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Hinds-based Labour list MP Jo Luxton has dismissed Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon’s claim that the Government’s decision not to grant any new oil and gas exploration permits will hurt regional New Zealand, labelling his comments as scaremongering.

Falloon released a statement late last week describing the Government’s decision as hugely disappointing and part of a continued attack on regional New Zealand. He made particular reference

to the Barque prospect, which is about 60 kilometres off the North Otago coast.

“The Barque gas development is projected to create 3100 jobs locally, and deliver $32 billion in royalties and taxes,” Falloon said. “The announcement by the government puts the project at risk.

“Shane Jones’ billion dollar fund is a drop in the bucket compared to that, it will never create that level of economic activity. In fact, only 4 per cent of his slush fund has been invested in the South Island.

“Axing gas exploration won’t do any-

thing to help transition to (a) low carbon environment. Ninety per cent of our electricity generation in New Zealand is from renewable sources. Gas is still used for certainty of supply, and without it more coal will be burned, with far higher carbon emissions.

“Across New Zealand, the oil and gas industry employs 11,000 people and is our fourth largest export earner.”

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Gym under review

By Sue NewmaN

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The EA Networks Centre gym business is under the microscope, as a review that will determine its future ownership gets under way.

Currently the gym is part of the Ashburton District Council owned and run sports complex, but when it opened in May 2015 the council committed to reviewing the business after three years to decide whether it should remain under council management or move into private hands.

Miro Business Services Ltd has been commissioned by the council to undertake the review and will look at a range of issues

including 24 hour opening, the current allocation of costs, leasing or subcontracting options or retaining the status quo.

Figures obtained by the Guardian indicate the gym is a solid dollar earner with its income far exceeding its direct costs. However, when its share of the centre’s overheads are taken into account, its profit is eroded and like other activities in the centre, loses rather than makes money.

When the council opted to include a gym in the complex, it came under significant pressure from local gym owner John Moore to put the lease out for public tender. At the time, council service delivery manager Neil

McCann said it was normal practice for council-owned complexes with a gym to be run by the council – 27 out of 28 complexes at that time had council-run gyms.

Moore argued that by running the gym itself and setting fees that undercut privately owned gyms, the council would put private owners out of business. His gym has since closed.

When councillors decided in August 2014 that the council would run the gym it agreed its management would be reviewed three years after it opened. If it did not make a profit it would be put out to tender.

The final decision could come

down to the definition of profit.

The council estimated the gym would make more than $200,000 profit a year and with only its own direct costs taken into account, it exceeds this.

Profit becomes loss, however, when it is allocated a share of the centre’s overheads.

The centre’s gym and stadium also make money with just their own direct costs taken into account. The centre and general council overheads dramatically change profit into loss for all three areas.

The findings of the review will be presented to the council’s finance and business services May meeting.

■ YOUNG FARMER OF THE YEAR

Clean sweep for local young farmers

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

When it comes to farming knowledge, it would be hard to beat three young men from the Hinds Young Farmers’ Club for understanding the business of a rural business.

On Saturday night three members of the club represented the Ashburton District in the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year finals and the three scooped the prize pool.

Rural consultant Cameron Black, 25, a former Ashburtonbased banker and current Hinds YFC chairman, was named Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year.

Contract milker Josh McAtamney came second and also took out the Agri-Sports Challenge with the third member of the team, Flemington farmer Stephen Blain finishing in third place. The event saw eight finalists tackle a series of gruelling modules, including a fast-paced agri-knowledge quiz.

Flying the flag for Hinds YFC and on the winners’ podium in the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year finals were (from left) Josh McAtamney, second, winner Cameron Black and third placegetter Stephen Blain.

PHOTO SUPPLIED It was Black’s fourth time competing in a regional final and he said he was both stunned and excited to finally win. He moved to Christchurch in December and now works as a rural consultant at New Zealand Agri Brokers.

The win has secured Black a

spot in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Invercargill in July.

Black said he knew he’s done well in the afternoon events, but didn’t want to get too far ahead of himself by starting to think about the end result.

“It was pretty tough competition and I hoped I’d get there but you just don’t know until they call the names out at the end,” he said.

In terms of the Hinds club’s clean sweep of awards, Black said he was immensely proud of his two fellow competitors McAtamney and Blain.

He’s now looking ahead to the July finals where he will be up against winners form six other regions from around New Zealand.

“Hopefully I can do Aorangi proud. I’ve got a good support crew who came from all over the country to be here,” he said.

The Massey University Bachelor of AgriScience graduate was raised on a sheep and beef farm at Gropers Bush in Southland. His win netted him almost $12,000 worth of prizes, including an XR150 Honda farm bike.

He also won the coveted Ravensdown Agri-Skills Challenge, the AGMARDT Agri-Business Challenge and the Meridian Energy Agri-Knowledge Challenge.

Scarecrow trail a hit

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Lurking in front gardens, in shop windows and in the most unexpected places, 40 scarecrows are in hiding around Methven.

Those scarecrows have been carefully crafted by children, families and Methven groups and are part of what has become an eagerly awaited school holiday event, the village’s scarecrow trail.

This year there are a record number of entries, said co-organiser Gillian Heald. Along with daughter Karyn Robertson, the pair have been organising the event for the past six years and say numbers increase each year, “We’ve got quite a few new people involved this year. A lot of work has gone into the scarecrows and some of them are very creatively different,” Heald said.

The challenge for people taking part in the trail is to find each scarecrow and identify it as the nursery rhyme character it represents. When the competition wraps up on April 28 there is a prize for the most correct entry and for the scarecrow maker voted best by trail participants.

The trail attracts around 2000 participants, but most of those following the scarecrow trail have little idea of the stories behind some of the entries, she said.

This year there are some interesting and unexpected creators taking part for the first time – a local vicar who has placed his creation on the church, the ladies who look after the Red Cross shop and a group of local builders who surprised everyone including themselves with their creativity.

“They were so enthusiastic about making their entry that they couldn’t wait to finish work and get on with their project,” Heald said.

This year’s creators include four schools, five pre-school providers, the Aged Care home and a number of local businesses.

About one quarter of the entries are individuals and families.

The event runs until April 28.

Maps and entry forms are available at the Methven i-Site.

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■ COMMUNITY AWARDS

Dairy workers’ story well told

BY SUE NEWMAN

SUE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

They might not have won, but Ashburton’s Filipino Dairy Workers did the district proud at Saturday’s finals of the Trustpower National Community Awards.

The group won the Ashburton section of the awards and were among 25 teams representing their district and vying for the

national title, taken out by Edgecumbe Volunteer Fire Brigade representing Whakatane District.

Their presentation was based around their work in the days and weeks following last year’s floods, with members logging thousands of hours of work to get the community back on its feet.

Ashburton might not have won, but presenter for the group, Earl

■ POLITICS

Magtibay said he was happy with the way the group’s story had been told. “We got good reactions and I think we’ve opened some people’s eyes. We’re happy we’ve told our story well.”

The Filipino Dairy Workers’ group has grown from a small group that met to support one another as new arrivals in a new country, to a group with more

than 300 members that works to provide social, academic and industry support.

The 25 presentations were excellent, Magtibay said, and all were very worthy of being winners. Runners up were the South Invercargill Urban Rejuvenation Charitable Trust who told the story of their volunteer rejuvenation and community development or-

ganisation that had breathed new life into arts, housing and events in a community left hurting by school closures and redundancies.

The Whetu Mataiata Award for a rising star went to the Kura Precious Ones Special Needs Support group that brought together families facing similar challenges so they could support one another.

■ PLAINS RAILWAY

Oil and K88 steams down the tracks at Plains gas claims dismissed From P1 “For all their talk about the importance of the regions, this is the third time in a week the government have acted against our region’s interests.

Ending gas exploration, pulling out of irrigation schemes like Hunter Downs, and cutting $5.35 billion out of the state highway network to spend on Auckland rail projects will all hurt our local economy,” he said.

Luxton rejected all of that.

“It is sad to see that the National MP is once again focused on scaremongering rather than fact, when New Zealand Oil and Gas has specifically stated, on the back of Minister Megan Woods’ announcement, that exploration and development related to the Barque prospect will not be impacted.

“As a proud South Islander, the government’s announcement that there will be no new offshore oil and gas exploration permits is a victory for those kiwis who have fought hard to protect our environment from further offshore drilling, especially Maori as tangata whenua.

“This is a hugely significant step in protecting our taiao for the next generation, while honouring all current permit holders and ensuring no existing jobs will be lost.

“This government is facing up to the fact the world is moving away from fossil fuels, by providing certainty for industry and our communities, so they too can plan for the future.”

Luxton also took issue with Falloon’s claim that transport funding is being removed from regions like Ashburton and directed to Auckland, saying there was no substance to that view.

“The truth is, National cut funding for local roads and maintenance.

They made big promises at the election of new highways, but didn’t put a cent towards building them.

“This government’s transport plan will see a 43 per cent increase in investment in local roads, an 81 per cent increase in road safety investment, and an 18 per cent increase in spending on maintenance. That will mean safer, more reliable roads for our communities.”

The past came alive yesterday at Ashburton Plains Railway, when its star locomotive K88 Washington steamed down the tracks.

After being found in a riverbed in 1974 she found a new home at the Plains and since her arrival the historic locomotive has been carefully restored by teams of volunteer railway enthusiasts. Today she’s their pride and joy and is one oldest operational engines of its kind in the world.

She began her life in New Zealand hauling an express train between Christchurch and Dunedin for a few years before being sidelined to secondary work late in the 19th century.

Today she attracts large crowds when she steams around the Plains Railway tracks.

Above - Noise, steam and action, K88 Washington running down the Plains Railway tracks at yesterday’s open day.

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Right - Enjoying a ride in K88 was four-year-old Jessica Martin.

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Tributes flow Tributes are flowing for two men who died in a Papatoetoe bus crash on Saturday.

The two pedestrians were hit by the 380 Airporter bus at the intersection of Wyllie Road and Puhinui Road about 7pm.

One of the men who died was in his 20s, the other was in his 30s. Their names are likely to be released today.

Senior Sergeant Pete Marriott confirmed the bus was travelling away from the airport and turned left up Wyllie Road.

He said three passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash. They were not injured and were sent home.

The bus driver was being supported and would be taken home in due time, he said.

Manukau East MP Jenny Salesa gave her “thoughts and prayers” to all the family and friends of the two men who died.

“I am truly sorry for your loss and I hope our Heavenly Father can bring you comfort during this very challenging time.”

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■ TEENAG, AGRIKIDS COMPETITION

Locals perform well in TeenAg, AgriKids Ashburton scored a trio of successes on Saturday in the Aorangi regional finals of both the TeenAg and the AgriKidsNZ. The Waimate regionals saw 38 teams go head-to-head at the Waimate Showgrounds with Ashburton College’s duo of Harriet Stock and Alex Jones taking out second place and earning themselves a berth in the TeenAg grand final in Invercargill in July.

They were pipped for gold by the Geraldine High School pair of Ben Chambers and Jakob Stachhurski.

Mt Somers School students Annabel Harmer, Ruby Giera and Lachlan Rooney earned themselves a second placing in the AgKidsNZ competition, with Tim CannelyWhite, Henry Gray and Austin Watson from Ashburton Intermediate coming third.

The title in this section was taken out by Eliane Craig, Charlotte Hurst and Ruby Shortus from Waimate High School. All three teams

Ashburton Intermediate students (from left) Tim CannelyWhite, Henry Gray and Austin Watson, third placegetters in the AgriKids NZ Aorangi regional finals.

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Runners-up in the Aorangi regional finals of the TeenAg competition, Harriet Stock and Alex Jones from Ashburton College.

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will go on to compete in the Invercargill final.

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Taking out second place in the AgriKids NZ Aorangi regional finals in Waimate (from left) Annabel Harmer, Ruby Giera and Lachlan Rooney from Mt Somers School.

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■ FOODBANK

MP gets behind foodbank Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon recently donated a couple of boxes of food and other groceries, such as nappies, to the Salvation Army foodbank in Ashburton and is encouraging other to do the same.

“There’s always a rush of goods supplied prior to Christmas, particularly with Toot for Tucker, but winter is a busy period and our local foodbanks need more to keep their shelves stocked,” Falloon said.

“With the recent cold snap the Salvation Army are already getting a lot more requests for warm bedding and food.

“They’re running low on some basic goods like flour and sugar, and they’re always in need of things for kids’ lunches like sandwich spreads.”

“I really encourage people to donate to our local foodbanks, they do a great job.

Nothing is too small to take in, or they can drop stuff into my office in Harrison Street when it’s open and I’ll happily deliver it on their behalf,” Falloon said.

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In brief Father dies in fight A father has died in a fight with his son in a Taranaki town. Police were called to an address in Pukatea Street, Inglewood about 7.30pm last night after reports of two men fighting outside a property.

Detective Senior Sergeant Phil Skoglund said yesterday that police are making inquiries on behalf of the coroner following the death of the man. He confirmed the fight was between a father and son.

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Northcote byelection A school dropout and former butcher’s apprentice will fight the June 9 byelection in the seat of Northcote for the National Party.

Local party members made the selection from a shortlist of five at a meeting in the electorate yesterday. Dan Bidois, in his late 30s is a former student politician, former Fulbright scholar, ex-OECD economist with a Masters in public policy from Harvard and a Foodstuffs manager. Bidois lives in Botany.

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Andrew Falloon hands over boxes of groceries to Maria Macdonald of the Ashburton Salvation Army foodbank.

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Taking long view of district’s labour shortage

BY SUE NEWMAN

SUE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A survey that could ultimately help solve Ashburton’s critical labour shortage is under way.

Over the next four months a plan that will spell out the depth of those shortages and possible solutions will have been written.

Following the winding up of the economic agency, Grow Mid Canterbury, the district has had no single organisation dedicated to economic development. The role has fallen back on the shoulders of Grow Mid Canterbury’s funder, the Ashburton District Council.

The council has had a draft economic development plan prepared and the first steps in this involve identifying the depth of the district’s labour shortage, council chief executive Andrew Dalziel said.

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The economists would work with employers to ensure they had a solid understanding of where the issues were, he said.

When the survey was completed, the council would have a good handle on not only which industries struggled to find staff, but it would have a range of solutions that would bring new employees into the district and it would have a better chance of retaining them.

The council’s economic development strategy also includes seven key points designed to encourage innovation and opportunities within the district.

Ex-local Tom Hooper, who spend several years as chief executive for the Canterbury Development Corporation has been commissioned to work on an Open for Business project that will identify the council’s role in supporting economic development and growth.

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Penney Kemp (left) from Nurse Maude Hospice in Christchurch spoke to Hospice Mid Canterbury volunteers recently about the Korowai course.

The course has been specifically designed for caregivers of those with a life-limiting illness.

It has been running for a year in Christchurch and Penney is offering to run an abridged version in Ashburton later this year.

The programme in Christchurch is run over four weeks and looks at a number of things that caregivers may have difficulty with, such as understanding all the supports available, diet and food, managing care at home, and making the most of the time available.

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ARTS DIARY

Helping prep the set for One Man Two Guvnors are (from left) Brian Doig, Diane Watson and Phil Webb.

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■ BIG LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Creating show’s set a big job

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

There sure isn’t anything “little” about The Big Little Theatre Company’s latest production – particularly when it comes to the set.

A team of parents have undertaken the mammoth task of designing, building, assembling and installing a set for the One Man Two Guvnors show completely from scratch.

The slapstick show hits the stage from Friday and is one of the biggest undertakings of the youth theatre group to date, in celebration of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s 10th anniversary.

At the head of the set department and furiously working to get the show stage-ready is Phil Webb, who has constructed six enormous drop-down backgrounds or “flats” from his home.

“It always becomes a bigger task than you expect when you first start,” he said, working

to install them at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre last week.

While it’s not the first show he’s helped create a set for, he said, “I think this would be our biggest set so far”.

Two of his flats features the Cricketer’s Arms pub and a street, as sketched for the group by an artist and enlarged.

Others depict interior scenes from the hotel and character’s rooms, and two more permanent doors and trellises on either side of the stage provide scene entrances and exits for the characters, he explained.

The stage itself is an enormous, woodenfacade “round” and behind the flats is a pier scene, with railing and lamps. The performance also features live musicians and “Waynette” dancers who will perform on either side of the round.

Webb said the set has also been created with reusability in mind.

“We’ll be able to keep the flats and paint

them and change them up for shows in the future.”

One Man Two Guvnors has toured the world after its first performances at South Bank, West End and Broadway in 2011.

Across the world, companies have produced it with a variety of different looking sets, Webb said, each putting their own spin on the descriptions.

Late last week, the Big Little Theatre Company’s cast of nearly 40 began rehearsing with the set and props, and other teams tackled the tasks of setting and focusing the lighting.

Webb said they were lucky to have a big team of parent helpers on board.

Three performances of One Man Two Guvnors will be delivered later this week on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

Tickets are now available from Ticket Direct, and more information can be found on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre website.

■ April 16: Mid Canterbury Choir open night, 7.15pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ April 19: Olive Copperbottom — Arts on Tour NZ at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ April 20: One Man, Two Guvnors at Ashburton Trust Event Centre (until April 22).

■ April 27: Foster & Alan Golden Years at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ May 4: Hopetoun Brown & the Genius of Finn Scholes at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ May 5: Ashburton Society of Arts acrylics and mixed media class with Galena Kim at Short Street Studio.May 13: Ashburton Society of Arts Autumn Show ends at the Short Street Studio (started April 15). May 18: Mamma Mia at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre (until May 26).

■ June 6: The Ten Tenors at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ June 12: Ashburton Art Gallery’s The Water Project closes (started April 12).

■ July 1: Mid Canterbury Choir Tribute to War Heroes Concert, from 2pm at the Sinclair Centre.

■ July 2: Ashburton Society of Arts 54th annual exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery (until July 23).

August 4: Bootleg Beach Boys at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ August 18: No Holds Bard at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ September 22: Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ October 10: The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ November 1: Seven deadly Stunts & The Messy Magic Adventure at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ 48 HOURS FILM COMPETITION

Time to register for film contest

BY KATIE TODD

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The film industry’s ultimate “pressure cooker” contest is now welcoming early bird registrations.

The 16th annual 48 Hours Film Competition (HP48HOURS) will kick off on May 11 and is looking to attract more entries than ever before from established and aspiring filmmakers around the country.

The unique competition sees teams tasked with producing a

short film in the space of one weekend, from 7pm on Friday to 7pm on Sunday.

Before the weekend film-makers do not know what genre they will be given.

At the competition close, teams deliver their film to local representatives (or upload it to a portal).

It is screened by audiences, judged locally and with a little luck, sent to a “massive grand finale offering fabulous prizes and glory” along with Wildcard entries selected by Peter Jackson.

This year’s enticing prize pool includes $100,000 in cash and services for one team, along with products from the chief sponsor, HP. “HP are proud supporters of the creative arts globally, and our industry-leading technology powers entertainment giants like DreamWorks Animation, Technicolor and Animal Logic,” HP New Zealand Managing Director Grant Hopkins said.

“We are excited to sponsor the HP48hours to shine a spotlight on the role technology can play

in igniting personal storytelling and unleashing the creator and artist in all of us.”

When the competition first started in 2003 just 44 teams entered but in 2014, over 800 teams took part.

This year, organisers have plans to encourage more Maori filmmakers, to engage more secondary schools and universities and to offer an outstanding female filmmaker award.

For more information and to register your team, head to 48hours.co.nz

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Alice Mardle selling healing jewellery and medicinal teas at the Body and Soul Fair.

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Above - The locomotive K88 Washington steamed down the tracks at the Ashburton Plains Railway yesterday.

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Below - Driver Russell Arnott, Connor SmytheEder, 8, Flynn Smythe, 3, and Lenard Smythe at the Ashburton Plains Railway yesterday.

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Haylee Campbell (right) and Melissa Fechney at the Creeationz stall at Saturday’s Body and Soul Fair.

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Practitioners in action at Saturday’s Body and Soul Fair.

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Stefan van Vliet at the Ashburton Plains Railway yesterday.

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Daniel Gould, 13, (left) and Alex Kenure-Blackler, 9, at the Ashburton Plains Railway yesterday.

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When it comes to success, size doesn’t matter W

hen you love the district you call home, you’re really not supposed to have favourites when it comes to the small local areas that make up part of that whole.

But for sheer guts, drive, innovation and its ability to pull together as one whole, the absolute hands down favourite in the Ashburton District has to be Methven.

It’s the little town that can, the village that never says it can’t be done, its people are the people who say let’s get out there and do it.

Yes, we do the same in Ashburton, but our ability to unite and get things done is hampered by the one thing that’s also our greatest district asset, our size.

Take the tourists out of the mix and Methven’s a small town, a village really. But it has a population

that’s bound together by a shared vision. Whether they make their money from the ski business or from farming, they all want their place to be look better, be better and for its businesses to thrive.

That’s nothing different to what people in most towns around New Zealand want, but somehow Methven seems to make it happen. This little farm servicing come ski town seems to do stuff that bigger towns can’t. Maybe it’s the people who live there, maybe it’s its size or maybe it’s something intangible, a ‘something’ that seems to put Methven people

on the same side, that sees them pulling together.

No denying there’ve been divisions in the past. In the early days of Mt Hutt, Methven was a town divided, farm folk on one side, ski folk on the other. They got over that, realising they all wanted the same thing at the end of the day, making money in a place that was a great place to call home.

The latest example of Methven innovation is the community board’s decision that something had to be done to rev up its town centre. The project is called Igniting Change. It captures the imagination.

Over the past 18 months the community board has driven the project, it’s had community workshops, it’s canvassed the town and it’s established the things people want to see changed. In summary, it wants to see a more sustain-

able and diversified economy for the greater Methven area. It’s a bold plan, no holding back. That’s Methven’s style and they plan to achieve this by ensuring their community has one clear vision for the future.

For some reason when Methven calls for action, people respond.

They don’t just want change, they’ve come up with ideas and they’ve been smart. Those ideas all take what they’ve got, what they’re good at and build on them – an agricultural training college and boutique butter plant, biological dairy production, alpine adventure, a brewery and distillery, specific agricultural product branding. The list goes on.

The ideas are inspirational and they’re all positive and largely achievable. What’s also interesting is that when a community survey was conducted it showed

In 1986, dispelling rumors he was dead, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on television to condemn the US raid on his country and to say that Libyans were “ready to die” defending their nation.

In 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced they were in the process of divorcing.

In 2007, in one of America’s worst school attacks, a Korean-born college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life.

Ten years ago: The Supreme Court upheld, 7-2, the most widely used method of lethal injection, allowing states to resume executions after a seven-month halt.

Five years ago: Federal agents zeroed in on how the Boston Marathon bombing the day before was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel — but said they didn’t know yet who had done it, or why. An envelope addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., tested positive for ricin (RY’-sin), a po-

tentially fatal poison.

One year ago: Robert Godwin Sr, a 74-year-old retiree, was shot to death along a Cleveland street; authorities said his random killing was posted on Facebook by the gunman who killed himself during a police chase in Erie, Pennsylvania, two days later.

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there was an underlying tone of despondence, but rather than wallow in despondency, those who knew the greater Methven area needed a shot in the arm, came up with ideas that would create a new vibrancy.

All of that was music to the community board’s ears. They’re not denying getting to where the community wants to get won’t be easy, it’ll take time and it’ll take commitment, but that’s something the people of Methven have never been short on.

These guys are small town, they’re thinking big but they’re starting small. They’re already changing attitudes and they’re vigorously chasing some quick wins. And they say it’s working – they’re focusing on the future, not the past and they’re injecting an air of positivity into an already can-do community.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, April 16, the 106th day of 2018. There are 259 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticised him for leading street protests; King defended his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.

On this date: In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York.

In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. The Confederacy conscripted all white men between the ages of 18 to 35.

In 1912, American aviator Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, leaving Dover, England, and arriving near Calais, France, in 59 minutes.

In 1945, during World War Two, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s estimated that up to 7000 people died.

In 1947, the cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, blew up in the harbour in Texas City, Texas; a nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammonium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 people. At the South Carolina statehouse, financier Bernard M. Baruch declared: “Let us not be deceived — we are today in the midst of a cold war”.

In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon with astronauts John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr and Ken Mattingly on board.

Today’s birthdays: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is 91. Actor Peter Mark Richman is 91. Singer Bobby Vinton is 83. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II is 78. Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

is 71. Former Massachusetts first lady Ann Romney is 69. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is 67. NFL coach Bill Belichick is 66. Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 65. Actress Ellen Barkin is 64. Actor Michel Gill is 58. Singer Jimmy Osmond is 55. Rock singer David Pirner (Soul Asylum) is 54.

Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence is 53. Actor Jon Cryer is 53.

Thought for today: “A closed country is a dying country... A closed mind is a dying mind.” — Edna Ferber (1887-1968).

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Claims of underfunding of public services spurious A

s someone who has previously been involved in the Budget process as an Associate Minister of Finance, I know that Government Budgets are about juggling competing demands for funding in order to get the best results for New Zealanders. Just like most people can’t afford to renovate their house and buy a new car in the same year, there will never be enough money to give every Ministry and every organisation its full wishlist of funding.

Unfortunately the new Government seems to be only just coming to this realisation after overpromising before the election and creating high expectations that this Budget would be brimming with cash for every sector.

What I find frustrating is that instead of fronting up and admitting this, the Minister of Finance, the Prime Minister and other Ministers are suddenly painting a picture of woefully neglected public services everywhere. These claims are simply

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untrue.

For example, the previous Government increased the education budget every year we were in office and the overall education budget went from $8 billion to over $11 billion.

When we came into government, we inherited a property portfolio with an average age of 40 years. There was no complete picture of the state of school property. The Auditor-General last year stated that during the time National was in government, the management of the school property portfolio strengthened significantly.

We invested more than $5 billion in school property alone – the largest ever. This included the $1.1 billion Christchurch

schools’ rebuild in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.

We were also dealing with rapid population growth in areas such as my electorate of Selwyn where we spent $87 million on new school infrastructure between 2008 and 2017.

We recognised and planned for the fact there was still more work to be done. That’s why we had set aside a further $4.85 billion over four years for education infrastructure, like school property.

The same is true for health spending which increased each year under the previous Government. We funded more elective operations, increased funding for new medicines, reduced waiting times for cancer treatment and funded 6100 more doctors and nurses in our hospitals. We introduced free GP visits and prescriptions for children aged under 13. None of this points to a health system that was neglected and underresourced.

If the new Government had done its homework before com-

ing up with its “100-day plan” perhaps it wouldn’t have thrown so much money at fees free tertiary education and the $1 billion “regional development fund” (which seems to be missing in action down here in the South Island’s regions).

The fact is that population pressures, cost pressures and ageing assets are always part of the equation for successive governments to contend with and make provision for – they should not be turned into excuses for broken promises.

This Government should count itself lucky that it has inherited an economy in such strong shape. Imagine if it had a global financial crisis or a series of earthquakes to deal with?

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■ UNITED STATES

US says Syria airstrikes a warning to regime President Donald Trump has declared “Mission Accomplished” for a US-led allied missile attack on Syria’s chemical weapons programme, but the Pentagon says the pummelling of three chemicalrelated facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use banned weapons against civilians if it chooses.

“A perfectly executed strike,” Trump tweeted on Saturday after US, French and British warplanes and ships launched more than 100 missiles nearly unopposed by Syrian air defences. “Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!”

The night-time Syria assault was carefully limited to minimise civilian casualties and avoid direct conflict with Syria’s key ally, Russia, but confusion arose over the extent to which Washington warned Moscow in advance. The Pentagon said it gave no explicit warning. The US ambassador in Moscow, John Huntsman, said in a video, “Before we took action, the United States communicated with” Russia to “reduce the danger of any Russian or civilian casualties”.

Dana W. White, the chief Pentagon spokeswoman, said to her knowledge no one in the Defense Department communicated with Moscow in advance, other than the acknowledged use of a militaryto-military hotline that has routinely helped minimise the risk of US-Russian collisions or confrontations in Syrian airspace. Officials said this did not include giving Russian advance notice of where or when allied airstrikes would happen.

Russia and Iran called the use of force by the US and its allies a “military crime” and “act of aggression”. The UN Security Council met to debate the strikes, but rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the “aggression” by the three Western allies.

Trump’s UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, told the session that the president has made it clear that if Assad uses poison gas again, “the United States is locked and loaded”.

Assad denies he has used chemical

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Tributes for Milos Forman Michael Douglas has led tributes to Milos Forman, the Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, following his death at the age of 86.

Actors and Hollywood stars have been remembering the Czech-born film-maker, also known for Amadeus (1984), The People vs Larry Flynt (1996) and Man On The Moon (1999). Edward Norton, Jim Carrey and Mia Farrow are also among those who have paid tribute to the acclaimed film-maker.

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weapons, and the Trump administration has yet to present hard evidence of what it says precipitated the allied missiles attack: a chlorine gas attack on civilians in Douma on April 7. The US says it suspects that sarin gas also was used.

The strikes “successfully hit every target,” White told reporters at the Pentagon.

The military said there were three targets: the Barza chemical weapons research and development site in the Damascus area, a chemical weapons storage facility near Homs and a chemical weapons “bunker” a few miles from the second target.

The US-led operation won broad Western support. The NATO alliance gave its full backing; NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels that the attack was about ensuring that chemical weapons cannot be used with impunity.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

called the attack “necessary and appropriate”.

A global chemical warfare watchdog group, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said its factfinding mission would go as planned in Douma. Russian leader Vladimir Putin reaffirmed the Kremlin’s scepticism about the allies’ Douma claim, saying Russian military experts had found no trace of the attack. He criticised the US and its allies for launching the strike without waiting for international inspectors to complete their visit to the area.

But British Prime Minister Theresa May said there was little doubt the Syrian government used a barrel bomb to deliver the chemicals at Douma. “No other group” could have carried out that attack, May said, adding that the allies’ use of force was “right and legal”.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Photographer revealed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have hired celebrity photographer Alexi Lubomirski who has photographed the likes of Beyonce and Gwyneth Paltrow to shoot their wedding portraits. In a statement released by Kensington Palace, it was revealed Prince Harry and Ms Markle had chosen Lubomirski as their official photographer for their upcoming wedding on May 19 at St George’s Chapel. Lubomirski, who photographed the couple for their official engagement photos at Frogmore House last year, will take the wedding portraits at Windsor Castle after the ceremony. Lubomirski was born in England but raised in Botswana.

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■ UNITED STATES

Storm blasts central US, killing three A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes has buffeted the central US with heavy snow, winds, rain and hail, forcing flight cancellations, creating treacherous road conditions and killing at least three people.

In the Upper Midwest, the early spring storm brought snow to a region pining for sunshine and warmth. Around 400 flights were cancelled at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, which closed to flights as heavy snow made it difficult for crews to keep the runways clear and planes deiced, while blizzard conditions forced the airport in South Dakota’s biggest city, Sioux Falls, to remain closed for a second straight day.

The Minnesota Twins home game against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field was also snowed out, marking the first back-to-back postponements of base-

ball games in the stadium’s nine seasons.

The Yankees and Tigers were rained out in Detroit.

Authorities closed several highways in southwestern Minnesota, and driving conditions were difficult across the southern half of the state. The National Weather Service predicted that a large swath of southern Minnesota, including Minneapolis and St Paul, would get 23-to-38cm of snow.

The storm is expected to persist through today in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan before moving into New York state and New England.

The National Weather Service warned of potential coastal flooding along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin and Illinois, where Chicago residents were warned that waves could reach 5.5 metres.

One of the three storm-related deaths

occurred on snow-covered Interstate 80 near Chappell in western Nebraska, where a truck driver lost control of his semitrailer and slammed into a semi that had become stranded.

A storm toppled a tree onto a mobile home yesterday in Haughton, Louisiana, killing a sleeping two-year-old girl inside, according to the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.

A woman was killed in Wisconsin yesterday when she lost control of the minivan on a slippery highway and struck an oncoming SUV. In Arkansas, a tornado ripped through the tiny Ozark Mountain town of Mountainburg, injuring at least four people and causing widespread damage.

In Texas hail the size of hen eggs fell on areas south of Dallas and Fort Worth.

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Franich joins DWTS Former Bachelor star Zac Franich and former Shortland Street star Shavaughn Ruakere are the latest celebs to join Three’s Dancing with the Stars. Franich said he was nervous about getting on the dance floor and back on the telly, but his main drive was raising awareness and money for his chosen charity Live More Awesome, a New Zealand Mental Health Charity working to inspire people to take control of their mental health and live a more awesome life. Franich has spoken openly in the past about his own struggles with depression, even detailing how suicide has affected his life after the tragic death of a family friend.

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■ NIUE

Left – Tomb Point overlooks the Pacific Ocean.

Above – Alofi, the capital of Niue.

Below – Tomb Point, a final resting place shaded by palm trees, with a dramatic view of the mighty Pacific Ocean.

A quiet haven in the Pacific It’s not every day the thought crosses your mind: “this wouldn’t be a bad spot to die.” Michael Wayne reports.

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et, here at Tomb Point in Alofi, a speck of a capital city on the diminutive South Pacific island country of Niue, it couldn’t feel truer to me.

Tomb Point is indeed a cemetery – one of the world’s most picturesque, far more so than the name suggests. A final resting place shaded by palm trees, with a dramatic view of the mighty Pacific Ocean.

Across the street, Alofi’s town square is morgue-like, and is so most of the time. In a country of less than 2000, at last count, opening hours are a mere serving suggestion.

The square’s playground, by contrast, is full of life. Day after day, someone’s chosen to make it a meeting spot, a fort to defend, or a colourful extension of childhood joy. Here, that’s an achievement.

The island itself is essentially dead: a coral limestone brick sitting on an extinct volcano. There are no beaches, and vegetables are quite hard to grow in the scant topsoil.

Niue’s close diplomatic relationship with New Zealand means that most young people leave the country for those distant shores as soon as they’re ready to study or join the workforce. The youth flight is a problem and, if left unchecked, may confine Niue to being the world’s biggest graveyard a few generations from now.

The lifeline, as it so often is, is tourism. Niue’s startling assortment of natural coral caves and grottoes are a big pull, as is the friendliness of its people. Quirky new ventures such as food festivals showcasing unique Niuean cuisine, heavy on the tropical fruit, fish and taro, and the biannual Niuekulele Festival, have also given things a boost.

A car drives by, the first in 20 minutes.

Death and the South Pacific have a thing going on. Be it front lawn graves in the Cook Islands, an island of skeletal headhunters in the Solomons, or the countless burials at sea; if you die in the region it’s bound to be an eternity to remember.

When Captain James Cook first arrived here in 1774, the islanders had the good sense to tell him to sail on. Cook was unable to land after three attempts, and left “Savage Island” in a huff. Death’s hand had been momentarily stayed.

A second car. It’s nearly peak hour.

By 1901, the locals had changed their tune, and after fierce lobbying by Togia- pulu-toaki, the last king of Niue, the island was annexed by the British Empire.

The arrival of European explorers in this part of the world was accompanied by death undreamed of by its natives.

Disease and the cruelty of power put more islanders beneath

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GETTING THERE: Niue is approximately three and a half hours from Auckland.

Air New Zealand fly to Hannan International Airport on Tuesdays and Fridays only.

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the Pacific’s shores than ever before. It’s only natural that the continent’s customs and obsession with visualising death should have migrated as well.

Clusters of plots are a common sight in Niue, sitting like morbid bus stops in clearings along the island’s coastal road. They’re well maintained, and the wilderness surrounding them kept at a respectful distance by groundskeepers unseen during my visit.

Death doesn’t discriminate.

Here at Tomb Point, kings lie ashes-to-ashes with commoners.

The Niuean royal family collapsed after the British arrived, and its final figureheads have remained here ever since. And,

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on an island this tiny, space is at a premium, so regular folks were allowed to rest here too.

The very European visage of a graveyard does look somewhat out of place on a tropical island, and sure enough, nature has resisted the incongruous addition.

One ancient headstone is split right down the centre, as if struck from on high by lightning ... or a particularly weighty coconut.

The royal tombstones are suitably majestic, giant white statements that let you know that the inscribed names were big deals in their day. Recent headstones are more modestly sized, but the addition of photographs so popular in the islands add a haunting touch.

Nearby, a memorial tells the tale of Niue’s involvement in the First World War. A list of 150 names who were the island’s bravest, sent to the Western Front in 1916 as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. For most of the men, it was the first time they’d left their isolated home.

The campaign went about as disastrously as you could imagine.

Unprepared for European disease, particularly the kind brewing in the trenches, 80 per cent of the group were hospitalised in three months.

The memorial’s list of World War Two fighters is much shorter.

These days, an island death is usually down to natural causes,

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especially in a place as allegedly crime-free as Niue.

I’m told that the last crime of any note was when the island’s sole prisoner was beaten to death by a police officer, who then took his place.

Tomb Point isn’t all gloom and doom, however. Humpback whales, those Pollyannas of the deep, bring their newborn calves to play off the coast during late winter, while spinner dolphins spiral through the waves all year.

By late afternoon, the town centre has come alive.

Hungry tourists, in town for the ukulele festival, have filled the square to roll the dice on one of the local restaurants. If they’re lucky, the menu will feature uga.

The island’s resident coconut crabs are a delicacy, and a huge drawcard for out-of-towners. As it’s always been, death for life.

The setting sun bathes Tomb Point and I in a gentle warmth, so welcome in such a cold place.

A brilliant light shines over the grassy park and across the street to the town centre, now set to the gentle lilt of ukuleles.

Far below, the glassy Pacific crashes into the coral coast. It’s a backdrop straight out of a Victorian novel, a lovers’ leap.

Don’t waste your time, doomed lovers. You can achieve immortality right here. * The writer travelled as a guest of Niue Tourism.

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In brief Rebels lose Genia Melbourne face a testing twogame trip to South Africa without their best player after star halfback Will Genia injured his hamstring in the Rebels’ loss to the Jaguares.

The Wallabies No.9 has been in vintage form and set up two tries for the Rebels as they surrendered a 13-point lead to fall 25-22 on Saturday. In a massive blow for the Rebels’ hopes in South Africa, scans confirmed a grade one hamstring tear which will keep the veteran from travelling.

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Tahs plotting title tilt NSW Waratahs believe they are building nicely for another Super Rugby title tilt after embarking on their best start to a season in 12 years. The Waratahs’ 36-17 bonuspoint triumph over the Queensland Reds shot them to the top of the Australian conference as serious doubts surfaced over their rivals’ ability to keep pace. “We’re building,” coach Daryl Gibson said after the Waratahs improved to five wins and a draw from seven outings.

Thorn rules out Cooper

Celtic’s Brian Matorawsha bolts through a gap with his eye firmly on the tryline at the Celtic grounds on Saturday. Matorawsha was in stunning form, popping up all over the field hunting for work, and that effort resulted in a personal haul of six tries.

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■ RUGBY

Celts maintain winning run

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

Celtic kept their winning run intact, Hampstead suffered another tough defeat and Southern and Methven slugged it out in a true local derby in senior club rugby on the weekend.

After winning their first three matches on the trot, any remaining doubters that the Celtic lads weren’t serious competition contenders should now be converted after they demolished Ashley 81-7 in front of their faithful.

The performance, which puts them clear leaders of Section A in the competition included an incredible six-try effort from outstanding back, Brian Matorawsha, who ran amuck through the Ashley defence.

With a commanding lead at half-time, the green machine ran riot in the second half, with the outside backs given a wealth of ball to play with by their forward unit.

They didn’t waste it; by the last quarter confidence was sky-high, all the magic passes were sticking, and everyone was lining up to share in the spoils.

The men from Ashley had no answers, and apart from sneaking one try in just before halftime they were met with a constant wall of green defenders, with very, very few tackles missed by the home side.

After starting the season with a new-look squad, there’s plenty to like about what Celtic have done thus far in the competition and they’ve put the perfect platform together to launch from when the business end of the Combined competition draws near an end.

Meanwhile, if the Southern and Methven clash under the mountains was any form of a taste test to what the Watters Cup is going to be like later in the season then it’s going to be one intriguing competition.

The two country sides put for-

ward a battle of epic proportions for the entire 80 minutes with a full-time penalty determining the outcome.

Southern held the lead for the entire match after scoring early tries through Logan Bonnington and then Jon Dampney.

Methven bounced back to score a brilliant try through Alipeti Polutele and looked like they were going to take control of the match, before Nick Gilbert danced his way down the sideline to score Southern’s third.

A late try to Methven midfielder, Oscar Baisagale, brought the score to 20-14 in the favour of Southern at the break and the match was anyone’s.

Both sides traded blows for much of the second half and when Tyler Blackburn took a quick tap and scored with a Davey Maw conversion, Methven looked set to steal the victory.

A penalty three minutes later however changed the momen-

tum back in favour of the visitors though and it was the evergreen Dampney, who played secondfive, who sent the ball sailing through the middle of the uprights to take the score to 23-21 with minutes to play.

Methven managed to regain the kick-off and when they earned a penalty on fulltime 45 metres out the local fans all held their collective breath.

Maw struck the ball sweetly, but pushed it to the left of the posts in the final play of the match.

The result sees Southern climb up the points table while Methven picked up a point for their effort to keep them in touch should they secure wins in the next couple of weeks.

Hampstead had the tough task of travelling to Waihora to tackle the former competition winners and were again beaten, but far from disgraced against a very good side, 79-19.

Rakaia had the bye.

Queensland coach Brad Thorn ruled out recalling exiled playmaker Quade Cooper despite the Reds’ pedestrian attack failing to trouble the Waratahs in a worrying thirdstraight defeat. “Like I said at the start of the season, we’re going in a different direction,” Thorn said, after the Reds slipped 11 points behind the Waratahs. Thorn also all but ruled out a return for Karmichael Hunt following the Reds’ 37-16 loss. But it was Thorn’s determination to leave Cooper out in the cold that will most bewilder and frustrate Queensland fans. - AAP

Revenge for the Blues The Blues have put the embarrassment of last season’s Super Rugby loss to the Sunwolves behind them with a 24-10 win in Tokyo. Trailing 10-5 at halftime on Saturday, a repeat of last year’s shock 48-21 loss appeared possible. However, the Blues dominated the second half, scoring 19 unanswered points.

While the Blues are still a distant last in the New Zealand conference, a second win from seven games pulls them clear of the battling Japanese side, who sit at the bottom of the overall standings with seven straight losses. - NZME

Irish players sacked Two Ulster and Ireland rugby stars who were acquitted of raping the same woman have been sacked.

Employers Ulster Rugby and the Irish Rugby Football Union have confirmed Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding’s departure following an internal review into their conduct.

The IRFU and Ulster Rugby review had focused on a series of sexually explicit WhatsApp conversations about the sexual encounter at the centre of the rape trial.

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Clinical win for Highlanders

By GreGor Paul Australia’s misery continues against New Zealand teams with the Brumbies heading back to Canberra knowing they probably should have won in Dunedin.

Should have because they had the more powerful scrum, the better of the breakdown and more than enough possession.

But what they lacked was the clinical edge, the ability to be accurate once they had worked their way into Highlanders’ territory and ultimately, self-confidence.

They failed to convert the pressure they exerted in the 20 minutes after the break into points and it hurt them.

They had the Highlanders wriggling and jiggling, looking a little nervous and disorientated but they couldn’t finish them off.

The Brumbies couldn’t score when they desperately needed to.

They were 15-10 down and just one score may have unlocked the game for them, but that one score evaded them.

And it evaded them because the Highlanders defended superbly.

It was almost as if they decided that the best ploy was to let the Brumbies have the ball and they would pressure them with their resilience and tenacity.

It worked and maybe it was no surprise that the defining moment came when the Highlanders were reduced to 14 men.

Lima Sopoaga was in the sin bin for a dangerous tackle and that seemed to stiffen the Highlanders’ resolve.

They went into full scale aggressive, defensive mode and that led to the Brumbies throwing a huge pass across the backline that Waisake Naholo picked off to run the length of the field to make the score 22-10.

That was the killer blow.

The Brumbies had been domi-

Maloney fires Panthers James Maloney has continued his rich vein of form, powering Penrith to a 35-12 NRL win over the Gold Coast yesterday. In the continued absence of regular halfback Nathan Cleary, Maloney pulled the strings, setting up two crucial second-half tries as the Panthers jumped into second spot on the ladder. Maloney removed any doubt he deserved to retain his NSW State of Origin jumper, also running for 128 metres, coming up with two linebreaks and another two linebreak assists before topping off his day with a 72ndminute field goal.

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Billy – stop diving Rugby league legends Brad Fittler and Peter Sterling have savaged NRL superstar Billy Slater for embarrassing diving antics to get opponents sent to the sin-bin. For the second time in three games, a Slater quick tap and tumble after receiving minimal contact from a defender prompted a referee to send the hapless “offender” to the sheds for 10 minutes. This time, Newcastle second-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon was given his marching orders, before Melbourne immediately capitalised with a try in their 40-14 win over the Knights. - AAP

Gallen out for six games Ben Smith led the Highlanders to a hard-fought victory on Saturday night. nating most aspects.

They had spent a long time inside Highlanders’ territory and had attacked, attacked and attacked only to see Naholo score the only points during the period of numerical advantage.

That was the Brumbies’ moment.

If they had gone ahead midway through the second half that could well have been it.

But no, the Highlanders dug in, saw out the siege and then managed to score again a few minutes later to give the scoreboard a slightly misleading look.

There was not much between the two teams at all.

The Highlanders were more

clinical and more able to convert their chances but they were second best in plenty of areas.

The Highlanders biggest problem was their scrum, somewhat curiously given the opposition were Australian, under all sort of pressure.

The Brumbies owned them there in fact.

They used their scrum as their central weapon to build their attacking plays and dent the confidence of the Highlanders.

They didn’t manage to use it, though, to score enough points and it was a harsh lesson for the Brumbies.

Whatever works in the Australian Conference doesn’t always

yield much against New Zealand teams.

No points are easy to come by.

Pressure in itself doesn’t mean much because the Highlanders especially are so resilient and so good at absorbing it that just because they are scrambling doesn’t mean they will open up.

It was a good effort by the Brumbies but the wait for an Australian team to beat one from New Zealand continues.

Highlanders 43 (L. Sopoaga, B. Smith (2), W. Naholo, S. Frizell, F. Smith tries; L. Sopoaga pen, 4 cons; B. Smith con) Brumbies 17 (I. Naisarani, J. Powell tries; W. Hawera pen; C. Leali’ifano 2 cons) - NZME

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Warriors seek to rebound against Dragons Five-eighth Blake Green says the Warriors know they’ll have to lift their intensity when NRL leaders St George Illawarra come to town.

A day after the Dragons maintained their 100 per cent start to season by dispatching Cronulla 40-20, the Warriors weren’t able to keep up with that pace.

Instead, they suffered their first defeat of the year as Brisbane rumbled to a 27-18 victory in Auckland on Saturday.

The Warriors’ next opponents are the Dragons at Mt Smart Stadium on Friday.

“It shouldn’t be hard for us to respond after that,” Green said.

“We probably got out-enthused on our own home ground, which is disappointing.

“They’re on fire, the Dragons. We can’t toss that up next week otherwise we won’t get the result we’re looking for.”

Green admitted the Warriors “weren’t at the races” against Brisbane.

“We just probably lost the physical battle,” he said.

“Right from the opening set, they rolled down the field. We just weren’t on.”

Forwards Joe Ofahengaue, Matt Lodge and Josh McGuire set the platform for the Broncos, and winger Corey Oates was a constant threat out wide.

Oates scored one the Broncos’ four tries, while former Junior Kiwi Jamayne Isaako on the other flank grabbed a double and also kicked five goals.

Green, who scored one of the home side’s three tries, said the Warriors tried to pick up their intensity during the match.

But the response came individually rather than as a team.

However, Green also handed plenty of credit to the opposition.

“The Broncos didn’t give us much. They didn’t make many mistakes,” he said.

“I thought their forwards were very good.

They hunted together as a pack and they had good line speed but there’s nothing we can’t fix.”

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Cronulla warhorse Paul Gallen will miss up to six weeks of NRL action after scans revealed he has suffered a grade two medial ligament tear. Gallen’s knee problem is the worst of the Sharks’ injury concerns, with fellow forwards Andrew Fifita, Luke Lewis and Wade Graham also limping off in Friday night’s 40-20 loss to St George Illawarra.

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Fittler dishes advice Rugby league great Brad Fittler is advising Paul Green to re-sign with North Queensland and prove himself a genuine NRL super coach, without champion playmaker Johnathan Thurston. After months of contract negotiations, Green will put pen to paper in a retention that will make the 2015 premiership-winning mentor the longestserving coach in the Cowboys’ 23year history. Fittler is intrigued to see how Green will fare after Thurston’s retirement.

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Sterling’s challenge Parramatta great Peter Sterling has challenged the Eels to “defy history” and become the first team ever to make the NRL finals after opening a season with six straight defeats. Coach Brad Arthur is refusing to panic despite the Eels’ disastrous start. Parramatta’s listless 18-2 loss to Canberra also means the Eels’ 46 points scored across the first six rounds are the fewest at that stage in the club’s 71-year existence.

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Lodge must pay victims

Warriors five-eighth Blake Green

The NRL has made it clear to Broncos prop Matt Lodge that it won’t register a new contract unless it includes compensation for the victims of his New York rampage.

Lodge owes $1.6 million to the victims he terrorised during a drunken rampage. He avoided jail time by pleading guilty and was sentenced to work in a Sydney soup kitchen and other court demands. - AAP

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In brief Snowden eighth Ashburton shooter John Snowden finished in eighth spot in the full-bore shooting competition at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. His compatriot Brian Carter eventually finished in 15th, on the third and final day of shooting on Saturday.

Ferns miss bronze New Zealand’s dire Gold Coast Commonwealth Games netball campaign has stuttered to a close, the Silver Ferns beaten 60-55 by Jamaica in the bronze medal match.

The loss is New Zealand’s fourth, following on from defeats by Malawi, England and Australia.

It was also the first time since netball’s introduction to the Games at Kuala Lumpur in 1998 that the Kiwis hadn’t made the final. - NZME

England upset Australia

Portia Woodman congratulates an exhausted Kelly Brazier after Brazier had run nearly the length of the field to score the matchwinner in the gold medal match yesterday.

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Stunning sevens double Olympic champions Australia have lost a thrilling women’s rugby sevens final 17-12 in extratime to New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.

In one of the most exciting team sports matches at the Games, the Australians fought back from 12-0 down in the second half to tie the scores at Robina Stadium.

But despite a number of chances to take the gold medal they had to settle for silver when Black Ferns veteran Kelly Brazier raced 80m to score the golden point try in the fifth minute of extra-time.

Tears flowed after Brazier crossed as the exhausted Australians, wanting to send departing coach Tim Walsh out a winner, failed to contain their emotions.

Although they came from behind with heart-stopping tries to Emilee Cherry and Ellia Green, the home side had the chance to decide the match when Emma Sykes missed the angled conversion for Green’s try.

Cassie Staples also bewildered the crowd by kicking the ball out dead when the Australians earned a penalty in the last play before fulltime and had a chance to win the game.

Just before Brazier’s try it looked like the gold medal was theirs when Emma Tonegato and Vani Pelite combined on a 60m run to the line which was stopped just 10m short, and led to a Kiwi penalty.

Australia looked more dangerous in attack but handling errors let them down badly and allowed

the Black Ferns to enjoy far more possession. Main danger Portia Woodman made an impact with her first real touch of the ball, brushing off Vani Pelite and then stepping inside Caslick to score in the third minute.

With the sell-out crowd containing a huge amount of New Zealanders the “Kiwi” chant rang out in celebration, one which was met with “Aussie” in a contest between the fans which continued until Brazier’s try.

Michaela Blyde was also a handful for Australia and she extended the lead to 12-0 at halftime, but an overthrown lineout opened the door for a comeback and Pelite took the chance by setting up Cherry.

Tonegato then put Green down the sideline and she kicked out

of Blyde’s tackle to score, but the Black Ferns showed more composure in the clutch moments in extra time to gain the golden point win and avenge their 2016 Rio Olympic defeat.

But the action was far from over; the All Blacks Sevens then completed a Commonwealth Games rugby sevens clean sweep for New Zealand with a 14-0 final win over Fiji.

Fresh off their female counterparts’ win, the Kiwi men did it far easier against Fiji, dominating from start to finish.

The Fijians barely had a sniff at the tryline, with Etene NanaiSeturo and Regan Ware scoring New Zealand’s two tries to secure gold and reclaim the Games title after losing in the 2014 final to South Africa.

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Golden girls of the Games squash courts Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy have secured gold in the women’s doubles at the Commonwealth Games.

They overcame Indian pair Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik 11-9, 11-8 in yesterday’s match, which lasted 21 minutes.

The final point saw double teapots struck from the Indian pair at the lack of a let, but the umpire’s decision was final and the New Zealanders emerged triumphant to the strains of Slice of Heaven.

In a showcase for reactive skill, the duos ducked, dived, weaved and whipped their way around the court in a frenzy.

The face-masked New Zealanders took an early lead in the opening game and never surrendered it, despite India closing the gap on the scoreboard.

Ditto game two.

The result means that King has secured her third medal of these Games after taking gold in the singles and bronze in the mixed doubles with Paul Coll.

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Pressure is supposed to create diamonds. Instead it proved the Diamonds’ ultimate undoing after a heart-stopping 52-51 defeat in the Games netball final to England.

Having not dropped a single quarter all tournament, Australia faltered at the final hurdle in the face of a relentless assault from the Roses in one of the biggest upsets of the Gold Coast Games.

A handful of calamitous late errors whittled away a four-goal margin, which was finally overtaken with a penalty shot from Helen Housby in the last second of the contest. - AAP

Black Sticks victorious The penultimate day of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games belonged to the New Zealand women’s hockey team as they buried memories of previous Games defeats in hammering the hosts to win gold. Australia hadn’t conceded a goal all tournament until the Black Sticks buried them 4-1 at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. “It’s very special. Quite surreal to be honest.

Finally standing up there and hearing the national anthem, it’s pretty amazing. It’s not really sunk in,” Anita McLaren said.

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Bronze for Tall Blacks The Tall Blacks have overcome the disappointment of their last-gasp loss to Canada to get up – earlier than normal – and beat Scotland for Commonwealth Games bronze.

Led by Thomas Abercrombie’s stand-out game-high 26 points, New Zealand ran out 79-69 winners at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Sunday morning. Scotland were still in touch after the break, backed by a lone voice chanting “deep-fried Mars bars, deep fried Mars bars”.

However the New Zealanders slowly pulled away during the post-break spell to take a 15-point lead into the final quarter. - NZME

Marathon man recovers

Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy celebrate victory.

Scottish runner Callum Hawkins is recovering well in a Gold Coast hospital after his dramatic collapse during the final stages of the Commonwealth Games marathon.

Hawkins held a large lead over Australian Michael Shelley when he stumbled and fell at the 39km mark. He managed to complete another unsteady kilometre before falling again heavily at 40km, this time narrowly avoiding hitting his head on the metal guardrail. - AAP

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The John Hay trained and driven Stone The Crows gets home in the P G O’Reilly Snr Memorial Mobile Pace at the Methven harness meeting at Mt Harding Racecourse yesterday. Stone The Crows finished three-quarters of a length ahead of Awayovernight (Ross Payne) with Donegal Mary Francis (Dexter Dunn) in third, with the trio forming a $2033 trifecta.

Results from yesterday’s Methven trots The weather was fine and the track good for the Methven Harness at Methven yesterday.

RACE 1 - FULTON HOGAN TROT, $9000, 2400m 5-4 Youneedabitofmuscle (16) G Hunt 1 4-3 Rites Of Zhou (13) K Cox 2 2-1 Future Queen (5) S Ottley 3 Scratched: Noble Mistress.

Also (in finishing order): 10-11 Aldebaran Bonny, 3-5 With Ice, 1-2 Well Defined, 1212 Don’t Rock The Boat, 13-13 Ken’s Dream, 7-7 Same, 6-6 Rydgemont Son, 9-8 Masies Pride, 11-10 Tequila Sunset, 15-15 President Pat, 8-9 Foreigner, 14-14 Monarchy Princess.

1-1/4L, Hd, 2-1/2L. Time: 3:17.80. MR: 2:12.60.

Last 800m: 62.17. Win: $7.80. Places: $2.90, $2.60, $2.00. Quinella: $29.00. Trifecta: $447.40 (16,13,5). First4: Not Struck. Sub: Well Defined (11).

Trainer: Grant Hunt, Leeston. Breeding: 4 g Muscle Mass-Del’s Hoof N It. RACE 2 - DONALDSON CONTRACTING/ WESTVIEW RACING, $9000, 2300m 11-11 Awesome Rush (1) R May 1 1-1 Delightful Tanner (9) K Cox 2 3-3 Katamach (3) G O’Reilly 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 10-10 Comfortably Numb, 2-2 Tom Me Gun, 5-5 Downtown Train, 6-8 Franco Garcia, 7-6 Betterthankaty, 8-7 Santanna Lad, 4-4 Matinee Idol, 9-9 Bobbie’s Medley, 12-12 Franco Hatton.

1/2 nk, Nse, 2L. Time: 2:58.70. MR: 2:05.00.

Last 800m: 61.43. Win: $45.10. Places: $10.50, $1.60, $2.10. Quinella: $83.20. Trifecta: $1609.00 (1,9,3). First4: $4469.20 (1,9,3,7). Double: $396.10 (16/1), $4.30 (16/9+). Sub: Delightful Tanner (9).

Trainer: Terry O’Sullivan, Sefton. Breeding: 5 g Live Or Die-Awesome Rose.

RACE 3 - MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS PACE, $9000, 2400m 2-1 Itsbeenforever (3) J Young 1 7-7 Fletch (14) C DeFilippi 2 9-9 Sweeney Todd (7) T Chmiel 3 Scratched: Franco Hatton.

Also (in finishing order): 11-11 A Better Dancer, 5-4 Driftin Away, 6-6 Jungle Gem,

8-8 Sounds Bettor, 4-5 Nucleus VC, 15-15 Ain’t Nothing Bettor, 13-13 Flyingmasterwilliams, 3-3 Rosinupthebow, 10-10 Capital Plan, 1-2 Ever So Bettor, 14-14 Franco Toddy, 12-12 Victor Tango.

1-3/4L, Hd, Nk. Time: 3:14.30. MR: 2:10.30.

Last 800m: 61.13. Win: $5.80. Places: $2.00, $3.60, $6.20. Quinella: $50.10. Trifecta: $1733.40 (3,14,7). First4: $11091.70 (3,14,7,15). Treble: $9019.70 (16/1/3). Sub: Ever So Bettor (8).

Trainer: Paul Young, West Melton. Breeding: 4 g Mach Three-Life Of Luxury.

RACE 4 PAT MCGIRR MEMORIAL TROT, $9500, 2400m 4-3 Beyond The Horizon (10) J Smith 1 9-9 Neverneverland (13) C DeFilippi 2 1-1 Leo’s Gift (6) G O’Reilly 3 Scratched: Still Eyre, Rusty I Am. Also (in finishing order): 6-7 The Bloss, 11-11 Jean Sebastien, 2-2 Agatha Tyron, 7-6 Ali Lindenny, 12-12 Elvis P, 3-4 Glenis Marie, 1010 Fireman, 8-8 Ideal Invasion, 5-5 Breaking Bad. 1-1/4L, 1-1/2L, 1/2 nk. Time: 3:15.40. MR: 2:11.00. Last 800m: 61.46. Win: $6.50. Places: $2.00, $5.40, $1.80. Quinella: $57.00.

Trifecta: $538.50 (10,13,6). First4: $8354.70 (10,13,6,5). Double: $32.10 (3/10), $128.50 (3/13). Sub: Leo’s Gift (6).

Trainer: L & J Smith, Te Pirita. Breeding: 6 g Monarchy-Beyond The Sunset.

RACE 5 - THE PHAT DUCK BREW BAR & KITCHEN PACE, $9500, 2400m 11-12 Overarm (11) T Chmiel 1 6-6 Shadow Minister (13) L O’Reilly 2 4-4 Astuto (10) C DeFilippi 3 Scratched: Take After Me, Rainy River.

Also (in finishing order): 5-3 Vera’s Delight, 12-10 Corena Lea, 7-7 Christie Marie, 2-2 Smoke N Reactor, 3-5 Awaytocullect, 10-9 Sheez Good, 1-1 Kensington Kate, 8-11 Out Of Aces, 14-14 Mr Asia, 13-13 Abiento, 9-8 OK I’m Bad, 15-15 Texas Ruler.

Nk, 1/2 nk, 1/2 nk. Time: 3:09.80. MR: 2:07.3.

Last 800m: 59.21. Win: $30.00. Pl: $8.40, $3.90, $3.30. Quinella: $375.10. Trifecta: $2118.80 (11,13,10). First4: Not Struck. Quaddie: Not Struck. Sub: Kensington Kate (2).

Trainer: T & G Chmiel, Leeston. Breeding: 3 g Changeover-Key Operator.

RACE 6 - MT HUTT TROTTING CLUB JUNIOR DRIVERS MOB, $9500, 2300m 7-7 Editorial (4) M Hurrell 1 8-8 Double Rainbow (3) J Campbell 2 2-2 Jonty James (1) O Thornley 3 Scratched: Alexy, Texas Ruler.

Also (in finishing order): 5-5 Errol Finn, 1313 Every Option, 6-6 The Kaik, 12-12 Aveross Ferrari, 14-14 Myboylolliepop, 9-9 The Go To Man, 3-3 Mogul, 4-4 Augusta, 1-1 Doc Seelster, 11-11 Just One Good One, 10-10 Blingiton.

1/2L, Hd, 5L. Time: 2:57.30. MR: 2:04.10. Last 800m: 58.12. Win: $15.10. Places: $4.00, $4.20, $2.00. Quinella: $118.40. Trif: $687.50 (4,3,1). First4: $9560.00 (4,3,1,11). Double: $884.30 (11/4), $758.00 (11/3). Treble: $8257.50 (10/11/4). Sub: Doc Seelster (2).

Trainer: Tom Bagrie, Ohoka. Breeding: 4 g Art Official-Edernay.

RACE 7 - P G O’REILLY SNR MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE, $9500, 2300m 5-7 Stone The Crows (6) J Hay 1 12-12 Awayovernight (7) R Payne 2 3-4 Donegal Mary Francis (14) D Dunn 3 Scratched: Blingiton, Alexy.

Also (in finishing order): 1-1 Johnny White, 4-5 Port Hanover, 9-9 Shardan Suzie, 7-3 His Royal Harness, 11-11 Vinnie Rulz, 2-2 Scotlynn Justis, 8-10 JJ’s Delight, 6-6 Scoob Operator, 10-8 Clarendon Falcon, 1313 Limoso, 14-14 The Jandel Machine.

3/4L, Hd, 1/2L. Time: 3:00.60. MR: 2:06.30.

Last 800m: 61.60. Win: $9.70. Places: $3.60, $6.20, $3.20. Quinella: $97.00. Trifecta: $2033.60 (6,7,14). First4: $9291.40 (6,7,14,13). Sub: Johnny White (13).

Trainer: John Hay, Ashburton. Breeding: 4 g Mach Three-Bishops Dream.

RACE 8 - WOODLANDS STUD MT HUTT TC COUNTRY CUP HA, $14999, 3000m 9-9 Boomer Bailey (4) J Dunn 1 6-7 Machjagger (7) D Dunn 2 10-10 Nearis Green (3) S McNally 3 Scratched: Asset Control.

Also (in finishing order): 8-8 Acolyte, 2-2 Clasina Maria, 7-6 Mossdale Rose, 1-1 Don

Domingo, 11-11 Johnny Eyre, 4-5 Franco Tai, 3-3 All About Henry, 12-12 Westar Sam, 5-4 Kardesler.

1-3/4L, 1-1/2L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:53.20. MR: 2:04.60. Last 800m: 59.58. Win: $18.80. Pl: $4.50, $3.80, $5.20. Quinella: $80.90. Tri: $2657.30 (4,7,3). First4: $19729.80 (4,7,3,9).

Double: $72.50 (6/4), $27.30 (6/7).

Trainer: Graeme Telfer, Timaru. Breeding: 7 g Live Or Die-Equation.

RACE 9 - MAINLAND WOOL HANDICAP TROT, $10,000, 2400m 1-1 Playboy’s Brother (11) D Dunn 1 8-8 Sunny Glenis (2) R Anderson 2 7-7 Stylish Duke (5) M Williamson 3 Scratched: Gorilla Playboy.

Also (in finishing order): 9-9 Valmagne, 5-3 BK Dawn, 6-6 We’ll Meet Again, 3-2 Red Hot Rocket, 10-10 Red Hot Poker, 4-5 Rachmaninov, 2-4 One Over Dover.

2-1/2L, 1-1/2L, Lg nk. Time: 3:09.20. MR: 2:06.80. Last 800m: 62.73. Win: $5.00.

Places: $1.80, $3.60, $3.40. Q: $60.10. Trifecta: $610.70 (11,2,5). First4: $5785.10 (11,2,5,9). Sub: Playboy’s Brother (11).

Trainer: Colin McKay, Oamaru. Breeding: 7 g Monkey Bones-Illustrious Tricks.

RACE 10 - SHEARMAC ALUMINIUM MOBILE PACE, $10,000, 2300m 5-3 Calendar Girlz (1) T Williams 1 10-10 Leading The Way (8) R May 2 2-2 Groomsman (2) M Williamson 3 Scratched: Lets Hustle, Officialdon.

Also (finishing order): 3-4 Bobby T, 1-1 London Delight, 6-7 Nurburgring, 9-9 Buckeye, 11-11 Mister Slick, 4-5 Onedin Reign, 7-6 Mighty American, 13-13 Eja Patron, 8-8 Stompem, 12-12 Bird Of Paradise.

3/4L, Nk, 1/2L. Time: 2:59.90.

MR: 2:05.80. Last 800m: 59.61. Win: $9.40.

Places: $2.90, $4.80, $2.80. Quinella: $92.20. Trif: $822.70 (1,8,2). First4: $1819.90 (1,8,2,12). Quaddie: $24200.30 (6/4/11+/1).

Place6: $4224.50 (10,11,13/1,3,4/6,7,14/3, 4,7/2,5,11+/1,2,8). Double: $62.50 (11+/1), $36.00 (11+/8). Treble: $2726.40 (4/11+/1).

Sub: London Delight (3).

Trainer: Peter Robertson, Templeton.

Breeding: 4 m Real Desire-Cafe Girl.

Invercargill lawyer Lester Smith has bred himself a couple of exciting types in Duke Of Wellington and Rise Above This, the latter a debut winner at Winton on Saturday, the former at Ascot Park last week.

Both are out the Christian Cullen mare Galleons Honour, bred and raced by Smith, trained at Winton by Lauren Pearson and driven by her partner Brent Barclay.

“I’m not sure how long I’ve been training for Lester but quite a few years,” Pearson said, “I’ve had a good number of winners but Lester is a seller and they can be sold at any stage.”

Pearson said Smith’s mares reside at Macca Lodge and at weaning time, the foals arrive at her place for handling.

From then on, they commute between there and Macca.

She currently has eight in work and just the two for Smith.

“They’re both the same at home, playful, have a good attitude, laid back but wake up on raceday,” Pearson said.

“Rise Above This had two preps as yearling but wasn’t really tried.

She came back in November and wasn’t showing anything at home until her first workout.”

That was in February, the start of an unbeaten winning sequence for the daughter of Bettor’s Delight from three workouts two trials and now a race.

Pearson felt the preferential barrier draw for fillies helped today and she would prefer to look for races with similar conditions in the near future rather than take the next two-year-old race available.

Duke Of Wellington, by American Ideal, didn’t race at two but has won three of his eight starts this season and a fourth is his worst result.

“He’ll race next week then the Supremacy a week later,” said Pearson, who has only had one previous starter in the group two feature.

Smith raced the 1997 Supremacy winner Atitagain from the stable of Wayne Adams.

Galleons Honour has a Somebeachsomewhere yearling filly and is in foal to Sweet Lou. Flash Party was a second local filly to win on debut.

Bred, owned and trained by Katrina and John Price, she is a three-year-old by American Ideal from the big winning Champagne Party, making her a full sister to Sires Stakes Fillies winner Democrat Party.

Canterbury visitor Spirit Of Delight, trained by former southerner Regan Todd, came with the last run for driver Samantha Ottley to pick up the Southern Belle Speed Series final.

“We stayed out of early rush, got back further than I thought we would but she still had that wicked sprint,” said Ottley.

A non-winner after 12 North Island starts, Spirit Of Delight had her first run for Todd in June last year and has now won four of 12.

“I drive her on the beach for Regan, I’ve won three on her now,” Ottley said.

- NZHN

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Monday, April 16, 2018

■ HASTINGS

■ SYDNEY

Collett notches a century

Another Group One for Waller

A bold ride from leading rider Samantha Collett paved the way for promising galloper Londaro to bounce back to winning form at Hastings on Saturday.

The statuesque four-year-old created quite an impression when he broke his maiden status on the final day of the Hawkes Bay Spring Carnival in October last year.

Put aside after finishing midfield in one further run in that campaign, the Lope De Vega four-year-old resumed with an ordinary performance at Waipukurau last month before Saturday’s second up effort.

Caught wide on a muddling speed in the early stages of the 1600m contest, Collett strode forward with 1000m to run to sit outside the pacemaker, Pincanto.

After sharing the speed to the home corner, the pair engaged in a tooth and nail struggle as they headed to the winning post.

Just as Londaro beat off the challenge of Pincanto he was attacked by a fast finishing Johnny Lincoln who dived at him on the line but came up a nose short of victory.

“He had to do a fair bit of work today after being trapped wide going forward,” said co-trainer Guy Lowry, who prepares the horse in partnership with Grant Cullen.

“He stuck on really well.

“He is a long-striding horse so I’m not too sure if the slow tracks will suit him in the future.

“She (Collett) did a good job

By Mathew toogood

Samantha Collett gets Londaro up in the Hastings feature on Saturday. putting him in the race and luckily he held on.”

The victory marked a milestone for Collett as she reached the 100-win mark for the season, the first time in her career to date.

“I’ve got a lot of people to thank but it’s not the end of the season yet,” said Collett as she acknowledged her achievement after the race.

“It’s been a labour of love, not

just in this season, but to get to the milestone is really great.”

Collett admitted her original plan had not been to adopt the pacemaking role on her charge.

“When I did the form before the race I had thought about settling in mid-field, one off the fence,” she said.

“There wasn’t much speed on and when the pace steadied I thought I just had to roll forward.

“He’s a big, strong horse and his run last start was better than it looked.

“Full credit to him as he fought like a tiger.”

Collett currently enjoys a 19win margin over her nearest rival, cousin Alysha Collett (81), in the race for the National Jockey’s Premiership title with three and a half months left in the 2017/18 racing season.

- NZME

Smart two-year-old to be set for Guineas Exciting two-year-old Madison County has been ear-marked as a potential Guineas candidate next season after clinching his first raceday success at Hastings on the weekend.

Co-trainer Andrew Forsman

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has plenty of time for the showy Pins gelding and believes he is a perfect candidate for some of the early three-year-old features next season.

“He’s always shown us he has ability, but he has been pretty

green along the way,” he said.

“That was the main worry heading into Saturday as he had been a little erratic at Rotorua and I was concerned that might cost him this time as well as he was up against a fairly handy field.”

Forsman’s worries proved to be unfounded as Madison County and rider Matt Cameron delivered a stylish performance to take out the two-year-old 1300m contest in convincing fashion.

- NZME

Grand stayer Who Shot Thebarman has finally had his day in the sun with a last-stride win in the $2 million Sydney Cup at his fifth attempt.

Who Shot Thebarman finished strongly on the outside to beat Zacada by a nose in the timehonoured 3200m handicap at Randwick.

The nine-year-old’s win gave premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller a third Group One win in successive races on Saturday.

Who Shot Thebarman had twice finished second in the Sydney Cup, including last year in the rescheduled race.

The first running of the 2017 Sydney Cup was declared a norace when two horses fell, including Who Shot Thebarman, amid safety concerns with the stricken Almoonqith still on the track.

Along with his Sydney Cup placings, the former New Zealand stayer, and 2014 Auckland Cup winner, has also finished third in one of his three Melbourne Cup appearances and fifth in another.

“He’s been such a frustrating horse because he’s run so many great seconds and thirds in Sydney Cups and Melbourne Cups,” Waller said.

“He’s given us one hell of a ride.

“He’s nine years old and if Winx is not a pretty good advertisement on how to look after a horse I think Thebarman takes the cake.

“That’s the best he’s looked today as a nine-year-old. He was a test as a younger horse and we haven’t given up on him and looked after him.”

Who Shot Thebarman ($18), with Blake Shinn aboard, settled back before working into the race around the field approaching the home turn. Dean Holland saved ground on Zacada but Who Shot Thebarman got the bob of the head on the line.

- AAP

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorpo- 6 52111 Bigtime Panther 22.04........................L Cole 7 85352 Just Like Ma 22.10 J & ........................D Bell 10 3.42pm ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULrated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Apr 2018 7 55226 Idol Alan 22.06 ..................................M Flipp 8 658F6 Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris TANT C2, 457m NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 8 83251 White Comet 22.11 ....................... D Donlon 9 68558 Billie Tee nwtd S & ....................C Blackburn 1 14266 Winevara nwtd ...........................B Goldsack and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 9 28567 Cawbourne Serina 21.64 ............. T Downey 10 68388 Britt Baxter nwtd........................J McInerney 2 11234 Argus Filch 26.14 ........................A Turnwald 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 10 88868 Stormy Sunday nwtd .................J McInerney 7 2.50pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C0 C0, 457m 3 33166 Meteor Vege nwtd ....................E Duganzich 1 1.02pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 4 1.56 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C4, 375m 1 77366 Trendy Val nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 4 74823 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 5 31755 Bigtime Monty 26.10 ..........................L Cole 1 31666 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 2 F Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell 1 x3357 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 6 63245 Mahala Bay nwtd H &........................ Woods 2 51688 Fear The Beard 21.83 .......................M Flipp 3 34364 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell 2 8258x Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 7 71363 Bigtime Wild nwtd G & ........... S Fredrickson 3 71183 Opawa Lyon 21.72 ............................. N Udy 4 22641 Indignant nwtd.............................A Turnwald 3 64475 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 8 38146 Cawbourne Looks nwtd J & ................D Bell 4 61774 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 5 6788 Bigtime Bridget nwtd .......................... N Udy 4 24223 Bigtime Charlie nwtd ..................... M Gowan 9 62764 Bigtime Donny 25.78..........................L Cole 5 32321 Little Scamp 21.80 ....................... D Denbee 6 87631 Go Show nwtd.................................... N Udy 5 55534 Bigtime Maci nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 6F224 Lover 21.56 .................................A Turnwald 7 86632 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 10 35482 Bigtime Talker 26.27 ...........................L Cole 6 23557 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 7 67115 Three Amigos nwtd ......................M Roberts 8 87 Cawbourne Skid nwtd J & ...................D Bell 11 3.57 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3/4, 457m 7 76x3 Rocky Top nwtd ................................P Taylor 8 33515 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 8 3.07pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 410m 1 31523 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 8 4732 Bigtime Lucy nwtd ..............................L Cole 9 76775 Hard Merch 21.45 G & ........... S Fredrickson 2 52513 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole 1 45356 Millie Prince nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 7 Flygon nwtd.................................A Turnwald 10 16886 Bigtime Bev 21.91 ..............................L Cole 3 21856 Bigtime Power 26.15 G & ....... S Fredrickson 2 64733 Bigtime Alldone nwtd .........................L Cole 10 788 Homebush Secret nwtd .............J McInerney 5 2.14pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C5 C5, 375m 3 14312 Jinja Flash nwtd ................................D Edlin 4 51171 Bigtime Brucie 26.16 ..........................L Cole 2 1.20pm J P PRINT, PETONE C3 C3, 375m 5 72376 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 1 22155 Mila Mila 21.82 ............................A Turnwald 4 54477 Lissadell Marcus nwtd................... D Donlon 1 32726 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 6 87112 Five Eyes 26.09 ........................... D Denbee 2 F1111 Bigtime Narelle 21.68.........................L Cole 5 74821 Bigtime Mike nwtd ..............................L Cole 2 51442 Cawbourne Symsy 21.68 J &..............D Bell 7 62653 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 3 35212 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 6 24727 Thrilling Rocky nwtd J &......................D Bell 3 65641 Opawa Harry 21.63 ...........................M Flipp 8 74x53 Dyna Boomer nwtd ......................M Roberts 4 41473 Bigtime Blackie 21.07 ........................L Cole 7 42343 Banshee Reel nwtd ..........................R Waite 4 81738 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole 9 35757 Cawbourne Toddy 26.03 ...................M Flipp 5 51114 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole 8 46717 Bigtime Jacob 23.73 ..........................L Cole 5 35364 Pat Patterson 21.65 ..........................M Flipp 6 73171 Bigtime George 21.35 ........................L Cole 9 87874 Blue Precision nwtd ........................C Morris 10 85767 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 6 45256 Sozin’s Fortune nwtd.................J McInerney 7 54512 Hypocritical 21.46 ........................M Roberts 9 3.22pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 12 4.17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGIE CLARK C5, 457m 7 44313 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 .......... K Gommans 8 36x31 Bigtime Thinker 21.48 ........................L Cole 1 75711 Bigtime Vanessa 26.05 ......................L Cole 1 68234 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 8 7x173 Bigtime OnFire 21.68 .........................L Cole 9 75614 Scooter’s Rose 21.46 ........................M Flipp 2 12343 Bigtime Levi 25.79..............................L Cole 2 57231 Cawbourne Assist 26.38 ..............M Roberts 9 65858 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ......................J McInerney 10 31787 NippaOfSambucca nwtd ...........J McInerney 3 74264 Bigtime Doug 25.93 ...........................L Cole 3 56523 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 10 16177 Cawbourne Web 21.87 J & .................D Bell 6 2.31 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C1, 375m 4 14864 Sly Cath nwtd ..................................... N Udy 4 24362 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 3 1.38pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 5 31111 Bigtime Paddy 25.47 ..........................L Cole 1 27842 Cawbourne Lick 21.86 J & ..................D Bell 5 16521 Don’t Knocka Gee nwtd .....................L Cole 1 62676 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 6 87137 Arden Emgrand 26.17 .................A Turnwald 2 52237 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 6 47112 All Black Star 26.32 ..................E Duganzich 2 5x116 Manly Monkey 21.91 J & .....................D Bell 7 25126 Bigtime Bucko 26.15 ..........................L Cole 3 x7435 Umbreon Bale nwtd ........................L Doody 7 73722 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 3 44384 Lil Diva 21.87 ............................J McInerney 8 11361 Fusion Cronulla 25.81 .................A Turnwald 4 55868 Bark My Words nwtd ..................... M Gowan 8 52321 Thrilling Rory nwtd ......................A Turnwald 4 48252 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 9 86715 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 5 34786 Hardaway Chief nwtd ................J McInerney 9 45627 Opawa Mine nwtd .............................. N Udy 5 44161 Smash Charger nwtd .................... M Gowan 6 11521 Bigtime Autumn 21.90 ........................L Cole 10 2677x Bigtime Allgood 26.70 G & ..... S Fredrickson 13 4.37 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM LOZELL C1, 375m

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4x577 Cawbourne Spree 21.78 H & ............ Woods 35687 Opawa Denise nwtd ........................... N Udy 52243 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 35877 Bigtime Lady nwtd..............................L Cole 68365 Bigtime Twinkle 21.99 ........................L Cole 846F7 Bigtime Pickit 22.33 ...................... M Gowan 66463 Cawbourne Merl 21.64 J & .................D Bell 2235x Phantom Way 22.12 ........................C Morris 78858 Lucky Sunday nwtd ...................J McInerney 65768 Kiwi Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 14 4.52pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 8812 Bigtime Winter nwtd ...........................L Cole 2 75642 Yella Ella 21.81............................A Turnwald 3 75358 Celestial Action nwtd................ K Gommans 4 46554 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 5 45758 African Violet nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 85486 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 7 74668 Grace Slick 21.75 ............................C Morris 8 76275 Bigtime Kaea nwtd J & ........................D Bell 9 57658 Wetchester 21.88 ................................ L Bell 10 38876 Ngakawau 21.94 .......................J McInerney 15 5.09pm TAB FIXED ODDS C1 C1, 375m 1 22241 Roketto nwtd .....................................D Edlin 2 78366 Cawbourne Bettsy 22.02 J & ..............D Bell 3 44576 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald 4 16782 Bigtime Steve 21.56 ...........................L Cole 5 14587 Reedy Set Go 22.29 .................J McInerney 6 44588 Minder 21.99 .............................J McInerney 7 54564 Barn Door Billy nwtd ................ K Gommans 8 37FF3 Mark Be Good nwtd ........................C Morris 9 88585 Nippa Joy nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 27578 Cawbourne Mack 21.88 ..................L Doody 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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Winx does it again

By Caryl Williamson For the first time in about two years, Chris Waller has had to study the form trying to decipher why some experts thought Winx was vulnerable in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

He need not have worried with the mare again showing why she is rated the world’s best with her 25th consecutive win to equal Black Caviar and 18th at Group One level in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

She was ridden cold by Hugh Bowman from the outside barrier and made her customary move approaching the home turn.

Bowman took her to the outside and let her loose down the Randwick straight where she accelerated to sweep past Gailo Chop ($26) to win by 3-3/4 lengths with Happy Clapper ($11) running on for third.

Although she dominated the market at $1.24, she was as short as $1.15 earlier in the week, prompting Waller’s concerns.

“For the first time in a long time I sat down and went through the opposition,” Waller said.

“I have every respect for the other horses in the race like Humidor, Gailo Chop and of course Happy Clapper but she has been going as well as ever.

“I knew I had done my job but it is always a relief when she wins.”

- AAP

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

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ACROSS 1. At a distance (4) 8. Unlikely (10) 9. Slandered (8) 10. Change direction (sailing) (4) 12. Go around (6) 14. Scope or range (6) 15. Wooden boxes (6) 17. Condemned (6) 18. Singe (4) 19. Conversation (8) 21. Burn to ashes (10) 22. Learning through repetition (4)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You have the sneaking suspicion that like most people, you’re letting a petty fear or belief keep you stuck in a situation.

You won’t know specifically what it is until you break out and get a different perspective.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Emotions will involve labour today. It’s a labour to feel them and a labour to express them, but the result of expressing them will be... you guessed it. All of this is worth it – so much better than not feeling.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People have different reactions to things they don’t understand.

Some get angry. Some get curious. Some get busy. And what about you? You’ll find out today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Easy environments don’t grow strong trees or strong people. It’s as though the wind and weather (emotional, spiritual or actual) force out deeper roots.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Maybe it doesn’t make sense to resent someone who is just being himself or herself. It’s as silly as endeavouring to hold up the walls in your home, which have been standing on their own for years.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It may seem counterintuitive, but one of the most important aspects of success is actually the part in which you do hardly anything. Without that rest and recovery party, you won’t be as sharp and creative as you can be.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You change, and then your conversations change, and that makes you change – and then your relationships change, and that makes you change. On and on. There’s no separating cause from effect.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s weird when people seem to get edgy with you when all you’re trying to do is help them. But it happens – mostly because people don’t always want the help they need.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): When a magnet is heated to a certain temperature, it loses its magnetism. The same is true of magnetic qualities in people. Ones that draw you in can get so intense they burn out your interest.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): With your personality, you should find today’s cautionary list rather easy to bypass. Avoid excess sugar, the tendency to moralise, giving an amateur diagnosis, over-helping and risks taken just to show off.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Because mistakes made in communication can fundamentally impact a person’s psyche, you’ll try to understand and to be understandable. You’ll hear past what people say and into what they mean.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Though it will feel as if you are spending your entire day on the needs of others, some of your own core psychological needs (love, happiness and belonging) are well-served through your efforts.

ACROSS 1. Give one a dressing-down at Axminster? (6) 8. Prepare for it to be run on the right lines (5) 9. Sententiously brief, it can coil around (7) 11. The people who couple Pa with commotion (8) 12. Take it from what’s said it wouldn’t go foreign (5) 15. Look sullen in colouring (4) 16. Plumb weight of the old-fashioned 5p piece (3) 17. Comfortable, though seasick on yacht at first (4) 19. One-time premier barren country (5) 21. Seeming use of part neap can play (8) 24. The couple most woe comes to (7) 25. Without participation a silly fellow may make a comeback (5) 26. Some liquid bitterness there’s no comeback for (6) DOWN 2. How violently one will get a man out (5) 3. Those involved in early stages if one’s ripe for development (8) 4. Lose one’s footing on the journey (4) 5. Some support for a cocky sort of walk (5) 6. Festive occasion for Georgia and Los Angeles (4) 7. At one time was it not repeated? (4) 10. A part for a politician not once removed (9) 12. After a loss daily is edited in a nonchalant way (4) 13. Annulment of French poetry in real situation (8) 14. Legendary story may lose heart, this being halved (4) 18. Sense of argument will go the way current takes it (5) 20. It’s time for me to start playing perhaps (5) 21. Make use of one loss of a grandparent (4) 22. Jab it right inside the protective housing (4) 23. Cotton on to what comes between branch and leaf (4)

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BARTLEY, Russell Colwyn – Passed away peacefully with family by his side, at the Otago Community Hospice on April 13, 2018, aged 59 years, dearly loved husband of Sharon and treasured father of Liam, loved son of Colin and the late Joan Bartley and son-in-law of Gerry and the late Jo O’Sullivan, loved brother and brother-in-law of Greg and Fiona, Karen and Terry and Steve and Michelle and loved by his nieces and nephews. A celebration of Russell’s life will be held at the Whitestone Chapel, 54 Weston Road,Oamaru on Thursday 19 April at 1.30pm followed by private cremation.

Special thanks to the staff at Otago Community Hospice for the loving care that Russell received. In lieu of flowers donations to the Otago Community Hospice would be appreciated and maybe left at the service. Messages to the Bartley Family c/- 54 Weston Road, Oamaru.

REDDECLIFFE, Mona – On April 14, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. In her 98th year. Loving wife of the late Noel. Loved Mum MID CANTERBURY of Judy and Peter, the late FUNERAL SERVICES Tony, and Carbus, and Kay and Steve. Precious Nana of Galbraith’s provide choice!

Andrew and Carlyle, Melanie We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, and Dean, Hamish and Jo; and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice!

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Auckland

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A period of morning rain then clearing to fine with high cloud, and brisk northerlies easing.

Heavy rain about the divide, snow possibly lowering to 1600m for a time late morning.

Further east, early rain, then fine with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 85 km/h.

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Nelson

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Rain, heavy falls about the divide and snow possibly lowering to 1200m. Scattered falls further E, briefly heavy in the early morning.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, but gale 65 km/h in the N at times. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h at first, gradually easing to gale 65 km/h.

Timaru

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Mainly fine. Light winds.

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Queenstown

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FRIDAY

Occasional showers about the divide, with snow showers to 900m. Partly cloudy further E. Gale SW, possibly severe in the S for a time.

Dunedin

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Invercargill

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TOMORROW Brief morning rain then clearing but remaining mostly cloudy. Gusty northwesterlies.

WEDNESDAY Fine. Northwesterlies.

Mainly fine. Northwesterlies developing.

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Rise 7:07 am Set 5:58 pm

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Good fishing Rise 6:42 am Set 6:23 pm

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Full moon

30 Apr 1:00 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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River Levels

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.4 14.8 Max to 4pm -1.1 Minimum -5.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm April to date 56.8 Avg Apr to date 26 2018 to date 420.8 194 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 35 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 54 Time of gust 2:46pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

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6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am New Looney Tunes 3 0 7:25 Nexo Knights 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Hope And Faith 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

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Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff. 0 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 The Block Australia It has been an exhausting week finishing their large backyards, but the teams deliver five stunning backyards, with the winning couple receiving $10,000 cash.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Shimmer And Shine 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Ed PGR 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 Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Pukana 3 2 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Ora 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon School Of Hard Knocks PGR 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Pukana 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Te Iti Kahurangi – The Journey To Success 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

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11:55 Person Of Interest AO 3 Shaw manages to escape her captors, but the team worries about her mental state when she begins showing signs of paranoia and recklessness. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:15 Mom AO 3 0 11:45 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 12:30 Step Dave AO 3 0 1:20 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 3 3:35 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:20 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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11:20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:20 Football – English Premier League Newcastle United v Arsenal.

From St James Park.

2:20 Closedown

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

Midnight Closedown

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8:30 Live By Night 16VLS 2016 Crime. Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning. 10:35 Lovesick MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Matt LeBlanc, Ali Larter.

Lucifer The Walking Dead Noon Allied MVLSC 9:25pm on TVNZ 1 9:45pm on TVNZ 2 2017 Drama. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard.

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Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel.

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9pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Brumbies.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium.

9:30 Rugby – Aviva Premiership (HLS) Round 20.

10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sharks v Bulls.

From Growthpoint Kings Park.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 UFC Ultimate KO’s

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Midnight UFC Now 1am Rugby Nation 2am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Blues.

4am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Jaguares.

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6am The Living Room 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Sacred Wonders Of Britain 9:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 10:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 11:30 Bear’s Mission With Anthony Joshua 12:30 Sacred Wonders Of Britain 1:30 Art Of Scandinavia 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Love Nature – Africa’s Trees Of Life 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Hugh introduces a way of cooking that gives maximum taste and creativity with minimum fuss.

5pm Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail The story of how a young refugee became one of Australia’s most successful chefs.

5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Treasures Decoded 7:30 Dara And Ed’s Road To Mandalay Comedians Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain cross 5,800 km from modern-day Malaysia to the jungles of Myanmar.

8:30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters 9:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 10pm Love London 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Midnight Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Treasures Decoded 2am Love Nature – Africa’s Trees Of Life 3am Art Of Scandinavia 4am Dara And Ed’s Road To Mandalay 5am Coastal Railways With Julie Walters

SKY SPORT 2 6am Motorsport – Formula One (RPL) Chinese Grand Prix. 8:30 Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (HLS) Spain – Race Two. 9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Chiefs. 9:30 Sunday Night With Matty Johns 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Storm v Knights; Dragons v Sharks. 11am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Cowboys v Bulldogs; Raiders v Eels.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Titans, Sea Eagles v Tigers. Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Panthers v Titans. 2pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sea Eagles v Tigers. 4pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Storm v Knights; Dragons v Sharks. 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Cowboys v Bulldogs; Raiders v Eels.

5pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Titans; Sea Eagles v Tigers. 5:30 Sunday Night With Matty Johns 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Broncos.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big League Wrap 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Cowboys v Bulldogs; Raiders v Eels.

11pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Titans; Sea Eagles v Tigers. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. TUESDAY Midnight Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sea Eagles v Tigers.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Special – Sig Hansen Legacy. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Spring Delicacy.

10am Blowing Up History PG Secrets of the Maya Pyramid. 10:50 Mighty Ships PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M The Wrong Turn.

12:30 Blood Relatives M Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. 1:20 Murder Among Friends M Murder Party. 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 Deadliest Catch – The Legend Of Wild Bill PG 4:45 Diesel Brothers – Power Hour PG Minivans. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG 7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Motorcycle Mayhem – Packing a Packard for Pebble 2/2.

8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Revving Up a 1969 Riviera. 9:25 Diesel Brothers – Power Hour PG 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Among Friends M TUESDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Sport

The Dunn brothers supply the quinella in the Woodlands Stud Mt Hutt TC Country Cup with Boomer Bailey and Machjagger at the Mt Harding Racecourse yesterday.

PHOTO MATT MARKHAM

Front-runners take honours It was supposed to be a race for the wellfancied backmarkers, but no one bothered to tell those starting off the front in the inaugural running of the Mt Hutt Cup at Methven.

With some very solid grass track credentials amongst them, Don Domingo, Clasina Maria, Kardesler and Franco Tai were being touted as the horses to beat in the $14,999 event – which coupled as the last race in the new look Country Cups Championship.

But while those off the back played the patient game, those off the front made every post a winner and when $18-to-one shot, Boomer Bailey burst through the inside from three-back the fence, there was no stopping him.

While those watching tried to fathom what had just unfolded, alongside them

stood the gelding’s trainer and part-owner, Graeme Telfer.

“I don’t know that happened, but it did,” he said.

“Every now and then he chucks in a performance like that.

“There’s not much rhyme or reason to it sometimes.”

While the win was classed as an upset, it shouldn’t have come as that much of a surprise with a casual glance back through the seven-year-old son of Live or Die’s form.

Three starts back he was second behind Acolyte in the Waimate Cup after a similar sort of run in transit and when John Dunn found the fence on Sunday afternoon he was never going to be far away from action.

“He’s been a great old horse for us, always a bit of a thrill to have him racing.

“You wouldn’t mind a stable of horses

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that jump out and show good manners like that all the time.”

Having the 115th start of his career yesterday, Boomer Bailey’s victory was his 11th in his career and with 24 placings thrown into the mix as well, he’s never too far away.

Telfer owns him along with his wife Carol and he’s picked them up close to $100,000 in stake earnings.

The win pushed him right up the leaderboard for the Country Cups Championship as well, but wasn’t enough to withhold Johnny Eyre from claiming the overall prize in the competition by just a point and a half.

The Mike Brown trained gelding has enjoyed another good season on the track and although slightly down on form currently, he claims $6000 for his effort in winning the championship.

The locals weren’t left completely out of the action yesterday with John Hay managing to produce a brilliant front-running drive on Stone The Crows to win during the middle of the day.

Hay trains and co-owns the Mach Three four-year-old along with Linda Connors and yesterday’s win the was the second of his five start career after he won on debut.

In between times things haven’t been quite so great with mistakes but there was no chance of that yesterday with Hay lighting the candle early to find the front and from there he never looked backed, winning impressively. R Ricky May, as he so invariably does, was in on the action too, partnering up with Sefton trainer Terry O’Sullivan to win with Awesome Rush who was one of the roughest winners of the day at $45-to-one.

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