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Mt Hutt crash kills driver

BY ERIN TASKER

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Mt Hutt ski area staff were first on the scene yesterday morning of a fatal crash which claimed the life of a man they knew and worked with.

Tracks in the snow leading off the ski area’s main access road – discovered at about 7am – led them to a contractor’s vehicle some distance off the road, with the driver’s body located nearby.

Police said the dead man was a 55-year-old from Ashburton and it was a complete mystery as to why his vehicle had left the road; a road he knew well after years of working on the mountain.

His name is yet to be released by police as next of kin were still being advised.

It’s understood his vehicle left the access road about 2km from the skifield carpark – on a section of the road known as Windy Point.

Methven police senior constable Mike Seque said there was about 150 milimetres of

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snow on the ground and it was raining and foggy when the crash occurred – which was not long before it was discovered.

“A Toyota Hilux double cab ute has simply, on its way up the hill, driven off the road and gone down a scree bank,” Mr Seque said.

“The vehicle has come to rest approximately 170m down, on its roof. The driver was found thrown clear.

“At this stage we don’t know why or how it’s occurred, we’ll just have to wait until our investigation is complete.”

Mt Hutt skifield’s general manager of operations James Urquhart said it was a sad day for the staff and counselling and the ski area’s chaplain were being organised to help them.

“It’s a massive loss for us and for our staff. Our staff are devastated,” Mr Urquhart said.

Mr Seque commended the efforts of the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade, who executed a textbook retrieval of the body using ropes in trying conditions.

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A German court has ruled that a prospective Berlin police recruit’s breast implants cannot legally be used as grounds to keep her off the force. The woman applied in 2012 to join the Berlin police force, but was rejected after authorities said her breast implants would prevent her from wearing a protective vest or riot gear. They argued the implants would mean the protective gear put so much pressure on her chest that there was a risk of fibrosis or other health problems. But a Berlin administrative court yesterday upheld her challenge of the decision, saying a doctor testified that protective gear should cause no greater health problems for a woman with implants than without. The woman’s name was not released due to German privacy rules.

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Protein diets ‘nearly as bad as smoking’ People on high-protein diets are likely to lose years of life along with the weight they shed, according to two studies. It’s nearly as bad as smoking, says Dr Valter Longo, co-author of a study in the journal Cell Metabolism. The most healthy mix is highcarbohydrate, low protein diet, say Australian scientists who have published a study in the same journal. This leads to increased body fat, but a longer lifespan, say the scientists from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre. They tested 25 different diet combinations on 900 mice. Calories aren’t all the same, says Professor Steve Simpson, academic director at the centre. “We need to look at where the calories come from and how they interact.” Although the mice on a high-protein diet ate less and were slimmer, they also had a reduced lifespan and poor heart and overall health. Those on a high-carbohydrate, low-protein diet ate more and got fat, but lived longest.

Connolly fronts series about death Funnyman Billy Connolly is to front a new documentary series about death in which he discusses his own thoughts after being diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson’s disease. The 71-yearold shares his views about the afterlife and heads to various locations around the world to examine traditions and beliefs in his ITV programmes, which have the working title Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off. The Scottish comedian and actor underwent surgery for prostate cancer last year and also revealed he was suffering from the early signs of Parkinson’s, but vowed to continue working. In the series he “sets out to gain an insight into the rich variety of attitudes, belief systems, rituals and customs relating to death that are woven into different cultures and communities”, according to ITV.

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Blanchett slept with Oscar Australian actress Cate Blanchett says sleeping with her Oscar is the closest she’s ever come to having a threesome.

Blanchett scooped the gold statuette at the recent prizegiving for her leading actress role in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine. She clutched the Oscar while appearing on Ellen DeGeneres’ chat show on Tuesday and spoke candidly about her win. DeGeneres, who presented the Oscars, informed audiences that Blanchett had gone to bed with her prize. “It’s the closest my husband and I have ever come to a threesome,” Blanchett, who is married to Australian playwright Andrew Upton, laughed to the crowd. Blanchett also handed over her Oscar for members of the audience to touch. A visibly exhausted Blanchett made her appearance on Ellen as another year of awards season came to a close.

Blanchett’s triumph at the Academy Awards marked her second Oscars win. The 44-year-old took home gold in 2005 for her role in The Aviator, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Alec Baldwin.

A Springsteen boost for NZ mission Bruce Springsteen’s New Zealand concerts helped raise more than $24,000 for Auckland’s City Mission. Volunteers for the charity collected $22,316.73 over the course of the two concerts at Mt Smart Stadium during the weekend, City Mission team leader Liam Willis said. A further $2000 was also raised when four tickets to the concerts were auctioned off. “Everyone here at the mission is overwhelmed by the generosity of Springsteen’s supporters and are deeply grateful to him for making the mission his charity of choice,” he said.

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■ EAST STREET FIRE

Fire site ‘didn’t have power source’

By Myles HuMe Myles.h@theguardian

A suspicious fire at an East Street home started in a part of the house where there was no electrical source, Ashburton police say.

Constable Scott Genet, of Ashburton, said fire investigators were still yet to supply him with a report into the blaze on February 25, which police have

considered suspicious.

“It’s been deemed suspicious, that’s because the occupants were not home at the time and the fire started in part of the house were there was no electrical source,” Mr Genet said.

Mr Genet would not be drawn on further details, but has asked members of the public to come forward if they saw people acting suspiciously around the

northern end of East Street between 9am and noon on February 25.

He believed the fire may have started at about 11.45am that day.

Fire safety officer Kevin Collins is conducting the investigation and told the Guardian early this week it was nearing completion.

In a letter to the editor in

Monday’s Guardian, a relative of the affected homeowners said “some senseless idiots had broken in and deliberately lit the fire”.

The occupants of the house have been forced to stay elsewhere after the fire, which began in a bedroom, caused severe smoke damage throughout their home.

The couple rushed home from

work that day to find firefighters outside as smoke billowed through the roof.

Their cat also died in the blaze due to smoke inhalation despite attempts by St John ambulance staff to revive it.

Ashburton police can be contacted on 307-8408 or anonymous tip-offs can be made to the Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111,

■ ASHBURTON EMERGENCY CARE

Confusion over where to go for emergency care

By Toni WilliaMs

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Up to 10 people a day turn up for emergency care at Ashburton Hospital, despite it not having an accident and emergency (A&E) department.

It has never formally had an A&E department, despite on average 10 people a day turning up for medical treatment. In the past two years, 6850 people presented to the hospital.

Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates said a large number of those were triage four and five, and could have been dealt with by a general practitioner. People were told to go to a GP first.

“Triage four and five indicate the people’s health is less urgent, therefore some of these patients could have been seen by a general practitioner.”

The volume of people to the hospital had steadily risen by 250 people a year. It could have something to do with signage at the main entrance that directed those seeking emergency care.

As Ashburton Hospital staff looked at ways to remind people it did not have an A&E department it was also investigating

reinstating an acute demand programme that used to run in the district.

It used rapid response district nurses to support GP care. It stopped because of low referral numbers.

“Some aspects of the acute demand are already in place to support people, usually through general practice, to remain well in their own homes and communities rather than needing hospital care.”

“The reinstatement of rapid response district nursing to support general practice is being explored,” said Mr Meates.

He said discussions around this were underway with the Canterbury Clinical Network, who wanted to transform the health system to increase benefits to the people of Canterbury.

Other areas being looked at to improve public awareness that there was no A & E department included updating signage at the hospital entrance and reception areas, and improved health information through the Ashburton Online website.

Alongside work with St John and their ‘alternative pathways’ triage telephone system, the

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An overview pamphlet had also been written, to show the

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■ ARTHURS PASS RESCUE

Rescued trampers ‘very lucky’

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven Search and Rescue member Lew Shaw says the father and daughter duo airlifted to safety near Arthurs Pass on Tuesday were “very lucky”.

Mr Shaw was among a three-man team from Methven Search and Rescue (SAR) who were tasked, alongside a team from Oxford, to search above and around the Carrington Hut area.

“As we were being briefed on

site at 8.30am, we heard over our radios that the pair had been spotted from the air. After an hour on stand-by soaking up a frost at Klondyke Corner, we were stood down. Such is the exciting day in the life of a SAR volunteer,” Mr Shaw said.

“The pair were very lucky.

Had the weather conditions not allowed the Squirrel (helicopter) to fly, it would have been very difficult to find them, and then get them to safety,” he added.

He said the ordeal of the father and daughter, 24-year-old Lucy-Jane Walsh and her father Jeremy, 56, both of Christchurch, served as a reminder for trampers to stay within their skill base, be prepared for anything, and the value of EPIRBs (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons).

He also advised trampers to sign hut books as they moved through an area, even if they did not stay in the hut, and tell someone where they were

going and when they were expected out.

Methven SAR had three beacons for hire, at Mt Somers store, Hammer Hardware Methven and Outdoor Adventure Sports in Ashburton.

The pair had spent two cold nights sleeping rough while lost near Arthurs Pass. They left on Saturday for an overnight tramp, but on Sunday became disoriented in thick fog.

Family notified police on Sunday evening, as the pair

Peninsula shelters us from worst of storm

By SuSan SandyS

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Miserable conditions have lashed Mid Canterbury over the past two days, resulting in over 23 millimetres of rain.

The district can however thank Banks Peninsula for sheltering it from the worst of the storm which has caused widespread damage throughout Canterbury, the MetService says.

Duty meteorologist Liz Walsh said 23.8 millimetres of rain had been received at Ashburton Airport during the storm by 4pm yesterday, compared to around 80 millimetres at Christchurch airport and over 100 millimetres in southern Banks Peninsula.

The low pressure system which developed along the east coast of the South Island had started to deepen and “flung itself ” north-east towards land, hitting exposed areas such as Banks Peninsula, which had sheltered areas such as Ashburton from the worst of the storm.

The heavy rain came with cold winds, the strongest gust in Ashburton measuring 81 kilometres per hour at 10pm on Tuesday. Temperatures hovered around eight to nine degrees on Tuesday, and 10 to 11 degrees yesterday.

It would return to normal early autumn conditions today with a maximum of 20 degrees, and a southerly forecast for Saturday would not be “anything like you have had”, Miss Walsh said.

The Ashburton District Council yesterday reported minor surface flooding in urban areas, and that work would be carried out to reinstate the Hutt Stream Crossing on Double Hill Run Road which had been washed out.

The miserable early start to autumn follows a summer where temperatures and rainfall were near average for most of the country. February saw 46.9 millimetres of rain fall at AgResearch Winchmore, and maximum daily temperatures range from 14.7 to 29.1 degrees.

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sheltered tired and wet under an overhanging rock.

It was snowing by daybreak on Monday, and setting out, they became lost again and trapped by treacherous terrain.

They settled in for the night under another rock, and heard the rescue helicopter fly overhead the next morning at 8am.

It did not spot them, but returned 15 minutes later and this time the occupants noticed them as Ms Walsh waved a red scarf.

A former Ashburton man has died in a Korean hospital after what the Guardian understands was a fall from a building.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) yesterday confirmed they were aware of the death of a New Zealander in Korea and consular staff from MFAT and the New Zealand Embassy in Seoul were providing assistance to the family.

It’s understood members of the man’s Mid Canterbury family travelled to Korea – where the man had been living and working - to be by his hospital bedside. He died early yesterday.

The circumstances around the man’s accident were unclear.

Tributes were flowing for the man on social media yesterday and his family also took to social media to thank the staff of the Korean hospital which cared for him, and friends and colleagues in the community where he lived and worked.

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■ CHRISTCHURCH FLOODING

Floods ‘the last straw for many’

By ReBecca Quilliam Floods up to a metre deep that cut off some homes and forced the evacuation of others could be the last straw for quake-fatigued Christchurch residents, says the city’s mayor.

Lianne Dalziel toured the areas worst hit by the oncein-a-centry storm with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee this afternoon. Both said they had never seen anything like it.

“Everywhere I looked I was going ‘My goodness’,” Ms Dalziel said.

She realised it would be the last straw for some residents.

“Those that are in the really badly affected areas that have been affected before ... it’s just kind of like the end of the tether stuff.”

Matthew Coleman is among those considering quitting Christchurch in the wake of the devastating storm that dumped 160mm of rain on parts of the region in 24 hours.

He had to carry his year-old son through waist-high water in rain and howling wind.

“It was a nightmare basically.”

Mr Coleman and his family live in Carrick St, Mairehau. He said the road floods nearly every time it rains, but the latest incident had forced him and his wife to start thinking about moving.

“We’re worried about our health and the water quality, because there was sewage coming up and we worry about it every time it rains.”

Hundreds of residents are bracing themselves for a major clean-up today after the heavy rains that followed Tuesday’s

Flooding at Waimea Terrace, Beckenham.

Flooding down Exeter Street, Lyttelton.

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Local photographer Marel Elianne captured the violent storm surge at Hakatere during Tuesday night’s wild weather.

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fierce winds finally started to ease late yesterday afternoon.

Residents from dozens of homes have fled their floodstricken properties, thousands remain without power and a fuel storage tank has been damaged by a collapsed cliff face, putting emergency services on alert.

Homeowners reported seeing sewage in the floodwaters around some of the worst-hit areas, Flockton and Mairehau.

The city council said sewerage plants at Duvauchelle and Diamond Harbour were affected and warned residents floodwaters were likely to be contaminated.

People were asked to avoid rivers and the beaches for at least two days.

Water was being trucked into Little River and the council asked residents to conserve water in Banks Peninsula.

Welfare centres had been created but so far only a handful of people had needed them.

A council spokeswoman said many people whose homes suffered flood or storm damage

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would be staying with friends or family.

It was not yet known how many properties suffered from storm damage, she said.

Many residents were questioning whether their properties would be covered by insurance, Ms Dalziel said.

“I’ve called a meeting for tomorrow morning where we’re going to look at the progress that we’ve made ... the question I want an answer to is does this event change any assumptions that we’ve been operating under.”

Twenty homes in Brittan Terrace and part of Park Rd in Lyttelton were evacuated after a slip damaged a fuel storage tank at the port.

The aviation fuel leaking from the tank is being contained by the Fire Service, port authorities and fuel companies and there was no immediate risk to the public, the council said.

The Fire Service was inundated with calls from residents reporting damage to their homes and flooding.

Flooding at Waimea Terrace, Beckenham.

They received 187 floodingrelated call-outs between 6am and 4pm southern fire communications shift manager Brent Dunn said.

“There was very heavy surface flooding – a lot of areas we couldn’t even get to, just because it was so deep, the rivers were overflowing.”

MetService said 160mm of rain had fallen on Lyttelton in the past 24 hours.

About 3500 Orion customers remained without power yesterday afternoon, with the majority expected to stay disconnected overnight, the electricity company said.

The company had been unable to access the electricity network to restore power and the situation could remain for the next few days.

The majority of customers without power were around Banks Peninsula, with most of the peninsula affected.

Some pockets of Christchurch and surrounding areas were also experiencing outages.

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■ PERFORMANCE PAY FOR TEACHERS

‘Tread carefully’ – principal

By Myles HuMe

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Tread carefully. That’s the message a Mid Canterbury principal is sending to experts who found performance pay would improve New Zealand’s teaching stocks.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs was reacting to The New Zealand Initiative’s latest report Teaching Stars: Transforming the Teaching Profession, which investigated why the country was losing its talented teachers.

It found the status of teaching in New Zealand would lift markedly if teaching pay scales were based on performance, rather than rank or experience.

Mr Schreurs said if that were to happen, it would “have to be looked at incredibly carefully”, as teaching performance was subjective and could be dangerous if it was solely based on NCEA achievement.

“I know my views on who would be a good teacher or not would be different to other principals.

“Even if you ask some students they have different views – some teachers are not wellliked in junior levels but the senior students think they are fantastic,” he said.

Mr Schreurs said teacher pay was mainly based on seniority, but qualifications also came into it.

The report found performance should not focus exclusively on an NCEA pass rate, with a dollar value per head, but should include broader measures such as on-the-job learning, mentoring of junior teachers and contributions within the school environment.

Mr Schreurs said it was vital NCEA was not the only measure.

“If you look at the results, a person taking an alternative English class isn’t going to have students getting excellence and merit marks, but quite possibly they have done more for those students than another teacher who is taking the top class.”

He said it could result in teachers not showing an interest in teaching some classes, or setting low goals that are easy to achieve.

The report also recommended providing further aspiration pathways for teachers, holding more in-school programmes for trainees and improving procedures to identify potential principals, among others.

“These policy recommendations are based on the successful measures implemented by the top education jurisdictions, which have grappled with the same problems we are facing in New Zealand today,” Rose Patterson, who took part in the study, said.

■ ASHBURTON YOUNG VINNIES

New youth co-ordinator appointed

By Myles HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Young Vinnies – meet your new youth coordinator Kylie Nicol.

After spending two years volunteering for the Ashburton St Vincent de Paul conference, Mrs Nicol was approached for the job, taking under her wing more than 60 primary-aged pupils who have signed up to be part of the Young Vinnies programme.

The initiative has left a marked impression on the community, the youngsters taking time away from school to help deliver firewood to needy Mid Canterbury families, helping out with meals on wheels and paying regular visits to the elderly, among other activities.

“We want to show the kids that giving is not all about money, often time is one of the most important things,” Mrs Nicol said.

St Joseph’s School has 36 pupils enrolled in the programme, along with 20 from Our Lady of the Snows and 12 from Hampstead.

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The now former St Vincent de Paul youth co-ordinator Ursula Kitchen (left) is being replaced

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Mrs Nicol hopes to expand it even further when she finds her feet in the new role.

“I want to try and get more children involved, so many kids, including my own, have no idea

what goes on in the community, but being able to do something like visiting a rest home has a great knock-on effect for the elderly and the kids.

“So many kids want and

want, but this is a way they can give back.”

Mrs Nicol has replaced former youth co-ordinator Ursula Kitchen, who is now showing her the ropes.

Mayor Cull steps in to retain artefacts The auction of a historic item, claimed to be leg irons, has been halted by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.

Mr Cull said he stopped the sale at Hayward’s Auction House yesterday to ensure artefacts were not released on the open market.

An investigation would re-

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a medical incident about 8am yesterday at a Princes Street address. They were at the incident for about 10 minutes before returning to the station.

Domestic violence Ashburton police were called to a domestic violence incident about 5pm Tuesday. Police will be following up with inquiries.

Teacher in court A Far North teacher accused of attacking a student during class made a brief appearance in court yesterday morning. The former Kaikohe Christian School teacher, whose name remains suppressed, is yet to enter a plea to the charge of assault on a child, NewstalkZB reported. The man was stood down from his position shortly after the student’s mother laid a complaint to police in October last year. He is due to reappear in the Kaikohe District Court in May. - APNZ

Quad bike death A farmer has died in a quadbike crash on his property in the Bay of Plenty. The 66-year-old man was discovered shortly before 6pm on Tuesday, at the farm on Waitaha Rd, Welcome Bay. He died at the scene. It was not yet known what caused the crash but it was believed to have occurred at some stage earlier in the day, Tauranga Senior Sergeant Rob Glencross said. WorkSafe New Zealand was investigating and the death has been referred to the coroner.

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■ DUNEDIN AUCTION HALTED

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veal their authenticity, he said.

If they were found to be authentic leg irons, the Dunedin City Council would look at buying them as they would be significant to the Parihaka community in Taranaki, “which is why I stepped in to secure these”.

Dunedin man Steve McCormack, who is trying to sell the item, said he and his late broth-

er removed the “leg irons” from a cave in Portobello Rd in the 1970s.

The cave was in an area where Maori prisoners from Taranaki were forced to labour between 1869 and 1871.

Mr Cull said Mr McCormack would be interviewed as part of the investigation.

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum acting director Jennifer

Evans said the museum was working to authenticate the shackles.

The release date of investigation findings was not yet known, she said.

“These things take time.”

A Parihaka spokesman, Ruakere Hond, of New Plymouth, said the auction of the “stolen” shackles was “obscene and morally repugnant”. - APNZ

One person is dead in what is thought to have been a quad bike crash on a remote farm at the top of the South Island.

Emergency services were called to the scene at a rural property in Rakopi, near Golden Bay, shortly before 8am yesterday, southern police communications shift inspector Peter Hegarty said. The circumstances of the crash are still being investigated, however it appeared to be an accident on a farm involving a quad bike, he said.

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Overcome with fumes Two Customs staff were taken to hospital after inhaling carpet cleaning fumes at Auckland Airport’s international terminal yesterday morning. The incident, about 8am, occurred after the carpet was cleaned at a Customsrun international departures area the previous night. A St John ambulance spokesman confirmed 14 people had been assessed and two were taken to hospital with minor symptoms.

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Gas explosion A small gas explosion in a campervan has left one person injured. A fire broke out after a small gas canister exploded in the vehicle in Temuka, shortly before 3pm yesterday, the Fire Service said. One person was treated for minor burns following the incident.

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On Campus March 2014

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Orientation 2014

Celebrating graduates of 2013 success Timaru, Ashburton and Oamaru’s graduation ceremony was held on Thursday 13 February at Timaru’s Theatre Royal. Students paraded down Stafford Street from the Piazza in a fantastic chance to celebrate the success and hard work of Aoraki Polytechnic students in 2013.

World Champion Speedskater Nicole Begg, was the guest speaker.

Certificate in Health Studies Award for Academic Excellence - Bronwyn Shimmin Diploma in Social Services Award for Academic Excellence - Carol Sebo

Year one student completing both papers 400 and 501 – Katie Westwood Second year accounting student excelling in two or three accounting papers – Beth McLean

National Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction Support Award for Academic Excellence - Maria Van Den Bosch

NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants Mid-South Canterbury 501 Accounting Practices – Paul Ineson

A full list of our 2013 graduates is available on our website aoraki.ac.nz or view all the graduates photos on facebook.com/aorakipolytechnic

Certificate in Sport & Fitness Award for Academic Excellence - Dylan Mead

SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

Diploma in Outdoor Instruction & Management Top Student - Anthony Popenhagen

AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOLGY Certificate in Automotive Heavy Engineering Top Student – Clive Legge Dedication to Programme - Sonya Ballinger Certificate in Motor Industry - Cars Top Student – Shaun Allan Certificate in Carpentry ‘John Edmond Centennial Scholarship for Top – Jack Amos Master Builders Award for Diligence – Matthew Habershon

Diploma in Professional Cookery Nestle Top Catering Student – Jordan Sandri Certificate in Advanced Food and Beverage Service Coulter Salver Award – Holly Murphy Certificate in Hairdressing Award for Excellence – Hannah Galbraith Award for Proficiency – Amy Smith Certificate in Professional Hairdressing Award for Excellence – Kirsty Forbes and Shauna McCutcheon

Certificate in General Engineering Top Student – Fraser Bailey Runner Up – Aaron Murray Second Runner Up - Kyle Howard Third Runner Up - Caide Howe

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More dog breeds need to be banned Coen Lammers EDITOR

T

he family of Ashburton boy Rikiau West-Pakuria must be scratching their heads after another young child was mauled by four staffordshire bull terrier crosses in Murupara this week.

The Ashburton youngster was nearly killed by a doberman staffordshire cross in 2012 at a relative’s house, a situation eerily similar to the seven-year old girl who was attacked at a friend’s place on Monday.

The four dogs were registered, microchipped and in a secure backyard, but despite all the precautions by a responsible owner, the animals snapped and left a young girl fighting for her life.

The distraught owner immediately had the dogs put down and police were considering charges.

This North Island tragedy shows that a dog can never be trusted to be 100 per cent safe when it is put in a threatening or antagonising situation.

From all accounts though, the most recent attack had no obvious provocation for the dogs to maul this girl, so the breed must be taken into account.

I have several friends with staffordshire crosses and have heard the stories about how well behaved and gentle the pets are, but I will always keep my children away from these breeds.

Our family had a lucky escape some years ago, when one of these “lovely’’ dogs lunged at the throat of my four-year-old son, only for a friend to grab the collar a split second before the teeth got hold.

Yes, many dogs may growl or snap when they are cornered, but only certain types of dogs attack for no obvious reason and will continue to attack, with devastating or lethal effects.

Even when they snap, most pet dogs I’ve seen will immediately retreat or even get stunned by their own reaction.

Four breeds were banned in 2003, the american pitbull terrier, dogo argentino, brazilian fila and japanese tosa, while the perro de presa canario was added in 2011.

That list may need to be extended because there is no reason to put up with these well-documented, dangerous breeds in our community.

YOUR VIEW Thank you The McBain family would like to sincerely thank the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade and all the other fire brigades from Timaru to Christchurch, as well as the rural fire brigades, for their effort in extinguishing and containing the fire on our property on Sunday and Monday.

We would like to thank the Salvation Army for their food trailer and also thank Tarbotton Contractors.

A special thank you is extended to Andrew West and his workers and to all the locals who assisted, plus those who provided food and other help.

All was greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

McBain family

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When Ashburton College students headed to Christchurch with gumboots and a shovel in hand.

It’s about standing together Finau Fakapelea

OUT OF COLLEGE

H

ow do you know that what you’re doing is what is best or what is

right?

Sometimes we just do what we can because that’s all there is to do. To stand up when you should be broken, or smile when you should be crying.

I look around Christchurch, this beautiful place I now call home, and see the faces, the tears from the impact February 22, 2011 had on their lives and just think about how lucky we are to have the families, friends and colleagues who are still with us here today.

Miracles are rare but they are certainly not impossible.

A community that is forced to speak to neighbours they hardly ever spoke to before; it’s surprising how a shock-

ing event can pull everyone together.

You forget the times that one of your neighbours put their rubbish bins on your side of the street because their rubbish was missed by the truck. You suddenly see the things that are important.

That TV or that new laptop you obsessed about suddenly doesn’t seem as important as the friends and family you haven’t seen in a very long time.

Homes and lives could never forget the impact the earthquake had. No matter how strong or brave you have been, we all reach our breaking point.

The hardship of going through a loss, never mind the loss on the scale of the Christchurch earthquake, is one that shakes us all.

No wife, husband, mother, father, daughter or brother will ever smile the same. Hearts all over the country break and mourn for the ones that have been lost.

Seeing everyone reach out

to their neighbours, long-lost friends - it warms my heart to see a community set aside their differences and give a helping hand.

Just reaching out and helping makes me happy.

It reminds me of the first earthquake where the senior students of Ashburton College headed to Christchurch with gumboots and a shovel in hand.

No amount of money or fame can give you the satisfaction of being there for someone. Even if it’s just listening, you do so much just by being there.

We give all we can give even if it’s just showing up with a shovel, to see the joy of neighbourhoods, families and friends.

There’s no better present than the one that is from the heart. It may seem like a cliché, but there’s a reason we continuously refer to these ancient quotes.

We come from struggles, all of us. Whether it’s personal, professional or just a general struggle.

At times we feel weighed

down by the stressful and tough circumstances this world can throw at us.

Sometimes all you want to do is just dwell on the past, but you have to get back up, dust the dirt off your shoulders and get back out there.

Show the world that although you have been pushed down nothing can and will stop you.

I’m proud to say I stand tall and stand proudly behind this country and community I have grown up in.

We show the world that although we have been knocked and pushed to the ground we stand tall and proud, side by side.

There may be every reason to cower away, but not this town or this country. Not today and not tomorrow.

Stand tall, Kia Kaha Christchurch.

Ashburton’s Finau Fakapelea is training to be a radio journalist.

The views expressed in this column are hers and do not reflect the opinion of the Ashburton Guardian

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■ UKRAINE

Story corrected The New York Times has run a correction on an article it wrote 161 years ago about Solomon Northup, a free black man sold into slavery, whose memoir 12 Years a Slave was adapted into an Oscar-winning film. “An article on Jan 20, 1853, recounting the story of Solomon Northup ... misspelled his surname as Northrop,” the newspaper wrote. “The errors notwithstanding, The Times described the article as ‘a more complete and authentic record than has yet appeared’.” The error was discovered by a Twitter user as the archived article was making rounds on social media.

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Pro Russian soldiers guard Ukraine’s infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, yesterday.

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Crisis prompts enlistments There may not be any fighting in Ukraine yet but as tensions ratchet up in Crimea, young men in Kiev were queuing to sign up for the army, ready to take up arms if it comes to a war with Russia.

“I want to take part in the fight,” said Roman Surzhikov, a 33-year-old engineer and army reservist, one of a steady stream of people going into an army recruitment centre in the city centre yesterday, despite a “closed” sign outside.

“Have they declared a general mobilisation yet?” he asked the woman at reception.

Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has been under

the de facto control of proKremlin forces in recent days, while President Vladimir Putin has reserved the right to send troops into the autonomous but mainly Russian-speaking region. He denies claims that Russian soldiers are already operating there.

“It’s obvious an intervention is under way in Crimea and it’s not impossible there will also be one on Ukrainian territory,” Surzhikov said as he explained why he wanted to enlist.

“I can’t say I look forward to it, but if there is going to be a war, it’s my duty. We have to defend the country,” he said, adding that “10 million men are

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While short of a general mobilisation, the announcement nevertheless drew hundreds of young men across the country eager to do their bit.

Television footage showed long queues in front of recruitment centres. The defence ministry declined to say how many had actually signed up, saying the information was top secret.

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For now, he was told to just come back in a few days and leave his details. So far, only some Ukrainian army reservists are being called up and he was not one of them.

The Ukrainian army was put on alert over the weekend after Russia’s parliament gave Putin permission to send troops into Ukraine, a former Soviet state.

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The California couple uncovered eight cans filled with more than 1400 coins on their property, in what is believed to be the most valuable treasure trove ever discovered in the United States.

They took them to a

firm specialising in ancient coins, Kagin’s Inc, which valued them and announced last week that they will sell them, via online retail giant Amazon.

But on Monday the San Francisco Chronicle linked the find - called the Saddle Ridge Treasure trove - to a robbery at the San Francisco Mint.

It published a newspaper report from January 1, 1900, referring to the recent theft which it said mostly involved mint, un-

circulated coins, with an overall face value of up to $US27,000 - similar to the Saddle Ridge trove.

If proven to be from the US Mint, the coins might be the property of the government and have to be handed back, according to an ABC news online report.

Kagin Inc boss Donald Kagin however told AFP he was “very confident” that the Saddle Ridge trove was not linked to the San Francisco Mint theft.

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At least 25 people have been injured in an explosion at an Indonesian navy ammunition depot near the capital Jakarta, police and local media reports say. “A navy ammunition depot exploded this morning but we are still checking the details,” Jakarta police spokesman Rikwanto said yesterday. Local television quoted the country’s military spokesman Iskandar Sitompul as saying 25 people were injured. No further details have been provided.

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Hunt for mum’s body Police will continue digging up a yard in the Gold Coast hinterland for a buried car that could contain the body of missing mother-oftwo Novy Chardon. They began searching the Mt Nathan property late on Tuesday, more than a year after Ms Chardon was last seen.

They wouldn’t say what led them to the home, but they have said it does not belong to her husband John Chardon, who has denied knowing anything about her disappearance.

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Fishermen rescued An Australian warship has rescued 13 fishermen clinging to wreckage at sea off Pakistan. HMAS Darwin was on the way to the Middle East to join an international maritime force conducting counter-terrorist and counter-piracy operations.

Defence said the Darwin was just 10 days into that mission when it rescued the 13 men, who said they were Iranian nationals. They said they had been adrift on a lifeboat and wreckage for five days in international waters after their boat was struck and sunk by an unknown vessel. They were provided food, water and minor medical care.

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The Victorian government wants to sell Melbourne’s port for a multi-billion dollar price tag to pay for huge road and rail projects.

Labor is already committed to the sale of Australia’s busiest port for $6 billion if it wins the November election to pay for the removal of Melbourne’s 50 worst level crossings. Now Treasurer Michael O’Brien says the government plans to start the sale process within months and it is likely to pay for the second stage of the East West Link and the Metro Rail Capacity Project that includes a rail link to Melbourne Airport, News Corp Australia reports.

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■ RESERVE BANK’S CURBS

Loans plan impact low - economist

at first, Tuffley said.

Meanwhile the supply side of the market remained very tight, he said.

Over the December quarter as a whole new listings in Auckland were 6.5 per cent lower than in the September quarter and as of last month the num-

ber of houses on the market in Auckland was almost 15 per cent below the level a year ago.

On house prices Tuffley said it was hard to disentangle what would have been happening in the housing market in the absence of LVR curbs from what we actually see, but the impact

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fore Justice Brendan Brown discussing a media application to view the court file.

The judge allowed members of the media to attend, but said they could not report any of the arguments made by either side.

An earlier minute issued last month by Justice Brown recorded that Fonterra had filed an application “for stay of the proceeding” on February 20.

A stay can be a suspension of action between parties and can be either permanent or temporary.

A Queen’s Counsel representing Fonterra, Alan Galbraith, said he could not comment when asked about this application.

Fonterra wrongly suspected in August last year that 38 tonnes of whey protein - used to make products including infant formula manufactured by Nutricia - had been contaminated with a botulism-causing bacterium.

The whey protein was ultimately cleared but not before a recall of baby formula products amid fears that children could be harmed.

Nutricia was forced to recall 67,000 cans of its Karicare baby milk brand in New Zealand.

Of the eight customers affected by Fonterra’s recall, the company agreed to a commercial outcome with all of them except Danone.

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Dairy giant Fonterra asks court to suspend Danone lawsuit Dairy giant Fonterra is applying for a suspension of the court action it is facing from French food company Danone over last year’s botulism scare, a judge’s minute says.

Danone, the parent company of infant formula manufacturer Nutricia, said in January it was launching proceedings in the High Court at Auckland and arbitration proceedings in Singapore “to bring all facts to light and to obtain compensation for the harm it has suffered”, over a whey protein concentrate recall

by New Zealand’s biggest company.

The Paris-based company put the cost of Fonterra’s recall at 350 million Euro ($575.5 million) when it announced its third-quarter results last year.

Danone wants compensation from Fonterra for the losses it suffered from the botulism scare and the harm caused to its reputation.

“The total damages will be quantified at the time of the trial,” a spokeswoman said when Danone announced the action earlier this year.

Fonterra said in January it was “disappointed” with the action and will “vigorously defend any proceedings”.

Yesterday morning lawyers for both Danone and Fonterra appeared in the High Court be-

seemed marginal rather than dramatic.

ASB’s economists were expecting house price growth to peak around the end of last year or early this year anyway. Based on the Real Estate Institute’s stratified index, house price inflation in Auckland peaked at 17 per cent around August last year, Tuffley said.

He expects house price inflation nationwide to moderate from 10 per cent to 6.5 per cent by the end of this year as rising mortgage rates bite and an upsurge in construction reduces pressure on the market.

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to start raising the official cash rate next week from its all-time low of 2.5 per cent.

“We expect a fairly gradual tightening cycle with the OCR expected to reach a peak of 4 per cent by the end of 2015, which would imply floating mortgage rates around 7.25 per cent.”

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The impact of the Reserve Bank’s curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) on the housing market has been pretty modest so far, says the ASB’s chief economist, Nick Tuffley.

The central bank introduced the restrictions on October 1 to bolster financial stability by strengthening banks’ ability to withstand a potential sharp fall in house prices, and to reduce the odds of such a fall by cooling the housing market.

It has been far more successful at the former than the latter, Tuffley says.

But ASB also thinks the housing market was already starting to slow before the LVR restrictions came in and will continue to do so this year under the more potent influence of higher mortgage rates and increased construction.

The impact of the LVR curbs

on banks’ new lending has probably been greater than the Reserve Bank expected, Tuffley said, with the proportion of new loans at LVRs over 80 per cent dropping from over 25 per cent last September to just 3.8 per cent (after exemptions) in January - well under its 10 per cent limit.

But banks have been competing more vigorously for low LVR lending and growth in total lending to households has not slackened from the pace prevailing since early last year, around 0.5 per cent a month.

The initial impact on turnover in the housing market was a 7.4 per cent drop in sales in November, seasonally adjusted, and a further 0.5 per cent decline in December, concentrated at the lower end of the market.

But January’s data showed a significant rebound in turnover, suggesting some buyers had taken a wait-and-see approach

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 Dow Jones Indust.

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 FTSE 100 index

6,823.77 +115.42 +1.72%

At close of trading on March 4, 2014

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Low-maintenance sheep week.

Wool-less wiltshires of Winchmore up for

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

A sheep that doesn’t need to be tailed or shorn and is resistant to flystrike, could be a dream come true for farmers on lifestyle blocks and small holdings.

The low-maintenance sheep will be sold at the Tinwald saleyards next week.

A 13-year research project, led

by AgResearch scientist Dr David Scobie into easy-care and shedding sheep, has finished and the two flocks of about 300 sheep are

now surplus to requirements.

The project was instigated in 1997 based on AgResearch predictions that the cost of growing wool would exceed the value of the product.

“We had two challenges – to develop a wool-less sheep and also to develop a low maintenance sheep,” Dr Scobie said.

The research was carried out at the Winchmore Research Farm.

The wiltshire flock were selected for decreased fleece weight for a period of 11 years.

“Selection was so effective that the wiltshire lambs do not need shearing as they have shed all their wool by January,” Dr Scobie said.

“Last year the wiltshire hoggets had lost much of their fleece again

by September and fleece weights were less than 300 grams. If it was not a research project, you would not shear them at all and their winter coat would all moult by mid-summer.”

The wiltshire flock had a lambing rate of 118 per cent, at a wean-

ing weight of 30.6kg last year.

Only one lamb has ever been flystruck of the nearly 2000 weaned across a decade at Winchmore.

In the easy-care flock animals were selected to have a bare breech, head, legs, belly and a genetically short tail also bare of wool.

“The bare breech dramatically reduces the accumulation of dags,” Dr Scobie said.

A study found sheep with a bare breech were five times less likely to get flystrike.

The short bare tail does not need docking and the bare head, legs, belly and breech make them easier to shear, reducing the cost of shearing through decreased wool handling.

They weaned 177 per cent per ewe mated at a weaning weight of 30.7kg last year.

“There are breeders who have sheep similar to the low-maintenance easy-care sheep, such as the avalon ultimate, the kelso snowline and also the bo hepe, who will be interested in the genes offered

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Weevil impacting on rural economy

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Dandelions growing where clover should be is a sign of the times for many Mid Canterbury farmers.

The destruction of the valuable pasture plant is the work of the clover root weevil – an invasive pest which was first seen in the South Island in 2006.

On Tuesday a group of dairy farmers from the Hinds and Mayfield districts met at John Jefferson’s Annetts Road property to hear AgResearch entomologist Mark McNeill talk about the extent of the problem.

Some farmers were reporting a 5 per cent drop in milk production as a result of the pasture damage caused by the weevil, both in its larval stage when it attacks the plant’s root system and as adults when the leaves are targeted.

The pest has the potential to wipe out entire populations of clover in a pasture.

“When clover disappears from pasture on dairy farms it may not come back at all, depending on the seed bank,” Mr McNeill said.

AgResearch has been rearing and releasing a parasitic wasp which lays eggs in adult weevils, preventing them from breeding.

Mr McNeill said a recent survey in the district had found between 5 and 10 per cent of the weevil was infected by wasp pupae.

He said plans were in place to release the wasp in a number of new spots in the next few weeks, in an attempt to stem the weevil egg-laying season, which will begin soon and carry on throughout the winter months.

The use of nitrogen and insecticides as a control measure was also discussed.

Mr McNeill said the issue with using insecticides was that it also wiped out the parasite population, but left the weevil eggs and larvae in the ground to hatch and repopulate. However, he said spraying when establishing clover crops would probably be beneficial.

Applying fertilisers at certain times of the year was useful in helping clover plants recover from weevil damage.

Mr McNeill asked farmers experiencing significant problems with clover root weevil to contact AgResearch.

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mma Gilmour has confirmed that she will be back behind the wheel of her Suzuki Swift Maxi rally car for the 2014 New Zealand National Rally Championship, with the experienced Australian, Ben Atkinson, as her co-driver for the six-round series.

After treating 2013 as a development year for her highly modified Swift, Gilmour states that her aim for the season ahead is to press for victory.

“Last year we were certainly on a steep learning curve with a brand-new home-built car, but by the end of the season we had started to find the right combination of speed and reliability,” she says.

“Further work and testing over the summer has taken the car to the point at which I am confident it will be good enough to compete for outright honours.”

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An item in the latest edition of Blowout, the excellent local Vintage Car Club magazine, mentions a rally for commercial vehicles being organised by Ron and Marilyn Galletly.

Their event this weekend is being run in conjunction with the Christchurch Vintage Car Club’s commercial run on Saturday.

Ron says their idea was to take the opportunity to join with other enthusiasts and also have some fun on the way there and on the return journey.

Knowing the Galletlys and the others taking part, it will certainly be a case of a good time being had by all.

Life-long enthusiasts and longtime Vintage Car Club members Ron and Marilyn have some interesting vehicles, including the Chrysler they travelled in on their honeymoon and the Dodge truck they will be driving this weekend.

Soon after Ron and Marilyn acquired the Dodge around ten years ago it underwent a full restoration, which took over two years.

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Since restoring the Dodge Ron and Marilyn have driven it on several rallies, and it has been an award winner.

“She goes a good as ever,” says Ron who goes on to describe the Dodge as a delight to drive, which has provided a lot of pleasure.

Late last year the fourth National Commercial Rally which attracted entries from all around the country took place in the North Island.

Ron is delighted there is a growing interest in older commercial vehicles, and he is glad they are being recognised within the Vintage Car Club.

From time to time Ron organises local runs which are open to anyone with a commercial vehicle.

By coincidence Roger Hart discovered this interesting story about the eightieth anniversary of the introduction of the Ford ute in Australia.

Ford celebrates the 80th anniversary of its ute – the forerunner of modern pickup trucks – based on the first sale to a Melbourne-area farmer in February 1934.

A 23-year-old Ford Aus-

tralia designer created the ute by listening to the farming family’s request for a vehicle with more utility.

Not only was it an Australian invention, but the concept has been exported to the world, re-interpreted by other manufacturers, and it has gained a legion of fans everywhere.

The story of the first Ford ute is a key part of Ford’s rich heritage that has seen the development of such iconic vehicles as the F-Series.

Like all good ideas, the first integrated passenger-car based ute was born out of necessity, very much like the first Model T Ford.

In mid-1933 the then managing director of the Ford Motor

Company of Australia, Hubert French, received a letter from a farmer’s wife in Gippsland, Victoria.

She wrote: “My husband and I can’t afford a car and a truck, but we need a car to go to church on Sunday and a truck to take the pigs to market on Monday. Can you help?”

What the customer wanted was a vehicle with passenger car comfort but could also carry loads.

French passed the letter on to a young design engineer, Lewis (Lew) Bandt, who had joined the company only a few years previously as Ford’s only designer. Bandt was just 23 years old, but was already showing a flair for design for which he was

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to become quite famous until he retired in 1975.

Bandt died in 1987, after being involved in an accident driving a restored version of the utility he helped make famous.

Bandt’s take on the passenger car-based utility was considered revolutionary at the time.

Until the early 1930s, many auto manufacturers and vehicle body builders had constructed wooden or metal ‘utility’ bodies on car chassis.

Henry Ford’s Model T was a particular favourite and Ford T “Buckboards” and “Utility Runabouts” were to be found on farms and delivering goods in towns and cities throughout the world.

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was that he developed his Ford utility as a coupe (two-passenger, steel-panelled, glass-windowed car) with an integrated steelpanelled load carrying section at the rear.

What Bandt did was to blend the ‘pickup’ sides into a coupe body, which provided a cleaner profile and increased the load area behind the cabin.

Bandt sketched out his ute on a 10 metre blackboard, giving it a 545 kg (1200-pound) payload on a wheelbase of 2845 mm (9 feet, 4 inches).

He completed his original design in October, 1933, and quickly produced two prototypes for testing. By January 23, 1934, he had the final drawings and the

new Ford ute went into production with Bandt christening his design a ‘coupe-utility’.

It even caught the eye of Henry Ford.

Bandt’s original full-scale blueprint drawings of the 1934 coupe utility are now archived in Australia and the rebuilt version of the Bandt coupe-utility is – appropriately – housed in a museum in the rural country Victorian town of Chewton, near Melbourne.

In its day, the Ford coupe-utility boasted a V8 engine and threespeed manual gearbox, while its suspension was by transverse leaf springs with shock absorbers at the front and heavy duty semielliptic rear springs and shock absorbers at the rear.

The cabin was the same as the four-door Model 40 Ford fivewindow coupe, but, instead of the rear luggage compartment or ‘dicky seat’, Bandt added a wooden-framed utility section with steel outer panels welded to the coupe body to form a smoothsided vehicle.

The result was quickly hailed as the ‘must have’ vehicle for the rural communities and 22,000 were sold between 1940 and 1954.

Lewis Bandt’s coupe utility was a first for Ford Australia and his ingenuity had a great impact on the then-developing Australian auto industry.

The original Bandt-designed Ford ute paved the way for what has morphed into what has become some of the world’s biggest

selling vehicles – the pickup or utility. It also spawned the Falcon ute, which has been a firm favourite with customers since the first Falcon XK ute was launched in 1961.

Ford sold more than one million pickups globally in 2013 based on Ranger growth in Asia, F-Series’ 37th straight year as America’s best-selling truck.

Ford pickups globally represent one out of every five pickups sold.

FINAL THOUGHT These days when we see some huge rigs on the road it’s hard to imagine how the world would function without commercial vehicles.

While they may be amazed if they could see the size of today’s commercial vehicles, the early motoring pioneers who realised the horseless carriage would be useful for a wide range of purposes certainly had a lot of foresight. Or perhaps because of their foresight they wouldn’t be amazed.

It’s great that enthusiasts like Ron Galletly and other owners of early commercial vehicles are preserving and enjoying them.

And by the way Roger had no idea we’d be mentioning Ron and Marilyn Galletly’s Commercial Vehicle Rally – coincidence, mental telephony or great minds think alike? I’d like to go with the latter.

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What could be better – a traditional school fair with classic cars on display.

And it’s just under two months until Ashburton’s biggest Garage Sale takes place when the Vintage Car Club holds its Swap Meet on 3 May 2014. The Swap Meet is just one of a really great variety of events which will make up this year’s Wheels Week Plus.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Allenton Outdoor Bowling Club A very wet week with only two results but several cancellations. Progressive Pairs: 01/03/14 Leads. 1st: K. McLaren, 2nd: B. Hopwood. Skips. 1st: R. Smitheram, 2nd: A. McGirr. Rickard Cup: 25/02/14 1st R. Holdom, B. Hunt, M. Wallace. 2nd.

A. McIntosh, T.Johnson, R. Johnston. 3rd.

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Good Bowling. Our congratulations to all our Champion of Champions winners and players you certainly did our club proud.

Ashburton Bowling Club As the season draws to a close there are a few more finals yet to be played.

The last of the in-house tournaments will be on Thursday March 6 at 5.30pm., mufti and $4 entry for the Harry Lee. Names on the board for entry.

Champion of Champions Triples was played at Rakaia on Sat March1st. The Ashburton teams competed and both ladies and men’s teams reached the finals. They were both defeated but put up a good fight. Hampstead defeated Colin Dennis, John Smart and Brian Williams 22 - 18 and the ladies team of Margaret Eder, Shirley Maw and Wendy Herriot were defeated by Methven 17-12.

Well done to both teams. The finals of the Champion Pairs on Sunday at Ashburton did not see any Ashburton teams in the playoffs.

On Tuesday March 4 the weather saw the Farmers’ Tournament held at Rakaia, shortened because of the rain and Murray Anderson, Charlie Leech, Mike Quinn and Jo Ryk were the winners and 4th place went to Murray Smallbridge, Graham Taylor, Doug Kinvig and George Crack.

Last week the Ladies Drawn 4s were played and Margaret Eder, Gillian Kelly, Shirley Johnston and Ollie Collins with 2 wins and 1 draw won the day. The drawn triples will be held on Tuesday 18th and that will complete the Ladies programme. The triples were cancelled from the early date of Oct 8. We hope the weather is a little more kind this time.

Remember closing day Saturday March 22 is the Bird Cup, play in whites and the break up dinner in the evening to follow.

The annual visit to Cashmere is the following week, names on board for the bus trip, $15 and take your lunches. Bus will leave at 9am, wear your whites (Club Uniform) and take your bowls if you wish to play. We will be home by 5pm.

Next day March 26 is the Aussie Pairs so get a partner and enter this popular tournament. Team is 1 lady and 1 man and bring 4 bowls!!

The Annual Meeting is coming up and nomination forms are available for all those willing to help. All positions are vacant so please remember to nominate or second your selection. The club needs your support. The meeting date is May 25 at 1.30pm.

Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club We have a few new faces on board: President; Paul Summerfield, vice president/gear; Kevin Donaldson, club captain; Gary Casey, secretary/assistant club captain; Stefan Brook, treasurer; Greg Wall, JAB club captain/gear; Darion Gray, sponsorship; Phil Prendergast, MCRU delegate; Rob Harnett, bar manager; Kevin Hurley, coaching coordinator; Dave McCrea, NZ Marist/gear; Richie McCrea, grounds man; Warren McKenzie, fundraising; Kieron Gray, netball; Mieke Brook. Other committee members; Paddy Strange, Pete Restieaux, Mike Hanham, Mark O’Grady, Tony Fielding, Danny Hurley and Tim Reid.

The Darryl Phillips Motor Company seniors have 2 new coaches with Warren McKenzie (0272502502) and Phil Prendergast (0274327768) taking the helm.

A huge thanks from the club goes to Dave McCrea, who has put a lot into the seniors over the last 5 years. They have commenced training on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:30pm along with the senior b’s who will be coached by Stefan Brook (0272551025). This year we also have a Colts team which is training on the same nights with their coach Neville Williams (0272668419). The U18’s are also on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

New players to the district are welcome to come have a run.

The seniors have three warm-up games scheduled the 1st being against Hornby on March 9 at Celtic, March 16 against McKenzie Country for the Mick Casey Memorial Trophy at home with the senior b’s also having a game, and lastly on March 22 vs Timaru Celtic played in Timaru.

The combined competition will start on 29 March with the seniors playing Methven in Methven for the Bill Welsh Memorial Cup. The JAB will have a team in every grade up to U16s. Coaches and managers have been appointed; practices will start soon.

The season starts with a seven a-side on March 29 with teams being split between Celtic grounds and Allenton, and then the competition starts on April 5.

This year’s Pompellier tournament will be in Christchurch on Sunday, May 18 for U9’s, U11’s and U13’s. Inquiries about the JAB contact Darion Gray, 0276880647 or 307-1446.

Cub day will be May 10 with the seniors playing Waihora. A reminder to all players/volunteers to register online, follow the link that’s on our web page and also Facebook. We would like to thank all sponsors that continue to support us, new and old.

Ashburton Ladies Probus Club The Ashburton Ladies Probus Club held their February Meeting in the Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

The meeting opened with the singing of the National Anthem, and in the absence of the President, Past President Rona welcomed members and a visitor. There was one birthday celebrated this month.

Our mini speaker, Annette King related her last Christmas, when over three days she had three Christmas dinners with her various members of her family.

Members were told of the coming bus trip to Mt Possession Rona Russell, our main speaker showed what a committed Christian she is. Her work involved male prisoners, and their families. We heard about disturbing cases, and the sad, mad and bad inmates.

An eye opener to all of us. She was thanked and given some fuel vouchers.

After the meeting, 15 ladies enjoyed lunch at Colombus

Ashburton Senior Citizens Inc The February meeting was held on the 10th at the Seniors Centre. President Marion Trudgeon welcomed everyone.

She reminded everyone that the next AGM will be held on March 10 at 9.30am at the Community House, Tancred Street.

Subs are now due and may be paid at the next social or at Community House Tancred Street. Subs cost $15. Arthur Berry then led the singing of the birthday song. He thanked the audience for their participation and the committee for their work. Yvonne also welcomed everyone and started the entertainment with Lanae (vocal) and Bruce (guitar) Hill giving us You Keep me Hanging On, I Believe and You Were Mine. Jim Burgess accompanied by Yvonne on keyboard presented us with the Red Rose Café, Bob Neilson came on stage Memories are Made of This, Three Coins in the Fountain were his lovely contribution. Lanae and Bruce presented us with There’s a Bridle Hanging on the Wall and then led a singa-long with Blue Eyes, Crying in the Rain.

Jim sang The Lullaby of Broadway and They Tell us we Are Too Young to Know.

Then Bob sang Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Jim joined Bob to sing Get Out Those Old Records with the audience joining in, Lanae plus her little granddaughter sang Down by the Riverside and Libby Lou. Jim and Bob sang Underneath the Arches and then a medley of popular tunes.

For Total Mobility please ring 308-1237.

Ashburton Woodworkers President Geoff Brown welcomed 23 members and friends to our February 2014 meeting. Special welcome to Marion Ross and first timer Hayley Zanker.

Members had a moments silence to reflect on Ted Ralston who passed away recently.

It was mentioned that Ross and Leslie Close had already left for Ranfurly.

Thanks to Dave Busby who has offered his time tutoring some of our newer members.

Show and Tell table Dave Busby with a magnificent Australian Red Gum bowl; Geoff Brown a sycamore bowl; Bryan Ching his first two small bowls; Adriaan Slooten a large macrocarpa vase; Merv Peck a stool; Jack Ross a bowl of some note; David Ford two lidded bowls Australian rosewood with an interesting grain the other a manuka; Peter Ireland three beautiful coloured cherry burl bowls; Roger Scammell had made a recycled rimu arm chair table; Ken Neale a time consuming and impressive chess board plus all the pieces made out of rimu and pine; Wim Melchers several large bowls.

It is pleasing that there was a good array of items after a break of several weeks.

Roger Scammell was the demonstrator using his ‘Tormek’ sharpening system.

With the many attachments he had available, he showed us how to put on an edge to a gouge, to an ordinary chisel that had been abused and used for something else, a furniture scraper, drill bits, a 150mm blade out of a thicknesser machine. A versatile and complex machine capable of sharpening many other tools.

College Cricket Club Green took on Red last weekend and once again Connor Wilson led the way with 44 in Green’s total of 149. Luke Tod (35) and Harry Ferguson (34) were also in good form with the bat. We know Jarod Hopwood got at least one wicket – that of Gus McKenzie (cheaply!). Hopwood got another as did Sam Turner and Ben Niles. Red made 131 in reply with Brad Horrell top scoring with 62, Andrew Tait was the next best with 21. Ferguson also had a good day with the ball snaring 3 wickets for 13, the younger Tod, Will and Jamie Stockdale managed two.

Dylan Shore and Wilson picked up one apiece.

Methven Bowling Club Congratulations to all our players that played in the champion of champions in the weekend, it’s a full credit to you all for being there. On Saturday the triples were held at Rakaia.

In the men’s section the junior men Ivan Syme. Dave Callaghan and Jeff Limbrick were beaten on the last end, great effort guys; this game was really close.

Our senior men Craig Carter Simon Fleetwood and Jeff Nowell had a really good win in their first game, but unfortunately were beaten by the Hampstead men in their next game and this team were the eventual winners of the triples.

Congratulations.

Our junior Ladies Di Callaghan Carol Wilson and Lyn Fensom were a real credit to the club. All first year bowlers and they combined and played great bowls to win their first game against Ashburton and even though they held their form in the final they were narrowly beaten by Rakaia. Congratulations to Rakaia and to our new bowlers for doing so well.

The open ladies played off in the final against Ashburton. This was a very close game with Methven holding their nerves and coming out the winners. Congratulations to Ruth Smith Raiona Isherwood and Melva Middleton; great job girls.

On Sunday it was the Champion of Champion of pairs at Ashburton Green.

The men’s Colts Rob Fensom and Jim Lattimore had a great day. They won their first game against Ashburton and then went on to win the final against MSA. Our junior men Ivan Syme and Andy Gorman found the Allenton men too strong in their final.

Our men in the Open Craig Carter and Adrian Kemp fought back well in their game against Hampstead. Hampstead held their lead to win this game; congratulations.

Our open ladies pair of Melva Middleton and Wendy Suttie had a good win in their first game against Hampstead but in the final they were well outplayed by a very good Rakaia team.

There are still a few c/c games to be played for both the men and ladies.

We have the Mary Stone on Wednesday and next week the ladies have reps on Tuesday and the Lynlee Smith on Wednesday.

Mid Canterbury Hockey Small Sticks (Kiwi) Hockey introduces basic hockey skills to children, five years

and older, through game based activities which focus on having fun!

Dates: Mon 3rd, Wed 5th, Mon 10th and Wed 12th March Times: 3.45pm to 4.45pm Venue: Mid Canterbury Hockey’s Turf, Ashburton Domain $5 fee for all four sessions, pay and register at the first session. All equipment provided.

Junior Super Six Hockey Tournament Enter a Club or School team in the Junior Super Six Hockey Tournament. (Year 1 to 8) Dates: Wed 19th & Wed 26th March Times: 4pm onwards Venue: Mid Canterbury Hockey’s Turf, Ashburton Domain Register by Monday, March 10, forms are available on our website www.mchockey. co.nz For more information please contact Sharon Robinson, 027 251 788 or email mchockey@hotmail.co.nz

MSA Outdoor Bowling Club Not much to report this week but the Ladies Match Committee are pleased to announce that the Club Fours have been finalised. This was played in very cold and damp conditions and was won by Joan Hardy(s) Shirley Taylor, Helen Dowdle, Rene Devereux. Runner/up was Robyn Parkin(s) Cynthia Dudley, Maureen Flatman, Margaret Watson. Score 16—8 Saturday March 1st M.S.A. hosted Richmond Bowling Club in the 2/3’s competition. Unfortunately no results are forthcoming but it was thought that one team had a win.

Sunday March 2nd: Champion of Champions commenced. Sadly no Ladies played but the Men’s Pair of Robin Petrie and Tony Inwood had a win against C. Carter and A. Kemp (Methven) and only lost by one shot against Allenton in the semi-final 11—12. Great effort.

Congratulations to our Colts Pair of Darcy Lysaght and John Withell who must feel very proud of themselves (your Club is) in winning their first game against Ashburton 25—3. Although they lost to Methven in the final they did very very well and should be very proud of such a good effort. Keep up the good bowling.

Tea duty: 11th—-13th: Joan Hardy and Rene Devereux

Nor Westers Musos Club Hi all, Feb’s Jam was a blinder, great crowd and great muso’s, brilliant afternoons entertainment. Opening up was Eddie on electric guitar/vocals, helped along by Jan on vocals, they performed some terrific covers including some Rolling Stones, Tracey Chapman, Danny Whitten, Pogues, and some Kiwi Classics from Crowded House, Exponents, Dragon & Herbs. Thanks guys, we all appreciate you opening the days entertainment most Jam days. Next up Kinnear on acoustic/vocals played some Pearl Jam, Slipknot, Radiohead, Staindt & Chris Cornell. We were then treated to the return a year after their debut of Two Crates, made up of Rocky on vocals, Rob on drums, Brother Trem on electric/ acoustic guitar/vocals, Mark on bass, Tamati on electric guitar and the very talented Gemma on vocals. These guys really rocked. They played a mixture of originals and covers.

A jam band followed with Bruce (You’re The Man) Horton on bass, Don on guitar/vocals. Jesse on electric guitar, Zippy on drums, Jim on the trumpet, & Sheryl on vocals. Their laidback set included’ Quando Quando Quando, Moondance, Route 66, La Bamba, & Fly Me To The Moon. Nice sounds team. Jam Band number 2 consisted of Jesse on guitar, Zippy on drums, Don on bass & Sheryl on vocals, they played a short but powerful set with Crossroads, Funk 47 & Green River by CCR. Loved it, well done!!

We were then treated to some guitar heaven with the welcome return of Turk on the electric guitar. He was joined by Brendon on acoustic guitar, Zippy on drums and Chrissie on vocals. Their set included Four Non Blondes - What’s Up, and Fire by The Pointer Sisters. Brendon then did a solo set on acoustic/vocals, and to wind up the day was Turk on bass with Brendon on acoustic/vocals with Stairway To Heaven, Pearl Jam, My Girl & Bliss with Chrissie on vocals. Excellent!

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the magical guitaring of Turk. This guy is amazing to watch & listen to and he has assured me he will be back – something to look forward to. Thanks to all involved, especially the friendly bar staff. Next jam day is Sunday March 30, Feeneys Bar, Devon Hotel, 2-6; look forward to seeing you all there.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed members to our first day for 2014 Thursday February 27. There was an excellent attendance. Two new members, Glenys Campbell and Doris Porter were welcomed. A minutes silence was observed for a late member. Apologies were received. Lorraine Boud played the piano while we sang the RSA song and Happy Birthday to a few members. Sympathy was given to anyone who has lost a loved one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery. Wednesday March 12 is Friendship Day at the RSA in Ashburton. Lunch will be served between noon and 1pm, cost $13. The afternoon’s proceedings will start about 1.30pm. A sandwich afternoon tea will be provided.

Nomination forms are available for the election of officers at the Annual meeting on Thursday, March 27. Anyone who can help with Poppy Day give names to Ayleen. Mystery bus trip on Monday, February 3: first stop Tash Sim’s studio at Hinds. It was lovely for members to see her at work on a stained glass window.

And view the jewellery she makes – having seen some when she visited us in May 2013. Then to Geraldine to the Farm Shop for lunch and the opportunity to buy fresh fruit, produce and baking, then to the Music Farm at Winchmore, before returning home. Bob Neilson was introduced to entertain us. He was accompanied by Yvonne Cherry on her keyboard.

What a wonderful rich voice Bob has – so easy to listen to. The songs chosen were really enjoyed by members. A truly talented pair, who were thanked for coming along. Raffles were won by Catherine Smith and Thelma Pratt.

Competitions: 1 Rose: 1st Pat Cannan, 2nd Una Green, 3rd Margaret Morgan Small Ornament under 6 inches: 1st Diane Bradley, 2nd Pat Cannan, 3rd Margaret Morgan.

Tinwald Garden Club On February 27 members met to hear speaker Margaret Rickard of the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation explain how this wonderful organisation goes about distributing the funds generated by the wise investing of monies left in its care. Advance Ashburton dispatches grants and scholarships to local people with donations given by local business people and others, with the future of our community in mind.

Alison Scammell thanked Margaret and presented her with a fruit tray. Visitor Jill Harris was welcomed to our meeting. A donation of $50 was made to the Christchurch Festival of Flowers.

Table entries were as follows: Cut Flowers 1 Stem Lily no entries 1 Stem Fuchsia: Pam Tait, B. Tarbotton, M. Robinson Vase Mixed Perennials: C. Thomson, Y. Johnson 1 Stem Gladioli: M. Robinson 1 Full Bloom Rose: C. Thomson, B. Tarbotton, V. Johnson 1 Florabunda Rose: G. Quelch, V. Johnston Miniature Bloom: M. Robinson, B. Tarbotton, G. Quelch Miniature Rose: B. Tarbotton, P. Hydes, S. Lamont Spike: S. Lamont, B. Tarbotton, G. Quelch Cluster: V. Johnston, P. Hydes, S. Lamont Branch Flowering Shrub: S. Lamont, P. Tait, A. Scammell Any Variety Rose: M. Robinson, B. Tarbotton, S. Lamont Flowers N.O.S.: A. Scammell, B. Tarbotton, S. Lamont Flowering Climber: S. Lamont, M. Lamont, A. Scammell Vegetables 3 Tomatoes: C. Thomson, V. Johnson 3 Runner Beans: C. Thomson, M. Robinson Jar Herbs: M. Robinson, C. Thomson Decorative (Summer Glory) Intermediate: P. Hydes Young/O’Keefe Trophy: S. Lamont Daphne Cross Trophy: P. Hydes

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SPORTS DRAWS ■ Bowls

Anstiss Cup Fours March 9 Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub 9am start; whites to be worn; own lunch.

Skips names that have entered: Centre B. Holdom, M. Skilling Temuka B. Marsh, P. Women’s Representative Team to play Collins, M. Anderson, M. Grice, M. SmallEllesmere at Leeston ridge, C. Dennis, G. Bishop, W. Kellett, G. March 11 Clarke, T. Inwood, S. Clarke Sydenham.

Seniors: Two more teams would be great if posL Chaney, R Isherwood, W Blackwell, H sible. Also need more entries for the Goodall Histen Triples to be held on Saturday 15th L Boyd, M Sullivan, R Smith, B Gawn March 9am; phone C. Hands 3072647.

R Bennett, D King, M Middleton, S Holdom S Pagey, W Watson, W Suttie, D VanderAshburton Golf Club weg Midweek Women Over 70’s: March 11 V Bell, N Smith, M Stone, J Gray Sandhurst Qualifying round, Draw StewH Boag, G Body, J Thomas, G Kelly ard: Janice Dunlop 308 3910 Tuesday Juniors: Starters: Janice J Woods, R Davies, M Lloyd, J Harris Dunlop and Jeanette Montgomery No 1 J Ryk, S Doig, P Kiddey, A Reid Tee 9.00 S. Lemon and K. McRae, H. ArHampstead Bowling Club gyle and K. Robb.

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9.06 H. Robertson and K. Green, V. Moore and J. Guilford, 9.12 D. Engelbrecht and B. Turton.

C. Trott and H. Hawksby, 9.18 J. Welch, J. Montgomery, J. Dunlop, E. Langford, No. 10 Tee 9.00 A. Hunt and B. Watkins, A. Grant and D. Hinton, 9.06 S. Elliott and R. Bennett, M. Urquhartand R. Fail, 9.12 M. Watson, B. Gregory, H. Trott, B. Cameron Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section Thursday March 13 Rnd 1 Sue Bunt, stroke, Rnd 2 Jean Drummond Trophy, putting Nine Hole Convenors – Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 and Wendy Smith 308 9207 Saturday March 8 Rnd 1 Bonnington Cup, Rnd 2 Mackay Trophy - report 8.20 a.m. for 8.45 a.m. start All women players welcome to join weekend ladies Club Captain – Jenny Williams 308 2081

Stableford March 8 Draw for the 3rd round of the Doug Gray Trophy to be played on Saturday. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times No 1 Tee.12.30, T Clarke, B Collins, B Rouse, A Barrie,12.36, W Mason, Derek, B Shanks, D Green,12.42, A Marshall, S Kircher, L Jackson, O Everest. No 10 Tee.12.30, B Smith, P Hefford, A Pawsey, K Bonnington,12.36, J Smith, A Pierce, N Rayner, E Tulip. No 13 Tee 12.30, J VanderHeide, M Moore, L Fogg, 12.36, S Newman, E Collins, J Beardsley, W Stevenson. No 7 Tee. 12.36, B McFarlane, G Rennie, P Marshall, R Bruce Starters: am B Collins. pm A Marshall. S Kircher. Cards: B Collins

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Medal 2nd Norma Bradford Putting 2nd Judith Sheate Putting (B3) also Golf New Zealand (Stroke all grades) $3 dollars entry Club House Meeting 9.15 followed by 9.30 club house draw Starters D Bell P Bishop Cards P Bell P McAndrew Tea Duty A.M D Ellery P .M B Jackson R Kinvig

■ Tennis

Mid Canterbury Open Trade Tennis Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre March 8 A Reserve 12.15pm Allenton v Hampstead Blue; Foothill Flyers v Hampstead Ferns; Rakaia v Methven

A Grade 1.30pm Tinwald v Dorie; Allenton v Hinds; Hampstead bye

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Fields for Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc meeting at Forbury Park today. NZ Meeting number: 7. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13.

Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 RACE 1 5.35pm (NZT) MAINLINE ELECTRICAL TROT $5500, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2200m 1 95620 Desolation Row (1) fr ..................... K Barron 2 089 Desert Blue (2) fr ........................T McMillan 3 85x52 Hellavahanover fr ......................... Scratched 4 Och Aye The Noo (3) fr .....................J Dunn 5 3530x Snow Boy (4) fr ................................. S Lock 6 40 Lima Lad (5) fr.................................J W Cox 7 54700 Thanksfor Stopin (6) fr .....................P Court 8 303P4 Pure Emotion fr ............................ Scratched 9 x6090 Susiesforgivinggirl fr ..................... Scratched 10 99880 Castle Sun fr ................................ Scratched 11 55007 Hazel Alice (U1) fr .........................C Buchan RACE 2 6.05pm SIGNPRINT FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 x5467 Go Da Jag (1) fr ........................... A Veint (J) 2 75538 Dazzling Arden (2) fr ..................... A Armour 3 4435 Expressive Art (3) fr ........................... R May 4 228 Delightful Dash (4) fr ........................ D Dunn 5 09332 Highview Aria (5) fr ........................ K Barron 6 95x Sheer Class (6) fr ..............................J Dunn 7 66640 Fulham Flyer (7) fr........................T Williams 8 38 Canderdel (8) fr ....................... M Williamson 9 7 Crazy Heart (21) fr ........................B Orange RACE 3 6.30pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 97609 Hotdiggitydog (1) fr ................... C McDowell 2 67300 The Grinder (2) fr ..........................B Orange

3 54965 The Ultimate Storm (3) fr ........ M Neilson (J) 4 62227 Tartan Trilogy (4) fr .................. M Williamson 5 7 Franco Santiago (5) fr ................... A Armour 6 467x0 City Courage (6) fr ............. B Williamson (J) 7 4000x Double Chocolate (7) fr .....................J Dunn 8 7750x Rumpole (8) fr ................................... S Lock 9 06670 Rylin Summer (9) fr .............. C Ferguson (J) 10 22309 Red Under Fire (21) fr .................... K Barron 11 00780 Stans Day (22) fr .................. M Hjalmarsson 12 48685 Gerald (23) fr.................................... D Dunn RACE 4 6.55pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD PACE $5500, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2700m 1 57554 Highland Reign (1) fr ............... M Williamson 2 88090 Manchester Tom (2) fr ...........M Prendergast 3 0008 Doctor’s Brother (3) fr..................T McMillan 4 59758 Lively Jendi (4) fr ............................... S Lock 5 x5323 Big Slow (5) fr ...................................J Dunn 6 039x7 She’s Got It (6) fr ....................... M Purvis (J) 7 8x0 Zakspatrol (7) fr.............................B Orange 8 030x Tagataese (8) fr ................................ D Dunn RACE 5 7.25pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 73000 Loose Cannon (1) fr ................... J Patterson 2 6407x Shiney Princess (2) fr.................... A Armour 3 51506 Caesar (3) fr ............................ M Williamson 4 1432x Speights Girl (4) fr ...............................A Butt 5 31858 Simply Susational (5) fr ...................J W Cox 6 80709 Tuscaloosa (6) fr .........................T McMillan 7 x7907 Del Sur (7) fr ...................... B Williamson (J) 8 11384 Starsky’s Dream (8) fr ...................... D Dunn 9 92605 Midfrew Tarpediem (9) fr ...............B Orange RACE 6 7.50pm WASHINGTON VC FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ f&m c1 to c2

mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 13 Siberian Rose (1) fr ....................... K Barclay 2 1455 Mach’s Love (2) fr............................... R May 3 8006x Dalness (3) fr ....................................J Dunn 4 17502 Shards Phoenix (4) fr ....................... D Dunn 5 03291 Major Talk (5) fr ..................................M Kerr 6 02194 Ultimate CC (6) fr ..........................B Orange 7 55920 Indian Arrow (7) fr ...................... J Patterson 8 83P00 The Tisbury Terror (8) fr ................ A Armour 9 6P660 Glamar Girls fr.............................. Scratched RACE 7 8.15pm SUPERFAST STUART HANDICAP TROT $6500, 3yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 90490 Johns Anne (1) fr .................... M Williamson 2 27350 Space Ace (2) fr ............................... D Dunn 3 28266 Goodboy Tiger (3) fr ....................... C Negus 4 66x50 U Can I Can (4) fr..............................J Dunn 5 57000 Whendaboysliteup (5) fr ................ K Barclay 6 59909 Spin Doctor (U1) fr ....................D O’Connell 7 x0930 Easy Option (U2) fr ................. N Williamson 8 65774 Armori (U3) fr ................................. G McLay 9 60177 Moment Of Sun (1) 10 ........................G Lee 10 07054 Ngaire Margaret (2) 10................... A Faulks 11 25100 Gee Itsa Boy (3) 10 ................. L McCormick 12 43568 Trick Star (4) 10...........................T McMillan RACE 8 8.40pm GARRARD’S SIRES STAKES 2YO C&G MOBILE PACE $18,000, 2yo c&g mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 6 The Jazz Man (1) fr .............................A Butt 2 2 Mighty Flying Major (2) fr ............... K Barron 3 94 Cossack Stride fr.......................... Scratched 4 Highview Freddy (3) fr .......................J Dunn 5 144 Pulp Fiction (4) fr.............................. D Dunn 6 426 Until Further Notice (5) fr ........ N Williamson

7 1 Itz Bettor To Win (6) fr ...................B Orange 8 5 Bettor Pay Me fr ........................... Scratched 9 253 Alta Ronaldo (21) fr ............................ R May RACE 9 9.05pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 pace jun.d, stand, 2700m 1 x3517 Goshawk (1) fr ........................ S Golding (J) 2 33310 San Antonio Rose (2) fr ..... B Williamson (J) 3 93394 Tango Lady (3) fr .......................... A Veint (J) 4 56Px9 Rome (4) fr ................................. T Quate (J) 5 62352 Vera’s Delight (5) fr............... C Ferguson (J) 6 82219 Tangos Delight (6) fr................B Thomas (J) 7 861x9 Sunnivue Bay Boy (7) fr ................ K Butt (J) 8 46860 Tricky Girl (8) fr.......................... M Purvis (J) 9 94x70 Aveross Picasso (9) fr ............. M Neilson (J) 10 62431 Special Delight (10) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) 11 69577 Alexy (U1) fr ................................J Young (J) RACE 10 9.30pm BIDVEST MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ c3 to c6, c7 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 86710 Belkmyster (1) fr ............................... D Dunn 2 51709 Elusive Flight (2) fr ............. B Williamson (J) 3 P7547 Alta Capone (3) fr.......................... K Barclay 4 61330 Expressionist (4) fr .................. M Williamson 5 33318 Billy The Bus (5) fr................... N Williamson 6 51769 Skippy Rascal (6) fr ........................ K Barron 7 P4016 The Wrath Of Robyn (7) fr.... C Ferguson (J) 8 22181 Cullen’s Mercy (8) fr ..........................J Dunn 9 4P200 Better To Be Bad (9) fr K Butt (J, ..............Cl) 10 97406 Vic N Art (21) fr .................................. R May RACE 11 9.55pm RICOH HANDICAP TROT $6500, 3yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 21750 The Earth Moved (1) fr .................. K Barclay 2 08895 Valmagne (2) fr ............................ C Kennett

3 02953 Miri (3) fr....................................D O’Connell 4 31P70 Phil’s Folly (4) fr....................... N Williamson 5 70246 Maldarna (5) fr ................................... R May 6 0940x Martini (6) fr ................................D Simpson 7 179P0 Apollo Mission (7) fr .......................... S Lock 8 26510 Feather Boyz (U1) fr..........................J Dunn 9 51250 Merilane (1) 10 ................................J W Cox 10 64160 Mr Mayfly (2) 10 ...................... M Williamson 11 00519 Marchesa (3) 10 ............................... D Dunn 12 13D7P Danny Cool (4) 10 .............. B Williamson (J) RACE 12 10.20pm KEEP IT CLEAN MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c2 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 12154 Quick As A Trick (1) fr.............. M Williamson 2 40966 Aveross Rustler (2) fr ....................B Orange 3 17554 Ella Fitzgerald (3) fr....................... K Barclay 4 18708 Kaylea Bolter (4) fr .......................T Williams 5 76050 Quick As I Can (5) fr .......................J W Cox 6 88447 Hudson Sully (6) fr ........................... D Dunn 7 33934 Comenche (7) fr ................................J Dunn 8 8x170 Thats My Money Honey (8) fr............. R May 9 84940 The Lutts (9) fr ..............................N Buchan RACE 13 10.45pm NEXT MEETING 24 MARCH AT WINGATUI MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 66613 Fukushima (1) fr ...................... N Williamson 2 92139 Shak’n Cullen (2) fr .............................G Lee 3 9490x Lite Bourbon (3) fr ............................. S Lock 4 27525 Strike On Command (4) fr .............B Orange 5 4100x The Roman Prince (5) fr ...................J Dunn 6 24965 Music (6) fr .............................. M Williamson 7 42134 Crimson Glory (7) fr ....................T McMillan 8 30080 Spirit Of Chronos (8) fr ....... B Williamson (J) 9 38034 Memorable (9) fr............................... D Dunn

318m 1 11233 Double Magic 18.29 ........................P Green 2 13451 Uno Lachlan 18.37 .....................D Schofield 3 31511 Danato 18.50 .............................D Schofield 4 21412 Cawbourne Queen 18.53 ............. C Roberts 5 11111 Sozin’s Comet 18.41 .................J McInerney 6 31422 Call Me Ralph 18.83 G & ................ J Clarke 7 22333 Need To Chill nwtd F &...................Turnwald 8 65612 Roqette 18.38 .............................. C Roberts 9 41113 Big Jamesy 18.28 F & ....................Turnwald 10 18254 Down The Back 18.44 ......................T Agent RACE 9, 8.25pm CAROL’S TABS STAKES C4, 527m 1 F7145 Hustler 30.60..............................D Schofield 2 65452 Osti’s Pursuit 30.38 ...........................C Hore 3 43223 Phone Tap nwtd F & .......................Turnwald 4 15427 Threat 30.44 W & ............................T Steele 5 78788 Sammy James nwtd R & .............N O’Regan 6 4144x Bublin Gold 30.82 ............................ S Clark 7 33547 Urban Combat 30.91.....................P Cleaver 8 66674 David’s Osti 30.86 .............................C Hore RACE 10, 8.55pm PLASTER BOARD LTD AUCKLAND CUP FINAL C5f, 527m 1 41242 Cawbourne Philip nwtd .............J McInerney 2 21343 Moulin Blue 30.85 .............................B Bond 3 22212 Thrilling Butcha 30.36 ..................... K Walsh 4 32442 Know Class 30.60 ..........................G Cleeve 5 13211 Jannik 30.53 ...............................D Schofield 6 11811 Code Nine 30.30 ...............................B Craik

7 51621 Lochinvar Brando 30.33 .............D Schofield 8 63313 Valain’s Flyer nwtd ..........................T Patton 9 71243 Jinjarango nwtd J &......................... D Fahey 10 15145 Check The Mail 30.85 ......................L Ahern RACE 11, 9.20pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE STAKES C3, 527m 1 45673 Cawbourne War nwtd ................... C Roberts 2 17313 Cool Pursuit 30.57 ............................C Hore 3 48367 Newton Willow 31.03 B & ................... Steele 4 58846 Aqua Wolf nwtd R & ....................N O’Regan 5 43342 Tricky Gale 30.71 W &.....................T Steele 6 64153 Tayla Rose 30.93 ..............................B Craik 7 21335 You’re Lucky 30.99 ............................B Craik 8 35585 Spitfire Osti 30.84 .............................C Hore 9 77455 Lochinvar Sonic nwtd .................D Schofield 10 58468 Chevy Volt nwtd R &....................N O’Regan RACE 12, 9.40pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SERIES FINAL C4f, 318m 1 62338 Where’s Carlos 18.64 R &...........N O’Regan 2 74488 Eureka Izmir nwtd F &....................Turnwald 3 47782 Clover Appeal 18.45........................P Green 4 4x817 Lady Shambi 18.66 .......................... S Clark 5 48771 Ladakh 18.43 ................................. G Farrell 6 43535 Cawbourne Jock 18.43 .....................C Hore 7 F3527 Run Kayla Run 18.64 .......................T Agent 8 66514 Pink Bouquet nwtd .....................D Schofield 9 76754 Darlek Khan nwtd G & .................... J Clarke

M10 Auckland dogs Today at Manukau Stadium

Fields for Auckland Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Manukau Stadium today. NZ meeting number: 10.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

RACE 1, 5.00pm (NZT) SEL’S TAB MANGERE SPRINT C4, 318m 1 28647 Cosmic Pearl 18.25 ....................D Schofield 2 1F774 Secret Star 18.38 .............................T Agent 3 73525 Thrilling Ninja nwtd.................D V Meeuwen 4 56663 Toi Shan 18.42 ...........................D Schofield 5 62482 Senorita Chang 18.61 ...................... S Clark 6 55745 Ate Power nwtd ................................T Agent 7 18582 Ngauruhoe 18.64 G & ..................... J Clarke 8 76754 Darlek Khan nwtd G & .................... J Clarke 9 33766 Predator Drone 18.79 W & ..............T Steele 10 47547 Holland Badger 18.49 .......................B Craik RACE 2, 5.25pm (NZT) MTA GIFT VOUCHERS SERIES FINAL C1f, 527m 1 47524 Alamein Gus nwtd .......................C D Steele 2 67433 Jelly Gem nwtd U & ..........................Cottam 3 42135 Yes No Maybe 31.16 .........................B Craik 4 33771 Zamdato 30.99 R & .....................N O’Regan 5 63633 Ike Jones 31.65 B & ........................... Steele 6 21422 Bloo Bloomers 31.30........................ S Clark 7 71673 Distasteful nwtd B & ........................... Steele 8 13526 Jetsun Quaker 31.69 ......................G Wilson 9 55647 Pearl Tiara 30.90 W & .....................T Steele

M9 Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

RACE 1, 12.05pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C4, 295m 1 38F61 Star Dreamer 17.34 C & .................... Fagan 2 88548 Mer De Noms 17.32 ..................R Blackburn 3 51162 Botany Prancer 17.20 ...............J McInerney 4 43175 Rambunctious 17.67 ................. A Bradshaw 5 27665 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 6 81481 Angelic Star 17.33.............................J Dunn 7 88531 Another Colt 17.19 ....................J McInerney 8 77187 Georgie Wong 17.16 ......................... J Rush 9 68x66 Ate Pizza 17.18 .................................J Dunn 10 58577 Wandy Hallee 17.29 .......................G Cleeve RACE 2, 12.24pm (NZT) HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARON HINDSON SPRINT C3, 295m 1 54784 Cawbourne Chief 17.39 .................. M Grant 2 15471 Botany Pete nwtd ......................J McInerney 3 77852 Blue Gale Rise 17.28 ....................... B Dann 4 22662 Homebush Craig 17.29 ...................... I Kaye 5 85424 Kin Nikki 17.26 ............................. L Waretini 6 38383 Voreda 17.39 ............................. M Robinson 7 11113 Motley Man 17.32 .............................J Dunn 8 37776 Opawa Rufus 17.34 S &.................. B Evans 9 7F5x8 Tepirita Charger 17.47 ......................J Dunn 10 34782 Waimak Dave 17.60 ..................J McInerney

10 44411 Ramah Reason 30.90 ..................... T Green RACE 3, 5.50pm PLASTER BOARD ALL UP BETTING COMPETITION SPRINT C5, 318m 1 64518 Wheezy Appeal 18.44 .....................P Green 2 6F323 Lochinvar Blaze 18.56................D Schofield 3 38861 Run Stacey Run 18.71 U & ...............Cottam 4 28712 Real Vain 18.62 ..........................D Schofield 5 21626 Boss Appeal 18.48 .......................... M Mann 6 54252 Kiwi Girl 18.55 B & ............................. Steele 7 22447 Explosive Osti 18.40 .........................C Hore 8 84347 Sectioned 18.78 U & .........................Cottam RACE 4, 6.15pm (NZT) STITCHES UPHOLSTERY STAKES C2, 527m 1 24164 Caesar Chance nwtd F & ...............Turnwald 2 28632 Jinja Jam 31.19 ...........................B Littlejohn 3 31442 South Bay Dream 30.91 R & .......N O’Regan 4 11241 Jinja Ruby nwtd J & ........................ D Fahey 5 31363 Thrilling Bert 31.39.......................... K Walsh 6 13583 Cawbourne Abbi nwtd .................. C Roberts 7 34326 Found Roman nwtd U & ....................Cottam 8 11542 Thrilling Judge nwtd ........................ K Walsh 9 53635 Offensive nwtd B &............................. Steele 10 47264 Diva Rhode 30.61 W &....................T Steele RACE 5, 6.45pm (NZT) SAM FINNE STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 64426 Pirate Lore 31.26 ............................. S Clark 2 22456 Par nwtd B & ...................................... Steele 3 53635 Offensive nwtd B &............................. Steele 4 15421 Tayla Hart nwtd .................................B Craik

5 27562 Lucky Lucky Luck 31.71 ....................B Craik 6 52511 Method Man 30.67 ............................B Craik 7 55647 Thrilling Rebel 31.46 ....................... T Green 8 47264 Diva Rhode 30.61 W &....................T Steele 9 31234 Cawbourne Aries nwtd ................. C Roberts 10 67484 Crazy A Gogo nwtd .........................P Green RACE 6, 7.10pm MTA RAILWAY SPRINT CONSOLATION C5, 318m 1 34445 All In All 18.64 U & ............................Cottam 2 18254 Down The Back 18.44 ......................T Agent 3 41113 Big Jamesy 18.28 F & ....................Turnwald 4 11156 Bright Star 18.05 ...............................B Bond 5 17224 Calamity Free 18.35 ...................D Schofield 6 28214 Hetfield 18.49 ............................... C Roberts 7 63886 Lafayette 18.67 .................................B Craik 8 53464 Charlie’s Funds 18.42 .....................P Green RACE 7, 7.35pm WINSTONES STAKES C5, 527m 1 63651 Know Attempt 30.51.......................G Cleeve 2 13118 Just Jordana 30.45 ...........................B Craik 3 18532 Rigs nwtd F &.................................Turnwald 4 71243 Jinjarango nwtd J &......................... D Fahey 5 28731 Kiki Rhode 30.25 W & .....................T Steele 6 16163 Way Too Crude nwtd F & ...............Turnwald 7 58841 Feel The Vibe 30.56 ...................D Schofield 8 46124 Fancy Dasher 30.44 ...................D Schofield 9 82436 Indi Rhode 30.71 W & .....................T Steele 10 11736 Thrilling Logic 30.47 ........................ K Walsh RACE 8, 8.00pm MTA RAILWAY SPRINT FINAL C5f,

10 73525 Thrilling Ninja nwtd.................D V Meeuwen

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway RACE 3, 12.43pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES C3, 520m 1 77653 Homebush Violet 30.41 .............J McInerney 2 51328 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................ C Roberts 3 32352 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp 4 42114 Gee Cee Bee 30.70 ................... H Anderton 5 68877 No Undies Sundy 30.39 ............J McInerney 6 42534 Homebush Iris 30.66 .................J McInerney 7 33181 Punch On Jaime nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 32467 Air Flow 30.75 ........................... M Robinson 9 44827 Bob’s Eye 30.69 ........................J McInerney 10 55264 Starburst Benny 31.67 .................... M Grant RACE 4, 1.01pm (NZT) KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C5, 295m 1 15x47 Starburst Josh 17.04 ....................... M Grant 2 14361 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 3 76371 Cawbourne Dasher 17.19 W & ......... Nissen 4 34356 Wandy Luck 17.44 .........................G Cleeve 5 82415 Sophie’s Terra 17.10 C & ................... Fagan 6 17442 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 7 35155 Take No Prisoner 17.17 .................G Cleeve 8 3568x Batiatus 17.34 ...........................R Blackburn 9 74284 Homebush Edith 17.21 .............J McInerney 10 37753 Arkaden 17.44............................... R Adcock RACE 5, 1.19pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE DASH C3, 295m 1 28x15 Noble Fantasy 17.34 S & ................ B Evans 2 74638 My Foolish Heart 17.52 H & ................Taylor 3 62765 Gorilla On Drums 17.31 ...................A Joyce

4 37376 Embee Dee 17.43 .....................J McInerney 5 33337 Jed Norton 17.36 ...........................G Cleeve 6 11111 Terra Annie 17.22 ............................. B Dann 7 35744 Sheza Gamble 17.33 W &................. Nissen 8 78868 Lynny Southcombe 17.29 .........J McInerney 9 7F5x8 Tepirita Charger 17.47 ......................J Dunn 10 58357 Ohoka Hart 17.50 ........................ L Waretini RACE 6, 1.37pm (NZT) THE TURF BAR DASH C5, 295m 1 55541 Stolen Money 17.29 .......................G Cleeve 2 65284 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 3 87733 Fly Canary Fly 17.74 .................J McInerney 4 21888 Cawbourne Porshe 17.27 W & .......... Nissen 5 74335 Opawa Stretch nwtd J &.................. D Fahey 6 51164 Wandy Grant 17.19 ........................G Cleeve 7 13811 Dixie Lee 16.91 .........................R Blackburn 8 35323 Mr. Whippy 17.17 W & ....................... Nissen 9 57871 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 10 67723 Homebush Churro 17.29 ...........J McInerney RACE 7, 1.54pm CAROL’S TAB SPRINT C4, 295m 1 35735 Will Excite 17.36 .......................... L Waretini 2 45252 Know Charity 17.35........................G Cleeve 3 15725 Jumpin’ Julia 17.30....................J McInerney 4 16314 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 5 66323 Wandy Chick 17.36 ........................G Cleeve 6 43385 Team Dream 17.44 C & ..................... Fagan 7 44662 Explodable 17.27 ..............................M Flipp 8 82365 Campaigner 17.15 H & .......................Taylor 9 68x66 Ate Pizza 17.18 .................................J Dunn 10 78885 Deanne’s Magic 17.26 ...............D Stapleton

RACE 8, 2.12pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 36556 Jinja Power 38.06 J & .....................D Fahey 2 66576 Chill Out Ralph nwtd L & .................... Wales 3 42111 Opawa Tania 38.50 L & ...................... Wales 4 21215 Opawa No Ear 38.51 J & ................D Fahey 5 43776 Opawa Bro nwtd L & .......................... Wales 6 26258 Goldstar Bella 38.24 S &................. B Evans 7 64765 Bigtime Kelina 38.61 M & ..................Jopson 8 22176 Stich Up 38.69 S &.......................... B Evans 9 37784 Opawa Anne nwtd L & ....................... Wales 10 33432 Opawa Paul nwtd L & ......................... Wales RACE 9, 2.29pm GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY SPRINT C5, 295m 1 75262 Life’s A Laugh 17.17..................R Blackburn 2 25147 Know Pride 17.26...........................G Cleeve 3 1788x Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 4 61127 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & .............. Nissen 5 62381 Go Housie 17.03 ............................G Cleeve 6 36334 Homebush Mayhem 17.26 ........J McInerney 7 67183 Dillmanstown 17.36 ...........................J Dunn 8 33116 Pick The Tip 17.07 .......................... D Voyce 9 57871 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 10 67723 Homebush Churro 17.29 ...........J McInerney RACE 10, 2.47pm AUCKLAND CUP & RAILWAY TONIGHT STAKES C5, 520m 1 1F721 Harlem Haka 30.51 ...................J McInerney 2 72333 Opawa Webby 30.38 L & ................... Wales 3 23235 Russell Hart 30.03 ....................J McInerney

4 68771 Popstar Rocket 30.37 ........................M Flipp 5 68775 Starburst Clemmy 30.54 ................. M Grant 6 18686 Speedy Kazza 30.46 .................J McInerney 7 21424 Deanne’s Fantasy 30.42 J & ...........D Fahey 8 61137 Brighton Bullet 30.01 J & ................D Fahey 9 24774 Not A Know 30.33 ........................ A Waretini RACE 11, 3.05pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C5, 295m 1 12566 Trans Tasman 17.23 ..................R Blackburn 2 36312 Iona Haka 17.44........................J McInerney 3 46615 Swip And Tear 17.28 H & ....................Taylor 4 11112 Quedrago 17.28 C & .......................... Fagan 5 64318 Rusty Knife 17.26 W & ...................... Nissen 6 662F2 Keramus 17.16 ...............................G Cleeve 7 45257 Know Lies 17.37 ............................G Cleeve 8 84616 Wandy Boiler 17.33 ........................G Cleeve 9 74284 Homebush Edith 17.21 .............J McInerney 10 37753 Arkaden 17.44............................... R Adcock RACE 12, 3.23pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C4, 295m 1 45186 Joyville 17.69 ............................J McInerney 2 82457 Know Escape 17.02 .......................G Cleeve 3 85233 Red Carpet 17.29...........................G Cleeve 4 76346 Isabelle Domain 17.21 ..............J McInerney 5 15858 Blonde Tori 17.47 ...................... A Bradshaw 6 21172 Cawbourne Tomcat 17.18 W &.......... Nissen 7 74673 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 8 42262 Smash Rumour 17.42 ..................... M Grant 9 68x66 Ate Pizza 17.18 .................................J Dunn 10 78885 Deanne’s Magic 17.26 ...............D Stapleton

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In brief

■ FOOTBALL

Phoenix likely to sign cover

By Daniel richarDson English-born defender Shaun Timmins is set to sign an injury replacement contract with the Wellington Phoenix as coach Ernie Merrick tries to juggle a bulging injury list.

Leftback Reece Caira will miss the rest of the season with a fractured cheekbone suffered in last Thursday’s 5-1 loss to Adelaide United. That came on the back of the season-ending adductor muscle injury to Albert Riera and doubts over the fitness of Kenny Cunningham who has a foot problem.

Louis Fenton (shoulder) and Paul Ifill (Achilles) are also out

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for the remainder of the regular season, while Leo Bertos is working his way back to full fitness from a groin complaint.

With the Phoenix on the cusp of the play-offs with six games remaining, Merrick has moved to bolster his squad.

Timmins represented the Republic of Ireland at age group level after being eligible through his Irish father and has played a handful of games in central defence for Team Wellington in the ASB Premiership.

He’s yet to sign officially but could be available for this weekend’s home game against the Perth Glory. The biggest stick-

ing point appears to be around whether he will be classed as an import or a local given he has lived in Australia lately.

The 22-year-old has lived in Perth for just over three years and has also represented Green Gully in the Victorian Premier League. Team Wellington utility Andrew Blake also trained with the Phoenix today.

Caira was due to be sent for another scan this afternoon but is expected to have surgery shortly.

Cunningham, who has scored five goals in his past six games, took a knock to an existing foot injury during the heavy defeat to Adelaide and, although he

has recovered well following initial fears his foot may be fractured, is still in serious doubt for Sunday’s game.

Carlos Hernandez is also an unlikely starter this weekend due to an ongoing calf problem, which leaves Merrick with headaches at left-back and in midfield.

Josh Brindell-South, who has experienced a tough introduction at A-League level, seems likely to play on the left side of defence this weekend, while Matthew Ridenton should feature somewhere in the midfield.

Manny Muscat is suspended for Sunday after he copped a red card against Adelaide. - APNZ

NZ Open dates moved Organisers of the New Zealand Open confirmed yesterday that next year’s tournament will be moved back two weeks to be held from March 12 to 15.

Staged at The Hills and Millbrook Resort in Queenstown last week, tournament organisers have hailed the event, won by Australian Dimitrios Papadatos, “a huge success” confirming an increased crowd of 20,000 attended over the four days. “We’re really pleased with the official numbers,” said tournament director Michael Glading. This year was the first time a national Open had been held in this format, running over two courses with a proam competition. Next year the event will be held at The Hills and Millbrook Resort once again and the new date in March will closer align with a swing of events that lead into the Japan golf tour.

- APNZ

White Ferns win

■ LEAGUE

Lousi bedding into role

The White Ferns have beaten the West Indies Women by 24 runs in the third Twenty20 cricket international at Queen Park in Invercargill, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Player of the match Sophie Devine knocked 46 from 37 balls to elevate the White Ferns to a first innings total of 133 for six. In response the West Indies fought all the way, but were eventually dismissed for 109 after 19.5 overs. The White Ferns innings revolved around Devine, who put on key partnerships with Sara McGlashan (18) and Katie Perkins (34) to give the White Ferns a competitive total.

- APNZ

■ RACING

By Michael Brown Last season was supposed to be a big one for Sione Lousi. It was, but not in the way he had hoped.

Lousi ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the opening pre-season game for the Warriors and spent the entire season in rehabilitation. The 24-yearold had plans to consolidate his place in the Warriors side, having played 22 games in 2012, as well as designs on playing at the World Cup for Tonga.

This year is shaping up as another important one for Lousi, especially as he’s off contract at the end of 2014, but the 24-year-old knows better than to look too far ahead. His immediate goal is making an impact off the bench in the Warriors’ NRL opener against the Eels on Sunday.

He’s part of one of the biggest benches in Warriors history, alongside Jacob Lillyman, Suaia Matagi and Feleti Mateo.

It leaves them short of backline cover, but coach Matt Elliott is comfortable there are enough players who can slot into key positions if injury strikes Chad Townsend can play dummy-half and either Mateo or Carlos Tuimavave can slot into the halves.

At 1.91m and 106kg, Lousi is a big guy. He’s also powerful and dynamic.

After a couple of seasons playing as a prop, he’s being seen as more of a second-rower and his utility value could be a considerable asset.

- APNZ

Matheson at the helm

Who Shot Thebarman may be headed for Australia after victory in yesterday’s Auckland Cup. photo nz racing desk

Sydney beckons Auckland Cup hero Who Shot Thebarman has completed a meteoric rise to the top of New Zealand’s staying ranks and now he’s likely to test the Australians’ depths of stamina.

The stoutly-bred son of Yamanin Vital was a clear-cut victor of yesterday’s Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup and just 12 months on from a 1200 metre maiden trial win at Otaki.

He has been patiently-handled by Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan to advance through the grades before he announced his arrival on centre stage with a hollow success in the Group 2 Avondale Cup that served as his final lead-in to Ellerslie.

“He was stuck a bit wide during the running, but his strong point was the two miles

(3200m),” Oulaghan said.

“He’s not the easiest horse and Matt (Cameron) gets on really well with him.

“He’s nominated for the Sydney Cup so we’ll have to look at that seriously now. He won’t have a lead-up race here, possibly one in Australia but he might go straight into it.”

Who Shot Thebarman was behind the early speed on the fence before a number of leader changes and Cameron eased out to be midfield and three wide with cover.

They improved to be in the firing line on the turn and the gelding strode to the front 250 metres from home to have the cup in safe keeping and post Cameron’s 100th winner for the season.

“He was just getting warmed up and he was playing

with them at the end,” Cameron said. “They all wanted to go and take each other on so I sat and waited and then came over the top of them.”

Who Shot Thebarman was bred by White Robe Lodge’s Brian and Lorraine Anderton and is raced by brothers Danny, Humphrey, Michael and Shawn O’Leary.

The Hawke’s Bay and Waikato Hurdles winner Fontera was the last horse the brothers raced together.

The Bjorn Baker-trained New Zealand-bred Celtic Prince chased Who Shot Thebarman gamely for second with More Than Sacred also making up good ground for third. Gai Waterhouse’s Travolta was a game fourth ahead of the southerner Black Stockings. – NZ Racing Desk

One of this country’s leaders in high performance sport will take a new direction as BikeNZ’s chief executive officer.

Andrew Matheson, currently general manager performance and strategic investment for High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), will take up the position which has been filled by interim chief executive Brian Broad for the past nine months.

BikeNZ, the umbrella organisation overseeing all national bike and cycling organisations, is set to embark on a centralised base for its administration, cycling development and high performance at the new Avantidrome in Cambridge. - APNZ

Return unlikely Wallaby legend George Smith’s management has all but ruled out another SOS return to the Brumbies, with champion flanker David Pocock still no closer to learning how long he’ll be sidelined by a knee injury. But while Smith will be advised by manager Lee Abrahams to rest his body rather than consider another possible recall to Super Rugby, the 33-yearold Wallabies veteran is “his own man”. The talk of another Smith return comes after Pocock reinjured his reconstructed left knee in the Brumbies’ win over the Western Force on Saturday.

Pocock flew to Brisbane on Tuesday to consult with his knee surgeon Peter Myers but remained none the wiser after scans again failed to deliver a diagnosis. - AAP

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Thursday, March 6, 2014 ENTERTAINMENT

■ CRICKET

in Hamilton, ND timed their run chase to perfection as they overhauled Otago’s 277 in the final over to record a four-wicket win.

BJ Watling made 83 not out from 88 balls for ND, while he got good support from Jono Boult who made an unbeaten 39.

Earlier, Otago laid on a competitive total thanks to Jesse Ryder, who blasted 115 runs from 112 balls, his second ton in as many games after he racked up 108 not out against Canterbury in round one.

But the former international’s work wasn’t enough as ND navigated the chase smoothly to book their first win of the Ford Trophy.

The match between Canterbury and Wellington at Hagley Oval in Christchurch was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to bad weather.

- APNZ

■ RUGBY

Savea forced to wait again Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett has said exciting flanker Ardie Savea will get plenty of opportunities during the Super Rugby season but it won’t be this week after he was again named on the bench for his side’s game against the Brumbies in Wellington tomorrow night.

Savea, an apprentice All Black last year, missed the Hurricanes’ opening 27-9 loss to the Sharks in Durban and then had a cameo off the bench during last week’s 19-18 loss to the Stormers.

Despite blindside flanker Faifili Levave being ruled out with injury this week, Hurricanes wider training group member Adam Hill has been named to start in the No 6 jersey.

Hill is one of two changes to the Hurricanes’ starting XV with James Marshall coming in at fullback ahead of Marty Banks who drops to the reserves.

Hurricanes: James Marshall, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith (captain), Hadleigh Parkes, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Blade Thomson, Jack Lam, Adam Hill, Mark Reddish, Jeremy Thrush, John Schwalger, Dane Coles, Ben Franks. Reserves: Motu Matu’u, Chris Eves, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, James Broadhurst, Ardie Savea, Chris Smylie, Alapati Leiua, Marty Banks.

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Weekend Entertainment

Two from two for Auckland Defending domestic one-day cricket champions Auckland made it two from two as they beat Central Districts by 92 runs at the Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.

After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, Auckland made 307-7 from their 50 overs courtesy of an unbeaten 78 from Colin de Grandhomme, while Craig Cachopa added a brisk 66.

In reply, Central Districts made a good start as openers Jamie How and Ben Smith put on 81 for the first wicket but when Smith went for 34 and How departed shortly after for 44, CD’s run chase never regained its momentum.

They were bowled out for 215 in the 40th over as leftarm seamer Mitchell McClenaghan picked up 4-45 to back up the 4-33 he took against Northern Districts in the opening game of the competition.

Meanwhile, at Seddon Park

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9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire.

Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

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10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises in the Social hall, Havelock Street.

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10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Downloading demonstration, bring your e-book, Nicky Farrell from the library speaker, cuppa, and chat to follow. M.S.A. lounge, off Burnett Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time / sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

PLAYGROUP, kids play, parents relax with a cuppa. Parents Centre Rooms, Netherby Shopping Centre, Chalmers Avenue.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Venus’ once in a lifetime 4 month visit to your career sector comes to an end today, leaving you with a clear sense of what you want professionally.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Returning 5 days after Mercury turned direct in your career sector Venus is here to hurry things up, getting your new professional year off the ground.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Today is a day for lucky Jupiter and income matters, with the tide turning just as your financial confidence in general gets a boost.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Venus leaves you with a sense of what you want from your relationships and what they need from you, but the real journey has only just begun.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) While Venus’ departure from your work sector today will take some focus off work matters, things shift to a lower level but more sustainable pace.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The bell to end a playful period is ringing and a new sense of urgency is setting in on the work front.

Fight to maintain a balance while you can.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) As Venus returns to a fun, playful and romantically charged part of your chart she’s ready to make up for lost time, sorry she’s kept you waiting.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) The Moon pushed some buttons and created some personal and/or relationship tension yesterday, a breakthrough is now possible.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Work to give income and work objectives a clear sense of direction, paying attention to your heart and intuitive responses.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) After 4 months in your sign Venus leaves you today with a clear sense of where your heart stands, but asking that you take it from here.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) There is a turnaround on the work front today, with the tide turning and the focus shifting from the rear view mirror to the road ahead.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) As Venus leaves a social and serendipitous part of your chart she asks that you continue to trust the laws of attraction and synchronicity.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian

HIGHT, Ernest Stanley (Ernie) – (Life member of St John), on March 4, 2014, peacefully at Princes Court, Ashburton. In his 84th year. Dearly loved husband of Lillias, married for 61 years. Dearly loved father and father in law of Isabel, Allan and Elena, Ian and Sally, and Kathy. Loved grandad Ernie of Madeleine, Gabriel, and Georgiana Hight, and Samuel, and Jackson Caird. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Ernie’s life will be held at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Oxford Street on FRIDAY, March 7, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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HIGHT, Ernie – On March 4, 2014. Loved brother in law and uncle of Bob and the late Betty Allan, and families.

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STEVENS, Ivanhoe Thomas (Ivan) – On March 4, 2014 at Ashburton Hospital. Loved husband of the late Rona.

Much loved father and father in law of Elaine and Chris, Barbara and Peter Thompson, Graeme and Margaret and Neill and Deidre and loved granddad of his 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request please. Donations to Terrace View Palliative Care Unit would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Ivan’s funeral service will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY March, 10 commencing at 1.30pm.

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Northeasterlies developing towards midday.

NZ Today

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Mainly fine, cloud build-ups from afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

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Southerlies dying away.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living Stacey Morrison’s journey of discovery of how to balance a busy lifestyle with being a mother of three young children, a wife, and a radio and TV presenter. 0 10:30 Ellen 3 11:30 House Guest 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen With guest Jimmy Kimmel.

5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces PGR George meets designer Max McMurdo, who is making a classroom out of rusting shipping containers, and visits a prototype for a mini, transportable home, and a mobile cinema. 0 8:30 Doc Martin PGR 0 9:30 Benidorm AO 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Handy Manny 3 0 6:53 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:20 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:45 Beyblades Metal Masters 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 0 8:35 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle AO 2pm Bethenny 3pm Hope And Faith 3 0 3:30 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 4pm Jessie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm New Adventures Of Old Christine PGR 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Nate fakes it to make it; Brooke’s competition goes digital; Vinnie’s good deed makes him the bad guy. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Motorway Patrol 0 8:30 Arrow AO 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 The Originals AO

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO Two former spouses accuse one another of being a bad parent to their teenaged son.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz gives answers to awkward questions.

2:30 Rachael Ray 3 Beauty expert Kyan Douglas offers hairstyling tips; Rachael prepares Greek meatballs and feta orzo.

3:30 The Ridges PGR 3 0 4pm Would I Lie To You? UK AO 3 With host Rob Brydon and team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

4:30 Big Brother Australia 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Dream Factory Stan Walker pays a surprise visit to some of his fans at a Porirua primary school; Kimberley helps a teenager take to the skies; a cheer squad brings joy to people’s day. 0 8:30 CSI AO 0 9:30 Hens Behaving Badly AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

11:05 Seven Dwarves AO 3 0 12:05 The Vicar Of Dibley 3 0 12:40 Going Going Gone 3 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:30 Police Ten 7 3 0 Midnight Rookie Blue AO 3 0 1am F Street Hospital PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Greek PGR 3 3:15 Gossip Girl PGR 3 0 3:55 Jeremy Kyle USA AO 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Underbelly – Badness AO 30 12:10 Blue Bloods AO 3 1:10 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

2:05 America’s Got Talent 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

7pm The Simpsons Bart wants justice done after learning the animator who created Itchy was ripped off. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 9pm South Park AO 3 9:30 House of Lies AO 10:40 Lie to Me AO 0

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7:30 American Idol 9:30 Reign AO When Clarissa kidnaps the younger children of King Henry and Queen Catherine, Mary and Bash help find them; when Lola tries to help her brother with a debt, Francis rescues her.

10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

6am Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 Adelaide – Race Three. 6:30 Football – Men’s A-International (Replay) 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am Road To The 2014 Fifa World Cup 11am Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Noon Basketball – NBL (Replay) 2pm Football – Men’s A-International (Replay) 4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 4:30 The Cricket Show 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 7pm Total Rugby 7:30 Super Rugby Review A look at the highs and lows of the latest round of the Super Rugby.

8pm Inside the PGA Tour 8:30 L New Zealand Cricket Awards 9:30 Cycling – UCI Track World Championships (Highlights) Day Five.

10pm Super Rugby Review 10:30 Inside the PGA Tour

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11pm Fight Night Ricky Burns v Terrence Crawford.

1am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Stormers v Hurricanes.

From Newlands Stadium in Capetown, South Africa.

3am Darts – Premier League (Replay)

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Autospeed 7am Botham On The Fly 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am Designer Travel 8:30 Cash And Cari 9am Food Safari 9:30 Bath Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am American Restoration 11:30 Autospeed Noon Make My Home Bigger 12:30 IFish 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:25 Hugh’s Fish Fight – Save Our Seas 3:30 Cash And Cari 4pm Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 4:30 The Pioneer Woman 5pm International Open Home 5:30 Dear Genevieve 6pm Designer Travel 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm 20th Century Roadshow 7:30 Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 8:05 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 8:30 Destination Flavour Japan 9:20 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 10pm Italian Food Safari 10:30 Outland 11pm 20th Century Roadshow 11:30 No Ordinary Party AO

FRIDAY

PRIME

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Wild Thornberrys 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Strawberry Shortcake 3 8:55 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Peppa Pig 3 9:40 Wonder Pets 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle Malcolm is hospitalised for an appendectomy. 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 0

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Cash And Cari 1:30 Outland AO 2am Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 2:30 The Pioneer Woman 3am Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 3:30 Dear Genevieve 4am Designer Travel 4:30 Yard Crashers 5am Flatmates AO 5:30 Destination Flavour Japan

10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 3pm Joe’s World On A Plate 3 3:30 The Backyardigans 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 N Waka Ama Sprints 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2

THE BOX

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 The Kapa 8:30 N Greatest Sports Stories Of Our Time – The Fab Five AO Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson were in the 1991 University of Michigan men’s basketball team, and brought a new style to the game.

10pm N The Big Hit 10:30 Te Taua Moana 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Bear Eats.

8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Survive That! PG 10:30 Moonshiners M 11:30 Stolen Voices Buried Secrets M Noon Stolen Voices Buried Secrets M 12:30 Nightmare Next Door M 1:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 2:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:30 Bering Sea Gold – Under The Ice PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:30 Bering Sea Gold – Under The Ice PG 9:30 Gold Fever PG 10:30 Porter Ridge M 11pm Fatal Encounters M

12:30 Monk PGV 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 SVU MV 2:35 Law And Order MV 3:30 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 4:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

Midnight Disappeared M 1am Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?

M 1:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2am One Step Beyond PG 2:30 Meteorite Men PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4:30 Dealers PG 5:30 Meteorite Men PG

FRIDAY

7:30pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am SVU MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Monk PGV 8:55 Most Shocking M 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 NCIS PGV 12:15 Criminal Intent MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Most Shocking M 2:20 SVU MV 3:10 Monk PGV 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

FRIDAY

Dream Factory

7:10 The Making Of Snow White And The Huntsman MV 7:35 The Nail 16VLS 2009 Drama. Tony Danza, William Forsythe. 9:05 Profile Of A Killer 16 2012 Thriller. Joey Pollari, Gabriele Angieri.

10:40 The Horses Of McBride PG 2012 Family. Aidan Quinn.

12:10 The Truth About Emanuel MC 2013 Thriller. Alfred Molina, Jessica Biel.

1:45 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action. Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth.

3:50 Lost Treasure Of The Maya MVLS 2009 Action. Michael Madsen.

5:30 One Angry Juror PG 2010 Drama. Jessica Capshaw.

7pm On The Inside 16VL 2011 Thriller. Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde.

8:30 Parker 16VLS 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

10:30 High Life 18V 2009 Comedy.

Timothy Olyphant, Steven Eric.

11:55 The Task 18V 2011 Horror.

Alexandra Staden, Victor McGuire.

FRIDAY

1:30 Lost Treasure Of The Maya MVLS 2009 Action. 3:10 One Angry Juror PG 2010 Drama. 4:40 High Life 18V 2009 Comedy.

Reign

9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 8:10 Biography – Joaquin Phoenix PG 2009 9am Schindler’s List MVL 1993 Drama. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes.

12:15 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Drama. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding jr.

2:35 Walk The Line MC 2005 Biography. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon.

4:50 Wimbledon MLS 2004 Romantic Comedy. Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill.

6:30 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 Drama. Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson.

8:30 Air Force One MVL 1997 Action. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close.

10:35 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

FRIDAY

1:10 Directors – Taylor Hackford PG 1:40 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 Drama. Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson. 3:35 Air Force One MVL 1997 Action. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close.

5:40 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

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6am NRL 360 7am Cycling – UCI Track World Championships (Replay) Day Five.

From Velodrome Alcides Nieto Patino in Cali, Columbia.

10:30 SKY Sport TBC 11:30 The Dirt Noon Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Subway Fresh Fit 500. From Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Arizona.

1pm Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) Phoenix International.

2pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 Adelaide – Race One. 2:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 Adelaide – Race Two. 3pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 Adelaide – Race Three.

3:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Honda Classic – Round Four.

4:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Tshwane Open – Round Four.

5:30 Inside The PGA Tour 6pm Adventure Angler 6:30 Football – Men’s A-International (Replay) Japan v New Zealand’s All Whites. From National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.

8:30 L Sterlo 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Roosters. From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

FRIDAY

Midnight NRL Footy Show 2:30 UFC Fight Night (Replay) Kim v Hathaway.

4:30 Fight Night

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Honing skills ahead of champs Ashburton’s karate kids, including six-year-old Ryan Richam have been honing their skills for weeks ahead of the Mid Canterbury Championships in the Tinwald Memorial Hall this weekend.

The entries were similar to last year’s event with around 30 competitors including a large group of juniors will be getting amongst the action in their first competition.

This year’s third annual championships will run over two days.

On Saturday they hold the Kihon for the beginners and then the Kata (forms), and then on Sunday is the Kumite (sparring), including a team Kumite.

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■ HOCKEY

Hayward eager to rejoin Black Sticks

BY DAVID LEGGAT After five months out of the national side, it’s no wonder Andy Hayward is itching for action when New Zealand play their three-test series against Japan next week.

Added in is the fact the games are in Mt Maunganui.

Although Hayward is based in Auckland, his heart is in Tauranga, where he was raised and educated.

Having those games on his home patch means something extra special.

“I can’t wait, really looking forward to it,” he said yesterday.

Hayward broke his left middle finger during a practice match in September shortly before the Oceania championships in Taranaki.

That ruled him out of January’s world league final in New Delhi, when the world No 6 Black Sticks achieved their best

Andy Hayward

tier one result - making the final against the Netherlands - since winning the Olympic gold in Montreal in 1976.

“That was absolutely fantastic,” Hayward said. “From my personal perspective it was obviously disappointing not to play in it but it’s awesome the team is at that level now and can

compete against the best in the world.

“That’s been the big goal, that when we go to those major tournaments we’ve got a chance to medal, and it shows where we’ve come from in the past few years.”

Hayward, who has 158 caps, had a wire inserted in his finger as part of the healing process but he’s philosophical.

“It was a bit unlucky but in the last four years before that I’ve been pretty fortunate. It was just my time, I guess.”

North Harbour defender Cory Bennett also returns after breaking a thumb on the eve of the World League finals. National coach Colin Batch has named 20 players for the series - and that includes Capital striker Jacob Smith from the national development group - and may well tinker with combinations.

“We have a lot of big events coming up so this will be an excellent opportunity to develop

our team during the series,” Batch said.

Confidence is up within the squad. The games are important both in their own right but also as leadups for the Champions Challenge in Malaysia in April where New Zealand will be topranked.

In turn that leads onto the World Cup in the Hague starting in late May and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July-August.

World No 14 Japan, with a reputation for playing fast, skilful hockey and a team on the rise, will warm up with three games against a New Zealand Invitation XI, starting at Auckland Grammar at noon today, with other games at North Harbour tomorrow night and Sunday at lunchtime.

They should be keenly contested, with several national squad members lining up today.

- APNZ

NZ SQUAD New Zealand squad for three internationals against Japan in Mt Maunganui next week: Goalkeepers: Devon Manchester (Auckland), Hamish McGregor (Southern). Defenders: Joe Bartholomew, Cory Bennett (North Harbour), Dean Couzins (c, Auckland), Nick Haig (Canterbury), Blair Tarant, Kane Russell (Southern), Alex Shaw (Capital), Andy Hayward (Midlands). Midfielders: Arun Panchia (Auckland), Steven Edwards, George Muir (North Harbour). Strikers: Marcus Child, Simon Child, Jared Panchia (Auckland), Hugo Inglis (Southern), Jacob Smith, Stephen Jenness, Blair Hilton (Capital).