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Violence stats a concern By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Local family violence workers are once again calling for more discussion around family violence after concerning statistics were revealed in the latest crime and victims survey. Findings from the survey by the New Zealand Ministry of Justice showed that 80,000 adults experienced more than 190,000 incidents of family violence in the

last 12 months. Safer Families Ashburton family violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith says the topic of family violence is a complex one, but one that needs to be constantly talked about in general conversation. The survey revealed an argument is the most often perceived reason for all family violence with 44 per cent of people indicating it as a reason, especially for the

current-partner violence, where it accounts for 66 per cent of the perceived reasoning. It is followed by jealousy at 33 per cent for all family violence incidents, rising to 40 per cent for intimate partner violence incidents. Arrowsmith said she believes the best way to combat those numbers may begin with building better relationships. “It is right that most family vi-

olence incidents will start with a conflict/argument that then escalates and I wonder if we were to be able to focus more on teaching people how to communicate better with each other, resolve conflict in healthy ways and strengthening the values that are core to how a healthy and happy family works – would that help with our appalling family violence rates in New Zealand?” she said. The survey also revealed that

an alarming number of victims were not contacting well-known support groups that are available for those experiencing family violence. Support organisations were contacted by only 23 per cent of victims.

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Police targeting ‘everyday Kiwis’ NZME Police have been accused of targeting “everyday Kiwis’’ during recent armed raids to seize firearms on rural South Island properties. On Thursday, the subject of the latest of the “shocking’’ raids was former Dunedin man Adam Mielnik, 37, now a farm manager near Ashburton. Mielnik’s uncle, Paul Mielnik, of Brockville, alerted media to the “heavy-handed’’ raid yesterday, expressing concerns they could also occur in Otago and Southland. The raid is the second of its type to come to light recently, following a firearms seizure on a west Christchurch lifestyle block on April 2, reportedly involving 30 armed officers. In the latest incident, fatherof-two Adam Mielnik said he had returned to the family home for his regular noon lunch break with partner Tara, when “seven or eight’’ police cars sped up his driveway and blocked potential exits. His immediate shock was compounded when 14 police officers, more than half of whom were armed with semi-automatic rifles and side-arms, left the vehicles and spread out across his front yard. A dog unit was also present, and backed up two plain-clothes detectives who approached his front door to speak to him. Mielnik, who manages 6000 cows on a dry-stock farm in Westerfield, said there had been no forewarning of the raid, which he described as “completely over the top’’. “Fortunately our two young children [5 and 11] were at school at the time, but you can imagine how traumatic it would have been if they’d been playing out front when all these armed police turn up.’’ The detectives began by explaining the reason for the raid

was Mielnik’s purchase of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle from Gun City, the day after the Christchurch terror attacks in March. After seeking his permission, they conducted an “intrusive” search of his property, then asked him a series of “pointed” questions. “They were very interested in my views on the Christchurch shooting, Muslims, religion, and politics. I don’t hold extreme views. To imagine I’m some sort of white supremacist is just a bit far-fetched.”

Following the interrogation, the detectives told Mielnik they would need to confiscate his AR15, worth about $2600, and $400 of accessories and ammunition. “I wasn’t best pleased to be honest. I’d only bought it on the spur of the moment as I was originally lined up to get one for my birthday, for target-shooting, and just thought, ‘I’m never going to be able to get one now, better move quick’,” Mielnik said. “Then, when the ban came in a few days later, I tried to do the right thing and return it to Gun City to get my money back, but

they weren’t interested.” Mielnik said he understood the reasoning behind the rifle ban and seizure, but not why he was targeted in such a heavy-handed manner. “I’d like to know how I came to be on a list somewhere. I’m just an everyday Kiwi. A phone call would have worked just as well.’’ Contacted by the media, police said they could not give details about the number of similar raids that had occurred since the March 15 attacks for “operational reasons”. Although they would not com-

ment on Mielnik’s experience, they said “many individuals’’ had been spoken to as a result of inquiries following the attacks, and “interventions’’ including arrests had ensued “in a few instances’’. “That is normal policing ... Anyone is welcome to make a complaint if they believe police have done something wrong ...’’ Mielnik said he did not plan to lodge a complaint, although he and his family had been left “unsettled” by the incident. “It doesn’t seem right they can treat people like this. It’s very worrying.”

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Small fields contest cross-country battles Small fields were the order of the day at the Ashburton College cross-country yesterday. Around 25 students took part in the event, with the junior boys, girls and senior girls racing around a 3km course at the Ashburton Domain, while the senior boys raced over 4km. Students were vying for qualification for the Aoraki cross-country championships. Teacher Ron Carlson said it was disappointing to see a steady decline in interest in the event after it moved from a compulsory event to an optional event. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 140519-JPM-0003

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Violence stats a concern From P1 Significantly more family violence victims were seeking help from other family members rather than from organisations providing formal support. The reasons most often given for not contacting support organisations were “Did not need help” (30 per cent), “wanted to handle it myself” (22 per cent), and “private matter” (17 per cent). Arrowsmith said it was interesting to see the difference between 90 per cent of family violence victims being aware of support organisation but only 23 per cent were contacting them. “The barriers to receiving help differ for everyone, but primarily would be around misconceptions of what agencies can do to help and how to access them, being too scared to leave, being too ashamed to let others know your business, feeling challenged and overwhelmed and unable to cope with other people and many more factors like historical, personal beliefs and mental health,” she said. “We need to keep putting it out there, taking away the shame and telling people it is okay to ask for help.”

Fish fence plans under way By Linda Clarke

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Work is about to begin on the detailed design of a multi-million dollar fish screen at the Rangitata Diversion Race intake at Klondyke. The screen is designed to keep fish in the Rangitata River and out of a canal that feeds water irrigators across the Mid Canterbury plains. Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited (RDRML) was granted consent to replace an

under-performing bio-acoustic fish fence last year. Consent was also granted to build large-scale storage and take an additional 10 cumecs of water from the river, though the extra water is under appeal in the Environment Court. RDR chief executive Ben Curry said work on the fish screen was a priority and a business case would be prepared for the storage, which could be one large pond or a configuration of smaller ponds. He said work was starting on a more detailed design of the fish

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ness case after consultation with shareholders, including farmers, Trustpower and the Ashburton District Council. Ultimately it would be user-pays. He said current interest rates for borrowing money were low but there was uncertainty in agriculture because of new environmental regulation. “People might be a bit more circumspect.” Storage could be built as one or more ponds and with “a fair wind” be under construction within 18 months.

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Model trains bring crowds By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

A model train enthusiast who opened up his collection as a fundraiser for a school in the Philippines has been blown away by the response from the community. Kerry Paterson opened up his collection on his Melcombe Street property for the public to view over the weekend, and collected a small entry fee which is to be donated to the Balamban Primary School in the Philippines. “I was very pleasantly surprised with the support, we got in excess of 100 people on both days,” he said. “We just really want to thank everyone for their attendance, we are very appreciative of the support.” Around 12 years ago he decided to take the blank section of his home and turn it into a model railway, complete with 110m of track, bridges, tunnels and even a signal crossing. Paterson said a lot of the people who came along commented on how they were amazed that anyone would be able to build something like it in their backyard. “There were a lot of people who came along who I hadn’t seen in 25 years. It was also great to chat

In brief Small fire in kitchen Ashburton firefighters were briefly in action yesterday afternoon following a small fire in a kitchen in a Cambridge Street property. Fire Chief Alan Burgess said the residents were able to extinguish the fire themselves and that it was just a matter of firefighters ensuring everything was okay. “If there is one thing to take from this it is to keep looking while you are cooking,” he said.

Street closure clash A story in Monday’s paper incorrectly identified councillor Russell Ellis as being on the Hearing Panel for today’s hearing over Boulevard Day. In fact, Deputy Mayor Neil Brown will chair the panel and the decision made at the meeting will be final on behalf of the council. The meeting begins at 1.30pm.

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Andrew and Susan Peattie watch as a model train twists its way through the Kerry Paterson’s backyard during the charity open day on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE to people who might not have model trains in their back garden, but that they are doing some-

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Auckland Council is putting the brakes on electric scooters by imposing a 15km/h speed limit in parts of the city. In a statement Auckland Council announced it will be adding a new e-scooter operator to its second trial, with 175 additional scooters to be released. Newcomer Flamingo will join Lime, which has been operating in Auckland since October 2018, and Wave which launched in March. – NZME

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An on stage larger-than-life character Mid Canterbury audiences will be rejoicing in the musical power of Sister Act when the Variety Theatre Ashburton production opens at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on May 24. As disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, played by Sharleyne Diamond, hides from her murderer ex-boyfriend Curtis, played by Matt Williams, an exciting and hilarious storyline unfolds. The Guardian is profiling some of the leading duo’s fellow cast members. Chris Woods, agricultural contractor, plays Pablo. What do you like about playing this character? I like the challenge of developing a character, that is a bit different from the last character you may have played, and a lot different from yourself! It is fun trying to incorporate little things into the role to add your own touch. Are there any similarities between yourself and this character, and if so, what are they? Personally I don’t see any similarities between Pablo and myself, Pablo is a Spanish gangster who thinks he’s a bit

of a “hombre de damas”, or ladies man. What have been the highlights and lowlights, challenges and achievements, of rehearsals so far? The highlights for me have been once again working with a top directing team. We are lucky to have people of this calibre willing to put in such hard work to make the rest of us look and sound good on stage. Pushing boundaries and comfort zones seems to be a theme of the theatre, and this year I have had to learn a small amount of Spanish, which has not been easy. The boys have also been challenged vocally with a lot of the singing being quite high in our ranges. It has been a good stretch. What are you looking forward to most about bringing Sister Act to the stage? I’m looking forward to getting into the theatre and using the amazing technology, LED Screens and lights to bring these larger-than-life characters to the stage. Also, there’s another surprise that you’ll just have to come and see!

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Government aims for $1 billion cuts to ‘low-priority’ spending NZME The Government has reallocated almost $200 million from the fees-free policy as part of Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s push to cull $1 billion of low-priority spending. The money was cut as the enrolments were not as high as the Government was expecting. The fees-free policy was designed to provide access to vocational training, apprenticeships and tertiary study for tens of thousands of people, according to last year’s Budget. It offered a free year of study for students. The package also boosted both student allowances and living-cost entitlements for eligible students. At his pre-Budget speech yesterday, Robertson said he had directed all ministers to cut 1 per cent of their spending in areas that were deemed the lowest priority. “Out of this, we have identified just over $1 billion worth of spending over the forecast period that is no longer a priority or where the funding allocated is no longer needed.” One area of this underspend, Robertson said, was on the feesfree policy where enrolments have not met the Government’s forecasts. The $197m has been reallocated to implementing reform of the

Left – Finance Minister Grant Robertson at yesterday’s prebudget speech. PHOTO NZME

vocational education sector – an area that Education Minister Chris Hipkins is in the process of working through. Robertson said this was an area where many have indicated they want reforms. “And so do we. “Put at its most simple, we need to value apprenticeships, trades and workplace training more. “We need it to be higher quality, more accessible, more co-ordinat-

ed and more relevant to businesses and regions.” Although the proposals are still being finalised, Robertson said the reprioritisation he has announced is an “initial indication of our commitment to making this work”. He said the issue that many businesses raise with him is the need for more skilled staff. “For New Zealand to become a more productive nation, it is vital for us to get this right – these

reforms are an important step in that direction.” The May 30 Budget will be the so-called Wellbeing Budget and Robertson’s speech was centred around that concept. In fact, this was why Robertson asked ministers to slash low-priority spending. “Fiscal sustainability is an inherent part of a wellbeing approach. It’s about making sure we meet the challenges of today without com-

prising the ability of future generations to do so.” National’s tertiary education spokesman Shane Reti said Robertson’s reallocation shows the fees-free policy had failed. “This is another case of Labour over-promising and raising expectations in opposition and now under-delivering. Fees-free joins a long list of government failures, including welfare reform, KiwiBuild and a capital gains tax. The government is big on talk but has no plan. “The Government has poorly allocated money in education and now it’s in a situation where teachers are engaging in the largest ever industrial action in New Zealand, and one of its key policies has fallen over.” When it comes to New Zealand’s economy, Robertson continues to remain optimistic. “The IMF projections for New Zealand are that we will grow at around 2.5 per cent in 2019 and 2.9 per cent in 2020.” He said the average growth for advanced economies in the same period is projected to be 1.8 per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively. New Zealand, he added, is projected to grow faster than the US, the UK and Japan.

Clark supports hate speech review NZME Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has thrown her support behind a review of New Zealand’s hate speech laws and is calling for a social media watchdog to be established, to prevent the spread of extremism online. She has also praised Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Christchurch Call summit and says she has a real opportunity to “set the pace” when it comes to preventing violent extremism online. On Tuesday Clark unveiled her foundation’s report on reducing

the harm caused by social media. The report has a number of different recommendations, including implementing an independent regulatory body to oversee social media. It comes two months after a gunman livestreamed the killing of 51 people in two mosques in Christchurch on Facebook. The video also appeared on Twitter. Justice Minister Andrew Little has indicated it is time for a review of the country’s hate speech laws and has said he would fast-track a review of the Human Rights Act,

which could see a crackdown on hate speech. He said the current hate speech laws were not strong enough and said they needed to change. Speaking to Q&A, Clark agreed with Little and said it was “time to have a look at the law in light of what is happening in society”. Her report said the current laws governing hate speech on social media was a “patchwork of legislation much of which pre-dates social media”. She said the current law only deals with hate speech on the grounds of creating racial dishar-

mony, or disorder. She said the law needs to be expanded to account for hate speech against people in the Rainbow community, for example. The attack in Christchurch, Clark said, was carried out by a violent extremist who communicated with his peers in closed groups on social media platforms. “What I am concerned about is that the rising level of rhetoric on social media, from people who think they can get away with just about anything – and let’s face it, they can.” She said she has regularly re-

ported hateful content online and often her reports were dismissed. The New Zealand Media Council and the Broadcasting Standards regulate media content – Clark said a similar body is needed for social media. Meanwhile, Clark said Ardern has a real opportunity to create change at the Christchurch Call this week. “New Zealand is in a leadership role. What she is proposing with others with the Christchurch Call is around terrorist and violent extremism.”

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f you haven’t seen the story on dairy giant Fonterra and one of their biggest fans, Andy Oliver yet, it’s one worth searching out to take a look at. The tale, which may or may not have brought a tear to the eye of this reporter, is a heartbreaking one of a battle with a rare illness, and the efforts in which one of the biggest companies in New Zealand has gone to to bring a bit of happiness to one person’s life is quite remarkable. Andy suffers from a disease known as Fryn’s-Aftimos syndrome, a rare disease which is a mutation in the chromosomes which leave the 35-year-old with the mental capacity of a six-yearold.

Andy is the eldest living person known to have the disease and the only known person in New Zealand. He lives at home on the family dairy farm. A highlight of his day is the visit of the Fonterra milk tanker to the farm to collect the day’s milk but problems arose when the truck was arriving in the middle of the night. It meant that Andy was remain-

ing awake for most of the night, just to get the chance to be there when the truck arrived and it began to take a toll on his family. But a quick call to Fonterra to explain the situation and the support of local drivers who had visited Andy in the past saw the delivery route changed so that each night he would get the opportunity to bike his way down to the milk shed to meet the driver – at a decent hour. It’s only a small thing for a company like Fonterra to do, but it shows that, despite the misconception around the big corporates of this world, that there is still a willingness to do the little things that can help in a community.

The story, which can be found online, is a heart-warming one and includes the comments of truck drivers who have had the pleasure of visiting the farm, meeting Andy and receiving the picture that he draws each day for the driver, whomever it may be. If you watch it, and don’t feel good about it then it might be time to take a really good look at yourself because it’s a truly powerful and thought-provoking story. It just goes to show that even though something might seem so minuscule to one person, it could mean the world to someone else and by going that little bit out of our normal way, we can make a big difference.

There are plenty of examples out there in society of stories of goodwill such as the one of Andy and Fonterra – good people and good businesses are doing good things every day to help their communities and the individuals that reside within them. It would be great to champion a few of our local heroes who are going above and beyond, but we rely on the public informing us of the good deeds that are being done. So, if you know someone who is going above and beyond to make a difference in someone’s life, whether they be an individual or a business, let us know – we’d love to bring those stories to our readers.

Rouge. (All 39 crew members had already been released safely by Cambodia; some 40 US servicemen were killed in connection with the operation.) In 1988, the Soviet Union began the process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, more than eight years after Soviet forces entered the country. In 2008, California’s Supreme Court declared same-sex couples in the state could marry – a victory for the gay rights movement that was overturned the following November by the passage of Proposition 8, which was

ultimately struck down by the courts. Ten years ago: CIA Director Leon Panetta defended the agency against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s charge that she was misled in 2002 about the use of waterboarding on detainees. Five years ago: President Barack Obama dedicated the National September 11 Memorial Museum deep beneath ground zero. One year ago: Taliban forces attacked and claimed to have seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan Today’s birthdays: Actress-

singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is 83. Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 83. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is 82. Singer Trini Lopez is 82. Singer Lenny Welch is 81. Actress-singer Lainie Kazan is 77. Actress Gunilla Hutton is 77. Country singer K.T. Oslin is 77. Actor Chazz Palminteri is 73. Singer-songwriter Brian Eno is 71. Actor Nicholas Hammond is 69. Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is 66. Musiciancomposer Mike Oldfield is 66. Actor Lee Horsley is 64. Rapper Grandmaster Melle Mel is 58.

Actress Brenda Bakke is 56. Actor Brad Rowe is 49. Actor David Charvet is 47. Actor Russell Hornsby is 45. Rock musician Ahmet Zappa is 45. Actor David Krumholtz is 41. Rock musician David Hartley is 39. Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler is 38. Actress Alexandra Breckenridge is 37. Rock musician Brad Shultz is 37. Rock musician Nick Perri is 35. Tennis player Andy Murray is 32. Thought for today: “Behaviour is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.” – Emily Dickinson, American poet (born 1830, died this date in 1886). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2019. There are 230 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On May 15, 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport, a forerunner of United Airlines. On this date: In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, married her third husband, James Hepburn, the Earl of Bothwell, who had been implicated in (but acquitted of) the death of Mary’s second husband, Lord Darnley. In 1901, Nicholas Oates appeared in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court charged with driving a motor car on Lincoln Road at a speed greater than four miles an hour. In 1918, US airmail began service between Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York. In 1940, DuPont began selling its nylon stockings nationally. The original McDonald’s restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California, by Richard and Maurice McDonald. In 1920, Whanganui mayor Charles Mackay shoots poet Walter D’Arcy Cresswell after alleging Mackay made sexual advances toward him in the mayoral office. In 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In 1963, Weight Watchers was incorporated in New York. In 1968, two days of tornado outbreaks began in 10 Midwestern and Southern states; twisters were blamed for 72 deaths. In 1972, Alabama Governor. George C. Wallace was shot and left paralysed while campaigning for president in Laurel, Maryland, by Arthur H. Bremer, who served 35 years for attempted murder. In 1975, US forces invaded the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and captured the American merchant ship Mayaguez, which had been seized by the Khmer

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ast week, the council confirmed the future Ashburton Library and Civic Centre that will service our district for the next 50-plus years, and it was through a combined community effort that this milestone was achieved. Councillors approved a joint facility with enough space to meet the community’s needs for years to come and that will utilise energy efficiency features. This decision provides a clear path forward for work to progress on delivering this asset for our community, and it’s very pleasing to now be at this stage of the project. The budget of $51.6 million was arrived at with great consideration for the features our community will need, what residents told us, through the consultation process, and from the expert advice we received from the project manager, architect and wider design team. While the council’s preferred option was for a $45 million facility (Option One) that would

meet our needs, this was not the most favoured option for residents in the consultation. The majority of support was for a $53 million facility (Option Two), followed by Option One. Some feedback asked for a combination of elements from these two options. It became apparent that many residents were focused on ensuring that the building is fit for purpose, with a strong emphasis on building for the future: “Build it once and build it right” was a common theme. With this in mind, we prepared a report outlining the costs and potential consequences of including or not including particular elements in the facility.

This report was presented to councillors, and on Thursday, May 9, the decision was made for a hybrid version of Options One and Two. The new Ashburton Library and Civic Centre will see a dynamic shift from the library features we currently provide, from a book-centric space, to one that encourages modern learning and embraces technology. It is envisaged that it will have space for a children’s discovery centre, teen space, lounge and study areas, and a collections display area. The facility will have the larger library space that was proposed in Option Two, of 2450 square metres, with room for tiered seating to accommodate relatively small performance activities such as book readings and recitals. The council has also set aside a provision in the budget of $3 million for environmentally sustainable design elements. These will be subject to council approval on a cost-benefit

analysis of each feature. Another consideration was around the standard that the building would be constructed to. It was decided that the Civil Defence Emergency Operations Centre would be constructed to Importance Level (IL) 4 standards, and the remainder of the building to IL3 standards (100 per cent of the building code). From here, the council will begin work on the facility’s detailed designs. We’ll continue to provide updates so that you can stay up-to-date with this significant project.

who supported us, whether it was for the corners, prizes and services throughout the weekend. Without these people the event would not have been so successful. We also have a huge thank you to all the businesses in the Riv-

erside Industrial Area, with most closing their business for us to run. Without their support we wouldn’t have been able to have such a brilliant and enjoyable weekend of motorsport. Also, to all the competitors, helpers, fundraising groups, club

members and families that gave up their time to help bring this weekend together. Roll on next year. A huge thank you to all. Clerk of the Course Shayne Adams Ashburton Car Club

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Financial isolation urged AP A United Nations fact-finding mission is urging that countries cut off all business with Myanmar’s military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses. The UN Human Rights Council said in a statement on Tuesday that there has been no progress toward resolving the crisis over Myanmar’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority, more than 1 million of whom have fled military “clearance operations” in the northwest Rakhine region. “The situation is at a total standstill,” Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar said. Myanmar authorities have razed deserted Rohingya villages and those remaining in the country live in displacement camps and in fear of further military reprisals. “Due to the gravity of the past and continuing violations, attention must be given to the political, economic and financial ties of the Myanmar military — to identify who and what should be targeted so we can cut off the money supply as a means of increasing the pressure and reducing the violence,” Christopher Sidoti, a member of the mission said in

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Rohingya refugees look out from their camp in Myanmar. the statement. The mission found that the military has committed atrocities against many ethnic groups living within Myanmar. It also faulted armed ethnic groups for committing human rights abuses. Myanmar denies allegations of human rights violations, saying its security forces have not targeted civilians and have taken action only in response to attacks by Rohingya militants. UN officials and others have

likened the actions to ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. The fact-finding mission is to hand its findings to a new group of the Human Right Council, the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar, in September. That organisation was set up to handle criminal prosecution of violations of international law. The crisis in Rahkine has soured Myanmar’s relations with the United States, which had rolled back economic

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sanctions over the past decade to support political change in the country as it transitioned toward democracy. The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Myanmar security forces and Washington has barred Myanmar military officials involved in the Rakhine operations from U.S. assistance. Britain has also cut some support. The UN and independent rights advocates want governments to do more to hold the military accountable.

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Damage to tankers believed to be sabotage AP A US official says an American military team’s initial assessment is that Iranian or Iranian-backed proxies used explosives to blow large holes in four ships anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. The official claims each ship has a 1.5-to-3m hole in it, near or just below the water line. The US military team assesses that the holes were caused by explosive charges. The UAE asked the US to help investigate the damage, which Gulf officials have characterised as sabotage. America’s Government has

warned ships that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and the US has moved additional ships and aircraft into the region. Two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian-flagged vessel were said to be damaged. While details of the incident remain unclear, it raised risks for shippers in a region vital to global energy supplies at a time of increasing tensions between the US and Iran over its unravelling nuclear deal with world powers. America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers

to the Gulf to counter alleged, still-unspecified threats from Tehran. A statement from Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom’s two oil tankers, including one due to later carry crude to the US, sustained “significant damage”. A report from Sky News Arabia, a satellite channel owned by an Abu Dhabi ruling family member, showed the allegedly targeted Saudi tanker Al Marzoqah afloat without any apparent damage. The MT Andrea Victory, another of the allegedly targeted ships, sustained a hole in its

hull just above its waterline from “an unknown object,” its owner Thome Ship Management said. Images of the Andrea Victory, which the company said was “not in any danger of sinking,” showed damage similar to what the firm described. Emirati officials identified the third ship as the Saudi-flagged oil tanker Amjad. Ship-tracking data showed the vessel still anchored off Fujairah, apparently not in immediate distress. The fourth ship was the A. Michel, a bunkering tanker flagged in Sharjah, one of the UAE’s seven emirates.

Another huge payout ordered in a Monsanto case NZME A jury has ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $US2.05 billion to a couple claiming that the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The jury’s verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August. The state court jury in Oak-

land concluded that Monsanto’s weed killer caused the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Alva Pilliod and Alberta Pilliod each contracted. Jurors awarded them each $US1b in punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. A federal jury in San Francisco ordered the weed killer maker in March to pay a Sonoma County man $US80m. A San Francisco jury last August awarded $US289m to a former

golf course greens keeper who blamed his cancer on Monsanto’s Roundup Ready herbicide. A judge later reduced the award to $US89m. The three California trials were the first of an estimated 13,000 lawsuits pending against Monsanto across the country to go to trial. St. Louis-based Monsanto is owned by the German chemical giant Bayer AG Bayer said that it would appeal the verdict.

The EPA reaffirmed its position in April, saying that the active ingredient glyphosate found in the weed killer it posed “no risks of concern” for people exposed to it by any means — on farms, in yards and along roadsides, or as residue left on food crops. Lawsuits have battered Bayer’s stock since it purchased Monsanto for $63b last year and Bayer’s top managers are facing shareholders discontent.

Doris Day was content in the last few months of her life before she died on Monday at the age of 97. Her business manager and close friend Bob Bashara said Day “was fine at her birthday party” which she celebrated in April. “For her birthday event, she was in good spirits,” says Bashara. Shortly after, Day “developed a cough and it turned into bronchitis and she was briefly hospitalised,” he said. “When she came home, she began to decline and was given hospice care,” he said. “She lived by her most famous song, Que Sera, Sera. That was her belief. Whatever will be, will be.”

Huffman pleads guilty Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to participating in the college admissions cheating scheme. The 56-year-old actress entered the plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Huffman stood with her hands clasped in front of her and responded, “Yes, your honour,” when asked whether she understood the charges. Her brother watched from the front row. Her husband, actor William H. Macy, didn’t attend. Sentencing is set for September. 13. Prosecutors said they would recommend four months in prison.

Poms a flop STX Entertainment is not having a good year at the box office. Its animated movie Ugly Dolls was the summer’s first box-office flop last weekend, and its new comedy, Poms, is officially the biggest box-office bomb of the year so far. Poms, which stars Diane Keaton as a woman who forms a cheerleading team at a retirement community, made only $5 million domestically over the weekend, falling short of the already-poor projections by box-office experts. Its the worst debut of the year for a movie opening in over 2700 theatres. Experts projected Poms to open to $8 million. Poms wasn’t a hit with critics either, and has a 30 per cent Rotten Tomatoes critic score.

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Big new hairy goal – $50b a year By Grant Bradley NZME

Tourism event Trenz has attracted hundreds of businesses to Rotorua. from the same month a year earlier but visitor arrivals now exceed 3.8 million a year, leading to complaints from some New Zealanders. “We recognise the industry’s rapid growth has brought chal-

lenges as well as benefits. Public infrastructure, already suffering from decades of underinvestment, has struggled to cope,’’ Roberts says in the document released at the Trenz tourism event in Rotorua.

“Locals may find that their ‘hidden gem’ destination is now a hit on Instagram and has seen an influx of visitors.’’ While New Zealanders overwhelmingly support tourism, a survey for the industry done last

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the proposed Vodafone purchase were announced. “It’s just rumour and speculation that the Canadian crowd was looking to hedge some of that exposure – you don’t need too much to move the kiwi at that time of day before the Asian market opens,” Shirley says. But the currency traded a fairly tight 30 basis point range all day, he noted. Trump is set to meet China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit next month. China has retaliated against the US move to raise tariffs previously set at 10 per cent to 25 per cent on about $US200b of Chinese imports by imposing its own tariffs

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new economy seats retro-fitted into existing planes. The airline’s wide body fleet has between 275 seats and 342 seats. “We’ve looked at various scenarios – there are some airlines that do economy minus or basic economy but given the distance that we’re away from primary markets we want it to be a higher spec product rather than a reduced spec product. That’s the direction we’re going in.’’ Air New Zealand was fitting fewer basic economy seats throughout the fleet as leisure travellers – the airline’s prime market – were prepared to pay more for more comfort. More than half the area of its Boeing 777-300s had premium or premium economy seats at the moment.

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Air New Zealand is working on a new economy seat set up that gives passengers extra legroom – for a price. The airline hopes to roll out the new seat from early next year and says it could charge between $150 and $250 more for more comfort. It would be different to premium economy – where there are fewer seats in a row and other comforts, including better food – but more roomy than standard economy seats. The airline’s chief revenue officer Cam Wallace said it was in the final stage of “desegregating’’ the economy cabin as part of a wider review of its interiors. On wide body planes there will be standard economy, the new

product with a working name of “economy comfort or economy plus,’’ the Sky Couch and further forward premium economy and business premier. Wallace said Air New Zealand was modelling its new economy seat on overseas airlines, mainly those which cross the Atlantic. United Airlines has had “economy plus’’ for many years and they are popular with passengers. They are part of the main economy section and the seats have an extra 12cm between them. For a transpacific flight, United charges around $US170 ($265) extra. Speaking at the Trenz tourism event in Rotorua, Wallace said the revamp was part of a review of aircraft Layout of Passenger Amenities (Lopa). He said there would be 30 to 40

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Tourism aims to be a $50 billion industry within the next six years following a period of growth a leader says was “beyond all expectations.’’ But the sector would not just be focusing on the dollar figure, Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts said. Sustainability of communities, the environment, the economy and visitors – has been placed firmly at the heart of TIA’s updated framework. Roberts said that in 2014 the industry set a “big hairy audacious goal’’ of earning $41b a year by 2025. It was now earning $39.1b a year, fuelled by the surge in the number and spending by international visitors. Roberts said that on a national scale, the country had made incredible progress towards the original Tourism 2025 goal, set as the country was emerging from the impact of the global financial crisis. Visitor arrival figures out today show a 2.6 per cent fall in March

week showed 26 per cent thought there were too many tourists. The government will later this week release its new strategy and Roberts said this would complement the industry’s focus on sustainability. Roberts said the industry was increasingly recognising and adopting the Maori values of kaitiakitanga (guardianship), manaakitanga (hospitality) and whanaungatanga (working together). Figures show that domestic travel spend – about 60 per cent of the total – had increased by 26.6 per cent from 2014. Roberts said it was important not to forget about Kiwi travellers. “Looking ahead, we are facing three key issues: managing the growth of tourism; improving management of our natural resources; and acting on carbon and climate change.’’ The TIA released 10 priority action areas, from a “long’’ list of 68 actions for the tourism industry, central and local government to work on over the next three years.

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One-pan winter winners When you want a meal in a hurry but you still want something that’s tasty, there are plenty of options that will see dinner on the table in around 30 minutes. Often those options involve whipping up dinner in just one pan – with a little bit of preparation and the bonus of fewer dishes at the end of the night. The key is to have a well-stocked pantry and freezer, then you’re never out of options. Chilli pork fried noodles

Chicken and beans 2T olive oil 2T chutney 425g baked beans 1/2 red onion, chopped 1t mustard 1/2C cheese, grated 1 celery stick, chopped 6 chicken thighs 3T spicy sauce 6 slices of ham ■■ Heat oil in an ovenproof saute pan. ■■ Add the chicken, brown well, turning often. ■■ Mix the sauce and chutney together, spread over the chicken. ■■ Place into a 180°C oven for 15 minutes ■■ Add a slice of ham to each chicken piece, top with the cheese. ■■ Cook for a further 5 minutes approximately until the chicken is cooked through. ■■ Remove the chicken, keep warm. ■■ Place the pan onto heat, add the celery and onions, cook for 2 minutes until softened. ■■ Add the remaining ingredients. ■■ Heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes. ■■ Serve the chicken on warm plates with a big chunk of ciabatta bread.

1 large packet fine dried egg noodles 4T light soy sauce 4T Shaoxing wine 1T cornflour 400g NZ pork steaks or fillet, thinly sliced 3T vegetable oil 1t chilli flakes 3 garlic cloves, finely diced 1 knob ginger, finely diced 1C small broccoli pieces 1C sugar snap peas 1 red pepper, finely sliced 2t light soy sauce 2T kecap manis – sweet thick soy sauce 2t sesame oil

Thai pork patties 400g NZ pork mince ½t salt ½t fish sauce 1T fresh ginger, grated 2 spring onions, chopped 1T sweet chili sauce 1 egg, beaten Small bunch coriander, chopped ½t sesame oil 1 small red chili ■■ Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl. ■■ Divide the mixture into 8 small patties and set aside. ■■ In a pan, heat a little oil and cook the pork patties over a medium heat for 6 minutes on each side. ■■ Serve with sweet chilli sauce on rice or in a burger.

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■■ To soften the dried noodles, submerge them in boiling water and leave for 5-10 minutes. ■■ Once cooked, cool in cold water, drain and set aside. ■■ In a bowl, mix together the light soy sauce (4T), the Shaoxing wine and cornflour. ■■ Coat the pork in the mixture and set aside for 20 minutes. ■■ Heat the vegetable oil in a wok until hot and add the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes. ■■ Fry gently for about 2 minutes. ■■ Add the pork mixture and continue to fry until cooked through – about 8 minutes. ■■ Add the veges and fry for a further 2 minutes. ■■ Add the drained noodles and toss with the pork and veggies until well coated ■■ Fry for about 3 minutes, then add the kecap manis, soy sauce and sesame oil. ■■ Season with salt and serve on a plate or in a bowl.

Vegetable dhal 2T oil, plus 1t extra for roti 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1T grated ginger 1/2T mustard seeds 1T cumin 2t coriander 1t turmeric 1C split peas 400g diced tomatoes 3C vegetable stock 1C Select lentils 1C chickpeas 3C chopped vegetables fresh or frozen (eg pumpkin, green beans, broccoli) 1/2C coconut cream 1/2C chopped coriander 100g rice flour 100g plain flour Roti and extra coriander to serve ■■ Heat 2T of oil in a large saucepan. ■■ Add the onion, garlic and ginger, and cook for 3 or 4 minutes until softened. ■■ Add mustard seeds, cumin, coriander and turmeric to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes until fragrant. ■■ Add split peas, tomatoes and stock. ■■ Bring to a simmer for 30 minutes, until the peas start to soften. ■■ Add lentils, chickpeas and vegetables and continue to cook for 15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft. ■■ Add coconut cream and cook heat through. ■■ Just before serving add fresh coriander. Season with salt and pepper. ■■ Serve dhal in bowls with extra coriander sprinkled on top and roti on the side.

Chicken satay and naan bread 200mls coconut cream Few drops tabasco sauce 4 boneless chicken breasts 1 carrot, cut into thin ribbons 4 naan breads, to serve 4T crunchy peanut butter Cucumber, peeled and sliced 1 zucchini, cut into thin ribbons Zest and juice of one lemon 2T dry roasted peanuts, chopped 2T Worcester sauce 1 red capsicum, cut into thin ribbons Bamboo skewers soaked in water for 10 mins ■■ Mix together the coconut cream, peanut butter, Worcestershire and tabasco sauces. ■■ Add half of the lemon juice. ■■ Cut the chicken into small chunks and thread onto bamboo skewers. ■■ Spoon over a little satay sauce and leave to rest for 30 minutes. ■■ Place marinated chicken onto hot pan ■■ Cook for 2-3 minutes each side. ■■ Heat remaining sauce until it boils, stirring continuously. ■■ Heat the naan breads. grill the vegetable ribbons. ■■ Pour over the lemon juice and zest. ■■ Arrange the satays on top of the naan and vegetables and pour the sauce alongside.

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■■ Place all the patty ingredients in a bowl, season and combine. Shape into 8-12 small patties (or 4 large ones). Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. ■■ Preheat a barbecue or frying pan to a medium heat. Brush the patties with a little oil on both sides before cooking. The small slider patties will only need a few minutes on each side, turning once to brown both sides evenly, until cooked through. ■■ To assemble: Spread avocado cream on the bottom bun and place the patty on top. Spread a good amount of the jalapeno salsa on top, followed by the corn, then spread the relish on the top bun. Secure with skewer if necessary. Recipe courtesy of Beef + Lamb New Zealand

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n the world we live in today, where so many things are put into the too hard basket, I take my hat off to the Ashburton Car Club. The many Ashburton Car Club members who work so hard to ensure that their annual street sprints not only survive, but thrive, deserve a massive pat on the back. We live in a PC world these days, where everything must be done by the book. When you’re planning an event, you have to make sure all of your boxes are ticked and everything is double checked, because if anything – touch wood – goes wrong, every single aspect of the running of that event will go under the microscope. If you’re planning a conference and someone falls off a ladder hanging a banner and breaks their leg, there could well be consequences. So when you’re planning an event involving cars going very fast around a tight track, with hundreds of spectators watching on, you have to have all of your bases covered and plan for just about every possible eventuality. There’s nothing wrong with that – it helps to keep everyone safe, and that’s the way it should be. But, all those rules and regulations can make life pretty hard sometimes. The Ashburton Car Club runs a pretty good ship. This year’s street sprints was the 30th anniversary event and after so long the organisers well and truly know what they’re doing.

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On Sunday, while they’re taking in the final few runs of another successful event, I took a step back and took the time to appreciate the huge amount of work that the club puts into this one weekend in May every year. For anyone who has never been to the street sprints – I bet most Mid Cantabrians have at least once in their lifetimes – much of the track is lined with, I would hate to think how many, hay bales just in case one of the talented drivers tackling the track makes a slight misjudgment. Setting up those hay bales alone must be a huge job, and one that can’t be done too far in advance given the track in the Riverside Industrial Park is also lined with numerous businesses which still need to conduct business in the lead up to the big weekend. So, once it’s over, they need to be moved pretty quick too. And they are. While we were taking photos and talking to this year’s winning driver, Glenn Frew, just minutes after the final runs, the machinery was already humming away and picking up the hay bales and taking them away. Frew said it’s an event he never

Mr Street Sprints Donn McLaren doing what he does best – going sideways. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 120519-HM-0506

misses, and he’s not alone. When entries for the street sprints open each year, they fill up super quick, and many disappointed drivers find themselves on the waiting list, hoping a spot might open up. Drivers come back year after year, and so do the spectators. The pit area is a hive of activity, with drivers and spectators mixing together and numerous high viz-wearing officials watching on, making sure all is well. And that’s part of what makes the event so special, the fact that people really feel like they’re part

of it. When you’re standing a couple of metres away when a driver puts their foot down at the start of a run, the noise and the feeling is just incredible. The noise Donn McLaren’s rotary-powered Escort made as he set off on a demonstration run during the break before the top two shoot-out on Sunday, was amazing – almost as amazing as the man himself, who you could call Mr Street Sprints. People like McLaren are another reason the street sprints are so special. He’s the only driver who has driven in each of the

■■ATHLETICS

Thirty-year US 100m record smashed NZME Matthew Boling, the Texas high school sprinter and viral sensation dubbed ‘white lightning,’ has broken a nearly 30-year-old national record in the 100-metre dash. The 18-year-old senior at Houston Strake Jesuit ran a wind-legal time of 10.13 seconds at the Texas state high school track and field championships on Saturday. Saturday’s performance broke the US National Federation of High Schools record of 10.15, which was set in 1990 by another Texan, Henry Neal of Austin Greenville High School. This is the first season that Boling has competed in the event. Last month in the Texas 6A Region III boys’ meet, Boling went viral by running the race in a wind-aided 9.98 seconds, which was a national record under all conditions. On Saturday, though, Boling didn’t need the wind to make history. “When I looked at the race before us and saw the wind was 1.3 (mph), I was like ‘Oh, I’m excited’,” Boling

Matthew Boling wins again. told reporters. “Because after last week everyone was like, ‘Oh, the wind was illegal,’ and stuff like that. So I’m like, ‘All right, I’ll just drop a fast time today’.” Boling also won the Texas boys’ 6A long jump title on Saturday with a distance of 25 feet, 4.5 inches. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete for Georgia. Boling’s 9.98 mark was no fluke. He was previously clocked at 10.22 seconds earlier in March and in the

30 events, and every year he’s a crowd favourite, not only for his ability behind the wheel, but also for the fact he’s one of those people who has always got a smile on his face and a yarn to spin. And to me, that sums up the Ashburton Car Club, too. A great bunch of people who simply love their sport and want to share it with everyone. They’ve been running for a long time, but the street sprints are still a top event run by a top team of people, and I, like many, am already looking forward to 2020.

RESULTS ■■ Golf

Day: Andrew Peck 68.4.64

Ashburton Golf Club

■■ Shooting

May 11 and 14 Rnd 1 Smallbone Trophy Pam Feutz 38, Mary-Lou Watson 37 on c/b, Bev Turton 37 on c/b, Joyce Van der Heide 37 Rnd 3 Templar Trophy: Liz Cabout 72 on c/b Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Catherine Trott, No 8 House of Travel: Gay Lane, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Mary-Lou Watson, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Bev Chinn, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Judy Sheppard, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Erin Porter Two’s: Nicky Gill No 4; Heather Trott No 4, Mary-Lou Watson No 12, Erin Porter No 14

200-metre dash, he’s posted an impressive time of 20.58 seconds. For comparison, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt is the current world record holder in both the 100- and 200-metre dash, with times of 9.58 seconds and 19.19 seconds, respectively. (Bolt recorded his 100-metre dash record despite a slight 0.9mph headwind). Boling hopes to make it on the US Olympic team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Mayfield Golf Club May 11 Giasgow Trophy stableford Winner: Andrew Peck 44. Other good scores Jack Allan and Peter Mclaucalan 40, Murry Keir 39 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance: Wayne Vessey, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Dave Morrow, No 5 Marilyn Cross Property Brokers: Andrew Peck, No 14 ANZ Bank: Wayne Vessey, 9&18 second shot: Ian Hopping Twos: Grant Early and Wayne Vessey Rosehope Rommey Player of the

Indoor Target Shooting May 13 Ashburton Rifle Club Abbey Calder 87.2, Allan Mitchell 95.2, Chrissy Lee 63.0, Garth Wright 85.2, Greg Menzies 98.7, 97.5, James Storey 86.1, Jenny Lee 85.1, Klara Harrison 88.2, Lachlan Storey 82.2, Leo Wildey 96.6, Mathew Lee 65.2, Murray Cook 97.5, Zoe Sargent 89.1, J Kilgour 76.2, C Kilgour 55.0, T Geddes 63.0, J Kyles 86.0. Mt Somers Rifle Club Hunter Lill 84.0, Jessie Lill 78.0, Archie Rooney 88.2, 84.1, 80.0, Lachlan Rooney 80.0, Emily Heaven 64.0, 72.1, Jess Heaven 95.1, Vic Ewart 85.0, 88.1, Annabel Ewart 70.1, 78.0, Bree Greer 94.3, Caleb Greer 78.0, Kevin Fews 93.1, 87.1, Stephen Millichamp 96.3, 96.2, Wayne Tubb 88.0, Andy Oram 98.6, 98.5, Dave Millichamp 96.2, 92.1. Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 94.3, Andrew Donaldson 98.5, Ella McDowell 72.1, Fernando Torres 93.3, 95.4, Ben Nordqvist 95.2, John Fleming 97.4, Carl Nordqvist 98.5, Lloyd Herbert 81.1, Alan Wakelin 96.6, Martin Fleming 99.5.

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■■FOOTBALL

Wood cops flak NZME

First kicks in bumper football season Whipping out some fancy footwork during Mid Canterbury Football’s junior competition on Saturday morning was Sam Chapman. Saturday was the second round of what is shaping up to be a bumper season of junior football in Mid Canterbury. First Kicks and Fun Kicks, for the two younger age groups and catering for players as young as four, has gone from eight teams to 12, while the older age group has gone from 12 teams to 16. This is an overall increase of about 80 players. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 110519-HM-0027

Burnley’s Kiwi striker Chris Wood has come under fire from Arsenal fans after what was perceived to be a dirty challenge during their match yesterday. Wood clashed with Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny during the final game of their English Premier League campaign, which Arsenal won 3-1. The collison, as Koscielny was shielding Wood from a ball which was going out for a goal kick, sent the veteran centre back tumbling over the hoardings. Arsenal fans weren’t pleased with the clash, drawing parallels to a similar incident from 2015, where Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic pushed Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy into the hoardings, discolating his shoulder. Several fans labelled the challenge as “disgusting” on social media, while an Arsenal blogger said it was “completely unnecessary”. Other fans pushed back on the outrage, arguing that it was “shoulder to shoulder”, and a normal challenge. The incident went without response from the referee.

■■ BASKETBALL

Pioneer prove too slick in div 1 They started strong, but by the time the final whistle was blown in Mid Canterbury’s latest game in the Christchurch division one men’s basketball competition the score was 93-75, and not in their favour. Tricroft Mid Canterbury took on Pioneer Blue at Celebration Lions Stadium on Sunday and they started well, getting out to a 15-10 lead half way through the first quarter before Pioneer called a time-out to stop the roll. It worked well as they slowed down Mid Canterbury’s break and settled into their offensive pattern to take a one-point lead into the second quarter. Pioneer continued to edge ahead as they got their fast break game going, putting Mid Canterbury on the back foot, and the visitors were unable to counter effectively on their offence and mistakes began to creep in. Pioneer, on the other hand, managed to penetrate and score inside, moving out to a 47–35 lead at halftime. Mid Canterbury got off to a good start in the second half and they looked to be back in the game, but a spate of turnovers and missed shots allowed Pioneer to capitalise. Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr said errors and slow transition allowed Pioneer to pick up easy baskets on the fast break. When Mid Canterbury settled themselves, Pioneer ran their offence and began to find gaps in Mid Canterbury’s defence allowing them to stretch the lead even further.

Mid Canterbury had opportunities to score, however they just weren’t able to finish with any consistency, Kerr said. Down 70–52 at the end of the third quarter, Mid Canterbury changed to a manon-man defence to try and ignite some intensity and they seemed to come alive, pulling the score back to 73–60 before a Pioneer time out again stopped the roll. It reset their focus and they re-extended their lead, with Mid Canterbury unable to impact on that lead, losing 93-75 Kerr said it was a funny game. “We were flat for long periods, especially on defence, and we allowed them to run at us,” he said. “We also didn’t fight for our positions on the defensive end which allowed them to get better position on us and therefore some easy baskets inside. “Our offence misfired at times, yet there were instances where we played well. We just couldn’t seem to string enough of those moments together.” For Mid Canterbury Fotu Hala top scored on 18 points and sparked up in the last quarter, while Pip Johnston added 13, Jase O’Connor 12, Thomas O’Brien 11 and Logan McCorkindale 10. The Mid Canterbury senior men’s competition continues at the Oxford Street stadium tonight with two match-ups that will be worth checking out. MSA Team Donkey Checkers, with import Josh Lowe, take on Ashburton College senior boys, while Nomads take on Star Farmer’s Corner.

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■■ RUGBY

Southern mark 25 years in style By Erin Tasker

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It’s been 25 years since two country clubs combined to make what would go on to be one of Mid Canterbury’s strongest rugby clubs. At the weekend, those 25 years were remembered and celebrated during a special weekend in Hinds where rugby was played, memories were shared, and money was raised. It was jubilee weekend for the Southern Rugby Club, marking 25 years since the amalgamation of the Hinds and Mayfield rugby clubs, and those who gathered for the occasion were given even more reason to celebrate as this year’s senior side won and made it through to the quarter-finals of the combined country rugby competition. Some of the players who were on the field for that 29-20 win over Kaiapoi on Saturday had further reason to celebrate as the festivities went on too. The club named a team of the past 25 years – a dream team made up of Southern players past and present. The team’s front row was a mix of old and new, with Guyon Cameron and John Harrison the props and James Carr – who played in the loose forwards for the seniors on Saturday – named at hooker. Present players Logan Bonnington and Eric Duff took the locking positions, with Jason Gill

and Daniel Bokser the flankers, with Gill also named captain. Jon Dampney was named at number eight, while Nathan Fridd was halfback and his brother Richard Fridd was at fullback. John Ellis was first-five and vice-captain, while Travis Thompson and Matt McIntyre were named on the wings, with Matt Dunlea at second-five and Ian Howden at centre. The reserves were Greg Cook, Nick Hartley, Fraser Hutchinson, Matt Foxcroft, Will Mackenzie, Mark Greenslade and James Hastings. Hastings and Mackenzie were also on the field for the seniors on Saturday. The club’s new clubrooms were also officially opened on Friday night, with former All Black Eric Rush the special guest speaker at that function, and on the Saturday night there was a dinner, attended by around 250 people, where the all-time team was named and a special auction held. On the field the club’s senior players had worn a special commemorative jersey on Saturday, and all of those jerseys were auctioned off during the jubilee dinner on Saturday night. More than $30,000 was raised from the jersey auction, with Jon Dampney’s number eight jersey fetching the highest price of $3000, with a few others not far behind.

Atu Takubu – in a special blue and white commemorative jersey – fends off a Kaiapoi defender in front of a big crowd which had gathered for Southern’s 25th jubilee on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 110519-HM-0459

■■RUGBY LEAGUE

Rakaia out Lawton not getting carried away in front NZME

Warriors utility Karl Lawton isn’t getting carried away with his eye-catching performance on Saturday night against the Dragons, even though everyone else is. The Australian was superb as back-up hooker to Nathaniel Roache, helping to turn the game in the Warriors’ favour in the second half. As the match entered the ‘championship’ quarter, Lawton, in only his second appearance of the season, fired. A clever switch from dummy half orchestrated the swift blindside raid that saw David Fusitu’a cross in the 59th minute to bring the scores level to 18-18. Later he twice found open pasture, cutting through the heart of the Dragons’ defence to put the Warriors on the front foot. Lawton took good options, his distribution was solid and he tackled with gusto. Playing in just his 20th NRL game, Lawton had five runs for more than 90m, one line break and five tackle busts. His display was crucial – along with the other interchange players – with coach Stephen Kearney labelling his 20 minute contribution “wonderful”. Australian scribes were full of

Karl Lawton, not getting carried away with the hype. praise for the Gold Coast product, while television commentators marvelled at the impact of the 23-year-old. But Lawton played down his effort, pointing out he was the beneficiary, rather than the catalyst. “That doesn’t happen unless the big boys are doing it for me,” said Lawton. “They are laying the platform and getting the quick play the balls. And then it is just my job and they expect me to do it, to go when the opportunity comes and do my best to make a half break or poke my nose through.” For Lawton, who endured the second shoulder reconstruction of his career over the off season, the mantra is continuous im-

provement and making the most of every opportunity. “It’s another game under the belt … a building block for me,” said Lawton. “I was definitely happy, but there were a lot of things I could improve on. I’m a bit of a hard marker on myself – don’t want to get too ahead of things – [there is] definitely things I need to work on throughout.” Lawton has been stuck behind Issac Luke and Roache since he arrived at Mt Smart, but rarely lets the side down when given the chance. In 2018 he played his part in important victories over the Sea Eagles and Cowboys (Townsville), as well as a two-try debut against the Tigers in round five.

This year he featured in the win over the Titans – his first NRL outing since last July – before Saturday’s heroics. Lawton offers composure, crisp distribution, solid defence and an eye for a gap. He’s also versatile – able to play in the halves or centres at a pinch, another aspect in his favour. Lawton was thrilled with Saturday’s result, which broke a four-game losing sequence. “We deserved it, put our bodies on the line,” said Lawton. “Credit to the big boys and the boys in the back five, it just shows what they can do, especially under some pressure. We can turn games around.” Lawton has also been impressed by Kodi Nikorima’s swift integration, after only having his first training session with the team last Wednesday. “He’s fitting in like a glove,” said Lawton. “You wouldn’t know he hasn’t been here that long. He’s only had a couple of sessions under his belt but he is working magic out there. “Give him a week or two and then God knows what he will perform like. Everyone was thrilled with how he performed. “It just shows the type of player he is and the maturity level of him to come in, such a late call, and perform like he did.”

Rakaia cemented their position as the team to beat on Mid Canterbury Rugby’s senior B scene on Saturday. They took on Collegiate in what was a top-of-the-table clash between the competition’s two unbeaten teams in the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy round, and came out on top by the narrowest of margins, 20-19. It was actually a day of tight results all around, with Allenton and Methven picking up the day’s other wins to leave both in a tie for third on 20 points on the competition leaderboard, although Allenton had the slightly superior points differential. Allenton’s win on Saturday was over Mt Somers 29-26, while it was a similar tale for Methven, with the boys in black and white marking their Country Day with a 29-27 win over Celtic. The day’s other game between Southern and Hampstead, on what was Southern’s jubilee weekend at Hinds, was a win by default to Southern. Hampstead had just 11 players for the match and although they borrowed four players from Southern to allow a game to actually go ahead, it officially went into the books as a default. The overall points table now had Rakaia at the top on 30 points, with Collegiate second on 23.

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■■ RUGBY

Searching for first victory Mid Canterbury’s secondary school girls’ rugby team will set off for Timaru this afternoon, hopeful that they’ll be returning with their first win of the season to report. The team known as Ash Hutt – a combination of players from both Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College – plays in the South Canterbury competition and in their first outing of the season last week they went down in a nail-biter to Roncalli College 20-17. This afternoon the challenge awaiting the relatively new and young looking Ash Hutt side is the team from Timaru girls’ school Craighead. The game will be played at Timaru’s Alpine Energy Stadium, the same venue where Ash Hutt lost in the dying moments against Roncalli last week. After a nervous start to game one, the Ash Hutt girls found their rhythm and after a period of sustained attack scored two well-worked tries to number eight Tyla Harraway which

gave them a 12-10 lead at halftime. A heap of changes in the second half saw nine players on the field who were playing in their first game, and the team showed plenty of determination and endeavour, with a third try to Harraway giving Ash Hutt a 17-15 lead heading into the dying stages. Unfortunately Roncalli had the final say, crossing for a try in the corner in the final minute of the game to take the win 20-17. Ash Hutt coach Grant Elvines said Emma Rollinson had a strong game at hooker, as did loose forwards Maddison Trusler-Clark and Megan Hurley, while Lauren Taylor was outstanding in her first game at first-five, and Naumai Terekia was a great back line influence at fullback. Ash Hutt’s first home game of the season isn’t until June 5, against Geraldine High School, at the Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club.

Mid Canterbury’s secondary school girls’ rugby team will be hoping to pick up their first win of the season today.

■■CYCLING

Problems for Bennett at Tour of California NZME

Cane says he’s ready for a comeback NZME All Black flanker Sam Cane’s playing comeback from a shocking neck injury could begin against the Blues in Auckland this Saturday. Chiefs coach Colin Cooper said Cane was “going really well” and his comeback “could be this week or next”. The Chiefs play the Reds in Hamilton next week. Cane suffered a neck break during a test in South Africa last October, meaning a race against time to find his form and fitness for this year’s World Cup. The 27-year-old was operated on in Pretoria, with two vertebrae being fused together and wrapped in metal. Specialists reported there was

no nerve damage. He was in a neck brace for six weeks, and at a crucial recovery point a scan revealed the bone had healed. With 60 tests under his belt, Cane has expressed confidence in his chances of a comeback saying the hard testing work will have been done in training. But no one really knows just yet. And Cane has admitted it could be a “mental challenge” rather than a physical one. Meanwhile, All Black lock Brodie Retallick’s return from a wrist injury, initially scheduled for the Reds game, has been put back until the following Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders. Chiefs forward Taleni Seu has been ruled out for the season with a wrist injury.

George Bennett’s hopes of winning a second Tour of California title have taken a hit. Bennett has finished 10th on stage two, riding strongly, but being tactically out-manoeuvred by several other squads as some of his rivals stole a march in the race for the overall title. The Kiwi climber leaked 31 seconds to former winner Tejay van Garderen, while 20-year-old sensation Tadej Pogacar also snuck away to earn 21 seconds over Bennett, who now sits in 10th overall, 36 seconds behind new race leader van Garderen. The stage was won by promising Dane Kasper Asgreen, who edged van Garderen in the kick for the line on the final incline, but the bigger blow was dealt earlier, where Bennett was caught out by attacks on the difficult undulating stage at altitude. An attack with 50 kilometres to go saw the likes of Felix Grosschartner and Rohan Dennis escape up the road in a 15-man break, taking a handy lead. With only one teammate available to help out, Bennett was forced to cover the move himself, attacking alongside young Colombian Sergio Higuita, and with 30 kilometres to go, he had impressively managed to almost single-handedly bring the leaders back. He was then left isolated

though, and with just over 20 kilometres to go, another move formed, including the dangerous Pogacar. With most teams getting a representative in the break, there were few willing participants to chase, leaving Bennett’s teammate Neilson Powless – who, perhaps in a tactical blunder, was part of several breakaways during the stage – having to drop back to try and drag Bennett back into contention. Powless was the only rider working though, and slowly the breakaway built an advantage. Van Garderen, a specialist at altitude, surprisingly left Pogacar and Max Schachmann in his wake, and while Bennett was again one of the strongest men from the main group, he could only minimise his losses on the punchy final climb.

With the next three stages unlikely to make a major difference in the general classification, Bennett may have to pin his hopes on the pivotal penultimate Mount Baldy stage, which finishes with a climb of 7.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 8.8 per cent. However, with talented climbers such as van Garderen (36 seconds) and Pogacar (20 seconds) now holding significant time buffers over Bennett, he will need to either claw back time before that stage, or ride the climb of his life to vault back into contention to add to his 2017 overall success. Before the race, Bennett pinpointed today’s stage as one where you couldn’t win the race, but you could certainly lose it. Those words may well have proven prophetic.

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Jumping future for Gobstopper By NZ Racing Desk Jumping just may have resurrected the career of talented stayer Gobstopper. The full-brother to former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther has been out of form since winning the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) back in 2017, but his runner-up performance in the Gr.3 Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park showed he is back to his best. Trainer Andrew Campbell admitted to being frustrated with

the six-year-old son of Tavistock, but said recent schooling over fences has given the gelding a new lease on life. “It’s been a long time coming. He hasn’t had a win since the New Zealand Cup, he’s been a bit frustrating,” Campbell said. “I have got Emily Farr and Shaun Phelan riding for me and we decided to give him a few jumps. “He had a jumping trial a week or so prior to the race at Rotorua. We schooled him up on the day and he loves it.

“It was Emily’s idea to pop him over a few jumps and it has certainly woken his ideas up, he wants to be a racehorse again.” While Campbell isn’t a big fan of jumps racing he said Gobstopper is thriving with the new challenge and he could be set to head across the Tasman to tackle some hurdle assignments if he performs well over the fences in New Zealand. “I’m not a jumps trainer and I don’t want to be,” Campbell said. “He’s my good old mate and he probably gave me the big-

gest thrill in racing that I have ever had when he won the New Zealand Cup. “It was quite hard watching him go over the hurdles, my heart was in my mouth the whole time at the trials, but he seems to jump pretty well. “He’s going to have a jumping trial next Tuesday and possibly go to the maiden hurdle at Ellerslie on Queen’s Birthday weekend. “Depending how he goes we would possibly look at going to Australia. There are some nice races over there for him.”

An initial jumping career looks imminent for Gobstopper, but Campbell is also eyeing some feature flat races in the summer with his charge, particularly the $A300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool on December 1. “He’ll possibly go over to Australia and have a hurdle race and then have a brief let up and then possibly head to the Jericho Cup. “It’s interesting, because it’s for New Zealand and Australian-bred horses, so there will be no English imports competing in it.”

Whangarei gallops Today at Ruakaka Raceway

Whangarei Racing Club Venue: Ruakaka Meeting Date: 15 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.59am FELL ENGINEERING MAIDEN $10,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 2225x The White Queen b (2) 57.5 2 3245 Away Cruising (5) 57.5..................... T Harris 3 44296 Shipshape (3) 57.5........................... S Spratt 4 3x Irish Heart b (8) 57.5......................O Bosson 5 6445x Damesel (14) 57.5 6 5357x Spinnaker Bay (4) 57.5....................S Collett 7 0380x Sugar Bomb (1) 57.5.............S Johnson (a4) 8 75x0 Expressive (9) 57.5 9 6x Gorgeous Geisha (7) 57.5 10 9x0x Day Dreamer (12) 57.5................T Thornton 11 House Of Cards (11) 57.5 12 x086x Sakhee’s Rocket (6) 57.5 13 x78x0 Tickadiva (15) 57.5 14 80090 Tintero (10) 57.5...........................R Elliot (a) 15 753x4 Mumms Jewel h (13) 57.5 Emergency: Mumms Jewel 2 12.34pm UNITED SECURITY NORTHLAND MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 82 Lord Polonius h (15) 58.5 2 0025x Never Back Down (7) 58.5 3 82x46 Operator (13) 58.5 4 3 Rangitata (14) 58.5.....................M Coleman 5 984x0 Our Prom King h (1) 58.5.................J Riddell 6 49050 Balega h (6) 58.5.........................T Thornton 7 Mac Attacka h (16) 58.5 8 6 Swagger (10) 58.5 9 6x669 Castle Black (11) 58.5...........S Johnson (a4) 10 000x Van Blanc (2) 58.5 11 27255 Crescent (4) 56.5............................V Colgan

M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 15 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 12.08pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 58465 Two Percenta nwtd J &.........................D Bell 2 2755x Viking Joop nwtd............................. L A Hunt 3 36663 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 4 5433 Ahuroa Princess nwtd.....................R Murray 5 72448 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 6 48877 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 Dottie Bell nwtd J &..............................D Bell 8 68388 Duke Bruce nwtd................................. N Udy 9 77858 Gotcha Bailey nwtd....................J McInerney 10 58788 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 2 12.25pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 1 62674 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 2 55336 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 3 34224 Hopcorn nwtd...................................... N Udy 4 27788 Bigtime Sheer nwtd.............................L Cole 5 47687 Skeldale nwtd J &................................D Bell 6 85 Duhart nwtd J &...................................D Bell 7 27527 Sahara Pippa nwtd.............................M Flipp 8 77478 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris

M9 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 15 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.03pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C1 HT5 C1q, 305m 1 62433 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd................J McInerney 2 55486 Norton Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 3 44481 Platinum Tears nwtd.......................... S Clark 4 84367 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray 5 64656 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 6 16281 Bigtime Thor 17.66..............................L Cole 7 26623 Viking Ash 18.16................................. N Udy 8 8x542 Leger’s Magic 18.71...........................M Flipp

12 709x Mistress (8) 56.5............................. S McKay 13 Qiji Sunlight (3) 56.5 14 Ready To Roar (9) 56.5 15 76x69 Dr Velocious (12) 58.5 16 x0600 Michiko (5) 56.5 Emergencies: Dr Velocious, Michiko 3 1.09pm HOMESTEAD SPORTSBAR REUBEN LEWIS MEMORIAL MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 x4422 Mexican Tycoon (2) 57.5.................. C Grylls 2 229x9 Quick Preview (4) 57.5..................... S Spratt 3 82 Lord Polonius h (6) 57.5 4 82x46 Operator (3) 57.5............................ S McKay 5 Mac Attacka h (5) 57.5 6 6 Swagger (9) 57.5 7 76x69 Dr Velocious (10) 57.5 8 0909x Our Wonderland (8) 57.5..............R Elliot (a) 9 3245 Away Cruising (1) 55.5... A Goindasamy (a3) 10 27255 Crescent (12) 55.5 11 24x8 Let’s Do This b (13) 55.5 12 Qiji Sunlight (11) 55.5 13 Ready To Roar (7) 55.5 4 1.44pm LION RED MAIDEN $10,000, 2YO, 1000m 1 7x24x Jager Bombed (8) 57.5.................... T Harris 2 3 Quiz Kid (11) 57.5...........................V Colgan 3 Charlie Awesome (5) 57.5...............S Collett 4 Ocean Eyes h (1) 57.5.....................J Riddell 5 4 Tropic Thunder (12) 55.5.................. S Spratt 6 Burgundy Rose (4) 55.5................... C Grylls 7 Little Belle (3) 55.5.......................T Thornton 8 Roc Cha (9) 55.5...........................R Elliot (a) 9 Birdsong (6) 55.5 10 Fast Summer Rock (10) 55.5 11 8x Just A Girl (7) 55.5.......................... A Calder 12 Sympathique h (2) 55.5................C Lammas

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1 20353 Highland Dancer (1) 58.5 2 20049 Charred (7) 58.5.............................. A Calder 3 73294 Mighty Aslan (8) 58.5....................... S Spratt 4 4 Claiborne (12) 58.5 5 8 Courageous Beau (14) 58.5 6 360x9 Go For Dough (2) 58.5.................T Thornton 7 000x We Be Jammin h (9) 58.5 8 x2274 Chapeau bh (11) 56.5..................C Lammas 9 52237 Henley Road (6) 56.5.......................S Collett 10 02 Ludus (5) 56.5 11 64934 Qwerty (10) 56.5.............................V Colgan 12 66094 Valhexa (4) 56.5.......................E McCall (a4) 13 x0600 Michiko (13) 56.5 14 009x Moon Shadow h (3) 56.5.........J Fawcett (a1) Blinkers on: Shipshape, Irish Heart, Expressive (R1), Our Prom King (R2), Let’s Do This (R3), Call Me Murphy, Heat Seeker, Expressive (R6), We Be Jammin (R9) Blinkers off: Day Dreamer (R1), Operator (R2), Operator (R3), Upalayer (R5), Day Dreamer (R6), Lumberjack (R8) Winkers on: Day Dreamer (R1), Just A Girl (R4), Day Dreamer (R6), Fast And Furious (R8) Winkers off: Expressive (R1), Expressive (R6) SELECTIONS

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1 57645 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G &....... S Fredrickson 2 84221 Homebush Rieko 18.07.............J McInerney 3 25412 Goldstar Wilson 18.11.......................S Stone 4 73688 Sings Like Elvis nwtd........................ S Clark 5 65632 Thrilling Ivy nwtd....................... K Gommans 6 44352 Just Like Harry 18.02.......................... N Udy 7 677x6 Always Dizzy nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 85785 Rockin’ Robyn nwtd......................... S O’Neill Emergencies: 9 46587 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 10 88878 Purple Circle 17.95.....................B Goldsack 10 2.44pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 HT4 C1q, 305m 1 23355 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 2 27421 Bigtime Stella 17.94............................L Cole 3 88763 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................. S Gommans 4 26625 Decision nwtd.................................... S Clark 5 62488 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 6 33152 Gotcha Pixie 18.15.....................J McInerney 7 88762 Here’s Hemi nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 47314 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 9 32487 Extroverted 17.89............................ S O’Neill 10 36868 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp

Race 1: Irish Heart, The White Queen, Shipshape, Gorgeous Geisha Race 2: Rangitata, Mac Attacka, Crescent, Operator Race 3: Mexican Tycoon, Away Cruising, Lord Polonius, Crescent Race 4: Quiz Kid, Jager Bombed, Charlie Awesome, Birdsong Race 5: She’s A Lady, Familia, Vino Bella, My World, Our Creed Race 6: Finale, Call Me Murphy, Mumms Jewel, Apache Lad Race 7: Dragon Storm, Robusto, Aniceta, Rocanic, Masu Race 8: Fullinbloom, Bruegel, Memories Only, Lumberjack Race 9: Mighty Aslan, Chapeau, Ludus, Highland Dancer, Claiborne

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 77858 Gotcha Bailey nwtd....................J McInerney 10 58788 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 3 12.43pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 45 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 2 x2254 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 3 3F864 Mrs. Presley nwtd............................ S O’Neill 4 488 Rattle The Jug nwtd....................B Goldsack 5 77776 Slick As Jewels nwtd.............. L E Dunkerton 6 28677 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 7 67 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 8 88x Viking Brit nwtd............................... L A Hunt 9 77858 Gotcha Bailey nwtd....................J McInerney 10 58788 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 4 1.00pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 520m 1 68635 Zara Fab nwtd..................................... N Udy 2 33355 Mister Booze nwtd.......................J McArthur 3 45383 Dig Dig Dig nwtd............................. S O’Neill 4 52442 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 5 24663 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 6 25263 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 7 63634 Bigtime Diesel nwtd............................L Cole 8 124 Magic Flynn nwtd................................L Cole 9 46587 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt

10 8x878 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider 5 1.18pm RIVERCITY GAS C0D C0d, 645m 1 54763 Diamond Geezer nwtd..................M Goodier 2 34137 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 3 67636 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 4 62564 Opawa Denise nwtd............................ N Udy 5 34228 Mainline Lil nwtd..........................B Hodgson 6 75127 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd.......................B Hodgson 7 74241 Race Me Home nwtd...................B Hodgson 8 56155 Jay Mike nwtd..................................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 86782 Pam Arising nwtd............................ S O’Neill 10 8436F Bigtime Acacia nwtd............................L Cole 6 1.35pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 64332 Zara Jinx 31.00................................... N Udy 2 25885 Eye Kno 30.49 H &............................ Woods 3 56653 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 4 57845 Tiddy Cash 31.08.......................J McInerney 5 53437 Bigtime Benji 30.44.............................L Cole 6 34467 Sir Kinloch nwtd................................ S Clark 7 14157 Bigtime Rex 30.97...............................L Cole 8 67372 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 9 86876 Bigtime Bret 30.55..............................L Cole 10 8x878 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider

1 53165 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark 2 25177 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 3 52322 Cawbourne Cruz 17.56.................M Roberts 4 66854 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 5 73221 Punch On Ruby 17.78................J McInerney 6 x2361 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 7 45456 Outa Sims 17.95................................. N Udy 8 47343 Alamein Panda 17.90 K &..................Phillips Emergencies: 9 77838 Homebush Clint nwtd................ S Gommans 10 78688 Crackle 17.94.................................. L A Hunt 8 2.10pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI HT2 C1q, 305m 1 25123 Bigtime Puma 18.11............................L Cole 2 87771 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 3 23322 Queen Kong nwtd......................J McInerney 4 74824 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 5 22634 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 6 75754 Homebush Flutey 17.90.............J McInerney 7 77437 Opehu Express 18.03.......................R Waite 8 87772 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy 9 77578 Go Ring nwtd.....................................M Flipp 10 67777 Making It Up 17.79...........................C Morris 9 2.28pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT3 C1q, 305m

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Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 17778 Killer Frost 18.19..........................S J Phillips 10 68776 Captain Kate 18.28..........................C Morris 2 3.20 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1 HT6 C1q, 305m 1 88725 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 2 41336 Idol Duke 17.94..................................M Flipp 3 54687 Bigtime Chloe 17.76......................M Goodier 4 57x65 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 5 62263 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 6 26326 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 7 74475 Dee Bee Gee 18.07.................... G Hodgson 8 88532 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce Emergencies:

9 78766 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 16886 Bigtime Leo 18.04............................. P Clark 3 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 HT7 C1q, 305m 1 57764 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 2 23444 Doosh 17.59...............................J McInerney 3 64866 Go Home Harry nwtd........................ S Clark 4 62585 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 5 34786 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 6 86444 Kushka nwtd J &..................................D Bell 7 36425 Hashtag Blessed nwtd..................M Roberts 8 68835 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 9 66776 Bigtime Panther 18.03.................... M Gowan 10 78875 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris

4 3.55pm HATRICK DASH C1 HT8 C1q, 305m

1 43368 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 2 86653 Zara Daiken 17.98.............................. N Udy 3 F1675 Bigtime Luna 17.98......................S J Phillips 4 47544 Jinja Rules 17.69.......................J McInerney 5 44576 Agistri nwtd.....................................S E Hunt 6 73871 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 7 35545 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 8 78764 Homebush Jasper nwtd............ K Gommans Emergencies: 9 7488F Rocky Top 18.08 H &......................... Woods 10 78875 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 5 4.13pm PRESIDENTS DASH C2 C2, 305m

1 14535 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 2 41286 Bigtime Gal 17.87...............................L Cole 3 57231 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 4 54712 Alamein Tane 17.86 K &.....................Phillips 5 43471 Scott No Value 17.91......................S E Hunt 6 74614 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 7 54213 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 8 31253 Breed Apart 17.75............................M Olden Emergencies: 9 76641 Alamein Dip 17.95 K &.......................Phillips 10 28225 Sozin’s Noir 17.71......................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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We have a position available selling into the Ashburton and Selwyn Districts. This position will sell into our news and community Apps within each specific District, delivering great local content and news to local residents. These exciting new advertising platforms, enable local clients to promote their businesses effectively, through animated banners and business listings The skills required for this position include: • Great knowledge and passion for all things sales and customer service • Cold calling and office experience • Good level of English, both verbal and written • Organised and confident • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people In return, we will provide you with an attractive base salary and uncapped commission structure. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current New Zealand 10mm x 30.7mm 20mm high x 30.7mm wide 40mm x 30.7mm driver licence. If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to: If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to: Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Saturday, June 1, 2019. Applications close Saturday, May 25, 2019.

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PRACTICE MANAGER VACANCY Due to our current practice manager relocating to the UK this is a unique opportunity for a well-organised, motivated and forward-thinking person to join our team. The position is for 35 hours per week. Who are we? • A well-established and forward-looking Medical Centre with 2400 patients. • Foundation Standards Accredited and currently working towards Cornerstone Accreditation. • The Medical Centre is governed by a Trust Board, leaving the clinical director and practice manager to lead and manage the day-to-day business. What are we looking for? • An ability to support and maximise the effectiveness of our clinical and administration teams • An ability to understand the dynamics and efficiencies required to build on a growing and successful business. • An aptitude to support engagement with the wider primary health economy as required, e.g. Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation, Practice Manager’s network as well as secondary care providers to ensure that we are constantly aware of best practice and new developments. A health care background is not considered essential although experience in a senior management role is vital. If you are interested in applying for this position please forward your CV with covering letter to: The Trustee Board Chairperson, Rakaia Medical Centre, 30 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia, 7710 Email: admin@rakaiamedical.co.nz Or if you would like any further information please call the Medical Centre on: 03 303 5002 and ask to speak to Christine.

We are looking for a highly energetic and enthusiastic Restaurant Manager for our busy restaurant in Ashburton. The Restaurant Manager is responsible for organising and controlling the operations of the restaurant. This is a full time permanent position in a key management role. 60mm x 30.7mm Key responsibilities: • Organise daily restaurant management operations. • Responding efficiently and accurately to customer complaints. • Controlling selection, training and supervision of staff and weekly/fortnightly and monthly projecting of staff schedule. • Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations, food safety and alcohol licensing. • Determining product mix, stock levels and service standards. • Maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions. Skills, experience and knowledge: • Must have minimum two years experience in hospitality management role. • A valid General Manager’s/Restaurant Manager’s certificate is essential. • Must have a NZ full driver’s licence. • Must pass alcohol and drug test if required. • Have the ability to work effectively under pressure and as part of a team. • Manage and comply with food health and safety rules and regulations. • Knowledge of secondary language would be an advantage to deal with overseas tour groups and customers. • Basic accounting knowledge. Be highly professional and share a genuine passion for great food. 63.5mm x 63.5mm Please send your CVs to: Ton’s Thai Restaurant tonsthai@hotmail.com

Rural Reporter The Ashburton Guardian is based in New Zealand’s primary production heartland, and our independently owned daily newspaper is looking for a new team member. The person we’re seeking will have a strong affinity with, and knowledge of the rural sector. We are looking for a journalist with a solid media background, who is excited by the opportunity to write for our two monthly publications as well as for our weekly rural pages. Our monthly publications are distributed across Canterbury and North Otago. The rural reporter’s position offers the

successful candidate an opportunity to write for a wide audience across the entire spectrum of the rural sector because of the district’s diverse agricultural economy. We are open to employment options that could include working as an independent contractor or as a Guardian employee, full or part time. The Ashburton District offers an opportunity to enjoy the best the outdoors has to offer but is within an easy hours drive of Christchurch City. We have Mt Hutt Skifield on our doorstep and offer a wide range of aquatic sports on Lake Hood.

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THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am. BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

May 15 & 16, 2019 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 10.30am - 12pm ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS.

Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Movies Red Joan or The Aftermath. Regent Cinema, Wills Street. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.30pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre $4. Newcomers welcome we are friendly. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn. 6pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn. 7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe

Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to dance (7pm), Beginner/ Intermediate (8pm-9pm), Instructor Annette Fyfe Phone 307 7138 a/h, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street. 7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. All welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street, in the Riverside industrial area. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Meeting followed by speaker, walking across England. St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers, 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 4pm

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abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve key information to impart, and no one knows it better than you. There’s a temptation to elaborate, but resist. You will only lose or confuse your audience. You’ll be respected for staying on point. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): To some extent, every interaction is a show-and-tell situation. Those who are aware of what they bring to the table are much more effective than those who bring things like complaints and ego displays. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Anyone who is afraid of humour is afraid of being revealed as vulnerable (even though vulnerability is a given for all living creatures): You’re funny whether these types laugh or not. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The spiritually small will search for reasons to be mad at other people. Condemning others is the lazy man’s ego food. It makes him feel bigger and more important without having to do anything useful. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There’s no benefit to rushing in or hurrying through. You’ll go the same distance but have less to show for it. Take in the sights; talk to the people; stroll at a pace that will allow you to fully breathe in this day. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It’s good that people see what you do and want something out of you, so long as they are willing to do a fair trade for your offerings. Many won’t understand. They have to be taught what a fair price is. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): In the past you’ve assumed people around you knew what they were doing. It turns out that wasn’t always the case. Now you check things out before taking people at their word, and this will prevent trouble today. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Ordinary things can become sacred once they’ve been infused with sacred energy. Full-on wars have been started over things as ordinary as a wooden bucket. As for your own item: Protect it well today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Learning other views isn’t for nosy people – busybodies learn everyone’s dirt from their fixed, and often judgmental, point of view. It takes a remarkable sort of intelligence to understand another person. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Many who would like to reach a state of joy and openness of mind will try shortcuts. They might work, but they create dependencies, and teach nothing. The long path teaches. Its gifts are enduring. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s easier to sign each page and agree across the board. Alas, you can’t in good conscience give a categorical yes today, because there are too many variables. Each item must be considered separately. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You don’t have to compete to win. It’s more of a recipe than a competition. If you put in the right ingredients, in correct measure and with the prescribed technique, you’ll have what you set out to make.

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DEATHS SHEARER, Lyall Edwin – Peacefully surrounded by family on May 14, 2019, aged 72. Dearly loved husband of Gaynor, proud father of Amelia and Mark Dale, Lauren and Jeremy Langford, Blair and Rose, adored "Lyall" of George, Alice, Ben, and Victoria; Alexia, Sylvie, and Arthur; Annabel, Charlotte, and Harrison. Son of the late Peter and Doreen and loyal brother of Peter, Grant, and Craig and their families. A celebration of Lyall's life will be held at Sopheze On The Bay, Caroline Bay, Timaru, on SATURDAY, May 18 at 2pm, followed by a private burial. Messages to the Shearer family, c/o PO Box 772, Timaru 7940.

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TOMORROWFZL: Lowering to 1700m; 1400m later

Fine at first, cloud developing later. Northwesterlies developing.

Cloudy with isolated showers about the divide. A fine morning farther east, then a few showers spreading north from afternoon. Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 90 km/h turning SW 60 km/h from afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W gale 80 km/h rising to severe gale 120 km/h in the morning, then easing to gale 70 km/h later.

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Partly cloudy, with isolated morning showers. Strong southwesterlies.

Early cloud and possible showers, then fine. Northwesterlies turning southerly.

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Partly cloudy. Showers about the divide gradually clearing. Wind at 1000m: W gale 65 km/h, rising to gale 85 km/h for a time in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W gale 80 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h for a time in the afternoon.

Mainly fine, some high cloud until afternoon. Westerlies.

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E.B. CARTER LTD TONKS, Veda Joan (Joan) – On May 11, 2019 at Ashburton Hospital. In her 91st year. Dearly loved wife of Keith. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Robert and Sharyn, Alistair and Madeleine, and Fiona and Doug Stuart. Loving Grandma and Nanny of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to 35 Buckleys Terrace, Ashburton 7700. At Joan’s request a private family service has been held.

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MOORE, Janet Lynn – On May 13, 2019 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Surrounded by her loving family. Dearly loved wife of the late Duncan Smith and Mervyn Moore. Loving and loved mother of the late Maxwell, Roger and Karen Smith, Margaret and John Rickard, Barry and Roberta Smith and Warren and Vicki Smith. A very much loved Granny of Sarah and Russ, Anna and Nick, Megan and Hoani; Nicola, Jason and Rachael, Aimee and Dominic; Sonya and Nathan, Gayle and David, the late Kaye, Claire and Hamish; Hannah and Sam, Emily and Tyler; and adored great Granny of Oscar, Leo, Daisy; Isla, Millie; Sailor, Beau; Hazel, Jack, Angus; Amelia, Findlay; Lottie, Hugo; Kayden, Bree, and Tilly; Messages to Janet’s family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thank you to Dr Ryan, the staff at Rosebank, AAU and Ward One at Ashburton Hospital. A service to celebrate Janet’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on FRIDAY, May 17, commencing at 11.30am. Followed by private interment.

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7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:30 F The Bay AO When a key piece of evidence turns up, Lisa’s suspicions focus on another member of the Meredith family. 0 9:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

Shortland Street PGR 0 Young Sheldon 0 The Big Bang Theory 0 Tantastic – 50 Shades Of Orange 9:30 Whiskey Cavalier AO 0 10:20 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 10:50 Cougar Town PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Lego Masters Australia PGR 0 8:50 Magnum PI AO Magnum takes a case from private investigator Luther Gillis to find the true identity of a man’s comatose fiancee when he learns she has had extensive facial surgery. 0 9:50 NewsHub Late 10:20 Wanted AO 3 0

11:05 Lucifer AO 3 Lucifer and Chloe’s next investigation pits them against defence attorney Charlotte Richards; as Lucifer seeks to understand her return, he makes a surprising discovery. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:20 Siren PGR 3 0 12:05 Private Practice PGR 3 0 12:50 Baby Daddy PGR 3 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 F Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Midnight Infomercials

The Bay

8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am I Found The Gown 3 10:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Cheshire AO 1:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 2:30 Dr Christian Will See You Now 3 3:30 Four Weddings UK 3 0 4:30 Catfish 3 5:30 Wahlburgers 3 The Wahlbergs begin summer with their annual family reunion. It is also Patriots’ Day, and Jim, brother of Mark, Donnie, and Paul, is in town to run in the Boston Marathon. 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 7:30 Bachelorette Australia Sophie Monk sets out to find love with one of Australia’s most eligible bachelors. 9:10 Catfish 10:10 The Real Housewives Of New York City AO 11:10 Intervention AO 3

Thursday

12:05 I Found The Gown 3 12:35 Infomercials 3

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

Magnum PI

8:50pm on Three

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Nightwatch M 8:05 The Force MC 8:30 Arrow MVS 9:15 Parking Wars PGL 9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 CSI – Miami MV 11:10 Nightwatch M Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:05 Wheel Of Fortune PG 2:30 NCIS LA MV 3:15 Nightwatch M 4:05 The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Parking Wars PGL 6pm Arrow MVS 7pm The Force MC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 The Force MC 9pm Surveillance Oz PGV 9:30 Helicopter ER M 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:20 Arrow MVS Thursday 12:05 Nightwatch M 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:15 Pawn Stars – UK PG 1:40 The Force MC 2:05 Helicopter ER M 2:50 Surveillance Oz PGV 3:15 The Force MC 3:40 CSI – Miami MV 4:25 Parking Wars PGL 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

11:25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 12:25 Scorpion PGR 3 Team Scorpion must save an unconscious, hypothermic boy stuck in the wheel compartment of their airborne plane; Walter’s white lie to Paige begins to take its toll on him. 1:20 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 1:50 Closedown 0

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 6:10 Shanghai Knights MV 2003 Action. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson. 8:05 The Purge 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey. 9:35 Les Miserables MVS 2012 Musical Drama. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried. 12:10 Fifty Shades Of Grey 18LSC 2015 Drama. Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson. 2:15 Premonition ML 2007 Drama. Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon. 3:50 Oblivion MVS 2013 Sci-fi. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko. 5:55 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action Adventure. Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth. 8pm Fracture MVLS 2007 Crime. An attorney intent on climbing the career ladder finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute for killing his wife. Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Cliff Curtis. 9:55 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller. 11:50 Killer Joe 18VLS 2011 Crime. Matthew McConaughey.

Thursday

1:10 Ant-Man And The Wasp PGVL 2018 Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. 3:05 All I See Is You 16LS 2017 Drama. Blake Lively, Jason Clarke. 4:55 LBJ ML 2016 Drama. Bill Pullman, Jeffrey Donovan.

Thursday

MAORI

6am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 6:25 Krypto The Superdog 0 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 0 7:15 The Loud House 3 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8:05 League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 0 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 Instinct PGR 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm The Chase Australia 0 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Million Dollar Minute 6:30 Kiwi Basketball Show 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 0 7:30 Heroes And Survivors PGR 0 8:30 Top Gear PGR Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris drive across Sri Lanka in a pair of tiny tuk-tuks; back at the track, Chris tests the latest super-saloons from BMW and Mercedes. 0 9:45 Game Of Thrones AO 0

7:40 The Free World 16VL 2016 Drama. Elisabeth Moss, Boyd Holbrook. 9:20 Professor Marston And The Wonder Women 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall. 11:05 Thoroughbreds 16VLC 2018 Comedy. Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy. 12:35 The Lost City Of Z MVL 2017 Action. Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller. 2:55 The Free World 16VL 2016 Drama. Elisabeth Moss, Boyd Holbrook. 4:35 High Moon 16VL 2018 Action. Sean Partick Flanery, Chelsea Edmundson. 6:05 Ant-Man And The Wasp PGVL 2018 Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. 8pm All I See Is You 16LS 2017 Drama. A blind woman’s relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about their lives. Blake Lively, Jason Clarke. 9:55 LBJ ML 2016 Drama. Bill Pullman, Jeffrey Donovan. 11:30 Degenerates 16VLSC 2018 Drama. Annette Badland, Lauren Douglin.

1:30 Premonition ML 2007 Drama. 3:05 Oblivion MVS 2013 Sci-fi. 5:05 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action Adventure.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Team Umizoomi 3 7:10 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Darwin + Newts 7:50 Kids Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Kete Korero 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Marae Kai Masters Special 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon F Te Hikoi Mahanga 3 12:30 F The Ring Inz PGR 3 1pm Haka Life 3 1:30 Nanakia PGR 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Team Umizoomi 3 3:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm HakaNation 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 6pm Waka Huia 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 6:30 Hope For Wildlife 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 8:30 Flippin’ RVs 9:30 Baggage Battles 11:30 Vintage Hunter 12:30 Treasures Decoded 1:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 2:30 Building The Dream 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Heston’s Fantastical Food Heston sets out to put the fun back into the food and drink of the great British pub. 5:30 Found When Lily and Dale perform tests on a gold-coloured urn, they find themselves investigating its ties to an ancient blood ritual. 6:30 Lost In Transmission

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Hangi Pit Masters 3 8:30 Holding Court With Steven Adams Stress testing begins as the kids undergo gruelling drills and tough SAT tests. 9pm Ahikaroa AO 3 10pm Ahikaroa After Dark AO 3 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Steve Backshall’s Extreme River Challenge Steve begins his journey at Lake Habema, where the Baliem River begins, and goes on to encounter some of the most extreme white-water rapids. 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa PGR 10pm Bear Grylls – Mission Survive PGR

11pm Te Matatini Ki Te Ao Highlights from 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 11:30 Closedown

11pm Royal Marines Commando School AO Midnight Lost In Transmission 1am Cash Cowboys 2am Fishy Business 3am Real Deal 3:30 Before And After 4am Climbing The Property Ladder 5am Lost In Transmission

SKY SPORT 1 8:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Byron Nelson. 9:30 The Challenge Series (HLS) 10am Golf – PGA Champions Tour (HLS) Greystone Golf and Country Club, Alabama. 11am Live From The PGA Championship 1pm The 1014 Rugby Show 1:30 The Breakdown 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Jaguares. 5:30 Women’s Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. From Canada. 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Tactix v Steel. From Horncastle Arena, Christchurch. 9:15 Netball Zone 10pm The Back Page 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 NZ Press Box Hosted by Bernadine OliverKerby.

Thursday

Midnight The Kiwi Basketball Show 12:30 SkySpeed 1am The 1014 Rugby Show 1:30 Live From The PGA Championship (RPL) 3am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Tactix v Steel. 3:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Stars. 4am Cricket – International (HLS) England v Pakistan. 4:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Final. 5am The Breakdown

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

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DISCOVERY

6am NRL 360 7am The Fan 7:30 Queenslanders Only 8am NRL Try Time 9am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Rabbitohs v Cowboys. 11am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. Noon Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Dragons. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday. 1pm The Back Page 2pm Football – A-League (HLS) Semifinal One. 2:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Semi-final Two. 3pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Stars. 3:30 Cricket – England v Pakistan (HLS) 4pm NRL 360 5pm The Fan 5:30 Queenslanders Only 6pm Cycling – Giro D’Italia (RPL) Stage Four. 8pm NZ Press Box Hosted by Bernadine OliverKerby. 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life 10pm The Greatest 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 11pm Squash – PSA World Tour (HLS) Manchester Open Tournament – Semi-final.

6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Expedition Unknown PG Yamashita’s Gold. 10am BattleBots PG We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Bracket – The Round Of 32, Part 1. 10:50 Railroad Australia PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Last Night Stand. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Burning Love. 1:20 Jonbenet – An American Murder Mystery M Pool of Suspects. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 5:45 Railroad Australia PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 Homestead Rescue PG Fury and Fire. 9:25 The Last Alaskans PG Never Gets Easier. 10:15 Moonshiners M Moonshiner’s Apprentice. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Lord of the Rats. 11:55 Weather Gone Viral PG

Midnight Serie A Highlights Show (HLS) 1am Football – A-League (HLS) Semi-final One. 1:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Semi-final Two. 2am Fox Sports News 2:30 NRL 360 3:30 League Life 4am The Greatest 4:30 The Challenge Series (HLS) 5am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS)

12:45 Jonbenet – An American Murder Mystery M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Treehouse Masters PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 The Pool Master PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Ashburton Netherby School students were presented with new netball uniforms from ANZ Ashburton staff this week.

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Netherby looks sharp Ashburton Netherby School’s netballers will be looking sharp when they hit the court next, thanks to a helping hand from the ANZ. The school this week received some brand new uniforms thanks to the ANZ On Your Team programme, allowing them to take their netball involvement to the next level. Melanie Oakley applied to have

ANZ on the school’s team because the school had a lot of boys and girls eager to play netball, but not enough uniforms to go around. So the new uniforms will help the school’s netballers to train to the best of their abilities and step out on to the court with confidence. Oakley’s application struck a chord with those charged with de-

ciding who could benefit from a bit of a hand. “Our children come in all beautiful shapes and sizes and each of our teams have up to two boys playing for them,” Oakley said. “Our dedicated kids deserve better than not having a uniform. We want our tamariki to be comfortable and proud when they represent us.”

All up, the ANZ has given more than $700,000 in assistance to netball communities across the country to help them achieve their netball aspirations. ANZ head of sponsorship Sue McGregor said the bank is proud to support Kiwi netballers from the grassroots players right up to those in the ANZ Premiership. “We know that having the sup-

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port of someone on your team, backing you all the way can make a massive difference in achieving your netball goals,” she said. “We hope that Ashburton Netherby School netball players feel supported to be the best they can be and play with confidence.” Applications to get ANZ On Your Team are still open – to apply, visit anzcourtside.co.nz.

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