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Mid Canterbury’s Chan-Dorman takes women’s dairying award

BY LINDA CLARKE

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“Mum’s clever,” Jessie Chan-Dorman was told by her four-year-old when she phoned home after being named Fonterra’s Dairy Woman of the Year on Thursday night.

The award was presented at the Dairy Women’s Network annual conference in Queenstown where Chan-Dorman’s career in the past 10 years – from grassroots dairy farmer, to policy-maker and governance roles – was highlighted.

The Mid Canterbury dairy farmer owns a dairy business with husband Hayden, milking 950 cows.

But she grew up in a city and was living in an apartment in Cuba Street, Wellington, before moving to Dorie a decade ago.

She is now a Fonterra shareholders’ councillor and a director of the Ashburton Trading Society, as well as being on the Holstein Friesian New Zealand external affairs committee and a member of the Institute of Directors and New Zealand Asian leaders.

She has had roles in large or-

ganisations such as DairyNZ and Environment Canterbury, and volunteer positions with Federated Farmers, the Land Use Futures Board, Land and Water forum and Balance AgriNutrients as a judge for their farm environment awards.

Chan-Dorman said a typical day could start with a catch-up with the farm’s fertiliser rep and later include a national conference call related to policy or governance affecting the country’s 12,000 dairy farmers.

She said the biggest issue for the industry was its image at home.

“While there are challenges meeting market requirements, and wants and needs, animal welfare and producing a sustainable product, the biggest challenge is at home with the New Zealand public.”

She said dairy farmers needed to keep talking about their good work to “Joe Bloggs New Zealanders” and not be distracted by extreme anti-dairying opinions.

“We need to keep having the

conversation.

“How can we carry on and have a contribution from the dairy industry while being a valued part of the community. It is a long journey.”

It was important for dairy farmers to share their stories with as many people in their community, and further afield, as possible.

“When I go to Ashburton I feel like people understand that their success is directly related to the success of the primary industries.”

Dairy Women’s Network CEO Zelda de Villers said Chan-Dorman was a worthy recipient of the title, citing her positive role modelling for others in the rural sector and her ability to work across all aspects of the dairy spectrum.

Fonterra General Manager NZ Industry Affairs Jo Finer says Chan-Dorman wasn’t afraid of getting her hands dirty on the farm but was more than capable of seeing the bigger picture for dairying. “Experience like Jessie’s is incredibly valuable in this industry.”

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■ SILVER FERN FARMS’ FAIRTON PLANT

Is it the death knell for SFF?

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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Workers fear Wednesday could be D-Day for Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton plant leaving 300 people without a job.

On Thursday the company called all staff to a paid meeting to be held in Ashburton next week.

The company has remained tight-lipped on the subject of the meeting, however, workers who contacted the Guardian yesterday are sure the move spells the end for the Fairton shed.

SFF spokesperson Justin Courtney confirmed a meeting would

be held at the Sinclair Centre on Wednesday, but said it “would be inappropriate and unfair on our people to comment any further” until after the event.

Yesterday new security officers were inducted and the maintenance staff were reportedly packing up their tools, fuelling speculation, a worker who contacted the Guardian said.

Rumours of eminent closure of the plant have been circulating for several years.

Two years ago SFF management opted to shift the bobby (cull) calf kill to its Pareora shed, shaving six weeks off the season

for up to 200 Fairton workers.

Chain one has only processed for 26 weeks for the past two seasons. Chain two ran for 14 weeks in 2015 and was mothballed this season.

The second chain once provided employment for up to 200 workers for 25 week seasons.

Currently only the pelt house is operating and most of those workers have been told their season will end midway through next week.

In September last year the Overseas Investment Office rubber stamped the deal between Shanghai Maling and Silver Fern

Farms giving the Chinese company a 51 per cent shareholding in the country’s largest meat processing co-operative.

In the lead up to the merger plans to close the Fairton plant emerged, however SFF chairman Rob Hewett scotched the suggestion.

“Less than a year ago the Chinese buyers of Silver Fern Farms were briefing their shareholders about Fairton and Waitane’s closure,” New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said in a statement.

“Eleven months on and a staff meeting has been called at Fair-

ton. Optimists might say this is about expansion but realists will see this for what it is; either major retrenchment or outright closure.”

Meat Union Aotearoa’s Canterbury branch secretary Bill Watt said SFF management had invited union reps to meet with them ahead of Wednesday’s meeting.

While reasons for calling the meeting were not discussed, Watt said the writing had been on the wall for axing Fairton for some time.

The meeting will take place in the Sinclair Centre on Park Street at 1.30pm on Wednesday.

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Community boards play important role – Favel If there was any doubt about the relevance or vibrancy of New Zealand’s community boards, that has been dispelled this weekend as more than 200 members gather in Methven for their biennial conference.

Yesterday the conference opened with a welcome from Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel before board members listened to a range of speakers who were both inspirational and engaging.

Community boards played an important role in local government in representing and acting as an advocate for their community interests, she said.

“It’s our responsibility to do the very best we can to ensure our towns and our communities thrive, it’s about what you do with the things you have to achieve maximum results by thinking outside the box, outside the square.”

The conference’s theme was 1 + 1= 3; making the most of your resources.

It was the responsibility of every elected member of a local authority to do the very best they could with what they had to ensure their communities would thrive, she said.

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Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel speaking at the opening of the New Zealand Community Board’s conference in Methven.

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■ SILVER FERN FARMS’ FAIRTON PLANT

Water-bottling fears surface

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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Mid Canterbury water rights campaigners are concerned Silver Fern Farms Fairton site could become a water bottling plant.

Speculation rode hard on the heels that SFF management had called all staff to a meeting in Ashburton next week. Workers and union reps are sure the move signals the end for the beleaguered meat processing plant.

Jen Branje, who fronted the Bung the Bore campaign which

successfully opposed the Ashburton District Council’s plans to sell land with a water consent to a bottled water company last year, said the water consents and rail siding attached to the Fairton plant made it a desirable option.

Last year Silver Fern Farms sold a 51 per cent stake in the company to Shanghai Maling for $261 million. The Chinese-based company, a subsidiary of the Bright Food Group, also owns water bottling interests under the banner of Shanghai Maling Aquarius Driv-

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ing Water. Joining the dots, Branje says a decommissioned Fairton plant would tick all the boxes for a water bottling plant.

It is understood there are six existing water consents attached to the site.

“Those water consents can be transferred without any applications being made, and there is no obligation to recharge the aquifer,” she said.

According to Branje, overseas investors have largely abandoned quests to purchase land and ob-

tain water consents in favour of finding sites with existing consents and rail sidings.

“They don’t care about existing contamination (of the land),” she said, citing the sale of the Kaputone wool scouring plant in Belfast as an example.

The scour comes with a water consent allowing the extraction of more than 4.3 million litres of water a day – the equivalent of 50 one-litre bottles a second.

The only cost will be a $100 inspection fee and the consent is

valid until 2032.

Branje said brokers have been eyeing up similar sites, including defunct meatworks, on behalf of overseas investors.

In March NZ Water Forum Bung the Bore supporters delivered a 15,000-signature petition to Parliament, calling for a moratorium on water bottling plants until it became compulsory to publicly notify all resource consent applications attached to such plants.

“We will be watching this development very closely,” Branje said.

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Intermediate students learn all about aviation

In brief Police presence

Ashburton Intermediate students had the opportunity to learn all about world of aviation and flight on Tuesday.

The students travelled a classa-day to the Ashburton Aviation Museum to spend the morning learning about navigation, airflow, electricity and airplane controls.

Museum member Ian Kingsbury said the students spent 20 minutes at each station, being shown the effects of magnetism, electricity and hot air vs cold air.

“It is the third year the kids have come along and they really seem to enjoy it, it is something a bit different,” he said.

Police officers are often to be seen taking a stroll around Ashburton College grounds. But rather than looking for troublemakers, the exercise aims to show the officers as part of the community. Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield said frontline staff were encouraged to call in at the school two or three times a week as time permitted to show an interest and have a chat to the students. The exercise is already paying dividends, with several students approaching officers to discuss problems, he said.

Red Cross warning Red Cross has warned Ashburton residents to be aware of people door knocking asking for money for the charity. There is no Red Cross appeal under way and they are not acting on behalf of the charity. Ashburton Red Cross shop co-ordinator Christine Hopwood said she had been alerted to the bogus collector and had informed the police. The IHC confirmed it has legitimate collectors operating in the district.

Right (from left) – Jasvir Singh, Tane Moore, DJ Reuben, Anton Box and Jackson Adcock learnt all about how hot air rises at the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

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■ VIOLENT ROBBERIES

Reports of armed man

Youth crime rapidly increasing

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Young offenders are committing 42 per cent of all violent robberies and don’t care if they’re caught, NZ First’s Darroch Ball says.

The MP is accusing the Government of having a “cotton wool” approach which means no accountability.

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■ ROAD SAFETY

Be vigilant this winter With winter on the way Mid Canterbury police want motorists to be extra vigilant on the road to avoid tragedy.

“Keep as far to the left as possible so you’ve got room to react if something goes wrong on the other side of the road,” Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield said.

Cellphone use is also a major concern.

“People think we are targeting a minor offence, but using a phone while driving can have dire consequences.”

Any lapse in concentration is dangerous but on icy roads the risk amplifies. Banfield said now was a good time to check vehicle tyres and suspension.

“Don’t wait until your warrant is due, make sure your tyres have the legal tread depth, warm your car up before travelling on icy mornings and use your bankcard or something to scrape the whole windscreen clear – not just a small patch.”

Employers of foreign workers should also make sure they are aware of the dangers of black ice on the roads.

The heavy machinery was at work yesterday preparing the 520 hay bales for this weekend’s Ashburton Car Club Street Sprints.

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■ ASHBURTON CAR CLUB STREET SPRINTS

Gearing up for record sprints field started setting up at 10am on Friday morning and would be working late in to the evening, wrapping up at 11pm.

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It will be the 28th year in a row the Ashburton Car Club has held

the street sprints and will also be hosting a twilight autocross on the course on Saturday evening. It will be a record field for the street sprints, this year expanding from 60 to 65 entries due to high interest.

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Adequate housing a basic human right

By Sue NewmaN

decisions for people in a community without consulting them.

Chief Human Rights They discovered their Commissioner David home was no longer Rutherford told memtheir castle.” bers of New Zealand’s New Zealand had community boards many thousands of inthat they were the adequate homes that ‘grass roots of democwere owned by thouracy’ in New Zealand. sands of landlords Rutherford was and while poor housspeaking at the oring affected tenant ganisation’s biennial health, the costs were conference in Methborne by an entire David Rutherford ven yesterday and told community through board members that increased health care they had the power to find solu- needs, Rutherford said. tions to community problems by “Housing tenure rights need to co-designing those solutions with be strengthened; landlords need the community. to understand their obligations in He spoke about the inequal- terms of human rights.” ity that existed in New Zealand New Zealand had made signifiin housing and said this was cant process over decades in huhighlighted after the Canterbury man rights but it still lagged beearthquakes when government hind when it came to the rights of agencies became involved. women, he said.

“The earthquake highlighted “We’ll say Jill is a battered womthe importance of protecting the an but we wouldn’t say Jack beats basic human right to housing. We Jill. We have to change this attitude saw the tendency then for agen- and we can. Every time we hear a cies not in the community making woman being objectified we have Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

to challenge it. Being a bystander is being complicit.”

Rutherford also talked about bullying in schools, saying New Zealand’s bullying record was the second worst in OECD countries.

“Every year 150,000 kids are bullied and of those 20 per cent will think about suicide. We’re not doing enough to prevent this.”

Poverty, education and housing were key areas where there was significant inequality, Rutherford said.

“We are sowing the seeds today of significant unrest in the future by leaving too many people behind. It’s the community board’s job to know their community and to advocate for the people who are being left behind in their community.”

The issue of affordable housing had been bandied about by successive governments and there was no quick fix, everyone needed to focus on the problem and agree on a solution, he said.

“Renting is no longer a temporary stop along the way to owning your own home.”

New Zealand’s local government spotlight falls on Methven this weekend as the village plays host to the biennial New Zealand Community Boards conference.

More than 200 board members heard a range of speakers and attended workshops over the two days.

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■ SAM JOHNSON

Don’t waste life, do what you love

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Above – Executive members of the New Zealand Community Boards Association on stage in the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall during the opening of their conference in Methven.

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Left – Enjoying catching up during the opening night of the New Zealand Community Board’s conference in Methven (from left) Tim Lindley from Linwood-Central-Heathcote board, Sarah Lock, Methven Community Board and Ashburton District Councillor and former Methven board chairwoman, Liz McMillan.

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If Sam Johnson had his way he would probably rewrite the handbook for New Zealand local government.

Johnson became known as ‘earthquake boy’ after he galvanised hundreds of students to form what became known as the Student Army.

Groups of students worked for many months post earthquake doing whatever was needed The immediate need might have gone, but the student army has not.

It has simply reshaped and reinvented itself into a student force that works on a range of projects across New Zealand.

Johnson was one of the keynote speakers at this weekend’s New Zealand Community Boards Association conference in Methven and said he was all about ditching hierarchy, enabling people to play their own part in a community, doing things with people rather than for people and listening more to hearts rather than heads.

“Everything I do is about questioning the processes, asking if things can be done differently, about coming together and doing the right things at the right time.”

The student army experience

Sam Johnson showed that if you took a group of people and gave them the tools and the tasks they would be successful, he said.

Johnson sees a future where sharing will take the place of consumption and where the solution to addictions of any kind will be found in genuine bonding with other people.

While the student army remained a significant force in the community, its focus had changed and it now had new work streams, Johnson said.

It now focuses on community

work, work that was similar to that handed down as a sentence by judges to offenders.

“The difference is we just do it for a different reason.

“We consider community service to be a privilege. We all have a different role to play in our community, it’s just we don’t often recognise it.”

Johnson said one of his guiding principles came from a meeting with the Dalai Lama.

“He challenged me to grow moments for impact, not empires for ego.”

The student army now has a number of new projects under way.

These include We Visit that puts students and elderly together and the development of a school project kit, Johnson said.

He continues to be motivated by changing the world by changing attitudes.

“We rely too much on our heads not our hearts, we must be driven by our hearts.

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Desperate and looking for Ashburton might show a prosperous face to the rest of the world, but scratch the surface and we’re just like any other Kiwi town or city; the grim face of poverty is never far away.

Reporter Sue Newman talks to three people who work to make life a little easier for those in desperate need.

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shburton’s wealth gap is widening with a growing number of people living on, or below, the poverty line.

Those people are increasingly turning to social agencies for help, many for food and a worrying number for shelter. The problems that plague big cities are very much part of life in the Ashburton District say three of the people working at the social deprivation coal face.

Judith Lilley, Jackie Girvan and Evans Chibhanguza are part of a larger, informal group that deals with the people who have hit rock bottom. The numbers are growing along with the depth of their need, they say.

“The scale has increased over the past two years, particularly with people who come down here from the North Island. Some come to stay with family members. These people end up with a family sleeping in their lounge and that never lasts,” Girvan said.

And when the inevitable parting of the ways occurs, the displaced family is out on the street with nowhere to go. They end up asking the Salvation Army, Presbyterian Support or St Vincent de Paul for help.

As the homeless problem has grown social agencies have found people sleeping rough in cars, living in the riverbed, calling rudimentary tents home and more recently wrapped in cardboard, sleeping in back alleys.

Jackie Girvan

Evans Chibhanguza

The reasons those people have become destitute are varied, some have hit one crisis too many others have long term mental health issues and some have just run out of options.

Lilley suggests the Government’s $3000 incentive paid to people who moved from Auckland to take up jobs in the South Island has been a big contributor to growing homelessness.

They arrive without accommodation arranged and inevitably end up on one of the social agencies’ doorsteps.

Lilley and Chibhanguza’s organi-

sations are equipped to help with food parcels, clothing and bedding, but none of the three has access to emergency housing. Ashburton has no answers on this.

“If it’s a family with children you have to make sure they have somewhere for the night, or even three nights for breathing space,” Girvan said.

Finding that breathing space is not easy. She’s granted $2000 annually by the Ashburton District Council to use for emergency housing.

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Judith Lilley That doesn’t go far when one family can quickly use up $500 or more for a three-night stay.

Other towns have emergency housing. Ashburton does not.

Women and children tug at the heartstrings. If they’ve walked out a violent situation they may be accepted by an out-of-town refuge. People have some sympathy for a homeless family but when it comes to the single men who make up the bulk of the homeless problem, solutions are harder to find.

The size of the problem is counted in at least two individuals or families each week – minimum.

That’s without the numbers calling for help from churches dealing with the homeless problem within their own resources.

It’s tough to quantify the needy, numbers are a fluid problem, but those working in the social agency field know the trickle has become a stream; they fear it will become a flood.

Identifying the problem is easy, solutions are harder to come by, but failing to find solutions is not an option.

It’s a problem across several levels of need, Lilley, Girvan and Chibhanguza say.

High on the list of solutions is a boarding house providing cheap accommodation for single men, an emergency house is needed for families and there is an as-yet unquantified but growing need for affordable accommodation for pensioners, they say.

They’ve identified the gaps, but the biggest gap is a yawning one – money, or lack of it.

Girvan has used up her accommodation allowance for the year and is ‘borrowing’ cash from Chibhanguza’s group, St Vincent de Paul. Lilley is also out of money but says like the others, she never says no. Shelter is a basic, human right.

“We’re all Christian organisations and God always provides.”

Ashburton does not have many cheap accommodation options.

They reckon $72 a night is about the best they can find.

If the number of homeless is growing, so too is the definition of the word.

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Housing New Zealand – 185 houses. These are allocated according to a priority list administered by the Ministry of Social Development and that could see out-of-towners given accommodation locally. Available to families and individuals for longterm accommodation.

Ashburton District Council – 115 one and twobedroom units available to people over 65 with limited assets and income. Rents are set below market level.

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tion than just the people who are forced to live in cars, camp in riverbeds or wrap up in cardboard in alleyways. There’s the new and growing group who hang on the homeless fringe.

They’re the families who are on low wages or one wage, who live from pay packet to pay packet and who are just one bill, one crisis away from being unable to pay rent or buy food.

There’s no such thing as cheap rent in Ashburton and even the best of landlords can run out of sympathy.

“There just isn’t enough social housing available. We see people who are forced into the private market and they simply can’t afford those rents, but they don’t qualify for subsidised housing either,” Chibhanguza said.

“This problem is way bigger than our three agencies’ ability to deal with.”

The three are pretty realistic about the reasons behind the homeless problem. Most people are genuine, out on the street for genuine reasons, but inevitably there are a number who keep popping up on their doorsteps looking for shelter. Their issues run deeper than just a financial crisis.

Finding those people a longterm solution is a tough one, Girvan said.

“But we have to take everyone at face value. When we see them they don’t have anything and we have to help but we have to have more money and more options.

I don’t ever want us to get to the situation where people are begging on the street.”

It’s the lack of resources available to meet those needs that burns the three.

Yes, some come with unrealistic expectations. Chibhanguza says he’s noticed a significant increase in the number people arriving in town and expecting to find a place to live.

“They walk away from their homes with what they can carry and expect to have it all replaced down here. There is quite an expectation from some that we’ll give them what they want – not what they need.”

Add mental health issues and addictions into the mix and finding good outcomes gets much more difficult.

Those people needed good interventions and sound, long-term solutions, but many were simply not willing to seek or accept help, Girvan said.

“They’re often on their own and on the street because their families have tried everything and have finally given up.”

St Vinnies has a phone line that people looking for accommoda-

tion can use, but the Sallies and Presbyterian Support simply find the destitute on their doorstep.

The three say they’re talking cold, hard facts. Ashburton has a significant problem with homelessness. There are no immediate solutions; any solutions come with a significant cost. Good, permanent solutions require planning and they require time.

Time is something the homeless do not have.

It’s a multi-layered problem.

Families, men alone, people with mental health issues, women escaping violent situations. They all need help but it’s a different kind of help for each.

It’s a community problem needing a community solution that cover a range of social housing options, the three say.

Ashburton is a very giving and very caring community, Lilley said, but this is bigger than just putting money into collection boxes.

“We all have wonderful service clubs and beneficiaries we can all tap into. But it’s clear there’s a growing gulf in Ashburton between those who are doing nicely and those who are struggling.”

They meet regularly – and informally – with other social agencies to look at gaps in services and resources, to see where there are common threads with the people they’re helping and inevitably to look at a growing problem that, short-term, seems to have no workable solution.

“In all of the this, the most important thing is that people know they can get help, that there is always someone who can find a solution of some kind, even if it it’s short-term, Chibhanguza said.

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The Government has a Social Housing Reform Programme aimed to increase the supply of social housing in New Zealand.

Its key objectives are ensuring social housing is the right design and size, and in the right place for people who need it; increasing supply; ensuring those who need it can access it; encouraging more diverse ownership of social housing, with more innovation and responsiveness to tenants and communities In Christchurch Comcare is a community housing provider specialising in housing single people, either in group situations in 2, 3 or 4-bedroomed homes, or in single bedroom flats in small complexes. It owns a large property portfolio and leases a number of other houses and flats to complete its housing stock.

The Christchurch City Council has leased its social housing stocks to the Otautahi Community Housing Trust. The trust is responsible for tenancy management, rent-setting and the day-to-day maintenance of units, while major repairs, renewals and the development of new social housing remain the council’s domain.

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Recording the past for tomorrow One of the most precious legacies a person can leave is the story of their life, says Hospice Mid Canterbury biographer Christine Wilson.

While many people might think their life has had little to mark it out as interesting, Christine knows that no matter how humble a person believes their life has been, behind the years are memories and events that tell the story that begs to be recorded.

She works with Hospice Mid Canterbury, recording the life stories of people who know their time is limited. And in the two years since she’s worked as a volunteer says she’s heard wonderful stories and shared many very special moments with those storytellers.

“It’s something I feel very privileged to be able to do. It’s a very special thing to share,” she said.

Christine trained at Nurse Maude Hospice in Christchurch and says that training meant she was well prepared for what becomes a sharing of some of the most intimate details of a person’s life.

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a sense of closure.

“It’s a huge step for people to do this; it means they’ve accepted that they’re dying. Part of the biography process is like a laying to rest, validifying who that person was. There’s a huge amount of bravery in that and that’s very special to share.”

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velop and the first time naturally they don’t trust you, but we start right at the beginning. I’ll ask when they were born and where.

Once you get them talking they often don’t want to stop, but it’s often very factual until they feel they can trust you.”

Trust begins to build on the second session once the biographer reads back the stories told during the first.

“I write it up in the first person so they feel it’s them, it’s their voice. I read it to them and you see them change, they lift and that’s very special.”

For people who were very sick, their world was usually defined by their room, their bed or chair, but telling their story, looking into the past allowed them to once again live in a world that was larger, and it’s magical to be part of that, Christine said.

Often the first thing a person will say is “oh my life isn’t interesting”, but every life recorded tells details and paints a picture of the past, of a time when social conditions and lifestyles were very different. Each is a social history in itself, she said.

Christine encourages her clients to share emotions, to talk about feelings and to pass on advice and knowledge.

Sessions last for one hour and mixed with the sadness there is also plenty of laughter.

When stories are transcribed family members are often amazed at the details and events they had not known were part of their parent or grandparent’s life.

Each person is given an electronic file of their story and a bound copy.

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really important and I try not to sanitise those stories. People need to know and understand a person’s life in every way and to understand it may not always have been easy. People look back and can understand from a different perspective the decisions they made or the mistakes they made. These biographies are real life stories.”

And sometimes there are amazing stories, amazing coincidences. Christine also undertakes private biography work and when she was recording an elderly woman’s story, the woman talked about being at a social function and seeing a child lying at the bottom of a swimming pool. She dived in and rescued the child.

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“That was something I never knew, something my mother never talked about,” she said.

Knowing the benefits that come from talking about the past, Christine wants to see more people who are elderly or who are dying to take up the opportunity.

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Counselling service provides support Caring for a loved one with a life ending illness is one of the toughest jobs anyone can do, says counsellor Vicki Grieve.

In many situations a person with a terminal illness had a strong support network around them but those providing that minute by minute care also needed support and help with the grieving process, she said.

Hospice Mid Canterbury provides a counselling service for both clients and carers. The service is available to anyone involved in the care circle as a tool to help them deal with the wide range of emotions that are part of what was the day-to-day reality of full time care.

It is important not only to provide support for those who are dying but also for those who under take what can often be a very long journey through the inevitable accompanying grief, she said.

“Grief is such an individual thing. There’s a lot of information and books available, but what it comes down to is that grief is a very individual thing.”

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staying with your grief and doing what your mind and body feel is right.

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moment. It’s how the situation is affecting them that’s important,” Vicki said. Counselling is about putting people in touch with their own inner wisdom, tapping into what’s inside rather than looking externally for what they need, she said.

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emotions, it’s tied up with the years that have gone before.

Sometimes there is relief that the person is dying because they have been so ill, but there will be grief too and perhaps anxiety and depression. I give them the tools, to help them find the information they need.”

It was important to deal with all of the issues surrounding the complexity of caring to ensure people did not have to deal with residual grief later in life, Vicki said.

“Residual grief is very common and often people don’t realise they have this until they go into counselling and they realise they have never grieved. Sometimes you don’t have the opportunity to grieve at the time because there are so many other things you need to do but that grief can be triggered later by something like a pet dying and then there is enormous grief.”

For carers it was important to have friends to talk to but it was also important to have an independent and impartial stranger to talk to as well, she said.

“Often talking to a professional who is out of your personal loop and doesn’t have an opinion or won’t give advice is important.”

People were often reluctant to talk to a counsellor but the trigger could finally be when you felt your life was overwhelming you and that was not uncommon for people who were caring for very ill people, Vicki said.

“We see having counselling, reaching out for help, as a strength, not a weakness. This is available through the hospice, take advantage of it.”

Confidentiality is key with counselling. There is no reporting back to Hospice Mid Canterbury about what has taken place in a session.

The service is relatively new and it is taking time for carers to feel comfortable accessing it, but as awareness grows so too will the uptake, she said.

“That’s what’s different about the hospice, it puts the things in place that are needed to support carers. It’s a privilege to do this; to be with people in deep emotion, especially grief,” Vicki has about 20 years of experience as a counsellor and is both a registered psychotherapist and a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. She is also a Gestalt trainer.

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Our volunteers are an essential part of Hospice Mid Canterbury.

Alison MacGregor, Manager of Volunteer Services, works from the hospice office in Community House.

Alison oversees a team of over 30 volunteers who are available to provide whatever support is needed.

All volunteers are trained and supported, and a monthly education programme is provided so that their skill-set is being added to in return.

Volunteers can choose what type of role they would like to have, and the amount of time they are prepared to give.

Alison MacGregor says, “some of our volunteers love to help supporting people whereas others prefer more of a background role such as helping with administration, or pet care. We have male and female volunteers ranging in age from early 20s into the 80s, with a wide variety of skills and interests. This means we are almost always able to find the most suitable person to provide the support that has been requested.”

Volunteers are fundamental to the hospice service and Hospice Mid Canterbury will continue to build their team so that they are able to meet whatever requests

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One of the principles of hospice is that all services are Hospice Awareness Week provided free of charge. Hospice Mid Canterbury receives no Every one of us has our own and traditions that different government funding, so their beliefs and expectations cultures have with regard to funding committee is working ISSUE 1 2016 around matters related to end dying, death and bereavement. hard to achieve a sustainable funding model. of life. These are shaped by The session will be held on The funding of Hospice Mid our upbringing, our culture, Thursday May 18, 1:30pm, at Massage Home Support our religion and our own Canterbury comes mainly The Church of Jesus Christ from three avenues: business experiences.

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Energised hot hands soothe been busy compiling a wonderful selection books for children establish an accessible, peaceful performances from local choirs A wish list for further books to be purchasedofwill be compiled Hospice Mid journey.

Canterbury stays and supportive environment for (see next page for further details). and balance the body, promoting relaxation and quality of life. and adults. of the community will be invited to donate books locally and is administered by people to come to. and Oncemembers they Shop This service is also available to carers. locals. have a base, they will establish A sub-committee has also on the list. deal with illness, death and loss, and are available for The books Biography Writing Fundraising events a day stay programme. These been formed to oversee the The local funding and events Mid-Canterbury residents to borrow. Diane has been extremely programmes are offered by hospice shop This service providesestablishment people withofaawonderful opportunity committee is Counselling busy planning a many hospices throughout the in donating her time and expertise to this exercise, but in town. The shop is undergoing generous to reflect onthat their life, and create record of their memories major fundraising concert country,care, consisting of activities alterations and a will beto operating An experienced counsellor is available provide pastoral in donating many of the books herself. will take place on the evenings companionshipalso for both within the three months. A and stories for themselves andnext their families.

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Jacqui Beardsley keeps an eye on her putt as it heads towards the hole.

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Winning ways continue

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The success has continued this week for the Ashburton Golf Club with four of their women members now in with a shot at national glory in the national teams final after posting a stunning score in the Aorangi final on Thursday.

Fresh off the back of their first

Kerr Cup success in close to 80 years last weekend, down at the Levels course an Ashburton foursome of Pauline Bell, Bev Chinn, Wendy Parr and Jenny Williams posted an impressive score of 125 in the four-ball tournament.

Held on their home course, at Ashburton, it left them well clear of their rivals.

Their score will now be reg-

istered with New Zealand Golf, with all competition around the country to be completed by the end of this month before national results are posted.

There is some strong belief around the traps that the Ashburton women’s score may be enough to see them in contention for a major prize should things fall their way.

A total of 13 teams took to the Ashburton course to compete in the competition, with teams from Fairlie and Lower Waitaki claiming second and third placings respectively.

Both sides finished seven shots behind the Ashburton side with a countback required to decide their official placing.

Results: 1st 125 Ashburton:

P. Bell, B. Chinn, W. Parr, J. Williams, 2nd 132 Fairlie: M. Anderson, F. Edge, A. Anderson, S. Dobson, On countback from 3rd 132 Lower Waitaki: D. Plew, S. McGookin, I. Bond, B. Harvey.

Nearest pin senior: J. Lawson.

Nearest pin junior: J. Beardsley.

Twos: D. Plew, J. Studholme, I. Bond, R. Cowles.

Manchester United stumble into Europa League final Manchester United stumbled into the Europa League final after conceding a late goal in a tensionfilled 1-1 draw against Celta Vigo that ended with both teams having a man sent off today.

United advanced 2-1 on ag-

gregate, with Marcus Rashford’s winner in the first leg last week ultimately proving the difference.

Marouane Fellaini headed home Rashford’s cross to hand United a 17th-minute lead at Old Trafford, giving the English team

a two-goal cushion.

Celta dominated the second half as United dropped deep, and Facundo Roncaglia headed home in the 85th minute to set up a nervy finish.

Roncaglia and United defender

Eric Bailly were both red-carded in the 87th for separate incidents in a mass melee and Celta, needing just one goal to advance on away goals, missed late chances to cause a huge upset.

The biggest opportunity fell to

John Guidetti with seconds left, but the former Manchester City striker couldn’t wrap his foot around the ball with a goal at his mercy.

United will play Ajax in the final in Stockholm on May 24.

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Rowing dominates spo

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

The increasing dominance of rowing as a leading sport in Mid Canterbury was evident last night as rowers took home three of the major prizes at the annual Mid Canterbury Sports Awards at the Hotel Ashburton.

After a stellar season on the water for our young rowing stars, the sport was expected to enjoy success at the awards night and certainly delivered.

Rowing dynamo, Veronica Wall, found herself on stage twice, once as the recipient of the Junior Sportsperson of the Year award and on the other occasion as a member of the Ashburton College Girls’ Under-18 Quadruple Sculls squad, alongside Olivia Gibson, Grace Wilson, Mollie Gibson and Emma Jansen, who took out the Junior Sports Team of the Year title.

Wall, who hasn’t been beaten in single sculls racing since the beginning of 2016, across a large range of age groups including some open competition, set the bar high in the tough junior sportsperson category with a number of national champions, representatives and rising stars in among the mix.

The category was that hotly contested the judges made the decision to award three runner-up prizes with Janelle Millar-McAr-

Neil McCann – Senior Sports Person of the Year.

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Veronica Wall – Junior Sportsperson of the Year. thur receiving one for her deeds in smallbore shooting, which sees her right up near the top of the pile in New Zealand.

Hugh Donaldson’s incredible achievements on the water in his water-skiing endeavours saw him pick up a runner-up prize, while Mollie Gibson, who captured the hearts of many Mid Canterbury sports fans when she won the Under-16 Girl’s Singles Sculls at the national championships this year, was awarded the third runner-up prize.

The Under-18 Quadruple Sculls squad girls also had a stellar year on the water and it culminated in them winning what is regarded to be the blue ribbon event of girls’ sculling when they won at the national championships at Lake Karapiro earlier this year.

Rowing’s third major award went to the cog that has kept the wheel turning successfully for the

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past 12 months in Justin Wall who picked up the Coach of the Year Award.

Although he received the award through the result of a walkover with no other nominations, a strong case could be made that due to coaching three national champions, he was a strong favourite to win the award anyway.

Away from the rowing spectrum Neil McCann, picked up the Senior Sportsperson of the Year Award.

McCann was in stellar form in the New Year winning both the singles and doubles titles at the 50- plus National Tennis Tournament in Christchurch.

He teamed up with Andre van Rooyen to win the doubles and was also placed in the bronze medal position in the mixed doubles to cap a stellar week at the championships.

As a result of his success, Neil was selected for the New Zealand

Matthew Clough – All Rounder Sports Person, Male.

Sheena Tyrell – Senior Official of the Year.

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side which will travel to Miami, Florida to compete in the world championships in October this year.

The Senior Sports Team of the Year Award went to the Plainsmen Smallbore Rifle team who had enjoyed a great season winning the division one national district championship.

As the only side in the top division without a city and from the smallest pool of shooters, the Plainsmen’s achievements are outstanding as they beat districts much larger and with a stronger pool of competitors to pick from.

In the all-rounder categories, Matthew Clough took home the prize in the male division while Aimee Elliott saw off her rivals, including her sister Courtney, to win the female division.

Both have impressive lists of achievements in a variety of different sports and are names for the future.

Elliott was on stage earlier in the night too as the winner of the Junior Official of the Year Award for her work on the sidelines at netball where she continues to rise up the ranks.

Netball also picked up Senior Official of the Year through Sheena Tyrell who is at the top of the tree when it comes to officiating at netball, holding a number of positions on national organisations.

The Special Olympics’ Bocce team were awarded the title for Athletes with a Disability for their performances over the past 12 months.

Hockey’s Joyce Read was awarded the coveted Robilliard Trophy for her services to the sport she has served so incredibly well for a

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No room for cynicism when celebrating success U

Aimee Elliott – All Rounder Sports Person, Female & Junior Official of the Year.

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large number of years.

Unaware of the award, Read’s surprise at receiving it was one of the highlights of a successful night which was hosted by TAB frontman, Mark Stafford, with adventure athlete Nathan Fa’avae providing an interesting insight into his life in his role as guest speaker.

Justin Wall – Coach of the Year.

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Athletes with a Disability – Special Olympic Bocce Team Coach of the Year – Justin Wall (Rowing) Junior Official of the Year – Aimee Elliott (Netball) Senior Official of the Year – Sheena Tyrell (Netball) Female All Rounder- Aimee Elliott Male All Rounder – Matthew Clough Junior Team of the Year – Ashburton College Girls Under 18 Quadruple Scull (Rowing) Senior Team of the Year – The Plainsmen Smallbore Rifle Team (Shooting) Junior Sportsperson of the Year – Veronica Wall (Rowing) Senior Sportsperson of the Year – Neil McCann (Tennis) Volunteers: Natalie Bateman (Netball), David Brown (Football), Darryl Law (Hockey), Annette Talbot (Tennis), Owen Wylie (Football) Robilliard Trophy – Joyce Read (Hockey)

s Mid Cantabrian folk, we’re a proud old bunch.

We love a good success story, particularly if it comes from one of our own.

We are patriotically proud of what some of our people manage to do on the national and international stage, whether it be on the sporting field, in the classroom or any other walk of life.

And we like to celebrate it.

So, there are a lot of people out there who value an evening like we enjoyed last night – the Mid Canterbury Sports Awards.

But such a night is now in jeopardy, due to a lack of interest.

Not a lack of interest by those who attended, but more by those who don’t and particularly by those sporting organisations and schools who don’t nominate some of their rising stars and get them a moment in the spotlight.

For every nomination that was received for categories last night, there are at least two or three more out there who weren’t nominated.

What could be a massive event was left wanting just ever so slightly, but not without an effort by those in charge of organising it.

The amount of nominations received considering some of the achievements attained during the past 12 months was, in short embarrassing and I’ve heard all the excuses for why, but none of them stand up.

One sporting organisation, which I won’t name, refused to enter anyone because they felt they had no chance of beating another sporting star in the same category and another individual blamed the same person for their success ruining the whole night.

Now let’s get something straight here.

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you. You belong in a cynical place.

A venue where jealousy is welcomed.

Not in the sporting-proud region of Mid Canterbury where there is no such thing as being too successful.

There are a lot of calls come through to this desk here at the Guardian asking why we haven’t given a particular sport as much coverage as the person on the other end of the line might feel it deserves.

It’s a fine line to get it right.

But we’re a habitually lazy bunch us journalists.

Things that land in our laps are much more exciting.

Self-promotion is the key here so make sure you’re taking notes.

If you’re not prepared to promote your sport through the use of one of the biggest sporting events on the calendar that was last night’s awards, then don’t expect others to help promote you either.

Help yourself before you seek the same service from others.

To those who nominated last night, congratulations.

You’re all winners.

And to those who were victorious, congratulations as well, you’re also, funnily enough, winners too.

Let’s just hope that the dip in nominations and seemingly large lack of interest by many corners isn’t enough to derail what is a truly great night of recognition and celebrating of sporting success in our own backyard.

Because it would be a real shame and we will only have ourselves to blame.

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In brief Garcia’s hole-in-one Masters champion Sergio Garcia’s given himself something to smile about after an otherwise disappointing opening round at the Players Championship. Garcia has aced the iconic par-3 Island Green 17th hole to become the eighth to do so in tournament history. He revealed afterwards that it is the 12th ace of his career, the fifth in competition. The Spaniard carded a one-under 73, to be tied for 68th. Garcia is six shots off the pace set by leaders Mackenzie Hughes and William McGirt. Adam Scott had the outright lead before back-to-back double bogeys to finish.

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Spear-tackle regrets

TJ Perenara of the Hurricanes dishes out the orders during last year’s clash against the Crusaders.

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Clash of the Super titans TJ Perenara is calling for his team to enjoy tonight’s eagerly anticipated clash against the Crusaders.

That may sound a simple wish, but the Hurricanes skipper feels they play their best rugby when enjoyment is the predominant mindset. A Hurricanes side that is footloose and fancy-free is potentially an even more dangerous beast.

They are already boasting an astonishing +236 points differential, though, in fairness, the Crusaders are at +210 and have proven they are the form team in Super Rugby over the last month.

The Hurricanes were often brilliant earlier in February and March, but their discipline has arrested their quality of performance in recent weeks. Can they rediscover their consistency without Dane Coles, Matt Proctor et al?

“I think enjoying the match and having fun is the most important thing. We do all the hard work Monday to Friday and put our

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bodies through some tough stuff, so when we get out there on the weekend that’s the fun part.

That’s where a lot of people get lost in the game, they treat it as a chore more than anything,” Perenara says.

“A lot of people think about the result or whether we play well or not and it actually does no good for the moment. I tend to preach that a lot in this environment.

Trust your instinct, and whatever does happen, we’ll get through it.”

It is all part of the confident approach that has carried the Hurricanes through an 8-1 season in which they average seven tries a game. Having said that, one would think if early chances to kick penalty goals present themselves, the Hurricanes will take them, even though they have only kicked three three-pointers all season.

“We’d love to win and they’d love to win. It’s an important game, but it’s not the be-all and end-all,” says Perenara. He may not talk like that with the All

Blacks, where winning is always top of the priorities, and enjoyment comes from the satisfaction of a job done well.

There is, nevertheless, no hiding the fact this is the biggest New Zealand conference match of the year, a situation heightened by the mediocre quality of the Australian conference and the protracted saga of the competition structure.

“That’s more external... you tend to block that stuff out. Yes, it’s a local derby, and yes, we are playing a side that has not been beaten at the top of the table, but if we go in with false expectation and try and do too much, that leads to more bad than good.

I guess the hype is more for the public and media,” adds Perenara.

A Hurricanes’ victory will tighten the top of the New Zealand conference, with the 9-1 Chiefs also contending for the coveted top of the table billing that will offer easier passage through the playoffs. “The (fact the Crusaders)

haven’t lost is the most impressive thing. They came from behind in their first few games and they’ve been building ever since,” Perenara says.

One thing is for certain: Crusaders wings George Bridge and Seta Tamanivalu will have been practising their aerial skills all week to prepare for the inevitable Beauden Barrett kick-pass.

Crusaders: David Havili, Seta Tamanivalu, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Mitch Drummond, Jordan Taufua, Matt Todd (c), Pete Samu, Scott Barrett, Luke Romano, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Wyatt Crockett, Michael Alaalatoa, Quinten Strange, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Bryn Hall, Mitch Hunt, Manasa Mataele.

Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Cory Jane, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara (c), Brad Shields, Ardie Savea, Reed Prinsep, Vaea Fifita, Mark Abbott, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves. Reserves: Leni Apisai, Ben May, Loni Uhila, Sam Lousi, Toa Halafihi, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Otere Black, Wes Goosen.

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Former All Black Keven Mealamu has opened up on his infamous spear-tackle on Brian O’Driscoll which ruled the Irishman out of the Lions 2005 tour. O’Driscoll’s tour was over after just 41 seconds after being injured in the opening test by Mealamu and Umaga and the incident still lingers in the mind of the All Blacks’ hooker. Mealamu said he still feels “a little bit stink” about the way things played out.

Mealamu was adamant he and Umaga never set out to injure O’Driscoll and said he wasn’t even aware Umaga was on the other side of O’Driscoll when he went to drive him out of the ruck. - NZME

All Blacks secret England rugby great Martin Johnson has the answer to why the All Blacks are so successful and he’s spreading the word ahead of the upcoming Lions series in New Zealand. Johnson, who played for the New Zealand schools team, says the All Blacks just don’t make silly errors. Something the Lions will have to match in New Zealand.

“They just do what they do very well. They don’t make glaring, silly errors.”

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Mannering out The Warriors have confirmed lock Simon Mannering will miss today’s away clash against the Penrith Panthers after suffering a hamstring injury at training on Wednesday. Mannering will be replaced in the starting side by Ben Matulino, with the Warriors granted an exemption by the NRL to add Albert Vete to their 21-man squad.

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In brief Oracle boat damaged?

Blair Tuke has cast doubts over Oracle Team USA’s assertion that they didn’t suffer any damage to their America’s Cup Class catamaran in Thursday’s capsize.

The America’s Cup defenders tipped their 50-ft race boat during a training run on Thursday, when a high-speed foiling gybe went wrong. The team later reported that no crew were injured in the incident, while there was no damage to the boat. But Tuke, Emirates Team New Zealand’s trimmer, told Radio Sport it was likely Oracle will have a few repair jobs after the incident.

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A painful round As anyone who has seen Tin Cup knows, even the most humble of local golf pros has a chance at living their wildest dream at the US Open. Except it’s not really like that outside of Hollywood. Just ask one Clifton McDonald, who shot a barely believable 55-overpar round of 127 in local qualifying in Alabama on Wednesday.

Roberts shot 68 – 32 over par – on his front nine alone. His front nine was fully nine shots better, but was still a 59 – 23 over par.

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Ratted out Charlotte Waddell eyes up the net in her side’s match against Halswell at the EA Networks Centre on Thursday night.

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Hampstead push Halswell Hampstead’s premier netball team proved they could foot it with some of the best in the inter-centre netball competition on Thursday night.

The blue and golds led for most of the match against Halswell, but eventually went down 49-41 after the visitors came out fighting in the final stanza.

Hampstead got out to a great start with both shooters sitting on 100 per cent accuracy to lead at the end of the first quarter 1310. They increased their lead in the second quarter to be up 2521 at halftime.

Halswell upped the ante in the second half though, with some crucial cross court intercepts and some minor mistakes from Hampstead seeing the lead change with 30 seconds left in the third.

Halswell then capitalised on a quick centre pass to go up by two leading into the final quarter.

They took that momentum into the last quarter and lifted their game to eventually pull away.

Hampstead coaches Sonia Waddell and Janine McDowell were extremely pleased with the performance, especially coming off the back of some tough losses.

“We have been building each week and it’s good to come up against the tough Christchurch teams to help us work through our own game. It’s not always about beating teams but upping our game each week,” McDowell said.

“It was just a real team effort this week – they looked af-

ter each other and backed each other up throughout the court.”

While there were no standouts for the coaches in the full team performance, they were impressed at how some of the younger players stood their ground and didn’t get rattled by their taller and more experienced opponents, particularly 15-year-old shoot Natasha Waddell, who finished with 92 per cent accuracy for the game.

The team were also flourishing with the extension to 60-minute games and fitness was improving across the board, McDowell said.

The team is back to travelling next week, as they take on Lincoln University in Christchurch.

In the other games at the EA Networks Centre, United put in a much stronger performance this

week, challenging Ashburton College throughout the game.

The secondary school team had a stronger second half however and despite a heavy fall by one of their defenders in the third quarter, took the momentum into the last quarter to eventually win 40-34.

Celtic once again put on a strong performance in the other local derby of the round, beating Southern 64-24.

Methven suffered another heavy loss, this time at the hands of St Nicholas 69-26.

In premier 2, with one game left to play, Allenton looks set to be relegated to senior A after their loss to Celtic C 32-28, while Rakaia A notched a close win over Celtic B 33-30. Ashburton College B had a strong win over Hampstead B 33-21.

Lloyd named in Mainland squad to play here

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

There will be a strong Mid Canterbury flavour on the netball court on Sunday when the Mainland BEKO side rolls into Ashburton.

In the squad of 10 named yesterday by Mainland Netball, former Mid Canterbury player and rising netball star Kate Lloyd was listed.

Lloyd, who has spent most of

this season in the Tactix squad after being called up to cover for injury, is a chance to take to the court in tomorrow’s match at the EA Networks Centre against the table-topping Central side.

She was also a finalist in last night’s Mid Canterbury Sports Awards, Senior Sportsperson of the Year category.

A large crowd is expected to turn out for the one-off match in Ashburton which allows

Mainland Netball to get back to its country roots and showcase some of the rising stars of the game at smaller centres.

Mainland and Central met at the end of April in Wellington with the hosts taking a three goal victory and thus far are the only side to have beaten the Mainland team this season.

The match gets under way at 1pm with $5 entry and free entry for children under the age of 16.

Squads: Mainland: Olivia Coughlan, Caitlin Dowden, Mahara Feala, Sophia Fenwick, Bella James, Kate Lloyd, Kelera Nawai, Tiana Placid, Kayla Williams, Chloe Williamson. Central: Eseta Autagavaia, Sheridan Bignall, Karin Burger, Jermain HowardVallance, Renee Matoe, Kimiora Poi, Ainsleyana Puleiata, Mila Reuelu-Buchanan, Danielle Tafili.

Brondby fans who threw three dead rats at opposing players during a game have earned their club a 150,000-kroner (NZ$32,000) fine from the Denmark football federation.

The fine was also for fans using fireworks. The DBU says Brondby fans threw the dead rodents toward two FC Copenhagen players during an April 17 game between the Copenhagen clubs.

Copenhagen, which this month retained its Superliga title, won 1-0. Throwing the rats was “an aggravating circumstance,” the DBU said. Brondby had already issued 12-month bans to two people for throwing the rats.

- NZME

June deadline for Geitz Laura Geitz has until the end of June to decide if she will resume her netball career to spearhead the Diamonds’ 2018 Commonwealth Games campaign, coach Lisa Alexander says. Geitz is still agonising over whether she will return to the court next year after becoming a mother in February. But the clock is ticking on the 29-year-old dual world champion. Alexander would prefer to know one way or another by the end of the Super Netball season, or shortly afterwards.

- AAP

Cronk nixes switch Plenty of soul searching might lay ahead but Cooper Cronk has made one big decision – he is not interested in rugby union. There has been no end of speculation about Cronk’s future after the Kangaroos’ halfback had declared he would leave NRL club Melbourne at season’s end and join his fiancee in Sydney. But even Cronk seemed taken aback by reports he had been pursued

by Super Rugby outfit the NSW Waratahs. The Melbourne No.7 laughed when asked about a possible code switch. “That won’t be happening.”

- NZME

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Rotorua gallops Today at Rotorua raceway

Racing Rotorua Venue: Rotorua Meeting Date: 13 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.23pm (NZT) TAUMARANUI GOLD CUP 29 JULY $20,000, 3YO SW+P, 1400m 1 64x13 Decades m (4) 57.5 ........................ C Grylls 2 70468 Foreigner td (5) 57.5 .....................M McNab 3 11 Deals In Heels tdm (3) 56.5 .......M Cameron 4 11526 Miss Dalghar d (1) 56.5............... D Johnson 5 94115 Sharp Proposition d (6) 56.5 .......C Lammas 6 10x06 Marissa (2) 55.5 .......................J Nason (a2) 2 12.57pm TE NGAE MOBIL 1215 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1215m 1 10x2 Huayra 59..................................... Scratched 2 25225 Save The Stars (9) 58 ......S Weatherley (a2) 3 x812x Wimbledon t (14) 57.5 .....................S Collett 4 9x56x Brilliant Magic (15) 57 ............J Fawcett (a4) 5 x20x1 Collay (12) 56.5 ........................... D Johnson 6 489x5 Jacqui Ickx tm (4) 56.5 ................T Thornton 7 76352 Simply Classic td (11) 56.5 ............. A Jones 8 780x3 Amber Rayne m (13) 56 ............T Wenn (a3) 9 40157 Awakening h (8) 56 .....................C Lammas 10 55508 Botanic tm (5) 56........................D Prastiyou 11 1036x Donna Anne Billy h (1) 56 ........ D Danis (a4) 12 x46x6 Ballychine (3) 55.5 .......................... C Grylls 13 6360x Enjoy The Ride tdm (6) 55.5 ...........A Collett 14 10x68 Good Vibes (7) 54.5 .................... C Johnson 15 4949x Duke Of Millfield m (10) 55.............. R Jones 16 1079x Kilmac m (2) 55 Emergencies: Duke Of Millfield, Kilmac 3 1.32pm VAN DYK FURNISHERS 1560 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1560m 1 827x7 John Gray m (11) 60 ................J Nason (a2) 2 12227 Francis Drake (6) 59.................... C Johnson 3 3538x Dubai Shuffle m (3) 58 ..................M McNab

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3815x Letmeby m (5) 57 ............................ A Jones 549x4 Roc de Bank (7) 56 ......................... C Grylls 217x4 Meritaggio m (2) 55.5 .................. D Johnson 166x3 Nailed It (9) 55.5 ........................M Cameron 16132 Ocean Emperor tm (10) 55.5 .............M Hills 7201x All About Fun tdm (4) 54.5S Weatherley (a2) 73130 Tommyra (8) 54 ...............................A Collett 84338 Third Time Lucky tm (1) 54 ...............L Hemi 4 2.09pm CRAIG THOM MEMORIAL 2200 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 x3352 Eddie Gilbert m (12) 60............... C Johnson 2 305x6 Monarch Chimes m (13) 60 ..........M McNab 3 46332 El Bayardo d (6) 59.5 ..................T Thornton 4 1F32x Raisafuasho mb (5) 59.5..S Weatherley (a2) 5 29012 Motuman tm (2) 59...................J Nason (a2) 6 58x15 The Arabian Duke tm (11) 59 .......... A Jones 7 27x71 Peso tm (4) 58.5.........................M Cameron 8 55x32 Perry Mason tdm (3) 58 ....................L Hemi 9 1x645 Zapali (9) 58 .............................. M D Plessis 10 037x6 Cruiseo dm (1) 57.5 ....................C Lammas 11 43407 Heeznot (7) 57 ................................A Collett 12 60205 Neala (8) 56.5 ............................... R Norvall 13 740x4 Cardon Boy m (10) 56 ...............T Wenn (a3) 14 07000 I’m All Ears h (14) 55 ...................... S Spratt 5 2.42pm CAMPBELL INFRASTRUCTURE ROTORUA CUP (G3) $70,000, OPN HCP, 2200m 1 211x5 Pump Up The Volume tdm (2) 60 C Lammas 2 x4842 Maygrove tm (1) 59 ....................M Cameron 3 50454 Pacorus dm (6) 56............................. V Gatu 4 30x62 Zentangle tdm (7) 54.5................ C Johnson 5 71352 Endean Rose th (13) 54 ..................A Collett 6 65280 El Pistola d (10) 53......................T Thornton 7 0x506 Show The World d (11) 53 .......... D Johnson 8 38005 Storming The Tower tdm (9) 53 ....... S Spratt 9 4x467 Cheeky Boy dm (3) 53 ............... L Satherley

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83434 Balham (4) 53 ........................... M D Plessis 10019 Mangaroa Flo Jo mb (5) 53............. A Jones 40874 China Star (8) 53......................... R Hannam 48070 Gentil Tonton m (14) 53......S Weatherley (a) 65821 Doiknowyou m (12) 53 ....................S Collett 6 3.20pm BURTON CONSTRUCTION LTD 1400 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 13463 Temple Tiger dm (4) 60 ............ D Danis (a4) 2 50x19 Wooden Edge dm (9) 59.5 ................ V Gatu 3 173x4 Lord Beaver dm (6) 58.5 ............. C Johnson 4 497x5 Santiago d (2) 58.5 ............G Saejorhor (a4) 5 11 Grand Rio tdm (5) 56 .................M Cameron 6 40x86 Suffire d (7) 55.5 ............................. C Grylls 7 x248x Wafer (1) 55.5 ........................... M D Plessis 8 63231 Endean Express tdh (10) 55 9 0x828 Hayley Grace (8) 55 .......................... D Hain 10 2x15x Tavis Star dmb (3) 55 ....................M McNab 11 4256x Itsagem d (11) 54.5 ..........S Weatherley (a2) 7 3.55pm ISCL ROTORUA STAKES (G3) $70,000, WFA F&M, 1400m 1 6331x North And South dm (13) 57 ....... R Hannam 2 12x23 Underthemoonlight dm (14) 57 ....... A Jones 3 23x41 Heni dm (16) 57 ........................ M D Plessis 4 351x4 Gypsy Fair dm (3) 57 .....................H Tinsley 5 140x1 Bonniegirl m (6) 57.....................M Cameron 6 64185 La Fille En Jeu d (10) 57 ...................L Hemi 7 33155 Let Her Rip d (9) 57 .................... C Johnson 8 35x78 New York Minute dmb (7) 57 ...........S Collett 9 73426 Az Given d (4) 57 ............................ S Spratt 10 5x515 Adriatic Pearl dm (5) 57 ..............T Thornton 11 63231 Endean Express tdh (8) 57 .........C Lammas 12 66412 Honey Rider (15) 55 ........................A Collett 13 x1542 Mystery Show b (1) 55 ................ D Johnson 14 1711. Love Affair d (12) 55........................ C Grylls 15 0x828 Hayley Grace (11) 57 ........................ D Hain

16 11526 Miss Dalghar d (2) 55 Emergencies: Hayley Grace, Miss Dalghar 8 4.34pm RYDGES HOTEL ROTORUA 1400 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 4387x Hesalljazz dm (8) 60 ................J Nason (a2) 2 05015 Wrangler tdm (12) 59.5 ....S Weatherley (a2) 3 10x32 Esprit De Corps dm (4) 58.5 .......C Lammas 4 84319 Prodigal Son tm (14) 58.5 ........... C Johnson 5 8370x Black Lace (18) 58 ....................T Wenn (a3) 6 47x22 Blackjack Man tdm (5) 57.5.............A Collett 7 94435 The Czar (2) 57.5 ...................... M D Plessis 8 05352 Chic d (9) 57 ........................ S MacNab (a3) 9 557x4 I Paco (10) 57.....................................M Hills 10 4710 Abbey Kay (1) 56.5 .......................M McNab 11 30581 Panella d (15) 56.5 .......................... A Jones 12 4x950 Cancellara dm (7) 56.5 ............ D Danis (a4) 13 1080x Remind Me Again m (20) 56.5 ....T Thornton 14 5930x Wannabe Royale m (17) 56 ........ D Johnson 15 08397 Miss Elegante (16) 54 16 300x8 Lola Jane dm (11) 54 17 007x0 Dontbreakmyheart (6) 56 18 46986 Civique Rose (13) 54 19 0300x Summer Warrior m (19) 55.5 20 5886x Global Warrior (3) 55 Emergencies: Miss Elegante, Lola Jane, Dontbreakmyheart, Civique Rose, Summer Warrior, Global Warrior Blinkers on : Marissa (R1), Ocean Emperor (R3), I’m All Ears (R4), Storming The Tower (R5), Lola Jane (R8) Blinkers off : John Gray (R3) Winkers on : Mystery Show (R7) Winkers off : Ocean Emperor (R3), Cruiseo (R4) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course

d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Deals In Heels, Miss Dalghar, Decades, Sharp Proposition, Foreigner Race 2: Wimbledon, Collay, Save The Stars, Jacqui Ickx, Simply Classic Race 3: Ocean Emperor, Roc de Bank, Tommyra, Nailed It, Meritaggio Race 4: Monarch Chimes, El Bayardo, Peso, The Arabian Duke, Neala Race 5: Maygrove, Zentangle, Pump Up The Volume, Doiknowyou, Pacorus Race 6: Grand Rio, Endean Express, Temple Tiger, Wooden Edge, Suffire Race 7: Underthemoonlight, Mystery Show, Gypsy Fair, Love Affair, Let Her Rip Race 8: Esprit De Corps, Blackjack Man, Chic, Wrangler, Prodigal Son

5 85759 Divine Duke (12) 57 ........................J Riddell 6 0x993 Mr Ink m (11) 56.5....................... E Farr (a2) 7 74959 Newstead tmh (5) 56 .......................D Turner 8 60x82 Iffitel tm (6) 55.5 ............................L Allpress 9 4047x Sheez The Boss m (7) 55.5 A Schwerin (a2) 10 997x7 Shadow Tower (10) 55.5 ...........S McKay (a) 11 2x603 Youwantmore m (9) 55 ..................M Tanaka 12 50006 Outoftime m (2) 54 ............R Goldsbury (a2) 9 4.24pm PUNTING COMP SAT JULY 22ND - DON’T MISS OUT! $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 5x558 Luen Yat Miracle t (2) 60 ................. T Harris 2 44632 Cutting Up Rough t (8) 59.5 ........ E Farr (a2) 3 34665 Call Me Irish td (9) 58.5.....R Goldsbury (a2) 4 00x49 Heistheone tdh (3) 57.5 ..................J Riddell 5 x2405 Beautiful Man d (12) 57.......... K Cowan (a3) 6 50x58 Thatz Louie (5) 56.5 .............. N Teeluck (a2) 7 33864 Dynamite Lucy h (4) 56 .............A Chan (a3) 8 67334 Real Savvy (10) 55.5 ....................L Allpress 9 9x090 Idaho’s Choice (6) 55 ................ D Hirini (a2) 10 05828 Sakura tdh (11) 54.5 ............. H Andrew (a2) 11 10097 Star Ella (1) 54 ...............................S Wynne 12 98x70 Stocktake tdm (7) 54 .....................D Bradley Blinkers on : O’Marina (R1), Sure He Can (R3), Hover (R5) Blinkers off : El Jodi (R3), Agooddeal (R5) Winkers off : O’Marina (R1) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information

hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Lala Land, Platinum Chanel, Allure, Stylish Applause, O’Marina Race 2: Magicella, Lasting Friendship, Ruby Love, Piriwai, Capital Race 3: Hard To Be Humble, Swiss Angel, Keeper Girl Race 4: Ladies First, Waipipi Lad, She’s Poppy, Razors Edge, Woodbine Ladd Race 5: Agooddeal, Salted Caramel, Rosewood, O’Guy, Animator Race 6: Passing Shot, Close Up, Salamanca, Darci Mac, Mighty Solomon Race 7: Overtheriver, Prince Of Passion, Katie McKeen, Blathwayt, Endure Race 8: Dream Dancer, Artaxerxes, Boysway, Battle Tank, Iffitel Race 9: Cutting Up Rough, Call Me Irish, Real Savvy, Dynamite Lucy, Luen Yat Miracle

Taranaki gallops Today at New Plymouth raceway

Taranaki Racing Club Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 13 May, 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.38am (NZT) NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 Lala Land (5) 57.5 .........................L Allpress 2 34 Allure (1) 55.5 ....................... H Andrew (a2) 3 46x07 O’Marina (2) 55.5 .......................G Cooksley 4 Kaliper h (4) 55.5 ......................A Chan (a3) 5 Larima 55.5 .................................. Scratched 6 Platinum Chanel (3) 55.5 ..............M Tanaka 7 Stylish Applause h (6) 55.5 .......S McKay (a) 2 12.08pm CONTRACTORS & SUPPLIERS $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 22422 Lasting Friendship b (3) 58.5 ....A Chan (a3) 2 39x38 Hone (11) 58.5 .........................R Sharp (a4) 3 Capital (10) 58.5 4 8. Da Jin Shan b (5) 58.5 L Allpress 5 Two Eye (12) 58.5 J Riddell 6 234x Magicella (4) 56.5 D Turner 7 7072x Sidart (2) 56.5 S McKay (a) 8 3 Piriwai (7) 56.5 ...............................S Wynne 9 3 Ruby Love h (1) 56.5.....................M Tanaka 10 66x Hinerangi (8) 56.5 .................. K Cowan (a3) 11 5 Sugar Rush (6) 56.5............. M McNelis (a3) 12 5558x Cologne (9) 56.5 .................A Schwerin (a2) 3 12.38pm HIREPOOL $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 40422 The Rebel Knight 58.5 ................. Scratched 2 26409 Sure He Can (7) 58.5 ....................D Bradley 3 3603 Flip The Coin 58.5 ........................ Scratched 4 57438 Here To Stay (10) 58.5 5 45270 Olympic (8) 58.5.........................G Cooksley

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6 348x8 Touch ‘N Go (2) 58.5 .............. K Cowan (a3) 7 42808 Sublime Habit 58.5....................... Scratched 8 89 The Other Half (5) 58.5 ..................S Wynne 9 520x2 Hard To Be Humble h (4) 56.5 ......M Tanaka 10 3534x Keeper Girl b (3) 56.5....................L Allpress 11 66442 Swiss Angel (1) 56.5 .................A Chan (a3) 12 3x468 Callidora (9) 56.5 .................. H Andrew (a2) 13 46x65 Lectio Divinia (11) 56.5 .....R Goldsbury (a2) 14 7x076 El Jodi (6) 56.5 ................................D Turner 4 1.14pm LANDMARK HOMES 1600 $22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 9x64x King Nero tmh (13) 60.......... M McNelis (a3) 2 44x01 Blue Wagon d (2) 59.5 ....................J Riddell 3 1x631 Ladies First tdmh (9) 57.5 .............L Allpress 4 3445x Time Bomb tdmh (14) 56.5R Goldsbury (a2) 5 38x94 Jack’s Boy m (4) 56 ..................... E Farr (a2) 6 150x0 Silver Court tm (8) 56 ......................D Turner 7 71465 Waipipi Lad dm (7) 56 ................G Cooksley 8 24442 Woodbine Ladd th (1) 55.5.... H Andrew (a2) 9 51912 Kolee d (5) 55......................... K Cowan (a3) 10 1077x She’s Poppy tdm (12) 55 ...........S McKay (a) 11 0532x Landlord tdmh (3) 55.................A Chan (a3) 12 21258 Razors Edge (10) 54.5 ...................S Wynne 13 630x6 Runway tdmh (11) 54 ....................M Tanaka 14 50006 Outoftime dm (6) 54 5 1.54pm ZANE DOOREY CONSTRUCTION 1200 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 24x25 Bushfire (11) 60 .................... H Andrew (a2) 2 604x3 Animator db (4) 59 ..........................J Riddell 3 63540 O’Guy (6) 58.5 ..............................L Allpress 4 44322 Salted Caramel dm (3) 58 ..........A Sims (a3) 5 x2512 Rosewood tm (5) 57.5 .......R Goldsbury (a2) 6 3987x Gobuyit td (1) 57.5 .........................S Wynne

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021x Agooddeal mh (9) 57 ......................D Turner 02096 Hover d (2) 57 8x63x Icehouse bh (7) 56.5 .................A Chan (a3) 106x4 Lady Pinot (8) 56...........................M Tanaka 030x8 Mendip tmh (10) 56 ...................S McKay (a) 6 2.29pm THE KIWI BUTCHER $30,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 x3694 Mighty Solomon d (7) 60 .................J Riddell 2 2144x Salamanca tdm (2) 60............... D Hirini (a2) 3 6215x Close Up dm (4) 57.5 .................G Cooksley 4 05232 Passing Shot td (3) 57...................L Allpress 5 1477x Zorrali tdm (8) 56 ................... K Cowan (a3) 6 5719x Darci Mac dbh (6) 54 .....................S Wynne 7 32324 Catwomandu tdmh (1) 54 .........A Chan (a3) 8 1100x Hotshot Lass tdm (5) 54....R Goldsbury (a2) 7 3.09pm ENERGY CITY FORD $30,000, OPN HCP, 1800m 1 11964 Overtheriver (6) 61.5 ................... D Hirini (a) 2 67x46 Duffers Creek dm (1) 59..................J Riddell 3 46x0x Wanabefamous tdm (7) 55.5......... E Farr (a) 4 52750 Prince Of Passion m (4) 55 .......S McKay (a) 5 016x0 Reka m (5) 55 ...............................D Bradley 6 1527x Katie McKeen tdmbh (10) 54 .........S Wynne 7 63544 Blathwayt m (3) 54 ..............R Goldsbury (a) 8 3x0x0 Endure (8) 54 .......................... H Andrew (a) 9 53x56 Cassie Anne m (9) 54 ...................L Allpress 10 58232 Bella’s Delight tdmb (2) 54 .........M Singh (a) 8 3.44pm SEATON PARK 1800 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 45177 Boysway m (3) 60................... K Cowan (a3) 2 3210 Artaxerxes m (1) 58.5 ........... H Andrew (a2) 3 13053 Battle Tank (4) 58.5 .......................D Bradley 4 21022 Dream Dancer (8) 57.5 ..................S Wynne

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Sta- 7 57757 Bold Sassy 31.30 .......................D Schofield dium Meeting Date: 14 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 8 14211 Red Dee nwtd .................................P Green 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 9 76773 Cool Marlow 30.53 .......................... T Green 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 2.06pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 25 Audrette nwtd ....................................B Bond 11, 12 and 13 1 1.14pm (NZT) HAPPY MOTHERS DAY SPRINT C2/3, 2 2 Bigtime Amelia nwtd ..........................L Cole 318m 3 64586 It’s All Me nwtd ..................................G Hunt 1 67318 Gimme Hot Chips 18.56 U &.............Cottam 4 7 Our Little Jewel nwtd .........................G Hunt 2 6x16x Hayley Holt 18.54 ............................. S Clark 5 442 Sings Like Elvis nwtd ....................... S Clark 3 21362 Kapai Lana 18.64 R & .........................L Udy 6 43245 Tynecastle Flyer nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 4 53123 All Hail Caesar 18.65 U & .................Cottam 7 75634 Bodyguard nwtd ................................B Craik 5 31745 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 8 24527 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 6 51844 Up High 18.47 ...................................G Hunt 9 64364 Brotastic nwtd ...................................B Craik 7 38736 Call My Name 18.51 .........................B Craik 10 66346 Victini nwtd ........................................C Hore 8 22541 Tumbalaioo 18.52 G H & ......... PC Ferguson 5 2.23pm PLASTERBOARD LTD SPRINT C5, 318m 1 8F385 Classy Impact nwtd ......................... T Green 9 27768 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 2 51827 Fantastic Ava 18.47....................D Schofield 10 86846 Opawa Merc nwtd .............................C Hore 2 1.31pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY STAKES SERIES 3 44418 Raging Demon 18.48 R & ...................L Udy FINAL C0f, 527m 4 37124 Nangar Star 18.05......................D Schofield 1 725 Barwon Storm nwtd....................D Schofield 5 1367x Growler Jet 18.68......................... H Mullane 2 Humblebrag nwtd ..............................B Craik 6 32753 Allegro Lass 18.55 .............................L Cole 3 72 Kuri Pai nwtd ................................ H Mullane 7 54421 Belcroft Banker 18.15 ................H Laagland 4 2851 Just One Smile nwtd .........................B Craik 8 2F123 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 5 22332 Bigtime Sassy nwtd...........................B Bond 9 74114 Bigtime Ellie 18.60 .............................L Cole 6 64373 Pretty and Pink nwtd .................... H Mullane 10 32314 Vegas Burst 18.17 ..........................P Henley 7 3387 Wairoa Angel nwtd ....................... H Mullane 6 2.41pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE SPRINT 8 233 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green C1, 318m 1 45824 Mega Munchies 18.70 U &................Cottam 9 442 Sings Like Elvis nwtd ....................... S Clark 2 32151 Space Oddity 18.66 ..........................B Craik 10 77484 Electric Lotto nwtd G H & ........ PC Ferguson 3 1.48pm TROPHIES PLUS STAKES C1/2, 527m 3 44536 Carluke 18.97 R &.......................N O’Regan 1 24426 Electric Dee Eye 30.89 ...................P Green 4 47126 On Demand 19.15 R &........................L Udy 2 34123 Bloomingdales 30.82 ........................B Craik 5 65352 Opawa Rocket nwtd W & ................T Steele 3 14876 Wong Way 31.10 U & ........................Cottam 6 1114 Bigtime Pink nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 35861 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 7 47x55 Scott No Value 18.51 ........................G Hunt 5 21143 Beautiful Boy 30.58 ...........................B Craik 8 18763 Alcudia nwtd......................................M Flipp 6 61144 Multicam Ranger 30.76 ..............D Schofield 9 18573 Cawbourne Eden nwtd.................R McPhee

43722 Joe Joe 30.13 ...................................M Flipp 66436 Conquest Girl 31.41 W & ................T Steele C3, 527m 52756 Stranger Things nwtd ........................B Craik 1 36256 Percentage Girl 30.67 .................L Laagland 26345 King Shaq nwtd ............................... T Green 2 35746 Westworld 30.57 ...............................B Craik 668F8 Jetsun Jamie 31.26 ........................G Wilson 3 44387 Opawa Velocette 31.02 W &............T Steele 11 4.14pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL STAKES C4/5, 4 87331 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 527m 1 12226 Kava Blu 30.08 W & ........................T Steele 5 22387 Miss Velocette 30.36 ...................L Laagland 2 45533 Gold Class 30.33 .......................D Schofield 6 51522 Zipping Link 30.53......................D Schofield 3 72454 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 7 78538 Tron Bradman 30.80 G H &..... PC Ferguson 4 12163 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield 8 61723 Our Heisenberg 30.49.......................B Craik 8 3.22pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES 5 35141 Lochinvar Brogue 30.38 .............D Schofield HEAT 1 C1q, 527m 6 73655 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 1 88688 Crying In Vegas 30.79 ...................... S Clark 7 11342 Clockwise Rap 30.54 ......................P Green 2 26233 Tammy’s Fire nwtd ............................M Flipp 8 13756 Good Job 30.93 ..............................P Green 3 72122 Princess Alea 31.42 ..........................C Hore 9 13878 Rubeus Hagrid 30.91 ....................... S Clark 4 47535 Mr. Mumbles 30.75 R &...............N O’Regan 10 32778 Fantastic Ricki 30.67 ..................D Schofield 5 58467 Zarzuella 31.28 ...............................S Codlin 12 4.29pm HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY JARED UDY 6 85878 Electric Impulse 30.12 W & .............T Steele SPRINT C2, 318m 1 56324 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 7 44262 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 2 87628 Hey Khali 18.67 U &..........................Cottam 8 12182 Bigtime Phantom 30.89......................L Cole 9 3.41pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES 3 81222 Go Andwyn 18.60 ............................ S Clark HEAT 2 C1q, 527m 4 21362 Uncomplicated 18.51 ....................... S Clark 1 16654 Fushidara 31.29 .............................. L Martin 5 22235 Irinka Darcy 18.51 ...........................S Codlin 2 2113 Bigtime JayJay nwtd...........................L Cole 6 44434 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 3 42532 Goldstar Holly nwtd ...........................M Flipp 7 23143 Southern Blue 18.67 .........................C Hore 4 28868 Jetsun Stampede 31.39 .................G Wilson 8 43211 Agistri 18.68 ................................... G Farrell 5 85555 Scott The Looks 30.62 U & ...............Cottam 9 52387 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 6 54744 Opawa Lass nwtd W & ....................T Steele 10 13546 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 7 33424 Zimmer Frame 30.77 R &....................L Udy 13 4.45pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT 8 45255 Jinja Heart 30.92 W & .....................T Steele C1, 318m 10 3.57pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES 1 41181 Make It Snow 18.65 ..........................B Craik HEAT 3 C1q, 527m 2 78822 Opawa Poppy 18.51 ..........................M Flipp 1 71117 Jinja Bella 30.86 W & ......................T Steele 3 53243 Sacred Can You 18.54 R & .........N O’Regan 2 33438 Zipping Kasey 30.74 ..................D Schofield 4 17677 Joey Zar Zar 18.98 R & ...............N O’Regan 3 56446 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 5 78711 Little Moo 18.57 U & .........................Cottam 10 46582 On Fleek 18.65 .................................B Craik

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6 61434 Ken Wilde 18.73 ........................... H Mullane 7 88732 Bigtime Moola 18.71 R & ....................L Udy 8 86567 Asta 18.74 .....................................A Cleaver 9 4158x Pattykate Gem nwtd ...........................L Cole 10 74445 Pat Not Plait 18.92 .........................P Henley LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Gimme Hot Chips, Hayley Holt, Tumbalaioo, Up High, Kapai Lana Race 2: Just One Smile, Humblebrag, Barwon Storm, San Tan Samson, Bigtime Sassy Race 3: Beautiful Boy, Bloomingdales, Electric Dee Eye, Red Dee, Fortis Flier Race 4: Bigtime Amelia, Audrette, Sings Like Elvis, Tynecastle Flyer, Bodyguard Race 5: Nangar Star, Fantastic Ava, Belcroft Banker, Obstinatus, Classy Impact Race 6: Space Oddity, Bigtime Pink, Mega Munchies, Opawa Rocket, Carluke Race 7: Zipping Link, Percentage Girl, Miss Velocette, Westworld, Tron Bradman Race 8: Princess Alea, Bigtime Phantom, Jinja Mia, Electric Impulse, Mr. Mumbles Race 9: Goldstar Holly, Bigtime JayJay, Zimmer Frame, Opawa Lass, Fushidara Race 10: Jinja Bella, Joe Joe, Zipping Kasey, Conquest Girl, King Shaq Race 11: Lochinvar Brogue, Kava Blu, Gold Class, Clockwise Rap, Global Conquest Race 12: Agistri, Irinka Darcy, Go Andwyn, Uncomplicated, Drury Race 13: Make It Snow, Little Moo, Opawa Poppy, Sacred Can You, Ken Wilde

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■ SKYLINE ENTERPRISES

■ REAL ESTATE

Second luge in South Korea

NZ house prices ease in April

If one Kiwi luge wasn’t enough for South Korea, the country is set to get another.

Skyline Enterprises yesterday announced it will spend $22 million to develop a second luge in the Asian country.

Skyline Luge Busan, the second luge to be built, will be developed as part of Osiria Theme Park, a large-scale attraction park, hotel and shopping complex worth $US333m ($NZ487m) located near Busan City.

It will consist of four tracks, each 900m long and have two chairlifts capable of up to 2600 rides per hour.

Skyline Enterprises executive chairman Mark Quickfall said the company was honoured to have been invited to include its luge attraction in the complex.

Skyline Enterprises is set to spend $22 million to develop a second luge in South Korea.

“The luge has proven to be very popular in South Korea so far, so investing in further sites there is a logical decision. It’s also great to be able to take this homegrown,

■ PRICE WARNING

Guardian Shares & Investments Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

354 280 3135 101 129 689.5 458 601 523 1820 1025 833 603 768 228.5 121.5 177 295 132 203 142 2262 321 281 570 136 247 109 425 122.5 162.5 561 859 725 340 370 446 374.5 173 510 108 372 538 502 328 615 223 3485 2320 790

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 7510 7438 7366 7294 7222 7150

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368 280 3199 102 130 690 459 604 523 1820 1029 848 605 771 229 123.5 178 296 134 204 143 2267 321 281 574 136 249 109 428 122.5 162.5 565 860 733 344 370 448 376.5 174 513 108 376 542 505 329 620 227 3550 2320 794

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At close of trading on Friday, May 12, 2017

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

7,452.38

–37.33

–0.5%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,107.48 –30.45 –0.59%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

8,077.68 –37.18 –0.46%

p Rises 50 q Falls 66

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,836.9

–41.4

–0.7%

At close of trading on May 12, 2017

q Dow Jones Indust.

20,919.4

–23.7

–0.11%

At close of trading on May 11, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,386.6

+1.39

+0.02%

At close of trading on May 11, 2017

q Nikkei 225 index

19,883.9

–77.7

–0.39%

At close of trading on May 12, 2017

Kiwi retail outlets may be breaking the law by holding frequent or disingenuous sales and exaggerating discounts, the Commerce Commission says.

The regulator says concerns with how products have been priced was the most common complaint it received in 2016 and that bicycle seller Bike Barn was recently fined $800,000 for misleading pricing.

Commissioner Anna Rawlings says buyers are on the look-out for sales and that when retailers use them legitimately it can help drive competition among stores.

“However, when price claims are not accurate and discounts are exaggerated, consumers do not get the bargain they believed they were getting,” she said.

“It is also unfair to other retailers who are offering genuine special prices and pricing their goods accurately.”

Ms Rawlings said her team had written an open letter to re-

tailers, saying it wanted to avoid misleading pricing practices primarily by educating shop owners on what is acceptable.

But she also warned the commission would prosecute those who violated consumer laws.

Rawlings cited how Bike Barn was fined in court in February for falsely giving customers the impression they were buying bikes at significant mark-down prices and that the discounts were available for a limited time only.

The $800,000 fine was one of the largest handed down under the Fair Trading Act in New Zealand, while Trustpower was also fined $390,000 last year for advertising that contained misleading prices.

Lobby group Consumer NZ backs the Commerce Commission and is calling for a regular price monitoring system to be set up to protect consumers.

- NZME

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,223.15

London – $US/ounce

p Silver

16.37

+0.2

+0.02%

London – $US/ounce

+0.08

+0.49%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,580.50

+68.5

+1.24%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm May 12, 2017

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

TT buy

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TT sell

0.911 0.92 4.4106 0.6166 1.3651 0.5215 76.18 1.6004 8.9347 22.97 0.6735

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Kiwi attraction to more people internationally,” he said.

“Korean visitors to New Zealand have been enjoying our luge sites in Rotorua and Queenstown

for many years, so taking it to their home market is an exciting development for Skyline.”

Skyline has joined a consortium led by GS Retail and multinational conglomerate Lotte to lease land from Busan Metropolitan City.

Preparation of the site will begin in September, with construction of the luge tracks and facilities beginning in August 2018.

The company expects to have the luge complete in 2019.

Skyline has been operating the luge since 1985 in New Zealand. It now has sites operating in Queenstown, Rotorua, Canada, Singapore and Tongyeong, South Korea.

Busan is Korea’s second-largest city and will be Skyline’s seventh luge site.

- NZME

■ TOURISM

Five million foreign tourists by 2023 Within six years nearly five million foreign tourists will visit New Zealand, according to government forecasts.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment predicts visitor numbers will rise from 3.5 million in 2016 to 4.9 million in 2023. Their corresponding spend will rise from $10 billion to $15b.

“The forecasts show that growth will be driven by Asian markets, particularly China, as well as established markets such as the United States and the United Kingdom,” the ministry’s Michael Bird said yesterday.

Australia is predicted to continue being the biggest source of tourists (1.8 million), but Chinese visitors may be the biggest spenders – with MBIE predicting one million of them will be spending $4.3b annually by 2023.

The body representing local councils says the country needs to spend about $1.4b on infrastructure to cope with the booming tourist numbers. This week the government said the May 25 budget would allocate $102 million over four years for tourism infrastructure.

- NZME

New Zealand’s median house price eased slightly in April and while prices held up better outside the nation’s largest city of Auckland, the number of sales took a tumble as wet weather and holidays curbed buyer interest, according to the Real Estate Institute.

The national median house price was $540,000 in April, down 0.5 per cent versus March when the price was $542,500.

Prices were up 10 per cent on the year. In Auckland alone, prices dipped 5.6 per cent on the month in April and were up 3 per cent on the year. Outside of that city, prices rose 0.8 per cent in March and were up 14 per cent on the year.

Record migration and low interest rates have bolstered the country’s housing market, prompting the Reserve Bank to tighten up mortgage lending rules to reduce the risk to the nation’s financial stability, with a particular focus on Auckland where prices had skyrocketed.

The number of sales for April was 5845, a seasonally adjusted drop of 9 per cent compared to March.

Year-on-year, sales volumes declined 31 per cent, reflecting impacts on market activity such as the combination of an exceptionally wet April, plus school holidays, Easter and Anzac Day, Reinz said. The number of days to sell eased by one day to 34 days from March, and eased two days compared to April 2016.

It also noted that the number of properties available for sale continues to decline nationwide, with 1028 fewer houses for sale in April compared to 12 months ago, although the number of properties for sale in the Auckland region has increased by 39 per cent.

According to a new house price index developed by Reinz and the central bank, month-on-month activity nationwide was up 0.4 per cent, Auckland up 0.2 per cent and outside Auckland up 0.8 per cent “indicating stable market activity,” it said. The new index analyses how prices are influenced by a range of things like land area, floor area, and the number of bedrooms in a bid to better reflect underlying house price movements.

The data showed that three regions hit new record high median sale prices in April, including Waikato, where prices were up 22 per cent year-on-year to $489,200, Wellington, up 18 per cent on the year to $537,000 and Otago, up 13 percent year-on-year to $381,000.

Between April 2016 and April 2017, the number of homes sold for more than $1 million fell by 23 per cent to 826 homes to equal 14 per cent of all dwellings sold. The number of dwellings sold under $500,000 has declined by 1,714 between April 2016 and April 2017.

- NZME

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Wheels Week one of a kind Megan Gnad

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wo weeks of motoring madness continues this weekend, with an actionpacked schedule planned for Wheels Week Plus.

The whole event has once again proven to be an important event on the Mid Canterbury entertainment calendar and it only continues to grow and get bigger.

The hint is in the addition of the ‘plus’ which has seen it extend from a week-long event, to running across three expansive weekends.

Described as one of a kind in New Zealand, car enthusiasts have come from far and wide to take part in the iconic event.

They’ve already been treated to the action-packed Mid Canterbury 4X4 Mud Plug, the Ashburton Car Club’s motorkhana, the show and shine motorcycle show, the Ashburton Motorcycle Club TT and displays of Hot Rods and fire trucks.

This weekend Wheels Week hosts the street sprints, twilight autocross, wheelchair basketball and mountain biking, showcasing a diverse range of events and activities on offer to keep motoring fans busy all weekend.

A quick scan through the Wheels Week Facebook page shows the sheer number of activities on offer and the visitors it is bringing into our community and contributing to the local economy.

The tireless volunteers also deserve a special mention for the hard work that goes into putting on such an impressive programme.

It takes bucketloads of community spirit for so many different clubs and organisations to band together and all hold their events over the same months for the love of the sport.

This has come down to the skill and planning of the Wheels Week committee, Ashburton Speedway Association, Ashburton Vintage Car Club, Americar Rod & Custom Club, Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Rotary Clubs, Ashburton Car Club, Ashburton Motorcycle Club, Mid Canterbury Mountainbike Club, plus many, many more volunteers, businesses and individuals working behind the scenes.

Congratulations to organisers for another great event that includes such a spectacle of motoring over three jam-packed weekends.

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his week we’re talking about the legends in our sporting community and how we should be acknowledging their service and dedication to their craft.

There’s been some demand for the Mid Canterbury Sports Awards to introduce a Mid Canterbury Sporting Hall of Fame.

Do you agree?

Are we good at recognising our heroes and what they have done for our community? Who would you suggest qualifies and why?

Have your say by commenting on our Facebook page or voting in our poll at www.guardianonline.co.nz

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YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK The news that phone scammers have been at work in the Ashburton district claiming to be from a Microsoft or Windows technical support team got you hot under the collar.

Here are some of your comments to our Facebook page this week:

Yvonne We have had at least 2 phone calls a day about fixing our computer what put here what we have said

Maree Had three calls yesterday and one today to fix my computer I told him I don’t have a computer and he hung up!

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This week’s question Q: Should the Mid Canterbury Sports Awards introduce a Mid Canterbury Sporting Hall of Fame?

Abby Yep I had someone called JACK call me regarding my computer. I hung up.

Cindy I haven’t had any since I unlisted my number.

My Mum got a call years ago (she would have been about 70 at the time), about her computer having a virus and as she has never owned a computer she promptly told them to @%*! off!

Laureen Can they phone work so we can mess with them

Betty Yep a month ago I had about 9 calls. And yesterday they started again. Another scam is they rang an elderly lady to tell them her son was in hospital and going to have an op.

She rang his wife and he answered, so she knew it was a scam to get into her house. He rang later and asked why she didnt go to the hospital. The things people do.

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resumably, New Zealand is one of the many countries, “breathing a sigh of relief” over the French decision not to follow the Brexit road but stay on the European Union (EU) highway. The wild woman of the far Right has been seen off – albeit taking eleven million voters with her – and the thirty-nine yearold, inexperienced “Centrist”, with his sixty-four year-old wife, Emmanuel Macron, crowned King of the Élysée Palace.

So, after all, Brexit may well have been the aberration people suspected it might be when the cataclysmic referendum results were announced on that epochmaking day, June 23, 2016.

What’s more, we may now think that referendum was more than a little affected by the introduction of what has since become, “fake news”, so beloved of Company Trump. UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) was accused of supplying false “facts” which swayed the opinions of the uninitiated, many off whom immediately, but hopelessly, called for a second referendum.

So our shiny new Foreign Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has one less potential problem in his intray on which to cut his “green” teeth. The full effect of Brexit, when it eventually percolates this far south, will be guaranteed to give Mr B “the mother of all headaches”, but before that, he can get in some useful practice much nearer home by finding a way round the steely defences of his Australian opposite number, the formidable, Julie Bishop.

That Australia, with no advance warning, has decided sud-

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denly to triple the fees of young Kiwis studying at universities in that country, has caused angry ripples of reaction on this side of the Tasman. Gerry’s first meeting with the Aussie Iron Lady did not go too well.

It was said “our Gerry” simply “rolled over”– an intriguing picture – in the face of Julie’s firm arguments and unforgiving presence. Welcome to the harsh world of diplomacy Gerry. But hey, you have handled earthquakes and faced the enemy in Afghanistan. Surely, an Aussie sheila shouldn’t cause you too much trouble. So, come on, Gerry, stay on your feet and eyeball the woman.

Meanwhile, it is certainly a high degree of diplomacy Labour leader, Andrew Little, is now in serious need of. When a leading member of your caucus – in this case, Kelvin Davis – goes out on a long limb and recommends a challenging addition to the Party’s manifesto but without first clearing it with his leader, adverse political embarrassment is likely to follow. Thus Kelvin’s call for a Maori-only prison run specifically on Maori cultural lines has not gone down well with Mr Little, who responded quickly by saying such a prison was not Party policy and was unlikely to become so

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The full effect of Brexit, when it eventually percolates this far south, will be guaranteed to give Mr B ‘the mother of all headaches’.

between now and September 23. It is not my brief to examine the merits or otherwise of such a creation but I would have thought it wise to run it past the leader before going public.

There may well now be rumbling Party dissension and disagreement which Labour simply does not need.

Very similar, the dispute over Charter Schools, popular and successful within Maori education circles and much encouraged by Act’s lone MP, David Seymour, but bitterly rejected by the mainstream, teaching world.

Problem further exacerbated by the enthusiastic support for them from current Labour – might have been Maori Party candidate – infante terrible – No 21 on the Labour list, Willie Jackson.

Mr Jackson is closely involved with one such school and much in favour of the concept.

However, official Labour policy is to abolish these establishments, probably in their “first hundred days” in office, the current milestone of almost sacred significance to all in-coming administrations.

Again, Mr Little is faced with reconciling the unreconcilable, a task that even Solomon in all

his glory, might have had trouble with. Andrew would somehow like to pander to Willie by keeping his school open while shutting down the others. There lies another possible grumble sauce, and definitely, on the surface, at least, not a vote winner.

Finally, one has to wonder whether the Labour-Green statement of a month or so ago promising much greater fiscal responsibility rather than a declaration to spend until they drop, has had any traction with punters.

Were it to be established in the minds of “those who matter” that under their MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) a Labour-Green election victory would not spell wanton financial extravagance, they could become electable. So Kelvin and Willie should pull in their proverbials and toe the Party line. The reward could be eyewatering.

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Christ is Risen, He is risen indeed E

aster has just past, and Easter eggs have all been consumed but what about Jesus. Easter is all about what God has done, through Jesus, for each of us whether we know it or not. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose to life again on the third day (Easter Sunday).

I was quite touched a while ago by a news story in The Telegraph.

A six-year-old Scottish girl named Lulu wrote a letter to God: “To God, How did you get invented?”

Lulu’s father, who is not a believer, sent her letter to various church leaders: the Scottish Episcopal Church (no reply), the

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Presbyterians (no reply), and the Scottish Catholics (who sent a theologically complex reply).

He also sent it to the Archbishop of Canterbury at that time, who sent the following letter in reply: Dear Lulu,Your dad has sent on your letter and asked if I have any answers. It’s a difficult one! But I think God might reply a bit like this –‘Dear Lulu – Nobody invented me – but lots of people discovered me and were

quite surprised.

They discovered me when they looked round at the world and thought it was really beautiful or really mysterious and wondered where it came from.

They discovered me when they were very, very quiet on their own and felt a sort of peace and love they hadn’t expected.

Then they invented ideas about me – some of them sensible and some of them not very sensible. From time to time I sent them some hints – especially in the life of Jesus – to help them get closer to what I’m really like. But there was nothing and nobody around before me to invent me.

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Rather like somebody who writes a story in a book, I started making up the story of the world and eventually invented human beings like you who could ask me awkward questions!’

And then he’d send you lots of love and sign off. I know he doesn’t usually write letters, so I have to do the best I can on his behalf. Lots of love from me too.+Archbishop Rowan Now that’s what I call real theology! Isn’t this exactly why we need theological specialists: not to make the faith more complicated and obscure, but to help us grasp how simple it really is?

Arohanui, Joan Clark is with the Ashburton Anglican Parish

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Acting FBI head undercuts White House’s Comey claims

BY ERIC TUCKER In ways both overt and subtle, the acting director of the FBI yesterday undermined White House explanations for the firing of former Director James Comey and contradicted the administration’s characterisations of an investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the presidential election.

Andrew McCabe, testifying before Congress in place of his fired boss, told lawmakers a counter-intelligence investigation that a White House spokeswoman dismissed a day earlier as “one of the smallest things” on the FBI’s plate was actually “highly significant”. And though the White House has asserted Comey lost the backing of rank-and-file agents, McCabe flatly said, “that is not accurate”.

“I can tell you that the majority, the vast majority of FBI employees, enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey,” said McCabe, who called it the “greatest privilege and honour in my professional life to work with him”. Comey, he added, “enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day”.

McCabe’s testimony undercut a White House narrative that has evolved in the two days since Comey was ousted. The White House initially said President Donald Trump made the call at the recommendation of the top two officials at the Justice Department, but in an NBC News interview that aired yesterday, the president said he would have fired Comey even without the recommendation.

Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, McCabe repeatedly — and at times bluntly — rejected some of the claims the White House has used to explain the firing and to describe the investigation.

In one of the more dramatic exchanges, he was asked whether the investigation was — as White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders maintained Wednesday — a small investigation in

Geoffrey Rush

Rush to star in Storm Boy Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush will star alongside fellow Australian actor Jai Courtney in the upcoming film Storm Boy, with shooting starting in South Australia in July. It will be a contemporary retelling of the iconic 1976 film, producers Ambience Entertainment said. Rush, known for Shine, The King’s Speech and Pirates of the Caribbean, will star as Mike “Storm Boy” Kingley, who recounts his childhood adventures to troubled teen grandaughter Madeline in an effort to stop her making the same mistakes he made.

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Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe sits with a folder marked “Secret” in front of him while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on major threats facing the US. PHOTO AP relation to the other work the FBI is conducting. “Sir,” he told Senator Angus King of Maine, “we consider it to be a highly significant investigation”.

He also said he would refrain from discussing the investigation with the White House, pledged to report to the committee any efforts to interfere in it and said the dismissal of the director would do nothing to impede the probe.

“You cannot stop the men and women of the FBI from doing the right thing,” he declared.

Trump maintains Comey told him that he was not under investigation, but McCabe suggested under questioning that was highly improbable.

He refused to comment on what Comey did or didn’t say, but when asked whether it would be common for an FBI director to

notify someone they were not the target of an investigation, said “I’m not aware of that being a standard practice”.

McCabe’s willingness to cut against White House talking points may reflect an understanding that he may not serve for long as acting director. The Justice Department seemed to be laying the groundwork for that possibility even before his congressional appearance, with leaders there interviewing four other candidates for the interim job Wednesday.

McCabe, a career FBI agent who ran the Washington field office and oversaw national security investigations out of headquarters, was a target of Trump’s on the campaign trail following reports that his wife had accepted campaign donations from a close ally of Hillary Clinton during a failed bid for the state Senate.

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■ BRITAIN

Russell Brand

Fatherhood praised Russell Brand says fatherhood is more satisfying than fame, sex and drugs.

The comedian and actor, 41, welcomed daughter Mabel with partner Laura Gallacher in November. Brand said parenthood had filled a hole once placated by rock ‘n’ roll pursuits. “The corollary of each of those things is transcendence of self,” he said. “Fame means a version of you exists that is not you. Drugs take you out of yourself. Sex takes you out of yourself. They’re all sort of transcendent. Fatherhood, literally another person comes out of you and is of you.”

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Biggest divorce payout in British history An oil trader who built up a fortune in a Russian energy business has been ordered to pay his estranged wife £453 million ($NZ853 million) by a divorce court judge.

Senior judger Mr Justice Haddon-Cave made the ruling following a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London, the Daily Mail reports.

The judge has not named anyone involved in the ruling but said the man was 61 and was born in the Caucasus and his ex-wife was 44 and from eastern Europe.

The award is thought to be the biggest ever made by a UK divorce court judge.

Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said the man had worked in London as an oil and gas trader and had been very successful

in pursuing business interests in the energy sector in Russia.

Nearly five years ago the man had sold shares in a Russian company for 1.3 billion US dollars. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said the man had been “very generous with gifts”.

He had bought his ex-wife jewellery worth more than £300,000 ($NZ565,000) and given her unrestricted use of two credit cards and use of a yacht, plane and helicopter.

He also had property, an art collection worth more than £90 million ($NZ169 million) and a £350,000 ($NZ659,000) Aston Martin, the court heard.

The judge said the art collection and car would be transferred to the woman as part of the payout package.

The woman had been a “housewife and mother”

throughout the 20-year marriage and she still lived at the home they had shared in Surrey.

She contended that the “total net marital wealth” was just over £1 billion and that their entire wealth was “matrimonial in character”, having been built up during a long marriage through “equal contributions to the welfare of the family”.

The man had argued that he was wealthy before they married and that he had made a “special contribution” to the creation of wealth.

The wealthy husband had bought his children flats in a luxury London development costing £29 million and £7.2 million, the court heard.

She was not in court to see Mr Justice Haddon-Cave deliver his ruling. But he myste-

riously pulled out of the proceedings two weeks before the planned hearing and had not appeared at the final hearing of the case, the court heard.

In late 2014, Jamie CooperHohn, wife of financier Sir Chris Hohn, was awarded more than £330 million.

Legal experts said the Cooper-Hohn award was one of the biggest made in the UK. But they said because family litigation was often conducted at private hearings, it was hard to be certain what a payout league table would look like.

Three years earlier, Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky featured in a multi-million pound divorce case. It was reported that his former wife Galinan Besharova had agreed to accept between £165 million and £220 million.

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Geoffrey Bayldon

Catweazle star dies Geoffrey Bayldon, who starred as in the British children’s TV shows Catweazle and Worzel Gummidge, has died aged 93. The Catweazle Fan Club said he died peacefully at his home this week after battling respiratory problems. “It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that we have to inform you of the passing of our beloved Geoffrey,” it said. As well as playing the eccentric 11th-century wizard in the 1970s family show, he was also known for his role as The Crowman in Worzel Gummidge (1979-81) and for portraying TV’s Magic Grandad (199394).

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Mayor retracts offer The mayor of an Italian village who proposed paying people £2000 ($3168) to move there has begged people to stop ringing him after thousands tried to take him up on his offer.

Daniele Galliano floated the idea on Facebook in a bid to encourage more people to live in Bormida, a hamlet of 394 in the mountainous region of Liguria in north-west Italy.

With the nearest major city – Genoa – more than 80km away, the village’s population has dwindled. Under mayor’s scheme, tenants would be paying as little as £12.50 ($19.80) a week in rent as part of a scheme to boost numbers, according to Daily Mail.

But in just four days 17,000 people from around the world called the local council eager to find out more about the mayor’s offer. His Facebook post has been deleted and Galliano has insisted: “It was only a suggestion.”

Initially Galliano, said the initiative should be ready to be rolled out in two months.

The scheme would also have seen rent rates dropped of a number of properties down to £50 ($79.20) a month.

However, Galliano suggested respondents had been wrongly under the impression they would receive the £2000 ($3200) bonus, a job and cheap rent.

The village of Bormida, a hamlet of 394 in the mountainous region of Liguria in north-west Italy.

According to The Local, he clarified: “It was just an idea to be proposed to the Ligurian regional authorities, with whom I am in contact.

“The news has been reported incorrectly and reached a worldwide audience. Italy is a wonderful country but, like others, it is in an economic crisis. Thanks anyway for your interest.”

Bormida’s official website thanked those who had called but confirmed the £2000 had only been a provisional idea.

In central London, a two-bedroom house can cost upward

of £3000 a week, or £12,500 a month.

New York prices are similar, with two-bedroom apartments in Manhattan costing $US3000 in rent.

Galliano’s original plan immediately prompted people to get in touch. Vincent Gaspar wrote: “Mr Mayor, I would certainly love to live there. I hope this bill goes through, because I will move there in a heartbeat.”

Sohail Rana echoed the comments and said he would even waive the £2000 incentive, posting: “Mr Mayor, you can count

me in as well. It’s not your offer, but the country side is beautiful.”

Rana, a Danish national, said he would have happily emigrated to Italy.

It appeared to be a common theme among those responding, with people from India, the United States, Britain, Hungary and Indonesia all showing an interest in relocating to the Italian mountains.

The threat of not being able to find work in the village which is home to four restaurants and a church did not appear to put some people off.

Many asked if there was a highspeed internet connection in the village, with those responding insisting they could work remotely as long as they had wifi.

A manager at one of the village’s restaurants warned potential residents they would have had to find some activities to help entertain themselves.

“There is nothing much to do here,” the manager said.

“But life is so simple and natural, we have forests, goats, the church, and plenty of good food.

Life would definitely be free of stress.”

A councillor, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “We’re still working out the plan, but anyone is welcome to come and live here.”

- NZME

■ BRUSSELS

Abu Dhabi royals in Belgium slavery case A court case involving eight members of the Abu Dhabi royal household who are accused of treating 20 domestic workers like “slaves” has got under way in Brussels.

Princess Hamda Alnehayan, the widow of the sheikh of Abu Dhabi, and her seven daughters are accused of confiscating the passports of their employees, and refusing to pay their salaries.

The princesses are facing

charges of human trafficking, deprivation of liberty and treating their employees in an “inhumane and degrading” way.

Lawyers said that the domestic workers, who had been hired as nannies, cooks and domestic helpers, had to be at the princesses’ disposal day and night, and were never allowed to leave the property.

The lawyers also said the princesses had insulted their work-

ers, by calling them “cows, dogs and whores,” and made them sleep on mattresses outside the princesses’ bedrooms.

The alleged victims’ lawyers are calling for damages of 2500 euros ($A3690) per worker, plus a six-figure sum in compensation for unpaid salaries as well as overtime, night and weekend pay in accordance with Belgian labour law.

The case dates back to 2008.

Following a tip-off, Belgian police had raided a luxury hotel, where the princesses occupied an entire floor for a whole year.

The Belgian Federal Centre for Migration is a co-plaintiff in the case.

The domestic workers are reportedly from the Philippines, Morocco, India, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq and Syria, and were allegedly held captive for eight months.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Vast area of unrecorded forest revealed An area of forest more than half the size of Australia has been discovered, dotted across several continents.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are among the team led by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to have uncovered the 467 hectares of previously unreported forests and woodlands.

The forests have been identified in drylands in the Sahara desert, around the Mediterranean, southern Africa, central India, coastal Australia, west-

ern South America, north-east Brazil, northern Colombia and Venezuela and northern parts of Canada and Russia.

They have previously been difficult to measure because the density of trees is low, making them hard to detect using satellite images and other technologies.

A new photo-interpretation tool developed at the FAO, called Collect Earth, has overcome this challenge by offering a simple way to check the number and density of trees in arid areas.

Researchers from 15 organisations have used the tool to analyse very high-resolution satellite images of more than 210,000 dryland monitoring sites, discovering the new forests and woodlands in the process.

The amount discovered is equivalent to 60 per cent of the size of Australia and has increased the estimate of global forest coverage by 10 per cent.

The University of Adelaide’s Plant Conservation Biology Chair Andrew Lowe says the finding is “very, very significant” and could

provide new ways to ease climate change.

“Dryland regions have a greater capacity to support trees than previously perceived and understood,” Professor Lowe said in a statement.

“Dryland could, therefore, provide a unique chance to mitigate climate change through largescale conservation and afforestation actions.”

The findings of the study were published in the journal Science yesterday.

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In brief Shooting charges A woman has been charged over the shooting of a five-year-old boy at a home in Sydney’s southwest.

The boy was hit in the hip by a bullet as he was playing with his sister in a bedroom at the Lurnea address at about 9pm on May 1. He was taken to Liverpool Hospital by his parents. Police say a 37-yearold Lurnea woman was arrested and charged with hindering an investigation into a serious indictable offence and possession of an unauthorised prohibited firearm and ammunition without authority. She has been granted bail to appear in Liverpool Local Court on May 26.

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Soldier mourned The devastated family of a young Australian soldier who was fatally shot in the head during a military drill in the Northern Territory will never forget his cheeky smile and loving spirit. Private Jason Challis from Geelong, Victoria, was killed during live fire exercises at the Mount Bundey Training Area, about 100km southeast of Darwin, on Wednesday afternoon.

The digger, aged in his 20s, was treated at the scene and flown to a Darwin hospital, where he died of suspected heart failure. “Our beautiful boy has gone,” Private Challis’ family said. “His cheekiness and loving ways will stay with us forever.”

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Mugabe ‘not asleep’ A spokesman says Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old president isn’t sleeping in meetings. He’s just protecting his eyes. The state-run Herald Robert newspaper Mugabe has quoted spokesman George Charamba as saying President Robert Mugabe can’t take bright lights. He spoke after Mugabe left for medical treatment for his eyes in Singapore. Mugabe’s weakening health is being watched carefully in this southern African nation. He has been in power since 1980 and says he will run for election again next year.

- AP

Big Lotto win An unemployed man from Western Sydney has won Powerball’s $50 million division one prize pool.

The man, in his 30s, wished to remain anonymous. He was the only division one Powerball winner in Australia drawn on Thursday.

Surrounded by his family, he received official confirmation from a NSW Lotteries official minutes after the draw was held. “No! No! No! Don’t tell me that!!! Are you serious man?! I’ll probably faint,” he said. “I don’t know what to do.

What should I do now? Should I call my mum? Should I hug my wife? What do I do?” The man said he’s been unemployed since the end of last year and describes the win as “life changing”. He’s going to be generous with his winnings, claiming he’ll share it with friends, family and charity. “If I’m winning, I want everybody along with me to win,” he said. “I genuinely want to help people.”

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CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com emergencies: Steve Williams.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

BUS DEPARTURES 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am weekday afternoons.

- 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS NIMAL ERVICES Izzy Cassan. Small: Robyn Hall.

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterWEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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Director Electricity Ashburton Limited - trading as EA Networks, is a locally owned Co-Operative Lines company. It owns and operates the regions electricity distribution network, an advanced fibre optic communications network and is a joint venture investor in the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Scheme. The company also operates a successful contracting business to support residents and businesses across the mid-Canterbury region and beyond.

The Electricity Ashburton Shareholders Committee is responsible for appointing Directors to the Board of Electricity Ashburton; the Board comprises six Directors - each of whom is appointed for a three year term.

Due to retirement by rotation, the Shareholders Committee has retained Ysker to advise on this appointment which will take effect from the 2017 AGM. To balance and add value to the Board’s current competency mix, candidates will: • likely posses a strong digital awareness along with an appreciation of the advances and trends in technology which may impact Electricity Ashburton’s business/distribution model in the future • preferably bring technical/electrical engineering expertise or similar with some understanding of, or experience in, solar, battery or alternative forms of energy uses such as electric vehicles (E V’s) • have an understanding of co-operative principles and structure • bring governance & senior management experience or significant community appointments • demonstrate capability in the development of business strategy • have the ability to fit into a team.

We invite applications and ask interested parties to submit Governance profiles via email to: response@ysker.com Initial telephone enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Barry T Knight at Ysker on 021 999 799.

Applications close on Tuesday, 30 May 2017.

Wanted Person to help with break fencing and feeding out over the winter.

Hours - morning work.

BOARD & INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS EXECUTIVE SEARCH & SELECTION EXECUTIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT Email: response@ysker.com ❘ www.ysker.com Phone: 021 999 799

Would suit a retired farmer.

Rural Media Sales Consultant For over 135 years, the Ashburton Guardian has been proudly delivering news to Mid Cantabrians.

Please phone Anne Letham 302 4804 or 027 636 1624 Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

We have an exciting position for a rural media sales consultant to join our team.

You will be selling into our daily newspaper, monthly farming publications – Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus - and our website to help rural clients promote their businesses effectively throughout our products.

The skills required for this position include: • Great knowledge and passion for ALL things rural • Sales and office experience • Good level of English, both verbal and written • Organised and confident • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people In return, we will provide you with an attractive base salary and uncapped commission structure.

If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to:

Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Friday, May 26.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current New Zealand driver licence.

Permanent Part-time

One position Dairy Department

Power tool department -

Sunday and Monday 8 hours per day.

Full-time position - 40 hours We currently have a full-time position available in our Dairy Department.

To be successful in this role you will: • Be fit and energetic • Be honest and dependable • Have a desire to provide our customers with excellent customer service • Enjoy working as part of a busy team • Enjoy working in a cooler environment Your duties will include the unloading and storage of product and the cleaning and replenishment of our displays in store.

This position would suit someone with a handy person background, some knowledge of power tools and wanting a few hours work per week.

If you have great Customer Service skills and enjoy working in a team environment we would like to hear from you.

Please send a covering letter with your CV to: hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Lyn Church, Human Resources, Mitre 10 MEGA PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740.

CATERER The Ashburton Golf Club invites interested persons to apply for the position of self employed caterer.

This includes catering for men’s and women’s club days, course bookings and the option of catering for large tournaments.

For further information please contact: Jenny Williams 308-2081 or 027 600 3399.

Days / hours will be: • Sunday 9.30am - 6.00pm • Monday 7.00am - 3.30pm Applications close on • Tuesday 11.30am - 8.00pm Friday, May 19, 2017.

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WINDOW FURNISHING

HR Manager Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7700 Applications close on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

Call and talk to Hayley today

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Fabrics, wallpapers and blinds from leading window furnishing houses.

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 03 308 5269

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Administration Assistant Executive Assistant Full-time Based in Ashburton A fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic organisation.

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to work with the CEO and Board of Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Limited (MHIL).

MHIL is the largest privately owned irrigation scheme in NZ, delivering water to around 35,000 hectares of highly productive land. There is a proposed merger with Valetta Irrigation Limited which would see the total irrigated land area increase to approximately 48,000 hectares. We are passionate about delivering efficient, effective and reliable water which is sustainable, both environmentally and financially. We are looking for someone to join our small team who is enthusiastic, an excellent communicator, efficient and absolutely have a ‘can do’ attitude.

The core role of this position will be to provide secretarial and administration functions to the CEO and Board. The role may also include, social media management, website maintenance, stakeholder communications and health and safety co-ordination. Being part of a small team there will be variety and challenge and you will need to be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get involved.

Experience in minute taking at an executive, board or governance level will be highly advantageous, along with social media and accounting knowledge. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products is also required.

If you are highly organised with a good balance of professionalism and warmth and are keen to work with an innovative organisation then we want to hear from you!

Applicants for this position should have a NZ Passport or valid working visa.

For a job description and to apply for the position, please send a cover letter, along with your current CV with references by May 22, 2017 to:

Andrew Quigley Contracting is a successful agricultural contracting company with an enviable reputation for providing high-quality service to our clients.

Class 5 Truck Driver Floating Position

As our business continues to grow, we are currently looking for an enthusiastic and professional administrator to join our team. You will need to be able to meet deadlines and enjoy the challenge of multitasking effectively.

Do you enjoy working within a small team where flexibility and willingness to move across a multitude of tasks is the norm?

Talley’s is a successful and well-known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products.

Applicants should have the following attributes: • Good written and verbal communication • Customer focussed, professional and friendly phone manner • Ability to multi-task and priorities your workload • Excellent time management skills • A team player with a willing “can-do” attitude • Attention to detail and accuracy • Organised and methodical, with a flair for administration • Computer literate

A position has become available to drive our Ashburton based 2016 Scania R620 Highline curtain sider B-train unit, floating mostly around the South Island. Your duties would include the pickup and delivery of assorted products relevant to our factories, depots and vessels.

The ability to juggle your workload in the busy times and be proactive when it’s quieter while maintaining a positive attitude and a professional manner is essential to your success.

You will need to: • hold a minimum class 5 full licence (forklift OSH certificate and F endorsement would be an advantage) • have experience in linehaul driving, preferably with HPMV familiarity • having B-train and curtain sider experience would be an advantage • have great customer service skills and work ethic • be punctual, reliable and responsible • be tidy, organised and well presented • be able to work unsupervised and complete duties on time • be able to work weekends when required.

The key responsibilities for this role are: • Reception duties • Accounts payable \ receivable • Assist with marketing, including event organisation

If you are interested in finding out more about the role, please apply with a covering letter and a copy of your CV to: niki@quigleycontracting.co.nz

Applications to close Friday, June 2, 2017. All applicants must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Carmen Foster Irrigo Centre Ltd 18 Kermode Street, Ashburton 7700 Email: carmen@irrigo.co.nz Phone 03 975-8547

We are currently looking for a LPG delivery driver on a casual basis.

Based in Ashburton, Rockgas Mid Canterbury is a friendly small team, providing service with LPG cylinders to homes and businesses.

The position would suit a semi-retired person or someone looking at a variable part-time roll and can work at short notice during the busy months.

Hours would vary from 8-20 hours per week depending on the demand for product.

Key tasks/accountabilities: • • • • • • • •

Fill LPG cylinders and load your vehicle Drive safely, take an active role in Health and Safety Get on with customers Manage your time and paperwork Accuracy Represent our company and brand Courtesy and honesty Confidentiality

Requirements:

• Class 2 Heavy Trade • Dangerous Goods License extension

Preferred Experience:

• LPG filler • Approved handler for LPG • First Aid • Knowledge of the Mid Canterbury area You will have a clean license, be able to pass drug/alcohol screen, able to communicate clearly, able to solve, make good decisions with wise judgment and show leadership.

Apply to join our happy team in an interesting and enjoyable job where you will have a varied day meeting and assisting people. Training will be given to the right applicant.

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

Apply to grahamej@hiflo.co.nz or phone 021 434 252

Paint Department Salesperson Part-time

Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a vacancy in their Paint Department as part-time 16 hours per week, Friday and Saturday.

Our busy paint department services both the trade and DIY person.

If you have the following skills we would like to hear from you: • Flair for colour and interest in decorating • Reliable • Be able to work in a team • Be fit and able to lift.

If interested please forward your CV and covering letter to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or Post to Human Resources, Mitre 10 MEGA, PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 Applications close on Monday, May 15, 2017.

Building –

it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

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

Farm Employee

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

LPG Delivery Driver

This is a floating position, so applicants must be okay with staying away from home multiple times a week.

In return we offer competitive rates relevant to the applicant and experience, modern vehicles and equipment, good hours of work and a great, busy working environment.

If this role interests you and you have the We have a vacancy qualities mentioned above, please apply with available on our arable a CV and two current references via email to farm in the Ashburton hayden.reed@talleys.co.nz or post to Talley’s Forks area.

Driver Position, PO Box 244, Ashburton.

This live off role offers plenty of variation with involvement with arable, lamb finishing, irrigation, fencing and development work.

Perfect for someone who is enthusiastic and looking to extend their skills to further www.talleys.co.nz their farming career.

Ashburton Guardian Please call: David and Jayne Rachel Clark on 303 Proof 6132 read by:_______________________________ With: _________________________ or 0274 955 202 for more details.

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A Passion For Fresh Food???

proof For all subscriberadvertising Full-time position - 40 hours An opportunity has arisen for someone to join enquiries, missed our produce team. job: C58215 deliveries, new The successful applicant will be fit, honest and size: 21 xreliable. rmat: colour 2 You will enjoyfointeracting with others subscriptions, temporary and assisting our customers. run date publication position stops – text, call or email: Days and hours will be:

Guardian Sat 13 May Sits Vacant 6.00am – 2.30pm Text Ashburton•• Sunday Wed 17 May Monday 6.00am – 2.30pm Sat 20 May • Tuesday 10.00am – 6.30pm 021 271 3399 • Wednesday 12.00pm – 8.30pm Ashburton Courier Thur 11 May Sits Vacant • Thursday 12.00pm – 8.30pm Phone Thur 18 May If you feel this role would suit you, please 0800 274 287TradeMecomplete an application form which is available at our customer services desk or apply in writing Email to: HR Manager circulation@ Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7700 theguardian.co.nz Applications close on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

Ready when you are

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Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd 150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz 03 308 1248

Lindsay 027 555 5575

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AUTOMOTIVE GROOMER REQUIRED

Field Technician • Ashburton Location • Industry Leader • Excellent Working Conditions

FULLTIME PICKER / PACKER We are seeking an experienced Warehouse picker/packer to join our busy team in a fulltime role based in Ashburton. The focus of this role is picking and assembling/packing outbound orders, and general warehouse duties. Due to the nature of some of these duties, you will need to be of reasonable fitness, able to lift heavy objects and able to be on your feet all day.

You will need to be able to work as part of a team, have a positive attitude, and be of a practical nature with a good numeracy skills. In return we offer you the opportunity to be part of a team in a stable and interesting work environment.

Hours of work are: 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

If this sounds like you, and you are rearing to get stuck into a new job, then submit your application today to:

nicky@cm.net.nz or post to: Picker/Packer Position, CM Trailer Parts PO Box 124, Ashburton 7740.

Applications close Saturday, May 20, 2017.

The Company Rubicon is a water technology business which designs, manufactures, installs and maintains irrigation automation hardware, software and telemetry that enables water authorities and rural water users to manage their water resources automatically and efficiently. With the rapid growth within the business the company has a need for a Field Technician.

The Role Reporting directly to the General Manager - NZ the role is diverse in nature and will require strong installation and maintenance skills. Key responsibilities will include: • Carry out field installation, repair and maintenance of various Rubicon products • Adhere to guidelines and procedures as required during installation and maintenance of equipment (OHS and QA) • Undertake fault diagnosis, testing, maintenance and modification as required to ensure safe and efficient operation • Investigate and resolve complex technical issues • Follow instructions from designated Project Managers • Liaise with customers to discuss incident concerns or complaints, instigating corrective actions where required.

• Be available for overseas travel and “support phone” roster; The successful candidate The successful candidate will be an electrically-minded technician. The following will be favourably looked upon: • Good mechanical and electrical experience is preferred • Experience with SCADA and PLC systems an advantage • Demonstrate exceptional time management, organisational and relationship building skills; • Willingness to learn and develop within the role and possess a strong work ethic

Personal Assistant to the Mayor

Please send your resume or for a confidential discussion/ further information please email tim.eaden@rubiconwater.com

We are looking for an organised professional administrator who thrives in a fast paced and varied environment. With strong communication and technology skills you will enjoy juggling the wide range of tasks this position involves.

See our website for more information and apply online. Applications close on Monday, 22 May 2017.

(ICT Leader and/or Science Leader 1 and/or 2MU)

Other important skills and attributes include: • Honesty and reliability, a high standard of workmanship and a high level of personal presentation • A friendly outgoing personality and maturity and the confidence to work unsupervised You’ll be responsible for detailing, washing and vacuuming new and used vehicles in our Ford sales department Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Applications close May 19.

Send your CV to: Chris Hart Sales Manager Gluyas Ford 79 Kermode Street, Ashburton 7700 Chris.hart@gluyasgroup.co.nz

ASHBURTON

STAFF WANTED Must have relevant experience and full, clean drivers licence.

Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

Please apply online at: www.quigleycontracting.co.nz

Vehicle Stripping/Fitting and Grooming Role

You’ll ideally have proven experience in a similar grooming / detailing role and a full clean drivers licence with the ability to drive manual cars.

Phone 307 5800

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy CLASSROOM TEACHER

Gluyas Motor Group has just moved into a brand new dealership in Mid Canterbury and are looking for an efficient Automotive Groomer to join our team in the Ford division.

Gluyas Motor Group

Seasonal staff required to begin September 2017 until April 2018.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

• Efficient automotive groomer wanted • Detail, wash and vacuum sales vehicles • Join the dynamic team at Gluyas Motor Group

 Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

TRAVEL

Beckley Coachlines Programme

◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR Sunday, May 21, departing 9.30am.

Visits include St Barnabas Church, Sign of the Takahe, E Q Memorial Wall, new shopping centre.

Tickets $40 includes lunch.

For bookings phone 308 7646

Ashburton’s award winning Collision Repair TRADES, SERVICES shop is inviting applications for a vehicle HOME handyman available. stripping/fitting and grooming role. The Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph successful candidate will possess all of the 027-677-1952. attributes below: • Take pride in a high standard of workmanship Contact Des anytime for an • Be able to work with minimum supervision We are a friendly, energetic and supportive obligation free quote • Accuracy and attention to detail team and would love to hear from you.

• Be self motivated with good time on 03 308 9936 or Brokernet 027 432 3258 Start date is negotiable.

73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z management skills Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. Ltd. NZ Ltd. • Work well in a team environment Applications are to be made electronically.

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. • Have an interest in the automotive industry Please email • Willing to learn and take on new tasks office@ashinter.school.nz with an • Hold a current drivers licence expression of interest and the application If this describes you, and you want to work in documents will be forwarded to you.

Ashburton’s leading Collision Repair shop, Hudson Leslie contact us today.

Applications will close 4pm, Happy 5th Birthday Birthday Greetings are Friday, June 2, 2017.

Emma or Kieran on 03 307 0506 free for those aged 12 Hudson! and under only. Free Love Gran, Grandad, Nan, birthday greetings must Pop and Great Nana. xxxxx be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee Riley Husband that it will appear on Book your birthday greeting, the day requested.

Happy 7th Birthday Photos will be available including a photo, for just $10!

Smiley Riley. at our level 3 office for Phone 03 307 7900 Ten words only.* We love you lots collection after notice Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz has appeared in the (Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) Dad, Mum and Hols. paper.

We are seeking a dedicated, experienced and competent practitioner with a passion for the Y7-8 age group and building relationships that lead to young adolescent learners being actively engaged.

Birthday Greetings

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For just $10!* *Terms and conditions apply.

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Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, Tbedding RADESfor , Sanimals, ERVICESbirds, craft work and so on.

Please OLD newspapers available. call in to for the Guardian, Perfect packing, Level fires, 3, 161 for Burnett Streetbirds, or bedding animals, phone 307 7900 for bundles craft work and so on. Please of 10inortomore. call the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

PAWN SHOP new in Ashburton PAWN SHOP New Pawn Shop and hand dealer newsecond in Ashburton now open in Ashburton on New 175 Burnett Street.

Pawn Shop and second hand dealer Lots of interesting now open in Ashburton stuffBurnett in shop. on 175 Street.

Electronics, security, Lots of interesting gold, gate opener, stuff in shop. and lots more .

Electronics, security, gold, gate opener, Doaky’s and lots more .

Plumbing Ltd 150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz 03 308 1248

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz PLANTS, PRODUCE

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Nadine Potatoes 2.5kg Fresh Ginger Onions 1.5kg Royal Gala 1kg

$2.99 bag $3.99 kg $1.99 bag $1.99 bag

Specials available from 09/05 - 15/05

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

A meeting of the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee will be held on Friday 26 May 2017 commencing at 1.00pm at the Timaru District Council, King George Place, Timaru.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting, and copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting.

The agenda will be also available online at www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings two days prior to the meeting.

FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Square balage $90/bale.

Round balage $80/bale.

Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

SITUATIONS WANTED

CLEANER available for household cleaning. 9am to 3pm. Conscientious and thorough. Please phone Caroline 021 049 8397.

WORK WANTED - Reliable lady, new to Ashburton looking for work Monday to Friday. Good work record, excellent references. Phone Julie 027 346 1429.

SITUATIONS WANTED

RURAL TRADING POST BALEAGE for sale - Large quantity fusion round bales.

From $65 bale + G.S.T. Phone 03 7328 882, 027 433 8597 or 027 952 6709.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

HINDS - Three bedroom brick. New carpet, kitchen.

Large studio. Log burner with wet back. Warm and private.

Single car garage. Looking for long term tenant. $350, price negotiable. Phone 027 314 7180.

Tonight, Saturday, May 13 at 7.30pm Door sales $15, members $10, students free

ACCOMMODATION

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

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles HIRE of 10 or more.

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete MOTORING breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / party hire, call WHEEL alignments at great and see Ashburton U-Hire. prices. Maximise the life 588 East Street. Open Monof your tyres with an Fri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am alignment from Neumanns - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz Street. Phone 308-6737.

Director Regan Jackson Musical Director Ella Thomas Choreographer Jessie Thomson

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters by Charles Addams

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORIGINTM THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE, NEW YORK www.origintheatrical.com.au

Music to enjoy

LIVESTOCK, PETS

20th - 27th May 2017 Tickets available from the Ashburton Trust Event Centre or Online at Ticket Direct

Olivia, Joshua Pike and friends at the Ashburton Musical Club, Sinclair Centre

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

LUCERNE hay - High quality We also sell pet food. Call small bales wrapped into 14 Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 bale blocks. 800 available at 621, A/H 03 348 9439. $13.00 each.

From Racecourse Road. Phone HOLIDAY 021 355 379.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NEW Asian. Beautiful, sexy, busty 38DD. Playful, great massage. Phone 020 407 26342.

MUSICAL

RURAL TRADING POST

NOTICE OF MEETING

34 YEAR old female looking for work. Would like a position in retail, office, outdoors work.

Would prefer something with career opportunities. Phone 021 183 5926.

For age groups 10 years and under, and 11 - 13 years.

Prizes are book vouchers. Entry is for residents of Mid-Canterbury area.

Entry forms and conditions of entry are available from schools or by sending a stamped, addressed envelope to: Rae Magson Unit 19, 10 Creek Road, Ashburton 7700 or email: raejohn@xtra.co.nz Entries Close: Friday, July 7, 2017 With the assistance of the Creative Communities Scheme Ashburton and Ashburton Paper Plus.

308-1095

PUBLIC NOTICES

ALBA, Asian lady, 36D cup, busty, size 10, good personality.

Professional massage. In and out calls.

Phone 021 163 2328.

Paper Plus Short Story/ Poetry Competition

OLIVIA PIKE IN RECITAL

GRAZING GRAZING wanted. Wanted grazing suitable for lambs.

Kale, rape or grass. Would like to finish lambs on grass.

August/September. Contact Johnny on 021 904 212.

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT

ASHBURTON WRITERS’ GROUP

EasyPeel Mandarin 1kg $3.99 bag

SPECIALISED SERVICES

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GARDENING

PEA straw for sale, fundraiser for Mid Canterbury Combined Schools 1st XV. $5 per bale, delivery by arrangement. contact Simon Please KALE for Sale - 13ha, Fleetwood 027 439 3010.

Lagmhor area. Straw, hay and baleage available if FOR SALE needed. Phone 027 943 5722.

FIREWOOD - Dry old man pine $180, dry black poplar $140, green pine $130. All LEASE LAND 3.6m³. Phone Shane James WANTED Firewood 303 7063.

Seeking 8-20ha of bare land for livestock grazing.

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, Ashburton area. bedding for animals, birds, Stock water and craft work and so on. Please good fences required. call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or Pip and Simon Kenny phone 307 7900 for bundles 021 301 650. of 10 or more.

FOR SALE House for Removal or demolition Three bedroom villa for demolition or removal, welcome to view by appointment. Villa is in fair condition and would be a good do-up project or to get features from and then demolish.

Contact 021 555 117 or 021 393 380.

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

Phone 308-3602

HOUSESITTER required from June 11 to July 03, Allenton to look after one cat.

Phone 027 3088 009.

SUNNY, immaculately presented two bedroom unit with garage. House trained cats okay. $240 per week. Phone 308 6319.

SUNNY two bedroom flat plus garage, west side. Close to Domain and town. Easy access. $200 a week. Phone 308 6708 or 027 388 2359.

TO RENT long term, two bedroom house in Methven. $250 per week. No dogs.

Phone 027 647 6730.

Looking for a person to join your business?

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

May 13, 14 & 15, 2017

Daily Events Saturday

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Church Hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY

HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

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

1pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Register 1pm, starting time 1.30pm sharp. Fords Road, Tinwald.

7.30pm ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. Monthly concert “Olivia Pike in Recital”.

Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Sunday

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Lesley Blain, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev John Coutts, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

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

Main Street, Methven.

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

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

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Mother’s Day morning worship in the

Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

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

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

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

2pm MID CANTERBURY CHOIR CONCERT. “The Heavens Declare!” Tickets $15 at the door, St Stephens Anglican Church, Park Street.

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

Monday

10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will contest the Wakelin Trophy, Stableford at the Methven Golf Club.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Rd. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Tablet, I-Pad, I- Phone etc. Meet in the M.S.A. Reading Room, $2. Havelock St. 2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Monthly meeting with speaker Marie McAnulty from SEEDS. Senior Centre.

Cameron Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall,

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall, cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors welcome.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday.

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

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

9am ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Regular play, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Water Boy. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me PGR Noon Coronation Street 3 0 1:55 Instant Gardener 0 2:55 Life Flight PGR 3 0 3:25 Grand Slam Fishing 4:25 Fishing And Adventure In the Hauraki Gulf, the boys experience the feeding frenzy caused by the huge numbers of dolphins and gannets.

4:55 Saving Lives At Sea In the remote fishing village of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland, the RNLI must rescue the captain and crew of a fishing boat that has run aground in a storm. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Britain’s Got Talent 0 8pm L Lotto The Lotto draw.

8:05 Britain’s Got Talent Continued. 0 8:15 The Next Great Magician 0 9:20 Coronation Street 0 10:20 M Siege AO 2012 Crime Drama. 0

12:10 Siege – The Real Story AO Documentary about Napier gunman, Jan Molenaar, and the police and civilians who dealt with the 50 hours he spent shooting at anyone who approached him. 0 1:05 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

The Waterboy 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Hoarders – Family Secrets 3 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:50 Kim Of Queens 3 12:40 Masters Of Flip 3 1:35 Hoarders 3 2:35 Botched By Nature PGR 3 3:35 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Dance Moms 3 6:30 Hoarders 3 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker Patti’s friend visits her after being persuaded by her best friends to seek Patti’s help in finding love.

8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians Kris sees how Khloé is struggling, and urges Rob to reconnect with her; Kourtney fears she will give Scott mixed messages if she joins him for his birthday.

9:30 Snapped – Killer Couples AO 3 10:30 Made In Chelsea AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 3

SUNDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Dance Moms 3

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6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 The Octonauts 3 0 6:55 The Furchester Hotel 0 7:05 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 7:50 Nexo Knights 3 8:15 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 0 8:40 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 9am Pickle And Peanut 3 0 9:25 Clarence 3 0 9:35 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 10am Fresh 10:35 Cupcake Wars 11:30 The Fosters PGR 3 1:25 Bride And Prejudice PGR 0 3:40 Repeat After Me 0 4:10 Mat Franco’s Got Magic 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0 7pm M The Waterboy AO 1998 Comedy. A footballteam water boy discovers he has a unique tackling ability, and becomes a member of the team. 0 8:45 M Just Like Heaven PGR 2005 Romantic Comedy. 0 10:30 M This Is Where I Leave You AO 2014 Comedy Drama.

12:15 M Winter’s Tale PGR 2014 Fantasy. A thief falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her. Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe. 0 2:20 Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 0 3:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

Antiques Roadshow 7:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am The Pacific 16VLS 7am Mountain Men PG 7:50 Gator Boys 8:40 Barry’d Treasure PG 9:05 Barry’d Treasure PG 9:30 The Musketeers MVLS 10:30 Elementary MV 11:20 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 2:15 Storage Wars PG 2:40 Storage Wars PG 3:05 Storage Wars PG 3:30 The Pacific 16VLS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US MLS 8pm Last Man Standing PG 8:30 Counting Cars PG 9pm Pawn Stars – Australia PG 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:20 The Musketeers MVLS 11:20 Elementary MV SUNDAY 12:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US PG 12:35 Last Man Standing PG 1am Counting Cars PG 1:25 Pawn Stars – Australia PG 1:50 Mountain Men PG 2:40 The Musketeers MVLS 3:35 Elementary MV 4:25 Covert Affairs MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US PG 5:35 Last Man Standing PG

THREE

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MAORI

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6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Power Rangers – Dino Super Charge 7am Small Blacks TV 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 11am America’s Next Top Model PGR 3 Noon The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 1:20 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3pm New Girl PGR 3 3:30 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:55 Grand Designs – Living In Suburbia 3 0 4:55 Polar Bear – Spy On The Ice Spy cameras get closer to the world’s greatest land predator, the polar bear. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M 2012 PGR 2009 Action.

An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar in the year 2012. 0 9:50 M The Night Stalker AO 2016 Crime Drama.

6am Kung Fu Dino Posse 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:30 League Of Super Evil 9am Victorious PGR 9:50 MasterChef USA 3 10:50 MasterChef USA 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) 3:30 Rugby League – NRL Fulltime (HLS) 4pm Football – English Premier League 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Ireland With Simon Reeve 30 7pm Storage Wars 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow The Roadshow visits Bowood House in Wiltshire, where treasures include a previously unseen account of the sinking of the Titanic written by an officer who survived. 0 8:35 Top Gear – The Races PGR 9:40 Rugby – Super Rugby

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am The Zoo 3 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am My Mokai 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kawe Korero – Reporters 12:30 Marngrook Footy Show 2017 PGR 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Basketball – National League (DLY) 4:30 Golf World 5pm Koroua 3 5:30 Waka Huia Matiu Eru (Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungunu) reveals how his passion for things Maori has guided his decisions. He was raised in Tuhoe but, for 50 years, has taught te reo Maori and culture in Ngati Kahungunu.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm M Asterix And Obelix – Mansion Of The Gods PGR 2014 Animated Adventure.

To destroy the Gaulish village, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by building an estate next to the village to start a new Roman colony.

8:30 M The Portrait Of A Lady AO 1996 Romantic Drama.

6am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7am Dangerous Roads 8am Getaway 8:30 Heston’s Great British Food 9:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 10:30 The Treasure Hunters 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen Noon Gardeners’ World 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Phil’s Empty Homes Giveaway 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:30 American Restoration 5:30 Walks With My Dog Ben Fogle and Storm are in Dungeness; Sarah Parish and her family dog, Pig are on the New Forest coast; Bill Bailey and Louie are in the Lake District.

6:30 Weird Wonders Of The World 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby AO 2014 Drama. A couple’s story as they seek to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past affected by a tragedy. Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy.

11:50 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show. 0 1am Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

11:40 Scorpion PGR 3 When a simple mission goes awry, Team Scorpion must save Happy, Sylvester, and Cabe, who begin having life-threatening hallucinations.

12:40 Closedown

11:05 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:35 All Talk With Anika Moa AO 3 The stars of Game of Bros have a speed date with Anika; New Zealand’s top ‘mummy’ bloggers, Emily Writes and Maria Happy Mum. 12:05 Closedown

11pm The Catch PGR Midnight Phil’s Empty Homes Giveaway 1am Walks With My Dog 1:50 M The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby AO 2014 Drama.

Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy.

4am Weird Wonders Of The World 5am American Pickers

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:50 Close Up – Harrison Ford PG 7:20 Barbershop – The Next Cut MLS 2016 Comedy. Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson.

9:10 Maze Runner – The Scorch Trials MV 2015 Action.

Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario.

11:20 Sisters 16LS 2015 Comedy. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph.

1:20 Mission – Impossible: Rogue Nation MV 2015 Action. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson.

3:30 Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. James Allen, Natan Barreto, Tim Bentinck.

4:55 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror. Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon. 6:40 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action. Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

8:30 The Revenant 16VS 2016 Drama. A frontiersman on a fur-trading expedition in the 1820s must survive after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter.

11:05 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action.

SUNDAY 12:50 Black Mass 18VL 2015 Crime.

2:50 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action. 4:40 Close Up – Harrison Ford PG 5:10 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action.

7:35 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2005 Drama.

Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal.

9:45 Inception MV 2010 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page.

12:10 Bachelorette 16LS 2012 Romantic Comedy.

Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher.

1:35 The Insider ML 1999 Drama. Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Diane Venora, Christopher Plummer.

4:10 Forrest Gump MVL 1994 Comedy Drama. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise.

6:30 Stuck On You ML 2003 Comedy. Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher, Eva Mendes.

8:30 Jurassic Park PGV 1993 Adventure. Dinosaurs are cloned for a theme park, which suffers a major security breakdown, letting them loose. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.

10:40 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening.

SUNDAY

SKY SPORT 1 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 The Professor’s Second Year Syndrome 7am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Blues v Cheetahs.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Grassroots Rugby 10:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant. 11am Cricket – IPL (HLS) Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab. 11:30 ICC Cricket 360 Noon Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) Ireland v Bangladesh. 12:30 Cricket – IPL (RPL) Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant.

4pm Motorcycling – Road Racing Series Scarborough Spring Cup – Part Two. 5pm #SkySpeed 5:30 Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) Ireland v Bangladesh.

6pm Cricket – IPL (HLS) Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Cheetahs. 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Hurricanes. 9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Reds.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super 12:35 After.Life 16VLSC Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v 2009 Horror. Christina Ricci, Hurricanes. 12:30 Rugby Liam Neeson, Justin Long.

– Super Rugby (HLS) 2:15 Stuck On You ML Blues v Cheetahs.

2003 Comedy. Matt Damon, 1am L Rugby – Super Greg Kinnear, Cher, Rugby Bulls v Highlanders.

Eva Mendes. 4:15 Forrest 3:10 L Rugby – Super Gump MVL 1994 Comedy Rugby Kings v Sharks.

Drama. Tom Hanks, 5:15 Rugby – Super Rugby Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise. (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday.

6:30 World Rugby Show 6:55 L Rugby League – Challenge Cup Salford Red Devils v Hull Kingston Rovers.

9am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Canterbury Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys.

9:30 The Professor’s Second Year Syndrome 10am League Life 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) St George Illawarra v Cronulla Sharks.

12:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors.

2:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Penrith v Warriors.

4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors.

From Pepper Stadium, Penrith.

6:50 The After Match 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday.

8pm #SkySpeed 8:20 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors.

From Pepper Stadium, Penrith.

10:20 L Cricket – IPL Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

From Green Park, Kanpur.

2:20 L Cricket – IPL Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians.

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DISCOVERY 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:10 Railroad Australia PG 10am People Magazine Investigates M The Long Island Serial Killer – New Revelations.

10:50 American Monster M 11:40 Murder Comes To Town M 12:30 The Last Alaskans PG Legacy in Danger. 1:20 The Wheel PG Abandoned. 2:10 What On Earth? PG Riddle in the Ruins.

3pm Railroad Australia PG 3:50 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Welcome to the Jungle. 4:45 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Living Under the Sea. 5:40 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Waterpark Wonderland.

6:35 Gold Rush PG Double Trouble. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Lazy River Runs Through It. 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M Blood is Thicker Than Winter.

10:15 Auction Hunters PG Little-Ton Jones.

11:30 Gold Rush PG Double Trouble. SUNDAY 12:20 Railroad Australia PG 1:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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6am Rural Delivery 3 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 Noon Coronation Street 3 0 1pm Monster Fish 0 1:55 You Can’t Get The Staff 3 0 2:55 F Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy 3 0 3:55 Taste Of A Traveller 0 4:25 Topp Country PGR 3 Lynda and Jools Topp continue their culinary journey around New Zealand, visiting bread bakers and bread lovers. 0 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar Super Fruit. 0 7:30 Sunday A weekly in-depth current affairs show. 0 8:30 The Naked Choir 0 9:30 Murder Calls 0 10:35 Aquarius 0

6am The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 The Octonauts 3 0 6:45 Little Monstar 3 0 6:50 Sooty 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon Survivor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2:35 American Housewife 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle Frankie decides each Heck family member will be assigned a New Year’s resolution anonymously, after realising no one follows through on their yearly promises. 0 7pm Survivor New Zealand PGR After a blindside, a Survivor delivers a vengeful message to his former tribe mates; when a test of physical stamina proves too much for one team, alliances begin to crumble. 0 8:35 M The Blind Side PGR 2009 Drama Biography. 0

11:30 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:35 Attitude 3 0 1:05 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Marae PGR Maori current-affairs show. 2 3:35 Infomercials

11pm M The Taking Of Deborah Logan AO 2014 Horror.

12:40 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 3 0 2:15 The 100 PGR 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:35 Containment AO 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Fosters PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

THREE

8:20pm on Three

BRAVO 6am Dance Moms 3 6:45 Hoarders 3 7:30 Hoarders 3 8:15 Catfish (Starting Today) 3 9am Catfish 3 9:45 Hoarders 3 10:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 11:15 Masters Of Flip 3 12:05 The Real Housewives Of Sydney 3 1:05 Teen Mom 3 1:55 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 2:55 Teen Mom 3 3:45 Catfish 3 4:45 Catfish 3 5:40 Catfish 3 6:30 Kim Of Queens 7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 8:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry (Starting Today) 3 9:30 Botched By Nature PGR 10:30 N Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11pm Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

MAORI

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6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict.

12:30 University Challenge 3 Canterbury v AUT. 0 1pm War News PGR 3 2pm The Odd Couple PGR 3 0 2:30 The Story Of China PGR 3 0 3:30 Grassroots Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off 3 The bakers are challenged to make pastries, beginning with a signature custard tart. 0

10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Native Affairs 11:30 Media Take 12:30 Waiata 3 1pm Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1:30 School Of Training PGR 3 2pm Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3pm L Basketball – National League Canterbury Rams v Southland.

5pm Tradition On A Plate 3 Monique and Henry serve up their inanga delight with watakeri keremi.

5:30 Matangi Rau Jeremy Tatere MacLeod visits elders from Ngati Kahungunu, which covers the area from Wairoa to the Wairarapa.

6:30 Te Kaea 2

6am Australia’s Remote Islands 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Dangerous Roads 8am The Beaver Whisperers 9am American Pickers 10am Phil’s Empty Homes Giveaway 11am Weird Wonders Of The World Noon Better Homes And Gardens 1:30 American Restoration 2:30 Walks With My Dog 3:25 Empire 4:30 Jamie At Home 5:30 Restoration Man Architect George Clarke returns to Ormskirk after two years to see how builder Mark Horton and his family are doing living in their dream home.

6:30 The Living Room

7pm The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 0 8:20 M Little Fockers AO 3 2010 Comedy. A couple’s plans for their twins’ fifth birthday party go awry thanks to fears for the family line, and a pharmaceuticals representative with a new erectile-dysfunction drug. 0 10:20 F The Wrong Girl PGR 3 0

7pm Storage Wars PGR In Fontana, California, Dave explores his lighter side, and Mary tries to put a little Texas into the auction.

7:30 Doctor Who PGR 0 8:30 Soundbreaking AO 3 0 9:40 60 Minutes PGR 10:35 Bull PGR 3

7pm Rugby League Warriors v Panthers.

8:30 M The Piano AO 1994 Drama. A mute Scottish woman is sold into marriage to a New Zealand settler, arriving in her new country with only her daughter and her cherished piano.

Anna Paquin, Sam Neill.

10:35 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 The Cook Who Changed Our Lives 8:30 M The Kids Are All Right AO 2010 Comedy Drama. Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.

10:35 Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR

11:20 Westside AO 3 Rita helps out a friend from prison; Wolf gets an upwardly mobile job; the Springbok tour creates employment opportunities for Ted; there is a swingers’ party. 0 12:10 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11:05 Closedown 11:30 Anzac Girls AO 3 Alice, Hilda, and Elsie find themselves mere kilometres from the front, the possibility of death edging ever closer, while the war seems as though it will never end.

12:45 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

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PRIME

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R And R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 11am Big Angry Fish 3 11:40 Creative Living 3 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – D1NZ 1:30 Motorsport – Rally New Zealand Championship 2:30 Motorsport – MotoGP 3:30 Motorsport – WEC 4:30 Gone Fishin’ A slice of outdoor New Zealand life designed around a fishing theme.

5pm Ocean Bounty 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7am The Revenant 16VS 2016 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter.

9:35 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror. Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon. 11:20 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action. Alexander Skarsgård, Doctor Who Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

7:30pm on Prime 1:10 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action.

THE BOX Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, 6am Counting Cars PG Danielle Nicolet. 3pm The 6:25 Pawn Stars – Australia Perfect Guy MVLSC 2015 PG 6:50 Deep Undercover Thriller. Sanaa Lathan, MVLC 7:15 Piha Rescue PG Michael Ealy. 4:40 99 7:45 The Simpsons Super Homes MVLS 2014 Sunday PG Drama. Andrew Garfield, A marathon of Simpson’s Michael Shannon. episodes. 10:20 The Force 6:30 The Intern ML 2015 MC 11:10 Deep Undercover Comedy. Anne Hathaway, MVLC 11:35 Piha Rescue Robert De Niro. 8:30 Star PG 12:05 Survivor – Trek Beyond MV 2016 SciCagayan PG 1pm Covert fi. The USS Enterprise crew Affairs MV 2pm Raw MV explore uncharted space, 4:45 SmackDown MV where they encounter a 6:30 Main Event MV new, ruthless enemy who 7:30 Survivor – Cagayan PG threatens them, and everything It is every castaway for the Federation stands for. themselves as two tribes Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, merge into one; the blindside Karl Urban. streak continues.

10:35 The Secret In Their 8:30 NCIS – LA MV Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller.

9:30 NCIS – LA MV Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts.

10:30 Covert Affairs MV MONDAY 12:25 The 11:30 Main Event MV Overnight 16LSC 2015 Comedy MONDAY 12:30 Survivor Horror. 1:45 99 Homes – Cagayan PG 1:30 The Force MVLS 2014 Drama. 3:35 Star MC 2:20 Piha Rescue PG Trek Beyond MV 2016 Sci-fi.

2:50 Deep Undercover MVLC 5:35 The Making Of Everest 3:15 NCIS – LA MV 4:10 NCIS MC 5:50 The Intern ML 2015 – LA MV 5:05 Main Event MV Comedy.

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 Jurassic Park PGV 1993 Adventure. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.

8:40 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 10:35 After.

Life 16VLSC 2009 Horror.

Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long. 12:15 Stuck On You ML 2003 Comedy.

Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher, Eva Mendes. 2:10 The Guardian M 2006 Action.

Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher.

4:25 28 Days ML 2000 Comedy. Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock.

6:10 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 8:30 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Undercover police infiltrate Los Angeles street car racers to apprehend thieves who have been stealing electronic equipment.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster.

10:20 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson.

MONDAY

12:15 Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror Thriller.

Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. 1:45 Final Destination 16LC 2000 Horror. 3:25 The Making Of Inception PG 3:40 The Guardian M 2006 Action.

5:55 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1

11:30 Best House On The Street 12:30 Australia’s Remote Islands 1am Britain’s Best Back Gardens 2am M The Kids Are All Right AO 2010 Comedy Drama.

Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo. 4am The Cook Who Changed Our Lives 5am Restoration Man

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Cheetahs.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

7am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Highlanders.

From Pretoria, South Africa.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

9:30 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Force.

Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Bulls v Highlanders.

2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Kings v Sharks.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Highlanders.

From Pretoria, South Africa.

7pm Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) Go Bowling 400.

8pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 L Cricket – TriNations Ireland v New Zealand – First Innings.

From Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin.

6am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors. 8am The After Match 8:30 UCL Magazine Show 9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round 10 Saturday. 10am Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) Ireland v Bangladesh. 10:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians.

11am Cricket – IPL (HLS) Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad. 11:30 ICC Cricket 360 Noon Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round 10 Saturday. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors. 1pm The After Match 1:40 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Newcastle Knights v Canberra Raiders. 3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Newcastle Knights v Canberra Raiders.

6pm L Rugby League – NRL Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels.

8:30 League Legends 9pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Steel.

9:50 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians.

MONDAY 10:20 L Cricket – IPL 1:20 Rugby – Super Rugby Rising Pune Supergiant v Kings (HLS) Bulls v Highlanders.

XI Punjab.

1:50 L Cricket – Tri2:20 L Cricket – IPL Delhi Nations Ireland v New Zealand Daredevils v Royal Challengers – Second Innings.

Bangalore.

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7:30 Anthony Bourdain – Parts Unknown M Chicago.

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HURST – Nathan and Sonya (nee Smith) and big sister Charlotte are thrilled to announce the arrival of Hugo William on May 3, weighing 9lb 8oz. Special thanks to Biddy and the staff at Ashburton Maternity.

DEATHS

BROOME, Patricia Violet (Pat) – On May 12, 2017. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton. Aged 85 years.

Dearly loved wife of Bob, and the late Ross Millward.

Loved mother of Tony, Christine, Donald, Patricia, and Melanie, and loved stepmother of Peter, and Trevor. Loved nana of all her grandchildren. Messages to the Broome family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private family service for Pat will be held.

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Thank you for all the lovely cards, flowers and generous donations for the Kidney Foundation. Donald will be forever in our hearts and will never be forgotten.

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Wind at 1000m: Light Wind at 2000m: S 30 km/h.

Areas of cloud, and a few showers north of Ashburton. Cloud and showers clearing in the morning to a fine day. Light winds.

TOMORROW

FZL: About 2000m

Fine with early frosts. Light winds.

Mainly fine, areas of evening cloud.

Wind at 1000m: Light Wind at 2000m: S 40 km/h.

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Winds tending northwest, then becoming strong or gale.

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Rain, with heavy falls developing about the divide, scattered rain elsewhere.

Northwesterlies.

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

55.1

Waitaki Kurow at 12:16 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 9.7 10.5 Max to 4pm 2.3 Minimum -0.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm May to date 13.6 Avg May to date 24 2017 to date 342.2 244 Avg year to date Wind km/h S6 At 4pm Strongest gust S 35 Time of gust 11:07am

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WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 8 Excellent – 12 Amazing – 17

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Previous solution: demo, demon, den, doe, dome, don, done, end, eon, men, mend, meno, mod, mode, nod, node, nome, ode, omen, one.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): For now, you don’t have to worry about coming up with brilliantly creative or innovative solutions. You don’t have to worry about doing so much as not doing.

You’ll be defined by what you say no to.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Find what you lost track of. It could be a person, an item or a dream you let go of. You can get it back. Setting an intention to do so will be the first step.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Bottom line, things don’t have to be pleasant. If it helps you grow in your capacity to understand complexity, keeps you up-to-date with trends, or expands your worldview, it’s good for you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll look ahead and begin work on problems before your need to do so becomes urgent. Your next breakthrough idea will be inspired by something that is outside what you’d normally be exposed to.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The issue only exists when your mind’s eye zooms into the close view. Zoom out to the panorama and you’ll see that that help is on the way, opportunities are nearing, and success is on the horizon!

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t try; do! Trying is for regrettable obligations. If you can’t get totally behind it, drop it. Your resistance to free yourself is based in fear. What you should be afraid of is wasting everyone’s time. Be bold.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The demonstrative elation upon arriving at a goal almost always happens in movies. In real life the dramatic payoff will be replaced by quiet but profound satisfaction.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Diversify. New environments and people will be lucky for you. The wider your array of influences, the deeper your work will be. You may find that your work appeals to a greater number of people.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Acting out the motions of a self-directed, confident person will produce similar results to actually being a self-directed, confident person. Put on the brave smile and move forward.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll be drawn to what can be measured, assured by the tangibly quantifiable, excited by the solidity of facts.

With this approach, you’ll help someone make sense of the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s nice to feel comfortable, but it’s not necessary or even particularly common, especially among people of merit. You and the others of strong character consider comfort to be a luxury if not a warning signal.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Recognise what drains your self-control, and patch up the area to prevent future leaks. Unhappy relationships are a main drain, since you tend to take on the emotions of the people you are around.

ACROSS 1. It fastens the cope for a walrus (5) 4. Sort of washer to go with term around 1st May (7) 8. Pretend to miss and be led astray (9) 9. A point to write when I am small (3) 10. He’s left something by the portal in the sheltered side (7) 12. Answer to charge sure is missing from enjoyment (4) 14. Sort of lizard one will check the progress of (7) 17. Adheres, one hears, to Charon’s river (4) 18. The sort of triangle that never stops (7) 20. Finish if one can only half last it out (3) 21. Electric lamp Bligh built without one (5,4) 23. Fail to attend to gentle arrangement church leader made (7) 24. Would prefer not to finish early (5) DOWN 1. From around Turkey, has seen mild trade differences (6-7) 2. Don’t go on in position singer abandoned (6) 3. Once let one get confused as to choice of candidates (8) 4. Game catch given over to talkative person with gift of it (3) 5. Start with nothing to put the sheep in (4) 6. Confusion to get through and somehow make out (6) 7. Four-part word might start bally eel wriggling (13) 11. One banished English eleven to the French (5) 13. Woodsman who branched out? (8) 15. Ownerless animal makes phosphor dye go wrong (3-3) 16. Offer one an affront, having compounded the sin last month (6) 19. Navy, say, feels depressed (4) 22. The way the food goes for overhaul? (3)

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