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■ DAIRY DOWNTURN

Sharemilkers pay price for lower payout

By NadiNe Porter

said she had heard “anecdotally” that a number of sharemilkers had been axed around New Zealand in Sharemilkers in Mid Canterbury favour of managers. are paying the price following The Guardian has also been told Fonterra’s drop in payout this week of several cases within Mid Canwith some deciding to call it quits terbury where sharemilkers have while others are being laid-off or pre-empted farmers axing them are accepting a demotion from by offering to take a demotion and desperate farmers looking to cut work as a manager costs. on a reduced salary Federated Farmuntil the financial ers Mid Canterbury situation eased. chairman Will GrayDairyNZ econoling said it was the mist Angie Fisher cold reality of the agreed, saying it was dairy downturn. occurring particu“In tough times larly among variable tough calls have to order sharemilkers be made. It’s bloody who were shifting to hard on both sides contract milking on of the fence for the same farm. the farmer and the “Certainly farm sharemilkers.”

Will Grayling owners are back in Mr Grayling said the shed.” an increase in payFederated Farmers’ dairy chairout was really the only way to help man Andrew Hoggard warned the sharemilkers and said it was farm owners of the risks of cutting important that the dairy commusharemilkers from their operanity shared ideas on how to make tions. money.

“While you might reduce some “We talk a lot about support, of the costs if you go from a sharebut the biggest form of support is milker to a manager, at the same if you can get income up and extime you also reduce the capabilpenses down. Sharing useful infority on farm which might mean you mation on how to trim costs and don’t achieve production targets. how to increase income, because That might mean your tractors at the end of the day that’s the one get driven into posts or ditches or that causes all the stress.” maintenance doesn’t get done and It was imperative farmers fothings get broken. So what you cused on something constructive, may save in terms of staff costs, he said, like how they could trim you might end up spending again costs. in terms of lost production and “We still can trim costs. You don’t dead cows.” really need to unless you need to He urged farmers not to make … it’s almost a little bit exciting. decisions in isolation and to get It’s a hell of a challenge and the independent advice before cutting stakes are really high. But you can’t valuable staff. sit back and let it get on top of you.

“It could be a neighbour, a conWork hard but work smart too.” sultant or a friend. The key thing is DairyNZ farmer information communicating.” service advisor Georgie Templeton NadiNe.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

Plains Irrigators compliance officer Tim Warner, celebrating his company’s success with its recycling efforts that has come with the bonus of more than 50 trees to be planted at Mid Canterbury schools.

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■ PLAINS IRRIGATORS

Recycling efforts to benefit schools

By Sue NewmaN

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What started out as just doing the right thing for the environment has led to an Ashburton company becoming a national recycling leader.

Plains Irrigators has become the first New Zealand business to join more than 4000 schools in a national programme, Paper4trees that encourages students to recycle paper and cardboard.

The schools are provided with an incentive to do the right thing with their unwanted material by being rewarded for their efforts with free trees for their school grounds.

Plains Irrigators compliance officer Tim Warner said the idea of rewarding schools for their recycling efforts with trees dovetailed nicely with his company’s belief in the importance of planting trees in rural areas to promote bee health and pollination, protect

waterways and provide shelter for stock. “That’s what we’re advising our farmers to do, but we needed to start in our own backyard and that’s meant getting good recycling and waste minimisation systems in place in our own offices,” he said.

Before it became a committed recycler, Plains Irrigators paid to have its waste paper sent to landfill. Now paper and cardboard are taken to community recycler Wastebusters and the money saved will be spent on trees for schools, Mr Warner said.

When planting season rolls around in September, the company anticipates it will have about 50 trees to donate.

“Donating and planting trees ourselves just makes sense,” he said.

Paper4trees programme manager Hope Lawsen said Plains Irrigators initially approached the programme because it wanted

help to improve its in-house recycling, but when it found out what Paper4trees did, they wanted to be part of their project.

That prompted the organisation to develop a package that will now be rolled out to other businesses.

“We are so impressed with this firm. It’s such a shot in the arm to receive an approach like this, to realise businesses are willing to help us and the environment in this way.”

Paper4trees is an environmental education programme run by EERST (Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust), encouraging schools and preschools to reduce the amount of paper and cardboard waste they send to landfill.

It is a waste minimisation programme and the native trees and plants it gives away are an incentive to encourage schools to either start recycling, or improve current recycling rates.

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■ WILD WIND

Firefighters save homes

By Erin TaskEr

Alford Forest fire chief Graham Smith said if they’d been even 15 minutes later getting to the scene, it’s likely homes would have been lost.

He said the cause of the fire appeared to have been power wires which touched in the strong winds, sending sparks into a line of trees. The fire spread rapidly from there and firefighters had a challenge on their hands given the sheer size of the fire, and the gusty conditions.

Around 50 firefighters – from the Ashburton, Ashburton Rural, Rakaia, Hinds, Mayfield, Mt Somers, Alford Forest, Methven and Geraldine brigades and fire units – spent hours dousing the flames and dampening down hot spots.

Effectively they had seven separate fires burning. There were lines of trees, the hay bales and shed, and the pile of silage. Yesterday morning, the hay bales

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A Mt Somers couple have the tireless efforts of Mid Canterbury’s volunteer firefighters to thank for the fact that their home is still standing today.

Their Tramway Road home was one of two which firefighters managed to save after a freak fire started on their property late on Thursday, ripping through lines of trees, a shed, around 400 hay bales, implements and a pile of silage.

It was the woman (who did not want to be named) who first noticed the fire and alerted emergency services; her husband was away and he raced home, wondering what he’d be greeted with.

What met him was a big mess, the extent of which became clearer yesterday morning.

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lucky. Had it not been for the quick response of firefighters, his home could also have been claimed by the flames.

“Without them, the house would have been buggered,” he said.

The Alford Forest volunteer rural fire force was first on the scene; they were still sitting in the fire shed having just returned from another small fire on Mt Alford when the call to Mt Somers came in.

were still smouldering away.

Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief Mike Seque said at its peak, firefighters were faced with flames leaping 40 to 50 feet in the air, and firefighters worked extremely well to save the homes.

“With the way it was jumping all the time it could have easily jumped into the roof,” Mr Seque said.

It was a long night for firefighters, with Mr Smith having got home at 6.30am, after initially receiving the call-out shortly after 5pm the evening before.

“Because there were multiple fires we were actually fighting fires in the smoke from the other fires, trying to save the house,” he said.

But it was an effort that those who lived in the two houses closest the fire were eternally grateful for.

Flag vote School children ‘Have A Go’ at different sports Enrolled voters around the Ashburton District should all have received their voting packs for the second referendum on the New Zealand flag.

If people have not received their voting papers had them taken, they should contact the electoral office.

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Replacement voting papers are available at www.elections. org.nz/replacement. For more information about replacement papers, call 0800 36 76 56 (from within New Zealand) or +64 9 909 4182 (from overseas).

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■ ASHBURTON CADET UNIT

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Time to hit the dance floor for cadets

By RuBy HaRfield

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It’s time to get your dancing shoes on for an eighties to noughties community dance tonight to raise funds for the Ashburton Cadet Unit.

Area support officer Major Cezarne Rodgers said the dance, which is for parents of cadets and any other adults wanting to have a good night, will be a chance for people who like music from the eighties to noughties to get their feet moving.

“There’s not a lot of places to go in Ashburton for people who like that sort of music.”

The event is being held in conjunction with the RSA and all profits from the dance will go to the Ashburton Cadet Unit.

“We are always looking for different fundraising options for the unit and we thought that it might be a good idea.

“It’s not so much about making money but about providing something that’s missing in the community.”

If the boogie goes well they will look at holding it several times a year.

The dance will be held at the RSA from 7.30pm to 11.30pm tonight for a gold coin donation.

Fire cause investigated A fire investigator is looking into the cause of a fire at a house on Wakanui Road on Thursday. The fire got into the home’s floor. “It wasn’t too bad but they had to cut away a bit of the floor and inspect it because the lagging on the pipes was smouldering away,” Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Graeme Baker said.

Parks plan closer A plan that will spell out the future of parks, reserves, playing fields and recreational spots around the Ashburton District is inching closer to becoming public. The document has been on the council’s drawing board for about two years but has yet to see the light of day. The original document was too long on detail and too operational and it and has now been substantially rewritten. It is about to go back to a council working party before it then goes out for public comment.

February house sales

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February was a less than spectacular month for house sales in the Ashburton District.

REINZ figures show that prices rose just 0.8 per cent over February 2015, with the median sales price for the month $311,000. Prices fell by 1.1 per cent on January’s median. At 38, the number of houses sold in February was 17 per cent down on the 46 sold in February last year, one of the sharpest declines in Canterbury. For the first time Ashburton’s median price has slipped behind Timaru’s $325,000.

By Sue NewmaN

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A community dance is being held tonight to raise funds for the Ashburton Cadet Unit.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

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The temperature is rising in Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre and no-one is happy.

A string of very hot days over the past few weeks has resulted in centre staff receiving a string of complaints from people who said the court and pool areas were too hot to use.

There have been 10 days recently when the mercury inside the complex has exceeded 30°C,

resulting in one person being treated for heat-related issues and one staff member requiring after-hours medical assistance.

And those hot days have seen the complaints flowing from users, Ashburton District Council sports facilities manager Steve Prescott said.

Rather than having an air-conditioning system that cooled air, the complex had been built with a system that simply pumped fresh air in from outside the building,

he said. “And of course if the outside air is hot, that’s what comes inside. The mechanism used doesn’t cool the air.”

While sunblinds had been installed in the pool area, this did nothing to bring down temperatures across the complex, Mr Prescott said.

He said it is unclear whether air-conditioning was not part of the original plan or whether it was in but removed to cut costs.

In an effort to improve user

comfort next summer, Mr Prescott said he is looking at options and costs for addressing the air-cooling issue.

“We’re getting as much data as we can and getting some estimates for air chillers to take to the council.”

District councillors have tagged money that could be considered for the stadium in this year’s annual plan and Mr Prescott hoped some of this could be directed into air-conditioning.

Ever fancied a cuddle with Richie McCaw? An Auckland craft enthusiast has come up with the next best thing – an oddly realistic cuddly toy of the former All Blacks captain. The Richie doll was handcrafted by Deborah van Praagh, who has also created dolls of Kiwi pop star Lorde and acclaimed film director Sir Peter Jackson to help f fabric, craft and homeware store Spotlight celebrate its 20th birthday.

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New app may supercede Plunket books

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Retiring Ashburton Museum curator Michael Hanrahan might have wanted to “quietly fade away,” but his employer, the Ashburton District Council, had other ideas.

In a short ceremony at the council’s service delivery committee meeting this week, councillor Alan Totty said that Mr Hanrahan had led the museum during its most significant period of growth and change.

“The key to Michael’s work has been planning.

He’s a meticulous planner and that was key when it came to moving the museum from the old building into the new one,” Mr Totty

said. The success that Ashburton’s Museum had become was not down to just one person, it was down to a team of people, Mr Hanrahan said.

“We’ve been a team right through, staff and volunteers.

“We’ve had up to 40 volunteers at times and there is a need in the future to recognise the work they do, particularly those who are there so frequently they are almost fulltime employees,” he said.

Mr Hanrahan retires at the end of this month with Tanya Robinson taking over as the new museum manager.

Mid Canterbury parents may soon have access to a new way of recording their babies’ progress.

Following on from the release of a mobile application in Nelson that records a newborn’s earliest milestones, the Canterbury District Health Board will judge the benefits and potentially follow suit.

The app, developed by the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board was the first of its kind in New Zealand and could result in the abandonment of traditional recordkeepers, such as Plunket books.

Designed in the same way, the app records the progress of newborn babies.

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said the board was definitely interested in its potential and was keen to hear how the roll-out of the app went.

Following that, the CDHB will make a decision on whether it will be implemented within the Canterbury region.

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■ MARTIN CROWE’S FUNERAL

‘A gentle kind and loving soul’

By Corazon Miller Martin Crowe’s wife Lorraine Downes has expressed her eternal gratitude to a man she described as her soulmate and “a beautiful man”, who saw fatherhood as one of his greatest achievements, at his funeral in Auckland yesterday.

Crowe’s casket – adorned with a large bouquet of white flowers and a decorative monarch butterfly – sat centre-stage inside Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell.

In a touching tribute to his daughter, her birthdate was etched on his casket – 15/4/2003 – a day he described in his 2013 book Raw as one of his happiest.

Downes gave her touching final tribute towards the end of the almost two-hour service.

“Right from the beginning I nicknamed Marty my beautiful man, his heart so pure and transparent so honest and so full of love,” she said. “He could be passionate romantic and fun and he could be as cheeky as hell.”

Crowe died last Thursday, aged 53, four years after being diagnosed with lymphoma.

Downes said while the cancer

Russell Crowe helps carry the casket of Martin Crowe. had taken her husband too soon – it had in some ways also given them time together.

“When the cancer arrived he did the courageous work of facing himself and from that internal work he finally saw what we knew about him, that he was a gentle kind and loving soul,” she said. “That peace made him able to touch the lives of others close to him for the better.

“I will be forever grateful to you my darling for what you shared with me, for truly showing me what living in the moment means and what being loved and cher-

ished feels like.”

The funeral began at 1pm with a standing ovation as a video of Crowe’s innings of 142 against England at Lord’s in 1994 was played.

The first to pay tribute was his brother Jeff Crowe who shared his memories of his “bold and beautiful brother” a fabulous, loving and caring father, a son of substance and a magnanimous mate.

He spoke of the strength of his sister-in-law and his niece in the face of their loss.

“Lorraine ... you were his rock

... Emma your dad was so proud of you, we are so proud of you, what you have achieved and what you are about to, keep smiling ... kia kaha.

“Marty may have left us but he is still within, you only have to look at Emma’s eyes to know that he is looking back at you.”

Former teammate Ian Smith recalled Crowe’s younger years as “young superstar in the making” at Auckland Grammar.

“But his reputation was justified, he had a confidence, a presence backed up with a very clear superb technique, even then.”

He went on to detail Crowe’s career highlights, including the special innings which for more than a decade stood as a record test score for New Zealand – the 299 against Sri Lanka in 1991.

Smith used one word to sum up his friend: “Passion”.

“Sometimes it led him down the path of confrontation, but it occurred solely because his devotion ran so deep, it was in his heart, it flowed through his veins.”

Tearful video tributes from Black Caps Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor were also played at

the funeral.

The pair described their gratitude at having Crowe as a mentor.

“I was incredibly proud that he called myself and Ross (Taylor) the sons he never had,” Guptill said.

Hundreds attended the funeral from far and wide, including his cousin and actor Russell Crowe, former Australian captain Greg Chappell, New Zealand Cricket boss David White, selector Gavin Larsen, Sir Richard Hadlee and students from his former school, Auckland Grammar.

Sport Minister Jonathan Coleman attended on behalf of the Government.

Crowe’s casket was carried out by his pallbearers, including cousin Russell, to the tune of the Muse song Feeling Good.

It was greeted outside the church by a large group of Auckland Grammar boys performing the haka, before being put in the hearse as family and friends lay petals on top.

The students broke out into another haka as the hearse drove off with family, friends and hundreds of funeral attendees looking on.

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Mixed views on flexible school hours proposal By ruBy Harfield

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There have been mixed responses from Mid Canterbury principals on a proposal to allow schools to have flexible hours.

Flexibility in opening and closing times of schools has been proposed in the Education Legislation Bill which is before a select committee.

Longbeach School principal Neil Simons said he does not agree with the idea of schools being able to change their times because the current times work well and it could cause problems.

However, Mayfield School principal Richard Kidd supports the idea.

Their school actually changed from a 9am-3pm day to 8.55am2.45pm by taking a small chunk off their lunch break after consultation with the community to allow parents to take their children to after-school activities in Ashburton.

He believes that if this ever came into law it would be positive because each school has different circumstances, but their community would need to be consulted.

There are probably some reasons why people are against it, such as affecting parents’ work times, but it could work well, he said.

“From our point of view it

Denis Swaney gets his blood pressure checked by registered nurse Philippa Yates at the Ashburton Kidney Society’s checkpoint.

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Neil Simons could be positive.”

Carew Peel Forest School principal Kay Ward said it could be good for some schools, but there would need to be sound reasons for a school to change and a consultation process.

“Overall I see it as a positive move, schools will have the freedom and flexibility to do what best suits their school and community needs.

“If we ever did opt to make any changes, having our own school buses would make it easier. I could see problems for schools who have to work in with each other with school buses.”

■ ASHBURTON KIDNEY SOCIETY’S CHECKPOINT

High or low, blood pressure was checked One of the easiest and earliest ways of detecting kidney failure is a blood pressure check and this week, the Ashburton Kidney Society made them free for all.

The free checks were offered to the public on Thursday, as part of Kidney Awareness Week.

People of all ages stopped by with more than 90 visiting the nurses by early afternoon.

If there were any concerns with people’s blood pressure one of the nurses instructed them on

the next step. Registered nurse Philippa Yates said people with normal blood pressure were told to get checked again in five years and those with elevated blood pressure were referred to their GP. Anyone who was borderline was advised to get checked again in six months, she said.

Donations were also given to the society by way of a raffle, with the total amount donated yet to be confirmed.

Society president Charlie Hill said the flow of traffic to the checkpoint was pretty steady, although he suspected the high winds may have deterred a few people.

Earlier in the day a mobile dialysis caravan was on hand for locals to peruse. Intended for people on dialysis at home that wished to go away on holiday, the van was brought down from Christchurch and is available for hire.

Eggs back on approved-foods’ list

By Caitlin Porter

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The Heart Foundation is reneging on its recommendation that people restrict themselves to three eggs per week.

Back in 1999 the Heart Foundation published a paper on eggs but since then further research has been carried out.

Recent evidence now suggests the previous restriction of three eggs per week is unnecessary.

In line with this, the Heart Foundation also commissioned an independent scientific report, Eggs and the Heart, issued in January of this year.

A thorough review has found the effect of eggs on blood cholesterol is inconsistent.

Heart Foundation national nutrition advisor Angela Berrill said although egg yolks were high in dietary cholesterol – the cholesterol in food – evidence suggested eggs had only a very small effect on blood cholesterol levels.

For the general healthy population, eggs can be included as part of a normal eating pattern.

Kiwis with an increased risk of heart disease can eat up to six eggs a week, she said.

However, before chowing down on scrambled, poached or boiled eggs Ms Berrill suggests paying attention to the foods eaten alongside them.

“Many people like to pair their eggs with refined white bread, butter, salt or processed meats like bacon or sausages which are not so good for our hearts,” she said.

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Clark Park will immortalis A park at Tinwald is soon to get a new name and it is a name which has a tragic history behind it.

Susan Sandys reports.

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wo Ashburton brothers growing up in the idyllic grounds of a Tinwald nursery dreamed of fighting for their country as World War Two broke out.

Soon they were off to war and the nursery must have seemed a lifetime away as they coped with the grim reality of the war’s battlefields, battlefields from which they never returned.

Today the war efforts of George and Charles (Alby) Albert Clark are being memorialised in the naming of a park which once formed part of the nursery.

Long-time Mid Canterbury resident Velma Langdon, who knew the two brothers, approached the Ashburton District Council regarding naming the park in 2011 and council management later agreed it would be called Clark Park.

It has taken some time for a sign to be erected, with numerous delays, and Mrs Langdon is hoping it will be in place by Anzac Day. Mrs Langdon recalled George and

George Clark rests in the Enfidaville War Cemetery in Tunisia. The original cross (right) being replaced by a newer version.

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he Ashburton District Council has no explanation for the delays behind installing the new Clark Park sign.

Mrs Langdon has been waiting for the council to install a sign with the new name of the park ever since it was named in 2011 and last year was assured it would be installed by Anzac Day 2015.

As that did not eventuate and almost another year has gone by, she has been pinning her

hopes on Anzac Day this year. “I’m waiting for the sign to go up, because I feel it’s in respect for the two brothers who fought for our country, and it’s honouring them,” Mrs Clark said.

She said the park was a beautiful setting with a children’s playground and established trees, and having the sign installed would just finish it off.

The council’s parks department told the Guardian that the sign was now made and would be in place by Anzac Day.

Above – Clark Park at Tinwald will soon have a sign erected, a move being welcomed by Velma Langdon (left) and Barbara Redmond.

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se brothers’ war efforts Alby as “very nice lads” who were friendly and happy. She lived with her family on a property neighbouring the nursery.

Her father Fred Feron worked for George and Alby’s dad George Clark, who owned the nursery and adjoining land, altogether stretching for more than seven acres, west from the Tinwald viaduct.

In its early days the nursery was called G & C Clark Nurserymen & Florists.

Mrs Langdon was just 14 when the oldest, George, went off to war. He was killed in 1943 fighting in Tunisia as a member of the New Zealand Infantry 23rd Battalion, and is buried there. He was 21.

Alby then headed off, vowing to “kill the buggers who shot my brother” as he left.

But he was to die at the same age, 21, in 1945, as a member of the New Zealand Infantry 26th Battalion.

He is buried at the Faenza War Cem-

etery in Italy.

Mrs Langdon said George senior had planned to extend the nursery for his sons to operate when they returned from the war. But as this was not to be, he ended up selling some of the land to Mr Feron, who used it to grow commercial produce.

George and Alby were survived by two sisters.

One of them, Natalie, married Harold Jordan, who also fought in World War Two and is today 98 years old.

Their daughter Barbara Redmond of Ashburton became aware of the park project just last month.

Mrs Redmond said she was pleased it was being named in memory of her two late uncles, who were killed before she was born.

“Dad always said what nice boys they were,” Mrs Redmond said.

She herself grew up on the wide expanse of land at the nursery, after it became Jordan’s Nursery when her father took it over from George senior.

Alby Clark rests in the Faenza War Cemetery in Italy. The original cross (left) being replaced by a newer version.

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Right – The Clark nursery was to be extended for the Clark brothers when they returned from World War Two, but both died on the battlefields.

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Creek Road rescue for thirsty dogs If you’re a dog pounding the pavements in Ashburton, then keeping hydrated during your daily walk means it’s important to include Creek Road on your route.

Hunter and Mae Morris have

established a dog rescue post along the street and they ensure a bowl of fresh, cold water is available as a canine refreshment spot. The drinking post, however, has attracted the attention of more than just dogs, with

vandals also making sport out of regularly tossing the drinking bowls on to the road.

And while that’s angered the couple, they’ve refused to give up in their efforts to provide dogs with street-side refreshments.

They’ve now installed a steel bowl that is bolted into a railway sleeper. It might be more difficult to clean, but at least dogs taking their exercise will know that their regular drinking spot is back in business again, Mrs Morris said.

A massive cache of high-powered military assault weapons stashed in the ceiling of a house and a sophisticated P-lab with a secret room have been uncovered in a major drug bust this week.

Police say they uncovered an elaborate methamphetamine production set-up at a South Auckland warehouse when a number of search warrants were carried out in South Auckland on Thursday.

A 37-year-old man was due to appear in the Manukau District Court yesterday on a range of serious charges after he was arrested at an Auckland inner-city apartment on Thursday, allegedly surrounded by $650,000 of drugs and cash.

“When our officers entered the apartment, he’s alleged to have had a 9mm handgun next to his bed, a plastic container filled with half a kilo of freshly-made methamphetamine worth as much as $500,000 and a bag with about $150,000 in cash,” said the Organised Crime Group’s Detective Senior Sergeant Lloyd Schmid.

A few hours later detectives gained entry to an industrial warehouse related to him in Wiri, where they found a heavily-fortified building.

A clan lab used to manufacture methamphetamine was found inside.

Officers searched the property and discovered a well-hidden secret room with another clan lab with two firearms and ammunition lying on the bench.

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Mid Canty vigilant with vaccine

By Caitlin Porter

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Mid Canterbury residents have been vigilant when it comes to receiving their measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations, helping to keep contagious viruses at bay.

Measles reared its ugly head once again last month, with an outbreak in Auckland.

At least 48 people were quarantined with four confirmed cases of

the infectious disease.

Canterbury District Health Board team leader of planning and funding, Dr Greg Hamilton, said for the second quarter of 2015/16, the Mid Canterbury region had 94 per cent coverage for two-year-olds and four-year-olds.

In New Zealand the first dose of the MMR vaccine is given at 15 months and the final dose at four years.

While consistent with previous years, the coverage has dropped slightly from the second quarter of 2013/14 when all seven Mid Canterbury medical practices reached an overall coverage of 96 per cent, higher than the national average of 95 per cent.

While locally the coverage was good, Dr Hamilton said there was still an element of parental refusal around the MMR vaccine.

Three per cent of caregivers actively declined to have their child vaccinated with the first round of the MMR vaccine, while 5 per cent declined the final dose.

Previously, Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said to stop the spread of measles, the level of immunity within the community needed to be high due to the fact it was an “extremely contagious” virus.

The Ministry of Health has been vaccinating New Zealanders with two doses of the MMR vaccine since January 1, 1969, however currently many people aged 10 to 29-years-old are under-immunised against measles.

The Ministry stressed it was never too late to get immunised and anyone who missed the immunisation is advised to contact their GP.

Probus handover complete Ashburton’s original Probus club, formed in 1983 is in fine health and this week celebrated the annual handover of leadership from one president to another.

Tony Blain will now lead the organisation, taking over from Denis Lister.

The group is one of three in Ashburton, two with a membership of men only and the third the domain of women.

Probus was formed in England 50 years ago for retired profes-

sional and business people with clubs starting in New Zealand about 10 years later.

The organisation was the brainchild of a Rotarian who had recently retired and found himself with too much time on his hands.

He gathered some other retirees together and they started meeting together regularly.

New Zealand’s first club started on the Kapiti Coast in 1974 with the number of Kiwi clubs reaching a peak in 1999.

Right – Changing of the guard at Ashburton Men’s Probus, Denis Lister (right) hands over the badge of office to new president Tony Blain.

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Who was St Patrick?

He’s the most commonly recognised patron saint in Ireland but St Patrick was not even Irish, he was born in Britain.

He was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16 and later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people.

His main feat was driving the snakes out of Ireland but modern interpretation has led people to believe snakes were simply sins, which he drove out of Ireland by bringing Christianity into it.

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You would expect it to be pretty warm racing in leathers and a helmet under the blazing Auckland sun, but Bailie Perriton was ice-cool to win all six of his races and secure his second national title last weekend.

The 18-year-old was 19 points adrift of his team-mate and 650cc production class leader Dennis Charlette heading into round four of the NZ Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs.

Charlette had led the way throughout the season, and Perriton knew a minor miracle was needed to rein in the Christchurch rider.

But, a level head and some inconsistent displays from Charlette allowed the former Ashburton College student to claw his way back in to contention.

“I didn’t expect it.

“It was mathematically possible, but I was nervous and knew if I could actually win it’d be a miracle,” he said.

Perriton eventually finished on 272 points, 13 ahead of Charlette to round off a thrilling campaign, that came close to not happening at all.

“Financially I wouldn’t have been racing this season without everybody that’s helped me,” he said.

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From left: Lance Caffell, Cornelius Grobler and Coenraad Venter are eagerly awaiting the South Island Novice Championships at Woolston Boxing Club next weekend.

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Current national welterweight champion Cornelius Grobler has been passing on his knowledge of the fight game to two South Island novice hopefuls.

Grobler is currently coaching Lance Caffell and younger brother Coenraad Venter ahead of their ring debuts at the South Island novice championships in

Christchurch next weekend.

Grobler has been working with the duo since late last year and the South African is now determined to prepare the newbie pugilists for what is often described as the toughest game of all.

“Both of them come from quite rough backgrounds.

“They both approached me saying that they wanted to do something with their lives and

do something they’ll be remembered for,” he said.

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“I started training with them about three or four months ago.

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hard and they’ve been preparing well,” he said.

The 31-year-old praised the pair for their dedication and is confident they can perform well among stiff competition.

“I know I’ve put them through hell so far and a few times they’ve quit, but they’ve come back, apologised, and got right back to work.

“They’ve got heart.”

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Sharapova should be punished - Nadal Rafael Nadal believes Maria Sharapova deserves to be punished after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.

The former world No 1 was found to have taken meldonium - a drug known to increase endurance capabilities - which was prohibited from January 1 this year.

Sharapova has been provisionally suspended from March 12, but Nadal insists she ‘must pay’ for failing to take notice of new doping regulations.

“It is difficult to imagine that something like this can happen, but mistakes happen,” he said ahead of his first round match at Indian Wells.

“She should be punished.

“I want to believe it is a mistake for Maria.

“She didn’t want to do it. But

obviously it is negligence. She must pay for it.”

Nadal, who enters this week’s tournament as the No 4 seed, says he has never been tempted to take a performing enhancing drug and wants to continue to be a role model for young players.

“I am a completely clean guy,’ he added. ‘I have never had the temptation of doing something wrong.”

“I believe in the sport and the values of the sport.

“It is an example for the kids and if I am doing something that goes against that, I will be lying to myself, not lying to my opponents.”

Meanwhile Andy Murray has expressed disappointment at his racket sponsor Head’s support for Maria Sharapova after the fivetime grand slam winner admitted

that’s happened the failing a drugs test. last few days.

The company re“I don’t really know leased a statement what else to say on that, yesterday claiming it but that’s not somewas proud to be asthing I believe. sociated with the Rus“I think at this stage sian just three days afit’s important really ter her revelation that to get hold of the facts she had tested posiand let things play out, tive for meldonium at like more informathe Australian Open.

Maria Sharapova tion coming out before Head also announced the intention to ex- making a decision to extend the tend Sharapova’s contract, even contract like that, in my view.

“I personally wouldn’t have rethough she is facing a possible four-year ban from tennis, and sponded like that.”

Murray’s comments came after Murray was baffled by the approach from a company he has Head had publicly backed Sharapova despite a number of her used throughout his career.

Speaking at a press confer- other sponsors, including Nike ence in Indian Wells ahead of his and Porsche, distancing themparticipation in the BNP Paribas selves from her while watchmakOpen, the Scot said: “I think it’s a er Tag Heuer vowed to cut ties - AP strange stance given everything completely.

The legendary Manny Pacquiao has received an invite from boxing’s top brass to compete at this year’s Olympics, but his famous rival Floyd Mayweather is a confirmed non-starter at Rio. Boxing’s world governing body, the AIBA, is fast tracking an extraordinary proposal which would allow the world’s finest professionals to compete at the summer Olympics, starting this year in Brazil.

Olympic boxing has been an amateur domain, of three round contests where boxers wear protective head gear and focus on scoring points rather than knockouts.

There is a vast difference between professional and amateur boxing although many Olympic medallists like Muhammad Ali and Mayweather went on to become professional superstars.

The Daily Mail reports that according to the Philippine Star, Pacquiao received the personal invite from AIBA president Dr Ching-Kuo Wu. Pacquiao is preparing for his third fight against Timothy Bradley, a world welterweight contest, in what is supposed to be his swansong.

Mayweather, who defeated Pacquiao last year in their belated but long-awaited ‘Fight of the Century’, won bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The 39-year-old Mayweather said there was absolutely no chance of him returning to the ring.

“For my body to recover from all my fights will be for the rest of my life. I’m truly blessed to have been fighting for so much of my life,” he said.

“I had a great run. Ain’t no more for this body to heal but rest.”

Dr Wu said: “We want the best boxers to come to the Olympic Games.

“It is AIBA’s 70th birthday, and we want something to change not after four years, but now.

“It is an IOC policy to have the best athletes in the Games, and of the international federations, AIBA is probably the only one without professional athletes in the Olympics.”

But opponents include former champ Lennox Lewis, who described the proposed rule change as preposterous and said putting professionals in the ring against amateurs was unfair and dangerous.

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■ TENNIS

■ ROWING

Realising the dream It’s been a little over a week since Mid Canterbury rower Emma Dyke fulfilled a lifelong dream of being selected to the women’s eight for the Olympics. Ashburton Guardian sports reporter James Ford caught up with the 20-year-old to talk about her journey to the greatest show on earth.

Now you’ve had some time for your Olympic selection to sink in, how do you feel?

It still feels weird when people ask what my plans are for this year and I say that I’m going to the Olympics.

It’s strange as it’s been a goal for years, but I am very excited and can’t wait to get overseas.

When you first took up rowing, did you ever dream of representing New Zealand at the Olympics?

It has always been a dream of mine, especially in my last few years of school rowing.

But I never thought it would be the 2016 Olympics (when) I started rowing in 2010 when in Year 10 at Craighead Diocesan.

How will your preparation change now?

My preparation won’t change much at all, other than the fact that we will do more training in the eight.

Just making the most of the time we have left in New Zealand before we head over to Europe and then on to South America.

Reflecting on your rowing career, what would you say were the key moments in your development that spurred you on to Olympic selection?

It definitely all started with my school rowing, having a top coach, thanks Dean Milne, and having a great bunch of rowers helped me to get here.

Then I guess making the NZ junior team and finally gaining a silver medal in the under-23 four in 2013.

Finally, I guess having a great campaign last year in the women’s eight.

Who would you say has had the biggest influence on your rowing career?

I guess my parents and sister would be my number one influence as they have supported me throughout rowing to date.

Rowing is a time consuming and tiring sport and they have been there all along, they have been overseas for all three of my NZ campaigns and are coming to support me this year in Rio. My other big influence would be Dean Milne, my school coach.

In my first year of rowing I struggled with all the training camps in the weekends as I was a real homebody and this meant I couldn’t be at home.

He didn’t let me quit and pushed me every day, so thank you Dean!

Away from the water, what are you most looking forward to in Rio? I am excited to see what the Olympic village is like, and to meet the other New Zealand Olympic athletes.

I am also looking forward to getting all our Olympic kit.

How did your friends and family react to the big news and will they be heading out to watch you?

They were all very excited and there were a few happy tears from my grandparents.

My Mum, Dad and little sister along with our family friends are coming along to Rio to watch.

Emma Dyke: Can’t wait to get to the Rio Olympics.

■ TRIATHLON

Currie determined to make an impact Four New Zealand athletes will race at the ITU Mooloolaba World Cup Sprint event on Australia’s Sunshine Coast this weekend, two in the elite men’s race and two in the elite women’s event.

The men’s race features Braden Currie (Wanaka) and Andrew Lloyd (Bay of Plenty), with Currie continuing to find his feet at ITU level as he looks to transition from multisport and longer distance racing, into the fast and furious world of ITU action.

The fiercely competitive and determined Currie has so far rued mistakes in Continental Cup events in Kinloch, Takapuna and last weekend in Wollongong when he found himself isolated during the swim but is deter-

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mined to push on with his efforts in pure triathlon events.

17th last week in Wollongong, Currie is looking to put lessons learned so far into action in Mooloolaba today, with the key being to emerge from the water in contact with the leaders.

Nicole van der Kaay (Taupo) and Deb Lynch (Porirua) will line up in the women’s event, van der Kaay in her debut appearance at this level while Lynch races for just the third time at World Cup level.

Despite having already raced at this level in New Plymouth and Tiszaujvaros (Hungary) in 2014, Lynch feels that she is in a much better space to perform this weekend.

“It kind of feels like my first World Cup race, the first two were coming off being at University for a few years and having a good summer to get into that sort of form to race at the U23 World Champs in 2014.

“I now have another two years under my belt with a solid summer of training, relatively injury free.”

The U23 athlete is enjoying support from the Tri NZ High Performance Programme this summer, and while not fully a part of the squads, is clearly feeling the benefits of that involvement.

“Consistency has been huge for me this summer, having a squad to train with all the time, especially with the swimming.

“And then the contact time with Tim (Coach Tim Brazier) around key running sessions especially, those things are making a big difference.”

Joining Lynch in the elite women’s race is someone even less experienced but no less excited about her debut World Cup appearance.

Twenty-year-old Nicole van der Kaay has had to fight injury just to get back racing, with a stress fracture keeping her away from racing for most of 2015.

“Words cannot describe how happy and privileged I feel to be selected to once again represent New Zealand, let alone being back on the Triathlon racing scene,” said van der Kaay. - NZME

Davis Cup eye-opener for Tearney New Zealand tennis No.1 Finn Tearney has just returned home after his first experience with Davis Cup tennis and although the Kiwi team lost to South Korea in Seoul he says what he learned was invaluable.

Tearney, aged 25 and currently ranked 389 in the world, one place ahead of fellow Davis Cup team member Rubin Statham, is playing the MinterEllisonRuddWatts Wellington Tennis Open this weekend at the Renouf Centre before returning to the professional tennis circuit for tournaments in Asia.

Tearney says Davis Cup was eye opening and something to inspire him for the future, despite the fact there was initially snow on the courts then, sunshine, then rain and eventually a 3-1 loss.

“It was a cool experience, being around the guys and seeing how you are treated.

“I really enjoyed it.

“It’s definitely something I’d like to do again.

“It’s a shame we lost, it was a tough battle. It’s a shame I didn’t play but that’s the way it goes,” said Tearney who also took note of one of the opposition players, Hyeon Chung who is ranked around 60 in the world.

“It’s good to be exposed to players like that.

“It’s beneficial for my game.

Obviously he’s a pretty good player.

“Technical wise I don’t think there was anything special, just his ability to focus and play point after point consistency was good stuff to watch.”

Meanwhile Tearney is keen to win his third tournament in Wellington in a row, especially since the Renouf Centre was one of the places he grew up playing matches on as a junior.

“It will be nice to be on home courts in front of family and friends. There’s some good players in the tournament, especially with Rubin (Statham) and others too.

“Hopefully I can take the title again.”

With Tearney and Statham in the tournament there’s a likely No.1 versus No.2 in the final.

However others such as Alex Klintcharov from North Harbour who has ATP ranking points, Canterbury’s national 18s champion Connor Heap, talented Hawke’s Bay brothers Rob and Finn Reynolds, Rhett Purcell who was a semi-finalist at the NZ tennis champs in Auckland in December and has previously played for Britain at junior Wimbledon will make the draw interesting.

The women’s singles has two big-name players in NZ tennis champs winner and national junior champion, Rosie Cheng from North Harbour, while Leela Beattie will be wanting to defend her crown.

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■ RUGBY

Shake-up in Chiefs camp Any doubts about Dave Rennie’s dissatisfaction with his side’s scrum were extinguished with a glance at a teamsheet covered in red pen.

The Chiefs coach has made eight changes from last weekend’s shock home loss to the Lions, naming six new faces among the forwards to clash with the Kings in Port Elizabeth tomorrow morning (NZT).

Two alterations had an air of inevitability, with Brodie Retallick’s broken ribs and Michael Leitch’s return to fitness showing the injury gods both giveth and taketh.

But the remaining changes in an overhauled forward pack were all about form.

A brand new front row will be tasked with settling a scrum that has been less than impressive during the competition’s early rounds, with Japanese tighthead Hiroshi Yamashita omitted altogether.

While the problem against the Lions came at the opposite side of the scrum, Yamashita will be replaced by Siate Tokolahi while New Zealand under-20s captain Atu Moli is promoted to the bench.

Tokolahi will pack down with Nathan Harris and Mitchell Graham to culminate, after similar issues were present in the opening victory over the Crusaders, what has been a very

Michael Leitch is a powerful addition to the Chiefs pack. lengthy search for answers.

“The major issue we had with the Lions was their tighthead being able to get into our hooker, and that put an enormous amount of pressure on our scrum,” Rennie said.

“But they came off the bench last week, all three of those guys, and did a reasonable job.

“We had a really good scrum session [on Wednesday] and may have come up with some solutions around how we can be more competitive in that area.

“I’m pretty confident that we’ll get a far better showing than we did last week, even knowing that the Kings may be excited by the opportunity to

scrummage against our boys.

“It’ll be a test - and it’s going to be a test every week for us - but I think we’ve made some good shifts.”

Another shift has seen natural loose forward Johan Bardoul handed the unenviable task of taking Retallick’s spot in the second row, while Leitch and Auckland youngster Taleni Seu will form a revamped loose forward trio alongside Sam Cane.

“Johan’s played a little bit of lock for us and he’s trained a lot as a lock,” Rennie said.

“Ultimately, we’re pretty keen for Taleni to have a bit more of a roaming role, but that may interchange a bit.”

The backs have a much more settled appearance, with the attack hardly struggling for tries in the early weeks.

But Brad Weber will earn his first start of the season in place of fellow All Black Tawera Kerr-Barlow, beginning a halfback battle that will progress throughout the campaign.

“Tawera has been really good, we’ve been really happy with him, and Brad’s come off the bench and just sped things up,” Rennie said.

“His speed to the ruck and distribution deserves a start, and those two will share a lot of game time throughout the year.”

The only other alteration to the backline sees league convert Glen Fisiiahi given his first Super Rugby start, a bow that would have arrived a fortnight early had injury not intervened.

CHIEFS Damian McKenzie, Glen Fisiiahi, Seta Tamanivalu, Charlie Ngatai, James Lowe, Aaron Cruden (c), Brad Weber, Michael Leitch, Sam Cane (c), Taleni Seu, Johan Bardoul, Michael Allardice, Siate Tokolahi, Nathan Harris, Mitchell Graham.

Reserves: Rhys Marshall, Pauliasi Manu, Atu Moli, James Tucker, Maama Vaipulu, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sam McNicol.

Co-coaches no big deal insist Reds duo

By Vince RugaRi Queensland Reds interim cocoaches Nick Stiles and Matt O’Connor insist they can prove doubters wrong and make shared leadership work for the beleaguered Super Rugby franchise.

The duo wasted no time exerting their influence following Richard Graham’s sacking as head coach on Monday, announcing a swathe of team changes for today’s away clash with the Melbourne Rebels.

They restored Karmichael Hunt to fullback and benched Japanese import Ayumu Goromaru while recalling veteran centre Anthony Fainga’a and named a revamped forward pack with three players making their starting debuts.

Forwards coach Stiles and backs boss O’Connor both shrugged off concern and scepticism surrounding the co-coaching concept - a rarity in modern sport - in their first press conference together since Graham’s axing, saying differences in opinion can be overcome.

Both are keen to put their

hands up for the full-time job next season, with the rest of this Super Rugby campaign something of a running audition for the pair, but the Reds have also promised to conduct a worldwide search for Graham’s replacement.

“It’s pretty simple, it’s not about us,” O’Connor said yesterday.

“It’s nothing to do with us, it’s about the players and we’ve got to try and get a performance out of them.

“We’re both big enough to know that if Stilesy feels strongly enough about something in the forwards and I feel strongly enough about something in the backs, there’s a reason why.

“We’ll come to the team-first solution.”

Stiles said the only real change to their roles from an on-field perspective was O’Connor absorbing the defence portfolio from Graham, who was let go when a limp loss at home to the Western Force capped a long period of under achievement under his reign.

O’Connor was confident Hunt was better suited to fullback than centre, even if the move came at

was a “seamless” process and that there was a glaring need for a shake-up.

“Nobody was happy with the performance, it wasn’t acceptable and we needed to get a bit of a freshness in that side to get a performance,” he said.

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Karmichael Hunt goalkicker Goromaru’s expense.

Recalling tough-tackling Faingaa at inside centre allowed them to move big centre Samu Kerevi further out.

In the pack there is a new-look front row with loosehead prop Sef Faagase and hooker Andrew Ready both to start ahead of the benched Ben Daley and injured Saia Fainga’a (ankle).

O’Connor said reaching a final decision on the team with Stiles

Queensland Reds: Karmichael Hunt, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Samu Kerevi, Anthony Faingaa, Eto Nabuli, Jake McIntyre, Nick Frisby, Jake Schatz, Waita Setu, Hendrik Tui, Rob Simmons (capt), Caderyn Neville.

Greg Holmes, Andrew Ready, Sef Faagase. Res: Matt Mafi, Ben Daley, Sam Talakai, Ben Matwijow, Curtis Browning, Scott Gale , Sam Greene, Ayumu Goromaru.

Melbourne Rebels: Jonah Placid, Dom Shipperley, Tamati Ellison, Mitch Inman, Tom English, Jack Debreczeni, Ben Meehan, Adam Thomson, Sean McMahon (capt), Jordy Reid, Lopeti Timani, Luke Jones, Laurie Weeks, James Hanson, Toby Smith. Res: Pat Leafa, Cruze Ah Nau, Jamie Hagan, Sam Jeffries, Steve Cummins, Mick Snowden, Dan Hawkins, Kotaro Matsushima. - AAP

‘England’s Ma’a Nonu’ back on track Powerful centre Manu Tuilagi is back in the England squad for the first time since June 2014 ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Wales.

The 24-year-old had not played for his country since a groin injury sidelined him for 15 months.

Having made a comeback in January to his club side Leicester, he then suffered a hamstring injury that again kept him off the pitch.

He takes the place of Saracens fullback Andy Goode, while exciting Wasps centre Elliot Daly is retained.

Tuilagi is likely to start on the replacements bench.

England’s Australian coach Eddie Jones named a 24-man squad and will announce his starting XV today.

Jones views Tuilagi exclusively as an inside centre and believes he can become England’s version of New Zealand great Ma’a Nonu.

Tuilagi has played 25 times for England since his debut in 2011, scoring 11 tries.

Nonu played his final All Blacks game at the World Cup final last year, playing 103 games and crossing the line on 31 occasions.

Tuilagi’s last test matches were against the All Blacks, failing to score in three straight tests, but he showed his class in 2012, dotting down as England claimed one of their biggest ever wins over New Zealand, 38-21.

Elsewhere in the side, Luke Cowan-Dickie is the 24th player retained by Jones and is acting as injury cover for hooker Jamie George.

Prop Kieran Brookes, who makes his first appearance of the Six Nations in England’s matchday 23, takes the place of his Northampton teammate Paul Hill.

Tuilagi won the last of his 26 caps on the 2014 summer tour to New Zealand before a serious groin problem struck.

Having made his injury comeback this season, he then went down with a hamstring problem and has played just six matches for Leicester in the current campaign, although he scored a try against Exeter on Sunday.

Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill insists the British and Irish Lions centre is “five or six games away from being fully fit to play 80 minutes of Test rugby” and also has misgivings over his suitability for a role as a replacement given the length of time he has been out.

“Even if you put him on the bench to be an impact player for the last half an hour, what happens if you have to put him on after five minutes?” Cockerill said.

Jones, however, has already stated that Tuilagi is capable of playing 20 minutes and intends unleashing him in the final quarter against Wales as England seek to take another step towards a first Grand Slam since 2003. - AP

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■ RUGBY

Lions not taken lightly

By Steve HepBurn Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has shuffled his pack but it has plenty of riches as the side gets ready to take on the Lions.

Joseph has brought back experienced lock Alex Ainley for his first start of the season and rearranged his loose forward trio for the match at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight.

Elliot Dixon and co-captain Shane Christie have moved to the bench with Dan Pryor and Liam Squire coming into the team.

Squire will play at No 8 with Luke Whitelock moved to the blindside flank.

Tom Franklin drops out of the team and tighthead prop Siosiua Halanukonuka comes in, while Josh Hohneck gets a rest.

Joseph has various options in his forward pack and has trust in them. ‘‘It was interesting in that we had five forwards who had played in the grand final last year playing for the development team last week,’’ he said. ‘‘That tells us we have a bit of depth in the tight forwards, so when guys get their chance they need to take it. ‘‘In certain positions in the team there is a lot of depth and in other positions there is not as much there.’’

Joseph said the Lions would be a tough opponent and had similarities to his own side. ‘‘They still scrum like South African sides in that they look for the penalties from the scrums and maul from lineouts. ‘‘But there is a bit more to them.

“When they get quick turnover ball and they get their game go-

Hamilton still the man to beat

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Aaron Smith and Elliot Dixon will be facing the Lions tonight, while Malakai Fekitoa will sit this one out. ing - and it is quick - then they are very hard to stop.

“So we have to deny them access to their game and that has got a lot to do with our defence.’’

Joseph praised the coaching team at the Lions, who had pushed the side on the upward curve. ‘‘You’ve got to remember a couple of years ago they were bankrupt and out of the Super rugby competition.

“So Johan [Ackermann] and the other coaches have created a really good team culture.

“I measure that by the way they are playing the game - they are a really cohesive unit and

they play for each other. ‘‘There is only one or two South African Springboks that is in there ... it looks and feels pretty similar to us a couple of years ago.’’

His side would have to be more accurate under pressure, Joseph said, and that came down to individuals executing well.

In the midfield, with second five-eighth Tei Walden out with concussion, Rob Thompson gets a chance.

Thompson will make his debut at this level and is a strong running player, with an eye for the tryline.

It was a close-run thing wheth-

er Thompson or Jason Emery would start.

Both players had impressed in training and there was not a lot between them, Joseph said.

There was no consideration of playing Malakai Fekitoa at second five-eighth.

The Lions have been resting in Rotorua but have lost three players following their win over the Chiefs last Saturday.

Harold Vorster (knee) and Fabian Booysen (eyelid) have both headed home while Lionel Mapoe has gone back to South Africa for the birth of his baby.

Replacement centre Jacques Nel has joined the squad. - NZME

First shield defence against North Harbour This season’s draws for the renamed Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Heartland Championship are now out.

Waikato are slated for five defences of the Ranfurly Shield, and will put the Log o’ Wood on the line in round two (August 27) against North Harbour in Hamilton.

Again, as previewed in October, there will be no official Battle of the Bridge Auckland-North Harbour meeting, though they may meet in pre-season.

Both competitions are set to kick off in August under the flag of new title sponsor Mitre 10.

New Zealand Rugby’s general manager rugby Neil Sorensen said provincial unions have already been working hard on preparing for the new season.

“We’re hearing that people are feeling pretty positive about rugby at the moment. That’s proba-

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bly helped by the All Blacks winning back-to-back Rugby World Cups, and people seeing the Cup around the rugby community.

“As we’ve seen over the last few years, the provincial competitions continue to be a rich breeding ground for New Zealand talent, and long may that continue.

“Both the Heartland and the national provincial championship have produced outstanding talent in recent years.

“It’s not quite time to dust off the provincial scarves, beanies and flags, but it’s definitely time to start looking at what membership deals local unions are offering,” Sorensen said.

“The Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Heartland Championship are two of the competitions that we know are delivering great rugby entertainment to communities across New Zealand, and providing a great day out for the family.”

Mitre 10 Cup action kicks off first on Thursday August 18 with North Harbour taking on southside neighbours Counties Manukau at QBE Stadium in a round one crossover fixture. In what’s likely to be called the grudge match weekend, two of the three Saturday matches will see a repeat match-up of last year’s two finals.

Hawke’s Bay will host Wellington, the team they edged out 2625 in the Championship final, to earn promotion into this year’s Premiership.

Auckland will be looking to exact utu when they head south to face Canterbury, who beat them 25-23 in the Premiership final.

The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup plays across nine weeks with every team playing one Wednesday night fixture in a double-up round.

The semi-finals will be played

over the weekend of October 2123, with the Mitre 10 Cup Championship final to be played on Friday October 28 and the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership final on Saturday October 29.

The Mitre 10 Heartland Championship once again plays in an eight-week competition to determine which four of the 12 teams compete for the Meads Cup and which four compete for the Lochore Cup. The season gets under way with Thames Valley hosting Horowhenua Kapiti, while the promise of provincial rivalry awaits Mid Canterbury who host North Otago, while Poverty Bay host their neighbours East Coast, South Canterbury play Buller, Wairarapa Bush takes on Lochore Cup winners King Country and defending Meads Cup champions Wanganui host West Coast.

- NZME

Formula One is assured of novelty this season, with fresh faces and a record 21 races including the first in Azerbaijan, even if Lewis Hamilton becomes a four-times world champion with Mercedes.

The betting odds suggest 2016 will once again be the Briton’s year, with William Hill laying 4-7 on him taking his third title in a row.

Team-mate Nico Rosberg is 3-1 and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel 4-1.

Nobody else comes close in the bookmakers’ estimation.

Vettel’s Finnish team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 champion who turns 37 in October and could be racing his farewell season, is only 40-1.

However, there are grounds to suggest things may pan out differently once the racing starts in Melbourne next week.

Rosberg, runner-up for the past two seasons but winner of the last three races of 2015 from pole position, has a point to prove and could be on the cusp of something remarkable if he can pick up where he left off in Abu Dhabi last November.

Vettel, who won four titles in a row with Red Bull before Hamilton dethroned him in 2014, will want to deny the Briton the satisfaction of equalling his tally and becoming only the fifth quadruple champion.

Both Germans have pounded out the laps in pre-season testing in Barcelona, with Mercedes the most reliable car and Ferrari setting the more eye-catching times.

While there are plenty in the paddock who suspect Mercedes could be even more dominant, and maybe embarrassingly quick in Australia, nobody knows for sure just where they stand in relation to each other.

“We have tried to close the gap,” Vettel, who won his four titles with Red Bull, told the formula1.com website.

“It was pretty big in recent years.

“We did a super job last season that brought us closer and now the new car gives us the chance to close the gap even more.

“How much? We will have to wait at least a couple of weeks,” added the 28-year-old.

Mercedes have triumphed in 32 of the last 38 grands prix, and only two drivers from outside the ‘Silver Arrows’ have finished on top of the podium since 2013.

Vettel is one of them.

The German won three grands prix for Ferrari last year, the target the team had set after a barren 2014, and is now aiming to compete for the title all the way down to the final race.

The best of the rest is likely to be a battle between Williams, third for the past two years, and Red Bull while McLaren try to haul themselves back up the pecking order after slumping to ninth in 2015.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Kiwis at Anfield?

By Michael Burgess The Kiwis could play at one of the world’s most iconic stadiums later this year at the Four Nations.

It is understood that tournament organisers are close to securing Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club, as the venue for the tournament final in mid-November.

It would be a considerable coup, as Anfield is regarded as one of the best football stadiums in Europe, alongside Old Trafford and the Nou Camp, and is famed for its atmosphere and history.

Liverpool FC has been based there - a few kilometres from the city centre - since 1892.

The ground has witnessed many famous European ties and also seen the English League Championship trophy paraded on 18 occasions.

Liverpool dominated English football during the 1970s and 1980s and while they have not won the league since 1990, the Reds remain one of football’s best supported clubs.

Anfield also hosted games at the 1966 World Cup and 1996 European Championships.

League has been played at Anfield before.

Widnes and Wigan played a Charity Shield match there in 1989 and the World Club Challenge between Wigan and Penrith was held there in 1992.

Nearby club St Helens also played a couple of games at Anfield later in the 1990s.

The Kiwis look set to open the

Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has poo-pooed talk of Benji Marshall making an emotional return to the club as he digs in to retain NRL young guns Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks.

With Marshall’s negotiations with St George Illawarra at a standstill, it’s been speculated the Tigers’ 2005 grand final hero could finish his career back at the joint venture after an acrimonious departure in 2013.

“It’s fairly unlikely that one,” Taylor said yesterday, ahead of Brooks’ return from suspension for the Tigers’ showdown on Monday night with Manly at Leichhardt Oval.

Taylor is more intent on keeping exciting halves Moses and Brooks at the Tigers than trying to entice prodigal son Marshall back.

Moses and Brooks, both 21, are two of the hottest talents off contract at season’s end, but the

John Hopoate’s battle with the NRL has taken another bizarre turn, with the former rugby league bad boy claiming he had been given permission to resume coaching. Hopoate took to Facebook on Thursday to claim the governing body had allowed him to return to his post as Manly’s under-18s SG Ball coach.

“I’m Back, NRL asked if we can withdraw our court proceedings cause they don’t have jurisdiction over SG Ball. So I can coach this week cheeho!! However the NRL immediately took to their Twitter account to clarify that no such decision had been made in favour of Hopoate.

- AAP

Gallen back soon Cronulla are expecting skipper Paul Gallen back as early as round five after positive early signs in his rehabilitation from a knee injury. Gallen was expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery this week to repair knee ligament damage. But coach Shane Flanagan backed the NSW Origin captain to only miss three weeks - possibly returning against West Tigers in round five - because of his work ethic and determination to get back as soon as possible.

- AAP

Roosters intimidating Anfield, spiritual home of Liverpool football, could be hosting the Kiwis in the Four Nations tournament. tournament against England in Huddersfield, before a clash with Australia the following week in Coventry.

After the success of the Kiwis vs England match at London’s Olympic Stadium last year, it’s possible England’s match with Australia could be staged in the capital.

New Zealand’s final group

match against Scotland is set down for the unlikely venue of Workington.

If Anfield hosts the final, it would continue a pattern of famous English football grounds being used for showpiece league events.

The 2005 Tri Nations final - a memorable 24-0 win over Australia for Brian McClennan’s Kiwis

side - was staged at Elland Road, the home of three-time English champions Leeds United.

Wembley hosted a 2011 Four Nations match and the 2013 Rugby League World Cup final drew more than 70,000 fans to Manchester United’s Old Trafford, although the match was forgettable for New Zealand league fans.

- NZME

Taylor dismisses Benji return

By Darren Walton

Hopoate claims victory

Tiger cubs and long-time friends and team-mates accept salarycap constraints may make it difficult extending their partnership in 2017.

Taylor insists any contract negotiations won’t be a distraction for the Tigers, who made a flying start to the season with a big win over the more-fancied Warriors in round one last weekend.

“It’s just part of the game these days.

“We aren’t the only club that’s got key players who are off contract,” the coach said.

“It’s just a matter of managing it. The players are positive.

“They’re enjoying what they’re doing and everything that’s happening around here is positive so that can only help the guys want to stay and that’s what we’re working towards.

“Both of those guys we would love to stay and that’s a genuine possibility so we’ll see where we get to down the track.

“We’ll work hard to put a good

team around them and we’ve talked to them about the future here and what we’re building towards.

“I think they can see it. It’s really clear to all of us that the club’s heading in a great direction.

“I’m sure they’ll want to be part of that and there’s no reason why they won’t be.”

Brooks is said to be in the sights of influential Canterbury coach Des Hasler, but insists his immediate focus is on his longawaited comeback from a suspension carried over from 2015.

“I’m not really thinking about the contract too much. I just want to get out there on Monday and play my first game (of 2016),” he said yesterday.

“It’s all up in the air. I just want to concentrate on footy. Obviously I missed last week and I’m keen to get back onto the field.”

But the halfback did admit it would be a wrench breaking up his union with Moses.

“But I guess that’s footy.” - AAP

Canberra were beaten into submission by the Sydney Roosters last time they met, and coach Ricky Stuart admits he’s unsure if intimidation will again be a factor in today’s NRL clash. The Roosters have walked away winners in their past three matches, their most recent a 34-6 drubbing at Allianz Stadium in round four last year.

Trent Robinson’s men led 18-0 at halftime and kept the Raiders scoreless in the second term. “They bashed us up bad and I think that we were quite intimidated,” Stuart said yesterday. “It’ll be interesting to see where we’re at now. It’s a wait-and-see.”

- AAP

Eels not distracted Parramatta coach Brad Arthur claims his players are unaffected by the latest allegations of salary cap breaches in the lead up to today’s NRL match against defending premiers North Queensland.

Just a week after the NRL lifted a threat of a four-point deduction following governance reforms at the club, the governing body has re-opened salary cap investigations following fresh claims of manipulation of third-party deals.

But if the headlines - and potential new threat of sanctions - are affecting the playing roster, Arthur isn’t letting on.

- AAP

Wallace keeps place

Benji Marshall: Once a Tiger.

Penrith coach Anthony Griffin is set to persist with Peter Wallace as his fill-in hooker after an encouraging performance in their heartbreaking 18-16 NRL loss to Canterbury on Thursday. Having initially named utility Tyrone Peachey at No.9, Griffin instead shifted him to six and handed the hooking duties to stand-in skipper Wallace. And the move provided instant dividends, as Wallace’s calm demeanour helped the Panthers to a 14-0 lead by the 20-minute mark.

- AAP

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In brief Topweight favoured Just The Tip has finished close to the action in his last two appearances and a drop in grade at Waverley today might be enough to see him at the head of affairs. The free-going seven-yearold comes back from black type company to the Steelform Roofing Group Waverley Cup and as a past winner on the course he looks well-placed to bounce back to winning form. A dual Listed winner of the Wanganui and Marton Cups, Just The Tip has more recently finished sixth in both the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes and Gr.3 Taranaki Cup, both times making the pace before being reeled in.

- NZME

Baker chases double

Photo finish in the feature You don’t get much closer than that! Racha Cuneen gets Toma Valea up in the shadows of the post to pip Pepper Mill (Lisa Allpress) by half a head in the RD Petroleum 1400 at Ashburton yesterday.

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Results from yesterday’s Ashburton racing 1-FASTTRACK INSURANCE (BM65) 2100m: 1-1 fav HI YO UGO (br g 4y Lucky Unicorn - Hi Yo Wassup (NZ). Trainer: Ms V Mackle) 60 (C W Johnson) 1, 2-2 MISTER SPIDERMAN 59.5 (S L Wynne) 2, 5-6 LION ROCK HILL 56.5 (L J Allpress) 3. Then followed: 6-5 Show Maccool 4-4 She’s Payback 3-3 Skills 7-7 Sorley Boy last. Scr: Habitude. Nk, nk. Time: 2:13.61.

(No sect time).

2-VETENT RIVERSIDE (BM75) 1600m: 3-3 BRAH SPRING (b m 5y Darci Brahma (NZ) - Rites Of Spring (NZ). Trainer: M R Tapper) 58 (L J Allpress) 1, 7-7 CARBIDE 56.5 (S T Collett) 2, 1-1 fav DILLINGER 60 carr 57 (K Mudhoo) 3. Then followed: 2-2 Double Blue 4-6 Zero Tua Hundred 5-4 Morgan Bet 6-5 Alice Webb Ellis last. All started. 1/2 nk, 1-1/2

len. Time: 1:37.49. (No sect time).

3-WIN A TRIP TO THE MELB CUP MDN 1200m: 3-3 BUSHIDO (br g 3y Shamoline Warrior - Muscatel (NZ). Trainer: J F Parsons) 58 (C W Johnson) 1, 2-2 FINAL SAY 58 carr 57 (R Cuneen) 2, 10-10 PASSAMAQUODDY 58 (S Muniandy) 3. Then followed: 8-8 Weedy 9-9 Flytime 4-4 Mother Superior 5-5 I Just Rocked Up 1-1 fav Vicar’s Daughter 6-6 Kirra Belle 12-12 Perfectly Pearl 7-7 Anya Kuro 11-11 Eves Wonder last. Scr: Acute Shock. 1/2 len, 2-1/4 len. Time: 1:10.88. (No sect time).

4-SPEIGHT’S MID ALE (BM75) 1200m: 2-2 NINE PIN (ch g 7y Pins - Tantara (NZ). Trainer: N F Ridley) 60 (S L Wynne) 1, 1-1 fav MADAME JAMAI 59 carr 56 (K Mudhoo) 2, 3-3 MELS EVIE 58 carr 56 (G A Jogoo) 3. Then

followed: 4-5 Alitron 5-4 Popp ‘n Lindauer last. All started. 1-1/2 len, 1-1/4 len. Time: 1:10.15. (No sect time).

5-NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MDN 1400m: 3-3 PERFECT SECRET (br m 4y Perfectly Ready - Hampden Park (NZ). Trainer: C L Spittles) 57.5 carr 54.5 (K Mudhoo) 1, 8-8 WAVE RACER 57.5 (S Muniandy) 2, 2-2 ASHWINI 57.5 (S L Wynne) 3. Then followed: 1-1 fav Los Cabos 9-9 Windermere Lass 6-6 Fun Fair 5-5 Sweet Indulgence 4-4 Sheza Diamond 10-10 Sunflower 7-7 Lambretta 11-11 Royal Vision 12-12 Just Aflutter last. Scr: Perfectly Pearl. Nse, 1/2 len. Time: 1:23.67. (No sect time).

6-RD PETROLEUM (BM90) 1400m: 3-2 TOMA VALEA (b g 8y Al Akbar - Elderslie

(NZ). Trainer: Ms T Stokes) 62 carr 61 (R Cuneen) 1, 1-1 fav PEPPER MILL 54 (L J Allpress) 2, 2-4 MISS ALICE 60 carr 57 (K Mudhoo) 3. Then followed: 4-3 Capo 5-5 Uppland last. Scr: Jack’s Run. 1/2 hd, 1-1/4 len. Time: 1:22.83. (No sect time).

7-ECOLAB-DAIRY HYGIENE/TEAT-BM65 1400m: 4-5 HE’S GOLD (ch g 5y My Halo (ARG) - Golden Opal (NZ). Trainer: D T Champion) 60 carr 59 (R Cuneen) 1, 6-6 FLAG THE GROOM 59 (T R Moseley) 2, 1-2 fav NOT AVAILABLE 56.5 (S Muniandy) 3.

Then followed: 10-10 Zah Girl 3-3 Stormy Lass 9-9 Carmen Sandiego 5-4 Patricio 8-7 Melanie Claire 7-8 Mitcham 2-1 Rapt last. Scr: Tricoteuse. 1-1/4 len, 2 len. Time: 1:23.72. (No sect time).

■ GOLDEN SLIPPER

Payne could cause another 2YO upset

By Caryl Williamson A week ago David Payne was resigned to being a Golden Slipper onlooker.

After today, the Rosehill trainer could be saddling up two runners in the $3.5 million race.

French Fern was an upset winner of last Saturday’s Reisling Stakes and, after some initial reluctance, Payne and his fellow owners agreed that having qualified, she would take her place in the Slipper.

Payne will saddle up outsiders Ocean City and Chimboraa in today’s Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill, one of two races on the day guaranteeing the winner an automatic Slipper berth.

“I think they are both future stayers and would be more suited by the Sires’ and the Champagne Stakes,” Payne said.

“I have put them in there to get experience.

“But of course if one was to win, and win well, the temptation is there to go to the Slipper.”

Payne said French Fern had done well since her Reisling win.

“She is a tough filly,” he said.

“And she keeps getting better and stronger.”

But Payne is under no illusions about how tough the Slipper will be with the favourites, Extreme Choice and Flying Artie, taking up residence at his stable in the lead-up to the race.

“They arrived from Melbourne this morning,” he said.

“I was surprised that Extreme Choice is only a little thing but he

obviously gets the job done.

“Flying Artie is a lovely, big, strong horse.

“They both travelled well and looked really good.”

The Mick Price-trained pair ran one-two in the Blue Diamond Stakes with Extreme Choice maintaining his unbeaten record.

Extreme Choice is at $2.80 to win the Slipper with Flying Artie at $6 and the Gai Waterhousetrained Kiss And Make Up at $8 and the only other runner under double figures.

- AAP

Champion trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will go two-handed into two Group One features at Ellerslie today looking to match their elite-level double on the same day last year.

Twelve months ago, the training partnership produced Dal Cielo to win the Gr.1 Diamond Stakes (1200m), while Sakhee’s Soldier claimed a narrow win in the Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m).

While Baker and Forsman don’t have a runner in the Bonecrusher this year, they will saddle Gasoline and Saracino in the Sistema Diamond Stakes and Decorah and Show The World in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup. - NZME

Start-gate puzzler One of the more bizarre situations on a New Zealand racecourse played out at Thursday’s Otaki-Maori meeting. The start of the Rating 85 mile was held up with five of the six runners milling around behind the barrier when the float transporting the Raymond Connorstrained contender On The Hill arrived and the horse was offloaded near the 1600 metre start.

However, On The Hill was subsequently reloaded and taken through the normal channels to link up with jockey Rebecca Goldsbury in the birdcage to belatedly canter to the start.

- NZME

Back to back cups Rising Romance has twice gone close in Group One races at Flemington this season and David Hayes rates her the pick of his stable’s three runners in a competitive Australian Cup. Hayes and co-trainer Tom Dabernig will be striving for back-to-back Australian Cups today after Spillway defeated stablemate Extra Zero in a photo-finish to last year’s weight-for-age 2000m feature. Extra Zero is back again as an outsider in Saturday’s race but it’s Rising Romance who Hayes has on top of the trio which also includes Geelong and Sandown Cup winner Almoonqith.

- AAP

Mahican kept fresh The much-travelled Mahican has been kept on the fresh side as he attempts to win in his third state.

Mahican had stints in Melbourne with Peter Moody and Sydney with Gerald Ryan, winning races at Geelong, Sale, Bendigo and Rosehill before being sent to Gold Coast trainer Trevor Bailey. A $300,000 yearling, Mahican will make his Queensland debut in today’s $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes on his new home track.

- AAP

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In brief

■ ELLERSLIE

Floozie value-added

Rock My Soul on hat-trick

Rock My Soul in winning form with Leith Innes aboard at Otaki.

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A bold decision to take Rock My Soul to Australia in the spring has brought its rewards this year.

Part-owner and trainer Emily Holmes crossed the Tasman with the four-year-old off the back of a maiden win at Dargaville and a fifth placing at Ruakaka.

“We thought it was worth a go – Rating 65 horses can run for some good money away from town over there,” the Matamata horsewoman said.

Rock My Soul placed at Pakenham, Swan Hill and Moonee Valley before he ended his Victorian campaign with a victory at Kyneton and $A22,500 banked from the venture.

“It was a learning curve for him and it’s done him the world of good,” Holmes said.

That has been apparent in the ease of his consecutive wins at Matamata and Otaki and Rock

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh sees today’s Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie as a prime opportunity to enhance Thee Auld Floozie’s stud value. Fouryear-old mare Thee Auld Floozie, already a Group Three winner of last year’s Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie, indicated she was striking form for the 2000m weight-for-age feature at the right time with a stoutfinishing last-start second in the Listed Kaimai Stakes (2000m) at Matamata last month.

- NZME

My Soul will attempt to complete a hat-trick in the White Cliffs Timber 1200 at Ellerslie today.

“He’s taken a little while to put it all together and he’s done it pretty easily at his last two runs,” Holmes said.

“After Otaki he pulled up like it was just a track gallop.”

Holmes, who took on Rock My Soul after his previous Hong Kong owners pulled the pin, said the Ellerslie outing was likely to be the horse’s last before a break.

“It’s been quite a long preparation and he’s really only had 10 days off after he got back from Melbourne.

“There is a Listed race at Hawke’s Bay in April that I could freshen him for if he won on Saturday, but he is more likely to go to the paddock for a good spell.”

- NZME

Bosson on Capella Opie Bosson has been booked to ride the gifted filly Capella in Australia. He will partner the daughter of Rip Van Winkle in the Gr.1 Vinery Stakes at Rosehill on March 26 and in the $A1 million Gr.1 Australian Oaks at Randwick a fortnight later. Capella finished fourth last time out in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby, one spot ahead of Valley Girl who is also right on target for the Sydney feature.

- NZME

Wyndham gallops Tomorrow at Wyndham Raceway

Wyndham RC Venue: Wyndham Meeting Date: 13 Mar 2016 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.00 PARKSIDE PANELS/WOODLANDS TAVERN/ MACAULAY MOTORS $7000, MDN, 2000m 1 24644 Payment Pending b (7) 58.5 Kalychurun (a3) 2 45007 Smokem Up (6) 58.5 .................S Wynne (a) 3 507 Right As Rain (8) 58.................. S Muniandy 4 0x232 Galella b (3) 56.5 ............................T Direen 5 67966 Gunna Begood (1) 56.5 ........... J Lowry (a2) 6 07672 Asoma (4) 56 .............................. C Johnson 7 207 Milly Que (2) 56............................T Moseley 8 80 Vocal Princess (5) 56 .................... C Barnes 2 1.30pm CALDWELL CONTRACTING/TITIROA TRNSPRT/AB LIME MDN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 22843 Kruger Rand b (8) 58.5 ... K Kalychurun (a3) 2 33056 Jimmy (5) 58.5 ..........................S Wynne (a) 3 6x624 King Pin b (4) 58.5 .................. G Jogoo (a2) 4 09. Hafemeister (2) 58.5 .............K Mudhoo (a3) 5 Risk (12) 58.5.............................. C Johnson 6 2034x Satin Jitterbug (14) 56.5...............T Moseley 7 02557 Conceal (10) 56.5 .................R Cuneen (a1) 8 5543x Dream Divine h (1) 56.5 ...................R Black 9 08440 Rock Solid (9) 56.5 ................ B Murray (a3) 10 0Px6. Taieri Whisper (3) 56.5 .... S Muniandy 11 x9066 Elecdes (7) 56.5 ..............................T Direen 12 767x Westerly (6) 56............................L Callaway 13 5P660 That’s Not The Go (11) 56.5D Prastiyou (a2) 14 x860x I Don’t Know (13) 58.5 15 7 Over Take 56 ................................ Scratched Emergencies: That’s Not The Go, I Don’t Know, Over Take 3 2.04pm AUTO WINDSCREENS/L FRISBY CON-

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TRACTING RATING 65 $8000, Benchmark*, 1400m 1 50835 Them Or Us (14) 60 .................... C Johnson 2 20845 All Things Nice (10) 59 .................. C Barnes 3 7x011 Stage Door d (6) 58.5 .................L Callaway 4 x9754 The Barmaid (1) 58.5 ............R Cuneen (a1) 5 50222 Double Tap d (11) 58.5.....................R Black 6 14x00 The Gore Harpoon d (16) 58Kalychurun (a3) 7 0x420 Patrice (9) 57.5..........................S Wynne (a) 8 90904 Sally Getcha Gun (2) 56 ..............T Moseley 9 41946 Brahma Queen d (13) 55.5 .............T Direen 10 01095 Chancery Lane (8) 55.5 .................. J Morris 11 19003 Katango (5) 55.5 ....................... S Muniandy 12 50x88 Thegreatpickpocket d (7) 55.5K Mudhoo (a3) 13 48019 Velocious Satin d (15) 55.5 ..... G Jogoo (a2) 14 10x00 Nurmi td (3) 57 ................... D Prastiyou (a2) 15 53084 Sir Jack Remington dm (12) 56 16 6x900 Switzer dm (4) 55.5 Em: Velocious Satin, Nurmi, Sir Jack Remington, Switzer 4 2.39pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 220x2 Janefield Jewel (4) 57.5 ........R Cuneen (a1) 2 x3324 Risky Flight (11) 57.5 ......... D Prastiyou (a2) 3 20495 The Cover Girl (12) 57.5 ..............T Moseley 4 53488 Inbee (2) 57.5.............................. C Johnson 5 x3508 That’s My Pussycat (10) 57.5...........R Black 6 00075 Oh So Smart (7) 57.5................S Wynne (a) 7 79. Franky Doyle (9) 57.5 ............K Mudhoo (a3) 8 Yardarms (3) 57.5 ........... K Kalychurun (a3) 9 57352 Tickets On Her (6) 57 .............. G Jogoo (a2) 10 0 Fade To Grey (13) 57 ........................M Chui 11 Knutquacker (1) 57................... J Lowry (a2) 12 7. Over Take (5) 57..........................L Callaway 13 9x676 My Swissmiss (8) 57.5 -

52226 Lakota b (7) 54 .............................T Moseley 33615 Lucille d (3) 54 .............................. C Barnes 51624 Take Fire td (8) 54 ........................... J Morris $15,000, OPN HCP, 1100m 17174 Princess Brook d (6) 54 .............. C Johnson 1 60428 Magic Epic td (7) 60 .................. S Muniandy 8 4.58 MLT THREE RIVERS HOTEL/RODGERS GA2 7x365 Jazzman m (2) 59.5 ................P Shaikh (a3) RAGE HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 3 1408x Irish Excuse m (6) 59 ................S Wynne (a) 1 61334 The Gallant Girl d (8) 60 .......R Cuneen (a1) 4 17156 All Spice tdm (1) 58.5.................. C Johnson 2 7x320 Forever Vital (6) 59 ................... J Lowry (a2) 5 746x7 Conscious Mistake m (9) 56..............M Chui 3 50651 Joe Bonanno d (7) 59 ...........K Mudhoo (a3) 6 02184 Koxinga tb (3) 56 .......................... D Skerrett 4 01156 Secret Power d (1) 59 ...............S Wynne (a) 7 01431 Gallant Dan (4) 55......................... C Barnes 5 14660 Thought That (2) 59 .................. S Muniandy 8 88620 Hermione (8) 54 .............. K Kalychurun (a3) 6 03942 Achoo d (3) 58.5 ................ D Prastiyou (a2) 9 5x468 Dermott Brown d (5) 54.........R Cuneen (a1) 7 x1542 Tomm Jones b (10) 58.5 ............. C Johnson 6 3.49 GORGE ROAD COUNTRY CLUB/HAPPY BIRTH8 19633 A Beautiful Knight td (5) 57.5Kalychurun (a3) DAY LISA PINE $8000, Rating 65&JMPS Benchmark*, 9 x2570 High Rise (9) 57.5 ........................T Moseley 2000m 10 31755 Dreamworld (4) 55.5 ..................... C Barnes 1 21984 Centavada dm (6) 60 ............. B Murray (a3) 2 35580 Lukander (3) 60.................................M Chui Chris Johnson is down to ride All Spice Blinkers on: Conceal (R2), Inbee (R4), Dermott Brown (R5), Lady Platinum (R6), High Rise (R8) 3 53431 Court No Fear (17) 58.5 ..............L Callaway 4 51024 Wild Wings b (4) 58 ..................D Bothamley in the AA Dipping Fireside Cup at the Blinkers off: Hafemeister (R2) Winkers on: Hafemeister (R2), My Swissmiss (R4), 5 73674 The Believer (15) 58..............R Cuneen (a1) Wyndham meeting tomorrow.

Thought That (R8) 6 x5417 Point Proven (1) 57.5 .......................R Black 7 176x7 Tai Ho (14) 57 ...........................S Wynne (a) Emergencies: Midnite Confession, Ivanskavinskyskvar, Winkers off: Conceal (R2), Dermott Brown (R5), Lady Platinum (R6), High Rise (R8) 8 48316 Carlton Princess dm (11) 56.5Kalychurun (a3) Clareville Flight, Readywhenyouare, Waipatiki Girl 9 134Fx Cecil m (2) 56.5............................T Moseley 7 4.24pm PGG WRIGHTSON AON INSURANCE BROSELECTIONS 10 84093 Letthethunderroll d (16) 55.5.K Mudhoo (a3) KERS WYNDHAM CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 2000m Race 1: Galella, Asoma, Payment Pending, Gunna Begood 11 69005 Lady Platinum (5) 55 ............... G Jogoo (a2) 1 10580 The Bishop dm (9) 60 ..............D Bothamley Race 2: Jimmy, Kruger Rand, Westerly, Dream Divine 12 244Lx Keep It Tight m (13) 55....................T Direen 2 53911 Motorboat Mike d (10) 58.5 ...R Cuneen (a1) Race 3: Katango, The Barmaid, Stage Door, All Things Nice 13 21608 Midnite Confession (12) 57 ........... C Barnes 3 81171 No Emotion (11) 58.5 ..............P Shaikh (a3) Race 4: Tickets On Her, Janefield Jewel, Oh So Smart, Inbee 14 75220 Ivanskavinskyskvar (7) 56.5 4 09x05 Miss Three Stars m (5) 57.5......S Wynne (a) Race 5: Gallant Dan, Koxinga, Jazzman, Magic Epic, All Spice 15 04436 Clareville Flight (8) 54 5 34998 Our Bee Jay tdm (4) 56.5 ............L Callaway Race 6: Wild Wings, Carlton Princess, Court No Fear, The Believer 16 40550 Readywhenyouare t (9) 54 6 02004 Oor Wullie dm (1) 55 ................. S Muniandy Race 7: Princess Brook, Revelator, Take Fire, Motorboat Mike 17 98886 Waipatiki Girl m (10) 54 7 17212 Revelator db (2) 54.5 ............K Mudhoo (a3) Race 8: Tomm Jones, Joe Bonanno, Forever Vital, The Gallant Girl Emergency: My Swissmiss

5 3.13pm AA DIPPING & SPRAYING FIRESIDE CUP

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Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Raceway

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Sta- 2 7644F Tepirita Amber 18.58 R & ............N O’Regan 9 21138 Scott No Odds 18.80 B & ................... Steele 8 17132 Simply Yeti 18.70 ............................. T Green dium Meeting Date: 13 Mar 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 55736 Asta 18.75 .....................................A Cleaver 10 36165 Our Swift Buddy 18.73 ..................... S Clark 9 36686 Making You Paw 18.74 ................B Littlejohn 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 4 83235 Scott My Money nwtd B & .................. Steele 6 3.57 WHANGAREI KAMO CLUB STAKES C1, 527m 10 16557 Botany Bev 18.63 ............................P Green 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 5 3341 Santa Sangre nwtd ....................D Schofield 1 32124 Roman Action nwtd .....................B Littlejohn 9 4.49pm MISTY ANNA CLASSIC SPEC, 527m 11, 12 and 13 6 77755 Miss Bunnythorpe 18.83 U & ............Cottam 1 25846 Kitty’s Shiraz 30.55 H & ..............L Laagland 2 67677 Podium Bonus 31.36 W & ...............T Steele 1 2.29pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C3, 318m 7 88346 Jetsun Storm 18.80........................G Wilson 3 15863 Embrace Me nwtd ............................ S Clark 2 66471 Lochinvar Maine 31.30 ...............D Schofield 8 45223 Prairie Kachina 18.45........................B Craik 1 78852 Whisper Magic 18.47 ......................P Green 3 14857 Miss Velocette 30.36 ...................L Laagland 4 87444 Mockingjay 30.86 ..............................B Craik 2 43722 Little Dreams 18.54 ........................ G Farrell Emergencies: 4 81458 Triple Parked nwtd............................ S Clark 5 44545 Jinja Mia nwtd W &..........................T Steele 9 x8867 Wee Ping Wawa nwtd ......................

S Clark 3 41727 Cyclone Lusi 18.62 U & ....................Cottam 5 7x325 Spanish Fancy 30.24 .................D Schofield 6 24131 Zipping Sasha 30.60 M &................. J Smith 10 75467 Just About Ready nwtd ....................M Black 4 52133 Kimetto 18.45 ..............................L Laagland 6 31226 Our Gypsy 31.22 ..............................L Ahern 7 11572 Lovely Rita nwtd .........................D Schofield 5 51571 Go Andwyn 18.63 ............................ S Clark 4 3.22pm PLASTERBOARD LTD SPRINT C4/5, 318m 8 54326 Ruby Murray 30.49..........................P Green 7 12734 Winsome Jenny 30.34 .....................L Ahern 1 55247 Zipping Steve 18.41 ...................D Schofield 7 4.14 CAROL’S TAB MANUREWA SPRINT C4, 318m 8 43175 Let’s Go Lettie 30.25 .................... H Mullane 6 56241 Calamity Free 18.35 ...................D Schofield 2 84612 Stylish Fancy 18.39 ....................D Schofield 7 42461 Lucky Man nwtd ................................B Craik Emergencies: 1 67821 Little Rascal 18.38 R & ...............N O’Regan 3 38751 Wild Effective 18.48 .........................L Ahern 8 12162 Dandy Star nwtd ............................... D Hunt 9 x6367 Bloo Bloomers 30.67........................ S Clark 2 43344 Sometime Soon 18.49 ......................B Craik 4 33112 Yeboah 18.05 ................................... S Clark Emergencies: 3 88173 Skyler White 18.60 ............................B Craik 10 24131 Zipping Sasha 30.60 M &................. J Smith 5 14122 Subic Bay 18.51 ...............................L Ahern 9 15366 Atoonga Air 18.45 ........................... T Green 4 12211 Peaknuckle 18.49 ......................... H Mullane 10 5.07pm DOGZONE SPRINT C2, 318m 6 41146 Talkin Fancy 18.59 .....................D Schofield 10 51386 Fortis Fiona 18.65 U & ......................Cottam 1 45141 Agent Schrader 18.56 .......................B Craik 5 28553 Exponential Lily 18.44 ......................L Ahern 7 53311 Nangar Star 18.06......................D Schofield 2 2.47 GREYHOUND FUNCTION SPRINT C0, 318m 2 28526 Our Jack Attack 18.62 .................. M J Lozell 6 11741 Umaga Rama 18.61 B & .................... Steele 8 82415 Good Return 18.36 ....................D Schofield 1 32856 Uno Marcus nwtd B & ........................ Steele 3 63767 Armistice Day 18.65 ....................... I George 7 11431 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 9 71367 Britney Star 18.50 U & ..........................Bliek 2 55643 Bit Ruby nwtd R & .......................N O’Regan 4 18356 Kapai Lana 18.87 U & ...........................Bliek 8 51667 Speedy Beat 18.46 ..........................L Ahern 10 76686 Rockin’ Fancy 18.57 ...................D Schofield 3 62521 Mean As Mena nwtd ........................ S Clark 5 28317 Frankincense 18.59.......................H R Scott 9 12548 Sweet As Bro nwtd...........................L Ahern 4 86765 Semi Automatic nwtd R & ...........N O’Regan 5 3.40pm MTA GIFT VOUCHERS SPRINT C2, 318m 6 24652 Rotovegas Sparky 18.55 ..............R McPhee 10 76686 Rockin’ Fancy 18.57 ...................D Schofield 1 65214 Red Rascal 18.66 R & ................N O’Regan 8 4.32pm LOCHINVAR MARLOW SPRINT C1, 318m 5 65336 Highway Hound nwtd ................... M J Lozell 7 51332 Scott No Value 18.51 B &................... Steele 2 61132 Sonic Attack 18.62 ....................... M J Lozell 6 22735 Hot Star nwtd ................................A Cleaver 8 x1111 High Percentage nwtd ......................L Ahern 1 8x567 Knocka Sloy 18.92 G & .....................M Hunt 3 43212 Opawa Binge 18.45 B & ..................... Steele 7 Fx Zafonic Sound nwtd ...................D Schofield Emergencies: 2 32566 Spearmint Juju nwtd U & ..................Cottam 4 51726 Need Magic 18.75 ...........................P Green 8 Mid Collision nwtd ........................... T Green 9 26134 Spotted Flyer 18.61 M & .................. J Smith 3 15586 Coruba Cate 18.65......................... G Farrell 5 41423 Maligned 18.73 U & ..............................Bliek 9 54378 Drunken Lady nwtd .......................... S Clark 4 41778 Winsome Dan nwtd ....................D Schofield 10 31438 More Salt Needed 18.69 R & ......N O’Regan 6 22555 Rasso 18.33 ......................................B Craik 10 56378 Opawa Poppy nwtd B & ..................... Steele 5 63875 Lord De Air 18.52 .............................M Black 11 5.24pm AUCKLAND CLASSIC R/A, 527m 7 12x17 Belcroft Banker 18.26 ................H Laagland 3 3.04 STITCHES UPHOLSTERY SPRINT C1, 318m 1 17152 My Fantasy 30.91............................ K Walsh 6 46435 Contemporaneous 18.57 R & .....N O’Regan 8 14684 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 1 88473 Calm Nuska 18.80 .....................M Mathews 2 41167 Absinthe Minded nwtd......................L Ahern 7 44213 Uno Nathan nwtd B & ........................ Steele

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

45155 Lucky Collect 30.73....................D Schofield 43588 Rock Lass 30.49 ........................D Schofield 17717 Zipping Jock nwtd ............................L Ahern 22242 Joe Joe 30.13 B &.............................. Steele 16756 Yap’s Me Mum 30.47 ..................D Schofield 35345 Opawa Kuru nwtd W & ....................T Steele 262x1 Ready Made Size nwtd ....................L Ahern 65336 Highway Hound nwtd ................... M J Lozell 12 5.41pm PETER FENEMOR STAKES C2, 527m 1 43733 Boris Gump 30.89 ............................ S Clark 2 51372 Global Conquest 31.21 W &............T Steele 3 25232 Thrilling Riot nwtd ........................... K Walsh 4 23311 Percentage Girl 30.90 .................L Laagland 5 55766 What That Does 30.55 .................... T Green 6 x6367 Bloo Bloomers 30.67........................ S Clark 7 35554 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 8 13787 Cawbourne Wales nwtd ...............R McPhee 13 5.57pm JACK’S MEATS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 74448 Scott No Limbs nwtd B & ................... Steele 2 24173 Diva Pose 18.89 M & ....................... J Smith 3 124 Simple And Plain nwtd ......................B Craik 4 42344 Plaiting Puss nwtd U &..........................Bliek 5 33461 Thrilling Forest nwtd U &...................Cottam 6 5F744 Le Roi nwtd B & ................................. Steele 7 21786 Jump On It 18.75 ......................... H Mullane 8 37876 Wairio Dee Jay 19.34 ........................J Black 9 88586 Zulu Mercedes 18.69 .......................M Black 10 43657 You Betcha Noddy 18.88 R &......N O’Regan 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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■ CYCLING

Cycling in the blood

BY JAMES FORD

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Don Kirdy has been a member of the Tinwald Cycling Club for longer than he can remember, but his passion for cycling remains as strong as ever after more than six decades.

Cycling, particulary cycling in the Mid Canterbury region, is in Kirdy’s blood.

Kirdy’s dad Fred was a member of the Tinwald Cycling Club, as were his uncles Matt and Roland and his grandfather Emmanuel.

The 77-year-old’s fascination with cycling began as a child, in Methven.

Kirdy’s family owned a small farm, from which he would ride in to town on horseback, attracting plenty of attention from other children eager to saddle up and have a go.

The young Don would use his horse as a bargaining chip, ‘a ride on the horse for a ride on your bike’.

“In those days horses would get out of the paddocks and no one would bother claiming them and they would finish up at our place,” he said.

“So I would ride down to the township.

“Everyone there wanted to ride the horses but I wanted to ride their bikes.”

None of the bikes matched up to Kirdy’s father’s Austral Star, however, which he still remembers fondly.

“My dad had a gold Austral Star, out from Australia, they don’t make then now, but it was beautiful,” he said.

After much persuasion, the then 13-year-old received his first bike as a gift from his parents.

“I kept harping on, I worked for my dad and in the finish they bought me a bike,” he said.

“But when I saw it I wasn’t happy.

“I wanted one like my dad’s.

“Looking back it was a good bike, it just wasn’t an Austral Star.”

Throughout his association with the 93-year-old club, age group and open grade national title winners, along with Olympic, world championship and Commonwealth Games medallists have been nurtured.

Kirdy continues to work with the club’s young members, citing their development and progress as the fuel of his interest.

“It’s about starting young cyclists off and teaching them the fundamentals of enjoying cycling,” he said.

“There’s endless names that have come through, when you can get a lot of people that help in all different ways, then everything goes smoothly.”

Despite the illustrious list of top-class cyclists to come off the Tinwald Cycling Club production line, Kirdy still has one standout memory of one of the club’s most gifted alumni.

Hamish Wright represented New Zealand as a junior, and as an elite cyclist.

As a junior at the under-19 Oceanias he won silver and bronze, and in 2001 as an elite rider at the Oceanias he was part of the silver medal-winning sprint team and won bronze in the keirin.

“Hamish went around the track reasonably quick, he sprinted around the corners and when he came in to the 200 he got off his seat and sprinted again,” he said.

“That’s unusual, once you get to full speed, you don’t go any faster but he did, he made it go faster, the hairs on my neck stood up.”

Kirdy’s garage pays homage to local cycling, he even lends them out to budding triathletes in need of a pair of wheels, and, despite not having ridden a bike for more than half a decade, there’s still plenty of miles left in the tank.

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The Black Caps have shown early signs of promise in their first proper hit out in India ahead of the World Twenty20. New Zealand’s thumped Sri Lanka by 74 runs in Mumbai yesterday, having blasted 226 for four before containing their opponents to 152 for seven. Colin Munro and Corey Anderson both posted quickfire half centuries, while Adam Milne and Ish Sodhi claimed five wickets between them. Anderson praised Munro as ‘a hell of a player’ and said he’s been batting well domestically for a long time and was pleased to see him take his chance on the international stage.

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Coach Darren Lehmann has no doubt what it’ll take for Australia to claim a maiden World Twenty20 title and much of it comes down to composure. “The team that comes out on top in India is going to be the one that makes the least mistakes and is most confident in those high-pressure situations in tight games,” says Lehmann. The tournament may lack the prestige of its 50-over counterpart but few cricket competitions are quite as abruptly punishing. The abridged nature of T20 means there is a greater chance that a single error will decide a match.

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T20 ticketing fiasco

Tinwald Cycling Club’s Don Kirdy remains as passion about the sport as a 77-year-old as he did as a 17-year-old.

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There’s always someone to fill the gap choice Aaron Cruden all likely to be around for a few years yet, the 10 jersey is well catered for, and that’s not taking into account the young guns like Ihaia West and Richie Mo’unga, who with a few years’ development could well be threatening the big three anyway.

Even just two weeks into the bloated and oddly-organised Super Rugby competition, the normally slow-starting Crusaders have already shown they possess a forward pack that will very ably form the basis of the black pack later on, and there’s certainly no shortage of supporters from down south baying for their championship-winning pack to get some higher recognition.

Sri Lanka thrashed

Aussies up for T20 tilt

■ OPINION

s there life after Richie and Dan, Ma’a and Conrad, Keven and Tony?

In the rugby hiatus after the victorious World Cup campaign, there were murmurings from many quarters about the drought facing New Zealand rugby without that group of champions to drive things along.

Even after only two rounds of Super Rugby, it would appear, as history always suggested would be the case, that the supposed vacuum will quite quickly be filled, and Steve Hansen will have the normal quota of positive selectorial headaches to come when the international window arrives.

With Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga and probable first

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Throw in Sam Cane, Charlie Faumuina, Jerome Kaino, Dane Coles, Ardi Savea - in fact a whole swathe of top-line players come to mind who every other international coach would dearly love to have on their roster - up front the All Blacks would easily be able to field two world-class units.

It’s actually much the same in the backs; despite losing one of the best midfield combos ever to grace a rugby field, there’s a

mix of established and newbies jostling for those spots.

No easy ride for the halfbacks either; Aaron Smith has TJ Perenara and Tawera Kerr-Barlow sniping at his heels, and watch out for Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi this season and next.

Out wide it’s going to take some serious improvement from already good players to displace Julian Savea and Nehe MilnerSkudder (once they hit form that is), and there’s fullbacks for Africa lining up to give Ben Smith a decent nudge.

Yes, there’s life after that group of senior All Blacks departed, just as there was after Ian Kirkpatrick, Christian Cullen, Buck Shelford, BeeGee Williams, Graham Mourie, and those Meads boys.

The T20 World Cup in India has started brightly, but it hit a hurdle on Thursday night. As Zimbabwe did battle with Scotland in their Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, it became clear the reason for the small turnout in the stands wasn’t just because the fixture was between two neutral teams. With thousands of seats at the ground unoccupied, it should have been simple for people to fork over their rupees (tickets cost between $2.08 and $4.15) at the door and waltz right in. It wasn’t. Those turning up to the stadium expecting to buy a ticket were left with nothing because tickets weren’t being sold at the ground.

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Dortmund crush Spurs Borussia Dortmund have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after trouncing Tottenham 3-0 in a one-sided round of 16 first leg, while holders Sevilla were held 0-0 at Basel. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino fielded a reserve-packed side, in the light of his team’s push for the Premier League title, but the move backfired leaving the Londoners with a mountain to climb in next week’s second leg at White Hart Lane.

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■ RESERVE BANK RATES

Banks keep their slice of OCR cut

on their funding costs.

“The extra OCR cut is designed to counter the problems caused by rising costs.”

Without the cut banks may have had to increase their rates

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■ INFANT MILK FORMULA GROWTH

Compiled by

John Penno tomers in to de-risk the capital investment.”

Synlait’s share price is currently trading at $2.85 and First NZ Capital has a 12-month target price of $3.19.

It expects Synlait to provide guidance at the first-half results on full-year volumes for its valueadd nutritionals given the second half sales skew by its key customer A2 Milk which has had a boom

■ FOOD PRICE INDEX

NZ food prices fall in February led by cheap summer fruit, veges

BY PAUL MCBETH New Zealand food prices fell for the sixth time in seven months, led by cheap summer fruit and vegetables.

The food price index fell 0.6 per cent in February, turning around a 2 per cent increase in January, Statistics New Zealand said.

On an annual basis, prices were down 0.5 per cent, its fifth month in a row where prices were lower than a year earlier.

Food prices account for about 17 per cent of the consumers price index, which has tracked below the Reserve Bank’s target band of between 1-and-3 per

cent for more than a year. While cheap international oil has been depressing prices more generally, that’s started feeding into firms’ expectations which the central bank fears will limit broader wage and price setting and prompted an interest rate cut by governor Graeme Wheeler on Thursday.

Yesterday’s data show fruit and vegetable prices were down 2.6 per cent in February from a month earlier, and 1.4 per cent lower on an annual basis. Produce is typically cheaper through the summer months, and on a seasonally adjusted basis, Statistics NZ said food prices were up 0.2 per cent.

Grocery food prices, which account for about 37 per cent of the index, fell 0.3 per cent in February due to cheaper snack foods and cheese. On an annual basis, grocery food prices fell 1.9 per cent, led by cheaper fresh milk.

Meat, poultry and fish prices fell 0.5 per cent in the month and were unchanged on the year, while non-alcoholic beverage prices slipped a monthly 0.7 per cent for a 1.5 per cent annual decline.

Restaurant meals and ready-toeat food prices were the only subgroup to rise in February, up 0.1 per cent for an annual increase of 2 per cent.

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Sell price

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Last sale

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At close of trading on Friday, March 11, 2016

Daily Volume move ’000s

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2.4m 1.9m 162.8 662.4 2.2m 262.2 1.3m 2.5m 1.3m 85.28 739.0 1.6m 394.3 120.5 581.5 453.6 734.6 194.1 76.82 741.8 153.9 5.5m 345.9 183.6 596.5 1.0m 222.6 115.5 9.59 25.15 523.4 544.3 380.1 405.5 176.6 2.0m 933.2 2.9m 75.89 98.84 540.6 216.2 1.0m 29.99 106.3 59.93 93.68 137.0 223.8 143.6

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 6550 6414 6278 6142 6006 5870

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

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South Island dairy processor Synlait Milk will need to consider investing in expanding its blending/canning facility as early as next year given the rapid growth in A2 infant formula sales and the launch of the Munchkin Grass Fed infant formula range, say First NZ Capital analysts.

In a research note ahead of the dairy company reporting its first half results on March 31, First NZ Capital said it didn’t think Synlait would be in a position to be specific on the timing of the build yet, but if it is, it was important to provide detail on the risks and costs associated with potentially idle blending/canning capacity.

“Unlike drying capacity, which just requires milk to utilise, there is a greater risk and cost of idle canning capacity,” it said. “Here, the challenge for SML is to continue to look at ways to tie cus-

on infant formula sales in Australia and China. Synlait says it is currently working through the production aspect of Munchkin’s Grass Fed infant formula and a launch date has yet to be confirmed.

At last year’s annual meeting, chief executive John Penno said total sales volume was set to grow from 97,800 tonnes in the 2015 financial year to 122,500 tonnes in 2016 with more than half of that growth as a result of increased infant formula sales which carry a significant benefit in terms of gross margin.

The analysts said there was only limited scope to upgrade their forecasts for Synlait despite the expected ramp up in nutritional volumes, due to those sales being skewed to one customer, the lack of an established track record of those sales and the need for caution on uncontracted sales volumes.

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Synlait may need new investment

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM

wholesale funding costs had significantly increased for the bank.

“Until now, and unlike some other banks, ANZ has passed on all the recent OCR rate cuts in full.

“But international volatility has proved to be more than temporary so these extra costs now need to be reflected in our lending rates.”

The ANZ said the change to its floating and flexible rates would not impact most of its customers because 76 per cent of its home loans were on fixed rates.

Around $50.7 billion of New Zealand home loans are on floating rates while $166.9 billion is fixed, according to January figures produced by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

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of its fixed mortgage rates.

David Tripe, an associate professor at Massey University, said the decision not to pass on the full cut was a reflection of the upward pressure banks were feeling

putting more pressure on borrowers, particularly dairy farmers who are already under the gun with falling dairy prices.

Tripe said bank funding costs did not fall in line with the official cash rate and he would not be surprised if The Co-operative Bank chose to keep some of the reduction the next time the cash rate was cut.

Both Westpac and ANZ blamed increased funding costs on the decision not to pass on the full rate cut.

A spokesperson for Westpac said the adjustment reflected elevated funding costs due to financial market volatility since the middle of 2014.

An ANZ spokesman said over the last 18 months off-shore

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A banking expert says it’s no surprise three banks are not passing on the full interest rate cut made by the Reserve Bank.

On Thursday the RBNZ sliced 0.25 off the OCR bringing it down to record low of 2.25 per cent.

ASB , Kiwibank, ANZ and Westpac have announced they will drop their floating home loan rates but not by the full amount.

ANZ and Westpac will shave just 0.10 basis points off while ASB and Kiwibank said they would drop its floating rate by 0.20 basis points and its offset/ revolving home loan rate by 0.15 basis points.

The Co-operative bank is the only bank so far to pass on the full cut while Kiwibank is the only one to announce a drop in some

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

6,515.41

+7.13

+0.11%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

4,652.09

+2.94

+0.06%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

6,988.78

+8.21

+0.12%

p Rises 64 q Falls 54

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,166.4

+16.3

+0.32%

At close of trading on Mar 11, 2016

q Dow Jones Indust.

16,995.1

–5.2

–0.03%

At close of trading on Mar 10, 2016

q FTSE 100 index

6,036.7

–109.6

–1.78%

At close of trading on Mar 10, 2016

p Nikkei 225 index

16,928.8 +76.48 +0.45% Snapshot at 7pm on Mar 11, 2016

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,266.50

London – $US/ounce

+20.1

+1.61%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.27

–0.39

–2.49%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

4,920.50

–15.0

–0.30%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm March 11, 2016

Country

TT buy

TT sell

Australia 0.9097 0.8791 Canada 0.9087 0.875 China 4.6373 4.0692 Euro 0.6135 0.5868 Fiji 1.4532 1.3383 Great Britain 0.4779 0.4611 Japan 77.53 74.26 Samoa 1.798 1.5719 South Africa 10.5045 10.1233 Thailand 23.93 22.81 United States 0.6838 0.6591

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OUR VIEW

Tough dairy times getting tougher Sue Newman

ACTING EDITOR

I

f you’re not involved in the dairy industry, it seems like ground-hog day each time there’s news about the slow but steady plummet of dairy prices.

Unless you’re at the coal face of the industry, it’s difficult to take those numbers and think about them in human terms.

And to the majority who do not make their living in that sector, it may be hard to understand why savings could not be made in the good times to tide you over when the going gets tough.

And it is certainly getting tough.

In terms that any wage-earner can understand, dairy farmers’ incomes have more than halved in less than a year. Imagine if your pay packet of $1000 a week suddenly became $500 a week and falling. That puts it in perspective.

What is different about dairying, however, is that for everyone other than the farm owner, this is not just their livelihood, it is also the roof over their heads.

As dairy returns drop, everyone in the dairy chain suffers, from farm owner to the lowest paid farm worker. Costs are cut from the bottom up. Jobs are axed and farm owners double shift to save wages. People are suddenly without jobs and without homes. This is a cold, hard fact of falling dairy prices, this is its human face.

Each time farmers thought prices had hit rock bottom they quickly realised they hadn’t. Bad news almost became the norm, cost-cutting the new reality. But as everyone involved in the dairy sector is realising, rock bottom could still be a long way down and that means hard decisions have to be made and continue to be made.

And for some that means, people losing jobs and losing their homes. That short-term cut in expenses, however, will inevitably have a long-term on-farm impact. The maths are simple.

If it takes six people to run and maintain a farm and you get rid of three, then only half the work gets done. The cows have to be milked, but maintenance can wait – only so long.

And the ripple effect from falling milk prices must soon start showing up with farmers – or banks – pulling the pin.

God help the Ashburton District when that happens.

YOUR VIEW Who you gonna call?

Not Ghostbusters. Not EA Networks. And God forbid not the Ashburton Fire Service.

I am the “time waster” from Carters Terrace that phoned the fire service for help at 10pm last Friday night.

As I type I eat the delicious chocolates I purchased (along with a card) to give to the firemen who arrived to help me on Friday night.

After reading the article in the Guardian on Tuesday they weren’t delivered. I have heard people criticise, saying that all I was going to give were chocolates and a card, and that money would have been more appropriate.

Easy for people ... able to throw money around, to say. I was genuinely very grateful, sometimes for some people in life money doesn’t come first.

I understand there will be some people who will understand my

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actions and some who won’t. Being a pet lover is not in everyone’s genes.

Those who don’t have love and compassion for family pets, I do not judge, such is life, we either have it or do not.

Kitty up the pole was Ebony – 6 months old. Not only is there a place in my heart for Ebony, she has recently cost me $430 (spaying and vaccinating). So here is a lovely, expensive kitty on top of a power pole.

No amount of coaxing was bringing her down, so I put my first call for assistance through to EA Networks.

The after-hours service that I was transferred to answered his phone with a mere “Yeah”. I was a little shocked and my hackles went up. The man, in a slurr of words, was of no help but, he took my details – or did he? And was going to phone me in the morning.

So I Google what to do. Ring

by David Fletcher

111. I think, surely not? I was taught to respect that number and its services, and I do.

Nervous as, I dial. I spoke to three people on that call, to which I explained there were no lives in danger and was wondering if they could help my situation.

“Of course we do it all the time,” I was told, “the boys will just chuck a ladder up, no problems.”

In my head already trying to put a price on this misdemeanor on Ebony’s part [I was told] “no, don’t be silly it won’t cost you a thing!”

I think, this man is really nice and I tell him they are all amazing and I can’t thank him enough.

I was excited, everything was going to be okay. He seemed chuffed that I was chuffed.

See there is more to this story than a time waster. Heavens, there are real people with real feelings!

Just as the fire truck pulled up

Ebony tried to come down and fell. She flipped through the fall and landed in a heap.

She had her head up but she did not move. Eventually I picked her up and, thinking she was paralysed, I carried her inside in sobs.

I couldn’t face the fire truck, so my husband went to speak to them. He advised me they weren’t at all bothered and they have been to similar call-outs before.

Good buggers, I thought.

Ashburton’s Fire Service might want to contact the 111 call centre and ask why they said helping Ebony was totally fine.

And in this case, is it just the Ashburton Fire Service who do not provide this service to their community?

After all, I was not the person who paged 30 people that night.

EA Networks. What 24-hour service do you provide? I did not receive any.

L. Kireka

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Editor, PO Box 77 The photo was accompanied by a message from the Farmer.

“Small mishap. Early lunch.”

I immediately harangued him with questions, but in typical Farmer style got back a single clipped sentence.

“Had a collision with a barrier, stretchered off slope.”

I was beside myself when they finally got back and ready to blast the Farmer with expletives

that would not have been very ladylike. But I tried to remain calm.

“How did it happen?”

To which the daughter frowned at her Father and said, tearfully. “He pushed me.”

The Farmer disagreed though, saying in a relaxed, matter-offact manner: “You’re exaggerating. It was more of a shove than a push love.”

I told him he could have been responsible for a serious head injury, when it was explained how she landed. Her neck and back took much of the impact.

“Well look at it this way,” he grinned. “At least she knows how to fall in a better position now love. In fact you could say I’ve saved her from a future serious accident. It’s called responsible fathering.”

Will you be found when you seek?

e often allot valuable chunks of time to searching. Think of the time spent on the internet – a worldwide web available to us through the use of search engines.

It’s amazing, you type in a word or a phrase and indexes of millions of websites around the world are searched in an instant.

At a more basic level we spend time searching for objects at home – the keys, your glasses or cellphone, the bit of chocolate you were sure was in the pantry.

Occasionally we search without knowing exactly what we are searching for.

It might be browsing along a bookshelf trying to choose something to read. If asked “what are you looking for?” the answer is “I

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HALFWAY THERE

t was school camp week in our house and the Farmer’s turn to do the duty.

It’s fair to say he was not the most willing of participants when I told him he would be helping to get a bunch of tweens up Mt Peel, including his daughter.

The trepidation he felt, however, was eclipsed by my own when I looked back on the only other time I trusted him to take the said daughter on a skiing school trip two years ago.

The daughter was not a confident skier, but was enjoying learning with an instructor on the lower slopes.

But the Farmer, who likes to think of himself as a semi-professional, decided it was time his eldest progeny should experience the higher slopes.

The daughter, by all accounts, was not so sure and took more than a little persuasion once off the chair-lift to go down the slope.

Meanwhile, I was getting a little nervous because my text inquiries as to how the day was progressing were going unanswered.

Finally in the middle of the afternoon my phone beeped to signal an incoming message from the Farmer and a photo appeared on my screen of my eldest daughter on a stretcher in the emergency room at Mt Hutt.

Her face was very pale and her wan appearance signalled something calamitous had happened.

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CHRISTIAN COMMENT

won’t know until I see it!”

That happens on a bigger, more important scale too. There are many searchers in life who sense they are looking for something – but they are not sure what it is until they find it – or perhaps until they are found.

The greatest search in the world is the search that God undertakes. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. Jesus himself, told stories about seeking.

In the Gospel of Luke he related the story of a shepherd who left his flock to go and find the one who was lost.

Then he spoke of the woman who searched her house for a lost coin. Finally he spoke of two lost sons. The first one knew he was lost (we call him the Prodigal Son). The second didn’t know he was lost, but his response to finding his younger brother revealed the state of his heart.

Jesus told these stories to show that he had come to search, to find and to save those who were lost.

By the lost, he meant those who were separated from God – not living in relationship with Him, not enjoying the life that is found in God, not belonging.

This Easter you might like to ask yourself the question: “Is God seeking me?”

God seeks through many avenues, but central to his way of

seeking is His Church.

Would you like to be found by God – the God who gave up His own Son for the lost?

Jesus declares that He is that good shepherd who has come to seek and to save the lost.

At Easter time we remember the cost of that seeking – that Jesus gave up his life as a ransom for many.

Perhaps you have received a small booklet in your letterbox entitled HOPE for all. In it you will find out more about the Seeker and some of those who have been found.

Try attending church this Easter – in your seeking perhaps you will be the one who is found.

Reverend David Bayne is with the Grace Presbyterian Church

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Isis list leak ‘a gold mine’ A huge leak of Islamic State documents could be a “gold mine” for security services and law enforcement, an expert has said.

Intelligence agencies are examining more than 22,000 files said to show the addresses, telephone numbers and family contacts of jihadis who signed up to join the group.

Authorities will comb through the cache with a particular focus on British individuals.

Nationals from more than 51 countries including the UK filled in a 23-question “registration” form as they were inducted into Isis, according to Sky News, which obtained the data.

Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) security think tank, described the leak as “incredibly important”.

He said: “It is a law enforcement gold mine. It means it might make it easier to prosecute those who have returned.

“Beyond that it is also an intelligence gold mine because it may include people whose departure wasn’t known and a lot of information about other contacts because there is an entry about who recommend-

ed this individual.”

He added: “Rarely do intelligence organisations get complete caches of documents in this way.”

The documents were reportedly stolen by a former member of the Syrian Free Army who joined IS and then became disillusioned, saying it had been taken over by soldiers from the Iraqi Baath party of Saddam Hussein.

One of the forms shows the details of Junaid Hussain, a Briton married to Sally-Anne

Jones, a former member of an all-girl punk rock group.

His form reveals his fighter name Abu Hasayn Al Britani, his mother’s maiden name, his date of birth, the fact that he has a secondary level education and was previously an “electronics specialist”.

Hussain was killed in a US air strike in August.

Reyaad Khan, from Cardiff, was also named as one of those appearing in the files.

He was killed in an RAF drone strike.

UK Home Secretary Theresa May said Isis – also known as Daesh – poses a “severe threat”.

Speaking as she arrived in Brussels for a meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers, she said: “Daesh poses a severe threat. The threat level in the UK is at severe and we have seen the attacks that have been perpetrated on mainland Europe over the last year.

“That is why it is so important for us to work together to counter this threat.”

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■ SOUTH AFRICA

Woman guilty of kidnapping baby 19 years ago

Celeste Nurse, the mother of a child kidnapped in 1997, talks to members of the media as she leaves a court, in Cape Town, South Africa.

A South African court has found a 51-year-old woman guilty of kidnapping a newborn baby from a Cape Town maternity hospital 19 years ago, in a case which has gripped the country.

The real identity of Zephany Nurse, 18, was discovered when she made friends with her biological sister at school and people noticed the striking similarity between them.

DNA tests proved the two girls were sisters.

The woman who had brought Zephany up as her daughter, and whose identity has not been revealed, was arrested last year.

She was found guilty of kid-

napping, fraud and contravening legislation protecting children, said a source at the Western Cape High Court.

The woman will be sentenced on May 30. Judge John Hlophe said she could face up to 10 years in prison.

Zephany Nurse disappeared from hospital in 1997 while her mother was recovering from a caesarean section.

The accused woman could not produce legal adoption papers, prompting Hlophe to call her testimony a “fairy tale”.

The girl was initially placed in the care of social workers. It is not clear if she is now living with her biological family.

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Pittsburgh shooting ‘execution style’ – police

BY SUZANNAH GONZALES Police in western Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects who ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh, killing five people execution-style and wounding three others.

One gunman armed with a 40-calibre handgun shepherded victims from the home’s yard toward an alley where a second gunman armed with “an AK-47 type” rifle shot them in the head, Allegheny County

District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr said.

“The murders were planned, calculated, brutal,” Zappala said.

The motive for the fatal shooting of four women and one man in a residential neighbourhood of Wilkinsburg, east of the city, was still unknown, but authorities were exploring whether it might be drugrelated, Zappala said.

In addition to the five killed, one of whom was pregnant,

three people were wounded.

Two males remain in critical condition.

The people who died ranged in age from 25 to 37, officials said, though family members said the oldest fatality was 38.

Three of the five who died were siblings.

One of the dead, Tina Shelton, was a mother of five who held down three jobs and was encouraged by family members to attend the barbecue as a way to relax after work, her

father Vernes Pugh and other relatives told local station WPXI-TV. After gunning down their victims, the suspects fled, police said.

Four died on the back porch next to the alley, while another woman died at a hospital.

The massacre in Wilkinsburg, is the latest in a series of mass shootings that have made gun control a matter of heated debate in the United St ates.

- Reuters

Chumlee faces charges The reality TV personality known as Chumlee on the show Pawn Stars has been freed from jail after his arrest in Las Vegas on felony weapon and drug charges. A court official saidthat Austin Lee Russell has a May 23 court date in Las Vegas Justice Court. Police say Russell was taken into custody on Wednesday, when officers serving a search warrant in a sexual assault investigation found methamphetamine, marijuana and a gun at his southwest Las Vegas home. Russell wasn’t booked on a sex-crime allegation. Police said the investigation stemmed from a recent complaint by a woman, and it is continuing.

Jail records showed Russell had been held on $US62,000 bail on 19 drug-possession charges and one weapon charge.

Twins a rare occurrence They were born on the same day, to the same mother, but when it came to identifying their father, an extremely rare discovery has been made in a set of Vietnamese twins. The twins are bi-paternal, meaning they have different fathers. The rare occurrence is said to be the first case in Vietnam, and there have been only seven cases of bi-paternal twins reported worldwide since 2011. Prof. Le Dinh Luong, president of the Genetic Association of Vietnam, says DNA testing at his Hanoi lab confirmed the twins have different fathers, although few details have been released to media in order to protect the family’s privacy. A Vietnamese online newspaper has reported that the 34-year-old father had DNA testing after his family started questioning why his twins did not look anything alike.

Kesha Dr Luke’s ‘prisoner’ Kesha’s mother has detailed producer Dr Luke’s alleged cycle of abuse towards the singer in an explosive new magazine interview. The Tik Tok star has accused Dr Luke of sexually, verbally and emotionally abusing her over a series of years – claims he denies – and now her mum Pebe Sebert has opened up about her daughter’s hell in a magazine expose. “She was a prisoner,” she told Billboard. “It was like someone who beats you every day and hangs you from a chain and then comes in and gives you a piece of bread. “Luke would say, ‘You look nice today’, and send her (Kesha) into hysterics of happiness because she was programmed to expect nothing but abuse. I wanted Kesha to come forward a long time ago and end this relationship with Dr Luke immediately after the (alleged) rape, but if she wanted to have a shot at the music business, she had no choice.”

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Export Manufacturing Opportunity

Commercial Manager

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

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

With previous property management experience at a senior level, great time management and sound decision making - in this position you will be challenged to manage a small in-house team, numerous external consultants and a $115 million dollar property portfolio.

The wide scope of portfolio includes commercial and residential buildings, subdivisions, rural land, forestry blocks, reserves and camp grounds - a range which surpasses many other organisations.

For more information about this vacancy and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - see our website.

Applications close 14 March 2016.

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

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

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

Manufacturing experience preferred but all training provided. Apprenticeship potential.

Please submit your CV with references to: Ken Meehan Ashford Handicrafts Ltd PO Box 474 Ashburton 7740 ken@ashford.co.nz

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

Applications close Tuesday, March 15 at 5.00pm

Communication Officer

Part Time Assistant Manager/Registered Nurse Position Methven House Rest Home

We are looking for a part time Assistant Manager/ Registered Nurse to join our team. This position would We are looking for someone who wants to get their foot in the doorsuittoan experienced Registered Nurse who is looking for experience what real corporate communications are about. You’ll co-ordinate an opportunity to extend their skills in the area of health management. our advertising, draft media releases and work closely with others to ensure

our messages to the community are clear, concise and consistent.

To find out more about this vacancy and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - go to our website.

Hours are negotiable with some weekend work and on call required.

Experience in aged care and specifically in management is desirable but not essential.

Please email officeadmin@methvenhouse.co.nz

for a full job description and application form.

Applications close 16 March 2016.

If you would like to know more about this position phone: Methven House 03 302 8528 (during business hours) Closing date: March 21, 2016 for applications (including your CV).

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

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Prep Team Labourer Owing to our increased workload we wish to employ a Labourer to join one of our prep teams The position involves setting heights and falls for driveways etc boxing, base levelling and compaction.

Applicants will need to have a full car license, and be physically fit, This is a full time position with overtime available Please forward CV to

Tony Worsfold at admin@paveco.co.nz Or drop it in to our office 13 Robinson Street, Ashburton

Ph 03 307 to subs 7900 cribe!

ASHBURTON

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

Real Estate

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

Please apply in writing with a copy of your CV to: Emma Bonnington vacancy@spraymarks.co.nz PO Box 3, Ashburton 7740

AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

We design, we build, we innovate.

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FOR FUN ON THE WATER

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

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. @AshGuardian

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

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REAL ESTATE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

FOR SALE

Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

INDUSTRIAL LAND

TENDER WEB ID AC48303 ASHBURTON Woollen Mills Drive

A bareland industrial site zoned Business D situated off Alford Forest Road. Comprising 1.28 ha (12,801sqm) this site is slightly irregular in shape providing for an affordable purchase option.

Rateable Value $305,000.

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Friday 25th March, 2016 at 4.00pm, (unless sold prior)

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

Rye Grass Straw - $8 Barley Straw - $7

(all conventional bales)

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

Please park on the street and come to the office No EFTPOS - CASH ONLY

Clark McLeod

Mobile 0274 322 194 Office 03 307 9183 clark@propertybrokers.co.nz

www.propertybrokers.co.nz TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

WANTED

MEL needs a home. Looking for a person to look after Mel for 6 months. Mel is 7 years old, lovely and well behaviour dog (Lab), I will provide food and anything she needs during the time care. Phone Renata 027 354 5408.

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

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

30 years local service. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD Discount card welcomed.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

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

Annual General Meeting Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 8pm at the St Stephen Church Hall, 64 Park Street, Ashburton.

Everyone welcome.

Any queries contact Club President Glenys Holden 303 6559

PLANTS, PRODUCE

KAKARIKI FLOWERS - Your local rose grower. Open to the public. Phone 307 2457.

45 Hollands Road, Tinwald.

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24/7 Appraisals 308 6173

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FLOORING Come check our great flooring options: • Tiles • Vinyl • Carpet • Woodfloor Call today for an obligation free quote

East to Burnett Street, Ashburton | Phone 03 308 5269

Daily Events Saturday 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, coffee and hot food. Northern end West Street Car Park.

9am - 12pm CRAFT MARKET. Good variety of crafts. West Street Car Park. 9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street.

Sunday 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, led by the Worship Committee, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

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

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY HIRE. Open for toy hire. Methodist Church Baring Square.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street.

10am - 12pm.

ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

1.15pm

GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON JOGGING AND WALKING GROUPS. Open day, everyone welcome. Domain Oval pavilion off Philip Street.

6pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

Harvest Festival service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

Baring Square East.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Harvest Thanksgiving. Havelock Street 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

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

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

11.15am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Greenstreet harvest Festival Service led

by Rev Henry Mbambo. Greentstreet/ Staveley Road.

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

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA.

Golf croquet casual. Waireka, Philip Street.

4.30pm - 6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group pool party at the Fisher’s home. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Havelock Street.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

12noon - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Free lunch every Monday. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets, entry off Cass Street.

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

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

Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet. New members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

6pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC PARISH CENTRE. Euchre, all welcome. (not public holidays). Cnr Burnett and Winter Street.

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz PLANTS, PRODUCE

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

N.Z Rockmelon $1.99 ea Whole Watermelon Broccoli 2 for Whole Pumpkin Blueberries

$2.99 ea $3 $3.99 ea $2.99 ea

Specials available from 8/03 - 15/03

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

MUSICAL

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

MOTORING

MEETINGS, EVENTS

The next meeting of the Ashburton Trust Board will be held in the Head Office Boardroom, Level 1 Somerset House, Cnr East + Burnett Streets, Ashburton

on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 3.00pm Robert Reid General Manager

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an LIVESTOCK, PETS alignment from Neumanns BUYER of unwanted Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills animals. Cattle, bobby calves, Street. Phone 308-6737. horse and all farm animals.

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

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HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

HIRE

FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

GRAZING

GRAZING wanted for store lambs mobs of 400 plus.

Phone Mitch 027 313 1320.

Do you want to become part of the Skyline Network?

The current owner wishes to retire after 25 years.

You will be servicing the Mid Canterbury area.

Three other franchise agreements are included in the sale.

The business is currently run by a husband and wife team and 3 full-time staff.

Vehicles and equipment are ready for the new owner.

Current owner will stay on for a changeover period, but would be prepared to stay on for up to 12 months.

A display yard can also be purchased or leased.

Price on application.

Feel free to contact: Denis Trudgeon on 0274-411-659 or (03) 308 8159.

RD 1 Rural Mail Delivery A unique opportunity has arisen to secure a Rural Mail Delivery Contract in Ashburton.

RD 1 is a two person, two vehicle run covering Ashburton, Mt Somers, Staveley and Alford Forest.

It generates a gross income exceeding $200,000.

Interested parties please email peteandjudeknight@ gmail.com

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All welcome

I can face tomorrow just because he lives.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

FOR SALE

FOR SALE by removal complete kitchen joinery in good condition $600. Phone 308 6031.

Have you lost your way in Life?

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602

Join us this Sunday to discover HOPE for 2016.

BUSINESS NOTICES

Sundays @10.00am Everyone is welcome Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Physiotherapist Paul Annear

Including Children’s church See you at cnr Cass & Cameron St’s

Phone 307 0560

CALL IN AND CHECK OUT OUR GREAT RANGE OF LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT!

Guardian Job Vacancies

ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911

Creche available Refreshments to follow 6pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

MATURE single male requires 1-2 bedroom flat/house, long term. Shift worker, good references.

ABSOLUTELY gorgeous Willing to pay up to $280 per Asian, slim, really busty, week. Phone/text Karl 021 friendly, sensual massage. 053 2670.

Phone 021 024 94017.

Guardian Real Esate

www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

10am Morning Service

Life 2 da Max (Kids Church)

Available at 256 Moore Street.

Mondays and Thursdays

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison

Injury Management

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

WINTER grazing Overdale kale / grass and silage and good yards. Phone 027 284 0377.

307 7900

Church Services

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

Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA 2008

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street. Will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday.

They will hold surgery from 10am to 12 noon and from 6pm to 7pm. No appointment necessary.

Surgery phone 308 6565.

Sealy Street Medical Practice, Sealy Street. Will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday.

They will hold surgery from 10am to 5pm. Please phone 308 1212 for an appointment from 9.30am on Sunday morning.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency details, please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, ph 302 8105.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT

provide an accident and emergency service.

Except in cases of emergency, persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the

duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

PHARMACIES

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team. from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 6pm - 8pm both evenings.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP POST DELIVERY CENTRES 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

COMMUNITY SERVICES

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS ART GALLERY and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. unrestricted visiting.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm

EMERGENCY DENTIST

weekday afternoons.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

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

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

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

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - PH 03 308 2321, INFORMATION CENTRES 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

- 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Tammy Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until Wilson. Small: Ref Vetlife.

2pm. Phone 308-1050.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

BUS DEPARTURES VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. emergencies: Large: Reon McMurtrie. Small: Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Shannon Thomson-Laing.

ANIMAL SERVICES

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-

small animal emergency service. To use DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL hours this service please phone your vet as usual.

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6am Te Karere 2 6:30 F Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Taste Of A Traveller 3 0 10am Come Dine With Me PGR Noon Saturday Kitchen 1pm F Gino’s Italian Escape 1:30 Tales From Northumberland With Robson Green 0 2pm Location, Location, Location 30 3pm Border Security PGR 0 3:30 Coastwatch 0 4pm River Monsters PGR 0 5pm Robson Green’s Ultimate Catch 0 6pm One News 0

6am Tiki Tour 3 0 6:25 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:30 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:20 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 7:45 Pokemon XY 3 0 8:15 Hulk And The Agents Of Smash 0 8:40 Adventure Time 3 0 9:05 Clarence 0 9:30 Mighty Med 10am Fresh 10:30 Step By Step 0 11:05 Full House 0 11:35 Young And Hungry 0 Noon The Fosters 1:05 Pretty Little Liars 0 2pm The Flash 0 3pm Supergirl PGR 0 4pm The Amazing Race 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Bear Grylls – Survival School 0 6pm 72 Hours 0

7pm Country Calendar A large Hawke’s Bay farm gives its profits away every year. 0 7:30 Posh Pawn PGR 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Posh Pawn PGR Continued. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Rob watches Peter closely; Marcus and Todd discuss their future; has Maria’s plotting gone too far? 0 10:30 M The Men Who Stare At Goats AO 2009 Comedy.

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7pm M Batman Begins AO 2005 Adventure.

Christian Bale, Michael Caine.

0 9:45 M Jonah Hex AO 2010 Action.

In exchange for his freedom, a bounty hunter must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash hell on Earth.

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12:20 Happy Hour AO 0 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:20 Infomercials 3:50 L Football – English Premier League Stoke v Southampton. From the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent.

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Reno v Relocate 8am World’s Wildest City 9am Monkey Thieves 9:30 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey 10am Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip 10:30 Million Dollar Contractor 11am Yard Crashers 11:30 Auction Kings Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 3pm The Liquidator 3:30 Buying Hawaii 4pm This Old Thing 5pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 Poh And Co 6pm Getaway 6:30 Baby Animals In The Wild 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 8pm Travel Man 8:30 Lost Kingdoms Of Central America 9:30 Backroad Bounty 10:30 Getaway 11pm NZ Hunter Adventures

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Midnight Hugh’s Three Good Things 12:30 Poh And Co 1am This Old Thing 2am Baby Animals In The Wild 3am Antiques Roadshow Detectives 3:30 Travel Man 4am Backroad Bounty 5am Buying Hawaii 5:30 The Liquidator

11:20 M The Collector AO 2009 Crime. Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth.

0 1:05 M And Soon The Darkness AO 2010 Thriller. 0 2:50 M Borderline Murder AO 2011 Thriller. 4:20 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

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6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 Baggage PGR 3 11am Million Dollar Listing NY PGR Fredrik goes to the Hamptons for business; Ryan works on a listing with a dance instructor.

Noon The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR (Starting Today) 3 12:55 America’s Next Top Model – Guys And Girls PGR 3 0 1:55 The Bachelor NZ PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 3pm The Bachelor NZ PGR 3 4pm Grand Designs Australia 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 8:25 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:50 Beyblade – Metal Fury 3 Animated series in which teen heroes face an evil organisation vying for world domination.

9:15 Power Rangers – Dino Charge 9:40 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 5pm Drake And Josh 3 5:30 Mr Young 3 6pm Victorious 3 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm M Kung Fu Panda 7pm Bullseye PGR 3 Four men PGR 3 2008 Animated. and four women test their Voices of Jack Black, Dustin bodies and brains as they Hoffman, Angelina Jolie. 0 are dragged by a helicopter, 8:55 M Mission – Impossible speed down a hill in a giant AO 3 1996 Action. zorb, and race on jet skis, An American agent, under hoping to win a cash prize. 0 false suspicion of disloyalty, 8pm The Biggest Loser Australia must discover and expose the 3 real spy without the help of 9:55 Super City AO 3 his organisation. Tom Cruise, 10:25 Just Shoot Me! PGR 3 0 Jon Voight. 0 10:50 Baggage AO 3

11:10 Blue Bloods AO 0 12:05 My 11:15 Infomercials Tattoo Addiction AO (Starting Today) 3 1:05 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

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6am Home Shopping 11:30 NRL Fulltime Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 The Taste 3 The contestants must create dishes using unusual edible body parts of an animal, such as cow tongues and sweetbreads.

3:30 The Animal Files PGR 3 4pm River Cottage – To The Core 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Animal Airport 6:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities Recently it was discovered that female Komodo dragons can reproduce without having contact with a male, and female aphids can clone themselves.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Father Brown PGR Father Brown becomes embroiled with a theatrical family when he discovers that a supposed tragic drowning was actually murder.

8:35 Weekend Murders – Partners In Crime PGR 0 9:45 Rugby – Super Rugby (Delayed) Highlanders v Lions. From Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium.

11:45 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Dora Matatoa 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Matika 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Playlist 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 10:30 Toku Reo 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Rugby – French Top 14 Teams TBC. 2:30 Friday Night Lights PGR 3:30 Te Po Mekemeke 3 4pm Whawhai 4:30 Get Your Fish On PGR 5pm The Prophets 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 8:55 Pawn Stars PG 9:20 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 10:10 Survivor – Nicaragua Marathon PG 12:40 Combat Dealers PG 1:30 RBT MC 2pm Crash Investigation Unit M 2:25 Hardcore Pawn PGL 2:50 Parking Wars PGL 3:40 Law And Order – UK MV 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 The Simpsons PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

US PG 8pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 9pm Call Of The Wildman PG 9:30 Combat Dealers PG 10:30 RBT MC 11pm Crash Investigation Unit M 11:30 N By Any Means ML

SUNDAY

12:25 Raw MVC 3:05 By Any Means ML 4am Whose Line Is It Anyway? US PG 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:15 Survivor – Nicaragua PG

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Blues v Hurricanes.

7am Cricket – ICC 360 7:30 Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round Two. 8am The Golf Fix 9am School Of Golf With Martin Hall.

10am Mountain Biking – Crankworx Noon World Rugby 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Blues v Hurricanes.

2:30 Squash – Canary Wharf Classic (Replay) Finals.

5pm #SkySpeed 5:30 ICC Cricket 360 6pm Rugby League – UK Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Blues v Hurricanes.

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Lions.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Reds. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

11:50 L Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Cheetahs.

From Singapore National Stadium.

2am L Rugby – Super Rugby Kings v Chiefs. From Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth.

4:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Stormers v Sharks.

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Waka Huia 3 6:30 Patapatai 7pm The Zoo 7:30 M The Boxcar Children 2014 Animated Adventure.

Voices of Illeana Douglas, Mackenzie Foy, Zachary Gordon.

9pm M The Deer Hunter AO 1978 War Drama. Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep.

SUNDAY

12:10 Te Kaea 3 2 12:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Viewer Special 2. 7:30 MythBusters PG MacGyver Myths. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:25 Alaskan Bush People M Ballad of Billy Brown. 10:20 Naked And Afraid M Redemption Road.

11:15 Treehouse Masters PG Home Tree Home. 12:10 Gold Rush PG 1:05 Naked And Afraid M Pop-Up Edition – Everglades. 2pm Mega Moves PG Big Bomber. 2:55 Alien Mysteries PG Stephenville Lights.

3:50 Railroad Australia PG 4:45 Alaskan Bush People M Ballad of Billy Brown. 5:40 Chaos Caught On Camera M 6:05 Chaos Caught On Camera M 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Merry Fishmas! 8:30 Restoration Wild PG 9:30 Railroad Australia PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Smart China PG

Country Calendar 7pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:50 Insidious – Chapter 3 MVLC 2015 Horror. Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott. 9:25 St Vincent MVLS 2014 Comedy. Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy. 11:05 Smiley 16VLS 2012 Horror. Caitlin Gerard, Shane Dawson. 12:40 Exodus – Gods And Kings MV 2014 Action.

Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton.

3:05 Jack M 2012 Drama.

Rick Roberts, Sook-Yin Lee. 4:30 The Drop 16VLC 2014 Crime.

Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini.

6:15 Furious 7 MV 2015 Action.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. 8:30 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers. 10:10 The Loft 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. James Marsden, Karl Urban. 11:55 And Now A Word From Our Sponsor MLSC 2013 Comedy. Bruce Greenwood.

SUNDAY

1:20 Enter The Dangerous Mind 18VLSC 2013 Thriller.

Midnight Naked And Afraid Jake Hoffman, Nikki Reed.

M 12:55 Aeroplane Repo PG 2:50 The Drop 16VLC 2014 Crime.

1:50 Gold Rush – Alaska PG 3:15 Dirty Jobs PG 4:10 Gold Rush Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini.

4:35 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi.

– Alaska PG 5:05 MythBusters M

SUNDAY

Kung Fu Panda 7pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 XXX MV 2002 Action.

Vin Diesel, Samuel L Jackson, Marton Csokas. 8:45 Austin Powers – International Man Of Mystery M 1997 Comedy.

Michael Myers, Elizabeth Hurley.

10:15 Iron Man MV 2008 Action.

Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

12:20 Ocean’s Twelve ML 2004 Action. George Clooney, Brad Pitt.

2:25 Hulk MV 2003 Adventure.

Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly.

4:40 Insomnia MVL 2002 Crime. Al Pacino, Hilary Swank.

6:35 Superbad 16LS 2007 Comedy.

Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone.

8:30 The Perfect Storm ML 2000 Adventure. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane.

10:40 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington.

SUNDAY

12:35 Eastern Promises 18VS 2007 Drama.

2:15 Hulk MV 2003 Adventure.

4:30 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – Tom Hanks PG Documentary.

4:55 Insomnia MVL 2002 Crime.

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

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6am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Broncos v Warriors.

From Suncorp Stadium.

8am The After Match Awen Guttenbeil and guests discuss the big issues in rugby league.

8:30 L Rugby League – Super League Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos. From DW Stadium.

11:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Widnes Vikings v Hull FC. Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Broncos v Warriors.

From Suncorp Stadium.

12:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup U20 Raiders v U20 Roosters. From GIO Stadium.

2:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Mounties v Wyong.

From GIO Stadium.

4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Roosters.

From GIO Stadium.

7pm L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Knights.

From ANZ Stadium.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Eels v Cowboys. From Pirtek Stadium.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Raiders v Roosters. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

2am World Rugby A show reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

2:20 L Rugby – Six Nations Ireland v Italy.

From Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

4:50 L Rugby – Six Nations England v Wales. From Twickenham Stadium in London.

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Strawberry Shortcake 3 7:20 Wonder Pets 3 7:45 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 7:55 Tree Fu Tom 3 8:45 Julius Jr 3 9:05 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Victorious 3 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3

7pm Si And Gary’s Now That’s Funny! 0 7:30 The Hunt PGR Sir David Attenborough looks at hunting in the Arctic, the most seasonal place on Earth. To a predator, seasonal change means the hunt changes too. 0 8:30 The Night Manager AO 0 9:30 Live At The Apollo AO 0 10:30 Hope And Wire AO 3 0

7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 The Big Adventure 3 8:30 M Take Me Home Tonight AO 3 2011 Comedy.

During the summer of 1988, three friends on the verge of adulthood attend an outof-control party to celebrate their last night of youth.

Topher Grace, Dan Fogler. 0 10:35 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

6am Tiki Tour 3 0 6:25 Sofia The First 3 0 6:50 The Octonauts 3 0 7:10 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:35 Get Ace 3 0 8am What Now Special reports from the Armageddon Expo; animal expert Dominque checks out the horses at Spirit Rides.

10am Jessie Emma is upset when her friends stand her up for the new girl in school; Luke has Ravi help him with his project about India for their school’s multicultural night. 0 10:25 The Voice The search for the next big voice in the USA. 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 2:30 A To Z PGR 0 3pm Trophy Wife PGR 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Thunderbirds Are Go 3 0 6:30 The Barefoot Bandits 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 0 7:30 F Tricked PGR 0 8:30 M Get Smart PGR 2008 Comedy.

Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for Control, and the more competent Agent 99, must thwart the latest plot for world domination by crime syndicate Kaos. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway. 0 10:40 Filthy Rich AO 3 0

11:30 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:35 Attitude 3 0 1:05 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Marae PGR Maori current affairs show. 2 3:35 Infomercials

12:30 Infomercials 12:40 Arrow AO 3 0 1:30 Hoarding – Buried Alive 3 0 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3 2:15 Infomercials 2:50 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 3:40 Surviving Jack PGR 3 4:05 Regular Show 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Secret Life Of The American Teenager 3 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am IFish 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Lost Kingdoms Of Central America 8am Buying Hawaii 8:30 Getaway 9am The Liquidator 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 10am Poh And Co 10:30 This Old Thing 11:30 Baby Animals In The Wild 12:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 1pm Travel Man 1:30 Backroad Bounty 2:30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Trains 3:30 Empire 5pm Beyond River Cottage 5:30 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 8:30 M Age Of Heroes AO 2011 Action.

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the UK. Sean Bean, Danny Dyer.

10:30 The Time Of Our Lives AO 11:30 M Smart People AO 2008 Comedy Romance.

Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker.

MONDAY

1:30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Trains 2:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 3:35 Empire 4:55 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan

FOUR

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am Born Naughty? PGR 3 0 9:55 The Nation 0 10:50 F On The Grill 3 0 11:15 Inside Story 0 11:40 Reality Trip PGR 3 0 12:30 Whanau Ora PGR 3 0 1:30 Missing Pieces 3 0 2pm Motorsport – Australian Carrera Cup 2:30 Motorsport – Waimate 50 GT Parts 1 and 2.

3:30 Motorsport – D1NZ National Drifting Championship Part 1.

4:30 Motorsport – WRC 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 The Fishing Show 0 7:10 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae PGR 2 11am N Neighbourhood Celebrity baker, Dean Brettschneider, introduces the increasingly colourful and diverse community of Rangiora.

0 11:30 F Unsung Heroes 0 Noon Nature’s Great Events 0 12:55 Undercover Boss USA 0 1:55 George Clarke – Restoration Man 3 0 2:55 Katherine Mills – Mind Games PGR 0 3:55 Piha Rescue 3 0 4:25 Fishy Business 0 4:55 Micro Monsters With David Attenborough PGR 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 Our First Home 0 8:30 Blindspot AO 0 9:25 N Black Work AO Leeds police officer Jo Gillespie finds her world falling apart when her husband is killed in suspicious circumstances. 0 10:30 Indian Summers AO 3 0

11:30 Infomercials

PRIME

6:15 Cycling – Tour De France (Replay) Stage Six. 8am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Kings v Chiefs. 10am Cycling – TirrenoAdriatico (Replay) Stage Four.

Noon Golf – European Tour (Highlights) True Thailand Classic.

12:30 Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) 1pm Sky Sport News NZ 1:30 Cycling – TirrenoAdriatico (Highlights) Stage Four.

2pm #SkySpeed 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Kings v Chiefs. 3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Lions. 3:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) True Thailand Classic. 4pm Football – A-League (Highlights) 4:30 L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Lions. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 7pm Rugby – World Sevens (Highlights) Day one, from Vancouver, Canada.

8:30 Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

9:30 Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round four, from the Hills Golf Club, Queenstown.

10:30 Rugby – World Sevens (Highlights) Day one, from Vancouver, Canada.

11:25 Life Is Toff AO 3 Hoping to become an overseas youth worker, Edmund decides to gain experience by running an activity day for teens; Humphrey tackles a project involving a dead squirrel.

Midnight Home Shopping

Midnight Football – A-League (Replay) Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory. 2am Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round Four.

3am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Sunday. 3:30 World Rugby 3:50 L Rugby – Six Nations Scotland v France.

MAORI TV 10am The Journey To Success 3 10:30 Rugby, Lifeblood Of New Zealand 3 11:30 Waka Huia 3 12:30 Taniwha Rau 3 1:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 2:30 Poitukohu – Nga Kura Tuarua 3:30 Rugby – French Top 14 Teams TBC. 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX 6:05 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 6:55 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 7:45 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 8:35 Parking Wars PGL 9:25 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

11:55 Raw MVC 2:40 WWE Main Event MVC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 RBT MC 5:55 Crash Investigation Unit M 6:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 6:45 Combat Dealers PG 7:35 Covert Affairs MV 8:30 Bosch MVL 9:30 Bosch MVL 10:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 11:30 Covert Affairs MV

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12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 3:05 Bosch MVL 3:55 Bosch MVL 4:45 Call Of The Wildman PG 5:10 Covert Affairs MV

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6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon MythBusters PGR 3 The team tackles three survival tall tales.

1pm Shearing Gang PGR 3 Shearing boss Peter has an emergency when a gang walks off the job; at Cecil Peak, Juddy tries creating merino lingerie for his favourite rousie.

1:30 MasterChef Junior USA 3 The young chefs learn the fundamentals of making the perfect soft-boiled egg without a timer.

2:30 North Pole Ice Airport 3 3:30 Danger Beach 3 4pm Deal Or No Deal 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm Life 3 7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Antiques Roadshow 0 8:30 Unforgotten AO 0 9:35 Elementary PGR When an archaeologist is murdered, Holmes and Watson believe the man may have been killed for what he discovered during his last excavation in a local landfill.

10:30 Limitless PGR 3 0

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Tangata Taumata Rau PGR 7pm The Big Sing 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Broncos.

8:30 M Apocalypse Now AO 1979 War Drama. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall.

10:20 Te Kaea 3 2 11:50 Karanga – The First Voice 3 12:20 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Phone Book Friction. 7:30 MythBusters PG Video Games Special. 8:30 Gold Rush PG 9:25 Treehouse Masters PG Merry Fishmas!

10:20 Restoration Wild PG 11:15 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 12:10 Shark Alley M 1:05 Inventions That Rocked The World PG 2pm Island Of The Mega Shark M 2:55 MythBusters v Jaws PG 3:50 Bride Of Jaws M 4:45 Rebel Gold PG 5:40 Railroad Australia PG 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Inventions That Rocked The World PG 8:30 Alien Mysteries PG 9:30 Mega Moves PG 10:30 Tribe Alive PG 11:30 Wondernesia PG

MONDAY

Midnight Auction Hunters PG 12:30 MythBusters PG 1:25 Gold Rush – Alaska PG 2:20 Auction Kings PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Gold Rush – Alaska PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

7am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Blues v Hurricanes.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Lions.

8am Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round three, from the Hills Golf Club, Queenstown.

8:30 Sport TBC 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Saturday.

10am Sky Sport News NZ Get Smart Elementary 10:30 Football – A-League 8:30pm on TV2 9:35pm on Prime (Highlights) Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 11am Rugby League – NRL 6:10 Furious 7 MV 2015 Action.

6:50 The Perfect Storm ML (Replay) Rabbitohs v Knights. From Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. 8:25 Jack 2000 Adventure. George Clooney, ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

M 2012 Drama. Rick Roberts, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane.

1pm Sunday Footy Show A review Sook-Yin Lee. 9:50 And Now A 9am Superbad 16LS 2007 Comedy. and preview of all the weekend NRL Word From Our Sponsor MLSC Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone. league games.

2013 Comedy. Bruce Greenwood, 10:50 The Book Of Eli 16VL 3:30 L Mountain Biking – Parker Posey. 11:15 The Loft 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Crankworx Downhill.

16VLSC 2014 Thriller. James Marsden, Gary Oldman. 12:45 Eastern 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Karl Urban. 12:55 Furious 7 MV Promises 18VS 2007 Drama.

Sharks v Dragons.

2015 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen.

8pm L Rugby League – NRL 3:10 Authors Anonymous 2:25 Angels And Demons MV 2009 Storm v Titans. From AAMI Park, PGLS 2014 Comedy. Kaley CuocoCrime. Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Melbourne.

Sweeting, Chris Klein. 4:40 Haunter Ayelet Zurer. 4:40 The Bounty Hunter 10:30 Rugby League – Super MC 2013 Horror. Abigail Breslin, MVLS 2010 Comedy. Gerard Butler, League (Highlights) Catalans Peter Outerbridge. 6:15 Divergent Jennifer Aniston. 6:30 Hellboy MV Dragons v Warrington Wolves.

MV 2014 Action. Shailene Woodley, 2004 Action Fantasy. Ron Perlman, 11pm Fox Sports News Theo James. 8:30 Pitch Perfect John Hurt, Selma Blair. 8:30 Hellboy 11:30 Football – Chelsea TV 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, II – The Golden Army MV 2008 Action. Liverpool v Chelsea.

Anna Kendrick. 10:30 The Gunman Ron Perlman, Selma Blair. 10:30 Fun MONDAY 16VL 2015 Action. Sean Penn.

With Dick And Jane 2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) ML 2005 Comedy.

MONDAY Sharks v Dragons.

12:25 The Sacrament 16VLC 2013 MONDAY 4:30 Rugby League – NRL Horror. Amy Seimetz, AJ Bowen.

Midnight The Bounty Hunter MVLS (Highlights) Saturday.

2:05 Divergent MV 2014 Action.

2010 Comedy. 1:50 Hellboy MV 5am Rugby League – NRL Shailene Woodley, Theo James.

2004 Action Fantasy. 3:50 Hellboy (Highlights) Sunday.

4:20 Haunter MC 2013 Horror.

II – The Golden Army MV 2008 Action. 5:30 L Motorsport – IndyCar 5:55 Authors Anonymous 5:50 Fun With Dick And Jane ML 2005 Series Firestone Grand Prix of St PGLS 2014 Comedy.

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian ANNIVERSARIES

SCAMMELL Roger and Alison (nee Millar)

Married March 12, 1966 at St James Presbyterian Church, Tinwald.

CLIFFORD, Margaret Anne – On March 8, 2016 at home Ashburton, with her family.

Loving wife of the late Ross.

Loved sister and sister in law of Alan and Ann, Murray and Vanessa, and Anne and Ian (deceased). Much loved auntie of Lesley Anne, Johnny and McKenzie, John (deceased), Mike and Monique, and Theo; Lisa and Kye and Lisa and Kellie.

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SPICER, Kenneth Brian (Ken) – Valda, Adele, Mark and families wish to sincerely thank all those who sent flowers, cards, donations to Hospice and attended Ken’s celebration of life. The support during the loss of a very special person who touched so many lives has been appreciated. As many addresses are unknown, please accept our thanks and gratitude.

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FERRIMAN, Robina Letitia Please note all late death (Ruby) – notices or notices sent Bruce, David, Christine, Colin outside ordinary office hours and families, would like to must be emailed to: sincerely thank everyone who deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz sent flowers, cards, phoned to ensure publication. and who attended the service During office hours notices of celebration for our much loved mother, grandmother may also be sent to: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz and great grandmother. Your support and kindness has Any queries been of great comfort and will please contact always be remembered. As 0800 there are too many to thank ASHBURTON individually, please accept (0800-274-287). this as a personal acknowledgment.

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SUMMERFIELD, Donald Francis – Barbara, Michael, Paul, Patrick, Donald, Mary, Trish, and their families, wish to thank most sincerely all the people who supported them in so many ways at the time “Sadly missed.” of Don’s illness, death and Messages to Clifford family funeral. The family and MID CANTERBURY PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. friends who visited him in FUNERAL SERVICES Donations to Ashburton St hospital, the nursing care, John, would be appreciated Galbraith’s provide choice! particularly the palliative care, and may be left at the We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and of Galbraith’s Don and the family celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, service. A service for was outstanding.

We and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice!

Margaret will be held at St the visits, We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to acknowledge reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and Pauls Presbyterian Church, flowers, baking, phone calls Call us on your family.

Oxford Street, Ashburton on and support leading up to and Call us on 308 3980 March 14,or call in and MONDAY, 308 visit 3980 our new premises atafter the funeral; the commencing at 1.30pm.

246 Havelock Street or call in and visit professional advice and Followed by interment at the support of the staff at Ashburton New Lawn our new premises at Paterson’s Funeral Services; Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams Cemetery. the attendance of Fr. Geoff 246 Havelock Paterson’s Funeral Services Gray to Don and for the FDANZ Ashburton Street sensitive conducting of the Ph 307 7433 funeral service in the church Official Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm and at the graveside, for FUNERAL which we are very grateful.

CLIFFORD, Margaret The numbers of those FURNISHERS Anne – attending the funeral were a MASTER On March 8, 2016. Dearest tribute to Don and the family, MONUMENTAL MASON friend of Ruth and Ray and the guard of honour by Logan, and Judy and Michael the Celtic Club members was E.B. CARTER LTD Kingsbury and their families. wonderful. Thank you to all For all your memorial “Lots of memories who attended the graveside requirements of happy times.” and assisted the interment New headstones and designs and to those who followed up Renovations, at the Celtic clubrooms - you Additional inscriptions, certainly bid Don a good CLIFFORD, Margaret – Cleaning and Concrete work farewell. Barbara would A long serving and esteemed Carried out by qualified personally like to thank all her member and chairperson of tradesmen. family and friends who gave the Tinwald Memorial Hall 620 East Street Ashburton much of their time to Society.

Ph/Fax 308 5369 physically assist and help and or 0274 357 974 “Deepest sympathy.” encourage her in the ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Members Tinwald Hall transition from Mitcham Road NZMMMA Member Society. to Lochlea. She could not have done it on her own. A special thank you to grandson Angus, on behalf of Don and HURLEY, Marjorie Jocelyn Barbara, for the time he gave (Marj) – helping Don over the past On March 10, 2016. Passed years and for being on call on away peacefully, surrounded many occasions after work. by her family, at Ashburton.

Aged 83 years. Much loved wife of John. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Kevin and Helen, Karen and Pete Maw, Paul and Sandra and Susan and Geoff Allnutt.

Special nana to Stacey, Hamish, Kate, and Megan; Matt and Kimble, Danny, Sam and Alice, Sasha, Sian, and Ella; Shaun and Symone, Allycia, Jaymee, and Cole and great nana to Connor, Ayla, Huxley, and Oakley.

Messages to the Hurley We help save lives every day through the family C/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to research and development of improved the Ashburton Palliative Care diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of would be much appreciated and may be left at the heart disease in our hospital and community. service. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Marj’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, March 14, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Rise 7:25 am Set 7:59 pm

Bad

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

Bad fishing

Rise 7:26 am Set 7:57 pm

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Bad fishing

Rise 10:49 am Set 9:56 pm

Rise 12:02 pm Set 10:37 pm

16 Mar 6:04 am

24 Mar 1:02 am

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Full moon

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Happy Birthday

9:38

Rise 7:28 am Set 7:56 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 1:12 pm Set 11:22 pm

Last quarter

1 Apr

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River Levels

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cumecs

0.66 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 12:10 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 12:00 pm, yesterday 168.2 Nth Ashburton at 12:30 pm, yesterday

3.69

Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

4.16

Rangitata Klondyke at 12:25 pm, yesterday

80.4

Waitaki Kurow at 12:45 pm, yesterday

316.1

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Canterbury Readings

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overnight max low

Palmerston North fine

Fine, with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h developing.

MONDAY

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

FZL: Above 3000m

Areas of morning cloud, otherwise mostly fine. High cloud increasing later.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h developing late morning, rising to 45 km/h later.

Wind at 2000m: W 50 km/h developing.

Areas of morning cloud, otherwise fine. High cloud increasing later. Northeasterly breezes developing in the morning.

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Saturday, 12 March 2016

A ridge covers the country over the weekend before it retreats to the North Island on Monday, and northwesterlies develop over the South Island as a front approaches the far south. The front moves northwards over the South Island and lower North Island on Tuesday.

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.5 14.6 Max to 4pm 10.6 Minimum 9.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 0.2 Avg Mar to date 21 2016 to date 107.0 129 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 22 At 4pm Strongest gust S 56 Time of gust 6:41am

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0.0 1.4 16 119.6 106

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SE 20 S 52 12:44am

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ACROSS 1. A killjoy one treats overindulgently with drink (10) 6. It is only men that play the stock market like this (4) 10. Coach makes a girl wary: CIA are about! (7,8) 11. Following American subject brought consequences (9) 12. Doctor will not start loss of waste material (5) 13. Walk affectedly to the cinema, endlessly in a whirl (5) 15. There’s a pointed end on one’s favourite ecclesiastical scarf (6) 19. Tea a boy takes to ferryman of the lower world (6) 20. One might ask for a puff on a spliff and get a hat (5) 23. So now it is possible to pass out (5) 24. Made one side fast and met all requirements (9) 26. Once on the move, it never stops (9,6) 27. One may weary of putting it on the American wheel (4) 28. Al’s prayers go to such as stop movement (10)

4. The salary a teacher gets from the man with the money (9) 5. A fish – the char – nothing can upset (5) 7. There’s a small table from the East to pay for (6) 8. One will make things go smoothly for a member of a biker gang (7) 9. One granted that it could make DOWN the slope (8) 1. Am crass, making such a 14. In conclusion he can make jibe (7) 2. Not including the ingot Tim the switch with heightened effect (8) forged (8) 16. Pat and Ena might have given 3. Bloom that doesn’t open everything up for a cigar (9) will let one down (5)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Whether you’re head over heels, falling for someone or stumbling toward ecstasy today, the implication is the same – your joy will be partly obtained through a loss of control.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Lovey-dovey, puppy love: The amorous heart is also the animal heart these days and you’ll be thinking – or not thinking – along those lines as you fall in love this weekend.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The reason you’re so relaxed is you know who you are and you have nothing to hide. A clean conscience and a confident swagger go hand-in-hand.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll discreetly avoid anyone whose company feels negative to you. This will keep you out of harm’s way. Your life will remain unfettered by social annoyance.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When your achievements don’t seem to be taking form to fit your preconceived purposes, rest assured there is something better out there for you that you simply haven’t discovered yet.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If you’re tired, hungry, lonely or otherwise stressed or compromised, this is not a time for making agreements of any kind, let alone binding appointments, deals or promises.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): If it doesn’t work out one way it will work out another. So there’s no reason to get overly anxious at the ups and downs of logistics.

A relaxed voice and presence will take you far.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your assessment of the situation sometimes sounds a little more cynical than you would like it to, but that doesn’t make it any less accurate. If you don’t wish to offend anyone, stand quietly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll be earning good karma as quietly as you can. It’s as though you already know that anonymous good deeds earn more points than loud ones.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There may be something unsettling eating at your thoughts, and that could have an effect on your digestion. sWhen your heart is content, your body will follow suit.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Different social configurations inspire good things in your life now, especially your love life. So try to be open-minded about the couples forming or dissolving around you.

Change will favour you.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Remember when you had to ask the one in charge for everything you needed and wanted? Now you celebrate your autonomy. Revel in it by doing what you don’t need anyone else’s permission to do.

OPEN HOMES

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 53 Racecourse Avenue, Methven

10:00 - 10:30am

2

1

1

37 Hanrahan Street, Ashburton

10:00 - 10:30am

4

2

2

50a Beach Road, Ashburton

10:15 - 10:45am

2

1

2

27 Grey Street, Ashburton

10:30 - 11:00am

4

2

2

122F Tarbottons Road, Tinwald

10:30 - 11:00am

4

2

2

10 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton

10:45 - 11:15am

3

2

2

127 Cameron Street, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am

3

2

2

73B Spaxton Street, Methven

11:00 - 11:45am

4

2

2

134 Forest Drive, Methven

11:00 - 11:30am

5

3

2

22 Buchanan Place, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am

3

1

2

Cawton Grove, Tinwald

11:00 - 11:30am

19 Coniston Drive, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am

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Sections 2

2

6 Catherine Street, Tinwald

11:15 - 11:45am

3

1

2

49 Ludlow Drive, Ashburton

11:15 - 12:30pm

4

2

2

54 Davis Crescent, Ashburton

11:30 - 12:00pm

4

1

0

2 Avalon Grove, Ashburton

11:45 - 12:15pm

4

2

2

17 Buchanan Place, Ashburton

12:00 - 12:30pm

3

2

2

42 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton

12:00 - 12:30pm

4

2

2

81 Harland Street, Tinwald

12:15 - 12:45pm

3

1

0

5 Carters Road, Ashburton

12:30 - 1:00pm

4

2

2

12 Hanrahan Street, Ashburton

12:45 - 1:15pm

3

1

2

10 Mason Place, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

3

1

2

2 McMillan Street, Methven

1:00 - 1:30pm

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2

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44 Spaxton Street, Methven

1:00 - 1:30pm

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92 Belt Road, Ashburton

1:15 - 1:45pm

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11 Sudbury Street, Ashburton

2:00 - 2:30pm

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4 Carr Street, Methven

2:00 - 2:30pm

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6 Millibrook Place, Ashburton

2:00 - 2:30pm

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19 Wayne Place, Methven

3:00 - 3:30pm

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2

3

87 Belt Road, Ashburton

11:00 - 11:30am

4

2

2

42 Mackie Street, Rakaia

11:45 - 12:15pm

3

1

1

16 Kerr Street, Ashburton

12:00 - 12:00pm

3

1

1

30 Dunford Street, Rakaia

12:30 - 1:00pm

3

1

2

26 Suffolk Street, Ashburton

12:45 - 1:15pm

2

1

4

19 Russell Avenue, Ashburton

1:30 - 2:00pm

4

2

2

147 Kermode Street, Ashburton

2:15 - 2:45pm

4

2

2

50a Beach Road, Ashburton

6 Millibrook Place, Tinwald

Open Home Saturday 10:15am - 10:45am

Open Home Saturday 2:00pm - 2:30pm

16 Kerr Street, Ashburton

30 Dunford Street, Rakaia

26 Suffolk Street, Ashburton

For Sale $375,000 Open Home Sunday 12:30pm - 1:00pm

For Sale $275,000 Open Home Sunday 12:45pm - 1:15pm

SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

An extremely tidy + spacious Townhouse. Cleanlinesa, fresh decor and positioned ever so close to the Beach Road Shopping Centre. This well designed two bedroom Townhouse is set on a 459sqm fully fenced section with double garage and internal access.

Offers over $347,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21149

* 3 bedrooms (all with good storage) * Single bathroom (shower over the bath, vanity, heater & heated rail) * Separate laundry & toilet * Open plan kitchen, dining, living area For sale $295,000 Open Home Sunday 12:00pm - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21139

* Entry foyer, Study * 4 Bedroom * 2 bathrooms, 2 WC * Walk in wardrobe, sep laundry * Double garage with internal access Offers over $499,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21142

Superbly situated in a quiet street yet located just a short walk from the center of Rakaia is this wonderful property that presents a brilliant opportunity to secure a very nice well-presented Family home.

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21040

122F Tarbottons Road, Tinwald This place is all you need

* 4 bedrooms * Master bedroom with WIR and ensuite with tiled walk in shower * Large kitchen with lots of storage with induction hob and pyrolytic selfcleaning oven * Skullery kitchen with even more storage, dishwasher and extra sink with waste disposal * Open plan kitchen/dining/living * Separate media room with inceiling speakers Nestled in the wonderful Kelburn Estate, this four bedroom home (completed in 2014) is full of the WOW factor. Set on a 1 acre section, this North facing home was built for the sun.

87 Belt Road, Ashburton

* 4 bedrooms(all with good storage) * Master with walk in robe & ensuite * Open plan modern galley kitchen & living * Separate lounge with gas fire

Auction 2nd April 2016 at 11:00am On Site Open Home Saturday 10:30am 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21129 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

42 Mackie Street, Rakaia

* Deadline sale closing 4pm,7 April 2016

Superbly situated in a quiet west side street yet located just a short walk from the center of Rakaia is this wonderful property. A brilliant opportunity to secure a good family home with strong improvement potential. Bring paint and wallpaper.

For Sale $279,000

Open Home Sunday 11:00am - 11:30am

Open Home Sunday 11:45am - 12:15pm

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21140

* Renovated cottage with great garaging * 2 bedrooms * 1 bathroom * Open plan living

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21138

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21082

147 Kermode Street, Ashburton * 3 Bedrooms (with build in storage) * 1 bathroom * Separate laundry * Family lounge area * Open plan kitchen,dining, living

* Deadline sale with offer invited in the vicinity of $398,000 Open Home Sunday 2:15pm - 2:45pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21061