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A lunch-time accident at one of Ashburton’s busiest roundabouts left a pedestrian in a serious condition in hospital yesterday after they were struck by a vehicle.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a collision at the roundabout at West Street and Walnut Avenue around 12.20pm yesterday after reports of a person being hit by a car.

The pedestrian, who the Guardian understands to be a local woman was still in Ashburton Hospital yesterday

evening with her condition unable to be confirmed through medical channels.

A St John spokesperson said two units attended the incident with one person treated at the scene and another taken to Ashburton Hospital in a serious condition – although there were conflicting reports about the nature of the injuries received.

St John were joined at the scene by the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade who sent two trucks and police at the

busy stretch of road which provides a direct path through the heart of the Ashburton township.

“Police were alerted to a vehicle collision at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and West Street around 12.20pm,” a police spokesperson said in a statement yesterday afternoon.

“The pedestrian was transported to Ashburton Hospital.”

Police said the driver of the vehicle was assisting them with enquiries into the incident.

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■■VALENTINE’S DAY

Planning, hard work behind every rose

By Susan Sandys

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Stems are being lopped from rose bushes in their thousands at the premises of a local grower as florists prepare for one of their busiest times of year.

Kakariki Flowers florist and glasshouse manager Kelly Pearson is spending her days among rows of flourishing thorny bushes, harvesting blooms for Valentine’s Day today.

The business sells roses wholesale to florists in Timaru and Christchurch, and also arranges bunches in its own packing house for customers off the street and to deliver in Ashburton.

There are about 13,000 rose bushes on site, and it harvests more than 100,000 stems per year.

And behind every beautiful rose, there is much hard work and planning.

First of all, the bushes themselves are not the type available commercially in garden centres. The plants are specially bred in Holland for the cut flower market. The emphasis is on tallness, long flower stems and disease resistance, rather than aroma, however, some of the roses have a light scent.

Kakariki Flowers sources each plant through an Auckland busi-

ness, which has bought the rights to propagate them.

Kakariki Flowers grows the bushes at its Tinwald site in a series of glasshouses, which are set up with automatic water and fertigation, and fans to circulate air. The glasshouses allow in fresh air and ultraviolet light. They have reflective screens to prevent conditions getting too hot, as the ideal temperature for roses is 18 to 20 degrees Celsius.

For the Valentine’s Day blooms, the bushes have been cut in December to ensure the timing of a mid-February “flush”.

Pearson said red was the most popular, but many prefer other colours such as pink, white, yellow, purple and orange.

“There’s even different shades of red,” she said.

As of yesterday morning, Valentine’s Day 2020 was ramping up to be busier than ever, with the business having already received more orders from customers wanting bunches of flowers than it had for the whole of Valentine’s Day last year.

Pearson and extra deliverers would be on deck from 7.30am today, and she expected she would sell out of red roses reasonably quickly.

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■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Taking the past into the future with historic plaques

By Sue Newman

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The Ashburton District’s past could be spelled out for the future if a proposal to install street-side historic plaques gains support.

Ashburton District councillor Carolyn Cameron, chairperson of the town centre sub committee is keen to see plaques highlighting Ashburton’s past incorporated into the revitalised town centre.

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A similar project had been undertaken in Motueka, she said and it could be something worth considering in Ashburton.

“It’s a nod to our historic past and the idea of acknowledging our past is absolutely valid,” she said.

While her fellow councilllors were keen on the idea, they wanted it to remain a separate project to the current town centre upgrade project.

And while Cameron initially suggested the plaques could be placed in pavements, they didn’t agree.

Lynette Lovett suggested the plaques could be part of a new historic walkway on the East Street green, while John Falloon was keen to see the plaques part of the landscaping of Baring Square east that would come with the completion of the new civic building

and library. “It needs proper planning and it’s important enough to put some serious thought into this and to do it properly. Around the civic building could be a good idea,” Cameron said.

Leen Braam was concerned there was a high risk of leaving individuals or families out and Lovett asked how rural families would be recognised, but Cameron said the project was more

about the buildings, events and institutions of the past rather than the people.

Council environmental services manager Jane Donaldson suggested she could prepare a pre-scoping report with a range of options with costs, for councillors to consider and to leave all options on style, location and what was actually recognised on the table, she said.

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People urged to read all fire permit conditions

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Firefighters are urging people to fully read their permits and comply with every requirement following a vegetation fire in the Ruapuna area on Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters from Mayfield, Mt Somers and Ashburton were called to the fire which started in a paddock where grass had been cut.

Deputy principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said he was disappointed with some of the fire

breaks he was seeing around the district, and that he feels permit holders are becoming too slack when it comes to meeting the requirements in their permits, including in the case of this fire.

The Ashburton District is currently in a restricted fire season which means people must obtain a permit before lighting an outdoor fire.

“It is still a requirement and an expectation that you are meeting 100 per cent of the conditions and the permit and to be compliant,”

he said.

“There are a probably a lot of people who are out there who are getting their permit and just going out and dropping a match without reading their permit.”

Geddes said one of the biggest areas of concern was people not preparing fire breaks to the required standard.

The permit sets out that they should be continuous for the length of the break and at least 5m deep.

“The young fella is certain-

ly very remorseful about what happened and he has certainly learned an important lesson and it is unfortunate it had to come about this way,” he said.

“The real concern and impact of these types of things is the impact it has on resources, there were two units from Mayfield, Mt Somers and Ashburton there leaving those stations either under-resourced or empty which would impact their response in the case of a motor vehicle accident or a structure fire.”

Geddes said currently there is no provision for infringement fines to be issued when permits are issued and that Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s focus is on education with these issues.

Personally he said he would like to see permits suspended or taken off people who breach conditions, the ability to impose further conditions to permits or require firefighters to be in attendance when they wish to carry out burns which would only be conditional to firefighters availability.

New chairperson at ACADS helm

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

After 10 years chairing the board of directors of the Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service, Don McLeod is stepping aside.

Local lawyer Jane Argyle-Reed will take over as chairperson after already serving 10 years on the board.

For both of them, seeing the impact ACADS has had on the community was a key motivator for them becoming involved at board level.

“As a secondary school teacher I had a fair bit to do with ACADS, especially with the after-balls,” McLeod said.

“Joining the board as an educator I can see it is continuing to impact the community in a positive way.”

While ACADS’ staff handle the dayto-day operations of the organisation in terms of offering counselling services in relation to alcohol and drugs and providing education about those topics across the district, the board handles the governance of the organisation, including funding.

“We are not well enough funded,” CEO and general manager Chris Clark said.

“We are funded by the DHB (district health board) and Ministry of Health, and fill the rest of what we need from grants.”

Argyle-Reed said having accountant Eric Parr as treasurer of the organisation had been vital, while McLeod pointed out that Argyle-Reed’s knowledge of employment law had come in useful during testing employment situations.

Argyle-Reed first became involved with the organisation through the law firm she is a partner at.

The late Paul Finnigan had served on the board and she wanted to continue the business’ service to the community through that role.

“I could see through my work the impact the organisation had on the community,” she said.

Clark said one of the biggest blows ACADS had been dealt in the past was when police cracked down on after-ball functions in 2016.

ACADS had previously been involved with organising school after-balls, not providing alcohol but facilitating the party where students with parents’ permission were able to bring in six cans of an alcoholic beverage no stronger than five per cent.

Clark said parents were more educated and involved these days, but that there is still more work to be done around educating younger people around the risks of drinking.

“There is still work to be done but the consumption of alcohol amongst youth is not as great as it was,” she said.

New ACADS board chairwoman Jane Argyle-Reed (left), ACADS general manager Chris Clark (centre) and outgoing chairman Don McLeod (right).

PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 120220-JPM-0002 One of the biggest changes the organisation has seen is the prevalence of methamphetamine use amongst the community.

Argyle-Reed said it was surprising being on the board and learning just how prevalent it was and how surprised people were when she told them about the prevalence.

She said it and other drugs will continue to be a problem for the organisation going forward.

Clark pointed to the cannabis referendum as being one of the biggest uncertainties facing the organisation.

“We don’t know what is going to happen, what we will have to do from a clinical and a public health perspective,” she said.

“Meth is going to remain an issue across the board.

“Alcohol is always going to be a massive issue and still remains the drug of choice amongst most people.”

Attracting and retaining staff is also an issue, with the organisation currently looking for a health promoter.

“There is a shortage in the industry across the board,” she said.

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In brief One last chance A man with what a judge says is a 44-year history of gang and crime involvement has been given a last chance on home detention after admitting his part in a group assault on a fellow inmate at Hawke’s Bay Prison. Ernie O’Neal Paul was sentenced to eight months’ home detention when he appeared before Judge Geoff Rea in Napier District Court yesterday.

Paul had pleaded guilty to assault with intent to injure, after admitting blocking access to a prison cell to prevent others from coming to the aid of a rival gang member being assaulted by four other prisoners.

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South Island Motorhome Show organisers are hoping to get as many retro caravans along as possible to the show later this month.

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■■SOUTH ISLAND MOTORHOME SHOW

Hunting for retro caravans

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Plenty of the latest, flashiest motorhomes will be on show at the South Island Motorhome Show later this month, but organisers are also hoping to show off some older motorhomes as well.

Publicity officer Tony Adams is on the lookout for retro caravans to be displayed at the show.

In the past the show has included displays from the vintage car club and Adams said they were looking to make a different kind of display this year.

The show is being held on February 28 and 29 at the Ashburton Showgrounds and has been run for more than 10 years, and has been organised by the Lions Club of Ashburton since 2018, after it was handed over by original organisers,

Murray and Bev Meadows.

Trade sites at the show have reached record numbers, while the Motorhome Association are assisting with GPS technology to allow the best spacing of caravans at the show allowing them to increase the capacity to more than 200 caravans.

The date of the show has been shifted so that it will be a week out from the annual meeting of the Motorhome Association

which is being held in Oamaru this year.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand will have a manned site over the weekend which will include three short presentations involving advice for fire safety for mobile homes.

They will take place on February 29.

Anyone interested in displaying their retro caravan are asked to ring Adams on 0211267992.

■■CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

New information hub sought for Ashburton

By Sue Newman

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Ashburton could become part of the national chain of Citizens’ Advice Bureau if a $48,000 seed funding appeal finds a taker.

Yesterday, chairman of Community House, John Driscoll, put a case for the establishment of the advice bureau to Ashburton District councillors, saying the service would fill a huge void in the district’s information network.

“We need to significantly improve the quality of information available to the community and we need to be able to do this from a one-stop shop,” he said.

Community House staff tried to keep a community directory up-to-date, but did not have the resources to do this, but if the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) was established, this be part of its portfolio. It would provide information on a wide range of

issues from health and social services, to recreation, legal and government departments.

The bureau is the foremost information service in New Zealand with a huge database of more than 35,000 community organisations, Driscoll said.

It is working in 80 locations and provides free, confidential and independent information and advice and helps people to know and understand their rights and responsibities.

It can also be a voice for social change.

The intention was to base the CAB at Community House and until it was established it would be supported by the national organisation. A local steering committee would be established to oversee it until it was incorporated as an independent body, he said.

For the bureau to run successfully it would need a paid,

part -time co-ordinator who would be responsible for finding and training volunteers.

If the council agreed to grant the money, the bureau could be in business within six months, Driscoll said.

The option of providing information for tourists had also been considered and the steering group was keeping an open mind on this, he said.

There was a clear need for information by people across the district and often people came to Community House with requests because they did not know where else to go.

The number of inquiries fielded by Community House reception staff grew from 1800 to 4200 last year.

“People are asking where they can get information on a range of things but our worry is that our staff at the front desk are not trained in giving advice. We

need an advice centre where people are trained.”

Ashburton’s CAB would have access to a national database of organisations as well as a complete, updated base of all local organisations and agencies that could provide advice and help across a wide range of issues, Driscoll said.

“This is an information service we will own, it will be part of our community.”

Once the bureau was established, grants would be sought from a range of community funders, which could include the council, he said.

While councillors made no promises, mayor Neil Brown said it was clear an answer was needed promptly and he asked for a report to be prepared on the proposal and the $48,000 funding request will then be discussed at the February 27 council meeting.

Two people have been arrested and others are helping police with ongoing inquiries after drugs, a firearm and ammunition were found during a search of a house in Whakatane. Police executed a search warrant at an Alexander Ave address yesterday. The Armed Offenders Squad was also present as a precaution. The search warrant was the result of a pre-planned operation targeting organised crime and the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine in Whakatane and the wider Bay of Plenty. A clandestine lab believed to be used for manufacturing methamphetamine was also discovered.

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Mike Moore’s funeral The great and the good will gather at Dilworth School today for the funeral of former Prime Minister Mike Moore, who died last week after a long illness, aged 71. They won’t all be there. Helen Clark, who replaced him as leader of the Labour Party in 1993, is in Norway at a meeting of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, whose board she is a member of. The line-up of attendees will include most party leaders in Parliament today, including the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern; the Leader of the Opposition, Simon Bridges, NZ First leader Winston Peters and Greens co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw. However, David Seymour, leader of Act and Dilworth’s local MP, will not be there.

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Hawke’s Bay heats up The relentless Hawke’s Bay summer sun is going nowhere fast.

MetService meteorologist Lewis Serris said yesterday’s maximum in Hawke’s Bay was 34.2C at 1pm in Napier. Even though it will be slightly cooler over the coming days, the biggest chill might have been in Serris’ words for those crying out for rain – “don’t hold your breath”. “Thursday was an extremely hot day for Hawke’s Bay reaching easily over 30 degrees but that is set to cool off hitting the weekend with temperatures dropping to 23 degrees today and Saturday, with it getting a little hotter going into Sunday,” he said.

MetService’s extended forecast does predict a dollop of rain to come on Wednesday. But Serris said current patterns could cause that to dry up to nothing too. “It will most likely continue to be dry and if you get any rain don’t expect much.”

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Don’t cross if you’re not confident

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Police outside a Manchester Street address where two people were arrested on Wednesday.

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Two arrests made in raid A second visit within a month to a Manchester Street address by police on Wednesday resulted in two arrests, almost two weeks after their first visit resulted in another.

On January 29, police executed a search warrant at a property of interest on Manchester Street in Tinwald where a 38-yearold male was arrested and he appeared in the Ashburton District Court charged with the unlawful possession of ammu-

nition and possession of methamphetamine.

The man was remanded on bail and is due to appear in the Ashburton District Court again on March 16.

On Wednesday, police again attended the same address, however this time were accompanied by members of the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) who were there as a precaution.

As a result of the visit, two further in-

dividuals were arrested, a police spokesperson said. A 25-year-old was due to appear in Christchurch District Court in relation to breaching conditions while a 27-year-old male was also arrested on an outstanding warrant and was also due to appear yesterday.

The spokesperson said that police wished to thank members of the public for assistance with the ongoing enquiries in relation to this property.

The discovery of two bodies in the Makaroa River in the Mount Aspiring National Park has prompted a reminder from local search and rescue volunteers that river crossing skills are some of the most vital skills trampers can have.

Methven LandSAR chairman Don Geddes said it was vital people did not take on the challenge of crossing a river they were not confident in crossing.

“Don’t enter any dirty water either,” he said.

“The rivers go up and down quite quickly so if there is water that you are not confident in crossing sit it out and wait for it to drop and set up a tent or go to a nearby hut for 24 hours.”

Geddes said it would be nearly impossible to complete a tramp in Mid Canterbury without a river crossing, and that it was a vital skill that search and rescue volunteers are regularly tested on.

“We have three key competencies that we are tested on regularly and they are first aid, operating around helicopters and river crossings such is their importance,” he said.

Geddes said courses can be found to teach good river crossing techniques either from the Mountain Safety Council or local tramping clubs should be able to help.

Gauguin in Aotearoa exhibition opens tomorrow

By Susan Sandys

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Discovering French post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin set foot on New Zealand soil in 1895, a pair of Wellington artists could barely contain themselves.

Gabriel Heimler and Anna Proc began to imagine how the artist, who became famous for his distinct synthetist style after his death, would respond to his visit today.

The series Gauguin in Aotearoa is the result, and Heimler and Proc will visit Geraldine tomorrow to open the exhibition with an artists’ talk at the McAtamney Gallery and Design Store.

Gallery director Carolyn McAtamney-Rasch said she was honoured to be hosting the exhibition.

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It was on one of his journeys to Tahiti that Gauguin stopped over in Auckland in 1895.

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She had also been inspired by the two artists’ unique working style. The couple draft their work in drawings, and then share two canvases at a time, each adding a layer before swapping works and continuing. They talk a lot throughout the process, always finding a consensus.

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■■ROTORUA

Death shocks community

By Cira Olivier NZME

Tributes adorn a Union St tree in Rotorua with teddies and flowers, underneath it garden lights are stuck in the ground with messages written on them.

Opposite it, is the house he was living in before suffering fatal injuries.

Old Town Road and Baby Shark were his favourite songs.

Green and blue were his favourite colours, the messages read.

This week police launched a homicide inquiry into the death of 5-year-old Ferro James Sio on February 8.

His father, William James Sio, 24, has been charged with assaulting a child and police have indicated further charges are likely.

A person close to the family, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the relationship between William and Ferro.

She said Ferro was a “happygo-lucky, full of joy, bubbly little soul”, who loved and cherished his cousins just as they love and cherished him.

“Ferro’s family in Rotorua miss him so much and are so lost not having him around,” she said.

“We love you, baby boy, thank you for entering our lives.”

The father and son lived at a property the Ministry of Social Development has confirmed was social housing.

Four adults and Ferro lived in one half of the property.

A woman told the Rotorua Daily Post she was often at the property as her partner lived in one of the other rooms.

Speaking anonymously, she said she would change everything if she could go back in time.

Through tears, she said she could not believe the little boy

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Ferro James Sio, 5, is being remembered as a bubbly little boy. had died, and though she didn’t hear anything on Saturday night, she wished she had done something.

Through broken sentences she sobbed, as she had for the past few days, and said what happened hit harder because she was a mother of five.

“It’s really hit us hard, knowing the boy died and we were here.”

She was at the property on Friday and Saturday night and had not heard a thing until she was woken up by police at 1.30am.

“It was all a shock to us. We didn’t hear a thing until the cops woke us up,” she said.

Neighbour Kamaea Green, who lived in the other half of the house with her partner and 3-year-old, had her mind reeling.

The family was home on Saturday night but Green was not aware of anything until she was questioned by police.

She said the father and son had only moved in about a month ago and it took them a while to realise a child was living there as she had only seen him once.

Her daughter had placed one of her teddies by the tree outside the property.

Newman Kaur, another neighbour, said she did not see any-

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thing suspicious and the death had left them “shocked”.

She said she saw the police tape when she left for work but only found out a homicide investigation was under way after reading the news.

“The death of this little boy is extremely distressing,” said Oranga Tamariki North deputy chief executive services for children and families Glynis Sandland.

She said they were not able to comment further because of the ongoing police investigation.

Sio is due to reappear in court on March 3.

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Councillors told off for picking on each other

By Georgina Campbell NZME

Wellington city councillors have been lectured about not picking on each other after a committee meeting yesterday got personal.

Councillor Iona Pannett was the main target of jibes made across the table as she and her colleagues considered a Parking Policy Review.

The Green Party ticket councillor is known for not holding back on voicing her left-leaning views during debate, but some councillors feel they’re being preached at.

Councillor Diane Calvert made the point during the meeting that she had to pay for her green waste to be picked up because the council had failed to initiate its own kerbside collection.

“And who was the councillor responsible for waste management?”, she taunted.

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Pannett fired back “I find that a bit offensive”.

They were cut off by Strategy and Policy Committee chair Jill Day. “Let’s not attack people. We deal with the issues not the people, it’s really important it’s something we’ve managed to do for a long time and we need to keep doing that”, Day lectured.

Pannett defended her record and pointed to a food waste collection trial being rolled out this year, which was her initiative.

“I will remind you I was the only councillor to oppose the expansion of the Southern Landfill. I was happy to pay the cost of putting our waste somewhere else until we sorted our systems out.”

Councillor Nicola Young took that opportunity to take a swipe at Pannett’s “two incomes”.

Pannett spends 30 hours a

week in her role as chief executive of Birthright New Zealand.

Young has previously said that do the job properly, councillors could not have any other major paid commitments.

Day again reminded her colleagues about “respectful politics”.

“We talk about people not engaging with politics and actually from my perspective, this is the exact stuff that put me off standing in the first place and being interested.

“Because I don’t want to hear people picking on other people for various things that they do I’d rather hear people talking about the issues.”

Later in the meeting Calvert effectively told councillors to toughen up.

“We are debating, and if you think this is a pretty tough debate, you should see Parliament.”

Day shot back and said she didn’t think Parliament was a standard they wanted to match.

Pannett did find a friend in her more right-leaning colleague councillor Sean Rush.

The pair don’t see eye-to-eye on many issues and today wasn’t any different, but after saying he couldn’t support Pannett’s amendments Rush whispered to her “but I love you” not realising his microphone was still on.

Pannett then referred to Rush as her BFF as she picked apart his amendments.

At the end of the meeting Foster told councillors they needed to reflect on what they say and how they say it.

“Some of the language and the tone that was used in the discussion today has obviously upset a few people but I’m not going to point fingers at anybody individually.”

The main events of the 2021 Apec leaders’ week will need a new home after the Government has effectively ruled out the fire-damaged SkyCity International Convention Centre.

Fletcher Construction said in a statement yesterday that the recovery from last October’s fire will continue for the next few months, and major construction work on the ICC won’t start before midyear.

Fletcher chief executive Peter Reidy said the damage inside the building was significant, including extensive water damage and, due to the summer heat, mould.

“That requires the replacement of many of the services and fittings that were installed and has restricted normal access to the site.”

He said having the building ready in time for Apec 2021 was “highly unlikely”.

“We have met with Mfat [the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade] and it’s clear that the Apec venue must be completed for the highest level of security reviews and clearances by mid-2021.”

Foreign Minister Winston Peters said that other venues had been tentatively booked.

“Sad to have the definitive advice from Fletcher Construction that the ICC will not be available in time for the Apec meetings in November 2021.

“However contingency planning has been accelerated following the ICC fire and alternative venues have been tentatively booked. The negotiations with the venues are still commercial-in-confidence so no further details can be released at this stage. “ Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said it was not surprising that the ICC would not be ready in time.

“Disappointing but not a surprise.

“However as the PM has made clear, it will still be held in Auckland. The Government and Auckland Council have had contingency plans in place from the outset and there are a number of good options for potential use available, including the Aotea Centre.”

The main attraction of the ICC was the capacity to hold the major events of leaders’ week – the leaders’ meeting, the CEO summit, the ministerial meeting and the Voices of Future summit - in one place.

The Aotea Centre has capacity for more than 2100 seats in its ASB theatre.

Peters has already floated venues as viable options, including the venues that were used in 1999 such as the War Memorial Museum and the Town Hall.

“We won’t lose Apec. We are a big enough country to run it without the convention centre,” Peters said in the immediate aftermath of last year’s fire.

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Almost 60,000 infected A woman with a face protection mask walks along the high street in Brighton.

Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday – the deadliest day of the outbreak.

There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with the virus.

Hubei has started using a broader definition to diagnose people – which accounts for most of the rise in cases.

Until Wednesday’s increases, the number of people diagnosed in Hubei – where the outbreak emerged – was stabilising.

But the new cases and deaths in the province have pushed the national death toll above 1350 – with almost 60,000 cases in total.

Meanwhile, the Communist Party secretary in Hubei, Jiang Chaoliang, has been replaced by the Shanghai party

chief, Ying Yong, according to state media.

It is the first major change of Hubei party officials since the outbreak began.

Earlier this week, a number of health officials were “removed” from their jobs.

The province – which accounts for more than 80 per cent of overall Chinese infections – now includes “clinically diagnosed cases” in the number of confirmed cases.

This means it includes those showing symptoms, and having a CT scan showing an infected lung, rather than relying only on the standard nucleic acid tests.

Of the 242 new deaths in Wuhan, 135 are such “clinically diagnosed” cases.

That means, even without the new definition, the number of deaths in Hubei on Wednesday was 107 – a new

high for the province.

The province’s 14,840 new infections include 13,332 clinically diagnosed cases.

Overall, the province now has 48,206 confirmed infections.

A cruise ship carrying more than 2000 people has docked in Cambodia – after it was turned away by five countries over fears that some passengers might be infected with the virus.

The MS Westerdam arrived on Thursday morning after Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines and Thailand had all refused to accept the ship – despite having no sick patients on board.

“We’ve had so many near moments we thought we were going home only to be turned away,” Angela Jones from the US told Reuters.

“This morning, just seeing

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Cambodia’s decision to welcome the ship was praised by the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO).

It was “an example of the international solidarity we have consistently been calling for”, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said.

Meanwhile, another 44 cases have been confirmed on the Diamond Princess, which is in quarantine in Yokohama, Japan.

The increase means 218 people of the 3700 people on board the ship have caught the virus. Not everyone has been tested yet.

People with the virus are taken to hospitals on land to be treated, while those on board are largely confined to their cabins.

GoT star expecting Sophie Turner is reportedly pregnant.

The 23-year-old actress is believed to be expecting her first child with her husband Joe Jonas, according to sources close to the pair. One insider said “The couple is keeping things very hush hush but their friends and family are super excited for them.” Whilst another added: “Sophie has decidedly been choosing outfits to wear on and off the carpet to accommodate her changing body.”

Sophie and Joe, 30, tied the knot in Las Vegas in May 2019 in a spontaneous wedding following the Billboard Music Awards.

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EU Parliament makes tough demands for talks BBC The European Parliament has approved a tough opening position for talks with the UK on its future relationship with the EU. MEPs called on the UK to follow EU policies in a host of areas as the price for an ambitious free trade deal.

These range from chemicals regulation to climate change, food labelling and subsidies for companies.

This should be with “a view to dynamic alignment” – code for the UK adopting European rules as they are introduced.

The wide-ranging resolution also called for measures to ensure that Brexit does not cause gender discrimination, for a crackdown on tax havens with links to the UK, and for a joint

UK-EU position at the upcoming UN climate conference in Glasgow in November.

It’s an attempt to influence the detailed instructions for the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier – “the mandate” – currently being discussed by the European Commission and the governments of the EU’s 27 member states.

It’s also the latest example of the mandate being toughened up as it passes from institution to institution in the EU When Barnier published a first draft in early February, there was no mention of alignment and definitely not the automatic kind.

Then a new version emerged that had been tweaked by diplomats from national governments.

It had extra references to the

need for a level playing field – commitments by the UK to fair economic competition to prevent European businesses being undercut by their British rivals. And those commitments would have to evolve over time.

A reference to “building on” existing access to British waters for European fishing boats was upgraded to “upholding” it.

The UK’s participation in the Galileo satellite positioning system was downgraded from “should” to “could”.

And now MEPs have gone further than all of them.

“It means we can be bad cop,” said a senior MEP from the European Parliament’s new UK Co-ordination Group.

“Michel Barnier can say to London that he can’t do certain things because the Parliament

won’t accept them.”

That’s a tactic Barnier is virtually guaranteed to use. And he will have to take the European Parliament’s views into account because it is likely to have a vote on whatever deal emerges from the talks with the UK. MEPs were not willing to oppose the divorce deal, but will they be tougher when it’s a free trade agreement that touches on Europe’s values and social model?

For now the focus is on agreeing the EU’s opening position to be finalised at a meeting of European ministers on 25 February. This is about the ambitions at the start, not the compromises at the end.

It’s also about shaping the terms of the discussion with the UK before it’s even begun.

McGowan slams Portman Rose McGowan has hit out at Natalie Portman over her Oscars protest against the all-male Best Director shortlist.

Portman, 38, walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Monday wearing a strapless black Dior gown with a gold mesh overlay an braided gold belt, teamed with a black floor-length cape which was embroidered with the names of female filmmakers who were snubbed from the nominations in favour of five men. McGowan, 46, has slammed Portman’s gesture insisting there was nothing “brave” about it and claimed it is actually “deeply offensive” to real campaigners.

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When there’s a will, there’s a way . . .

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rather intriguing story popped up yesterday, about an interesting court case in Australia, involving the will of a person who had died in 2016 and left his last wishes as an unsent text message on his phone.

The case, which drew plenty of attention on the other side of the Tasman, ended with the Supreme Court of Queensland ruling that, despite the somewhat random nature of the will, that it was in fact valid and should stand.

Prior to the person’s death, by suicide, they typed out a message on their cellphone and left it as their official last wishes, but it took sometime and a rather hefty dispute between the man’s widow, his brother and his nephew, before it was resolved.

And it highlighted a whole raft of situations in which the digital age is beginning to challenge legal systems in relation to what quantifies a legitimate will.

Technological advancements have been the biggest reason behind this influx, with DVDs, videos, cellphone notes, word documents and even encrypted computer files, all being used in recent times.

In the particular case at the

heart of the story the person identified people whom he wished to leave items to, where he wished his ashes to be scattered, who shouldn’t get any of his belongings, as well as the location of some cash and details to access the person’s bankcard, and it finished with their initials, their date of birth, the date of the message being written and official confirmation that it was their will at the end.

That proved to be enough for the court but it wasn’t a straight forward process.

In coming to their decision the court had to take into consideration the victim’s state of mind and whether they were in a sound enough state to make such decisions, the fact that the

man didn’t actually send the text message and, because it was still in draft form, was it not, in fact, still a working document but, yet despite lacking a lot of different aspects, it was ultimately determined to be his last will and testament.

The death of a friend or family member is a traumatic and emotion-charged time, often further escalate when it comes to those close to the deceased sitting down to try and settle their estate.

Families will tell stories of relationships becoming fractured, and friendships ending over the contents of someone’s final wishes and debate can rage for a long time after they have gone as various individuals attempt to

determine what they feel they are entitled to against what is written in the will.

If anything, this particular case in Australia is sure fire proof as to why we should all have something done legitimately and legally to avoid any of our friends and loved ones having to go through the trauma of a court process to reach a resolution.

Or, if you really do feel like making people work for what’s yours, you could always follow the direction of a Saskatchewan wheat farmer who, after becoming trapped underneath his tractor, scratched his will into the fender of the tractor.

It was eventually agreed upon to be his official last will and testament.

In 1985, Cable News Network reporter Jeremy Levin, held hostage by extremists in Lebanon, escaped from his captors.

In 1998, New Zealand’s new national museum, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, officially opened on Wellington’s waterfront.

In 2013, double-amputee and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Pretoria, South Africa; he was later convicted of murder and is serving a 13-year prison term.

Ten years ago: Death claimed bestselling British author Dick Francis

at age 89 and Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack, at age 57.

Five years ago: A Danish gunman attacked a free-speech seminar and a synagogue in Copenhagen, killing two people; the shooter was later slain by a special police team. Actor Louis Jourdan, 93, died in Beverly Hills, California.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine, 87, died in Fresno, California.

One year ago: Amazon abruptly dropped plans for a big new headquarters in New York after politicians and activists objected to the nearly $3 billion in incentives that had been

promised to the company.

European aviation giant Airbus said it would stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 after struggling to sell the plane, the world’s biggest passenger jet.

Today’s Birthdays: TV personality Hugh Downs is 99. Actor Andrew Prine is 84.

Country singer Razzy Bailey is 81. Jazz musician Maceo Parker is 77. Movie director Alan Parker is 76. Magician Teller (Penn and Teller) is 72. Cajun singermusician Michael Doucet is 69.

Actor Ken Wahl is 63. Opera singer Renee Fleming is 61.

Actress Meg Tilly is 60. Singerproducer Dwayne Wiggins is 59.

Actress Sakina Jaffey is 58. Actor Enrico Colantoni is 57. Actor Zach Galligan is 56. Actor Valente Rodriguez is 56. Rock musician Ricky Wolking is 54. Actor Simon Pegg is 50. Rock musician Kevin Baldes is 48. Rock singer Rob Thomas is 48. Actress Danai Gurira is 42. Actor Matt Barr is 36. Actress Stephanie Leonidas is 36. Actor Jake Lacy is 34. Actress Tiffany Thornton is 34. Actor Brett Dier is 30. Actor Freddie Highmore is 28.

Thought for Today: “We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.” — R.D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (1927-1989).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, February 14, the 45th day of 2020. There are 321 days left in the year.

This is Valentine’s Day. Today’s highlight in history: On February 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since the attack in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years earlier.

On this date: In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.

In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for patents related to the telephone. Bell was eventually ruled the rightful inventor.

In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the Union as President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation.

In 1913, Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana.

In 1915, The first Māori soldiers sailed to war when a Maori contingent of about 500 men left Wellington for Egypt aboard the SS Warrimoo.

In 1929, the St Valentine’s Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down.

In 1945, during World War Two, British and Canadian forces reached the Rhine River in Germany.

In 1949, Israel’s Knesset convened for the first time.

In 1979, Adolph Dubs, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped in Kabul by Muslim extremists and killed in a shootout between his abductors and police.

In 1984, 6-year-old Stormie Jones became the world’s first heartliver transplant recipient when the surgery was performed at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, she lived until November, 1990.

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uch to everyone’s surprise, none more so than my own, I’m actually going pretty good at this year’s twilight golf competition at Tinwald.

I’m currently sitting second to the ‘hottest’ golfer in New Zealand at the moment, John Smitheram.

He is playing incredibly good golf but somehow everybody bar the handicapper sees it.

I’m not sure if John has somehow inserted his ‘Duckworth Lewis Smitheram’ system into the handicapper’s computer but something is going on.

The Duckworth Lewis Smitheram system or DLS for short, is along the same lines as the system used in one-day cricket internationals when there is rain about and a game is cut short.

That particular system is generally pretty fair although the team batting second usually has an advantage.

The DLS is not at all fair and the team featuring the system’s creator, Smitheram, has a 97.9 per cent chance of victory.

The DLS is most used during the winter months when a group of lads continue a micro twilight competition.

Smitheram sets the format and the rules for these matches.

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The DLS usually kicks in at the Tav when the prize money is being dished out.

I thought the official summer twilight competition would have been immune to the DLS as the format was set by the club, but clearly this is not the case.

We have a core group of us that has been playing in the twilight competition, pretty much since the daylight savings concept was first trialled.

To spice things up a little, for a number of years we have split the group into two teams – those who tee-off at 4pm and those who tee-off at 4.15pm, otherwise known as the team with John in it and the team who has no chance.

These two play against each other each week, team vs team and individual matches as well.

Strangely enough Smitheram hasn’t lost a match this year to date or, in fact, since 1987.

I had the misfortune of being

drawn out as captain of the team that tees off early and John was drawn as the leader of the late team.

On paper, there is NO WAY my side can get beaten.

It’s like the All Blacks playing Tinwald, the Black Sticks playing Wakanui or Tech playing Star.

My side is full of natural athletes!

I have a rural postman, he always delivers right?

I have a salesman who occasionally makes a divot that big you could put a First National sign on it, but generally he just gets on with the job and flies under the radar (if you were as short as him, you’d fly under the radar as well).

I have a weight-loss guru, who has recently been on an alcohol cleanse and dropped that much weight that Jenny Craig wants to know his secrets.

I have a school leader – you’d think after dealing with snotty teenagers all day he’d look forward to smacking the crap out of something on a Thursday evening.

I have two meatworkers, one who loves long hikes, so you’d think he’ll be fit as a buck rat, unfortunately all the hiking is done in the hills and not between his golf shots. The other

one’s happy-go-lucky nature and easy-going temperament should be uplifting for the whole team.

This team can’t be beaten!

How can we go wrong?

We have been robbed I tell you!

To be fair, we haven’t played to our full potential and we have had some issues with attendance.

One poor team member had a heart transplant operation three weeks ago, while another member discovered he didn’t actually have a heart.

Surely we can play a sub when one of the team is away?

Cue the DLS system – NOPE! I’m sure John and his band of merry men have trouble sleeping at night.

My lot sleep like babies, four of them wake up screaming and two crap themselves.

Till next week, Hoo Roo Phill Hooper, Honest Golfer Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Ashburton community groups can apply for council funding until which date? a. February 28 b. March 31 c. April 30 2 – Komodo Island is in which country? a. Vietnam b. New Guinea c. Indonesia 3 – Which main character dies in the original Star Wars movie? a. Luke Skywalker b. Obi-Wan Kenobi c. Princess Leila 4 – What instrument did Phil Collins play in the rock group Genesis? a. Guitar b. Keyboard c. Drums 5 – How many direct objects can be in one English clause? a. One b. Two c. Many 6 – In New Zealand poetry, who said “Quardle oodle ardle”? a. Seagulls b. Magpies c. Drunks 7 – Stormont is the Parliament building in which country? a. Iceland b. Ukraine c. Northern Ireland 8 – Which town is located the furthest north? a. Wellsford b. Kaitaia c. Kaikohe

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Harley-Davidson celebrates an icon with the introduction of the Fat Boy 30th Anniversary Limited Edition DETAILS

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Vantage goes topless

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opping the top off a supercar is a sure-fire way to gather some more buyers in the supercar segment.

The added weight due to chassis reinforcement might be counterintuitive, but all that stuff doesn’t really matter, right?

British supercar manufacturer Aston Martin certainly doesn’t think so as it has just unveiled a drop-top version of the popular Vantage coupe, which is conveniently called the Vantage Roadster.

While the Volante badge has been dropped, the same AMG-sourced twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 sits under the hood, and pumps out a healthy 375kW and 685Nm of torque. This is either sent through an eight-speed auto, or a seven-speed manual.

As you’d expect, the roadster takes a little longer to make the 0-100km/h sprint than the coupe.

It does it in 3.7 seconds, compared to the coupe’s 3.5 seconds.

To minimise weight, a unique Z-Fold roof mechanism has been implemented. This adds just 60kg over the coupe and holds the record

for the fastest roof of any automatically folding convertible on the market.

Just 6.7 seconds is all it takes to fold down, and 6.8 to come back up again.

This can also be completed at speeds up to 50km/h, which is a while away from the reported top speed of 306km/h.

Like other roadsters, the Vantage gets additional under body bracing, but utilises the same suspension system from the coupe.

Torque vectoring, the electronic LSD, and three driving modes also carry over.

“Convertible sports cars are often seen as compromised when compared to their Coupe equivalents,” Matt Becker, Aston Martin Chief Engineer says. “But the Vantage Roadster remains absolutely dedicated true to its mission of delivering precise, agile and expressive handling dynamics combined with stonking straight-line performance.

“And of course, there’s the added dimension of driving a great-sounding sports car with the roof down.”

International deliveries are set to kick off in the third quarter of 2020, so we’d be expecting to see this car in New Zealand in late 2020.

Pure plug-in power for the Mini

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hink a pure-electric version of the fun/ fashion Mini hatch is a strange path for BMW to take … think again.

If we’re talking heritage – and we always are with Mini – then the new Mini electric is right on point.

The original Mini evolved into a premium machine, but 61 years ago it was purely an eco-conscious personal mobility solution, as fuel rationing during the Suez Crisis created a boom for baby cars.

Plug-in power isn’t new for the modern Mini anyway. Back in 2008, the company trialed 500 examples of the pure-electric Mini E as part of its development programme for the BMW i3.

In 2017, Mini also launched the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle version of the Countryman SUV. This model now accounts for 18 per cent of Countryman sales worldwide.

The new fully electric Mini Cooper SE marks a further charge into the mainstream. It’s a

series-production version of the quintessential Mini: the three-door hatch.

It’s essentially a conversion of the existing car, using the powertrain from the BMW i3.

It is a beautifully executed conversion, though.

Mini’s number one priority was to maintain 100 per cent of the base car’s interior and luggage space – possibly because there’s not a huge amount of either (the boot is just 211 litres).

That’s been achieved by redesigning the battery pack into a T shape, with the bulk under the rear seat and a spine down the centre of the car.

The battery and range are modest.

The 32.6kWh unit is good for 235-270km in the WLTP cycle and can be charged to 80 per cent in 35 minutes. Or you can plug in at home overnight.

Overall there’s little to surprise in the Mini electric… and that’s the idea. It’s supposed to be a Mini that just happens to be electric.

The Cooper SE is due in New Zealand in July.

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arley-Davidson® celebrates an icon with the introduction of the Fat Boy® 30th Anniversary Limited Edition motorcycle.

Cloaked in dark finishes with bronze highlights and powered by a blackedout Milwaukee-Eight® 114 engine, production of the 30th Anniversary Fat Boy will be limited to 2500 models, each serialised with a number plate affixed to the fuel tank console.

The Fat Boy was a perfectly outrageous name for a motorcycle that at its 1990 introduction was brilliantly bodacious.

“The Fat Boy took the look, proportions and silhouette of a 1949 Hydra-Glide motorcycle and completely modernised it for a new generation of riders,” explains Brad Richards, Harley-Davidson Vice President of Styling and Design.

“Those riders appreciated our post-war design DNA, but also found themselves drawn to the clean simplicity of contemporary industrial design.

“Each of these elements was captured in the new 2018 version of the Fat Boy model.

“For this 30th Anniversary Limited Edition model we wanted to create something very special, so we leaned into the popularity of darker finishes and a limited run/serialised strategy to make the bike truly unique and exclusive.”

The Fat Boy 30th Anniversary Limited Edition motorcycle celebrates the three-decade impact of the original model with a bold re-interpretation executed in dark finishes paired with a singlecolor option, Vivid Black.

The cast-aluminium Lakester wheels are finished in Satin Black with machined highlights.

The blacked-out Milwaukee-Eight 114 powertrain is finished with engine covers in gloss black and subtle bronze-tone lower rocker covers and timer cover script. The exhaust finished in a Black Onyx, a durable physical vapour deposition paint finish that reveals the underlying chrome in bright light.

Friday, February 14, 2020 A Vivid Black headlamp nacelle, handlebar and controls complete the over-all dark look that is distinctive from the regular production model.

A new bronze-tone waterslide Fat Boy tank logo complements the black finish and other bronze details that set the Limited-Edition Fat Boy apart from the regular-production model.

The entire Fat Boy front end is massive and topped with an LED headlamp in a newly shaped nacelle. The 160mm front tyre is balanced by a signature 240mm rear tyre that delivers a factory custom look.

The Softail frame and suspension combine to form a chassis that’s stiff and lightweight, for agility and performance that will exceed the expectations of the most-demanding cruiser riders.

The mono-shock rear suspension preserves the signature “hard tail” lines of the Softail chassis and places a single coil-over shock absorber below the seat at the optimal angle for a smooth ride and outstanding handling.

Remote hydraulic pre-load adjustment is accomplished by simply turning a knob located below the seat, making it easy to dial in the ride and handling for rider weight.

The Milwaukee-Eight 114 V-Twin engine, the most-powerful Softail powertrain option, delivers inspiring performance and classic Harley-Davidson look-soundfeel.

The rigid-mounted powertrain further enhances chassis stiffness. Dual engine counter-balancers are tuned to reduce primary vibration at idle speed.

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Ollie’s flock of Fords Bernard Egan MOTORING

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n a recent editorial – well it seems recent but at the rate the days are speeding by it maybe more accurate to say relatively recent – our editor extolled the virtues of the wonderful part of the world in which we are fortunate to live.

Matt’s word were a reminder of both the great things which take place around here and the scenic attractions which surround us.

My motoring colleague Roger Hart and I, along with some others are fortunate to have the chance to motor in Mid Canterbury.

Since the start of the year, which only seems like yesterday – which leads one to think the days must surely be exceeding the speed limit – we’ve had three neat expeditions.

First a trip taking in Lake Hood and then on to Ashton Beach.

Next came a spur of the moment decision made on a particularly hot and windy day to take a picnic tea to Wakanui Beach.

It was nice down there, but the sandflies – or some other critters who are no doubt closely related – thought so too, hence we retreated to the cool and calm of the Ashburton Domain before heading home for dessert.

We felt we’d been on a progressive dinner, beginning with drinks and nibbles at Wakanui.

We had the drinks (strictly observing

responsibility) and the sandflies or their cousins had the nibbles!

Readers may be thinking there is a bit of a water theme going on here, but on the most recent trip, which happened last weekend, we headed inland.

This time there were six of us including Carolyn Whyte.

John and Heather Motz – friends from Canada – also came along.

To be fair we didn’t need much persuading.

But if we had, these drives, during which we saw the rugged beauty of our coastline and the splendour on the high country, confirmed Matt’s thoughts about our environment.

Much to the delight of many, Ollie Hurst has repeated something he did last year.

He again encouraged people to meet at Barrhill – a truly special place often described as a little bit of England on our doorstep – and enjoy looking at, having rides in and talking about classic cars in an historic setting.

And what better place could there be to do that?

The Hurst family have a long connection with Barrhill Village.

Ollie grew up there, and after starting work bought his first car – a Model T Ford for transport. That started Ollie’s ongoing interest in Fords, and six of the cars taken to Barrhill recently were from Ollie’s stable.

When he acquired them, all those Fords were to say at the least not drivable, but have now been restored from the ground up by Ollie.

When he decided to arrange a gathering last year Ollie though some people who had never had a ride in or driven an older car may like to do so.

He wasn’t wrong!

Since then people asked him to do it again, so he did.

Pieces of Eight

They call him Long John Silver because he’s got a chest full of pieces of eight.

Naturally there was a bit of nervousness amongst those who Ollie kindly let behind the wheel.

But in typical fashion Ollie’s response was “you can’t go far wrong out here; the worst you can do is hit an oak tree!”

Nobody did.

Now you don’t need me to tell you the owner of six cars can’t drive them all at the same time in convoy.

Newton’s law of physics probably says so!

Ollie called on others to drive them to Barrhill and herein lies a story which has already become legendary amongst local vintage motoring folk.

Trevor and Craig Begg took one of those cars to and from Barrhill.

For those who aren’t aware, Trevor and Craig are staunch General Motors men.

They really are!

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ots of people in lots of clubs do lots of good things.

Chris Gulleford comes into that category.

Chris is the editor of a least two car club magazines, and they’re always great reads.

One is the Vintage Car Club’s Blowout.

The other is produced for the Morris Eight Tourer Club.

Chris and husband Alan are Morris 8 enthusiasts.

Alan is a life member of the club.

Many of us have had or have a Morris 8.

Our senior reporter Sue Newman recently wrote a story about councillor Stuart and Betty Wilson’s fascinating Morris 8.

Their car is a delightful and immaculate 1937 Morris 8 Sports.

The story brought back memories for our friend Tony Adams.

So getting them to motor a Ford is proof of Ollie’s persuasive skills.

Ollie even had both Trevor and Craig wearing Ford caps.

Secretly, Trevor and Craig enjoyed the experience, although you didn’t hear that from me, even if I heard it – or I’m sure I – did from them.

To be fair, the Beggs have an appreciation of all vehicles.

Getting back to John and Heather, our friends from Canada, it’s great to be able to say they think of Mid Canterbury as a special place, a bit like a second home, and they regularly make extended visits here.

The trips we’ve done, the places visited and Ollie’s Barrhill gathering are reminders of just how fortunate we are, as Matt said, to have all this on our doorstep.

And what’s more it’s great all year round.

Mid Canterbury is marvellous!

He being one and the same Tony Adams who as a member of the Lions Club has a part to play in organising the Motorhome Show, being staged on February 29 and 30.

Tony had a Morris 8 Sports a few – actually a fair few – years ago.

He often wondered what became of that car, which if memory serves one correctly was also owned by David Smallbone, a former Guardian employee.

Tony discovered the car’s fate at a swap meet, where some Morris 8 parts were offered for sale.

Much to his amazement, these included bits from his old car.

How did he know?

The parts included the front bumper bar with the number plate AK 6655 still attached.

This reminded us of a natty cartoon (left) Chris Gulleford sent us.

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Porsche’s new Tesla-hunter W

hile Tesla may currently rule the roost when it comes to the electric vehicle revolution, iconic German brand Porsche plans to dethrone the American brand’s performance title with the Taycan.

First unveiled over in Germany near the end of last year, the first Taycan has finally hit New Zealand shores.

Both the Turbo and the Turbo S offer 460kW of power from their dual-motor powertrains.

However, things change when drivers play with the respective Overboost systems in each car.

When activated, the Turbo offers an increased 500kW of power and 1050Nm of torque, and the Turbo S offers 560kW (750hp) of power and 850Nm of torque.

The Turbo can hurtle from 0–100km/h in 3.2 seconds, while the Turbo S does the same feat in just 2.6 seconds – one tenth quicker than a Model S P100D. Getting to 200km/h takes 10.6 seconds and 9.8 seconds, respectively, with both specs top out at 260km/h.

Powering these figures is a 93.4kWh lithium-ion battery pack with 800V architecture making it eligible for the next generation in EV car chargers.

This theoretically means that the Taycan can be charged up to 80 per cent in just over 20 minutes when hooked to an advanced 270kW charger, according to Porsche.

And it can suck up almost 100km worth of charge in five minutes.

Porsche had their new Taycan on show at last week’s Leadfoot Festival.

What’s more, it’s proving to be an incredible seller around the world.

Globally, there have been 30,000 pre-orders of the Taycan, so the German premium carmaker has announced it will double

its first year’s production run to 40,000.

Porsche New Zealand says “our official Porsche centres are currently holding an unprecedented number of deposit paid ‘Expressions of Interest’ for the Taycan”.

“We anticipate these will start to translate into vehicle orders once detailed product information is available and customers are able to experience the Taycan first hand.”

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ter spent serving customers.

He also wants to know what opportunities there were to grow revenue and profitability.

In 2013 the airline faced criticism from workers when it announced it would outsource jobs in its own operation to the contract service, which is based at Unitec.

By Rebecca Howard NZME

Markets are likely to be buoyed by optimism the coronavirus may be contained while the kiwi dollar also remains supported after the central bank moved to a hiking bias.

US and European markets lifted after China reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in two weeks, bolstering a forecast by Beijing’s senior medical adviser that the outbreak in the country may end by April, Reuters reported.

There are currently 44,653 cases and 1113 deaths have been reported in China, according to the latest data.

“The light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel stuff fuelled positive risk sentiment as global equity markets across the board were higher,” said Kiwibank FX trader Mike Shirley.

At 7.45am in Wellington yesterday, the Dow was up around 0.6 per

cent, the S&P 500 was up 0.5 per cent while the Nasdaq lifted 0.9 per cent.

In Europe, the DAX closed up 0.9 per cent.

While Capital Economics expects China’s economy to slow sharply in the first quarter, “the apparent slowdown in new infections in the last few days should raise hopes that output will bounce back quickly, leaving no lasting economic damage,” it said.

On Wednesday, both Finance Minister Grant Robertson and New Zealand’s central bank said the impact of the virus will be short-lived. That, coupled with a solid domestic economic backdrop, gave the RBNZ the confidence to change its forecasts.

It no longer expects to lower rates but will eventually lift them, news which gave the dollar a solid lift which it maintained overnight.

The Kiwi was trading at 64.62 US

cents from 64.58 cents at 5pm in Wellington.

“It’s difficult to see the NZ dollar losing much ground given the RBNZ’s stoic stance,” said ANZ Bank strategist David Croy.

ASX futures were up 31 points at 7050 and the local bourse may follow suit.

Investors will also be watching the domestic reporting season with SkyCity Entertainment Group due to report today. Of particular interest will be any commentary around the impact of coronavirus on its operations, given the casino operator’s exposure to China.

Sky Network Television may remain under pressure after the payTV operator reported a 78 per cent slide in first-half profit. The company is overhauling its operations to focus on streaming services in an increasingly competitive environment.

Profit fall for Synlait in first half of year

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Synlait Milk said first-half profit fell as much as 29 per cent and it has downgraded its annual earnings outlook, saying infant formula sales haven’t grown as expected and noting the coronavirus outbreak is another spanner in the works.

However, Synlait said the contribution to growth of its largest infant formula customer, A2 Milk, hasn’t changed.

The milk processor said net profit was between $26.5 million and $28.5 million in the six months ended Jan. 31, down from $37.3 million the same six months a year earlier.

Synlait lowered its annual forecast for net profit to between $70 million to $85 million in the 12 months ending July 31, at best a flat result from

the $82.2 million reported the year earlier. It had previously predicted profit growth to at least match the 10 per cent growth it achieved in 2019.

The company said there were three reasons behind the downgrade. The consolidation of China’s formula market sapped demand for infant formula base powder; lactoferrin prices have been increasingly volatile, and growth in consumer formula sales has been weaker than expected.

A2 Milk said it noted Synlait’s profit downgrade but that it “confirms that its business performance remains strong and it continues to be in compliance with its continuous disclosure obligations”.

Synlait said its supply chain hasn’t been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, but that the global epidemic is a downside risk that has been

taken into account in estimating the lower end of the guidance range.

Consumer-packaged infant formula sales rose compared to a year earlier, but sales of ingredients and formula base powders were weaker. Synlait said costs have also been higher than a year earlier.

Clement said the company is focused on making sure new investments and facilities are operating efficiently.

“In the meantime, we are moderating our costs while we bring our new investments to life in terms of capacity and capability. We remain confident, and on-track, to deliver on our medium to long term objectives,” he said.

The shares closed at $8.29 Wednesday, and have dropped 13.3 per cent over the past 12 months.

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1587 282.5 2780 142 188 857 639 762 2375 2466 538 389 851 320 240 231.5 186 554.5 183 357 154.5 4099 537 564 693 160 143 123 720 188 254 480 1300 1699 784 469 230 63 369 480 236 909 682 300 734 352 322 290.5 2660 446

Last sale

1580 282 2751 140.5 185 846.5 638 759 2375 2455 538 389 851 319 228 231.5 186 554 182 356 154.5 4060 535 564 693 157 143 122 720 188 251 480 1299 1693 781 460 227 63 367 479.5 234 908 680 295 734 350 318 289.5 2646 443

At close of trading on Thursday, February 13, 2020

Daily Volume move ’000s

– – +12 –0.5 –2 –10 +0.5 +2 +6 –12 +10 +2 +2 –1 –5 +0.5 – +8 –2 +2 –1 –45 –9 –12 +1 –1 +5 – –4 +1 –0.5 +10 – +6 –8 +9 –7 +3 +8 +6.5 –3 +3 –149 +1 –6 –2 –9 +1 +20 +1

1.4m 1.2m 9.98 415.6 267.6 780.0 625.2 714.4 216.1 766.5 689.3 196.8 101.5 121.4 205.9 1.2m 290.6 521.4 79.55 405.8 2.0m 76.93 404.8 1.5m 650.7 51.61 64.30 1.4m 158.8 1.4m 184.8 407.7 15.90 263.0 16.93 89.90 190.0 1.6m 4.5m 2.9m 110.0 293.8 1.3m 218.2 31.89 268.9 964.8 245.1 18.88 361.7

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 11930 11838 11746 11654 11562 11470

7/2

Markets looking more optimistic

Guardian Shares & Investments

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have been under way for some time, new chief executive Greg Foran is also looking for other cost savings.

He has written to 1200 senior Air New Zealand managers and asked for feedback on several aspects of the airline, including views on where the company wastes money that could be bet-

The airline said then it would save about $3 million a year.

Air New Zealand said then the partnership would boost its contact centre capability and enhance customers’ experience.

“This would offer the benefit of a part-time workforce which can be called upon at short notice to ensure extra support is provided to customers and staff at times of high demand,” it said at the time, when it had 431 contact centre staff.

Last August, Foran, while still president and CEO of Walmart US, opened a new call centre for the retail giant in its Arkansas home state.

That building includes a number of amenities for employees including a 24-hour fitness centre, full-service café, outdoor patios and dedicated spaces for training and employee development for the 950 staff, a number that could expand to 1200.

Last year Air New Zealand topped recruitment firm Randstad’s latest brand research as the most attractive employer in the country for the third year in a row.

31/1

An Auckland call centre doing work for Air New Zealand faces a shift to the Philippines as part of a cost-saving drive.

The airline says it is working with Concentrix “to assess the future location of the contact centre work they conduct on its behalf”.

No Air NZ staff are affected and no final decision has been made.

If it is on, it will take place over the next year to 18 months.

“Regardless of the final decision, Air NZ will retain its New Zealand-based contact centre function.”

Global call centre company Concentrix employs about 80,000 staff throughout the Philippines.

Those doing work for Air New Zealand in Auckland met airline representatives yesterday and were told contact centre roles would move to the Philippines, a tipster said.

“This would lead to the loss of many jobs in New Zealand.”

When Air NZ outsourced part of its call centre work to Concentrix in 2014 about 70 roles were

created for what was promoted as on the job training for students and part-timers.

Concentrix has centres in 40 countries and its NZ country leader Tim Roberts is saying little.

“Concentrix values the confidential relationships we have with our clients and does not comment on individual client programs.’’

He said the firm was committed to New Zealand.

“We support a number of clients in New Zealand and do not see significant impact to our people in the foreseeable future.’’

The airline spokesman was not certain of how many roles could be affected.

It is understood the Philippines staff would handle inquiries such as Airpoints balances while those at the airline’s call centre would deal with more complex questions.

Air New Zealand has had a number of cost-saving projects under way for almost a year with the aim of cutting head office expenses by at least 5 per cent.

While the call centre proposal has been part of work likely to

24/1

NZME

17/1

By Grant Bradley

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

11,880.84 –17.4 –0.15%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

7,864.06

–4.79

–0.06%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

12,837.21 –20.48 –0.16%

p Rises 75 q Falls 54 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

Just Life Gr ArborGen Hldgs Sky Network TV Vital Emerging Mkts

daily % rise

+15.15% +5.82% +5.00% +4.05% +3.65%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

daily % fall

Synlait Milk PaySauce Mercer Gr Telstra Corp AMP

–17.97% –10.67% –7.41% –4.18% –3.68%

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,563.70

London – $US/ounce

–6.8

–0.43%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

17.56

–0.15

–0.85%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,747.0

+51.0

+0.90%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Feb 13, 2020

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

TT buy

0.9765 0.8726 4.7902 0.6087 1.4805 0.5074 72.62 1.8104 9.7506 20.39 0.6593

TT sell

0.943 0.84 4.2021 0.582 1.3417 0.4893 69.52 1.5755 9.3922 19.39 0.6354

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

Racing 32 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Friday, February 14, 2020

■■SYDNEY

Butt takes drive on Line Up

By Adam Hamilton

Catalyst is ready to transform his stunning New Zealand form to the tracks of Australia.

■■FLEMINGTON

Catalyst up for Aussie debut Rick Williams is predicting a career-best performance from star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst in tomorrow’s Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.

Williams has guided the racing stock of Cambridge’s The Oaks Stud for Queensland owner Dick Karreman for the past 18 years, overseeing the career of champion mare Seachange among a host of Group One winners.

Karreman was also a part-owner of five-time Group One winner Darci Brahma, who has forged a successful stallion career at The Oaks Stud, among his stock is November’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner Catalyst.

Williams believes the Clayton Chipperfield-trained Catalyst is on track to be better than his dad.

“He’s more talented than Darci Brahma, he’s got more brilliant acceleration,” Williams said.

“You have a look through the 200m sectionals of his win at Ellerslie first-up and how fast they are – and that’s knowing he wasn’t at his best.”

After a slow start to the Gr.3 Mr Tiz Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie last month, Catalyst was able to clock a sizzling 43.87-second last 800m of the race that saw him break 11 seconds for three consecutive 200m splits from the 800m to the 200m, equating to a world-class 32.19 600m burst that paved the way to his sixth win from just seven starts.

Now the task is to transfer that form to Australia.

“Any horse that travels is at a disadvantage and we’ve seen that with the good Aussie sprinters that have come over here and been beaten.

It’s been a long time since an Aussie horse won a Group One race over here,” Williams said.

“But he’s got the perfect temperament to do it because quite simply nothing bothers him.

“He’s settled in over there like he hasn’t even left home and we think he’s due a career-best performance on Saturday.

“He’s definitely a much-improved horse physically from

where he was in the spring.

“He had a healthy blow after Ellerslie and that run should improve him and everything he’s done since suggests that will be the case.

“Damian Lane came out and galloped him at Mornington this week and gave him the thumbs up and Clayton said he couldn’t be happier with him.”

Catalyst will start from the outside barrier of eight tomorrow with champion Sydney-based Kiwi jockey James McDonald pinch-hitting for Lane, who is suspended for this weekend but returns for the ride in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on February 29.

“I’d rather draw eight than one.

“It gives us options if they slow up midrace,” Williams said.

“On ratings, him, Alligator Blood and Dalasan look better than the rest but it could develop into a tactical race.

“They might try and get away with a soft lead on Alligator Blood and if that happens, it might be

better to go up and sit alongside him. But we’ll just see how he jumps.”

Williams expects Catalyst to be at his best once he gets to 1600m and perhaps even 2000m, but he is optimistic his star galloper can match it with his highly-touted rivals over 1400m this weekend.

“Right now, if we can finish within a length of Alligator Blood, we’ll know we’re on track for the Australian Guineas because we meet on set weights there.”

Catalyst is part of a strong racing team for Karreman, who could have even greater numbers in training shortly with a change in focus from selling yearlings at the sales to developing them into trading commodities as up-andgoing racehorses.

“It’s a bit of a shift. We’re finding the trading market is better than the yearling market for us right now,” Williams said.

“Dick wants to have a bit of fun on the racetrack, both here and in Australia, and he’s getting that with Catalyst.”

Anthony Butt was the star of Victoria’s Summer Of Glory and looks a key player again heading into Sydney’s Carnival of Miracles.

Butt’s two major Victorian winners, Dr Susan and Line Up, shape as the ones to beat against in the NSW Oaks and NSW Derby respectively.

And he’s got Perfect Stride for support in the Derby, along with the consistent Make Way pushing for a Chariots Of Fire berth.

Line Up, Perfect Stride and Make Way all step-out at Menangle tomorrow night.

“Line Up and Perfect Stride go round in just a normal three-yearold race, but they needed the run otherwise it would’ve been five weeks between runs from the Victoria Derby to the Derby heats here,” Butt said.

“It’s turned into a really strong race because horses like Governor Jujon and Youaremy Sunshine are using it for a lead-up as well.”

Smooth Deal would’ve been there as well, but he was balloted out and will go around next Tuesday at Menangle instead.

The heats of the Derby are at Menangle on February 29 and the final a week later on the Miracle Mile card.

“Line Up and Perfect Stride are really well going into this week.

They’ve come through Melbourne very well,” Butt said.

“I’m driving Line Up and young Cam Hart, who drives a fair bit for Emilio (Rosati, owner), will be on Perfect Stride.

“I actually don’t think there is much between them. Line Up had more lead-up racing and was primed for Melbourne, while Perfect Stride will have really benefited a lot from those couple of hard runs down there.”

Meanwhile Kiwi pacer AG’s White Socks headlines the field for Saturday night’s $50,000 Group 2 Terang Cup (2680m).

Greg and Nina Hope’s stable star will chase a second Victorian country cup after his Ballarat success last month.

Punters have already stepped in to AG’s White Socks backing him from $3.50 into $2.80 with the Aussie TAB, despite drawing the back row (gate nine).

Three-pronged Guineas assault for Tyler stable Father and daughter training duo, Kelvin and Aimee Tyler, are experiencing a standout season and they hope that will continue at Ascot Park tomorrow.

The Riverton trainers currently sit in fifth position on the New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership with 30 wins, and with many of their team appreciating more give in the ground they are looking to

improve on that mark later in the season.

“It’s been really good,” Kelvin Tyler said.

“We were fourth, but we haven’t raced for a while. We are probably looking more for a wet track with a few of them. We just need a bit of rain relief.”

Like many farmers around the country, the Tyler team are

looking for rain, but the forecast downpour on Sunday won’t come soon enough for their team at Ascot Park on Saturday.

The Tylers have 10 horses competing at the Southland meeting, including three in the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m).

Their trio of Guineas contenders will be led by last start Listed

Gore Guineas winner Lightning Jack who has been installed as a $2.70 favourite.

Kelvin Tyler was pleased with his winning effort last month and is looking forward to stepping up the gelding to the mile.

“We knew he had tonnes of ability,” he said. “The tight-turning track was the biggest question, but he handled it well. I can’t fault

him, I am really happy with him.”

Tyler said he has developed a lot and believes the mile distance is an ideal distance for the gelding.

The Tylers will also line-up He’s Got Power and Kitty Power in the Southland Guineas. Tyler has been pleased with the way He’s Got Power has settled after his trip to tackle the Karaka Million at Ellerslie.

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3 Addington Dogs Today at Addington

10 32478 Shermo Bale 30.57

2:51PM

February 14

Weather: Drizzle clearing DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:14PM

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT

$1,365, C0, 295m Trainer

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

3 2

436 Go Blue nwtd 42434 Mitcham Magic nwtd 8 Homebush Poppy nwtd 52251 Auto Speed nwtd 53486 Sweet Mary Ann nwtd 75334 King Theoden nwtd 25754 White Roxy nwtd 24637 Sneaky Snitch nwtd Homebush Ariana nwtd Goldstar Harlowe nwtd

12:31PM 1 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

2

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 3 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

4

A Joyce J M McCook M Grant M Grant J & D Fahey R Wales J & D Fahey J McInerney R Wales N Wanhalla

A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH

5

Hart & Taylor J & D Fahey S & B Evans J & D Fahey J McInerney A Bradshaw S Hindson J & D Fahey L Waretini C Roberts

6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3 1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

9

$1,450, C1, 295m

B Dann J McInerney J McInerney C Weir K Cassidy J McInerney L Waretini S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney

AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STAKES

63513 Big Tiny nwtd 73122 Lethal Lettie 30.92 67644 Nippa Enough 30.57 148X2 Go Diego 30.38 4431 Opawa Travis 30.24 43434 Goldstar Yankee 30.54 33156 Haze Adams 30.90 13222 Macadoodle 30.55 27485 My Rosie 30.51

$2,505, C1, 520m

J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney J & D Fahey J & D Fahey S & B Evans J M McCook J & D Fahey L Waretini

M Grant J McInerney J McInerney R Wales S & B Evans M Roberts J McInerney J M McCook Mitchell & Smith J McInerney

12

PROTEXIN SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

52261 It’s A Joke 17.26 46215 Know Approval 17.28 64326 Khatia 17.67 85687 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 43113 Mulberry Brit 17.43 51342 Prince Zulu 17.31 36561 Jetstream Marley 17.32 77314 Punch On Jessie nwtd 73372 Cool Beans nwtd 64376 Broken Penniless 17.40

J McInerney G Cleeve J McInerney S & B Evans K Cassidy L Waretini A Williams J McInerney J McInerney G Cleeve

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:40PM OPT 332

1

February 14

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 2-3-4-5-6-7 RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ MAIDEN 2050

$10,000, MDN, 2050m Jockey

1 0X423. Take A Gamble (10) 58.5 J Zuppicich 2 6X245 Mozzie (3) 58.5 J J Rayner 1 3 324X0 Little Macs (9) 58.5 K Myers 1 4 4 7X767. I Am A Craftsman (2) 58.5 F Auret 5 X7076 Thutmosis (4) 58.5 B McDermott 6 7 Nowanagen (6) 58 N Smith 7 80867. Eureka Rising (7) 56.5 C Bothwell 8 79 Pearly Shells (8) 56.5 P & T Ebbett 3 9 6X826 Sovereign Express (1) 56 B Lammas 10 7 Clonmel (5) 56 J Wheeler

2 1

1:15PM 331 1 2 3 4 5

1:50PM 328

OPT

2 3 4 1

1 3 2 4

$10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m

3 Flash Warrior (3) 57.5 D Wiles 34. Passione (5) 55.5 L Latta 4 La Tardigrada (4) 55.5 L Noble Sorrida (1) 55.5 K Gray Kaluanui (2) 55.5 J Bary

C Johnson J Parkes S McKay L Allpress R Elliot

GUTHRIE BOWRON MAIDEN 1200

$10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m

1 34222. Ifndoubtgetout (3) 57.5 T Bliss 2 325X2 Magness (7) 57.5 N Marshall 1 3 50X3 Atlantic Flyer (6) 57.5 J Shaw 4 47X The Gaffin (8) 57.5 K Myers 1 5 2 Jaxx Be Nimble (1) 55.5 A Sharrock 6 Tavira (5) 55.5 K Gray 7 6. Drop The Beat (4) 55.5 J Millar 8 9X59 Silent Approach (2) 55.5 G Vile

2:25PM 327

OPT

4

5

$10,000, MDN, 1200m

3:34PM OPT 322

2 1

6

R Elliot J Parkes D Bradley T Taiaroa (a3) R Hannam L Allpress C Johnson S McKay

1 X060X Roll The Dice (2) 59 Benner/Wynyard 2 King’s Capital 3 X0802 Fly To The Sky (5) 58.5 F Auret 4 457X9 Technician (6) 58.5 N Marshall 1 5 01908 Regal Rock (4) 58 K Reid

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:08PM

L Allpress L Hemi S McKay S Macnab (a2)

1

1 2 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 3 8 9 10

35255 Mr. Postman 17.85 61877 Token Vikkers 17.75 73138 Summer Glee 17.66 51314 Born Quick 17.65 54472 Bigtime Bronx 17.65 75441 Bigtime On Track 17.68 66452 Bigtime Charlote 17.77 31445 Paris End 17.66 24368 Ohana Lad nwtd 17788 Mitcham Doug 17.95

5:26PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

5:58PM 1 2 3 4 1 5 3 6 7 8 9 10

2 4

1 2 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 3 8 9 10

February 14

L Hemi R Kozaki R Hannam D Bradley S McKay H Andrew C Johnson C O'Beirne (a2) L Allpress

1 2 3

1 2 2 1 3 4 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

5

N Udy N Udy J McInerney M Flipp G & S Fredrickson F Kite L Cole L Cole K Gommans J McInerney

7

54247 Big Time Lebron 17.62 55883 Bigtime Bremner 17.48 22268 Rowdy Ruby 17.75 77861 Running Freer 17.69 12268 Bigtime Honey 17.65 42376 Billy’s Churn 17.95 63574 Big Time Frosty 17.57 55141 Opawa Flash 17.71 15878 Homebush Rieko 17.70 44476 Idol Duke 17.72

1

3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10

$2,860, C1/2, 520m

L Cole A Turnwald L Cole L Cole J & D Bell B Hodgson L Cole L Cole J & D Bell B Hodgson

$2,035, C2/3, 305m

M Flipp N Udy K B Benson N Udy L Cole G & S Fredrickson G & S Fredrickson C Morris M Flipp J McInerney

$2,390, C3/4, 305m

M Flipp Kettlewell & Phillips F Kite M Flipp G & S Fredrickson L Cole L Cole L Cole K Gommans J McInerney

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C3/C4

$2,390, C3/4, 305m

B Marsh L Cole L Cole M Olden L Cole B Hodgson M Gowan L Cole J McInerney M Flipp

$4,030, C3/4, 520m

M Olden Ross & Voyce L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole

KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C3/C4

$2,390, C3/4, 305m

L Cole L Cole S Kite M Olden L Cole G Hodgson L Cole N Udy J McInerney M Flipp

G & S Fredrickson M Flipp G & S Fredrickson M Flipp L Cole L Cole L Cole G & S Fredrickson

9

WANGANUI TOYOTA C5 2 $4,735, C5, 520m

L Cole L Cole L Cole4 L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole1 L Cole3

10

CPF INSURANCE C1/C2

$1,685, C1/2, 305m

14321 Dino The Fox 17.74 13562 Elsa Blueblood 18.06 38261 Bigtime Hannah 17.80 26854 Alamein Tane 17.86 43763 Hashtag Blessed 17.81 25643 Big Time Dusty 17.80 13565 Bigtime Kate nwtd 83668 Bigtime Coco 17.72 17788 Mitcham Doug 17.95 55663 Dyna Bryleigh 18.15

11

K Gommans J McInerney S Gommans Kettlewell & Phillips N Udy3 L Cole1 G & S Fredrickson D P Symes4 J McInerney M Flipp

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1/C2

12

D Denbee J McInerney F Kite G & S Fredrickson J & D Bell1 J McInerney M Olden M Flipp2 J McInerney M Flipp

GUTHRIE BOWRON WANGANUI C1 4 $1,450, C1, 305m 3

63738 Homebush Keasha nwtd 2114 Allegro Fern 17.77 37875 Homebush Maxi 17.89 41577 Zipping Romeo 17.99 43574 Bigtime Maci 17.67 56352 I’ll Be Loyal 18.10 24731 Bigtime Roll 17.65 88222 Homebush Jennia nwtd 22485 Cadillac Mack nwtd 83824 Homebush Minnie 17.61

b M8 Addington Harness Today at Addington

J McInerney L Cole J McInerney J & D Bell S Kite B Hodgson3 S Gommans J McInerney4 J McInerney2 J McInerney

1

February 14

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m Weather: Drizzle clearing DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:36PM OPT 151

1

1 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 3 13 14

0

1 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 09 10 2 11 12 13 3 14 15 16 0 17 18

4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6

S Ottley SCRATCHED4 S McNally J Morrison (J) M Williamson J W Cox C DeFilippi G O'Reilly R Close

Barrier

36384 Jay Tee Tyron (21) R Dunn 40564 Eureka (22) G Payne 29150 That Alexander Guy (23) R Todd 93353 Mongolian Cavalry (24) P Court 35603 Memphis Tennessee (25) T Chmiel

2

J Dunn T Williams1 G Smith3 B Orange2 T Chmiel

AIRPARK CANTERBURY TROT

4

$20,000, 3YO+ R45-R55, 2600m

62494 Emma Frost (1) P Williamson 46265 Another Chapter (2) J Whittaker 7X772 BJ Lindenny (3) D Bennett X2123 Richard The Third (4) B Gray 84808 Tehoro Dazzle (5) R Holmes 8X17 One Guz Hall (6) M Purdon 57482 She’s Allthe Craze (7) B Negus 21082 Count Eyre (8) R Allen 93309 Midnight Assassin (9) C & J DeFilippi 05206 Sods Law (10) J & J Geddes 32244 Clyde (11) D Williamson 42P55 Idle Stuartia (12) R Austin 03030 My Eyre (13) M Nyhan 1060X Majestic Lavros (14) Jones/Hill 6X000 Honeys Son (15) K Ford 51806 Chevron Action (u1) Dalgety/Purdon 86053 Sioux Princess (u2) Jones/Hill 5X120 Aorangi (u3) K Townley

6:38PM 143

OPT

$20,000, R60-R80., 1980m 3 Driver

07282 Taxman (1) R Todd Mossdale Art 65116 Burlington (2) B White 37110 Razors Edge (3) J & J Geddes 05641 Franco Texas (4) D Taylor 18471 Diego (5) J Cox 62506 Kruizr (6) M House 81617 Stun Gun (7) P Court 40619 Bringitonhome (8) R Todd

6:07PM 146

OPT

0

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 5-6-7-8-9-10 FAHEY FENCE HIRE MOBILE PACE 2

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

2

2

$1,685, C1/2, 305m

26555 Tazia nwtd 76738 Homebush Yuri 17.96 75436 Sedgebrook Sally 17.90 73623 Bigtime Chris 17.56 53315 Cawbourne Moss 17.66 42446 Gotcha Marshall 17.96 67352 Breed Apart 17.75 78718 Idol Steffie 17.85 17788 Mitcham Doug 17.95 6FX44 Sahara Pippa 17.96

10:18PM 1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

LASER PLUMBING C5 2

$2,860, C5, 305m 1

51156 Bigtime Bruno 30.07 16251 Big Time Ocean 30.26 81156 Big Time Amie 30.53 12123 Big Time Izzy 30.11 16121 Bigtime Rod 29.91 34414 Bigtime Bret 30.34 58717 Big Time Maple 30.31 62632 Big Time Seth 30.31

9:56PM 1 2 3 1 4 4 5 6 3 7 2 8 9 10

8

13651 Bigtime Emjay 17.52 65148 Zara Cheebee 17.62 22728 Hey Fernando 17.64 33134 Idol Patches 17.71 61473 Bigtime Bee 17.52 62855 Bigtime Stella 17.48 11523 Sir Duggie 17.18 87712 Big Time Flash 17.60

8:56PM

4 1 FIRST SECURITY C1/C2 3

6 ACCELL “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY” C3/C4

22413 Kongs Out Again 30.42 37641 Skinny Binny 30.60 26716 Bigtime Forest 30.20 22277 Bigtime Daisy 30.49 15782 Simply Smooth 30.29 13821 Big Time Tina 30.89 87574 Big Time Dynasty 30.37 41388 Big Time Elsa 30.45 55864 Bigtime Alfie 30.09

7:58PM

$2,035, C2/3, 305m Trainer

PALMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C3/C4

82752 Hip Hop Rapper 17.49 27418 Bigtime Sheer 17.58 65614 Bees And Birds 17.68 35421 Criminal Justice 17.89 7544F Big Time Chance 17.78 75735 Funzalo 17.61 51212 Harpoon Harry 17.83 71685 Big Time Billie 17.65 15878 Homebush Rieko 17.70 44476 Idol Duke 17.72

7:29PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4

2

1 2

QUALITY INN COLLEGIATE WANGANUI C2/C3

12537 Collect A Dream 17.81 44818 Alamein Stryda 17.74 67817 Sedgebrook Lover 17.69 24736 Zara Zara 17.81 28573 Bigtime Spark 17.74 56518 Bigtime Cutie 17.82 14884 Giraffe Club 17.70 67356 Bigtime Lizzy 17.65 24368 Ohana Lad nwtd 15878 Homebush Rieko 17.70

6:58PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 7 2 8 9 10

3

31742 Go Ash 17.61 63315 Viking Ash 17.79 47616 Doomsday 17.92 83868 Chilli Ragnar 17.84 66111 Big Time Pluto 17.54 3X435 Bavaro nwtd 23417 Bigtime Sam 17.80 511F8 So Severe 17.77 44476 Idol Duke 17.72 17788 Mitcham Doug 17.95

6:28PM

4

2

11122 Big Time Anton 30.76 42365 Silent Dismissal nwtd 21373 Bigtime Bailey 30.49 41187 Big Time Abbi nwtd 42368 Mother’s Touch 30.62 X8225 Mainline Lil 31.21 82565 Big Time Gina 30.75 12348 Big Time Baby 30.62 55442 Cavatate 31.36 67454 True Testament 30.59

8:27PM

9:27PM

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 AON INSURANCE C2/C3

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

4

L Allpress SCRATCHED J Parkes C O'Beirne (a2) R Hannam

R Hannam J Parkes C Johnson D Bradley R Elliot H Andrew

Weather: Fine

J Parkes

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1350m

WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB RACING @ MANAWATU MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m

Today at Hatrick Raceway

$10,000, MDN F&M, 1350m

STEVO’S DISTRIBUTORS 1350

C Johnson L Hemi D Bradley SCRATCHED T Allan T Taiaroa (a3)

d M9 Whanganui Dogs

NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE MAIDEN 1350

1 523X3. Surveillance (11) 57.5 Ramsay/Ritchie 2 25473 One Way Street (1) 57.5 R Manning 3 0X536 Dancing Delight (10) 57.5 N Marshall 1 4 86676 Hermes (5) 57.5 K Buttimore 5 Indie’s Joy (3) 57.5 J Shaw 6 870X8. Ledgowan (8) 57.5 M Blue 7 Royal Grace (6) 57.5 R Connors 1 8 90X Sidebar (4) 57.5 S Rainford 2 9 65523 Colyton Sky (9) 57 R Bergerson 10 9X59 Silent Approach (7) 57 G Vile 11 90 Blanc De Noir (2) 57 C Osman 1

1 3 4

H Andrew C O'Beirne (a2) J Parkes R Elliot C Johnson R Bishop L Allpress S McKay

7

1 59 Mick (3) 58.5 P Didham 2 96X6. One Of The Best (1) 58.5 J Millar 3 3 0X336 Beaudz Well (6) 58 J Wheeler 4 63 Grand Prospect (10) 58 S Walsh 5 69 Otis (4) 58 C Bambry 4 6 X0425 Sorry I’m Late (7) 56.5 C Gibson 1 1 7 604 Commotion (9) 56.5 R Manning 8 77XP8 Bingwa (2) 56.5 G Swann 1 9 50 Danz I Am (11) 56.5 P Pascoe 10 X66X8 Natty Pagger (8) 56.5 J Wheeler 2 11 7X3X8 La Joya (5) 56 K Myers 1

1 LOWE SCHOLLUM JONES MAIDEN 1200 4

1 2. The Grinder (2) 58.5 A Sharrock 2 0X637 Joshua One Nine (7) 58.5 T Egan 3 0X47X Rely On Me (4) 58.5 R Connors 1 4 640X Swagger (5) 58.5 D Wiles 5 6. Geezas George (1) 58.5 C Davis 1 6 3 Melody Roxx (3) 56.5 S Dravitzki 7 54 Mini Maxine (6) 56.5 L Latta 8 3697X Keltic Rockstar (8) 56.5 J J Rayner 1

3:00PM OPT 325

R Hannam J Parkes S Macnab (a2) L Allpress C O'Beirne (a2) R Elliot L Hemi S McKay R Bishop C Johnson

2 WANGANUI GREYHOUND CLUB RACING TONIGHT MAIDEN 3

4:09PM 321

OPT

2 1 3

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

OPT

6 00X27 Remarx (7) 57.5 J Wheeler 7 1X06X Sardeen (3) 57.5 W Marshment 1 8 6X1 Cruz Ramirez (9) 57 B Newman 9 Vent 10 6X102 Magic Incanto (8) 56.5 F Pratt 11 46945 Satin Belt (1) 55 K Gray

4

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1650m; Straight: 325m; Rail: Out 2m; Weather: Fine

KAISA EARTHWORKS PH.0272073323 DASH

35261 Tremonti 17.45 X1211 Pontiac Pat 17.35 F2337 Crushington 17.51 41172 Vegan Express 17.39 26322 Mulberry Rock 17.48 58128 Mitcham Boult 17.73 71463 Goldstar Hurley 17.47 35618 Goldstar Clover 17.74 46414 Impressive High 17.88 57136 Homebush Bede nwtd

2:34PM

4

8

$1,685, C2, 295m

Today at Whanganui

$2,860, C2, 520m

J & D Fahey J & D Fahey G Cleeve C Roberts M Dempsey J McInerney B Pringle J & D Fahey J & D Fahey M Grant

11

SUCK IT UP LTD DASH

Whanganui Races

SPRINGSTON HOTEL STAKES

22774 Student Loan 30.32 24823 Alotta Talk 30.46 55665 Know Denying 30.37 82455 Orina Allen 30.44 76541 Stumpy Bill 30.61 82445 Chunk 30.88 73516 Replica Rango 30.47 456X7 Boss Cobra 30.28 74534 Mighty Muscle 30.20 85654 Smash Calling 30.56

2:16PM

2 1 4 3

7

R Blackburn J M McCook J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney A Bradshaw J & D Fahey M Dempsey S & B Evans J McInerney

L Waretini R Adcock J McInerney M Grant B Dann J M McCook Mitchell & Smith J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney

c M4

1 2 SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH 4 $1,365, C0, 295m 3

1 Peach Melba nwtd 2 2 Bees Are Buzzing nwtd 3 Lady Sobers nwtd 4 F Homebush Murdock nwtd 5 54457 Impressive Gift nwtd 2 6 23 Mitcham Goldie nwtd 1 7 6 Speedy Boss nwtd 8 54647 Ginger Cracker nwtd 9 Slippery Suzie nwtd 10 86735 Mitcham Usain nwtd

1 2 4

S & B Evans G Cleeve J McInerney J McInerney C Weir J McInerney Hart & Taylor J M McCook M & P Binnie J McInerney

$2,505, C1, 520m

3 4

1:59PM

$1,365, C0, 295m

GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND STAKES

43364 My Kirsty 31.03 61114 Opawa Cutie 30.29 24367 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 55322 Holy Grail 30.58 41423 Prince Rohit nwtd 25351 Mitcham Toddy nwtd 56233 Meatloaf nwtd 12615 Beret Girl 30.27 27485 My Rosie 30.51 32478 Shermo Bale 30.57

1:41PM

S & B Evans M Dempsey Hart & Taylor J McInerney J M McCook S & B Evans J McInerney R Casey J McInerney J McInerney

1 2 3 4 4 5 2 6 3 7 8 9 10

1

3

$1,685, C2, 295m

82818 Smash Dragon 17.49 83264 Sozin’s Symphony 17.58 33217 Mitcham Trudy 17.31 X5372 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 56432 Cash A Roo 17.27 13672 Ophira Bale nwtd 44664 Punch On Buzz 17.28 13233 Jinja Liv 17.52 88715 Paringi Pam 17.39 25158 Homebush Boden 17.44

3:26PM

$2,600, C0f, 520m

2 Justin Lincoln nwtd 6474 Knocka Know How nwtd 88453 Mitcham Nikorima nwtd 23352 Homebush Gambler nwtd Gotcha Popeye nwtd 33368 Homebush Showoff nwtd 24 Ghost Mode nwtd Button It nwtd Rossiter nwtd Miss June nwtd

1:24PM

1 4 3

3

$1,450, C1, 295m

1 2 2 3 4 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10

3

10

3X371 Jealous Affair 17.47 43747 Mega Dream nwtd 65215 Elite Blueblood 17.63 84612 Smash Achiever 17.16 27812 Calm Inferno 17.41 34217 Dream Runner 17.26 16441 Tonkawa 17.42 37363 Blazing Banjo nwtd 75341 Reign Of Fire 17.36 57643 Homebush Aimee 17.34

3:09PM

GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ MAIDEN FINAL

62343 Jinja Toni nwtd 2541 Bundy 30.91 83 Smooth Step nwtd 23252 Stylish Stepper nwtd 48562 Bobble nwtd 8884 Opawa Jaws nwtd 61 Marked Man 30.93 27146 Homebush Fonzie nwtd 22225 Miss Malia nwtd 585F5 Cancun nwtd

1:06PM

1 4

I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT

1 Cash No Stash 17.85 82435 Caramel Rose 17.52 21 Penny Jane 17.61 72331 Punch On Scooby 17.77 72423 Dagny 17.38 43135 Goldstar Beau 17.71 12527 Homebush Stasser 17.74 21542 Opa’s Dream 17.58 46414 Impressive High 17.88 47222 Homebush Rehaina nwtd

12:49PM

2

R Wales J McInerney J McInerney R Adcock R Blackburn C Steele M Dempsey Hart & Taylor J McInerney S & B Evans

2

1 2 3 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 9 10

4 1

C Roberts

BEACH CAFE & BAR DASH

Compiled by

M Williamson0 J Curtin K Cameron B Barclay R Holmes G O'Reilly J Young-Grant B Laughton (J) C DeFilippi J Geddes C D Thornley B Orange P Davis S Ottley S Tomlinson (J) M Anderson2

4

J Dunn

3 PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED HARNESS 7000 PACE

$40,000, 3YO., 1980m

0900 Gotta C Tintin (1) S Kennedy 83148 Kiss The Girls (2) Derek & Adele Jones 1780X Cranbourne (3) B White 21 Willie Go West (4) M Purdon 12X98 Distinguished Taste (5) K Barron 1352X Tyron’s Bit Of Lemon (6) R Dunn

G O’Reilly D White S McNally S O'Reilly (J)3 B Orange T Williams

GUARDIAN

7 16662 Im A Gigolo (7) Dalgety/Purdon 8 112P1 Spirit Of St Louis (8) G Anderson 9 122P0 Cheddar Valley (u1) R Dunn

2 1

M Anderson M Williamson J Dunn

Barrier

7:08PM 139

OPT

4

MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS HANDICAP PACE

$20,000, 3YO+ R50-R70 SpecHcp, 2600m

1 04097 Frosty Reception (1) M House 2 31345 Miss Mucho (2) T Barron 3 61666 Swell Time (3) S Baucke 4 16170 Georgie Zukov (1) B Waldron 2 5 96352 Doctor Tim (2) G Dunn 6 330X0 Nimah Franco (3) T Chmiel 7 86748 Go Davey (4) D Taylor 8 D113X Rocknroll King (5) R Dunn 4 9 11632 Held To Ransom (u1) J Alford 10 09459 Rah De Rah (u2) S Lock 11 59688 Sagwitch (1) S Breen 12 90219 Spot On (2) R Dunn 1 13 17253 Flying Even Bettor (3) Purdon/Rasmussen 3 14 11143 Just Holla (4) J Harrington 15 50517 Sam’s Town (5) G Burgess

7:38PM 133

OPT

3 1 4 2

5

$30,000, FFA., 1980m

Barrier

10 00312 The Dominator (21) D Williamson 11 96750 Majestic Hurricane (u1) K Barron

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 4 3

3 4 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

7 CANTERBURY PRINT SERVICE SUMMER CUP MOBILE PACE $30,000, FFA., 1980m

9:37PM OPT 118

8

9

Barrier

34712 Nemera Franco (22) S McRae 33147 Kendra (23) G & N Hope Lilac Star 67190 Millwood Maizie (24) J Gameson 0X119 Pressed For Time (25) T Bagrie 63116 Enchantee (26) N Le Lievre

10:04PM OPT 115

2 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 3 14

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6

1

10

B Hope (J) C D Thornley B Orange SCRATCHED S Ottley B Butt G O'Reilly

1 2 3 4 5 3 6 7 8 9 10 11

$20,000, 3YO+ R51-R59,R60 W/C., 1980m

Barrier

84210 Southerly Change (21) G & N Hope 64016 Sagano (22) J Cox 13044 Soundslikeart (23) R Dunn X6411 Glenledi Chief (24) S Smolenski 11332 Steel The Show (25) N McGrath

M Hurrell (J) T Chmiel C D Thornley J Geddes B Orange M Anderson B Barclay N Rasmussen R Close

B Hope (J) K Butt J Dunn S Ottley S Tomlinson (J)

6979 Wishing Crystal (1) J Abernethy 50 Ruby Ridge (2) D & C McGowan 000X4 Morgana (3) R Paynter 67692 Expensive Crumpet (4) R Paynter 46X7 Macarthur (5) T Mitchell 23 Take The Monarch (6) J Stormont Debbie Lee Galleon 68306 Isaac H (u1) D Balle 70X Special Lass (u2) Wallis/Hackett 37 Queen Of Strathfield (u3) C Wigg 00 Manchester’s Eclipse (u4) Wallis/Hackett

6:18PM 3

OPT

2 3 1 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 4 1 5 4 6 2 7 8 9 3 10 11

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3

$15,000, 3YO+ R51-R54,R55 W/C., 2200m

B Mangos A Poutama T Cameron J I Dickie Z Butcher S Reid D Butcher

BUY STANDARDBRED Y’LING AT KARAKA MON 17/02 TROT $15,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m

Alta Redeemer (1) R Dunn 34 Asteria Lavra (2) Wallis/Hackett 50 High In The Sky (3) Wallis/Hackett 08 Heston Hall (4) T Macfarlane 976X4 Mi Anna (5) D & C McGowan 02492 Strength Of Heart (6) K Sefonte Constellation (7) J Stormont 78P38 Mount Aspiring (8) J Abernethy 50803 Majestic Sunrise (u1) R Paynter 327 Uncle Louis (u2) C Wigg 4857X Chinski (u3) S McCaffrey

4

$15,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 2200m

7 Dreamers Delight (1) J & J Dickie Spirited Belle (2) M Collins 34266 Dixie Reign (3) S Phelan 2X579 Chillysjustashadow (4) I Small 95223 Delightful Catherine (5) T Herlihy 6423 Military Man (6) A & L Neal 24X45 Budapest Boy (7) A Jamieson 8 Blazing Speed (8) A Matthews Barrier

7:49PM 10

1 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 1 8 9 10

4 2 1 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 2 1 3

4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

M Wallis T Cameron Z Butcher L Chin B Mangos S McCaffrey J I Dickie P Ferguson T Herlihy A Matthews

1

1 89329 Gotta Ticket (1) M Gill 2 57502 Play Dough (2) C McDowell 3 X2365 Rain Mist And Muscle (3) G Smith 4 90009 Halfway There (4) C McDowell 5 08990 Goose Healy (5) J Withell 6 50X08 Dreamsinthe Mist (6) G & N Hope 7 Fast Whispering (7) N Taylor 8 0005 Majestic Jag (8) G Telfer 4 9 D08X8 Rastusburn (9) G Dunn 10 09870 Ken’s Dream (10) L Dobbs 11 00008 Line A Love (11) J Patterson 3 12 35394 Appearance (u1) L & J Smith 13 09806 Muscle Power (u2) A Clark

1 2

1:56PM

2 1 3

7

NI TRAINERS & DRIVERS ASSOCIATION HANDICAP TROT

$20,000, R58-R89 DiscrHcp, 2700m

8

CADUCEUS CLUB ANN GOLF TOURNAMENT 16/03 PACE $20,000, 3YO+ R55-R64., 2200m

Barrier

9

T Cameron M Wallis N Chilcott J I Dickie D Ferguson (J) T Herlihy P Ferguson

D Butcher A Harrison (J) M McKendry Z Butcher T Cameron N Chilcott A Poutama

SOUTHERN BRED SOUTHERN REARED MOBILE PACE $15,000, 2YO R53., 1700m

Prestige Stride (1) R Green 5 Bondi Shake (2) R Green 47 Luke John (3) Hollis/Robertson 3 Vanquish Stride (4) R Green Greatest Showman (5) S Doody 2 Franco Nandor (6) R Green 1 Passion And Power (7) R Dunn Barrier

S E Butcher A Poutama L Hollis Z Butcher B Mangos D Butcher P Ferguson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 4 11 12 13

1 2 3 04 05 6 7 1 8 9 0 10 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 4 17 18 0 19

2

1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 4 11 12 13 14

0 0

B Williamson K Tomlinson (J) B Orange J W Cox L O'Reilly G O'Reilly M Williamson R McIlwrick C D Thornley

1

3

M Hurrell (J) A Mugford (J) R Houghton D O'Connell

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2000m

4

J Morrison (J) M Williamson B Hope (J) L O'Reilly G Shand C Purvis (J) G Smith S Tomlinson (J) R Holmes B Williamson K Cox B Orange J W Cox S O'Reilly (J) C Markham R Houghton S Ottley SCRATCHED K Tomlinson (J)

HOUSEKEEPERS DESIGN OAMARU MOBILE PACE $8,000, R40-R42., 2000m

00493 Geoff’s Legacy (1) J Murdoch 92600 Pat Campbell (2) B Negus 00300 Baker Creek (3) C McDowell 90087 Ruby Tues Bay (4) C McDowell 00070 Shindal (5) S Lock 55437 Man I’m Good (6) A Kyle 47400 Star Paige (7) P Anderson 26903 Szybka Lane (8) G Telfer 0X005 Madame Frost (9) E Crawford

B Williamson J Young-Grant L O'Reilly C D Thornley S McNally A Kyle K Butt B Orange R Holmes

00400 My Nikayla (21) S Lock 0X074 Doc Seelster (22) D Reardon 46994 Playboy Prince (23) E Latimer 89590 Canardly Remember (24) J Miller 06096 Rozzano (25) K Ford

R McIlwrick R Houghton M Williamson J W Cox S Tomlinson (J)

Barrier

5

DAVID OVENS BUILDER TROT

$8,000, R40-R48, 2000m

79466 Moniburns (1) Barclay/Ellis 00000 Dream Of Pat (2) G Woodhouse 64080 DD’s Super Stuart (3) C Markham 57036 Don’t Look Back (4) D Gillespie 00060 Smudgee (5) P Borcoskie 50244 Rusty I Am (6) Wakelin/Noble X4065 Matai Jetstar (7) A Milne 900P6 Sunnivue Phileah (8) S Ashton 00000 Lady Zara (9) A Kyle 60649 Rogie Falls (10) B White 1X645 Majestic Rose (u1) K Kelly 81000 Rites Of Zhou (u2) K Cox 95650 Jaccka Josh (u3) A Hoffman 60P60 Deborahs Gem (u4) C McLeod 000P6 Mickey Jay (u5) E Latimer

6

B Orange R Heads (J) J Markham G Smith S Ottley J Young-Grant A Milne C D Thornley A Kyle S McNally J Morrison (J) K Cox M Hurrell (J) M Williamson R Holmes

WAIKOUAITI RACING HERE NEXT WEEK MOBILE PACE $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 2000m

X7002 Honour Before Glory (1) B Norman 09X99 K Mach (2) K Kelly 7X098 Mighty Reactor (3) B Mowbray 6X0X Manon The Run (4) R Needham

S Ottley J Morrison (J) R Needham

5 6 7 8 9

3 10 11 12 4 13 14 15 16

47644 Hold Thumbs (5) M Saunders 90 Estella Reign (6) B Mowbray 0883 Beeps (7) P Holmes X4805 Mach O’Melley (8) E Murphy 05362 Buckskin (9) R Davis

M Hurrell (J) K Butt L O'Reilly K Tomlinson (J) S O'Reilly (J)

55442 Krystal Delight (21) G & N Hope 5X229 Oliver North (22) C Harrison 005 Matai Dani (23) A Milne 62566 Gilligans Island (24) P Court 49307 Top Pocket Chance (25) C Buchan 20647 Fraud (26) J Wederell 064X7 Le Tissier (27) R Holmes

B Hope (J) M Williamson A Milne B Orange R McIlwrick J W Cox R Holmes

Barrier

4:56PM

1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 4 11 12 13 3 14

7

PICK & SHOVEL JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE

$8,000, 4YO+ R40-R55. JUN.D, 2000m

25442 Star Ruler (1) G & J Knight 45900 Glacier Coaster (2) B Negus 80X03 Skipperland (3) T Bagrie 98621 Lilac Change (4) D Taylor 00901 Natural Fire (5) M Saunders X8140 Ideologist (6) P & M Robertson X3545 Ultimate Rocker (7) L Hanrahan 26058 Hot Starff (8) B White 215X0 Pete’s Dash (9) N Chalmers

E Barron (J) O Thornley (J) M Hurrell (J) S Thornley (J) K Newman (J) J Morrison (J) S O'Reilly (J) B Laughton (J) T Duley (J)

18X05 Miss Paddy Wagon (21) G Anderson 40004 Chloe’s Joy (22) S Nuttall 75920 Sheeza Sport (23) A Hoffman 22165 Jacks N Jazz (24) G & J Knight 20381 I’m Jimmy James (25) P & M Robertson

L McKay (J) S Payne (J) C Purvis (J) K Tomlinson (J) S Tomlinson (J)

Barrier

5:30PM

8

PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED TROT

9

OAMARU HARNESS RACING CLUB HANDICAP PACE

$8,500, R49-R55, 2000m

1 104 Call This Fun (1) A Ford 2 118 Da Moons Mission (2) G Anderson 3 13335 Zoned Scarlett (3) B Williamson 4 9059P Take After Me (4) G Scott 5 21765 Hawaiian Hula (5) N Williamson 6 68040 One Over Dover (6) B Waldron 7 67X9X Spurs Of War (7) C Harvey 1 8 X7521 Kiwi Crusher (u1) A Hoffman 9 03470 Some Time (u2) L & J Smith 10 X9300 Amulet (u3) G Smith 4 11 86053 Sioux Princess (u4) Jones/Hill 12 00008 Mikemaro (u5) R Austin

3 2

6:00PM

ALISON MARY MUDIE MEMORIAL PACE

9X383 Miss Impression (1) M Shinn 09359 Huckabee (2) C Harrison 45668 Ever So Bettor (3) G & N Hope 060 Evidently (4) P Holmes 80090 Onedin Smiler (5) G Shand 9687X Living Fantasy (6) S Allen 27507 Cambire (7) G Smith 96972 Uno Mia (8) K Ford 0346 Archaic Lustre (9) I Court Livingthehighlife (10) R Beale Caballe Beach (11) K Cox All Night Long (12) K Barron 78703 Iron Woman (13) K Kelly Striking Gladiator (14) G O'Reilly 67550 Webs Reactor (15) W Lake She’s Tough (16) R Houghton Uber Express (17) Jones/Hill Westburn Bliss 0X0 Santeria (18) E Murphy

4:18PM 1 2 3 4

$8,000, R43-R47., 2000m

Barrier

3:43PM 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 4 10 11 12 13 14 15

S Tomlinson (J) L O'Reilly G Smith C D Thornley C Markham B Orange M Williamson G Telfer G O'Reilly L Dobbs J Patterson J Smith A Clark

ONE SMART COFFEE MOBILE PACE

09890 Alexy (21) D O'Connell 40208 Little Rain (22) W Stevenson 700X0 Arma Twospoons (u1) D Reardon 70606 Vigoroso (u2) D O'Connell

3:08PM

3

2

60008 Dalness Arizona (1) V Sell 08500 Sheelasinleague (2) F Baigent 90077 Koromiko Eyre (3) M Saunders 03500 Omar Sharif (4) J Miller 76936 Barkley (5) C McDowell 70477 Tin Roof Blues (6) C McDowell 00006 Von Richthofen (7) R Gutsell 10690 Honour Scroll (8) S Lock 07780 Pocket Call (9) L Dobbs

2:33PM

$25,000, 3YO+ R66-R97 DiscrHcp, 2200m

J Stormont S E Butcher M McKendry T Herlihy N Delany (J) D Butcher A Poutama B Mangos Z Butcher

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT TROT

2

1:22PM $8,000, NON-WINNERS 2YO+, 2000m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

6 DUNSTAN SPEEDFEED SUMMER SERIES HANDICAP PACE

X6208 Tommy Lincoln (1) R Green 61322 Olivia Rachel (2) S Telfer 17156 Be My Rock (3) B Purdon 78459 Little Miss Perfect (4) B Purdon 07422 He’s A Ladies Man (5) C Wigg 83341 Ferritts Sister (6) N Chilcott 16791 Hampton Banner (7) R Green

9:48PM OPT 18

3

$15,000, R40-R53, 2700m

1 34764 Red Castleton (1) Wallis/Hackett 2 95041 Invictus (1) Wallis/Hackett 3 D9126 Phoebe Imperial (u1) N Chilcott 4 2251X Kay Cee (u2) J & J Dickie 5 X7212 Pretty Majestic (1) R Dunn 6 73481 Kenny’s Dream (2) T Herlihy 7 09044 Woodstone (u1) R Dunn

9:18PM OPT 17

2 1

DUNSTAN SPEEDFEED SUMMER SERIES TROT

13510 Magilligan Point (1) J Stormont 62146 Parker (1) S Telfer 21954 Ball Of Art (2) B Purdon 1X761 Gambit (3) T Herlihy 63551 Some Do (4) B Purdon 12211 Copy That (1) R Green 90302 Check In (2) S Telfer 40069 Dance Time (u1) S Telfer 50981 On The Cards (1) B Purdon

8:48PM 14

OPT

5

J I Dickie S Abernethy N Delany (J) J Stormont T Herlihy T Mitchell R Fensom A Matthews

M McKendry D Butcher

08899 Stow (1) Wallis/Hackett 58342 Magnafique (2) Wallis/Hackett 23271 Manchester On Fire (3) Wallis/Hackett 97476 Safrakova (4) L Chin 9P939 You Really Got Me (u1) R Dunn P6560 Savitskaya (u2) L Chin 82013 Daisy Hill (u3) J & J Dickie 00742 Resonate (u4) R Dunn 10850 Our Spitfire (u5) Wallis/Hackett 90995 Topnotch Titan (u6) A Matthews

8:18PM 12

OPT

P Ferguson T Herlihy M Wallis B Mangos K Marshall A Poutama J Stormont S Abernethy D Butcher T Cameron S McCaffrey

BE FUTURE SMART - SUPPORT N.I.S.B.A MOBILE PACE

9 25494 Dragon Tattoo (21) P Screen 10 59X Doc Holliday (22) S Telfer OPT

J Cowden (J) D McGowan S Abernethy A Poutama P Ferguson J Stormont SCRATCHED D Balle M McKendry K Marshall T Cameron

N.I.H.R.O.A LOVES OWNERS NIGHT AT AP MOBILE PACE

Barrier

7:19PM 9

OPT

2

18X Double Up (1) B Mangos 18X8P Anam Nunu (2) E Clarke 81133 Tommy Tukaa (3) J Young 3254X Nurburgring (4) J & J Dickie X18P4 Man Of Action (5) R Green 9X006 Johnny Mac (6) M House 13459 Mimi E Coco (7) S Telfer

6:49PM OPT 7

HRS CONSTRUCTION MOBILE PACE

53720 The Governor (1) T Bagrie 96512 Scared Stiff (2) T Chmiel X0507 Majorca (3) J Gameson 46665 Miss Daytona (4) J & J Geddes 2X12 Chubby Checker (5) K Barron 65221 Cloud Nine (6) N McGrath 311X Diamond Party (7) M Purvis 79112 Dina Bolt (8) Purdon/Rasmussen 11251 Elo Louise (9) R Todd

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 4-5-6-7-8-9 MAKE SUMMER SIZZLE WITH OAKS & DERBY TROT

$15,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

$100,000, F&M FFA., 2600m

G Smith R Close SCRATCHED N Rasmussen S Phelan B Butcher M Williamson J Dunn T Williams

February 15

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:48PM OPT 5

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■■RUGBY

Rotation key for Gatland The Chiefs have ventured overseas this week and have travelled to Tokyo to face the Sunwolves at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium tomorrow at 4.45pm (NZT).

Head coach Warren Gatland has made a number of changes to his side in week three of the Investec Super Rugby competition, choosing to rest several experienced players.

Bradley Slater will earn his first start of the season, with Samisoni Taukei’aho providing cover on the bench.

Aidan Ross and Atu Moli will combine with Slater for a powerful front row.

Canadian international Tyler Ardron will pair with the experienced Michael Allardice as this week’s starting locking duo.

Former All Black loose forward Adam Thomson returns to Super Rugby making his Chiefs debut at six with Lachlan Boshier shifting to the openside.

Dylan Nel will make his debut in the number eight jersey.

In the backs, halfback Brad Weber will captain the side in his first start of the season, seeing Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi shifting to the bench as cover.

Weber will combine with first fiveeighth Kaleb Trask.

Alex Nankivell moves into the midfield in jersey number 12.

Shaun Stevenson the only other change to the backline will start on the right wing.

Ross Geldenhuys will be joined by Reuben O’Neill in jersey’s 17 and 18 respectively.

Naitoa Ah Kuoi will once again ably cover the locking duo with Mitchell Brown providing the loose forward cover.

First five-eighth Tiaan Falcon makes a welcome return to Investec Super Rugby alongside midfielder Orbyn Leger.

Gatland said this was a great opportunity for a number of players to get some game time under their belt.

“We have started the season two from two, to continue this momentum it is important we rotate our squad.

“We have rested several players this weekend, but this provides an opportunity for those who have been working hard over the pre-season to have some game time.

“We are coming off the back of two tough games and we are pleased to be where we are, but we know the Sunwolves are a competitive side who can upset teams.

“They stunned us last year winning 30-15 in their first overseas win.

“Our job is to build on what we have achieved so far and continue to show improvement.”

Ex-pat Ashburtonian Adam Thomson makes his debut for the Chiefs tomorrow.

Foster excited at future All Blacks prospects All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has revealed the major concerns on his mind ahead of his first international season in charge of the iconic team.

After being confirmed in the role in early December, Foster quickly assembled his wider coaching team and said this week that he’s eager to get busy managing a side with plenty of question marks in its post-World Cup transition plans.

“What’s keeping me awake?

“I’m just too excited – I just want to rip into it.”

Foster says one of the biggest hurdles the team has to overcome is the loss of experience within the squad, but he has a positive attitude when it comes to those players waiting in the wings.

“I think we’ve got a bunch of guys who have got a point to prove, and we’ve got some great opportunity to bring some new talent through, so it’s quite nice looking at a bit of a clean slate.

“You look at the likes of Reado [Kieran Read] – big shoes to fill – and you look at the experience of Brodie Retallick, who is going to be away for a year and a half.

“You can’t replace those guys.

“But what they do is they create great opportunities for the next tier.”

The loss of Read at number eight, along with Liam Squire, Luke Whitelock, Jordan Taufua and Matt Todd as back row utili-

ties has seriously thinned Foster’s options at the back of the scrum and he’ll be looking closely at Super Rugby form for replacements.

“It’s not a position of concern, but it’s definitely a position of interest.

“We used Ardie [Savea] there before, and I love the potential of what he does, you have to have him on the park, and we’ve got a number of guys we’ve utilised.

“This Super campaign is really vital for those positions – six and eight – we need people to actually show week-in, week-out that they’ve got what it takes to make the next step.”

Another position the loss of Read opens up is that of the captaincy.

Of the 2019 World Cup squad still playing in New Zealand, only Sam Cane has previously captained the side and, form permitting, is the presumed front-runner for the role.

Though Foster alluded to the idea of having multiple players in mind for the position.

“We’ve got to sort a captain out, so there are a few thoughts going on in that space.”

The final issue on Foster’s mind, along with many other coaches and players around New Zealand right now, is the resting of key All Blacks during the Super Rugby season.

The convention, which has been in place since 2010, is New

New All Blacks coach Ian Foster has plenty of options.

Zealand’s top players will play 40, 60 and then 80 minutes over the first three rounds of Super Rugby, although that could be managed differently – for example 60/60/60.

They also get two weeks either to spend away from the team or to focus on their physical conditioning.

The so-called ‘load management’ policy has been panned by

some critics who argue that the rule alienates fans and devalues the competition with the absence of its stars.

Foster says the policy is constantly evolving and reviewed, but is necessary to keep the country’s top players happy and healthy.

“It’s not perfect.

“We’re hearing voices, we understand that it doesn’t fit every-

one, but we just need to get together with the coaches again and have another talk.

“We’ve all agreed on what we wanted to do for this year, and now everyone’s saying there’s some other ideas – well that’s great, let’s listen to them, and figure it out.

“We have listened before, and we’ve come up with a plan.

“Now suddenly people have voiced quite vocally that there’s a few things about it they don’t like.

“Well that’s okay, we probably would have liked to have heard it a different way, but that’s the way we heard it, and that doesn’t mean what they’re saying hasn’t got some validity.

“This isn’t a ‘them vs us’ thing.

“It’s a ‘how the heck do we get players performing at their peak right through a long season?’

“It does require breaks, and it does require some management of time and there’s always a cost to them.

“If you look at the results of it, we’ve been pretty good in Super Rugby.

“We often have four teams in the playoffs and we’ve won it regularly, and the same with the All Blacks. So the overall policy is working.”

Foster’s first test in charge of the All Blacks takes place on July 4 when the team takes on Wales at Eden Park.

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■■MOTOR RACING

Lawson has title in sights It’s game on at the final round of the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series this weekend at the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon and as in previous years, the race for the title is almost certainly going to go down to the big race itself.

Two have shone in this year’s series – a Kiwi and a Brazilian – and both have bright futures ahead of them in international motorsport.

Kiwi Liam Lawson – the reigning champion – and Brazil’s Igor Fraga are the two protagonists fighting for the title.

Lawson is a Red Bull Junior who is well known to Kiwi motorsport fans for his fighting, spectacular style, Fraga a supremely smooth, talented racer in the style of some of the great Brazilian drivers of the past.

Both have fascinating back stories, come from modest non-motorsport backgrounds and have secured – through skill alone – the requisite support and sponsorship to progress in motorsport.

Lawson has the might of Red Bull in his corner, and a dedicated Kiwi management team helping in every way it can.

Fraga largely manages his own affairs, and has a massive global following in the online world of eSports racing.

In the virtual world he is one of the very best and he’s proving the real world and virtual codes can work supremely well in harmony.

It’s one of the world’s most iconic video game experiences, Gran Turismo that supports him and has sponsored his car in New Zealand this season.

Both drivers are fully on the world motorsport radar of the F1 teams and both will face off again in 2020 when they compete Liam Lawson in the European Formula 3 championship after the Toyota series concludes.

It was Lawson who stole the early initiative with wins at Highlands and Teretonga but Fraga was right behind him and then won at a dramatic Hampton Downs weekend a fortnight ago.

Nineteen cars will take to the grid in this weekend’s big season climax.

That’s one more than the earlier rounds and that’s because evergreen Kiwi legend Kenny Smith is back – yet again – aiming to start and finish his 49th New Zealand Grand Prix.

Competing in a country’s premier race for so long is a feat unprecedented at any level of any racing code in the world and Smith is determined to make it to 50 and move the on-going record into the realms of unbeatable.

The fact that it probably is already is immaterial – Smith is a pure bred racer who loves to compete and is still very strong in a single seater racing car.

Liam Lawson is well known for his driving style.

The softball season is nearing an end, but an open day on Saturday will be held to try and give numbers a boost.

■■SOFTBALL

Open day this weekend Mid Canterbury Softball are hoping to introduce a whole new wave of players to the game this weekend when they hold an open day at Argyle Park, as well as preparing those already playing for the transition from tee-ball to slow pitch.

With another season nearing an end,

a number of players will step up later in the year to the Under 11 age group which sees them transition from one format of the game to the other.

But in an effort to try and continue to bolster numbers, they’re hoping to see some new faces come along for the Saturday morning session.

Kicking off at 9.45am at Argyle Park, the event is open to any child who wants to have a go and will be focused on drills before rounding out the day with a game.

If successful Mid Canterbury Softball intend to continue to run the mornings over the course of the next few weeks.

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■■CRICKET

Methven claims inaugural win Methven have been crowned the inaugural winners of the new Mid Canterbury 18-over cricket competition, after taking down a strong Lauriston side on Wednesday night at the Lauriston Oval.

After a gripping match which ebbed and flowed throughout its course, Methven were able to withstand Lauriston’s effort with the bat to win by 27 runs.

Meanwhile, out at Coldstream in the final from the bottom section of the competition, Phat Duck Allenton emerged victorious over their hosts.

With a number of young players and unknown names to Mid Canterbury cricket, Methven’s chances at the beginning of the competition were probably not rated highly, but through consistent efforts each week they found themselves on the right side of the ledger, often through some big individual efforts from players when desperately needed.

And Wednesday night’s final was no different.

Asked to bat after losing the toss, Methven made a solid but unspectacular start and at 46-1 a third of the way through their innings they probably would have felt comfortable.

Matt Manson and an in-form Sam Clark had laid a good platform but when they both fell within three balls of each other, things could quite easily have derailed.

Enter Max Bullivant, who in a display of power took to the Lauriston bowlers with joy, smashing six sixes and two fours on his way to 57 in a rapid-fire 25-ball innings.

His effort saw Methven through to a respectable 145 from their 18 overs.

That would have felt a decent

Methven have been crowned the inaugural winners of the 18-over cricket competition. enough total, leaving Lauriston requiring eight runs an over to get over the line – a target that with their batting line-up they would have been confident of chasing.

When Bullivant stepped up and clean bowled Bevan Richan in the fifth over though, there would have been concern.

Nick Gilbert did his best with a

strong 26 from the top of the order while a 33 from Liam O’Connor put Lauriston in a decent position, but the run rate wasn’t strong enough and they were eventually all out for 118, giving Methven the win.

Out at Coldstream, Allenton’s decision to bowl first would have been playing on their minds when

Dan McCloy and Matt Wills put together a 63-run opening stand, but good starts for other batsmen when they both fell never eventuated into more as they limped through to 110 in a match which was extended to 20 overs.

The small target should have been easy work for Allenton but at 72-6 after 11 overs, the match

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still hung in the balance until a 32-run partnership between Daljinder Singh and Harpreet Singh saw them home with three-anda-half overs to spare.

Robert Thorne was the pick of the bowlers for Coldstream, taking 3-11 off his three overs while Jack Middleton chipped in with two of his own.

Black Caps suddenly find record-breaking form The Black Caps have cemented themselves in the history books, and this time, it’s for all the right reasons.

The New Zealand ODI squad accomplished what the Twenty20 side could not, with an impressive 3-0 series sweep of India, claiming a five-wicket victory at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval on Tuesday night.

Thanks to the likes of Martin Guptill (66 off 46 balls), Henry Nicholls (80 off 103) and Colin de Grandhomme’s unbeaten 28-ball 58, the Black Caps’ successful chase of 297 has rewritten cricket history.

The fresh opening combination of Guptill and Nicholls may already be one of New Zealand’s best-ever after becoming the first to record three consecutive ODI opening stands of 85 or more.

It is also the first time India has been whitewashed in a bilateral ODI series this century.

On top of that, New Zealand’s two highest successful ODI run-chases against India have come in this series – 348 in the first match and 297 in the third.

Their previous-best run chase against India was 281.

New Zealand’s strike bowlers also joined the party by restricting India’s top-three

batsmen to an average of 21.66 – their lowest in any series or tournament since 2014.

Meanwhile, India’s bowlers produced their second-worst average in an ODI series of three or more matches at just 114.60.

Speaking after the side’s history-making result, Nicholls credited the successful partnership between himself and team-mate Guptill.

“We’ve been lucky enough to put on some good partnerships and the way he played today allowed us to get ahead of the run chase,” Nicholls said.

“I think that was important heading into the back end.

“It was pretty cool to bat with him out there – obviously his experience as well certainly helps me. He’s scoring so quickly I can just sort of stand there.

“It’s just so clear for him, and the way we talk, we want to put them under pressure, and you sort of play second fiddle for a bit there.

“We’ve been fortunate enough for all three games to put on a good opening stand which is important for us as a batting unit.”

The Blacks Caps will hope to continue their run of top results in the first test against India starting next Friday at the Basin Re- Tom Latham has been a tower of strength in the middle order for the Black Caps. serve.

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■■BASKETBALL

Raptors’ win streak broken The Toronto Raptors had their franchise-record winning streak stopped at 15 games with a 101-91 loss to the Brooklyn Nets yesterday.

The defending NBA champions were hoping to keep rolling right into the All-Star break but couldn’t find the form that helped them average 121.2 points and shoot 50 per cent over the previous 15 games.

This time, the Raptors hit only 37.8 per cent, with Kyle Lowry’s triple-double coming on a night the All-Star point guard was just 4 for 13.

Caris LeVert scored 20 points for the Nets, who ended a six-game losing streak against the Raptors.

That included a loss Saturday in Toronto, where LeVert scored a career-best 37 points.

Joe Harris added 19 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and nine assists for the Nets, who head into the break 25-28 after having Kyrie Irving for just 20 games.

He sat out again with a sprained right knee.

Serge Ibaka had 28 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors after returning from a one-game absence with flu-like symptoms.

Fred VanVleet scored 22 points and Lowry had 12 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.

The Nets extended a 10-point lead after three quarters to 80-65 in the opening 90 seconds of the fourth and spent the rest of the game turning back every Toronto attempt to get back in it.

The Raptors’ best shot came when Ibaka made a 3-pointer and VanVleet converted a three-point play to cut it to 91-82 with 4:13 remaining, but LeVert made consecutive baskets to quickly push the lead back into double figures.

The Nets scored the first seven points of the second quarter to open a 30-19 lead.

The Raptors had the deficit down to six in the final minute of the period, but Harris made three free throws and then a 3 to make it 52-40 at halftime.

Meanwhile T.J. Warren scored 35 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and tied a career high with 13 assists, helping the Indiana Pacers hold on for a 118-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

The victory sent Indiana into the All-Star break with some momentum after beating the league’s best team to end a six-game losing streak.

The Pacers also had lost five straight home games.

Donte DiVincenzo led the Bucks with 19 points and Khris Middleton added 17 as reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his second

straight game following the birth of his first child.

Milwaukee’s five-game winning streak also ended.

The Bucks trailed by as much as 25 in the first half and were still down 7352 midway through the third.

Then they went on a 16-5 run to get within 11 at 82-71 after three quarters, opened the fourth with six straight points and cut the deficit to 90-86 on Eric Bledsoe’s layup with 8:18 to play.

But Jeremy Lamb and Warren made consecutive 3s to spur the decisive run that allowed the Pacers to rebuild a 100-86 lead.

Milwaukee didn’t get closer than seven again.

Bradley Beal scored 30 points and the Washington Wizards used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the New York Knicks 114-96.

Davis Bertans added 16 points, Isaac Bonga had 13 and Troy Brown Jr. scored 11 as Washington closed out the victory with a 34-19 run.

The Wizards have won five of their last seven games.

Julius Randle led the Knicks with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Elfrid Payton scored 19, RJ Barrett added 16 and Mitchell Robinson had 11.

The Knicks were within 80-77 following a jumper by Kevin Knox with 9:16 left in the game.

But, Washington went on a 24-8 run that included 10 points by Beal.

That lifted the Wizards to a 104-85 lead that eventually reached 20 points twice.

The Wizards led by one, 25-24, after the first quarter, but back-to-back baskets by Moe Harkless gave the Knicks a 28-27 lead to open the second.

Washington went on to take a sixpoint lead, 36-30, on a 3-pointer by Bertans with 8:50 remaining.

Beal’s layup gave the Wizards another six-point lead with just under three minutes left, before the Knicks closed out the half on a 10-0 run to go ahead 50-46 at the break.

Washington went up by as many as six points before settling for a 77-73 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Bonga’s 3-pointer with 26 seconds left in the game gave the Wizards their final 20-point advantage, 114-94.

Devonte’ Graham scored 28 points and Malik Monk added 25 to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 115-108 comeback win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Bismack Biyombo had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who rallied from a double-figure deficit to spoil D’Angelo Russell’s home debut with Minnesota.

Miles Bridges added 20 points.

Raptors centre Serge Ibaka (9) dunks in front of Brooklyn Nets’ Garrett Temple.

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Competitive spirit just too hard to ignore for Fouhy A competitive spirit has encouraged former world champion paddler Ben Fouhy to return to the National Canoe Sprint Championships on Lake Karapiro this weekend.

The 40 year old will compete in the open K1 1000 – the event that he won the world title in in 2003 and won Olympic silver a year later.

Fouhy said he’s stayed fit, competing in various multi-sport and endurance events in recent years, and after taking part in a Waka Ama competition over the summer, decided to get back into the kayak.

However, his expectations are low.

“Last Monday was the first day I’d paddled the K1 all year, I might

have paddled it once the year before, I’ve probably paddled it four times in the last three years.”

“I’m generally fit and know how to paddle, but I wasn’t certain if I’d be able to stay in the boat, that’s how little I had done.”

Fouhy said being a part of a Waka Ama crew rekindled his love for being on the water.

“It kind of just reinvigorated my

interest for some flat water racing and I thought what the heck I’ll get my K1 out and see if I can actually still sit in it, and then I thought I’d try and get a last minute entry into the nationals and here we are.

“The journey that goes with it, getting out this last couple of weeks and paddling my K1 and enjoying it is really what it’s about, being committed to an event that

gives you the impedance to get out there and do it and it’s that sort of progress that makes it satisfying.”

Fouhy said he never expected to be as good as he once was and age plays a big part in that. He said he’s enjoying the things that a 40-year-old can do like competing in last year’s Ironman and also taking part in a 73km endurance run.

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Daily Events 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

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9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP.

SATURDAY 9am ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot drinks and more. North end West Street carpark.

9am - 12pm CRAFT MARKET. Woodwork, jewellery, Rawleighs products etc. West Street, car park.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open every Thursday and Saturday with almost 1000

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Mid Canterbury Dog Training Club Inc

Wednesday, April 27, 7.30pm A&P Showgrounds meeting room All members welcome Please bring a plate for supper.

03 307 7900

For bookings phone 308 7646

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GARAGE sale, dehydrator, agee jars, bow hunting gear and general household items. Saturday, February 15, Trevors Road, 9am - 12 noon. Sign at gate.

Rakaia ANZAC

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EXCELLENT fundraising opportunity - free to hire.

Community fundraising BBQ situated at Mitre 10 Mega.

Visit our customer service counter today to book and for details. Phone 308 5119.

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Friday, February 14, 2020

February 14 & 15, 2020 Open daily from 9.30am - 4pm and Saturday 9.30am 1pm. 129 Tancred Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10.30am ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE. Senior’s Coffee Club, all welcome. Park Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily

with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

different toys to choose from for hire. 106 Victoria Street, The Triangle, Ashburton.

9.30am - 1pm ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP. Open daily and on Saturday 9.30am - 1pm. 129 Tancred Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 12pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB MUSEUM AND PARTS SHED. Open to the public. Maronan road, Tinwald.

10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the

future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm (draw) WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. Golf Croquet Doubles, new players welcome. Waireka, Philip Street.

6pm (seated) ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY BURNS NIGHT. Traditional Burns Meal, $25, byo drinks, ticket enquiries, Susan 027 316 7063 or Iain 027 444 9467. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

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of Memories.

10am

The Topp Twins: An Exhibition for New Zealand Ashburton Museum Interactive exhibition celebrating New Zealand’s famous comedy duo.

Plus hands on activities for kids.

Methven Museum Main Street, Methven Keeping the history of the Methven district alive, come for a drive and visit us.

2pm-4pm

Every day (until January 31, 2020) The Great Santa Hunt Ashburton Museum Find the hidden Santas around the museum Plus hands-on fun for kids.

Every day Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall

February 15

Burns Night 2020 Sinclair Centre, Park Street Tickets $25, BYO drinks.

Traditional Burns meal.

Tickets and enquiries: Susan 027 316 7063 or Ian on 027 444 9467.

Seated by 6pm

Feb 28-29, Mar 1

Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition Rakaia More than just a competition, a chance to catch up with regular fellow competitors, throw the odd yarn, tell a long-winded joke or two.

Come to New Zealand’s salmon capital and join the annual competition, open to all adults and children. www.rakaiasalmon.co.nz

February 29

Discover Mt Hutt Mt Hutt Ski Area and Snow Centre, Methven Discover Mt Hutt is an opportunity to explore Mt Hutt during summer.

10am - 4pm Twizel Salmon and Wine Rowing Complex, Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel Delicious food, wine and beer, local salmon, live music, busker entertainment.

Entry: presales $20 (eventfinda. co.nz or from Twizel Info Centre) – gate sales $25.

Visit www.twizel.info or www.facebook.com/ TwizelSalmonWine for more info.

11am - 5pm Mickey and Michelle Tramping/Music Tour Methven Memorial Hall Harpist Michelle Doyle and violinist/vocalist Michael O’Donnell are set to embark on an epic 3000km tour of New Zealand’s ‘Te Araroa’ trail.

The duo are thrilled to be releasing their debut album A Walking Pace in this unique way and are donating 20 per cent of the tours merch sales to

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Every Tue and Fri

Methven Historical Society Main Street, Methven New exhibition.

Methven Maternity Hospital display, many Methven residents were born in the hospital.

Visit our museum and view the display.

Why not try your hand at nappy folding!

On till the end of April, Tuesday and Friday, 2-4 2pm-4pm osteoporosis research, a subject very close to their hearts.

7pm - 9pm

March 5

Positive Ageing Expo Hotel Ashburton Come and experience all that is available for you tour expo.

Exhibits and displays, social connections, raffles, enter our surprise draw. Light refreshments available on site, gold coin entry, bring a friend and make a day of it.

Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817.

10am - 3pm

March 7

Selwyn Sounds Lincoln Domain Selwyn Sounds is so much more than just brilliant music.

Whole range of fantastic food trucks selling delicious food from around the world.

Two well stocked bars, plenty of water and sunscreen available around the ground to make sure everyone gets to have an enjoyable day.

March 8

Scouting Mudslide Mania-o-roto Scout Park, Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton You are invited to join the Mania-o-roto scouting groups for a Scouting mudslide.

Cost: gold coin entry. $2 sausage.

Old clothes and closed shoes: best.

10am - 1pm

March 14

St Andrew’s Church Fair Sinclair Centre, Park Street Devonshire teas, celebrity bake-off and stalls - pre-loved clothing and accessories including designer labels and men’s shirts, plants, fruit, vegetables, jams, preserves, home baking, toys, greeting cards, books, magazines, DVD’s, jigsaw puzzle…

Doors open at 9 am Reunion Springburn School, Staveley Hall

Every Wednesday Ashburton open coffee mornings Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street If you are new to town or been living here all of your life, come and have a coffee and chat.

All welcome! Child-friendly location.

Please contact Adi 027 2208791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348 to register.

10.30am - 12 noon Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids.

Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the gallery to get creative and explore themes in art.

A great space for children to learn and interact with each If you went to Springburn School or had an association with Staveley in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s join us to reconnect.

BYO food.

Contact Dianne 03 383 3735.

2pm - 8pm Tutus On Tour Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to expand the company’s much-loved regional touring programme in 2020, featuring works tailor-made for the RNZB by trail blazing choreographers at home in New Zealand and on the world stage.

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other. Children of all ages welcome.

Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm

Every second Fri of the month

coffee.

Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects.

10.30am - 12 noon

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

10am - 3pm

Every Sat

Every Sun to Fri

In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity.

Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month.

These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity.

Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime. Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend.

The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and

The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle Open for toy exchange.

9.30am - 12.30pm

8pm - 9.30pm

funky_gran117@yahoo.co.nz Gates open 7.30am

April 5

The Ten Tenors Ashburton Trust Event Centre Following sold out performances throughout New Zealand, The Ten Tenors are thrilled to announce they’re returning by popular demand.

March 21 The charming classical crossRuddzilla In Methven over group will perform a (Stand-up comedy) selection of the best romantic Arabica Methven pop songs, ballads and arias of The show contains a mix of all time from their latest album storytelling, one-liners, puns and Love Is In The Air. double entendres.

7.30pm - 10pm It’s not a particularly dirty show but there will be a bit of cursing May 2 and mentions of adult themes Vintage Car Club here and there.

Swapmeet Described as “Naughty but not Maronan Road, Tinwald filthy”.

Experience the atmosphere of 8pm - 10pm the annual swapmeet with over 300 stalls. Sites $25.

March 22 Contact Karen 021 0243 1955 or Tina – Simply the Best Ashburton Trust Event Centre Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.

7pm - 9.30pm

Ashburton Aviation Museum

May 20

Mid Canterbury Choir St Stephens Church, Park Street, Ashburton Mid Canterbury Choir presents Messiah. $30 adults; $25 seniors and students.

2pm

April 15

Ashburton Farmers’ Market Ashburton carpark, corner West and Havelock streets.

The Ashburton District Farmers’ Market is a regular, fresh, quality food market that promotes direct sales from producer to customer.

9am - 12.30pm

The Big Bike Film Night Regent Cinema Ashburton Prepare to be inspired!

The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission to share the best cycling short films from around the world with you!

SSo ... listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go.

Grab your mates, grab your tickets, go on … grab your bike and come along for the ride!

7.30pm - 9.45pm

July 4-5

Ashburton Model Train Show Tinwald War Memorial Hall Display of model trains from around the South Island and a range of retailers selling model trains, scenery items, diecast cars and figures.

Food available.

Ashburton Model Train Show Trains on the Plains.

9.30am - 4pm

September 11

Friends! The musical parody Ashburton Trust Event Centre

Nor’Westers Musos’ Club Feeneys Lounge, Devon Tavern, Ashburton Monthly open mic afternoon.

All the gear set up, just bring your talent, all welcome, any style of music.

2pm - 6pm Friends! The musical parody is an hilarious good-hearted romp through our favourite moments from the hit TV show in an uncensored, hilarious, fastpaced, music-filled production.

Now it’s your chance to be part of the next chapter in the Friends saga.

You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll unagi!

With friends like these, who needs television? Pivot!

7.30pm - 10pm

October 17

Jackson Holmes Salmon Run Rakaia Domain The Jackson Holmes Salmon Run has something for everyone, competitive and noncompetitive, individual or teams.

With seven events and several categories, there is plenty of choice.

All events are staged around the splendour of the Rakaia River and its riverbed.

The choice is yours: half marathon, duathlon x2, multisport, run/walk x2 and mountain bike. A must-do lead up to the C2C. 9am - 4pm

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Ben Hurley Live at the Blue Pub The Blue Pub, Methven BOOK NOW He’s the bearded guy on Seven Days and now he’s coming to the Blue Pub In Methven!

Join Ben, MC Bec Sandys and support act Peter Livingstone for this night of hilarity at Samuel’s Summit Bar at the Blue Pub. This is a guaranteed sell-out - so grab your tickets now.

Tickets are also available from the Blue Pub for $25 – cash only until all tickets are sold.

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Direct From Las Vegas Stetson Productions brings you a unique new musical celebrating four of the most iconic singing groups of the 70’s known for their soaring vocal harmonies. From the creators of Oh What A Night, Yesterday Once More stars four dynamic performers direct from Las Vegas.

This 2 hour show is full of non-stop hits.

Caitlin Smith has been described by Mike Alexander as having “a voice that imagination created”. When she sings her solo performances are mesmerising and magical. Aro will also be sharing infectious new songs inspired by wild life in Te Reo Maori and English.

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your story is yours to tell and yours to style, too. Embellish, edit, light it differently, play with the music – experiment with the way you see it. Telling your story is as much for you as it is for them.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The best way to have fun with another person is to loosen the reins on control. Do things you think are fun, and then leave room, without attaching yourself to the other person’s reactions.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Everyone has a bit of chaos inside – that’s the storm of humanity. At times the internal weather is more severe.

Whether you run from or chase the condition, it’s not hard to see the beauty in it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s pretty simple really; the more you focus on enjoying people, the more you enjoy them. The trick is in being unselfconscious enough to lose yourself in the experience of another person.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The most touching exchanges happen when busy people make time for each other. This means more than expensive gifts ever could. Money is a renewable expense; time isn’t.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Sometimes people don’t fall in love. They walk into love fully aware that the next step is going to get them deeper into it, but not as deep as the one after that.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your mind will wander. When it does, know this is not a random or uncharted path. Your thoughts are following the map that was drawn up and laid out by your heart.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): “I love you” is like the waterway of the Zen saying, “You can never step in the same river twice.” You could say those three words a million times, and they would mean something different each time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Attraction isn’t strictly about the essence of two people.

Circumstances matter. This is why filmmakers employ set and lighting designers. These vibes don’t conjure themselves!

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Friendship, romance, compassion – you’ve a form to match any of love’s many forms. Honestly, there’s not one that’s better than the other for you. You wear them all wonderfully.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can be thoughtful in the moment because you took the time to consider the moment long before it arrived.

The earlier work set you up to relax and enjoy a mighty fine plan.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): While you don’t believe love is a single soul in two bodies, you cannot deny the uncanny connections you feel with certain people. On this holiday, you’ll celebrate love’s depth.

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DOBSON, Vi (formerly Steel) – Passed away peacefully at Observatory Village Lifecare, Oamaru, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Dearly loved wife of the late Les Canterbury owned, locally operated Dobson and Bert Steel. Much loved Mum and Mum-in-law Patersons of Wayne and Helen Steel Funeral Services (Nelson), Judy Milne (Waikouaiti), Karen and Bill and Ashburton Clement (Oamaru), Russell and Pam Steel (Sydney), Sue Crematorium Ltd and Colin Brewster Office and Chapel (Pukekohe), Neville and Wendy Steel (Oamaru), Corner East & Cox Donna Steel (Nelson). Loved Streets, Ashburton Gran of her many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great Please note all late death grandchildren. As per Vi’s notices or notices sent wishes a private cremation outside ordinary office has been held and a family gathering will be held at a hours must be emailed to: later date. Messages to deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Karen Clement, 19 Oxford to ensure publication.

Street, Oamaru 9400.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON MORGAN, Alison Hope (0800-274-287) (nee Baird) – Passed away, peacefully, at Dunedin, on February 9, 2020, aged 89 years. Loved wife of the late Eric, beloved mother of Paul, Steven and Roger and their families. A private service for Alison has been held.

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Wind at 2000m: Light, rising to 30 km/h for a time in the afternoon.

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Wellington

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Dunedin

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 156.2 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday

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Areas of morning cloud, then mainly fine.

However, cloudy about the divide, with rain developing there in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: N 30 km/h developing in the afternoon, rising to gale 70 km/h in the towards evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h developing in the afternoon, rising to gale 70 km/h by evening, and to severe gale 90 km/h at night.

Mostly cloudy. Northeasterlies strengthening, strong about the coast.

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BATTLE LINES DRAWN

Southern will open their Combined Country Rugby competition with a clash against Methven next month.

Mid Canterbury rugby sides now know the path they must take if they’re to harbour aspirations of a Combined Country Rugby competition victory this season, with the official draw released earlier this week.

Five Mid Canterbury clubs feature among the 25 teams.

They are Rakaia, Southern, Hampstead, Methven and Celtic, and a few find themselves in tricky sections for the early stages of the competition, putting all that much more pressure on being ready to rock and roll when the competition kicks off on Sat-

urday, March 28.

Last year’s joint winners of the competition, Southern have a section they should feel comfortable enough in with fellow Mid Canterbury bedfellows, Methven nestled in there with them.

And it will be an all-Mid Canterbury start to the season when the two sides meet in the opening round at Hinds – adding a little more spice to the first week of the competition, with both sides likely to still be sorting themselves out after extensive pre-seasons.

They are joined in their section

by Ohoka, Rolleston, Prebbleton,

Saracens, Burnham Dunsandel and Irwell Combined and competition newcomers Woodend, who join the competition for the first time this year.

Section one of the competition is the one which could throw up the most intriguing of clashes during the season, with some pundits already labelling it the pool of death.

Mid Canterbury sides Rakaia and Hampstead both feature in the section, which boasts a number of former winning sides of the competition.

Rakaia will open their cam-

paign at home against over-theriver neighbours, Southbridge in what should be a massive clash for the first week, while Hampstead have to travel to take on the always strong Waihora away from home.

Those four sides are joined

by Hurunui, Kaiapoi, Hornby and Lincoln in what could be a very tricky section to escape unscathed from.

That leaves Celtic as the lone Mid Canterbury representative in the third section.

They open their season with a tough clash first-up against

Darfield away from home but have the added advantage of sitting in a section which does hold a bye with one less team than the other sections.

Celtic and Darfield are joined by co-defending champions, Glenmark and Cheviot while Oxford, Ashley, Springston and West Melton make up the remainder of the group.

The competition runs for seven weeks of pool play before the competition splits up again into the play-off stages, with the quarter finals set down to begin on May 9 with the final on Saturday, May 30

Methven claims inaugural 18-over cricket title

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