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Trainor launches beachwear range Meghan Trainor is set to give curvy girls a reason to strip off at the beach by launching a new swimsuit line. The All About That Bass hitmaker has created the beachwear collection as part of her new venture with designers at full-figure fashion and beauty website FullBeauty. “I used to wear tankinis, but I want something that really fits you nice – and shows everything,” she says. “It’s not awesome when all your friends are x-smalls (extra small), and you’re like, ‘Uh, large, please’.”

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NZ ranked lower for social progress A high rate of “early marriage” has stripped New Zealand of its 2014 title of the world’s “most socially advanced” nation, pulling the country down to fifth place in this year’s ranking by a Washington-based think-tank. Social Progress Imperative, whose advisory board is led by Harvard economist Michael Porter, has placed Norway at the top of its latest ranking of 133 countries based on 51 indicators of “social progress”. But the think-tank’s director, Michael Green, said New Zealand outperformed all other developed countries in its social progress relative to its economic performance.

‘People don’t watch’ Campbell Live The only way Campbell Live can be saved is by people watching the show, says the director of ratings website Throng. Thousands of disgruntled fans have voiced their frustrations at Thursday’s news that the prime-time current affairs show is under review and a petition to save the show has been launched. Throng founder Regan Cunliffe said it was a logical commercial decision given the “massive” decline in audience which wasn’t sustainable for TV3. In 2013, the show was averaging an audience of 382,000. But in the same period this year it was drawing 191,000, Mr Cunliffe said. “This isn’t something that’s just happened, this is a long-term trend over the last year and a half.” He said since a re-vamp of Seven Sharp with Mike Hosking, Campbell Live hasn’t been able to beat it. “It’s not that it’s not important, or not relevant, it’s just that people don’t watch it,” Mr Cunliffe said.

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Milano’s breastmilk confiscated Actress Alyssa Milano is fuming after customs officials at Heathrow Airport in London confiscated her pumped breastmilk before a flight back to America. The star has taken to Twitter.com to sound off about the security check drama, revealing guards refused to let her board the plane with containers of milk, because Milano wasn’t carrying her baby. The upset actress writes, “@ HeathrowAirport just took my pumped breast milk away. 10 ounces. Gone. Not okay ... They said they would let the pumped milk through if I had the baby with me. Why would I need to pump if I had the baby with me????”

She added, “Why can you test my toiletries to make sure they are safe but you have to throw away my breast milk...? It was less than 5 ounces per container. Why is my shampoo okay? @HeathrowAirport I would have happily spread milk in different containers (which I travel with) to comply. PS. Another reason it makes no sense - when I got past security it was time to pump again so ... I did carry on 5 ounces of breast milk. PPS. I travel w/ (with) a portable Medela breast pump on the plane.”

And the drama didn’t end there – Milano’s alternative breast pump did not arrive at its destination. She adds, “Hoping this is just a weird coincidence but my other breast pump that I checked w/ the rest of my baggage ... is lost. Everything arrived at my final destination except my hospital grade breast pump. Filling out a lost baggage claim now.”

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Floss wears off for Candy They tied the knot in an extravagant, theatrical wedding at the Civic Theatre in 2007 after a long-term relationship, but Dancing with the Stars judge Candy Lane has split from her businessman husband, Chris Jones. Lane has asked for privacy following the break-up.

She confirmed the split to The Diary yesterday, but did not want to elaborate for the sake of her children. “It’s not something I’m happy to talk about,” Lane said.

“It’s personal, and I’d like to respect the privacy of my children.” The couple were together for more than 20 years.

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■ ASHBURTON POLICE

‘No playground for criminals’

By Daisy HuDson

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Ashburton is not a playground for drug dealers and criminals.

That’s the message from police following a dramatic armed incident involving gang affiliated offenders on Wednesday.

Two men were arrested and are facing a raft of serious charges after Wednesday’s incident, during which one offender rammed a vehicle in an attempt to escape armed police in Allenton.

According to the female driver of the rammed vehicle, who did not want to be named, a man armed with a gun and a knife had entered a property and demanded drugs before stealing items of jewellery.

The offender then ditched the

vehicle on Racecourse Road and took off on foot.

In a disturbing twist, officers at the scene discovered a sixmonth-old baby in the car.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Holder said the discovery was extremely sobering for the officers involved.

Mr Holder said the infant was “extremely distressed”.

“The officers were absolutely shocked,” he said.

“That’s not rational behaviour.”

He said one offender was heard to proclaim “this is my town” – something Mr Holder strongly rejected.

“The law-abiding locals of Ashburton should not have to be fearful of a small criminal minority treating Ashburton as

their own playground,” he said.

“This town belongs to the law-abiding locals.”

Police are looking to stamp out drug-related offending in the district, with a new operation focusing on rehabilitating addicts and halting the supply of drugs in the community.

Operation Focus will see police taking a new approach to curbing drug-related crime.

It has three key interventions, including reducing the opportunity for crime to occur, rehabilitating offenders, and redirecting offenders into other areas such as employment, sports, and culture.

Mr Holder said police are targeting suppliers to stem the flow of illicit drugs into the community, and they are urg-

ing addicts to come forward and seek help. “We’ve got to get to the root of the problem and help addicts,” he said.

“You can’t have this behaviour going on in a country town.”

He believed some addicts may be dissuaded from seeking help because they believe they will be arrested.

Drug addicts often turned to other offending, such as theft and burglaries, to fund their drug habits, he said.

“If we can get rid of the drugs, we can make the town safer,” he said.

Mr Holder wanted to reassure the community that police were working hard to stamp out offending in town following several recent high profile incidents.

Two Allenton streets were cordoned off following a home invasion that prompted an armed police response on March 23.

No arrests have so far been made in relation to that serious incident, and enquiries are ongoing.

Meanwhile, police have also cracked down on disorder in Ashburton’s CBD following several alcohol-fuelled incidents in recent months.

For Mr Holder, ensuring people feel safe in their own community is important.

“We have to stop this behaviour before someone gets hurt.”

Police are urging anyone with information about criminal activity to contact the Ashburton police station.

Thefts outrage residents Southbridge residents are outraged over a spate of vehicle thefts allegedly linked to a group of Ashburton youths.

A woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said her husband discovered their near-new ute had been stolen on Monday morning, presumably taken overnight.

“Apparently there were six vehicles taken by the same group, I know at least three others went missing from the Southbridge area,” she said.

The couple travelled to Ashburton hoping to pick up their truck, but knew they would not be taking it home as soon as they saw the state it was in.

It is now in a panel beaters workshop, and she has no idea how long it will be out of action.

“They are going to patch it up, but who knows what they’ve done to it or where it’s been driven – it will never be the same again. I wish

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they’d written it off,” she said. She delivered a clear message to those responsible: “Do you have any idea what you have put us through?

“Yes, insurance will fix the outside of our vehicles but they will never be the same – we worked hard to get our belongings. Work for your own belongings!”

The woman had spoken to another victim whose car had been stolen in the crime spree and written off.

Police confirmed four local adult men and one male youth were arrested on Monday afternoon after they were found in possession of a stolen car on Pendarves Rakaia Road.

Acting Sergeant Mike Jackson said all five males had been charged in relation to the stolen vehicle and some other offences, and investigation were ongoing in relation to further possible charges.

Special treats at holiday cooking school Nine-year-old Kayla Pearce designing her own icecream during a school holiday session at Ashburton’s Life Energy cooking school. Catherine Marr’s school offers a range of cooking classes during the school holidays.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

$44m roads work in the pipeline

BY SUE NEWMAN

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More than $44 million worth of roading work in the Ashburton District has been tagged in the Canterbury regional land transport plan.

The plan was adopted on March 30 by the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee but whether or not the projects make the cut and become part of the national roading progamme is yet to be decided.

Ashburton mayor Angus McKay is a member of the regional

committee and said the work was the council’s wishlist.

“Whether it gets funded, or not is another discussion,” he said.

Three major projects have been included in the plan.

Improvements at the Walnut Avenue-State Highway One intersection including the installation of traffic lights and some road realignment is set down for 2018-2020 with an estimated project cost of $2.1 million.

The council is also planning to install traffic lights at its

own expense at the intersection of Walnut Avenue with East Street.

This work has been on the drawing board for several years and the first step, ensuring land at both intersections was designated appropriately to allow the work to proceed has been signed off.

Before any detailed design work is carried out the council has to enter into a project agreement with the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Kiwi Rail. As part of the instal-

lation of lights, both roads will be widened with some realignment on East Street, cycle lanes will be provided, new footpaths established with signal crossings .

As a separate project, the entrance to Ashburton Domain on West Street will need to be relocated further south to avoid traffic queuing at the Walnut Avenue lights.

The second major project in the plan is for $27.861 million to be allocated for work on the second urban bridge across the

Ashburton River. This is estimated to start in 2020 and be completed by 2025.

The council already has had land designated for approaches to this bridge off Chalmers Avenue and for a new route through farmland east of Tinwald.

The third project is for $15.7 million worth of improvements on Thompson’s Track and the Mayfield Valetta Road.

Work on this has already started at the council’s expense with funding coming through rates.

■ MANIA-O-ROTO SCOUTS

Dave’s can-do attitude earns scouting’s top honour

BY CAITLIN PORTER

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Dave Strong has been involved with scouting for more than 30 years, and his ongoing contribution has now been formally recognised.

Mr Strong was awarded one of the highest scouting honours in the country – the Silver Tui Award.

The silver tui is awarded for outstanding character to members who have provided “exceptional and distinguished” service to scouting.

He was presented with his award – a silver tui attached to a silver and black ribbon – on Founders Day at Lake Camp.

Founders Day is celebrated by Scouts as the birthday Sir Baden Powell, the patriarch of Scouting.

“I never even thought of a silver tui, [it was a] wee surprise,” Mr Strong said.

Mr Strong’s involvement with the scouting community began 36 years ago, back in West Melton.

He was working with a neighbour who asked him what he thought about coming along to the Scouts.

After going along, he never looked back and jumped straight into a role as a leader.

“The enjoyment is seeing kids achieve,” he said.

The ability to teach kids skills that they can use in later life is one of the best aspects, he said.

After moving to Mid Canterbury to farm, Mr Strong continued his involvement in scouting and is now the Mania-o-Roto Zone Scout Leader.

He oversees scout groups within the district and if a new group is established, spends a few weeks making sure everything goes to plan.

“I’m just a phone call away,” he said.

Mr Strong said he has learnt a thing or two since becoming associated with scouts, that he would never have learned otherwise.

“It’s all about putting skills to

use,” he said. He has a few favourite memories about his time with the scouts, including heading over to Malaysia for a scout jamboree, and being the only person from an English speaking country on the trip.

There was also a large monsoon while he was in Malaysia, but he refers to the trip as being “incredible”.

He also went on a jamboree to Perth with his son Phillip and a contingent of other scouts from New Zealand, which he said was another great experience.

Right now Dave is preparing for an overnight tramp with the Longbeach Scouts and next month is helping out with a training camp.

While it can be time consuming, sometimes taking up to three or four nights of his week, he has no plans to leave the scouting community just yet, he said.

“The years just tick by and you just get out there and do it.”

He said he would stay as long as he was “capable and useful”.

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■ EA NETWORKS

Autumn windfall coming to customer-shareholders Ashburton power consumers will have an autumn windfall next month when they receive a share of a $5.2 million discount on their power accounts.

EA Networks will provide its customer-shareholders with a deferred discount that will see the average family home receive about $74 off their next power bill.

The lines company annually shares some of its profits with its customershareholders, with the amount paid out on each account based on electricity consumption during the year as well as the status of their shareholding.

The deferred discount is paid via electricity retail accounts.

Board chairman John Tavendale said the discount showed the strength of the co-operative business.

“It reflects the value of local ownership; these funds were generated locally and can be kept local by our customer shareholders,” he said.

All customers will be notified by mail of the amount they will receive.

“It’s important that they check their accounts to ensure they have received what is rightfully theirs,” Mr Tavendale said.

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In brief Prostate drug funded Funding for the prostate cancer treatment abiraterone will begin on May 1. Pharmac will fund the drug for men with an advanced form of prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Foundation chief executive Graeme Woodside said the foundation was delighted with the news. Prior the funding, New Zealanders were paying up to $5000 per month to privately fund their treatment.

Elderly man injured An elderly man has been seriously injured after his mobility scooter and a truck collided in Mosgiel yesterday. The crash happened at the intersection of Bush and Gordon roads about 2.50pm, Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said.

The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital.

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Assaults arrest A 29-year-old man will appear in the Auckland District Court today on several charges in relation to last Saturday night’s alleged assaults of an Onehunga couple.

The victims were notified of yesterday’s arrest, police said.

The man was charged with two counts of injuring with intent to injure, two of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, two of intentional damage and one count of burglary.

Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Newman said he was proud of the work his staff did over the past week and pleased to be able to advise the victims of yesterday’s development. On Thursday an 18-year-old man was also arrested in relation to the incident. The teen will appear in Manukau District Court on Tuesday charged with unlawfully taking a vehicle.

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Crash on motorway Traffic has cleared following a four-car crash on Auckland’s northwestern motorway last evening. A witness said a car spun out in torrential rain on the stretch of motorway between Bond St and the Newton Rd off-ramp.

Traffic was initially gridlocked as emergency services cleared the scene. A northern police communications spokesman said the four cars had hit and become “nose to tail”.

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■ ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

Bid to change pill status

BY CAITLIN PORTER

CAITLIN.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury health professionals are concerned over calls for the oral contraceptive pill to be available over the counter.

New Zealand’s biggest pharmacy chain Green Cross Health is urging officials to reconsider the need for a prescription for oral contraceptives.

It argues there is “unmet demand” for the pill which could lead to an increase in unwanted pregnancies or other health problems.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman Charlotte Cox is not convinced and said people needed to be cautious.

“The pill is not like taking lollies,” she said.

“When a patient makes an appointment for contraception then other relevant topics can also be discussed,” she said.

Mid Canterbury GP Dr Gayle O’Duffy said in her opinion it was important that screening and monitoring was in place for oral contraceptive use.

“Oral contraceptives can have potentially serious side effects,

so it is important that someone is monitoring for these risks.”

“It is also really important that someone’s GP knows they are taking oral contraceptives, as they have interactions with other medications.”

At the moment, only the emergency morning-after pill can be purchased over the counter at a pharmacy, without a prescription.

However, Dr O’Duffy said sometimes pharmacists were organised to deliver some of the level of care needed for patients wanting oral contra-

ceptives, for example they can weigh the patient, take their blood pressure and access their history.

But if this is what happens health professionals needed to work as a team to ensure the right care is delivered, she said.

“I’m not sure this is happening as well as it should be at present, and I would like to see it improved before more medications are added to this process,” she said.

A Medsafe committee will consider Green Cross’ proposal next month.

■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Centre’s official opening four weeks away

BY SUE NEWMAN

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In just four weeks Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre will be officially opened by deputy prime minister Bill English; in just four weeks and one day the centre will be open for business.

Between today and the official ribbon cutting ceremony on May 9, the sports complex is a hive of activity. The construction contract may be completed but now there are dozens of small jobs to be done before the project is fully signed off, says Ashburton District sports facility manager Steve Prescott.

In the run up to opening day, every facility and function within the complex is being tested to ensure when the public walk through the door on May 10, every part of the building will be running, problem free.

The four pools in the aquatic centre have been tested by around 200 swimmers two weeks ago and this was done to ensure water temperature and quality could be maintained when large numbers were in

Naylor Love foreman Nick Struthers at work in the EA Networks café ahead of the complex’s official opening on May 9.

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Equipment is arriving daily for other parts of the centre and discussions are under way for the allocation of space in the multi-use sports house

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■ NEW ZEALAND TERRITORIALS

Desperately short of volunteers

By Caitlin Porter

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The New Zealand Defence Force is calling on Mid Cantabrians to join its territorial army.

Territorial soldiers are used at times of crisis, and provided much needed help following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Based in Timaru, Private Charlie Auty said the number of recruits in the Mid-South Canterbury area has whittled down to eight but with a population of 100,000 it would be ideal if Mid-South Canterbury’s platoon strength was around 30 or 40, Private Auty is now busy spreading the word about territorial soldiers, in an effort to recruit.

The army has done very little recruiting in the provinces for the last five or six years, he said, but that is beginning to change.

“We want as many guys and girls as we can get,” he said.

“There was a good bunch of

guys joined up years ago, but as life changed they dropped off.

“We’ve had a few people join up but they’ve gone to Christchurch or Dunedin for University.”

Potential recruits need to be fit, at least 17 years of age and have a vested interest in the outdoors.

There are many opportunities for territorials too he said, from learning vital skills to completing a variety of courses.

“You can also get trips overseas, I’ve been to the Solomon Islands on deployments, guys have been to East Timor, it’s the nature of the beast,” Private Auty said.

Territorials get paid once they have completed basic training, which is set to take place in November. There is also paid training that takes place in Timaru on Wednesday evenings.

Territorials are required to do a minimum of 24 days a year.

The New Zealand Defence Force is calling on people in Mid Canterbury to beef up the number of territorial recruits.

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School holidays have meant a rest for some, but not Big Little Theatre Company members staging Bugsy Malone.

Prior to opening the show at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre last night, the cast has been rehearsing daily at the centre.

Co-director Cherie Livingstone said yesterday afternoon the actors were “pumped and excited” leading into the show, which will also stage tonight and

tomorrow. The show would feature some great music with lip-syncing, including a couple of original Bugsy Malone songs from the movie.

The funny script had plenty of slapstick gangster action including flying cream pies.

Mrs Livingstone was grateful some of the company’s senior members had been able to come along and help with cleaning up the stage after the show.

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

■ INVERCARGILL

Pair missing close to a month

By ReBecca Quilliam John Beckenridge took his 11-year-old stepson camping for a week before the two of them disappeared.

Police believe Mr Beckenridge drove the pair of them off a Southland cliff in his car.

More details are emerging into what police believe happened after Michael ZhaoBeckenridge was taken during a lunch break from James Hargest College’s junior school in Invercargill nearly a month ago.

Mr Beckenridge, 64, had a parenting order against him forbidding contact with the boy.

His car has since been discovered at the bottom of Curio Bay in the Catlins.

On March 20, a week after taking Michael, Mr Beckenridge sent text messages to his neighbour, his friends, his solicitor and to Michael’s mother.

Police communications manager Nic Barclay said the tone of those messages was “goodbye”.

“But there’s only so much

you can take from the tone of a text message.”

Based on information from cell towers, the messages were sent from the Catlins area, where the pair had been spotted, Mr Barclay said.

During the week before the goodbye text messages were sent, police believed they were staying in rural areas and sleeping in tents and in the car, he said.

Police have said based on track marks at the top of the cliff overlooking Curio Bay, it was believed Mr Beckenridge’s

car was driven at speed off the top.

Mr Barclay said it would have been “difficult but not impossible” to rig the car to drive itself off the cliff.

“The easiest option ... is to tie the [steering] wheel down and shove something on the accelerator.

“These are all possibilities we are looking into, but we can’t confirm anything until a) the car’s pulled out of the water, or b) we find John and Michael somewhere in the country.”

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Coleridge search for kayaker continues Police have deployed a radial sonar to search Lake Coleridge in a bid to find a missing kayaker.

Today marks one week since a man was reported missing on the lake, after he fell from his kayak last Saturday afternoon.

So far aerial, land, and underwater searches have failed to find any sign of the man.

New Zealand Defence Force and navy personnel have also joined the search, while the man’s family and friends have been assisting with the land search.

Members of the Police National Dive Squad yesterday deployed the police owned radial sonar to search the lake bed, below the 100m contour line towards the area where the man’s kayak was recovered.

A New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson confirmed the missing kayaker is a member of the New Zealand Army.

The man was at the lake on a recreational trip, and was not participating in any military exercises.

No further details about the missing man have been released.

Coleridge Intake Road will remain closed from Algidus Road to the intake while the recovery operation is under way.

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■ YMCA HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Mountain bike skills put to the test Joe Penno, 15, tested out his mountain biking skills at the YMCA Holiday Programme earlier this week. The programme involves a range of outdoor activities from archery to abseiling and was designed to keep youth not only busy, but active over the holiday period.

It will run again next week, Monday until Friday, 10am until 2pm, for youth aged 11 to 17.

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■ ST JOHN

SI conference to be held here By caitlin PoRteR

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

St John Ashburton have the honour of hosting the St John South Island area committee conference for the first time next weekend.

Area executive officer Elaine Vallender said St John Ashburton was thrilled that a provincial town has been chosen for the conference, as usually it alternates between Christchurch and Queenstown.

“It’s a privilege for us to be the hosts,” she said.

The topics raised at the conference will vary from volunteer recruitment to a question and answer session

with a panel of experts to rural health planning.

In total there are 52 area committees in the South Island and more than 170 representatives will attend the conference to be held at the Hotel Ashburton from April 17 to 19.

“Area committees are a valued part of the process in designing national products and services, and contributing to the St John strategic planning process,” Mrs Vallender said.

An area committee acts at the governing body, whose role it is to support St John products and services within their communities to ensure local needs are being met.

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St John Ashburton attended over 3000 emergency call outs in the Mid Canterbury district.

Since 2007 St John call outs in the district have increased by 57.2 per cent.

St John Ashburton has eight paid staff, 16 volunteers and two ambulances.

Mrs Vallender said each area committee is kept busy organising fundraising ventures, the recruiting of volunteers and keeping an eye on infrastructure and the provision of facilities.

In brief Body handed over The body of a man who was rescued from Wellington Harbour early last week will be returned to his family in India today. Boobesh Palani, 26, an Indian national, was rescued from the water at Burdan’s Gate, Eastbourne, on Monday March 30 by a 16-year-old girl and two young men. He was taken to Hutt Hospital, and was later transported to Wellington Hospital, where he died in the intensive care unit last Friday.

Following his death, a fund was set up to raise the money to return Mr Palani’s body to his family in India. Mr Palani’s body would leave Wellington this morning at 7am, for Chennai in India where his family lives.

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Cold snap coming Kiwis should make the most of some sun this weekend as the country is set to get hit with the first cold snap of the year early next week, forecasters say.

MetService duty meteorologist Rochelle Fleming said today would be the warmer day of the weekend. “It’s looking pretty good in most places, probably the pick of the days really.” She said there would be an improving trend in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch today with a ridge pushing on to the country. Ms Fleming said unfortunately the weather would begin to turn again for some centres tomorrow.

She said a front coming from the far south tomorrow, would mean strong northwest winds for the capital, rising to gales. Looking ahead, Ms Fleming the “really significant weather” would hit on Monday. “It is the first significant cold outbreak of the year.” She said on Monday and Tuesday it would be much colder than it had been already. “Monday and Tuesday is when the cold air comes on and then it improves through the week as once that low moves away.”

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School says sorry Rotorua Girls’ High School has apologised to the 23 students it stood down last year, after an independent report found failings in its decision-making process.

The Year 13 girls, including nine school leaders, were stood down for three days in October after they left school grounds when asked to return to class. A report by New Zealand Education Consultants Ltd, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, was released this week. It found an “absence of a thorough investigation”, where the girls’ voices were not heard.

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Restaurant closed A popular Auckland eatery owned by celebrity chef Al Brown is closed for an indefinite period after a fire blazed through its kitchen.

Federal Delicatessen and adjacent restaurant Depot Eatery & Oyster Bar were closed on Thursday afternoon in a fire that caused hundreds of workers in the area to evacuate. Depot is expected to reopen next week but it is not yet known when Federal Deli will reopen. The fire began in the chimney ducting in the kitchen’s ceiling and quickly spread.

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

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In brief Woman dies at hotel A woman had been found dead at Auckland’s Copthorne Hotel.

A St John spokeswoman said the ambulance service was called to the Quay St hotel at 1.20pm yesterday. The woman was already dead when they arrived, the spokeswoman said. Police who attended the scene found a woman in a room. She appeared to have died of “natural causes,” police said. They are now advising next of kin.

- NZME

Balancing the ledger We may have lost the cricket, but the Wellington Brass Band balanced the ledger across the Tasman by winning the Australian National Brass Band Championships in Sydney over Easter weekend. The band battled against 15 others in Australia, winning three of the four band events in the competition, with second place in the other. The competition held over four days at Easter, was the first time the Wellington band has won the Australian Championships, the band’s manager Leighton Roberts said.

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Teens remanded

Taking a small slice of Ashburton to the Theatre Royal stage, cast members of Showbiz Christchurch’s production of Phantom of the Opera, Jane Leonard (Meg Giry) and Angela Johnson (Madam Giry).

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■ SHOWBIZ CHRISTCHURCH

Locals star in Phantom

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

When the curtain went up on Thursday’s opening night of Showbiz Christchurch’s production of Phantom of the Opera, it was a little like coming home for ex-Ashburtonian Angela Johnson.

It’s her fourth association with the show. The first was in Sydney in 1994 where she was understudy for her role of Madam Giry, the role she performs in the Christchurch production.

She was a member of the Sydney cast for a year, left, later rejoined and was then part of a touring company out of Perth.

This time round, it’s a different show, a different theatre, but the Christchurch production is an outstanding experience, Angela said.

And the show comes with the

bonus of seeing the Isaac Theatre Royal restored and back in business after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Phantom is a show Angela loves, it has eternal appeal and Christchurch’s production is up there with the best, she said.

“There’s a really talented cast, a lot of these people have been around theatre for a long time but there are also lots of young budding professionals in the cast too.”

Angela has been a tutor at Christchurch’s National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (Nasda) for a number of years, moving into tutoring after years starring in musical theatre in Australia.

She continues to mix performance with tutoring and last year won Female performer of the Year at the Dunedin theatre awards.

For her, the show has an extra edge as she’s working alongside one of her past students, 22-year-old Jane Leonard.

While Angela has a theatre career that spans 30 years in both Australia and New Zealand, Jane is one of the young stars making her way up.

Last year, after graduating with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Musical Theatre, she toured with New Zealand Playhouse and this year she’s doing the hard yards, working part-time while she chases stage roles.

“Touring last year was a lot of fun, it’s definitely a bit different living out of a suitcase for so long but it was such a gift to be able to do what I’ve trained for, what I love, for an audience,” she said.

She’s delighted to have scored the role of Meg Giry in Phan-

tom and to be working alongside some of the industry’s most experienced performers.

The downside is there’s no pay and like most young performers in amateur theatre, she’s working days to pay the rent but that comes with the territory, Jane said.

“This is such a big production and a company like Showbiz is basically professional.

“The calibre of work and directing is of such a high standard.”

And she’s relishing the opportunity to work alongside her Nasda tutor, in her role as her daughter.

“She’s such a cool lady and it’s great having the opportunity to work alongside her. She’s really inspiring,” she said.

Phantom of the Opera runs in the Isaac Theatre Royal from April 9 until May 2.

Malcolm McNeill to perform in town tonight Ashburton jazz fans will have an opportunity to hear one of New Zealand’s top performers when Malcolm McNeill peforms in the Sinclair Centre.

McNeill has been brought to town by the Ashburton Musical Club and will be on stage

from 7.30pm tonight.

The jazz singer lives in Christchurch and from the age of 15 was singing in coffee bars and restaurants.

His musical interests are wide, but he is most at home with the great American song-

writers such as Hoagy Carmichael, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and Harold Arlen, whose works he has performed all over the world. He lists his influences as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Charlie

‘Bird’ Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson.

In 1990 he received the Commemoration Medal for Services to Music and Trust Bank Excellence Award and is credited with pioneering vocal jazz in the New Zealand music scene.

Three teens accused of tying up an elderly man and stealing his cars have been remanded in the custody of Child, Youth and Family.

The boys – two of whom are aged 16 and one 15– were charged with aggravated burglary and kidnapping, following an incident in Wellsford on Thursday night.

They appeared in North Shore Youth Court yesterday and were remanded in CYF care until the end of the month. It is understood they may apply for bail before then. Statutory suppressions around reporting youth court matters mean the boys cannot be named. The defendants are accused of taking the keys to the victim’s two cars - a Ford Falcon and a Ford ute - and fleeing the scene in them.

- NZME

Ports pressure grows Pressure is growing on Ports of Auckland to stop construction of two massive wharf extensions into Waitemata Harbour. Auckland Mayor Len Brown has slammed a suggestion that talks on the issue could last for weeks and released a confidential letter from a council body to the ports board. “I do not wish to see this situation drag out over several weeks,” Mr Brown said in an email to councillors yesterday. He was responding to a media release from the council body that oversees the port company, Auckland Council Investments Ltd, and the ports company that discussions on the extensions to Bledisloe Wharf could continue over “coming weeks”.

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Crash victim named The man killed when his car and a stock truck collided in Canterbury was Iyad Hassan Mohammad Abunahleh, 39. Mr Abunahleh lived in New Zealand but was originally from Jordan. On March 29 his Honda Civic collided with a truck and trailer unit carrying stock on the Rangitata Road bridge, north of Orari. He died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.

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Trapped shark draws a crowd By nikki PaPatsoumas Crowds of people gathered at Wellington’s waterfront last evening to catch a glimpse of a trapped blue shark.

The blue shark, which is over two metres long, has trapped itself near the jumping platform

off Taranki Street by national museum Te Papa.

The area where the shark was is surrounded by blue plastic, which was in place to prevent the water from becoming polluted as it was a popular spot for swimmers.

It is believed the shark swam

underneath the plastic, which did not quite touch the seabed, and became trapped.

The Department of Conservation (DoC) arrived at the waterfront earlier yesterday and a sign at the wharf side said the female blue shark had been checked and was fine.

A council security guard was in place to prevent crowds from throwing rubbish, or jumping into the water.

He said DoC were waiting to see if the shark would make its own way out when low tide hit later last night. They would then make a call as to whether

■ HEART FOUNDATION

Website gives advice on heart health

By Caitlin Porter

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

Heart attack survivors and people concerned about their risk of a cardiac event can now access information and rehabilitation tips from the comfort of their own home.

The Heart Foundation’s new website, HeartHelp, makes it possible for everyone to access information and support for free, and the Ashburton Cardiac Companions group think the development is great.

Cardiac companion and Heart Foundation board member John Leadley said the more information out there for people, the better.

If going to the website prompts someone to look into their symptoms or go to the doctor then that is great, he said.

And for the people that have had a heart event, it is important not to get complacent, he said.

Many people do not have time to take part in the necessary rehabilitation after their event, but with the development of the website, they can make sure they are keeping on track anytime, anywhere.

The website can be used for people to follow a step-by-step guide to life after a heart attack, educate themselves on the warning signs of a heart attack and create an action plan and also watch videos about survivors own personal stories.

It can also be used to find support groups nearby, which Mr Leadley said he thinks was a great idea.

“The foundation is all about education,” he said.

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in New Zealand, and accounts for 30 per cent of all deaths annually.

Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease Cardiovascular disease is often thought to be a male problem, but it is the number one killer of women Nearly two-thirds of the deaths from heart attacks in women occur among those who have no history of chest pain.

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Ruth Belton, manager of Cafe Moana said she spotted the shark right beside the cafe when she arrived for work yesterdaymorning.

“It’s very beautiful, it’s actually quite a translucent blue. It’s quite lovely.”

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Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, April 11, 2015

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Long night ahead for Former Ashburtonian Anna Leask, a journalist with the New Zealand Herald, is one of a team of journalists who will be travelling to Turkey along with a large contingent of New Zealanders who will be commemorating the landing of the Anzac forces on the Gallipoli peninsula on April 25, 1915.

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iwis attending the Gallipoli centenary should be prepared for a long and arduous day before the official commemorations kick off.

Two thousand received passes to attend the Dawn Service and New Zealand Memorial Service at Chunuk Bair on April 25.

The entry process for attendees, excluding VIP guests, begins early in the morning on April 24, with more than 450 tour buses expected to converge on the peninsula from 8am.

The first stop is Akbas where all buses will be registered. Attendees will have their passes validated before being given an official wristband and a tag to help them identify their bus after services have concluded.

The buses will then drive to Kabatepe Otopark, about 16km away.

At this point, attendees disembark and have their barcoded access passes checked against their passports and scanned. Once

through the Kabatepe screening point attendees walk across the road to Mimoza Park, a holding area.

The Anzac Commemorative Site (ACS), where the Dawn Service will be held, is not open to attendees until the afternoon of April 24.

Anyone arriving in the morning will have to wait at Mimoza Park, where shade, temporary toilets and food vendors will be available. To help pass the time,

documentaries will be played on big screens.

There are a number of security points where attendees will be put through airport-style screening. Once cleared they’ll be given an information pack containing a rain poncho and commemoration booklet.

Inside the ACS there is seating for 5000 attendees. The rest will stand on a grass area. Some may not be able to see the stage from where they’re standing,

but big screens will ensure noone misses the service.

In previous years, attendees have taken sleeping bags and camped out at ACS overnight.

That’s not allowed this year because the number of attendees is almost triple the usual number.

At the entrance to the ACS attendees will be screened again, and then allowed in to wait overnight for the Dawn Service – timed to start at 5.30am

‘Turks realise that New Zealanders were just innoc T o understand Gallipoli is to delve into history.

Turkey never wanted a war. By the turn of last century, the once great Ottoman Empire was on the decline, while Britain was an aggressive imperial force still staking out claims.

While Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire were Allies in the Crimean War of 185356 against Russia, Britain had already taken control of Egypt and Cyprus from the Turks in the late 19th century.

The British then set their sights on the oilfields in the Persian Gulf and had ambitions in the general Mesopotamian area, according to English historian Peter Hart, author of Gallipoli.

In 1911, knowing they had to bolster their military capabilities, the Turkish Admiralty placed contracts with Armstrong Vickers at Newcastle-on-Tyne for two battleships for delivery in 1914.

But on the eve of World War One – by which time Turkey

Most New Zealanders know their country’s story of Gallipoli. But how does one of the greatest debacles of World War One look from the Turkish perspective? On the centenary of the conflict, should the Government apologise for its part in an invasion that claimed 86,000 Ottoman Empire lives – almost twice the number of Allied soldiers killed? NZME’s Kurt Bayer reports. remained neutral – First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, confiscated the battleships.

The act of British “treachery” helped sway the Turkish people in favour of siding with Germany when war broke out in early August 1914.

It signed a treaty of alliance with Germany, and formally entered the conflict on October 28, 1914, with the bombing of Russian Black Sea ports.

The Triple Entente, or Allied Powers, declared war on the Ottoman Empire on November 4.

With a stalemate on the Western Front already, Churchill convinced his government of the merit of an assault up the

stretch of water known as the Dardanelles to Constantinople and the Black Sea. He said it would knock Turkey out of the war, removing one of the countries propping up Germany and providing a “backdoor” attack route from the east.

The Dardanelles strait has been of strategic importance for centuries. The site of Troy on the Asian side, which looks across at Cape Helles on the peninsula, dominates the cultural history of the region.

Churchill’s plan was “lunacy from the start”, Mr Hart believes. “(It) never had the chance to succeed; an idiocy generated by

the muddled thinking of ‘Easterners’ such as Churchill. By attacking the Turks, the British merely allowed them the opportunity to kill and maim British (and Allied) soldiers.”

After a naval attack on the strait failed, the British Empire, comprising the UK, New Zealand, Australia, India and Newfoundland, with help from France, invaded Turkey at an Aegean Sea beach now known as Anzac Cove on April 25, 1915.

However, the Turks had plenty of time to dig in and were well prepared for the invasion.

During the landings, the Allies suffered heavy casualties but the military top brass were desperate

to push on. Over the next eight months, there were 141,547 casualties with 44,150 dead.

Robust Turkish record-keeping dispels the myth the Turks did not suffer as much as the Allies.

There were 251,309 Turkish casualties, with 86,692 dead.

Nejat Kavvas, a Turkey-born artist and former diplomat who lives in Auckland, is critical that some Anzac historians have failed to give a balanced view of the conflict.

“History is a positive science, like physics or chemistry, it is not gobbledegook. Like all positive sciences, you look at all angles, and make a positive

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(2.30pm in New Zealand). A reflective programme featuring documentaries about the Gallipoli campaign and musical performances will run through the night.

There is no shelter so attendees are advised to bring wet weather gear and warm clothing to protect them against the elements. Umbrellas are not permitted.

Once the Dawn Service finishes and the VIP guests have

s dawn broke on April 25, 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps began landing at an isolated 700m stretch of beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

This year, on that same date, 10,500 people will gather near that beach, Anzac Cove, to mark the 100-year anniversary of the landing.

The bloody and harrowing campaign at Gallipoli is New Zealand’s most significant military battle.

It was our first full engagement in World War One and an event that helped to forge our national identity.

As the northern bank of the Dardanelles strait, Gallipoli was

of huge strategic importance.

Control of the strait was crucial to providing a maritime supply line to the Russian Empire.

With the Turks and Germans dominant in control of the area, Russia asked the Allies for help.

After a naval attack on the strait failed, military leaders decided to attack the peninsula with a combined force of British, French, Indian, Australian and New Zealand troops.

The Allies made an ignominious withdrawal months later.

The date of the landing is remembered as Anzac Day, and it helped define the national identity of New Zealand and its trans-Tasman neighbour.

By the end of the campaign,

New Zealand had suffered a heavy loss, with 2779 fallen soldiers, approximately a fifth of those who served, and 5212 wounded. Just over 1000 New Zealanders are making the trip to Gallipoli for the 100-year anniversary and will attend the dawn service at 5.30am (2.30pm NZ time).

It is one of a number of commemorative services planned.

On April 24, the Turkish International Service will be held, followed by a Commonwealth and Ireland Memorial Service at the Cape Helles Memorial, a Commonwealth shrine for the whole Gallipoli campaign and a place of commemoration for the many servicemen who died

on the peninsula and have no known grave.

A French service will also be held at Morto Bay, the memorial for those who served for France. It has 3236 graves, and four ossuaries containing the bones of 12,000 unidentifiable soldiers.

VIPs attending the commemorations will include Prime Minister John Key, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and other dignitaries and military leaders.

“At these commemorations,” said Mr Key, “we’ll be honouring (the troops’) sacrifice and remembering all New Zealand veterans of conflict.”

left, attendees will be released in stages to trek to their next service. An Australian memorial service will be held at Lone Pine. The Battle of Lone Pine was one of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign and resulted in more than 2000 Australian casualties. Attendees will have to walk 3.1km up Artillery Road, unsealed and steep in places.

At 1.45pm local time, a New Zealand service will be held at

Chunuk Bair, scene of one of the most significant stands by the Kiwi troops. Chunuk Bair is a further 3.3km uphill from Lone Pine but the road is sealed.

This road is also steep in places, with a total elevation of 260m.

At Chunuk Bair attendees will be screened again and move to a holding area next to the ceremony site. It is likely people will have to wait several hours before they can get into the site.

The delay is due to a major

Turkish memorial service which involves 12,000 scouts undertaking a pilgrimage following in the steps of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, first leader of the Republic of Turkey.

Once the Turkish memorial finishes attendees will be able to enter the commemorative area where there will be limited seating. Only those with a specific pass can attend the Chunuk Bair service, where Prime Minister John Key will speak.

After the New Zealand service finishes, attendees will start to leave the peninsula. As the oneway road is narrow, there will be a staged release of buses. Those at Lone Pine will be picked up first, followed by people at Chunuk Bair.

With 450 buses to fill, it could be a long wait, but food vendors will provide refreshments. Attendees must not leave the site of their last service – buses will not wait.

cent pawns dragged into a very dirty game’ deduction from it.

“But it hasn’t always happened that way and that is one of the main reasons that Kiwis have never really found out what happened at Gallipoli,” he says.

After emigrating to New Zealand in the late 1970s from the country he is at pains to tell Kiwis is not Turkey, but Türkiye (pronounced tukia), he settled in quickly.

But he always felt Kiwis held a lingering bitterness towards Turkey over Gallipoli.

“I couldn’t understand how people could hold a grudge that a Turk shot their grandfather ... The Turks were defending themselves. Wouldn’t you do that if someone attacked your country? We’re not going to pick up flowers, we’re going to shoot them.”

Allied soldiers were told the Turks were cannibals and would use poison gas in the trenches.

But as the bloody campaign wore on, the two sides realised they were both honourable fight-

ers with much in common.

There is a famous Turkish tale that tells the story of two New Zealanders taken prisoner.

They were asked where they were from. On being informed, the Turks said: “Never heard of New Zealand.”

Some Germans who were eavesdropping explained it was a country in the Pacific, on the other side of the world. The incredulous Turks then demanded of their captives: “Why are you here?”

The prisoners said they thought it would be like playing an away game of rugby.

Gallipoli campaign histories are full of anecdotes of the respect that flourished between the Anzacs and Turks, despite the fierce fighting. The Turks tossed tobacco across the lines and Anzacs would return the favour with beef bully or chocolate.

“Turks realise that New Zealanders were just innocent pawns and good people dragged into a very dirty game by the British,”

Mr Kavvas says. While Turkey won the stand-off at Gallipoli when the Allies withdrew in late 1915 and early 1916, it lost the war when it surrendered on October 30, 1918.

The British returned to Gallipoli just days later. All the potent symbols of heroic Turkish resistance: Krithia, Achi Baba, Chunuk Bair, the Kilid Bahr Plateau, the Narrows forts and even Constantinople itself, were all soon under the iron grip of the Allies.

No-one put it more bluntly than Mustafa Kemal – the founding father of the Republic of Turkey who made his name as an army officer at Gallipoli – who said in 1927: “The Ottoman Army had been crushed on every front.”

However, history is a continuing narrative.

Kemal, later known as Ataturk, used the fame he had gained at Gallipoli to “position himself in the post-war power struggles and was successful in building a

strong independent Turkey”, Mr Hart says.

The dense history of Turkey is littered with famous battles.

Every March 18 it celebrates the ‘Canakkale victory’ which signified the birth of a new nation from the wreck of the Ottoman Empire.

However, Turkish military historian and former infantry colonel Mesut Uyar says until a few decades ago, the Gallipoli campaign was not seen as an important part of the Turkish Republic’s foundation.

“Although popular Turkish remembrance and commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign started with the war-period propaganda and myth-making, the Independence War proved to be more important with its peculiar myths and legends,” said Mr Uyar, whose new book, The Ottoman Defence Against the Anzac Landing is the first detailed account of the landing from the Turkish perspective to be published in English.

The construction of the Dardanelles Martyrs’ Memorial in the early 1950s and an official 1980s campaign to create a more articulated Gallipoli history supported with sites of remembrance were instrumental in establishing an “omnipresence of Gallipoli in Turkish history”, Mr Uyar says.

Over the past 35 years, strong relationships have also developed between New Zealand and Turkey, says Mr Kavvas, who played a part in that as a diplomat.

He is proud that the two countries have developed a better understanding and respect for one another.

However, a century on from the bloodshed, he believes it is time for the New Zealand Government to apologise for its part in the invasion.

“It would be a very humane and befitting New Zealand gesture that Turks would welcome greatly. From the depth of my heart, I feel New Zealand is mature enough to do that.”

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By SuSan Strongman A child is dead and and five others are seriously injured – two critically – following a crash between two vehicles in South Canterbury yesterday.

A man who pulled the dead child from the vehicle wreckage has described the horrifying scene near St Andrews.

Tim Nalley, whose cottage is on State Highway 1, south of the town, described hearing a loud crash, before adrenaline took over and he ran to the scene of the fatal accident between a car heading north with two children and two adults, and an SUV heading south carrying two passengers.

“I came flying out to see if anyone needed help, and me and another fellow actually ripped the car’s door off to get this little one out but it must have died.

“It was all blue. I checked to see if had a pulse but it didn’t.

The eyes were all dilated,” he

said. “I’m trying not to cry here.”

Mr Nalley, who had trained with St John, said he’d been trying to get the speed limit dropped on the road where the crash occurred for the five years he’d lived there.

“I’ve got a little 8-year-old who plays out the front. I’m going to be moving his playground tomorrow because it’s in the paddock beside the road and that car could have ended up in there.”

He said people came round a sharp corner too fast. In the five years he’d lived on the road there’d been four major accidents, he said.

Two people were in a critical condition. One - believed to be the car’s male driver - was transported to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter, and another to Timaru Hospital.

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Presbyterian parishes full of In the face of ageing congregations, three Mid Canterbury Presbyterian parishes, encompassing six church buildings, will amalgamate next month.

Susan Sandys reports.

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hree active Presbyterian parishes which are very much part of their communities will merge next month.

There will be little change on the surface as the Methven, Mayfield and Rakaia parishes keep their churches open – altogether comprising six buildings – and continue to service their communities as they always have.

Each parish will be officially closed before a new joint parish is opened, with a combined celebration and inauguration on May 3. Parishioners are deciding what to call the new parish and after about eight submissions across the three churches, it has been narrowed down to three options. They are The Plains Presbyterian Parish, Braided Rivers Presbyterian Parish and The United Presbyterian Parish.

Church elder Denis Brown said congregations were voting, and whichever name received the most support would be the one chosen.

The three parishes are to seek a transitional minister’s appointment for up to 12 months for their new body, with the aim of ultimately appointing a full-time ordained minister.

Of the six church buildings involved, the Staveley one is believed to be the oldest, although only just with the Lauriston church opening the year after it was built.

Like many old church buildings which dot New Zealand’s rural landscape, the small buildings are today quaint landmarks.

The Staveley church is situated between Topp Lodge and the Staveley Store. It is part of the Mayfield parish and services are still held there on the first Sunday of the month. It was established by Methodists and cost £250 to build in 1903, with timber donated from local sawmillers. The Presbyterians bought the church two years later for £235.

It was just as well it was such a bargain, as the surrounding community was leaving behind its sawmilling heyday and church membership began to

fall. The church’s numbers were not helped by the Methven district becoming a separate charge in 1904.

But with the district being a strong farming area the church continued to operate and in 1908 it had its first ordained

minister for four years when the Reverend Robert McClean took up the appointment.

The fact most local families kept a few cows was of great importance for the church.

Surplus cream was sent to the factory and the monthly cheque

came to the lady of the house providing spare cash for the Sunday church collection, missions and Sunday school.

History records 53 services were held there in 1927 with an average of 16 worshippers and a variety of ministers over

the years. In 1967 parishioners faced difficulties attracting ministers with an average membership of only 68 in the last 16 years, and they recommended an amalgamation with Mayfield’s Trinity.

The Mayfield Presbyterian parish also has a church building at Carew, which continues to host one church service per month.

Methven’s St John’s erected its first church building at a cost of £490 around the turn of the 20th century. It was in “fair repair” in 1966, but was cold and draughty during winter, according to the Living Stones parish history book by Erena McCaw. During construction the wooden building, with seating for 160, was wired against nor’west gales by three hidden cables which passed over the roof principals and were secured under the concrete foundations.

The walls and roof were lined with builders’ felt to deaden the sound of rain and keep dust out.

The measures did not appear to be working all those years later when the option of roughcasting was discarded because the church moved so much in the winds the coating would likely crack.

St John’s joined with other protestant parishes around the town in the 1970s to consider

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optimism for the future Far left – Church elders Annette Syme and Denis Brown at the Staveley church, a quaint landmark on Mid Canterbury’s rural landscape.

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building a joint-use church, and an inter-denominational committee, which also included the town’s Catholics, was formed.

Initiatives such as joint services and the Good Friday Walk of Witness were born, signalling a huge leap from the days when Catholics believed everything Protestant was of the devil and vice versa.

Methodists, Anglicans and Presbyterians discussed the joint-use church idea in coming years, but after fractious debate within and between congregations it was shelved.

In 1984, still reeling from the failure of the negotiations, the parish looked to a new building and finally demolished the original church and garnered community spirit to build a new one.

New minister Lyndsey McKay invited her congregation to become involved; at a time of rural downturn it was “a sign of hope within the community”, and the new church was built.

Meanwhile, the roots of the Rakaia church go back to 1877 when steps were taken to purchase a site. Tenders were called in July, 1880, for a manse which was built for £406.

In 1966 the present church was built, the foundation stone laid by Mr E. E. Oakley. It was completed in time for an opening coinciding with the 75th

anniversary of the opening of the original church. Next year the building will be 50 years old. The parish encompasses the Lauriston church building, where services are held every now and again.

The church’s last minister, Reverend Johanna van der

Kley, retired in 1995 and it has survived on its own since, with Dorothy Knight managing the general oversight, ensuring services are held on Sundays and pastoral visiting continues.

Showing that churches are not just about worship, but are much more than that to their

communities, the parish is very involved in the community with the running of various activities such as Fitz Kids, friendship club and holiday programmes.

Bible in Schools is taught in Rakaia and Lauriston schools and many groups use the church’s facilities.

Parish clerk Jenny Logan sums up a renewed spirit of optimism among the three parishes to share resources and head into a bright future.

“The Rakaia parish saw the need for change and look forward to uniting with Methven and Mayfield,” she said.

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In brief Curry in record form Stephen Curry eclipsed his own NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season, scoring 45 points to rally the Golden State Warriors to a 116-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday. Curry entered the game four shy of his mark of 272 3-pointers, which he set two years ago in the season finale at Portland.

He hit six before halftime and eight overall, teaming with fellow Splash Brothers star Klay Thompson to bring the Warriors back from 13 points down. Meanwhile Pau Gasol had 16 points and 15 rebounds and Chicago Bulls easily wiped out a 19-point halftime deficit to deal a huge blow to Miami’s playoff hopes.

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Fiji tour hard work Two weeks in Fiji might sound like a dream holiday but for Auckland City FC and Team Wellington it is the high-stakes business-end of their football season. The top two New Zealand teams start their OFC Champions League campaign this weekend in a compact, 12-team, 16-day tournament which rewards the winner with a lucrative spot at the Fifa Club World Cup and a guaranteed payday of at least $660,000.

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Glory set to fight Perth Glory chief executive Jason Brewer has hinted the club will fight for its innocence after they were stripped of their spot in the finals over salary cap breaches. FFA dumped Glory from this year’s finals series and fined them $269,000 after deeming the club guilty of exceeding this year’s salary cap by around $400,000. Glory were also found guilty of salary cap irregularities during the previous two seasons. Perth have seven days to appeal the decision, and Brewer gave a strong indication the club would fight against the decision.

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Big derby match Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is eager to add to Manchester City’s woes in Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford.

A marked reversal in fortunes means third-placed United lead fourth-placed City by a point heading into this weekend’s clash, although both are probably too far behind leaders Chelsea for either of the Manchester clubs to mount a title challenge. But a top-three finish and direct entry into the Champions League is still on the horizon, not that the Manchester pair need much in the way of additional motivation when playing each other.

“You play for Man United, you want to win these derby games,” he told MUTV, United’s in-house television station.

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Treasured cricket icon lost

By Darren Walton Superlatives flowed from around the world as Richie Benaud was remembered as an Australian treasure, sporting icon and voice of cricket after his death yesterday, aged 84.

The former Australian captain and commentary doyen died in his sleep after battling skin cancer.

A pioneer on the field, off it and behind the microphone, Benaud was hailed as “the Godfather of Australian cricket” and second only to Sir Donald Bradman for his immense contribution to the game.

“Our country has lost a national treasure,” Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards said.

“After Don Bradman, there has been no Australian player more famous or more influential than Richie Benaud.”

Benaud will receive a state funeral, flags flew at half-mast yesterday and floral tributes began piling up next to the bronze statue of Benaud at the SCG. Prime minister Tony Abbott said there would barely be an Australian in the past four decades who hadn’t listened to Benaud’s commentary.

“He has been a part of the lives of millions of Australians and he will certainly be very much missed,” he said.

Shane Warne said Benaud had been an inspiration to him.

“It was an honour and a privilege to call you a close friend and mentor,” Warne tweeted.

“We had so many wonderful times together, talking cricket and in particular, our love and passion of legspin bowling.”

Benaud was instrumental

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in the successful formation of World Series Cricket in 1977, a revolution that changed the game forever, and was regarded globally as the finest commentator the sport has known.

But he was a gentleman first and foremost, and one of Australia’s greatest players.

The legspinning allrounder played 63 Test matches between 1952 and 1964, becoming the first Test cricketer to take 200

wickets and score 2000 runs.

Renowned as a shrewd tactician, Benaud never lost a Test series while captain.

For all his on-field achievements, though, Benaud’s everlasting imprint on the game he loved came off the field.

He entertained millions of viewers each and every summer with his witty, incomparable and impeccably presented commentary while anchoring the Nine

Network’s cricket coverage for decades.

“His iconic status as a commentator and the Godfather of Australian cricket, it’s just unparalleled,” said former ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed, who believed Benaud had deserved a knighthood.

“I think it would have been seen as a very fitting tribute ... it would have been a great finish.”

Kerry Packer repaid Benaud for his commitment to World Series Cricket and loyalty to Nine with a job for life.

“Dad and I enjoyed a long, long professional and personal journey with Richie Benaud,” James Packer said.

“He was not only for nearly four decades a much-loved figure in the Nine family, but also in the Packer family.

“We never had a cross word.

Richie’s word was his bond.

“A lovely, generous, caring human being who was always the very best company.”

It wasn’t just his former colleagues, team-mates and friends remembering Benaud yesterday. From actor Russell Crowe to NRL boss Dave Smith and sportsmen and women across the world from all codes and pursuits, the tributes flooded Twitter and social media.

A car accident in 2013 effectively ended Benaud’s commentary career before he announced in November last year that he was fighting skin cancer.

Blessed with impeccable timing, Benaud’s 84-year innings ended somewhat fittingly less than a fortnight after Australia won the World Cup for a fifth time.

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Logjam on the New Zealand Conference ladder

By Dana Johannsen It was supposed to be the period in the competition where a clear pecking order was established.

Instead, the past few weeks of the trans-Tasman league has only confused things further on the New Zealand conference ladder.

The only thing we can be clear on as the ANZ Championship approaches the halfway point this weekend is the Mainland Tactix are not finals contenders.

Even then you can’t discount the Tactix mathematically just yet, but after last week’s 84-58 loss to the Southern Steel it is safe to say this year won’t be the year the Canterbury side break their finals drought.

Aside from the struggling

Tactix, the rest of the table is looking decidedly congested with no team really able to break free after the first phase of intracountry competition, which has traditionally proved the “moving” stage.

The Northern Mystics lead the way with a three-point jump on the rest of the competition, but they won’t be feeling too comfortable with their position having amassed just one more win than the Magic, Steel and Pulse.

The Mystics have had to settle for two draws over the past few weeks, although last week’s last gasp tie against the Magic would have felt more like a win for the Auckland side after trailing for most of the match.

The Mystics are also the only

New Zealand side that have won more games than they have lost - a statistic that will have transTasman league bosses feeling a little twitchy as they brace themselves for the inevitable backlash over the new conference format comes finals time.

It is hard to argue with critics of the new format when the second-placed team on the New Zealand ladder (the Magic) has a negative goal differential.

Yet it is the Magic that proved the most competitive against the Australian sides over the first few weeks of the competition, toppling the Thunderbirds in Adelaide in round one, before Julie Fitzgerald’s heavily depleted side pushed the Swifts and Vixens to the wire.

They have not looked as com-

posed against the New Zealand sides, with a shaky win over the Tactix their only other victory this year. The Magic looked to be back on track last week against the Mystics, before letting a crucial point slip as the Auckland side snatched a draw.

The Magic will be looking to engineer themselves some breathing room on the ladder when they meet the third-placed Southern Steel in Invercargill today. The Steel are just hanging on to the third spot over the Pulse courtesy of a stronger goal percentage.

The Pulse have the opportunity to force their way into the top three with a win over the Mystics on Monday, in what is shaping up to be a tense showdown.

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In brief Relax, says coach Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has urged Anthony Watmough to stop putting himself under too much pressure, believing the form of the NSW backrower hasn’t been as bad as he claims. Watmough said this week he didn’t feel he was living up to his billing as the Eels’ big off-season signing but Arthur insists he doesn’t expect the former Manly star to win games on his own. Arthur’s side lost 22-6 to Wests Tigers on Easter Monday 10 days after shocking NRL premiers South Sydney at Pirtek Stadium.

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Personal bests galore at nationals Ashburton waterskiers had a massive Nationals Championships at Lake Wiritoa, Wanganui that included gold medals, South Island records and new personal bests for all.

As well as their individual honours they brought home the coveted Regionals Team Shield with the other Canterbury skiers to rate as one of the most successful nationals.

The standout result was Lana Donaldson’s slalom gold medal.

She did it in emphatic fashion with a rare score of four buoys on the short 12m line, winning the gold with a PB, increasing her South Island women’s record and joining an elite group of only five women to have ever skied four or more buoys on the 12m line.

Lana also gained silver in the women’s tricks.

Her younger twin brothers

- Hugh and George – won the overall honours in the three events in their first year in Under 17 age group that had a strong field of 18.

Hugh won gold with a huge 37.8m effort and George came fourth with a 33.8m jump, while Josh Hood pulled out a huge PB of 31.8m in the plate round.

Hood also qualified for the slalom final after winning a run-off before he scored four buoys at 16m for ninth in his first nationals final.

George won the bronze with a best of two buoys at 13m in the prelim and Hugh was fourth with a PB of three buoys at 13m.

In boys tricks the silver went to Hugh and bronze to George.

The brothers were again honoured with the New Zealand Waterskiing Silver Star, which rewards consistency throughout the season, with Hugh taking

top spot for a second year-in-arow with George moving up to second.

The open men’s slalom was dominated by Canterbury skiers, filling the top five including Karl Donaldson’s fourth placed 1.5 buoys at 11m.

Karl finished up with the open men’s overall bronze, a huge effort considering he had only just been given clearance to jump again three weeks ago after injury. He pulled out a 45.8m.

Hugh also pulled out a big PB of 39.4m in open men’s jump.

The Woodmans won overall gold in the juniors.

Lachie Woodman took out the junior boys following a PB of four buoys at 16m for a slalom bronze, a silver in tricks and reached the magic 30m mark for gold in jump with a 31.1.

Gabriella Woodman won the overall gold in the junior girls’

after she tricked a PB of 1480 for gold, jumped 20.4m for gold and had PB for silver in the slalom.

The under 21 women’s gold was won by Rachel Donaldson.

Rachel tricked a new PB of 3640 for silver and to increase her South Island U21 women’s record.

In the women’s B events, Courtney Holmes won gold in the jump with a 16.2m and a silver in slalom in her first nationals.

Neil Donaldson saved his season’s best for the nationals and picked up silver in senior men’s three tricks.

As a team Canterbury skiers had the near perfect score with over 14,000 points to take out the teams shield which they will defend on home water next year when the nationals are held at Lake Crichton.

Stability means chance to cut the error rate

By DaviD Skipwith Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson believes a settled line-up will help him reach his best form in tonight’s clash against Wests Tigers at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Having the same starting side that took the field against Melbourne on Easter Monday will

help the home team’s cause after a rotating cast of backline players chopped and changed their right-side combinations through the opening five rounds.

Johnson, the right-edge playmaker, isn’t doing cartwheels yet. More time together is needed before combinations become intuitive but the No7 believes the consistent selections will

reap rewards.

“It’s going to be really good. I think this is the first week I’ve had the same edge,” Johnson said.

“Combinations at this level are so important, building relationships with players, so it’s going to be important to keep the same edge together for a while.”

While injuries have affected

coach Andrew McFadden’s playing resources and limited his selection options, Johnson has struggled to make his presence felt in the Warriors attack.

There were encouraging signs in his play in the losses to Brisbane and Melbourne and the 24-year-old says he is working his way into form.

- NZME

Geoff Toovey is digging his heels in, as the embattled Manly coach comes under continuing pressure to keep his job. After a 1-4 start to the season, the Sea Eagles sit on the bottom of the ladder for the first time since 2004. Manly were expected to dip in 2015, after the off-season departures of Glenn Stewart and Anthony Watmough, before the 2016 exits of Daly CherryEvans and Kieran Foran added further instability. Their loss to Canberra was one of the club’s most feeble efforts in recent memory. Toovey has come under fire from Manly chairman Scott Penn, who says he needs results to keep his job. - AAP

Raiders snare Sezer Gold Coast coach Neil Henry says he expects five-eighth Aidan Sezer to play at his best for the Titans despite confirmation he’ll be leaving the NRL club at season’s end. Canberra confirmed yesterday they had signed 23-year-old Sezer on a three-year deal from 2016, ending weeks of speculation about his future. Henry says the Titans had done all they could to retain Sezer, who debuted for the club in 2012 and has gone on to play 58 times in the NRL in four years.

The Titans’ big-money move to secure Manly’s Daly CherryEvans on a four-year deal from next season put Sezer’s future at the club in jeopardy but Henry says he’s got no hard feelings.

- AAP

Security ramped up The NSW Police and the NRL have moved to beef up ANZ Stadium security for tomorrow’s round six clash between Canterbury and St George following the Good Friday crowd dramas. Head of football Todd Greenberg insists the NRL and police are closing in on those who showered match officials with bottles after the Bulldogs’ controversial loss to South Sydney. Authorities continue to sift through video footage with unruly fans facing a life ban. But security has been strengthened ahead of the Dragons v Bulldogs match to prevent a repeat.

“We have spoken to both clubs and the stadium and people can be very comfortable in the fact they can go to that game and they can enjoy themselves,” Greenberg said.

- AAP

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In brief 10th birthday present The Western Force are turning 10, and there’s only one thing they want for their birthday - a shiny new win. The Force are using tonight’s clash with the Cheetahs in Perth to celebrate their 10th year in the Super Rugby competition. So far, the party has been rather muted, with a six-match losing run cruelling the Force’s finals hopes. But coach Michael Foley hopes the second half of the season will be filled with more memorable moments and a lot more wins.

“All the efforts that have gone before us are the things we want to acknowledge in our performance,” Foley said of the Force’s celebrations. - AAP

Keen to contribute His off-field indiscretions may have cost him his vicecaptain’s role but Queensland Reds recruit Karmichael Hunt says he still sees himself as a leader at the Super Rugby club. Hunt will line up for the first time in the fullback position he was initially recruited for by the Reds in their daunting away clash against the Bulls in Pretoria. The code-hopping star, who has only made two appearances for the Reds after being suspended for six weeks due to his conviction on cocaine possession charges, is excited about the challenge. “I’ve just got to, obviously, play some good footy but lead vocally as well,” Hunt said.

- AAP

Afeaki pulls the pin It’s a decision that will quite rightly be called courageous.

But for Ben Afeaki, it was simple. Either retire from rugby, the sport he loved and the livelihood he had chosen, or run the risk of suffering irreparable damage to his health. “It was definitely black and white,” Afeaki said. “The risk of getting another head knock and having longterm symptoms obviously outweighed the benefits of playing.” Afeaki, 27, yesterday announced his retirement from all forms of rugby, having played his last game more than a year ago, when a head clash with Chiefs team-mate Brodie Retallick saw the promising prop living in a haze. - NZME

Cheika not hiding NSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis doesn’t expect sanctioned coach Michael Cheika to retreat into his shell, despite his latest brush with rugby officialdom. Dennis’ comments come after Sanzar was labelled a “laughing stock” in New Zealand for not coming down harder on the Waratahs and Wallabies coach for approaching referee Jaco Peyper over a scrum rule during the Super Rugby champions’ win over the Blues.

Cheika did not address the media as scheduled on the eve of the Waratahs’ hosting of the Stormers, but Dennis said yesterday that he didn’t think the coach would be retreating into his shell.

- AAP

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■ RUGBY

Drought-breaker John Kirwan was out of his seat in the final minutes of this match.

It was no surprise, for this was a rollercoaster of a thing at Eden Park, which for once this season, went the way of the Blues.

Yes, the Blues have won their first match of the season, 16-14, a nailbiting and nervous victory over a Brumbies team which is at the top of the Australian conference.

The win broke a nine-match losing streak going back to last season.

It could have gone either way in the final, frantic minutes, and if the Blues had lost, referee Andrew Lees would have been a very unpopular man indeed for the home team’s supporters.

Just as the Blues had re-taken the lead with two minutes remaining, Lees handed the Brumbies a very controversial scrum penalty on the Blues’ side of halfway to hand the visitors a last chance to win it.

Nic White put the shot wide and the celebrations started.

Many of the crowd looked to the Blues’ coaches’ box to see how Kirwan was faring.

Many gave him a smile and a thumbs up.

Replacement first-five Ihaia West was one of the Blues’ heroes. It was he who had the chance to put his team in front

Sir John Kirwan: A relieved man after last night’s result.

with a penalty with three minutes remaining - a difficult kick on the left touchline. It flew perfectly through the posts.

The Brumbies did well to claw their way back into this game.

A traditionally dour team, they were under such pressure in the first half that their only scoring opportunity came from a botched penalty attempt by Christian Lealiifano who somehow contrived to miss from in front of the posts. It turned out to be the story of their night.

It wasn’t as if everything was going the Blues’ way.

They made mistakes, but scrambled and got out of the little holes they dug themselves.

The Brumbies, meanwhile, were digging in for the long haul.

Time and again they transgressed - interfering with the Blues’ lineout jumpers, playing the ball on the ground, it went on.

The Blues had able workers in loose forwards Jerome Kaino, Brendon O’Connor and Luke Braid.

Kirwan took a risk leaving big flanker Steven Luatua on the reserves bench, but the quicker and more agile O’Connor and Braid snuffed out the threats of Nic White and David Pocock, just as Kirwan hoped they would, although Pocock came into the game in the second half.

After the break, the Blues, leading 13-0 seemed suddenly aware they were on the brink of something special and tightened up.

The Brumbies, meanwhile, got their second wind by cutting down their errors and playing to their strengths of up the middle rugby. Pretty it was not.

West’s first act when replacing Dan Bowden with 12 minutes remaining was to lose the ball and allow wing James Dargaville to sprint upfield, a movement which broke down but which left Kaino prone on the ground with what looked a neck injury.

Luckily for him and the Blues, it didn’t force him from the field.

Lealiifano’s penalty with six minutes remaining looked to have sealed it for the Brumbies, but the Blues still had fight in them.

George Moala just held on to a pass to charge down the field and David Pocock was penalised for joining the ruck incorrectly.

It’s fair to say West redeemed himself in style.

Blues 16 (Dan Bowden try, con, 2 pens; Ihaia West pen) Brumbies 14 (Lausii Taliauli try; Christian Lealiifano 3 pens) HT: 13-0 Highlight: Easy - the Blues breaking an excrutiating losing streak thanks to some Ihaia West goalkicking magic.

Lowlight: An extremely controversial scrum penalty from ref Andrew Lees in the final minutes.

- NZME

Rugby legend Brad Thorn: O

By Patrick Mckendry

B

rad Thorn: trainer extraordinaire, hard man, ultimate professional, lazy kid.

It seems almost perverse to state that Thorn, a man who has achieved so much in professional league and rugby and someone who is defined by his work ethic, was lazy when he was growing up.

But he’s adamant he was and that it took a significant event in his life, the death of his father, Lindsay, when Thorn was 19, to jolt him on to the right path.

Laziness is relative, obviously.

What seems lazy to Thorn now wouldn’t to the average office worker, say, who gets his or her exercise by walking to the bus stop or shops.

For many athletes, natural talent allows them to shine in their youth.

They get by on their skills or size or strength - or, in Thorn’s case all three - and it’s not until they reach the professional ranks that hard work and mental strength take over as prerequisites.

For Thorn, a naturally strong boy

when he was growing up in Otago, something clicked when Lindsay, a watchmaker, passed away and he began training like never before.

Now, at the age of 40, he has faced up to retirement and he will hang the boots up at the end of Leicester’s season.

Bradley Cornegie Thorn was born in Mosgiel in February 1974.

After a stint in the town south of Dunedin, and a shorter stint in Queenstown, the family - dad, mother Robin and brother Aaron - moved to the brighter lights of Brisbane.

Thorn, then aged nine, had played schoolboy rugby but his heroes would soon be Australian league players. A mere 10 years later he would be a professional league player himself.

“I had a state forest near my house [in Brisbane], that’s where I first learned about training,” he told an interviewer while at the Crusaders four years ago.

“I had a mindset where I wanted to feel like peeing, pooing and spewing all at once at the end.

“At five o’clock I would go and do this

run where I would jog anything flat but anything uphill I would sprint and I used to flog myself out there.

“Every time.

“I would cycle home, 8km in the sun. I would get home and I would lay down in the shower. I would be sitting at the dinner table and I would be sitting there like this [slumps forward] ... I would be pale and mum would be going, ‘you’ve just got to go easy, you know?’.

Dad Lindsay played schools and junior rugby for Otago, and mum Robin played netball.

Apart from the genetics, there was hard work and a singlemindedness that is almost second to none.

In May, 2012, seven months after winning the World Cup during the emotional maelstrom that was New Zealand during the global tournament, Thorn won the Heineken Cup with Leinster, one of the Irish heavyweights.

It came after 16 months of rugby without a break, including the traumatic 2011 season with the Crusaders.

He clearly likes his footy.

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In brief Hamilton sets pace Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton topped the leaderboard as expected during both practice sessions at the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday, though Ferrari showed it had the pace to possibly challenge the silver cars over the weekend.

Hamilton set the fastest time of the day at 1 minute, 37.219 seconds, which Mercedes said was 1.2 seconds faster than last year’s best practice time at Shanghai International Circuit. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was just behind the British driver in second place, trailing by less than a half second.

“It’s quite close between us and Ferrari,” Hamilton said. “I think we definitely have a race like we said we would.” - AP

Spieth soars

Juniors revel in Crusaders’ skills session Crusaders loose forward Tom Sanders (above) receives a pass from Johnny Stanway, 8, at the Ashburton Showgrounds yesterday as the Crusaders came to town and a big crowd of local

juniors came along for the skills and drills session.

Local Crusader Tim Perry and injured halfback Willie Heinz joined wider training group members Jone Macilai and Tom

Sanders for the quick session.

Perry remains a few weeks away from returning to service while Heinz is out for six months after breaking his leg five minutes into a pre-season match

with the Highlanders in Timaru in January.

The Crusaders take on the Highlanders in Christchurch tonight.

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One of a kind in every way

neken Cup achievement sits the World Cup, eight tests for roo league team, two State of es and several championships risbane Broncos, for whom he 0 times.

All Blacks and Crusaders Reuben Thorne says Thorn’s mind set him apart. st got a real competitive edge ets out on the field. k about guys who are ultimate als, well he’s that guy who can witch. e gets out on the field he turns e rugby player or Brad the yer, whatever it is,” Thorne erald. ts everything else out and his job. s from being a nice, friendly ng an aggressive, hard-nosed, ugby player and that’s part of g a professional is, you’ve got to bility to switch it on when you e’s one of those guys who can

To learn about Thorn the rugby or league player, you have to learn about Thorn the man. He is a person who values excellence above all else. Excellence in technique, of form. He is always striving for improvement.

“I like doing stuff really well, whether that is making my bed or whatever. If I make my bed, it’s crisp, it’s tight, you know what I mean?

“I like striving for excellence so that drives me as well,” he says.

“My dream is to always have immaculate technique. It’s easy to have good technique, say in lineout lift five minutes into a game, but when there’s five to go and you’re tired and sweaty and whatever, that’s the test.”

As for his notorious feats in the gym, he says simply: “I love it in the gym, you’re learning stuff all the time. Each week you go in and make gains.

“Sometimes I’ll wake up at night and think about the next gym exercise I’m going to do, I’ll be lying there and thinking about it.”

Brad Thorn, one of a kind.

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World No.4 Jordan Spieth rode some luck to take the first-round lead at the Masters where Australian Jason Day produced a birdie blitz to be among those chasing hard.

Spieth flirted with major championship greatness and while failing to match a record 63, he was only one shot worse - his eight-under par 64 gave him a three-shot buffer at Augusta National.

World No.5 Day was equal second after producing five consecutive birdies on the back nine en route to a fiveunder 67 while compatriot Adam Scott shot even par.

Major winners Justin Rose and Ernie Els and unheralded American Charley Hoffman joined Day in the clubhouse with 67s while American Russell Henley and Spain’s Sergio Garcia share sixth place at four under.

- AAP

Texting Tiger Worried about lapses in concentration during important tournament moments, Jason Day texted 14-time major winner Tiger Woods for a solution. The answer was short and sharp: “I’ve never had a lapse in concentration.” It spurred the Australian to an impressive opening round at the Masters. “I knew I needed to go out and just grind it,” Day said after his five-under 67 left him tied second, three shots behind a red-hot Jordan Spieth. “It was a long day. I had to be patient. I just said to myself I worked so hard to come here so make sure you are out there focusing.” - AAP

McIlroy ‘satisfied’ Top-ranked Rory McIlroy was satisfied with a one-under-par 71 start to the 79th Masters, but knows he can do better as he tries to complete a career grand slam. The 25-yearold from Northern Ireland, seeking his third major victory in a row this week at Augusta National, was pleased with his patience and maturity to avoid what could have been a rough start in the year’s first major. “I just kept telling myself to be patient out there.

It was a tricky day,” McIlroy said.

- AFP

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Bassett among the best Another Allenton bowler enjoying a strong summer is Cait Bassett.

Bassett took out the Bowls New Zealand Under 21 Kittyhawk competition in Auckland over Easter, beating the defending champion Ashleigh Jeffcoat in the final 21-7.

After sweeping through the round robin unbeaten Bassett had a narrow win over Canterbury team-mate Katelyn Inch 21-20 in the quarter-finals.

Bassett and Inch had combined to win the Canterbury Pairs title in February, beating top pairing Sandra Keith and Dunsandel’s Serena Matthews.

After surviving the quarter-final scare Bassett had a convincing 21-2 win in the semi-final over Auckland’s Alex Greer before dispatching Jeffcoat in the final.

This weekend Bassett is representing Canterbury in Wellington to compete in the Bowls NZ Under 8s competition. It is a development type competition for players under eight years’ experience, with Bassett set to play the singles for the Canterbury women.

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■ BOWLS

Titles keep coming for Keith

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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March was a big month for Sandra Keith.

April could be even bigger.

Keith made a triumphant return to the Black Jacks, beating the Australians in the TransTasman Challenge in Christchurch and after helping the Canterbury women to the national inter-centre title she collected a silver star for winning five national titles.

Her previous titles included the New Zealand club pairs, triples, fours and a previous inter-centre victory with Canterbury.

Silver stars are not that common and Keith has collected hers in quick time.

“There is a few of them around but you probably don’t get them as quick as I did,” Keith said.

“It has come in the last four seasons so it’s been an absolute wonderful run.

“I thought this year it would flatten out a bit but it’s been a good year.”

She then kicked off April with a solid turnout at the Onehunga invitational triples last weekend, her team coming in runners-up after being well beaten in the final.

Coming off a “pretty good month” on the greens Keith still has some big bowls still to play before season’s end.

Next weekend Keith is off to the New Zealand club singles in Tauranga after winning the Canterbury singles title earlier this season.

“There is also a chance to head to a tournament in Malaysia if you win so that is something extra to aim for.”

That puts her out of contention for the Mid Canterbury Champion of Champions singles being played on the same weekend, after it was postponed last month.

After her trip to Tauranga she gets a break before going to the Australian Open to have another crack at the Australians on their own soil.

If Keith can keep her good run of form going there should be a spot in the Black Jacks for the World Championships in Christchurch next year in the offing.

Right: Allenton bowler Sandra Keith has had another strong summer on the greens.

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■ OPINION

Different strokes for different folks T here’s a couple of sports stories that have been going on a while now, but still have legs.

The Cricket World Cup is all over, and the IPL money machine is the next port of call for all the best players from around the globe, including quite a few of our own Black Caps. (although I don’t see it on my telly - have Sky lost that too??).

But there’s still the lingering aftermath from the World Cup, a tournament that our boys did incredibly well at - but they didn’t win.

Despite the reprehensible Haddin Gang and their awful antics, the Aussies are now (again) the world champions of cricket.

Not us.

There’s all the cliches floating around, like ‘you have to lose one before you can win one’, but on this occasion, it wouldn’t have mattered if we’d won the last six world championships - if your batsmen collectively contribute five duck-eggs you’re just not going to win.

Sure there’s a few ‘ifs’ floating around, as in what would have happened if McCullum’s third ball had whistled 20 rows back

The Australian on-field issues aren’t restricted to cricket; league have had their own fun and games recently, with suspensions dished out left right and centre Steve Devereux as players rage out of control MY SHOUT against the match officials.

Sure I know Bulldogs skipper into the Great Southern Stand - James Graham is only an honbut it didn’t. It crashed into the orary Aussie, but the club does stumps, Baz was gone, and with have somewhat of a chequered him New Zealand’s chances. history; that sort of thing is Was it because they’d played deeply embedded in their psyche. their final in that exhilarating Compare it to the Crusaders’ match against South Africa at three rapid-fire yellow cards last Eden Park, one of the best one week; no histrionics from captain day matches ever?

Keiran Read or anyone else; just I’m tempted to think that respect for the man with the might have been the case, but the whistle and get on with the job legacy of that match is that our (although there might have been players know that they have the some choice words in the shed at physical capabilities to match it halftime from coach and captain!) with anyone, it’s just those top The other ongoing story is the two inches they have to sort out. one about young rowers whose The on-field attitudes that so parents think their involvement many people object to is the way in their chosen sport transcends many, many Australian sportsanything else, including the laws men operate; we really should be of the land. well used to it by now, and the The fallout is still happening, thousands of indignant column despite the actual action part beinches devoted to the issue in ing all over, with folks resigning the papers over the past couple from school boards in protest. of weeks are really somewhat Perhaps the parents, whose wasted - who exactly are we try- friends and business acquaintancing to convince? es must now be looking sideways

at them every time they sign any sort of binding agreement, should have stepped back for a moment and taken a lesson from the All Blacks camp before they rushed off to their lawyers.

If you recall, last year Aaron Cruden lost his focus for a bit, stayed out late, slept in and missed a fairly important appointment.

Boom! You’re out.

This is no snot-nosed kid who plays ok we’re talking about, this is a guy whom critical game plans revolved around, the vital link man in the back line for the best team in the world - but when you get into that team discipline is paramount, and Cruden was unceremoniously dumped, and left at home.

No lawyers, no appeals, no drama played out in the press - if you want to play with the big boys you obey the rules.

Lesson learnt, nobody in any doubt whatsoever who’s in charge, no chance of any repeat performance.

Best sporting bit of the week: Watching Josh Coppins chase Casey Bullock into the corners at insane speeds on the Methven circuit. Mental as anything!

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■ RICCARTON

In brief

Autumn return for Spring Cheer Rick Williams is delighted to welcome New Zealand Cup winner Spring Cheer back to racing this weekend, though he has revealed the news isn’t so good for another of The Oaks Stud’s star mares.

Williams, racing manager for the Cambridge farm’s owner Dick Karreman, is looking forward to the return of Spring Cheer in today’s Hornby Working Men’s Club Founders Cup (2000m) at Riccarton.

The Kevin Myers-trained five-year-old Bachelor Duke mare hasn’t raced since injuring a tendon after finishing fourth in the Wairoa Cup Trial in February last year in her first run back from her Gr.3 New Zealand Cup win at Riccarton the previous spring.

“She’s going very well. I spoke to Kevin at Awapuni a week or two ago and he said he was very happy with her and indicated then he would take her to Christchurch,” Williams said.

“She’s come back a much bigger and stronger mare. She had a trial at Foxton last month and we were delighted with her run there.

“I don’t normally talk to Kevin till clos-

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er to the race, but if he’s taken her down there, he must be happy with her.”

Winning over 2000m first-up after more than 13 months off the scene would seem an unlikely outcome, though punters have come to know not to underestimate the training prowess of Myers.

Williams said Spring Cheer had suffered a “slight tear in her tendon” but had benefited from a long, slow build-up, having rehabilitated at The Oaks before returning to Myers’ Wanganui property in September.

Meanwhile, Group One winner Recite’s future is in the air after a leg injury prematurely ended her autumn campaign which had begun so promisingly with a track-record sprint win at Matamata in February.

The John Bary-trained mare has returned to The Oaks, where she is spelling while Williams ponders her future.

“She won’t race again this season and we’re undecided about her future at the present time,” he said. “She’s lame and we’ve had a scintigraphy done which was inconclusive. She’s coming right and we’ll just see what happens with her.” - NZME

Pole position Miss Seton Sands can take charge of the race for the NZB Southern Filly of the Year crown with further Listed success at Riccarton today.

She currently shares the lead on seven points with Darci’s Dream and victory in the NZB Airfreight Stakes will double her series tally. The winner of four of her seven starts for trainer Steven Woodsford, Miss Seton Sands is coming off consecutive wins, including major honours in last month’s Listed NZB Insurance Stakes at Ashburton.

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Back in business

Spring Cheer and Rosie Myers: All set for a forward showing in the Founders’ Cup today.

Promising young rider Kei Chiong will return to action at Trentham today after an injury-forced break.

Apprenticed to New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock, she suffered a broken thumb and concussion after a fall at Awapuni in January. Chiong can claim two kilos and will be looking to make up for lost time and add to her career tally of 38 winners, 13 of them in the current term.

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Riccarton gallops Today at Riccarton Park Raceway

Canterbury Racing-Riccarton Venue: Riccarton Park Meeting Date: 11 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.20pm HYNDS PIPE SYSTEMS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 55685 Fair Spoken (4) 58.5 .....................L Allpress 2 274x0 Chaparral’s Jet (16) 58.5..............K Williams 3 Fx747 Sea Tiger (1) 58.5 ..................... S Muniandy 4 2 Tomm Jones (7) 58 ..................... C Johnson 5 3 Freight Train (17) 58 ........................R Myers 6 55045 Fashion Lass (15) 56.5 ..........C Barnes (a1) 7 4736x Carinata (8) 56.5 ....................... M D Plessis 8 64. Placid Princess (14) 56.5 ........S Wynne (a1) 9 5 Montrachet (11) 56.5....................... C Grylls 10 9 Juliefoundher (3) 56.5 ............ B Murray (a3) 11 Storybook (13) 56.5 .....................T Moseley 12 50923 Dollyaday (18) 56 .......................M Cameron 13 62 Roc de Mac (9) 56 .........................R Bishop 14 5 Tricoteuse b (5) 56 ..........................D Walsh 15 96 Mustang Sally (10) 56 ........ D Prastiyou (a2) 16 Quiet Flutter (6) 56 ................R Cuneen (a2) 17 00x Nakoma (2) 56 ......................... J Lowry (a3) 18 000x0 Edelweiss (12) 56 19 87x08 Tana Geesh (19) 58.5 Emergencies: Nakoma, Edelweiss, Tana Geesh 2 12.52pm THREE VALLEYS SALES DRAFT RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 4826x Vaporetto m (9) 59 .................... M D Plessis 2 51424 Volcano td (6) 59 ...................... J Lowry (a3) 3 36839 Nine Pin d (2) 57 ...................R Cuneen (a2) 4 56124 Gallant Boy m (7) 56.5 .............. S Muniandy 5 31151 Ash td (10) 56 ........................C Barnes (a1)

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6 83256 Prince Ransom td (5) 56 ............M Cameron 7 04054 Natkingcole (4) 55.5 ................A McKay (a3) 8 06012 Why Wait td (1) 55.5.....................K Williams 9 x3823 Double Blue d (11) 54 ............ M Haruki (a3) 10 91249 Shezastunna (12) 54.....................D Bradley 11 15069 Madam Bentley d (8) 54 .............. C Johnson 12 178x7 Silhouette Noire dmb (3) 54 ............R Myers 3 1.25pm DUNSTAN FEEDS AUTUMN SPRINT CHAMPIONS QUAL R65 $17,500, Benchmark*, 1200m 1 32632 Individual (9) 59 ...................... G Jogoo (a3) 2 42432 Kage Is King dm (6) 58.5 ............ C Johnson 3 3142x Pat In Brackets db (3) 58................. C Grylls 4 24724 Cinderella d (13) 57 ..............R Cuneen (a2) 5 10382 Vitesse Rose dm (5) 57 ..... D Prastiyou (a2) 6 9x186 The Real Deal d (10) 56.5......... M D Plessis 7 12. Tiebreaker db (11) 56 .............S Wynne (a1) 8 446x1 Gold Promise d (1) 56 .....................D Walsh 9 008x0 Kodema (2) 56 ........................A McKay (a3) 10 15568 Gallant Babe (12) 55.5 ................L Callaway 11 503x4 Justa Secret d (7) 55....................K Williams 12 x2201 Maia’s Angel d (8) 55 ............. B Murray (a3) 13 22716 Peggy’s Choice td (4) 55 ..............T Moseley 4 2.02pm PGG WRIGHTSON SEEDS OPEN HANDICAP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1000m 1 51625 King Montrose tdm (4) 59 .....R Cuneen (a2) 2 12182 Toma Valea t (2) 56.5 .................M Cameron 3 11341 Red Dirt Girl t (9) 54.................. S Muniandy 4 93730 Our Premonition tdm (8) 54 ... M Haruki (a3) 5 23312 Jazzman tmb (7) 54 ................P Shaikh (a3) 6 4x07x Victory Dragon (5) 54 ......................D Walsh 7 45663 Snow Line tm (3) 54 .....................K Williams 8 21643 Pacific Choice d (1) 54 .............. M D Plessis 9 01512 Signify t (6) 54 ............................. C Johnson

5 2.37pm ZONDA/SO CASUAL RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 78970 El Bee Dee tdm (23) 59 ..................T Direen 2 23403 Metro Lover (15) 58.........................D Walsh 3 24216 Waitino Biscuit d (21) 57.5 ............D Bradley 4 54303 Coup Secrecy (14) 57.5 ..................R Myers 5 11844 Gold Allure b (7) 57 ......................K Williams 6 52633 Bellaleah (5) 57 ............................T Moseley 7 08257 Mr Wiz (18) 57................................R Bishop 8 44424 Young Jim b (1) 57 ...................... C Johnson 9 536x7 Inis Rose m (3) 56...................S Wynne (a1) 10 0220x Blu Mach d (12) 56.................C Barnes (a1) 11 7x005 Chipmunk dm (10) 56 ................M Cameron 12 4856x One For The Money (2) 56 .........R Tyler (a1) 13 20166 Zhanim tdb (6) 55.5................... M D Plessis 14 367x3 Falzano (13) 55.5 ............... D Prastiyou (a2) 15 x5087 Umshini Wami t (11) 55.5 ....... M Haruki (a3) 16 83630 Western Warrior t (9) 55.5...........L Callaway 17 76410 Carolina Island (16) 55 18 74550 Ekstra Special td (20) 54...............L Allpress 19 90008 Night Owl td (4) 55.5 20 80553 Miss Citron (8) 54 21 88904 Rikho d (17) 55 22 9028x Showcase (22) 54 23 60708 Truth d (19) 54.5 Em: Night Owl, Miss Citron, Rikho, Showcase, Truth 6 3.11pm HORNBY WORKING MEN’S CLUB FOUNDERS CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 2000m 1 33234 Eva Keeneva t (9) 59..................R Tyler (a1) 2 00500 Alpine Heights td (2) 58.5 ........... C Johnson 3 41x4x Spring Cheer tdmb (6) 58 ...............R Myers 4 71758 King Prawn d (1) 58 ......................L Allpress 5 75775 Ric O’Shea tm (8) 58 ......................T Direen

6 34110 The Bishop d (10) 58 ......................D Walsh 7 18210 Blue ‘N’ Gold d (4) 57 ...................K Williams 8 93x50 Crystal Duke tdm (3) 55.5 ...... M Haruki (a3) 9 63457 Sadlers Rock (5) 55 .................. M D Plessis 10 42049 The Hand Of Faith td (7) 54 ........L Callaway 7 3.46pm NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK 3YOF AIRFREIGHT STAKES $50,000, 3YOF SW, 1600m 1 31415 Belle Miraaj d (2) 56.5 ...............S Wynne (a) 2 12011 Miss Seton Sands t (8) 56.5....R Cuneen (a) 3 22444 No Tricks (7) 56.5 .......................M Cameron 4 16233 Querer (5) 56.5 ........................... C Johnson 5 64111 Somethingvain (1) 56.5 ...................D Walsh 6 31286 Choice dm (10) 56.5 .....................L Allpress 7 12 Starlight Angel t (3) 56.5 ................. C Grylls 8 37548 Consensus (11) 56.5................. M D Plessis 9 20274 La Veuve t (4) 56.5 ............... D Prastiyou (a) 10 19781 Platinum Command t (6) 56.5 .......D Bradley 11 22x13 Brillante Brigitte (13) 56.5 ............K Williams 12 42022 Petty Thief (12) 56.5 ........................R Myers 13 8x302 Celtic Lass (9) 56.5 .................. B Murray (a) 8 4.26pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO EASTER CUP $50,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 13126 Scapolo tdm (8) 59....................S Wynne (a) 2 09x42 The Solitaire td (2) 57.5 ............ S Muniandy 3 37254 Dr Dee Bee (4) 55.5 ........................T Direen 4 10885 El Chico td (5) 55 .......................M Cameron 5 11171 Overtheriver d (1) 54.5 ....................R Myers 6 58666 Too Much Torque t (9) 53 .......... M D Plessis 7 35708 Locket td (10) 53 ......................... C Johnson 8 1x797 Needastar tdm (3) 53 ........... D Prastiyou (a) 9 20374 Sir Singo td (7) 53 .........................L Allpress 10 16832 Timy Tyler d (6) 53 .......................R Tyler (a) 9 5.06pm NZB SOUTH ISLAND SALE 17TH APRIL

RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1800m 1 29534 Ishipal td (10) 60.5 ................R Cuneen (a2) 2 31854 Southern Power t (4) 58.5 ......... M D Plessis 3 605x0 Pheasant tm (1) 58 ........................R Bishop 4 46270 Southern Sav td (13) 57.5 .............L Allpress 5 99223 Lakota (11) 56 ............................R Tyler (a1) 6 41171 Merci Cherie t (7) 55.5 ....... D Prastiyou (a2) 7 667x2 Kings Pal tm (14) 55.5................. C Johnson 8 60431 Mister Spiderman td (12) 55.5 S Wynne (a1) 9 81216 Stonemason td (5) 55 ..................K Williams 10 22772 Rejoice tb (3) 54.5..................... S Muniandy 11 61610 Rosheen tm (6) 54 .................. G Jogoo (a3) 12 74641 Avow td (8) 54 .......................... J Lowry (a3) 13 22151 Epineaux (9) 54...............................R Myers 14 44311 Evancho 54 .................................. Scratched 15 479x8 Jimmy The One tdm (2) 54 ..........T Moseley

11 32438 Purcentage dm (1) 56 ....................V Colgan 12 x140x Diamond Rose d (3) 55 ..............M Coleman 13 407x7 Popp ‘N Lindauer (9) 54 .................. R Jones 14 80059 Artifact m (14) 54 ..............................M Chui 15 7459x Pogue tdm (11) 54 ...........................A Taylor 16 1630x Knight Court dm (16) 56.5 Emergencies: Pogue, Knight Court 8 4.20pm TELFERYOUNG VALUERS PROPERTY ADVISORS R85 1600 $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark 1 8797x Pump Up The Volume tdm (8) 61V Gatu (a3) 2 5148x Old Drumble dm (5) 58.5 3 126x4 Grey Power tdm (10) 58 ..............C Lammas 4 22212 Gustavo dmb (6) 58 ..........................L Innes 5 51387 Re Deel (11) 57.5........................T Thornton 6 2118x Ethical mb (12) 56.5 ...........L Magorrian (a2) 7 22123 Miss Foxwood (3) 56.5 ...................V Colgan 8 68584 Secret’s Only dm (9) 56.5 ...............S Collett 9 33421 Irish Heartbeat tdm (2) 55.5 ...............M Hills 10 19x97 Permesso tdm (7) 54................. A Collett (a) 11 66165 Ohope Prince tdh (4) 54.................. R Jones 12 96x36 Taaxman td (1) 54 ....................A Jones (a2) 9 5.00pm C U@GREER’S GASTRO BAR LATER RATING 65 1400 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 43107 Torricella td (13) 59 ............L Magorrian (a2) 2 7960x Deebee Don d (4) 58 .................M Coleman 3 75x1 Mister Tom (1) 58 ..............................L Innes 4 80x71 Raaj d (8) 57.5 ................................S Collett 5 x59x5 Budwiser d (2) 57 .......................V Gatu (a3)

6 4758x St D’Ore (6) 57 ..........................J Oliver (a2) 7 84x37 Rocknrolla dm (11) 56.5 ..............T Thornton 8 8456x Edward The Eighth dm (12) 56.5 Z Moki (a3) 9 x1004 Fighter Class (7) 56.5 10 0354x Hamacho d (9) 56.5 .......................V Colgan 11 78x1. Suggestive Heights td (14) 56 .......P Holmes 12 487x6 Thornbird Lass tdm (3) 56 13 24317 Sonsy (10) 55.5...........................C Lammas 14 30384 Whatz Occurring (5) 55.5 .......... A Collett (a) 15 7310x Leviosa (15) 54.5 ...............................M Hills 16 09573 Mrs Sin td (16) 54 ........................... R Jones 17 44143 Wealth Prince 58.......................... Scratched Emergency: Wealth Prince Blinkers on : It’s Got To Be You (R2), Fighter Class (R9) Blinkers off : Wealth Prince (R1), Aranmore, Mareeba (R3), Quintastics (R6), Purcentage (R7) Winkers on : Secluded, Mareeba (R3) Collar on : Whatz Occurring (R9) SELECTIONS Race 1: Harbour Star, Sherpa, Wealth Prince, Queen Of Navarre Race 2: Illuminati, It’s Got To Be You, Stella, El Bandido Race 3: Aranmore, Adriatic Pearl, Rockthatcity, Chadsdale Race 4: Queens Rose, Forefront, Rich Billie Marsh, Airfield Road Race 5: Miss Foxwood, Irish Heartbeat, Makarska, Clara Jane Race 6: Dubai Shuffle, Lady Sayyida, Highly Likely Race 7: Cookie Monster, Feelin The Love, Increditable Hulk Race 8: Gustavo, Irish Heartbeat, Grey Power, Miss Foxwood Race 9: Budwiser, Mister Tom, Hamacho, Leviosa, Sonsy

Blinkers on : Edelweiss (R1), Nine Pin (R2), Cinderella (R3), Carolina Island (R5) Blinkers off : Gallant Boy (R2), Too Much Torque (R8) Winkers on : Tricoteuse (R1), Gallant Boy, Shezastunna, Madam Bentley (R2), The Real Deal, Kodema (R3) Winkers off : Carolina Island (R5) Pacifiers off : The Real Deal (R3) SELECTIONS Race 1: Carinata, Roc de Mac, Tricoteuse, Dollyaday Race 2: Nine Pin, Silhouette Noire, Why Wait, Double Blue Race 3: Justa Secret, Pat In Brackets, Individual, Cinderella Race 4: Toma Valea, Our Premonition, King Montrose Race 5: Bellaleah, Metro Lover, Gold Allure, Young Jim Race 6: Eva Keeneva, Spring Cheer, Blue ‘N’ Gold, Ric O’Shea Race 7: Belle Miraaj, Somethingvain, Consensus, Choice Race 8: Scapolo, Overtheriver, Locket, Sir Singo Race 9: Epineaux, Lakota, Southern Power, Southern Sav

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D2753 Blaze Smartie (6) 58....S McKay (a3) x2442 Chadsdale (8) 58 ........................C Lammas 948x4 Scholes (7) 58 ....................L Magorrian (a2) Rockthatcity (4) 58 .............................M Hills 57 Nelson Park (5) 58 .....................M Coleman 0x62 Max A Miss (11) 56.5 ...............A Jones (a2) 843 Adriatic Pearl h (9) 56.5 .................. R Jones 30. Pheroz Flame (12) 56.5 .............G Cooksley 02 Secluded (3) 56 3 Allee Volante (14) 56 8640x Mareeba h (13) 56 ......................T Thornton Dolbadarn (10) 56 ...........................S Collett 4 1.51pm BDO TAURANGA-EXCEPTIONAL CLIENT SERVICE 1200 $25,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 3169x John Gray tdmh (6) 59 .......................M Hills 2 x1626 Flower Bomb tdm (2) 56.5...............S Collett 3 1435x Airfield Road tdm (5) 54.5 ..........M Coleman 4 107x5 Queens Rose dmb (3) 54...............V Colgan 5 68x72 Forefront dm (4) 54 .....................T Thornton 6 19417 Rich Billie Marsh td (1) 54 ...........C Lammas 5 2.30pm VARIETY BASH RATING 85 1400 $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 4201x Bellino (5) 61 .............................. Z Moki (a3) 2 22123 Miss Foxwood d (4) 56.5 ................V Colgan 3 33421 Irish Heartbeat tdm (7) 55.5 ...............M Hills 4 3567x Dragonkeeper m (3) 54 ........... R Smyth (a1) 5 41041 Makarska d (6) 54 ......................M Coleman 6 1684x Clara Jane d (2) 54 ............L Magorrian (a2)

7 00416 Our Pink Diamond td (1) 54 ........T Thornton 8 18695 Polyatomic 54............................... Scratched 6 3.05pm BARRETT HOMES-MAKING THINGS HAPPEN R75 2100 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 27702 Dubai Shuffle d (7) 59 .................T Thornton 2 28375 Keepher Close m (10) 57.5 L Magorrian (a2) 3 122x9 Highly Likely m (6) 56.5.....................L Innes 4 64315 Quintastics b (8) 56 ....................M Coleman 5 3x065 Second Innings m (9) 55 ...........J Oliver (a2) 6 0x011 El Pistola td (12) 54.......................P Holmes 7 7x977 Lady Sayyida (3) 54 .......................V Colgan 8 35121 Lil Miss Waitoki d (4) 54 ..............C Lammas 9 56723 Unknown Pleasures b (1) 54........... R Jones 10 47137 Cheeky Boy d (11) 54 ........................M Hills 11 13305 Mangaroa Flo Jo (5) 54............A Jones (a2) 12 x3080 Running Scared h (2) 54 .................S Collett 7 3.40pm PACIFIC COAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE RATING 65 1200 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 36860 Casino Park td (6) 59 ..................C Lammas 2 12302 Increditable Hulk d (8) 59 ...L Magorrian (a2) 3 8x221 Alicudi d (12) 58.5 4 1x Cookie Monster d (2) 58 ....................M Hills 5 15240 Just The Deal d (5) 58 6 07681 Al Pacino d (13) 57.5 7 15 Point Percy db (10) 57.5 8 120x6 Feelin The Love dm (7) 57 ................L Innes 9 3x719 Flying Fantasy t (4) 56.5 ...........J Oliver (a2) 10 1739x Flicka Of Gold d (15) 56.5 ......... A Collett (a)

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were $312 million below forecast at $47.2 billion, which was spread across a number of departments, allowing English to say the Government “continues to do a good job of controlling

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align the platform with what you’re trying to achieve.

Backers who are interested in the project can pledge funding.

If the goal amount is achieved then the campaign will be funded.

There are commercial projects related to business and these aim to achieve a financial return for the investor while social projects usually come with no financial benefit.

Equity crowdfunding is a mechanism that enables broad groups of investors to fund start-up companies and smallto medium-size businesses in return for a small slice of ownership.

This provides another option

for these businesses to access capital and has the potential to accelerate growth.

It is important to be aware of the rules and regulations. It is considered a high-risk investment with an uncertain outcome as there is no guarantee of success.

The flip-side is that the investment can be relatively small and yield significant gains.

There are fewer legal protections for crowdfunding so you may not receive the same level of disclosure as other financial products.

As with any investment, it is always wise to seek independent financial advice.

It is worth considering the tax landscape for crowdfunding.

Both campaigner and backers should get legal and tax input that is specific to their particular set of circumstances.

Matt Hannah is a director of KPMG Private Enterprise

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March 31 to zero, lowered the track for the next two years, and removed the projection for interest rate increases. It now doesn’t expect inflation to return to the 2 per cent mid point of its 1 per cent-to-3 per cent target range over its forecast horizon. First-quarter inflation figures are scheduled for release on April 20.

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“We’re continuing to manage the books carefully but lower inflation, while good for consumers, is making it less likely that the final accounts in October will show a surplus for the whole year,” English said. “Next month’s budget will produce new forecasts that I expect will take in to account further reductions in the inflation outlook.”

The Reserve Bank last month slashed its forecast for annual inflation in the year ended

■ OPINION

n a few short years crowdfunding has grown to be a global multi-billion dollar business and growing rapidly.

Currently the amount invested in crowdfunding is doubling each year.

In contrast to traditional financing where money is raised from a limited number of investors, crowdfunding appeals to a large number of people to make smaller contributions in order to achieve a financing goal.

Anyone can create a campaign and pitch their idea online to seek funding to help get a project started.

It is usually online and provides access to financial support outside of the traditional lending methods.

Websites such as Kickstarter and New Zealand’s Snowball Effect connect entrepreneurs to potential funders called backers.

There is a range of platforms with over 500 worldwide so it pays to do your research and

its own expenditure.”

The operating balance was a deficit of $952 billion, compared to a forecast surplus of $941 million. That reflected net losses on non-financial instruments – mainly actuarial losses on ACC and Government Superannuation Fund (GSF) liabilities – that were $4.3 billion more than expected, partly offset by net gains on financial instruments coming in $1.7 billion higher than forecast.

The Government’s net debt was $63.5 billion, or 26.7 per cent of gross domestic product, as at February 28, $700 million below forecast, while gross debt of $87.5 billion, or 36.8 per cent of GDP, was $3.5 billion more than expected. The Crown’s residual cash deficit was $3.7 billion, or $428 million better than expected.

As at February 28, total Crown assets were valued at $263.5 billion, and liabilities at $183.7 billion and the Crown’s share of net worth stood at $74.6 billion.

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Finance Minister Bill English says next month’s budget forecasts will reflect the weaker track of inflation, which erodes tax revenue and is making it less likely the Government will achieve a surplus this year.

The Crown accounts turned to a deficit of $269 million, on an operating balance before gains and losses (Obegal) basis, in the eight months ended February 28, compared to a surplus of $77 million in the seven months through January, the Treasury said yesterday.

The February accounts show goods and services tax came in $261 million below estimate, and while some $150 million of that related to earthquake-related refunds to insurers, “the rest of the GST shortfall is related to very low inflation leading to lower-than-expected spending on consumption.”

The Treasury flagged in December that the Government’s target of a return to surplus in 2015 would be delayed by a year, projecting a Obegal deficit of $572 million for the June 2015 year, turning to a surplus of $565 million in 2016. But English had held out the hope that 2015 could yet deliver a surplus once the final accounts were tallied in October. Yesterday he said that’s less likely.

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Opinion 28 Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, April 11, 2015

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OUR VIEW

This is our town, not the crims’ town Sue Newman

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n a smaller community like Ashburton if an event happens in a public place it immediately becomes an event of public interest.

That interest is heightened if that event involves emergency services – fire, ambulance or police – any or all of these immediately alert the public that something out of the ordinary is occurring.

To the members of those services, what they’re doing might be simply routine, but in the public’s mind it’s an event worth noting.

For the media, those events are news. Our job is to inform the public and we rely heavily on the people who are the face of emergency services to provide us with information so we, in turn, can pass that information on to you.

How well the real story (not the social media version) moves from its keepers, to the media, to you relies solely on the willingness of those emergency services personnel to pass it our way.

This week’s dramatic event involving armed burglaries, vehicles being rammed, guns, a foot pursuit and a child being abandoned in a car demonstrated how well the information chain can work.

In the heat of the moment, information was scarce, but in the aftermath police went on the front foot, opened their books and told the media what had occurred, how the drama had unfolded and where it would go in the days ahead.

And best of all, the police moved to reassure the community that we’re still a pretty safe place to live, that the cops are on our side and that they’re doing whatever it takes to ensure Ashburton remains the property of law-abiding citizens, not the crims and not the gangs.

This week’s event shows we cannot afford to be complacent about our personal safety, but police are committed to ensuring we can live without fear.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Are you concerned about gang activity in Ashburton?

Yes 94%

Charles Kelland CHRISTIAN COMMENT

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t seems that the year is flying by. April is already upon us, the days are getting shorter and the school holidays have arrived.

Holidays provide us with an opportunity to take some time out from our normal routines.

This no doubt means different things to different people.

For some it may be an opportunity to travel, both domestically and abroad. For others it may mean a return to a regular holiday spot – perhaps a bach or favourite camping spot.

Perhaps a holiday may provide an opportunity to spend time with friends or family members.

Or maybe you prefer the peace and solitude of somewhere quiet – somewhere where you can “get away from it all”.

For some, it is an opportunity to catch up on all those jobs we have a habit of putting off until the weekend – and then some!

Or perhaps it’s a time to simply have a “lie in” – to not be woken by your alarm clock, programmed to wake you at a time that is early enough for you to get ready for your usual routines! To “chill out” or “kick back”. To simply relax with a good book and do little else.

No matter how you choose to spend your holiday there is often a common theme involved

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– a chance to relax, to refresh, to unwind, to re-energise, to participate in some recreation, to replenish and refocus.

Taking time to rest is not new to the Christian faith.

Indeed in Genesis we read that, whilst creating the world, God rested on the seventh day.

Exodus 34:21 tells us: “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest.”

In the book of Mark (6:3032) Jesus tells the apostles to “come away by yourselves … and rest a while”.

Our Creator recognises that rest is important to mankind and encourages us to make time for resting our minds and bodies.

As I write this article, I am looking forward to some time

away with my family over the holiday break.

When our children were younger, I confess that at times I wondered when school would ever start again.

At times the school holidays seemed to drag on and entertaining young children could seem exhausting.

Now that our children are older and establishing their own lifestyles and routines, finding time to spend together seems more difficult and becomes all the more precious because of that.

As we head away on holiday I look forward to spending time with my family and relaxing for a few days.

A few days with no schedules to keep and no rush to keep

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them. A time to recharge the batteries and revitalise. And an opportunity to refresh my relationship with my God and Creator as I take the time to enjoy his creation and handiwork.

“When through the woods and forest glades I wander And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee How great thou art! How great thou art!”

Wishing you a relaxing and restful holiday.

Charles Kelland is from St David’s Union Church

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In brief Bodies float ashore At least 21 people have died and 17 others are missing in a suspected boat capsizing off Haiti’s northern coast, authorities said yesterday.

The group was among 50 believed to be aboard a boat that was headed north to the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands, said Jean Henri Petit, an official with Haiti’s Civil Protection Department. He said survivors told police the boat encountered bad weather and tried to return to Haiti when it hit something. The bodies began to wash ashore in the coastal town of Le Borgne, about 160 kilometres north of Port-au-Prince, police inspector Jean Mesamours told The Associated Press. The families of 10 of the victims had picked up the bodies, while the other 11 dead were buried in a mass grave because no one claimed them, Petit said.

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Talks end in disarray

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (centre) accompanied by the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (right), and his chief of staff Mohammad Nahavandian, listens to Iran’s national anthem while attending a ceremony marking National Nuclear Technology Day, in Tehran, Iran.

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■ IRAN

Tough stance on nuke deal Iran is staking out a tough bargaining stance for the final phase of nuclear negotiations, with both its supreme leader and its moderate president saying any deal must include an immediate lifting of withering sanctions.

While that might be popular domestically, it could be setting the bar too high for what negotiators will be able to deliver in the final deal they hope to reach by June 30.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will have the fi-

nal say on whether Iran agrees to a deal that could transform its relationship with the wider world -- and he is keeping everyone guessing.

In his first comments on last week’s deal, Khamenei told a gathering of religious poets that he “is neither for nor against” it. His reasoning was matter-of-fact: Because the agreement was only the framework of a final deal and not the accord itself, “nothing has been done yet,” he said.

“What has happened so far

neither guarantees a deal ... nor does it guarantee the content of a deal,” he said. “It doesn’t even guarantee the talks will go on until the end and will lead to a deal.”

Khamenei did say, however, that the punitive “sanctions should be lifted completely, on the very day of the deal” – something that has not been agreed upon.

He cautioned that the six world powers are “not to be trusted” and may try “to limit Iran” in further talks.

And he urged Iranian negotiators not to accept any “unconventional inspections” of Iran’s nuclear facilities, stressing the inspection of military facilities would not be permitted.

At the same time, however, he said a successful deal would show that negotiations are possible on other issues beyond the nuclear programme.

Khamenei has backed the negotiating team despite criticism of the process from hardliners.

- AP

■ ITALY

Gunman kills three in Milan courthouse A real estate developer on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy fired 13 shots inside the Milan Tribunal on Thursday, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge, eluding court security before being captured 25 kilometres away.

The shooting raised concerns about security at Italy’s courthouses, where much of the surveillance has been outsourced to private contractors, and about Italy’s ability to protect visitors during the Milan Expo 2015 world’s fair, which opens May 1 and is expected to

attract 20 million visitors over six months.

Premier Matteo Renzi pledged a robust investigation into how the gunman, identified as Claudio Giardiello, managed to bring a pistol into the monumental Fascist-era tribunal, where defendants and other visitors are required to pass through metal detectors, but accredited court officials, including lawyers, are not.

“Our commitment is that this never happens again, and that those responsible pay,” Renzi said.

The chief federal prosecutor in Milan, Edmondo Bruti Liberati, told reporters it appeared Giardiello may have used a fake document to enter through the only pedestrian entrance not equipped with a metal detector and intended only for use by accredited court officials. He said the metal detectors at the other entrances were in good working order.

Bruti Liberati praised law enforcement, who apprehended Giardiello at a shopping centre more than an hour after the shooting. They had identified

the licence plate on his motor bike with video surveillance cameras and tracked his arrival in Vimercate, some 25 kilometres from the scene in the heart of Milan.

Prosecutors said Giardiello, 57, was still armed with a loaded pistol and intended to kill another business partner whom he blamed for a failed real estate venture.

“He acted with cold premeditation,” said federal prosecutor Tommaso Buonanno of nearby Brescia, who is leading the investigation.

- AP

Talks between the Syrian government and the opposition ended in acrimony yesterday with the parties failing to bridge their differences. The Russian mediator of the week-long meeting, Vitaly Naumkin, said the parties agreed on a set of principles for a political settlement, but acknowledged that they couldn’t reach accord on confidence-building measures.

Some of the participants later reversed their support for the initial set of principles because of a failure to agree on steps to release prisoners and other moves to improve mutual trust, Naumkin said.

- AP

Islamic militant killed Lebanese police say they have killed a prominent Islamic militant who was wanted on terrorismrelated charges in a shootout in the country’s north. A statement issued by police yesterday says Osama Mansour was shot dead along with an accomplice in the city of Tripoli during a security operation in the area the previous night. The operation sought to arrest a radical cleric, Sheikh Khaled Hoblos. The statement says Mansour opened fire on the police trying to arrest Hoblos and wounded two policemen. Police then returned the fire, killing the two men.

- AP

Head-on collision kills 31 A fiery head-on collision between a semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco yesterday killed 31 people and injured nine, according to the state news agency and local media. The news agency quoted authorities saying the crash took place just before sunrise near the southern desert city of Tan-Tan. - AP

Bombings kill 11 Iraqi officials say two separate bombings have targeted public places in Baghdad and near the Iraqi capital, killing 11 people.

Police officials say a suicide bomber set off his explosives vest at noon yesterday inside a small restaurant in the town of Mishada, killing six people and wounding 14.

A little bit later, a car bomb blast in the Karrada district in Baghdad killed five people and wounded 12.

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■ PANAMA

Obama, Castro set to come face-to-face As leaders from across the Western Hemisphere gathered in Panama, all eyes will be on two presidents: Barack Obama and Raul Castro, whose expected encounter at the Summit of the Americas will mark a historic moment as the US and Cuba seek to restore ties they abandoned decades ago.

Americans and Cubans alike can recall just how deep the animosity between their countries ran during the Cold War, when even a casual, friendly exchange between their leaders would have been unthinkable.

So while Obama and Castro have no formal meetings scheduled together, even a brief handshake or hallway greeting will be scrutinised for signs of whether the two nations are really poised to put their hostile pasts behind them.

Obama and Castro cross paths at the Summit of the Americas in the throes of a delicate diplomatic experiment: the renewal of formal relations between countries that haven’t had any in more than 50 years.

Even their arrival seemed steeped in symbolism: Obama, after arriving in Panama City, was whisked via helicopter to his waiting motorcade at an airport formerly known as Howard Air Force Base, from which the US launched its 1989 invasion of Panama.

Castro’s plane landed on the tarmac minutes later, missing Obama only briefly – two world leaders passing warily in the night.

Four months ago, Obama and

In this April 4, 2015, frame from dashboard video provided by the North Charleston Police Department, Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager stands by Walter Lamer Scott’s car during a traffic stop in North Charleston.

■ UNITED STATES

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met privately in Panama yesterday – the highest-level meeting between the two governments in decades.

Castro announced their intention to restore diplomatic relations, beginning a painstaking process that has brought to the surface difficult issues that have long fed in to the US-Cuban estrangement.

Hopes of reopening embassies in Havana and Washington before the summit failed to materialise. The US is still pushing Cuba to allow more freedom of movement for its diplomats, while Cuba wants relief from a sanctions regime that only Congress can fully lift.

Yet in the days before this year’s Summit of the Americas – the first to include Cuba – both leaders sought to set a

productive and optimistic tone for their highly anticipated encounter.

While in Jamaica on Wednesday, Obama signalled that he will soon act to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, removing a stigma that has been a source of friction for Havana.

Obama’s move could come within days.

“We don’t want to be imprisoned by the past,” Obama said Wednesday in Kingston, Jamaica, before flying to Panama City.

“When something doesn’t work for 50 years, you don’t just keep on doing it. You try something new.”

- AP

■ YEMEN

Rebels capture city; strikes condemned Shiite rebels and allied troops overran the capital of an oilrich Yemeni province in a heavily Sunni area yesterday, making significant territorial gains despite Saudi-led airstrikes, now entering their third week.

Iran, which is trying to garner international support to stop the bombing, stepped up its condemnation, with the supreme leader calling the air campaign “genocide.”

The rebel fighters, known as Houthis, along with military units loyal to former autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh, overran Ataq, the capital of oil-rich Shabwa province, after days of airstrikes and clashes with local Sunni tribes.

The Saudi-led coalition has imposed an air and sea block-

ade on Yemen and targeted the rebels and their allies to try to create a safe corridor that would allow the return of Yemen’s internationally recognized president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled the country last month.

The conflict pits the Saudiled Sunni Gulf Arab coalition against Shiite rival Iran, which supports the Houthis and has provided humanitarian aid, though both Iran and the rebels deny it has armed them.

The growing regional involvement risks transforming what until now has been a complex power struggle into a full-blown sectarian conflict like those raging in Syria and Iraq.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, compared

the Saudi-led strikes to Israel’s bombing in the Gaza Strip.

“This is a crime, genocide and legally pursuable,” he said, according to his website.

“It is necessary for the Saudis to withdraw from disastrous crimes. ... Yemenis will win.”

He also lashed out at what he called “a few inexperienced young men” controlling affairs in Saudi Arabia – a veiled reference to the Saudi king’s son, Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who is leading the air campaign.

“They prefer barbaric behaviour over dignity.” he said.

In a speech, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for broad-based talks on resolving the crisis.

- AP

Police cruiser video shows moments before shooting The traffic stop starts like any other: An officer pulls over a motorist, walks up to the driver’s side window and asks for licence and registration.

What happened minutes later appears to take place without any obvious sign of provocation or conflict that would lead to a fatal shooting: The driver opens the door and runs, and the officer chases after him.

Video released from the dashboard of white South Carolina police Officer Michael Thomas Slager’s cruiser captures the very first moments he and black motorist Walter Scott meet, a benign encounter at its earliest stages. It changes quickly as Scott takes off running and the officer runs after him.

The video captures the moments leading up to a shooting death that has sparked outrage as the latest example of a white police officer killing an unarmed black man.

The shooting itself was captured by an eyewitness on his iPhone and provided the impetus for the officer to be charged with murder and fired. That’s a striking difference from the recent cases in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, where white officers were not charged in the deaths of African-Americans, prompting protests and intense debate.

Questions remained in South Carolina over how the traffic stop turned deadly.

The onboard video provides a more complete picture of the encounter.

The shooting took place Saturday and the police and Slager’s lawyer said the offic-

er fired in self-defence during a scuffle over his departmentissued stun gun.

Within days, the eyewitness video surfaced and immediately changed perceptions of what happened, leading the police to charge Slager with murder and fire him from the force he’d worked on for five years.

The dashboard camera video shows Scott being pulled over in a used Mercedes-Benz he had purchased just days earlier. Police have said he was being stopped for a broken tail light. Slager is seen walking toward the driver’s side window and heard asking for Scott’s licence and registration. Slager then returns to his cruiser. Next, the video shows Scott starting to get out of the car, then he quickly gets back into the car and closes the door.

Seconds later, he opens the door again and takes off running. Within a city block or two, out of the dashboard camera’s view, Slager catches up to him in an empty lot.

A bystander noticed the confrontation and pushed record on his phone, capturing video that has outraged Americans: it shows Scott running away again, and Slager firing eight shots at his back.

There is almost nothing in Slager’s police personnel file to suggest that his bosses considered him a rogue officer capable of murdering a man during a traffic stop.

In the community he served, however, people say this reflects what’s wrong with policing today: Police nearly always get the last word when citizens complain.

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Ashburton Boarding Kennels, 1241 SHW 1, Ashburton For more info visit my website www.thedoggroomer.net.nz

PODIATRY

New Strapping Clinic

SOLUTIONS

Open Saturdays 8am-10am Starting March 28

If you need strapping for playing your winter sport, or if you would like to make an appointment for physio treatment, give us a call today!

Physio services available Mon-Fri with late nights on Mon and Thurs!

J.R. Alcantara - 30 years experience

03 302 2859 or 022 317 4286

HEALTH 2000 ASHBURTON The Arcade, Ashburton Phone: (03) 308 1815 Email: h2k11@xtra.co.nz

P: 03 308 5188 53 Creek Road Ashburton

Pippa Pettigrew BHSc. POD. PNZ

Kirsten Harvey BHSc. POD. PNZ

Foot specialists diagnosing & treating conditions such as: toe nail problems, corns, calluses, foot/ ankle pain, knee & hip pain. Orthotics/gait assessment

CALL US 03 308 5900 - Gym Company, 54 Cass St, Ashburton

To advertise here contact Elaine on 021 836 543 or 307 7907

Call Jonny to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service Dairy Effluent Irrigation Generators

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

a 166 moore street ashburton p 03 308 9008 e service@electraserve.co.nz w www.electraserve.co.nz

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & DUTY DOCTORS This service is for emergency medical care Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. only. Please remember your Community -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit Services Card.

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street is the patient from: 7am - 10pm. the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days. ASHBURTON REST HOMES No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted 3066. visiting.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 TINWALD POOL: Open 12noon - 7pm.

955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency visiting.

OMMUNITY ERVICES details - please telephone the Methven Medical PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

ART GALLERY Centre, ph 302 8105.

EMERGENCY DENTIST Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed until Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT If you do not have or cannot contact your further notice. provide an accident and emergency service. regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Except in cases of emergency persons requiring for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. medical attention must consult their own or the in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently Sundays and Public Holidays. requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must ASHBURTON MUSEUM have a general practitioners note of referral.

ELPLINE ERVICES Baring Square West, Asburton. Ph 308 3167 PHARMACIES Open weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 4pm. Research facilities weekday afternoons.

Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.

COMMUNITY POOL from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 6pm - 8pm org.nz for more information.

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. both evenings.

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INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24

hour service.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Rajiv Balbharan. Small: Susan Geddes.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Patrick Taylor. Small: Ref Vetlife.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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Inventory Controller

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

Find out how you can help by visiting:

This is to replace our current storeman who has been offered a promotion.

We require: • A forward planner with the ability to anticipate seasonal requirements • Well organised and focused on service delivery • Good interpersonal skills • Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and multi-task • Meticulous • Self-motivated and ambitious • Passion and enthusiasm for the brand • Professional and well groomed • Computer literacy essential • A fit active person, as there will be some heavy work involved • A current drivers licence • An ability to work overtime - including Saturdays when required

A current CV showing previous work history is required.

All enquiries should be made to: Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd P O Box 247 Ashburton 7740 Please contact Ray Mayne, 308 6022, or ray@raymayne.co.nz

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

We’ve got your attention now. And our blending and canning plant is worthy of attention.

Our recently commissioned blending and canning plant in Dunsandel, Canterbury, is one of the most technically advanced quality controlled infant formula canning lines and admired by companies all over the world. Right now we’re experiencing significant growth, which means we need competent people to support us during this challenging but exciting time. This equates to opportunity. We’re big on internal promotion and on-the-job training, so within the advertised roles there’s room to grow if you’re up for the challenge.

We’re also big believers of attitude over experience, so don’t be put off if you haven’t had exposure to the dairy industry and don’t know your lactose from your lactase.

Synlait’s success isn’t limited to New Zealand. We now export to over 50 countries and are becoming perceived as leaders in our field on the world stage. We operate in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. We’re innovative and progressive. We’re passionate and proud. But enough of us. We want to hear from you.

Apply for these positions at

synlait.com Plant Manager Ashburton Certified

Ashburton Guardian,

Due to the promotion of the current Plant Manager we have a full-time vacancy for a Plant Manager based at the Ashburton plant.

This role requires someone who can lead a small team of three, show attention to detail, is well organised, and can manage their time in an efficient manner.

We are looking for someone with:

Motivated Person

For all your classified requirements.

Milk nutrition for a modern world

Canning Operator Opportunities – Register your interest

We offer: • Good working environment • Good wages to the right person • Good promotional opportunities

www.otago. ac.nz/chchheart

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

Can you do the cancan?

Due to the continued growth in irrigation development in Canterbury, and with our Reinke centre pivot sales increasing, we have a vacancy within our organisation for an experienced Inventory Controller.

Hydraulink Mid Canterbury is currently looking for a motivated person to join their team.

We are a leading company in the hydraulic industry and have great back-up service.

Ideally this position will suit someone with a mechanic background. Experience in hydraulic systems would be an advantage but full training will be given.

This position will involve running one of three service trucks for on-site repairs and also workshop repairs to hydraulic cylinders and other components. Some on-call work is required, which involves weekends.

If you think you have what it takes to be best under pressure and will work well within this team please send your CV to: Hydraulink Mid Canterbury PO Box 92 Ashburton 7740 or email hmc.djb@gmail.com

• Excellent Health & Safety focus • Exceptional customer management skills • Knowledge of concrete batching to customer specification • A thorough understanding of mix design • Experience with computerised machine operation In this role you will also be required to oversee the operation of plant activities. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to manage and lead diverse teams, in such a way that all targets are met, and that the plant operates in an efficient, effective, and harmonious manner.

To apply, please email your CV to mark.cresswell@firth.co.nz Applications close: Friday, 17th April 2015.

2015

FULL TIME PICKER / PACKER We are seeking a physically fit, strong and reliable person to fill a position picking and packing orders.

You will be required to pick and pack orders on a daily basis, assist with the processing of incoming shipments, package/assemble and label products as required along with general warehouse duties.

We are looking for someone who is a self starter and enjoys challenging themselves.

We require you to have excellent work ethics, good math and written skills, a desire to work in a team environment and be able to communicate clearly.

We offer a stable and interesting work environment plus long term career prospects for quality staff. This position is full time, 8am to 5pm Monday - Friday.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV, including references to alasdair@cm.net.nz or post to Picker/Packer Position CM Trailer Parts PO Box 124, ASHBURTON Applications close Friday, April 24, 2015.

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A member of the Fletcher Building Group.

Architectural Designer

Require a Weekend Cleaner for Synlait Milk (Rakaia) Hourly rate $15.30 Days Saturday & Sunday Hours 4.00pm – 12.30pm Must be reliable, honest and able to pass a security check and have own transport.

Please call Michele 03 335 3142

Guardian Situations Vacant 307 7900

Part-time Fixed-term 2015 NE-Year 2 Teacher Hinds School is looking for a part-time teacher to support our junior syndicate due to roll growth. Start immediate. The position involves teaching literacy and mathematics four mornings a week – 15 hours per week.

We are looking for a passionate, experienced junior teacher with strength in the core curriculum and ability to work well in a team environment.

Please contact Vicki McIntyre, Principal for more informationphone 03 303 7208 or 027 258 8798, email principal@hinds.school.nz

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Chilton + Mayne Architecture is a boutique, established company, based in Ashburton. We are currently seeking an Architectural Designer to fulfil design and drafting roles within our design team. We have an interesting portfolio of work in both the residential and commercial sectors.

Successful Applicants must meet the following criteria: • ArchiCAD proficient • A strong knowledge NZBC and 3604 • A good knowledge of Construction and Building Materials • Minimum of 1-2 years work experience in New Zealand • Hardworking/punctual/friendly/reliable/ honest • Excellent communication skills in English

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

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

You will be involved in a diverse range of projects on a day to day basis.

Email your cover letter and CV to Nicky at: admin@cmarchitecture.co.nz

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

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Two Positions

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Receptionist/ Administration Support

(Full-time)

Paint/Flooring Department Salesperson Merchandiser: Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton requires a self motivated person to join their small Merchandising team. In this position you will be responsible for all displays throughout the store plus all ticketing.

This position is for approx 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, hours can be to suit applicant between 7am – 6pm.

The successful applicant will need: • Be fit and able to lift as this position is physical.

• Able to work unsupervised and meet deadlines and merchandising standards.

• Good computer skills.

• Able to work in a team.

Paint/Flooring Department Salesperson: This position is part-time (8 hours), Saturdays and covers both our busy Paint and Flooring Departments

Photographer The Ashburton Guardian is looking for a keen news photographer who knows how a capture that one image that can tell an entire story.

This part-time position is a rare chance to illustrate the news in one of the best news gathering areas in New Zealand.

The role will cover everything from news and sport photography, to creative feature work and videography.

There will be plenty of scope for the right applicant, whose photos will be published in the newspaper, on the GuardianOnline website and in media across the country.

If this sounds like you, please send your application and photo portfolio, by 5pm, April 17 to: Sue Newman, Chief Reporter sue.n@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street

Please email your C.V. and covering letter, stating which position you are applying for to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Lyn Church, Human Resources Manager, Mitre1 0 MEGA, PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 All applications close on Monday, April 13, 2015.

Guardian Classifieds

Part Time Pharmacy Dispensary Technician Opportunity We are seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician to assist our hard working team. This is a part time weekend position.

» Operators/Drivers/ Labourers Rooney Earthmoving is one of New Zealand’s leading, privately owned, civil contractors specialising in earthworks and civil projects.

With a staff of over 220, the company continues to grow and has a current need to employ additional staff for a very busy construction season.

• Skilled Excavator and Scraper Operators • Experienced Truck and Trailer Operators • Experienced Drain-layers • Labourers - immediate start

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FREE kids meal with each full paying adult!

CONDITIONS: Sundays only. Each child must be 10 years or under, order from the childrens menu and be accompanied by one paying adult who orders a meal from the regular menu.

245 Burnett Street, Ashburton GIVE US A SHOUT ON (03) 308 5980

OPEN 7 DAYS FROM 11AM TILL LATE

If this sounds like you, then please send your cover letter and CV to: habitoffice@xtra.co.nz

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We’re looking for applicants with at least 10 years practical experience as a qualified residential carpenter/builder and currently registered as a Licensed Building Practitioner, who have sound knowledge of the materials and construction methods of both new and older residential buildings in New Zealand.

’ Be part of our friendly team to assist with the

For a job description and application form please phone Alister Body or Janine Peters 302 8175

Your local Spark Store, East Street, Ashburton (03) 308 0308

The HABiT administration team take bookings, complete the written reports and provide quality control - you just inspect the buildings.

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Applicants must have NZ residency or hold a work permit.

We have an exciting contract employment opportunity available in Mid-South Canterbury for the right person.

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Closing date: Friday, April 24, 2015.

Time for a change? Why don’t you hang up the tools and let us kick start your career in residential building inspections.

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Or email to: lindsay.stoddart@midlands.co.nz.

Car penter/Builder

Please apply in writing before April 24, 2015 to: Wises Pharmacy PO Box 25, Ashburton 7740

Countdown Complex, East Street, Ashburton Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755

Midlands Seed Limited was established in 1990, to support and encourage the production and export of arable crops from New Zealand. Since then, the company has grown rapidly to become one of New Zealand’s top producers and marketers of vegetable and herbage seeds, dried peas and oilseeds, cereal grains and finished food products.

We are currently recruiting for a full time Receptionist/Administration Support to cover a maternity leave position. This placement will be for a period of 12 months.

The successful candidate will be responsible for not only receptionist/administration duties but also the provision of personal assistant services to a Director.

What you will be doing: • Receptionist functions including greeting visitors, managing meeting rooms, and telephonist duties.

• Personal assistant duties including actioning all Director requests, diary management, general correspondence and travel & accommodation bookings.

• Financial tasks including petty cash reconciliations, expenses and assisting the accounts administrator with data entry for Accounts Payable & Receivable across the group of companies.

• General administration including client gifts, staff travel, catering and ad hoc tasks.

• Events planning and maintenance requests.

What you need to have to do this role: • A friendly, positive and professional manner.

• Be competent in MS Office Suite and proficient at data entry.

• Have an aptitude for detail with a proven record ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Be confident working autonomously with high level organisational skills.

• As this is a front of house role, exceptional personal presentation is a must.

• A full driver’s licence.

This is a busy, varied and rewarding role supported by a very competitive remuneration package. Applicants for this position must have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work permit prior to commencing work.

For further information and a position description please visit our website: www.midlands.co.nz.

To apply please send your cover letter with a current CV to: Midlands Seed Limited PO Box 65 ASHBURTON 7740 Attn: Lindsay Stoddart

JANUARY

Applicants need to apply in writing, along with a current CV / relevant work history, to: The Area Manager, PO Box 403, Ashburton. 7740 Or contact (03) 308 6011 for an application form.

Email: andrew.ree@rooneygroup.co.nz

307 7900

To be considered for this position you must have: • A New Zealand Pharmacy Technician qualification.

• Good communication skills and a cheerful disposition.

• Experience and ability to work as part of a busy dispensary team.

• Be flexible to work rostered hours throughout the weekend (approximately one weekend in three) and other hours during the week as required.

These are fixed term positions based at the Ashburton Branch and reporting to the Area Manager. The positions are available immediately for a significant program of future construction work.

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RURAL TRADING POST

RURAL TRADING POST

Fodder Beet Harvesting The first of its kind in NZ

No Stones Guaranteed!

Ph: Stuart Lovett on 027 436 9366 TRADES, SERVICES

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

WANTED

TRADES, SERVICES

NEW clients wanted by experienced private cleaner.

Text name and phone number to 027 663 0803.

CHIMNEY CLEANING Clean Sweep Canterbury Ltd (formerly Abel & Prestige) Professional guaranteed service. We are in Ashburton Tuesday, April 14. Phone 0800 793 3737 to book. Birdproofing and replacement bricks and baffles available.

SHEARING GEAR WANTED. Old shearing plants, grinders, hand pieces, screwdrivers and bale stencils. Anything considered.

Plus much more Good prices paid. Phone 03 COMPUTER PROBLEMS? FREE loan trailer available! 614 7858 or 027 363 9930.

For Prompt Reliable Service From a shovel load to Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB TRADES, SERVICES Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, a trailer load.

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

Dobson Street West protective films, UV block, 30yrs Local experience, Ph: 307 8302 fade, heat and glare control, Same day service if possible, Hours: Mon-Fri: privacy and safety films for *SUPERGOLD discount card 7.30am - 5pm glass. FREE quotes - 20 accepted.* Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon years local service, Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 CV SUPPORT - Make sure 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz your first impression is your best. Contact us today for a DOAKY’S Plumbing Ltd. professional CV writing WANTED Plumbing, drain laying, service. Free review/Flat fee. blocked drains. No job too Contact details are 027 492 AGAPANTHAS wanted. BIG or too SMALL. Call 5434, Willing to dig them out if Lindsay now 027 555 5575 or zalie@cvspecialist.co.nz, needed. Phone 308 3448. www.cvspecialist.co.nz 03 308 1248.

TRADES, SERVICES

PERSONAL

Spiritual HOME handyman available. ASHBURTON Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph Group. Body and Soul Expo.

Saturday, April 11, 10am – 027-677-1952.

4pm. Tinwald Memorial Hall, Road. Readings, RURAL TRADING POST Grahams healings, natural therapies FOR SALE, Prattley sheep and lots more. $2 admission. weighing crate with DR 3000 Contact Nigel 307 7189. scales. $2500. Phone Barry 027 229 2313.

REAL PEOPLE REAL LOVE

PLANTS, PRODUCE CONVENTIONAL pea straw, weed free $6, delivered. Ph 027 390 0002.

PEASTRAW for sale. Small bales. Weed free. Phone 303 7677.

SMITHFIELD FLOWERS, 211 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Chrysanthemums $6 bunch or 2 for $10, bouquets $15.

Buy at Smithfield Road or Farmers Market on West Street for the next two Saturdays. Ph 0274 425 847 for special orders. Available in many colours.

No more lonely weekends or internet dating disasters.

Your personal matchmaker will handpick your ideal partner. Someone wonderful is waiting to meet you right now, so call today and get in touch as soon as tonight.

Ph 0800 856 640 til 7pm

www.lovesuccess.co.nz

MOTORING

FOR SALE - 50cc Suzuki UZ50 scooter 2013. Only done 4250ks. Like new $1800. Phone 03 308 9360.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LOST, FOUND

LOST IPHONE. Lost Black Iphone. Battery is/was flat. In Ashburton town centre night of March 21/22 either near Print Room or Z garage (West St). Has many photos that I want back! Please contact Caroline 022 092 0611.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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

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

Welcome to the World

PUBLIC NOTICES

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area: • Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

• Research, development, education for, training and expansion of, the science and practice of agriculture.

• The needs of young people who suffer physical or mental disabilities or have less chance in life than their peers.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, April 24, 2015.

For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

Long Term Grazing Required For 900 Ewe Hoggets Period May to September Contact Rob Harvey Phone 021 331 519

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Ashburton Fanciers Society Poultry Auction Sunday, April 19, 2015 Sports Hall, Tancred Street West, Ashburton.

Viewing: 11am Start: 12.30pm Huge selection to choose from: Bantams, Poultry, Ducks, Cavies, Pheasants, Finches, and equipment.

Mid Canterbury Four Wheel Drive Club AGM Tinwald Domain April 30 7pm All welcome

LIVESTOCK, PETS EXOTIC kittens. Birman X. 8 weeks old. Pure white with blue eyes. Very friendly, ready now. Phone 303 7993 or 027 4864 013.

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Cauliflower

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Seedless Grapes Carrots Buerre Bosc Pears Whole Pumpkin

The next meeting of the Ashburton Trust Board will be held in the Head Office Boardroom, Level 1 Somerset House, Cnr East + Burnett Streets, Ashburton

$3.99 kg $1.99 1kg bag $1.99 1kg bag $2.50 ea

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on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 3.00pm

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

LIVESTOCK, PETS SOUTH ISLAND LIVESTOCK LTD FOR SALE Beef Weaner Calves Selection of Breeds Satisfaction Guaranteed Phone Graeme Saunders 0274 484 454

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

HIRE FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

308-1095

GRAZING

FOR SALE

LAMB grazing wanted. Short term. April or May. Phone SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four Mitch 027 313 1320. wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred GARAGE SALES Reddecliffe at Electric ASHBURTON Methodist Mobility Ashburton today.

Parish garage sale. Saturday, Phone 308-3602 April 11. Baring Square Centre, 9am start. Something TREES wanted. Suitable for for everyone! milling and export. No obligation quote. Phone John HOUSEHOLD goods sale, Rose Logging 03 693 9385 or 10am. Furniture sale, 2pm, 021 935 628.

Saturday, April 11 at Waymouth Street, Fairton.

ACCOMMODATION,

FOR SALE

RENTAL

FIREWOOD - pine $55 a metre, blue gum & macro $70 a metre, all dry, pine cones & kindling $7 a sack, phone 027 507 3880.

100 GREY Street. Three bedrooms. $300 per week.

Available April 27. Phone 022 360 8815.

GREEN Old Man pine $140, semidry Macrocarpa $200, semidry Old Man pine $170, Dry Old Man pine $200. All 3.6m³. Phone Shane James, Firewood 303 7063.

113A ELIZABETH STREET, three bedroom home with easy care section, single garage. Trademe #866509415. Rent $350 per week.

Giles Beal Chief Executive

MOTORCYCLES

Ashburton Motorcycle Club

100th Anniversary Celebrations From Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3 during Wheels Week

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

There is something for everyone and everyone is invited, including a Motorcycle Quizco, an exhibition at the Museum, a road ride, international guest speaker Graeme Crosby, a vintage Moto Cross and a TT.

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison Creche Available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

Check out Ashburton Motorcycle Club Facebook page for details or contact your local motorcycle shop.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

246 DOBSON STREET, two bedroom house with an easy care garden lovers section.

14 COLLINS STREET, three Internal access single garage. bedroom double story house Trademe #868112353. Rent with single garage and fully $310 per week. fenced section. Trademe #863707641. Rent $280 per 34 WAYMOUTH STREET. week.

Sunny three bedroom house in Fairton, log burner. Decks 16 GRAHAMS STREET, to enjoy the sun. Trademe three bedroom house across #861294357. Rent $320 per from Tinwald school, fully week. fenced, single garage.

Trademe #864684095. Rent 68 GROVE STREET, newly $350 per week. painted and landscaped three bedroom house, 18 GREY STREET, three with single garage and fully bedroom house near town fenced section. Trademe centre, log fire, fully #868151597. Rent $360 per fenced section. Trademe week. #852347125. Rent $330 per week.

69 PRINCES STREET. 2/18 NURSERY DRIVE, tidy Brand new three bedroom two bedroom unit in Tinwald, house, with fully fenced easy with single garage and easy care section, internal access care section.

Trademe double garage. Trademe #859826925. Rent $320 per #864687909. Rent $430 per week. week.

75 BRIDGE STREET, two bedroom brick house with a double garage and fully fenced section. Trademe #851435157. Rent $340 per week.

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

2/216 WALNUT AVENUE, two bedroom unit, freshly painted and new carpet, easy care section and single garage. Trademe #859226377.

Rent $300 per week.

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FLAT NEEDED. I'm in need of a 1 or 2 bedroom flat or house for myself and a cat, I work full time. Phone Craig 021 0869 3820.

TO RENT short term. Three bedroom, double glazed house, no dogs, no smokers. $345 per week. References required. Phone 027 430 8854.

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?  Housing  Commercial

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All welcome

The way of the transgressor is hard but Jesus came that you might have abundant life

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

 Farm

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Children’s Church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

St James

Thomson St. 7pm

St Paul’s Oxford St. 9.30am

permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, 9.00am - 12.30pm Tinwald.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS 9.30am - 12.30pm MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings food!!. North End West Street car park. www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ 9.00am - 12.30pm Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, East.

West Street.

10.00am 9.30am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture TINWALD. Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Community garden working bee and Main Street, Methven. fellowship, each Saturday, weather

10.00am - 12.00pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton

Airport, Seafield Road.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON SPIRITUAL GROUP. Body and Soul expo, $2 admission.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

11.00am - 3.00pm BACK TO BASICS, Natural Savvy living expo, local knowledge and demonstrations. 58 Melcombe Street, Tinwald. (New Life Church grounds).

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip

Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. Public concert featuring Malcolm McNeill and Bob Heinz. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Sunday

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by the worship committee. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

Baring Square East.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Maronan Road.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH.

Worship God and study His word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

3.00pm - 7.00pm ASHBURTON CLUB AND MSA. Dance to help Cyclone Pam victims.

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

4.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Messy Church in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Social. Waireka, Philip Street.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West St. All welcome.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

8.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. 13 Mile Bush, easy/medium walk. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship led by Choir Easter Cantata, 48 Allens Road.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Monday morning ladies exercise group.

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6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:30 Doc McStuffins 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:10 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:40 Adventure Time 3 0 9:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 9:35 Lab Rats 10am Fresh 10:30 Switched At Birth 0 11:30 The 100 PGR 0 12:30 The Quest PGR 1:30 Young And Hungry PGR 2pm The Bachelor Australia 0 3:10 The Fosters PGR 4:10 Step By Step 3 (Part 2) 0 4:40 Full House 3 0 5:10 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:40 The Amazing Race 0 6:40 M New York Minute 2004 Family. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 0 8pm L Lotto 7pm Country Calendar 0 8:05 New York Minute 0 7:30 F Our World – Wildest 8:30 M Silver Linings Latin America 0 Playbook AO 2012 Comedy 8:40 Coronation Street PGR Stella Romance. A man recently and Karl return to face the released from a mental past; Peter hatches a plan to hospital is determined to oust Rob from the bookie’s. 0 get his life back on track and 9:40 Nashville PGR 0 reunite with his wife, but 10:35 M The Ides Of March AO when he meets a girl with 2011 Drama. Paul Giamatti, problems of her own, things George Clooney, Philip get complicated. Bradley Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence. 0 Gosling. 0

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 0 9:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 12:05 There’s No Taste Like Home 1:10 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook 3 0 1:40 Highway Cops PGR 3 0 2:10 Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead 2 PGR 0 4pm Fishy Business 0 4:30 Water Patrol 3 0 5pm Robson Green – Extreme Fisherman 6pm One News 0

12:35 Gavin And Stacey 3 0 1:50 L Football – English Premier League West Bromwich v Leicester City. From The Hawthorns Ground in West Bromwich.

4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 8:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 9am The Roux Masterclass 9:30 House Crashers 10am Selling London 10:30 Auction Room 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 How Did You Do That?

Office Reno Noon Brother v Brother 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Garage Gold 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm LA Frock Stars 6pm Extreme Collectors PGR 6:30 The Water Brothers 7pm The Wild West With Ray Mears 7:30 Natural World – Shark Coast Southern Africa’s coastline is home to over 100 species of shark.

8:30 South Riding AO 9:30 Being Erica PGR 10:30 Garage Gold 11pm House Crashers 11:30 NZ Hunter Adventures PGR

SUNDAY

Midnight LA Frock Stars 1am Extreme Collectors PGR 1:30 The Water Brothers 2am The Wild West With Ray Mears 2:30 South Riding AO 3:30 Catch And Cook – World 4am Being Erica PGR 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home

11pm M Youth In Revolt AO 2009 Comedy. Michael Cera, Steve Buscemi. 0 12:45 M Love And Other Impossible Pursuits AO 2009 Drama. 0 2:40 M The Double AO 2011 Crime. 4:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

TV THREE

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 Geoff meets a woman who works as a vet and spends her spare time hunting, and bags her first trophy stag.

7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 The X Factor NZ 3 The remaining acts perform.

12:30 The X Factor NZ 3 Following the live performances, one act will be eliminated.

1:30 The Bachelor NZ 3 0 2:30 The Bachelor NZ 3 0 3:30 The Face Australia (Starting Today) 3 4:30 Native Kitchen 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Storage Hunters PGR 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR Darrell continues teaching Reno how to drive the ice roads, but his overprotective ways may be too much. 0 8:30 CSI AO The team investigates a murder linked to the kidnapping of two teen girls.

0 9:25 Chicago PD AO 0 10:20 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:30 Digimon Fusion 3 8:55 Rocket Power 3 9:20 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm Futurama 3 After testifying against the Robot Mafia, Bender goes into hiding in the witness-relocation programme.

6:30 M Open Season 2 PGR 2008 Animated. Voices of Joel McHale, Mike Epps, Steve Schirripa.

8:05 M War Games PGR 1983 Thriller. A high-school student accidentally taps into the government’s defence missile systems thinking he is playing a new video game.

Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy.

10:20 90210 PGR 3 Naomi and Holly make a bad impression on Janice Dickinson.

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Rugby League – NRL Fulltime (Highlights) Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 Fiona Bruce and the team travel to Hever Castle in Kent where a painting of Mick Jagger is found, as well as some very early tea caddies.

3:30 Jamie’s American Road Trip 3 Jamie has always wondered what life as a cowboy is like and, in Wyoming, he gets to find out.

4:30 Nigellissima 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Chef’s Apprentice 3 6:30 Jamie At Home

11:20 The Blue Rose AO 3 Linda seems to have a deal with the Devil; a sex scandal at Mosely’s leads Jane to defend the enemy. 0 12:20 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:15 Just Shoot Me! PGR 3 After an angry outburst aimed at Jack, Dennis is exiled to a distant, and dismal, satellite office. 0 11:40 Infomercials

11:35 Midsomer Murders AO 3 She was to elope and live happily ever after but Harriet Farmer is attacked the night before her wedding and only now, a year later, has woken from her coma. But where is her fiance?

1:35 Home Shopping

7pm Storage Wars – Canada 7:30 James May’s Man Lab PGR James needs to feed dozens of locals with limited resources, before joining a dramatic drinking game.

8:35 Top Gear USA AO 9:35 Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Highlanders.

From AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Tribe 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo (Starting Today) 3 2 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Whanau Living 3pm Home Krew 3:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 4:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

8:30 Pawnography PG 8:55 Survivor Marathon PG 12:15 Wild West Alaska M 1:05 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 2pm Call Of The Wildman PG 2:50 Graceland MVLC 3:40 SVU MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Pawnography PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 9pm Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 9:30 Wild West Alaska M 10:30 Crossing Lines MV 11:25 Crossing Lines MV

SUNDAY

12:20 Raw MC 3:05 Crossing Lines MV 3:55 Crossing Lines MV 4:45 Survivor Marathon PG

6am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Blues v Brumbies.

8am Grassroots Rugby 9am The Crowd Goes Wild 9:30 Cycling – Tour Of Basque Country (Replay) Stage Five.

11am Sport 365 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Blues v Brumbies.

12:30 World Rugby 1pm L Mixed Martial Arts – Bellator 136 Lightweights – Will Brooks v Dave Jansen.

3pm Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals.

3:30 Sailing – The Volvo Ocean Race 4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Steel v Magic.

6pm The Fishing Show 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Highlanders.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Stormers. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

11:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Force v Cheetahs. From nib Stadium, Perth. 1:45 Golf – The Masters (Highlights) Round Two. 2:45 Small Blacks TV 3am L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Sharks. 5:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Bulls v Reds.

SKY SPORT 2 5pm Project Whenua 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Irikura 3 6:30 Te Tepu 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Matilda 3 1996 Comedy. Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson.

9:30 M The Boxer AO 3 1997 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis, Daragh Donnelly.

11:35 Te Kaea 3 2 12:05 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Game Of Pawns M 6:30 MythBusters PG Dive to Survive.

8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Gunslingers M 10:30 Alaska Monsters M 11:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 Gold Rush PG 2:30 Dual Survival M 3:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M 4:30 Auction Hunters PG Missouri Loves Company.

5:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 6:30 Man v Expert PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 9:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Hour China – How China Works PG

SUNDAY

Midnight Ghost Asylum M 1am I (Almost) Got Away With It M 2am Yukon Men M 3am Bering Sea Gold PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

Silver Linings Playbook 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:25 The Making Of Fury PGV 2014 6:40 A Million Ways To Die In The West 16VLSC 2014 Comedy.

Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron.

8:35 Allegiance MVL 2012 Thriller.

10:05 A Stranger In Paradise 16VLS 2013 Thriller. Colin Egglesfield.

11:30 Bad Words MLS 2014 Comedy.

Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn.

1pm Prisoners 16VLC 2013 Crime.

Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal.

3:30 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

4:55 Wild Card MC 2014 Drama.

Jason Statham, Michael Angarano.

6:30 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl.

8:30 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.

10:25 Kick-Ass 2 16VLS 2013 Action.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz.

SUNDAY

12:05 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy.

1:35 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

3am The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

4:55 Wild Card MC 2014 Drama.

James May’s Man Lab 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:45 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. Jack Nicholson.

9:20 Ghost Rider MV 2007 Action.

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes.

11:10 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action. Ben Affleck.

1:10 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Kevin James.

3:05 Nights In Rodanthe PGL 2008 Drama. Richard Gere, Diane Lane.

4:40 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black.

6:35 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

8:30 Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta.

10:20 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller.

SUNDAY

12:20 The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG 12:40 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

2:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

4:25 Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta.

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

11Apr15

6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Hull FC v Widnes Vikings.

From KC Stadium in Hull.

9:15 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Six Friday.

9:45 Small Blacks TV 10am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

Noon Sport 365 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Squash – PSA World Tour (Replay) El Gouna International – Finals. From El Gouna, Egypt.

1pm Squash – PSA World Tour (Replay) Finals.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Six Friday.

3pm L Rugby League – Holden Cup Warriors U20 v Wests Tigers U20.

5pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Warriors v Wests Tigers.

7pm L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Wests Tigers.

9:25 The After Match 10pm Random Rugby TV 10:20 L Cricket – Indian Premier League Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

SUNDAY

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Six Saturday.

3am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Wests Tigers.

3:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Hull FC v Widnes Vikings.

4am L Rugby League – Super League Castleford Tigers v Hull Kingston Rovers.

4am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Six Saturday.

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SKY SPORT 1

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:20 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 3 0 7:10 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 0 8am Praise Be 8:30 N Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 Noon Survival Tales From The Wild 0 1pm Intrepid Journeys PGR 3 Actor Renato Bartolomei faces vodka, flat tyres, and expert wrestlers in Mongolia. 0 2pm Our First Home Omnibus 30 4:50 Outback Truckers 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 Our First Home 0 8:30 F In The Club PGR A twinge in Vicky’s abdomen causes panic, and her Parentcraft friends think she is in labour, but all is not as it seems; Rick is distracted by his court hearing. 0 9:40 F Cilla PGR 0 10:40 A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus 3 1pm The Block Unlocked – Fans v Favourites 3 1:30 Big Angry Fish 3 2pm Motorsport – NZV8 Utes Round two from Ruapuna.

3pm Motorsport – SsangYong Racing Series From Ruapuna.

4pm Motorsport – NHRA (Highlights) 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm N Thunderbirds Are Go 0 7pm The X Factor NZ The remaining acts perform songs 8pm N Black-ish PGR 0 from Ed Sheeran and Taylor 8:30 M Men In Black 3 PGR Swift.

2012 Sci-fi Comedy. Agent J 9pm AotearoHa – Driving travels back in time to MIB’s Stories AO 3 Local stand-up early days in 1969 to stop an comedy hosted by Urzila alien from assassinating his Carlson and featuring Jesse friend Agent K and changing Griffin, Ben Hurley, Justine history. Will Smith, Tommy Smith, James Roque and Guy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin. 0 Montgomery. 0 10:40 Gotham AO 0 10pm State Of Affairs AO 3 0

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Dream Defenders 3 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:15 Digimon Fusion 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Lalaloopsy 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Futurama 3 Leela becomes a Hollywood Big Shot after creating a hit children’s television series.

6:30 Slide Show 3

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon MasterChef USA 3 The chefs must cook a dish using ingredients hand selected by the children of the three judges, but it is the judges, not their children, they must impress with a restaurant-quality dish.

12:55 Earthflight 3 2pm The Animal Files PGR 3 2:30 Grassroots Rugby 3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby Nation (Highlights) 5:30 Prime News 6pm Birth Of Britain 3

7:10 Small Blacks TV A rugby show for children.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Crusaders v Highlanders.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

9:30 Cycling – Tour Of Basque Country (Replay) Stage Six. Concludes with a 18.3km time trial.

11am Football – Arsenal TV Burnley v Arsenal.

2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Vixens v Firebirds.

From Hisense Arena, Melbourne.

4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Thunderbirds v Swifts. From Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide.

6pm Golf – The Masters (Highlights) Round Three. From Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia.

7:30 Troy PGR 0 8:30 The GC PGR 3 Tuini and Jade Louise are not talking; Nate wants to connect with his culture; Tame’s interest in the Aunties is not what it used to be. 0 9pm The Xtra Factor NZ PGR 9:30 World’s Scariest… Animal Attacks PGR 3 0 10:30 Bro’ Town PGR 3 0

7:05 Storage Wars – Texas 7:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 N CSI – Cyber PGR Avery Ryan leads the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division, fighting crime on the Internet.

9:30 Elementary PGR 2/2.

10:30 Top Gear USA AO 3

7pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Tactix v Fever.

9pm Rugby Nation 9:55 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Six Sunday.

10:25 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Tactix v Fever.

10:55 L Cycling – ParisRoubaix

11:40 Q+A 3 0 12:55 Attitude 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

11:40 M The Final Destination AO 2009 Thriller. 0 1:15 The Flash 3 0 2am Arrow 3 0 2:50 Infomercials 3:20 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Bunheads PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend The biggest entertainment stories of the last week.

11:55 Infomercials

11:25 Silk AO 3 As Martha represents a captain accused of disobeying an order, resulting in the death of a private, she discovers the reality of modern combat.

12:30 Home Shopping

3:10 Small Blacks TV 3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Vixens v Firebirds. From Hisense Arena, Melbourne. 5am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Tactix v Fever. 5:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Steel v Magic.

CHOICE TV

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:20 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:30 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 Sofia The First 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 30 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8am What Now 10am ANT Farm 0 10:25 The Bachelor PGR Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 Murray sees a new side to Jimmy; Bella makes a bold move; Vinnie’s larking around leads to serious trouble. 0 2:30 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3pm Home And Away Omnibus 30 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Joey 3 0

MAORI TV

6am The Water Brothers 6:35 The Wild West With Ray Mears 7am Natural World – Shark Coast 8am Catch And Cook – World 8:30 Garage Gold 9am House Crashers 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 LA Frock Stars 11:30 Extreme Collectors PGR Noon Being Erica PGR 1pm Natural World – Shark Coast 2:30 Merlin (Mini-series) 3:30 IFish 4pm The View From River Cottage 4:30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 5pm Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of Vietnam 6:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 7:30 Million Dollar Critic With Giles Coren Giles Coren is a controversial restaurant critic.

8:30 M Match Point AO 2005 Drama. A former tennis professional falls for a beautiful woman who is dating his friend. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson.

10:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of Vietnam 11:45 Wild At Heart PGR

10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Media Take 3 A media commentary show with Russell Brown and Toi Iti analysing the weekly news.

2:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 Marae teams from around the country compete in a cooking show, hunting, gathering, and cooking local delicacies.

3:30 Rugby – World Cup 2011 3 Australia v Ireland.

5:30 Te Kaea 2

12:30 M Match Point AO 2005 Drama. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson.

3am Merlin (Mini-series) 4am Wild At Heart 5am Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 IFish

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11pm Jono And Ben AO 3 Midnight Kings Cross ER PGR 3 0 12:30 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

THE BOX 8:05 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:55 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 9:20 The Simpsons Marathon PG 11:50 Raw MC 2:35 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:20 Crossing Lines MV 6:15 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 6:40 Wild West Alaska M 7:30 Longmire 16V 8:30 CSI – Miami MV Alexx publicly campaigns against a convicted sex offender who moves into her neighbourhood, then becomes embroiled in controversy when the man is murdered.

9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Banshee 18VLSC 11:30 Longmire 16V 12:20 SmackDown! MC 2am Pawnography PG 2:25 Banshee 18VLSC 3:25 CSI – Miami MV 4:15 CSI – Miami MV 5:10 Longmire 16V

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Kai Time On The Road 3 6:30 Paepae 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Delayed) Warriors v Tigers.

9:30 M Bright Star PGR 2009 Biography. The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life. Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider.

11:45 Te Kaea 3 2 12:15 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Game Of Pawns M 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M 9am Chaos Caught On Camera M 9:30 The Unexplained Files M 10:30 Gunslingers M 11:30 Naked And Afraid M 12:30 Flight 8501 – Storm Disaster M 1:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 2:30 Alaska Monsters M 3:30 Alaskan Bush People M 4:30 Moonshiners M 5:30 Big Giant Swords PG 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Surviving Exodus PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 11:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M

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Midnight Chaos Caught On Camera M 12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 Dates From Hell M 2am Dates From Hell M 2:30 Game Of Pawns M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

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6:30 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

8:30 Kick-Ass 2 16VLS 2013 Action.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz.

10:10 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.

12:05 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

1:35 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

3pm Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

David Duchovny.

4:35 When The Game Stands Tall MV 2014 Drama. Jim Caviezel.

6:30 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror. Eric Bana.

8:30 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi.

Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

10:10 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

11:45 Fatal Call MVS 2012 Thriller.

Kevin Sorbo, Jason London.

6:10 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Comedy.

8:05 Nights In Rodanthe PGL 2008 Drama. Richard Gere, Diane Lane.

9:40 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

11:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

1:25 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller.

3:20 Vantage Point MVL 2008 Action. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox. 4:50 Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy.

Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway.

6:40 Panic Room 16V 2002 Thriller.

Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker.

8:30 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy.

Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller.

10:05 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas MC 2008 Drama.

11:40 Vantage Point MVL 2008 Action. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox.

1:20 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

2:55 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

4:30 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror. Eric Bana.

1:10 Biography – Jennifer Aniston PG 2am Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy.

3:50 Panic Room 16V 2002 Thriller.

5:45 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy.

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6:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Wests Tigers.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

7am L UFC Fight Night Heavyweights – Gonzaga v Cro Cop II. From Krakow, Poland.

9am Soccer Saturday UK football action.

11am Sport 365 11:30 Hockey – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (Replay) Korea v Blacksticks. From Malaysia.

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6pm L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Bulldogs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

8pm L Motorsport – Superbike World Championship Race One and Supersport. From the Motorland Aragon Grand Prix Circuit.

10:40 L Motorsport – Superbike World Championship Race Two. From the Motorland Aragon Grand Prix Circuit.

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12:05 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (Highlights) O’Reilly Auto Parts 350.

1am L Motorsport – Superbikes European Junior Cup. 1:40 Rugby Nation 2:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Bulls v Reds.

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Thundery rain developing about the divide with snow lowering to 1000m. Scattered falls spreading to the foothills.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale gusting 110 km/h in exposed places, easing evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 120 km/h, then easing evening.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As Venus leaves your income sector she’ll leave it in very safe hands and in a much more robust condition than what she found it in.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Venus’ return to your sign this weekend brings a chance to not only let your heart take the lead moving forward, but ask what you want from the future.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) This weekend is all about immersing yourself in the past in the most impractical ways you can find, escaping into your daydreams.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Take time out over the weekend to let income, work and career forces settle, with the stars offering a much needed chance to simply chill out.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) While there’ll be a need to keep your professional hat on over the weekend, it’s with a chance to excite your passions.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) A tug of war is beginning in earnest between playful and professional forces, with a need to find a balance between work and play.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) With financial desires and expectations cemented it’s time to take a more proactive approach, as the money gods ask you to walk the talk.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) An important weekend for relationship matters is also the time to ensure communication lines are open, in a real and authentic way.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) You’re able to gain some valuable insight into income matters, with a nose for money able to help define your expectations on the work front.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) A week on from last week’s lunar eclipse in your career sector new developments start to unfold on the work front, but with your heart leading the way.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Where last weekend was about bringing a sense of adventure back this week is all about bringing some of the fun back in as well.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) An important weekend for communication is also important for home and family matters, especially if life has been a little too busy lately.

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Deadline private treaty closing 5pm, 7 May ‘15 (USP) View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20817

POA View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20692

$215,000 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20804

Offers over $370,000 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20597

Ashburton 15 Hefford Place

Tinwald 40a Nixon Street

Ashburton 114 Belt Road

Rakaia 116 Bowen Street

* 3 Large bedrooms

* 4 double bedrooms with abundant storage

* Sunfilled dining/living, 3 bedrooms

* Step inside to a warm and welcoming family home

* Open and spacious living area

* 2 bathrooms (master with luxury spa bath)

* HRV, heatpump & n/c Kent logfire

* 3 dbl bedrooms, Wood burner on wetback, solar panel hot water

* Great indoor/outdoor flow

* Dual living spaces with indoor/outdoor flow

* Space for campervan

* Excellent insulation. HRV system

* Fully fenced, triple garaging

* Entertainers kitchen with stunning views to the lush garden

* Double garage, shed & veggie area

* Garaging, Wood shed plus workshop/storage

Deadline private treaty closing 23 Apr ‘15 View : Sat 12:15 - 1:15pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20812

Sale By Set Date closing 2pm 6 May ‘15 View Sat 12:45 - 1:15pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20813

$339,000 View Sun 10:00 - 10:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20800

$349,000 View Sat/Sun 12:00 - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20617

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