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Bucking the gender trend Ashburton bucks the national trend for female principals compared to their male counterparts.

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The Methven community is on the move, it’s thinking big, planning big and it’s on a campaign to reinvent itself.

To do that it is using the enthusiasm of its residents but it also needs a slice of the Ashburton District Council’s economic development budget.

Just $30,000 would be enough, Methven Community Board chairman Dan McLaughlin said, to see that plan developed and implemented.

Over the past six months the commu-

nity board has driven a think positive campaign in the greater Methven area and there’s every sign that campaign is working, McLaughlin said.

“We now have eight objectives we think we can achieve over the next 18 months.”

In simple terms it was about promoting the area, he said.

“It’s not tourism, it’s promotion, attracting people to establish a business here, to come here to live and we believe that’s definitely achievable.”

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juvenation of the greater Methven area.

Over the past few years growth had plateaued and it was time to bring new life into the area and to undertake a rebranding campaign, McLaughlin said.

“In some ways it’s a psychological rejuvenation, getting people working together better, changing attitudes and stopping negativity.”

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Ashburton bucks national principal trend

By Katie todd

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Female school principals now outnumber males in the same role in New Zealand, but Ashburton still has work to do to tip the scales.

The Ministry of Education’s latest information on teaching staff shows more female principals than men for the first time in history, with 1222 female principals around the country and 1138 males, across primary and secondary level schools.

However, in Ashburton, there are still more than twice as many males in principal roles than females, with just six women principals alongside 16 men.

While numerous school principals around the country have celebrated the news and spoken out about the importance of balance – claiming it is “about time” for equality in the profession – other local principals aren’t in complete agreement.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Timothy Kuipers said he thought gender was important, “but what’s more important is their quality”.

“I feel that we should be focused on the right person for the job, whether there’s more male applicants or not.”

He had seen no evidence of a bias towards men in the selection process, and said it is important to consider whether the gender imbalance could just be an anomaly.

“If there are prevailing attitudes on boards then that is a problem,

but I’ve got no evidence of that …

I’ve not seen it in our community.”

Our Lady of the Snows principal Pattie Ree said she also hadn’t thought about it as an issue.

“As a female principal I definitely don’t feel excluded.”

She said while time out for children could possibly make it easier for males to advance their careers and become principals, it was not necessarily an unattractive profession for females.

However, when it comes to teaching roles in the same schools, Ministry of Education data shows a major skew is in the other direction, with significantly more female teachers than males around New Zealand.

Only a third of Kiwi teachers are male, and in the Mid Canterbury district that proportion is thought to be significantly smaller – estimated at less than 10 per cent two years ago.

Ree said that was something she would definitely like to see changed.

“I would like to see more males in that profession. They bring a different flavour to the role,” she said.

However, it is again about picking the right person for the job, said Kuipers.

“I think children do appreciate having a balance of gender … but while females have different strengths than men, individual females have different strengths from one another, and so do the males. We do get variety anyway,” he said.

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Man’s hand damaged in forklift incident A pilot deemed a landing spot too hazardous while attempting rescuing a man after a forklift accident on Monday.

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By Katie todd

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A workplace forklift accident was the reason behind a difficult helicopter rescue mission on Monday.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to a Bremners Road commercial property at around 2.20pm, but had to relocate to an alternative landing site at the Ashburton Racecourse after the pilot saw the “hazardous” landing site and decided it would be too risky to land.

It can now be revealed that the patient, a 45-year-old male, had sustained injuries to his hand from a forklift at his workplace. The incident left him in a serious condition, in need of urgent medical treatment.

St John paramedics arrived on the scene around 2.10pm and arranged for the man to be airlifted to the Christchurch Hospital emergency department.

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Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter general manager Rachael McNutt said upon their departure, helicopter crew received initial information confirming the location of the incident and that a landing zone would be set-up prior to the helicopter’s arrival.

However it was only upon reaching the site at 2.45pm that the pilot identified risk factors at the landing site – chiefly the surface being gravel and dirt.

“The rotor wash of a helicopter over a surface like this tends to blow up large amounts of dust and particles of gravel, both of which are detrimental to helicopter blades and engines,” she said.

“It was established that the helicopter would be unable to land due to the risk factors of the proposed landing zone.”

She said the Ashburton Racecourse was identified as the nearest possible landing zone. It was agreed that the Air Rescue

crew would meet the patient, who was already in an ambulance and receiving treatment from St John staff, at that point.

In any situation that involves a nonstandard landing site, McNutt said the duty pilot and crew liaise with contacts on the ground regarding a proposed landing zone, including details of wind strength/ direction, known obstructions and wires.

“The crew of Canterbury’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter is focused on providing the best possible outcomes for patient care, and must assess each job on the information provided by Ambulance Communications, Airdesk, emergency services and other contacts on the ground,” she said.

Ashburton Fire and Emergency volunteers also helped guide the helicopter to the first and second landing sites on Monday.

Worksafe had been notified of the forklift incident.

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Broadband consumption rising here

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton may have been one of the first towns in New Zealand to have the rollout of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) completed, but not everyone who can connect does.

Currently Ashburton’s uptake is 43 per cent, on par with the national average and we sit in 9th place for connections.

The rollout was completed in March 2015 and immediate uptake was 12.8 per cent.

By October the following year 25 per cent of homes in Ashburton had UFB. Broadband consumption, is on the rise, with Chorus statistics showing the average Ashburton home used 132GB of broadband data in March compared to 107GB in March 2017, a 23.4 per cent increase.

That increase is being driven by surging demand for streaming services such as Netflix, said Chorus network strategy manager Kurt Rodgers.

“These figures really demonstrate that faster broadband is an integral part of many New Zealanders’ day-to-day lives. Many Kiwi homes now have several connected devices going at any one time. We’re using far more data and requiring faster and more reliable broadband speeds. People’s viewing habits have shifted online. It’s now very mainstream to watch television shows and movies via an app on a smart television or tablet,” he said.

Availability of UFB did not always translate into numbers connection, Rodgers said.

“Right now, more than 1.3 million New Zealanders can access faster broadband than they currently have. That’s an incredible number of people who are missing out on the advantages to be had.”

It is anticipated to be another four years before UFB is available across the entire district.

Nationally, the average New Zealand home used about 139GB of broadband data in March 2017 – this figure sits at 185GB for March 2018, showing more than a 30 per cent increase.

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■ CORONER’S COURT

In brief

Deceased speeding, over limit A man who died on a rural Mid Canterbury road was speeding with his children in the car and more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit, a coroner was told.

James Donald McLellan, known as Joe, was also believed to be not wearing a seat belt and died after being ejected from the vehicle after it crashed on Ashburton Gorge Road late on December 23, 2015.

McLellan, 35, and his children had been at a Christmas work function and when the trio left the Mt Somers Tavern later that night, people thought they were headed to a nearby camping ground where his workplace had booked cabins.

A pathologist who examined McLellan’s body after the crash found a sample of his blood contained 120 milligrams of alcohol. The legal blood alcohol limit for a driver 20 years or over is 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres.

David Alexander, who was at

a house on Ashburton Gorge Road about 10.30pm that night, found the crash scene after hearing a noise. He heard cries for help and found the two young children, aged six and seven, standing bloodied and outside a crashed Toyota double-cab ute.

He walked them to his car while a colleague called emergency services.

“They said something like, ‘he was wobbling on the road and was going fast’.”

Responders tried to resuscitate McLellan without success.

The crash was investigated by the district’s serious crash unit and, in a report to coroner Marcus Elliott last year, Sergeant Nigel Price said McLellan’s westbound vehicle had approached an easy left-hand bend where the Toyota crossed the centreline and onto the verge of the oncoming lane.

McLellan tried to correct, but the vehicle tripped and rolled and he was thrown from the ute

onto the road. The children sustained minor injuries.

Calculations by the crash unit, analysing tyre marks, the final resting place of the vehicle and debris, indicated he had been driving at about 139km/h when the vehicle veered off the road.

Sergeant Price said excessive speed was a factor in the crash and increased the severity of the damage. McLellan’s alcohol level meant he would have been less likely to react in a timely manner and he was also not wearing a seat belt.

In a submission to the coroner, McLellan’s cousin Jamie McLellan said the pair had been talking about going pig hunting via moonlight and McLellan was going to be staying at his house that night. He left the tavern to go home via Ashburton Gorge Road to go hunting and remembers a bright moon in the sky.

“I cannot help but wonder if it was that moon that had taken James’ concentration off the

road long enough for him to reach the point of no return on that easy left-hand bend.”

Coroner Elliott said McLellan’s chances of survival may have been greatly increased had he been wearing a seat belt and not thrown from the vehicle, though he may not have survived even if he had remained in the vehicle due to the nature of the damage.

The speed at which he was travelling also contributed to the vehicle tripping and rolling, and increased the severity of the damage due to the distance, height and number of rotations the vehicle travelled through.

“The dangers of driving at excessive speed and driving while under the influence of alcohol, and the need to wear a seatbelt, have been very widely publicised.”

McLellan had been working at a Mt Somers limeworks and was a member of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Notifiable diseases Over the past week, there has been one case of shingles reported in the Ashburton District and four cases of campylobacteriosis.

Ashburton’s was the only incidence of shingles on the Canterbury District Health Board’s weekly notifiable disease register but the four campylobacter cases were four among 15 across the DHB.

Gorge road delays If you’re travelling on State Highway 77, the Rakaia Gorge Road, near Wightman’s Road, allow at least 15 minutes more for your trip. Tree felling on land next to the highway, about 1.36km east of Mount Hutt and 13.04km north of Methven will see a reduced speed and stop-go area on the highway with delays of up to 15 minutes expected at times. The alerts will remain in place until Friday and will be between 8am and 5pm.

Hunger strike A frustrated earthquake claimant has started a hunger strike outside the Christchurch offices of Government-owned insurer Southern Response. It’s not a decision that has been taken lightly for Peter Glasson, who has battled Southern Response for the past seven years after his home was badly damaged in the 2010 and 2011 quakes. He has taken Southern Response to court and has also been spied on. Now he and his wife Anne say they have been left with no choice. - NZME

Laser targets plane A plane flying over Rolleston was targeted by a red laser light from the ground. Police said the origins of the laser was in the vicinity of Beaumont Drive and Strauss Drive in Rolleston. The dangers of actions that could lead to the potential loss of an aircraft or someone’s life needed to be highlighted, police said. The plane was a Mt Cook ATR72 and was struck on Sunday at 8.30pm.

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From left Manny Sim and Keith Drummond gave the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade’s museum building fund a boost with the profits from the Americar Rod and Custom Club Hot Rod Show held in Ashburton over Easter weekend when they handed over a cheque for $7000 to museum committee chairman Dave Eddington and volunteer firefighter Charlie Kelland.

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Hot cars a winner for Ashburton fire museum

By Sue NewmaN

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Every dollar that’s given to the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade’s museum building fund takes it one step closer to completing a project that will give the Ashburton District one of the best fire service museums in New Zealand.

And this week that fund was boosted by a donation from the Ashburton Americar Rod and Custom Club. They banked $7000 in the building fund account, proceeds from their Easter national show.

All up the museum team need $300,000 to complete their project to the highest standard.

Currently they’re around $50,000 short, but they’ll still be opening the doors to their impressive new building in spring.

What will be missing until the final funds are raised, will be the bells and whistles that will make the museum stand out.

About $250,000 has been raised and that will see the 250 square metre museum extension, known as hall two, completed and an access way created between the old and the new. And it

will see the enlarged museum fitted out and ready to open with a complete range of displays.

Ashburton’s fire museum will have what’s believed to be the best collection of elderly fire equipment in New Zealand. It has been built up since the brigade was formed in 1874.

Museum committee chairman David Eddington said it was donations such as the Americar Rod and Custom Club, that enabled big community projects such as the museum extension.

When the extended museum opens, equipment that’s been in

storage will finally be on public display and some of that is exceptionally rare, Eddington said.

“We’re delighted with the support we’ve had to get it to this point; now it’s just $43,000 that stands between where we are and bringing it to the standard we’d like,” he said. That extra money would provide audio displays and extra lighting.

In handing over funds from the show, Keith Drummond said it was a good feeling for members to be able to give back to the community and to give to such a great cause as the museum.

Police are appealing to the public for help to work out how a 17-year-old Nelson fisherman got a large cut on his head in the early hours of yesterday morning. The teen has no recollection of what happened after he was kicked out from a licensed premises in Nelson before 2am. He was then seen wandering around Bridge St uninjured. Workmates found him at his accommodation with the large wound about 3am. Police located a large pool of blood in the Liquorland carpark off New Street and want to speak to anyone who may have seen the young man wandering around between 2am and 3am.

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Serious injury in crash One person is seriously injured in a crash involving a truck and car on State Highway 1 in Canterbury.

Main South Road in Woodend was closed following the crash and emergency services attended.

Traffic was detoured via Pa Road and Rangiora Road. The crash occurred about 3.40pm.

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■ SCOUTING HONOURS

Silver Tui for 30 years of service

By Katie todd

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It’s considered the most prestigious prize in Scouting, seldom earned and rarely awarded.

Now local leader Irene Anderson is the latest recipient of a Silver Tui for 30 selfless years of dedication to the organisation.

Anderson was one of the ManiaO-Roto zone’s adult award recipients named during the organisation’s annual Founders Day last month, and presented with her award last week.

Zone Leader Michelle Brown said since Anderson’s son joined the Methven Scout group in 1980, she and her husband Jim had both dedicated time to a variety of leadership roles.

Throughout her 30 years of service Anderson has been the Methven Scouts Cub leader, Allenton Scout Cub leader, Allenton Scout Kea leader, District Kea leader, Canterbury Area Kea leader and the Mania-O-Roto Zone training leader.

For the past six years, she has been the Zone Kea leader.

Anderson has also spent two decades as the zone scarf maker, Brown said, and worked as the secretary and newsletter writer for the trien-

nial Staveley Adventurer Camp for a number of years.

“Irene’s dedication has been seen in scouting many times when she has attended jamborees, training weekends, camps, and other activities, often taking time off work and spending a week away from family,” Brown said.

“Irene is a caring lady who has given a huge amount of time to scouting and others.”

Anderson was one of six South Island recipients of the award named this Founders Day. Meanwhile, the outstanding and very deserving Tinwald Group leader Laurie Rattray took home a Medal of Merit for his 11 years of service on Wednesday.

“Laurie is a leader of the old school who teaches today’s youth how to have fun while learning,” Brown said.

“Laurie has been a mentor to the new Tinwald leaders and has guided them, showing them the strong support that the Tinwald Group is known for. Laurie is a member who can be relied on to help out at zone level when called upon.”

Laurie is currently the Scout Associate and a co-patron of the Tinwald Scout Group.

Irene Anderson (right) became the recent recipient of the New Zealand Scouts most prestigious award – the Silver Tui – at an awards ceremony last week with Zone Leader Michelle Brown (left).

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■ MID CANTERBURY PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION

New president settles into role

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A new president has taken the reins of the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

Ashburton Christian School principal Timothy Kuipers will be representing the interests of local educators after he was selected as president last month. Throughout the rest of the year, he will be juggling regular principal duties with the leadership responsibilities.

The president of the association is responsible for chairing regular meetings, advocating on behalf of schools and principals in the district and taking a lead in local education initiatives.

“The Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association have given so much to me – for nine years so far,” Kuipers said.

“I wanted to give back to them.”

Prior to Kuipers, Wakanui School principal Hilary Boyce was president. The organisation operates on a rotational policy and new presidents are selected every two years.

“It was suggested that I put my name forward, and it wasn’t something I was expecting … but I thought about it for a while, and I think I can contribute positively,” Kuipers

Timothy Kuipers is now president of the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association. said. He will be chairing eight meetings a year and attending an annual New Zealand Principals’ Federation moot in Wellington, consulting with media and taking on a few other responsibilities, he said.

Maia heli-port appeal hits its $500,000 target Valuable minutes will be carved from the time it takes Ashburton people being transferred to reach life saving medical care when a new rooftop heli-port is built at Christchurch Hospital.

To ensure the heli-port project was future-proofed, the Maia Health Foundation committed to raise $500,000 It achieved that goal within six short weeks and with a matching dollar for dollar given by the Rata Foundation, the community has now raided more than $1 million for the project.

Christchurch Hospital is New Zealand’s busiest trauma centre and the only major hospital without a helipad on site. Currently it takes 13 minutes, on average, to transfer patients by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital after landing in Hagley Park.

A larger helipad and purpose-built rooftop clinical support unit will mean critically unwell patients receive emergency hospital care immediately on touchdown, and a quicker transition to full care for routine transfers. For the neonatal unit, it will quicken the pickup and unloading of a neonatal incubator by up to an hour on a round trip.

Initial plans for the Acute Services Building included a rooftop helipad, however funding was allocated at a point when a smaller rooftop helipad was deemed sufficient.

Michael Flatman With the increased use of the air retrieval services by approximately 40 per cent during the past three years, it became apparent that the region needed a larger helipad to cope with future demands.

As funding was not available, Maia Health Foundation committed to raise $2 million by December 2018.

New Zealanders had outdone themselves, Maia chief executive Michael Flatman said.

“The depth of giving from within our community has been overwhelming and strongly reflects how much our people want to be a part of building a world class health system,” he said.

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New Zealand Police’s decision to defend its decision not to lay manslaughter charges over the collapse of the CTV building has further angered grieving families.

■ CTV BUILDING COLLAPSE

A move by New Zealand Police to yesterday defend its decision not to lay manslaughter charges over the 2011 Canterbury Television building collapse in Christchurch despite “significant” design deficiencies has further angered grieving families.

Professor Maan Alkaisi, on behalf of the CTV Families, said at a press conference last week in Christchurch, held near the CTV Building site where 115 people died when it pancaked during the magnitude-6.3 earthquake of February 22, 2011, that “significant evidence” and critical issues were not considered when the decision not to lay charges was made.

Police announced last November that it will not pursue criminal charges – a decision made after lengthy “complex, technical” investigation involving expert engineering advice, reconstruction and examination of structural elements of the building, excavation of the CTV site, plus legal reviews by the Christchurch Crown Solicitor and Crown Law. The decision dismayed many families of loved ones who died in the tragedy.

Now, police have issued a statement in response to the families’ calls to review the move.

Detective Superintendent Peter Read, who led the lengthy probe, said police stood by their view that the decision not to prosecute was correct when all the relevant evidence and opinions were taken into account.

“The decision not to prosecute was made by police after considering the advice of the Christchurch Crown Solicitor and the Deputy Solicitor-General and meeting with them to discuss that advice,” he said in the unsolicited statement.

Alkaisi said on behalf of the families that the Deputy Solicitor-General did not appear to be aware of all the relevant facts regarding the decision and emphasised that there had been opportunities to rectify design problems in the building, but which the families believed the Deputy SolicitorGeneral was not aware of.

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Both of these matters were “expressly considered” by the Crown Solicitor in his report and the Deputy Solicitor-General in his peer review, police said.

“Those matters were also addressed in the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission report, the Beca report and the police report – all of which were considered as part of the investigation and decision making process,” Read said.

The statement acknowledged that police did “fully agree” that there were significant deficiencies in the building’s design. Those deficiencies were all noted as part of the initial police investigation and by the Royal Commission and was also considered by expert opinions sought at the time.

“However the Deputy Solicitor-General and ultimately the Crown Solicitor and police considered the evidential test was not met,” Read said.

“Police concluded, and remain satisfied, that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a conviction in this case.”

Police acknowledged it has been a difficult time for the families of those killed.

“We have tried to be as open and transparent as we can in publishing information to assist in their understanding of the complex, technical issues involved.”

Yesterday, Alkaisi was angered and disappointed by the police statement.

“I wrote the letter and supporting affidavits to the Attorney-General, so I was expecting a response from the AttorneyGeneral, not police. I did not send any document to police, or the Deputy SolicitorGeneral, or Crown Law,” said Alkaisi, whose wife Maysoon Abbas died in the collapse.

Attorney-General David Parker yesterday afternoon confirmed he had received a request from Alkaisi that he direct the Solicitor-General to reconsider the police’s decision to not prosecute the engineers involved in the design of the CTV building.

However, Parker said: “It is not appropriate for me to engage in prosecution decisions in individual cases or to make such a request of the Solicitor-General. I have forwarded the request to the Solicitor-General for her consideration.”

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OUR VIEW

No point crying over poll results H

ow much emphasis should we place on a poll?

We love a poll here at the Guardian and we run one on our website every two weeks. But how much importance should we take out of them and should we really be reading too much into their results.

Take the current poll on guardianonline.co.nz for example where voters are asked how they would rank the performance of the current gaggle of Ashburton District councillors half-way through their current term.

It’s an interesting poll to view but the results are always going to be slanted based largely on the fact that people hate establishment.

It’s not so much about the

performance of the council as such, but more the fact that they are the council.

You’re automatically despised the moment you step into the role, even before you’ve had a chance to vote on your first motion. It’s just a part of the role and even the best will be criticised at some point in time.

So, then, you must wonder why we even bother asking the question?

We are lucky in the fact that we can gain a very strong understanding of who is voting. The poll is limited to one vote per IP address, so we often feel as though we are gaining an understanding of a good number of our readers.

Some don’t like it but others live for the chance to be able to put their thoughts forward and in this society we believe that is a really important aspect.

Of course, there’s those who fit into the anti-establishment group, but they are always few and far between – well at least they seem to be in this district.

This week has seen the return of the good old poll to the national attention.

Various organisations have

released their latest round of research into political feelings among the country and if they took them seriously, Labour would be a bit worried.

They are down by as much as up to five points on some polls – thanks in large to the outstanding efforts of “the party scandal” and their general association with Shane Jones among other things.

But will they be worried? Probably not, the polls are hardly conclusive.

You generally only hear from the negative side of things with the positive often swept away in the stream of online attacks from keyboard warriors.

So, if you’re an anti-Labour voter, don’t start cracking the

champagne corks just yet.

Although the results might look quite promising, they don’t necessarily mean a whole lot in the great scheme of things.

In fact, they are probably about as important to the running of this country as an ice cream on the coldest day of the year.

All they are there for is to draw speculation and create debate.

Two things they do quite well, but unfortunately that also sees others dragged right into the web and captured within its grasp.

It’s the day that you see one of the latest polls showing that the ACT Party has produced a recovery like that of Jesus Christ and risen to be the frontrunner that you really sit up and take attention.

the Astros 6-3. Bill Russell was named player-coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the NBA’s first black coach.

In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty, providing for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999.

In 1983, 63 people, including 17 Americans, were killed at the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, by a suicide bomber.

In 1998, despite fierce internal dissent, Northern Ireland’s main Protestant party, the Ulster Unionists, approved a peace

agreement. The remains of Pol Pot were cremated, three days after the Khmer Rouge leader blamed for the killings of up to two million Cambodians died at age 73.

Ten years ago: Addressing the United Nations, Pope Benedict XVI said that respect for human rights, not violence, was the key to solving many of the world’s problems.

Five years ago: The FBI released surveillance camera images of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and asked for the public’s help in identifying

them, hours after President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended an interfaith service at a Roman Catholic cathedral.

One year ago: Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Donald Trump signed an order he said should help American workers whose jobs were threatened by skilled immigrants; the signing took place at the headquarters of hand and power tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A man shot

and killed three people on the streets of downtown Fresno, California; a suspect who was also accused of killing a motel security guard two days earlier was almost immediately arrested.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Clive Revill is 88. Actor James Drury is 84. Actor Robert Hooks is 81.

Actress Hayley Mills is 72. Actor James Woods is 71. Actressdirector Dorothy Lyman is 71.

Thought for Today: “I’ll tell you a secret. We live in a mad and inspiring world.” — Ben Hecht, Hollywood screenwriter (born 1894, died this date in 1964).

Matt Markham

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, April 18, the 108th day of 2018. There are 257 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On April 18, 1938, Superman, AKA The Man of Steel, made his debut as the first issue of Action Comics (bearing a cover date of June) went on sale for 10 cents a copy.

(In 2014, a nearly flawless original copy was sold on eBay for $3.2 million.)

On this date: In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, warning colonists that British Regular troops were approaching.

In 1865, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman near Durham Station in North Carolina.

In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3000 and 6000.

In 1923, the first game was played at the original Yankee Stadium in New York; the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1.

In 1942, during World War Two, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The first World War Two edition of The Stars and Stripes was published as a weekly newspaper.

In 1943, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, was shot down and killed by US fighters while approaching Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.

In 1956, American actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in a civil ceremony. (A church wedding took place the next day.)

In 1966, The Sound of Music won the Oscar for best picture of 1965 at the 38th Academy Awards. The first Major League baseball game played on AstroTurf took place at the Houston Astrodome as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated

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ast week, the Ashburton District Council adopted the draft Long Term Plan (LTP) 2018–28. To ensure Ashburton District remains a great place to live, work and play, we need to make smart choices and plan ahead for the future. This is what the draft LTP is all about.

It outlines what council will do over the next 10 years and how it will be funded. This includes services and activities provided by the council for the community and future projects to ensure we are meeting the needs of residents throughout the district.

The LTP is a bit like a contract between the council and the community, so it’s important that everyone gets to have their say about what’s in it. Consultation is now open and runs until May 14. I urge everyone to give their feedback as it will help the council to know if it has got things right.

What does the council want feedback about?

The draft plan is based on feedback we received from the community through the Our Place campaign. Workshops were also held with elected members to help determine the council’s priorities for the district.

In this draft LTP, the council focused on our roading network, our transportation upgrades (including a second urban bridge); our water (including future planning); our recreation (including the further development of the EA Networks Centre); and our economy (including an economic development strategy).

No matter where we live in the district, we all benefit from our roading network. From dropping off the kids at school, transporting goods from the farm or picking up the groceries, our roads are crucial to our everyday lives.

Producing export goods is one of our district’s strengths, which is why it’s important our roads provide an efficient link between Ashburton and our local ports.

As well as being important for our local economy, these industries also provide employment and support other local businesses in the district.

We rely on the bridge over the Ashburton River to connect the two sides of our district and as the main route to travel on State

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Since opening in 2015, the EA Networks Centre has been well used by our community and visitors.

Highway 1. We all know that during peak times, traffic can build up around the bridge. This can be frustrating, which is why the council has been discussing the option of another bridge with you over recent years and lobbying NZTA to commit to a timeline and level of expenditure.

The council has a responsibility to make sure all residents have access to safe and clean water, which means taking a proactive approach to ensure we protect public health and safety. The provision of a safe and secure water supply at an affordable cost to households and businesses is crucial for the future of our district.

Since opening in 2015, the EA Networks Centre (EANC) has been well used by our community and visitors. Enhancements to EANC are focused on making sure it remains a dynamic sporting facility that offers a range of activities for its users.

The council is also proposing to use the existing funding

for economic development to encourage entrepreneurial and business-enhancing initiatives in the district.

How does the consultation process work?

All feedback submitted on the draft plan will be taken into consideration, before the council approves the final LTP 2018–28 at the end of June.

There are plenty of ways you can provide your feedback.

Every household will receive a consultation booklet with all the information needed to make a submission. There is a form in the back of the booklet, which can be filled out and posted back to the council for free.

You can let the council know your thoughts online by heading to ashburtondc.govt.nz/ haveyoursay or by posting on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #AshburtonOurPlace.

Council officers will respond to all Facebook and Instagram comments relating to the LTP to confirm if you wish it to be a

formal submission.

Submissions can also be made in person at the council offices or over the phone by calling (03) 307 7700.

The council will be hosting a series of Our Place Community Meetings around the district during April and May. The aim of these meetings is to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about the LTP before giving feedback.

The first of the meetings was held last night in Ashburton. The second will be tonight (April 18) at 6.30pm, for the Methven area, at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Meeting Room. To find out when and where further meetings will be held, check the council website.

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Chemical team shut out Syrian and Russian authorities prevented independent investigators from going to the scene of a suspected chemical attack, the head of the chemical watchdog group has said, blocking international efforts to establish what happened and who was to blame.

The US and France say they have evidence that poison gas was used in the April 7 attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, killing dozens of people, and that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military was behind it.

But they have made none of that evidence public, even after they, along with Britain, bombarded sites they said were linked to Syria’s chemical weapons programme.

Syria and its ally Russia deny any chemical attack took place, and Russian officials went even further, accusing Britain of staging a “fake” chemical attack. British Prime Minister Theresa May accused the two countries — whose forces now control the town east of Damascus — of trying to cover up evidence.

The lack of access to Douma by inspectors from the watchdog group, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, has left unanswered questions about the attack.

OPCW Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu said Syrian and Russian officials cited “pending security issues” in keeping its inspectors from reaching Douma.

“The team has not yet deployed to Douma,” Uzumcu told an executive council meeting of the OPCW in The Hague.

Instead, Syrian authorities offered them 22 people to interview as witnesses, he said, adding that he hoped “all necessary arrangements will be made ... to allow the team to deploy to Douma as soon as possible”.

Rapper takes Pulitzer Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize. The revered rapper is also the most commercially successful musician to receive the award, usually reserved for critically acclaimed classical acts who don’t live on the pop charts.

The 30-year-old won the prize for DAMN., his raw and powerful Grammywinning album. The Pulitzer board said the album is “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” - AP

Protestors show their support for Syrian president Bashar Assad.

Russian military police were ready to help protect the OPCW experts on their visit to Douma, said Major General Yuri Yevtushenko of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Centre in Syria. Igor Kirillov, a Russian chemical weapons protection expert in The Hague, said the team is set to visit the site today.

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Early yesterday, the government-run Central Military media reported a missile attack on the Shayrat air base in Homs province. It said Syrian air defences shot down most of the six missiles fired at the base. It also reported a separate airstrike on the Dumayr air base near Damascus.

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■ UNITED STATES

Seized records: Trump’s biggest new worry President Donald Trump and his allies have hit a new level of anxiety after the raid on his personal attorney’s office, fearful of deeper exposure for Trump, his inner circle and his adult children — and more than concerned that they don’t know exactly what is in those records and electronic devices seized last week.

There is also some worry that Michael Cohen, the self-described legal fixer who helped make bad stories go away and took a leading role in Trump Organisation pro-

jects in foreign outposts, may strike a deal with prosecutors out of concern about his own prospects.

“I think it’s a huge minefield for Donald Trump and the Trump Organisation,” said trial attorney Joseph Cammarata, who represented Paula Jones in her sexual harassment suit against President Bill Clinton.

The wild legal show continued to play out this week, at a court hearing in New York before a federal judge who is con-

sidering what to do with the material that the FBI seized from Cohen. The scene was punctuated by dramatic entrances and revelations. Stormy Daniels — the porn actress who alleged she had a sexual affair with the president — made an appearance, stumbling on her high heels as she was swarmed by press.

Cohen was forced to reveal that another one of his clients is Fox News host Sean Hannity, a high-profile confidant of the president.

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Will Ferrell recovering Will Ferrell was banged up in a car crash but is very much alive, despite a false report online that the comic actor died.

On Sunday, the site breaking-cnn posted a false article claiming Ferrell died in a hospital “in the wee hours of Saturday morning”. Ferrell was treated Thursday night after a limousine SUV he was riding in was hit by a car and rolled over on Interstate 5 in Southern California. A video taken at the scene showed Ferrell talking on a cellphone as he sat on a stretcher and firefighters loaded him into an ambulance.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Govt rejects call to legalise cannabis A push by the Australian Greens to legalise cannabis use has been rejected by the Turnbull government.

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has called for reforms to the existing prohibition, saying the country’s approach to illicit drugs was an “unmitigated disaster”.

But Health Minister Greg Hunt called on the party to withdraw its suggestion, arguing it risks the health of Australians.

“Marijuana is a gateway drug. The risk of graduating to ice or to heroin from extended marijuana use is real and documented,” the minister told reporters in Melbourne yesterday.

“We do not believe it is safe, responsible

or something which should be allowed.”

Asked why the government wouldn’t want the tax revenue, Hunt said it didn’t want to put the mental health of Australians at risk.

But Senator Di Natale argues governments around the world are realising that prohibition of cannabis causes more harm than it prevents.

“It’s time Australia joined them,” he said.

The minor party wants to redefine cannabis as a legal substance, with licences issued for its production and sale.

A national agency would be established to issue those licences and oversee regulations.

It would also act as the single wholesaler for cannabis – purchasing cannabis from producers and selling it in plain packaging to retail stores.

Up to six plants could be grown for personal use.

The Greens leader, a former drug and alcohol doctor, pointed to a recent poll showing 55 per cent of Australians believed cannabis should be regulated and taxed like alcohol or tobacco.

He expects the plan to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, helping fund treatment, education and other harm-reduction programmes.

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Eurovision star HIV Bearded diva Conchita Wurst says she’s HIV-positive and has been living with the virus for many years. The Austrian drag queen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, said on Instagram she had been blackmailed by a former friend who wanted to publish the information and decided to come out herself with it before he did. Conchita wrote that she has been receiving medical treatment for many years and that she is feeling healthy and strong. Conchita, the alter ego of Thomas Neuwirth, wrote that “coming out is better than being outed by a third party”.

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■ PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS

Lawyers free to speak

New rules for wheel clampers Consumer New Zealand says moves to regulate wheel clamping are better than nothing, following confirmation from the Government they are working on legislation.

Chief executive Sue Chetwin said she would prefer the practice be banned outright, a step the Government is unlikely to take.

“Nevertheless I applaud the Government for doing something because we’ve been banging on about this for years.”

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said officials were in the final stages of drafting recommendations.

The preferred recommendations would then be taken to Cabinet to be signed off.

The most likely option for regulation was introducing a cap on the amount a private parking enforcement company could demand from a motorist who has had their wheel clamped.

“When people are being asked for hundreds of dollars instantly or they won’t get their car that’s when people are getting under-

standably angry,” Faafoi said.

The minister said he was conscious of finetuning the balance between the rights of property owners and motorists, and was therefore unlikely to call for a total ban of the controversial practice.

“We’re still doing the final work of getting the balance right.”

Chetwin said she would still prefer to see a full ban, because the organisation’s position was still that the controversial practice was wrong.

“Nevertheless, if there was going to be a cap on the amount that could be charged that would be better than what’s going on now where the consumer has virtually no rights.”

She didn’t necessarily agree with Faafoi’s argument about balancing the right of property owners with motorists.

The AA’s Mark Stockdale has also said the organisation’s preferred option would be banning the practice, as the current voluntary code of conduct wasn’t addressing ongoing problems.

“We would welcome any sig-

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Lawyers are free to criticise and speak out on judges’ decisions providing it does not undermine public confidence in the judicial system, according to New Zealand Law Society president Kathryn Beck. The law society has spoken about the comments lawyers can make on the judiciary and its investigation processes after lawyer Catriona MacLennan revealed she was being investigated by its National Standards Committee for criticising a Queenstown judge last year.

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nals that the Government is looking at any sort of regulations of wheel clamping.

“It’d be great if those regulations were a ban, but even if they were required to meet similar standards as the tow truck industry that would be a start.”

Within the industry, a staffer at one Auckland towing and clamping company said he welcomed

Electric Kiwi is bringing their famous free daily Hour of Power to Canterbury. CEO Luke Blincoe says Electric Kiwi is delighted to be delivering its service to more regions throughout New Zealand.

Electric Kiwi points to technology and a focus on efficiency as the reasons for being able to guarantee savings. The Electric Kiwi Hour of Power also gives customers a full 60 minutes of free power in off-peak times. There are also no contracts, prompt payment discounts or hidden costs. The “smaller, smarter” company says it is committed to giving customers competitive prices.

the regulation being promoted.

He welcomed regulation and thought a cap on clamping fees was reasonable.

The Government has not yet indicated what the fee might be capped at. “I’ve read the debate that’s going on about it and my personal opinion is it should be regulated and not banned,” the man said.

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Meals for $60 a week West Auckland mum Kimberly Manning knows firsthand how tough it can be to feed a family a healthy, tasty dinner each night.

When Manning became unemployed, she needed an affordable way to put good food on the table and found it in a new, free meal planner booklet called Easy Choice – Family Kai. Launched yesterday by food waste reduction organisation Love Food Hate Waste, the booklet consists of a month’s worth of weekly dinner meal plans for a family of six – two adults and four children – at a cost of approximately $60 a week.

Established by Fresh Choice supermarkets in Ranui and Glen Eden and supported by Auckland Council, Manning says the Easy Choice planner has been a real dinner time game changer: “I thought I had hit the jackpot when I started using Easy Choice.

I was surprised that I could make so many meals for only $60.

It has made a real difference to our financial situation as the meal planner ensures that we can stick to our food budget.”

The book details what to buy each week to make what Manning says are “easy and healthy” meals.

Vegetarian dishes make up part of the menu and while Manning says initially she wasn’t too enticed by “beans instead of meat”, a lot of the vegetarian options have become her favourites.

In fact, Manning is so sold on the meal planner she wants to hold a free cooking class to share the resource with others.

“I didn’t know how to cook very well to begin with and was really struggling to work within my food budget. I know that there are many other families out there in the same position so I’m keen to pass on the skills I have learnt

and tell other people about Easy Choice.”

Love Food Hate Waste’s spokesperson Jenny Marshall believes while popular meal services can be convenient, they’re still out of reach for low-income families.

“We know how popular meal delivery services are such as My Food Bag and WOOP, which take all the work out of meal planning but for many families they are still unaffordable,” says Marshall.

“Easy Choice makes it possible for lower-income families to stick to a budget while still eating healthy and delicious food. This is particularly valuable at the moment with the high cost of vegetables.”

Love Food Hate Waste’s online guide reveals the average Kiwi family throws away three shopping trolleys of food a year.

It is available free at www.lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz.

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q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,517.78 –53.04 –0.95%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,086.94 –62.81 –0.69%

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24,573.0 +212.9 +0.87% At close of trading on Apr 16, 2018

q FTSE 100 index

7,198.2

–66.4

–0.91%

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p Nikkei 225 index

21,847.6 +12.06 +0.06% At close of trading on Apr 17, 2018

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p Gold

1,349.35

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+5.65

+0.42%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

16.60

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+0.58%

6,811.0

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–0.28%

q Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

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It’s the time of the humble pumpkin P

umpkins are the go-to vegetable of the moment.

They’re ready for harvest in home gardens and they’re plentiful in supermarkets and green grocers. And that’s great, the pumpkin is one of the vegetable world’s most versatile raw ingredients.

Pumpkin is at home as a side dish, as a main ingredient, or as the subtle, substantial ingredient that ties the rest of a meal together.

Lentil and pumpkin pies 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 350g pumpkin, peeled and chopped 1C brown lentils, cooked 1/2 C peanuts, lightly roasted 1t ground cumin 1t curry powder 2T coriander, chopped 6 sheets shortcrust pastry, savoury 1 egg, lightly whisked ■ Preheat oven to 200°C. ■ Place pumpkin in a saucepan of water and cook until tender, or you can microwave the pumpkin.

■ Drain pumpkin, add garlic and mash until smooth.

■ Stir in lentils, peanuts, cumin, curry powder and coriander.

Season with salt and pepper.

■ Cut 19cm circles from the pastry sheets.

■ Place 1/2 cup of pumpkin mix on one side of the pastry ■ Fold over other side, pressing to seal.

■ Brush with egg and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked.

Pumpkin dahl 1C red lentils 2 cloves garlic 2T oil 2cm fresh ginger 1 red chilli 1t ground turmeric 1t cumin 500g pumpkin 1/2 t salt ■ Place lentils in a bowl. Cover with water, leave for one hour and then drain.

■ Heat oil in a large saucepan.

■ Add crushed garlic, finely

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

chopped chilli, grated ginger, turmeric and cumin Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Add pumpkin chopped into 2cm pieces and lentils and stir well.

Pour in three cups of water and salt.

Bring to the boil and then cover.

Simmer over a low heat for 45 minutes or until pumpkin and lentils are soft.

Serve with poppadoms and chutney.

Pumpkin and potato curry 2T oil 1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped 2cm piece of ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped 1t ground coriander 1t ground turmeric 1t ground cumin 3T fish sauce 1T brown sugar 2t prepared lemongrass 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk 1T lemon juice 1T tomato paste 750g pumpkin, peeled and chopped 3.5 potatoes (750g), peeled and roughly chopped Coriander leaves for garnish ■ Heat oil in a large saucepan and gently cook chilli, onion, ginger and garlic for 5 minutes.

■ Add coriander, turmeric and cumin and stir for 1 minute.

■ Add fish sauce, brown sugar, lemongrass, coconut milk, lemon juice, tomato paste, pumpkin and potatoes. Bring to the boil and simmer until potatoes are just tender.

■ Serve with rice and garnished with coriander leaves.

Curried pumpkin soup 1.5kg pumpkin, peeled, and cut in chunks 1/4 C olive oil 50g butter 2 onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1T grated fresh ginger 1T green curry paste 1.5 litres chicken stock 1t brown sugar 1C coconut milk Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 C chopped coriander ■ Set oven to 180°C. ■ In an ovenproof dish toss the pumpkin and oil and cook for 25 minutes until soft and golden.

■ Heat the butter in a large saucepan.

■ Add the onion and garlic and cook for 4 minutes until softened.

■ Stir in the ginger and curry paste and stir for a further 2 minutes until fragrant.

■ Add the pumpkin, stock and brown sugar.

■ Simmer for 20 minutes until all the flavours develop.

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■ Blend until it is the texture you prefer, either smooth or slightly chunky.

■ Return to the heat, add the coconut milk and season to taste.

■ Before serving add coriander and serve with hot bread.

Spicy roast pumpkin 500g pumpkin, peeled and seeded 2T olive oil 2t coriander seeds, coarsely ground 2t dried oregano, crumbled 1/2 t fennel seeds Pinch of cayenne pepper 1t salt 1t freshly ground black pepper 1-2 cloves garlic, minced ■ Preheat oven to 200°C. ■ Mix olive oil in a small bowl with the spices, salt and pepper and rub into the pumpkin.

■ Layer in a roasting dish, then raost for 30 minutes.

Creamy roast pumpkin and chicken pasta 2C pumpkin, diced 1 chicken breast 1 clove garlic Small handful Italian parsley Small handful grated parmesan 1/2-3/4 C cream Juice of 1/2 a lemon Salt and pepper 2T olive oil 2C penne or similar pasta ■ Preheat the oven to 200°C.

■ Finely dice garlic and parsley.

■ Toss pumpkin in half of the oil and roast for 30 minutes or until tender and golden.

■ Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to oven for the last 15-20 minutes.

■ Cook pasta ■ Heat oil in frypan. And fry garlic over medium heat, then turn down to low heat.

■ Add pumpkin to garlic, stirring.

Add parsley and slowly stir in the cream.

■ Pumpkin should go a little mushy and blend with the cream. Add lemon juice.

■ Shred or chop up chicken.

■ Stir the parmesan and chicken into the pumpkin mixture and season with salt and pepper.

■ Drain pasta and combine with pumpkin mixture.

■ Serve with a little extra parmesan and a sprinke of pepper.

Baked pumpkin and feta 700g peeled, diced pumpkin (about 1/2 medium-sized pumpkin) 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2T olive oil 1 onion, diced 5 eggs 1/2 C cream 2T chopped Italian parsley Sea salt and cracked pepper, to taste 100g feta, crumbled, plus extra for garnish ■ Place the pumpkin and potato cubes in a saucepan of water and simmer until they are just tender.

■ Drain and set aside to cool.

■ Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and sauté the diced onion until it is soft and fragrant.

■ Whisk together the eggs, cream and parsley in a bowl. Season to taste.

■ In a large bowl, gently combine the pumpkin and potatoes, onion, egg mixture and crumbled feta.

■ Pour into an ovenproof serving dish and dot over the extra feta.

■ Bake for 20-25 minutes until the bake is puffed and golden.

■ Allow it to cool slightly before cutting.

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■ Cover and simmer on a very low heat for 25-35 minutes or until onions are succulent and caramelised.

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■ BASKETBALL

Vukona off to Brisbane New Zealand Breakers veteran Mika Vukona has signed with the Brisbane Bullets, according to reports from Australia.

Vukona has spent the majority of his career with the Breakers, but Fox Sports have reported he has chosen to link back up with former Breakers head coach, Andrej Lemanis, with the Brisbane Bullets.

Vukona – who turns 36 next month – averaged six points and six rebounds last season with the Breakers, shooting 53 per cent from the field and 42 per cent from the free-throw line.

He has won four ANBL titles with the Breakers, and one with the now-defunct South Dragons, but with his role set to be reduced at the Breakers, he has looked elsewhere to continue his career.

Vukona is set to now link up with a trio of former Breakers employees at the Bullets – Lemanis, general manager Richard Clarke, and Tall Blacks teammate Reuben Te Rangi.

The Breakers are chasing Tai Wesley to return to the club, and the 31-year-old would be a defi-

Another first for LeBron LeBron James figured he had experienced everything in 12 NBA play-offs campaigns. Turns out, there was something new. Victor Oladipo scored 32 points as the Pacers outplayed the Cavaliers from the start while pulling off a stunning 98-80 victory in their NBA play-offs eastern conference series opener. It also was the first playoff-opening loss for James, who came in 12-0 and didn’t realise he had been perfect starting the post-season. “Is it?” James said.

“I’ve never lost a game in the first round before in my career?” - AP

Bring it on says Ingles

nite upgrade on Vukona after a superb season with Melbourne United.

Wesley, who has already turned down an offer from Melbourne, also has a link with new Breakers coach Kevin Braswell, having

played under him the last two seasons with the Saints.

The Breakers currently have four players under contract for the 2018/2019 season – Alex Pledger, Shea Ili, Finn Delany and Tom Abercrombie.

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In the twilight of his career, Mika Vukona looks likely to head across the Tasman to link up with some old mates from the Breakers.

Adams revels in breakout NBA season Mark Steven Adams’ fifth season in the NBA down as one for the record books.

Given a bigger role in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offence, and anchoring the defence, the big Kiwi went from role player to elite centre in the space of 82 games.

And, after the season was said and done, the 24-year-old joined the ranks of elite offensive rebounders, becoming just the 12th player in NBA history to average five or more per game for an entire season.

To add to that, he becomes the first player to reach that mark and not average double-digit total rebounds.

Before the season ended, Adams had garnered praise from Hall of Fame centre Hakeem Olajuwon, who said in February that the Kiwi had earned respect on the court with his standout performances.

“Defensive rebounds, everyone knows he should get them, no problem,” Olajuwon said.

“But offensive is more difficult … the other team is trying to keep you off the glass. So to average more than five, that’s very impressive.

“The offensive rebound, really, is not yours – they’re supposed to get it … It’s always important with big guys that can give teams, over and over and over, second chances to put the ball back – either put it out or to go up to the basket.”

While etching his name into the NBA record books, the 24-year-old also made his mark for his franchise – claiming the record for most offensive rebounds collected in a single game with 12 against the Cavaliers in February.

On top of the records, the Kiwi finished second in the league in screen assists (362), fifth in second chance points per game (4.1), sixth in field goal percentage (62.9) and eighth in points in the paint per game (11.7).

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Joe Ingles has laughed off the heated exchange he had with Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Paul George in game one of their NBA playoff series. The Utah Jazz’s Australian starting small forward is keen for more verbal and physical jousting with George in Wednesday’s game two. “It’s great,” Ingles said yesterday. “I love it. I hope we do it again.” George, one of the NBA’s best defenders, was assigned to shut down Ingles and the close, physical defensive effort led to plenty of heated words between them.

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Sharks upset surfers Some professional surfers say they feel unsafe competing at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia after two shark attacks nearby within several hours.

Alejandro Travaglini, 37, needed surgery to both legs after he was mauled at Cobblestones beach in Gracetown on Monday, while Jason Longgrass, 41, walked to an ambulance after he was bitten on the leg at the nearby Lefthanders break. The Margaret River Pro surfing competition is being held about 15km away.

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Netball to hold review Netball New Zealand have announced that they will be holding a “comprehensive” review into the Silver Ferns’ failure at the Commonwealth Games. Over the past few months, the Ferns have been on a downwards spiral, losing multiple times to their three biggest rivals England, Jamaica and Australia, culminating in a disasterous Games campaign that saw the side miss out on a medal for the first time. Netball NZ boss Jennie Wyllie said that they were very disappointed with the Ferns’ placing at the the Gold Coast games.

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Axe poised at Man U Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will drop some of the high-profile players who gifted the English Premier League title to Manchester City at the weekend.

Still smarting after United’s loss to West Bromwich Albion, a furious Mourinho, declared “the price they cost, their salary, their beautiful face” doesn’t guarantee a place in his team. United lost at home to last-place West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in one of the most surprising results of the Premier League.

Mourinho said some players will pay the price by not featuring against Bournemouth on Wednesday and potentially against Tottenham in the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday.

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In brief Folau’s future uncertain NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson concedes Israel Folau’s playing future remains up in the air after the Wallabies fullback doubled down on his controversial comments on homosexuality. Gibson says he isn’t involved in talks to decide Folau’s future following the publishing of an article addressing the fallout from his controversial online commentary about gay people.

The three-times John Eales Medallist is off contract at the end of 2018, but Gibson says it’s up to Rugby Australia to try to retain his services, not the Waratahs. - AAP

Injury stick hits Blues Fullback Michael Collins and lock Josh Goodhue are the latest casualties for the Blues as they struggle to deal with an injury list that now includes half their squad. Coach Tana Umaga, already struggling for outside backs, now has to find a replacement for Collins before his team’s match against the Highlanders at Eden Park on Friday. It means Orbyn Leger, who started at centre in the win over the Sunwolves in Tokyo, will be involved for the Blues against the Highlanders, with lock Ben Nee Nee also in the mix.

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Deal ‘kick in the guts’ There was no love lost when Celtic were left to face themselves after a default in Senior B rugby at the weekend.

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Collegiate sounds a warning Rakaia, Collegiate and defending champions Southern all made it through the second round of Mid Canterbury’s senior B rugby competition with their unbeaten status intact although it wasn’t all plain sailing.

Rakaia were slick in their demolition job of Allenton, putting forth a dominant display to win 57-5.

Collegiate issued a warning to the other teams in the competition when they walked away

from one of the toughest venues to play at in Mid Canterbury, Mt Somers, with maximum points – announcing their clear intentions for the season.

Collegiate were dominant, winning impressively with a 3620 scoreline in what was a physical encounter.

Things should get even better for them this weekend too when they take on the struggling Hampstead side, who were forced to default in their match

against Celtic on Saturday due to not having enough players available for the second week in a row.

Their future in the competition for the remainder of the season now sits in serious jeopardy unless the Hampstead club can turn things around during the course of this week.

Methven nearly caused the upset of the round when they went down narrowly to the slick Southern side 21-25.

Last weekend’s round sees the

three unbeaten teams all on top of the ladder with 10 competition points.

Celtic’s win by default has them a clear fourth on five points with Mt Somers right behind them on four.

Methven will host the also winless Allenton this week in a match which could kick-start both sides’ seasons, Rakaia play Mt Somers, Southern host Celtic at Hinds and Hampstead are down to host Collegiate.

Chiefs look past growing injury list The Chiefs are taking their latest injury setback on the chin after prop Aidan Ross was ruled out for the rest of the Super Rugby season with a broken ankle.

Ross was in anguish after falling awkwardly during Friday’s derby against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

It was just their second defeat from seven games, a remarkable return given their substantial injury toll.

At prop alone, they had already lost Atu Moli for the rest of the campaign while it remains doubtful when All Blacks Nepo Laulala and Kane Hames will return to play.

Coach Colin Cooper believes bad luck rather than bad management is behind the injury ma-

laise but he can’t afford to dwell on it.

“If you look at Ross’ injury on Friday it was just a tackle where one of our players fell on him,” he said.

“It’s the way the game is both fast and physical, and our expectation is on props to do more than just push.”

Cooper remains positive however given the way his replacement players are responding.

A good example is North Harbour rookie prop Karl Tu’inukuafe.

“He’s a bit of an unknown as we always knew he could scrummage, and as you could see on Friday we brought him on to try and turn scrums over,” Cooper said.

“His challenge was to get fit enough to play the way we’re playing, and I thought he handled himself really well.”

The Chiefs have also drafted in former Blues prop Sam Prattley as cover.

The loosehead specialist has played 33 Super Rugby games over five seasons.

Cooper is focusing on his side’s execution this week after they blew several scoring chances in the 25-13 loss.

A trip to Brisbane to face the Reds on Saturday is a greater challenge than their recent form might suggest.

The 12th-placed Queenslanders have lost their last three games, conceding 107 points in the process.

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Spark and TVNZ securing rights to broadcast the Rugby World Cup next year is being described as “a real kick in the guts” for rural New Zealand. Next year’s event will see the games broadcast across Spark’s broadband network, however some remote areas in New Zealand have limited internet access or low-speed, which could restrict viewing of the event.

Canterbury sheep farmer Murray Smith who lives rurally said the decision would leave a number of people unable to watch the games.

“It’s a real kick in the guts for rural New Zealand.”

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Carter eyes history Dan Carter is inspired by another late shot at history as he lines up for French club Racing 92 in this weekend’s European Champions Cup semi-finals. The glamour Paris club take on Irish heavyweights Munster in Bordeaux on Sunday.

Racing have never won the major European title. Neither has Carter and he knows this is his last chance as he prepares to head to the Japanese scene at the end of the season to finish his illustrious career. “It’s huge – not only for me, but for the team,” Carter, 36, said of the semi-final.

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Waratahs forwards coach Simon Cron says it would be stupid for his surging Super Rugby side to get cocky as they enter a huge seasondefining run of tough games. Cron described the Tahs as a massive work in progress despite their recent hot form. In their past four matches, NSW have completed a sweep of their Australian conference rivals to climb above early pacesetter Melbourne Rebels, but their draw is about to get significantly harder. On Friday they host the Lions, and if they clear that hurdle, NSW then face the daunting prospect of confronting New Zealand sides in their next four games.

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In brief Questions for Eels A misfiring halves pairing and the loss of Semi Radradra on the wing shape as the biggest issues that matter at Parramatta in 2018. An in-depth analysis of the Eels’ winless opening six rounds of the season – their worst start since 1991 – shows Parramatta are down in almost every key statistics category on 2017. But nowhere is it so drastic than close to the line, where the Eels are having eight more play-the-balls per game in the redzone, but averaging more than 12 points less each match.

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Blues look at hookers NSW coach Brad Fittler is seriously considering selecting two hookers for June’s State of Origin series opener in Melbourne. Damien Cook and Cameron McInnes have emerged as the stand-out hookers of the NRL in recent weeks and one could come off the bench, as Fittler tries to find a way to finally nullify Queensland’s Cameron Smith in the No.9 jersey.

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Hampstead/Collegians downed in cliffhanger Both of Mid Canterbury’s senior hockey sides ended on the wrong side at the result sheet on the weekend. In women’s Division One action the Hampstead/Collegians side were beaten 2-3 by the Timaru Girls’ High School 1st XI in a match which could have very easily gone either way. Wakanui didn’t have things go their way either in men’s Division One action and were soundly beaten by opponents Temuka 1-5 in a one-sided affair.

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Crusaders’ cavalry arrives

By Patrick Mckendry All Blacks Israel Dagg and Owen Franks (right) are on the brink of welcome comebacks for the Crusaders.

Fullback Dagg is returning from a knee problem, while tighthead prop Franks is coming back from Achilles surgery.

After turning out for their respective club sides over the past couple of weeks, the pair will be named in the Crusaders team to play the Sunwolves in Christchurch on Saturday.

Franks’ return in particular is significant because of the injuries to New Zealand front rowers this season.

The Chiefs have lost all six of their front-line props from the start of the season, while looseheads Wyatt Crockett and Joe Moody are in the Crusaders’ casualty ward.

Crockett is recovering from concussion suffered against the Lions in Johannesburg several weeks ago, while Moody suffered a broken finger while playing club rugby recently.

The Crusaders had a bye last weekend.

Moody, ranked the best loosehead in the country, has a splint on the finger but is likely to return for the Crusaders before the tests against France in June, according to Crusaders scrum coach Jason Ryan.

Brisbane are breathing a sigh of relief after in-form prop Matt Lodge was cleared of a fractured rib, paving the way for him to take part in Friday’s NRL blockbuster against Melbourne. The controversial frontrower sustained a rib cartilage injury in last weekend’s pressurerelieving victory over the Warriors.

The NSW State of Origin hopeful did not take part in training yesterday, however, he was expected to face the Storm. - AAP

Under-fire Parramatta aren’t the only NRL club in the race to sign Canberra forward Junior Paulo.

The out-of-contract Raiders prop has revealed his manager has been weighing up offers from several Sydney clubs, not just the Eels.

Paulo spoke on Tuesday for the first time since reports emerged his former club had tabled him a four-year offer of up to $2.7 million. Cronulla have also been linked to the Samoan international.

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Franks, who has played 95 tests, was forced to play through the pain barrier last year before his surgery but now is reaping the benefits.

“People need to understand the injury he had,” Ryan said.

“If you can imagine waking up with a rock in your shoe and walking on it every day like he was last year ... he played through a bit of pain but no one would have known.

“He’s rehabbed incredibly well.

“He was still in a moon boot and doing binding drills in the gym – that’s how dedicated he is.

“Overall the injury has probably given him longevity in the game, so whether it’s starting or on the bench he’s raring to go.”

While centre Jack Goodhue is still a couple of weeks away due to a hamstring strain, first-five Richie Mo’unga is only “a week or two away” after recovering from a broken jaw, according to Ryan.

All Blacks skipper and No.8 Kieran Read has still to make his comeback from back surgery, but is likely to make a key contribution when he and the rest of what Scott Robertson has described as his “cavalry” return.

The Crusaders are second on the New Zealand conference table behind the Hurricanes and fourth overall – well placed to begin a concerted move to the playoffs.

“We’ve collected a few points

so we’re in the mix and have got a few players back,” said loose forward Matt Todd.

“A few players have stepped up and performed well which is creating good pressure in the squad.

“We’re getting to that time when you’ve got to put consistent performances in and start getting into that playoff mix.”

The Sunwolves, last of 15 teams on the table, will have travelled to Christchurch with some confidence after pushing the Blues in Tokyo last weekend, but are likely to encounter a very different challenge against a Crusaders team who will seek to physically dominate them up front from the first whistle.

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Women’s Section Saturday 14 and Tuesday April 2018 Aorangi Home Links and Eagles Golf Pauline Bell – 69 Erin Porter – 70, Alison MacGregor – 71, Catherine Trott – 73, Nicky Gill - 73. Nearest Pins: No 4 Gabites: Marilyn Walker No 8 House of Travel: Win Carter No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Not Struck No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Pauline Bell No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Sue Letham No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Judy Sheppard 9 Hole Results, 5 April 2018 2nd Round Medal Stroke: Kay Miles – 30, Laurence Hanrahan – 34, Rex Whiting – 34 11 April 2018 Putting Round: Wendy Smith, Mike Smith

Rakaia Golf Club Championship 1st Qualifying Round , Medal and Ringers Neil Allen – 96 – 34 -62, Mike McGuire – 88 – 24 -64, John Stara – 82- 17-65, John Cockburn -82 -16-66, Paul Brand -75 – 9- 66, Phil Vanderweg – 95 – 27 – 67 Nearest the Pin 8 &17 – Symon Restieaux No 6 – Ross Moore No 15 -Brian Brown 2nd Shot No 3 – Andy Copland 3rd Shot Brian Quinn Medals: Senior – Paul Brand - 66. Intermediate - John Stara - 65. Junior A – Mike McGuire – 64. Junior B – Neil Allen – 62

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Oaks win unforgettable Unforgotten’s victory in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) provided a pair of New Zealand racing identities with a result to savour.

Carol Marshall and Nessie Paykel raced her sister Special Memories and they are now breeding from the daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Galileo mare Memories Of You. Special Memories was purchased for them by Te Akau principal David Ellis from the draft of Curraghmore for $400,000 at Karaka in 2014.

“Nessie and I were over the moon with the win by Unforgotten, you’d think that we owned her, and it’s made Special Memories a very valuable mare,” Marshall said.

“Funnily enough, it was Nessie’s birthday on Saturday.

She was 95, so it’s a big boost for her.

“David sorted her out for us to buy and it ended up being between Love Triangle, an Encosta De Lago filly that Te Akau trained for Coolmore, and Special Memories.

Both fillies sold for the same amount and we actually went over our budget by $100,000 so we were very lucky to get her, really.”

Special Memories won two races and ran third in the Listed Armadillo Stakes (1600m) and fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).

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Kung Fu targets Jewels With an invite his for the taking, Jilliby Kung Fu is being primed for a trans-Tasman campaign. Kept fresh since his sensational second in the Miracle Mile last February, the exciting son of Four Starzzz Shark is poised to head to New Zealand for the prestigious Harness Jewels.

Jilliby Kung Fu will contest the Four-Year-Old Emerald, which is part of a stellar Cambridge programme on June 2. Regular driver Jason Lee confirmed the international trip is in motion, with Jilliby Kung Fu “progressing well”. - HRNZ

Racing travels continue Gary Hennessy is preparing for another international tour of duty.

The Matamata trainer has his sights set on a Singapore Group One feature after receiving confirmation that Ocean Emperor has gained a spot in the Kranji Mile on May 26. Hennessy has a proven overseas track record having prepared Ocean Park for Group One wins in the Cox Plate, Caulfield Stakes and the Underwood Stakes.

Also successful in the Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and the Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m), the 2012-13 New Zealand Horse of the Year was raced by Hennessy with Andrew Wong and Steve Yan. - NZME Special Memories was purchased at Karaka for $400,000 in 2014.

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cious and a fantastic pedigree,” Ellis said.

“Carol was an exceptionally good trainer of horses in her own right, including $1 million earner Giovana, and being asked to select a horse for her and Nessie was an honour.

“Nessie is the wife of the late Maurice Paykel, who founded the

Ex-pat Kiwi pacer Let It Ride has come up with an ideal draw in Friday night’s Group 1 $100,000 Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park.

He’s drawn the two marble and looks sure to find the lead in the hands of regular reinsman Anthony Butt, who will return from Victoria for the drive. Butt’s brother Tim trains Let It Ride in Sydney and reckons a season of hard racing at Melton (Melbourne) and Menangle (Sydney) has his horse ready to rumble.

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“He was a great racing man and the father of David Paykel, who we trained Zarzuela for and she was one of the best fillies we’ve ever trained.”

Special Memories is now in foal to Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock and a decision on this season’s breeding plan will be

made over the next six weeks.

“If she goes to Australia, she would have to go by June because she’s in foal early,” Marshall said.

Unforgotten was also sold at Karaka by Curraghmore with champion trainer Chris Waller purchasing her for $360,000 through his bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster.

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Hectorjayjay close to racetrack return At last there is some great news in pacing’s open-class ranks.

It’s a tough few months with horses like Vincent retiring, stars like Heaven Rocks and Have Faith In Me leaving our shores and question marks on Lazarus’s racing future.

But one of the sport’s absolute stars, the brilliant Hectorjayjay, is just weeks away from a comeback.

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raced since sustaining a suspensory ligament injury after the biggest and best win of his career in the Group 1 Blacks A Fake at Albion Park on July 15.

Managing-owner Matt McLellan hopes Hectorjayjay could be back to defend that title.

“It’s been a long road, but we are getting to the business end now,” he said. “He’s had PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) treatment, a full body scan and several extra

targeted scans, four different vets go over him and eight months of rehab.

“The past few months he’s been with Peter Clarke on the water-walker.

“He’s been back in work for three weeks, will have another month with Peter and then head to the stables to decide when he can race again.

“I’d love to think he’ll be back for a few lead-up runs in Victoria

and then head to Queensland, but that’s the aim more than anything definite.”

Champion driver Gavin Lang will be Hectorjayjay’s new trainer, mainly because he is Meltonbased and much closer to McLellan’s home.

Lang has driven Hectorjayjay 12 times for eight wins.

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Chasing Awapuni gold Roll The Gold has prospered on past visits to the central districts and he will be heading back to Awapuni next week. “There’s a Rating 75 there for him on Anzac Day,” trainer Gary Hennessy said.

“He’s always showed a lot, he’s just lacked maturity.” A two-time winner on the Palmerston North course including a last-start victory there, Roll The Gold is coming toward the end of his current campaign that has also seen him successful at Wairoa.

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Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 5.31pm SKYCITY HAMILTON HANDICAP TROT $8000, non-winners & up to r47 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 0x779 Stallbackskungen fr...................... Scratched 2 079x Agincourt (1) fr ...............................J I Dickie 3 78263 Beat The Heat (2) fr ...................P Ferguson 4 9P80 Comedy Act (3) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 5 63P6 Flying Taine (4) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 6 32405 Awa Cathrine (1) 20 ........................D Moore 7 48560 Anzac (2) 20................................S Cornwall 8 0x899 Mon Archie Way (3) 20.................... S Argue 9 42431 Monarchy Invasion (1) 30..............B Hackett 10 x6698 I’m Just Awesome (2) 30.............J Stormont 11 47444 Burt Munro (3) 30............... J MacKinnon (J) 12 47706 Mr Natural (4) 30 .......................... G Noakes 2 6.01pm WET & FORGET MOBILE PACE $8000, nonwinners 2yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 43383 Inforthefight (1) fr ...........................S Phelan 2 703 Arden’s Silhouette (2) fr ..................H Cullen 3 0363x Spirit Of Love (3) fr ....................S Abernethy

4 Lagertha (4) fr ............................ C Smith (J) 5 54x70 You’reluckytohaveme (5) fr ........... B Mangos 6 287x4 Caitlyn Clarke (6) fr ................. T Macfarlane 7 80x63 Wynberg Delight (7) fr ...................P Butcher 8 5360 Maverick Muchacho (8) fr...........P Ferguson 9 7079x Sly Eleanor (21) fr .......................J Stormont 10 6 About Turn (22) fr ..........................T Mitchell 11 52406 Harpagus (23) fr ............................Z Butcher 12 Artchiever Chapel (24) fr .......... M McKendry 13 932 It’s Me (25) fr ................................ D Butcher 3 6.26 TIRAU EARTHMOVERS MOBILE PACE $8000, r40 to r46 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 86863 Tennyson Inlet (1) fr ............. D Ferguson (J) 2 99443 Pay Master (2) fr ..................... T Macfarlane 3 99847 Gotta Go Jet Away (3) fr.............P Ferguson 4 09x09 Prime Silver (4) fr ................... A Harrison (J) 5 0449x Russian Alsu (5) fr ....................S Abernethy 6 84295 The C E O (6) fr ............................P Butcher 7 03509 Delightful Art (7) fr.................... M McKendry 8 66x76 Runcle (8) fr ......................................L Hollis 4 6.53pm BRECKON FARMS MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 2yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 0487x Tamara Gold (1) fr .......................J Stormont 2 95328 Drizella (2) fr ........................... B Butcher (J)

3 0 Linc’s Bute Girl (3) fr .....................Z Butcher 12 35130 Monseigneur (1) 20 ..........F Schumacher (J) 4 50927 Kundana Gold (4) fr..................... K Marshall 6 7.48 MITRE 10 MEGA CAMBRIDGE MOBILE PACE 5 25 Ryans Gal (5) fr .............................T Mitchell $8000, 3yo+ r47 to r52 mob. pace, 2200m 6 5 Cool And Calculating (6) fr ............P Butcher 1 55758 Express Play (1) fr..........................J I Dickie 7 8770 Cullen’s Caviar (7) fr ......................J I Dickie 2 46643 Mrs Zippy (2) fr ...........................A Matthews 8 280x0 Lincoln Street fr ............................ Scratched 3 93631 Knights Desire (3) fr ...................P Ferguson 9 73346 Womeninleague (21) fr........... A Harrison (J) 4 31997 Highview Illusion (4) fr ................. K Marshall 10 8 Arty Pharty (22) fr ..................... S E Butcher 5 89438 McDaknife (5) fr.........................S Abernethy 11 Glenn Ford (23) fr......................... D Butcher 6 56808 Vanhalem (6) fr .............................Z Butcher 12 86745 Bettor Edition (24) fr ................... J Robinson 7 59736 Racketeers Boy (7) fr .............. B Butcher (J) 13 0x004 Sole Delight (25) fr ....................... B Mangos 8 04223 Idealistic (8) fr .............................J Stormont 5 7.18 STEEN MORROW BETTA ELECTRICAL HCP 9 08331 Four Starzzz Legend (21) fr ...........S Phelan TROT $8500, 3yo+ r49 & faster discrhcp, stand, 2200m 7 8.18pm GROUP 1 TURF BAR MOBILE PACE $8000, 1 50765 Danke (1) fr .................................... G Martin 3yo+ r53 to r55 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 2 15333 Malabar Spur (2) fr ........................T Mitchell 1 29310 Afortunado (1) fr ........................S Abernethy 3 81200 Just Anything (U1) fr .................D McGowan 2 35685 Christanna (2) fr ........................... D Butcher 4 70476 Grey Stoke (U2) fr .......................J Stormont 3 x6125 Ally Mae (3) fr................................N Chilcott 5 04709 Franco Nadal (U3) fr ............ D Ferguson (J) 4 35449 Cherokee Warrior (4) fr .................T Mitchell 6 17523 Need Luck (U4) fr .................... B Butcher (J) 5 01739 Magical Miss (5) fr..........................S Phelan 7 3P307 Harry H (1) 10 ...............................N Chilcott 6 P1900 Atom Hanover (6) fr.......................S Lawson 8 D6910 Sir Henry Castleton (2) 10...... A Harrison (J) 7 73477 Sea Of Gold (7) fr..........................Z Butcher 9 54063 Mortician (3) 10 ............................ B Mangos 8 42237 Jenora (8) fr ..................................P Butcher 10 32201 Rave Nation (4) 10 ...................... K Marshall 9 8x617 Scherger Chief (21) fr .......... D Ferguson (J) 11 51140 Luck Of The Moment (U1) 10........Z Butcher 8 8.44pm CAMBRIDGE EQUINE HOSPITAL MOBILE

PACE $8500, 3yo+ r57 to r68 mob. pace, 2200m 1 22621 Hezaluckygrinner (1) fr..................N Chilcott 2 10 American Legend (2) fr .............S Abernethy 3 41353 Lynton Creek (3) fr .................. B Butcher (J) 4 41326 Yasmine Bromac (4) fr...................Z Butcher 5 29040 Spare Change (5) fr ......................P Butcher 6 16146 Somewhereinbrooklyn (6) fr ...........J I Dickie 7 22645 Stars Delight (7) fr ........................ D Butcher 8 061x3 Three Kisses (8) fr ............................L Hollis 9 11436 Toro Delago (21) fr .....................P Ferguson 10 08x37 Spring Campaign fr ...................... Scratched SELECTIONS

Race 1: Monarchy Invasion, Beat The Heat, I’m Just Awesome Race 2: Caitlyn Clarke, Harpagus, Lagertha, Artchiever Chapel Race 3: Runcle, Tennyson Inlet, The C E O, Pay Master Race 4: Tamara Gold, Drizella, Linc’s Bute Girl, Glenn Ford Race 5: Just Anything, Mortician, Monseigneur, Malabar Spur Race 6: Express Play, Four Starzzz Legend, Highview Illusion Race 7: Jenora, Sea Of Gold, Christanna, Ally Mae Race 8: Three Kisses, Hezaluckygrinner, Somewhereinbrooklyn LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

In brief

■ CHARLES ROAD

Sydney ‘great experience’ Charles Road was due to return home last night after going a long way toward realising his staying potential in Australia.

His Matamata trainers believe the trip will prove a coming of age experience for the four-year-old, who excelled in both of his Sydney outings.

“We were all very proud of him and he left it all out on the track, he tries so hard,” said Andrew Scott, who prepares the gelding with Lance O’Sullivan for owner David Archer.

“He’s one of the big improvers and the trip will be the making of him.

“There’s a lot of improvement to come.”

Charles Road won the Gr.2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) at Randwick and backed up strongly last Saturday to finish third in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m).

He banked more than $265,000 from his two appearances.

“He has lacked experience and

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maturity, but this season he has gone forward and really hardened up,” Scott said.

“He’ll get home and go out to David Archer’s property for a welldeserved break and we’ll work out a spring plan in due course.”

Meanwhile, the stable has a number of promising younger horses engaged at Matamata today.

The prospect of a heavy track has Stella Daze (New Zealand Bloodstock Pearl Series 1600m) and Inigo Montoya (Matamata Glass & Joinery 1600m) rated among their best prospects.

“I think Stella Daze will handle it, she’s got a bit of racing and fitness on her side and Inigo Montoya raced through the summer and is still going very well,” Scott said.

The former ran a couple of fourths before finishing third at Tauranga while Inigo Montoya was a last-start second on his home track at the end of March. - NZME

Going no concern Wetter tracks won’t be inconveniencing the talented two-year-old Nirvana In Fire. “He won’t mind soft ground so it’s all in front of him,” co-trainer and part-owner Andrew Scott said. Nirvana has won one of his four starts and recently returned from a break to finish runner-up at Rotorua behind More Wonder with subsequent Hastings winner Madison County third. “He’s still learning and wanting to overdo things and he just came to the end of it,” Scott said. “He will improve and he’ll run next on Saturday week at Te Rapa.”

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Options for Hiflyer

Charles Road had a lucrative and educational trip to Sydney, banking $265,000 and gaining a massive amount of experience.

The connections of Hiflyer are mulling over their options. “He’s had a month’s work, three weeks on the water walker and a week with us,” trainer Peter Lock said. “I’m over the moon with him, he looks great.

“He’s twice as big and strong now and ticking over well. We’ll get him fit and ready and then decide whether we go to Brisbane or Sydney or stay home. He’ll be telling us what we do. He could even go back to the spelling paddock and then get him ready for the Triple Crown at Hastings.”

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Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue Matamata Meeting Date 18 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.32pm MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 45062 Inigo Montoya h (3) 57.5 .............C Lammas 2 452 Obsessive (8) 57.5 .....................M Coleman 3 43 Reliable Lad h (11) 57.5................. J Bayliss 4 70630 Mastaplaza (5) 57.5 ...................M Cameron 5 957x Hatrick Boys h (7) 57.5....................A Collett 6 9 Blade Runner (9) 57.5............... M D Plessis 7 378x7 Pukerua (2) 57.5 ...............................L Innes 8 4 Cherry Lane (10) 55.5 9 5 Jolly Zam h (1) 55.5 ...........S Weatherley (a) 10 8x9 Feel The Beat (6) 55.5 ...................... D Hain 11 690. Pwerfect h (4) 55.5 ..........................S Collett 2 1.07pm AA AUTO SERVICES MATAMATA MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN 2YO, 1100m 1 3x76 Makabar (4) 57.5........................R Elliot (a1) 2 Mr Universe h (9) 57.5 ................... J Bayliss 3 6 Way Above (8) 57.5 4 Mr Hass (6) 57.5 ............................V Colgan 5 The Midnight Shift (5) 57.5......... L Satherley 6 2 Santa Catarina b (1) 55.5............ D Johnson 7 73x Peaceful (10) 55.5 ......................M Cameron 8 Quattro Katie h (12) 55.5 ..............M McNab 9 Ava Bella h (7) 55.5.........................S Collett 10 Let Me Tell Ya (3) 55.5 11 Not Usual June (2) 55.5 .............M Coleman

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12 4620x Civique Rose (1) 55 ................... L Satherley 13 18570 Keraton (11) 55 ...........................C Lammas 1 243 Show ‘N’ Go h (6) 58.5 ....................S Collett 14 96x94 Milly Moo dm (6) 54 ....................T Thornton 15 740x9 Jet Charged m (5) 54 ......................A Collett 2 35764 Leonardo (13) 58.5 ......................... S Spratt 3 348x Toodaloo h (4) 58.5 ................J Fawcett (a2) 16 85870 Lady Hass d (14) 54 4 2670x Ohceedee (12) 58 ...........................J Riddell Emergencies: Jet Charged, Lady Hass 5 06039 Amazing Banker h (1) 58 ...S Weatherley (a) 5 2.52 PEARSON ENGINEERING MAIDEN $10,000, 6 0x Cinnaman h (9) 58 ......................C Lammas MAIDEN, 1400m 1 00x4. Treadstone (11) 58.5 ....... M D Plessis 7 66x6x Seirios 58 ..................................... Scratched 2 4x09x Viaago (12) 58.5 ....................B Morgenrood 8 Mr Scallywag (8) 58 ................... L Satherley 3 705x9 Taazman h (7) 58.5 .................. D Danis (a3) 9 60x60 Simply Impeccable h (10) 58 .....M Coleman 4 0x0x0 Ego Image (4) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 10 9x Perinzephy (2) 56.5 ................... R Scott (a3) 5 0977x Tokoroa (5) 58.5 ..............................M Vance 11 0 Sha Tin Sunday h (3) 56.5 ............. S McKay 6 Cavallo Eccellente h (8) 58 S Weatherley (a) 12 Fistral Beach h (7) 56.................. D Johnson 7 Paisley Park h (6) 58 .......................S Collett 13 Me Myself And I h (5) 56 .................A Collett 8 Resurgence h (2) 58 ...................... J Bayliss 14 Swoon h (11) 56 9 9x433 Pokuru Wild (1) 56.5 ................... D Johnson 4 2.17pm THE BOLTHOLDER LTD $10,000, Rating 65 10 2073 Aniceta b (10) 56.5........................M McNab Benchmark*, 1200m 11 02688 Jezibaba 56.5............................... Scratched 1 55x21 The Chaser dh (13) 59 Claddagh (9) 56 .............................V Colgan 2 6x17 Pacific Coast 58 ........................... Scratched 12 Horsey Horse Horse (3) 56 ........... R Norvall 3 4x30x Direct Capital td (8) 58 ....................J Riddell 13 6 3.29pm CHALLENGE MATAMATA $11,000, Rating 4 3100x Gothenburg tdh (7) 57.5 5 1798x Armaguard dm (4) 57.5 ............J Nason (a2) 70 Benchmark, 1400m 1 58x10 Chadsdale tdh (8) 59 ....................M McNab 6 76366 Ichiban dm (10) 57.5 ..................M Cameron 2 212Fx El Corby tm (12) 59 .........................M Vance 7 2678x Liquid Inspiration tdmh (15) 57 D Danis (a3) 3 x4686 Pappa Ragazzo h (1) 59 .............C Lammas 8 147x6 Inca Warrior dm (9) 57 ................ D Johnson 4 10x0x Yorkshire Dales 59 ....................... Scratched 9 26516 Actressa (3) 56.5...............................L Innes 5 4158x Sarabande tdmh (16) 58.5 .....J Fawcett (a2) 10 9656x Leica Warrior tm (2) 56.5 .......J Fawcett (a2) 6 160x7 Suggestive Heights tdm (14) 58.5L Satherley 11 44517 Confessional d (12) 56 ...............R Elliot (a1) 12

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3 1.42pm ELECTRICO LTD MAIDEN $10,000, 1200m

7 24281 Ambitious Winner d (6) 58.5............J Riddell 8 1318x Dr Hank m (2) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 9 x490x Terrifique d (9) 58.5 ........................ S McKay 10 44317 Trudeau 58.5 ................................ Scratched 11 x9019 Wehadadeal d (5) 58.5...............M Cameron 12 6107x Good Vibes tdmh (4) 57.5 ......... T Miles (a4) 13 x017x Recollect tmh (11) 56.5 ..............M Coleman 14 x1418 Stand Firm tdh (17) 56.5 .................S Collett 15 3x621 Hanger td (13) 56 ..............................L Innes 16 16x4 Pleeze Bee 54.............................. Scratched 17 59x09 Salted Caramel tdm (7) 54 .........A Sims (a3) 18 x026x All Knitted Up th (15) 55.5 19 x4040 Maestro Max h (10) 54 20 96097 Star Ella h (3) 54 Emergencies: Hanger, Pleeze Bee, Salted Caramel, All Knitted Up, Maestro Max, Star Ella 7 4.04 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 43365 Cameo (11) 57.5 ............................. S Spratt 2 99709 Heavenly Gold h (8) 57.5 ...........A Sims (a3) 3 02688 Jezibaba 57.5............................... Scratched 4 96x8 Pavlichenko (3) 57.5 ...................... S McKay 5 42 Snitz Of Time (1) 57 .................... D Johnson 6 443 Stella Daze h (4) 57 ....................... J Bayliss 7 4 Cherry Lane (6) 57 8 364 Soda h (5) 57 .....................S Weatherley (a) 9 4768 Ego Princess (10) 57 ......................S Collett 10 685 Vainglory h (9) 57 ............................A Collett 11 57 Figeameout (7) 57..........................V Colgan

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8 4.39 MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY $10,000, Rat-

ing 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 22709 Ali Baba tdh (9) 60 ..................... J Grob (a2) 2 913x0 Whopper’s tdm (6) 60.....................V Colgan 3 61 Qian Gua tdh (8) 58.5 .................C Lammas 4 246x6 Karaka Red (2) 58.5........................A Collett 5 74514 Avec Moi dh (11) 58 ....................... J Bayliss 6 3147x Aongatete Express (1) 58 ......J Fawcett (a2) 7 546x0 Dontbreakmyheart dmh (3) 58 .J Nason (a2) 8 x930x Suliman mh (5) 58...........................S Collett 9 21 Princess Origami d (4) 56.5 .......M Cameron 10 5x375 Cancellara dm (7) 56.5 ......S Weatherley (a) 11 6787x Remind Me Again dmh (10) 55 . T Miles (a4) Blinkers on: Pukerua (R1), Direct Capital (R4), Pokuru Wild (R5), Vainglory, Figeameout (R7), Remind Me Again (R8) Blinkers off: Lady Hass (R4) Winkers on: Taazman (R5) Winkers off: Toodaloo, Cinnaman (R3), Direct Capital (R4), Figeameout (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Obsessive, Cherry Lane, Inigo Montoya, Reliable Lad Race 2: Santa Catarina, Peaceful, Quattro Katie, Way Above Race 3: Show ‘N’ Go, Ohceedee, Toodaloo, Leonardo Race 4: The Chaser, Gothenburg, Direct Capital, Armaguard Race 5: Aniceta, Resurgence, Cavallo Eccellente, Claddagh Race 6: Hanger, Ambitious Winner, Suggestive Heights Race 7: Snitz Of Time, Stella Daze, Soda, Cameo, Cherry Lane Race 8: Qian Gua, Princess Origami, Cancellara, Ali Baba

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 55342 Bigtime Maci nwtd ..............................L Cole way Meeting Date: 18 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 86787 No Mug nwtd ...................................C Morris Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 10 788 Homebush Secret nwtd .............J McInerney 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 12.58pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 520m and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 83665 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 1 12.05pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 2 31645 Barge Bale 31.21 .........................M Roberts 1 7 Flygon nwtd.................................A Turnwald 3 62658 Go Bliss nwtd ..................................... N Udy 2 6 American Heart nwtd ......................C Morris 4 36715 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65.........................L Cole 3 47323 Bigtime Lucy nwtd ..............................L Cole 5 42751 Gotcha Millie nwtd........................ H Mullane 4 57x75 Mini Mansion nwtd ............................M Flipp 6 75673 Bigtime Jack nwtd ........................M Goodier 5 54224 Alamein Stretch nwtd K & .................Phillips 7 75544 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 6 38277 Cawbourne Rob nwtd .............. K Gommans 8 47336 Bigtime Alldone 30.70 ........................L Cole 7 7 Smiley O’Riley nwtd .................... K Hanover 9 45865 Magic Latte 30.31 G & ........... S Fredrickson 8 7635F Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 10 55868 Bark My Words nwtd .....................M Gowan 9 86787 No Mug nwtd ...................................C Morris 5 1.16pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 305m 10 67887 Bigtime Bridget nwtd .......................... N Udy 1 8 Zara Jean nwtd .................................M Flipp 2 12.23pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 520m 2 58858 Classy Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 1 Bigtime Shine nwtd ............................L Cole 3 34373 Whippy Bale nwtd ...........................C Morris 2 Bigtime Acacia nwtd...........................L Cole 4 44757 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 3 43641 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell 5 Bigtime Blossom nwtd........................L Cole 4 8262 Dream On Dreamer nwtd ................M Olden 6 43544 Star Secret nwtd ..........................K Williams 5 86355 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd.......................B Marsh 7 F6 Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell 6 Bigtime Chris nwtd .............................L Cole 8 Miss Wiggle nwtd K & .......................Phillips 7 33574 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 9 86787 No Mug nwtd ...................................C Morris 8 66325 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 10 86878 Knock Knock Mary nwtd G R &....... S Voyce 9 73663 Trendy Val nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 6 1.34 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 520m 10 577x Arthur’s Crown nwtd .........................R Waite 1 44218 Cockney Rip Off 31.14 ....................M Olden 3 12.41pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C0 C0, 305m 2 72311 Cawbourne Assist nwtd ...............M Roberts 1 77546 Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 3 56835 Toki Girl 30.68 .............................. D Denbee 2 777 Bouncing Bubble nwtd K &................Phillips 4 87234 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 3 Bigtime Bronx nwtd ............................L Cole 5 34655 Bigtime Clyde 30.66 ...........................L Cole 4 258x5 Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 6 52265 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 5 2F576 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 7 7327x Granny Magnet nwtd .................... H Mullane 6 42231 Bigtime Charlie nwtd .....................M Gowan 8 65528 Rubbed Out 30.38.......................B Hodgson 7 2285 Bigtime Winnie nwtd.....................K Williams 9 87874 Blue Precision nwtd ........................C Morris

10 56748 Tranquil Blossom 30.27...............A Turnwald

7 1.51pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m

1 87755 Bigtime Lady 30.09 ............................L Cole 2 87656 Stensness nwtd............................ H Mullane 3 54321 Gray Bale 31.25 ...........................M Roberts 4 x8357 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson 5 23437 Banshee Reel 30.84 ........................R Waite 6 57483 Gentleman Tim 30.99..................A Turnwald 7 82347 Cawbourne Ridge 30.42 J & ...............D Bell 8 23653 Idol Jazz 30.75 ................................... N Udy 9 47646 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 10 88585 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 8 2.09pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT1 C1q, 305m 1 27485 Bublin Max 18.28 ......................J McInerney 2 77464 Ivanhov 17.75 K & .............................Phillips 3 47475 Stole Me Keys 18.15 ................ K Gommans 4 42356 Cawbourne Frost 17.59...................C Morris 5 53435 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 6 67824 Bigtime Steve 17.96 ...........................L Cole 7 78886 Cawbourne Jeff 17.91 ........................J Hunt 8 46581 Crackle 18.12 .................................... B Hunt 9 24678 Homebush Shea nwtd...............J McInerney 10 56872 Opawa Denise nwtd ........................... N Udy 9 2.25pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT2 C1q, 305m 1 45646 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 2 14786 Eight Oh Three 17.99 ........................M Flipp 3 14455 Hungry Machine 18.00 ....................L Doody 4 48747 Eamon 17.71.............................J McInerney 5 14864 Sly Cath nwtd ..................................... N Udy 6 5512 Spot Woodstock 18.17 K & ...............Phillips 7 15211 Bigtime Autumn 18.02 ........................L Cole 8 21533 Breed Apart 17.91...........................M Olden 9 57587 African Violet 18.45 ...................J McInerney 10 77586 Uno Brent 17.67 ...........................K Williams 10 2.44pm AON CPF C1 HT3 C1q, 305m

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53583 Celestial Action 17.82 .............. K Gommans 52531 Homebush Demi 18.31 .............J McInerney 26158 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 .................. L Pearce 22376 Azandei 18.21 ...................................D Edlin 21114 Bigtime Panther 18.03........................L Cole 53745 Atlas Shrugged nwtd .................... H Mullane 17721 Go Ash 18.05 ....................................M Flipp 41888 Buzzy Gem 17.96 ..............................J Hunt 27578 Cawbourne Mack nwtd ...................L Doody 66677 Alamein Tiger 18.05 K & ...................Phillips 11 3.02 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 HT4 C1q, 305m 1 14544 Not Shackley 17.86 ............................ N Udy 2 62758 Bigtime Kaea 18.01 J & ......................D Bell 3 62387 Jelani 18.05.......................................D Edlin 4 88122 Bigtime Winter 17.82 ..........................L Cole 5 42574 Rising Hawke nwtd..........................C Morris 6 13118 Benny Burrito 17.44 ....................A Turnwald 7 78858 Lucky Sunday nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 44431 Plan Stan 18.04 ............................. L Pearce Emergencies: 9 74678 Cawbourne Johno 18.23 .......... K Gommans 10 45888 Minder 17.83 .............................J McInerney 12 3.21pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 HT5 C1q, 305m 1 85486 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 33225 Spirit Of Nathan 17.92 ....................C Morris 3 54527 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 4 F5632 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 5 75456 Bigtime Redo nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 6 x1161 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 7 2427F Naharis 17.88....................................D Edlin 8 48268 Hot Machine nwtd ........................K Williams 9 78767 Jandel Man 17.81 .................... K Gommans 10 17775 Alamein Panda 17.90 K & .................Phillips

13 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 HT6 C1q, 305m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

16667 Bigtime Sassy nwtd......................K Williams 54626 Bigtime Boy 17.79 ........................M Goodier 47271 Thrilling Rocky nwtd J &......................D Bell 47453 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ...................C Morris 53564 Millie Prince nwtd ...............................L Cole 27817 Lori Elle 18.18 ...................................M Flipp 88585 Nippa Joy 17.93 ........................J McInerney 57423 Agent Anna 17.94 ............................S Stone 56658 Casual Sipper 17.80 ..................B Goldsack 66767 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 ......... K Gommans 14 3.56pm MAX REFRIGERATION C1 HT7 C1q, 305m 1 113 Simple Image 17.85 .....................M Roberts 2 63344 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 3 34738 Cool Wolf 18.09............................. D Donlon 4 88226 Pat Bella nwtd ...................................M Flipp 5 54163 Jericho Warrior 18.01 .......................R Waite 6 22437 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 7 F6873 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 8 64636 Cawbourne Merl 17.64 J & .................D Bell 9 47867 Hardaway Chief 17.93...............J McInerney 10 78678 Fancy Fifita nwtd .............................C Morris 15 4.17pm HATRICK DASH C1 HT8 C1q, 305m 1 61426 Pepper’s Choice 17.97 .................K Williams 2 64142 Homebush Belle 18.29..............J McInerney 3 55387 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 4 23373 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 5 88484 Ciara 17.87 I C & ...........................J Lenden 6 53525 Just Like Ma 17.89 J & ........................D Bell 7 65541 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 8 83651 Bigtime Twinkle nwtd ..........................L Cole 9 46F78 Bigtime Pickit nwtd ........................M Gowan 10 28567 Cawbourne Serina 17.68 ............. T Downey 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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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

COOK/CHEF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR – ASHBURTON (Full time position - 37.5 hours per week)

YMCA South & Mid Canterbury are expanding — we’re recruiting for a Youth Development Facilitator to join our Ashburton team.

This is an exciting position that offers you the opportunity to work alongside young people, supporting them to navigate life’s transitions.

In this role you’ll facilitate our existing youth development programmes and activities, provide support to our youth education programmes, and have the opportunity to create and drive our sport and recreation aspirations within the district.

Our ideal applicant will: • have a passion and talent for working with young people • have exciting and creative leadership and facilitation skills • have experience in sport and recreation programme development and delivery • have the capability to build engaging and positive relationships quickly with young people and all other stakeholders • have excellent computer skills • be a strong communicator with the ability to communicate on all levels using a variety of electronic and social media platforms • be flexible and adaptable to change • be reliable, honest, caring, responsible, respectful • enjoy being part of a team The YMCA is an award-winning community organisation that has been investing in the next generation for over 100 years across the region. We foster a one team culture of integrity, optimism, resiliency and fun.

We are a busy Café/Bar serving up delicious fare, and we need an experienced Cook/Chef to join our energetic team.

We are looking for someone with at least one years’ experience·- who is hard-working, organised, creative, and passionate about food and customer service. You will be able to work in a high-pressure environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be a team player and work unsupervised. This is a full-time position working to a flexible roster including days, evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Applicants must possess: • Food preparation and cooking, plating, presentation • Kitchen maintenance and cleaning • Maintaining and ordering stocks and supplies • Following food safety requirements If you would like to join our happy and hardworking team, please send your resume to: kellysbar@live.com attention Belinda by April 23, 2018.

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Feel excited and passionate about this opportunity? Team YMCA wants to hear from you!

Email poppy@ymcasc.org.nz for a job description. Send your CV and cover letter marked CONFIDENTIAL to the same email, or by snail mail to:

Poppy Cooper-Vear Manager Community & Youth Development YMCA South & Mid Canterbury Tancred Street Mall, Tancred Street Ashburton 7700

Independent Distributors Ltd

TRUCK DRIVERS REQUIRED

Applications close 5pm Friday, April 27, 2018

ASHBURTON COLLEGE ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Teacher of English

This is a Fixed-Term, Part-Time (0.16) position, due to incumbent taking up a maternity leave position.

To commence Week 6 of Term 2, 2018 (5 June).

NCEA experience essential.

Our English faculty is supportive, progressive and well-resourced.

Ashburton College is a participating member of the Hakatere Community of Learning.

Applications close noon, Tuesday 1 May 2018 Information package enquiries and applications please contact Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Ashburton College, PO Box 204, Ashburton 7740

Nurse/Experienced Carer Maternity position full-time for 4 months with ongoing part-time work. Caring for person requiring full assistance, and doing some household duties.

Payment through government funding.

Day and night shifts; some on-call required.

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

Place email CV to: legisnas@gmail.com or phone 022 125 5802

Dairy farm assistant An exciting opportunity has become available on our dairy farm milking 1000 cows through a 60 bale fully automated rotary shed. Our non irrigated farm has modern facilities, machinery and equipment. The successful candidate will join our vibrant team of 5 full time staff and work on a 6 on 2 off roster. You must have a minimum of 2 years experience on a New Zealand dairy farm. You must have a can do attitude. You must be honest and reliable, work well in a team but also work well alone. We are a drug free and smoke free workplace. Drug testing may be required. A full clean driving licence is required.

We are situated 10 minutes from Methven between Mount Hutt and the Rakaia Gorge.

To apply please send CV to: Mawler9@hotmail.com

i groomers NZ Limited

Part-time casual cleaner wanted Approximately 30-35 hours per week, including weekends and early mornings.

Please call Navin on 027 574 0411 or email navin@ igroomersnzlimited. co.nz

Our busy company is looking for full time, permanent Truck Drivers. Both Class 4 and Class 5 license positions available.

The successful applicants will hold a current forklift license, enjoy working in a busy team and will possess great work ethic and communication skills.

To apply for this position please Phone Zac: 021 273 2704 or Email: zac.edgar@idltransport.co.nz

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

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

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising 307 7900 requirements.

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy  Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

Considering Selling? Call Mike who has proven rural expertise and the marketing reach to achieve the best result for your property.

Mike Preston Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

MAKE SMALLBONE HOLDEN YOUR NEXT STOP & GET THE SERVICE YOU DESERVE

We need school bus drivers!

Driving a school bus is very rewarding and allows you plenty of time to follow other pursuits in between daily trips.

We currently have vacancies within our company for School Bus Drivers in the Ashburton area.

Assistance may be available for suitable applicants to obtain the required licences.

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The Manager Pearsons Coachlines Ltd 403 West Street Ashburton Email: pearsonsashburton@xtra.co.nz Phone: (03) 308 2992 or 021 344 647 Website: www.pearsonscoachlines.co.nz

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OPERATOR

TRADES, SERVICES

A casual fixed term position is available from June 2018 to December 2018.

The applicant must have a minimum of two years agricultural contracting experience, including operating a precision boom fertiliser spreader, Fendt tractors, and Trimble RTK guidance systems.

Applications close Wednesday, May 16.

Please e mail a copy of your CV to Jacob office@ jacobholdaway.nz

RURAL TRADING POST

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, Jacob Holdaway antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust Contracting Ltd. bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local TRADES, SERVICES distributor: Veehof phone 302 COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?? 2911.

For prompt reliable computer repairs and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 PLANTS, PRODUCE Ascot Place, Ashburton.

Phone 308 8989. Proudly FOR sale – Nadine and Agria serving our locals for 30 potatoes. $1.50 per kg. years. Same day service if Phone 027 531 9103 or 308 possible.

SUPERGOLD 3195. 81 Elizabeth Street. discount card welcomed.

DENTURES. Dr Peter MOTORING Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing WHEEL alignments at great dentures also available. prices. Maximise the life Phone 027 220 9997. of your tyres with an INTERIOR PLASTERING. alignment from Neumanns For all your plastering and Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Gib stopping requirements. Street. Phone 308-6737.

New builds, alterations etc.

No job too small. Loyal MEETINGS, EVENTS Interior Plastering; phone 027 384 7118 or 027 303 4746.

Ashburton SUN CONTROL WINDOW Bridge Club TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), AGM heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Wednesday, Phone Craig Rogers 307 May 2, 2018 6347 or 0800 TINTER. 7pm www.tinter.co.nz. Facebook.

Member of Master Tinters Club Rooms NZ. 79 Alford Forest Road.

This will be followed by an evening of fun bridge.

Bookings essential

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. M 027 430 7041 | B 03 307 2400 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz | mikepreston.co.nz Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd.

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Ashburton Guardian

Final date for receipt of Notices of Motion April 18 and for nominations April 20.

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

Enquiries to Trish Downward on 308 0314.

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian MEETINGS, EVENTS

ASHBURTON Society of Arts Autumn Show on now, Short Street Studio. Guest Sue Currie and a selection from members. Open weekends 11am-3pm and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday when sign out. Enquires 308 4533.

PUBLIC NOTICES

– ANZAC Day collection

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

Resource Recovery Parks

FOR RENT. Storage for mobile home/caravan/bus.

New enclosed shed close to Ashburton boundary. Phone 027 676 1913.

HEALTH & BEAUTY SHELLY – health massage.

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

GRAZING GRAZING wanted for store lambs. Phone Steve 027 321 6060.

FOR SALE

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

PUBLIC NOTICES

DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DECISION INTERIM SUSPENSION

LIVESTOCK, PETS

LET OR LEASE

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At a hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants held in private on 12 February 2018 the Disciplinary Tribunal considered an ex-parte application from the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) for the interim suspension from membership of Tracey Anne Milne, a Chartered Accountant of Ashburton.

The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will open at 1pm on Wednesday 25 April, 2018. There will be no change to the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park hours.

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection ALL residents who M T W T F S S receive kerbside collection on or after Wednesday 25 April will have their bins and/or crate collected the day after their usual collection day. Monday and Tuesday collections will be picked up as usual.

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Wednesday collections will be picked up Thursday Thursday collections will be picked up Friday Friday collections will be picked up Saturday

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at the kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

VIDEOS – Rediscover your special memories trapped in ashburtondc.govt.nz your VHS. Convert them onto a DVD at The Photo Shop, The Arcade. Phone 03 307 A DULT in town today ACCOMMODATION, ANNALISE 7595. only. Please phone 021 0288 NTERTAINMENT E RENTAL 5241.

ONE bedroom flat – Tidy, ADULT SOPHIE. Attractive and warm and cosy, new heat busty.

Available for ENTERTAINMENT pump, good area, off street ANNALISE in town today appointment. No texting parking, $195 per week, no please.

Phone 0210 440 698. letting fee. Phone 021 821 only. Please phone 021 0288 466 after hours.

5241.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL TO LET - Three bedroom house, warm sunny, log fire, no dogs. Hampstead. $320 per week. Leave a message to 307 0009.

The Tribunal was satisfied on the evidence before it that a good arguable case for the Member’s suspension had been made out. There was evidence that the Member has admitted misappropriating the funds and of potential risk to the funds of other clients.

Misappropriating funds when in a position of trust is an issue that strikes at the heart of the professional requirement and public expectation that chartered accountants have integrity and honesty.

The Tribunal was satisfied that it is desirable having regard to the interests of the public and the financial interests of the member’s current and prospective clients to suspend the Member from membership until further order of the Tribunal.

At a revocation hearing on 7 March 2018 the Tribunal varied their original decision to remove publication in the Timaru Herald.

The Tribunal ordered that: Pursuant to Rule 13.25 (a) of the Rules of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, Tracey Anne Milne be suspended from membership of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants until further order of the Disciplinary Tribunal, upon the grounds that it is satisfied that it is desirable to do so having regard to the interests of the public and the financial interests of any person.

Pursuant to Rule 13.25 (b) of the Rules of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, after 14 days have elapsed notice of the suspension be published in the Ashburton Guardian, the official publication Acuity and on Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s website with mention of the Member’s name and locality.

Pursuant to Rule 13.27 of the Rules of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants the Member may appeal to the Appeals Council any refusal of the Disciplinary Tribunal to revoke a suspension order or the order directing publication. That application should be made within 14 days of receipt of this notice to the Member. If no application is received within that period the notice of suspension will be published in terms of the Disciplinary Tribunal’s resolution set out above.

This is an abridged decision, the full decision can be found at: http://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/disciplinary-decisions The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants regulates the conduct of members of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand that reside in New Zealand in accordance with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Act 1996 and other legislation regulating the profession of accountancy in New Zealand.

SOPHIE. Attractive and busty.

Available for appointment. No texting please. Phone 0210 440 698.

Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road.

8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Pigeon Bay, all welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Court house, Baring Square West.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St

THURSDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions).

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers.

Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

April 18 & 19, 2018 David’s Church, Allenton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s holiday programme, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

10am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy week, holy communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

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

10am - 3pm

AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 308-6817.

Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Mid-week service and lunch, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

7pm - 9pm

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

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

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Carla Verberne speaking on the Grand Cannon. St David’s Union Church lunge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURH. Childrens holiday programme, 48 Allens Road.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Apple uses only, come along with any queries. $2. M.S.A. Reading room, Havelock Street.

2pm R.S.A. WOMEN’S SECTION. Afternoon social with speaker. R.S.A. Cox Street.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

WordBuilder

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

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ACROSS 1. Take apart (11) 8. Reduce to ashes (7) 9. Hit hard (5) 10. Incapable of speech (4) 11. Print (7) 12. Wager (3) 13. Massive (4) 15. Unfeeling (4) 17. Sheltered side (3) 19. Slope (7) 20. Weapons (4) 23. Characteristic (5) 24. Aid in time of need (7) 25. Forerunner (11)

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Across 1. Countenanced 8. Under age 9. Sums 11. Range 12. Gas-lamp 13. Iris 15. Mere 19. Notable 20. Incur 22. Hand 23. Donation 24. Phenomenally 2 5.7Courage 1 8 5 Down 2. Olden 3. Nerves 4. Engage 6. Disappearing 7. Guardianship 10. Ash 14. Intense 3 16. Ebb 17. Before 18. Cicada 21. Chill

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Humans are fallible with a strong capacity to learn and grow. It’s why you don’t even mind when someone criticises you today.

It’s a chance to improve and maybe even solve something you’ve been struggling with.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius suggested that it is not the external things that pain us, but our judgment of them, which is within our power to wipe out. You’ll change your mind about something today.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some people throw stones; other people build with them. Figure out whom you’re dealing with and what they can and can’t be trusted with. What hangs in the balance here may be your heart.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When people act out of love, it brings them together. When they act out of fear, it drives them apart. This is why no one can be forced, intimidated or manipulated into loyalty, affection or love.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Ask any pilot: Course correction is a constant in the air. To avoid the storms, air traffic and more, pilots and autopilots are constantly making adjustments to the flight plan. Today’s course will require this of you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): So much about the interactions of the day won’t be personal. Stay a bit detached to better see how things work. The person you want to pay attention to you will need some extra reason to do so.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): As for the rules of the game, it’s not what they are that matter – it’s that all of the players agree on what they are. To know this for sure, you may have to break it down point by point.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The cosmic suggestion is to throw kindness like confetti – which is to say, directly up, so it can rain down wherever. If you aim kindness, or confetti, too forcefully or directly, injury can occur.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Take a look around you to determine whether your surroundings are supporting you in the direction you want to grow. Location isn’t everything, but right now it’s more important than you think.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’d like to be sure you’re on the same page as those under your charge. But if you give them the plan up front, they’ll be intimidated or they’ll secondguess you. Keep it on a need-to-know basis.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People do illogical things to regain power. They will act irrationally to preserve a sense of self or the continuity of their personal story. If you want them to be predictable and manageable, pose no threat.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Small problems, uncorrected, can become big problems. Good news: It won’t take you very long to rectify the seemingly little and inconsequential issues (that actually have potential for consequence).

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ACROSS 2. Uniformly dusty look driver needs, we hear (5) 5. Tour-leader to take part with adroitness in management (4) 7. Drink can make one crazy if about to start exercises (4) 8. Sacrifice one might ignore if very loudly included (8) 9. A little science finished as one got up (8) 11. There are jobs for the sons in nepotism! (4) 12. Expert on changes could come to a clamping so (13) 15. Pass with nothing in it may be considered acceptable (4) 17. Sticky stuff, I’ve concluded, begins with a sort of hell (8) 19. Determination of the CID is one to be conjured with (8) 21. So idle, one won’t work one’s finger to it (4) 22. Some of the women vying with the sin they conceal (4) 23. Desire to overtake is settled, not having started (5) DOWN 1. He gets in a different sort of scale for a pottery-maker (7) 2. Soft leather with which to hoodwink somebody (3) 3. A vacuum one should not have to encounter (5) 4. He doesn’t believe in life that may involve Democrat leader (7) 5. He sails and starts triumphing at regatta (3) 6. Sweet tin to dry right away (5) 10. Next spell inner parts that will discharge (5) 11. Counterfeit u-boat about to go up (5) 13. Getting warm in anger anyhow (7) 14. Knowing people take a commercial vehicle in the streets (7) 16. Huge expanse of nothing can be seen around the East (5) 18. For this reason the she-bird is on cue, being heartless (5) 20. Girl may be one that clings (3) 21. Floor of the 16 may be the place for flowers (3)

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DOWN 1. Period of time (6) 2. Vapour (5) 3. Male deer (4) 4. Grant immunity (6) 5. Spine (8) 6. Self-conceit (7) 7. Irritable (6) 12. Disparage (8) 14. Release (7) 16. Circus tent (3,3) 17. Tenant (6) 18. Money lender (6) 21. Beginnings (5) 22. Measure of land (4)

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9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen DeGeneres brings her brand of humour to daytime talk. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale (Part 2) 0 1pm Tiny House Nation 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes.

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

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am New Looney Tunes 3 0 7:25 Nexo Knights 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:15 Judge Rinder 2:15 Home Improvement 3 0 2:45 Home And Away 3 0 3:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:45 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:35 Entertainment Tonight 3 12:05 Dr Phil PGR 1:05 American Idol 3 0 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

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5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Shimmer And Shine 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Ed PGR 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Pukana 2018 3 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Kai Ora 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon School Of Hard Knocks PGR 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Pukana 3 4:20 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Fusion Feasts PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am The Living Room 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Arctic Dilemma 8:30 Cash Cowboys 9:30 Jamie’s Great Britain 10:30 Animal Park 11:30 Location, Location, Location 12:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 1:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 2:30 Money For Nothing 3:30 Love Nature – Cutest Kittens 4:30 Food Safari – Earth Food Safari explores the possibilities of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and more.

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7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:35 N Doctor Doctor AO With Penny having left town for Sydney, the hospital is led by her incompetent replacement. 0 9:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 The Big Bang Theory 0 9:15 Mom 0 9:45 This Is Us The Big Three celebrate their 37th birthdays and make changes in their lives; Jack and Rebecca pick up the pieces after their fight. 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

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7:30 Saving Lives At Sea 8:30 Alone AO Despite their best efforts, many of the participants are still facing debilitating hunger and starvation and, just as some find sustenance, an approaching storm threatens their survival plans.

9:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour 10:30 American Pickers

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11:15 Mom PGR 3 0 11:45 Clique 0 12:40 N Private Practice 0 1:20 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 3 3:35 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:20 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm NCIS AO 3 The NCIS agents’ personal plans are interrupted when each of them catches errors in a seemingly cutand-dry closed case. 0 11:50 Infomercials

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

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

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4:25 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5:25 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:25 I Found The Gown 7pm I Found The Gown 7:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 Vanderpump Rules 10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6:20 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 6:35 Larry Gay – Renegade Male Flight Attendant MSC 2015 Comedy. Mark Feuerstein, Jayma Mays. 8:15 Arrival ML 2016 Drama. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner. 10:10 The Fish of the Day Hollars ML 2016 Comedy.

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7:15 NCIS – New Orleans MVS Mark Feuerstein, Jayma Mays.

8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The 3pm Arrival ML 2016 Drama.

Force MC 8:55 Storage Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner.

Wars PG 9:20 Pawn 4:55 Con Man 2018 Drama.

Stars PG 9:45 NCIS James Caan, Ving Rhames.

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6pm Storage Wars PG 10pm Misconduct MVL 6:30 The Force MC 2015 Thriller. Josh Duhamel, 7pm Pawn Stars PG Anthony Hopkins.

7:30 The Flash M 11:45 Tell Me How I Die 16VC 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2016 Thriller. Nathan Kress, 9:30 NCIS PGV (Part 1) Virginia Gardner.

10:30 SVU MV THURSDAY 11:25 Storage Wars PG 1:30 Baywatch 16VLSC 2017 11:55 Pawn Stars PG Comedy. Dwayne Johnson, THURSDAY 12:20 The Zac Efron. 3:25 Dora’s Amazing Race PG 1:20 Pawn Peace 16VL 2016 Thriller.

Stars PG 1:50 Hawaii FiveKhabonina Qubeka, 0 MV 2:40 The Flash M Danny Keogh.

3:30 SVU MV 4:20 The Force 4:55 Misconduct MVL 2015 MC 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The Thriller. Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins.

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6:10 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical.

Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta.

8:05 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis. 9:50 Big Miracle PGL 2012 Biography Drama. John Krasinski, Drew Barrymore. 11:35 Chaos MVLS 2005 Action.

Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes. 1:20 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Zac Efron, Michael B Jordan.

2:55 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical.

Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta.

4:50 Into The Blue MVL 2005 Action. Jessica Alba, Paul Walker. 6:40 Friends With Benefits 16LS 2011 Comedy. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis. 8:30 The Last Castle MVL 2001 Drama.

A court-martialled general rallies 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away. Robert Redford, James Gandolfini.

10:45 Black Swan 16VSC 2010 Thriller. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis.

6am Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Chiefs.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Blues. 7am The Breakdown 8am Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Brumbies. 10am Golf – PGA Tour Champions Mitsubishi Electric Classic.

11am Golf – PGA Tour RBC Heritage. Noon Golf – European Tour Open de Espana Event. 12:30 The Golf Show 1:30 Golf – LPGA Lotte Championship – Round Four. 2pm Golf Central 3pm Golf – PGA Tour Champions Mitsubishi Electric Classic. 4pm Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Blues. 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Brumbies. 6:30 The Breakdown 7:30 #SkySpeed 8pm Motorsport – Formula One Chinese Grand Prix.

8:30 Motorsport – British Touring Car Championship Round One. 9:30 #SkySpeed 10pm Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series Food City 500.

11pm Motorcycling – FIM Superbike World Championship Spain THURSDAY – Race Two. 11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes 12:30 Bachelorette 16LS 2012 Romantic Comedy. v Chiefs. THURSDAY Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Midnight Rugby – Super Isla Fisher. 1:55 Into The Blue Rugby Sunwolves v MVL 2005 Action. Jessica Alba, Blues. 12:30 Rugby – Paul Walker. 3:45 Friends Super Rugby 1am The With Benefits 16LS 2011 Breakdown 2am Football Comedy. Justin Timberlake, – UEFA Champions League Mila Kunis. 5:35 The Last 4am Football – UEFA Champions League Castle MVL 2001 Drama.

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SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Broncos.

8am NRL 360 9am The Fan 9:30 Queenslanders Only 10am NRL Try Time 11am NRL 360 Noon Cricket – IPL (HLS) Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils.

12:30 Cricket – IPL (RPL) Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore.

4pm UEFA Champions League Magazine 4:30 Motorsport – British Touring Car Championship (HLS) Round One. 5:30 NRL 360 6:30 Rugby League – The Fan 7pm Queenslanders Only 7:30 NRL Try Time 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life Inspiring and remarkable stories in rugby league.

10pm Michael Ennis – The Greatest 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Titans; Sea Eagles v Tigers.

11pm Rugby League – Queensland Cup (RPL) Northern Pride v East Tigers.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Uncharted Territory. 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Outhouses, Cow Bras, and Bears, Oh My! – Midsummer.

10am What On Earth? PG Dracula’s Tomb. 10:50 Street Science PG 11:15 Street Science PG Fireball Launcher.

11:40 Swamp Murders M Murky Affairs. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Southern Helle. 1:20 American Monster M Live by the Sword. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Seismic Shift. 4:45 What On Earth? PG Dracula’s Tomb. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Apache – Road to Chopper Live 1/2. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Edge Of Alaska M Devil’s Bargain.

10:15 Alaskan Bush People M Strength in Numbers.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Hell or High Water.

11:55 American Monster M THURSDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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The Ashburton Barbarians league side have made a stellar start to the 2018 season.

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Baabaas hit the ground running

BY MATT MARKHAM

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A complete overhaul of the club and its operations and a new-look culture has played a huge part in a successful start to the 2018 season for the Ashburton Barbarians Rugby League side who are two from two and on top of their competition.

After some testing times, things seem to have taken an encouraging turn back toward the positive for the proud club and judging by the results on the paddock, things may only continue to get better.

Two weeks into the Canterbury Rugby League season, where they compete in Division One, the Barbarians have two good wins on the board including a 66-0 romp over Addington in the opening round.

“It was a huge start for the guys,” manager Matt Milne said.

“There’s some confidence among the group, but our real focus has been on getting everything right off the paddock.

“We needed to put some new structures in place and sort out the manner in which the team was expected to operate and we

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are building nicely toward that.”

The disappointment of losing two Grand Finals in recent years by narrow margins still probably haunts the club at times, but shaking off that disappointment and being ready to hit the ground running this year has been a key focus.

“We’ve been really strong on defence and getting the fitness levels right and they’re on the right track.

“To be good defensively, you need to be fit.”

With a strong game structure in place as

well, the club is looking forward to what lies ahead for the season with some big clashes coming up against some unknown opposition.

After the overwhelming win over Addington, the Barbarians backed it up with a tough and determined win over Hornby last Saturday in which they emerged victorious 12-10.

This Saturday they get to play a match in front of their home fans when they play Marist Saints at Collegiate South on Saturday afternoon.

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