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Burglar admits to his crimes An Ashburton man has admitted his part in burglaries involving the theft of cigarettes worth $41,247. Robert Wikohika, 18, pleaded guilty to burglaries of five rural Canterbury businesses when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday before Judge Joanna Maze. Wikohika admitted being amongst those who broke into the Glentunnel dairy and a Hororata service station on February 12 last year; a Leeston dairy and service station on February 25 and the Hinds Tavern on March 2. In most cases, the thieves smashed their way in and removed cigarette cabinets. Wikohika was remanded on bail to April 29 for sentence and the judge asked that restorative justice meetings between the small business owners and the defendant take place. A police summary of facts filed, but
not read in court, said Wikohika was involved in five of 20 burglaries targeting rural Canterbury service stations, cafes and dairies in January, February and March of 2018. Thieves were targeting cigarettes and money machines. The burglaries were committed by a number of offenders, though only some have been identified. Wikohika was at Glentunnel, when the dairy’s window was smashed to gain entry and a cabinet containing cigarettes worth $21,000 removed. Damage amounted to $3500. At Hororata, a service station’s cigarette cabinet was also taken, with cigarettes worth $16,024. Damage amounted to $4000. Wikohika was amongst those who went to Leeston on February 25, and a rock was thrown through the window of the local Challenge service station. The
thieves then used a grinder to remove a lock and made off with cigarettes worth $4223 and two cash registers worth $400 each. Damage amounted to $4000. The group moved on to the Leeston Dairy, where they used their stolen vehicle to reverse into the building’s doors to gain entry. There they stole cigarette lighters and lollies. The Ashburton man was then among four offenders who went to the Hinds Tavern on March 2. They parked outside the tavern at 3am then smashed a lock on the main doors to get inside. They took a standalone ATM machine, containing $5000 cash, and two cash registers and $300 cash.
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■ OPUKE THERMAL POOLS AND SPA
Hot pools decision ‘in due course’ Cheryl Dowler in her prize-winning garden, with papillons Maggie and Zoey. By SuSan SandyS
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Accusations Shane Jones is “dragging his heels” over approving Provincial Growth Fund money for Methven’s hot pools have been dismissed by government officials. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon said yesterday that the Minister of Regional Development has been “sitting on” hot pools company Methven Adventures’ application since September. “In September last year Shane Jones’ own officials recommended that $2 million be granted to Methven Adventures to develop the Opuke Thermal Pools and Spa project. They went so far as to suggest it should be treated as a priority project, given the lack of funding given to our region so far,” Falloon said. “Instead of treating it as a priority, Shane Jones has sat on it for months. “Other projects from Jones’ home region of Northland, many worth tens of millions of dollars, have been approved within days of being lodged, and yet this project from Mid Canterbury continues to wait. “The Ashburton District hasn’t seen a cent of Shane Jones’ $3 billion fund, and now
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sixteen months in to the Labour-New Zealand First Government he’s dragging his heels on what amounts to just 0.2 per cent of what he has to give out each year.” Jones’ office referred the Guardian to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Provisional Development Unit. A spokesperson there said an announcement would be made in due course, and the time being spent on the hot pools’ application was not unusual. It was not only the Minister of Regional Development who considered such applications, but also the Minister of Economic Development David Parker and Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. “As a collective they make decisions above $1 million.” They had to do their due diligence on a range of matters, including to do with drafting of agreements and funding agreements to be entered into, which could take some time to negotiate. “It’s a robust process, you are not talking about small sums of money, we want to make sure we are spending public money in the most responsible and impactful way we can.”
There’s no escaping another win By SuSan SandyS
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Ashburton’s Ed and Cheryl Dowler pulled out of the town garden competition to give others a chance, but their tactic did not work this year. A change in the Ashburton Horticultural Society’s format for the annual competition meant the society included the Dowlers’ property this year, along with every other house in town. The Dowlers were awarded Best Floral Display, a tribute in particular to Cheryl’s dedication to combining soft colours in areas framed by trees and shrubs. Annuals she sourced included impatiens, begonias, blue salvia, ivy leaf geraniums, French vanilla marigolds and lobelia. A worldwide disease in seeds of impatience meant pinks were hard to get and she had to settle for red, but she did not like red in a garden. “It’s too hot, especially on summer days, I like the soft pastels, they give a cooling effect.” The Ashburton grandparents
had in previous years won the society’s premier award 10 times, as well as best lawn seven times, and ultimately two years ago decided to let someone else have a chance and not enter. But this year the society changed the format, and instead of calling for entries went around town and viewed properties, selecting finalists to be judged by society members with help from the Christchurch Beautifying Association. It meant the Dowlers were back in the running, and Cheryl said they were chuffed to have received the floral display award. “We haven’t lost our touch,” she said. “We like to look after the garden, we don’t play sport, this has been our hobby, our wind-down from work before we retired.” Society chairman Trevor Gamblin said it had been getting more difficult to get garden competition entries, and the new format had less focus on the competitive aspect. Everyone was an entrant, and altogether about 260 household-
ers were to receive a Certificate of Merit in their letter boxes after judging on Sunday. This would hopefully encourage Ashburton residents to maintain their gardens and street frontages into the future. The competitive aspect was retained in the awarding of the best floral display at 15 Balmoral Place, as well as Best Lawn (3 Filey Place), Best Special Feature (hanging baskets at 67 Cox Street), as well as what could become coveted awards in future, that for Best Street (Charlesworth Drive) and Best Cul De Sac (Coniston Drive). Choosing awards was tough, with plenty of competition, and viewing teams were impressed with the effort people put into their properties. “We are proud to be part of the best little city or big town around,” Gamblin said. A predominance of high front fences had made it difficult for the society’s viewers to see the gardens of some properties, unless they could be seen through the driveway.
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■ WAKANUI SCHOOL
New principal takes over the reins at Wakanui By SuSan SandyS
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There is something special about rural schools, says new Wakanui School principal Rebekah Clement. The Ashburton mum has taken over the reins at the 125-pupil school, following Hilary Boyce heading off to Ashburton Borough. “There seems to be a real family atmosphere in rural schools, there’s a defined school community,” Clement said. She is herself a Mid Canterbury country school girl, having been educated at Springburn School, then Methven Primary School and Mount Hutt College. After teachers’ college she began teaching in 2003, and was principal at Lowcliffe prior to its closure and then at Fairton, where she has been for the past seven-and-a-half years, also teaching two days per week. Wakanui is thriving with significant roll growth in recent years, and with six modern classrooms and eight teachers, the principal’s role is a non-teaching one. The school is a popular choice not only for families living amongst the surrounding farmland, but also for families in Ashburton. This year a town bus funded by parents has been introduced, bringing in pupils from the town. Clement, who lives in Ashburton with husband Wayne and four-year-old son Carter, said her goal was to continue with the good work done by Boyce and the previous management team. “I consider myself very lucky to walk into a school that has great systems and dedicated staff.”
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Ashburton a refugee centre? By Sue newman
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Just one slot remains to be allocated in New Zealand’s refugee resettlement programme, and mayor Donna Favel is pushing to have that slot allocated to Ashburton. With the New Zealand refugee quota set to rise to 1500 in July next year, the government has added Whanganui, Timaru and Blenheim to the list for the first host towns that year, with Masterton and Levin to be added later in the year.
The sixth settlement town is yet to be named but if Favel has her way, that town will be Ashburton. When she heard the list of five, Favel was straight on the phone to Rangitata list MP Jo Luxton asking her to find out whether Ashburton would be the sixth and if not, why not. In announcing the new settlement towns, immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway said the government was looking for places that had housing available as well as good health and edu-
cation services. On that basis, Ashburton was more than well qualified, Favel said. While the district was well set up for migrants, refugees would come with different needs, but it did tick boxes for the major needs of housing, jobs, education and health care, she said. The only area where it might not score so well was public transport. Favel believes Ashburton has another strength for its case as an ideal refugee settle-
ment town with its proximity to Christchurch. What could count against it was that Timaru was already on the 2020 list. She’s also asked Luxton whether a refugee family arriving in Timaru would be able to relocate to Ashburton because of better job opportunities. Luxton promised to look into the sixth town issue but said she will not do this until she returns to Wellington next week. Lees-Galloway said that initially each settlement centre would receive three to five fam-
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ilies every six to eight weeks but that over time they could receive dozens of refugee families each year. “We’ve looked at each centre and what each centre has the capacity to receive and each centre will be sent an appropriate number of families,” he said. Refugee families go through an induction course and none would arrive without a home organised for them. The nationalities of the refugees destined for the new centres are yet to be determined.
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In brief CDHB falls short Canterbury District Health Board failed to provide proper care to a mentally unwell woman in the weeks leading up to her death, a Health and Disabilities Commissioner decision has found. The DHB have admitted to the wrongdoing and say improvements in the service have been made. Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan yesterday released a report saying the primary focus was on her alcohol addiction and not enough attention was being given to her mental health issues. ”[The woman] did not receive a co-ordinated and appropriate standard of care for her mental health issues. The DHB were also told by the commissioner to apologise to the woman’s family for its failure to provide proper care. - NZME
Army major killed A wide variety of planes descended on the Ashburton Airport for the Great Plains Fly-In over the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 090219-HM-0044
Strong turnout delights organisers By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
The buzz of airplanes was alive in the skies of Ashburton over the weekend, and the organisers of the event that brought them here were delighted with the turnout. Nearly 70 planes from around New Zealand descended on the
Ashburton Airport for the biennial Great Plains Fly-In. “It went very well, the weather was great, it was probably the best one we have had so far and all the participants really enjoyed it,” Ashburton Aviation Museum secretary Warren Janett said. “We all enjoyed it as well. We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t enjoy
it and it is also a great fundraiser for us.” Planes first started arriving last Friday, including a range of styles from planes based on 1930s designs to the cutting edge of flying technology. “The change in the aircraft and the technology that has taken over in them is amazing com-
pared to what was here when it started,” he said. A group of planes took a scenic flight in convoy to Lake Heron on the Saturday, and polished off the night with a gala dinner with guest speaker Anna Lovatt talking about her experiences as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Wintec under the spotlight Wintec is taking urgent action to address serious concerns that money spent by the organisation – particularly on overseas trips – cannot be accounted for. The Waikato-based tertiary institute released the findings into an Audit NZ investigation yesterday into travel expenses made by past and present management, redundancy and severance payments. Audit NZ, in its report, was un-
able to provide assurance that all overseas expenditure was appropriate and or had not been spent on personal use. “This is unacceptable for a public entity charged with the stewardship of public resources,” the report said. “We are particularly concerned about the processes, patterns of behaviour, and level of documentation we saw in our work on international travel expenditure.
Some of these practices simply do not meet accepted standards of public sector behaviour and provide an increased opportunity for the misuse of public money.” The lack of documentation also meant Audit NZ could not come up with a complete account of how much the chief executive and his management team spent in Hong Kong and China. The records also included re-
ceipts in Mandarin which when translated did still not include detail about what it had been for and Audit NZ questioned how the person who authorised it would have also known what they were approving. Some of the expenditure was a for 5-star hotels which broke the organisation’s policy and there were also cases where a more senior line manager had not approved the spending. - NZME
A major in the New Zealand Army has been killed in a crash in Australia. Major Aaron Couchman was off duty and cycling in Canberra on Saturday morning when he was involved in a crash, the New Zealand Defence Force said. Chief of Army Major General John Boswell said Couchman was a proud and determined officer. “As a man he embodied drive and professionalism,” Boswell said. “He was a good bloke, a friend and mentor to many. He will be sorely missed by those of us fortunate enough to have known him.” - NZME
Rewa on trial again More than 20 years since he last faced trial over the killing, Malcolm Rewa walked into an Auckland courtroom yesterday with his shoulders hunched and a ring hanging from his neck. For the third time the rapist stands before a jury accused of murdering Susan Burdett. The now elderly man was likely recognised by “a number if not all” of the prospective jurors standing patiently in the public gallery, Justice Geoffrey Venning said. Some would also recall Burdett’s name, the Chief High Court Judge added. Gareth Kayes will lead a team of three to prosecute the case for the Crown, while Rewa is represented by his lawyer Paul Chambers. The trial is expected to last about four weeks. - NZME
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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT
Jail for supervision breaches A 21-year-old man was jailed for six months yesterday when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court for repeated breaches of intensive supervision imposed for crimes against child protection legislation. Defence counsel Gretchen Hart said Gareth Michael Wright needed support to live in the community and rehabilitate but that was not available, from his parents or at any other address. She said Wright’s rehabilitation needs were important as it would protect the community in the long run, but a punitive aspect was needed as well. He knew right from wrong but acted impulsively and had trouble staying on task, she said. Wright had been in breach of intensive supervision conditions by being in possession of an internet-capable device. Hart said he had needed to look for work and many jobs were advertised online. The intensive supervision had been imposed for posting harmful digital communications and other offences. Judge Maze said it was recidivist offending against a background of intellectual disability and Wright did not have the ability to think about what he was doing and the consequences. Wright will be under the supervision of a probation officer for nine months after his release from jail. An 84-year-old woman said she had no memory of an accident while leaving a rest home carpark and must have blacked out. Helen Henrietta Pope admitted a charge of careless use causing injury. Police prosecutor Glenn Henderson said Pope was leaving the rest home on November 7 last year when she accelerated hard, hitting an unoccupied parked car and another vehicle also leaving the rest home. Both vehicles were pushed out onto a busy residential street with Pope’s crossing the road and going through a fence on the other side. Pope’s lawyer Roz Burnside said the damages would be taken care of through a civil action and her client was prepared to pay compensation. Pope will be sentenced on April 8 after a restorative justice meeting with the driver of the other car, who was 95.
Alyssa Pearle Jones, 19, a hairdresser of Ashburton, was fined $350 and $130 costs, and disqualified from driving for six months after admitting drink driving on January 20. Jones blew 492mcg when police breath-tested her at 1.40am after she stopped for food at an Ashburton service station. Kurt Joshua Jemmett took himself to the police station after crashing into a protective metal barrier outside Ashburton Toyota in the early hours of January 13. He was breath-tested and blew 870mcg. Jemmett, 26, admitted charges of careless use and drink driving when he appeared before Judge Maze yesterday. Police said he lost control of his vehicle as he was driving on Walnut Avenue about 2.30am, and failed to take a right-hand turn at the East Street roundabout. His vehicle hit a lamp post and then the metal barrier. Jemmett had been at an 80th birthday and then a wedding and simply “overdid” things, his lawyer Paul Norcross said. He had since bought a bike to get around. Judge Maze fined Jemmett $400, plus $130 court costs, disqualified him from driving for 28 days and sentenced him to an alcohol interlock device, which would be fitted to his car for up to a year. The interlock is usually followed by a three-year zero alcohol licence. Joshua William Hurst, 19, pleaded guilty to four charges, including unlawful entry, which resulted from a trip to steal petrol from an Ashburton farm. He and an associate drove to the farm about 11pm on January 19 because Hurst needed money for petrol to drive to Fairlie. They walked into the farm yard but found the farm bowser was a different fuel. Leaving, they took a vehicle towing a trailer with a $10,000 generator on it. In their getaway, they ended up crashing into a water race and Hurst walked to a farm house and asked for help. Two farmers pulled the vehicle free and Hurst was given a ride home. He then phoned police and reported his car stolen. He admitted charges yesterday of unlawful entry, careless use, providing a
causing substantial damage to the car he was driving.
false statement and possession of a cannabis bong (found in the glovebox of his car when it was recovered by police). Hurst was convicted and remanded to April 8 for sentence.
Sapphire Lee Campbell must not drive while the court determines the outcome of five charges, including two of drink driving. Campbell admitted those, plus two charges of careless driving and one of driving while her licence was suspended because of excess demerit points. Police said Campbell faced drink driving and careless driving charges from an incident in Hawera in September last year. She drove through a give way sign, crashed through an iron fence on the other side, over railway tracks and came to a stop in a pit. At hospital, where she was assessed for injuries, blood was taken and it later revealed Campbell had been driving with 106 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood. The next month her licence was suspended because of demerit points. Prosecutor Glenn Henderson said Campbell was next caught over the limit in Nelson last month, when she blew 545mcg. She was breath-tested after failing to take a bend and hitting a parked car – her licence was still suspended. Campbell was remanded to April 29 for sentence.
Ryan Dean Stewart admitted a charge of drink driving; he blew 468mcg when stopped by police last year. He was fined $350, plus $130 costs, and disqualified from driving for six months. Shawn Tony Samuels will have to wait until April 8 to learn his fate on charges of unlawfully taking a vehicle, failing to stop for police red lights, dangerous driving and unlawfully getting into a vehicle. The charges arose from an incident in Christchurch on November 9 when Samuels, 17, got into a stolen car, which he ended up driving in convoy with another stolen vehicle. He has never held a driver’s licence. The two vehicles were seen by police and followed into a cul-de-sac, where officers blocked the exit. Both cars mounted the footpath to go around the patrol car and accelerated away, reaching speeds in excess of 100km/h in a 60km/h zone. Samuels eventually lost control of the vehicle and crashed near Cranford Street,
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Winner, under 18 – Pippa and Rachel in the sunset at Rangitata Huts North side. Taken by Rachel Tobeck, 12. Winner, over 18 – Eliza, 20 months, enjoying the sun and sand at Caroline Bay. Taken by Jessica Ritchie.
After a month-long competition, the winners of the Ashburton Guardian Summer Fun Photography competition have been found. More than 100 entries were received with the images of a very high standard. Ashburton Guardian general manager, Desme Daniels said the decision to open the competition up to the
Third, over 18 – Brody. Taken by Heather Daly.
South Island really enhanced both the number of entries and also the quality. “It’s been a fantastic competition and there certainly are some talented photographers out there,” she said. All entries have run in the Guardian throughout the month of January and all are available to be viewed on the Ashburton, Selwyn and Timaru Apps.
Second, under 18 – Abbey admiring the view from our tent site at Akaroa holiday park. Taken by Liam Robertson, 8. Left – Third, under 18 – Crossing a small stream before the hike up Mt Sunday. Taken by Georgie Cartney, 15.
Right – Second, over 18 – Christian, Hugh nd Gemma, chilling out at Castle Hill. Taken by Olivia Fitzgerald.
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Visit to push for peace The Pentagon’s top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to meet with US commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace with the Taliban. Pat Shanahan, the recently installed acting secretary of defense, said he has no orders to reduce the US troop presence, although officials say that is at the top of the Taliban’s list of demands in exploratory peace negotiations. Shanahan said he is encouraged that President Donald Trump’s administration is exploring all possibilities for ending a 17year war, the longest in American history. But he stressed that peace terms are for the Afghans to decide. Thus far the Taliban have refused to negotiate with the government of President Ashraf Ghani, calling it illegitimate. “The Afghans have to decide what Afghanistan looks like. It’s not about the US, it’s about Afghanistan,” Shanahan told reporters travelling with him. Zalmay Khalilzad, the administration’s special envoy for Afghan peace talks, said that although talks are in an early stage, he hopes a deal can be made by July. That is when Afghanistan is scheduled to hold a presidential election. Shanahan, a former Boeing executive who had never been in Afghanistan until Monday, was scheduled to meet with Ghani and other top government officials. Shanahan took over as acting secretary of defense after Jim Mattis submitted his resignation in December. Shanahan’s views on the Afghan war are not widely known. He said he would use this week’s visit to inform his thinking and to report back to Trump.
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Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, (left), in Kabul, Afghanistan. In testimony before Congress last week, Gen Joseph Votel, the commander of US Central Command, offered a largely optimistic view of Afghanistan, saying the current manoeuvring between US and Taliban negotiators is “our first real opportunity for peace and reconciliation since the war began”. Votel noted that the Taliban are still capable of inflicting significant casualties on Afghan government forces. Just last week the insurgents killed some two dozen Afghan troops in an attack on an army base in northern Kunduz province. In addition to battling the Taliban, US and coalition forces in Afghanistan are focused on an Islamic State affiliate known as Isis-Khorasan, comprised of foreign fighters largely from Pakistan. “Left unchecked,” Votel said in his report to Congress, Isis-Khorasan “will continue to grow as a threat to our homeland.” In his remarks to reporters during his
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flight to Kabul, Shanahan said that although the Islamic State presence in Syria “has been decimated,” local Syrian security forces are needed to ensure stability. He said Isis still has a global presence. “If something hasn’t been completely eradicated, there is a risk of it returning,” he said. Trump has taken an ambivalent approach to Afghanistan, saying his instinct upon entering office in 2017 was to withdraw. Yet he chose instead to add about 3500 troops in 2017-2018 to bolster the US effort to train and advise Afghan forces. After Mattis resigned in December, Trump insisted that he had been unhappy with how Mattis handled Afghanistan. “We do not know whether we will achieve an agreement,” Trump said in his State of the Union address to Congress last week, “but we do know that after two decades of war, the hour has come to at least try for peace”. – AP
After getting engaged on the Italian island of Capri last summer, Katharine McPhee and David Foster hope to return to Europe to tie the knot. Sources say Katharine’s been having a love affair with London while working on a West End production of Waitress there and that she and her fiancé are now planning to marry there this summer. Although no dates or locations are set in stone, one insider said the singer has set her sights on walking down the aisle “sooner than later,” as she, “really wants to get married and doesn’t want to wait”.
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■ AUSTRALIA
Vitamin C may help diabetes, hypertension A Victorian study has found popping a vitamin C tablet twice a day could help more than one million Australians with type 2 diabetes reduce their blood sugar levels. The Deakin University study, published in the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism journal, found taking two 500mg doses daily can lower elevated blood sugar levels and reduce post-meal blood sugar spikes in type 2 diabetics. “We found that participants had a significant 36 per cent drop in the blood sugar spike after meals. This also meant that
they spent almost three hours less per day living in a state of hyperglycaemia,” lead researcher associate professor Glenn Wadley said yesterday. “This is extremely positive news as hyperglycaemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in people living with type 2 diabetes.” The dose of vitamin C used in the randomised study was about 10 times the normal dietary intake and readily available at most health food stores. “Vitamin C’s antioxidant properties can help counteract the high levels of free
radicals found in people with diabetes, and it’s encouraging to see this benefits a number of the disease’s common comorbidities, such as high blood pressure,” Professor Wadley said. “For people living with type 2 diabetes, vitamin C could be a potentially cheap, convenient and effective additional therapy, used in addition to their usual anti-diabetic treatments.” Study participants with hypertension also had their blood pressure levels drop while taking the vitamin C tablets, he added. – AP
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have won the Grammy Award for best pop duo/group performance for the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. A tearful Gaga accepted the award, thanking Cooper, who was in England for the BAFTAs. Gaga was among the winners for best song written for visual media, which was also awarded to Shallow. She also won best pop solo performance for Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Going?). The song is also nominated at Academy Awards, where A Star Is Born is competing for best picture and other honours. Gaga said, “I just wanted to say, if I don’t get a chance to again, that I’m so proud to be a part of a movie that addresses mental health issues.” She said artists often suffer from mental health problems.
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Stop pointing the finger at farmers T
oday it’s time to roll up the sleeves and go in to bat for an embattled member of our community – a certain type of person who cops a fair amount of stick for making a living. If we are to believe everything that we are told, they are the reason our rivers are polluted, and they are also the reason those very same rivers aren’t as full as they should be. They’re the people who damage our environment, have no regard for animal welfare and are just out to make a quick buck, no matter what the circumstances are. They are also the people who send plumes of smoke up into the sky during the sum-
mer months. The people who undertake burn-offs to ensure a fast and efficient way of turning around a paddock after a harvest. Yes, they are the humble farmer – the backbone of the Mid Canterbury district. And we’ve got to stop pointing the finger at them for everything that goes wrong in our society. On Sunday afternoon a poten-
tially dangerous situation unfolded just out of Lauriston. A piece of farm machinery caught fire and pretty quickly things got out of control and there was scope for a full-blown out of control blaze to rip its way through the heart of the district. I happened to head out there to gather information and images for our readers and social media followers and as soon as a small video was posted to Facebook explaining the situation, I knew the attacks were going to begin. I grabbed some popcorn. Held it high up in the air to let the heat coming from the nearby fire to cook it and waited for the comments to begin. And I didn’t have to wait long.
The first comment called the farmer an idiot, the second described them as brainless. How dare someone light a fire in these temperatures with that kind of wind speed? The comments flowed through for the next couple of hours, we did our best to delete the downright ridiculous, but you can never weed out all the bad ones. How some people feel it’s okay to go off, all guns a blazing without any information is beyond me. In this particular instance it appears as though there was no fault by anyone, just a really unfortunate mistake and the incredible work of firefighters ensured it didn’t get any worse.
But it seems easy for many people to just point the finger and blame the poor old farmer. At this time of the year our rural community is at it’s absolute most alert. The safety of not only themselves and their property, but also everything around them is at an absolute paramount and nothing is done without weighing up all the potential ramifications. It can be easy when you see smoke up in the air and the fire alarming going off to jump to the worst possible conclusion. But going public with that conclusion before the facts are presented is only making an already somewhat volatile situation a whole lot worse.
England, and beat him to death. In 2000, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, died in Santa Rosa, California at age 77. Ten years ago: A Colgan Air commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo, N.Y., home, killing all 49 aboard and a person in the house. (The victims included Alison Des Forges, 66, a noted expert on the 1994 Rwanda genocide, and Gerry Niewood, 64, and Coleman Mellett, 34, members of Chuck Mangione’s band.) Five years ago: Legislation to raise
the US federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress. Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland tied for gold in the Olympic women’s downhill at Sochi; it was the first gold-medal tie in Olympic alpine skiing history. One year ago: Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering and conspiracy at a trial that was part of a federal probe of corruption among rogue members of the city’s police force. Today’s birthdays: Movie
director Franco Zeffirelli is 96. Movie director Costa-Gavras is 86. Actor Joe Don Baker is 83. Author Judy Blume is 81. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 77. Country singer Moe Bandy is 75. Actress Maud Adams is 74. Actor Cliff DeYoung is 73. Actor Michael Ironside is 69. Rock musician Steve Hackett is 69. Rock singer Michael McDonald is 67. Actress Joanna Kerns is 66. Actor Zach Grenier is 65. Actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall is 63. Actor John Michael Higgins is 56. Actor Raphael Sbarge is 55. Actress Christine
Elise is 54. Actor Josh Brolin is 51. Singer Chynna Phillips is 51. Rock musician Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies) is 49. Rhythm-and-blues musician Keri Lewis is 48. Actor Jesse Spencer is 40. Rapper Gucci Mane is 39. Actress Sarah Lancaster is 39. Actress Christina Ricci is 39. Actress Jennifer Stone is 26. Actresses Baylie and Rylie Cregut are nine. Thought for today: “Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.” — Abraham Lincoln (18091865). - AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2019. There are 322 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On February 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice. On this date: In 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1909, The Picton-Wellington ferry SS Penguin struck rocks in Cook Strait and sank in heavy seas off a rugged, isolated coast. Only 30 of the 102 people on board survived. In 1912, Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty. In 1914, groundbreaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (A year later on this date, the cornerstone was laid.) In 1924, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiered in New York. In 1959, the redesigned Lincoln penny — with an image of the Lincoln Memorial replacing two ears of wheat on the reverse side — went into circulation. In 1963, a Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 720 broke up during severe turbulence and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 43 people aboard. In 1973, Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place. In 1980, the FBI announced that about $5800 of the $200,000 ransom paid to hijacker “D.B. Cooper” before he parachuted from a Northwest Orient jetliner in 1971 had been found by an 8-year-old boy on a riverbank of the Columbia River in Washington state. In 1993, in a crime that shocked and outraged Britons, two 10-year-old boys lured 2-year-old James Bulger from his mother at a shopping mall near Liverpool,
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rade between New Zealand and the EU is worth $NZ22 billion, but the stability of this trade is under threat. Last week the European Union (EU) Parliament made moves that will affect the flexibility of New Zealand exporters of key agricultural goods. Astonishingly, this was done unilaterally and continues a worrying trend of increasing global protectionism. It is difficult to overstate the importance of trade to New Zealand, with the movement of goods and services from and into the country being vital to the country’s generally high standard of living. Agriculture is no exception, and the success of the sector is dependent upon exporting products to international markets and importing foreign goods, services and knowledge in order to maximise domestic productivity. Trade in key agricultural goods between New Zealand and Europe is made possible by Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). A TRQ is the amount of a product a nation can export into a foreign market before encountering the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs, which are often prohibitively high. When exporting to the European Union (EU) New Zealand has TRQs for beef, sheep meat, butter and cheese.
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There is currently one quota for all 28 members of the EU common market, giving New Zealand exporters the ability to adapt to changing market conditions and consumer preferences. This is all set to change with the EU Parliament approving a draft to split the EU’s TRQs post Brexit. The decision splits the TRQ between the UK and the remaining 27 members of the EU single market depending on the percentage of the TRQs used by the UK from 2013-2015. While there is currently a World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiation process under way the EU chose to unilaterally legislate their desired changes to the TRQs, undermining the WTO process and adding to a worrying global trend of declining trade co-operation and liberalisation. While it is reasonable for the UK and EU to expect TRQs to be adjusted post Brexit, the unilateral actions of the EU go against the principle of multilateralism established by the WTO after the
Second World War. The changes will roughly halve the current TRQ for New Zealand sheep meat exports into the EU from 228,389 tonnes to 114,184 tonnes. The TRQs for beef, butter, cheese for processing and cheddar from New Zealand will also be reduced by 65, 62, 42 and 62 per cent respectively. While this loss in market access to the EU will theoretically be counteracted by the post-Brexit TRQs into the UK, it will reduce our exporters’ ability to adjust to trade flows between the UK and EU. The view of third party states, such as New Zealand, is the EU-UK plan to split the TRQs is unacceptable and were negotiated with the EU irrespective of internal membership changes. The EU is flaunting international norms of co-operation it has trumpeted for decades. New Zealand is not alone in voicing opposition to the planned EU-UK TRQ changes. A letter to the WTO representatives of the UK and EU was sent from New Zeeland along with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the USA, Uruguay and Thailand voicing disapproval back in 2017. The block of exporting nations voiced disbelief with the lack of consultation undertaken by the EU and UK, a cornerstone of the WTO, and dispute the
contention that they will be no worse off, citing a loss in market flexibility. There are currently Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations under way between New Zealand and the EU, and a consultation process has begun for an FTA with the UK. This decision by the EU, and supported by the UK, both highlights the need for New Zealand to secure a more stable FTA with the soon-to-be-two major trading partners and raises concerns over the willingness of the EU and UK to negotiate in good faith. The TRQs were negotiated decades ago and are relied upon by New Zealand farmers to provide a limited window of fair market access. The EU and UK should not alter TRQs without careful consideration of the impacts and consultation with effected states such as New Zealand. We are, after all, old friends who have a long-shared history together. Macaulay Jones is Federated Farmers policy advisor The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof
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YOUR VIEW Resource recovery park I agree with Craig Goodwin our solid waste manager on the reuse shop at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park. It has indeed served the community well over the years and there is huge potential to earn good money for our community along with benefits in getting goods to people who need them. Councillor Diane Rawlinson questioned the value of the shop, whether it was worth the council investing money in either strengthening the existing building or constructing a new one. The object of the reuse shop is to divert items from landfill and give them a second chance. So, the answer is YES there is value in the reuse shop. There are many successfully re-
use shops throughout New Zealand. Our council has an opportunity to get this right and once again become one of these. Many of the reuse shops are run by a trust with the support of their council. Maybe this could be looked at in the council’s future planning to separate this part of the ARRP contract. As it stands at this present time the existing contractor for the ARRP contract receives the money made from the shop. It would be nicer to see in the future a way for the income being used for some projects for our community. Just a thought. Sharon Breakwell
GCSB PR job Andrew Hampton [Saturday] has been running a slick public relations campaign as head of The
Government Communications Security Bureau and the Guardian has unfortunately given its pages in support. No questions about the GCSB’s long history of illegal activity, or the Inspector-General’s inquiry into GCSB association with rendition and torture. No reference to the nasty activities of the Five Eyes spy system in which the GCSB is so heavily embedded. Instead we get the PR story about how the GCSB is our cyber security saviour; in fact, Five Eyes is hugely into hacking and malware, and the GCSB’s big sister in the UK has just embarked on a huge expansion of its capacity to penetrate and manipulate other systems. The GCSB has spied on all sorts of countries who present no threat to us, eg, Vietnam, Bangla-
desh, Japan, Brazil, as well as our defenceless Pacific neighbours. The Guardian has a duty to report all sides of the story. Warren Thomson
Free shop Just read in your paper that the council is making this lady close down. The council are a bit like the tax department – they only seem to pick on the little guys, the big ones are too hard for them. I don’t know the lady at all but I’m sure she is doing more good than harm and helping a lot of families. I would think there would be more things for the council to fix before this lady. As for the neighbour, well boo hoo. Warren S
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A labour shortage is getting to farmers “gloomy’’ about the general economic outlook and their farm businesses making a loss. Few farmers expected economic conditions to improve in a Federated Farmers survey. Only 56 per cent of farmers were making a profit, 32.4 per cent are breaking even and 9.3 per cent are making a loss. Federated Farmers vice president Andrew Hoggard said the survey found the lowest level of confidence in the economy since 2009, when the Global Financial Crisis was emerging. “As with the wider business community, I think we’re seeing concern about the impact of global uncertainty and instability in our key export markets, with the likes of Brexit and US-China trade relations.” Only 5.1 per cent of nearly 1500 farmers surveyed in January expected general economic con-
ditions to improve over the next year and 45.9 per cent expected they would worsen. The level of pessimism is a five-fold increase from about 18 months ago. Just over 40 per cent of farmers found it harder over the past six months to recruit skilled and motivated staff. “While that might reflect seasonal factors, it’s also driven by the generally tight labour market and immigration restrictions,” said Hoggard. “Dairy and arable farmers have found staff recruitment particularly hard.” He said meat and wool farmers continued to be the most positive about their profitability. “But dairy’s worsened – no surprise given the fall in dairy commodity prices and farmgate milk price forecasts in the second half of 2018 – and arable has also fallen slightly,” he said. About one third of farmers expected farm profitability to worsen over the next year with 18 per
Andrew Hoggard says dairy and arable farmers have found staff recruitment particularly hard. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
cent more optimistic of profit improvement. Farmers in most regions expected their debt to increase over the next year, with the exception of those on the North Island’s east coast. In line with the last four surveys, regulation and compliance costs remain the greatest concern for farmers. However, concerns about climate change policy, the emissions trading scheme and the po-
litical situation have decreased. While there were international issues, most of the pessimism was resulting from government policies, said National’s agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy. He said funding removed for water storage projects, a costly rebranding exercise of MPI and slashed research and development programmes were hard on farmers. “Other potential headwinds adding to the unrest are pro-
posed restrictions on hill country cropping, winter grazing restrictions, increased union access and the likely recommendation of the Tax Working Group to add a Capital Gains Tax to the family farm alongside a new suite of water and environmental taxes.’’ Guy said the primary sector was being punished by immigration policy and industrial relations reforms such as the minimum wage in April which were set to increase costs further.
Diary prices rise again at Global Dairy Trade auction By Tim Cronshaw
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Dairy farmers will have a skip in their step after another rise of 6.7 per cent at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The fifth increase in a row for dairy commodity prices since the December 5 event will give farmers a boost in confidence that the payout stabilises. Whole milk powder was up 8.4 per cent since the last auction on
January 15, trading for an average of $4487 a tonne or $US3027/t on February 6. Prices increased for all commodities except butter milk powder which was down 3.1 per cent. Farmers were getting nervous until the GDT turnaround in December as prices had consistently dropped since May. Fonterra’s milk price forecast stands at $6-6.30 a kilogram of milksolids after initially being pencilled in at $7/kg last May for the
2018-19 season. Bank economists vary in their predictions, ranging from $6/kg to $6.53/kg. NZX analyst Rob Gibson said the results were, overall, in line with market expectations leading up to the event. He said auction volumes of whole milk powder were down on the previous event, but up 19 per cent on the previous year. “Firm demand from Asian countries is likely to have helped to support prices.’’
Skim milk powder prices lifted 3.9 per cent to $US2534/t with volumes also down on the last event, but up on last year. Anhydrous milkfat (AMF) was up 5.8 per cent at $US5579 and butter increased 4.2 per cent to average $US4445. Leading the commodity gains was rennet casein, up 10.9 per cent at $US5596/t. This was contrary to the decrease in value at the previous event and likely because of smaller volumes.
Meanwhile, buttermilk powder dropped 3.1 per cent to $US3158/t which could have been from a lift in volumes at the event. Volume changes can have a bigger impact on prices because smaller amounts of the commodities are sold at the auction. At the auction 177 bidders bought 23,326 tonnes, compared with 27, 909 tonnes of product sold at the last event. The next GDT event is on February 19.
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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural 11-Feb-19 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 98 - 106 Prime 136 - 153 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 255.00 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 246 - 292 This week
MARKET REPORT BY GUY TRAFFORD Every year around this time plumes of smoke can be seen rising up around the Canterbury plains as (some) arable farmers burn off their crop stubble. Given the issues of the out of control wild fires around the Nelson region being experienced at the moment with over 2,100ha burnt it seems timely to have a revisit of the pros and cons. Farmers use the practise to help prepare seed beds for the next crops. The argument is, this is particularly important when re-sowing with small seed crops. New Zealand grows some particularly heavy crops and getting new growth through can be seen as problematic. The other major benefits are around weed management and reducing future pest and disease problems although on a nutrient basis more is lost via burning. It is also cheap to achieve. Around 40 per cent of stubble in Canterbury is burnt based upon a reasonably old report. On the converse side of things, there is the loss of a potential asset of the bales of stubble which have some feed value and other uses. If the stubble is worked into the soil it helps to build up the soil organic matter especially carbon. Up to 88 per cent of carbon is lost through burning. What is not captured in past reports is the social impact.
Most developed countries overseas have long since put a ban on stubble burning, largely due to the adverse social aspects of the practice. I can recall hearing a UK farmer saying that if New Zealand still allows burning then that was the country for him. Currently farmers are required to get permits to burn and are meant to take suitable mitigation practices, ie fire breaks and the like although some of these have not been effective judging by the number of burnt hedges seen at the end of the fire season. My view is, as a Canterbury rural resident, I would be highly upset if my assets were damaged due to a fire getting out of control just because some practice no longer used elsewhere was considered to be okay. The liability would not only rest on the arable farmer setting the fire but would/ should also go back to the council that allowed the practice to be undertaken. Given that most of our rural fire brigades are manned by volunteers the impact upon them having to chase out of control fires should not be under estimated. Finally, in this time of heightened concerns and awareness the general public do feel anxious when seeing plumes of smoke on hot Canterbury days. Farmers are under pressure for many of the environmental practices which impact upon the wider community. This one, given the alternative options available would seem to be a no-brainer to stop.
Markets Sheep With the dry hot weather persisting throughout the region store stock are starting to move to the saleyards which is leading to a softening of prices. Those buyers who have been waiting to get a look in in the past are now managing to buy lambs at prices they feel better reflect the export market. Schedules for lamb have fallen again this week. We seem to be going into the usual round of when farmers are starting get under pressure from feed then the processors see it as an opportunity to claw back some profits. Wool Wool prices held, just. The monitoring grades dropped but largely due to the lack of finer grades coming through rather than buyer resistance. No sign of any upturns ahead. Cattle A similar story to last week. Saleyard
prices are holding at reasonable levels especially for quality but the schedule has reduced or held at best from the processors. Volumes coming forward have reduced which will help hold prices up but as the dry weather continues this may force more store cattle out onto the market. Venison Another 10 cent per kg drop from the processors to continue the fall which has gone on unabated for three months now with no stop in sight. Although given prices are considerably below where they were this time last year would signal that they must be about to plateau soon. Dairy The only really good news on the markets front was the lift in the Global Dairy Trade last week which jumped by 6.7 per cent to staircase upwards for the fifth sale in a row. Whole milk powder was the major driver with an 8.4 per cent rise.
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Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 866 1,067 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 379 399 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 290 286 Merino 2,428 2,596
992 372 295 2,239
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425 425 416
Source: Midlands Grain 369 430 300 369 428 280 370 424 290
Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 102.49 17.5 kg YX SI 115.72 19.0 kg YX SI 125.64 21.0 kg YX SI 138.86 Local trade (c/kg) SI 740 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 103.90 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 486.0 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 366 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 455 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 530 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 474 AP Stag 60kg SI 575 AP Stag 80kg SI 766
Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 423 425 Wheat, feed 423 425 Barley, feed 410 415
International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index December - 18 128.00 132.00 128.00
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for two weeks being required to pay back $250 on time – missing that would result in more fees. The agencies surveyed reported that loans of this type were often applied for online and were easy to get, even with a poor credit rating. The most common reason for people to borrow was to cover living costs, running a vehicle or rent. “As they are usually short term, they appear to fill a gap between the cost of basic needs and the ability to pay for these. “This means, in effect, that
says: “Promisia disputes all charges and will defend them vigorously.” “Arthrem is not a medicine. It is a dietary supplement. Promisia has always ensured that its advertising is approved under the dietary supplement category,” it says. Promisia, which in the five years since it listed has never traded above 6 cents a share, raised $1.35 million from a 3-for-1 rights issue over the Christmas/New Year period. At that time the family trust of major shareholder and director Tom Brankin kicked in another $250,000, increasing its stake to 51.3 per cent. This provided sufficient working capital for it to remain in business. Promisia’s own health has been in doubt since February last year when
MedSafe warned Arthrem may cause liver damage. Promisia claims Arthrem is not behind those adverse reactions. Instead, the company says they are caused either by higher dose competing products, or by other drugs or supplements. A rival product, Go Arthri-Remedy 1-A-Day, was withdrawn from sale after the February Medsafe alert, but Promisia’s product is still sold in about 1000 New Zealand pharmacies and about 900 pharmacies in Australia. Promisia shares dropped 0.1 of a cent to 0.1 cents, matching the rights issue offer price. They haven’t traded above 1 cent in more than a year. – NZME
Trustpower looks to write down assets Trustpower says it might have to write down the value of its generation assets by as much as $170 million after revising its view on future electricity prices. A draft independent valuation indicates the Tauranga-based electricity retailer-generator will have to cut the value of its generation assets to $1.85-1.9 billion from about $2.02 billion from March 31, it said. The adjustment will largely be on the balance sheet, hitting the company’s equity, but chief financial officer Kevin Palmer said it won’t affect Trustpower’s profit. “This revaluation has arisen primarily from a revised view of future electricity prices,” Palmer said in a statement to the NZX. “Generation volumes forecast have remained substantially unchanged.” Trustpower has been a beneficiary of favourable weather, where its hydro schemes were flush at a time when the national average hydro
storage was below average and the Pohokura gas field outage drove up wholesale prices. It expects to report earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and changes in financial instruments of $215-235 million for the year ending March. In November, the company warned 2019 could be a dry year, and while supply and demand in the electricity market had moved into balance, the potential for greater price volatility wasn’t reflected in retail prices. Separately, Trustpower launched a 10-year bond offer to raise up to $100 million with a five-year rate reset. The offer is for $75 million with over-subscriptions of up to $25 million. The 2029 notes will be sold at an indicative margin of 1.9-2.05 per cent. At yesterday’s five-year swap rate of 1.93 per cent, that implies an interest rate of 3.83-3.98 per cent. After five years, the rate will be reset
at either 3.95 per cent or the issue margin plus the base rate, whichever is the higher. The funds will be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying bank debt. The bonds will extend Trustpower’s average debt maturity to 3.3 years from 2.2 years. It forecasts net debt of $505-535 million as at March 31, up from $469.7 million a year earlier, though down from $660.8 million in March 2017. Trustpower expects to have undrawn committed funds of $150180 million, assuming it raises $75 million from the bond offer and uses all of the funds to repay bank debt. Trustpower paid a special dividend of 25 cents per share, or $78.2 million, in its first-half result in November, and signalled it could pay another in 2019. The shares last traded at $6.29, and have gained 22 per cent over the past 12 months. – NZME
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many whanau end up struggling to pay their basic costs plus the very high burden of servicing, repaying a high-cost loan.” It found most people who take out high-cost loans did so because they can’t get credit elsewhere but had low or very low understanding of the fees or costs. Most had more than one highcost loan. But 90 per cent of the budgeting agencies believed their clients were worse off by having borrowed the money. Half of their clients with high-interest loans ended up being referred to a debt collection agency which then added collection fees to the debt and, in many cases, the lender continued to charge interest on the debt. The survey found a belief that harmful behaviour from debt collection agencies far outweighed helpful action with loans. Barnett said the bill was a once in a generation chance to get it right. “Most households in financial crisis include children. Principled and workable law in this area will reduce the poverty they face, and free funds for genuine essentials.” – NZME
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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Taking the shortest route, how far is it from Wanaka to Queenstown? a. 47 km b. 67 km c. 87 km 2 – What does bleu mean in French? a. Blessed b. Wounded c. Blue 3 – In the Bible, which book of the Old Testament is Leviticus? a. Third b. Fourth c. Fifth 4 – When did Francis become the current Pope? a. 2009 b. 2011 c. 2013 5 – Which company invented the audio cassette and video recorder? a. Philips b. Sony c. JVC 6 – What is myopia? a. Long-sightedness b. Short-sightedness c. A form of astigmatism 7 – Don Henley and Glen Frey were members of which famous band? a. Black Sabbath b. The Byrds c. The Eagles 8 – In which summer Olympics did New Zealand win the most gold medals? a. Mexico 1968 b. Los Angeles 1984 c. London 2012
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Summertime at the museum BY ROSIE TWAMLEY
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alking in with no expectations is how I go into a lot of situations and starting my new summer job as a museum assistant at the Ashburton Museum was no different. With no previous experience of the behind-the-scenes of a museum, I had no idea of the amount of work, what type of work or all the different components that keep the museum running. But after about the first week on the job I got the gist of things and it was pleasantly surprising. It is common knowledge that museums have lots of old things that they look after and that these are on display. But a museum is much more than that . . . In the archive On my first day I was involved in the new Ng King Brothers Garden exhibition, working on research for an interactive timeline that would feature in the display. We also got the chance to go to the actual site of the gardens and have a look around, which was a cool way to spend part of a work day! By using books, online resources and the collection management software, PastPerfect, I was introduced to how to research for a display and figuring out how to make sentences shorter and more appealing for an audience. This came in handy when I had to write labels for curating my own exhibition on gardening, titled From the Ground Up. Another aspect of research is the research requests the museum receives. Usually Kathleen, the museum archivist, deals with these, but working over the Christmas period meant that people were away and it was up to another museum assistant, Connor, and I, to do the research. I found this task very rewarding, when people emailed or came in looking for particular information, it was great to be able to find that for them, while at the same time end up learning something new as well. One exciting discovery was that the Netherworld Dancing Toys (a band from the 1980s) who had the hit song For Today, had played gigs at the Ashburton Hotel and that the band started writing For Today while staying there! I also got to look through the
photographers diary and found a negative called simply Band at hotel ash, which, after Kathleen scanned it, we found out was the Netherworld Dancing Toys setting up for their gig. This was a pretty cool find and was great to send that information on to the person who put in the research request on behalf of an upcoming television programme that will be seen throughout New Zealand. Collections The highlight of my time here was working with Apryl, our collections registrar, in the collection store. The museum has hundreds of objects ranging from shell dolls to war uniforms, therefore dealing with how to keep all of these objects in a good condition takes a lot of work. This process involves a lot of glove wearing, making boxes and a lot of acid-free tissue paper, with the added paper work of writing condition reports and labelling. For curating an exhibition, this involves looking for the right objects that suit a display. For From the Ground Up I had to look for objects that related to gardening and in my inexperience I just thought you could go and get the things off the shelf and put them on display, and this is what I would have done if it was not for Apryl, and Maryann, our senior curator’s expertise. When retrieving an object from the object store, wearing gloves is a must, with the history of the object and the many dangerous chemicals used in the past, you don’t want to risk getting that on your bare hands, or leaving a fingerprint on an object. Lifting the object off the shelf requires careful consideration as you don’t want to harm the object in any way. Before items go on display they will usually need a clean, starting with dry brushing. If that is not enough, wet cleaning with deionized or stronger soda water is the next step. This may be dull for some but it was a very satisfying task, especially on a cut-glass cake-stand that turned from a yellow tinge to sparkling again! Apryl has specialist conservation training so could show me what to do. This work is all a part of the conservation of an object and therefore ensures the object will have a longer life that can be lived out, either on display or in the
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object store. I also had the opportunity to find new objects to put in the museum’s Cubes, Exquisites, Peeps and Stereoscope displays. The designing of displays and layouts was fun but also challenging sometimes! Figuring out which colours go together, where the light is coming from and how many objects should go in takes a bit of time! It was fun walking through the object store trying to find unique objects to put on display. My favourite one to look through was the box of stereoscope images, one that made me laugh especially was of a baby whose head looked bigger than its body, with the caption Good as Gold. My creative side thrived here with writing articles, labels and Facebook posts about our programmes. The summer exhibition Dig In Mahi Mara saw my craft side come out – making bees, sunflowers, sewing the zips on bean bags so no one could get to them, and making a mobile out of kids garden tools was a fun way to spend my summer days. My time at the museum has made me sure of my decision to continue studying towards a bachelor of arts majoring in history and political science. Now when people ask me where that is going to take me or what job I am going to get, I have a reply: working at a museum, with multiple routes like conservation, curatorship, collections, public programmes and archives.
1. A section of items From the Ground Up, an exhibition curated by Rosie. 2. The stereoscope pictures, including Rosie’s favourite one of a baby. 3. Rosie (left) with Ashburton Museum collections registrar Apryl, working in the collection store.
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Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected one of the original Ferriman flagpoles in front of the museum, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. After the cessation of hostilities when the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, a number of other soldiers, including some from Ashburton, died from wounds received, from illness and from accident. Therefore, this week the Ashburton Museum honours:
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City destroy Chelsea Manchester City’s on-fire striker Sergio Aguero has struck his second hat-trick in a week as the champions ruthlessly destroyed woeful Chelsea in a 6-0 win at The Etihad to return to the top of the English Premier League. City and Liverpool are both on 65 points with City having the better goal difference although they have played one more game than their rivals. Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Leicester City 3-1 earlier yesterday, are five points behind. Aguero, who scored a hat-trick seven days ago against Arsenal, has now equalled Alan Shearer’s record of 11 Premier League hat-tricks. - PA
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Jane Brosnahan returns a volley during an epic doubles match which she and partner Dianna Leonard eventually took out on Sunday, when Mid Canterbury’s seniors tennis team took on Canterbury Town at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre. It was the visitors’ day though, with the town side coming out on top at the end of a sweltering day on the courts on a countback on sets 24-22. The seniors’ representative tennis season will wind up on March 10 with a final day where all teams would converge on Ashburton for a full day on the courts. Later in March – on March 30 and 31 – the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre is set to host the Mid Canterbury Seniors Championships, a doubles and mixed doubles tournament which was open to all players 35 and over.
Perth Glory boss Tony Popovic is yet to claim the A-League minor premiership, and Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat is yet to concede it. But with a sevenpoint gap between the top-ranked Glory and second-placed Victory, the contest certainly looks as good as over with just one-third of the season remaining. Glory flexed their muscles at AAMI Park on Sunday, looking every inch a welloiled machine in a 2-1 defeat of the Victory. The goals were more than an hour in coming, but Popovic’s side looked winners-in-waiting after finding their rhythm early even as the away team. - AAP
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RESULTS ■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Greenkeepers Triples 1st Bruce White, Noeline Woods, Anne Reid; 2nd Michael Grice, Alister Smyth, Mavis Wilkins; 3rd Terry Caldwell, John Moffatt, Raymond Suttie; 4th Wendy Suttie, Pat McElwain, Raylene Heads; 5th Malcolm Behrns, Daniel Hopkins, Scott Hyndman; 6th Richard Kanr, Wendy, Watson, Shirley Doig.
■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club January 31 Kops Trophy N/S 1st John Knight & Mary Buckland, 2nd Melva Stowell & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Val Ferrier & Alan Wright. E/W 1st Peter & Trish Downward, 2nd Audrey & Jim Rooney, 3rd Ann Gilbert & Shirley Harris February 4 2 rds, duplicate N/S 1st Pauline Scott & Fiona Williamson, 2nd Bruce Leighton & Lynette Adams, 3rd David McCormick & George Brown E/W 1st Elizabeth Hutten & Maryke Blignault, 2nd Debbie Seddon-Sewell & Sheila Lyons, 3rd Averil Leckey & Jackie Chisnall February 5 2 rds, duplicate N/S 1st Jim Rooney & Pat Jordan, 2nd =Maree Moore & Judith Edmond & Melva Stowell & Jan de Jong, 3rd David Wilkinson & Raylene Phillips. E/W 1st Audrey Rooney & Maureen Kolkman , 2nd Beth McIlraith & John Irwin, 3rd Val Palmer & Val Ferrier February 6 2 rds, diff partner 1st Debbie Seddon-Sewell & David Sewell, 2nd Rona Brownlie & Melva Stowell, 3rd Kay Robb & Judith Edmond February 7 Duplicate N/S 1st Mary Buckland & David Sewell, 2nd Iris Taylor & Maree Moore , 3rd Linda Baker & Jan de Jong. E/W 1st Pat Jordan & Bill Kolkman, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Trish Small, 3rd Peter & Trish Downward
■ Croquet Croquet South Canterbury February 9 and 10 Handicap Singles Championship, Timaru Winner D Verdonk Awamoa/Gardens 13 wins, runner up B Goodwin Waireka 12 wins.
■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers February 6 McGee & Social Wheelers Cup & Trophies Series 10 Riders, 14 km, 1st. Oliver Davidson CT. 28.14. HT. 4.30m. RT. 23m 44s. F/T. 2nd. Ethan Titheridge CT.28.32. HT. 4.30m. RT. 24m 02s. b2f/t. 3rd Michael Gallagher CT. 28.33. HT. 4.30m. RT. 24m 03s. 3f/t. 4th. Kerry Clough CT. 28.33. HT. Go. RT. 28m
33s. 5th. Tim Craig CT.28.34. HT. Go. RT. 28m 34s. 6th. Brent Hudson CT. 28.35. HT. GO. RT. 28m 35s. 7th. Nigel Chatterton CT.30.15. HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m 45s 4f/t. 8th. Drew Titheridge CT. 30.16. HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m46s. 9th. Maddi Lowry CT. 30.17. HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m 47s. 10th. Caitlin Titheridge CT.30.17. HT. 2.30m. RT.27m 47s.
■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 8 Midlands Seed Social Teams Top Team: Murchie’s Marauders 92.5 – Hughie Murchie, Harry Chatterton, Peter Morgan, Peter Woods; Men: Vintage Wine 86.5, Hunters & Collectors 86.5, I P Nightly 85.5; Women: Bondinis 91; Mixed: Stroke N Poke 91.5, Hoppy’s Hopefuls 82.5; Top Lady: Barbara Davidson 34.5; Top Man: Harry Chatterton 34 Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors – Ellenor Sullivan; Gabites Ltd – Matt Tait; Paul May Motors - Chris Lovelock; Mac & Maggies – Barbara Davidson; Gabites Lucky Player – Brenda Whittaker Twos: Terry O’Reilly, David Rush, Liz Cabout, Matt Tait, Brian Nuttall February 9 The Radius Care Player of the day and winner of the Blacklow Memorial Trophy: Paul May 70-5=65nett and 43 points on c/b from Joshua Cochrane also 43: Other winning scores: Kevin McStay and Jenny Stoddart 42; Ray Lambert and David Fisher 41; Wendy Parr and Robert Pawsey 40; Craig Bain 39; Ron Carlson, Gordon Crawford, Barry Jury, Bill Mason and Richard McKernan 38. Twos: Shane Beavan, Gordon Crawford, Kevin McStay, David Fisher, Josh Ackerley, John Dudley, Brian Hawksby, Derek Prebble and Christine Ross. Nearest The Pins: South Island Seeds: David Fisher; Rothbury Insurance: Brian Hawksby; Allenton Meat Centre: Richard McKernan; Braided Rivers: Paul McFie; Charming Thai Longest Putt: John Dudley; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Gordon Clinton. Birdie Jackpot Hole: #4, Nett Eagles Jackpot Hole: #2 Aorangi Waitangi Day Tournament held at Rakaia Winners: The Ashburton team of: Sally Lemon, Sharon Bradford, Vicki Moore, Murray Wackrow, Tom Blacklow and Terry Kingsbury. Nine Hole The winner of the Stableford round was Peter Woods with 23pts. Other winning scores were: Tonee Hurley and Bruce Leighton 20, Antony White 19.
Mayfield Golf Club February 6 Mid-Week 9 hole Stableford Competition James McCormick 20 Stableford points, Ian Beach 20, Charley Rapsey 19, Brian Fielder 18 Two’s: Charlie Rapsey.
Methven Golf Club February 9 Opening Day Jubilee Trophy Mixed pairs American foursome winners: Greg Overall & Jodie Monk 76-19-57, Mike Gray & Wendy Wareing 64.5, Ian Lucas & Fay Redfern 64.5, Paddy & Jane Helmore 65, Craig Middleton & Jenny Senior 65, Geoff & Margret Kelk 65.5.
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DRAWS ■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub-centre Over 80s bowls February 18 To be held at Allenton - 12 30pm start A McKenzie, R Diamond, D Thomas; E Maw, F Frewn, M Wilson; T Watson, M Hyde, C Rooke; J Ryk, A Smith, U Crack; T Johnson, H Weir, D Waller; M Anderson, R Keeling, M Wallace; M Palmer, H Kemp, M Jones; G Crack, D Prendergast, R Shearer. Tournament convenor Wendy Blackwell 302-8834.
■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Vets February 15 At Ashburton – 9.00am for 9.30am start 9 Hole players welcome. Please bring own lunch and small gift for the raffle
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February 16 Matt Davis will run his Pro shop tournament with the match of the day being a “Trainwreck Stableford”. Cost will be $10 for members and $20 for visitors. Enquiries to Matt at 308-9380 or 0272123931. Starting Times: Morning: Morning players at 8am; Afternoon report at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.
■ Softball Hampstead Slow Pitch February 15 6.30pm: Devon Tavern D.1: Laser Attack v Pitch Slappers; 6.30pm: Laser Electrical D.2: Demolition v As Good As It Gets; 6.30pm: First National Real Estate D.3: S & Giggles v Marines & Angels; 6.30pm: Dell Phillips Landscaping D.4: (Friendly Game) Hawkies Hawks v Social As As; Super Sluggers Bye
Single Men: 38pts Jim Rooney by lot from Jim Lattimore, 37 Simon Wareing, Frikkie Greybe, Rodger Callaghan. 36 Athol McAlpine, Ron Hanna. 2’s Jim Lattimore, Ian & Fay Redfern. Next Week 1st Round Rodger Harris Trophy.
R. Breen & E. Bessai beat S. Holland & A. Ciora 6-4, H. Feutz & A. Spooner beat R. Gray & A. Cromie 6-2, R. Breen beat S. Holland 9-0, H. Feutz beat R. Gray 9-3, A. Spooner beat A. Cromie 9-1, E. Bessai beat A. Ciora 9-8 (7-4). Southern Sharps beat Methven Bronze 37 games to 34 C. O’Connell & I. Adam lost to J. King & B. Giera 6-7 (4-7), I. Brook & A. Whittaker beat R. Giera & J. Hydes 6-4, C. O’Connell beat J. King 9-4, I. Adam lost to B. Giera 4-9, I. Brook beat R. Giera 9-1, A. Whittaker lost to J. Hydes 3-9.
■ Run and Walk Run and Walk Ashburton February 9 Buller Gorge Marathon & Half Marathon, Westport Marathon Run: Tamara Grant 4:20:09 Half Marathon Run: Yvonne West 1:53:15 (1st F65-99); Alison Conway 2:02:03; Tania Scott 2:14:26. Half Marathon Walk: Patrice Ansell 2:42:10 (1st F55-64) Jan Wilson 2:45:26 (1st F6599) Loretta Rusbatch 2:52:12 (3rd F65-99); Marie Batty 2:54:05 (4th F65-99); Karen Hodgson 3:21:19. Alan West 2:24:23 (1st M70-99); Dave Strong 2:33:26 (2nd M70-99); Colin Phillips 3:19:34.
■ Softball Hampstead Slow Pitch February 8 Marines & Angels 16 - 5 As Good As It Gets, S & Giggles 25 - 12 Social As As, Demolition 21 - 12 Marines & Angels, Laser Attack 10 - 5 Super Sluggers, Hawkies Hawks 12 – 11 Pitch Slappers
■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Ben Kruger lost to Billy Nolan 1-3, Jordan Hooper drew with James Bowker 2-2, Rebecca Abernethy drew with Hamish Trott 2-2, Jan Lee lost to Charlotte Smith 1-3. Kevin Milne beat James McCloy 3-1, Rob Giles lost to Ron Carlson 1-3, Kirsty Clay lost to Tim Kuipers 1-3, Sam Kuipers 1-2. Jimmy Hunn lost to Harry Stanway 1-2, Julie Smith lost to Pete Blacklow 1-3, Neil Keenan drew with Reece Wallington 2-2, Charlotte Smith beat Guy Stanway 3-1. John McDonnell beat Scott Broker 3-0, Ian Dolden drew with Chris Thompson 2-2, Steve Devereux beat Melissa Wilson 3-1, Chrissie Stratford beat Sian Hurley 3-1. Chris O’Reilly drew with Ben Kruger 2-2, Eelke Dijkstra drew with Rob Giles 2-2, Chris Thompson drew with Brendan Clark 2-2, Michelle Boleyn lost to Robbie Kok 1-2.
■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis February 9 A Grade Fairton beat Hampstead 4 matches to 2 R. Cromie & T. Leonard lost to C. Brosnahan & N. McCann 3-6, 4-6, P. Crozier & J. Leslie beat E. Connelly-Whyte & E. Tasker 6-3, 6-2, R. Cromie beat C. Brosnahan 6-3, 6-4, T. Leonard beat E. Connelly-Whyte 6-2, 6-1, P. Crozier beat C. Brosnahan 6-1, 6-2, J. Leslie lost to E. Tasker 1-6, 4-6. Allenton lost to Tinwald 4 matches to 2 A. van Rooyen & B. Looij lost to P. Leonard & H. Ross 4-6, 4-6, M. Bubb & J. Pye lost to R. Watt & D. Leonard 1-6, 3-6, A. van Rooyen lost to P. Leonard 3-6, 6-2, 0-1 (8-10), B.
Jan Wilson was the winner of the F65-99 age group at the Buller Gorge Marathon and Half Marathon at the weekend. Looij beat H. Ross 6-2, 7-5, M. Bubb beat R. Watt 6-4, 6-2, J. Pye lost to D. Leonard 0-6, 1-6. Southern lost to Methven 4 matches to 2 J. Feutz & G. Evans lost to E. Dargue & J. Hill-Scott 6-4, 5-7, 0-1 (7-10), M. Lucas & A. Watt lost to D. Bishop & J. Jones 2-6, 4-6, J. Feutz beat E. Dargue 7-5, 6-0, G. Evans beat J. Hill-Scott 6-4, 6-1, J. Lucas lost to D. Bishop 0-6, 2-6, A. Watt lost to J. Jones 6-7 (2-7), 1-6. A Reserve Allenton Kakapos beat Hampstead 4 matches to 2 J. Parsons & J. Jackways beat O. Bubb & A. Spicer 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), D. van Rooyen & R. Wall beat J. Aldridge & M. Liu 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (12-10), J. Parsons beat O. Bubb 6-4, 6-2, J. Jackways lost to J. Aldridge 4-6, 1-6, D. van Rooyen lost to M. Liu 1-6, 1-6, R. Wall beat A. Spicer 6-0, 6-3. Methven lost to Allenton Wekas 4 matches to 2 N. Alombro & J. Ermio beat M. Hopkins & I. Cabalse 2-6, 6-0 1-0 (10-5), V. Talbot & J. Sheridan lost to J. Barry & M. Austin 2-6, 3-6, N. Alombro beat M. Hopkins 6-3, 6-0, J. Ermio lost to J. Barry 2-6, 3-6, V. Talbot lost to I. Cabalse 3-6, 1-6, J. Sheridan lost to M. Austin 2-6, 0-6. Junior A Methven Silver beat Methven Gold 40 games to 33 A Cavanagh & E. McSweeney lost to J. King & C. Wareing 2-6, S. Furndorfler & J. Campbell beat A. Armour & L. Farrell 6-1, A. Cavanagh lost to J. King 7-9, E. McSweeney beat C. Wareing 9-7, S. Furndorfler lost to A. Armour 7-9, J. Campbell beat L. Farrell 9-1. Hampstead beat Allenton Hawks 6 matches to 0
Junior B Tinwald Junior B beat Allenton Keas 4 matches to 2 D. Burgess & J. Chapman beat J. Kilworth & L. Taylor 6-5, P. Soshnikov & D. Soshnikov beat C. Gorton & H. Sparks 6-2, D. Burgess beat J. Kilworth 6-5, P. Soshnikov lost to L. Taylor 3-6, J. Chapman beat C. Gorton 6-3, D. Soshnikov lost to H. Sparks 5-6. Southern Slammers beat Methven White 6 matches to 0 F. Fulton & R. Jones beat N. Cavanagh & E. Watson 6-4, L. Jones & R. Kidd beat P. Humm & C. Robinson 6-1, F. Fulton beat N. Cavanagh 6-1, L. Jones beat E. Watson 6-0, R. Jones beat P. Humm 6-4, R. Kidd beat C. Robinson 6-3. Dorie Hampstead beat Allenton Falcons 4 matches to 2 J. Bruce & M. Keller beat N. Robinson & T. Hart 6-1, L. Sloper & R. Kingsbury beat T. Amos & J. Reed 6-2, J. Bruce beat N. Robins 6-0, M. Keller beat T. Hart 6-2, L. Sloper lost to T. Amos 3-6, R. Kingsbury lost to J. Reed 2-6. Southern Steel beat Methven Black 5 matches to 1 J. Ellis & T. Ellis beat G. Fulton & T. King 6-0, J. Johnson & L. O’Connell beat H. Redfern & C. McSweeney 6-3, J. Ellis beat T. King 6-1, T. Ellis lost to G. Fulton 0-6, L. O’Connell beat H. Redfern 6-3, J. Johnson beat C. McSweeney 6-1. Junior C Southern lost to Allenton Tuis 27 games to 25 G. Bell & H. Shearer lost to A. Leete & S. Thompson-Hart 3-6, I. Carr & F. Ellis beat M. Gormly & H. Gormly 6-3, G. Bell lost to A. Leete 3-6, H. Shearer beat S. Thompson– Hart 6-5, I. Carr beat M. Gormly 6-3, G. Ellis beat H. Gormly 7-6. Methvne Blue lost to Tinwald 26 games to 20 K. Furndorfler & F. McGrath beat A. Houston & L. Hyde 6-1, R. Humm & I. Giera lost to K. Taylor & B. Hyde 2-6, K. Furndorfler beat A. Houston 6-2, R. Humm lost to K. Taylor 0-6, I. Giera lost to B. Hyde 0-6, F. McGrath beat L. Hyde 6-5. Methven Yellow beat Allenton Kiwis 4 matches to 2 E. Armour & O. Glass beat C. Molina & H. Askew 6-3, A. Glass & H. Locke lost to C. van Rooyen & A. Mitchell 4-6, E. Armour beat C. Molina 6-5, O. Glass beat H. Askew 6-0, A. Glass lost to C. van Rooyen 0-6, H. Locke beat A. Mitchell 6-1. Hampstead beat Methven Red 4 matches to 2 I. Wall & B. McCrae lost to A. King & P. Redfern 5-6, I. Felton & L. Watson beat L. Campton & S. Robertson 6-2, I. Wall lost to A. King 3-6, B. McCrae beat P. Redfern 6-5, I. Felton beat L. Campion 6-2, L. Watson beat S. Robertson 6-0.
■ MOTOR RACING
Mustang unveiled After countless hours of development, DJR Team Penske believe their newly unveiled Mustang will keep them at the top of Supercars in the 2019 season. Series champion Scott McLaughlin has endorsed Ford’s first new build in a decade, saying it even “looks fast standing still”. The team unveiled the Mustang and its new livery on Monday morning in Melbourne, with largely unchanged colours and one major difference. The galloping horse badge on the grille. The car will debut on a race track in three days time, in testing at Phillip Island, before the season-opening Adelaide 500 on February 28. Team director Ryan Story cut a delighted figure at the launch after overseeing a summer of labour. “We have worked tirelessly on the Mustang pro-
gramme over the last 12 months and to get to this point, where we are revealing it in Shell V-Power colours, is massively satisfying,” he said. “We’re ecstatic with how the car has come together and how it looks in our 2019 warpaint.” McLaughlin, who seized his first title at the series-ending event in Newcastle last November, foreshadowed an adjustment phase. “We’ve spent a lot of time developing this new car and to now see it in Shell V-Power colours is awesome,” he said. “It’s definitely going to take a little bit of time to get our head around a few things. Hopefully we can get to the front sooner rather than later. “It looks fast standing still, so I can’t wait to see how it performs on the streets of Adelaide in a couple of weeks.” - AAP
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In brief Have a go at netball With the netball season fast approaching, Mid Canterbury Netball is holding a have-a-go day this weekend to give some of its youngest players a head-start on the season. The have-a-go day will be held at the EA Networks Centre on Saturday and will include a fun session to teach seven-aside to new year 7 and 8 aged players from 10am until midday. That would be followed by a separate session for year 3 and 4, and year 5 and 6 players which would include lots of fun, skills-based activities to give them a real taste for netball. The day would be free to attend, but registrations were necessary, with more details available on the Mid Canterbury Netball website.
Driver does his time
Brent Hudson rides in front of a beautiful back-drop during the Tinwald Cycling Club’s trip over the Rakaia River on Sunday. PHOTO MEGAN ELLIS
■ CYCLING
Chatterton grabs chance Nigel Chatterton produced his best ride of the season on Sunday when the Tinwald Cycling Club ventured across the Rakaia River for their weekly racing. Chatterton took victory in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Terrace Downs Resort/Jasama Farm 47km handicap event on the picturesque and undulating Terrace Downs-Lake Coleridge course. With competitors battling the rising nor-wester on the way out the decisive break was going to
take place on the testing 3.5km mid-race climb, and that proved to be the case, with Chatterton seizing the moment. He broke clear from his co-markers and held on strongly to the finish line. Glen Marshall led in the depleted chasing bunch to record second place, while Craig Roulston continued his good form to secure the final podium position, and fourth place went to Paul Williams.
Oliver Davidson impressed with a top ride to claim fifth place and fastest time honours, riding the distance in 69.50 minutes. Scratch markers Glen Gould and Brent Spencer secured the second and third time respectively. The juniors and division two riders contested a 17km handicap event and Mitch Brookland rode strongly to take the victor’s spoils. The fast finishing Ethan Tith-
eridge claimed second place and fastest time honours covering the course in 31.53 minutes, while Zach Brookland took third place. It was a desperately close finish in division two, with Janette Hooper eventually claiming the win from Emma Hudson and Brian Ellis. Next week the club will be back on flatter ground, contesting a 48km handicap event on the Grahams Road block.
Formula One ace Max Verstappen has completed the public service punishment imposed on him after last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix by attending a gathering of international race stewards. The International Automobile Federation said the 21-year-old Dutchman had taken part in interactive case study sessions with race officials in Geneva over the weekend. “We are doing our job on the track, trying to get the best out of the race, and it’s clear the stewards are doing their job to find the best way to reach a fair decision,” Verstappen said. “It’s been a good lesson for me and I’ve learned a lot in Marrakesh, which gave me a good understanding of the stewards.” - PA
Fed Cup tie to Aussies Ashleigh Barty has led the way and debutante Priscilla Hon was her reliable sidekick as Australia knocked the United States out of the Fed Cup to set up a world group semifinal clash with Belarus. The US had the home crowd in Asheville, but Australia possessed world No.13 Barty. She demolished Sofia Kenin in the first singles rubber and followed up with 6-4 6-1 victory a day later against America’s world No.17 Madison Keys. She then headed into the doubles decider alongside 20-year-old Hon with the world group tie locked 2-2. Barty and Hon comprehensively beat experienced American duo Nicole Melichar and Danielle Collins 6-4 7-5 to book the Belarus match-up. - AAP
■ SNOWBOARDING
Historic gold medal for top New Zealand boarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won New Zealand’s first world ski/ snowboard gold medal while concussed. The brilliant snowboarder won the slopestyle gold on her qualifying performance in Colorado, after the final was cancelled due to bad conditions. Sadowski-Synnott suffered concussion on her second qualifying run, and was not even going to compete in the final. “I pretty much found out (she had won) maybe 20 minutes before the medal ceremony – I found out sitting at home resting
which was pretty cool,” she told Radio Sport. “I wasn’t riding the course – I wasn’t going to compete in the finals today. “There was dicey weather during qualifying and it was even worse today. The weather was too gnarly and dangerous to compete in.” The 17-year-old said “I hurt my head, and got a slight concussion – I’m out for a few days. “I was actually very stoked on my qualifying run. “I did a wildcat out of the rails like I’ve never done before ... I
only learnt it the other day. “I was hoping to put a better run down in finals, like in X-Games, but because of weather and my injury things didn’t work out. “It doesn’t matter the size of the event – you should always be trying new things and progressing.” Sadowski-Synnott won silver in the worlds two years ago, has an Olympic bronze, and became the first Kiwi snowboarder to win X-Games gold last month. She said her latest medal was hard to rate against her other achievements. “It’s hard to compare ... it feels
pretty surreal now. I don’t know how to compare it to everything else. “It’s definitely one for the books.” “After the Olympics and X-games more people are watching out for me which is kind of scary but also exciting at the same time,” she said. She won’t be able to return home for the Halberg Awards. The weather was so bad that the big air competition, in which Sydowski-Synnott won her Olympic medal, had already been cancelled. - NZME
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In brief No place for Masters There will not be a South Island Masters Games in 2019 after a host venue could not be found. Sport Tasman and the Top of the South Events Trust, which have delivered the Games in Nelson since 2011, have advised they will no longer host the South Island Masters Games in Nelson. Despite efforts to identify an alternative location, the Board of South Island Masters Games Inc reluctantly made the decision not to hold a Games event in 2019. Selwyn Sport Trust’s Michael Wilson said it would have been good for the district to at least be considered and was a real shame it had been cancelled.
76ers down the Lakers Joel Embiid had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 22 points in his second game with Philadelphia and the new-look 76ers beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 yesterday. JJ Redick added 21 points and Jimmy Butler finished with 15 points in front of a packed crowd that brought a playoff-like feel to the nationally televised game. The 76ers have won two straight after acquiring Harris. - AP
Mavs take a thriller
Hampstead Heat upset the frontrunners Sending a pitch flying through the air during Saturday’s latest round of the Mid Canterbury Softball competition is Pip McClintock from the Demons Renegades. It was a big day of softball, with an extra game scheduled to make up for an earlier rained out game, but in an unusual outcome both sides – Demons Rebels and Fairfield – defaulted that extra game due to player unavailability. The big talking point of the games that did get played was an upset, with the top-of-the-table Fairfield beaten by the Hampstead Heat, although it wasn’t enough to knock them off their perch at the top. Mid Canterbury Softball’s local competition is set to wrap up on March 23, although a boys’ and girls’ team are set to head to the South Island Secondary School champs in Christchurch the week following that. In January, Mid Canterbury Softball sent a team to the national under-18 champs for the first time in a number of years. There, Mid Canterbury finished 15th out of 16 teams, holding some bigger associations to low scores and beating South Canterbury in their final game of the tournament. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 090219-HM-0135
■ RUGBY
Beaver back for the Chiefs Stephen Donald is back from the New Zealand rugby wilderness. The All Blacks folk hero has signed with the Chiefs as injury cover ahead of the 2019 Super Rugby season, returning to the franchise after two years away. Chiefs coach Colin Cooper confirmed the signing yesterday, with Donald replacing young first-five Tiaan Falcon, who will miss the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. “We had a good look around and he was pretty keen, he was pretty keen last year too,” said Cooper. “We felt with Tiaan going [down injured], one of our young 10s, that we needed a more experienced 10 so he was keen, and we were keen to bring him back. “He’s like another coach. We will be managing [his workload], but with his knowledge, his mana that he has within the group, the passion that he has for the Chiefs, it was a no-brainer to bring him in.” Donald, 35, said he was stoked to be returning. “There is a great group of lads to work alongside and I hope I can play my part in supporting the team both on and off the field.”
The man who struck the winning penalty in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final had been playing in Japan recently, after nine games with Counties Manukau in the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup. He could add to his 104 games for the franchise, with Damian McKenzie and Jack Debreczeni the current first-five options in the squad, with Marty McKenzie set to miss the start of the season due to injury. Rising star Shaun Stevenson was pleased to have an experienced team-mate back in the fold. “He’s managed to get back on the payroll at New Zealand Rugby, I’m not too sure how,” Stevenson joked. “I thought his movie would have got him a bit more coin, but obviously not, so he’s come back for another rodeo. It’s good to see him back in the environment. “I think the oldest player on our team was about 29, so he takes the average age up now since he’s about 40. “He brings that leadership and that voice that we probably needed.” The Chiefs get their campaign under way against the Highlanders on Friday night at Waikato Stadium. - NZME
Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 24 and Dallas erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Portland. Doncic also had nine rebounds and six assists. Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 30 points in the last half of the third quarter to help the Blazers build a lead that grew to 96-81 early in the fourth. Meanwhile Marvin Bagley III had a career-high 32 points and six rebounds and Sacramento handed Phoenix its 14th straight loss. - AP
McMillan steps down Black Caps batting coach Craig McMillan will step down after this year’s ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. After almost five years in the role, McMillan said the time was right to move on when his contract ends at the conclusion of the tournament in June and July. “It’s been an amazing experience and one I’ve immensely enjoyed,” McMillan said. “To help coach the national team on the world stage has been a real honour and I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with so many good people and in such a great environment.” - NZME
Bangas next up
World Cup hero Stephen Donald
Colin Munro struck a magnificent 40-ball 72 as New Zealand pipped India by four runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Hamilton to seal a 2-1 series victory on Sunday. Manof-the-series Tim Seifert, whose big hitting helped inflict an 80-run defeat on India in the opening match, made 43 off 25 balls before being dismissed, but steady contributions by the Kiwi middle order helped them post a big total. “Both teams put in strong performances, we did slightly better,” New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said. “We travel-trainplay and straight into the next series against Bangladesh, that’s the nature of international cricket but the guys are looking forward to it.” - NZME
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■ CRASH VICTIMS
In brief
Support stuns Nyhan, Davis By Garrick kniGht It’s just as well Margo Nyhan couldn’t see the expression on the face of the first person on the scene of her accident last week. Trapped in mangled metal, suspended in mid-air, and hanging out the windscreen of her truck, she was not in a good way. “The first person on the scene came and visited us in hospital on Thursday,” she said. “He said as soon as he saw me, he thought I was a ‘goner’.” Nyhan and partner Peter Davis had been heading north from their Templeton base on Wednesday, travelling with a team of five horses to a Waitangi Day race meeting at Rangiora. But in a split second, their lives were turned upside down when a speeding tourist careered in to them at an intersection in West Melton. “We were just going down the road at about 80km/h when a
black SUV appeared from nowhere going very, very quickly. “I’d say far quicker than 100km/h. We had no chance, we didn’t even see it until it was two metres away. “It went straight through a stop sign at the intersection and made contact with us straight on.” Davis, who was driving, was able to get himself out but Nyhan was stunned, barely conscious and prone. “Pete half crawled out and was pulled out the front windscreen. “I was up in the air, half in and half out in quite a precarious position with my legs dangling. “They had to cut me out of there.” Davis’ situation has become clearer since early indications on the day were that he had just cracked a few ribs. Unfortunately, his injuries will take a lot longer to recover from. “It’s all been a bit under-played, really, especially about Pete.
Peter Davis & Margo Nyhan “They were more concerned about me when it happened and they thought I was in a very bad way; they were working on me all the way to hospital. “But I’ve only ended up with three broken ribs, a broken wrist and some stiches in my head. “I’m the winner out of the two of us; Pete’s far worse off. “He has broken bones in his
Australia-bound Smart Cambridge sprinter Ardrossan is to continue his Group One path in Australia. The Redoute’s Choice four-year-old suffered his first New Zealand defeat in Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint at Te Rapa, but lost no admirers with his fighting effort behind Melody Belle. On the strength of that performance his connections have decided to shift their sights to the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on March 9 rather than opt for the lesser mission of the Waikato Stud Plate at Ellerslie. “He deserves a crack at the Group One in Sydney,’’ trainer Stephen Marsh said. - NZME
back and his neck, but his spinal cord is fine and he’ll be ok in the long run. He’s flat on his back for six weeks and then he’ll be operated on.” Despite that, she says the pair are in good spirits and have been overwhelmed by the response from friends, family, the wider racing community and strangers. “Pete’s really good at this stage. But we’ve had a shit-load of visitors which has taken his mind off things. We are so fortunate to be a part of this industry where people are so generous and kind. “We have been humbled and overwhelmed and each and every time we hear of a donation it brings tears to our eyes. “We’ll never be able to thank everyone enough.” A Givealittle page set up the day of the accident has proven the right medium for everyone to show their support. By Sundaynearly $33,000 had been pledged via 239 donations. - HRNZ
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Heading to China Craig Thornton will begin a new chapter of his life in China this week. A highly regarded international jumps jockey in his past, Thornton has trained the winners of more than 100 races in New Zealand in a career spanning 17 years. However, most recently Thornton has endured a 16-month hiatus from hands-on horsemanship following the sale of his Cambridge-based property to Andrew Campbell in October 2017. - NZME
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Manawatu Harness Racing Club Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Feb 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 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 1.40 CENTRAL ENERGY TRUST HCAP TROT $9000, non-winners & up-r49 & r54 w/c spechcp, stand, 2500m 1 00469 French Affair fr ............................. Scratched 2 22x43 Gunners Coin (1) fr .......................B Orange 3 66370 Mackali (U1) fr ..................................J Curtin 4 33778 Danke (1) 30M ............................... G Martin 5 0415 Leesa Castleton (2) 30M................S Phelan 6 46533 Awa Cathrine (3) 30M .....................D Moore 7 40x60 Bet’s Commando (4) 30M ..........P Ferguson 8 08839 Shona Mary (5) 30M .................... D Butcher 9 26017 Caroline Wozniacki (6) 30M ...... J Abernethy 10 0x402 Flying Taine (7) 30M......................N Chilcott 2 2.05pm MEMBERS MOBILE PACE $9000, non-winners 2yo+., mobile, 2000m 1 38664 Carse O Fern Tom (1) fr 2 44422 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (2) fr ............. D Butcher 3 87063 Cool And Calculating (3) fr ..........A Poutama 4 06758 Velocette (4) fr ...........................S Abernethy 5 0 Khal Drogo (5) fr ..............................J Curtin 6 76x American Delight (6) fr ............ T Macfarlane 7 2 American Me (7) fr .................... J Abernethy 8 62820 Mr Incredible (21) fr .......................Z Butcher 9 760 Frosty Reception (22) fr ................B Orange 10 Sport Mental (23) fr 11 x8706 JR’s Jem (24) fr
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Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Feb 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.57pm (NZT) FORBURY PARK SPRINT C1, 310m 1 46423 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S &..............B Evans 2 52534 Little Lozza nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 67634 Lonely Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 56654 Goldstar Diesel 18.91 S &...............B Evans 5 38887 Bigtime Kendall 18.74 .................R Hamilton 6 81 Ma Chere nwtd.......................... A Bradshaw 7 21316 Blazing Banjo nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 54622 Epic Boom 18.95............................J Jopson 9 78754 Chasing Great 18.97 .........................S Keen 10 75226 Homebush Hazel 18.77.............J McInerney 2 1.15 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C1, 310m 1 38546 Nikko Baxter 18.71 ....................J McInerney 2 882F3 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 3 43428 Homebush Carl 18.87 ...............J McInerney 4 34661 M’Lady Sadie nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 5 73381 King Kali nwtd ................................J Jopson 6 65822 Punch On Jessie 18.68 .............J McInerney 7 35223 Pretty Keen 19.04 .............................S Keen 8 84621 Goldstar Major nwtd S & .................B Evans 9 48584 Darlek Ian 18.71........................J McInerney 10 73818 Homebush Pierce 18.66 ...........J McInerney 3 1.32pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 86867 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 2 54163 Goldstar Montana nwtd S & ............B Evans 3 54364 Black Rounder nwtd ..........................J Dunn 4 73612 Trajan nwtd................................J McInerney 5 23533 Norton Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 26344 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............J McInerney 7 15474 Pukeko Rustler 19.13 .....................B Healey 8 24821 Southern Ranger nwtd ................R Hamilton 9 76784 Homebush Indi nwtd .................J McInerney
12 25254 Milner (25) fr...................................S Phelan 13 4447 Downtown Babe (26) fr ..............P Ferguson 14 74907 Blake (U1) fr Emergencies: JR’s Jem, Blake 3 2.32pm SPEIGHTS ALE HOUSE ON GREY STREET MOBILE PACE $9000, non-winners 3yo+., 2500m 1 2 Sporting Miss (1) fr ................. T Macfarlane 2 88645 Moniaive (2) fr ...................... D Ferguson (J) 3 067 Pay Me Well (3) fr ..........................B Orange 4 58632 Arty Pharty (4) fr 5 07398 Maria Kirilenko (5) fr.................. J Abernethy 6 89350 Raging Thunder (6) fr ...........S Tomlinson (J) 7 68060 Sarabi (7) fr 8 94235 Mhai Uptown Girl (21) fr ................Z Butcher 9 77554 Sheikh Yabooty (22) fr .................A Poutama 10 853 Trooper Cooper (23) fr .....................J Curtin 11 0x00 Dixie Jazz (24) fr .......................... D Butcher 12 55525 Ideal Tiger (U1) fr ...........................S Phelan 13 896 Mac Paua (U2) fr ......................... K Marshall 14 74907 Blake (U3) fr 4 3.06pm PATRONS MOBILE PACE $9000, r49., mobile, 2500m 1 07P08 Jack’s Shadow (1) fr .................. J Abernethy 2 83707 Rozzano (2) fr ......................S Tomlinson (J) 3 72577 Franco Empire (3) fr .........................J Curtin 4 41730 Pure Desire (4) fr ..........................Z Butcher 5 70059 Julie Johnston (5) fr .......................S Phelan 6 2L574 Contractual Issues (6) fr....... D Ferguson (J) 7 92166 Uncle Drew (7) fr .......................... D Butcher
8 89311 Mockingjay (21) fr..........................B Orange 9 60638 Waingaro Mara (22) fr 10 88327 Dana Dawn (23) fr .......................A Poutama 11 51020 Jack Bates (24) fr ........................ K Marshall 12 49844 Red River Dash (25) fr ..............S Abernethy 13 20446 Our Wicklow (U1) fr ....................P Ferguson Emergency: Waingaro Mara 5 3.39pm FESTIVAL GOLD CUP 29TH MARCH MOBILE PACE $9000, r40-r50., mobile, 2000m 1 70396 Marrera (1) fr 2 43575 T C Business (2) fr ....................... D Butcher 3 002P0 Mister Mighty (3) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 4 02963 Bettor Trenz (4) fr ...................... J Abernethy 5 85370 Amaro (5) fr ................................P Ferguson 6 28938 Itsokbeingbetter (6) fr .................. K Marshall 7 76067 Express Play (7) fr.......................A Poutama 8 20920 Rock N Joy (21) fr ................S Tomlinson (J) 9 77145 Phillydotcom (22) fr ........................S Phelan 10 4715P Blarney Babe (23) fr ......................B Orange 11 60989 Lincoln Lovely (24) fr ........................J Curtin 12 P8154 Fortune Smiles (25) fr ...............S Abernethy 6 4.15pm HILUX RURAL GAMES 9TH & 10TH MARCH MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r47-r56., mobile, 2000m 1 60977 Scelta Uno (1) fr ..........................A Poutama 2 84180 Kotare Costa (2) fr................S Tomlinson (J) 3 77154 The Kapiti Express (3) fr ............P Ferguson 4 31345 Jetenara (4) fr .............................. D Butcher 5 00410 Maddisons Desire (5) fr.................B Orange 6 60638 Waingaro Mara (6) fr ................... K Marshall
7 31939 Peter Forsberg (7) fr .................. J Abernethy 8 21479 Fancy Schmancy (21) fr ...................J Curtin 9 06611 Westar Sam (22) fr ........................Z Butcher 10 37732 Hezaluckygrinner (23) fr 11 73189 Wicklow Star (U1) fr ............. D Ferguson (J) 7 4.49 CARTOWN MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r54-r59., mobile, 2000m 1 60638 Waingaro Mara (1) fr ................... K Marshall 2 26163 Onedin Punter (2) fr .................. J Abernethy 3 0069x Port Delight (3) fr..............................J Curtin 4 40119 Starry Star (4) fr ..........................A Poutama 5 70186 Atom Hanover (5) fr............. S Iremonger (J) 6 34300 Anna Barclay (6) fr ........................B Orange 7 17012 The Night Hawk (7) fr ....................Z Butcher 8 1x149 Cyclone Banner (21) fr ............ T Macfarlane 9 32137 The Bandit Queen (22) fr ............. D Butcher 8 5.16pm OWNERS HANDICAP TROT $9000, r50+ discrhcp, stand, 2500m 1 64499 Commando One (1) fr ......................J Curtin 2 33778 Danke (2) fr .................................... G Martin 3 56605 Dauntless (3) fr .............................Z Butcher 4 73725 Caitlin’s Surprise (1) 10M............A Poutama 5 51135 Laura Bush (2) 10M ............. D Ferguson (J) 6 88186 Above The Rest (3) 10M ...................K More 7 71066 She’s Allthe Craze (4) 10M ..... S O’Reilly (J) 8 1x47P Mekong Princess (U1) 10M ..........B Orange 9 31220 Zsa Zoe (1) 20M ..................S Tomlinson (J) 10 33744 November Guy (U1) 40M ............. D Butcher 11 03411 Majestic One (1) 50M................S Abernethy
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8 14817 Nippa Martino 18.53 .................J McInerney 9 44615 Boston Powers nwtd ................. A Bradshaw 10 85715 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 ....................J McInerney 11 4.07pm ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS STAKES C1, 545m 1 42822 Our Greg 33.22 ...............................R Wales 2 64414 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 3 11543 Know Refusal 32.57 .......................G Cleeve 4 44254 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S & ...............B Evans 5 22112 Know Betrayal nwtd .......................G Cleeve 6 47626 Forbury Flyer nwtd ....................J McInerney 7 65844 Pam Arising nwtd ...........................J Jopson 8 34114 Goldstar Sydney nwtd S & ..............B Evans 9 56538 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ........................ B Conner 10 67735 Opawa Pam nwtd ............................R Wales 12 4.24 ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C4/5, 545m 1 82516 Must Be Rusty 32.41.................J McInerney 2 24678 Know Hassle 32.60 ........................G Cleeve 3 24844 Zefside nwtd..............................J McInerney 4 15175 Know Threat 32.36 .........................G Cleeve 5 57162 Too The Nail nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 6 52412 Know Equal 33.11 ..........................G Cleeve 7 41314 Bashful Buffy 32.64 ...................J McInerney 8 15323 Sarcasm nwtd ................................G Cleeve 13 4.42pm PETER SINTON PLUMBING STAKES C1, 545m 1 77x31 Opawa Lara nwtd ............................R Wales 2 78362 Goldstar Whitey nwtd S & ...............B Evans 3 11113 Know State 32.49...........................G Cleeve 4 64435 Homebush Izzy nwtd .................J McInerney 5 32342 Dave’s Dot 32.22 .......................J McInerney 6 52145 High Sparrow 33.09 .................. A Bradshaw 7 63521 Eddie Hemi nwtd .............................R Wales 8 56826 Goldstar Scooby nwtd S & ..............B Evans 9 78236 Dream Stone Jade nwtd ...................S Keen 10 36847 Storming Mack 32.87 .................... B Conner 14 5.07 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY DASH C5, 310m 1 68263 Bookie Monster 18.34 .......................J Dunn
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5.41pm MANAWATU ITM MOBILE PACE $9000, r54-r76., mobile, 2000m 1 24104 Eastanbull fr ................................. Scratched 2 23466 Gotta Moment (1) fr..................... K Marshall 3 34660 Spirit Of Anzac (2) fr ........... S Iremonger (J) 4 83380 Jenora (3) fr ..............................S Abernethy 5 20343 Mister Harris (4) fr .............................K More 6 9351P Bill Haley (5) fr .....................S Tomlinson (J) 7 x6467 Shillelagh (6) fr ..............................B Orange 8 42121 Sweet Maggie Ryan (21) fr 9 3377P Bettor Sensation (22) fr ................ D Butcher 10 61315 Ally Mae (23) fr 11 16757 Delightful Zen fr............................ Scratched Pacifiers on: Mackali (R1) Pacifiers off: Raging Thunder (R3), Maddisons Desire (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Gunners Coin, Flying Taine, Leesa Castleton, Shona Mary Race 2: American Me, Carse O Fern Tom, Cool And Calculating Race 3: Sporting Miss, Pay Me Well, Arty Pharty, Mhai Uptown Girl Race 4: Mockingjay, Our Wicklow, Dana Dawn, Franco Empire Race 5: Blarney Babe, Rock N Joy, T C Business, Marrera Race 6: Maddisons Desire, The Kapiti Express, Scelta Uno, Jetenara Race 7: Cyclone Banner, Anna Barclay, Port Delight, Starry Star Race 8: Zsa Zoe, Majestic One, Mekong Princess, Caitlin’s Surprise Race 9: Bill Haley, Spirit Of Anzac, Gotta Moment, Shillelagh LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down
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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 2 57161 Shift The Blame 32.60...............J McInerney 3 34774 Sefton Stan nwtd.............................R Wales 4 76633 Cosmic Stu 32.65......................J McInerney 1 33252 Ben Vane King nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 55343 Black Dan 32.67........................J McInerney 2 F Opawa June nwtd ...........................R Wales 6 11883 Joe Bonanza nwtd ....................J McInerney 3 64423 Black Bobby nwtd.......................... B Conner 7 42642 Know Pudding 33.26 ......................G Cleeve 4 325 Meka nwtd J & ................................D Fahey 8 88724 Know Shame nwtd .........................G Cleeve 5 F6377 Opawa Queen nwtd ........................R Wales 9 13551 Go Glow nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 6 32338 Know Charisma nwtd .....................G Cleeve 7 73846 Black Mags nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 8 3.16pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION (C2-C3) 8 83366 Opawa Pauline nwtd .......................R Wales HEATS NZRSq, 545m 1 18457 Chunk 32.91..............................J McInerney 9 52546 Guilty Rogue nwtd..........................J Guthrie 2 65347 Know Flare 33.57 ...........................G Cleeve 10 43771 Opawa Kong nwtd ...........................R Wales 5 2.22pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 3 55263 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 74126 Cosmic Richie nwtd ..................J McInerney 310m 5 13231 Gem nwtd J & .................................D Fahey 1 78x86 Kowloon Lights nwtd ......................J Guthrie 6 12257 Classy Witch 32.54 ........................G Cleeve 2 F78 Punch On Meg nwtd .................J McInerney 7 62134 Know Conclusion 32.66 .................G Cleeve 3 F7423 Special As nwtd .............................J Jopson 8 43538 Opawa Abbie Joy nwtd ...................R Wales 4 84534 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd S & ..............B Evans 9 13551 Go Glow nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 5 243 Punch On Scooby nwtd ............J McInerney 6 65236 Punch On Rex nwtd ..................J McInerney 9 3.32pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 1 42623 Cornali nwtd ...................................J Jopson 7 7x534 Dream Runner nwtd .......................J Jopson 2 64631 Mitcham Doug 19.07 .................J McInerney 8 648 Lucky Scar nwtd ..............................R Wales 3 47151 Goldstar Trooper nwtd S & ..............B Evans Emergencies: 4 73747 Sefton Jay 19.09 .......................J McInerney 9 Mitcham Matt nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 56661 Elland Road 19.15 ....................J McInerney 10 32582 Lucy Lingers nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 75514 Idol Georgie nwtd .............................. J Rush 6 2.41 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 7 13133 Homebush Finn nwtd ................J McInerney 1 43716 Goldstar Renee nwtd S & ...............B Evans 8 65718 Goldstar Linkin 18.60 S & ...............B Evans 2 43261 Another Cold One nwtd..................J Jopson 9 12372 Gotcha Zena 18.91 ...................J McInerney 3 78415 Justin Ryan 18.51 S &..................... B Evans 4 28116 Tricode Boy 18.61 ......................... B Conner 10 66481 Aussie Hoon 18.68 S & ...................B Evans 5 32835 Chop Shop 18.48 ......................J McInerney 10 3.49 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT 6 56413 Homebush Maycee 18.78 .........J McInerney C3, 310m 1 21821 Little Krakatoa nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 7 73427 Nippa Eel 18.86 ........................J McInerney 2 86854 Go Marsha Go nwtd ..........................J Dunn 8 17551 Half Silver Fern 18.75 ...............J McInerney 3 51184 Avalanch City 18.80 ..................J McInerney 9 67155 Jinja Cody 18.47 .......................J McInerney 4 68568 Reign Of Fire 18.65...................J McInerney 10 57861 Cosmic Jase 18.43 ...................J McInerney 7 2.58pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION (C2-C3) 5 11164 Bahama Queen 18.64 .......................J Dunn 6 62311 Go Gunna 18.67 .............................R Wales HEATS NZRSq, 545m 7 43762 It’s A Joke 18.60........................J McInerney 1 32864 Opawa Al 32.94...............................R Wales 10 75518 Thornado nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw
4 1.57pm FORBURY MAIDEN STAKES C0, 545m
13472 Ming Ming nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 12861 Tee An’ Cee 18.54 ......................... B Conner 86324 Pita Ramos 18.56 .............................J Dunn 13244 Torpedo Tuck nwtd .................... A Bradshaw 27761 Ketchikan Kim 18.64 .........................J Dunn 14213 Inside Affair nwtd...............................J Dunn 61353 Opawa Jumper 18.35 ......................R Wales 6117F Hankenstein 18.48 .................... A Bradshaw 35162 Mitcham Reado 18.52 ...............J McInerney 15 5.26pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY C4, 310m 1 77544 Nozzno Fear 18.51.................... A Bradshaw 2 57816 Princely Gold 18.31...................J McInerney 3 35125 Business Ethics 19.09.......................J Dunn 4 78564 Opawa Waihemo 18.63 ...................R Wales 5 11143 Mertz 18.68 ...............................J McInerney 6 17785 Sergess 18.36 ...........................J McInerney 7 47863 Cosmic Ruben 18.50 ................J McInerney 8 77332 Homebush Boden nwtd .............J McInerney 9 21635 Debbie Baxter 18.44 .................J McInerney 10 7167x Aroha 19.09 ...................................B Pringle SELECTIONS
Race 1: Ma Chere, Goldstar Tasman, Blazing Banjo, Lonely Baxter Race 2: Punch On Jessie, King Kali, Homebush Carl, Nikko Baxter Race 3: Black Rounder, Southern Ranger, Goldstar Montana Race 4: Meka, Know Charisma, Ben Vane King, Opawa Queen Race 5: Dream Runner, Lucky Scar, Goldstar Shiloah, Mitcham Matt Race 6: Another Cold One, Justin Ryan, Homebush Maycee, Nippa Eel Race 7: Know Pudding, Sefton Stan, Opawa Al, Shift The Blame Race 8: Gem, Classy Witch, Know Flare, Opawa Abbie Joy Race 9: Goldstar Trooper, Sefton Jay, Gotcha Zena, Aussie Hoon Race 10: Bahama Queen, Little Krakatoa, It’s A Joke, Nippa Martino Race 11: Know Refusal, Our Greg, Goldstar Sydney, Goldstar Alaska Race 12: Know Threat, Must Be Rusty, Sarcasm, Bashful Buffy Race 13: Know State, Eddie Hemi, Dave’s Dot, High Sparrow Race 14: Bookie Monster, Tee An’ Cee, Opawa Jumper, Hankenstein Race 15: Nozzno Fear, Business Ethics, Homebush Boden, Mertz
LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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Stars have BBL finals momentum Glenn Maxwell’s MCG heroics have ensured the Melbourne Stars have momentum on their side ahead of a BBL semi-final clash with minor premiers Hobart Hurricanes. The Stars skipper delivered a stunning batting performance on Sunday to propel his side into the final four and deny the Sydney Sixers a home semi-final. Maxwell smashed six sixes on the way to 82 off 43 balls, remarkably lifting his side from 4-101 at the 16over mark to a total of 6-168. The Sixers were skittled for just 74 in reply as Nepalese legspinner Sandeep Lamicchane snared 3-11. Having leapfrogged Brisbane Heat to finish in fourth place, the Stars will take on the Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena on Thursday night. The Hurricanes boast the BBL’s two leading run-scorers in Matthew Wade and D’Arcy Short and are unbeaten at their home ground this season. A buoyant Maxwell declined to elaborate on the Stars’ strategy for Wade and Short but was confident the in-form pair could be stopped. “We’ll come up with our plans,” he said. “I thought we actually bowled pretty well to them in Hobart when we played them the first time. It’s just we probably missed a couple of chances when we were a chance to get back into the game. “We dropped (George) Bailey early and he was able to control the back end of that innings. I thought we were able to maintain the game pretty well, we just let a couple of opportunities slip.” Sunday’s dramatic finish to the regular season ensured the Melbourne Renegades will host Friday night’s second semi-final against the Sixers. The Sixers had needed to score at least 107 to keep their net run rate above that of the Renegades and retain semi-final hosting rights.
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Daily Events Unfortunately, due to space constraints, we are unable to publish the Daily Events form today. Glenn Maxwell stars for the Stars. Just three Sixers batsmen managed to reach double figures with Daniel Hughes’ 12 the top score. Skipper Moises Henriques conceded the Sixers batsmen had been preoccupied with the 107-run target and batted within themselves. “The plan was still to win the game but I think in the back of everyone’s heads, we knew the total that we needed to get to,” he said. “It probably wasn’t a good thing in the end because you start getting a little bit timid ... their bowling attack never felt under the pump or under any sort of pressure from our batters.” - AAP
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Feb 12 & 13, 2019 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am MSA TAI CHI. Weekly exercises and tai chi for arthritis. Meet MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays). 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern
308-6817. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027-640-4094. Racecourse Road. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO.
Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. All Saints Church. Methven. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Presbyterian Church, Rakaia. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB.
Social day. Come and join us. 115 Racecourse Road. 6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Summer Park Series, 1.3 or 5km. Adults $2, children free. Check our facebook page, weekly, all welcome. Meet Ashburton Domain, Walnut Avenue Pavilion. 7.30am ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, every Tuesday, Tennis bats available. MSA Havelock Street.
9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton lounge. R.S.A. Cox Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308-6817. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.
10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027-640-4094. Racecourse Road. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (Not School holidays).
10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.
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WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’re not going to change things by arguing with reality. This is what’s happening. Accept it, and get to work building the new reality that renders this one obsolete. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Love’s healing power is immeasurable. Though, because it also can’t be bottled, it’s rather easy to forget to take. You need love. Double your dosage. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have goals that you don’t know how to forward. The first step is to understand better where you are and where you’re going. Thought energy can flow to and through you. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When it’s hard to be strong, you might be focusing on the things that are making you feel weary instead of focusing on what you want. Your strength grows in direct relation to your desire. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Liking a person has consequences. It means you’ll probably be communicating more and spending time together, and there’s a learning curve to consider. How will you make it work? Automatically. Inevitably. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If a purpose is right, it must be pursued, regardless of the odds of success. This is a theme in every action movie you’ve ever seen, and it’s a theme in your life lately, too. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To know what’s worth doing is a wisdom that not everyone has. People around you may be confused or inexperienced in this regard and you can help them out. Keep it light and friendly. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): If your house is untidy, it’s probably because you’re living so much that it’s challenging to keep up with. Take it as a good sign. Devote some time to catching up with yourself in ways that matter to you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): This day will either become a fond memory or it will be forgotten. Much depends on whether you choose to do the daring or new thing (which will be memorable) or to stay forgettably comfortable. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Wishes cannot change the facts. That’s how we know they are facts; they’re stubbornly impervious to influence. And though you can’t change facts, you can find more pleasant facts to focus on. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): We come in and out of this world the same way – powerless. In between those points, power ebbs and flows. Nurture others when you have the influence to do it, then let them go, everything has a season. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The saying goes, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Much depends on what sort of fight it is, how close you are to winning and what’s at stake. The important thing is that you have more than one option to consider.
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MOVIES GREATS 7:05 Boogeyman MC 2005 Horror. Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless. 8:35 Lawless 18VL 2012 Crime Drama. Shia LeBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman. 10:30 Bounce ML 2000 Drama. Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck. 12:15 Hanna MVL 2011 Action. Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana. 2:05 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta. 3:50 Boogeyman MC 2005 Horror. Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless. 5:20 Underworld – Awakening 16V 2012 Action. Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy. 6:50 Hitchcock M 2012 Biography Drama. Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette. 8:30 Star Trek Into Darkness MV 2013 Action. After a ruthless mastermind threatens the Federation, Captain Kirk, Spock and the USS Enterprise embark on a manhunt to eliminate the threat. Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch. 10:45 The Mexican MVL 2001 Action. Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt.
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12:45 Zero Dark Thirty MVL 2012 Drama History. 3:20 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 3:35 Hitchcock M 2012 Biography Drama. 5:15 Star Trek Into Darkness MV 2013 Action.
SKY SPORT 1 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – Round Three. 7am Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) ISPS Handa Vic Open – Round Four. 7:45 L Netball – Super League Wasps v Mavericks. From Ricoh Arena, Coventry. 9:45 Golf – European Tour (HLS) ISPS Handa Vic Open. 10:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 11:30 Rugby – Women’s Six Nations (RPL) Scotland v Ireland. 1:40 Rugby – Women’s Six Nations (RPL) Italy v Wales. 3:40 Rugby – Women’s Six Nations (RPL) England v France. 5:40 Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) Scotland v Ireland. From Murrayfield. 8pm The 1014 Rugby Show Hosted by Gareth Dinneen and Steven Prescott. 8:30 Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) Italy v Wales. From the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. 10:40 Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) England v France. From Twickenham, London.
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1am Six Nations Review Show 2am The 1014 Rugby Show 2:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup (HLS) Advance Auto Parts Clash. 3:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) ISPS Handa Vic Open. 4am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 5am Golf Central
0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1
SKY SPORT 2 6am UCL Magazine Show 6:30 Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Hamilton Wanderers v Canterbury United. 8:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Jets v Phoenix. 10:30 Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) Third T20. 11am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Stars v Sixers. 11:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Hurricanes. Noon Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Volts. 12:30 Cricket – White Ferns v India (RPL) Third T20. 4pm Cricket – Blackcaps v India (RPL) Third T20. From Seddon Park in Hamilton. 7:30 Super League Full Time 8pm Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos. From DW Stadium, Wigan. 10pm Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants. From Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan, France.
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Midnight Super League Full Time 12:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) Hawks v Breakers. 1am Rugby – Women’s Six Nations (RPL) Scotland v Ireland. 3am Rugby – Women’s Six Nations (RPL) England v France. 5am Six Nations Review Show 12Feb19
DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Alaskan Bush People M 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Frustrated with a 1932 Ford; Return to Pike’s Peak 2/2. 10am Jay Leno’s Garage PG Over the Top. 10:50 Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman PG Scout 66. 11:40 Web Of Lies M Playing Doctor. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Say it Ain’t So. 1:20 The Perfect Murder M Jump Shot. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Motorcycle Mayhem; Packing a Packard for Pebble 1/2. 6:35 Jay Leno’s Garage PG Over the Top. 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 What On Earth? PG 9:25 Expedition Unknown 10:15 Strange Evidence PG Curse of Osiris. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Lord of the Rats. 11:55 The Perfect Murder M Jump Shot.
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12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Treehouse Masters PG
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24 Ashburton Guardian
Kiwi boarder gets gold
Beaver back for the Chiefs
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Methven’s Wendy Blackwell prepares to play a bowl during the Mid Canterbury Greenkeepers’ Association Bowls Tournament on Sunday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 100219-HM-011
Triples turn on top bowls The district may be browning off at a rapid rate, but the greens at the Ashburton and Hampstead bowling clubs were in tiptop shape when they hosted the Greenkeepers’ Triples tournament on Sunday. Hampstead was the headquarters for the tournament and both their Cambridge Street greens and the Ashburton Bowling Club’s
greens at the Ashburton Domain had been well prepared for the event, with the players making the most of it. In hot conditions, all qualifying games were close with the top qualifiers having three-and-a-half wins and the remaining teams having three. The team of Michael Grice, Alister Smyth and Mavis Wilkins were
the winners at Ashburton, while the team of Bruce White, Noeline Woods and Anne Reid finished on top at Hampstead. White’s trio then comfortably won the final and the Greenkeepers’ Tray in the play-off, proving far too good over the five ends played. Finishing second on the greens at Hampstead, Terry Caldwell
played a stunning shot with his last bowl to win his play-off with Ashburton’s second place qualifiers Wendy Suttie, Raylene Heads and Pat McElwain. Caldwell’s triples line-up was completed by John Moffat and Raymond Suttie, and his final shot saw him draw between two short bowls to sit beside the jack. Meanwhile, in the battle of
those who qualified third, Malcolm Behrns, Daniel Hopkins and Scott Hyndman survived an exciting last end after a close battle with the third team from Ashburton’s qualifying, Richard Kane, Wendy Watson and Shirley Doig. Kane had the chance to win the game, but his last bowl got caught up on short bowls.
Senior reps sweltering on the tennis courts
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