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If the Silver Fern Plant at Fairton is closed, not only will hundreds of jobs be lost but a large cluster of buildings and consents to extract almost 6 billion litres of water a year will be looking for new owners. And that could see the Ashburton District plunged back into a row over the right of a business to use the district’s water for commercial gain. On-going fears the plant could be closed were fuelled last week when the company called a paid staff meeting for Wednesday. Management were tightlipped on the reason for the meeting. Rumours that the plant could be up for closure have been circulating for some time, bolstered by the loss of the bobby calf kill to Pareora two years ago and the failure of the plant’s second chain to start this season. Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, there

is now speculation that the site could have a new future as a water bottling plant. Anti-water sale campaigners say this has happened in other parts of New Zealand and with consents already in place along with a rail siding, Fairton would make an ideal conversion site. One company that won’t be chasing the option is NZ Pure Blue. Last year this company was involved in a protracted wrangle to buy land in Ashburton’s North East business park for a water bottling venture, but the land’s owner, the Ashburton District Council, canned the deal at the 11th hour. The potential sale attracted huge community opposition. At the time, the company’s managing director, Roydon Hartnett, said he was disappointed the Ashburton deal had not gone through. He then transferred his interest to a North Island site, with that plant now close to completion. When contacted by the Guardian yesterday, Hartnett said he had not lost

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interest in Ashburton, but he wouldn’t be chasing down a deal on the Fairton plant. “It was on our radar originally because we knew at some point the works would be terminal, but we’re not interested now. It would not be a marketer’s dream, imagine explaining that you were drawing water from an ex-freezing works,” he said. The works site might not be on his radar, but Hartnett said he was still interested in Ashburton and still interested in the original site, Lot 9. “We haven’t discounted Ashburton. I still believe it’s the perfect opportunity. We’ll do our North Island plant first but I’d still love to do Ashburton; there are a couple of hundred jobs in it. It’s an amazing place and we’d still like to bring employment there.” Hartnett said that the six wells were consented for the extraction of almost 6 billion litres of water.

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Getting active for Mother’s Day walk

■ NEW ZEALAND HEART FOUNDATION

Sharing Mother’s Day in an active way, Ashburton’s participants in the Jennian Homes Mother’s Day walk/run to raise funds for the New Zealand Heart Foundation. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140517-RH-065

While some mums may have spent Mother’s Day relaxing at home, almost 200 Ashburton mothers and children spent part of the day pounding the pavement to raise money for the New Zealand Heart Foundation. Sporting red Heart Foundation tee-shirts, mothers walked or ran around the Ashburton Domain accompanied by children in strollers, on scooters or on foot. Ashburton’s Jennian Homes Mother’s Day fun run/walk was part of a national event that saw 9500 people taking part throughout the country. Nationally, participation in the event was up 35 per cent on the previous year.

■ COPY-CAT ARBORISTS

Beware of rogue arborists By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Copy-cat arborists are touting for business around Ashburton and that’s raising alarm bells with the trade’s professionals. Four Seasons Tree Care operations manager Kevin Urquhart has been fielding calls from concerned customers who have been approached by a man and a woman offering tree care services under a very similar business name as his. “The woman comes to the door and tells the person what they will do for what price, saying they can do it the same day for cash,” he said. “Then a big guy comes over and puts the pressure on the person.” Urquhart said he was aware of two crews that had been operating, with one allegedly copying the design of his business card, and the other simply scribbling out the cellphone number and replacing it with their own. “We had one customer who had actually had a job recently quoted by us, which was

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way off the quote the other people gave,” he said. “They tried to defend themselves by saying ‘we work for Kevin’, but the people didn’t believe them, and told them to leave.” One of the first calls Urquhart received was in February, from a customer in Winchmore, who turned the people away. “It is not our current customers that know that we’re worried about, it is the people that have no idea and will fall for these people’s trap,” he said. “The main issue is that as they are most likely not a publicly-liable business, if they fell a tree and it lands on a building or pow-

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ing the public to be wary following reports of individuals going door-to-door offering tree felling services. Often these services are offered and payment is required in cash. It may be that after the cash has been paid the homeowner finds the job never gets done or if it is done the job is completed to a poor standard. “If someone comes to your door offering tree felling services, or any other service that you do not require, the advice is to close the door and not engage with the person,” said a police spokesperson. “If you do need help with work around the house please ask a trusted friend for recommendations and research the service providers available.” Ashburton Police Sergeant Janine Bowden said police are not aware of any recent incidences of this nature in the area but encourage anyone with concerns to contact police. If you have any suspicions about someone knocking on your door, do not let them in and call police.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Bouquets - and a few brickbats BY SUE NEWMAN

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Spend more on roads and sports facilities and less on the arts and history, Ashburton District ratepayers say. In the council’s annual residents’ survey, ratepayer satisfaction with the way the council does its business was at an all-time high, with 74 per cent of respondents saying they were happy with the way the council spends their rates money. That didn’t stop 20 per cent of

them wanting the council to redirect some of that spending, however, more than 40 per cent said they didn’t want any more money spent – on anything. The survey was undertaken in March and showed there was a high level of satisfaction with a wide range of council services. In some areas this had risen by 20 per cent. The EA Networks Centre came in for some tough criticism from respondents and with a satisfaction rating that was down 11 per

cent, it was one of the biggest losers. Across the board, 25 per cent of users said they were dissatisfied with their experience at the centre. Temperature issues were cited by 66 per cent of respondents as the reason for their negative comments. The words “too hot” was the most frequent negative remark. Next on the list was the lack of a hydroslide, 19 per cent of respondents, with another 18 per

cent saying the pools were not big enough. The council has tagged money in next year’s budget for cooling units in the pool complex. Roading remained at the bottom end of the satisfaction scale and was unchanged from last year at 54 per cent for sealed roads and 59 per cent for unsealed roads. Potholes were number one on the dissatisfaction list. The district’s sports fields scored a perfect 100 per cent satisfaction with playgrounds and the Ashburton Domain not far behind.

Council staff received accolades in the survey with public satisfaction levels rising from 84 per cent to 91 per cent. The performance of the district’s mayor and team of councillors scored a 76 per cent satisfaction rating. The main criticism of their performance was that they did not listen to the public (25 per cent). Art, culture, the district museum and art gallery were the biggest winners with a 20 per cent increase in user satisfaction.

■ MID CANTERBURY SPORTS AWARDS

Win surprises long-time hockey supporter BY SUE NEWMAN

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Joyce Read turned up at Friday night’s Mid Canterbury sports awards a spectator and left a winner. And no one was more surprised than the long-time hockey supporter herself when she was awarded the Robilliard Trophy for services to sport. Without her knowledge, her family were on hand to applaud their mother and grandmother and that made the event extremely special, she said. “I was absolutely stunned when it happened. They called all my family up on stage and I didn’t even know they were there.” She had to be cajoled into attending the event, under the pretence of making up numbers at the hockey table. “My family were sitting at the other end of the room and apparently they had a ‘nana code’ if they thought I was looking their way. Talk about secret squirrel, everyone knew but me.” While her citation listed her long contribution to hockey, Joyce is still adamant others have done far more and were more deserving of an award. “I don’t do things that are on a big scale,” she said. She says her husband Alister, who died five years ago, always encouraged her involvement with hockey. The love of the game was one they shared and he usually accompanied her to matches and tourna-

ments. “And when he died, hockey was the one thing I could go back to, the sport that would get me out of the house.” Hockey has been a part of Joyce’s life since she was a youngster at Lauder School in Central Otago. With just 29 students on the roll, there was no official sports programme. Undeterred, the children made their own games and played a rudimentary style of hockey with sticks carved out of gorse sticks. “The frosts were very hard in the Central Otago winter, but we didn’t care. The only thing we had to hit around was an old cricket ball,” she said. That was about 65 years ago, but in the years since those school days, Joyce has never lost her love for the game of hockey. Gorse sticks gave way to wooden sticks and frozen playgrounds to heavy grassed fields and Lauder became Timaru and then Ashburton. “When I left home to go nursing, hockey was put on the back burner a bit. I played for Old Collegians for a while in Ashburton but with six-day shifts it just didn’t work.” Time ticked by, Joyce married Alister, children arrived and the family moved to Rokeby and then to Lowcliffe and as their children started school, hockey came back into Joyce’s life. The children played, she coached and picked up a host of administration jobs that still see her known as the ‘go-to’ per-

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son for hockey in the Ashburton District. “Coaching has always been a passion for me, it’s about the kids. And administration likewise, it’s about helping out. You’re just part of a team. It just snowballs and you can’t help yourself being involved.” Like anyone who works as a volunteer, the rewards come in the sense of being needed, she said. She loves the challenge of getting youngsters to work as a team. Today Joyce is still coaching, currently the Wakanui Sevens and she’s still working as an administrator, running tournaments and as the booking agent for the hockey turf. The arrival of a turf playing surface in Ashburton has changed the game of hockey in many ways, Joyce said. “The skill level is much higher and players have to be a lot fitter, but socially it’s sad. On Saturdays the domain used to be full of people but now because hockey is played every night, it’s much harder to get everyone together. The costs come on the social side, but it does mean for the kids, they can play more sports because often hockey’s on a week night.” The turf also means Joyce has had to up her fitness and she does that by biking between 10 and 20 kilometres every day. Winning the Robilliard Trophy doesn’t mean she’ll be slowing up. The word retirement is not in her vocabulary, in fact it’s a word that should be obsolete, she said.

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■ HEALTH

Boost for ambulance service Nearly 400 new emergency medical jobs will be created over the next four years to relieve single officer crews, but the ambulance union has accused the government of taking shortcuts. An extra $59.2 million will be spent to double-crew all road ambulances with 375 new recruits by 2021, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman announced yesterday. “Double-crewing all road ambulance call-outs will help en-

sure patients are being provided with the best care possible, as well as support the safety and wellbeing of our dedicated paramedic workforce,” he said. It will be funded by $31.2m from Vote Health and $28m from the Accident Compensation Corporation. Almost all crews in Wellington are double staffed, but last year in the rest of the country about 38,000 call-outs were attended by single-crewed ambulances.

The Government expects about 6000 fewer incidents each year will require two ambulances to respond. But Ambulance Professional First spokeswoman Lynette Blacklaws says almost 300 of those jobs will be emergency medical assistants who receive just three weeks training and can’t practice without supervision. She says thousands of qualified students and volunteers who

can administer medicines and lifesaving treatments to patients are the ones best placed to end single crewing, not assistants. “We were promised the end of single crewing by 2018. Instead what we are getting is ‘assisted single crewing’ by 2021.” Dr Coleman said the medical assistants had much more intensive training than volunteers and offered the best mix of people according to international best practice. - NZME

Social services expo Ashburton will be turning on a one-stop-shop for information on social services in the district this week. A social services expo will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse where almost 40 organisations will be showcasing what they do and what they can offer the community. The event has a two-fold purpose – showing social agencies what other organisations may be able to offer their clients and showing the community what is available in the way of assistance. Groups represented at the expo will be involved in health, education and services for the elderly. As well as stalls promoting community services, there will be presentations by several organisations. Transport from Community House on Cass Street will be available for anyone wanting to attend but unable to drive. Expos were held in 2006 and 2008 and this year’s event will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse from 10am to 6pm on Wednesday.

In brief Freed from bank vault A person who became trapped in the vault of a former bank in an Auckland building has been freed. Fire crew were alerted about 2.30pm yesterday after a worker went into the vault and the door automatically locked behind them. Fire Service northern communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said the person had now been released. The building in William Roberts Road, Pakuranga, was once a National Bank branch and is now the premises of the Auckland Music Academy. - NZME

Man shot in leg A man is now in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the leg in South Auckland. Police were called to a nightclub on Cavendish Dr in Manukau at 2.30am after someone called them about a fight there. The caller also mentioned a gun. Officers went to the nightclub and found the injured man inside. He was taken to Middlemore Hospital by St John Ambulance in what police described at the time as a serious condition. A police spokeswoman says inquiries into what happened are ongoing. - NZME

Nelson robbery Two 16-year-old youths and one 17-year-old man have been charged in relation to an aggravated robbery in Nelson and police are still looking for others. They have been jointly charged, have all been released on bail, and will appear in court on Wednesday, police say. The alleged robbery was of Liquorland in New Street on Friday night. Police are still looking for a number of other youths involved and are seeking information about them from the public. - NZME

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Celebrating Mother’s Day at Millstream Brother and sister Kathleen Vessey (left) and Gavin Miller (right) celebrated Mother’s Day together at Radius Millstream yesterday. Residents of the resthome celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday with a good hot cuppa, something to nibble on and with family and friends. Activities co-ordinator Bronie McMurtrie said they hosted the morning tea as on opportunity for families to come in and celebrate the day over morning tea, and had a very good turnout. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 140517-JP-001

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Wandering Labour targets landlords stock cause road smash A Lismore farmer could face charges after two cars crashed into a large group of sheep that were wandering on Maronan Road on Friday night. The crash occurred about one kilometre east of the Maronan and McDougall’s Road intersection. There were no injuries but a number of animals were killed. Police inquiries are continuing. Under the Crimes Crimes Act 1961 the owner of livestock found wandering on a public road can be criminally liable if the owner has not taken adequate steps to ensure they were adequately contained. Potential criminal charges in-

clude criminal nuisance (maximum penalty one year’s imprisonment), breach of duty of a person in charge of dangerous things (maximum penalty is life imprisonment) or endangering safety (maximum penalty three months’ imprisonment or a $2000 fine). On Saturday at 6.04am police were called to a vehicle crash on the Tinwald Westerfield Road after a car hit a tree. The driver was taken to hospital and inquiries are continuing. Police are also investigating an incident over the weekend where a car caught fire on Thompsons Track.

Labour has signalled housing will be at the core of its election campaign and leader Andrew Little has kicked it off with an attack on property speculators. He’s told the party’s congress in Wellington a Labour-led government will close the tax loophole that allows landlords to claim tax write-offs on their rental properties. The tax break is worth about $150 million a year. It’s one of the reasons buying multiple properties and renting them out is so popular, and it’s a big contributor to the shortage of houses for sale. “We will close the loophole. It is over,” Mr Little told about 500 cheering delegates yesterday. “Families don’t deserve to have the odds stacked against them by their own government, they deserve a fair shot.” Mr Little said the policy wasn’t about small investors. “This is about the big speculators who purchase property after property – it’s about those big time speculators who are taking tens of thousands of dol-

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Ensuring The Addams Family lighting is perfect has been a twoday job for a four-person team at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Director Regan Jackson has been working with event centre manager Roger Farr as lighting designer, as well as lighting programmer James Wood and cue caller Jenny Crouchley. On site for two days last week undertaking the job, Jackson said he was expecting the team would end up with a sequence of more than 200 cues, or lighting states. The lighting would enhance the amazing sets, which had been created by Josh Bennett and David Bleach, built in association with a team of more than 12 volunteers over three months. All together there were about half a dozen sets for the show, and the biggest piece was the interior of the Addams Family mansion. It was six metres high with stair cases and a mezzanine floor. Jackson said it was good to see the sets and lighting all coming together. “It starts from a blank canvas …the work that goes on by a huge number of volunteers is incredible really,” he said. Dress rehearsals for the Variety Theatre Ashburton production begin this week, and the show will open on Saturday.

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May 20 - Mid Canterbury children aged 10 and over who are good at singing, acting and dancing are invited to audition for The Sound of Music at the Isaac Theatre Royal, email benmcdonaldassistant@gmail.com May 20 – Variety Theatre Ashburton opens The Addams Family at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, to stage until May 27. May 20 – Steve Carr, Variations for Troubled Hands, opening and artist talk, 2.30pm, at the Ashburton Art Gallery. Exhibition May 21 to June 24. June 7 – Toru – Crossing Borders (Arts on Tour NZ) at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm. June 9 – Tiki Taane Mahuta at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7pm. June 11 – Ashburton Musical Club Mid Winter Celebration, 2pm, Sinclair Centre. Arranged by Margaret Hawkey. Visitors welcome, $5 at door, afternoon tea. June 13 – Four Flat Whites in Italy at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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■ RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN

Local singing stars in major production Hot on the heels of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, two of Mid Canterbury’s singing stars are to appear in another Showbiz Christchurch production. Greta Casey-Solly and Jane Leonard are among featured soloists for An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein Classics. The show will feature much

loved songs from the golden age of musical theatre including Some Enchanted Evening, The Sound of Music, Younger Than Springtime, People Will Say We’re in Love and I Have Dreamed. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s writing partnership was considered one of the greatest of the 20th century. Their string of hit

musicals include Oklahoma, The King and I, Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. They garnered 34 Tonys, 15 Oscars, the Pulitzer Prize and two Grammy Awards. A Broadway style orchestra, soloists, and a chorus of over 120 singers from Showbiz Christchurch and the renowned National

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Kelly-Anne Bentley and the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team help walkers and runners in the New Zealand Heart Foundation Mother’s Day fun run/walk warm up before the event. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140517-RH-008

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Walking for a cause, participants in yesterday’s New Zealand Heart Foundation fundraiser, the Mother’s Day fun run/walk. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140517-RH-073

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Turning back the clock, John Booth and harnessing the power of the Clydesdale horse. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 130517-RH-226

Working up a full head of steam to drive a chaff cutter, Peter Ridge and his 1906 McLaren traction engine at the Plains Railway Museum’s old machinery working day. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 130517-RH-180

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Sports stars rewarded The cream of the Ashburton District’s sporting world were on stage on Friday night when the annual Mid Canterbury Sports Awards were held at Hotel Ashburton. The event saw awards handed out over a range of categories with Joyce Read taking the Robilliard Trophy for her contribution to sports administration, rower Veronica Wall took the junior sports award and tennis player Neil McCann the senior award. Photos by Laura Bagrie.

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od help the Ashburton District if the Silver Fern farms meat processing plant at Fairton closes. Right now there’s no assurance it will and no assurance it won’t. For several years uncertainty has swirled around the plant and its future as work has been lost and the processing season shortened. It continues to be death by a thousand cuts for employees and the community. We live with the fear that overnight 300 people could be out of work. Sheep have been the bread and butter of the plant. In later years bobby calves have filled an off-season gap but lambs and sheep have been its core business. The decline in sheep numbers has gone from a trickle to a torrent but unlike many other plants, Fairton did not have the benefit of a being able to capitalise on the rise in cow numbers. It doesn’t have a beef chain. As an employer the plant, once known as CFM, has been responsible for providing the livelihood of generations of Mid Cantabrians. In its hey day the first chain ran for six to eight months each year and the pay rates were good. Freezing workers as they were known then made good money, good enough to allow them to spend four months picking up the odd casual job if they wanted. Jobs at the works we coveted and effectively handed down from father to son. That’s all changed and for several years there’s been no real security in being a freezing worker – or meat processor. The season was short and unless you were on the first chain, work was never guaranteed. And then the blows started. The experts suggested Fairton should close as part of a rationalisation of the meat processing industry. Silver Fern management denied this was on the radar. And then the bobby calf kill was canned, given to Pareora, the second chain failed to start and the season was shortened. Inevitably rumours flared and last week fuel was added to the fire when management called a meeting for all staff. There are no hints about the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting but the union, the workers and the community share a common thought – will this be D-Day for Fairton?

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he Government recently announced an historic $2 billion pay equity settlement which will benefit some of our health sector’s lowest paid workers. The wage boost follows the TerraNova pay equity claim brought by E tu (previously the Service and Food Workers Union) on behalf of care worker Kristine Bartlett. The settlement over the next five years will deliver pay increases of between 15 and 50 per cent to 55,000 workers in aged and disability residential care, and home and community support services. It will help to ensure we have a higher paid, more skilled and engaged workforce caring for around 110,000 of New Zealand’s most vulnerable citizens. Around 20,000 of this predominantly female workforce are currently on the minimum wage of $15.75 an hour. The settlement means that on July 1 they will move to at least $19 an hour, which represents a 21 per cent pay rise. For a fulltime worker, this means they will be taking home

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It was disappointing to see Forest and Bird Chief Executive and former Green Party MP Kevin Hague describe Canterbury as “ground zero” in relation to water issues in Thursday’s Guardian. According to data published by the Ministry for the Environment, 80 per cent of Canterbury’s 9125 kilometres of waterways meet swimmability targets (i.e. they’re swimmable except after flooding or heavy rain). That 80 per cent figure compares well with the national picture of 72 per cent swimmability New Zealand wide, 48 per cent swimmability in the Waikato, 29 per cent swimmability in Northland, and 38 per cent swimmability in Auckland. The National Government has introduced a range of measures to strengthen fresh water management, including compulsory water metering, new requirements to limit nutrients, a sixfold funding increase for fresh water clean-up to $450 million, and earlier this year setting a target to have 90 per cent of New Zealand waterways swimmable by 2040.

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Reoffending Last weekend, I read a column in the Ashburton Guardian written by Peter Livingstone, principal of Tinwald School. In it, Mr Livingstone asserted that the Government has given up on our target to reduce reoffending because we failed to make an impact. Mr Livingstone is simply not correct and I want to use this opportunity to explain how and why. First, we have not dropped our reoffending target. We remain unashamedly focused on continuing to reduce the rate of reoffending. Having a clearly expressed target to reduce serious crime does not mean that we have given up on reducing reoffending. In fact, as a key supporting measure of the new target, the re-

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in costs for people in aged residential care facilities whose assets keep them above the subsidy threshold. This will be determined through the annual Aged Residential Care contract negotiations. Over the past six years the Government has invested heavily to strengthen the care and support workforce in recognition of the vital role they play in the lives of many of New Zealand’s most vulnerable population groups. In 2011 we introduced the minimum wage for sleepover shifts for night-time support in residential care services. Then in 2015 we began phasing in a new policy which meant care and support workers are now paid for travel time and mileage be-

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offending rate will continue to be publicly tracked and reported in the same way as it has been. In the year to March 2017, there were 135,000 serious crimes in New Zealand. That’s 135,000 times people have had their lives turned upside down. These people are likely still grappling with the effects of the serious crime that they were victim of. No New Zealander deserves to go through this, which is why our Government has set the challenging new Better Public Service (BPS) target of reducing serious crime every year so that by June 2021, there will be 10,000 fewer serious crimes per year. That is 22,000 fewer serious crimes than is otherwise currently predicted for 2021. But, of course, to reduce serious crime we must also reduce reoffending. It is not one or the other. We know that most offenders of serious crime are reoffenders – people who have already been convicted of crime. We simply cannot achieve our serious crime target without significantly reducing reoffending and that’s why the reoffending rate will continue to be tracked and reported.

Second, contrary to Mr Livingstone’s assertion that we failed, we have in fact made a real impact on reducing the reoffending rate. Between 2011 and 2016, the reoffending rate fell by 4.4 per cent. This represents 38,000 fewer victims which is significant by any calculation. And when we look at the actual number of reoffenders, as opposed to the reoffending rate, we see a reduction of 26 per cent since 2011. We always knew that reducing reoffending would be a challenge, but that’s what the BPS targets are about – challenging ourselves and our ministries to achieve better outcomes for New Zealanders. It’s not about setting an easy target just to look good. As a principal, I’m sure Mr Livingstone will know how important it is to always understand the full context and to represent the facts fully and fairly. I hope that this explanation of what it is our Government is actually doing and the impact that we’ve made to date will allow for more informed discussion of the issue. Minister Amy Adams

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Missile condemned South Korea, Japan and the United States have condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch, which came just days after President Moon Jae In was inaugurated in Seoul. The missile was launched near the city of Kusong yesterday and landed in the Sea of Japan. The flight “was not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile”, the US Pacific Command said. A statement from US President Donald Trump’s White House called North Korea a “flagrant menace” and urged “far stronger sanctions” against the reclusive nation. “With the missile impacting so close to Russian soil – in fact, closer to Russia than to Japan – the president cannot imagine that Russia is pleased,” the statement added. Moon, who convened an emergency meeting of South Korea’s National Security Council after the launch, said the missile test clearly violated UN Security Council resolutions and was a “grave challenge”

to security in the region, the Yonhap news agency reported. He also ordered the military to speed up the establishment of South Korea’s KAMD missile defence system. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the latest launch “absolutely unacceptable” and said that repeated missile tests by Pyongyang were a “severe threat to our country” and a clear contravention of UN resolutions. The missile flew around 700km, suggesting the test was successful, Yonhap reported. The launch, however, “did not pose a threat to North America”, the US Pacific Command said. The news agency Kyodo, which said the rocket reached a height of 1000km, reported that the Japanese government was seeking to confirm whether the test involved a new type of missile. North Korea’s first missile launch since April 29 came a day after a senior North Korean diplomat said Pyongyang would

hold talks with the Washington under the “right conditions”. Choe Son Hui, director general of the North Korean foreign ministry’s North America office, was on her way to Pyongyang when she made the remarks at an airport in Beijing, Yonhap reported Saturday. Trump said earlier this month that he would be “honoured” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances”. The US has an “ironclad commitment” to face the North Korean threat alongside its allies, the White House statement said. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have heightened in recent weeks due to Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and missile tests and threats from Trump that the US could take unilateral action against it in retaliation. The THAAD missile defence system deployed by the US in South Korea earlier this year – which has caused frictions with China – became operational this month. - DPA

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A tour bus tipped on a serpentine mountain road in Turkey, killing 24 people as it fell off a cliff and hit a car, Turkish authorities say. The governor of Mugla province, Amir Cicek, said the driver is among the dead and the accident may have been caused by a failure in the bus’ braking system. He said investigations were continuing to determine the exact cause. Cicek said the bus flipped over on a bend in the road and fell 15 metres down a cliff as it was travelling from the coastal province of Izmir to Marmaris, a popular tourist destination. He said 10 people remain in critical condition and all the passengers were Turkish. The deputy governor of Mugla province, Kamil Koten, said most of those killed were women. Anadolu said the bus was in a convoy of six, carrying mostly women and children for a Mother’s Day event. - AP

A Tehran court has sentenced an Iranian woman to washing corpses at a mortuary for two years as punishment for cheating on her husband. The news agency ISNA reported the 35-year-old also was sentenced to 74 lashes for the “demonic affair”, the court ruled. Her lover was sentenced to 99 lashes and sent into exile in a remote region. Until just a few years ago the punishment for women who had extramarital affairs was death by stoning. Being sentenced to wash corpses is highly unusual. - DPA

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Portugal wins Eurovision Portugal has won the Eurovision song contest while Australia came a respectable ninth place. Portugal’s singer Salvador Sobral won for his tender, jazz song Amar Pelos Dois which was written by his sister. Sobral is waiting for a heart transplant and wasn’t able to take part in all of the rehearsals in the run-up to the big competition in Kyiv in Ukraine. Australia’s Isaiah Firebrace came in fourth place, higher than the initial favourite Italy, after the jury votes but got just three points from the viewers’ votes with many people blaming a mooning man who stormed the stage during a half time performance with an Australian flag for the drop in votes. - AAP

Harry Styles

Styles’ first solo concert Harry Styles has thanked fans at his “first ever show” during his premiere performance as a solo artist at a small venue in London. Both One Direction and Kanye West songs were included on his setlist on Saturday night, with Styles performing covers of the boy band’s Stockholm Syndrome and West’s Ultralight Beam. “This is my first show in a long time. My first show ever. So it’s a night I won’t forget and I thank you very much for being here with me,” Styles said. The performance came the day after the star released his self-titled debut solo album. - PAA

Hewitt ‘fighting for his life’ Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt was last night reported to have been fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack and a stroke. The 59-year-old former Army officer had needed emergency surgery and doctors gave him “a slim chance” of survival, according to reports. He is now said to be recovering, reported the Daily Mail. News of his illness comes just weeks after he gave a rare interview denying long-standing rumours he is Prince Harry’s real father – a slur repeated again in the new BBC2 drama King Charles III. Hewitt was said to be undergoing treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, where he is expected to remain for several weeks. Friends said he fell ill two weeks ago and was rushed to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to receive care from specialist medics. The ex-Army captain and Gulf War veteran had a five-year affair with Diana while she was married to Prince Charles. - NZME

JK Rowling

Potter prequel stolen A rare Harry Potter prequel handwritten by author JK Rowling on a postcard has been stolen during a burglary in central England, police say as they appealed for help from fans of the wizard across the world. The 800-word story, set three years before Harry Potter is born and which sold for £25,000 ($NZ44,300) at a charity auction in 2008, was stolen from a property in Birmingham between April 13-24. “Please don’t buy this if you’re offered it,” Rowling wrote on Twitter. “Originally auctioned for @englishpen, the owner supported writers’ freedoms by bidding for it.” - PAA

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rinking in the crisp lagoon palette of electric blues and turquoise hues, is central to Rarotonga’s perennial stature as a fly-and-flop destination. But after wallowing in the warm sands, my feet were itching for some soft adventure. A great new way to explore the underwater kingdom of Muri Lagoon, is to join a Sea Scooter Safari with Ariki Adventures. These ingenious hand-held machines are shaped like a torpedo and battery powered to pull you along through the water at 4km/ hr. Kitted out with a mask, snorkel and fins, I noticed my water speed almost doubled when I used the fins. After a group safety briefing and short play in the water, my guide led us through some of the most abundant marine snorkelling spots in the lagoon, swimming amid techni-coloured schools of fish. (Arki also runs extra-adventurous tours beyond the reef on their Ocean Safari. You’ll need to be comfortable in the open sea, a competent swimmer, and not prone to freaking out if an occasional reef shark comes into view. The Ocean safari takes you out to a century-old shipwreck.) If you’ve got a GoPro, you can

Lounging on sugar-white beaches, fanned by coconut palms, while gazing at the gin-clear lagoon that lassoes the island, is why the reality of Rarotonga is as perfect as the postcards, writes Mike Yardley. mount your device on the front of the sea scooters. You can also hire wetsuits if you’re anxious about rubbing up against coral in the thriving coral canyons. Steer clear of all red and yellow corals – and fire coral is aptly named for the painful sensation it wreaks, if you brush up against it. I’m not the most practical of people, but the scooters are effortless to master. Each handle has a throttle button which should be held down in tandem, for optimum propulsion. And the steering system faithfully follows the direction you point it in, including nose-diving down to the lagoon floor, for intimate encounters with coral gardens and giant clams. During our safari we crossed paths with a lagoon cruise, as they were attracting the sea life with food. Suddenly, the sheer size of the schools of fish frenetically morphed before our eyes, including the welcome presence of larger specimens,

like trevally, joining the feeding frenzy. I felt like I was back at St. Bede’s College, when the school tuck shop chaotically opened for business. The kaleidoscope of marine life is full of surprises. Keep a look-out for moray eels slinking about the rocky depths, or the graceful joy of seeing eagle rays and sea turtles breezing through the lagoon. Ariki Adventures are the only sea scooter safari operator on Rarotonga, and their innovative 90-minute tour prises open the flippered treasure chest within the lagoon. For more hi-jinks, and a dramatic change in scenery, I jumped behind the wheel of a Rarotonga Buggy Tour. These grunty off-road vehicles are a cross between a go-kart and a beach buggy, highly manoeuvrable and hardy. Or should that be hard on the arse. You’ll feel every bump. They’re kitted out with roll cages if it all goes badly wrong.

These wildly popular buggy tours have been making quite a splash for two years, with the seriously muddy puddles proving to be the big magnet. Sure enough, several preceding days of rain promised to deliver mud baths aplenty, throughout the three hour tour. Our conga line of yellow buggies looked like a slithering giant snake, as we rattled along the main road, backroad and off-road. The biggest mud pits awaited us at the site of the ill-fated and abandoned Sheraton Hotel development, where the grounds have been reworked as an off-road buggy track, which is where I got utterly splattered in mud, as we ripped up and down the mounds of the track. Our touring route also romped into the hinterland and the Turangi Valley, thickly carpeted with tropical rainforest. I can certainly see why you’re advised to wear old clothes, because I was caked in mud, from

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head to toe. A rendezvous with Wigmore’s Waterfall provided a welcome chance to have a cleansing dip in the pool at the fall’s base. Mindful of the heavy presence of mosquitos, I slathered some juice from the miri plant on me, which acts as a very deft natural repellent. (Coconut juice is also effective at warding them off.) My buggy tour guide, Sean, was an absolute hoot, the epitome of that self-effacing brand of Rarotongan humour. On our return leg, we stopped over at the golf range, where tour participants get the chance to get a full refund if you score a hole-in-one. I failed. Incidentally, if you visit the golf range individually, and bag a hole -in-one on the furthest flag, you win a return day-trip to Aitutaki! After a fantastic lunch break of sliders and wraps, it was time to farewell my trusty yellow buggy. Seriously good fun if you like to get down and dirty! Raro Buggy Tours depart the Muri Beach Club Hotel twice daily at 9am and 1pm. Bookings are essential. You need a driver’s licence and have to be over 18 if driving, or over 4 if a passenger.

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A horror weekend on the rugby field could see Mid Canterbury Rugby left with just the one representative in the playoff race for the Combined Country Rugby competition. Rakaia kept their season alive and kicking, and booked themselves a spot in the quarters with a 48-20 win over Kaiapoi on their club day out at Rakaia, but the remaining four teams from Mid Canterbury all suffered defeats and Celtic now sit in a perilous position heading into the final round. The green and whites were beaten by Section One leaders, Darfield, 27-10 in a tough encounter over the other side of the Rakaia River. Despite being beaten, Shane Enright’s men showed yet again they are capable of footing it with the best the competition has and they will take that confidence into their match against Burnham Dunsandel and Irwell combined next weekend where they still have an outside chance of sneaking their way into the top four if they can secure maximum points. Rakaia will play fellow top-four placed side Oxford this week in a match which will decide who finishes second to Southbridge, who are destined to finish top qualifier. Lincoln, who are the other side in the top four of Section Two, have the bye this week so will receive no competition points. Back in Mid Canterbury on Saturday Hampstead were handed a heavy defeat at the hands of the slick Prebbleton side, who ran away with the match 66-7. Regan Broker’s men toiled

The Crusaders have taken a giant step in their quest to claim top spot in Super Rugby’s New Zealand conference with a defensively flawless 20-12 victory over the Hurricanes in Christchurch. Keeping the defending champions tryless for the first time since 2014, the Crusaders put on a clinic at the set-piece and nabbed the only five-pointer of the game, via openside Matt Todd, off the back of a maul. They then proceeded to shut out the Hurricanes with frighteningly high line speed in defence, nullifying the potency of Beauden Barrett and company, and through the go-forward of an all-test tight five. The still-unbeaten Crusaders made 416 metres with the ball, 130 more than their opponents, and made more carries, mauls and successful rucks.

When they pore over footage for highlights of Super Rugby 2017, they will gloss over this clash at Loftus. It was uncharacteristically slippery and cold in Pretoria, and the rugby was equally uninspiring. But the Highlanders won another priceless victory, 17-10, their eighth in nine matches, adding to the frustrations of the Blues, who need them to fall over at some point very soon if they are to leapfrog the southerners to claim the last Australasian wildcard berth. - NZME

New caps for Ferns Two new caps highlight the Black Ferns’ first squad of 2017. The 30 names for the June home international series with Canada, Australia and England feature North Harbour lock Rebecca Wood and Auckland centre Theresa Fitzpatrick. Head coach Glenn Moore says Fitzpatrick brings huge talent and is able to play 12 and 13. “She’s got some pace and some real skills and attributes around those positions. She’s a strong defender and she thoroughly deserves her selection.” - NZME

Reds keep hopes alive

Hampstead’s Shepherd Mhembere gets up high to try and receive the ball in his side’s loss to Prebbleton on Saturday. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 130517-MM-088 away in the opening stanza of the match, but suffered through the first 40 minutes with less than 10 per cent of the possession and some poor decisionmaking when they had the ball in hand led to them kicking most of that small amount of possession away. “I don’t know what we can say about that,” Broker said after the match. “It was good attack practice for them and good defence practice for us although we didn’t do much defence there in some stages.”

Ill-discipline around the breakdown and a constant flow of errors didn’t help the cause either as they turned over plenty of ball in the lineouts and on the ground. “We are missing a few guys this week and have had to bring quite a few guys up from Senior B, but that’s no excuse, we should be better than that,” Broker said. Hampstead will get their best chance to win a game in the round robin stage of the competition when they take on the also-winless Ohoka this weekend.

Methven felt to the full power of Lincoln in their trip across the river on Saturday, eventually losing 48-5. After some encouraging signs at times, things haven’t been easy over the past two weeks and life will get a whole lot harder on Saturday when they tackle Southbridge at home. Southern felt their power on Saturday as they were trounced by the competition favourites, 50-14 – a result which gave Southbridge maximum points from each of their matches so far this season.

Crusaders win battle of titans By angelo risso

Highlanders win ugly

They now sit eight points clear of the Chiefs in the Kiwi conference, and four points clear of the Lions in the overall standings after 111 straight wins. The Hurricanes, suffering their first loss in seven games, remain third in their conference. “We knew it was going to take a lot of effort and the boys showed a lot of heart today,” Crusaders vice-captain Ryan Crotty said. “We didn’t let them get anything going.” In what was a furious opening stanza, the sides traded nothing but three-pointers as they battered into each other relentlessly. The Crusaders had the clear upper hand at the set-piece, forcing penalties out of the Canes’ scrum and lineout, while the men from the Kiwi capital found their trademark running rugby stifled by slippery conditions. Occasional chances did fall to both teams – the Crusad-

Crusaders skipper Matt Todd ers’ Seta Tamanivalu dropped a Crotty cross-field kick over the line, while a Jeff Toomaga-Allen intercept for the Hurricanes was pulled up just short. Yet, despite all their huffing and puffing, neither side could execute the inch-perfect play necessary to unlock their opponent. Level at 9-9, the second half continued in a similarly robust fashion – the Crusaders probing on attack, the Hurricanes scram-

bling admirably in defence. Hurricanes young gun Jordie Barrett batted down a cut-out pass with George Bridge lurking behind him, TJ Perenara was forced to thump clear on his line, and only millimetres prevented Joe Moody from opening the scoring. But the pressure eventually paid off and in the most Crusaders-esque way possible, in the 51st minute. Handed an attacking lineout, they threw short and bulldozed towards the line via a driving maul, with Todd planting the ball over the try line. The sides once again swapped penalty goals after Richie Mo’unga’s failed try conversion, keeping things tight, until some tidy Crotty work at the breakdown earned the Crusaders a chance to kick their way home. Mo’unga, so clinical in recent weeks, duly slotted over. - NZME

Another Brumbies loss and Queensland’s hoodoo-busting win over the Melbourne Rebels has added some life to the race to the Super Rugby finals. The Brumbies’ 13-6 slip-up at home to the Lions, their fourth loss in a row, suddenly has Australia’s faltering conference leaders looking over their shoulder. Remarkably, the Reds’ three wins from 11 outings this campaign is good enough to have them sitting just three competition points behind the Brumbies. Samu Kerevi’s second try a minute from fulltime clinched a drought-breaking 29-24 bonus-point victory. - AAP

Force upset Jaguares The Western Force have become the first Australian Super Rugby side to win in Argentina, grinding their way to a 16-6 victory over the Jaguares in Buenos Aires. The result ends the Australian drought of offshore wins, and further compresses the Australian conference table, with the Force now six points off the ladderleading Brumbies. - NZME

SBW travels with Blues Sonny Bill Williams has been cleared of concussion and is travelling with the Blues to South Africa. The 25-strong squad left Auckland on Saturday after their 50-32 victory over the Cheetahs on Friday night. Blues coach Tana Umaga had said he expected the inside centre to be fit to play the Stormers in Cape Town. - NZME

Dagg off to Fiji All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg should be available to play for the Crusaders in their next big challenge – the Chiefs in Fiji – after they held off the Hurricanes in what has been described as a benchmark win for them. The Crusaders would have been in high spirits after denying the defending champions a bonus point. Dagg’s return from injury will add to the light mood for a team on top of the Super Rugby table with a perfect 11 wins from 11 matches record. The only negatives were the injuries they suffered in particular Scott Barrett. - NZME

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors crash and burn By DaviD Skipwith The Warriors are searching for answers with coach Stephen Kearney admitting his side switched off mentally in Saturday’s dire 36-28 NRL defeat to Penrith. Kearney was at a loss to explain his side’s stunning second-half collapse that saw the visitors concede five second-half tries to blow a 22-point half-time lead as the Panthers roared to life to claim their first win in six starts. The Warriors had no answer to the Panthers’ hard-running enthusiasm, with rawboned backrower Isaah Yeo leading the way in exposing their brittle defence out wide. Yeo had a field day, repeatedly surging through the turnstile tackling of right edge forward Bodene Thompson and halfback Shaun Johnson to score two tries and create another for centre Waqa Blake. Kiwis wing Dallin WateneZelezniak later embarrassed Thompson and Ryan Hoffman, as he burst downfield in the leadup to Tyrone Peachey’s matchwinning try four minutes from fulltime. The result appeared inevitable as early as the 53rd minute, after Watene-Zelezniak scored off a Nathan Cleary cross-field kick, with the Warriors almost conceding defeat despite still clinging to a 28-18 lead. Hesitation and indecision spread through their line-up like a virus, leading to uncharacteristic defensive misses and handling errors from captain and fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who played perhaps the worst 40 minutes of his career in his 100th NRL game. “Very disappointing,” said Kearney.

Warriors skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. “The Panthers really turned up the intensity in the secondhalf and we just couldn’t match it which was the disappointing part.” The Warriors led 28-6 at halftime – yes, you read right – but conceded five tries in the second half for their sixth defeat of the

season. “We just couldn’t go with them.” After dominating territory and possession to run in five first-half tries the Warriors let the foot off the throat and started the second-half in cruise mode. Despite reinforcing the need to be clinical they lacked ur-

gency and spent the majority of the second-half camped down in their own red zone. “We spoke about it at halftime, making sure we maintained the pressure and the intensity that we played at in the first half,” said Kearney. “We spoke about it but we just didn’t deliver on the actions. “So when you give a side like the Panthers a breath and space to grow like they did in the second-half, you’re asking for trouble, and I just didn’t think we responded well enough.” Tuivasa-Sheck could not explain their drop in effort and concerning lack of belief and admits they struggled mentally and failed to lift when it was needed. “We were all out there saying the right things, we just couldn’t deliver on the actions,” said Tuivasa-Sheck. “It was tough mentally just try and get the boys back into it and just try to forget about the quick tries and get back into what we were doing.” The result sees the Warriors slip down to 12th place on the premiership ladder after their sixth loss from 10 games. They are yet to win on the road this season, having gone down to the Bulldogs in Dunedin and in three other matches across the Tasman. They will need to buck that trend if they are to get their campaign back on track when they take on St George Illawarra in Hamilton next Friday. “We didn’t help ourselves today, particularly with the secondhalf, so I don’t think that’s a matter of the process and our travel for away games,” said Kearney. “We mentally switched off, or whatever the case was in that second-half. “It’s not good enough.” - NZME

Chelsea back on top thanks to Conte Second choice? Second place? Not for Antonio Conte. He hit the ground running at Chelsea and delivered. The 47-year-old Italian may have been behind Pep Guardiola as the manager most coveted by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. But he has delivered an English Premier League title in his first season as Chelsea boss and the double could follow with victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup final on May 27. Not even Jose Mourinho, Chelsea’s most successful manager, won both of those trophies in the same campaign. Carlo Ancelotti, a long-time friend of Conte’s, did in 2009-10. Mourinho, now boss of Manchester United, might point to

Injuries hit Blues NSW coach Laurie Daley’s plans for State of Origin I are in turmoil with Tom Trbojevic possibly out for the season and Jarryd Hayne under an injury cloud. Both backline superstars went down on a night of high drama during the NRL double header at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Trbojevic was in a moon boot nursing an ankle injury as the team returned to Sydney. He will be sent for scans today but coach Trent Barrett said he was facing being sidelined for the rest of 2017. Trbojevic had all but locked up a Blues wing spot for Origin. - AAP

Titans weather Storm Gold Coast are breathing a sigh of relief – along with NSW selectors – after Jarryd Hayne was cleared of serious injury after their stunning 38-36 upset over NRL leaders Melbourne on Saturday night. Hayne’s State of Origin hopes appeared in doubt when he was helped off the field in the 67th minute with the match in the balance. There were initial fears he had aggravated the left ankle complaint that had sidelined him for six weeks earlier this year. However, Hayne was not only cleared of serious injury he recovered to re-emerge from the Suncorp Stadium sheds after fulltime to celebrate centre Konrad Hurrell’s match-winning 78th minute try with ecstatic Titans team-mates. - NZME

Glory re-sign Castro Star import Diego Castro has re-signed with Perth Glory for another season, while goalkeeper Liam Reddy will also stay at the A-League club. Castro had attracted strong interest from rival A-League clubs, and he was also considering his options overseas. But the 34-year-old has decided to stay in Perth for a third season, giving Glory’s title hopes a huge boost. Castro was unlucky not to win a second-straight Johnny Warren medal this season after netting 13 goals. - AAP

Man City get lucky

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the fact Chelsea have not been in European action and that Conte’s success came with his team. The Portuguese was also responsible for the lack of continental competition, despite his recent protestations that a Chelsea side in desperate freefall domestically were still in contention to win the Champions League. Conte revived a Chelsea team which had become dysfunctional just months after Mourinho’s third Premier League title. The former Juventus and Italy boss, who opted for the title ‘head coach’ over ‘manager’, saw the potential and harnessed it through his favourite word: work. With impressive English at his public unveiling – his determination to speak and learn the

language testament to his own work ethic and desire to impress – Conte outlined his intention last July. “I hope there is a small flame flickering that can eventually grow into a blazing inferno,” he said. Mourinho might have fanned the flames and the blaze would have grown so big it would no longer be in his control; Conte nurtured his fire in a different way. With unity, functionality and a devastating ruthlessness, Conte dealt with matters like his team did on the field. Even the potentially explosive moments were dealt with expertly, perhaps with the exception of the persistent rumours of Inter Milan’s interest in him. Until now he has focused on the present, but the questions

surrounding his future need to be answered. John Terry’s departure after 22 years at Chelsea, the vast majority as captain, has been respectful and courteous. It had to happen some time. The September losses to Liverpool and at Arsenal prompted Conte to switch to a 3-4-3 formation and 13 successive league wins followed. He rarely tinkered with his personnel. The next loss came at Tottenham in January, but Chelsea responded again. He regularly pointed to his experience as a player at the highest level – pointedly something Mourinho did not have – and cautioned against premature celebrations even when Chelsea’s lead was in double figures. - PA

Raheem Sterling admits Manchester City got lucky in their 2-1 win over Leicester which boosts their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. City moved ahead of Liverpool and up to third as they extended their unbeaten run to six games, but they were made to work by the unfortunate Foxes. Jamie Vardy missed a late chance but a nervy City hung on to move to 72 points with two games remaining. - PA

Gunners back on track With Chelsea having wrapped up the title and Sunderland and Middlesbrough already relegated, the final flurry of EPL matches will decide which two clubs join the champions Tottenham in the Champions League and who becomes the third side to slide through the trapdoor. Arsenal maintained their late challenge with a classy 4-1 victory at Stoke City to keep the pressure on Liverpool who now sit just one point above the in-from Gunners. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal have now won five of their past six games to jump right back into contention. - PA

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■ HOCKEY

Black Sticks dominate India The Black Sticks Women have defeated India 4-1 in the opening match of the series at Rosa Birch Park in Pukekohe yesterday. New Zealand played a complete game on both attack and defence with the midfielders and strikers putting together some creative phases of play. The Black Sticks scored two goals in each half with Jordan Grant, Olivia Merry, Rachel McCann and Deanna Ritchie all finding the back of the net. Head coach for the series Sean Dancer said it was an impressive way to set the tone. “I thought it was a really competitive game, especially early on but we really stepped it up and took control in many aspects,” he said. “We did well up front and that was shown by the number and quality of goals we scored. “There were some great scoring instincts in the attacking circle and that was a real credit to the girls. “All the girls worked hard and put in a good performance today but we can’t be complacent, we need to go away and focus on test two on Tuesday night.” The Kiwis made a fast start from the opening whistle and controlled much of the possession as India struggled to find passing channels. Grant opened the scoring in

The Southern Steel have streaked further ahead in the race for a national netball premiership grand final berth with a determined 65-61 victory over the second-placed Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic. In what was a genuine arm wrestle between the league’s top two sides, the Invercargill-based Steel were able to feed lethal goalscorer Jhaniele Fowler-Reid with enough ball to put the match beyond reach. - NZME

Van Gerwen ‘doubtful’

Olivia Merry was one of four goal-scorers for the Black Sticks yesterday. the 13th minute after getting the final touch on a cracking shot at goal from Merry. The Black Sticks doubled their lead 10 minutes later thanks to a passage of play which saw McCann fire a perfect pass to Merry who slotted a goal through the keeper’s legs. India responded after the halftime break with Anupa Barla

sneaking behind the New Zealand defence to score and claw back at the deficit. The Kiwis continued fighting against the more settled Indians but extended their lead to 3-2 in the 43rd minute when Grant smacked a shot at goal for McCann to deflect in on the dive. Ritchie sealed the result in stunning fashion five minutes

from fulltime when she put pressure on the Indian fullback and stole the ball before lobbing over the keeper’s head. Both teams are back in action in the second test at Pukekohe at 7pm on Tuesday night. Black Sticks 4 (Jordan Grant, Olivia Merry, Rachel McCann, Deanna Ritchie) India 1 (Anupa Barla) Halftime: New Zealand 2-0. - NZME

■ MOTOR RACING

Dixon edges closer to championship lead Kiwi IndyCars driver Scott Dixon has banked another solid points haul at yesterday’s round of the championship at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis – the road circuit used in the lead-in to the Indianapolis 500. Dixon finished second behind Australian Will Power – the Penske driver dominating the race throughout. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third with defending series champion Simon Pagenaud fourth. Power had been close to winning in prior races this season but had misfortune strike so the Australian was extremely happy to get to the chequered flag. “It was the perfect strategy,” Power said. “It was hard work – full green. “Dixon was closing there for a while so I was just trying to manage the gap and the tyres.” Dixon moves closer to the lead of the championship and is now just 10 points off the lead but he admits he was battling a car that just didn’t have what he needed yesterday. “We kind of knew that in the warm-up and we were hoping maybe with the warmer ambiance we might pick up some understeer,” Dixon said. “The first stint on the reds was extremely tough. “It was a good day for points. A huge congrats to Will. We didn’t win the first race at Indy so hopefully we can win the second one in a couple of weeks. Our package for that should be stellar.” - NZME

Darts legend Phil “The Power” Taylor is on the way, but world number one Michael van Gerwen may be among top players in doubt for this year’s Auckland tournament. Taylor and the surging Peter “Snakebite” Wright were named over the weekend as starters for the third staging of the Auckland Darts Masters in August. The PDC has indicated further confirmations are likely this week, and major attention will focus on whether Dutch superstar van Gerwen – whose wife Daphne is pregnant with their first child – will make the trip. - NZME

Skipper overboard Team New Zealand had a man overboard drama while training in Bermuda yesterday. The incident, occurred as the crew began to set up for a manoeuvre, in the transition between hulls. Today was a rather light air day on the Great Sound, with winds estimated at between 5-10 knots. The sodden sailor was picked up shortly afterwards by the Emirates Team New Zealand chase boat, and appeared uninjured. - NZME

Mundy the hero Former Fremantle skipper David Mundy has broken Richmond hearts for the second time in three years, goaling after the siren to give the Dockers a two-point win in their AFL match at the MCG. The Tigers were dreadful for three quarters and trailed by 30 points at the last change. But the home team lifted with the first five goals of the final term and hit the lead with 24 seconds remaining. Crucially, Dockers’ onballer Lachie Neale was able to win the final centre clearance of the match. Mundy kicked truly from a 45-degree angle to secure a 10.12 (72) to 10.10 (70) victory. - AAP

Test wickets tumble

Scott Dixon leads Josef Newgarden through a turn during the Grand Prix of Indianapolis IndyCar yesterday. PHOTO AP

Evans scores more points in Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing recorded their second consecutive points finish in yesterday’s FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix. Kiwi Mitch Evans and Adam Carroll survived a testing bat-

Steel outfight Magic

tle throughout the race to finish in P10 and P14, scoring another valuable championship point for the British team. Jaguar remains P9 in the team standings. Racing in the Mediterranean

Principality, Evans and Carroll succeeded in bringing both cars home through an action-packed race, recording the team’s second consecutive top ten finish in only the fifth race since Jaguar

retuned to international racing. “I really love racing in Monaco,” said Evans. “We made up some places in the race and came away again with valuable points for the second race in a row.” - NZME

West Indies require 297 runs with nine wickets remaining to claim a series-clinching test victory over Pakistan following a dramatic penultimate day in which 14 wickets fell in Dominica. Chasing 304, the Windies went to stumps at 1-7 after Kieran Powell was caught at silly point off legspinner Yasir Shah to what proved to be the final ball of the day. Pakistan had seized control during the morning session, Mohammad Abbas taking four of five wickets to fall for just 29 runs to return figures of 5-46, helping dismiss the Windies for 247. However, the tourists struggled to build on their first-innings lead of 129 as they slipped to 7-90, with retiring veterans Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq both failing to make significant scores in their final test knocks. - PA

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It’s the little things ... By Matt MarkhaM

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When competing at the ultimate level it’s the small percentages that can often determine an outcome and for Spanish Armada they proved a major factor in her Group One success in the Nevele R Fillies Final on Friday night at Addington. The brilliant filly trounced her rivals in the $140,000 feature to cap a magical night for the All Stars team and particularly Natalie Rasmussen who handled the driving duties on all four of their winners, but it’s almost a case of what is still to come being as exciting as living in the moment of another premier night domination. Rasmussen’s small percentage saves in the Nevele R Final came early on in proceedings when she threw a few form analysts books out the window by handing up to her stablemate, Partyon, almost immediately. There had been some belief that she might try and take the bull by the horns and led throughout, but Rasmussen said she felt taking the sit was the better option. “I knew Partyon would at least get me to the top of the lane,” she said.

Spanish Armada and Natalie Rasmussen. “And I knew that Dexter (Dunn) would put the pressure on down the back which would help our chances a lot. “But it all worked out perfectly and felt more like a bit of a trial than anything else. “It was a really nice run to lead into next week’s Oaks. “She’s pulled up really well this morning and you would hardly know she had run in a Group One last night. “I’m just really hot on her at the moment.

“She’s in such a good place and thriving.” Owned by Jean Feiss, Spanish Armada has now won four Group One races and more than $600,000 in stakes with some serious money still on offer over the next few weeks. While rapt with her performance, there was a little bit of perplexity about the effort of Partyon, who didn’t quite look herself. “I think she just probably hasn’t come forward a lot from her two-

year-old season, where the other fillies had. “Mark said she was just ok last night.” Judge Mark Gallagher was unable to split second place in the race with Bonnie Joan and Delightful Memphis declared in a dead-heat for the runner-up prize after strong performances from both, particularly Bonnie Joan who worked off the second row barrier draw. Less than an hour later, Rasmussen found herself in the winners’ circle again when The Devil’s Own emerged from nowhere to claim the $200,000 PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales Series Open Final. The two-year-old pacer looked dead and buried around the final bend, but Rasmussen knew if she found clear air that he would charge to the line. “He trailed up behind them so well and I knew if we got a gap that he would hook into it and really go, but it was just a case of how early we would get the opportunity. “I thought probably second or third was going to be our lot, but the leader started to tire a bit late and we managed to get past him, it was a pretty impressive performance.”

■ WAIPA

Promising three-year-old ready for Waipa test A comfortable trial performance at Te Awamutu last month could provide punters with the best guide to a winner at today’s rescheduled Waipa Racing Club meeting. Heavy rain and surface flooding caused the postponement of

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the meeting which was set to run last Friday. Conditions have improved markedly however a heavy surface will still be in evidence, one that Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock has been keen to see for his progressive three-year-old Dougie

who steps out in the last race on the programme. The Keeper gelding has been kept on ice by Lock as he waited for the tracks to soften. “He showed us plenty when he won on his home track back in September last year,” he noted.

“We had big plans for him including a possible Derby campaign but he really felt the ground at Ellerslie in December. “That put a halt to those summer plans so we put him aside to wait until we got more suitable ground for him.” - NZME

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In brief Three gold stars Leading South Island rider Samantha Wynne combined with one of her favourite horses when she guided Miss Three Stars to a comfortable victory in the Preston Russell Law sponsored Wairio Cup yesterday. Sent out favourite for the day’s feature event Miss Three Stars never looked in any danger as Wynne had her relaxed throughout the contest. Asked for an effort as the small field bunched in the approach to the home turn the talented seven-year-old boomed over the top of her rivals in the final 200 metres to score a convincing victory. - NZME

On a winning roll Durable galloper Close Up continued the winning roll of Cambridge conditioner Shelley Hale when he captured the feature sprint at New Plymouth on Saturday in his first start in a new campaign. Veteran rider Grant Cooksley trekked south to take the mount on Close Up and produced a gem of a ride as he sat the seven-year-old Shinko King gelding in behind the speed before producing a well-timed run in the home straight to score a comfortable one length victory in the Kiwi Butcher Open 1200. - NZME

Double for Goldsbury Apprentice rider Rebecca Goldsbury enjoyed a successful day in the saddle at New Plymouth on Saturday when she chalked up a winning double. After guiding the locally trained Rosewood home earlier in the day, Goldsbury produced a heady display to land the well favoured Opaki galloper Blathwayt a narrow but well deserved victory in the feature event, the Energy City Ford Open over 1800 metres. Despite being forced over more ground Blathwayt dug deep to lift at the line and push his head in front of Bella’s Delight to score his eighth career victory and first since October 2015. Trainer Alby MacGregor admitted he had never lost faith in his charge despite enduring plenty of frustrations since his last win. - NZME

Waipa gallops Today at Te Awamutu Raceway

Waipa RC Venue: Te Awamutu Meeting Date: 15 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.25am TE ATA REST HOME 1150 $10,000, 1150m 1 5702x Ray’s Legacy (8) 58.5 ...............T Wenn (a3) 2 2934x Wagner (18) 58.5 ............................A Collett 3 5x Sellwood (12) 58.5 ................... D Danis (a4) 4 59x Pine Toff Lager (10) 58.5.................S Collett 5 Karaka Red (14) 58.5 6 0x Theboardmeeting h (13) 58.5 ........... D Hain 7 9632x Florence Ivy (7) 56.5 ..................H Moki (a3) 8 20x70 Deviant Miss (9) 56.5 ...................... A Jones 9 x847x Frazzle (1) 56.5 ........................... D Johnson 10 3986x Spring Show h (3) 56.5 ......................M Hills 11 69959 Choux Lace (17) 56.5 ............J Fawcett (a4) 12 Don’t Lie To Me (2) 56.5 ................M McNab 13 0 Gin Sling h (11) 56.5 ....................... S Spratt 14 Yulania (19) 56.5 ......................... E Farr (a2) 15 80x Colorado Bay h (6) 58.5 16 80x Sufficient Funds (16) 58.5 17 2896x Lucky Boy (20) 58.5 .......................... V Gatu 18 809x0 My Smiley O’Reilly (4) 56.5 19 090x Lightning Strike (15) 58.5 20 9x90x Jacky Paper (5) 58.5 Emergencies: Colorado Bay, Sufficient Funds, Lucky Boy, My Smiley O’Reilly, Lightning Strike, Jacky Paper 2 11.55am NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1150m 1 45x6 El Torcido (12) 57.5 2 Moondancer (1) 57.5.......................A Collett 3 Raposa Rapida (14) 57.5 ............ D Johnson 4 The Ice Knight (17) 57.5 5 050x Lord Buffalo (16) 57.5 ................. E Farr (a2) 6 Buffalo Buck (7) 57.5...................C Lammas 7 340x Contessa Vanessa (18) 55.5 ........... A Jones 8 7x5 Barbello h (15) 55.5 .......................... D Hain 9 9x Electrode (6) 55.5 ......................M Cameron 10 5x Shezallpower (8) 55.5 ..................... S Spratt 11 5 Walkin’ By (11) 55.5 ......................M McNab 12 5 Wishful (9) 55.5 .........................S McKay (a) 13 Showtenaire h (3) 55.5................T Thornton

14 Trail Blazer h (4) 55.5 15 8 Screaming Mimi (13) 55.5 ...............S Collett 16 8x Composed h (2) 55.5 .......S Weatherley (a2) 17 6x074 O’Marina (5) 55.5 18 2 Lala Land b (10) 57.5 Em: Screaming Mimi, Composed, O’Marina, Lala Land 3 12.25 GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND 1150 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1150m 1 9x Good Intentions h (1) 57.5 ..........T Thornton 2 Viktor Vegas 57.5 ......................... Scratched 3 Dr Hank h (6) 57.5 ............................ D Hain 4 Mishka (7) 57.5 .............................M McNab 5 Tureaud (15) 57.5..................... D Danis (a4) 6 2x8 Sanction 55.5 ............................... Scratched 7 83x8. Arriviste (10) 55.5............................ S Spratt 8 84037 Destiny One (17) 55.5 ................. E Farr (a2) 9 8280x Royal Touch (14) 55.5 ................M Cameron 10 6. Belle Fascino (13) 55.5 11 Elegant D’Oro (8) 55.5 ................C Lammas 12 Our McKay (11) 55.5 ................... D Johnson 13 Belle Testa (9) 55.5 .........................S Collett 14 Owned 55.5.................................. Scratched 15 80x Colorado Bay h (12) 57.5 ........... L Satherley 16 00x Makakaho Junction (4) 55.5 A Schwerin (a2) 17 808x Like A Lie (3) 55.5 18 78x80 Bewitched (16) 55.5 19 Don’t Lie To Me (5) 55.5 20 Karaka Red (2) 57.5 Emergencies: Colorado Bay, Makakaho Junction, Like A Lie, Bewitched, Don’t Lie To Me, Karaka Red 4 12.55pm VILAGRAD 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 630x2 Ru’mar (10) 58.5 ........................ L Satherley 2 0553x Lambrusco (2) 58.5 ..........S Weatherley (a2) 3 7737. Just For Kicks b (1) 58.5 .............C Lammas 4 7059x Keepemguessing (12) 58.5 ...... D Danis (a4) 5 5x450 Gata (3) 56.5 ..............................M Cameron 6 3x82 Kool Connection b (8) 56.5 ......... D Johnson 7 57x63 August Edition (14) 56.5..................A Collett 8 4 Chou Chou (5) 56.5 ........................S Collett 9 07948 Quaintrelle (6) 56.5 ..................... E Farr (a2) 10 589x5 Shesallraaj (17) 56.5 ..........................M Hills 11 76 Misty Rein (16) 56.5 ....................T Thornton

12 Caribina (9) 56.5 ............................. A Jones 13 007 Lady Fenuala h (11) 56.5 ................ S Spratt 14 70 Soul Survivor (15) 56.5 ..................... V Gatu 15 49900 Zabeelious (13) 56.5 16 24221 Lasting Friendship 58.5 ................ Scratched 17 0837 Sangreal (4) 58.5 18 5x448 Tuscan Whistler (7) 58.5 Emergencies: Zabeelious, Lasting Friendship, Sangreal, Tuscan Whistler 5 1.30pm LEGG BROTHERS 1400 $10,000, 1400m 1 x752x Blue Twilight h (13) 58.5 ..................A Collett 2 72x4 Big Ben (12) 58.5 ............................ R Jones 3 4457x Laekeeper (15) 58.5.................... E Farr (a2) 4 06x Cool Belt (8) 58.5 ........................C Lammas 5 0 Dal Quattro 58.5........................... Scratched 6 8 Mr Nik (16) 58.5 .............................. S Spratt 7 0x262 Falkirk Lass (2) 56.5....................T Thornton 8 5836x Belle Volant (1) 56.5 ................... L Satherley 9 744 Montserrat (5) 56.5 ................... M D Plessis 10 376x Inscription (9) 56.5 ...........S Weatherley (a2) 11 08x0 Kaida (6) 56.5 ...............................M McNab 12 97x0 Mangaroa Sky (7) 56.5 ...................S Collett 13 00x Patience Prevails h (4) 56.5 .......... R Norvall 14 Quella Finale (14) 56.5 ............... D Johnson 15 49900 Zabeelious (3) 56.5 ...................S McKay (a) 16 24221 Lasting Friendship 58.5 ................ Scratched 17 0837 Sangreal (10) 58.5 18 5x448 Tuscan Whistler (11) 58.5 Emergencies: Zabeelious, Lasting Friendship, Sangreal, Tuscan Whistler 6 2.03pm TIMMO’S ITM 1580 $10,000, MDN, 1580m 1 9305x Bingie b (12) 58.5..................... D Danis (a4) 2 9x28 Ima Smart Guy (3) 58.5 .............. D Johnson 3 643 Youvebeenlitup 58.5 ..................... Scratched 4 00437 Exonerate (7) 58.5 ...................... E Farr (a2) 5 46 Brother (4) 58.5 ...........................T Thornton 6 3765 Kilowatt (6) 58.5 ........................S McKay (a) 7 359x6 Roger That (13) 58.5 ....................... A Jones 8 Amazed (11) 58.5 ...................... L Satherley 9 0x8 Kirkintilloch (9) 58.5 ......................M McNab 10 999x Suliman (14) 58.5............................S Collett 11 Trump That h (8) 58.5...............J Nason (a2)

12 8x740 Cameo 56.5 ................................. Scratched 13 x00x7 Il Rosso h (1) 56.5...........................A Collett 14 69. Vickezzlepin (5) 56.5 15 00008 Sacre Coeur (2) 58.5 16 74387 Here To Stay 58.5......................... Scratched 17 007 Lady Fenuala h (10) 56.5 Emergencies: Sacre Coeur, Here To Stay, Lady Fenuala 7 2.39pm PAPER PLUS 1580 $10,000, MDN, 1580m 1 69x84 Arterial (2) 58.5 ............................. R Norvall 2 040x0 Hoyt Axton h (9) 58.5 ........................ D Hain 3 6 St Verde (11) 58.5 ....................... D Johnson 4 8 Early Riser (14) 58.5 .................. L Satherley 5 Soroc (8) 58.5 ............................. E Farr (a2) 6 5x243 Al Vandaam (13) 56.5 .....................S Collett 7 69852 Brookbars (5) 56.5 .......................... S Spratt 8 0x04 Advent (1) 56.5..........................S McKay (a) 9 47x37 Valee (3) 56.5................................M McNab 10 738x0 Macario (4) 56.5 ..........................C Lammas 11 05400 Sailing (12) 56.5 ..........................T Thornton 12 58408 Soul Serenade h (16) 56.5 ..............A Collett 13 70070 Classique Dance (15) 56.5 ........M Cameron 14 x0099 Spanish Showgirl h (7) 56.5G Saejorhor (a4) 15 00008 Sacre Coeur (6) 58.5 16 57438 Here To Stay 58.5......................... Scratched 17 007 Lady Fenuala h (10) 56.5 Emergencies: Sacre Coeur, Here To Stay, Lady Fenuala 8 3.15 PITCON AUTO ELECTRICAL 2000 $10,000, 2000m 1 79472 Defer (14) 58.5 ................................S Collett 2 70345 Battle Royal (10) 58.5 .................C Lammas 3 0726 Flash As (3) 58.5................................M Hills 4 38355 La Vamos (16) 58.5 ................... M D Plessis 5 07x54 Run Forrest Run (9) 58.5 ...........M Cameron 6 9L40x Acedecee (12) 58.5..................... E Farr (a2) 7 021Px Yardarm m (13) 58.5 ....................... S Spratt 8 07756 Nombero (4) 58.5 ..........................M McNab 9 0x0 Tavanother (8) 58.5 .................... L Satherley 10 x5822 Where Are You (2) 56.5 ............... D Johnson 11 35930 Lady Ferner h (1) 56.5 ........A Schwerin (a2) 12 26x64 Four Day High (6) 56.5............. D Danis (a4) 13 68064 El Healo 56.5 ............................... Scratched 14 x0468 Primrose Hill (11) 56.5 .....S Weatherley (a2) 15 70 Dora Maar (7) 56.5..........................A Collett

16 0x0 Hallavaboy 58.5 ........................... Scratched 17 68x0 La Foi (5) 56.5 18 x0099 Spanish Showgirl h (15) 56.5 Emergencies: Dora Maar, Hallavaboy, La Foi, Spanish Showgirl 9 3.51 WAIPA HOME OF CHAMPIONS 2000 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 18x97 Bee Tee Junior m (4) 59 ............ M D Plessis 2 05x59 Doubtless Princess tm (6) 58.5 ...C Lammas 3 15x80 El Corby dmh (10) 58 .................. E Farr (a2) 4 70x14 On Parole dm (5) 57.5..................... S Spratt 5 14810 Ulysses (7) 57.5 ..........................T Thornton 6 1 Windy Height m (9) 55.5 ................. A Jones 7 109x0 Southern Dancer td (2) 54.5 ...........S Collett 8 660x0 Rebel Rose tm (3) 54 .................. D Johnson 9 41488 Marshal h (8) 54 ...............S Weatherley (a2) 10 690x9 Rub It In m (1) 54 ....................... L Satherley 10 4.29 CONGRATS ANDREW NICHOLSON WINNER AT BADMINTON $10,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1150m 1 116x0 Solmization tdm (4) 60 ............. D Danis (a4) 2 098x1 Cameahotfriday m (3) 58.5 ......... E Farr (a2) 3 1380x Summer Dale tdm (7) 57.5................ V Gatu 4 4359x Wolff Spirit m (8) 57 ....................C Lammas 5 97617 Pasabahce m (2) 56.5 ............... M D Plessis 6 008x1 Rich Billie Marsh tdm (12) 56.5 ....... S Spratt 7 729x9 Classic Warrior 56.5 ..................... Scratched 8 21x8x Dougie m (1) 56 9 51500 Wehadadeal h (11) 55.5...S Weatherley (a2) 10 373x6 Indian Maid th (9) 54 ..................M Cameron 11 03x9x Sheradream 54 ............................ Scratched 12 x8833 Alakazam (6) 54 .......................... D Johnson 13 0400x El Nino (10) 54 ................................A Collett 14 4x00x Kings Daughter (5) 54 ..................... A Jones 15 300x0 Moderation tdh (13) 54...................... D Hain Emergency: Moderation Blinkers on: Makakaho Junction, Bewitched (R3), Shesallraaj (R4), Mangaroa Sky (R5), Soul Serenade, Spanish Showgirl (R7), La Foi, Spanish Showgirl (R8) Blinkers off: Theboardmeeting, Choux Lace, Lightning Strike (R1), Keepemguessing (R4), Kirkintilloch (R6), Yardarm (R8) Winkers on: Kool Connection (R4), Yardarm (R8), Southern Dancer, Rub It In (R9)

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Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 9 73846 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 ..............M Roberts porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 15 10 27735 Robins Zarr Hood 21.67..............A Turnwald May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5 2.15pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C3, 375m 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 1 67326 Cawbourne Elpaso 21.53.............M Roberts 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 2 668x3 Hawkesbury Fever 21.38 L & ............. Morris 1 1.05pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 3 24135 Sasha McBell 21.68 ...............J T McInerney MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 4 25176 Cawbourne Clay 21.75........................ L Bell 1 54575 Waterloo Blue nwtd ............................W Kite 5 55171 Hypocritical 21.46 ........................M Roberts 2 31 Thrilling Eddie nwtd......................... K Walsh 6 74271 Scotta Pie 21.54............................. L Pearce 3 77x43 Homebush Gracie nwtd............ K Gommans 7 73748 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 4 58637 Homebush Gisele nwtd ............ K Gommans 8 73182 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 5 44583 Tomorrow Star nwtd ................. S Gommans 9 51776 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 6 34576 Goldstar Bambi nwtd.......................L Doody 10 36555 Ear’s Boris 21.40 ...............................M Flipp 7 7 Bigtime Swift nwtd..............................L Cole 6 2.34pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C0, 457m 8 26738 Vanos nwtd ......................................S Stone 1 2 Bigtime Vanessa nwtd ........................L Cole 9 78 Beaumonde nwtd ..............................M Flipp 2 62523 Classy Delta nwtd L & ........................ Morris 10 x6587 Billie Tee nwtd S & ....................C Blackburn 3 55658 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 1.22pm JP PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 410m 4 Thrilling Lola nwtd ........................... K Walsh 1 1615 Bigtime Doug nwtd .............................L Cole 5 246 Bigtime Forecast nwtd........................L Cole 2 3x221 Thrilling Zap nwtd............................ K Walsh 6 3 Bigtime Allgood nwtd .........................L Cole 3 36752 Golden Pixel nwtd ...................... G Hodgson 7 6225 Bigtime Jack nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 58224 Goodtime Lady nwtd ........................ I Moore 8 7 Bigtime Michelle nwtd ........................L Cole 5 86x75 Untouchable nwtd .......................A Turnwald 7 2.49pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m 6 53856 Cawbourne Owen nwtd................M Roberts 1 13271 Mila Mila 26.50 ............................A Turnwald 7 35766 Belfast Barry nwtd J &.........................D Bell 2 56631 Unbeknown 26.69 .......................A Turnwald 8 55443 Culvie Den nwtd J &............................D Bell 3 33174 Bigtime Talker nwtd ............................L Cole 9 64684 Noonoo nwtd L & ............................... Morris 4 56555 Cawbourne Angus 25.94 .............M Roberts 10 56377 Unverified nwtd ......................J T McInerney 5 27231 Bigtime Monty nwtd............................L Cole 3 1.40pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C2 C2, 375m 6 33311 Wong All Along nwtd ...................A Turnwald 1 11426 Bigtime Do It 21.57 ............................L Cole 7 61241 Ef Ay Zarr nwtd ...........................A Turnwald 2 61344 Baduzzi 21.75 ........................J T McInerney 8 152 Bigtime Ottey nwtd .............................L Cole 3 56128 Bigtime Basher nwtd ..........................L Cole 9 83847 Bigtime Sam 27.07.................G Fredrickson 4 12551 Slick Star 21.71 ...........................B Hodgson 10 55747 Cawbourne Barcia 26.01 .............M Roberts 5 51215 Bigtime Sugar 21.64 ..........................L Cole 8 3.09pm CLASSIC RESTRICTED AGE R/A, 457m 6 81373 Little Snicko nwtd ...................J T McInerney 1 46488 Allegro Beaty 26.58............................L Cole 7 35433 Billy Marlow 21.60 .............................M Flipp 2 42882 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 8 65173 Thrilling Cassie 21.86 .............. K Gommans 3 11118 Storm Warning nwtd...........................L Cole 9 27647 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 4 34152 Blackjack Man 26.32 ..................B Goldsack 10 65518 Homebush Skip nwtd .............J T McInerney 5 43151 Bigtime Power nwtd ...........................L Cole 4 1.57pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4 C4, 375m 6 17164 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 1 42112 Scooter’s Rose 21.46 ........................M Flipp 7 37251 See Eye Aye nwtd ..............................L Cole 2 68147 Kirkham Kylie 21.75 .....................M Roberts 8 13716 Five Eyes 26.09 ........................... P Denbee 3 44883 Kaputski 21.39 .......................G Fredrickson 9 68684 Bigtime Bakagain 26.16 .....................L Cole 4 16873 Bigtime Jess 21.55.............................L Cole 9 3.27pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C0d, 660m 5 26682 Bigtime Thinker 21.73 ........................L Cole 1 54858 Cawbourne Muzza nwtd ..............M Roberts 6 82546 Cawbourne Crowie 21.79 ............M Roberts 2 11F84 Thrilling Hettie nwtd ........................ K Walsh 7 12334 Cawbourne Stick 21.47 ................M Roberts 3 43748 Absinthe Minded nwtd........................L Cole 8 24823 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 4 73644 Cawbourne Kai nwtd ....................M Roberts

Daily Events Monday

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will contest the Wakelin

Tuesday

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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allen’s Road. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Selling clean pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean ‘Second time around” clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr of Cass and Havelock Streets.

In brief

TRADES, SERVICES

No luck for Busuttin

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62662 Cawbourne Ruby nwtd.................M Roberts 82212 Tranquil Rue nwtd .......................A Turnwald 41765 Our Gypsy nwtd .................................L Cole 55424 Molly O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 10 3.43 PLASTERBOARD SILVER COLLAR HEATS JUNE 4TH C1/2d, 660m 1 46885 Stinger 38.94.....................................M Flipp 2 78577 Cawbourne Eski 40.72 .................M Roberts 3 87466 Phantom Way nwtd L & ...................... Morris 4 16747 Pacific Sunrise 40.86 ........................M Flipp 5 21142 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 6 41181 Mister Ebby nwtd.........................A Turnwald 7 42411 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald 8 76767 Cawbourne Panic nwtd J & .................D Bell 11 4.08 CLARK BLOODSTOCK C2 C2, 457m 1 36815 Chase Me Apatche nwtd ...............G Atwood 2 31174 Rubbed Out 26.85.......................B Hodgson 3 37451 Cawbourne Bryce 26.37 ..............M Roberts 4 12175 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 ............................L Cole 5 32151 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 6 23736 Knead You 26.05 .........................A Turnwald 7 47522 Cawbourne Lyns nwtd..................M Roberts 8 38x33 Blackie Chan 25.94 .......................B Mitchell 9 45375 Fast Rigby 26.31 ............................ T Pilcher 10 34456 Mr. Maize 26.33...........................A Turnwald 12 4.24 PRESTONS MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 1 16111 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 2 51126 Timma Turtle 25.89 ............................L Cole 3 32312 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 4 87141 Spring Allegro 25.88 ..........................L Cole 5 21418 Bronster 26.09 ...................................L Cole 6 36347 Cawbourne Nath nwtd .................M Roberts 7 43344 Bernie’s Boy 25.89 ........................B Mitchell 8 12115 Map My Run 26.04.............................L Cole 9 56536 Cawbourne Trixy 26.17 ................M Roberts 13 4.42 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C1, 375m 1 21365 Bigtime Boy nwtd .........................M Goodier 2 34145 Wetchester nwtd ................................. L Bell 3 23142 Toki Girl nwtd ............................... P Denbee 4 114 Bigtime Caleb nwtd ............................L Cole 5 111 Bigtime Blue 21.84 .............................L Cole 6 63723 Watch Your Back nwtd........................W Kite 7 158x6 Set The Limit nwtd ..........................S Maher 8 48776 Minnie Sprite nwtd ...........................S Stone 9 56228 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 10 45364 Adrenalin Kick 21.77 ..............J T McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Former kiwi trainer Trent Busuttin was left to reflect the vagaries of racing after Anaheim finished an unlucky fifth in Saturday’s South Australian Derby. Busuttin was confident he had the promising three-year-old at fever pitch for the A$600,000 feature but saw his plans turn to custard when the colt was slow away from a mid-field barrier draw. “They say barriers win races and I guess you saw that on Saturday,” he confided. - NZME

Te Akau team pass test

Trainer Jamie Richards was a happy man as he boarded a plane from Brisbane yesterday. The Matamata conditioner had plenty to smile about as he reflected on the Te Akau team’s performance at Doomben a day earlier. Promising three-yearold stayer Shocking Luck thrust his name into Queensland Derby contention with a comprehensive winning performance in the Rough Habit Plate (2000m) while stayer Zambezi Warrior stamped himself as a Brisbane Cup contender with a stout finish for fourth in the Chairman’s Handicap (2000m). - NZME

May 15 & 16, 2017

Trophy, Stableford at the Methven Golf Club. 12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Rd. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre,

327 West Street. 1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet club rooms, Philip Street. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Tablet, I-Pad, I- Phone etc. Meet in the M.S.A. Reading Room, $2. Havelock St. 2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Monthly meeting with speaker Marie McAnulty from SEEDS. Senior Centre. Cameron Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall, cnr Burnett and Winter Streets. 7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY MEN’S FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting with a mini and main speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning for new people to Ashburton. Nosh Cafe at Ashfords, West Street. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven. 10am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Signing Centre, New Community House, 44 Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

5.30pm - 7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Weekly games, come and have a go! Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?? For prompt reliable computer servicing and laser engraving. Contact Kelvin, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989. Proudly serving locals for 30 years. Same day service if possible. SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

MEETINGS, EVENTS Ashburton Kennel Assn AGM Tuesday, May 30, 2017 7.30pm County Club, Tancred Street, Ashburton.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You are prepared to feel new feelings. It’s part of the price tag of growing a relationship, expanding your capacity for kindness and deepening your wells of love. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Restraint is called for today and will be among the most difficult values to uphold. At the end of the day, you’ll be as proud of what you don’t do as you are of what you do. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s a day to place your value on all things very carefully, especially in regard to how you value your own efforts. The world will believe you and will take your price as the going rate. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re gifted at seeing beyond the physical. Even as you gaze on the beautiful face of one you love, you realise that the beauty you are seeing is the light of a bright spirit and radiant heart. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When the choice is between a beautiful lie and a painful truth, much will depend on the degrees of pain and pleasure involved. Most things are a mix. And therefore, you remain flexible and aware. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You mean what you say, but you mean a lot more that you don’t say. Some of the messages you hide in your heart will have their day. And the ones that stay hidden will be felt on the skin like a breeze. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Most would agree that sooner or later love hurts and that the ones we love most will hurt us the most. Yet most would also agree that it’s worth it. Open your heart cautiously, but definitely open it. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It seems that lately you’ve been struggling at the tug-of-war rope, unsure of how to play it – fighting to let go, fighting to hang on. Bottom line, this is a game. If it’s not fun, it’s not worth playing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Introverts get immediate and obvious benefits from solitude. Extroverts are less sensitised to the energising effects, yet quiet time alone will still be soul-fortifying today. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): People will give you the oddest things, both physically and emotionally. It’s almost silly to expect to get what you ask for – and quite wise to expect to get whatever it is they have to give. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can be confident that all is well. Don’t take another person’s silence as a bad sign. The one who is not talking may just be very at peace with his or her thoughts. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You will be among familiars, communicating as usual, yet very much in your own world, too, as your imagination works through a knotty circumstance, searches for freedom, lifts off toward a secret sky.

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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ACROSS 1. Confident (4-7) 8. Judge (7) 9. Stick (5) 10. Greasy (4) 11. Infant (7) 12. First woman (3) 13. Stretch (4) 15. Speed (4) 17. Concealed (3) 19. Seclude (7) 20. Appeal (4) 23. Informal language (5) 24. Dryness (7) 25. Admit responsibility (5,3,3)

DOWN 1. Silhouette (6) 2. Tag (5) 3. Against (4) 4. Holy place (6) 5. Backward (8) 6. Thaw (7) 7. Wearing (6) 12. Put at risk (8) 14. Unromantic (7) 16. Blinkered (6) 17. Golden age (6) 18. Box (6) 21. Reason (5) 22. Food (colloq) (4)

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Previous solution: ens, ers, ins, ire, ires, rein, reins, res, resin, rinse, rise, risen, sei, sen, serin, sin, sine, sir, sire, siren.

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11:50 F The Following AO 3 As suspicions increase, alliances are shaken and no one is safe. 0 12:45 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:10 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

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6am Kung Fu Dino Posse 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:30 League Of Super Evil 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 0 12:35 Elementary PGR 3 1:30 Bones AO 3 0 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Fishing The Wild PGR Buckingham Bay is as remote as it gets in Arnhem Land and, with good mate Marcus, Hamish and Morgan set out to find a famous rock bar. 8pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3 8:30 M The Last Boy Scout AO 1991 Action. 0 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Pukoro 2 8am Autaia 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Morena 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Rugby League 3 Warriors v Panthers. 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Cam’s Kai 8pm Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari PGR 8:30 Aotearoa 9pm You Can’t Ask That AO 9:25 POI – Hopes And Dreams 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 The Cook Who Changed Our Lives 8:30 Empire 9:30 Jamie At Home 10:30 Restoration Man 11:30 The Cook And The Chef Noon I Bought My Own Rainforest 1pm Empire 2pm The Living Room 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Inside Nature’s Marvels 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 5pm Destination Flavour Scandinavia Host Adam Liaw cooks classic Scandinavian dishes, learns traditional cooking methods, and provides his own spin on the central themes found throughout Scandinavian food. 5:30 Waterfront House Hunting 6pm My Floating Home 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 F Rome – Empire Without Limit With Mary Beard 8:30 Treasures Decoded 9:30 Full Steam Ahead The team finds out how the railways transformed the British diet. 10:30 American Pickers

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11:45 Football – English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United. At White Hart Lane in London. 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 2:15 Closedown

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events. 11:30 Closedown

11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things Midnight Destination Flavour Scandinavia 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Britain’s Best Back Gardens 2am Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple 2:30 Getaway 3am Supercar Showdown 4am Treasures Decoded 5am Full Steam Ahead

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7:50 The Secret In Their Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts. 9:40 The Making Of Everest MC 9:55 99 Homes MVLS 2014 Drama. Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon. 11:45 The Perfect Guy MVLSC 2015 Thriller. Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy. 1:25 Star Trek Beyond MV 2016 Sci-fi. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban. 3:25 The Intern ML 2015 Comedy. Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro. 5:25 Fatal Flip MVC 2015 Thriller. Dominique Swain, Mike Faiola. 6:55 American Ultra 16VLC 2014 Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart. 8:30 The Other Side Of The Door 16VC 2016 Horror. A portal opens between the living and the dead when a mother attempts to reconnect with her dead son. Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky. 10:10 Ant-Man PGVL 2015 Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. TUESDAY 12:05 National Lampoon Presents – Surf Party 16LSC 2013 Comedy. Khan Chittenden, Matthew Lillard. 1:35 Fatal Flip MVC 2015 Thriller. Dominique Swain, Mike Faiola. 3am American Ultra 16VLC 2014 Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart. 4:35 The Other Side Of The Door 16VC 2016 Horror. Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky.

7:45 Directors – Roger Donaldson PG 8:15 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 10:35 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 12:20 Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror Thriller. Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. 1:50 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson. 3:40 Lions For Lambs MVL 2007 Drama. Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise. 5:10 The Iron Lady PG 2011 Biography Drama. Meryl Streep. 6:55 Accepted MLS 2006 Comedy. Justin Long. 8:30 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. A magician in turnof-the-century Vienna falls in love with a woman destined to marry the Crown Prince and tries to use his powers to free her. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel. 10:20 Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

6am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Steel. 6:30 League Legends 7am Rugby Nation 8am Cricket – TriNations (RPL) Ireland v New Zealand – Last Two Hours. 10am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels. Noon Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round 10 Sunday. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors. 1pm The After Match 1:30 Golf – PGA Tour The Players Championship – Round Four. 2:10 Triathlon – ITU World Series (RPL) Yokohama Women’s Race. 4:30 Triathlon – ITU World Series (RPL) Yokohama – Men’s Race. 7pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Steel. 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Tactix v Pulse. 9:30 Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) Ireland v New Zealand. 10pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) The Players Championship – Round Four. 10:30 UCL Magazine Show 11pm Rugby Nation

12:50 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard. 2:55 Accepted MLS 2006 Comedy. Justin Long. 4:25 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide. 3am Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) Ireland v New Zealand. 3:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) The Players Championship – Round Four. 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Reds.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – IPL Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians. 6:30 Cricket – IPL Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad. 7am Cricket – Tri-Nations Ireland v New Zealand. 7:30 Motorsport – GP3 Series Spain Race Two. 8am Motorsport – Formula Two Championship Spain – Race Two. 9am Motorsport – Formula One Gran Premio de Espana. 9:30 Motorcycling – World Superbikes Motul Italian – Race Two. 10am Netball – ANZ Premiership Magic v Steel. 10:30 Netball – Beko League Waikato v South. Noon Cricket – IPL Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore. 3:30 Cricket – Tri-Nations Ireland v New Zealand. 4pm Rugby League – NRL Newcastle Knights v Canberra Raiders. 6pm Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Hurricanes. 6:30 Cricket – Tri-Nations Ireland v New Zealand. 7pm Hunters Club – Duck And Cover 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors. 8pm The After Match 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 10:30 Rugby League – NRL Melbourne Storm v Gold Coast Titans. TUESDAY 12:30 Rugby League – NRL Wests Tigers v South Sydney Rabbitohs. 2:30 Rugby League – NRL 4:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership 5am UFC Now 15May17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Against the Law. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Birds in a Truck. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am Killing Richard Glossip M (Part 1) 10:50 Killing Richard Glossip M (Part 2) 11:40 Shadow Of Doubt M From the Mouths of Babes. 12:30 Evil Kin M No Remorse. 1:20 Your Worst Nightmare M Black Widow. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Hula Moola. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG First Timers. 4:45 What On Earth? PG Riddle in the Ruins. 5:40 MythBusters PG Western Myths. 6:35 Railroad Australia PG 7:30 You Have Been Warned M Brain v Brawn. 8:30 MythBusters PG Mythbusters Revealed. 9:25 What On Earth? PG Mystery in the Outback. 10:15 The Unexplained Files PG Are Aliens Attacking Our Nuclear Arsenal? 11:05 Your Worst Nightmare M Black Widow. 11:55 Evil Kin M No Remorse.

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12:45 Deadliest Catch PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Mind games begin San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has launched into the mind games ahead of the Spurs’ NBA Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors. So, what will he do to prepare his defence to stop the highflying Warriors? “Pray,” Popovich quipped yesterday. Stephen Curry could only chuckle at that one. “Gamesmanship,” Golden State’s Curry said, ahead of today’s series opener. “I love it.” Popovich doesn’t have his old coaching pals Mike Brown or Steve Kerr fooled. Brown spent part of last season working unofficially alongside Popovich and is now coaching Golden State in place of the ailing Kerr.

Lyndon Ball in action during the Ashburton Car Club’s street sprints over the weekend.

Halep wins, Nastase upsets Organisers of the Madrid Open have been slammed by the WTA for inviting Ilie Nastase to the award ceremony for the women’s final. Following Simona Halep’s victory over Kristina Mladenovic, her fellow Romanian and Fed Cup captain Nastase appeared on court and was photographed with the world No.8. Nastase is currently serving a provisional suspension by the International Tennis Federation as a result of his behaviour during April’s Fed Cup tie.

Tim Cook (from left), Lyndon Ball and Chris Thompson celebrate their podium finishes at the Ashburton Car Club Autosparks Street Sprints late yesterday afternoon. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 140517-JP-236

Cook breaks sprint record BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The chequered flag has fallen on the 28th annual iteration of the Ashburton Car Club Autosparks Street Sprints. Tim Cook in his Mitsubishi Evo 3 was crowned the winner after two days of white-knuckle driving in the Ashburton Industrial Estate. In finishing first, Cook also broke the lap record of 2.23.25,

which was set in 2010 by James Marshall. Cook saw off stiff competition from second-placed Lyndon Ball in his Mitsubishi Evo and third-placed Chris Thompson in his Mitsubishi Mirage. “It is great to see that two of the three spots in the top three are taken up by local boys,” said Ashburton Car Club president Shayne Adams. While the record field of 65

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drivers were battling it out on the course, sizeable crowds were kept well entertained by the lively commentary team of Peter Wood, Wayne Muckle, Daniel Tew and John Skevington, while being well fed by the Netherby School Home and School fundraising team. During breaks in the racing, the crowds were treated to entertainment runs from drifters and speciality racing cars.

“We made the decision to shift to 65 entries this year and it worked absolutely perfectly,” said Adams. “There were a few small incidents but they were sorted very quickly and everything worked well. “Without the support of all the local businesses and people this event wouldn’t be able to run so a huge thanks to them, they make the event.”

Cherry-Evans ‘dived’ Wayne Bennett has not only accused Daly Cherry-Evans of diving, he fears the act will now become rife in the NRL. The Brisbane coach said he would seek a “please explain” from referees boss Tony Archer after their 24-14 win over Manly on Saturday night. Bennett was not impressed after the Broncos were denied a 79th=minute try when the bunker deemed Sam Thaiday had obstructed Cherry-Evans in the lead-up. “You can’t just get tapped like he did and fall over backwards – it was obviously deliberate,” Bennett said.

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