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Economic recovery: Huge task ahead

By Sue Newman

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Business leaders from around Mid Canterbury have joined forces for what could be the most important jobs of their careers – ensuring the rapid recovery of the Ashburton District’s economy from the Covid-19 pandemic.

An Ashburton District Council initiative has drawn together representatives from a cross-section of the business community to provide an oversight of the district’s transition back to full employment in the new post-Covid norm.

The group’s first meeting is scheduled for next week and it will begin working through a four phase recovery programme from the current response stage through to a return to capacity and the new norm with full employ-

ment. Council economic development manager Bevan Rickerby said he had approached people in a range of business sectors and all were keen to come on board.

People understood that reaching the new norm could be two or three years away and right now it would take some visionary thinking to understand what that might look like.

The new group might have terms of reference it operated under, but their job was one for which no text book had been written, Rickerby said.

When the group was first discussed last week, mayor Neil Brown said that such a group would be key in ensuring the recovery was district-wide rather than just some sectors of the business community.

Advice from economic monitor group Infometrics is that it could take about three and a half years before the economy returns to where it was pre-Covid-19 and that meant the work of the recovery group was critical for the district, Brown said.

The advisory group will be chaired by the mayor and includes David Clark, Federated Farmers; Roger Sutton, infrastructure; Greg Donaldson, contracting; Andrea Lee, construction; James Urquhart, tourism; Bob McDonald, retail; Simon Wareing, transport; Nicky Milmine, hospitality; Aaron Chudleigh, manufacturing; Karl Jackson, iwi; Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach. An appointee for the agricultural business sector is still to be made.

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Alert Level 2 rules revealed RNZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outlined what life will look like under Level 2, including details on retailing, hospitality, sport, education and travel, if Cabinet agrees to loosen lockdown restrictions next week.

She said businesses like retail outlets and hairdressers will be able to reopen under Alert Level 2, but there would still be some strict rules.

Ardern said each business can work out its own situation, but basic hygiene must still be followed.

“For retail that means physical distancing for all staff and customers. Larger retailers and malls will follow the lead of our supermarkets. For hairdressers and beauticians it means wearing appropriate PPE.” The prime minister said only hospitality businesses that can apply the three Ss will be able to open: ■■ Seating: People must be seated to prevent the spread.

■■ Separation: There must be social distancing between people and tables.

■■ Single server: Each table must have just one person serving it.

Hospitality operators will also be required to keep distancing at queues outside and will be shut down if they cannot do so, Ardern said.

Nightclubs and dance venues will be unable to open.

“For some it won’t be workable but keep in mind the intent is not to remain at Level 2 forever, the goal is to keep moving through (the levels).”

Ardern said hospitality businesses will not be required to use contactless payments.

She said the measures of only having one server will help reduce the risk of spread, and ‘high-contact surfaces’ like eftpos terminals and door handles will need to be cleaned more regularly.

At Level 2 indoor gatherings are limited to a maximum of 100, and

THE FACTS ■■ Businesses can restart for staff and customers ■■ Bubbles can cease ■■ Domestic travel recommences ■■ Schools and early learning centres can open ■■ Gatherings both indoors and outdoors are limited to 100 people ■■ Public places reopen ■■ Sport and recreation comes back on-stream, including professional sports competitions ■■ Home gatherings must be kept small ■■ Hospitality must follow the three S’s – seated, separated, single-server

Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern revealed what Alert Level 2 would look like yesterday.

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outdoor gatherings – which were previously limited to 500 – are now also going to be limited to a maximum of 100.

Public venues like museums and markets can open again, but with the same public hygiene limitations.

People will no longer need to stick to bubbles at Level 2 – and will be able to visit friends and family – but Ardern said people were advised to keep gatherings small wherever possible.

She said while New Zealand’s borders will remain closed, inter-regional travel will be allowed.

“A trip from Wellington to Napier to see your mum is fine, a trip from Wellington to Napier to go

to a big conference with an open bar is not fine.”

Water activity can resume, while some community sports will be able to return to play sooner than others as they work through the public health requirements.

Professional sports such as rugby and netball will be cleared to start up again. Ardern said there will be no stadium crowds due to the mass gathering restrictions, but “sport will be played”.

In education, early learning, schools and tertiary education can reopen at Level 2, but again with hygiene measures. Capability to support distance learning will be maintained.

When the decision is made to reopen schools, they won’t reopen mid-week and must start up again at the beginning of the week.

She said distancing measures in general will remain under a lower alert level.

“At Alert Level 2 playing it safe means two metres from strangers, but in your workplace or places where you’re around people you know or people we can contact trace later, we can live with less.”

Ardern reminded New Zealanders that no decision on moving to Level 2 has been made yet, and said she was not worried about people relaxing compliance because the country had

moved down levels before.

“We’re eager to move too, but we want to do it safely.”

She said she did not want to pre-empt the decision to move to Level 2, but the government was keen to do so sooner rather than later, which meant that when the decision was made it may be done in a “phased” approach.

Ardern said the country can be proud of what it had achieved.

“Now we find ourselves in a unique position again, on Monday Cabinet will consider the next stage of our response. We need every number from every single day to get the full set of data and we need of course the view of the Director-General of Health.

“It is very unlikely that we have hunted down every single case of Covid-19. If stray cases start new chains of transmission we might not find them for a month so we all need to stay on guard. Level 2 has been designed to get as many people back to work as possible and get the economy back up and running, but in the safest way possible.”

She said public health measures will remain unchanged and asks New Zealanders who get symptoms to stay home, wash hands properly and not pass other people their phone.

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Working for the indigenous

By Heather Mackenzie

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Former Mid Canterbury nurse Caitlin Brennan is at the frontline of setting up an indigenous Covid-19 testing clinic in Caboolture, South East Queensland.

The testing clinic is the first of its kind in Australia and Brennan is proud to be working for the indigenous people (first nation). I want to help them in any way I can, she said.

Under the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) umbrella there was already an existing general health clinic in Caboolture, so when Covid-19 started to take hold in Australia, it was agreed at a federal government level, a testing clinic designed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Straight communities was a must.

“We could set up in the same IUIH building as we had been dealing with many of these community members and they already trusted us.”

These communities have been identified as being particularly at risk of dying from Covid-19 as many of them already have underlying health conditions, like diabetes and heart disease.

Already working within the IUIH environment as a regional nurse since 2018, management knew Brennan was the logical choice to set up the clinic.

“They knew that I had experience working in high pressure hospital environments, had excellent training in infection control, and that I was ready for a challenge.

“I was asked if I would be willing to help out with the fever clinic, which I was happy to do.”

Brennan said having an existing building to move into sped the process up a great deal.

The only renovations they had to do was to add shelving for their personal protection equipment station (PPE), she said.

Starting work on March 31 and knowing the planned opening date was April 6, Brennan wasted no time in getting stuck in.

She set up the clinic, ordered and checked supplies, made sure infection control training had been carried out, double checked PPE amounts were correct, took care of inspection requirements, took care of rosters, decided clinic flow and showed the staff how it worked, and developed a myriad of daily nursing checklists, all in just over a week.

“It was a very short time frame to turn it around, long hours and weekend work, but I was happy doing it.”

Brennan was quick to point out that she didn’t do it all on her own. I had guidance from GPs and the medical director, she said.

Also, on hand to guide her through the set up was a procedure manual, that she helped to put together, and the IUIH wide toolkit to call on too.

So impressive was her calm head and work ethic, management again approached her to

Caboolture Covid-19 clinic lead nurse and clinic manager Caitlin Brennan in her PPE gear.

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“My job is mostly administration plus being present to trouble-shoot and help others when needed.”

Currently the fever clinic is seeing around one to nine people a day. This number could increase significantly when the rapid testing machine arrives. It will reduce result wait times down from 48 hours to just 45 minutes.

This reduction in waiting time will have a significant positive impact on clinic clients.

Negative tests would mean a return to work earlier, no isolation time and removes the stress of the ‘what-if’ factor.

Brennan is really proud of what she and her team put together in a short time.

“I’m not proud from the amount of work I have done, but more the feedback that the staff love coming into work and mention the friendly atmosphere here.

“I had an amazing team behind me then, and have an amazing team working with me now.”

The plan is to set up more fever clinics in South East Queensland in conjunction with IUIH. Brennan will help with set ups indirectly via the supply of templates and being at the end of the phone, if needed.

When the need for the Covid-19 fever clinic passes, Brennan will go back to her IUIH regional nurse position, working as a GP nurse all over South-East Queensland at different clinics when required.

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MPI ceases calls while review launched What was intended as an innocuous social media post by a Mid Canterbury farmer earlier this week has resulted in the Ministry of Primary Industries beginning a review into a list of businesses being contacted by the government agency on behalf of Worksafe.

Valetta farmer David Clark was perplexed when he received the call this week which involved a survey to measure whether his business was operating under the Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions, including doing his best to ensure his staff were working from home.

As an essential business, farming should never have been included on the list provided to MPI from Worksafe and after sharing the details of his phone call on social media, Clark’s pleased that all calls have been stopped and a review is under way of the list.

“It’s been a good result, but I never knew when I posted it that it would get quite so big,” he said.

Despite the surprise at just how far his post reached, Clark said it did lead to a positive outcome after his concerns reached higher powers including the Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities, Damien O’Connor and had been contacted by MPI Deputy Director General, Vince Arbuckle who jumped right into action to try and find a resolution.

“They realised after some investigation that there was a problem and recognised that farmers never should have been on the list – the Deputy Director General apologised for the oversight.”

“I can only heap praise on them for the way they have stepped in, admitted that it was a mistake, and the way they have worked to get a resolution.

“It’s been a good result all round.”

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Getting a youthful view on the world’s problems

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Covid-19 restrictions might mean she will not be able to make it to Auckland for the conference, but that will not stop Ashburton Christian School pupil Gianna Butler making the most of her place at the Aotearoa Youth Declaration.

The Aotearoa Youth Declaration is the United Nations Youth flagship civic education conference.

It typically gathers participants aged 13-18 (Years 9-13) from all over Aotearoa to write the youth declaration, which represents a youth perspective on public policy.

Normally held in Auckland, this year it will be held online due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Year 10 Ashburton Christian School pupil Gianna Butler has been selected as a participant, and will be focusing on the areas of rights and freedoms.

The groups are focusing on areas like education, justice and environment, Butler said she chose to focus on rights and freedoms as she strongly believes that every person should have rights and certain freedoms, and it should all be equal.

“And this is the time I can fight for it. I also chose it because I really enjoy learning about the rights of New Zealanders, and the difference between rights and privileges, and what impact it makes,” she said.

“I have always had a passion for deep thinking and debating and making this country better; and so I took the opportunity as it came.

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The numbers might look good, but they don’t paint a true picture of New Zealand’s real estate market, says QV general manager David Nagel.

For the Ashburton District the three month rolling average shows an average sales price of $373,000, but that skews data towards the earlier stages of the three-month period where sales were high and does not reflect a market that was down by between 80 and 90 per cent in April, he said.

Travel fund winners Organised sport might be currently off the radar, but 12 sports clubs around the Ashburton District have just received a boost to their budgets. Between them the teams have received $13,000 from Sport NZ’s Rural travel fund for the 20192020 sports season. Recipients were Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club, $1785; Ashburton College basketball teams, $1925; Ashburton College Cricket Club, $830; Ashburton College Boys’ Hockey 1st XI, $570; Ashburton College Netball, $850; AshColl/Mount Hutt combined girls’ rugby 1st XV $945; AshHutt boys’ U15 rugby, $465; Methven Hockey Club, $1800; Mid Canterbury Hockey Allenton, Tinwald and Wakanui teams, $1325; Ashburton College MC combined boys’ 1st XV rugby $920; Mount Hutt College basketball and Rippa Rugby, $900, Rakaia Hockey Club, $685.

Rubbish issues Gianna Butler has been selected to take part in the Aotearoa Youth Declaration.

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“I’d also love to have the opportunity to stand up for myself and what I believe in.”

Butler said while she has not attended anything this important before, she has attended different courses on things such as leadership, and recently attended a World Vision conference with classmates.

“In class we have a subject called world studies where we discuss different issues of the world and debate and come up with solutions. ie. abortion, racism and so on,” she said.

Highlighting that she wants to work with the local council in her application, Butler said she hopes she can get in contact with someone at the Ashburton District Council to discuss what is talked about at the conference and what solutions they come up with.

“I would like to make as much of an impact through this as possible and with my new knowledge I would love to work with someone to come up with a plan for Ashburton,” she said.

House values enter uncharted territory

By Sue Newman

In brief

Over the past three months, the average value of a house sold in the Ashburton District has risen 2 per cent and is up 5.2 per cent over the past 12 months.

How the past few weeks would impact on the property market was a guestimate but the limited sales activity that had occurred in April mostly involved properties listed prior to lockdown, Nagel said.

“Many of those would have the benefit of open homes and viewings under pre=lockdown conditions and we’ve seen very

few new listings as people take a wait-and-see approach to what will be a new normal.”

How the lockdown impacted on prices in the months ahead would be driven by market forces and even the experts could only guess at the outcome, he said.

“This is new territory for all of us. Many of the fundamentals of the property market have changed over the last month and a half.”

Looking ahead, the bright spot was that financing costs remained cheap and could

possibly become cheaper over the next two or three years but in the new environment banks would be prudent lenders and they would not make rash lending decisions, Nagel said.

He anticipates the supply of new houses for sale will reduce as most people looked to consolidate their position in their current home as the country worked its way out of lockdown.

Selling their existing home and upgrading was likely to be the furtherest thing from many home owners’ minds, he said.

Rubbish continues to contaminate recyclables in wheelie bins across Ashburton. And that practice is hitting ratepayers in the back pocket as many loads of material are emptied at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park’s tip face rather than being sorted and recycled. One contaminated bin tipped into a load of recycling is all it takes to turn an entire load into rubbish, Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann says. Kerbside collection is now back to its normal cycle – red rubbish bins and green glass crates one week and red rubbish bins and yellow recycling bins on alternate weeks.

Zoom to continue While New Zealand might be at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 next week, Ashburton’s district councillors still plan to attend next week’s meeting from the comfort of their homes, via Zoom, rather than in the council chamber. They then move to a mix of remote and physical attendance at meetings to accommodate councillor preferences at Level 2.

Low debt levels The Ashburton District Council might have $42 million in borrowings and a $2 million unused loan facility at the bank, but the cost of its borrowings to ratepayers is far lower than most local authorities at 3.29 per cent.

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Get ready for Alert Level 2 We are still at Alert Level 3. But if all goes well, Alert Level 2 will be coming soon. Below are guidelines showing what it will mean for us all.

PLAY IT SAFE Alert Level 2 will give us all more of our freedoms back, but that will also bring more responsibility.

The best way to protect ourselves and our communities will be to ‘play it safe’.

Playing it safe will mean continuing to do everything we can in our daily lives to stop the spread of the virus. Remember: what we choose to do will directly affect the lives of others.

Stay home if you’re sick If you’re sick or have symptoms at Alert Level 2, you will need to stay home. Don’t go to work or school. Don’t socialise. If you have any symptoms, don’t wait to get tested, call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or your doctor. Continue to wash your hands with soap and dry them, cough and sneeze into your elbow.

Make the space – 2 metres You’ll need to continue to make the space of 2 metres around you when you’re out and about, e.g. at parks or playgrounds or walking in the street; with people you don’t know; or in a place where contact tracing is not possible.

Make the space – 1 metre You’ll also need to make the space of 1 metre around you when you’re in a controlled environment, e.g. cafes, retail stores, or organised gatherings, church groups or work etc. A ‘controlled environment’ simply means that public health measures hygiene practices and contact tracing measures are in place.

Re-connect safely You’ll be able to re-connect and socialise with close friends and family if you do so safely. However, keep numbers small. Interact with people you already know – Alert Level 2 won’t be the time to expand your social life!

Meet safely In Alert Level 2, you won’t be able to hold or attend gatherings of more than 100 people. All gatherings will need to have contact tracing and hygiene measures in place.

Learn safely Tertiary education facilities, schools and early learning centres will be physically open at Alert Level 2 — including Years 11–13.

Distance learning will still be available for those unable to attend school, for example where people are self-isolating.

Early learning services and schools are, and will continue to be, safe environments for children, young people and staff. Additional public health control measures are already in place to prevent the spread of disease and to support contact tracing.

Enjoy yourself safely You will be able to do your normal exercise, sport and recreation activities at Alert Level 2, provided you can do them safely.

This will include activities that were not allowed previously, including: • walking and mountain biking • swimming at a swimming pool (with restrictions) • going to the gym (with restrictions)

Travel safely

• boating

You’ll be able to travel between regions, as long as you can do so safely.

This will mean tracking your movement, keeping your distance where you can, and making sure you are washing your hands, and coughing or sneezing into your elbow. Tight controls at our national borders will remain.

• team and contact sports like football and rugby (so long as contact tracing is maintained for training and games, and hygiene practices are in place – including sterilising equipment before and after games).

Remember New Zealand is still at Alert Level 3.

Find out more about Alert Level 2 and what you need to be ready for, at Covid19.govt.nz

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Lions eagerly await easing

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

With gatherings and events on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ashburton District’s seven Lions clubs and their fundraising and social activities have been put on hold.

For many clubs it has meant cancelling their monthly meetings and social events, and zone chairman Garth Bateup said members from the district’s seven clubs will be looking forward to being able to meet once again as Covid-19 restrictions ease.

“It has been quite fortunate that most clubs were able to get their big fundraising events done like the Mt Hutt Open Day and the Mt Somers Challenge, the (South Island) Motorhome Show and the Garage Sale and Market,” he said.

“There have been some other events that have been cancelled by clubs though.”

Money raised by the clubs is redistributed to the community through scholarships and grants.

“The clubs are looking forward to meeting again, hopefully Level 2 will give better ability to get things started again but

By Susan Sandys

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Events like the South Island Motorhome Show being held only weeks before the country went into lockdown has helped lessen the impact on local Lions clubs.

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that does depend on the rules,” he said. Bateup said some clubs were still able to take part in some rostered activities such as Meals on Wheels, while the Mayfield Lions Club were still able to continue their firewood

fundraiser with firewood being an essential product.

While they have not been able to meet in person, clubs have still been keeping in contact with their members, either via Zoom video calls or through

■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

Life in a Holden TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

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Murray and Jeannette Early’s 1972 HQ Holden Kingswood.

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you ask?”

The officer said “you’ve parked on the wrong side of the road, like they do in the States”.

Murray explained it was safer for the passengers.

The officer replied “well,OK, but don’t do it again!”

All these years later Murray still thinks it’s amusing especially considering the officer didn’t mention the number of passengers.

Murray shared another legendary rugby or more precisely getting home from rugby story.

This one didn’t involve either Murray or the Holden but some senior players from a now forgotten county team.

email, sending out weekly bulletins.

“The clubs have been keeping in contact with weekly bulletins to keep members informed and telephone contact as well,” he said.

Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

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hen Grahame Kelly shared his Vauxhall Cresta story he mentioned there were Holdens about town but because he was building a house he opted for the Cresta.

Murray and Jeannette Early bought a Holden.

A near new white 1972 HQ Holden Kingswood.

A really good car which not only provided great family transport but being spacious and having a good-sized boot was also ideal for ferrying young Mayfield rugby players and their gear to and from games.

On one occasion the car was full to the brim with young chaps because it was the only car available.

They went to a game at Rakaia.

On the way home they stopped at a lolly shop.

It was better to move across the highway and park on the other side of the road.

At least 10 kids, maybe more got out.

By chance a traffic officer came along and asked Murray “are you from America?”

Murray replied “no, why do

Niwa wants residents to act as smoke sniffers

The story unfolded following some after match fun which involved going to a dance at the Radiant and then getting a feed at the pie cart. (Remember them! Weren’t they great!).

But of course sometimes after a game, some fun, a little lubrication and adrenalin running high a bit of banter can get a little out of hand.

On this occasion that’s what happened during the drive home.

Two of the players had a disagreement, a bit of argy bargy.

A challenge was laid down – let’s get out of the car and sort things out.

It was decided to do that when

the first player was dropped off.

So the guy who was keen on some fisticuffs got out but the other player stayed put and the driver took off.

It wasn’t too far to the next drop-off and the guy who was feeling a bit feisty chased them.

He caught up with them just after the next player had been dropped off and the others were on the move again.

You have to give it to him he was keeping up!

After this was repeated a few times the others took pity and let a rather puffed team-mate back in the car.

By that stage the fight had gone out of him and all was forgotten.

But he did a bit of extra training.

And the driver did a great job of peacekeeping – should’ve got a role at the UN. Back to the Holden, Murray and Jeannette recall many happy trips and good times shared in that car.

They say they’re glad they bought the Holden and it’s a great car.

That’s right they say it is, not it was, a great car and that’s because they still own it and it still brings pleasure to their family.

The Holden hasn’t clocked up huge miles, it’s in good order and hasn’t had anything done to it.

And all the family, especially Murray and Jeannette’s grandchildren, still love cruising in it.

Besides Covid-19, there is another less immediate health threat lurking in the air, and Niwa is seeking your help to keep track of it.

It is smoke from chimneys, something which annually heralds the arrival of winter in Mid Canterbury and sticks around as long as residents keep their wood fires burning.

Scientist Dr Ian Longley is asking people to use their senses of smell and sight, to report where and when there is smoke.

He said woodfires for heating were the biggest source of air pollution in New Zealand, and thought to seriously impact the health of many.

“But many of its impacts go undetected or unrecognised,” he said.

To participate, residents are asked to download the Niwa Citizen Science App via Apple or Google Play stores, and click Wood Smoke Survey.

They will be required to answer some simple questions about what they can see or smell, how they are affected and how they rate the air quality.

Submitted data will be combined and converted into maps showing where clusters of impacts are occurring and when.

At the end of winter Niwa scientists will analyse the data from across the country and publish the findings.

They were aiming to share the research with regional councils.

“So we can work with communities to reduce the impacts,” Longley said.

“This is an ideal opportunity to use the app to record what’s happening around New Zealand, and help us understand how we can best achieve healthy homes.”

Clean air guidelines in the town of Ashburton have seen a dramatic drop in levels of smoke pollution in recent years, following more residents moving to cleaner forms of heating including ultra-low emission wood burners. However, there has been no such regulations introduced in other areas of the district.

Environment Canterbury’s Ashburton air quality site last year recorded just one high-pollution night.

In recent years there has been just one to three high pollution nights per year, whereas in 2014 and prior there were often eight to more than one dozen, climbing as high as 28 in 2006.

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■■MID CANTERBURY MUSIC

Rock, pop and NZ made

By Heather Mackenzie

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hen looking back at popular Mid Canterbury bands, one name kept popping up time and time again.

Tex Machine.

The covers band first made a name for themselves in 2004 when the group got together after a jam session at the Nor’ Westers’ Musos Club one Sunday.

It was there that Chris Woods was approached by bass player Brent Scott and asked if he would like to team up with him and fellow musicians sisters Ange and Elyse Genet as they were short a singer.

“I knew that Brent, and Ange and Elyse had been playing together for a while, so when they asked me to be their lead singer, I was happy to oblige.”

The band’s first outing was at the Hinds Tavern in 2004. The four-piece band had grown to eight musicians, including Vincent Brierly on keyboards.

Woods remembers the night well. He said the place was packed and the dance floor was jumping all night.

“People from Hinds and Ashburton were there to hear us.

There was even a courtesy coach from town put on.”

For the next six years Tex Machine’s style of rock, pop and New Zealand covers made them a must-have band for private functions, pub gigs and it even secured them a regular two-night gig at Fat Sally’s Pub in Oamaru.

“Fat Sally’s was always a fun venue. We always played there for two nights, both packed.

Once we finished there, everybody headed to the The Globe who had a music club called The Penguin Club. We played at that club a few times too.”

The Tinwald Tavern was another favourite venue for Tex Machine. Woods said Trevor Whiting was always really supportive and provided Tex Machine with a monthly slot on the pub’s gig guide.

“Towards the end of the night, I would wait for the signal from behind the bar, telling me to keep playing for a few more songs, or shut it down.”

When Tex Machine first got together, guitarist Elyse was around 14 or 15 years old, so parents Richard and Michelle had to come to every gig with her. This parental supervision came in very handy when it came to transport.

“Richard and Michelle were really good and drove us around a lot. Richard carried his video camera with him, so we had a lot of footage of us playing.”

Richard’s driving skills proved handy when the band got to make quite the impression rocking up to Oamaru in a $300,000 motor home, on loan from Lifestyle Motorhomes and courtesy of Murray and Marg McPherson.

The band members were different ages, something that Woods said played in Tex Ma-

The original Tex Machine members; Elyse Genet, Vincent Brierly, Chris Woods, Brent Scott and Ange Genet.

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chine’s favour, as they all brought something different musically.

“We seemed to be able to play the right music to the right crowd, that kept them dancing all night.”

Woods remembers one wedding where the band’s tried and true play list failed him. He said that no matter what he did wedding guests stayed firmly at their tables.

“I tried every trick in the book, but nothing worked, they danced the first dance with the bride and groom but that was it, after that nothing. It’s quite disheartening playing to an empty dance floor.”

All was revealed when Woods ran into a wedding guest a few days later.

“He told me how everybody loved the music and there had been many compliments about our band.”

Confused, Woods pointed out that nobody danced and was told that was because all the guests were from overseas, they were far more interested in catching up with each other.

Without a doubt one of Woods’ favourite memories with Tex Machine was playing at Woolley Munchers musical bash in Ashburton. Before they went on stage, Woods said sharing the green room with Jordan Luck and New Zealand reggae group dDub, was pretty cool.

“When we were playing at the after party at the Hotel Ashburton, Jordan Luck jumped up on

A reunion at The Devon for Nor’ Westers Music Club recently. stage and sang Why Does Love DoThis To Me with me. It was crazy.”

Music is vital to Woods, be it his attendance at keyboard club when he was three, singing with the high school choir, lessons with Methven music legend Lyn

Blackwell, or completing his music degree in Auckland, he knows his life would be a pretty dull place without it.

“With my contracting business I spend collectively up to 14 hours a day on a tractor, there is no way I could do that without a

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decent play list to listen to.”

The days of Tex Machine may be over now, Woods has turned his attention to music theatre in the last few years, however he is quick to point out the band members are still all great friends who stay in contact regularly.

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Spain extends its lockdown AP Spain’s left-wing coalition government has averted – for now – a political crisis on top of the enormous challenge the country already faces from its devastating coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed more than 25,000 lives and severely damaged the economy.

Despite losing the backing of the main opposition party, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday received the Spanish Parliament’s necessary endorsement for a two-week extension to a state of emergency he declared on March 14, when Spain’s decentralised health care system had lost control of the Covid-19 outbreak.

“We have won a partial victory against the virus thanks to the sacrifice of all,” Sánchez said.

“No one gets everything right in such an unprecedented situation but lifting the state of emergency now would be a complete error.”

Sánchez said the state of emergency must stay in place to ensure that the country makes a co-ordinated and cautious return to a “new normalcy,” but his government lost some support from opposition parties who complain he is abusing his extraordinary powers.

To compensate losing the backing of the conservative Popular Party and angering Catalonia’s separatists, Sánchez’s Socialists struck last-minute deals with the centre-right Citizens party and Basque regionalists to guarantee the parliamentary endorsement.

That gave the government 178 votes in favour to 75 votes against, with 97 abstentions.

The state of emergency was set to expire on Saturday. The

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PHOTO AP extension will take it through to May 24. The government argued the extension is critical to apply its complex rollback plan for the lockdown, which will vary by province as they prepare for a possible second wave.

The debate in the Madrid-based Congress that was limited in attendance to a few dozen members to limit risk of contagion was heated and may not bode well for the minority government, which will need to cobble together backing to handle the severe economic problems looming and a national budget.

The leading opposition party, Spain’s conservative Popular Party, which had supported the government on three previous extension votes until now, abstained while accusing Sánchez of violating citizens’ constitu-

tional rights by continuing to restrict free movement.

“Our constitution establishes that the state of emergency cannot suspend any basic rights, but you have breached that limit repeatedly,” Popular Party leader Pablo Casado said.

“The state of emergency made sense at the start of the pandemic, but it cannot go on indefinitely.”

An important separatist party from north-east Catalonia went further, voting “No” and aligning itself with two other smaller Catalan separatist parties and their alter egos on the political spectrum: Spain’s ultra-nationalist, far-right Vox party, the third largest in the chamber.

The Catalan separatists demanded that the government give back control of the health care system to the regions.

Vox blamed the government for the deaths of the virus.

“Maintaining the state of emergency won’t save lives or jobs. What will save lives is a change of government,” said Vox leader Santiago Abascal, adding that he will consider leading a no-confidence vote soon.

Sánchez was forced to call early elections last year when the Catalan separatists and parties of the right killed his attempt to pass a national budget. An inconclusive result to that April 2019 ballot led to another election in November and the eventual forging of a coalition of the Socialists and the anti-austerity United We Can party. It took power in January just as the virus appears to have begun its spread in southern Europe.

Only in the US? Catch Covid-19 parties NZME Authorities in southeast Washington State have identified at least two social events that people attended in the hope of contracting the virus.

A county in Washington state dealing with a coronavirus outbreak has identified a confounding new source of spread: “Covid-19 parties” organised so that people can deliberately mingle with an infected person in the hope of getting their own illness out of the way.

Meghan Debolt, director of community health for Walla Walla County, said that county investigators had learned of two such parties in the area that occurred in recent weeks.

Two people who went to one of the parties, which included at least 20 attendees, have since become sick and tested positive for the virus.

The discovery astounded local leaders who had been working in recent weeks to contain a large outbreak at a

meat processing facility in the area.

“We want to be able to start to reopen our community,” Debolt said.

“But if our community isn’t practising proper physical distancing and social distancing guidelines, and they are intentionally trying to go and contract Covid-19, that sets us back pretty far from being able to open.”

The prospect of infection parties for people who wish to quickly contract the disease in the hope of gaining immunity has been a fear among some health experts because the country has a long history of people choosing purposeful infection. Health officials, for example, worked in the past to halt chickenpox parties at which parents sought to expose their unvaccinated children to the disease.

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in those cases said it “strongly recommends against hosting or participating in these events”.

While some people have expressed an eagerness to get the virus, the two parties in Washington state are believed to be the first dedicated events to be confirmed by public health officials.

Rather than accelerate the disease’s transmission, health officials are working to avoid the rapid spread of an illness that has been linked to more than 72,000 deaths in the United States despite widespread stay-at-home mandates.

Debolt said the two people who became ill after attending one of the parties in the Walla Walla area were young and have not needed hospital care.

They informed health investigators that they figured they would be able to quickly recover from the virus, apparently not considering that they could then spread it to others more vulnerable to serious health effects or death.

“They feel really bad now, knowing that they put families and friends and others at risk,” Debolt said.

She said health authorities learned about the second party during their interviews but had so far only identified two people who became sick.

While the Seattle area was an early epicentre of the outbreak, Walla Walla is on the other side of the state.

In recent weeks, local health officials have identified a major outbreak of cases at a Tyson Foods processing facility in the county – an outbreak now linked to three deaths.

Debolt said the area was not close to flattening its curve but was starting to see more people engaging in social interactions despite stay-at-home requirements.

“We know that people are exhausted from isolation and quarantine,” Debolt said.

“We want to be able to reopen, too. We want to be able to go to restaurants and socialise with friends and family members. We need our community’s help to be diligent for a little bit longer so that we can get ahead of this.”

Artist Banksy has made a touching tribute to Covid-19 health care workers around the world after creating a new piece of artwork at Southampton General Hospital.

The largely monochrome painting, which is one square metre, was hung up in the hospital foyer area near the emergency department for staff and patients to see. Banksy’s tribute shows a young boy in a T-shirt and dungarees kneeling by a basket. In the basket are discarded Spider-Man and Batman toys, with the boy instead holding up and playing with a new action hero – a nurse. The nurse’s arm is outstretched and pointing forward in the fashion of Superman on a mission, while wearing a cape, face mask and an apron with the Red Cross emblem.

Disney profit drops The House of Mouse is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Disney reported a steep decline in profit as many segments of its media and entertainment offerings ground to a standstill. Its second quarter profit dropped 91 per cent to $475 million, down from $5.4 billion a year earlier. Overall, the company said costs related to Covid-19 cut Disney’s pre-tax profit by $1.4 billion. One bright spot was its Disney Plus streaming service, which debuted in November in the US and rolled out to the UK and other parts of Europe in April. As of May 4, the company said Disney Plus had 54.5 million subscribers.

Electronic music pioneer dies Florian Schneider-Esleben, who helped pioneer electronic music as the cofounder of Kraftwerk and influenced genres ranging from disco to synth pop, has died at age 73. Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony announced that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer. SchneiderEsleben and Huetter met while both were students at the Academy of Arts in Remscheid. They started working together in 1968, and two years later founded the Kling-Klang-Studio in Duesseldorf and launched Kraftwerk.

“From the beginning, we had a concept of electronic folk music. It’s a kind of anticipatory music, looking ahead to the age of the computer,” Huetter said.

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This modern three bedroom home and overall easy-care property offers you a rear section for privacy and security.

Modern features such as open plan living, master with WIR and ensuite, internal access double garage and all day sun streaming in this private rear yard.

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Freshly painted throughout with new floor coverings and drapes, this sunny little two/ three bedroom home is ready for new owners.

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Location of this property is surely going to impress and tick all the boxes if you are thinking of downsizing. The section is easy care with a gorgeous patio area which gets all the afternoon and evening sunshine. Open plan living area with sliding doors. Modern kitchen for entertaining family and friends.

Located on an easy-care section this very tidy front unit is within close proximity to the library, schools, churches and central town shopping area, you may hardly ever have to get the car going again.

A prime position on the town boundary with the benefit of town convenience. This generous sized site has a great aspect and would be suitable for even the most adventurous builds. This property includes a fully approved discharge consent, town water and fibre connection. An ideal site to make your future home.

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Beautifully landscaped, discover this unexpected oasis within the town boundary. A property of this size is rarely available. Make it your own with this three bedroom, two bathroom character filled home and attached two bedroom self-contained flat. The living areas give direct access to the sheltered, sunny patios surrounding the home.

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A luxury chalet at the Mt Hutt Lodge Complex, located above the breath taking Rakaia Gorge with views out toward the Mt Hutt Range, is now for sale. Built over two levels and offering three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an attractive open plan living area, the chalet has a modern decor with natural timber finishes and stunning views.

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This holiday home has been enjoyed for many decades by the same family. The main cottage has kitchen, living, bathroom and one bedroom which is complemented by a large sleepout capable of sleeping up to four people. Situated close to the playground and tennis court and with a sunny garden this is exactly what a kiwi bach should be.

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This character entertainer offers a bungalow with three double bedrooms and two bathrooms, predominately double glazed, the ambiance of a gas fireplace and a modern hostess kitchen. Stay warm with a ducted heating system and underfloor bathroom heating. Garaging to accommodate three vehicles, plus beautifully landscaped.

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Lifestyle & Location “ 8.0887 ha ” 376 Wakanui Road, ASHBURTON

Spacious four bedroom family home well positioned amongst mature and established gardens. Two generous sized living rooms perfect for relaxing and enjoying the mountain views.

Productive, fertile soils subdivided into seven paddocks with established fencing plus two holding paddocks. Three bay hayshed, utility shed and workshop, 6 loose boxes and hen house.

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Situated on Racecourse Road, it is an easy walking distance to the Creek Road shopping centre, Ashburton College, Argyle Park or the domain, to name a few.

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Downstairs there is a large separate living area, bathroom, separate laundry and one of the bedrooms.

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Renovated kitchen and updated bathrooms Bathrooms upstairs and down, spa bath Full size tennis court, swimming pool, BBQ area Logburner, heatpump, underfloor heating

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Live your Best Life • Immaculately presented executive home • 5 bedrooms • Fully tiled guest bathroom and ensuite • Huge chefs Kitchen

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Affordable lifestyle living • Weatherboard cottage with 3 double bedrooms • Open plan living, dining and kitchen • Logburner for heating

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complemented with a separate toilet and modern bathroom. Outside, an immaculate garden awaits with a super patio that’s ready-made for social gatherings. Easy-care plantings give you more time to spend together as a family, while the full fencing offers peace of mind, especially if you have small children or pets. Completing the appeal is a double garage with off-street parking. Homes of this standard would suit a wide range of buyers.

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Entertain in the afternoon sun Warm, sunny and immaculately presented home. Open plan kitchen, dining and family lounge with separate formal living. There is plenty of room for the whole family with three large double bedrooms two with exceptional built in wardrobes, master has its own WIR and luxurious ensuite. AND bonus single bedroom or home office. Family bathroom with bath, corner shower and vanity. Great indoor outdoor flow, with a generous BBQ patio area overlooking the manicured gardens and lawn. Double internal access garage, fully fenced all set on a private 728sqm rear section just a short walk from the Allenton shops, primary school and medical center.

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An absolute delight Secure your very own slice of paradise complete with the white picket fence. Open plan living heated by a heat pump and with doors opening from the dining out onto a private deck. The front hallway is home to the three large bedrooms all with built in storage, new drapes and newly painted. Family bathroom, with shower over a bath and hand basin. A separate storage room or office at the rear of the home along with the laundry. Well planted raised vegetable and herb gardens and surrounded by fruit trees this will get the gardener in you stirring! All securely fenced and a single garage to round out this great character home.

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English character and charm Two storey brick homestead set in a mature garden with the bonus of 41.4194 hectares (more or less) fully irrigated via two pivots and some K-Lines. The ground floor of this home has a glamorous kitchen with a large walk in pantry. An open plan living/dining area and separate lounge and great indoor/outdoor flow to a paved courtyard. The ground floor has an entrance foyer, office, separate laundry, access to the attached double garage and a double bedroom with an ensuite. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms all sharing a large family bathroom. A detached two bay garage, a three bay hay shed and a four bay implement shed and established shelter belts complete this property.

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A cut above the rest If you enjoy the finer things in life, then look no further. This extensively remodelled home on nine hectares (more or less) has a modern luxurious feel coupled with a warm interior.

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Corolla tradition rolls on M any tales unfold of frustrated golfers’ efforts over past weeks.

A few that come to mind include: The Guardian’s senior reporter Sue’s story of a back lawn pitted with holes, a cracked garage window and golf balls being ‘misplaced’ on neighbouring properties.

Pat Turton’s cattle quickly finding out that the safest spot to shelter in their paddock was as close as possible to Pat’s target bucket, placed some 200 metres from his favoured launching pad in the yard.

The front lawn of a certain Pages Road property being almost smothered in golf balls – they were eventually picked up by a neighbour from two doors away who suggested he had chipped these over the house between.

An upper Hakatere resident with his personalised elevated tee, followed by many return treks to recover balls from the riverbed.

But now with the golf courses reopened, albeit with restrictions, there’s general sighs of relief – not just from said frustrated golfers but their wives, husbands, partners and perhaps even neighbours!

So its back to loading the gear into the car or SUV. For some this maybe not now seem as easy as it was before.

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But then, because of its compact dimensions/size, it’s certainly easy to park

and also doesn’t take up too much garage space.

What’s more it has the same $29,990 drive-away price as the Hatch, although it comes with a 1.8-litre engine rather than the 2-litre, slightly more powerful one which both the Hatch and newly arrived Sedan get.

This well-proven 1.8-litre produces 104kW at 6100rpm and 171 Nm at 3900rpm, which in conjunction with the seven-step, intuitive and seamless CVT provides a suitably keen performance, taking off quickly, and also quick for overtaking manoeuvres on SH1, even when fully loaded.

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With the rev-counter showing 1800rpm while cruising at 100kmh, achieving the claimed overall fuel consumption of 6.8L/100km is realistic.

While the Wagon is only available in GX specification, the test Wagon is dressed in optional TRD gear, including black 18inch wheels with wide Michelin 225/50 tyres (rather than the usual 15-inch alloys and 195/65 tyres) which are inclined to be noisy at times on the very coarse chip-seal.

The Wagon, as do the other new Corolla models, sits on a new chassis with a sophisticated fully independent, front strut/rear wishbone suspension setup.

This shows, for together with the precise steering this package ensures that whether about town, on the open road or through corners it always, irrespective of loading remains predictable, so is always very easy to drive.

Getting in or out may not be quite as easy as doing so in a higher riding SUV, but the doors open wide and the seats are well placed to make this as easy as possible.

Inside, the dash with its large touchscreen, equipment and controls mirror the Hatch’s comprehensive array, with the exception of sat-nav (it does have phone projection though).

There’s keyless entry, adaptive radar cruise control, road sign recognition, climate-air as well as the comprehensive safety package mentioned below.

I liked the driving position as well as the shape and comfort of the seat, and while three people will fit in the rear seats, two are a much better fit.

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Level 2, here we come T

he cat’s out of the bag, we finally know what the next stage of Covid life is going to look like and for many it comes with great relief.

A return to almost normality.

Business doors back open, the ability to socialise and engage with others who we haven’t probably seen for the past six weeks and the opportunity to get the sleeves rolled up and get stuck in to rebuilding life outside of the home bubble.

It’s music to most people’s ears.

But the question still remains, when?

Jacinda Ardern has been pretty tight-lipped on when that might be, other than stating that a decision will be made at Monday’s cabinet meeting.

The only real confirmation other than that is that schools won’t be expected to open until the start of the week – which could lead you to believe that we might be at Level 2 by Thursday next week.

Honestly, from a mentality point of view – it’s the most positive outcome.

People are tired and frustrated with these circumstances, they want to get back out there and any further delay to that could push things further than we want them to go in some corners.

It’s a careful balancing act for sure and it’s hard to imagine that the mental wellbeing of citizens isn’t at the forefront of the minds of those in charge of making this decision.

New Zealand, in general, has been accepting, understanding and willing to make this happen for the betterment of the country, but everything has a tipping point and there is real evidence out there that the point isn’t that far away.

At the same time the population’s health is equally as important.

It’s an unenviable position when you really look at it.

The good thing is we can now look forward to what life will be like and after Monday, we can starting putting the wheels in motion as we’ll know exactly when that might be.

Thought of the Day: Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

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Major Covid-19 coronavirus threat is in our heads

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here is a lot of talk around mental health at the moment and rightly so.

This is a tough time for most people, far less those who were already struggling with mental health issues.

And what do we already know about the mental health sector?

It was overwhelmed and struggling to cope with the number of people it had to deal with before all this. Imagine how much worse that’s going to get.

From the struggling businesses, to the financially strapped, to the strained marriages, to the scared or fearful, to the lack of self-esteem from all those who haven’t been able to indulge in any social contact or family support, or even grooming or self-care.

For all the people who may snigger and call it frivolous, gyms and barber shops are an integral part of a functioning society, especially in terms of what those outlets offer mental health.

Think about it.

How much better does you tired old mum feel after an hour at the hairdresser and a fresh blow wave? How much calmer is your co-worker after he’s had an hour at the barber getting a trim and venting his spleen to a captive audience?

How much more relaxed are your mates after they’ve thrashed themselves at the gym and

burned off all that excess energy or stress?

Self-care is important and helps with mental health. We get time and space, a change of scene, we feel better for the experience.

I listened to a heartbreaking call from a taxi driver as I drove into work this morning.

He said he’s seeing the reality of the mental health effects every day in the back of his car.

He’d picked up a woman from a supermarket at 7.40am and, instead of carrying groceries, she only had wine.

She’d lost her job and she said she’d had her first drink that

morning in 13 years – an alcoholic, sober for 13 years. Until now.

And that’s before we get to the mental anguish of all those unable to see, touch, or hug, their dying loved ones.

That’s something that could live with those people and haunt them forever.

How do you even begin to rationalise that?

This level system we are in, is an artificial system created by the Government, with rules made up by it, which mean hundreds of people are unable to be present for births, miscarriages, deaths, funerals. It’s unimaginable.

It’s not compassionate, and it certainly doesn’t fit into the Government’s rotating script on kindness.

We’ve responded very quickly to the Covid-19 health threat.

That’s now contained. The more urgent health threat now is the mental one.

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ere’s a thought going forward and helping us out of this Covid-19 cloud we’re under at the moment.

I think now is the time to make State Highway 1 a fourlane highway.

Not only just from Ashburton to Christchurch, but the length of the country.

Yeah, sure, there will be parts of it where it won’t be possible like around the Kaikoura area.

But make the rest of it four lanes.

Yeah, sure, it’s not going to be cheap to do but I think the timing is right.

Yeah, sure, there’s a lot of repaying of Government assistance from the lockdown, but that’s not going to be a quick fix.

When we come out of this thing, there will be plenty of willing and able people who will find themselves unemployed thanks to this virus.

Fire up the Ministry of Works or something similar again, give these people jobs working on the new four-lane highway.

Put money back in their pockets so they can put that in the

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tills of our local businesses.

Hire heaps of unemployed and get the job done as quickly as possible because we won’t be going on any overseas holidays any time soon.

I think ‘road trip’ holidays around this beautiful country of ours will become the new norm, so let’s make that as enjoyable and SAFE as possible.

Kiwis checking out our own backyard, staying in motels or camping grounds, spending money in towns around New Zealand.

I’m wondering if we won’t see even more campervans on our roads over the next few years, the difference being, they will have Kiwis inside them.

I’m sure frustration plays a big part in our road toll and I’m

also sure that campervans play a big part in that.

For some drivers, there’s nothing worse than getting stuck behind a campervan on the open road.

It’s often a bad combination of the campervan occupants taking their time and soaking up the sights versus the car wanting to get from A-to-B as quickly as possible.

That’s when unnecessary risks are taken and when crashes can happen.

Four lanes fixes this.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my stay-cation and how my week at home wasn’t as exciting as an overseas holiday, but it did have its good points.

Mainly chillaxin’.

I reckon a ‘road trip’ vacation around New Zealand could tick a few boxes when comparing it to both of those holiday options.

You’re going to see some amazing sights you’ve never seen before, similar to those you see abroad.

You’re also going to be able to chillax like you do in a week at

home.

No planes, buses or trains to catch or big crowds to battle with, just a cruise around the country.

But you’re not going to be able to cruise in your campervan if you’ve got an impatient bogan right up your jacksie, weaving over the centre line, looking for a passing opportunity and if you pull anymore to the left you’ll end up with the cows in the paddock next to the road.

That’s not enjoyable for anyone.

Right that’s unemployment and roading sorted.

Next week, education. God help us!

Hoo Roo, Phill Hooper Minister of stupid ideas and silly walks.

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The government has thrown the tourism industry a limited lifeline, announcing holiday and other travel around New Zealand will be permitted when the country moves down to Covid-19 Alert Level 2, expected next Thursday at the earliest.

However, the move to Level 2 may be phased in, with “higher-risk elements” being implemented after lower-risk elements.

The earliest that Level 2 is likely to be implemented is from next Thursday morning as the government will again give 48 hours’ notice of a move between alert levels and will not announce a decision before late Monday afternoon.

That timing will also ensure health authorities have a full two weeks of contagion data from the period the country spent at Level 3.

The Level 2 restrictions effectively allow people to have contact with a wider range of people whom they know – family, friends, and workmates – and also with strangers, in settings such as shops, restaurants, bars, events and airports.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the government’s decisions relating to the rules for public contact and congregation yester-

day, saying that the principle at Level 2 was: “play it safe”.

The required physical distancing between people who are in good health will fall from two metres to one metre, but she signalled that there might be a delay before large congregations of people, particularly outside, are allowed.

Higher-risk elements “When it comes the time to move, we want to move with confidence. If that advice is to move in a phased way, I would rather take

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Smartpay Holdings Pushpay Holdings Tourism Holdings Scott Tech Augusta Capital Restaurant Brands Mill & Copth Pr Serko Burger Fuel Gr Kathmandu Hldgs

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London – $US/ounce

–9.55

–0.18

–1.21%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,199.50

+88.0

+1.72%

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Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its “AA+” rating of New Zealand and maintained an optimistic outlook mainly because it believes the extra government spending during the coronavirus crisis will be temporary rather than structural.

S&P’s director of sovereign and international public finance ratings, Anthony Walker, told a webinar that he expects New Zealand’s fiscal and monetary policies would “provide a bridge to a self-sustaining recovery in 2021”.

That’s despite S&P expecting government debt to remain elevated for some years.

S&P expects the government’s budget deficit will peak at about

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8.5 per cent of GDP in fiscal 2021 before narrowing to about 3 per cent and that net government debt will rise to more than 30 per cent of GDP in fiscal 2021.

The annual interest costs should remain below 5 per cent of general government revenues.

It is expecting the government to announce further Covid-related spending in next week’s Budget.

S&P had been forecasting economic growth in New Zealand of 2.5 per cent this year but now expects a 2.4 per cent contraction, recovering to 1.7 per cent growth in fiscal 2021 and 4.4 per cent the following year.

Walker said he was expecting a “U” shaped economic recovery rather than a “V” shaped one, meaning the return to growth will be slow rather than a fast

bounceback.

The ratings agency also expects the Reserve Bank to remain “in a pro-growth cycle” for some time.

Walker said New Zealand’s fiscal outcomes had been better than other AA+ rated countries, which will face similar Covid-related pressures, so the rating will retain a positive, or upward, bias.

S&P expects the country’s contingent liabilities will remain relatively limited but said they were rising.

In particular, it cited the addition of the $6.25 billion business finance guarantee scheme, worth about 2 per cent of gross domestic product, in which the government is guaranteeing up to 80 per cent of the value of commercial bank lending to socalled ‘viable, but vulnerable’ New Zealand businesses.

■■REAL ESTATE

Christchurch real estate market ‘undervalued’ NZME

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es would be subject to rigorous and regular cleaning schedules, particularly for all frequently touched surfaces such as door handles, handrails and eftpos machines.

The initial standard for Level 2 was to allow indoor crowds of no more than 100 people and 500 for outdoor gatherings.

However, the outdoor crowd size has now been reduced to no more than 100 people.

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that advice and move out slowly.”

There might be a preference for taking “several steps’ to get to Level 2, she said.

She told media the guide to “higher-risk elements” was where clusters of Covid-19 contagion had occurred: a wedding, an open bar at a conference, and a ‘stag do’ – all places where people congregated to socialise.

Airports, where people were generally passing through, were not high risk, although all public plac-

mandatory at Level 2 but three key rules will apply in the hospitality sector: ■■ seated – no more than 100; ■■ separated – social distance between people and tables, which may not be economic for some to open; and ■■ single server – no going to counters.

Schools will open at the beginning of the week following the announcement to move to Level 2.

Ardern said the announcements would “mean a lot” to the tourism industry, but she warned that the act of travelling was less of a risk for Covid-19 contagion than what people did when they got to their destination.

“Visiting your mum in Napier,” was fine but not going to an open bar at a conference.

Haircuts are also back on the agenda, although hairdressers will have to wear personal protective equipment.

One new case of Covid-19, linked to the previously identified Matamata cluster, was announced yesterday.

The director-general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said a review of the use of face masks to contain Covid-19 infection was that the evidence was “inconclusive”.

the larger urban areas, Christchurch has emerged as a value centre for first home buyers, with an entry level property estimate at $363,000.

For those that are comfortable buying into a smaller community, however, the average entry level in Whanganui comes in at a more affordable $258,000.

The ‘first home buyers’ HomesEstimate, developed by online property search engine homes.co.nz, uses an algorithm to generate the likely first home buyer’s achievable price, calculated as the lower quartile estimate in any given urban area.

While the lowest quartile tends to follow the general median pricing trend of any given city or town, bigger

price gaps can be found in the more expensive regions.

Queenstown, which claims the most expensive median property price in the land at $984,000, overshadows the entry level home price of $727,000 by a whopping $257,000.

The Auckland “affordability gap” is $220,000, with an estimated entry price of $731,000 versus a median of $951,000.

At the other end of the spectrum, Whanganui’s median of $322,000 is only marginally ahead of the entry point of $258,000.

Homes.co.nz head of commercial Tom Lintern said the forecast 5 per cent to 10 per cent drop in property prices resulting from the Covid-19 correction should also be taken in the context of recent very strong property market growth.

He said that in many areas a 5 per cent drop would only wipe away the capital gains generated in the past few months.

“Even a 10 per cent drop is only unwinding the gains generated in the last year or two.”

He said that property prices in Dunedin, for example, had increased 19.8 per cent in the last 12 months, “and we only need to look back to November 2019 when prices were 10 per cent less than they were yesterday”.

The exception to this is Christchurch and Auckland where the market has been relatively flat.

“However, even Auckland has seen a recent resurgence in the first quarter of 2020 and many believe the Christchurch market is undervalued and is unlikely to experience as large a decrease as some areas.”

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■■MID CANTERBURY SPORT

Sporting codes join forces Mid Canterbury sporting codes have joined forces to produce a social media video to remind people that when life returns to some kind of normality, they will be ready and waiting.

The brainchild of Mid Canterbury Rugby Union development officer Jason Ree during the Covid-19 lockdown, and put together

by Mid Canterbury Netball centre manager Erin Tasker, the video which is now circulating on social media features short, fun clips contributed by almost 20 local sporting codes.

Rugby, netball, hockey, football, rugby league, tennis, rowing, cycling, pickleball, basketball, bowls, softball, squash, boxing, cricket, golf, volleyball and petanque all feature in the video, and Ree said he’d been impressed by the imagination and work behind some.

Ree said the video is all about reminding people that although we haven’t been able to get out and about and play our favourite sports in recent weeks, sports will soon be back, and those who help to keep the wheels of sport turning in Mid Canterbury can’t wait.

“When we get going it could be all go, but we just don’t know when yet because we don’t have any dates,” Ree said.

While some summer sports had their seasons cut short by Covid-19, winter sporting codes like rugby and netball have been forced to delay their starts, and the uncertainty around when sport could start back up makes planning difficult.

Mid Canterbury Netball’s season had been due to get under way last week, and when registrations closed on the same day the nation went into lockdown, numbers were up, Tasker said.

“The season was looking really good.

“We had already introduced a new premier three grade into our

Above – The social media video that has been put together by Erin Tasker and Jason Ree, featuring short, fun clips from nearly 20 local sports clubs.

Erin Tasker Thursday night competition for the 2020 season in the hope that it might open up some space in our super popular Wednesday night social grade, and looking at the registrations we had, it had

Jason Ree worked,” Tasker said.

Now, it’s a case of wait and see in terms of what sort of season sports like netball may get.

“We’ve met with our clubs over Zoom and one of the main mes-

sages we took away from that was people just want to play.

“So once we know when that can happen, we need to make it happen,” Tasker said.

Ree said for rugby it’s vital players and coaches register, because those registrations will be key in determining what form rugby takes when the green light is given to play.

Before Covid-19 arrived on our shores, rugby was the first winter code set to take to the field. The Combined Country Cup competition, involving senior clubs from Mid Canterbury, North Canterbury and Ellesmere, had been due to start on March 28.

Right now, winter sports don’t have a date as to when they can return. Many sports are looking at a return to some sort of training in Level 2, but on current advice and guidelines, that training will have to still be non-contact.

For now, Ree said players need to continue to work on their fitness in their own bubbles so that when team trainings resume and the two-week pre-season arrives, they are ready.

Ree said player and coach registrations for all clubs are still open via the club websites, or can be accessed from the Mid Canterbury Rugby website www.midcanterburyrugby.co.nz

■■SPORT FUNDING

Regional sport and recreational groups get a boost A $25 million sport relief package has been unveiled but it comes at a price for the likes of programmes such as KiwiSport.

The package is primarily aimed at local and regional sport and recreation groups struggling due to Covid-19.

Sports clubs will be able to apply to a $15 million community fund for up to $1000 while regional bodies can apply for up to $40,000.

There’s $6 million set aside in business support for national sports organisations to cover roles which are at risk due to the pandemic. $3 million has also been allocated to promote play, active recreation and sport for those who are less active, disabled or live in high deprivation areas.

The package is not funded out of new money but rather a re-prioritising of projects and Sport NZ cash reserves.

One of the re-prioritising casualties is KiwiSport, a government funded programme to get

more school children into sport.

It will miss out on $4 million as rules around mass gatherings during the pandemic have meant most KiwiSport programmes have been unable to go ahead.

“Clubs and regional organisations are the heartbeat of our sector but have been among the hardest hit by Covid-19, particularly through the loss of Class 4 gaming revenue and membership fees and they need support now more than ever,” said Sport NZ CEO Peter Miskimmin.

“Play, active recreation and sport have a key role in maintaining individual health and wellbeing, bringing our communities together and keeping these communities strong,” he said.

“It is vital that organisations at all levels of our sector remain viable and are there when play, active recreation and sport can fully resume, and we believe we have structured this relief package in a way that will maximise its benefit at all levels of the sector for the greatest possible good.”

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■■BOXING

Tyson v Sonny Bill a possibility A Melbourne boxing promoter is attempting to bring Mike Tyson to Australia – and Sonny Bill Williams could be his opponent.

Well, theoretically.

He could also fight Barry Hall, or Paul Gallen, or most likely, nobody, as Tyson is 53, and hasn’t fought for 15 years.

But, with Tyson making some noise about a comeback to participate in charity fights – and his former trainer making ludicrous claims about how Tyson could knock out Deontay Wilder in a minute (again, he’s 53) – promoter Brian Amatruda has tried to cash in by attempting to arrange a

charity bout Down Under against a famous name.

Amatruda has promoted cards featuring the likes of Danny Green, Lucas Browne and Anthony Mundine, and told the Daily Mail that several of the part-time boxers who bring in big audiences in Australia – including Williams – would fill Australian arenas if paired up against Tyson.

“I’d hold it at Melbourne Arena where we’d get over 10,000 or even Princes Park where they got 30,000 for Jeff Fenech versus Azumah Nelson,” he said.

“He might be 53 years old but he’s still a huge name and any of

those blokes Hall, Gallen or Sonny Bill would jump at the chance to get into the ring with him.

“It would be enormous.”

Amatruda claims he has already begun the process of trying to get Tyson to Australia.

“The first thing I did was contact (celebrity agent) Max Markson and ask him to offer Tyson $1 million,” he said.

“Max brought him to Australia in 2012. He gets on well with him and his wife but the main thing is that he got him a visa to get into the country back then and that’s the key.”

Tyson got a visa to visit in Aus-

Mike Tyson tralia in 2012, a week after he was denied one by the New Zealand government, due to being convicted of rape in the US in 1992.

As for Williams, the former All Blacks midfielder is now with the Toronto Wolfpack, and was re-

ported to be in talks to return to the ring next year against Hall, but that too will likely have to wait.

Williams has a 7-0 professional record, but has not fought in a pro bout since 2015, or a charity bout since 2018.

The likelihood of this proposed fight ever taking place?

Well, it’s an extreme long shot, but considering it would be solely a money-making venture, there’s the slightest kernel of potential, as opposed to if it was being proposed as a serious showdown.

And, when it comes to Sonny Bill Williams rumours, we’ve definitely seen worse.

■■CRICKET

Nathan Astle’s massive claim to cricketing fame

By Phil Gifford Traffic was light as Black Cap Nathan Astle drove himself across Christchurch to Jade Stadium on the beautiful blue sky Saturday morning of March 16, 2002.

He had not the slightest idea that an innings he was about to play in the test against England would set a world record, and have an English writer say that if “Sir Donald Bradman’s batting was correctly described as being a mixture of poetry and murder then, for a brief hour, Astle was Shakespeare and Jack the Ripper rolled into one.”

Once at the crease he was totally unaware his demolition of the English bowling attack was creating traffic jams in Ferry Road, as word spread that something astonishing was happening at a rapidly filling stadium.

“By the end of the third day we’d been 28 without loss, so the run chase on the Saturday was a mere 522,” he jokes now.

“England had two full days to bowl us out. Any reasonable person would have thought that only rain could save us.”

Astle walked to the wicket with New Zealand 119-3.

“I swear I didn’t go out there thinking ‘let’s belt it from ball one’, because we were in a bit of trouble.

“So my initial reaction was to try to survive for a while, and then see what developed.”

Talking to him this week it’s clear that 18 years later he’s still slightly surprised that when he was finally out he’d scored 222 in 234 minutes off 168 deliveries, hit 11 sixes and 28 fours, put two balls onto the roofs of the towering stands, and smashed two others so far out of the ground they were lost in the car yards that then surrounded the now-demolished stadium.

Not even Sir Donald Bradman had hit a test double century off fewer deliveries.

Astle the man is an unlikely swashbuckler.

Working with him on his 2007 biography, he was entirely likeable, with a sharp, wry sense of humour, but he also had a keen

“How was that one?” Nathan Astle puts one on the roof and checks Chris Cairns’ reaction.

aversion to self-aggrandisement.

The limelight never felt like his natural habitat.

However former New Zealand coach David Trist says that he once talked with a schoolmate of Astle’s, “who used to watch him when he was at school, and he said that Nathan used to just destroy teams.

“He didn’t get 50 or 80 quietly, it was just total demolition, with balls going everywhere.

“Perhaps that was the real Nathan. If he’d played like that all the time I guess selectors and coaches might have shied away, worried that they had a maverick on their hands, someone who was trying to devise T20 cricket ten years before its time.”

But Astle wasn’t being self-effacing, just being honest, when he told me this week that his stunning 222 remains something of a mystery to him.

“The whole thing was like slow motion.

“When you’re not struggling it isn’t as if you know what’s coming, you just have a lot more time

to make decisions. That’s how it felt. I just seemed to have so much more time than normal.

“It was the most bizarre day I’ve ever batted.

“Against the spinners and the medium pacers, when you’re on song, you can actually see the seam of the ball.

“I’ve thought an awful lot about why some days everything clicks.

“I know some people do meditation and visualisation to envisage what you’re going to do, but I honestly think sometimes it just happens.

“Why that (222) happened? Your guess is as good as mine.”

Astle was joined by Chris Cairns with the Black Caps 339-9.

“Chris had a patella tendon injury, that would put him out for the rest of the test series, and if we’d been going really badly he wouldn’t have batted at all.

“But it was decided to give it a crack, and Cairnsy came out with Lou Vincent as a runner.”

Astle has watched a DVD of the innings, and says “to me, I don’t even show a lot of emotion. There

was one six I hit straight, and it went over and out of the ground.

“I let a little bit of emotion out there, and yelled out ‘Yeah!’

“Cairnsy had been jibing me that my hits weren’t as big as his, and when that one went out of the ground straight, which I thought was a reasonable hit, I think between overs I went up to him and said, ‘That wasn’t too bad pal’.”

When Astle was eventually out, caught by James Foster, off the bowling of Andrew Hoggard, the Black Caps innings was over, at 451, England winning by 98 runs.

“We had a few beers in the shed,” says Astle, “with the guys saying well done.

“I think there were a few, including me, surprised at what I’d done.”

Astle’s international career finished in December, 2006, just as Twenty20 matches (a format at which Trist, amongst others, believe Astle would have thrived in) became part of the cricketing landscape.

“In 2007 I had a season with the Burnside West club in

Christchurch as a player-coach,’ says Astle, “but it just wasn’t me.

“I’m not a good cricket watcher. I wasn’t a good watcher when I was a player, and it didn’t get better as a coach.

“I’ve only picked up the bat three times, and that was for the Christchurch earthquake game at the Basin Reserve in 2011 (he top scored with 61 off 29 deliveries), and the two T20 Black Clash rugby versus cricket games.”

His sporting passions now lie in the petrolhead paradise of speedway racing, steering brutally powerful V8 cars under the sponsorship of Bascik Transport around, at first, the dirt track at Ruapuna in a sprint car, and then changing this year to the modifieds at Woodford Glen.

Modifieds have huge roof mounted aerofoils to hold the car on the ground in a corner.

Make a little mistake in a modified, one motoring writer has cheerfully suggested, and they become “a high speed metal tumbleweed”.

Astle allows that, as well as the adrenalin rush he loves, speedway racing does have its share of spills.

“I’ve been up and over a couple of times. It does happen.

“You’re racing on a dirt oval track and the sprint cars are pretty quick, and you’re open wheel to open wheel.

“So every now and then someone will ride someone else’s wheel, and it’s pretty much, hold on for the ride.”

His life away from the race track is much gentler.

For the last 10 years he and his wife, Kelly, have owned Kiwi Kids Preschool in Middleton in Christchurch. Usually 75 children attend each day, but during the Level 3 lockdown the daily tally is more like 20.

“We’re looking forward to a return to something like normality.”

I have to ask him one more question.

Where is the famous 222 bat?

He laughs.

“That’s one of the very, very few pieces of memorabilia I’ve kept.

“It’s safe and sound at home.”

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■■COVID-19

Massive job cuts at the TAB Horse racing bosses are eyeing possible earlier returns to the track as the axe falls on nearly a third of New Zealand’s TAB employees.

The TAB (temporarily known as the Racing Industry Transition Agency) told its staff on Wednesday around 30 per cent of its work force will be made redundant in cost cutting after the financial disaster of Covid-19.

Not only did the TAB lose all New Zealand racing for six weeks and faces possibly two months before thoroughbred racing returns, it also lost the betting turnover on almost all sport worldwide.

That has brought to a head its financial struggles in recent years.

With returns to the three racing codes diminishing there have been widespread calls for significant reduction of the TAB’s costs and this week that axe fell.

Already many contractors have been laid off but remaining salaried staff have been informed there are 160 more roles to be cut, with voluntary redundancies offered.

TAB bosses were unable to be contacted for comment.

While the TAB is set to reduce costs, the racing industry has restarted, with greyhound racing on

Tuesday and harness racing scheduled for May 29.

The thoroughbred industry has not given up on potentially resuming racing earlier than their scheduled July 3 date.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chief executive Bernard Saundry told licence holders yesterday they will survey trainers to see how many horses are in work and could be ready for an earlier resumption, possibly in late June.

“We have had almost 300 replies from trainers about horse numbers and when they think they will be ready to race, and we are going to survey even more trainers in the next few days,” said Saundry.

If smaller meetings with decent numbers could potentially be carded then thoroughbred racing has at least a chance of returning earlier.

Training at New Zealand’s largest facility, Cambridge, is going smoothly under the new Covid-19 protocols.

“It feels almost like normal, with less horses and everybody is paying strict attention to the new rules,” says Cambridge trainer Tony Pike.

“We have jumpouts here on May 23, trials at Te Rapa on June 9 and by then we should know Harness racing may be back on track on May 29. whether we could race earlier.”

■■MORPHETTVILLE

New Zealand-bred aimed at fillies’ classic

Trainer Michael Hickmott

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 08 May 2020 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) WANGANUI TOYOTA C2 C2, 305m 1 56314 Lucy Lingers 18.02.....................J McInerney 2 24622 Life Is Good 17.92............................M Olden 3 25256 Thrilling Ivy 18.10...................... S Gommans 4 23472 Alamein Tane 17.86 K &.....................Phillips 5 21212 Allegro Kyle 17.76...............................L Cole 6 45516 Vibe nwtd.....................................A Turnwald 7 24124 My Pablo 17.92................................... N Udy 8 78533 Millie Prince 17.72 J &.........................D Bell 9 3161x Pretty Belinda 17.99............................W Kite 10 38628 Homebush Yuri 17.96.................J McInerney 2 4.27pm LASER PLUMBING C2 C2, 305m 1 14628 Classic Rapper 17.74...........................S Kite 2 72341 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 3 68361 I’ll Be Loyal 18.05.........................B Hodgson 4 77451 Paris End 17.66..................................L Cole 5 58232 Summer Glee 17.66...................J McInerney 6 41458 Punch On Ruby 17.78................J McInerney 7 17245 Light Cruiser 17.93.........................G Atwood 8 11322 Big Time Baby nwtd............................L Cole 9 7763x Dyna Lenny nwtd...................... S Gommans 10 26475 Hashtag Blessed 17.81....................... N Udy 3 4.44 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C2 C2, 305m 1 54653 Waterloo Girl 17.90.............................W Kite

Promising three-year-old filly Aguante is being set for a tilt at the Gr.3 South Australia Fillies Classic (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday week after her impressive win over 2000m at Murray Bridge on Wednesday.

The New Zealand-bred daughter of Reliable Man ran away to a comfortable six-length victory in her first start out of Michael Hickmott’s stable and he is excited about her prospects.

Aguante previously had three starts for New South Wales trainer Brad Widdup for one placing over 1875m at Newcastle in March.

“She came in very good condition from Brad Widdup,” Hickmott said.

“I was very happy with the condition she came in.

“I have just ticked her over for three weeks and pressed on from there.

“She is going to head off to the South Australian Fillies Classic, it’s a 2500m

Group Three in 10 days’ time.

“I am really looking forward to that as well.”

Aguante’s win kicked-off a memorable day for the Murray Bridge trainer who went on to saddle up a further three winners on the card.

“It was a fantastic day and it’s always good to do it on the home track as well,” Hickmott said.

“One of the horses that won yesterday is a filly which I bred, which made it even better.

“That’s definitely the best result I have had in a day numbers-wise.

“I always keep to a relatively boutique-sized stable of between 20 to 25 horses.

“It is rare that we have that amount of runners on a day.

“It was fantastic to see all the horses race to their best.”

Hickmott said a large portion of his

stable are New Zealand-breds and he is looking forward to welcoming a few more to his barn later this month, including the former Andrew Campbell-trained Aqueduct, Tibetan and Peleton.

“I spend a lot of money with New Zealand Bloodstock every year and I am starting to get a lot of support out of New Zealand,” he said.

“Andrew Campbell is sending some nice horses across and Valachi Downs are going to send a horse across, so it’s good to get some support from across the Tasman.

“I have got some great New Zealand clients, Trish Dunell is another valued one.

“It’s good to keep the winners ticking over for them as well.

“I enjoy working with the Kiwi-bred horses and I look forward to getting some more.”

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

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Sport and recreation minister Grant Robertson says professional sports will be able to resume domestically when the country moves to Level 2 with the necessary public health measures in place.

“Moving to alert level 2 continues to expand the opportunities for sport and recreation and reintroduces the opportunity for competitive sport – both at a local and professional level,” Robertson said.

“Obviously, the paramount concern is that a return to competitive sport is done safely. This means ensuring there are systems in place to implement public health measures such as contact tracing and hygiene requirements to create a safe environment.”

This will mean some modifications to training, play and competition will be necessary, the minister said.

Sport NZ is working with the major sporting codes and WorkSafe on how these are put into practice.

The rules around mass gatherings still apply, so sports will be played at empty stadiums.

Super Rugby and the ANZ Premiership have confirmed their intention to resume domestic competition at Alert Level 2 and are working through what a return to training and competition will look like.

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ACROSS 1. I’d tot put out: the same again (5) 4. Makes fun of it in order to suspend it (5,2) 8. Renegades get cast to run out (9) 9. The sheltered side of Spenser’s river (3) 10. A rebuke as a substitute for rope (7) 12. Part of earth surface Mercator showed in reverse (4) 14. As cruel as may be, but it’s not ecclesiastical (7) 17. Angle between branch and trunk of thorax Ilex reveals (4) 18. This bird should hang on this tree (7) 20. Write with it with some certain knowledge (3) 21. Distasteful part, for example, nun took out (9) 23. North Surrey might be used for the rearing of young (7) 24. Hair set’s perhaps about right for it (5) DOWN 1. A worsening of speech may put one off to begin with (13) 2. Small insect might strip head of hollyhock (6) 3. As soon as it’s finished, give it a quick check (4-4) 4. Mineral spring provides sulphur and protactinium (3) 5. Be inquisitive as to the bouquet of wine (4) 6. To get married after a loss might be special (6) 7. Conditions to be satisfied require pest is destroyed (13) 11. Threw fellow a breather (5) 13. Clear space one doesn’t have in the dark (8) 15. Squabble about bike being given with credit (6) 16. A journey that gave you no forbidden turn (6) 19. Is accurately adjusted to being constant (4) 22. Settle bill left out of drama (3)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll float to the highest level of conduct, as though life were an endless formal dinner. There’s great effort in creating an effect of restraint and refinement, which is why people don’t bother. You’ll be rewarded.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Being able to take a long view of things will save you from future discomfort. There are a lot of things you could take on. Consider what it would mean for your next few days and far beyond.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Once you decide you are going to devote yourself to making progress, you’ll stick to an endeavour until you get where you want to go. The game has started. To delay is to lose any advantage you might have.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Consider that your most powerful asset is your reputation. So anything that lifts it will probably be worth the attention, effort and money that goes into the process.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll have a strong first impression to a situation. Note it – even formally with an actual note – but don’t act on it. There is more to learn here, and you’re playing a long game.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Success will be simple when you recognise what is and is not under your control, and then apply yourself to the first circumstances. Applying yourself to the second group brings nothing but frustration.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There will happen the sort of heated situation in which the best response is no response. The coolest person will literally be the one with the most chill attitude.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You often have to comply to the authority in a situation, which is what makes opportunities like yours today special.

You’ll call the game and make the rules.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): In days of old, the black sheep was shunned by the herd. Now the black sheep goes on the internet and finds a virtual herd with numbers so strong, the black sheep are actually the majority.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your choices do not have to be dictated by things like age, race, gender or even by how much money you have in your pocket. Waste no time accounting for limits. Go straight to the workaround.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Spite is very unattractive to you. The stronger stance is always the most compassionate one. Boundaries sometimes have to be laid down, and it’s the spirit of the gesture that will matter.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The issues that come up today are the sort you don’t have to reason your way through. Give your logical mind a break. Meditate, shower, drive, walk or sleep on it instead.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen is joined by Gavin Newson. 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG Charity questions Tracy about her and Pete; Nate wants to start a new life with Moira away from the farm; Aaron has prepared a bucket list for Robert and himself. 0 1pm 1 News Special 1:30 Coronation Street 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Highway Cops 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 0 6:40 MyaGo 3 0 6:50 Bluey 0 7am The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 7:50 Unikitty! 3 0 8:15 Moon And Me 3 0 8:35 Mission Force One 0 9am Infomercials 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:25 Mike And Molly PG 3 0 11:10 Army Wives PGC 3 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PGR 3 2pm Cougar Town PG 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 2:55 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 3:25 Get Clever 0 3:50 Holly Hobbie 0 4:15 M 101 Dalmatians 1996 Family. A woman kidnaps puppies to kill them for their fur, but various animals gang up against her and get their revenge. Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright.

6:05 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 12:20 Face The Truth PG A woman’s chronic illness may be ruining her relationship with her son.

12:45 Dr Phil PG 1:45 The House That £100K Built 2:55 Restoration Man 0 3:55 N Travels With The Bondi Vet Dr Chris must to save the life of a frail three-day old foal that has just been orphaned.

4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 7:10 F Tamariki 6:50 Endangered Species 3 0 7:15 Trulli Tales 3 0 7:30 Atomic Haka 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 ZooMoo 7:40 Te Puppet 3 0 7:40 Teenage Nutube 7:50 Darwin + Newts 3 Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8am Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:30 My 8:05 The Thundermans 3 0 Country Song 3 9am Native 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 Kitchen 3 9:30 Opaki 3 9am Game Shakers 3 0 10am Wairua 10:30 On The 9:30 Portrait Artist Of The Ladder 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 Noon Aroha Year 3 0 10:30 The Chase Bridge 3 12:30 It’s In The Bag Australia 3 0 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te 11:30 Everybody Loves Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Raymond 3 0 Reo 3 2 3pm Nga Kapa Haka Noon Inside Windsor Castle Kura Tuarua 3 3:30 Playlist PGR 3 0 1pm American Pickers 4pm Swagger 4:30 Tribe 2pm Celebrity Antiques Road 5pm Waiata Mai Trip 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 5:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In 5:40 F Tamariki Haka 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 Pipi Ma The Sun – Winter Sun 3 6pm ZooMoo 6:10 Te Nutube 5pm Frasier 3 (Part 2) 0 6:20 Darwin + Newts 3 5:30 Prime News 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News 6pm Pawn Stars 3

7pm 1 News Special 0 7:30 The Repair Shop 0 8:25 My Life Is Murder ML When a man is found shot inside a locked motel room, Alexa is convinced his death is linked to a woman from her past. 0 9:20 Coronation Street 0 9:50 Episodes 0 10:25 1 News Special 3 0 10:50 Playing For Keeps 16L

7pm F Pooch Perfect 0 8:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 0 9:10 48-Hour Lockdown Film Competition 10:05 Two And A Half Men PG 3 0 10:30 Mom PGC 3 0 10:55 Life In Pieces PG 0

7pm The Project 7:30 M Transporter 2 M 3 2005 Action.

A former Special Forces operative must bring his employer’s son to safety and discover his kidnappers’ master plan. Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Matthew Modine. 0 9:05 Jonah M 3 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7:30 Border Security – America’s Frontline PG 0 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 0 9:30 Raw PGV The latest WWE action.

10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG

7pm Tangaroa With Pio 7:30 Marae Kai Masters Special 3 8pm Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PG 3 8:30 M Along Came Polly 16LS 2004 Romantic Comedy.

10:25 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 10:55 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 Building The Dream Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people build affordable dream homes.

8:30 Escape To The Chateau During midsummer at the chateau, Dick and Angel are busier than ever, with seven weddings and 14 food lovers’ weekends to prepare for.

9:30 Gardeners’ World 10:35 American Pickers

11:45 Blindspot PG 3 Oman’s clues lead to a billionaire hypochondriac with stem cells that could cure Jane, who is now on her deathbed, and Patterson and Rich offer to trade the Book of Secrets for the stem cells. 0 12:35 Emmerdale PG 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials

11:40 The Simpsons PGC 3 0 12:05 F Love Connection PGR 3 0 12:50 Private Practice – The Final Season PG 3 0 1:35 Regular Show 3 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Once Upon A Time PGV 3 0 4:20 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 4:45 Emmerdale PG 3 0 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Bunk’d 3 0

11:15 American Dad M Snot discovers his dead father was a demolition-derby driver; Hayley takes Steve on a road trip so he can learn to drive.

11:40 Bob’s Burgers PG 12:05 Infomercials

11:30 Love Island UK 16LS Demi thanks Jamie for the date; the Islanders compete in the News Splash challenge.

12:30 Closedown

11:25 Closedown

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Fabulous Baker Brothers 1:30 Best Cake Wins 2am Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGC 3am Wild Animal Reunions 4am Escape To The Chateau 5am Mysteries At The Museum

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BRAVO 10am Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 10:55 Snapped PG 3 11:50 The Kelly Clarkson Show 12:50 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PG 3 1:45 Below Deck PG 3 2:45 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 3:45 Wahlburgers 3 4:15 Dance Moms 3 5:10 Judge Jerry 5:35 Hoarders 3 6:30 Love It Or List It 7:30 Flip It Like Disick PG Scott and his team encounter a problem at Jed Smith that could threaten the project, and Scott seeks to get away from the drama at by working with Willa to redesign his daughter Penelope’s bedroom.

8:30 M Waterworld M 3 1995 Action. In a futuristic world engulfed by water, a hardened survivor readies himself for the ultimate showdown. Dennis Hopper, Kevin Costner. 0 11:10 Snapped PG 3

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Midnight Killer Couples 3 12:50 Infomercials

101 Dalmatians

4:15pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Parking Wars PGL 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Storage Wars PG 8:50 Storage Wars PG 9:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:40 Charmed M 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Parking Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 NCIS MV 1:40 Seal Team MV 2:25 Charmed M 3:10 Parking Wars PGL 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm Storage Wars PG 6:30 Storage Wars PG 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 Charmed M 8:30 Marvel’s Runaways 9:30 Nancy Drew M 10:30 SVU MV 11:15 Storage Wars PG 11:40 Storage Wars PG Saturday 12:05 Parking Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Nancy Drew M 2:50 Marvel’s Runaways 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:50 Charmed M 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:38 The Making Of Bad Boys For Life MVLSC 2019 7:48 Annabelle Comes Home 16C 2019 Horror.

Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson.

9:35 Mortal Engines MVC 2018 Action. Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar.

11:45 Top-End Wedding ML 2019 Comedy.

Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee. 1:29 Little PGLS 2019 Comedy.

Regina Hall, Issa Rae. 3:20 Us 16VLC 2019 Horror.

Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke.

5:15 The Happytime Murders 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph.

6:48 The Wife MLS 2018 Drama.

Glenn Close, Jonathan Price.

8:30 Venom MVL 2018 Action. A failed reporter becomes the host for the alien symbiote, Venom. Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams.

10:25 Welcome Home MVLS 2018 Thriller. Aaron Paul, Emily Ratajkowski.

7:30 10 Things I Hate About You PGS 1999 Romantic Comedy. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles.

9:05 The Hangover 16LSC 2009 Comedy. Bradley Cooper.

10:45 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama.

Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland.

12:25 Dracula Untold M 2014 Action. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon.

1:55 The Next Three Days MVL 2010 Crime. Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks.

4:05 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

6:35 The World’s End MVLS 2013 Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost.

8:30 The Man From UNCLE MV 2015 Action.

The CIA and KGB participate in a joint mission against a criminal organisation dealing with nuclear weapons.

Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer.

10:30 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick.

Saturday

12:05 The Oath 16VLSC 2018 Comedy.

Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish.

1:40 Chronicles Mysteries – The Wrong Man PG 2019 Drama. Alison Sweeney, Benjamin Ayres. 3:05 Us 16VLC 2019 Horror.

Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke.

5am The Happytime Murders 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph.

Saturday

12:25 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo. 2:30 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

5am The World’s End MVLS 2013 Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost.

MOVIES ExtRA 6am Messi And Maud 18SC 2017 Drama. Rifka Lodeizen, Cristobal Farias. 7:30 Old Boys MLS 2018 Comedy.

Alex Lawther, Pauline Etienne.

9:08 6 Days 16VL 2017 Action.

Jamie Bell, Mark Strong.

10:43 Dropping The Soap 16LS 2017 Comedy.

Jane Lynch, Paul Witten.

12:18 Woman On The Edge 16VC 2017 Thriller.

Rumer Willis, Jeffery Patterson.

1:51 Jellyfish 16LSC 2018 Drama. Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews. 3:33 Dear Dictator MLS 2017 Comedy.

Michael Caine, Katie Holmes.

5:03 Hurricane MVLSC 2018 War. Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson. 6:50 Holy Lands ML 2019 Drama. James Caan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

8:30 The Possession Of Hannah Grace 16VC 2018 Horror. Recently out of rehab, a former police officer takes the graveyard shift in a morgue, where she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an unnatural entity.

Stana Katic, Shay Mitchell.

10pm A Little Something For Your Birthday MLS 2017 Romantic Comedy.

Sharon Stone, Tony Goldwyn.

11:34 Phoenix, Oregon 16L 2019 Comedy. James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego. Saturday 1:21 The Mad Whale 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Camilla Belle, James Franco.

3:03 Jellyfish 16LSC 2018 Drama. 4:43 Hurricane MVLSC 2018 War.

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

6am Orang-utan Jungle School 7am Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8am Seasonal Wonderland 9am Best Cake Wins 9:30 Hugh’s Wild West 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGC 1:30 Discovering… Coldplay 2:30 Yukon Gold PGL 3:30 Wild Animal Reunions 4:30 Fabulous Baker Brothers Tom and Henry’s challenge is to help London’s The Kitchen @ Tower owner Sally, and manager Andrew, by creating distinctive dishes as memorable as the capital to stand out from the crowd.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

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DISCOVERY

6:15 Doc Martin PG 7am EastEnders PG 7:30 The Graham Norton Show M 8:20 The Bill MVC 9:10 Inspector George Gently M 10:40 Grantchester M 11:25 Doc Martin PG 12:15 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:55 The Bill MVC 2:40 Lewis MVC 4:20 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 6:20 Qi M 6:55 Insert Name Here M 7:30 Qi M With Jo Brand, Rich Hall, Sean Lock, and Alan Davies.

8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Joining the teams are Greg Davies, Alex Jones, John Cooper Clarke, and Rick Edwards.

8:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 9:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 10:15 Traffic Cops PG 11:10 Midsomer Murders MVC

6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Racing a 1967 Dodge Dart 2/2. 7:30 What On Earth?

PG Beasts of the Lost Jungle.

8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:10 Gold Rush – White Water PG Birthday Gold.

10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Strange Evidence PG Attack of the Fire Devil.

11:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Man’s Best Friend.

12:30 Web Of Lies M In Dark Corners. 1:20 Blood Relatives M Thanksgiving Day Charade. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Gold Rush – White Water PG Birthday Gold.

5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Family And Friendship.

6:35 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Shiny and New. 7:30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG Northern Territory.

8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Aussie Lobster Men PG 10:15 Expedition Unknown 11:05 What On Earth? PG Mystery of Fang Forest.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

12:55 Qi M 1:25 Qi M 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 5am Traffic Cops PG 5:45 Keeping Up Appearances PG

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Naked And Afraid M 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners M 3:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 4:05 Strange Evidence PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Braving tough times

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Local codes in the region are putting on a brave face amid further funding announcements by the Government for Covid-hit sporting organisations.

Sport NZ announced yesterday a $25 million short-term relief package with a primary focus on clubs and regional organisations.

It follows an initial package for Sport New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand partners that was announced in early April.

Sport administrators yesterday pleaded their case for further support when they briefed the Epidemic Response Committee including Netball New Zealand chief exec-

utive Jenny Wyllie and Warriors boss Cameron George.

Later in the day, the Government confirmed organised sport will be able to return under Alert Level 2 with significant conditions relating to hygiene, contact tracing and mass gatherings.

Professional sport including Super Rugby and netball’s ANZ Premiership League are set to return under Level 2 domestically behind closed doors.

Mainland Football chief executive Julian Bowden said any support provided by the Government was “a huge bonus”.

“Would we like more?

“Yes,” he said.

“We’re in a time where we would normally be collecting cash and fees from our

members so every little bit helps.

“At the moment it’s tight, but we’re doing eveything we can to ensure the organisation survives.”

Mid Canterbury Hockey president James Tavendale said it was difficult to gauge how much relief the $25 million fund would bring without looking at the detail.

“We’re going to take a financial hit,” he said.

“We’re in a good position to weather the storm right now.

“We’ll just have to be resilient like the rest of New Zealand is in terms of the economy.”

Mid Canterbury Netball president Karla Newlands was unavailable for comment yesterday.

Mid Canterbury Basketball Association

was run on a volunteer basis and relied on local trusts and the Lion Foundation.

President Wayne Rogers said Covid-19 had not affected the organisation as much as others.

“We’re probably not as impacted as much.

“The maintenance of our stadium is probably the only thing which will be the only costs incurred to our association over this time.”

Rogers confirmed they would explore the option of the Government relief fund.

The Mid Canterbury Rugby Union’s board chairman Gerard Rushton told the Guardian earlier this week the organisation was in a good financial position, however the length of Alert Level 2 would be critical.

Looking back: Nathan Astle’s magnificent 222

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