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■ CANTERBURY BALLANCE FARM ENVIRONMENT AWARDS

Ealing farmer impresses judges

BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

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Looking after the environment has paid off for a Mid Canterbury dairy farmer.

On Wednesday night Sam Mallard, who manages Align Emilius, a 180-hectare property milking 680 cows at Ealing, won the Waterforce Integrated Management Award at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Mallard said he was surprised to have won the award but very pleased he did.

“It’s nice to be commended for doing what you believe in.”

While this season Align Emilius is forecast to produce 299,910kg/ MS at 1733kgMS/ha, it was Mallard’s work to ensure the irrigated dairy farm has as little impact as possible on the environment that really impressed the judges.

In terms of farm presentation, health and safety, soils, nutrient budgeting, irrigation management and livestock care, it was evident that Mallard put a lot of effort and thought into his role, the judges said.

“It is a well-presented farm, it is very tidy and it was evident staff were proud of their surroundings.”

The judges noted that native plantings around the cowshed and driveway had been well maintained and were well established for plants only three years’ old, with linseed straw used to control weeds around them to reduce spraying.

Comprehensive soil testing had been carried out and this information was used to deliver variable rate fertiliser application for the farm’s nutrient needs, which also impressed the judges.

“Sam showed a great knowledge and understanding of soils and nutrient management factors that accompany this. Irrigation was well monitored and well understood.”

The judges highly commended Mallard for being proactive in finding practical solutions within the constraints of infrastructure to ensure water efficiency.

Mallard said the judging pro-

Award-winning farmer Sam Mallard, with partner Tracey Thomas and Chloe (3 weeks), is pleased he entered the 2018 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 150318-CW-007 cess was “intensive, but I never felt like I was being grilled”.

He was initially nominated by his milk company, Synlait, which was followed by an on-farm visit from a team of four judges who interviewed him for about three or four hours, with a focus on how the business was run alongside looking after the environment.

He said the judges were particularly interested in the protocols he had in place to achieve that.

After being named as a finalist, which Mallard said was “completely unexpected”, he was interviewed by four different judges.

Entering the awards wasn’t just

about winning, Mallard said, it was also a learning experience because he had to think about what was happening on-farm.

“It’s not the sort of award you can just go through ticking boxes.

You really have to believe in what you’re doing.

“You’ve got to live and breathe it.”

Align Emilius Limited produces A2 milk through a 60-bale rotary with cup removers and in-shed feeding.

The property is 100 per cent irrigated, 95 per cent covered by centre-pivot and the balance with K-line and sprinklers.

Irrigation water is supplied by MHV Water and farm dairy effluent water is irrigated through the centre pivot.

The farm has poplars planted along the boundaries and native trees surrounding the farm buildings and effluent pond, along with native treelines separating paddocks.

Mallard paid tribute to the teamwork of those who work on the farm, saying it was important that everyone had bought into the idea of ensuring farming activities left as small a footprint on the environment as possible.

He said support from the Align

lGroup was also important, and he thanked those involved for their backing and help.

Align Emilius Limited is one of four dairy farms and one support farm in the region owned by Align Group.

As a whole the group has 4000 cows on 1500ha, produces 1.73 million kg/MS annually and employs 27 staff.

Group head of operations Rhys Roberts told a recent field day at Align Longfield, also in the Ealing area, that the company aimed to put its social and environmental responsibilities at the forefront of all its commercial activities.

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Alpine Fault will rupture, be prepared

By Sue NewmaN

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Movement along the Alpine Fault is deforming the microcontinent of Zealandia, with the southern part (on the Pacific Plate) sliding past and slightly onto the northwest part (on the IndoAustralian Plate).

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If the pattern of the past continues, the South Island has a high chance over the next 50 years of being struck by a magnitude 8 earthquake from a rupture in the Alpine Fault.

The sobering reality of a future earthquake was spelled out on Thursday to Ashburton District councillors in a presentation called AF8, that pulled no punches.

In a video presentation Tom Wilson, associate professor of the University of Canterbury, outlined the history of the fault and gave an indication of the impact the next rupture would have on Canterbury.

The last major alpine fault earthquake was 300 years ago and statistically a rupture has occurred on average every 330 years over the past 6000 years according to

carbon dating evidence. The last earthquake was in 1717.

“This shows we’re at the end of the seismic cycle and every day pushes us closer to another seismic event,” Wilson said.

His presentation was aimed at encouraging local authorities to up their preparedness for the inevitable event.

The impact would be felt South Island wide to varying degrees and while there would be immediate damage, many of the issues would be felt longer term. These would include landslides, liquefaction and extensive damage to infrastructure, he said.

In terms of energy, the rupture, at its southern point, would have 32 times the energy of the Darfield earthquake and 1000 times the energy of the Christchurch quake.

The greatest impact could come in the loss of access to some parts

of the South Island and the loss of electricity from felled pylons and from power generators that automatically shut down in the event of a quake.

“These things will impact longterm recovery,” Wilson said.

“The Alpine Fault event may be a lot larger and different decisions will be needed around what may be finite resources. Some areas may be very, very unstable for months and there will be aftershocks.”

Preparedness was important, Wilson said, because it was very, very likely there would be another earthquake on the Alpine Fault.

“We need to understand there will be immediate challenges and there will be long-term challenges that may go for decades. Prepare for it and use the scientific data wisely and well. How you prepare for this is very important.”

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Everything has come together nicely for today’s Methven A&P Show, which begins with equestrian events at 8am.

A&P association president Andrew Griffiths said he was pleased with entries for the show across the board, while the trade area was also looking strong.

“We’re maxed out on those sites – machinery and small business is chokka.”

Griffiths said the standard of the 70 gift lambs and 50 gift calves to be auctioned was very high.

“There’s some exceptional stock

there. They should go well.”

As well as other show favourites like shearing, wood chopping, tugof-war and top team competitions, there is also some quality live entertainment, with local performers Wayne Pannett, Matt Gorman and Greta Casey-Solly joined by internationally acclaimed busker Mullet Man, who will deliver a 45-minute performance. Other attractions include an animal tent, plenty of food and drink, an arts and craft market, side shows and rides.

It’s been a big week for show organisers, Griffiths said, but a great team of helpers meant everything was in place for a great day.

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Black panther ‘plausible’

By Katie todd

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After weeks spent investigating New Zealand’s rare animal sightings, an Australian author thinks the Mid Canterbury black panther is our country’s most plausible, convincing mystery.

Tony Healy has been travelling around New Zealand since early February, gathering data for a named Mystery Safari, and researching evidence of the black panther along with several other cryptozoological mysteries.

“While it would be silly to say I solved the mystery of the black panther, I’ve certainly gained a good overview and it’s the most plausible I’ve seen,” he said.

“What struck me was the high quality of the witnesses, you know, people who know what they’re talking about. The testimonial evidence is just mountainous. It’s really convincing.”

Healy has spent nearly 50 years travelling the world investigating and writing about rare animal sightings – from the UK’s Exmoor beast to the Himalayan yeti man, Scottish Loch Ness monster, Canadian sasquatch and Malaysian orang mawas, to name just a few.

In New Zealand, his research took him around the North and South islands, looking at taniwha sightings in Hamliton, lake monster sightings in Pukaki, otter sightings around Lake Heron, moose sightings in Fiordland and even UFO sightings in Greymouth.

While researching the black panther, he spoke to eyewitnesses around Mid Canterbury.

“People were really helpful … and I met people who really knew what they were talking about,” he said.

One was a couple living near Mt Somers who had asked their son, a policeman living and working in Australia, to house-sit while they went on holiday in 2016. Despite never having heard of the black panther mystery, the son reported seeing a big cat on the property in broad daylight.

“He said it was bigger than a dog, or bigger. He went to their neighbour and asked if New Zealand had any big cats, and that’s when he first heard about the black panther stories,” Healy said.

Another witness was backcountry guide Al Kircher, who believes he has seen black panthers on two occasions.

“If anyone is qualified to know what they’re looking at … it’s Al,” Healy said.

He will be returning to Australia with plenty of content to write his book from. However, on his way out this weekend, he is asking the public for any information on one more mystery.

“I’m looking for information about a sighting near Lake Coleridge. In the 1970s, there were several reports of a fearsome creature.

“I’m looking for people that know if anyone was hoaxing stories – or suggestions that there was something there.”

The fearsome creature in question fits the description of a leopard seal, said Healy.

“They said it had a head like a wolf, without hair – and leopard seal skin almost looks like reptile skin, it could certainly look like that,” he said.

Healy urges anyone with any information about the Lake Coleridge sightings to get in touch with him at tonyhealy05@gmail.com.

The black panther research will be part of his upcoming book.

Right – Tony Healy is returning to Canberra with books and folders full of “plausible” information about Mid Canterbury’s black panther.

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Books come to life at Dorie School

By Katie todd

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An eclectic mix of characters came to life on the Dorie School courts yesterday as keen readers celebrated the final chapter of a hugely successful book week.

The school held a book parade featuring Hermione to Pippi Longstocking, Sophie Mouse to Superman and everything in between.

Piwakawaka teacher Kristen Hammerich said the parade was the culmination of an inspiring and motivating book week, throughout which the small rural school had enjoyed visits from four different authors from across New Zealand.

One was Rakaia-based Amanda van Vliet, who read her book Bridie Boo the Puppy who Grew and brought along the irish wolfhound who inspired it. Award-winning author and illustrator Grant Bishop came down from Christchurch to share fun tips on how to write a story, and on the road from Auckland for the Storylines National Festival Story Tour, nonfiction writer Maria Gill and up-and-coming author Anne Kayes, also dropped by to tell students about their books.

“It’s been very motivating for the children,” Hammerich said.

“After seeing Amanda and meeting her dog all of them wanted to share stories about their own pets, so now our class has actually written a dog storybook.”

Even children who usually write no more than one or two sentences had enthusiastically put pen to paper after the visits, she said.

“It’s been really great … they’ve loved it.”

Dorie School bookworms celebrating yesterday (from left): Molly-Jazz, Freedom, Abbie, Samantha, Oliver-Jack and Reilly.

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Surviving the Raetihi bush fires

By SUe NeWMaN

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Ashburton man Ross Gibson has become his family’s unofficial keeper of the past.

And that past includes a remarkable story of survival that saw his mother, Katharine Tustin, and her siblings escape one of New Zealand’s worst fires, one that raged over hundreds of hectares, destroyed many homes and cost three lives.

While the fire raged and families in the North Island town of Raetihi fled for their lives, Ross’ grandparents were many miles away in Wanganui enjoying an overnight break with friends.

It was March 18, 1918, and the three Tustin children, Katharine, 8, Bill, 7, and Jack, 5, were left in the care of a 16-year-old high school student.

Darkness fell, the children enjoyed dinner and went to bed.

It was a night like any other but as the hours ticked by their carer awoke to the sound of strong wind buffeting the house. She looked out the window and saw the hillsides were on fire.

Within minutes she had roused the sleeping children and as they raced out of the house she, for some reason, grabbed a teapot from a stand on the sideboard. As

Raetihi in 1917, a year before the fire. they left the property, the young girl paused briefly and buried the teapot in the garden.

They made their way to the river and joined dozens of other residents who sought safety from the raging fire. From there they went into town and found they were among several hundred others all in night attire and all looking for help.

Help came in the form of a train commissioned by nearby Ohakune, laden with food and clothing and the transport out of the fire-stricken town.

At that stage the fires were still burning and Ross recalls his mother telling him of towering trees that were on fire as the train chugged its way to safety.

“She always said she was afraid

they’d fall on the carriages.”

The fire refugees were taken to Ohakune and Taihape, but in an age where communication was far from immediate, the Tustin parents were blissfully unaware their children had been through a life-threatening experience.

“Reports of that fire say that the cloud was so dense the captain of the Lyttelton to Wellington ferry

was unable to find the entrance to Wellington harbour and ended up in a small bay,” Ross said.

As the wind changed and rain began to fall, the fires were extinguished and the families returned to Raetihi, to be faced with a scene of utter devastation.

For the Tustin family, whose home was one of the 25 destroyed, the only item saved was the teapot buried in the back yard.

It is unclear how his grandparents were made aware of the fire that cost them their home or when or how they returned home to their traumatised children.

A couple and their baby died, nine sawmills were destroyed with the loss of 300 jobs, an entire flock of sheep were burned and the losses would affect lives for decades.

The fire is believed to have started from rural crop residue burn-off that was fanned by a gale described as of cyclonic proportions.

“Mum talked about it as being like a wildfire,” Ross said.

The centenary of the Raetihi fire will be marked on Sunday and for Ross, the keeper of family lore, it will be quietly marked as an event that could easily have had a very different ending.

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It was a super exciting day for Phoenix Preschoolers like Toby Ross yesterday, as the centre celebrated St Patrick’s Day and a visit from residents of Rosebank Village.

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Rosebank residents visit preschoolers

By Katie todd

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Rosebank Village residents were showered with flowers, affection, song, dance, homemade baking and St Patrick’s Day spirit when they visited Phoenix Preschool yesterday.

Children from the preschool dressed up in their best green outfits and enthusiastically welcomed a vanload of smiling visitors.

The children performed renditions of the Wheels on the Bus, Incy Wincy Spider and You are My Sunshine, along with a song dedicated to their new goldfish.

Teacher Diana Harrison said the kindergarten tries to visit Rosebank Village every month.

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New gorge route revealed The NZ Transport Agency has selected a preferred option for a new State Highway 3 route to replace the closed Manawatu Gorge.

The chosen route will reconnect the Manawatu, Tararua District, Hawke’s Bay and northern Wairarapa regions – but bypass the township of Ashhurst.

The preferred option selected was number three of four shortlisted options.

The route runs from near the Te Apiti carpark western entry of the closed Manawatu Gorge, across the Ruahine Ranges north of the Gorge, before emerging at Woodville.

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Sixteen-year-old Mollie Gibson is another rising star in the Ashburton College Rowing Club.

She will compete at this year’s prestigious Maadi Cup at Lake Ruataniwha in four events; the under 17 single sculls, the under 18 doubles, the under 18 coxed quad and the under 17 coxed quad. She is a medal contender in all.

The Guardian caught up with Mollie, who is also a straight A student, prior to the national secondary schools’ rowing event.

Rising star Mollie

Q&A

Q: How did you discover rowing?

Going into Ashburton College, I was always interested in the sport and so I went to the open day to give it a go and it just went from there.

Q: 2016 was your first Maadi. What do you remember about the experience?

My first Maadi was very overwhelming, as I had never been involved in a sporting event quite like it with such a competitive field of athletes. There’s a lot of hype which comes with a competition like Maadi with over 2200 rowers competing and the atmosphere and experience was really cool.

In 2016 my main boat was the U15 coxed quad, in which we placed third. I vividly remember that race as all season our goal had been to get a Maadi medal, and we managed to cross the line in just less than a second ahead of fourth place.

Overall it was by far the highlight of the season.

Q: 2017 Maadi was pretty successful for you.

What was the highlight?

I have many incredible highlights from that week, amongst them would have to be winning the U16 single and the U18 coxed quad. There’s a lot of satisfaction which comes with winning a race, and getting to experience it with your friends is something really special. Watching the whole team do well and achieve things we didn’t know we could was really exciting.

Q: You compete in the singles, doubles and coxed quad, how do you prepare for that challenge?

Each training session we generally train in different boats so that when Maadi comes round we are confident that each crew works well. I usually follow the same routine before each race and follow the same race plan in most boats as I know what I can do and what works for me. I’m

definitely excited about all the boats I’m racing this year and hope for some good results across the board.

Q: Which race has been your most difficult so far?

I don’t think I could choose just one race, each race comes with its own challenges and so adapting to the conditions and competition is crucial for achieving a desired result.

Q: Where do you find your motivation?

Once I have set a goal for myself, it is just always in the back of my mind and so I find a lot of motivation in working towards it and am constantly reminding myself of the goal when training or competition gets tough. Having a very strong field of competition in my age group definitely helps motivate me as we are obviously all wanting to come out on top at Maadi, and any advantage I can get will make a difference.

Q: What is your main strength in the boat?

I think I’m definitely a lot stronger than some of the other girls I row against. Or, as my coach likes to put it, I’m “not a ballerina”. We are taught to recognise both the physically and mentally most challenging points in a race and can use that to our advantage when the time arises, then I just have to rely on fitness and strength, as well as mentality to do well.

Q: Do you think college rowing’s recent successes have encouraged others to take up the sport?

I think that knowing there are people in our community who are achieving great things would help others realise that it is possible for them to do the same. When we’re competing against the biggest and best schools in the country at Maadi with less than 20 rowers and still doing really

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well, is hopefully when people in our town realise that we have the coaching and resources to excel.

I would encourage anyone to come and give rowing a go.

Q: How do you see your future in the sport?

I have no idea. I’ll just take things as they come and see where I go; just as long as I keep enjoying it I see myself rowing for a long time yet.

Q: Who is your rowing hero and why?

The New Zealand Elite team are all very inspiring, the likes of Mahe Drysdale, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray being Olympic champions and Robbie Manson having the world best time. I also find some of New Zealand’s younger representative teams inspiring as the age group isn’t as big so their achievements seem to be more in reach.

Coming from a small country and being able to do well on the world stage shows a lot about the level of rowing in our New Zealand.

Q: What is your next goal in rowing after Maadi this year?

I’m hoping to get a trial for either the South Island U18 team or the New Zealand junior team, but first I’ll just see how next week goes and hopefully continue to build and improve from there in preparation for next season.

Q: What’s your recipe for excelling in both rowing and in the classroom?

Being quite determined and self motivated is something which helps me balance the two and keep things under control. I have to make sure I keep up with my school work, it’s quite easy to fall behind having time off for regattas. It’s important I keep myself focused on both school work and rowing as it’s quite easy to loose concentration when the lack of sleep catches up.

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Pulled beef ‘n’ beer tacos Beef 1kg Quality Mark shin of beef, on the bone 1/4 C seasoned flour 2.5cm piece cinnamon stick 2 whole cloves 1 star anise 2 strips of pared orange rind 1 onion, sliced 1C beer (a pilsner is good here) 1C beef stock To serve 12 corn taco shells, warmed in the oven 1/4 to 1/2 small red cabbage, finely shredded 1 ripe avocado, flesh smashed with a fork and drizzled with lime juice to prevent discolouring A few sprigs fresh coriander leaves 1 red chilli, thinly sliced

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Sour cream Pickled jalapeños Chipotle sauce Lime wedges ■ Preheat the oven to 160°C. ■ Beef: Dust the beef with the seasoned flour and drizzle with a little oil. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat, place in the beef and brown on both sides. Transfer beef to the casserole dish and sprinkle over any leftover seasoned flour.

Add the spices and orange rind to the casserole dish.

■ Place the frying pan back over a low heat, add a dash of oil then the onion. Cook onion for about 5 minutes, then add the beer and allow to bubble up. Add the stock and bring up to the boil.

Pour over the beef, cover casserole dish with a piece of baking paper and place in the oven for

3 1/2 to 4 hours until the meat is falling apart.

■ To slow cook: Preheat the slow cooker for 20 minutes. Following the method above, place all beef ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 to 4 1/2 hours.

■ To serve: Remove beef from the casserole dish/slow cooker and pull meat into shreds. It should be falling off the bone. Moisten meat with a little of the sauce (thickened, in a small saucepan with a butter and flour paste).

■ Serve with warmed taco shells, shredded cabbage, smashed avocado, coriander, chilli, sour cream, pickled jalapeños, chipotle sauce and lime wedges.

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Restaurant chain fined $40,000

seriously,” Milne said.

“It was surprising that even after several complaints to the Inspectorate; Mr Shetty was not deterred from underpaying his staff. One

of the breaches uncovered was for unpaid work trials for staff – a practice that’s illegal under New Zealand employment law.”

These repeat breaches of the

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tor and sapping food processing.

Steel said the livestock cull is also showing signs of seeping into this year’s production with lamb processing down about 3 per cent from a year earlier and the cattle cull 17 per cent lower than in 2017.

“It all suggests primary processing will be a drag on manufacturing activity early in 2018,” he said.

Business NZ manufacturing executive director Catherine Beard said the pace of expansion had levelled off in recent months, and while the number of positive comments from respondents outweighed negative at 51.4 per cent, a number “noted the sluggish start to the year with a dip in new orders being a common message”.

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Veritas sells Mad Butcher business Veritas Investments shareholders have voted to sell the business and assets of the Mad Butcher franchisor to its chief executive Michael Morton for $8 million.

Shareholders ratified, confirmed and approved the sale of the Mad Butcher business and assets to Yogg Ltd, Veritas said in a statement yesterday.

Yogg is owned by interests associated with Morton, who is chief executive of the Mad Butcher business, director of Veritas and MBL, and trustee and beneficiary of the largest shareholder in Veritas.

The resolution was decided by poll, with 98.4 per cent of the shareholders, who were entitled to vote and voting on the question, voting in favour.

Completion of the sale is expected to occur on March 23, Veritas said.

Prior to the meeting, independent adviser Simmons Corporate Finance said the $8m price tag falls within its estimated value of between $7.2m and $9.4m and that the transaction is fair to shareholders not associated with Morton.

Veritas has been selling assets to repay debt it took on to buy a series of businesses since embarking on a strategy of building a food and beverage business with the backdoor listing of the Mad Butcher business five years ago.

The company paid $40m for Mad Butcher, half in cash and the rest in scrip, raising $25m to help fund the deal.

Veritas previously said if approved, the proceeds will go to repaying $27 million owed to ANZ Bank New Zealand and leave the Better Bar Co as Veritas’s remaining asset.

The shares last traded at 4 cents and have shed 20 per cent so far this year.

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“The generally slower PMI suggests we shouldn’t expect firstquarter manufacturing GDP to be much different from the flat result recorded in official figures for the fourth quarter,” Bank of New Zealand economist Doug Steel said.

“Early livestock culling on account of adverse weather seemed to boost fourth-quarter manufacturing activity but will have the opposite effect through early 2018 given New Year rains.”

Government data out on Thursday showed New Zealand’s manufacturing production shrank 0.1 per cent in the December quarter – following a 0.7 per cent expansion in September – with the wet spring followed immediately by a drought weighing on the agricultural sec-

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New Zealand’s manufacturing activity slowed in February as an early livestock cull last year weighed on the year’s early primary production.

The Business NZ-BNZ performance of manufacturing index fell to a seasonally adjusted 53.4 in February from 54.4 a month earlier, remaining above the 50 level separating expansion from contraction.

Four of the five sub-indices increased, with just finished stocks falling 1 point to 51.1.

Production rose 0.4 of a point to 53.9, employment gained 3.3 points to 54.8, new orders returned to an expansionary 54.8 from 49.7 and deliveries also crossed back into positive territory with a reading of 52.7 from 49.8.

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“The continuous nature of these breaches, despite remediation at the time, shows that Mr Shetty wasn’t taking his obligations as an employer of 120 staff

law meant that Shamiana Ltd was ordered to pay $33,000 and similarly, Shamiana Enterprises Ltd was ordered to pay $18,000.

“Employers should understand that the Inspectorate follows up earlier non-compliance with a zero-tolerance approach. Additional strong penalties will be sought where any ongoing non-compliance is found.

“Not only is underpayment and mistreatment at the detriment of employees, it also gives companies an unfair commercial advantage over their law-abiding competitors.

“On top of this, reputations are left tarnished and the National Consumer Survey 2016, conducted by Consumer Protection found that knowing a business treats its workers fairly regularly affects consumers’ purchasing decisions,” Milne said.

Anyone concerned about their employment situation, or the situation of someone they know, should call 0800-20-90-20 where they can report their concerns in a safe environment.

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An Indian restaurant chain has been fined more than $40,000 in penalties after several breaches to employment law, despite having paid more than $24,000 to staff in arrears previously.

Shamiana Ltd and Shamiana Enterprises Ltd, with Satish Shetty as the sole director and shareholder, have been fined $41,000 in penalties after several breaches to employment law.

Following complaints received by the Labour Inspectorate, it had been found that Shetty failed to pay staff minimum wage and holiday pay, as well as keep correct employment agreements.

Labour Inspectorate regional manager David Milne said the companies involved collectively employed 120 staff across 22 restaurants throughout the country.

“We’ve had several complaints dating back to August 2015 of Shetty not upholding his staff’s basic employment rights.”

Despite arrears previously being paid to employees and corrective action taken to adhere to the Inspectorate’s improvement notice, breaches continued to occur.

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Methodist Church a great save A

shburton has watched one church be reduced to rubble in the past month, but residents will be pleased to have learned yesterday of the intentions to save another with the news of the future of the Methodist Church announced.

It’s been a tumultuous trip down a long and winding path, but the final bend was approached on Thursday afternoon and everyone will have sighed with relief when the deal between the Methodist Church group and the Ashburton District Council was finally struck – ending a prolonged period of angst and concern about what the future actually held for the oncethriving hub on Baring Square east.

This has been no flash in the pan process, discussions began almost immediately following the September earthquakes of 2010. At times they’ve been calm and measured conversations and others have been full of emotion.

But now, it would appear, we can move forward.

A deal is done and now the future is locked and loaded for the site – we just have to wait and watch it unfold.

Unfortunately, we still only scratch the surface on buildings that have tough decisions to be made around their future as earthquake laws and standards continue to be altered and changed to keep up with the latest demands.

Earlier this week I was on hand to watch one of the eldest standing buildings in Methven come crashing down when the Methven Trotting Club’s grandstand was demolished.

I grew up at the Methven Racecourse with a lot of our childhood spent there wiling away the hours in the day climbing up and down the grandstand exploring its insides and generally just being kids.

When news of its fate first

emerged, I was pretty vocal in opposing the idea initially and favoured bringing it up to standard and seeing its more-than 100-year history continue.

However, emotion doesn’t often correspond to making sense, sadly.

At the end of the day it was going to cost a lot more than it probably should have to make the building safe. A volunteer club that relies heavily on income from race meetings wasn’t in any sort of position to foot that bill.

It may be sad, but it’s life.

So, it’s nice to see a building being spared – and potentially even coming back better than it ever was – but we probably shouldn’t get used to it.

The sight of another building with the bulldozer going through the middle of it can never be far enough away, but it’s inevitable that at some point in the near future the future of another building is going to meet an unfortunate fate.

And although we may get emotional about it and want to do everything in our power to keep it – dollars and cents speak louder than most when it comes to decision-making time.

We can blame all this on an act of mother nature too.

She’s the one who rocked us to our core and left us in these unfavourable positions – a position we hopefully won’t have to find ourselves in once again in any hurry.

that conflicted with accounts of the time. Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million.

Five years ago: Two members of Steubenville, Ohio’s celebrated high school football team, were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl and sentenced to at least a year in juvenile prison in a case that rocked the Rust Belt city of 18,000.

One year ago: President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences in a meeting at the White House, but their first public appearance was

punctuated by some awkward moments (during a photo op in the Oval Office, the two did not shake hands before reporters).

Today’s birthdays: The former national chairwoman of the NAACP, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 85. Former astronaut Ken Mattingly is 82. Singersongwriter Jim Weatherly is 75.

Former NSA Director and former CIA Director Michael Hayden is 73. Actor Patrick Duffy is 69.

Actor Kurt Russell is 67. Country singer Susie Allanson is 66.

Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 64. Actor Mark Boone Jr is 63.

Actor Gary Sinise is 63. Actor

Christian Clemenson is 60.

Former basketball and baseball player Danny Ainge is 59. Writerdirector Rob Sitch is 56. Actor Rob Lowe is 54. Rock singer Billy Corgan is 51. Rock musician Van Conner (Screaming Trees) is 51. Actor Mathew St Patrick is 50. Actor Yanic Truesdale is 49.

Rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur is 46. Olympic gold medal soccer player Mia Hamm is 46.

Rock musician Caroline Corr (The Corrs) is 45. Actress Amelia Heinle is 45. Country singer Keifer Thompson (Thompson Square) is 45. Actress Marisa Coughlan is 44. Rapper Swifty

(D12) is 43. Actress Natalie Zea is 43. Actress Brittany Daniel is 42. Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam is 37. TV personality Rob Kardashian (TV: Keeping Up With the Kardashians) is 31. Pop/ rock singer-songwriter Hozier is 28. Actress Eliza Hope Bennett is 26. Actor John Boyega is 26.

Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky is 21. Actor Flynn Morrison is 13.

Thought for today: “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” — Marcus Aurelius (121AD-180AD).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, March 17, the 76th day of 2018. There are 289 days left in the year.

This is St Patrick’s Day. Today’s highlight in history: On March 17, 1968, a peaceful antiVietnam War protest in London was followed by a riot outside the US Embassy; more than 200 people were arrested and over 80 people were reported injured.

On this date: In 180AD, Marcus Aurelius, the last of what were considered the “Five Good Emperors” of Rome, died at his military headquarters in present-day Vienna at age 58; he was succeeded by his adopted son and co-emperor, Commodus.

In 1762, New York held its first St Patrick’s Day parade.

In 1776, the Revolutionary War Siege of Boston ended as British forces evacuated the city.

In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the first king of a united Italy.

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with “the muckrake in his hand” in a speech to the Gridiron Club in Washington.

In 1943, the Taoiseach of Ireland, Eamon de Valera, delivered a radio speech about The Ireland That We Dreamed Of. In 1958, the US Navy launched the Vanguard 1 satellite.

In 1970, the United States cast its first veto in the UN Security Council, killing a resolution that would have condemned Britain for failing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled government of Rhodesia.

In 1988, Avianca Flight 410, a Boeing 727, crashed after takeoff into a mountain in Colombia, killing all 143 people on board.

Ten years ago: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, recalling a goodwill trip she’d made to Bosnia as first lady in March 1996, said she remembered landing under “sniper fire” — a statement

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Deja vu review A

h yes, a new Government, a new Minister of Education and he wants to review what is happening in New Zillands Yeah/Nah Edjukation Sisteam.

This is an utterly pointless waste of time from someone who will not be around to front up to the ensuring chaos that said review will bring.

Part of me is actually happy the new minister is taking an interest in the education portfolio and part of me would rather have a back wax on the chessboard, on East Street, at midday, than go through the mess that will be left for schools to sort out.

Now that may be a bit harsh you say, but let’s put this into perspective.

1. The minister won’t be around to deal with the outcome of the review. I graduated from Teachers’ College in 1989 and there have been 11 education ministers in the following 29 years or one new minister every 2.6 years.

This review comes into effect in 2020, Chris probably won’t be around if he is an average minister.

2. The Education Act of 1989 is so different from its original version the authors would not recognise it now.

Whatever the working party comes up with for the minister, it will not be what the schools end up with.

There have been at least 39 major amendments to the original act. That is more than one per year and most of these have been to satisfy political agendas – think

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power of the minister to remove boards, national standards, charter schools, partnership schools, cohort entry and so on.

Here is the major beef, basically none of the amendments have come from the plebiscites at the chalk-face, they have come from powerhungry politicians desperate to say they made a difference for New Zealanders.

3. Only last year did the Oompa Loompas of Parliament figure out that there was no vision for New Zealand Education and therefore on May 19, 2017, finally it was decided to have enduring objectives for education in New Zealand written into the act.

Seriously, until then we had no long-term goal/reasons/ vision/point/purpose or whatever as to why we spend 11 billion dollars a year on schools! I’m not kidding you!

And, of course, in order to bring this into play, there had to be an amendment to the Education Act! That amendment is not even 12 months old and it is going to be reviewed.

So, since I graduated in 1989, when Tomorrow’s Schools was introduced, there has been no point to my work

and therefore my existence.

Great, thanks guys, remind me to invite you to my retirement party where I re-cap my pointless career.

4. When change comes – and it will with all the pleasantry of diarrhoea splash marks on a portaloo – primary schools will be the sad, nose-running, malnourished younger brother to the bigger secondary school sibling.

It’s a classic example of change chaos that gets dumped on primary teachers but not secondary.

After 1993, new curriculum statements were issued about every 18 months to primary schools. All schools had to commit teachers to go to training about the statements and regurgitate it back to the rest of their staff.

The school had to then write up new curriculum programmes to accommodate these changes. The teachers who had classes all day, did this in relentless, energysapping staff meetings after school. There were seven curriculum areas to write up. There were no heads of departments or non-contact hours to help with this work.

Now, when secondary heard they had to introduce NCEA in 2002, they screamed like a middle-aged man getting a back wax!

Suddenly, they had extra release days given to them and the ability to close early so they could all work on this and get home to mow the lawns, feed the pet snails, try on their new socks and sandals, and have dinner while

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Twenty-three dollars and a used raffle ticket from the Tinwald School Fete says that primary schools will yet again have to bring fruit-loop ideas to life while teaching fulltime and secondary will be granted public holidays to recover from the exhausting morning tea they had after a 27-minute workshop on coping with change.

5. And finally, it won’t help anyone for the future. The impact of digital technologies is seriously transformative at breakneck speed.

According to the 2017 Global Digital IQ® Survey: 10th anniversary edition, businesses are declining in their ability to use and earn money from digital technology, simply because of the pace of change. Schools are no different.

In the 10 years that this global study has been studying stuff, YouTube has gone from being a start-up company to being worth somewhere between $26-40 billion! You think that’s a lot of moolah, Google began in 1998 and is now worth over $400 billion!

We simply have no idea what the future will look like for our children, now try and review what education is all about in New Zealand, and where it should go to next?

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Pedestrian bridge collapses As Florida authorities work to identify the people who died in yesterday’s catastrophic bridge collapse, state and federal investigators will begin the task of figuring out how and why the five-day-old span failed.

Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said that his crew was using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras in the race to find anyone still alive in the rubble.

The $14.2 million pedestrian bridge was supposed to open in 2019 as a safe way for students to cross the busy road.

It linked the community of Sweetwater with the campus of Florida International University.

“We have to remove some of this piece by piece. It’s very unstable.” Aerial footage at the site showed a trained dog running atop fallen concrete and sniffing in the crevices for any victims.

But Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez acknowledged the likelihood of finding more victims under the rubble is slim.

A brand-new pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed onto a highway crushing multiple vehicles and killing several people.

PHOTO AP Four people were found dead and at least nine others were injured and taken to local hospitals; officials at one point said 10 were injured.

Florida Govenor Rick Scott and US Senator Marco Rubio attended an evening briefing.

Rubio said the public and the families of the dead and injured deserve to know “what

went wrong”.

Scott added that an investigation will get to the bottom of “why this happened and what happened”. He said that if anyone did anything wrong, “we will hold them accountable”.

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt III said a team of specialists was heading to Miami

with plans to begin its investigation.

Rubio, who is an adjunct professor at the school, noted the pedestrian bridge was intended to be an innovative and “one-of-a-kind engineering design”.

An accelerated construction method was supposed to reduce risks to workers and pedestrians and minimise traffic disruption, the university said.

Renderings showed a tall, off-centre tower with cables attached to the walkway to support it. When the bridge collapsed, the main tower had not yet been installed, and it was unclear what the builders were using as temporary supports.

Robert Bea, a professor of engineering and construction management at the University of California, Berkeley, said it was too early to know exactly what happened, but the decision to use what the bridge builders called an “innovative installation” was risky, especially because the bridge spanned a heavily travelled thoroughfare.

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Bond film makers sued An assistant director on the James Bond films who was left with career-ending injuries after he was crushed on the set of Spectre is suing for $NZ4.8 million in damages. Terry Madden was filming in Austria when a camera truck veered off the road and crashed into him. He suffered multiple fractures, tissue damage and nerve damage in the accident. The insurers for Eon Productions, makers of the Bond films, admitted liability. But Madden is yet to receive damages and this week served proceedings in the High Court. His claim covers future loss of earnings and medical costs.

Giant US toy chain in liquidation The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to consumers to landlords.

The 70-year-old retailer sought court approval to liquidate its remaining 735 stores, eliminating the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot.

The closing of the company’s US stores over the coming months will finalise the downfall of the chain that succumbed to heavy debt and relentless trends that undercut its business, from online shopping to mobile games.

And it will force toy makers and landlords who depended on the chain to scramble for alternatives.

There is still some hope.

Toys R Us will try to bundle its Canadian business, with about 200 US stores, and find a buyer.

It’s likely to also liquidate its businesses in Australia, France, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

It’s already shuttering its business in the United Kingdom. That would leave it with stores in Canada, central Europe and Asia, where it could find buyers for those assets.

It also controls Asian sourcing giant Li & Fung, a major supplier to Western retailers like Wal-Mart.

A Fung spokesperson did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

In Hong Kong, where Toys R Us has 15 stores, parents said there were few other choices in a retail market dominated

by a few big players.

“If you want something like a mainstream toy shop, then Toys R Us is the only place you can go,” said Ching-yng Choi, whose home and office are both within walking distance of Toys R Us shops.

“Basically either it’s Toys R Us or you go to specialised and very expensive toy shops that sell, for example, wooden toys that come from very far away countries like in Europe,” she said.

Toys R Us had about 60,000 full-time and part-time employees worldwide last year.

The company’s troubles have affected toy makers Mattel and Hasbro, which are big suppliers to the chain.

But the likely liquidation will have a bigger impact on smaller toy makers that rely more on the chain for sales.

Toys R Us has been hurt by the shift to mobile devices taking up more play time. But steep sales declines over the holidays and thereafter were the deciding factor, said Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of toy review site TTPM.com.

Toys R Us had dominated the toy store business in the 1980s and early 1990s, when it was one of the first of the “category killers” – a store totally devoted to one thing. Its scale gave it leverage with toy sellers and it disrupted general merchandise stores and momand-pop shops. Children sang along with commercials about “the biggest toy store there is”.

But the company lost ground to discounters like Target and Walmart, and then to Amazon, as even nostalgic parents sought deals elsewhere.

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Rihanna snaps back Rihanna wiped around $US600m off Snapchat’s parent company when she criticised the messaging app for hosting an advert that appeared to make light of her history as a victim of domestic violence. Shares in Snap Inc fell as the popstar criticised the app on Instagram.

“Now SNAPCHAT I know you already know you ain’t my fav app out there!” Rihanna said, “But I’m just trying to figure out what the point was with this mess! I’d love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain’t that dumb!” The singer was responding to an advert on the social media app asking users if they would rather “slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown”.

Southeast Asian leaders gather for summit Southeast Asian leaders started gathering yesterday for their first summit in Australia as the regional neighbours look for closer economic and security links and the host prime minister warned against trade protectionism.

The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, rarely meet outside their 10 member nations and the weekend summit in Sydney has caught the attention of protesters angered by human rights abuses in Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been criticised for welcoming some of the lead-

ers to his hometown, including Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who have been singled out by protesters.

But Turnbull is looking at ASEAN for its potential to drive free trade in the Indo-Pacific region in a way that the major economies, the United States and China, cannot without creating suspicion and division.

The dual themes of the Sydney summit are security and posterity, with the threat to both posed by North Korea high on the agenda.

“Open markets, together with democracy, have been two of the most powerful forces

in human history and they’ve led to worldwide growth and prosperity,” Turnbull told a business forum in Sydney on Friday.

“We must face the world, not turn from it; embrace free trade, not retreat from it,” he added.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the chairman of ASEAN this year, said he feared US moves to protect domestic industries put countries “under pressure to retaliate”.

Four ASEAN countries – Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam — are among the 11 who have signed up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

ASEAN also offers Australia a different route to the goal of an Indo-Pacific free trade agreement through the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. The partnership would group ASEAN with six countries with which it already has free trade deals: Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand.

Turnbull told reporters he would discuss the Rohingya with Suu Kyi when they meet.

Australia had a “frank engagement” with ASEAN countries that covered a range of issues including human rights, Turnbull said.

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Braxton shaves her head Tamar Braxton is “finally free,” and it started with a dramatic hair cut. The former co-host of The Real, took to Instagram to reveal that she’s not only cut her hair, but she’s shaved her head.

On March 14, Tamar shared a video of the buzz while Bobby Brown’s My Prerogative played. “Finally free,” she captioned the video. She later shared a photo of the finished product. “I’m over feeling captive to a wig, weave, people, people’s comments & opinions hell ... even my OWN feelings!,” she captioned her photo. “WE can choose to stop these things from having the power and victory over us!! And for me, that starts TODAY.”

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Stars’ time to shine

BY LINDA CLARKE

LINDA.C@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Some exciting young talent will be on show at the Mid Canterbury Tennis Centre this weekend in the annual Gala Cup. Flynn Ness, 18, is top seed in the men’s open singles while Tessa McCann, 16, is top seed in the women’s.

Mid Canterbury Tennis head coach Andre van Rooyen said it was exciting to have Ness back to defend his Gala Cup title. The teenager, who boards at Christ’s College, has been playing premier grade tennis in Christchurch this summer.

He will find some stiff opposition though, with former champ Rhys Cromie the second seed.

Cromie has been in good form this season, based on his club performances. Number three seed is Sam Bubb while Aidan Mitchell is the fourth seed.

Bubb will be on a high after helping his Ashburton College team to the secondary schools’ tennis nationals earlier in the week.

The AshColl side came a narrow third at the qualifying tournament on Monday, the top two progressing to the nationals, but was invited to attend after anoth-

er team withdrew. The nationals will be in Christchurch next week where Bubb will be joined by Tyler Leonard, Erin Connelly-Whyte and Jade Brosnahan in the mixed division.

Van Rooyen said it was a great opportunity for the players to step up a level and gain experience, as well as enjoy the special atmosphere of a national event.

He said the Gala Cup men’s grade had attracted 18 entries, with plenty of depth in both young and more experienced players.

McCann leads the four women chasing the open women’s title, with Ashleigh Leonard at two,

Larissa Allan at three and Amelia McKeown at four.

McCann, a boarder at Rangi Ruru in Christchurch, is amongst the top under 16 players in the country and van Rooyen said she was seriously talented. She won the Canterbury senior women’s open title last year and seems destined for national honours.

She wouldn’t have it all her own way though, he said, with university students Leonard and Allan capable of an upset. McKeown, at 12, is in van Rooyen’s Ace tennis programme and a rising star locally.

In the men’s doubles, Cromie

and Peter Leonard are top seeds, followed by Connor Brosnahan and Flynn Ness. Allan and McCann top the women’s doubles, followed by Leonard and her mum Dianna.

Cromie teams up with McCann to lead the mixed doubles, followed by the father-daughter pairing of Peter and Ashleigh Leonard.

Van Rooyen said a cracker of a weekend was on the cards with non-stop tennis, and spectators were welcome. Saturday’s programme includes a late-afternoon function to celebrate winning the Browning Shield recently.

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Muirhead Rosebowl on the line

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

The polish has been purchased for the Pritchard Shield and the Studholme Shield, but Lauriston will be out to find cause to head off and buy another bottle of cleaner when they host the final of the Muirhead Rosebowl against Coldstream this afternoon.

The final piece of the Mid Canterbury senior cricketing season goes on the line and both sides will be keen to end their season on a high.

On paper, this should be an intriguing and tough to determine clash. Both sides are brilliant at their best with players who are capable of doing explosive things out in the middle and ultimately it may come down to the efforts of individuals as opposed to an entire team.

Lauriston have been the benchmark for most of the season. With 10 wins from their 13 games in the longer format of the game, they’ve consistently claimed results from week-to-week and probably deserve the chance to host a final on their home territory to cap their season.

For captain Bevan Richen, the season has been a great one and a result today would be the icing on the cake – but he’s most proud of the team spirit they’ve managed to build throughout the season.

“We’ve got a great bunch of guys out here,” he said.

“Not only great guys though, but really good cricketers too. They’ve showed up to trainings and games week in and week out and deserve every success they can get their hands on.

“We’ve had to select a team each week since Christmas, that’s been the dedication the lads have shown.”

On today’s final, Richen said it was a case of anything could happen. He’s fully aware of the threat that Coldstream can pose and was in no way underplaying the potential for their visitors to rock up and ruin the party.

“They’re a very good side, full of very good players it’s going to be a

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tough match for us.

“A really tough match in fact.”

On the other side of the coin, Coldstream are in a comfortable boat already in the fact that no one really expected them to be in this position.

They snuck in to the semi-finals off the back of a victory against the, at times, hapless Methven and then caused a huge upset by crushing competition favourites Tech in last week’s semi-finals.

Captain Richard Print didn’t mince his words either when he said what the day could bring.

“Lauriston have had a great season and we’re heading out there as the underdogs for sure,” he said.

“We will have to produce something pretty special to beat them, but we have the side capable of doing that I think.”

The game is set down to get under way at 12.30pm and the first act of duty, the coin toss, will be one of the most critical decisions made all day.

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Key players in today’s final For Lauriston . . .

Alex Hooper – One of the most exciting prospects in Mid Canterbury, young Alex showed his worth in last weekend’s semifinal when he dug his side out of what looked like a losing hole. He scored an unbeaten century with the bat and then turned around and claimed five wickets with the ball to cap a stellar performance.

Scott Morgan – Morgan would have to agree that, by his own usual high standards, the Muirhead Rosebowl hasn’t seen some of his best days of cricket. But, like any handy cricketer, there’s that nagging thought in the back of the mind that he’s about to turn a game on its head, whether it be an explosive innings with the bat or a soul-destroying spell with the ball.

Bevan Richen – Mr Reliable, the man with the experience and the guy who can steady the ship if things threaten to go awry.

Richen will always pose a threat no matter what stage the game is at. Coldstream will be fully aware of his experienced head in tricky situations and his wicket will be vital when it comes to their time with the ball.

For Coldstream . . .

Bo Houston – A steady set of shoulders at the top of the innings is always a bonus at the club cricket level and Bo usually produces exactly that. If allowed to get his eye in against a potentially lethal Lauriston bowling attack, he may well prove to be the thorn in the side with his ability to bat for long periods of time – especially when the pressure is on.

Richard Print – A lot like Morgan for Lauriston, Print has the skill set to shift the direction of the game in the space of an over.

It could be through his noted hard-hitting tendencies or with his pace with the ball in hand. The performance of the Coldstream captain could be one of the determining factors of the match.

Jay Houston – There’s a pretty basic fact about Jay Houston this season and it’s that if he wasn’t around there’s a high possibility that Coldstream wouldn’t be playing in today’s final. An in-form and dangerous proposition with the ball, he’s consistently troubled some of the best batsmen in the district and with the importance of a final in front of him, there’s no doubt he’ll be fired up to do more damage on a wicket that should suit his style.

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Lana Donaldson at full stretch on the Yarra River last weekend where she competed brilliantly at the Moomba Waterfest.

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■ WATERSKIING

Donaldson strong on the Yarra Ashburton-based waterskiers have been in action on Melbourne’s Yarra River as part of the four-day Moomba Waterfest.

Skiers from all over the world are invited to ski at the event, having first submitted their credentials.

Lana Donaldson and her younger brothers Hugh and George were part of the action, with Lana making the semi-fi-

nals of the open women’s slalom.

Skiers use the Yarra, which is closed to boating traffic, competing in slalom, tricks and jumps. A special feature of the event are night jumps, which take place with a background of fireworks.

The event is considered one of the biggest in world waterskiing, not only for competitors but for spectators who line the banks of the Yarra.

With temperatures varying from 20 to 35°C, challenging river currents and occasional breezes, and a programme running from early morning until dark, it is a testing event.

In the women’s open slalom, Donaldson led from second off the dock till the 12th skier in series two, with a season’s personal best of 2.5 bouys on the 12m line at 55km/h.

She was stoked with the run and score, which put a lot of pressure on the following skiers.

Unfortunately she couldn’t pull out a repeat performance in the semi-final to advance to the final.

Hugh and George Donaldson competed in the Junior Moomba, having only just finished the Oz-Kiwi tournament in the North Island days before and

having to adjust to a different boat speed on the Yarra because of their age.

Hugh came away with a bronze medal in the jump, and a silver in the night jump; capping off a good run of competition form.

The season is far from over though, with a three-event tournament at Lake Hood later this month and nationals at Piarere in April.

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Highlanders make two changes

Last year, going into the third game of the season the Highlanders had 13 players injured.

This year it is well under half of that.

Why? Is it luck or just good management?

More of the former than the latter, it appears.

When asked why the Highlanders had fewer players injured and the likes of the Crusaders and Chiefs have plenty of walking wounded, Highlanders assistant coach Mark Hammett said he would love to have the answer to that question.

“It is a fair question and we asked ourselves that. But nothing came out of the review of last season that showed anything different. In a physical contact sport it is simply that – you end up with bad luck,” he said.

“In the first eight rounds last year we were riddled by injury.

The competition the way it is now, you have to use your whole squad throughout the season.”

The Highlanders have only Richard Buckman (neck), Thomas Umaga Jensen (shoulder), James Lentjes (shoulder) and Dan Pryor (hamstring) out injured this week.

Tevita Li is back for the Highlanders.

In contrast, the Crusaders have a swag of injured players. Kieran Read, Israel Dagg and Ryan Crotty are just some of the players who will be absent tonight.

Skipper Sam Whitelock has been ruled out after developing minor concussion symptoms yesterday.

Whitelock exited the field early against the Hurricanes after failing a head injury assessment test, and despite initially recovering well, he now cannot complete the Post-Concussion Return to Play process.

They have a handy replacement to call upon, with Luke Romano

now starting alongside Scott Barrett, and Quinten Strange being brought on to the bench. Matt Todd will now captain the side.

The Crusaders were already without Ryan Crotty, who was also ruled out due to a concussion sustained against the Hurricanes.

Crotty has been replaced by the experienced Tom Bateman in the midfield.

The Highlanders have made just two changes to the starting team which beat the Stormers last week.

Tevita Li comes into the starting side to replace Tevita Nabura on the left wing, while in the front row, Aki Seiuli gets the start ahead of Daniel Lienert-Brown.

Hammett said Seiuli had matured as a player and deserved a starting spot.

“With the front row we are aware the Crusaders have a strong forward pack, particularly in the second half. It is just a matter of mixing that experience.

“Aki has had a few years now, so he is a pretty experienced member of the team. He can be destructive at scrum time, a good ball carrier, very fit and mobile.

“He has learnt the game really well. He has come on from when

he was the life of the team. He is still that but now he is a pretty dedicated footballer, which is great to see.”

Hammett said the side was wary of the Crusaders’ style, which revolved around its solid forward pack.

“We know the Crusaders pretty well. But as old coach of mine Wayne Smith used to say ‘You can always have best guess, but you’ve got to expect specials outside of that.’ The Crusaders are a special team so we have to expect the unexpected.”

Crusaders: David Havili, Seta Tamunivalu, Jack Goodhue, Tim Bateman, George Bridge, Mitch Hunt, Mitch Drummond, Jordan Taufua, Matt Todd, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Sam Whitelock (captain), Scott Barrett, Michael Alaalatoa, Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Chris King, Oliver Jager, Luke Romano, Billy Harmon, Bryn Hall, Mike Delany, Manasa Mataele.

Highlanders: Ben Smith (captain), Waisake Naholo, Rob Thompson, Tei Walden, Tevita Li, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Luke Whitelock, Dillon Hunt, Liam Squire, Tom Franklin, Jackson Hemopo, Siate Tokolahi, Liam Coltman, Aki Seiuli. Reserves: Ash Dixon (cocaptain), Daniel Lienert-Brown, Kalolo Tuiloma, Shannon Frizell, Elliot Dixon, Kayne Hammington, Fletcher Smith, Matt Faddes.

A baptism of fire for Carter

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

Sean Carter’s debut season in charge of the Mid Canterbury Heartland rugby side is getting a lot more serious following the release yesterday of the draw for the 2018 competition which sees the Hammers taking on all four of the finalists in last year’s Meads Cup away from home.

Mid Canterbury will play four games at home and four away during the eight rounds of the competition before the play-off stages and face the daunting task of their four games away from the Ashburton district featuring the top four teams of last year’s competition.

The defending Lochore Cup champions kick off their season against last season’s Meads Cup beaten finalists, Horowhenua Kapiti in Levin before follow-up away games against Buller, South Canterbury and also old foe and defending champions, Wanganui.

Mid Canterbury held a 50 per cent record at home last season but went on to win both a home semi-final and then the relocated Lochore Cup final in Methven to boost those stats.

On the other side of the coin they won

three of their four away games – a result that Carter would be quite keen to repeat if possible again this season.

After their first-round clash on August 25, Mid Canterbury will play their first home game of the season against another old foe in North Otago before further home matches against the West Coast, East Coast and round out the regular stage of the competition with a match against King Country.

Mid Canterbury will also get first crack at the Hannan Shield, played for between South Canterbury, Mid Canterbury and North Otago.

A ruling change sees the illustrious slice of silverware up for grabs in all matches, whether home or away and Mid Canterbury’s clash in Timaru with South Canterbury in round five will be the first opportunity for the shield to go on the line.

The green and golds don’t play Wairarapa Bush, Poverty Bay and Thames Valley.

Again, a home final in either the Meads Cup or Lochore Cup would result in a shift in venue with the Ashburton A&P Show again set down for the same date as finals weekends.

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■ ATHLETICS

Another record to Mbambo Outstanding Ashburton College long distance runner Taonga Mbambo set a new record for the under 19 men’s 3000m at the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ Sports this week.

Mbambo hustled around the track in 9.03.65, finishing a full minute and 17 seconds ahead of the second placegetter. It was one of three records set at Aorangi Park in Timaru during the day, which featured athletes from secondary schools from Ashburton to Waimate.

Mbambo’s record for the under 16 boys’ 3000m, set last year, was one to fall but he made up for it with the stellar run in his new age-group. He was also second in the 1500m.

AshColl athletes chalked up 18 firsts and Mt Hutt College seven throughout the day, with the best athletes qualifying for the South Island Secondary Schools, Championships on March 23-25.

In the under 14 girls AshColl’s Ella Pearson won the 800m and 1500m and came second in the 400m, while Lusunga Mbambo won the 200m and the high jump.

Mia Pearson won the under 15 girls’ 80m hurdles and the high jump, while in the under 16 grade Sophie Adams won the shot put by more than a metre. She was also second in the discus and third in the javelin.

Emily Armstrong was the star of the sprinters, winning the under 19 girls’ 100m, 200m and 400m and helping AshColl take second in the 4x100m relay. Emma Stagg won the long jump and triple jump.

For the boys, Fononga Lisale won the under 14 javelin while Kyle Cabangun won the under 15 100m. Ben Jackson took out the under 16 high jump while Ben Donald won the javelin.

In the under 19 grade, Keegan Gentle won the 100m from team-mate Elyh McKibbon.

Anthony van Asperen won the 200m and 400m for athletes with a disability, while Delta Taeauga won the shot put and discus.

For Mt Hutt College, Briana Gaze-Inia won the under 14 triple jump, while Courtney Elliott won the under 15 3000m and Monique Johnson the triple jump. Faith Scott won the under 16 high jump with a leap of 140m.

Jack McKenzie took out the under 14 1500m and 3000m titles, while Charlie Brown won the under 15 triple jump.

Cat adds to woes Turkish side Besiktas have been hit with multiple UEFA charges following their 3-1 loss at home to Bayern Munich. The game, which ended with Bayern claiming an 8-1 aggregate victory and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals, was halted by referee Michael Oliver early in the second half after a cat ran onto the field. This feline interruption saw Besiktas charged with ‘insufficient organisation’, while the club’s other alleged offences involved ‘throwing objects’ and ‘stairways blocked’. All three issues will be investigated at a hearing on May 31 when Besiktas could be banned from European competition from the beginning of next season.

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Lacklustre starts Leading Kiwi golfers Lydia Ko and Danny Lee have both made forgettable starts to their latest tournaments in the United States.

Ko was in a tie for 102nd when darkness halted play at the Founders Cup in Phoenix, Arizona after opening with a two-over 74 yesterday (NZT). Lee’s difficulties on the PGA Tour continued as he shot a four-over 76 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida. Sharing 104th place, he faces a struggle to make the cut, let alone reel in a star-studded leading pack headed by 64 from Swede Henrik Stenson.

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Woods up with leaders

Taonga Mbambo has continued his hot form for 2018 with another big record.

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Tiger Woods was out-of-bounds by inches and holed a 70-foot birdie putt, and he was only part of the entertainment today at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Former PGA champion Jimmy Walker, who wasn’t even planning to be at Bay Hill until he mixed up the dates for a trip to Augusta National, holed a wedge from 132 yards for eagle on No. 18 that gave him a 5-under 67 and a one-shot lead over Woods, Patrick Reed and Byeong Hun An. The action never stopped. The loudest cheers were around Woods.

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Warriors reject offer

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

No one gave Kidwell critical World Cup document Kiwis coach David Kidwell was not provided with the strategically designed ‘High Level Kiwis Campaign Plan’ ahead of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. That was one of the many scathing findings of the independent review into the Kiwis’ failed World Cup campaign which found a lack of leadership and expertise across the NZRL organisation.

The review – led by sports lawyer Tim Castle and former Bulldogs and Netball New Zealand boss Raelene Castle – was charged with examining the Kiwis’ ill-fated performance at last year’s World Cup, which culminated in historic losses to Tonga and Fiji.

The findings were released yesterday at Rugby League House in Auckland where review panellist Tim Castle, NZRL chairman Reon Edwards and NZRL acting CEO Hugh Martyn addressed the media. The review’s findings highlighted a lack of direction and

poor decision-making throughout the leadership structure at New Zealand Rugby League.

Some of the significant findings included: ■ A complete lack of proven high performance sport expertise within the NZRL organisation and its supporting structures.

■ A systemic failure of senior NZRL leadership to identify those problems ■ The Kiwis’ campaign was disadvantaged by the NZRL appointment of an inexperienced head coach in David Kidwell ■ NZRL let down Kidwell in not providing him with a carefully and strategically designed High Level Kiwis Campaign plan.

Castle identified the complete lack of proven high performance sport expertise within the NZRL organisation as the most alarming

findings of the review.

The damning findings were also particularly critical of NZRL in their appointment of head coach David Kidwell, who was deemed as inexperienced.

The findings also found that Kidwell attempted to implement too much in a short space of time and treated the World Cup as a test instead of the pinnacle of the Kiwis four year calendar.

“NZRL let down Head Coach David Kidwell specifically in not providing him with the carefully and strategically designed 2014 – 2017 High Level Kiwis Campaign Plan,” said the High Level Findings. “We record that in our view the Head Coach should have, upon his appointment asked for and insisted on being provided with that High Level Plan. David Kidwell acknowledged that indeed he should have done this but did not do so.

“We consider that his failing

in this regard was unsatisfactory.

It does not however, in our view, excuse the failure of NZRL senior leadership to provide its Kiwis Head Coach with that High Level Plan.”

The status of David Kidwell as coach remains up in the air but the report’s findings is likely to end any chance of his reappointment.

“Disappointing as it was, the Kiwis 2017 loss could ultimately be for the best for the game,” said NZRL Board Chair Reon Edwards.

“This is a good wake-up call and an opportunity for a fresh start.

“While Tim and Raelene’s report identifies very clearly where things went wrong, importantly they have provided the NZRL a solid framework to help us deliver on our high performance requirements, improve our selection processes and ensure we vastly improve our planning and communication.”

- NZME

Negotiations with a TonganAmerican consortium to buy the Warriors almost collapsed but frantic talks mean a deal could be finalised within days. Warriors owner Eric Watson and Hawaiian politician Richard Fale’s TonganAmerican group were unable to agree on a price for the Aucklandbased franchise during lengthy talks that ended when a formal offer of $22 million was rejected.

- NZME

Cullen out, injured Silver Ferns defender Kayla Cullen has been ruled out of next week’s Taini Jamison Trophy with a knee injury. A regular starter at wing defence, Cullen is set to be monitored over the next two weeks, with the Silver Ferns medical team expecting her to make a full recovery in time for next month’s Commonwealth Games. She will be replaced for the four-day Taini Jamison series

by Central Pulse midcourter Claire Kersten, while Maia Wilson has been called in as cover for fellow shooters Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Maria Folau, who are both managing various niggles. - NZME

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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Allan hits the 1000 mark Tony Allan’s long wait for a milestone victory has come to an end.

The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey’s comeback to riding this year was crowned at Te Aroha on Wednesday when he rode the 1000th New Zealand winner of his career.

Allan made the trip north from Levin for just one ride and his dedication was rewarded when he was successful aboard the Clint Isdale-trained Aigne in a 2200m maiden.

“It’s a relief and it couldn’t have come at a nicer place than Te Aroha,” Allan said.

The 51-year-old won the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on giant New Zealand mare Empire Rose in 1988 and in 2005 bowed out after racking up 998 wins.

He moved to Japan that year to work as a track rider, which he said allowed him to work through some personal issues, and following a stint in Sydney working for Peter and Paul Snowden he returned home in May. Allan rode his first winner back on Mr Cool Boy at Waverley in June and, despite a lean spell since, he never doubted his own ability.

“To get to 1000 wins was always the goal and I’m happy to have done it,” he said. “I’ve always believed I could do it, I’m very happy with my riding.”

– NZ Racing Desk

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A shift of focus Tony Pike’s focus with Treasure has turned to Australia after a foot abscess forced the filly’s withdrawal from Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. “We got close with her, but not close enough,” the Cambridge trainer said. “It’s a shame as I thought she was a big chance. She’ll probably be sound as a bell on Monday or Tuesday so we’ll look to Sydney.

Kiwis to the fore Three New Zealand-bred gallopers figure prominently in the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. The Hong Kong-based trio of Beauty Generation, D B Pin and Werther are all rated 119 to share seventh spot. The Longines rankings are headed by the American galloper Gun Runner and the champion mare Winx, both sharing a rating of 129.

Filly heading to Oaks

It may have taken a long time, but Tony Allan has finally notched up 1000 New Zealand winners.

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Freshened up Lucyinrio aiming for the top Lucyinrio (right) opens a Group One preparation today following a luckless two-start Melbourne campaign in the spring.

The stakes-performed mare makes her first appearance for four months when she tackles the Listed Te Akau Racing Lightning Handicap (1200m).

“She’s going well, although I would have liked to have got a trial into her but Foxton was cancelled,” trainer Kylie Little said.

“She’s been working well so we’ll have a crack and she normally races well first-up.”

Lucyinrio’s autumn target is the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Te Aroha, a race in which she finished eighth last season and only three lengths from the winner Charmont.

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“We’ve planned three races and after Saturday she will step up to 1400m and then to the girls’ race at Te Aroha,” Little said.

Lucyinrio earned a trip to Australia last year after finishing runner-up in the Gr.3 Red Badge

Sprint at Hastings, her second black type placing following a third in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m).

She was unplaced from wide draws in both the Maybe Mahal Stakes (1400m) at Flemington

and the Gr.3 Summoned Stakes (1500m) at Sandown.

“Everything that could go wrong did, but we learned a lot,” Little said.

The Opaki horsewoman will also have stable newcomer Ballybay in Saturday’s Lightning Handicap.

“I got him 12 days before he ran second at Hastings,” Little said. “He likes Trentham and he’s been working with Lucyinrio and both have been going well.”

Formerly with Shane Brown, Ballybay has won seven races, two of them over 1000m on the Wellington course.

“It will be interesting to see how he goes and as an older horse if he can get over a bit further,” Little said.

– NZ Racing Desk

LA filly heading toward the Oaks Quality filly Semari has put herself into Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) contention after her impressive win in the N W Kelly Plumbing Class 1 Handicap (2000m) at Racing.com Park on Thursday.

The three-year-old filly won easily despite having to sit parked three wide for the majority of the race.

“The barrier draw didn’t help,” Little Avondale Stud principal Sam Williams said. “She has gone out and won really well, she is a pretty smart filly with a very good turn of foot.

Eagle Bay one to follow Champion trainer Chris Waller isn’t expecting fireworks from the New Zealand-bred Eagle Bay at Rosehill today, but he’s tipping him as a horse to follow. “You’d think the 1350m might be a bit sharp for him, especially against the Australian sprinters, but he’s certainly one to watch out for,” he said. “He’s won three out of four this preparation, his three wins have come on a big track at Trentham over a mile.” Eagle Bay was previously trained at Stratford

by Aidan Schumacher and hasn’t raced since he won for the fourth time in his nine start career at Wellington in January.

- NZ Racing Desk

Wellington gallops Today at Trentham Raceway

Wellington Racing Club Venue: Trentham Meeting Date: 17 March 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.43pm (NZT) DIXON & DUNLOP PREMIER $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 45519 Disturbance d (5) 59 .......................S Collett 2 26205 Rock My Soul b (2) 57.5 ............M Cameron 3 05840 Prince Mambo (7) 56 ...................... S Spratt 4 21532 The Bandito (4) 55.5 ............. H Andrew (a1) 5 02032 Euphoria dmb (3) 54 ................... C Johnson 6 70546 Pinsraad d (6) 54 ............................R Myers 7 69825 Princess Belle td (8) 54 ...................A Collett 8 87116 Sugar Rush d (1) 54 2 1.18pm THEE AULD FLOOZIE PREMIER $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 3120x Sheridan d (10) 59 ........................M McNab 2 41616 Master Pat tdmh (3) 58 ............... R Hannam 3 58437 The Rippa (4) 58 ...............................L Innes 4 95839 Captain Lincoln tdm (9) 57.5 .......... J Parkes 5 60811 Cutting Up Rough d (5) 57.5 ..... D Hirini (a1) 6 47724 Classic Touch d (2) 56.5.............. C Johnson 7 22x11 Hinerangi td (6) 56 .....................M Cameron 8 13510 Pinup Coup d (1) 55.5 ..................... S Spratt 9 30810 Piece Of Kate td (7) 55.5 ...... H Andrew (a1) 10 43327 Dream Dancer td (8) 54 .............. D Johnson 3 1.53pm GAVELHOUSE.COM AUCTION ONLINE NOW PREMIER $30,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 1157. Sir Nate tm (1) 58.5.......................O Bosson

2 13x4 Masque m (5) 57.5 ............................L Innes 3 253. King Louis b (3) 56 ......................... J Parkes 4 2x1. Secret Allure d (4) 55.5 .................M McNab 5 1 Stolen Gem d (6) 55.5............... M D Plessis 6 21 What A Smasher d (2) 55.5 .. H Andrew (a1) 4 2.28pm YEALANDS FAMILY WINES NEW ZEALAND ST LEGER $50,000, 3&4YO Set Weight, 2500m 1 81102 Bizzwinkle (9) 59.5 ..........................A Collett 2 21231 Felaar (2) 59.5............................. D Johnson 3 60112 Major Tom m (11) 59.5 .................... S Spratt 4 03141 Commanding Prince t (13) 59.5 .. C Johnson 5 11746 Daytona Red (6) 59.5 .................M Cameron 6 53955 Kamanda Lincoln d (5) 59.5 ...........V Colgan 7 93657 Leading Role t (8) 59.5 .................. J Parkes 8 37243 Gorbachev (1) 59.5 ........................... T Allan 9 64342 Narvick (4) 59.5...............................S Collett 10 43114 Anarchy (7) 57.5............................M McNab 11 76161 Princess El Jay (12) 57.5 ..............J Waddell 12 51342 Korakonui b (10) 57.5......................R Myers 13 4701 Onawing t (3) 57.5 ............................L Innes 5 3.03pm WENTWOOD GRANGE CUDDLE STAKES $70,000, F&M SW+P, 1600m 1 32743 Slimline m (9) 55.5 ........................D Bradley 2 81641 Montoya Star td (2) 55 ..................M McNab 3 34425 La Fille En Jeu t (12) 55 ....................L Hemi 4 27x29 Stylish Attack 55 .......................... Scratched 5 71439 Bronsteel td (13) 55 ................ H Andrew (a) 6 2190x Meritaggio dm (5) 55 ................... D Johnson 7 12271 Sleek Secret (7) 55 .........................A Collett

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11594 Symphonic d (6) 55 ................... M D Plessis 11812 Donizetti d (10) 55.......................... J Bayliss 142x8 Hello M’Lady dm (14) 55 .................S Collett 63524 China Star db (1) 55.................... R Hannam 63741 Flamingo td (8) 55 ......................M Cameron 47724 Classic Touch d (11) 55............... C Johnson 87116 Sugar Rush (3) 55.......................... J Parkes 90342 Wafer (4) 55 ....................................R Myers 6 3.38pm PHILL CATALDO BLOODSTOCK WELLINGTON GUINEAS $100,000, 3YO SW, 1400m 1 28114 Scott Base dmb (3) 56.5 ................V Colgan 2 21691 Swisswatch d (11) 56.5 ...................A Collett 3 23964 The Great Southern (2) 56.5 ........... S Spratt 4 41073 All In Mana d (5) 56.5.............. H Andrew (a) 5 4213. Czechoslovakia (7) 56.5.............M Cameron 6 6x351 Tuigold (8) 56.5 ................................. T Allan 7 3x211 Astor m (10) 54.5 ............................S Collett 8 36312 Divine Power b (12) 54.5............. C Johnson 9 71261 Dama Zorro (4) 54.5 .........................L Innes 10 11443 Ladynadel (9) 54.5 ...................... D Johnson 11 88x12 Lubaya (6) 54.5 ...............................R Myers 12 82291 Lisbeth d (1) 54.5 ........................... J Parkes 13 1 Paulownia (13) 54.5 ......................M McNab 7 4.18pm TE AKAU RACING LIGHTNING HANDICAP $50,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 21719 Enzo’s Lad td (10) 60 ..................... J Parkes 2 17522 Son Of Maher (7) 58 .....................M McNab 3 11014 Heni dm (2) 57.5 .............................R Myers 4 34130 Ferrando tdm (6) 57 ...................M Cameron

5 53252 Heroic Valour td (12) 55.5 ..............V Colgan 6 42464 Passing Shot td (8) 55.5..................S Collett 7 33847 Shadow Fox td (5) 55 .................. R Hannam 8 95306 Volks Lightning td (1) 54.............. C Johnson 9 11562 Carnival db (11) 53.5 ...................... S Spratt 10 5x332 Ballybay t (4) 53 ..............................A Collett 11 2280x Lucyinrio t (9) 53 ....................... M D Plessis 12 x1414 Akoya td (3) 53 ............................ D Johnson 8 4.58pm AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI NEW ZEALAND OAKS $400,000, 3YOF SW, 2400m 1 01890 Hasahalo (11) 56.5 ......................... S Spratt 2 21331 Savvy Coup (13) 56.5 ................. C Johnson 3 12011 Contessa Vanessa m (16) 56.5 ...... J Parkes 4 93206 Belle du Nord t (2) 56.5 ..................V Colgan 5 2512 Gold Spice m (1) 56.5 .................... J Bayliss 6 1332 Milseain b (5) 56.5 ........................J Waddell 7 242. Mark Two (14) 56.5 ..................... D Johnson 8 43053 Marcellina (9) 56.5 .....................M Cameron 9 4123 Caricature (17) 56.5 ..........................L Innes 10 54319 Treasure (4) 56.5...........................M McNab 11 x3255 Blanco Belle m (15) 56.5.................A Collett 12 35324 Swing Note (10) 56.5 ....................O Bosson 13 231 Cead Mile Failte 56.5 ................... Scratched 14 00333 Hot Fuss m (6) 56.5 ......................D Bradley 15 54318 Lincoln Melody (8) 56.5............. M D Plessis 16 148 Terra Sancta (7) 56.5 ......................S Collett 17 8225 Le Sablier (3) 56.5 .................. H Andrew (a) 18 96063 Misstumut (12) 56.5 .................... R Hannam 9 5.38pm SUPERFENCE DIVISION OF SUPERLOO

PREMIER $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 22333 High Distinction (5) 60.............. D Danis (a3) 2 50513 Choice Attitude (2) 59 ...................M McNab 3 23614 Perfect Shock d (1) 59...................O Bosson 4 64163 Toms d (11) 59 ............................... J Parkes 5 15x The Macallan mb (4) 58.5 .................L Innes 6 60312 Awesome Al tb (7) 58 ......................S Collett 7 15264 Castani (8) 58 ............................. D Johnson 8 x1027 Hartley (10) 58 ................................R Myers 9 4x231 Miss Contessa (3) 57 ................ M D Plessis 10 15 Parvina (9) 56.5 ..............................A Collett 11 50461 Myladyachiever d (6) 56.5 ........... C Johnson Blinkers on : The Rippa, Hinerangi (R2), Carnival (R7) Blinkers off : Leading Role (R4) Winkers on : Stolen Gem (R3), The Great Southern (R6), Castani (R9) Winkers off : Bizzwinkle (R4), Carnival (R7)

SELECTIONS Race 1: The Bandito, Disturbance, Prince Mambo, Sugar Rush, Princess Belle Race 2: Hinerangi, Pinup Coup, Classic Touch, Master Pat, Sheridan Race 3: Stolen Gem, What A Smasher, King Louis, Secret Allure, Sir Nate Race 4: Felaar, Daytona Red, Major Tom, Anarchy, Gorbachev Race 5: Montoya Star, Slimline, La Fille En Jeu, Flamingo Race 6: Scott Base, Astor, Swisswatch, The Great Southern, Lubaya Race 7: Carnival, Ferrando, Passing Shot, Volks Lightning, Enzo’s Lad Race 8: Savvy Coup, Milseain, Mark Two, Treasure, Hasahalo Race 9: High Distinction, Awesome Al, Parvina, Miss Contessa, The Macallan

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Banks Peninsula harness Tomorrow at Motukarara Raceway

Banks Peninsula Trotting Club Inc Venue: Motukarara Raceway (Grass) Meeting Date: 18 March 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.08pm (NZT) SUPREME EQUINE FEEDS AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ r40 to r55, up to r69 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 20000 Earthquake (1) fr ...................... T Woodward 2 06078 Gerald (2) fr...................................... G Cook 3 00896 Beaudiene Gambler (3) fr .......... D Paterson 4 00049 Classie Regal (4) fr .....................M Stratford 5 00627 Pegasus Kommander (5) fr ............S Murtha 6 0P072 Maninthemirror (6) fr .......................N Munro 7 00005 Alexy (7) fr ........................................W Frost 8 10405 Romanite (8) fr ........................... M Maynard 9 33703 Highland Reign (9) fr ...................... C Negus 10 48845 Veneto (21) fr .................................... W Low 11 01040 Courageous Becqui (22) fr ....... S Manawatu 12 50x08 Flamboyant (23) fr .............................P Cook 13 91352 Russian Express (24) fr ....................A Edge 14 76006 Going To California (25) fr ............. B Wilmott 2 12.40pm PRIME PANELS/GOLDEN EDGE/ADVANCED JOINERY TROT $7500, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2170m 1 0 Kiitos (1) fr................................. M Edmonds 2 55042 Crusader Conqueror (2) fr............I Cameron 3 0x000 This Way Comes (3) fr .................D Burrows 4 Foreigner (4) fr ..................................G Hunt 5 07 Tequila Sunset (5) fr ................... K Cameron 6 Superfast Ninja (6) fr .................... S McNally 7 26275 I W McNik (7) fr .................................J Dunn 8 03 Future Queen (8) fr ..........................S Ottley 9 54286 Grand Princess (9) fr...................N McGrath 10 9964 Edesia (10) fr ..................................... C Butt 11 72580 Monarco (11) fr ........................... B Hope (J) 12 8330 Astound (12) fr ................................... D Butt 13 9 Rites Of Zhou (13) fr ...........................K Cox 14 08040 Red Harbour (U1) fr ....................K Hodgson 15 80D05 Well Defined (U2) fr.......................... D Dunn 16 90590 About Last Night (U3) fr ..................S Clarke

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17 0009x Moment Of Kaos (U4) fr .............S Payne (J) 18 P9008 Kiwi Heir (U5) fr......................... C McDowell Emergencies: This Way Comes, About Last Night, Moment Of Kaos, Kiwi Heir 3 1.15pm ENHANCE BEAUTY THERAPY PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46 pace, stand, 2170m 1 69060 Comfortably Numb (1) fr ......... M Williamson 2 76705 Magic Blaze (2) fr ...............................D Flint 3 00077 Naturally Good (3) fr ................. M Edmonds 4 30000 Franco Hatton (4) fr ..............M Anderson (J) 5 7055x Overarm (5) fr ................................T Chmiel 6 80446 Victor Tango (6) fr................... J Morrison (J) 7 09078 I Can Remember (7) fr ............... K Cameron 8 7x9x8 Moytura (8) fr....................................J Curtin 9 50867 Proud Bromac (9) fr ......................B Orange 10 x0599 King Of Heroes (10) fr ................ L Lester (J) 11 7647x Matau Gem (11) fr........................... G Smith 12 90868 Pete’s Dash (U1) fr ..........................S Clarke 4 1.50pm WAIHORA RUGBY CLUB TROT $8000, r40 to r49 trot, stand, 2170m 1 00x08 The Fox (1) fr ................................. D Nyhan 2 82300 Belmont’s Greatest (2) fr .................. D Dunn 3 00080 Unique Marshall (3) fr ............... M Edmonds 4 05708 Star Pride (4) fr ................................J Curtin 5 73309 Rocknpop (5) fr ....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 66P00 Jedi Josh (6) fr .......................... L McKay (J) 7 80005 Wandering Star (7) fr............... S O’Reilly (J) 8 80x56 Anna Kate (8) fr............................ S McNally 9 70x00 Spurred By Success (9) fr 10 00854 Leo’s Gift (10) fr ........................... G O’Reilly 11 97030 Larch (11) fr .....................................S Ottley 12 50997 Natives Lasting Love (12) fr ....... K Cameron 13 99027 Paradise Spur (13) fr ............... M Williamson 14 05400 Jerry Garcia (U1) fr .......................L O’Reilly 15 49200 Michelle (U2) fr................................M Jones 16 92284 Rusty I Am (U3) fr ........................ P Wakelin 17 72240 Glenis Marie (U4) fr................... R Anderson 18 00068 Castleton Tui (U5) fr ........................... R May Emergencies: The Fox, Jedi Josh, Spurred By Success, Michelle

5 2.25pm NEW WORLD ILAM PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr50 pace, stand, 2170m 1 4978x Yankee Diva (1) fr......................... G O’Reilly 2 87373 Loissonya (2) fr ....................... S O’Reilly (J) 3 Fletch (3) fr................................. L Lester (J) 4 Dolce Denario (4) fr..........................R Close 5 It’s Me (5) fr ............................ J Morrison (J) 6 25829 Absolutely Unreal (6) fr .....................J Dunn 7 38747 Sounds Bettor (7) fr.......................L O’Reilly 8 Ideologist (8) fr ..................................G Hunt 9 3422 Getarattleon (9) fr.............................S Ottley 10 235 Di Caprio (10) fr ...............................J Curtin 11 4759x A Better Dancer (11) fr ....................... R May 12 20 London Delight (12) fr ...................... D Dunn 6 3.00pm JEMMETTS POWERTOOL SVC/GBC STH ISLAND MBL PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 White Hot Ashes (1) fr.......................J Dunn 2 400x King Arthur (2) fr ................................ R May 3 93803 Downtown Train (3) fr .....................H Hunter 4 0x77x Rosinupthebow (4) fr .....................B Orange 5 55863 Katies Nightmare (5) fr ............ M Williamson 6 5066 Baldoon (6) fr .......................... S O’Reilly (J) 7 05066 Tintin Naturally (7) fr ................. M Edmonds 8 34333 Tom Me Gun (8) fr ........................ G O’Reilly 9 Woodlea VC (9) fr.............................R Close 10 07339 Lilac Change (21) fr .........................J Curtin 11 78844 Sonic Reign (22) fr ..................... K Cameron 12 08320 Delightful Tanner (23) fr.......................K Cox 13 40226 Lets Hustle (24) fr ............................S Ottley 14 83494 Glengarry Knight (25) fr .................T Chmiel 15 580 Mister Mighty (26) fr ......................R Holmes 16 40x Tall Poppy (27) fr .............................. D Dunn 17 97025 Franco Garcia (28) fr ............... C D Thornley Emergencies: Rosinupthebow, Baldoon, Mister Mighty 7 3.35pm CRATE AND BARREL JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8500, 4yo+ up to & including r60 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2000m 1 98957 Aveross Ferrari (1) fr ............A Fitzgerald (J) 2 58434 Pat Campbell (2) fr .................. S O’Reilly (J) 3 40433 Scelta Uno (3) fr ..................... J Morrison (J)

4 96235 Mogul (4) fr.................................S Payne (J) 5 32841 Just One Good One (5) fr ............. K Butt (J) 6 10500 Bird Of Paradise (6) fr ..........M Anderson (J) 7 67731 Cool Changes (7) fr............... J Markham (J) 8 91x24 Scarlett Banner (8) fr.................. L Lester (J) 9 70662 All About Henry (9) fr ................. D Keast (J) 10 360Dx Hayden’s Meddle (21) fr .............B Munro (J) 11 82410 Editorial (22) fr ..........................M Hurrell (J) 12 87364 Augusta (23) fr ............................ B Hope (J) 13 20200 Laytons Lass (U1) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 8 4.10pm BACKPACKERS CARS DISCRETIONAY HANDICAP TROT $9000, r50 to r70 discrhcp trot, stand, 2810m 1 78800 Young Stranger (1) fr ............... C R Thornley 2 6610x Tricky Rastus (2) fr ........................B Orange 3 34958 BK Dawn (3) fr ............................. P Wakelin 4 210 Ardee Trouble (4) fr ...................... S McNally 5 96262 Beyond The Horizon (5) fr ................ J Smith 6 45310 Red Hot Rocket (6) fr ...................... G Smith 7 651 Sods Law (7) fr..............................J Geddes 8 70x00 Spurred By Success (8) fr ......... M Edmonds 9 16527 Highland Star (9) fr....................... G O’Reilly 10 47988 Momentous (1) 10 ................... C D Thornley 11 02205 Time For Diamonds (2) 10 ................. J Ford 12 41017 Lightworkofit (U1) 10 ........................ D Dunn 9 4.45pm TOUCHDOWN CAR RENTALS DISCRETIONARY HCP PACE $9000, r50 to r80 discrhcp pace, stand, 2810m 1 00837 Take After Me (1) fr ...........................J Dunn 2 00541 Hotdiggettycullen (2) fr ................. G O’Reilly 3 37212 Westar Sam (1) 10 .................. C D Thornley 4 03314 Buckeye (2) 10 ..............................J Geddes 5 23962 Dana Dawn (3) 10 .........................R Holmes 6 11007 Asset Control (4) 10 ........................... R May 7 99241 Ellmers Image (5) 10.....................L O’Reilly 8 69x9x Dreamy Damien (U1) 10 .................M Jones 9 13807 Sails (U2) 10 ................................... G Smith 10 10628 Shezza GNP (1) 30 .......................B Orange 11 04730 Franco Tai (2) 30 ............................T Chmiel 10 5.20pm WESTVIEW RACING/DUNN STABLES MOBILE PACE $8500, r40 to r49 mob. pace, mobile,

2000m 1 51087 Get The Rhythm (1) fr ............ J Morrison (J) 2 00500 Cullen’s Bardon (2) fr ................... G O’Reilly 3 41605 Claus (3) fr .......................................R Close 4 19709 American Alice (4) fr ........................J Curtin 5 9x050 Mr Asia (5) fr ........................... C D Thornley 6 26770 Blingiton (6) fr..................................J W Cox 7 798x0 Mordecai (7) fr......................S Tomlinson (J) 8 40308 Magical Matty (8) fr ...................... A Lethaby 9 43050 Shardan Suzie (9) fr .................. C McDowell 10 03563 Bridget Blue Chip (21) fr ...............R Holmes 11 70609 Cullenmore (22) fr ...........................M Jones 12 94218 Christian Lady (23) fr ....................... D Dunn 13 95095 Bobby T (24) fr ...........................R Cameron 11 5.55pm NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK AIR FREIGHT MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r50 to r55 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 72716 Immortal Change (1) fr....................M Jones 2 70100 Just N Awe (2) fr ..................... C D Thornley 3 5x621 Stunin Love (3) fr...........................B Orange 4 39041 Apocalypse (4) fr ...........................J Geddes 5 13350 Smoke N Reactor (5) fr ....................S Ottley 6 05610 Mega Watt (6) fr ...............................J Curtin 7 x7101 Miss Big (7) fr .................................T Chmiel 8 81200 Summer Wealth (8) fr ........................J Dunn 9 0x099 Banzie (9) fr ................................. A Lethaby 10 22169 Onedin Reign (21) fr ....................T Williams 11 05196 Back In Black (22) fr ........................... R May 12 72206 Just Dance (23) fr ............................ D Dunn 13 010P0 Jingles Bromac (24) fr ..................... G Smith Pacifiers off : Moment Of Kaos (R2), Young Stranger (R8)

5) MBL PACE $20,000, 3yo fillies mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 53413 Yasmine Bromac (1) fr...................Z Butcher 2 33223 Gold Orchid (2) fr ...........................T Herlihy 3 75473 Doubledelightbrigade (3) fr ...........T Mitchell 4 31373 Sea Of Gold (4) fr........................A Poutama 5 21841 Bettor Babe (5) fr .................. T Cameron (J) 6 86323 Ideal Lass (6) fr ............................ D Butcher 7 76375 Rosa Belle (7) fr ........................ J Abernethy 8 35575 Express Play (8) fr..........................J I Dickie 8 4.34pm HEATHER HOPKINS MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $8500, r59 to r79 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 21P19 Atom Hanover (1) fr 2 63181 Willedu (2) fr............................. N Delany (J) 3 14030 Destined For Heaven (3) fr................L Hollis 4 71614 Somewhereinbrooklyn (4) fr ..... M McKendry 5 73316 Queen Lostris (5) fr ........................T Herlihy 6 16631 Stars Delight (6) fr ........................ D Butcher 7 41013 Razor Brogden (7) fr .....................N Chilcott 8 91026 Delightful Zen (8) fr ................. B Butcher (J) 9 15585 Major Classic (21) fr ......................P Butcher 10 61622 Eldolar (22) fr .........................M Johnson (J) 11 25224 Step Up (23) fr 9 5.09pm JEWELS SPORTS BAR GET TICKETS QUICK HCP TROT $8500, 3yo+ r54 to r60 discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 38435 Monseigneur (1) fr............F Schumacher (J) 2 95347 Danke (2) fr .................................... G Martin 3 64168 Star Of Olesya (U1) fr ....................J I Dickie 4 65114 Luck Of The Moment fr ................ Scratched

5 89940 Grey Stoke (U2) fr .......................J Stormont 6 8373P Harry H (1) 10 ...............................N Chilcott 7 29036 Lovely Bundy (2) 10 ............. D Ferguson (J) 8 D4850 Franco Nadal (U1) 10 ...... K Marshall 10 5.45pm LOVECAMBRIDGE.CO.NZ MOBILE PACE $8000, r40 to r49 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 50422 Idealistic (1) fr .............................J Stormont 2 54885 The Persuader (2) fr ........... J MacKinnon (J) 3 92999 Gotta Go Jet Away (3) fr................T Mitchell 4 50003 Delightful Art (4) fr................ D Ferguson (J) 5 73073 Brainstormer (5) fr ..................... J Abernethy 6 67528 Lynton Creek (6) fr 7 03584 The C E O (7) fr ............................P Butcher 8 99509 Rock N Roll Patron (8) fr .......... M McKendry 9 17009 Manihiki Pearl (21) fr ................ N Delany (J) 10 51080 Jetenara (22) fr .............................Z Butcher Pacifiers off : Grey Stoke (R9)

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Highland Reign, Russian Express, Romanite, Veneto Race 2: Astound, I W McNik, Future Queen, Well Defined Race 3: Overarm, Proud Bromac, Matau Gem, Victor Tango Race 4: Anna Kate, Leo’s Gift, Rusty I Am, Glenis Marie Race 5: Getarattleon, Di Caprio, London Delight, Fletch Race 6: Tom Me Gun, Lets Hustle, Lilac Change, Downtown Train Race 7: Scarlett Banner, Cool Changes, Mogul, All About Henry Race 8: Beyond The Horizon, Lightworkofit, Sods Law, Highland Star Race 9: Westar Sam, Shezza GNP, Franco Tai, Buckeye Race 10: Claus, Christian Lady, Bridget Blue Chip, Bobby T Race 11: Stunin Love, Immortal Change, Onedin Reign, Miss Big

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Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 18 March 2018 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.30pm (NZT) ‘JEWELS TICKETS ON SALE NOW’ HANDICAP TROT $8000, 3yo+, non-winners & r40 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 9P Comedy Act (1) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 2 6 Flying Taine (2) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 3 080x7 Stallbackskungen (3) fr ...............J Stormont 4 29864 Phoebe Gem (4) fr ................... N Delany (J) 5 079x Agincourt (5) fr ...............................J I Dickie 6 x0832 Rave Nation (6) fr ......................... D Butcher 7 64 As Free As Air (U1) fr ....................T Mitchell 8 6x8 Savitskaya (U2) fr...............................L Chin 9 77548 Anzac (1) 30................................S Cornwall 10 45532 Awa Cathrine (2) 30 ........................D Moore 11 74743 Zimple (U1) 30 ...................................L Neal 2 1.04pm BARRETT HOMES MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 08545 Shandance (1) fr ...................... M McKendry 2 7733 Womeninleague (2) fr............. A Harrison (J) 3 Khaleesi Brogden (3) fr .................N Chilcott 4 05785 Motu Belle Du Jour (4) fr ................S Phelan 5 42593 Knights Desire (5) fr ...................P Ferguson 6 6960x Gracekia (6) fr ..................F Schumacher (J) 7 57x My Boy Boo (7) fr ..........................Z Butcher 8 64774 Babyfacenelson fr ........................ Scratched 9 Ryans Gal (21) fr...........................T Mitchell 10 64338 Inforthefight (22) fr .................. T Macfarlane

M9 Tokoroa Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 18 March 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.00pm (NZT) TOKOROA GRC WELCOMES YOU C0, 375m 1 8 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 2 43672 Finkle Foot Hero nwtd R & ....................Hunt 3 4 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 4 68x7 Blitzem Gem nwtd P & .................. J Cleaver 5 7 Sweet Clover nwtd ........................K Herbert 6 63524 Feed The Need nwtd P & .............. J Cleaver 7 74336 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 8 8868 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 9 88 Jetsun Angel nwtd..........................G Wilson 10 88 Xena Foot nwtd .................................. J Foot 2 12.16pm $5,000 BONUS EARLY QUADDIE SPRINT C0, 457m 1 23 Crackling Gal nwtd .......................... T Green 2 25887 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 3 54564 Bigtime Wayno nwtd..................... H Mullane 4 42661 Jetsun Swan nwtd ..........................G Wilson 5 34448 Leezrom nwtd ...................................B Craik 6 47265 Jetsun Woody nwtd ........................G Wilson 7 Vittori nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 8 63433 Thrilling Arnold nwtd ....................... K Walsh 9 88x76 Crackling nwtd.................................... J Foot 3 12.49pm TOKOROA & DISTRICTS VETERINARY SERVICES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 84534 Jelani nwtd ........................................D Edlin 2 66761 Phuket Paul 21.63 .............................G Hunt 3 35272 Kiwi Gal nwtd U & .............................Cottam 4 36547 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 ............................... G Farrell 5 36855 Unprofound nwtd ...............................E Potts

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33654 Out Of Paper nwtd .......................... T Green 54411 Zipping Andre 21.52...................D Schofield 87547 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 15788 Surge Ahead 22.02 R & ......................L Udy 66441 Luke Skywalker nwtd ..................... L A Hunt 4 1.24pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C2, 375m 1 22145 Jinja Mongo nwtd W & ....................T Steele 2 8F447 Fantastic Zoe 21.37 ...................D Schofield 3 55523 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &..................T Steele 4 61467 Bigtime Dazzler nwtd ........................E Potts 5 73748 I’m A Leo nwtd ............................L Laagland 6 27661 Raging Demon 21.10 R & ...................L Udy 7 32325 Epic Force nwtd ........................... H Mullane 8 44142 Simple Request nwtd ........................B Bond 9 25842 Bark De Triomphe 21.31 ...................B Craik 10 76555 Mitsuta nwtd ......................................D Edlin 5 1.59pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C2, 375m 1 37454 Coruba Cate 21.24......................... G Farrell 2 14571 Jinja Mia 21.37 W & ........................T Steele 3 81454 Scott Tied Up 21.49 U & ...................Cottam 4 18336 Mobility Scooter 22.17 .....................M Black 5 87138 Allegro Cody 21.44 R & ........................Hunt 6 21224 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ...................P Green 7 31376 Was Just Saying 21.65 R &.................L Udy 8 76743 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik 9 18572 Bigtime Moola nwtd R &......................L Udy 10 74784 Amazing Contact nwtd ......................B Bond 6 2.34pm THOMAS JEWELLERS TOKOROA SPRINT C1, 375m 1 74125 Warrior Tony 21.41 U & .....................Cottam 2 52321 Emoji 21.44 .......................................B Craik 3 53232 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 4 23362 Unconscionable 21.55 R & .................L Udy

5 24515 Fancy Chap nwtd .......................D Schofield 6 22123 Sisco Kid 26.01 ..............................C Henley 6 33671 Hot Machine 21.45 .......................... T Green 7 35164 Thrilling Cruise 25.87 ...................... K Walsh 8 52121 Talkabout Izzy nwtd R &........................Hunt 7 47773 Jetsun Stampede nwtd ..................G Wilson 9 7686F Barwon Annie 25.93...................D Schofield 8 35756 Untouchable nwtd ...........................P Green 9 73846 Scott No Value nwtd ..........................G Hunt 10 4x887 Blazing Spirit 25.60 ....................D Schofield 10 71688 Jack No Lag 21.60 ......................... Y Castro 10 4.54pm DUYESTYN DRAINAGE STAKES C5, 7 3.09pm HOLSTERS TOKOROA SPRINT C3, 375m 375m 1 74248 Oscar Tron 21.23........................D Schofield 1 11151 Danny Dee 20.94 ............................ K Walsh 2 87214 It’s Electric 21.32 ............................C Henley 2 43124 Sparta 21.01 ................................... K Walsh 3 66615 Nangar Panther nwtd .................D Schofield 3 37276 Wong Way 21.50 U & ........................Cottam 4 12111 Blitz ‘Em Rene nwtd U & ...................Cottam 4 12326 Belcroft Banker 21.16 ................H Laagland 5 22x51 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 5 41453 Alyeska 21.31 ...................................B Craik 6 32352 Brotastic 21.39 ..................................B Craik 6 85313 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 7 23652 Jinja Roman 21.82 W & ..................T Steele 7 28815 Bruce Banner 21.12 ..................... H Mullane 8 82153 Stranger Things 21.49.......................B Craik 8 53342 Classy Impact 21.19 ....................... T Green 9 43354 Kapai Bart nwtd W & .......................T Steele 9 51x88 Ima Lucky Zarr nwtd U & ..................Cottam 10 71658 Sonic Attack 21.04 .....................M Mathews 11 5.29pm TOKOROA CUP C4/5, 457m 8 3.44pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX MATHEWS C3/4, 1 41783 Sue Zooki 25.70 .............................. T Green 375m 2 43276 Thrilling Billy 25.48 .....................P Ferguson 1 41226 Alex Attack nwtd U &.........................Cottam 3 23128 Light ‘em Jax 25.31 ......................... K Walsh 2 72181 Letron James 21.14 ....................... G Farrell 4 33137 Noah Who nwtd............................ H Mullane 3 67168 Our Sambo 21.09.......................M Mathews 5 27774 Zipping Vito 25.68 ......................D Schofield 4 75571 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 6 18411 Trip To Eden nwtd.......................D Schofield 5 88342 See Eye Be 21.40 ........................ H Mullane 7 61241 Thrilling Raider 25.45 ...................... K Walsh 6 24165 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 8 15636 Tullabung Googar 25.90 .............P Ferguson 7 63638 Elouera Mist 21.43 .....................P Ferguson 12 6.05pm TOKOROA GRC COMMITTEE STAKES 8 32333 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell C1, 457m 1 54222 Atomic Missile nwtd ..................... H Mullane 9 65446 Shot Gun Harry 21.40 .................. H Mullane 2 75131 Fancy Fox 25.95.........................D Schofield 10 16685 Waerenga Star nwtd U & ..................Cottam 9 4.19pm STIHL SHOP STAKES C2, 457m 3 78282 Barwon Storm 25.86 ..................D Schofield 1 1x313 Light ‘em Elsa nwtd ......................... K Walsh 4 26118 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 2 41467 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele 5 84826 Little Bit Silly nwtd ......................D Schofield 3 37562 Beaumont 25.58................................B Craik 6 63563 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 4 45846 Secret Lily nwtd W & .......................T Steele 7 12Px7 Thrilling Attack nwtd ........................ K Walsh 5 16887 Secret Rory 26.06 .......................... G Farrell 8 11851 Jinja Might nwtd U & .........................Cottam

9 75546 Barwon Babe nwtd .....................D Schofield 10 57768 Talkabout Ziggy nwtd R & .....................Hunt 13 6.22pm FAREWELL SPRINT C1, 375m 1 42434 Swift Order 21.79 ...........................C Henley 2 2461F Midnight Daydream 21.40 R & ............L Udy 3 67122 Bright Boy 21.72 ...............................B Bond 4 83868 Scott The Looks 21.56 U & ...............Cottam 5 43466 Umaga Rama 21.34 .........................M Black 6 57886 Magnetude Eight nwtd .................R McPhee 7 357x7 Snoopy’s Hero 21.94 R & ......................Hunt 8 33517 Barwon Bandit nwtd ...................D Schofield 9 15555 King Shaq 21.22 ............................. T Green 10 72678 Deception Diva nwtd W & ...............T Steele

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Finkle Foot Hero, Feed The Need, Spark ‘Em Up, Jinja Lad, Blitzem Gem Race 2: Thrilling Arnold, Jetsun Swan, Crackling Gal, Vittori, Bigtime Wayno Race 3: Zipping Andre, Kiwi Gal, Phuket Paul, Out Of Paper, Ali Ali Ali Race 4: Raging Demon, Opawa Libby, Jinja Mongo, Bark De Triomphe, Bigtime Dazzler Race 5: Jinja Mia, Electric Dee Eye, Coruba Cate, Allegro Cody, Was Just Saying Race 6: Emoji, Hot Machine, Just A Matthew, Warrior Tony, Unconscionable Race 7: Subzero Princess, Blitz ‘Em Rene, Oscar Tron, Brotastic, Nangar Panther Race 8: Good Job, Alex Attack, Letron James, Our Sambo, Ekali Race 9: Light ‘em Elsa, Beaumont, Sisco Kid, Thrilling Cruise, Talkabout Izzy Race 10: Danny Dee, Sparta, Classy Impact, Alyeska, Belcroft Banker Race 11: Trip To Eden, Thrilling Raider, Light ‘em Jax, Sue Zooki, Zipping Vito Race 12: Fancy Fox, Thrilling Attack, Atomic Missile, Jinja Might, Barwon Storm Race 13: Midnight Daydream, Umaga Rama, Swift Order, Bright Boy, Barwon Bandit

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MEDICAL SERVICES

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

Ashburton Rest Homes

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be held between 10am - 12 noon and 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary.

Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. Consultations will be held between 10am - 1pm and 2pm and 5pm. Please phone 308 1212 for an appointment from 9.30am.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Direct dials to a volunteer.

For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm 8105 for details on how to access the after-hours service outside of these hours leave a message. each weekend.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday, and from 5pm - 7pm both days.

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

COMMUNITY SERVICES Art Gallery

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

ANIMAL SERVICES

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Alcoholics Anonymous

Methven & Rakaia Area

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24h service.

Mid Canterbury SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter -

Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Veterinarians Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Mail Closing Times West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, POST DELIVERY CENTRES 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Full emergency service all weekend.

Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Information Centres Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday Methven - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Bus Departures

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Daily Events

SATURDAY

7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON RUNNERS. All welcome meet at Frontrunner, Off Moore Street.

9am LEADING THE CHARGE ROAD TRIP 2018 From 9am there will be a display of

SUNDAY 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9am St Peter’s Anglican Church Holy Communion – Harrison Street 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship - Harvest festival led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road.

MONDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF.

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March 17 - 19, 2018 Electric Vehicles at the Ashburton District Farmers Market, West Street carpark. Test drives available, if you would like to drive an EV, you must be 25+ years old, and have your full NZ drivers licence with you.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car

park, Ashburton.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the Triangle.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON WALKERS AND RUNNERS. All welcome, meet at Domain oval club house on Philip Street.

©9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Tevita Taufalele.

Baring Square East.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship led by rev Helen Wallis, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, morning Worship and Harvest Thanksgiving. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10.30am

Members will play round 4 of the Heartland Championship. Ashburton Golf Club.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun fill days for 60 years and older, for more information ring 308-6817.

Cameron Street.

12pm - 1pm.

ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. A FREE lunch. Ashburton Baptist Church, entry off Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Tablet/ipad/phone afternoon forum, cost $2. MSA Reading Room, Havelock St.

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

11am - 4pm THE PLAINS RAILWAY. Train rides, machinery displays, Lynn Woodworking museum open and much more. Maronan Road, Tinwald.

11am - 4pm RAILWAY AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY PLAINS MUSEUM. Combined craft days, today only all welcome at Annie’s Country Quilt 2pm GREYPOWER ASHBURTON. Sub Antarctic Islands with speaker Robin Burton. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

6pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 027

Shop, for information phone Jenny 308-5911 or Pam 307-2801. Archibald Street, Tinwald.

11.15am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Greenstreet Harvest Festival led by Rev Henry Mbambo, Greenstreet/Staveley Road.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road .

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

688 8686 or Aleisha 027 848 9309.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE. Euchre evening, new players welcome.

Holy Name pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street. (every Monday, excludes public holidays).

7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, all visitors welcome, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Field Technician

SITUATIONS VACANT

Experienced Grocery/ Duty Manager Four Square Allenton are looking to recruit an experienced Manager for their supermarket which is based in Ashburton.

• Challenging Opportunity • Industry Leader • Excellent Working Conditions The Company Rubicon is a water technology business which designs, manufactures, installs and maintains irrigation automation hardware, software and telemetry that enables water authorities and rural water users to manage their water resources automatically and efficiently. With the rapid growth within the business the company has a need for a Field Technician.

The Role Reporting directly to the General Manager - NZ, the role is diverse in nature and will require strong installation and maintenance skills. Key responsibilities will include: • Carry out field installation, repair and maintenance of various Rubicon products • Adhere to guidelines and procedures as required during installation and maintenance of equipment (OHS and QA) • Undertake fault diagnosis, testing, maintenance and modification as required to ensure safe and efficient operation • Investigate and resolve complex technical issues • Follow instructions from designated Project Managers • Liaise with customers to discuss incident concerns or complaints, instigating corrective actions where required.

• Ashburton based but other Canterbury locations considered.

• Be available for overseas travel.

• Be available for the "support phone" roster; The successful candidate The successful candidate will be an electrically-minded technician. The following will be favourably looked upon: • Electrical background and experience is preferred • Experience with SCADA and PLC systems an advantage • Experience with Radio and Telemetry systems an advantage • Demonstrate exceptional time management, organisational and relationship building skills; • Willingness to learn and develop within the role.

• Possess a strong work ethic Please send your resume by clicking on the "apply" button below or for a confidential discussion/ further information please email tim.eaden@rubiconwater.com

Nurse/Experienced Carer Casual position - 8 hours/week initially, increasing to 30hr/week for maternity cover.

Caring for person requiring full assistance.

Payment through government funding.

Day and night shifts; some on-call required.

Must be based locally, be non-smoker and have full license.

Please email CV to: legisnas@gmail.com Enquiries to 022 125 5802

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Permanent / Full Time:

Previous management experience in a New World, Pak’n’Save or Four Square is essential as is a strong working knowledge of SAP in relation to supermarkets Key responsibilities will include: Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations Assisting with staff selection and training Managing the floor staff to ensure a well presented store and first class customer service Managing the grocery, produce and frozen goods on offer in store Acting as primary duty manager Rostering Cashier tracking Assisting with store financial performance Evening and weekend work is a requirement of this role.

I am looking for someone who is living or will move to Ashburton as this person will take full responsibility for the store including after hour calls-outs in the owners absence.

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Applications close Friday 6th April, 2018

Welder/Fabricator

Wanted for immediate start Allenton Four Square, 98 Harrison Street, Ashburton

Truck Driver / Concrete Pump Operator For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Research & Development Assistant

Whether you are looking for a new challenge or just starting out, if you’re not afraid of hard work and interested in machinery, hydraulics, trucks, concrete and heavy equipment, this could be the job for you.

Full clean driver’s license required.

Class 3 and 4 license holders welcome.

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Phone Chris 027 933 1872 CJs Concrete Pumping Ltd

North End Engineering is seeking an experienced Welder /Fabricator for onsite/ offsite work for our structural steel business.

The successful applicant will be honest, reliable, a team player and be able to use their own initiative.

You will have experience in flux core, hardwire and stick welding and be able to achieve certification at Standard AS/NZS 2980. You must be able to read workshop drawings.

A current Site Safe certificate, forklift licence, experience working at heights and a Class 5 drivers licence would be an advantage.

If you believe you have the skills required and you are a permanent NZ Resident, please forward your written application and CV to office@nee.kiwi.nz For any further information, please contact Piers on 027 352 9909.

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/ chchheart

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Ashburton Guardian

PUBLIC NOTICES

MEETINGS, EVENTS Notice of intention to take land for plantation purposes bushside (diamond town), Ashburton district

Notice of intention to take land for plantation purposes - bushside (diamond town), Ashburton district NOTICE is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council proposes to take under the Public Works Act 1981 the land described in the Schedule to this notice (“land”). The land is required for plantation purposes.

The reasons why Ashburton District Council considers it reasonably necessary to take the land are:

To: The owners specified in the Schedule to this notice and their successors;

(a) The land was subdivided in 1878 but was abandoned by the owners in the early 1900's;

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(b) Over time Ashburton District Council has taken over maintenance of the land and has utilised the land for forestry and plantation since 1936;

Take notice that Ashburton District Council proposes to take under the Public Works Act 1981 the land described in the Schedule to this notice (“land”).

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The land is required for the Plantation Purposes.

(c) Rates have not been paid since the early 1900's;

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(d) Neither a will nor successors to the owners could be located despite advertisements published in five national newspapers and Lawtalk; and

A plan of the land intended to be taken is available on request by contacting Chris Jones, The Property Group Limited, Level 2, 169 Madras Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011. Postal Address: PO Box 7240, Sydenham, Christchurch. Telephone: (03) 363 5902.

REASONS FOR TAKING LAND

(e) To ensure proper future administration and management of the land.

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(a) The land was subdivided in 1878 but was abandoned by the owners in the early 1900’s;

Any person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Justice & Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, or PO Box 2069, Christchurch 8013 or DX: WX11113 Christchurch, within 20 working days after the date of publication of this notice.

(c) Rates have not been paid since the early 1900’s;

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The reasons why Ashburton District Council considers it reasonably necessary to take the land:

The owners of the land and their successors and those persons with a registered interest in the land have been served with notice of the Ashburton District Council's intention to take the land by publication and notified of their right to object.

If any objection is made in accordance with this notice a public hearing will be held with the right of the objector to appear and be heard personally unless the objector otherwise requires and each objector will be informed of the time and place of the hearing.

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(b) Over time Ashburton District Council has taken over maintenance of the land and has utilised the land for plantation purposes since 1936; (d) Neither a will nor successors to the owners could be located despite advertisements published in five national newspapers and Lawtalk; and (e) To ensure proper future administration and management of the land.

YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT

Buffalo Lodge Hall 20 Cox Street Contatcts Barbara 908 1338 Elizabeth 308 5437

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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The land has not been taken yet.

Any person requiring further information in respect of this advice should contact Chris Jones, The Property Group Limited, Level 2, 169 Madras Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011. Postal Address: PO Box 7240, Sydenham, Christchurch.

Telephone: (03) 363 5902.

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You have a right to object to the taking of the land.

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SHELLY – health massage.

Open 9am - 9pm. Chinese girl. Ashburton. Phone 022 684 1692.

Canterbury Land District - Ashburton District

If you wish to object, you must send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Justice & Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, or PO Box 2069, Christchurch 8013 or DX: WX11113 Christchurch, within 20 working days after the publication of this notice.

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If you make an objection, a public hearing of the objection will be held unless you give written notice to the Tribunal that you want the hearing to be held in private.

GARAGE SALES

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If you make an objection;

Schedule

Area (Ha) | Description

0.4047

Lot 73 - 74, Lot 123 and Lot 131 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB10K/1135.

0.2023

Lot 6 - 7 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/48.

0.1012

Part Sections 21514 - 21515 (shown as road, Lot 20 and Lot 11 DP 274), Computer Freehold Register CB75/251 (part cancelled).

Lot 55 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/82.

0.6247

Lot 77, 97, 107, 109, 120 - 122, 124 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/17.

Lot 59 - 60 and Lot 63 - 66 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/8.

0.3035

0.2099

Lot 57 - 58 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/20.

Lot 102 and Lot 141 - 142 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/10.

0.2023

0.5691

Lot 52, Lot 62, Lot 81 and Lot 94 95 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/22.

Lot 87 - 88 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/136.

0.3035

0.2023

Lot 128 and Lot 149 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/25.

Lot 129 and Lot 147 - 148 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/137.

0.7082

0.6146

Lot 14 - 19 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/26.

Lot 132 - 134 and Lot 143 - 146 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/226.

0.2023

0.4047

Lot 96, Lot 125, Lot 127 and Lot 126 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/28.

Lot 54 and Lot 61 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/78.

0.1012

Lot 100 - 101 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/29.

Lot 51 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/79.

0.1265

0.6146

Lot 14 – 19 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/26.

Edward Binion Cooper

Lot 22 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/31.

Lot 24 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/146.

0.4047

Lot 96, Lot 125, Lot 127 and Lot 126 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/28.

Charles Maud Phillips

0.7133

0.2023

Lot 100 – 101 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/29.

Robert Sparke Perrett

0.1012

Lot 13 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/222.

Lot 150 - 156 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB94/287.

0.1012

Lot 22 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/31.

Grace Morgan and John Todd Morgan

0.1012

0.1012

Lot 13 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/222.

David Craig

0.6070

Lot 25, Lot 103, Lot 26 - 28 and Lot 56 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/293.

Lot 130 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB98/160.

0.6070

Lot 25, Lot 103, Lot 26 – 28 and Lot 56 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/293. Catherine Salkeld

0.2023

Lot 108 and Lot 119 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB98/162.

0.2529

Lot 12 and Lot 157 – 158 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/294.

Catherine Salkeld

0.3035

Lot 69 – 71 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/13.

James Henry Robinson

0.2023

Lot 6 – 7 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/48.

Elizabeth Stringer

0.1012

Lot 55 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/82.

Henry Gain

0.6247

Lot 59 – 60 and Lot 63 – 66 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/8.

Francis John Marquand

0.3035

Lot 102 and Lot 141 – 142 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/10.

George William Mortimer

0.2023

Lot 87 – 88 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/136.

Robert Branden

0.3035

Lot 129 and Lot 147 – 148 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/137.

Henry Adam Clarkson

0.7082

Lot 132 – 134 and Lot 143 – 146 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB89/226.

John Kent, Charles Richard Walsh, John Vaughan, John Dowse Langley and Mervyn Archdall

0.2023

Lot 54 and Lot 61 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/78.

Henry Thompson Gourlay

0.1012

Lot 51 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/79.

Henry Thompson Gourlay

0.1265

Lot 24 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB91/146.

Frank Guinness

0.7133

Lot 150 – 156 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB94/287.

Richard Norman Newby

0.1012

Lot 130 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB98/160.

John McCarthy

0.2023

Lot 108 and Lot 119 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB98/162.

John Alexander Rankin

0.1012

Lot 43 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/24.

John Wesley Ellen

0.4046

Lot 8 – 9, 34 – 35 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/19.

Catherine McConvill

4.2962

0.8096

0.2023 0.1012

0.2529

0.3035

Lot 12 and Lot 157 - 158 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB86/294.

Lot 69 - 71 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB87/13.

0.1012 0.4046

Lot 43 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/24.

Lot 8 - 9, 34 - 35 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/19.

This land is bordered by Winterslow Road, Springburn Bushside Road and Mayors Road, Bushside.

Dated at Ashburton this 20th day of February 2018.

Andrew Dalziel, Chief ExecutiveAshburton District Council

TRADES, SERVICES

RURAL TRADING POST

Grazing

Winter grazing available from May onwards for 450 to 500 cows.

• 13HA of Sovereign kale • 10HA of fodder beet • 25HA of maize

(a) You will be advised of the time and place of the hearing; and (b) You will have the right to appear and be heard personally or to be represented by a barrister or a solicitor or any other person you authorise.

YOUR RIGHT TO COMPENSATION 10. This notice, and the right to object described above relate to the taking of the land and not to your right to compensation. Under the Public Works Act 1981 you are entitled to full compensation, if your interest in the land is taken. If this compensation cannot be agreed between you and Ashburton District Council, it can be determined in separate proceedings before the Land Valuation Tribunal.

WARNING THIS NOTICE CONCERNS YOUR RIGHTS OVER THE LAND REFERRED TO. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ITS EFFECT YOU SHOULD OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DELAY. Canterbury Land District – Ashburton District Schedule Area (Ha)

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Owner

0.4047

Lot 73 – 74, Lot 123 and Lot 131 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB10K/1135.

Patrick Carr

4.2962

Part Sections 21514 – 21515 (shown as road, Lot 20 and Lot 11 DP 274), Computer Freehold Register CB75/251 (part cancelled).

Richard Morgan

0.8096

Lot 77, 97, 107, 109, 120 – 122, 124 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/17.

Henry Sawtell and Robert Struthers

0.2099

Lot 57 – 58 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/20.

William Izard and Henry Hamilton Loughnan

0.5691

Lot 52, Lot 62, Lot 81 and Lot 94 – 95 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/22.

Lilian Margaret Charlesworth

0.2023

Lot 128 and Lot 149 DP 274, Computer Freehold Register CB85/25.

Alexander Clifford

This land is bordered by Winterslow Road, Springburn Bushside Road and Mayors Road, Bushside.

Dated at Ashburton this 20th day of February 2018.

Andrew Dalziel Chief Executive Ashburton District Council

Also available: Cereal silage and straw in Mayfield area.

Further enquiries Alan Harrison 027 531 9747

TRADES, SERVICES DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available.

Phone 027 220 9997.

SITUATIONS WANTED

SPORT

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SMITHFIELD FLOWERS – FISHING - Collector buying 211 Smithfield Road. old/vintage fishing rods, reels Chrysanthemums for sale – and tackles. Top prices. $8 bunch or 2 for $12. Mixed Phone Steve 03 324 2064. bouquets $15. Our season finishes April 2 so come out and see us, gorgeous colours.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

FOR sale – Nadine and Agria TRACTOR work wanted. potatoes. $2 per kg. Phone Phone 308 8950, Grant 027 531 9103 or 308 3195.

81 Elizabeth Street.

Hooper.

MOTORING

SCVCC Annual Swap Meet Winchester Domain SH1, March 24, gates open 7.30am.

All makes car Display Something for everyone.

Sites – Michelle Munro Phone 03 686 4824 Or email scvccswapmeet@hotmail.com No dogs allowed.

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BATTERY specials. High output. Ns70 700cca $169.

N70 820cca $189. Two year warranty. Inquire for other sizes and prices. Farmlands supplier. Eftpos available.

Robbie Bell Auto Electrical, 25 Golf Links Drive, Ashburton. Phone 308700 or 027 221 3930.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am F Taste Of A Traveller 30 7:30 Infomercials 9am House Hunt PGR 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Tipping Point 11am Alphabetical 0 11:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:55 Restoration Man 3 0 2:50 The Aussie Property Flippers 0 3:55 Location, Location, Location 30 4:55 The Celebrity Chase Actress Sally Phillips, music legend Rick Wakeman, Winter Olympian Jenny Jones, and impressionist Alistair McGowan set out to win thousands of pounds for charity. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Islands Of The Gulf 0 7:30 Hell’s Kitchen Australia PGR 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Hell’s Kitchen Australia PGR 0 8:40 All Round To Mrs Brown’s AO 0 9:45 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:45 Blindspot AO 3 0

6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:45 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Elmo – The Musical 0 7:05 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Transformers – Robots In Disguise 3 0 7:50 The Legendaries 3 0 8:15 Star Wars Rebels 3 0 8:40 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9am Regular Show 3 0 9:10 Mech-X4! 0 9:35 Kirby Buckets Warped 0 10am Fresh PGR 10:30 The Barefoot Bandits 0 11am Regular Show 0 11:10 Melissa And Joey PGR 3 0 11:35 F Meet The Parents PGR 0 12:35 The Fosters PGR 1:30 Recovery Road PGR 0 2:30 N Once Upon A Time 0 3:30 Dr Ken 0 4pm Movie Juice 0 4:30 Australian Spartan 0 6pm Wilde Ride 0 6:30 The Middle 0 7pm M Ratchet And Clank PGR 2016 Animated Adventure. 0 8:45 M Ghost Rider AO 2007 Action. 0 10:55 M Run All Night AO 2015 Action. An ageing hit man sees an opportunity to atone for his past mistakes by helping his estranged son escape from a vengeful crime boss. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 The Project 3 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 Married At First Sight USA PGR 3 0 11:25 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:25 Face Off PGR 1:25 Lip Sync Battle PGR 3 0 1:55 New Girl PGR 3 2:25 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 2:55 The Goldbergs PGR 3 0 3:25 Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR 3 0 3:55 Grand Designs UK 3 0 5pm New Zealand Rural Games Mark Leishman is in Palmerston North as champions from New Zealand and Australia compete in a range of country sports, including wood chopping and sheep shearing.

0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Survivor – Ghost Island Twenty castaways are confronted by the mistakes of contestants from previous seasons, and must put them right. 0 7:55 M Back To The Future II PGR 3 1989 Adventure. 0 10:05 M The Theory Of Everything AO 3 2014 Biography.

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Grojband 3 7:40 The Powerpuff Girls 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 The Thundermans 10am Robot Wars PGR 11am The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 1:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 2:30 Storage Hunters PGR 3pm IRT Deadliest Roads PGR 4pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5pm Fishing Classics 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Flog It!

12:30 Aquarius AO 3 As Manson searches for the missing Emma, he ends up on Hodiak’s doorstep. 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

1am Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 2:40 Wentworth AO 3 0 4:15 F Undateable PGR 3 The gang must help Candace get something back from her former boyfriend. 0 4:40 Young And Hungry 3 5:05 Kevin From Work PGR 3 5:30 Beyond The Search 3

12:35 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (DLY) Warriors v Titans.

From Mt Smart Stadium.

1:20 Closedown

Blindspot

10:45pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 3 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:58 The Dish 3 11am Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:25 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:50 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:48 The Dish 3 12:50 World Of Dance PGR 3 1:45 How Do I Look? 3 2:43 The Dish 3 2:45 Million Dollar Decorators PGR 3 3:45 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 4:40 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 5:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 6:30 Mom’s A Medium 7pm Mom’s A Medium 7:30 Revenge Body With Khloe PGR 8:28 The Dish 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians AO 9:30 My Crazy Sex AO 10:25 60 Days In PGR 3 11:40 How Do I Look? 3 SUNDAY 12:30 Infomercials 3 5am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

Run All Night

10:55pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Raw MVC 8:30 Smackdown MVC 10:15 Main Event MVC 11:10 Border Security M 12:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 12:55 Shearing Gang PG 1:25 The Amazing Race PG 2:20 Supernatural MVS 3:10 Arrow MVS 4pm Border Security M 5pm The Amazing Race PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Supergirl MVS 7:30 The Flash M 8:30 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 9:30 Arrow MVS 10:30 Supernatural MVS 11:30 Border Security M

SUNDAY

Midnight Border Security M 12:30 Supergirl MVS 1:25 The Flash M 2:05 Arrow MVS 3:15 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 3:55 Supernatural MVS 4:45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 5:35 The Simpsons PG

7pm Storage Wars 3 7:30 MythBusters PGR 3 Adam and Jamie attempt to crush a giant train tank car with a vacuum.

8:30 Elementary PGR 3 0 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:35 Holiday Joy PG 2017 Comedy. Bailee Madison, French Stewart. 9:10 The Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Comedy. Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson. 10:55 I’m Yours MSC 2011 Romantic Comedy. Rossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse. 12:15 La La Land ML 2016 Musical Comedy. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling. 2:20 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them MV 2016 Adventure. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston.

4:30 The Sea Of Trees MLC 2016 Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts. 6:20 SpiderMan – Homecoming MV 2017 Action. Tom Holland, Robert Downey jr, Michael Keaton. 8:30 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama. A businesswoman with an incessant need to control everything around her hires a journalist to write her obituary and an unlikely friendship is formed. Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine.

10:20 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama.

SUNDAY 12:05 The Catch MLS 2016 Comedy.

1:35 Spider-Man – Homecoming MV 2017 Action.

3:45 People Interview – Jake Gyllenhaal 4:35 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama.

7:05 Leap Year PGV 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Amy Adams, Matthew Goode.

8:45 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 9:05 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe.

11:05 Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

1:35 Be Cool MVL 2005 Comedy. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn.

3:35 The King’s Speech ML 2010 Biography.

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.

5:30 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

7pm The Pink Panther 2 PGS 2009 Comedy. Steve Martin, John Cleese. 8:30 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror. A courier wakes from a coma to discover London deserted and in the grips of a psychological crisis where killers walk the streets. Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy.

10:30 Coyote Ugly PGS 2000 Romantic Drama.

Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks, Piper Perabo.

SUNDAY

12:10 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. 2:30 The King’s Speech ML 2010 Biography.

4:25 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. 5:55 The Pink Panther 2 PGS 2009 Comedy.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Huhu 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:40 Huritua 3 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Celebrity Playlist 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am KaweKorero 3 12:30 Tribe 1pm F Aratere 3 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Waka Ama Sprints 4pm Get Your Fish On 3 4:30 Marae Kai Masters 5pm My Reggae Song 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Haka Nation 3 7pm On The Ladder 3 7:30 Raw PGR 8:30 M Calvary AO 2014 Drama. After a good-natured Irish priest is threatened during a confession, he must find the courage to face the dark forces closing in around him. Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly.

10:20 Aotearoa 3 10:50 Te Kaea 3 2 11:20 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Arnold Palmer Invitational – Round One. 6:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Bank of Hope Founders Cup – Round One. 7am L Golf – PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational – Round Two. 11am L Golf – LPGA Tour Bank of Hope Founders Cup – Round Two. 2pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Chiefs v Bulls.

4pm Hook Me Up! 5pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Arnold Palmer Invitational – Round Two. From Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida.

5:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Bank of Hope Founders Cup – Round Two. 6pm The Cricket Show 6:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Crusaders.

10pm Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Titans.

SUNDAY

12:30 The World Rugby Show 1am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Sharks.

1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Crusaders.

3am L Rugby – Super Rugby Stormers v Blues.

4:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Sunwolves.

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

6am American Pickers 7am The Living Room 8am Buying The Bayou 8:30 Love Nature – America The Wild 9:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 10:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1:30 Wild Survivor New Zealand 2:30 Sandcastles 3pm Escape To The Chateau 4pm Gem Hunt 5pm Sold!

5:30 Four Rooms The dealers bid on a Salvador Dali crystal sculpture, a designer celluloid film screen, Vinnie Jones’s jacket, a bronze table, and Edward VIII’s military possessions.

6:30 Coast 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Love Ranch AO 2010 Biography Drama. A married couple open the first legal brothel in Nevada.

Joe Pesci, Helen Mirren.

10:45 The Operatives PGR The Operatives take on alleged illegal turtle traders in the Philippines.

11:45 Escape To The Chateau 12:45 Sold! 1:15 Buying The Bayou 1:45 M Love Ranch AO 2010 Biography Drama.

Joe Pesci, Helen Mirren. 4am Coast 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 2 6am ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action.

6:30 Cricket – ICC World Cup Qualifier (HLS) Super Sixes – West Indies v Afghanistan.

7:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) White Ferns v West Indies.

8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round Two Friday.

8:30 L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Leeds Rhinos.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Cowboys.

1:30 Preseason With The Warriors 2:40 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Warriors v Bulldogs.

4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Titans.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

7:30 L Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Rabbitohs.

From Panthers Stadium, Penrith.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Storm v Tigers.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

11:30 Kiwi League Show

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Titans.

12:30 L Rugby – Six Nations Italy v Scotland.

3:30 L Rugby – Six Nations England v Ireland.

5:45 L Rugby – Six Nations Wales v France.

17Mar18

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Blowing Up History PG Treasures of the Terracotta Army. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 1/2. 10am The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Spiderwebs.

10:50 Evil Lives Here PG 11:40 What On Earth?

PG 12:30 Street Science PG Homemade Lightning.

12:55 Street Science PG Superpowered Glue.

1:20 Garage Rehab PG Grapevine Automotive.

2:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Racing a 1967 Dodge Dart 2/2.

3pm Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 1/2. 3:50 Blowing Up History PG Ghosts of Stonehenge. 4:45 Blowing Up History PG 5:40 Blowing Up History PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Deeper Dive PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:15 Auction Hunters PG 11:30 What On Earth? PG SUNDAY 12:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 1:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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6am Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 0 7:40 Tagata Pasifika 8:05 Praise Be 8:35 The Life And Times Of Temuera Morrison 3 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Mucking In 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 12:55 Tiny House Nation 1:50 Mountain Lions – Life On Edge 0 2:55 Pet Medics 0 3:25 Pound Pups To Dog Stars 30 3:55 Chasing Monsters 4:55 The Celebrity Chase Kaye Adams, Mark Bright, Jayne Torvill, and Richard Arnold attempt to win money for charity. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar Family Ties. 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 Trauma AO Dan and Susie’s relationship is affected as Dan becomes obsessed with his son’s death. 0 9:35 Ride Upon The Storm AO 0 10:50 Mum AO 0 11:55 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 1:05 Attitude 3 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

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6am Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Elmo The Musical 0 6:55 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!!

And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Elena Of Avalor 0 7:35 Best Friends Whenever 0 8am What Now 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon The Bachelor PGR 0 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 0 2:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 5pm The Simpsons Homer takes over the power plant after tricking Mr Burns into making him its official owner. 0 5:30 The Amazing Race 0 6:30 Young Sheldon PGR 3 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 0 11:05 Ocean Bounty 3 0 11:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – NZV8 Ute Racing Series 2pm Motorsport – World Rally Championship (HLS) 3pm Motorsport – New Zealand Touring Cars (HLS) 4pm Motorsport – Indy Car Championship 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 XVenture Family Challenge 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Top Gear PGR 3 1pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 2:30 Escape To The Continent 3 0 3:30 Antiques Road Trip 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice Comedian Jo Brand looks back at the week in the tent with a panel of celebrities, and a sitdown with the eliminated baker.

6:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities Sir David Attenborough reveals the most intriguing animals he has encountered with evolutionary quirks, beginning with a look at hybrids, which owe their existence to human interference. 0

10am F Tradition On A Plate 3 10:30 F Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 F Survive Aoteaora PGR 3 12:30 Code PGR 3 1pm The Ring Inz PGR 3 1:30 Touch Rugby – 2017 Youth Trans-Tasman Test Series 3 2:30 Ipukarea 3 3pm My Party Song 3:30 Ipukarea 3 4pm Hoiho 3 Annabelle Lee-Harris explores the Maori horse culture of Aotearoa.

4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Waru Pumanawa 3

6am Buying The Bayou 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Buying Alaska 8am Baby Animals In The Wild 8:45 Organic Edible Garden And Kitchen 9am Sandcastles 9:30 Sold!

10am Escape To The Chateau 11am Coast Noon Buying The Bayou 12:30 Four Rooms 1:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure The Hairy Bikers are in Bangkok and Thailand’s central plains, where much of the Thai cuisine in the UK comes from.

5:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 6:30 American Pickers

7pm Australian Spartan 0 8:30 M Ghostbusters PGR 2016 Action. Four paranormal investigators, armed with ectoplasm and a nuclear reactor, go into action when supernatural forces descend on Manhattan. 0 10:55 M Hostel – Part III AO 2011 Horror. 0

7pm Married At First Sight Australia PGR After Charlene’s behaviour at last night’s dinner party, it is an explosive night for the newlyweds’ final commitment ceremony. 0 8:30 M Neighbours 2 – Sorority Rising AO 2016 Comedy. 0 10:30 Chicago Med AO 3 0

7pm Storage Wars – Texas 3 7:30 Prime Planet – Coast Australia 0 8:30 Prime Presents – The Coronation 0 9:40 60 Minutes PGR 10:40 Football – English Premier League Highlights 3

7pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 7:30 SmackDown PGR 8:30 The Laughing Samoans 9pm M Broke AO 2016 Drama. A disgraced sports star attempts to turn his life around with the support of his number-one fan. Steve Le Marquand, Steve Bastoni, Brendan Cowell, Max Cullen.

10:50 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 Our Guy In China 8:30 M Friends With Kids AO 2011 Drama Romance. Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic so they can avoid the toll children can take on romantic relationships. Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph.

10:30 Cutest Kittens

12:40 Containment AO 3 0 2:10 Infomercials 2:40 Significant Mother AO 3 0 3:05 Hope And Faith 3 0 3:45 Beyond The Search 3 4:15 Clipped PGR 3 0 4:40 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 5:05 Galavant PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:30 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR Entertainment stories of the past week.

12:30 Infomercials

11:40 Game Of Thrones AO 3 Jon prepares for conflict; Sansa tries to talk to Theon; Brienne waits for a sign; Stannis remains stubborn; Jaime attempts to reconnect with family.

12:55 Closedown

11:20 Closedown

11:30 Baby Animals In The Wild 12:30 Buying The Bayou 1am The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 2am M Friends With Kids AO 2011 Drama Romance. Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph.

4am Our Guy In China 5am Double Your House For Half The Money

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:25 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling.

8:10 The Catch MLS 2016 Comedy. Nicol Munro, Tainui Tukiwaho. 9:40 The Sea Of Trees MLC 2016 Drama.

Trauma Ghostbusters Matthew McConaughey, 8:30pm on TVNZ 1 8:30pm on TVNZ 2 Naomi Watts. 11:30 SpiderMan – Homecoming MV BRAVO SKY 5 2017 Action. Tom Holland, 6am Love It Or List It – 6am Face Off M 6:50 The Robert Downey jr, Vancouver 3 6:45 Love It Or List Amazing Race PG 7:40 The Michael Keaton. 1:40 The It – Vancouver 3 7:35 Love It Or Simpsons PG 8:10 Shearing Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy List It – Vancouver 3 8:20 Love Gang PG 8:40 Supernatural Drama. Amanda Seyfried, It Or List It – Vancouver 3 Shirley MacLaine. 3:25 The 9:10 How Do I Look? 3 9:58 The MVS 9:30 The Librarians Sense Of An Ending MLSC MV 10:25 Supergirl Dish 3 10am How Do I Look?

2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, MVS 11:15 The Flash M 3 10:40 Revenge Body With Charlotte Rampling. 5:10 The Khloe PGR 3 11:30 Million Dollar 12:10 DC’s Legends Of Daughter MLS 2016 Drama.

Decorators PGR 3 12:18 The Tomorrow M 1:05 Arrow Geoffrey Rush, Paul Schneider.

Dish 3 12:20 60 Days In MVS 2pm Raw MVC 6:45 Resident Evil – The PGR 3 1:30 Say Yes To The 4:45 SmackDown MV Final Chapter 16VC 2016 Sci-fi.

Dress Atlanta 3 1:55 Say 8:30 Baby Driver 16VL 2017 6:30 Main Event MVC Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 Action. Coerced into working 7:30 The Librarians MV 2:20 Say Yes To The Dress for a crime boss, talented When Baird goes after Nicole Atlanta 3 2:45 Say Yes To getaway driver Baby finds The Dress Atlanta 3 3:10 Say Noone to repair her rift with himself involved in a doomed Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 the Library, she ends up joining robbery that threatens his life, 3:38 The Dish 3 3:40 How Do Nicole in a mission to retrieve a love, and freedom.

I Look? 3 4:35 David Tutera dangerous artefact.

10:25 Black Butterfly MVL – Celebrations 3 5:30 David 8:30 NCIS – LA MV 2017 Thriller.

Tutera – Celebrations 3 9:30 Longmire 16V MONDAY 6:30 Child Genius USA 7:30 Top 10:30 Raw MVC Midnight Delinquent 16V Chef Jr 8:30 F World Of 2016 Crime. 1:35 Nothing Dance PGR 9:30 Hollywood MONDAY But Trailers MVLSC 1:50 The Medium With Tyler Henry 1am SmackDown Daughter MLS 2016 Drama.

10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Don’t MVL 2:35 Main Event 3:25 Resident Evil – The Be Tardy AO 11pm Don’t MVC 3:30 Face Off Final Chapter 16VC 2016 SciBe Tardy AO 11:20 Relative M 4:20 Longmire 16V fi. 5:10 Delinquent 16V 2016 Success With Tabatha PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3 Crime.

5:10 NCIS – LA MV

MOVIES GREATS 7:25 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror.

Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy. 9:20 Coyote Ugly PGS 2000 Romantic Drama. Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks, Piper Perabo.

11am Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 1:15 The King’s Speech ML 2010 Biography.

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.

3:10 The Grey 16L 2011 Action Adventure.

Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo.

5:05 Easy Virtue ML 2008 Romantic Comedy.

Colin Firth, Kristin Thomas.

6:40 Memento R16 2001 Thriller. Joe Pantoliano, Guy Pearce. 8:30 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Two top CIA operatives compete against one another after discovering they are dating the same woman. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy.

10:10 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga.

11:50 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel.

MONDAY 1:45 Directors – Luc Besson PG 2016 Documentary. 2:15 The Grey 16L 2011 Action Adventure. 4:10 Memento R16 2001 Thriller.

SKY SPORT 1 6:15 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Stormers v Blues.

From DHL Newlands, Capetown.

8:15 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Crusaders.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

10:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Reds.

From Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires.

12:40 Sky Sports News UK Catch up on all your favourite sports.

1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Blues.

From DHL Newlands, Capetown.

2pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Lions v Sunwolves.

2:30 L Horse Of The Year 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Lions v Sunwolves.

From Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg.

6pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Rebels.

From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

8:05 Rugby Nation 9pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Stormers v Blues.

From DHL Newlands, Capetown.

11pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Waratahs v Rebels.

From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

MONDAY

1am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Brumbies v Sharks.

3am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Lions v Sunwolves.

5am Rugby Nation

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

SKY SPORT 2 8:30 Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) Italy v Scotland.

10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round Two, Saturday.

11am Kiwi League Show 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Titans.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

Noon L Ice Hockey – NHL Tampa Bay Lightning v Boston Bruins.

3pm ICC Cricket 360 3:30 The Cricket Show 4pm Cricket – International (HLS) White Ferns v West Indies.

4:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Titans.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

5pm Kiwi League Show 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Sea Eagles v Eels.

From Lottoland, Brookvale.

8pm L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Knights.

10:30 Sunday Night With Matty Johns 11:30 Fox Sports News

MONDAY

Midnight Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) England v Ireland.

2am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Waratahs v Rebels.

2:50 L Rugby – Women’s Six Nations Italy v Scotland.

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9:10 What On Earth? PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Moonshiners M 11:40 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 1/2. 12:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 1:20 Blowing Up History PG Treasures of the Terracotta Army.

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8:30 Mighty Ships PG 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:55 Gold Rush PG Eclipsed.

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DOYLE, Tom Laurence – Andrew and Emma Doyle are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of Tom Laurence Doyle 8lbs, born at Christchurch Women’s Hospital February 8, 2018.

Special thanks to midwives Anna Campbell and Sheree Corbett. Proud grandparents Ray and Jennie Swan and Diane Doyle.

STOCKDALE, Marjorie Alma (Formerly of Ashburton and Methven) – Sadly, passed away on March 11, 2018 at Brisbane after a short illness. In her 94th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Ken. Loving sister to Ngaire. Adored mother of Terry and Lynn, (Christchurch) Chris and Neville, (Brisbane) and Wayne and Heather (Wakefield). Loved Nana and great Nanny to all her grandchildren. Messages to Stockdale family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request. A graveside service for Marjorie will be held at the Methven Cemetery on WEDNESDAY, April 11, commencing at 11.00am.

At rest now with Ken

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

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DOWN 2. Done with ease (10) 3. Exploited (4) 4. Split (6) 5. Delay (6) 6. Without equal (8) 7. Yield (4) 11. Showing talent at a young age (10) 13. One of eight (8) 16. Stress (6) 17. Sprinted (6) 18. Fury (4) 20. Repose (4)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Anticipation can enhance or detract from an experience. The wait can make the experience seem more amazing, or, underwhelming. Before you play the waiting game, calculate your odds.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Take the relationship on your terms, not the other person’s. Hopefully your terms match up pretty well so you don’t have to make a big deal of this. But if it happens that you have to choose, choose yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll prove your value to others then add more value and then double that. It’s really not for them. This is like the reps a bodybuilder does to get into top form.

Your reps are building your character.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The way to grab the brass ring is to take a calculated and confident leap.

Don’t lunge for it: You may lose your balance.

If you’re not quite ready this time, let it pass.

Wait until it comes around again.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’re getting increasingly invested in a casual arrangement, and it’s time to make sure you’re getting something back. Think about what’s fair, and then think about what you really want, fair or not.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): For the majority, memory is among the more imperfect record-keeping systems. And even though yours is better than most, don’t rely on memory for what’s precious to you.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s ugly when the privileged undervalue their gifts. You certainly wouldn’t want to commit that crime. (You might be surprised who sees you as privileged.) Don’t devalue what you have with over modesty.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your favourite relationships of the weekend will be ones that promise excitement, fun, connection and mutual respect. Actually, they don’t even have to promise: An implication will be enough.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): While some scientific evidence suggests that enlarging your social circle may lengthen your life, other studies point to the necessity of solitude. Either way, love is still the answer.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The energy of judging people is rotten regardless of the semantics.

The verbiage is irrelevant because it all boils down to the same tone of superiority. Leave the conversation. Go where you feel the love.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’d rather not give the situation a definition or label yet. The fun you’re having is contagious, and your playful spirit keeps it continuous as well.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You are open to the gift of intuition and will be frequently and boldly guided by divine forces. Through this month, keep asking your higher self what the most advantageous next step might be.

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