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Community work sentences have been steadily dropping in Ashburton

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Ashburton benefitted from nearly 6000 hours of community work last year.

According to figures released to the Guardian by the Ministry of Justice under the Official Information Act, 5860 hours of community work sentences were given in the Ashburton District Court in 2014.

Most community work sentences were given for traffic and vehicle regulatory offences, with 22 sentences handed out in the district court last year.

Nine community work sentences were issued for acts intended to cause injury, while eight were handed out for theft and related offences.

The number of hours of community

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work sentenced in the Ashburton District Court has decreased significantly in the past three years.

In 2012, 8155 hours of community work were sentenced in the district court - 28 per cent more than last year.

However that does correspond with an overall reduction in crime and the number of people appearing in court in the district.

Ashburton Community Corrections service manager Trevor Johnston said offenders performed a range of services as part of their community work sentences.

Mr Johnston said community work could be completed in two ways - in a work party, or as part of an agency placement.

According to the Department of Corrections, community work offend-

ers do unpaid work to pay something back for the offence they have committed. It also gives offenders an opportunity to take responsibility for their offending and learn new skills and work habits.

Community work can include beautification projects such as removing graffiti, helping at food banks, and cleaning beaches and community parks.

When deciding what type of community work an offender will complete, probation officers take into account the offender’s personal circumstances, their needs and skills, and the offence they committed.

They can be required to complete between 40 and 400 hours of community work, depending on the level of their offending.

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Majority opposed to ‘Queen Camilla’ More than half of the British public do not want the Duchess of Cornwall to become queen. A poll for the Daily Mail newspaper revealed that if the Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne, 55 per cent of the British public would not want to see Camilla become queen. The nation is also divided on whether Charles should become king at all, with only 43 per cent believing he should ascend to the throne, while a similar number feel he should make way for his eldest son William. The poll revealed that 67-year-old Camilla, who was once reviled as the woman whose affair with Charles destroyed his marriage to Diana, is still among the least popular members of the royal family.

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Alison Holst retires Celebrity chef Dame Alison Holst is retiring, after she was diagnosed with dementia. Dame Alison, 77, has decided to step out of the public eye and spend time with her family. She had been writing a monthly column for her local newspaper in Orewa, Auckland, but has produced her last recipe for the paper. Developing recipes and meeting deadlines was becoming too much for her, an editorial in Hibiscus Matters said. “While she will always be interested in food, Alison’s memory is declining, and the deadlines of developing recipes and writing is a stress that she no longer needs,” it said. “The family encourage you to support the work of the Alzheimer’s Society and Age Concern, and to share your food and meals with those you love.”

Dame Alison published more than 100 books, defining her “everyday cooking”, selling more than three million copies.

She first appeared on television screens in 1965, a few months after the introduction of television to New Zealand. Since 1990 she has co-written several cookbooks with her son Simon Holst.

The television news landscape is shifting, with Mediaworks dumping its 60 minute news format on Sunday nights. TV3 yesterday confirmed it was cutting its Sunday night news bulletin back to half an hour from next month. It’s part of a review which has also cast a cloud over the future of Campbell Live. Shortening the Sunday night news will allow current affairs show 3rd Degree to move from Wednesday, and screen at 6.30pm. As part of the move to Sunday, 3rd Degree will be renamed 3D Investigates.

Singer Justin Timberlake and his actress wife Jessica Biel have welcomed their first child into the world, a boy named Silas Randall. Timberlake, 34, was “ecstatic”, People magazine said, adding that mother and baby were doing well. “My amazing son and his beautiful wife have given us the most precious gift in the world!” Timberlake’s mother, Lynn Harless, wrote on Facebook. “Silas Randall Timberlake! Named after my father and my son!

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God bless you all and thanks for all the congrats!” Actress Biel, who found fame with US television series 7th Heaven, began dating former boy band N’Sync frontman Timberlake in 2007, after he launched a successful solo career.

The couple married in 2012 in a lavish ceremony in Italy.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Call for input on long-term plan

BY SUE NEWMAN

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How and where the Ashburton District Council spends ratepayers’ money is now in the community’s hands.

Last week councillors signed off the council’s long-term plan consultation document and information package that is now public property.

It sets out proposed budgets, projects and the overall direction the council believes the district should move in over the next 10 years.

The plan includes a rate increase of 6.5 per cent for next year.

This has been prompted by proposed spending on hydroslides for the EA Networks Centre, a contribution to a new Rakaia sports facility and options around a new civic building and public library.

Another big ticket project on the council’s agenda, one already approved by ratepayers, is for a wheelie bin kerbside rubbish and recycling collection.

This will bump rates up by 11.1

per cent in the 2017/2018 year.

While the council is looking at a 6.5 per cent rate increase next year, mayor Angus McKay said the council believes the spending plan reflects current and future needs of the community.

“This will enable us to provide our residents with good quality local infrastructure and public services. Equally, it will allow us to perform our regulatory functions efficiently and effectively,” he said.

Every year the council faced the difficult task of balancing

meeting the needs of a community with a growing population and increasing expectations against the desire to keep rate increases as low as possible, Mr McKay said.

While the council believed it had developed a good long-term plan that reflected the needs of the district, it needed to hear from the community whether it had it right, whether there were things that had been missed off or whether there were projects people wanted delayed, deferred or removed.

“We need your input to make the right choices,” he said.

The consultation document along with supporting information is available now on the council’s website, www.ashburtondc.govt.nz. Hard copies will be delivered to all households on April 23, along with a feedback form.

In addition community meetings will be held around the district, starting on April 24.

Submissions on the plan close on May 11.

■ ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM

DC-3 moves to new home at aviation museum

Southern DC-3 Trust members Keith Pickford, Brian Hall and Heather Mitchell, along with pilot Keith Mitchell, prepare to hand over the DC-3 plane to the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

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A classic 1940s airplane has found a new home at the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

Saturday marked the official handover of a DC-3 plane from the Southern DC-3 Trust to the museum.

The 70-year-old plane was grounded earlier in the year, with mounting operation costs becoming too high to remain financially viable.

The DC-3 plane had previously operated scenic flights for the past nine years.

Aviation Museum archivist Denis Swaney said the DC-3 was originally American, and was sold off after the war.

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While the plane will no longer be taking to the skies, the public will still have a chance to check it out at its new home.

“We’ll have it all opened up and people can sit in it,” Mr Swaney said. “They’ll be able to get in it and take photos, and we’ll keep it up to scratch and looking good.”

Mr Swaney was not ruling out the possibility of getting the DC-3 back in the air in the future.

“You never know, a film company may come along in years to come and decide they want to fly it,” he said.

“It’s still capable of flying.”

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■ ANZAC CENTENARY

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Gallipoli show of lifetime for ex-busker

By AnnA LeAsk Rebecca Nelson was busking on an Auckland street when a man approached her with a curious proposition.

Would the classical crossover singer like to tour as the singer for the Royal New Zealand Navy Band?

The answer was yes. Three months later, the answer was the same when she was invited to officially enlist in the Navy as a reservist to serve New Zealand as the band’s official singer.

This year Ms Nelson, who spent part of her childhood living in Methven, will perform the New Zealand national anthem at the Dawn Service at Gallipoli on Anzac Day. And she has just released her second album - a collection of Anzac and war songs.

The sparse-yet-challenging terrain of the Gallipoli Peninsula is a far cry from the 26-year-old’s usual stage and her nerves are already building when we meet for a chat about her once-in-a-lifetime gig.

But the Cantabrian says being asked to sing for her country at such a sacred event is a huge honour.

“I [sang at Gallipoli] last year and from that my name

Rebecca Nelson is off to Gallipoli to sing.

was put in the hat for the centenary. Then I got the call-up to see if I was available,” she said.

“Obviously I would turn down everything else to do this.

“Standing there singing the national anthem at dawn last year was an amazing, incredible and very surreal feeling. It was beautiful.”

Ms Nelson has been rehearsing for the commemoration

for months and will also perform during the reflective programme that will run throughout the night at the Dawn Service site, where 10,500 people will gather to mark the centenary.

She will perform in Navy uniform and wear the service medals of her great uncle Thomas Nelson, a New Zealand teamster in the Armed Allied Forces

Police notebook Police are investigating a possible arson after a fire at a property on Walnut Avenue on Friday night.

Sergeant Richard Scott said it appeared a wardrobe at a house was deliberately set on fire, causing smoke damage and some internal damage to the property.

Investigations are ongoing.

who died age 26 in Belgium in 1918.

“I feel very powerful in my uniform. There is a lot of pride in it,” she said. “I just belt it out.”

Ms Nelson expects the day to be emotional and solemn, but also a beautiful way to remember the Anzacs. To be asked to go back again and sing at the centenary of Anzac Day commemorations is incredible.

“It’s definitely something I’m going to tell my grandchildren.”

The experience of performing at Gallipoli in 2014 also inspired Ms Nelson’s latest CD, Reflection, a self-produced album financed through a crowdfunding website.

“It has a strong military feel with old war songs from the likes of Vera Lynn and other traditional New Zealand stuff,” she said.

“It’s so people can have a reminder of the past.”

Reflections features guest performances by the Royal New Zealand Navy Band and the Christchurch Boys’ Choir.

A portion of all album sales will be donated to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RSA).

Mr Whippy held up Police are hunting two teenagers who held up a Mr Whippy ice cream truck at gunpoint yesterday.

The youths approached the truck at 3.10pm while it was parked on Hapimana Road in Orakei. Inspector Kerry Watson told the New Zealand Herald the pair approached the truck and, brandishing a small firearm, demanded money from a woman.

They fled on foot with a bag full of cash and credit cards. They were last seen heading towards Mission Bay. Mr Watson said the two offenders were described as Maori youths aged between 15 and 18.

War medals stolen A New Zealand soldier’s Gallipoli war medals have been stolen from a package sent to Dunedin from Australia. Police in Victoria said they were investigating the theft of the medals, which were sent via registered post from a post office in Melbourne on February 4. The package contained six medals, six miniature medals, a Gallipoli lapel, an RSA badge, a ribbon bar, service records and medal photographs.

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An elderly man who died following a collision between a light truck and his mobility scooter has been named by police. Rex Sheldon, 88, was from the Mosgiel area of Dunedin. He was struck while crossing a road in Mosgiel around 2.50pm on Friday. He died yesterday in Dunedin Hospital.

Victim’s children witnessed death Children of a 29-year-old father of four witnessed his “traumatic” death in Northland Saturday night, police say.

A homicide investigation was launched after the man was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Kaitaia Hospital about 10.30pm on Saturday.

Police said the man’s death was believed to have been related to a dispute in the Fairburn

Road area of the town earlier that night. A 50-year-old man has been arrested over the incident.

Detective Senior Sergeant Rhys Johnston said police were doing everything they could to support the victim’s four children, aged between 3 and 13, who witnessed the incident.

“They have witnessed a very traumatic event and have lost a

dearly loved relative.”

Mr Johnston said police were working closely with Child Youth and Family and Victim Support to provide whatever help they could to the family.

Police child specialists were helping to support to the children, while CYF had supplied specialist interviewers and ongoing trauma counselling.

A team of 17 staff was work-

ing on the homicide inquiry.

Police are carrying out a number of scene examinations, and areas to be examined include a roadside scene and the victim’s vehicle.

A post-mortem examination would be carried out today.

Police said the 50-year-old local man will appear in the Kaitaia District Court today.

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■ STASH REHASH

Tools of trade go to charity

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Ashburton great grandmother Bev Bennett has been gathering supplies for her passion of craft throughout her life, but now it’s time to downsize.

Fabric, doileys, tablecloths, wool, cotton, patterns, crotchet and knitting needles are among items which fill her home, situated on an eight-acre lifestyle block.

Mrs Bennett has severe arthritis and cannot undertake as much craft work as she used to, and is moving into a smaller home in town.

She said she had been given many things over the years as people cleared out estates.

She had come to be well known as someone who would use them as she took classes at

schools and at her home.

She is giving a majority of the items to Stash Rehash organisers, who are on the lookout for goods to sell at the upcoming annual event.

One of the organisers, Rowena Hart, is chuffed at the donation, and picked up the items this week.

“It’s amazing, it’s very kind,” Mrs Hart said.

She said many people had contributed for the annual sale, to run at the Sinclair Centre on April 18, from 11am to 2pm.

Items are generally priced up to $5 and proceeds will this year go to Arthritis Canterbury.

Mrs Bennett is not giving up craft completely, and has kept some things back so she can continue her passion.

Right - Ashburton great grandmother Bev Bennett (left) is donating items she has collected for many years to Stash Rehash, represented by organiser Rowena Hart.

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■ HOLIDAY WEATHER

Winter blast looms large Icy winds have begun to batter Canterbury as a cold blast edging closer to the country is “poised to strike” a wintry blow.

Those still clinging to shorts and singlets will be forced to add extra layers as an “unseasonably cold outbreak” is expected to hit New Zealand.

No area of the country will escape its icy grasp, although temperatures in Auckland and Northland are not expected to drop as low as in the South Island, where a weather warning is in place.

Snow is predicted to low levels over parts of the south, with “very cold southwesterlies” from today, MetService said.

MetService meteorologist Marylin Avery said some snow was expected at to low levels, probably in Southland and Clutha tomorrow.

And westerly and northwesterly gales in Canterbury would spread over most of the country.

Heavy rain was also expected in western parts of the country. Behind the wind and rain, a cold front was looming, with a weather warning forecasting “significant” snowfall across Fiordland, Southland and Otago from yesterday until Tuesday morning, above 300m, and particularly above 500m.

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Mikaeli Lalor took to the catwalk yesterday at the Not Just Weddings expo in Methven. A large crowd turned out for the annual event, which was held at the Mount Hutt hall. The expo featured hair and make-up demonstrations, a fashion show, and a dance demonstration.

Guests were also treated to a performance by wedding singer Henrylyn S. Michael.

Drivers have admitted internet banking, writing Facebook posts and even playing games on their smartphones while behind the wheel.

The disturbing behaviour is revealed in an Auckland Transport survey as the council-controlled body today launches a new campaign encouraging motorists to publicly shame other road users for bad driving habits.

The “Oi” campaign will feature film clips at cinemas, postings on social media and billboards around the Auckland region.

AT community transport manager Claire Dixon said motorists diced with death when they were distracted. It was hoped the campaign would move passengers and other motorists to note the behaviour of distracted drivers – including those on smartphones – and offer safe-driving tips.

“The focus is on driving and not the smartphone,” Ms Dixon said.

Police figures show that be-

tween 2009-13 mobile phone use was a contributing factor for the deaths of five people and the serious injury of eight others on Auckland roads.

In the same period 21 people died on New Zealand roads as a result of cellphone distraction.

It is an offence to use a mobile phone for any reason while driving unless it is dash mounted and hands free.

It is also illegal to use phones while stopped at a red light.

People who flout the law can expect an $80 spot fine and 20 demerit points.

But the findings of the AT survey of 211 drivers, suggest the message is not getting through.

Of those surveyed, 66 per cent said they used the phone for calls, 61 per cent for text conversations while driving, and 56 per cent admitted using a smartphone app when behind the wheel, including checking Facebook and Instagram accounts, Google maps, accessing music account Spotify and Skyping.

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Packaged food mostly unhealthy

Street trees are great, providing they’re the right tree in the right place, the Ashburton District Council has decided.

And that decision will see three large trees on the corner of State Highway 1 and Tancred Street felled.

Owners of a building on that corner, Don and Carol Williamson, wrote to the council saying they wanted to remove the trees when they demolished their two-storey building. They offered to cover the cost of removal and to replant after the construction of a new building was completed, with more appropriate street side plantings.

Council open spaces manager David Askin was not happy with the plan. The trees had been trimmed since the Williamsons made their request and he had hoped this might have been enough to save them.

In their letter to the council, Mr and Mrs Williamson said they had owned the building for more than 30 years, but were

More than half of the packaged food in our supermarkets is unhealthy. New research reveals that even what we think is good for us is often saturated in sugar, salt and fats.

Only one third of dairy, meat and bread products could be described as healthy, the Auckland University research concluded.

Even packaged fruit and vegetables failed to meet health standards 29 per cent of the time.

The study’s authors say the findings of so few healthy choices among our staples is a concern for a nation battling obesity issues. They want a health star rating system introduced, a move backed by Consumer New Zealand, which claims the Government is turning a blind eye to obesity.

“This study proves if New Zealand wants to lift the health of its citizens, better information needs to be provided,” said Consumer chief executive Sue Chetwin.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Trees to be felled with building

Living on borrowed time, not only is the building on the left about to be demolished, the three trees that surround it will also be removed.

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demolishing it because it did not meet the earthquake code.

They plan to replace it with a modern single storey building.

In their letter they said prospective tenants were asking for maximum natural light and the new building had been designed to achieve this. The existing trees blocked sun and they blocked light, they said. In

addition they had created ongoing issues in terms of building maintenance. If the trees remained it would be difficult to build the planned glass verandah on the new building, they wrote.

Further along the highway four trees were removed when Westburn Courts was demolished and rebuilt.

Councillor Alan Totty urged his fellow councillors to take a practical approach to the tree removal. Council was getting a good deal with the building’s owners offering to pay for the removal and replanting, he said.

Councillors agreed to the tree removal but want their replacement to be chosen in consultation with council parks staff.

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t’s great living in an age where communication is as instant as pushing a button.

But that instant communication doesn’t come free of pitfalls, as an Australian employee discovered. She mistakenly sent her boss a text intended for her daughter’s boyfriend. That text told him in just two words what she thought of him.

He didn’t appreciate her candour. She lost her job and she lost an appeal to an employment tribunal.

You have to feel for her. It’s something every regular texter has done. Hit the wrong name, hit send and a message meant for one person wings its way to another. Most often there’s no harm done, other than a spot of embarassment.

What the erroneously sent text highlights, however, are the dangers of the free and unfettered nature of the electronic age. Anyone, anywhere, can be contacted by just about anyone at anytime. And you can say whatever you like to whoever you like.

While the controls around texting and email rely on knowing a person’s online address, when it comes to open comment, chat rooms and news websites, it appears anything goes.

Yes, sites are moderated and that means the worst and most personal of comments should be removed before they make it online, but the reality is most often moderation is a pretty random affair.

Follow the threads of comment and discussion on any topic online and it’s clear there’s a world of keyboard warriors out there who have instantly become experts on everything.

If much of what was said online was printed in traditional media, the offended party would be heading straight to a lawyer.

The online world is taking over our lives at a faster rate than the rules can be written and controls implemented and that’s creating a very dangerous environment that’s blurring the lines between truth and fiction.

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ood health is something many of us take for granted, and may only really appreciate once we develop an illness or a close friend or family member becomes unwell. Our health professionals work tirelessly in our hospitals and clinics around our region providing healthcare services when we need them.

The Government’s role in health is to provide funding for the District Health Boards region by region to ensure people are able to access the treatment they need when they are physically or mentally unwell. The Government also implements nationwide health programmes such as the B4 School Check programme.

It is especially important that the wellbeing of young children is monitored closely and any potential health or developmental problems that may affect children’s learning are identified and addressed before they start school.

This is the reason that we allocate more than $10 million each year to fund B4 School Checks for four-year-olds.

Over 280,000 children have been checked since the programme was introduced in 2008, with improving results for Maori and Pacific children.

Last year, 83 per cent of Maori kids and 80 per cent of Pacific kids got checks, compared to 68 per cent and 63 per cent in 2012. We are on track again

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this year to reach the goal of checking 90 per cent of all four-year-olds.

At the other end of childhood, young people can be particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.

The Government recognises this and has expanded the availability of youth mental health services as part of the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project.

In the three months to September 2014, more families were supported as 3071 teenagers were seen by primary mental health services, and a further 1328 received alcohol intervention support through primary care.

Young people experiencing mental health problems can

now access extended GP or practice nurse consultations, counselling and group therapy, and a range of programmes from anger management to coping with exam stress.

District Health Boards are working with NGOs, iwi, and local GPs to offer services that target the needs of teenagers in their communities.

Stepping away from ourselves for a moment and considering the health of other species, animal lovers will be pleased to learn of a legislative change that will ensure that cosmetic testing on animals cannot be carried out in this country.

A change to the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill prohibits the use of animals for the testing of finished cosmetic

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The change to the bill sends a strong message – this sort of testing is unacceptable to New Zealanders and won’t be happening here.

New Zealand has already established a strong framework for any animal testing done in the country – any testing for products such as medicines has to be approved by an independent ethics committee, and must show the benefits outweigh any harm caused. To the best of the Government’s knowledge, there is no cosmetic product testing on animals in New Zealand and there never has been.

This law change will ensure it doesn’t take place anytime in the future.

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Abducted aid workers killed The bullet-riddled bodies of five aid workers have been found, weeks after they were abducted by armed gunmen in the volatile south of Afghanistan, officials say.

The group of Afghan workers for Save the Children was snatched by armed gunmen in Trinkot, capital of the strifetorn Uruzgan province, on March 3, according to statement by the United Nations.

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cial governor blamed the Taliban for their deaths after their bodies were found at the weekend, saying the militant group had demanded a prisoner exchange.

“The Taliban had kidnapped the aid workers and were demanding the release of some of their colleagues in government custody,” Dost Mohammad Nayab said. “After their demand was rejected, they shot and killed the aid workers. We

found their bodies in Chanarto district.”

Zubaida Akbar, a senior communication officer with Save the Children in Afghanistan, confirmed the deaths, which have not been claimed by any group.

“Five of our staff members were abducted more than five weeks ago. Tragically we have learned that they have been killed,” she said, declining to give further details.

Aid workers, particularly those working for non-government organisations, have repeatedly come under fire since the US-led invasion to topple the hardline Taliban regime in late 2001.

Afghanistan was the most dangerous place for relief staff in the world in 2013, with 81 killed, according to consultancy Humanitarian Outcomes, while the UN said a further 57 lost their lives last year.

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US Capitol drama A man shot and killed himself near the steps of the US Capitol at the height of tourism season in Washington, leading to a short lockdown of the congressional building. Police said the man had a “social justice” protest sign with him when he produced a weapon and shot himself on the western side of the building. US Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said his force investigated a backpack and case the man had with him before reopening the legislative building and its visitor centre. Dine said the shooting was not terrorism-related, declining to comment further on the man’s identity or his motive pending an investigation.

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Doctors at Lufthansa had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps, be given psychological treatment after he suffered a bout of depression.

Citing documents found by Germany’s air transport authority, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag said the doctors wrote that “Lubitz should continue to receive psychological treatment, even though he was deemed fit to fly” by an independent expert in 2009. Lubitz had interrupted his flight training in 2009 and had told Lufthansa about his illness.

The report does not specify if Lubitz had indeed benefited from continued treatment.

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Jihadists attack large oil refinery Islamic State militants have launched suicide attacks against the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq’s largest, a senior army officer says.

The jihadist group claimed it broke in but the Iraqi army said the site, which has been the scene of fierce battles since IS swept across the region last year, remained under its control.

“Today Daesh (an Arab acronym for IS) launched an attack against the Baiji oil refinery,” said a major general from Salaheddin province, in which Baiji is located.

He described the attack on the refinery, which lies around 200km north of Baghdad, as “the fiercest since we broke the siege a few months ago”.

The officer and other military sources said the attack was launched yesterday and led to clashes.

He said IS militants attacked the large complex from three fronts: Al-Bujwari village to the south, the housing compound for refinery employees to the west and one of the smaller plants producing derivatives to the east.

“Three suicide attackers were able to reach the entrances of the refinery. Two were killed but one managed to blow himself up,” the army officer said.

He said that the Iraqi forces protecting the refinery regained control of the entrances and that the entire site was now under government control.

IS released pictures showing convoys of their Humvees attacking the refinery perimeter and of fighters apparently inside the limits of the site.

The army officer said 20 jihadist fighters were killed in raids by the Iraqi air force, although that figure could not be verified.

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Funeral for man shot by cop Hundreds have attended the funeral of an unarmed black man gunned down by a white police officer in South Carolina, a killing that raised questions about race and excessive force in the US. Walter Scott, a 50-year-old father of four, was shot five times in North Charleston, after fleeing a routine traffic stop while a bystander caught the event on video.

Scott’s body arrived at the weekend at WORD Ministries Christian Centre, where family, friends, politicians and police gathered to bury him.

His family declined to speak to reporters, but their lawyer Chris Stewart said they would not “be put in corners based on colour, based on creed”.

“Their son is going to be remembered for changing the way we look at each other, because next time something does happen to an individual, be he African American, you

will now think maybe there’s another side to the story,” he said.

An overflow crowd of more than 100 people gathered under an awning outside in drizzling rain, unable to fit in the 400-capacity church where Scott’s casket was draped in an American flag with a Dallas Cowboys sign in honour of his favourite football team.

The policeman who killed Scott, Michael Slager, 33, has been charged with murder and sacked. He faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.

“I will say that the officer’s actions that day were very disgraceful to both the uniform and the badge that he was wearing,” state legislator Justin Bamberg said.

The bystander video shows Scott running from Slager, who pulls his gun and fires eight shots, five of which hit Scott.

An earlier dash cam video shows Scott’s car being pulled over by Slager, who asks for his registration before Scott runs away after Slager has returned to his own vehicle.

Scott’s father said his son may have been running because he owed child support and did not want to return to jail.

South Carolina police said they were suspicious of the shooting from the beginning because of “inconsistencies” in Slager’s initial reporting of events and multiple gunshot wounds in Scott’s back.

North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said the city’s police will be required to wear body cameras in the future to record interactions with the public.

Scott’s family has called for greater accountability among police, and hopes Scott’s death will spark reform within the force.

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More than 80 survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp have observed a minute’s silence, 70 years to the day since it was liberated. US army veterans and representatives of the nearby eastern German town of Weimar joined elderly survivors from Europe and countries including Israel, the US, Australia and Canada for the commemoration, watched by local residents. Several of the participants in Saturday’s ceremony wore replicas of the uniforms worn in the camp, and some wept, a journalist from the DPA agency reported. They held a minute’s silence at 3.15pm, the time that the camp was liberated

by US forces.

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Mining disaster trial Dozens of suspects will stand trial over the mining disaster last year in the Turkish town of Soma that left 301 miners dead.

Forty-five people will stand trial today, including eight former top managers from the Soma Komur group that ran the mine who have been accused of murder over the tragedy, Turkey’s worst ever mining disaster. The case will be heard around 50km from Soma in western Turkey by a court in the town of Akhisar. The trial is expected to be lengthy, with 487 civil parties and 436 witnesses to be heard. The accident on May 13, 2014 raised new concerns about Turkey’s dire industrial safety record and exposed the lacklustre reaction of the government led

by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now president but then premier.

Erdogan appeared to play down the disaster, saying that “accidents are in the nature of the business”.

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The Brady Arts District in Tulsa is littered with bistros, art galleries and studio spaces and is proving popular, not just with the locals but also tourists.

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unching far above their weight, starry-eyed Tulsans have tried for years to demonstrate to fellow Oklahomans and outsiders alike that the state’s second-largest city was more funky and less in a funk.

With a re-energised downtown and a welcome mat for a much younger generation of business owners and urban dwellers, this meat-and-potatoes Midwestern city of about 400,000 is hitting its straps.

“Seems like there’s a huge portion of people happy to have an Urban Outfitters and Fuddruckers, then there’s a small population section that’s starving for authenticity,” says Brian Franklin, owner of DoubleShot Coffee Co. and an unofficial poster boy for Tulsa’s hipster revolution.

Franklin’s straight-up, perhaps fussy, shop rules became the model for a sketch on the comedy show Portlandia after actress Carrie Brownstein visited.

Brownstein wasn’t available

Tulsa is slowly but surely shaking off its past and becoming a happening to place to go to, as Justin Juozapavicius found out. for an interview, but explained in a 2013 interview with Splitsider that she’s found hidden Portlandias in places she visits, like Tulsa.

“All over Tulsa are little pockets of collectives and boutiques and artisan bakeries ... I feel like that is popping up in so many cities, especially in places like Birmingham or Tulsa, where there was a time where those downtown areas were somewhat abandoned and people moved to the suburbs,” she said.

Tulsa’s pop culture cred is a long way from where things in this city were a few years ago – a period that saw lots of soaring, big-concept ideas go horribly, and embarrassingly, awry.

Leaders campaigned to land one of four retiring NASA space shuttles a few years ago,

but lost out to mostly larger cities.

Two years ago, straight-faced boosters wanted to assemble a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, $3.5 billion price tag and all.

And, perhaps most memorably, thousands of spectators watched in 2007 as crews hoisted a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere out of its concrete tomb below the courthouse lawn, only to find that the time capsule on wheels was a rusted, muck-caked mess.

The gimmick didn’t take into account that 50 years of Oklahoma weather could wreak havoc on anything, even Miss Belvedere.

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called the Brady Arts District, a once-rundown swath of concrete and abandoned warehouses carpeted with weeds and syringes that was aching for a second act.

Brady’s success is a Valentine to Tulsa’s creative class: holein-the-wall bistros, art galleries and studio space, the national Woody Guthrie Centre, legendary music venues like Cain’s Ballroom and Soundpony and a trendy gay nightclub, among many others.

The revival that’s taking place in Brady is part of the reason The New York Times dubbed Tulsa one of the 52 places to go in 2015. “My downtown’s an exciting place,” says Natasha Ball, whose family’s lived in the Tulsa area since before statehood.

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etry slam about the Tulsa Race Riot.” The riot was a 1921 attack by whites on a wealthy black community in which some 300 African-Americans were believed killed.

Way before blogs were considered a thing, Ball started one in 2005, showcasing adventures that could be had in her beloved city if folks would just walk that extra half-block or get over misplaced fears and park in a supposedly sketchy part of town.

TashaDoesTulsa soon became required reading for plugged-in locals during its seven-year run.

For Franklin – sipping an Americano out of a piece of Navajo pottery at his shop, which calls itself “the white buffalo of coffee” – hip isn’t found by bolting to seemingly greener pastures in other places around the country, it’s “stay in town and be cool and make something.”

And Tulsa has put that rusted Belvedere in the rear-view mirror.

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In brief Tiger back in groove Tiger Woods used superb shortgame shotmaking, what had been a major worry only weeks ago, and leaped into the Masters hunt by firing a four-under-par 68 in the third round yesterday. The 14-time major champion birdied four of the first eight holes at Augusta National and, despite a closing bogey, the four-time Masters winner finished on six-under-par 210 after 54 holes in the year’s first major. “I had my chances to make this a really special round,” Woods said. “I had it going a little bit. I missed a couple of short-ies and six and seven. A realistic score would have been six or seven (under) today.”

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By Ben everill Comparisons with Tigers Woods will be inevitable if Jordan Spieth shows the mettle to convert his four-shot thirdround lead into Masters triumph.

Spieth needs to hold off major champions Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson on a nerve-wracking final day to claim the green jacket.

But the 21-year-old Australian Open champion has already shown composure way beyond his years as he bids to become only the fifth wire-to-wire winner in Masters history, joining Craig Wood in 1941, Arnold Palmer in 1960, Jack Nicklaus in 1972 and Raymond Floyd in 1976.

He shot a two-under-par 70 to lead from fast-finishing Rose (67) with threetime champion Mickelson (67) a shot further back, one ahead of Charlie Hoffman (71).

His score of 16-under-par 200 broke the 54-hold tournament record shared

by Woods (1997) and Floyd (1976), having set a 36-hole record a day earlier.

If he shoots 69 or better to win this morning he will break the Masters record Woods set in 1997 when winning his first Masters at the same age.

He will also rise from No.4 to No.2 in the world, behind only Rory McIlroy.

His seven birdies yesterday took his tally to 22, one more than Woods’ 54hole record.

Spieth showed his gumption when he salvaged par with clutch flop shot and 10-foot putt on the 18th after messing up his approach shot, having just taken double bogey on the 17th.

“It was really big.

“It was huge.

“It was one of the bigger putts I’ve ever hit,” Spieth said.

The Texan will draw on his experience from last year, when he was tied for the lead going into the final and led by two through seven holes but finished tied second, three behind Bubba Watson.

“Last year definitely left a bad taste in my mouth,” Spieth said.

“I’ve been looking to get back, looking at trying to get some revenge on the year but I’ve got a long way to go still.”

He expected Rose and Mickelson to apply pressure.

“They are going to bring their game and I’ve got to have a relatively stressfree round going, I mean give myself some tap-in pars and not have to make so many putts,” Spieth said. “I had to make a lot of putts (yesterday). I can’t rely on the putter that much to save me with two major champions right behind.”

It appears a four-way battle as there is a four-shot gap from Hoffman back to a group including Woods (68) and McIlroy (68), meaning they are giving Spieth a 10-shot start and would need to break the Masters last-day comeback record of eight stokes to win.

“It’s in Jordan’s hands right now,” Woods said.

“He can run off and hide. He’s just playing ‘Steady Eddie.’ That’s all he has to do, handle the par-fives and stay away from bogeys.”

Spieth will play alongside Rose who started yesterday seven adrift but caught fire closing his round with five birdies in his last six holes to reignite the contest.

Adam Scott, the 2013 champion, dropped a 74 and fell back to one-under and a tie for 25th.

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Phil Mickelson wore a salmon-coloured shirt yesterday to emulate legend Arnold Palmer, but he will be back in black seeking a fourth green jacket in this morning’s final round. Mickelson fired a fiveunder-par 67 in the third round at Augusta National to charge up the leaderboard, holing a spectacular 40-foot birdie putt at the par3 16th that helped him stay on contention for his sixth major title and fourth Masters. “It was really a fun day,” Mickelson said. “My short game has gotten really sharp over the last week or so. It has gotten better and better. And I’m hitting it all right.”

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In brief Into the Kiwi storm Sanzar says it won’t reopen the case of Michael Cheika’s halftime referee rendezvous but it will be an unavoidable topic when the Waratahs head across the Tasman this week.

Cheika’s defending Super Rugby champions face the undefeated Hurricanes on Saturday in Wellington, where Cheika is likely to face questions from fired-up Kiwi media over his knowledge of the game’s laws, after he copped a formal warning from governing body SANZAR who investigated a complaint after he approached referee Jaco Peyper at halftime in his team’s win over the Blues two weeks ago asking about a scrum interpretation.

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Force ‘frustrated’ Stand-in Western Force skipper Sam Wykes is adamant the franchise has the right hierarchy in place to lead the slumping team to Super Rugby success in future. The Force face a fight just to avoid the wooden spoon this season after Saturday’s 24-15 loss to the Cheetahs consigned them to their seventh straight defeat. The situation is in stark contrast to last year, when the Force came within a whisker of making the finals for the first time. Coach Michael Foley cut a frustrated figure after watching his team commit several costly decision-making errors against the Cheetahs. And the task doesn’t get any easier for the Force, who take on the Stormers (Perth) and highflying Chiefs (Hamilton) over the next fortnight.

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Spirited Reds outclassed The Queensland Reds sank to the bottom of the overall Super Rugby standings after a 43-22 loss to the Bulls in South Africa yesterday. Continuing their forgettable season, the struggling Reds could only hold on for so long at Loftus Versfeld before they were inevitably dealt their sixth consecutive defeat. It was about as encouraging as a 21-point failure could possibly be under the circumstances. Richard Graham’s troops battled manfully without some key names and refused to lie down but ultimately lacked the firepower to make their second half comeback count. Goalkicker Lachie Turner also struggled to find his range at altitude, hitting just one from four attempts.

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Celtic’s Christian Vainerere breaks through the West Melton defence during his side’s big win over West Melton in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup match at Celtic on Saturday.

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Highlanders genuine contenders Time to take the Highlanders seriously.

A 25-20 victory in Christchurch suggests they are good enough to win this thing and no one should take their eye off them now.

They won because they continued to believe in themselves and their plan and when the pressure came on, they held firm. They were brave, clinical and smart - qualities that can sustain them all the way to at least the playoffs.

Games between these two have become the highlight of the season.

The rugby was again high tempo, enthralling and at times genuinely good. Both coaching teams deserve plenty of credit for that. The contest for the tackled ball was as intense and

demanding as every other game but was also fair. When both sides arrive with a mindset they want to play rugby, it’s amazing what a difference it makes.

There was space for both teams and the more they used it, the more it created.

It was how rugby should be played; with a willingness to take risks, play at pace and turn the final quarter into an aerobic battle.

It suited the Highlanders perfectly. They didn’t want to get into a set-piece battle with an All Black-laden Crusaders pack.

What they wanted was unstructured, broken field rugby that kept the Crusaders’ bigger men moving.

It didn’t look for much of the first half that they were going to get what they wanted.

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The Crusaders had too much ball, too much power and too much control of the game.

They looked eager, certain and more direct than five weeks ago.

The only problem for the Crusaders was that they were guilty at times of pushing a few too many passes - trying to force the pace and urgency when they didn’t need to. But despite the fact they didn’t push the scoreboard as they wanted, there was no sense of the game being in the balance.

The Highlanders looked to be just hanging in there.

The Highlanders’ magic, though, is they can strike from nothing and from anywhere.

Ben Funnell found that out the hard way, when he was a little lazy in covering a ruck just before the break and in a flash,

Lima Sopoaga was coasting up the middle.

It looked for all the world like the best play was to turn the pass inside to Aaron Smith, but instead he went the other way and gave it to Ben Smith who jumped from fourth gear to fifth with impressive ease.

After the break the Highlanders made two clinical strikes through Waisake Naholo to build a healthy lead. If they had nailed one more try - as they so nearly did - they looked like they could have pushed on and handed out a hammering. They were that good for a while.

But of course the Crusaders were not going to sink without a trace. They eventually took the sting out of the game and tried, unsucessfully, to grind their way to victory. - NZME

Provisional points table W D L Section One Glenmark Southbridge Rakaia Celtic Oxford Prebbleton Lincoln Kaiapoi West Melton Hornby

3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3

BP F/A Pts 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

75 65 16 56 10 9 -15 -43 -61 -112

14 11 11 9 9 6 6 5 5 1

W D L BP F/A Pts Section Two Methven Southern Waihora Burn-Duns Darfield Hampstead Ashley Saracens Rolleston Ohoka

3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3

3 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0

110 15 39 14 33 13 23 12 6 6 4 6 -12 4 -46 1 -71 0 -86 0

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■ RUGBY

Big weekend for local teams

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury sides enjoyed a good weekend in round three of the Combined Country Cup rugby competition with four wins and one narrow defeat on Saturday.

In section one Rakaia took down defending champions Lincoln 43-27 and Celtic were convincing 68-5 winners over West Melton. Southbridge humbled Hornby 76-7, Prebbleton put up a 51-31 win over Kaiapoi and Glenmark remained unbeaten with a 25-15 win over Oxford to remain in top spot.

Over in section two Methven and Southern remain unbeaten as Methven secured a third straight bonus point win overcoming Ohoka 51-10 while Southern saw off Darfield 2724. Hampstead had another narrow defeat, beaten 18-20 by Burnham-Dunsandel. Waihora were too good for Saracens 2712 while Ashley accounted for Rolleston 25-12.

Rakaia v Lincoln Two intercept tries to centre Seta Koroitamana had Rakaia run away from Lincoln 43-27.

Koroitamana’s first try came when Lincoln were hot on attack on the brink of halftime and his second set Rakaia up for the win, although they still had to come up with a sixth try to seal it.

An early try to wing Richard Burns was quickly answered by Lincoln before the hosts took control.

First-five Andrew Letham and wing Casey Moore had it 19-5 before Koroitamana produced a 90m runaway try on halftime, with fullback Josh Colgan kicking his third conversion for a 26-5 lead. Moments after play resumed Koroitamana was in again from another intercept and Colgan made it 33-5.

Lincoln fought back with two quick tries, and then it was game on when flanker Taina Samisoni was yellow carded within 30 seconds of coming on as a substitute and Lincoln scored their fourth try to narrow the scores to 22-33.

As he did a week earlier against Prebbleton, number eight Mark Andrew scored a decisive late try to extended Rakaia‘s lead to 21 before Lincoln scored a consolation try.

“It was a great first half and then the second half wasn’t as good but we managed to hold on,” Rakaia coach Wayne Foxcroft said.

“With the bulk of guys we had away it was a good win to get.”

Celtic v West Melton The green machine went on a scoring spree, running in 10 tries to wallop West Melton

68-5. Celtic got off to a strong start, and just and didn’t let up.

“The boys were determined, they really wanted to back up after the Southbridge win and had their heads right to get off to a good start and go on from there,” Celtic coach Warren Mackenzie said.

“They stuck to the pattern and it seems to be working for us.

Our support play was good and when we got in behind them we were able to turn it into points.”

The forwards dominated the score sheet with number eight Josh Evans scoring a brace while hooker Neil Thompson, prop Fillipo Siaka, lock Ross McKay, flanker Gus Lindsay, and substitute flanker Sam Watt all dotted down. The backs were limited to just three tries through centre Christian Vainerere, wing Sean Strange and the evergreen Jason Feutz who came on as a substitute on the wing.

First-five Nathan McCloy hit four conversions and two penalties while substitute Nick Wilson landed two conversions.

Methven v Ohoka Wing Oscar Baisagle scored a second half hat-trick as Methven outgunned Ohoka 51-10.

Halfback Chris Lock, prop Matt Groom and two tries to centre Fa’aitu Tuamoheloa had Methven ahead 22-3 at the break, with one conversion from Maw. After the break Methven carried on the momentum with a further five tries and two conversions from Maw. Wing Baisagle got across for three tries and could have had a fourth but passed to lock Andrew Smith, while flanker Gary Redmond also got over the line.

Ohoka conjured up a consolation try at the end which didn’t dint the scoreboard but was disappointing for Methven coach Dale Palmer.

“Through the middle part of

Rakaia’s Andrew Letham carries Lincoln defenders with him over the line for a first-half try in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup match in Rakaia on Saturday.

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the game we put together some great patterns of play but the 20 minutes either side were poor,” Palmer said.

“We started slowly and gave away far too many penalties before we got in the game only to drop off again towards the end.

“We have beaten the three bottom teams in the section so it will only get harder from here and can’t afford these lapses.”

Darfield v Southern Southern’s strong start to the season continued with a third straight win in an arm wrestle with Darfield. The two sides traded scores all the way but Southern were able to pull ahead and hold on to remain unbeaten.

“It was a real tug-of-war and definitely wasn’t pretty, but we came away with the win,” Southern coach Jason Rickard said.

Halfback Will Mackenzie scored Southern’s first half try which was converted by the returned Scotsman Ewan Scott.

Scott also kicked two penalties but Darfield took a one point lead into the half up 14-13.

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Southern started the second half earning a penalty try in the process of attempting a pushover to take the lead at 20-14 with the Scott conversion.

In the tit-for-tat nature of the game Darfield responded with another try only for Southern to reply with their third to secondfive Cam Sullivan, also converted

by Scott.

Southern were asked to do a lot of defence, not aided by a yellow card to fullback Richard Fridd mid-way through the half, but they were able to deny the hosts.

“To take four points away on the road is a good effort and we certainly haven’t been in the position of being three from three in a long time.”

Hampstead v B-D-Irwell Hampstead went close but couldn’t hand Burnham-Dunsandel-Irwell their first defeat.

A 43m penalty shot on full time from flanker Toafa Touli to win the game fell agonisingly short in the 18-20 loss.

“We led for most of the game again but our fitness let us

down in the last 15 minutes,” Hampstead coach Regan Broker said.

“We played for 65 and they played the full 80.”

Flanker Tevita Ula was again the benefactor of a pushover scrum and a penalty from Touli made it 8-0 before BDI hit back with a converted try. Touli then went in under the post and converted for a 15-7 lead at halftime and he extended the lead with a penalty after the break.

Up 18-7, Hampstead were run down as BDI finished stronger, continuing to play at pace while Hampstead tired. The hosts’ defence held out for almost 15 minutes before BDI broke through and following a penalty scored a third try to take the lead.

Hampstead had their chance but Touli watched his shot drop under the bar to suffer a second straight seven-or-less loss.

Broker said despite the narrow defeat the confidence was still growing, but they just had to work on the penalties around the ruck and their fitness.

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World champion Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for the second year running last night, holding off Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in a race which finished under the safety car. The Briton made it two victories from three races this season and extended his record number of Shanghai wins to four, while Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen finished third and fourth for Ferrari. Hamilton was cruising home almost five seconds ahead of Rosberg until Max Verstappen’s Torro Rosso stopped on the pit straight two laps from the end, bringing out the safety car. - AFP

Phoenix held to draw Wellington Phoenix has passed up the chance to go top of the A-League table after drawing a blank with Melbourne City last night. The 0-0 draw wasn’t without chances, including a firsthalf penalty, which Nathan Burns hit straight at City keeper Tando Velaphi. But after 90 minutes and 29 shots shared between the two finals-bound teams, neither could find a route to goal. Phoenix gloveman Glen Moss particularly impressed, playing out the match with a limp after a collision with Connor Chapman. He was almost beaten in the fifth minute of injury time, when Aaron Mooy’s cross found Erik Paartalu in the box. But the midfielder looped his header onto the bar, ensuring a result that came close to fairness.

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McCullum smashes ton Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum has lit up the Indian Premier League, scoring a sensational century for his Chennai Super Kings side. Chennai batted first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, which featured McCullum’s New Zealand team-mates Kane Williamson and Trent Boult.

McCullum took the Sunrisers’ bowling apart, blasting seven fours and nine sixes in an unbeaten 100 off 56 balls. The innings included some vintage McCullum ramp shots - two of them coming off the bowling of Boult - and plenty of power hitting.

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Storm edge Raiders Canberra’s poor form at home has continued, going down 14-10 to Melbourne at a wet GIO Stadium yesterday afternoon. The Raiders were up 10-2 at halftime, but let Melbourne score two quick tries after the break to extend their record in the nation’s capital to just four wins from 19 matches. It’s the first time the club has lost their opening three matches of a season at the venue. Ricky Stuart’s men had been hoping to take advantage of a Storm outfit without their No.1 Billy Slater, but his replacement Cameron Munster proved a handful at fullback.

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T-Birds upset Swifts A dominant display from Carla Borrego has guided the Adelaide Thunderbirds to just their second trans-Tasman netball win of the season, an upset seven-goal victory over the NSW Swifts. In front of a sold out Netball SA Stadium, the home side led at every break to collect a 56-49 result.

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Mid Canterbury United’s Dan Pokipoki puts pressure on his Papanui-Redwood opponent as the Mainland Football season got under way over the weekend.

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United goes down in thriller

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Football returned to the Ashburton Domain as the Mainland Football season got under way for the senior sides at the weekend.

Mid Canterbury United Eastern opened their division four season at home at the Ashburton Domain but went down to Papanui-Redwood 3-4.

It was heading for a draw after goals from Greg Feutz, Stanly Pokipoki and Sam Willis only for the hosts to concede a penalty in the last five minutes which the visitors slotted home.

The Mid Canterbury United Masters had a 1-1 draw with High School Old Boys’ at ASB Park in Christchurch with a goal from Conal Harkin.

In division five Methven had a winning start to the season with a 3-1 away win over Western.

Methven struck first only for Western to equalise before halftime, but then Methven put the game’s result beyond doubt with two goals in the second half.

The Methven club is fielding two women’s senior sides

this season, and those sides had differing opening days yesterday.

In women’s division one Methven A had an emphatic 7-0 win but in division two Methven B went down to Cashmere-Technical 2-5.

The other travelling agegroup teams and the local junior competitions all get under way this Saturday.

■ CYCLING

Christie pipped at the post in Timaru Classic Ashburton’s Jason Christie had to settle for second in the second round Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Timaru Classic, in Pleasant Point on Saturday.

Sam Horgan (Mike Greer Homes) out kicked his breakaway companions to win with Christie right on his wheel at the end of the 148 kilometre race.

Racing was aggressive right from the start of the elite men’s race featuring a number of failed breakaway attempts before one finally stuck after 50km.

Horgan missed it, but attacked the chasing bunch on a steep climb on the second lap to get across to the eight leaders.

Horgan was joined by Christie (TotalPOS) and Liam Aitcheson (L & M Group Ricoh NZ), as they escaped on the day’s final climb up the short steep pitch of Gays

Pass, just 17 kilometres from the finish.

The trio worked together before being caught by Tim Rush and his Breads of Europe team-mate Luke McPherson with just over one kilometre remaining to the finish line.

However, it was Horgan who timed his sprint to perfection, coming round Christie in the closing metres to win in 3:37:39.

McPherson got up to finish third, a second back from Christie, to claim the men’s series leader jersey.

Dunedin’s Justin Stott (Placemakers) got away with Matt Talbot (Team Thule Cycling) after two thirds of the 109 kilometre master race to win, with home town girl Jeannie Blakemore (Vidasana Thule) claiming the line honours in the women’s race.

The next round is in Hokitika on May 9.

Sam Horgan celebrates taking the win with Ashburton’s Jason Christie looking on in second in Pleasant Point on Saturday.

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■ RICCARTON

In brief

Royal day for Pitman team Sir Singo rounded off another successful home meeting on Saturday for Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman.

Rarely does the stable let a fixture slip by without making a winning impact and they struck early in the Three Valleys Sales Draft Handicap with Prince Ransom and later with Sir Singo in the Listed Christchurch Casino Easter Cup. The father and son team went close to a treble with Southern Sav in the final event, the NZB South Island Sale Handicap, with the five-year-old finishing third after an interrupted run.

Part-owned by Michael Pitman, Prince Ransom finished strongly in the hands of top jockey Matt Cameron for his sixth career win.

The premiership leader had tipped the horse as his best chance of the day, a fact that didn’t escape his co-trainer.

Sir Singo with Lisa Allpress aboard gets home in the $50,000 Christchurch Casino Cup at Riccarton on Saturday.

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“That gives you even more confidence and the ride won the race,” Michael Pitman said.

“Nobody else would have won on him.”

M10 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 13 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.03pm LOCHINVAR MARLOW SPRINT C0, 318m 1 73884 Legato Bay nwtd ...........................K Herbert 2 F5364 Life Cycle nwtd ..............................A Cleaver 3 252x Mythology nwtd ...............................P Green 4 Skyler White nwtd .............................B Craik 5 Watch That Gypsy nwtd ............... H Mullane 6 66247 Enforced Kiwi nwtd B & ...................... Steele 7 7 Botany Hot Shot nwtd .....................P Green 8 46563 Redstar Reaper nwtd U & .................Cottam 9 8 Scott Some Gas nwtd .................... G Parker 10 4x8 Wasting Light nwtd R & ...............N O’Regan 2 12.21pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 1 NZRSq, 527m 1 43441 Miss Veyron 31.51 P & .................. J Cleaver 2 56351 Jinja Jam 30.78 ...........................B Littlejohn 3 22276 Krack It nwtd .................................... S Clark 4 52386 Botany Sel nwtd ........................J McInerney 5 33733 Alamein Jude nwtd K & .....................Phillips 6 74586 Thrilling Brave 30.89 B & ................... Steele 7 3117 Our Heisenberg nwtd ........................B Craik 8 28271 Homebush Spook nwtd .............J McInerney 9 6552 Circle Of Gold nwtd ........................P Henley 10 x6768 Hinuera Girl nwtd ........................... G Parker 3 12.39pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 2 NZRSq, 527m 1 44688 Carter Cash nwtd R & .................N O’Regan 2 64682 Banbit nwtd ......................................T Agent

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The stable has also enjoyed consistent success with Lisa Allpress and she was to the fore with a flawless display aboard Sir Singo, raced by Pitman’s

brother John, who beat the well supported Scapolo.

“He had no weight on his back and he’s got a good record on the track,” Pitman said.

“I told my brother he would be a huge chance.

“We’ll have to think about the Canterbury Gold Cup next weekend, from all accounts it will be a strong field, but he’s in form so why not.

“I bought him on the Gold Coast and the week before his mother had sold for $A700,000 and I got him for $A25,000.

“He’s been a great buy and we’ve had a lot of fun with him.”

Unfortunately, Allpress’ luck ran out in the closing event aboard Southern Sav, who got home strongly after a buffeting into the straight.

“He should definitely have won, we’ll have to wait for next week,” Pitman said. - NZME

Oaks result a goodie Highview Stud boss Brent Gillovic enjoyment of one of golf’s greatest events was made even better on Saturday when the three-year-old filly Gust of Wind triumphed in the Gr. 1 Australian Oaks at Royal Randwick. Gillovic is in America taking in the heady atmosphere of The Masters at Augusta but was thrilled by the victory of the Darci Brahma filly that was bred by one of Gillovic’s clients from a mare he had purchased for him from the 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock Broodmare Sale.

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Queens Rose all class Classy racemare Queens Rose showed she is ready to make her presence felt in higher company over the next few months with a comfortable win at Tauranga on Saturday.

The daughter of champion sire O’Reilly made it career win number seven from just 17 starts to date when she overpowered her five rivals over 1200 metres on the weekend, on a track rated a heavy 10 after plenty of rain in the week leading up to the meeting. “She’s a very good mare and I think she is really coming into her own now she has fully matured,” noted trainer Graham Richardson.

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Auckland dogs Today at Manukau Raceway

3 6541 Bangkok Honey nwtd .....................P Henley 4 87644 Rocky Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 37537 Rocketship Mac nwtd ....................... S Clark 6 77377 Another Fantasy nwtd ..................... M Mann 7 22161 Joe Joe 30.52 B &.............................. Steele 8 45657 Opawa Pearl 30.91 ...........................B Bond 9 6552 Circle Of Gold nwtd ........................P Henley 10 x6768 Hinuera Girl nwtd ........................... G Parker 4 12.56pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 3 NZRSq, 527m 1 73683 Procrastination nwtd U & ......................Bliek 2 78876 Opawa Marg 30.87 R &...............N O’Regan 3 12353 Melman nwtd................................R K Roper 4 84326 Alamein Blonde nwtd K & .................Phillips 5 35547 Homebush Lucifer nwtd ............J McInerney 6 16344 Millenia nwtd ..................................P Henley 7 32223 Zalia 31.14 W &...............................T Steele 8 74434 Chateau Neuf nwtd .........................P Green 9 x6768 Hinuera Girl nwtd ........................... G Parker 10 6552 Circle Of Gold nwtd ........................P Henley 5 1.14pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 855x Herschke nwtd ................................P Green 2 54x Sandor Glegane nwtd ..................... T Green 3 Lady Jane nwtd B & ........................... Steele 4 48732 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 5 4857 Jetsun Royal nwtd ..........................G Wilson 6 Baymax nwtd.....................................B Craik 7 77x7x Absolute Storm nwtd G &..................M Hunt 8 F7 Botany Flame nwtd .........................P Green 9 848 Bad Business nwtd R & ..............N O’Regan 10 8758x Pinney Blue nwtd G & .......................M Hunt 6 1.31pm CAROL’S TABS SPRINT C1, 318m

1 67176 Cosmic Warra 18.93 W & ................T Steele 2 x347x Madam Knocka 18.51 ...................K Herbert 3 66714 Cyclone Lusi 18.64 U & ....................Cottam 4 76168 Homebush Ted nwtd .................J McInerney 5 36755 Cool Time 18.73 ............................A Cleaver 6 16223 Drury 18.69 ...................................A Cleaver 7 71888 Beale Street 18.89 R & ...............N O’Regan 8 74736 Vicariously 18.68 B & ......................... Steele 9 37685 Cawbourne Wally nwtd .............J McInerney 10 57277 Prancing Bee nwtd ...........................M Black 7 1.49pm SEL’S TAB MANGERE SPRINT C3, 318m 1 12327 Homebush Sarah nwtd..............J McInerney 2 31134 Members Only 18.77 R &............N O’Regan 3 84828 Homebush Crash nwtd..............J McInerney 4 26713 Codie Brea nwtd .......................J McInerney 5 64357 Contemporaneous 18.57 R & .....N O’Regan 6 18266 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 56376 Tepirita Enforce nwtd B & ................... Steele 8 33551 Homebush Olive nwtd ...............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 53765 Fortis Lion 18.75 U & ........................Cottam 10 F7456 Where’s Carlos 18.62 R &...........N O’Regan 8 2.06pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH MAIDEN DISTANCE C0d, 603m 1 35413 Montana nwtd .................................P Green 2 65763 Kwasant nwtd....................................D Edlin 3 16633 Tifino nwtd........................................L Ahern 4 64712 Premier Osti nwtd .............................C Hore 5 58512 Bloo Bloomers nwtd ......................... S Clark 6 66885 Legal Aid nwtd ............................... P Lowen 7 43245 Ritza Danny nwtd .............................L Ahern 8 18218 Miss Selfies nwtd ......................J McInerney

9 55684 Boston Mona nwtd ...........................T Agent 10 665x7 Bella Forza nwtd ......................... M O’Bryan 9 2.25pm DOGZONE SPRINT C1, 318m 1 66552 Creme Da Genes 18.71 R & .......N O’Regan 2 75863 Homebush Spike nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 67255 Hermione Baxter nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 31 Thrilling Galaxy nwtd....................... K Walsh 5 6786x Knocka Sloy 18.92 G & .....................M Hunt 6 27438 Poppa Conquest nwtd U & ....................Bliek 7 81262 What’s Up Watto 18.90 W & ............T Steele 8 35721 Atoonga Air 18.82 ........................... T Green 9 58855 Thrilling Orla 18.76 P & ................. J Cleaver 10 53466 Homebush Titan 18.80 U & ...............Cottam 10 2.42pm PLASTERBOARD LTD STKS C1/2, 527m 1 85868 Jetsun Jinny nwtd ..........................G Wilson 2 6x117 Popcorn Sutton nwtd .........................C Hore 3 11463 Artic Rouge 31.00 W & ...................T Steele 4 16437 Paddy Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 44414 Who Dat Boy 30.64 ...................... H Mullane 6 x6635 Ramah Reason 30.90 ..................... T Green 7 43725 Zipping Reece 30.80 ......................P Henley 8 76882 Jetsun Quaker 30.76......................G Wilson Emergencies: 9 8777x King’s Legacy 30.64 B & .................... Steele 10 55684 Boston Mona nwtd ...........................T Agent 11 3.02pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 37736 Homebush Dobby nwtd .............J McInerney 2 77232 Opawa Venus nwtd B &...................... Steele 3 78878 Even Seven nwtd U & .......................Cottam 4 73584 Botany John nwtd .....................J McInerney 5 43244 Just About Ready nwtd ....................M Black 6 7F745 Jetsun Storm 18.86 ........................G Wilson

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75Fx8 Ditched nwtd .................................. I George 56284 Wild Falcon 18.93 .........................K Herbert 68857 Thrilling Flora nwtd......................... G Parker 76786 Carolina Moon nwtd .........................T Agent 12 3.24pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT C2, 318m 1 71364 You Betcha Jimmy 18.73 R &......N O’Regan 2 12F13 Thrilling Spell 18.52 ........................ K Walsh 3 32321 Toxic Revenge 18.75 U & ..................Cottam 4 44431 Cawbourne Kiwi 18.84 U & ...................Bliek 5 74326 Lenny Mac nwtd ...............................T Agent 6 26777 Arizona Sky nwtd .............................T Agent 7 85567 Somebody Tifi nwtd R &..............N O’Regan 8 51445 You’re Lucky 18.67 ............................B Craik Emergencies: 9 58784 French Curves 18.73 M & ................ J Smith 10 45462 Zipping Tay nwtd ..............................T Agent 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: Skyler White, Legato Bay, Redstar Reaper, Life Cycle Race 2: Jinja Jam, Alamein Jude, Our Heisenberg, Miss Veyron Race 3: Joe Joe, Carter Cash, Banbit, Opawa Pearl Race 4: Melman, Alamein Blonde, Opawa Marg, Chateau Neuf Race 5: Homebush Inquiry, Sandor Glegane, Lady Jane, Herschke Race 6: Drury, Vicariously, Madam Knocka, Beale Street Race 7: Homebush Olive, Members Only, Contemporaneous Race 8: Tifino, Bloo Bloomers, Premier Osti, Ritza Danny Race 9: Thrilling Galaxy, Atoonga Air, Creme Da Genes Race 10: Popcorn Sutton, Who Dat Boy, Zipping Reece Race 11: Opawa Venus, Wild Falcon, Just About Ready Race 12: Thrilling Spell, Toxic Revenge, You Betcha Jimmy

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 1 14881 Allegro Touch nwtd ...........................L Ahern 3 84541 Your Say nwtd ..............................M Roberts 8 64375 Wheelie Rascal 21.51 .................A Turnwald porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 13 2 33172 King’s Selection 21.81.............. S Gommans 9 67728 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 4 31823 Sweet As Bro 21.57 .........................L Ahern Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 3 44278 Queen Cobra 21.84 ................ D T Poutama 10 18658 Almost Got It 21.56 ............................ N Udy 5 62736 Homebush Churro nwtd ............J McInerney 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 4 47471 Waimak Dave nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 3.17pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C3, 375m 6 42744 Boston Strike 21.76.....................A Turnwald 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 5 52338 Bigtime Chip 21.96.........................R Murray 7 54458 Leroy’s Mystery nwtd ..................A Turnwald 1 14432 Peacock Princess 21.83..............A Turnwald 1 1.40pm (NZT) TURAKINA PETSHOP C0 C0, 375m 6 16647 Banjo’s Retreat 21.67..................A Turnwald 2 47474 Opawa Lean Meat nwtd ..................S Maher 8 58337 Stellar Force 21.45................... S Gommans 7 15631 Plenty Of Time 21.77 .......................L Ahern 9 67728 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 1 74437 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 3 38768 Grand Allegro 21.51 .........................L Ahern 8 33668 Flying Blake 21.84 .............................. L Bell 2 75454 Homebush Happy nwtd ................. R Maisey 4 56565 Wheelie Chillie 21.66 ..................A Turnwald 10 67837 Opawa Shaiden 21.66..................M Roberts 9 27882 Botany Zenvo nwtd ...................J McInerney 3 87775 Homebush Express nwtd K & ........ J Maisey 5 26128 Lagoon Mac 21.49 .......................M Roberts 9 4.12pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY LTD C5, 375m 4 52525 Cawbourne Legs nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 73654 Opawa Jay 21.74 ............................. A Clark 6 54486 Crystal Wave 21.54 .....................B Hodgson 1 23262 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 G & ............Denby 5 64856 Homebush Rocco nwtd .............J McInerney 4 2.37pm SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C0/1D 7 127F1 Unlikely Attack 21.79 D &...........J MacAuley 2 12232 Elle Packer 21.24 .............................L Ahern 6 22 Box Of Fluffies nwtd .........................L Ahern C1d, 660m 8 68281 Serena Rose 21.66 ..........................L Ahern 3 14671 Individual Lily 21.40 .........................L Ahern 7 62256 Cawbourne George nwtd ..........J McInerney 9 455F8 Homebush Tiare 21.64..............J McInerney 1 65565 Cawbourne Aries nwtd .................M Roberts 4 42155 Weepu 21.53 ....................................L Ahern 8 44788 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 10 18782 Alamein Kat 21.58 K & ......................Phillips 2 56478 Torero nwtd ....................................R Murray 5 53312 Cawbourne Matty 21.63 ...............M Roberts 9 x8743 Ranger’s Waltz nwtd .......................S Maher 3 41184 Lochinvar Maui nwtd ...................A Turnwald 7 3.37pm PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C3, 375m 6 34613 What’s Up Gee 21.46 .......................L Ahern 10 66886 Homebush Chaos nwtd .............J McInerney 1 37724 Runs For Gas nwtd .................. S Gommans 4 75647 Sarah Campbell nwtd..................B Hodgson 7 31188 Freedom Flyer 21.44 K & ..................Phillips 2 2.01pm GRANT IRVINE PHARMACY C1 C1, 375m 5 11261 Bedlam Bridge nwtd ....................A Turnwald 2 34475 Mercenary 21.45 .........................A Turnwald 8 11131 Allegro Class 21.25 ..........................L Ahern 1 63173 Bundoran Lad 22.30 ..................... D Donlon 3 65457 Fastback King 21.85 ............... D T Poutama 6 57854 Wall Age nwtd .................................L Doody 9 72452 Curious Life 21.71 ...........................M Olden 2 37326 Homebush Dodger nwtd ...........J McInerney 4 51764 Uno Orange 21.74 ..........................S Maher 10 62887 Shinzigzag 21.56 G & ........................Denby 7 56232 Extreme Twist nwtd .....................A Turnwald 3 16231 Dark Faerytales 21.68............. D T Poutama 5 67867 Semantics 22.24 ..............................L Ahern 8 76636 Lochinvar Rossi nwtd ..................A Turnwald 10 4.27pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m 4 52622 Cawbourne Crazy 21.91 ..................... L Bell Boston Lightning 21.57 ...............A Turnwald 1 65427 Homebush Stew nwtd ...............J McInerney 5 2.58pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C4, 375m 67 35125 5 44422 Vinnie Baxter 21.65...................J McInerney 21231 Rock On Sprite 21.85 G & .................Denby 2 45122 Cawbourne Gracie nwtd ..............M Roberts 1 35362 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 6 24554 Flirt With Me 22.03 .................. T McCracken 8 77634 Alamein Duke 21.51 K & ...................Phillips 3 42F45 Where’s Shiraz 26.40 ......................... N Udy 2 34558 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 7 52815 Homebush Misha nwtd .............J McInerney 9 84561 Captain’s Choice 21.50 ................M Roberts 4 13331 Wasem Twist 27.00 .....................A Turnwald 3 38214 Hanify Ace 21.52................................ N Udy 8 51736 Chloe’s Prodigy nwtd ...................M Roberts 10 88476 Grunt Rodgers nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 64262 Meg’s Me Mum nwtd .......................S Maher 4 41246 Here Without You 21.61.............. B Johnston 9 166 Apollo 22.13 ..................................... A Clark 8 3.52pm WAREHOUSE STATIONERY C4 C4, 375m 6 25256 Ritza Rose 26.31 .............................L Ahern 5 16265 Spring Major 22.14......................A Turnwald 10 38175 Still Don’t Know nwtd ...........J Woolston-Bell 1 37534 Blue Senior nwtd ................................

N Udy 7 37521 Thrilling Toby 27.08 ................. D T Poutama 6 15514 Manu Rama 22.11 ..........................L Doody 3 2.17pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C2 C2, 375m 2 15576 Mighty Magic 21.75 ..........................L Ahern 8 23114 Ritza River 26.84..............................L Ahern 7 46135 Bigtime Dasher nwtd ........................L Ahern

9 72457 Te Maari Style nwtd G R & .............. S Voyce 10 87773 Adda Boy Zeke 26.57....................G Atwood 11 4.47pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 457m 1 53826 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 8x116 He’s A Jessie 26.28 ........................... N Udy 3 26316 Archi Bale nwtd .........................J McInerney 4 2F531 Ten Point One nwtd ..........................P Taylor 5 22343 Golfing Buddy 26.67 .................. B Johnston 6 68x34 Rebel Away nwtd.........................A Turnwald 7 61278 Botany Liz nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 13378 Zamaddis Lass nwtd .................... T Downey Emergencies: 9 48472 Opawa Jean 26.45 .................. T McCracken 10 74388 Mariah 26.63 ....................................P Taylor 12 5.02pm MANAWATU HARNESS RACING 14TH & 16TH APRIL C2/3 C2/3, 457m 1 34751 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 2 45218 Shadow Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 3 54465 Thrilling Dylan 26.22 ............... T McCracken 4 16437 Paddy Baxter 26.55...................J McInerney 5 37367 Alamein Jah 26.18 K & .....................Phillips 6 13884 Botany Seaton nwtd ..................J McInerney 7 25453 Trident nwtd........................................ N Udy 8 78465 Manyana Groper nwtd.................A Turnwald 9 48472 Opawa Jean 26.45 .................. T McCracken 10 51886 Opawa Lachlan nwtd.......................... N Udy LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Consistency ‘still an issue’

BY DAVID SKIPWITH The Warriors may be off to their best start to a season in five years but coach Andrew McFadden is far from satisfied and believes there is plenty of improvement left in his side.

Saturday night’s encouraging 32-22 win over Wests Tigers balanced the Warriors 2015 account out to three wins and three losses - their best effort since 2010 - but as that record suggests, consistency continues to elude them.

Despite a sharpened attack that saw them run in six tries to the Tigers’ four, mistakes at crucial times continue to impede their progress and prevented them from putting the visitors to bed until the dying stages.

Ten errors was an improvement on their two previous outings (14 against Melbourne, 21 against Brisbane) but McFadden is still looking for greater composure when his team have the football.

“We’re not happy with how our game is going,” McFadden explained.

“I thought we did a fair job but, again, we’re just making errors.

“We know where we need to go but we’re not doing it at the moment so there’s things we need to address.

“Just that composure when things go against us. Teams are going to be able to defend what we play it’s just your ability to be patient and continue to build that pressure and eventually they crack.

“We missed opportunities tonight but we still scored 32 points so it’s not a real issue if we can just stay composed.”

Reducing those errors further would be easier once some more experienced players return from injuries and McFadden felt there were encouraging signs in Konrad Hurrell’s game, in his second week back after a month out.

“We’ve obviously got some inexperience in our side,” he said.

“You put Sam Tomkins back in our side and a few others, [and] it’s a little different.

“You’ve got those cooler heads in those key moments.

“Konrad was thrown in last week.

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quickly and he’ll only get better.”

Captain Simon Mannering agreed that inexperience and changing selections had contributed to their inconsistency but was optimistic about where the side can go to from here.

“We haven’t been perfect throughout our performances even with the ones we’ve won,” Mannering said.

“There’s been a few changes around the team but with the guys we do have in the side, the more experience they get they’ll be better for it.

“We’re slowly starting to build those combinations and play a little bit smarter with the footy - still a little bit inconsistent throughout the game - but it’s early days and we’ll be better for it.”

The confidence-boosting win leaves the Warriors in ninth place on the NRL ladder, towards the tail end of seven teams bunched together between fourth and 10th spot.

They now look ahead to a difficult away match on Saturday against the Cowboys in Townsville, where they have traditionally struggled.

A settled team selection for a third straight week would help improve the Warriors cohesion along with their hopes of securing a fourth victory.

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high tackle that knocked out Dogs forward Tim Browne in the 50th minute.

Browne did not return to the field, after the game stopped for eight minutes as he was put on a stretcher and taken off in a medicab. It was the Dragons who responded best to that incident, scoring 13 unanswered points from there on in to take the game against the injury and suspension-hit Dogs.

After Browne was taken off, it was the Dragons who found an extra gear to race away with the contest.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) An already auspicious time for friendship and relationship building moves to a new level, connect in an intimate and serendipitous way.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) A week on from a game changing lunar eclipse in your work sector things are still building, with income and career advantages coming into play.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Venus’ first full day in your sign is giving your heart a jump on the future, making it all about what you want it to bring.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) There’s a need from today to slow down and start looking within. Daydream and take a pleasant and nostalgic trip down memory lane.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) As the laws of attraction and synchronicity come into effect, especially on the social front, you can expect serendipitous moments or encounters.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The Moon’s return to your work sector during Venus’ first full day in your career sector has the professional gods back and here to stay.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) With a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure mixing with today’s playful lunar vibes you’re likely to a have a bad case of Mondayitis.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) With your annual financial review and any financial housekeeping not needed until later next month, focus on building financial confidence.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) With your personal and relationship intentions likely to be put to the test over coming weeks, having communication lines are open is vital.

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AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) You’re moving into much easier times, with your biggest challenge being to give yourself permission to relax into and enjoy this.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) For the first time in a long time you have a chance to focus on things close to home for all the right reasons. Home is where the heart is.

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A few spots of early rain, then snow showers spreading northwards in the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h, changing S 30 km/h in the morning, then rising to 45 km/h in exposed places towards evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW 60 km/h, changing S 50 km/h in the morning, then rising to 60 km/h towards evening.

Showers becoming isolated, snow rising to 600m.

Wind at 1000m: S 50 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: Gale S 70 km/h easing in the afternoon.

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A strong cold southwest flow over the country gradually eases on Thursday as a ridge moves onto the country from the Tasman Sea. A trough approaches the lower South Island later on Thursday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Showers, falling as snow to 400m at first, snow level gradually rising. Showers becoming becoming isolated in the morning. Cold SW gradually easing.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 Featuring pop-star Kelly Clarkson and Scandal actress Katie Lowes. 0 11am Brendan’s Magical Mystery Tour PGR 3 Tour guide Brendan Sheerin takes eight strangers on a mystery trip where the guests must compete for luxury perks or risk being downgraded. 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Our First Home 0 8:30 Stalker AO After a violent break-in at a popular anchorman’s home, Beth and Jack investigate his previous stalker, but quickly learn it is a far more convoluted case. 0 9:25 Forever AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Criminal Minds AO 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:52 Piggy Tales 3 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 7:45 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:10 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Jane And The Dragon 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 0 4pm Mighty Med 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 F The Middle Brick finds out his girlfriend wants him to kiss her on Valentine’s Day. 0 8pm F Cougar Town PGR Jules meets Diane, Chick’s female companion, and asks Chick if he would like to invite her to dinner, but things do not go as planned. 0 8:30 The Mysteries Of Laura AO 0 9:30 Hotel Hell AO 0 10:30 20/20 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Liam reminds Katie it is time to let Ridge know she wants to pursue a relationship with him.

11am Rachael Ray Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil PGR 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 2:55 N The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR The women focus on Jacqueline’s absence from the season three reunion; Caroline’s friendship with Teresa is tested.

3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The X Factor NZ 8:30 The Blacklist AO As evidence mounts against Liz in the case of the murdered DC harbourmaster, a federal judge makes it clear to her that she will face severe criminal charges. 0 9:25 How Safe Are Our Planes? AO 0 10:25 3 News 10:55 F Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 2/2. 0

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Turbo Fast 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Care Bears 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 0 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Futurama 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 8:30 The Xtra Factor NZ PGR 9pm Community PGR 9:35 Parks And Recreation PGR 3 10:05 Bad Teacher PGR (Starting Today) 3 An inappropriate divorcée poses as a teacher to get a wealthy husband.

10:30 NYC 22 PGR 3

11:55 The Mentalist AO 3 The CBI team investigates a 25-year-old case that seems to involve both Red John and the Visualise group; Lisbon contemplates her future. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm Super Fun Night PGR 0 11:30 Samantha Who? PGR 0 Midnight Miss Guided PGR 3 12:25 Shameless AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Scandal AO 3 0 3:15 Hart Of Dixie 3 0 4:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:15 Zeke And Luther 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

12:25 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The View From River Cottage 7am Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 7:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 8:30 Million Dollar Critic With Giles Coren 9:30 Merlin (Mini-series) 10:30 The View From River Cottage 11am Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 11:30 Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill Noon Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of Vietnam 1pm Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 2pm Million Dollar Critic With Giles Coren 3pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 4pm The Flying Winemaker 4:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 5pm House Wreck Rescue 6pm Auction Room 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Travels With The Bondi Vet 8pm Destination Flavour Down Under 8:30 Lost Kingdoms Of Central America 10pm Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets PGR 11:10 House Wreck Rescue

TUESDAY

Midnight Auction Room 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 2am The Flying Winemaker 2:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 3am Buying Alaska 4am Travels With The Bondi Vet 4:30 Destination Flavour Down Under 5am Lost Kingdoms Of Central America

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show.

2pm The Jeff Probst Show Jeff Probst hosts a daytime talk show.

3pm Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Cookery Course 3 Gordon shares TV dinners, with recipes including mushroom-and-leek pasta, sweetcorn fritters with yoghurt dip, and his top tips for buying pasta.

3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3 7pm 7:30 8:30 9:30

The Crowd Goes Wild Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 60 Minutes PGR Silent Witness AO 2/2. Harry and DI James deviate from the original investigation to secretly test DNA evidence from the rival Chesham laboratory to try to solve the stalled case.

10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 3 8am Iwi Anthems 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 10:40 CSI – New York MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV 12:20 CSI – Miami MV 1:10 N Pawn Stars PG The Pawn Stars are presented with a necklace once owned by Elvis Presley. 1:35 CSI MV 2:25 Law And Order MV 3:15 The Amazing Race PG 4:05 The Simpsons PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm Pawn Stars PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 RBT MC 9pm Fire Scene Investigation M 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

TUESDAY

12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 The Glades MV 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 RBT MC 4:20 Fire Scene Investigation M 4:45 CSI MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

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6am Paris Marathon (Replay) 9am Football – A-League (Highlights) 9:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 10am Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) 11:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Noon Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) 12:30 Sports News UK 1pm Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) 2pm Motorsport – Formula One (Highlights) 2:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 3pm Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) 3:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) 4pm Small Blacks TV 4:15 Random Rugby TV 4:30 Fishing And Adventure 5pm The Hunters Club 5:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 6pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 6:30 Netball – College (Delayed) 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Championship Pulse v Mystics. From TSB Bank Arena, Wellington.

9:15 Netball Zone 10pm Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

10:30 Football – Arsenal TV Burnley v Arsenal.

1:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar.

From Coopers Stadium, Adelaide.

3:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers. 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix.

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm N Te Iti Kahurangi – The Journey To Success Featuring – Amy Burke, wrestler Ben Mana, and entertainer Ria Te Uira Paki.

8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 The First World War AO 10:30 Iti Pounamu AO 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Game Of Pawns M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Siberian Cut M 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 10:30 Big Giant Swords PG 11:30 Dead Of Night M 12:30 I Married A Mobster M 1pm I Married A Mobster M 1:30 Cry Wolfe M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Moonshiners M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M 10pm Chaos Caught On Camera M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M

TUESDAY

Midnight Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Blood Relatives M 2:30 Game Of Pawns M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

The Mysteries of Laura 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:25 When The Game Stands Tall MV 2014 Drama. Jim Caviezel.

8:20 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

9:55 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

11:30 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror. Eric Bana.

1:30 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

David Duchovny.

3:05 The Making Of Edge Of Tomorrow PG 2014 3:20 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi.

Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

5pm The Legend Of Hercules MV 2014 Action Fantasy. Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss.

6:40 2 Guns 16VL 2013 Action.

Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg.

8:30 Roadside 16VL 2013 Horror.

Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman.

10:05 Disorientation 16VLSC 2012 Comedy. Eric Toms, Todd Gaebe.

11:30 Conduct Unbecoming PGLS 2011 Drama. Corey Sevier.

TUESDAY

1:10 2 Guns 16VL 2013 Action.

3am Roadside 16VL 2013 Horror.

4:30 Disorientation 16VLSC 2012 Comedy. 5:55 Conduct Unbecoming PGLS 2011 Drama.

Silent Witness

9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 The Making Of Get Smart PG 7:35 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas MC 2008 Drama.

9:10 Vantage Point MVL 2008 Action. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox. 10:40 Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy.

Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway.

12:30 Panic Room 16V 2002 Thriller.

Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker.

2:25 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy.

Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller.

3:55 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas MC 2008 Drama.

5:30 Jumper MVL 2008 Adventure.

Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson.

7pm Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 Comedy. Kevin James.

8:30 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon.

10:20 Old School MLS 2003 Comedy. Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn.

11:50 Harrison’s Flowers 16VL 2002 Drama. Adrien Brody.

TUESDAY

1:50 Jumper MVL 2008 Adventure.

3:20 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 Comedy. Kevin James.

4:50 The Making Of Get Smart PG 5:05 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba.

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6:30 L Motorsport – IndyCar Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana. From Nola Motorsports Park, Louisiana.

10am King In The Ring (Replay) Cruiserweight.

2pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Hull FC v Widnes Vikings. From KC Stadium, Hull.

2:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Castleford Tigers v Hull KR. From Wheldon Road, Castleford.

3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Waratahs v Stormers. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

5pm King In The Ring (Highlights) Cruiserweight.

7pm The Hunters Club New Zealand is the only place in the world where you can hunt the Himalayan tahr, but as we find out it’s much easier said than done.

7:30 Rugby Nation 8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Cowboys. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

11pm Monday Night With Matty Johns

TUESDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Wests Tigers.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

12:30 Football – Chelsea TV Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea.

3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Rabbitohs v Cowboys. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

5:30 Fishing And Adventure

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Crusaders’ late charge falls short Jordan Tafua (above) was awarded man of the match at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday night, but it was

in a losing cause as the Crusaders, after a powerful first half hour, stumbled into errors and allowed the Highlanders to take

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the hard-fought South Island derby match.

Two tries to Highlanders’ wing Waisake Naholo and one

to fullback Ben Smith did the damage, and while the Crusaders were finishing strongly, a bungled line-out in the final

minute was symptomatic of their performance and their last chance of taking the game was lost.

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