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Principals back college

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Mid Canterbury principals have challenged their community to stand with schools against bullying.

They have come out in support of Ashburton College and the way it dealt with a serious bullying incident at the school last Friday.

They say all schools deal with bullying, and what happened at the college could have happened anywhere.

Their backing comes as the college’s principal has been working to tackle bullying outside of the school gates.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association said it hoped the bullying and subsequent fallout would not affect the wonderful things that happened at the college every day.

“Part of a school’s responsibility is to work with the community in teaching young people the skills and attitudes

needed to make good decisions, so they can form and maintain good relationships with the people around them.

“This will only ever be successful when the school and everyone in their community share the same values.”

The principals said that even with the best anti-bullying education programmes, young people will, for one reason or another, make poor decisions from time to time.

“In such cases schools work

with the aggressor and the victim and their families to restore dignity and minimise the chance of the incident happening again.”

The statement followed an incident last week in which three boys were stood down after covering the head of another student and threatening him with violence.

The incident, which was captured on video, gained national media attention after a member of the school community took

the story to One News.

Since then social media has been alive with comments, many critical of the school for how it responded to alleged bullying.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said he was “appreciative and humbled” by the support from the principals’ association.

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Madonna shocked by Armani jab Madonna was shocked when fashion designer Giorgio Armani branded her “very difficult” after she blamed her BRIT Awards stage fall on the cape he created. The pop icon suffered an embarrassing fall while performing at the BRIT Awards in London in February. Afterwards she explained the Armani cloak she was wearing was secured too tightly and she could not untie it before a dancer went to pull it off and accidentally dragged her backwards down a set of steps. The outfit’s designer subsequently hit headlines by publicly scolding Madonna, branding her “very difficult”, and the singer admits she was blindsided by his criticism because he had sent her flowers after the performance.

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Clarkson bust up ‘over a steak’ The “fracas” that led to Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension reportedly erupted because the Top Gear host could not order a steak. The details emerged after Prime Minister David Cameron backed the star, calling him a “huge talent” and saying he hoped the situation could be resolved so his children would not be left “heartbroken”. Clarkson is alleged to have punched Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon during what the BBC officially described as a “fracas”.

Reports suggest the star had been unhappy at being unable to get hot food at Simonstone Hall Hotel near Hawes, North Yorkshire, where the crew were staying after filming. The Sun and Mirror reported the hotel’s chef had gone home by the time they arrived and the stars were offered cold meat platters, although the presenter requested a steak.

The papers quoted a source who claimed Clarkson blamed Mr Tymon for not arranging hot food and described the incident as a “scuffle”. The hotel’s general manager then cooked the meal for the star, the source claimed.

Rove McManus is returning across the Pacific to revive his US career as the host of a new game show. McManus will host Lie Detectors, a game show where a studio audience will face off against three comedians to determine which of the three are telling the truth. The programme will air on GSN, the US Game Show Network. McManus journeyed home to Australia last year to to co-host The Project for a few months following the departure of Charlie Pickering. The presenter, who is based in Los Angeles, took on the guest-hosting position last August after his last venture in the US lasted only a few weeks before it was axed in June last year.

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Monty Python reunites British comedy troupe Monty Python are reuniting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their cult classic Monty Python And The Holy Grail. Eric Idle, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones will come together in New York for a special screening of the 1975 movie at The Beacon Theatre on April 24. The Tribeca Film Festival will also feature the international premiere of their UK documentary, Monty Python - The Meaning of Live, directed by Roger Graef and James Rogan, which takes fans behind the scenes of their sold out 2014 reunion shows in London, where the troupe performed together for the first time in 30 years. In addition, festival executives will also stage other one-off screenings of Monty Python’s Life of Brian and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life films, with question and answer sessions set to take place after each.

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Man rolls in dog waste Police say a Pennsylvania man dropped to the ground and rolled around in dog waste to avoid being arrested for public drunkenness, but he was taken into custody anyway. Police in Wilkes-Barre told the Times Leader officers came upon 45-yearold Maurice Franklin early Monday night after he jumped into traffic. They believed he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They say he slurred his words and at first claimed he was walking erratically to avoid stepping in the dog faeces on the sidewalk. But when officers tried to arrest him, police say he lay down in the waste and told authorities they couldn’t arrest him because he was covered in faeces.

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■ FIRE DANGER

Police Notebook Incidents reported yesterday: – A 43-year-old local woman was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday.

Quake takes toll A Victoria University professor has established that each person in Canterbury lost 150 days of “healthy life” in the aftermath of the February earthquake.

The professor created a tool to measure the impact of disasters and financial loss on a person’s wellbeing to work out the number of “life years” lost after the earthquakes. In total, he estimated New Zealand as a whole lost 180,000 life years after the 2011 quake.

Homeopathy study

Court date for firestarters

After a review of 1800 studies on the potential health benefits of homeopathy, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in Australia said there was no reliable evidence to back its effectiveness. The report said homeopathy should not be used to treat health conditions that are serious, or could become serious.

Homeopathy is based on the idea that the body’s own healing response can be stimulated using specially prepared substances.

Black Friday Ashburton fire crews work to extinguish a pit fire in the early hours of Monday morning.

By Daisy HuDson

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Two Mid Cantabrians will likely be prosecuted and several more have been issued hefty fines for breaching fire restrictions.

Fire restrictions have been in place across Mid Canterbury since December following months of soaring temperatures and little rainfall.

A total fire ban was implemented on January 24, later easing to a restricted fire season on February 21.

However the district’s principal rural fire officer says repeated breaches of fire restrictions have led to the Ashburton District Council considering prosecutions.

Rural fire officer Don Geddes said the council was gathering evidence in two cases where multiple non-compliance issues had been identified.

“The decision hasn’t been made yet, but it’s likely,” he said.

“We’ve got around 12 rules for stubble burning, and at least four or five of these have been

broken in each case.”

The maximum penalty for an individual who lit a fire during a total fire ban is a $2000 fine.

An offence during a restricted fire season could see the offender imprisoned for up to two months or fined up to $1500.

Multiple people have also been hit in the pocket for breaching restrictions, with at least seven $500 infringement notices issued since December.

Mr Geddes said people needed to take the restrictions seriously. “I’ve been out around the

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district and I’ve seen very few compliant fire breaks,” he said.

“People need to be aware that regardless of whether their fires get away or not, if they’ve got a three metre fire break it’s an illegal fire.”

Meanwhile, Mr Geddes said he was “reasonably confident” a pit fire in Mitcham that escaped in the early hours of Monday morning was caused by spontaneous combustion.

The fire on Hepburns Road kept fire crews busy for over an hour.

Asking prices rising $1000 a week Ashburton’s house prices are rising at the rate of $1000 plus a week, according TradeMe property data.

The average asking price for a three or four-bedroom home in February was $389,000, up 21.4 per cent ($84,000). Across all property types the rate of increase was maintained with the average asking price of $371,000 up 21.2 per cent on the previous year.

The asking price for properties in the district has increased at a higher rate than the national average which was up 12.3 per cent.

In Auckland asking prices rose by $90,000 (14.5 per cent) during the year. Christchurch saw only a 2.8 per cent increase

in asking price.

Across the district, Trademe data shows that prices rose the most in Ashburton, 25 per cent followed by Methven, 23 per cent.

While Trademe measures asking prices, the REINZ uses median sales price to track property prices.

It shows that in February the median price of a house sold in the Ashburton District was $308,500, up $18,000 (6.4 per cent) on February last year.

Outside of Rangiora, Ashburton experienced the strongest February growth in prices in Canterbury.

The median price was also up on January, $300,000, 2.8 per cent.

They say bad things come in threes, and it could be the case with 2015. The superstitious out there could be suffering a bad case of paraskevidekatriaphobia - an irrational fear of Friday the 13th as today is our second Black Friday this year. The first Friday the 13th appeared just four weeks ago in February, and we’re in for a third that will appear in November. It’s not a bad omen, just a quirk in the calendar that has landed 2015 with a triple dose of Friday the 13th. The superstition of Black Friday could mean today people will avoid walking beneath ladders and keep watch for black cats on their path.

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Volvo race postponed The fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from New Zealand to Brazil has been postponed after a tropical cyclone created 200 kph winds in the Pacific. Knut Frostad, CEO of the marathon roundthe-world sailing event, said he had no option but to delay this weekend’s planned departure from Auckland to Itajai. The six boat fleet was originally set to depart for the 12,549km voyage through the treacherous waters of the Southern Ocean on Sunday. - AP

Ben’s new baby

Asking prices for Ashburton homes have risen 21.4 per cent, according to Trade Me data.

Otago rugby’s favourite son is a dad. All Black, Highlanders and Otago fullback Ben Smith, with his wife Katie, became proud parents yesterday with the birth of daughter Annabelle Clair Smith.

The baby arrived Wednesday, the first for the couple, who were married in Wanaka in January this year. Smith (28) confirmed to the Otago Daily Times yesterday both mother and daughter were doing well. Annabelle has good sporting genes – Ben being an All Black and Katie a former national junior basketball representative. - NZME

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Food waste clogs up landfill

By Sue NewmaN

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Across the Ashburton District, $7 million worth of food is tossed into landfill each year, enough to pay for three and a half years of school lunches for every student in the district.

Data on food waste in the district has been collected as part of a national project that sampled rubbish from bins and bags to identify how much useable food was thrown away each week.

Locally the project was led

by Ashburton District Council assets officer Craig Goodwin and he said the district’s results mirrored closely those found across New Zealand.

Most households throw away food worth about 5 per cent of their weekly food expenditure, with the average family wasting more than $500 per year.

Only 10 per cent of households said they did not throw away food.

Across New Zealand, 1365 bags and bins from household kerbside collections were randomly selected for opening and sorting. Ashburton provided 120 of those.

The most common food items making their way to landfill are fruit, vegetables and bakery items with fruit and vegetables making up 52 per cent of waste. Wasted vegetables cost households $89 per year, fruit, $64, meat and fish $99 and bakery goods $65.

Ashburton’s highest food wasters are losing more than

NZ win forecast The Black Caps will have success in Hamilton today, if the insect oracle making predictions for the Cricket World Cup has picked one right.

Cricket the cricket predicted New Zealand would win against Bangladesh today. Cricket makes his picks by drinking from an orange segment with the flag of the country he backs to win.

Staff at Butterfly Creek, where Cricket lives, were initially pleased with his performance, but his predictions have fallen flat as the pool play has progressed. Cricket has so far correctly picked just four out of 11 games.

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$20 a week, tossing out 2.84kg of useable food.

Keeping food out of landfill and keeping cash in pockets involved changing attitudes, Mr Goodwin said.

The information gathered would be invaluable when it came to developing strategies for change.

The United Kingdom experience showed that by focusing on changing attitudes, food waste to landfill had declined 20 per cent in three years, he said.

“People could modify their lifestyle practices, rather than

using a best by or use by date as a food guide, use their nose.”

Changing habits could also involve buying smaller amounts of fruit and vegetables to ensure none was wasted and reheating or reusing leftovers in other dishes.

“Every meal you can get out of leftovers is another meal you don’t have to buy food for.

There’s a lot we can do by being more diligent,” he said.

Countdown manager Jeremy Samuels said his store’s policy was to donate food that was still fit for consumption to its community charity partners

through a food rescue programme.

That included both perishable and non-perishable items.

The store had also partnered with pig farmers locally to ensure as little food waste as possible found its way into landfill.

Nationally, the Love Food, Hate Waste campaign estimates $900 million worth of food is wasted annually by New Zealand households, about $560 per household per year.

The amount of food wasted nationally could feed about 260,000 people.

Irrigating the sand country and processing sheep and goat milk and manuka honey could feed into attempts to rev up Wanganui agribusiness. They were the examples used by Craig Nash when he spoke to Horizons Region leaders at the Central Districts Field Days yesterday. He is the director of Spearhead, the “big business” company tasked with getting results from the Regional Growth Study for Manawatu/ Wanganui. The study is due out at the end of May. Mr Nash is leading the Central New Zealand Agribusiness Strategy, which is to follow the growth study for 11 years, and make it happen.

Abortion rates fall Abortion rates in New Zealand are falling but some women visiting abortion providers still face harassment and verbal abuse.

The Abortion Supervisory Committee, in its annual report released this week, said there was a “sharp decline” in the number of 15 to 19-years-olds having abortions. The committee said this was an encouraging trend. It partially attributed this decline to greater use of contraceptive implants.

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Kauri tree saved The man who spent four days up a kauri tree to save it from destruction is elated after developers pledged to keep the tree. But protesters have promised to take their campaign to Parliament, with the country’s environmental laws in their sights.

Save our Kauri spokeswoman Aprilanne Bonar said Michael Tavares was not worried after being charged with trespassing and summoned to appear in court.

Support for Red Cross Red Cross Ashburton member Jill Bennett (below) collects money yesterday from Margaret Ingold and her granddaughter, Ella Ingold, 2, as part of Red Cross appeal week. Volunteers will be out in force again today in Tinwald, Methven and Rakaia. Money raised gives Red Cross the means to provide help and support to people in need.

Ashburton District councillor Stuart Wilson (left) and council assets officer Craig Goodwin with foods commonly found in the Ashburton landfill.

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■ 1080 THREAT

Police visit activists over 1080 threat

BY LAURA MILLS Auckland police are on the West Coast interviewing 1080 activists, and say they have not ruled out a link with a 2007 poison letter drop.

Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement said talking to people “does not make them a suspect necessarily”.

Police have not ruled out the chances that a blackmailer collected dropped 1080 pellets and managed to refine them back to white powder. But this theory received a sceptical response from Massey University food safety specialist Dr Steve Flint.

“That’s highly unlikely. They’d have to have a knowledge of chemistry and facilities to do that.”

Laboratories or suppliers were the most likely source, Dr Flint said.

Hari Hari activist Danny Lane was interviewed by two policemen from Auckland on Wednesday. He said they were “lovely”.

“They asked ‘do I know who did it, anyone who would have done it, and did I do it’.”

Mr Lane said he and fellow activists Phil Paterson and Mary Molloy were fighting 1080 drops through the courts.

“We are doing it legally, but people can see it’s not working.”

Ban 1080 Party founder Bill Wallace was also visited by police, as was filmmaker Clyde Graf.

Farmers Against Ten Eighty spokeswoman Mary Molloy had not been interviewed but stressed the anti-1080 lobby did not want the poison used anywhere.

She questioned where a protester could have accessed the poison. “Clearly it’s easier to get the powder out of the [supply] system than people thought”.

“They’ve spent years saying it’s harmless, now people are cavalier.”

Ban 1080 Coast candidate Peter Salter had also not been interviewed. “They are starting with the troops, and not got to the officers yet.”

“I hate the stuff, but I’m not going to cripple the economy [to get rid of it],” he said.

The West Coast has a long history of civic unrest and ‘poison’ letters: * January 24, 2007: 100kg of 1080 poison was stolen in a break-in at a contracting yard, Westport. * Barrytown man pleads not guilty to depositing 1080 baits on the steps of Parliament. * June 21-22, 2007: A council shed in Westport was broken into and bags of pre-feed slashed. * July 1, 2007: Letters containing 1080 poison mailed to the Westport Department of Conservation office and the West Coast Regional Council offices, in Greymouth, some of 16 sent nationwide; two parcels arrived in Wellington the following month.

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Toxic algae river warning Two Ashburton dogs died this week after their owner believes they ingested 1080 poison along the banks of the Ashburton River.

A friend of the dogs’ owner posted a story about the deaths on Facebook and went looking for answers from the Ashburton District Council, but senior communications advisor Nyia Strachan said the council did not use 1080.

“However, we’re unable to confirm whether or not another organisation may have used it. We’ve also passed on

this information about the dogs to ECan. They’ve advised us there are still potentially toxic levels of algae present in a section of the Ashburton River by the bridge so people are being advised to keep dogs away from this area until further notice,” she said.

There is a sign in this area warning people about the toxic algae and this will remain in place until ECan directs otherwise. It advises river users to avoid the area, in particular, where toxic mats are accumulating on-shore.

Principals back college From P1 He acknowledged bullying had been an issue at the school in the past.

“There was what I thought were completely unacceptable levels of unacceptable interaction between students, and I also believe we weren’t addressing the things we ought to,” he said.

However he said the school had undergone a cultural change in recent years, and he strongly denied it still had a serious bullying problem.

He had also been working with students to address bullying outside of school hours and on social media.

Mr McMillan said he had received a

lot of support from the community over the college’s response to the incident.

“We’ve even had people contacting us wanting to enrol with us because we do address bullying,” he said.

He urged anyone in the community who had concerns to contact the school directly, rather than taking to social media.

The Mid Canterbury principals said that aside from the specifics of the case, there was nothing new about what the school was dealing with.

“All schools deal with bullying at some level and, in essence, this incident could have happened at any school.”

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Scene set for college jubilee Ashburton College was a hive of activity yesterday as the final preparations for this weekend’s 50th jubilee kicked into gear.

Students and staff members, including Maxine Watson (above), were busy setting up tents and organising memorabilia, which will be on display for the weekend-long event.

The sun was out in full force as they got to work, and jubilee co-ordinator Sheena Tyrrell said she hoped the warm weather

would continue into the weekend.

“It is all coming together,” she said.

“There’s a whole lot of people working really hard for the next 48 hours.”

The jubilee marks Ashburton College’s 50-year milestone, as well as celebrating its predecessor schools.

As well as various social events and formal functions, the jubilee will feature a concert in the Ashburton Domain on Saturday night.

Have a say on the proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan Environment Canterbury is publicly notifying the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan as part of its review of the operative Air Plan for Canterbury.

We all have an important role to play in achieving cleaner, healthier air and the community is being invited to have its say on the proposed Air Plan by making a submission prior to 1 May 2015.

The proposed Air Plan is the culmination of a long-term process to work with the community on an effective strategy to ensure the region’s air quality meets the national health-based air quality standards.

In June 2014, an Air Plan Discussion document was released outlining changes and inviting public feedback.

This feedback along with work with our partners and stakeholders has informed the further development of the proposed Air Plan which includes measures to manage air quality through reducing pollution caused by home heating, outdoor burning, industry, odour and dust.

Copies of the proposed Air Plan will be available at Environment Canterbury’s Christchurch, Timaru and Kaikoura offices, public libraries and at www.ecan.govt.nz/airplan where you can also make online submissions.

Keep an eye out in local papers for information on community drop in sessions in Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Geraldine and Waimate in mid-March.

For more information please contact Customer Services on 0800 329 276 or ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz

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Agricultural contractors are warning their staff to slow down and stop using their cellphones while driving through Methven’s town centre.

Methven Community Board members expressed concerns about operators, many seasonal overseas staff, driving large agricultural machinery faster than they should through town, and some even talking or texting on cellphones.

At their six-weekly meeting this week, members requested the Ashburton District Council look into having a digital variable speed sign erected on Forest Drive for the harvest season next year.

Forest Drive was one of the areas of concern, along with Methven’s Main Street.

Jackson Holmes Contracting spokesperson Todd Holmes said his company had taken a proactive approach after receiving a couple of complaints, mainly about staff texting and talking on cellphones.

Management had told staff to ditch the phones, and stick to a speed limit of just 30 kilometres per hour when driving through town. Most of the firm’s machinery could go a maximum speed of just 40 kilometres per hour, which was 10 kilometres lower than the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. Nevertheless, 40 kilometres was probably too fast in a built-up area, and residents were understandably concerned about the longer

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Mr Holmes was confident his staff were sticking to the 30 kilometre limit set by the company.

The firm employs about 28 operators, about half of whom were local and the other half seasonal staff from overseas.

Dalley Contracting spokesperson Gareth Dalley said he had not received any complaints.

Mr Dalley said he was “very aware of the tendency” for young tractor drivers to be keen on driving their gear on roads.

His company informed staff phones were banned while driving and to travel at a suitable speed as part of their induction process.

He employed about 12 operators, representing a mixture of locals and overseas seasonal drivers.

Board member Hamish Gilpin said many contractors had a “slow down in town” policy, and he had talked to local firms regarding the concerns.

Board members believed that in order to get one of the digital variable speed signs on the Main Street, it would require the approval of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) as it was a state highway.

Following the meeting board chairperson Liz McMillan said a sign on Main Street could be looked into in the future, but she understood that Methven was not a high priority area for such signs from NZTA’s perspective as it was not a busy state highway.

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It’s small, it’s glossy and it’s packed with intriguing photographs that make you want to go there.

But if you look a little more closely at the thousands of booklets piled up in the Experience Mid Canterbury office, you’ll realise you are already there. Within the pages of those glossy books are hundreds of photographs of Mid Canterbury ready to go around the country.

Earlier this week the organisation’s industry partnership manager Anita Twamley began the long job of putting 30,000 booklets in envelopes ahead of sending them to tourist information outlets around New Zealand.

It’s been three years since the last visitor guide was printed and the updated

version includes the latest and best of what the district has to offer, Mrs Twamley said.

“We hope these will last at least a couple of years because there’s a big cost in publishing them. We wouldn’t be able to do it if it wasn’t for the support of our tourism operators and their advertising,” she said.

The guide is also available in an electronic version.

As it wings its way around New Zealand, the guide is also available at the Ashburton office for people who want to include these in conference packs and they will also be stocked at the district’s i-Sites.

The new EA Networks Centre and the district’s art and heritage centre appear for the first time in the new guide.

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get delivered, including a kidnapper’s ransom note. It has lots of rewinding, fast forwarding and freezing scenes.

Miss Sivier sent it to the fringe festival organisers thinking the most she would get back was feedback on how to improve it. One thing she thought might count against it is it was a play for young actors, and most plays at the festival are written with adult parts.

So when they emailed back and said they wanted her to stage the play at the festival, she was ecstatic.

She said she expects the eight roles in the play will be filled by 13 to 17-year-olds.

Other things on the go for her include having been appointed as the Methven Theatre Company 2015 production director, with the play itself yet to be decided.

She is also production managing Big Little’s Bugsy Malone, to stage next month.

Miss Sivier attended the New Zealand College of Performing Arts in Wellington upon leaving school, and is now back in Ashburton with just one paper to go to finish her degree. In addition to her role as a tutor at Big Little, she is working four jobs, two at bars and two relieving at town preschools.

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Big Little Theatre Company tutor Georgie Sivier of Ashburton is emerging as a young talent on the New Zealand performing arts scene.

She has just had a play she wrote accepted for performance at the Nelson Fringe Festival, and will later this year direct the Methven Theatre Company’s annual production.

They are big achievements for a former Ashburton College pupil aged just 21.

Miss Sivier will travel to Nelson to present her fringe festival play in May, along with company director Jackie Heffernan and an entourage of eight company actors, to be chosen at auditions this week.

To Whom It May Concern was inspired by a car conversation Miss Sivier had with Mrs Heffernan on the way to Methven Theatre Company play rehearsals last year.

“We were exchanging stories about how the post is just so unreliable, I just kind of thought about it and wrote it down on my phone as we were going,” Miss Sivier said.

The result was a farcical comedy about a postman who gets trapped in a post box for days, and consequently mail does not

Big Little Theatre Company tutor Georgie Sivier of Ashburton.

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■ UNITED STATES

Officers shot in Ferguson Two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department yesterday as protesters gathered following the resignation of the city’s embattled police chief, a spokesman for the St. Louis County police department said.

Spokesman Brian Schellman said the officers were shot shortly after midnight. He said their conditions were unknown and no further details were immediately available.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that shots were fired as a crowd of about 150 people had begun to dwindle. Some protesters fell to the ground and others ran. A huge police presence, including officers in riot gear, later surrounded the department.

Police Chief Thomas Jackson was the sixth employee to resign or be fired after a Justice Department report cleared white former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges in the shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer. A separate Justice Department report found a profit-driven court system and widespread racial bias in the city police department.

Jackson oversaw the Ferguson force for nearly five years before the shooting that stirred months of unrest across the St. Louis region and drew global attention to the predominantly black city of 21,000.

TV station KSDK reported the officers were taken to a local hospital.

Jackson had previously resisted calls by protesters and some of Missouri’s top elected leaders to step down over his

Paleo diet for babies Doctors have slammed a book

by TV personality Pete Evans which advocates a “paleo diet” for babies. The publication of the baby cookbook Bubba Yum Yum: The Paleo Way, has been delayed indefinitely, with experts saying it contains recipes that could be dangerous for babies. The Public Health Association of Australia has said there is a possibility a baby could die if the book hits the shelves. The federal Department of Health says it is aware of the book and has concerns about “the inadequate nutritional value of some of the recipes, in particular the infant formula”; the DIY milk formula is made from liver and bone broth.

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A protester yells at police outside the Ferguson Police Department yesterday after the resignation of Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson.

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handling of Brown’s shooting and the weeks of sometimesviolent protests that followed.

He was widely criticised from the outset, both for an aggressive police response to protesters and for his agency’s erratic and infrequent releases of key information.

Jackson took nearly a week to publicly identify Wilson as the shooter and then further heightened tension in the community by releasing Wilson’s name at the same time as store security video that police said showed Brown stealing a box

of cigars and shoving a clerk only a short time before his death.

During a 12-minute news conference, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III said Jackson resigned after “a lot of soulsearching” about how the community could heal from the racial unrest stemming from the fatal shooting last summer.

“The chief is the kind of honorable man you don’t have to go to,” Knowles said. “He comes to you when he knows that this is something we have to seriously discuss.”

The acting head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division released a statement saying the US government remains committed to reaching a “court-enforceable agreement” to address Ferguson’s “unconstitutional practices,” regardless of who’s in charge of the city.

A US law enforcement official said Wednesday the Justice Department had not pressured or encouraged Jackson to resign during meetings with him but had also not resisted the idea.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Australia offers to pay for prisoners’ keep Australia has offered to cover Indonesia’s costs for keeping two Australian heroin traffickers in prison for life if Jakarta grants permanent stays of execution, the foreign minister said yesterday.

Australia is lobbying hard to prevent the executions by firing squad of Australians Andrew Chan, 31, and Myuran Sukumaran, 33. They are among nine foreign drug convicts plus an Indonesian who are to be executed soon on Nusakambangan Island prison off the main island of Java.

The offer to pay for the prisoners’ keep was made by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop last week in a letter to her Indonesian counterpart

In brief

Retno Marsudi and reported by The West Australian newspaper yesterday.

Bishop confirmed the offer was among several suggestions of alternatives to executions.

“We haven’t had a specific response to that suggestion,” Bishop told reporters.

The letter proposes a prisoner exchange in which the Australians would be swapped for three Indonesian drug traffickers held in Australian prisons.

“The Australian government would be prepared to cover the costs of the ongoing life imprisonment of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran should a transfer not be possible,” Bishop wrote.

In a response dated Sunday, Marsudi wrote that President

Jokowi Widodo “is of the position that such an exchange cannot be undertaken.”

Also yesterday in Jakarta, the High Administrative Court adjourned a hearing on an appeal by the Australian pair until March 19 because of a lack of proper paperwork. Presiding Judge Ujang Abdullah said state prosecutors who were to have represented President Widodo failed to present authorization letters signed by the president and attorney general.

Lawyers for the Australians have appealed to the high court, arguing that Widodo’s refusal to grant clemency did not give proper and individual consideration to their applications.

A Jakarta court dismissed the

appeal last month, ruling that clemency is a prerogative of the president.

Bishop also said that an inquiry into alleged corruption of the Australians’ trial judges was another legal avenue open to the pair.

“A Judicial Commission has invited Mr Chan, Mr Sukumaran and their original lawyer to make statements in a matter relating to alleged corruption of the trial judges,” she wrote.

“These are serious allegations and I request that your government accord due legal process and institute a pause in the execution preparations until these two important processes have been completed,” she added.

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Teenagers who smoke a lot of cannabis may suffer brain damage and experience long-term memory loss as young adults, a study has suggested. People in their early 20s who had taken the drug daily for about three years in their teens were found to have an abnormally shaped hippocampus, a brain region vital to memory. They also performed about 18 per cent worse in long-term memory tests than individuals who had never smoked cannabis. Professor John Csernansky, from Northwestern University in the US, who co-led the research, said: “The memory processes that appear to be affected by cannabis are ones that we use every day to solve common problems and to sustain our relationships with friends and family.” The study, published in the journal Hippocampus, is one of the first to suggest that the brain region is shaped differently in heavy cannabis users.

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Ice now the problem Ice has overtaken alcohol as the most problematic drug in regional Victoria, a support agency says.

More people in the Loddon Mallee and Goulburn Valley regions are seeking help for ice addiction than alcohol, data from the Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) shows. Ice is also the number one drug of concern in regional towns including Shepparton, Mildura and Horsham.

ACSO chief executive Karenza Louis-Smith says treatment for ice is harder to access in regional and rural areas. “One of the most difficult tasks for families of people affected by ice ... is gaining access to effective residential treatment programs,” she said.

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Big brands Leading clothing retailers such as Gap and H&M need to help alleviate labour abuses at factories in Cambodia that manufacture their products, a human rights organisation said. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday that a special programme to safeguard workers’ interests instituted by the UN’s International Labour Organisation is subject to evasion that leaves factory employees vulnerable to unhealthy working conditions and unfair pay and benefits. The 140-page report was still concerned about labour rights abuses, including forced overtime and lack of rest breaks.

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he twisted mind behind a threat to contaminate with 1080 baby milk powder has eradicated whatever misguided public support there was for an anti-1080 campaign too often clouded by scaremongering, misinformation and the deliberately liberal use of selective facts by the overzealous and self-serving.

Today, parents across our country and in markets overseas cannot help but be worried about a threat that, if it is anything more than a calculated, cowardly hoax, threatens the health – perhaps even the life – of any baby sustained by infant formula produced by the best and safest dairy producer on Earth.

It is preferable to minimise the threat as one made by a fringe lunatic whose blinkered, mindless myopia has fatally clouded their judgement and whatever tenuous shred of human decency and humanity that once lurked in the jangle of quasi-science, fear and distrust they tied in a bow and called a cause.

But their lunacy has set in chain events that will undermine entirely the cause pushed by moderate anti-1080 lobbyists who have stuck to reasoned debate and the gathering of evidence to further an underdog argument against broad support for a poisoning campaign backed by observation and science.

The moderate anti-1080 lobby is horrified anyone could threaten the lives of children – babies – just to draw attention to a poison they say kills too many, and the wrong sort, of animals when it is used to control pests.

It is a threat that weighs human life with that of pests and wild game.

It is unsettling to learn many high-profile anti-1080 campaigners were not immediately contacted by police when the threats were made to Federated Farmers and Fonterra in November – particularly given the end of March deadline to stop 1080 drops before the threat is carried out.

Even if this is a hoax – and let’s hope it is – then police might be looking for a gutless wonder best caught before their damaging ploy threatened lives, livelihoods and even the anti1080 cause that prompted the threat in the first place.

YOUR VIEW Thank you On behalf of the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society, I wish to convey a sincere thank you to the Ashburton District Council and the community for the amazing building we now have to house the treasures and archives of the district.

Tributes must be paid to Michael Hanrahan, Maryann Cowan and Kathleen Stringer for the years of planning and hard work, along with many wonderful volunteers.

Thank you to council staff and councillors, you have been so good to work with. To Bradford Construction and to foreman Paul Dalgety, a huge thank you for being so passionate to ensure a great outcome.

To Chris Currie, our display designer, your dream became reality, through the tireless work of many; and to Dick Hansen and Bruce Dellow for the months of work installing the cabinetry for the display

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area, a job made much more difficult because of Chris’ illness.

Around 70 different contractors, businesses, tradespeople and organisations contributed to the museum build and setup.

Thank you and a special acknowledgement to those who reduced their accounts as their contribution to the project.

A huge thank you to the MidSouth Canterbury Trust, Lion Foundation, Mackenzie Foundation, Lotteries, Lochhead Trust, sponsors and donors.

The society also contributed $200,000 from our funds.

Museums and archives are a statutory responsibility of local government. Some 30 years ago, the Borough and County councils petitioned Parliament to withdraw their yearly funding contribution to the Canterbury Museum, which was successful, enabling us to save our money.

For 50 years, the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society has collected, been gifted

by David Fletcher

and loaned an amazing range of items and material. [This] foresight, energy, enthusiasm and dedication to preserve our history has resulted in a rich collection with an estimated value of over $6 million held in trust for the community. We are proud of what has been achieved, so do come and enjoy the treasures.

Bev Tasker, President, Ashburton Museum & Historical Society (Abridged)

Children’s Day On behalf of the 2015 MidCanterbury Children’s Day Organising Committee, I would like to say a huge “thank you” to the many local clubs/organisations, businesses and individuals who generously provided sponsorship, along with many other varied contributions – and of course to the many people that volunteered their time at the Tinwald Domain/Plains

Railway.

We could not initiate this day without your help. You all made this annual event, once again, a great success, for the hundreds of families who attended. Our celebration is one of a few that remains completely free of charge to attend - huge thanks also to the many who donated towards 2016’s event, so gratefully appreciated.

It was a pleasure to have additional local groups participate - the Tinwald Pool was well patronised, and the new ride attractions were so well received.

The community can be proud of their efforts and willingness to be involved in celebrating the importance of family – highly evident by the amount of happy faces seen on the day despite the warm temperatures and long queue lines.

Lorayne Oakley, Chairperson, Mid Canterbury Children’s Day Organising Committee (Abridged)

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Has bullying become better or worse since you were at school?

Worse 71%

Phill Hooper

Better 29%

OFF THE AIR

Part two

F

ollowing on from last week’s column about my search for Elvis at Graceland and Walking in Memphis, here’s some more reasons for you to put the home of the Delta Blues on your to-do list.

The tingles down the spine from Graceland continued at the Birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll, Sun Studio. The iconic recording studio was opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips in 1950.

Reputedly the first rock and roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats’ Rocket 88 was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards.

The list of artists that have recorded there is amazing. Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, U2, Def Leppard, Bonnie Raitt and John Mellencamp. Just to mention a few.

The icing on the cake of the Sun Studio tour is, you get to sing into the microphone that Elvis used when he recorded in the studio. “Ah huh, thank you very much”.

Tingles down the backbone for different reasons at the former Lorraine Motel which is now the National Civil Rights Museum.

It’s hard to describe the feeling you get when you’re standing just a couple of metres away from the spot where Martin Luther King Jr was shot. It’s eerie to say the least.

Then you can cross the road to the Young and Morrow Building. This was where James Earl Ray initially confessed (and later recanted) to shooting King.

Looking out the bathroom window to the motel balcony, Ray’s line of sight, was again very eerie.

Beale Street is not far away from the museum and is in the heart of downtown Memphis.

A pedestrian-only street full of restaurants and blues clubs.

When I first stepped on to Beale Street there were three

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kids doing cart wheels and somersaults for 50 plus metres down the road, before passing a hat around for change.

A very cool form of busking!

The highlight for me, as well as some of the very nice local beers (which came in Big

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a prayer” from the Marc Cohn song. Reverend Al Green’s Full Gospel Tabernacle Church.

For the record that is the Grammy Award winning singer Al Green of Let’s Stay Together and Put a Little Love

The rather large coloured woman soloist had a voice that left me totally gob-smacked.

Every time she sang, it was like she slapped me across the face with a large trout.

Ass Beale St Beer mugs), was watching a group of buskers on the pavement outside a café.

They all would have been in their 70s, they had old guitars, amps and drums. But the “Blues” emanating from those amps were sensational, all done with huge grins on their faces.

The best was yet to come.

Sunday morning I was off to the place that inspired the line “Reverend Green be glad to see you when you haven’t got

in Your Heart fame. I was told there was a good chance he wouldn’t be there taking the service as he was still touring, but he was!

It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

There was a full band and full gospel choir. The rather large coloured woman soloist had a voice that left me totally gobsmacked.

Every time she sang, it was like she slapped me across the

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face with a large trout. It was so powerful!

Several of the congregation had tambourines. There were people running, not a quiet jog, but hard-out running around the inside of the church yelling “Praise Jesus” and the likes.

Reverend Green would go from preaching to singing with the smoothest of transitions.

He was like a finely tuned motor car, starting out nice and smoothly, building up the revs, before giving it full noise in top with the back-up of band and choir.

You can’t help but hop in for the ride, clapping and singing along as best you can.

I left that church exhausted, thinking to myself, I’m not a religious man, but if St Stephen’s on a Sunday was like that, I’d be there every week.

Till next week.

Hoo Roo. Phill Hooper “Blues Lover” Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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ACC reports healthy $2.1b surplus

BY NICHOLAS JONES The Accident Compensation Corporation is likely in the strongest financial position in its history, its chair says.

Labour has called for an immediate cut in levies and says ACC is being treated as a “cash cow” by the Government.

And yesterday ACC chair Paula Rebstock outlined the corporation’s excellent financial health, which saw a $2.1 billion surplus at the end of the last financial year.

A key factor was that the corporation’s investments, now close to $31 billion, had performed better than expected, she said.

“There is no doubt that ... also gives us increased ability to see levies reduced in future.

“That investment income is increasingly picking up a large amount of the contribution we need to pay for current and future accidents.”

“There is no doubt that . . . also gives us increased ability to see levies reduced in the future.”

– ACC chair Paula Rebstock

Labour has gone on the attack over ACC levies this week and said its two main accounts, workers account and earners account are oversubscribed by more than a third.

Levies are paid by businesses, motor vehicle owners and employees for injury cover that is funded by ACC. In 2014, the government rejected a recommendation from ACC that levies for the 2015/16 year be cut by 21 per cent for the work levy on employers, and by

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p NZX 50 index

5,886.78

+24.8

+0.42%

p NZX 20 index

4,488.83

+19.4

+0.43%

p NZX All index

6,297.38

+25.05

+0.4%

p Rises 49 q Falls 45

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p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,850.2

+57.0

+0.98%

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q Dow Jones Indust.

17,635.4 –27.55 –0.16% At close of trading on Mar 11, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

6,721.5

+18.67

+0.28%

At close of trading on Mar 11, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

18,991.1 +267.6 +1.43% At close of trading on Mar 12, 2015

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Gold q

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London – $US/ounce

–12.0

–1.03%

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15.64

–0.14

–0.89%

+2.5

+0.04%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,786.0

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5 per cent for the earners’ levy on workers.

Instead the work levy was cut by 5 per cent, and the earners’ levy remained the same.

Sue Moroney, Labour’s spokeswoman for ACC and attending the select committee in which Ms Rebstock was questioned, pressed for the corporation’s view on the Government’s position over levies.

“The [Government] has stated publicly that one of the factors that they have taken into ac-

count when setting these levies is getting the Crown accounts into surplus.

“Is that, in the corporation’s view, a legitimate use of collecting ACC levies?”

Ms Rebstock said the corporation had no view “what so ever”.

“That is our responsibility, to make a recommendation [on levies]. It’s not our responsibility to form a view on whether the Government has exercised its authority appropriately.”

ACC Minister Nikki Kaye has

argued that wider economic issues and factors such as discount rates could greatly affect the corporation’s finances.

Levy cuts had been made, Ms Kaye said, but a long-term view needed to be taken to give certainty to businesses.

Ms Rebstock told the committee that current uncertainty in the global economy meant it could make sense to “smooth out” levy changes over a longer time period.

“We see these discount rates moving around a lot, and it is affecting our forward liability.

“The question is when [levy cuts are delivered]. This is a timing issue,” Ms Rebstock said.

“ACC is in a very strong position. It is the strongest it has probably ever been in the financial [sense].

“However, we are in a very uncertain environment, and I just recently saw our forward liability increase by $4 billion for factors outside our control.” - NZH

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arkets were mixed this week as central bank divergence becomes a key theme for the global economy. On one hand we have the US, who after further positive jobs data, are looking to raise interest rates during this year. Markets are pricing in either a June or September hike from the Federal Reserve, taking rates from all time lows.

This has strengthened the US dollar taking it to multi year highs against all tis major trading partners. At the same time equity markets in the US have dropped back, seeing some of the largest daily declines in months.

On the other hand we have the Eurozone, who are on the opposite end of the spectrum, with the European Central Bank beginning its €60 billion a month stimulus programme at the start of this week. The accommodative monetary policy has seen the euro drop to a 12 year low against the US dollar with some thinking that we are on the way to seeing parity between the two currencies. European equities are on the rise, up more than 15 per cent since the beginning of the year.

This week also marked the sixth anniversary of the lowest point for share markets since the global financial crisis began. On March 9 2009, The Wall Street Journal asked “How low can stocks go?” after the Dow Jones had pasted its fourth straight week of losses

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

and the S&P 500 was trading below 700 points for the first time in 13 years. At the time, an analyst reportedly thought that the S&P 500 could fall to 400 points. We now know that this was as low as stocks would go and is in stark contrast to where we are now. The S&P 500 closed that day at 676.53 and has now rebounded 206 per cent. The NZX50 gross index, which includes dividends, was at 2469.17 six years ago. Since then it has climbed 139 per cent also close to an all time high.

This is not quite as dramatic as its US counterpart; however, the NZX50 didn’t fall quite as heavily.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand released its monetary policy statement this week and, as expected, there was no change made to the official cash rate (OCR). There has been no change to the OCR since July after four consecutive increases.

Of interest to analysts was the monetary policy statement which included forecasts for New Zealand’s growth prospects in the near term. Governor Graeme Wheeler commented that the strong New Zealand dollar and the fall in

oil prices are helping to keep inflation at very low levels. We should continue to expect low levels of inflation for the rest of the year before a gradual return to 2 per cent which is the midpoint of the banks targeted range. The RBNZ is more bullish on the domestic economy due to cheaper oil and sees GDP growing between 3 and 4 per cent for the next two years, a slight increase from the last monetary policy. The strong NZ dollar remains a concern for the RBNZ, with Governor Wheeler reiterating that it remains unjustifiably high and unsustainable.

A scandal this week saw a drop in our dollar as a threat received by both Fonterra and the Federated Farmers was made public. The threat was that if 1080 poison, a pest control system, was not discontinued in use then it would be added to baby formula powder and other dairy powders. Economists are not concerned that this will be a lasting issue for our dairy industry. Three dairy industry stocks were put into a trading halt when the announcement was made however, there appears to have been only slight impacts to share prices.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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■ GOOGLE SEARCH

Net facts: true or false?

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Apple apologised to users yesterday after a major outage of its online services, affecting customers worldwide. The tech giant’s status page showed the App Store, iTunes, iBooks store and Mac App store went down from 0900 GMT and were still offline at 1900 GMT. Similar outages were seen in Apple online services in Britain and France. The outages affected more than 40 countries. “We apologise to our customers experiencing problems with iTunes and other services this morning,” Apple said in a statement emailed to AFP, blaming an “internal” domain name system error.

- NZME

Selfie sticks ‘obnoxious’

tomatically extract facts from the text on Web pages.

Whichever database we’re talking about, Google structures these ‘lil factoids as things called “knowledge triples”: subject, relationship, attribute. Like so: (Jennifer Lawrence, birthday, August 15 1990) (Barack Obama, nationality, American) (Somalia, capital, Mogadishu) So to check if a fact found in the wild is accurate, all Google has to do is reference it against the knowledge triples in its giant internal database.

And to check whether a Web page or a website is accurate, Google would just look at all the site’s knowledge triples and see how many don’t agree with its established body of facts.

The distant suggestion, these researchers write, is that Google’s version of the truth would iterate over time.

At some point, perhaps even Google’s hotly debated and much-studied ranking algorithm - the creator and destroyer of a million websites!

- could begin including accuracy among the factors it uses to choose the search results you see.

That could be huge. In one trial with a random sampling of pages, researchers found that only 20 of 85 factually correct sites were ranked highly under Google’s current scheme.

A switch could, theoretically, put better and more reliable information in the path of the millions of people who use Google every day.

And in that regard, it could have implications not only for SEO - but for civil society and media literacy.

It’s worth noting, in fact, that the Barack-Obama-nationality example comes straight from the Google report, which would seem to imply that the technology’s creators envision it as a tool against stubborn misconceptions and conspiracy theories.

“How do you correct people’s misconceptions?” Matt Stempeck, the guy behind LazyTruth, asked New Scientist recently.

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“People get very defensive.

(But) if they’re searching for the answer on Google they might be in a much more receptive state.”

Increasingly, information intermediates like Google have begun to take that suggestion seriously.

Just three weeks ago, Google began displaying physicianvetted health information directly in search results, even commissioning diagrams from medical illustrators and consulting with the Mayo Clinic “for accuracy.”

Meanwhile, Facebook recently launched a new initiative to append a warning to hoaxes and scams in News Feed, the better to keep them from spreading.

It’s unclear exactly what Google plans to do with this new technology, if anything at all.

Still, even the possibility of a search engine that evaluates truth is a pretty incredible breakthrough.

And it definitely gives new meaning to the phrase “let me Google that for you.”

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“Selfie sticks” have now been banned at a French palace and a British museum, joining a growing list of global tourist attractions to take such measures. The devices are used to improve snapshots, but critics say they are obnoxious and potentially dangerous.

Officials at Palace of Versailles outside Paris, and Britain’s National Gallery in London, announced the bans yesterday, saying they need to protect artworks and other visitors.

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Staff hard to find Seventy per cent of New Zealand technology employers say finding qualified staff is their biggest challenge this year according to the latest employer insight report from IT recruitment agency AbsoluteIT. The report found that of the more than 440 tech employers surveyed, 79 per cent were planning to hire staff or contractors this year, but 29 per cent said they were finding it harder this year to find staff compared with last year.

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Notable finds an angel Kiwi start-up Notable has attracted funding from US investors YCombinator, a start-up accelerator, and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund in its latest round of capital raising.

Notable has built a cloud-based PDF viewer with tools that help users annotate and collaborate on files. The company says the SaaS (software as a service) platform works on all browsers and integrates with Google Drive.

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But in a research paper published by Google in February and reported this week by New Scientist - that could, at least hypothetically, change.

A team of computer scientists at Google has proposed a way to rank search results not by how popular Web pages are, but by their factual accuracy.

To be really clear, this is 100 per cent theoretical: It’s a research paper, not a product announcement or anything equally exciting. (Google publishes hundreds of research papers a year.)

Still, the fact that a search engine could effectively evaluate truth, and that Google is actively contemplating that technology, should boggle the brain.

After all, truth is a slippery, malleable thing - and grappling with it has traditionally been an exclusively human domain.

Per this recent paper, however, it’s not too difficult for computers to determine whether a given statement is true or false.

Basically, to evaluate a stated fact, you only need two things: the fact and a reference work to compare it to.

Google already has the beginnings of that reference work, in the form of its Knowledge Graph - the thing that displays “August 15, 1990” when you search “Jennifer Lawrence birthday,” or “American” when you search “Obama nationality.”

Google culls those details largely from services like Freebase, Wikipedia and the CIA World Factbook; a separate, internal research database, called Knowledge Vault, can also au-

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$30,000, rating 85 be nchmark, 1400m

1 Dont Gloat SC RATC HED 1 2 48623. Waikaha (6) 58.5 David & Emma Haworth O Bosson 3 74341. Dillinge r (4) 58 J & K Parsons H Tinsley 3 4 4030X Pope ye Braggins (10) 58 T Pike R Hutching s (a) 5 55547 Casino (1) 56 G Kenny R Hannam 6 70X09 Zumba (5) 55 P Belsham J Parkes 73495 She zgorge ous (2) 54 P Campbell L Allpress 1:05pm TUI - BACKING A WINNER SINCE 1889 2YO PREMIER 78 90410.

Charle stown (8) 54 L Latta K Myers opt 402 $30,000, 2yo sw+p, 1200m 2 9 71721 Mae We st (3) 54 J Bary R Myers 4 1 51. Platinum Dragon (2) 57.5 L Latta J Riddell 4 10 02611 Wills Road (9) 54 J Lynds M C ameron 2 28. Savason (10) 56 G & D Rogerson R Hutching s (a) 11 68218. Thorn Pass (7) 54 L Latta D Johnson 3 2 The Wolf (6) 56 J Benner L Allpress 4 383 In Anothe r Life (4) 56 P Campbell HIREMASTER NEW ZEALAND ST LEGER M McNab 2:50pm 5 Buffalo Chie f (8) 56 G Innes V C olg an opt 405 $50,000, 3&4yo se t we ight, 2500m 6 Daponte (3) 56 K Zimmerman K Myers 1 1 42231 Iffwe dance (11) 59.5 T Riddell J Riddell 2 7 42401 Platinum Expre ss (7) 55.5 L Latta R Hannam 3 2 2X332 Rule The Court (3) 59.5 C McDougal M C ameron 3 8 1X364 Re minisce (1) 55.5 G & D Rogerson D Johnson 4 3 23166 Bajour (1) 59.5 C McNab K Myers 1 9 217. Be lla Court (11) 55.5 L Latta M Du Plessis 4 15052 Cool Hand Duke (7) 59.5 J Bary O Bosson 10 3742 Platinum Looke r (5) 54 L Latta M C ameron 2 5 14312 Rasa Lila (13) 57.5 Ramsay/Ritchie V C olg an 11 Buy Me A Rock (9) 54 B Smith R Myers 6 01142 Te quila Sunrise (12) 57.5 J Millar R Hutching s (a) 7 04513 Irish Chat (5) 57.5 H Mathews B Lammas 1:40pm RACE WITH US RICHARDSONRACING.CO.NZ R65 8 46531 De corum (8) 57.5 Thompson/Brown J Parkes $30,000, rating 65 be nchmark*, 1400m 9 7X601 Odabe lla (9) 57.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes opt 403 R Hannam 3 1 51227 Postboy (5) 59 R Bergerson H Tinsley 10 X2221 She e zababe (10) 57.5 J Benner D Johnson 4 2 11868 Coup Rotorua (4) 58.5 M & M Pitman M C ameron 11 19924 Eye ful Towe r (4) 57.5 D & C Bothwell D Turner (a) 1 3 22124. Ende avour (8) 57.5 David & Emma Haworth O Bosson 12 91847 Tippe rary (6) 57.5 B Smith M Du Plessis 2 4 70752 Aspre y (12) 57.5 L Molloy M Du Plessis 13 76144 Andaluci (14) 54 Baker/Forsman C Grylls 5 X2441 Thie n Ly (3) 57.5 J Lynds J Riddell 14 42221 Epine aux (2) 53 K Myers R Myers 6 67323 Back On Song (10) 57 G & D Rogerson R Hutching s (a) CARTERS MELBOURNE RACING CLUB LIGHTNING 7 03187 Be lla’s De light (1) 56.5 J Scott C Grylls 3:30pm $50,000, opn hcp, 1200m 8 26283 Hot Spot (7) 56.5 G Lambert R Myers opt 406 9 1 Bronste e l (6) 55.5 K Zimmerman 2 1 35929. Whosyourmaste r (8) 59 O'Sullivan/Scott H Tinsley N Teeluck (a3) 10 23221 Catalina De Lago (9) 55.5 M Oulaghan L Allpress 2 3099X Coup Ay Te e (4) 57.5 M & M Pitman M C ameron 11 X5329 Ge mma Lass (2) 55 T Chambers 1 3 191X1 Cosmic Cube (6) 57 G & D Rogerson K Myers R Hutching s (a)

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GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND DASH $1,200, c1, 295m

1 117 Mojo Burst 17.2 8 1 2 46645 Opawa Laz 17.61 3 88X84 Zulu De b 17.51 4 4 23254 Toke n Jump 17.60 5 28755 Blue y Ruffe ro 17.60 6 53225 Rockwood Archie 17.58 2 7 43811 Gorilla On Drums 17.3 1 3 8 23263 Boston Billy 18 .03 9 34241 Home bush Flyte 17.50 10 41275 Cawbourne Arne y 17.70 2:15pm

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3:26pm

1 3 2 3 2 4 1 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES Lane & Wales McC ook & Jopson A Botherway G C leeve J McInerney J & D Fahey S & B Evans C Weir J & D Fahey S & B Evans

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RD PETROLEUM & RURAL LIVESTOCK LTD OPEN HCP $25,000, opn hcp, 1400m

1 42108 El Chico (5) 59 M & M Pitman T Moseley 1 2 51441 Coup Darci Be (9) 58.5 M & M Pitman D Bradley 4 3 33512. My Chino (3) 56.5 J & K Parsons G Jog oo (a3) 4 1830X Coat Of Arms (6) 56 S Kirkland R Bishop 5 40075 Ric O’She a (4) 56 L Latta R C uneen (a2) 6 51937 Our Pre monition (2) 55.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes M Haruki (a3) 7 40586 Too Much Torque (1) 55.5 T & M Stokes B Murray (a3) 3 8 3X111 Include (11) 54 B & S Anderton C Barnes (a1) 2 9 21113 Re d Dirt Girl (13) 54 M McCann S Muniandy 10 12357 Locke t (8) 54 J & K Parsons C Johnson 11 52605 Re wa (7) 54 N Coulbeck S Wynne (a1) 12 X1304. Madam Victoria (10) 54 T Rae R Myers 13 328X4 Jack’s Run (12) 54 J Hay 1 K Williams 3:48pm 617

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71434 Elwood Se nsation nwtd 36455 Kinloch Powe r 3 0.3 5 26521 Cawbourne Miami 3 0.18 33334 Bruise r Bale 3 0.70 44624 Stich Up 3 0.8 0 31164 Run Zola 3 0.51 34122 Opawa Die se l 3 0.66 31123 Je mima Te e 3 0.03 77654 Thumb Print Tony 3 0.3 6 43828 Opawa Je d 3 0.06

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly fine.

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J McInerney J Tanner Mitchell & Smith M & P Binnie J Goode M Grant L Waretini D Stapleton S & B Evans J McInerney

1 55665 Opawa Gavin 3 0.9 2 2 6447X Holivia Lass 3 0.71 3 3 24213 Be njamin Black 3 0.73 1 4 13541 Know Me ntion 3 0.3 6 5 28641 Archi Bale nwtd 2 6 81123 Fre sco Star 3 0.8 4 4 7 52342 Hype rparadise 3 0.70 8 17687 Cawbourne Gable 3 1.08 9 2X273 El Grand Shadow nwtd 10 42426 Goldstar Junior 3 0.66

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1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 1 8 OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN SPRINT 9 $1,400, c2, 295m 10

71245 Nicksta 17.60 84115 Cawbourne Be au 17.4 9 56517 Bigtime Tip 17.55 37462 Butte rbe an 17.2 9 126T3 Mr. Johnny nwtd 13852 Gle nn Is Goode sy 17.2 0 12243 Brooke Davis 17.4 9 16775 Tony’s Choice 17.54 13278 Gold Vipa 17.62 27364 Eye Adam nwtd

2:30pm

M Grant Lane & Wales McC ook & Jopson Lane & Wales Mitchell & Smith D Stapleton A Joyce Hart & Taylor J McInerney C Roberts

Compiled by

R Blackburn S & B Evans C Roberts J McInerney S & B Evans Hart & Taylor J & D Fahey R Adcock J McInerney Lane & Wales

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YALDHURST HOTEL SPRINT $1,200, c1, 295m

12323 Wrinkle s nwtd 5F287 Lil Danny Rascal 17.66 58478 Pe yton Sawye r 17.63 77232 Opawa Ve nus 17.4 4 15243 Tina 17.4 9 615F1 Te ar Away Te ddy 17.4 0 43218 Know Che e rs 17.50 45658 Eye s On Lulu 17.68 34258 John Dory 17.4 5 75142 Cawbourne Pe e jay 17.50

J McInerney McC ook & Jopson L Waretini Lane & Wales Hart & Taylor K C assidy G C leeve Mitchell & Smith J McInerney C Weir

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$1,400, c2, 295m

F7122 Batiatus 17.3 4 36661 Miss Jolt nwtd 33483 Waimak Dave 17.4 4 56174 Ohoka Faith 17.52 73111 Royal Apache 17.4 3 16143 Whe e lchair Norm 17.52 34742 Re d Hot Fury 17.3 7 55536 Jack’s A Je we l 17.3 5 68624 Smash Easy 17.4 6 47761 Smoking Marle y 17.3 8

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

D Stapleton L Waretini J McInerney L Waretini S & B Evans J McInerney McC ook & Jopson C Roberts M Grant A Bradshaw

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

0 17 1169X Putt For Cash (11) 55 C Trembath 1 18 13367 Gallant Ruby (5) 54 B & S Anderton 0 19

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D Bradley C Barnes (a1) SC RATC HED

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NZ BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE 3YO FILLIES STAKES $50,000, 3yof sw, 1400m

1 12162. Que re r (1) 56.5 J & K Parsons 2 C Johnson 2 16120. Miss Se ton Sands (10) 56.5 S Woodsford R C uneen (a) 3 11506 Madam Be ntle y (8) 56.5 J & K Parsons K Williams 4 260X9 Elusive Catch (6) 56.5 S Kirkland S Wynne (a) 3 5 X31X2. Sofia Lore n (2) 56.5 Claire & Hec Anderton R Myers 6 42027. La Ve uve (5) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong D Prastiyou (a) 4 7 9X1 Di Mone t (3) 56.5 Champion/Murphy 1 R Bishop 1 8 1 Starlight Ange l (7) 56.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes C Grylls 9 29349. Dragons De n (9) 56.5 M & M Pitman D Walsh D Bradley WIN A TRIP TODAY TO THE MELBOURNE CUP RATING 75 10 37197. Platinum Command (4) 56.5 L Latta $13,000, rating 75 be nchmark, 1400m

1 Halo Buster 4 2 30293 Karaka Jack (4) 59.5 P Rudkin 2 3 13642 Miss Alice (9) 59 J & K Parsons 4 7605X Phe asant (6) 59 B Gliddon 1 5 11731 Brah Spring (2) 58.5 M Tapper 6 X8212 Big Kahuna (7) 58.5 L Didham 7 25274 Norah (10) 58 B & S Anderton 8 54514 Volcano (15) 58 L Robinson 9 11832 Prince Ransom (12) 56.5 M & M Pitman 10 23734 Mitcham (3) 56 N Coulbeck 3 11 09137. He ’s Gold (1) 55.5 Champion/Murphy 1 12 70405 Natkingcole (8) 55.5 R McKay 1 13 14615 Lukande r (13) 55 M & M Pitman 14 Double Blue 15 Silhouette Noire 16 51205 Fantamo (14) 54 K Tyler

SC RATC HED T Moseley C Johnson R Bishop K Williams D Prastiyou (a2) T Direen (a1) D Walsh C Grylls S Wynne (a1) R Myers A McKay (a3) P Shaikh (a3) SC RATC HED SC RATC HED L C allaway

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2000m; Straight: 450m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: A few showers clearing.

4 X4121. Toma Vale a (2) 56 T & M Stokes 5 6664X Taurus (9) 54.5 E & JJ Rayner 3 6 52435 Tre pidation (5) 53 C McNab 7 21202 Onlyarose (3) 53 K Fursdon 8 40503 Hannah Mary (10) 53 P Mirabelli 4 9 28X45 Ange lica Hall (7) 53 J Bridgman 10 13161 Stunning Prince ss (1) 53 L Latta

D Walsh J Parkes K Myers A Jones (a) L Allpress D Johnson D Bradley

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1 02538 Sorle y Boy (1) 59 B Williams S Wynne (a1) 2 00025 Se e king Re de mption (12) 57.5 J & K Parsons G Jog oo (a3) 1 3 44444 Young Jim (6) 56 J & K Parsons C Johnson 4 58197 Party Ice (14) 55.5 Champion/Murphy 1 R Myers 5 Mal D’Mour SC RATC HED 4 6 96836 We ste rn Warrior (5) 55.5 D Frye L C allaway 7 47X00. Ze nno Rolls Royce (8) 55.5 D Crozier D Prastiyou (a2) 2 8 8X494 Mone yforjam (2) 54.5 T & M Stokes D Walsh 9 58717 Varvara (9) 54.5 K Tyler T Moseley 10 95639. Otto The Gre at (3) 54.5 P Robson M Haruki (a3) 11 66070 Truth (11) 54.5 B Gliddon T Direen (a1) 12 6X955. Crystal Fox (4) 54 E Wilson 1 J Lowry (a3) 3 13 43299 Misste e flying (13) 54 L Latta D Bradley 14 0000X Haide e Dawn (7) 54 S Kellow B Murray (a3) 15 54409 Curtain Call (10) 54 T & L Prendergast K Williams DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 5:19pm opt 409

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1 44111 Anothe r Coup (7) 56.5 M & M Pitman M C ameron 1 2 41141 Platinum Witne ss (3) 56.5 L Latta D Bradley 2 3 51321 Savaria (1) 56.5 R Bergerson H Tinsley 4 75711 The e Auld Floozie (10) 56.5 S Marsh D Johnson 4:03pm HARDY TRADE WELLINGTON GUINEAS 3 5 51122 Saavoya (4) 56.5 Baker/Forsman C Grylls opt 407 $100,000, 3yo sw, 1400m 4 6 14333 Charmont (6) 56.5 Baker/Forsman O Bosson 2 1 24111 Passing Shot (9) 56.5 S McKee O Bosson 7 33141 Be lle Miraaj (2) 56.5 G Robinson V C olg an 1 2 160X2 Ve spa (3) 56.5 J Benner M Du Plessis 8 X3014 Dre am Run (13) 56.5 P & K Shailer K Myers 3 13 Mighty Mave rick (11) 56.5 T & M Cruz R Hutching s (a) 9 0X541 Be l Sorriso (8) 56.5 G Searle J Parkes 4 63432 Riding Shotgun (8) 56.5 T Rae R Myers 10 61397 Exquisite Je we l (11) 56.5 Walsh/Gregory R Hannam 5 112 Smarts Encosta (5) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott H Tinsley 11 53754 Conse nsus (12) 56.5 L Molloy R Myers 3 6 51356. Kolone l Ke v (6) 56.5 L Latta J Riddell 12 X2415 Gin Swing (14) 56.5 T Pike R Hutching s (a) 7 11X37 Caduce us (10) 56.5 P & K Shailer M McNab 13 42621. Mary Quant (5) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott L Allpress 8 70752 Aspre y (2) 56.5 L Molloy L Allpress 14 33167 Stars In Align (9) 56.5 S Marsh M Du Plessis 9 11282. Atte ntion Se e ke r (4) 54.5 O'Sullivan/Scott D Johnson 15 62025 Tasha Aime e (15) 56.5 G & D Rogerson S Doyle 4 10 11641 Dramatist (13) 54.5 D Greene V C olg an 11 12244 No Tricks (1) 54.5 J Bridgman M C ameron 5:59pm MILLS REEF WINERY PREMIER R75 12 4X1X1 Star O’Fraaj (12) 54.5 E & JJ Rayner J Parkes opt 410 $30,000, rating 75 be nchmark, 1600m 13 2113 Re illy Lincoln (7) 54.5 L Latta D Bradley 1 X1094 Nippin (1) 59 P Moseley J Riddell 2 2 91X65 Albre cht (4) 57.5 J Lynds O Bosson 4:39pm THE PAPER SOURCE CUDDLE STAKES 3 3 131 Cafe Culture (2) 57 M Larsen H Tinsley opt 408 $70,000, f&m sw+p, 1600m R Myers 1 1 4X531. The Diamond One (3) 57 C & H Anderton R Hutching s (a) 4 0838X Jackfrost (8) 57 David & Emma Haworth L Allpress 2

Recite SC RATC HED 5 32112 Start Wonde ring (12) 57 P Belsham C Grylls 3 86109. Eme rald Que e n (5) 56 Kennedy/Furlong M Du Plessis 6 X0035 Tonbridge (9) 57 Trevor & Martin Cruz R Hutching s (a) 4 4 11949 Slice Of Class (8) 56 K Zimmerman K Myers 7 16431 Torrice lla (11) 57 G & D Rogerson K Myers 5 31192 Coastal Expre ss (7) 55 K Zimmerman L Allpress 8 11510 Attivare e (10) 56.5 L Latta R Hannam 6 946X3 Gwyne thanne (4) 55 K Zimmerman J Parkes 9 51473. Paddy Owe n (6) 56 M Oulaghan 1 10 X6327. Dark And Stormy (7) 55.5 Ramsay/Ritchie D Bradley 7 42112 Oce ania (6) 55 S Marsh R Myers M Du Plessis 2 8 X3511 Irion (2) 55 Ramsay/Ritchie D Bradley 11 X1424 Ce ntre Cross (5) 55 G Humphries D Johnson 3 9 29931 Procure me nt (9) 55 S Marsh D Johnson 12 95144 Be rg En Dal (3) 54 P Mirabelli 4 13 61642 Cristal (13) 54 J Lynds 10 61181 Te Hana (1) 55 J Millar M C ameron V C olg an

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Tomorrow at Te Rapa

RACE A HORSE WITH TE AKAU 1400

$25,000, opn hcp, 1400m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

2:30PM OPT 204

SCRATCHED

Barrier

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March 14, 2015 NRM 3YO 1200

$17,500, 3yo sw, 1200m

1 127. Blaze Smartie (1) 57.5 Bell/Donoghue R Jones M Chui M Coleman 2 28X1 Harbour Star (7) 57.5 S Crawford 1 3 20255 Sherpa (5) 57.5 A Tait M Hills SCRATCHED S Collett S Spratt 4 94615 Starbux (11) 57.5 J Collett T Thornton L Magorrian (a) 5 45859. Amun Ra (9) 57.5 L Somervell Arezzo (6) 57.5 A Oliveira M Hills 6 L Magorrian (a2) C Lammas 7 18270. Darci’s Dream (3) 55.5 J Bridgman 8 230L7 Lady Royale (10) 55.5 R Collett A Collett (a) 1:17PM ALLIED SECURITY R85 1200 2 9 10515 Los Vargas (8) 55.5 G Richardson M Coleman OPT 202 $20,000, rating 85 benchmark, 1200m 3 10 35X36 Shees Flawless (4) 55.5 R James S Spratt 2 1 23428 Vincent Street (6) 59 Hillis/Kesner S McKay (a3) 4

11 21579 Smashing (2) 55.5 J Bridgman C Lammas 2 8X87X Open ’N’ Shut (1) 58 C Wood M Hills 1 3 17451 Irish Moon (4) 57 K & B Kelso M Coleman 3:09PM LODGE REAL ESTATE R75 1400 3 4 17405 Coriander (5) 54 K Stead 1 R Smyth (a1) OPT 205 $18,500, rating 75 benchmark, 1400m 4 5 X1474 Pokuru Asif (2) 54 J Bridge L Magorrian (a2) 1 1 4X050. Moneytree (3) 60 K & B Hawtin L Magorrian (a2) 6 8X190. First Class (3) 54 J Mahoney S Spratt 2 7796X Taaxman (2) 58.5 T Gillies R Jones 4 3 62410. Makarska (9) 57 K & B Kelso M Coleman 1:55PM PRINT HOUSE MAIDEN 1200 Z Moki (a3) OPT 203 $10,000, mdn, 1200m 4 11608 Adrenaline Rush (6) 57 S Ralph R Smyth (a1) 1 1 2X22 Harbour Beau (8) 58 S Crawford R Jones 5 04458. Zero Tua Hundred (4) 57 D Lang

6 91817 Stella’s Honour (10) 56.5 Moroney/Ormsby

P Holmes 2 Arezzo (5) 58 A Oliveira M Hills 2 7 23253 Massale (11) 56 Moroney/Ormsby A Collett (a) 3 Fortune Road (11) 58 J Collett S Collett S Spratt 4 4 8X Foxburrow Hill (9) 58 N Tiley G Cooksley 8 2430X Big Voices (5) 55 D Logan 3 9 62211 Airlie House (8) 54.5 R Patterson B Hutton (a2) 3 5 5. Nelson Park (10) 58 C McNab M Coleman 10 22176 Bhiwani (1) 54 R James M Hills 6 8 Licavoli (7) 58 C Wood L Satherley 7 X3303. Go Teena (6) 56.5 R Manning L Magorrian (a2) 11 0517X Thee Achiever (7) 54 F Cornege 2 8 75852 Light Up A Screen (1) 56.5 J Collett A Collett (a) NEW WORLD TE RAPA MAIDEN 1600 9 Lady Olive (4) 56.5 P Milich P Holmes 3:44PM $10,000, mdn, 1600m 10 Phoebe Snow (2) 56 Hillis/Kesner S Spratt OPT 206 11 C Lammas Stocktake (3) 56 C Smith L Satherley 1 255. Goshawk (8) 58.5 P Stevens 1 53504 Jubilate (3) 59 G Richardson 4 2

Abidewithme 1 3 21102 Sports Illustrated (1) 58 Baker/Forsman 2 4 11611 Dont Gloat (5) 54.5 A Sharrock 5 68104 Shezhardtocatch (2) 54 B Wallace 3 6 0X7X2 Spellbinder (4) 54 J Bridgman

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WOODLANDS TAVERN/HERBERTS TRANSPORT MAIDEN

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

$7,000, mdn, 2000m Jockey

1 X4575 Loose Goose (6) 58.5 A Smith 4 2 44033 Jimmy (10) 58.5 N & B Blatch 3 X6729 Kototama (4) 58.5 M Henry 4 36637 Masterzed (3) 58.5 L Stewart 5 96840 Hawkeye Chief (14) 58.5 M & M Pitman 3 6 20344 Taniwha (12) 58 J Curran 2 7 55522 Take Fire (13) 56.5 J Dalton 1 8 456X2 Tutor (9) 56.5 M Carter 9 X7693 The Weddings Off (5) 56.5 D Bros 10 44356 Come Fly With Me (1) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 11 5X087 Gallant Satin (11) 56.5 B & S Anderton 12 56X07. Oriental Bronze (2) 56.5 G Eade 0 13 6X709 Jamie Lee (8) 56.5 M Hamilton 0 14 89X80 By Golly (7) 58.5 M Hamilton 12:22PM

J Lowry (a3) R Tyler (a1) D Prastiyou (a2) T Moseley P Shaikh (a3) K Williams S Wynne (a1) R Cuneen (a2) S Muniandy L Callaway C Barnes (a1) R Bishop J Chong (a3) R Doherty

2 AA DIPPING & SPRAYING/MACAULAY MOTORS MAIDEN $7,000, mdn, 1400m

1 0X767 Kilmarnoch (11) 58.5 L Stewart L Callaway 2 239X5 Boswell (15) 58 S Prince C Barnes (a1) 3 06 Court Jester (10) 58 S Price R Cuneen (a2) 4 7X7 Nurmi (4) 58 S Bellew C O'Beirne (a3) 1 5 24603 Mangaroa Miss (8) 56.5 E Winsloe K Williams 6 200X Katie’s Sister (14) 56.5 J Yeo T Direen 2 7 8X374 Yeah Sister (1) 56.5 D Bros D Walsh 8 88650 Iona Castle (13) 56.5 S Blair-Edie S Wynne (a1) 9 X7550. Loyalle Issy (3) 56.5 N & B Blatch R Tyler (a1) 10 76878. McGluskeysdaughter (7) 56.5 S Washington S Muniandy 4 11 7X665 Wild Wings (2) 56 J Dalton R Bishop 12 00. Gunna Begood (16) 56 K Thompson T Moseley 0 13 90X60. Rotar (5) 58.5 G Gibson 0 14 05880. Rub It In (12) 58.5 S Blair-Edie 0 15 088X0 Tiger Bay (9) 58.5 E Winsloe 3 16 X0055 Young Issy (6) 56 T Kennedy 12:57PM

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CALDWELL CONTRACTING/LEE’S DAIRY & CAFE HCP R65 $13,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m

1 0X565 Beacons (7) 59 M Hamilton 2 2 24912 He Ain’t Heavy (9) 58.5 S Blair-Edie 1 3 82391 Life’s In A Spin (14) 58.5 K Tyler 3 4 34755 Patrice (12) 57.5 J McKay 4 5 18737. Ivanskavinskyskvar (11) 57 S Prince 6 70705 Joe Bonanno (2) 57 Kerry & Ian Taplin 7 90017 Madam Lincoln (5) 56 L Vaughan 8 1X70X Swiss Alps (8) 56 B & S Anderton

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March 15, 2015

9 57036 Four Gees (13) 54 K Thompson 10 00078 Readywhenyouare (4) 54 J Curran 11 34706 Northern Tap (3) 54 Kerry & Ian Taplin 12 0395X Richard Trimbole (10) 54 N Graham 0 13 28700 Google Me (1) 54 K Tyler 0 14 99700. Jenuwin (6) 54 N & B Blatch

T Moseley K Williams C Barnes (a1) T Direen

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 420m; Rail: Rail out 7m; Weather: Fine with isolated showers.

2 238. Shining Brave (2) 58.5 F Ritchie 1 3

Ready To Rumble 3 4 32242 Crucial (10) 58 R Priscott 5 7233 Take It Out (1) 58 J & B Vance 4 6 83 Furuvik (3) 58 Baker/Forsman 7 0X4 Spreadeagled (6) 58 S Ritchie 8 30435 Perfect Rose (7) 56.5 S Ralph 2 9 62228 Aotearower (9) 56 K & B Kelso 10 96025. Lilyput (4) 56 S McKee 11 472 Twilight Offer (5) 56 S Ritchie

P Holmes SCRATCHED S Collett L Magorrian (a2) L Satherley N Harris U Holmquist (a3) M Coleman S Spratt A Collett (a)

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12 52503 Natasha Franco (11) M Nyhan P Davis KIRK IRRIGATION TROT 2 12:15PM Caesar’s Jade (12) R Low B Orange $7,000, 3yo+ c0 trot, 2000m 13 4 14 X0643 Mustang Bullitt (13) L Hanrahan R May PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 15 Toot Toot SCRATCHED 2 1 037 Bourbon And Dry (1) C Middleton C Middleton 16 Itsa Leggy Lass SCRATCHED 1 2 52484 Pat’s Success (2) N Edge B Orange 17 Olde Oake Arnie SCRATCHED 3 00009 Cicada Jenerik (3) D O'Connell D O'Connell 18 Eros (14) J Greaney J Greaney 4 9575 Pure Success (4) N Edge N Buchan ALABAR STUD PACE 5 70867 Katies Invasion (5) D Johnston D Johnston 1:33PM $7,500, 3yo+ c1 pace, 2000m 3 6 9 The Zigmeister (6) M Nyhan P Davis R Holmes 7 609 Arran Chief (7) A Faulks A Faulks 1 00X86 Satori (1) R Holmes 1 2 22X31 Mach Winger (2) B O'Meara J Curtin 8 60783 Little Miss (8) T Jellyman T Jellyman 2 3 100X2 Carrickmannon (3) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 9 68080 Wandering Star (9) A Lowe A Lowe R May 10 90909 Pure Emotion (10) N Burton N Burton 4 30606 Scanreco Bay (4) M Heenan 11 0X Trial Separation (11) B Hutton K Barron J Curtin 5 70904 Red Under Fire (5) D Pearce

4 12 5500X Boyz Let Loose (12) A Sutherland 6 69051 Pegasus Kommander (6) S Lock J W Cox G O'Reilly 13 Playboy’s Brother (13) C McKay C McKay 7 76679 Midfrew Tarpediem (7) W Lake M Williamson 3

8 5591 Jonah Jones (8) K O'Dea J Dunn NEVELE R STUD F&M MOBILE PACE 4 9 43103 Franco Sanchez (9) T McMillan T McMillan 12:40PM $7,000, 2yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, 2000m 10 22506 Canndew (10) M Nyhan P Davis 1 23468 Millwood Charity (1) M Prendergast M Prendergast 11 88007 Fastroundtown (11) R Beale S Ottley 2 8XP9 Real South (2) N Edge B Orange MCMILLANS FEEDS AT FARMLANDS WAIMATE TROT 3 00X Boundary Row (3) P Burrows G Smith 2:05PM 1 4 09X82 Amounis (4) G & P Court $7,500, 3yo+ c1 trot, 2000m D White A Faulks 4 5 33445 Zena Mac (5) M Jones W Higgs 1 73945 Bono Hest (1) A Faulks S Ottley 6 79000 Lucy Holmes (6) R Beale J Ovens (J) 2 08563 Dream Big (2) M Tapper 1 3 49003 Springbank Eden (3) P Williamson M Williamson 7 09883 Newmans Jet (7) S Lock M Williamson

4 29941 Gael Ludlow (4) B Crothers B Crothers 8 Asmara Star (8) G Townley R Holmes 3 5 3315 Tornado Valley (5) T McMillan T McMillan 3 Shards Halo (9) G Payne G A Payne 9

Barrier 6 43341 Lima Lad (6) R Hanson C Middleton R Holmes 10 86 Calling The Angels (21) M Larter J Anderson (J) 7 46573 Clean Break (7) R Holmes J Curtin 11 Laurent (22) R Dunn J Dunn 8 00962 Insignificant (8) B Hutton 2 9 30573 Starlight Starbright (9) R Allen M Neilson (J) 12 0X The Penny’s Dropped (23) J Greaney J Greaney C Harrison 2 13 Mossdale Sue (24) G & N Hope R May 10 41675 Overstayer (10) C Harrison 14 R May

Crystal Bromac SCRATCHED 11 70097 Maldarna (11) K Robertson 12 54546 Little Bro (12) M Nyhan P Davis VETERINARY CENTRE WAIMATE PACE 13 06297 Evander D Go (13) N Burton N Burton 1:05PM $7,000, 3yo+ c0 pace, 2000m 0 14 71009 Hope And Pray (14) S Lock J W Cox 1 1 4 Here Comes Helen (1) J Curtin J Curtin 15 07470 Miri (15) D O'Connell D O'Connell 0 2 05068 Valmara (2) M Cations M Cations 4 16 57251 Illustrious Queen (u1) C McKay C McKay 3 0 Just Ben (3) K Williams M Williamson 0 17 00X90 Berkshire Son (u2) G Laing G Laing 4 Dakota Fred (4) J Hay J Hay ROYAL TAVERN / WAIMATE TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB PACE 0 5 X700X The Ghost (5) R Low L McCormick 2:41PM 6 Loire Franco SCRATCHED $7,500, 3yo+ c1 pace, 2000m 7 2 1 00305 As Kiwi As (1) R Holmes Jayees Supreme (6) G Telfer G Telfer R Holmes 8 4 2 43210 The Smoocha (2) J Curtin Sledgehammer (7) J Patterson J Patterson J Curtin 9 85745 Maximus Prime (8) M Heenan 1 3 14 Pocket Of Jewels (3) L Hanrahan S Ottley R May 0 10 76056 Whychange (9) J Wigzell J Wigzell 4 19338 Nothingtolaughabout (4) P Robertson B Orange 3 11 69026 Alonzo Amir (10) G Townley

R Holmes 5 87500 Givethejobtobarnsy (5) J Versteeg J Versteeg

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3 59124 Saint Emilion (4) 58.5 Baker/Forsman 1 M Coleman 4 06351 Francis Drake (2) 58 G & D Rogerson L Magorrian (a2) 4 5 X3231. Da Shindig (6) 58 O'Sullivan/Scott C Lammas 6 61705 Feroz (14) 58 C Wood M Hills 7 59192 Storm Bro (3) 58 G Richardson A Collett (a) 8 3X306. Wayne (13) 58 D Cave T Thornton 9 45571 Mongolian Storm (8) 57.5 D Logan B Hutton (a2) 3 10 18274. Vive La Difference (9) 57 J Bridgman 11 X0020. Sarah Pour (11) 56.5 R Lang R Jones G Cooksley 4:19PM FAIRVIEW MOTORS R85 1600 12 00697 Bitethebullet (10) 56 K Morton S Collett $20,000, rating 85 benchmark, 1600m 13 60683 Cantina (5) 55.5 S Ritchie OPT 207 V Gatu (a3) 1 Guess What SCRATCHED 14 54360. Sheez All Heart (1) 55 C Wood 1 2 61222. Arrow In The Sand (7) 58.5 S Wenn M Coleman 5:39PM WAIKATO TIMES R65 2100 3 109X0 He’s Dan (3) 58.5 G Brick S McKay (a3) OPT 209 $17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m 4 71609 Nothing Trivial (4) 58 Hillis/Kesner S Collett B Hutton (a2) 5 68359. Travel Wise (2) 58 B Wallace G Cooksley 1 800X8 Augusta National (9) 59 M Murdoch R Jones 2 6 X6324 Full Count (11) 56 R James M Hills 2 2X030 Poetry (2) 59 R Lang 2

3 70218 Ratmansky (10) 59 G Richardson

S Collett 7 53053 Dorian Grey (9) 55.5 G & D Rogerson T Thornton 4 Cops ’N’ Coyote SCRATCHED 3 8 01334 Irish Heartbeat (8) 54 Autridge/Goodwin S Spratt 3 5 9X039. Lonely Boy (5) 58 B Wallace S Spratt 4 9 91817 Stella’s Honour (5) 54 Moroney/Ormsby M Sweeney 1 6 04972 Team Pete (11) 58 C Pomare R Smyth (a1) 10 14968 Curious (1) 54 G Alton L Magorrian (a2) 11 12309. Proud Life (6) 54 R Collett A Collett (a) 7 X0987 Thats How We Roll (7) 58 Moroney/Ormsby M Coleman C Lammas 12 80X69 Klitschko (10) 54 K & B Hawtin B Hutton (a2) 8 43351 Lil Miss Waitoki (6) 57.5 L Noble 9 86570. Ican’tstoptherain (8) 57.5 B Wallace L Magorrian (a2) 4:59PM MEDIA WORKS RADIO WAIKATO R65 1600 4 10 88853 Rock Express (3) 57 S Crawford M Chui OPT 208 $17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 11 04976 Ransoms Gold (12) 56.5 P Mirabelli T Thornton 1 83570. The Grinner (12) 59 S McKee S Spratt 12 R05X0 Straight Furrow (1) 56 G Brick S McKay (a3) 2 2 X6301 The Rich Lister (7) 59 P Milich P Holmes P Holmes 13 57667. Diamond Thorn (4) 55.5 S Ritchie

9 64362 Hell Raiser (6) 57.5 S Prince 1 S Muniandy 2 10 213 The Theme (9) 57.5 D Bros R Cuneen (a2) 11 00831 Cleo Layne (2) 57 J Jones S Wynne (a1) 12 27761 Final Wave (12) 57 S McKay H Bennet (a4) 0 13 51607 Western Tap (1) 55.5 Kerry & Ian Taplin AUTO WINDSCREEN REPLACEMENTS/AB LIME HCP R65 1:27PM 0 14 X7008 Strike Up The Band (7) 57.5 J & J Gordon $13,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m 0 15 87X0X Misscattlecreek (18) 55.5 E Winsloe 2 1 09402 Jakob Gambino (5) 59 B Tapper G Jogoo (a3) 0 16 46904 Master Chief (11) 56 V Bonham-Hoskin 1 2 X0102. The Believer (2) 58.5 D Bros R Cuneen (a2) 17 20X Natural Cash (15) 54 B Tapper 3 Buckwild SCRATCHED 0 0 18 Freshman (10) 54 S McGarry 4 05408 Swami (4) 57.5 T Kennedy S Wynne (a1) 4 5 00201 A Beautiful Knight (11) 57 K Tyler GORGE RD COUNTRY CLUB PINE BUSH CUP $8,000, R65 R Tyler (a1) 6 05900 Cairnsville (10) 57 K Cairns C O'Beirne (a3) 3:09PM & jmps benchmark*, 2000m 7 18575 Josephine Baker (3) 56.5 J & J Gordon R Bishop 3 1 00X03 The Groomsman (4) 59 S Price R Cuneen (a2) 3 8 X5X32 Double Tap (13) 56 Kerry & Ian Taplin D Walsh 1 2 47792 Golden Castle (16) 57 S Blair-Edie C Barnes (a1) 9 X07X0 Our Santana (9) 56 S Prince S Muniandy 3 70300 Honor And Cherish (5) 57 S McKay L Callaway 10 07793 Doctor Eden (8) 55.5 B Laking L Callaway 4 57819 Sir Amron (15) 57 K Tyler S Muniandy 11 31354 Forever Vital (1) 55 B & S Anderton T Direen 4 5 20429 Keep Her Secret (8) 56.5 A Schwarz R Tyler (a1) 12 73447 Tinka Tinka (6) 55 S McKay T Moseley 6 44156 Catalan King (12) 56.5 S Blair-Edie T Direen 0 13 28700 Google Me (7) 54 K Tyler J Lowry (a3) 7 2P06X Cecil (10) 56.5 K Thompson T Moseley 0 14 99700. Jenuwin (12) 54 N & B Blatch 8 9X804 Radinka (13) 55 M Hamilton R Doherty R Bishop NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M MDN RACE 9 74050 Sky Jazz (17) 55 S McKay 1:58PM 2 10 02983 Yazoom (7) 54 B Jenkins D Walsh $12,000, mdn f&m, 1200m S Wynne (a1) 4 1 X8220 Royal Dollar (6) 57.5 D Horrell S Wynne (a1) 11 39094 Falena (11) 54 G Robinson J Lowry (a3) 1 2 24. Koffee ’N Kream (12) 57.5 M Henry D Prastiyou (a2) 12 1135X Keep It Tight (3) 54 K Thompson 0 13 60804 Greyray (6) 54.5 K Tyler 3 5237X Risky Flight (7) 57.5 E Winsloe K Williams 0

14 07605 Tilly (9) 54 S Blair-Edie E Power (a4) 4 47358 Queenofthestoneage (1) 57.5 A Smith R Tyler (a1) 0 15 607X7 Drumreims (14) 54 L Beck 3 5 5X0X4 Conceal (8) 57.5 T Kennedy R Bishop 0 16 79960. She’z A Prima Donna (2) 54 R Clark 6 83036 Secret Tap (5) 57.5 Kerry & Ian Taplin D Skerrett 0 17 58890 Rikho (1) 54 G Robinson 7 5. Sally Getcha Gun (4) 57.5 K Thompson T Moseley 8 39384. So Vital (3) 57 M & M Pitman D Walsh HILLSIDE METALS/LES FRISBY CONTRACTING HCP R75 9 62539 Coulee (2) 57 B & S Anderton J Lowry (a3) 3:45PM $15,000, rating 75 benchmark, 2000m 2 10 73 Letthethunderroll (10) 57 S McKay L Callaway J Chong (a3) 11 808X6 Mystify Me (11) 57 B Inglis C Barnes (a1) 1 8X506 Peter Parrot (13) 61 K Tyler 1 2 63111 Gunna Fly (12) 58.5 K Thompson C O'Beirne (a3) 12 My Swissmiss (9) 57 B Laking C O'Beirne (a3) 4 3 52052 Motorboat Mike (10) 58.5 S Price R Cuneen (a2) PARKSIDE PANELS/TITIROA TRANSPORT HANDICAP R65 4 66303 News Flash (3) 57.5 B & S Anderton S Muniandy 2:33PM $13,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 3 5 32561 Gallant Boy (4) 56 B & S Anderton J Lowry (a3) 4 1 164 Koxinga (3) 59 W Humphries S Wynne (a1) D Skerrett 6 28707 Kina Win (9) 56 S Kirkland 2 23093 Peter Parker (14) 59 G Wright 2 7 25103. Wild Bill (5) 56 J Hillis L Callaway T Moseley 3 1069X Achoo (8) 58.5 S Bellew G Jogoo (a3) D Walsh 8 X0702 Unrelenting Lady (6) 55.5 P Rudkin 3 4 155. Rumpelstiltskin (5) 58.5 J Curran J Lowry (a3) 9 X6490. Croydon (7) 55 E Winsloe K Williams 5 54821 Single Spice (13) 58.5 J McKay D Prastiyou (a2) R Tyler (a1) 10 22023. Thegreatpickpocket (1) 54 J Sheridan 6 147X Them Or Us (16) 58.5 S Prince D Walsh K Williams 11 85502 Puddle Alley (11) 54 B Jenkins 7 6X84X Drumgold (4) 58 T Kennedy R Bishop 12 00784 Indy Ruler (8) 54 V Bonham-Hoskin L Callaway 8 00X01 The Energizer (17) 58 K Tyler 0 13 60804 Greyray (2) 54 K Tyler T Moseley

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

Track Information Type: Grass; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m Weather: Mainly fine.

6 The Lutts 7 990X0 Langham Gold (6) S Lock 8 50910 Redback Jars (7) T Thomas 9 45459 Indian Arrow (8) J Patterson 10 44977 Lacroix Franco (9) M Nyhan 3 11 89072 Franco Envoy (10) C Thornley 12 79900 Here Comes Falcon (u1) D Johnston 3:15PM

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1 14162 Oor Wullie (10) 59 J Dalton 1 2 36585 Our Bee Jay (5) 58.5 L Vaughan 2 3 66502 Miss Three Stars (8) 57 T Beckett 4 56513 Ya Dreamin Jonesy (4) 54.5 L Dobbs 3 5 48182 Blue ’N’ Gold (6) 54 B & S Anderton 6 X0990. Fiorano (9) 54 G Robinson 7 83146 Mr Nobody (2) 54 J & J Gordon 8 11434 Thyme Zone (7) 54 K Thompson 4 9 10203 Sir Singo (3) 54 M & M Pitman 10 18373 No Rosettes (1) 54 J & J Gordon 4:57PM

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1 36813 The Knight (13) 59 B Tapper 2 1 2 32322 Magic Epic (8) 58.5 J Dalton 3 13844 All Spice (3) 57.5 J McKay 4 3200X Irish Excuse (2) 56.5 E Winsloe 5 55X27. Black Berry Punch (10) 55.5 P Robson 6 50260 Fiatt (9) 55.5 Patterson/Horrell 7 7X080. The Jester (12) 55.5 D Bros 8 62627 Hermione (1) 55 S McKay 3 9 X2331 Jazzman (6) 55 M & M Pitman 10 27682 I’m Maveric (11) 54 M & M Pitman 11 A Bob Short 4 12 21661 Arn’t I Choice (7) 54 S McKay 0 13 0X191 Dermott Brown (5) 54 S Price 0 14 11548 Conquering Kenny (4) 54 S McKay 5:33PM

1 19340. Tommy Tucker (1) 60.5 B & S Anderton 1 2 73415 Five Kings (7) 59 B Tapper 3 X6500. Don’tlikemonday (6) 58.5 S McKay 4 60190 High Rise (10) 58.5 G Gibson 3 5 51434 Gallant Dan (4) 58 B & S Anderton 2 6 47316 Timy Tyler (12) 58 K Tyler 7 7504X Mr Trimbole (8) 56.5 N Graham 8 11548 Conquering Kenny (9) 55.5 S McKay 9 X3243 The Gallant Girl (5) 54 D Bros 10 X5955 Barberry Roze (11) 54 M & M Pitman 4 11 0X191 The Barmaid (3) 54 D Bros 12 05033 Ruby’s Rose (2) 54 B & S Anderton DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

3yo+, c2–c3 with cond., 2000m

B Butt K Cox (J) G O'Reilly J Hay B Orange J W Cox G Smith M Neilson (J) S Ottley R Holmes W Higgs R May J Dunn

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G Jogoo (a3) D Prastiyou (a2) S Wynne (a1) K Williams M Haruki (a3) T Direen S Muniandy H Bennet (a4) P Shaikh (a3) D Walsh SCRATCHED R Bishop R Cuneen (a2)

J Lowry (a3) G Jogoo (a3) H Bennet (a4) D Prastiyou (a2) S Muniandy R Tyler (a1) T Direen L Callaway T Moseley D Walsh R Cuneen (a2) C Barnes (a1)

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5 62118 Xmas Joyella (1) F Morris 6 05790 Sarah Lindenny (2) C Harrison 1 7 11402 Never Fear (3) P O'Reilly 2 8 X1811 Bet’s Sun (u1) P Williamson 4 9 13225 Live The Dream (1) D Taylor 3 10 35632 Valmagne (u1) J Kennett IRT GRAHAM ATTEWELL MEMORIAL PACE $8,500,

74414 Justalittlebettor (1) B Butt 77664 Lilac Desire (2) D Taylor 08880 Hestia Franco (3) L Smart 33359 Jacko (4) J Hay 11X1 McArdle Star (5) K Barron 77571 Maddison Hill (6) C Chalmers 27117 Moon Angel (7) P Burrows 10965 Johnny Eyre (8) M Brown 14116 Geisha Girl (9) R Dunn 80070 New Deal (10) D Thompson 68050 Reklaw Supreme (11) M Jones 40725 Bandana (12) G & N Hope 24143 K C Monet (13) R Dunn

R Bishop C O'Beirne (a3) S Wynne (a1) R Cuneen (a2) K Williams L Callaway S Muniandy T Moseley D Walsh R Doherty

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CUNNINGHAM PLUMBING & WAIMATE WORKOUTS PACE $7,000, 3yo+ c0, 2000m

1 57655 Altar Ego (1) D Trainor M Williamson 1 2 592 Extreme Princess (2) R Holmes R Holmes 3 88X9 Tuuta (3) A Hastie A Hastie 4 209 Supershakes (4) P Burrows G Smith 5 66807 Young Mister Grace (5) J Tanner K Cox (J) 6 66005 Blues Singer (6) T Thomas K Barron 4 7 25442 Flagpole (7) M Nyhan P Davis 2 Man Of Change (8) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 8

Barrier 9 Houdini SCRATCHED 10 38609 John Doe (21) W Stapleton R May 3 11 20328 Johnny Jet (22) R Dunn J Dunn 12 67306 All Nuts N Bolts (23) B Hutton J Curtin LIFETIME INSURANCE &FINANCE ADVISERS WAIMATE CUP 9X009 Rollin Thunder (24) D Thompson 3:51PM B Butt $14,000, 4yo+ c3 & faster discrhcp, 3000m 13 14 72033 Boomer Bailey (25) G Telfer

G Telfer 3 1 51211 Eastwood Chieftain (1) G & N Hope S Golding (J) PGG WRIGHTSON AON MOBILE PACE $7,500, 3yo+, 2 65P75 Woodlea Legend (2) T Twidle K Cox (J) 5:39PM 3 19302 Ideal Arden (3) B Hutton J Anderson (J) c1–c2 with cond., 2000m 4 53443 Jack Hammer (4) T May A Hastie R May 1 63460 K C Pedro (1) A Hastie J Anderson (J,Cl) 5 70217 Artismee (5) R Dunn S Ottley 2 937X7 Elusive Flight (2) S Allen S Ottley 6 P0169 That’s Hunting Pink (u1) D Taylor T Chmiel 3 51780 Miami Heat (3) R Dunn 3 4 27559 Until Further Notice (4) J Curtin J Curtin 7 96220 Smoken Roman (1) P & L Jones B Butt

5 79568 Whyamibettor (5) D Pearce

K Butt (J,Cl) 1 8 21441 Mighty Major (2) K Barron B Orange 0

6 79900 Here Comes Falcon (6) D Johnston

D Johnston 9 The Friendlyassassin SCRATCHED G O'Reilly 4 10 33231 Star Of Dionysis (3) J Curtin J Curtin 7 84990 Riga Doon (7) T May 0 8 08880 Hestia Franco (8) L Smart 11 0PX54 River Black (4) D Taylor J W Cox 2 Major Patron (9) P & L Jones B Butt 12 49738 Madiba Magic (u1) R Dunn J Dunn 9 23140 Barrier

13 60050 Better To Be Bad (u2) S Ashton P Davis 10 Flyin Heather SCRATCHED 2 14 35162 Quick As A Trick (u1) B Negus N Williamson 4 11 10003 Dag And Washington (21) M Nyhan P Davis 15 90819 Tijuana Bromac (1) D Taylor G Smith 1 12 42252 Cullen Keefe (22) L Hanrahan R May PEGASUS SPUR AT WOODLANDS STUD TROT $9,000, 13 The Lutts SCRATCHED 4:27PM 0 14 00X86 Satori (23) R Holmes 5yo+ c2 & faster discrhcp, 3000m R Holmes 1 62652 Sarah Palin (1) M Nyhan J Young (J,Cl) P Davis 15 95096 Maybe Flyin (24) R Needham 2 07207 Young Stranger (2) T Grant K Cox (J) C R Thornley 16 99536 Flyin Louie (25) J Tanner 3 53569 Holdon Toyaspurs (3) M Prendergast J Patterson M Prendergast 17 57335 Loose Cannon (26) J Patterson

4 0X0P8 Face Value (4) R Hanson 18 48508 Tough Enough (27) M Pash G Smith C Middleton

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Ashburton Guardian 19

In brief Big game for College The Ashburton College 1st XI are away to Christ’s College 2nd XI White in the Canterbury secondary schools’ one day reserve grade competition tomorrow. College were beaten by St Thomas 1st XI last weekend to the tune of 42 runs, their third loss from seven matches. College then meet St Andrew’s College 1st in Christchurch next Thursday in the next round of the Gillette Cup national knockout tournament.

Playing for Woolmer Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan hopes his side will defeat Ireland in Sunday’s must-win World Cup clash as a tribute to their late former coach Bob Woolmer. Woolmer, aged 58, was found dead in his hotel room a day after Pakistan were knocked out of the 2007 World Cup by Ireland in Jamaica. After lengthy investigations that included the possibility of murder or suicide, Jamaican police eventually announced that Woolmer had died of natural causes.

- AFP

Racist tweet costly

Allenton’s Jeff Naish (left) scored a pivotal century last weekend to book Allenton’s place in the Muirhead Rosebowl semi-finals tomorrow.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 070315-JJ-013

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Final berths still up for grabs

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Calculators had to decide the semi-final order, but who makes senior cricket’s Muirhead Rosebowl final will be decided on the field tomorrow.

Four teams finished tied on points after each had three wins from the five games in the Rosebowl round, leaving it to net run rate to determine the playoff draw.

The result has Coldstream host the two-time defending champions Lauriston at Lowcliffe while Allenton are at home to Tech in the Ashburton Domain.

Both matches are evenly poised, but only two sides can feature in the season finale at the Domain Oval next weekend.

Coldstream started the summer on fire to win the Twenty20 trophy - the first time a team other than Tech had won the shorter format tournament in seven years.

Their form then faded promptly in the 45 over competition with just two wins from nine matches until a stronger run in the third round to pose a threat to Lauriston’s ambitions of a third straight Rosebowl.

Lauriston have only lost three

games all summer - twice to Tech and once to Allenton beating Coldstream on all three occasions.

The last of those was a nailbiting one-wicket win after a 73-run last wicket stand involving none other than former Coldstream player, Logan Tasker.

Allenton’s cupboard has been bare since they last won the Rosebowl in 2011-12, beating Tech in the final.

To have a chance at winning it again they will have to take down Tech again.

Tech has appeared in the last

five finals, only coming out on top against Collegiate, with the Sharks and Stags losing the last two finals respectively to Lauriston.

They have been the top side all summer, winning the Pritchard Shield over the first two rounds and did enough in the third round to win the Studholme Shield, for the top team across all three rounds.

It is the fourth time in five seasons the club have been crowned the most consistent team, but in that time have only once gone on to win the season finale, back in 2010-11.

Afghanistan eye England ‘scare’ at SCG

By JuLian Guyer Afghanistan believe they’ve still “got a scare” left in them ahead of their World Cup finale against England in Sydney tonight.

Remarkably, both sides will go into the match with exactly the same number of points after enjoying a win apiece over Scotland, like Afghanistan a non-Test side.

While Afghanistan’s onewicket defeat of Scotland was the latest chapter in a remarkable rise that has taken them

from the lowest rung of international cricket to the game’s showpiece tournament in barely seven years, for England victory over their neighbours couldn’t salvage another wretched World Cup. Australia (111 runs), New Zealand (eight wickets) and Sri Lanka (nine wickets) all inflicted thumping Pool A defeats upon Eoin Morgan’s team, while Monday saw Bangladesh display greater nerve and skill in a winner-takes-all clash for a quarter-final place with a 15run victory in Adelaide.

Now Afghanistan coach Andy Moles wants his free-spirited side, featuring pacemen Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran, as well as several hard-hitting batsmen, to pile on the agony.

“They (England) are not in the best of nick at the moment and we still believe that, if at the top of the order with the bat especially, we just need to show a bit more composure, we’ve still got a scare in us,” said Moles.

“If we can play well and hold our nerve on Friday, and we need to be at our very, very

best and we need England not to be at their best, we can get a shock,” the former Warwickshire batsman added.

England looked anxious during a run-chase that ended with them all out for 260 trying to overhaul Bangladesh’s 275 for seven.

By contrast, Moles said his players’ unrestrained approach held the key to an upset.

“I think it’s just the freedom of play. It’s one thing I’ve tried to allow to happen and enhance.. they must play the Afghan way.”

- AFP

Majid Haq, Scotland’s leading wicket-taker in international cricket and most capped player, has been sent home from the World Cup for breaking the team’s code of conduct. Cricket Scotland issued a brief statement after the 148-run loss to Sri Lanka in Hobart, saying the 32-year-old Haq was sent home, adding: “No further statement will be issued until internal processes have been completed.” British media reported Haq implied on Twitter that his axing from the starting line-up for the Sri Lanka match was racially motivated.

- NZME

Ashes warning England fans should “hide behind the sofa” rather than watch an Ashes slaughter this year, according to the team’s former batsman Mark Butcher. England were knocked out in the World Cup group stages with one game to spare after an embarrassing loss to Bangladesh followed defeats to Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. There is no let-up, with upcoming Tests against West Indies and New Zealand before Australia arrive for the Ashes. “I’m afraid with the team that we have at the moment, they (New Zealand) are going to give us an absolute hiding,” Butcher told BBC Radio. “And then when Australia come, just don’t watch, hide behind the sofa.” - PA

Maxwell eyes test spot He’s the king of Australia’s current World Cup batting campaign but Glenn Maxwell reckons he has more to prove to earn a Test cap. Never a certainty to make Australia’s tournament squad of 15, the Victorian all-rounder’s form has taken off, peaking when he blasted 102 from 53 during Australia’s 64-run win against Sri Lanka at the SCG. But the 26-year old isn’t getting carried away.

“It’s nice that I can ride the wave at the moment, but I know how quickly it can turn around to wondering where my next runs are going to be, so it’s about trying to keep that going as much as I can,” Maxwell said.

- AAP

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Thrush primed for ‘Canes return

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush has been more of an analyst than a player during the first month of Super Rugby.

The All Black was set to start the season with the Hurricanes in South Africa before a calf problem forced him to miss four weeks.

The Hurricanes spent that time racking up three wins on the road (two in South Africa and the Force on the home journey) before having a bye

last week, while Thrush, by his own admission, took the chance to watch a lot rugby.

There’s no doubt the Hurricanes are an improved lot this season under the stewardship of Chris Boyd and his lieutenant John Plumtree.

Thrush, an 11-test international, has been through the ups and downs of the Hurricanes since he made his debut for the franchise in 2008.

The 29-year-old has played under three different head coaches in the capital and he said

the major difference this year to seasons gone by was a lift in intensity.

“The last couple of years we’ve maybe showed up for 4060 minutes and then gone quiet for 20,” Thrush said.

“This year, the last three games, we’ve actually showed up for the whole 80 and put in a good performance.”

Thrush, a noted lineout operator, said the slick set-piece of the Hurricanes had also pleased him.

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In brief Alcohol and sports The Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) are holding an information evening for sports clubs on April 1 at 7pm at the Hampstead Rugby Club.

The free evening will focus on host responsibility, the law and minimising alcohol related harm, within the sports club environment.

ACADS aim to support sports clubs and their members to make safe choices around alcohol, and encourage club duty managers, bar staff and committee members to attend the session. Former Crusader Clark McLeod will also be present to share his first-hand experience about alcohol in his sporting environment. Interested parties can contact ACADS on 3081270.

Good start for Roulston Ashburton professional cyclist Hayden Roulston’s Trek Factory racing team made a strong start to the Tirreno Adriatico in Italy. The opening stage was won by Adriano Malori (Movistar Team), who edged out Tek’s lead rider Fabian Cancellara by one second. Hayden Roulston was 24 seconds down, in 104th place while fellow Kiwi Jesse Sergent was 23rd just 11 seconds off Malori. After the short 23km opening stage they had a 153km journey overnight.

Juniors on track Several Mid Canterbury juniors are contesting the Cycling New Zealand Age Group Track National Championships at the Avantidrome in Cambridge. The five-day event got under way on Wednesday night with over 200 of New Zealand’s best age group track cyclists from U15 through to Masters levels. In the opening session Abe O’Donnell finished 15th in the under 15 boys’ 500m time trial while older brother Bailey was 28th in the boys’ under 17 event. Last night was the under 17 individual pursuit and the under 15 points race.

Going the wrong way Competitors will ride the wrong way to celebrate 10 years of the Mount Somers Bike race on March 29. For the 10th anniversary of the race the Mayfield and Districts Lions have decided to shake things up by running the race in the opposite direction. The race which winds its way through the historic Mt Somers Station, offers three events, the 35km Challenge feature race, a shorter 30km Foothills race and the 20km lowlands ride-ideal for families. The only difference this year is they will run in reverse. In its nine years the race has generated some $162,000 dollars that has been distributed to local community groups. Entry to the race is open up until 8.30am on race day with the racing to begin at 10.30am from the Mt Somers Domain.

Status quo at Manly Kieran Foran hasn’t signed with Parramatta, and Manly won’t be releasing Daly Cherry-Evans to Gold Coast for this NRL season.

That’s the current status quo at Brookvale, according to Sea Eagles boss Joe Kelly. Kelly responded to fierce speculation that Foran has committed his future to the Eels on a four-year deal by saying repeatedly the Kiwi international’s management has assured him he hasn’t signed with the Eels. - AAP

South African batsman AB de Villiers starts the long walk as United Arab Emirates players celebrate after he was out caught for 99 runs during their Cricket World Cup Pool B match in Wellington yesterday.

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By Daniel RichaRDson AB de Villiers probably saved a few people from a burning building on the way home from Wellington Regional Stadium last night.

The South African cricket captain seems to be able to do anything at the moment, and he played a big hand in his side’s 146-run win over the UAE in the capital yesterday.

His sporting exploits as a

youth are the stuff of legend in his homeland and his stature in international cricketing circles continues to grow.

Making 99 and taking 2-15 against the UAE probably won’t be mentioned in his career highlights, but it continued his trend of producing eye-popping numbers.

He’s averaging more than 80 at the World Cup with the bat and less than 20 with the ball admittedly he hasn’t bowled a

lot - but it’s hard to keep him out of the game. Bear in mind his gentle medium-pacers are rarely spotted as he also has the ability to wicket-keep, which he did in the earlier stages of his one-day international career.

When he was caught at short third man he became only the third player to be dismissed for 99 at a World Cup, after Adam Gilchrist and JP Duminy.

The runs de Villiers provided were the backbone of his side’s

341-6 from their 50 overs after they lost the toss and were invited to bat first by the struggling UAE. In pursuit of their second mammoth target in eight days, the UAE showed little interest in making a game of it as they appeared more content to soak up the overs.

South Africa will be pleased to book the points and they have all but secured second place in Pool B behind India. - NZME

Shakib key to beating NZ By anDRew alDeRson Shakib Al Hasan has endured a torrid year but, as the man generally considered Bangladesh’s finest cricketer, his presence shapes as pivotal to his country’s chances of defeating New Zealand at Seddon Park today.

Much has been made of Bangladesh’s seven consecutive home ODI wins against New Zealand, but what’s equally noteworthy is the lack of a victory in six matches away.

Before the World Cup, Shakib was the world’s leading allrounder in each format.

Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has reclaimed pole position in ODIs but Shakib’s pedigree is indisputable.

The left-handed batsman uses his feet and the depth of the crease well while his left-arm orthodox deliveries are flighted with accuracy and guile.

He is used to the big stage, notably against capacity 90,000 crowds for the Kolkata Knight Riders or in this season’s Big Bash for the Renegades.

It’s claimed he is the most famous man in Bangladesh. His wedding was broadcast live and he can’t walk the streets of Dhaka without the risk of being mobbed.

However, Shakib was issued a six-month ban from the national side for misbehaviour in July and faced the threat of permanent exile. He was accused of travelling to the Caribbean

Premier League without clearance from his board.

It prompted the national board president, Nazmul Hassan, to suggest he had “a severe attitude problem, which is unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh cricket”.

In September Shakib was deemed to be rehabilitated enough to take part in Zimbabwe’s tour where he became the third player after Imran Khan and Ian Botham to score a century and take 10 wickets in a test.

Shakib has struggled with the bat against New Zealand in ODIs, averaging 27.41 from 14 matches at a strike rate of 75; his career average in 145 matches is 35.08 at a strike rate of 80.

Conversely, he has reached a bowling zenith with 24 wickets at 22.25 and economy rate of 4.73 compared with a career record of 185 wickets at 28.47 while conceding 4.28 runs an over.

Brendon McCullum acknowledged Shakib had played a major role orchestrating past victories against them.

“I played with him at Kolkata. He’s got a great outlook on cricket, and life in general. He’s successful as a pioneer of Bangladesh cricket to get them to the level they have.

“He’s a smart cricketer with all-round skills. Most times we play Bangladesh he’s performed well. He’ll be a threat and we’ve got to try to keep him quiet.”

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Pre-season hits top gear The second week of pre-season rugby has all five Mid Canterbury senior sides in action.

After an internal trial last weekend, Southern got under way under lights against Pleasant Point in Hinds last night, with a return fixture under lights down in Pleasant Point next week.

Rakaia have their first action against the Harlequins from Blenheim in Kaikoura tomorrow.

After a third place finish in the South Island Marist Tournament Celtic are away to Mackenzie in Fairlie in the annual Mick Casey Memorial Trophy match, a trophy currently held by the hosts.

Hampstead were away to Temuka last week, a 17-28 loss, and are at home to Timaru Old Boys’ also on Saturday.

Methven are also at home to Canterbury University on Sunday.

All five local clubs will then have their final hit outs the following weekend before getting into the serious part of the season, with the Combined Country Cup with Ellesmere and North Canterbury, kicking off on March 28.

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Force to make amends Redemption will be the key theme for the Western Force when they take on the Melbourne Rebels in tonight’s Super Rugby clash in Perth.

The Force’s finals hopes are already on thin ice following a three-game losing streak. Although each loss was hard to take, it was their 42-13 defeat to the Hurricanes in front of the Force faithful a fortnight ago that caused the most pain.

The Force lacked their trademark defensive grit and fighting spirit in that home game, and the playing group is keen to make amends when they return to nib Stadium for just the second time this season on Friday night.

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Out with concussion A delayed concussion for skipper Jerome Kaino which has ruled him out of the match against the Hurricanes is the latest blow for the Blues. Kaino passed a concussion test after being forced to the blood bin in the defeat to the Lions in the first half, meaning he returned to the field for the remainder of the match. However, coach John Kirwan yesterday said it was a case of a delayed reaction.

He will hope his skipper recovers after next weekend’s bye to be able to take his place against the Waratahs in Sydney. Luke Braid will captain the team against the unbeaten Hurricanes.

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Results imperative for Kirwan’s survival John Kirwan says he is confident he will be at the Blues for a long time yet - another five years, he hopes - but the reality is he faces the very real prospect of losing his job if the results don’t come over the next three or four weeks.

And for results, read victories.

Kirwan will not be sacked this season if things don’t go his way - that’s not how professional rugby works in New Zealand, although it is becoming more cut-throat.

But the chances are, if the Blues don’t win at least two of the next four matches - the Hurricanes tomorrow, Waratahs, Chiefs and Brumbies - he won’t have a leg to stand on in the mid-season review and the Blues board will have little choice but to advertise his position and look for alternatives.

It will be tough on Kirwan, a likeable, honest bloke trying to do his best in difficult circumstances, if that is the case.

But parallels must be drawn with how Kirwan’s predecessor Pat Lam was treated.

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Sir John Kirwan: Feels like he’s been in the front line with his men.

pearance in 2011 and a loss to the Reds, the eventual champions.

A year later he was gone.

Lam, who knew Kirwan would take over his job, gave an emotional media interview in the Blues gym in which he compared his lot to being in the front line for his men.

“It’s always a battle and, if I look at it in terms of being in the trenches and war, I sort of feel in my time here I’ve been

out in the front line,” he said.

“I didn’t mind being out in the front and, through all my time out there, I protected this franchise.

“I protected the people in it, I protected the team, I protected the players.

“But it appears I’ve taken the final hit.”

Kirwan recently said he was happy with how his performance was assessed last year, but Lam said he was given a score of 87

per cent after his semi-final season, only to be considered not good enough a year later. There have been changes to the board since Lam’s departure, plus a change of chief executive, with Andy Dalton making way for Michael Redman.

Kirwan will believe there is a new way of thinking now that, with a new high-performance base being built at Ellerslie, the Blues must take a long-term approach.

However, Redman has said the Blues board would have to make a decision mid-way through the season about whether or not Kirwan would be reappointed.

That’s understandable because it can take time to find quality candidates and, while Kirwan said yesterday he would welcome a review, it will end badly for him if he can’t get his team across the line.

“I drive the mid-season review. We did it last year as well.

They’re very important.

“It gives everyone in the organisation a say,” he said.

“I’m pretty confident the review will come out and say that we’re heading in the right direction.”

- NZME

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham says he doesn’t want to engage in a “war of words” with the Queensland Reds after an inflammatory comment of his was dug up and used as a fuse. Serial verbal sparring partners Jake White and Ewen McKenzie might have moved on from the two rival clubs but the mind games and broadsides appear fiercer than ever ahead of Saturday night’s clash. Larkham declared the Reds were not “up to the standard of Super Rugby” following their 47-3 demolition of a hapless Queensland four weeks ago in Canberra - an accusation his counterpart Richard Graham labelled “ridiculous”.

- AAP

Challenge for Jones With an eye on the Rugby World Cup, Luke Jones knows his toughest selection challenge may come from his Melbourne Rebels team-mates. Jones will bring up 50 Rebels Super Rugby caps tonight in Perth against the Western Force, with his team desperate for another win after narrow losses to NSW and the Brumbies.

The 23-year-old, who has three Test caps, has been one of the standouts of their impressive start to the season after focusing on playing lock.

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Comforts of home?

When Manawatu’s Nehe MilnerSkudder was told he would be starting for the Hurricanes this week he knew who to speak to.

The fullback sent a text message to his mum to make sure she could produce some home cooking for him as he and the Hurricanes arrived in Palmerston North to prepare for tonight’s outing against the Blues. “Spag bol’s usually a bit of a hit at home,” he said with a grin.

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Ambrose ‘stressfree’ at Melbourne

By Ben McKay For most drivers, a Grand Prix is the ultimate high-octane and high-stakes event.

But for V8 Supercars driver Marcos Ambrose, it’s nothing compared with last month’s Clipsal 500.

Ambrose made his return to the V8 Supercars tour around the Adelaide street circuit, under the watchful eye of team owners Dick Johnson and billionaire American Roger Penske.

Ambrose said he was aware of the expectations as he strapped himself into a Falcon for the first time in nine years.

“Of course you feel the pressure,” he said.

“You’d be blind freddy if you didn’t.

“But this weekend is really a grand prix-dominated weekend so it’s a relaxed environment for us, better than the high pressure we had in Adelaide.”

For DJR Team Penske, a relaxed weekend doesn’t mean a holiday.

There’s no competition points up for grabs in four short V8 races around the Albert Park Formula One circuit, but there’s plenty to gain.

Ambrose arguably benefits most from this weekend, with a focus purely on car and driver development.

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Daniel Ricciardo reckons he’s racing for second, tempering hopes of becoming the first Australian to win a home grand prix in 35 years.

Ricciardo says he’s a more evolved driver than last year but believes his Red Bull Racing team will still trail reigning champion Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in Melbourne this weekend.

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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 CONTAINERS for sale or distributor: Veehof phone 302 hire, ex shipping: general and FOR SALE 2911. insulated. Sidelifter available DO YOU LOVE corn on the for delivery. Wilson Bulk cob? Enjoy eating those LOST, FOUND Transport, Phone 308-7772. delicious juicy corn cobs with DEADLINES - Ashburton corn holders for only $2 a LOST: Three standardbred Guardian RUN-ON pair, in at Kitchen Kapers in brood mares, Seafield area. classifieds close at 4.30pm, The Arcade.

DISPLAY classifieds close Phone 302 0709. at 2pm. Every week day, NEW POTATOES, Purple and on the day prior to Passion and Karaka. Come LIVESTOCK, PETS insertion. Phone 03 307 and see Farmer Brown at the Farmer’s Market - Saturday.

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BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

Birthday Greetings Caitlin Collie Happy 7th Birthday, Cait!

We hope you have a great day.

Lots of love Mum, Dad and Nicholas.

GARAGE SALES SATURDAY, March 14, 2015 7.30am, 29 Alford Forest Road. Material, wool, craft books, lace, baised bindings, two spinning wheels, craft accessories, house hold items, bedding, sleeping bags, clothing and more.

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Number cake tins $15 for 7 day hire

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Friday

Cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

6.00am 10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Agriculture Encounter. Main 9.30am - 11.30am Street, Methven.

ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN 1.00pm - 3.00pm CHURCH. Drop in for a cuppa, clothing sale. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. St Andrews Anglican Church,

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor, Heritage Centre, West Street.

Saturday

welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners.

Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot food!!. North End West Street car park.

9.00am THE ORIGINAL GYPSY FAIR. Fun, colour, food music, free entry. Ashburton Domain, Walnut Avenue.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, West Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee

and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 12noon VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor Heritage Centre, all

Puzzles Friday, March 13, 2015

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DOWN 1. Gambling (7) 2. More significant (7) 3. Command (5) 4. Small axe (7) 5. Evident (5) 6. First-rate (5) 9. Mammoth (9) 14. Obstruction (7) 15. Rifts (7) 16. Bandit (7) 19. Truths (5) 20. Express gratitude (5) 21. Pulped food (5)

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YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Today marks the point where the wind down of your current year becomes a lot more serious and also strategic, choosing how you’ll label the past.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As you commit to this new professional year and the journey ahead hold onto the game plan, ideas, options and a belief in what’s possible.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With so many options and cards on the table, it now becomes more about how you’ll play those cards.

You’re no longer waiting for anything.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Mercury’s departure from your financial sector today leaves you with a smart head for money, while taking away any financial tension.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) As a smart head for money kicks in so too does a new sense of urgency. The money gods are starting to give things a hurry up.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) You reach a point now where you’ve given work matters the push they need and now it’s time to step back and let things settle and develop.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The Fun Police stand down today, leaving the policing of a balance between work and play up to you, with a need to make this a choice.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As busy as life is getting the bar is raised from today on a mission to maintain a work/play balance. It won’t happen on its own.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Mercury’s return to your income sector today brings the smart head for money needed to start pulling all the many different strands together.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) From today communication not only becomes a lot more important but also a lot easier, leaving you with no more excuses to hide behind.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) On both the professional and income fronts all your cards are now on the table and it’s now all about how you’re going to play them.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) There is no longer anything connecting you to your old solar year or a need to keep checking your rear view mirror, able now to commit to the future.

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Guardian

Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian HAWKEY, Rev. Graham Earl – On March 10, 2015, after a short illness. In his 78th year.

Cherished husband of Margaret, devoted father of Rosemary, Sharon, Rachael, and Andrew and loved fatherin-law of Nicholas, Greg, and Sarah. Dear Pop to Angus, Brendan, Sean, Reuben, Liam, Emilie, and Cole.

Adored brother and friend of Fay and Grant, Helen and Mervyn. A kind and loving man of deep faith. Messages to Hawkey family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers, donations to Christian World Service would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Graham’s life will be held on SATURDAY, March 14, at St. Paul’s Church, Oxford St, Ashburton commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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FZL: Lowering to 2600m

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Rise 7:25 am Set 7:59 pm Good

Good fishing Set 2:15 pm

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Rise 7:27 am Set 7:57 pm Fair

Fair fishing Rise 12:11 am Set 3:10 pm

New moon 20 Mar 10:37 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 7:28 am Set 7:55 pm Fair

Fair fishing Rise 1:05 am Set 4:03 pm

First quarter 27 Mar 8:44 pm

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Canterbury High Country Today

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A ridge lies across central new Zealand tomorrow.

Southeasterlies strengthen over northern new Zealand on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Pam to the north of the country moves further south. Meanwhile, a weakening front approaches the far south late Sunday.

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Television Friday, March 13, 2015

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TV ONE

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living Stacey gets a lesson in cooking steak with a difference; Eru has outdoor-furniture restoration advice; Beez meets a sleep expert; Jenny May talks children and technology.

10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples PGR 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp Stories of the day from around New Zealand. 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location Property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer search for dream homes. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Kirsty is on edge; Paul feels responsible. 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0 11:05 24 Hours In A&E AO The staff at King’s reflect on the different ways in which people deal with physical and emotional pain. 12:10 The Following AO 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:35 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Thai Street Food With David Thompson 7am Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 7:30 Catch And Cook – US 8am Barter Kings 8:30 Beyond River Cottage 9am Clodagh’s Irish Food Trails 9:30 Beat My Build 10:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 11am Buying Hawaii 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Rick Stein’s Spain 1pm Thai Street Food With David Thompson 1:30 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 2pm The People’s Cookbook 3pm Barter Kings 3:30 Catch And Cook – US 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 Zumbo 5pm House Crashers 5:30 Selling London 6pm Lonely Planet 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Property Brothers At Home 8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 American Restoration 11pm House Crashers 11:30 Selling London

SATURDAY

Midnight Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Catch And Cook – US 1:30 Barter Kings 2am Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 2:30 Zumbo 3am Buying The Bayou 3:30 Auction Room 4am Property Brothers At Home 5:15 Gardeners’ World

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TV THREE

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Numb Chucks 0 4pm Shake It Up 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Mom PGR Christy and Bonnie set aside their differences to deal with a family crisis together. 0 8pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 8:30 M Sex And The City 2 AO 2010 Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall. 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray 11:30 Crazy Ones PGR (Starting Today) 3 Simon must persuade Kelly Clarkson to sing a jingle for his firm’s biggest client.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil AO 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR (Part 2) 3:25 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyblade – Shogun Steel 3 7:55 Danny Phantom 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Care Bears 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 The Moe Show 3 0 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR 3 2pm Arthur And The People’s Supermarket PGR 3 To stock the shelves of his new supermarket Arthur holds a fund-raising dinner with food and wine sourced from the good food the big supermarkets have thrown away.

3pm Jamie At Home 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Hamish And Andy’s Gap Year – South America PGR The Ultimate Wingman returns to hatch a plan to find Andy a wife. 0 8:30 The Graham Norton Show PGR 0 9:30 7 Days AO 10:05 Fail Army AO 10:35 3 News

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 American Ninja Warrior 8:30 M The Sentinel AO 3 2006 Crime. A veteran Secret Service agent is framed as a potential presidential assassin, and must rely on a hostile former protégé to find the real culprit. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria. 0 10:45 Californication AO 3

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Scorpion PGR Team Scorpion goes to Mexico when a tech billionaire hires them to rescue his kidnapped daughter; Walter hurts a few feelings by not acknowledging the other members of the team.

8:30 NCIS – New Orleans AO 9:30 American Idol PGR

11:30 Supernatural AO 0 12:30 The Vampire Diaries AO 1:25 Posh Nosh 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 The 100 AO 3 0 3:25 Golden Boy AO 3 4:15 ANT Farm 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Sonny With A Chance – So Random 3

11:05 Rake AO A chef is accused of bigamy, but Keegan thinks he can convince the jury it is not a crime, until news breaks of his other romantic relationships. Midnight The Good Wife AO 3 1am Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 0 1:55 Infomercials

11:55 Entertainment Tonight 12:20 Infomercials

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A celebrity chat show.

12:30 Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8am Swagger 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Longmire 16V 12:15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 CSI MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm Modern Family PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 SVU MV 9:30 Elementary MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

6:30 Triathlon – ITU World Series (Highlights) From Abu Dhabi, UAE. 7:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 8am L Darts – Premier League From Nottingham.

11:30 Cycling – Tirreno-Adriatico (Highlights) Stage Two. Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm L Boxing Vargas v Tomlinson.

4:30 Cycling – Tirreno-Adriatico (Highlights) Stage Two. 4:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers.

5pm Cycling – Paris-Nice (Highlights) Stage Four.

5:30 World Rugby 6pm Rugby – The Breakdown 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Blues. From FMG Stadium, Palmerston North.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Bulldogs v Eels. From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

11:55 L Rugby – Super Rugby Force v Rebels. From nib Stadium, Perth. 2am L Cycling – ParisNice Stage Five. 4am Fox Sports News 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Hurricanes v Blues. 5am World Rugby 5:30 Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 5pm N Tribe A music video series with clips from Aotearoa and around the world. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari PGR 3 8pm Kina’s K9s 8:30 N Tales From The Trails 9:30 Fusion Feasts 3 10pm Whanau Factor 3 Scorpion 10:30 Fresh 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30pm on Prime 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Magic Of Science PG Old Fort. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Flying Blind. 8:30 MythBusters PG Seesaw Saga.

9:30 Alaska Monsters M 10:30 Alaskan Bush People M 11:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 12:30 Disappeared M Diamond in the Rough. 1:30 Cry Wolfe M 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Repo Roulette. 3:30 Gold Rush PG Grandpa John. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Alaska Special 2.

6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 Alaskan Bush People M 8:30 Deadliest Catch – Legend Of The Time Bandit PG 9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 10:30 American River Renegades PG Broken Promises.

11:30 Deadly Sins M

SATURDAY

12:30 Crimes That Shook The 12:30 The Amazing Race PG World M 1:30 Dead Of Night 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 Law M 2:30 Magic Of Science PG And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV Unfairground. 3am Deadliest 3:25 SVU MV 4:15 Elementary MV Catch PG 4am Deadliest Catch PG 5:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 5am MythBusters PG Swimming 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG in Syrup.

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MOVIES GREATS

7:15 X2 MV 2003 Action.

Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry. 9:25 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy.

Seth Rogen. 11:15 Demolition Man MVL 1993 Sci-fi Adventure.

Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Benjamin Bratt. 1:10 Knocked Up 16LS 2007 Comedy. Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan. 3:15 Autumn In New York M 2000 Romantic Drama.

Winona Ryder, Richard Gere.

5pm Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! MS 2004 Romantic Comedy. Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel.

6:35 The International 16VL 2009 Crime. Clive Owen, Naomi Watts.

8:30 Elizabeth – The Golden Age MV 2007 Drama. Cate Blanchett, SATURDAY Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush.

12:40 The Selling Of Scarry 10:30 Something’s Gotta Give MLS Manor MV 2010 Comedy.

2003 Comedy. SATURDAY Gabriel Diani, Jonathan Klein.

2:10 Side Effects MVLS 2013 Thriller. 12:40 Snatch 18V 2000 Crime.

2:20 The Making Of Get Smart Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum.

PG 2:40 Autumn In New 3:55 21 And Over 16VLS 2013 York M 2000 Romantic Drama.

Comedy. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin.

4:25 Something’s Gotta Give MLS 5:30 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

2003 Comedy.

8am The Best Man Holiday MLS 2013 Comedy. Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard.

10am Transcendence MV 2014 Scifi. Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany.

Noon Breakaway PGVLS 2011 Comedy. Rob Lowe, Vinjay Virmani.

1:40 Blood Ties 16VLS 2013 Thriller.

Clive Owen, Billy Crudup.

3:45 Inappropriate Comedy 16LS 2013 Comedy. Adrien Brody, Rob Schneider.

5:10 Side Effects MVLS 2013 Thriller.

Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum.

6:55 21 And Over 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin.

8:30 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

10:25 Captain America – The Winter Soldier MV 2014 Action.

Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson.

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13Mar15

6am Cycling – Paris-Nice (Replay) Stage Four. Coverage of the riders as they cycle the 204km from Varennessur-Allier to Croix de Chaubouret.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon #SkySpeed 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm The Crowd Goes Wild 1:30 Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round One. From Queenstown.

2pm Golf Central 3pm L Golf – New Zealand Open Round Two. From Queenstown.

6pm Triathlon – ITU World Series (Highlights) From Abu Dhabi, UAE. 7pm Cycling – Paris-Nice (Highlights) Stage Four. From Varennes-sur-Allier to Croix de Chaubouret.

7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Golf – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Round Two. From Queenstown.

8:30 NRL Footy Show 10:30 L Rugby League – NRL Sharks v Broncos. From Remondis Stadium in Cronulla.

SATURDAY

12:30 L Extreme Sailing Muscat.

2am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Two Friday.

2:30 L Cycling – TirrenoAdriatico Stage Three.

4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Two Friday.

5:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers.

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Sport

Kieran Read, Sam Whitelock and Nemani Nadolo make their return to Super Rugby when the Crusaders take on the Lions tomorrow.

The trio are among 10 changes to the starting line-up that faced the Chiefs two-weeks ago, with the Crusaders coming off the bye to meet the side that beat the Blues 13-10.

Read will captain the side from the back of the scrum which has Jordan Taufua move into six and Richie McCaw to the openside.

Whitelock will pair up with Luke Romano at lock and the impressive Scott Barrett will provide cover from the bench.

The other change in the forwards is Owen Franks’ return at prop after serving his two week suspension.

Andy Ellis is promoted to start at halfback with Colin Slade at 10. Dan Carter returns from injury to play at second five, pushing Ryan Crotty out to centre.

After two hit-outs for the Knights Development team Nadolo will look to return to his blockbusting form on the wing. Johnny McNicholl is on the other wing with Tom Taylor at the back. David Havili is set to debut off the bench.

The Lions are the start of a four-game run against South African opposition for the Crusaders, with the Cheetahs in town next Saturday before a two-game stint in South Africa against the Bulls and Sharks.

Kick-off is 4:30pm at AMI Stadium.

Crusaders call in the cavalry

Crusaders team: 1 Wyatt Crockett 2 Ben Funnell 3 Owen Franks 4 Luke Romano 5 Sam Whitelock 6 Jordan Taufua 7 Richie McCaw 8 Kieran Read (c) 9 Andy Ellis 10 Colin Slade 11 Nemani Nadolo 12 Dan Carter 13 Ryan Crotty 14 Johnny McNicholl 15 Tom Taylor. Reserves 16 Codie Taylor 17 Joe Moody 18 Nepo Laulala 19 Scott Barrett 20 Luke Whitelock 21 Mitchell Drummond 22 Kieron Fonotia 23 David Havili.

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