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Council backs down

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Community good has won the day over the need for Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre to balance its books.

When Ashburton’s district councillors decided to opt for a user pays Russell Ellis model for the

centre from July 1, a move that would have seen stadium fees rise by more than 40 per cent and gym and pool fees by 9 per cent, there was a huge backlash of anger from complex users.

Hundreds of submissions were received on the council’s proposal to move to a 50 per cent user 50 per cent ratepayer funding model away from the current 60 per cent ratepayer model. Many writers appeared at submissions hearings

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saying that if fees were increased they would no longer use the centre.

For councillor Russell Ellis, the council had only one option.

“We ignore these submissions at our own peril.

“I know where I’d like to be, but I don’t want to have this aspiration and have an empty stadium.

“I don’t have the answer but I’m worried that if we stick with where we want to go we’ll end up in a

worse situation that we are now,” he said.

Most users would not be opposed to small, inflation matched increases but would not accept huge price hikes, Ellis said.

Leen Braam agreed, saying councillors needed to look at the greater community good.

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Lake Hood rates rise to be phased in

By Sue NewmaN

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Not fully understanding what they’d voted for and why, saw several Ashburton District councillors back-pedal and change their minds when they met yesterday to continue deliberating issues in their draft revenue and financing policy.

Last week they agreed that Lake Hood properties should be part of the Ashburton urban rating area, a decision that would have pumped rates up in the settlement by 37 per cent from July 1.

Council business services manager Paul Brake said that after last week’s meeting it became clear several councillors were not sure what they had voted for and they wanted the issue revisited.

Councillor Liz McMillan originally pushed to have the rate increase phased in over two years and yesterday she found allies in Lynette Lovett and Alasdair Urquhart.

Mayor Donna Favel, however, had not changed her mind.

“My thinking is that this is the first step in a process of untangling some of the issues we have there,” she said.

Since votes were cast on Thursday, Favel has had discussions with the Aquatic Park Trust over issues around the $360 levy all property owners paid to maintain the lake and its surrounds.

This had been a big factor in

residents’ opposition to paying higher rates that came with being part of the urban Ashburton rating zone.

Diane Rawlinson said that when she voted for the new rating zone from July 1, she thought this was subject to negotiations with the lake trust over the levy. Favel reminded her that council had no control over the levy and therefore it couldn’t be used as a bargaining tool.

The change of heart did not stop with just the two year phase-in for the urban rate, it also saw councillors decide that a farm that was part of the new rating area would be excluded and would remain rural. All councillors were happy to agree to that.

Councillor Selwyn Price questioned why councillors were revisiting and revising a decision they had already made and Russell Ellis said that deliberations would become a very long and protracted business if councillors wanted to revisit every decision they made.

When they took a second vote on Lake Hood rates, mayor Favel and councillors Price, Reveley and Thelma Bell wanted to stay with the full increase from July 1 but the majority opted for an change to urban rating for Lake Hood, phased in over two years and for the farm included in the lake zone to remain a rural rating unit.

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Quirky dolls a hit with exhibition visitors

By Katie todd

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Ashburton Society of Arts’ latest guest artist isn’t confined to the canvas.

Margaret Croy has brought a quirky population of hand-made dolls to the Short Street Studio for the Summer Exhibition – ranging

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dolls she’s a great artist,” she said.

“I asked if she’d be our guest artist and she fortunately agreed … and people have just loved it.”

She said the “great range” of art from the society’s members is also attracting a lot of interest.

The exhibition will run until next Sunday at 53 Short Street.

Council backs down on EA Networks Centre From P1 “To me this is about the community, about health. We might make money but if we lose half the netball, that’s say $35,000 and we make $33,000 in fees, we’d lose more than we gain and we’d be left with a white elephant.”

While the 50/50 model might not happen next year, Neil Brown said it should remain a goal for the council.

Peter Reveley said there were more than just EA Networks Centre

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from glamourous Doris the Diva to Mother and Father of the Bride.

The exhibition opened on February 17, and convener Ngaio McKee said the dolls have proved a hit with those visiting the exhibition.

“I first saw Margaret’s work at the Lakeland Art Gallery in Leeston.

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users to consider. Yes, the complex had to be affordable for them, but it also had to be affordable for ratepayers too, he said.

Diane Rawlinson reminded her fellow councillors that their original decision had been something of a suck it and see one.

Councillors didn’t abandon their drive to achieve a 50/50 balance between rates and users and came up with an option that may still be unpopular as it simply spreads the pain. Stadium users will now face

a 15 per cent fee hike and gym users a 9 per cent fee hike each year for the next three years. This will see stadium fees rise by 45 per cent and gym fees by 27 per cent over the three years. Gym users will now wear significantly more of the council’s cost recovery drive.

Several councillors were adamant the gym should be self supporting with Stuart Wilson saying it was a discretionary activity for people who could afford it and it shouldn’t attract any subsidies.

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Methven turns it on for the Oscars

By SuSan SandyS

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Hollywood glamour came to Methven on Monday, when 35 women got together for the annual Oscars celebration in the town.

Participants dressed up, sipped champagne, and watched the 90th Academy Awards live on television at the house of Denise Dixey, who co-organises the occasion with fellow Methven resident Liz Hickman.

A large mirror in the living room had a special connection with the past, as Dixey bought it from Lisa’s Restaurant when it closed down some years ago.

The restaurant’s operator Lisa Hanley is now based in Australia and was unable to make it to the

event on Monday. She established the Methven Oscars celebration about 13 years ago, with fellow Methven residents of the time Shirley Fitzgerald, Anne-Tonia Orr and Toni Wardlaw.

The group had travelled to the premier of the The Lord Of The Rings in Wellington after Methven had hosted many of the actors for that film.

“It’s really nice to have a chance to get dressed up,” Dixey said.

And it was a fun ladies’ night out which provided an opportunity to enjoy the glamour of the awards and discuss favourite films.

Participants nominated Yuki Shimba as the best dressed, and competed against each other in movie quiz questions.

Right – Oscars glamour, Methven style – (from left) Denise Dixey, Sara Manning, Karen Manning, Yuki Shimba and Bara Cucvarova.

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MP sad to see ex-boss leave politics

By SuSan SandyS

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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon says he is “really sad” to see former Minister of Finance Steven Joyce bow out of politics.

Joyce yesterday announced his retirement following his failed bid for leadership of the National Party.

Prior to himself becoming a politician, Falloon worked alongside Joyce as his senior adviser in Parliament for five years across portfolios including finance, economic development, tertiary education and science and innovation.

He hosted Joyce in Ashburton in June last year, on Joyce’s post Budget tour around New Zealand as Minister of Finance.

Joyce had made a significant contribution in his 10 years in Parliament, and left a huge legacy.

“From important infrastructure like the roll-out of ultrafast broadband and roads of national significance, through to making our economy more innovative with a substantial investment in research and development, and the creation of a rocket industry at Mahia Peninsula,” Falloon said.

“He’s a pretty practical guy, he likes things that work, and tries

to fix things that don’t. I learned a lot from him working for him, and more recently as a colleague in Parliament.

“He’s got a young family, and I think he’d admit he hasn’t given them as much time as he’d like.

“He had a successful career creating a radio business before coming into Parliament, and I know he’s looking forward to starting something new again.”

Joyce yesterday rejected questions from media that his departure was related to news he would not be retaining the finance portfolio under National’s new leader Simon Bridges.

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“With the recent change of National Party leadership I have had the opportunity to consider again what I would like to do over the next several years,” Joyce said.

“Simon has made a very positive proposal to me to stay and contribute as a senior member of the team on the front bench with a choice of portfolio.

“However I feel that it is time for him to get a new team around him to take National forward and win in 2020 and then govern again for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

“I have offered to assist in any way I can from outside Parlia-

ment and will remain a staunch supporter of the party.”

He had many personal highlights and was proud of the progress the party had achieved.

Joyce is commonly referred to as National’s Mr Fixit and his legacy includes as the party’s mastermind campaign strategist. He led the party’s general election campaign five times as campaign chair.

“In four of those for John Key and Bill English, we achieved a party vote in excess of 44 per cent, the only time it has happened under MMP,” he said.

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A summer of extremes

In brief Kiwi kayaker dies A New Zealand kayaker has died in an accident on a river in North Carolina. Maria Noakes, who represented New Zealand in the 2013 Freestyle Kayak World Championships, died while kayaking with her two sons on the Cheoah River on Saturday, media report.

The 50-year-old was paddling on the river when she ran into difficulty – her boat was found against the river’s edge. Noakes’ body was found downstream. The mother-oftwo, who is originally from Waipu, lived in North Carolina since 1996, with her husband.

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Summer was mostly hot, and very soggy, in Mid Canterbury, and there is more of the same in store this autumn.

The district made mention in Niwa’s long list of record breaking towns and cities in its national summer climate summary released this week.

It was the hottest summer on record in New Zealand, and other extremes in wind and rain were delivered courtesy of Cyclone Fehi and Cyclone Gita.

Along with slips, coastal inundation, flooding and other effects, three deaths were reported in the summary occurring as a result of weather.

Ashburton received more than twice its average rainfall, with 362 millimetres over the season, the second highest level since records began in 1909.

Like many other areas, Ashburton had a high mean minimum air temperature, which was 11.9 degrees Celsius. This was 1.5 degrees above average for the town’s weather station at the Ashburton Airport, and the fourth highest since records began there in 1928.

Summer had a hot start with well above average warmth throughout almost the entire country.

Several lengthy dry spells, including in Canterbury, came to an end on December 12 to 13 when a front finally brought rainfall to parts of the South Island and lower North Island. The dry spell at Christchurch Airport had reached 47 days, the longest on record there.

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Trying to keep dry on their way home from Hampstead School yesterday are Elmarie Pabualan, 5, and Lesteena Cosingan, 7.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 060318-SS-007 Many places recorded high temperatures in January and February; the top temperature of 38.7 degrees was claimed by Alexandra, compared to Ashburton’s highest temperature of 32.6 degrees on January 30.

In Christchurch on February 1, gusty northwesterly winds contributed to two wildfires, and strong wind was to blame for the death of a woman in Rotorua in early January when a tree fell onto her car.

February began with ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi hitting the country, and two teenagers died when they and three friends attempted to cross a swollen river in the

Waitakere Ranges.

Niwa released its climate summary for February this week as well, and this showed Ashburton had its third highest rainfall for the month since records began in 1909. It was 188 millimetres, which was more than three times the average. Ashburton recorded its fourth highest one-day rainfall for the month since records began in 1927, with 91 millimetres falling on February 20.

It wasn’t always hot, and on February 1, Mt Hutt staff reported five centimetres of snow as exTropical Cyclone Fehi passed the South Island, leading to an outbreak of cold, southerly winds.

Niwa meteorologist Seth Carrier said summer’s extremes were mainly due to La Nina, causing hot and settled weather early in the season. Climate change was also likely to be a factor.

“Climate change is kind of in the background of everything at this point,” Carrier said.

Niwa’s outlook for March to May forecasts above average temperatures in all regions, and an equal likelihood of near normal and above normal rainfall in the west and east of the South Island.

Ashburton continued its run of wet weather yesterday, with rainfall throughout the day.

Art society busy preparing for annual exhibition

BY KATIE TODD

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Ashburton Art enthusiasts are being called upon to gather their materials, fill their paint palettes and let their imaginations loose.

The biggest annual event for the Ashburton art scene will start accepting entries next month before filling the walls of the Ash-

burton Art Gallery in July.

This year will mark the 54th year of the Ashburton Society of Arts Exhibition. Last year’s exhibition saw more than 150 entries flood in, and tickets to the opening night sold out.

Promotions officer Mandy Casey said the society will start accepting entries for the 2018 event

on April 28, through until June 2.

“We’re encouraging artists and their friends and families to pick up their brushes and get painting,” she said.

“At the society and the gallery we are all very excited.”

The gallery exhibition will open on July 2, and as usual, an enticing assortment of awards

and prizes are up for grabs.

Last year’s Rosebank Village Local Award winner John Achten will star as a guest artist, along with a number of other artists from “all over New Zealand”, said Casey.

Entry forms and further information can be found on the Ashburton Society of Arts website.

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A 30-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a teenage girl at the High Court in Dunedin yesterday. Amber-Rose Rush, 16, was found dead at a house in Clermiston Avenue, in the suburb of Corstorphine, early last month. The man, believed to be a health professional, was arrested and charged with murder following the teen’s death. The man, who has name suppression, is also facing four further charges, believed to be counts of threatening to kill. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

A trial date has been set for March 19, 2019.

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Fined for breaches A tour company based in the South Island will pay more than $100,000 after a Labour Inspectorate investigation found employees were working long hours for a daily rate less than the minimum wage with no holiday pay. Alps Travel – a company primarily aimed at tourists from China – has been ordered to pay $75,000 in penalties and more than $35,000 in arrears for the employment breaches, according to the inspectorate.

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Viagogo investigated Consumers need to seriously consider if buying tickets from Viagogo is worth the risk after complaints, the Commerce Commission says. The commission is investigating the ticket reselling website after receiving 228 complaints – including 21 during the weekend. Complaints have related to sporting events and concerts by artists and vary from additional fees not being disclosed, to fake tickets sold.

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Shearing links over five generations

By SuSan SandyS

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Alex Smith of Rakaia is following in his father’s footsteps as he builds a career as a shearer.

The 22-year-old is already making waves at competition level, just like dad Grant who excelled at the Golden Shears at the weekend.

Grant, 51, was runner-up in the national circuit final at the 58th Golden Shears in Masterton.

The 51-year-old from Rakaia is considered to be in the top 20 of shearers in New Zealand. He has been shearing since 1982, and today his shearing contracting business operates from Little River to Rangitata and employs up to 50 staff at any one time, depending on the time of season.

Grant said shearing had always been a way of life for his family, including wife Lynn and their twin sons.

“We used to travel down to Southland shearing, ever since they were born we took them with us,” Grant said.

While Jackson went off to university in Dunedin, Alex did a certificate in Agriculture at Telford, and today shears not only in Mid Canterbury alongside his dad, but

also around the world.

He had now been working as a shearer for about four years, including in Australia, Ireland, England and Italy.

“It’s a really good way to travel and see the world,” Alex said.

“It keeps you fit, it’s competitive, it can be good money.”

His foray into shearing competitively began at the age of 16. It was when he entered the novice section at the Golden Shears.

“I could barely shear a sheep,” he said.

“I had probably only shorn one sheep in my life.”

As tough as competition was, shearing in the shed could be just as gruelling, with fellow shearers holding the bar high for rookies.

“It’s probably the hardest thing to start off doing, you get a lot of criticism when you are learning, but once you get past that learning stage, it’s good.”

Alex said it took a good six to seven years to reach the peak of one’s shearing capability.

Alex particularly liked organised competitions as these put the emphasis not only on speed, but also quality.

He had won three senior titles in

Australia last year, and was third at the New Zealand Merino Championships at Alexandra.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Accidental shooting earns $200 fine An Ashburton man who accidentally shot his workmate while sighting a new gun was fined $200 when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

Keanu Mcnair Suddens, 22, had admitted a charge of causing injury by careless use of the .177 air rifle he had just bought.

Suddens was also ordered to pay court costs of $130 and ordered to make a $200 emotional harm payment to his workmate. The pair remain on

good terms, despite the pellet Suddens put in his leg.

The court had previously heard Suddens had been shooting at a target while the other man was moving cows in a paddock nearby.

A stray shot hit him from 50m and a pellet embedded in his right calf. It had to be removed in hospital.

Suddens’ lawyer Paul Bradford said his client had received an excellent lecture from a police officer about the perils of sighting a rifle.

“It was an unfortunate accident but careless none-theless and he has learned from this,” he said.

Judge Brian Callaghan said the offending was lower level but had the potential for serious injury.

He said he had recently heard a case where a stray bullet from a farm had penetrated trees and struck washing as it was being hung on a clothesline some distance away.

He did not confiscate Suddens’ air rifle.

generation Rakaia shearer, with his mum’s dad, granddad and great granddad all having worked as shearers in the area.

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Big jump in lawyer numbers Ashburton, Kaikohe, Havelock North and Queenstown have shown the biggest percentage increase in lawyers over the past seven years.

The New Zealand Law Society has published a Snapshot of the Legal Profession in the March issue of its magazine LawTalk.

Since the first Snapshot was published in 2011 there has been an increase of 16.4 per cent in the number of New Zealand-based lawyers.

Much of this growth has been driven by Auckland, with an additional 1236 lawyers moving into practice there since 2011.

Auckland has almost 44 per cent of all New Zealand-based lawyers, and numbers there have increased by 27 per cent since 2011.

Lawyer numbers in Ashburton have increased by 65 per cent to 38 lawyers since 2011, followed by Kaikohe (up 55 per cent to 17 lawyers),

Havelock North (up 50 per cent to 12), Queenstown (up 44 per cent to 88) and Tauranga (up 41 per cent to 314).

There are eight centres where lawyer numbers have fallen since 2011.

These are led by Alexandra (down 24 per cent to 13 lawyers), Upper Hutt (down 23 per cent to 24), Orewa (down 17 per cent to 15), Porirua (down 13 per cent to 52) and Kerikeri (down 7 per cent to 25).

The Law Society says Wellington has the highest number of lawyers per head of population, with one lawyer for every 84 people.

This is driven by the large number of lawyers working in government, and 40 per cent of New Zealand’s inhouse lawyers are based in Wellington.

Overall, there were 13,087 New Zealand-based lawyers, giving one lawyer for every 371 New Zealanders.

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■ CHRISTIE MARCEAU DEATH

Coroner demands changes A Coroner has made a swathe of recommendations demanding urgent changes to court processes following the death of North Shore teenager Christie Marceau in a bid to “reduce the chances” of similar “devastating” deaths in future.

The recommendations were aimed at the Ministry of Justice, police, Department of Corrections and Waitemata District Health Board after a number of inadequacies – mainly around deficits in inter-agency information sharing – were identified in the handling of the youth who stabbed Christie to death in her Hillcrest home.

Christie, 18, died on November 7, 2011 in her mother Tracey’s arms on the deck of their family home.

Minutes earlier Akshay Anand Chand had forced his way into the house, chased Christie to the deck and stabbed her repeatedly in the head.

Chand only stopped the frenzied attack when the knife bent to such an angle that he could no longer use it.

Chand was on bail at the time and facing serious charges of kidnapping, threatening and assault-

Christie Marceau’s parents, Tracey and Brian Marceau, are pleased Coroner Greig had made such wide-ranging recommendations. ing Christie two months earlier.

When released on bail Chand was ordered not to associate with, attempt to contact, or go anywhere near Christie or her home.

Judge David McNaughton also imposed a 24-hour curfew in place and ordered Chand not to leave his mother’s house unless

he was going to medical or legal appointments.

But just 32 days later Chand – who later admitted he had been planning the attack for some time – walked to the Marceau house armed with a hammer and kitchen knife and took Christie’s life.

In October 2012 Chand was

found not guilty of murdering Christie by reason of insanity.

An inquest was held in June last year and looked at the administrative process at the North Shore District Court in the lead up to Chand being bailed; police bailchecking processes and protocols and whether they were adequate; what Chand’s mental health was before Christie’s death and what information Judge McNaughton had available to him when he made the bail decision.

In her final report yesterday Coroner Katharine Greig said the overriding purpose of the inquest was to establish the cause and circumstances of Christie’s death and to make any relevant recommendations that could prevent similar incidents in future.

Her report contained 10 strong recommendations that did in fact, highlight the failings the Marceau’s wanted addressed.

“Christie’s death has been a devastating loss for her family, whose lives are forever changed,” Coroner Greig said.

“Christie’s death and the circumstances around it shocked the nation.

“Following Christie’s death her

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family spearheaded high profile public efforts to reform aspects of bail laws,” she said.

“During this campaign, and since, images of Christie’s smiling face have been published in the media regularly and her face is a familiar image to New Zealanders.

“The tragedy and futility of Christie’s death, together with questions as to how Mr Chand came to be in a position where he could kill Christie, have continued to resonate and are a matter of strong public interest.”

Coroner Greig’s findings span 127 pages and relay what evidence was given by each witness at the two-week inquest as well as detailed recommendations.

The Marceau family were given a copy of the findings and spoke to the Herald soon after.

Tracey and Brian Marceau said they were pleased Coroner Greig had made such wide-ranging recommendations.

But, that was just a starting point.

Now, they called on the agencies involved to step up, improve and do their best stop anyone else suffering Christie’s fate.

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Nicola Willis gets a seat in Parliament thanks to Steven Joyce’s resignation.

Birthday surprise Steven Joyce’s departure will see the National Party’s rising star Nicola Willis finally enter Parliament after missing out in last year’s election.

“I turn 37 tomorrow so while it’s not official yet I’d like to thank Steven for the best birthday present I could have hoped for,” Willis wrote on Facebook yesterday.

Willis, who ran unsuccessfully for the Wellington Central seat, looked like she would just squeak in as a list MP after the first votes were counted in September, but lost her position after special votes were taken into account.

In October, Willis told media her dream to enter Parliament wasn’t over yet, and Steven Joyce’s retirement has opened the door for John Key’s former senior adviser to become an MP. Willis worked for former prime ministers John Key and Bill English while they were in Opposition and in Government

Drone at airport delays flights Flights have been delayed and one was forced to divert away from Auckland Airport because a drone was spotted on the approach to the runway.

Air New Zealand flight NZ92 from Haneda, Tokyo to Auckland was diverted 500km away to Ohakea Air Force base near Palmerston North.

“Because drone sightings result in aircraft operations being suspended for a minimum of 30 minutes, the pilots of NZ92 needed to divert and refuel before returning to Auckland,” an Air NZ spokesperson said.

Following the report of a drone sighting, about 20 planes circled Auckland Airport until they were given the all-clear to land.

A Police spokesman said police received a report of a drone in the Whitford area that was in airspace near the approach of an incoming aircraft that was making its way to Auckland Airport, around midday yesterday.

“The Eagle helicopter was called to the area however the drone in question wasn’t located and currently there are no lines of inquiry at this time,” he said.

An Airways New Zealand statement said the pilot of a Q300 aircraft alerted air traffic control to the presence of a drone in controlled airspace.

“In accordance with standard procedures air traffic controllers reported the event to police and halted aircraft operations for 30 minutes,” the statement said.

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before leaving politics in 2011 to work for Fonterra.

She returned in 2016, leaving her job as general manager of nutrient management, pushing sustainability initiatives across some of the dairy giant’s farms to challenge Paul Foster-Bell for the Wellington Central seat.

Foster-Bell relinquished his spot when it became clear Willis had the numbers to roll him within the party, stepping down before the election last year.

Willis didn’t manage to wrestle the electorate off Grant Robertson.

Willis was not just a staffer of Key’s, he has also been her mentor and the pair shot a series of Question and Answer videos in the lead-up to the election.

“I personally think she could be the leader of the National party, and the leader of the country one day,” Key said in one of the videos.

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OUR VIEW

Another casualty in Nats’ revival

T

he rejuvenation of the National Party took another step yesterday with the announcement by Steven Joyce that he was calling time on his political career.

Although it came out of the blue, in hindsight it’s no real surprise given his recent failed tilt at the party leadership.

During that contest new leader Simon Bridges pitched himself as the man to lead a generational change in the party, and the resignation of Joyce, who spent nine years as a Cabinet Minister, will only strengthen that perception.

What Bridges, his fellow MPs and the rest of the party need to be careful of, is too many of the old hands leaving in a short space of time.

New blood is all very well, but for the sake of stability it’s also

important that some of the old hands stick around, if only to help ease new caucus colleagues into their roles.

Their experience will also be crucial if the opposition wants to be true to its promise of keeping the government honest.

In making his announcement yesterday afternoon, Joyce made much of Bridges wanting him to stay on and contribute as a senior member of the National team on the front bench, with a choice of portfolio.

However, that choice would not have included finance, with the word around parliament being that Bridges has decided to give that to someone else, with Selwyn MP Amy Adams a possible recipient.

Joyce will follow former leader Bill English out of parliament singing a very similar tune – that he’s had a good run and it’s now time to focus more on his family.

Known as the party’s Mr Fixit, Joyce achieved a lot as an MP, serving as Minister of Finance; Infrastructure; Economic Development; Science and Innovation; Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment; Transport; and Communications and Information Technology.

Where and when he was needed, Joyce was seen as the reliable pair of hands that could be trusted with

just about anything thrown at him.

Perhaps more importantly for the party, he was chairman of National’s general election campaign five times, and, as he pointed out, in four of those he helped to achieve a party vote of more than 44 per cent.

It’s a pretty impressive record.

I will always remember him as the consummate politician.

There were more than a couple of occasions, when reporting for other publications, that I had to cover speeches or appearances by Joyce.

More often than not, especially on the first few occasions, I found myself rushing back to the office, convinced I had a great story.

It was only after sitting down and going through my notes that it would slowly dawn on me that although what he had said sounded

impressive, in reality it was a little less so.

I’m not saying that as a criticism, from what I hear Jenny Shipley was also a master of that particular art, and some would say sounding important while saying little is an integral part of political life.

For Joyce though that life is nearly over.

He may miss aspects of it early on but that will pass.

Before entering parliament Joyce was a very successful entrepreneur, helping to build up the RadioWorks network. He received around $6 million for his share when it was sold in 2001.

That sort of financial nous, along with the array of contacts built up over the years, will inevitably see him highly sought after as he enters the next stage of his working life.

being a CIA agent.

In 1994, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use”. (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song Oh, Pretty Woman by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)

Ten years ago: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power, who was acting as an adviser to Barack Obama, resigned after calling rival Hillary Rodham Clinton “a monster.” Leon Greenman, the only Englishman sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, died in London at age 97.

Five years ago: The UN Security Council voted unanimously for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test; a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. Sybil Christopher, 83, the wife Richard Burton left in 1963 to marry Elizabeth Taylor, and who became a theater producer and nightclub founder, died in New York.

One year ago: WikiLeaks published thousands of documents described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employed to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and

even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung.

Today’s Birthdays: TV personality Willard Scott is 84. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 78. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 76.

Rock musician Chris White (The Zombies) is 75. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 72. Rock musician Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singermusician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 66. Rock musician Kenny Aronoff (BoDeans, John Mellencamp) is 65. Actor Bryan Cranston is 62. Actress Donna Murphy is 59. Actor Nick Searcy

is 59. Golfer Tom Lehman is 59. International Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 58. Actress Rachel Weisz is 48. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 47. Actor Jay Duplass is 45. Rock singer Hugo Ferreira (Tantric) is 44. Actress Jenna Fischer is 44. Actor Tobias Menzies is 44. Actress Sarayu Rao is 43. Actress Audrey Marie Anderson is 43. Actor TJ Thyne is 43. Bluegrass singer-musician Frank Solivan is 41. Actress Laura Prepon is 38. Actress Bel Powley is 26.

Thought for Today: “Caveat actor.” (Let the doer beware.) — Latin proverb.

Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, March 7, the 66th day of 2018. There are 299 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what came to be known as Bloody Sunday.

On this date: In 1530, Pope Clement VII threatened to excommunicate England’s King Henry VIII if he went through with plans to marry Anne Boleyn, who became Henry’s second wife after Catherine of Aragon.

(The pope made good on his excommunication threat in 1533.)

In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain.

In 1918, The musical comedy Oh, Look! featuring the song I’m Always Chasing Rainbows opened on Broadway.

In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London.

In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact.

In 1945, during World War Two, US forces crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge.

In 1955, the first TV production of the musical Peter Pan starring Mary Martin aired on NBC. In 1967, the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the Peanuts comic strips by Charles M. Schulz, opened in New York’s Greenwich Village, beginning an off-Broadway run of 1597 performances.

In 1981, anti-government guerrillas in Colombia executed kidnapped American Bible translator Chester Bitterman, whom they accused of

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Changing the landscape A

utumn may have officially started but it still feels like summer in the Ashburton Domain. The council has been working with the Pakeke Lions Club on developing the grounds at the domain and the result is stunning!

The project has included planting daffodils along the town green and building a new footbridge. In 2015, the Lions Club of Hinds & Districts raised funds for a new playground in the Hinds Domain and spent 380 hours assembling and installing it.

The hard work of these local Lions clubs has transformed these domains into wonderful places to play and relax.

There are seven Lions clubs across the district, with the Methven club being the largest in the district and New Zealand.

Mid Canterbury’s 350 Lions members are everyday people that volunteer their time to improve their community and protect the environment.

During the past 50 years, council has collaborated with Lions on a number of projects, including iconic landmarks Mt Hutt and the Ashburton Clock Tower.

In 1967, Malcolm Spark, Charter President of Methven Lions Club, and Roger Goldsbrough from Northfield Gardens, got together and came up with a plan to develop Mt Hutt into a thriving skifield.

They took their idea to local businessman Lex Eddington, a Methven Lion and enthusiast for progress in the district.

Lex and fellow Lions Jack Mangin and Bob Callaghan then chartered a helicopter flight to assess the area and took three experienced skiers with them.

The report that followed was presented at a Methven Lions meeting, with the club accepting the project as an “interesting challenge”.

In 1971, the Mt Hutt Skifield Development Company was formed. The company raised $20,000 in donations from local residents to help fund the development of roads into the basin, building a winter hut, and

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I know the tireless hours that go into such fantastic events.

Your day was thoroughly enjoyable.

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installing the mountain’s first rope tow.

Commercial skiing on the mountain started in 1973. It is now one of the top destinations in the country for local and overseas snow sport enthusiasts.

The council also worked closely with the Ashburton Lions Club in 1976 on the restoration of the old town clock, which had previously been housed in the Post Office.

Following the devastating Napier earthquake of 1931, the clock tower had been seen as an earthquake risk and was demolished.

Luckily, the Lions club decided to store the clock mechanism.

The group spent 400 hours painstakingly restoring it to working condition. It was like as putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle as there were no instructions for assembling the mechanism.

It was a fitting collaboration, considering the project commemorated 100 years of local government in the Ashburton County. The mayor at the time, Darcy Digby, said: “The clock was an important edifice for Ashburton and its likeness would be reproduced around the world on postcards”.

It has certainly become a symbol synonymous with our district!

Other landmarks that Lions clubs in the district instigated include the giant salmon at the entrance to Rakaia and the Hinds Millennium stone erected in 2000.

The council also works with many other fantastic service and community groups to help deliver exciting projects and initiatives.

Each year, a number of these groups are supported through its annual Community Grants and

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Funding scheme.

Applications for the 2018/19 funding round closed at the end of last month.

Last year, council awarded more than $1.2 million in grants and funding through five categories: Arts and Culture; Community Development; Economic Development and Events; Sport and Recreation; and Natural and Built Environment.

The list of recipients of this year’s funding will be released later in the year.

Given the range of events, activities and services that this funding supported last year, the

announcement is bound to be exciting.

The council is supportive of endeavours that have wide-ranging benefit to the district. It is the hard work and dedication of many of these groups that make Ashburton District such a great place to live.

with Mid Canterbury Children’s Day. Such a day is not possible without the support of many.

Thank you to the committee for the hours of work leading up to the day and on the day.

Thank you to our many wonderful sponsors and to all the many volunteers, service groups

and clubs who give up their time and expertise to help out.

Such an amazing day cannot happen without all your support.

Every year the weather seems to put on a show for us and the community turns up to enjoy this fantastic day.

Alice Czerski, Mid Canterbury Children’s Day chairperson

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Mid Canterbury Children’s Day Wow! What an amazing community weekend.

I would just like to say a huge thank you to all those involved

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■ UNITED STATES

Adviser’s bombshell A former Donald Trump adviser has sensationally implied he “may have done something wrong” during the 2016 election campaign.

Sam Nunberg, who was fired from the Trump campaign in 2015 over racially charged Facebook posts, has dropped the bombshell claim in various interviews with US news networks.

MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked Nunberg if he thought special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating claims of Russian collusion, had anything on the President.

“I think they may,” he said.

“I think he may have done something during the election.

“But I don’t know that for sure.”

Tur then asked how he knew that.

“I can’t explain it unless you were in there,” he replied.

Nunberg has been asked to appear before the grand jury in Washington on Friday.

“I think it would be funny if they arrested me.

“I think it would be really, really funny if they wanted to arrest me because I don’t want to spend 80 hours going over emails I had with Steve Bannon and Roger Stone,” he told Tur. Despite continued animosity between him and Trump over the posts, Nunberg said he would not co-operate with the “witch hunt” probe.

Seinfeld re-union back on

Sam Nunberg was fired from the Trump campaign in 2015.

Mueller is the special counsel leading the probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to sway the election in his favour.

“I think that he may have done something during the election,” former Trump aide Sam Nunberg says of President Trump, but adds, “I don’t know that for sure.”

Nunberg backed up his view in another interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper where he asserted Mueller has “something” on Trump.

“They know something on

him,” Nunberg said. “Perhaps I’m wrong, but he did something.”

However in an earlier interview with CNN’s Gloria Borger he appeared to contradict himself while giving a defiant response as to why he wasn’t complying with the grand jury subpoena.

“Screw that,” he told her.

“Why do I have to go? Why? For what?”

Nunberg said he had already spoken with investigators for five-and-a-half hours last month and he wasn’t going back in.

He also said his move wasn’t to protect the President.

“No I’m not protecting him, but he didn’t do anything,” Nunberg said.

“You know what he did?

“He won the election.”

Nunberg instead said he believed investigators are trying to get him to implicate controversial Trump ally Roger Stone.

“They want me to testify against Roger,” Nunberg said.

“They want me to say that Roger was going around telling people he was colluding with Julian Assange.”

- PA

Villagers feared tiger was a shapeshifter A Sumatran tiger hangs, dead and disembowelled, from a ceiling in a public hall in a remote village in northern Indonesia.

A photograph shows the lifeless animal strapped to a wooden plank – and dozens of villag-

ers crowded around to see it.

It’s not certain exactly why the critically endangered animal was slain in a village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, but local news reports say it had mauled at least one or two residents who had followed it to

its lair – to determine whether it was a mythological, supernatural being.

The Jakarta Post reported superstitious villagers feared it was a “siluman,” or shapeshifter, and when rangers would not kill it, they took

matters into their own hands.

The incident occurred only a day after the United Nation’s World Wildlife Day. This year’s theme, “Big cats: predators under threat,” aimed to bring attention to big cats’ declining populations.

- PA

A Seinfeld reunion is reportedly in the works now that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is recovering from having breast cancer.

The 57-year-old actress revealed last September that she had been diagnosed with the disease but after completing a course of chemotherapy in January she underwent successful surgery in February and is winning her battle with the illness.

Now Louis-Dreyfus is getting healthy, she and Jerry Seinfeld want to go ahead with plans to bring back the hugely popular sitcom which ran for nine series from 1989 before ending in 1998. A source said: “Jerry told Julia all the way through her cancer battle to get well and they’d do a Seinfeld reunion. Now Julia’s holding Jerry to that promise.”

‘I ain’t dead or dying’ Stan Walker has warned his fans against half-truths surrounding his health issues in a series of videos. Sharing news about his upcoming documentary on Instagram, Walker, 27, warned fans not to believe everything being said about the singer.

“I’ve got a documentary coming out, [I’m] excited for everyone to see what’s been happening – what’s actually been happening, ‘cause there’s a lot of knowit-alls talking so much shit,” he said. “Just a bit of advice for everybody out there, if it doesn’t come from the horse’s mouth, then you don’t know shit, ‘cause even half-truths ain’t the truth.”

■ ENGLAND

Sexual harassment claims against Al-Fayed More women came forward yesterday to accuse former Harrods tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual harassment.

The three new women, whose claims were broadcast on the UK’s Channel 4 News, spoke out after a Dispatches documentary last December in which three other women made similar allegations, the Daily Mail reported.

Billionaire Al-Fayed, 89, who owns the Paris Ritz Hotel and is a former owner of Fulham Football Club, was reported by Channel 4 News to have denied “false” allegations made by a woman whose complaint to the police when she was a teenager was dropped.

Yesterday the complainant, identified as Woman A, told Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman she visited Harrods with her mother in 2007 when Al-Fayed offered her a job when she was a teenager.

She said: “It was so surreal. My meetings would be often, once a week in his offices, upstairs in Harrods, top floor.”

She said the tycoon gave her £300 and showered her with gifts.

After a few months, she said he came into the boardroom one day and tried to kiss her and make unwanted advances.

Woman A said she stopped eating and ran away from home, but

eventually confided in her parents.

They took her to the police.

After a thorough investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service decided the evidence was not sufficiently reliable.

Channel 4 News also spoke to Woman B, who started working at Harrods a quarter of a century ago. She said Al-Fayed made her feel uncomfortable during a business trip to his Ritz hotel in Paris.

Channel 4 News said Woman B kept a diary of every incident.

Reading from her diary, she said: “I pulled away. He laughed.

He could see my discomfort. He said ‘don’t you want to have sex

with me?’ And I said ‘no’. He said ‘not now maybe one day’. And I said ‘no, never’.”

The third woman said she too had rebuffed the billionaire’s unwanted advances.

Woman C, who worked for him a decade ago, remembers she was made to undergo a full medical check, including a test for sexually transmitted diseases.

She claimed Al-Fayed began asking her to sleep with him and groped her breasts. She said: “He would kind of tug and make a joke like ‘what you wearing underneath this?’ and he would try and look and his hands would go down your top.”

According to Channel 4 News, Woman C sued him for sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination and was made an offer of £60,000. She accepted the offer and has not spoken about it publicly until now.

Last December, Cheska HillWood claimed she was 17 when the billionaire coaxed her into a swimsuit and tried to kiss her.

And two other women alleged on Channel 4 Dispatches that the magnate tried to persuade them to have sex.

Channel 4 News it had put the allegations to his lawyer who told the programme the claims concerning Woman A were false. - PA

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In brief

■ MEDIA MERGER

Parties to renegotiate

the operations of Stuff Ltd and NZME.” The deal comes just a fortnight after ASX-listed Fairfax said it planned to close or sell a third of its New Zealand mastheads, consisting of regional giveaway newspapers and agricultural publications, while NZME has

signalled it wants to introduce subscription access to its website.

Both local media firms have talked up the rapid growth of digital revenue, although their coffers are still dominated by traditional print advertising sales which are in decline.

New Zealand pork will soon be served up on dining tables in Australia. Access and certification for New Zealand pork exports into Australia has been agreed by the Ministry for Primary Industries and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

Department officials had visited New Zealand to gain a good understanding of our systems, followed by a series of negotiations and close engagement by officials, MPI said in a statement.

- NZME

The appeal court hearing is scheduled to run for four days starting on June 5.

The Commerce Commission rejected the merger over fears the public interest loss of media diversity outweighed the economic benefits of the deal.

The High Court agreed that the commission could place significant weight on the loss of media plurality in making its decision.

Last November, First NZ Capital analyst Arie Dekker wrote in a note to clients that NZME shouldn’t pay Fairfax $55 million if the appellate courts cleared the way for the media merger, saying the Stuff portfolio’s lack of diversity was more challenging than NZME, which owns radio assets.

“We think that NZME is arguably in a stronger position to navigate change and that its business, including its print business, should arguably be valued more highly than Fairfax NZ,” he wrote.

- NZME

Bargain price petrol Getting your petrol at a quarter of the usual price might sound too good to be true. But that did not stop motorists flocking to the Gull station on Roscommon Rd in Auckland after news spread that it was selling all petrol for 49 cents a litre. The traffic stretched back about 2km and the last drop of petrol was gone just over two hours after the price dropped. Gull pricing analyst Rohan Mehta said Gull did not make any money from the low price, as it was more like “giving it away”. Mehta said the station was about to replace the tanks and it needed to get rid of the fuel.

- NZME

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■ SPARK’S 5G PLAN

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“Right now our mobile sector is preparing for the advent of 5G technology, which will fundamentally revolutionise multiple sectors within New Zealand’s economy, through the use of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation.

“5G will be a key enabler of more effective and efficient utility network management, transport network and vehicle management and will open up new frontiers in agri-business, industrial traceability and sustainability management.

“But in order for us to be able to deliver the real-time, low-latency, network coverage required by 5G, we will require many more cell

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sites than exist in New Zealand today – any many of those new sites will likely be in residential or lifestyle areas,” Spark’s submission said.

David Parker, associate finance minister, said the bill “reaffirms that it is not a right for an overseas buyer to purchase a house here.

Our objective is to ensure that the New Zealand housing market is shaped by New Zealanders.”

The committee got 226 submissions, many strongly opposed, telling of damage to New Zealand and its international reputation.

Spark complained that its rural plans could be hurt too.

“The second area we and other mobile networks are expanding our networks is rural New Zealand.

“Mobile coverage in rural New Zealand lags urban coverage, and as a sector we are doing all we can to address this gap. And the Government is playing its part as well, subsidising the deployment of a further 400-500 rural cell sites by the Rural Connectivity Group of which Spark is a shareholder.

“Again, we expect many of these sites will be located on residential or lifestyle land given the nature of the deployment.”

Spark called for network operators providing telecommunication services to be exempted from the law change.

“The interests we are acquiring in order to provide telecommunications services are usually just for a very small part of the land and on a leasehold basis.

“Our interests do not typically prevent the land continuing to be used for residential purposes,” the submission said.

- NZME

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Buyer ban ‘no trivial matter’ Spark New Zealand says the Government’s planned foreign property buyer ban will “significantly impact” its expansion and development plans.

Spark, with more than three million customers, told Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that 25 per cent or more of its shares are owned by overseas entities.

So it would be captured by the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill which American billionaire and Tara Iti links course developer Ric Kayne of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors says might change his expansion plans in New Zealand.

Spark told the committee it was a proud New Zealand organisation but it would be classified as an “overseas person” by the law if the law changes were enacted to ban foreigners getting residential and lifestyle land.

Yet Spark needs more of those properties to carry out its business here, it says.

“For example, in its current form the bill would require Spark to obtain Overseas Investment Office consent every time we acquire an interest in land, whether purchasing or leasing, for the purposes of providing telecommunications services, in order to install a new cell site or negotiate a new leasing arrangement on a current cell site, if that cell site is on land that is classed as residential land.

“This will significantly impact our ability to efficiently manage and expand our networks so that they reach the areas customers expect and require them to.

“This is not a trivial matter.

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Newspaper publishers NZME and Fairfax Media Group-owned Stuff will renegotiate the terms of their merger if they successfully appeal the High Court’s rejection of their deal.

The merger agreement between the two companies has terminated, but if the media companies are successful in their Court of Appeal hearing in June, they will renegotiate the commercial terms of the deal, which strives to create a dominant newspaper publisher and aggregate two of the largest local online news presences in the country.

“Given changes in the businesses since 6 September 2016, when the merger implementation agreement was entered into, new commercial terms will need to be agreed for the merger to proceed,” Auckland-based NZME said in a statement.

“If the appeal is successful, the parties intend to negotiate a new agreement to realise the significant benefits of merging

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Our annual Mayfield show is a fun-filled family day out with attractions for all ages. We are famous for our pig racing, six races spread throughout the day.

Not only do we have these small fast four-legged animals but we also have sheep, goats, a well-supported horse section, sheep shearing, dog trials, a scarecrow competition and a large selection of entries to view in our produce shed.

For the children there is the Carrot and Pickle clowns, free bouncy castle, pop-up playground, scavenger hunt and the ever popular pet tent.

This year the Mayfield show has a new attraction, a tractor pull, this exciting new event is being run by Tractor Pull NZ on the paddock on the north side

of the rugby fields accessible by two entrances from the main car park.

Farm machinery, tractors, and equipment are always a highlight for any agricultural show, and this year is no exception. Modern farm equipment and machinery will be on display (and available to order!) as local companies how their support for our district with their trade sites.

This year in the vintage machinery section there will be a “story teller” telling some good yarns.

With lots to do and see during the show I would like to wish you a great day.

Martin Fleming President Mayfield A&P Association

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District Horse District Pony Dog Trials start Saddle Hacks and Park Hacks Saddle Hunters followed by Working Hunters Riding Horse Group A Ponies followed by Group B Ponies Group C Ponies Cobs followed by Standardbreds Miniature Horses First Year Ridden followed by Lead Rein Ponies Unity Cups (Harewood and Wakelin) Clydesdales Judging of Sheep Judging of Classes in the Produce Shed Tractor Pull starts (approx) Judging of Poultry SHOW OPENS with address by the president Machine Shearing starts Judging of Goats Scarecrow Judging Gift Calf prize-giving at the Pig Racing PIG RACE 1 (FMG Advice & Insurance) Pastoral Measurements Micron Measuring Presentation In Hand Horse In Hand Pony In Hand Welsh Hunters R.T.R Pony Hunter R.T.R Carrot & Pickle Kids Entertainment (Village Green)

AFTERNOON 12.00 PIG RACE 2 (G & G Building) FEI Show Jumping (approx) Champion of Champions Ram 12.10 Presentation at the Sheep Pens Terminal Ram Hogget Presentation at the Sheep Pens Dysart Trophy Presentation (Best Wool Breed Ram lamb) Carrot & Pickle Stage Show (Village Green) 12.30 Live Music by Phillip Chapman and Team (Village Green) Pastoral Measurements Micron Measuring Presentation Horse power vintage chaff cutting Display (Trade space) 1.00 PIG RACE 3 (Ross Bros Transport) 1.45 GRAND PARADE led by the MacKenzie Highland Pipe Band and $100 spot prize from Dayboo Stud Lolly scramble finale 2.10 Carrot & Pickle Stage Show (Village Green) 2.30 PIG RACE 4 (Carrfields) 2.45 YFC Piano Smashing Competition 3.00 Eartags in the Haystack 3.30 PIG RACE 5 (VetEnt Riverside) 3.40 Scavenger Hunt Prize Giving at the Pig Racing 4.00 Lushingston’s Terrier Race Shearing Prize Giving 4.30 PIG RACE 6 (Barber Well Drilling) including a raffle for a Giant Easter egg 5.00 Bar Closes

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If you’re on your way past the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week, keep an ear out for the hard-working vocal chords of 149 Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School (MCSSS) students.

The group launched into a week of practice yesterday before they bring a musical theatre production to the stage on Friday and Saturday.

It’s the biggest production yet for the MCSSS, which has been operating each January for 18 years and is musically helmed

by Ashburton singing tutor Jo Castelow.

“We now have people from all over, from as far as Timaru and Christchurch, and each time brings a new mix of voices,” said Castelow.

Some singers have been involved in the week-long course for more than 10 years, she said,

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A number of older buildings around the Ashburton District will shortly be sporting signs that spell out how they rank against new building standards.

As part of the on-going drive to ensure all buildings will be earthquake safe, the Ashburton District Council will be sending signs to owners of buildings built prior to 1976 and will be asking them to display those signs prominently on the outside of their property.

The public notification is part of the council’s drive to ensure every older building has been inspected by engineers and that where required, strengthen-

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while more than half of this year’s junior group are newcomers.

The group range in age from 9 to 21 years and includes members of NAZDA and first-year university students.

This year’s production is themed Time Travellers and will cover musical theatre and tunes from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Bing Crosby to recent hits like Hamilton and Moana, along with everything in between, Castelow said. “Among the juniors everyone knows the songs from Moana, but they find that they love singing the older ones just as much,” she said.

And not only does the theme provide something for everyone in the audience, she said, but gives the young singers the opportunity to learn about various musicals. The group received their music a month ago, and auditioned for solo positions on unSunday. They are currently un dergoing two days of musical

ing work is either carried out or planned in the future.

It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month.

The placards would serve a two fold purpose – making the public aware of a building’s compliance level and encouraging owners to carry out necessary strengthening work.

Wong anticipates there will be about 150 sent out in February to owners of non-compliant buildings.

“These are the building’s we’ve

Getting pitch perfect for their production later this week are Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students (from left): Lucy Clough, EJ Stockman, Emily-Jane Farr and Annah Casey-Solly.

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practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said.

Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said.

There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said.

The consultation process ensured there was no date change

Three 80-minute performances of Time Travellers will take place on Friday night, Saturday after-

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally.

If a building is required to have a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said.

Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards.

Details on the placard-bearing buildings will be held on a public register with the Ministry of Building and this is accessible to anyone.

noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night.

While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box.

All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”.

However, with new security methods for Raisbeck and an ultra-secure honesty box for Billie, both stalls are continuing to operate.

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hitchhiked to Methven, and left at the weekend aiming to hitch to north of Lake Coleridge to resume the trail.

Beckett said the trail to date had had many river crossings, and some mountainous terrain, as well as farm tracks and dirt roads.

Besides the road walks, which he did not like as they lacked the wilderness appeal of true trail walking, and a lack of markers in some areas, he was enjoying the scenery and meeting lots of people.

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south. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even know about the trail,” Beckett said.

He was not worried about being without a cellphone.

“If you don’t have service it’s not going to help you and you are not going to get that in the mountains,” he said.

He was confident enough from previous trail walking in Chile and America not to worry about an emergency locator beacon.

In the 12 months to July last year, 550 people walked the full length from Cape Reinga to Bluff,

compared to 350 in 2015-2016 and 210 the year before.

Te Araroa Trust chairman David McGregor said the trail, which takes five months to complete and officially opened in 2011, was attracting people from all walks of life.

“From students and young people taking a gap year to retirees and workers taking an extended holiday.

“It’s a great way to connect with New Zealand and to really get to know the landscapes, people and climate,” McGregor said.

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After a couple of days rest in Methven, the Te Araroa trail beckons once again for American hiker Clayton Beckett.

fered a Hikers’ Special made it all the more attractive.

“My feet were pretty banged up, so I decided to hang out for just one more day,” Beckett said.

He flew into Auckland in midDecember, and had his cellphone stolen in his first two days. He flew to Queenstown and shuttled to the southern end of Te Araroa at Bluff, and walked 555 kilometres north to Twizel over the next fortnight, staying in high country huts and his tent. With last week’s storm system forecast he decided to skip the next section and he

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Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven.

Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River.

Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week.

“Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said.

“They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.”

They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven.

“It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said.

Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays.

The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taking a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park.

Among those undertaking Te Araroa is American Clayton Beckett. His trail name is Chef, he has a travel blog at chefspecial5.com and is from Connecticut.

The 26-year-old is walking the South Island section, south to north, and was in Methven at the weekend. He said he ended up staying two nights instead of one at Snow Denn Lodge because he needed the rest, and the fact it of-

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about distance,” Coy said.

Fuel Storage Systems Ltd of Ashburton who Although the tractor pull provides quite manufacture the Sebco range of diesel, a spectacle for those watching, there is also waste oil and AdBlue storage tanks, have a practical aspect to the competition. just announced the launch of a new range “You need to get the best out of your ma- of cost effective models to further complechine,” he said. “That includes things like ment their existing diesel storage line-up. tyre pressure, gear selection and throttle Sebco said they had enquiry from farmcontrol. There’s a lot of skill involved.” ers and industrial companies who did not The Mayfield tractor pull will be limited have the need to have computerised fuel to 50 entries, with heats on Friday before management, but wanted a basic, comthe sharp end of the competition on show pliant, safe and secure tank with most of day. It’s a 9am start both days. the advantages of the other Sebco diesel To enter, go to tractorpull.co.nz and fill stations. out the entry form.

“What we discovered was operators with The show will also feature all the old a lower diesel use have also upgraded to favourites, including the ever-popular vehicles with a common rail engine, such pig racing, a range of livestock categories, as the tractors, farm ute, or SUV that the equestrian and shearing competitions, family use. These require clean fuel and and dog trials, along with a wide selection the design of our bunding system virtuof farm machinery on display in the trade ally eliminates condensation, the inner News areas. vessel cannot rot or rust, so the fuel that is ■ There will also be a story teller in the dispensed from these models is as clean vintage machinery area,into a scarecrow Ski town turns trail town as it can be” says Ed Harrison managing competition, eartags in the haystack and director of Sebco. the return of the infamous piano smashing The Sebco Economy range is fitted with competition. quality components and offers a manual pump that is easy to access and operate. It also has four metres of delivery hose with nozzle so there is no fear of spilling while you fill. All pumping equipment, hose and For everything NOW! Honesty nozzle are located behind a lock-up door Building standards you need boxes to know that offers great security and the whole placards set to roll out about targeted the Mayfield unit is a neat and tidy way of storing your Ashburton A&P Show App diesel fuel. Sebco units feature a five year

This weekend’s Mayfield A&P Show features a new event that’s sure to grab people’s attention – the only tractor pull competition in the top half of the South Island.

Mayfield A&P Association president Martin Fleming said it’s taken two years to organise the event, which will be run by Tractor Pull New Zealand (TPNZ).

TPNZ chairman Vaughan Coy said the Mayfield show will feature three classes: standard, pre-’85 and modified.

Standard tractors are exactly that, Coy said. “They’re straight out of the paddock.

Pull on Sunday, plough on Monday.”

Around 1985 there were a few changes in tractor technology, so the pre-’85 class is for older machines, while modified can best be summed up as “boy racer, rural style”, Coy said. “With those ones, it’s not News about economy, it’s more about having a bit of singing fun.”

Summer Tractors entered in the competition have school now in session to pull a specialised weight transfer sled, which requires them to pull 80 per cent of their own weight as far as possible. “It’s all

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■ Once water has evaporated and the chops are tender and falling off the bone, add coconut cream, mix and season with salt and pepper.

■ Serve with vegetables and mash or rice and stir fried greens.

ork has gone from being a luxury meat that came with a high price tag to a meat that can be enjoyed weekly.

And it’s a meat that deserves to make a regular appearance on family dinner tables and it takes a lot to beat good quality, 100 per cent Kiwi pork for quality.

Choose your cuts wisely and every dish will be a winner.

Pork and cashew nuts 1/2 pkt egg noodles 4 pork medallion steaks 1 broccoli head 2 onions, sliced 4 cloves garlic, diced 1-2 red chillis, deseeded and sliced 1 knob of ginger, peeled and diced 2-3T soy sauce 2-3T hoisin sauce 1 bunch coriander, chopped 1 tin whole baby corn in brine, drained 1/2 C plain roasted cashews Oil Cornflour Pepper

Chilli pork and noodles 4 large pork fillets 1t sesame oil 1T oil Enough thick noodles for four Marinade: 2T honey 2T soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, finely diced Knob of ginger, finely diced 1/2 t chilli flakes 1T sweet soy sauce Juice 1 lime Small bunch coriander, finely chopped ■ Mix marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Add the pork and leave in fridge for 1 hour.

■ Slice pork in strips ■ Heat the oils in a grill or pan until smoking hot ■ Add pork and brown, and then add the marinade and cook on low until thick and sticky.

■ In the meantime, cook noodles according to packet instructions and separate into four bowls.

■ Serve pork on noodles with fresh coriander leaves, sesame seeds and sticky marinade sauce.

Pork and plum casserole 1T cornflour 1t cinnamon 1t sesame oil 1C plum sauce 1C red wine, plus 1T 500g leg or shoulder pork steaks diced Marinade: 1T brown sugar 1T soy sauce 1t minced garlic 1t olive oil ■ Mix marinade ingredients in a bowl.

■ Add the pork, toss to coat in the marinade, cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

■ Preheat the oven to 170°C. ■ Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan.

■ Remove the pork from marinade and add to pan.

■ Stir-fry until brown. Transfer to a casserole dish.

■ Add reserved marinade, plum sauce and red wine to pan.

■ Bring to the boil, then pour over pork.

■ Cover the casserole and place in preheated oven.

■ Cook for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until the pork is tender.

■ Serve with wild rice and steamed vegetables.

Thai meatballs 500g minced pork 250g minced chicken 1T Thai red curry paste 1T brown sugar

1/4 C finely-chopped coriander 1/4 C finely-chopped mint 1/2 small chilli, finely chopped (optional) 1C fresh breadcrumbs 1 egg, beaten 1/4 C sesame seeds Oil for frying Toothpicks or similar ■ Place all the ingredients except the sesame seeds in a large mixing bowl and combine well.

■ Using wet hands, take generous teaspoonfuls of the mixture and roll into balls.

■ Toss lightly in the sesame seeds.

■ Heat 1cm oil in a wok or saucepan.

■ Fry the meatballs in batches for 5-6 minutes, turning regularly so they brown on all sides.

■ Drain on paper towel.

■ Serve the meatballs with sweet chilli sauce, adding a little lemon or lime juice and finely chopped

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■ Add garlic, ginger, mustard, tomato sauce, soy sauce, basil and chopped apricots.

■ Add around 1 cup of water and simmer for around 2 hours ■ Add more water if required.

■ Cook the noodles according to the instructions. Drain and reserve the water.

■ Slice pork into strips.

■ Cut the corn in 1/2 lengthways.

■ Cut flowerets from the broccoli and quarter.

■ Discard the bottom of the stalk, peel the remainder and slice into thin strips.

■ Heat a little oil in a wok or pan until very hot.

■ Add the pork and cook for 1-2 minutes until browned.

■ Remove the pork and set aside.

Add the onions, garlic, chilli and ginger.

■ Add soy sauce, hoisin and half the coriander.

■ Add in the broccoli and baby corn.

■ Toss for a minute, then add 1C of reserved noodle water and continue tossing.

■ When the liquid is hot you can thicken the sauce if desired.

■ Mix 1T cornflour with a little cold water and stir in slowly until it is the desired thickness.

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Mince is a favourite in Kiwi kitchens and we think this recipe will be your new go-to. Get the kids involved to help roll the meatballs and you’ll have dinner served in no time – but don’t expect leftovers.

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Roll the beef mince mixture into about 24 small balls. Place the seasoned flour on a large flat plate. Roll beef mince balls in the seasoned flour.

Heat a dash of oil in a large frying pan and brown the meatballs, in batches, transferring to a plate as you go.

Wipe out the frying pan with kitchen paper and return the meatballs. Pour in the stock and cherry tomatoes and cover with a lid. Place over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

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In brief

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Gala Cup looming Mid Canterbury Tennis will close its season with a bang, with close contests still to come in the A Grade and the Gala Cup. Last weekend’s results saw Hampstead overtake Methven at the top of the table while Fairton, Allenton and Tinwald are clustered a few points back and Southern is last.

With two rounds to play, there was still opportunity for an upset which would alter the standings, said Mid Canterbury Tennis head coach Andre van Rooyen.

The last day of play for all grades is March 24 and a big prizegiving is planned.

Entries are also open for the Gala Cup, an institution on the tennis calendar.

Van Rooyen said players wanting to enter could do it online or via the post, but they needed to do it by the end of the week.

Flynn Ness and Tessa McCann won the singles titles last year, but neither has entered yet. The 2016 men’s winner Rhys Cromie will be back, though injury will count out Neil McCann and Koji Kawamata.

Van Rooyen said the cup was open to A and A Reserve players and it was a great way for players to gain tournament experience, with play scheduled over two days.

Fairton beat Allenton 4-2 in last weekend’s A grade action, while Hampstead beat Southern 6-0 and Tinwald beat a depleted Methven 6-0.

For Fairton, Jayden Cromie and Dave Hampton teamed up to beat Connor Brosnahan and Bryn Looij 6-3, 1-6 (10-8) in the doubles, while Phil Crozier and Stan Hands beat Mary Anne Martin and Aaron Reid 6-3 3-6 (10-3).

Cromie lost to Brosnahan 1-6 0-6 and Reid beat Hands 6-2 6-7 (10-7) for Allenton’s only wins.

Crozier beat Looij 6-3 6-3 and Hampton beat Martin 6-1 6-0.

Hampstead conceded just 13 games across the six matches against Southern. Aidan Mitchell and Pete Kirwan beat Nick Feutz and Ben Wright in the doubles 6-2 6-3, while Michael Kerr and Mathieu Lucas beat Aidan Watt and Amelia McKeown 6-0 6-0.

Man United ‘lucky’

who was away at the South Island secondary schools’ tournament in Timaru, and they defaulted a number of games in their 0-6 whitewash.

In A Reseve, Methven Gold beat Methven Diamonds 51 games to 45 and Hampstead Hammers beat Southern Wakanui 51-48.

Allenton beat Hampstead Aces four matches to two.

A junior graded tournament held on Friday and Saturday drew good entries, with Mitchell Veix winning the Junior A boys’ singles after a 9-0 win over Drew Gilbert, while Holly Jayne Feutz beat Charlotte O’Connell 9-3 in the Junior A girls’ singles.

Josh Gilbert won the Junior B boys’.

Drew Gilbert teamed up with Sebastian van Rooyen to win the Junior A doubles over Wynter Copland and Mitchell Veix.

The Junior B doubles was won

by Aston Cromie and Jack Ellis, over Josh Gilbert and Arlo Parsons, while the Junior C doubles was won by Daniel Dolan and Daniel McBain over Dennis and Phillip Soshnikov.

Tessa McCann In the singles Mitchell beat Feutz 6-4 6-0, Kirwan beat Wright 6-1 6-0, Kerr beat Watt 6-1 6-1 and Lucas beat McKeown 6-1 6-0.

Life was hard for Methven without number one Sam Bubb,

Jose Mourinho admitted Manchester United were lucky after they needed an injury-time winner to come from two goals down to beat struggling Crystal Palace 3-2. United, on the back of successive Premier League away defeats, started poorly at Selhurst Park and were left with a mountain to climb following goals from Andros Townsend and Patrick van Aanholt. But they showed resilience to battle back as Nemanja Matic’s superb late strike from distance moved them back into second above Liverpool after Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku had brought them level.

- PA

Italy mourning Astori Mourning for former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori continues in Italy as most newspapers carried his picture on front pages otherwise dominated by a crucial general election. The 31-year-old defender apparently suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep in a hotel ahead of Sunday’s Serie A game at Udinese, which led to the postponement of the Serie A and Serie B leagues. As praise for Astori’s professionalism and good character flooded social media, many wondered if his apparent heart problem could have been foreseen by sports doctors at the teams where he had played. - PA

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McGrath challenging All Stars

By Michael Guerin Nigel McGrath isn’t giving up.

And the 16 new horses he has in his stable are proof of that as much as the two he has in Friday night’s $250,000 Woodlands Derby at Alexandra Park.

McGrath has Sheriff and Aloka in the classic, once again up against the might of the All Stars, who have the two race favourites in Chase Auckland and Sicario.

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He and fellow Derby trainer Cran Dalgety are two southern horseman who in recent years have been able to at least on occasion halt the All Stars domination of our classics and Jewels.

Dalgety has Pat’s Delight trying to emulate Raukapuka Ruler’s shock Derby win of 12 months ago while last season McGrath trained Dizzy Miss Lizzy to win a Jewels over the best of the Purdon-Rasmussen fillies.

what you do as a trainer and keep trying to get better. But of course it also comes down to what stock you have and that is why the yearling sales are so important.

“I took 16 yearlings home this year from the sales and I bought them to win Derbys and Sires’ Stakes races, not run second or third.

“Those yearlings are my future and my owners’ future so we are in for the fight.”

- HRNZ

In brief Australian Cup tilt Last-start Group One winner Devise will be given her chance to add black type honours across the Tasman to her record. The Shaune Ritchie-trained mare will head to Melbourne tonight ahead of Saturday’s Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington with Chad Schofield booked for the ride.

“I watched her work this morning and she has improved and gone to another level since she won the Haunui Farm WFA Classic and 2000m is definitely her best trip,” said Rick Williams, who manages The Oaks Stud.

- NZME

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Race- 6 The Coordinator (6) fr way Meeting Date: 07 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 5 Dou- 7 68786 Bettor Edition (7) fr ..................... J Robinson bles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 8 4 Shanway (8) fr .......................... M McKendry 6, 7 and 8 9 064P4 For Tony (21) fr ..............................N Chilcott 1 5.31 HARNESS JEWELS 02/06 TICKETS ON SALE 3 6.29 JEWELS DAY POP UP SPORTS BAR MOBILE NOW MBL PCE $6500, r40 to r56 mob. pace, 1700m PACE $8000, 3yo+ r53 to r56 mob. pace, 2200m 1 09944 Pay Master (1) fr ..............................J Darby 1 4x335 Cherokee Warrior (1) fr .................T Mitchell 2 08049 Comic Book Hero (2) fr ....................L Darby 2 73137 Sea Of Gold (2) fr..........................Z Butcher 3 85488 The Persuader (3) fr ..........................S Wigg 3 621 Racketeers Boy (3) fr .............. B Butcher (J) 4 46752 Lynton Creek (4) fr 4 46318 Willedu (4) fr............................. N Delany (J) 5 9321P Atom Hanover (5) fr...........................W Rich 5 89174 Dun It Bad (5) fr ............................P Butcher 6 68145 R Gee Three (6) fr ..................... R Frampton 6 24727 Kiwi Tintin (6) fr 7 11886 Redmaro (7) fr...................................C Wigg 7 85319 Highview Illusion (7) fr ................. K Marshall 8 23253 Scanreco Bay (8) fr ................... N Chalmers 8 51x86 Helena Ideal (8) fr 9 74322 Poppy Drayton (21) fr .....................S Phillips 9 4x524 Ultimate Angel (21) fr ............ T Cameron (J) 2 6.03pm JEWELS GENERAL ADMISSION ON SALE 10 Px921 The Hawke (U1) fr ........................ B Mangos NOW MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 2yo+, 2200m 4 6.58 SILKS & SULKIES PARTY ZONE MOBILE PACE 1 7 Lacey’s Lad (1) fr ......................... B Mangos $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mob. pace, 2200m 2 533 Ideal Star (2) fr ...............................J I Dickie 1 509 Kundana Gold (1) fr..................... K Marshall 3 665 Power Dreaming (3) fr ....................T Herlihy 2 620x Ally Mae (2) fr................................N Chilcott 4 06433 Inforthefight (4) fr ........................J Stormont 3 656 Wynberg Jewel (3) fr 5 5368x Scherger Chief (5) fr 4 Rock N Shard (4) fr

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He says training in such a rare, elite era is a challenge rather than discouraging.

“It has been said by a few people before but it is like finding a way to beat the All Blacks, it’s not easy but it’s not impossible,” says McGrath.

“We did it a couple of times in major races last season and we have done it before in Sales Series races up here (Auckland).

“You can only keep analysing

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5 47548 Pocket Miss (5) fr ......................... W Fausett 6 7x Hughies Sister (6) fr .......................J I Dickie 7 635x2 Better Be Donna (7) fr ..................... S Argue 8 562 Drizella (8) fr 9 7 Arden’s Silhouette (21) fr 10 773 Womeninleague (22) fr........... A Harrison (J) 11 3454x You’reluckytohaveme (23) fr ...... J Abernethy 12 96069 Sarabi (U1) fr ...................F Schumacher (J) 5 7.23pm SKYLINE PACKAGE MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r57 to r66 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 45341 Yasmine Bromac (1) fr...................Z Butcher 2 93960 Missinmemate (2) fr ........... J MacKinnon (J) 3 55294 Franco Lennox (3) fr ....................A Donnelly 4 40264 Ardent Lustre (4) fr 5 4248x Sheza Springfield (5) fr ....F Schumacher (J) 6 17161 Somewhereinbrooklyn (6) fr 7 61403 Destined For Heaven (7) fr 8 37331 Queen Lostris (8) fr ........................T Herlihy 9 41663 Stars Delight (21) fr ...................... D Butcher 10 77129 Spare Change (22) fr ....................T Mitchell 11 41558 Major Classic (23) fr 6 7.48 THE PLACE TO BE PREMIUM MARQUEE HCAP

TROT $8500, 3yo+ r50 to r76 discrhcp stand, 2700m 1 6x576 Aoraki (1) fr 2 3x315 Malabar Spur (2) fr ........................T Mitchell 3 23255 Oto Invasion (3) fr ......................P Ferguson 4 3080x I’m Just Awesome (4) fr ..............J Stormont 5 546D6 Sir Henry Castleton (5) fr ....... A Harrison (J) 6 x2054 Saint Michel (U1) fr ................. T Lethaby (J) 7 93843 Monseigneur (1) 10 ..........F Schumacher (J) 8 74953 Danke (2) 10 .................................. G Martin 9 10741 Credit Master (3) 10 ...........................A Neal 10 xD485 Franco Nadal (U1) 10 D Ferguson (J) 11 302P3 Shay Scott (U2) 10 ........................N Chilcott 12 53431 Trouble Giero (1) 35 ................ T Macfarlane 7 8.14pm JEWELS BUSINESS SUPPORTER PACKAGES MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r43 to r52, r53 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 0Px08 Shapeshifter (1) fr 2 80358 The C E O (2) fr ............................P Butcher 3 55042 Idealistic (3) fr .............................J Stormont 4 16669 Tahlia Franco (4) fr ................ L Whittaker (J) 5 19950 Rock N Roll Patron (5) fr ...............S Lawson 6 17547 Doubledelightbrigade (6) fr ...........T Mitchell

7 900x6 Spandau Ballet (7) fr .................... B Mangos 8 16623 Volando Denario (8) fr ....................S Phelan 9 16830 Tennyson Inlet (21) fr ........... D Ferguson (J) 10 22565 Vanhalem (22) fr ........................... A Sharpe 11 72184 Bettor Babe (23) fr .........................T Herlihy 8 8.39pm CAMBRIDGERACEWAY.CO.NZ FOR JEWELS INFO HCP TROT $8000, 3yo+, non-winners & up to r45 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 Awhi Mai (1) fr 2 6 As Free As Air (2) fr ......................T Mitchell 3 2x083 Rave Nation (3) fr ......................... D Butcher 4 Flying Taine (4) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 5 9 Comedy Act (5) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 6 09380 Safrakova (6) fr ..................................L Chin 7 That Girl Of Mine (7) fr 8 66750 Opawa Speed (1) 30 9 67554 This Sky Rox (2) 30

5 91x5. Roxanne d (4) 57 .......................M Coleman 6 60632 St Regis d (1) 57 ........................R Elliot (a1) 7 x4451 Confessional d (9) 56.5 ................... S Spratt 8 5x014 Not Usual Heart td (10) 56.5 ....... D Johnson 9 08244 Almarie (6) 56.5 ........................ M D Plessis 10 1470x Sistabeel d (3) 55.5 ...........................L Innes 11 0P80x Raaj tm (2) 55 .......................H Marzuki (a3) 7 4.22pm AVONDALE RACING 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 340x5 Divine Duke (8) 59 .............. T Yanagida (a4) 2 5246x Karaka Red (7) 59...........................A Collett 3 14540 Link Road (6) 59 ................S Weatherley (a) 4 87198 Nopele (4) 58.5 ........................J Nason (a2) 5 02405 Lord Snow d (1) 58 ................J Fawcett (a2) 6 54585 Tobi d (9) 57.5 ............................M Coleman 7 0x745 Avec Moi t (2) 56 ............................ J Bayliss 8 19368 Chou Chou (3) 56 ...........................S Collett 9 0666x Tourmaline m (5) 55 ............. T Johnson (a2) 8 4.57pm AJC ON FACEBOOK MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 48690 Clarios (16) 58.5 2 8x98x Right Said Fred (6) 58.5 ..............T Thornton 3 00. Wrinkle (5) 58.5 ......................... A Jones 4 L43x6 Hanger b (11) 58 ....................L Innes 5 8728. Justamaiz (14) 58 ......................M Coleman

6 34x8 Draiochta (3) 58 .........................M Cameron 7 95 Northcote (12) 58 ............................ S Spratt 8 08 Captain Risky (13) 58 .................... J Bayliss 9 79 Princeville (7) 58 .............................A Collett 10 5 Glendowie (8) 56.5.................... M D Plessis 11 4322 Pink Graffiti (15) 56 12 75 Magnolia Lane (10) 56 ...........J Fawcett (a2) 13 Easy Walking (9) 56 .................... D Johnson 14 Figeameout (1) 56..............S Weatherley (a) 15 Princess Origami 56..................... Scratched 16 She’s Not Bad (2) 56 .....................O Bosson 17 22. Marija b (4) 56 Emergency: Marija Blinkers on: The Chaser (R5), Draiochta (R8) Blinkers off: Lucky Dreamer (R1) Winkers on: Mod Maude (R3), Tourmaline (R7), Clarios (R8) Winkers off: The Chaser (R5) SELECTIONS

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1 65634 Rising Hawke nwtd..........................C Morris 2 77657 Sergio Star nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 22553 Rowdy Ruby 17.91 ..............................S Kite 4 63654 Not Shackley nwtd ............................. N Udy 5 31353 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 6 67531 Was Just Saying nwtd R & ..................L Udy 7 38886 Sedgebrook Angel 18.10 ....................F Kite 8 68x38 Cawbourne Skeeta nwtd J &...............D Bell Emergencies: 9 48375 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 10 86664 Dyna Hadvar nwtd.............................M Flipp 14 4.09pm MAX REFRIGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 34614 Reedy Set Go nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 58175 Going Bananas 18.16 ......................M Black 3 87776 Rosie 17.86 .................................J McArthur 4 23647 Zimmer Frame nwtd R & .....................L Udy 5 75773 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 J & ...............D Bell 6 18664 Luke Skywalker 17.79 .................... L A Hunt 7 78517 Bigtime Olivia 18.01 .....................K Williams 8 22367 Ace Star 18.13 ...........................B Goldsack 9 65561 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 10 17457 African Violet 18.45 ...................J McInerney 15 4.29pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 41732 Carefree Highway 17.76 ..............K Williams 2 55688 Leon Rouge 17.86 J & ........................D Bell 3 84333 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 4 57147 Eight Oh Three 17.99 ........................M Flipp 5 31677 Totes 17.80 ...............................J McInerney 6 28652 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 7 33x8x Cawbourne Spook 17.87 .................... L Bell 8 72133 Spirit Of Nathan 17.92 ....................C Morris 9 46566 Paris Global 18.13.....................J McInerney 10 78366 Smash Fire 18.13............................... N Udy

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Avondale gallops Today at Avondale Raceway

Avondale JC Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 7 Mar 2018 3 45211 Corporate Raider (3) 59 .............G Cooksley NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 4 454x3 Sellwood dm (1) 58.5 ......................S Collett 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 5 62212 Saignon mb (6) 57 .....................R Elliot (a1) 1 12.42pm RACECOURSE PARADE MAIDEN 2000 6 140x8 Serenity (5) 54 ...........................M Cameron 3 1.52pm WINGATE DEVELOPMENT MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 2000m $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 80632 Gabriel (7) 58.5 1 x54x8 Tipical (7) 58.5 ........................... J Grob (a2) 2 5x630 Normandy (5) 58.5 ........................M McNab 2 0x000 Wilson (9) 58.5 3 63788 Head Rush (6) 58.5....................R Elliot (a1) 3 055 Lewis Road (4) 58 .........................M McNab 4 0863 King Of The Dance (4) 58 .............. J Bayliss 4 x9433 Cameo (8) 56.5 ..........................M Cameron 5 73. Seven Falls (3) 58 .............................L Innes 5 90x52 Cologne (10) 56.5 ....................... D Johnson 6 7. Curious George (15) 58 6 698x0 Mod Maude (3) 56.5...........S Weatherley (a) 7 42354 Top Actress b (11) 56.5 ...................S Collett 7 2392 O’Sam (1) 56................................... S Spratt 8 40646 Marquita Miss (9) 56.5 .............. M D Plessis 8 3 Honfleur (6) 56 ................................S Collett 9 07050 Lucky Dreamer (14) 56.5 ....................C Dell 9 6. Vainglory (5) 56 .................................L Innes 10 x4070 She’s Ice Cold (10) 56.5............S McKay (a) 7 Our Star (2) 56 ................................A Collett 11 64637 English Rose (13) 56 ....................O Bosson 10 12 77745 Mamba (12) 56...........................M Cameron 4 2.25pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE 13 9x906 Escapologist (1) 56 ......................... S Spratt MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 14 7x779 Sunday Rose (2) 56 1 02326 Arrivo (10) 57.5 ............................... S Spratt 15 x6800 Mighty Colombo (8) 58.5 2 Electric Jen (4) 57.5 .................. R Scott (a3) Emergency: Mighty Colombo 3 3x282 Bits And Pieces (9) 57 ................ D Johnson 2 1.17pm WEST BROOK FLOWING FROM THE LAND 4 22. Marija b (3) 57 ................................ J Bayliss 1400 $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1400m 5 0x2 Tokyo Lil (8) 57 .......................... M D Plessis 1 34427 Toorak Tower d (2) 60.5......S Weatherley (a) 6 446x3 Birdie Blitz 57 ............................... Scratched 2 77324 Magic Of The Sun (4) 59.5 ..A Schwerin (a2) 7 50634 Toitoi (6) 57 ................................M Coleman

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8 53 Vasiliki (12) 57.................................S Collett 9 4 Ego Princess (5) 57 ........................ R Jones 10 30. Nellie Bly (11) 57.........................T Thornton 11 5 Out Of The Park b (2) 57 ...............M McNab 12 Foreign Investment (1) 57 ..S Weatherley (a) 13 Snitz Of Time (7) 57 ......................O Bosson 5 3.07 AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 233x Devil May Care 58.5..................... Scratched 2 55x The Chaser (2) 58.5 ......................O Bosson 3 85x0 Donington Park (8) 58.5 .................. S Spratt 4 252. The Concord b (3) 58 .................M Coleman 5 5x5x Revered (9) 58 ..................................L Innes 6 Copper Mine (7) 58 ..................... D Johnson 7 x8705 Ellison (5) 58 ..............................M Cameron 8 66060 Amazing Banker (6) 58 ....... T Yanagida (a4) 9 Reliable Lad (1) 58 ......................... J Bayliss 10 29430 Choulee (10) 56.5 ...........................A Collett 11 4424 Bellinsky (4) 56.5 ...................... M D Plessis 6 3.42 AJC MEMBERS 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 17485 Beyond Dispute d (7) 59.5 ............. J Bayliss 2 23241 The Ice Knight td (5) 58.5 .............M McNab 3 4x0x3 Artic Storm d (11) 57.5....................A Collett 4 6354x Smiling More d (8) 57.5..............M Cameron

Race 1: Gabriel, Top Actress, Curious George, King Of The Dance Race 2: Corporate Raider, Saignon, Magic Of The Sun, Serenity Race 3: Honfleur, O’Sam, Cologne, Cameo, Vainglory Race 4: Marija, Tokyo Lil, Bits And Pieces, Toitoi, Arrivo Race 5: The Concord, Reliable Lad, Copper Mine, Bellinsky Race 6: The Ice Knight, Not Usual Heart, Roxanne, St Regis Race 7: Divine Duke, Chou Chou, Tourmaline, Lord Snow Race 8: Pink Graffiti, Marija, Draiochta, Justamaiz, Princeville

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 5713 Benny Burrito 17.78 ....................A Turnwald way Meeting Date: 07 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 33755 Jericho Warrior nwtd ........................R Waite Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 10 86256 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 1.08pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 45578 Ahuroa Magic nwtd ........................R Murray 1 12.16pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 2 76 Cockney Rip Off nwtd .....................M Olden 1 88654 Cawbourne Rob nwtd .............. K Gommans 3 33755 Jericho Warrior nwtd ........................R Waite 2 2428 Captain Kate nwtd...........................C Morris 4 37588 Classy Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 3 Cawbourne Skid nwtd J & ...................D Bell 5 381 Cawbourne Assist nwtd ...............M Roberts 4 88548 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 6 Simple Image nwtd ............................ N Udy 5 43282 Barge Bale nwtd...........................M Roberts 7 8868 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 6 4322F Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 8 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 7 86256 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 9 x4868 Knock Knock Mary nwtd G R &....... S Voyce 8 Tilly’s Silly nwtd ...........................A Turnwald 10 58777 Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 9 7757 Cosmic Jamie nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 1.26pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 10 58777 Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 1 27877 Homebush Manu 18.14 .............J McInerney 2 12.33pm HATRICK STAKES C0 C0, 520m 2 12752 Plan Stan 18.04 ............................. L Pearce 1 35444 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd..........................L Cole 3 54371 Alamein Lady 17.95 K & ...................Phillips 2 Bigtime Bridget nwtd ..........................L Cole 4 45242 Naharis 17.88....................................D Edlin 3 Bigtime Autumn nwtd .........................L Cole 5 35326 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 4 624 Bigtime Hannah nwtd .........................L Cole 6 48548 Clover Victoria 17.71 ...................A Turnwald 5 84763 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich 7 43326 Snow Ball Chance 17.72..........E Duganzich 6 3567 Bigtime Victory nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 26842 PikoPiko Connor 17.92 ................... C Brider 7 46346 Bigtime Sassy nwtd......................K Williams 9 47647 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ...................P Morris 8 Bigtime Winter nwtd ...........................L Cole 10 66665 Bigtime Steve nwtd ............................L Cole 9 456 Cawbourne Taylor nwtd ................M Roberts 6 1.43pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 10 F7267 Tuna Speed nwtd .....................E Duganzich 1 55181 Alamein Panda 17.90 K & .................Phillips 3 12.51pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C0 FINAL C0f, 305m 2 26232 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 1 84474 Homebush Asher nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 56326 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 2 34 Breed Apart nwtd ............................M Olden 4 42221 Ndora 17.81 ......................................D Edlin 3 72321 Cool Wolf 18.09............................. D Donlon 5 x5256 Casual Sipper 17.80 ..................B Goldsack 4 23525 Homebush Demi nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 6x487 Eamon 17.71................................P Blanche 5 22833 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 7 13621 Dark Syrah 17.77 .............................R Waite 6 68423 Star Secret nwtd ..........................K Williams 8 24678 Homebush Shea nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 35422 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy 9 17447 Bigtime Kaea 18.01............................L Cole

10 16458 Slick Star 17.74 ...........................B Hodgson

7 2.00pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI HT1 C1q, 520m 1 41673 All About Space nwtd ...............E Duganzich 2 46553 Bigtime Boy nwtd .........................M Goodier 3 45536 Idol Jazz 30.75 ................................... N Udy 4 34444 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 ..................... M Gowan 5 85428 Yella Ella nwtd .............................A Turnwald 6 54664 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 7 55737 Bigtime Blast nwtd .............................L Cole 8 66612 Audacious Assin nwtd J & ...................D Bell 9 78858 Homebush Freda nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 78858 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 8 2.18pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT2 C1q, 520m 1 x7778 Magic Latte 30.31 G & ........... S Fredrickson 2 4P675 Toki Girl 30.68 .............................. D Denbee 3 11321 Bigtime Joshy 30.48 ...........................L Cole 4 77233 Cawbourne Web 30.23 J & .................D Bell 5 66726 Thrilling Stan 30.40 ...........................D Edlin 6 54435 Thrilling Rocky 30.68 .................... M Gowan 7 21147 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 8 38661 World Freakshow 30.47 ..................M Olden 9 77487 Charlie Bo Bo 30.34 ....................B Hodgson 10 26787 Wong Full Arrest 30.75 ...................C Morris 9 2.40pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT3 C1q, 520m 1 56721 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 2 7x522 Ocean Gambler 30.41 .................A Turnwald 3 817 Go Ash nwtd .....................................M Flipp 4 54464 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 5 25621 Cawbourne Foxy 30.26 ...................P Morris 6 8271 Cawbourne Taber 30.50 ...............M Roberts 7 54322 Mischief Viking nwtd........................... N Udy 8 17 Bigtime Ronnie 30.88.........................L Cole 9 86585 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 10 78853 Bigtime Mike 30.43 ............................L Cole 10 2.57pm AON CPF C1 HT4 C1q, 520m

43566 Zara Zara nwtd..................................M Flipp 45323 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 215 Bigtime Wendle nwtd .........................L Cole 42561 Thrilling Rory nwtd ......................A Turnwald 21x45 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts 136F7 Piko Piko 30.88 ............................... C Brider 53424 Midnight Daydream nwtd R & .............L Udy 43564 Opawa Mine 30.72 ............................. N Udy 84877 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 78853 Bigtime Mike 30.43 ............................L Cole 11 3.17pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 11621 Clover Colin 17.81.......................A Turnwald 2 12724 Little Tornado nwtd ...........................R Waite 3 74533 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.78.................. N Udy 4 13877 To Much Andre 18.04 ...................K Williams 5 6121F Bigtime Chloe 17.79...........................L Cole 6 47613 Homebush Razz 18.04 .............J McInerney 7 68838 Ngakawau 17.82 .......................J McInerney 8 437F4 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 9 83875 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 10 68453 Jelani 18.05.......................................D Edlin 12 3.34pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 22128 Bigtime Swift 17.86 G & ......... S Fredrickson 2 31212 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 3 38858 Nippa Joy 17.93 ........................J McInerney 4 21446 Bigtime Spark 17.84...........................L Cole 5 53754 Roketto 17.83....................................D Edlin 6 36444 Nic’s Fab 17.67 J & .............................D Bell 7 86423 Unconscionable nwtd R & ...................L Udy 8 87274 Bublin Max 18.28 ......................J McInerney 9 15646 Judge Me Jackie 18.13 .................. L Pearce 10 87867 Two Hungwid 17.93.................. K Gommans 13 3.51pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m

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In brief Manly camp confident Manly ace Tom Trbojevic is bullish about his side’s NRL title hopes despite the club’s salary cap scandal hampering their recruitment.

The Sea Eagles have lodged their response to the NRL after being accused of salary cap rorting and if found guilty are expected to cop an $800,000 salary cap penalty.

Trbojevic pointed to their performance last year, when many tipped them to struggle but still made the top eight, that they were capable of defying expectations.

- AAP

Lifeline for Carney North Queensland are set to hand Todd Carney an NRL lifeline by offering the controversial playmaker a one-season contract. The 31-year-old signed late last year for Cairns-based Queensland Cup side Northern Pride, who are a feeder club to the Cowboys, but is desperate for a return to the top grade.

His future is now in the hands of the NRL integrity unit, who have the final say about his contract. - AAP

Cronk already paying off Penny Coleman in action at the Clearwater Aquatic Club champs over the weekend.

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■ WATERSKIING

Conquering Clearwater The Clearwater Aquatic Club held its annual club championships in ideal conditions over the weekend, with Penny Coleman claiming the champion of champions trophy for best all round skier.

Despite a terrible weather forecast, a large number of competitors turned up, including a lot of first-time competitors, and were rewarded with perfect water and warm weather.

There were a few that tried new disciplines on the day and organisers said it was great to see the number of junior entries in the wakecrossing section with all the kids having fun.

Coleman was the standout performer, taking out the senior women’s slalom and senior wakeboard to help earn her the title of best all round skier.

Marty Green again showed his superior form on the water, tak-

ing the senior men’s slalom.

Hamish Hunter-Letham won the men’s slalom and Saskia Lane won the women’s slalom while the boys’ slalom was won

by Kaden Forrester and girls’ slalom was Alia Forrester.

The sub junior slalom winner was Josh Bellew and two ski wakecrossing winner Stella Clyne.

This year saw record entries in the tricks section with Carrie

Wallis claiming the senior women’s tricks.

Green took out the senior men’s tricks with Jayden Etheridge claiming the boys’ tricks and Alia Forrester taking out the girls’ tricks.

The wakeboarding competition again proved popular with Bradley Shearer narrowly taking out the junior title.

Alia Forrester won the novice wakeboard section.

■ CRICKET

Taylor should be fine to play today New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is expected to return from injury for today’s must-win fourth one-day international against England in Dunedin.

Taylor scored 113 to lead the Black Caps to a three-wicket win in the opening game in Hamilton.

However he suffered a thigh issue in the second ODI loss, which ruled him out of the following game, also won by England.

Taylor, who passed 7000 ODI runs in the series opener, was positive of a return.

“Should be fine for tomorrow.

“It’s nice to be ready to play,” he said after a training session.

“I’ve had massages on it, acupuncture, stretching and swimming.

“I got hit during the game in Hamilton, then hit on the same

Ross Taylor will be vital for New Zealand’s cause today. spot in training twice.

“The leg was saying it had had enough then [David] Willey got me and a couple of balls later when I ran a two [at Mt Maun-

ganui] I probably turned like the Titanic and got run out.”

Taylor said they had to take a more measured approach at University Oval in what is po-

tentially a series decider.

“It’s no use going out there helter-skelter, then falling for spit and playing catch up the whole time.

“All the players know their roles, hopefully I can take it deep and then the power players do their job at the end.”

He reflected on how eye surgery in late 2016 had brought a renaissance.

“It’s been a gradual thing, but it’s nice to see ball swing and not to fear it during day-night games.

“It’s not a great place to be when playing cricket if you don’t want the ball to come to you in the field.

“In hindsight it would’ve been great to have the operation two to three years earlier.

“It has made a difference, but being older and wiser played a part as well.”

- NZME

Cooper Cronk’s lucrative signing may already be paying dividends, with young centre Joseph Manu set to regain his starting spot for the Roosters’ season-opener against Wests Tigers. Manu was overlooked for last year’s finals series as coach Trent Robinson gambled on playing Ryan Matterson in the three-quarter line. “I finished playing for Wyong and yeah it was a little bit frustrating. I was all over the place,” Manu said. With the help of Cronk, Manu is confident he has addressed the defensive issues that resulted in his axing.

- AAP

Aussies take first blood Josh Hazlewood has claimed the final wicket required as Australia completed a 118-run victory in their test series opener against South Africa. The Proteas resumed at 9-293 on the morning of day five, having been set an intimidating target of 417 in Durban. Hazlewood struck in Monday’s fourth over, ending the match when he trapped Quinton de Kock lbw for a brave 83.

- AAP

Cricket greats step in The unsavoury row between Australian vice-captain David Warner and Quinton de Kock has sent Twitter into a frenzy, with three of the most successful test cricketers also engaging. As the off-field controversy in the first test in Durban continues to divide opinion, former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, ex-vice captain Shane Warne and past South African skipper Graeme Smith expressed their views. Gilchrist and Smith both agreed it was not a good look for the game while Warne called for the whinging to stop.

- AAP

Oram coaching women Jacob Oram has won a three-man race to be named bowling coach for the New Zealand women’s cricket team. The former longserving Black Caps allrounder has signed an 18-month contract which takes in the women’s T20 tournament hosted by the West Indies in November. Oram has already been working with some of New Zealand’s elite women’s players.

- NZME

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Crusaders have champion look

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Success can take an edge off a team but not, it seems, the Crusaders.

At least, not yet.

The defending champions finished well over the top of the their old rivals the Chiefs in their first match, and in scoring 31 points in the first 40 minutes against the Stormers in Christchurch, they looked determined to put the game beyond doubt before the South Africans had a chance to catch their breath.

Scott Robertson’s men did that with desire and no shortage of skill.

Their third try – scored by flanker Billy Harmon which put them 19-0 up within the first quarter of the game – reflected how well this team are drilled, and showed that every member knows exactly what his job is at all times.

From an attacking ruck about 10m from the Stormers’ line, and the Crusaders apparently well covered defensively, the ball went to first-five Richie Mo’unga, who passed left to Jack Goodhue, the centre passing inside to Harmon, who timed his run from deep for the try.

Before Goodhue got the ball, his midfield partner Ryan Crotty had gone on a dummy run to confuse the defence.

It was a case of all the parts being in perfect working order to deliver a perfect result.

It was a move the Crusaders practised before the game, with all players taking turns in the different roles – outside pass, dummy run, inside pass, timed run to try-line, and it was representative of how well prepared Robertson’s team are.

It suggests too that the Crusaders will cope reasonably well with Mo’unga’s absence due to a broken jaw suffered during the 45-28 win.

They also have form here – Mo’unga missed a significant part of last year’s campaign after breaking a bone in a hand in the first match.

He will be out for a couple of months following surgery, but in replacement Mitch Hunt they have a supremely confident 22-year-old who made some key

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Hydraulink Mid Canterbury is one of the busiest hose and fittings service suppliers in the South Island. Our quality and customer service is second to none and we pride ourselves on our workmanship and product knowledge.

A position has arisen for a Workshop Manager to join our committed and motivated team at our Ashburton based workshop.

This is a full-time, permanent position with some on-call and weekend work required.

To fit this position you will have the following attributes: • A mechanical qualification and/or proven mechanical experience, • At least three years’ experience working in, on or around heavy machinery, • Proven experience on scheduling work flow for a busy workshop, • Manage a team of experienced service technicians, • Ensure work load is delegated effectively to ensure efficiency in the workshop, • Ensure that the quality of work is at a high standard, • Exemplary customer service skills, • Interest in rebuilding rams, motors and pumps, • The drive to learn more about hydraulics, • A positive, can-do attitude and flexibility to muck in and do what it takes to get the job done.

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Dairy Farm Assistant / Calf Rearer

The Crusaders are already looking a well-drilled unit. interventions last season – a penalty after the hooter to beat the Reds in Brisbane, and a freakish dropped goal after the hooter to beat the Highlanders in Christchurch.

The Crusaders’ pack destroyed the Stormers’ set piece at AMI Stadium and in scoring 13 tries during their two bonus point victories they have a players eager to get the ball in their hands and able to be destructive when they do.

They also, now, have an assistant coach in Ronan O’Gara willing to describe Beauden Barrett as the best No10 the world has seen, better even than O’Gara’s mate Dan Carter, a man whom urged him to go for the Crusaders’ role when the pair were together at Racing Metro in Paris.

The Crusaders did a job on the Hurricanes No.10 in Christchurch

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last season and will be eager to do the same when the teams meet at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night.

HEAVY FABRICATOR/ “He’s probably nearly redefined number 10 play,” O’Gara said.

ENGINEER “Dan was obviously and still is We are looking for an experienced the best 10 in the world, overall for engineer to help with the increasing decades. demand in manufacturing truck bodies “But Beauden Barrett is very exand trailer chassis. citing and could potentially go on to challenge him for that title.

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REAL ESTATE

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4 bedroom house in Allenton

Due to an increase in work load we are looking for applicants for the following positions to join our team.

Site Foreman/Managers & Carpenters What you need: • Experience with running teams • High standard of workmanship • Honest and reliable • Have good computer skills • Have a good understanding of work place health and safety In return we can offer: • Competitive pay rates • Phone • Work vehicle • Varied array of work in the commercial sector • Full time hours • Long term job opportunities within a larger company

Email applications to: jobs@mcintoshgroup.co.nz Alternatively, call into our office at

Building Apprentices

What you need: • A willingness to learn • Motivated • A team player • Honest and reliable In return we can offer: • Competitive pay rates • Varied array of work in the commercial sector •The ability to learn a wider array of building skills in a commercial company.

• Long term job opportunities in a larger company If that’s sounds like you are you are wanting a change or the opportunity to step up to your next challenge, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Excavator Operator/ Truck Driver Mt Somers Excavation is a small rural earthmoving company that has been operating in and around the Mid Canterbury district for 14 years.

The right person must hold a clean Class 5 licence with WTR endorsements and have experience with on-farm irrigation systems, mainline trenching and general farm maintenance.

Must be able to follow verbal instructions, work unsupervised, be reliable, honest, problem solve and take pride in your work.

Experience with other plant machinery would be an advantage.

Pay based on experience and licences.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

To apply please call Alistair on 027 434 7278 or email mtsomersexcavation@xtra.co.nz

ASHBURTON COLLEGE

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Applications to be received no later than 4pm Monday, March 12, 2018.

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Prompt reliable Computer repairs and laser engraving.

Contact Kelvin, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989.

Proudly serving locals for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Teacher of Science

This is a permanent, full-time position to commence at the start of Term 2, 2018.

Please state specialist subjects.

Our Science faculty is supportive, progressive and well-resourced.

Ashburton College is a participating member of the Hakatere Community of Learning.

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available.

Phone 027 220 9997.

Applications close noon, Monday 12 March 2018.

Information package enquiries and applications please contact: Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Phone (03) 308 4193 ext 809 Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Ashburton College, PO Box 204, Ashburton 7740

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Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Ash Wednesday Holy Communion.

Park Street.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 3086817. Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

11am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Movie - Finding your Feet. Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service, Communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.30pm CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL - Gentle exercises for muscle

strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Monthly meeting on the topic Maori Herbs. Grace Presbyterian Church, 63 Princes Street.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. Meet on Philip Street (the domain) outside the Croquet Club rooms. All walkers welcome.

6pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Practise and coaching evening, anybody welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

Thursday

Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am MANCHESTER UNITY ASHBURTON LODGE. Coffee Club - all welcome. Robert Harris, West Street.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school

holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for

muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St David’s Church, Allenton.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

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7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 027 688 8686 or Aleisha 027 848 9309.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307 7138 A/H Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fitness Fun and Friendship. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street 1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7pm ASHBURTON RSA DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. RSA Cox Street.

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WordBuilder

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ACROSS 1. Sleepy sort of town, or might be mid swing to Conservative (9) 5. Hereford might frighten one into submission (3) 7. In which painting makes for smoother running? (4) 8. Resolute supporter might start law reform (8) 10. Like a halberd for an irregular soldier (8) 11. Thought to be the son of such desire (4) 13. Fraud tied back around European Commission (6) 15. A lady’s married? It follows, but he will live alone (6) 18. In a child it’s right, but wrong in law (4) 19. Point out how one can diet in such a way (8) 22. Is stirred by it, at getting among the senile (8) 23. Problem is tackled, in part, in obscurity (4) 24. Moray, or some electric swimmer (3) 25. Contrition of niece given ten-p in change (9) DOWN 1. Having let it fall one didn’t go on with it (7) 2. Sovereign is used to measures taken along its edge (5) 3. Expenditure you might have with a lieutenant involved (6) 4. Sick loyalists turn up and hold the yellow (4) 5. Part of the skull I can get fuddled with rum (7) 6. One who can spell ‘loo’ and hit out (5) 9. Extremely angry lid one flipped when about five (5) 12. Do menial work for such a hot dish (5) 14. A soft drink, but a hearty one (7) 16. Scene of action in which operations may be staged (7) 17. Is not observed to be a translation on first sight (6) 18. Discover whereabouts of gut connecting hook to line (5) 20. A going by way of the North of the birds (5) 21. Take it on and keep dwelling on what pluck it takes (4)

Ashburton Guardian

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Wanting to do the thing or not wanting to do the thing is beside the point. You do the thing because you said you would, because it’s good for you, because it’s right. This is the way of exemplary character.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It’s said that the best things in life are free, exempli gratia: love, clouds, podcasts... and so much more today. Bonus: Someone will buy your way – not free, exactly, but close enough.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Head foggy? Do you forget why you walked into the room? It’s because part of your mind is working on something mind-blowing and the other part of your mind is blown.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are tasks to be completed, and there is pleasure to be had.

And there’s no reason that both of those things can’t be combined in the same activity.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You can be cuddly, and you can try to snuggle in with your flock, but don’t be surprised if they can’t completely let down their guards. See, you’re not a sheep. You’re a lion.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Time to face the “yuck” of yesterdays. There are many ways to let go of the past that don’t include lying on your back in a therapist’s office while answering the question, “How did that make you feel?”

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll either burst through emotional blocks or wear them down by pushing ever-forward. You really can overwrite past baggage by creating new successes.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Motivating people is your thing today. You’ll be free with your enthusiasm, encouragement and ideas.

Bonus: You’ll be well-compensated for this, though perhaps not in a financial sense.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): We are living in a realm of opposites – a dimension of polarisation and contrast. A sign of emotional maturity is when people stop pointing out contradictions and start accepting them as the norm.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Watch your step.

Perceptiveness on your part will help you to discover the golden opportunities hidden in a social situation – while avoiding the quicksand that’s also hidden there.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If you’re not making a mess, you’re not living big enough. Though you usually clean it up solo, it’s not always possible to get it back in order all by yourself. Ask for help.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You tell yourself you don’t really need closure – that life is a circle and therefore there is no end, and by extension, nothing to be closed. Tell yourself. But if you still feel incomplete, what exactly are the words you long to hear?

Previous cryptic solution

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ACROSS 1. Strong gin-like drink (8) 7. Established custom (5) 8. Outward appearance (9) 9. Up to now (3) 10. Tall story (colloq) (4) 11. Go around (6) 13. Harmony (13) 15. Choose (6) 16. Strikebreaker (4) 18. University professor (3) 20. Transcendent (9) 21. Irritable (5) 22. Cause resentment (8)

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TODAY: Cloudy, then fine spells from afternoon. S gradually dying out.

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16 KEANE, Maureen Agnes: MAX 20 OVERNIGHT MIN 10 (nee Christey) – FRIDAY: Showers clearing. Fresh Rakaia On March 3, 2018 peacefully southerlies dying out.

AKAROA at EATHS Elmswood Hospital, IN MEMORIAM BIRTHS D MAX 15 OVERNIGHT MIN 6 15 Christchurch, agedAgnes: 90 years. BISHOP, Allan James – SIM – KEANE, Maureen SATURDAY: Mainly fine, morning ASHBURTON Ra DearlyChristey) loved wife Mitch and Steph, and proud (nee – of the late Treasured memories of Allan, ka ia 17 and evening cloud. NE for a time. big sister Tessa, are On 3, 2018and peacefully Jim,March and mother mother passed away March 7, 1993. delighted to announce the at I think of you in silence, Elmswood Hospital, in law of Bernadette and MAX 19 OVERNIGHT MIN 9 safe arrival of Sadie Meredith Christchurch, I often speak your name.

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Ashburton Ward 19, On Saturday, March 2, 2018 Special thanks to the staff Christchurch Hospital and at Coldstream House, of AAU and Ward 6, Ashburton Guardian 10:25 AM 5:00 PM Ashburton.

In her 89th year.

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MID CANTERBURY Ashburton 19, PROTECTION REQUIRED FUNERAL SERVICES Dearly loved wife of the late Christchurch Messages to Hospital the Keane Whatever your skin colour and Frank and loved sister of Bob, Family, Data provided by NIWA 472, Galbraith’s provide choice!

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Wind at 2000m: S 55 km/h, easing to 30 km/h in the morning.

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TOMORROW Morning cloud clearing to fine, then a few evening showers south of Ashburton.

Northeasterlies developing morning.

TOMORROW

Showers, becoming confined to the foothills.

Fresh southerlies dying out.

SATURDAY Mainly fine, areas of morning and evening cloud. Northeasterlies developing for a time.

FRIDAY

Showers, with snow down to 1800 metres for a time, easing later. Southerlies, dying out later.

SUNDAY Mainly fine, northeasterlies picking up.

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Morning cloud then fine. Cloudy periods developing afternoon with showers developing south of Lake Coleridge in the evening.

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:10 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:24 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.4 15.9 Max to 4pm 12.2 Minimum 14.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 12.6 16hr to 4pm March to date 14.6 Avg Mar to date 12 2018 to date 317.2 120 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 46 Time of gust 9:33am

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9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Guess This House 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Extreme Cake Makers 3 A sugar-craft specialist creates a onemetre-tall fairy cake for a toddler’s birthday party. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

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7:10 People Interview – Jake Gyllenhaal 8am Chronically Metropolitan MLSC 2016 Comedy. Mary-Louise Parker, Chris Noth. 9:25 Deadly Voltage PGC 2016 Drama.

Mike Dopud, Alaina Huffman.

10:50 Wedding The Loggers Wonderland 2017 Romance.

7:30pm on Prime Andrea Bowen, Nick Bateman.

12:20 Going In Style ML SKY 5 2017 Crime. Morgan Freeman, 6am Last Man Standing Michael Caine. 1:55 The PG 6:25 Modern Family Founder ML 2016 Drama.

PGL 6:50 The Simpsons PG Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman.

7:15 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:50 Chronically 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The Metropolitan MLSC 2016 Force MC 8:55 Helicopter ER Comedy. Mary-Louise Parker, M 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU Chris Noth. 5:15 The – Special Victims Unit MV Daughter MLS 2016 Drama.

11:35 Last Man Standing Geoffrey Rush, Paul Schneider.

PG Noon Modern Family 6:50 Unforgettable MLS PGL 12:30 Supergirl MVS 2017 Thriller. Katherine Heigl, 1:30 Border Security M Rosario Dawson.

2pm SmackDown Live MVC 8:30 Amanda And Jack Go 4:10 The Simpsons PG Glamping 2017 Comedy.

4:40 Last Man Standing PG In an attempt to save his 5:05 Modern Family PGL marriage, a man travels 5:30 Helicopter ER M with his wife to a glamping 6:30 The Force MC retreat, but a surprise double7pm Pawn Stars PG booking causes complications.

7:30 The Flash M David Arquette, Amy Acker.

8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:10 Testament Of Youth 9:30 NCIS PGV MVC 2014 Biographical Drama.

10:30 SVU – Special Victims Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington.

Unit MV THURSDAY 11:25 Helicopter ER M 12:20 Maternal Secrets THURSDAY 2017 Thriller. Kate Mansi, 12:20 Border Security Sean Stolzen. 1:50 The M 1:20 Pawn Stars PG Daughter MLS 2016 Drama.

1:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV Geoffrey Rush, Paul Schneider.

2:40 The Flash M 3:30 SVU 3:25 Unforgettable MLS – Special Victims Unit MV 2017 Thriller. 5:05 People 4:20 The Force MC 4:45 NCIS Interview – Matthew McConaughey PGV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES GREATS

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7:05 The Making Of Wanted 16VLS 7:30 Surrogates MV 2009 Action. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell. 9am Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy. Bill Murray, Kate Hudson. 10:45 The Social Network ML 2010 Drama. Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield.

12:45 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

2:15 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.

4:35 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel.

6:30 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama. Diane Lane, Richard Gere.

8:30 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action. After being bitten by a genetically modified spider, a high-school student gains spider-like abilities and must use them to fight evil.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe.

10:35 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime. Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris.

6am Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Hull FC v Warrington Wolves.

8am Super League Fulltime 8:30 Cricket – World Cup Preview 9:30 The Cricket Show 10am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Third ODI. 10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Fourth ODI, First Innings. 2:35 ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 3:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Fourth ODI, Second Innings. 7pm The Cricket Show 7:30 #SkySpeed 8pm Golf – WGC Championship (HLS) Mexico Championship.

9pm Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Tshwane Open.

9:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Fourth ODI. 10pm Golf – PGA Tour Champions (HLS) Cologuard Classic.

11pm ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 11:30 A-League Shootout

6am Golf – WGC World Championships (HLS) Mexico Championship – Round Four.

7am Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Tshwane Open.

7:30 UEFA Europa League Magazine Show 8am L Football – UEFA Champions League Paris SG v Real Madrid – Round 16, Second Leg. 11:30 L Football – UEFA Champions League Liverpool v Porto at Anfield – Round 16, Second Leg. 1:30 Pre-season With The Warriors 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Bulls v Lions.

4:30 The Breakdown 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Chiefs.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Reds v Brumbies.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Stormers.

8:30 NRL 360 9pm League Life 9:30 Michael Ennis – The Greatest 10:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Las Vegas – Day One.

12:25 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel.

2:20 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 4:40 SpiderMan MV 2002 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe.

12:30 A-League Hour 1:30 UEFA Europa League Magazine Show 2am Super League Fulltime 2:30 Golf – WGC Championship (HLS) Mexico. 3:30 Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Tshwane Open. 4am The Golf Show 5am Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) Pennzoil 400.

Midnight Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Las Vegas – Day Two. 1:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Las Vegas – Day Three. 3am Netball – Vitality Super League (RPL) Northumbria v Mavericks.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Stormers.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

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

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 101 Uses for Duct Tape. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M Field of Dreams.

10am What On Earth? PG Episode 5. 10:50 Street Science PG 11:15 Street Science PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M And Then There Was One. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M The Honeymoon Killers. 1:20 American Monster M Alabama Murder Mystery. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Homestead Rescue PG Methane Meltdown. 5:40 MythBusters PG Hurricane Window.

6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Homestead Rescue PG Drowning. 9:25 Yukon Men M Art of the Eel. 10:15 Alaskan Bush People M Field of Dreams.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 American Monster M

THURSDAY

12:45 The Perfect Murder M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Bering Sea Gold PG

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Sport

The rugged southwest coast of New Zealand is proving a challenging battleground for teams in the Godzone adventure race.

Take the long way home PHOTO GODZONE

Two gun teams were battling it out for honours in the Godzone adventure race in Fiordland last night, while Mid Canterbury’s connection to the gutbusting event was a few hours adrift in 13th place.

Pendarves dairy farmer Greg Roadley is skipper for Tavendale and Partners, one of 100 teams let loose in the rugged forest and fiords to race 540km on as little sleep as possible.

Roadley’s team-mates are Jo Turnbull, Mike Robins and Jim Cotter.

Swordfox (Brent Edwards, Ash Whitehead, Stuart Lynch, Georgia Whitla) and

Yealands Family Wines (Chris Forne, Emily Forne, Dan Busch, Aaron Prince) were battling it out in front and were expected to reach the finish line at Te Anau by 9pm last night.

Richie McCaw and Team PwC was in sixth place.

All the competitors were yesterday feeling the effects of battling the elements and the true southwest coast wilderness.

An excited crowd gathered to watch the former All Black captain McCaw and his team members Rob Nichol, Sarah Fairmaid and Bob McLachlan as they emerged into a

transition area at Rarakau, near the Humpridge Track.

Team captain Nichol said the course had been spectacular.

“We are feeling great about how the team is tracking and happy to be at TA3.

“The last section was long, and both Richie and Sarah ran out of food, so we are pleased to be here.

“Richie is slightly unsteady on his feet right now, but once we get some tucker into us everyone will be good to go.”

Team members were suffering from swollen hands, scrapes and blisters.

They then departed for a 160km mountain bike leg through Rowallan Forest to Borland and Percy Saddle and over to the West Arm on Lake Manapouri.

They would then trek over Kepler Mountains to Lake Te Anau and the final water stretch to the finish line.

While race organisers and supporters were eyeing the front of the course, some of the full course teams were worrying about whether they would make the short course cut-off.

Teams have until Saturday to finish the course.

Gala Cup looming

Roscoe to the rescue

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