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Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre has taken one giant step closer to opening its doors in May with a raft of inspections completed ahead of the official end of construction and the start of its testing phase. FULL STORY

Animal neglect earns fine An Ashburton farmer who failed to provide adequate food and water for 122 dairy cows was sentenced and fined in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Paul Samuel Bailey, 51, appeared before Judge Noel Walsh for sentencing on three charges, including recklessly ill-treating a dairy cow, ill-treating a dairy cow by failing to give it adequate feed while pregnant and failing to ensure the physical health of 122 dairy cows.

At a hearing on January 19, Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) prosecutor Grant Fletcher told the court that an MPI animal welfare inspector visited Bailey’s farm in Hinds on August 4, 2014, following a complaint from a member of the public. An inspection of a herd of cows on the property found that 122 mixed age cows belonging to Bailey were in “relatively poor condition”.

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There was little grass cover on the farm, and there was no sign of supplement feed being fed to the cows. Bailey told the inspector that he would remove the 50 lightest cows from the herd and take them to another property where they would be fed kale and straw, however, when an inspector revisited the property on August 20, none of the cows had been removed. The inspector found the con-

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dition of the herd had deteriorated further. Mr Fletcher told the court a subsequent inspection on August 26, attended by a veterinarian, found a heavily pregnant cow due to calf. He said the cow subsequently calved and both the cow and calf died due to being in such a poor condition. However, at yesterday’s sentencing, defence counsel Greg Martin told the court that the

animals had not died, which was accepted by MPI. Mr Martin said his client accepted he should have taken steps to give the animal special treatment and adequate feed. During the inspection, it was also noted that most of the cows were suffering from a severe lice infestation.

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Dench wants to roll back the years Veteran actress Dame Judi Dench wishes she could turn back time, as she prefers youthful exuberance over wisdom. The 80-year-old star insists there are no positives about growing old and she would happily trade in her worldly experience to be young again. She tells People magazine, “There’s nothing good about being my age ... Someone said to me, ‘You have such a wealth of knowledge,’ and I just said ‘I’d rather be young and know nothing actually.’ Bugger the wealth of knowledge.”

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Maze Runner star weds Actor Ki Hong Lee turned his weekend wedding into a star-studded affair by inviting his The Maze Runner castmates to join in the celebrations. Lee wed his fiancee Hayoung Cho at the weekend and guests included his movie pals Dylan O’Brien, Dexter Darden, Alexander Flores, Will Poulter and Chris Sheffield. Kaya Scodelario couldn’t make the event, but posted a photo from the wedding on Twitter, and wrote, “Congratulations to the stunning Bride & Groom. I wish I could’ve been there to celebrate with the rest of the fam.” Teen Wolf star Arden Cho was also in attendance, while O’Brien took his actress girlfriend Britt Robertson along as his date.

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Kardashian inspired by Madonna Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has cited Madonna as the inspiration behind her new platinum blonde hairstyle. Kanye West’s wife recently swapped her trademark brunette locks for a daring bleached bob, and she admits the makeover is a tribute to the Queen of Pop. Kardashian tells People.com, “I’ve always had this image of Madonna with platinum hair in my references folder on my computer and I’ve been waiting a long time to try the look. I thought what better time than right now for Paris Fashion Week.”

Goodrem collapses on set Delta Goodrem has reportedly collapsed on the set of The Voice. Goodrem, who is a coach on the Nine Network reality TV series, apparently rushed from the set with chest pains. Woman’s Day magazine reports Goodrem was about to give her feedback to a female contestant during the blind auditions round of the TV show when she appeared to falter, unable to speak. Goodrem then took off her mic and left the set. The magazine reports a senior producer told the audience that Goodrem was complaining of pressure on her chest but that she was being taken care of backstage. Goodrem returned more than 10 minutes later on the arm of her fellow coach, Ricky Martin. Ever the pro, Goodrem brushed off the incident saying: “You were so good I just had to pass out.”

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Gen X richer if ... Generation X New Zealanders who have a stable partner and have left the country are richer than those who are single and still living here, research shows. People born in Dunedin in 1972-73, in the middle of the “Gen X” post-baby-boom generation, were almost four times as wealthy by age 38 if they were still partnered than if they were single. And they were about twice as wealthy if they lived beyond Australasia than if they stayed in New Zealand. Those who went to Australia were also about a quarter better off than their contemporaries who either stayed here or came home by age 38. These two factors had much bigger effects than either intelligence or the socioeconomic status of the families people grew up in. The research comes from a famous study following 1037 people born in Dunedin in 1972-73. Participants have been flown back to Dunedin from wherever they live every few years for interviews.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Convicted of performing indecent act on a minor A 40-year-old Mid Canterbury man who became romantically involved with a 14-year-old girl in his care was convicted in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. The man, who the Guardian cannot name to protect the identity of the victim, was convicted of performing an indecent act on a minor after he engaged in a romantic relationship with the victim between December 31, 2014 and February 11, 2015. The court heard how the victim moved in with the man and his family last year, after experiencing family problems. She allegedly saw the man as a father-figure, and the pair developed a close relationship. However the man’s wife became concerned about their relationship when she found inappropriate text messages between the pair on her husband’s cellphone. The victim moved out of the

home, and the man was advised to stop contacting her. The man then secretly bought a new cellphone, which he used to maintain contact with the victim at “all times of the day and night”. They exchanged over 5000 text messages, in which they spoke of their love for each other. The pair allegedly met in secret at various locations around Ashburton, where they would regularly kiss and hug each other. The man allegedly told police the victim would often sit on his lap, causing him to become sexually aroused. However he maintained they did not become sexually active, as they were waiting for the victim to turn 16. He was convicted on one charge and remanded for sentencing. More court news, P6

MPs to cut earlier pay rise MPs will pass a law under urgency tomorrow to cut their latest hefty pay rise and to index future increases against the same measure that is used for superannuation rises. Prime Minister John Key said cabinet yesterday decided that MPs’ annual pay rises will be measured against the quarterly employment survey – and taken each June for the previous year. The part of the survey relating to MPs’ pay will be the average public sector pay increase

from July to June of the previous year. So the pay rise the MPs will pass this week, of 1.5 per cent, and backdated to July 2014, is based on the public sector pay increase from July 2013 to June 2014 and taken as an average. Despite calls from Mr Key to give MPs a zero or modest pay rise, the Remuneration Authority ordered a 3.5 per cent rise two weeks ago and 5.5 per cent when travel allowances were included. - NZME

Animal neglect earns fine From P1 The inspector and vet then visited another of Bailey’s properties, where they discovered a heifer that was severely lame and walking on overgrown hooves. The heifer was euthanised immediately due to its poor condition. Mr Martin told the court that approximately one month before the inspection, Bailey had the heifer attended to by a vet

who administered antibiotics. Mr Martin said Bailey would have euthanised the animal had he owned a rifle. Judge Walsh yesterday told Bailey that he had a “legal and moral responsibility” to make sure the animals did not suffer. Bailey was convicted on all three charges. He was fined a total of $4500 plus court costs, and was ordered to pay $2509.60 in vet fees.

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Progress at last – a 40-tonne crane lifts a 200 kilogram compressor unit from the roof of the Ashburton art gallery. PHOTO 090315-DW-019

Right - Ashburton District Council commercial manager James Webb and Piersons Refrigeration and Air Conditioning personnel Josh Le Compte and Bill Moore discuss the compressor removal operation. PHOTO 090315-DW-050

■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Finally, there’s some progress at art gallery By SuSan SandyS

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A 40-tonne crane moved on to the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre site yesterday, in the first outward sign of progress towards the art gallery opening. The gallery remains shut weeks after the new building was officially opened, and an opening date for the facility has yet to be set. Yesterday, personnel from Piersons Refrigeration and Air Conditioning of Christchurch used the crane to lift out a 200 kilogram blue compressor unit from inside the roof. It is the first stage in a process which will involve drying out moisture which has accumulated in the building due to a faulty air conditioning unit. The compressor will now be taken to Christchurch for

drying in a large special oven under a vacuum to suck the moisture out, expected to take about one week. Work also needs to be undertaken on site, including removing moisture-laden coolant, pumping nitrogen through the air conditioning system to remove any traces of moisture in it, then reintroducing new coolant. Additionally, the faulty air conditioning unit, which caused the moisture build-up in the first place, needs to be removed, and the new unit installed. The new unit has arrived in Christchurch from Italy. Ashburton District Council commercial manager James Webb said he hoped the new unit would be able to be installed within two weeks. As he watched the crane

remove the compressor yesterday, he said it was great to finally see some work on site. “A lot has been going on in the background,” he said. Ashburton Art Gallery curator Shirin Khosraviani also watched the work under way, having come outside from her workplace in the building. “It’s a huge relief to see there’s some progress,” Ms Khosraviani said. An opening date for the gallery, which had to go on hold due to the faulty air conditioning unit, would be set once the new unit was installed and it the whole system returned two to three weeks of stable temperature and humidity data. The ongoing delays were “tough going” for the gallery, which last week cancelled yet another exhibition and postponed another one.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

It’s all go for testing time

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Ashburton’s new pool complex in the EA Networks Centre is receiving its ultimate test as dozens of tradesmen take an after-work – and unwashed – dip in its waters. And while that might sound an odd way to christen a sparkling new complex, manager Steve Prescott said dozens of grubby bodies provided the perfect way to ensure water quality equipment reacted in the right way to water quality changes. “We need dirty bodies in the pool so we can tweak the chlorine system; we need to establish this before people start coming in,” Mr Prescott said. Tensions have been running high at the pool over the past few days as contractors, architects and Ashburton District Council building staff work through long check lists measuring work completed against work scheduled. And by last night the complex had taken one giant step towards its May opening with contractural completion signed off. That might signal the end of construction but it also ushers in a week of tweaking dozens of aspects of the complex, council major projects manager Viv Eybourg said. On a project of the centre’s scale it was inevitable there would be issues arise once construction was finished, he

Police notebook Incidents reported yesterday: -A male was processed for drink driving in the early hours of yesterday morning after recording an excess breath alcohol level of 782mcg per litre of breath.

Screening shelved A heart screening programme that could save the lives of children has been shelved. The rheumatic heart disease screening programme was trialled on over 600 children in Porirua in 2012, and detected eight children with heart disease. The pilot has now been stopped for fear of upsetting families with false alarms. Ministry of Health acting chief medical officer Dr John Crawshaw said it was better to focus on prevention.

Rural nurses meeting The Rural Nurses Meeting is set to be held in Wellington from May 14 – May 16. The meeting will include presenters, hands-on workshops and entertainment, and registrations are now open. Prior to this there is also a Rural Emergency Nursing Care: Recognition, Assessment and Skills Management course that will be held on May 13 and 14. This event can also be registered for now. There has been a clash of clipboards at the EA Networks Centre as from left Naylor Love project manager Nick Cournane, Warren and Mahoney architect Alex Head and centre manager Steve Prescott walked the complex, checking work completed against work scheduled during the project’s contractual completion inspection. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 090315-DW-243

said, and one of those has been around water pressure. “The local mains pressure is not enough to flush all the loos and run all the showers at the same time so we need to put a booster pump in.” While the fix was simple and relatively inexpensive, it would take time to order and install

a pump. “And that’s one of the reasons we’re not rushing to open. We want everything to be smooth, to be perfect and for it all to go off with a bang.” The complex was still on target for an early May opening, Mr Eybourg said. For contractor Naylor Love’s project manager Nick Cour-

nane, the end of construction also meant the end of sevenday weeks and working hours. “It’d be fair to say the guys are pretty jaded,” he said. And architect Alex Head from Warren and Mahoney was relieved to be at the end of what had been a very long process.

■ TINWALD SCHOOL

Two new classrooms officially opened By CaitliN Porter

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The big, blue ribbon has been cut, and the two new classrooms at Tinwald School are now officially open. The opening ceremony, led by school principal Peter Livingstone, took place yesterday. Parents, teachers, pupils and a number of distinguished guests attended including members of the Board of Trustees, Gill Maher from the Ministry of Education and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew. The two classrooms had been in the pipeline for three years, after rolls continued to grow, stretching the school’s infrastructure. While only one new classroom was necessary, the Ministry of Education agreed to fund two, to future-proof the school for further roll growth. Yesterday, Mr Livingstone

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The ribbon that officially opened Tinwald School’s two new classrooms yesterday was cut by (from left) teacher Marie King, Board of Trustees chairwoman Jane Kelly, Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew and Tinwald School leaders Madison TruslerClark and Jack Brown. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 090315-DW-165

welcomed everyone who attended the opening and thanked all those who were involved.

Board of Trustees chairwoman Jane Kelly also spoke, and said she hoped the chil-

dren enjoyed the new rooms, and asked them to write letters to the board to let them know what they liked the most. “I’m jealous, I’d love to be a kid in those classrooms,” she said. Mrs Goodhew also spoke, and acknowledged everyone for their hard work. It’s great to see the school thriving and growing, she said. “It’s a milestone in the life of your school and I hope there’s lots more exciting ones just like it,” she said. The ribbon was then cut by the guests and school leaders, Madison Trusler-Clark and Jack Brown. The new classrooms are only the tip of the iceberg, maintenance work had also been approved on existing classrooms and the school library would also undergo an upgrade.

Ambulance calls Ashburton’s St John ambulance service travelled 3991 kilometres last week attending 83 call-outs. Of those 26 were urgent calls. Sixty-seven calls were to medical events and 15 to accidents.

Key taker not licensed The Dunedin man who took car keys from a tourist on the Otago Peninsula did not hold a valid New Zealand driver licence, it has been revealed. Robert Penman (45) made national headlines for his stance against a foreign driver on Highcliff Road, on the Otago Peninsula. Dunedin Police referred inquiries about the status of his licence to the New Zealand Transport Agency. An NZTA spokesman yesterday confirmed Mr Penman’s driver’s licence expired on September 21 last year. When approached for comment, Mr Penman confirmed he had been driving on an expired licence, but “wasn’t aware of it”. He had been contacted by police and told to rectify the situation, which he hoped to do this week. - NZME

Church services in pub Palmerston Elim Church members say they have not managed to convert the publican of the Waihemo Lodge Hotel to their faith “at the moment”. Publican Tom Lawless says he has not managed to interest church members in drinking his beer. But despite the wide gap in their vocations, the church and the pub had an “absolutely wonderful” relationship, ever since church members started using a room for Sunday worship. The unusual site was the only place the church could find after its lease ended on the upper story of the Four Square store around the corner. Pastor Lyn Meinders said the pub was the “only door that was open to us” after the church had to move from its home of 26 years. - NZME

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT CEMETERIES

Graves register makes headway By Sue NewmaN

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The people of Ashburton’s past will never be forgotten thanks to an ambitious project that’s being undertaken by the Ashburton Family History group. Over the past five years group members have been photographing headstones in cemeteries around the Ashburton District, with images being uploaded to the Ashburton District Council’s website. It’s a long, slow process, but progress is definitely being made says the man in charge of the project, Michael Sheate. Initially the project was trialled at Waterton and Winslow cemeteries and it is now moving across the district. Ashburton cemetery is almost completed with about 6000 images now available through the council’s website. The project is broad in scope and it’s not without its challenges, Mr Sheate said. “We’re finding a few issues around plot numbers, mainly with figures being transposed but we’re fixing those as we go along. “It’s slow work, but we’re getting there.” The district had been very fortunate in having sextons over the years who had been meticulous in their record keeping; some areas hadn’t been so lucky, he said. The group hopes to have all

Thanks to an ongoing project undertaken by Ashburton’s family history group where headstones in every cemetery are photographed and their images stored online, the people of the Ashburton District’s past will never be forgotten. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 050315-JJ-003

headstones in the RSA plots at Ashburton Cemetery available by Anzac Day. Several smaller rural cemeteries have been completed and a start has been made on re-

cording headstones in Methven cemetery, but the project is one that will be ongoing, one that will never be completed. To ensure that new interments are also recorded, Mr

Sheate said the group works with monumental masons to ensure they are aware of changes to old headstones and newly erected memorials. The work is voluntary al-

■ FATAL SHOOTING

Death shocks community By KriStiN edge Family and friends of a man killed when a cannon-style firearm discharged are shocked as he was extremely safety conscious when handling weapons. Derek Allan Kelly, 74, was hugely involved in his community and volunteered in many capacities throughout Dargaville and Kaipara, taking people through their firearms licences and teaching them to shoot. The firearms collector was unloading equipment off his ute when it accidentally discharged and fatally struck him at his home in Mahuta, west of Dargaville, about 4.30pm on Sunday. His two daughters and two grandchildren had travelled from Australia to comfort Mrs Kelly, who was at home when the tragedy happened. Partner of one of Mr Kelly’s daughters Phil Freeman said the death was a tragic accident that had left his family reeling. “He was routinely unloading equipment off the back of his utility. A round unexpectedly exploded. “It was very sudden and comes as an

absolute shock,” Mr Freeman said. “He was no stranger to dealing with firearms and took all the precautions he could. We are at a loss to explain how this happened.” Mr Kelly, a successful dairy farmer, was a volunteer at the Dargaville Museum, involved with the RSA, and a member of many committees. “He was one of those fellows if there was a community project going he would get involved in it,” Mr Freeman said. “He was always looking to help his community in general to prosper. He was your typical farmer and had a wealth of knowledge. “He could fix your tractor or weld a gate together. He was a jack of all trades.” Mr Freeman would not comment further on what the weapon was or what it was used for. Northland police spokeswoman Sarah Kennett would only confirm the firearm was cannon-like with a 40mm diameter. She said the case had been referred to the coroner and would make no more comment. - NZME

though the group was given a grant from the council to help cover travel and equipment costs. “We’ve been through a couple of cameras,” he said.

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Convicted on two Facing third drink driving charge deception charges A woman with 60 previous dishonesty offences to her name was convicted on a further two charges in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Johnelle Leslie Stephanie Rose Albert appeared before Judge Noel Walsh on two charges of causing loss by deception. On January 29, 2013, Albert opened an account with Vodafone NZ online in Melissa Cox’s name using details from Ms Cox’s driver’s licence. The account was a post-paid contract which included a phone. The court heard that Albert obtained Ms Cox’s personal details from her driver’s licence under the guise of obtaining Ms Cox a job. On January 30, 2013, Albert opened another account with Spark NZ in Ms Cox’s name, again using details from the driver’s licence. Like the Vodafone account, it was a post paid contract with a phone. Albert used her residential address for both of the accounts. Over a period of three months, Albert racked up phone bills which went unpaid.

When both Spark and Vodafone terminated the services, the total amount owing to Vodafone was $2127.72, while $1896.92 was owed to Spark. The total amount owing came to $4024.64. Albert then sold the cellphones. Ms Cox became aware of the accounts in her name when she applied for finance in November 2014 and was declined. She was advised that two outstanding debts had been referred to collection agencies. Ms Cox made enquiries into the debts before referring the matter to police. Albert admitted the charges, and defence counsel Paul Bradford said his client used the money from the sale of the phones to gamble. Mr Bradford said his client had since beaten her gambling addiction, and was raising her two young children. Judge Walsh told the court Albert had previously been sentenced to 12 months in prison in 2013 on a raft of dishonesty related charges. Albert was convicted on both charges and ordered to come up if called upon in 12 months.

Matthew Allan Fahey appeared in The Ashburton District Court before Judge Noel Walsh on his third drink driving charge yesterday. He admitted one charge of drink driving and one charge of sustained loss of traction. Fahey was processed for drink driving after recording an excess breath alcohol level of 921mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. He was convicted and sentenced to four months of community detention and nine months of supervision. He was also disqualified from driving for 12 months.

colliding with a truck, Chambers was found to have an excess breath alcohol level of 533mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. He was convicted on both charges and sentenced to four months community detention. He was also disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day.

Benjamin Christopher Lawson, of Highbank, was convicted of one charge of assault yesterday. The charge related to an incident at the Blue Pub in Methven, where Lawson allegedly assaulted another male with a glass ashtray. Judge Walsh told Lawson his actions were “no way to behave”. Lawson was convicted and ordered to come up if called upon in 12 months. He was also ordered to pay $500 to the victim, plus court costs.

Daniel Steven Goninon, of Tinwald, admitted one charge of driving while suspended. He was convicted and fined $300 plus court costs. He was also disqualified from driving for six months.

Rhys Wesley Chambers, 28, appeared on one charge of dangerous driving and one charge of drink driving. After losing control of his vehicle and

Christopher Jared Twamley admitted one charge of burglary. He was convicted and ordered to come up if called upon in 12 months. He was also ordered to pay $500 towards prosecution, plus court costs.

Jamie Dale Nelson admitted one charge of driving with excess breath alcohol while under the age of 20. He was processed for drink driving in Christchurch after recording an excess breath alcohol level of 195mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. He was convicted and fined $100 plus court costs. He was also disqualified from driving for three months.

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Crufts dog ‘poisoned’ The owners of a prize-winning Irish Setter that died after competing at Britain’s renowned Crufts dog show have claimed the animal was poisoned. Thendara Satisfaction, who was known as Jagger and was almost four years old, was second in his class at the event in Birmingham. The dog died after returning home to Belgium, 26 hours after leaving the event, a spokeswoman for Crufts operators The Kennel Club said. Co-owner Dee MilliganBott wrote on her Facebook page that Jagger had been killed by being fed cubed beef with poison “stitched into the meat”. - AFP

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Australian Consul General in the Indonesian island of Bali Majel Hind, waits at Wijaya Pura port before transferring to Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia. AP PHOTO

Joko Widodo has already taken calls from Mr Abbott on the executions but this latest request hasn’t yet been arranged. In an interview with broadcaster Al Jazeera aired on Saturday, Jokowi, as he’s known, left the door open to abolishing the death penalty in Indonesia in the future. “The constitution and existing laws still allow (the death penalty) but in the future if it is

necessary to change it and the people really want it, why not?” he said. The men must get 72 hours notice of their executions, but the attorney-general’s department now won’t confirm if they will be held in March. Meanwhile lawyers for the two death row inmates say there are hopeful signs in a grim situation. The legal team will be back in court on Thursday where they

will present a high level argument that Indonesia’s president is subject to Indonesian law. Their fresh appeal for clemency for the pair will be heard in an administrative court in Jakarta. “The main promising thing for us is that they’re not dead,” lawyer Peter Morrissey told ABC radio yesterday. “The way some officials were talking, they should have been dead weeks ago.” - AAP

■ MALAYSIA

Locator beacon battery ‘expired a year ago’ The first comprehensive report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has revealed that the battery of the locator beacon for the plane’s data recorder had expired more than a year before the jet vanished on March 8, 2014. The report came as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the hunt for the plane would not end even if the scouring of the current search area off Australia’s west coast comes up empty. Apart from the anomaly of the expired battery, the detailed report devoted pages after pages describing the complete normality of the flight, which disappeared while heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, set-

In brief

Bali Nine pair to see family The families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will see the death row inmates for the first time in almost a week, since their long-dreaded move to Nusakambangan. The men are in limbo on the central Java island after arriving last Wednesday in expectation of their imminent executions for their role in the Bali Nine heroin smuggling plot. Now, Jakarta has indicated it wishes to wait for the result of legal appeals of some of the 10 drug felons ready for the firing squad. Visiting Nusakambangan are Chan’s mother Helen and brother Michael, and Sukumaran’s parents Sam and Raji, siblings Brintha and Chintu and other relatives. They will be hopeful the visit won’t be one of their last, with lawyers for the pair preparing yet another appeal for clemency to be heard in an administrative court in Jakarta today. A visitor to the island last week told reporters the Australians were in Besi prison, one of the island’s seven jails. They were in a block of four cells and couldn’t see each other but could talk to each other and a Nigerian death row convict in one of the other cells. She had met the Nigerian, Raheem Agbaje Salami, in a small garden, and described the mood there as “isolated”. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is still waiting for a “final call” with Indonesia’s president over the fate of Chan, 31, and Sukumaran, 33.

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ting off aviation’s biggest mystery. Families of the 239 people who were on board the plane marked the anniversary of the Boeing 777’s disappearance, vowing to never give up on the desperate search for wreckage and answers to what happened to their loved ones. Despite an exhaustive search for the plane, no trace of it has been found. In late January, Malaysia’s government formally declared the incident an accident and said all those on board were presumed dead. The significance of the expired battery in the beacon of the plane’s flight data recorder was not immediately apparent,

except indicating that searchers would have had lesser chance of locating the aircraft in the Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed, even if they were in its vicinity. However, the report said the battery in the locator beacon of the cockpit voice recorder was working. “The sole objective of the investigation is the prevention of future accidents or incidents, and not for the purpose to apportion blame or liability,” the report said. Even though the beacon’s battery had expired, the instrument itself was functioning properly and would have in theory captured all the flight information.

The two instruments commonly known as “black boxes” are critical in any crash because they record cockpit conversations and flight data through the end of a flight. The 584-page report by a 19-member independent investigation group went into minute details about the crew’s lives, including their medical and financial records and training. It also detailed the aircraft’s service record, as well as the weather, communications systems and other aspects of the flight. Nothing unusual was revealed, except for the previously undisclosed fact of the battery’s expiration date. - AFP

A man suspected of stabbing five people dead at a family home in rural Japan is being quizzed by police, with reports saying he is a “hikikomori” or social misfit who lived nearby. Media descended on the usually quiet island of Awajishima, with helicopters hovering over the farmstead where the five were slain some time before 7am on Sunday. Police who were called to the scene found the bloodied bodies of a man and a woman, both aged around 80 years, in the main house on the site. Two unconscious women, aged around 60 and 80 years were discovered in another building, while a badly-injured man in his 60s was found outside. All three were rushed to hospital where they were later confirmed dead. - AFP

Woman self-immolates A Tibetan woman has burned herself to death days before the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, in the first such incident this year. The woman aged in her 40s, whose name was given only as Norchuk, set herself alight near Trotsuk township in Aba county in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the Britishbased Free Tibet campaign group and US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) both said. - AFP

Cyclone brewing A powerful tropical cyclone that could affect Fiji and Vanuatu is forming in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The system was still a tropical low and was 1300km northwest of Nadi yesterday. Fiji Meteorological Service acting director Aminiasi Tuidraki says the tropical depression, known as TD11F, is likely to reach cyclone strength by today. - AAP

Flight 17 ‘doesn’t count’ An airline industry group says the number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total. The International Air Transport Association said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline crashes in 2014. That’s up from 210 deaths in 2013 and higher than the five-year average of 517. IATA said the statistics don’t take into account the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, killing 298 people. That’s because the plane was shot down by anti-aircraft weapons and therefore not classified as an accident. The number of fatal accidents fell to 12 last year from 16 the previous year. - AFP

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Gender inequality outdated Stu Oldham

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t is to be hoped that one day – sadly, probably years from now – girls at Mid Canterbury colleges will read old news stories about gender inequality and wonder what all the fuss was about. It was disappointing but not surprising to learn that Selwyn MP Amy Adams – the Justice Minister and acknowledged high-flier in Government – sees a sexist undercurrent in politics. In the Guardian on Saturday, Ms Adams recounted a time on the campaign trail in 2008, when a constituent told her he would not vote for her because she should be at home with the kids. The ye olde world throwback was in the minority – Ms Adams romped home in that and successive elections – but it was an introduction to the sometimes subtle sexism that came with the office. She and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew are familiar with a world in which strong, focused women MPs are called dowdy and stroppy, and where dowdy, stroppy men are called strong leaders. They are also familiar with a world in which they are judged on their choice of apparel when they ought to be judged on the decisions they make which affect our everyday lives. Some of this has to do with the attitudes that arrive as cultural baggage with men of a certain age, drawn to a certain kind of job in a Parliament dominated by men and stale traditions. But much of this is reinforced by a media that makes gender an issue – especially where it can bring an MP down a peg or two – and entrenched gender roles across New Zealand. This entrenchment is demonstrated by the relative value of the work of the sexes. Recent surveys suggest women earn nearly 10 per cent less than men in the same job. The pay gap has been reducing since 1998, but the fact a gap remains and that even influential women continue to experience sexism in a world of positive change, shows we have a lot of work to do.

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David Fagan’s shearing record of 17 national championships, 16 Golden Shears titles, five individual world titles, seven world team titles and 10 world records is the stuff legends are made of.

A champion at work and play F

or generations New Zealand has been blessed with many elite athletes from the wide variety of codes our sports-mad nation participates in. Our generation has been privileged to witness ‘one out of the box’- shearer David Fagan. He has set numerous records, winning over 600 open events while being an inspiration to aspiring shearers and the farming community. His record of 17 national championships, 16 Golden Shears titles, five individual world titles, seven world team titles and 10 world records is legendary and unsurpassed. What makes David Fagan so special above those achievements is the respect he holds among his peers and the farming community. This respect is earned through the manner in which he goes about his life and his chosen pursuit.

Rick Powdrell

There are few who perform their sport at such a high level on a daily basis – not like our professional sportspeople who train during the week and play at weekends. To be a sports shearer you have to possess inexhaustible reserves on a daily basis, perfecting your technique before doing the extra fitness training after the day is completed. For speed shearing events the necessity to shear quickly while maintaining excellent quality standards requires a fit body and clear mind, to achieve the rhythmic flow necessary to remove the wool from a live, naturally active animal. For a record attempt where

shearers attempt to shear more sheep in a time period than anyone has previously, they need to embody those fundamental athletic attributes of conditioning and agility. These shearers work skilfully at pace, maintaining a quality standard for eight or nine hours in a day spread over four or five runs. Every day this requires high levels of concentration and stamina to consistently shear with excellence. One of the significant differences between a shearer and many other sportspersons is the necessity to maintain his handpiece and shearing gear. The complexity of having this key element of his equipment operating perfectly requires specialist knowledge and experience. David Fagan would admit to enjoying tinkering with his shearing gear. His peers would say he was the ultimate professional,

ensuring his equipment was in A1 condition and performing to its best, while always willing to share his knowledge with others. The contribution David Fagan has made to everyday shearing should be celebrated. He is one of the many shearing stars that mentor those other everyday shearers, setting the standards for them to aspire to, helping them perfect both technique and gear preparation and inspiring them to higher levels of achievement. David Fagan may have announced his retirement from shearing competitions but I am sure his contribution to this important New Zealand industry is far from over. There will be many young shearers who will encounter and profit from the wisdom of this great man in years to come. Rick Powdrell is a member of the Federated Farmers Board

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Dairy prices appear to have flattened BY JAMIE GRAY Preliminary signs have emerged that dairy prices have started to flatten out after piling on some big gains in February, according to the NZX dairy futures market. Dairy futures have been falling for the past week or so, ever since Fonterra announced that it would be putting more product on the market for sale through the GlobalDairyTrade platform over the next few months. Up until then, the forward price curve indicated prices of to $US4000 a tonne by JulyAugust for whole milk powder. The market has gone from an upwardly sloping curve to a downwardly sloping one in the past few days. NZX trading yesterday put the March wholemilk powder contract at $3200 a tonne and October’s at $US2900 a tonne. “It’s indicating that the price increases that were evident

in February has now slowed right up and that prices that the curve has gone from an upwardly sloping one to downwardly sloping,” Kilsby said. What drove prices higher in the first instance in was the prospect of lower production caused by drought. Since then, Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand data has

BY JAMIE GRAY The New Zealand dollar’s record-breaking run against the long-suffering euro has hit the local venison market hard because of its high exposure to Europe, but strong deer velvet prices have provided a partial offset for farmers. The Kiwi hit a record high of 68.73 euro cents last week, up from 64.15 cents at the start of the year and 61.00 this time last

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Fortunately, the deer velvet market – which equates to about 10 per cent of the local industry – has been going from strength to strength and demand from Asia for other the co-products – pelts, offals, tails and pizzles – has remained strong. For most deer farmers, however, venison is paramount. This year, farmers have been receiving $6.20 to $6.50 a kg venison, little changed from

BY JAMIE GRAY

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year as the European Central Bank’s attempts to pump the economy have acted to dilute the strength of the common currency. Demand out of Europe for venison has been slack as northern consumers tighten their belts, but Dan Coup, chief executive of the Deer Industry Association, said most the financial damage to farmers had been inflicted by the high Kiwi/ euro cross rate.

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last year’s poor performance, and down from around $9.26/ kg in 2011. “The venison trade has grown on the back of continental Europe’s enjoyment of game meat, particularly in their autumn, so that has been the lifeblood of our industry, but it’s also been a bit of a noose at times, particularly at times like this when you have a large fraction of your eggs in one basket,” Coup said. – NZME

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since the last auction a fortnight earlier. Whole milk powder – the most important product for New Zealand – fell by 1 per cent to $US3241 a tonne, while the price of the second most important category, skim milk powder, rose by 5.9 per cent to $US2935 a tonne. – NZME

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The futures market is far from a cast iron indicator of prices to come, but Kilsby said Fonterra might struggle to meet its farmgate milk price of $4.70 a kg of milksolids if the signals coming from the market prove to be correct. At last week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gained by 1.1 per cent

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shown that production fell by just 1.25 per cent in the January year. “It has basically made buyers question whether there really is a drought going on in New Zealand at all, or the extent of the drought,” Kilsby said. “That upward momentum that we saw in February has disappeared for the moment,” she said.

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China’s decision to lower its annual GDP growth target to around 7 per cent should not have a significant impact on demand for New Zealand commodities, HSBC’s chief economist for Australia and New Zealand, Paul Bloxham, said. China’s Premier Li Keqiang told parliament last week that the republic would target economic growth of “around 7 per cent” this year. China’s economy grew by 7.4 per cent last year – its slowest expansion for 24 years, and down from GDP growth of 7.7 per cent in each of the 2012 and 2013 years. “Although China’s growth is expected to slow, 7 per cent growth is still a rapid pace for an economy the size of China

Paul Bloxham

and means that it will still drive significant demand for commodities,” Bloxham said. “New Zealand’s exposure to China is largely through its exports of dairy products, which means that it is dairy demand that matters most, not China’s overall growth,” he said. After ramping up their inven-

tories of dairy products in 2013, China had been running down inventories through 2014, which had meant weaker demand for New Zealand’s products in that year. “But with inventories having fallen, we are now expecting to see a pick-up in dairy demand from China this year, which should support New Zealand’s exports,” Bloxham said. However, the situation with China’s inventory buildup remained unclear, ANZ Bank rural economist Con Williams said. Since 2008, New Zealand has seen a rapid increase in exports to China in all the major commodities groups. “They have all be tripped up at one point or another, for various reasons, but at the moment we are noticing a quite a slowdown in demand from China,” he said. – NZME

At close of trading on Mar 9, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold q

London – $US/ounce

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Country

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Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

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Clarification A brief from a news story supplied by the NZME news service and published last Thursday, in which an Auckland woman complained about a voicemail message from Spark which warned her to pay her overdue mobile phone bill as her ability to call 111 could be compromised, omitted Spark’s response. A Spark spokeswoman said the woman’s ability to call 111 would not be affected by an account suspension and that the automated message she received was the

same generic message left for all overdue account holders across mobile and landline services. “In the automated phonecall, we do mention to customers that if their account is suspended, it may impact on their ability to call 111.” There was a chance a small amount of landline customers could not access 111 once their accounts were suspended, which is why Spark included the disclaimer, she said. “We take 111 calling very seri-

ously and this message is purely to make sure customers are aware of the consequences of their account being suspended,” the spokeswoman said. The automated message was left with customers whose bills were more than 40 days overdue. A letter with the same information could also be sent. Prior to this, customers received their initial bill information, then if needed, a reminder 30 days later that it was still overdue, the spokeswoman said.

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WOMEN’S INSTITUTE REPORTS Mid Canterbury Greetings to all. The Mid Canterbury executive committee hopes that you are all feeling refreshed after Christmas and the New Year break even though the weather is proving to be challenging. This year promises to be a busy time for WI members. The federation’s annual meeting will be held on March 30, at the Senior Centre, morning tea at 10am. Tinwald WI will provide lunch, at a cost of $7. With four members going off executive at this time, we need replacements, so do give a lot of thought to this. We are a pretty friendly bunch, especially when we meet for lunch. All who intend to go to the federation’s 80th birthday celebrations at the MSA on April 24 should have their names and payment of $25 with the secretary by March 30. On May 1 the officers’ meeting will be held at the Senior Centre when a lunch at 12 noon will be catered for by the executive committee. Other dates to put in your diaries include the federation quiz-co on June 22 at the Senior Centre, starting at 1pm. The eisteddfod on July 27 is to be held at the Sinclair Centre, with the theme: Remembering the Anzacs: Army, navy and air force. Indoor bowls will be held on August 31 at the McNally Street Stadium and Rakaia WI is hosting the federation’s half-yearly meeting on September 28. So, we look forward to seeing many of you at these events. The 2015 Founders’ Day Service was held at Coniston on February 21 in the beautifully-maintained Presbyterian Church, which had its former home at Flemington. Rev Heather Stewart led the service, her theme being women of WI and of the Bible. With all good expectations for a happy year of fellowship and to all those suffering illness, our sincere wishes for a good recovery. Denise, Yvonne, Jenny, Rosie, Judy, Val, Colleen, Daphne, Margaret and Lorraine.

Hinds Members met at the home of Jo and Graeme Wilson on February 25. Following the business, there was the roll call and a My Favourite Holiday destination discussion. Members liked a variety of places such as Lake Clearwater, Akaroa, Hanmer, Wanaka and St Lucia. The guest speaker was Howard Mahere who immigrated to New Zealand from Zimbabwe, where 12.5 million people live. When independence was declared in 1980, Zimbabwe was a rich country, a decade later saw living conditions declining and another five years on saw people experiencing lack of government money for infrastructure such as water and power, the latter being cut off one to two days at a time. People were sleeping in cars, food became very expensive with galloping inflation. In 2008 Howard and his family came to New Zealand. In nine months, with hard work, Howard was able to open the Lolly Shop.

Netherby President Pauline Palmer welcomed 24 members to the first meeting for 2015, also thanking those who delivered Meals

on Wheels. Congratulations were extended to Barbara Danielson and Molly Amos for obtaining first placings in the local garden competitions. Iris Taylor composed an original and amusing story for Golden Threads. The 51st birthday celebrations, a mystery bus trip was on the February 17. The Moylan Trophy was won by Joan Campbell and the Northchurch Trophy by Molly Amos. After the reading and the adoption of the annual report and financial statement, the following elections took place. President: Pauline Palmer. Secretary: Patsy Huggins. Treasurer: Valmai Mitchell. Committee: Joan Henderson, Joan Campbell, Daphne Sheehan, Barbara Danielson, Diane Bradley, Adrienne Hodson and Elaine Busby. Our out-going treasurer, Joy Blee was thanked and received flowers for her four-years term.

Rakaia Rakaia WI members enjoyed catching up with friends. The aspirations were followed by the motto: “Look back and give thanks, and look forward and take part.” The roll call was “wedding gifts still in use”, one member producing a large spoon. All members still had something in their cupboards, such as those long-term favourites, recipe books. Donations were made to the Puppies for Blind Appeal, and for Birthright. The Monica Johnson Memorial trophy for most points was won by Natalie Gardiner. The guest speaker was Christine Muff from Birthright, who gave a very inspiring and interesting talk on their work of supporting families cared for by one parent; also grandparents bringing up children. The meeting closed with afternoon tea and much chatter and fellowship.

Tinwald As usual our first meeting for the year was held in the Tinwald Domain at the barbecue area. After lunch and a chat, president Joy Keen opened the meeting. Correspondence from federation was read. Recently three cars and runners delivered Meals on Wheels. Jan read our Link Letter from Bere Regis, then Judy showed members some very nice poppies which she had knitted. Our long-standing member Jocelyn has now moved into Rosebank and still attends our meetings.

Wakanui Members met for lunch at Lushington’s at Tinwald on January 28. President, Rosemary Moore welcomed everyone and opened the meeting. Sixteen members, one visitor and three children were present. The business included Meals on Wheels and Founders’ Day. Following the meeting there was an enjoyable look around.

Westpark Members enjoyed meeting at the Stables Restaurant for lunch for the Christmas meeting when gifts were exchanged and their secret friend was revealed. It was a lovely time of fellowship and catching up with friends. A minute’s silence was observed at an informal picnic on a beautiful sunny day, at the Ashburton Domain

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■ CLEARING SALE

An avid Are you experiencing collector sells up stock water shortages?

It might not have been your usual clearing sale, but when a lifetime collection of machinery and tools went on sale in Fairton on Saturday, it attracted a keen gallery of buyers. Rural Livestock auctioneer Peter Garde said that while the sale on behalf of Thomas Muir might not have generated a big pool of cash, there were sufficient old, interesting and unusual items on sale to keep the bids coming. “He’d been an avid collector from clearing sales for years and some of the stuff still had sale lot numbers on,” he said. The Muir family originally owned a market garden off Bridge Street and some of the equipment on sale dated back to those days, Mr Garde said. “There was a lot of stuff you don’t often see around. “It was an entertaining couple of days putting it out for sale and an entertaining couple of hours selling it all. “It’d be fair to say the average age of the gallery was closer to 70 than 50.” Top sellers were a 1980 Holden Kingswood ute with canopy, a 1955 Massey 28 tractor and a Suzuki quad bike.

Environment Cantersafeguard and improve bury wants to hear water quality for the from farmers who are future,” Mr Drumhaving issues dealmond said. ing with stock water “It’s not in anyone’s shortages. longer-term interResource manageests to have stock in ment director Kim waterways because Drummond said it water quality will be was crucial for farmcompromised and we ers to have access to Kim Drummond won’t hesitate to take the water they need action if this is refor stock, however poquired to protect the tential environmental impacts environment. and the rules that mitigate them “Having said that, we are seemust also be acknowledged. ing farmers taking steps to get “Access to stock water is top water on to their farms and we priority,” Mr Drummond said. encourage these – as long as “If access to the water stock they’re within the rules of your need to drink is subject to re- consent. Examples are pumping source consent conditions, En- and trucking water in.” vironment Canterbury will conFarmers needing informasider those conditions and the tion or advice about the rules or farmer’s circumstances with the their own situation should call present situation in mind.” customer services on 0800 324 However, Environment Can- -636. terbury is unable to authorise For general information on intensively farmed stock get- river flows or irrigation restricting direct access to natural wa- tions, go to www.ecan.govt.nz terways. and search on River Flow and “The rules are designed to Irrigation Restrictions.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy More rain in the very dry areas this week, but volumes have been mixed and follow up moisture will be needed if this is to become a drought breaker. The raised alpine river flows allowed some harvesting into the storage scheme out of the Rangitata and reinforces the need for more ponds to utilize these surpluses. Winter brassica crops will respond quickly to this moisture and this is the greatest need, as severe concerns have been expressed on feed shortages for cow wintering in the drought areas. Another positive auction result saw the dairy commodities index lift by another 1.1 per cent, carried by strong rises for cheddar and butter milk powder, although whole milk powder prices did ease slightly. Fonterra did show that they are optimistic prices have turned for the better by increasing autumn volumes supplied to the globaltrade auction system. A visiting Dutch dairy leader urges NZ farmers to consider feed barns to increase production and lower the sectors environmental footprint. And in the south, the price downturn has stalled Mataura Valley Milk’s plans to build a processing plant in Southland.

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ale in Fairton on Saturday, attracting a gallery of more than 100 registered buyers. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 070315-JJ-009

Processors report, given the current market signals, lamb prices are now at the bottom, as the processing figures in early February were nearly 13% ahead of last year. With the chilled Easter production season over, most

product will now be frozen down into a soft market, especially in China and the US. The mutton market is also weak and schedules drifted lower this week, even with a much lower kill volume than last year. Store lamb values have stabilized at saleyards, as managers chose to kill at lighter weights rather than meet the live market. Rams will be going out in the early lambing areas to ewes below optimum weights and the economic cost of this drought will impinge on next year as well.

Wool The strong currency eased wool prices in last week’s combined island sale, even with Chinese buyers returning after the New Year break, and 13 per cent of the offering was held back for future sales.

Beef The resolved US port strike is still dropping beef schedules exporters report, as the backlog will take 8-10 weeks to clear, and as the early kill and strong prices increased volumes into that market. Early beef weaner prices in the north have started well ahead of last year, but the drought offering of calves in South Canterbury may not find buyers so willing in the difficult feed situation.

Deer Exporters report venison supply and demand fundamentals are nicely in balance and they are positive for future sales, but the sector is still under profit pressures as the falling breeding numbers show.

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Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1 – Bruce Bay is on which highway? a. The Takaka highway b. The Kaikoura highway c. The Haast highway 2 – Goodluck Jonathan is president of which country? a. Ghana b. Sierra Leone c. Nigeria 3 – In what year were the summer Olympics held in Athens? a. 2000 b. 2004 c. 2008 4 – Where would you find a pastern? a. In a castle b. In a kitchen c. On a horse 5 – Arsene Wenger manages which English soccer team? a. West Ham b. Chelsea c. Arsenal 6 – Fifty Shades of Grey was written by which author? a. Elizabeth Johns b. E. L. Jones c. E. L. James 7 – Which of these is not found in a flower? a. Ovary b. Ovule c. Ovoid 8 – Port Chalmers is the main port for which city? a. Nelson b. Dunedin c. Whangarei

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Whole roast fillet of beef with shallots & mushrooms

■ For the marinade, crush or pound 1T olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper and balsamic vinegar to form a paste. Pat the meat dry with paper towels and rub the marinade thoroughly over. ■ Cover and marinate at least half an hour. If marinating in the

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fridge, remove the meat from the fridge at least an hour before cooking. When ready to cook, remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry. Preheat oven to 230°C. ■ Heat 1T oil in a heavy-based frying pan and when very hot sear the fillet 1-2 minutes each side (not the ends) until browned all over.

■ Transfer the meat to a shallow roasting pan, add remaining oil and toss the shallots around the meat, coating lightly in the oil. ■ Roast 20 minutes for rare, or 25 for medium rare. Ten minutes into cooking, add the mushrooms to the roasting pan. ■ Remove the meat, cover and keep warm for 15 minutes before carving. ■ While the meat is resting, place the roasting pan with the shallots and mushrooms on the stove, heat and add the wine, stirring any bits off the bottom. ■ Simmer until reduced by half then add the beef stock and simmer again until reduced by half. Add any meat juices to the sauce and serve the beef in thick slices with the warmed sauce.

Recipe courtesy of NZ Beef + Lamb www.recipes.co.nz

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Ancient symbols persist BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

his black branding iron was donated to the museum by John Kermode who used it on his farm near Methven until the 1960s. Some people may recognise the three-legged design as coming from the Isle of Man. No-one is really certain when or how the connection between the island and the design came about. It certainly was in use by the 13th century. Perhaps it signifies the hardiness of the island folk as the motto associated with the design (in latin, quocunque jeceris stabit) means whichever way you throw it, it will stand. The three legs are part of the family of motifs referred to as triskelion or triskele and can be found on prehistoric objects throughout Europe and even Asia. For example, a neolothic un-

“ Road board a huge job

he processing of the road board material continues. It is a huge job as material has to be cleaned and sorted before it is catalogued so it can be accessed by the public. While cleaning often very dusty material that may not have been looked at since the 1870s isn’t always pleasant, it gives us a unique opportunity to see what interesting snippets are contained in the mass of information. This petition caught the eye the other day. The complete document has 40 signatures of farmers or businessmen, which is always of value. However, unlike the everyday requests for road improvements, this petition complains against an overzealous council official. As a document it has little historical impact, but does give a glimpse of the lives and concerns of citizens of our community in the past.

derground tomb at Newgrange, Ireland, which was built about 3200BC, uses the design on the main door lintel. Apart from its age, the fact that the legs or arms often face the rising sun suggests that it may have been a religious symbol from a universal pagan culture. Some symbols and traditions of this ancient religion were adopted by the early Christian Church as a means to make the transition from the old ways to the new faith easier. Festivals such as Easter and Christmas are well known examples. This theory would explain why the three-limbed motif, as found in the Isle of Man as well as on the flag of Sicily, would be allowed to continue to be used, while other pagan symbols were proscribed. Like the shamrock, this figure could be said to represent the trinity and so was acceptable for public and official use.

... it may have been a religious symbol from a universal pagan culture

Have any questions? Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears. Email museum@ashburton.co.nz, mail to PO Box 573 or phone 308-3167. Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

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RESULTS ■ Athletics Ashburton Junior Athletic Club March 4 Shot Put: Girls 7yrs 1 Abby Henderson-Geddes 4.79m 2 Ella Colquhoun 4.57m 3 Casey Cousins 4.42m 4 Marlie Ross 4.09m 5 Eleanor Ross 3.90m 6 Adasyin McLean 3.20m Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 5.01m 2=Amelia Chambers & Charlotte Bota-Wilson 4.75m 3 Kasey Higson 3.88m 4 Mollie McLauchlan 3.32m 5 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 2.34m Boys 12yrs 1 Grayson McLean 8.06m 2 Ben Hooley 6.31m 3 Ben Nordqvist 5.91m Boys 14yrs 1 Oliver McKeown 7.34m Discus Girls 12yrs 1 Ashlee Strawbridge 21.21m Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 14.01m 2 Emma Stagg 13.33m Boys 7yrs 1 Joshua Eketone 12.48m 2 Korin Chambers 10.6m 3 Ben Pearson 10.00m 4 Samuel Pye 8.1m 5 Ollie Jackways 8.1m 6 Jack Strawbridge 7.5m 7 Reuben McKeown 6.7m 8 Tomas Harrison 6.1m. Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 18.4m 2 Ollie Strawbridge 14.9m 3 Sabastyan Finn 12.7m 4 Tom McKenzie 11.84m, Boys 9yrs 1 Daniel Cousins 12.6m Long Jump Girls 7yrs 1 Abby Henderson-Geddes 2.69m 2 Marlie Ross 2.55m 3 Adasyin McLean 2.52m 4 Ella Colquhoun 2.27m 5 Eleanor Ross 2.19m 6 Casey Cousins 2.15m Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 3.73m 2 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 3.69m 3 Rosaria Gibson 3.25m 4 Felicity Pye 2.69m Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 3.60m 2 Amelia McKeown 3.30m 3 Harmyn McLean 3.10m Girls 11yrs 1 Jenna Borthwick 3.89m 2 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 3.74m 3 Jasmin Strawbridge 3.38m 4 Mia Pearson 3.22m Boys 7yrs 1 Korin Chambers 2.73m 2 Joshua Eketone 2.63m 3 Samuel Pye 2.60m 4 Ben Pearson 2.50m 5 Tomas Harrison 2.45m 6 Ollie Jackways 2.44m 7 Reuben McKeown 2.38m 8 Jack Strawbridge 2.13m Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 3.21m 2 Ollie Strawbridge 2.70m 3 Tom McKenzie 2.61m 4 Sabastyan Finn 2.16m High Jump Boys 10yrs 1 Jack McKenzie 1.08m, Boys 11yrs 1 Ryan McNulty 1.30m 2 Jake Jackways 1.15m Track – 60m, Girls 7yrs 1 Abby HendersonGeddes 10.88 2 Marlie Ross 11.32 3 Adasyin McLean 11.57 4 Eleanor Ross 12.11 5 Ella Colquhoun 12.44. Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 8.54 2 William Lemon 8.75 3 Ollie Strawbridge 9.22 4 Sabastyan Finn 11.57 Track – 100m Girls 7yrs 1 Abby Henderson-Geddes 18.35 2 Adasyin McLean 19.01 3 Eleanor Ross 19.64 4 Marlie Ross 20.33 5 Ella Colquhoun 21.10 Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 17.27 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 17.56 3 Kasey Higson 18.16 4 Amelia Chambers 19.51 5 Mollie McLauchlan 19.73 6 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 20.15 Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 15.71 2 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 16.49 3 Rosaria Gibson 18.26 4 Felicity Pye 18.55 Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 15.63 2 Amelia McKeown 16.06 3 Harmyn McLean 18.87 Girls 11yrs 1 Jenna Borthwick 15.40 2 Mia Pearson 15.93 3 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 16.22 4 Jasmin Strawbridge 16.47 Girls 12yrs 1 Ashlee Strawbridge 15.59 Girls 13yrs 1 Emma Stagg 14.19 2 Natasha Waddell 14.57 3 Amy Pearson 16.78 Boys 7yrs 1 Tomas Harrison 17.80 2 Joshua Eketone 18.27 3 Korin Chambers 18.47 4 Samuel Pye 19.25 5 Ollie Jackways 19.75 6 Ben Pearson 19.76 7 Jack Strawbridge 20.16 8 Reuben McKeown 22.31 Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 16.94 2 William Lemon 17.52 3 Ollie Strawbridge 18.01 4 Sabastyan Finn 20.46 Boys 9yrs 1 Daniel Cousins 16.22, Boys 10yrs 1 Jack McKenzie 16.63, Boys 11yrs 1 Jake Jackways 15.15 2 Ryan McNulty 15.68 Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 14.10 2 Grayson McLean 14.34 3 Ben Hooley 20.33 Boys 14yrs 1 Oliver McKeown 15.39 Track – 400m Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 1.16.75 2 Amelia Mc-

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Keown 1.37.54, Girls 11yrs 1 Jenna Borthwick 1.12.12 2 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 1.20.7 3 Mia Pearson 1.27.70. Boys 10yrs 1 Jack McKenzie 1.33.85, Boys 11yrs 1 Jake Jackways 1.13.54 2 Ryan McNulty 1.25.04 Track – 1500m Girls 12yrs 1 Ashlee Strawbridge 6.57.53, Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 5.22.1 2 Emma Stagg 6.57.53. Boys 12yrs 1 Grayson McLean 6.18.51 2 Ben Nordqvist 7.51.61 3 Ben Hooley 10.31.56, Boys 14yrs 1 Oliver McKeown 6.48.30

■ Bowls Allenton Business House Bowls March 4 - Final results: 1st Moore Architecture, 2nd Brophy Knight, 3rd Awhii, 4th Sam.

Ashburton Bowling Club Liquorland Triples, March 7 1st D Muir, T Inwood and G Lane 4 wins 27 ends 60 points. 2nd G Eder, M Eder and W Lee 4 wins 25 ends 50 points. 3rd R Gutberlet. G Kelly and O Collins 3 wins 1 draw 20 ends 34 points. 4th A MacKenzie, N MacKenzie and L Spargo 3 wins 24 ends 54 Points. Saturday Rollover triples/ pairs, March 7 1st T Watson and R Ford 2 wins 1 draw 13 ends 21 points. 2nd C Brake and J Allison 1 win 1 draw 10 ends 17 points.

Bowls Mid Canterbury Cup March 8, Men’s Gala Cup Allenton: Alex Crawford, Bruce White, Peter, Whinham, Bob Holdom: Defeated Hinds; Bill Clarke, John Thomas, Cecil Tubb, Neil Atkinson; 17-5 Plate: Rakaia: Ian Kaye, Murray Mellish, Max Cromie, Roger Hood; defeated Ashburton: Gavin Eder, Jo Ryk, Murray Anderson, Mike Quinn; 17-8 Men’s Challenge Cup: Won by Methven: David Isherwood, Brent Mayson, Allan Smith, Bruce Redmond. Runners up Allenton: Murray Smallridge, C Youngman, Craig Fowles, David McEvedy. Ladies Premier: Allenton: Noeline Woods, Jill May, Shirley Doig, Anne Reid; Defeated MSA: Robyn Clarke, Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn, Rene Devereux 11-10 in an extra end Ladies Prestige: won by Methven: Melva Middleton, Wendy Blackwell, Wendy Carter, Di Callaghan Runners up: Ashburton: Heather Goodall, Gaynor Beck, Rosemary O’Malley, Pip Kiddey

Methven Bowls Mary Stone Triples: 1st Maureen Sullivan, Raiona Isherwood and Mary Stone; 2nd Helen Boag, Val Bell, and Noreen Smith; 3rd Heather Goodall, Glady Body and Rosemary O, Sullivan

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club

www.guardianonline.co.nz Wylie 9pts. C Grade W/W. 1st William Samuels 13pts. 2nd Luke Rhodes 11pts. D. Grade W/W. 1st= Callum Kingsbury & Phillip Soshnikov 9pts. 2nd Juliet Kingsbury 7pts. 3rd Abby Samuels 5pts. 4th Fergus Wilson 3pts. E Grade W/w. 1st Edward Pottinger 13pts 2nd Dennis Soshnikov 10pts. 3rd Amwolf Artz 7pts. 4th Fleur Kingsbury 3pts. F Grade W/W. 1st Ryan Gallagher 13pts. 2nd Tineke Artz 11pts. Open & U17. 1st Ben Sutton 13pts. 2nd Bailey O’Donnell 11pts. 3rd Gene Shurrock 5pts. 4th Shona Proctor 3pts. 5th Brad Hudson 1pt. 6th Myles O’Donnell 0pts. B. Grade. & U17. 1st Bella Roulston 11pts. 2nd Abe O’Donnell 6pts. 3rd Peter Restieaux 5pts. 4th.= Oliver Davidson & James Skinner 3pts. C Grade U17. 1st Maddie Lowry 11pts. 2nd Ethan Titheridge 9pts. 3rd Madison Clark 8pts. 4th Connie Davidson 3pts. 5th Luke Skinner 2pts.

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers March 7, 18 starters 1st Brian Ellis CT. 33m22.67s HT 8m. RT. 25m 22.67s. 2nd. Emma Hudson CT. 33m 23.00s. HT. 8m. RT. 25m 23.00s. 3rd. Luke Skinner CT. 33m 24.09s. HT. 8m. RT. 25m 24.09s. 4th. Brent Hudson CT. 33m 24.64s. HT. 8m. RT. 25m 24.64s. 5th Bailey O’Donnell CT. 33m 27.78s. HT. 13.00m. Rt. 20m 27.79s. F/T. 6th. Kimberly Marshall CT. 33m 28.34s. HT. 12.30m. RT. 20m 58.34s. 3f/t. 7th. Janette Hooper CT. 33m30.60s. Ht. 8m. Rt. 25m 30.60s. 8th Brad Hudson CT. 33m 31.36s. HT. 13.00m. RT. 20m 31.36s. 2f/t. 9th. Ross Templeton CT. 33m 31.84s. HT. 12.30m. RT. 21m 01.84s. 4f/t. 10th Myles O’Donnell CT. 33m 32.49s. HT. 12.30m. RT. 21m. 02.30s. 11th Abe O’Donnell CT. 33m 33.06s. HT. 10m. RT. 23m 33.06s. 12th Dean Rattray CT. 33m.45.29s. HT. 10m. RT. 23m 45.29s. 13th. James Skinner CT. 33m 45.62s. HT. 10m. RT. 23m 45.62s. 14th Mark Smitheram CT. 34m 43.27s.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 6, Property Brokers Tournament Best Women: Eleanor Sullivan 43pts; Best Man: Terry O’Reilly 45pts, 2nd Peter Pratt 43. Other winning scores were: Peter Morgan and Sheryl Reid 42; Kay Fox, Bruce Ferriman, Ivan Blain and Murray Wackrow all 41; Geoff Kean 40; Hamish Niles, Jenni Kean, Robbie Bell, Paul Tuakeu and Maxine Carter all 38 (on c/b). Team of 4 was Vince Carr, Eleanor Sullivan, Robynne Nicol and Peter Pratt with 156 pts. Nearest The Pins: #4 Brent Clarke, #8 Hugh MacLenaghen, #12 David Fisher, #14 Brent Clarke; Longest Putt on #9: Peter Morgan Twos: Brent Clarke, Hugh MacLenaghen, Chris Ralston, Kay Fox, Dave Hewitt, Stewart Dunlop and Bill Hetrick. Nett Eagles #18; Birdy Jackpot #2

Friday Night Teams Top Team: Gabites SlogMarch 6 gers 91 – Chris Roulston, Eric Parr, Simon Monday Evening – Flaxmere and King Tro- Wallace, Jerry Moleneux Ladies: Mayfield phies Magic 84.5; Men: Cunning Studs 90, HenN/S 1 G Brown and D Fisher, 2 A van Dyk pecked 86.5, X Cockies 85.5; Mixed: MACAS and B Leighton, 3 R Logan and P Scott 85, Hoppy Hopefulls 840.5, Mikes Mob 84.5 E/W 1 A Gray and Paul Fergus 2 O and J Top lady: Bernie Morrison 32; Top man: MurHooper, 3 G McCormmick and D Sewell ray Young 33.5 Nearest Pins: Templeton MoTuesday Evening – Robinson Salver tors – Jude Stoddart; Paul May Motors – Kay N/S 1 A Reid and M Stowell, 2 B Turton and Miles; Mac & Maggies – Owen Everest; BP I Doel, 3 E Lattimore and E Taylor. E/W 1 P Ashburton – Andrew Roseavar Gabites Lucky and T Downward, 2 J Shearer and Johann Player – Jemma Turry, BP Lucky Player – John de Jong, 3 M Holmes and L Baker Durham Twos: Chris Buckland, Andrew RoseWednesday Afternoon – Individual Ladder avar, D Morrison N/S 1 B Smith and L Rose, 2 V Palmer and M Stowell, 3 S Rosevear and J Fechney Mayfield Golf Club E/W 1 R Kyle and K Robb, 2 P and T Down- March 4, Twilight 9 Hole Stableford ward, 3 J Lovett and R McLaughlin Hayden Tasker 22 Stableford points; AlisThursday Evening – 2 Round Duplicate ter McLeod 21; Mark Greenslade 21; Steve N/S 1 M Stowell and P Downward, 2 T Small Cross 20; Ian Beach 19; Arnold Rushton 19; and R Kyle, 3 Johann de Jong and Jan de Shane Edwards 19; Richard Spicer 18; HamJong. E/W 1 K Robb and M Holdaway, 2 T ish Fielder 18. Nearest Pin No 5 Donald InDownward and E Segers, 3 A Maude and gold; Twos Hayden Tasker Pauline Fergus. Last Twilight 18th of March

■ Cycling Calder Stewart, McDonalds, Tinwald Supervalue Friday Night Velodrome Racing Trainer Wheels W/W. 1st Konrad Artz 11pts. 2nd Henry Pottinger 10pts. 3rd Ella Hudson & Holly Douglas 6pts. B grade W/W. 1st Marc Juntillo 12pts. 2nd. Zac Bartlett & Brooke

9 Hole Division, March 5 Handicap and Putting: Ladies 1st T Gallagher 56:18:38, 2nd Bernie Morrison 63:24:39 c/b Men 1st E Graham 48:13:35, 2nd R Thompson 53:17:36. Putts: 1st T Gallagher with 12, 2nd E Graham with 15 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – B Morrison, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – B Morrison

Dustin Johnson came back from five shots down to take out the World Golf Championships event in Miami yesterday.

Methven Golf Club March 4, Ladies Division 1st Waddington Plate & Best Ball Pairs Sandra Marr 97-30-67; Heather Middleton 10132-69; Naomi Fairfull 109-38-71; Ellen Kemp 93-21-72; Sharryn Bree 95-23-72. Best Ball Pairs - Naomi Fairfull & Ruth Smith 58 Cinema Paradiso Best Nett – Sandra Marr 67 Nearest the Pins: Silver No 6 Arabica - Lyn Schott; Bronze A No 17 Supervalue - Sandra Ilton; Bronze B No 4 Topnotch - Heather Middleton Open No 13 Methven Travel Sharryn Bree Saturday No 6 Methven Pharmacy Ellen Kemp, Twos & Nett Eagles Ellen Kemp, Margaret Kelk x 2,Heather Middleton x 3, Sandra Marr x 2, Naomi Fairfull & Jenny Senior March 7 Medal Round, 1st Round Callaghan Trophy Senior: Michael Kemp 77-9-68; Intermediate: Frank Sandys 85-16-69; Junior A: Bob Ilton 80-19-61; Junior B: Jim Rooney 97-24-73 Other Good Scores: Mark Gorman 66,Ross Breach 69,Keith Middleton 69, Les Topping 70, Barry Wackwitz 70, Phil Elliot 70, Allen Smith 70, Doug Hamilton 71, Mike Gray 71, Jeff Kelk 71. Twos: Jim Rooney, Bernie Walsh, Michael Kemp. Topnotch Four Square Supermarket – Best Nett: Bob Ilton 61; Aqua Japanese - 2nd Nett: Mark Gorman 66; Methven Travel Best Gross: Michael Kemp 77 Closest to Pins: Arabica Cafe No 4: Peirs Rolton; Hunters Wines No 6: Ross Breach; Ski Time No 13: Russel Currie; The Green Parrot No 17: Dave Gorman; Dubliner 2nd Shot – No 14: Mark Gorman Next Week: Stroke Round, First round Green Jacket.

Rakaia Ladies Golf March 4 LGU: Silver Marion Wederell 100-18-82, Bronze A Teresa Booker 97-21-76, Bronze B Sue Martin105-28-77, Bronze C Alison Doig 125-49-76 9 Holers Stroke and Putting, Sue Bunt 1st round: Lillian O’Hanlon 52-19-33, 19 putts. Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Marion Wederell. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Lillian O’Hanlon V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Bronwyn Oakley. Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Marion Wederell. S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Bronwyn Oakley

Tinwald Golf Club March 5, Twilight Par - 0-6: Mark Argyle 5 up, Chris Hart 3 up, Adam Marshall 2 up, Brock Peddie 2 up, Alton Fletcher 2 up. 7-10: Ray Wards 4 up b/l, Phil Keir 4 up, Kieron Gray 3 up, Andrew Barrie 2 up, Arthur Pawsey 1 up b/l. 11 plus: Darren Green 3 up, Craig Davies 1 up, Selwyn Munro 1 up. Women 0-14: Pam McAndrew 3 up, Mara Kennedy 2 up b/l. 15 plus: Eleanor Langford 3 up, Marg Reddecliffe 2 up. Non-handicap; Debbie McCaw net 29. Bayley’s nearest the

pin; # 6 Ryan Ford. # 12 Mitch VanderKrogt. Radio Hokonui longest drive; Brock Peddie. Two’s: Wayne Mellish, Gordon Rennie, Paul Lane, John Schofield, Craig Meyrick. March 7, Stableford Leading scores in the final round of the Doug Gray Trophy stableford competition. Senior; Wayne Lloyd 44, Bill Mason 41, Adam Marshall 40. Intermediate; Cameron Miller 41, c/b Tony Sheppard 41, Bruce Collins 39, Wayne Mellish 39. Junior; Roger Bruce 39, Wayne Ross 38, Graham Hortin 38. Women; (Stroke), Jacqui Beardsley 69, Linda McClea 71 c/b. Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Wayne Lloyd. Gluyas Ford # 6; Sally Lane. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Leen Bell. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Wayne Lloyd. Twos: Leen Bell, Steve Kircher, Eddie Tulip, Wayne Lloyd, Elizabeth Collins, John Smitheram. Net Eagle; # 11 Wendy Stevenson. With a combined stableford score of 85 points the Doug Gray Trophy was won by Phillip Roulston.

■ Petanque PNZ Triples February 28 and March 1 Plate Runners-up: Richard Browne and partners; Bowl Runners-up: Deon Biggs, Emily Hickman and Shannon Crequer PNZ Triples Youth Title: Shannon Crequer, Emily Hickman and Deon Biggs Shooting contest: Runner-up: Richard Browne

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club March 8, Club day at 600 yards. TR, Brian Hawksby 47.2, 48.4, 95.6, + handicap, 7, 102.7, Murray Cook 47.5, 45.3, 92.8, + 7, 99.8, John Miller 47.2, 49.5, 96.7, + 2, 98.7, John Fleming 47.2, 48.2, 95.4, + 2, 97.4, Coby Snowden 47.3, 44.2, 91.5, +2, 93.5, Charlie Ledbrook 44.1, 48.2, 92.3. FTR, Darren Swaney 55, 52, 107, Daniel Alexander 50, 53, 103, Brian Graystone 52, 43, 95. FO, Rod Fairlie 55, 57, 112, Harvey Westland 53, 52, 105, Joey Meldrum 51, 52, 103.

■ Tennis For the complete list of the weekend’s tennis results, check out guardianonline.co.nz

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Half Day Triples Skips entered Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra M.S.A. Outdoor Bowling Clubs Half Day Triples Friday 13th March 12.30pm start Racecourse Road Team entry $18.00. Whites or club shirts to be worn. R. Neilson, B. Stott, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, A. Smith, J. Ryk, M. Smallridge, B. Williams, A. Waddell, G. Taylor, E. Maw, N. Atkinson, R. Brassell, R. Anstiss, A. MacKenzie, R. Harrison. Any team unavailable please contact John Argyle 308-5871.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 14 The second round of the Club Championships Qualifying will be played from the Blue Tees. Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00pm start. Saturday Starters: Morning tba; Afternoon Clarrie Galway and Bill Doak Results Match Committee March 15 A mixed foursomes game will be held in conjunction with the White Trophy and Plate semi-finals. Report 11.30am for 12 noon start.

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In brief Hands takes cliffhanger The Tinwald Cycling Club 50km handicap around the Swamp Road block was only decided in the shadow of the finishing line on Sunday. The back markers caught the front markers inside the final 100m making for a big bunch sprint, and it was Steve Hands who hit the line the strongest to claim victory from Tony Ward and Nathan Tew. The juniors and Division 2 contested a 25km race, and Matthew Clough continued his rise with a win and fastest time double, with Maddison Clark second and Bella Roulston third. Kerry Clough ensured a Clough family double by claiming the division 2 win with Andy Skinner hard on his heels. Next week the club travels to Wakanui for the penultimate race of the season, a 70km long haul.

MT HUTT CHAMPIONS U12.5 Boys 1st Ben Nordqvist 2nd Samuel Taylor 3rd William Hayden U14 Boys 1st Jaeden Kershaw 2nd Tobi Dalglish 3rd Alex Blake U15 Boys 1st Issac Huddleston 2nd Joshua Ree 3rd Jackson Jones U16.5 Boys 1st Hamish Dewhirst 2nd Dallas McLeod 3rd Aleks Small Senior Boys 1st Declan O’Neil 2nd Devin Francis 3rd Caleb Early U12.5 Girls 1st = Chloe Small/Courtney Elliott 3rd Holly Allred U14 Girls 1st Brea Roderick 2nd Isabelle Talbot 3rd Tyla Harraway U15 Girls 1st Aimee Elliott 2nd Courtney Guise 3rd Victoria Pluck U16.5 Girls 1st Amelia Holmes 2nd Belinda Norrie 3rd Heidi Cuttle Senior Girls 1st Juliette Lewis 2nd Assina Dalglish 3rd Georgina Hemsley

Gill off overseas

Max Goodwin, 14, throws a javelin at the Mount Hutt College Athletics ﬁnals yesterday.

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Record books take a tumble BY JONATHAN LEASK

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It was a record-breaking day at the Mount Hutt College Athletics finals as six records fell yesterday. Cameron McLeod threw his way to two new marks in the senior boys. McLeod threw a 13.50m effort in the shot put, beating

Zane Kapelli’s 13.13m from 2010 and then a 41.19m in the discus, eclipsing Todd Houston’s 2011 throw of 39.72. Houston lost another record as Ben Nordqvist cleared 1.40m in the boys’ high jump, beating Houston’s 1.39m from 2006. In the U16.5 boys’ Hamish Dewhirst sent a javelin 44.04m

to beat Greg Maw’s 43.68m throw from 1998. The other two records came in the under 15 girls’ competition. In the 3000m Aimee Elliott blitzed Erin Heasely’s 2004 time of 12.37.1 by over a minute as she stopped the clock at 11.23.90. Victoria Pluck’s shot put of

10.48m claimed a 33-year-old record off Michelle Pawsey by 11cm. Pawsey still owns the under 15 girls’ discus and javelin records from 1983, as well as six other records in other age groups. As well as their records, Nordqvist, Dewhirst and Elliott were crowned champions in their age groups.

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Bailie’s season comes to a crashing halt BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Bailie Perriton’s New Zealand Superbike season is over. Moments after coming third in race one of the third round of the New Zealand Superbike Series at Hampton Downs, Perriton’s season came crashing to an end. “I finished the race in third and came across the line next to another rider who kept going,” the Ashburton teenager said. “I tried to tip in but the other guy ended up pushing me off the track. “I had to run forward off the track, hit the gravel and can’t remember much from there.” It was probably a good thing he can’t remember, as it probably wasn’t pretty. It was his fourth crash in eight starts in the series, but this one did enough damage to bring about a premature end

Bailie Perriton in action at Methven’s Mountain Thunder last year. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

to his Superbike campaign. Concussed from the crash, he was taken to hospital as a precaution where he was cleared

of any serious injury but a medical clearance request to resume racing was denied. With a concussion and

sprained hand he was ruled out of racing the remaining two races at Hampton Downs. “I’m pretty gutted about it. “I’m banged up and the whole body is a bit sore but the bike’s okay.” The bike may be fine but a banged up hand and head mean he won’t receive clearance to race in Taupo, adding further hurt to an already tender teenager as he is reduced to spectating at the series finale in Taupo this weekend. “It’s horrible. I’m frustrated about it all but at the same time I’m really sore and uncomfortable.” “We’ll still head to Taupo but just to watch which is a bummer.” With his New Zealand Superbike Series aspirations quashed, he is aiming up “bigger and better things” later this year.

Jacko Gill will trade in his parents’ basement for southern Sweden later this year as he builds towards August’s athletics world championships in Beijing. The decorated junior shot put champion has made only steady improvements since jumping to the senior ranks, but at 20, he has time on his side. Accustomed to training by himself - some of which is done at home in a private gym that was showcased in a popular YouTube video - Gill said he would travel to Sweden in a few months to link with some other elite shot putters. - NZME

New report slams UCI An independent commission has accused top leaders of cycling’s world body of protecting Lance Armstrong despite mounting signs the disgraced Tour de France winner was a doping cheat. The commission also slammed money and benefits used during elections for the presidency of the International Cycling Union and called for major changes in the way it’s run. “Numerous examples have been identified showing that UCI leadership ‘defended’ or ‘protected’ Armstrong and took decisions because they were favourable to him,” the commission’s report stated. “This was in circumstances where there was strong reason to suspect him of doping.” - AFP

Hat-trick for Ogier World champion Sebastien Ogier has reeled off his third consecutive win of the season in the Rally of Mexico. The VW Polo ace, on the mark already in Sweden and the season-opener in Monte Carlo, sealed victory yesterday by over one minute from Mads Ostberg in a Citroen DS3. Hayden Paddon finished midfield after crashing earlier. - AFP

Liverpool held to draw Steven Gerrard’s hopes of a Wembley send-off have been put on ice after Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Blackburn Rovers in their FA Cup quarter-final. Gerrard will turn 35 on the day of the final, but he is not yet guaranteed even a semi-final appearance at the national stadium after second-tier Blackburn belied expectations they would be swept aside by Brendan Rodgers’s in-form Liverpool to take the game to a replay. - AFP

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In brief That Guy in bother An incident involving a member of a cricket commentary team during Sunday’s World Cup match in Napier is under investigation by the International Cricket Council. At a drinks break during an innings in New Zealand’s win over Afghanistan, a member of the Alternative Commentary Collective, understood to be comedian Leigh Hart, accompanied the drinks trolley out to the middle of McLean Park. The ICC guards are permitted to enter the playing arena during a match, partly on security grounds and partly as a protocol. - NZME

Big Show hits form Glenn Maxwell battered Sri Lanka’s attack in record-breaking fashion on Sunday, powering Australia to a 64-run win at the SCG. Michael Clarke and Steve Smith’s partnership of 134 runs laid the platform for an imposing total of 9-376, but it was Maxwell who supplied the panache in his sparkling knock of 102. Sri Lanka made a great fist of their chase, with Kumar Sangakkara passing 14,000 ODI runs and becoming the first man to score three consecutive centuries at a World Cup. Sri Lanka finished at 9-312 in the 47th over. - AAP

Aussies ‘ruthless’ A clash with lowly Scotland will be Australia’s last chance to draw breath before the knockout phase of the World Cup starts. But apart from the three days of rest the 15-man squad will enjoy before assembling in Hobart, Michael Clarke expects his team-mates to be absolutely ruthless this week. Australia’s 64-run win over Sri Lanka on Sunday all but ensured they will finish second in Pool A and avoid meeting South Africa in a quarter-final. The SCG victory also effectively removed the prospect of Australia playing a semi-final in Auckland. - AAP

Cup quarter-finals The Black Caps have booked a spot in the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals but have three possible opponents in line for the match. West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland are all chance to finish fourth in pool B which earns a match-up against the top side in pool A - New Zealand. By the end of tomorrow all teams in contention will have one more match to play and the picture will be slightly clearer. - NZME

Milestone for Vettori Now is not the time to ponder personal milestones, according to Dan Vettori, who put a notable one in his back pocket yesterday. The New Zealand spinner took his 300th ODI wicket against Afghanistan on Sunday, Nawroz Mangal, the second of his bag of four for 18 from 10 tidy overs, the first New Zealander to the mark. “I went into the World Cup not really thinking about that milestone. I honestly didn’t think I’d take this many wickets in this few games (12 in five matches, third highest). “It’ll be nice to look back on, but we are caught up in the middle of the World Cup. Maybe in a month or so there’ll be time to look back.” - NZME

Ashburton College’s Sam Hall lures the St Thomas batsman on to the front foot looking for an edge in the Canterbury Secondary School’s 1st XI Reserve One Day Competition match at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 070315-JJ-021

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Middle order collapse costly By Jonathan Leask

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Ashburton College suffered their third defeat of the new Canterbury Secondary Schools’ cricket season going down to St Thomas 1st XI by 42 runs at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. St Thomas made 118 batting

first thanks to a middle order stand of 39. James Buchanan had three early wickets to have the visitors 12/3 but then the key partnership saw St Thomas go from 59/6 through to 98/7. Buchanan finished up with 5/17 from 7.3 overs, while Gareth Hunt (2/26) and Ben Niles

(2/19) had two wickets each as the visitors finished up 118 after 31.3 overs. In reply opener Michael Burton made 23 as College made a strong start to be 45/2 but the middle order collapsed, losing seven wickets for 21 runs to be 66/9. Buchanan was last man

standing and the only other batsman to reach double figures, on 11 not out. Next week they are away to Christ’s College 2nd XI White, and are also waiting to play St Andrew’s College 1st XI in the next round of the Gillette Cup knockout competition.

Undisclosed illness hits Black Caps’ camp By DaviD Leggat Change might be forced upon the New Zealand team for their final group A game against Bangladesh in Hamilton on Friday. Several players have come down with an illness in the wake of the six-wicket win over Afghanistan at McLean Park on Sunday. New Zealand coach Mike Hesson wouldn’t name names, or disclose the nature of the illness, but made it clear there won’t be any chances taken. “Hopefully they’ll recover in time,” he said. “At least two or three are down, so we’ll see how they scrub up.”

In addition, fast bowler Adam Milne is the only player with a minor niggle. He damaged AC joint in his shoulder taking a catch at the end of Afghanistan’s innings, but Hesson was confident he would be fit for selection for Friday. He maintained there would be no risks taken with players against Bangladesh. “If guys have a niggle we won’t force it with the gaps between games. “When you’ve got two games in 21 days (between the Australian group game on February 28 and the quarter-final on March 21) we’re not going to make it one in 21 in terms of preparation.

“If these guys are fit and still performing they’ll get first chance.” New Zealand have stuck with the same XI for all four group games, and they’ve gone unbeaten to keep the co-hosts top of the group. “We are in the middle of a World Cup and it’s not a matter of thinking about tomorrow; it’s a matter of making sure we do not drop the ball and keep putting in good performances.” Hesson liked what he saw from New Zealand on Sunday. “It was a pretty thorough performance really. I was really pleased with the effort. We were pretty proficient in the field and it was a pretty good chase. All in all, job done.”

As for the World Cup, Hesson’s first in charge of New Zealand, he likes the structure. “I think it’s a great format. “I really like the different facilities you play in every day. All grounds have slightly different characteristics. “We’ve had some high scoring close ones, some low ones, like we had (against Australia) in Auckland. “I think it’s been a thoroughly enjoyable tournament.” Asked if he rated Asutralia as New Zealand’s biggest threat, after their win over Sri Lanka in Sydney, Hesson was diplomatic. “I see everyone as the biggest threat and we won’t underestimate anyone.” - NZME

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Waller’s Kiwi recruitment drive continues Chris Waller’s flagship New Zealand performers Who Shot Thebarman and Preferment have been joined by two more Kiwi recruits for the autumn. The champion trainer (right) has welcomed the lightly-raced three-year-old The Austrian Oak

and the untried juvenile Fitzroy to his Sydney team. Thorn Park gelding The Austrian Oak won one of his five starts from Roger James’ yard and hasn’t raced since he finished fourth behind subsequent Gr.1 New Zealand Derby winner

Mongolian Khan in the Listed Jesters Pies Salver. “He’s hasn’t come into the stable yet, he’s still at the pretraining farm, but he looks a promising horse,” Waller’s racing manager Liam Prior said. “Fitzroy trialled well the other

day and he’ll run at Randwick on Wednesday.” The Auckland Cup winner and Melbourne Cup placegetter Who Shot Thebarman has progressed well since his bold first-up fifth in the Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm. - NZME

M7 Invercargill harness Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc Venue : Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 10 Mar 2015 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.30pm (NZT) FOTOSOUTH 3YO MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 08 Charge Over (1) fr .................R McIlwrick (J) 2 20050 Red Electric (2) fr ................... S Walkinshaw 3 38 Roxy Dale (3) fr ........................A Sanderson 4 80 Callmekiwi (4) fr 5 70 Annie Fitz (5) fr .................... C Ferguson (J) 6 00566 Benny Barba (6) fr..........................K Larsen 7 Montana Mandy (7) fr.................... A Armour 8 Aint Misbehavin (8) fr 9 84006 My Mate Ozz (21) fr ................ N Williamson 10 0 Themailman (22) fr..........................J W Cox 11 Counting On Tess (23) fr 12 08067 Bold Ruler (24) fr............................ P Hunter 13 0 Pepperjack (25) fr.......................... B Barclay 2 1.00pm PULSE SOLUTIONS PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 1 80909 Tinted Light (1) fr..................... N Williamson 2 43x46 Play Action (2) fr................... C Ferguson (J) 3 56254 Set Me Ablaze (3) fr ..........................A Beck 4 50997 Miss Mattjesty (4) fr........................C Barron 5 Lauras Legacy (5) fr ..................... B Norman

6 80009 Pescado (6) fr..................................J W Cox 7 69051 Pegasus Kommander (7) fr ..... M Williamson 8 60370 Steen (8) fr 9 243P3 Caesar Rocks (9) fr ...............R McIlwrick (J) 10 30740 Great Abbey (10) fr ........................H Hunter 3 1.30pm REGENT RACE DAY 29TH MARCH F&M MBL PACE $5000, 2yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 Dundee’s Desire (1) fr ....................K Larsen 2 098x0 Marsue (2) fr ................................. A Armour 3 73256 Kezza’s Lass fr ............................. Scratched 4 0759x One For The Road (3) fr .................C Barron 5 Ellnbac (4) fr................................B McLellan 6 6x00 Docey Doe (5) fr ................... C Ferguson (J) 7 0 Cullens Atom (6) fr ............................A Beck 8 7 Olwen Jaccka (7) fr ................. N Williamson 9 80988 Newmans Jet (21) fr 10 6x985 Bullys Princess (22) fr .........................G Lee 11 38623 Thinking Smart (23) fr ............. M Williamson 12 7679x Neat N Petite (24) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 13 29030 Quick Income (25) fr ..................... B Barclay 4 2.01pm CLASS ON GRASS - LADIES BOOK NOW MOBILE PACE $5000, 4yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2200m 1 07008 Rico Gold (1) fr................................J W Cox 2 9x Fuzzy Muzza (2) fr ..............................G Lee 3 709L0 Rightaround (3) fr ..................R McIlwrick (J) 4 00x9 Eja Patron (4) fr ...........................B McLellan

5 00308 Parnell (5) fr ......................... C Ferguson (J) 6 7x0 Justa Dale (6) fr ............................ K Barclay 7 73498 Pat’s Legacy (7) fr ..........................H Hunter 8 7x438 Big Bad John (8) fr ........................ A Armour 9 62461 Applause (21) fr ............................ B Barclay 10 6x304 Franco Synergy (22) fr ...................C Barron 5 2.36pm MORE FM CLAIMERS MOBILE PACE $5000, claimers c1 to c2 with cond. +claimers mob. pace, 2200m 1 68686 Taieri Wings (1) fr .......................... A Armour 2 93699 Tisbury Hardlife (2) fr .................... K Barclay 3 15142 Franco Caliph (3) fr ...............R McIlwrick (J) 4 92x70 Billy The Bus (4) fr..........................C Barron 5 88199 Double Impact (5) fr ...................... B Barclay 6 84745 Love Filly Dale (6) fr ........................J W Cox 7 31614 Jerry Fitz (7) fr......................... M Williamson 6 3.11pm INVERCARGILL WORKOUTS COMMITTEE HANDICAP TROT $5000, 3yo+ c0 to c2 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 34358 Celeste Franco (1) fr ......................C Barron 2 78968 Miss Coco (2) fr............................. F Service 3 06036 Blink (U1) fr .......................................A Beck 4 Strathspey Boy fr.......................... Scratched 5 62907 Tessa’s Rocket (U2) fr ................... B Barclay 6 32x14 Sin Bin (1) 30 .......................... N Williamson 7 06650 Starlight Invasion (2) 30 ..................J W Cox 8 30300 Springfield Eyre (3) 30 ..................... D Dunn

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5007P Scarlett Lane (U1) 30 ........... C Ferguson (J) 53760 Another Crusher (U2) 30.............B McLellan x109x Eltsunami (U3) 30 00770 Overcast (1) 40 x4100 The Sweedish Filly (2) 40 98270 Moa Bones (U1) 40 ................. M Williamson 7 3.46pm WIN A DIAMOND MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+, c1 & others with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 80400 Franco Ramires (1) fr 2 00495 The Emperor Robyn (2) fr ...............J W Cox 3 x050x Incredible Anvil (3) fr ............ C Ferguson (J) 4 51227 Hank Bromac (4) fr........................ A Armour 5 78060 Jaccka Mara (5) fr ......................... B Barclay 6 5696x Franco Joaquin (6) fr ..................... K Barclay 7 35607 Flushing Meadows (7) fr .....................G Lee 8 67860 Star Of Courage (8) fr 9 30029 Sue Me (21) fr .......................R McIlwrick (J) 10 64590 Rocky Road (22) fr .................. N Williamson 11 0655P Sage (23) fr ........................ B Williamson (J) 12 47000 The Shakey Mistress (24) fr .... M Williamson 13 7990x Langham Gold (25) fr ........................ S Lock 14 00006 Mach Denario (U1) fr ................M Parker (J) 8 4.22pm DIAMONDS DAY 12TH APRIL MOBILE PACE $5000, c1 to c2 & others with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 90482 The Tisbury Terror (1) fr ........R McIlwrick (J) 2 09068 Three Tricks (2) fr ...........................C Barron

3 75200 One Out Of Four (3) fr ..............A Sanderson 4 x0944 Best Of The Bunch (4) fr ......... M Williamson 5 72245 Macy Blue Chip (5) fr ................M Parker (J) 6 52102 Ohoka Royal (6) fr .............. B Williamson (J) 7 00002 Rome (7) fr .................................... A Armour 8 1030x Beaudiene Cheekychic (8) fr...........J W Cox 9 70083 Beaudiene Clemintyne (21) frC Ferguson (J) 10 47539 Sammy The Bull (22) fr ...............B McLellan 11 62757 Minstrel Boy (23) fr .........................H Hunter 12 x8890 Ardlussa Comet (24) fr 13 42051 Secret’s Out fr .............................. Scratched 14 54788 Bootie Bromac (25) fr .....................K Larsen Pacifiers on : Mach Denario (R7) Pacifiers off : Overcast (R6) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS Race 1: Roxy Dale, Pepperjack, Montana Mandy Race 2: Set Me Ablaze, Caesar Rocks, Play Action, Steen Race 3: Olwen Jaccka, Bullys Princess, Cullens Atom Race 4: Justa Dale, Applause, Parnell, Fuzzy Muzza Race 5: Franco Caliph, Billy The Bus, Love Filly Dale Race 6: Sin Bin, Another Crusher, Eltsunami, Moa Bones Race 7: Hank Bromac, Mach Denario, Franco Joaquin, Sage Race 8: Ohoka Royal, Bootie Bromac, Beaudiene Clemintyne

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52256 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney 38388 Unreliable Andy nwtd ................ A Bradshaw 55711 Speedy Swede 26.56 L & .................. Wales 43717 Lagoon Mytye nwtd ......................C Roberts 26811 Gee Whizz Jeanie nwtd ................... B Dann 23217 Homebush Howard 26.36 .........J McInerney 61F78 Shines Bright 26.07........................ H Cairns 85488 Punch On Jaime 26.50 .............J McInerney 9 4.36pm HAPPY GOLDEN WEDDING JEAN & IAN CONNER C2, 457m 1 37216 Fancy Kiwi 26.12 ......................... B I Conner 2 13412 Opawa Diesel nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 3 13112 Jemima Tee 26.84 .........................R Adcock 4 11527 Jinja Loch 26.92 J &........................D Fahey 5 13411 Dyna Vikkers nwtd .......................C Roberts 6 23333 Bruiser Bale nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 7x112 Expect Delay nwtd .......................... M Grant 8 5411x Thrilling Shrimp 26.66 ................. B I Conner 9 43828 Opawa Jed 26.82 L &......................... Wales 10 34184 Thrilling Hunt 26.48 ..................... B I Conner 10 4.53pm RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 88715 Sandi Claws nwtd .............................S Keen 2 12336 Boostin’ 26.04 ................................ H Cairns 3 52181 Homebush Chopper 26.03 ........J McInerney 4 12111 Robbie 25.93.................................R Adcock 5 34344 Opawa Tom 25.83 J & .....................D Fahey 6 35525 Botany Kevin 26.51 ...................J McInerney 7 14326 What I Like 26.12 ......................J McInerney

8 25237 Opawa Amy nwtd L &......................... Wales 9 11265 Homebush Errol nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 377x5 Opawa Stretch nwtd L & .................... Wales 11 5.11pm RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 F1131 Can’t Catch Tim 26.55 ..................R Adcock 2 43552 Botany Blake 26.14 ...................J McInerney 3 81848 Another Colt 26.05 ....................J McInerney 4 48142 Opawa No Ear 26.25 L & ................... Wales 5 11713 Jinjarango 25.81 J & .......................D Fahey 6 14726 Thrilling Marty 25.99 ................... B I Conner 7 62225 Homebush Kelso nwtd ..............J McInerney 8 22241 Opawa Rosie nwtd ........................... B Dann 9 11265 Homebush Errol nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 55878 Game Girl 26.53............................R Adcock 12 5.30pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C3, 390m 1 22487 Trumped Up 22.91 M & .....................Jopson 2 13438 Jasper Haka 22.88 ....................J McInerney 3 167x3 Thrilling James 22.83 .................. B I Conner 4 47614 Rambunctious nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 5 53456 Business Affair nwtd..........................J Dunn 6 54653 Little Midnight 22.28 ...................D Stapleton 7 43552 Chaimbo nwtd ...........................J McInerney 8 64371 Homebush Bruno nwtd .............J McInerney 9 18614 Lots Of Beersies 23.12 ............... B I Conner 10 47761 Smoking Marley nwtd................ A Bradshaw

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park 1 1176 Cawbourne Pirate nwtd......................C Weir Raceway Meeting Date: 10 Mar 2015 NZ Meeting num- 2 25322 Rockwood Archie nwtd...............D Stapleton ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 3 14538 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................C Roberts 11 Mojo Burst nwtd .............................. M Grant 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 5 71745 Millie’s Boy 23.16 ........................R Hamilton 10, 11 and 12 1 12.15pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUND. 6 62363 Gossip Queen nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 7 12676 Token Muscles nwtd L & .................... Wales CO.NZ C0, 390m 8 81232 Wrinkles 23.06 ..........................J McInerney 1 2 Kingman nwtd ................................. M Grant 9 178 New Thang nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 2 54324 Sacajawea nwtd .........................D Stapleton 3 37x83 Mobilize nwtd .............................D Stapleton 10 46645 Opawa Laz 22.66 L &......................... Wales 4 45377 Tamaska nwtd ........................... A Bradshaw 4 1.45pm BRENDON BURKE @ RAY WHITE C2, 390m 5 53 Charlie Next boy nwtd ................D Stapleton 1 2116x Joyner Kersee 22.87 .........................B Eade 6 62646 Smash Who nwtd ........................R Hamilton 2 353x6 Flying Amelia nwtd .............................C Weir 7 2 Cawbourne Legs nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 61776 Homebush Ninja 23.08 .............J McInerney 8 4 Stenson nwtd .................................. M Grant 4 41385 Glenn Is Goodesy 22.90 ................. M Grant 9 65 Midnight Sprite nwtd ..................D Stapleton 5 85553 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 10 47461 Premier Prince nwtd.....................C Roberts 6 15775 Go Tommo nwtd .........................D Stapleton 7 88186 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney 2 12.45pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C1, 390m 8 42525 Matty Hooky 23.85 ....................J McInerney 1 41472 Albie McLeod nwtd............................B Eade 9 47765 Thumb Print Tony nwtd .............J McInerney 2 52325 Token Jump nwtd L & ......................... Wales 3 22F25 Eyrewell Hawke 23.00.................... H Cairns 10 57786 Opawa Hog 22.79 L & ........................ Wales 4 44127 Cawbourne Arney nwtd................C Roberts 5 2.20pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2, 390m 5 23425 John Dory 22.73........................J McInerney 1 51677 Tony’s Choice 23.06 ...................D Stapleton 6 52552 Cawbourne Cruze 23.02 ................. M Grant 2 41561 Camside Gold nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 7 36143 Verbatim nwtd .................................. B Dann 3 x2234 Eckles nwtd .......................................J Dunn 8 12444 Boltin Archie nwtd M & ......................Jopson 4 57485 Botany Seaton 23.23 ................J McInerney 9 87832 Rangitata Raider nwtd ...............D Stapleton 5 63348 Waimak Dave 22.75 ..................J McInerney 10 83467 Business Boss nwtd ..........................S Keen 6 55678 Bad Week nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 1.15pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C1, 390m 7 12831 Bound To Erupt 22.83 ..................... M Grant

8 77417 Mega Surge nwtd ........................... H Cairns 9 47765 Thumb Print Tony nwtd .............J McInerney 10 57786 Opawa Hog 22.79 L & ........................ Wales 6 2.52pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C0, 457m 1 86243 Tepirita Mega nwtd M & ....................Jopson 2 41 Jinja Fantasy nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 3 32472 Jamaican Archie nwtd M & ...............Jopson 4 22 La Kinks nwtd.................................. M Grant 5 2 Om Nom Nom nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 22 Token Ace nwtd L & ........................... Wales 7 3 Opawa Shackley nwtd L & ................. Wales 8 53374 Cawbourne Kenny nwtd ...............C Roberts 9 Tepirita Rata nwtd M & ......................Jopson 10 27768 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd ..................D Stapleton 7 3.28pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STAKES C1, 457m 1 28112 Fresco Star 26.46 J & .....................D Fahey 2 2211 Willis nwtd .....................................R Adcock 3 38247 Homebush Hansome 26.86 ......J McInerney 4 42361 Token Ray 26.29 L & .......................... Wales 5 21626 Wairio Dee Jay nwtd ................... B I Conner 6 11513 Country Crossing 26.36 J & ............D Fahey 7 33537 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney 8 6x223 Miss Valley Inn nwtd .....................C Roberts 9 26326 Tracey nwtd ................................D Stapleton 10 47534 Archie’s Comet nwtd M & ..................Jopson 8 4.01pm SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C3, 457m 1 11728 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 2 32364 Runaway Taxi 26.38 M &...................Jopson

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Daily Events Tuesday

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald. 9.30am

Wednesday 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton. 8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Lake Denny, easy to medium walk. All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West. 9.00am - 11.00am. HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton,

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street. 9.45am “GOLF CROQUET’ WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Philip St. 9.45am ASHBURTON MENS PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting with guest speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10.00am NEWCOMERS. Social group coffee morning, All

welcome. Nosh Cafe in the Ashford Village, West Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. 11.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Class for beginners. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open

every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank). 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. For new and regular players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS INC. Social afternoon, sales table, raffles and

afternoon tea. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 6.00pm ASHBURTON ATHLETICS. 5Km run, jog or walk. Weekly from January 13 - March 31. Ashburton Domain Walnut Avenue, opposite the end of Creek Road. 7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. Sports Hall, Tancred St.

State H/W 1. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street. 9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street. 10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Ash Wednesday Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social hall, Havelock St. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHRUCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street. 1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 6.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players. M.S.A. Sports grounds, Racecourse Road. 7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome.

St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford street. 7.00pm ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Monthly meeting, last rose show for 2015. Catholic rooms, Winter Street. 7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Rd. 7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Indicate a position on the cricket field (5) 4. A cat’s an alternative to a game of cards (7) 8. Pier put out right where it’s more mature (5) 9. Trick the class, and comply (7) 10. Begin to take shape as pin is put back (3) 11. An athlete tramps around with son (9) 12. It’s thought one is almost deprived of hearing (4) 13. Those who approve motion say it’s wrong about the East (4) 18. Make things worse than grave, a tag being written out (9) 20. Almost enough deep mud for old Russian farming commune (3) 21. Concentrated tin seen to be different (7) 22. Make a move towards change of gear (5) 23. Rock-oil as used by Pathan includes hydrogen (7) 24. It’s sweet as rug it replaces (5)

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CRYPTIC Across 1. Tenebrosity 8. Cigar 9. Twinned 10. Outrage 11. Annoy 12. Fiddle 14. Person 18. Shrew 19. Rampart 21. Respond 23. Repel 24. Tenterhooks Down 1. Tick off 2. Negated 3. Burma 4. 0utlet 5. Imitate 6. Yen 7. Paddy 13. Lowdown 15. Shampoo 16. Nettles 17. Bridge 18. Strap 20. March 22. Set

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DOWN 1. Travelling about made East grin at one held by Eva’s husband (13) 2. A sudden inclination to smile, up for revision (7) 3. The endless hurry of a bird (6) 4. It’s crazy to be the harbinger of Spring (6) 5. Four score and ten in Tyne perhaps (6) 6. Make a direct assault on the bad weather (5) 7. Person directing drama: trio isn’t put out by him (13)

DILBERT

14. Trekking with equipment on, my pig goes astray (7) 15. Is unable to preserve the weight that turns up (6) 16. It arrived with the Gunners, who used it to take shots (6) 17. It counted the inhabitants among the Saracens usually (6) 19. Have this style of outfit and go with energy (3-2)

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QUICK Across 1. To the point 7. Yobbo 8. Against 10. Overstep 11. Ague 13. Hiding 15. Seance 17. Spam 18. Taper off 21. Surpass 22. Alike 23. Amalgamate Down 1. Table 2. Thousand 3. Elated 4. Oval 5. Nonagon 6. Hypothesis 9. Thereafter 12. Demerara 14. Diagram 16. Nausea 19. Opine 20. Fall

QUICK ACROSS 1. Invoice (4) 3. Make-up (colloq) (3,5) 9. A token amount (7) 10. Gentle push (5) 11. Revival from inactivity (12) 13. Placate (6) 15. Unaccustomed (6) 17. Top class cookery (5,7) 20. Ascend (5) 21. Mythical creature (7) 22. Proceeding without pause (8) 23. Bacteria (4)

DOWN 1. Financially ruined (8) 2. Hobbles (5) 4. Supporters (6) 5. Prison (12) 6. Inside (7) 7. You (archaic) (4) 8. Done for no gain (12) 12. Postscript (8) 14. Hunting (7) 16. Shrewdness (6) 18. Likeness (5) 19. Deeds (4)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS BARNES, Dorothy Anne (Dot) – On March 9, 2015. Unexpectedly, at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved wife of the late Les. Very much loved mother and mother in law of Edward, Janice and Pat Moore. Loved grandma of Caitlin, and Matthew. Loved sister of Francis, and Robert McKeage. Messages to C/PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In honour of Dorothy you may place a single stem from your garden on her casket. A service to celebrate Dot’s life will be held at St James Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald on THURSDAY, March 12, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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OMOND, Coral Adalene – On March 8 2015, peacefully at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton, aged 93 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Barney (Leslie). Much loved mother of Nick, and Janne (deceased), mother-in-law of Anne (Perth), and Barry, loved granny to Sam (deceased), Will, Tom, and Bec. Loved sister of brothers Ron (deceased), and Graeme (deceased), June, and Raewyn and a loved aunty to her nieces and nephews. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Coral’s life will be held at our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, March 16, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Set 1:17 pm Rise 11:25 pm

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 197.9 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 8:20 am, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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7:43 1:59 8:10 2:23 8:32 2:47 9:00 3:12 9:26 3:37 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

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Napier

Blenheim

1:38

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Nelson

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Forecasts for today

26 12 35 14 31 30 28 33 28 32 33 26 31 9 8

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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Tuesday

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Cloudy periods with drizzle at times. Southerlies dying out.

overnight max low

Rain spreading north in the morning, then clearing but remaining rather cloudy. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: W dying out in the morning, SE breezes later.

Rain or drizzle spreading north during the afternoon and evening. NW about the tops.

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fine fine fine cloudy fine thunder fine fine fine showers thunder fine fine fine showers

FZL: Lowering 2900m

Fine at first. Scattered afternoon and evening showers south of Arthur’s Pass. Wind at 1000m: W rising to 30 km/h for a time. Wind at 2000m: W rising to 50 km/h for a time.

Rain developing early morning and southerlies spreading north. Rain clearing early afternoon, but remaining rather cloudy.

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A weak trough over the South Island moves onto the North orth Island tomorrow, followed by a ridge over the South Island. A trough affects the North Island for the remainder of the period. Meanwhile, a front moves over the South Island on Friday, followed by another ridge.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 22.4 22.9 Max to 4pm 10.3 Minimum 6.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 21.8 Avg Mar to date 18 2015 to date 82.8 126 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 22 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 33 Time of gust 3:06pm

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MSA’s Rene Devereux rolls up as the dark clouds roll in over the Methven Bowling Club.

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Fours do battle under storm clouds By Jonathan Leask

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Bowls Mid Canterbury’s big four cups were collected by two clubs, Allenton and Methven, at the four tournaments on Sunday. In the men’s Gala Cup, played at the Ashburton MSA, Allenton’s Alex Crawford, Bruce

White, Peter Whinham and Bob Holdom beat the Hinds quartet of Bill Clarke, John Thomas, Cecil Tubb and Neil Atkinson 17-5. At the Hampstead Bowling Club the men’s Challenge Cup round robin was won by Methven’s David Isherwood, Brent

Mayson, Allan Smith and Bruce Redmond, with Allenton’s Murray Smallridge, Clarry Youngman, Craig Fowles and David McEvedy second. The two women’s trophies were both played at Methven. The Ladies Premier required an extra end which had Allen-

ton’s Noeline Woods, Jill May, Shirley Doig and Anne Reid get up over the MSA’s Robyn Clarke, Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn and Rene Devereux 11-10. The Ladies Prestige round robin was won by the home team of Melva Middleton, Wendy Blackwell, Wendy Cart-

er and Di Callaghan, as Methven finished ahead of Ashburton’s Heather Goodall, Gaynor Beck, Rosemary O’Malley and Pip Kiddey. The next big trophy is the third instalment of the Champion of Champions series for the top singles players.