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An Ashburton farmer who lost livestock worth $70,000 is backing tougher penalties for rustling, passed by Parliament this week.

Jill and David Quigley had 36 dairy cows stolen from their Mayfield dairy farm in 2015. Police were not able to locate the thieves.

In a unanimous vote by politicians this

week, the theft of livestock or any other animal, including beehives and farm dogs, becomes an offence liable for up to seven years in prison.

Also passed as part of the Crime Amendment Bill is the offence of unlawful entry on agricultural land with the intent to steal livestock or to act unlawfully against specified things, such as buildings or machinery on that land. It now carries the same penalty as burglary.

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Jill Quigley welcomed the harsher penalties yesterday, saying their dairy business was still playing financial catch-up from the theft of the dairy cows. She said further ramifications of the theft included the loss of milk production and the loss of calves the cows were carrying.

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■ ASHBURTON ECONOMY

Rural sector holds up local economy

By Sue NewmaN

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The Ashburton district’s economy might have grown 2 per cent last year, but the rural sector was the big player in pushing its GDP to $1952 million.

Urban Ashburton’s GDP slipped to -0.2 per cent for the year, but the rural economy showed a 4.9 per cent surge.

Last year was the second year in succession that the rate of the district’s economic growth has dipped below the national average.

In 2017 the economy grew by just 1.5 per cent compared to 3.5 per cent growth nationally and last year’s 2 per cent was lower than the 3.2 per cent achieved nationally.

For several years, however, the district outstripped the national GDP growth, peaking in 2012 and 2013 at 7.4 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively.

Data provided by Infometrics shows the district’s median income is now $54,201, growing 4.9 per cent in 2018, ahead of the national rate.

Agriculture and forestry remained the district’s biggest contributors to the economy, 27.1 per cent, followed by manufacturing, 11.2 per cent.

The area with the most significant growth in terms of its contribution was insurance and superannuation funds, up 114.3 per cent followed by forestry and logging, up 65.9 per cent and transport equipment manufacturing, up 63.4 per cent.

In terms of exports, meat and

meat product manufacturing was worth $383 million to the district last year, machinery and other equipment manufacturing, $27.5 million and horticulture and fruit growing, $29 million.

The district’s dairy herd rose 5.4

per cent to sit at 357,381 cows, an all-time high.

Those cows were spread across 410 herds.

There are 101,371 hectares of land in dairy production.

Across the district, at the end

of last year there were 5211 businesses and 19,064 skilled jobs. Of those jobs, 4302 were rated highly skilled.

Detailed Informetrics data can be found on the Ashburton District Council’s website.

The Ashburton District’s dairy heard rose 5.4 per cent last year to sit an all-time high, helping to play a role in the rural sector pushing the district’s GDP.

Advance Ashburton seeking to boost arts fund Advance Ashburton is looking for donors to boost its arts fund.

The community foundation accepts donations which are invested and the interest returned to groups and individuals as grants.

The arts fund is an important part of the foundation, which also supports community events, groups and students across a wide

range of areas.

Executive officer Sandi Wood said the arts fund provided assistance to local people or charitable groups who enhanced, encouraged and promoted the arts in Mid Canterbury.

It has been supported by a $1000 donation from the Ashburton District Council and more do-

nors are being encouraged.

Wood said Mid Canterbury was a wealth of artistry – from theatre, painting, photography, sculpting, carving and singing.

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“There is a need in our community to support the arts, as they help us express our values, build bridges between cultures and bring us together regardless of ethnicity, religion or age.”

Wood said a major benefit of donating to the arts through Ad-

vance Ashburton was the simple, effective way in which the donation was managed.

“Through this form of strategic giving, it does not matter what size the donation is, it will support the local cause as intended and will continue to make an impact for our community for many generations to come.”

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Stubble fires cause confusion

By Linda CLarke

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Legitimate stubble burn-offs in Mid Canterbury this year have been reported as fires by alarmed newcomers and commercial pilots flying overhead.

Ashburton fire chief Alan Burgess said a permitted stubble burn-off east of Ashburton town on Tuesday resulted in a call to emergency services, but firefighters who responded found all was in order.

Burgess said the volunteer firefighters did not mind turning out when they were not needed and it highlighted the fact some people did not know about the rural practice.

Farmers burn the residue of a paddock after harvest to help manage soil fertility, and reduce pests and disease, in preparation for the next crop.

They must abide by rules that take into account weather conditions and safety precautions, like ploughing a fire break around the area to be burned and having a water source on hand if needed.

A permit to burn is currently required for the Ashburton coastal area.

Burgess said it was not uncommon for the emergency service to receive reports of fires that turned out to be stubble burns from pilots and people who were new to the area.

Tuesday’s stubble burn-off near Ashburton sent a large and visible plume of smoke into the air.

“People act in good faith and when they see something of that size they get alarmed.

“There are a lot of newcomers to the area and they don’t know if what they are seeing is enough to

Oyster season starts New season’s Bluff oysters were selling quickly at New World Ashburton on Tuesday, with half the store’s first delivery out the door within hours.

Store manager Devin Young said 30 pottles, each containing a dozen of the southern delicacy, had been ordered from Bluff and while there were no pre-orders, the oysters were being snapped up in-store.

Wild weather in Foveaux Strait delayed the opening of the season last week but good

weather at the weekend meant most fishers were able to dredge for oysters.

Demand from oyster fans all over the country is usually huge at the start of the season.

The industry will take around 7.5 million oysters this season.

It will be Young’s last season dealing with the Bluff oysters though, as he leaves the store this month for Brisbane where he will be adding to his seafood knowledge about shrimps and other Australian crustaceans.

concern them.”

A fire between Hinds and Mayfield last month was reported by a commercial pilot flying above the area.

Burgess said people had height-

ened levels of concern in the wake of the Nelson fires.

That, coupled with current dry conditions in Mid Canterbury, meant firefighters always responded.

“We would rather respond and see it under control.”

He said farmers undertaking burn-offs in the next few days should take all the necessary precautions.

Farmer welcomes tougher penalties From P1 “It was a big business loss and you don’t get over that in five minutes.”

Quigley said it was also frustrating at the time because the rustling seemed to be considered less seriously than the burglary of an urban business in which $70,000 stock had been stolen.

She said many farmers, including them, had beefed-up on-farm security after the theft. She hoped better security, plus the new harsher penalties, would be a deterrent.

Federated Farmers, who pushed for the changes, were also pleased about the tougher laws.

Rural security spokesman Miles Anderson said livestock rustling cost farming families tens of millions of dollars a year.

“It’s also the distress of finding butchered animals left to die in paddocks, and the dangers involved in farmers having to go out, often on their own and at night, to investigate something suspicious and not knowing whether the stranger/s on their property are carrying weapons.”

A Federated Farmers survey in 2016 showed one-in-four farmers had been hit by stock thieves at least once in the previous five years.

Anderson said it was not only the potential for longer prison sentences that would act as a deterrent. The maximum penalty for the offences exceeds five years, so equipment used in the course of the offending – including vehicles used at the time or later purchased from proceeds – will be subject to forfeiture under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009.

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■ KIDZMETHVEN

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Skatepark fundraising gains momentum

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Methven skatepark supporters are hoping townspeople will flock to their stall at the Methven Show on March 16.

Not only will there be concept plans on display, but there will be a large donation box waiting to be filled.

Kidzmethven spokeswoman Liz McMillan said the focus was now fundraising, after the highlight of gaining resource consent late last year for the Ashburton District Council-owned Bank Street site.

About $40,000 was in the bank, and the target was about $300,000. A variety of fundraising projects are planned, as well as applying for grants.

At the Methven Show there would be people on hand to explain the project, and freefarmed goods from Kidzmethven supporter Le Mee Farms would be on sale.

Kidzmethven’s skatepark plans go back 10 years, and there were several sites investigated before the Bank Street reserve was de-

Methven’s skatepark is on the horizon as fundraising gains momentum. cided upon.

“It’s taken a while to get the resource consent, you can’t get really too excited until you have got it, now we can really show off

the concept design,” McMillan said.

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alongside the planned hot pools.

“It will be fantastic, I think it will look really good and that area is going to be the best spot for it,” McMillan said.

Youth vital to climate debate Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

The way in which the Ashburton District deals with the impact of climate change is now squarely in the hands of the community.

And the lead in the steps the district takes to mitigate that impact of climate change and how it plans for the future could lie in the hearts and minds of the district’s young people, mayor Donna Favel says.

Over several months the Ashburton District Council has debated its role in readying the district for a future that could see significant change in weather conditions that would impact on both lifestyle and the economy.

House prices in the Ashburton District remained largely unchanged last month, with the average current value sitting at $356,555. Values have risen just 1.7 per cent over the past 12 months and 0.5 per cent over the past three months according to QV data. The district is now the 10th cheapest place to buy a house out of 31 territorial authorities in the South Island. Buller remains the cheapest place to buy at an average value of $193,524 while Queenstown Lakes is the most expensive at $1.204 million. Queenstown joins nine areas in Auckland where average prices are now well over $1 million.

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House values steady

Favel has joined her fellow mayors across New Zealand in a united local government commitment to climate change awareness and council planners have prepared a specific climate change policy for the district.

This is now out for community consultation and submissions and she’s hoping there will be plenty of responses and ideas coming from younger people.

A future where the impact of climate change becomes a part of daily life will be the future of those children and it was important they, not just adults, had an opportunity to have their say, Favel said.

A children’s strike day to raise

awareness of climate change is planned for March 15 Climate change activists are encouraging Mid Canterbury school pupils to get on board with global strike action as part of School Strike 4 Climate NZ that demands the government takes action to hold global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees.

The initiative is for young people to leave their classrooms for part or all of the day and attend gatherings, but doing so only in the case of having their teachers and principals on board.

Climate change was an issue that every person in the district should be concerned about and

that meant it was important for people to take the opportunity to have their say as part of the consultation process.

What children had to say on the issue was just as important as adult opinion, Favel said.

“I hope people will look at this, read the document and share their thoughts with us.

There are varying views around the council table and now it’s time for the public to have their say.”

The draft climate change policy is open for consultation until April 5 and submitters will have the option of speaking to councillors about their submissions at a hearing on May 16.

The Ashburton District’s growth is about to receive a shot in the arm with the appointment of a dedicated economic development manager. Since the disestablishment of Grow Mid Canterbury, the district council has looked at a number of options for delivering on its commitment to see the district’s economy grow.

It commissioned several studies and reports and council chief executive Hamish Riach said these have resulted in the decision to employ a person dedicated to this job. “This underlines the amount of work done already. A lot of work has been done and what I’m recommending is a resource to energise this area,” he said.

The position will be funded out of the council’s current economic development budget.

Chinese meat exports With concerns raised over New Zealand and China’s diplomatic relationship, some sectors of the Ashburton District’s export trade could be moving into uncharted territory. An analysis of the importance to regional New Zealand of trade links with China indicates the district would not escape any trade disruption unscathed. Meat exports are the area that would be most affected by any relationship changes. Meat exports make up 55 per cent of the district’s total exports for 2018, ranking it 8th out of 10 most affected regions. While the district is a significant exporter of diary product, it is not listed in the top 10 most affected by any change.

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Beale to test history in Le Race Andy Beale is the living proof that anyone can compete in Le Race, from Christchurch to Akaroa, even on the most weird and wonderful bicycles.

Beale has been a long supporter of Le Race and obsessed with historic bikes after winning the vintage section of the race on an old Raleigh 20 ladies shopping bike, four years ago.

This year Beale will be pushing the boundaries even further by taking on Dyers Pass and the Hill Top on a 100-year-old bike from The Somme Cycle Works in Ashburton.

To add to the already impressive challenge on a modern bike, the vintage wheels in question were built as a track bike, with no brakes and only has one gear.

“I had to put some brakes on the bike and had to set the one gear so I can get up the hills,” laughs Beale.

“It means that I will lose a bit of speed on the flat, but that’s just the way it is,” said Beale who found out he will have to pedal hard on a recent training ride to Little River, reaching a cadence of

Left – The 100-year-old bike, originally built in Ashburton, that Andy Beale will use in Le Race.

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over 200rpm at one stage.

Beale is lovingly restoring the rusted bicycle which was built somewhere between 1916 and

Abandoned trailer Police believe the owner of this trailer (right), located in Orari last Friday, may belong to an Ashburton person.

The trailer is believed to be stolen; identification had been removed but the plates attached belonged to a car registered to an Ashburton person.

The trailer is a commercially built tandem axle galvanised

steel unit, with a wooden deck.

If it’s yours, contact Sergeant Kevin McErlain at Timaru police, or the Ashburton police station.

Medieval, archaic and unjust law repealed The Government has repealed a law that Justice Minister Andrew Little has described as “medieval, archaic and unjust”.

On Tuesday Parliament unanimously passed the Crimes Amendment Bill, which repealed the “year and a day” rule as well as axed laws prohibiting blasphemy and imposed harsher sentences for would-be livestock thieves.

The year and a day rule prevented people from being prosecuted for causing the death of a person who dies after a year and a day.

Little said removing this “archaic and unjust” rule would ensure it no longer prevents those who break the law from being held to account.

He said it makes no sense to stop a prosecution because of an arbitrary date chosen in “medieval times”.

The rule was a potential bar to prosecution in the CTV building collapse following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.

“While the change is not retrospective, it means that those who break the law in future will not be able to rely on this rule to escape prosecution,” Little said.

The Crimes Amendment Bill

also repealed a law which prohibits the publication of material that insults Christianity.

Little said the offence of blasphemous libel has not been prosecuted in New Zealand since 1922 and raises potential Bill of Rights Act concerns.

“This obsolete provision has no place in a modern society which protects freedom of expression,” Little said.

“The continued existence of this offence on the statute books was out of place with New Zealand’s position as a bastion of human rights, including recognising freedom of expression and religious tolerance for all faiths.”

The Crimes Amendment Bill also repealed immunity from prosecution for people who assist their spouse or civil union partner by obstructing justice.

It also introduced new rules to crack down on livestock rustling.

From now on, the theft of livestock, or other animals, carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment and any unlawful entry to land used for agriculture purpose, where someone intends on stealing livestock, could result in up to 10 years’ jail time.

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1921 by famous bike builder L S Hopkins, originally with wooden wheel rims.

“But the frame and the forks are

definitely still the original parts,” Beale said.

Beale, who is reluctant to share exactly how many historic and

newer bicycles he has in his shed, says he is bracing for some funny looks from the rest of field.

“When I raced that old Raleigh bike in 2015 a lot of other riders on expensive new bikes were not happy being passed by an old ladies shopping bike,” laughs the 48-year-old, who says he still managed to reach 90km/h on the steepest downhill parts on his vintage bike to win that category in three and a half hours in 2015, “and I hope this year I can do a similar time”.

In the Masters 45-54 category, Beale will also be one of the main contenders for the Enviromation Cup which is calculated on both finishing time and age of the rider.

■ HEALTH

Anti-vaxxers concern DHBs District health boards have anti-vaxxers in their sights, saying diseases almost eradicated in New Zealand are being seen again.

Labour MP Louisa Wall asked DHB members appearing before the health select committee at Parliament yesterday about an increase in the number of parents declining to have their children immunised against the usual range of diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

“What are we going to do about these active anti-vaxxers who seem to be starting to appear in different communities?” Wall, who was chairing the committee, asked the leadership team of Bay of Plenty DHB. Chief executive Helen Mason said while the DHB had achieved five of the six health targets set by the previous government, “immunisation hasn’t moved and has actually deteriorated. It really, really worries us.”

The DHB had tried a number of things to try to improve the figure including reconfiguring its immunisation service and adopting methods used by successful DHBs but it was at the point where it needed to do something completely different, she said.

Board chairwoman Sally Webb raised the issue of anti-vaxxers.

“I think that’s something we need to look at nationally, how we’re going to combat the negative effects of that.”

Waikato DHB interim chief executive Derek Wright said it needed to be pushed as a public health message.

“We’re seeing things like mea-

sles, we’re seeing a whole lot of things that we’d almost eradicated,” he told the committee.

“We’ve got a group of people who just refuse to have their kids vaccinated for philosophical reasons.”

He said there was no particular ‘type’ of parent who chose not to immunise.

“It’s across the various different areas. It’s people who are extremely well-educated. It’s people who are probably struggling at times as well.

“The anti-vax people have done a really good job of raising concerns. I think it needs a national message, we actually need to be pushing it. There is some good science out there, we need to be using it,” he said.

Wall told media later she would be seeking more information on the issue and would take it up with her health select committee colleagues.

The Ministry of Health has set a 95 per cent coverage target for all DHBs to achieve community immunity.

In the three months to December 2018 only one DHB, Auckland, achieved that target.

The average of all 20 DHBs was 91.4 per cent.

The combined percentage of opt-outs from the National Immunisation Register (NIR) and declines of one or more vaccinations at age 8 months increased every year from 3.9 per cent in December 2015 to 5.3 per cent for the year to December 2018.

Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said that since the start of 2017, infant immunisation rates had decreased, with the most recent figures at 91 per cent

overall and 86 per cent for Maori.

“The decrease in infant immunisation is due to both an increase in vaccine declines/NIR opt-offs and in more children not being immunised on time for other reasons,” McElnay said.

The ministry had been working closely with DHBs and primary health organisations to identify the causes of the decreases and address them.

“Vaccine hesitancy is one factor that affects immunisation rates. There are other factors that also need to be addressed, such as families’ engagement with and access to available health services,” she said.

A new study of more than half a million children found no link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and autism.

The Danish study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal, looked at all children born in the country between 1999 and 2010. The children were followed through to the end of August 2013.

It found the MMR vaccine did not increase the risk of autism, even in children with other autism risk factors or in children whose siblings had autism.

DHBs with the highest immunisation opt-outs and declines at age 8 months as at December 2018 West Coast: 16.3 per cent Northland: 12.7 per cent Lakes: 9.9 per cent Bay of Plenty: 9.6 per cent Nelson/Marlborough: 8.9 per cent Whanganui: 8.7 per cent Tairawhiti: 8.2 per cent – NZME

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■ LONDON

Irish police join bomb probe Ireland’s police service says it is helping its British colleagues investigate who mailed three small bombs to two of London’s airports and a major rail station.

No one was injured by the devices, one of which caused a small fire in an office building at Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest air hub.

The packages were posted from the Republic of Ireland, according to a senior European government source, and Ireland’s police service confirmed it was helping British police to investigate.

“The Met Police Counter Terrorism Command is treating the incidents as a linked series and is keeping an open mind regarding motives,” London’s police force said on Tuesday, declining to comment immediately on a possible Irish link.

London police received the first report of a suspicious device, at Heathrow, at 9.55am

Left – Britain’s counter-terrorism police are investigating after three suspicious packages were found in London. Police said all three postal bags contained yellow bags thought by specialist police to be small improvised explosive devices.

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after staff opened a package which caught fire.

Later, a similar package was identified in the post room of London’s busiest rail station, Waterloo, and a third was found in an office at London City airport in east London.

Flights were unaffected, though a light rail line linking London City with central Lon-

don was temporarily suspended.

Conflict over the British-ruled province of Northern Ireland claimed thousands of lives from the late 1960s until the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998, mostly in Northern Ireland but also in mainland Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

Small groups opposed to the Good Friday Agreement have remained active since.

The United Kingdom is on its second-highest level of terrorism alert, with security services seeing an attack by international terrorists as “highly likely”.

In 2017, five attacks in London and Manchester killed a total of 36 people.

However, the risk of Northern Ireland-related terrorism in mainland Britain was graded as “moderate”, meaning an attack was viewed as possible but not likely.

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Nashville the musical Looks like there’s going to be a taste of Nashville in New York City. Lionsgate announced a musical adaptation of the ABC/CMT country music series Nashville is being made for the Broadway stage. Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Scott Delman has acquired the live theatrical rights to the TV show that ran for six seasons first on ABC and later on CMT. Delman will join forces with Lionsgate to develop the musical with an all-new score.

“Nashville, with its complex, relatable characters and sweeping emotional gestures, has all of the narrative elements that I look for in great theatrical source material,” said Delman.

North Korea restores part of missile site North Korea has restored part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US President Donald Trump last year.

South Korea’s Yonhap quoted lawmakers briefed by the country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) as saying that the work was taking place at the Tongchang-ri launch site and involved replacing a roof and a door at the facility.

Satellite images seen by 38 North, a Washington-based North Korea project, showed that structures on the launch pad had been rebuilt sometime between February 16 and March 2, Jenny Town, managing editor at the project and an analyst at the Stimson Centre think tank, told media.

The news comes days after a second summit on denuclearisation between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jongun broke down over differenc-

es on how far North Korea was willing to limit its nuclear program and the degree of US willingness to ease sanctions.

Trump told a news conference after an unprecedented first summit with Kim on June 12 in Singapore that the North Korean leader had promised that a major missile engine testing site would be destroyed very soon.

Trump did not identify the site, but a US official subsequently told Reuters it was the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located at Tongchang-ri.

A US government source said the NIS was considered reliable on such issues, but added that the work described did not seem particularly alarming, and certainly not on a scale of resuming missile tests that have been suspended since 2017.

Kim Jong-un also pledged at a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Sep-

tember to close Sohae and allow international experts to observe the dismantling of the missile engine-testing site and a launch pad.

Signs that North Korea had begun acting on its pledge to Trump were detected in July, when a Washington think tank said satellite images indicated work had begun at Sohae to dismantle a building used to assemble space-launch vehicles and a nearby rocket engine test stand used to develop liquid-fuel engines for ballistic missiles and space-launch vehicles.

However, subsequent images indicated North Korea had halted work to dismantle the missile engine test site in the first part of August.

The breakdown of the summit in Hanoi last week has raised questions about the future of US-North Korea dialogue.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he was hopeful he would send a

delegation to North Korea in the coming weeks but that he had had “no commitment yet.”

State Department spokesman Robert Palladino told a news briefing that the US remains “in regular contact” with North Korea.

Yonhap quoted lawmakers briefed by intelligence officials as saying that the five-megawatt reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear site at Yongbyon, which produces weapons-grade plutonium used to build bombs, had not been operational since late last year, concurring with a report from the UN atomic watchdog.

Yonhap quoted the sources as saying there had been no sign of reprocessing of plutonium from the reactor and that tunnels at North Korea’s main nuclear test site in Punggye-ri had remained shut down and unattended since their widely publicised destruction in May. – AAP

Israeli spacecraft snaps ultimate selfie An Israeli spacecraft has taken the ultimate selfie on its roundabout journey to the moon.

Organisers for the privately-funded mission released the photo on Tuesday, oneand-a-half weeks after its launch.

It shows the spacecraft Beresheet, Hebrew for Genesis, orbiting some 23,300 miles away, with the entire Earth as the stunning Apollo-style backdrop.

Australia easily stands out.

A plaque reads Small

Country, Big Dreams and The People Of Israel Live.

The spacecraft is aiming for a moon landing on April 11.

It rocketed from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 21 and has been circling Earth in ever bigger loops.

Despite some early problems, Beresheet should be close enough to enter lunar orbit in early April.

A touchdown would make Israel the fourth country to pull off a moon landing.

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South Park creator to divorce Trey Parker, one half of the brains behind South Park, just filed for divorce from his wife. Parker filed the documents this week in Los Angeles against wife, Boogie Parker. They married in 2014, and it’s currently unclear what led to the split, but Trey and Boogie are regularly seen on each other’s social media accounts. Parker created South Park with Matt Stone in 1997. He also broke into Broadway with Book of Mormon, which won nine Tony awards. This is Parker’s second marriage, as he previously wed Emma Sugiyama in 2006. They divorced two years later.

Hello Kitty gets a movie Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Warner Bros.’

New Line Cinema announced that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese corporation Sanrio.

The 45-year-old iconic feline has never been turned into a movie despite its merchandising ubiquity. New Line said it will quickly begin work on a script to put a film into production. Sanrio also granted film rights to other characters including Gudetama, My Melody and Little Twin Stars. Warner Bros. has had success with toy adaptations before, including The Lego Movie. That film’s sequel, however, has underperformed at the box office since opening last month.

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Addicted to reality television H

i, my name is Matthew and I’m addicted to Married at First Sight.

Not just MAFS, as it’s affectionately known though; First Dates, Bride and Prejudice, Love Island, you name it, I’ll be watching it.

Reality television is my escape from normality, I’m not proud of having to admit to it, but at the end of the day being able to sit in front of the screen for an hour a night and watch some mindless television is quite an appealing prospect.

But what is most incredible to me though is that, although I know it’s mindless television, and that those on the screen in front of me are likely to be paid actors,

I’m still drawn in to the charade of it all.

The drama is unashamedly entertaining, the twists and turns of the plot are intriguing and the drawn-out nature of the entire show makes for months of entertainment.

I know, it’s troubling.

And I also know I’d better be prepared to cop a bit of flak

for such a public admission of watching something that the vocal minority deem to be ridiculous.

But hey, loud and proud right?

And, what keeps me sane is that I know I’m not alone in my plight.

I know there are men across the Ashburton District like me, I see them tagging their partners or friends in social media posts about the show, pretending they don’t know what’s going on while all the while being fully aware of the situation.

There are thousands of others across New Zealand just like me.

They hang on every spoken word, dissect every raised eyebrow and cunning smirk and

American Bible translator Chester Bitterman, whom they accused of being a CIA agent.

In 1988, Cyclone Bola, one of the most damaging storms to hit New Zealand, struck Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne–East Cape.

In 1994, the US Navy issued its first permanent orders assigning women to regular duty on a combat ship.

Ten years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Turkish leaders in Ankara, where she announced that President Barack Obama was planning to make his own visit, which took place in April 2009.

Five years ago: Russia was swept up in patriotic fervour

in anticipation of bringing Crimea back into its territory, with tens of thousands of people thronging Red Square in Moscow chanting, Crimea is Russia!

One year ago: The White House said Mexico, Canada and other countries could be spared from President Donald Trump’s planned steel and aluminium tariffs under national security carve-outs.

Today’s birthdays: TV personality Willard Scott is 85. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Janet Guthrie is 81. Actor Daniel J Travanti is 79. Rock musician Chris White is 76. Rock singer Peter Wolf

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then discuss it with like-minded people.

I can listen in at our office, on any given morning, to multiple discussions about MAFS and what’s happened the night before.

It amazes me that some of the people, who I wouldn’t associate as those who would get lured into the trap of a show like that, are entranced by it and have their theories, hopes and predictions of what might happen.

The general public will boohoo such behaviour.

And they’ll be pretty vocal about it too.

But there’s no denying the fact that reality television plays a

big role in the lives of so many people.

And there’s no shortage of it now.

Take a look across the schedule for any given night across all the channels available and you’ll likely find a reality television show on most nights.

It might be cooking, building, having pimples popped, singing and/or dancing, losing weight or finding love, there’s just no real shortage of it.

And they must be successful, because why else would they keep producing them if they weren’t?

All of a sudden, I don’t feel so bad about my secret obsession.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 7, the 66th day of 2019. There are 299 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 7, 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact.

On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain.

In 1842, Maketū Wharetōtara, the 17-year-old son of the Ngāpuhi chief Ruhe of Waimate, was the first person to be officially executed in New Zealand. He had killed five people in the Bay of Islands in 1841.

In 1850, in a three-hour speech to the US Senate, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means of preserving the Union.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft ordered 20,000 troops to patrol the US-Mexico border in response to the Mexican Revolution.

In 1912, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrived in Hobart, Australia, where he dispatched telegrams announcing his success in leading the first expedition to the South Pole the previous December.

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

In 1941, New Zealand troops arrived in Greece.

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 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.

In 1981, anti-government guerrillas in Colombia executed kidnapped

is 73. Rock musician Matthew Fisher is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Ernie Isley is 67.

Rock musician Kenny Aronoff is 66. Actor Bryan Cranston is 63. Actress Donna Murphy is 60. Actor Nick Searcy is 60.

International Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 59. Actress Mary Beth Evans is 58. Singeractress Taylor Dayne is 57. Actor Bill Brochtrup is 56. Author E L James is 56. Author Bret Easton Ellis is 55. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 55. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 55. Actor Jonathan Del Arco is 53. Rock musician Randy Guss is 52. Actress Rachel Weisz is 49. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 48. Actor Jay Duplass is

46. Classical singer Sebastien Izambard is 46. Rock singer Hugo Ferreira is 45. Actress Jenna Fischer is 45. Actor Tobias Menzies is 45. Actress Sarayu Rao is 44. Actress Audrey Marie Anderson is 44. Actor TJ Thyne is 44. Bluegrass singer-musician Frank Solivan is 42. Actress Laura Prepon is 39. Actress Bel Powley is 27. Actress Giselle Eisenberg is 12.

Thought for today: “History and experience tells us that moral progress cannot come in comfortable and in complacent times, but out of trial and out of confusion.” – Gerald R Ford, 38th President of the United States (1913-2006).

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Beauty, not beastly A

colleague of mine, anchoring a breakfast programme in the North Island, has entered the lions den with the associated predictable backlash following his endorsement of a Miss Taranaki pageant.

His support extended to having the winner appear on his programme and talk about the benefits she found being a part of the contest (yes, it is a contest), and how it boosted her self-esteem, public-speaking skills and confidence.

Because, as we all know for years now, if these competitions are held at all, it definitely can’t be made to be about . . . err, ahhh, ermmmm – actual beauty.

For years now, as part of our social engineering from sectors attempting to reinvent the wheel and impose their self-righteous will on everyone else, we have known that the crime of the century is to actually have been born with the right genes to blossom into an attractive woman.

It’s a lottery sure, and so is Lotto.

A scant few win mega bucks and the rest of us miss out.

I have no problem with that.

It’s the way of the world and good on the lucky ones.

It’s a bit like that with the lottery of genetics. Miss Tarnakai, Miss Venezuala, Miss Universe,

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Miss Dominican Republic all struck Lotto in the looks department.

So, they are taking the opportunity that goes with that and taking it to the next level in a pageant.

It is their business, not yours, not mine. Butt out.

As long as they are participating of their own free will, and as long as there is no corruption, who cares?

I say all this as someone who definitely didn’t win the looks lottery.

A weedy youth, now a portly, stooped male with poor posture and features suited to a freak show.

That’s just the way life works.

Woe is me. I just roll with it.

You get your kicks in other ways.

It’s just not with chicks at the pub in 1977. When they ask at the shop if I’d like a bag, I reply “only to put over my head”.

Males have body-building competitions where their phys-

ical attributes are objectified through their choice.

Why can’t Miss Anytown-Anywhere participate likewise if they wish?

Okay, there are some events where there perhaps is an unseemly undertow.

Just like there are some businesspeople, car salespeople, politicians and even clergy who are falling short in the standards department.

My point is there is unsavoury stuff in every walk of life, but there are also good people doing good things. You assess it all and make your decision.

Your decision.

So, if these girls, young women, wish to go down this track, my attitude is – good on them.

And for Christ’s sake stop trying to dress them up figuratively as rocket scientists and neurosurgeons-in-waiting to legitimise the event.

Some may well turn out to excel in those very professions one day, but for now, what about just celebrating a given gift, their natural beauty.

And leave them alone.

And that leads me to another of life’s great ironies.

Boxing.

If you want to get excited and indignant about something, how about that?

How is it in 2019, enlightened

2019, we still have this hideous thuggery masquerading as sport?

A ‘sport’ where the principal aim is to deliver a knock-out blow to the delicate instrument that is a human being’s brain.

Beauty pageants are bad, boxing is good.

Go figure.

I gave up trying to work it all out a long time ago.

Mind you, and this is the crux of it, if I apply the same rules to boxing as I do to beauty contests then I guess let them go for it.

Live and let live.

But you, the networks, the media, the viewers, the ticket purchasers know you’re just encouraging them, right?

And then there’s Fight For Life.

A big fat load of hypocrisy if ever I saw it.

Help people in need by smacking some other dude about the head.

And I have family connections to boxing so it hits close to home. Excuse the pun.

I’ll just add it to the long list of things I’ll never work out.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Interim CEO becomes permanent

By Tim Cronshaw

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Fonterra’s acting chief executive Miles Hurrell has done enough over six months to impress the co-operative’s board that he deserves the permanent job on a $1.9 million base salary, plus bonus payments.

Chairman John Monaghan announced that the co-op had appointed Hurrell with immediate effect.

Hurrell had been the co-operative’s interim chief executive since August last year.

Monaghan said the board has been impressed by his leadership and commercial skills as it continued to breathe fresh air into the co-operative.

He said Hurrell had demonstrated the wisdom, skills, experience and “frankly, the backbone’’ needed to lead.

“Miles has been performing well under difficult circumstances. Our performance is not something that will be fixed overnight.

It will require the courage to make difficult decisions, be up-front with farmer-owners, unit holders and other stakeholders, and instil a culture of accountability and performance right across the organisation.”

Monaghan said the permanent appointment would bring much-needed stability to the co-op and its people during a critical period of change.

He said Hurrell was “uniquely qualified” for the role after his his work with the board on progressing the review to re-evaluate investments, major assets and partnerships.

He had worked closely with the more recently announced full review of the co-operative’s strategy.

Hurrell said he was grateful for the board’s support and, with his senior leadership team, was looking forward to the challenge of re-setting the business so that it delivered on its commitments.

“My six months as interim CEO have reinforced my view that, despite the challenges with our current performance, the fundamentals of this business are strong.

To realise our potential we need to get the basics right and that means a full review of our strategy and ultimately, a fundamental change in direction.’’

Hurrell first joined Fonterra in 2000. His 19 years’ experience in the dairy industry has spanned four continents, including roles in Europe, the United States, Middle East, Africa and Russia.

Before taking up the role of interim chief executive, Hurrell was the co-operative’s chief operating officer of Farm Source – the unit responsible for working directly with the co-op’s farmer-owners.

Fonterra revealed Hurrell will be paid a base salary of $1.95 million, with additional short and long-term incentive payments based on the achievement of targets agreed with the board.

His total remuneration package will be reported in the co-operative’s annual financial statements in September.

Former chief executive Theo Spierings was reported to have earned a total of $8.32 million in 2017, including a $2.46m base salary and performance payments over 2016 and 2017 totalling $5.68m, as well as superannuation benefits of about $170,000.

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Confidence-boosting lift for dairy Yet another lift in the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction will bolster dairy farmers’ confidence that Fonterra’s new payout rise is on safe ground.

Commodity prices increased overall by 3.3 per cent for the seventh consecutive rise since December 4.

A 6 per cent hike in the key ingredient of whole milk powder for $4685 a tonne or $US3186/t from two weeks previously would have turned heads among the dairy

community. Farmers are more at ease since Fonterra increased its milk price forecast by 30 cents a kilogram of milksolids on February 28 to $6.30-$6.60/kg.

ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny said the dairy auction result was consistent with bank forecasts a few weeks ago that a new dairy price cycle was emerging with at least initially higher prices.

“However, it is still early days.

Dairy prices are just now getting

back near to their recent historical averages in United States dollar terms.

“In other words, we need to see further price increases before we can confirm that the new cycle has actually kicked in.’’

Penny said the signs were still promising with milk production growth peaking while global demand remained strong.

He said the bank’s milk price forecast of $6.25/kg was now under review as there was “upside’’ to

it and its 2019/20 milk price forecast remained at a bullish $7/kg.

Most commodity prices gained new ground at the March 5 auction with the exception of rennet casein, down marginally at 0.1 per cent to $US5649/t.

The overall average price would have been up more except for the slide of skim milk powder, down 4.3 per cent to $US2462.

Otherwise good gains were made for dairy commodities. Anhydrous milkfat (AMF) increased

3.9 per cent to average $US5837/t, butter was up 3.7 per cent at $US4657/t and butter milk powder had the largest gain of 11 per cent at $US3480/t.

Cheddar rose 6 per cent for $US3888 and lactose nudged ahead by 0.6 per cent to average $US1009/t.

At the auction 176 bidders bought 23,930t compared with 25,324t of product sold at the last event. The next GDT event is on March 19.

Welcome wet may be coming

BY JAMIE MORTON A rainy end to the month will bring some welcome wet to many regions still parched from New Zealand’s third warmest summer on record, forecasters say.

Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said weather across the North Island and the upper South Island could turn “busier” over the last two weeks of March and into April.

“At this point, that’s what we are watching out for,” he told the Herald.

“The Tasman Sea is looking like it will become much more active around then, with a lot of excess heat and energy waiting to be released.”

Noll said ocean heat that had built up over summer could well invigorate a series of low pressure systems expected at the back end of the month and in early April.

“We do have a lot of warm, moist air still

about and it wouldn’t be unexpected if one of these fronts due in a couple of weeks produced a lot of rain.”

There was a good prospect of rain for the Nelson-Tasman region, which had just endured one of its driest seasons on the books, with a 40-day dry spell and a paltry 64mm of rain recorded across the whole of summer.

The latest drought index showed that region, along with the tip of the North Island, were in “severe drought”.

A moist northerly flow was forecast to strengthen over New Zealand ahead of a front forecast to move northwards across the South Island today and across the North Island tomorrow.

Tomorrow, there was also low confidence that a wind warning will be issued for Southland, western Otago and the Canterbury high country south of about Mt Cook.

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$20,000 Paywave fees shock An iconic Wellington ice cream brand has stopped offering Paywave after being hit with $20,000 in fees in just over a year.

Kaffee Eis put up notices at its cafes and ice cream parlours informing customers Paywave would no longer be available for those wanting the convenience of paying with a single tap of their card.

Managing director Karl Tiefenbacher said they realised recently the merchant fees they were paying were “getting a lot more than what we were used to”.

They began offering paywave 16 months ago, and in that time the Paywave fees had exceeded $20,000 he said.

They had expected fees up to $5000 across their stores.

“It means that the costs we are paying just way outweigh the benefits of having Paywave,” Tiefenbacher said.

They decided “the second that we saw the numbers” they would get rid of the service.

He said customers had seen their signs and were aware the costs to the merchant were “ridiculous”, so feedback had been “really positive”.

Retailers rethink their use of Paywave technology.

“A lot of people realise that merchants are having to hold the cost of Paywave and that it’s significant.”

The only disadvantaged customers would be those who used Apple Pay and did not carry any cash or cards with them, but he believed they were a small per-

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contactless cards or things like ApplePay to make their purchases,” he said.

“New Zealand retailers typically don’t pay for standard Eftpos transactions, while they do pay a fee every time a customer uses a credit card or a contactless debit card.

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Retail NZ’s general manager of public affairs Greg Hartford said credit cards and Eftpos were essential tools for any retail business these days.

“Customers want to be able to pay using their cards, and increasingly want to be able to use

“Many retailers have chosen not to accept contactless payments because there is a cost for them in doing so, while there is no cost if that debit card is inserted into a machine and treated like an Eftpos transaction.”

Many businesses pay a single rate for all credit and contactless debit transactions, meaning they are charged the same whether the customer was using a credit card or not.

“Unbundled pricing, where the merchant pays ‘interchange’ plus a ‘bank acquiring fee’ is becoming more common, and typically means that merchants pay less for accepting contactless debit,” he said.

This did not include credit.

“Retail NZ does an annual payments survey, which has previously shown that New Zealand merchants pay substantially more for credit and contactless debit transactions than merchants in Australia and the UK. “Visa and Mastercard made some reductions to maximum interchange rates in April last year.”

Retail NZ is currently doing research to figure out the impact of this on the market.

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It will soon cost New Zealanders 10 cents more to send a letter.

New Zealand Post announced today that it would be increasing the cost of sending a letter to $1.30 from July 1, 2019.

NZ Post has faced pressure in recent years, with continued decreases in the number of letters sent annually.

“New Zealand currently has one of the highest rates of decline in the world, as people choose to communicate more online,” said NZ Post general manager Matt Geor.

“Only around one per cent of mail sent in New Zealand is made up of personal letters, the rest is business mail.”

Geor said the price increase was necessary to help cover the cost of delivering letters and to ensure NZ Post can sustain the current level of postal service.

“We continue to work hard to keep the cost of posting mail as low as possible, by significantly reducing our network costs and making big changes to how we operate,” said Geor.

“However, with an annual de-

cline of approximately 60 million mail items through our network, we also need to increase the price of postage.”

Geor acknowledged the price increase would have an impact on existing customers.

“We want to reassure them we are working very hard to ensure our mail business is fit for the future, and that the changes will not affect our delivery service.”

NZ Post made a $7 million profit in the six months to December 31 up from $6 million in the same prior period.

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RB changes ‘will cost up to $2b a year’ The Reserve Bank’s proposals to double minimum bank equity levels will cost New Zealand’s economy $1.5-to-$2 billion a year without making banks much safer, according to former long-serving central bank official Ian Harrison.

Worse, he says the bank’s decision to base its policy on ensuring that bank collapses occur only once in every 200 years happened at the last minute when it realised that its initial target of limiting bank collapses to once in every 100 years would have meant New Zealand banks already had sufficient capital to meet that test.

This doubling of the time frame happened “on a whim without any consideration of the costs and benefits of the choice,” Harrison said.

Harrison, who left the central bank in 2012 and is now a consultant, has also worked for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements, which is the central banker for central banks.

He is accusing the Reserve Bank

of cooking the books to reach a pre-determined outcome.

He cites one of the background papers, a memo by Reserve Bank official Susan Guthrie dated October 30, 2018 titled “Risk appetite framework used to set capital requirements” which appears to show the Reserve Bank changed its mind about the target number of years.

That memo notes that “the decision about how much capital to require of banks is made under conditions of uncertainty”.

It concludes that “we believe a reasonable interpretation of ‘soundness’ in the context of capital setting is to cap the probability of a crisis at 1 per cent (or 0.5 per cent if we wish to mirror approaches taken in insurance solvency modelling)”.

In other words, the one in every 100 years was regarded as the target as late as October 30 last year.

Harrison says the Reserve Bank manipulated its models to produce the “right” answer. “Initial-

ly, a 1:100 target was proposed but when this couldn’t generate a capital increase, the target was switched to 1:200 at the last minute,” he says.

The Reserve Bank has said New Zealand banks on average currently hold tier 1 capital of about 12 per cent of risk-weighted assets, higher than the 8.5 per cent regulatory minimum. It is proposing to raise that minimum to 16 per cent, a decision based on the one in 200year target, with a five-year phasein period.

The central bank says the proposals will raise lending margins by 20-40 basis points, although in its technical document it has used 40 basis points, and deputy governor Geoff Bascand last week said that this will amount to “little more than noise.”

But Harrison, whose role at the central bank involved developing an analytical approach to assessing risks, says that cost on a $400,000 mortgage would be $1000 a year more in interest.

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Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz Ashburton Bowling Club Another busy week for our Bowlers.

In the Friday Triples the team of John Smart, Jo Ryk and Alistair Mackenzie gained a fourth.

Then on Saturday March 2 in the Champion of Champion Triples the senior men’s team of Murray Anderson, John Kewish and Doug Kinvig winning their first game 22-14, but losing their semi-finals to Methven 15-23.

The senior ladies of Diane Gutberlet, Ollie Collins and Judy Ryk losing to Allenton. In the Junior Triples the team of Brentton Donaldson, Aaron Allred and Ray Suttie winning their first game 23-4 and then the final against MSA 23-4.

Then on Sunday in the Gala Cup Murray Anderson, Min Hill, John Kewish and Doug Kinvig losing in the semi-finals in a tight game. In the Challenge Cup Gavin Eder, Winston Lee, Brentton Donaldson and Merv Campbell coming runners-up after two good games.

And the ladies Wendy Suttie, Dianna King, Judy Ryk and Leonie Spargo won the plate in the Premier. Margaret Eder, Heather Goodall, and Alison Gibbs winning their first game but losing their next in the Prestige.

A couple of weeks ago in the Over 80s played at the Allenton Bowling Club on Wednesday February 13.

Ashburton players to find their way into the winning circle were 1st: G Crack, D Prendergast, 2nd: A Mackenzie, R Diamond, 3rd: H Kemp, M Jones. Well done to those players.

In the Saturday roll overs Anne Gibson, Heather Gray and Merv Campbell 1st with 2 wins and 10 ends, 2nd was Don Ross, Annette Blain and Charlie Rooke 2 wins and 8 ends.

Monday morning saw some of the members back at the club to clean the seats and finish cutting the laurel fence which Roger had started a couple of days before, thanks to them all.

Congratulations to the following ladies in gaining representative selection Heather Goodall and Leonie Spargo.

Also on Thursday afternoon we held our in-house Glassey Pairs which was well supported by our members First was Murray Anderson and Dianna King with 3 wins 23 ends. 2nd was Jim and Laraine Mills 3 wins 19 ends.

Third was John Kewish and Heather Goodall 3 wins 18 ends. In a Jnr pairs championship final Brentton Donaldson andAaron Allred beat Merv Campbell and Peter Quinn.

Ashburton Citizens’ Association Members met last week for the first time since taking a break over the Christmas holiday period. Some of the smaller issues raised last year were followed up, including: Concern had been expressed that the EA Networks Centre did not provide a wheelchair for public use but a member was able to report that this had now been rectified and a wheelchair is now available. Thank you to management for recognising this need.

Likewise a member had enquired as to whether the Menzshed invited women members; despite the name, women are welcome to join. Perhaps this might be something the organisation could make more widely known Members were unanimous in congratulating the organisers of the Multi-Cultural Bite event. This event goes from strength to strength each year and it is wonderful to see the many nationalities who make up the changing face of Ashburton participating in the life of our community.

It has been noted that some of the other Citizens’ groups in the district have wound up and an invitation will be extended to members of those groups who may be interested in coming to our meetings.

The Mayor, Donna Favel joined the meeting and was able to update members on some matters of interest, in particular, the recent decisions made by council relating to the Uniform Annual General Charge component of the rates.

This led to much discussion between members and the mayor and councillor present, Selwyn Price.

Remember if you are interested in having your say on any matters which may be affecting the town, please join us at 7pm on the third Thursday of each month in the MSA meeting room nearest to Burnett Street. Also check out our Facebook page.

Please also note that local body elections will take place in October this year and consider if you would like to serve your community in this way.

Ashburton Golf Club Well, we have all taken a well-deserved breath, after the Harvey Norman Classic weekend, and what a weekend it was.

Young guns Tom Blacklow and James MacFarlane held their nerve, with two stunning rounds to just pip Cheryl Yates

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Cheryl and Tuffy did win the mixed pairs section though. Sharon Bradford partnered Rhonda Gallagher to the ladies title and Charlie Alexander carried Brian Nuttall over the line to secure the mens.

The weather, mostly, behaved itself, but there was much biting of nails and gnashing of teeth at the start of the week looking at the forecast.

All fears proved to be naught as yet again Ben, Tim and Dave provided us with an absolutely magnificent course, and over 200 golfers had a wonderful experience. Can’t wait for next year to do it all again, Well done to everyone involved.

On the tournament theme, there are many great tournaments around the district, and I would urge all Brandon members to get out there and try them out. A few of us are heading down to Fairlie next weekend to play in their “500”. 72 holes of stroke over two days, a great test of mental and physical fortitude, especially after a big Saturday night.

Then at the end of the month on the 30th and 31st Tinwald will be holding their “3500”, always a great tournament, well organised and brilliantly run by enthusiastic and lovely people. Give them a shout and get your name down to support our fellow golf clubs.

As of writing this, 6 Brandon legends will be heading down to Levels on Wednesday to play for the Bristol Cup. Players from all the Aorangi clubs play pairs alternate shot in the morning then individual stroke in the afternoon, with all scores counting to your final total.

Now looking at the team expertly selected by Bruce, I would be very surprised, if you could not put your paper down now on Thursday morning, run out to the golf club and see the cup sitting pride of place in the cabinet. In fact I am that confident, I would stake Bruce’s reputation on it. The team may have one slight weak link, but come on I must be due sometime soon.

Well done to Jeff Williamson with an awesome net 62 last Saturday in club champs qualifying and Jeff Hewitt with a magnificent gross 68, good markers laid down early.

After course maintenance week we have a fun teams ambrose this Saturday, normal start times, come on down join in the fun, and stare in awe at the Bristol Cup. Yeah right!! Good golfing

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club The five Ashburton players taking part in the South Island Triples in Dunedin earlier in the month had some success being among the 18 teams taking part.

The team Richard Browne was in came 3rd in the championship. Karen and Neville Bensdorp (Ashburton) and Phyll Esplin (Dunedin) were third in the championship consolation.

Jan Guilford and Marion Harrison (Ashburton) and Mavis Thompson (Timaru) finished third in the Bowl.

Richard Browne won the Pointing competition and Marion Harrison was the top placed woman.

Last week three Ashburton women took part in the New Zealand Women’s Triples in Dunedin.

Jan Guilford, Marion Harrison, and Timaru partner Mavis Thompson were

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runners-up in the Championship.

Karen Bensdorp and her partners finished third in the plate.

Over the weekend five of our players took part in the National Triples in Dunedin playing in 4 different teams.

Twenty-four teams took part in this with many teams from the North Island and several who had represented New Zealand.

Karen Bensdorp (Ashburton), Nadine Simpson (Dunedin) and Diana Glamuzina (N/cote) were the only women’s team to finish in the top 8, and at the end of the competition they finished third in the Championship consolation.

Richard Browne (Ashburton), Brian Westerbeek (Christchurch) and Bob Bridge (Hib) came first in the Plate.

Neville Bensdorp (Ashburton), Kathleen Wallace (Alexandra) and Cathryn Lyall (Dunedin) finished third in this section.

Jan Guilford and Marion Harrison (Ashburton) and Mavis Thompson (Timaru) also played off in this middle section.

The National Women’s Pointing Competition was won by Marion Harrison (Ashburton).

The National Men’s Pointing Competition was won by Richard Browne (Ashburton).

It was felt that Ashburton had done extremely well being a small club competing against such high calibre players.

This weekend we are hosting the Ashburton Doubles with 18 teams taking part including teams from Alexandra and various Christchurch Clubs.

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President Bruce Ferriman welcomed 20 members to our February meeting in his new workshop and how he had set it out in a small area. Next visit to Chris Thompson’s workshop, an area we all wish for as well as the selection of tools we dream about. Most impressed with the quality of a cabinet under progress.

Chris impressed us even more when he showed us a large bowl made by Lionel Jeffcoe. The club were fascinated by the world class workmanship of this bowl, wondering how he put it together.

Unfortunately we’ll never learn those skills from him as he has passed away.

Dave Ford was the next workshop we visited, small but compact. How you can fit so much equipment into such a small area and still be able to move. His garage had many items he had made over time including six chairs and a magnificent table and a three-legged table. His garden impressed many of us, so tidy and neat.

Show & Tell: John Millichamp: elm burr and kauri bowl.

Frank Luxton: natural edged ash bowl.

Wim Melchers walnut rustic bowl.

Merv Peck: two segmented bowls, well done.

Norman Kershaw: cherry hat, ash mahogany bowl.

Roger Scammell: ash bowl and several sets of coasters made from different wood.

Kevin Challis: bowl, vases, spalted sycamore bowl.

Dave Busby: elm bowl, serviette holder.

Adriaan Slooten: a cleverly disguised bowl from South Africa, zebra wood and blood wood, when it was actually ash wood, but painted in such a manner to confuse others.

Thanks to Bruce, Chris, Dave, who spent some time tidying to exhibit their workshops for us to peruse.

President Colleen Hands welcomed members for the first time in 2019 on Thursday February 28. She hoped everyone had a good Christmas.

A minute’s silence was held for a deceased member. Apologies were received.

With Hope McIntosh playing piano the RSA song was sung followed by happy birthday to those with a recent birthday.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have lost a loved one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery.

Bus trip on Monday February 4, travelled south leaving at 9.30am. First stop Temuka Pottery for morning tea then onto Timaru Town and Country Club for lunch – really nice meals.

The Farm Shop at Geraldine had lovely fruit available to buy.

Last stop at Peel Forest to visit Clearwater Dairy farm, makers of yoghurt.

Bus arrived back just after 4pm. A really enjoyable day. Housie was played with Colleen as usual doing the calling.

It was great fun with several lucky winners.

Raffles were won by Hope McIntosh and Marilyn Coley.

Competition: Homemade Birthday Card: 1st Colleen Wederell, 2nd Pat Cannan, 3rd Judith Davis.

Hostesses Catherine and Margaret served afternoon tea. Colleen must have been ready for a cuppa.

Next month will be the AGM. No competitions. Plate please for afternoon tea.

So! The winter season has crept up on us. The Target Shooting Mid Canterbury and the component clubs Coronation Target Shooting Club and Phoenix Target Shooting Club have held their annual general meetings and with all officer positions filled they are ready to go.

Over the summer one of our junior members, Shania Harrison-Lee, has been making a name for herself in the Outdoor 50 metre shooting out of the Christchurch Association.

Her success has been well publicised already but sufficient to say that we are all very proud of Shania and what she has achieved.

An open day to give interested people an opportunity to learn about the sport and to “Have a go” is planned for Sunday, March 17 at 10.30am.

The day will be hosted by TSMC and everything required will be supplied. A number of coaches will be present and after an introductory message about health and safety attendees will be given the opportunity to try shooting under supervision.

A training day was held last weekend for some of the club’s most promising juniors. The coaches were impressed with the results achieved by these youngsters and the future of junior shooting in the area appears to be secure for some years to come.

A mixed group of shooters from the clubs will start the season with the annual friendly match against the West Tairei (Outram) club this Sunday.

The Young/Hunter trophy will be on the line with us as the defending champions. The match will take place at the East Otago Range in Dunedin and since the home team get to make the rules an interesting day is in store.

■ HOCKEY

Ireland coach to take over Black Sticks The man who guided Ireland to the final of the 2018 Hockey World Cup has been appointed as the new Black Sticks Women’s Head Coach following the resignation of Mark Hager.

Graham Shaw, a former Ireland international, took the Irish women from 16th in the world to their current position of eighth including the remarkable achievement at last year’s World Cup – where

they became the first Irish side in any sport to make a World Cup final.

Recently Shaw was awarded the prestigious Irish Sports Manager of the Year award.

He replaces the long-serving Hager who resigned in early January.

Hockey NZ Board member Shane Collins says they’re delighted to secure Shaw to take the

Black Sticks Women forward to the Tokyo Olympics next year.

“The past few months have been a challenging period for the Black Sticks Women. We wanted to find the best coach to build on the success of the programme towards our ultimate goal of medalling at the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

Shaw says he is excited to accept this role and is looking forward to working with the incredible play-

ers and staff at Hockey NZ. “It is an absolute honour to be named as Head Coach of the New Zealand women, a team I have admired and respected for many years.

“While we leave Ireland with a heavy heart, my family and I are delighted to move to your beautiful country where we will start a new chapter in our lives”.

Under Shaw’s guidance the

Irish women have achieved ongoing success.

In 2017 they progressed through World Cup qualifying before placing sixth at the European Championships. Momentum continued in 2018 when the team stunned the hockey world by making the World Cup final before ultimately losing to the defending champions the Netherlands.

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Counties challenge

A couple of young swimmers head towards the water during a race at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre’s pool on Tuesday. The centre’s main swimming pool was a hive of activity as the best young swimmers from the district’s primary and intermediate schools competed for the titles of the best of Mid Canterbury’s best, at the annual county swimming sports.

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■ RUGBY

In brief

Kieran Read off to Japan Kieran Read will walk away from the All Blacks after this year’s World Cup, and take up a short stint in Japan.

The All Blacks captain made the announcement yesterday.

Read, 33, has played 118 tests in the black jersey and has captained the team in 49 tests.

He was part of the victorious 2011 and 2015 teams and was named World Player of the Year in 2013.

He will join Toyota Verblitz in Japan next year on a two-year contract after reported interest from French side Racing 92 and at least one unnamed English club.

Read is glad to get the Japan announcement out of the way so he can now “focus on the footy”.

He’s looking forward to focussing on the year ahead with the Crusaders and the All Blacks later in the season.

That would mark the end of 13th season of professional rugby in New Zealand.

“Every young rugby player in New Zealand dreams of the opportunities I have had to represent the All Blacks and the Crusaders, and I know I’ll look back at the end of the year with a great deal of pride to have worn those

Kieran Read jerseys for as long as I have,” Read said.

“My family and I are looking forward to an overseas experience and Japan presents an awesome opportunity to immerse ourselves in Japanese culture as part of the Toyota club.

“I feel the time is right to make this announcement on my playing future, so that I can focus my efforts on the season ahead.”

His reasoning for choosing Japan came down to having three kids, and it being closer to New Zealand, along with the less amount of rugby played compared to the Northern Hemisphere – Europe and the UK.

He didn’t want to talk about other options that were on the table.

But he said while retirement was one of the options, he never seriously considered it.

He feels he still had “a little bit to give”, but felt it was hard to keep giving it here in New Zealand.

Read thinks he’s leaving New Zealand rugby in a great place, with young players knocking on the door at both Super Rugby and All Blacks level.

NZ Rugby boss Steve Tew called Read one of the most influential players in the world and thanked him for his contribution.

“We want to wish Kieran all the very best for his swansong season in New Zealand Rugby,” Tew said. “He’s been one of the most influential players in the world in his 13 years at the top of the professional game, an outstanding and hugely-respected All Blacks Captain, and an All Blacks centurion.

“We owe ‘Reado’ and others like him, who have given so much to our teams, a huge debt of gratitude. We wish him, wife Bridget and his family all the best for their adventures next year.”

“On behalf of New Zealand Rugby and the All Blacks, I’d like to acknowledge the fantastic contribution that Reado has made to our game. His performances on the park speak for themselves: he’s played 118 tests and started 111 of them, which is an outstanding achievement.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen echoed Tew’s sentiments and praised Read’s leadership.

“However, that is only part of the Kieran Read story,” he said.

“His contribution off the park has been just as impressive. He’s developed into a fantastic leader, who has the utmost respect of all his peers.

“What he has achieved has been remarkable, and its fair to say that he is one of the greats of our game who has enhanced the legacy of not only the All Blacks jersey but also the Crusaders jersey. We wish him, Bridget and the kids all the very best in their next rugby chapter.”

Hansen said he’ll be well missed as a well-respected senior leader.

Hansen paid tribute to his allround quality play, his defensive abilities, and singled out his off-loading in the wide channels as stand-outs.

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Pitlane closure Leading Supercars drivers, including Scott McLaughlin, have baulked at moves to close pitlane during the safety car period despite chaotic scenes in the season opener in Adelaide. Supercars will trial closing the pits during a safety car period at next month’s Phillip Island Supersprint round in a bid to ease congestion and avoid a repeat of the Adelaide 500 debacle.

The trial was proposed at last December’s Supercars Commission and confirmed this week. However, series leader McLaughlin of Ford and Holden star Shane van Gisbergen weren’t so sure about the move becoming permanent despite Adelaide’s “pretty wild” incident. The pitlane exit was blocked after Nissan veteran Rick Kelly ploughed into Ford star Chaz Mostert as most teams scrambled in pitlane during the sole safety car period.

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RESULTS ■ Golf Mayfield Golf Club March 5 – Ladies Division 1st Round SKIBO Sue Graham 99-31-68, Sanae Hydes 124-52-72, Marilyn Cross 104-30-74, Alison Vessey 108-32-76 Marilyn Cross Second Shot 2&11 Grade 0-29 Judy Webb, Grade 30+ Marilyn Cross, Sims Bakery No 5&14, Nearest the Pin Sanae Hydes.

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Gatland responds as Welsh rugby plunges into chaos

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Showgrounds come alive with Rippa Rugby Allenton’s Toby Grant looks to find some space at a Rippa Rugby game at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Tuesday night.

The showgrounds’ rugby fields came alive with the sounds of more than 550 local school kids taking part in the opening night of the schools’ Rippa Rugby competition which is hosted by the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union.

Played on Tuesday nights over the course of five weeks, the competition sees matches for all ages in a short and fun way to build in towards the rugby season with 69 teams playing in this year’s events.

Mid Canterbury’s rugby development officer, Jason Ree, said the opening night of the tournament was a huge success.

“It couldn’t have gone any better to be honest, it was a nice warm evening, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves,” he said.

Ree said numbers for the competition were on par with previous years with the three separate competitions for three different sets of age groups working really well.

Warren Gatland has acknowledged preparations for his side’s Six Nations clash against Scotland this weekend will not be disrupted even though Welsh Rugby is in disarray.

Many players’ immediate playing futures are in doubt with an impending reform of regional structures.

A proposal is on the table to merge club teams Ospreys and Scarlets, with establishing another professional team in Wales high on the agenda in a dramatic shake-up.

Ken Owens, the British and Irish Lions hooker who doubles as the Welsh Rugby Players’ Association chairman, called it “the most challenging situation that I or arguably any player has faced during our rugby careers”, but vowed the saga would not affect the national team’s mindset as they try to extend their winning run to 13 tests.

The Welsh Rugby Union met about the matter this week, with the hope of being able to reach a deal. However, the governing body instead came under fire from Mike James, the Ospreys chairman. He resigned dramatically at the beginning of the meeting, citing the WRU’s “catastrophic mismanagement”.

“None of us doubt that regional rugby requires restructuring in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the game,” James said in a statement released by the Ospreys. “The way in which this has been handled, however, is nothing short of chaotic. Project Reset has become Project Inept. I cannot, and will not, be a party to this level of catastrophic mismanagement.”

Ospreys later claimed in a statement they were not on the verge of a merger with Scarlets.

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Barrett named on wing It will be a familiar side that runs out for the Hurricanes in Wellington against the Highlanders this weekend, with just two changes made.

A week removed from their 43-13 battering of the Brumbies, the Hurricanes will welcome back utility Jordie Barrett and prop Jeff To’omaga-Allen to the starting side.

Barrett will start on the wing against the Highlanders in place of Vince Aso, who moves back to the bench, with Chase Tiatia holding on to the No. 15 jersey after an impressive outing against the Brumbies.

“We were really pleased with most aspects of our game against the Brumbies and we are looking to build on that by making minimal changes,” Hurricanes coach John Plumtree said.

“There were obviously some tough calls when it came to selecting the side but we

were really impressed with the way Chase handled his debut and he has been rewarded for that.

“The Highlanders are going to be a massive challenge for us, like all New Zealand derbies are, but we are very keen on maintaining our proud record at Westpac Stadium in front of our home fans.”

On the bench, hooker Asafo Aumua and prop Fraser Armstrong will be in line of playing time for the first time this season.

Hurricanes: Chase Tiatia, Jordie Barrett, Matt Proctor, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Ardie Savea, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Vaea Fifita, Liam Mitchell, James Blackwell, Jeff To’omaga-Allen, Dane Coles (c), Chris Eves. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Fraser Armstrong, Ben May, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Reed Prinsep, Richard Judd, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Vince Aso. - NZME

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Highlanders call on experience The Highlanders have laced their backline with experience for their Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes this weekend.

The Southerners, coming off a loss to the Rebels in Melbourne, welcome halfback Aaron Smith and fullback Ben Smith back into the starting side, while veteran utility Richard Buckman gets a start on the wing.

With Ben Smith back, Josh Ioane returns to the No.10 jersey pushing Bryn Gatland out of the side as Marty Banks remains the preferred backup.

Luke Whitelock will return in the No.8 jersey after resting last weekend, while Sio Tomkinson gets a start in the midfield in place of Teihorangi Walden.

Despite being a little slow out of the blocks, the Highlanders have showed plenty to be optimistic about on their way to a two wins and a loss in the first three weeks of the competition.

This weekend signals the start of what will be a physical six-game block for them, during which they meet the Hurricanes, Crusaders and

Blues twice each. Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger said his team were aware of the challenges that will be posed to them in Wellington this week.

“Our focus is on converting the opportunities we are creating into points.”

Scoring points hasn’t been too much of an issue for the Highlanders through their first three games, scoring the second-most points in the competition (85).

Their defence will need to be tight, however, with the Hurricanes possessing and equally potent attack, but

conceding less points than the Highlanders.

Highlanders: Ben Smith, Richard Buckman, Sio Tomkinson, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Tevita Li, Josh Ioane, Aaron Smith, Luke Whitelock, James Lentjes, Jackson Hemopo, Josh Dickson, Pari Pari Parkinson, Tyrel Lomax, Liam Coltman, Ayden Johnstone. Reserves: Ash Dixon, Daniel LienertBrown, Josh Iosefa-Scott, Tom Franklin, Elliot Dixon, Kayne Hammington, Marty Banks, Waisake Naholo.

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Ardrossan withdrawn Group One performer Ardrossan has been withdrawn from the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday after recording an elevated temperature upon arrival in Sydney earlier this week.

“He travelled over on Monday night and had a bit of a temperature and his blood wasn’t 100 per cent,” trainer Stephen Marsh said.

“It doesn’t look to be major.

The vets are pretty confident he is going to bounce back really quickly.

“We have pulled him out of this Saturday and he will now run in a Group Three 1100m (Maurice McCarten Stakes) at Rosehill next Saturday with James McDonald on. So not all is lost.

“It will be a pretty decent assignment first up in Australia this time in, so it looks a lot easier next week.”

Meanwhile, Marsh said Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Crown Prosecutor and stablemate Vernanme have both pulled up well after the race.

The pair will now head to Sydney where they will be set on differing paths towards the Gr.1

Ardrossan has been withdrawn from the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m).

PHOTO KENTON WRIGHT (RACE IMAGES)

Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick next month.

“They both pulled up brilliantly (after the New Zealand Derby), you cannot fault them at all,” Marsh said.

“They don’t seem to have taken any harm from the run whatsoever.

“They will both head to Sydney and at this stage it looks like we will run Vernanme in the Rose-

hill Guineas (Gr.1, 2000m) and we will run Crown Prosecutor in the Tulloch (Gr.2, 2000m) and then both horses could take their place in the Derby.”

– NZ Racing Desk

Thurlow aiming for Auckland Cup glory Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow has experienced a stellar season with his talented galloper Glory Days and he is hoping she can continue her good run of form in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

The six-year-old daughter of Red Giant has hardly put a foot wrong this season, winning five of her last seven starts, including the Listed Wanganui Cup (2040m) and the Gr.2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie last start.

“I’m really happy with the way she is going,” Thurlow said. “She has been doing a good job and everything is ticking over nicely.

“I thought it was a really good performance in the Avondale

Cup. We were always a little bit mindful going into the race that it was her first time around Ellerslie and first time right-handed, we were a little bit concerned about that.

“But she handled it so well. She cornered well and almost got to them too soon. But she got there and fought on well and acquitted herself really well.

“It gives us a lot of confidence going forward.”

Thurlow has been happy with his mare in the lead-up to the race and believes she will handle the two-mile distance at the first time of asking.

“On her work, the way she finishes her races off and the way she settles, we are pretty confi-

dent she will get it (the two miles).

“We are really happy with her.

She is fit enough and she is well enough. The way she races, she doesn’t pull, she should just lob along at the back and I would think she would get it, but until you try you don’t know.”

Glory Days has drawn barrier 15 for Saturday’s contest, but that doesn’t faze Thurlow, with the Taranaki horseman wanting to continue with her racing pattern of sitting off the speed.

“It’s two miles and there is plenty of time to do what you want to do in a race like that,” he said. “At the end of the day, if we had an ace draw we would still be going back.

“She will end up back I would

imagine. If she’s not last she will be back in the last two or three anyway, just minding her own business.

“I just hope the field breaks up a little bit from the 600m to the corner because if it doesn’t we are probably going to have to go around them all again, which she has done in five or six of her nine wins.”

Thurlow is confident with Glory Days’ chances heading into the race, but said there a number of other genuine chances in the 16-strong field.

“It’s a strong enough field,” he said. “There’s about six strong chances in there and most of them are at the top of the book.

– NZ Racing Desk

In brief Big test for Luvaluva Sydney trainer John Sargent is expecting a solid showing from New Zealand-bred mare Luvaluva when she competes in the Gr.3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Group Two winner heads into the race off the back of an unplaced run in the Gr.2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) and Sargent is looking forward to stepping his mare up in distance.

“I think she will go well,” he said.

“It was a good first-up run, but well short of her best. We are well in at the weights at 53.5kg.

She’s won over a mile at Randwick before, I think it should suit her nicely. “She’s about 20kg heavier than she was in the spring. In the last couple of months she has probably matured a lot more.”

Sargent said he was pleased with Luvaluva’s work on Tuesday and he is hoping for a solid pace in Saturday’s contest. “She worked on the course proper over 1200m and quickened up the last 300m, I was very happy,” he said. “Jay Ford (jockey) knows her well, he has won on her. A hard run mile here on Saturday I think should suit her.”

- NZTM

Eminent touches down The Sir Peter Vela-owned Eminent has landed safely in Sydney and will undergo two weeks in quarantine at Canterbury ahead of his autumn campaign. The son of Frankel has won three of his 11 career starts, including the Gr.2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2000m) and Gr.3 Craven Stakes (1609m).

Eminent is now trained by dual gold medal-winning Olympian Sir Mark Todd and is currently in the care of former New Zealand jockey Bruce Herd until Todd arrives in Sydney later this week. Herd said Eminent had handled the trip well and has settled into his new surroundings. “He only lost about eight kilograms on the trip, he’s eating well and drinking well,’’ Herd told Racing NSW. “It didn’t seem to affect him at all. He’s a beautiful moving horse who will really appreciate the speed on over here.” Eminent is on a course to clash with superstar mare Winx in both the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) next month and possibly the Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) shortly after his stint in quarantine.

- NZTM

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 07 March 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 5.27pm (NZT) EQUINOX RESTAURANT AT FORBURY TROT $7500, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 1 24603 Masies Pride (1) fr......................... K Butt (J) 2 6607x Christmas Babe (2) fr ...............B Williamson 3 97883 Sweet Jeweliette (3) fr...................B Orange 4 40878 Muchacha Bonita (4) fr....................... R May 5 7L75L Dream Of Pat (5) fr.................... R Heads (J) 6 76005 Pegasus Hanover (6) fr ...................J W Cox 7 56672 Cosmic Sun (7) fr ......................M Hurrell (J) 8 43044 Jazzy Trouble fr ............................ Scratched 9 3x64 Clyde (U1) fr................................. S McNally 10 8047 Majicion (U2) fr........................ M Williamson 2 5.52pm DUAL CODE AT WINGATUI 25 MARCH PACE $8000, 3yo+ r40-r55, stand, 2700m 1 x9107 Star Reactor (1) fr .............................A Beck 2 Fx108 Hurricane Banner (2) fr ........S Tomlinson (J) 3 40x51 Balraj (3) fr ............................. J Morrison (J) 4 8x063 Omar Sharif (4) fr ............................J W Cox 5 92194 Red Terror (5) fr................................R Close 6 00048 Aveross Ferrari (6) fr .......................... R May 7 83502 Allandale (7) fr...........................M Hurrell (J) 8 01 Chris Aynsley (8) fr........................B Orange 9 0x100 Brantley (9) fr .................................T Chmiel 10 02124 Jimmy Richter (10) fr................B Williamson 3 6.18pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAN MITCHELL MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile, 2200m 1 Anne Bonney (1) fr ..........................J W Cox 2 500x5 Depend On Washie (2) fr ........ M Williamson 3 42005 Betterthanspraying (3) fr ................T Chmiel

M3 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 07 March 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.01pm (NZT) WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG. NZ C0, 310m 1 32642 Chilton Cackle nwtd.........................D Roberts 2 57842 Goldstar Vegas nwtd S &....................B Evans 3 22233 Rainy River nwtd .............................D Roberts 4 42481 Punch On Rex nwtd .................... J McInerney 5 33x2 Barrel Runner nwtd ......................A Bradshaw 6 23385 Special As nwtd J M ...........................McCook 7 52867 Lucy Lingers nwtd ....................... J McInerney 8 43 Homebush Velma nwtd................ J McInerney 9 33581 Black Bobby nwtd .............................B Conner 10 x8666 Kowloon Lights nwtd ........................ J Guthrie 2 12.17pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C1, 310m 1 21687 Smash Ocean 18.80 ..................... D Kingston 2 16328 Goldstar Avalon nwtd S &...................B Evans 3 75734 Darlek Ian 18.71 .......................... J McInerney 4 26362 Homebush Hazel 18.77 ............... J McInerney 5 46223 Tubby Kevie 18.83 J M .......................McCook 6 12312 C’Mon Benny Boy nwtd .................... J Guthrie 7 24572 Raptor Attack nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 8 46648 Epic Fantasy 18.53 J M ......................McCook 9 33358 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S & .................B Evans 10 52578 Homebush Ellie nwtd................... J McInerney 3 12.33pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 61574 Another Cold One nwtd J M ...............McCook 2 81833 Homebush Pierce 18.66 .............. J McInerney 3 15 Homebush Boots nwtd ................ J McInerney 4 81676 Magic Tracey 19.15 ......................A Bradshaw 5 57868 Magic Jean Lass nwtd...................... C Healey 6 57552 Goldstar Charger nwtd S & ................B Evans 7 63445 Lonely Baxter nwtd...................... J McInerney 8 26535 Koputai 18.73 ................................... J Guthrie

M9 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 07 March 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.09pm (NZT) SPEEDMAPS @FORMPRO RATINGS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 76536 Bigtime Winnie 18.90 A & ...............Williams 2 64273 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 3 57725 Bark De Triomphe nwtd .....................B Craik 4 32352 Just Maddie nwtd .............................M Black 5 58454 Always Dreaming nwtd................... G Farrell 6 42238 Bigtime Monty 18.67 .................... H Mullane 7 17838 Decision 18.89 ................................. S Clark 8 45654 Agistri 18.68 ...................................S E Hunt 9 63875 Botany Laraine 19.06 ......................P Green 10 26676 Yella Ella 18.79 R &.............................L Udy 2 4.31pm MANUKAU GOLD SERIES FINAL C0f, 318m 1 6662 Firecracker nwtd A & .......................Williams 2 573 Shozip Ruby nwtd ...........................T Patton 3 3F1 Burning Rain 19.05 .........................T Patton 4 84735 Simply Music nwtd .......................... T Green 5 86863 Riccitelli nwtd ................................A Cleaver 6 34217 Kapai Tahi 19.25 W & ......................T Steele 7 75544 Bigtime Claws nwtd A & ..................Williams 8 73464 Pukekohe Smurf nwtd .......................H Scott 9 845 Coober Pedy nwtd R &................N O’Regan 10 78876 Magic Eight Ball nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 3 4.50pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 78454 Twelve Gauge 19.10 ........................M Black 2 43444 Tilly’s Silly 18.95 R &...........................L Udy 3 6246x Does He Exist 18.69 .......................R Roper 4 62232 Sings Like Elvis nwtd ....................... S Clark 5 18342 Karaoke Prince 18.98 R & ..........N O’Regan

4 x4240 Tara Bromac (4) fr .........................B Orange 5 26888 Bullys Princess (5) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 6 7x9 Amethyst (6) fr..................................R Close 7 782P4 I’m Sick Of Excuses (7) fr....... S Walkinshaw 8 02x Ultimate Sassenach (8) fr .................. R May 9 069 Bettor Lady (21) fr ....................... J Alford (J) 10 05083 Beaudiene Overtake (22) fr....K Newman (J) 11 65800 Swift Robyn (23) fr .....................C Ferguson 12 20 For The Kitty (24) fr ......................M Howard 13 0x275 Living Fantasy fr ........................... Scratched 14 23957 Thisexcusebetterbeit (U1) fr ......E Barron (J) 4 6.43pm DUNEDIN CITY MOTORS MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r45., mobile, 2200m 1 8700x Honour The Bet (1) fr ...........S Tomlinson (J) 2 77060 Alexy (2) fr .......................................... R May 3 047P0 Magnate Mara (3) fr ............................G Lee 4 03599 El Dinero (4) fr....................... J Campbell (J) 5 07845 Lis Amore (5) fr ........................B Williamson 6 60545 The Doorman (6) fr .........................J W Cox 7 06950 Honour Scroll (7) fr................. S Walkinshaw 8 09930 Miss Ethel Sunshine (8) fr .............B Orange 9 60460 Chief Kapai (21) fr ......................... B Barclay 10 P006P Jacks N Jazz (22) fr ................ M Williamson 11 76030 Vigoroso (U1) fr...........................D Simpson 5 7.08pm RICOH PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2700m 1 9 Luvtahavtime (1) fr ............................. R May 2 750P0 Sheelasinleague (2) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 3 Top Play (3) fr ..................................J W Cox 4 08969 Tact Denzel (4) fr ...............................A Beck 5 08 Guido Da Siena (5) fr ....................B Orange 6 88087 Iron Woman (6) fr .................... M Williamson 7 x5355 Tartan Roxy (7) fr .....................B Williamson 8 8x760 Rakagem (8) fr ..........................E Barron (J)

9 P05 Jacks Anne (9) fr .................... J Morrison (J) 10 0 Chalberg (10) fr ............................. K Butt (J) 11 Play Ball (11) fr.............................. B Barclay 12 4P080 Out Of The Shadows (U1) fr .. S Walkinshaw 13 000 Terra Firma (U2) fr ......................D Simpson 6 7.33pm HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY ERNIE WHITE HANDICAP TROT $8500, r40-r70 spechcp, stand, 2200m 1 18x40 Missalyssa (1) fr ............................B Orange 2 10456 Abby May (2) fr.............................. K Butt (J) 3 6P008 Cuddly Trouble (3) fr ............................G Lee 4 8x443 Bono Hest (4) fr.........................E Barron (J) 5 30570 Superfast Ninja (5) fr .................... S McNally 6 526x7 Pat The Monkey (6) fr............. J Morrison (J) 7 35773 Our Foxy Lady (7) fr ....................T Dewe (J) 8 44350 Don’t Look Back (8) fr ..............B Williamson 9 66410 Scarlett Lane (9) fr .....................C Ferguson 10 05600 Grand Princess (10) fr............. M Williamson 11 09460 Sea Rover (1) 15M ......................T McMillan 12 79513 Clifden Clowers (2) 15M..................... R May 13 99028 Dusky Eyre (3) 15M .........................R Close 14 349x3 Kiwi Crusher (U1) 15M....................J W Cox 7 7.58pm NORWOODS FARM MACHINERY CENTRE MOBILE PACE $8000, r46-r49., mobile, 2200m 1 45594 Coolhand Easton (1) fr .............B Williamson 2 65056 Myrcella (2) fr ......................................G Lee 3 69430 My Patronus (3) fr ......................M Lewis (J) 4 10779 Kansas City Jim (4) fr........................A Beck 5 P000x Jingles Bromac (5) fr .....................B Orange 6 03660 Hot Starff (6) fr ............................. S McNally 7 00590 Paul’s Verdict (7) fr ...........................R Close 8 10800 Valzona (8) fr ........................... M Williamson 9 0x000 Shindal (21) fr ...........................M Hurrell (J) 10 21707 Ripsnorter (22) fr........................... B Barclay

7 x3323 Donegal Mary Francis (7) fr ..........B Orange 8 x1479 The White Rabbit (8) fr ...................K Larsen r56-r65,r66-r70 w/c., mobile, 2200m 9 71277 Aveross Rustler (21) fr ............... R Crawford 1 45418 Fiery Ferret (1) fr .................... J Morrison (J) 10 78452 Gabby’s Star (22) fr ..................B Williamson 2 85865 Calendar Girlz (2) fr .................B Williamson 11 17092 Kotare Elite (23) fr ......................... K Butt (J) 3 40300 Franco Texas (3) fr .................. M Williamson Pacifiers off : Christmas Babe (R1) 4 34955 Nimah Franco (4) fr ........................T Chmiel LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months 5 63575 Overarm (5) fr ...............................B Orange P - Retired (or pulled up) from race 6 4x785 Whata Razzle Dazzle (6) fr .... S Walkinshaw L - Driver unseated 7 79281 Bettor Enforce (7) fr...........................A Beck U1 - Unruly beginner 8 168P1 Mucho Macho Man (8) fr M Hurrell (J, .....Cl) {C} - Concession driver 9 8.48pm LANCE JOYCE MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to $7500, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m start one class down 1 60 Donegal Chokinscreek (1) fr .............. R May SELECTIONS: 2 00972 Mach O’Melley (2) fr ...................... B Barclay Race 1: Clyde, Muchacha Bonita, Masies Pride, Sweet 3 24357 With The Stars (3) fr ........................J W Cox Jeweliette 4 80954 Square Dealer (4) fr ..................E Barron (J) Race 2: Hurricane Banner, Omar Sharif, Red Terror, 5 33643 Thisladyrocks (5) fr...................B Williamson Balraj 6 08645 Dreaminsover (6) fr ...........................A Beck Race 3: Tara Bromac, Anne Bonney, Betterthanspraying, 7 269x Mad Dog Maddy (7) fr ................... K Butt (J) I’m Sick Of Excuses 8 60605 Final Delight fr .............................. Scratched Race 4: Miss Ethel Sunshine, The Doorman, Honour 9 x9663 Official Cullen (21) fr ........................R Close The Bet, Lis Amore 10 300x6 Mongolian Machete (22) fr ............B Orange Race 5: Luvtahavtime, Tartan Roxy, Guido Da Siena, 11 800x0 Real Change (23) fr ...................C Ferguson Jacks Anne 12 Red Onyx (24) fr .................... J Morrison (J) Race 6: Superfast Ninja, Kiwi Crusher, Clifden Clowers, 13 60060 Aveross Spitfire (U1) fr ............ M Williamson Missalyssa 10 9.14pm NZ HORSE TRANSPORT MOBILE PACE Race 7: Coolhand Easton, Myrcella, Jingles Bromac, $8000, r51-r55., mobile, 2200m Hot Starff 1 01x77 Ideal Gal (1) fr ...........................M Hurrell (J) Race 8: Mucho Macho Man, Overarm, Franco Texas, 2 44415 Candidasa (2) fr ..................... J Morrison (J) Bettor Enforce 3 22187 Hold On Arizona (3) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) Race 9: Mongolian Machete, Square Dealer, Red Onyx, 4 81090 Awayovernight (4) fr .................N Purdon (J) Thisladyrocks 5 589x0 Bank Raider (5) fr............................J W Cox Race 10: Donegal Mary Francis, Rockin Rod, Kotare 6 x123x Rockin Rod (6) fr ..................... M Williamson Elite, Ideal Gal 11 0x138 Classie Margaret (23) fr ..................J W Cox

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 9 44786 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............... J McInerney 10 63868 Goldstar Power nwtd S & ...................B Evans 12.50pm VICE PRESIDENT’S NOVICE STAKES C1, 545m 1 75275 Punch On Woody nwtd ................ J McInerney 2 67616 Punch On Buzz nwtd................... J McInerney 3 85574 Midnight Maggie 33.16 S & ................B Evans 4 15446 Punch On Scooby nwtd ............... J McInerney 5 56233 High Sparrow 33.09......................A Bradshaw 6 21441 Trajan nwtd .................................. J McInerney 7 14564 Melting World nwtd ........................... J Guthrie 8 48453 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S &...................B Evans 9 35752 Punch On Jessie nwtd ................ J McInerney 10 25566 Smokey Dodger nwtd ..................P Hammond 5 1.07pm PETER SINTON PLUMBING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 16783 Goldstar Renee nwtd S &...................B Evans 2 54527 Goldstar Diesel 18.91 S & ..................B Evans 3 84844 Homebush Flynn nwtd................. J McInerney 4 52242 Little Ess Jay nwtd...........................D Roberts 5 15135 M’Lady Sadie nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 6 88715 Evie Rose nwtd J M............................McCook 7 16453 Half Silver Fern 18.75.................. J McInerney 8 54731 Chasing Great 18.97 ........................... S Keen 9 5676F Zipping Jen 18.56.............................B Conner 10 84565 Glass Harpoon 18.76 ....................... J Guthrie 6 1.23pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER TROPHY SPRINT HEAT 1 C2q, 310m 1 313x1 Country Gent nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 2 47242 Cosmic Marty 18.91 .................... J McInerney 3 38383 Nikko Baxter 18.71 ...................... J McInerney 4 44626 Opawa Brad nwtd .............................. C Steele 5 86248 Blazing Banjo 18.78 .................... J McInerney 6 85386 Homebush Tasha nwtd ................ J McInerney 7 28314 Homebush Carl 18.85 ................. J McInerney 8 2435x Goldstar Bryton 18.94 S & .................B Evans 9 86875 Jealous Much 18.80 .................... J McInerney 10 84755 Avalanch City 18.80..................... J McInerney

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1.42pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER TROPHY SPRINT HEAT 2 C2q, 310m 1 87888 Homebush Fued 18.51 ................ J McInerney 2 25421 Homebush Finn nwtd .................. J McInerney 3 14521 King Kali nwtd J M..............................McCook 4 32154 Jinja Cody 18.47 ......................... J McInerney 5 48614 Homebush Scorpio 18.41............ J McInerney 6 F1613 Gracie Lee nwtd .......................... J McInerney 7 85721 Cosmic Jase 18.43 ...................... J McInerney 8 35453 Sierra Delta 18.58 S &........................B Evans 9 84755 Avalanch City 18.80..................... J McInerney 10 88x87 Nicky Baxter 18.94 ...................... J McInerney 8 2.00pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER TROPHY SPRINT HEAT 3 C2q, 310m 1 35781 Chop Shop 18.48 ........................ J McInerney 2 82314 Jinja Spirit nwtd ........................... J McInerney 3 77831 Homebush Tesan nwtd ................ J McInerney 4 35352 Justin Ryan 18.51 S & ........................B Evans 5 88176 Unfounded nwtd J M ..........................McCook 6 26267 Homebush Skip 18.76 ................. J McInerney 7 377x6 Hey Jude 18.57 ........................... J McInerney 8 2531x Start The Show nwtd ........................R Adcock 9 88x87 Nicky Baxter 18.94 ...................... J McInerney 10 86875 Jealous Much 18.80 .................... J McInerney 9 2.17pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES C1, 545m 1 47544 Goldstar Montana nwtd S & ...............B Evans 2 35785 Mick The Mower nwtd.................. J McInerney 3 78374 Forbury Flyer nwtd ...................... J McInerney 4 56722 Ben Vane King 32.84 ................... J McInerney 5 26744 Goldstar Scooby nwtd S & .................B Evans 6 47365 Storming Mack 32.87 .......................B Conner 7 76353 Galway Gal nwtd S & .........................B Evans 8 62543 Chunk 32.91 ................................ J McInerney 9 53866 Bruiser’s Day nwtd............................B Conner 10 25566 Smokey Dodger nwtd ..................P Hammond 10 2.33pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C2/3, 310m

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63471 Homebush Boden nwtd ............... J McInerney 68537 Lightning Crash nwtd........................R Adcock 24132 Reign Of Fire 18.65 ..................... J McInerney 11676 Homebush Indi 18.64 .................. J McInerney 66712 Nippa Martino 18.53 .................... J McInerney 87627 Homebush Maycee 18.55 ........... J McInerney 78333 Homebush Comet 18.73 ............. J McInerney 25634 Botany Alan 18.46 ....................... J McInerney 11778 Nippa Eel 18.86........................... J McInerney 88x87 Nicky Baxter 18.94 ...................... J McInerney 11 2.52pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C4, 310m 1 75385 Sozin’s Blue 18.69....................... J McInerney 2 88862 Black Tori 18.86 ............................A Bradshaw 3 71462 Go All Lin 18.87............................A Bradshaw 4 35521 Homebush Hundy 19.18.............. J McInerney 5 17351 Miss Dupre nwtd..............................D Roberts 6 12451 Magic Jess Lass 18.65..................... C Healey 7 61154 Princely Gold 18.31 ..................... J McInerney 8 861F6 Black Dan 18.83 .......................... J McInerney 9 71363 Joe Bonanza 18.77 ..................... J McInerney 10 25676 Must Be Rusty 18.77 ................... J McInerney 12 3.09pm ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS DASH C4/5, 310m 1 65413 Ming Ming 18.55...........................A Bradshaw 2 31288 It’s That Fresh nwtd S & .....................B Evans 3 13344 Hands Of Steel 18.88 .......................R Adcock 4 61767 Debbie Baxter 18.44.................... J McInerney 5 16267 Mitcham Reado 18.52 ................. J McInerney 6 117F3 Hankenstein 18.48 .......................A Bradshaw 7 13664 Chasing Fame 18.40 ........................... S Keen 8 67625 Zefside 18.51 .............................. J McInerney 9 21788 It’s A Joke 18.42 .......................... J McInerney 10 75576 Beck Eleven 18.89............................R Adcock 13 3.28pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 19TH MARCH C1, 310m 1 77622 Elland Road 19.15....................... J McInerney 2 36426 Homebush Austin 18.62 .............. J McInerney

3 33823 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd S & .................B Evans 4 36427 Dream Stone Jade nwtd ...................... S Keen 5 23455 Cornali nwtd J M ................................McCook 6 47425 Pukeko Rustler 19.13 ....................... B Healey 7 23552 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S & ..................B Evans 8 7x764 Zipping Mia 18.49.............................B Conner 9 45467 Goldstar Spotty nwtd S & ...................B Evans 10 21856 Crushington nwtd ........................ J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Barrel Runner, Rainy River, Punch On Rex, Chilton Cackle, Black Bobby Race 2: Raptor Attack, Tubby Kevie, Darlek Ian, C’Mon Benny Boy, Homebush Hazel Race 3: Homebush Boots, Homebush Pierce, Another Cold One, Lonely Baxter, Koputai Race 4: High Sparrow, Midnight Maggie, Goldstar Alaska, Trajan, Punch On Buzz Race 5: M’Lady Sadie, Little Ess Jay, Half Silver Fern, Homebush Flynn, Goldstar Diesel Race 6: Country Gent, Cosmic Marty, Blazing Banjo, Homebush Carl, Goldstar Bryton Race 7: King Kali, Homebush Finn, Cosmic Jase, Homebush Fued, Sierra Delta Race 8: Start The Show, Chop Shop, Homebush Tesan, Justin Ryan, Jinja Spirit Race 9: Chunk, Ben Vane King, Galway Gal, Storming Mack, Goldstar Montana Race 10: Reign Of Fire, Homebush Boden, Lightning Crash, Botany Alan, Nippa Martino Race 11: Princely Gold, Sozin’s Blue, Go All Lin, Magic Jess Lass, Black Dan Race 12: Ming Ming, Zefside, Hands Of Steel, Hankenstein, It’s That Fresh Race 13: Elland Road, Homebush Austin, Goldstar Galaxie, Dream Stone Jade, Zipping Mia

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7 57534 Vee Marina 18.76 U & .......................Cottam 8 37F82 Bombshell Blonde 18.64 .............. H Mullane 9 36248 Blocker 18.57 R & .......................N O’Regan 10 22765 Podium Phobia nwtd .................... H Mullane LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Auckland dogs Today at Manukau Stadium 6 48372 Thrilling Denzel nwtd........................S Lozell 7 22214 Smalltime Johnny 19.02 A & ...........Williams 8 2653F Hop On Mate 19.00......................... T Green 9 62674 Scott No Value 18.51 .....................S E Hunt 10 56585 Spark ‘Em Up 19.14 ........................S Codlin 4 5.12pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES C1, 527m 1 74545 Thrilling Dexter 31.15 .......................S Lozell 2 78175 Peekay Shout nwtd U & ....................Cottam 3 57626 Agbeze nwtd .................................A Cleaver 4 55867 My Red Hero 30.87 ............................ D Ray 5 13x77 Shooters Hill nwtd ............................S Lozell 6 13532 Opawa Pink 30.81 W & ...................T Steele 7 74285 Home Bound nwtd R & .......................L Udy 8 65683 Talkabout Ziggy 30.95 ........................ D Ray 9 88475 San Tan Samson 30.68 ................... T Green 10 54686 Hua Hua nwtd ..............................R McPhee 5 5.37pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 73864 On Demand 18.54............................M Black 2 41423 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R & ..................L Udy 3 26238 Sly Cath nwtd A & ...........................Williams 4 74755 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ....................S Codlin 5 64843 Bright Boy 18.75 ............................S E Hunt 6 413x1 Only Seconds 18.69..................... H Mullane 7 76813 Platinum Tears 18.87 ....................... S Clark 8 87672 Jay Grim nwtd ................................ G Farrell 9 27665 Aussie Dame 18.92 .........................P Green 10 24456 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 6 6.03pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY SPRINT C2, 318m 1 34835 Secret Lily nwtd W & .......................T Steele 2 53641 Banjo Hope 18.94 A & ....................Williams 3 33x22 Cawbourne Cool 18.77 ..............K T Herbert 4 21172 Waiterimu Ripper 18.80 R & ...............L Udy

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58773 Scott The Looks 18.76 U & ...............Cottam 13244 Bigtime Dean 18.75 A &..................Williams 55114 Jetsun Bear 18.66 ..........................G Wilson 76321 Secret Rory nwtd ........................... G Farrell 78267 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 63445 Bruce Banner 18.71 ..................... H Mullane 7 6.28pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE STAKES C2, 527m 1 25387 Hey Khali 30.90 U &..........................Cottam 2 13763 Sir Kinloch 31.03 .............................. S Clark 3 11844 Idol Ajay 30.90 W &.........................T Steele 4 64318 Bigtime Welldone 30.65 R & .......N O’Regan 5 65372 Pat Tama 30.60 ................................ S Clark 6 13733 Salvarotti 30.70 .................................B Craik 7 23117 Opawa Big nwtd ............................. G Farrell 8 22563 Jinja Twist 30.62 W & ......................T Steele 8 6.53pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SERIES FINAL C2f, 318m 1 11857 Opawa Loyal 18.69 .......................... S Clark 2 53514 Nardango nwtd..................................E Potts 3 x7386 Jinja Stinger nwtd W & ....................T Steele 4 42114 Bigtime Champ 19.01 A &...............Williams 5 52815 Irinka Stono 18.74 R & ................N O’Regan 6 58148 Bright Concept 18.79 R & ...................L Udy 7 53435 Nexus 18.60 ................................... G Farrell 8 56636 Opawa Blair 18.88 A & ....................Williams 9 13244 Bigtime Dean 18.75 A &..................Williams 10 78267 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 9 7.18pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C4, 318m 1 41221 Clover Victoria 18.65 .......................S Codlin 2 81652 Disclaimer 18.60 .............................P Green 3 15451 Jinja Mongo 18.34 W & ...................T Steele 4 72534 Jetsun Paint 18.62 .........................G Wilson 5 15364 Kuridrani 18.71 ..............................A Cleaver

43113 Retired Mouse 18.65....................... T Green 23651 Audrette 18.45.................................S Codlin 42371 Junk Mail 18.59 W & .......................T Steele 13444 Mad Harry 18.47 .............................S Codlin 187x7 Grid Lock nwtd ............................. H Mullane 10 7.43pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD STAKES C3, 527m 1 55115 Monsoon Malabar 30.93 U & ............Cottam 2 37783 Sue Zooki 30.50 .............................. T Green 3 55176 Deception Diva 30.81 W & ..............T Steele 4 55786 Opawa Jimbo 30.47 W & ................T Steele 5 61172 Born Quick 31.22 W &.....................T Steele 6 85546 Bigtime Phantom 30.68................ H Mullane 7 47466 Jinja Bailey 30.36 U & .......................Cottam 8 21665 Jetsun Doll 30.88 ...........................G Wilson 9 76767 Mobility Scooter nwtd .......................M Black 11 8.08pm MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES C4/5, 527m 1 83861 Ti Amo 30.73.....................................B Craik 2 53517 Tianyu 30.62 .................................. G Farrell 3 12231 Heart Shaped Box 30.50...................B Craik 4 37432 Trevor Gibbs nwtd W &....................T Steele 5 877x5 Victini 30.77 ...................................C Henley 6 78726 Cameo Syd 30.45 .............................B Craik 7 37327 Amy Amy 30.47 .............................. G Farrell 8 14858 Zou Star nwtd............................... H Mullane 12 8.33pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C3, 318m 1 88863 Amazing Contact 18.58...................S Codlin 2 16158 Gotcha Millie 18.65 ...................... H Mullane 3 57534 C’est L’Amour 18.67 ..........................B Craik 4 22122 Your Valentine 18.59 .........................B Craik 5 56743 Mega Munchies 18.61 U &................Cottam 6 56226 Stay Rich 18.55 M & ........................ J Smith

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Bigtime Monty, Bigtime Winnie, Just Maddie, Bark De Triomphe, Decision Race 2: Burning Rain, Kapai Tahi, Shozip Ruby, Firecracker, Bigtime Claws Race 3: Does He Exist, Sings Like Elvis, Karaoke Prince, Tilly’s Silly, Thrilling Denzel Race 4: Opawa Pink, Agbeze, Thrilling Dexter, Talkabout Ziggy, Shooters Hill Race 5: Only Seconds, Tribal Conquest, Platinum Tears, Hows Your Mum, On Demand Race 6: Cawbourne Cool, Waiterimu Ripper, Secret Lily, Secret Rory, Banjo Hope Race 7: Pat Tama, Idol Ajay, Sir Kinloch, Hey Khali, Salvarotti Race 8: Nardango, Irinka Stono, Opawa Blair, Bright Concept, Jinja Stinger Race 9: Jinja Mongo, Retired Mouse, Junk Mail, Clover Victoria, Disclaimer Race 10: Sue Zooki, Opawa Jimbo, Born Quick, Bigtime Phantom, Monsoon Malabar Race 11: Heart Shaped Box, Cameo Syd, Amy Amy, Tianyu, Trevor Gibbs Race 12: Your Valentine, Amazing Contact, C’est L’Amour, Bombshell Blonde, Vee Marina

Saturday December 19 7.30pm

BOXING DAY RACES “It’s an institution”

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

$10 entry, under 18 FREE First race starts at 12.30pm

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome.

Pack a picnic for a fantastic day out at the Boxing Day Races

231 Burnett Street, Ashburton www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

Fun and games for the kids and music by Nyree

Ph 308 7149 Courtesy van available.

December 22 @ 7.30pm Immaculate Misconceptions Presented by Georgina Sivier and Anna Heffernan. A Tonguein-cheek Christmas Comedy.

Featuring musical Guests; Wayne & The Waynebows. Created in a mere 9 days, it mirrors the gestation period of our first characters child.

Leah is heavily pregnant, overemotional and locked in a barn.

Watching over her like some sort of incompetent guardian angel is her eager yet chaotic estranged sister.

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Jo Castelow and Alice Sollis bring you the Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School for the 16th year. The theme this year is British Invasion and includes music from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatles, Lulu, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield, along with a medley from the musical Kinky Boots.

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METHVEN A&P SHOW March 16, 2019 at the Methven Showgrounds

5pm – 7pm Friday, March 8 | Ashburton Racecourse

Recreation in and around the Methven District

• Cash or Eftpos availble • HUGE REDUCTIONS - Everything must go • Fill a supplied bag for $5.00

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Sheep, Horses, Ponies, Produce Shed, Biggest ever Pet Tent, Shearing, Scavenger Hunt As always, there’s our World Famous Racing Pigs!

COME SEE THE TRACTOR PULL!

Come and have a great day in the country at our community show.

TRADES, SERVICES

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Supergold discount card welcomed.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ASHLEY – Attractive, available. Mature gentlemen welcome.

No texting.

Phone 021 0275 9055.

CELESTE for massage, fantasies, full service.

No text please. Phone for appointments.

Phone 021 146 1596 MAYA and Yumi. Two Asian ladies available. Professional massage. Good service. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

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8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops.

8 William Street.

9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise. Balmoral Hall, Cameron St. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday

FRIDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road.

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in Concert with Woolston Brass Superstar Tenor Simon O’Neill joins Christchurch’s iconic Woolston Brass to perform Grand Opera and Tenor Classics. This will be a treat for your ears and one not to be missed.

This three hour interactive performance is no tribute band this is a full blown theatre production that will take you on a journey from the humble beginnings of this legendary band.

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Plus exciting activities for all to enjoy

Tue, 7.30pm

The lead singer and songwriter from the Eastern is going on a solo tour to celebrate the release of his first album. Described as one of the best modern roots acts from any country period.

The AC/DC Story

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A black comedy about motherhood and mental health based on true stories of four generations of women and their devilish alter egos. This is a clever, sensitive, funny and moving play.

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March 7 & 8 2019 mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road.

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

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement,

entry fee applies. info@trotts. co.nz or phone 027 640 4094.

Racecourse Road.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit

Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peter’s Church, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

Zumba. 48 Allens Road.

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

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts. co.nz or phone 027 640 4094.

Racecourse Road.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome.

115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIORNET. Questions and Answers.

Demonstration on Acethinker, video downloader, split screen, enter 50 plus words per minute into computer. $2. MSA lounge, Havelock Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome.

Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Rd.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Strategy will be required.

Tending to all the little things that come up could distract you from what you really need to do. Step back and choose the tactics that line up to support your larger goal.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): People who talk a lot don’t necessarily communicate a lot. But you know the difference between talking and saying something, and will find people with a similar style. Together you’ll get things done.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): No one said human dynamics were logical. It is possible to admire someone you don’t agree with, love someone you don’t like and be attracted to someone who’s totally not your type. It’s complicated!

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Common courtesies are often not as “common” as you might think. You’ll find people to be either unaware of their infringement of the social rules, or going by a completely different set.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It may feel as though you and a certain gatekeeper are adversaries. You’re not. You’re two people addressing individual needs that may or may not coincide. You have to discuss it to find out.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Even if there’s more pressure than usual, and a few other things going against you like the weather or a lack of funds, it will still be a good day. These are just the sorts of obstacles that allow you to shine.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’d rather be the bright spot in someone’s day than the reason for their stress. Unfortunately, not everyone feels this way. Some people enjoy causing others stress. Avoid them!

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It doesn’t matter if the group is large or small, diverse or unified, you know who you are and it is right to be exactly that person and no one else. You’ll aim for the best version, of course.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Like water in a glass, everything in your life is moving toward a natural equilibrium. So you don’t have to worry about the extremes, or consciously moderating yourself. Relax. All will settle in.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): In case you need another reason to be kind, nurturing and supportive of yourself, consider that when you’re not good to yourself, everyone around you gets a lesser version of you, if they get you at all.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Even though plenty of people in the world work harder and struggle more than you, the only struggle you can feel is your own. Take it seriously, but take your ability to rise above it even more seriously.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re accustomed to doing so not doing may be much harder for you.

However, inaction is key in your success cycle. Growth will happen in a state of rest.

Pause and let success catch up with you.

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NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers 30 to 59

fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains TODAY

TOMORROW

Mostly cloudy. A few showers, retreating to the foothills in the morning, then becoming fine everywhere in the afternoon.

Southerlies gradually easing, then turning northeast in the evening.

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hail

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Cloudy periods, with isolated showers near the foothills. Easterly breezes.

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fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

cloudy

Nelson

showers

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

rain

Mostly cloudy with scattered rain, clearing in the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: S 40 km/h dying out early.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h dying out early.

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

rain

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Dunedin

showers

Cloudy periods. Winds mainly light.

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rain

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:30 pm, yesterday 108.4 nc Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h rising to gale 70 km/h in the morning and to severe gale 90 km/h in the afternoon, then changing S 55km/h at night.

Wind at 2000m: NW gradually rising to severe gale 90 km/h, then easing to W 40 km/h at night.

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Reado off to Japan

Closure ruling upsets

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Former Ashburton man, John Morrison is currently in the joint lead for the national junior drivers’ championship.

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On track to premiership He’ll admit to taking a cautious glance at it every now and then, but don’t think you can lead John Morrison into a debate about his chances of winning the junior drivers’ premiership this season just yet.

The in-form young horseman now sits level with Sheree Tomlinson with 36 wins for the season at the top of said premiership but with five months of racing still to come, he’s not getting too far ahead of himself preferring to take things week by week.

And this weekend, he’s even allowing himself a bit of time off.

Instead of trekking down south,

like he has for almost every meeting this season, Morrison has instead decided to stay on the West Coast for the weekend.

“I’ve got a couple of my own in over there,” he said.

“If I had a really good book of drives, I would have done it (gone to Invercargill too), but I was looking at maybe just the one or two so I decided I’d stay on the Coast and have a bit of a break.”

But while he’s taking a break this weekend, don’t expect it to happen too often for the rest of the season.

Especially now the lure of travelling to meetings in Southland

has been made that much more appealing.

Announcements last week by both Air New Zealand and then Jetstar have seen costs for drivers heading down South for meetings cut by almost 50 per cent.

“You’d be looking at about $400 return normally, but it’s considerably less than that now by the looks of it.

“That makes it great for heading down there because there’s not as much pressure to get a win or two to make it worthwhile.”

Morrison’s weekend will still be busy enough though without heading to the deep south.

He’s at Forbury on Thursday night with a big book of drives before heading back to Christchurch and then packing up for the Coast on Friday morning.

While not exuding confidence, Morrison is quite hopeful of a forward showing for his two chances at Patterson Park, Kiwi Bloke and No Fears.

“They’re both good enough to be a chance in their races, but they might need that ounce of luck.

“I’ve been really happy with Kiwi Bloke’s last two runs; he just needs things to fall into place and No Fears, well we know he’s got

Ireland coach to take over Black Sticks coaching

the ability he just needs to do it right.”

As well as his own two runners Morrison will also have high hopes for his drive in Friday’s feature, the Margo Nyhan and Peter Davis Kawatiri Cup, Di Caprio.

The Brian O’Meara-trained runner was a last start winner of the Hororata Cup and looks a prime chance to make it three wins in a row.

“Brian wouldn’t be taking him all the way over there for nothing and he’s got to be a good chance.

“But I think he’s going to be even better next year; he’s pretty exciting.”

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