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Guardian a finalist in media awards The Ashburton Guardian has been announced as a finalist at the prestigious Voyager Media Awards.

In the Newspaper of the Year Award (for a circulation of up to 30,000), the Guardian sits alongside the Waikato Times, Wairarapa Times Age, Rotorua Daily Post and the Bay of Plenty Times as a finalist.

Formerly known as the Canon Media Awards, the Voyager Awards are one of the most prestigious and regarded events for the media industry each year.

It is the first time the Guardian has been a finalist in the Newspaper of the Year category.

Guardian owner and publisher, Bruce Bell said yesterday that the announcement was a direct result of the input from the entire staff.

“This is recognition of editor, Matt Markham and our hardworking team of journalists, production staff, advertising team and administration staff and also to our strong belief in the future of print,” he said.

“For the only daily newspaper in New Zealand to show a growing circulation, shows too what a loyal base of readers the Guardian has.”

The news of being named as a finalist comes hot on the heels of the Guardian being the only newspaper in New Zealand to

the Guardian team in producing an outstanding daily newspaper which is so focused on its local community.

“We’ve a great team here at the Guardian and for this level of industry recognition is truly fabulous.

“We’re all proud to be at the heart of the community, bringing great local news daily and we are all proud to be a part of the team here at the Guardian.”

Guardian editor Matt Markham said the significance and place of the awards among the industry made the announcement a huge honour.

“We are a small fish in a rather

large news-producing pond,” he said. “So, for us to be able to be recognised alongside some of the most known and respected mastheads in New Zealand is something the team is all very proud of.

“Our focus is local content and telling our readers the stories that they want to read.

“And in order for that to happen we have to have the buy-in from the community, so this recognition of being named a finalist is just as much a win for the Ashburton District as it is for the Guardian.”

Winners will be announced at a gala awards evening in Auckland on Friday, May 11.

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General manager, Desme Daniels said the recognition of being named a finalist alone was a huge achievement.

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Armed holdup at local dairy

By Katie todd

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Police are seeking information following an armed robbery at a Tinwald dairy on Thursday.

At 7.06am Thursday morning, an individual armed with a gun entered Tinwald’s First & Last Dairy on Main South Road and demanded money.

It is understood that the offender had a rifle in hand and their face fully cloaked by clothes. They ran across the road and into the dairy from Melcombe Street.

After one of the shop keepers spoke to the offender they exited the premises running off on the footpath north towards the Ashburton township, police said.

Bawa Sing was working at the dairy but was outside the shop at the time the incident occurred.

While they were lucky no damage was done it was quite scary, he said.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen something like that while working here.”

He said the offender had covered their whole face and their gun in clothes, and went in and out of the store very quickly.

The woman who was behind the counter during the incident was given a day off work yesterday.

Sing had also been contacted by someone who lived nearby who woke to a person creeping around their property, and wondered if it had been the same individual.

Police said they would like to hear from anyone with information as to the identity of the offender, including anyone who saw any person or persons in the vicinity of the First & Last Dairy just before 7.06am, or running from the dairy a short time later after the attempted robbery.

Ashburton police can be contacted on 03 3078400 and Crimestoppers on 0800 555-111 or via the Crimestoppers website.

It is hoped a new life-sized locomotive billboard will help drivers to switch off autopilot while crossing the Hatfield Overdale Road crossing near Rakaia.

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Hopes sign will raise rail crossing awareness

By Katie todd

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One of the district’s most notorious railway crossing is now the focus of a national railway safety campaign.

Yesterday morning NZTA unveiled a locomotive-sized billboard near the level crossing at Hatfield Overdale Road, near Rakaia, as part of their Expect Trains campaign.

Jointly developed and funded

by NZTA, KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ, the campaign aims to get people off autopilot when crossing rural railway tracks.

The giant billboard have featured at four prominent North Island level crossings before being installed at the Hatfield Overdale Road crossing, were two people have died, another person has been seriously injured and one person has had a near collision in the past

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Like 1320 other public road railway level crossings and 1320 private land crossings around the country, it is protected by a stop signs only, no flashing lights, bells or barrier arms.

Brett Aldridge, senior manager, Rail Safety, for the Transport Agency, says the campaign is the result of research that showed that local people can be complacent around railway level crossings that they use regularly.

“Local drivers often underestimate how dangerous railway level crossings can be and while train movements might be infrequent, these are huge pieces of equipment and they are absolutely unforgiving.”

Yesterday’s unveiling was attended by local Selwyn MP Amy Adams, Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel and representatives from Ashburton District

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Council, local police, KiwiRail, NZ Transport Agency and TrackSAFE NZ. Donna Favel said rail safety was a “very personal” issue for her, having known two people killed at rail crossings, and also witnessing the impact on a family of a fatal collision at North Park.

She said she applauds any initiatives to raise rail safety awareness, and spoke of the collaborative effort between Ashburton District Council and other organisations to maintain the district’s many crossings.

Selwyn MP Amy Adams also commended the action.

She said she hopes the sign has impact, given that Canterbury has twice the number of rail incidents than the rest of New Zealand, on average.

“There’s no real reason we should be as bad as we are …

I hope the impact of this sign will be quite arresting at first glance.”

Kiwirail Network Services Manager Jeanine Benson said the impact of crashes on her team was significant.

She had attended two incidents, and had worked with train drivers who had seen multiple fatalities on the track before them.

“It’s a fairly harrowing situation to find yourself in,” she said.

“These drivers now hold their breath as they go through level crossings. They see cars approaching the crossing and they’re asking themselves ‘are they going to stop?’”

The billboard will be at Rakaia for several months. Three signs have also been installed on Hatfield Overdale Road leading up to the crossing, warning drivers to look both ways.

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Above and right – Council’s revitalisation plans for the CBD wich includes one way streets, angle parking and pedestrian laneways.

New life to be breathed into CBD

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One way streets, angle parking, new tiling and plantings. Wider footpaths and free parking could all be part of Ashburton’s $13 million CBD streetscape renewal.

The ambitious project, likely to take five years to complete, was signed off yesterday by Ashburton District councillors and will now go out for public consultation.

Work on the latest phase of the revitalisation project began last year and involved the council, a town centre working group and Abley Transportation consultants.

The project has identified some ambitious outcomes that, when completed, would see the town centre clearly identified by entry gateway treatments at the Moore and Havelock street intersections with East and Cass streets, pedestrian laneways linking the three inner-town blocks, one-way traffic and angle parking on Burnett and Tancred streets, 30km/h speed limit zones, free time-restricted parking (60 minutes for East, Burnett and Tancred streets, 120 minutes on Havelock, Cass and Moore streets) and a change from 120 minute to 180 minutes in the West Street car park. Free parking would be on a trial basis.

Work on Baring Square East will be delayed so this precinct can be integrated with the design of the new civic centre and library.

The project is also likely to see significant new plantings, seating areas and wider footpaths.

An aborist will be engaged to assess the condition and life span of existing trees in the CBD. Town centre working group chair Diane Raw-

linson said the council had reached an exciting point with the town centre project.

“After many years of discussing this we’re finally taking our first steps. Yes, they’ll be baby steps in a way, but it is a beginning. I’m so pleased,” she said.

When the redevelopment project went out for public consultation, Rawlinson said she hoped there would be positive buy-in from the community “This is the first step in a long journey but it’s a very positive step.”

A major factor in how the project is staged will be timeframes for demolition and redevelopment work for private developers, she said.

When the project was discussed at Thursday’s council meeting, councillor Peter Reveley wanted to know how it would be funded.

A percentage of the cost would come from money earmarked for normal footpath and kerb and channel maintenance and replacement but there would be extra money needed for things such as tiling, roading manager Brian Fauth said.

With demolition and rebuild work still to be carried out in the town centre, senior planner Rebecca Whillans said the project would be staged and was likely to start on East Street.

There were ongoing discussions with building owners and developers, she said.

Consultation on the proposed changes would start on May 21, she said.

The Ashburton CBD streetscape renewal issues and options report can be viewed on the council’s website – www.ashburtondc.govt.nz Click on Our Council, meetings, agenda and minutes, and scroll down to agenda items.

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Fellowship to support breast cancer research A young researcher who grew up in Mid Canterbury has been awarded an $80,000 fellowship to help shed more light on breast cancer risk.

Dr Vanessa Lattimore is using cuttingedge genetic information at the University of Otago to clarify the risk of breast cancer faced by Kiwi families.

The fellowship has been provided by Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BcfNZ) and is one of two with a special focus on genetic testing, widely seen as the key to curing hard-to-treat cancers and possibly to prevent cancers from developing in the first place.

Dr Lattimore, who went to Mt Hutt College, is working in the Familial Breast Cancer study the university.

While awareness of the Brca gene mutation is far higher than it was before Angelina Jolie had a preventive mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, researchers and doctors suspect that many New Zealanders who should be referred for genetic testing are not.

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Brca mutations in greater depth, as well as looking at other, lesser-known genetic variations. She will undergo training in Brisbane, working with head of the international Enigma genetic consortium, before bringing her newly acquired skills back to New Zealand.

Dr Lattimore currently has the Mackenzie Family Cancer post-doctoral fellowship, supported by the Ashburton-based Mackenzie Charitable Foundation.

Dr Lattimore said understanding genetic cancer risk not only allows for more effective screening for at-risk families, but increasingly will affect preventative measures, plus treatments for those people who do develop breast cancer.

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18 months in, district coun The midway point has been reached for elected members of this term of the Ashburton District Council.

In October, when councillors had logged one year in the job, the Guardian wrote a report card for each, measuring their progress and achievements.

With the 18-month mark in their three-year term reached on April 10, we asked each councillor to undertake a self review. Each was asked the same six questions and then asked to write a brief summary of their experience and how this could

What do you see as the council’s achievements over the past 18 months?

■ Site selection and property acquisitions for the new administration and library building ■ Extension of the CBD parking trial ■ $250,000 approved for CBD improvements ■ Funding from Immigration NZ for Welcoming Communities ■ Growing attendance at council facilities – EA Networks, library and museum ■ Improved Christmas tree and decorations ■ Ongoing improvements by management in efficiencies and savings for ratepayers What have been the positives for you and what have been the negatives?

Positives – ■ The ever increasing use of council facilities – EA Networks Centre, Ashburton Museum and the library.

■ The outstanding results from the invertebrate survey at Wakanui Beach. The ongoing work at the beach, in conjunction with Wakanui School, is inspiring.

■ Increasing efficiencies and

its roading contractors work incredibly hard at maintaining our district’s roads.

As these roads make up the fourth largest roading network in New Zealand, that is no mean feat. If people are concerned about anything relating to our roads, they should use the SNAP SEND SOLVE app, phone 307-7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz Council will play its part by tendering strong, robust contracts that exhibit best practice, cost effectiveness and closely manage delivery.

Council will also better communicate our achievements on roads.

The first step in doing this has been the Roading Worx campaign.

Current and planned council roadworks can be viewed online.

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use of technology, for example, Snap, Send, Solve and self serve at the Ashburton Library.

The roll-out of wheelie bins and the many residents who have expressed their appreciation of the new system.

Negatives – Ongoing negative statements about roading. This council and

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significant achievement for the council over the past 18 months has been securing the new site for the admin.

Personally, having the Community Boards’ conference in Methven in May last year was a highlight. It was exciting seeing it all come together after being involved in the initial pitch to bring the conference to our district.

In terms of understanding the process of council, there is so much to learn, and it can be quite overwhelming at times. Probably the most significant frustrations and disappointment has been knowing that you can’t please everyone.

The past 18 months have definitely been busier and a lot more work than I expected, and there’s so much to learn. Juggling family life, Council meetings and my own work has been hard.

Looking ahead I am excited to be on the Project Control Group to progress the new admin and library building, as well as being involved with the Safer Communities accreditation.

I decided to stand for Council as I think we have a fantastic district and I wanted to represent the community I live in. It has

shape their desire to stand for council in 2019.

The questions are listed as part of Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel’s response, while we have printed councillor responses as statements.

All elected members were offered the opportunity to provide comments, but not all chose to do so.

Responses were not received from councillors Peter Reveley, Russell Ellis and Mark Malcolm.

How would you rate your progress in understanding the process of council?

I often reflect on the oath I took on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, when I was sworn in: I, Donna Maree Favel, declare that I will faithfully and impartially, and according to the best of my skill and judgement, execute and perform, in the best interests of the Ashburton District, the powers, authorities, and duties vested in or imposed upon me as Mayor of

the Ashburton District Council, by virtue of the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 or any other Act. I endeavour to do exactly that in every situation and interaction.

What have been the frustrations and the disappointments?

I recall vividly, standing at an Advance Ashburton presentation as Sam Ruck spoke to a room full of people about his gratitude for a scholarship and enthusiasm for the Ashburton District.

I was so heartened by this speech, I stood to applaud. However, in a room of 300 people, I was the only one standing.

Sometimes when you lead, others are not ready to follow. One of the interesting things I’ve learned about leadership is that you always have to back yourself completely, no matter what the situation.

Have the past 18 months been what you expected and if not, in what way have those experiences differed?

No, this role has at times been more challenging than I had expected – even after spending six years as a councillor. I am still

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been a good experience but it’s also challenging. I enjoy the interaction with the other councillors and the community and I’m focused on doing the best job I can for ratepayers.

As the only councillor with school-age children, I will have to see how the next 18 months pan out and if it will work again for my family. I think it’s important to have a good cross section of councillors and I would like to stand again as I feel I have something to contribute.

fter a slow start (for some of us) we seem to be more willing to get things going.

We seem to have more understanding about what the difference is between governance and management.

Positive for me was being asked by the mayor to be deputy chairman of FABs, as I understand and enjoy the financial part of council and to chair the Chinese settlement working group.

To get a positive result with the working group wasn’t that easy, as some members had different views than the families involved.

But in the end we had a good and positive outcome for the families.

The first 18 months were basically as I expected.

Standing for council was something I took seriously and sought advice from previous councillors, mayors and peers before I committed.

I certainly appreciated the positive comments I received from a wide range of Ashburton District citizens before and after I became a councillor.

Frustrations and disappointments? Yes, certainly, but they are part of daily life. My motto is to change and fix the ones you can

and don’t waste too much time on the ones you can’t.

Life is too valuable to waste.

Where from here?

The first 18 months I have been

learning all the time.

Looking ahead, what would you like to see changed or achieved over the next 18 months?

I campaigned on Together We Succeed and I still have that belief.

I’d also like to see council working more closely with the community.

The 13 of us at the table do not profess to have all the answers and often need input from some of the 32,000 people in the community.

Please also provide a few words summarising your experience and how this might shape your desire to stand for a second term in 2019.

I still feel there is much for me to achieve as mayor.

For example, I would like to see the new library and administration building take shape and help to revitalise our CBD. I also thoroughly enjoy my regular interactions with individuals and groups in our community.

Getting out and about and being part of the everyday life of our district makes me fully appreciate why I am here and what makes this community great.

For the last 18 months, I have worked long and hard and will continue to do so as Ashburton’s mayor.

quieter then I would like to be.

As the saying goes walk the walk before you talk the talk.

I observed, listened, asked questions and interacted with ADC management and staff to understand and learn the business of council.

Three to four months ago I mentioned to the mayor that I am ready to step up when needed.

At the moment I feel undervalued, but it’s up to the powers to be to make that decision.

Personally, before the end of the term, I would like us to have the Chinese settlement restored and a plan in place to manage the area.

Unfortunately, due to some difficulties with the tenders, we have to rethink our approach. Hopefully we can have a working group meeting soon to discuss different options.

I am also interested in a good and positive outcome for the Ashburton CBD Streetscape Renewal Plan.

In the meantime, I will keep learning the business of council as I certainly enjoy the work we as elected members should be doing, and if life treats me well I would like to stand again for council in 2019.

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ver the past 18 months we have got a draft long-term plan developed, reviewed the revenue and finance policy, agreed on a site for the new library and administration building, completed all the business as usual, projects around roading, drinking water, waste water etc.

A big positive has been getting the site for library and administration building agreed to by council and the sites purchased, the negative is having to go back and revisit the sites that were deemed not to be suitable by the previous term of council.

The process of council is complex and frustrating at times, and takes some time to get a good understanding of. I think I have a good understanding of the process, if you step over the line (which happens at times) you are quickly reminded of it.

The greatest frustration has been taking so long to get the site determined for the library and administration building.

With a new council and seven new councillors, it was always going to be different than the term before, so you don’t want to have expectations that may not be realistic.

Looking ahead, over the next 18 months, I’d like to get the new building designed, tendered and construction under way so we can

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all use the new facility. Also I’d like to see the revitalisation of the CBD to bring vibrancy back into that part of town and let the district flourish. I’d also like to see more efficiencies gained in council’s businesses, ie the doing more for less philosophy.

Every council term is different from the last one, so building a team of like-minded councillors is key to its success. So by trying to achieve this will determine whether one would want to return for the next term, but that is left up to the people to decide at the polling booth.

would consider the procurement of the land for our new community civic and library buildings, with an additional section that came about through the process, to be one of the many council’s achievement in the past 18 months.

Another worth mentioning is the visit of the GMA Documentaries Philippine TV crew.

It was viewed by millions of people in the Philippines and gave Mid Canterbury a grand exposure for a minimum cost to the Ashburton District Council.

The positives has been meeting respectable people whom I would never had the opportunity if I wasn’t a councillor and ongoing learning we are receiving to up-skill us.

Negatives, the council constantly getting negative remarks/comments of the decisions made around the council table.

Out of 10, I consider my progress to be seven.

The frustrations and disappointments have been unthankful and ungrateful people.

I know I cannot compare my place of origin, but seeing what we are receiving from our rates, we are so blessed here – parks and open spaces accessible to the public, efficient rubbish collection, road conditions, clean water, peace and order, unpolluted air, just to mention a few.

We have transparency, we openly discuss the financial details of council expenditures. We have so much to be thankful for.

If we all start counting our blessings we will be

here have been many achievements over the past 18 months – working through the many bylaw and policy reviews and making changes along the way; seeing the start of our new Christmas decorations appear, and now the seasonal flags, lining the streets; making a positive way forward with Health and Safety for the swimming pools on council reserves so they can remain open and be viable in the future.

There’s been long-term planning, with Our Place buy-in from our citizens and the Wakanui Beach biodiversity project.

We have a good relationship with different stakeholders, eg Zone Committee, Marr project; securing the new library, administration site with the extra land for future development and car parking, with this enabling the Methodist Church to strengthen their building; the new International Relations Committee and Safer Communities accreditation to take place.

Rejuvenation of the town development project. And new streetscapes that are planned.

All the above are my positives as well.

My negatives would be the media reporting. It is often dramatising a one-liner statement and not focusing on the whole story,

amazed how blessed we all are.

I would like to invite people to visit less fortunate countries and realise the good things we have going in Ashburton.

Some of the past 18 months have been what I expected, but I have to remind myself on what a governance role is and what management’s role is.

When discussing some issues it is good to know which council’s or the central government’s responsibilities are.

Having a defined role makes the accountability clearer as well.

Over the next 18 months I am not aiming for a personal achievement because I believe we are a team and I am a part of that team, together we will make decisions and changes if necessary.

I would like us to move forward with the development of our new civic and library building. Change is inevitable, to the people I have spoken to.

I gather there’s a feeling of excitement on what our council building, community library and our CBD will look like in the future.

In the next 18 months I would like to see less negativity towards ADC and the media to focus on the achievements rather than unfavourable results.

I understand the power of media can influence public sentiments and opinions, so let’s use it to better our community and encourage public support instead.

another positive would be working with a great bunch of people, staff and councillors with mainly a positive attitude and who are wanting to do the best for our community.

The process of council may be daunting in the council chamber, but I have a good grasp of governance as I’ve been involved with many community organisations before coming on to council.

Frustrations along the journey would be that processes take time. The wheels of motion take time to turn. NZTA not recognising that we have a major problem

with through traffic and our large local roading network needs more subsidies to be able to sustain the eroding network, especially with the agricultural industries increasing. And heavier trucks using the network.

As councillors we have been given training along the way, to help us, eg speed reading, as we spend many hours reading documents, workshops and bus trips to get us acquainted with our district.

I don’t think I have had too many surprises. I was warned about the many hours of reading and many meetings. I have enjoyed the many community meetings getting to know our citizens and their problems. Also I’ve learned that you need a thick skin.

Looking ahead we have some exciting new projects about to unfold and l hope I’m part of the next council to see them through.

I think we need to remember we have a great town, lots of lovely parks and reserves, small communities, Lake Hood, to name a few.

Ashburton is great place to live and play in. We need to all get on board and focus on the positives and support the local businesses.

Remember we are a small town wanting city ideas, which often we cannot deliver.

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ven though there is a new mayor and seven first-time councillors, I believe over the past 18 months we, as a council, have made progress in getting to know each other better and to understand that we have been elected to do what is best for the district, not just to come to the council table with a preconceived personal point of view.

Some of the major achievements are the progress made in working towards the rebuild of the library and council administration building. The replacement of needed infrastructure to our potable and wastewater at an increased rate. To introduce the wheelie bins for refuse collection at a very competitive price.

My major disappointment continues to be the progress made in the maintenance of our roading network; I know the roading department is as committed as I am, but the continued reluctance of NZTA to commit to any improvements to State Highway 1 is very frustrating. Also the amount of subsidy received for example on Thompsons Track is pathetic considering the amount of traffic that are tourists or out-of-district commuters.

The realisation for first-time councillors of the complexity of how a council operates has been a steep learning curve, especially the financial side of council, however, even though I had some insight into the working of the organisation when I was first elected, it really takes a

full term to get to grips with how each department fits into the overall picture and the difference between governance and management.

Looking ahead, I put the major reason for council to exist is to make the best use of ratepayers’ funds to ensure the major infrastructure of roads, the three waters and to provide facilities that make our district a great place to live in. Not to spend the rates on social and marginal things that the Government should provide and fund through taxation.

I will make up my mind when the time comes next year whether I stand again; after all older white males still represent quite a large section of society and deserve to be represented at the council table.

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lections are milestones for elected members, but it’s business as usual for council staff, who have incredibly wideranging responsibilities – well beyond the core activities some people like to imagine.

We have the fourth longest roading network of any territorial authority and the second-lowest rates – very admirable, but something’s got to give.

We have facilities that most cities would be proud of, with only half our income derived from rates. We operate from a sound economic base, although improvements are always sought in making our processes more cost-effective.

As decision makers, we average 25 decisions per council meeting, well above the national average.

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here have been many council achievements over the past 18 months and, because many are of a day-to-day nature, they don’t necessarily end up in the media, but we have reviewed many of our policies and bylaws and made necessary updates to bring them into the current governance model.

For me the most positive achievement was getting all councillors around the table behind closed doors to fully discuss the library and administration building project. Because there were differing views being expressed this was a very worthwhile day, which resulted in approximately 90 per cent of councillors agreeing on the most positive way forward. Of utmost importance was to be able to keep the Methodist Church intact and be able to purchase enough

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he council’s achievements over the past 18 months has been somewhat varied, but I believe the roll-out of the wheelie bins is probably the number one achievement.

The Our Place campaign I believe was most positive, with getting the public more involved in what direction and ideas council should take and act upon. The negatives have been the incorrect and one-sided reporting.

The lack of basic information supplied to councillors can be frustrating.

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of satisfaction, but we need to think more about how we communicate information and how we use community feedback – for me, it is much more than simply a legislative requirement.

Personally, I was fortunate to be in a position to observe six months of council and committee meetings before the election and this gave me an opportunity to hit the ground running. That said, local government is a very complex beast and the learning curve for newly-elected members is steep.

Agendas of more than 200 pages require a lot of time and energy, research and questions.

Fortuitously, this council has several members who don’t have other fulltime jobs, which means that the community sees a lot more of us out and about.

I am particularly proud of the

work done by the biodiversity working group, which is made up of a wide range of stakeholders.

Environment was identified by our community as the third most important issue during the Our Place surveys and over the past 18 months we have seen a sea-change in attitudes. However, it was personally disappointing that we voted against adding our voice to either the LGNZ climate change or water quality declarations, a move which I suspect will do us reputational harm.

This will be the term of council that gets the new administration and library complex off the drawing board and on to the ground.

At least five previous terms of council have not achieved this.

There are still important decisions to be made along the way, but hopefully we, as a community, have learned from our last

two major builds. This project will be paid for from reserves, so the financial impact on rates will be minimal.

My slogan at the last election was “Let’s Talk”, and plenty of people have been doing just that, either face-to-face, on the phone, or through my Facebook page.

Informed, rigorous, but polite, discussion has been the characteristic. Unfortunately much of my time has been spent attempting to set the story straight – there’s a lot of misinformation out there in our community. Education, information, communication and participation are crucial to a healthy democracy and we have improvements to make with all four cornerstones.

Will I stand for council again in 2019? There’s a lot more swimmable water to flow under the bridge before that decision is made.

land around the existing site which will enable a new build which we will be very proud of.

The above project is a huge positive, and also the way most councillors have worked together for the greater good of our community.

The biodiversity project at Wakanui Beach is a real positive and is confirmed by the fact that the Wakanui School children have now become involved in this. Also, I recently saw many of the very rare butterflies that have been discovered (previously thought extinct) due to this project.

The development by staff of the It’s Our Place project was very rewarding and a great way to further involve our community in having a say about projects we work on.

The only real negative for me

has been media reporting when one source records accurately what actually happened in meetings and the other sometimes just takes a few words from a discussion and sensationalises the conversations with a headline which misleads the community about the actual intent of the story. This then activates all of the keyboard warriors who vent on Facebook, when if they knew the actual intent of the discussion, could have a more positive view of the outcomes.

I feel that I have gained an understanding of the process reasonably well but we never stop learning. We have received excellent training from staff and external tutors. My experiences in local governance matters prior to being elected have been very helpful for me.

My only frustration has been

the realisation of how long it takes to turn a good idea into an event or a happening.

The past 18 months on council has been a positive experience and basically what I expected.

I enjoy being a councillor and trying to achieve what is best for our district.

I am really looking forward to getting the library and admin building project started, plus commencing the CBD improvements.

Being a first-term councillor is a learning experience, but it also is a very positive experience – getting out and engaging with so many members of our community is a big plus.

I would intend to stand for a second term in 2019 as we will have many projects getting under way by the time of the elections in 2019.

understanding the process of council as fair and that common sense often does not prevail.

The frustrations are often present when proper and correct decisions can’t be made due to legislation or local governance bylaws and the long lapse of time to get anything done.

The disappointments are the lack of relevant and accurate information supplied by consultants.

If I have to make a decision on a consultant’s report why am I there? The consultancy is indirectly dictating the decision.

The past 18 months has been pretty much what I expected with more openness but I believe we still need new ideas and greater public input. Some media could help with unbiased reporting.

As a councillor I am still only allowed to make a decision on the information supplied.

Looking ahead I would like to see more facts and figures made public of the real costs of projects and operational costs of the major existing services’ so the ratepayers can make their own decision on the rateable value.

Again, the media could play a big

part in this.

Legislation prevents me from being of much use in the decision-making when the information supplied, usually by consultants, is often lacking what I believe are the most important facts to make a decision on.

I believe governance can’t make proper decisions unless they are supplied with all costs and understand management.

My desire to stand for a third term is virtually nil, but hopefully I can help keep council’s direction relatively positive over the next 18 months.

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The April 9-13 Take the Time to Talk Awareness Week is when the New Zealand funeral industry aims to re-focus people’s attention on the act of saying goodbye to loved ones.

Funeral homes up and down the country that are members of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand (FDANZ) will be taking part in the campaign by distributing leaflets and putting up posters in their communities to encourage people to think about the value they put on saying goodbye.

FDANZ President Gary Taylor says “the campaign is about encouraging families to realise the value they put on hello, and to think about putting the same focus on goodbye - to allow our families the best opportunity to grieve well.

“Saying ‘goodbye’ is as important as saying ‘hello’.

“Across all our relationships we focus on ‘hello’. We greet our grandchildren with arms wide open, we give our Mum a hug when we see her, and we smile and wave to our friends. We’re saying that ‘goodbye’ is just as important, and April 9-13 is about re-focusing attention on the act of goodbye as the start of healthy grieving.

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biological reaction to the death of someone we love and care for, cannot be opted into or out of- it will confront us, whether we like it or not. Social science tells us that the only way to effectively cope with grief and start to heal is through the process of a meaningful farewell. A goodbye.

“An FDANZ member funeral home can support your family to say goodbye. A funeral doesn’t have to be a fuss, it doesn’t have to be big, it just needs to be a meaningful experience for those who matter.”

Gary Taylor says the 123 funeral firms who have chosen to belong to FDANZ know the value of a meaningful funeral.

“That’s why they accept adherence to the strict FDANZ Code of Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct, and a requirement to have only qualified staff to ensure they deliver not just a funeral, but a meaningful one.

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■ LINEAR TV CONTENT

Sky unveils new plans existing customers and attract those who have either jettisoned their subscriptions or never shown interest in obtaining one.

Over the next 12 months, Sky plans to launch an array of cheaper options designed specifically to appeal to younger users who have made the swiftest transition from linear television.

This includes the release of a new puck, similar to the Apple TV unit, that will give users access to Sky offerings such as FanPass and Neon.

Sky is yet to settle on the pric-

ing model for the puck, but suggestions from the broadcaster yesterday were that it might involve selling the hardware at retail stores or offering it as part of a budget subscription deal, akin to the approach used for set-top boxes.

Users uninterested in having any hardware will also have a third option of accessing Sky content via an app on a mobile device or a tablet.

Sky has also suggested a drop in the price of Neon as well as the introduction of a lower priced

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwi drivers have checked whether their car is affected by a nationwide recall of 50,000 vehicles in the last three days. The New Zealand Transport Agency’s recalls website has been visited 1.3 million times by more than 200,000 unique users since Wednesday, when the Government announced the compulsory recall of all cars fitted with a faulty Takata airbag.

Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said the high online traffic was an encouraging first step, but he wanted to see the momentum carried through to people actually taking their cars in to have the airbags replaced.

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mobile-only option.

This mobile-only option also comes with the promise of cheaper access to sports content.

“We’re going to launch a sportsbased product that’s a lot cheaper than any product we’ve got in the market at the moment,” MacFarlane said.

Asked whether he was concerned that customers might cast the content onto a bigger screen via tools such as Chromecast, MacFarlane said the service would be designed for mobile only.

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Orion Health Group shares jumped 18 per cent after media speculation of a trade sale spurred the health software developer to confirm it was pursuing “potentially significant transactions”. The stock climbed 11 cents to 71 cents after the National Business Review reported the company was close to a trade sale, citing an unnamed source. Orion Health has been reviewing its capital structure over the past year and has settled on a major overhaul of its operations.

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Mum-of-two Olivia White.

WTF moments! Like WTF did I even buy?”

The next step was to plan the weekly shop around specific meals.

“We would pick five recipes for the week and shop accordingly,” she said.

“It takes us about 20-30 minutes each week and we sit down on a Sunday and peruse the internet for what we want to eat.

“We also shop 90 per cent of the time online, which I find eliminates the possibility of impulse buying in the aisle for things you don’t need. Our food shop per week comes in at between $140$160 for four people.

“We also have one takeaway night a week and what we like to call a ‘whatever the f**k you can find’ night which is an ovenbaked, microwavable, thrown together staples sort of jig.”

White’s third tip was to get ahead of bill payments.

“One thing that really helped us reach our goal was working out a

weekly/fortnightly payment for all the utilities and paid that via direct debit each week,” she said.

“This allowed us to keep our bills in credit and meant no bill shock and large amounts leaving our account at a time. It also means we are not really dipping into out savings to cover large costs and feeling like we’ve been set back.”

Meanwhile, she recommends having a “side hustle” to bring in extra cash.

“Being from a working class family, I’ve always been taught that nothing is beneath us and you do what you have to do earn a crust,” she said.

“A bigger house? A lavish holiday? Do you really need it? Work out what you really want, and don’t worry if it’s not what everyone else has. Be happy with that you already have and realise you are extremely blessed to have what you do already without needing anything else.” - NZME

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Planning to save money Parenting and fitness blogger Olivia White has revealed how her family managed to save $A30,000 ($31,718) in a year, including a spending hack to bring the weekly grocery budget down to just $160.

The 28-year-old mum-of-two, who runs the popular House of White blog and Instagram page, said her family had set the goal to build their new shed and study – and that a few simple changes helped them get there.

She pointed out, however, that they started out with no other debt than their home loan, which is smaller than average as they live in a regional area.

“Please keep this in mind as I know everyone’s circumstances are different,” she said in a recent post.

White said the first thing was to spreadsheet every expense.

“One thing we did once we started this little mission was go through our bank statement for the last three months,” she said.

“We went through every expense we had and categorised everything. This included food, children, entertainment, utilities and household.

“Along the way we found costs and expenses that were just funnelling out we didn’t need to be paying like memberships and direct debits for things we didn’t need or use, so the first thing we did was cancel all of those.

“We also got an insight into what we were spending the most on and we had a bad habit of spending small amounts at the supermarket several times a week – and lunches, lunches were killing us. There [were] also a lot of

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This statement carried an uncomfortable truth that broadcasters have skirted around in recent years, but MacFarlane presented it for what it is: a fact.

“Linear viewership is still enormous, but it’s never going to be bigger than it was yesterday,” he said.

“It’s peaked and our job is to manage that transition.

“We’re lucky because we’ve still got all these customers who watch linear content and they pay us handsomely for it.

“But we have a job to do in managing our client base toward a VOD [video-on-demand] world, where there might not be linear channels as you and I know them.”

It’s a job that Sky is taking seriously, with the company yesterday announcing a range of new initiatives designed to retain

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t’s not often you get to hear what someone sitting around a council table is really thinking.

The bad words, the anger, the outrage, they’re all kept for closed door meetings and working groups.

When councillors are in public they usually present a pretty moderate face to the world – and each other. They become agreeable beasts who sail on seemingly calm waters.

Not so on Thursday when councillor Leen Braam told Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel what he thought about being passed over as chairman of a council committee, he didn’t pull any punches.

Braam was right royally pissed that he wasn’t given the nod as chairman of finance and business support. As the deputy chairman he believed he was the logical, if

not automatic, choice when chairman Neil Brown opted to step down and focus on his other job as deputy mayor.

Whether Braam was the right choice for the job depends on who you ask.

Yes, the guy who got the job, Russell Ellis, is a solid, tested and hard working councillor. And he has a term’s experience under his belt over Braam. But Braam had been the understudy and you can understand how he thought the top job would be his. That’s what

the understudy is for.

Who should or who should not have been given the job is not really the issue. The issue is the way Braam said he found out.

In her defence, Favel said that Braam had no more right than anyone else to know the job swap details first.

Technically she’s right. For him nothing has changed. He’s still deputy, but what she hasn’t taken into account is his expectations.

It appears that Braam, instead of being first to know, was the last and that’s not on. Others were congratulating Ellis on his elevation while Braam, just a few metres away, was blissfully unware the chairmanship deal had been done. And that’s not good.

Sometimes it’s not what’s done that causes the problem, it’s the way it’s done.

You have to have some sympathy for Favel. When she opted for a mid-term review of her committee structure, she was following a practice that was established several mayors back.

Her problem was that if she wanted to make any changes, she had a small field of players to choose from. The guys with the nous already had the jobs.

Her other problem was that she needed her deputy to be far more available than he was when carrying a dual role.

Favel had a dilemma. In freeing Brown for bigger things she was left with a problem and whichever way she solved it she would have bought a fight.

While Thursday’s spat might have been unusual for Ashburton, around most other council tables, elected members are not shy

when it comes to showing their feelings.

The Braam outburst might have been a bit uncomfortable for some, but on the positive side it was great to see a councillor showing a bit of life and fire.

Fire, passion, strong opinion, willingness to stand up and state a case, they’re all missing around the current council table.

Yes, one or two of the experienced heads don’t hold back on occasion, but, by and large, our current crop of councillors appear to be better at agreeing than disagreeing.

If they’re wanting to make their mark as elected members with something solid to offer, let’s hope as they move over the half way mark of this term, they become more willing to stand up rather than sit back.

of the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi; in the months that followed, hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.

In 1998, British pop star George Michael was arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act in a restroom at Will Rogers Park in Beverly Hills, California.

Ten years ago: Anti-China protesters disrupted the Olympic torch relay in Paris, at times forcing Chinese organisers to put out the flame and take the torch

onto a bus to secure it.

Five years ago: A fierce battle between US-backed Afghan forces and Taliban militants in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan left nearly 20 people dead, including 11 Afghan children killed in an airstrike and an American civilian adviser. In Egypt, Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in sectarian violence clashed with a Muslim mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral into a battleground.

One year ago: A hijacked beer truck plowed into pedestrians at a central Stockholm department store, killing four people in what Sweden’s prime minister called a terrorist attack. .

Today’s birthdays: Country singer Bobby Bare is 83.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas is 81. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 79. Actress Roberta Shore is 75. Singer Patricia Bennett is 71. Singer John Oates is 70.

Singer Janis Ian is 67. Country musician John Dittrich is 67.

Actor Jackie Chan is 64. Actor Russell Crowe is 54. Christian/ jazz singer Mark Kibble is 54.

Actor Bill Bellamy is 53. Rock musician Dave “Yorkie” Palmer is 53. Rock musician Charlie Hall is 44. Actress Heather Burns is 43.

Christian rock singer-musician John Cooper is 43. Actor Kevin Alejandro is 42. Rock musician Ben McKee is 33. Actor Ed Speleers is 30.

Thought for today: “Lying is done with words and also with silence.” — Adrienne Rich, American poet (1929-2012). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, April 7, the 97th day of 2018.

There are 268 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On April 7, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower held a news conference in which he spoke of the importance of containing the spread of communism in Indochina, saying, “You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.”

On this date: In 1927, the image and voice of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington to New York in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television.

In 1939, Italy invaded Albania, which was annexed less than a week later.

In 1948, the World Health Organization was founded in Geneva.

In 1953, the UN General Assembly ratified Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden as the new secretarygeneral, succeeding Trygve Lie of Norway.

In 1962, nearly 1200 Cuban exiles tried by Cuba for their roles in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion were convicted of treason.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he was deferring development of the neutron bomb, a high-radiation weapon.

In 1983, space shuttle astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson went on the first US spacewalk in almost a decade as they worked in the open cargo bay of Challenger for nearly four hours.

In 1994, civil war erupted in Rwanda, a day after a mysterious plane crash claimed the lives

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Hirshfeld comes a cropper E

ven an icon of Carol Hirshfelds’s standing is vulnerable to the untruth.

Her repeated assertions that her meeting with broadcasting minister, Clare Curran, before Christmas was merely a “chance encounter” in a Wellington coffee saloon, turned out to be hiding rather more than that.

Indeed it was a premeditated – if unrecorded in the Minister’s diary – engagement.

As a very senior member of the RNZ news department management cohort, Hirshfeld was not entitled to such an audience with her minister, which was why she so consistently described the occasion in lesser terms.

Sadly though, the incident would not go away, thanks, no doubt, to the dogged involvement of the media pack which, in turn, led the news-reading star of the early years of the century to emerge from behind her wall of casual anonymity with her hands up, gasping mea culpa.

The only honourable way out of that death-rattling dilemma was a swift fall on the sword, which, obviously, she kept at the ready in her plush office on the off-chance it might be needed in a hurry. And, suddenly, it was.

So there we had it; one half of the golden pair from the past, Carol Hirshfeld and her former, Listener editor husband, Finlay Macdonald, abruptly reduced to the ranks.

Left unanswered, why the minister was permitted by Jacinda to keep her job.

“People will make mistakes”, philosophised our lovely leader, “Clare won’t be the last”.

I deduce from that utterance

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that mistakes – full-blooded misdemeanours, even – are okay with Jacinda, meaning her ministers can adopt a comfortably relaxed approach to their commitments without fear of reproof or censure, should their best-laid plans be either turned to custard or acquire the outlines of a pear.

Nice work if you can get it would once have been the universal reaction to that.

And now ... two other female persons have entered the lists to form a formidable trio of potential glass ceiling-smashers.

Carol may have failed to break it but the other two rising stars of the political firmament look as if they might.

They are, of course, significant Green, Julie-Anne Genter, currently the vocal assistant minister of transport – with the pronounced Trans-Pacific twang – and, as well, carrying a number of other portfolios, and the designated future star of planet National, Nicola Wills, of whom great things are not only expected but, we are told, virtually guaranteed.

Julie-Anne is in the slow Green race to be elected the successor to the fallen Metiria Turai but has, we understand, recently encountered opposition to her acquiring such high office, led by a small but virulent cell of disenchanted Greenies, who

have sworn to leave the party should their candidate, Marama Davidson, fail to get the job.

Genter’s supposed inadequacies are not listed but I would surmise a whiff of xenophobia, despite her impressive bearing before the television cameras and her clear grasp of the current political panorama.

The Greens, however, are simply not in a position to face a party split and to embark on such an unwise path might well lead to the collapse of their confidence and supply agreement with minority party, Labour.

It will require only one (or possibly, two) missteps to bring down the whole flimsy edifice which, at this time, passes for our Government.

Jacinda should be keeping an eagle eye on the possibly suicidal antics of the Greens, without whom her reign as Prime Minister of New Zealand could be one of the shortest on record.

James Shaw, still the Green’s sole leader, should be poised to confiscate any unsheathed knives he may notice being surreptitiously borne by any of his inner cabinet and be quick to confiscate them before there are gouts of blood on them, always assuming he can do so without risking his own political future.

These are tense times to be a Green.

Finally, in the face of the hideously rising death toll on our roads, Labour is to spend $millions to improve them, in a desperate attempt to make them foolproof. (Completely impossible.)

The fact there are so many seriously foolish drivers out there

has frustrated the best intentions of all and every government since the invention of the motor car.

The only way to save innocent – or guilty – lives on the roads of Aotearoa, New Zealand, is to adopt the same technique as that applied in recent years to smoking.

Under that regime, steep and regular price increases have steadily reduced the number of would-be smokers but who can no longer afford the habit.

So with vehicles still dependent on the internal combustion engine; charge – with immediate effect – an extra $5 a litre on all fuels, with further increments of $5 every six months.

In due course, few people will have the means to take their cars out of the garage, thereby guaranteeing a significant drop in deaths on the road.

If any government really wants to see the road toll reduced rather than flying endless kites and repeating the unsuccessful clichés of yesteryear, it is first, second and third, the people who sit behind the wheel of these highly-engineered killers, who should be their target.

Unbelievably bad driving in all its awful forms is what is killing the road users of this country.

That is the nettle that needs to be grasped.

Nothing else will work.

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Easter blessings to all

I

heard a story the other day about a family who, for a few hours, had their lives turned upside down. It began with a traffic accident in which a man died.

The police arrived on the scene and examined the body. The victim was badly disfigured but several of the witnesses thought they knew the car and identified the victim as a 60-year-old local contractor.

Police contacted this man’s family and a brother-in-law came to officially identify the body.

“Yes, he said, That’s him. That’s my brother-in-law.”

Then he went home to break the sad news to the rest of his family. They in turn quickly spread the news to other family members who promptly gathered

at the home of the widow.

As you might imagine this was a scene of deep mourning. Family members embraced one another, shared remembrances, made funeral plans, etc.

Suddenly, during their time of grieving, the front door opened and in walked the 60-year-old shipbuilder who was thought to be dead. This unsuspecting man had come home from a hard day’s work and was wondering why all the relatives had gathered at his house. Had he forgotten some special occasion?

Can you imagine the celebration those family members had at his appearance?

Now this was not a resurrection; it was simply a case of a mistaken identity.

But think of the joy in their hearts as they phoned the police, because the one they thought was dead had just walked into their living room.

On that first Easter Sunday the small handful of grieving Christians would have been thrilled if it had been a case of mistaken identity when their Master had been pronounced dead.

Then they would have rejoiced immediately to see their Lord return to them.

Then it would have been just one of those things that sometimes happens. But a resurrection?

Mary Magdalene failed to recognise him. Some of the disciples, when first informed of the empty tomb by the women who had

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been to the tomb, dismissed it as an idle tale.

At first, even Simon Peter, Christ’s most prominent and outspoken disciple, didn’t know what to believe.

But in very short order they all discovered it was true – Christ had risen as he said he would . . .

And their emotions were like ours would be. It was simply too good to be true. But it was true . . . Jesus Christ has risen from the grave.

Of course, there are many people today who have difficulty believing in the resurrection.

There are many people for whom this is a nice story, but they cannot allow themselves to believe it is true.

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Are we simply part of the animal kingdom?

What is the meaning of it all, if death is not conquered?

But it has been conquered.

Jesus Christ has risen from the grave. What amazing good news this Easter Season!

Hallelujah. He lives. Amen.

Rev Joan Clark, Vicar Anglican Parish of Ashburton, Arch-deacon of Mid-Canterbury

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Vietnam jails activists A court in Vietnam has handed down a total of 66 years in prison and 17 years under house arrest to six pro-democracy activists.

Nguyen Van Dai, a prominent human rights lawyer, received 15 years in prison and five years under house arrest, his lawyer Doan Thai Duyen Hai told the DPA press agency.

Dai and the five defendants were on trial for an article of the country’s penal code that forbids “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration”. They have the right to appeal.

A few foreign diplomats, including from Australia, Germany, the EU and US, were allowed to attend the trial although the court refused access to foreign media.

Dai founded the Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam in 2006 and has dedicated much of his life to civil society activities.

He was arrested in 2007 and jailed for fours years for “antistate propaganda”. Two years after his release, in 2013, he founded the Brotherhood for Democracy.

Vietnam, a single-party

Harry to attend Invictus

Prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, left, stands trial in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dai and five others were accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

– AP communist state, bans dissent.

“These are very hard sentence,” the lawyer told DPA while leaving the courtroom.

“They noted our argument but did not accept them.”

Dai’s 15 years in jail was the toughest sentence. Along with his assistant, he was arrested in December 2015 and has been held in pre-trial detention ever since.

Four more Brotherhood for

Democracy activists were arrested in July 2017 and charged under the same article of the country’s penal code.

Two activists, Truong Minh Duc and Nguyen Trung Ton, each received 12 years in prison and three years under house arrest. Nguyen Van Troi received seven years in prison and one year’s house arrest.

Nguyen Bac Truyen was given 11 years in prison and three

years house arrest.

Dai’s assistant, Le Thu Ha, was also given nine years in jail and two years under house arrest.

Security was tight around the court and 10 supporters of the activists were detained, according to an announcement on the group’s Facebook page.

They tried to hang the posters which read: “Struggling for democracy is not crime”. – DPA

Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancé Meghan Markle will be attending the UK team trials for the Invictus Games, which are being staged in Sydney in October.

The couple will join Games hopefuls as they try out on the athletics track, before meeting those taking part in the indoor sitting volleyball trials. The trials are being held at England’s University of Bath Sports Training Village. Sydney is the fourth city to host the Invictus Games, after London in 2014, Orlando in 2016, and Toronto last year which was attended by Markle. It is likely Markle and the prince, who is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation will be among the spectators at the Games in Australia.

Virgin celebrates getting back into space flight Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship has climbed at supersonic speed over California’s Mojave Desert in the company’s first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014.

The flight of VSS Unity was a major step forward, said the company, which plans to carry tourists on suborbital hops into the lower reaches of space where they can see the Earth far below and the stars beyond.

Virgin Galactic said the milestone marked the start of the final portion of Unity’s flight test programme, which began after a 2014 test-flight crash of its predecessor, VSS Enterprise,

that killed one of its two pilots and set back the project.

“Back on track ... Space feels tantalisingly close now,” Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson tweeted.

In previous test flights, Unity either remained attached to Virgin Mother Ship Eve, the specially designed jet that carries it aloft, or was released to glide back to the ground without lighting its engine.

Pilots Mark ‘Forger’ Stucky and Dave Mackay were in the cockpit of Unity as it took off from Mojave Air & Space Port at 8.02am local time attached to VMS Eve and climbed to an altitude of 14,173 metres

■ UNITED STATES

Quake felt off California coast A magnitude-5.3 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Southern California and has been felt widely along the mainland coast but there are no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami warning.

The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 12.29pm local time in the Channel Islands region, about 61 kilometres southwest of the mainland city of Ventura.

Authorities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties did not report any immediate damage.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it went into “earthquake mode” and fire-

fighters from all 106 of its firehouses began surveys of their territories, including bridges, dams, large buildings and power lines.

“We currently have no reports of damage or injuries,” fire department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.

The quake occurred at a depth of 16.8km and the epicentre was closest – 27km – to Santa Cruz Islands, which is part of Channel Islands National Park.

The island is largely unpopulated but does have some research facilities, historic buildings and hosts campers.

– AP

over the Sierra Nevada.

Unity was released and a few seconds later its engine ignited.

The spaceship climbed steeply and went supersonic during the 30-second rocket burn.

With the engine shut down, Unity coasted upward to an apogee of 25,686 metres.

The pilots raised the craft’s unique twin tail booms to a 60-degree angle to the fuselage to slow and stabilise Unity during the initial stages of descent, and then lowered them back to the conventional configuration lower in the atmosphere. The runway landing was described as smooth.

The tail booms are known as

feathers because their function is likened to the feathers of a badminton shuttlecock.

The Enterprise accident occurred when the co-pilot prematurely unlocked the feathers and the ship broke apart. Virgin Galactic noted that Unity has safety mechanisms resulting from the accident.

Unity is a follow-on production model called SpaceShipTwo, built by The Spaceship Company.

Virgin Galactic envisions a fleet operating from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company also plans to offer flights for research and satellite deployment.

– AP

Bollywood star gets 5 years Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was convicted of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ago and sentenced to five years in prison, with the judge describing him as a “habitual offender.” Khan, who was in court for the ruling in the western city of Jodhpur, was taken to a local prison after the verdict, though he is likely to be freed on bail in the next few days. The heavily muscled actor contended he did not shoot the two blackbuck deer in the western India preserve in 1998. He was acquitted in related cases. Khan, 52, has starred in more than 90 Hindi-language films.

Seventeen tonnes of illegal tobacco seized More than 17 tonnes of illegal tobacco with an estimated excise value of more than $16 million has been seized from a farm in northern Victoria.

Australian Taxation Office investigators swooped on the Koonoomoo farm, about 260 kilometres north of Melbourne, and seized the illegal tobacco and 44kg of seedlings on Thursday.

Growing tobacco without an excise licence in Australia has been illegal for more than a decade.

Assistant Commissioner Peter Vujanic said the tax office takes the detection and prosecution of illegal tobacco growers seriously, to protect the

community from the domestic illegal tobacco trade.

Further, the ATO is concerned farmers in these areas may be targeted by organised criminal organisations or be at risk of unintentionally becoming involved in criminal activity.

Since July 2016, officers have led more than 20 operations and seized illegal crops worth more than $170 million.

Vujanic said if individuals are approached about growing tobacco or think they may be unwittingly involved in growing illegal crops, the ATO should be alerted.

Investigations are continuing.

– AAP

Elvis portrait on auction An Andy Warhol painting of Elvis Presley – the artist’s only full-length portrait – is for sale with an estimated price tag of $30 million. Double Elvis (Ferus Type) depicts the hip-swiveling musician holding a revolver, as he appeared in the 1960 Western Flaming Star. The 1963 black-on-silver portrait is being auctioned by Christie’s in New York on May 17, alongside Warhol’s Most Wanted Men No 11, John Joseph H, Jr. One of a series of mug shot images created by Warhol for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, it’s also expected to fetch $30 million. The portraits are on display at Christie’s London showroom.

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Eight arrested in abuse case Eight people have been arrested across three states following a sixyear investigation into suspected historical and ongoing child abuse in southern NSW. Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad established Strike Force Hermoyne in 2012 to investigate allegations of incest, child sexual assault and serious neglect of children.

As part of the investigation, detectives this week arrested eight people in three operations in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia.

A man and woman were arrested in the Griffith area, in NSW, and remain in police custody.

The 38-year-old woman was charged with perjury, while a 45-year-old man was charged with more than a dozen child sex offences, including six counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10 and common assault.

The pair was refused bail to appear at Griffith Local Court yesterday.

Meanwhile, two women and a man were arrested in the Riverland region of South Australia.

The women, aged 50 and 34, were charged under a NSW ar-

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In brief Euthanasia in Hawaii Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed a bill legalising medically assisted suicide. Ige signed the bill, making Hawaii the sixth liberalleaning state plus Washington, DC, to legalise the practice.

Ige said the measure gives full control to terminally ill patients.

He says everyone knows their loved ones will eventually die, but they don’t need to suffer. The law allows doctors to fulfil requests from terminally ill patients for prescription medication that will allow them to die. The legislation includes safeguards intended to prevent abuse.

– AP

Mobile laundry

Eight people have been arrested across three states following a six-year investigation into suspected historical and ongoing child abuse in southern New South Wales.

PHOTO AAP rest warrant for perjury while a 29-year-old man was charged with a similar offence as well as two counts of incest with a person under the age of 16 years.

They were remanded in custody to appear at Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday, where detectives were to apply for their extradition to NSW. A woman and two men were

also arrested in the Northam area of Western Australia.

A 51-year-old woman was charged under a NSW arrest warrant for perjury.

A 36-year-old man was charged under a NSW arrest warrant for four counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, two counts of indecent assault and having sexual intercourse with a child

aged between 10-14.

A 48-year-old man was charged under a NSW arrest warrant for counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10.

All were remanded in custody to appear at Perth Magistrates Court yesterday, where detectives were to apply for their extradition to NSW. – AAP

The Duchess of Cornwall has put her hand up to be the first volunteer for a charity founded in Brisbane, if it starts in the UK. Orange Sky Australia, founded by Brisbane man and former Young Australian of the year Nicholas Marchesi, is the world’s first free mobile laundry service for homeless people. The organisation’s chief financial officer, Emma Young, shared a joke with the Duchess when she asked her if the charity needed more money.“Always,” Young replied. “We had really genuine conversations with her when she visited us and that’s what Orange Sky Laundry is all about,” she said.

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Celtic’s lineout was working a treat against Hampstead, but they face a tough trip to Omihi today to take on Glenmark/Cheviot.

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Big challenges for Celtic, Rakaia The unbeaten records of Mid Canterbury’s two competition leaders in country rugby could be in jeopardy this weekend.

Both Rakaia and Celtic are yet to be rolled through the first two rounds of the competition, but both face arduous matches away from home this afternoon that will really test them for the first time this season.

Rakaia, who nearly blew a comfortable lead against Springston last week, will travel the furthest of anyone today when they head up the road to Culverden to take on Hurunui.

The North Canterbury boys are yet to register a win, but have looked more than handy in their two matches thus far and will provide strong competition for the Rakaia side, who will have received a dressing down from coach Wayne Foxcroft after last weekend’s second half mishap.

Foxcroft was set to urge his experienced players to stand up and be counted when things are going wrong.

“A lot of them went missing when things turned against Springston,” he said.

“And we can’t afford to do that.”

Celtic will be cautious of suffering the same fate after their promising start.

Their travel is almost just as big as Rakaia’s with a trip to Omihi on the cards to play the Glenmark and Cheviot side.

They are also unbeaten in two matches this season, so the clash will be an early top-of-the-table battle between the two division one teams.

Hampstead are the other Mid Canterbury side playing away from home this weekend when they duck over the Rakaia River to take on defending champions

Southbridge to continue their tough start to the season.

Shaun Bovey’s men played well for parts of their loss against Celtic last week but are back under the microscope again with Southbridge a potential championship side once more.

Southern will have their first match at Mayfield when they host Springston.

News of the performance that Springston put in against Rakaia last week will have worked its way down the line and Southern’s goal will be 80 full minutes of rugby to withstand the challenge.

Methven also gets a home match, their first for the season, when the play Prebbleton.

Narrow winners over Southern last week, clashes between the two sides are always traditionally hard-fought encounters and Methven will be keen to showcase their improvements from last season to their patriotic locals.

Mid Canterbury’s senior B competition also kicks off today with defending champions, Southern taking on Allenton, Methven playing Mt Somers, Hampstead hosting Rakaia and Collegiate taking on neighbours Celtic.

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New-look netball season There will be plenty of new faces on the court when Mid Canterbury Netball gets under way this weekend with a pre-premier competition tournament at the EA Networks Centre. The Guardian takes a look at the line-up.

Ashburton College A There’s been a changing of the guard both on and off the court for AshColl this year.

Ange Mitchell, after years of service to the team has decided to take a break this year and Kaye Kennedy has stepped into the coaching role to oversee a group of fresh-faced and eager young netballers.

Only two members of last year’s squad, Ella Hurley and Sophie Beveridge, return from last year’s side with three Year 11 girls joining the squad.

“It’s going to be a development type of year,” Kennedy said.

“The girls have a bit to adjust to and so do I as their coach, but we have a group of keen players who are going to grow as the season progresses.”

With SuperNet also on the agenda, there’s plenty to keep the squad busy this season and the Inter Centre competition, which begins tomorrow will give them a good chance to gauge where they are at with three other secondary school teams entered as well.

Squad: Mia Pearson, Samantha Holden, Hayley Tallentire, Ella Hurley, Sophie Beveridge, Poppy Kilworth, Grace Adams, Julie Mushonga, Dani McArthur and Emma Stagg.

Southern A Southern is a mix of experience and youth this year and coaches Jodene Lowe and Sonya Frew say there is a good vibe in the squad.

Shannon Vidler, Nicola Cormick and Sarah McCormick make up the shooting department, with Cheyenne Wilson, Meg Witterick and Marnie Edwards in the midfield and Gaylene Saywell, Anna Tonks and Michaela McKay the defence.

Lowe said several new faces had freshened up the side, which was aiming to cement its position in the premier grade.

A hit-out against Pareora this week resulted in a win for Southern and provided a good test of fitness and strategy before the season gets under way tomorrow.

“It was a good steady game and close all the way. We put our foot down in the last quarter.”

Lowe said tomorrow’s tournament was a chance for the nine-member squad to gel further.

“We have a lot of new players and it will be about building those combinations and connections.”

Squad: Gaylene Saywell, Anna Tonks, Cheyenne Wilson, Meg Witterick, Shannon Vidler, Sarah McCormick, Michaela Mckay, Marnie Edwards, Nicola Cormick.

Celtic Celtic is looking for back-to-back titles and coach Angela Leadley has picked a competitive squad to make that happen.

Sala Bueta and Natalie Allen are the side’s new shooting combination, with Bueta moving from the goal keep role for Ashburton College last year to goal shoot.

Midcourters are Shannon Stockdale, Sarah Hewson and Julia McLeod while the defensive trio are Gina Woodhouse, Anna Holland and Alice Breading.

Leadley said the squad had an outing against Southbridge recently, which was a chance to test new combinations, and the Sunday tournament would help cement that progress.

“I think our biggest strength is our versatility. We have a good balance of experience and youth and we have a lot of depth, as the Bs are strong too.

“Our aim is to go back-to-back. We won last year and we don’t want to be a oneyear wonder. We have a very competitive bunch of girls who don’t like to lose.”

Fitness is not an issue for Celtic, with Holland and Hewson proven multisport athletes.

Leadley said a good showing in the Sunday tournament would boost confidence before the Mid Canterbury premier league began.

Squad: Natalie Allen, Sarah Hewson, Julia McLeod, Alice Breading, Anna Holland, Sala Bueta, Shannon Stockdale, Gina Woodhouse.

Hampstead’s Rennae Taylor

Hampstead Hampstead has been dealt a cruel blow just days before the season gets under way with midcourter Rennae Taylor out with a hamstring injury.

Coach Janene McDowell said the injury could put Taylor out for up to six weeks, but she would be an invaluable voice of experience on the sideline to help the new team through the opening phase of the competition.

Defender Courtney McClintock has been recruited to help Hannah Blair and Emma McDowell in the defence, while the midcourt will feature Kellie Wilson, Nicole Hands and Hannah Kirwan. Emma Rosevear and Maddison Reed will have the shooting duties.

McDowell said Hampstead was in a rebuilding phase after losing five players from last year’s squad but the players were exciting, skilled and versatile.

“It’s a mix of youth and experience. We have a couple of younger players but they are experienced and have played at this level before.

Squad: Hannah Blair, Rennae Taylor, Emma Rosevear, Kellie Wilson, Hannah Kirwan, Nicole Hands, Maddison Reed.

United United has just two players returning from last year, but coach Claire Tappin is not worried.

She has seen enough of her side already to know they are capable of some exciting netball and could claim a few scalps if they

are taken lightly.

Defender Meg Ashworth and Anna Edzes, who plays at either end of the court, will anchor the new side and Tappin says the newcomers are experienced players coming from other clubs or back from breaks. She is in this category herself and excited about being back on court and coaching. She said she had been impressed by the players’ attitudes and their desire to work as a team.

“I am so excited, this team will never be dull. You can work on the skills and the technique and the strategies if you have the attitude.”

United is looking forward to this weekend’s tournament and a chance to test out new combinations.

Squad: Jazzlyn Leonard, Meg Ashworth, Victoria Lewthwaite, Claire Tappin, Anna Edzes, Nat Shaw, Olivia McLennon, Alice Hamill, Bridget Grant, Anna Worsfold.

Methven Methven has harnessed the netball talents of several players returning to the sport after a break and the side promises to be smart and slick.

Sally Carr (nee Williams) is back after a baby break and the form rep player will join Sarah White, back from travelling, and Lizzy Bell in the defensive circle. Youngster Kate Brady is in the midcourt, with Sophie Lilley, while Anita den Baars is also back from a baby break.

Methven has picked up Charlotte Samson and Celtic’s Malana Ngametua and the line-up is complete with sharp shooter Leanne Clemens.

Maree Firth (nee McPhail) will coach the side.

Clemens will have to sit out the next couple of weeks with injury but she said the side was keen to take to the court tomorrow and exercise their considerable netball muscle memory. Preseason has consisted of gym workouts while the players reacquaint themselves.

“Really, we’ve been spending a lot of time getting to know each other again, where they like to play and how they like to receive the ball.”

She said the side had plenty of netball intelligence and the ability to adapt to challenges within games.

“Not everyone is available this weekend but it will be a good test.”

Squad: Kate Brady, Anita den Baars, Sarah White, Leanne Clemens, Lizzy Bell, Sophie Lilley, Charlotte Samson, Malana Ngametua, Sally Carr.

HOW THE B TEAMS LINE UP

Ella Hurley is one of only two players back from last year’s College A side.

Ashburton College B: Meg McIntyre, Mollie Gibson, Georgia Canning, Grace Watson, Katie Danielson, Holly Gray, Amy Pearson, Zoe Beckley, Meg Dudley.

Celtic B: Celicia Wessels, Sian Hurley, Jess Nikkel, Rachael Wilson, Emma Smith, Lydia Sheppard, Melissa Gooseman, Mary Turner, Leisel Lambert, Lilly Moran.

Mt Somers: Kate Cairns, Kate Oliver, Kylie Copland, Becky Marret, Sarah Lock, Katrina Palmer, Liz Righton, Philippa Kenny.

Rakaia: Lauren Angus, Hinehau Butcher, Rebecca Blyth, Ashleigh Allfrey, Ngarimu Clarke, Gemma Drummond, Jenna Rossiter.

Southern B: Ella Turner, Sarah Bailey, Brooke Coad, Heather Clucas, Dianne Herron, Leah Gorman, Lucy Pankhurst, Lucy Sewell, Claire Copland Celtic C: Kelsey Hart, Hayley Duthie, Gemma Boon, Millie How, Angel Ede, Elliotte Strange, Georgia Burrows, Hannah How, Barrine Ross.

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Kiwi boxer bitten “Don’t worry guys, I had my tetanus shot.”

It wasn’t nearly Mike Tyson on Evander Holyfield but David Nyika brushed off his own biting incident to easily progress through his first round fight at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games yesterday.

Four years ago Nyika secured gold as a light heavyweight in Glasgow but has since moved up to the 91kg heavyweight ranks.

In his first bout here, he claimed a unanimous 5-0 points win over Antigua and Barbuda’s Yakita Aska but the messy fight was overshadowed with Nyika bitten on his chest.

“It wasn’t my best performance but I put that down to my opponent being quite negative.

“I was ready to put on a clinic and showcase my potential.

“He wouldn’t exchange properly; he ducked his head, he bit me, he hit me below the belt,” Nyika, the 22-yearold from Hamilton, said.

“He apologised after the bout.

“It was an intentional bite and he knows it but that’s the sport, it’s kill or be killed.”

Nyika rocked Aska on several occasions, forcing his opponent into survival mode from the first round.

With both fighters wearing mouth-

guards Aska’s bite didn’t pierce the skin.

Nyika didn’t seem too perturbed when he joked in a post on social media afterwards saying not to worry because he had his tetanus shot.

Facing one of the gold medal favourites, Aska admitted he was nervous.

“He is one of the best. He won gold at the last Commonwealth Games so it was a bad draw for me. He is a very strong kid.”

Nyika dyed his hair bright blond prior to these Games and, with it, accepted the nickname “a pint of Guinness” – apparently because of the beer’s long, dark, strong properties.

Despite the controversy, Nyika was pleased to progress.

“It was a big step. It was important just to get it out the way,” he said.

“My first bouts in these types of tournaments are never my best but it’s a wake-up call and my next one will be much more clinical and I’ll keep a level head.”

Nyika faces Cameroon’s Christian Ndzie Tsoye in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, with a possible semi-final against England’s Cheavon Clarke, an opponent he knows well from his time with the British Lionhearts in the World Series Boxing.

- NZME

In brief Plenty to think about Tom Walsh has a few things on his mind. Can he become the first New Zealand male to win a Commonwealth Games shot put title? Can he become the first thrower in 28 years to throw beyond 23m?

What is the latest bet – or possibly threat – he and coach Dale Stevenson can concoct between themselves to drive the best from his performance? On Monday, the 26year-old will attempt to upgrade a 2014 Glasgow silver to a 2018 Gold Coast gold. A new chapter in New Zealand athletics history could be written at Carrara Stadium. - NZME

Athlete has malaria A Commonwealth Games athlete has been hospitalised after contracting malaria before the event in the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) confirmed a 23-year-old athlete was admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital yesterday, suffering from the tropical disease.

“The patient received immediate treatment for malaria on arrival at GCUH,” games organisers said in a statement to the Gold Coast Bulletin. “The patient remains admitted to GCUH in a serious condition and continues to be closely monitored.”

- NZME New Zealand boxer David Nyika wins first bout.

Southby blasts skittish Ferns

By Angelo Risso Silver Ferns boss Janine Southby has accused her troops of resting on their laurels during a terrible second quarter in their 70-44 Commonwealth Games pool win over Wales.

The Kiwis won their second successive preliminary match yesterday without significant trouble, but their second-quarter showing will have given cause for concern.

Cruising with a 23-14 advantage heading into quarter-time, the Ferns sunk into a 15-minutelong panic attack in the second period, conceding 13 goals to nine and giving up possession again and again.

Wales, ranked 10th in the world, lost to New Zealand by 65 and 33 goals in the sides’ February 2017 test series and had never previously won a quarter against the Ferns.

Yet the Kiwis rallied in the third period after injecting Te Paea Selby-Rickit in at goal shooter and Kelly Jury at goal keeper, piling on six unanswered goals at the start of the quarter and reestablishing a 53-36 lead.

The Ferns then cruised to the final hooter.

Southby liked what she saw from the first and third quarters, but said the second quarter was a clear case of her side slackening off.

“We were guilty of doing sloppy stuff and thinking we were going to get away with it, and that’s just not good enough at this level,” Southby said. “The girls have to look at it – what did we do differently, did we think we’d already got it and didn’t have to work hard?

“But they came away and that group in the second half did a good job.”

Selby-Rickit’s introduction proved a catalyst for the Kiwis’ second-half boost, nabbing 28 goals of the 31 and always looking dangerous.

Bailey Mes also recovered from a poor first-up performance against Uganda on Thursday to net 10 goals as goal attack.

They’ll next face Malawi on Sunday.

- AAP

Sixth place; baby next Glasgow to the Gold Coast has been a hectic four-year ride for Phillipa Patterson, and with plans for a second baby, this may be her last Games. Since finishing fifth in the same 53kg class in Glasgow, Patterson married weightlifting husband Richie, welcomed two-year-old son Cooper, ran a gym on Auckland’s North Shore and trained for her second Commonwealth Games. She deserves a medal just for surviving such a schedule, and was satisfied with the 171kg total which placed her sixth in a field of 14.

- NZME

Big win for Black Sticks A 6-2 beating of Canada has given the men’s Black Sticks a good start to their Commonwealth Games campaign. The world No 9-ranked team were well worth the win, scoring in the first quarter and then shortly before the end. There were set piece goals from penalty corners scored by Kane Russell and Nic Woods. In a productive third quarter New Zealand raced out to a 5-1 advantage with Stephen Jenness, George Muir and Dane Lett getting on the scoresheet before Otago striker Hugo Inglis finished things off near the final whistle.

- NZME

Camilla ‘wasn’t bored’ Panicked palace officials have gone into damage control — issuing an extraordinary public statement to deny the Duchess of Cornwall was bored during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Clarence House insisted both Prince Charles and Camilla, who appeared disinterested and was filmed flipping through a program during the marathon opening, were genuinely entertained and moved during the show. “The Prince and The Duchess thoroughly enjoyed the opening ceremony,” the statement said.

- NZME

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In brief

■ RUGBY

Romano gets a start A settled Crusaders side will face the Jaguares in Super Rugby in Buenos Aires tomorrow morning (NZT), with just two changes to the lineup that defeated the Lions last round.

Head coach Scott Robertson has made just one positional change to his starting forward pack for the game.

Luke Romano has been promoted to the starting team and will partner Sam Whitelock, while in the loose forwards, Tom Sanders moves from the bench to the starting side and will wear the No. 6 jersey, with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis moving to No. 8.

In the backs, Tim Bateman has been named at centre in place of Jack Goodhue, who has returned home to New Zealand with a hamstring injury.

On the right wing, Manasa Mataele earns the starting spot this week, off the back of strong performances in recent rounds.

After making his debut against the Bulls in Christchurch two weeks ago, 20-year-old wing/centre Braydon Ennor is also likely to run on to the park in Argentina, being named on the bench.

Crusaders: Tim Perry, Codie Taylor, Michael Alaalatoa, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock (c), Tom Sanders, Matt Todd, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Bryn Hall, Mitchell Hunt, George Bridge, Ryan Crotty, Tim Bateman, Manasa Mataele, David Havili.

Reserves: Ben Funnell, Donald Brighouse, Chris King, Quinten Strange, Pete Samu, Mitchell Drummond, Mike Delany, Braydon Ennor.

- NZME

Liam Messam changes to their starting 15 for tonight, all injury-related.

Luke Romano

Brad Weber (wrist) and Taleni Seu (back) are out of the matchday squad, with Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi and Pita Gus Sowakula to wear the No.9 and No.8 jerseys.

“We have the utmost confidence in Triple T and Gus, so we’re excited to see what they will do,” Matson said.

“Tahuriorangi has got a critical part defensively, driving a game against a team who have got their backs against the wall.”

The Chiefs have also moved Liam Messam to the bench after he injured his finger in the 27-22 win over the Highlanders last Friday.

Lachlan Boshier will start instead as blindside flanker.

The Chiefs haven’t lost to the Blues in seven years, winning 12 and drawing one of the past 13 contests between the sides.

Matson, however, maintains there will be nothing but respect for their northern neighbours, who sit last in the New Zealand conference.

He said the Blues could well have won the match in Auckland in early March, which finished with the visitors 27-21 ahead.

“For us there is absolutely no complacency this week as we have had an unbelievable training,” Matson said.

“It’s driven by the fact that there is a beast coming down here who possess quality players.” - NZME

■ BASKETBALL

Ingles makes Jazz history in NBA Joe Ingles had 11 points and nine assists in Utah’s 117-95 NBA win over the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday; in the process becoming the first Jazz player to make 200 three-point attempts in a season.

The Australian forward – who is fourth in the league in threepoint percentage – made two of six attempts from beyond the arc with his successful shot in the opening minutes of the second half securing the milestone.

Ingles is averaging career highs this season in all major categories as the Jazz close in on fourth spot in the western conference and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

His fellow Boomers star Dante Exum continued his fine form since his return from a serious shoulder injury, coming off the bench to contribute 10 points,

Joe Ingles five assists and four rebounds in another solid Utah performance.

Chris Paul hit an off-balance running lay-up with 0.8 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a 96-94 NBA win over the Portland Trail Blazers, who were without injured star guard Damian Lillard.

Paul scored 27 points to help

Sponsor slams Folau Rugby Australia’s major sponsor is under pressure to take action after Wallabies star Israel Folau’s latest controversial statement about gay people. Australia’s highestprofile player sparked social media outrage when he said gay people were headed to “HELL ... Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”. A Qantas spokesperson said “as a sponsor of Rugby Australia, we’re supportive of their approach towards tolerance and inclusion, which aligns with our own.

We’ve made it clear to Rugby Australia that we find the comments very disappointing”.

- AAP

Brumbies lose Speight

Chiefs look to extend winning run The Chiefs continue to defy the odds as they chase a fifth straight Super Rugby win when they host the Blues in Hamilton.

Assistant coach Tabai Matson admits he has never seen so many season-ending injuries throughout his coaching career.

But he is happy with the way the team have responded, saying one thing coach Colin Cooper brings to the table is the need to keep calm and carry on.

An experienced leadership group with high expectations, coupled with young players stepping into the breach and doing the job, have “helped us squeak through”.

The Chiefs have made three

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Houston sweep their four-game season series.

The Rockets led by 24 in the second quarter and still had a big lead with about five minutes left before the Trail Blazers tied the score with 6.1 seconds left.

However, Paul made the winning shot before C.J. McCollum’s three-point attempt rimmed out.

LeBron James scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cleveland Cavaliers overcome a 17-point deficit and stun the Washington Wizards 119-115. James – who added 14 assists, nine rebounds – made sure coach Tyronn Lue got a win in his return after missing nine games due to health reasons.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 28 points, Victor Oladipo scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half as the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 126-106.

Kevin Durant had 27 points, five rebounds and seven assists while Klay Thompson had 16 points before being shut out in the second half for Golden State.

Allen Crabbe scored 25 points and hit two three-pointers in the closing minutes to seal a 119-111 Brooklyn Nets win at the playoffbound Milwaukee Bucks.

- AP

The Brumbies will enter tonight’s crucial Super Rugby match against the Queensland Reds with an entirely different back three to the one that lost to the Waratahs.

Fullback Tom Banks and winger Chance Peni had already been recalled to the starting VX for the clash at GIO Stadium. But they will be joined in the team by James Dargaville, who has been rushed in to replace injured winger and star Henry Speight at No.14.

- AAP

Tahs wary of Wolves The Waratahs are treading warily after arriving in Tokyo for a hit-and-run assault on precious Super Rugby competition points.

Chasing a third straight win for the first time since 2016, the Waratahs have the chance to close to within one point of the front-running Melbourne Rebels with a big win over the lowly Sunwolves today. A bonus point beckons with the Sunwolves winless in four outings this campaign and conceding an average of 55 points a game.

- AAP

McGregor in trouble Conor McGregor is in police custody after turning himself in for questioning in relation to a wild rampage in New York on Sunday.

Two fighters have withdrawn from UFC 223 in New York on Sunday because of injuries suffered when Conor McGregor attacked a bus carrying competitors from a media event. The 29-year-old is expected to be hit with multiple charges but none have been filed at this point.

Video showed McGregor hurling an item through a side window of the bus as it moved slowly in a car park in New York.

- PA

CA shuts up shop The Australian public may never find out precisely what happened on the fateful afternoon in Cape Town that shook cricket to its core – at least not from Cricket Australia. Despite all three players involved choosing not to appeal – signalling the end of the official process led by CA into the balltampering scandal – chairman David Peever said the governing body would release no further details or confirmation about what actually occurred. Even disgraced opener David Warner admitted there were “unanswered questions and lots of them” regarding the lunch break on day three of the Newlands test.

Warner didn’t respond to them at his press conference – much to the frustration of cricket lovers who were hoping for closure, or at least a more specific breakdown of events.

- AAP

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Star ready to put the boot in A galloper that took 10 starts to clear maiden grade will shoot for his fourth straight win in today’s Listed Christchurch Casino Easter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton.

Boots ‘N’ All has gone from a horse that didn’t want to win to becoming one of the South Island’s

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to do to get him to win. He just doesn’t want to hit the line.”

Robinson added blinkers to Boots ‘N’ All’s gear and three starts later he produced a maiden win at Timaru and he has gone on to win another seven times in his next 20 starts, including the Listed Timaru

Stakes (1600m) in January to begin his current winning sequence.

“He just took time for the penny to drop.

“He had all those seconds as a maiden, but we put the hood on and he hasn’t looked back,” Robinson said.

- NZME

Jason Laking rides Boots ‘N’ All.

Canterbury gallops

Today at Riccarton Park Raceway

Canterbury Racing-Riccarton Venue Riccarton Park Meeting Date: 07 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.02pm RICCARTON PARK FUNCTION CENTRE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 632x3 Damanaka (9) 58.5 .................. K Gundowry 2 Villeret (7) 58.5......................K Mudhoo (a1) 3 Flash Gordon (6) 58.5 ...................L Allpress 4 0 Adriano (13) 58 5 Maximus Decimus (1) 58 .................J Lowry 6 Roc The Cradle (4) 58..................T Moseley 7 679x2 Patromia (11) 56.5 ..........T Comignaghi (a2) 8 46393 Ataahuadreamsrfree (10) 56.5 ........A Collett 9 68295 Ready To Rock (12) 56.5 ................J Laking 10 50438 Mahana h (3) 56.5....................... C Johnson 11 47505 Live In Hope (8) 56.5...............T Jonker (a3) 12 08x Mayfair Madam (2) 56.5 ...... R Firdhaus (a2) 13 82097 Lake Chalice (5) 56 ........................ J Bayliss 2 12.32pm AVON CITY FORD $25,000, R75 Benchmark, 1800m 1 40111 Taxihome t (3) 59 ..........................L Allpress 2 31896 Long Harbour td (9) 58.5.................J Laking 3 47273 Chic (8) 58 ................................. Z Moki (a2) 4 77733 Joby b (7) 57.5 ................................A Collett 5 4240x Kiddo m (10) 56.5 ....................... C Johnson 6 82519 Oligarch t (5) 56.5 .........................C Spittles 7 15031 Opihi Jade td (2) 56.5 ............. G Jogoo (a1)

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most reliable top-level performers.

Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson well remembers Darryl Bradley returning to the birdcage after one of Boots ‘N’ All’s four maiden second placings and saying: “I don’t know what you are going

8 6518x Shezatoucha tm (6) 54.5.T Comignaghi (a2) 5 2.20pm HORNBY WORKING MEN’S CLUB FOUND9 8150 Federer Express t (4) 54 ................ J Bayliss ERS CUP $35,000, OPN HCP, 2000m 10 00065 Travel Wise m (1) 54 ...............T Jonker (a3) 1 20161 Overtheriver t (1) 60 .................... C Johnson 3 1.07 NZB SOUTH ISLAND SALE APRIL 20 $22,500, 2 23246 Gallant Boy tdm (5) 59 .....................J Lowry 3 21323 Who Dares Wins td (6) 54.5 .........K Williams Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 4 47147 Absolut Excelencia tdm (8) 54 ........A Collett 1 32254 Strowan tdb (11) 60............. R Firdhaus (a2) 5 43542 Flag The Groom tdb (3) 54............L Allpress 2 99x82 Velocci t (2) 60 .............................T Moseley 6 25214 Vantaa td (2) 54 ................T Comignaghi (a) 3 53685 Why Me th (4) 60............................P Shaikh 7 34628 Dee And Gee t (7) 54 ................T Jonker (a) 4 213. Dutch Courage td (5) 59 ......... G Jogoo (a1) 8 01561 Larrikin (4) 54 ................................ C Barnes 5 74920 Moreira t (12) 58.5 ......................... J Bayliss 6 4100x Upperhand dm (10) 58 ................ C Johnson 6 2.54 TELTRAC COMMUNICATIONS $25,000, Rating 7 53620 Disruption 57 ................................ Scratched 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 01817 He’s Gold td (2) 62.5 ............ R Mudhoo (a4) 8 47801 Magic Note tdh (6) 56.5 ..................A Collett 2 57243 Tomm Jones d (9) 62.5 ...T Comignaghi (a2) 9 2214x Fire Lily (9) 56.5 ............................ C Barnes 3 88015 El Bee Darci tdm (10) 61.................J Laking 10 81969 Red Tiara 56.5 ............................. Scratched 4 83422 Nowhere Man tdmh (7) 60 ........B Hong (a3) 11 5390x Czarista d (1) 56 ...........................L Allpress 5 x5121 Final Say td (1) 59.5 ......................L Allpress 12 x070x Showpin d (7) 56 ..........................K Williams 6 x4025 Zawhip tmb (3) 57.5 .................... C Johnson 13 0x450 Silvermist d (8) 54 ...........T Comignaghi (a2) 7 22164 Zakynthos th (11) 57.5 ....................A Collett 14 0x0x6 Lady Conraad d (3) 54 ................L Callaway 8 83537 Xcuses Xcuses (12) 56.5 ............... J Bayliss 4 1.42pm PGG WRIGHTSON SEEDS OPEN HANDI- 9 30x13 Milk It m (4) 56 ......................K Mudhoo (a1) 10 12795 Taieri Gem dm (5) 54.5 ................. C Barnes CAP $35,000, OPN HCP, 1000m 1 12811 Don Carlo td (4) 60 ......................K Williams 11 54602 Woodbine Ladd d (8) 54.5...........K Kwo (a3) 2 x653x Kinagat th (2) 59.5 ...................... C Johnson 12 41136 Queen Jetsun d (6) 54 .................K Williams 3 15628 Carnival td (3) 57 ....................T Jonker (a3) 7 3.29pm NZB INSURANCE STAKES $50,000, 3YOF 4 45031 Morse Code dh (5) 55 ....................P Shaikh SW, 1600m 1 24641 Kiwi Ida tm (12) 56.5 ................. G Jogoo (a) 5 x8526 Dressedtokill tm (1) 54 ................L Callaway 2 10331 Courte Zarindi d (11) 56.5.T Comignaghi (a) 6 8x361 Enzedjewel (6) 54 ...........T Comignaghi (a2)

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63809 The Lustre (16) 56.5 ........................J Lowry 24525 The Sparkle (13) 56.5 .....................J Laking 11x1 The Precious One m (5) 56.5...... C Johnson 35106 Pinup Coup tdh (2) 56.5 ..............L Callaway 02502 Beneficial (1) 56.5 ........................K Williams 3712 Fictitious d (10) 56.5 .....................M Tanaka 74327 Greenpark Gem t (4) 56.5 ............ R Cuneen 33712 Mossy Creek d (14) 56.5............... C Barnes 9231 Respin (3) 56.5 ...............................A Collett x1550 Major Ish Choux b (6) 56.5 ..........T Moseley 56180 Anythingcouldhappn d (7) 56.5 . S Muniandy 61088 Dark Poppy (15) 56.5 ....................L Allpress 10096 Raven Darkholme (9) 56.5 54208 Za Za Gabor (8) 56.5 ..................... J Bayliss 8 4.04pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO EASTER CUP $50,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 1600m 1 88331 Tommy Tucker tdm (3) 60 .................J Lowry 2 22111 Boots ‘N’ All td (6) 59.......................J Laking 3 25295 Scapolo tdm (4) 59...................... C Johnson 4 11541 Kolonel Kev td (5) 56.5 ....................A Collett 5 42541 La Fille En Jeu td (2) 53 ................L Allpress 6 76427 Laaffaire tdm (8) 53 ......................K Williams 7 22033 King Pin (9) 53 ..................T Comignaghi (a) 8 22715 Sleek Secret (1) 53 ........................ J Bayliss 9 35715 Residential td (7) 53 .................. G Jogoo (a) 9 4.39pm LITTLE BROWN JUG $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 25421 Edward d (8) 59 .................. R Firdhaus (a2)

2 0x861 Longford d (4) 59..............................J Lowry 3 4351. Egyptian Lad dh (11) 58.5.........B Hong (a3) 4 05102 Majic El d (13) 58.5 .......................L Allpress 5 4319x Southern Aurora m (7) 58 ...........L Callaway 6 x0120 Smoke House Bay t (5) 57.5 ...........A Collett 7 19469 Whipped dm (2) 57.5 ................. Z Moki (a2) 8 62133 Red River Rock db (1) 57............. R Cuneen 9 65x09 St Malo 57 .................................... Scratched 10 F642x Gagarin tm (9) 56.5 ......................T Moseley 11 46000 Sebring Dragon (6) 56.5 .........T Jonker (a3) 12 0718 Sitarist d (12) 56..............T Comignaghi (a2) 13 75169 Hannah Marene td (10) 56 .......... C Johnson 14 74277 Mystify Me (3) 55.5 ........................ J Bayliss 15 06765 Quaintrelle 54.5............................ Scratched Blinkers on: Mayfair Madam (R1) Blinkers off: Strowan, Upperhand (R3), Carnival (R4) Winkers on: Carnival (R4), Major Ish Choux, Anythingcouldhappn (R7) Winkers off: Mayfair Madam (R1), Morse Code (R4), Mystify Me (R9) SELECTIONS

2 x8x15 Seventh Up dm (1) 59.5 .............G Cooksley 3 32408 Ronchi m (5) 57.5 ........................... S Spratt 4 5490x All Roads d (13) 56.5 ............... K McCulloch 5 x1533 Sultan Of Swing d (11) 54.5S Weatherley (a) 6 30900 Endean Rose d (12) 53 .............. J Grob (a2) 7 226x0 Admiral tm (6) 53 ..................H Marzuki (a3) 8 89767 Battle Time dm (9) 53................. L Satherley 9 43125 Romancer d (3) 53 ......................C Lammas 10 300x6 Marciano dm (10) 53 ................. M D Plessis 11 08997 Somethingvain d (4) 53 ...................R Myers 12 36130 Tomelilla dm (7) 53.....................M Coleman 13 017x8 The Kipling Girl dh (2) 53 ................S Collett 8 4.20 FIBER FRESH NZ THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS STAKES $200,000, WFA F&M, 1600m 1 90710 Thee Auld Floozie dm (7) 57 ........... T Harris 2 61397 Coldplay tdb (5) 57 .....................M Cameron 3 11112 Darscape Princess d (9) 57 ........... J Parkes 4 01495 Heni m (2) 57 ..................................R Myers 5 14x12 Cote D’Or dmb (1) 57.................. D Johnson 6 12983 Miss Wilson db (10) 57...................V Colgan 7 16411 Montoya Star d (11) 57 .................M McNab 8 33466 Nicoletta d (8) 57.............................S Collett 9 20210 Ruud Not Too td (4) 57 .................... S Spratt 10 60x09 Adriatic Pearl dm (12) 57 ............T Thornton 11 15942 Symphonic d (3) 57 ....................M Coleman 12 41562 Caprikosa t (6) 57 ..................... M D Plessis 9 5.00pm TE AROHA VETERINARY SERVICES 1400 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

1 31300 Shadows db (6) 59 ..............A Schwerin (a2) 2 x58x1 Chadsdale td (15) 58 .................. D Johnson 3 0x468 Pappa Ragazzo (2) 58 ................C Lammas 4 63161 Unfazed d (1) 57.5 ........................M McNab 5 52119 Corporate Raider (14) 57 ...........G Cooksley 6 31x10 Fortius dm (8) 57............................. T Harris 7 9x901 Wehadadeal d (12) 57................M Cameron 8 0913x Whopper’s m (16) 57......................V Colgan 9 38414 Archduchess (4) 56 .........................R Myers 10 70528 L’Escalier Rose m (5) 56 ............ J Grob (a2) 11 151 Hatton Garden d (7) 55.5 .......... M D Plessis 12 14516 O’Angel d (9) 55.5 ........................... S Spratt 13 86435 Thatsforsure d (13) 55.5.............M Coleman 14 76436 Money Trail m (3) 55.5........S Weatherley (a) 15 7510x Cool Cassie tmh (11) 55 ........J Fawcett (a2) 16 3x141 Stand Firm d (10) 55 .......................S Collett Blinkers on: Needlepoint (R2), Ego Princess (R4), Boomerang (R5) Blinkers off: Somethingvain (R7)

3 6740x Unloaded (3) fr ............................... P Hunter 4 22225 High Line (4) fr .............................. B Barclay 5 I’m Trouble (5) fr .........................R McIlwrick 6 92 Kate’s Carrera (6) fr ................ M Williamson 7 Mighty Conqueror (7) fr .......... S Walkinshaw 8 Our Promise (8) fr .................. J Morrison (J) 9 85934 Bettors Atom (21) fr....................C Ferguson 10 5 Rock Bottom (22) fr ........................C Barron 11 70066 Theodora Hope (23) fr ......................A Beck 12 Doubt Me Not (24) fr ................B Williamson 13 09320 Coolhand Easton (25) fr ................... D Dunn 14 6x30x Champagne Bromac (26) fr .... N Williamson 15 07099 For Regal (27) fr ............................ A Armour 16 50205 Maahes (28) fr......................M Anderson (J) Emergencies: Theodora Hope, For Regal 9 4.15 REGENT CAR & COMMERCIAL NORTH ROAD PACE $8000, up to & including r55 pace, stand, 2200m 1 55042 Jabali (1) fr ....................................B Orange 2 61076 Ideal Breeze (2) fr .............................A Beck 3 24032 Groomsman (3) fr.................... M Williamson 4 15406 Vera’s Delight (4) fr......................B McLellan 5 5x059 Toby O’Gara (5) fr ................... N Williamson 6 07247 Cullens Avenue (6) fr ............. S Walkinshaw 7 41030 Ideal Conquest (7) fr ..................... B Barclay 8 39038 Thaboyz Toy (8) fr ............................ D Dunn 9 5x220 Double Rainbow (9) fr .......................J Dunn 10 07046 Magnate Mara (10) fr ..........................G Lee 11 0313x Triple VC (11) fr ..........................C Ferguson 10 4.55pm REGENT CARS UNDER $7990 AT CLYDE ST HCP PACE $12,000, r60 & faster, stand, 2700m 1 58731 Ossessione (1) fr......................B Williamson 2 11553 Foo Fighter (2) fr ..................... N Williamson 3 54276 Shortys Mate (3) fr ............................A Beck 4 26410 Machjagger (4) fr...............................J Dunn 5 35068 It Ain’t The Money (U1) fr ...........C Ferguson

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Race 1: Damanaka, Mahana, Ready To Rock, Lake Chalice Race 2: Chic, Long Harbour, Taxihome, Federer Express Race 3: Upperhand, Velocci, Strowan, Dutch Courage Race 4: Carnival, Don Carlo, Morse Code, Enzedjewel Race 5: Who Dares Wins, Gallant Boy, Dee And Gee, Overtheriver Race 6: Zawhip, Nowhere Man, Zakynthos, Final Say Race 7: The Precious One, Fictitious, Respin, Courte Zarindi Race 8: Tommy Tucker, Kolonel Kev, Scapolo, La Fille En Jeu Race 9: Red River Rock, Longford, Majic El, Smoke House Bay

Te Aroha gallops Today at Te Aroha Raceway

Racing Te Aroha Venue: Te Aroha Meeting Date: 07 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.15pm TE AROHA PLUMBING & DRAINAGE LTD 2200 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2200m 1 25294 Victory Drive (6) 60 ....................M Cameron 2 03146 Jake The Muss b (1) 56.5................R Myers 3 01103 Lovelight td (7) 56 ..................... M D Plessis 4 61616 Princess El Jay (4) 54 ........S Weatherley (a) 5 76436 Blue Breeze b (2) 54 ....................... S Spratt 6 50782 Cochise t (3) 54........................... D Johnson 7 0x502 Iskander (5) 54 ............................T Thornton 2 12.50pm TOWES INSURANCE BROKERS MAIDEN 1200 $20,000, MDN, 1200m 1 33x33 Saint Croix (10) 58.5 .............. K Cowan (a3) 2 32. Louis Fourteen h (4) 58.5................ S Spratt 3 33562 Wordofmouth d (15) 58.5 4 89306 Its All Fake News (1) 58.5 ............... T Harris 5 348x Toodaloo 58.5 .............................. Scratched 6 0x0x Ego Image (3) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 7 366 Boogie Woogie 58 ........................ Scratched 8 2334x Moet Molly bh (12) 56.5 9 x59x4 Needlepoint (5) 56.5 .....................M McNab 10 43932 Thelma (11) 56.5............................V Colgan 11 42047 Secret Dreams (14) 56.5 12 8290x Sakhee’s Rocket (7) 56.5 .......J Fawcett (a2) 13 262x Kate Louise (2) 56.......................C Lammas 14 22x The Last Word b (6) 56 ............... D Johnson

15 64523 Emerald Amour b (9) 56................. S McKay 16 4792 Bravissimo (8) 56 .......................M Coleman 17 52 Balega 58 ..................................... Scratched 18 63483 Toitoi (13) 56 ...................................S Collett 3 1.24 J. SWAP TE AROHA CUP 2200 OPEN HANDICAP $40,000, OPN HCP, 2200m 1 x070x Gallante m (3) 60 .........................R Elliot (a) 2 x4210 Show The World td (1) 55 .......... L Satherley 3 00527 Saint Kitt d (6) 54.5 ........................... T Allan 4 51678 Highlad m (4) 53 ........................M Coleman 5 11023 Bizzwinkle (5) 53 ............................. S Spratt 6 x0353 Cheeky Boy dm (2) 53 .............. M D Plessis 4 2.00pm PYRAMID TRUCKING 3YO 1400 $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1400m 1 16915 Swisswatch d (3) 58.5 ..................... T Harris 2 39643 The Great Southern t (5) 57.5 ......... S Spratt 3 4x123 Sacred Day db (4) 57.5 ............... D Johnson 4 4x31 Lincoln Raider d (9) 57.5...............M McNab 5 x3510 Tuigold (8) 57.5 ................................. T Allan 6 x8511 Sacred Charm d (7) 56.5 ...........M Coleman 7 62364 The Swiss Maestro (6) 56 .............. J Parkes 8 21 Pop Star Princess (2) 55.5 ......... L Satherley 9 15 Fancy More 55.5 .......................... Scratched 10 371 Le Castile d (1) 55.5.......................V Colgan 11 476 Ego Princess (10) 54 ..................C Lammas 5 2.35 TE AROHA STALLION PLACEMENT SCHEME 1600 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 26524 Light Shadow (1) 60 ....................... S McKay

2 27951 Laddie Of Oakview (11) 59.5 ......T Thornton 3 09247 Neeson (6) 59.5 .............................. S Spratt 4 x5946 My Pride And Joy (8) 59 ........... M D Plessis 5 5x497 Valante d (14) 59...................... D Danis (a3) 6 x1330 Boomerang b (7) 58.5 ................M Coleman 7 3x404 Pythagoras d (2) 58.5 ....................V Colgan 8 39343 Splendido (10) 58.5....................G Cooksley 9 417x0 Belle Testa dm (3) 58 ......................S Collett 10 078x0 Iffitel tdm (9) 58 .......................... L Satherley 11 52248 Honkietonk Tiger (12) 58.................M Vance 12 52102 Smart Thinking d (13) 57.5 ......... D Johnson 13 43136 Hot Saki 57 .................................. Scratched 14 4515 Tia Celeste 56.5 ........................... Scratched 15 24104 My Dakota d (5) 56.5 ...................... T Harris 16 0x950 Glengoyne m (4) 55 ........................R Myers 6 3.10pm FIRST CREDIT UNION 1200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 72720 Lewis Caroll d (3) 59 ...................... S McKay 2 52354 Selfie d (9) 59.............................G Cooksley 3 5457x Fire Jet dm (5) 58...................... M D Plessis 4 1x7x2 Killarney d (2) 57.5 .........................V Colgan 5 1111x Sleeping Beauty dm (1) 57 S Weatherley (a) 6 2560x Stradivarius dm (8) 56 .............. D Danis (a3) 7 82319 Rosa Carolina d (4) 54.5 8 x3190 Mahalo d (6) 54 ..........................M Coleman 9 72189 Rich Billie Marsh dm (7) 54 ....J Fawcett (a2) 7 3.45 TEAM WEALLEANS 1400 $40,000, OPN HCP 1 7378x Chocante d (8) 60 ....................... D Johnson

M7 Invercargill harness

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Lovelight, Jake The Muss, Victory Drive, Blue Breeze Race 2: The Last Word, Louis Fourteen, Kate Louise, Bravissimo Race 3: Show The World, Cheeky Boy, Bizzwinkle, Saint Kitt Race 4: Sacred Day, Swisswatch, Pop Star Princess, Sacred Charm Race 5: Boomerang, Pythagoras, Light Shadow, Neeson Race 6: Killarney, Sleeping Beauty, Selfie, Mahalo Race 7: Romancer, Seventh Up, All Roads, Tomelilla Race 8: Darscape Princess, Coldplay, Montoya Star, Miss Wilson Race 9: Unfazed, Thatsforsure, Shadows, Hatton Garden

Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 11.52am THANK YOU TOM & JULIE KILKELLY TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2200m 1 9894 M’Lord Mackendon (1) fr .............T Dewe (J) 2 60544 Pegasus Hanover (2) fr ..............R McIlwrick 3 Humble Ladd (3) fr ...................P Williamson 4 6090x Janucci Girl (4) fr............................... S Lock 5 Rumand Coke (5) fr ....................... P Hunter 6 37022 Miss Bamboocha (6) fr ..................... A Milne 7 80790 Robbie Royale (7) fr ......................... D Dunn 8 Wee Man Trouble (8) fr............ N Williamson 9 23 Horse Of Course (9) fr ............ M Williamson 10 90 Notta Success fr........................... Scratched 11 Stay Aboard (U1) fr ....................C Ferguson 12 00 Somethings Burning (U2) fr ... S Walkinshaw 13 36230 Nathan D (U3) fr............................ A Armour 14 04738 Thunder Buddy (U4) fr ......................A Beck 15 Super Fast Pat (U5) fr ................... B Barclay Emergency: Notta Success 2 12.23pm AUTOSURE MOBILE PACE $8000, up to mr47 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00083 Dismara (1) fr .............................R McIlwrick 2 45062 Bettor Rock Again (2) fr .......M Anderson (J) 3 97202 Matinee Idol (3) fr .................... M Williamson 4 26538 Fun Sponge (4) fr ..........................B Orange 5 92630 Razcal Alley (5) fr ................... S Walkinshaw 6 06340 Captain Thunderbolt (6) fr ....... N Williamson 7 460x0 My Blue Heaven fr........................ Scratched 8 96x55 Better Galleon fr ........................... Scratched 9 02843 Vintage Rose (21) fr .................B Williamson 10 308x4 Galleons Pleasure (22) fr .............. B Barclay 11 90882 Queen Of The Nite (23) fr .........E Barron (J)

12 9983 Harrydahorse (24) fr...................C Ferguson 13 74244 Broadway Banner (25) fr ................H Hunter 14 74560 Complete Package (26) fr ................ D Dunn 15 42606 Shindal (U1) fr ........................ J Morrison (J) 16 0x585 Days Of Change (U2) fr .................... S Lock Emergencies: Better Galleon, Days Of Change 3 12.58pm CS AUTO REFINISHING JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $9000, with cond. , 2200m 1 17002 Kagee VC (1) fr .........................E Barron (J) 2 26701 Tact Maggie (2) fr .................S Tomlinson (J) 3 33106 Gotta Good Looker (3) fr ..... K McNaught (J) 4 10009 Von Richthofen (4) fr ............. J Campbell (J) 5 91030 The Bull Pen (5) fr .....................M Parker (J) 6 00963 Cast A Shadow (6) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 7 42758 Varenna (7) fr .......................M Anderson (J) 8 24207 Canardly Remember (8) fr ........M Hurrell (J) 4 1.35 COLLINGWOOD FOODCENTRE TROT $8000, r40 to r55 trot, stand, 2700m 1 41837 Nottingham K Two (1) fr ..............G McEwan 2 03656 Our Budd (2) fr .....................S Tomlinson (J) 3 16073 Grace O’Malley (3) fr ...................... P Hunter 4 82330 Moniburns (4) fr............................. B Barclay 5 00406 Scarlett Lane (5) fr .................. N Williamson 6 64290 Sky Tower fr.................................. Scratched 7 34764 Lynette The Vet (6) fr ...........................G Lee 8 1460x Ambro Ameigo (7) fr........................R Swain 9 90x89 Topnotch Eagle (8) fr......................K Larsen 10 42521 Pres The Belle fr .......................... Scratched 11 09001 Ko Wrected (U1) fr ............................. A Kyle 12 25910 Rydgemont Milly (U2) fr ....................A Beck 5 2.05 SADDLERY WAREHOUSE FILLIES MARES MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ f&m up to & including r60 2200m 1 69077 Annie Fitz (1) fr ......................... C Purvis (J) 2 34539 Dachy (2) fr ...............................M Hurrell (J) 3 10944 Iwanadancewitsumbody (3) fr ........K Larsen

4 63583 Feel The Money (4) fr ........................J Dunn 5 361 Betterthanbrie (5) fr.......................B Orange 6 350x5 Debnita Rose (6) fr........................... D Dunn 7 14337 Tara Tutaia (7) fr ................................A Beck 8 53333 Bontz (8) fr .................................... K Barclay 9 70619 Lorretta Franco (21) fr ..............B Williamson 10 x4444 Jody Direen (22) fr ...............M Anderson (J) 6 2.30 SOUTHLAND BATTERIES/CLEAN-BIZ HANDICAP TROT $9000, 3yo+ r56 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 8xP17 Majestic Connies (1) fr ............ M Williamson 2 856D9 King Cassidy (2) fr ...................B Williamson 3 70x01 Dipendra (3) fr ........................ S Walkinshaw 4 10121 Overcast (1) 10 .........................E Barron (J) 5 02244 Spotlight The Valley (2) 10 ...M Anderson (J) 6 x9256 Splash Cola (U1) 10................ N Williamson 7 27724 Grey Power (1) 20 ......................R McIlwrick 8 94175 Sundons Wish (2) 20........................ D Dunn 9 70112 Its Elvis (U1) 20.............................B Orange 7 3.05pm ALL PURPOSE ENGINEERING/DOMINION ELECTRIC MBL PC $10,000, 3yo+ r53 to r59, 2200m 1 07x92 Errol Finn (1) fr ..................................J Dunn 2 x6016 Son Of Lana (2) fr ......................C Ferguson 3 17940 Maidonthebeach (3) fr ............. M Williamson 4 40975 Balius (4) fr...........................S Tomlinson (J) 5 P23x1 Thatswhatisaid (5) fr.......................K Larsen 6 1800x Rockaball (6) fr ........................ N Williamson 7 92602 Lilac Flash (7) fr ...................M Anderson (J) 8 28022 Ansett Flight (8) fr .......................... P Hunter 9 54016 Zenola’s Art (21) fr ........................B Orange 10 12241 Duke Of Wellington (22) fr ............. B Barclay 11 36135 Convair Hustler (23) fr ...................... D Dunn 8 3.40 FINAL TOUCH/STIRLING AUTO REPAIRS MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr54 2200m 1 33624 Thisexcusebetterbeit (1) fr ............B Orange 2 8P2 Me And My Excuses (2) fr.................J Dunn

3780x The Manipulator (1) 10..............M Parker (J) 72170 Young Conqueror (2) 10 ................ B Barclay 33021 Smooth Mara (3) 10 ......................... D Dunn 73691 Acolyte (4) 10 .......................... M Williamson 73019 Franco Tai (1) 20 ...........................B Orange 11 5.29 REGENT SOUTH 167 CLYDE STREET MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r41 to r52 mob. pace, 2200m 1 73589 Bold Ruler (1) fr..............................K Larsen 2 22605 Nightmarch (2) fr ........................... B Barclay 3 32574 My Georgie Boy (3) fr ..................... P Hunter 4 69880 Roxy Dale (4) fr ..........................C Ferguson 5 09800 Tuherbs Two (5) fr ................S Tomlinson (J) 6 56256 Tuapeka Trick (6) fr............................J Dunn 7 14430 Two Ply (7) fr ............................B Williamson 8 06625 Misty Memory (8) fr ................. M Williamson 9 57052 Triroyale Brigade (21) fr........... N Williamson 10 70904 Navajo Art (22) fr.................... J Morrison (J) 11 00000 Sheezus (23) fr ................................ D Dunn 12 30636 Repartee (24) fr ................................A Beck SELECTIONS

Race 1: Horse Of Course, Super Fast Pat, Wee Man Trouble Race 2: Harrydahorse, Galleons Pleasure, Matinee Idol Race 3: Tact Maggie, The Bull Pen, Varenna, Cast A Shadow Race 4: Lynette The Vet, Rydgemont Milly, Moniburns Race 5: Debnita Rose, Bontz, Feel The Money, Jody Direen Race 6: Sundons Wish, Splash Cola, Majestic Connies, Grey Power Race 7: Duke Of Wellington, Rockaball, Convair Hustler, Lilac Flash Race 8: Mighty Conqueror, Unloaded, Me And My Excuses Race 9: Jabali, Magnate Mara, Vera’s Delight, Groomsman Race 10: Foo Fighter, Young Conqueror, Smooth Mara Race 11: Tuapeka Trick, Triroyale Brigade, Repartee, Roxy Dale LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Sunday racing www.guardianonline.co.nz

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Rangiora harness Tomorrow at Rangiora Raceway

Rangiora Harness Racing Club Inc at Rangiora (All weather) Meeting Date: 08 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.00pm BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TAB’S HAREWOOD MOBILE PACE $7000, 4yo+ r40 to r55, 2000m 1 00050 Earthquake (1) fr ...................... T Woodward 2 07878 Gerald (2) fr..............................J McDermott 3 1090x Allonblack (3) fr .......................... D Paterson 4 99074 Bettor Backim (4) fr ..........................S Blake 5 24297 Trailer Park Girl (5) fr ......................S Murtha 6 70021 Aveross Ferrari (6) fr ......................... W Low 7 35248 Russian Express (7) fr ......................A Edge 8 258D0 Living Legend (8) fr .....................M Stratford 9 00661 Going To California (9) fr ............... B Wilmott 10 50966 Alexy (21) fr .................................... C Negus 11 x0803 Flamboyant (22) fr .............................P Cook 12 82000 Aveross Brachole (23) fr .................N Munro 2 12.30pm WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT TROT $7000, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2600m 1 5 Foreigner (1) fr ..................................G Hunt 2 04200 Crusader Conqueror (2) fr............I Cameron 3 809x9 Don’t Rock The Boat (3) fr .... O Thornley (J) 4 5 With Ice (4) fr ......................................B Butt 5 0 Globe Trekker (5) fr ...................... A Lethaby 6 0745 Tequila Sunset (6) fr ................... K Cameron 7 08x99 Magastey (7) fr .............................. K Butt (J) 8 40007 Ken’s Dream (8) fr ...........................R Payne 9 9 Flying Monkey (9) fr ......................R Jenkins 10 96408 Edesia (10) fr ..................................... C Butt 11 74009 One Over Da Skye (11) fr .............B Orange 12 0x000 This Way Comes (12) fr ................... D Dunn 13 0600x Aldebaran Bonny (13) fr ..............C DeFilippi 14 0 Noble Mistress (14) fr ...................M Perriton 15 20067 Wait For Success (15) fr ............B Munro (J) 16 33036 Astound (U1) fr................................... D Butt 17 80409 Red Harbour (U2) fr ....................K Hodgson Emergencies: Don’t Rock The Boat, Ken’s Dream 3 1.00pm COLIN STEELE MOBILE PACE $7000, nonwinners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 0P7 Dark Rage (1) fr 2 33340 Tom Me Gun (2) fr ........................ G O’Reilly 3 84476 Sonic Reign (3) fr ....................... K Cameron 4 0 Dolce Denario (4) fr..........................S Ottley 5 0 Little Miss Lonely (5) fr ....................M Jones

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

6 2446x Mockingjay (6) fr...............................J Young 7 40x35 Tall Poppy (7) fr ................................ D Dunn 8 87700 Gotta Ticket (8) fr ..............................J Dunn 9 647x3 Matau Gem (9) fr............................. G Smith 10 0 Awesome Rush (21) fr 11 70437 She’s Outstanding (22) fr ........ C D Thornley 12 59920 King Of Heroes (23) fr .................C DeFilippi 13 Fun In The Dark (24) fr.............. M Purvis (J) 14 49452 Glengarry Knight (25) fr .................T Chmiel 15 2050x Reklaw’s Gem (U1) fr .......................R Close 16 8x3 Art Banker (U2) fr ..........................B Orange Emergencies: Dark Rage, Awesome Rush 4 1.33 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ON CLASSIC DAY PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2600m 1 3 Dynamite Paul (1) fr .................. M Edmonds 2 07890 I Can Remember (2) fr .................I Cameron 3 0 Mighty Flying Rocker (3) fr ..................B Butt 4 9x000 A Better Dancer (4) fr .................. B Hope (J) 5 90606 Comfortably Numb (5) fr ......... M Williamson 6 07709 Naturally Good fr .......................... Scratched 7 002 Nucleus VC (6) fr........................ L Lester (J) 8 48960 Machs Mareta (7) fr...........................J Dunn 9 74667 Tin Roof Blues (8) fr .................. C McDowell 10 33490 Franco Toddy (9) fr ..................... K Cameron 11 89644 Tom Rule (10) fr ..............................M Jones 12 9070x Dynamo fr .................................... Scratched 13 72262 Art Collector (11) fr ...................... G O’Reilly 14 400x0 King Arthur fr................................ Scratched 15 02045 Chain Reaction (12) fr .................T McMillan 16 66777 Dios Del Fuego (13) fr......................R Close 17 Peace Train (14) fr ................... C D Thornley 18 30 Fletch (15) fr................................C DeFilippi Em: Comfortably Numb, Naturally Good, Dynamo 5 2.08 NORTH CANTERBURY TROTTING WORKOUTS TRIALS TROT $8000, r40 to r49 trot, stand, 2600m 1 54523 Leo’s Gift (1) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 2 99786 Natives Lasting Love (2) fr ......... K Cameron 3 9x000 Tehoro Tease (3) fr ........................R Holmes 4 23007 Belmont’s Greatest (4) fr .................. D Dunn 5 70300 Larch (5) fr ....................................R Jenkins 6 3060x Flyinova (6) fr ............................... J Wheeler 7 63980 Westy Boyz (7) fr........................B Munro (J) 8 180x0 Aveross Don (8) fr .........................B Orange 9 29796 Don’t Look Back (9) fr ............. M Williamson 10 03090 The Bloss (10) fr ....................... B Borcoskie

11 0P0x0 Elvis P (11) fr ...............................M Perriton 12 x0808 The Fox (12) fr ............................... D Nyhan 13 66P00 Jedi Josh (13) fr ........................ L McKay (J) 14 0x004 Spurred By Success (14) fr ..............J Curtin 15 55558 Heavenly Love (15) fr ................ M Edmonds 16 00434 Michelle (U1) fr.................................S Ottley 17 0007P Free Bird (U2) fr ............................... J Keast 18 10x88 Tricky Rastus (U3) fr ............S Tomlinson (J) 19 40008 Jerry Garcia fr .............................. Scratched

Em: Leo’s Gift, Flyinova, Free Bird, Tricky Rastus

6 2.43pm FIVE STAGS RANGIORA JUNIOR DRIVERS

MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ mares up to & including r60 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2600m 1 36448 Classie Margaret (1) fr ...............B Munro (J) 2 42180 Christian Lady (2) fr ............... J Morrison (J) 3 03460 Ideal Rule (3) fr ......................... L McKay (J) 4 00105 Laytons Lass (4) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) 5 56044 Maddisons Desire (5) fr................. K Butt (J) 6 62156 Cindy Bromac (6) fr ..................... B Hope (J) 7 62034 Motu Time To Shine (7) fr ...........M Lewis (J) 8 x2402 Scarlett Banner (8) fr.................. L Lester (J) 9 0207x Major Rocket (9) fr .....................C Jones (J) 10 71530 Queen Of Glory (21) fr ..............M Hurrell (J) 11 05000 Bird Of Paradise (22) fr ........M Anderson (J) 12 618x9 Sheez Good (23) fr ................. S O’Reilly (J) 13 38070 Sails (U1) fr 7 3.18pm FIBER-FRESH TROT $8500, 3yo+ r47 to r52 trot, stand, 2600m 1 06x85 Theodosia (1) fr.................................. C Butt 2 62353 Beyond The Horizon (2) fr ................ J Smith 3 21370 My Eyre (3) fr ...................................P Davis 4 319x8 Alpine Sun (4) fr ........................ M Edmonds 5 70021 Ideal Invasion (5) fr ..........................J Curtin 6 54523 Leo’s Gift (6) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 7 3060x Flyinova (7) fr ............................... J Wheeler 8 215x0 Miss Moppet (U1) fr ..........................J Dunn 9 0007P Free Bird (U2) fr ............................... J Keast 10 10x88 Tricky Rastus (U3) fr ............S Tomlinson (J) 8 3.53pm OXFORD MOBILE PACE $8000, r40 to r48, r50 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 07344 JJ’s Delight (1) fr ...........................R Holmes 2 00x90 Sweet Marylou (2) fr..................... G O’Reilly 3 19496 Mister Slick (3) fr ..................... C D Thornley 4 60990 Cullenmore (4) fr .............................M Jones 5 60507 Claus (5) fr .......................................R Close

7 090P5 Every Option (7) fr.............................J Dunn 8 070x5 Major Hippie (8) fr ......................C Jones (J) 9 51528 Burning Rubber (9) fr ...........M Anderson (J) 10 08047 Western Delight (21) fr .....................R Close 11 08661 Samskara (22) fr ...........................B Orange 12 41094 Apocalypse (23) fr .........................J Geddes 13 22010 Skipperland (24) fr ........................R Holmes 10 4.54pm WOODEND HANDICAP TROT $9000, r53 to r75 discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 27210 Ruth Celeste Petite (1) fr........... M Edmonds 2 28616 Grand Princess (2) fr.....................B Orange 3 7x322 Diana Harbour (1) 10 ...................... G Smith 4 47988 Momentous (2) 10 ................... C D Thornley 5 17043 Redwood Invasion (3) 10 ..............R Holmes 6 10170 Lightworkofit (U1) 10 ........................ D Dunn 7 205D1 Time For Diamonds (1) 20 ................. J Ford 8 24601 Justamollyarcher (2) 20................ A Lethaby 9 340x5 All Lit Up (1) 30 ................................ J Smith 11 5.22pm AIRPARK CANTERBURY CLASSIC 22ND APRIL MBL PACE $8500, 3yo+ r56 to r60, r61 to r63 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 03251 Highland Reign (1) fr S O’Reilly (J, ..........Cl) 2 77255 Gunpowder (2) fr ......................B Williamson 3 31430 Buckeye (3) fr ..................................M Jones 4 31556 Art I Am (4) fr ..................................J W Cox 5 x9x08 Dreamy Damien (5) fr ............. M Williamson John Morrison drives Christian Lady in 6 13363 Martin John (6) fr .............................R Close the Five Stags Junior Drivers at the Ran- 7 7P173 Black Art (7) fr ...................................J Dunn 8 0311 Officialdon (8) fr ............................... D Dunn giora meeting tomorrow.

9 41303 Awaytocullect (9) fr ................ O Thornley (J) 6 37968 Game Changer (6) fr ........................P Davis 10 49149 Karmic Way (21) fr ........................B Orange 7 0x058 Johnny White (7) fr ............................J Dunn 11 61300 Kiwi On Show (22) fr M Hurrell (J,............Cl) 8 40607 Donegal Carnbouy (8) fr ............ D Keast (J) 12 10010 Clive (23) fr.................................B Munro (J) 9 50638 Shardan Suzie (9) fr .................. C McDowell SELECTIONS 10 70085 Aveross Rustler (21) fr ..................... D Dunn Race 1: Trailer Park Girl, Going To California, Flamboyant 11 55080 Hes Fast And Furious (22) fr .........B Orange Race 2: With Ice, Astound, Foreigner, Flying Monkey 12 18000 The Jandel Machine (23) fr ..............J Curtin Race 3: Tall Poppy, Tom Me Gun, Reklaw’s Gem, Art Banker 9 4.28 MATT BLAIR MOTORS MOBILE PACE $8000, Race 4: Art Collector, Dynamite Paul, Fletch, Nucleus VC Race 5: Michelle, Spurred By Success, Belmont’s Greatest 3yo+ r50 to r55, r56 with cond. 2000m 1 71015 Miss Big (1) fr .................................T Chmiel Race 6: Cindy Bromac, Motu Time To Shine, Ideal Rule 2 06223 Just Dance (2) fr .............................. D Dunn Race 7: Leo’s Gift, Beyond The Horizon, Ideal Invasion 3 00218 Vinnie Rulz (3) fr ......................... B Hope (J) Race 8: Mister Slick, Johnny White, JJ’s Delight, Claus 4 56102 Storm Prince (4) fr ...........................J Curtin Race 9: Storm Prince, Just Dance, Samskara, Miss Big 5 5x063 Jonty James (5) fr ................... C D Thornley Race 10: Diana Harbour, Lightworkofit, Redwood Invasion 6 x6288 Alta Shelby (6) fr ..........................T Williams Race 11: Officialdon, Highland Reign, Art I Am, Awaytocullect

Counties gallops Tomorrow at Pukekohe Park

Counties RC Venue: Pukekohe Park Meeting 8 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.11pm HAUNUI FARM 2YO $10,000, SW+P, 800m 1 Cavallo Veloce (5) 57 ..................... S McKay 2 Ready Now (6) 57 ...........................S Collett 3 74x Kailani Sunset (4) 55....................... S Spratt 4 Exemplar (12) 55......................... D Johnson 5 Lismore Diamond (11) 55 .............M McNab 6 Porshabelle (13) 55 .....................T Thornton 7 Shipshape (1) 55 8 57 Massachusetts (7) 55......................A Collett 9 Somethin About It (3) 55 10 Chapeau (8) 55 11 Counterclaim (14) 55 12 Tiger Silk (9) 55 13 Capellani (10) 57 14 Bernini (2) 57 Emergencies: Somethin About It, Chapeau, Counterclaim, Tiger Silk, Capellani, Bernini 2 12.41 SSANGYONG 3YO 2100 $10,000, 3YO SW+P, 2100m 1 87316 Azaboy tm (4) 57.5 ..........................A Collett 2 25163 Ironside (2) 57.5 .............................. S Spratt 3 732. Seven Falls (5) 56 ........................... T Harris 4 05593 Lewis Road (6) 56 .......................... J Bayliss 5 755 Curious George (1) 56 ...............M Cameron 6 16x62 Pierrocity b (3) 55.5..................... D Johnson 3 1.16 FASTTRACK INSURANCE 3YO MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN 3YO, 1200m 1 5322x Simply Optimistic b (12) 57.5 ...... D Johnson 2 x5x52 Revered (6) 57.5 ...........................M McNab 3 60603 Amazing Banker 57.5................... Scratched

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4 3 Aulyn Star (1) 57.5 .........................V Colgan 5 Sacred Don (7) 57.5........................ T Harris 6 x422x Icebomb b (5) 55.5 ...........................S Rusof 7 63483 Toitoi (3) 55.5 .............................M Coleman 8 9x30 Fleur Delacour b (9) 55.5 .......... M D Plessis 9 4 Marbles (2) 55.5 ..............................S Collett 10 26x95 Savelle (10) 55.5 ........................M Cameron 11 Marzemino (11) 55.5 .................T Wenn (a3) 12 Silver Pocketsfull (8) 55.5.......... R Scott (a3) 13 Sweet Nineteen (4) 55.5 ................ J Bayliss 14 60. Shadze Of Blue (13) 55.5 ............... S Spratt 15 476 Ego Princess 55.5 ........................ Scratched Em: Sweet Nineteen, Shadze Of Blue, Ego Princess 4 1.51pm SPEIGHTS SUMMIT ULTRA 1200 $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1200m 1 x9201 Cinematic d (5) 59.5...... K Chowdhoory (a4) 2 0x265 Fortune Patch d (3) 59.5 ....S Weatherley (a) 3 24281 Ambitious Winner (14) 58.5............. T Harris 4 167x9 Mossomak dm (4) 58.5 ..............R Elliot (a1) 5 54x34 Sellwood m (8) 58.5 ................. D Danis (a3) 6 6107x Good Vibes 57.5 .......................... Scratched 7 79148 I Am Gracie td (13) 57.5.........J Fawcett (a2) 8 63104 I See Red (1) 57..........................C Lammas 9 26663 Nothinglefttolose td (10) 57 .............R Smyth 10 15480 Storytime d (9) 57 ....................... D Johnson 11 286x4 Fullinbloom db (11) 55.5 ...............M McNab 12 26223 Silver Cloud d (7) 55.5 ....................S Collett 13 66454 Breezon d (2) 57 .............................A Collett 14 106x6 Ujjayyi (15) 54 15 221x8 Imblaze 54.................................... Scratched 16 x0x39 Artic Storm d (6) 54.5 17 31x10 Fortius tdm (12) 58.5 Emergencies: Breezon, Ujjayyi, Imblaze, Artic Storm, Fortius

5 2.26pm MOUNT SHOP MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN,

1400m 1 250x6 Signor Dal (11) 58.5 ........................ S Spratt 2 0 Shotgun Willie (12) 58.5 ............T Wenn (a3) 3 52 Balega (9) 58 ..................................S Collett 4 46953 Picture This (1) 58 ........................... T Harris 5 46 Pop ‘n’ Rock (13) 58 ...................M Cameron 6 Rock Idol (7) 58................................S Rusof 7 0x870 Apollo’s Daughter (10) 56.5 ........T Thornton 8 99 Electric Jen (2) 56.5 ........................A Collett 9 x0887 Incognito (14) 56.5 ................... D Danis (a3) 10 502 Out Of The Park (4) 56..................M McNab 11 02 Toy Kingdom (6) 56 .....................C Lammas 12 5 Sierra Vista (8) 56 ..................... M D Plessis 13 x90x7 Mahidun (5) 56 .................................. D Hain 14 8x O’Sugar (3) 56 6 3.01pm MCMILLAN EQUINE 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 76436 Money Trail m (6) 59.5.................T Abel (a3) 2 482x6 Poker Face td (10) 59.5.................M McNab 3 124. Slow Hands (9) 59 ......................... J Bayliss 4 6x1 O’He Can (12) 59 ............................ T Harris 5 51870 Aero De Paris d (8) 58 ................C Lammas 6 23980 Spindle d (11) 57.5..........................A Collett 7 73062 What A Diva db (2) 57 ................. D Johnson 8 7988x No Loitering (4) 57 ................... D Danis (a3) 9 5351 Vasiliki d (13) 56.5...........................S Collett 10 46858 Courtmaster (1) 56.......................... S Spratt 11 0x839 Serenity (5) 55.5 ........................M Cameron 12 540x0 I’ma Shygirl dm (7) 55 .................T Thornton 13 970x4 Indian Maid d (3) 54.5 ................ L Satherley 7 3.36 LONE STAR PUKEKOHE 1600 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m

1 22x42 Smart Dragon b (5) 59.5 ............G Cooksley 2 36114 Zanyetta db (4) 58 ......................M Coleman 3 13539 Time Lord (6) 57.5 ................... K McCulloch 4 9x819 Piazzetta td (3) 57.5 ....................T Thornton 5 2x111 Hinerangi d (2) 57 ......................M Cameron 6 4x389 Altius d (9) 56.5 ...............................S Collett 7 13006 Te Waewae Bay (13) 56 .............R Elliot (a1) 8 54881 Veearma dm (8) 55 ................... M D Plessis 9 43150 Makdanife td (11) 55 ..........S Weatherley (a) 10 x2362 Saffron Lady td (10) 54.5 ........... J Grob (a2) 11 9121 Supera d (7) 54 ........................... D Johnson 12 10490 Alternative Fact tdm (12) 54 ............A Collett 13 1055x Gottagetmywoohoo db (1) 54 8 4.11pm ROGER GILL AGRICULTURE MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 5248x Neddy Nadeem (15) 58.5................A Collett 2 23x76 Imran (10) 58.5 .......................... L Satherley 3 x420x Momus (12) 58.5 ............................V Colgan 4 4x878 Tipical (5) 58.5 5 4622 Executive Power b (4) 58 ................ T Harris 6 57063 Mastaplaza (14) 58 .........................S Collett 7 645x8 Blanco Bay (3) 58............................ S Spratt 8 5 Ostrava b (2) 58 ............................M McNab 9 6. Final Suggestion (6) 58 ...............C Lammas 10 089 Captain Risky (7) 58 .................. J Grob (a2) 11 56. Glendowie (1) 56.5.................... M D Plessis 12 8530. Chiara (8) 56 .................................. J Bayliss 13 60 Foreign Investment (13) 56 ........M Cameron 14 7 Pearleca (11) 56.........................R Elliot (a1) 15 00997 Heavenly Gold (9) 56.5 16 0x870 Apollo’s Daughter 56.5 ................. Scratched Emergencies: Heavenly Gold, Apollo’s Daughter 9 4.45pm PUKEKOHE PARK WEDDING EXPO 15TH

APRIL MDN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 47623 Prince Jabeel (4) 58.5 .................C Lammas 2 43x02 Mishka (7) 58.5 .............................M McNab 3 x07x7 Silverado (12) 58.5 ..........................M Vance 4 5x Franklin (14) 58 ..........................M Cameron 5 7 Mazzuro (2) 58 ................................ T Harris 6 Qiji Dan (3) 58 .................................S Collett 7 65432 Regal Dancer (10) 56.5............. M D Plessis 8 7725x Verdant (6) 56.5 .......................... D Johnson 9 00268 Jezibaba (8) 56.5 ...............S Weatherley (a) 10 345 Honfleur (11) 56 .........................M Coleman 11 4x4 Mercy Hill (15) 56 ............................A Collett 12 09x50 Shezallpower (5) 56 ........................ S Spratt 13 0x Dancinginthestorm (9) 56 14 00 Easy Walking (1) 56 ....................... J Bayliss 15 00997 Heavenly Gold (13) 56.5 16 0x870 Apollo’s Daughter 56.5 ................. Scratched Emergencies: Heavenly Gold, Apollo’s Daughter Blinkers on: Massachusetts (R1), Apollo’s Daughter (R5), Altius (R7), Neddy Nadeem, Pearleca (R8) Blinkers off: Simply Optimistic (R3), Shotgun Willie (R5), Time Lord (R7), Honfleur (R9) Winkers on: Smart Dragon (R7) Winkers off: Silver Cloud, Fortius (R4), What A Diva (R6) SELECTIONS

9 24463 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd R & ....................Hunt 10 46657 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 9 3.27 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STKS C3, 527m 1 22421 Thrilling Major 30.64 ....................... K Walsh 2 24646 Pat Tama 30.72 ................................ S Clark 3 58845 Idol Ajay 30.90 W &.........................T Steele 4 46147 Secret Lily 30.79 W &......................T Steele 5 21233 Idol Tom nwtd ....................................M Flipp 6 53345 San Tan Samson 30.68 ................... T Green 7 12543 Salvarotti 30.70 ..........................D Schofield 8 63416 Pretty and Pink 30.74................... H Mullane 9 86768 Extrapolate nwtd .......................... H Mullane 10 74577 Vince Fawn nwtd .............................S Codlin 10 3.44 HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C2, 318m 1 72548 Bigtime Moola 18.60 R & ....................L Udy 2 46561 Statman Dave 18.76 ..................H Laagland 3 17521 Uno Twenty Five nwtd .................... G Farrell 4 74546 Coruba Cate 18.65......................... G Farrell 5 17742 Secret Indy nwtd ...............................M Flipp 6 41523 Luke Skywalker nwtd ..................... L A Hunt 7 78442 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 8 73317 Was Just Saying 18.59 R &.................L Udy 9 68x33 Bigtime Sophie 18.71 ........................E Potts 10 15833 Unconscionable 18.61 R & .................L Udy 11 4.02pm PUMP ENGINEERING SERVICES STAKES C4/5, 527m 1 27616 Thrilling Billy 30.65 .....................P Ferguson 2 11283 Letron James 30.59 ....................... G Farrell 3 38734 Beautiful Boy 30.40 ...........................B Craik 4 17152 Good Job 30.66 ..............................P Green

5 6 7 8 9 10

Race 1: Porshabelle, Shipshape, Cavallo Veloce, Ready Now Race 2: Pierrocity, Azaboy, Ironside, Seven Falls, Lewis Road Race 3: Simply Optimistic, Icebomb, Aulyn Star, Marzemino Race 4: Fullinbloom, Silver Cloud, Ambitious Winner, Fortius Race 5: Balega, Toy Kingdom, Out Of The Park, Picture This Race 6: Poker Face, O’He Can, What A Diva, Slow Hands Race 7: Hinerangi, Smart Dragon, Saffron Lady, Veearma Race 8: Executive Power, Glendowie, Momus, Neddy Nadeem Race 9: Mercy Hill, Prince Jabeel, Honfleur, Mishka

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium 4 557x7 Mini Mansion nwtd ............................M Flipp 1 35111 See Eye Aye 30.91 ...................... H Mullane Meeting Date: 08 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 5 886 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 2 45346 Electric Dee Eye 30.71 ...................P Green 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 6 87567 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 3 31788 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 4 25535 Bark De Triomphe 31.17 ...................B Craik 7 82674 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 1 1.08pm (NZT) TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C0, 318m 8 35844 Kuridrani nwtd ...............................A Cleaver 5 68354 Token Jasper 30.92 .......................... S Clark 6 58751 Opawa Silver 30.60 .......................... S Clark 9 8x767 Crackling nwtd.................................... J Foot 1 25 C’est L’Amour nwtd ...........................B Craik 7 12142 Talkabout Izzy 30.56 R & ......................Hunt 2 25 Hop On Mate nwtd .......................... T Green 10 88x Don Star nwtd R & ......................N O’Regan 8 25111 Kiwi Gal 31.05 U & ............................Cottam 3 72322 Finkle Foot Hero nwtd R & ....................Hunt 4 1.59 STITCHES UPHOLSTERY STAKES C1, 527m 9 71436 My Red Hero 30.87 R & ........................Hunt 4 5 I’m a Vikker nwtd ...............................M Flipp 1 88258 Jack No Lag 30.92 ......................... Y Castro 10 31656 Cosmic Barwon 30.92 ................D Schofield 5 76355 It’s All Me nwtd S H &......... G Hunt Partners 2 86834 Scott The Looks 30.62 U & ...............Cottam 6 33667 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 3 44123 Out Of Paper nwtd .......................... T Green 7 2.52pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 527m 7 66743 Crampton nwtd..............................A Cleaver 1 44125 Red Dot Special nwtd .......................B Craik 4 14737 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 8 748F6 Mighty Mezz nwtd R & ................N O’Regan 2 68427 Gotcha Millie 30.86 ...................... H Mullane 5 26482 Over Indulgence nwtd ....................P Henley 9 648x Tilly Toodle nwtd............................... S Clark 3 12621 Jinja Might 30.75 U & ........................Cottam 6 15431 Jinja Bailey 30.91 U & .......................Cottam 10 8x578 Riccitelli nwtd ................................A Cleaver 4 62661 Secret Rory 30.98 .......................... G Farrell 7 Px734 Thrilling Attack nwtd ........................ K Walsh 2 1.25pm $5,000 BONUS QUADDIE SPRINT C3, 318m 8 36738 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 5 65265 Little Bit Silly 30.80.....................D Schofield 6 57876 Home Bound nwtd .......................... T Green 9 x4546 Fushidara 31.29 .............................. L Martin 1 75371 Irinka Darcy 18.51 ...........................S Codlin 7 65346 Opawa Velocette 30.86 W &............T Steele 2 74871 I’m A Leo 18.46 ...........................L Laagland 10 F6764 Midnight Daydream 30.82 R & ............L Udy 3 51622 Subzero Princess 18.57 .................C Henley 5 2.16pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 318m 8 74524 Hey Pretty Girl 30.79......................C Henley 9 83778 Hey Khali nwtd U & ...........................Cottam 4 15741 Nangar Panther 18.53 ................D Schofield 1 86F58 Kaeshius 18.94 ................................ S Clark 5 33142 Bodyguard 18.66...............................B Craik 2 62887 Ken Wilde 18.53 ........................... H Mullane 10 77685 Talkabout Ziggy 30.95 R & ....................Hunt 6 8565x Hannah Rhiannon nwtd R & ...............L Udy 3 22561 Bright Boy 18.79 ...............................B Bond 8 3.09pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 318m 7 12173 Cawbourne Stick 18.59 .....................M Flipp 1 288x4 Nasa 18.78........................................B Craik 4 33444 Katcha Ninja 18.78............................B Craik 8 84314 It’s The Lovely nwtd ..........................M Black 2 26815 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy 5 64481 Mobility Scooter 18.81 .....................M Black 9 77434 Bitters 18.59 ..................................... S Clark 3 54858 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 6 74267 Barwon Bandit 18.68..................D Schofield 10 77288 Little Moo 18.57 U & .........................Cottam 4 61721 Retired Mouse nwtd ........................ T Green 7 8x617 Parra Eels 18.97 R & ..................N O’Regan 5 3435x Zara Petal nwtd ................................ S Clark 8 75F43 Thrilling Wiggle 18.69................. G Pomeroy 3 1.42pm WWW.AGRC.CO.NZ SPRINT C0, 318m 6 28122 Spider Phil 18.78 R &..................N O’Regan 9 87852 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 1 43333 Thrilling Arnold nwtd ....................... K Walsh 7 56384 Going Bananas nwtd........................M Black 2 453 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 10 65766 Tabulam Girl nwtd W &....................T Steele 8 87677 Vanos 18.76 ................................. H Mullane 3 64281 Bigtime Wayno nwtd..................... H Mullane 6 2.35pm MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES C2, 527m

33222 Stay Away Haydo 30.55 .................. T Green 65163 Opawa Jimbo 30.47 W & ................T Steele 56511 Zipping Ringo 30.47 R & .......................Hunt 44316 Zipping Vito 30.39 ......................D Schofield 45511 Cameo Syd 30.57 .............................B Craik 68634 Very Choosy nwtd ..........................P Henley 12 4.20 QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C4, 318m 1 22625 Alex Attack 18.38 U & .......................Cottam 2 27418 Mad Harry 18.47 .............................. S Clark 3 27656 Wong Way 18.44 U & ........................Cottam 4 38724 Vee Marina nwtd U & ........................Cottam 5 82413 Hallo Star 18.23 R & ...........................L Udy 6 11121 Raging Demon 18.26 R & ...................L Udy 7 22232 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 8 33433 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 9 52145 Brotastic 18.57 ..................................B Craik 10 6178x Bigtime Sneaky 18.63 .................. H Mullane 13 4.37pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS C1, 318m 1 51752 Oloroso nwtd U & ..............................Cottam 2 74518 Sweet Clover 18.88 .......................K Herbert 3 21524 Just A Matthew 18.73.......................M Black 4 F2667 Blocker 18.81 R & .......................N O’Regan 5 47275 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 6 42464 Simple Request 18.58.......................B Bond 7 88853 Atlas Shrugged 18.69 .................. H Mullane 8 32765 Fancy Chap 18.65 ......................D Schofield 9 85576 Unprofound 18.53 .............................E Potts 10 14786 Eight Oh Three nwtd .........................M Flipp LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Sport 22 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

■ GOLF

In brief

Spieth sets down marker Tiger Woods attracted most of the attention.

Jordan Spieth caused the most concern.

Opening day at the Masters had a wide-open feel until Spieth hit his stride yesterday.

He saved three straight pars with that superb short game.

He ran off three straight birdies to take the lead.

And then he fired an 8-iron at the pin on the par-3 16th, letting the club twirl through his hands as he walked away, knowing only that it was another good one.

It plopped down 5 feet away.

“You don’t know where it’s going to end up,” he said, “but you know it’s going to be in a good position.”

Spieth took only 10 putts on the back nine.

He made five straight birdies, a career best for him in the majors.

Even a bogey on the final hole felt like a par the way he navigated out of the trees and limited the damage with a pitch that stopped inches from going in.

That gave him a 6-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar.

It was the eighth time in his last 13 rounds at the Masters that Spieth ended a round with the lead. Given his short history at Augusta National – a victory, two runner-up finishes and a tie for 11th – his name atop the leaderboard gets attention.

Ditto for Woods, except that he has some catching up to do.

Woods failed to birdie any of the par 5s.

He was under par one only one hole.

He hit a 9-iron into Rae’s Creek.

And only a pair of birdies over the last five holes enabled him to scratch out a 73 and at least stay in range, seven shots behind.

“Seventy-three is fine,” Woods said.

“By the end of the week, this will be a pretty packed leaderboard the way the golf course is set up.

“They have it right where they want it. It’s really hard to run away from it, but it’s also really easy to lose it out there.”

Spieth could have built a bigger margin except for his wild tee shot to the left and into the trees on No. 18.

Even so, his 66 sent a strong message.

Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller line up his birdie putt on the 16th green during the first round at the Masters.

PHOTO AP

“Absolutely, absolutely,” said Kuchar, who shot 31 on the back nine.

“With the round he’s posted, the quality of golfer he is, he’s on some similar form.

“You can just kind of see good things happening, and particularly for him around here. His record is spectacular around here.”

Rory McIlroy, needing only a green jacket to compete the career Grand Slam, also took

notice. He played in the group ahead of Spieth, and McIlroy was scratching our key par saves just to stay in range.

He was in the large group at 69, the solid start McIlroy needed, especially with how Spieth was going.

It was the first time since 2011 that McIlroy broke 70 in the first round at Augusta.

“Jordan had a pretty strong finish there,” McIlroy said.

“But this is my best start in a few years.

“It’s such a hard golf course to play catch up on.

“If you start to chase it around here, that’s when you start to make mistakes. But to be right up there and have the ability to stay patient, because of the position I’m in, that’s a nice luxury I have over the next few days.”

The best comeback?

That might now belong to Finau.

On the eve of his first Masters, he made a hole-in-one on the seventh hole of the Par 3 Tournament, raced toward the green to celebrate and as he turned back toward the tee, his left ankle rolled.

Finau went down, the ankle contorted, and he popped it into place.

He wasn’t sure he could play until tests showed he was cleared to play.

And he played great, opening with a 68 despite a short par putt that he missed on the 14th hole.

“I was just extremely happy that nothing was seriously wrong with my foot,” he said.

“Quite honestly, it was a pretty cool moment followed by probably one of my most embarrassing moments and a scary moment at the same time.

“It was quite crazy, all the emotions that I dealt with overnight, but I was more than ecstatic to just be walking to that first tee and be playing in my first Masters.”

It was just tough to score, with the greens slick and firm and several tough pin positions, mainly toward the front of the greens.

That included the par-5 15th, and no one suffered quite like defending champion Sergio Garcia.

He hit his second shot into the water, and then had his next four shots with a wedge roll back into the water.

He made a 10-foot putt – close to the same length of his eagle putt when he won last year – to make a 13, the highest score ever recorded on No. 15. He wound up with an 81, the highest score in the opening round by a defending Masters champion.

“It’s the first time in my career where I make a 13 without missing a shot,” Garcia said.

“Simple as that.”

- AP

Boyd not shifting Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has ruled out a Darren Lockyer-like move into the halves for skipper Darius Boyd despite his side’s failure to fire in the first month of the NRL season. Heading into today’s clash with Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium, plenty of questions are being asked of Broncos halves Anthony Milford and Kodi Nikorima and their game management.

However Bennett bluntly ruled out moving Boyd from the No.1 to No.6, as he did with former captain Lockyer in 2004.

- AAP

Denver match all on The plans for the Kiwis to play a groundbreaking match against England in Colorado in June are progressing well, the New Zealand Rugby League has confirmed.

The match, at Mile High Stadium in Denver, will be the first international rugby league fixture played in North America. The NZRL said the players’ insurance policy – the same a player would receive if he was playing in the NRL or an Anzac test – was locked in earlier this week, after concerns from NRL clubs were allayed.

- NZME

Jackson facing ban A horror night for Canterbury has just got worse with captain Josh Jackson facing a suspension after the 26-10 NRL loss to Canberra.

The NSW back-rower will miss one match if he submits an early guilty plea after being charged with dangerous contact for a high hit on Raiders half Aidan Sezer. Struggling after a 1-4 start to the season, the last thing the Bulldogs need is to be missing their skipper for the trip to play the Cowboys in round six. Jackson’s hit on Sezer came with less than three minutes left in the match.

- AAP

Raiders win ‘courageous’ Ricky Stuart has an apology to make after Canberra’s breakthrough NRL win. The Raiders coach demanded his players make him say sorry for the public verbal bashing he delivered following their “crap” roundfour loss to Manly. That was only five days before Stuart blasted his players as soft and said they should be embarrassed to wear the jersey. The only way the Canberra legend would be apologising is if the Raiders avoided slipping to 0-5, which would be their worst start to a season since the club’s inaugural year in 1982. But the almighty spray worked and Stuart was “one proud coach” after their brave 26-10 victory over Canterbury at GIO Stadium. - AAP

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors staying calm despite lightning start The high-flying Warriors have their feet firmly on the ground despite the club’s best start to an NRL season.

Many pundits’ pre-season pick to continue a finals drought dating back to 2011, the Warriors are 4-0 ahead of their clash against North Queensland in Auckland.

But the prospect of extending that streak tonight has been

brushed from hooker Issac Luke’s mind.

“I’m not thinking about five wins,” he said.

“I’m just thinking about going through our structures and process again, and giving us the best possible chance to be in the game.”

He cited a key factor over the past month as being the Warriors’

ability “to bring ourselves back to neutral” after the high of a win.

Luke has been one of the standouts in the club’s turnaround from their nine-match losing run at the end of last season to now sitting second in the competition.

By his own admission he had failed to deliver in his first two seasons with the club after his move from South Sydney.

But he has shown a sharpness in his game from the round-one win over the Rabbitohs in Perth.

His trademark snipes from dummy-half are again a feature, although he put that down to his team-mates “getting a lot more quick play-the-balls”.

Against the Cowboys, the Warriors will welcome back two of their big names – halfback Shaun John-

son and backrower Simon Mannering.

Johnson has got over a groin strain that meant he missed last weekend’s 30-6 upset of the Sydney Roosters.

Mannering, who has a club record 280 NRL appearances, has been included on the bench after being sidelined since suffering a shoulder injury in a trial. - NZME

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By Ben McKay

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Grid girls may be back Russia wants to bring grid girls back to Formula One, barely two months after the series ended the practice. Russia wants “beautiful” girls on the grid for September’s race, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who oversees the Russian GP, said yesterday. “If we can reach an agreement we will revive this tradition,” Kozak said in comments reported by Russia news agency Interfax. “Moreover, our girls are the most beautiful.” - AP

Tough one for Man U It’s a scenario that Jose Mourinho and Alexis Sanchez, in particular, would have hoped to avoid. With uncanny timing, Manchester City have the chance to clinch the Premier League title by beating fierce rival, Manchester United, at Etihad. For United manager Mourinho, there’s the painful prospect of having to congratulate Pep Guardiola on beating him to the biggest prize in English soccer.

For Sanchez, United’s high-profile forward, the indignity of seeing a team he could have joined in January winning the league in front of his own eyes.

- AP

Brighton up against it ally changed,” van Gisbergen said.

“Normally we’d save a bit but you’ve got to put down a good marker so you’re in that top 10.”

Cloudy conditions contributed to a quick circuit.

With superior tyres yet to be used by teams, record lap times could fall further.

Pye’s time continued his good

form after a win at the Australian Grand Prix meeting, the first of his career.

He said the qualifying revamp removed the ducks and drakes element from practice.

“It’s good for the fans at home.

It means when we all do times like that, it’s representative.

“And it gives us a bit of an idea as well,” he said.

- AAP

Kiwi Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen has made a superb start to the weekend’s racing at Symmons Plains in Tasmania, setting a new practice lap record with a 50.7894 second round on the island circuit.

Manager Chris Hughton admits Brighton face “probably the toughest” Premier League run-in but rejected suggestions their clash with Huddersfield could make or break their survival bid.

Brighton end their season by taking on Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool in the space of nine days, and Hughton’s men must also face Tottenham, Burnley and Crystal Palace.

- AP

Tony

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■ MOTOR RACING

Shane van Gisbergen has set a new practice lap record at Symmons Plains as the Supercars field heats up for a new qualifying format in Tasmania.

Practice times now count towards seedings for a three-stage qualifying process for the weekend’s races.

Van Gisbergen blasted his way to the top of the timing charts yesterday with a 50.7894 second lap on the island circuit.

“It’s amazing.

“We were faster than last year on a slower tyre ... a good way to start,” the New Zealander told Fox Sports.

Scott Pye was second quickest, with Fabian Coulthard and Jamie Whincup rounding out the top four.

The heavyweights were lighting up the track given the new qualifying system for this meet and at Perth next month.

It’s effectively a repechage run, using the combined practice times.

In the first 10-minute block, the bottom 16 cars from practice race.

The fastest six of that session join the top 10 from practice in the second 10-minute block.

Then, a final 10-minute run from the top 10 finishers from the second block will confirm a grid.

“In practice, the game has re-

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BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

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20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Veterinarians Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

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LIVESTOCK DRIVER

The above position is available, consisting of morning, afternoon and weekend work.

Must be flexible with hours.

The person we are seeking must be honest, reliable, a team player and able to work unsupervised.

If you are interested please apply to The Manager Caltex Ashburton Phone (03)3070011 Or drop your C/V into Caltex Ashburton

CASUAL DRIVER Tom Gundry Freight Ltd, require a Class 4 Driver with a DG Licence preferred but not essential.

Duties will include the delivery and pick-up of freight throughout the Canterbury region, metro and on farm.

We are looking for a self-motivated, honest and reliable person to join our busy team.

Applicants to apply in own hand writing with two references to: Judith Webb, Freight Operations Manager Tom Gundry Freight Ltd 37 Robinson Street, Ashburton 7700 or email: guncon@xtra.co.nz Applications close: April 13, 2018.

TOM GUNDRY FREIGHT ASHBURTON

An opportunity has arisen for a Livestock Driver based at our Ashburton branch.

This position requires a Class 5 licence and previous experience in the livestock industry would be an advantage. www.ruraltransport.co.nz Apply in writing or email you application to: Rhys Young PO Box 104, Ashburton rhys@ruraltransport.co.nz (03) 308 4079 or 027 593 2142

STOCK DRIVER Hobbs & Banks Transport Ltd is a rural based company which operates a modern fleet of trucks based in Geraldine and Mayfield. We are looking for an experienced Class 5 Stock Driver.

Suitable candidates will have: • A Full and current class 5 truck and trailer licence • Relevant driving experience (additional training will be given) • Self-motivation and a can-do attitude • Flexibility with working hours To apply, please call: Peter on 027 437 3169 or Mick on 027 435 4371 or email office@hbl.nz Applications close April 20, 2018.

Part Time Financial/ Administrator

ACADS is looking for someone who can deliver financial and some general administration duties.

16 hours per week.

If you have experience in the following areas • Microsoft Office including word & excel • MYOB Essentials including MYOB Payroll • Updating spreadsheets of daily transactions • Financial operations • Reception duties • Time-management and organisational skills • Confidentiality Then you maybe the person we are looking for to join our team.

Apply by sending CV and covering letter to: acads@xtra.co.nz or PO Box 596 Ashburton Position description available from: acads@xtra.co.nz or phone 308 1270 Applications close April 17, 2018

Nurse/Experienced Carer Maternity position full-time for 4 months with ongoing part-time work. Caring for person requiring full assistance, and doing some household duties.

Melrose Dairy Ltd is looking for an energetic and experienced operator to manage its fully irrigated 314ha Support Block in the Carew district, 18km north of Geraldine.

The grazing platform will run a stocking capacity of 750 R1 and 750 R2 dairy heifers alongside the wintering requirements of 3000 MA cows.

The role requires: • Proven experience in pasture management, animal husbandry, general farm machinery operation and maintenance.

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For further information please contact: Mark & Devon Slee 027 6327 305 (Mark) 027 3248 143 (Devon) Applications are to be in writing including a covering letter, CV and two referees.

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Chefs wanted Looking for full-time Thai chefs.

The candidates must have 5 or more years’ experience cooking Thai cuisine in a restaurant.

Please send your CV’s to: Charming Thai Restaurant 148 East street, Ashburton

Korean/Japanese Food Chef Green Sushi are looking for a full time experienced Chef in Ashburton.

Minimum of three years’ experience required.

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Beckley Coachlines Programme

Hotel Ashburton (2016) Limited (In Receivership & Liquidation)

WANTED FISHING - Collector buying old/vintage fishing rods, reels and tackle. Top prices. Phone Steve 03 324 2064.

TRADES, SERVICES

Located only an hour from Christchurch, the Hotel Ashburton is an established 54 room hotel with multiple conference facilities, spacious manicured gardens, Clearwater Restaurant and Bar, and Turf Sports Bar including TAB and gaming machines.

Looking for a new owner, the assets for sale comprise the lease and intellectual property including all restaurant menus and customer lists, together with all company chattels located at the business premises.

The business currently has an experienced workforce of approximately 50 full and part time employees, including department managers and supervisors who have been employed by the business for a number of years.

For a confidentiality agreement and further information, please contact Libby Huisman for the receivers.

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AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, LIVESTOCK, PETS antifreeze, car polish, V & L BUYER of unwanted cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust animals. Cattle, bobby calves, bust, rain clear, engine horse and all farm animals. cleaner and more. Call local We also sell pet food. Call distributor: Veehof phone 302 Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

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HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

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– Road closure proposal Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicular traffic to enable the Ashburton Returned Services Association to hold ANZAC Day services.

Roads proposed to be closed: • • • •

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Period of closure: From 6am to 8.30am and 10am to 12.30pm on Wednesday 25 April, 2018.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 4pm, Wednesday 11 April, 2018.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY SHELLY – health massage.

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◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR Saturday, April 28, departing 9.30am.

Visits include Riccarton House and Christs College. Lunch at The Papanui Club ◊ WICKED April 21 at 2pm.

Isaac Theatre Royal, Chritchurch.

For bookings phone 308 7646

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton.

SUNDAY 8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Craigieburn, all welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9am ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Challenging event for registered

MONDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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NEW to town. Asian lady, sexy body, size 8. Good service. Friendly. One week only. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

SOPHIE. Attractive and busty.

Available for appointment. No texting please. Phone 0210 440 698.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

FLAT to let. Recently redecorated. Two bedrooms, walking distance to hospital and Domain.

Available immediately. $265 per week.

Call Joe 021 324 529.

HOUSE to rent, three bedrooms, logburner, heat pump. Just off town boundary GRAZING in Tinwald. Phone 027 229 GRAZING wanted for store 9774. lambs. Phone Steve 027 321 THREE bedroom house for 6060. rent. Alison Street, Allenton. $360 per week. Available FOR SALE immediately. Phone 027 485 FOR SALE - White oats, 3329. approx 16 cans, $3.25 + THREE bedroom house for GST. Phone 302 0709. rent, $320 per week in SCOOTER’S - new and Allenton area. Non-smokers secondhand three and four preferred, pets negotiable. wheel electric scooters and Log burner, heat pump and wheel chairs. Call Fred HRV system installed. Single Reddecliffe at Electric garage and off street parking.

Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 303 6163, evenings Phone 308-3602 after 6pm.

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April 7, 8 & 9, 2018 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the Triangle.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10.30am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Ashburton Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.20pm (sharp to register) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Afternoon Social meet - Runners and Walkers. Turkey Trot 3km, afternoon tea to follow. Argyle Park, Middle Road.

Petanque players, 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Tevita Taufalele.

Baring Square East.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton.

10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Helen Wallis at St James Tinwald, no service at St Paul’s today. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Second Sunday of Easter, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Parish Service, Holy Communion followed by Parish A.G.M, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road .

5pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Sung Evensong, Park Street.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun fill days for 60 years and older, for more information ring 308-6817.

Cameron Street. (excludes public holidays).

12pm - 1pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. A Free lunch. Ashburton Baptist Church, entry off Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

6pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre evening, new players welcome.

Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street. (every Monday, excludes public holidays).

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6:15 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Sweet, Bro. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 8:30 Faith In Action 9am Commonwealth Games Today (HLS) Chris Chang hosts coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. 0 11am Commonwealth Games 0 Noon Commonwealth Games 0 1pm Commonwealth Games 0 2pm Commonwealth Games 0 3pm Commonwealth Games 0 5pm Commonwealth Games Men’s track cycling heats; women’s basketball preliminary match – New Zealand v Malaysia. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm L Commonwealth Games 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 L Commonwealth Games

6am Paw Patrol 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:45 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Elmo The Musical 0 7:05 Penn Zero – Part-Time Hero 0 7:25 Transformers – Robots In Disguise 3 0 7:50 The Legendaries 3 0 8:15 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:40 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9am Regular Show 3 0 9:10 Mech-X4! PGR 0 9:35 Kirby Buckets Warped 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 The Barefoot Bandits 0 11am Melissa And Joey 0 11:25 Take Me Out PGR 0 12:30 The Fosters PGR 1:30 The 100 PGR 0 2:30 Once Upon A Time PGR 0 3:30 Dr Ken PGR 3 0 4:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5pm You’re Back In The Room UK 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 0 7pm M Cinderella PGR 2015 Family Fantasy. Ella escapes from a life of drudgery by way of a magical fairy godmother. 0 8:55 M The Expendables AO 2010 Action.

A team of mercenaries goes to South America to overthrow a dictator. 0 10:50 M Scary Movie 2 AO 2001 Comedy Horror. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 The Project 3 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 Married At First Sight USA PGR 3 0 11:30 F The Bachelor NZ PGR 3 0 12:30 Face Off PGR 1:30 Lip Sync Battle PGR 3 0 2pm New Girl PGR 3 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 3pm The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:30 Come Dine With Me NZ (Starting Today) 3 0 4pm Arranged Shaneil puts faith in his family to choose his partner, but may not be ready to marry someone he has never been alone with; Wasim commits to marrying a woman he has met only once. 0 5pm Survivor – Ghost Island 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Eddie The Eagle PGR 2016 Comedy.

Story of an underdog and Olympic hopeful who won the hearts of sports fans, despite being reviled by the sporting establishment. 0 9:10 M The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGR 3 2013 Adventure. 0

6am Shimmer And Shine 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:55 The Thundermans 10am Robot Wars PGR 11am The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 12:30 NRL Try Time 1:30 Football – English Premier League 2:30 Storage Hunters PGR 3pm IRT Deadliest Roads PGR 4pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5pm Fishing Classics 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Antiques Roadshow 0 7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 MythBusters PGR 3 In a volunteer special, the MythBusters salute their human guinea pigs by first summoning an army of 200 zombies to find the ultimate weapon for when the apocalypse occurs.

8:35 Elementary PGR 0 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Huhu 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:40 Huritua 3 7:50 Paia 3 8am Grid 3 8:30 Morena 3 9am Celebrity Playlist 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am KaweKorero 3 12:30 Matau 1pm Basketball – Secondary Schools’ Nationals 2017 (HLS) 2pm The Pits TV 3pm F Waka Ama Sprints 4pm Get Your Fish On 3 4:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 5pm My Reggae Song 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Haka Nation 3 7pm On The Ladder 3 7:30 Raw PGR 8:30 M The Big Lebowski AO 1998 Comedy Mystery.

A lazy Los Angeles man, known as The Dude, is mistaken for a millionaire named the Big Lebowski, with unfortunate consequences.

Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore.

10:40 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Best Of American Pickers 7am The Living Room 8am Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 8:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 9:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 10:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 11:30 Best Of American Pickers 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1:30 Steve Backshall’s Extreme Mountain Challenge PGR 2:30 Sandcastles 3pm Storage Hoarders 4pm Gem Hunt 5pm Auction Hunters 5:30 Four Rooms Dealers bid on a signed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle book, a ‘spider’ cabinet, a luxury Cartier pen, a rare collection of motor-racing badges, and a death mask of Oliver Cromwell.

6:30 Coast 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M A Long Way Down AO 2014 Comedy Drama.

Four people meet on New Year’s Eve and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties in their lives.

Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Sam Neill.

10:25 The Auction House

11:30 L Commonwealth Games 0 12:30 Commonwealth Games Tonight (HLS) 0 1am Commonwealth Games (RPL) 0 2:30 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

12:30 Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 2:05 The Exorcist AO 3 0 2:50 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 4:25 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 4:45 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:05 Young And Hungry 3 5:30 Beyond The Search 3

11:25 M Secrets In Suburbia AO 2017 Drama.

After a woman discovers her best friends and her husband are plotting to murder her and steal her family fortune, she seeks revenge on those who betrayed her. Brianna Brown, Joe Williamson. 0 1:20 Infomercials 5am Brian Houston 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (DLY) Warriors v Cowboys.

From Mt Smart Stadium.

1:20 Closedown

11:10 Aotearoa 3 Tainui Stephens narrates a documentary series showcasing Aotearoa from above.

11:40 Closedown

11:25 Gem Hunt 12:25 Gary And His Demons AO 12:55 Auction Hunters 1:25 Sandcastles 1:50 A Long Way Down 3:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 4am Coast 5am American Pickers

Men’s track cycling heats; men’s beach volleyball prelim – New Zealand v Mozambique; women’s artistic gymnastics individual all round competition. Track cycling heats; men’s 85kg weightlifting.

Women’s swimming SM10 400m individual medley final; men’s track cycling sprint final; men’s basketball preliminary match – New Zealand v Australia. 0

Cinderella

7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:58 The Dish 3 11am Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:25 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:48 The Dish 3 12:50 Little Big Shots – Forever Young 3 1:45 How Do I Look? 3 2:38 The Dish 3 2:40 Million Dollar Decorators PGR 3:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 4:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 5:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 6:30 Mom’s A Medium 7pm Mom’s A Medium 7:30 Below Deck PGR 8:28 The Dish 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians AO 9:30 Southern Charm 10:30 60 Days In PGR 3 11:25 How Do I Look? 3

SUNDAY

12:15 Infomercials 3 5am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

American Pickers 7:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Raw MVC 8:30 SmackDown MVL 10:15 Main Event MVC 11:10 Wild West Alaska M 12:05 Ice Road Truckers PG 12:55 Shearing Gang PG 1:25 The Amazing Race PG 2:20 Supernatural MVS 3:10 Arrow MVS 4pm Wild West Alaska M 5pm The Amazing Race PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Supergirl MVS 7:30 The Flash M 8:30 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 9:30 Arrow MVS 10:30 Supernatural MVS 11:30 Wild West Alaska M

SUNDAY

12:30 Supergirl MVS 1:25 The Flash M 2:15 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 3:05 Arrow MVS 3:55 Supernatural MVS 4:45 Ice Road Truckers PG 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:15 People Interview – Ryan Reynolds 2016 Featurette. 7:55 Goon – Last Of The Enforcers 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Seann William Scott, Alison Pill. 9:35 Dixieland 16VLSC 2016 Drama.

Chris Zylka, Riley Keough.

11:15 Magellan PG 2017 Sci-fi. Brandon Ray Olive, Matthew Mercer. 1pm All Eyez On Me 16VLSC 2017 Drama Biography.

Demetrius Shipp jr, Danai Gurira. 3:15 Tell Me How I Die 16VC 2016 Thriller.

Nathan Kress, Virginia Gardner.

5pm Frank v God MVLC 2014 Comedy. Henry Ian Cusick, Ever Carradine. 6:40 Baby Driver 16VL 2017 Action.

Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm.

8:30 The Last Poker Game M 2017 Comedy Drama. After a doctor moves into a new manor with his ill wife, he forms an unlikely friendship with a womanising gambler, but their relationship is tested when they each seek convince a nurse they are her longlost father. Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino.

10:05 Wonder Woman MV 2017 Action.

7:15 Deja Vu MV 2006 Action Thriller. Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton.

9:20 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

11:10 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2018 Featurette.

11:25 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson.

1:05 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical.

Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta.

3pm Zero Dark Thirty MVL 5:35 Bachelorette 16LS 2012 Romantic Comedy.

Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher.

7pm Aeon Flux MVL 2005 Action. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Frances McDormand.

8:30 The Five-Year Engagement 16LS 2012 Comedy Romance. An engaged couple are tripped up on their long walk down the aisle. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt.

10:35 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller.

Christian Bale, Casey Affleck.

SUNDAY

12:25 Army Of One MLC 2016 Comedy. 1:55 People Interview – Ryan Reynolds 2016 Featurette. 2:35 Tell Me How I Die 16VC 2016 Thriller. 4:20 Baby Driver 16VL 2017 Action.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Football – A-League (RPL) Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory.

8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 8:30 The Professor’s Farewell Tour 9am The Kiwi League Show 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am The World Rugby Show 10:30 Team Talk 11am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Sharks.

1pm Rugby League – Super League (RPL) St Helens v Hull FC. 3pm L Rugby League – Queensland Cup Townsville Blackhawks v Tweed Heads Seagulls.

5pm #SkySpeed 5:30 The Kiwi League Show 6pm The World Rugby Show 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Sharks.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Chiefs v Blues.

10pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Waratahs.

SUNDAY

Midnight The World Rugby Show 12:25 Rugby – Super 12:30 The Skulls MV 2000 Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Blues.

Thriller. Joshua Jackson, 12:55 L Football – Aviva Paul Walker. 2:15 Aeon Premiership Bath v Leicester.

Flux MVL 2005 Action.

Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, 3:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Stormers.

Jonny Lee Miller, 5:15 Rugby – Super Rugby Frances McDormand.

(HLS) Sunwolves v Waratahs.

3:50 Zero Dark Thirty MVL

SUNDAY

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Hull FC. From Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens.

9:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sharks v Roosters.

From Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Dragons v Rabbitohs.

From Jubilee Oval, Kogarah.

1:30 The Kiwi League Show 2pm Rugby League – NRL Coverage of Sharks v Roosters and Dragons v Rabbitohs.

2:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Western Suburb Magpies v NZ Warriors.

4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Tigers v Storm.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

7pm L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Cowboys.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

10:05 L Motorsport – Formula Two Bahrain – Race One. From the Sakhir International Circuit, in Bahrain.

11:15 L Tennis – Davis Cup Quarter-finals – Day Two. 5:30 Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Melbourne – Race Six. 7Apr18

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Blowing Up History PG Secrets of the Pyramids.

9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am The Perfect Murder M Fade to Black. 10:50 Evil Lives Here M 11:40 Mighty Ships PG 12:30 Street Science PG 12:55 Street Science PG No Gravity, No Problem.

1:20 Diesel Brothers – Power Hour PG Muscle Cars. 2:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Motorcycle Mayhem – Packing a Packard for Pebble 1/2. 3pm Street Science PG 3:25 Street Science PG No Gravity, No Problem.

3:50 Treehouse Masters PG The Owl Treehouse.

4:45 Treehouse Masters PG 5:40 Treehouse Masters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:15 Auction Hunters PG 11:30 What On Earth? PG

SUNDAY

12:20 Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 1:10 MythBusters PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How It’s Made PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 The Life And Times Of Temuera Morrison 3 Though his ‘heart attack’ turns out to be food poisoning, Tem’s partner Ashley is worried. Faced with his own mortality, Tem visits the family urupa with his son. 0 8:55 Commonwealth Games Today 0 10am Commonwealth Games Today 0 Noon Commonwealth Games 0 1pm Commonwealth Games 0 2pm Commonwealth Games 0 3pm Commonwealth Games 0 4pm Commonwealth Games Athletics track and field action. 0 5pm Commonwealth Games 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm L Commonwealth Games 0 8:30 L Commonwealth Games Skeet shooting; men’s cycling; women’s beach volleyball preliminary match – New Zealand v Singapore. 0 9:30 L Commonwealth Games 0 10:30 L Commonwealth Games 0

6am Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Elmo The Musical 3 0 6:55 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Elena Of Avalor 0 7:35 Andi Mack 0 8am What Now 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon The Bachelor PGR 0 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 0 2:30 Grannies Make You Laugh Out Loud PGR 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Amazing Race Eleven teams from all walks of life take part in a race for the chance to win a large cash prize. 0 6:30 Young Sheldon 0 7pm F Australian Spartan One team is crowned the ultimate Australian Spartans.

0 8:40 M GI Joe – Retaliation AO 2013 Action. The GI Joes are not only fighting their enemy, Cobra, but must also contend with threats from within the government. 0 10:50 N Time After Time AO 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 0 11:05 Ocean Bounty 3 0 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Muscle Garage 1:30 Motorsport – SsangYong Enduro Series 2:30 Motorsport – The Grid 3pm Motorsport – SuperStock Teams Championships 4pm Motorsport – Pro Dirt Saloon Car Series 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Race For Motutapu 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Kung Fu Panda 3 PGR 2016 Animated Adventure.

Po must face two serious, but different threats, one supernatural and the other a little closer to home. 0 8:50 M One For The Money PGR 2012 Action Comedy. 0 10:40 Chicago Med AO 3 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Flog It! 1pm Grassroots Rugby 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 2:30 Escape To The Continent 3 0 3:30 Antiques Road Trip 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice For caramel week, Jo Brand goes behind the scenes with Henning Wehn, Hal Cruttenden, and Cherish Finden to discover the secrets and the best moments.

6:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities Can animals count? And how about plants? Sir David Attenborough shines a light on some of the most intriguing counters in the natural world. 0 7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 7:30 Prime Planet – Coast Australia 0 8:30 Midsomer Murders AO 0 10:30 60 Minutes PGR

10am Both Worlds 10:30 Sisters 3 11am Native Affairs 11:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 Noon Waiata 3 12:30 Code PGR 3 1pm The Ring Inz PGR 3 1:30 Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3 2:30 On The Ladder 3 3pm My Party Song 3 3:30 N Touch Rugby – Junior Championships Coverage of the best young touch-rugby players in New Zealand as they compete in six grades – U16 Boys, Girls, and Mixed, and U18 Boys, Girls, and Mixed.

4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Waru Pumanawa 3 7pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 7:30 SmackDown AO 8:30 M Mustang PGR 2015 Drama. Five Turkish sisters live under strict rule while their family prepares for arranged marriages. Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu.

10:15 Taha Tauiwi 3 10:45 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Real Deal 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Waterfront House Hunting 8am Gem Hunt 9am Sandcastles 9:30 Auction Hunters 10am Storage Hoarders 11am Coast Noon Real Deal 12:30 Four Rooms 1:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Sacred Wonders Of Britain 4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure The bikers travel into traditional Japan to discover the historic roots of Japanese cuisine.

5:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Bear’s Mission With Rob Brydon Comedian Rob Brydon joins Bear Grylls on the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales in an attempt to survive some of the harshest wilderness in the UK. 8:30 M Anaesthesia AO 2015 Drama.

10:20 Cold Water Cowboys

11:30 L Commonwealth Games Women’s swimming 50m butterfly final; men’s beach volleyball preliminary match – New Zealand v England; women’s 75kg weightlifting. 0 12:30 Commonwealth Games Tonight 0 1am Commonwealth Games (RPL) 0 2:30 Infomercials

11:45 Polterguest AO 0 12:50 Containment AO 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:35 Significant Mother PGR 3 0 3:55 Red Band Society PGR 3 4:40 Beyond The Search 3 5:05 Galavant 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR Entertainment stories of the past week.

12:35 Infomercials

11:30 Football – English Premier League 3 Highlights.

12:30 F Game Of Thrones AO 3 Stannis marches; Daenerys is surrounded by strangers; Cersei seeks forgiveness; Jon Snow receives a challenge.

1:45 Closedown

11:15 Closedown

11:20 Real Deal 11:50 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 12:50 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 1:50 M Anaesthesia AO 2015 Drama. Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart. 3:30 Real Deal 4am Bear’s Mission With Rob Brydon 5am Double Your House For Half The Money

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:10 Frank v God MVLC 2014 Comedy. Henry Ian Cusick, Ever Carradine. 7:50 The Last Poker Game 2017 Comedy Drama.

Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino.

9:20 Wonder Woman MV 2017 Action. Gal Gabot, GI Joe – Retaliation Kung Fu Panda 3 Chris Pine. 11:40 Army 8:40pm on TVNZ 2 7pm on Three Of One MLC 2016 Comedy.

Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand.

BRAVO SKY 5 1:15 Baby Driver 16VL 6am Love It Or List It – 6am Face Off M 6:50 The 2017 Action. Ansel Elgort, Vancouver 3 6:45 Love Amazing Race PG 7:40 The Jon Hamm. 3:05 The Lennon It Or List It – Vancouver Simpsons PG 8:10 Shearing Report MVLC 2016 Drama.

3 7:35 Love It Or List It – Gang PG 8:40 Supernatural Richard Kind, David Zayas.

Vancouver 3 8:20 Love It Or 4:30 Central Intelligence List It: Vancouver 3 9:10 How MVS 9:30 The Librarians MVLS 2016 Comedy MV 10:25 Supergirl Do I Look? 3 9:58 The Dish Action. Dwayne Johnson, 3 10am How Do I Look?

MVS 11:15 The Flash M Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet.

3 10:45 Below Deck PGR 12:10 DC’s Legends Of 6:15 Hacksaw Ridge 16VC 3 11:30 Million Dollar Tomorrow M 1:05 Arrow 2016 Drama. Andrew Garfield, Decorators PGR 3 12:18 The MVS 2pm Raw MVC Sam Worthington.

Dish 3 12:20 60 Days In 8:30 Transformers – The 4:45 SmackDown MVL PGR 3 1:10 Say Yes To The Last Knight MVL 2017 Action.

6:30 Main Event MVC Dress Atlanta 3 1:40 Say With the Autobots warring Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 7:30 The Librarians MV 2:10 Say Yes To The Dress When a Civil War re-enactment against the Decepticons, humans find themselves on the Atlanta 3 2:40 Say Yes To in a town called Feud is The Dress Atlanta 3 3:10 Say side-lines, but the secret to a plagued by ghosts, the Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 peaceful future lies in the past.

3:38 The Dish 3 3:40 How Do Librarians must discover what Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel.

I Look? 3 4:35 David Tutera really happened there over 100 11:05 Sausage Party 16VLSC – Celebrations 3 5:30 David years ago.

2016 Animated Comedy.

Tutera – Celebrations Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, 8:30 NCIS – LA MV 3 6:30 Child Genius USA Jonah Hill.

9:30 Longmire 16V 7:30 Top Chef Jr 8:30 Little MONDAY 10:30 Raw MVC Big Shots Forever Young 12:35 A Cure For Wellness 9:30 Hollywood Medium MONDAY 16VLSC 2017 Thriller. 3am The With Tyler Henry 10:33 The 1am SmackDown Lennon Report MVLC 2016 Dish 3 10:35 Don’t Be MVC 2:35 Main Event Drama. 4:25 Nothing But Tardy AO 11:05 Don’t Be MVC 3:30 Face Off Trailers MVLSC 4:45 Central Tardy AO 11:30 Relative M 4:20 Longmire 16V Intelligence MVLS 2016 Success With Tabatha PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3 5:10 NCIS – LA MV Comedy Action.

MOVIES GREATS 6:25 Bachelorette 16LS 2012 Romantic Comedy.

Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher. 7:50 The FiveYear Engagement 16LS 2012 Comedy Romance.

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt. 9:55 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck. 11:50 The Skulls MV 2000 Thriller.

Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker.

1:35 Aeon Flux MVL 2005 Action. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Frances McDormand. 3:10 I Give It A Year MLS 2013 Romantic Comedy. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 4:45 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror.

Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy.

6:40 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. 8:30 The Secret Life Of Bees MV 2008 Drama. In 1964, a 14-year-old girl haunted by the memory of her late mother, flees with her caregiver and only friend to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.

10:25 Chaos MVLS 2005 Action.

MONDAY

12:10 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy. 1:55 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy.

3:45 People Interview – Chris Pratt 2016 Featurette.

4:15 The Secret Life Of Bees MV 2008 Drama.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Aussie Rules – AFL (DLY) Sydney Swans v GWS Giants.

From the SCG, Sydney.

9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs V Blues.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Crusaders.

From Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aries.

11:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Brumbies v Reds.

From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

1:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Chiefs v Blues.

From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

3:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Reds.

4:10 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Blues.

5pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Jaguares v Crusaders.

5:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) Highlights from the first leg of the quarter-finals.

6:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Programme 7pm L Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

9pm L Football – A-League Sydney FC v Adelaide United.

From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

11pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday.

Titans v Sea Eagles, Eels v Panthers.

11:30 L Tennis – Davis Cup Day Three – Quarter-finals.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Chiefs v Blues.

8am Rugby Sevens – Hong Kong (HLS) Day Two. 9:30 Soccer Saturday Expert analysis of the latest UK football scores, results and stories.

11:30 World Rugby 11:55 Rugby League – Super League (DLY) Catalans v Wigan.

2pm The Kiwi League Show A rugby league lifestyle show that follows New Zealanders plying their trade in the NRL and Super League.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday.

Tigers v Storm, Knights v Broncos.

3pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Cowboys.

From Mt Smart Stadium.

3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Sea Eagles.

6pm L Rugby League – NRL Eels v Panthers.

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8pm Sunday Night With Matty Johns 9pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Cowboys.

11pm Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. From Hong Kong.

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12:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Titans v Sea Eagles.

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11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 12:30 Edge Of Alaska M Brave New McCarthy. 1:20 What On Earth? PG 2:10 Mighty Ships PG 3pm Mighty Ships PG 3:50 Mighty Ships PG 4:45 Mighty Ships PG 5:40 Mighty Ships PG 6:35 Mighty Ships PG 7:30 Blowing Up History PG Great Wall of China.

8:30 Mighty Ships PG 9:25 Mighty Ships PG 10:15 Railroad Australia PG 11:05 Gold Rush PG The Father, the Son, and the Holy Roller.

11:55 Treehouse Masters PG City Sleeker Treehouse.

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BARKER – Hayden, Gemma (nee Newland), Asha and Beauden are thrilled to announce the arrival of Judd Glen Philip 9lb 8oz on March 30, 2018. Many thanks to Dr Werkmeister and the Jean Todd staff.

IRWIN – Tom, Rachel, Annabelle and Freddie are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, and sister.

Charlotte Fay Irwin arrived on April 3, 2018, at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. All well and happy including grandparents Bill and Cherie Irwin, and Evan and Ruth Taylor.

DEATHS

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

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Fine with high cloud. Rain spreading north about the divide late afternoon, scattered falls further east. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 50 km/h in the morning, and to gale 65 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W rising to gale 75 km/h in the morning.

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SMYTH, Elwyn – Donald, Todd and Julie, Jenny and Skip would like to express their thanks to everyone for their loving support and sympathy after the loss of Elwyn. Thanks to all of you who sent cards and messages, made phone calls and visited. We appreciate your kindness. Thanks to Rev Henry Mbambo and St David’s Church. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Terrace View Retirement Village for your care of Elwyn in her final weeks. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams Managing Director Celebrant Renovations, STOCKDALE, Marjorie Additional inscriptions, Alma (Formerly of Cleaning and Concrete work Ashburton and Methven) – Sadly, passed away onOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

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ARMSTRONG, Rodger – Rodger left us one year ago today. You are always in my thoughts. Miss you. Love from Shirley, Nugget and KeiKei.

Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

after a short illness. In her 94th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Ken. Loving sister to Ngarie. Adored mother of Terry and Lynn, (Christchurch) Chris and Neville, (Brisbane) and Wayne and Heather (Wakefield). Loved Nana and great Nanny to all her grandchildren. Messages to Stockdale family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request. A graveside service for Marjorie will be held at the Methven Cemetery on WEDNESDAY, April 11, commencing at 11.00am.

At rest now with Ken.

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IN MEMORIAM

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

08.06.1946 – 03.02.2018 Dearly loved wife of Ian for 52 Barbara, Robert and their years. Loved and cherished extended families would like mother and mother-in-law of to thank everyone for their Sharyn and Stu Lindores, support and sympathy in the Rachel and Nigel Tew, sad loss of Trevor. Thank you Melissa and Matt Hopping for the cards, flowers, baking and much loved Grandma of and phone calls and all those Sam, and Ethan; Madeline, who attended his funeral.

Lincoln, and Hollie. Messages As some addresses are to Smith family, PO Box 472, unknown please accept this Ashburton 7740. Donations to as your personal thank you Parkinson’s NZ would be from the family. appreciated and may be left Now at Rest. at the service. A service to MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES celebrate Bev’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East Galbraith’s provide choice! FUNERAL and Cox Streets, Ashburton We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s on MONDAY, April 9, celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, FURNISHERS and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice! commencing at 1.30pm.

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WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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DOWN 1. Routes (5) 2. Wood-eating insects (8) 3. Shoe liner (6) 4. Brass instrument (4) 5. Press firmly (7) 6. Honesty (10) 9. Examine closely (10) 12. Strong liking for something (8) 14. Make a face (7) 16. Seem (6) 19. Pile (5) 20. Remain (4)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The finished product may not be anything even close to what you were hoping for, but the hoping is so much fun.

Shouldn’t that count for something?

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Tourists are trying to discover all a place has to offer in the limited time they are going to be there. In some ways you’ll feel like a tourist, travelling to new worlds that just happen to be close to home.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s better to make something important than to make it perfect. It’s also easier. “Important” serves the people it matters to, whereas “perfect” serves an idea... and likely an idea that only you are having!

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Go where people need you.

This is the luckiest place for you now. Helping others always helps you; sometimes it helps you eventually, but today it will help you immediately.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Why should things that matter most be at the mercy of things that matter least? Turn it around to the extent that you can. The first step is in recognising the problem.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are those whose main mission is to seek oppositional positions.

They are teenagers; they are trolls; they are the antagonists of the story, and they are only doing their job.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Today there will be things that call for an emotional response (relationships, passions) and things that don’t go well when emotions are involved (investments of the monetary variety.)

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): To relax in the company of new people is not easy for most people. The awkward moments are realer and facilitate greater connection than the graceful ones.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Offering a bit of grace is never a bad idea. It’s not top of mind, of course. The mind tends to be topped by such things as exerting superiority and proving its omnipotence. Your better angels will prevail.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The obsessive types will fare well in the current cosmic climate as they cling to one idea and won’t let go until everyone around them is on board. You’ll participate in such enthusiasm all weekend.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If the action were distilled into a short synopsis, it would go something like this: You’ll show up, appreciate what others give, give your own and then leave.

Your interests will advance.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re different from the others. You give great attention to the small. You learn from the meek. You have fun with the strong without joining them in the pursuits that don’t serve your highest purpose.

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ADVERTISING FEATURE Saturday, April 7, 2018 Ashburton Guardian

AD PT A PET MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

MCAS have kitten and teenage cats ready for adoption

Kittens ready to go to homes in the next few weeks

We have one wee tabby girl and the two ginger boys still available.

They will be microchipped and desexed at MCAS expense. They go to homes with food and litter to get them started

Ben

Ben needs a quiet home, one where he can adjust to home life at a calm pace as he scares easily to loud noises. He is a very affectionate wee man who needs the TLC of someone special and understanding to his needs for quiet living. He is microchipped and will be desexed at MCAS expense, and comes with food and litter to get him started in his new home.

Winter

Winter is a young lady looking for a home where her new family will be happy for her to be an indoor cat, outdoor under supervision only, as she is deaf. Winter can be a real character, and naughty at times too, she loves to jump up for a cuddle without warning. Winter is microchipped and desexed, and will be homed with food and litter to help her settle in to her new home.

Please note to avoid any confusion – Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter can be identified by their organisations logo and photo listed here today. Another group has started here in Ashburton who call themselves Mid Canterbury Animal Welfare Centre.

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Please note we are in no way associated with this group, we are two completely separate organisations.

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MCAS are a registered charity, and non-profit group of volunteers working to assist animals in need in our community.

Contact us via email, Facebook or by phone/text: E: mcas@outlook.co.nz Ph/text: 0211356969 FB: facebook.com/MidCanterburyAnimalShelter

We assist where possible with: animal re-homing, fostering, adoption of foster animals,welfare assistance, emergency food assistance, and more.

If we can’t help you directly we will help to find someone who can.

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