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Departing Allenton School deputy principal Noel Batty says he will miss the challenge of motivating children to be life-long learners.

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Noel calls time at Allenton

BY DAISY HUDSON

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He’s heard the ringing of 60,000 school bells during his 46 years in education, but soon Allenton School deputy principal Noel Batty will be able to enjoy some well-deserved peace and quiet.

The long serving educator retired after nearly 25 years as

the school’s deputy principal on Thursday.

Mr Batty, originally from Greymouth, has been a familiar face in Mid Canterbury education since 1975 when he started teaching at Hampstead School.

In 1979 he made the move to Hinds School, where he served as both assistant principal and deputy principal, before tak-

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ing up the role of principal at Chertsey School in 1985.

After four years in the top job, he headed back into town in 1989 to take up the deputy principal’s position at Allenton School – a role he has stayed in for over two decades.

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“I will miss the challenge of motivating children to become life-long learners,” he said.

He said he will also miss the professionalism of his colleagues, and working alongside children with special needs.

However he was looking forward to no longer having to

find relievers for sick teachers at 7am.

Mr Batty said he is not leaving the profession completely, as he will continue working in schools as a relief teacher.

In an ironic twist the deputy principal role will once again be filled by a Chertsey School principal, with Kerrin Lester set to take up the job next term.

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Son number two for Carter Rugby star Dan Carter has taken to social media to announce the birth of his second child. Carter, 33, posted a photo of his newborn son’s foot to his Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages early yesterday morning. “We’re excited to announce the birth of our 2nd son, Fox William Carter, born 3rd April, healthy & handsome.” [sic] This is the second son for Carter and his wife Honor.

Their first son, Marco James, was born in 2013. Carter flew home from the Crusaders’ tour of South Africa last week on paternity leave to await the birth his second child.

He was replaced in the Crusaders’ travelling squad by Nathanial Apa.

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Prince Harry goes walkabout A cheerful Prince Harry shook hands and chatted with hundreds of cheering fans outside Australia’s national war memorial yesterday during the British royal’s only scheduled public appearance of a month-long attachment to the Australian army. Young and old members of the public gathered over hours in cool and drizzling weather in Canberra outside the Australian War Memorial where Harry laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Some welcomed the ginger-haired prince with a large, lighthearted banner that said: “Redheads RULE!” Harry stopped for a chat with the redheaded owner of the sign, 12-year-old Ethan. “He was just like: ‘Being a redhead just has to be the No. 1 thing one person can ever be’,” Ethan said of his conversation with the prince.

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Cuoco brushes off divorce rumours Actress Kaley Cuoco has dismissed rumours she is heading for a divorce by mocking the tabloid gossip in a series of sweet snaps with her husband Ryan Sweeting. The Big Bang Theory star wed tennis player Sweeting on New Year’s Eve in 2013 after a whirlwind courtship, and reports recently suggested the couple was heading for a split. However, Cuoco took to Instagram to poke fun at the unfounded claims and assure fans she is still happily married. The photos show the pair hugging and kissing, and in the caption, Cuoco joked, “We are totally getting divorced, can’t you tell!!?!”

Furious 7 races past expectations The high-octane Furious 7 peeled out of the gates in its opening weekend, picking up a stunning $143.6 million from 4004 locations to easily top the domestic box office, according to Rentrak estimates. The expectationshattering sum is a studio and franchise best for the homegrown car-obsessed series, which has continued to grow over the past few films. Furious 7, now the ninthbiggest opening of all time, also unseats previous April record-holder Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which opened to $95 million on the same weekend last year.

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Wrestling legend dies New Zealand wrestling legend Steve Rickard has died at the age of 85. His son Tony, who lived with his father on the Gold Coast since Rickard shifted over there in 2010 after the passing of his wife Lorraine, said he died on Sunday night. Rickard, who was born Sydney Mervin Batt, was a professional wrestler who went on to become a trainer, promotor and a television celebrity. He fought bouts around the world, taking on high profile wrestlers such as King Kong and Andre the Giant, and at various stages held the National Wrestling Alliance New Zealand, Australasian, and Commonwealth titles. He was best known to New Zealanders for On the Mat, a television series he created and presented that ran on local screens from 1975 to 1984. The popular show featured Kiwi and international wrestlers facing off against each other.

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Nurse manager Andrea Kinley has been busy giving people the influenza vaccine at the Allenton Medical Centre.

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■ HEALTH

Flu vaccines late, but welcome

By Caitlin Porter

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People in Mid Canterbury can now take steps to protect themselves against the flu this winter, with the arrival of the influenza vaccine.

The influenza immunisation is free for people over the age of 65, pregnant women and those with certain medical conditions.

Supplies of the influenza vaccine landed in Mid Canterbury last week, and Allenton Medical Centre has been kept busy ever since, vaccinating about 40 people on the day of its arrival.

Nurse manager Andrea Kin-

ley said even though the vaccine arrived late due to a global delay in production, it shouldn’t cause too many problems.

“It’s just a bit more of a rush, that’s all.”

The vaccine usually arrives at the Allenton Medical Centre at the end of February, ready to be distributed by the beginning of March, but this year it arrived a month late.

This year is the first year that the vaccine will not be free for those aged under 18 in Canterbury, which was an initiative brought in by the Canterbury District Health Board after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Ministry of Health chief medical officer Dr Don Mackie said the ministry aimed to immunise more than 1.2 million New Zealanders against influenza, over the course of the flu season.

“More than half a million vaccines are now in the country,” he said.

Over 200,000 doses are now being distributed to practices across the country, with 340,000 set to be distributed after Easter.

People should contact their GP or nurse to make an appointment to receive their immunisation.

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The Easter road toll is on track to be close to the record low after one fatal crash over the long weekend.

The holiday road toll stood at one last night – the second lowest since records began in 1980.

Traffic was moving relatively freely across the country, with all major centres escaping the gridlock traffic last evening.

The road toll stood at one last night, following a two-car collision in Mackenzie Country on Saturday afternoon.

One person died at the scene of the crash on SH8 between the Lake Pukaki Visitor Centre and Mt Cook Rd. A second person was flown to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition.

Inspector Pete McKennie said police were “very pleased” with the general attitude of motorists over the Easter weekend.

“Police have put a huge amount of effort into targeting ‘high-risk’ drivers over the holiday weekend”, Mr McKennie said.

“We have put a particular emphasis on targeting drunk – and-drug impaired drivers, speedsters and those who do not wear seatbelts or ensure their children are wearing seatbelts.”

“Thankfully the vast majority of New Zealand drivers have taken these messages on board and are playing their part in keeping roads safe.”

A second death on the roads is unlikely to be included in the official road toll, after a truck driver died at the wheel in Auckland on Saturday.

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Growing school rolls are not expected to result in another secondary school in Mid Canterbury.

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No plans for third high school

By Daisy HuDson

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There are no plans for a third high school in Mid Canterbury despite the district’s rapidly growing school rolls.

Mid Canterbury has two full secondary schools, Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College, as well as Ashburton Christian School, which caters for students up until Year 10.

Figures released to the Guardian by the Ministry of Education show the number of students in Mid Canterbury classrooms has grown by 10

per cent since 2009.

The increase has put significant pressure on school infrastructures, leading to a bevy of building projects around the district.

However, despite the rapid growth, principals believe the district’s two secondary schools are more than capable of meeting demand.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said the college would only be considered a medium-size New Zealand secondary school.

He said Mid Canterbury deserved two strong secondary

schools, and he believed parents had that choice.

Mr McMillan said the college had supported Ashburton Christian School’s decision to expand to Year 10.

“We’ll try and work with them to make sure all of Mid Canterbury’s young people are successful,” he said.

“We’ve got three choices locally, and I believe that there’s a quality range in there.”

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said he was aware of a number of parents who chose to send their children to private schools in

Christchurch or Timaru, primarily out of tradition.

“We do have some from families who choose to stay here, so we have to keep developing the quality education that we have,” he said.

Mr Schreurs said the college also had about 70 students from Ashburton who bussed to Methven each day.

Ashburton Christian School principal Tim Kuipers said while the school had expanded to include pupils up to Year 10, there were no current plans to move to a full secondary school.

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Inspection proposal sparks concern By sue newman sue.n@theguardian

Reducing the number of inspections might speed up new home builds, but it could also open the door to shoddy building practices, an Ashburton District Council manager says.

As part of the Government’s drive to reduce costs around new home builds, council environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson said it has been signalled the number of building inspections could be reduced.

“They’re looking at riskbased consenting, speeding up the process by fewer inspections, basing them on the perceived risk. I think this would be a disaster and we certainly wouldn’t be doing it voluntarily,” she said.

She believes some councils have already moved to this model, with the pre-line inspec-

tion one of the checks removed.

The change was about making building faster and cheaper for the customer, but the reality was that removing six or seven inspections would save less than $1000, but the trade-off in terms of monitoring quality had to be questioned, she said.

“Why we’d willingly go down that path I really don’t know but there’s a good chance it will happen, we may be forced to go there.”

Several ideas had been floated to make the consent and inspection process faster and cheaper, including opening consent issuing up to the private sector and introducing a common information system all councils and private individuals would use.

Both options had fish hooks and in a meeting last week with Ministry of Business staff, Ms Donaldson said she had been told those options were now off the table.

Private consent authorities were permitted from 1990 but stopped issuing consents after the Building Act was rewritten in 2004 in the wake of the leaky building crisis.

Lessons should have been learned from that experience, but the push towards fewer inspections and risk-based consents would open the door for similar issues to arise in the future, she said.

“You won’t see the problems the next day, you’ll see them five or 10 years down the track and that’s terrifying. I can’t see why they’d go there again but there’s the political agenda, tackling affordability, but I don’t believe they’re tackling it from the right angle.”

The council charges $162 per inspection and most builds require 12 or 13; risk-based consents could reduce this to five but the saving for people building in the Ashburton District

would only save $900-$1100.

While speeding up the inspection process would be a boon for builders, that couldn’t come at the expense of quality workmanship, says Bradfords’ director Mark Wilson.

The number of inspections required was high and for many commercial builds, they resulted in a doubling up of the checking process because most big projects had their own structural engineers as part of the build team, he said.

However, when it came to residential building, there still needed to be a good system of independent quality checks in place, Mr Wilson said.

“I’d agree with anything that reduced the cost of inspections but I don’t want to see it opened up in a way that could see cowboys coming in.”

Even if inspections were reduced in number, the savings wouldn’t be huge, he said.

A police recovery operation has been launched after a kayaker went missing on Lake Coleridge on Saturday. Canterbury police said a member of the public reported that a man had fallen out of his kayak at about 4.40pm on Saturday. He was reportedly struggling to stay afloat, and was estimated to be about 150-200m from the shore. A rescue helicopter arrived at the scene at about 5.15pm, but the kayaker could not be located by an aerial search.

It was reported last night that the kayaker is a trainee soldier, although he was not believed to have been participating in any military training or exercises at the time. Canterbury police confirmed last night that search and rescue personnel and police divers from Wellington have been searching the area where the man was last seen, but he has so far not been located. The search is expected to continue today.

10-year passports New Zealanders are set to enjoy 10-year passports once again – but at a price. It is understood the Cabinet will decide in the next few weeks to extend the passport validity period, which was reduced to five years in 2005.

This will require an amendment to the Passports Act, and is likely to lead to higher fees for renewing a passport. Prime Minister John Key said officials wanted the validity period to remain at five years. But he hinted the Government would go against their advice and revert to 10-year passports.

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Gran to the rescue A grandmother risked her own life to save six sleeping children from her burning Gisborne home. The children, aged from 2 to 10, were “moments from catastrophe”, when 66-year-old Daphne Stone re-entered the flame-engulfed house to rescue them on Saturday night. Three of the children were her grandchildren and the others were cousins, specialist fire investigator Derek Goodwin said.

Ms Stone was asleep in her home on Valley Road, Mangapapa, when she was woken by the sound of fire.

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No foul play Police are satisfied foul play was not involved in the death of a man whose body was found in the grounds of a small Catholic primary school in Avondale, West Auckland, on Easter Sunday. They have named him as Clarrie Henry, aged 50. Uniformed police and detectives in forensic overalls swarmed over St Mary’s Primary School in Great North Road for several hours on Sunday afternoon, after initially describing the death as suspicious. A post mortem conducted by pathologists has left them satisfied there are no suspicious circumstances. - NZME

Rural cop’s book A book about the exploits of a country cop in Northland is proving such a popular read a second run has rolled off the printing presses. Former Hikurangi policeman Gavin Benney released his book, Country Cop – The life and times of a rural cop, in March.

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Friends without answers Those close to a drowning man who was pulled from Wellington Harbour last week say they are still mystified as to why their friend was in the water.

Boobesh Palani, 26, was pulled from the water near Burdan’s Gate in Eastbourne last Monday night by a teenage girl and two young men. He was taken to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition, but died last Friday morning.

Mr Palani, an Indian national, was studying information technology in New Zealand.

Senthil Kumaran Kathiresan, a close friend of Mr Palani, spent last week at the hospital. He said he had “no idea” why Mr Palani was in the water on Monday evening. “He didn’t really go to the water he was not a good swimmer.

I’m not sure what happened.”

He said he had spoken to Mr Palani’s friends but it appeared he was alone at the time, and called the accident a “mystery”.

Cousins Kelly McKay, 15, and Payge Olds, 16, helped to rescue Mr Palani

School raises funds for Vanuatu Mt Somers Springburn School was a hive of activity on Thursday as Year 5 and 6 pupils hosted a fundraising fair for Vanuatu’s cyclone relief.

Ella Stacey, 6, and Lucy Roy, 4, checked out the toy stall, while others snapped up some tasty baking, had their faces painted, and tried their luck with raffles.

Teacher Sarah White said the idea for the fundraiser came about after pupils studied natural disasters in class.

When Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu on March 17, the class was eager to lend a helping hand.

A total of $491 was raised from the fair, which will be donated to the Red Cross.

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from the water. Last week, Payge spoke of her and Kelly’s efforts to rescue Mr Palani, for which they were hailed by police as heroes.

“No one else was jumping in so I just thought, you know what, I am just going to step up and do it because we just need to help this guy before it’s too late,” Payge said.

Kelly said Mr Kathiresan had thanked her for her and her cousin’s support.

Mr Kathiresan has set up a Facebook page to support the family.

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St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is seeking information on its parishioners who were killed in World War One as the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli approaches.

Ministry assistant Dellwyn Moylan said parish representatives were trying to collect history and photos of the men, and wanted to hear from their descendants.

The parish will also hold a commemorative service on April 19 at 10am at St Andrews for the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.

The names of the parishioners who were killed in World War One are: Frank Forrester ADAMSON, Thomas Henry ALEXANDER, Thomas ARMSTRONG, John McPeake BELL, John McQueen BRUCE, George Hendry CAMPBELL, John Stanley CHURCH, Gordon Morris CRAIGHEAD, L (Hugh) CRAIGHEAD, Peter William DOIG, Herbert Craig GLENDINNING, Arthur Martin GILMOUR, Hugh Murray GRAHAM, William Alexander HAMILTON, Douglas Allan HARLE, William Rowland Errol HOOD, David James Oldham IRVING, Joseph JOBBERNS, David JOHNSTON, William JOHNSTON, Edward Hugh KNOX, Douglas McLean McDONALD, Charles Gibson McCONACHIE, Donald McINTOSH, David McKAY, Edward Alexander McKAY, Thomas McMINN, Alexander Peter McRAE, John Reginald MILLAR, William Baxter MORRISON, William PENNAL, Edwin Hugh SENIOR, George Arthur Edward SMITH, Ralph SUTTON, James Henry THOMAS, James Munro WILLIAMSON and Andrew White WOODSIDE. Ms Moylan can be contacted on 3086598.

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Liam busy making name across Tasman By susaN saNdys

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As most of his friends stay at school or undertake apprenticeships, Liam Kennedy-Clark has headed off to Australia to carve out a career in music.

The 17-year-old is well known on the New Zealand country music scene for his achievements as a songwriter and musician. He left Ashburton College at the end of Year 12 last year, and has this month headed off to the Sunshine Coast to work and live.

Leaving behind the comforts of his home in Ashburton, where he has lived with his parents and brother and sister, he is staying with family friends who are involved in the music industry.

Liam said he has already started performing, and has played at the local country music club, an open mic event, and at the Woombye Mini Muster.

He said the Sunshine Coast was one of the biggest places for music and performance in

Australasia, with a main motorway through the area and lots of venues. He already has contacts in the area after having competed and performed at Tamworth in recent years.

Success to him was not making it big, but quite simply making a living from his music. He was planning to make a living out of performing right from day one, although thought he may have to get a part-time job to start with.

“I guess it’s either now or never,” Liam said. “It’s a good mix of hard work and determination, there’s no easy path or road to success.”

Mum Nicky Dryland said her home was a lot quieter now that Liam was not there playing his music. Liam had taken three of his guitars with him and she recently had packed up another two as well as a keyboard to send over to him.

As much as she and other family members missed him, it was fantastic to see him doing what he loved.

Kiwi songwriter and musician Liam Kennedy-Clark, of Ashburton, is making a name for himself in Australia.

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Some farmers are still wide of the compliance mark when it comes to employment law, but immigration policy is also eroding the confidence of Mid Canterbury’s migrant workforce.

A report issued by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment last week revealed 18 compliance breaches on the five Canterbury farms visited.

The visits took place over a threemonth period ending February this year.

Figures obtained by the Guardian showed the Labour Inspectorate followed up on four complaints made against Mid Canterbury dairy farm employers in the last six months of 2014, one of which involved a migrant worker.

This figure was one up on the 2013-14 financial year, and three up on the previous year.

Nationwide, 19 out of the 29 farms inspected were in breach of employment laws. Most of the violations related to inaccurate record keeping, others involved serious wage breaches to the tune of $120,000.

The farms were selected on the basis of previous breaches and location. Sixteen employed migrant workers identified as “vulnerable to exploitation”.

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Despite the bad news, Mid Canterbury sharemilker and a Filipino dairy worker advocate Christina Tawatao thinks migrant workers are better appreciated than they were when she arrived in 2006.

“I think conditions are improving, rosters are better – they used to be 11 (days on) and three (days off), now they are 7:2 or 6:2,” she said.

The emergence of cultural, sports and industry groups – such as the Filipino Diary Workers of New Zealand – have given Filipino migrants support to stand up for their rights, and helped workers build a new home on foreign shores, Mrs Tawatao said.

However, immigration continues to be the “biggest problem” for many migrant families – because farm workers are not on Immigration New Zealand’s skilled workers list.

Mrs Tawatao said this forced migrant parents to pay international tertiary fees up to five times higher than domestic fees, for their children’s higher education. Others have sent children back to the Philippines to university, or elected for cheaper polytech courses as an alternative to university.

She knew of families who had left New Zealand to work in Australia or Canada, where it was easier to gain residency.

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It’s a tough life being a sporting icon Sue Newman

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hen you’re on top of your game, you’re everyone’s hero. You’re riding high, success keeps coming and you become the public’s darling.

But as Lydia Ko discovered last week, staying at the top of your game isn’t easy.

Lydia took the golfing world by storm, chalking up victory after victory, breaking record after record.

And even if she had an off day, it was rarely enough to see her stumble.

But last week she stumbled and that’s when you get the measure of the sports star as a person.

Lydia stumbled and was unruffled by what for her was a rare series of off-days. While some may have blamed the course, the weather or a bout of flu, Lydia simply said she didn’t have her A-game on board. No excuses.

So successful has this young woman been that it’s easy to forget she’s only 17. When other teenagers are hanging out at the mall, buying clothes and eating junk food, she’s been focused on her sport, seven days a week for several years.

Success has followed her every time she’s teed up and that’s made it easy to forget that success is not automatic.

She’s never believed it was, but last week was a reality check for her fans who believed she was infallible.

With incredible maturity, she’s looked for positives from what for her was a pretty dismal performance, saying the four days of grinding were a good mental experience.

Rather than reflecting on what could have been, she’s simply looking forward to a few days’ rest and is (in her words) “excited” about the next tournament. And so are we.

Lydia, you fly the Kiwi flag high wherever you go by your demonstration of true sportsmanship.

Win or lose, you’re still our hero.

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lot of shareholders were disappointed with the interim results Fonterra announced last week.

Many feel they are not seeing a return on their investment.

I think we might be asking the wrong question.

It shouldn’t be about where’s the return on our investment, but rather where do we see the value of being part of a cooperative.

At the moment the milk price we are paid is based on the Global Dairy Trade result. It is averaged across the season – less manufacturing costs – in a very crude simplistic sense.

The reality is that all the other companies should be achieving this anyway with their products.

We know that only a portion of what Fonterra sells goes on GDT. The rest is sold through direct links to customers.

I have heard many times, that a bag of milk powder which is sold direct to a customer usually goes for more than a similar bag sold on GDT. In fact, one of the key points of GDT, as I understand, is as a benchmark for Fonterra sales staff to use. They are meant to sell their product lines above GDT. It is a way of highlighting what to process the milk into, so that it does go into the best value products, with GDT as the guide.

So this margin that is achieved above GDT in effect becomes value add.

Now here comes the challenge. Let’s say value add grew, and the dividend grew.

Let’s say that last week Fonterra announced that dividend had increased to 60 cents.

What would have happened?

Well, we would all be in a slightly better mood probably, and the value of the shares would probably have gone up to $10 or thereabouts.

Would that have solved Fonterra’s problems or made them worse?

All those Fonterra sharehold-

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erally remain static.

So a farmer with a short term issue, be it expansion, or repaying debt, or new farm purchase, will look at the books, see all those Fonterra shares sitting

The dominant co-op will always set the price, and when you lose that dominant co-op, expect poor returns to follow.

stronger now. You still receive a similar milk price, but by cashing in your shares you get a whole heap more equity you can invest elsewhere.

So by performing, Fonterra could actually create more of a problem for itself.

That brings us to the crux of the matter – the milk price. Everyone will be there or thereabout. The dividend return as a percentage will gen-

there and see a solution.

How can Fonterra make that farmer look at those books and see the long benefit of being part of a co-op for the long term benefit to our industry and all farmers from having a strong dominant co-op in the New Zealand marketplace?

Because experience overseas, and what we have seen here in New Zealand, shows that the dominant co-op will always set

the price, and when you lose that dominant co-op, expect poor returns to follow.

If you have been around long enough and you can find an old Dairy Meats invoice, compare that to what you received last year. That is a pretty striking example of what happens when you lose that co-op.

When you factor in the rate of inflation it gets even more depressing.

I guess where my thinking is at, is that maybe we don’t have the structure just quite right yet.

Somehow farmers need to look at the books and see that value of being part of the coop.

That, to me, is the big question that Fonterra needs to think about, and perhaps the question for farmers is are we thinking long term enough with our decisions?

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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Seige tied to work issues A knife-wielding man accused of holding a woman hostage in a Melbourne restaurant may have started the lengthy siege because he was a disgruntled former employee.

Abijath Desikan allegedly walked into Ludlow Bar and Dining about 10pm on Sunday and barricaded himself and a female staff member in a store room for almost eight hours.

Negotiators convinced him to let her go about 5.30am yesterday and he was then tasered, arrested and eventually charged.

Inspector Travis McCarthy said he believed Desikan had

been working at the restaurant until recently.

“At this stage it’s really the subject of an ongoing investigation but he’s disgruntled about some employment issues with the restaurant,” he said.

He said it appeared the female staff member, 27, just happened to be rostered on at the time.

“There is nothing to indicate that any direct threats were made to her,” he said.

Desikan was wheeled out of the Southbank restaurant on a stretcher, hospitalised and assessed before being charged with with false imprisonment,

armed robbery and assault with a weapon. The 35-year-old, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

The woman, from Port Melbourne, was checked by paramedics at the scene and was not physically injured.

But Inspector McCarthy added it would have been traumatic for her to be held hostage for such a long time.

Staff and customers fled and called police when Desikan allegedly entered the restaurant carrying the knife.

Police cleared the area at Southbank and negotiated throughout the night to try to get him to surrender.

A former Ludlow restaurant manager named Storm, also a close friend of the hostage, said she was in “utter shock” after hearing what had happened.

Sunday nights were usually pretty quiet at the restaurant, she said.

“She’s a very strong woman, so hopefully she’ll be coping alright,” Storm told Fairfax radio. “Nobody could imagine what it’s like to be in a situation like that.”

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Easter bonnets on show

The bonnets were out on Fifth Avenue for the annual Easter Parade — outlandish 21st century headpieces that were hardly bonnets, featuring everything from bunnies and butterflies to grassy, egg-dotted lawns and even a tall ship on the high seas.

And the parade is hardly a parade. Instead, while Easter Sunday Mass was celebrated at St Patrick’s Cathedral, with Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the altar, the avenue was milling with people decked out in homemade costumes that seem to get zanier each year.

The crowd included Christians, Jews, Hindus, agnostics, atheists and others who felt like strolling around Manhattan on a sunny spring day, including hundreds of tourists.

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Family drowns Seven members of a family on a holiday outing in southern China drowned when a 17-yearold girl fell into a reservoir and several relatives dove in after her in a deadly attempt to rescue her, officials said yesterday. The Guangdong province city of Shantou said none of the relatives were strong swimmers but tried to rescue the girl nonetheless when she fell in while washing her hands Sunday. A city official, who gave only his surname, Wu, said the girl and six of her relatives died, including her parents and two other children, aged 13 and 15. - AP

Church roof collapses Authorities say several people were injured when the roof of a New Jersey church collapsed during an Easter Sunday service.

Congregants were reportedly singing at the Korean Union United Methodist Church in Rahway when they heard a cracking sound and debris began falling on them.

One person was seriously injured; about a dozen had minor injuries.

The injured people reportedly were members of a separate congregation that rents out space at the church. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening.

100yo swims 1500m A 100-year-old Japanese woman has become the world’s first centenarian to complete a 1500-metre freestyle swim, 20 years after she took up the sport.

Mieko Nagaoka took just under an hour and 16 minutes to finish the race as the sole competitor in the 100 to 104-year-old category at a short course pool in Ehime, western Japan, on Saturday. “I want to swim until I turn 105 if I can live that long,” the sprightly Nagaoka told Kyodo News. Her achievement is expected to be recognised by Guinness World Records.

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Teachers call caffeine drinks ‘legal highs’ A British teaching union has branded caffeine and energy drinks as “legal highs” and warns of their negative impact on pupils’ behaviour in schools.

The NASUWT teaching union is working with drug and alcohol charity Swanswell to examine the consumption of drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Relentless.

Teachers have reported increasing concerns about the drinks’ effect on behaviour, concentration and energy levels.

Some 13 per cent of teachers who responded to a NASUWT survey cited such drinks as a

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cause of poor pupil behaviour.

NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said: “This is the first time we have seen a significant number of teachers beginning to raise this as a concern.

“These drinks are becoming increasingly popular among young people and are often seen as simply like any other soft drink, but many young people and their parents are not aware of the very high levels of stimulants that these drinks contain. They are readily available legal highs.

“Teachers are growing increasingly concerned that some

young people are using these drinks to enable them to stay up into the early hours of the morning and then replace their lost energy by drinking two or three cans of these drinks on their way to school.

“Teachers are reporting that this affects concentration in class and hyperactivity is then followed by the inevitable crash later in the day when the impact of these drinks wears off.”

Swanswell says children should consume a maximum of 200mg of caffeine a day. Its figures show 500ml cans and bottles of popular energy drinks

contain 144-160mg of caffeine.

CEO Debbie Bannigan said: “As a provider of drug and alcohol services for young people we’re concerned about excessive energy drink consumption, not least because we’re finding links to use of other substances, including alcohol, cannabis and mephedrone”.

British Soft Drinks Association director general Gavin Partington said BSDA supports the School Food Trust’s rules on what drinks can be sold in schools, “but, of course, it is for teachers to decide what pupils are allowed to take into school”.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is no longer preferred for the top job in any state. An analysis of Newspolls published by the Australian since Christmas shows Mr Abbott has lost favour with West Australian voters, who last quarter preferred him over opposition leader Bill Shorten as leader. Voter satisfaction with Mr Abbott dropped in all states and almost halved in WA. Just 27 per cent of voters are satisfied with the job the PM is doing.

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Greece will pay up Greece has agreed to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund by April 9, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. There was speculation ahead of the visit that Athens might fail to meet the 460 million euros ($NZ662.01 million) IMF instalment if forced to choose between the IMF and paying government workers. Lagarde said repaying the IMF debt was in the country’s best interest.

“Continuing uncertainty is not in Greece’s interest and I welcomed confirmation by the minister that payment owing to the Fund would be forthcoming on April 9,” Lagarde said.

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Members all tied up Members of the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institute were all tied up at their annual meeting recently.

While guest speakers Deidre Moses, from Fruit Fund, and museum curator Michael Hanrahan talked, judges had their work cut out deciding on the best craft entry.

This year’s challenge was to create an

article from men’s ties. Nancy Christie’s wall hanging scooped first place.

Fairton Women’s Institute member Val Farr wore her entry in the competition – a dress constructed from 39 ties, which took almost a month to complete.

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Watch your feet for unwanted pest plants

South Island fencers showed their skills in a competition in Kirwee.

Fencing skills put to the test Competition was hot at a fencing competition held at the South Island Agricultural Field Days.

Run by New Zealand Fencing Competitions, eight two-man teams from the South Island took up the challenge.

Fencing experience varied from 10 months through to over 30 years, and many of the teams were boss/foremen combinations.

Teams were comprised of Custom Fenc-

ing (Waikouaiti), Stanger Fencing Herbert, High Country Fencing (Darfield), George Williams Fencing (Pleasant Point), Tim Harris Fencing (Ashburton), Robertson Fencing (Fairlie) and Ben Haugh from Ben Haugh Fencing who partnered with Nathan Monk from Monk Fencing, based in Tekapo.

With the majority competing for the first time they all brought good positive attitudes, demonstrating a professional ap-

proach, chief judge Nick Liefting said.

Contestants were required to erect a railed corner, hang a steel gate, string up 45 metres of netting with an electric top wire, two horizontal assemblies and a strainrite irrigator crossing was installed as a separate installation. Podium placings from the top went to Ben Haugh and Nathan Monk, Tony Brady and James Ewing from Tony Brady Fencing and Nick Terry and Chris Scurr from Custom Fencing.

Everyone venturing into the great outdoors should take steps to prevent the spread of pest plants such as Chilean needle grass.

Environment Canterbury biosecurity advisor Laurence Smith said anyone going tramping, walking through high country or bush, or generally holidaying can play their part.

“Before you leave an area, check your shoes, socks, clothes, vehicles, pets – anything that can carry seeds.

Also clean the mud off your footwear, clothes and vehicles,” he said.

Pest plants can easily be spread by people picking up seeds in muddy footwear, on bikes and vehicles, or on clothing or dogs, and transporting the seeds to other areas where they will flourish.

“Chilean needle grass is a particularly serious threat to New Zealand’s agricultural industry and the environment. It seeds prolifically and takes over productive pasture land. Its sharp seeds catch on livestock and dogs and can penetrate the skin, causing painful wounds,” Mr Smith said.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Pastures are definitely greening up in the region but soil moisture levels remain constantly at risk with any significant period between rain.

Areas south of Ashburton are recovering quicker than northern regions, which are still waiting for rain to break the drought as NIWA confirm we are in an El Nino cycle.

The Opuha dam has filled to a small degree, and it is hoped enough water has accumulated to allow one more irrigation for shareholders to water their winter crops before it is too cold.

The gloom returned to the market after Fonterra’s poor half year result and the following weak globaldairytrade auction where extra supply affected prices.

Dairy commodities dropped by 10.8 per cent led by whole milk powder prices which fell over 13 per cent on the last auction, and it is suggested the biggest fall in nearly 10 years.

This has severely shaken the sector and analysts have recalculated this year’s payout downward by nearly 20c, and one bank economist adjusted next year’s to just over $6/kg ms.

Milk contracts up north for next year have been oversubscribed even at just $6 as farmers look for financial surety in a volatile market.

Synlait’s half year result also disappointed with a $6.4 million loss, and its shares suffered as investor nervousness grew in this dairy slump.

A spot check audit on farmers’ employment procedures has revealed poor compliance especially in the area of records, and this is a bad look for those striving to run a business dependent on teamwork.

Lamb More stable schedules as Beef+Lamb NZ’s mid-season report reveals lamb revenue is back 3.6 per cent both in price and production.

The increasing local trade schedule,

well ahead of export returns will attract more of the top end lambs, but after an early revival in the store lamb market, drought affected animals are getting hard to sell.

Lamb processing statistics reveal average lamb weights are only slightly behind last year which is a good effort considering many areas had a slow spring, drought conditions and earlier kill.

Landcorp announced a reduced half year result as they looked to add value with a supply of lambs through Silver Fern Farms and Tesco, and a partnership with NZMerino with its coarse wool clip.

Wool This week’s North Island sale saw a lift in indicator prices for all wool offered even as the currency again eased upward led by fine crossbred and lambs wools which are selling at present above the season’s average.

Beef Export, local trade and prime steers in the sale yards are all moving upward as an early kill, global shortages and product moving again through the US port system recharge the market.

High cattle to sheep ratios significantly improved returns for sheep and beef farmers in Beef and Lamb NZ’s mid season update, and tight global supplies should ensure this should continue for a while yet.

Deer Deer health is another focus in the Passion2Profit programme run to lift deer farmers’ profits, and while most reveal they are a low cost animal to run, some animal issues can severely affect productivity.

Most will have their sire stags out and young animals weaned and have hinds on quality feed as they look to improve BCS and ensure a successful mating.

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Busy Easter on top farm Craig and Trish Sinclair have had to quickly come to terms with the good and the bad of life in the limelight after being named Silver Fern Farms Hawke’s Bay Farmers of the Year.

They should have been, as planned, at the beach for Easter.

Instead, they were at home at Kohurau, their 718ha farm at Glen Ross Road, Waiwhare, close to an hour from the nearest stretch of coastline, as they had to prepare for their Farmer of the Year field day later this month.

Not to matter too much, it was a perfect day yesterday at Kohuroa, in the foothills of the Kaweka Range.

“And we don’t get a lot of perfect days out here,” Mr Sinclair said.

Benefiting from the circumstances was single shepherd Cam Gallien, who in the nervous days before the big night had been aware he would be “on-call” to run the farm over the weekend if the bosses were to get their break.

With the change of plans, he gets to go hunting.

Farming Kohurau has been about flexibility of plans, as the couple settled on the property over the last 11 years with daughter Sammy, a 20-year-old recent Queenstown Resort College graduate, and son Henry, now 15 and boarding at Napier Boys’ High School.

The property was once much covered in scrub, but the Sinclairs have taken it to another level, particularly since Mr Sinclair, now 48, kicked a rock “halfway up one of the faces” and opened up a spring – the simple way of explaining the irrigation which now feeds about 90 troughs.

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The badge presented to Vivie Matthews at the time Lord Plunket visited Borough School.

Badge provides link to former Ashburton family

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s a small child I can recall sitting for hours in the Oamaru racecourse awaiting the visit of the governor general.

I can’t remember much about the day apart from the waiting and the fact that we all had to bring a cushion in a plastic bag to sit on.

I don’t think we were given any memento of the occasion and as an event it didn’t leave much of an impression.

This silver badge however (above) would have been a souvenir of a very special moment in the life of one Ashburtonian.

It came to us some time ago as part of the Borough School collection.

While it does give some information, the reason for such an impressive item to be presented was missing.

One assumes the recipient would never forget why the badge was given, but it left us wondering for a while.

VA (‘Vivie’) Matthews was a pupil at Borough school on the day Lord Plunket came to town.

He met the staff and spoke to the assembled children, ‘urging them to obey their teachers and elders’.

Just before he left Vivie presented him with a bouquet. We do not know who presented her with the badge, however they spelt her name wrong.

Vivian Amelia Matthews was born in 1904 to Martha and Ivor.

Mr Matthews was born in Wales and went to Queensland, Australia, in 1899.

He married there and the couple arrived in Ashburton in 1902.

The first mention we have of them is an advertisement ask-

ing for a furnished two-roomed house.

On his arrival in our town he worked for William Reid, before establishing his own building business.

He was responsible for a number of buildings such as the High School rectory, GH Carson’s garage in Tancred Street (1916), the grandstand at the showgrounds and St Stephen’s vicarage.

The family home was in Havelock Street and it was there Vivie’s father died, only 51, after being confined to his bed for six months.

Vivie attended the Technical School in 1918 and 1919 before leaving Ashburton with her mother and siblings.

It is fitting that the badge returned to Ashburton after all these years and acts as a link to a family that no longer lives here.

Vivie at the 1912 Baptist picnic.

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RESULTS

World No.1 Novak Djokovic has defeated Andy Murray 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-0 to win his fifth Miami Masters title.

Djokovic pushed his career record against the Scot to 18-8, adding yesterday’s triumph in the championship match on the hardcourts of Miami to victories over Murray this year in the Australian Open final and the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters. Djokovic became the first man to complete the Indian WellsMiami Masters title sweep three times. Today, Djokovic will tie Rafael Nadal for the sixth-most weeks spent at the top of the rankings, sitting atop the summit for the 141st week in his career.

- AFP

■ Basketball

Defoe’s ‘wonder strike’

■ Bridge

Jermain Defoe has scored a sensational long-range volley as Sunderland leapt three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone by beating derby rivals Newcastle United 1-0. Defoe struck in first-half stoppage-time yesterday, crashing a sublime left-foot volley into the topright corner from 25 yards after Steven Fletcher headed on Costel Pantilimon’s punt downfield.

The goal sparked jubilant celebrations at the Stadium of Light and Defoe, who returned to English football in January after a disappointing spell at Toronto FC, was seen to wipe away tears as he left the pitch at halftime.

- AFP

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Man United ‘still in it’ Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists he has not given up hope of ending his first season in charge as a Premier League champion after a 3-1 win over Aston Villa lifted his team into third place. United’s fifth consecutive victory, courtesy of two goals from Ander Herrera and one from Wayne Rooney, took United above defending champions Manchester City, who they meet in next weekend’s derby, and kept them within eight points of leaders Chelsea. Van Gaal has his sights set on overhauling Chelsea, who host United in a crunch clash later this month, rather than worrying about the teams below.

- AFP

Phoenix ‘wobbling’ The Wellington Phoenix could finish the A-League’s regular season with the Premiers Plate or in fifth place. This competition continues to surprise and with three rounds and a couple of games to go, your guess is as good as anyone’s with regards to the make up of the standings come playoff time. Six teams will make the knockout stages, five of them have been decided and their finishing positions could go any way given they’re only separated by a handful of points. The Phoenix remain in that dogfight in third place but their chances of claiming a maiden Premiers Plate took a blow losing 3-0 to the Victory. - NZME

NBA results Collated NBA results yesterday (home team in CAPS): OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 112 Houston Rockets 115, CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 99 Chicago Bulls 94, SAN ANTONIO SPURS 107 Golden State Warriors 92, SACRAMENTO KINGS 95 Utah Jazz 101, INDIANA PACERS 112 Miami Heat 89, L.A. LAKERS 78 L.A. Clippers 106, NEW YORK KNICKS 101 Philadelphia 76ers 91.

■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club Men’s Pairs Finals Murray Anderson and John McLay defeated Tony Blain and Jeff Withington

Week ending April 3 Monday Evening – N/S 1 D Wilkinson and L Leadley, 2 A van Dyk and B Leighton, 3 G Brown and D Fisher E/W 1 P Scott and R Logan 2 P Wise and G Branthwaite, 3 N Smith and E Jones Tuesday Evening – Robinson Salver N/S 1 B Smith and J Knight, 2 J de Jong and R McLaughlin, 3 M Buckland and T Coulter. E/W 1 L Rose and E Segers, 2 A Rooney and L Wackrow, 3 A Sim and A Wright Wednesday Afternoon – Duplicate N/S 1 B Macaulay and J Lovett 2= C Coulter and T Coulter and M Buckland and B Smith. E/W 1 E Lattimore and V Palmer, 2 M Moore and A Maude, 3 J Brown and J Irwin Thursday Evening – Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1 R McLaughlin and B McIlraith, 2 T and P Downward, 3 M Buckland and J Knight.

E/W 1 A Rooney and L Rose, 2 Pauline Fergus and K Robb, 3 A Maude and L Wackrow Recently the club held its Anniversary Pairs Tournament. Local pair, John Knight and Mary Buckland were the overall winners of this well-supported event.

Other winners were: Grade 1 1 B Ussher and M Morrison, 2 J Mitchell and K Nicholas, 3= John Fechney and S Rosevear (Ash) and M Johnstone and P Gregory.

Grade 2 1 J Quigley and P Dollan, 2 Rewa Kyle and Trish Small (Ash), 3 G Curry and P Foley Grade 3 1 B Chidgey and J Keen, 2 Raylene Phillips and Pauline Scott (Ash), 3 Rona Brownlie and Johnny Wright (Ash)

■ Football English Premier League Sunderland 1 (Defoe 45+1) Newcastle United 0, Burnley 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0, Chelsea 2 (E Hazard 39 pen, Remy 62) Stoke City 1 (Adam 44), Everton 1 (Jagielka 16) Southampton 0, Leicester City 2 (Cambiasso 12, King 86) West Ham 1 (Kouyate 32), Manchester United 3 (Herrera 43, 90+2, Rooney 79) Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 80), West Bromwich Albion 1 (Anichebe 58) QPR 4 (Vargas 15, Austin 37, Zamora 43, Barton 90+5), Swansea 3 (Ki S Y 18, Gomis 37, 90+1) Hull City 1 (McShane 50), Arsenal 4 (Bellerin 37, Ozil 40, Sanchez 45, Giroud 90+1) Liverpool 1 (Henderson 76 pen).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 30 21 7 2 63 26 70 Arsenal 31 19 6 6 62 32 63 Man United 31 18 8 5 55 28 62 Manchester City 30 18 7 5 62 28 61 Liverpool 31 16 6 9 45 36 54 Tottenham Hotspur 31 16 6 9 50 45 54 Southampton 31 16 5 10 42 22 53 Swansea 31 13 7 11 37 39 46

www.guardianonline.co.nz West Ham 31 11 9 11 41 39 42 Stoke City 31 12 6 13 35 39 42 Everton 31 9 10 12 39 42 37 Crystal Palace 30 9 9 12 36 41 36 Newcastle United 31 9 8 14 33 49 35 West Brom Albion31 8 9 14 28 43 33 Sunderland 31 5 14 12 24 44 29 Hull City 31 6 10 15 29 43 28 Aston Villa 31 7 7 17 20 42 28 Burnley 31 5 11 15 26 49 26 QPR 31 7 4 20 35 55 25 Leicester City 30 5 7 18 29 49 22

■ Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Golf Association March 27 Women’s Vets Pennants Zone 1: Tinwald 1 2 Rakaia 10, Ashburton 1 3 ½ Mayfield 8 ½ Zone 2: Tinwald 2 3 Pleasant Point 9, Ashburton 2 8 Temuka 4 Zone 3: Lower Waitaki 2 6 Timaru 6, Gleniti 1 North Otago2 11 Zone 4: Lower Waitaki 1 2 ½ St Andrews 9 ½, North Otago 1 4 Ben Ohau 8

Mayfield Golf Club April 1 Mid Week Stableford Steve Schmack 39 Stableford Points, Alister McLoed 37, Ian Hopping 37, Bill Allan 35, Mark Greenslade 35 Nearest Pin Ian Hopping Two’s Sharon Duthie & Gordon Duthie.

Methven Golf Club April 1 Ladies Golf National District Teams, Aotearoa Cup, Coronation Medal, & Vets Medal Tania Wilson 93-21-72, Jenny Senior 84-1272, Erna Smith 102-29-73, Alison Muckle 107- 33-74, Nola Hydes 98-24-74, Sharryn Bree 97-23-74, Barbara Duffy 107-33-74 Cinema Paradiso Best Nett: Tania Wilson 72 on c/b from Jenny Senior 72 Nearest Pin Silver No 17 Supervalue Jenny Senior, Bronze A No 4 Methven Foursquare Heather Santy, Bronze B 2nd shot No 6 Alison Muckle, Open No 13 Heather Santy, Saturday No 13 Arabica Bev Isherwood Twos & Nett Eagles: Lyn Schott, Alison Muckle, Ruth Smith April 4 1st Qualifying round club champs, 2nd round Callaghan Trophy & Green Jacket Senior: John Eddington 74-5-69 By lot; Intermediate: Phil Lalor 83-16-67; Junior A: Ross Breach 89-23-66; Junior B: Gary Kermode 94-26-68 Other Good Scores: 68 John McGettigan, 69 Mick Hodgson, Gary Eddington, 71 Michael Kemp, Frank Sandys, Ian Lucas, Eric Meaclem, Jim Rooney, 72 Mark Gorman, Mike Gray, Geoff Kelk, Athol McAlpine, Phil Elliot, 73 Micky Marr, Ben Rutter, Robbie Bell, 74 Keith Middleton, Bruce Dickson, Martin Hickman Twos: Ben Rutter, Phil Johnson, Robbie Watson Topnotch Four Square Supermarket – Best Nett: Ross Breach 66; Aqua Japanese2nd Nett: Phil Lalor; Methven Travel - Best Gross: Robbie Bell by lot.

Closest to the Pins: Arabica Cafe No 4: Peirs Rolton; Hunters Wines No 6: Martin Hickman; Ski Time No 13: Ben Rutter; The Green Parrot No 17: Andrew Wylie; Dubliner 2nd Shot – No 14:Mark Gorman Next Week: 1st Round Duff Trophy

Rakaia Golf Club April 1, Ladies Golf LGU, Bryant Cup, 1st round putting Silver: Marion Wederell 92-19-73, Bronze A: Teresa Booker 92-20-72, Bev Sutherland 93-21-72, Bronze B: Val Bell 101-28-73, Bronze C: Alison Doig 119-49-70 Putting over the field: Marion Wederell 29 putts. J. Watts Trophy: Alison Doig 9 Holers: Stroke and putting, 2nd round Sue Bunt. Judy Moore 50-16-34, 14 putts Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Marion Wederell Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Sandra Quinn

V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Val Bell Chertsey Spraying Nearest Pin no 15: Bev Sutherland S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Marion Wederell Longest Drive: Silver: not struck, Bronze A: Teresa Booker, Bronze B: Sue Martin, Bronze C: Lorraine Stagg, 9 holers: Judy Moore.

Tinwald Golf Club April 4 Leading score in the South African stableford and winners of the Morag Trophy were Tony Clarke and Steve Anderson with 87 points.

Other good scores: Dave Allan and Terry Reynolds 77, Evan Pearce and Dave Gill 76, Bill Mason and Pete Marshall 74, Kevin Bishop and Bruce Collins 73 b/l.

The best score in the women‘s Nancy McCormick foursome were Elizabeth Collins and Jacqui Beardsley with 156.

Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Terry Reynolds. Gluyas Ford # 6; Ray Kirdy. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Rod Harris.

Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Terry Reynolds. Two’s: Chris Hart, Rod Harris, Ray Kirdy, Duncan Lye (2), Josh Smith (2), Terry Reynolds. Net Eagle; # 8 not struck.

April 5 Jubilee Trophies: Maree and Allen Moore Trophy for women won by Leen Bell with net 71c/b and the Tom Phaup Cup for men won by Paul Hefford with net 69.

Other good scores: Women; Sue Newman 71. Men; Justin Smith 70, Bruce Collins 71 b/l. Twos; Justin Smith, Pete Marshall (2), Brent Kirdy, Bruce Collins.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club April 4 Kaikoura Flock 8 Flyers - 188 birds released Winners Flying Time 2 Hours , 33 Minutes 23 Seconds 1st L. Quinn 1482.325 m.p.m 2nd T. Drummond 1476.193 m.p.m 3rd N. Martin 1468.483 m.p.m 4th S. Davidson 167.372 m.p.m 5th L. Davidson 1463.920 m.p.m 6th M. Davidson 1463.763 m.p.m 7th R. Cornwall 1442.958 m.p.m

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club April 5 Club day at 300 yards: TR, John Miller 50.5, 48.4, 98.9, Coby Snowden 47.1, 49.3, 96.4, Brian Hawksby 43.2, 49.5, 92.7, John Fleming 43.2, 48.1, 91.3, Murray Cook 42.2, 44.2, 86.4.

FO, Rod Fairlie 55.1, 57.3, 112.11, Chris Brown 52.2, 58.5, 110.7, FTR, Brian Graystone 52.1, 52, 104.1.

Other scores, TR, John Fleming 49.5, Brian Hawksby 47.4, Murray Cook 45, FO, Chris Brown 59.5, Rod Fairlie 58.3.

■ Tennis Tennis NZ Seniors National Teams Event Easter weekend At the recent Tennis New Zealand National Teams Event held in Christchurch over Easter Weekend, Mid Canterbury players acquitted themselves very well.

Peter Leonard and Tony Brosnahan were members of the Canterbury Country 45+ team who got 3rd place over all, behind a star-studded Canterbury team, featuring world-ranked Peter Hampton, and a powerful Waikato Team.

Karen Tait and Mary Anne Thyne played for the Canterbury Country 50+ Ladies who got 6th, and Dennis Taylor turned out for the Canterbury Country 60+ Men who also got 6th.

Phil Crozier helped neighbouring South Canterbury Combined 60+ who got 5th in that age bracket.

Miami Open Collated results from Miami Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final: 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt 3-Andy Murray (GBR) 7-6(3) 4-6 6-0.

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Half Day Triples Skips entered Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra M.S.A. Outdoor Bowling Clubs seasons final Half Day Triples Friday 10th April 12.30pm start Racecourse Road Team entry $18.00 Whites or club shirts to be worn.

R. Neilson, B. Stott, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, A. Smith, J. Ryk, M. Smallridge, B. Williams, A. Waddell, G. Taylor, E. Maw, N. Atkinson, R. Brassell, R. Anstiss, A. MacKenzie, R. Harrison.

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■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf April 10 1st Grade Women 6.40 pm Collegiate v Methven (umpires: Collegians, Hamp/ Mthv 1st Gr W) 7.50 pm Collegians v Hampstead/Methven (Umpires: Collegiate, Methven 1st Gr W) Hampstead: bye April 12 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Collegians v Wakanui (umpires: Tinwald, Allenton 1st gr M) 6.00pm Tinwald v Allenton (umpires: Collegians, Wakanui 1st gr M)

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 11 Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Senior Division 1 Section One REL Rakaia v Lincoln, Rak 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, G Shaw, P Hunt; Prebbleton v Kaiapoi, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, J Shalfoon Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic v West Melton, Celt 1, 2.45pm, S Laird, A McGirr, D Gray; Oxford v Glenmark, Oxford Oval, 2.45pm, K Pottinger Southbridge v Hornby, Southbridge 1, 2.45pm, K Fitzgerald Section Two PWL Methven v Ohoka, Meth 1, 2.45pm, M Gallagher, G Clement, J Greenslade: Devon Tavern Hampstead v Burn/Duns/ Irw, Hamp 1, 2.45pm, G Peddie, M Bell, P Hill: Darfield v Claas Harvest Centre Southern, Darfield 1, 2.45pm, A Stead: Waihora v Saracens, Tai Tapu 1, 2.45pm, R Goodman Ashley v Rolleston, Low Lwr 1, 2.45pm, K Hancox Senior B Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 3 Allenton v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Allen 1, 1.30pm, D McKibbon: Collegiate Eclipse Services v Tinwald, Collegiate 1, 2.30pm, P McKnight: Hampstead KFC v Celtic Kelly’s Cafe and Bar, Hamp 1, 1pm, M Bell: Methven RandR Haulage v Mt Somers, Meth 1, 1pm, G Clement: BYE: Southern Tinwald Tavern Under 18 Combined Competition Rangiora High School v Hurunui: Kaiapoi v Ashley/Oxford: West Melton/Rolleston v Lincoln: Malvern Comb v Waihora: Celtic v Methven/Rakaia, Celt 1, 1pm, A McGirr MCRU Jab Seven-A-Side (Referees to be confirmed) Venue - Allenton Rugby Football Club Under 14 ½ Allenton 1, 10am Start Under 13 Allenton 4, 10am Start Under 12 Allenton 5, 10am Start Under 9 Allenton 2 and 3, 10am Start Under 8 Allenton 6 and 7, 10am Start Under 7 Allenton 8 and 9, 10am Start Venue - Celtic Rugby Football Club Under 11 Celtic 1 and 2, 10am Start Under 10 Celtic 3 and 4, 10am Start

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In brief Lana grabs the gold Skiers from Mid Canterbury made their mark at the New Zealand National Water Ski Championships, which finished up over the weekend.

The champs took place at the Wanganui Water Ski Club at Lake Wiritoa from March 29 until April 6.

Lake Hood’s Lana Donaldson went into the NZ Women’s slalom final as second seed, but put on a great performance, beating out top seed Stacey Gilbert to take home the gold. Rachel Donaldson also performed well, winning gold in the Under 21 Women’s Slalom. Karl Donaldson finished fourth in the Men’s Slalom final and in the the under 17 section, Canterbury produced seven of the 10 slalom finalists with current record co-holder Henley Wayne from Rangiora winning gold, and Taine Gibson of Timaru picking up the silver. George Donaldson scooped up the bronze and brother Hugh Donaldson came in fourth. In the junior boys category Lachie Woodman gained bronze, and in the junior girls, Gabriella Woodman got silver.

Geary wins in China Lydia Ko hits her tee shot from the seventh hole during the final round of an LPGA Tour golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, yesterday.

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■ GOLF

Ko clings on to top spot Lydia Ko has hung on to the world No 1 ranking despite her poor finish to the ANA Inspiration tournament in California.

The Kiwi was in danger of losing the top spot to American Stacy Lewis, who eventually finished second following a three-hole playoff with champion Brittany Lincicome after they finished the week at nineunder, but she has held firm.

Lewis leapfrogged Inbee Park, who didn’t play this week, to move to second on the rankings.

Ko held on to first place in the Race to the CME Globe standings, which is the season-

long points race on the LPGA Tour.

The 17-year-old Ko closed with a one-over 73 at the ANA Inspiration - her third straight over-par round after tying Annika Sorenstam’s LPGA Tour record for consecutive rounds under par at 29.

Ko finished at three-over in a tie for 51st, the third-worst result of her tour career. She is still searching for her first win in a major.

“I think I’ve learned a lot how to play rough shots,” Ko said yesterday.

“That is one of the biggest things I’ve learned this week -

and it was tough. It was really thick. So, I was learning something there. It was really good experience.

“It’s my third year of playing this event. It’s a really good course. ... You really need your ‘A’ game and I really didn’t have that this week.”

“It was a lot of grinding. I think it was a lot of mental experience for me this week, how to get myself out of bad positions and try to put myself in good positions.

Ko had two other long streaks end. She entered the tournament with 10 straight top-10 finishes and had finished

under par in 17 events in a row.

The teen still has never missed a cut and has made at least one birdie in all 188 rounds in her 49-event LPGA Tour career.

The event was her sixth in seven weeks, with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Phoenix and Carlsbad.

She won in Australia for her sixth LPGA Tour title and took the Ladies European Tour event in New Zealand the following week.

She’s taking two weeks off before her title defence in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.

- NZME

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Resurgent Storm overpower Warriors

By Melissa Woods Melbourne Storm winger Marika Koroibete put on an awesome display of pace and power to help set up a 30-14 win over the Warriors in their NRL clash at AAMI Park.

Storm skipper Cameron Smith said mid-week his team’s form was good enough to be sitting alongside the competition front-runners and they certainly played like that.

They ran in five tries, with the Fijian scoring one in each half and setting up another.

The Warriors have an impressive record against the Storm, winning three of their last five meetings, and looked strong early on in front of a crowd of 18,179 - with plenty barracking for the visitors.

In the first 15 minutes the Warriors had 65 per cent of possession, but had nothing to show for it.

Instead, it was the home side who were first on the board through Mahe Fonua. The Storm winger touched down for an unlikely try in the 20th minute. It looked like Melbourne

would come up empty-handed after sending the ball wide but centre Will Chambers managed to fling the ball back on the last tackle.

Fonua doubled back, scooped it up and then charged through five defenders to touch down.

He returned the favour in the second half when he off-loaded to Chambers to score his team’s third.

Koroibete’s try came late in the first when he ran on to a long ball from five-eighth Blake Green and got around a swag of Warriors to score.

The Storm led 12-4 at halftime after a late effort by Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei, who carried four Storm players across the line.

Chambers’ try pushed the lead out to 18-4 before Nathan Friend again got his team back in contention.

They then traded tries through the Storm’s Tim Glasby, which came after a 70m burst by Koroibete, and Warriors’ Sebastine Ikahihifo. Koroibete then had the final say, getting over again in the corner in the 71st minute.

- AAP

Kiwi golfer Josh Geary carded a four-under 68 during the final round of the Buick Open to claim a one-stroke victory on the PGA Tour China. Geary’s come-frombehind effort, sparked by five birdies on the front nine, marked his third tournament victory as a professional; he kept his cool as his rivals struggled on the final day yesterday. The 30-year-old finished the week at eight-under, one stroke ahead of Korean JH Wang, as he banked $46,000.

- NZME

Fever remain unbeaten The West Coast Fever have continued their stunning unbeaten start to the trans-Tasman netball competition for 2015, beating the defending champion Melbourne Vixens 53-47 in Perth yesterday.

The Fever have never previously won more than five matches in a season, but have now won five of their first six ANZ Championship matches in 2015 with a draw against the NSW Swifts thrown in. The Vixens have lost two of their first five matches this season.

Fever shooter Caitlin Bassett had a fascinating battle with Vixens defender Geva Mentor, Bassett becoming the second player to pass 3500 goals with 34 from 42 for the game.

- AAP

Tigers see off Eels Three tries in the last 10 minutes saw Wests Tigers beat an injury-hit Parramatta 22-6 in an error-strewn NRL contest at ANZ Stadium yesterday. The Eels, who ended the game with veteran forward David Gower playing in the centres, led 6-4 until the 70th minute when James Tedesco, Pat Richards and Luke Brooks went over to seal the two points for the joint venture.

Richards’ four-pointer was ruled to be an eight-point try when referee Jared Maxwell deemed Will Hopoate guilty of a high tackle during the build-up, with Brooks racing over late in the game to ice the result. The experienced winger, in his 100th NRL game, ignited his side’s late flourish with some great footwork to keep his feet in touch and kick over the head of Hopoate for Tedesco to score.

- AAP

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Snapshot provides pretty picture

Derby win for Khan New Zealand three-year-old Mongolian Khan has taken a late split to win the $2 million ATC Australian Derby at Randwick yesterday.

In winning Australia’s richest blueriband Classic, Mongolian Khan has completed a trans-Tasman Derby double. The Murray Baker-trained colt won the New Zealand Derby yet he went into the Australia version amid some uncertainty about his chances after he was well beaten in the Rosehill Guineas.

But in a true test Mongolian Khan had the strongest finish for Opie Bosson as he defeated Hauraki by three quarters of a length. Rosehill Guineas winner Volkstok’n’barrell took third by a half head.

- AAP

Unbeaten galloper Snapshot took his winning record to three from three with a victory at Ellerslie yesterday, where the manner of his win suggested it won’t be the last time the flashy bay gelding salutes the judge.

Owned by a syndicate that includes current All Black captain Richie McCaw, former All Black Ali Williams and the gelding’s breeder, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, the royally bred galloper was resuming from a brief summer spell after putting a brace of wins together prior to Christmas.

Settled nicely in the trail by rider Craig Grylls, Snapshot bided his time behind pacemaker Iffley Road before angling into the clear at the 300 metre mark. The gelding lengthened stride effortlessly to collar Iffley Road with 100 metres to run and strode away to win comprehensively in a comfortable 1.10.22 for the 1200 metre journey.

Cover Girl looks pretty The decision to bring Miss Cover Girl to Sydney has paid off with a Group Three victory for Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida yesterday, even though the race was run completely differently from the way he might have envisaged.

Boss took the PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) into his own hands, taking the $10 chance to the front with the $3 favourite Peeping tracking Miss Cover Girl all the way. Peeping tried hard but fell short by a head on the post. - AAP

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.10pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 58112 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 S & ................B Evans 2 74566 Darcy Brasco 17.72 .....................S Hindson 3 15885 Maybe What 17.69 .......................... M Grant 4 55877 Ohoka Strika 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 5 56628 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 6 76468 Big John Canon nwtd .............M K Dempsey 7 66446 Look At Lucy 17.48 M & ...................... Smith 8 83877 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 9 64787 McJopson 17.29 M & ........................Jopson 10 88786 Another Drink nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 12.28pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH SPRINT C1, 295m 1 88122 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ............C Roberts 2 65675 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 3 87557 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 4 667F7 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................ B Evans 5 265x8 Gracy Racer 17.60 C & ...................... Fagan 6 32674 Verbatim 17.66 ................................. B Dann 7 76134 May May Last 17.22 ..........................J Dunn 8 28736 Lil Danny Rascal 17.66 M &..............Jopson 9 65588 Zulu Bro 17.37 ................................J Tanner 10 27786 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 3 12.46pm BILL’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C1, 295m 1 6F667 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & ..................B Evans 2 55511 Ilabb 17.42 M & .................................Jopson

Snapshot and Craig Grylls took out the N B Holland Medal in impressive style at Ellerslie yesterday.

Trainer Graham Richardson was suitably impressed by the performance.

“He’s very green but he sure has a motor,” he enthused.

“He made a late start to his racing career and never had a two-year-old campaign. After his second win back in December he went slightly shin-sore

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

3 76626 Vincent Gallo 17.67....................D Stapleton 6 1.39pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES C1, 295m 4 22225 Cawbourne Pirate 17.38 ....................C Weir 1 36384 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 5 2481x Starburst Tracey 17.51 .................... M Grant 2 45515 Fair Cruzin nwtd ........................J McInerney 6 413 Candyboy 17.66 C & .......................... Fagan 3 3T821 El Sid nwtd ....................................R Adcock 7 43588 Opawa Goodie 17.54 L & ................... Wales 4 8544x Shadow Apache nwtd J & ...............D Fahey 8 67433 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 5 82177 Rick’s Treasure 17.57 C & .................. Fagan 9 65588 Zulu Bro 17.37 ................................J Tanner 6 66784 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 10 27786 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 7 51764 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 8 23437 Token Jump 17.60 L & ....................... Wales 4 1.04pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 520m 9 64787 McJopson 17.29 M & ........................Jopson 1 27727 Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 10 7F588 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce 2 32886 Mr. Johnny 30.47.............................J Goode 3 42885 Hyperparadise 30.70 S & ................B Evans 7 1.57pm YALDHURST HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 4 27334 Lagoon Victory 31.04 ...................C Roberts 1 5488x Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 5 81123 Fresco Star 30.84 J & .....................D Fahey 2 36323 Homebush Fine 17.65 ...............J McInerney 6 61458 Lektra Spider nwtd .................... R Cockburn 3 15811 Arbre Chene 17.12 M & ..................P Binnie 4 25542 Rockwood Archie 17.58 .............D Stapleton 7 62F37 Star Apache 30.74 S & ................... B Evans 5 64488 Kiwiana nwtd .................................. H Cairns 8 33723 Miss Valley Inn nwtd .....................C Roberts 6 67688 Opawa Romeo nwtd.........................A Joyce 9 858x4 Air Flow 30.75 ........................... M Robinson 7 75774 Cawbourne Arney 17.70 ..............C Roberts 10 68876 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 8 26355 Battleship nwtd..................................J Dunn 5 1.22pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 9 64787 McJopson 17.29 M & ........................Jopson SPRINT C1, 295m 10 878x6 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 1 77487 Sally West 17.70 ....................M K Dempsey 2 25755 Eyrewell Hawke nwtd ..................... H Cairns 8 2.15pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C1, 295m 1 66432 Phat Pants 17.66 M & .......................Jopson 3 15647 Bita Banta 17.50 M & ........................Jopson 2 3716F Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 4 48182 Spider Girl 17.44 .............................. B Dann 3 65853 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M & ..................... Smith 5 14 Hampden On Tap 17.59 .............D Stapleton 4 32467 Adjudicator 17.47 ..............................J Dunn 6 38785 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 5 26765 Token Muscles 17.61 L & ................... Wales 7 15442 Smoking Marley 17.38 .............. A Bradshaw 6 34283 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 8 57767 My Foolish Heart 17.52 ....................A Joyce 7 84787 Peyton Sawyer 17.63 ................... L Waretini 9 65588 Zulu Bro 17.37 ................................J Tanner 8 14422 Terra Alert 17.58 C & ......................... Fagan 10 88786 Another Drink nwtd ...................J McInerney

M10 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

so we put him aside and gave him plenty of time to get over it. I wasn’t sure if he was quite ready to win. He probably did it all on sheer ability and will take plenty of improvement out of the race but he is a very exciting prospect.”

Richardson is grateful to be in charge of the gelding for his well known owners although he hasn’t actually met them as yet.

“I hope they were watching and took plenty of pleasure from the result as I can’t wait for the day we can get them to the track and watch him put in a performance like that.”

Richardson will look to another 1400 metre event as the next assignment before assessing whether he will continue this campaign or head to the paddock for a winter break.

Snapshot is by former Cambridge Stud stallion Stravinsky from outstanding racemare Snap who won at Group One level on four occasions. - NZME

9 65588 Zulu Bro 17.37 ................................J Tanner 10 878x6 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 9 2.32pm CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 18715 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 2 53431 Butterfly Terra 17.56 C & .................... Fagan 3 81162 Gorilla On Drums 17.31 ...................A Joyce 4 73645 Eye Adam nwtd .........................J McInerney 5 58417 Know Contest 17.30.......................G Cleeve 6 56658 Showroom nwtd ..............................J Tanner 7 85655 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 8 7F343 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 9 64787 McJopson 17.29 M & ........................Jopson 10 27786 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 10 2.55pm THE TURF BAR STAKES C1, 520m 1 58215 Ugo Flash nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 2 42524 Protonic Pedro 31.08 ....................... B Dann 3 3134 Kirkham Jack nwtd .......................C Roberts 4 28733 Jewel Apache 31.30 S & .................B Evans 5 x2734 El Grand Shadow nwtd J & .............D Fahey 6 22185 Zipping Jacob 30.68...........................C Weir 7 64165 Goldstar Bomber 30.92 S & ............B Evans 8 84855 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ..................D Stapleton 9 858x4 Air Flow 30.75 ........................... M Robinson 10 587x6 Quattro nwtd ............................. M Robinson 11 3.16pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C1, 295m 1 76555 Homebush Nark nwtd ...............J McInerney 2 62775 Wonkey Donkey 17.33 .............. A Bradshaw 3 73874 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 4 46877 Cawbourne Monaro nwtd M & ............ Smith 5 13677 Pagani 17.49 .....................................J Dunn 6 41323 Boltin Archie 17.28 M & ....................Jopson

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83262 Rangitata Raider 17.60 ..............D Stapleton 54474 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 65588 Zulu Bro 17.37 ................................J Tanner 7F588 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce 12 3.35pm VITAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 78467 Opawa Natty nwtd L & ....................... Wales 2 76518 Feral Helen 17.92.........................M A Butler 3 17667 Sarah’s Domain 17.70...............J McInerney 4 77555 Go Tommo 17.14........................D Stapleton 5 8x685 Too Much Rebel 17.82 .................A Waretini 6 34428 Gossip Queen nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 7 54566 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 8 11544 Cawbourne Beau 17.49 ..................J Tanner 9 64787 McJopson 17.29 M & ........................Jopson 10 878x6 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson

4 54676 Good Girl Nina nwtd H &.....................Taylor 5 6112 Albie Jay nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 6 76126 Token Ace nwtd L & ........................... Wales 7 57326 Know Smiggle 33.33 ......................G Cleeve 8 35166 Homebush Slinky nwtd .............J McInerney 9 75866 Homebush Hansome nwtd ........J McInerney 10 21 Know Hero nwtd.............................G Cleeve 9 2.25pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C2/3, 545m 1 47642 Opawa Zara nwtd L & ........................ Wales 2 712x3 Berridale Lad nwtd .......................C Roberts 3 357F2 His Lordship 32.69 ........................R Adcock 4 23115 Jemima Tee 33.64 .........................R Adcock 5 74387 What I Like 32.78 ......................J McInerney 6 76251 Runaway Taxi nwtd M & ....................Jopson 7 42547 Flip Flippa nwtd L & ........................... Wales 8 62481 Stich Up 32.62 S &.......................... B Evans Emergencies: 9 77778 Lagoon Belle 32.79 ......................C Roberts 10 321F3 Country Crossing nwtd J & .............D Fahey 10 2.44pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C3, 310m 1 73544 Starburst Terry nwtd ........................ M Grant 2 84873 Cracking Chain nwtd S & ................B Evans 3 11121 Mojo Burst 18.66 ............................. M Grant 4 41767 Rob’s Mate 18.49 M &...........................J Hill 5 12722 Matty Hooky 18.81 ....................J McInerney 6 43612 Wheelchair Norm nwtd..............J McInerney 7 52731 Glenn Is Goodesy 18.91 ................. M Grant 8 65667 Impersonator nwtd .................... A Bradshaw

Emergencies: 9 87825 No More Beersies 18.58 ............. B I Conner 10 56266 Ringa Ding 18.59 ......................J McInerney 11 3.07pm BLASTING AND COATING SERVICES DASH C5, 310m 1 17743 Know Jealousy 18.33 .....................G Cleeve 2 13364 Spud Gun 18.77 .............................. M Grant 3 51824 Barnicle Bullet nwtd ........................ M Grant 4 11384 Bo’s Business 18.88........................ M Grant 5 37342 Tee Time 18.64 .............................R Adcock 6 13117 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 28511 Inspector Spot nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 8 32214 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales Emergencies: 9 77117 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 10 85617 Collecting Money 18.68 .................. M Grant 12 3.27pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 14TH APRIL C4, 310m 1 83863 Porky Pig nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 2 718F3 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 3 35422 Wunzee 18.54 ...........................J McInerney 4 21712 Red Hot Fury 18.75 M & ...................Jopson 5 44343 Abound 18.60................................R Adcock 6 51721 Puma Pants nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 18x88 Ronrose Hill 18.46 M & .........................J Hill 8 44361 Mickey Tee nwtd ............................R Adcock 9 77783 On The Level nwtd .......................C Roberts 10 15364 Rambunctious nwtd .................. A Bradshaw

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Wooly Whatsit, Darcy Brasco, Maybe What, Big John Canon Race 2: May May Last, Cawbourne Shadow, Hayley James Race 3: Cawbourne Pirate, Starburst Tracey, Hat Trick Chaos Race 4: Fresco Star, Lektra Spider, Miss Valley Inn, Star Apache Race 5: Smoking Marley, Hampden On Tap, Spider Girl, Bita Banta Race 6: Shadow Apache, El Sid, Slingo, Token Jump, Fair Cruzin Race 7: Arbre Chene, Homebush Fine, Rockwood Archie Race 8: Terra Alert, Adjudicator, Phat Pants, Eyes On Lulu Race 9: Know Contest, Gorilla On Drums, Butterfly Terra Race 10: Ugo Flash, El Grand Shadow, Zipping Jacob, Kirkham Jack Race 11: Boltin Archie, Rangitata Raider, Wonkey Donkey Race 12: Go Tommo, Cawbourne Beau, Opawa Natty, Gossip Queen

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

3 12.37pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2, 310m

1 21218 Premier Prince nwtd.....................C Roberts 2 85117 Cawbourne Rowan nwtd ..............C Roberts 3 38531 Homebush Riley nwtd ...............J McInerney 1 12.01pm (NZT) GREEN ISLAND BARBER MAIDEN 4 88244 Unreliable Andy nwtd ................ A Bradshaw 5 12711 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond SPRINT C0, 310m 6 x1723 Cherry Crusher 18.79 M & ....................J Hill 1 62426 Jamaican Archie nwtd M & ...............Jopson 7 8x887 Another Cover 19.02 .................J McInerney 2 7883 Kirkham Harvey nwtd ...................C Roberts 8 53331 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 3 67823 Kyla Rose nwtd .........................J McInerney 9 78563 Car Bootle 18.49 ....................... M Robinson 4 Pukeko Bolt nwtd ...........................B Healey 10 27724 Jinja Loch nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 5 46652 Smash Who nwtd ........................R Hamilton 6 4 Another Fan nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 12.55pm RACING SERIES NOVICE NZRSq, 545m 1 21787 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 7 24232 Fiorelli Micha nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 2 34322 Boston Billy nwtd H &..........................Taylor 8 44732 Stenson nwtd .................................. M Grant 3 18673 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney Emergencies: 4 63884 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd M & .................Jopson 9 Terra Way nwtd M & ..........................Jopson 5 76784 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 10 66638 Another Pearl nwtd....................J McInerney 6 26634 Goldstar Junior 32.76 S & ...............B Evans 2 12.19pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING 7 26444 Know Clown nwtd...........................G Cleeve SPRINT C1, 310m 8 24131 Jinjaless 33.12 J & ..........................D Fahey 1 61338 Cabarita 19.15 ................................ M Grant 9 74667 Court The Belle nwtd L & ................... Wales 2 21882 Homebush Button nwtd .............J McInerney 10 75435 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 3 15846 No Bro 18.71 ............................... B I Conner 5 1.13pm RACING SERIES NOVICE NZRSq, 545m 4 73674 Pukeko Warrior 19.11.....................B Healey 1 53256 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 5 21653 Belfast Eejit nwtd H &..........................Taylor 2 578F4 Tui Time nwtd ................................. H Cairns 6 74563 Millie’s Boy 18.52 ........................R Hamilton 3 62357 Know Laughing nwtd......................G Cleeve 7 3161 Get Ready Freddy nwtd ............ A Bradshaw 4 76763 Homebush Ninja nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 F6422 Mitchell Dean 18.81 M & .......................J Hill 5 1515 Briseur De Reves nwtd ............. A Bradshaw 9 77554 Mamalulu 18.77 C & .......................... Fagan 6 413 Jinja Fantasy nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 10 46525 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 7 1541 Opawa Kuru nwtd J & .....................D Fahey

8 83688 Opawa Extreme nwtd L & .................. Wales 9 75657 Opawa Bro 32.73 L & ......................... Wales 10 87268 Infernal Majesty nwtd M &.................Jopson 6 1.30pm RACING SERIES NOVICE NZRSq, 545m 1 23218 Opawa Gavin nwtd L & ...................... Wales 2 x6483 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 3 7x748 Holivia Lass nwtd M &.......................Jopson 4 64644 Sailors Collar nwtd .........................J Guthrie 5 35377 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney 6 14 Know Neglect nwtd ........................G Cleeve 7 28711 Plutonium nwtd H & ............................Taylor 8 3151 Opawa Shackley 32.85 J & .............D Fahey Emergencies: 9 38785 Sparrow nwtd ................................. H Cairns 10 7x575 Mr. Zafonic nwtd ........................J McInerney 7 1.48pm RACING SERIES NOVICE NZRSq, 545m 1 55213 Birchbrook nwtd ............................R Adcock 2 17 Jinja Jaffa nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 3 45511 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 4 52751 Calinda Girl nwtd....................... A Bradshaw 5 17643 Mega Surge nwtd ........................... H Cairns 6 45552 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 7 71143 Om Nom Nom nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 87727 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 9 68875 Girl Magic nwtd M & ..........................Jopson 10 17858 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 8 2.05pm RACING SERIES NOVICE NZRSq, 545m 1 62676 Wairio Dee Jay 33.59 .................. B I Conner 2 44747 Opawa Kendal nwtd L &..................... Wales 3 36467 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Ashburton Guardian 19

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

In brief

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Punters on the mark

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Athletic juvenile Lamarosa repaid the faith of his punting supporters when he delivered a narrow but comprehensive victory over a number of highly regarded rivals in the DJ O’Sullivan Salver at Ellerslie yesterday. The two-year-old son of Postponed was heavily supported in betting markets just moments before race start and after enjoying a cosy run in the trail throughout, he justified that support with a powerful finish to snatch victory in the shadows of the post. - NZME

Rain just the ticket

Rakaia 8 Dunford Street

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A great find! Looking to buy below $220,000.

Solid family home,looking for a new owner.

Could that person be you?

Great garaging with open bay wood shed.

This property is in very good condition and presents an ideal first home opportunity or take advantage of the current shortage of available rentals and invest - None better in this price range. Be quick.

Don’t wait for the SOLD sign - Call now !

Rakaia 142 Dunford Street Charming and Delightfull Three double bedrooms, Master with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.Large family dining. Good sized lounge with heatpump.

Bathroom with bath and shower. Archgolla - open each end for great indoor-outdoor flow. Landscaping has been laid out to maximise easy care with a well manicured lawn and raised vege gardens. Garden shed, power point/lighting, workbench/aluminium shelves. Fully fenced. Double garage.

For Sale $219,000 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20172 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Showing the way to the line Leading The Way, with Kerry Hadfield in the sulky, came from a long way back down the middle of the track to grab Ideal Arden (Bruce Hutton), which itself had looked the winner with 100 to go, in the Chertsey Spraying Ltd Chertsey Cup at the Chertsey Trotting Club’s trials meeting at Ashburton Raceway yesterday.

PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060415-DW-115

Ashburton 7 Davis Crescent

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DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. This could be your opportunity you have been waiting for! No7 has a double garage and is rented at $200 per week

For Sale Offers over $145,000 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20160 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

3A1F2I For Sale $360,000 View By Appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20147 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

So much on offer and will be sold; be quick!

Ashburton 19 King Street

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FIRST HOME - FIRST CHOICE This lovely two bedroom brick home

Manager Jill Quaid 027 437 6755

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section. With compliant inbuilt log fire in the lounge area. Good sized kitchen opening to the rear of the Section. A spacious single garage plus workshop compliments this tidy package. Certainly one to view to be appreciate.

Ashburton Kerr Street Ashburton9 2/265 Moore Street

For Sale $275,000 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20121 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Ashburton 5 Geoff Geering Drive2 A 1 F 1 I

* Buyers FROM $295,000+ should visit *Lovely kitchen, dining and family size lounge Care Easy.. Modern Living.. This tidy..townhouse fromwith theensuite/walk in wardrobe *Easy Recently Renovated Spacious Affordable is just one block *Master *CBD. Open plan kitchen, dining, living * Fantastic office or spare bedroom Large living area, two double bedrooms with good storage.

Galley * Amazing indoor outdoor flow with covered deck * Thermal Broken Aluminium Windows For Sale $238,000 with- one abundance cupboards and dining area. Large bathroom *kitchen 3 bedrooms with walk inof robe * Solar Power, Wet Back = Economic Power Bills View by appointment *with Extremely Efficient Masport log burner shower andcompliant vanity also housing the laundry. House is insulated and rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20087 * Modern bathroom

heated with a heatpump ad nightstore. Single garage and easy care $515,000 grounds completes the package.

Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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Ashburton 21 King Street

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Appealing Home - Secure Section - Close to School

with sunroom is a fine example of an investors starter of first home buyers.

Large double garage - fenced section ideal for children or keeping pets.

So close to school and easy access to main road.

3A1F Netherby 9 Davis Crescent Don’t be disappointed.

Auction Price On Application DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent View by appointment Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 For Sale Offers over $145,000 each bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. No rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20013 ViewOffice by appointment 4 2 2 03 307 8317 374 Road you have been waiting Ashburton 9Ashburton has no garaging.

ThisRacecourse could be the opportunity rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20161 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Land Home Lifestyle for! No 9 is currently rented at $220 per week.

Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 * 2.02ha, Bore water, 4 bay implement shed, k line irrigation * 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ample living * Heatpump, logfire, moisture master, heat transfer system * Separate toilet & laundry * Single garage, carport, non permitted man cave/hobby room * Fully fenced

Ashburton 11 Galbraith Street Get started... A tidy three bedroom home on a pet friendly, family sized

Ashburton 22 Grove Street Good to Go * 3 Bedrooms * Double internal access garage * Private outdoor entertaining * Good off street parking

Rain made all the difference for Miss Three Stars when she collected black type for the first 3 Alightly2F2I time on Saturday. The raced mare relished the Slow 7 footing to triumph in the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup for trainer Tommy Beckett.

“I was very confident when the track got wet,” the Ascot ParkFor Sale based horseman said. Miss Three View by appointment Stars settled well back in the rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20016 Ashburton Office 03 307before 8317 early running apprentice Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Samantha Wynne got busy on the five-year-old when the pressure went on 600 metres from home.

They improved around runners and held a strong gallop to get the better of the gallant Sureasyouwereborn by half a length and Oor Wullie nosed out Eva Keeneva for third money.

- NZME

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Tender closing 2pm Fri 24 April 2015 View: Sat 11 Apr 10:45 - 11:45am Urban Urban rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20801 Consultant Consultant

Mandy Marsh 021 239 4418

Chrissy Milne 027 290 6606

This three bedroom home has an open plan kitchen/living area with french doors out to a sunny terrace.

Double garage plus large storage area on a well fenced section must add 3A1F Ashburton appeal for buyers. Hut 8 Hakatere For Sale $283,500 Down By The Seaside This hut and all its contents could be yours.

View by appointment This is a life style that many love in a small caring community. This hut For Sale $80,000 - $90,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20014 has a small kitchen tucked in the corner of a large dining lounge with an Ashburton 7 Goldrich Grove AshburtonView 31 by Braebrook Drive appointment Office 03 307 8317 open fire. Three bedrooms, separate toilet, a bathroom with shower and Ashburton rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20212 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) * Price Reduction - Near New Home For Around $435,000 laundry. haswalk batts insulation.

Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 *vanity, 3 Bedrooms, MasterThe withproperty En-Suite and in wardrobe * 4 bedrooms * Double Glazed with Large Mitsubishi Heat Pump = Cosy Warm Living * CARAVAN Height Double Internal Access Garage * Open plan kitchen,living,dining * Relax till your hearts content with Quiet, Private Cul-de-Sac living

* Open plan kitchen, living Real areaEstate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Middining Canterbury * Separate lounge * Separate laundry * Double garage

Price on Application View Wed 8 April 6:00 - 6:30pm Urban rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20695 Consultant Margaret Feiss 021 751 009

$570,000 Property View Wed 8 April 6:00 - 6:30pm Manager rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20688 Veronica

Urban Consultant Shirley Fitzgerald 027 220 1528

Monaghan 027 697 6948

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Phone (03) 307 8317

Ashburton $99,000

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Great investment property as it is close to the town and you are not paying over the top for your section.

1012 m2 section (approx) Allenton area.

Clean site, services and vehicle access at gate.

Well and pump plus fenced on three sides.

793 metre square (more or less) Rectangular section next to the park on Cambridge street.

CV $101,000

Potential for investment or build your own new home. 1872m2 (more or less freehold land. Application to District Council for 4 allotment subdivision, subject to resource consent.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

■ BASKETBALL

LeBron snares triple double LeBron James notched his first tripledouble of the season yesterday as the Cleveland Cavaliers all but clinched the NBA Central Division title with a 99-94 win over Chicago.

Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James finished with 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Cavs post their 18th straight home win.

Cleveland pulled four games ahead of the second-placed Bulls in the Central Division with five games to play.

J.R. Smith made half of Cleveland’s whopping 16 three-pointers and finished with 24 points. Kyrie Irving added 27 points, including a stunning shot from beyond halfcourt as the shot-clock ran down late in the third quarter.

The shot - from more than 50 feet out - swished through the net, part of a 10-0 Cleveland scoring burst that extended their lead to 75-60.

Mike Dunleavy led Chicago with 24 points, while Aaron Brooks added 17 and Jimmy Butler chipped in 16 in the Bulls’ second defeat in three games.

Among Cleveland’s 10 three-pointers in the first half were impressive buzzerbeaters by Irving and Smith to end the first and second quarters, which helped the hosts take a 54-45 lead into halftime.

The Bulls narrowed the gap to 79-71 going into the fourth quarter, and pulled within five at 92-87 with just over three minutes to play.

Two of their next three possessions ended in turnovers, and Nikola Mirotic missed a three-pointer on the other.

- AFP

LeBron James on the charge for the Cavs.

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“GOLF CROQUET’ WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Philip Street.

9.30am 10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. NEWCOMERS. Walking group, meet at the Church, Social group coffee morning, All 48 Allens Road, Allenton. welcome. Nosh Cafe in the Ashford 9.30am - 12.30pm Village, West Street.

ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH 10.00am GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Encounter.

Street, Tinwald.

12.00pm - 12.30pm 9.45am TAI CHI ASHBURTON.

Tai Chi open session, all welcome, free at the Village Green, Ashfords, West Street.

12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft

from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. For new and regular players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

Wednesday

TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players.

M.S.A. Sports grounds, Racecourse Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP.

Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 308-5437.

Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Meeting in the Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10.00am

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

10.00am ASHBURTON POTTERY SOCIETY INC. Every Wednesday, new comers welcome. Nixon Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. If one jolts around the East, one can expect to push and shove (6) 4. Old sailor recognisable from the sound of his barque? (3,3) 9. Taking nothing out of Bristol East will make one rage (7) 10. Phrase representing family cat going back to the end (5) 11. Horn that covers the shoulders (4) 12. Such a shot is bungled by the head man (4) 13. Quickly make one’s way out of thievery (3) 15. Just the drum for a lively dance (4) 16. It is not so much needing to get on as to be taught (4) 19. The mound of gold at the bank initially (3) 21. He gets first company backing where darts player stands (4) 22. Determination to make it after King George (4) 24. Try a little fine perception (5) 25. Personification of the East it takes poem to express (7) 26. OB, control of which may work on television (6) 27. Statistical count: gives us necessary return in part (6)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Look out for small moments of synchronicity, when you get a sense that the universe is letting you know you’re on the right track.

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GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) In terms of right here and right now take a chance to listen to the message behind any emotional, intuitive and imaginative responses.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) With a bit of smart time management you should be able to keep both the professional gods and today’s playful lunar vibes happy.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Pay attention to any work/life balance tension that surfaces today, especially as it’s fleeting and could easily be dismissed.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian

HUTT, Gordon Raymond – On April 4, 2015. Son of the late Leslie and Margaret Hutt.

Loved brother and brother-inlaw of Kinloch and Hilda, the late Myra Cromie, the late Lesley Fisher and all their families.

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DELLOW, Jean – In loving memory of a wonderful mother and mother-in-law to David, Valerie and family who left us one year ago.

“Gone but not forgotten.”

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A disturbed northwest flow lies over the North Island tomorrow and Thursday. Meanwhile, a low crossing the Tasman Sea weakens as it approaches the South Island, extending a shallow trough over the Island.

The trough deepens as it moves north over the North Island on Friday and early Saturday.

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Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting severe gale 100 km/h in exposed valleys until midday, gradually dying away.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 130 km/h, easing to gale 75 km/h by midday and to 30 km/h at night.

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Mainly fine, but isolated afternoon showers possible inland. Strong gusty northeasterlies easing in the morning, then turning southeast in the afternoon.

Morning cloud, then increasing high cloud, with scattered rain in the north later. Winds mainly light.

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FZL: Above 3000m

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Cloud increasing, and scattered rain developing in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h.

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 16.7 20.6 Max to 4pm 10.6 Minimum 9.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 1.2 Avg Apr to date 10 2015 to date 116.4 179 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 4 At 4pm Strongest gust N 30 Time of gust 9:19am

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DEATHS

DEATHS HUTT, Gordon Raymond – It is with extreme sadness that Gordie’s family announce his passing on April 4, 2015 at Coldstream House, Ashburton, in the arms of his loving wife and companion of almost 60 years and surrounded by his family. Loved husband of Adele. Father of Christine and Garry and their partners Bill and Lynn. Treasured Poppa of Emily, and Kelly and Maria, Zane, and Nina. Great Poppa to Brynn, Will, Hunter, and Austin, and soon to join us, Eevee. Messages to the Hutt family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton. A special thank you to Dr Cox and the staff of Coldstream House for their outstanding care of Gordon and family. A service to celebrate Gordie’s life will be held at Our Chapel, corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Wednesday, April 8, commencing at 2pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Coach Trip PGR 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Nicola cannot bring herself to tell Jimmy the truth; Belle is emotionally upset; Jai is conflicted. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Anna loses her temper with Faye; Sophie shows Dev tough love; Mary’s Australian night at the bistro gets out of hand. 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Our First Home Property experts Eva and Sara make their final rounds of inspection before the live auctions next week. 0 8:30 Person Of Interest AO 0 9:30 Unforgettable AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Major Crimes AO

11:50 Beyond The Darklands 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 7am Buying Alaska 7:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 8:30 The Flying Winemaker 9am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 9:30 House Wreck Rescue 10:30 Auction Room 11am Buying Alaska 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Travels With The Bondi Vet 12:30 Destination Flavour Down Under 1pm Lost Kingdoms Of Central America 3pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 4pm NZ Food Culture 4:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Brand New House On A Budget 8:30 How Did You Do That?

Office Reno 9pm Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 9:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 10:30 American Restoration 11pm Better Homes And Gardens

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 2am NZ Food Culture 2:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 3am Buying The Bayou 3:30 Auction Room 4am Brand New House On A Budget 5am How Did You Do That? Office Reno 5:30 Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 7:45 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Jane And The Dragon 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 12:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:05 Two And A Half Men 3 0 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 4pm Mighty Med 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Motorway Patrol PGR 0 8pm RBT 0 8:30 How To Get Away With Murder AO It is the evening of the bonfire, and the events that took place on the night of Sam’s death are finally revealed. 0 9:30 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:30 Revenge AO 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray 3 Rachael gets game-day ready.

11:30 Crazy Ones PGR 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil PGR 3 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:25 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

11:30 Scandal AO 12:30 Embarrassing Fat Bodies 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Scandal AO 3 0 3:20 Hart Of Dixie 3 0 4:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:15 Zeke And Luther 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm The Good Wife AO Alicia takes on a college case that pits her against Louis Canning when it moves from a university hearing to civil court.

Midnight Infomercials

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The X Factor NZ Following the live performances, one act will be eliminated.

8:30 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR A single date takes a turn; on the group date, things get serious in a game of trampoline dodgeball; the Rose Ceremony turns the competition on its head. 0 9:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:30 3 News

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6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Turbo Fast 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Care Bears 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 The Moe Show 3 0 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 3 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Futurama 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Family Guy PGR 3 0 8:30 The Xtra Factor NZ PGR 9pm M For A Good Time, Call… AO 2012 Comedy. Two very different women, short of the funds needed to live in New York, agree to room together and start working as phone-sex operators.

10:45 Witches Of East End AO (Starting Today) 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show Jeff Probst hosts a daytime talk show.

2pm Wife Swap USA PGR Two mothers switch households for a week, challenging them to open their minds to another family’s house rules.

3pm Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Cookery Course 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

11:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A celebrity chat show.

12:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

1:05 Home Shopping 2:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:05 Home Shopping

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 N Cuba With Simon Reeve Cuba is undergoing the most radical economic reform in decades, and journalist Simon Reeve goes there to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution.

8:35 Elementary AO (Part 1) 9:35 M Source Code AO 3 2011 Thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan.

MAORI TV

6am Paddle Boarding – New Zealand Nationals (Highlights) 6:30 Cycling – Criterium International Event (Highlights) 7am Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns. 10am Cycling – Tour Of Basque Country (Replay) Stage One. 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Fishing Show 2pm Cycling – Criterium International Event (Highlights) 2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 3:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) 5pm Motorsport – British Superbike Championship (Highlights) 6pm Football – A-League Highlights Show 6:30 The Ultimate Fighter 7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 UFC Fight Night (Replay) Mendes v Lamas.

12:30 UFC Now 1:30 L Cycling – Tour Of Basque Country Stage Two. 3:15 Random Rugby TV 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Sharks v Crusaders.

4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 5am UFC Now

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 2 5pm Pukana 2

THE BOX

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 The Big Hit 8pm Kaitiaki Wars PGR 8:30 M Gardening With Soul 2013 Documentary.

10:20 Media Take 10:50 Tagata Pasifika 0 11:20 Te Kaea 3 2 11:50 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI MV 12:15 Pawn Stars PG 12:40 The Musketeers MVLS 2:30 Law And Order MV 3:20 The Amazing Race PG 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Parking Wars PGL 5:05 Pawn Stars PG 5:35 CSI MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 9:30 Cleaners MVLS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

WEDNESDAY

12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:50 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 4:45 Cleaners MVLS 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

6am Game Of Pawns M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Soda Cup Killer. 9:30 MythBusters PG 10:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M Eerie Eruption; Slippery Slope; Downstream Disaster.

11am Chaos Caught On Camera M 11:30 Blood Relatives M Duct Tape Divorcee. 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Auction Hunters PG Missouri Loves Company. 4pm Auction Hunters PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Flight 8501 – Storm Disaster M 8:30 Dual Survival M 9:30 Man v Expert PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 A Crime To Remember M

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Redrum M 1am Redrum M 1:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M 2:30 Game Of Pawns M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

How to Get Away with Murder 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:25 The Butterfly Room MVL 2012 Horror. Barbara Steele, Ray Wise.

7:55 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton. 9:40 American Hustle MLS 2013 Drama.

Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams. Noon Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Kevin James.

1:40 The Butterfly Room MVL 2012 Horror. Barbara Steele, Ray Wise.

3:10 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton. 4:55 No Clue M 2013 Comedy. Brent Butt, Amy Smart. 6:30 World War Z ML 2013 Action. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos.

8:30 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

10:10 When The Game Stands Tall MV 2014 Drama. Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern. WEDNESDAY 12:05 Rocky Road PGL 2014 Drama.

Mark Salling, Rebecca Dalton.

1:35 World War Z ML 2013 Action. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos.

3:35 The Making Of Fury PGV 2014 3:50 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

5:25 When The Game Stands Tall MV 2014 Drama.

The Bachelor New Zealand 8:30pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 6am Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe. 8am Braveheart 16V 1995 Historical Drama.

Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau.

10:55 The International 16VL 2009 Crime. Clive Owen, Naomi Watts. 12:50 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Drama. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding jr.

3:05 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe. 5:05 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black. 7pm Jumper MVL 2008 Adventure. Samuel L Jackson, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson.

8:30 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter. 10:30 Your Highness 16VLS 2011 Comedy.

Danny McBride, Natalie Portman.

WEDNESDAY

12:15 Harrison’s Flowers 16VL 2002 Drama. Adrien Brody, Andie MacDowell. 2:15 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

4:05 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

7Apr15

6am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Storm v Warriors. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

8am The After Match 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Panthers v Cowboys. From Pepper Stadium in Penrith.

10:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 11:30 Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers. From Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington.

1:30 Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings. From Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan, France.

3:30 Football – Manchester United TV Manchester United v Aston Villa.

6:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Warriors. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

7pm The After Match 7:30 Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page A fun look at the latest week of sport with hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

10:30 Inside Supercars A build up to the upcoming weekend races.

11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight NRL 360 1am Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Sea Eagles U20 v Raiders U20. From Brookvale Oval in Manly.

3am Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Manly v Mounties. From Aubrey Keech Reserve in NSW. 5am Rugby Nation

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