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By Katie todd

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■ MCDONALD’S ASHBURTON

Late night ban on foot traffic

By Katie todd

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Saturday night revellers in Ashburton will no longer be able to finish their night in town by walking to McDonald’s for a feed.

In order to ensure the safety of the staff, the restaurant has made the decision to close their doors on Saturday nights between 11pm and 5am, with only the drive-thru available.

McDonald’s Ashburton owner

Dave Whalley said the restaurant felt it was the right thing to do, after a couple of incidents in the past.

“You only need to ask the police to know,” he said.

On Saturday night security staff will still be present, he said, and people will not be permitted to walk through the drivethru.

McDonald’s Ashburton hit headlines last year after a video emerged of a boy pushing

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drinks over the counter and abusing staff members, and in 2013 more than 30 people were involved in an hour-long bloody brawl in the restaurant carpark.

While the partial closure is only a trial at the moment, Whalley said the first weekend had gone smoothly, and he had not received any complaints about the change.

Last Saturday night, Ashburton Police had been working with Talbot Security Group to

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monitor behaviour around the CBD. Police said the night-time closure of McDonald’s was something they had been interested to note, but they were pleased with the behaviour of pub crowds.

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An anonymous Good Samaritan has donated $1000 to Dorie Preschool after it was burgled on Anzac Day. The small community were left reeling last month after someone made away with the preschool’s computers and $700 in cash, while it was closed from the evening of April 24 to the morning of April 26.

Preschool manager Lisa Copland said the thief had broken in through a window and proceeded to smash open a secure drawer to retrieve the cash, which had been set aside following an Easter fundraiser.

Dorie residents were appalled that someone could do that to a preschool, she said – particularly within the setting of a small rural community.

“It was just an invasion of our space,” she said.

The preschool held a quiz night last weekend, which had been organised prior to the burglary, but provided an opportunity for members of the public to help out.

A particularly generous person, who wished to remain anonymous, had donated $1000 to help cover the losses, Copland said.

She said the kind offer blew the minds of staff at the preschool.

“We really have an amazing community out here.”

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Ashburton’s top cop is setting the town a homework project: to assess their safety at home.

According to police data, 371 burglaries were reported in Ashburton District last year – along with another 164 reported in the first three months of 2018 alone.

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■ RUBBISH

Bid to make our town free from rubbish

BY KATIE TODD

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Locals who’d like to see a litterfree Ashburton are invited to a public gathering at the chessboard next week.

Devoted litter-picking grandmother Bev Skates is organising a meet-up to discuss rubbish around town and possible solutions.

She has been in touch with Keep New Zealand Beautiful and other organisations and hopes the meet-up will pique the interest of business-people, community groups, residents and like-minded litter-pickers, including those who are interested in adopting an area to collect rubbish in.

“It’s not a good look when we want to promote our town and district to have all the visitors

passing through to drive down streets with litter everywhere,” she said, “It’s no way to encourage people to stop and enjoy so much of what Ashburton has to offer.”

In the long-term, Skates hopes people may be interested in volunteering in their own neighbourhood as “Litter Free Ashburton Volunteers” and meeting up on the first Monday of every month.

However, the first meeting will be a chance just to talk about the problems, and put ideas into a suggestion box, she said.

“As a community we all need to step up to make Ashburton litterfree,” she said. “Bring your ideas and bring a friend.”

The meeting will be held at the East Street chessboard at 1.30pm next Monday.

Bev Skates is launching a new initiative to clean up the town – and looking for Litter-Free Ashburton Volunteers.

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■ MYCOPLASMA BOVIS OUTBREAK

Awaiting day of reckoning

By Colin WillisCroft

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The day of reckoning for Frank and Diane Peters and their 1400-strong dairy herd, which has tested positive for mycoplasma bovis, might be near – but they haven’t given up hope just yet that their cows can be saved.

The Peters, who through son Kane and daughter-in-law Anna, farm in the Pendarves area, have received written notification that their herd, which contains 55 years’ worth of genetics and is valued at $4 million, will be destroyed in the next week or so.

However, until that day comes they hope a policy of trying to eradicate the disease from New Zealand will be abandoned and instead replaced with what they see as a more common sense approach – living with and managing the disease like almost every other cattle farming country in the world does.

“We might be grasping at straws but until the cull trucks come up the driveway we’ll hold out hope that sense will prevail and MPI will decide that management is the best policy,” Diane said.

Slaughtering their herd, which cattle tracing has shown came into contact with the disease four years ago but has shown no symptoms during that time, was pointless, she said.

Letting farmers self-manage their herd, even if it contained animals that had tested positive, was best for the farmers affected and the dairy industry as a whole, Frank said.

“Farmers can handle diseases – they have done for years,” he said. “Where there’s cows in (serious) ill-health we deal with them, either by sending them to the works or by culling on-farm.

“That’s normal farming practice.”

He said the ability of farmers to manage diseases had been shown by the way they dealt with other animal health problems like bovine viral diarrhoea, which was more difficult to deal

Mid Canterbury dairy farmer Frank Peters (left) says it’s time efforts to eradicate mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand were dropped in favour of managing the disease. He is shown here with his son Kane and daughter-in-law Anna.

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We might be grasping at straws but until the cull trucks come up the driveway we’ll hold out hope that sense will prevail

with than M. bovis as it hit much more quickly. Movement control of herds was also second nature to farmers, Frank said, as they had been dealing with that for years through efforts to control the spread of Tb. “Eradication is senseless.

The rest of the world has been managing for years and there’s enough information out there for everyone to follow. It’s time

also rankles, particularly after Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor told Radio New Zealand late last week that farmers overall could expect to pick up somewhere around 40 per cent of the cost of trying to eradicate the disease, which could be as much as $400 million if the total cost reaches the vicinity of $1 billion, something that would not surprise O’Connor.

“The Minister wanting the industry to pay more – that’s pretty low,” Frank said. “At the start we were told that it would be like for like. That we wouldn’t be disadvantaged in any way.

“He’s gaming us. I know who is going to suffer and it’s the people on the farm. Compensation was supposed to provide farmers with some sort of confidence.

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What the Peters find most frustrating was that despite their herd having been exposed to M. bovis for four years, not one of their cows has displayed any symptoms of the disease during that time.

“We’ve never seen anything so why should we slaughter? Look at our herd of 1400 cows. You’d think we would have seen some

symptoms, especially over four years,” he said. “Why haven’t we seen it?

“When we were told we had to kill the whole herd on seeing absolutely nothing the first thing we thought was ‘are you for real?’

“No one can tell us exactly how many cows or what percentage of our herd is infected.”

The Peters said they have spoken with other farmers who are in the same boat as they are and none of them have seen any signs in their herds either.

“If herds in New Zealand are ‘naive’ to bovis then when those infected cows come into contact with naive herds you’d expect there to be some sort of explosion of symptoms,” Diane said.

“Why hasn’t that happened?

No one has explained that.”

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■ WAKANUI SCHOOL

Pupils restore local beach

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Repairs for Mt Somers Track

By SuSan SandyS

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Wakanui School pupils cleared out of their classrooms and took off to the beach yesterday.

But it was all for a good cause, and that is supporting the ongoing Wakanui Beach Restoration Project.

The school has been involved in the joint initiative with the Ashburton District Council, surrounding landowners and other groups for about 18 months.

Yesterday, pupils from Year 4 up were planting seedlings they had grown from seeds they harvested from plants at the ecologically unique site last year.

Deputy principal Amanda Ferguson said the Autumn Planting Day had been a great success, and kicked off with a karakia from principal Hilary Boyce, kapa haka performance and talk by councillor Mark Malcolm.

Signs made by students were to be erected at the site.

Council open spaces planner Bert Hofmans said it was fantastic to see the project now reaching the stage where flora restoration was under way.

One of the milestones had

Planting of 600 natives was under way in earnest yesterday at Wakanui Beach, thanks to pupils from Wakanui School, including Finleigh (left), 9, and Charlotte, 8.

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been having to get archaeological authority from Heritage New Zealand, as Wakanui Beach is an archaeological hot

spot. Maori artefacts have been found in the area, and a concrete footing from a World War Two research station is located

there. “It’s a real community effort, and it’s taken a wee while to get to this point,” Hofmans said.

Mt Somers Walkway Society members are making about $15,000 of repairs and improvements to the Mt Somers Track.

President Barry Austin said a new 30,000 litre water tank had been installed at the Woolshed Creek carpark, for supplying the public toilets there.

Previously the toilet facilities could become overwhelmed with high usage.

South Pacific Conservation Trust had provided $3500 for the project.

In addition, the society was in the process of applying for government funds to repair and upgrade the track between Woolshed Creek and Pinnacles Hut. Members had received an initial quote that it would cost about $12,000 to repair storm-damaged areas of the track. The damage occurred after a heavy rain event last month.

Water cut holes in the track, and a flash flood eroded the bank around Morgan Stream, requiring relocation of that part of the track to about two-anda-half metres above the creek.

He said it was good to see the track receiving high usage, and all levels including families walking it, so members wanted to ensure it was kept to a high standard.

“We want to bring the track up to a standard that families can walk it and enjoy the experience,” he said.

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■ PAID PARENTAL LEAVE

Father awarded compensation A widowed father who was unable to receive paid parental leave after his wife died in childbirth will be compensated by the Government.

Workplace Relations Minister Iain LeesGalloway said yesterday that the Christchurch-based father would receive an ex gratia payment of the equivalent amount to the paid leave he had missed out on.

An ex gratia payment is a one-off, no obligation grant.

The father was unable to claim paid parental leave because his partner had not worked for 12 months before delivering the baby.

“This has exposed a gap in the legislation which is something that we will need to address,” Lees-Galloway said.

“More immediately I’m very pleased to say that we have found a solution for this particular gentleman and his family. “[The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment] will make an ex gratia payment to him to the equivalent amount that he would have received under paid parental leave.”

Lees-Galloway said this was the first time this had happened.

MBIE officials worked incredibly hard to find a “workaround” under the current legislation but it was not possible.

“We will now need to look at the legislation,” he said.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was so concerned about the case that she personally read through the legislation yesterday morning.

“I think everyone wants to see that support in place and I have to say I was baffled when I read it,” she told reporters at Parliament.

Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges said he backed the Government’s decision to offer the father a grant.

“I don’t think I would be critical of the Government coming in with money here … for what is a harrowing case,” he said.

Bridges did not point blame at anyone, saying small errors popped up in lawmaking from time to time.

The solution comes after the Government said it was urgently looking at a solution for the man.

He had been unable to claim the entitlement because his partner had not worked for 12 months before delivering the baby.

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OUR VIEW

M. bovis – eradicate or manage?

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n face value, it’s hard not to think that local dairy farmer Frank Peters is bang on the money.

As the disastrous fallout from mycoplasma bovis hits the country at a frenetic speed, the reaction of agencies and industries has been, to an outsider at least, quite mind-boggling.

The immediate reaction has been to cull. A logical choice with seemingly illogical impacts.

Not only are we culling infected cattle, we are culling entire herds, meaning that farmers like Frank Peters are losing 1400 cattle and facing the end of the road for a genetic line developed over 55 years.

There’s no need to hide emotion here – those are some pretty

raw facts.

In other major countries around the world, mycoplasma bovis is not a notifiable disease.

In fact, it’s considered to be just another part of dealing in dairy farming – much like flystrike with sheep.

Those countries aren’t rushing to the works to have infected cattle, and their paddock and farm mates culled immediately, they are seemingly quite calm about

it and treat it accordingly, knowing full well it’s just a part of the business.

I would never intend to declare myself an expert on the subject of M. bovis, but I will admit to having done some extensive research in an effort to upskill my knowledge.

What was probably the most incredible thing I found, and something that isn’t made public knowledge enough, is the disease has no impact on the milk produced by cattle nor is there any form of contamination of the meat taken from cattle who have the disease.

The farming world does seem split however on the best process in which to use to deal with the issue and the more farmers you

speak to the far wider the scope of opinion you will be given.

Management as opposed to immediate action, in the form of culling, seemed to be the major preference around the traps and a lot referred to the fact that the instructions outlined by the Ministry for Primary Industries was a knee-jerk reaction.

And one that will cost this country billions of dollars.

It the story with Frank Peters on page five of today’s Guardian, he states that farmers had shown already that they were capable of managing diseases, such as the way they did with bovine viral diarrhoea which was difficult because it struck so quickly.

So, then why are we moving to eradicate so quickly – why

should farmers have to start from scratch to build once again after working so hard for so many years to get to the point where they have got to?

What is probably most troubling with Peters’ situation is that his herd was shown to have come into contact with the disease four years ago – and despite showing no symptoms in that time, they are set to be culled – 1400 of them.

And now for the Peters’ family it’s a waiting game.

They’ve had the letter and now they just wait for the truck to work its way up the drive to take almost six decades of blood, sweat and tears back out the drive to be never seen again.

And for what?

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, May 9, the 129th day of 2018. There are 236 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 9, 1958, “Vertigo,” Alfred Hitchcock’s eerie thriller starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, premiered in San Francisco, the movie’s setting.

On this date: In 1754, a political cartoon in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette depicted a snake cut into eight pieces, each section representing a part of the American colonies; the caption read, “JOIN, or DIE.” In 1814, the Jane Austen novel Mansfield Park was first published in London.

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. In 1926, Americans Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett supposedly became the first men to fly over the North Pole. (However, US scholars announced in 1996 that their examination of Byrd’s flight diary suggested he had turned back 150 miles short of his goal.)

In 1936, Italy annexed Ethiopia.

In 1945, with World War Two in Europe at an end, Soviet forces liberated Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation.

In 1978, the bullet-riddled body of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, who had been abducted by the Red Brigades, was found in an automobile in the centre of Rome.

In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.

In 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first black president.

In 2012, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support

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Inside the F45 cult A

life-changing epiphany came to me last week, when I realised it isn’t the avocado toast that’s rendering us millennials financially ruined.

It is, in fact, the trendy gym memberships we use to burn the avocado calories.

As a long-serving slave to the Les Mills cult I’ve been guilty of hurling my hard earned cash at Grit classes, and still driving to the gym when I know full well I should walk. But lately an even greedier super corporation has box-jumped its way onto the scene and lunged into my friend’s bank accounts using the power of social media. It goes by the name of F45, and it’s the workout sweeping New Zealand in a blue and red branded sweat storm.

First popular in Australia, F45 brings together HIIT, circuit and functional training, along with the Instagram-endorsement of ripped celebrities across the globe. Now even my Auckland friends are among those sucked into the void and all insist I’ll be hooked if I try it too.

At first, I was interested – but then I hit up the price schedule.

Here’s the thing, I tell them.

You’ve got a plastic bag’s chance in hell of seeing me there, because a week at F45 costs roughly the equivalent of eight bottles of Fat Bird Pinot Gris.

Sixty-seven dollars!

Alas readers … curiosity prevailed. Last week I went undercover into the cult to find out just what makes it seem so special – and here’s what went down.

An ominous online waiver proceeded my first visit. I ticked a box and reluctantly released F45 from any liability for conditions I may obtain in the workout including any “illness or soreness, including death”.

“Bears” was the class I booked into (I had no idea what that means but figured it sounded relatively cute and friendly compared to the waiver) and Wigram was my destination of choice

Firstly I would like to wish the Wheels Week committee a successful event, going by the previous years I am certain it will be.

However, I was disappointed when looking through the phamplet that cyclists have been excluded from the parade this year.

When contacted, the organiser

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(in all my earlier cynicism for celebrity endorsement, it would be undeniably cool to workout alongside regular attendees Brett and Angel from Married at First Sight).

Alas, there were no angels in sight, and instead I was welcomed by Bec, a brunette instructor who lightly dropped the devilish news I’d booked, out of their 27 types of class, “a really intense one for a beginner”.

Indeed, on the TV beside her a jargon-jammed blurb described how Bears uses “bodyweight, plyometric and scientific cardio movements specifically designed to push your aerobic threshold to maximum output”.

Ah, the ol’ “scientific cardio”.

Crackers.

Following Bec inside, the relatively small, sterile interior of the studio struck me as unexpected. At F45, there isn’t a mirror in sight to glimpse your own pained self, but alternatively, many of the class wear heart rate monitors and have their suffering projected onto an electronic leader board for all the class to see.

Topping the class before mine was a man who reached 225 beats per minute. I’m no cardiologist, but holy sheezus.

Several minutes later I was partnered up, warmed up and in the thick of it, carefully negotiating sets around a circuit to tunes pumped through the very American “F45 FM”.

I’ve heard other clubs have their own in-house DJ dedicated to providing the bangers (side note, where does one sign up to become a professional gym DJ?) But unexpectedly the atmosphere at F45 was social, and alongside the music was the

chatter of friends.

Far from Les Mills GRIT, where dark studios are filled with disorienting cooling mist and your own breath is blissfully drowned by dramatic thundering dubstep, F45 felt like some sort of screwed-up pain party, where people genuinely go for a laugh.

While my least favourite involved abdomen-killing mountain-climbers while shakily perched on a medicine ball, I was oddly enthused by an exercise involving a giant sledgehammer which I had to swing through the air.

All clubs are fitted with slick TV screens, to remind you what you’re meant to be doing at each stop along the circuit, and count down the remaining time.

And the two trainers – charismatic, and no doubt earning plenty of $weet dollar$, delivered some really nice hi-fives along the way.

Look readers, I really wanted to dislike it. I really did want to

write this as a scathing review.

And while I still gape at the exorbitant price tag and impatiently await my rippling abs, there’s no denying F45 was a breath of fresh air.

Unlike Les Mills there were no pushy marketing staff, and less snobbery.

In a plot twist even I struggled to accept: people genuinely seem to go because it’s good. So, it is with great regret that I must end this column on an incredibly tragic note, and inform you of my most recent purchase.

Goodbye and thanks for reading – from the newest month-long member of Rolleston F45.

explained that it was for safety reasons – there is big machinery in the parade.

I thought grouping all the bicycles together – safety in numbers – and setting them off in an appropriate part of the parade away from the big machinery would reduce the risk.

One of our local newspapers had a story from the organisers

saying that the parade was open to “anything and everything with wheels” so anyone can enter “expect anything with wheels”. Confused? I am.

Yes, the bicycle well and truly deserves its pride and place in our local Wheels Week parade.

The trusty bicycle has been used as transport, recreation and sport for decades. Even the Canadian

troops carried their bicycles onto the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day landings. From the early Drasine then the penny-farthing and finally the safety bicycle similar to what we ride today.

The parade organisers should remember that Wheels Week is a celebration of the wheel with or without an engine.

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■ LEBANON

Hizbollah swept to power Lebanon’s Hizbollah paramilitary movement emerged as the main victor in the country’s first election in almost a decade, securing veto power in the Lebanese Parliament as the prime minister’s fortunes fell.

Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Iran-backed Hizbollah and its parliamentary allies won more than a third of the 128 seats, which would leave them as a dominant force in the Lebanese legislature.

The party of Sunni Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri lost a third of its seats, although he was expected to retain his position.

Machnouk said a final breakdown of the

nationwide results would be released later.

The vote – the first of its kind in nine years - had been hotly anticipated. Television stations aired extensive coverage, and billboards of the candidates’ faces loomed high above the streets of Beirut.

Lebanon has long been beset by corruption and division, and the election results were widely expected.

But experts said they built on the regional trends that have buffeted the tiny country as next-door Syria is consumed by war.

“Everyone expected that the outcome in Syria would set the trajectory of politics in Lebanon, and that is essentially what has

been happening since 2016,” said Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Seven years into the conflict, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has essentially secured victory with the support of Iran and Russia, while his major opponents in the Arab states of the Gulf have ended their calls for regime change.

A key political player in Lebanon, Hizbollah has also been one of the Assad Government’s major allies, sending thousands of fighters to battle Syrian rebels and Isis.

The movement’s leader, Hasan Nasrallah, hailed its electoral success as a “political and moral victory”.

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■ ZIMBABWE

Couple weds after crocodile bites off bride’s arm A couple attacked by a crocodile wedded days later in a Zimbabwean hospital, where the bride was recovering after losing an arm.

“In one week we went from shock and agony to a truly amazing experience,” 27-year-old Jamie Fox said yesterday.

Fox and his then fiancée, Zanele Ndlovu, were canoeing on the Zambezi, one of Africa’s longest rivers when a crocodile attacked them on April 30. Zenele lost her right arm and suffered injuries to her left hand. Five days later, they married in a hospital chapel.

“We were glad we still had our lives and managed to keep our wedding date, although we had to do with a much smaller venue. The celebrations went ahead at the original venue but Zenele and I had to remain at the hospital,” Fox said.

He described the wedding as “incredible”.

Victoria Falls Guide, a travel website, describes canoeing on the Zambezi above the Victoria Falls “the perfect activity for those who not only want to see the abundant bird and animal life but also want to experience the peace, tranquility and beauty of the Zambezi River”.

For the couple, the experience turned into a terrifying incident. “I was shouting, trying to save her. She was not complaining of pain when we managed to pull her out of the water, maybe because of the shock. We were hoping the doctors would save her arm but that was not to be,” said Fox. - AP

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Sherlock Holmes returns Nearly seven years after Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows hit theatres, Warner Bros Pictures says a third instalment of the Sherlock Holmes franchise is coming in 2020. The studio said this week that Robert Downey Jr would reprise his role as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed detective alongside Jude Law as his counterpart Watson. Sherlock Homes was a box office hit for the studio when it was released in 2009, just one year after Downey Jr also made his debut as Iron Man. A sequel quickly followed in 2011. A director has yet to be announced for Sherlock Holmes 3, however. The film is dated for a Christmas 2020 release.

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The force is with them A Utah couple became parents of a boy and a girl on Star Wars day, Friday, May 4. The day is celebrated by Star Wars fans because it sounds like the movie’s line, “May the force be with you”. Kendall and Ross Robbins said yesterday they named the children Rowan Luke and Kai Leia and decorated their nursery in a Star Wars theme. Their middle names are two of the main figures in the movie franchise.

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Zenele Ndlovu and Jamie Fox hold hands on their wedding day at a hospital Chapel in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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■ UGANDA

Toddler taken, eaten by leopard Ugandan authorities are hunting for a leopard in Queen Elizabeth National Park after it snatched and ate a ranger’s 3-yearold son.

The toddler had been left in the care of a nanny at the unfenced staff quarters of a safari lodge in the park, when he was taken by the leopard.

Wildlife authority spokesman Bashir Hangi said the child had followed the nanny outside.

“The maid was not aware the child followed her. She heard the kid scream for help, she intervened but it was too late.

The leopard had vanished with it in the bush and a search was mounted until we got the skull the next day,” he said.

“The hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it

from the wild because once it has eaten human flesh, the temptations are high to eat another human being, it becomes dangerous,” he added.

Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s most-visited national park. Tourists flock to watch leopards roam the Mweya Peninsula, which lies beside Lake Edward.

The park also hosts African buffalo, Nile crocodiles, lions and chimpanzees.

The attack comes just a week after a British safari park owner was attacked by a lion in South Africa.

Mike Hodge, 71, suffered a broken jaw after he was mauled in Marakele Animal Sanctuary in Thabazimbi.

Hodge had been showing visitors around the park when the big cat charged him and dragged him into bushes.

Video footage showed terrified tourists screaming for help as the lion mauled its victim. Keepers eventually killed the 10-year-old lion, named Samba, and Hodge was taken to hospital.

Two years ago, in South Africa, a 6-yearold boy was snatched by a leopard at Kruger National park, but the youngster escaped with his life.

Kellan Denny was playing with his brother on a wall when the leopard sank its teeth into his shoulder and dragged him away.

However, the leopard let go of the traumatised boy, allowing his father to rush in and carry him to safety.

The incident was the first of its kind in 40 years, according to a spokesman for Kruger National Park.

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Axl Rose

Key song left off The new Guns N’ Roses box set includes five discs, 25 unreleased demos, and a 96-page booklet. But it omits one key song. Described as the “ultimate fan’s dream fulfilled,” the Appetite For Destruction: Locked N’ Loaded Edition is a super deluxe version of the hard rock band’s debut album. The box set celebrates the 1987 release of Appetite For Destruction, one of the most popular rock albums ever made. There are various versions of the box set available but the biggest edition also includes the EP Lies, but with one omission. That would be the song One In a Million, which caused controversy when it was released in 1988 over some pretty controversial lyrics.

The set is released on June 29.

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■ NZ ISSUES MONITOR

Housing Kiwis’ top concern sults showed big generational differences among New Zealanders.

“Older people [are] more concerned about healthcare and younger people much more concerned with the cost of living than their elders.

“Interestingly, the huge concerns about housing are felt across all income groups – whether you’re rich or poor, housing is the big worry for New Zealanders.”

Wealthier households were more concerned about crime, mentioned by 26 per cent of those earning more than $100k, and 34 per cent of poorer households – those earning less than $30,000 – were more concerned about healthcare.

Men and women also varied on their concerns: after housing, men being more concerned with crime (27 per cent), whereas 34 per cent of women were more concerned with poverty and inequality.

The Ipsos survey also asked respondents to name the politi-

Housing accessibility and affordability are at the forefront of people’s minds, according to a recent survey. cal party they believed was most capable of managing each of the issues.

Of the six most-cited issues, Labour was seen as the most capable for five of them, and National was just 1 per cent more likely to

be cited as the best party for solving crime problems.

“It’s understandable that the Labour Party is seen as the best party to solve five of the top six problems, given their recent election success, but it is interesting to

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Invercargill Airport will house New Zealand’s first digital air traffic control tower. jobs, but it doesn’t make decisions for them. We still see people very much at the heart of managing aircraft in and out of airfields safely for many years to come,” Sumner said.

“Our controllers in Invercargill will be given the option to relocate to a centralised hub when the location is determined. This is something we will be working closely with them on over the next couple of years.”

The cost cutting will come from not having the construction costs for traditional towers throughout New Zealand.

Invercargill Airport general manager Nigel Finnerty said the current tower would require significant upgrade over the next few years, “so other options to deliver safe and reliable air traffic control must be considered”.

“This technology, whilst still relatively new, is proving itself to be the way of the future. We are proud to be leading its introduction into New Zealand.

It will initially operate from a building on the airfield before it then is moved off-site.

Sumner said Invercargill had been chosen as an ideal starting point for the digital shift because the size of the airport.

“Traffic levels are low enough compared to an international airport to make implementing a totally new system manageable,” Sumner said.

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Invercargill site of first digital air traffic control tower Invercargill’s air traffic will be directed from somewhere else in the country in future as the city assumes the role of guinea pig for the New Zealand aviation industry.

Airways, a state-owned enterprise which is an air navigation service provider, is looking to shift from bricks and mortar towers at airports to an installed national centralised hub where air traffic is controlled digitally.

Airways’ long-term plan is to have a centralised hub which will see many of New Zealand’s regional locations control towers moved and planes directed remotely.

Invercargill Airport will house New Zealand’s first digital air traffic control tower, expected to go live in 2020 following operational tests.

A digital tower will allow air traffic to be directed by controllers in a remote location watching live footage of the airfield from cameras.

Under the existing system, controllers manage traffic from a tower that overlooks the runway.

Airways chief executive Graeme Sumner indicated job numbers in general would not be affected as a result of the centralisation, but it could result in Invercargill losses as employees will have to relocate in the future.

“Digital tower systems give controllers additional tools to do their

note that around a third of people were unable to state that any party was well suited to address some of these issues,” Dodd said.

“It will be interesting to observe any changes over the next few waves of this monitor.”

Results also show that students are significantly more concerned about the environment, and the self-employed with drug and alcohol abuse.

Part-time workers are more worried about healthcare.

Unemployment is understandably a higher-ranked issue for those seeking work, and the retired are notably more concerned about drug and alcohol abuse.

Compared with Australia, where the survey has been running for eight years, Australians are mostly concerned with healthcare, crime and living costs. They are also twice as concerned with the economy as New Zealanders. * To view the full survey go to The New Zealand Ipsos Issues Monitor.

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A recent survey on key issues concerning New Zealanders has shown that housing accessibility and affordability are at the forefront of people’s minds.

The first of the quarterly New Zealand Issues Monitor reports, run by global market research company Ipsos, interviewed 610 respondents over the age of 16.

It sought to track what New Zealanders were concerned about, who is worried about what and which political parties are seen to be best able to improve matters.

Key results show that from 20 issues, the top six are dominated by housing accessibility and affordability, selected by 41 per cent of people; followed by poverty and inequality on 29 per cent and healthcare on 27 per cent.

These are followed by crime and law on 24 per cent, inflation and cost of living on 22 per cent, and drug and alcohol abuse also on 22 per cent.

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Fun with fabulous feijoas I

f you’re fortunate enough to have a feijoa tree in your garden you’ll probably be wondering what to do with the bucket loads of fruit that are now dropping to the ground.

Give some away but keep some too because there’s more to feijoa than just cutting it in half and scooping out its delicious flesh to eat straight from the skin.

Feijoa loaf 1 C peeled and chopped feijoas 1 C boiled water 1 C white sugar 50g butter 1 egg 1 t baking soda 2 C self-raising flour or, 2 C plain flour and 2 t baking powder ■ Place feijoas, boiling water sugar and butter into a pot.

■ Simmer for 5 minutes, cool slightly, then beat in your egg, flour, and baking soda.

■ Pour into a loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.

Pork and feijoas 20g butter 2 pork fillets 100ml ginger wine 6-8 feijoas (about 200g flesh) 100ml cream salt freshly ground black pepper ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Melt the butter in a frying pan.

Season the pork and brown on all sides.

Remove it to a dish and place in oven to finish cooking (about 10 mins).

Remove it from the oven to a warm place to rest for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, pour off any excess fat from the pan.

Pour in the wine and bring it to the boil, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Peel and chop the feijoas, and add to the pan.

Simmer until the liquid has thickened.

Stir in the cream and simmer until slightly thickened.

Adjust the seasoning to suit.

Slice the pork fillets on the diagonal.

Arrange on a plate with the sauce poured over them.

Curried chicken with feijoas 2 T olive oil 4 chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and cut into bitesized chunks 1½ C carrots, thinly sliced 1 C red, yellow, or green pepper, diced 1 C onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 5 ripe feijoas, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cut into slices 1 T curry powder ¼ t allspice 1/8 t pepper

1 T cornflour 1 2/3 C chicken stock ■ Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan.

■ Sauté chicken 3 minutes or until nearly done; remove from pan.

■ Heat remaining oil, sauté carrots, bell pepper, onion, and garlic for 5 minutes.

■ Add chicken back to skillet with feijoas, curry powder, salt, allspice and pepper.

■ Stir cornflour into chicken stock, pour into skillet with chicken mixture.

■ Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

■ Serve with rice.

Feijoa crumble melted butter, for greasing 110g (¾ C) plain flour 100g (½ C) brown sugar 75g chilled, unsalted butter cut into small pieces 50g (1/3 C) almonds, chopped 1 t ground cinnamon 12 – 15 feijoas ice cream or cream, to serve ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Lightly brush a shallow 1.5 litre (6 C) ovenproof dish with the melted butter.

■ Combine plain flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl.

■ Using your fingertips, rub in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

■ Add almonds, cinnamon and toss to combine.

■ Refrigerate until required.

■ Peel, slice feijoas into 1 cm-thick wedges.

Place in greased dish.

■ Sprinkle crumble mixture over feijoas to cover.

■ Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until crumble is golden.

■ Test feijoas are tender with a skewer.

■ Serve with ice cream or cream.

Feijoa chutney 1kg feijoas 500g onions 300g raisins 500g pitted dates 500g brown sugar 1 T ground ginger 1 T curry powder 1 t ground cloves ¼ t cayenne pepper 4 t salt 4 C malt vinegar ■ Wipe feijoas, trim ends and finely slice.

■ Finely chop onions. Coarsely chop raisins and dates.

■ Combine in a large saucepan.

■ Bring to the boil, and cook gently for 1½ to 2 hours until the chutney is thick.

■ Make sure it doesn’t catch on the bottom of the saucepan.

■ Spoon into hot, clean jars and seal.

Zingy feijoa salsa 4 feijoas, peeled and finely chopped 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 T finely chopped fresh coriander 1 T brown sugar freshly ground black pepper

■ Mix all the ingredients together.

Feijoa paste 4 C of feijoa flesh 3½ C sugar (approximately) ■ Scoop the flesh from the feijoas.

■ Process the feijoas in blender until they are smooth.

■ Pass the puree through a sieve or mouli to remove seeds.

■ Measure your feijoa puree (it should be around 3¼ cups).

■ Measure an equal volume of sugar and mix into the puree.

■ Put the puree in a wide flat frypan.

■ The puree should be no deeper than 2-3cm in the bottom of the frypan.

■ Bring the puree to the boil.

■ Stir frequently until the mix has reduced to about half the volume and you can draw a wooden spoon right across the pan before the trace fully closes up.

■ This will take about 20 to 30 minutes.

■ Pour the paste into a non-stick container (or a container lined with baking paper) about 2cm thick.

■ Leave the paste to cool, this may take hours or even overnight.

■ If it’s oozing liquid when it’s cool, cut into large blocks and dry on a cooling rack in a warm place for a few days.

■ Store the paste between layers of baking paper in airtight containers in the fridge – it will keep for several months.

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■ BASKETBALL

Gigantic form reversal

Warriors charge back

Mark Williams won the world snooker championship for the third time, 15 years after his last, after beating John Higgins 18-16 in one of the great finals at the Crucible Theatre yesterday.

At 43, Williams became the oldest winner of the sport’s biggest prize since 1978 when fellow Welshman Roy Reardon won his sixth and final world title.

Williams was talked out of retirement last year by his wife following a slump in form that was so profound that he didn’t even qualify for the Crucible.

“I watched it in a caravan with a beer,” Williams said, typically deadpan.

Twelve months later, he was lifting the trophy surrounded by his wife Joanne and kids, and pocketing a first prize of 425,000 pounds following the closest final in 13 years.

One of the more laid-back players on the circuit, Williams started the two-day final jaded after a late finish to his semi-final against Barry Hawkins on Saturday.

He was eating in a kebab house at 2.15am on Sunday and was seen snacking on crisps and

Kevin Durant had 38 points and nine rebounds as Golden State soundly defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-92 yesterday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.

The Warriors responded to their 19-point loss in Game 3 with a resounding effort that produced a wire-to-wire win with leads as large as 26 points.

Durant made 15 of 27 shots.

Stephen Curry scored 23, Klay Thompson added 13 and Quinn Cook, who was a Pelicans reserve earlier this season, contributed 12 points.

The Pelicans hit only 36 per cent (32 of 88) of their shots, missing 22 of 26 3-point attempts.

Meanwhile Chris Paul had 27 points and 12 rebounds while James Harden scored 24 points to power Houston to a 100-87 win over the Utah Jazz, taking a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semi-final series.

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“To play John in a final is an experience in itself,” Williams said.

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“I was thinking, ‘I’m not going to get over the line here’. I knew if I didn’t get enough he was going

chocolates — offered by a spectator sitting behind him — during the first session against Higgins.

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Williams, the world champion in 2000 and 2003, said at the start of the tournament that he would go naked to his press conference if he won the title, and he stuck to his word — well, almost.

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In brief Ref spray costly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach Dean Pay has been fined $25,000 for hitting out at officials after his side’s 22-20 loss to the Brisbane Broncos last week.

Pay, in his first year at the helm, made the most of his podium time following the match and shared his thoughts about a number of calls made in the match. The 48-yearold labelled calls made in the loss “disgraceful” and “ridiculous” – with two particular refereeing decisions in his firing line. - NZME

Williamson in hot form Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson put in a man of the match performance to all but end the Indian Premier League playoff hopes of several Black Caps teammates. The Sunrisers Hyderabad captain scored 56, his fifth half century of the tournament, to lead his side to a five-run win over a Royal Challengers Bangalore side which included Tim Southee and Colin de Grandhomme. Brendon McCullum is also a member of the Bangalore squad while Daniel Vettori is the coach. The victory moved Hyderabad to 16 points and the top of the IPL table.

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Warner a big problem Good work in defence was a key area for the Barbarians in their big win over the Shirley Hawks.

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Baabaas run rampant

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A 60-14 demolition of the Shirley Hawks on Saturday saw the Ashburton Barbarians maintain their place at the top of the Canterbury division one rugby league competition.

Devaun Thompson, Darryn Bolt, Lafaele Talosaga and Puroku Teokotai all scored doubles in the win, while Xavier Bartlett and Arron Heke scored one try each.

Marvin West knocked over four conversions and Teje Heke add-

ed a further two conversions.

It was a strong win coming off the bye, and a good start to a tough three weeks on the road for the Barbarians, which sees them next take on the Celebration Lions followed by the Burnham Chevaliers.

But Barbarians manager Matt Milne said Saturday’s 60-14 scoreline didn’t reflect how much defensive work his side had to do.

“Shirley did have us in our red zone for long periods after repeat sets, mostly due to us giving

away cheap penalties,” he said.

“In saying that we had a very strict referee who pulled up anything marginal which in turn was a good test on the boys’ ability to handle pressure and adjust tactically.

“Our structures on attack are coming together very nicely and it is like watching poetry in motion as we capitalised on nearly every try-scoring opportunity we created.”

The Barbarians side which took to the field on Saturday fea-

tured some players having their first outing of the season. One debutante, Len Wilson, along with James Ihaka, took out player of the day honours.

“With a large squad of 28 players it has created a healthy competition for positions and all the boys are making sure they are getting to training and pushing hard for selection,” Milne said.

“We have such good depth in the squad this year and anyone can step in and do the job seamlessly.”

Maguire tipped to take charge of Kiwis Former South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire looks set to be named the new head coach of the Kiwis.

Reports from Australia have suggested the 44-year-old has fastened as the favourite to be awarded the job vacated by David Kidwell after a disastrous World Cup campaign, with confirmation of his appointment by NZ Rugby League imminent.

“It hasn’t been announced yet, but my understanding is that Michael Maguire will be named as the New Zealand coach,” Jimmy Smith, pundit and former NRL player, told the Bill and Boz show on Monday night.

“I know Graham Lowe was very strong coming out in support of Barnett … he’s missed out on the job, Michael Maguire will get it,” Smith added.

Maguire was sacked as Rabbitohs coach

last year after a dreadful campaign, with just nine wins from 24 games. This season he had been working for the NRL as their high performance coach for referees.

Maguire spent five years at the Redfernbased Rabbitohs, highlighted by an NRL Premiership win in 2014 to break a 43-year title drought.

Maguire has been vocal with his interest for the job, telling NRL 360 a fortnight ago that it was an opportunity which had long piqued his interest.

“The international game has always appealed to myself to build, especially [a team] of New Zealand’s calibre, would be a great experience,” Maguire said.

The Kiwis next play in June’s Denver test against England, meaning a new coach is likely to be announced shortly.

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Australian cricket is undergoing its most significant overhaul in recent memory after a shattering ball tampering controversy saw Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft axed and coach Darren Lehmann resigning. New coach Justin Langer, a revered servant of the baggy green, is preparing to repair the tarnished image of Australian cricket, but cricket journalist Robert Craddock says inviting the former vice-captain back into the mix will go against the grain of Langer’s master plan for the baggy green.

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Paine ODI skipper Cricket Australia said yesterday that test skipper Tim Paine will also captain the one-day international team during next month’s tour of England, but selectors are yet to decide who will lead the side’s title defence at the 2019 World Cup. Paine was named skipper of a 15-man squad for the five-match series, Australia’s first since the ball-tampering scandal.

Selectors have installed Aaron Finch as the ODI team’s vicecaptain in place of the disgraced Warner and named the Victorian as captain of the Twenty20 side.

Australia will play five one-dayers and a T20 match against England from June 13-27.

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Fa still trending upward

Michael Maguire

After locking in three more fights with American promoter Lou di Bella, New Zealand heavyweight Junior Fa has a lot to be excited about. Three victories will increase his world rankings significantly but Fa’s first priority is to put on a better display in his next bout after admitting trying to pummel his last opponent into oblivion without engaging his boxing brain.

Fa maintained his undefeated professional record with a victory over Craig Lewis, but it was via a majority decision and not his best performance despite him going into it in the best physical shape of his life.

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In brief Revolution coming Kiwi-bred two-year-old filly Platinum Revolution has been the latest Australian raider added to the list for the 2018 Harness Jewels to be held at Cambridge Raceway on June 2. A Group Three Pink Bonnet winner, Platinum Revolution has accepted an invitation into the 2YO Diamond with a record of three starts, two wins and a third.

The win in the Pink Bonnet in early March was over the distance of one mile, in which she recorded a time of 1.54.7.

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Oaks chances boosted Terra Sancta has made a positive start in her chase for a spot in the Queensland Oaks (2400m). The Kevin Hickman-bred and owned three-year-old pressed her claims with an Australian debut success in the hands of Jim Byrne over a mile at Ipswich yesterday. The Tony Pike trained daughter of Pierro will have a further chance to nail down an Oaks berth when she makes her next appearance at the Sunshine Coast.

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Sunshine on the greens for Tinwald golfers Rachel Schmack sends a ball rolling towards the pin during the Tinwald Golf Club’s NBS sponsored ladies tournament on Sunday. On a fine autumn day for a round of golf, Jo Peacock and Sue Newman took out the two ball and Catherine Knight won the silver gross.

■ SAILING

Perfect start for Kiwi sailor Sam Meech made a perfect start to the Laser European championships in La Rochelle yesterday, winning both of his races to take an early lead in the regatta.

He was joined near the top of the overall standings by fellow New Zealander Andrew McKenzie, who is fourth after finishing second in both of his races.

Meech has been a model of consistency this year, always finishing in the top four including collecting silver at the recent World Cup regatta in Hyeres and bronze at the Princess Sofia regatta in Palma.

Another top quality fleet has assembled in France but, with 160 competitors in the Laser, the sailors are split into three groups for the first three days of qualifying before three days of gold fleet.

Meech came out on top in his races against the likes of Olympic silver medallist Tonci Stipanovic and fellow Croatian Filip Jurisic.

“It was a good day for me and I managed to come away with two really good races,” Meech said.

“We had fantastic conditions with about 12 knots and really

Sam Meech is off to a flyer in the Laser European Championships.

nice waves so it was glamour sailing out there and my speed felt really good.

“The only tricky thing was the tide. We had an outgoing tide but it was hard to know what was going on at times in the second race.

“In some parts it felt like an outgoing tide and in other parts it felt like it was incoming. But in that sort of breeze it was a speed

race so it was good fun. This is a long regatta, six days, so we have a couple more days of qualifying before three days of finals.

“It’s nice to have a good start but it’s really only the beginning.

With 10 more races, we will see how it goes.”

McKenzie also knows not to get carried away by his start but is happy to be in the mix after the first day.

The 23-year-old, who is looking to repeat his performance of 12 months ago when he won bronze at the Laser European championships, was in group 1 and finished level on points with world champion Pavlos Kontides.

“We had steady sea breeze conditions so it was important to get clear from the start and go fast,” he said.

“I was able to get my strategy right in both races which put me in the mix at the top mark.

“I was feeling pretty quick upwind so I just tried to minimise manoeuvres and keep it simple.

“It’s nice to have a good start but, with so many days to go, it doesn’t mean a whole lot.

“The goal will be to remain consistent and take each day as it comes.”

Susannah Pyatt made a steady start to the Laser Radial competition, settling into 24th on the back of a 14th and 12th in her two races. Olivia Christie was the next best of the New Zealanders in 39th after a 23rd and a 20th and Annabelle Rennie-Younger was 66th.

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New Zealand-bred three-year-old Civil Disobedience has another opportunity for Group One honours when he runs in Saturday’s South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. The son of Raise A Flag crossed the Tasman earlier this year and finished a respectable seventh in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie where he copped a wide run from an outside gate.

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Rain key for Ironbark Lightly-tried galloper Ironbark will head where the weather is worst this weekend. “He’s going really well and he’ll either run at Rotorua or New Plymouth, wherever the track is wettest,” trainer Kylie Fawcett said. Ironbark has a win and a placing from four starts and a recent trial placing in an open heat at Te Teko has him ready to make a first-up impression. - NZME

Parore opens wallet Former top class cricketer Adam Parore has dipped his toes into the thoroughbred industry with his first purchase at New Zealand Bloodstock’s May Sale yesterday.

The former Black Cap went to $36,000 to secure lot 381, All By Myself, a Zabeel mare who is infoal to Waikato Stud’s freshman sire Tivaci. “My partner has a farm in Clevedon, literally just 10 minutes down the road from Karaka,” he said. “She is breeding from a few broodmares, this is actually the first time I have bought anything.”

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Sales topper off to Aus After purchasing the top lot on day one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s May Sale, Sydney-based bloodstock agent Andrew Williams repeated the same dose on day two when bidding to $180,000 to secure the top lot of the sale. That title went to Mongolian Beauty (lot 371), a Fastnet Rock full-sister to Group Two winner Mongolian Falcon, who will stand at Willow Glen Stud for $3000 + GST this coming breeding season. Williams was happy with his purchase, saying the three-year-old filly was his main target at the sale.

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Pop Star trying blinkers Lady Luck didn’t ride with Pop Star Princess last time out and a gear change may be instrumental in turning her fortunes around at Waipa today.

The promising three-year-old will take on her own age group in the Timmo’s ITM, Te Awamutu 1150m off the back of an unplaced effort in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

“You can just forget that run, it was the first time in all her trials and races that she didn’t race in or near the lead,” part-owner and trainer Fred Cornege said.

“She got pushed from pillar to post.”

Pop Star Princess had won one of her previous three starts, including a defeat at Rotorua of Short Fuse, who finished runner-up behind Power Dream in a competitive race at Te Rapa last Saturday.

“This will be the final run of her

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preparation,” Cornege said.

“If she had raced well in the Breeders’ Stakes she wouldn’t be starting, but I didn’t want to turn her out after that.

“We’ll give her one more with the blinkers on to get her confidence back – they don’t become a poor horse on one run.”

Meanwhile, Matamata trainer Kylie Fawcett is also hoping for a form turnaround from Ricky Baker in the Paper Plus, Te Awamutu 1150m.

“I was a bit perplexed after his run at Te Rapa, but he didn’t like the kick back,” she said.

“He trialled really well the other day and hopefully he can sit in behind them and then get out into the clear air.”

Ricky Baker has won two of his four starts and finished third in an open 1000m heat at Te Teko toward the end of last month.

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Justify punter happy Justify’s ownership team took home $1.24 million after the Kentucky Derby, the $NZ500,000 they shelled out for the colt looking like money well spent. A woman from Austin, Texas, scored nearly the same payday after Justify’s win.

Placing an $18 Pick 5 bet, she correctly predicted the winners of races 8-12: Limousine Liberal, 4-1; Maraud, 8-1; Funny Duck, a 40-1 long shot; and Yoshida, 10-1. And when Justify crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby, the 12th race on the card, the woman was $1.2 million richer.

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Calder raring to go

Pop Star Princess in winning form with Lynsey Satherley aboard.

Senior rider Andrew Calder is fit and raring to go as he eases back into life in the New Zealand racing environment after completing a six-year riding stint in Macau.

With wife Natasha and twin boys Jax and Tye, he recently returned to Pukekohe with Calder keen to re-establish himself amongst the elite jockey ranks after enjoying a lucrative time abroad. Calder has been successful at Group One level on five occasions.

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10 340x0 Mangaroa Fire (4) 56.5 .............. L Satherley 11 6905 Pwerfect (13) 56.5 .......................C Lammas 12 99x75 Reflection (10) 56.5................J Fawcett (a2) 13 07 Chelsea Street (2) 56.5 ............... D Johnson 14 80800 Miss Sequoia (1) 56.5 ............... R Scott (a4) 15 x6000 Acre (5) 58.5 ...............................T Thornton Emergency: Acre 4 1.34pm TIMMO’S ITM, TE AWAMUTU 1150 $10,000, 3YO SW+P, 1150m 1 25517 Malambo m (14) 58.5 .................R Elliot (a1) 2 1x Aligns With Me tdm (1) 57.5 Weatherley (a1) 3 6x1 Beale Street (5) 57.5 ......................V Colgan 4 13x Seduttore b (7) 57.5 .................... D Johnson 5 221 Stand Tall td (2) 57.5 ..... A Goindasamy (a4) 6 4 Didi Bay (10) 56 .............................. S Spratt 7 804 Mr Linski h (6) 56 ........................T Abel (a4) 8 Super Bullet (8) 56 ..........................S Collett 9 0x Lucky Escape (11) 56 ......................S Rusof 10 0x Naval Brigade (12) 56 11 0968x Stole the Show h (3) 56 .........J Fawcett (a2) 12 2170 Pop Star Princess (13) 55.5 ....... L Satherley 13 0605x Regal Assassin (4) 54 .................T Thornton 14 Swoon (9) 54...............................C Lammas 5 2.09pm CHIPPERFIELD ALL ROUND EQUINE EDUCATION MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 239x Owen Patrick (11) 58.5 ....S Weatherley (a1) 2 3274 Louis Fourteen (6) 58.5................... S Spratt 3 08993 Goldchi (4) 58.5 .........................R Elliot (a1) 4 4384x Cool Belt (9) 58.5 ........................ D Johnson 5 459x7 Sir Linwood (13) 58.5 ..................T Thornton 6 Campobasso h (14) 58.5 .................. D Hain 7 Mitjavile (7) 58.5 ..........................C Lammas 8 559x Sacred Form (8) 58.5 .........................M Hills 9 Dalmar (15) 58.5 10 Ernie The Eagle (10) 58.5 ......J Fawcett (a2) 11 7980x Harry Dunne h (2) 58.5 .............. L Satherley

12 34x45 Moet Molly (3) 56.5 ....................M Cameron 13 26 Fine Bouquet b (1) 56.5 ...................S Rusof 14 6 Mariota (12) 56.5............................ S McKay 15 600x8 Lhotse (5) 56.5 16 880x0 Tunzagutz h (16) 56.5 Emergencies: Lhotse, Tunzagutz 6 2.44pm WAIPA HOME OF CHAMPIONS MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 24330 Show ‘N’ Go (1) 58.5 2 6x6x2 Seirios (9) 58.5.................................S Rusof 3 43. Reliable Lad (13) 58.5 .................C Lammas 4 57647 Leonardo (12) 58.5 ....................M Cameron 5 348x8 Toodaloo (6) 58.5 ...................J Fawcett (a2) 6 5 Guillocharm (16) 58.5 ....................V Colgan 7 Luck Of Master h (8) 58.5 ...............S Collett 8 Cossack Warrior (7) 58.5 ................J Riddell 9 0 Mister Pinns h (3) 58.5 ...............R Elliot (a1) 10 35242 Paint The Town b (14) 56.5 11 8x404 Mizzelli h (4) 56.5 .............S Weatherley (a1) 12 50x Sienna Grace h (5) 56.5.............. D Johnson 13 04766 Secret Dreams (11) 56.5............ L Satherley 14 Valhexa h (15) 56.5 ........................... D Hain 15 600x8 Lhotse (10) 56.5 16 880x0 Tunzagutz h (2) 56.5 Emergencies: Lhotse, Tunzagutz 7 3.19pm WAIPA WORKINGMENS CLUB MAIDEN 1580 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1580m 1 5x634 Verbalizer (4) 58.5 .........................M McNab 2 4 Barry’s Boyo (10) 58.5 ...................... D Hain 3 87840 Tipical (2) 58.5 ...............................V Colgan 4 6 Master Park (3) 58.5 5 98x6 Verry Flash (1) 58.5 ........................R Smyth 6 32233 Don’t Lie To Me b (17) 56.5 7 422 Snitz Of Time b (11) 56.5 ............ D Johnson 8 54422 Top Actress 56.5 .......................... Scratched 9 58433 En Soie (13) 56.5 .......................M Coleman

10 50x25 McCartney (5) 56.5 ....................R Elliot (a1) 11 09420 Over Torque (9) 56.5 ....................... S Spratt 12 6853 Vainglory (7) 56.5 ........................C Lammas 13 80x58 Baboonski h (15) 56.5 .........................C Dell 14 Bittersweet Babe (16) 56.5S Weatherley (a1) 15 x6660 Henley Road (12) 56.5 .................. R Norvall 16 280x6 Kauri Cove h (14) 58.5 17 x7790 Sunday Rose 56.5........................ Scratched 18 Valhexa h (6) 56.5 19 0 Mister Pinns 58.5 ......................... Scratched 20 07 Chelsea Street (8) 56.5 Emergencies: Henley Road, Kauri Cove, Sunday Rose, Valhexa, Mister Pinns, Chelsea Street 8 3.54pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE MAIDEN 1150 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1150m 1 82340 Bits And Pieces (10) 57.5 ...........C Lammas 2 0x2x3 Markova (4) 57.5 .........................T Thornton 3 2 Savette (1) 57.5...............................J Riddell 4 40635 Iffida (14) 57.5 ........................J Fawcett (a2) 5 8x248 Madam Ace (13) 57.5 ................R Elliot (a1) 6 660x4 Inverness h (3) 57.5 .............T Newman (a4) 7 93704 Nuttee (16) 57.5 ....................... D Danis (a3) 8 04 Sha Tin Sunday (12) 57.5 .............. S McKay 9 x9559 Sheeznoteasy (2) 57.5 .................... S Spratt 10 Boundtobehonored (11) 57.5 .........V Colgan 11 7x Goboniego (5) 57.5 .........................S Collett 12 800x Scorched Earth (18) 57.5 13 85 Snowbelle (17) 57.5 14 6 Mia Madre (9) 57.5...................... D Johnson 15 8x6 Shiitake 57.5 ................................ Scratched 16 Lady De Winter (7) 57.5 17 Tokomutu Mistress h (19) 57.5 18 Codecracker (8) 57.5 19 Heelecstatic (15) 57.5 20 Arenaruler (6) 57.5 Emergencies: Shiitake, Lady De Winter, Tokomutu Mis-

tress, Codecracker, Heelecstatic, Arenaruler

9 4.27pm PAPER PLUS, TE AWAMUTU 1150 $11,000,

Rating 70 Benchmark, 1150m 1 1985x Solmization tdm (2) 63 .............. R Scott (a4) 2 1958x No Need 61 .................................. Scratched 3 5x211 The Chaser (10) 58.5 .......................S Rusof 4 119x0 Ricky Baker (6) 57.5...............J Fawcett (a2) 5 x3484 Sellwood 57.5 .............................. Scratched 6 14610 Island Bay td (13) 57 ..................R Elliot (a1) 7 120x0 So Much Mour tdmh (8) 56 ............. S Spratt 8 8170x Repeat m (4) 55.5 ....................... D Johnson 9 460x7 Summer Dale tdm (11) 55.5.......A Sims (a3) 10 5240x Air Centre m (9) 54 .....................C Lammas 11 3826x Senassy tdm (7) 54 .....................T Abel (a4) 12 9960x Gumboots tm (3) 54 ........................S Collett 13 6906x Lady Pimpernel h (1) 54.......T Newman (a4) 14 7860x Bewitched td (5) 54 .................... L Satherley 15 08000 Jud Strunk h (12) 54 ...................T Thornton Blinkers on: Rocking Good Time, Miss Sequoia (R3), Pop Star Princess (R4), Sir Linwood, Harry Dunne, Mariota, Lhotse (R5), Mister Pinns, Lhotse (R6), Kauri Cove (R7), Air Centre (R9) Blinkers off: Cyber Attack (R1), Reflection (R3), Sacred Form (R5), Tipical (R7) Winkers on: Regal Assassin (R4), Guillocharm (R6), Snitz Of Time (R7), Ricky Baker (R9) Winkers off: Mariota (R5), Repeat, Air Centre, Lady Pimpernel (R9) Pacifiers off: Regal Assassin (R4)

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Cyber Attack, Pullyoursocksup, Senor Moss, Superstatic Race 2: Roger That, Delegate, He’s Dan, Suggestive Heights Race 3: Mishka, Neddy Nadeem, Stolen Night, Raqisa Race 4: Beale Street, Seduttore, Aligns With Me, Stand Tall Race 5: Owen Patrick, Louis Fourteen, Moet Molly, Mitjavile Race 6: Paint The Town, Reliable Lad, Show ‘N’ Go, Mizzelli Race 7: Snitz Of Time, Don’t Lie To Me, Verbalizer, Vainglory Race 8: Savette, Bits And Pieces, Markova, Mia Madre Race 9: The Chaser, So Much Mour, Island Bay, Senassy

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 8 47657 Swift Liberty nwtd.............................R Waite Meeting Date: 09 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 9 53778 Flying Koko nwtd ...................... K Gommans 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 10 87 Cawbourne Skid nwtd J & ...................D Bell 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 4 12.51 ADEPT ACCOUNTANT CO FINAL C0f, 305m and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 64682 Fantastic Dutchy nwtd .................A Turnwald 1 12.01pm ABSOLETELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 2 2418 Bigtime Hunter 17.77 .........................L Cole 1 44334 Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 3 552 Miss Wiggle nwtd K & .......................Phillips 2 5466F Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 4 73271 Whippy Bale 18.12 ..........................C Morris 3 86878 Knock Knock Mary nwtd G R &....... S Voyce 5 13 Broken Wallet 17.97 ................. K Gommans 4 4655 Empty Pocket nwtd............................. N Udy 6 52813 Smiling Sid 17.95 .............................S Stone 5 85524 Bigtime Winnie nwtd.....................K Williams 7 74327 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 6 2655 Bigtime Ashii nwtd J & ........................D Bell 8 6x2 Alamein Dip nwtd K & .......................Phillips 7 567 Bigtime Claws nwtd ............................L Cole 9 57473 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 8 268 Bigtime Bart nwtd...............................L Cole 10 57673 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 9 55766 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 5 1.08pm J P PRINT C1 C1, 520m 10 6838 American Heart nwtd ......................C Morris 1 31283 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 2 12.18pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 2 66288 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 1 66 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd...........................L Cole 3 14355 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 2 635F4 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 4 48243 Cawbourne Lick 30.38 J & ..................D Bell 3 F377x Princess Pea nwtd ...........................P Taylor 5 85714 Bigtime Acacia 31.00 .........................L Cole 4 577x4 Arthur’s Crown nwtd .........................R Waite 6 34251 Mister Ebby nwtd.........................A Turnwald 5 5632 Bigtime Emjay nwtd............................L Cole 7 42486 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J & .....................D Bell 6 77343 Cawbourne Rob nwtd .............. K Gommans 8 62766 Opawa Mine 30.72 ............................. N Udy 7 78755 No Mug nwtd ...................................C Morris 9 47646 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 8 57473 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 10 26477 Pat Bella nwtd .................................... N Udy 9 77F Smiley O’Riley nwtd .................... K Hanover 6 1.25pm LASER PLUMBING C2 C2, 305m 10 47478 Homebush Asher nwtd ..............J McInerney 1 58132 Mitsuta 17.63 ....................................D Edlin 3 12.34pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C0 C0, 305m 2 26628 Watch Your Back 17.86 ......................W Kite 1 63651 Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell 3 5585x Bella Jade 17.89 .............................C Morris 2 26228 Dream On Dreamer nwtd ................M Olden 4 78816 Shakti 17.89 ......................................M Flipp 3 428TT Captain Kate nwtd...........................C Morris 5 46228 Audacious Assin 17.56 J & .................D Bell 4 6x384 Rocky Top nwtd ................................P Taylor 6 74233 Secret Indy nwtd ...............................M Flipp 5 6 Jamboree nwtd ...............................C Morris 7 13335 Bigtime Swift 17.86 G & ......... S Fredrickson 6 33872 Bigtime Bronx nwtd ............................L Cole 8 12522 Alamein Lady 17.95 K & ...................Phillips 7 57673 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 9 83434 Dark Syrah 17.77 .............................R Waite

10 43337 Dreamzone 17.52 K &.......................Phillips

7 1.43pm LIQUORLAND WG C1 C1, 520m

1 x145x Rumors nwtd ......................................L Cole 2 72562 Classy Delta nwtd ...........................C Morris 3 26543 Thrilling Rocky 30.68 J & ....................D Bell 4 53462 Idol Jazz 30.75 ................................... N Udy 5 77542 Bigtime Wild 30.42 G & .......... S Fredrickson 6 85854 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 7 57752 Cawbourne Web 30.23 J & .................D Bell 8 23276 Bigtime Clyde 30.66 ...........................L Cole 9 17584 Go Mark nwtd..................................... N Udy 10 45865 Magic Latte 30.31 G & ........... S Fredrickson 8 1.59pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C2 C2, 305m 1 73875 Making It Up 17.79 ..........................C Morris 2 64621 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 3 56866 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 J & ..................D Bell 4 75254 Another Flag 17.68 ...........................M Flipp 5 73123 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 34235 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 G R & ......... S Voyce 7 11317 Simple Image 17.85 .....................M Roberts 8 54162 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 9 14454 Bigtime Boy 17.79 ........................M Goodier 10 46451 Ivanhov 17.75 K & .............................Phillips 9 2.18pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 23356 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 2 1834 Bigtime Minnie 30.88 .........................L Cole 3 24664 Yella Ella nwtd .............................A Turnwald 4 47582 Cawbourne Ridge 30.42 J & ...............D Bell 5 15575 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65.........................L Cole 6 54486 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 7 55178 Go Slick nwtd ..................................... N Udy 8 64624 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 9 44775 Mischief Viking nwtd........................... N Udy 10 74x86 Trendy Mind 30.26 G & .......... S Fredrickson 10 2.34pm AON CPF C1 BITCHES ONLY C1, 305m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

16487 Bigtime Maci 18.19 ............................L Cole 27132 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 511 Bigtime Shine nwtd ............................L Cole 75214 Mini Mansion 18.06 ...........................M Flipp 78862 Cawbourne Lyns 17.72 ....................... L Bell 7718 Bigtime Blossom 17.95 ......................L Cole 58618 Piko Piko Dawn 18.03 ..................... C Brider 85468 Kinetic Shadow 17.85 ......................... L Bell 15842 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 .................. L Pearce 44464 Not Shackley 17.86 ............................ N Udy 11 2.53 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 DOGS ONLY C1, 305m 1 73465 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 2 42255 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 3 31251 Bigtime Charlie 17.91.................... M Gowan 4 54331 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 5 43523 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 6 32335 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 7 31265 Plan Stan 18.04 ............................. L Pearce 8 75113 Bigtime Victory 17.56 .........................L Cole 9 61866 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 10 44556 Hungry Machine 18.00 ....................L Doody 12 3.10pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION AT HATRICK C1 C1, 520m 1 55464 Bigtime Welldone 29.88 .....................L Cole 2 37727 Banshee Reel 30.84 ........................R Waite 3 54473 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 4 48644 Sly Cath nwtd ..................................... N Udy 5 68724 Opawa Denise 30.59.......................... N Udy 6 55133 Bigtime Nibbles 31.17 .....................B Marsh 7 12577 Pacific Sunrise 30.56 ........................M Flipp 8 36553 Cawbourne Merl 30.51 J & .................D Bell 9 35765 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson 10 84686 Rosie nwtd ..................................J McArthur 13 3.28pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION AT HATRICK C1

C1, 305m 1 36476 Bigtime Autumn 18.02 ........................L Cole 2 41487 Indignant 18.47 ...........................A Turnwald 3 42188 Homebush Belle 17.84 ..............J McInerney 4 51273 Spot Woodstock 18.17 K & ...............Phillips 5 74887 Bigtime On Track 18.11 .......................F Kite 6 71775 Ace Star 17.92 ...........................B Goldsack 7 68388 Britt Baxter nwtd........................J McInerney 8 36244 Just Like Ma 17.89 J & ........................D Bell 9 66653 Paris Global 18.13.....................J McInerney 10 F7864 Chaos Theory 17.83 .......................M Olden 14 3.45pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 41446 Star Secret 18.26 .........................K Williams 2 4F172 Bigtime Lucy nwtd ..............................L Cole 3 33532 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney 4 45834 Slick Star 17.74 ...........................B Hodgson 5 47867 Hardaway Chief 17.93...............J McInerney 6 81747 Lori Elle 18.18 ...................................M Flipp 7 4678x Homebush Shea nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 55881 Cawbourne Brandy nwtd J & ..............D Bell 9 1788x Banshee Boy 17.86 ....................B Goldsack 10 66464 Bigtime Kera nwtd ..............................L Cole 15 4.06pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 46787 Cannonball Bolt nwtd ......................L Doody 2 53175 Homebush Demi 18.31 .............J McInerney 3 57687 Kiwi Baxter 17.74 ......................J McInerney 4 74875 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 J & ...............D Bell 5 13767 Opehu Express 18.10 ......................R Waite 6 16465 Clover Colin 17.77.......................A Turnwald 7 56688 Zara Zara nwtd..................................M Flipp 8 31827 Bigtime Winter 17.82 ..........................L Cole 9 38723 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 10 77364 Cawbourne Spree 17.66 H & ............ Woods LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Sport 18

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

In brief

■ RUGBY

Money talks, says de Klerk Reports of South African teams quitting Super Rugby for Europe have gained validity, with a leading provincial president saying that money will dictate the shape of the game.

Lions president Kevin de Klerk has told the Daily Telegraph there is a real chance South African sides will defect to Europe once the current Sanzaar broadcasting deal ends in 2020.

A Wales Online report this week has sent shocks through the game, after it claimed the Sharks, Lions and Stormers would soon be heading into the PRO14 competition joining teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy.

There were immediate denials from governing body Sanzaar and further to that, Sharks chief executive Gary Teichmann – a former Springboks captain – told Radio Sport yesterday there had been no discussions about PRO14.

Teichmann said the Sharks and Sanzaar were on the same page and discussing what the right format would be post 2020.

“No discussions have been held in terms of looking at PRO14 – I don’t know where that has come from.

“We enjoy having New Zealand teams here in Durban, there’s always a good rivalry between South African sides and New Zealand sides.

“Let’s keep that going.”

Discarded Super Rugby sides the Cheetahs and Kings have already broken down the door in

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 5 and 8 Women’s Section Rnd 2 Templer Trophy (Saturday ladies): Rhonda Gallagher 66 Rnd 2 Longbeach Cup (Tuesday Ladies): Sue Letham 64, Pam Feutz 66, Ellenor Sullivan 67, Heather Robertson 68 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Bev Chinn, No 8 House of Travel: Jenny Williams, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Barb Williams, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Kath Read, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Margaret Bean. No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Margaret Bean Twos: Daphne Hinton No. 4, Rhonda Gallagher No. 8, Nicky Gill No. 14, Kath Read No. 14

Mayfield Golf Club May 3 9 Hole Tournament Lassies 1: Best Nett: 1st Wendy Suttie (Ash) 52-15-37, 2nd Hiromi Ikehata (Meth) 46-08-38, 3rd Maureen Colville (Tin) 5213-39

Israel Folau has taken to social media, once again, to express his Christian beliefs, tweeting a YouTube video link from late American Evangelist David Wilkerson that may raise eyebrows at Rugby Australia. Folau tweeted the video with the words: “With great love I wanted to share this video in the hope that people watch it and think about it. Jesus is coming back soon and he wants us to turn to him through repentance and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38) please don’t harden your heart.”

- NZME

Squire, Naholo re-sign

South Africa’s Cheetahs are happily playing their rugby in the PRO14 competition.

Europe, competing this year in the PRO14.

South African teams considering following suit will not break the current contract, but it could be open slather after that.

De Klerk said: “Maybe ultimately, the millions of pounds on offer in Europe will influence the decision. There is nothing concrete at the moment.

“When this broadcasting deal comes to an end, there’s going to

need to be some close negotiations with Sanzaar.

“From my point of view, I would like to see South Africa remain in Super Rugby, but the European currency is making it difficult.”

Many South African players are already in Europe and the Kings and Cheetahs are reported to have brought substantial money into the PRO14, which competes against the English and French

domestic competitions for limelight.

The Telegraph reported that if South African teams did quit Super Rugby, the country would still want to be part of the Rugby Championship involving test matches against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.

Sanzaar is preparing a 12-year plan and the Sydney Morning Herald last week revealed options being considered. - NZME

Thompson looking doubtful for Highlanders The Highlanders are entering a critical part of the season – and may have to do it without one of their form players.

However, the side appears to have firmed up about who is going to fill the boots of Lima Sopoaga next year.

Jesus is coming soon

The men from the South limped to a heavy 38-12 loss to the Sharks in Durban and face a tough few days.

First, they have to fly all the way back to Dunedin.

From there, they will have to get over any jet lag, get some

tired and wounded bodies back in shape and then face up to the top South African side, the Lions, at Forsyth Barr on Saturday night.

Obviously, the task is not easy, but to make things worse, form back Rob Thompson is in doubt.

Thompson left the field in the second half against the Sharks and failed his head injury assessment.

He has entered the concussion protocol and would seem an unlikely starter for the game against the Lions.

Putting: 1st Bev Blair (Ash) 14, 2nd Fiona Williamson (Ash) 15, 3rd Joy Nicholas (Ash) 16 C/B Lynley MacKenzie (May) 16 Lassies 2: Best Nett: 1st Bernie Morrison (May) 57-23-34, 2nd Donella Sandrey (High) 63-26-37, 3rd Jacinta Schmack (May) 61-23-38 Putting: 1st Jan Jones (Highfield) 14, 2nd Gail McCurdy (Pl Point) 15, 3rd Irene McDonald (Pl Point) 16 Lads: Best Nett: 1st Joe Faulkner (Tem) 61-27-33, 2nd John Greenslade (May) 5619-37, 3rd Wally Hayman (Tem) 60-22-38 Putting: 1st Eddie Graham (May) 15, 2nd Murray Early (Ash) 17 c/b, 3rd Cliff Wells (Tin) 17 c/B Stewart Bennett (Ash), Kevin Thompson (Meth) Longest Drive: Lassies 1 No 6: Fiona Williamson (Ash), Lassies 2 No 3: Vicks Johnson (May), Lads No 8: Eddie Graham (May) Nearest The Pin: Greg Sim Builders and Excavating 2nd Shot No 2: John Greenslade (May), Mayfield Transport No 5: Judith Small (Waim) Best Gross over Lassies: Hiromi Ikehata (Meth) 46, Best Gross over Lads: Eddie Graham (May) 53

Campbell, in our flock race 5 flyers sent 137 birds: 1st N Martin 1411.038 mpm, 2nd T Drummond 1398.843, 3rd B&G Kirwan 1368.572, 4th M Davidson 1362.025, 5th L Davidson 1361.630 Our 2nd race was the 3rd leg of our Triple Crown, 4 flyers sent 8 birds: 1st T Drummond 1374.105 mpm, 2nd M Davidson 1353.580, 3rd M Davidson 1353.385, 4th L Davidson 1223.948, 5th T Drummond 1204.703, 6th B&G Kirwan 1172.725 Our final results of the Triple Crown are: 1st M Davidson 1390.810, 2nd L Davidson 1361.008, 3rd B&G Kirwan 1339.025, 4th M Davidson 1333.075, 5th T Drummond 1287.078, 6th T Drummond 1273.832

May 7 Smallbore Target Shooting

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club This week we had 2 races from Cape

■ Shooting Fullbore Target Shooting May 6 Ashburton District Rifle Club, at 500 yards TR, John Miller 48.5, 47.2, 95.7, Brian Hawksby 47.3, 46.3, 93.6, John Fleming 48.3, 41.3, 89.6, Allan White 50.7, John Snowden 48.4.

FTR, Brian Graystone 60.3, 59.3, 119.6, Mark Alexander 59.5, 59.3, 118.8, Murray Cook 59.3, 57.1, 116.4, Blair Gabites 53.2, 56.1, 109.3, Johann Zeelie 42.

Ashburton Rifle Club Murray Cook 93.2, 96.4, 95.1, Garth Wright 94.3, 86, Allan Mitchell 95.3, 96.3, Greg Menzies 100.7, Klara Harrison 88.2, James Storey 94.4, 88.2, Abby Calder 69, Lachlan Storey 62.1, Chrissy Lee 73, Paul Fletcher 91, 95.4, Rodney McDowell 97.3.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Fergus Middleton 72, 69, 77, William Middleton 78, 76.1, Lucas Plimmer 60, 68, Hayden Dove 67, 64.1, Josh Jones 81.1, Jeremy Jones 85.1, Ian Huggins 66, Harry Redmond 88.2, 91.3, Jess Heaven 85, 81, Lachlan Rooney 81, 74, Archie Rooney 83, 84.1, Nic Ewart 81.1, Brendon Ridgen 92.1, Stefan Protheroe 70, Jordan Protheroe 71, Kevin Fews 92.2, 85.1, Mark Smith 93.4, Wayne Tubb 94.3, Dave Millichamp 95.4, Stephen Millichamp 98.4, Eddie Millichamp 87.1, Marcus 85, Andy Oram 93.3.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 88.1, Sarah Gould 57, Nicholas McDowell 78.1, Alan Wakelin 94.1, 98.4, Fernando Torres 90.3, Daniel Gould 89.2, Martin Fleming 95.1, 98.7, 98.5, Annette Schneider 95.2, 91, David Guzman 75, 54, Ben Nordqvist 92.2, John Fleming 96.4, Carl Nordqvist 97.5, 98.4.

The Highlanders have fought off what they term a very aggressive overseas market and signed two key players for next season. More signings are expected to be released in the coming days as the franchise already has up to 28 players on its books for next season.

The franchise announced yesterday it had signed winger Waisake Naholo and loose forward Liam Squire for next year. Other players who have signed on for next year include midfield back Rob Thompson, flanker James Lentjes and prop Siate Tokolahi.

- ODT

Sonny Bill returning Sonny Bill Williams is poised to return to the Blues after being out for seven weeks with a wrist injury.

If the All Blacks midfielder does take the field against the Hurricanes at Eden Park on Friday it will be a welcome comeback; if he starts in the No.12 jersey it will necessitate a re-shuffle to a young but improving combination between Rieko Ioane and Orbyn Leger; both of whom excelled against the Waratahs in Sydney.

Ioane’s pace and power on attack at Brookvale Oval was again a major weapon for the Blues, but his defence in the final, frantic moments of the 24-21 victory, just the Blues’ third of the season, was just as important.

- NZME

Gatland on the move The Highlanders have added three more players to their full-time playing roster for 2019 – including Blues’ first-five Bryn Gatland.

22-year-old Gatland will join the southern club on a two-year deal as a replacement for the departing Lima Sopoaga. He will be joined at the club by young loose forward Marino Mikaele Tu’u, and winger Tevita Nabura. “These guys have already shown a lot of potential at Super Rugby level this season we are confident that the more time they spend in our programme the more their game will grow,” said Highlanders CEO Roger Clark.

DRAWS ■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club May 15 Women’s Division Captains Salver foursome Drawn Partners Stroke round for those not playing foursome.

Clubhouse draw. Report no later than 9am for 9.30 start.

Starters J. Bruhns B. Cochrane J. Fitzgerald Cards S. Gutsell K. McAuliffe, Kitchen M. Smith, Draw steward J. Bruhns.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Football Ferns gain parity

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RENDERING PLANT OPERATOR Wallace Group LP is recognised as a leader in the primary industry with major investments in service rendering, hides and skins processing and transport.

The Company wishes to employ a person to fill the position of Rendering Operator within the Rendering Division, based at their Hororata Plant. This is a full time position, which entails Monday to Friday and Weekend shift work. A willingness to work 12 hour shifts and weekends is essential.

The desired candidate would possess the following attributes but the successful candidate will be given full training to achieve the required skills: • Forklift licence • Loader licence • Be able to work unsupervised • Rendering experience would be preferred but not essential • A Mechanical or Engineering background also preferred but not essential The successful applicant will be subject to a pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol test.

Applications close on June 8, 2018.

Please apply in writing with curriculum vitae and references to: Gordon Henderson Wallace Group LP PO Box 11, Waitoa Email: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz

Football Fern Rosie White

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

“We are delighted to have a combined agreement across our All Whites and Football Ferns,” he says.

“We are confident this will add positive benefits to our elite programmes, not just for today’s players but for those of tomorrow.

“The focus on gender equality was a significant outcome the men were extremely passionate about.

“We’re looking forward to ensuring the success of our national teams,” he adds.

“The negotiating process was conducted respectfully and with a joint vision in mind with New Zealand Football.

“The nature of this agreement will be the first of its kind and we’re hopeful this will encourage other organisations to adopt a similar approach.”

The CBA announcement comes on the back of some significant news for women’s football in this country with the recent launch of the Kate Sheppard Cup and the expansion of the Women’s National League to two rounds from the upcoming season.

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Talleys is a successful and well known brand operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products.

We have a position available for an experienced Mechanic to operate both at our Fairton site workshop, and in the field during our vegetable harvesting season, ensuring our plant and vehicle fleet operates to maximum performance.

You'll be converse with working on new and well loved equipment, and some welding and engineering skills would be an advantage, as would a basic knowledge of hydraulics. You will have the ability and integrity to work unsupervised, as well as be part of a team.

Our Ashburton Mechanical Workshop team supports field to factory operations, in terms of ensuring that our varied range of plant and vehicles are maintained and operated according to the highest standards. We also welcome applications from people with more of an engineering/fitting background.

Nadal alienates half the fans Rafael Nadal has put himself in the middle team, it seems that you have to be anti another team,” Nadal said. of a soccer controversy in Madrid.

“I just support Real Madrid. I have a lot A longtime Real Madrid supporter, Nadal appeared with a Atletico Madrid jersey of friends that are from Atletico.

“They are playing in a competition in during the club’s Europa League match against Arsenal last week, making head- Europe against an English team. I just went lines across Spain and attracting a wave of there to support Atletico Madrid. They insocial media reactions from fans from both vited me. I just wanted to enjoy the day, to 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 Burnett St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. NZ Ltd. see a great football match.” teams.

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“Well, there is a problem with today’s Europe’s second-tiered club competition.

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The Fresh Name in the Freezer

Mark yesterday’s date down as a watershed moment for women’s football in New Zealand.

New Zealand Football has agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will give the Football Ferns parity with their higher profile All Whites counterparts.

NZF and the New Zealand Professional Footballers’ Association (NZPFA) have come together to complete their CBA, and it means NZF becomes the first national sports organisation to agree on equity and parity for their senior men’s and women’s national teams.

It’s also believed to be a world first for football, with no other country among Fifa’s member nations (which number in excess of 200) striking such a deal.

The revised CBA offers four key factors for both the elite male and female footballers: pay parity, equal prize money, equal rights for image use and, most notably, parity across travel while representing New Zealand.

The most striking aspect is the travel.

It will mean that the women will be entitled to business class travel for flights of six hours or more, giving them the same privileges as their male counterparts.

New Zealand Football Chief Executive Andy Martin says it is a significant announcement for football in this country.

“We are pleased to have the Collective Bargaining Agreement confirmed and with parity for both the All Whites and the Football Ferns,” Martin says.

“The Football Ferns, who are ranked inside the top 20 in the world, are the flagship of women’s football in New Zealand.

“They are role models for the 30,000 female players throughout our country.

“It is important to recognise their contribution and form a revised agreement alongside the PFA,” he adds.

“This has been a positive negotiation and I would like to thank the PFA for the manner in which these discussions have taken place.

“We come out of these discussions wellaligned and excited about what our national teams can achieve in the next three years under this CBA.” Harry Ngata, a former All White and the New Zealand Professional Footballers’ Association Chief Executive, is likewise pleased with the terms of the new agreement.

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Please note, only applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered for this position.

If this position is of interest to you, please forward your CV to Mechanics Position, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email warrick.lefeber@talleys.co.nz

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TRADES, SERVICES

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

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. www.tinter.co.nz. Facebook.

Member of Master Tinters NZ.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

FOREVER Living has created 100% natural, cruelty-free, health, beauty and cleaning products for 40 years and is now available in Mid Canterbury. Contact your rep.

Andrea, for a consultation today. Phone 021 085 31972.

GRAZING

GRASS / fattening feed wanted for store lambs.

WHEEL alignments at great Phone Mitch, 027 313 1320. prices. Maximise the life GRAZING wanted for store of your tyres with an lambs. Phone Steve 027 321 alignment from Neumanns 6060.

Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LAMB grazing required.

Phone Ian, 0272 302 188.

MOTORING

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

MEETINGS, EVENTS

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

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ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Autumn Show on now, Short Street Studio. Guest Sue Currie and a selection from members.

Open weekends 11am-3pm and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday when sign out.

Enquires 308 4533.

FOR SALE

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

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

NEW to town. A gorgeous Asian, slim, size 8, busty, 40 BUYER of unwanted DD, experienced, caring, animals. Cattle, bobby calves, good massage. Phone 021 horse and all farm animals. 257 1703.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 ACCOMMODATION, 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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WANTED to rent. House in GENERAL hire.

Lawn- Mayfield area. Please phone mowers, chainsaws, concrete 0276 116 113. breakers, trailers, and more.

For all subscriber All your DIY / party hire, call enquiries, missed and see Ashburton U-Hire. deliveries, new 588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am subscriptions, temporary - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am - stops – text, call or email: 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 Text www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz 021 271 3399

HEALTH & BEAUTY

SHELLY - Health massage.

Open 9am-9pm. Chinese lady. Ashburton. Phone 022 684 1692.

Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Mellish Stream in the back country, all welcome, phone Jenny 08-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street. (not public holidays).

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet

THURSDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions).

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

Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

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

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

PUBLIC NOTICES

The Ashburton Hakatere River Trail will be closed to the public due to a 6 hour Mountain Bike event held by the Mid Canterbury Mountain Biking Club.

Where: Ashburton Hakatere River Trail from State Highway 1 (the bridge) to Melrose Road, Ashburton.

When: Sunday 13 May, 2018, from 8am until 5pm.

Unauthorised use of the track during this closure is considered an offence.

David Askin Open Spaces Manager www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

Galloping action at the Ashburton Raceway Friday, May 11 First Race 12.30pm

Free Entry and book.

Good sized fields will ensure exciting racing.

Enjoy this Friday on-course at the raceway.

Excellent catering service, refreshments available

May 9 and 10, 2018

at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. General monthly meeting. Doris Linton lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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

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

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

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

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Weekly Euchre with cash prizes and afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

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

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

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC. Practical learning - Panning, Action and Motion. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

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

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

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

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Mahjong - non counting and beginners table. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES.

ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

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

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Facebook, safeguard your information, limited to 10. Cost $2. Reading Room, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

5pm - 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

5.30pm - 6.30pm MID CANTERBURY TIMEBANK LEARNING EXCHANGE. What does it mean to be Muslim, Q and A session. Register at https://www. eventbrite.co.nz/e/being-muslin-innew-zealand-tickets-45258130286 7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The love (philos) of wisdom (sophia) is philosophy. You’ll be thinking a lot about your personal philosophy, deciding what it is (and whether it’s changed), honing it and living it more fully.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): A person’s character is only as great as he or she treats the weakest in the group. Be very wary of anyone who seems to take advantage of (or be oblivious to) those in a down position.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll be drawn to connect.

You have a lot to share, but you won’t know what it is until you get into the jazz of social interaction. Even you will be surprised by the interesting titbits that come up.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You are in perfect step with your people, and it is for this very reason that you’re able to step back and create a new and complementary rhythm. Think of it as a syncopation that keeps everything livelier.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll put your heart into what you make. People who experience your creation will feel this, perhaps experiencing it as an intangible tug on their own heartstrings.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your service is a sacrifice, yet you may also be paid for it. That fact doesn’t take anything away from the gift you give when you dedicate yourself to doing the job with full attention and love.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): This is a time to do full disclosure, be transparent and show your work. You will create bonds as you fascinate others. You’ll improve quickly when they point out strengths and help you see mistakes.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Usually, you know when to step in and lend a hand. If the day needs saving, you’ll save it. But today brings up some grey area. You may not be sure whether it’s your place or your turn. Pause.

Only step in when you’re sure.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You don’t want to be repetitive, but the fact is they won’t get it unless you repeat yourself. Say it differently each time or say it the same; that doesn’t matter. If it’s worth saying, it’s worth repeating.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll have self-editing to do today. You’ll pump up the fun parts, amplify the essential, axe the superfluous, nix the unnecessary. All this polish is possible because you once put it all out there. Be proud!

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re wary of being sold, as you should be. When it’s a good match, you don’t need to be sold. When it’s something you’ve been looking for or believe in, need and will use up, you’ll go all in.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There won’t be a lot of transactions that absolutely must happen today. So you can turn off the distractions and concentrate on what you most need to be doing, which will be producing and creating.

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FORSYTH, Warren Joseph (Joe) – Died peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, May 1, 2018. Aged 94 years. Dearly loved husband and soul mate of the late Ruth. Loved brother-inlaw of Ann (Wellington) and a wonderful uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Special friend of Nan Copland (Christchurch). Messages to 24 Turkington Street, Tawa, Wellington 5028. A private graveside service for Joe was held at Ashburton Cemetery on TUESDAY, May 8, 2018.

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Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h, easing to 30 km/h in the afternoon.

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Invercargill

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.3 20.2 Max to 4pm 8.6 Minimum 1.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 1.0 Avg May to date 16 2018 to date 518.8 236 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 37 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 50 Time of gust 11:46am

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Wellington

Rain near the divide, easing in the evening.

Only patchy lighter falls spreading east.

Northeast turning northwest and rising to gale about higher ground.

Rain with northeasterlies, then clearing with light winds.

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Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 70 km/h, easing to 40 km/h during the morning then to 30 km/h from afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 110 km/h, easing to gale 70 km/h during the morning, then to 40 km/h from afternoon.

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A high pressure system lies over the North Island. A cold front weakens away over central New Zealand as a warm front approaches the west of the South Island.

A ridge covers most of New Zealand tomorrow. On Friday, a low crosses the South Island from the Tasman Sea during the afternoon and evening.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

A few showers with southwesterlies then cloudy periods with northeasterlies developing.

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PRIME

6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen DeGeneres brings her brand of humour to daytime talk. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Tiny House Nation 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:25 Nexo Knights 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Evolution 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:15 Jeremy Kyle 1:15 Judge Rinder 2:15 Home Improvement 3 0 2:45 Home And Away 3 0 3:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:45 Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH 0 4pm Fanimals The next race for glory in Farmyard Olympics in Huntly; a chance to win on Call of Nature; the newest Galapagos tortoises at Auckland Zoo. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M Unwritten Obsession PGR 2017 Thriller.

Haley Webb, Chelsea Lopez.

3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 Married At First Sight UK The couples finally get some time alone, and spend their first night as husband and wife before setting off on honeymoon.

5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:30 Doctor Doctor Hayley and Meryl deal with the result of two boxes of uncounted votes; Hugh bonds with Ajax, who is doing work experience at the hospital. 0 9:30 Coronation Street 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm F Code Black AO Christa must put aside her personal feelings for Grace, and work with her to treat a boy who claims he was abused at a camp for troubled teens. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 The Big Bang Theory 0 9:15 Mom 0 9:45 This Is Us AO 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back PGR While Luke takes advanced Jedi training from Yoda, his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke. 0 10:10 NewsHub Late 10:40 NCIS AO 3 0

11:15 Mom AO 3 0 11:45 Clique 0 12:40 Private Practice 3 0 1:20 Shortland Street 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 3 3:35 Jeremy Kyle 3 4:20 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 Gypsy Kids PGR 3 Twelve-year-old Ben has dreams of becoming a pilot, and funds his lessons himself by selling eggs to a local café. With access to children within the Gypsy and Traveller communities, a three-part documentary series exploring their world, through their eyes.

12:35 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

Doctor Doctor

8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 10:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 10:53 The Dish PGR 3 10:55 I Found The Gown 3 11:25 I Found The Gown 3 11:55 I Killed My BFF PGR 3 12:43 The Dish PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:40 Dating Naked AO 2:33 The Dish PGR 3 2:35 Botched PGR 3 3:35 I’m Having Their Baby 3 4:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 Catfish 3 7:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 Vanderpump Rules 10:33 The Dish PGR 3 10:35 Intervention AO 3 11:25 I Killed My BFF PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

7am Manchester By The Sea MVLC 2016 Drama. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams. 9:15 Love On Ice 2016 Romantic Comedy. Julie Berman, Andrew Walker. 10:40 It The Loggers Had To Be You 16LS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

7:30pm on Prime Cristin Milioti, Dan Soder.

Noon Incarnate 16VLC SKY 5 2016 Horror. Aaron Eckhart, 6am Jeopardy! PG Carice van Houten.

6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 1:25 Ghost In The PG 6:50 The Simpsons Shell MV 2017 Action.

PG 7:15 Ice Road Truckers Scarlett Johansson, PG 8:05 Pawn Stars Juliette Binoche.

PG 8:30 Border Security 3:10 Manchester By M 8:55 Storage Wars The Sea MVLC 2016 PG 9:20 Pawn Stars PG Drama. Casey Affleck, 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU Michelle Williams.

MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon SmackDown Live MVC 5:25 Willed To Kill M 2012 2:10 Supergirl MVS 3:05 The Drama. Sarah Jane Morris, Force MC 4pm The Simpsons Dylan Bruce. 6:55 The Disappointments Room 16VLC PG 2016 Horror. Kate Beckinsale, 4:30 Jeopardy! PG Mel Raido. 8:30 Captain 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG Fantastic MLSC 2016 Drama.

5:30 Pawn Stars PG A survivalist family are 6pm Storage Wars PG confronted with the real world 6:30 Border Security M after the death of their mother 7pm Pawn Stars PG and find their way of life 7:30 The Flash M challenged. Viggo Mortenson, 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV Frank Langella.

9:30 NCIS PGV 10:30 To Walk Invisible 10:30 SVU MV MVLS 2016 Drama. Finn Atkins, 11:25 Storage Wars PG Charlie Murphy.

11:55 Pawn Stars PG THURSDAY 12:35 If THURSDAY 12:20 The Looks Could Kill MC 2016 Force MC 1:20 Pawn Stars Thriller. 2:05 Willed To Kill PG 1:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV M 2012 Drama. 3:35 The 2:40 The Flash M 3:30 SVU Disappointments Room 16VLC MV 4:20 Border Security 2016 Horror. 5:10 Captain M 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The Simpsons PG Fantastic MLSC 2016 Drama.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 7:40 Pukana 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Kai Ora 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Waka Huia 3 Noon Game Of Bros PGR 3 12:30 F Billy T James AO 1pm Moko Aotearoa 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4:10 Pukana 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Purapura O Te Taihauauru 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Hangi Pit Masters PGR 8pm The Puna 8:30 Haka At Home 9:30 Ahikaroa AO 10pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 10:30 Nga Purapura O Te Taihauauru 3

11pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:30 Closedown

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

Midnight Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

THURSDAY

MAORI

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 0 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 7:15 League Of Super Evil 3 0 7:40 Duck Dodgers 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Flog It! 12:40 Ed PGR 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune PGR 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Loggers PGR 0 8pm Fish Of The Day 0 8:30 The Selection AO 0 9:30 Ross Kemp – Libya’s Migrant Hell AO 0 10:30 Superior Donuts PGR 0

7:55 Contraband 16VLC 2012 Crime. To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler goes to Panama to acquire millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster.

9:45 Avatar MV 2009 Sci-fi Action. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver.

12:25 The Good Shepherd MVLS 2006 Drama.

Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie.

3:10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PGLS 2011 Comedy Drama. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton.

5:10 Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley.

6:45 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg.

8:30 Arthur PGVL 2011 Comedy. A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family does not like.

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren.

10:25 Unbreakable MV 2000 Thriller. Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson.

12:10 Priest MV 2011 Action.

Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet.

1:35 Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley. 3:10 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. 4:55 Arthur PGVL 2011 Comedy.

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren.

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SKY SPORT 1 6am The Back Page 7am World Of Sailing (HLS) 8am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Well Fargo Championship.

9am Golf – European Tour (HLS) GolfSixes. 9:30 Golf – LPGA Tour Volunteers of America Texas Shootout – Round Four. 10am Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) 11am L Golf – Players Championship 1pm Golf – PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational. 2pm Golf – On Par 2:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) 3pm Motorsport – Supercars Championship (HLS) Races 11 and 12.

4pm Motorsport – British Touring Car Championship Round Two. 5pm Cricket – IPL (HLS) Royals v Kings XI. 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Crusaders. 6pm The Breakdown 7pm Rugby – First XV Revision 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Mystics v Tactix.

9:30 Netball Zone 10pm NZ Press Box 10:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Cricket – IPL Royals v Kings XI. THURSDAY Midnight Netball – ANZ Premiership Mystics v Tactix. 12:30 Netball Zone 1am Rugby League – NRL Friday. 1:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Tigers.

2am NRL 360 3am League Life 3:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Tigers.

4am Rugby League – NSW Cup (RPL) Mounties v Warriors.

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

6am The Living Room 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Ice Age Giants 8:30 Animal Park 9:30 Jamie’s Great Britain 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Inside Ikea 12:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 1:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 2:30 Money For Nothing 3:30 Love Nature – Kingdom Of The Forest 4:30 Food Safari – Earth 5pm Tasting Tasmania 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Flipping Bangers Gus and Will find the cheapest MR2 Mk2 in the country at $400, and look over it, but see there is no profit in it; the car is in the worst condition, and the market for these once greats is flat.

7:30 Ewen And Colin McGregor – RAF Centenary Colin and Ewan McGregor explore the first 100 years of service with the stories of airmen and women who were part of the key moments in the world’s first independent air force. .

9:30 Alone AO 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Food Safari – Earth An exploration of the many possibilities of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and more.

Midnight Tasting Tasmania 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Flipping Bangers 2am Love Nature – Kingdom Of The Forest 3am Great Continental Railway Journeys 4am Ewen And Colin McGregor – RAF Centenary

SKY SPORT 2 6am Super League Fulltime 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 The Fan 8am Queenslanders Only 8:30 NRL Try Time 9:30 Motorsport Trackside 10:30 Football – A-League Hour 11:30 AFL Weekly Highlights Noon Cricket – IPL (RPL) Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab.

3:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Mystics v Steel. 4pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Magic.

4:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Stars v Tactix.

5pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Steel.

5:30 Golf – PGA Tour Champions Nsperity Invitational.

6:30 Golf – Players Championship (RPL) 8pm Queenslanders Only 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life 10pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 10:30 Super League Fulltime 11:05 L Cycling – Giro D’Italia Stage Five.

THURSDAY

3:35 #SkySpeed 4am Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) OneMain Financial 200.

5am Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) Drive for Autism 400.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch M Man Down. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ferrari Fix Part 2 – 1917 Reo. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M On the Move.

10am What On Earth?

PG 10:50 Street Science PG 11:15 Street Science PG Tension Demolition.

11:40 Swamp Murders M A Dark Place to Die. 12:30 Blood Relatives M No Rest for the Wicked.

1:20 Murder Comes To Town M Roses are Red, Murder is Too. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch M Hillstrand’s Last Catch. 4:45 What On Earth?

PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ford Galaxie Part 1 – Bikini Contest. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Edge Of Alaska PG 10:15 Alaskan Bush People M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Comes To Town M THURSDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Juniors get right into Rippa Collegiate’s Lachie Leadley has the try line in his sights and team-mate Beau Spence in support, while Celtic’s Lachlan Ross chases them down during the opening day for junior rugby in Mid Canterbury on Saturday. The trio were taking part in the under-six Rippa Rugby grade. Mid Canterbury Rugby Union rugby development officer Jason Ree said junior numbers were good, but down slightly on last year. The younger grades like under-six and under-seven Rippa Rugby were bursting at the seams, but as kids got older they were dropping off, and work was being done to try and keep young players in the game. Part of that was introducing a Quick Rip form of the game in schools which was like Rippa Rugby, but aimed more at teenagers, and included lineout and scrums, but no tackling.

Williams in historic win P14

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