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Happy campers at Mt Potts Lodge

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A young camper enjoys the peace at Mt Potts Lodge.

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Families from across the region enjoyed an authentic Mid Canterbury experience over the weekend.

The team at Mt Potts Lodge hosted the Parent to Parent camp free of charge to enable families with disabled or health impaired children some quality time in the high country air.

Parent to Parent is a charity which supports families by connecting parents with a trained Support Parent who has a child with the same or similar condition, or who has experienced similar issues.

The charity also supports siblings of children with disabilities or health impairments.

More than 600 trained Support Parents nationwide can offer practical ideas, solutions and lend a listening ear.

Canterbury co-ordinator Laura Lightfoot said a group has operated in Ashburton for some time.

“The majority of our families have a child with autism but not

exclusively, anyone is welcome,” she said.

Fifteen families attended the inaugural camp at Mt Potts Lodge and found it a positive experience.

“It was brilliant parents supported other parents and there was no need to feel as if they had to conform to other people’s expectations as they so often do in day-to-day life,” Lightfoot said.

“It was also great to see the siblings of the disabled children relating so well to each other, some of them had met before and they were off doing their own thing in no time.

“The team at Mt Potts looked after us all so well and put on a range of activities for the children including a treasure hunt, scavenger hunt, pass the parcel game, a barbecue on the Saturday night, lawn games, and some families even walked to the top of Mt Sunday as well,” she said.

To find out more about services offered by Parent to Parent visit the group’s website at parent2parent.org.nz/greater-canterburyregion/

Wheelie bin debate rolls on

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Just days remain until consultation wraps up on the Ashburton District Council’s new wheelie bin service.

The service was discussed, debated and consulted on for Ashburton and rural towns already receiving a kerbside rubbish collection but when tenders were called and let, the council was able to secure a sharper price by upping the number of properties involved.

About 1100 households were contacted, said council waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin and two public meetings held

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where details of the new service were explained.

The second meeting at Lake Hood attracted a big turnout of residents and most were happy to join the new service, Goodwin said.

“There were no major concerns, nothing we hadn’t already

raised, so it was good to know we’d covered most of the concerns,” he said.

People living in the areas now included in the service – lifestyle properties around Ashburton and Rakaia and at Lake Hood – have until Monday night to make written submissions.

The deal, however, is an all-ornothing one. Costs are based on a number that includes these areas, Goodwin said.

“If we don’t stick with the numbers, if we remove an area that will significantly change those numbers and we’ll have to go back and renegotiate a price and we’re well aware this will be significantly higher.”

Not everyone chose to use all the facilities a council provided, but there were many things that everyone paid for regardless of whether they chose to use them, such as the library, museum or art gallery, he said.

“There are times when we all

pull together for the betterment of everyone and overall this is for the benefit of the whole community.”

The wheelie bin service will see households in the scheme receive two bins, one each for waste and recycling and a green crate for glass.

It is estimated this will cost each household $196 a year on their rates. This includes the price of the bins and their delivery.

Councillors will decide next month on the boundary extension and that decision will apply to all areas.

There is no opt in or opt out option.

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A long night battling Seafield blaze

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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Mid Canterbury firefighters spent nine hours extinguishing a blaze in the Seafield district overnight on Thursday.

The fire took hold in a stack of hay bales on Le Bretons Road and emergency services were notified shortly before 8pm, Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Alan Burgess said.

Ashburton crews responded, along with volunteers from South Ashburton, Willowby and Pendarves rural fire forces.

Burgess said the last of the firefighters left the scene at 5am yesterday.

“The concern was the close proximity of the fire to other dry material – there were hedges nearby.”

Residents reported seeing an unknown vehicle in the vicinity before

the fire broke out, however, Burgess said early indications were it was not suspicious.

The incident was the only callout for the brigade last night as Mid Canterbury remains in a total fire ban, imposed as part of a Canterbury-wide strategy on Thursday.

The open-fire ban, which includes burning off crop stubble, was activated to keep fightfighting resources free to assist with the Port Hills fires.

It will remain in place until the Ashburton District Council advises otherwise.

Anyone found to have deliberately lit a fire can be prosecuted and fined up to $20,000. They may also be responsible for costs associated with controlling illegally-lit fires and any damage caused to neighbouring properties.

■ MID CANTY KENNEL ASSOCIATION A special moment between Radius Millstream resident Judy Matthews and one of Ashburton’s younger residents Charlotte Gosling, 6 months. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 170217-SN-0015

Bridging the generational gap

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Age and youth shared a special morning tea at Radius Millstream on Friday when Plunket mums and bubs visited residents.

As part of the care facility’s drive to ensure residents remain in touch with their community, activities co-ordinator Gemma Sheehan decided to contact Plunket and invite its members to morning tea. And they turned out in large numbers. The lounge at Radius Millstream resembled a happy playgroup as mums, and nanas-and-granddads-for-the-day mixed and mingled with toddlers and tiny babies.

“I decided to do this because when people

come in with children everyone’s face lights up and some of our residents don’t have their own grandchildren so this is an opportunity for everyone to interact,” Sheehan said.

The day was so successful that she hopes to make it a monthly event.

And that’s backed up by Plunket’s Sue-Ann Carr. She’s also keen to make the event a regular one and plans to bring a range of activities for the children and residents to participate in.

“Today’s been our first trial and it’s great. The children are very comfortable with the older people and it’s therapeutic for them. It’s also an opportunity to talk about how raising children has changed over the years,” she said.

Dogs, dogs and more dogs

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Dogs of all shapes, sizes, breeds and temperament will be strutting their stuff today and tomorrow when the Allenton Rugby Club hosts the Mid Canterbury Kennel Association’s championship show.

There won’t be a rugby player in sight, but there will be more than 350 dogs and their owners vying for awards, all hoping it’s their name on the best in show trophy when the event wraps up.

The best of the best in the canine world will be judged by a line-up of Australian experts.

Dennis McGreevy from Queensland will judge gundogs, hounds and Best in Show; Chris McGreevy will judge toys, terriers and working dogs and

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Deirdre Crofts from New South Wales will judge utility and non-sporting dogs.

While the focus of the show will be on adult dogs, puppies also have their chance to shine with a puppy stakes event on Saturday.

For anyone who is considering buying a dog, a show is an ideal way to check out breeds and it also provides a chance to talk to owners and breeders, says Ashburton club secretary Olivia Bufton.

It’s also a good opportunity to observe dogs interacting with other dogs and to get an idea of the personality traits of each breed, she said.

Ashburton’s dog show will be held in the Allenton Rugby Club grounds on Melrose Road from 9am today and tomorrow.

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Youth, aged form a bond Youth and age are forming a very special bond in Ashburton, with students from Ashburton’s Christian School making weekly visits to share sporting activities and companionship with residents of Princes Court aged-care facility.

The inter-generational links started last year, based on a belief that young people should understand the value of serving their community, teacher Mike Hill said.

“This is something we want to do long term because it helps students understand about making long-term commitments,” he said.

The interaction with older people also helped the students to grow as individuals and to understand and appreciate an older generation, Hill said.

The students play bowls, quoits, balloon games and a range of other activities with residents as well as spending time going for walks and talking with them, said diversional therapist Chris Willis “It’s a real bonus for our people, a really positive experience,” she said.

Because the students were regular visitors, bonds were built between the generations, Willis said.

Ashburton Christian School students Nathan Steer (left) and Sam Kuipers (right) lining up on the bowling mat against Princes Court residents June Hodgkinson (left) and Margaret Body.

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Lunches still popular John Mowatt (left) is served lunch by Kath Robertson (left) and Marilyn Hawkes. From 12 noon till 1pm every Monday, a free lunch is available at the Baptist Church. The lunch is entering its third year of operation and is organised by eight volunteers.

Generally the menu consists of soup with a bun, with dessert on offer for special occasions such as Christmas. Volunteer Owen Hawkes, said that the lunch had grown from a small idea to start a soup kitchen for locals to an event that sometimes has 35 attendees at a time.

Students at Ashburton Borough School with some of the new sports equipment obtained through a sponsorship programme.

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School benefits from sponsorship Thanks to businesses and farms supporting their local schools when buying fuel from Southfuels, Ashburton Borough School students now have $1000 worth of new sports equipment.

The equipment was earned through a Fuel for Schools sponsorship programme where businesses and farms nominate a school to support.

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than 120 schools throughout the country, from as far north as Kaitaia to Invercargill in Southland, have earned themselves technology or sports equipment packages worth $1000.

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Students show off their colours Ashburton College students have been showing off their house pride at the college’s prelims athletics day.

Houses pitched their tents, showing off the best of their colours, selling food to raise funds for the year coming and playing music as loudly as possible. Green and blue house set up shop in the oval, while red and orange camped out at the college.

Head of sport Ron Carlson said it was fantastic to see everyone out in their house colours, taking part and making it a fun day.

Above left – Red house members Grace Wills and Hannah Kirwan dressed brightly in their house colours on prelims day.

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Above centre – Pradip Rai launches his javelin high in the air in an attempt to qualify for the schools finals day on March 2.

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Teachers Annalie Henson and Ken Pow shelter from the drizzle that affected part of the day.

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Right (from left) – Connor Breen, William Tod and Max Langley man the green house barbecue at the domain oval.

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‘We wouldn’t have lost any houses’ Ten of the 11 houses destroyed in the Port Hills fire could have been saved had career firefighters not been sent home at the start of the blaze, union bosses say.

Derek Best of the NZ Professional Firefighters Union said he has been told by career firefighters they were told to go home by Rural Fire officials after helping contain the fire on Monday night.

“Initially there was a response by our people to the incident, and then they were told you’re not really needed any more go home go back to the station,” Best said.

An hour-and-a-half later fire crews were called back to the scene as the fire had spread again.

“It really upset them,” Best said.

“They were unable to deploy and they could see the flames from the station and they weren’t able to go back.”

He said career firefighters did not a leave a scene until a fire was out, whereas Rural Fire officials worked to contain a fire but not necessarily put it out.

“Our people had contained the fire and were told to go back to the station and as soon as they did that the fire got away again.

“Ninety minutes later they were called back instead of coming back to a contained fire, which is what they left, they came back to an inferno,” he said.

“They had to start all over again.”

Cordon lifts at Port Hills amid drizzle

He said career firefighters had told him with confidence they think 10 of the 11 homes destroyed in the days since could have been saved if they had stayed on the first night to totally extinguish the flames.

“What our people are telling us is if they’d been fully deployed we wouldn’t have lost any houses.

That’s their best estimate based on experience.”

Best was calling for an independent inquiry into what had happened, saying there were questions about who should have been in command and whether lines of command were clear as the incident unfolded.

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Families sent fleeing from their homes by fires in Christchurch’s Port Hills were being let back in yesterday as a light drizzle helped firefighters control the blaze.

Light rain overnight and during parts of the day boosted the efforts of fire crews and Civil Defence earlier said the fire – which has destroyed at least 11 homes and ripped through more than 2000 hectares of scrub and forest since Monday – was “largely contained but not yet controlled”.

“The fire area is not expanding and firefighters have made great progress in putting in fire breaks around the perimeter of the fire area,” Civil Defence said.

Light rain is expected to continue throughout today.

Authorities yesterday also had good news for some of the 1000 residents evacuated from 400 homes earlier in the week.

Civil Defence announced one of the cordons around the fire-damaged area had been lifted at 1pm yesterday.

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Donations flood in for pilot’s family Steve Askin’s family have been flooded with donations following the helicopter pilot and war hero’s tragic death on Tuesday.

Askin, 38, was helping fight a massive fire in Christchurch’s Port Hills when the chopper he was in crashed near Sugarloaf.

He died at the scene, leaving behind a wife, Elizabeth, and young children, Bowie and Isabelle.

Family and friends of the for-

mer SAS serviceman, who was injured fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2011, have set up two Givealittle pages to “preserve his legacy and help secure a tiny bit of peace for his beloved family”.

Kiwis have dug deep, donating more than $150,000.

His mates who served in the army with him set up one of the fundraising pages and said the

money would go towards living expenses, home repairs and maintenance and Askin’s kids’ education.

Askin will be farewelled in a service in the Christchurch suburb of Wigram on Monday, a family friend told the Herald.

The military hero was awarded the NZ Galantry Star in 2014 for his service in Afghanistan.

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NZ cautious on company tax cuts

BY PAUL OSBORNE Malcolm Turnbull was looking for some staunch moral support from Bill English for company tax cuts, but got a lukewarm reply.

The Australian Government has made a 10-year cut to company taxes the centrepiece of its economic plan, with the prime minister arguing it would make

the country more attractive for investors.

At a joint media conference with English in Queenstown, Turnbull put on his journalist hat to ask his NZ counterpart to comment on how important it was to have a competitive company tax rate.

“We think it is really important to signal that we want reinvest-

ment in businesses, because that is what grows the jobs and grows the capacity,” English said of his country’s 28 per cent rate – two points lower than Australia’s.

“We had hoped it would attract a large number of Australian businesses across the Tasman, but that hasn’t quite happened yet. We might have to lower it again.”

Asked about the possibility of higher taxes in the May budget, Turnbull told reporters: “We have no plans to increase tax.”

“All of our plans for tax were set out in the Budget last year and they included a reduction in personal income tax ... and reductions in business tax.”

Turnbull was unaware of comments by his predecessor Tony

Abbott, who queried a suggestion by treasurer Scott Morrison of possible tax hikes if the senate continues to stymie billions of dollars in spending cuts.

“What’s the point of a coalition government if we fail to encourage risk-takers and innovators, but penalise them with heavier taxes,” Mr Abbott told Fairfax Media.

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If this sounds like you then applications to join the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee are now open.

The committee is refreshing its community membership again this year to ensure new perspectives are reflected.

Mindy Kaling (left) and Reese Witherspoon.

Witherspoon loving NZ Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are jumping for joy in southern paradise as they make the most of their time in New Zealand.

The Hollywood heavyweights have been gushing about New Zealand since arriving in Queenstown, where they will spend two weeks filming Disney movie A Wrinkle in Time.

Witherspoon, 40, shared in an Instagram post yesterday how excited she is to explore the country with cast mate Kaling, 37.

“Couldn’t be more excited to discover #NewZealand with this lady,” Witherspoon captioned the image of her and her co-star leaping in the air, high above spectacular Lake Wakatipu.

The bubbly blonde is head over heels in love with New Zealand, having shared a number of scenic snaps including one yesterday morning asking “New Zealand, why are you so magical?”

Actress and comedian Kaling joined the action yesterday morning with a surreal photo of their filming location for the day.

“The home of Frodo, Bilbo, Saruman, Jemaine, Bret, and Lorde,” she quipped.

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Summer in Mid Canterbury This year’s Guardian Summer Photo Competition, in conjunction with Experience Mid Canterbury, has turned up some great photos of summer fun in our fantastic district!

This page celebrates the competition winners and Mid Canterbury.

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Gaynor Hurst took out first prize for her image of Scarlett and Dustin Hurst splashing about in Lake Clearwater.

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Annette Scott won third prize for this picture taken of a bird’s-eye view from the top of Mt Guy. She said she decided to accompany husband Trevor Scott (pictured) on a tramp, but it turned into quite a climb. It was worth the view though, she said.

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Nel Davison won second prize for her picture of grandson Hunter Davison, playing with bubbles in Nana’s Ashburton garden.

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Fun in the sun was captured by the winners of the Ashburton Guardian Summer Photo Competition over the holiday season.

The winners were delighted to collect their prizes from Anita Twamley from Experience Mid Canterbury and show off their fantastic images.

Winner of the senior category, Gaynor Hurst is a keen photographer who said picking the photo to enter was tough, but the laughter and joy of Scarlett and Dustin trying to splash granddad that was captured was really special.

Junior competition winner Ashlee Lye wanted to try and capture something different in her photo. So Mitchell hanging

around in the Ashburton Domain with the lines creating interesting angles was perfect.

The winner of the senior section walks away with a prize pack featuring two nights’ accommodation at Ski Time and a balloon flight with ballooning for up to four people, valued at $2400.

The junior section winner has scooped up a clay bird and archery package for a couple or family of four, valued at $480.

Other prizes include dinner at The Lake House, a Stronechrubie voucher (second and third, adult section), horse trekking (for family of four) and a family pass to the Alpine Encounter in Methven (second and third, junior section).

Left – Competition winners Ashlee Lye (front) and Gaynor Hurst (right) with Anita Twamley (back) from Experience Mid Canterbury showing of their fantastic photos.

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Bridie Cameron, 13, took this serene shot of her sister Stella and a friend while out riding at the Rakaia River.

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Ashlee Lye, 6, who goes to Allenton School, claimed first prize after capturing this picture of Mitchell hanging about in the Ashburton Domain.

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Max Rooney, 8, took this lovely image of his two younger siblings, Honor (3), Dallas (8 months) and family border collie, Macey, enjoying the sunshine on their Winchmore Farm.

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Sport ‘I made a massive error’ After being caught drink-driving in France, former All Black Dan Carter will be appearing in court.

Former All Black Dan Carter has apologised for drink-driving, saying he made a “massive error of judgment”.

Carter posted the apology on Facebook after being caught drink-driving in Paris.

“No excuses - I made a massive error of judgment and have let down my club, my fans and most importantly my family,” he wrote.

“I will have to now let the police/court process run its course and face the consequences. I am just glad no one was harmed.

Sorry.”

Carter, who plays for the Racing 92 club in Paris, was nabbed

by French police, while driving near the Champs-Elysee in central Paris on Wednesday night.

He reportedly did not have his driver’s licence with him and had a blood alcohol level of 0.98g per litre, above the limit of 0.5g.

The drink-drive limit is the same in New Zealand, although it used to be 0.8g.

According to French media, Carter was not held in custody or put in a sobering cell, but his car was impounded. He will reportedly appear in court.

Carter now plays for star French rugby club Racing 92.

Carter, aged 34, signed with

Racing 92 after winning his second World Cup with the All Blacks in 2015.

The deal is reported to be the most lucrative contract in professional rugby, estimated at worth more than $2 million a season.

Carter played 112 tests for the All Blacks between 2003-15 and is the highest-point scorer in the history of test rugby.

France-based Radio Sport correspondent Catherine Field warned that French drink-driving laws were much stricter than they have been in the past, when the wine-drinking culture was prevalent.

“There’s a real feeling here over the past four or five years that drink driving isn’t a good thing to do any more,” she said.

“People have realised that picture of France of 30 years ago, when you could go out and have a great lunch and a pastis, and then drive home ... those are the old days. Now, it’s very strict. “[Dan Carter] will probably undoubtedly lose his licence.

What type of financial penalty will again be up to the judge.”

The other imponderable at this stage is how his Racing 92 club will react.

Carter, along with his Racing clubmates – fellow former All

Black Joe Rokocoko and Argentina wing Juan Imhoff – were cleared by the French Rugby Federation after proving that the traces of corticosteroids found in their urine samples were down to their being granted therapeutic-use exemptions for prescribed medication as they recovered from injuries.

“This is a very serious offence.

Whether they will support him again, that is a big question.”

Adidas New Zealand country manager Quentin Bleakley said they were “aware of the reports involving Dan Carter and we won’t be making any further comment”.

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In brief Betting scandal Wests Tigers back Tim Simona is facing being rubbed out of the game after becoming embroiled in a betting scandal. The NRL said they had issued Simona with a notice to cancel his registration after he was alleged to have broken rules relating to gambling on the game. Simona has the right to appeal but has been stood down from training and will not be allowed to play before the matter is finalised.

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Purcell to stand down New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing is on the hunt for a new chief executive following Greg Purcell’s resignation. Purcell, who has been in the position for six years, will stand down at the end of the current racing season. NZTR chairman Dr Alan Jackson said Purcell had worked with “total dedication” in the role. “Greg deserves acknowledgement for the significant improvements to NZTR and our sport which he has led,” Dr Jackson said. Purcell said he advised Dr Jackson 12 months ago that he believed it was time for someone else to take over as chief executive.

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Slocum in NZ Open Methven has a chance to get one back against Allenton today at the Ashburton Domain.

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■ CRICKET

Feast of cricket on offer

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

Mid Canterbury is in for an action-packed weekend of cricket.

Headlining the line-up of matches, is the Mid Canterbury Senior Rep team taking to the Domain Oval against Otago Country for the last game in the Hawke Cup. The two-day match will begin this morning.

After a winless campaign up to this point, all that is left for Mid Canterbury to play for is pride.

If bowlers Bevan Ravenscroft and James Southby can be as productive with the ball as

their last outing, and if the batting improvements that coach Garfield Charles has asked for come off, anything is possible.

In the local senior cricket competition, round four of the Muirhead Rosebowl will be contested today.

The first ball is set to be bowled at 12.30pm, with second placed Allenton playing host to table topping Methven.

Both sides enter the match undefeated, with Methven looking for revenge after losing to Allenton on the final day, dashing their hopes of silverware.

In the other fixture Cold-

stream plays host to Lauriston. Lauriston will be looking to bounce back after a loss to Allenton last week while Coldstream will be fresh and rearing to go after having the bye.

Tech will have an opportunity to put the legs up with a bye this week.

The final match on offer on Saturday is the first day of the Ashburton College First XI’s two-day match against St Thomas, of Canterbury College.

The college has notched two outright victories in their first two games of the year, so will be looking to extend that fantastic start.

MID CANTERBURY SQUAD

American Heath Slocum, with seven professional wins including four on the PGA Tour, leads a quartet of world class players to confirm to play in next month’s ISPS Handa New Zealand Open in Queenstown.

Slocum, who rose into the world’s top 50 players, will be joined by Koreans Young-Han Song, the Open’s highest world ranked player at #78 and his fellow PGA player SJ ‘Andrew’ Park and multi winner on the European Tour, Marcus Fraser from Australia.

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Frisby to stay with Reds

Mid Canterbury Squad to face Otago Country B Ravencroft (Capt) D Biggs R Cockburn C Gallagher N Gilbert B Houston D Kruger H Sinclair J Southby W Southby M Winter

Nick Frisby has signed a new contract with the Queensland Reds that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2018 season. The fringe Wallaby halfback made his debut for the Reds in 2012 and last year made four test appearances for Australia. The 24-year-old has been tipped for a big season in the team’s new-look backline, which features the return of Quade Cooper at five-eighth, a fit-again Karmichael Hunt at fullback and star centre Samu Kerevi.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Luke reports in career-best shape NZ Warriors hooker Issac Luke has slimmed down, healed up and done all he can to get into gear for 2017.

Luke, 29, heads into his second year with the club, after a debut campaign in which he made 20 appearances, but battled various knee complaints.

Transferring from the Rabbitohs, where he had played all of his NRL football, the Taranaki native also struggled with his weight.

But after taking part in the Kiwis’ failed Four Nations defence in November, Luke said he had returned to pre-season training in careerbest shape.

He had lost four kilos to sit at 87kg, a weight closer to that which he had at South Sydney, and had rid himself of lingering calf and knee issues.

“I’m pretty happy and the staff’s happy too, so everything’s going well so far, but obviously I have to perform on the field,” Luke said.

“I feel better, definitely better.”

Having sat out the side’s failed Nines tilt and trial against Melbourne, Luke will pull the boots back on this weekend against Gold Coast in Palmerston North.

He will be joined by fellow stalwarts Jacob Lillyman and vice-captain Simon Mannering for the encounter, which is the last before Round One against the Knights.

Luke said a strong showing was all the more important to safeguard his No. 9 jumper, with Jazz Tevaga and Nate Roache breathing down his neck.

Head coach Stephen Kearney agreed, saying he expected a genuine performance from each player selected. That included chosen five-eighth Ata Hingano, who will have a challenge on his hands to retain the No. 6 role after Kieran Foran’s return in Round Three.

“We have Round One in our sights and focus so it’ll be pretty much close to game time and interchange, maybe just a few adjustments,” Kearney said.

“It’s about making sure we do improve on the areas we want to improve on, so we can take that into Round One.” The Warriors have not played in Manawatu since their debut 1995 campaign.

The Titans, meanwhile, will not bring superstar Jarryd Hayne, after the former NFL player took part in last week’s Nines.

WARRIORS: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (capt), Tuimoala Lolohea, David Fusitu’a, Solomone Kata, Ken Maumalo, Ata Hingano, Shaun Johnson, Sam Lisone, Issac Luke, Jacob Lillyman, Bunty Afoa, Ryan Hoffman, Simon Mannering.

Interchange: Albert Vete, James Gavet, Blake Ayshford, Junior Pauga, James Bell, Charlie Gubb, Mason Lino, Isaiah Papalii, Erin Clark.

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Issac Luke has turned up for the 2017 season four kilograms lighter and injury free.

■ HOCKEY

Argentina turn tables on NZ

Liz Thompson in action for the Black Sticks against Argentina.

Hosts Argentina took control of yesterday’s third test with a 3-0 result over the Black Sticks Women in Buenos Aires.

Argentina stepped up the tempo leading on from Wednesday’s 1-0 loss, with their speed and tempo proving too much for the Kiwis.

The Black Sticks again created some strong chances, but weren’t able to put them into the back of the goal.

Assistant coach Sean Dancer said it was a frustrating game in which they allowed the hosts to play on their terms.

“It was a frustrating game today, we didn’t pay attention to some of the little details and allowed Argentina to dictate to us,” he said.

“Playing a top-tier team, you need to be at the top of your game, and today we lacked the quality of basics in our tackling and ball control under pressure.

“We have a quick turnaround ahead of tomorrow’s fourth game, so the girls will do their recovery and scouting to ensure we go into the challenge on the front foot.”

Argentina made a fast start and ran out to an early lead in just the fourth minute, when Maria Gra-

natto deflected into goal from close range. The hosts doubled their advantage midway through the second quarter, with Eugenia Trinchinetti capitalising on a loose ball in the circle.

Argentina sealed the result from a 36th-minute penalty corner which Delfina Merino crashed into goal after an initial save.

The Black Sticks go up against Argentina in test four at 10am today (NZ time), with the game streamed live online.

Argentina 3 (Maria Granatto, Eugenia Trinchinetti, Delfina Merino) NZ 0 - NZME

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In brief Multiple cup hosts?

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he intends to encourage co-hosting for the 2026 FIFA World Cup that could divide the tournament up between as many as four countries. “We will encourage co-hosting for the World Cup because we need FIFA to show we are reasonable and we have to think about sustainability long-term,” Infantino said. “(We could) ... maybe bring together two, three, four countries who can jointly present a project with three, four, five stadiums each. We will certainly encourage it. Ideally the countries will be close to each other.”

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Review signalled

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■ DRESSAGE

Locals stamp mark on champs Ashburton riders have stamped their mark at the South Island Dressage Championships.

Four local riders made the trip to Gore last weekend to compete in the three-day event.

The riders performed well against strong competition from all around the South Island.

Sarah Waddell (above), riding River Rock, placed second in the South Island Super 5 League

Hobson Horsecoaches Level Six Series.

Nicola Sim and Chocolate Ice finished fourth in the South Island Super 5 League Dunstan Horsefeeds Level four Series.

Attitude criticised

Seija Parkelli-Glew and Lodestar were fourth overall in the level five classes.

Kate Waddell riding Vollrath Witchcraft took out the Level four Prydes Young Rider Title.

■ RUGBY

Super Rugby changes video review system Super Rugby has changed its rules surrounding in-game video reviews, now favouring a system that more closely resembles the one used by the NRL. Previously, referees have been able to send contentious decisions upstairs without provid-

ing the television match official (TMO) with their take on the incident.

From this season onwards, any referee who wants a decision reviewed by the TMO will first have to state their “on-field decision”, based on their real-time view.

The TMO will then only be able to overturn the call if there is “compelling” video evidence.

The only exception is in the case of a potential foul play incident, which can still be referred to the TMO without the referee’s input – or, alternatively, the ref-

Cricket Tasmania has signalled an independent review of its operations after sacking senior coach Dan Marsh. External auditors will be brought in to assess the scope of changes needed to brighten the prospects of the organisation as the Tigers sit last on the Sheffield Shield ladder.

With more than a season left on his contract, Marsh was told to go this week, following a decision in January not to renew Damian Wright as Hobart Hurricanes’ coach. “What we need to do is determine what we can do to improve,” CT chairman Andrew Gaggin said, pointing to a Monday board meeting when discussions will start to recruit a new senior coach.

- AAP Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was critical of his players’ attitude after their Europa League soccer victory over St Etienne, accusing them of lacking the necessary focus. United won the last-32 first leg at Old Trafford 3-0 yesterday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic notching a hat-trick, but the hosts survived some nervy moments, particularly in the first half.

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eree can review it themselves on the big screen at the stadium if it is of sufficient quality.

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Weekend Sports Box A look ahead to the sporting weekend, with a glance back over the shoulder at the week that was.

Out and about …

If you are inclined for a trip to the bowling green, why not rock down to the Hampstead Bowling Club this Sunday. The Champion of Champion fours will be on from nine till five which will see the club champions from all local clubs vying for the title of being the best in the district for this season. If you like a smaller, faster ball, head down to the Domain Oval on either day of the weekend and check out Mid Canterbury taking on Otago Country in the Hawke Cup.

On the couch ...

Shane van Gisbergen and his Triple Eight teammates have completed their first practice session of the year in their 2017 cars.

■ MOTOR RACING

First test for SVG, Red Bull Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen and his Triple Eight teammates have completed their first practice session of the year in their 2017 cars.

The New Zealander, Red Bull Holden Racing Team teammate Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes each completed 60km in their VF Commodores at Queensland Raceway without hiccup.

“The shakedown went pretty well but the only difficulty was the track was pretty dirty,” team manager Mark Dutton told Speedcafe.com.

“It just meant that we couldn’t quite do

as much as we wanted to do.

“We really wanted to run the new tyre and get a bit of learning done ahead of the test day next week but we made the call not to.

“The track grip wasn’t there and we didn’t think we would get a good read.

“It was a good shakedown. There are always a few niggling things but they were all sorted.

“We had three new cars with no vibration issues so it has been a really good effort by everyone back at the workshop.”

Lucas Dumbrell Racing’s 16-year-old

recruit Alex Rullo endured a tough initiation into Supercars racing at a similar test at Winton Raceway, crashing at turn four prompting the session to pause for 20 minutes while barriers were repaired.

Meanwhile Kiwi Chris Pither has been confirmed as teammate for Erebus Racing’s Dale Wood for the Pirtek Endurance Cup this year.

Pither spent last year with Super Black Racing but was left without a drive after the Kiwi team gave up its Racing Entitlements Contract late last year.

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For your Sunday afternoon viewing pleasure, why not check out the first match in the ODI series between New Zealand and South Africa. The Proteas boast four of the top seven ODI batsmen in the world, so Southee and co. will be hoping to not see the ball passing over the Seddon Park rope too many times. The Black Caps will be looking to carry on their Chappell Hadlee winning form and start the series off with a win.

Worth a punt …

Well, well, well. It would appear that lightning can strike twice in the same spot. That’s two in a row for us, maybe we should make a profession out of tipping racehorses. And why break the trend, let’s go to the nags again and see what we can find. There’s a meeting at Geraldine tomorrow and we do like the look of Sharknado in Race 2 wearing the No.1 saddle cloth. He was impressive at the Methven trials last weekend and we are expecting a bit of bite from him on debut.

■ SUPER BOWL BET

Canadian tennis star stays true to her word Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was so confident the Atlanta Falcons had Super Bowl LI in the bag that she bet a random fan on Twitter that she would go on a date with him if the New England Patriots somehow pulled off the win.

“If patriots win we go on a date?” came the pitch from the plucky fan.

“Sure,” Bouchard replied, although she shot down a second such suitor with merely “C’mon...” As the Patriots made their successful fightback, Bouchard was asked by another tweeter: “are you getting nervous?!? Lol.” “Umm ... kinda ...,” she replied, adding later, “So ... where do you live?”

When the Patriots won the game, and their fifth title with Brady as quarterback, Bouchard could only manage letters: “Omfg.” “Lesson learned,” Bouchard followed with later. “Never bet against Tom Brady.”

Realising she had become a big deal in the Twitter-verse, Bouchard made it clear the next day she would pay off.

“Lol it made a Twitter moment,” she tweeted. “And I will do it, I stay true to my word.”

The 22-year-old Montreal native

A sad week …

This week was a sad week for New Zealand football, as legend Steve Sumner passed away, aged 61. The captain of the first ever New Zealand side to reach a world cup, he led the side on a record 15-match qualifying run to earn their place in the 1982 World Cup. An incredible leader and often described as one of the most influential players in the history of New Zealand football, he will be sorely missed.

Quiz time …

As mentioned above this week marked the sad passing of New Zealand Football icon Steve Sumner. He holds the title of the first ever player from Oceania to score a world cup goal, but who was it against? Answer below.

They said it …

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard with her bet date John Goehrke.

Bouchard stayed true to her word. And on Wednesday, met Mizzou student John Goehrke from Chicago to see the Brooklyn Nets take on the Milwaukee Bucks in

New York. Bouchard provided updates via Twitter throughout the night, suggesting the date was going smoothly.

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“No excuses - I made a massive error of judgment and have let down my club, my fans and most importantly my family”. 2015 World Rugby Player of the Year and Former All Black, Dan Carter, hit the headlines yesterday after being caught drunk driving in central Paris. The above quote was posted to his Facebook page along with acknowledging his fate now rests in the court’s hands, and sharing his gratefulness nobody was hurt.

Quiz Time Answer: Scotland

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Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie raceway

Auckland Racing Club Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 18 Feb 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.23pm (NZT) NORMAN DISNEY & YOUNG 1200 R65 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 13 Fast And Furious tdb (4) 59 ..............L Innes 2 50x60 Dragon Dancer td (7) 59 .............C Lammas 3 1. High Distinction (8) 58.5..................S Collett 4 10 Artic Storm d (9) 58 5 x8232 Ruby Bloom d (1) 57.5 .....S Weatherley (a2) 6 x5821 Coasting (2) 56.5 ............................ C Grylls 7 4499x The Dom (10) 56.5 .......................... S Spratt 8 9x93x Muriwai d (5) 56 .........................M Coleman 9 13387 I Am Gracie db (6) 55.5...................A Collett 10 59064 Bold Bachelor t (3) 55.5 ........H Marzuki (a4) 2 12.59pm OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY 1200 R85 $27,500, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 77582 First Class d (9) 59...........S Weatherley (a2) 2 65802 Mr Knowitall tdm (4) 59 .........H Marzuki (a4) 3 1x112 Splurge tdm (6) 57.5 ................... D Johnson 4 x4238 Latin Rose (3) 55.5 .....................C Lammas 5 x3003 Triaction td (2) 55 ............................ C Grylls 6 32432 Go Nicholas td (7) 55 ................ M D Plessis 7 20381 Lucyinrio (8) 54 ..........................M Cameron 8 2x133 Hollywood Lass tdb (5) 54 ................L Innes 9 2x334 Memories Only (1) 54 .....................S Collett 3 1.35pm VISIQUE ROSE OPTOMETRISTS 1500 R65 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1500m 1 212 Tavidream b (10) 59.5 .................C Lammas 2 3x110 Two Thirty m (13) 59.5 ....................J Riddell 3 1 Sacred Way (3) 59 ............................L Innes 4 410x Collaborate (4) 59 ......................M Cameron

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6x139 Mr Selfridge (12) 58.5 ..................... R Jones 41522 Floating Heart (9) 58 .....................J Waddell 19 Cut Me Loose (1) 58 ................. M D Plessis 85733 Showpin b (5) 58 ............................. S Spratt 737x6 River Cruise (8) 57.5 ..................M Coleman 9x216 Rube Bridges t (15) 56.5 ............. D Johnson 1 Twenty One Times (11) 56.5 6x231 Hush Little Sista (7) 56.5.......... D Danis (a4) 6x269 Saffron Lady (2) 56.5 ...................... C Grylls 00754 Ultimate Image t (14) 56 .................A Collett 10x09 Let Them Talk (6) 55 .......................S Collett 4 2.11pm AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB TROPHY $30,000, OPN HCP, 1500m 1 1x480 Sound Proposition t (8) 60 .........M Coleman 2 30045 Farm Boy t (3) 58 .......................M Cameron 3 1511x Pacorus tm (10) 57.5..................V Gatu (a1) 4 x4335 Clovelly Park (6) 54.5 .........................M Hills 5 28546 Somethingvain t (4) 54 .................... S Spratt 6 1013x Eleonora (2) 54 ........................... D Johnson 7 39931 Strada Cavallo (7) 54 .................D Prastiyou 8 90151 Marky Mark t (11) 54 ....................... C Grylls 9 32501 Iwannadancelikehim t (9) 54 ..... M D Plessis 10 45425 Our King Sway m (1) 54 11 71713 Gravano tmb (5) 54 5 2.50pm MACULAR DEGENERATION NZ 1600 R75 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 23262 Beefeater db (4) 61 ........................H Tinsley 2 31116 Top Prospect td (6) 59.....................A Collett 3 x1525 Serious Satire t (12) 58.5 ............ D Johnson 4 2x2x6 Bao Shan Magic td (7) 58.5 ............J Riddell 5 08x77 Martiniz Special dm (11) 58.5 ...R Hutchings 6 1x331 Sin To Win d (3) 57.5 .........................L Innes

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4145x Victory Drive t (9) 57 .....................J Waddell 13x53 Keep On Coming d (2) 56 ............... C Grylls 9x771 Lucky Sweep td (13) 56 .................. S Spratt 06x94 Slice Of Cake d (10) 55 43117 Cote D’Or d (1) 54......................M Coleman 011. Dame Margo Fonteyn d (5) 54 ...M Cameron 4x141 Dangerous Pony d (8) 54 .S Weatherley (a2) 6 3.23pm RETINA SPECIALISTS AVONDALE GUINEAS (G2) $100,000, 3YO SW, 2100m 1 812x4 Sacred Elixir tb (12) 56.5 ..................L Innes 2 35351 Wyndspelle (9) 56.5 .................... D Johnson 3 64122 Shocking Luck (2) 56.5 ...............C Lammas 4 39837 Highlad (6) 56.5 .........................M Cameron 5 08x11 Mongolian Wolf m (1) 56.5 ........ M D Plessis 6 9x311 Camino Rocoso t (7) 56.5 .............J Waddell 7 11444 Cha Siu Bao (4) 56.5 ...................... C Grylls 8 25211 Disturbance (10) 56.5 .....................S Collett 9 21175 Romancer t (16) 56.5 ......................J Riddell 10 31518 Beaumarchais (8) 56.5....................A Collett 11 1x401 Gingernuts (17) 56.5 ...................... J Parkes 12 0x551 Heisenberg (3) 56.5 .......................H Tinsley 13 2212 Charles Road (14) 56.5..............M Coleman 14 41695 Leading Role b (13) 56.5 ...................M Hills 15 5124 Redeem The Dream (15) 56.5 S Weatherley (a) 16 35150 Wehadadeal (5) 56.5 17 72070 Savasava m (11) 56.5 ...............R Hutchings Emergencies: Wehadadeal, Savasava 7 3.58pm GO RACING SYNDICATIONS AVONDALE CUP (G2) $100,000, OPN HCP, 2400m 1 1x691 St Jean td (8) 59 ............................ J Parkes 2 14519 Sampson dm (16) 57 ...................... R Jones

3 15000 Nymph Monte (18) 56 4 31122 Jacksstar mb (1) 54.5..................C Lammas 5 15821 Chenille t (15) 54...............................L Innes 6 12x11 Hushed (4) 54 ............................M Cameron 7 13133 Five To Midnight m (6) 53.5 ......... D Johnson 8 43143 Marciano tm (5) 53.5 ................. M D Plessis 9 06073 Storming The Tower tm (17) 53.5 10 x8040 El Soldado t (9) 53 ..........................S Collett 11 52904 King Kamada d (14) 53 ................... C Grylls 12 0x605 Mister Impatience (3) 53 ................. S Spratt 13 14356 Megablast tdm (19) 52.5 ............M Coleman 14 90184 Fanatic d (11) 52 ................................M Hills 15 52053 Perfect Start tm (7) 52 ........S Weatherley (a) 16 27345 Sanasar 52................................... Scratched 17 02895 Arrow In The Sand (2) 52 ...........D Prastiyou 18 8x075 Smedley tm (13) 52 ...............Z N Azman (a) 19 03265 Sierra Beel 52 .............................. Scratched 20 21334 Imperium (10) 52.............................A Collett 21 74661 Dalezinga t (12) 52 Emergencies: Sierra Beel, Imperium, Dalezinga 8 4.33pm AUCKLAND EYE 2100 R65 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 20224 Bear (18) 60 ................................ D Johnson 2 02292 The Chief (7) 60 ..................A Schwerin (a2) 3 00446 Michelin dm (5) 59 ........................J Waddell 4 35166 Excalibur (15) 58.5 ..........................J Riddell 5 5x100 Castle Ridge (9) 58.5 ...................... R Jones 6 63641 Splendido d (1) 58.5 7 30595 Te Waewae Bay (2) 58.5 ...........R Hutchings 8 64410 Comin’through (8) 58 ........................L Innes 9 85x68 Le Moussier d (4) 58 ...........Z N Azman (a3) 10 x0513 Thailand (3) 57.5 .............................S Collett

11 94107 Model Aye d (6) 57.5 ................. M D Plessis 12 01889 Wooden Red (13) 57 13 59401 Incantesimo (17) 56.5 ..................... C Grylls 14 07760 Neala t (14) 56.5 ........................... R Norvall 15 x7010 Yamato Nadeshiko d (11) 56 .H Marzuki (a4) 16 88943 Varro (10) 57 17 90x7. Takeit To Thelimit (12) 54 18 5124 Redeem The Dream (16) 59.5 Emergencies: Varro, Takeit To Thelimit, Redeem The Dream Blinkers on : Hollywood Lass (R2), Cut Me Loose (R3) Blinkers off : Highlad (R6), Chenille (R7), Bear (R8) Winkers on : Sacred Elixir (R6) Winkers off : The Dom (R1) SELECTIONS: Race 1: Fast And Furious, Coasting, I Am Gracie, High Distinction, Muriwai Race 2: Splurge, Hollywood Lass, Triaction, Go Nicholas, Lucyinrio Race 3: Sacred Way, Tavidream, Rube Bridges, Collaborate, Floating Heart Race 4: Eleonora, Strada Cavallo, Marky Mark, Pacorus, Gravano Race 5: Serious Satire, Top Prospect, Sin To Win, Cote D’Or, Dame Margo Fonteyn Race 6: Sacred Elixir, Wyndspelle, Camino Rocoso, Charles Road, Romancer Race 7: Chenille, Five To Midnight, Hushed, Jacksstar, Mister Impatience Race 8: Excalibur, Te Waewae Bay, Thailand, Wooden Red, Michelin

Taranaki gallops Today at New Plymouth raceway

Taranaki Racing Club Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 18 February 2017 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 12.36pm (NZT) HAROLD TUSON MEMORIAL 1400 R85 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 37447 Caramac tdm (7) 59 ................. K McCulloch 2 00x45 Mary Quant d (6) 56 .......................V Colgan 3 19206 La Fille En Jeu d (3) 55.5 ................R Myers 4 02632 Catwomandu tdmh (1) 55 ..........R Elliot (a2) 5 x2133 Let Her Rip (5) 55 .........................L Allpress 6 39x51 Astrid d (2) 54 .................................D Turner 7 067x5 Dramatist d (4) 54 ....................... R Hannam 2 1.12pm ENERGY VETS TARANAKI MAIDEN $20,000, SP COND, 1400m 1 22001 Prince Oz (2) 58 .........................R Elliot (a2) 2 72 Eagle Bay (6) 57 .............................R Myers 3 x5564 Deep Blue (11) 57 ....................... E Farr (a2) 4 22 Neeson b (4) 56.5 .........................L Allpress 5 6022 Roll The Gold (7) 56.5 ...............B Hutton (a) 6 4 Twentysixtwelve (8) 56.5 .......... K McCulloch 7 29633 Kittykittybangbang (10) 55 ......... L Satherley 8 3x323 Needlepoint (9) 55 .........................V Colgan 9 726x2 Etoile D’Ange h (1) 55 .....................D Turner 10 529x4 Miss Bondi h (13) 55 .....................M Tanaka 11 06027 Carnation h (3) 55 .......................T Thornton 12 Chateau Rose 55 ......................... Scratched 13 007x9 Rose Sauvage (5) 55 ...............A Jones (a1) 14 99x Amnestys Child h (14) 54.5....... D Hirini (a2) 15 Our Bandit (12) 57 ................ N Teeluck (a2) Emergency: Our Bandit 3 1.48pm CAST IRON SERVICES 1600 R75 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 x4271 On The Hill d (9) 59 .......................D Bradley

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00471 Prince Mambo d (8) 58.5 ..............L Allpress 03263 Macklemore tdbh (12) 57.5 ...........M Tanaka x641x Lonely Boy d (7) 56 ..................... E Farr (a2) 1x512 Snowdrift (11) 55.............................R Myers 51243 Suggestions m (4) 55 .....................V Colgan 06x94 Slice Of Cake d (3) 55 ...............S McKay (a) 37224 Woodbine Ladd th (5) 55............. R Hannam 72046 Whatz Occurring d (1) 54.5 ......A Jones (a1) 206x8 Belle Cadeau (6) 54 ....................T Thornton 43117 Cote D’Or d (10) 54.................. K McCulloch 15722 Malibu Miss th (2) 54 .......................D Turner 4 2.24pm PHOENIX PARK CLASSIC (G3) $70,000, 2YO SW, 1200m 1 1 Aim Smart d (6) 56.5......................V Colgan 2 4. Irish Flame h (4) 56.5 ......................D Turner 3 5 Malo Bik 56.5 ............................... Scratched 4 6 Scott Base (1) 56.5 ..................... R Hannam 5 2313 Caesour’s Dream (7) 54.5 6 51 Lady Rossa d (3) 54.5.............. K McCulloch 7 1. Nucleonic t (5) 54.5 .......................L Allpress 8 3 Icebomb (8) 54.5 .......................S McKay (a) 9 248 Sophie’s Choice (2) 54.5 .................R Myers 94. Aquamosa (9) 54.5 .......................M Tanaka 10 5 2.59pm COCA COLA DASH $40,000, OPN HCP, 1100m 1 3x219 Speech Craft (2) 60..................... E Farr (a2) 2 69800 Passing Shot td (1) 58.5................L Allpress 3 08112 Tiebreaker dmb (4) 53 ......... S MacNab (a3) 4 23x11 Lewis Caroll td (3) 53 ................S McKay (a) 5 42423 Parker’s Piece (5) 53 6 3481x Dancing Flames (7) 53............. K McCulloch 7 10x01 Khalama (8) 53 ...........................T Thornton 8 66x92 Katie’s So Kool (6) 53......................D Turner 6 3.34pm PLATINUM HOMES TARANAKI CUP (G3)

$80,000, OPN HCP, 1800m 1 54134 Overtheriver (7) 60 ...................... D Hirini (a) 2 7379x Pentathlon tdh (5) 57.....................L Allpress 3 46314 Cruiser m (8) 55 ............................D Bradley 4 33070 Nashville m (9) 55 ....................... R Hannam 5 41114 Maid Of Steel (14) 54.5 ..................V Colgan 6 1x622 All Roads b (6) 53.5 ........................R Myers 7 x5542 Twoznotenough th (11) 53 ..........T Thornton 8 03221 Romantic Maid (13) 53............. K McCulloch 9 45425 Our King Sway m (10) 53 ...........A Jones (a) 10 94615 Heavens Keep (12) 53 ..............S McKay (a) 11 45045 Nomisma (1) 53 ...........................R Elliot (a) 12 16431 Effectav tdh (3) 53 .........................M Tanaka 13 51543 Vinevale (4) 53 14 01844 Our Abbadean b (2) 53 ...................D Turner 15 21062 Alcaldesa m (15) 53 Emergency: Alcaldesa 7 4.09pm BOB SHARROCK MEMORIAL OAKS PRELUDE (Listed) $50,000, 3YOF SW, 1800m 1 27320 Storytime (4) 56.5 ...........................R Myers 2 52130 Date Night (3) 56.5........................L Allpress 3 73414 Dreamcrafter b (6) 56.5.................D Bradley 4 61 Hot Saki (5) 56.5 ...........................M Tanaka 5 8414 Korakonui (9) 56.5.................... K McCulloch 6 610 Eva Godiva t (8) 56.5 ......................D Turner 7 10 Sacred Rhythm (10) 56.5 ...............V Colgan 8 47010 Vencedora th (7) 56.5..................T Thornton 9 3108. Lady Shabeel (1) 56.5...............B Hutton (a) 10 5109 Princess Sapphire (12) 56.5 .....S McKay (a) 11 9L33 Imogensmiles (11) 56.5 ............. L Satherley 12 6273 It’s Pandemonium h (2) 56.5 ....... R Hannam 8 4.44pm THE WATERFRONT HOTEL 2000 $20,000, Rating 65&JMPS Benchmark*, 2000m 1 47744 Brave Kat mh (6) 61 .................... E Farr (a2)

2 12729 Alfie Dee (13) 59.5 ........................L Allpress 3 50851 Call Me Irish t (16) 59................ D Hirini (a2) 4 245x8 King Of Sting t (18) 58.5 ................ C Perrett 5 94190 Red Rascal tdh (8) 58.5 .............. R Hannam 6 80x74 Ticket Clipper m (4) 58.5 .......... K McCulloch 7 21062 Alcaldesa m (2) 58 8 32719 Apprehend (14) 58 .........................V Colgan 9 230x7 Newstead tmh (9) 58.................B Hutton (a) 10 70209 O’Ceirins Whisper (7) 58 .................R Myers 11 0x240 Beautiful Man (10) 57..................T Thornton 12 41370 Alarinda t (15) 56.5 ...................S McKay (a) 13 52410 Lovethefeeling h (12) 56 ...............M Tanaka 14 2222x Lucky Tonight m (3) 55 .............A Jones (a1) 15 89248 Master Courtsman h (17) 54 16 35150 Wehadadeal (11) 58.5 17 64410 Comin’through 58......................... Scratched 18 04x77 Porotene Magnum (5) 56.5 19 02020 Troup Road (1) 57.5 Emergencies: Master Courtsman, Wehadadeal, Comin’through, Porotene Magnum, Troup Road Blinkers on : Mary Quant (R1), Amnestys Child (R2), Scott Base (R4), Dancing Flames (R5), Korakonui (R7), Alfie Dee, Troup Road (R8) Blinkers off : Alcaldesa (R6), Alcaldesa (R8) Winkers on : Snowdrift (R3) Winkers off : Korakonui (R7), Troup Road (R8) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information

hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Mary Quant, Let Her Rip, La Fille En Jeu, Caramac, Astrid Race 2: Needlepoint, Neeson, Roll The Gold, Prince Oz, Twentysixtwelve Race 3: Cote D’Or, Snowdrift, Slice Of Cake, Suggestions, Malibu Miss Race 4: Nucleonic, Aim Smart, Lady Rossa, Caesour’s Dream, Sophie’s Choice Race 5: Lewis Caroll, Speech Craft, Parker’s Piece, Tiebreaker, Khalama Race 6: Romantic Maid, All Roads, Pentathlon, Nomisma, Cruiser Race 7: Date Night, Storytime, Dreamcrafter, Sacred Rhythm, Korakonui Race 8: Ticket Clipper, Alcaldesa, Alfie Dee, Apprehend, Lovethefeeling

Poverty Bay gallops Tomorrow at Makaraka raceway

Poverty Bay Trotting Club Venue: Makaraka Meeting Date: 19 Feb 2017 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.55pm (NZT) BEN HOLDEN FENCING MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 60422 Reddito (14) 58.5 ..................... K McCulloch 2 76283 Stormy Habit (12) 58.5 ................ R Hannam 3 x8029 Motuman b (9) 58.5............................M Hills 4 52584 Savason b (11) 58.5 ..................R Hutchings 5 78574 Here To Stay (4) 58.5 ......................S Collett 6 405 Challenge (2) 58.5 ..........................R Myers 7 0x857 Suffice To Say (5) 58.5 .................... C Grylls 8 0724 Daredevil (8) 58........................ D Danis (a4) 9 49 Rocking Good Time (6) 58 ..............A Collett 10 Dungdadung (10) 58 ................. D Hirini (a2) 11 57284 Kowhai Kerry (15) 56.5 .......... K Cowan (a4) 12 848x0 Palacio (1) 56.5 ..........................R Elliot (a2) 13 49569 Medini (3) 56.5 ............................ E Farr (a2) 14 6 Svila Dama 56.5........................... Scratched 15 680. Rebel Rebel (7) 58 ...................A Jones (a1) 16 0x070 Macakizi (13) 56.5 17 29633 Kittykittybangbang 56.5................ Scratched Emergencies: Rebel Rebel, Macakizi, Kittykittybangbang 2 1.30pm DONALDSON PLUMBING 2000 R65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 11003 Zed Leppelin d (5) 60 ................B Hutton (a) 2 75020 Hover b (10) 58.5 ............................R Myers 3 308x1 Shamrock King (9) 58.5 4 51053 Paradise Rock (3) 57.5 ...............C Lammas 5 4Dx51 Katiem Marie d (4) 57 ............ K Cowan (a4) 6 38456 Locally Sauced (8) 57 ................. C Johnson 7 5x886 Gingerbread Man d (1) 56.5. S MacNab (a3) 8 99566 Wilijonmcbride (2) 56 ...................... C Grylls 9 0x372 Eskimo Kiss (11) 55 ................. K McCulloch 10 30308 Judith Kate (6) 54.5.........................S Collett 11 89x77 Running Scared (7) 54 ..................M Tanaka

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$10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 28253 St Regis (11) 58.5 .....................R Hutchings 2 60827 Bob’sthejob (2) 58.5 ................. K McCulloch 3 0x389 Flavouring (6) 58.5 ...................... R Hannam 4 7x988 Culzean (7) 58 ...........................R Elliot (a2) 5 85005 Almarie (5) 56.5 ...............S Weatherley (a2) 6 x000x Iff So Happens (4) 56.5 ............... C Johnson 7 56336 Milly Moo (1) 56 ........................ D Hirini (a2) 8 4x Lady Guinness (12) 56.......................M Hills 9 59x Lady Roseanne (3) 56 .................... C Grylls 10 Basel Dove (8) 56 .....................B Hutton (a) 11 77. Come Dance With Me (9) 56...........A Collett 12 Silver Missile (10) 55 ...................C Lammas 4 2.40pm PAK N SAVE 1200 MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 8x262 Maestro Max (3) 58.5 ......................S Collett 2 98054 Al Be Civics (11) 58.5 ................. R Hannam 3 9300x Mighty Mak (6) 58.5 ..................B Hutton (a) 4 9x555 Red Sheeran (1) 58.5 ...............R Hutchings 5 Deejay Mac (8) 58.5 ........................A Collett 6 45x60 Delta De Lago 56.5 ...................... Scratched 7 5890x Bella Roccia (5) 56.5........S Weatherley (a2) 8 68x One Fine Day (7) 56.5............ J Bassett (a4) 9 20x2 Saignon (4) 56 ...........................R Elliot (a2) 10 265x8 Destiny One (2) 56 .......................... C Grylls 11 Indulgent (10) 56 ......................... E Farr (a2) 12 60x98 Sophialign (9) 56 ......................A Jones (a1) 5 3.15pm VINTECH PACIFIC LTD SPRINT R65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 60600 Bruegel d (5) 60 ....................... K McCulloch 2 12492 Cutting Up Rough (11) 60 ........... E Farr (a2) 3 35x10 Tardy Chardy d (2) 58 ...............R Hutchings 4 02439 Pasabahce dm (6) 57.5 ............... R Hannam 5 48325 Esbeedee td (1) 57.5 .................R Elliot (a2) 6 23200 Fierte dm (4) 56.5 ........................... C Grylls

7 93359 Link Road d (9) 56.5 ........S Weatherley (a2) 8 436x0 Smoke House Bay b (12) 56 .......C Lammas 9 6190x Corporate Missile d (8) 55...............A Collett 10 47707 Lady Conraad d (3) 55 ........... J Bassett (a4) 11 90x70 Dualis (7) 54....................................S Collett 12 98x09 Jaides Jewell (10) 54 .................. C Johnson 6 3.48pm THE GISBORNE FINANCIAL & THERMISOL MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 2x59x Make Me Achiever (12) 58.5 ....... C Johnson 2 08x67 Highbrook (13) 58.5 3 Jailhouse Rock (6) 58.5 ..................A Collett 4 8 Jovanni (10) 58.5 ........................ E Farr (a2) 5 98. Straight Jacket (11) 58.5 .................R Myers 6 0x The Labyrinth (3) 58.5 7 3. Flip The Coin (7) 58 8 65x Stevie’s Surprise (8) 58 .............B Hutton (a) 9 59x Exonerate (5) 58 .......................R Hutchings 10 372x0 Quaintrelle b (1) 56.5 ...................... C Grylls 11 6634. Keep The Moment (9) 56.5 ......... R Hannam 12 x3755 Unusual Achiever (14) 56.5........R Elliot (a2) 13 x5386 Proficient b (2) 56.5..................A Jones (a1) 14 x6424 Abloom (4) 56 .............................C Lammas 15 60x98 Sophialign 56 ............................... Scratched 16 x000x Iff So Happens 56.5 ..................... Scratched Emergencies: Sophialign, Iff So Happens 7 4.23pm SEE YOU AT LONE STAR GISBORNE MILE $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 34270 Nombero (12) 58.5 .............................M Hills 2 5684. Guy Fox b (6) 58.5 ............... S MacNab (a3) 3 79844 National Asset (9) 58.5 ............... R Hannam 4 95460 Buster Abbott 58.5 ....................... Scratched 5 70067 Brat Pack (5) 58.5 ......................R Elliot (a2) 6 0x The Labyrinth (13) 58.5.................M Tanaka 7 3 Malfarious (1) 58 ............................. C Grylls 8 7298 Attire 58........................................ Scratched 9 Lycabee (2) 58 ................................R Myers 10 50405 Miz Oldfields Road (7) 56.5 ... J Bassett (a4)

11 32 Imeldas Girl (3) 56 ..........................A Collett 12 5335 Yearn (8) 56 ............................. K McCulloch 13 8x845 Zip Zap (4) 56 .............................C Lammas 14 69 Brookbars (14) 56 ....................A Jones (a1) 15 x0699 Choux Lace (10) 56 .................... C Johnson 16 9x000 Pro Fumo (11) 58.5 ...................R Hutchings 17 Jailhouse Rock 58.5 ..................... Scratched 18 007x9 Rose Sauvage 56.5...................... Scratched Emergencies: Choux Lace, Pro Fumo, Jailhouse Rock, Rose Sauvage 8 4.58pm LINDAUER POVERTY BAY CUP $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 16645 Scapolo tdm (2) 68.5................. D Hirini (a2) 2 53x32 Weissmuller d (12) 62.5 ........... K McCulloch 3 27345 Sanasar d (1) 59 .......................R Hutchings 4 52389 Breaking Dawn d (7) 58.5 ...............S Collett 5 4680x Amun Ra d (9) 55........................ R Hannam 6 56350 Vincent Street (11) 55 .............. D Danis (a4) 7 x1613 Princess Davone (3) 54...............C Lammas 8 35024 Torba d (6) 54.................................. C Grylls 9 004Px Colonel Carrera dm (10) 54 .......R Elliot (a2) 10 06460 Wait A Sec d (4) 54 .......................M Tanaka 11 3x709 Cajun td (5) 54 ...................................M Hills 12 23601 Star Of Greenbeel t (8) 54 .......... C Johnson 9 5.29pm EMERRE & HATHAWAY INSURANCE BROKERS MILE $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 10306 Cantare dm (1) 60 ...........................S Collett 2 4x910 Powerade d (5) 60 .........................M Tanaka 3 77190 Ahjay d (6) 57.5 ..................................M Hills 4 10x8x Amperage (7) 57.5 ......................C Lammas 5 06836 Wawrinka (12) 57.5 ....................R Elliot (a2) 6 31833 Fastnet Fire d (13) 56.5...................A Collett 7 06017 Red Tiara (9) 56.5 ....................... C Johnson 8 30137 Whipped d (4) 56 ............................R Myers 9 04488 Why Me (16) 56........................... E Farr (a2) 10 0160 Dreams Of Paris (10) 55.5 11 5609x Idaho’s Choice d (15) 55.5 .......... R Hannam

12 00x95 Prodigal Son (3) 55.5 ...................... C Grylls 13 737P9 Mio Kiwi (14) 55 ........................B Hutton (a) 14 0x069 Alpine Julz (11) 54 ...................A Jones (a1) 15 05300 Dukebox (8) 55 16 506x0 I’m All Ears (2) 55 17 x80x0 Casey Marie 54 ............................ Scratched 18 12492 Cutting Up Rough 60 ................... Scratched Emergencies: Dukebox, I’m All Ears, Casey Marie, Cutting Up Rough Blinkers on : Savason, Macakizi (R1), Corporate Missile (R5), Zip Zap, Choux Lace (R7), Amperage, Alpine Julz (R9) Blinkers off : Challenge (R1), Lady Conraad (R5), Nombero (R7) Winkers on : Idaho’s Choice (R9) Winkers off : Mighty Mak (R4) Pacifiers on : Iff So Happens (R3) SELECTIONS: Race 1: Reddito, Daredevil, Savason, Challenge Race 2: Zed Leppelin, Paradise Rock, Locally Sauced, Eskimo Kiss, Hover Race 3: Lady Guinness, Milly Moo, Lady Roseanne, St Regis, Silver Missile Race 4: Maestro Max, Red Sheeran, Saignon, Destiny One, Indulgent Race 5: Smoke House Bay, Esbeedee, Cutting Up Rough, Pasabahce, Corporate Missile Race 6: Abloom, Flip The Coin, Keep The Moment, Unusual Achiever, Proficient Race 7: Imeldas Girl, Yearn, Malfarious, Guy Fox, Zip Zap Race 8: Princess Davone, Scapolo, Weissmuller, Star Of Greenbeel, Vincent Street Race 9: Fastnet Fire, Whipped, Dreams Of Paris, Cantare, Red Tiara

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M3 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 19 February 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.16pm (NZT) CECILIA LLOYD STAKES C1, 527m 1 8367F Gravity Falls 31.31 ....................... H Mullane 2 65476 Opawa Harry 30.90 B & ..................... Steele 3 68586 Frontal Lobe nwtd G H &......... PC Ferguson 4 46645 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 5 27458 April’s My Mum 30.57...................... T Green 6 334F3 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 7 74467 Idol Leanne 30.71 B & ....................... Steele 8 56478 Mr. Mumbles 30.75 R &...............N O’Regan 2 12.33pm $2000 BONUS QUADDIE STAKES C0, 527m 1 5 Krampus nwtd ...................................B Craik 2 Diorling nwtd .....................................B Craik 3 8 Twelve Gauge nwtd B & ..................... Steele 4 74352 Jetsun Stampede nwtd ..................G Wilson 5 Le Bon Marche nwtd .........................B Craik 6 37362 Bigtime Sassy nwtd...........................B Bond 7 25433 Conquest Girl nwtd W & ..................T Steele 8 4 Emoji nwtd ........................................B Craik 3 12.51pm ALL STAR PUNTERS CHALLENGE SPRINT C3, 318m 1 36683 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 2 122F2 Carrano nwtd .................................. K Walsh 3 54636 Gimme Hot Chips 18.56 U &.............Cottam 4 44128 Rock Lass nwtd..........................D Schofield 5 11221 Bigtime Ellie 18.74 ...........................L Ahern 6 35338 Hot Star 18.61 ...............................A Cleaver 7 33438 Made Time 18.31 ..............................B Bond 8 34383 Bigtime Speedy 18.89 ......................L Ahern 9 23187 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 10 76275 Little Kiwi 18.54 B & ........................... Steele

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Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium 4 1.08pm IDOL APPEAL STAKES C3, 527m

2 21117 Missing Allegro 18.75.......................L Ahern 3 11135 Imperial Court 18.75 .......................P Green 1 44327 Tron Bradman 30.80 G H &..... PC Ferguson 4 44461 Let’s Go Sprite 18.53 .......................L Ahern 2 28323 Soaring Hawke nwtd G H & .... PC Ferguson 5 6F561 Idol Gee 18.68 B &............................. Steele 3 3F224 Miss Velocette 30.36 ...................L Laagland 6 32212 Beat The Butcher 18.67 U & .................Bliek 4 13435 Thrilling Wilson nwtd ....................... K Walsh 7 53238 Fantastic Ava nwtd .....................D Schofield 5 15537 Clockwise Rap 30.70 ......................P Green 8 44146 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 6 27315 Bloomingdales 30.97 ........................B Craik 9 34187 Opawa Libby 18.55 B & ..................... Steele 7 74841 Zipping Link 30.53......................D Schofield 8 55242 Sharella 30.45 ...................................B Craik 10 8356x Krista Barista nwtd ....................... H Mullane 9 65273 Thrilling Riot 30.97 U & .....................Cottam 8 2.18pm CLOVER PARK CUP C5, 527m 1 11171 Mark’s Boy nwtd ...............................L Ahern 10 7435x Our Gypsy 31.22 ..............................L Ahern 2 11411 Thrilling Boris 29.97 ........................ K Walsh 5 1.26pm STANTON BALE SPRINT C2, 318m 3 71211 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 1 22672 Zipping Kasey 18.83 ..................D Schofield 4 26533 Absinthe Minded nwtd......................L Ahern 2 47341 Opawa Poppy 18.51 B & .................... Steele 5 12121 Timmy Trumpet nwtd ....................... K Walsh 3 56524 Cranky Pants 18.64..........................L Ahern 6 61122 Timma Turtle nwtd............................L Ahern 4 41363 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 7 31213 Gold Class 30.33 .......................D Schofield 5 57212 Mega Munchies 18.70 U &................Cottam 8 13522 Our Sambo 30.87......................... M J Lozell 6 62573 All Hail Caesar 18.94 U & .................Cottam 7 21516 Amazing Contact 18.70.....................B Bond 9 2.36pm STAGE LEFT SPRINT C1, 318m 1 1F547 Jacob Attack 19.22....................... M J Lozell 8 11x13 Green Jersey 18.66 ......................... S Clark 2 62767 Tepirita Amber 18.58 R & ............N O’Regan 9 17885 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 3 72873 Willi Gas It 18.80 ........................ G Pomeroy 10 F4645 Sonic Attack 18.62 ....................... M J Lozell 6 1.43pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES FI- 4 86825 Just About Ready 18.92...................M Black 5 66863 Stainless Knocka nwtd U & ...................Bliek NAL C1f, 527m 6 76834 Mid Collison 18.85 .......................... T Green 1 31247 Princess Alea nwtd ...........................C Hore 7 52686 Pat Not Plait 18.92 .........................P Henley 2 2118 Maximum Express nwtd ..................P Green 8 72127 Agistri 18.96 ................................... G Farrell 3 43321 Bold Sassy 31.30 .......................D Schofield 9 43744 Tiny Grey 18.64...............................P Green 4 25453 Golden Ivy 30.60 W & .....................T Steele 10 43474 Myrniong Girl 18.62 ........................ T Green 5 25362 Rising Hawke nwtd G H & ....... PC Ferguson 6 71555 Opawa Velocette 31.02 W &............T Steele 10 2.53pm FREDDY MAGIC STAKES C2, 527m 1 74211 Good Job 30.93 ..............................P Green 7 26241 Lucky Man 30.53...............................B Craik 2 32268 Zimmer Frame 30.77 U &......................Bliek 8 5377F Kitty’s Shiraz 30.55 H & ..............L Laagland 3 52553 Electric Dee Eye nwtd .....................P Green 9 65476 Opawa Harry 30.90 B & ..................... Steele 4 15432 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 10 46645 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 5 25113 Westworld 30.66 ...............................B Craik 7 2.01pm PINGARRA PARK SPRINT C4, 318m 6 22322 Bigtime Bell nwtd .............................L Ahern 1 46446 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield

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58287 Multicam Ranger 30.76 ..............D Schofield 86525 Jinja Heart 30.92 W & .....................T Steele 25456 Saint Sassy 31.00 ......................D Schofield 68647 Scott The Looks 30.62 U & ...............Cottam 11 3.09pm LITTLE MOTHER STAKES C3/4, 527m 1 34111 Thrilling Hettie 30.41 ....................... K Walsh 2 27364 Spud Missile 30.10........................... S Clark 3 41657 Loose Unit nwtd ............................... S Clark 4 76764 Our Heisenberg 30.49.......................B Craik 5 65546 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 6 x6773 Percentage Girl 30.67 .................L Laagland 7 63657 Triple Parked 30.51 .......................... S Clark 8 67445 Untraceable 30.19 ......................D Schofield 9 76556 Flying Merkel 31.14.......................... S Clark 10 7435x Our Gypsy 31.22 ..............................L Ahern 12 3.27pm PLASTERBOARD LTD SPRINT C4/5, 318m 1 22187 Sketchy Chief 18.29 G H & ..... PC Ferguson 2 32111 Daisy Lara nwtd ...............................L Ahern 3 52645 Effective Power 18.45 ......................L Ahern 4 64378 Highland Laddie 18.61 ................. H Mullane 5 12323 Eva Diva 18.38 ...........................D Schofield 6 11576 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 7 31487 Allegro Boom 18.79 .........................L Ahern 8 11141 Allegro Lass 18.55 ...........................L Ahern 9 18578 Don’t Brag 18.44 .......................... H Mullane 10 8356x Krista Barista nwtd ....................... H Mullane 13 3.44pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 78832 Thrilling Wiggle 18.74................. G Pomeroy 2 41 Call My Name 18.73 .........................B Craik 3 62382 Kapai Lana 18.83 U & ...........................Bliek 4 36848 Sweet Bordeaux 18.94................... G Farrell 5 5767x Frankincense 18.59.......................H R Scott 6 63352 Simply Yeti 18.56 ............................. T Green 7 51173 Irinka Darcy 18.86 ...........................S Codlin

8 67268 Sovereign Jody nwtd .........................J Black 9 68854 Breeze Attack nwtd ...................... M J Lozell 10 67545 Bigtime Moe Moe nwtd ....................L Ahern LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Frontal Lobe, Jinja Mia, April’s My Mum, Opawa Harry, Cawbourne Wales Race 2: Jetsun Stampede, Emoji, Conquest Girl, Le Bon Marche, Diorling Race 3: Carrano, Obstinatus, Bigtime Ellie, Rock Lass, Made Time Race 4: Zipping Link, Thrilling Wilson, Soaring Hawke, Tron Bradman, Miss Velocette Race 5: Green Jersey, Zipping Kasey, Cranky Pants, Opawa Poppy, Mega Munchies Race 6: Rising Hawke, Maximum Express, Lucky Man, Bold Sassy, Princess Alea Race 7: Fantastic Lucy, Imperial Court, Beat The Butcher, Let’s Go Sprite, Missing Allegro Race 8: Thrilling Boris, Timmy Trumpet, Gold Class, Mark’s Boy, Our Sambo Race 9: Willi Gas It, Pat Not Plait, Agistri, Jacob Attack, Just About Ready Race 10: Westworld, Good Job, Bigtime Bell, Fortis Flier, Electric Dee Eye Race 11: Thrilling Hettie, Spud Missile, Global Conquest, Loose Unit, Triple Parked Race 12: Allegro Lass, Eva Diva, Sketchy Chief, Daisy Lara, Effective Power Race 13: Call My Name, Thrilling Wiggle, Simply Yeti, Kapai Lana, Irinka Darcy

Trainer relies on fillies for results Bruce Tapper has two chances today to open his black type account.

The Otautau-based horseman will stage a two-pronged attack on the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas with his fillies Supatwista and Little Miss.

Supatwista will also present the stable

Dylan Turner is making big sacrifices to make race weight.

In-form Turner hits highs, lows Hitting 53 kilograms on race day is no easy task for Taranaki jockey Dylan Turner, but he has committed to riding that weight at New Plymouth today and intends making his sacrifice worth the effort.

Turner, who bagged a treble of wins at Woodville last Saturday, has been engaged to ride the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained Our Abbadean in this weekend’s Gr.3 Platinum Homes Taranaki Cup (1800m) on the 53kg minimum.

“I was asked to do it 10 days ago. I was riding 54kg last week so I’ve just stayed light to make the weight,” Turner said.

“It’s very hard for me - 54 is a comfortable weight for me and while I have done 53 once before, it wasn’t easy then either.

“It’s just about staying healthy and putting into my body as little as possible and only what will help me get to where I need to be to make the weight. It’s a hard balance to find, but I’ve just got to try and stay busy.”

It’s clear Turner believes the sacrifices he has made this week will have a fitting payoff in today’s feature.

“It’s not every day you get to ride for Te Akau in a black-type race and that’s why I’m doing it,” he said.

“I’ve had four or five rides for them before and ridden three winners so hope-

fully I can keep that strike rate up. From what I’ve watched of this mare, she’s always attacking the line.

“There’s not a lot of speed in the Cup so hopefully we can find a nice position and she can finish like she usually does. The extra trip will suit her too.”

Turner has secured rides in all three New Plymouth features, booked for the John Wheeler-trained Irish Flame in the Gr.3 Phoenix Park 2YO Classic (1200m) and the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Eva Godiva in the Listed Bob Sharrock Memorial Oaks Prelude (1800m).

“They both look like good chances. Eva Godiva dug deep to win two starts back,” Turner said.

Turner, who has seven rides in all at New Plymouth, was rapt with his Woodville treble and paid credit to his new agent Andre Neill for facilitating the success.

“Andre has made a huge difference. He’s good with the trainers, he’s professional and he’s helping me enormously,” Turner said.

“It was a super day at Woodville. I’ve only ridden three winners once before - I did it one day when I was an apprentice at Hawera.”

- NZ Racing Desk

apprentice Rahul Beeharry with a chance at his first stakes victory.

Supatwista has trained on well but Tapper admitted he was unsure about her over a mile. “I’ve got no idea really, although there’s nothing to say she won’t run it,” he said.

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Community behind fire affected Megan Gnad

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antabrians launched into an impressive show of community spirit this week and the rest of the country quickly rallied to stand right behind them.

As we head into the week of the sixth anniversary of the deadly February 2011 earthquake, we were practically speechless when we heard disaster had struck once again.

Following offers of help, the stretched local fire response teams accepted assistance from brigades and rural fire units in Ashburton, Rakaia Alford Forest, Hinds and Mayfield, amongst others.

It was - by far - the biggest blaze they had ever confronted and involved a massive undertaking of skill, perseverance and bravery.

As a way of saying thank you, last night Kiwis were showing their support for those affected by the Port Hills fire, and the firefighters working to put it out, by changing their profile photos to an image of an orange heart on a black background.

The silent tribute has taken off, demonstrating widespread gratitude, and the helplessness felt by so many glued to their screens watching at home.

In total, about 1000 residents were eventually evacuated and some 11 homes were confirmed to be lost in the fires, which began burning Monday night.

After days of panic, Port Hills homeowners were yesterday afternoon allowed to return to investigate the wreckage of their homes.

No amount of preparation can surely prepare you for such a task.

Drizzle has quelled fears for now, but firefighters are still on edge, worried about flare-ups, and it seems it will remain a wait-and-see game for now.

Questions have already started about the time it took for a state of emergency to be declared.

Officials are now citing communication problems between the different organisations in Canterbury, but you really would have thought, with what the city’s been through, these kinds of issues would have been ironed out before now.

The time will come for analysis, but for now, let’s thank our lucky stars – and the volunteers and emergency crews – that the main thrust of the fire was brought under control when it was.

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Further trouble for Dunne G

reg O’Connor is now, officially, the Labour Party, “gun toting”, candidate for Ohariu, but more significant, there is to be no Left-splitting Green candidate.

Last time, there were over two thousand green electoral ticks, which, inevitably, let in BTD Bow Tie Dunne - with a majority of around seven hundred.

Thus was the National government’s most reliable conservative and consistent prop retained.

And how heroically he has responded to National generosity.

On that occasion, however, for the diehard “Nationalist”, Brett Hudson had been thoughtfully provided, even though for electoral, strategic purposes National much preferred their people to support Mr Dunne.

On the night, the noble Mr Hudson garnered a not inconsiderable 6120 votes. However, Hudson knew only too well that he was there as a National “fall guy” so had wisely not given up his day job.

Sure enough, the favoured Dunne received 13,569 ticks and Labour’s rep, Virginia Andersen, 12,859 indications of support.

That is why the fateful intervention of “Green” Tane Woodley, with his crucial 2764 crosses, kept Dunne in and Andersen out.

Understandably, on September 23 this year, Labour is not keen to see a replay of the events of three years ago so, presumably, under the auspices of their already legendary MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Greens, the latter has agreed not to appear in person in the muchcoveted seat of Ohariu (Belmont ... as it once was).

A sensible change of approach one may think; the only snag to it might be that Little has several times fulminated against National for indulging in precisely the same practice.

In other words, it is one of a politician’s worst nightmares, the dreaded u-turn or, even more morale-sapping, a full-time flipflop.

When Little was campaigning in the New Plymouth electorate two elections ago, he was less than pleased when the Act candidate withdrew to make a National victory more likely.

The then merely aspiring Labour rep called such a move a dirty deal even before he failed to win the seat.

These days, via the eccentricities of party politics, Little is not only a Labour (list) MP, he also finds himself the latest leader of the party. Thus, what Labour / Green have cooked up in Ohariu,

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namely the standing down of the might-have-been, Green candidate, is no longer described as a dirty deal. By no means.

It is now said to be an entirely justified electoral accommodation.

Therefore, if you are a lifelong Greenie and you happen to reside in Ohariu, you are about to be disenfranchised.

What wordsmiths these politicians are.

No doubt, in Epsom, the usual formula will be followed where a real National candidate stands but the party makes it clear it actually wants its supporters to vote for the Act man, currently David Seymour, a bright spark, who punches well above his political weight.

When it comes to confidence and supply National can always rely on him as they also can on the bow-tie wearer in Ohariu.

But will this be the last parliamentary year in which Dunne’s famous bow-ties remain a Beehive icon? Watch this space.

Meanwhile, in Washington DC all is chaos and confusion.

Predictably, Trump has shown himself to be completely out of his depths and supported by a group of cronies totally unsuited to the roles they are supposed to play.

After a bare three weeks, the first scandal (of many to come?) has hit the White House with the speedy resignation of the National Security Adviser (no less), the former general, Michael Flynn, for negotiating with a foreign power - inevitably, Russia, with whom the Trump administration seems to enjoy a love affair of deep affection - still as a private citizen and before Trump’s inauguration, something nor permitted by the constitution of the United States.

It might have been a good idea if a simplified version of the constitution had been presented to the struggling president before he took office to give him some vague idea of the parameters of his much vaunted power as leader of the western world.

I suppose, though, that he neither couldn’t nor wouldn’t have read it and would have stayed with his seriously imperfect understanding of what he

is allowed to do as master of the White House.

Now the possibility that Flynn was doing his dirty dealing on behalf of his boss has emerged.

Were that to be the case and Trump denies it, who knows?

We may have another Watergate on our hands. Trumpgate perhaps.

After all, the Russians, having done their best to get Trump elected, now expect their quidpro-quo.

The lifting of Obama’s sanctions would be a good start.

Flynn appears to have been the First Victim of these murky dealings.

Again, keep your eye on this space.

Finally, back here, Little seems to have stirred up a proverbial, hornet’s nest with his obvious determination to have the controversial Willie Jackson back in parliament.

Many of the leader’s colleagues appear less impressed with Willie and one of them, Poto Williams, has made her opposition very clear indeed, speaking out of turn or not.

That story looks likely to gather momentum over the months ahead.

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Trump offer turned down Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing.

Harward told The Associated Press that the Trump administration was “very accommodating to my needs, both professionally and personally.”

“It’s purely a personal issue,” Harward said.

“I’m in a unique position finally after being in the military for 40 years to enjoy some personal time”.

Asked whether he had requested to bring in his own staff at the National Security Council, Harward said, “I think that’s for the president to address.”

Following Flynn’s ouster, administration officials said his deputy, KT McFarland, was staying on at the NSC. McFarland is a former Fox News analyst.

Harward would have replaced retired Gen. Michael Flynn, who resigned at Trump’s request after revelations that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about discussing sanctions with Russia’s ambassador to the US during the transition.

Harward, a former Navy SEAL, served as deputy commander of US Central Command under Gen. James

PewDiePie slams media Popular YouTube personality Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, has released an 11-minute long video explaining his recent actions. The star got into hot water earlier this week following videos that contain anti-Semitic jokes. An investigation by the Wall Street Journal found that he had published nine such jokes in the past eight months, the most recent one in January seeing him pay two Indian men to hold up a sign reading “Death to all Jews’’. The incident saw him dropped from a deal with Disney and punished by YouTube. Kjellberg has addressed the controversy in a new video.

Vice Admiral Robert Harward who has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser. A senior White House official said Harward had PHOTO AP turned the offer down due to financial and family commitments.

Mattis, who is now defence secretary. Harward served on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush and commissioned the National Counter Terrorism Center.

Upon retirement in 2013

after a nearly 40-year career in the Navy, Harward became chief executive officer for defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin in the United Arab Emirates. Trump has recently been in very public negotiations with Lockheed over

the cost of its F-35 fighter jet.

Officials said earlier this week that there were two other contenders in the running for the job: acting national security adviser Keith Kellogg and retired Gen. David Petraeus.

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Arrest sees Samsung stocks plunge Samsung Electronics’ stock price plunged at the Seoul Stock Exchange after it was announced that its vice president and heir to the business conglomerate was arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal.

Samsung Electronics, one of the stocks that holds the greatest weight in the Seoul Stock Exchange, opened on Friday with a sharp decline, hitting 0.60 per

cent, and by 9.30am local time was down 0.47 per cent.

Earlier in the day, Seoul Central District Court authorised Lee Jae-yong’s arrest after “new charges and evidence” were presented.

The 48-year-old tycoon was immediately arrested and sent to Uiwang Prison, media reported.

Lee’s arrest comes after prosecutors heading the corruption

case that led to the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye asked for a second arrest warrant against the tycoon.

In a statement, the Samsung Group said it would do its best “to ensure that the truth is revealed in future court proceedings”, and again denied allegations of bribery or receiving favours from Park.

Lee is accused of instructing

the conglomerate to give financial support to Choi Soon-sil, in exchange for the government’s backing of a merger between two of the group’s subsidiaries.

The same court in Seoul rejected an earlier request for his arrest in January.

In addition to bribery, Lee is accused of obstruction of justice and the violation of a law on the transfer of assets abroad.

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Trio die in tragic tank accident

Possible cyclone for Queensland

Two brothers and one of their wives have been found dead in an empty water tank on a NSW Southern Tablelands property after being overcome by fumes in what police say is a “tragic accident”.

Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning is behind the deaths of the three family members all aged in their 60s.

It’s understood a 69-year-old man got into the empty inground cement water tank on the farm in Gunning, near Yass, on Thursday to carry out maintenance work.

“There was a petrol pump being used to clean the tank and that may have been the cause of the build-up of fumes

at the bottom of the water tank,” NSW Police Superintendent Andrew Koutsoufis told reporters yesterday.

As a result, the man collapsed at the bottom of the tank, he said.

The man’s 68-year-old brother then jumped into the tank to check on him, but he too succumbed to the fumes and collapsed.

The 69-year-old man’s wife, aged 63, alerted a neighbour before also climbing into the tank to check on the collapsed pair and she also died, Supt Koutsoufis said.

“It’s an absolute tragic set of circumstances. A tragic accident.

“It’s devastated a family ... and being a small country town, it’s also a devastating outcome for a small town like Gunning. So a lot of people are hurting at the moment.”

The close-knit town of Gunning has a population of about 450.

The trio were discovered by the neighbour who came to check on them and contacted emergency services just after 6pm on Thursday.

The bodies remained in the tank overnight as rescue specialists waited for the gases to dissipate, Supt Koutsoufis said.

Police said autopsies would be carried out in coming days.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk convened a meeting with the state’s disaster response team to prepare for the possibility of a cyclone off the Gulf of Carpentaria.

It follows an announcement by the Bureau of Meteorology that a Tropical Low to the west of Cape York could bring gusts in excess of 125km/h.

There is a moderate chance it will turn into a cyclone but that probability will increase to high by Sunday.

The system is also expected to deliver heavy rain, with communities urged to be on alert.

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Lynskey engaged Melanie Lynskey says her engagement to fellow actor Jason Ritter came as a complete surprise. The 39-year-old Kiwi actress and former Two and a Half Men star announced her happy news on the show Hollywood Today Live. “Now he’s my fiancé,” she said. “I’m announcing it.”

Ritter apparently proposed to her while they were chilling out on a sofa and she had no idea it was coming. Both Ritter and Lynskey have been dating for four years after doing a movie together and are very much in love. They have starred in three movies together including The Intervention in 2016.

Pokemon Go still going A lot of things that were probably better left in 2016 have managed to sneak their way into 2017. Now one big story from last year is trying to prove its relevance: Pokémon Go. The mobile instalment of the long-running franchise blew up when it launched in last July, being played by around 50 million people worldwide at its peak. Things have dropped off since then, but game makers Niantic are not willing to give up just yet. The company has released the game’s biggest update yet, adding 80 new Pokémon for players to collect. The game is also adding new ways to catch Pokémon to make it easier.

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■ RESURRECTING TPP

Giving Trump the Anzac salute

Bill English and Malcolm Turnbull in Queenstown.

Take notice Donald Trump. Bill English and Malcolm Turnbull have vowed to try to press ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without you.

In a formal communique released this afternoon following their first prime ministerial talks, the two PMs stressed that the TPP is a key promoter of regional economic integration and a driver of economic growth, competition, innovation and productivity.

“In light of the intention of the United States not to ratify TPP, the two prime ministers agreed that Australia and New Zealand would work together with other TPP partners on the way ahead.”

Their two-fingered salute to @realDonaldTrump will no doubt be heard all the way to the White House.

But a reality check: their joint stance is unlikely to spark the President to unleash another Twitter tirade. Neither Prime Minister is going to make the mistake of calling Trump out directly on this topic at this time.

Both Prime Ministers made a strong commitment to free trade and open markets, saying they led to jobs.

And Turnbull offered an oblique criticism: “At a time of very rapid change that produces anxiety, people can be deluded in some cases that the answer is to throw up walls. That in my view is absolutely the wrong thing to do.”

The decision by the two Australasian Prime Ministers to join forces and fight the tide of protectionism unleashed by the US President will be welcome elsewhere in the Asia-

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Global growth starts 2017 in robust health Even before Trump’s “make America great again” pledge, United States manufacturing was doing well. Real spending on industrial equipment rose to a record high at the end of 2016.

The improving economic outlook is widespread with manufacturing data, services and business confidence surveys all pointing to a strong start to the year in the United States, Europe, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

The earnings outlook is also improving, particularly in the United

Michael Coleman and Selwyn Sloan MONEY MATTERS

States. S&P 500 forward earnings have been reaching record highs for the past few months as the impact of low oil prices and the stronger United States dollar wash out.

This series is highly correlated with Leading Economic Indicators, which again rose to a new cyclical high at the end of 2016.

In Europe, manufacturing growth in January was the best monthly gain since April 2011.

January also saw the best employment gains in nine years as hiring accelerated in both the manufacturing and services sectors, driven by a sustained growth in new orders.

Japan’s manufacturing sector also grew in January at its sharpest rate in three years.

Both production and new orders expanded at a robust pace, with a large part of new orders driven by foreign demand.

Equity markets - forward looking While some equity markets had a more subdued January, the three months to January 31 overall produced a healthy return from equities. Growth indicators and the implications of President Trump’s fiscal expansionary policies have emboldened investors.

Forward earnings expectations have lifted, with some of the benefits of tax cuts and a reduced regulatory burden being key drivers.

Sectors to benefit have been

Fixed Interest Markets - New Zealand inflation picks up but RBNZ expected to remain on-hold New Zealand’s core inflation rate picked up in the fourth quarter of 2016, with upward pressure reasonably broad-based. Annual inflation rose to 1.3 per cent, with petrol prices and housing construction costs providing the largest lift to prices. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), however, does not expect core inflation to reach its 2.0 per cent target until sometime in 2018.

With the uncertainty around global trade and the increase in the New Zealand dollar tradeweighted-index back to near historic highs, the RBNZ is expected to keep the cash rate steady for most, if not all of 2017.

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5.0m 436.7 40.80 635.8 231.5 1.4m 1.4m 9.02 1.3m 56.35 961.1 1.6m 277.4 95.08 306.5 410.4 223.5 769.7 158.4 1.2m 3.9m 14.00 1.2m 2.5m 38.64 345.8 134.7 99.46 121.4 1.4m 115.9 30.38 138.8 54.83 651.1 1.1m 6.8m 405.8 147.0 125.0 73.23 1.0m 211.0 60.82 2.97 152.3 86.23 69.21 16.30 479.6

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 7190 7158 7126 7094 7062 7030

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financials and industrials and in particular the energy sector following the end of the recession in oil.

In Australasia, Australian equities outperformed New Zealand equities over the last quarter.

Australia has benefited from the rebound in the resources and financials sectors, while New Zealand’s market is still regarded as dominated by companies which are considered to be interest rates proxies.

These companies are less attractive in a rising interest rate environment.

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

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Trump’s world – dealing with the X-factor resident Trump has hit the ground running. He’s moving fast to implement his agenda and surround himself with advisors who are successful business people and have business interests at heart.

Trump’s substantive policies for companies include tax reform, infrastructure investment and deregulation. While these will take time to implement due to the required approval of Congress, the impact on forward earnings is already starting to be baked into some analyst’s expectations.

At the same time, investors will need to get used to the announcement of more populist policies, either by Executive Order or often from President Trump’s Twitter account.

This “twitter risk” will keep markets on edge, but for investors in general the important lesson is to focus on the impact of any announcement on underlying earnings and valuations. The President of the United States is given a lot of power to make unilateral decisions by Executive Order, particularly on contentious issues such as immigration and trade.

Pacific region. The commitment to open trade also includes advancing the Regional Economic Comprehensive Agreement (RCEP) and working to secure a successful outcome from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in December.

Officials are already looking at whether (and how) the TPP could be amended to proceed without the United States. That is assuming New Zealand and Australia can persuade the nine other signatory nations to stay in TPP. They will also want to leave the door open to the United States to re-enter the TPP at a later stage, particularly as pressure builds (as it will) from US farmers and businesses to ensure they do not face competitive trade disadvantage in the region.

- NZME

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

7,093.53

–6.45

–0.09%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,906.38 –12.03 –0.24%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

7,686.76 –10.13 –0.13%

p Rises 45 q Falls 54

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,805.8

–10.5

–0.18%

At close of trading on Feb 17, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

20,619.8

+7.98

+0.04%

At close of trading on Feb 16, 2017

q FTSE 100 index

7,277.9

–24.5

–0.34%

At close of trading on Feb 16, 2017

q Nikkei 225 index

19,222.2 –125.3 –0.65% At close of trading on Feb 17, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

London – $US/ounce

1,240.55 +16.15 +1.32%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

18.10

+0.22

+1.23%

–1.0

–0.02%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

6,015.0

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Feb 17, 2017

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9514 0.9611 5.2573 0.692 1.5298 0.5871 83.66 1.8884 9.5323 25.62 0.7362

TT sell

0.9202 0.926 4.6167 0.6623 1.4101 0.5668 80.19 1.6559 9.1872 24.44 0.7102

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FOR EVERYTHING RV

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199 Dobson St, Ashburton 0800 287 284 I www.life-style.co.nz

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

Painting – Wallpapering – Plastering “NO JOB TOO SMALL”

New Pure Water System Enjoy spot and streak free windows!

• Interior • Exterior • Professional • Prompt • Competitive

Book your high windows in today

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Better than a beach in your own backyard Swimming pools / Spas For every lifestyle and budget, see our range!

• regular full house cleans • one off spring cleans • farm houses • builders cleans • floor buffing

OCAL 100% L

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Relax

knowing your home is protected this Summer

• Modern alarm systems • Remote arm/disarm via Smartphone • 24/7 monitoring

Servicing / Advice

• 3-5 yr parts & workmanship warranty

We service pools, spas, pumps, water filters etc.

• Friendly, responsive service team

Now Stockist

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Of BioGuard chemical range.

27 Gordons Road, Ashburton Free Phone: 0800 155 343 | After Hours: 027 3353 206 Email: admin@poolandpumpworld.co.nz | www.poolandpumpworld.co.nz

Do you feel secure in your home?

Roofing Cladding Sheds Fencing Rainwater Goods Architectural Features

Security doors made for your house.

For a free measure and quote phone 308 2966 Custom made for your home PHONE 308 2966 51 Robinson Street, Ashburton www.lysaghtltd.co.nz

PHONE 0800 47 66 48 – Email: alril@xtra.co.nz 5 McGregor Lane, Riverside Industrial Estate, Ashburton

For all your Scaffolding and Edge Protection Requirements

For all your S

Locally owned and operated

For all your Scaffolding and Edge Protection Requirements Locally owned and operated

Contact Scott 021 440 364 | Office 03 307 6126 | elitescaffolding@clear.net.nz

WE OFFER: • H Frames • Aluminium Scaffold Towers • Full Edge Protection • Tube & Clip Scaffolds • Proping

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MOBILE MOWER SERVICING

How do you put a dollar value on keeping your property protected?

• Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

Stan Keeley, Owner

Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING & GARDENING LIMITED

Your local Painting Professionals.

Call Now.

Sandra & John

03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done, qualified gardener.

Richard Donnelly P 03 308 9039 M 027 279 8952 E richard@bradfords.co.nz www.bradfords.co.nz

COMpETITIVE RATES Ù gardens Ù pruning Ù lawns

Why Sliding Door Specialists?

• All types of sliding doors repaired • Locks & handles repaired / replaced

SLIDING DOORS REPAIRED

To advertise here contact Deidre on 021 272 2399 or 307 7927

• Wheels & Rollers replaced • Sliding door tracks repaired / replaced

Call STEWART today Phone: 0800 677 262 | Mobile: 021 185 4055 | Email: info@slidingdoorspecialists.co.nz

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Happy Birthday

For just $10!*

Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.* (Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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Lifestyle

CONNECTIONS

SKECHERS ALL NEW STYLES

WOMEN’S

FROM $69.90

MEN’S

Denture Problems?

FROM $89.90

Come see Life Dental! (previously The Timaru Dental Lab) Every Wednesday at Dr Peter Rumping’s Dental Surgery

SUPERIOR MILFORD

GOWALK 3

GOFLEX

Serving South Canterbury, Oamaru and Ashburton for the last 40 years Free Consultation

GOWALK

Mr Rafik Hanna Clinical Dental Technologist B.Dent. (Otago) PG. Dip. C.D.Tech (Otago) LIMITLESS

GOWALK 3

FLEX ADVANTAGE

East Street, Ashburton - Phone 308 5771 - www.sparrows.co.nz

Starting price for full dentures $1700 inclusive of GST

GOWALK 3

Open Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm Fri 9am - 6pm Sat 10am - 2pm, Sun 11am - 2pm

85 Burnett Street, Ashburton PH 03 688 3504 | www.lifedental.co.nz

Your Rieker Destination Store

House of Hearing

Experience. The Difference

www.comfyshoes.co.nz

100% NZ Owned & Operated

49 Main Road, Pleasant Point Phone: 03 614 8750 - A/H 0508 RIEKER 743537

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

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

DUTY DOCTORS

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

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street, will be the duty doctor for Saturday, until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565.

Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street, will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 1pm and from 2pm until 5pm. Phone for appointments from 9.30am, Sunday morning 308 1212.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

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

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

EMERGENCY DENTIST

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

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

For weekend doctor and emergency details please phone Methven 302 8105. For medical attention SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual during the weekend there are drop in clinics from Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 11am - 12noon and 5pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday.

Hours: 11am - 4pm Tuesday to Saturday

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

PHARMACIES

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

SUMMER SA LE NOW ON

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - John Keeley - 308 4432 or 0274 342 646.

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact - President 021 1356 969.

VETERINARIANS

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour INFORMATION CENTRES OMMUNITY ERVICES emergencies: Large: North: Hamish Reid, South: ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

ART GALLERY Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until Matthew Wong. Small: Hannah Leslie.

327 West Street, phone 308 1133.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com emergencies: Steve Williams.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 999, Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm BUS DEPARTURES 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Lucie Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM Stanley. Full emergency service all weekend.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - PH 03 308 2321, Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am weekday afternoons.

- 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS NIMAL ERVICES Jen Closey. Small: Ref Vetlife.

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterWEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SOME ONLY SEE THE IMPOSSIBLE WE SEE OPPORTUNITY. BLENDING & CANNING OPERATORS Our vision is to be the world’s most innovative and trusted dairy company. We partner with the best customers and Canterbury milk suppliers to make more from milk. Together, our products deliver the best in human health and nutrition.

Our exceptional people see everything as an opportunity and are always striving to make more from milk. Right now we are looking for game changing Assistant Operators to join our Blending & Canning team.

Your responsibilities will include checking and re labelling of ingredients, managing damages, removing outer bags from ingredients and placing onto conveyors, tipping of ingredients, monitoring the production line and general cleaning.

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We are looking for people who care about where they work and being part of the successes of this ever growing business. You may be new to the work force, have just finished studying, or perhaps worked in a completely different industry sector, the backgrounds from which our successful applicants are chosen are many and varied. Synlait offers on the job training and a wide range of career opportunities.

We work on a 4x4 rotating roster, working 2 day shifts, 2 night shifts, then 4 days off. This role involves working across hygiene zones in an infant formula production plant and you will need to be physically fit and enjoy an active job as there is heavy lifting of up to 25kg, as well as multiple flights of stairs. This entry level position’s training rate is $23.52.

Synlait is a fast paced, energetic and rapidly expanding organisation and therefore we seek to attract people who will thrive in such an environment and who have a genuine interest in the dairy sector.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

DIRECTOR OF DAY SERVICES Do you have a true passion for working with the Elderly?

We have an exciting position for a coordinator to manage the Age Concern 206 Club situated at the Ashburton Senior Centre.

This position would suit an applicant with empathy for older persons, working in a friendly, relaxed environment enhanced by the support of dedicated volunteers.

The skills required for this position include: • Passionate about working with the elderly and making a difference • Building and maintaining valuable client relationships • Ability to liaise with a diverse group of people • Good communication skills • Organized and confident • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people This is a permanent, part-time position – 3 days a week (a total of 19 hours).

If this sounds like you, please send your CV and cover letter to: Age Concern Ashburton PO Box 200, Ashburton 7740 Or email: ageconcernashburton@xtra.co.nz Should you require a copy of the job description or further information please contact Age Concern on 308 6817 or call into the office at the Ashburton Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street, between 9.00am-2.30pm.

Applications close: Friday, February 24, 2017.

If you’re ready to change the game, apply now at careers.synlait.com

WE THINK BIG. WE ACT NOW. WE DO IT RIGHT. Ashburton Guardian & Selwyn Times

Machine Operator / Quality Controller Permanent / Full Time: We are seeking a person to join our energetic team as a Machine Operator / QC Controller.

If you have previous machinist experience and a great eye with strong attention to detail this position would suit you, however previous experience in the sock industry is not essential. Full training and ongoing support will be given for this role making it suitable for a school leaver or an individual looking for a change in career.

This position requires somebody physically fit with good attention to detail.

Key Tasks: • • • • • •

Threading up of the machines and standard checks in preparation for production runs.

Helping Hosiery Technicians with any tasks and cleaning of machinery.

Checking production against specification sheets and sample to ensure quality of product is correct.

Checking of raw materials prior to machine loading.

Sign off on pre – production samples.

Quality checking and reporting.

Please note, the position you are applying for is a shift based position where shifts can be changed from time to time. The flexibility of working a day shift or a night shift is necessary for the successful candidate.

Activities Assistant Part time Tuarangi Home is a dedicated specialised home providing continuing care, including rest home and long stay dementia care for the elderly who require nursing care. This 37 bed home is centrally situated in Cameron Street, Ashburton.

We’re looking for an Activities Coordinator to coordinate and deliver an activity programme aimed at maintaining the best possible physical, psychological and social functioning for each patient. This is an incredibly satisfying role where you will be working with individual patients and groups. You will also be responsible for coaching and supporting patients, helping them to achieve their individual therapy goals which have been identified by the patient and clinical team.

As a flexible and patient person with a mature outlook and enthusiastic approach, you will need strong organisational skills and the ability to communicate both effectively and empathetically. You must be able to prioritise workloads and work independently under the guidance of the team.

This is a permanent, part time role, working 36 hours per fortnight. The specific arrangement of these hours will be discussed further on interview, but there will be a requirement for more hours in one week than the other.

Enquiries should be directed to Kate Cottrell, Recruitment Specialist on email kate.cottrell@cdhb.health.nz.

The New Zealand Sock Company P O Box 179 Ashburton Or email: oliviab@nzsock.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

Ranging from trailer chassis, aluminium grain and gravel tipping bodies and steel tipping bodies. All drawings/plans are in Solid Works at computer stations throughout our work shops.

We require a high standard of workmanship in all our manufacturing.

Training would be given to the right person.

Welder Qualification Test Certificate required or able to obtain one.

All enquiries strictly confidential. If you are a team player and can work unsupervised, please apply in writing with your CV to.

The Manager Lusk Engineering Ltd 15 McNally Street Ashburton 7700 or email luskeng@xtra.co.nz

HEAVY FABRICATOR/ GENERAL ENGINEER Required for busy Engineering jobbing shop.

Please apply in writing with a copy of your CV and references.

Applications close Friday 10th March, 2017 New Zealand Residency is Required.

Engineer

Experienced trades person required for the manufacture of our products.

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Experience in the manufacture and repairs to earthmoving and transport equipment preferred.

Please apply in own handwriting to: The Manager Engineering Repairs (2012) Ltd Box 1065, c/- Ashburton Guardian, PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email engrep@xtra.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Warehouse Supervisor Permanent / Full Time:

Multi Skilled Operator with Experience

Due to our Warehouse Supervisor recently retiring we are looking for an exceptional person to fill her shoes and manage our Warehouse.

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for managing all aspects of the warehouse in line with Standard Operating Procedures, Lean Manufacturing principles and to ensure all Deliveries, Inventory management and Logistics are efficiently undertaken at all times: Key Responsibilities • • • • • • • •

Working closely with our Operations Manager to ensure efficient management of the Warehouse.

Checking items delivered and dispatched are to specification, reporting any discrepancies to staff.

Process timely and efficiently all documentation, spreadsheets, freight documentation and bookings for Domestic, International and Online orders.

Process and update orders and inventory to ensure Internal In-house Software is always reflecting current position.

Organise and undertake Rolling Stock takes and full stock takes Weekly, Monthly and Yearly to ensure all inventory is correct.

Deliver timely reporting to appropriate departments on warehouse performance.

Ensure all Health and Safety requirements are maintained.

General warehouse duties will also apply.

Experience Required • • • • •

You will need to have good computer skills including excel and strong attention to detail.

This is a hands on role that will see you working alongside the Warehouse team in all duties.

A strong back ground in supply chain management and or logistics and Inventory Control.

A good level of Physical fitness (some lifting will be involved).

A current forklift license and experience is essential as is a full clean driver’s license.

Please apply in writing with a copy of your CV and references/referee details.

The New Zealand Sock Company P O Box 179 Ashburton Or email: oliviab@nzsock.co.nz Applications close Friday 10th March, 2017 New Zealand Residency is Required.

MIKE PRESTON LIFESTYLE & RURAL SPECIALIST

Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Limited is a locally owned and operated company based in the Ashburton District.

We are looking to employ an Multi Skilled Excavator Operator to operate a range of machinery from 1.5 ton to 30 ton excavators, graders, scrapers, dozers, rollers etc. This is a good opportunity to work for a well established company that has been operating for 26 years.

Suitable applicant must have: • • • •

Minimum class 4 drivers licence Self motivation and be able to work unsupervised Be a team player and have good communication skills Ability to complete a job to a high standard

Good remuneration package will be offered to the right applicant.

If this sounds like you please phone Stuart on 0274 350 963 or the office on (03) 307 7065 or email your interest to office@tarbotton.co.nz

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

is worth? Please feel free to contact me for a confidential no obligation chat.

Birthday Greetings Jorja Roulston 12 years old today! Happy birthday sweetheart.

Wishing you a fantastic day and hope all your dreams come true. Love Mum, Dad and Sam. xxxx

M 027 430 7041 | B 03 307 2400 | mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

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Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

SPECIALISED SERVICES

ASHBURTON Law – for house deals, sorting out relationship property etc – Phone Peter Ragg 027 281 4686 or 03 308 0327. Email: nzragg@gmail.com

RURAL TRADING POST

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust work visa. bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local TRADES, SERVICES distributor: Veehof, phone COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?? 302 2911.

For prompt reliable Computer servicing or Laser Engraving. PUBLIC NOTICES Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, OLD newspapers available.

Ashburton. Ph 308 8989. 30 Perfect for packing, fires, years Local service. Same bedding for animals, birds, day service if possible. craft work and so on. Please SUPERGOLD Discount card call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or welcomed. phone 307 7900 for bundles HOME handyman available. of 10 or more.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph PLANTS, PRODUCE 027-677-1952.

FRESHLY dug Nadine potatoes. $2.00 per kg. 81 INDEPENDENT Elizabeth Street. Phone 308 MILKING MACHINE 3195 or 027 531 9103.

TESTING AND SERVICING PEA STRAW for sale.

Conventional bales @ $3.00 Independent and MPTA each. Pick up Hinds area. registered milking Phone 027 506 3242. machine tester available for annual milking PEA straw small bales. $3 machine tests. from paddock, $4 delivered.

Shed servicing and Wakanui area. Phone 302 wash evaluations for all 3857. shed types. Pulsation service and repair with PLANTS sell out. Rare and an experienced not so rare plants from $2 to technician. $3. 35 Cameron Street, 8am to 4pm.

BOOK NOW FOR WINTER! For all subscriber 020 4124 4948

List Now! Are you wondering what your property

Mike Preston

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

Rotary Club of Ashburton

Peaches 1kg Peppers Apricots 1kg Fresh Beans 250gm

Saturday, March 4, 10am - 4pm Sports Hall Tancred Street, Ashburton

Ashburton Musical Club AGM Tuesday, February 21 at 7.30pm, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

All members and intending members welcome.

Enquiries 308 1996, Margaret Bean (Secretary)

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

GRAZING

LIVESTOCK, PETS

EXPRESSION of interest for 28 hectares of fodder beet for winter grazing along with silage and straw. Please phone Richard 027 455 7957.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

GARAGE sale.

85 ARAGE S ALESSaturday, G Longbeach Road, February Starting 85 at GARAGE 18. sale.

10am.

Washing machine, Longbeach Road, Saturday, dryer, king single trundle bed, February 18. Starting at and queen bed, fishing rods, 10am.

Washing machine, 4 burner BBQ trundle and many dryer, king single bed, morequeen household and bed, items. fishing rods, 4 burner BBQ and many more household items.

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.

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

HIRE

308-1095

GARAGE SALES

FOR SALE

SATURDAY, February 18 General household, garden and garage items. 10 Balmoral Place. Sign out at 9am.

FOR SALE

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

FIREWOOD - Old man pine dry $180, old man pine green $140. macrocarpa dry $250.

Split and delivered per cord 3.6m³. Phone Peter Nicoll 027 2012 777.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602

LINDEN leaves free hand massages.

Appointments between 10am - 4pm.

Booking fee applies. Phone today to secure your place and treat yourself to half an hour of relaxation. The China Shop in The Arcade. Ph 308 2757.

PAKEKE Lions Charity Market and garage sale.

9.00am PAKEKE Saturday, Lions February Charity 25, Ashburton Racecourse.

Market and garage sale.

Saleable Saturday, items February required.

9.00am Regulations prevent 25, Ashburton Racecourse. accepting audio, Saleable electrical, items required. computer For Regulations items. prevent collection: 307 audio, 2243, accepting George electrical, Anthony 3336, Trevor computer 308 items.

For 307 2629, George collection: George 308 3078231.

2243, OLD man pine $140 semiAnthony 308 3336, Trevor dry, blue gum $200 dry, black 307 2629, George 308 8231. poplar $140. All 3.6m³. Split and delivered. Pine logs Phone Shane Esate 307 7900 $45/tonne.

James, Firewood 303 7063.

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 9.00am 2.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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Broccoli 2 for $3

Vintage & Collectable Fair

The next meeting of the Ashburton Licensing Trust Board will be held in the Head Office Boardroom, Level 1 – Somerset House, Burnett Street, Ashburton on Thursday, February 23 at 4.30pm

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ABBY. Fun, pretty, outgoing lady. In/out calls. Private premises. Phone 021 0869 0409.

A-JAPANESE beautiful, 26 years, slim, sexy model figure, gorgeous, elegant.

Phone 021 115 3218.

ASIAN. Sweet, tall, slim, sexy, busty 40DD. Good looking, friendly. Full service.

Phone 021 201 3687.

If you are looking for a simple business opportunity with low risk and a high profit margin then CrestClean ticks every box.

Join us for an informal presentation about how you can create a stable financial future with a CrestClean franchise.

Date: Wednesday the 22nd of February Location: CrestClean Office Address: 214-216 Burnett St. - Ashburton Time: 6pm-7pm

Please contact Chris Barker Call 021 939 204 or email chris.barker@crestclean.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

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Daily Events SATURDAY 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Farmers market with fresh locally grown produce- hot food. North end of the West Street car park.

9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Crafts for sale in the West Street car park.

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

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

9am ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Regular play, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

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

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Church Hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

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

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327

West Street.

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

12.50pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, doubles and singles, Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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

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

9am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

9.30am ST DAVIDS UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship led by Rev John

Coutts, All welcome, 65 Oxford Street.

10am St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

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

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

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

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

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Golf croquet doubles, Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Join us playing Petanque, Ashburton Domain, opposite the Playground off West Street.

4.30pm - 6.30pm ST DAVIDS UNION CHURCH. Youth Group. 48 Allens Road 7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Round 2 of the Heartland Championship, Tinwald Golf Club 12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

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

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

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

2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Monthly Meeting Speaker Mayor Donna Fave, Senior Centre.

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

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

8pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert and visitors very welcome. Senior Centre Cameron Street.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 N Country Calendar 0 7am Showtime PGR 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Coach Trip 0 Noon Come Dine With Me Couples 2pm Instant Gardener 0 3pm Vet Tales 0 3:30 Renovation King 4pm Monster Fish Fish biologist Zeb Hogan travels to Australia to look for two of the country’s dangerous river shark species, one the biggest, and one the rarest. 0 5pm Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

7pm N Outback Pilots 0 8pm L Lotto The Lotto draw.

8:05 N Te Radar’s Chequered Past PGR 0 8:35 Travel Guides PGR 0 9:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:35 Roots AO 3 0

12:30 Last Tango In Halifax AO 3 Celia builds bridges with Alan, and accepts Gary into her life despite her initial reservations. 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

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THREE

8:45pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Hoarders 3 10:50 Australia’s Next Top Model PGR 3 12:10 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 1pm Wahlburgers 3 1:25 Wahlburgers 3 1:50 Hoarders 3 2:45 Kim Of Queens 3 3:35 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Dance Moms 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker Pattie deals with a 47-yearold surgeon so technically minded he does not know how to romance a girl, and a millionaire waiting to be ‘moonstruck’.

8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 9:30 Shahs Of Sunset 10:30 Kourtney & Kim Take New York AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:25 Infomercials 3

MAORI

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Power Rangers – Dino Super Charge 7am Turbo Fast 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker 3 10:30 Survivor – San Juan Del Sur 3 11:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 3 12:30 Face Off PGR 1:30 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3pm New Girl PGR 3:25 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:55 The New Celebrity Apprentice 0 4:55 The Wonder Of Animals Chris Packham asks how bears are able to live in practically every habitat on earth.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Walking With Dinosaurs PGR 3 2011 Adventure. An underdog dinosaur becomes a hero. 0 8:45 M Ted AO 3 2012 Comedy. After a man’s wish to bring his teddy bear to life comes true, he must decide between keeping the relationship with the teddy bear or his girlfriend. 0 10:50 Motive AO 0

6am The Fairly Odd Parents 6:25 World Of Quest 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 7:15 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 7:40 Sanjay And Craig 8:05 Avatar – The Last Airbender 8:30 Johnny Test 9am Victorious PGR 9:50 Mythbusters PGR 10:50 Top Gear – Best Of British PGR 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:30 David Beckham – Into The Unknown PGR 3 3:30 Fishing And Adventure 3 4pm Addicted To Fishing 3 4:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 5:30 Prime News 6pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 3 0 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Gordon Watson 3 0 7pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow 0 8:35 Top Gear – Bolivia Special PGR With three shabby 4x4s, Jeremy, Richard, and James are dropped into the Bolivian rainforest to drive along the coast of Chile.

10:10 Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell AO

11:10 M Road Trip AO 2000 Adventure Comedy. Four friends take a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girlfriend. 0 1am 59th Annual Grammy Awards 3 0 4:05 Regular Show 3 0 4:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 5:05 Fresh PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:50 Live At The Apollo AO Dara O Briain introduces sets from Inbetweeners star Greg Davies, and Canadian one-liner specialist Stewart Francis. 0 12:50 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:25 Scorpion PGR 3 Team Scorpion’s simple job at a museum becomes dangerous when they discover thieves robbing a rare gem exhibit to get materials needed to enrich a nuclear bomb.

12:20 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

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6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 Maia The Brave 0 6:40 The Furchester Hotel 0 6:55 F Thunderbirds Are Go 3 0 7:15 The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 3 0 7:40 Ninjago – Masters Of Spinjitzu 0 8:10 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 0 8:35 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 0 9am Pickle And Peanut 0 9:25 Clarence 3 0 9:35 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 10am Fresh PGR 10:30 Blossom PGR 0 11am Full House 0 11:30 Baby Daddy 0 11:55 Life In Pieces PGR 3 0 12:20 The 100 PGR 0 1:20 N Pretty Little Liars PGR 0 2:15 My Kitchen Rules 0 6pm N The Simpsons 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0 7pm M Daddy Day Care 2003 Comedy. When two men are laid off, and must become stay-at-home fathers, they decide to open their own unconventional day-care centre. 0 9pm M Kill Bill – Volume 1 AO 2003 Action Thriller. 0

6:50 The Program ML 2015 Drama Biography. Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd. 8:30 The Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy.

Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman.

10am No Escape 16VLC 2015 Thriller. Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan. 11:40 Sicario Fish of the Day 16VC 2015 Crime. Emily Blunt, 7pm on Choice Benicio Del Toro. 1:40 The Forest MVC 2016 Horror.

THE BOX Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken.

6:30 Law And Order – UK 3:15 Popfan MVLC 2014 MV 7:20 Wild West Alaska Thriller. Chelsea Kane, M 8:10 Combat Dealers PG Nolan Gerard Funk, 9am Helicopter Heroes – Down Benjamin Hollingsworth.

Under PG 9:30 Helicopter 4:45 Mississippi Grind MLS Heroes – Down Under 2015 Drama. Ryan Reynolds, PG 10am Inside Men Ben Mendelsohn.

MV 11am Elementary MV 6:35 The Huntsman – 11:50 The Simpsons Super Winter’s War MVL 2016 Saturday PG 2:50 Law And Action. Chris Hemsworth, Order – UK MV 3:40 Bosch Jessica Chastain, MVL 4:30 The Simpsons Super Charlize Theron. 8:30 Money Saturday PG 7:30 Whose Monster MVLS 2016 Thriller.

Line Is It Anyway? US PG A pompous financial expert is 8pm Last Man Standing taken hostage while live on-air, PG 8:30 Counting Cars PG after his bad financial advice 9pm Call Of The Wildman leads to bankruptcy for many.

PG 9:30 Wild West Alaska George Clooney, Julia Roberts, M 10:20 Inside Men Jack O’Connell.

MV 11:20 Elementary MV 10:10 Mad Max – Fury Road 16VC 2015 Action. Tom Hardy, SUNDAY 12:10 Whose Charlize Theron.

Line Is It Anyway? US PG 12:35 Last Man Standing PG SUNDAY 1am Counting Cars PG 1:25 Call 12:10 Mississippi Grind Of The Wildman PG 1:50 Wild MLS 2015 Drama. 2am The West Alaska M 2:40 Inside Huntsman – Winter’s War Men MV 3:35 Elementary MVL 2016 Action. 3:55 Mad MV 4:25 Covert Affairs MV Max – Fury Road 16VC 2015 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Action. 5:55 The Making US PG Of Spectre – Just Getting 5:35 Last Man Standing PG Started PG

MOVIES GREATS 7:50 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. Seth Rogen.

9:40 Picture Perfect M 1997 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon.

11:20 You, Me And Dupree MLS 2006 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. 1:10 The Perfect Storm ML 2000 Adventure. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane.

3:20 The Watcher 16VL 2000 Thriller.

Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves, James Spader. 4:55 The Three Musketeers MV 2011 Adventure. Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen.

6:45 The Break-Up MLS 2006 Romantic Comedy.

Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn.

8:30 Minority Report MVLS 2002 Sci-fi Thriller. In a future where criminals are caught before they commit crimes, an officer in the special unit is accused of a crime, and must prove his innocence.

Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton.

10:55 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLSC 2007 Crime Drama.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney.

SUNDAY 12:50 Sex And The City 2 MLS 2010 Comedy.

3:15 The Three Musketeers MV 2011 Adventure. 5:05 The Break-Up MLS 2006 Romantic Comedy.

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6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Team Umizoomi 7:30 Pukana 2 8am The Zoo 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Atamira Behind The Scenes PGR 3 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Mama Son Learner League 3 2pm He Kupenga Hou 3 2:30 Basketball – College National Championship 3:30 The Kapa 3 4:30 The Big Sing 3 5pm He Kupenga Hou 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 M Mousehunt PGR 1997 Comedy. Two clumsy inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse, which is equally determined to stay where it is. Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin.

8:15 M Beasts Of The Southern Wild PGR 2012 Fantasy. Faced with her father’s failing health, and melting ice-caps that flood her bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, a six-year-old girl must learn the ways of courage and love.

9:55 Iti Pounamu AO 3 10:25 Te Kaea 3 2 10:55 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6:25 Cricket – Women’s T20 International Australia v White Ferns. 6:55 Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First T20.

10:25 L Cricket – Ford Trophy Final – Canterbury v Wellington. 2:20 Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First T20.

2:50 L Cricket – Ford Trophy Final – Canterbury v Wellington. 7pm Cricket – Women’s T20 International Australia v White Ferns.

7:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First T20. 8pm Fox Sports News 8:30 Cricket – International Australia v Sri Lanka – First T20. 9pm Cricket – Ford Trophy Final – Canterbury v Wellington. 11pm The Fishing Show SUNDAY Midnight Cricket – Ford Trophy Final – Canterbury v Wellington. 12:30 Football – A-League Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC. 1am Cricket – Women’s International Australia v White Ferns – First T20.

1:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First T20. 2am Golf – US PGA Tour Genesis Open – Round Two. 2:40 L Hockey – India League Jaypee Punjab Warriors v Kalinga Lancers.

4:30 Golf – European Tour 5am Cricket – Women’s International 5:30 The Cricket Show

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

6am Escape To The Chateau 7am Getaway 7:30 Natural World – Man-Eating Tigers Of Sumatra 8:30 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes 9:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 10:30 Four Rooms 11:30 Alan’s Garden Secrets 12:30 Escape To The Chateau 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:30 Salvage Hunters 5:30 Made From America Gabe creates tee shirts honouring American industry and the bluecollar spirit.

6pm Walking The Nile Photographer and writer Levison Wood attempts to walk the length of the world’s longest river.

7pm Fish Of The Day Clarke Gayford travels to the Fiji Islands to fish for Spanish mackerel, and gets close to some of the largest bull sharks in the world.

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Traitor AO 2008 Drama.

10:30 New Zealand Hunter Adventures 11:30 Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 12:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 1am Made From America 1:30 Walking The Nile 2:30 M Traitor AO 2008 Drama.

Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce. 4:30 Fish Of The Day 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 2 6am Golf – US PGA Tour Genesis Open – Round One. 6:30 Golf – Women’s PGA Tour Women’s Australian Open – Round Two. 7am Golf – European Tour World Super 6 Perth – Round Two. 7:30 Inside The PGA Tour 8am Rugby League – Super League Huddersfield Giants v Salford Red Devils. 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League Leigh Centurions v Leeds Rhinos. 11:30 Golf – Women’s PGA Tour Women’s Australian Open – Round Two. Noon Golf – European Tour 12:30 Hockey – India League 2pm Rugby League – Super League 2:30 Rugby League – Super League 3pm Basketball – NBL Playoffs 5pm Cricket – International 5:30 Rugby League – Super League 6:30 Golf – US PGA Tour 7pm Football – NZ Premiership Highlights Show 7:30 L Football – A League Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC. 9:45 L Football – A League Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC. SUNDAY Midnight L Football – A League Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar FC. 2am The Cricket Show 2:30 Rugby League – Super League 3am Rugby League – Super League 3:30 Cricket – International 18Feb17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Hook, Line and Printer.

6:30 MythBusters PG Walk a Straight Line.

7:30 MythBusters PG Bikes and Bazookas.

8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:25 Naked And Afraid XL M The Last Roar.

10:20 Naked And Afraid XL M The Sickness.

11:15 Treehouse Masters PG Bon-Appe-Treehouse.

12:10 Edge Of Alaska M 1:05 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M Lindsey Vonn.

2pm Megatrains PG USA – Schnabel Car. 2:55 What On Earth? PG 3:50 Mega Trains PG 4:45 Mega Trains PG 5:40 Mega Trains PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Misery On the Mountain.

7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Adventure Headquarters.

8:30 Salvage Hunters PG 9:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M One Man Short.

Following Otto’s operation, a Kilcher son returns to take the reins.

10:30 Auction Hunters PG Big Easy Money.

SUNDAY

Midnight Gold Rush PG 12:55 Edge Of Alaska M 1:55 Moonshiners M 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:10 Moonshiners M 5:05 MythBusters PG

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6am The Fishing Show 0 6:45 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Morena 10am Marae Summer Series 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 A Place To Remember 0 12:55 Undercover Boss USA 3 0 1:55 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 3 0 2:55 Land Of The Midnight Sun 0 3:55 The Supervet 5pm Outback Truckers PGR Turbo pushes the pain barrier and his truck delivering mining machinery from his home in Brisbane to Darwin in the Northern Territory. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar Raising the Steaks. 0 7:30 Sunday A weekly in-depth current affairs show. 0 8:30 N One Of Us Thriller following the effects of a double murder on the lives of two families in rural Scotland. 0 10:45 Indian Summers 0

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6am The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 Maia The Brave 0 6:40 Little Monstar 3 0 6:45 Sooty 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!!

And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Looped 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus 0 Noon The Bachelor 0 1:40 Hot In Cleveland PGR 0 2:35 Grandfathered PGR 0 3:05 Miss Guided PGR 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm The Simpsons A TV super chef challenges Homer to a barbecue smoke-off, but when Homer’s secret cooking weapon is stolen, Lisa and Bart play detective. 0 6:30 The Middle 0

7pm The Simpsons 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules In the music festival-inspired Instant Restaurant of Perth friends Bek and Ash feel confident, but things do not go well. 0 8:40 M He’s Just Not That Into You AO 2009 Comedy. A group of interconnected 20and 30-somethings navigate relationships. 0 11:15 24 – Legacy (Starting 11:50 One Born Every Minute 3 Today) 3 0 12:15 Lethal Series looking at a maternity unit from the perspectives of the parents- Weapon AO 3 0 1:10 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 3 0 to-be and the maternity-ward staff.

2:05 Supernatural AO 3 0 12:50 Attitude 2:50 Infomercials 3:25 The Traumatic brain Injury can happen Whispers AO 3 4:05 Regular to anyone, but it is often a hidden Show 3 0 4:15 It Is Written disability. 0 3 4:45 The Fosters PGR 3 1:20 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials 3:25 Infomercials

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6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am UCKG 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 Wedding Town 9:55 MasterChef New Zealand 30 10:45 MasterChef New Zealand 3 11:35 Prison Families PGR 3 0 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Formula E Street Racers 1:30 Motorsport – US Formula Drift 2pm Motorsport – New Zealand Touring Cars 3pm Motorsport – Toyota Racing Series 4pm Motorsport – World Rally Championship 5pm Ice Road Truckers Polar boss Mark Kohaykewych brings a new soldier into the winter-roads contest. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PGR 0 8:30 M Let’s Be Cops AO 2014 Comedy.

Two friends dress as police officers for a costume party, but when they become tangled with gangsters and crooked detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line. 0 10:35 M The Hollow AO 2015 Horror.

12:25 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:10 Popfan MVLC 2014 Thriller. Chelsea Kane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Benjamin Hollingsworth.

7:40 Mississippi Grind MLS 2015 Drama. Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn. 9:30 The One of Us He’s Just Not That Into You Making Of Spectre – Just Getting Started 8:30pm on TVNZ 1 8:40pm on TVNZ 2 PG 9:45 The Huntsman – Winter’s War MVL 2016 BRAVO THE BOX Action. Chris Hemsworth, 6am Counting Cars PG 6am Hoarders 3 Jessica Chastain, 6:25 Call Of The Wildman 6:45 Hoarders 3 Charlize Theron.

7:35 Catfish 3 8:20 Catfish PG 6:50 Bad Robots MLC 11:40 Money Monster MVLS 7:15 Shearing Gang PG 3 9:10 Hoarders 2016 Thriller. George Clooney, 7:45 The Simpsons Super Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell.

3 10am Millionaire Sunday PG A marathon 1:20 Mad Max – Fury Matchmaker 3 of Simpson’s episodes.

Road 16VC 2015 Action.

10:50 Hoarders 3 10:20 Storage Wars – New Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron.

11:35 Dance Moms 3 York PG 10:45 Storage 3:20 A Year And Change 12:30 The Real Housewives Wars – New York PG MLSC 2015 Comedy Of Atlanta 3 1:30 Keeping 11:10 Bad Robots MLC Drama. 4:55 American 11:35 Shearing Gang PG Up With The Kardashians Ultra 16VLC 2014 Comedy.

12:05 Survivor – Blood 3 2:30 Teen Mom 3 6:30 Southpaw 16VLC 2014 v Water PG 1pm Covert 3:30 Catfish 3 Drama. 8:30 Ghostbusters Affairs MV 2pm Raw 4:30 Catfish 3 PGL 2016 Action. Four MV 4:45 Smackdown 5:30 Catfish 3 paranormal investigators, MV 6:30 Main Event MV armed with ectoplasm and a 6:30 Kim Of Queens 7:30 Survivor – Blood v nuclear reactor, go into action 7:30 Australia’s Next Top Water PG 8:30 NCIS LA MV when supernatural forces Model PGR It is pressure week, (Part 1) 9:30 NCIS LA MV descend on Manhattan.

(Part 2) 10:30 Covert Affairs and there is a large prize to be 10:30 The Visit MVL 2015 MV 11:30 Main Event MV won; Elle Macpherson arrives Horror.

MONDAY at the photo shoot to mentor MONDAY 12:30 Survivor – Blood the models.

12:05 Friended To Death v Water PG 1:30 Storage 8:45 Dance Moms 16LS 2014 Comedy. 1:40 A Wars – New York PG 9:40 Botched Year And Change MLSC 1:55 Storage Wars – New 10:40 Donnie Loves Jenny AO York PG 2:20 Shearing Gang 2015 Comedy Drama.

11:05 Donnie Loves Jenny AO PG 2:50 Bad Robots MLC 3:10 American Ultra 16VLC 11:35 Snapped PGR 3 2014 Comedy. 4:45 The Visit 3:15 NCIS LA MV 4:10 NCIS MVL 2015 Horror.

LA MV 5:05 Main Event MV 12:20 Infomercials 3

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6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Fishing Impossible PGR 3 1pm NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 2pm Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 2:30 The Millers PGR 3 3pm Aftermath – On The Road To Recovery PGR 3 4pm Sachie’s Kitchen 3 Sachie joins her family foraging in the hills for bamboo shoots for a Japanese-style barbecue. Back in her kitchen, she makes three simple barbecue dishes.

4:30 The Wonder Of Britain 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Rick Stein – From Venice To Istanbul 3

10am Whanau Bake-Off 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Death Threat PGR 3 11:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero Noon My Reggae Song 3 12:30 Te Hikoi Mahanga 3 1pm Hoiho 3 1:30 Play PGR 2:30 The Pits TV 3:30 Basketball – College National Championship 5pm Waka Ama Sprint Nationals (HLS) From Lake Karapiro, and including behind-the-scenes stories and profiles.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3

6am The Dog Hotel 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Salvage Hunters 8am This Old Thing 9am American Pickers 10am Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 11am Fish Of The Day 11:30 Better Homes And Gardens 1pm Made From America 1:30 Salvage Hunters 2:30 Walking The Nile 3:30 Explore 4:30 Jamie At Home 5pm Poh’s Kitchen 5:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 6:30 Weird Wonders Of The World

7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Prime Planet – Making New Zealand 3 A look at road development, from rough early routes to the multi-billion-dollar motorway projects of today.

0 8:30 Death In Paradise AO 0 9:35 Elementary AO 10:35 Bull PGR 3

7pm Pukuhohe 7:30 Waka Huia 3 8:30 M A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night AO 2014 Horror Fantasy. In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the residents are unaware of a lonesome vampire that stalks them.

10:25 Te Kaea 3 2 10:55 Closedown

7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 M Escobar – Paradise Lost AO 2014 Crime Drama.

On a trip to Colombia, a Canadian surfer falls in love with a Colombian girl, and it seems perfect, until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar.

10:40 Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR

11:30 Top Gear – The Perfect Road Trip PGR 3 The adventure begins in Venice, as Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond set off on their perfect road trip at the wheel of their favourite cars.

1:25 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v South Africa – First ODI. 1:55 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 6:50 Minority Report MVLS 2002 Sci-fi Thriller. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton.

9:15 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLSC 2007 Crime Drama.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney.

11:10 Sex And The City 2 MLS 2010 Comedy.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon. 1:35 Poseidon MV 2006 Drama. Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss.

3:15 Grown Ups PGL 2010 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek. 4:55 Limitless MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro.

6:40 My Sister’s Keeper MC 2009 Drama. Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin. 8:30 Easy A MS 2010 Comedy. A cleancut high-school student relies on the school’s rumour mill to advance her social and financial standing.

Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes.

10:05 Untraceable 18V 2008 Crime. Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke.

11:45 The Happening 16V 2008 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel.

MONDAY 1:15 Mystery Men PGV 1999 Comedy.

Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo.

3:15 Poseidon MV 2006 Drama. 4:50 Directors – Rob Reiner PG 5:20 Grown Ups PGL 2010 Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC. 6:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Genesis Open – Round Two. 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour Genesis Open – Round Three.

Noon Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v Sri Lanka – First T20.

12:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) Australia v White Ferns – First T20.

1pm Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v South Africa – First T20.

1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First ODI, First Innings.

5:35 The Cricket Show 6:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v South Africa – First ODI, Second Innings.

From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

10pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Titans – PreSeason.

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Midnight Rugby League – Club World Series (RPL) Warrington Wolves v Brisbane Broncos. 2am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Rabbitohs v Dragons – Charity Shield.

2:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC. 4:30 Fishing Show 5:30 UCL Magazine Show

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

11:30 My Dream Home 12:30 The Dog Hotel 1am Jamie At Home 1:30 Poh’s Kitchen 2am M Escobar – Paradise Lost AO 2014 Crime Drama.

Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac. 4am Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France 5am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

SKY SPORT 2 7am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v Sri Lanka – First T20. 7:30 Fishing Show 8:30 L Rugby League – World Club Challenge Warrington Wolves v Brisbane Broncos.

11am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Rabbitohs v Dragons – Charity Shield. 11:30 Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Leigh Centurions v Leeds Rhinos. Noon The Fishing Show 1pm Golf Central 2pm L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Titans – PreSeason. 4pm Rugby League – World Club Challenge (HLS) Warrington Wolves v Brisbane Broncos. 4:33 L Cricket – Women’s International Australia v White Ferns – Second T20. 8:05 The Cricket Show 8:35 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v Sri Lanka – First T20. 9:18 L Cricket – International Australia v Sri Lanka – Second T20.

MONDAY 1am Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC. 1:30 NZ Football Weekly 2am Golf – LPGA Women’s Australian Open Round Four.

2:30 Golf – European Tour World Super Six Perth – Round Four. 3am Rugby League – Club World Series Warrington Wolves v Brisbane Broncos.

3:30 L Rugby League – Club World Series Wigan Warriors v Cronulla Sharks.

19Feb17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Betsy’s Last Stand.

6:30 MythBusters PG Duct Tape Plane.

7:30 MythBusters PG Flying Guillotine. 8:30 Gold Rush PG Misery On the Mountain. 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:20 Edge Of Alaska PG 11:15 Is OJ Innocent?

The Missing Evidence M 12:10 Is OJ Innocent?

The Missing Evidence M 1:05 N Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 2pm Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 2:55 Abalone Wars M Into the Storm. 3:50 Abalone Wars M Best Laid Plans. 4:45 Abalone Wars M Proving Grounds.

5:40 Abalone Wars M The Final Frontier.

6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M One Man Short.

7:30 Blowing Up History PG Secrets of the Pyramids.

8:30 Is OJ Innocent? The Missing Evidence M 9:30 Is OJ Innocent? The Missing Evidence M 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG Adventure Headquarters.

11:30 MythBusters PG MONDAY 12:30 What On Earth? PG 1:25 Moonshiners M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Moonshiners M 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

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BROWN, Margaret Mary – On Friday, February 10, 2017 at Diana Isaac Retirement Village in her 87th year.

Dearly loved sister and sister in law of Dorothy and the late Lester Banks, also of the late Helen Banks, Irwin Parnham, CAMPBELL – Katherine Page and David Craig and Anna (nee Talbot), Parnham. along with Marlee, Tilly and Ryder are thrilled to Please note all late death announce the arrival of Beau notices or notices sent Stewart (9lb 13oz), on Sunday, February 5 at home. outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: A very special thanks to deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Sandra and Hannah. to ensure publication.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Just as you have often clicked “Agree” without reading the internet agreement jargon with a software download, you might have agreed to what a loved one wants without fully understanding what it is.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It’s human nature to feel entitled to things other humans seem to have.

Those who compare and fall short become discontented. It makes you think twice about whom you surround yourself with.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There are people with similar talents to yours who do a similar job. But it’s not the same. Your contributions are rare!

No one else can do what you do in the way you do it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s the people who have known one another for a long time who find it the most challenging to refrain from argument and bickering that they would never engage in with less-familiar people.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Certain rituals have served you well. Build on the trend by creating a ritual around the habit you want to incorporate in your daily life. Put in the style and quirkiness that will make it your own.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’d rather be acknowledged for something minute and very specific to you than accept big, general praise. You’ll get your wish in a compliment you can take to heart.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Maybe you want something you shouldn’t want. Then again, what if you thought that it was perfectly acceptable to want whatever you want in whatever quantity you believe would be most satisfying?

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You contribute daily to the lives of others in ways big and small. Good fortune follows your indulgence in an artistic whimsy; appreciating the arts counts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your curiosity about the people you encounter today is nonetheless focused enough to be flattering. Perfect strangers will open up and tell you what their innermost circle doesn’t even know.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your relationship with someone from a different generation will get interesting. There is much you know that can never really be understood by people who weren’t your age when it happened.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The generosity you deal out today is hardly unusual, though those who are not used to the perks that come with being your friend may experience it as such.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): In the fairy tales, someone is a hero and someone gets saved. Today’s real-life scenario features several heroes who save themselves through the process of helping others.

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ALL SIZES

TOR 7 PIECE DINING SUITE Chairs available in Grey, Black or Blue.

WAS $4799.99 NOW

$

BUY NEW ZEALAND MADE QUALITY

2399 99

$

1499 99

ANJA 7 PIECE DINING SUITE

ARIZONA CHAISE LOUNGE SUITE

Chairs available in Grey, Black or Blue.

SMART R SAVEEST OUR LOW PRICE EVERYDAY

$

Rug, throw, coffee table and accessories sold separately.

1899 99

$ 55" UHD FLAT SMART TV

BRAEDYN 4 SEATER LOUNGE SUITE LEATHER

$

• Satellite Tuner • Quad Core Processor • 100Hz • 3x HDMI

& UHF

SAVE

4K UHD so re lution for astonishing detail

1900 WAS $7299.99 NOW

5399

$ Rug, throw, coffee table and accessories sold separately.

373 LITRE WHITE BOTTOM MOUNT FRIDGE FREEZER

DISHWASHER WHITE • 12 Place Settings • 7 Programmes Including Rinse & Glassware • 32 Minute Fast Wash Cycle

1999 99

NOW ONLY

99

$

55KU6000

MIX & GO BLENDER

MULCH & CATCH LAWNMOWER

PORTABLE BLUETOOTH SPEAKER

GFBL3002CS

1699 99

• Briggs & Stratton 450E OHV Engine • Easy Push • Steel Base chassis

Available in a great range of colours.

450

• Active Smart System • LED Lighting • Humidity Controlled Crisper Bins • Adjustable Glass Shelves

HDW100WCT

E372BRT4

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120 $499 99 360 $119999 WAS $619.99 NOW

$

50

WAS $1599.99 NOW

months

INTEREST FREE on furniture $1299 & over*

smithscity.co.nz

$

SAVE

50

WAS $99.99 NOW

$

12

49

99

$

SAVE

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110 $319 99 50 $399 99 WAS $429.99 NOW

$

WAS $449.99 NOW

EA

months

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$

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INTEREST FREE on everything $499 & over*

SHOP YOUR WAY Delivered to your door or pick up instore

0800 SMITHS (0800 764 847)

38 Kermode St, ASHBURTON *Discount is off our usual retail price. Exclusions, fees, terms and conditions apply. See instore or visit smithscity.co.nz