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Scarecrows pop up in Methven Joseph, 4, and Patrick McHugh, 10, spent Easter Monday checking out Methven’s annual Scarecrow Trail.

This year’s theme is children’s storybook characters.

Scarecrows will pop up around town through until April 29.

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Disappointing end to harvest season

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Mid Canterbury arable farmers had their hopes pinned on an above average harvest earlier in the season – however recent rainfall has dampened optimism and potentially shaved millions of dollars off the district’s economy.

A significant number of cereal and small seed crops remain in paddocks deteriorating in quality and quantity, Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury arable industry spokesperson Joanne Burke said.

“It’s been a real mixed bag this season but it certainly had a bite on the tail of it,” she said, referring to recent heavy rainfall.

With more rain forecast the future for large tracts of unharvested cereal

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crop in the upper plains areas is not looking bright.

Across the district farmers are also struggling to get high-value small seed crops off the paddock, however the costs are still to be counted.

“It was largely dependent on how early the crop was planted and when it was fit for harvest,” Burke, who farms near Rakaia, said.

Some of the crop is likely to be resprouting in the paddock, from which point it is only fit for stock food.

“Once you’ve lost your value crop and there will be numerous farmers taking a big financial hit on their income this year – that was our bread and butter out there.”

Even if it becomes possible to get cereal crops off the ground, the cost of drying pushes expenses up on top of

already low cereal price schedules.

“It’s been a really disappointing end to the season – we had good news stories like Eric Watson’s record breaking wheat crop, that’s fantastic – but we’ve got a lot of people with clover crops all over Mid Canterbury which have been re-sprayed and re-sprayed, adding to the cost, and then the rain comes in again,” Burke said.

“When we find any small window to get into the paddocks it’s all hands on deck, neighbours, contractors, windrowers – whoever’s available.”

The wet weather has also delayed the sowing of autumn crops, potentially pushing next autumn’s harvest back and compounding the problem.

“This will have flow-on effect on bank balances over the next 12 months,” she said.

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■ METHVEN TRAMING CLUB

Twenty-five years of tramping celebrated

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Methven’s tramping club has celebrated its 25th birthday and it did that in style, taking a team of 17 members to the top of Mt Alford.

The day was a special celebration for one of the group’s original members Peter Winter, who at 86 made it to the top of the mountain.

He’s the club’s oldest active tramper, but not the oldest of its 10 pioneering original members, that honour goes to 91-year-old Joyce Grieve, said club spokesman Gary Leonard.

Over its 25 years the club’s membership has fluctuated but currently sits at 60, half of whom take part in regular tramps.

Among those there is a group of about 20 who are the hardy regulars on day tramps and longer trips.

Most weekends there’s a club outing of some kind, an easy tramp or a harder climb. Those one-dayers are mixed with over nighters and the occasional week-long or holiday weekend event, Leonard said.

The weekend’s big wet forced the club to cancel its Easter trip to 1000 hectare Plateau near Murchison.

While the group’s members are

Celebrating the 25th birthday of their club, Methven Tramping Club members on Mt Alford. ageing and the average age of active trampers is around 50, he said there was still a steady inflow of new members, with about 37 signing up over the past five years.

The club meets monthly and puts out a four monthly tramp-

ing schedule that includes a mix of easy, hard and tough tramps.

While many people prefer to head into the back country under their own steam, clubs such as Methven were an ideal way for new trampers to experience unfamiliar territory with seasoned

trampers as guides, Leonard said.

The club also joins forces with neighbouring groups to tackle some of the more difficult challenges.

Last weekend a three-club expedition climbed the north side of Mt Dobson and were rewarded

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with spectacular views across the Tekapo basin.

After working up an appetite climbing Mt Alford, club members ended their 25th birthday celebrations with dinner and an overnight celebration at Pudding Hill Resort.

■ ASHBURTON CAR CLUB

Good turnout for 60th anniversary

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

The Ashburton Car Club successfully celebrated its 60th anniversary over the weekend.

Despite a downpour on Sunday morning putting an end to the motorkhana event, organiser Wayne Muckle said the events on Saturday were “excellent”.

“We had a big turnout for the autocross event, about 40-odd en-

trants,” he said. “It was great to see a lot of guys who haven’t competed in a while taking part.”

A celebration dinner was held on the Saturday night, which was attended by about 150 people.

The dinner also gave the club the opportunity to present life memberships to several people, including guest speaker Hayden Paddon.

“It was a real highlight of the evening being able to do that,”

said Muckle. “Hayden’s speech was amazing, he went through his early days as part of the club right through to where he is at now with his rallying career, before taking questions from the floor.”

Also speaking at the event were Andy McElrea, Tim Miles, Jaxon Evans and Hunter McElrea, who have close ties to the club and have progressed in the world of motorsport.

The guests also took to the track in the autocross event, which Muckle described as a fantastic opportunity for the younger members of the club.

“They came in and were just chatting away to everyone like regular kids,” he said.

“Hayden came in, borrowed a helmet, did a couple of runs and was just superb from the start.

“You could tell that they were

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Muckle said that one of the most special and rewarding parts of organising the event was being able to meet members of the car club who had been part of club a long time ago and for everyone to come and get back together.

“Something like having all three generations of the McElrea family there was really something special,” he said.

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■ HEALTH CARE

Triage system ‘working well’

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Ashburton might not have an accident and emergency department, but residents still had good access to after hours care through a telephone triage system, says the chairman of Ashburton’s Service Level Alliance Gordon Guthrie.

This scheme was used across Canterbury and sees after hours calls to a general practitioner putting the caller into the triage system where a course of action for immediate care would be de-

termined. It was a well proven system but more education was needed to get people to call their GP after hours so they were put into the triage system, Guthrie said.

After hours care, along with elderly care and palliative care, were identified as some of the community’s key health issues at the workshops that were the catalyst for establishing the alliance.

Guthrie last week updated Ashburton District councillors on the alliance’s progress since its incep-

tion 18 months ago. Its goal remained ensuring the district had an integrated health care system that put patients at its heart, he said.

“We need to ensure we have the right services in the right place at the right time and it’s most important that we put the patient at the centre. We have to have a system that suits Ashburton, that’s the best for the patient at the end of the day.”

The alliance was guided by three goals – encouraging people

to be responsible for their own health, keeping people well and in their own homes and delivering care that was both timely and appropriate.

Health services needed to be sustainable because the funding bucket was only so big and they needed to be planned rather than reactive, he said.

“We want to operate in an open and transparent way.”

There was a lot of work going on with information sharing between community, primary and hospital

services, Guthrie said.

Other issues of concern were ambulance crewing numbers and timely access to mental health issues, he said.

The alliance was also working on workforce sustainability in terms of patient-doctor numbers and ensuring migrants had access to health care.

“At the end of the day it’s the patient and their family at the centre; we need a health system in Ashburton that suits Ashburton,” Guthrie said.

■ INFLUENZA VACCINE

■ THEATRE

Access to flu vaccine made easier

Theatre workshop for holidays

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Ashburton’s Life Pharmacy is now providing an extra boost to immunising people against influenza.

More than one million New Zealanders receive the influenza vaccine each year, most of them government funded.

In changes made to funding

by Pharmac, pharmacies that are equipped to provide flu immunisations can now provide to over65s and pregnant women free of charge.

Ashburton Life Pharmacy pharmacist Rachel Eaton said before April, they would have had to charge everybody who chose to be immunised at the pharmacy.

“It was awesome to see the drive in increasing people’s access to immunisation,” she said.

“No appointment is needed, just simply come in and there is a 20-minute wait.

“It takes a load off the shoulders of our GPs and practice nurses, and hopefully, we will see an increase in people getting immunised.”

Pharmac deputy medical director Dr Bryan Betty said the move aimed to increase options for people to receive a funded influenza vaccine.

Pharmacist Jane Kelly prepares to give an influenza immunization following changes that now allow pharmacists to immunise over-65 and pregnant women for free.

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A one-day school holiday workshop focusing on comedy and improvisation will be held on April 24.

Big Little Theatre Company will be holding Just For Laughs at the Sinclair Centre from 10am to 4pm.

Big Little graduates who have made a name for themselves in the world of theatre – Georgie Sivier and Greta Casey-Solly – will be the tutors, alongside company director Jackie Heffernan.

Heffernan said Just for Laughs would involve dance and drama.

She was looking forward to nurturing more Mid Canterbury talent.

“We think there are plenty more budding performers out there who can put Ashburton even more firmly on the map and ensure our position as the fertile ground for breeding the best performers in the land,” she said.

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■ VARIETY THEATRE ASHBURTON

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Theatre a family affair for the Stolikers

By SuSan SandyS

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The Stoliker family of Rakaia is happily transforming itself into another family altogether, that of the theatrical kind.

Dad Dayle, mum Lesley and their nine-year-old son Liam are starring in The Addams Family, to be staged by Variety Theatre Ashburton at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre next month.

Their respective roles of Uncle Fester, Grandma and Pugsley are taking them on a fun journey through rehearsals.

One of the big tasks for them has been learning how to talk with an American accent, although this has been relatively easy for Dayle, who is from Canada originally.

“It’s really hard for everyone except him,” Lesley said.

As such he had fallen into the role of language tutor for many of the cast members, who were getting their heads around some challenging pronunciations.

Dayle said he grew up watching The Addams Family television series.

“And I always loved Uncle Fester,” he said.

To this day he remembered some of the character’s zany antics, such as going out into the moonlight at night for a moontan. Likewise, Lesley said she was having a good time playing Grandma because the character was so crazy. And Dayle and Les-

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The Ashburton Art Gallery’s exhibition spaces will be closed for 12 days while a major new exhibition is installed.

New Zealand sculptor, photographer and film artist Steve Carr will exhibit Variations for Troubled Hands, opening on May 20.

From May 8 to May 19 gallery staff will be transforming the gallery’s three exhibition spaces

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Police have confirmed a body had found off the coast of Tauranga yesterday. In a written statement a police spokeswoman said police were notified around 1.45pm yesterday that a body had been found off the Tauranga coast near Pudney Rocks. Pudney Rocks are a popular diving and fishing spot in the Bay of Plenty, situated about 10 nautical miles northeast of the Tauranga Harbour entrance. The body was found by a member of the public about midday. - NZME

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Fireworks spook horse Stoliker family members Dayle and Lesley and son Liam are once again preparing to take to the stage.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 120417-SS- 015 ley agreed Liam could not have got a more suitable role.

This was because the goofy Pugsley liked to be tortured, and this lack of fear harked back to Liam’s preschool days when he was an accident-prone daredevil.

He had broken both his arms and knocked out his front teeth in separate incidents.

Theatre is a family affair for the Stolikers, and for last year’s Vari-

ety Theatre production of Oliver they were all on stage, accompanied by the family’s older two boys, Joshua and Robert, now 14 and 11.

Dayle played Fagin and Lesley played Old Sally and Young Sally, while Liam and Robert were in Fagin’s gang and in the workhouse, while Joshua was the messenger and in the workhouse.

Dayle and Lesley are school

teachers, Dayle at Ellesmere College and Lesley at Southbridge Primary School and Leeston Primary School.

“I think being teachers you are just naturally a show off, you are in front of a group of people and you have to entertain them all day,” Lesley said.

And theatre also came naturally to their children, who loved to sing and dance.

Installing new exhibition

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with the installation.

Publicity officer Nicole Bourke said there was a large technological component requiring specialised equipment, making it necessary to have the spaces closed for the installation.

Bourke said the exhibition represented the first time one artist had had the entire gallery at their disposal.

“Which is quite an exciting thing for us, we feel like people

will come to the gallery and the space will just feel completely transformed from the minute they walk in the door,” Bourke said.

The exhibition is being promoted as being “mesmerising and immersive”. A six-channel installation will fill the Colin Redmond Gallery, while photographic series entitled Studies for Cadence from 2015 will lead visitors to a newly created film work

in the Carr Family Gallery.

Born in Gore in 1976, Carr is renowned for his inventive use of camera and film technology, and pushing the boundaries of conventional film-based art.

Carr is a senior lecturer in film at the University of Canterbury.

The gallery shop and reception area will remain open during the 12-day closure, and the gallery will continue with its regular programmes.

An Auckland horse owner is urging people to be considerate when setting off fireworks after her animal was seriously hurt after being spooked by the loud explosions. Georgia Harris, of Oratia, said her one-year-old horse Kaira was close to being put down on Sunday night after severely injuring her legs when she bolted through a wooden fence.

About 9pm, neighbours nearby set off fireworks – sending Kaira into a frenzied panic as she tried to get to safety. “My dad heard her screaming and then we all ran outside. She’s torn her tendons and cut her legs open.”

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Falls prevention plan paying off Reducing the risk of falls is being promoted by the Canterbury District Health Board and the Health Quality and Safety Commission, during April.

Initiatives such as introducing Falls Champions – often a physiotherapist who can recommend individually-tailored exercise routine to help build strength, balance and confidence – has resulted in keeping more than 6000 older Cantabrians living independently in their own homes over the past five years.

Canterbury DHB director of quality and safety, Susan Wood, said they challenged staff to come up with clever ways to raise awareness about how to reduce the risk of falls.

This year, they adopted the Waikato DHB’s original idea; “Let it be just leaves that fall in Canterbury this autumn”.

“We want staff to come up with clever and creative ways of highlighting falls as an issue, and raising awareness of how to make them less likely to happen,” she said.

“We have also put huge effort into communicating what needs to be done to prevent harm to atrisk adults through our Releasing Time to Care bedside Patient Status at a Glance Mobility Plans.

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“Handover at the bedside and frequent checks by nurses are a really effective strategy for helping keep patients safe in our hospitals.”

Canterbury Falls Prevention clinical lead, Ken Stewart, stressed the importance of falls prevention initiatives in the community as part of a whole health system approach.

“We have an internationallyacclaimed Community Falls Pro-

gramme that makes use of referrals mainly from general practice and the hospital to identify those most at risk in the community and connects them with a Falls Champion,” he said.

Practical ways to avoid falls included placing the phone where it can be reached easily so older people don’t fall hurrying to answer it, and making sure there is a light by the bed so that a person can go to the toilet safely during

the night. A Falls Champion can also assist by visiting a person’s home to assess and help minimise home-based hazards, such as trailing cables, checking footwear has grip, securing mats or carpets, moving furniture that might be blocking where people walk most often, and increasing lighting levels.

Since Canterbury DHB’s Older Persons Health moved to Burwood, data shows there has also

been a 22 per cent reduction in falls in the first six months, which equates to 121 fewer falls compared to the same period in previous years.

“All of our work in preventing falls, whether in hospital or at home, is part of our health system’s integrated approach to reducing the risk of harm to some of our community’s most vulnerable people,” Stewart said.

“When combined with other initiatives to prevent avoidable injuries and manage people’s health in the community our overall strategy of helping keep people well and at home is really working.”

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Business v business for a good cause

By Sue NewmaN

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For 10 years a very special trophy has languished in the back of an Ashburton business’ cupboard unnoticed, but it is about to be given a new lease on life.

The Ashburton Guardian Community Trophy was rediscovered by its 2007 winners Gabites Ltd when they began a massive office clean out ahead of their move to a new building.

Their winning effort came as part of a four-hour swimming relay that saw 30 teams competing to raise funds to send Ashburton’s swim team to a camp at the end of the year.

The trophy was won during a one-length splash and dash event.

They were quick to return the trophy to the Guardian, prompting its managing director Bruce Bell to suggest it might be time for a reinvention of the community event.

In its day the event was well supported by local businesses who competed to win a fundraising challenge.

Earlier trophy winners were Ashburton Loan Society, Argyle Welsh, Hastings McLeod and Health 2000.

Events that provided those winners with their turn as tro-

Winners of the Ashburton Guardian Community Trophy in 2007 were (from left) Joseph Howell, Ashleigh Binnie, Lydia Parr and Aleisha Palmer. Who will this year’s winners be?

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to take part in an event that will raise money for a good, community cause, Bell said.

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OUR VIEW

Pork Pie Run – it’s all about the kids Megan Gnad

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hen Team Snowfed and The A Team set off during the weekend’s Pork Pie Run, they knew there was much more at stake than just having fun with other Mini enthusiasts.

It sure looks like it’s been a blast, but for the campaigners taking part, it’s been all about the kids.

The annual event supports The KidsCan Charitable Trust and this year they aim to raise $250,000 for the initiative that currently supports 621 low decile schools across New Zealand.

Our local teams are led by Rakaia locals Gavin and Teresa Agnew (The A Team) and Greg and Irene Anderson, from Methven, making up Team Snowfed.

Along with 60 other Minis from across the country, they’ve been travelling from Kaitaia to Invercargill over six days, traversing 2500km of New Zealand roads, all while fundraising along the way.

KidsCan was founded in 2005 on the belief that education equals opportunity, and every child, regardless of their social economic background, should have an equal chance.

It provides access to tangible items such as raincoats and socks and health care products to 8472 kids in Canterbury.

For Gavin Agnew, who is a teacher, supporting the charity is vital.

He’s seen first-hand the practical way in which KidsCan helps Kiwi kids by providing shoes, raincoats and food for those highlighted as living in poverty.

His team aims to raise $5000 for the charity and is well on the way with his Givealittle page already sneaking in at $3728.10.

This year’s Pork Pie Charity Run is the fifth event of its kind, since it was first set up in 2009 by creators and organisers, Murray and Annie Hemsley.

They see the need in our communities on a daily basis through their jobs as a nurse and a special education adviser.

While it might seem like a weekend of fun and frivolity in Minis, these hardworking salt-ofthe-earth volunteers are giving up their time to make a difference in the lives of Kiwi kids.

Every mile their trusty Minis travel, goes a long way to making sure that support gets to where it’s needed most.

WHAT YOU ARE SAYING

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rom entertainment areas and boutique restaurants to Chipmunks, bowling centres and K Mart, we’re loving your suggestions in this week’s discussion.

We offered you the power of being town planner for the day, following the demolition of a number of buildings in Ashburton’s CBD to make way for new projects.

We also asked you if Ashburton had all the services, businesses and amenities you need on a daily basis.

As more of you got voting, the poll dropped to 42.25 per cent saying it did most of the time, while 39.44 per cent said they need to travel out of town often, and just 18.31 per cent said everything they need is here.

Is this a fair representation? Do you agree with the poll and some of the suggestions people are making?As always, we love to hear your thoughts, so make sure you visit our Facebook page and website at www.guardianonline.co.nz to join the conversation and vote.

ROLLING POLL This week’s question Q: Does Ashburton have all the services/businesses/amenities you need on a daily basis?

Results up to 5pm yesterday: Most of the time 42.25% No, I need to travel out of town often 39.44% Yes, everything I need is here 18.34%

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Laura A baby shop? Like baby factory or baby city.. I know we’ve had them in the past and they’ve gone bust or whatever but they were big stores.. a smaller store would be great!

Wendy Kmart and a toilet block at the Briscoe shopping area

Faye It would be great to have more outdoor seating or clean seated areas like mentioned already, nice places to sit and relax, space for buskers and food trucks - maybe even the set the Vibe for a Friday night market like in Wellington (it could be last Friday every month or something) but needs to be in a good area that’s welcoming. I think the chess board and the clock tower area are great for this but they just need modernising and a bit of a revamp. I think the traffic lights at MacDonald need to be looked at if your coming from the domain direction towards tinwald it’s near impossible to turn right at MacDonald’s at rush hour. We need a turn right light at least to help with this issue. It would be nice if Ashburton could offer more entertainment so it’s not always a trip to Timaru or Chch - a bowling alley would be great but anything really that’s family friendly that can be utilised by tourists and businesses for team building too.

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A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of mumof-two Chozyn Koroheke (above).

Koroheke, also 22, was fatally shot at close range on Tuesday, April 4 at an address in Pakuranga Heights.

The man handed himself into Manukau Police Station late Sunday evening and is expected to appear in the Manukau District Court this morning.

Police have not named the man, but after Koroheke died they were hunting a 22-year-old as part of the investigation into the

shooting. The investigation into the alleged murder is ongoing but police believe it is a domestic-related incident.

Alongside the 22-year-old police have charged a 47-year-old man and a 24-year-old with being an accessory after the fact of murder.

It can be revealed the 47-yearold is the father of the alleged murderer.

The woman is understood to be a friend of the accused killer.

Earlier in the investigation police arrested three other people

on unrelated matters.

The men, aged 27, 30 and 30, have been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Police cannot rule out the possibility that they will face further charges.

“Police would like to take this opportunity to thank the media and our community for the assistance they provided during our investigation,” a spokeswoman said.

As the matter was now before the courts, police could not comment further.

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Two more Hauraki families have self-evacuated from their homes as the floodwaters show no sign of abating any time soon.

Hauraki Civil Defence Local Controller Steve Fabish said the latest two evacuations were from people living in Mangawhero Road.

That comes a day after three farm workers’ homes were evacuated on Ian Troughton’s property on Tramline Rd. The flooding was so bad, one family was trapped and had to be removed by tractor.

Fabish said yesterday there had been “no significant change” to surface flooding on Tramline Rd since the stopbanks overflowed on Sunday.

“People were forewarned about the potential for this flooding and some have selfevacuated to family and friends as they were advised to if they felt unsafe,” he said.

The unusually wet weather in the past two weeks has seen the Waihou and Piako Rivers reach record heights.

Water which has spilled goes into ponding areas which are designed as part of the area’s flood management scheme.

“The upper catchment is now dropping but elevated water levels within the ponding areas are expected to continue for at least the next few days.

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Spider ‘parachutes’ an internet sensation A 30-metre weave of cobweb that blanketed part of the Bay of Plenty during the weekend has been described a natural phenomenon known as “spider bum parachutes”.

The large, shimmering ribbon of web covered much of Papamoa’s tsunami evacuation mound after heavy rain flooded parts of the Bay last week.

Parents dropping their children off to football at Gordon Spratt Reserve during Easter weekend were left startled and fascinated. The web, measuring several metres wide, stretched out to Papamoa College.

Canterbury Museum curator and spider expert Dr Cor Vink said the phenomenon happened quite a bit after flooding as spiders sought out higher ground.

“What a lot of people don’t realise is pasture is full of spiders munching away on things, and what they tend to do is move around by releasing a drag line of silk to help them in case they fall,” he said.

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President’s powers expand Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a historic referendum that will greatly expand the powers of his office, although opposition parties questioned the outcome and said they would challenge the results.

With nearly all ballots counted, the “yes” vote stood at 51.41 per cent, while the “no” vote was 48.59 per cent, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

The head of Turkey’s electoral board confirmed the “yes” victory and said final results would be declared in 11-12 days.

Although the margin fell short of the sweeping victory Erdogan had sought in the landmark referendum, it could nevertheless cement his hold on power in Turkey and is expected to have a huge effect on the country’s long-term political future and its international relations.

The 18 constitutional amendments that will come into effect after the next election, scheduled for 2019, will abolish the office of the prime minister and hand sweeping executive powers to the president.

Erdogan, who first came to power in 2003 as prime minister, had argued a “Turkish-style” presidential system would bring stability and prosperity to a country rattled by a failed coup last year that left more than 200 people dead, and a

Billy Bob’s bizarre phobia It’s one of the most romantic feel-good movies of all time, but filming Love Actually wasn’t all fun and games for Billy Bob Thornton. The 61-year-old actor has some bizarre phobias, which the cast took great delight in making him confront on set. “Billy Bob Thornton hates antiques, and Hugh [Grant] was constantly pointing at pieces that were 500 years old,” Martine McCutcheon said.

“And Billy Bob was going [in his Southern accent], ‘Oh my Gahd, Hugh, I dun’t laake this.’”

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (centre), and his wife Emine, wave to supporters in Istanbu. Erdogan declared victory in Sunday’s historic referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency.

PHOTO AP series of devastating attacks by the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants.

In his first remarks from Istanbul after the vote count showed the amendments winning approval, Erdogan struck a conciliatory tone, thanking all voters no matter how they cast their ballots and calling the referendum a “historic decision”.

try, it will be in vain,” he said.

“It’s too late now.”

Responding to chants from the crowd to reinstate the death penalty, Erdogan said he would take up the issue with the country’s political leaders, adding that the question could be put to another referendum if the political leaders could not agree.

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“April 16 is the victory of all who said ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ of the whole 80 million, of the whole of Turkey,” Erdogan told reporters in a live televised address.

But he quickly reverted to a more abrasive style when addressing thousands of flag-waving supporters in Istanbul.

“There are those who are belittling the result. They shouldn’t

Varner dumped again His workplace tribe has spoken. Kicked off Survivor for the “worst act in 24 seasons” of the show, Jeff Varner has now been booted from his job. The Survivor contestant, who outed fellow competitor Zeke Smith as transgender on last week’s episode of the CBS reality competition, has been fired from his real estate job.

The Greensboro News & Record reports Varner was fired on Thursday from Allen Tate Realtors because he was “in the middle of a news story that we don’t want anything to do with”. Just one week earlier, Varner took to Twitter where he appeared to be just starting out on the job, ENews reports. “Hitting SEND on my first active listing with @AllenTate,” he shared from his office. “#Realtors, send me buyers #Realtorlife.”

■ SOUTH KOREA

Pence issues warning to North Korea US Vice-President Mike Pence declared the “era of strategic patience is over” with North Korea, expressing impatience with the unwillingness of the regime to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

Pence told reporters near the Demilitarised Zone separating North and South Korea that President Donald Trump

is hopeful that China will use its “extraordinary levers” to pressure the North to abandon its weapons.

Pence, who has called the North’s failed missile test a day earlier “a provocation,” said the US and its allies will achieve its objectives through “peaceable means or ultimately by whatever means are necessary” to protect

outside Freedom House, gazing at two North Korean soldiers across the border and then a deforested stretch of North Korea from a lookout post in the hillside.

His visit, full of Cold War symbolism, and his remarks to reporters come amid increasing tensions and heated rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korea and stabilise the region.

Pence visited a military base near the DMZ, Camp Bonifas, for a briefing with military leaders and to meet with American troops stationed there. The joint USSouth Korean military camp is just outside the DMZ. He later stood a few metres from the military demarcation line

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■ AUSTRALIA

Teens vow to fight for baby The teenage couple who fled hospital with their three-dayold baby have vowed to fight for the little girl and revealed they haven’t seen her since she went back to hospital.

Jayden Lavender, 14, and his girlfriend Jenifer Morrison, 15, cried as they faced the media the day after taking their daughter from Sydney’s Nepean hospital over fears social services would take her.

The young mother told 7 News she hasn’t seen her baby girl Aria since she was returned to hospital and hasn’t even been allowed to supply breast milk for her.

“I don’t know what I have done wrong. me and Jayden will be awesome for her,” she said.

The young parents hid their newborn daughter under a blanket and left the hospital under the cover of darkness at 12.15am on Thursday.

The trio spent the night camping in a tent purchased from Kmart, before finally returning to the Dharruk home where they live with Jayden’s mother Tracy Lavender.

Jayden and Ms Lavender confirmed to Daily Mail Australia they hadn’t been able to see Aria since she’d returned home.

The young couple have posted numerous pictures together on

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In brief Two die in sauna A mother and daughter have died in a sauna after the door handle came off and trapped them inside for 90 minutes. The two women, aged 65 and 45, were at their friend’s house when the relaxing spa turned into tragedy in the town of Jicin, northeast of Prague in the Czech Republic. When the owner of the sauna got suspicious of the length of time her guests had spent in the sauna, she went to check on them, only to discover they were lying on the floor. The emergency services were called but they declared the women dead at the scene.

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Jayden Lavender, 14, and his girlfriend Jenifer Morrison, 15, have vowed to fight for their baby. social media. They were picked up in Willmot at 4pm on Thursday after 16 hours on the run.

“She’s back in the hospital and they haven’t let us visit,” Ms Lavender said.

“She is going to be there for me and I will be there for her I will fight for her,” Ms Morrison said.

The teenagers have been re-

portedly told they are ‘too young to decide’ what happens to the child.

Mr Lavender, 14, described the little girl as his ‘pride and joy’ after falling in love with her at first sight.

The Lavender family home where the baby was to live with her parents was fire-bombed after news the children had taken

their baby from hospital.

Tracy Lavender – Aria’s paternal grandmother revealed the attack which happened on Thursday night left the family “terrified.

“You can see the burning from the firebombing last night,” she told Daily Mail Australia.

“Yeah, someone did it while we were sleeping.”

- NZME

■ VATICAN

Pope decries ‘vile’ attack on civilians in Syrian On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter message that also decried the “latest vile” attack on civilians in Syria.

Both in his impromptu homily during Mass in St Peter’s Square and later in his formal “Urbi et Orbi” Easter message delivered from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, Francis reflected on a litany of suffering in the world, including wars, oppressive regimes, human trafficking, corruption, fam-

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ine and domestic violence.

He encouraged people to hold fast in their “fearful hearts” to faith, acknowledging that many people wonder where God is amid so much evil and suffering in the world.

Some 60,000 people, including multi-national throngs of pilgrims and tourists, endured tight antiterrorism security checks – and, later, a brief downpour – to hear Francis and receive his blessing.

The crowd size, cited by the Vatican security forces, was

smaller in comparison to some other Easters, when about 100,000 turned out for the occasion.

In his balcony address, Francis prayed that God would sustain those working to comfort and help the civilian population in Syria, “prey to a war that continues to sow horror and death”.

He cited the explosion at the weekend that ripped through a bus depot in the Aleppo area where evacuees were awaiting transfer, killing at least 100 people.

“Yesterday saw the latest vile attack on fleeing refugees,” the Pope said, also praying for peace in the Holy Land, Iraq and Yemen.

Separately, in a letter he sent to the bishop of Assisi, the birthplace of St Francis, whose name he chose for his papacy, the Pope decried the “scandalous reality of a world still marked by the divide between the endless number of indigent” and the “tiny portion of those who possess the majority of riches and presume to decide the fates of humanity”.

- AP

A 5-year-old boy has died after getting caught in the rotating wall of an Atlanta restaurant.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the boy as Charlie Holt. The boy got his head stuck between two tables and suffered a head injury at the Sun Dial, which sits atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel. He was caught between a table and a wall as the floor moved, CNN said.

He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Quake shakes Vanuatu An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey says. The quake was initially reported with a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded by the USGS. It was recorded at a depth of 20km and was located around 250km northwest of Vanuatu’s Santo island, the USGS said.

There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports of damage or casualties.

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Murder livestreamed A US man was angry at a woman when he shot and killed an elderly passerby on Easter Sunday while streaming the murder on Facebook. Police in Cleveland have urged the suspect to turn himself in, but he remains on the loose.

Police are searching for Steve Stephens, the suspect who police said walked up to an elderly man and shot him while on video, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said.

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Kerry Higgins, Christopher and Siobhan O’Malley and Ben Haley will represent Canterbury North Otago in this year’s Dairy Awards.

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Mid Canterbury finalists in the New Zealand Dairy Awards won’t be taking a break over Easter – they will be hard at work preparing for the final round of judging which kicks off on April 22.

Ashburton sharemilkers Christopher and Siobhan O’Malley will be flying the flag in the Share Farmer of the Year contest for the Canterbury North Otago region.

Both 34, the career-changing couple opted out of adventure tourism and teaching, respectively, to take up dairying. With eight seasons behind them, the O’Malleys currently sharemilk 515 cows on Graham Brooker’s 138ha Thompsons Track farm.

Canterbury North Otago region finalists Hororata dairy manager Kerry Higgins and Mid Canterbury dairy trainee of the year, Ben Haley will also be vying for a national title.

In total 33 finalists representing 11 regions and will compete for prizes worth more than $190,000 and the honour of winning either the Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year or the Dairy Trainee of the year title.

General manager Chris Keeping said the finalists were the cream of the crop from the 424 entries received, and it was a hard-fought battle to win a spot in the finals.

“The feedback was that the calibre of entrants in all regions was outstanding, making the judges’ job very difficult,” she said.

“It is very clear that the New Zealand dairy industry is in good health with passionate farmers, managers and trainees with positive attitudes leading the way.

“There is a real mix of age, farming experience and career backgrounds but all have the confidence to handle the next level of judging as they head towards the national finals.”

The 11 finalists in the Share Farmer of the Year competition consist of 10 sharemilkers and one contract milker. They oversee herds ranging from 225 cows to 800 cows and have varied career backgrounds including a past accountant, an adventure tourism guide and a qualified mechanic.

The Dairy Manager of the Year finalists, including three women, are aged between 23 and 38 years and work on farms with herds ranging from 325 cows to 1340 cows.

There is one woman amongst the 11 Dairy Trainee of the Year finalists.

Five finalists are employed as farm assistants, three as herd managers, two as second-in-charge and one assistant manager.

The winner will be announced at a black tie awards dinner at SkyCity in Auckland on Saturday May 6.

Tickets to the dinner can be purchased online at www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz

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2017 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year finalists: Northland - Niall & Delwyn McKenzie, 38 & 36, 50% sharemilkers 230 cows, Kaiwaka Auckland-Hauraki - Fraser & Amber Carpenter, 32 & 33, 50% sharemilkers 180 cows, Papakura Waikato - Phillip van Heuven, 30, 50% sharemilker 230 cows, Tirau Bay of Plenty - Cameron & Margaret Bierre, both 30, 24% sharemilkers 800 cows, Whakatane Central Plateau - Carlos & Bernice Delos Santos, both 30, 50% sharemilkers 300 cows, Ngakuru Taranaki - Dion & Jo Bishell, 42 & 36, 50% sharemilkers 470 cows, Hawera Manawatu - Jarrod & Nikki Greenwood, 33 & 30, sharemilkers 320 cows, Palmerston North Hawkes Bay-Wairarapa - Rob & Shiralee Seerden, 45 & 44 years, contract milk 225 cows, Norsewood West Coast-Top of the South - Jon & Vicki Nicholls, 39 & 37, sharemilkers 470 cows, Murchison Canterbury-North Otago - Christopher & Siobhan O’Malley, both 34, sharemilking 515 cows, Ashburton Southland-Otago - Russell & Tracy Bouma, 40 & 37, sharemilking 762 cows, Clydevale 2017 New Zealand Dairy Manager of the Year finalists: Northland - Greg Imeson, 34, farm manager 510 cows, Hukerenui Auckland-Hauraki - Rachael Foy, 24, assistant manager 500 cows, Te Kauwhata Waikato - Euan McLeod, 35, farm manager 380 cows, Taupiri Bay of Plenty - Hayden & Linda McCartie, 35 & 38, farm managers 710 cows, Whakatane Central Plateau - Anthony Kiff, farm manager 1180 cows, Reporoa Taranaki - Shaun Neal, 23, farm manager 325 cows, Auroa Manawatu - Hayley Hoogendyk, 28, farm manager 600 cows, Rongotea Hawkes Bay-Wairarapa - Kenny Henderson, 37, farm manager 330 cows, Woodville West Coast-Top of the South - Jack Raharuhi, 24, farm manager 1150 cows, Westport Canterbury-North Otago - Kerry Higgins, 32, farm manager 1340 cows, Hororata Southland-Otago - Ann Linton, 25, assistant manager 800 cows, Gore 2017 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year finalists: Northland - Blake Anderson, 19, farm assistant, 420 cows, Kaiwaka Auckland-Hauraki - Alexander Voysey, 23, dairy production manager, 600 cows, Ngatea Waikato - Kobus Liebenberg, 23, herd manager 420 cows, Ohaupo Bay of Plenty - Hayden Goodall, 24, herd manager 750 cows, Matata Central Plateau - Taylor Macdonald, 20, 2IC, 470 cows, Reporoa Taranaki - Tim Bonner, 23, assistant manager, 800 cows, Kapuni Manawatu - Stephanie Walker, 22, farm assistant, 840 cows, Foxton Hawkes Bay-Wairarapa - Brandyn Beale, 21, herd manager, 350 cows, Dannevirke West Coast-Top of the South - Clay Paton, 23, 2IC, 450 cows, Wakefield Canterbury-North Otago - Ben Haley, 24, farm assistant 1100 cows, Ashburton Southland-Otago - Ben McLean, 22, farm assistant 980 cows, Lumsden

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Another cyclone soaked most of the country, and this follow up rain was welcome in North Canterbury where farmers are starting to believe the three year dry period may be over.

Pasture and winter crops have responded quickly, but a period of sunshine is needed before temperatures cool for winter.

Cull cows are now being sold in numbers, and processors are adjusting manufacturing schedules downwards as they look to regain profits after much of the season has been procurement driven.

In a volatile milk market, last week’s very wet conditions raised fears of a production slump, and dairy futures trading reached record levels.

This bodes well for a positive global dairy auction this week, as the trading event reached a $20 billion historical milestone of cumulative trading of dairy products.

Fonterra reported their Australian arm is now contributing positively to the overall result, after many years of poor returns had disappointed shareholders.

The Sunday TV programme on dairying drew an irate rural response for its unbalanced portrayal of the industry in general, and an unrealistic solution with the alternative system chosen.

However even though the urban response was muted, the importance of selling the true dairy story was highlighted if the sector wants to maintain its No 1 ranking in NZ agriculture.

Lamb Schedules rose this week, as the UK chilled market ends, and frozen opportunities arrive as low stocks continue to drive demand.

Exporters report sales for the Easter campaign have started slowly, with unseasonal warm weather in the UK not conducive to roast leg sales.

Feed conditions are allowing managers to chase heavier weights, and store lamb demand has seen price levels average $90/head for South Island sales and over $100 for northern deals.

Local trade prices are closing in on $6/ kg and will need to exceed these levels if profits are to be made on these strong store lamb prices.

Wool Last week’s North Island sale reflected the subdued demand and uncertainty restricting buying activity, but more vendors grudgingly accepted the present price levels, and 72 per cent of the offering

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was sold. These sales did however come at a cost, and all indicators dropped between 7c-22c clean/kg, and now all coarse wool microns are under $4/kg.

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 89 - 90 Prime 106 - 116 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 209 - 329 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 301 - 305

Beef Stable prime beef schedules this week, but manufacturing product eased again as US importers react negatively to the present price levels.

A global grain surplus is evident, with the US, Australia, Russia, and Argentina all reporting huge stocks, and this make feeding cheaper on feedlot beef operations.

The weaner beef market in the South Island has reached record levels, with 150250kg steer calves averaging around 450c/ kg lwt, and similar weighted heifers 60c/ kg lwt less.

Professor Gluckman, the government’s science adviser, calls for big changes to protect New Zealand’s waterways, but does recognise the changes agriculture has made, and that improvements will take time.

Deer Venison schedules moved again this week, and are now at levels $60 a head better than last year.

This optimism spilled over into early weaner sales in Canterbury and Southland, with weaner stags making over $7/ kg lwt, and some well-bred weaner hinds being purchased for breeding.

One exporter reports a record month selling venison at home, and the strongest interest at supermarkets was in venison medallions.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

The Bulford Kiwi quite a landmark

By Kathleen Stringer

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number of people comment on how interesting they find our heritage page, many state they always learn something new.

We are no different – a colleague was recently talking about how during World War One disgruntled Canterbury soldiers were forced to construct a Bulford Kiwi on the side of an English hill.

It was all news to me, so I was inspired to find out more. A quick search in Google showed me that far from being something unknown, the Bulford Kiwi on Beacon Hill is quite a landmark.

In fact, it was so well known that it was hidden during World War Two as Germans might have used it as a navigational mark.

Let’s face it, there must be few really large white kiwi on hills in England. And large the carving certainly is.

In all it covers 1.2 acres and from its feet to the top of its back it is 420 feet high, with the beak 150 feet long.

The kiwi is now cared for by the British Ministry of Defence, but for a time before that the KIWI boot polish company, who had an office in London, paid locals to keep it tidy.

It did become overgrown for a while, but a local scout group took it up as a project and the Chief Scout bestowed upon them a new name – that of the Bulford (Kiwi) pack.

So where is this slice of kiwi land and how did it get to be there?

Beacon Hill sits above what is now the Bulford Military Camp. It is located in Wiltshire which, some know, is an area of chalky deposits.

This has given rise to many carvings, both ancient as well as those from World War One. While these other military monuments share the same age as the kiwi –our one is different, being the only national symbol, whereas the others are badges and other official designs.

In its time Bulford was the location of a sling camp – a staging area for New Zealand soldiers.

The Bulford Kiwi as it is today.

The War Effort of NZ (1923) describes it as an unloved, bleak and lonely area.

The camp was divided into four tent towns – one each for Canterbury, Otago (both struck on the foot of the hill) and Auckland and Wellington (near the gates).

Initially the stay in Sling Camp was a short one, where New Zealanders, and some Australians, were retrained before being sent to the trenches of Europe.

By 1916, however, training time was lengthened; a full course was 30 days long where route marches, endless drills and limited rations were the order of the day.

The men became fit, hardy, disciplined, lean visaged soldiers.

At the end of the war, and on into 1919, everyone was tired and the camp was beginning to show signs of decay.

An outbreak of Spanish influenza in 1918 killed many soldiers.

Although the war was over, senior officers continued to act as if the conflict was still raging.

Stiff rationing was enforced, marching and drills were continued and discipline – such as saluting seniors, as well as a living within a regimental schedule – was a hard bed for almost 5000 battle weary soldiers just wanting to go home to lie in.

To top it off, delays in getting enough ships to take kiwi soldiers home meant that a short stay was turning into a long and rather uncomfortable one.

On March 15, 1919 Canterbury and Otago soldiers decided enough was enough and rioted.

Although it is stated that about 10,000 pounds worth of damage occurred, the main objective was the officers mess – food, cigarettes and all the alcohol were stolen. A rather wild party ensued; buildings and fixtures were destroyed.

Australians followed the South Islanders’ lead and they too caused damage.

Ironically, the ringleaders were sent home immediately as punishment.

The followers were sentenced to up to 100 days of hard labour.

There seems to be some doubt as to whether the kiwi was made after the riot as

Above - A photograph of the kiwi emblem cut out of chalk.

Below - New Zealand soldiers take a break from their work at Sling Camp, England. Behind are frames with sacks for bayonet training.

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a punishment, or more likely, was used as a method of keeping discontented soldiers busy before it occurred.

The kiwi was too well planned and executed to suggest a quick response to an outbreak of mutiny.

An officer used a sketch he had made of

A plaque commemorating the kiwi and the Canterbury troops who made it.

a stuffed kiwi from the British Museum as the design and men of the Canterbury and Otago engineers laid it out.

The kiwi was finished in June 1919, some four months after the riot.

One would have assumed that by this time all the kiwi soldiers would have been safety tucked up in their beds in New Zealand.

Surprisingly, however, the last official troop ship did not dock in New Zealand until September 1920.

Without regular maintenance the kiwi began to fade.

Indeed the whole story of the Bulford Kiwi seems to have faded, or even disappeared, on this side of the globe.

It is suggested that as it was connected to an incident that tarnished the reputation of the New Zealand soldiers that it was considered best forgotten.

However, while here we may have little knowledge of it, the villagers in far off Wiltshire have a lasting memento of hard working – if somewhat high spirited – Canterbury and Otago men who forever placed their mark on English soil.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men.

The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: April 21: Frederick George Rickard April 22: John Shields

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RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA playoffs Results from the National Basketball Association opening-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Washington Washington Wizards 114 Atlanta Hawks 107 (Washington Wizards leads series 1-0) At Boston Chicago Bulls 106 Boston Celtics 102 (Chicago Bulls leads series 1-0) Western Conference at Oakland Golden State Warriors 121 Portland Trail Blazers 109 (Golden State Warriors leads series 1-0)

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings.

Manchester United 2 (Rashford 7, Herrera 49) Chelsea 0, West Bromwich Albion 0 Liverpool 1 (Firmino 45+1), Southampton 0 Manchester City 3 (Kompany 55, Sane 77, Aguero 80), Everton 3 (Jagielka 49, Mee 71 og, R Lukaku 74), Burnley 1 (Vokes 52 pen), Crystal Palace 2 (Cabaye 54, Benteke 69) Leicester City 2 (Huth 6, Vardy 52), Watford 1 (Capoue 42) Swansea 0, Sunderland 2 (Khazri 26, Borini 90) West Ham 2 (A Ayew 5, Collins 47), Stoke City 3 (Arnautovic 6, Crouch 66, Shaqiri 80) Hull City 1 (Maguire 51), Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Dembele 16, Son H M 19, Kane 48, Janssen 90+2) Bournemouth 0.

Standings Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Everton Arsenal West Brom Albion Southampton Watford Stoke City Leicester City West Ham Burnley Crystal Palace Bournemouth Hull City Swansea Middlesbrough Sunderland

P W D L F A Pts 32 24 3 5 65 27 75 32 21 8 3 68 22 71 33 19 9 5 69 40 66 32 19 7 6 63 35 64 31 16 12 3 48 24 60 33 16 9 8 60 37 57 30 16 6 8 61 39 54 33 12 8 13 39 42 44 31 11 7 13 37 40 40 32 11 7 14 37 52 40 33 10 9 14 37 48 39 32 10 7 15 41 53 37 33 10 7 16 44 59 37 33 10 6 17 33 47 36 32 10 5 17 44 52 35 33 9 8 16 45 63 35 33 8 6 19 34 67 30 33 8 4 21 37 68 28 31 4 12 15 22 37 24 32 5 6 21 26 58 21

■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club April 15 Stroke – Jubilee Trophies Tom Phaup Trophy for men Winner: Dave Cockburn with a net 66 Allen and Maree Moore Trophy for women Winner: Linda McClea with a 73 Other good scores: Men; Regan Stills 69, Brent Kirdy 69, Kerry Whiting 71, Adam Marshall 73, Isaak McDonald, Brent Smith, Pete Summerfield, Ryan Ford and Mark Banks all 74.

Manchester United’s Ander Herrera, not in picture, scores his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, yesterday.

PHOTO AP Women: Leen Bell 76, Wendy Stevenson 78, Maree Moore 82. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland: #2; Kerry Whiting. Gluyas Ford # 6; Wendy Stevenson. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Wendy Stevenson. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Matt Walker. G& R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Regan Stills.

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RBC Heritage scores Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the RBC Heritage yesterday (par-71).

271: Wesley Bryan (USA) 69 67 68 67 272: Luke Donald (ENG) 65 67 72 68 273: Ollie Schniederjans (USA) 68 68 69 68, Patrick Cantlay (USA) 70 66 70 67, William McGirt (USA) 68 68 68 69 274: Brian Gay (USA) 68 70 69 67, J.J. Spaun (USA) 67 72 66 69, Graham DeLaet (CAN) 65 67 69 73 275: Brian Harman (USA) 71 70 66 68, Bud Cauley (USA) 63 72 71 69 276: Ryan Palmer (USA) 68 73 67 68, Ian Poulter (ENG) 66 68 69 73, Jason Dufner (USA) 68 67 65 76, Webb Simpson (USA) 66 68 68 74, Brandt Snedeker (USA) 69 68 71 68, Branden Grace (RSA) 68 71 69 68, Russell Knox (SCO) 70 66 72 68, Sam Saunders (USA) 65 70 74 67, Kang Sung-Hoon (KOR) 69 69 70 68, Kevin Kisner (USA) 72 64 66 74, Matt Kuchar (USA) 68 71 73 64 277: Billy Hurley III (USA) 69 71 66 71, Adam Hadwin (CAN) 71 66 71 69, Francesco Molinari (ITA) 67 71 70 69, Nick Taylor (CAN) 69 66 70 72 278: Blayne Barber (USA) 71 68 69 70, Russell

Henley (USA) 66 73 71 68, Rod Pampling (AUS) 69 72 69 68 279: Graeme McDowell (NIR) 72 68 69 70, Cameron Smith (AUS) 67 70 71 71, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 69 68 68 74 280: Patton Kizzire (USA) 72 66 70 72, Zachary Blair (USA) 70 70 70 70, Martin Kaymer (GER) 68 69 74 69, Lucas Glover (USA) 72 68 71 69, Chad Campbell (USA) 69 69 69 73, Derek Fathauer (USA) 72 67 70 71, Rafael Campos (PUR) 68 70 70 72 281: Johnson Wagner (USA) 70 69 70 72, Danny Lee (NZL) 66 72 73 70, Kevin Na (USA) 70 69 73 69, Jason Bohn (USA) 67 72 70 72, Hideto Tanihara (JPN) 67 70 72 72 282.

■ Motor racing Bahrain Grand Prix Results from the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday (57 laps): 1. Sebastian Vettel (FER) 1hr 33m 53.373s 2. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) +6.600 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/MER) 20.397 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 22.475 5. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 39.346 6. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 54.326 7. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1m 2.60 8. Romain Grosjean (HAA) 1m 14.86 9. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/REN) 1m 20.18 10. Esteban Ocon (FRA/FOR) 1m 35.71 11. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/SAU) 1 lap 12. Fernando Alonso (ESP/MLA) DNF 3 laps 13. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 1 lap 13. Jolyon Palmer (ENG/REN) 1 lap Not classified: Marcus Ericsson (SWE/SAU)

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In brief Man U beat Chelsea Jose Mourinho hailed a “fantastic” performance from Marcus Rashford as Manchester United blew the Premier League title race wide open with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea.

Goals at the start of either half from Rashford and Ander Herrera condemned Mourinho’s former side to their second defeat in four games.

The Blues’ lead over second-placed Tottenham is now down to four points with six games remaining, while United boosted their own top four hopes by extending their unbeaten run to 22 games.

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Wanderers confident

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel leaves the pit lane during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Vettel scores for Ferrari Sebastian Vettel has taken out the Bahrain Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton, with Daniel Ricciardo finishing in fifth.

The victory was Vettel’s second of the season after the four-time world champion won the opener in Australia. Hamilton, who won in China last weekend, crossed the finish line 6.6 seconds behind.

Vettel’s win lifted him to 68 points, with Hamilton second on 61.

“Yes guys, that’s what I’m talking about,” whooped the German, who was helped by a safety car after an aggressive early pitstop.

“It was a really great day.

“It was on the last half of the out lap when all the fireworks were going off that I was like ‘I

love what I do’,” he said.

Pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas finished third in his Mercedes, on a day when the Finn struggled.

He had a generator problem on the grid, leaving him with tyre pressure issues.

Vettel though was on song from the beginning, passing Hamilton into the opening turn as the Brit bogged down on the start and then it was a case of the German’s team making the call to pit early that gave him the lead.

Vettel, who was held up behind Bottas early on was the first of the major players to pit and when Ricciardo’s team-mate Max Verstappen suffered rear brake failure on the 12th lap and crashed it unleashed a chain of events.

On the next lap Lance Stroll in his Williams and the Toro Rosso

of Carlos Sainz came together to bring out the safety car and start a mad dash for the pits.

Mercedes were forced to stack their cars as they pitted and Hamilton blocked Ricciardo into the pit entry, earning himself a five-second penalty that would cruel his chances of taking victory despite his superior race pace.

Coming into the restart, Ricciardo was on soft tyres, which he struggled to get up to speed and with a lack of traction he quickly slipped from third to sixth in a matter of corners.

He eventually got back past Felipe Massa’s Williams but the Australian couldn’t help but feel disappointed at the outcome.

“I genuinely thought we had a chance to win,” Ricciardo said.

“That first stint was looking re-

ally competitive. I could see that Valtteri was struggling, I believe he had some issues with the tyres or whatever.

“I could see everyone else, they were sliding around. I was looking after my tyres, so we were in a really good position.

“Then the safety car came out, we put the softs on and that tyre was just not happening for us today.”

Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth in his Ferrari, while Massa was sixth in his Williams.

It was yet another frustrating day for former world champion Fernando Alonso in his McLaren.

Alonso could be heard on the team radio complaining about the complete lack of power his car had and eventually retired at the death of the race.

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Defender Jack Clisby has backed Western Sydney’s improved defence to contain rampant Brisbane Roar in Friday night’s A-League elimination final. Clisby insists the Wanderers hold no fear as they embark on their fourth finals campaign in five seasons at the intimidating Suncorp Stadium, where they’ll attempt to outscore and outlast a side with a penchant for last-gasp goals.

Of particular concern is on-song former Socceroo Brett Holman, who bagged a brace in Sunday’s thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win over Wellington.

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Fans attack players For the second time in a week, a high-level football match on French soil was marred by crowd violence. The latest incidents yesterday in Corsica during a topflight Ligue 1 game between Bastia and Lyon – which was abandoned at halftime – raised questions about security in French venues.

The game was stopped for good after fans from the Corsican side twice invaded the pitch to attack opposition players.

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Call to find a coach Co-coach Des Buckinghman has called for haste in appointing the Wellington Phoenix coaching staff for the next A-League season. And then he recommends a sensible approach to player recruitment.

The Phoenix ended a patchy season in seventh place following a high-octane 4-3 loss to the Roar in Brisbane. They finished six points outside the playoffs, having played some bright football but without the requisite consistency. - NZME

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Canada stuns sevens world Canada have caused a massive shock in sevens rugby by winning the Singapore title, beating the United States in the final.

It was ninth-ranked Canada’s first tournament victory at their 140th attempt and came despite getting smashed by Fiji along the way.

“We beat three of the top five teams here so we’re flying,” said captain John Moonlight.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling, I’m so proud of the guys and how hard we’ve worked over the past year.”

Canada won five of their six games, including a 26-14 win over New Zealand in the quarterfinals and then 17-5 over England, en route to the final.

They led 19-0 in the final, before hanging on for a 26-19 victory.

Canada are coached by England’s Damian McGrath, the former Samoa coach who was appointed in October and described the tournament win as “incredible”.

Canada were beaten 35-7 by Fiji on the weekend, something they described as a turning point.

“We had a little bit of soulsearching, and then we came back and beat some of the best teams in the world,” McGrath said.

“This will show that Canadian rugby has so much to offer.”

Veteran Nathan Hirayama, his country’s top sevens point scorer, told CBCSports: “A lot of us have been on the scene a while and we came through some dark times, but to come away with that win was special.”

The team had been stripped of their high performance funding, after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics last year, but had been on a run of quarter-final appearances.

Canada scored just their third win in 36 clashes against New Zealand, when they won the quarter-final.

The All Blacks Sevens beat South Africa 17-12 in the playoff for fifth.

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Canadian skipper John Moonlight celebrates with his team.

Former All Black Nick Evans continues to perform for Harlequins.

ers outside back, featured at fullback.

Worcester, who included Jackson Willison and Chris Vui, put a dent in Bath’s playoffs hopes with a 25-19 upset result.

A try to Mat Luamanu, and a try and three goals to Nick Evans were insufficient for Harlequins, who fell 39-26 to Exeter Chiefs.

In the Guinness PRO12, Ulster hold fifth place, but were defeated 22-20 by Munster.

Charlie Piutau and Sean Reidy

turned out for the visitors, while for Munster, Tyler Bleyendaal came off the pine to kick a vital conversion.

Rhys Marshall and Francis Saili also featured.

Gareth Anscombe had an eventful time in Cardiff Blues’ 3517 win over Kieron Fonotia’s Ospreys. The former Auckland and Wales No 10 scored a try, kicked five goals and incurred a yellow card. Nick Williams scored a try, while Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo

and Jarrad Hoeata all played for the Blues.

A Kurt Baker try was not nearly enough for Zebre, who were pumped 45-10 by Brian Alainu’uese’s Glasgow Warriors.

Hayden Triggs’ Leinster defeated Connacht 37-24, for whom Bundee Aki, Jake Heenan, Dominic Robertson-McCoy and Naulia Dawai all appeared.

Dean Budd’s Treviso upset Phil Burleigh’s Edinburgh 21-6.

Scarlets are still in the playoff places, after a 21-16 away win against Dragons.

Johnny McNicholl was at fullback, with Hadleigh Parkes on the bench to give Lions hopeful Jonathan Davies a run at centre.

In the French Top 14, defending champs Racing-Metro are making a late run, their 10-8 win at Toulouse moving them up to fifth with three rounds to play.

Dan Carter converted a penalty try and added a penalty goal.

Other Kiwis to feature for Racing-Metro were Joe Rokocoko and Casey Laulala, with Chris Masoe off the bench.

Toulouse, who are languishing in 12th position, fielded Luke McAlister, Census Johnston and Joe Tekori.

Montpellier pummelled Bayonne 61-22, with Tom Donnelly and Tanerau Latimer on the wrong side of the scoreline.

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Timani cops four week Super Rugby ban Melbourne Rebels back-rower Lopeti Timani has been suspended for four weeks by the SANZAAR judiciary for a knee to the head of Brumbies lock Rory Arnold.

The flanker was cited for the

incident in the 17th minute of the Rebels’ 19-17 Super Rugby win at AAMI Park on Saturday and copped a yellow card.

Timani pleaded guilty to the charge and has been suspended from all forms of the game up to

Penrith five-eighth Te Maire Martin is ready to take more of the playmaking load off halves partner Nathan Cleary when the struggling Panthers will look to spark their NRL season against Parramatta on Saturday. Premiership favourites in the pre-season, Penrith’s 28-2 loss to Cronulla on Sunday made it three defeats on the trot to leave them battling in the bottom third of the table. After enjoying breakout rookie seasons last year, Martin and Cleary have found the going a bit tougher in 2017 as the Panthers limped out of the blocks to be 2-5.

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Broncos not bothered

Kiwis continue to shine in European rugby While Lions contenders can now do no more to impress coach Warren Gatland before Thursday’s squad announcement, the Kiwis in Europe continue to do the job for their clubs, as we enter the business end of the 201617 season.

In the Aviva Premiership, two tries to Tom Marshall were crucial in Gloucester’s 39-30 win over Sale.

Marshall’s team-mates included Josh Hohneck, John Afoa, Jeremy Thrush and Motu Matu’u, while Sale fielded Denny Solomona, Bryn Evans and Halani Aulika.

Fullback Telusa Veainu scored a try for Leicester in the Tigers’ 30-3 victory over Nili Latu’s Newcastle.

Also appearing for the Tigers were Mike FitzGerald and Brendon O’Connor.

Jimmy Gopperth kicked three goals for Wasps in their 36-21 away win over relegation-bound Bristol. Jason Woodward scored a try for Bristol from fullback.

Tusi Pisi, Alby Mathewson and Mark Sorensen also played for the vanquished.

Sean Maitland’s Saracens defeated Northampton 27-25, with Lions hopeful Dylan Hartley scoring a try for the Saints, as did Ken Pisi.

Ahsee Tuala, the former Steel-

Second year syndrome

and including May 13. The ban could’ve been as long as eight weeks but the panel took into account Timani’s good disciplinary record and his apology to Arnold.

“The Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play,

which involved an intentional, but glancing, strike to an opponent’s head ... merited a mid range entry point of 8 weeks. However, taking into account mitigating factors the committee reduced the suspension to 4 weeks.” - AAP

The only one feeling the pressure at Brisbane after Jack Bird’s signing is coach Wayne Bennett, prop Korbin Sims insists. Versatile Cronulla star Bird has been pencilled as a possible lock, fullback, centre or half in the Broncos’ line-up next year since confirming his lucrative three-year NRL deal from 2018. It’s enough to make anyone in the Brisbane squad look over their shoulder.

But Sims claimed the players had spoken little about Bird’s huge signing and believed Bennett was the only one facing a potential headache. “It’s not the players’ worry. It’s Wayne’s worry where he is going to play him.”

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Burgess fights charge South Sydney captain Sam Burgess has pleaded not guilty to a shoulder charge on Canterbury’s Greg Eastwood. Burgess was hit with a grade one shoulder charge by the Match Review Committee, stemming from Friday’s NRL loss to the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium.

He will miss two matches if he loses his case at the judiciary tonight. Burgess has already received support from rugby league greats Peter Sterling and Andrew Johns after he came under scrutiny for his early hit on Bulldogs forward Eastwood. - AAP

Transfer window wanted Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary has joined the chorus of coaches calling for an end-of-season NRL transfer window following the continual speculation surrounding his club. A frustrated Cleary joined the likes of Wayne Bennett and Shane Flanagan in calling for the AFL-style system, as the future of the Tigers’ so-called big four threatens to further derail their season. Captain Aaron Woods and fullback James Tedesco have both been linked to the Canterbury Bulldogs, with the latter also attracting the eye of the Sydney Roosters.

- AAP

Sharks looking sharp Cronulla’s premiership defence is now in full swing, after claiming their fourth straight NRL win with a comprehensive 28-2 wipe-out of Penrith on Sunday. One week after holding out Melbourne in a Grand Final rematch, the Sharks again kept their try-line intact to stun the 15,780 at Pepper Stadium and retain their top-four spot. Not since 1994 have the black, white and blue been perfect in defence in back-to-back weeks, including their record 15-game winning streak last year.

- AAP

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In brief

■ TAUPO

Sweet result for Honey Rider Quality filly Honey Rider is in the right order to chase down her second Group Three victory for the season.

The daughter of Pins looked to be in for a soft kill in yesterday’s Auto Cheap Taupo 1300 and so it proved ahead of a sterner test at Te Rapa on Saturday week.

“She did that easily enough and she’ll go to the Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes now,” said Murray Baker, who trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman.

“She’s had a bit of a freshen up and she was ready to go again.”

The winner of the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes at Hastings in the spring, Honey Rider was caught three wide in a small field at Taupo before rider Michael Coleman allowed her to slide forward outside the leader.

Honey Rider was in charge at the top of the straight and she strode clear to inflict a first defeat on Alamosa Express.

“She’s pretty good when she’s right and she looked to be waiting for the others a bit,” Baker said.

He also confirmed that their last-start Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes winner Charmont would return to action on April 29.

“She’s going to run in the Travis Stakes at Te Rapa, but I’m not sure about things after that,” Baker said.

Charmont had won the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes in February for breederowner Bob Emery before breaking through at the highest level in the Te Aroha feature.

Unfortunately the rest of the Taupo card was abandoned.

- NZME

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Offshore interests have successfully come calling for the Group Two winner Swissta. “He’s been sold and he’ll be leaving for Hong Kong in about three weeks,” said trainer Richard Collett, who also shared in the ownership of the Swiss Ace gelding. “He’s a talented galloper and I’m sure he’ll do a good job up there.” Swissta won three of his seven starts.

- NZME

Travis hiccup for mare El Pistola will have to overcome an interrupted preparation if she is to claim top honours in the Travis Stakes at Te Rapa on April 29. The Auckland Cup runner-up was forced to miss her final lead-up in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Gold Cup due to muscle problems. “It’s nothing serious, but we weren’t happy to run her at Hastings so we’ll sit back and wait for the Travis,” trainer Nathan Hanley said. - NZME

Smart filly on way back

Honey Rider didn’t have to work too hard for her victory at Taupo yesterday.

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Unlucky Karaka Million runner Sophie’s Choice is making good progress following a setback. She was badly held up in the straight when eighth in the country’s richest juvenile event and was then fourth in the Phoenix Park 2YO Classic. “She’s had a couple of niggling issues since, nothing major, and we’ll find a nice race for her in May,” trainer Stephen Marsh said.

- NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 2 57457 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 1 44286 Lexie Rae 17.53 M &.........................Jopson Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting num- 3 5517 Game Controller 17.26...................G Cleeve 2 47225 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 4 418 Homebush Fued 17.49 ..........J T McInerney 3 73328 Abacus Magic nwtd ...................... L Waretini 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 5 76535 Chippy Jordy 17.37 M & ....................Jopson 4 24667 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 10, 11 and 12 5 75617 Roo Baloo 17.79 S & ...................... B Evans 6 4327F Terra Jago 17.41 C & ......................... Fagan 6 32617 Cannonball Bolt 17.61 C &................. Fagan 7 37245 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.77 S & ..............

B Evans 1 12.09pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 7 13678 Duke Baxter 17.38 .................J T McInerney 8 73143 Unbridled 17.37 M & .........................Jopson 1 64636 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 8 358x8 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 9 84888 Dora Dufran 17.36 ..........................J Tanner 2 78568 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 3 88243 Know Bias nwtd .............................G Cleeve 10 56887 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith Emergencies: 9 47785 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 4 76454 Slick Action 17.56 S & ..................... B Evans 4 1.08pm LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES C1, 520m 1 x7578 Opawa Extreme 30.48 L & ................. Wales 10 5T877 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson 5 48364 Cairo nwtd ....................................... M Grant 2 85656 Opawa Alex 30.79 L & ....................... Wales 7 2.05pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 6 27868 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 1 44676 Opawa Mine 31.62 L &....................... Wales 3 31372 Cawbourne Britty nwtd .................C Roberts 7 53621 Magma 17.60 C & .............................. Fagan 2 F13 Homebush Cherico nwtd........J T McInerney 4 x8567 Goldstar Archie nwtd..............J T McInerney 8 88376 Ben Jamming 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 3 56636 Dead Wong 30.98 M & ......................Jopson 5 61737 Epic Force 30.92 M &........................Jopson Emergencies: 4 35154 Cawbourne Palmer 31.14 ............C Roberts 6 54251 Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 9 48578 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 5 82477 Fab Action 30.70 S & ...................... B Evans 7 54625 Lagoon Twist 30.33 .........................J Tanner 10 5T877 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson 6 54254 Opawa Lass 31.00 L & ....................... Wales 8 24453 Waimac 30.57 ........................J T McInerney 2 12.28pm DOGZONE DASH C1, 295m 7 51256 Qadir Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 1 72722 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 5 1.28pm GOLDSTAR RACING DASH C1, 295m 8 23552 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .....................J Goode 1 85175 Lucky Sunday 17.47...............J T McInerney 2 15 Express Gunn nwtd.......................R Adcock 2 7F262 Jinja Loch 17.30 ................. N C W Wanhalla 8 2.25pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE C1, 295m 3 24242 My Hoki 17.58 M &............................Jopson 1 58236 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................ A Waretini 3 71665 Ohoka Magic 17.52 ...................... A Waretini 4 44462 Zabambi 17.62 .................................A Joyce 2 87643 Smokey Action nwtd S & ................. B Evans 4 44752 Royal Action 17.29 S & ................... B Evans 5 63737 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 3 42444 Big Catch 17.38 M & .........................Jopson 5 23136 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & ............... B Evans 6 54544 Wong Answer 17.43 M & ..................Jopson 4 67325 Goldstar Bomber 17.33 S & ............ B Evans 6 46828 Lagoon Allira nwtd M & ....................... Smith 7 86443 Blazin Action 17.86 S & .................. B Evans 5 41858 Aroha nwtd ....................................R Adcock 7 668x2 Jinja Willy 17.50 ..............................J Tanner 8 74367 Ohoka Hunter 17.80..................... L Waretini 6 53325 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd .................J T McInerney 8 37854 Another Fan 17.38 M & .....................Jopson 9 84888 Dora Dufran 17.36 ..........................J Tanner 7 67524 Smash Fire 17.63............................ M Grant 9 47785 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 10 56887 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith 8 88686 Flat Pack 17.73 ......................J T McInerney 10 57868 What’s Wong 17.84 M & ....................Jopson 3 12.48 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 63786 Falconhurst 17.73 ............................A Joyce 6 1.45 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT C1, 295m 9 47785 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini

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Swissta off to HK

6 85444 Ghost nwtd ...................................C Roberts 7 72843 Charlie Runkel nwtd ..........................J Dunn 8 72765 Jinja Jaffa 30.32 ........................R Blackburn 1 13774 Koputara 17.50 M & ..........................Jopson 2 F7458 Rushcuter Action nwtd S & ............. B Evans 12 3.49pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 14 Peaky Boy 17.48 .............................J Tanner 3 44343 Ad’s Spice 18.06 .............................J Tanner 2 76234 Smash Attack 17.36 ........................ M Grant 4 14468 Homebush Steal 17.65 ..........J T McInerney 3 53332 Cisco 17.28 S & .............................. B Evans 5 55467 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 4 42638 Timely Reminder 17.17 M & .............Jopson 6 12 Ohoka Clare 17.55 ....................... L Waretini 5 73452 Ohoka Angel 17.60 ...................... A Waretini 7 68723 Cawbourne Sandy 17.56 .............C Roberts 6 23846 Tilt 17.39 ...................................... L Waretini 8 F7847 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce 7 26577 Deman Blue Blood 17.43 .......J T McInerney Emergencies: 8 66288 Unconscionable 17.66 M & ...............Jopson 9 48578 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 10 5T877 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson Emergencies: 10 3.06 BILL’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT FINAL C1f, 295m 9 48578 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 1 15481 My Bro Michael 17.54 ............... M Robinson 10 56887 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith 2 14211 High Dreamer 17.27........................ M Grant SELECTIONS 3 37511 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner Race 1: Max Brainstrain, Magma, Brooke Davis, Ben Jamming 4 55661 Ngakawau 17.56 ....................J T McInerney Race 2: Blazin Action, Zabambi, Express Gunn, Smash Rumour 5 72441 Go Tommo 17.10.............................J Tanner Race 3: Falconhurst, Game Controller, Unbridled, Homebush Fued 6 43251 Joey Baxter 17.41 ..................J T McInerney Race 4: Lagoon Twist, Goldstar Archie, Waimac, Cawbourne Britty 7 83271 Road Block 17.59.............................A Joyce Race 5: Lucky Sunday, Goldstar Scout, Jinja Loch, Jinja Willy 8 11 Jazz Me Blues 17.19 ...........................A Lee Race 6: Time Slayer, Cannonball Bolt, Abacus Magic, Lexie Rae 9 73452 Ohoka Angel 17.60 ...................... A Waretini Race 7: Cawbourne Palmer, Qadir Bale, Opawa Lass, Kelly’s My Name 10 212 Flower Bomb 17.41 ............................C Weir Race 8: Smash Fire, Smokey Action, Big Catch, Nippa-A-Spot 11 3.28pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS STKS C1, 520m Race 9: Ohoka Clare, Cawbourne Sandy, Koputara, Ad’s Spice 1 53552 Homebush Tulip nwtd .............J T McInerney Race 10: Jazz Me Blues, My Bro Michael, Cut The Ribbons 2 64757 Opawa Ash 30.74 L & ........................ Wales Race 11: Epic Blu, Charlie Runkel, Mystic Action, Ghost 3 67847 Cawbourne Steele 30.86 .............C Roberts Race 12: Peaky Boy, Smash Attack, Tilt, Deman Blue Blood 4 281 Epic Blu nwtd M & .............................Jopson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 5 32335 Mystic Action 30.35 S & .................. B Evans - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 57868 What’s Wong 17.84 M &....................Jopson

9 2.47pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES SPRINT C1, 295m

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- 3 87648 Zipping Piper 32.77 ..................... B I Conner C1/2, 545m way Meeting Date: 18 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 4 763x1 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen 1 35678 Opawa Anthony nwtd L &................... Wales Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 5 64247 Avalanch City nwtd.................J T McInerney 2 11243 Sader Nation nwtd .........................G Cleeve 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 6 45522 Shady Snapper nwtd....................C Roberts 3 63365 Opawa Tracy 32.91 L & ...................... Wales 1 12.01pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 7 58687 Thoracic 32.88 .......................J T McInerney 4 83675 Pianissimo 32.49......................... B I Conner 5 57241 Luciastar nwtd ........................J T McInerney 8 77788 Heritage Watch 32.93 ....................J Guthrie C0, 310m 6 77723 Know Value 32.44 ..........................G Cleeve 9 66377 Rhinegolde 33.56 ...............................J Allen 1 7865 Homebush Pansy nwtd ..........J T McInerney 7 28871 Trendy Blake 33.32 ................J T McInerney 2 8376 Homebush Clint nwtd .............J T McInerney 10 37457 No Tinkerbell 32.96 ........................J Guthrie 8 64485 Pukeko Bolt 32.44 ..........................B Healey 3 Inky Lord nwtd..............................S Hindson 4 1.00 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 9 37457 No Tinkerbell 32.96 ........................J Guthrie 4 3727 Princely Gold nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 21578 Knocka Few Back 18.84.................C Healey 10 7678x Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 5 47586 Goldstar Delta nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 124 Homebush Ragna nwtd .........J T McInerney 6 78433 Sozin’s Angel nwtd .................J T McInerney 3 38725 La Kinks nwtd.................................C Healey 7 1.55pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C3/4, 545m 7 2232 Detective Dash nwtd ..............J T McInerney 1 25638 Opawa Timo 32.82 J & ....................D Fahey 4 35653 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales 8 84783 Uncle Jock nwtd ....................... P Hammond 2 87778 Homebush Howard nwtd ........J T McInerney 5 77453 Nippa Eel 18.86 .....................J T McInerney 9 8 Just Ernie nwtd ..........................H Anderton 3 7358x Willis 32.59....................................R Adcock 6 4146 Homebush Patriot 18.98 ........J T McInerney 10 568 Homebush Flutey nwtd ..........J T McInerney 4 33434 Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 7 68777 Ozark’s Watch 18.92 ......................J Guthrie 5 21163 Ride Ain’t Over nwtd ....................C Roberts 8 51244 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 12.20pm OTAGO GRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 6 33236 Know Scholar 32.23 .......................G Cleeve 9 65265 Deborah Bay 18.94 ........................J Guthrie 1 42465 Just James nwtd ........................H Anderton 7 22584 Epic Dream 32.44 .........................R Adcock 2 63625 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 10 56556 Opawa Bucks Eye nwtd .............H Anderton 8 63137 Pipe Dream 33.20 ..................J T McInerney 3 352 Jinja Rules nwtd .....................J T McInerney 5 1.20pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 4 7856 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 54281 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 8 2.14pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2/3, 310m 5 Homebush Carca nwtd ..........J T McInerney 1 86888 Botany Alan 18.98..................J T McInerney 2 34313 Definite nwtd ................................... R Breen 6 76623 Coco Bango nwtd...................J T McInerney 2 34685 Seeking Baxter 18.62.............J T McInerney 3 35743 Botany Vikki 18.60 .................J T McInerney 7 55564 Eskimo Chill nwtd...............................J Allen 3 28661 Cawbourne Dotty nwtd.................C Roberts 4 64244 Stormy Sunday 18.88 ............J T McInerney 8 2742 Homebush Ivana nwtd ...........J T McInerney 4 13861 Off The Team nwtd ...................... B I Conner 5 31122 Speedy Blueblood 18.66 ........J T McInerney 9 55787 Homebush Stormy nwtd.........J T McInerney 5 48x35 Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton 6 26131 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 .................J T McInerney 10 8 Harriet The Spy nwtd ...................S Hindson 6 52214 Opawa Blinky 18.81 L & ..................... Wales 7 86431 Cawbourne Patty nwtd .................C Roberts 3 12.40 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES 8 13747 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 7 33136 Know Respect 18.42 ......................G Cleeve 8 18858 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 9 15554 Giancana nwtd .............................S Hindson C1, 545m 9 83686 Flaming Sambuca 18.57 ........J T McInerney 1 43553 Miss Blue Sky nwtd .....................R Hamilton 10 67835 Idol Eve 18.95 L & .............................. Wales 2 38664 Spring Sam 32.80 ..................J T McInerney 6 1.39 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES 10 37386 Opawa Lean Meat 18.58 L & ............. Wales

9 2.39pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C2/3, 310m 1 45135 His Nibs 18.64....................................J Allen 2 11252 Zipping Clyde 18.45 .................... B I Conner 3 21125 Know Logic 18.85 ..........................G Cleeve 4 76165 Wears The Gold nwtd...................K M Grant 5 21524 Super Stevie nwtd ........................C Roberts 6 86178 Paddy The Baker 18.72..........J T McInerney 7 21467 Mississippi Girl nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 77858 Homebush Errol 18.41 ...........J T McInerney 9 84474 Idol Star 18.93 L & ............................. Wales 10 13667 Homebush Riley 18.48 ...........J T McInerney 10 2.58pm DUNEDIN CUP C5, 545m 1 67386 Can’t Catch Tim 32.21 ..................R Adcock 2 78326 Cawbourne Kristy nwtd ................C Roberts 3 11132 Southern Lights 32.19 .................R Hamilton 4 53127 Opawa Jimbo 32.81 L & ..................... Wales 5 21342 Know Hassle nwtd .........................G Cleeve 6 24536 Hard Questions nwtd .....................G Cleeve 7 11434 Letron James nwtd .......................C Roberts 8 71413 Opawa Norris 32.62 L & ..................... Wales 9 33434 Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 10 86888 Botany Alan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 11 3.16pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C5, 310m 1 32546 Know Knowing 18.48 .....................G Cleeve 2 72825 Puma Pants 18.36..................J T McInerney 3 78x81 Firemans Galaxy 18.31 ..................G Cleeve 4 62154 Technic 19.08 ................................R Adcock 5 11111 Wheelchair Norm 18.17 .........J T McInerney 6 61382 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney

7 15861 Homebush Flame 18.72 .........J T McInerney 8 47142 Know Scrutiny 18.58 ......................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 81386 Homebush Sloan 18.54 .........J T McInerney 10 44676 Homebush Rufus 18.42 .........J T McInerney 12 3.38 RACING AGAIN TUESDAY MAY 9 C4, 310m 1 17481 Epic Woppa 18.55 .........................R Adcock 2 13382 Botany Cold 18.75 .................J T McInerney 3 12234 Storming Norm 18.20.................. B I Conner 4 71453 Storming Mack nwtd ................... B I Conner 5 34636 Super Bad nwtd ...........................M Roberts 6 35741 Southern Mist 18.62 ....................R Hamilton 7 22421 Opawa Waihemo 18.63 L & ............... Wales 8 16262 Homebush Banker 18.84 .......J T McInerney 9 35388 Magic Mike nwtd ..........................C Roberts 10 44676 Homebush Rufus 18.42 .........J T McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: Homebush Pansy, Detective Dash, Sozin’s Angel, Uncle Jock Race 2: Eskimo Chill, African Violet, Jinja Rules, Homebush Ivana Race 3: Miss Blue Sky, Zipping Piper, Shady Snapper, Spring Sam Race 4: Ozark’s Watch, Opawa Rocket, La Kinks, Nippa Eel Race 5: Rib Curler, Speedy Blueblood, Sozin’s Blue, Definite Race 6: Sader Nation, Know Value, Luciastar, Opawa Anthony Race 7: Know Jinx, Epic Dream, Ride Ain’t Over, Opawa Timo Race 8: Know Respect, Off The Team, Botany Alan, Cawbourne Dotty Race 9: Zipping Clyde, Know Logic, His Nibs, Super Stevie Race 10: Southern Lights, Can’t Catch Tim, Opawa Norris Race 11: Technic, Homebush Flame, Wheelchair Norm, Puma Pants Race 12: Epic Woppa, Botany Cold, Opawa Waihemo LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

■ GOLF

Ko, caddy split Lydia Ko has not finished making changes.

After an offseason which saw her change her clubs, caddie and swing coach, Ko has quickly made another move, firing new caddie Gary Matthews after just nine events.

Golfweek reports the latest LPGA tournament in Hawaii, where she finished second, was their last event together.

Ko’s finish at the Hawaii tournament was her best finish since last July, and was her fifth top 10 finish in the nine events with Matthews on the bag.

Despite shooting 65 and 64 on the weekend, Ko made the change.

Previously she had won 10 times in two years with caddie Jason Hamilton on the way to her rise to world number one.

Ko has been world number one for 77 consecutive weeks, despite the gap being closed of late by rival golfers So Yeon Ryu and Ariya Jutanugarn.

It’s being reported Ko is talking to potential caddie candidates ahead of her next tournament starting on April 27th.

- NZME

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front-runner for MVP, went to the bench after that and both teams cleared their benches soon after that.

Patrick Beverley contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, and the centre duo of Nene and Clint Capela were both productive.

Westbrook had 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, but made just six of 23 shots and had nine turnovers for the sixthseeded Thunder.

Kiwi centre Steven Adams had six points and five rebounds for the Thunder, shooting 3/6 from the field in his 28 minutes on the floor.

- NZME

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Thunder get thrashed James Harden scored 37 points to outshine Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets pulled away in the third quarter and coasted to a 118-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their firstround playoff series yesterday.

The best-of-seven Western Conference series continues Thursday in Houston.

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Harden, who along with Westbrook is a

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

2pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Senior parishioners Holy Communion.

Park Street.

7pm ASHBURTON FRIENDSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENT CLUB. Opening concert. Savage Club Hall, Cnr

Cox and William Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Weekly games, come and have a go!

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

7.30pm FOREST AND BIRD. Annual general meeting. Protecting life on NZ’s Offshore. Sinclair Centre Islands, Park Street.

“Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

10am MID CANTERBURY LADIES CLUB. Coffee morning, Robert Harris, 361 West Street.

10am - 12pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek Service and lunch, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association doubles, Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, drawn doubles. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

7pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night, families welcome. 115

Racecourse Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, Music, Fitness and Fun, Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Tramping in India with speaker Andrea Chalmers. Church lounge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Puzzles

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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WordBuilder

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

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Previous solution: REPULSES

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The struggle continues between your rational ability to see the future and understand the value of goals and hard work and that fun-monkey in you seeking gratification of a more instantaneous variety.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The trick is to acknowledge the other’s traits and foibles without indulging them. It takes a light touch and a flexible but firm social boundary. The reward is a connection without the co-dependence.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): As today’s conversation gets heated, you’ll draw from your evergrowing information banks for interesting contributions. It’s your congenial attitude they’ll remember.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Many things will go as planned to satisfy your need for order and control. Some things will not. It gives you an excuse to interact in ways you might not have had to.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Old baggage will get left on the roadside of the highway of love. Good riddance. Relationships will lighten up, cruise along and gain a real sense of progress and freedom.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The process is the goal, really.

And yet, without a stated goal, there is no process. This will all be a moot point as you follow your natural instincts today.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re famous for diplomacy, lovely manners and considerate ways. You’ll again be the glue that brings people together today, and your efforts will be invisible, the results uncredited.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Because you are not reliant on feedback, you don’t ask for it. You need it now. Your success will depend on getting in touch with your audience, reading the room and finding the right rooms to begin with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Unless you’re a world leader or you’ve been placed in charge of the livelihood and future of a great number of people, avoid overly serious conversation today. Such grave talk will benefit no one.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If you can afford to ignore the problem, you’re rich. But if you can’t, you’ll wind up more capable, less afraid and more confident in your ability to handle and solve things.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re not looking to surround yourself with perfect people; the showoffs and know-it-alls bore you. You want a sincere connection with a flawed, compassionate, authentic individual.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There will be plenty of appreciation for the work you’ve done. New people want you to create similar results for them, and they’ll offer to hire you, consult with you or be your apprentice.

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ACROSS 1. Party leader will ennoble one with commendation (6) 4. A picnic basket may get in one’s way (6) 9. Did one a favour: had to! (7) 10. It may support arm David used as a weapon (5) 11. Intelligence from all four corners of the world (4) 12. To replenish one’s as much as one can eat (4) 13. Set of parts for clothing (3) 15. One needn’t go on with a small quantity of drink (4) 16. Collar fastener in glamorous Tudor style (4) 19. Some of the precious diamonds put back (3) 21. A twelve-inch iambus (4) 22. Some ground for altercation put back in part (4) 24. Excuse for failure among several I bid for (5) 25. Stipulate how to get supplies (7) 26. Something that exists with tin, yet is crooked (6) 27. Remove top if he has a following in bed (6) DOWN 1. Foretell how poor acting set it awry (13) 2. Permitted to do well: a turn-about (7) 3. Sound unhappy to heave one (4) 5. Complete as to blue mixture of it (8) 6. Right, when in huntsman’s red, to groom (5) 7. Bishop’s address is correct, and never wrong in the red (5,8) 8. First miner in mine passage to let one in (5) 14. Emotional struggle made NCO lift a hundred out of it (8) 17. Refuse invitation to sink (7) 18. Flower has its Day of Remembrance (5) 20. An order, etc, I’d formulated (5) 23. He takes in work with confidence in the future (4)

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

BANKS, Donald Moesbury, On 16 April 2017 unexpectedly at Timaru Hospital, aged 68 years. Very much loved husband and soulmate of Christine, and the late Francie.

Much loved father and fatherin-law of Nichola and Ben Robertson (Christchurch), Megan and Ben (Napier), Hamish and Lee-Anne (Geraldine) Jonathon and Trudie (Geraldine). Much loved stepfather of John and Charlotte Burns, Janine and Reece Booth, and Susan. Cherished Grandad of Georgia, Maia, and Max Robertson; Mac and Raef Firman; Alexis, Lincoln, and Millah Banks; Bailey, Blake, and Zac Booth; Esther, Smilla, and Vigga Burns; and Caleb Burns. A service for Donald will be held on FRIDAY April 21 2017 at 11.00am.

Venue to be advised tomorrow (Wednesday) via newspaper.

A private burial will follow the service. Donations to the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to 119 Orari Back Road RD 22 Geraldine.

Geraldine Funeral Services FDANZ BANKS, Donald Moesbury, On Sunday, 16th April 2017 at Timaru Hospital. Dearly Loved brother, brother-in-law and step-brother of Eion (deceased) and Merle Banks (Timaru), Noelene Sowden and Laurie (deceased) (Leeston), Evelyn (deceased) and Gilbert Donaldson (Ashburton), Lorna (deceased) and Robert Maxwell (Methven), Les and Margaret Nell (Barrhill), Betty Williamson (Christchurch), Ashley and Jan Nell (Tauranga), Mervyn and Heather Nell (Christchurch).

CALDER Doreen Kidston, 11/1/1926 - 13/3/2017 A memorial service for Doreen will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday April 20, 2017 commencing 2.00pm.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Phone 307 7433 GOURDIE Ben; (Benjiman Gerard Cox) The result of a tragic accident at Taipo River, West Coast on Saturday, April 15 2017, aged 29 years. Much loved son and friend of Jacqueline Cox and Robin and Koy Gourdie and Philip Jennings. Loved brother of Serena, Alex, Olivia, Shannon, Patrick, Christie and Annalee. Loved grandson of Jean and the late Gerard Cox and the late Peter and Val Gourdie. Loved nephew and cousin of Theresa and Andrew, Annette and Stuart, Cathy and Jeff, Heather and Ian, David and Sue, Bruce and Toni, Jo and Kevin and their families. Funeral details to follow. Messages to 110 Gleniti Road, Timaru 7910.

Aoraki Funeral Services, Timaru FDANZ MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

E.B. CARTER LTD For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

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Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

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Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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A ridge of high pressure extends over most of New Zealand. A southwest flow over the country on Thursday weakens as a ridge begins to build over New Zealand. The ridge continues to build over the country on Friday and Saturday.

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To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

Canterbury Plains

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

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Mostly cloudy, with a few showers south of Banks Peninsula in the morning, clearing to fine spells in the afternoon. Light winds.

Cloudy periods, with a few afternoon and evening showers.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

TOMORROW

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TOMORROW

Daily Events Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting

Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, to reach us no later than 12 noon, 3 (three) working days prior to the first publication.

CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted.

2. Forms MUST be signed by an authorised representative of the organisation concerned.

3. A separate form MUST be submitted for each future event and may be lodged with the Guardian as far in advance as desired. For example: A club which meets monthly may submit, say, 12 separate forms simultaneously – one pertaining to each meeting scheduled over the following 12 months.

4. The organisation acknowledges that no responsibility for errors or omissions will be accepted by the Guardian Company.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 11.9 12.3 Max to 4pm 4.6 Minimum 2.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 126.6 Avg Apr to date 29 2017 to date 308.4 198 Avg year to date Wind km/h SW 2 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 15 Time of gust 2:28pm

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For all subscriber Morning cloud clearing to a mainly fine day.

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

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 10am The Chase 0 11am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 Gino’s Italian Escape 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Four In A Bed The second visit of the week is to The Living Room in Bournemouth, where owner Zak hopes his guests feel at home.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 The 7D 0 8:15 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 8:40 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street 3 0 12:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 1:30 Jeremy Kyle 2:30 Judge Rinder PGR 3 3:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4pm Liv And Maddie Casting is underway for Liv’s co-star in Voltage, and some familiar faces arrive for the auditions. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away Brody has a close call; Phoebe follows her dreams; Leah must choose. 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security International 0 8pm The Force 0 8:30 I Am Innocent 0 9:30 The Missing 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 N Grey’s Anatomy AO When one of Grey Sloan’s staff ends up in hospital, Bailey must work out what happened while the rest of the doctors help. 0 9:45 N Empire AO 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

11:15 Major Crimes After a shootout in a tow yard leaves three people dead, Major Crimes sets out to find a disturbed man with a bag full of guns. 0 12:10 Intelligence AO 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:35 Rush Hour 0 1:05 Shortland Street 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Scandal AO 3 3:20 The Real 3 4:15 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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4:25 The Blocktagon After a quick and humorous tour around, the Blockheads find themselves at a standstill.

5:25 Celebrity Family Feud 3 The Sticky TV team v The Breeze radio team. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR The couples who have renewed their vows come to terms with the reality of a long-distance relationship. 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 SVU AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 The Night Shift AO

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8:35 Prime Rocks – ELO: Mr Blue Sky PGR 3 The story of Jeff Lynne and ELO. 10:30 60 Minutes AO 3

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10:25 Media Take 3 10:55 Te Kaea 3 2

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5pm Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 5:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Building The Dream Charlie Luxton travels Britain helping couples build their dream homes.

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11:25 Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:55 Closedown

11:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes Midnight Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am I Bought My Own Rainforest 2am Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip 2:30 Getaway 3am American Restoration 4am Building The Dream 5am The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade

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Resurgence MV 2016 Sci-fi 10:30 The Real Housewives MV 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Covert Affairs Action. 5:35 Barbershop Of Atlanta MV 4:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV – The Next Cut MLS 2016 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3 5:35 Border Security M Comedy.

MOVIES GREATS 7:40 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

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Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner.

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1:20 Forgetting Sarah Marshall 16LS 2008 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Kristen Bell.

3:10 The Hitcher 16VLC 2007 Horror. Sean Bean, Sophia Bush. 4:35 Taken 16VS 2008 Action. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen.

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Noon Cricket – IPL (HLS) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab. 12:30 Motorsport – Brands Hatch Indy (HLS) Round Two. 1:30 Motorsport – Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (HLS) 2pm Golf Central 3pm ICC Cricket 360 3:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders. 4pm Cricket – IPL (HLS) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab. 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Rugby – World Rugby Sevens (HLS) Singapore – Day One. 7pm Rugby – World Rugby Sevens (HLS) Singapore – Day Two. 8:30 The Breakdown 9pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Cheetahs v Chiefs. 9:30 Back Page 10:30 UCL Magazine Show 11pm Football – Arsenal TV Middlesbrough v Arsenal.

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2am Football League Show 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 UFC Now 4:30 Back Page 5:30 Golf – European Tour Trophee Hassan II Event.

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2pm Cricket – IPL (RPL) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab.

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12:50 NRL Fulltime 1:20 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders.

1:50 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab.

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DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Rock-Et to Me! 6:30 You Have Been Warned M Freaks of Nature. 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG 8am Auction Hunters PG Auction Hunter Shuffle. 8:30 MythBusters PG Dangerous Driving.

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3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG The Trail of Blood.

5:40 MythBusters PG Blow it Out the Water. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M The Danger Zone.

7:30 Naked And Afraid M 8:30 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG A Cursed Fortune.

9:30 Idris Elba – Fighter M Pain and Fear.

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11:30 You Have Been Warned M Muthas of Invention.

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12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:25 The Perfect Murder M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Bering Sea Gold PG

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Sport

All eyes on Destanee Australian tennis star Daria Gavrilova has been keeping an eye on up-andcoming Destanee Aiava ahead of the teen’s Fed Cup debut in this month’s World Group II playoff against Serbia.

The 23-year-old Gavrilova has been named alongside Aiava, Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua for the indoor tie in Zrenjanin on April 22-23.

“I have been watching her (Aiava) for a long time now because I feel she is a really tough competitor and she is playing great,” Gavrilova said. “She is a great girl, a bit shy. It is going to be a great experience for her.”

Geoff Laird and his wife, Bernice, tasted South Island glory over the weekend on the indoor bowls mats.

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Ashburton indoor bowlers were in the action across the South Island over the weekend at various tournaments.

With the indoor bowls season about to ramp right up, Easter weekend always marks the arrival of the season and it also gives a chance for players to put their hands up nice and early with results against some quality competition.

In Invercargill at their annual Easter tournament, Michael Lawson snuck down for the day and picked up the major prize, winning the Mark Keen Memorial Pairs with Otago’s Daniel Sinclair.

It’s a good start to the season for Lawson who will be looking to put behind him the disappointment of again being named reserve for the New Zealand Mat Blacks side to play Australia.

The 19-time South Island representative had a productive year in 2016 winning South Island titles, finishing runner-up in a national fours and also captaining the Ashburton side who finished a close runner-up in the Welch Trophy event in Christchurch.

Meanwhile, down in Timaru, Geoff and Bernice Laird had a grand time at the club’s New Zealand South Island Championships, winning the triples title yesterday and also finishing

runner-up in the pairs.

The Lairds teamed up with fellow MSA member, Maurice Sunbeam to win yesterday.

It was a good result for Ashburton all around with Charlie and Joyce Cleghorn along with Bill Allnut claiming third equal. .

The Ashburton Indoor Bowls season kicks right into gear this week with a busy few days at the McNally Street stadium.

Thursday night sees the Methven Club hold their annual Methven Rosebowl while Friday and Saturday have been blocked out for the Jim Patterson Championship Singles.

In a new move for 2017, the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association have decided to imple-

ment qualifying rounds on Friday nights and then on Saturday mornings.

“It’s hoped that by doing this we might be able to attract some more entries to some events,” president Michael Lawson said.

“And by having qualifying done by lunch time on the Saturday morning, we should be finished at a reasonable time as well which is another bonus.”

Under the old format, qualifying started at 1.30pm on the Saturday afternoon which created a long day for those who played through to finals.

Then on Sunday, Ashburton will host North Canterbury in their first representative fixture for the season.

McCullum, Milne star despite team losses Standout performances from Kiwis Brendon McCullum and Adam Milne were not enough to propel their respective teams to victory in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

McCullum produced a typi-

cally rollicking innings of 64 off 44 balls with the bat, to help his Gujarat Lions to 176-4, but that wasn’t enough to hold out Mumbai Indians, while Milne claimed wickets in successive delivieries in a Royal Challengers Bangalore

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loss to Rising Pune Supergiant.

Mumbai beat the Lions by six wickets to record their fourth successive IPL victory and Supergiant got off the bottom of the table with their 27-run win against struggling Bangalore.

Despite losing five wickets for just three runs during their innings, Supergiant managed to score 161-8, after Royal Challengers skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field.

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Bryan takes Heritage American golfer Wesley Bryan rallied to win his home-state RBC Heritage for his first US PGA Tour title, closing with a four-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Englishman Luke Donald.

Bryan, a South Carolina native and former trick-shot artist, was four shots behind entering the day and moved into contention with four consecutive birdies on the front nine.

He took the lead with a birdie on the 15th hole and finished at 13-under 271. Donald shot 68 in his latest close call at Harbour Town Golf Links – it was his fifth second-place finish here since 2009.

Peterson victorious Injured Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has lost her Bells Beach quarterfinal to American Lakey Peterson.

The Australian suffered a badly-cut foot last Wednesday on day one of competition at the Rip Curl Pro. Also yesterday, Australian reigning world champion Tyler Wright won through to the semi-finals after beating Hawaiian Coco Ho.

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