may be that they want something else. After all, states of satisfaction only last so long.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll hear from an old friend. You might be surprised by different people’s trajectories, and they might be surprised about yours. Surprise can be life affirming. There is always more to know.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): “Would you?” is a very different question from “will you?” And while you’ll gather some interesting information from the “would you?” question, all that matters in the end is the “will you?” question.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): One behaviour will not suit all outcomes. For instance, what you do to create trust is different from what you do to elicit desire. Decide on what you want to accomplish and work backward.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When people are doing a certain thing to fit in with the environment and you don’t feel compelled to do the same, consider the adventurous possibility that you might be better suited to a different environment.

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

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; Madeline, Lincoln, and Hollie. Messages to Smith family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Parkinson’s NZ would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Bev’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, April 9, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

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Cloudy with a few showers, clearing from the south during morning and becoming fine by afternoon. S dying out in the morning.

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Fine, but cloudy periods from afternoon. NE.

Cloud breaking up and fine spells developing. A few showers at first, with snow to 2000m but 1700m in the south.

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BRASSETT, Fay Evelyn – The family of Fay wish to acknowledge the flowers, cards and kind supportive thoughts of all who sent messages of condolence and support. Your messages and thoughts have been really appreciated. Thank you to the staff of Radius Millstream and Dr Penny Holdaway for your care and to Carol Gunn for the beautiful service. Fay will be missed by us all. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

McFARLANE, Alistair Fyfe – 10-11-1942 to 04-02-2018 Sue and Andrew would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy and support following the sad loss of Alistair. For all the cards, flowers, phone calls, food, visits and to all those that attended his funeral, our sincere thanks. As some addresses are unknown, please accept this as a thank you from us both for all your thoughts and good wishes.

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Seal Team Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne.

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Demetrius Shipp jr, PG Noon Modern Family Danai Gurira.

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Of Tomorrow M 1:25 CSI A young woman finds herself MV 2:15 NCIS PGV 3:05 The on the receiving end of a curse Amazing Race PG 4pm The that threatens to take her life Simpsons PG in seven days. Matilda Lutz, 4:30 Last Man Standing PG Alex Roe. 5pm Modern Family PG 10:15 Goon – Last Of 5:30 Helicopter ER M The Enforcers 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Seann William Scott, 6:30 The Force MC Alison Pill.

7pm Pawn Stars PG 11:55 Dixieland 16VLSC 7:30 Arrow MVS 2016 Drama. Chris Zylka, 8:30 Supernatural MVS Riley Keough.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Grid 8:30 Te Taumata Kapa Haka 2017 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Ora 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Te Araroa 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 F Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 He Rourou 3 4:30 Kina’s K9s 3 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero Inside news from at home and around the globe.

7:30 Experience PGR 8:30 M Jaws PGR 1975 Thriller.

A man-eating great white shark terrorises the seaside community of Amity Island.

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss.

10:45 Te Kaea 3 2

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

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11:15 This Week PGR 11:45 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

12:15 Closedown

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Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel.

9am Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie. 10:50 The Green Hornet MVL 2011 Action. Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz.

12:50 The Ring 16C 2002 Horror. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox. 2:45 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms.

4:25 Battleship MVL 2012 Action Adventure.

Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker.

6:35 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical.

Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta.

8:30 Deja Vu MV 2006 Action Thriller. A sense of déjà vu unexpectedly guides a police officer through an investigation into a crime.

Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton.

10:40 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

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12:30 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson.

2:10 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical.

Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta.

4:05 People Interview – Matthew McConaughey 5:05 Battleship MVL 2012 Action Adventure.

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Darts – Premier League Coverage of Night Ten from Echo Arena, Liverpool.

9:30 Super League Fulltime The latest matches in the Super League season.

10am The Kiwi League Show A rugby league lifestyle show that follows New Zealanders plying their trade in the NRL and Super League.

10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Raiders v Bulldogs.

From GIO Stadium.

12:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 1:30 Cycling – Tour Of Basque (RPL) Stage Four.

3:30 NZ Press Box 4pm Kick And Chase 5pm The World Rugby Show A show reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

5:30 The Breakdown Discussion about the weekend’s rugby with a panel of former players and experts.

6:30 Team Talk Scotty Stevenson and friends take you inside the camps with a full preview of the weekend’s fixtures in the Super Rugby.

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Sharks.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

10pm L Tennis – Davis Cup Day One – Quarter-finals.

SATURDAY

12:30 L Tennis – Davis Cup Quarter-finals.

5:30 NZ Press Box

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6am The French Collection 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Love In The Wild 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Gourmet Farmer 10am Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 10:30 Bondi Vet 11:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 12:30 Sarah Off The Grid 1:30 Stars In Their Cars 2pm The Kindness Diaries 2:30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 4:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 5:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 The Best Of American Pickers 8:30 Best Laid Plans Architectural designer Charlie Luxton and property developer Sophie Morgan join forces to help UK home improvers.

9:30 Gardeners’ World 10:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 11:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am The Living Room 2am Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 3am Stars In Their Cars 3:30 The Kindness Diaries 4am Best Laid Plans 5am Gardeners’ World

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6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Fire At Sea 1/2. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Double Trouble Galaxie.

9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 10:50 Moonshiners M Special – Codes of the Craft.

11:40 Swamp Murders M Texas Killing Fields.

12:30 Blood Relatives M Four Women and a Funeral.

1:20 The Perfect Murder M Fade to Black. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Fire At Sea 2/2. 4:45 Gold Rush PG The Father, the Son, and the Holy Roller.

5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Low Riding Lincoln.

6:35 Diesel Brothers – Power Hour PG Muscle Cars.

7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Blowing Up History PG Secrets of the Pyramids.

10:15 What On Earth? PG 11:05 Evil Lives Here M 11:55 The Perfect Murder M SATURDAY Fade to Black.

12:30 The Kiwi League Show 1am Rugby League SATURDAY 12:45 Blood – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Bulldogs. Relatives M 1:35 How Do 1:30 L Cycling – Tour They Do It? PG 2am How Do Of Basque Stage Five.

They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska 3:30 Rugby League – NRL – The Last Frontier M (HLS) 4am Golf – The Masters 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG (HLS) Round One. 5am Cricket 4:05 Treehouse Masters – International Blackcaps v PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG England – Second Test, Day 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG Five.

5:45 MythBusters PG 6am Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) Quarter-finals.

6:30 UEFA Europa League Magazine Show 7am L Football – UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal – Leipzig v Marseille.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10am Inside The PGA Tour 10:30 Grassroots Rugby 11:30 UFC Ultimate Knockouts Noon Fight Night On SKY (RPL) 2pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Raiders v Bulldogs.

4pm UFC 223 Countdown 5pm Super League Fulltime 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Bulldogs.

6pm The Late Show With Matty Johns 7pm The Kiwi League Show 7:30 L Rugby League – NRL Sharks v Roosters.

From Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla.

9:50 L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Rabbitohs.

11:45 The Professor’s Farewell Tour

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Busy year on the mats

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Ashburton Indoor Bowls season kicks off next week, beginning what will be one of the district’s busiest and most prolific seasons in the sport’s local history.

Ashburton will play host to three major events during the year, including the 69th edition of the National Championships in June.

The nationals will bring more than a thousand bowlers from across New Zealand into the district for a week, staying and spending locally while plying their trade on the floors of the EA Networks Centre over eight days of bowls.

For Ashburton Indoor Bowls president,

Michael Lawson, the chance to showcase the Ashburton District and hold such a nationally recognised event was huge.

“It’s an honour to have it here on our back doorstep,” he said.

“The best players will all be here trying to win national titles and the hope is that quite a few people will come down and check out some of the action and see what the sport is all about.

“But it is also going to take a heap of work from our local players to make it successful, with heaps of volunteer work required over the week.”

Planning for the tournament has been under way for more than a year with everything in motion for the event.

Lawson said his other hope was that the lure of such a big tournament might bring some new, and some old names, into the sport.

“It would be great to see someoneof those who have played in the past coming back to give it a go again and, on the other side of the coin, some new players as well.

“That’s the best thing about it, anyone can compete as long as they are affiliated to a club.”

The National Championships are split into two events, with the open competition and also the Masters event which has been held successfully for the past few years.

Post the Nationals, Ashburton will also host the Patterson Trophy zone play-off in

which the eight best bowlers from Nelson, Blenheim, West Coast/Buller, Marlborough, Canterbury and Ashburton will fight to earn the right to compete at the prestigious Welch Trophy – the New Zealand Districts Final.

Then, in August, the stadium on McNally Street will be hosting the best players in the country for the annual North Island versus South Island clash, in which ten men and ten women from each island compete against each other in one full day of play.

That will come just a few days after the Ashburton representative side will tackle the North Island themselves as part of their tour of the South Island.

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Medal out of reach

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