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A collective shudder reverberated around Mid Canterbury yesterday as Fonterra’s revised milk payout hit rock bottom, as more concerns were raised about the mental health of rural women.

The dairy giant reduced its forecast for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kilogram of milksolids to $3.90. When combined with forecast share earnings of $0.45 to 0.55 cents the total payout available would be between $4.25 to $4.30 kgMS for a fully shared up farmer after retentions.

The forecast is a long way from the $5.25 kgMS estimated by industry body Dairy NZ’s as the level needed by the average farmer to break even.

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chairman Peter Reveley believes the district’s dairy farmers were coping but was concerned about the plight of rural women.

“Girls are taking a hiding more-so than their partners, particularly if the men are not giving them a true picture of what’s happening on the farm.”

Mr Reveley said communication wasn’t good between many couples and he was concerned about the many women who moved into the district and had no family support or networks.

“I’m not sure what’s going to happen if it gets any worse … they (the women) need someone to talk to. The men need to cut the plug to the television and talk to their women and their families.

“And they need to go home and look after their wives because that’s the person they really need to give a cuddle to

at night.” He suggested farming districts need to return to past habits of regular gatherings and neighbours communicating regularly.

Locally farmers were weathering the storm but Mr Reveley believed that could change by spring.

“The next people that are not going to work so well are dairy support and cropping farms. There’s not a lot of options out there.”

While farms were selling well at the moment, if prices dropped by $15,000 to $20,000 per hectare there would be a significant impact on equity and many long faces, he said.

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■ MID CANTERBURY DOCTORS

Medical Council tries to ban testimonials

By Caitlin Porter

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Ashburton’s GP spokesman Dr Mick Tarry is backing the New Zealand Medical Council’s proposal to stop doctors from using patient testimonials in their advertising.

The Medical Council released a statement earlier this week campaigning to stop doctors from using or including testimonials from patients in their advertising, on websites and on social media forums.

Back in March of 2015 the Medical Council issued its revised statement on advertising, a document aiming to protect patients from false, misleading and deceptive advertising.

The revised statement outlined the council’s expectations around the use of before and after photos, the use of titles, qualifications and advertising by means of discount coupons or gift certificates.

However, it did not cover the use of testimonials.

The Medical Council said testimonials tended to not be entirely balanced as they reflected an in-

dividual patient’s experience and often sought to convey an underlying message that choosing a particular doctor will result in a better outcome for the patient.

Dr Tarry agreed and said the Medical Council should be credited for addressing this issue as there were many problems associated with testimonials.

These included the fact they were subjective, often unverifiable and potentially fraudulent.

“The same standards need to be applied to alternative health practitioners,” he said.

Many medical associations, including the New Zealand Medical Association have taken a strong stance when it comes to the use of testimonials in advertising.

The NZMA issued a code of ethics with a clause that prohibits doctors from using testimonials in advertisements and promotional materials.

The Medical Council is now in the process of consulting with health professionals and other stakeholders to get their feedback on whether testimonials be prohibited from advertisements.

Martin Fleming is continuing a long line of service to the Mayfield A&P Association. He is pictured with his father John, while his great grandfather John is the framed president in the background, second from right.

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Fleming family extends show legacy

By SuSan SandyS

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Mayfield A&P Association president Martin Fleming will be continuing a long line of service when he oversees this year’s show.

The dad-of-three’s grandfather Alan Fleming was president of the association 1953 to 1954, while his great grandfather John Fleming was president 1920 to 1921 and 1930 to 1931. His father John Fleming has also done his bit for the association over the years, having served on its committee and mowed lawns at the grounds for the past 10 years.

Mr Fleming said it was an honour and privilege to continue on the family legacy of involvement with the association.

Like his dad John he had been attending the show from a young age, and had seen many changes, not just in the show itself but also

in farming. Mr Fleming is the fourth generation on the family crop and livestock farm at Lismore.

John senior used draught horses on the farm, named Ythan after a river in Scotland, commemorating his Scottish heritage. John senior also operated a Clydesdale stud, and taking the horses to the Mayfield Show was an annual highlight.

Alan introduced a tractor to the farm, replacing the horses, and bred sheep and enjoyed showing them each year at Mayfield.

Today the farm’s involvement in livestock is mainly in dairy support and lamb fattening.

Mr Fleming said involvement with the A&P association was continuing into a fifth generation for the family, as his daughter was a marshall in the horse section this year and last year, and his two sons had exhibited at the show.

This year’s show will also be a special one for produce shed supervisor Jackie Ryan.

It will be the Anama farmer and grandmother’s last as produce shed supervisor, after having been involved with supervising in the shed since 1990. She had missed just one year in that time, in 2011 when she was association president.

“I want to preserve the Mayfield show, so I want younger people to take over,” Mrs Ryan said.

Being produce shed supervisor never prevented Mrs Ryan from entering in the show herself, and one year she had as many as 90 entries.

One thing she is looking forward to for next year is being able to enter baking, as her ability to enter this was generally limited by being busy in the produce shed leading up to the show.

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■ ASHBURTON POLICE

Burglars busy in January January was a busy month for burglars in Mid/South Canterbury.

In January 2015 there were 64 burglaries reported, compared to 88 for the same time this year.

Although he didn’t have localised figures, Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield felt confident Mid Canterbury had not contributed greatly to that increase.

“I can tell you now that the majority of them have been in Timaru. For every one we have, they probably have five or six,” Mr Banfield said.

Burglary recording has changed recently to now include incidents like cars being broken into up driveways – in the past they’d be referred to as thefts from cars – and that could lead to a jump in numbers for burglaries,

and a drop for theft ex-cars.

“But theft ex-cars are a problem, as they are around the country, and probably always will be,” Mr Banfield said There had been four burglaries reported in Mid Canterbury this week.

“But a lot of those are on property, but not necessarily property being broken in to,” Mr Banfield said.

Burglary numbers in Timaru spiked earlier this year and a number of people are currently in front of the courts facing burglary related charges.

While burglary resolution rates were notoriously low – in some places, zero – as they often weren’t easy crimes to solve, it’s believed Mid/South Canterbury’s resolution rates were in double figures.

Lunar the cat causing grief on Jackson Street

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven’s Jackson Street residents are finding themselves in the strange predicament of having shoes, socks, hats, gloves, and even clothes, go missing.

The culprit is a thief of the feline variety, a grey tabby called Lunar.

Her owner Linda Young is perplexed as to what to do about her kleptomaniac cat. She is resigned to the fact that she is living up to her name, Lunar which was short for Lunatic, named because of her crazy mischievous nature.

Lunar is 18 months old, and was about six months when she first started bringing back all sorts of items from neighbouring homes.

This week Mrs Young posted a photo online of a pile of items containing a jandal, a slipper, a sandal, socks, a glove, hats and a baby top to see if anyone recognised anything.

Among the owners who came forward was one man who had recently been out tramping wearing a sturdy pair of sandals. When he had found one missing, he returned to his tramping destination and retraced his steps, convinced he had lost it while there.

Lunar the grey tabby has a penchant for stealing her neighbours’ footwear and clothing.

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So he was relieved to be able to reclaim the sandal from Lunar’s haul of items.

Mrs Young said she would know before she even looked at Lunar

whether she had been up to no good, as the cat would always announce with a loud meow when she was arriving home with something.

“It’s quite funny, but I would like people to get things back, because it must be frustrating going to the door and finding something missing,” Mrs Young said.

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Black day for dairy industry and its women From P1 Ministry of Health senior media advisor Rebecca Walsh said there was a growing recognition of the wider mental health issues facing New Zealand’s rural communities at present.

Ms Walsh said they had contracted the Rural Health Alliance to lead work in the mental health area and funding had been given to hold 40 workshops around the country to give extra training to rural health professionals and social service groups in suicide risk assessment and suicide prevention strategies.

Meanwhile, Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association President Chris Murphy said while the association had only discussed the dairy downturns impact in passing, principals were aware of how tight the financial situation was for many rural families at present.

Mr Murphy said they were working with DairyNZ to implement a school kit to support families within the next month.

“Rural schools are always the hub of their communities. We care not only about the children but the communities they come from.

“It’s definitely difficult times out there but we will continue to do our best for the community.”

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■ HIGH COURT CHRISTCHURCH

Jury to resume deliberations The jury in the trial of Ashburton Work and Income shooting accused Russell John Tully retired after an hour of deliberations last night.

Jurors will reassemble at 9.30am this morning to resume their task.

The trial concluded at 4pm yesterday at the conclusion of Justice Cameron Mander’s address in front of a packed gallery of bystanders.

Justice Mander spent some time instructing the jury on points of law and working through legal definitions.

He said the burden of proof as to Tully’s guilt or innocence rested with the Crown, and jurors must put aside feelings of sympathy and go about their task in an objective and dispassionate manner.

The jury was also instructed not to speculate about Tully’s absence from the courtroom for much of the trial, his lack of legal representation or his outbursts in court.

The seven women and four men then retired to consider the evidence presented over the 10day trial.

The Crown contends Tully was the masked man who entered the

Work and Income office on September 1, 2014 and opened fire killing receptionist Peggy Noble and caseworker Leigh Cleveland.

He is further accused of attempting to murder caseworkers Kim Adams and Lindy Curtis, unlawfully possessing firearms and setting a mantrap.

Tully, who has denied the charges, was manacled and surrounded by prison guards during yesterday’s summations, first by the Crown and followed by amicus lawyer James Rapley.

He declined legal representation at the onset of the trial, but has been assisted by lawyers James Rapley and Phil Shamy in the role of amicus curiae (friends of the court).

Prosecutor Mark Zarifeh opened yesterday’s proceedings, saying the Crown’s evidence “overwhelmingly” put Tully in the frame for the murders.

Tully was the only client at the Ashburton office at that time to have held a deadly grudge with the staff; this was the motive for the murders, Mr Zarifeh said.

Clothing Tully was alleged to have worn at the time of the shootings also came under scrutiny yesterday.

Mr Zarifeh said the “distinc-

Justice Cameron Mander’s address yesterday was delivered in front of a packed gallery of bystanders. tive” green jacket with black stripes was a “standout feature” in the Crown’s case.

Russell John Tully was manacled and surrounded by prison guards during yesterday’s summations.

CCTV footage from various businesses in the Ashburton CBD showed a man wearing the jacket described and tracked him to the door of the Work and Income office, where the agency’s security camera picked him up at about 9.50am that day.

It was also worn by the man seen firing a gun in the building seconds later, and was in Tully’s possession when he was arrested seven-and-a-half hours later.

Mr Zarifeh said DNA and stickers printed with the letters inX, also found on Tully’s possessions and on a spent shotgun cartridge in the Work and Income office also put him at the scene.

However, amicus lawyer James Rapley said the Crown’s case was not watertight and urged the jury to keep an open mind.

Merely stating the clothing looked similar to that worn by Tully was not enough to convict him, Mr Rapley countered. The Crown must prove it was the

same clothing, and they had not done so.

Crown had also failed in that it had not produced in court the black mountain bike, the helmet and the bike lock it had relied on in its prosecution case, he said.

No forensic imagery evaluation had been undertaken to prove the clothing seen on a man in CCTV footage was the same as the gunman or that the man was in fact Tully.

The Crown’s DNA evidence also came under fire. Mr Rapley said all it proved was that Tully’s DNA was on a bike helmet left behind by the gunman as he fled the scene after the shootings, not that he was there or how the DNA got there.

“What it does not tell us is that he was there or how it (the DNA) got there,” he said.

Mr Rapley raised the prosecution’s failure to test for gunshot residue on the defendant’s clothing after his arrest.

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Bells under the spotlight

By SuSan SandyS

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Mid Canterbury secondary schools have no plans to ditch their school bells, saying they are a good way to give structure to the school day.

An electronic school bell rings out many times throughout the day at Mount Hutt College and Ashburton College, signalling the beginning and end of the school day, as well as the beginning of breaks and lessons.

New Zealand school principals have been discussing whether there is any benefit to eliminating their bells, following Tauhara College at Taupo no longer using one.

Tauhara College principal John Buntting told media the school had ditched its bell

after a student had pointed out there were no bells in the world of work and business, and students should be able to rely on their own management skills to get to class on time.

“The New Zealand curriculum encourages self management, and maybe bells in a school are one of those structures we should be looking at and questioning if we still need them,” Mr Buntting said.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the bell would ring throughout the day, signalling the start and end of the school day, the end of each lesson, and the beginning of a class after a break.

Mr Schreurs said he had previously worked in a school which had no bell, but after five years it was reinstated.

“The main reason was the number of students who arrived late to class, having lost track of time,” Mr Schreurs said.

“The bell was a subtle reminder that people, both students and teachers had to be somewhere, rather than someone telling them. Both staff and students found the re-introduction of bells better.

“Students do need to self manage, there are already many ways students do, and the use of bells would only be one part of this management,” he said.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said there was a trend among some schools to move to longer periods, and those schools were at the same time eliminating the school

bell. His school and others were watching the trend with interest, and moving to longer lessons could be something the school gave consideration to in the future.

However, there were no plans for change on the horizon, and the school bell which rang throughout the day gave routine and structure. There were 11 times throughout the day the bell rang, including two warning bells, one at the start of the day and the other at the end of the lunch break.

With no school bells, even just one class running five minutes over time would have a “cascading effect” on the rest of the day, he said.

“It’s a really good way of making sure things stay coordinated,” Mr McMillan said.

■ RACE RELATIONS

Event aimed at breaking down barriers

By Caitlin Porter

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In an effort to celebrate diversity and break down barriers Mid Canterbury is hosting its very own race relations celebration.

The brainchild of Newcomers Network co-ordinator Louise Glennon and the Ashburton Youth Council, the event will feature a number of performers.

So far young yodeller Ocean Waitokia, a Samoan group, Ladybank Learning School of Music and the local ukulele group have signed on to wow the crowds.

Mrs Glennon said the Ashburton Youth Council are in charge of providing entertainment for the kids, from the likes of face painting to arts and crafts.

The Salvation Army will also

be on deck providing refreshments to the public.

While what food will be on offer is yet to be confirmed, Mrs Glennon said there will be free food and drink on offer to all.

As the event is the first of its kind organisers are unsure of potential crowd numbers but Mrs Glennon said it was hoped between 100 to 150 people turned up.

People who do attend are advised to bring a blanket or something to sit on.

The event will take place in the Ashburton Domain next to the paddling pool on Friday, March 18 from 5pm onwards.

Anyone looking for more information or looking to perform at the event can contact Mrs Glennon at Safer Ashburton.

Ealing crash Two people were injured, and two cars extensively damaged, in a crash at Ealing yesterday. The crash occurred on State Highway One, just north of the Rangitata River bridge, at 11.20am. Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said a southbound vehicle had stopped to turn right, when another southbound vehicle hit it from behind. Two people received moderate injuries.

Breakfast fundraiser Next month Mid Canterbury’s Families Without Violence is hosting a breakfast fundraiser in aid of Women’s Refuge. Held at the Southern Cross Lodge in Methven the breakfast will feature speaker Chanelle O’Sullivan of Farming Mums NZ fame.

Tickets to the breakfast are limited and can be purchased for $30 from Safer Ashburton. All proceeds will go to the MidSouth Island Women’s Refuge and Family Safety Services.

For more information email Mary Bailey at mary@saferashburton.co.nz.

Spinal injuries spark appeal Bailley Unahi and her family have thanked people for their support of the 19-yearold after a balcony collapsed on top of her at a Six60 concert in Dunedin last Friday. Ms Unahi suffered multiple spinal fractures in last week’s accident and was rushed to Dunedin Hospital from Castle St in a serious condition. On Saturday, Ms Unahi had an operation on her spine after being transferred to Christchurch Hospital.

Despite fears she may never walk again the second year student was “positive and determined, an attitude that reflects her personality,” a family spokeswoman said in a statement.

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Banks awarded costs Former politician John Banks has been awarded $66,200 in costs from the Crown for the Court of Appeal hearings which resulted in his acquittal for his electoral return for mayoral donations. Mr Banks said a further application for costs of $190,000 had now been lodged in the High Court for the earlier trial which convicted him of electoral fraud before that conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal.

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CDHB loses its chief Woman dead, man injured medical officer will the South Island,” he said.

During his time with the CDHB Dr Millar was actively involved with the electronic health record, HealthOne. He has also championed a range of quality improvement and patient safety initiatives and fronts the media.

In the past he has spoken to the Guardian on a number of topics including Swine Flu, new hospital doctors, Norovirus, patient safety, antibiotic resistant bugs and CDHB management.

Queries as to whether Dr Millar has or is being replaced have not yet been responded to by the CDHB.

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After more than 24 years working with Canterbury’s health system, Nigel Millar is saying goodbye.

A respected chief medical officer within the Canterbury District Health Board, Dr Millar has taken up a similar role with the Southern District Health Board.

In his weekly update CDHB chief executive David Meates said it was hard to say goodbye to a leader who was pivotal in the transformation of the health system.

“While we do see it as a great loss to Canterbury, Southern (DHB) will be benefit hugely as

and woman or their injuries at this stage of their inquiries.

Police are investigating three scenes, including one where the woman’s body was found.

Inspector Jason Guthrie said two of the scenes were very close together and a firearm had been located.

A section of Coast Road remained cordoned off yesterday afternoon.

A Seacliff resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was “very worried” about a friend after seeing police going in and out of her house.

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Left - Newcomers’ Network co-ordinator Louise Glennon is spearheading race relations celebrations in Ashburton.

Police have found a firearm following an incident in the tiny settlement of Seacliff, near Dunedin, which left a woman dead and a man critically injured.

The 53-year-old woman was found dead at a house in Seacliff.

It is understood the 59-yearold man, taken from a reserve in Russell Road, had firearm wounds.

He was taken to Dunedin Hospital and remains in a critical condition.

Detective senior sergeant Malcolm Inglis, of Dunedin CIB, said yesterday a firearm was found at Truby King Reserve.

Police are not commenting on the link between the man

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■ HANMER SPRINGS

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Bushfire cuts off town A massive bushfire cut off the South Island town of Hanmer Springs on Monday night.

Thirty residents were evacuated to the town’s sports pavilion.

The Hurunui District Council has posted on its Facebook page that Civil Defence had activated an emergency welfare centre at the Rugby Pavilion.

It said up to 20 houses had now been evacuated.

The town’s power supply had also been cut.

A number of poles had been destroyed and a decision was made on Monday night to turn power off to the area because of the fire.

The fire started in the scrub along a nearby river.

The terrain and windy, gusty conditions were making it difficult to fight the blaze.

A couple of homes were also under threat.

There were 17 fire crews fighting the blaze including rural tankers and urban fires and a command unit from Christchurch.

The initial call came in at 11.40pm when the scrub was seen on fire along the nearby Waiau River.

Graeme Abbot – spokesman for the Cvil Defence effort in Hanmer – yesterday said there were 70 firefighters and 17 vehicles fight-

ing the 50ha blaze.

The fire was in a very hard-toget area.

He said there had been no injuries or houses damaged, but people had been evacuated from their homes.

Mr Abbot said a plan on how to deal with the fire would be undertaken once the helicopters have evaluated the site.

Later he said power had been restored to the town and apart from a lack of traffic and a procession of weary firefighters things were slowly returning to normal.

However, those evacuated at the height of the blaze were still not able to return to their homes.

A few families were still seeking refuge in the sports pavilion which had doubled as a welfare centre.

Mr Abbot said it was touch and go whether the bridge was going to make it through the fierce wildfire.

“It was pretty close would be the best description. They were definitely defending the bridge.”

He said firefighters worked through the night concentrating all efforts on preserving the historic wooden bridge which served as the main link in and out of the southern township.

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A 52-year-old male masseur has appeared in Hamilton District Court on two charges of indecent assault committed against two women.

The arrest of the man is a result of an inquiry into the actions of the man when the women attended his Hamilton-based clinic for massages.

Police believe there might be other female victims, and other female clients, who might have information helpful to the ongoing police investigation.

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A scary sight. Flames leap high into the night sky at the height of Monday night’s blaze.

Town in a state of chaos

By Erin TaskEr

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Former Mid Canterbury woman Amelia James woke to news the town she now calls home was cut off due to a massive bush fire yesterday morning.

Miss James moved to Hanmer Springs late last year, and yesterday morning the village was in a state of chaos, she said.

Miss James said she’d been out having a drink with friends on Monday night and heard

a lot of sirens, but had no idea about the fire until she woke up yesterday morning.

“I actually don’t have a clue, I just know what the news has told me,” she said.

She said it was really windy in Hanmer overnight – which wouldn’t have helped firefighting efforts.

Power was returned to the village at about 9.30am, and life was slowly returning to normal in the township.

Massive 700 kilometre shift in Alpine Fault revealed Dramatic research has revealed a massive shift in New Zealand’s Alpine Fault.

Giving the South Island its distinctive snow-capped jagged peaks, the fault has moved more over the past 25 million years than any other known on-land fault.

Researches from Victoria University and GNS Science found that over that time, the two sides of the South Island shifted rela-

tive to each other more than 700 kilometres along the fault.

The next largest fault movement was on the Altyn Tagh Fault in Tibet, with a mere 475km.

Victoria University School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences associate professor Simon Lamb said it was thought the Alpine Fault had moved about 450km.

But the new research has blown that out of the water.

“It had been thought that the answer might lie in the shape of the belts of rock that run across New Zealand, starting south of Dunedin and curving up to the Alpine Fault, twisting and stretching over time. But nobody had been able to prove it,” Dr Lamb said.

“By simply looking at it another way – at geological maps of New Zealand together with studies of the direction of magnetisation in

the rocks – we discovered that the missing displacement was actually on the Alpine Fault itself.”

“The key to this new understanding is the realisation that the rocks had actually shifted about 250 kilometres in the opposite direction prior to this, and so to make up for this, the more recent motion is much bigger than we had thought. At this time New Zealand was part of Antarctica and Gondwana.

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It had survived 110 years of choppy waters, but all that could be seen of the Kestrel yesterday was its roof floating amid the debris.

The beloved Auckland ferry sank overnight Monday at its berth in Wynyard Quarter. General manager of Panuku Development Auckland Marinas Tom Warren said the sinking had come as a surprise to the council and “definitely a loss for Auckland” and for the Preservation Society. Mr Warren said it was unclear what caused the Kestrel to sink. Chairman of the Kestrel Preservation Committee Mike Alston said he was “not really” shocked at the vessel’s sinking. He was unable to comment further.

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Case thrown out An Auckland man accused of infecting another man with HIV has had charges against him thrown out. The defendant, in his 40s, was due to go to trial at Auckland District Court this week on one count of causing grievous bodily harm with reckless disregard and one of committing a criminal nuisance by doing an unlawful act.

A recent application to have the charges dismissed by his lawyer Lincoln Burns was granted by the court after the Crown could not come up with the documentary evidence needed to support its case.

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Crash victim named A man who died in a car crash Southland on Monday has been named as Raymond Alan Johnston.

Mr Johnston, known as Alan, was 81 years old and from Tuatapere, police said. The crash occurred on the Winton Wreys Bush Highway, Oreti Plains on Monday afternoon.

An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

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■ MALAYSIA

Search deadline looms

BY KARLIS SALNA Authorities from Malaysia, Australia and China will be holding a meeting to determine the next step in the search for missing flight MH370 as the deadline for halting the hunt for the plane approaches.

The Australian-led hunt for wreckage from the flight is expected to finish its hightech scanning of a designated swathe of seafloor in the remote Indian Ocean by July.

Speaking on the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of the plane, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says he still holds out hope of finding the Malaysia Airlines aircraft, which crashed en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, including six Australians.

The Malaysian Prime Minister said yesterday that a meeting would be held to determine the next step, if the plane is not found by mid-year.

“The current search operation is expected to be completed later this year.

Wreckage from flight MH370 was washed up on a beach in the Indian Ocean.

“We remain hopeful that MH370 will be found in the 120,000 square kilometre area that is under investigation,” he said.

“If it is not, then Malaysia, Australia and China will hold a tripartite meeting to determine the way forward.”

So far, only a piece of wing, known as a flaperon, discovered in July last year has been confirmed by authorities to belong to the missing Boeing 777.

Earlier, Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said that finding the air-

craft would give answers to the world, in particular to the families of their missing loved ones.

“We owe it to their memory and to the loved ones who mourn them, to honour the undertaking to complete the search of the area experts have determined as most likely to contain the missing aircraft,” Mr Chester said.

Mr Najib said the discovery of debris - the flaperon - on the island of Reunion last July provided further evidence that “flight MH370 tragically ended in the southern Indian Ocean”.

“But we know that neither the passage of time, nor this evidence, will comfort those whose grief cannot be assuaged.”

“We remain committed to doing everything within our means to solving what is an agonising mystery for the loved ones of those who were lost.

“On this most difficult of days, our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who will never be forgotten.”

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The end for AC/DC? Australian rock elders AC/DC yesterday postponed remaining dates on their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he risked total deafness. The 68-year-old Johnson “has been advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss,” the band said in a statement.

AC/DC, famous for playing at painfully high decibels, said it would play the 10 remaining US shows at later dates but “likely with a guest vocalist.” Johnson, known for his trademark cap and a voice that strains the vocal cords, joined the band in 1980 after singer Bon Scott died following a night of heavy drinking. It remained unclear whether the band would be able to pursue the European leg of their Rock or Bust tour that is scheduled to begin on May 7 in Lisbon. Johnson’s vocal problems are just the latest of the band’s woes. AC/DC’s latest album Rock or Bust is the first without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who has retired due to dementia.

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Andrews awarded $80m over nude video A jury has awarded Erin Andrews (left) $US55 million ($NZ80.9m) in her lawsuit over a secretly recorded nude video that a stalker took of her in a hotel room and posted online.

The jury came back with its decision yesterday after about a day of deliberations.

Andrews works for Fox Sports and co-hosts TV’s Dancing with the Stars.

She maintained that the stalker and two hotel companies were to blame for the video.

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Andrews tearfully testified that she was publicly humiliated, shamed and suffers from depression as a result of the videos, which have been viewed over the internet by millions of people.

Attorneys for the owner and former operator of the Marriott at Vanderbilt argued that while what happened to Andrews was terrible, the convicted stalker, Michael David Barrett, should be solely to blame for the video shot in 2008.

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Kardashian-Chyna split - maybe Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have reportedly split. The reclusive sock designer has cleared his Instagram account, while the make-up artist - who he began dating in January - posted a quote referencing a break-up on her own page on the photosharing website, fuelling speculation they have gone their separate ways. She posted: “When you just get out of a relationship & your hoe friend welcomes you back into the World of Hoe (sic)” And now a source has confirmed the pair have split, but hinted that it is unlikely to be for good because thinks are always so “dramatic” between them.

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Equality hardearned Sue Newman

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Y

esterday was International Women’s Day, a time to look back and see how far we have come in creating a world where opportunities and rewards are equal, regardless of gender.

In the western world we have travelled a huge distance, but in many countries women are still very much second-class citizens who are the property of either their fathers or their husbands.

They are still where women in western countries were more than a century ago.

In terms of equal pay, equal opportunity, we generally take this for granted, but the simple fact of biology, of childbirth and child rearing means that in terms of career options and opportunities the playing field is still skewed in favour of men.

Compared to women in the 19th century, however, we’re in a place they could never have imaged.

Those women were marriageable commodities in their late teens and early twenties and once married they became the possession of their husbands.

They traded their parents’ home for their husband’s home and a life, for most as an unpaid servant.

Childbearing and housework were their lot for as long as they survived.

Life was cheap and few women survived the rigours of regular babies and minimal health care.

Old age was a rarity. The woman took her husband’s Christian and surname and he ruled the home and her life.

Progress towards achieving equality of the sexes would be slow and it would be measured in small gains, but it was made.

Each generation had more freedom, better opportunities and a greater say in how they lived their lives.

Birth control changed everything and women were no longer slaves to their fertility.

World War Two arrived, bringing with it the need for women to move into the work force, picking up the jobs left vacant when men went to war.

For many that was a game changer.

Today’s young women are in a fortunate place.

They can be and do anything they can dream, but they face a different kind of inequality – a self-imposed belief that they need have it all – wife, mother and career woman with a perfect home, new car and designer wardrobe.

They’ve traded one kind of slavery for another.

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Weathering the storm

By Neil Filer Federated Farmers sharemilkers’ section executive chair

F

ederated Farmers recently held its bi-annual Dairy Council meeting in Nelson.

This brought together the dairy and sharemilker chairs from across our 24 provinces.

Outside of the evening social events, it’s fair to say there wasn’t much to smile about.

The numbers say it all.

Fonterra’s forecast price of $3.90, a recent Federated Farmers’ member poll which revealed that one in 10 dairy farmers is under pressure from their banks, or our latest Farm Confidence Survey which found that 44 per cent of farmers expect their own farm profitability to worsen over the next 12 months.

Economists and others are writing off the 2016/17 season too.

One of the most vulnerable

groups in the industry is sharemilkers.

Herd owning sharemilkers have the benefit of owning an asset (the herd) and contract milkers who negotiated or have renegotiated a strong rate will have that assistance to weather the storm.

Variable order sharemilkers, however, receive a much smaller share of what’s going to be a very small milk cheque.

They’re also without an asset base to fall back on.

Some of these guys – contract milkers and herd owning too – have already made the tough call to exit the industry this season.

Others are looking to follow.

These are our realities.

My message is get all the advice you can, work with your farm owner and stay strong.

There are always different ways to farm dairy cows and the land.

By taking a fresh look at how you farm, you may find costs can

be cut and savings made.

You may want to consider different contractual arrangements with your farm owner, sharing costs differently or look to move to a contract milking contract or some other arrangement.

Every farm will be different.

What came out of our recent conference were loads of stories about farmers and sharemilkers working together to weather the storm.

That’s positive news – and should give you hope.

Federated Farmers and DairyNZ have introduced a series of workshops around the country to bring together sharemilkers and farm owners and the Canterbury event is at Ashburton on Friday.

We want as many of you to attend these workshops as possible.

We’re also keen to hear how you’re going.

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What’s more, the lessons learned during this lean patch will make you best able to make the most of those better days.

I know not all sharemilkers are feeling that optimistic, but I hope a longer-term view will help pull a few more through these unchartered waters.

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Kick-start loss hits KiwiSaver

BY TAMSYN PARKER The number of people signing up to KiwiSaver has slowed significantly since the removal of the $1000 kick-start, bucking a statement from Prime Minister John Key that the change would “not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join”.

Analysis by the Herald shows the average number of people signing up to KiwiSaver per month was 15,029 in the year to June 2015 and 16,976 in the year to June 2014.

But since finance minister Bill English scrapped the kick-start incentive in last year’s May Budget sign-ups have fallen to an average of 8996 per month with the lowest sign-up level, in October, below 8000.

The change has also made a dent in the number of children in

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KiwiSaver with nearly 10,000 fewer under-18s now in the scheme.

Before the Budget announcement 368,630 children were KiwiSaver members, but as of the end of January that number had fallen to 358,683.

The drop in under-18s is not unexpected as the $1000 one-off payment was the only incentive for children to join the savings scheme.

But it was thought the change

would have had only a minor impact on adult sign-ups.

For employed adults the $1000 is a small incentive compared to the annual benefit they can receive of up to $521 from government (if they put in at least $1043 of their own money) and the 3 per cent contribution employers are required to put in.

Claire Matthews, a KiwiSaver expert at Massey University, said part of the drop in sign-ups would

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UK retirees benefit from close ties N ew Zealand has much to offer new migrants – wide open spaces, mountains to climb, lakes to fish, beaches to swim and breathtaking scenery that looks even better in real life than on a movie screen.

New arrivals agree with 65,900 migrants over the past 12 months setting new records, beating the previous high of 43,500.

As a financial adviser with a specialty in UK pension transfers, I meet many of our new residents, particularly from the British Isles.

Financially, one of the main questions I get asked is “What retirement income will be available?” The answer is quite simple, yet one that seems to cause confusion.

To qualify for a New Zealand superannuation payment, the applicant must be aged 65 or over, a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and normally live in New Zealand at the time of application.

Here is the confusing part; there is also a 10-year rule where the applicant must have lived in New Zealand for at least 10 years since the age of 20 with five of those years since the age of 50.

However, where New Zealand holds a reciprocal social security agreement with a particular

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country then the 10-year rule may be ignored.

According to Work and Income, New Zealand has agreements with 10 countries, including the United Kingdom.

With this in mind, a new migrant arriving from the UK, could potentially receive NZ superannuation once permanent residency is granted and the person reaches 65 years of age.

The retiree then has a choice to make; either receive the retirement benefit from their home country or to “swap” it for a NZ superannuation payment.

This might depend on a number of factors, including longterm intentions and the effect of currency.

If making a swap, any state pension that the person is due to receive from the UK will be paid to the New Zealand Government and the retiree will then receive the full NZ superannuation payment which could be more than

the payment from their home country.

This arrangement helps to offset the cost to the New Zealand Government and taxpayers, while the retiree is in the same or slightly better financial position.

There is a clause in most countries’ legislation, including New Zealand, that prevents a person from “double dipping”, or claiming two lots of Government state pensions at the same time.

Many new residents will have private pension schemes or workplace schemes for additional retirement savings.

These private schemes have no impact on superannuation payments.

If for some reason, a New Zealander decides to move to the UK and retire, the reciprocal agreement provides for a state pension to be paid in the UK. Quite an advantage, but for me, I’d miss the lifestyle in New Zealand too much.

Dai Eveleigh is an authorised financial adviser with First Capital Financial Services. The views in this article are of a general nature only and should not be considered personalised advice. A disclosure statement is available and free of charge.

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have undertaken a public education campaign which explained KiwiSaver members could still get up to $20,000 from the government over a 40-year working lifetime if they contributed $1043 a year themselves.

Matthews said despite the change KiwiSaver remained attractive to Kiwis wanting to save for retirement.

David Boyle, head of investor education at the Commission for Financial Capability said KiwiSaver was designed to get adults in the workforce saving and any drop in the sign-up rate from that group would be concerning.

Boyle said enrolments would naturally slow down over time as the scheme reached saturation point, which would likely happen in the next five to 10 years.

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be attributable to fewer children being enrolled, but that could not account for all of the fall-off.

Matthews said the trend was disappointing, but not a surprise given human behaviour.

“To me what that signals clearly is a lack of financial literacy because within two years you have $1000 from the government in terms of the member tax credit.

“Over the life of KiwiSaver, $1000 is insignificant.”

Matthews said people would have made a decision based around not getting something right now.

“People focus on the present rather than the future and the fact that money is something they are not getting now.

“It is really disappointing and concerning.”

Matthews said the numbers showed the Government should

Manufacturing sales rise in fourth quarter

BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes rose in the final quarter of 2015, led by gains in petroleum and coal.

Total seasonally adjusted sales volumes increased 1.3 per cent in the three months through December, following a revised 3.3 per cent gain in the September quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Manufacturing volumes for petroleum and coal, which can

be volatile, led the increases in the latest quarter, up 11 per cent on an unadjusted basis. Meat and dairy manufacturing sales increased 2.5 per cent following a 6 per cent gain in the September quarter. Fruit, oil, cereal and other food manufacturing slid 2.9 per cent. Statistics New Zealand said the results were mixed across the 13 industries in the latest quarter, with six gaining and seven declining.

“The manufacturing sector finished 2015 on a strong note,”

Westpac Banking Corp New Zealand senior economist Michael Gordon said in a note.

“While food manufacturing gave back some of the previous quarter’s gains, there was growth in other areas such as textiles, wood, minerals, and petroleum processing.”

Manufacturing is the last significant piece of data that feeds into gross domestic product for the fourth quarter, which is scheduled for release on March 17.

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600g sirloin steak 2 cloves crushed garlic 1/2 C chopped parsley 2t finely chopped thyme or rosemary 1t dijon mustard Handful of grated cheese 1 diced tomato Handful of fresh spinach leaves Caramelised onion: 25g butter 2 onions, sliced into rings 2t balsamic vinegar 1T brown sugar

one are the days when lunchboxes contained variations on the sandwich theme.

Today they are as likely to contain a bread alternative as they are to be made up of fillings wrapped inside bread. And one of those alternatives is the wrap.

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Check out some of their recipes below:

■ Melt butter in pan and add all ingredients.

■ Cook until browned and caramelised.

■ Fry garlic and add steak to hot pan.

■ Brown on all sides and slice into thin slices.

■ Spread mustard over wrap.

■ Add spinach leaves and onion.

■ Add steak, cheese and tomato.

Roll up.

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■ Sprinkle with feta, toasted nuts and basil. Peel off baking paper and cut into wedges.

■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Gently fry onion in olive oil until translucent ■ Remove sausage meat from skins and place in bowl.

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Mid Canterbury-raised performers (from left) John Bayne, Layna Hunt and Jane Leonard are performing in Rock of Ages which opens in Christchurch tonight.

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Former Mid Cantabrians – Layna Hunt, Jane Leonard and John Bayne – are starring in the musical Rock of Ages in Christchurch.

It will be the first time the award-winning show has staged in New Zealand when it opens tonight.

Produced by Magnitude Productions and directed by Peter Bucher, Rock of Ages has been billed as hilarious and edgy. It runs until March 19 at The Gym at the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Set in the late 1980s on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip, Rock of Ages follows the story of Drew and Sherrie as they try to make it as performers.

As well as playing the part of Regina, an activist against corporate America destroying the strip’s rock scene, Miss Leonard has scored the job of the show’s

then a part in Mary Poppins with The Court Theatre.

Lined up is another role, with the HMS Pinafore touring production.

Miss Leonard said Rock of Ages represented her first choreography role and, having danced from the age of three, she was thrilled to have landed it.

Miss Hunt is to play two characters in Rock of Ages, Waitress Number 1 and Destiny, a head stripper at the show’s strip club.

Miss Hunt is also a Nasda graduate, having finished there in 2012, and she has also been busy on the acting scene.

Her favourite roles to date include Kate Monster in Avenue Q for Showbiz Christchurch, Eponine in Les Miserables for Variety Theatre Ashburton, Belle in the North Canterbury Musical Society’s production of Beauty and the Beast, the Killer

choreographer and assistant director.

The 23-year-old has had almost continuous professional acting roles since graduating from Nasda in 2013, something she said was surprising and she was grateful for.

“You are always on edge in this career, but that’s kind of part of the fun about it,” she said.

After completing her Bachelor of Performing Arts in Music Theatre at the academy, she went straight into the Court Theatre’s Mikado, followed by singing teaching, then eight months of touring with a school production presented by New Zealand Playhouse.

She landed a main role in Showbiz Christchurch’s Phantom of the Opera, as Meg Giry, before undertaking a national tour with the Ben McDonald production of South Pacific,

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Miss Hunt has also completed a diploma in photographic imaging and runs a photography business, Kaleidoscope Eyes.

John Bayne is to play Dennis in Rock of Ages, the hippy owner of the Bourbon Room, a club which forms the centrepoint of the show.

Mr Bayne has been juggling rehearsals for two shows, the other being for the role of Radames in Aida with the North Canterbury Musical Society.

His other show credits include Sir Galahad in Showbiz Christchurch’s Spamalot, the role of Amos Hart in both North Canterbury Musical Society’s and MUSOC’s productions of Chicago and starring in Variety Theatre Ashburton’s Miss Saigon.

Set aboard the ship HMS PINAFORE, the captain’s daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw. The captain discovers this plan, but, as in many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, a surprise disclosure changes things dramatically near the end of the story.

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March 9 – Rock of Ages opens in Christchurch.

March 13 – Jub Jub Club, two sessions every second Sunday at the Ashburton Art Gallery, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4pm. The focus of this session will be ANZAC by Laurence Aberhart. Members will learn basic drawing techniques which will be applied to exploring the war memorial in Baring Square.

March 22 – Ashburton Art Gallery outing to Adele Chirnside’s studio in Methven. Seating is limited, contact the gallery.

To March 26 – Ashburton Society of Arts summer show at the Short Street Studio, open weekends and when sign in out. Guest artist is Karin Werner.

March 27 – Jub Jub Club at the Ashburton Art Gallery, Practicing Photography.

To March 27 - One of New Zealand’s most highly-regarded contemporary photographers, Laurence Aberhart, features in ANZAC exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

To April 3 – New media artist Daniel Crooks and the Chartwell Collection are celebrated in the video work exhibition Slicing, Stitching and Slowing Time at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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■ SWIMMING

New era for College swimmers A new chapter in Ashburton College’s sporting history began when the school held its annual swimming sports on Monday.

It was the first time the swimming sports had been held at the new EA Networks Centre, and a new pool which is a different distance to the old Ashburton Community Pool meant it was effectively a day full of new records.

The old pool was 33 1/3 metres, and the new one is 25 metres, so all records set at the old pool will now remain in the record books forever, with a new record book to be opened for the new distance.

The best times over the new distance in each age group will be referred to as the best performance for the first year, and if they still stand after next year’s swimming sport they will be referred to as the record.

Overall grade champions were also found for each age group, with the senior winners being Mitchell Woolf for the boys and Lucy Clough for the girls, with George Howden and Tori Watson the runners-up.

The Clough family featured again in the Year 11 grade, with Matthew Clough matching his sister’s efforts by winning the boys’ title, and Bailey Tait the winner for the girls. The runners-up were Zack Martin and Sol Gonzalez.

For the Year 10 students, the boys’ winner was Jared Scammell, with Jay Martin runner-up while for the girls Leigh Harrison came out on top, with KellyAnne Bentley the runner-up.

Year nine students were competing in their first college swimming sports, and the winners were Kalen Tait for the boys and Zoe Beckley for the girls, with Matthew Scammell and Mia Pearson the runners-up.

Forty-plus former All Black lock Brad Thorn could make an extraordinary comeback for the ailing Queensland Reds. The Reds have just sacked coach Richard Graham after only two rounds of the 2016 Super Rugby competition, with assistants Nick Stiles and Matt O’Connor set to take charge. Thorn, unwanted by the Highlanders in 2015, retired last year, but has kept training. He is in charge of the Reds under-20s whose final game is on March 19. “I’m tempted, but if it happens it won’t happen until the end of the Under 20 tournament,” Thorn said.

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Sharapova reactions Jennifer Capriati took to Twitter to express anger and disappointment at Maria Sharapova, who said that she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open. Those tweets were part of a larger, rambling rant by the Tennis Hall of Famer yesterday.

Other former players were more supportive of Sharapova. “Hold your horses everyone - about Maria - I don’t have all the facts, I hope it’s an honest mistake, stuff was legal as far as I know till 2015,” wrote American Great Martina Navratilova. The 28-year-old, a five-time grand slam champion, will be provisionally suspended from March 12.

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McGregor fires up Eventual Year 10 boys’ grade champion Jared Scammell shows his backstroke style at the Ashburton College swimming sports on Monday.

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RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton County Veterans Golf Heartland Championship Round 3. Methven Golf Course 1st with 43 Stableford Points was Arnold Rushton, 2nd= with 42 were Graeme Moore and Eddie Tulip, 4th= with 41 were Malcolm Fechney and John Dudley, 6th= with 40 were Peter Kemp, Earle Jackson, Mike Holmes and Ian Sawyers, 10th= with 39 were Peter Kiddey, Mike Gray and Graham McEvoy.

Twos: Arnold Rushton, Allan Dixon, Peter Kiddey (who scored a two a par 4) and Mike Holmes.

■ Rugby league NRL Round 1 BRISBANE 17 (J Kahu A Milford C Oates tries A Milford C Parker goals A Milford field goal) bt PARRAMATTA 4 (C Gutherson try). Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall.

CANTERBURY 28 (W Hopoate S Kasiano J Morris S Perrett C Rona tries M Mbye 4 goals) bt MANLY 6 (J Taufua try J Lyon goal) at Brookvale Oval.

CANBERRA 30 (A Sezer 2 B Austin S Fensom E Lee tries J Croker 5 goals) bt PENRITH 22 (P Hiku J Mansour T Merrin tries J Soward 5 goals) at GIO Stadium.

WESTS TIGERS 34 (J Tedesco 2 K Lovett D Nofoaluma T Simona C Sironen tries M Moses 5 goals) bt NZ WARRIORS 26 (S Kata 2 S Johnson S Mannering B Thompson tries T Lolohea 3 goals) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 20 bt CRONULLA 14 (Bird Townsend tries J Maloney 3 goals).

SOUTH SYDNEY 42 bt SYDNEY ROOSTERS 10 (J Burgess 2 tries L Mitchell goal).

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Conor McGregor has taken a battering from fellow UFC stars after his defeat by Nate Diaz in Las Vegas.

McGregor is in a social media war with Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos after Diaz finished him off in UFC 196 with a rear naked choke hold. Aldo, who was smashed by McGregor in UFC 194, wants a rematch and tweeted: “Your fairy tale is over. You got nowhere to run now. Time to a rematch, p!@#$.”

But Irishman McGregor, who stepped up two weight divisions to fight welterweight Diaz, countered.

“I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed. I will never apologise for taking a shot,” he said on Instagram.

- AP

Manning says goodbye Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning bid an emotional farewell to the NFL yesterday after an 18-year career that established him as one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks. “Today I retire from the game of pro football,” Manning, who capped his brilliant career by helping Denver win the Super Bowl last month, told a packed news conference. “It was the right time.”

Manning said he would surely miss the game. “So you don’t have to wonder if I’ll miss it. Absolutely.

Absolutely, I will.”

- Reuters

Gallen slams fans Paul Gallen has unleashed at Cronulla fans who questioned his commitment to the club after it was confirmed he would miss the next month of the season with a knee injury. Gallen underwent surgery on Monday night and is expected to return to the NRL by round eight, a month before State of Origin selection. The news drew the ire of some Sharks fans, who took to social media to highlight the amount of games Gallen has missed for the club in the past four years, despite regularly being available for NSW. - AAP

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In brief

■ YONKERS INVITATIONAL

Keystone taking on the world

By AdAm HAmilton Trainer Brent Lilley admitted it was “a very exciting thought” to accept an invitation and run Keystone Del in the $US1 million Yonkers Invitational in October.

“It’s hard for me to line them up, but Ants (Anthony Butt, driver) has a better idea after taking Lyell Creek over there and having him be so competitive,” Lilley said.

“While he’s not saying Keystone Del is as good as Lyell Creek, he does think he’s got sharper gate speed and will be better suited to the mile racing over there.

“That’s encouraging when you consider Lyell Creek wasn’t that behind all-time greats like Varenne and Victory Tilly when he raced overseas.”

Lilley said he had already briefly discussed the trip with Keystone Del’s owners.

“They said they would basically leave it up to me,” he said.

“So we will get through this weekend and then have to make a decision because you’d want to have it all planned out.”

Remarkably, Keystone Del seems to have improved since controversially being switched from Nicole Molander to Lilley’s stable.

His form and string of recordbreaking times say so.

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Brisbane bound Group One winning sprinter Sacred Star will be back in Queensland this winter treading a familiar path.

The Tony Pike-trained six-year-old relished a return to a firmer surface when accounting for his rivals in the Gr.3 Darley Plate at Ellerslie on Saturday. “He’ll go for a short spell now,” Pike said. “There’s not much left for him here in New Zealand. He is not good enough to compete with the very best sprinters in Australia during the Championships, but he will head back to Brisbane and follow the same path as he has for the past two years.”

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01608 Poppa Don (3) fr...................... M Williamson 89858 Starlight Invasion (4) fr ......................A Beck 47888 Overcast (5) fr .......................R McIlwrick (J) 0P810 Veneto (U1) fr ........................... J Kennett (J) 42841 Kylie Castleton (1) 10 ........... C Ferguson (J) 01x59 Eltsunami (U1) 10 ................... N Williamson 10324 Ruby’s Jewel (U2) 10 ......... B Williamson (J) 7 3.33 WWW.SOUTHLANDHARNESS.CO.NZ MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+, c1 with cond. mobile pace, 2200m 1 75089 Sweet As (1) fr ......................R McIlwrick (J) 2 15580 Hot Chilli (2) fr ...................... C Ferguson (J) 3 10x90 Great Abbey (3) fr ..........................H Hunter 4 40007 Franco Huntington (4) fr ..................R Swain 5 8010 Bobbie’s Girl (5) fr ......................... A Armour 6 70445 Arthur Lowe (6) fr .......................... B Barclay 7 03002 Justasip (7) fr ................................. P Hunter 8 40564 Pegasus Kommander (8) fr ............... S Lock 9 63363 Break Dance (21) fr.........................J W Cox 10 0x000 Viscountess (22) fr ................. S Walkinshaw 11 86340 Hopes And Dreams (23) fr ...... M Williamson 12 50069 Elle Ko (24) fr .......................S Tomlinson (J) 13 00400 Themailman (25) fr............................A Beck

14 000P0 Eja Patron (26) fr ..................... N Williamson 15 P7006 Matai Vision (U1) fr .......................... A Milne Emergency: Hot Chilli 8 4.06pm DIAMONDS DAY SUNDAY 17TH APRIL MOBILE PACE $5000, c1 to c2 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 83470 Jerry Fitz (1) fr......................... M Williamson 2 x0641 Chal Shocked (2) fr ................. N Williamson 3 68005 Macardo (3) fr 4 66058 In The Kitty (4) fr ............................H Hunter 5 15580 Hot Chilli (5) fr .................... B Williamson (J) 6 06096 Double Rainbow (6) fr ............ S Walkinshaw 7 80693 Christian Grey (7) fr ............. C Ferguson (J) 8 70000 Machinegun Kelly (8) fr ................. B Barclay 9 09609 Ronnoco (21) fr ...............................J W Cox 10 x6016 Franco Nixon (22) fr ........................R Swain 11 10070 Zen Warrior (23) fr.............................A Beck Pacifiers off : Skyfall (R4) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

8 07. Sebring Dragon (7) 58 .................... C Grylls 9 3xF5x Cent High (3) 56..............................A Collett 10 86. My Giddy Aunt (1) 56 ......................S Collett 6 4.55pm WEST BROOK WINERY 1600 RATING 75 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 20118 Gotta Keeper 60 ........................... Scratched 2 14124 Astrid (4) 59.5 ............................M Cameron 3 x0638 The Rich Lister (1) 59.5 ................O Bosson 4 44010 Meeska Mooska (2) 58 ............... D Johnson 5 40611 Seymour (8) 56 ..........................V Gatu (a2) 6 61351 Stylish Attack d (7) 56 ................M Coleman 7 32052 Palace Rock tdb (5) 55.5 8 410x7 Hidden Treasure d (6) 54.5 ...............L Innes 9 x0860 Castle Ridge th (9) 54 .............B Hutton (a1) 10 x088x Straight Furrow m (3) 54 ..........A Jones (a1) 7 5.25pm MEMBERS LUNCHEON 23 MARCH 1200 RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 0187 Penn ‘N’ Teller 60.......................... Scratched 2 59x36 Goodspeed (1) 60 ......................A Sims (a3) 3 52103 Glamazon d (11) 59.5 ..................... S Spratt 4 x7777 Courtmaster (6) 59.5 5 79050 Street Wars (3) 59.5 ........................A Collett 6 31x9x Nostariel d (9) 59 ...................... M D Plessis 7 5614x All The Answers m (4) 59 ........... Z Moki (a3)

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Today at Avondale raceway

Avondale JC Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 09 Mar MDN, 1200m 1 444x Darci Glitter (3) 58.5.................. M D Plessis 2 7040x Rub It In (1) 58.5 ............................. S Spratt 3 60x0x Saki’s Ace (6) 58.5 .......................... D Nolan 4 x205x Money Trail (7) 58........................ D Johnson 5 720x3 National Asset (9) 58 ..................C Lammas 6 430x The Brave One (8) 58 .............S McKay (a1) 2 06550 Arite Guru (1) 58.5 ...................A Jones (a1) 7 Das Blues (5) 58 ............................. C Grylls x9733Networks Run Forrest Run (11) 58.5 ........ M D Plessis the3 EA 8 580x2 Electric 56 .................................... Scratched 4 3x594 Dashin (5) 58.5 ...........................C Lammas 9 3x4 Lady Conraad b (10) 56 5 43056 It Can Only Be You (14) 58.5...B Hutton (a1) Crookshanks 56 ........................... Scratched 6 57406 Ifra Dancer (4) 58.5 ......................... C Grylls 10 Novelty (2) 56 ......................A Schwerin (a3) 7 4 Celestial Angel (13) 58......................L Innes 11 9 Shameless (4) 56 .......................M Coleman 8 69460 Clarify (10) 58 .........................S McKay (a1) 12 9 9x0x6 Call Me Maina (8) 58...................T Thornton 3 3.15 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M 10 59. Mongolian Machete b (7) 58 ...........S Collett MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 2367x Sian (7) 57.5 ............................... D Johnson 11 07 Heaven Forbid 58......................... Scratched 2 9302. Conjuring (2) 57 ..................Z N Azman (a3) 12 x0464 Diamond Duchess 56.5................ Scratched 3 580x2 Electric (11) 57 ................................A Collett 13 60x07 Buffalo Rose (6) 56.5 .................M Cameron 4 3x4 Lady Conraad b (6) 57 ...............M Cameron 14 22203 Maytra Dee (9) 56 ......................G Cooksley 5 3 Pushtheboundaries (9) 57...........T Thornton 15 2635 Real Savvy (15) 56 ..................... D Johnson 6 5 Cantata b (5) 57 .............................. S Spratt 16 9066. Keep Carmen Carion (12) 56 .....M Coleman 7 Infinite Joy (8) 57.............................S Collett 17 0000 Summer Warrior (3) 58 ................... S Spratt 8 Schiaparelli (3) 57 .............................L Innes Emergency: Summer Warrior 9 8x Bright Diamond (1) 57 .........A Schwerin (a3) 2 2.40pm WINGATE STREET 1200 MAIDEN $7000,

ury ‘bodyguards’ tonumber: es- 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 2016 NZ Meeting and 7more Trebles:details 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 ldren and 1 2.05pm (NZT) WWW.WESTBROOK.CO.NZ 2000 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2000m ets to Crusaders home 1 62423 Affogato (2) 58.5 .............................A Collett

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10 5x776 Champagne Diva 57 .................... Scratched 11 Pretty In Pink (4) 57 .................. M D Plessis 12 8 Windstorm (10) 57 .....................M Coleman 4 3.47 GOODWIN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1400 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 05x2 Beatnik (8) 58.5........................... D Johnson 2 0x0x5 Most Likely (2) 58.5 ............................M Hills 3 090x9 Shadowhunter (5) 58.5 ................... D Nolan 4 0442 Red Raven (7) 58 .......................M Cameron 5 5 Sacred Form (6) 58 ........................V Colgan 6 7 Lookin Bleue (9) 58 .........................S Collett 7 46x Showmate (3) 56.........................C Lammas 8 7 So Choosy 56 .............................. Scratched 9 5x776 Champagne Diva (1) 56 .................. S Spratt 10 8 Victoria’s Secret (4) 56 ....................A Collett 5 4.22pm PRECINCT REALTY MREINZ 1400 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 0x005 Red Spur (2) 58.5 ........................... R Jones 2 9x9 Rich Habit (5) 58.5 ......................T Thornton 3 x5532 Aussie Eagle (6) 58 ........................V Colgan 4 6x447 He Rocks (8) 58 .............................. S Spratt 5 05. Solmization (9) 58 ....................... D Johnson 6 7 Heeznot 58................................... Scratched 7 Panzalign (4) 58 .............................. D Nolan

8278x Annabelinda dh (7) 59.......................L Innes 4241x Bountiful d (8) 59........................G Cooksley 1x08x Sally’s Mustang db (10) 58.5.........O Bosson 18x20 Amalfi d (2) 58............................. D Johnson 4909x Stella Di Paco d (5) 57.5 .............C Lammas

Blinkers on: Clarify, Mongolian Machete (R1), Sacred Form (R4), Solmization (R5), Annabelinda (R7) Blinkers off: Rub It In, Saki’s Ace (R2) Winkers on: Summer Warrior (R1), The Brave One (R2) Winkers off: Clarify (R1), Glamazon, Annabelinda, Sally’s Mustang (R7) Pacifiers off : Showmate (R4) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months SELECTIONS Race 1: Real Savvy, Maytra Dee, Affogato, Celestial Angel Race 2: Lady Conraad, National Asset, Novelty, Darci Glitter Race 3: Lady Conraad, Conjuring, Schiaparelli, Sian, Cantata Race 4: Red Raven, Beatnik, Sacred Form, Champagne Diva Race 5: Aussie Eagle, Solmization, He Rocks, My Giddy Aunt Race 6: Astrid, Palace Rock, Seymour, Meeska Mooska Race 7: Nostariel, Sally’s Mustang, Glamazon, Goodspeed

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 56252 Mean As Mena nwtd ........................ S Clark way Meeting Date: 09 Mar 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 47688 Kentucky Doll nwtd................... S Gommans Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 4 1.04pm KEENAN CONCRETE C0 C0, 305m 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 1 8778 Not Listening nwtd ................... S Gommans and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 2 2x285 Sedgebrook Asset nwtd ......................F Kite 1 12.11pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 3 47355 Terra Trip nwtd.................................... N Udy 1 F4838 Nana’s Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 4 68546 Kay Marting nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 Nadzeya nwtd ..................................L Ahern 5 8 Boyish Charms nwtd ..............J T McInerney 3 Kalisi nwtd .......................................... N Udy 6 77737 Scooter’s Rose nwtd ............... T McCracken 4 74 Geez Louise nwtd .................... S Gommans 7 242 Billy Marlow nwtd ..............................M Flipp 5 33383 Swirling Eddie nwtd...........................M Flipp 8 84428 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 6 455x7 Em Holland nwtd .............................. S Clark 9 36586 Eve Ning Hill nwtd I C & .................J Lenden 7 64485 Homebush Freddo nwtd .........J T McInerney 10 77678 Homebush Kayla nwtd ...........J T McInerney 8 47675 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 5 1.21pm THE CHRONICLE C1 FINAL C1f, 305m 9 75776 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 1 62163 Ziggy Baxter 17.89 .................J T McInerney 10 7867 Gina McBell nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 56341 Big Ben 17.86 .......................... S Gommans 2 12.29pm LASER PLUMBING C0 C0, 305m 3 86611 Captain’s Choice 17.66 D P &.. K Gommans 1 765 Opawa Maf nwtd ................................ N Udy 4 47156 Joey Baxter 17.94 ..................J T McInerney 2 45875 Eva’s Storm nwtd ..................... S Gommans 5 33741 Witch Misty 17.81............................. P Clark 3 76737 Uno Nigel nwtd..................................M Flipp 6 8x111 High Percentage 17.51 ....................L Ahern 4 32434 Steffi’s Star nwtd ............................. J W Bell 7 28811 Magic Gina 17.69 D P & .......... K Gommans 5 43486 Another Ranger nwtd .............J T McInerney 8 73151 African Princess 17.87 .................... J W Bell 6 84422 Totes nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 9 44828 Kyla Rose 17.84 ................................M Flipp 7 45578 Killalea Star nwtd .......................... D Donlon 10 76624 Lin Baxter 18.47 .....................J T McInerney 8 66477 Homebush Inquiry nwtd .......... D T Poutama 6 1.39pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 9 5T488 Homebush Minion nwtd .........J T McInerney 1 x7866 Wicked Tycoon 18.09 ............... S Gommans 10 777 Wine O’Clock nwtd G &................... J Clarke 2 613F7 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 3 12.46pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 520m 3 52226 Gully Crusher 17.89 G & ................. J Clarke 1 43545 Goldstar Lexie nwtd ................ T McCracken 4 75578 Cawbourne Peejay nwtd ..............M Roberts 2 35621 Zoe’s Funk nwtd ........................... H Mullane 5 64234 Plaiting Puss 18.45 U & ........................Bliek 3 7586 Wrong Number nwtd ................ S Gommans 6 65877 Elite Dose 17.63............................... A Clark 4 773x Molly O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 7 61743 Odd Fellow 17.96 D P &........... K Gommans 5 27742 Candy Crusher nwtd ................A Duganzich 8 48334 Sasha McBell 17.94 ...............J T McInerney 6 46855 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 9 54667 Opehu Flyer 17.78 ...........................R Waite 7 53847 She’s Mustard nwtd..........................R Waite 10 75767 Homebush Olive 17.71...........J T McInerney

7 1.56pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m

1 42112 Annie Way 18.09 L &.......................... Morris 2 722F2 Homebush Lucifer 17.67 ........J T McInerney 3 1 Thrilling Boris 17.64 ........................ K Walsh 4 76624 Lin Baxter 18.47 .....................J T McInerney 5 18668 Gully Flaherty 17.76 G & ................ J Clarke 6 41841 Lachie Jewel 17.79 ......................M Roberts 7 55273 Liz Watto 18.12 ................................... L Bell 8 73256 Spearmint Juju 18.02 U & .................Cottam Emergencies: 9 25865 Uno Marguerite nwtd.......................... N Udy 10 65766 Cawbourne Mark 18.38 D P & . K Gommans 8 2.14 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION, 305m 1 36436 Mighty Twist nwtd D P &........... K Gommans 2 53864 Peajay Pringles 18.10 G & .............. J Clarke 3 13488 That Ice Cold nwtd ....................... H Mullane 4 85644 Sedgebrook Charm 18.19 ...................F Kite 5 42337 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 6 53346 Thrilling Forest nwtd U &...................Cottam 7 75463 Homebush Justine 18.15 .......J T McInerney 8 67464 Blazing Hot nwtd ....................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 15856 Opawa Viv nwtd ................................. N Udy 10 57857 Clearly Magic 18.04 L & ..................... Morris 9 2.31 DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING HT1 C1q, 520m 1 22633 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 2 34631 King Hit Mike 31.21 .................. S Gommans 3 66242 Opawa Tommo nwtd........................... N Udy 4 87468 Another Belle 31.25 ...............J T McInerney 5 52254 Gully Runner nwtd G & ................... J Clarke 6 12573 Cawbourne Ohio 30.61 ................M Roberts 7 25811 Crying In Vegas nwtd ....................... S Clark 8 67488 Thrilling Evie 30.49 U & ........................Bliek 9 77582 Cawbourne Bird nwtd............... S Gommans 10 67778 Wall Age 30.51 ................................L Doody

10 2.50pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT2 C1q, 520m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

65471 Cawbourne Spree nwtd ...............M Roberts 84775 Mariah 30.72 ....................................P Taylor 21238 Panda Ring 30.61 .............................. N Udy 64877 Another Habit 30.34 ...............G Fredrickson 55553 Lick It Up 31.11 ......................J T McInerney 21586 Embrace Me nwtd ............................ S Clark 88747 That’s King 30.50 ........................B Hodgson 35482 Opawa Gavin nwtd G &................... J Clarke 47687 Lagoon Victory 30.90 ............... S Gommans 67787 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 11 3.06pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT3 C1q, 520m 1 5F836 Filante nwtd........................................ N Udy 2 3F425 Cawbourne Josh 31.10 ....................... L Bell 3 678x8 Rikki’s Rebel 30.64 ..........................R Waite 4 65563 Alamein Jah 30.26 K & .....................Phillips 5 48513 Thrilling Cassie nwtd ....................... K Walsh 6 8x886 Wee Ping Wawa nwtd ...................... S Clark 7 74242 Homebush Bounce nwtd ........J T McInerney 8 74326 Thrilling Dylan 30.24 ............... T McCracken 9 77582 Cawbourne Bird nwtd............... S Gommans 10 87878 Another Cruise 30.86 .............J T McInerney 12 3.24pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICH C1 HT4 C1q, 520m 1 55418 Cawbourne Satin 30.79 D P & . K Gommans 2 43427 Chase Me Apatche 31.15 .............G Atwood 3 22242 Opawa Messini 30.72......................... N Udy 4 75777 Opawa Shiloh nwtd .........................B Marsh 5 78788 Little Prophet 31.10 ..........................R Waite 6 85563 Alamein Jude 30.64 K & ...................Phillips 7 4262x Ready Made Size nwtd ....................L Ahern 8 44743 Cawbourne Gable 31.02 ................. J W Bell 9 47687 Lagoon Victory 30.90 ............... S Gommans 10 88638 Cheries Boy nwtd ...................J T McInerney 13 3.41pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

63784 Sprinkles 17.58 ......................J T McInerney 15764 Momma Rae 17.69 ...........................M Flipp 74551 Botany Zenvo 17.98 ...............J T McInerney 88x67 Electric Dandy 17.94 ......................... B Hunt 56726 Johnny Angel 17.86 ................ T McCracken 67436 Five Kay Leg 17.97 ............................ N Udy 52178 Jump On It 18.04 ......................... H Mullane 61863 Vee Veery Lovely 18.49 G & ........... J Clarke 77755 Miss Bunnythorpe 18.11 U & ............Cottam 65777 Homebush Tiare 17.41...........J T McInerney 14 3.59pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 68326 Val Baxter 18.11.....................J T McInerney 2 78266 Winfield Autumn 17.78 ....................L Doody 3 56554 Smart Dandy 17.80 ........................... B Hunt 4 68276 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 64663 Gully Yappa 18.09 G & .................... J Clarke 6 26884 Nui Magic 17.68 ................................M Flipp 7 54556 No More Marmite nwtd K & ...............Phillips 8 42855 Increasing nwtd .................................. N Udy Emergencies: 9 66476 Gummy Gumpsta 17.97 G R & ....... S Voyce 10 28647 Mad Music 17.86........................B Goldsack 15 4.16pm METEOR OPD C1 C1, 305m 1 22557 Meat Damon 17.82 K &.....................Phillips 2 33565 Cawbourne Kiwi 17.80 .................... J W Bell 3 44828 Kyla Rose 17.84 ................................M Flipp 4 52137 Chief Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 5 32587 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G R & ......... S Voyce 6 54638 Minimal nwtd ...................................... N Udy 7 56x45 Sprite On Time 17.92 .................B Goldsack 8 15665 Cosmoholic nwtd..............................S Stone 9 85744 Chair Up nwtd ........................J T McInerney 10 88272 Doosh 17.94...........................J T McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 SITUATIONS VACANT

Production Planner Niagara is an innovative sawmill, manufacturer and distributor of quality timber products. We export product all over the world, as well as supply building merchants and fabricators throughout NZ. As a company we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding service to our customers, it is vital that we deliver our product on time and in full.

Office Administration Due to an impending retirement, the Sales and Distribution site-inMaternity Ashburton is looking Coverto employ a

Production Planner. This appointment is a full time permanent position within an established production team responsible for developing and maintaining production plans that best utilises Niagara’s capacity to meet customer requirements.

Amongst other duties the role will include: • Developing and maintaining production plans • Ordering feedstock and tracking progress through production • Communicating with suppliers and customers on scheduling • Managing levels of selected stock Ideally the successful applicant will: • Have a high level of numeracy and computer literacy skills Niagara is an innovative sawmill, manufacturer, and • Have excellent communication skills distributor of quality timber products. We export product • Be well organised and have good time management skills all over the world, as well as supply building merchants • Demonstrate good attention to detail

and fabricators throughout NZ.

Having some knowledge of the timber industry would be an advantage but not critical as full training will be supplied.

The Sales and Distribution office in Ashburton is looking

If you require more information on the position or a detailed job description please contact: to employ an office administrator to cover maternity Phillip Townshend on 03 308 0007 or email: phillipt@niagara.net.nz

leave for a period no shorter than 8 months, beginning in April 2015. This will be a part time position of between Applications close March 31, 2016 and must include a cover25 letter to be considered. to 30 and hoursCV a week Monday to Friday. Please address to: Phillip Townshend Niagara Sawmilling Co. Ltd PO Box 332, Ashburton 7740 or email: phillipt@niagara.net.nz

Agstaff’s Jim Henderson with one of the three Crusaders shirts up for grabs.

■ RUGBY

Crusaders in town The Crusaders are coming to town tomorrow, and the hunt is on for some special bodyguards for them.

Members of the Super Rugby side will be at the EA Networks Centre from 3.30pm tomorrow, to meet and greet their fans, sign some autographs, and pass on some of their skills.

Three lucky children will get some VIP treatment too, as the hunt is on for three Mid Canterbury ‘bodyguards’ to escort them into the stadium when they arrive.

It’s a competition open to primary school aged children and more details can be found on the Hoops on Air Facebook page.

A sausage sizzle will also run during the visit and there will be giveaways too, including tickets to Crusaders home games.

The Crusaders visit is thanks to the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, and Agstaff, and they were at the EA Networks Centre yesterday ensuring everything was ready for the big day.

Rickie Fowler has hit a lot of important golf shots that helped him earn millions of dollars during his career.

But the most rewarding shot of his life may have come yesterday when he hit a hole in one at a charity event to earn $1 million ($NZD 1.4m) for autism research.

Each year, Ernie Els and his Els for Autism Foundation host a pro-am to raise support for the foundation and the Els Center of Excellence.

The cause is an important one for Els and his wife Liezl, who have an autistic son Ben. On the line this year was a $1 million donation if anyone could make a hole-in-one.

Fowler came through.

The celebration was one of the best you’ll see in sports this year.

Els was so excited, he gave Fowler a huge bear hug and lifted him off the ground.

- AP Rickie Fowler: The perfect shot.

www.niagara.net.nz/jobs

Export Manufacturing Opportunity

PHILLIP TOWNSHEND 021 116 4696 • phillipt@niagara.net.nz

Ashford Handicrafts is the world leading manufacturer of textile craft equipment. Over the last 80 years we have sold 800,000 spinning wheels and weaving looms to 40 countries. Our reputation is based on delivering high quality, dependable and innovative products.

Spray Marks Roading is a division of the Spray Marks Group, providing a complete spectrum of pavement marking, specialist surfacing and installation of tactile studs and roadside furniture.

We operate in a continuous improvement environment, use the latest technology and have a team of over 30 friendly and committed staff.

Due to demand we are seeking someone to join our manufacturing team.

If you enjoy working with machines or assembling products and want to be part of our friendly team, this is the job for you. You will need to have excellent attention to detail, be quality-conscious, dexterous, flexible, motivated and hard-working.

We are offering a permanent full time position with competitive wages and are currently working overtime.

Manufacturing experience preferred but all training provided. Apprenticeship potential.

Please submit your CV with references to:

ROADMARKING OPERATORS/ ASSISTANTS

We have positions available in our Ashburton and Christchurch locations for motivated individuals with a high level of workmanship who are interested in joining our professional road marking operation.

To be successful in this position, we are looking for those who: • Have a full Class 1 or preferably a Class 2 licence • Are flexible to work extended hours including weekend and night work • Are reliable, punctual and take responsibility for their actions • Can commit to working away from home as required • Are physically fit and healthy Spray Marks Roading prides itself on providing an environment that is friendly, with excellent working conditions, top equipment, and competitive remuneration.

Ken Meehan Ashford Handicrafts Ltd PO Box 474 Ashburton 7740 ken@ashford.co.nz Applications close Tuesday, March 15 at 5.00pm

Please apply in writing with a copy of your CV to: Emma Bonnington vacancy@spraymarks.co.nz PO Box 3, Ashburton 7740 Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

■ GOLF

Fowler hits $1 million shot

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:

Agricultural Position

Cleaner

We are looking for physically fit and agile person for the cleaning of our office block area.

Part time position Monday to Friday 2-3 hours per day (start time negotiable).

• Complete all general cleaning tasks in an effective and efficient manner • Knowledge of basic cleaning equipment and materials • High standards • Physically fit to perform cleaning duties including bending, pushing, lifting and handling equipment • Possess good communication skills including understanding/accepting instruction • Be reliable, punctual and not afraid of hard work.

Please contact Kara on 021 829 707 or kara@metalcorp.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

Specialist Machinery Operator A full time position is available on our mixed cropping farm situated near Ashburton.

Experience with Grimme potato harvesting machinery is essential with the ability to undertake mechanical repairs and maintenance as and when needed.

This person will be in charge of a small team of staff supported by management, so must have the ability to work unsupervised and part of a team.

Other duties will include land cultivation, crop planting, stock work (sheep and beef cattle) and fencing as required.

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant according to experience Please contact: KM & VA Wild LTD with your C.V. to: keithmwild@gmail.com or phone 027 455 0246

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SITUATIONS VACANT

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Peastraw - $6 Lucerne Hay - $12 Meadow Hay - $10

The Role Reporting to the Technical Sales Manager, this key role is responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with our customers; to understand their farming needs and provide sound technical advice and solutions to support their business.

Spend your time predominately on farm, developing relationships with farmers to become a trusted advisor across all product categories •

Provide on farm advice and support, assisting farmers with recommendations around crops, pasture management to lower input costs and increase milk production •

On-sell Farm Source products to help achieve individual farm goals

Beckley Coachlines Programme

Rye Grass Straw - $8 Barley Straw - $7

(all conventional bales)

Pick up from 15 Bryant Street, Tinwald between 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday and by appointment Saturday mornings (please call 03 308 5890 by Friday afternoon)

This role will see you: •

MUSICAL

FOR SALE

Technical Sales Representative Ashburton

Please park on the street and come to the office

For more information, head to our website www.fonterra.com/careers and search for 24737.

No EFTPOS - CASH ONLY

Become part of Fonterra today.

Delivered through RD1

Experienced builder required for busy development.

Must have high attention to detail, be able to work unsupervised and have experience in residential construction.

Please forward CVs to:

lucas@briggs.co.nz or phone 307 9049 HT Driver

required for a Building Removals Company • Have heavy truck licence (minimum of class 2) • Must have at least three years in the building removal industry • Have recently completed a Height Safety course and Site Safe • Class 2 Pilot licence • Must be reliable, fit, drug and alcohol free • Must have clean drivers licence • Able to supply at least two referees, plus previous employer.

If you fit the above requirements, please email CV and cover letter to Stacey at: midcantbuildingremovals@xtra.co.nz

by March 21, 2016

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We’ve built a reputation of being solid and reliable, just like the buildings we construct.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Lake Hood, all welcome, Phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Court House, Baring Square West.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome, enquiries to: Clark Gillies, 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 1.30pm

Thursday 9am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON KIDNEY SOCIETY INC. Free blood pressure testing. Mobile Dialysis Unit on display. Redmond’s (East Street Entrance).

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners, refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS.

◊ SOLO MIO 26th March Horncastle Arena, Christchurch ◊ MAMMA MIA 2nd April @ 4pm Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch ◊ JUDITH DURHAM (final concert) 23 April @ 4.30pm Isaac Theatre Royal For bookings phone 308 7646

FOR SALE

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

DRY cracked feet? Try Linden Leaves Footcare. Foot scrub and massage cream.

Treat your tired feet today.

The China Shop in The Arcade.

NEED a new coffee mug? We have several to choose from.

Florals, musical, owls, fruits, bikes and stripes. The China Shop in The Arcade.

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

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TRADES, SERVICES

RURAL TRADING POST MUSICAL

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable service contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989.

30 years local service. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD Discount card welcomed.

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor. Veehof phone 302 2911.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes and offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security.

Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Real Estate New Zealand

Ashburton Rock‘n’ Roll Club AGM will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the MSA at 5.30pm.

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Contact Barbara on 027 474 2003.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

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BUYER of unwanted ACCOMMODATION, animals. Cattle, bobby calves, RENTAL horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call COUNTRY views, modern, Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 seven year old brick house, three bedrooms, open plan.

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No smokers. Pets negotiable.

10 minutes to town. $330 per week. References required.

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ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around used clothing. Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.30am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Coffee morning, Somerset Grocer, Burnett Street.

10.45am

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall.

Havelock Street.

12noon R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Friendship day, R.S.A. Cox Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka, Philip St. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to Line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor

Annette phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Social pool nights weekly in main bar.

Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Open learning night, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome. Enquiries to Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open for toy hire Thursday and Saturday, Methodist Baring Square Church hall.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL

SHOP. Sell preloved second hand clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. OP shop second time around used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock and Cass Street, entry Havelock Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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

1pm-4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social day, come and try it yourself. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

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9 MARCH 2016

CRE ATIVE COMMUNITIES

If you have an arts or cultural project that you think will benefit the Ashburton community, Ashburton District Council wants to hear from you.

Applications are currently open for the Creative Communities New Zealand Ashburton District Scheme for projects with an arts or cultural focus, which take place within Ashburton District and benefit the local community.

Application forms and more information are available on the Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz or by calling Council on 307 7700.

Applications close 5.00pm on Thursday 31 March 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE

TRUSTPOWER AWARDS

Road closure proposal

Volunteers are at the heart of every community - dedicating hours of time and energy every year to make their community a better place to live.

Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close a road to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Ashburton Car Club Wheels Week Street Sprints Road proposed to be closed: • •

Smallbone Drive, from River Terrace to Robinson Street Robinson Street, from Smallbone Drive to McNally Street

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Watson Street, from Range Street to Robinson Street

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McNally Street, from Range Street to end of street

Period of closure: From 8.00pm Friday, 13 May 2016 until 8.00pm Sunday, 15 May 2016. Detours will be available on adjacent streets and these will be signposted.

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Service Delivery Committee meeting on 10 March 2016.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection in writing by post or email to the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.00pm, Friday 18 March 2016.

C AREER OPPORTUNITIES Ashburton District Council currently has vacancies for: • Learn to Swim Instructor(s) • Communication Support Officer • Business Support Officer • Commercial Manager To learn more about these vacancies, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

Trustpower and Ashburton District Council join together to recognise volunteers in our community.

If you are part of, or know of a group of hardworking volunteers, no matter how big or small, enter them in the 2016 Ashburton District Trustpower Community Awards.

Entry forms are available at the Council reception or the Library, or available online at www.trustpower.co.nz/communityawards.

Entries close Friday 8 April 2016.

Up & Coming Meetings To be held in the Council Chamber, 2 Baring Square East, Ashburton.

Service Delivery Committee Meeting Thursday 10 March 2016, 10.30am Finance & Business Support Committee Meeting Thursday 10 March 2016, 11.30am (approx) Budget Workshop Thursday 17 March 2016, 9.30am

RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON

Council Meeting Thursday 31 March 2016, 1.30pm

A restricted fire season has been declared for Ashburton District from midnight Tuesday 1 March 2016 and will remain in place until further notice.

Current Road Works

Under this restriction, fires may only be lit without a permit for the following purposes and must meet strict conditions: • • • •

Gas fired barbeques Hangi, and other ethnic cooking fires Fires in fully enclosed drums Burning of agricultural crop residues

Learn about road works underway or due to commence in the Ashburton District on our website.

Water Restrictions Water restrictions are in place until further notice. Visit the Council website for a full list of all water supplies with water restrictions.

Before lighting a fire for any of the above purposes you must obtain full details of the required conditions and comply with them at all times.

If you are considering lighting a fire for any purpose other than those listed above you must first apply and pay for a fire permit from Ashburton District Council. Permit applications can be made by phoning Council on 307 7700.

For more Information visit ashburtondc.govt.nz or call into the Council offices at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Lighting a fire without complying with the required permit and conditions may result in prosecution.

For more information, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at Council on our website. It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the we offer you.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You don’t like to be persuaded to buy extended warranties or fussy maintenance accessories. Maybe things that are too difficult to keep up aren’t worth having.

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GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The ideas that come to you for other people need to be expressed. They probably won’t be immediately appreciated but think of it this way: You wouldn’t acquire a present, wrap it and then not give it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Someone you used to see as a competitor will now be a top resource for whatever you need. You were always on the same side, but your vantage point didn’t make it seem that way.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When you’re feeling energetic, sluggish, inspired, tired, enthused or used, you’ll work on. Because of your “never say die” attitude, you’ll go to bed tonight knowing the prize is yours.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ve held off sharing your idea too long, but the fear is gone now. There’s no reason you should care what they think! If they’re as smart as you, they’ll totally get it!

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): As exciting and dynamic as a relationship may be, you wonder in private moments whether or not you are connecting, or just experiencing things together in your private way.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s not what you give it’s who you are. You can’t help the rest. You’ve come twith your choices, and now you simply are the good deed that shines through the weary world!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Whether or not “manager” is officially in your job title, managing people will be critical to your success today.

Communicating effectively is a huge component of this, as is making sure you’re all after the same goal.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Happiness is a goal that is only loosely definable and hardly quantifiable.

What does it matter what other definable and quantifiable achievements you have?

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): They want more of you. They’ll try to get you to show up here and there and stay for longer than you want to. Well, it’s not your fault that there’s only one of you to go around.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Language is always evolving and so are the other methods and tools we use to understand one another. Because you keep learning about communication and improving your effectiveness, you’ll get more of what you need.

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BOX, Nigel Raymond – On March 7, 2016, peacefully after a long battle, surrounded by his loving family, aged 52 years. Much loved partner and best friend of Lisa, loving father and father-in-law of Scott and Lisa, Nathan and Kara, Darren, and Jamie, loved grandad of Max, Kyle; Kobie, Auston; and Bentley.

Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Nigel Box, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated, and may be made at the service. A Celebration of Nigel’s life will be held in our Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Christchurch, Tomorrow, Thursday at 5.30pm.

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BRYANT, Lauris Diane (nee McIntosh) – On March 3 at Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. Lauris passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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6am Breakfast 9am Whanau Living Belinda Tuki makes healthy treats for the whanau; Maihi Makiha works with furniture and felt; Beez Ngarino has exercises that can be done while watching TV. 9:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With special guest Robin Roberts.

0 10:30 The Chase 3 0 11:30 Coach Trip 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Our First Home 3 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:20 Yo-Kai Watch 0 7:45 Numb Chucks 0 8:10 Paw Patrol 3 0 8:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Hope And Faith 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:35 Inspector Gadget 4pm Kickin’ It 3 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm Friends 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia While 7:30 Dr Ken PGR 0 one contestant has made it to 8pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 the semi-final, the remaining 0 three must compete in a 8:30 The Big Bang Theory PGR 0 pressure test to stay in the 9pm Mom AO 0 competition. 0 9:30 F SAS – Who Dares 8:20 Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

Wins AO The remaining 8:25 MasterChef Australia recruits face the final stage Continued. 0 of selection, 24 hours of 8:40 Code Black AO 0 interrogation, alone. 0 9:40 Unforgettable AO 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PGR 0 10:40 One News 0

11:10 Nothing Trivial AO 3 0 12:10 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Project – Restoration 7am Kitchen Crashers 7:30 Dear Genevieve 8am World’s Wildest City 8:30 Killer Algae 9:30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 10:30 Decks, Docks And Gazebos 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon Holmes Makes It Right 1pm Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 2pm Project – Restoration 2:30 Kitchen Crashers 3pm Dear Genevieve 3:30 World’s Wildest City 4pm Love Nature – Ocean Voyagers 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Sean’s Kitchen 6pm Best House On The Street 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Britain’s Biggest Adventures With Bear Grylls 8:30 The Big Catch 9:30 NZ Hunter Adventures 10:30 American Restoration 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Sean’s Kitchen

THURSDAY

Midnight Gardeners’ World 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Dear Genevieve 1:30 World’s Wildest City 2am Love Nature – Ocean Voyagers 3am NZ Hunter Adventures 4am The Big Catch 5am Best House On The Street

11pm Hell’s Kitchen AO Midnight F One Big Happy PGR 12:30 Undateable PGR 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 The Real PGR 3 3:20 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 4:05 Regular Show PGR 3 4:15 ANT Farm 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR 3 Interview with Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil AO Former journalist Rochelle Herman-Walrond shares how she worked with the FBI and recorded former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle discussing having sex with minors.

1:30 M Stalkers PGR 3 2013 Crime. Mena Suvari, Drea de Matteo, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe. 0 3:25 Entertainment Tonight 3:50 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 4:20 The X Factor Australia 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 Beach Cops A super storm has damaged the northern beaches, and major roads are blocked by large trees; a drunken driver tries to evade the police. 0 8pm Gold Coast Cops PGR 3 0 8:30 The Blacklist AO 0 9:30 Chicago PD AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 NCIS – LA AO 3 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Digimon Fusion 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Bob The Builder 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm Turbo FAST 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Community PGR 3 8pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 8:30 M Romancing The Stone AO 3 1984 Romantic Comedy. A romance writer goes to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and finds herself involved in a dangerous adventure.

Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito. 0 10:40 Crisis AO 3 0

11:55 Infomercials

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

PRIME

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Madam Secretary PGR 3 Elizabeth drags Henry into international negotiations, using his job as leverage to broker a deal; a hostile reporter comes into possession of confidential leaked documents.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 Limitless PGR Brian’s loyalty is tested when he is asked to steal the FBI’s secret files on NZT; Agent Harris is emotionally conflicted after the death of her estranged father. 0 9:30 Strike Back PGR 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Dora Matatoa 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Matika 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm City Slickers Rodeo 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Street Dance Nationals 3

THE BOX 6am CSI MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Piha Rescue PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 The Interceptor MVLS 12:15 Fire Scene Investigation M 12:40 Pawnography PG 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:20 CSI MV 3:10 The Simpsons PG 3:35 Raw MVC 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Piha Rescue PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 9:30 NCIS – LA MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

THURSDAY

12:30 The Glades MV 1:20 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 4:45 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

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6am Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

7am The Golf Fix 8am School Of Golf With Martin Hall.

9am Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity (Highlights) Boyd Gaming 300. 10am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup (Highlights) Kobalt Tools 400. 11am Motocross – World Championship (Highlights) Maxxis FIM Superenduro. 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Surfing – Big Wave World Tour 2pm Motocross – World Championship (Highlights) 2:30 Snooker – World Tour (Highlights) 5:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 6pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 Cycling – UCI Track World Championships (Highlights) Day Five – Session One. 8pm Cycling – UCI Track World Championships (Highlights) Day Five – Session Two. 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 #SkySpeed 10pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars (Highlights) Clipsal 500 – Race One. 10:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars (Highlights) 11pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars (Highlights) 11:30 Football – UEFA Champions League Midnight #SkySpeed 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 2am Cricket – ICC T20 World Cup 3am Football – ASB Premiership (Replay) 5am Football – UEFA Champions League 5:30 Football League Show

SKY SPORT 2 5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm Waiata 3 7:30 Iwi Anthems 3 8pm Behind The Brush 3 8:30 Marae DIY 9:30 My Country Song 10pm Whare Taonga AO 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 The Pool Master PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 Manhunt With Joel Lambert PG 10:20 Naked And Afraid M 11:15 I Married A Mobster M 12:10 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:05 The Perfect Murder M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Kings PG 3:50 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 4:45 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Railroad Alaska PG 7:30 Unearthed PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG

THURSDAY

SAS – Who Dares Wins 9:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 8:15 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – Colin Firth PG 2012 Documentary.

8:45 The Gunman 16VL 2015 Action. Sean Penn, Idris Elba.

10:40 Superfast MVL 2015 Comedy.

Alex Ashbaugh, Dale Pavinski.

12:20 Haunter MC 2013 Horror.

Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge.

2pm Interstellar ML 2014 Scifi. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway.

4:45 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis. 6:55 In Security 16VLC 2013 Comedy. Ethan Embry, Michael Gladis.

8:30 Tracers MVL 2014 Action.

Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos.

10:05 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror.

Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites.

11:50 Casting Couch 16LS 2013 Comedy. Jason Lockhart, Mayra Leal.

THURSDAY

1:25 She Made Them Do It 12:30 Swamp Murders M MVLSC 2013 Crime. Jenna Dewan1:25 Your Worst Nightmare Tatum. 2:55 In Security 16VLC M 2:20 Auction Kings PG 2013 Comedy. Ethan Embry, 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds Michael Gladis. 4:30 The Making PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG Of Godzilla PG 4:45 Dawn Of 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Gold Rush The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis.

– Alaska PG

Limitless

8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:55 Catch Me If You Can ML 2002 Crime. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks. 10:10 Biography – Scarlett Johansson PG 11am The Bounty Hunter MVLS 2010 Comedy. Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston.

12:50 Gran Torino 16VL 2009 Crime. Clint Eastwood. 2:45 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon.

5pm Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall.

6:45 The Time Traveler’s Wife MV 2009 Drama. Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams.

8:30 The Host MV 2013 Scifi Adventure. Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

10:35 Rock Star MLS 2001 Drama.

Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston.

THURSDAY

12:20 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 2:35 The Time Traveler’s Wife MV 2009 Drama.

Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams.

4:20 The Host MV 2013 Scifi Adventure. Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

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

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6am Cycling – Tour De France (Replay) Stage Two. From Contres to Commentry.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Cricket – ICC T20 World Cup (Highlights) Hong Kong v Zimbabwe.

From Nagpur, India.

9:30 ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action.

10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Sea Eagles v Bulldogs.

11am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Eels v Broncos.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round One – Saturday.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Tigers v Warriors.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round One – Sunday.

1pm UFC Now 2pm TBC 4pm NZ Football Weekly 4:30 Football – A-League Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United.

5pm Cycling – Strade Bianche (Highlights) 5:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

6:30 Ping Pong – World Championship 7:30 NRL Fulltime 8pm Fishing And Adventure 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Sterlo – On The Couch 10:30 NRL Footy Show

THURSDAY

1am NRL 360 2am Sterlo – On The Couch 3am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne City v Sydney FC. 5am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup (Highlights) Kobalt Tools 400.

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Sport

Lewis Dray took out the 2016 NZ 250cc superbike production title in emphatic style with three wins from four races during round four in Auckland.

Lewis seals superbike title

BY JAMES FORD

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Lewis Dray has been crowned the 2016 NZ 250cc superbike production champion after winning three of his four races at Auckland’s Hampton Downs last weekend.

With 25 points allocated for

a win, 20 for second and 16 for third, the 19-year-old knew that his 14-point advantage over his nearest rival, Auckland’s Jacob Stroud, could have easily gone up in smoke with just one minor error.

But Dray held his nerve on the unfamiliar track to podium in all

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four races, and extinguished any doubt with an eventual 56-point lead at the top.

Stroud did not finish (DNF) in race two, effectively ending his chances as Dray won his first two races, placed second in his third and won the fourth to end his season in emphatic style.

“I was absolutely stoked, I don’t think he (Jacob Stroud) thought I’d do it at Hampton Downs,” said Dray.

“He had a DNF in race two, his gear lever fell off, so that pretty much put him out of the championship.”

Dray is now eyeing a step up to

the 320cc category on his Yamaha YZF-R3 next season.

“We’ll need to make up a plan of how we approach that.

“It’s both on and off the track as you can modify the bikes,” he said.

“But we will hope to challenge for the top five.”

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