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Fire crews frantic

BY LINDA CLARKE

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Tinder dry conditions around Mid Canterbury have firefighters on their toes with at least 15 call-outs in the past three days.

Ashburton fire chief Alan Burgess said some were to stubble burnoffs but farmers were generally not at fault. In one case a flaming cow pat was the cause of a blaze, while a wind change whipped up a whirlwind that deposited hot embers into a stack of hay bales.

Burgess said farmers were following the rules and taking care, but conditions were so dry any spark was dangerous.

Firefighters were all over the district on Friday with callouts in Methven, Rakaia, Chertsey, Willowby, Ruapuna, Barrhill, Valetta and Wakanui. On Saturday, a vegetation fire at Eiffelton was the only call-

out, but yesterday they were busy again, responding to reports of smoke.

There were many stubble fires around the district yesterday before the 1pm burning deadline as farmers continued to clear a backlog of paddocks they had held off burning in the aftermath of the Port Hills wildfires.

Burgess said about 50 hay bales burned on Osborne’s Road on Friday after a whirlwind picked up some hot ash from an earlier stubble burn and set them alight.

“The farmer had done everything right, he had put in a fire break and was on the spot, but it just shows you how dry things are.”

Ashburton firefighters were also called to assist Mayfield putting out a fire on Tanks Road, where trees and grass on the side of the road were burning.

Burgess said farmers were burning to the conditions and given the number of burnoffs, firefighters had had little involvement.

He said everyone, not just rural people, should be aware of the dry conditions.

“It is very dry. Everyone needs to take care given the amount of heat at the moment and the sheer level of burnable material out there. On a day with a bit of heat, it doesn’t take too much to get something to burn.”

The Ashburton brigade has had more than 85 callouts since January 1 and is one of the busiest volunteer brigades in the country.

Farmers say burning remains one of the best ways to manage crop residue, with benefits for the soil as well as reducing disease and pest problems.

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■ LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY

■ BODY

Long wait for alcohol plan

Trapper’s body found

By Michelle NelsoN

Michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

For those on the frontline, the implementation of Ashburton’s Local Alcohol Policy, which would see licensed premises shut an hour earlier and put a halt to bar hopping after 1am, can’t come soon enough.

Ashburton police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said high levels of late night intoxication continues to be a problem in the town’s CBD on Saturday nights and the early hours of Sunday morning.

Currently Ashburton’s two

nightclubs close the doors at 3am.

Uniformed police officers are backed up by Talbot Security staff, Town Watch volunteers, and Maori Wardens at the weekends, which has lessened the amount of alcohol related harm, however the implementation of the LAP can’t come soon enough, Banfield said.

“In my opinion bring the closing back an hour would make a big difference,” he said.

“During that last hour a happy drunk can become an angry drunk.”

The LAP was developed in response to a Government request that local authorities formulate a liquor policy that would meet the specific needs of their communities. Those who elected not to do so would have their licensing hours set by the government as a default.

Ashburton District Council has worked on the policy since 2013.

Through community consultation the council came up with a plan which would see off-license businesses close at 9pm and all bars and clubs subject to a oneway door rule after 1am, and

close at 2am. Strong objections from resulted in an amendment in the one-way door policy to exclude rural hotels.

The plan was then open for appeals and two organisations requested a change to off-licence hours to 9.30pm. The council agreed.

The regional medical officer of health then waded in with objections concerning the new offlicence hours and the policy became subject to another hearing.

However, a backlog of hearings has pushed the date out until the end of this year.

■ ACCIDENT

The body of a missing ferret trapper has been found in the Falls Dam area of Otago where he had been working.

Ross Andrew Gerken, 63, of Manapouri went into the Falls Dam area on Saturday morning and was due out about 3pm, says Detective Sergeant Derek Shaw.

He was reported overdue on Saturday night and family, local farmers and police started a land and air search for him in the early hours of yesterday morning.

His body was found by a ground-based team about 6.10am yesterday.

Mr Gerken’s death has been referred to the coroner.

Worksafe New Zealand have been advised.

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■ INJURED

Man injured in driveway

Man dies after car crashes into power pole A man has died after his car crashed into a power pole on the Methven Highway near Thompson’s Track shortly after 3.30am yesterday morning. The man was the sole occupant of the car and the accident is being investigated by the Serious Crash Unit.

A detour was in place around the crash scene yesterday morning as crews dealt with the damaged pole and lines, but power was restored by the afternoon. Police said the dead man’s name would not be released until next of kin and family had been notified.

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A man is fighting for his life in Wellington Hospital after an incident in the driveway of a Napier motel.

The 38-year-old Napier man and an associate were walking on the driveway of Tamatea Motor Inn in Napier just before 2am yesterday, police say.

The injured man has head injuries after a fall and police are investigating the exact cause of the fall and the injuries.

A member of the public called for an ambulance.

The man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital after being flown there yesterday morning.

Police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time who may have seen the victim or his associate to come forward.

A vehicle may have stopped near the pair in the driveway just before 2am.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Costs carved on wheelie bins

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Deferring the introduction of wheelie bins until September 1 has meant Ashburton’s ratepayers will save well over $1 million.

That delay allowed the council to refine its contract and to pick up the option of having material collected kerbside to be carted to Christchurch and sorted rather than the council having to build new recycling facilities in Ashburton.

On Thursday Ashburton District Council waste management manager Craig Goodwin presented his solid waste collection budget to councillors and it showed the rate requirement for the service had dropped by more than $1 million.

In addition, almost $300,000 will be saved in maintenance at the resource recovery park because of the Christchurch sorting option.

The wheelie bin collection will cost ratepayers $196 a year. Cur-

rently they pay a $57 rate charge plus the cost of official council bags, $150 a year if one bag is used each week.

“That means the cost is about the same, it’s just shifted the money and it all shows in rates now rather than rates and bags from the supermarket,” Goodwin said.

User pays was still part of the wheelie bin deal but would not be introduced until the bin collection was bedded in, he said.

The bins will come with both

a chip and a barcode and a user pays trial would run over a sixmonth period.

This would involve people volunteering to take part, paying a sum in advance and then having their bins weighed before they were emptied. The appropriate amount would then be deduced from their pre-payment, Goodwin said.

Bins will be allocated to a property not to individuals and any that were lost, stolen or strayed

could be replaced on a cost share basis with the property owner and the council.

He has tagged $40,000 in his budget to carry out further work on a food waste collection.

“We’ve looked at kerbside collections and we’re also looking at other options including options such as the council subsidising composting at home or a private contractor collecting green waste mixed with food waste,” Goodwin said.

■ PLAYCENTRE

■ COUNCIL

Chance to learn about playcentre

No increase in pensioner housing

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Mid Canterbury Playcentre Association is all set to celebrate playcentre awareness week.

On Friday, the association will host the Playcentre Play Café, which will provide a platform to educate children and parents alike about the world of playcentres.

Nicola Walker, from the Mid Canterbury Playcentre Association, said all different aspects of a playcentre will be on display.

“Physical play such as an obstacle course to develop gross motor skills, family play with dress-up and house play, messy play with playdough and gloop, as well as water play will all be on display,” she said.

Cakes and slices will be available for purchase by parents as well as coffee courtesy of Café Picalo.

With centres based all around Mid Canterbury, Walker said the play café would be a fantastic way for people new to the region, especially in smaller areas, to make friends with like-minded parents.

“Our philosophy is to educate the parents as well as the children, so having a day like this to do that is fantastic,” said Walker.

Laughing, happy children will be at the Ashburton Domain on Friday celebrating playcentre awareness week at the Playcentre Play Café.

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With the first rash of baby-boomers hitting retirement, the Ashburton District Council might need to look at increasing its stocks of pensioner housing, says Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel.

She put the case for increased housing stocks at Thursday’s budget workshop, asking what the council’s long-term plan was for its housing stocks.

There were no plans to increase the number of houses; the status quo would remain, even though some of those properties were up to 70 years of age, said council commercial manager Colin Windleborn.

The units were very low rental but they were modest with some having a laundry in the bathroom and others having an outdoor laundry, he said. Rents will rise by $2 in the next financial year.

The council was rewriting its housing policy, Windleborn said, and the new version would have a two or three-year means test included as well as other criteria around asset limits and passive income.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Plans for iwi organisation

By Sue NewmaN

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An investment of $30,000 might be needed to ensure the Ashburton District is able to effectively engage with iwi on regulatory, environmental and planning issues.

At Thursday’s budget workshop, council community relations manager Vincie Billante said the council was not meeting its requirements under the Local Government Act in terms of engagement and consultation with

iwi. “Our referrals have been at best ad hoc; we don’t have a formalised approach and the issue of working better together has been raised,” she said.

She wanted the council to provide $30,000 worth of seed funding that would allow Arowhenua Runanga to establish a commercial enterprise that would provide professional services to local government agencies in Mid and South Canterbury.

If this service was available it would make it much easier for

the council to conduct the appropriate consultation when required, Billante said.

“We already give a lot of money to organisations and agencies that we have no obligation to give money to. The local Government act says we must have a relationship with Maori but it doesn’t say we must provide finance but if we help them get established, we’ll get the people we need who can do the work we need when we need it.”

Having a formal organisation

Dairy robbed again A Christchurch dairy robbed seven times in a half year has been robbed again. Police say a number of people entered the Night n Day in Woolston at 2.30am yesterday and threatened staff. No one was injured, but the group made off with cash and cigarettes and staff were left shaken. The dairy was robbed on six separate occasions between August and December last year and then again in January, police say.

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to deal with would mean the council would get the assistance it needed with consents and other plans, that consultation would happen when needed, she said.

A memorandum of understanding would be signed that outlined expectations and funding was being sought from the Timaru District Council also.

The council’s funding and that of other local authorities would be one off but they would pay when they consulted the new entity, Billante said.

No sign of diver Search teams have found no sign of a diver missing off the Canterbury coast. A group of three experienced divers went for a dive about 7.5 nautical miles north of Motunau Beach yesterday and the man was reported missing after not resurfacing as expected at 11am, police say. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter completed an air search and the Coastguard co-ordinated a water search, which nearby vessels helped with. The diver has not been found.

The search has been suspended until today when the Police National Dive Squad will begin to search the area.

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■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Summer wonderland draws a crowd

By LiNda CLarke

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Over 1000 mountainbikers and walkers who spent the day on a snow-less Mt Hutt on Saturday have helped raise important funds for a helipad at Christchurch Hospital.

The Methven Lions and Mt Hutt skifield hope to hand over a sizeable donation to the Maia Health Foundation, which is helping fund the new helipad, following the biennial Mt Hutt open day.

People from all around the regional paid to see the mountain in summer; the Summit Six chairlift took mountainbikers and walkers to the top of the skifield and for most of Saturday they were able to see as far south as Mt Cook and north almost to Kaikoura.

Skifield manager James McKenzie said it was a perfect day for all who made the trip up.

Mountainbikers were allowed to roam free across the mountain and some brave riders tested their skills on steep slopes usually reserved for the most accomplished skiers.

At the top of the mountain, visitors were able to get their bearings and identify geographi-

Mountainbikers Emil De Bries of Christchurch (left) and Jerome Clementz of France were among those seeking some downhill thrills at Mt Hutt skifield on Saturday.

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cal landmarks courtesy of a new installation designed by Mt Hutt College student Mallory Oram.

A one-metre disk with drawings of features able to be seen from the summit has been fixed to a large cairn and was officially unveiled on Saturday.

McKenzie said the skifield was bathed in sunshine above some low cloud for the early part of the day but the cloud burned off around 1pm and temperatures in the basin reached 26 degrees.

There was food and fun for those taking a break from biking

or walking, and a big water slide kept youngsters entertained.

He said the skifield had been well supported by its suppliers with donations of food and this was sold for the benefit of the Maia foundation.

Methven Lions president Richard Watson said the club was pleased with visitor numbers, which had included some mountainbikers looking for adventure following the temporary closure of the new bike park in the Port Hills after last month’s wildfires.

“There was something for everyone and for people of all ages.”

He said the club was pleased to support the foundation’s helipad fundraising, as patients who were airlifted to Christchurch Hospital had to land at Hagley Park and spent an average 13 minutes being transported to the hospital nearby.

“When you are talking about the golden hour for treatment and live in Methven, then those minutes are important.”

The rooftop helipad on Christchurch Hospital will mean helicopters no longer need to land in Hagley Park.

The skifield is expecting a forecast cold snap on Tuesday to drop some snow.

Eight injured in crash Three ambulances and four rescue helicopters have transported eight people injured in a two-car crash that closed the Desert Road in the central North Island. The accident happened 5km north of the Tree Trunk Gorge Road intersection with State Highway 1 at about 3pm yesterday, police say. Three helicopters took a total of five injured people to Waikato Hospital and a fourth helicopter took another injured person to Rotorua Hospital. All are seriously injured, a St John ambulance spokesman says. Ambulances took three moderately injured people to Taupo Hospital.

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■ MID CANTERBURY CHILDREN’S DAY

Action-packed day for children Water and sunscreen were in high demand yesterday as thousands of youngsters enjoyed a completely free and fun day out at Mid Canterbury Children’s Day. Organiser Alice Czerski said the Plains Museum at Tinwald was packed with families from 10.30am until 2.30pm. Entertainment and activities included water wheels and inflatables, crazy bikes and bungees.

Rotarians who manned the barbecue had given out 3000 sausages by 1pm and there was also popcorn and other treats.

“We had 4000 people last year and it felt like a lot more this year,” Czerski said. “We had nothing but amazing comments from people.”

There were big queues for the water wheels and bungees, and people who also wanted to take a ride on the railcar or on a model train.

Czerski said there were a few people who bought picnic lunches and this would be encouraged again next year.

Activities on the day are funded by grants, fundraising and donations by local businesses and Czerski said the other important factor was the number of volunteers who gave their time on the day, from helping park cars to cleaning up at the end.

It cost $12,000 to run the day.

Max Parkin, 2, jumps onto the mat at the Dynamic Gymnastics site.

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Wayne Moore with children (from left) Angus Moore, 2, Ruby Carr, 19 months, and William Carr, 3, were busy playing.

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Ethan Rolton, 5, walks a tight-rope at the Ashburton Venturers site, with his dad Anthony Rolton alongside.

Connor Kennedy, 8, emerges from a water wheel.

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LUXURY SURROUNDS STRETCHING ACROSS FIVE ACRES OF PARK LIKE GROUNDS ALONG CARTERS TERRACE

Terrace View Retirement Village is more than a retirement home, it’s a complete lifestyle community. It offers residents affordable luxury living with the benefits of experienced and skilled staff and the comforts of home.

Terrace View on Carters Terrace in Tinwald takes the title as Ashburton’s first purpose-built retirement village.

door. It’s just one more on-site option that gives residents – and their family members – peace of mind.

It is set on five acres of land among peaceful, landscaped grounds and gardens, bordered on one side by the Ashburton River. The village has a variety of lifestyle and care options, including independent or assisted living in villas, apartments or studios, right through to full resthome, hospital or palliative care.

Depending on the lifestyle option chosen, residents of the villas can keep their independent living in a secure property offering full kitchen facilities, living rooms and bedrooms for family visitors. Each villa has been professionally designed and the neutral décor is just ready and waiting for occupation.

They have studios, or one and two bedroom apartments with parking space along with three bedroom villa options which come with garages

The apartment options offer the same security and freedom but in a smaller sized property. The apartments have also been designed to meet residents’ needs and care packages can be upgraded if those needs change.

There is also a communal lounge/ theatre space, dining room, laundry facilities and a café / bar facility. All the rooms on site are modern, warm and spacious.

Whether it be Terrace View’s quality meals and onsite services, or getting one’s health care needs met, Terrace View’s staff are second to none, and offer residents’ quality care right at their

The studios also offer the same secure independence with a range of service packages including 11 care suites providing a higher level of care.

The Terrace View resthome and hospital has professional staff working in a modern and purpose-built facility. The large rooms come complete with ensuite

and views of the grounds and gardens.

The range of lifestyle options at Terrace View mean couples can remain close to each other in retirement if they have different health care needs. It’s just another bonus that gives some comfort for all concerned.

As if the site and its facilities were not enough to prompt a call to Terrace View, the retirement village has another drawcard: at Terrace View, residency means no lawn mowing, maintenance or upkeep of the grounds or the property.

That means more time to spend on other interests.

The communal areas are a great way to keep in contact with other people and offer a facility for regular social activities. The lounge/theatre area, with bar facilities, is also a great place to relax with others while catching up on local news, gathering for national, or sporting, events around the large communal television or to just sit and admire the fabulous garden setting and listen to the birds.

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The Addams Family actors get into character

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Farm contractor Chris Woods has been working away over summer while singing at the top of his lungs, and talking in a Spanish accent.

It may seem unusual behaviour, but the 31-year-old is a dedicated performer in his free time.

He needs to learn his lines as well as a number of songs for his upcoming role as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, and is finding work is the perfect place to practice.

He said he sings away on the combine and while operating other farm machinery. He has his complete repertoire of songs for the show on his phone, and puts it through bluetooth so it is booming out in the cab.

He has also recorded some of the script onto his phone, and listens and learns while getting Gomez’s Spanish accent down pat.

Woods said he was enjoying embodying the suave role of Gomez.

“He has a bit of a warped sense

of humour, and I relate to that,” Woods said.

Woods is a Mid Canterbury performing arts stalwart, and last year directed the Methven Theatre Company’s production of Calamity Dame.

Singing is his passion and he has performed with Variety Theatre Ashburton over the years, but this will be his first major role since Dog in Footrot Flats when he was 17.

Woods’ partner in crime on stage will be Heather McFarlane, playing Morticia Addams.

The former Crusaders cheerleader and dance school operator is from Ashburton, but today lives in Christchurch.

She began dancing at the age of three with Charmaine Quaid.

She started singing when she joined the Ashburton Intermediate choir, and landed the lead in her first school production at the school.

Today she sings at corporate and private functions, as well as in a rock band and the resident band at Twiggers Restaurant at Adding-

ton Raceway. She was a Crusader cheerleader for 10 years, and had a dance school for about five years until deciding she wanted to focus more on her own dancing and performing.

McFarlane works full time for Autosure but has had a wide range of roles in Showbiz Christchurch productions, including Mamma Mia, Evita, Buddy Holly, Chicago, CATs and Grease.

Her first Variety Theatre Ashburton production was as June in the 2014 production of Chicago.

McFarlane did not think she had anything much in common with her character, however, felt it matched a “performance default” she had developed, as she was often being told she gave a sultry, saucy and strong edge to various characters.

“Morticia is such a great character – sassy, funny, strong and sexy with a dry wit. I was beside myself thrilled to get the part,” McFarlane said.

The Addams Family will stage May 20 to 27.

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From Soil to Oil for 30 years What started as a small seed of an idea, has grown into a worldwide operation that keeps its roots firmly in Mid Canterbury soil.

Back in 1987, a group of seven young farmers who had been growing linseed for several years, became interested in its health benefits. So right here in Ashburton, was where Bio Oils was born.

One of the founding members was Gavin Prebble, and today his son Daryl, along with his wife Debbie and children Nick and Jenna, now own and operate the business and its retail brands.

This year the team at Bio Oils celebrate their success and achievements. With 30 years of business and experience in the flax seed market they are the country’s largest producer of cold-pressed, New Zealandgrown flax seed oil and flax seed meal.

The Canterbury Plains enjoys ideal growing conditions with temperate climate and rich soils, this region’s flax seed oil is one of the richest sources of Omega 3 in the world. With a typical Omega 3 content of 60 per cent and upwards, this essential fatty acid has a huge list of health benefits for skin, mobility and cardiovascular health, to name just a few.

Bio Oils’ passion and exper-

tise lies right here at home in Ashburton. Striving to support local wherever possible, Bio Oils works extremely closely with local Canterbury farmers who are key to the businesses success and for the future. Daryl contracts the seed from farmers in the region,

and works with them throughout the process, from planting through to harvest, to ensure a top quality crop and the best yields possible for the farmer.

“We take great pride in our local region - we love to support our local economy and its good

people, and like to be upholding the New Zealand reputation worldwide as leaders in the highest quality, clean, green produce,” Daryl said.

This small brown seed is harvested, cleaned and dressed during the late summer months,

before the oil is extracted locally at Bio Oils’ cold-pressing production facility on Dobson Street. Flax seed products from Bio Oils are then sold worldwide into the bulk pharmaceutical or food industries, into the gourmet food sector under its retail brand Totally Kiwi, or animal health supplements brand ProVida by Fourflax.

Traceability references on the Totally Kiwi infused oils means that consumers can visit the website and see exactly where their product started, and what farm the seed originated from.

Supporting their registered tagline From Soil to Oil, the team at Bio Oils said this is meeting the expectations of customers worldwide who have a growing concern of where their food originates from. “It’s also great to pinpoint Ashburton and the Canterbury region on the map on a worldwide scale,” Jenna said.

The two retail brands are growing from strength to strength and can be found in outlets across New Zealand, as well as overseas in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia. The company is also proud to bring its products back to grassroots, and supply through local stores here in Ashburton.

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■ UNITED STATES

Sikh shot in Seattle Police in a Seattle suburb were looking for a gunman who shot a Sikh man in the arm and told him to “go back to your own country,” the Seattle Times reported.

The victim — a 39-year-old man who observes the Sikh faith — told police that he was working in his driveway about 8pm when the unknown man came up to him, the Times reported.

Male observant Sikhs often cover their heads with turbans, which are considered sacred, and refrain from shaving their beards. The faith comes from South Asia’s Punjab region.

An argument ensued, and the suspect told him to go back to his homeland, the victim said.

The victim told police the man then shot him in the arm, the newspaper reported.

Sikhs have previously been the target of attacks in the United States. After the Sep-

tember 11, 2001 attacks, the backlash that hit Muslims across the country expanded to include Sikhs and their faith as well, with some assuming the sight of a long beard and turbaned head can only mean one thing.

In 2012, a man shot and killed six Sikh worshippers and wounded four others at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before killing himself.

More recently, South Asians have been on edge after a deadly shooting in a suburban Kansas City bar that the FBI is investigating as a hate crime.

Authorities said witnesses to the shooting that left an Indian man dead and another wounded said the suspect yelled “get out of my country” before he opened fire.

The victim told police in the Seattle suburb of Kent that the shooter is 6-foot-tall, white and has a stocky build.

The victim said the man was wearing a mask covering the lower half of his face.

Police told the newspaper that the agency has contacted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies about the incident.

“We’re early on in our investigation,” Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas said.

“We are treating this as a very serious incident.”

Jasmit Singh, a leader of the Sikh community in the nearby suburb of Renton, said he had been told the victim was released from the hospital, the Times reported.

“He is just very shaken up, both him and his family,” Singh told the newspaper.

“We’re all kind of at a loss in terms of what’s going on right now, this is just bringing it home. The climate of hate that has been created doesn’t distinguish between anyone.”

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■ AUSTRALIA

Groups rejoice at Sydney Mardi Gras A glittering explosion of gay pride has lit up central Sydney with thousands joining in the 2017 Mardi Gras parade.

Hundreds of rainbow flags were seen waving across crowds gathered in confetti-filled Oxford Street as LGBTQI groups paraded their support for equal rights on Saturday night.

Dykes on Bikes – one of Australia’s oldest LGBTQI groups – kicked off the colourful celebration, followed by thousands of other feathered and fleshy marchers.

“We all want equal rights. We all deserve it too,” one parade-goer told the SBS. Despite poor weather forecasts and police concerns over possible terror threats, the event is thought to have drawn up to 30,000 revellers.

The use of vehicles as weapons in Nice and Melbourne had changed the context of policing large gatherings and was the reason 1000 officers were deployed to the parade, Acting Commissioner Superintendent Tony Crandell said.

“We have certainly considered all of those threats,” he said.

The police strategy included barricades, mounted and aerial units, the dog squad, crowd control specialists and tactical officers.

Supt Crandell also pointed to the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, as having influenced the “world situation”.

The Gay Nomads, Australian Marriage Equality, LGBTQI+ Youth were among dozens of LGBTQI groups which brought colour to the party precinct in its 39th year.

It’s become a strong, continuing tradition for Sydney – born from a single night of political protest in 1978.

Madonna shares video Madonna has shared a new video of her adopted twin daughters playing a keyboard. The singer tweeted a recording of Stella and Esther at the weekend which she captioned ‘Saturday Jam!’ showing the sisters enjoying plonking the keys of the keyboard while wearing matching tops. As well as the video, she shared a photo to Instagram of herself lying on some grass next to a road with the girls sitting next to her and resting their hands on her, captioned ‘everly Hillbillies!’ She adopted the four-year-old twins from Malawi in February, to join her family of biological children Lourdes and Rocco, and adopted children Mercy James and David Banda who are also from Malawi.

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Participants dance before the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney on Saturday.

PHOTO AP Peter de Waal and his partner Peter Bonsall-Boone, who last year celebrated their 50-year anniversary, were part of the parade.

“We have been in the parade many times. Over the years we have been a part of various causes we felt strongly about and we represented those causes in the parade,” said Mr de Waal.

“Marriage equality has been a cause close to our hearts for almost half a cen-

tury.” Equality had always been central to the philosophy of Mardi Gras but its message also went beyond marriage equality, said Mardi Gras chief executive Terese Casu.

Malcolm Turnbull, who became the first sitting prime minister to attend the celebrations last year, wasn’t at the parade.

However, he says he remains a strong supporter of the event.

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■ JAPAN

Man dies under pile of porn magazines A lonely Japanese man who amassed more than six tonnes of porn died when a huge pile of magazines fell on top of him.

And even more tragically, the man’s body was only discovered six months later when the landlord entered the flat to find out why the rent had not been paid.

The man’s lowly death was revealed by

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a member of the cleaning team, who said his company had been hired to remove the magazines discreetly in a way that would not be noticed by neighbours and the man’s family to save them from the shame.

He said that the dead man, a 50-yearold former carmaker identified only by the name Joji, had died buried underneath

under a pile of the pornographic magazines.

It was unclear if he had suffered a heart attack and fallen into the stacks of magazines which had then fallen on top of him, or whether he had been crushed by the mass of paper.

- NZME

More episodes of the beloved television drama Gilmore Girls could be on the way, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos says.

The series set in the fictional small US town of Stars Hollow, originally ran from 2000 to 2007, returned on the streaming service for four movie-length episodes at the end of last year. They allowed the show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Daniel Palladino to write the endings for their characters that they had always planned before they left the show at the end of its sixth series.

But now even more instalments could follow the successful revival, Netflix’s chief content officer has said. Fans called for more episodes after the cliffhanger at the end of Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life, which saw Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel return as Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory.

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New Top Gear line-up Top Gear’s Matt LeBlanc has described the show’s new presenting line-up as a “Swiss Army Knife”. The former Friends star is back to host the BBC Two show Matt LeBlanc with Chris Harris and Rory Reid as his co-presenters.

Motoring journalist Harris joined the show last year after becoming known for his YouTube channel, Chris Harris on Cars, which he launched in 2014. LeBlanc hosted the show alongside Chris Evans last year. Evans quit after one series following plummeting ratings and poor reviews.

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Time is the most precious of gifts Linda Clarke

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Hats off to all volunteers who make time to put other people first

T

here were some tuckered out kids and volunteers at the end of Mid Canterbury’s Children’s Day yesterday.

The fresh air, sunshine and some cracker activities – all free – combined to make for a busy day at the Plains Museum at Tinwald.

The organisers have done well. It costs $12,000 to run the day and they achieve that target through a mix of grants, fundraising and donations from Mid Canterbury businesses.

This group of volunteers then rustles up another 100 volunteers to help on the day, making sure kids have a great time.

The activities are simple pursuits – there’s no need for a cellphone or games controller – and there’s the added bonus of time with the family. That can be a rare thing.

Time is the most precious gift you can give any child and it does not take any willpower to ignore piles of washing or weeds in your garden while you help a youngster master his bike without training wheels, or bowl 25 overs of spin on the trot in the front yard so they can slog you into the bushes.

And while it is tempting after a long day to simply say goodnight and switch off the light, it is those times when you’re perched on the end of the bed that can yield some gems of conversations.

Time passes quickly too, soon they are moving out of home and planning new lives. And you’ll be cleaning out wardrobes wondering if you should keep their Year 6 schoolbooks that have not seen the light of day for nearly 10 years.

Time is an increasingly precious commodity in our society, so hats off to all volunteers who make time to put other people first.

But especially to those children’s day volunteers who patiently ensured thousands of kids in our town had something positive to take to school the next day for morning news.

YOUR VIEW Civic building Some points of clarity regarding the decision by council last week to not accept the recommendation on siting the admin and library building(s): • “The option of splitting the library and civic building over two sites was eliminated in the public consultation phase” (Guardian 24.02.17) on July 28, 2016. This phase of consultation attracted only 136 respondents.

• The Methodist Church site was not included in the first phase of consultation, but appeared in the second phase as the ‘preferred site’. John Keast stated (Courier 2.03.17) that one of the submissions in favour of separate sites was, “by his own admission”, made by me. What I actually said was that I had written to Opus to point out a false premise – that a desire to see both in the CBD did not necessarily mean that both should be on the same site.

• Sue Newman claimed (Guardian 24.02.17) that the recommendation failed due to a “voting bloc” with allegiance to the Ashburton Citizens’ Association “car-

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tel”. One of those councillors has never attended an ACA meeting, two have only ever attended two meetings. The ACA constitution does not allow councillors to be paid-up members, nor to vote.

• Rodger Letham’s letter (Guardian and Courier 2.03.17) contains several ‘inaccuracies’: 1. councillors did not sit “on their hands” – they made a decision that it was more beneficial to have the buildings on two sites, rather than squeeze them on to one, which would have concentrated traffic movements and parking into one area; 2. Councillors did not show “huge disrespect to all the councillors who have gone before”, but acknowledged two previous mayors and former councillors who have publically pointed out that successive councils purchased land on the current admin building site specifically for this purpose; 3. Councillors have not “been disrespectful to all our citizens who went to the trouble to consider and make submissions” because “82.4 per cent of respondents did not support the preferred

Site Option”, according to Opus; 4. A “number of people were permitted to make last minute presentations” because all council meetings have a public forum.

As it happened, this elicited fresh information; 5. The rest of Roger’s letter is nothing more than personal insult, and therefore not worthy of comment.

If a new round of consultation is deemed necessary, the best estimate of cost is $20,000. I would prefer to pay that to ensure council makes a good decision, rather than be railroaded into making a poor decision.

Only this week we heard that consultants on the EA Networks Centre had reassured the thencouncil that the facility running costs would be ‘cost neutral’; in the 2017/18 year it will cost ratepayers in excess of $3.5 million.

Selwyn Price

When there is a general election I vote for the party who I think would be the best at running the country, and in local body elections, which are not political, I vote for independent candidates with independent minds to run the functions of the council.

I am extremely disappointed that some councillors who received my vote are voting en bloc.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on getting expert advice to where the new council building and library should be sited, but the new councillors seem to think they know better and choose to disregard all that’s gone before.

As a ratepayer I would like to say to the councillors who are living in a house in Ashburton, this money, if wasted, would only account for five or 10 dollars of their rates but to each town or rural business who pay over 80 per cent of Ashburton’s paid rates, this would equate to quite a few hundred dollars each.

To conclude, I feel I have wasted my votes and look forward to the next election.

Robert Spencer

Council I would like to say how I agree with Sue Newman’s editorials on the workings of the present council.

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he Government has announced a new target for water quality that is to see 90 per cent of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers being swimmable by 2040.

This ambitious goal to improve the quality of water is estimated to cost the Government, farmers and councils $2 billion over the next 23 years. This is on top of the $140 million already committed by the Government to be spent on specific river and lake clean-ups.

The new target will return our rivers and lakes to a standard not seen in 50 years.

It will also make us a world leader in water quality standards for swimming, which is important for New Zealand’s growing tourism industry.

The 90 per cent target Some people have wondered why our target is not 100 per cent.

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Regional targets to achieve the national goals are to be worked through with regional councils

by March 2018. Some regional targets will need to be greater than the 90 per cent and others, where it is more difficult to achieve, will be less.

Safe swimming New Zealand’s swimming guideline is based on the levels of E. coli bacteria in the water.

E. coli is the most common reason water quality in rivers is unsuitable for swimming whereas for lakes the most common reason is toxic algae.

The Government will be releasing maps which will provide information on water quality.

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The maps are connected to the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa website which provides realtime information on water quality. These maps will help local councils and communities to make decisions on where they can swim safely and to take action to improve those areas where water quality is not good.

Meeting the target New national regulations will require stock to be fenced away from waterways because this leads to a significant reduction in E. coli. Dairy farmers have already voluntarily fenced off 96 per cent of their waterways equating to over 24,000km of waterways.

The new freshwater reforms will result in 56,000km more fences protecting New Zealand waterways from stock.

The changes must be practical for farmers so the regulations and exclusions will be implemented in stages, from 2016 to 2030, depending on stock type and land slope.

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Swimmability targets and tighter water quality requirements will impact on towns and cities as well as rural New Zealand. The major impact will be in increasing the requirements on upgrading storm water and wastewater systems, as well as ensuring new systems meet the required higher standards.

National policy requirements on regional councils will require them to strengthen their planning rules on issues such as sewage discharges and plantings along the edges of streams, lakes and wetlands. Plantings play an important role in minimising stream bank erosion, protecting ecosystems and enhancing water quality.

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■ COSTA RICA

Game for adventure?

Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica is a surfer’s paradise and, for all those beginners, lessons can be had.

By Katie Wright

M

y heart is pounding as I shuffle towards the end of a narrow platform suspended 50 metres above the lush green canopy of Monteverde’s Cloud Forest.

Is it too late to chicken out, I wonder, as a long rope is attached to the harness around my waist and I feel my legs turn to jelly?

Clearly it is, because a gate is opening and I’m about to launch myself into the unknown ...

How did I end up here?

Sandwiched between Nicaragua and Panama at the southern tip of Central America, Costa Rica has both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines – but sunbathing isn’t what I’ve got in mind.

I’m here to indulge my adventurous side, baby-bungee jumping, zip-wiring and rafting through strikingly diverse landscapes.

Travelling as part of an organised tour, we first head to Manuel Antonio on the Pacific coast for a surfing lesson.

I’ve attempted this devilishly difficult sport once before, and strong waves mean my second stab isn’t any more accomplished.

I try to stand upright but crash onto the sea floor and am forced to limp out of the water, kneecap throbbing.

I’m tempted to give up there and then, but I persevere and within the hour I’m catching waves left, right and centre, and remain standing all the way to the shore.

As well as being a surfer’s paradise, Manuel Antonio is also famous for its national park, comprised of verdant forest, muddy mangroves and azure marine reserves.

You can follow the clearly mapped trails independently, but for wildlife spotting, a guide is recommended.

Without the expert eyes of Efrain, who grew up in the area before it was designated a national park, there’s no way I would have spotted the tiny orange arboreal crabs scuttling in the damp undergrowth, or the snoozing “perezoso” hanging upside down from a leafy branch far above our heads.

Translated literally as ‘lazy bear’, this grey furball is one of the country’s famously sedentary mammalian residents, a two-toed sloth.

He looks soaking wet, like he’s just had a bath, and through Efrain’s telescope, I can see his shiny brown snout and sleepy eyes.

A slow metabolism and veggie diet are the reason that sloths move like they’re wading through treacle and sleep for up to 18 hours a day.

No wonder they look like they’re always smiling.

The next time I spy a furry two-toed cutie, however, I’m in the midst of a decidedly more energetic activity.

I’m perched on the side of a bright red inflatable raft, paddling for dear life as we course down the fast-flowing Balsa River, close to the town of La Fortuna.

Don’t be fooled, as I was, into thinking white-water rafting is simply a case of letting the current carry you along.

You have to paddle – hard – to make sure you take the right path through rapids, and follow orders (“lean in!”, “get down!”) when you hit the really rocky patches.

It’s insanely fun. I even enjoy the moment we turn back to “surf” a fierce-looking rapid and I’m thrown overboard.

My guide, Marco, pulls me

spluttering from the water, hanging on with all my might and grinning from ear-to-ear as we hit more frothy torrents.

And the thrills don’t end there.

About 20km south, following a bus ride along steep and winding roads, it becomes clear why they call this a cloud forest, as fluffy marshmallow shapes obscure the mountaintops.

Monteverde is renowned for its rich botanical life. In the 1950s, biologists came here to study the thousands of insect and animal species that populate the area.

To assist with their research, they introduced an activity that has become one of Costa Rica’s most popular tourist pastimes.

Instead of climbing up and down trees all day, they realised it was faster to hook wires between the treetops and use a harness to shoot between them.

Et voila, zip lining was born, and Costa Rica is now considered the best place in the world to do it.

Starting off in seated pose, legs crossed and gloved hands on the wire keeping me steady, I hurtle along several sections – each getting progressively longer. Eventually, I switch into a “superman”

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pose, lying face down with arms outstretched.

Soaring like a bird along a 1.5km stretch, 100 metres above the hills, is exhilarating.

The same goes for the finale of my canopy tour, which is when I find myself jelly-legged and about to leap off that sky-high platform.

I feel an almighty lurch in my stomach as I plummet to the ground, before the rope of the “tarzan swing” pings into action and I swoop upwards, whooping with delight (and relief).

I’m shaking as I’m lowered to safety, adrenaline coursing through my veins.

On the bus back to capital city San Jose, when my heart rate has just about returned to normal, my baby-bungee jump experience has got me wondering if I could tackle the real thing, and I’ve heard there’s a spectacular place nearby to do it ...

Alas, my time in this actionpacked paradise has come to an end, and there are only so many unforgettable firsts I can pack into one trip.

That bungee jump will have to wait for next time.

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■ CRICKET

Ashcoll takes command The Ashburton College 1st XI are in a strong position after day one of their away game to Timaru Boys’ High School thanks to some disciplined bowling and solid batting, which included a century to Gareth Hunt.

After the start was delayed due to the covers leaking, captain Will Graham won the toss had no hesitation in bowling; he was rewarded with wickets in his first and fifth overs to have the hosts two down for only 13 runs.

Ben Niles was then introduced into the attack and picked up three quick wickets, including their dangermen, Shaun Rooney and William Sharp.

Niles eventually finished with four wickets, Graham took three

while Hunt claimed two and Will Tod also claimed one as TBHS were dismissed for 77, with former Mid Canterbury player Charlie Martin batting right through the innings for them.

Openers Tod and Tom Ravenscroft then got Ashcoll off to a good start, with Ravenscroft carrying on his good form against Roncalli mid-week to be 76 not out at the tea break, with his team at 108/2.

The break was not good for Ashcoll as they lost two wickets in the first over when play resumed, including Ravenscroft and then another soon after to see them 129/5.

But then a 110-run partnership between Hunt and Isaac Ba-

zley (45) continued to increase the lead; after Bazley’s dismissal Tom Middleton then played support role to allow Hunt to bring up his 100.

Ashcoll declared at 284 leaving TBHS 207 runs behind and six overs to bat in the day.

Graham, for the second time this season, then struck first ball of the innings, when wicket keeper Ravenscroft took a fine diving catch.

Niles was then handed the ball for the final over of the day and took a wicket with his first ball to have the hosts two down for one run at the end of the day.

It will take another top bowling effort next week as TBHS will be digging in for the draw.

Imran Tahir was the bane of New Zealand batsmen on Saturday. (two for 35 from seven overs) and Chris Morris (one for 34 from nine overs) worked in partnerships to ensure no miraculous Black Caps escape.

“It was amazing, he [Tahir] likes bowling here,” South African captain AB de Villiers said.

“He gets bounce and things happen quicker. He had rhythm and controlled the game well for us, drying it up from one end.”

Given South Africa had lost the World Cup semi-final to New Zealand at the same venue, de Villiers was taking nothing for granted.

“We created great pressure, but I was never at ease as captain.

“I felt anything over 200 would be difficult to chase in ‘a final’.

“Once we got the sniff, I felt it was important for us to chase it down and finish it off.

Ben Niles

“I had 150 in mind as a restricted total early, once we got [Kane] Williamson, [Ross] Taylor and [Martin] Guptill.

“But I knew if [Mitchell] Santner and [Colin] de Grandhomme had batted 10 or 15 overs, we could be in trouble.

“There’s a bit of emotion in us winning the series. We’ll enjoy the victory.

“It doesn’t make it right after we lost the semi – that will never change – but as we sit here now, we’ve just won a game against New Zealand in ‘a final’ at Eden Park so it’s a great feeling.

We’ve come a long way since that semi-final.”

“It was tough to rotate the strike out there,” New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said.

“When you are under pressure and lose wickets, that is something you look to do to bring momentum back, and that wasn’t happening. We lost a number of wickets around Imran which made it difficult.

“We needed two guys to stick there for a ‘death phase’ so we had wickets in hand to go harder.”

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‘Good cricket wicket’ expected for test Recent sunny weather has relieved the nerves of the man in charge of preparing the pitch for the cricket test match between New Zealand and South Africa starting on Wednesday.

“If the weather hadn’t im-

proved it would have been more nerves than excitement.

“But I think just because of the change with our conditions and the way everyone’s worked it’s now more excitement than anything,’’ Dunedin Venues head of

cricket Mike Davies said.

This is the first time he has prepared a pitch for an international game and said preparing a test match pitch was the “ultimate test and ultimate achievement’’ for anyone in the turf industry.

Nathan Lyon has snared 8-50 in the greatest performance of his career, helping rout India for 189 to leave Australia in a commanding position at stumps on day one of the second test in Bangalore. The tourists were 0-40 in response at stumps on Saturday after David Warner was dropped on nine.

One more day of dominance and Australia will be perfectly placed to push for a 2-0 lead in the four-test series. A week after succumbing to Steve O’Keefe in Pune, the topranked test side were bamboozled

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Ronchi, Latham still in

Tahir puts Black Caps batsmen in a spin South African leg spinner Imran Tahir proved his No.1 world ranking in one-day internationals deserves to go alongside his top billing in the T20 game after the deciding match against New Zealand at Auckland on Saturday.

The 37-year-old leg spinner was man-of-the-match with five wickets for 24 at the venue in the solitary T20I on February 17.

He returned to take two for 14 from 10 overs on Saturday in another compelling show.

The Proteas beat the Black Caps by six wickets with 17.4 overs to spare, taking the series 3-2.

Tahir’s figures were secondequal for economy rate from a 10-over ODI spell at Eden Park.

Those numbers were level with the match’s television umpire Paul Reiffel in 1995 for Australia.

Continuing the serendipity, Indian match referee Javagal Srinath is the parsimony king at the ground, taking three wickets for 13 from his full quota of overs in 2003.

Tahir and fellow bowlers Kagiso Rabada (three for 25 from 7.1 overs), Andile Phehlukwayo

Lyon roars in Bangalore

New Zealand Cricket’s only direction was for him to produce a “good cricket wicket’’. This meant a pitch that would bring all cricketing skills to the table including fast bowling, batting, and spin bowling, Davies said.

- ODT

Black Caps wicketkeepers Tom Latham and Luke Ronchi are both struggling with the bat, but are likely to retain their places in the New Zealand one-day squad for the Champions Trophy. Wellington’s Tom Blundell and test keeper BJ Watling are also in the frame, but coach Mike Hesson said both would be going to the Champions Trophy in England in June.

Phoenix blow it The Phoenix revival was short lived.

Last’s week surprise win in Brisbane had resuscitated their season, but this result makes finals football seem, once again, like a forlorn hope. The Phoenix had to win all of their remaining home games and Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Perth will feel like a defeat. The Wellington side were ahead 3-1 with less than 30 minutes to play but lost their way in the second half, as Perth finished much stronger. That was extremely disappointing, especially as the Glory were meant to be feeling the effects of the longest trip in world football.

- NZME

Gunners get it wrong Arsene Wenger chose one of the toughest periods of his Arsenal tenure to make one of his most reckless team selections. Dropping Alexis Sanchez, possibly the best player in the English Premier League, for an away game against Liverpool, a direct rival for a Champions League place, may come to be a defining moment of a season that is starting to unravel for Arsenal. Wenger realised his error at halftime, throwing Sanchez on for the second half, but Liverpool was 2-0 ahead by then and on its way to a 3-1 victory that lifted Juergen Klopp’s team above Arsenal and into third place. - AP

Leicester win again Helped by a piece of magic by Riyad Mahrez, the champions gained their second straight win since the ruthless firing of titlewinning coach Claudio Ranieri, beating Hull 3-1. By following up a 3-1 win over Liverpool, Leicester moved five points clear of the relegation zone.

- PA

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■ IRONMAN

Big feather in Currie’s cap

BY MATT MARKHAM

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Three weeks ago he was running, kayaking and cycling his way through the heart of the South Island on his way to finishing second in a Coast to Coast now Braden Currie is a New Zealand Ironman champion.

The Methven born and raised multisport legend claimed one of his most remarkable victories in the history of the Ironman around Lake Taupo on Saturday, blitzing his rivals when winning by more than four minutes after a powerful run which saw him blow the six-minute lead that Terrenzo Bozzone held, out of the water.

The result, while much the normal for Currie who seems to excel at whatever he puts his mind too, came as a bit of a shock for the former Mount Hutt College student.

“I came here to figure out how to race it for next year and I am not sure if I will be able to race as well as today,” Currie said.

The transition from a Coast to

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Braden Currie goes hard out on the bike.

Coast to an Ironman is not quite as simple as most would think and Currie’s mammoth effort around Lake Taupo was drawing him praise all over the world for

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his ability to make the alterations required.

Such was the prominence of the performance that Currie, for a while, was the Number One

trending topic on social media application Twitter.

“I just put everything together and had a really good day out there,” Currie said.

“I kept pushing myself and but trying to conserve energy at the same time.”

In what was his debut appearance in the race, Currie will have now put the multisport world on notice, if he hadn’t already as he burned around the course in a time of eight hours, 28 minutes and 58 seconds.

Ironman legend, Cam Brown who was shooting for a 13th Ironman title, had to settle for second and announced his retirement following the race.

“Cam is a legend of this sport, he’s created a legacy that we all have to strive to match,” said Currie.

Currie will be fast becoming a big fan of the Taupo region after he won the Taupo Half Ironman earlier in the year.

Currie will now have a short break before competing in XTERRA Rotorua in early April.

■ RUGBY

Crusaders engineer stunning comeback

BY KRIS SHANNON A stunning Seta Tamanivalu try capped an improbable comeback that carried the Crusaders to an incredible victory over the Highlanders on Saturday night.

The visitors shocked the Forsyth Barr Stadium crowd by scoring three tries in the final 15 minutes and earning a win that had appeared unlikely for almost the entire match.

It wasn’t just that the Crusaders trailed throughout and, shortly after halftime, fell 21 points behind.

It was that they were facing down what initially appeared to be a trademark Highlanders performance, with the home side combining an obdurate defence, an electric attack and a solid set piece that produced all three of their tries.

But, after those three facets carried them to a 27-6 lead, they Highlanders collapsed under the weight of unrelenting pressure from the opposition and shipped 24 unanswered points in the final half hour.

It was as if all the intensity was too much for Tony Brown’s side, having suffered through their second straight New Zealand derby to open the season.

The Crusaders formed a formidable opposition – there was no doubt about that – but the four tries they scored to win the match were indicative of an opposition wilting under the strain.

Which is rather atypical of the recent vintage of Highlanders, who won a title and backed that up with another playoff appearance by grinding out games they allowed opposition to dominate.

As usual, the southern side were content throughout the game to allow the Crusaders to string together multiple phases.

They kicked constantly and contested well in the air.

And they tackled with real menace to force timely turnovers and prevent the opposition from threatening to find the try line in the first half.

And, when they did have their hands on the

Jack Goodhue puts on the big fend. ball, the Highlanders produced moments of real quality to seize command of the match.

Most of those moments came courtesy of set moves, unleashing two in the opening half and another in the second that were as straightforward as they were effective.

The first, from a lineout, saw Waisake Naholo slip an inside ball for substitute Gareth Evans to race clear and score the game’s first try.

The second, from a scrum, was finished by the wing himself, collecting a clever Aaron Smith grubber while making the most of a friendly bounce and some anonymous defence.

And the third was the best of the lot, starting with another lineout and finished once more by Naholo after a canny kick over the top from Lima Sopoaga put Malakai Fekitoa into space.

That try appeared to continue a pattern established in the first half – the home side taking their opportunities on attack and bending without breaking on defence –

and seemed to be carrying the Highlanders to certain victory.

But all the pressure they were being forced to face gradually its toll, as a number of infringements in their own 22 allowed the Crusaders back into the contest.

A penalty try – automatically seven points under the new rules – gave the visitors some hope and that increased when David Havili crossed in the corner.

The Highlanders were suddenly sweating and a yellow card to Malakai Fekitoa only added to their nerves.

And they were soon proven right to worry, as Whetu Douglas pulled the Crusaders within two points before Tamanivalu landed the dagger blow.

Highlanders 27 (G. Evans, W. Naholo 2 tries; L. Sopoaga pen, 3 cons) Crusaders 30 (Penalty try, D. Havili, W. Douglas, S. Tamanivalu; M. Hunt 2 pens, M. McKenzie con) - NZME

Canes smash Rebels Several moments in this one-sided (71-6) clash encapsulated the gulf in skill between the two sides.

They included replacement hooker Ricky Riccitelli firing a cutout pass which hit Nehe Milner-Skudder on his chest and the fullback crossed in spectacular fashion for the second of his hat-trick of tries in his comeback game. There were plenty of other examples throughout the clash at the Cake Tin where the Hurricanes were faster and better equipped than the outmatched Melbourne Rebels.

The defending champions who rocketed to the top of the log a week ago and will not be pushed off this week at least.

- NZME

Lions over-run Waratahs The NSW Waratahs are ruing their soft defence after being put to the sword in a Super Rugby try-fest in Johannesburg. Not only caught short of breath at altitude, the Waratahs were caught out eight times by the rampant Lions, whose action-packed 55-36 victory at Ellis Park early yesterday proved their run to last year’s final was no fluke.

The Waratahs paid the price after leaking five tries in the first 35 minutes.

- AAP

Brumbies just pipped The Brumbies have suffered a heart-breaking Super Rugby defeat with the Sharks scoring a try after the siren to snatch a 27-22 win in Canberra. Sharks centre Lukhnayo Am pounced on a kick after 81 minutes to stun the majority of the about 8000 fans on Saturday night. Only a few minutes earlier with the scores level, replacement Brumbies flyhalf Isaac Thompson attempted a 40m drop-goal that missed to the left.

- AAP

Stormers repel Jaguares A try six minutes from time from SP Marais saw the Stormers hold off a determined Jaguares and win for a second successive week at Newlands in Cape Town. But the vastly improved Argentine side gave their Cape hosts a scare with a tenacious performance, including a second try from Santiago Cordero with 12 minutes left to bring themselves to within two points despite having two players in the sin-bin. The Stormers with efforts from EW Viljoen and JeanLuc du Plessis led 17-11 at halftime.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors wobble to first win

BY MICHAEL BURGESS The Warriors have finally started an NRL season with a victory – but it wasn’t pretty.

They have beaten the Newcastle Knights 26-22, with a 73rd minute Ryan Hoffman try proving the match winner.

They’ll take the win, and it breaks an opening day hex that dates back to 2009, but coach Stephen Kearney won’t be particularly happy.

The Warriors led 20-8 at halftime but clocked off badly in the second half – and were fortunate Trent Hodkinson missed two consecutive conversions – before they found something in the last 10 minutes.

It’s the kind of performance that won’t be good enough against most teams in the NRL, and a lot of improvement is needed.

Remember, this was a Newcastle team that had won only one game last season, and were on an 18 game NRL losing streak.

They don’t have many recognisable names, as coach Nathan Brown blooded a number of rookies in 2016.

From the start, nothing much

had changed from last year, as Kearney was given an introduction to the harsh reality of coaching at Mt Smart.

The Warriors dropped the ball on the first tackle of their first set in 2017, and proceeded to make five more errors in the next 25 minutes.

Passes were dropped cold, kicks went out on the full and bombs were shelled.

Inevitably, the Knights opened the scoring; it’s simply not in the Warriors’ DNA for everything to go to plan, especially on important occasions.

The Auckland club had started brightly but were undone by their errors, before Peter Matautia outjumped Tui Lolohea to a precise Trent Hodkinson kick.

The Newcastle centre looked offside – the bunker didn’t bother to check – but Knights deserved their advantage.

The Knights could have extended their lead – as the Warriors invited them into their territory again – but weren’t good enough to take advantage, before the home side finally got rolling.

David Fusitua crossed with his first chance inside the Knights’ 20

Stephen Kearney metre line, running off a delayed Johnson pass, before Solomone Kata continued his try scoring knack, set up by a brilliant Tuivasa-Sheck cut-out ball.

But the best was yet to come.

Fusitua’s second try will be one for the highlight reels, courtesy of a spectacular mid-air ‘Alley-Op’ from Tui Lolohea, who caught the ball outside the touchline, before passing basketball style inside to the centre.

The icing on the cake came five seconds before halftime, as Johnson conjured up a one

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Unfortunately, the Warriors left their best form in the sheds, and came out flat in the second half.

It looked like they felt the game was already won, and they switched off for long enough to allow the Knights to get back into the game.

Issac Luke and Simon Mannering leaving the field didn’t help, but this team has to be strong enough to cope with such adversity.

Newcastle’s second try will concern Kearney. After the Warriors had scrambled well, Jack Stockwell ran through the heart of the Auckland team’s defence.

The grounding looked marginal – but why give the bunker the chance to make such errors?

Two soft tries to winger Nathan Ross brought the visitors back in the lead with 13 minutes to play, as the crowd of 13,712 were stunned into silence.

It was looking seriously bleak, until Hoffman forced his way over off a Hingano pass to restore their advantage with seven minutes to go.

- NZME

Gallen bites back Paul Gallen has fired back after Phil Gould claimed Cronulla’s longawaited maiden premiership came in what “ended up being a fairly soft competition”. Penrith supremo Gould raised the ire of Sharks fans by saying they were “the last man standing” after several previouslystrong sides fell away in 2016. “I read the quotes, I don’t know in what context he meant them but if he somehow meant that the 2016 comp was somehow flawed or soft, I’ve got to say I find that insulting.”

- AAP

Defence a problem Gold Coast might be a work in progress but coach Neil Henry says that doesn’t excuse some of their defensive failings in Saturday’s 32-18 NRL defeat to the Sydney Roosters. The Titans were carved up far too easily in their their season opener, falling behind 28-0 at the break after the Roosters piled on five unanswered tries.

- AAP

Forwards man up North Queensland have passed the first test following their their off-season forward exodus as cocaptain Matt Scott and reigning Dally M medallist Jason Taumalolo carried the Cowboys past Canberra 20-16. The Townsville club were left with two hefty holes to fill in their pack but a strong showing from their engine room in round one will have fans confident for 2017. - AAP

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■ NZ DERBY

Gingernuts dunks rivals A classic line from commentator George Simon encapsulated the finish to the $1m Gr. 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie as he exclaimed “Gingernuts dunks them in the Derby”.

Simon was summing up the performance of exciting three-year-old Gingernuts who slammed the door on his rivals with a withering finishing burst that saw him claim a first Derby triumph for the Te Akau Racing team.

Unheralded in Derby conversations until a freakish performance to claim the Gr. 2 Avondale Guineas a fortnight ago, Gingernuts showed that run was no fluke as he comprehensively outstayed his rivals in Saturday’s blue riband event.

Given a peach of a ride by Opie Bosson, the Iffraaj gelding was always travelling sweetly in a contest that saw early sensation when well supported runners Cha Siu Bao and Lincoln Blue were tailed off in the first 400 metres after bucking when leaving the starting barriers.

Bosson had Gingernuts positioned beautifully one off the fence ahead of midfield throughout before improving his position at the 800 metre mark.

He briefly looked in trouble as race favourite Savile Row hung out badly on the home corner causing him to angle wide to avoid striking trouble.

At that stage Rising Red had hit the front and was fighting off his nearest challengers however

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 06 Mar 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 2.07pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 1 2776 Toki Girl nwtd ............................... P Denbee 2 628 Asserting Power nwtd ............... A Bradshaw 3 1 Bigtime Crackem nwtd .......................L Cole 4 67 Cawbourne Bluey nwtd ................M Roberts 5 44255 King Cormack nwtd L & ..................... Morris 6 22222 You Betcha Bonny nwtd ..............A Turnwald 7 3 Lucha nwtd........................................D Edlin 8 532 Captain Chilly nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 9 87884 Homebush Gisele nwtd ............ K Gommans 10 887 Goldstar Bambi nwtd.......................L Doody 2 2.24pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C0 C0, 375m 1 6757 Double Blue nwtd ................................ L Bell 2 7 Wood He nwtd.............................A Turnwald 3 1 Bigtime Pink nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 34 Bad Bindi nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 5 63446 Tomorrow Star nwtd ................. S Gommans 6 17322 Nicey Spicey nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 7 23545 Classy Delta nwtd L & ........................ Morris 8 82468 Cawbourne Broady nwtd..............M Roberts 9 87884 Homebush Gisele nwtd ............ K Gommans 10 887 Goldstar Bambi nwtd.......................L Doody 3 2.41pm GOOD LUCK TRACY FITCHETT C4/5, 375m 1 47881 Spare Some Time 21.23 ....................L Cole 2 42171 Hilton Open nwtd ...................... A Bradshaw 3 51184 Cawbourne Nath 21.70 ................M Roberts 4 25317 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 5 35148 Kirkham Webby 21.49 ..................M Roberts 6 38836 Cawbourne Jarrod 21.53 .............M Roberts

The domination of the South Island summer three-year-old features by the John & Karen Parsons trained pair of Residential and Starvoia continued at Wingatui on Saturday when the duo combined to quinella the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m). It was the third consecutive quinella in a stakes event by the pair with Residential proving dominant once again as she made it three wins in a row and five from a 11 start career to date.

- NZME

Eleonora all class The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman training juggernaut landed the first black type feature at Ellerslie when rugged filly Eleonora emphasised her quality with a fighting performance to take out the McKee Family sponsored Sunline Vase (2100m). Having just her second run back from a successful spring campaign in Melbourne, the Makfi filly proved she’s as tough as teak as she repelled a horde of challenges in the straight to register her third win from 10 starts. - NZME

Williams suspended Opie Bosson has a huge celebratory smile as he crosses the line with Gingernuts.

Gingernuts sprinted quickly to loom alongside the Aussie raider before putting him away with his devastating finish.

Jon Snow battled strongly to grab third from Te Akau’s second representative Beaumarchais with Sacred Elixir close up in fifth.

Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis cut an emotional figure as he waited for the horse he secured for $42,500 at the 2015 NZB Ready To Run Sale to return to a winner’s enclosure packed with members of his 42 strong ownership syndicate.

“It’s a very emotional moment,” he stated as he fought back tears of joy.

“It was a terrific run and I’m so thrilled for the whole team, for Jamie and Steve who’ve done a fantastic job and Opie who just rode a sensational race.

“It’s a first Derby for Te Akau and just a great occasion.

“For the whole team who work so hard at Te Akau it’s just wonderful.”

Bosson, who had scored a Group Three victory for Te Akau just one race earlier on Splurge,

was quick to acknowledge some luck had played a vital part in the win after nearly colliding with Savile Row. “I went to go inside Savile Row at the 600 metre mark as he was hanging out but he ducked back in,” he explained. “I then committed to go outside but he ran off again however I was travelling pretty good at the time and knew I had a lot of horse under me.

“He (Gingernuts) started laying in down the straight but he did it easy in the end as he was having a bit of a gaze at the finish.”- NZME

Partyon joins select 10-from-10 winning club Outstanding three-year-old filly, Partyon, made it 10 wins from 10 starts on Friday night.

If you want to join one of racing’s more exclusive clubs talent will only get you so far – you also need heart.

And Partyon showed plenty of

Parsons quinella again

that to justify her hot favouritism in the $125,000 Pascoes Northern Oaks at Alexandra Park.

The filly joined the likes of Adore Me and Carabella as Northern Oaks winners when still unbeaten, her victory maintaining an unblemished record after

10 starts. Four of those have been at group one level, two of them Oaks in the last week after she won the NSW Oaks at Menangle last Saturday.

Maybe the rigours of the week were getting to Partyon as she turned for home in front, with

first Spanish Armada and then Juice Brogden running at her hard.

But while Partyon looked vulnerable she didn’t buckle, maintain a slight advantage to the line and breaking the 3.20 barrier for the 2700m mobile.

- HRNZ

A furious Craig Williams has been suspended for careless riding at Flemington which could cost him the ride on Star Turn in the Group One Newmarket Handicap.

Williams pleaded guilty to the charge emanating from his win on Turbo Miss in the Frances Tressady Stakes on Saturday and was banned for 10 meetings. Unless Williams appeals successfully and has the ban reduced by three meetings, he will miss next Saturday’s feature day.

- AAP

Big day for McEvoy A memorable day at the track has got even better for trainer Tony McEvoy, with Big Memory scoring an overdue win in the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington. McEvoy’s delight was clear to see in the mounting yard after seven-yearold gelding Big Memory fought back in the final 50m to win for the first time since the 2014 spring carnival. And it came only 40 minutes after McEvoy celebrated a Group One win with threeyear-old Hey Doc in Saturday’s Australian Guineas.

- AAP

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 77378 Cawbourne Cooks nwtd J &................D Bell 8 73783 Cawbourne Matty 21.41 J &................D Bell 9 26768 Robins Zarr Hood 21.67..............A Turnwald 10 85867 Miss Eldora 21.88 .......................A Turnwald 4 2.57 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C2, 375m 1 87654 Ima Lucky Zarr 21.72 ..................A Turnwald 2 4x116 Jack’s Up 21.57 ..........................B Goldsack 3 63176 Homebush Lucifer 21.59 ........J T McInerney 4 68232 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 5 42445 Slick Star 21.71 ...........................B Hodgson 6 57314 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 ..............M Roberts 7 88857 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 8 46541 Thrilling Berry nwtd .................. K Gommans Emergencies: 9 73836 Mary Blue Blood nwtd ............J T McInerney 10 78885 Kirkham Jasper nwtd ...................M Roberts 5 3.15pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 1 28445 Mousey Mousey 21.86 ................A Turnwald 2 53132 Phantom Way 22.12 L & .................... Morris 3 48415 Lektra Spider 21.53............................. L Bell 4 67212 Homebush Rocky 21.66 .........J T McInerney 5 42531 Bigtime Summer 22.32 ......................L Cole 6 77471 King Hit Mike 21.59 .................. S Gommans 7 15673 Sasha McBell 21.68 ...............J T McInerney 8 43443 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson Emergencies: 9 26437 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 10 88887 Homebush Tiare 21.55...........J T McInerney 6 3.40pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C3 C3, 375m 1 45443 Mr. Maize 21.67...........................A Turnwald 2 66524 Doosh 21.82...........................J T McInerney 3 27111 Briseur De Reves nwtd ............. A Bradshaw 4 71162 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 5 14545 Cawbourne Danial 21.78 ......... K Gommans 6 11342 Jugatui 21.74 .....................................L Cole

7 84772 Kirkham Kylie 21.75 .....................M Roberts 7 25651 Geordie Who 26.42 ............................L Cole 8 22117 Zugzwang nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 8 75235 Cawbourne Pottsy nwtd ...............M Roberts 9 48787 Dan Blue Blood nwtd .............J T McInerney 9 41787 Air Express 21.83...................J T McInerney 10 78617 Paddy The Baker nwtd ...........J T McInerney 10 4.57 STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C2, 457m 7 4.04pm ARCH LAWRENCE INVITATION 766M 31ST 1 27123 Bushman’s Smile nwtd .......................L Cole MARCH C4 C4, 375m 2 43334 Molly O’Shea 26.54.....................B Hodgson 1 14651 Bear Inda Square 21.33 .....................L Cole 3 42141 See Eye Aye nwtd ..............................L Cole 2 24286 Cawbourne Elpaso 21.53.............M Roberts 4 11256 Cawbourne Buckle 26.35 .............M Roberts 3 44512 Frappucino 21.88 ...............................L Cole 5 13147 Kylin 26.57 .........................................L Cole 4 25711 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 6 42358 Cawbourne Spree 26.18 J & ...............D Bell 5 65443 Cawbourne Foxy 21.70 ................M Roberts 7 15525 Bigtime Dazzler 26.32 ........................L Cole 6 13713 Ear’s Boris 21.40 ...............................M Flipp 8 23273 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 7 63335 Two Up 21.47 ..............................A Turnwald 9 44455 Bigtime Welldone 26.76 .....................L Cole 8 42715 Cawbourne Gunna 21.60 .............M Roberts 11 5.17 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULEmergencies: TANT C3 C3, 457m 9 26768 Robins Zarr Hood 21.67..............A Turnwald 1 14321 Cawbourne Ruby 26.48 ...............M Roberts 10 85867 Miss Eldora 21.88 .......................A Turnwald 2 13582 Cawbourne Lyns nwtd..................M Roberts 8 4.19 PALMERSTON NORTH GROUP 2 GOLD CUP 3 82578 Odin Slayer 26.38 ..................... A Bradshaw 31ST MARCH C1 C1, 457m 4 16344 Cawbourne Toddy 26.03 ..............M Roberts 1 67565 Lure Me In nwtd ....................... S Gommans 5 37188 Bigtime Coffee 25.89..........................L Cole 2 11843 Bigtime Monty nwtd............................L Cole 6 54765 Nozzno Fear 26.07.................... A Bradshaw 3 128P8 Mister Ebby nwtd.........................A Turnwald 7 35x27 Our Gypsy 26.20 ................................L Cole 4 62776 Tammy’s Fire nwtd ............................M Flipp 8 16736 Bigtime Bakagain 26.34 .....................L Cole 5 86237 Thrilling Cassie nwtd ................ K Gommans 9 76567 Bigtime Lady 26.29 ............................L Cole 6 33846 Scodelario 25.90 .............................L Doody 12 5.39 PRESTON’S MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 7 16484 Graeburn nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 1 45265 Allegro Beaty 26.58............................L Cole 8 81111 Cawbourne Angus 25.94 .............M Roberts 2 87241 Takamori 25.71 ..........................B Goldsack 9 48787 Dan Blue Blood nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 74616 Amino Trouble 26.11 ................. A Bradshaw 9 4.40pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 4 35763 Map My Run 26.04.............................L Cole 1 31251 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald 5 12381 Bernie’s Boy 25.89 ........................B Mitchell 2 616x Five Eyes 26.62 ........................... P Denbee 6 48171 Spring Allegro 25.88 ..........................L Cole 3 75654 Lady Zeena 26.52 ........................ T Downey 7 17177 Mark’s Boy 25.84 ...............................L Cole 4 32388 Cawbourne Brandy nwtd J & ..............D Bell 8 74474 Kennel Boy nwtd .........................A Turnwald 5 75358 Consumate Ease nwtd ...............B Goldsack 9 26768 Robins Zarr Hood nwtd ...............A Turnwald 6 64788 Geez Louise nwtd .................... S Gommans 13 5.55pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 375m

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76422 Act Naturally nwtd ............................S Stone 77317 Billy Marlow 21.60 .............................M Flipp 75253 Scotta Pie nwtd .............................. L Pearce 51144 Cawbourne Looks 21.65 ..............M Roberts 64256 Unverified nwtd ......................J T McInerney 17282 Devil’s Tongue nwtd................... A Bradshaw 34565 Cawbourne Loch 21.74 J &.................D Bell 63353 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 83845 Shinzigzag 21.56 .......................B Goldsack 48773 Our Mystro nwtd....................... S Gommans 14 6.18 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C1, 375m 1 34146 Watch My Back nwtd..................B Goldsack 2 63227 Goodtime Lady 21.72....................... I Moore 3 26131 Leon Rouge nwtd J &..........................D Bell 4 45322 Boyish Charms 22.07.............J T McInerney 5 66387 Bigtime Boy nwtd .........................M Goodier 6 35111 Cawbourne Kaz 21.58 .................M Roberts 7 77552 Alcudia 21.77 ....................................M Flipp 8 44888 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 83664 Cawbourne Frost 21.89................M Roberts 10 27854 Midnight Action 22.24 ......................S Stone 15 6.36pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 85237 Alquezar nwtd ...................................M Flipp 2 13646 Noonoo 22.04 L & .............................. Morris 3 43213 Half Silver Fern nwtd ..............J T McInerney 4 83767 Rosco Action nwtd .......................M Goodier 5 23312 Another Relm nwtd J & .......................D Bell 6 12443 Blackjack Man nwtd ...................B Goldsack 7 65155 Cawbourne Lick nwtd...................M Roberts 8 63646 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney 9 56442 Totes 21.56 ............................J T McInerney 10 27658 Terra Trip nwtd.......................... S Gommans LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ MOTOR RACING

Big double for van Gisbergen

By Laine CLark Can anyone stop Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen?

Supercars rivals are asking the question after the defending series champion had reeled in Ford threat Scott McLaughlin late to nab back-to-back wins in the series opener in Adelaide.

The pole-sitting Kiwi pounced with just three laps left yesterday when race leader McLaughlin locked up on turn nine in the second 250km first-round event.

Van Gisbergen didn’t look back, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of McLaughlin with Ford’s Chaz Mostert third in the second 78-lap event.

“What a feeling.

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third in last year’s drivers’ championship.

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The flying Kiwi looked untouchable after claiming Saturday’s opening 250km race almost 15 seconds ahead of McLaughlin’s team-mate Fabian Coulthard.

And he broke the qualifying record to grab pole for yesterday’s race two.

Yet, Coulthard and McLaughlin jumped van Gisbergen at the start of the final 78lap race as the Holden star complained of poor tyre grip on the team radio.

Normal service appeared to resume when van Gisbergen reeled in his Ford threats by lap 14.

However, McLaughlin’s pit stop strategy gave him the jump midway in the race – but SVG was not to be denied.

“I threw it away,” a gutted McLaughlin said. “Shane was very fast.

“I just didn’t have the pace.”

It was still a shot in the arm for McLaughlin who was relegated to 17th on Saturday after a safety-car infringement.

McLaughlin also broke the race lap record in Adelaide – one minute, 20.42 seconds.

The first female full-time Supercars driver Simona de Silvestro finished third last after tangling with Holden’s James Courtney midway through Sunday’s race after at, one stage, moving to 17th.

- AAP

■ CRICKET

Lanning gets Aussies home A measured captain’s knock from captain Meg Lanning has steered Australia to a fivewicket win over New Zealand in the third Rose Bowl one-day international at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui.

The 24-year-old right-hander racked up

her 10th ODI century as the Southern Stars chased down the White Ferns’ 9-270 with four balls to spare.

The win means Australia retain the Rose Bowl 2-1 after New Zealand won the opening game in the three-match series. - AAP

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Cryptic crossword

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll slip into a creative flow, and time will pass differently as you become absorbed in your work. This doesn’t mean it all turns out perfectly. It means it doesn’t matter how it turns out. The process is pure joy.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): True to your earth-sign nature, you try to do what you can to respect Mother Earth and preserve her resources.

Your efforts to save and reuse will start a trend among your friends that ripples beyond.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You acted with the best intentions, and now you may wish you hadn’t. Problems can be solved; mistakes can be fixed. At least you tried. It’s wonderful how gutsy you are.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Though you’re expecting a pleasant-enough, routine kind of day, make a plan. The process of planning will bring you luck. It will make you think differently. You’ll see an opportunity you’ve been missing.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Sacred spaces are real. You’ve entered such zones and felt the healing, uplifting energy there. If you can’t get to such a place to revive your spirit, create a sanctuary of your own.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A sense of urgency compels you to achieve more in less time. But ask yourself whether this impulse to hurry really makes sense. Top priorities are safety and health. Put those first and you’ll be fine.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You have a specialty, and you can do it better than anyone else. People will come to you today because you’re the only one who can handle the problem.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Maybe there really is a glass ceiling making you feel limited in what you can accomplish. You’ll need more determination to break through this, not to mention discipline, persistence, courage and strategy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The word “creative”, in your case, is a noun. You’ll make things with your mind. You’ll write, strategise and innovate. You’re not the only one who refers to you as a “creative,” either.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The truth is that for you, meeting expectations is never enough to create meaningful dynamics. “Perform beyond expectation” is your motto, and this is the bottom line in every part of your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Don’t be surprised if you run into the person, problem or entity you want nothing to do with. Dress for it, just in case.

Inconvenient and uncomfortable coincidences are a chance to rise to the occasion.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The day’s dealings are not about money. Dollars may be the least interesting detail at stake. Ego gratification is at the top of the list. As for you, you’re just trying to put your talents to good use.

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DEATHS

CHISNALL, Eileen Cecelia (nee Buxcey) – At Otago Community Hospice on Friday, March 3, 2017 aged 63 years. Dearly loved and loving wife of Bruce. Loved mother of Nicola Buxcey and partner John Nicholson, Amanda Buxcey and fiancé Blair Allen. Loved member of her extended family of Joan and the late Boyd Chisnall, Brett Sangster and Jane Chisnall, Alastair and Rachel Chisnall, Sarah Chisnall, and Nana to Oliver. Thanks to all those who assisted in the care and well being of Eileen during her illness. A service to celebrate the life of Eileen will be held in Campbell and Sons Chapel 95 Gordon Road Mosgiel on Wednesday, March 8 at 10am. In lieu of flowers donations to Otago Community Hospice would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to 150A Gladstone Road North Mosgiel 9024.

MASTERS, Daphne Maud – On March 4, 2017 at Radius Millstream Rest home, Ashburton. Aged 85 years.

Dearly loved wife of the late Eric (Dick). Loved mother and mother in law of Liz and Trevor Whiting, Shirley and Brian Smith, Richard and Robyn, and the late Judith.

Loved Grandmother, great Grandmother and great great Grandmother of all her Grandchildren.

Messages to the Masters Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Daphne’s life will be held at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Jackson Street, Methven on Tuesday March 7, commencing at 10.30am. Followed by interment at the Methven Cemetery.

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Wind km/h less than 30

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sleet thunder

rain

snow

hail

Canterbury Plains

60 plus

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Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAYFZL: About 3000m, lowering to 2800m at night

Rain then showers, some possibly heavy, easing and becoming isolated later. Strong cold southerlies developing.

Auckland

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

TOMORROW

Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

drizzle

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

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Dunedin

rain

Invercargill

rain

FZL: Lowering to 1600m

WEDNESDAY

Isolated showers clearing. Southerlies dying out.

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

Showers, with snow down to 1200 metres at first, becoming isolated. Strong cold southerlies gradually dying out.

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Fine apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Northeasterly breezes.

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 117.3 Nth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Mainly fine with high cloud. A few afternoon and evening showers N of Arthurs Pass, and a few spots of rain developing S of Mt Cook in the evening. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: W gale 70 km/h.

Rain then showers, some heavy, easing later.

Snow lowering to 1200 metres at night.

Wind at 1000m: Strong NW changing strong S. Wind at 2000m: Strong or gale NW changing strong S.

Fine apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Northeasterly breezes.

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A ridge of high pressure is building over the North Island.

A front over the south of the South Island is moving northwards. Meanwhile, a broad trough of low pressure is approaching the country from the Tasman Sea. The trough moves onto the North Island tomorrow and becomes slow moving there throughout the period.

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Messages to the Ludemann Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

Special thanks to the 206 Club at the Senior Centre, the Park Street Day Care Centre and an extra special thank you to the staff at Tuarangi Home for their loving care of Ernie over the last year. A service to celebrate Ernie’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Tuesday, March 7, commencing at 2pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With special guest Jennifer Lopez.

0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me Daytime Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Location, Location, Location 30 2pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Littlest Pet Shop 3 0 7:25 Beware The Batman 3 0 7:50 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Judge Rinder PGR 3 3pm My Wife And Kids 3 0 3:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4pm KC Undercover The Coopers are given a chance to rejoin The Organisation. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies, and Mark Richardson present news, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M Surprised By Love PGR 3 2015 Comedy Romance. The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her parents to accept her current boyfriend.

Hilarie Burton, Paul Campbell.

2:55 Baggage PGR 3 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Wipeout 0 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Mind Over Money Nigel Latta finds out why people do not like saving, and how they can become better at it. 0 8:30 APB 0 9:30 Blindspot AO 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 F American Crime AO

7pm Shortland Street Boyd puts his eggs in one basket; Jack is drawn into a brave new world; Esther is confused. 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 Life In Pieces 0 9:15 The Mick 0 9:45 The Walking Dead 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 The Block Australia PGR 0 8:35 Married At First Sight Australia PGR 0 10:05 NewsHub Late 10:35 N The Blacklist AO The task force must stop a terrorist group from stealing classified weapons technology, only to be undermined by one of its own members. 0

11:50 The Following AO 3 Kyle, Daisy, and Mark Gray plan a personal attack on Ryan; the FBI receives a tip leading to a secret location, and giving it a leg up in the case. 0 12:45 Te Karere 3 2 1:10 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Mom AO 3 0 11:35 Filthy Rich AO 3 0 12:30 Desperate Housewives 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 3:30 The Real 3 4:15 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 The Project 3 12:05 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

MOVIES PREMIERE

Shortland Street 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Teen Mom 3 10:55 Catfish 3 11:45 Snapped PGR 3 12:40 Vanderpump Rules AO 3 1:35 Intervention 3 2:30 Botched 3 3:30 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Teen Mom 6:30 Catfish 7:30 Masters Of Flip Kortney and Dave take on a seemingly small flip, which turns into a major overhaul, and an old mural inspires the design.

8:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PGR Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian are surprised as Tyler proves a loved family member is watching the family from beyond the grave.

9:30 Wahlburgers The premiere of the Entourage movie gives the real-life entourage an opportunity to meet their fictional alter egos.

10pm Wahlburgers 10:30 Intervention 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

6am Beautiful Beast PG 2014 Romance. Shona Kay, Brad Johnson. 7:35 10 Days To Destruction MVL 2012 Drama. James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt. 9:15 The Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy. Taissa Farmiga, Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon, 7:30pm on Choice Malin Akerman. 10:45 The Nice Guys 16VLSC 2016 Action Comedy. Russell Crowe, THE BOX Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice.

6am CSI MV 6:50 Criminal 12:40 Beautiful Beast PG Intent MV 7:40 Storage Wars 2014 Romance. Shona Kay, – New York PG 8:30 Shipping Brad Johnson. 2:20 The Wars PG 8:55 The Simpsons Runner MLS 2015 Drama.

PG 9:20 Criminal Minds Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, MV 10:10 CSI – Miami Peter Fonda. 3:50 Demonic MV 11am NCIS – LA 16VC 2015 Horror.

MV 12:50 Pawn Stars Frank Grillo, Maria Bello.

PG 1:15 Criminal Intent 5:15 Lost Boy MVS 2015 MV 2:10 CSI MV 3:05 The Drama. Virginia Madsen, Carbonaro Effect PG Mark Valley. 6:50 The D 3:35 Shipping Wars Train 16LSC 2015 Comedy.

PG 4:05 The Glades Jack Black, James Marsden.

MV 5pm The Simpsons 8:30 Poltergeist MC 2015 PG 5:30 Criminal Intent Horror. A family must rescue MV 6:30 The Carbonaro their youngest daughter Effect PG 7pm Pawn Stars after evil forces in their PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV suburban home take her 8:30 Shearing Gang PG captive. Sam Rockwell, 9pm Border Security PG Rosemarie DeWitt.

9:30 Forensics New Zealand 10:05 Money Monster MVLS MVC 10:30 Criminal Minds 2016 Thriller. George Clooney, MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell.

TUESDAY 12:15 Shipping 11:45 A Secret Life MV 2015 Thriller. Haylie Duff, Wars PG 12:40 Pawn David O’Donnell.

Stars PG 1:05 The Glades MV 1:55 Criminal Minds TUESDAY 1:05 The D MV 2:45 CSI MV 3:30 The Train 16LSC 2015 Comedy.

Simpsons PG 3:55 Shearing Jack Black, James Marsden.

Gang PG 4:20 Border 2:45 Lost Boy MVS 2015 Security PG 4:45 Forensics Drama. 4:20 Poltergeist MC New Zealand MVC 5:35 The 2015 Horror. 5:55 Money Monster MVLS 2016 Thriller.

Carbonaro Effect PG

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6am The Fairly Odd Parents 6:25 World Of Quest 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 7:15 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 7:40 Johnny Test 8:05 Avatar – The Last Airbender 8:30 Endangered Species 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Jane The Virgin PGR 3 12:35 Under The Dome AO 3 1:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Fishing Impossible PGR The lads are in Laos in search of a large catfish with a history of attacking humans, with the locals warning of evil spirits along the way.

8:35 M Master And Commander – The Far Side Of The World PGR 2003 Action.

6:30 Pukoro 2 7:30 Pukana 2 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 R And R 10am Korero Mai 32 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Head Start 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:30 Team Umizoomi 6:50 Poly Movement – Kanikani Web series that follows young Maori and Pacific Island dancers from Whitireia Community Polytechnic in Wellington.

7pm Hahana 7:30 The Game Chef 3 8pm Aotearoa 3 8:30 World Shearing And Woolhandling Championship AO Coverage of the event, held at Invercargill’s ILT Stadium.

9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

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

12:30 Football – English Premier League Sunderland v Manchester City.

At Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3am Closedown

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

11:30 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:10 The Time Machine MV 2002 Sci-fi. Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law. 8:45 Red MVL 2010 Action.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman.

10:35 Jarhead 16VLS 2005 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard.

12:35 South Park – Bigger, Longer And Uncut 16L 1999 Comedy. 1:55 The Time Machine MV 2002 Sci-fi.

Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law. 3:30 Honey MLSC 2003 Drama. Jessica Alba, Lil’ Romeo, Mekhi Phifer.

5:05 Untraceable 18V 2008 Crime. Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke.

6:45 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey.

8:30 The Hurt Locker 16VL 2008 Action. The head of a squad of soldiers whose job is disarming bombs in combat must think like a bomb-maker and somehow survive with body and soul intact. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie.

10:40 Easy A MS 2010 Comedy. Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes.

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12:10 Resident Evil – Afterlife 16VL 2010 Horror. Milla Jovovich, Wentworth Miller.

1:45 Honey MLSC 2003 Drama.

3:20 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy.

5:05 Easy A MS 2010 Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1 6am UCL Magazine Show 6:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory.

7am Squash – PSA (HLS) Windy City Open.

7:58 L Darts – UK Open Day Three Session Two. Noon Cricket – International ODI (HLS) Fifth ODI – Blackcaps v South Africa.

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Crusaders.

2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Rebels.

3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Crusaders.

4pm Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Tshwane Open – Round Four.

4:30 Golf – LPGA Tour HSBC Women’s Champions Round Four. From the Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore.

5pm Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) Rinnai 250.

From Atlanta Motor Speedway.

6pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (HLS) Quik Trip 500.

7pm Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Three. From Las Vegas.

8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Fishing Show 11:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day One.

TUESDAY

1am Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 2:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Three.

4am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Stormers v Jaguares.

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

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Britain’s Biggest Adventures With Bear Grylls 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 Alexander’s Lost World 9:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Hairy Bikers – Restoration Road Trip 11:30 Travels With The Bondi Vet Noon Brand New House On A Budget 1pm Alexander’s Lost World 2pm Britain’s Biggest Adventures With Bear Grylls 2:55 The Delicious Miss Dahl 3:30 Baby Animals – In Our World 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 5pm Cheese Slices 5:30 Tiny House Hunting 6pm My Floating Home 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 8:30 Vienna – Empire, Dynasty And Dream 9:30 Treasures Of The Indus 10:30 American Pickers

11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things Midnight Cheese Slices 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am This Old Thing 2am Baby Animals – In Our World 3am Fashion Fund 4am Vienna – Empire, Dynasty And Dream 5am Treasures Of The Indus

SKY SPORT 2 6am Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Clipsal 500 Race One. 7am Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Clipsal 500 Race Two. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Cycling – Paris-Nice (RPL) Stage One. 10am Fox Sports News 11am Fishing Show Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels. 2:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels.

3pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights. 3:30 The Cricket Show 3:50 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v South Africa – Fifth ODI. 4:20 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Australia – Second Test Day Two. 4:50 L Cricket – International India v Australia – Second Test Day Three, Morning Session.

7:05 Pure Fly NZ 7:35 L Cricket – International India v Australia – Second Test Day Three, Afternoon Session.

TUESDAY 12:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v South Africa – Fifth ODI. 1am Cycling – Paris-Nice (RPL) Stage One. 2:30 Golf – World Championships (HLS) Mexico Championship – Round Four. 3:30 Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Tshwane Open – Round Four.

4am Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings.

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DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG 6:30 The Unexplained Files M Human Combustion and Carlos de Los Santos.

7:30 How Do They Do It? PG 8am Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Driving in Heels. 9:25 Rise Of The Warrior Apes PG 11:15 A Crime To Remember M Such a Pretty Face. 12:10 Blood Relatives M It’s Your Funeral.

1:05 Swamp Murders M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Fisherman’s Daughter.

4:45 What On Earth? PG Ghost of Zorro.

5:40 MythBusters PG Bouncing Bullet.

6:35 Megatrains PG All That Matters.

7:30 Auction Hunters M Carolyn Goes Topless.

8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Video Games Special.

9:30 What On Earth? PG 10:30 What On Earth? M 11:30 The Unexplained Files M Livestock Mutilation; Curse of the Ice Mummy.

TUESDAY 12:30 Swamp Murders M 1:25 Women In Prison M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Yukon Men M

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Sport Big bucks for playmakers It’s the multi-million dollar deal that’s put Ben Hunt’s name on the lips of every player manager in the NRL. St George Illawarra’s desperation to land a proven halfback and pay Hunt a $1 million dollars a season over three years has inflated the market for playmakers. As a result, some of the game’s biggest halves are now demanding they receive the same contract value on the open market.

These include established names like Anthony Milford, Josh Reynolds, Shaun Johnson and gun Tigers duo Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks.

New boss for Buller Methven’s Ash Mills plays defence against Coldstream out at Coldstream on Saturday.

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Battle lines drawn for final

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Allenton will host Coldstream in the final of the Muirhead Rosebowl this Saturday after both sides registered comfortable wins on the weekend.

It will give Allenton a chance to shoot for every piece of cricketing silverware in Mid Canterbury senior cricket this season with the T20 competition, the Pritchard Shield and the Studholme Shield already locked away in the cabinet.

They will be there this week thanks to a very impressive batting display against Lauriston on the Allenton wicket at the Ashburton Domain.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Jeff Naish would have been happy to see the entire top order getting starts, with the first six batsman all registering double figure scores as Allenton blasted their way through to an imposing 236.

Matt Tait did a lot of the damage, scoring an unbeaten 57 to anchor the side’s innings while there were also valuable contributions from Lyall Jemmett (32) and then Ryan Bell and Sean Strange (both 26).

Jeremy Duckmanton was Lauriston’s best with the ball, claiming 3-55 off his nine overs while Scott Morgan and Rob Hooper each picked up a brace.

In reply with the bat, Lauriston were always going to have plenty of questions asked of them.

They lost Scott Morgan and Liam O’Connor in the first three overs of the innings which hurt their chances and then they limped their way through to 101 all out with Jeremy Duckmanton’s 45 the only highlight.

Ryan Bell backed up his effort with the bat to 4-33 off nine to be Allenton’s best with the ball and Lyall Jemmett also was in good form claiming three wickets.

Out at Coldstream, in Saturday’s other match, Methven suffered another embarrassing bat-

ting collapse to fall at the hands of their hosts.

Batting first, the visitors were rolled for just 40 with only Elliot Nicholson (14) reaching double figures. Just three bowlers were used by Coldstream with Jay Houston claiming four and Richard Print and Matt Hart picking up three each.

In reply, Coldstream made harder work of the run chase than what they probably needed to, reaching the target three down with Ash Mills claiming two of the three wickets for Methven.

So, a fitting finale has been set for this Saturday with the two most consistent teams all year set to do battle.

Black Ferns blitz Australia in sevens final Last season, Australia had the Black Ferns Sevens’ number.

This season the boot is very much on the other foot, and that was emphatically demonstrated as New Zealand crushed the Olympic gold medallists 28-5 in yesterday’s Las Vegas Cup final.

It was a remarkable display of patient, accurate sevens punctuated by devastating individual counter-punches.

After some early close marking from Australia, New Zealand broke the shackles via the unlikely shape of Ruby Tui, whose

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weaving solo try saw her dummy, stop, shimmy and bamboozle the defence. Tyla NathanWong then shot through a gap at high speed to give New Zealand a 14-0 halftime lead.

Woodman was put away by a sweet cutout pass by Sarah

Goss. She stepped, blew past two defenders and sprinted in for her 135th series try. Teenager Alena Saili bursti down the left flank to complete their scoring.

Tui said that motivation is never hard when they face the girls in yellow.

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Jane Duncan has made history as the first woman to chair a provincial rugby union. The 33-year-old Westport lawyer and new Buller boss also owns another milestone – the first provincial chairperson whose husband plays for the representative team. If we’ve got our maths right, Buller is so small that the team’s home ground can fit the entire population of the rugby catchment area. “It is changing times for women, especially in sport. There is increased awareness about women putting themselves forward for governance roles.”

‘He hit my elbow’ Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed Tyrone Mings jumped “into my elbow” and the Bournemouth defender denied deliberately stamping on the Swedish star’s head during a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Ibrahimovic’s penalty miss and United’s inability to defeat a Cherries side that played 45 minutes with 10 men were overshadowed by incidents that resulted in no immediate punishment for either Ibrahimovic or Mings. However the Football Association may apply retrospective action should referee Kevin Friend’s match report include references to those moments.

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