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Rates in the Ashburton District look set to rise by 3.3 per cent next year.

Yesterday the Ashburton District Council wrapped up debate on its spending for the coming year and looks likely to send out for public comment a budget that will see it need $31.318 million in rates to run the district for the next year.

That amount could change if the public decides it wants more or less money spent on different services, finance committee chairman Neil Brown said. The smaller-than-anticipated increase had been achieved after two days of workshops where every line of every budget

was tightly scrutinised, he said.

In its long-term plan the council had tagged a 4.42 per cent rise for the 201617 year.

Next year’s budget will see the council forced to spend $363,000 more than it planned to run the EA Networks Centre and this will add about $27 on to every property owners’ rates bill.

“Rates will always go into this; it will never break even,” Mr Brown said.

With less than one year’s trading under its belt, complex manager Steve Prescott said he was still working to original figures that were provided by a consultant.

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rate costs would not be known until a full year of trading had been completed, Mr Prescott said.

Overall the stadium and pools cost $6.7 million per year to run, with $3.5 million to come from rates next year.

From day one the stadium and pools attracted a much higher level of use than anticipated and that meant extra resources had to be put in place to cope with that demand, service delivery group manager Neil McCann said.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Parkers compromise safety

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Student safety is being compromised by parents dropping their children off inside Ashburton College grounds and on yellow lines.

Before and after school the entrances to the college, especially Walnut Avenue, become very busy with traffic and some parents have not been parking in legal or safe ways.

Principal Grant McMillan said parents dropping children off up the college drive has been causing safety problems because of how busy it gets before and after school.

Because of the narrow space available people also need to do three-point turns to get out, which adds further risks.

The drive also needs to be clear

before school for milk and post deliveries. Parents do not need to drop their children right inside the college grounds, they are old enough to walk from the street, he said.

Instead of this parents should drop their child to school in a legal and safe park on Walnut Avenue or use the ring driveway which heads into Phoenix Preschool and turns so it joins part of the college’s driveway, Mr McMillan said.

Parents have also been illegally dropping their children on the yellow lines outside the college.

A notice was put in the school’s newsletter last week to remind parents of safe ways to drop their children off at school and it seemed to have helped, he said.

People just needed to remember to be safe.

■ ST PATRICK’S DAY

Irish turn out to celebrate saint’s day Many Mid Canterbury businesses and establishments went green yesterday to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, the patron saint of Ireland. Among those getting into the spirit of the day were Andy Fennessy and Jeanette West. Braided Rivers celebrated the day by putting some traditional Irish food on the menu, and live music last night, while their staff also wore a splash of green for the occasion. It was a similar story at Kelly’s Café and Bar, with staff dressed for the occasion and a good old Irish stew on the menu. Front page photo (from left): Julie Boag, Andy Fennessy, Erin Wild, Jeanette West and Anita Haywood.

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“Our income is higher than we expected, but our costs have been higher too,” he said.

Next year’s budget has also been pumped up by more than $425,000 in parks and recreation spending.

But rather than the extra money covering extra work, it would simply allow the open spaces department to main-

tain standards, manager David Askin said.

There were also unders in the council’s draft budget, with the amount of money allocated to roading reduced because the council now received a better subsidy deal from the New Zealand Transport Agency.

For every $303,000 that is added or removed from the council’s budget, the amount of money needed from rates changes by 1 per cent.

Next year’s rates rise will not be shared evenly across the

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Students have a fun day on water Dorie School students enjoyed a sunny, albeit slightly cool, day at Lake Hood for their picnic and water fun outing yesterday.

Pictured are Brooke Tyzack, Matthew Hopkins and Logan Williams having a blast on the water.

The aim of the day was for everyone to enjoy themselves and try something new including boating and being towed along on inflatable water biscuits.

The day was originally due to be held on February 26 but was postponed.

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■ BRITISH TAXATION PLANS

Local support for sugar tax Britain’s plans to introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks in two years’ time to tackle a growing obesity crisis appeals to many Mid Cantabrians.

British Finance Minister George Osborne announced yesterday that a sugar levy would be introduced in the UK in 2018 to help combat childhood obesity.

The surprise announcement delighted health campaigners and angered drink makers.

The levy, which would be imposed on companies and based on the sugar content in drinks, would raise about STG500 million (more than $NZ1 billion) annually.

Britain joins France, Belgium, Hungary and Mexico which have imposed some form of tax on drinks with added sugar, while Scandinavian countries have levied similar taxes, with varying degrees of success, for many years.

Britain’s Food and Drink Federation said the tax was “a piece of political theatre” that would make no difference to obesity and cost jobs.

The tax would apply to drinks with a total sugar content above 5 grams per 100ml, with a higher band for even more sugary drinks.

Should sugary drinks be taxed? We hit the streets to get some feedback

Aimee Fawcett thought it was a brilliant idea to tax sugary drinks, as long as prices dropped on alternatives such as water. She would also like any such tax used to fund removal of GST from fruit and vegetables.

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Wendy Galbraith thinks a sugar tax would help make people aware of how much sugar they consumed. She would support the idea along with the removal of GST from fruit, vegetables and organic food.

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

In brief

Decile changes raise fears

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Mid Canterbury principals have serious concerns over the Ministry of Education’s proposed changes to the decile system.

A new system has been proposed which could include more funding for schools with students who meet one of four risk factors: a parent who has been to prison; parents who have relied on a benefit for a prolonged period; a mother with no qualifications or if they or a sibling had suffered child abuse.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said New Zealand’s decile system has been re-

garded internationally as a very robust and successful system but people in New Zealand have failed to see this.

“It has fallen into disrepute within New Zealand, probably because it has never been properly explained.”

People have started to see the system as a quality marker with higher decile schools being better than lower, which is not the case, he said.

However, the risk factors the government has proposed using are social indicators rather than educational indicators and may not help, he said.

The challenge is working out

what indicators to use and how invasive schools should be, Mr McMillan said.

Having a system like this could easily bounce the wrong way like the decile system and be used to deter parents from particular schools. “My worry is that we’ll be going from one system that has fallen into disrepute to one that could be wrongly used.”

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president and Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy said he thought the decile system needed to change but the proposal could affect some schools.

“It’s always been considered a

very blunt system.”

“I would hope that any other system that comes in would not disadvantage schools that are classed as low decile.”

There are many details that would need to be considered before funding is tagged to children, he said.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said it was good to review the system but the proposed indicators did not seem helpful, such as checking criminal records of parents.

However, at least there would be time for consultation because no decision would be made before 2019.

■ THE PROPRIETORS OF RAKAIA INCORPORATION

A man was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital following an accident in the remote Mid Canterbury high country on Wednesday. St John was alerted to the accident – which involved a man in his 60s who had fallen off a motorcycle – shortly after 11.30am. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to the scene, which was about 5km from Lake Heron Station. The man was flown to Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department with moderate injuries.

Correction The Guardian would like to clarify that Ashburton’s Combined Rural Fire Force Units welfare fund was not established following the aftermath of one specific incident as was reported in Thursday’s edition of the paper.

It was established following three separate incidents.

Celebrating diversity

Field-day showcases Maori farming business A field-day in the Dorie district showcased a leading Maori farming business this week.

For the first time in the history of the Maori Excellence in Farming Awards two South Island dairy farms have made the cut.

The Proprietors of Rakaia Incorporation converted the Dorie farm to dairying 19 years ago. Mark and Julie Cressey are in their ninth season as 50:50 sharemilkers on the property, milking 820 cows on 218 hectares.

Rakaia Incorporation was formed 127 years ago in 1886, when 27 original owners were identified by the Maori Land Court and the area was set aside as Maori reserve land.

The farm ownership list now contains about 300 names.

Of the 16 original blocks set aside by the courts in the district, only four remain in Maori ownership, Rakaia Incorporated secretary Mark Tynan said.

Farm supervisor John Donkers has been onboard since the block was converted to dairying.

He said the secret was in getting the irrigation system right from the beginning, along with

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Mid Canterbury’s Race Relations Day festivities kick off tonight at the Ashburton Domain. In an effort to celebrate diversity and break down barriers the Newcomers’ Network, in conjunction with the Youth Council, is hosting a free event complete with performances from local musicians, children’s entertainment and food. The celebrations will kick off at 5pm tonight, at the Domain next to the paddling pool.

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The incorporation’s current chairman James Russell said the decision to convert to dairying required a leap of faith but the

business had since generated more than $6.5 million in profits, sharing more than $2 million with its owners.

“It will be one of the few (dairy businesses) to be able to say

that they will return a profit this year,” he said.

The second contender for the Ahuwhenua Trophy is a dairy business owned by Ngai Tahu Farms in the Oxford district.

A young mum given more than $26,000 in donations after faking cancer has a disorder that causes her to deliberately feign illness, a court heard yesterday.

The disorder was previously known as Munchausen Syndrome, but is now called Factitious Disorder. The 24-year-old woman sobbed as Judge Claire Ryan in the Auckland District Court granted her permanent name suppression and sentenced her to three months’ community detention and 18 months intensive supervision. She must also pay a total of $14,200 reparation to her victims – Givealittle, Angel Project, Honda, Harvey Norman, Tawa College board of trustees and a Christchurch woman who paid $7000 to win an auction for a private concert by a prominent Kiwi musician.

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A Mid Canterbury school is getting help from the University of Canterbury to develop its science programme.

Lauriston School has been approved for the Professional Development in Primary Science programme, which is offered through the university and funded by the Ministry of Education for one year.

Principal Donna Reader said the programme means all teachers at the school have one professional development day a term.

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The school usually has one major focus a year and this year they decided to concentrate on science.

“We haven’t focused on science for a while.

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The programme is aimed at supporting schools to increase achievement and raise the profile of science across the whole school.

The professional development should enable teachers to develop students’ understanding of science and how to experiment and investigate the subject.

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■ MID CANTERBURY DISTRICT

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Welcome rain hits the spot

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This week’s rain hit the spot for Mid Canterbury farmers in the midst of a dry patch.

MetService recorded 33.8mm fell at its Ashburton airport weather station up until 4pm on Wednesday, nudging the district’s March rainfall over the average to date.

So far this year 140mm has been recorded at the airport, and 324mm at Methven.

Eiffelton farmer Ian Mackenzie said it was the most substantial fall in 12 hours he had seen

for two years. “We had quite a bit in January but it was over several days – we haven’t seen rain like this since 2013,” he said.

“It’s as dry as it’s ever been down here – this week’s rain means we can start farming again.”

For foothills farmers the news was even better.

Bruce Ahern recorded 47.5mm in a 24-hour period on the MetService weather station on his Staveley dairy support property.

“It was a very good rain and it came at the right time,” he said.

“We haven’t had any rain since mid-February – so it’s the first decent rain for a month.”

For Mt Somers farmer Peter Reveley the rain was welcome, however a predicted countrywide stock shortage could kick in earlier than anticipated as a result, he said.

“It was a brilliant rain and it will get the grass growing but we will struggle to find something to eat it,” Mr Reveley said.

“There’s just not enough stock left in the South Island. Farmers dropped stock numbers in last year’s drought and got rid stock

earlier this summer with the promise of another drought on the horizon.”

Dairy farmers have also culled stock heavily in response to this season’s low milk payout and many have signalled their intention to winter over on the dairy platform, rather than sending cattle off farm.

Farmers who have provided grazier services will also be in the market for store sheep and cattle to finish off prior to slaughter.

“The problem will get worse next spring,” Mr Reveley said.

■ CAR WASH

Fundraiser for a cause By caiTliN PorTer

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Scouts and Venturers will be putting their car cleaning skills to the test at the weekend when they host a fundraising car wash.

Mania-o-Roto zone leader Lori Rusbatch said the groups will this weekend hold a sausage sizzle and car wash fundraiser on Saturday, in the Repco car park.

The Scouts will fundraise for this year’s jamboree while the Venturers will be washing cars and serving sausages in order to raise money for a different event, the Rail Trail.

Setting off on April 17 the group will spend a week traversing the trail and for many it will be the last activity needed to enable them to sign off their Queen’s Scout Award.

The highest youth award in the Scouting Commonwealth, the Queen’s Scout is achieved by completing a number of activities and projects.

Funding the entire rail trail venture themselves Mrs Rusbatch said the Venturers have worked very hard. “These kids are inspirational,” she said.

The fundraiser will run from 10am to 2pm on Saturday at the Repco car park and people can pay $2 for a sausage or $5 for a car wash.

Crash victim named A woman who died after she was struck by a car in Wellington has been named by police as Delia Grace Williams. The 55-year-old woman died after being hit on Garden Road in Northland at about 9.15pm on Tuesday. Detective Sergeant Haley Ryan said a 58-year-old man appeared in Wellington District Court yesterday charged with assault with a blunt weapon and excess breath alcohol.

He has been remanded in custody and will reappear on Monday.

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Gang drugs bust Four people are in custody after a major gang-related drug bust in Wellington yesterday.

Police say nine properties across the Wellington region have been searched for evidence of methamphetamine production and supply, and money laundering involving the Head Hunters gang.

Police said four people were in custody after the raids. The operation involved more than 60 police – including members of the Armed Offenders Squad – and followed several months of investigation.

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Betty Young is 101 and still going strong.

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Betty’s 101, but still young at heart By caiTliN PorTer

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While her 100th birthday may have been full of celebration, Betty Young’s 101st was a slightly tamer affair.

Her immediate family swept her up and took her out for tea on Wednesday but that was the extent of the festivities – much to Mrs Young’s delight.

“Once is enough,” she joked of her 100th birthday celebrations.

A spritely 101-year-old, Mrs Young’s earliest memory dates back to her days as a small child in Scotland.

“I was standing outside a sweet shop with a few other girls

and one of them had a walking stick and I fell over her stick and hit my head on a stone and made a mark on my forehead that lasted most of my life,” she laughed.

Only a wee tot when this happened, it wasn’t long before the family emigrated to New Zealand – embarking on a six-week journey.

Mrs Young spent much of her early life in Timaru before moving to Christchurch and finally settling in Ashburton with her husband John (Jack).

Together the couple had five children and went on to retire opposite the farm homestead on

Grahams Road.

Mrs Young lived there until she was 99 and a half and this weekend will return home once again, for a coffee and cake date with her extended family.

As for the secret to her longevity, Mrs Young said she doesn’t have one, although her 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren help to keep her youthful.

“I worked, I married, I went to live on the farm,” she said.

Still active in the community Mrs Young is a life member of the Tinwald Garden Club and Creative Fibre (formerly Spinners and Weavers).

“We keep in touch,” she said.

Saturday’s Fritter Festival looks set to be high on variety and low on queuing, with the introduction of a cashless payment system.

More than 5000 people are expected through the gates at Toll Stadium for Whangarei’s fourth Fritter Festival, featuring offerings from 33 Northland vineyards and eateries. A range of 28 fritters would vie for the title of Best Fritter, judged by celebrity chef Chelsea Winter, presented alongside the New World People’s Choice Award.

Fritter Festival would be “cashless” this year, with the use of AWOP cards, which could be loaded with money on the day, making paying at individual stalls a lot more efficient. Any money left on the card would be refunded at the end of the day.

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Cop avoids prison A police officer who bashed three young men in separate, unprovoked attacks while on duty has avoided going to prison.

David Paul Mills was yesterday sentenced to two years of home detention by Judge Gus Andree Wiltens in the Manukau District Court after previously pleading guilty to charges of grievous bodily harm with reckless disregard, injuring with intent and common assault.

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When Duncan Hart gets a call to help fight a fire, he knows it must be a big one.

That’s because he’s not your typical firefighter; he fights fires from the air, from one of only three or four fixed wing aircraft with a firefighting capability in the South Island.

Mr Hart, from SkyFarmers – an aerial agricultural aviation ser-

vice based between Ashburton and Methven – dresses crops by day, but at least a couple of times a year he’s called upon to help fight a fire from above.

Last week, he was called to Mt Somers after power lines touched and sparked a fire below which moved quickly in strong nor’west winds – through trees and vegetation, a silage pile and a hay shed – and threatened a couple of houses.

Firefighters on the ground were thankful for his efforts, which helped ensure the damage – although serious – wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

“The fire brigade pretty much had it under control, I just helped a little bit,” Mr Hart said.

“I think because there was a woolshed and a house pretty close, they just wanted to try and get some water on to dampen it down pretty quickly.”

Conditions weren’t ideal; Mr Hart had to deal with wind and a lot of smoke each time he returned to drop another 1850 litres on the fire.

“It was pretty windy but it had died down. Earlier in the morning I wouldn’t have been flying, but it died down a wee bit.”

Wind meant it was difficult to control where the water dropped from an aircraft, and sometimes the water only touched the sur-

face. “I didn’t put it out in one shot or anything, but I did dampen it down.

“If it hadn’t been so windy it would have been easier, but if it wasn’t windy there wouldn’t have been a fire.”

The Mt Somers fire was the first Mr Hart was called to this year, but he was also put on standby for the recent Hanmer Springs fire, and last year he was on standby for a large fire near Blenheim.

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Canine visits bring smiles to clients’ faces The power of animals to communicate with humans was demonstrated this week when Millie the Irish Wolfhound made a visit to Park Street Day Care.

She’s one of a number of animals who are on the visitors’ register at the centre and manager Sue Hopkins said that like every pet who makes an appearance, she brings a smile to clients’ faces.

In some parts of New Zealand an official programme has been established between St John and the SPCA where animals and their owners visit rest homes, hospitals and other health services.

Animal-assisted therapy has been shown to promote emotional wellbeing in hospitals and rest homes. In the Auckland area more than 300 people and their animals are involved in the scheme.

Park Street’s animal visiting project, however, is a more informal one, Mrs Hopkins said.

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■ CHRISTCHURCH QUAKES

Criminal probe slimmed The police’s criminal probe into the February 2011 earthquake has been slimmed down to now focus on just four of the 24 fatal building collapses.

Investigators have already interviewed more than 100 witnesses and raided the offices of Engenium Consulting Engineers, formerly Alan Reay Consultants, which designed the Canterbury Television (CTV) building at 249 Madras St which collapsed in the magnitude 6.3 quake, claiming 115 lives.

Police had initially been looking at another 23 building collapses that resulted in deaths as

Ashburton Work and Income killer Russell John Tully claimed that he had suffered years of psychotic episodes, both in Australia and New Zealand, in a hearing that ultimately judged that he was fit to stand trial for the murders. Tully, 49, was found guilty by a jury at the High Court in Christchurch last week of the September 1, 2014, slayings. He was found to be mentally capable of facing charges of double-murder and attempted murder after a hearing under the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 last year. Justice Cameron Mander came to his conclusions after considering health assessors’ report – the contents of which are permanently suppressed under statutory powers.

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Right - Sister Judith makes friends with Millie the 12 1/2 year-old Irish wolfhound during a visit to Park Street Day Care.

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Tully ‘mentally capable’

part of its criminal investigation.

But now, after 20 sites were investigated and criminal liability ruled out, the investigation is focusing solely on the CTV building and just three other sites: Southern Ink Tattoo parlour at 593b Colombo St, Ballantynes Carpark Buildings at 43 Lichfield St, and St Christopher’s Book Market at 7 Riccarton Rd. Yesterday, Police Minister Judith Collins confirmed the four sites were being probed in response to a February 26, 2016, written question from Labour MP Megan Woods.

The minister yesterday referred all inquiries to police.

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Police detectives into the collapse of four buildings during the 2011 earthquake, including the CTV building, have been “under way for some time”, a police spokesman said yesterday.

The outcome of each investigation will be subject to legal review by the Crown Solicitor’s office before police make any final decisions on criminal liability.

“We expect the outcome of these investigations to be announced publicly,” the police spokesman said.

“At this stage we are unable to put a timeframe on when these investigations will be completed.

“We can however say that we expect the CTV investigation will

take the longest, given the particular complexities involved with this inquiry.”

Updates on the CTV building investigation will be made available on the police website – www. police.govt.nz In December, detective superintendent Peter Read confirmed the criminal investigation into the six-storey concrete CTV collapse is ongoing, with no decision expected until next year.

At the time, he said police were unable to put any firm timeframes on when a final decision will be announced on whether charges would be laid, however they anticipated a further update “in the first quarter” of 2016.

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A whanau fighting a Christchurch woman’s legal bid to have her dead partner exhumed and cremated are “incredibly frustrated” at delays over expert witnesses ahead of a trial later this year. Cheyenne Rana Biddle has launched court action to exhume the body of her partner Jamie Robert Pooley, who died on May 14, 2011, and was buried in a family plot at Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch. Ms Biddle claims the 27-year-old father-of-three always wanted to be cremated. Mr Pooley’s whanau deny the claims and do not want him disturbed.

Neither party is willing to back down. The dispute is heading for a three-day hearing before a judge at the High Court in Christchurch, likely to begin on October 31 this year.

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Dog down a hole A dog trapped down a 3m hole on a construction site was rescued but ran away. A cocker spaniel cross was rescued from a construction site in Clover Park, South Auckland, after it fell in a hole.

Northern fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said rescue crew initially thought the dog was a stray but when rescued found the cocker spaniel had a lead and collar. “The dog attempted to bite a firefighter and ran away,” he said.

The name of the dog remains unknown.

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■ UNITED STATES

Deputies ‘failed to act’ Five sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina have been suspended without pay following a Donald Trump rally where a protester was sucker-punched as he was being escorted out, the Cumberland County Sheriff said.

The March 10 rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was caught on videos that showed a Trump supporter assaulting an anti-Trump protester, who was then detained by numerous uniformed men.

“The actions of the deputies and their failures to act in situations such as that which occurred during the Trump rally at the Crown Coliseum have never been and will not ever be tolerated under the policies of this office,” Sheriff Earl Butler said.

Deputies were escorting an African-American anti-Trump protester, later identified as Rakeem Jones, out of the arena.

The audience booed and the protester extended his middle finger.

As Jones walked toward the exit, a man, who appeared to be white, emerged and punched him in the face.

“Boom, he caught me,” Jones told the Washington Post in a telephone interview.

“After I get it, before I could even gain my thoughts, I’m on the ground getting escorted out.”

John Franklin McGraw, 78, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct.

Earlier in the week, the sheriff’s office announced that after reviewing evidence, it would not file charges of inciting a riot against the Republi-

Olivia ‘too old’ at 32 Olivia Wilde lost out on Margot Robbie’s role in The Wolf of Wall Street because she was considered “too old”. The Tron: Legacy star, now 32, was hoping to score the part of Leonardo DiCaprio’s partner in the 2013 financial drama, but she was considered unsuitable to be cast opposite the 41-year-old actor, so the role went to the Australian newcomer, now 25. Wilde did not discover the reason why she did not get the part for a long time because her agents wanted to spare her feelings. “I had heard for a part that I was too sophisticated,” she told US radio host Howard Stern. “I was like ‘that sounds nice.

I like that feedback. I didn’t get the part but I’m a sophisticated person’ and then I found out later they actually said old ... but this is the thing. I want to make like a translation sheet for Hollywood that’s like all the feedback your agents give you and what it really means.”

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Three of the deputies have been demoted in rank and suspended for five days.

The two others were suspended for three days.

Butler said the deputies were being disciplined for “unsatisfactory performance and failing to discharge the duties and policies” of the department.

“We regret that any of the

circumstances at the Trump rally occurred, and we regret that we have had to investigate all of these matters,” Butler said.

“Yet, it is our duty and responsibility to do justice, and to carefully examine not only the actions of others, but our own actions to ensure that the law and our policies are justly and fairly enforced based in

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principle and without other influences.”

Butler added that he took into account “past bravery and exemplary conduct” of these deputies, some of whom responded to a 2014 killing spree in the county.

The five deputies will remain in a probationary status for the next 12 months, according to the sheriff.

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■ NIGERIA

Mel B says Victoria Beckham can be “a bit of a b****”. While Mel praised fashion designer Victoria - who is married to soccer star David Beckham - as down to earth, she admitted her Spice Girls bandmate can sometimes be bitchy. Speaking on the Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss podcast, she said: “She’s very down to earth. She’s just a little bit of a b**** to people. But she has a great sense of humour [and all of the Spice Girls, herself included] can be b*****s at some point.” Mel also praised Victoria as a hard worker and insisted that she and David deserve their success. She said: “They’ve worked so hard for it. Victoria and her fashion line: She eats, lives and breathes it.

They deserve a lifestyle like that.” Meanwhile, Mel revealed that the Spice Girls have been talking about a reunion and she feels like it is getting “closer and closer”.

Women suicide bombers trigger deadly blast Two women suicide bombers set off a deadly blast in a Nigerian mosque yesterday, officials and witnesses said, killing at least 22 people in an attack similar to others carried out by the Islamist militants Boko Haram.

The attackers entered a mosque in the major northern city of Maiduguri, witnesses said, near the site of suicide bombings that claimed 86 lives in January.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

But sending women and children wrapped with explosives to civilian targets has been a hallmark of some of Boko Haram’s most recent attacks. The Nigerian military has forced the terrorist group from much of its territory across the country’s northeast,

People inspect a damaged mosque following a suicide bomb explosion in Maiduguri, Nigeria yesterday.

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but it has maintained an ability to conduct devastating attacks.

“So far 22 people have been

confirmed dead and 35 others injured,” Borno State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Abdullahi Omar

told the AFP news agency.

After Wednesday’s attack, residents of Maiduguri posted photos of the carnage: piles of limbless bodies and a decapitated head that some said belonged to one of the suicide bombers.

In an interview, an international aid official said the two attackers were women. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because she was not authorised to comment on the attack.

In late January, 86 people were killed in a village just outside Maiduguri in an attack that included three suicide bombers. The attack came just a month after a speech by Nigeria’s president, Mohammadu Buhari, declaring that Boko Haram had been “technically” defeated.

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Madonna ‘queen of lateness’ The pop queen had been due to start at 9pm local time, but thousands of fans at the Entertainment Centre were told that the Material Girl would not start before 10.30pm at the earliest. “Madonna was 2 and a half hours late, queen of unpunctuality thank you for blessing me with lateness xoxo,” another added. “It was just announced that #Madonna is not going to arrive till 10.30 at the EARLIEST (1.5hrs late). Hate it. #RebelHeartTour,” Jess Ism said in a series of tweets.

“Can’t even get a cup of tea coz the line is so long. I’m feeling the ‘Mad’ in #Madonna No British star would pull this shit #RebelHeartTour,” Ism added. Madonna finally made her first appearance at 11.22pm. Her tardiness comes almost a week after the star left annoyed fans waiting four hours in the Melbourne rain before arriving on stage for her show at around 12.50am last Friday morning.

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OUR VIEW

NZ Post is killing snail mail by degrees Sue Newman

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hen demand for your product is dropping, putting the price of that product up would seem an odd thing to do.

Yes a price increase might net more cash in the short term, but it will certainly do nothing to ensure the longevity of your business, particularly when it’s a business that is already dying by degrees.

NZ Post doesn’t agree. From July 1 the price of postage on a letter will rise from 80 cents to $1 a move likely to ensure its plummeting mail volumes plummet even further and faster.

Writing or receiving a letter is now a rarity for most people.

Email is faster, easier and it’s instant. That we’re moving at pace to instant mail against snail mail is evidenced in the loss of 60 million items a year from the mail sack.

That equates to lost revenue, but lifting the price of a standard letter will do nothing to stem the loss; it will only hasten it.

For an organisation that regularly spends millions to up its image, NZ Post seems to make some spectacularly dumb decisions.

As it increases postage, it continues to close postal centres and remove street-side mail receivers. The more difficult and more expensive it becomes to post a letter, the fewer people are going to bother.

Unfortunately for the elderly it’s also about the loss of a communication tool that has, throughout their lives, provided them with an invaluable link with friends and family.

Writing an interesting and informative letter is a skill and a form of communication that is rapidly disappearing. But letters are more than that. They’re about anticipation of what might come and when. They usually bring real, human news and they once brought an element of neighbourhood socialisation.

The arrival of the mail was a highlight of the day for many people. It meant waiting streetside for the postie to arrive. As people waited, they talked to their neighbours. They talked to the postie. Letters might have been words on paper, but they also encouraged human-tohuman contact in the very best of ways.

Letters did what email cannot and we’re all the poorer for that.

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All about our ‘clean, green’ water in New Zealand

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ell said Philippa Reid. I totally agree with your letter to the editor in Wednesday’s Guardian about health and safety.

I too wish we could bring back the '70s and '80s as far as local swimming pools are concerned.

We spent day after day at the local pool and we had several to choose from. Allenton, Hampstead and Borough were all great pools in town.

Somehow we also managed to survive without a trained lifeguard on patrol and with very few rules.

We knew we weren’t allowed to run around the pool or perv through the hole in the girls’ changing shed. There was a sign with a few other rules on it, I’m guessing that would be a 27-page downloadable PDF file nowadays. We knew if we didn’t follow the rules, we were booted out of the pool for the rest of the day.

No exceptions.

We even managed to dive, honeypot, bomb or flip off the high dive without someone standing

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guard below telling us when we could go for it.

We used our common-sense!

A tool that appears to be getting close to extinction.

The bit of research I have done says that our drowning numbers have been decreasing in the past five years and the number of pool drownings is a very low percentage compared to rivers and the beach. So I’m not sure why we are changing legislations and therefore putting our region’s pools in the same ballpark as the afore mentioned common-sense.

If we weren’t at the pool we were searching the Ashburton River for a swimming hole. Judging by Environment Minister Nick Smith’s comments on waterways in New Zealand, I won’t

be holding my breath to see the Safe To Swim signs go up at the Ashburton River any time soon.

Smith visited Palmerston North on Thursday last week as part the Government’s nationwide fresh water consultation, the night before a new five-year plan to clean up the Manawatu River was due to be released.

After fielding questions about swimmable waterways, he fired this response to the audience.

“I do not think a legal requirement for every water body in New Zealand to be swimmable is practical.”

Smith said not every waterway was one that needed to be, or had ever previously been, swimmable.

“Our ambition is for a lot more areas to be swimmable ... but we want to be practical.”

Using the Ashburton River as an example, surely there is a happy middle ground we can all work towards.

A place where our farmers can continue to make a living and thereby pump some money into

our region. A place where tourists can come and do some fishing or just sightsee in our “clean and green” country. A place where our kids can spend summer days swimming in holes like we did, instead of staying indoors staring at screens, getting fatter.

When we were in the United States, several Americans asked Manda and I if our country was as beautiful as they had seen on the Lord of the Rings movies?

“Yes it is,” we said with pride, but a wee voice in my head was whispering, ‘it’s not as clean and green as it seems’.

My hope is we don’t stuff up tomorrow’s dollar by focusing solely on today’s.

Till next week.

Hoo roo Phill Hooper Closet greenie and honeypotter Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■ NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY

Growth faster than expected

BY PAUL MCBETH New Zealand’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the final three months of 2015 on increased activity in business services, a boost in retail and accommodation spending, and renewed construction activity. The kiwi dollar jumped.

Gross domestic product expanded 0.9 per cent in the three months ended December 31, the same pace as the September quarter, Statistics New Zealand said.

That was more than the 0.6 per cent projected in a Reuters poll of economists and the Reserve Bank’s forecast of 0.7 per cent.

GDP grew 2.3 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier, also ahead of forecast, and expanded at a 2.5 per cent rate on an annual average basis.

Service industries, which account for about 70 per cent of GDP, underpinned the expansion, with retail trade and accommodation up 1.7 per cent, financial and insurance services expanding 1.2 per cent, and professional, scientific, technical, administration

The primary sector contracted 1.4 per cent in the quarter, following a 0.4 per cent decline in September. and support increasing 1.5 per cent.

“The increase in business services was driven by increased advertising, market research and management services, as well as scientific, architectural and engineering services,” Statistics NZ said.

Record inbound net migration has been underpinning New Zealand’s economy over the past year and a half as fewer Kiwis depart for Australia, and on increasing

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per cent expansion in residential buildings.

House building has been a bedrock of the country’s economic activity in recent years due to the Canterbury reconstruction effort and heightened activity in Auckland where authorities are trying to encourage building to address a supply shortfall.

Construction activity on the production measure expanded 2.5 per cent in the quarter and was up 2.4 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier.

Tourism has been supporting the economy as a weak kiwi dollar and cheap oil lures foreign visitors, and while non-resident expenditure shrank 1.2 per cent in the quarter it was still up on an annual basis The primary sector contracted 1.4 per cent in the quarter, following a 0.4 per cent decline in September, with agriculture, forestry and fishing shrinking 1.6 per cent in the three month period due to lower sheep and beef production.

On an annual basis, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity increased 0.1 per cent.

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numbers of international students arriving.

The swelling population has meant increased economic activity hasn’t driven up prices as much as the Reserve Bank would have estimated, and governor Graeme Wheeler last week cut the official cash rate a quarter point to a record low 2.25 per cent to try to lift inflation back within his target band of between 1-and-3 per cent.

The New Zealand dollar rose to

67.72 US cents after the figures were released, from 67.38 cents immediately before. The tradeweighted index climbed to 72.24 from 71.84, clawing back at least half of its slump last week, when the central bank unexpected cut the OCR and flagged a further reduction.

Yesterday’s data show the population grew 0.6 per cent in the December quarter, for an annual increase of 1.9 per cent. That led to a 0.1 per cent fall in real disposable income per capita, following on from a 0.1 per cent contraction in September. On an annual basis, real gross national disposable income per capita shrank 0.4 per cent.

Household spending rose 1.1 per cent in the quarter on increased spending on restaurants, petrol and groceries. Business investment, which excludes residential housing, shrank 2.6 per cent, led by a a 12 per cent contraction in transport equipment and a 5.7 per cent decline in plant, machinery and equipment.

On an annual basis, expenditure grew 3.4 per cent, with a 6

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fter a positive start to the month, markets have had a few wobbles this week as oil prices fluctuated again.

The NZX50 seems to have been going from strength to strength over the past few weeks, climbing to fresh record highs most days.

There were a number of major economic events this week, including several central bank announcements and a global dairy auction for investors to digest.

The sixth global dairy auction of the year surprised markets as it resulted in a fall in the index price. This was the fifth fall of the year so far, after a slight reprieve was seen last month.

Overall, prices dipped a further 2.9 per cent even though leading up to the auction futures markets were pricing in a rise. The index is now down 14.0 per cent for the year and 28.7 per cent compared to last year. Whole milk powder prices also took a dip, falling 0.8 per cent.

The auction comes just a week after Fonterra cut its forecast payout for the current season so $3.90. Fonterra usually announces the opening forecast for the new season in May and, unless a significant rebound in dairy prices is forthcoming between now and then, the 2016/17 payout is also likely to be low, marking the third consecutive year of sub $5 payouts.

The banking sector has the capacity to weather the storm, but this will dent economic growth, and should put additional downward pressure on the New Zealand dollar.

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

Gross Domestic Product for the fourth quarter in New Zealand increased by 0.9 per cent, slightly more than expected. The result was driven by the services industry, particularly retail trade and accommodation.

Household spending increased by 1.0 per cent for the quarter, while business investment dropped off following a strong September quarter. Annualised GDP growth was 2.5 per cent, slightly lower than the previous year, reflecting a slow start to 2015.

The biggest event on the global economic calendar was the US Federal Reserve meeting held mid-week. The expectation was that there would be no change at this meeting and this came to fruition. Importantly, the Fed has changed its stance on how many rate rises they envisage occurring this year, cutting this from four to only two. Moderate growth and strong jobs gains continue to be the catalysts the Fed is looking for in order to raise rates.

As has been a common theme from central banks across the globe, the Fed is concerned with the risks from an uncertain global economy and the continued volatility seen in the financial markets.

The Bank of Japan met this week also, and made no change to its monetary policy. This surprised markets somewhat as the expectation was for an increase to the current stimulus measures. Last time the central bank introduced negative interest rates and these have been met with some confusion.

The commentary accompany the unchanged policy was that people were still coming to grips with negative interest rates and the impact these will have.

The Reserve Bank of Australia released minutes from its previous meeting during the week and these gave an indication that the RBA expects to keep its powder dry for the time being.

Global financial market volatility and slowing global growth were also of concern, however, the central bank was upbeat about the domestic economy and its transition away from mining related growth.

The Australian Labour force survey saw the unemployment rate fall to 5.8 per cent this week, matching a two-year low. The addition of 300 extra jobs was not the driving force behind the drop; instead it was driven by the drop off in the participation rate, which fell to 64.9 per cent.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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In brief TAB finally gets UFC Betting on mixed martial arts has arrived in New Zealand just in time to catch the tail end of Kiwi star Mark Hunt’s career. TAB betting went live yesterday, with the 41-yearold Hunt fighting former UFC champion Frank Mir in Brisbane on Sunday. MMA has become the 33rd TAB sport, and the national federation will enjoy a payout from the TAB – 1 per cent of turnover and 5 per cent of profit. There will be four categories of betting on MMA – head-to-head, method of victory, round of victory, and will the fight go the distance? Hunt has opened as the $1.55 favourite, with Mir paying $2.35.

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Barca crush Gunners Barcelona’s big three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored to beat Arsenal 3-1 yesterday, sending the defending champions into the Champions League quarter-finals for a ninth consecutive season. Leading the tie after Messi scored both goals in a 2-0 first leg win, Suarez passed for Neymar to open the scoring at Camp Nou. Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny struck in the 51st, and Suarez answered with an acrobatic goal in the 65th. Messi chipped in Barcelona’s third with two minutes to play. Meanwhile Bayern Munich beat Juventus 4-2.

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3 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES 9 $1,900, c1, 520m 10

1 32454 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67 BILL’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT 3 4 2 62414 Jon Snow Lives nwtd $1,200, c1, 295m Lane & Wales 3 62377 Plutonium 30.37 2 4 176X3 Opawa Peaches 30.47 J & D Fahey J Tanner 5 52667 Skillz Taylor nwtd A Bradshaw 1 6 56632 Opawa Paul 30.64 J T McInerney 7 6414 Opawa Gail 31.17 L Waretini 8 46526 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & B Evans 9 78475 Private Action 31.14 G Cleeve 10 77654 Opawa Born 30.43 C Roberts

1 43854 Uno James nwtd 1 2 12142 Ekali 17.43 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAHAM MCCORMICK STAKES 12:19PM 4 3 23858 Cawbourne Teash nwtd $1,800, c0, 520m 3 4 17647 Unreliable Andy 17.35 1 1 2 Hells A Coming nwtd A Botherway 2 5 54224 Homebush Slinky 17.42 4 2 25446 Opawa Diva nwtd Lane & Wales 6 42546 Ohoka Faith 17.44 3 X8586 Opawa Top nwtd Lane & Wales 7 27765 Red Hot Action nwtd 4 33643 Opawa Faith nwtd Lane & Wales 8 17565 Know Struggle 17.34 5 55 Cawbourne Murf nwtd C Roberts 9 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd Mitchell & Smith 3 6 32333 Goldstar Dallas nwtd S & B Evans 10 87464 Max Brainstrain 17.39 2 7 66681 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S & B Evans SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES 8 784 Opawa Bucks nwtd Lane & Wales 1:29PM $1,900, c1, 520m 1 24857 Opawa Alex 30.79 Lane & Wales BUSINESS TIME AT STUD DASH 2 37235 Cawbourne Web nwtd C Roberts 12:36PM $1,100, c0, 295m 4 3 16645 Black Sails 30.66 Hart & Taylor 1 4 422F1 Opawa Minstrel 30.63 Lane & Wales 3 1 22X65 Pep’s Terra nwtd Casey & Fagan J T McInerney 2 2 73 Botany Alan nwtd J T McInerney 5 38768 Another Vespa nwtd 2 6 34841 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 Lane & Wales 1 3 34322 Big Catch nwtd C Roberts 3 7 78162 Ester Action nwtd S & B Evans 4 75436 Opawa Whisper nwtd Lane & Wales S & B Evans 5 Misty Optically nwtd B Pringle 8 88227 Star Apache 30.74 Lane & Wales 4 6 22437 Totes nwtd J T McInerney 9 74482 Opawa Smoke 31.38 C Roberts 7 66448 Chile Mustard nwtd A Waretini 10 67873 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 8 Giancana nwtd S Hindson YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD DASH 9 48783 Jinga Snag nwtd A Joyce 1:46PM $1,200, c1, 295m 10 7675 Hilton Cust nwtd 2 1 7X151 Fiery Fagan 17.50 A Bradshaw Casey & Fagan

3

Track Information Weather: Mainly Fine

Compiled by

R Black S Wynne (a) S Muniandy C Barnes SCRATCHED C Spittles J Morris K Kalychurun (a3) G Jogoo (a2)

PORT FM RATING 65 1600

$7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m

1 94182 Kolaman (3) 60 K & L Rae 1 4 2 43450. Slick Nickel (8) 58 S Laming 3 55007 High Society (1) 57.5 M Daly 1 4 22307 Hot Property (2) 57 M Daly 1 5 47152 I’llbeyourplatinum (5) 57 L Stewart 1 6 49077 Patricio (10) 57 N Coulbeck 3 7 X0333 Young Jim (6) 56 J & K Parsons 2 8 10083 Roc City (9) 55 P Gray 9 Amarok 10 X6855 Elvera (11) 54 S Clark

T Moseley G Jogoo (a2) K Kalychurun (a3) S Wynne (a) R Black J Morris C Johnson SCRATCHED L Callaway

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly Fine

9 37236 Royal Counsel (8) M Shinn 3 Barrier 10 00042 Mr Meddle (21) R Dunn 11 X349X Say My Name (22) R Dunn

K Cox (J) J Morrison (J) M Purvis (J)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

G T Bennett J T McInerney J T McInerney M & P Binnie R Adcock McCook & Jopson J T McInerney S & B Evans J T McInerney Hart & Taylor

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2-3-4-5-6-7

11 00X98 Melanie Claire (4) 54 J Hay 12 60904 Habitude (7) 54 A Carston 3:05PM 616

6

3:39PM 617

7

OPT

S Muniandy D Chin (a3)

ONCEUPONATIME MAIDEN 2100 $7,000, mdn, 2100m

1 07X25. High In Demand (5) 58.5 T & M Stokes 2 2 70743. Freight Train (3) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong 1 3 65429 Monte Cinto (1) 58.5 R Ryan 4 4 03654 Graffiti (4) 56.5 Champion/Murphy 3 5 76723 Asoma (2) 56 J & K Parsons OPT

TRADEZONE ENGINEERING STAYERS RATING 75

$8,000, rating 75 benchmark, 2100m

1 61615 McMay (7) 60 T & L Prendergast 2 10315. Shadow Player (1) 60 T & M Stokes 4 3 26297 Rosheen (6) 59.5 J & K Parsons 1 4 04031 Zhanim (5) 59.5 S Woodsford 5 89RX7 Additup (9) 59.5 B Inglis 6 131X6 Morgan Bet (3) 59.5 T Hawes 3 7 62548 Southern Raider (8) 58.5 K & P Hughes 8 44711 Moonofklairessa (4) 57.5 B Smith 2 9 90696 La Musique (2) 57 K Prendergast DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

R Cuneen (a1) D Prastiyou (a2) K Kalychurun (a3) S Wynne (a) C Johnson

S Muniandy R Cuneen (a1) G Jogoo (a2) S Wynne (a) K Kalychurun (a3) J Lowry (a2) T Moseley R Black C Johnson

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

4 06804 Alvira Hest (4) A Faulks B Orange 5

Chivasion SCRATCHED M House 8:02PM DOMINION TRADING COMPANY MOBILE PACE 6 2477P Cuddly Jess (5) M House $9,000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, 2600m 7 08548 Tehoro Holly (6) R Holmes OPT 816 R Holmes 4 1 65220 Nerida Franco (1) S McRae C D Thornley 8 00909 Insignificant (7) B Hutton J Curtin 2 04258 Special Delight (2) S Blake B Orange 1 9 11183 Wilma’s Mate (8) P Nairn

D Butt

1 3 33132 Martin John (3) A Stuart R Close Barrier 4 10 40235 Lisa Marie P (21) M Perriton M Perriton 2 4 63P32 Gunpowder (4) B Hutton J Curtin Barrier C D Thornley 5 25065 Louie Finn (5) M Jones S Ottley 11 80090 Shpeedy (22) B Heron 7:06PM SIMS PACIFIC METALS HANDICAP TROT 6 42895 Rummage (6) B Hill K Cameron R May 12 17903 Natives Lasting Love (23) K Cameron OPT 814 $11,000, 4yo+ c3 to oc spechcp trot, 2600m 3

1 3 75551 Bet Pray Love (24) M House

D Dunn Barrier

7 86777 Bird Of Paradise (7) B Ward

L O'Reilly 1 55174 Clean Break (1) R Holmes R Holmes 2

1 4 07063 Donsmedad (25) G & N Hope

R May

8 03474 Beale Street Boy (8) R Winter

M Williamson 3 2 22612 Father Christmas (u1) P Williamson B Williamson (J) 6:04PM MARRIOTTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE TROT 3

9 25332 Canderdel (9) S Blake

M Anderson (J)

3 00917 Arran Chief (1) A Faulks

A Faulks

OPT 812 $7,500, 3yo+ c0 mob. trot, 2600m Barrier 4 25673 The Earth Moved (1) G & N Hope R May 10 09846 Parramatta (21) T & G Chmiel RD1/FARM SOURCE MOBILE PACE T Chmiel 9:26PM 1 0X497 Rum In The Sun (1) M Palermo J W Cox OPT 819 $7,500, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, 1950m 4

5 12115 Amaretto Sun (2) K Ford A Tomlinson 11 59860 Bettor Be Smooth (22) B Butt J Dunn 2 00 Don Pierre (2) S Smolenski D Dunn 6 78606 Experiment (u1) M House M House 12 03710 Sails (u1) S Smolenski D Dunn 3 3 92349 Anse Vata (3) P Iggo 4 1 59436 Late Mail (1) G Smith C DeFilippi G Smith 7 44217 Pyramid Monarch (u2) P Williamson M Williamson 13 X6109 Banzie (u2) D Feast A Lethaby 0 4 00 Lightworkofit (4) D Burrows 3 2 48454 Lunar Rose (2) B Butt D Burrows J Dunn 2 8 32151 Sunny Ruby (u3) S Smolenski G Smith 5 P0X9 Anna Kate (5) M Edmonds

M Edmonds 3 97007 Volente (3) N Brady

N Brady 8:29PM MAINLY WASTE PACE $11,000, 5yo+ c5–oc 1 9 7D377 Sheemon (1) K Townley D Dunn OPT 817 spechcp, 2600m 6 X7455 Ella Lavra (6) R Kennedy 2 4 64632 Lucky Three (4) H Hunter S Ottley H Hunter 1 16018 Donegal Jimmy Dave (u1) R Dunn G O'Reilly 7 628X4 Star Pride (7) M Edmonds 5 5083 Well Armed (5) A Ford RESOURCE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES NZ LTD PACE S McNally 7:36PM R May 4

2 35316 Valor Lustre (1) I Court B Orange OPT 815 $10,000, 4yo+ c2–c3 jun.d, 2600m 8 24X00 Quevert (8) P Nairn

P Nairn 6 Pow Wow Bromac (6) M House D Dunn 1 68971 Dapper George (1) M Howard T Quate (J) 2 3 55375 Mighty Flying Mac (1) R Dunn D Dunn 4 7 X3306 Rare Pocket (7) W Davies Squire John (9) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin T Trathen 9 5X082 Barrier 2 2 12X27 Star Fantasy (2) B Hill C Ferguson (J) 1 4 03609 Franco Nelson (2) R Dunn J Dunn

8 62 Sarah Kate (8) T Twidle M Williamson 10 80X80 Dreamy McSteamy (21) D Feast 4 3 38012 Nui Toc Tien (3) S Dolan R Jenkins M Anderson (J) 3 5 02563 Belkmyster (1) G Anderson M Williamson

K Cox (J) 9 X000X Tiger John (9) K Dixon 1 11 X20X2 Kaimanawa (22) G Dunn 1 4 33563 Usain Colt (4) G & N Hope J Dunn S Golding (J) 1 45576 Changeover A Flyin (1) M Edmonds 2 17234 Artful (2) R Dunn 3 3 37483 Courtney John (3) P Burrows 4 50370 Coringa Delight (4) M Jones 5 73527 Sans Le Sou (5) R Alfeld 2 6 36211 Runaway Star (6) C Dalgety 4 7 X1169 Millies Creek (7) T Butt 1 8 08232 Amazon Lily (8) K Barron

9 P5425 Sicilian Secret (9) T & G Chmiel

M Edmonds J Dunn G Smith W Higgs R Alfeld D Dunn J Curtin B Orange T Chmiel

6

4

2

9

7

5

12 7 Sugar Cane (23) D McCormick 13 080 Wot Up (24) M Howard 14 40328 King Of The Roses (25) J Versteeg 2 15 X0000 Shay Scott (u1) B Heron

D D McCormick A Edmonds J Versteeg K McCormick

5 6

7 8

34747 Booster (5) B Mowbray Sovereign Banner 12710 Franco Texas (6) D Taylor 10713 Aveross Rustler (7) A Faulks

B Williamson (J) SCRATCHED J Young (J) K Butt (J)

8:57PM OPT 818

8

XCM SPORT F&M MOBILE TROT

Barrier

$9,000, 3yo+ f&m c1 to c2 mob. trot, 1950m 10 544X7 Brunello (21) K Barron 1 P8109 Veneto (1) C & J Kennett J Kennett (J) 11 77754 Karanga Sweet P (22) D Jones 2 31067 Lynette The Vet (2) M Edmonds 1 12 7X42 Blade (23) G Smith M Edmonds 3 87354 BK Dawn (3) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 13 0 Aymar (24) M Jones

B Orange J Young (J) K Butt (J) M Jones

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SCRATCHED

Barrier

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3

PX #

1 REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

Cawbourne Dotty nwtd 2FT88 Promises Maid nwtd F6737 Cairnella nwtd Sparkling Terra nwtd 8244 Chill Out Rach nwtd Replica Yella nwtd Homebush Gracie nwtd 53 Glad Rags nwtd F4857 Gordons My Mate nwtd 83875 King Simba nwtd

Addington Dogs

Today at Addington Raceway SUPER PETS SPRINT

12:01PM

$1,100, c0, 295m Trainer C Roberts K Cassidy H Cairns Casey & Fagan McCook & Jopson B Pringle J T McInerney A Lee D T Barnes M Roberts

12:54PM

1 2 3 3 4 5 4 6 1 7 2 8 9 10

4

March 18, 2016

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH $1,200, c1, 295m

47235 Tip The Babe 17.56 73F35 Adrenalin Kick 17.50 63522 Lexie Rae 17.53 25377 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd 34775 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 43222 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 53113 Jinja Brian 17.38 51321 Krista Barista 17.40 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd 64684 Rio Action nwtd

1:11PM

5

Casey & Fagan J T McInerney C Roberts J Tanner McCook & Jopson S & B Evans A Waretini B Dann C Roberts S & B Evans

2

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6

7

Timaru Races Today at Washdyke

BLUE CASTLE WORKWEAR MAIDEN SPRINT $7,000, mdn, 1200m 1 REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

12:10PM 611

OPT

PX #

1 Orari Boy (9) 58.5 L Dobbs 1 2 437X Powerball (5) 58 M & M Brown 2 3 36773 Keepitasecret (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman 3 4 68444 Unico (10) 56.5 L Stewart 1 5 07X Hot Date (1) 56.5 K & P Hughes 6 6X0 Anya Kuro (7) 56.5 J Hay 4 7 2570X Acute Shock (6) 56 Kennedy/Furlong 8 56539. Jona Mac (2) 56 K & L Rae 9 07200. Stolen Heart (8) 56 J & K Parsons 10 0X596 Verna Audrey (4) 56 M Daly 1

C Spittles D Walsh M Chui J Lowry (a2) B Moore J Morris D Prastiyou (a2) T Moseley C Johnson S Wynne (a)

1 9

March 18, 2016

21313 Still Waters (1) 54 L Robinson

1:20PM 613

OPT

3

J Lowry (a2)

MCINTOSH CATERING RATING 65 DASH

$7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m

1 81147. Milk It (12) 60 A Taylor 4 L Callaway 2 10040 Opihi Ranger (7) 59.5 M & W Coles 1 J Lowry (a2) 3 X40X9. Halo Pete (1) 59 K Thomson D Walsh 4 58471 Intense (13) 59 Nicky & Rochelle Lloyd T Moseley 5 79012 Final Shinko (8) 58.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a2) 2 6 8X10X Where’s Stevie (5) 58.5 K & P Hughes T Direen 7 95070. Coffee (3) 58 M & M Pitman C Johnson 8 04634 One Direktion (10) 57 K & L Rae D Chin (a3) 9 Laaffaire SCRATCHED 3 10 04254 Mare Mia (11) 56 S Woodsford R Cuneen (a1) 12:45PM EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES RATING 75 HANDICAP 11 42290 Rapt (2) 56 N Coulbeck S Wynne (a) OPT 612 $8,000, rating 75 benchmark, 1200m 1

1 2 67772 Goodtago (6) 55.5 M McCann

A Chan (a4) 4 1 82921 Nine Pin (6) 61 N Ridley S Wynne (a) K Kalychurun (a3) 2 Back In The Day SCRATCHED 13 0059X Amarok (9) 55 M Daly 1 C Barnes 3 23177 Paintball (3) 58.5 K & L Rae D Chin (a3) 14 0X934. Raw Gold (4) 54 K & L Rae 3 4 40012 Madame Jamai (4) 58 Autridge/Richards D Prastiyou (a2) 1:55PM D’CASH MAIDEN MILE 5 57417 Alice Webb Ellis (8) 57.5 M Tapper R Black OPT 614 $7,000, mdn, 1600m 6 7067X Pennys From Heaven (7) 56 Champion/Murphy R Cuneen (a1) 1 0X034. Lucky To Be Cool (5) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong D Prastiyou (a2) 7 00717 Prince Ransom (5) 56 M & M Pitman 4 2 52824 Minutes To Midnite (7) 58.5 K & P Hughes L Callaway M Chui 2 8 00269 Maia’s Angel (2) 54 T & M Stokes 1 3 40X23 Parana (9) 58.5 T Rae B Murray (a3) R Cuneen (a1)

2

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h M8

Addington Harness

Today at Addington Raceway

YALDHURST HOTEL F&M PACE $9,000, 3yo+ f&m c1, c2 with cond., 1950m 1 REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

5:34PM 811

OPT

PX #

6:34PM 813

OPT

1 2 3 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 1 8

3

2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10

13242 Chippy Jordy 17.47 68833 Budgie Right 17.51 27733 Kinloch Action nwtd 84423 Bigtime Tip 17.55 33574 Lucas Scott 17.77 77674 Wrinkles 17.15 45441 Cawbourne Craig 17.55 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd 84677 Tayla’s Friend 17.61

2:04PM

8

C Weir Hart & Taylor S & B Evans Mitchell & Smith L Waretini J T McInerney C Roberts C Roberts K Cassidy

March 18, 2016 COCA COLA AMATIL MOBILE PACE

$7,500, 2yo mob. pace, 1950m

8 Tere The Terminator (1) B Mowbray Cobra Banner (2) D Moore Makers Mark (3) N McGrath Nicol Shard (4) N McGrath Peter Perfect (5) G Payne El Gran Senor (6) G Burgess 5 Bettor To Be Tricky (7) G Payne 35 Mongolian Storm (8) P Court

B Orange J Dunn J Curtin D Dunn R Payne G O'Reilly G R Payne R May

2:21PM

C Roberts C Roberts Hart & Taylor J & D Fahey L Waretini Lane & Wales Lane & Wales S & B Evans S & B Evans Lane & Wales

9

1 1 2 2

Mitchell & Smith M Roberts Casey & Fagan A Bradshaw Lane & Wales S & B Evans McCook & Jopson C Roberts J T McInerney

10

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly Fine

4 64085 Opihi Jade (11) 58.5 M & W Coles 1 3 5 27262 Boots ’N’ All (3) 58 L Robinson 6 9492 Wave Racer (2) 56.5 J Hay 7 46354 Iona Castle (10) 56.5 T & M Stokes 8 Sweet Indulgence 9 008X0 Perfectly Pearl (6) 56.5 L Dobbs 10 28X77. Shahzadi (4) 56.5 Sarah & Matthew Smith 11 80. Sleepyhead (8) 56.5 C Trembath 2 12 525 Shezatoucha (1) 56 J & K Parsons 2:30PM 615

5

J T McInerney J T McInerney K Cassidy M & P Binnie McCook & Jopson Mitchell & Smith M Roberts J T McInerney

11

COALGATE TAVERN DASH $1,200, c1, 295m

45655 Ohoka Hope 17.38 13136 You’re The Best 17.53 37466 Verbatim 17.66 27442 Know Energy 17.50 21484 Zircon nwtd 53485 Max Stix 17.58 64365 Giganaire 17.41 22182 Sahara Sam 17.75 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd 67836 Jewel Apache 17.57

3:13PM

L Waretini C Weir K Cassidy G Cleeve J T McInerney C Roberts S & B Evans Hart & Taylor C Roberts S & B Evans

12

LIVAMOL SPRINT

$1,400, c2, 295m

1 34146 Whip Uppa Storm 17.42 3 2 24462 Thunder Storm 17.42 1 3 23511 Another Fan 17.38 4 X1836 Cosmic Chelsea 17.36 2 5 62324 Tilt nwtd 6 74518 Harden Faster 17.38 CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO DASH 4 7 37841 Sprinkles 17.23 $1,400, c2, 295m 8 21676 Go Tommo 17.10 R Adcock 9 26478 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 J T McInerney 10 17438 Lektra Spider nwtd

73537 Hello Blondie 17.36 44332 Homebush Riley 17.42

OPT

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12

21265 Alex Rumble 17.43 38788 Tepirita Hendrix 17.16 78236 Mulberry Brook 17.45 42183 Go Poppy 17.29 21234 Ilabb 17.32 42217 Time Slayer 17.26 72822 Super Bad 17.20 76675 Another Spin 17.39

2:56PM

1 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 3 8 YALDHURST HOTEL SPRINT $1,200, c1, 295m 9 C Roberts 10

1 42285 Cawbourne Eden 17.64 4 2 38285 Coleridge Jim 17.60 3 53746 Steel The Gold 17.67 4 41671 Sal’s Babe 17.59 1 5 16581 Smoking Marley 17.38 6 71857 Opawa Perissa nwtd 3 7 24263 Midnight Action nwtd 2 8 782X1 Shakayla Rose 17.49 9 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd 10 26886 Devilskin nwtd 2:39PM

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

3 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES 9 $1,900, c1, 520m 10

1 32454 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67 BILL’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT 3 4 2 62414 Jon Snow Lives nwtd $1,200, c1, 295m Lane & Wales 3 62377 Plutonium 30.37 2 4 176X3 Opawa Peaches 30.47 J & D Fahey J Tanner 5 52667 Skillz Taylor nwtd A Bradshaw 1 6 56632 Opawa Paul 30.64 J T McInerney 7 6414 Opawa Gail 31.17 L Waretini 8 46526 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & B Evans 9 78475 Private Action 31.14 G Cleeve 10 77654 Opawa Born 30.43 C Roberts

1 43854 Uno James nwtd 1 2 12142 Ekali 17.43 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAHAM MCCORMICK STAKES 12:19PM 4 3 23858 Cawbourne Teash nwtd $1,800, c0, 520m 3 4 17647 Unreliable Andy 17.35 1 1 2 Hells A Coming nwtd A Botherway 2 5 54224 Homebush Slinky 17.42 4 2 25446 Opawa Diva nwtd Lane & Wales 6 42546 Ohoka Faith 17.44 3 X8586 Opawa Top nwtd Lane & Wales 7 27765 Red Hot Action nwtd 4 33643 Opawa Faith nwtd Lane & Wales 8 17565 Know Struggle 17.34 5 55 Cawbourne Murf nwtd C Roberts 9 34657 Cawbourne Kin nwtd Mitchell & Smith 3 6 32333 Goldstar Dallas nwtd S & B Evans 10 87464 Max Brainstrain 17.39 2 7 66681 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S & B Evans SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES 8 784 Opawa Bucks nwtd Lane & Wales 1:29PM $1,900, c1, 520m 1 24857 Opawa Alex 30.79 Lane & Wales BUSINESS TIME AT STUD DASH 2 37235 Cawbourne Web nwtd C Roberts 12:36PM $1,100, c0, 295m 4 3 16645 Black Sails 30.66 Hart & Taylor 1 4 422F1 Opawa Minstrel 30.63 Lane & Wales 3 1 22X65 Pep’s Terra nwtd Casey & Fagan J T McInerney 2 2 73 Botany Alan nwtd J T McInerney 5 38768 Another Vespa nwtd 2 6 34841 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 Lane & Wales 1 3 34322 Big Catch nwtd C Roberts 3 7 78162 Ester Action nwtd S & B Evans 4 75436 Opawa Whisper nwtd Lane & Wales S & B Evans 5 Misty Optically nwtd B Pringle 8 88227 Star Apache 30.74 Lane & Wales 4 6 22437 Totes nwtd J T McInerney 9 74482 Opawa Smoke 31.38 C Roberts 7 66448 Chile Mustard nwtd A Waretini 10 67873 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 8 Giancana nwtd S Hindson YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD DASH 9 48783 Jinga Snag nwtd A Joyce 1:46PM $1,200, c1, 295m 10 7675 Hilton Cust nwtd 2 1 7X151 Fiery Fagan 17.50 A Bradshaw Casey & Fagan

3

Track Information Weather: Mainly Fine

Compiled by

R Black S Wynne (a) S Muniandy C Barnes SCRATCHED C Spittles J Morris K Kalychurun (a3) G Jogoo (a2)

PORT FM RATING 65 1600

$7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m

1 94182 Kolaman (3) 60 K & L Rae 1 4 2 43450. Slick Nickel (8) 58 S Laming 3 55007 High Society (1) 57.5 M Daly 1 4 22307 Hot Property (2) 57 M Daly 1 5 47152 I’llbeyourplatinum (5) 57 L Stewart 1 6 49077 Patricio (10) 57 N Coulbeck 3 7 X0333 Young Jim (6) 56 J & K Parsons 2 8 10083 Roc City (9) 55 P Gray 9 Amarok 10 X6855 Elvera (11) 54 S Clark

T Moseley G Jogoo (a2) K Kalychurun (a3) S Wynne (a) R Black J Morris C Johnson SCRATCHED L Callaway

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly Fine

9 37236 Royal Counsel (8) M Shinn 3 Barrier 10 00042 Mr Meddle (21) R Dunn 11 X349X Say My Name (22) R Dunn

K Cox (J) J Morrison (J) M Purvis (J)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

G T Bennett J T McInerney J T McInerney M & P Binnie R Adcock McCook & Jopson J T McInerney S & B Evans J T McInerney Hart & Taylor

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2-3-4-5-6-7

11 00X98 Melanie Claire (4) 54 J Hay 12 60904 Habitude (7) 54 A Carston 3:05PM 616

6

3:39PM 617

7

OPT

S Muniandy D Chin (a3)

ONCEUPONATIME MAIDEN 2100 $7,000, mdn, 2100m

1 07X25. High In Demand (5) 58.5 T & M Stokes 2 2 70743. Freight Train (3) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong 1 3 65429 Monte Cinto (1) 58.5 R Ryan 4 4 03654 Graffiti (4) 56.5 Champion/Murphy 3 5 76723 Asoma (2) 56 J & K Parsons OPT

TRADEZONE ENGINEERING STAYERS RATING 75

$8,000, rating 75 benchmark, 2100m

1 61615 McMay (7) 60 T & L Prendergast 2 10315. Shadow Player (1) 60 T & M Stokes 4 3 26297 Rosheen (6) 59.5 J & K Parsons 1 4 04031 Zhanim (5) 59.5 S Woodsford 5 89RX7 Additup (9) 59.5 B Inglis 6 131X6 Morgan Bet (3) 59.5 T Hawes 3 7 62548 Southern Raider (8) 58.5 K & P Hughes 8 44711 Moonofklairessa (4) 57.5 B Smith 2 9 90696 La Musique (2) 57 K Prendergast DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

R Cuneen (a1) D Prastiyou (a2) K Kalychurun (a3) S Wynne (a) C Johnson

S Muniandy R Cuneen (a1) G Jogoo (a2) S Wynne (a) K Kalychurun (a3) J Lowry (a2) T Moseley R Black C Johnson

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

4 06804 Alvira Hest (4) A Faulks B Orange 5

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In brief Rieko starts for Blues The Blues have lost a potential game-breaker in the form of wing Rene Ranger for their match against the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday, but coach Tana Umaga, ever keen to shake things up in terms of his team selections, has the luxury of being able to name Sevens sensation Rieko Ioane in place of the All Black. Ioane, who will turn 19 today, announced himself on the Sevens stage last year with a standout performance in Wellington, and continued that free-running, tacklebreaking form with Gordon Tietjens’ team in the Wellington and Sydney triumphs this year. - NZME

Four more years . . .

Mid Canterbury downed North Otago 39-36 last time to the two sides met in October and will kick off the 2016 season against their Hanan Shield rivals in August.

PHOTO JAMES FORD 101015-JF-015

■ RUGBY

Old Golds first-up for Hammers

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury will kick off their Heartland Championship campaign with a Hanan Shield defence against North Otago in Ashburton on August 27.

The Hammers will be gunning to regain the Meads Cup after losing out 26-11 to last season’s eventual winners Wanganui in a semi-final clash.

Mid Canterbury last locked horns with the Old Golds at

Oamaru’s Whitestone Contracting Stadium during the final week of round-robin play in October, and came away with a tightly contested 39-36 victory.

The opening weekend will also see Poverty Bay host East Coast

in Gisborne, last year’s finalists South Canterbury welcome Buller to Timaru, Thames Valley entertain Horowhenua Kapiti in Paeroa, Wairarapa Bush face King Country in Masterton and Wanganui take on West Coast.

New changing rooms taking shape

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Southern Rugby Club’s new changing rooms are taking shape, and club president David Bleach is hoping building will be complete by May. The Lion Foundation provided $75,000 and Mid-South Canterbury Trust $25,000, while the club’s own initiatives raised another $130,000 to fund the project.

The new building will include six changing rooms with showers as well as an equipment shed.

“As a club we’re always doing fundraising and being a rural club we do pretty well with calf drives and things like that,” said Bleach.

Bleach said club members have also been generous with their time, volunteering to speed up the building process.

“It will be a fantastic facility.

“The club is a real community base for the area and we’re hoping it will help attract people to come and play for Southern,” he said.

Four more years was the famous sledge delivered by George Gregan when the Wallabies sent the All Blacks to a shock semi-final defeat at the 2003 World Cup. Now there’s a new version. We’ve heard it before but this time New Zealand and South Africa are united on a 2019 deadline. That’s the last year they’ll put up with an outdated financial formula by hosting June tests before sending reciprocal tours to the northern hemisphere at the end of the season. The All Blacks would likely withdraw from a tours programme beyond 2019 if agreement on a new season was not reached, NZR CEO Steve Tew said this week.

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Apology for banter Wales head coach Warren Gatland has apologised for any offence his use of the word “banter” may have caused when reflecting on last Sunday’s Joe Marler-Samson Lee incident at Twickenham. Marler is still waiting to discover if his verbal abuse of Wales tighthead Lee during their Six Nations clash is to result in any punishment. The delay in publishing the findings into the incident during which Marler called Lee “gypsy boy” comes despite the Harlequins loosehead having apologised to his rival at half-time for the comment and England censuring the player.

- NZME

Beale ‘free to go’ The Waratahs won’t stand in Kurtley Beale’s way as odds firm on the Wallabies’ star backline utility packing his bags for Europe at season’s end. Beale is weighing up a $2.7m offer to join London Wasps for two years, a deal neither the Waratahs or Australian Rugby Union can match.

Wallabies defence coach Nathan Grey says the decision is entirely Beale’s but believes the 27-yearold – now a 60-Test veteran – is mature enough to cope overseas after a turbulent career dogged by off-field controversies.

- AAP

Carter a hit in Dublin

Southern Rugby Club president David Bleach is hoping the new changing facilities will be ready for use in May. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 160316-AK-043

Former All Blacks star Dan Carter has surprised a schoolboy rugby team in Dublin and proved to be as big a hit as Ireland’s own star kicker.

Carter’s visit to St Mary’s College was published on YouTube yesterday, just in time for St Patrick’s Day. He greeted the team as they walked on to the school’s rugby field, saying: “keen to see what you boys are up to”. One of the St Mary’s College team members said: “We walked on to the pitch and we could only see the back of some guy. I thought it was Jonny Sexton. But it was Dan Carter ... It was unbelievable.”

- Reuters

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Best yet to come from star No. 1

By DaviD Skipwith Warriors fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck admits he hasn’t lived up to his billing as the side’s marquee recruit and knows he needs to improve.

The 22-year-old has had difficulty injecting himself into the Warriors’ attacking play, despite racking up match-high stats in last week’s loss to Brisbane, with 25 runs and 205m gained.

Last year’s Dally M Fullback of the Year has also had his defensive issues over the opening two rounds, with uncharacteristic misses on Wests Tigers flyer Tim Simona and Broncos centre Jack Reed both leading to easy tries.

Tuivasa-Sheck knows he has yet to show his best form in Warriors colours and admits he is still coming to grips with his role in the side.

“I feel like I can be better,” he said.

“The last two games I haven’t proved myself as a top player yet. I really want to get back to it.

“Most of the boys know the structure and I’m still working into it and seeing where I can apply myself best.

“Everyone’s working hard but I can look at myself and try to improve and have more input to the team.”

Tuivasa-Sheck is in unfamiliar territory.

It’s the first time in his career he’s not excelled after making the transition from rugby to league late at Otahuhu College and going on to make his NRL debut as a 19-year-old in 2012.

The next year he went from strength to strength in a star-studded premiership winning side and was voted the Dally M Winger of the Year having learned his trade alongside legendary Roosters No1 Anthony Minichiello.

A call-up to Stephen Kearney’s Kiwis side then followed, and he was a leading performer at the 2013 World Cup before a leg injury forced him out of the tournament decider against Australia at Old Trafford.

His time at the Roosters (2012-2015) was defined by his high involvement, in his core role on kick returns, out wide on the edges and also as a ball-player closer in to the ruck.

So far at the Warriors he has been kept busy at the back, and has also been required to do his share of grunt work early on in sets to help ease the forwards’ workload.

He knows he can involve himself more by supporting players through the middle,

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Roger Tuivasa-Sheck: Yet to live up to the star billing he brought to the Warriors. or linking better with the likes of Shaun Johnson and Issac Luke, but explains he is still learning how to best combine with his new team-mates.

“It’s all different,” he said.

“I just knew the game plan at the Roosters.

“I knew where I could place myself and be effective.

“That’s what I’m working on here with the Warriors.

“Some of the boys have good offloads.

“It’s just about putting myself there and knowing which arm they like to offload from.

“I’m still working on that part.”

Coach Andrew McFadden has been strong in his support of the No 1 and believes critics have judged his early season efforts unfairly.

The long-range tries and tackle-busting runs will come in time, he insists, as Tuivasa-Sheck grows more familiar with his new surrounds.

“There’s been way too much criticism of Roger,” said McFadden. “He’s been working out wide and supporting around the ruck. “[Against Brisbane] We were down to one interchange with 30 [minutes] to go and we had to share the work because our forwards needed to tackle.

“Sometimes that’s the game you’ve got to play but I know exactly what Roger’s going to do.

“He’s been really solid for us. He can get better.

“And he will.”

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GARAGE Sale. Saturday March 19. 8am to 11am. Lots of household items and women’s clothing. 5 Country Place, Ashburton.

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Friday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens

Saturday 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, coffee and hot food.

Northern end West Street Car Park.

9am - 12pm CRAFT MARKET. Good variety of crafts. West Street Car Park. 9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson St. 9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street.

SATURDAY 9am to 3pm at the old Community House, behind Westpac Bank, Tancred Street. Second hand clothing, baby gear, toys and surplus office equipment.

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MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS NETWORK. Race Relations celebration, free family event including food, music and entertainment.

Ashburton Domain, next to the paddling pool, West Street and Walnut Ave Corner.

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10am SCOUTS FUNDRAISER. Car wash and sausage sizzle. Repco, corner East Street and Grey Street.

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.

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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, visitors welcome.

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

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON JOGGING AND WALKING GROUPS. Everyone young and old welcome, meet at the Domain Oval Pavilion (entrance off Philip Street).

6pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

7.30pm GLENYS DANCE GROUP. Sequence dance, St Patrick’s day theme. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

Puzzles Friday, March 18, 2016

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): So you’re not who you wanted to be? Excellent – because who you are is the best person to be. You’ll get proof of this in the afternoon, and it will relax you. You are enough!

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Boredom can be a positive force. If you were never bored, you wouldn’t be half as creative as you are. In order to really feel your boredom, don’t rush to fill the void of inactivity.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Think ahead to next week. How can you make your life less stressful? It will take some planning, but all the efforts you make today on the matter will be so worthwhile.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You know what you’re doing. You’re very aware of the big picture and the minutiae, too, and you’re able to zoom in and out at will. Because of this, you’ll accomplish what you couldn’t when you were being less flexible.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’re very aware of your most attractive qualities, and you try to lead with them, but it doesn’t always work out. The ones you feel close to will get you and love you all the more.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The order you create around you will contribute to an excellent “user experience”. This is part of why so many people want to be near you. You’re a stabilising influence.

Tend to those systems. They support the best in you.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Slipping into an excellent mood is the first order of business. The small challenge you can easily win – that’s the one to start with. It will set you up for bigger and better things.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll check quite a lot off your list today. This is a good time to remember that the spirit in which things are done is even more important than what it is that you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): While you chew on a hard truth, a white lie is on your lips. This might be the more compassionate thing to say, but just so you know, the truth is going to come out eventually.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your contribution is huge, though it doesn’t feel that way to you.

You have no idea how much your cooperation matters. In fact, you set the whole tone of a group.

Everything goes better because of you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can’t always tell the difference between good luck and bad luck, but today it will be clear. Delays could be very positive, giving you the chance to connect with someone.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You may feel like you need to explain yourself, but resist. You have nothing to prove. If they don’t understand you by now, they might be the wrong audience for you.

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WINCHESTER, Nannette Mary (Nan) – On March 16, 2016 at Princes Court, Ashburton. Dearly loved wife of the late Mervyn.

Loved mother and mother in law of Heather and Peter Seed and loved nanma of William, and Henry.

Messages to the Winchester Family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Sincere thanks to the wonderful staff at Princes Court. A service to celebrate Nan’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, March 21, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by interment at the Ellesmere Cemetery.

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

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60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAY

Morning cloud breaking and fine spells developing. Northeasterlies, strengthening about the coast.

Rain developing about the divide in the afternoon. Cloudy periods further east.

Wind at 1000m: N 30 km/h developing in the morning, then gradually rising to gale 65 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: N gradually rising to severe gale 90 km/h.

TOMORROW Fine with some high cloud.

Northerlies, strong in exposed places.

showers cloudy fine cloudy showers rain fine fine showers thunder thunder thunder rain fine cloudy

FZL: Above 3000m

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showers

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Greymouth

rain

SUNDAY

Christchurch

fine

Heavy rain about the divide, scattered falls further east. Gale northwesterlies easing and changing southerly.

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

cloudy

MONDAY

Dunedin

fine

Further rain, possibly heavy about the divide. Light winds becoming northerly.

Invercargill

cloudy

fine fine rain fog showers rain rain thunder rain showers fine showers thunder rain thunder

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9 pm am 3

6

Full moon

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Good fishing Set 3:02 am Rise 5:31 pm

Last quarter

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New moon

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River Levels

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cumecs

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 9:10 am, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 9:00 am, yesterday 131.0 Nth Ashburton at 8:30 am, yesterday

4.60

Sth Ashburton at 8:15 am, yesterday

5.81

Rangitata Klondyke at 1:25 pm, yesterday

68.3

Waitaki Kurow at 8:45 am, yesterday

291.8

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Canterbury Readings

Sunday

12:48 7:05 1:17 7:25 1:45 7:59 2:09 8:16 2:37 8:45 2:57 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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showers

Nelson

Heavy rain about the divide, scattered falls further east. Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 70 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 90 km/h in exposed places.

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Hamilton

cloudy

FZL: Above 3000m

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Friday

showers

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A trough moves onto the lower South Island tomorrow, then onto central New Zealand during Sunday, followed by another ridge. A northeast flow develops over the country on Monday and Tuesday.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 15.8 16.4 Max to 4pm 8.6 Minimum 7.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 33.8 Avg Mar to date 33 2016 to date 140.6 141 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 17 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 37 Time of gust 2:30pm

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6am Breakfast 9am Whanau Living Mark Beddis cooks a barbecue; Meg shows what to plant in a dry, shaded area; Jay has tips on how to stain a deck.

9:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Coach Trip The group goes sea fishing in Taranto, Italy, but Brendan soon realises something suspicious is going on. 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street 3 0 2pm May The Best House Win Abroad 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 N Storage – Flog The Lot! PGR Professional dealers meet for a secret auction at an empty warehouse to bid against each other for mystery items before attempting to turn a profit with their winnings. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Tyrone confronts Maria; Rob quizzes Tina about Peter. 0 10:30 One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 0 6:55 My Little Pony 0 7:20 Yo-Kai Watch 0 7:45 The Day My Butt Went Psycho 0 8:10 Paw Patrol 3 0 8:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Hope And Faith 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:35 Kung Fu Panda 0 4pm Kickin’ It 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm Friends 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Voice The search for the next big voice in the USA. 0 9:30 The Undateables AO Skater Hadyn has Crouzon Syndrome. He has undergone 40 facial operations, and is partially deaf. His twin brother and a dating agency hope to help him become more confident with girls. 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PGR 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR 3 With NCIS star Michael Weatherly, and Miles Teller from Divergent and the film Whiplash.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil AO The first identified victim in the Jared Fogle sex scandal speaks out.

1:30 M Teen Exorcism PGR 2013 Drama. Jennifer Stone, Janel Parrish, Shanley Caswell. 0 3:20 Entertainment Tonight 3:50 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 4:20 The X Factor Australia 3 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

11pm F Red Widow 3 Will Marta be able to put an end to Schiller’s reign of terror, and overthrow his grip on the drug trade, or will it all backfire? 0 11:55 Castle AO 3 0 12:45 Te Karere 3 2 1:10 Infomercials

11pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 11:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:25 Scrubs PGR 3 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Marvel’s Agents Of Shield AO 3 0 3:15 Arrow AO 3 0 4:05 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 3 0 4:15 Step

By Step 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:10 Neighbours 3 0

11:05 Backstrom AO 3 An arson investigator enlists the SCU’s help after a firebug’s latest crime is escalated to attempted murder when it involves a family. 0 Midnight The Good Wife AO 3 12:55 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor 7:30 Reno v Relocate 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 In Search Of Perfection 10am Andy And Ben Eat The World 10:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 11:30 Auction Hunters PG Noon Tiny House Nation 1pm Trashformers 2pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 4pm Wildlife SOS 4:30 Shark Man 5pm Luke Nguyen’s France 5:30 Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Kings 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 Auction Kings 11pm Luke Nguyen’s France 11:30 Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip

SATURDAY

Midnight Gardeners’ World 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Reno v Relocate 1:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 2am Wildlife SOS 2:30 Shark Man 3am Million Dollar Contractor 3:30 Yard Crashers 4am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 5am Gardeners’ World 5:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao

7pm Road Madness PGR 3 0 7:30 Jono And Ben PGR Presented

by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce, with Guy Williams and Laura Daniel.

8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 0 9:30 7 Days AO 10:05 Fail Army AO 10:35 NewsHub Late

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:25 Dream Defenders 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Megaforce 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Bob The Builder 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm Turbo Fast 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Nitro Circus Live PGR 3 8pm Nitro Circus Live PGR 3 8:30 M Tango And Cash AO 3 1989 Crime. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell. 0 10:40 Rush AO (Starting Today) 3 The hard-partying Dr William P Rush works doing discreet freelance work for society’s elite after losing his job as an ER doctor. 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1pm Madam Secretary AO 3 A gunman has the State Department on lockdown, trapping Elizabeth with a delegation from Iraq and their menacing translator; Matt divulges information he should not have done.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 1am Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2am Home Shopping

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Scorpion PGR 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans AO Special Agent Pride and the team join the city’s annual red-dress run, but must cut the festivities short when an officer overdoses in the French quarter. 0 9:30 American Idol

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7:30 Playlist 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Whare Maori 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Patapatai

THE BOX 6am CSI MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Piha Rescue PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 Graceland MVLC 12:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:15 CSI MV 3pm Survivor – Nicaragua PG 4:35 Modern Family PGL 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 SVU MV 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Piha Rescue PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Law And Order – UK MV 9:30 Longmire 16V 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

SATURDAY

12:30 Survivor – Nicaragua PG 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Law And Order – UK MV 4:45 Longmire 16V 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

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6am Sky Sport Select A magazinestyle show about all the sport that is coming up.

6:30 Ironman NZ (Highlights) 7:30 #SkySpeed With Greg Murphy and Stephen McIvor.

8am L Darts – Premier League Glasgow.

11:45 Sport TBC 12:15 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Hero Indian Open, round one.

1pm Football – UEFA Champions League (Replay) Valencia v Athletic Club.

3pm Football – UEFA Champions League (Replay) Manchester United v Liverpool.

5pm #SkySpeed With Greg Murphy and Stephen McIvor.

5:30 World Rugby 6pm Rugby – The Breakdown 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Force.

9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Highlanders from Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

11:40 Sport TBC Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) 4am The Crowd Goes Wild 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 5am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 5:30 World Rugby 5:55 L Rugby – Super Rugby Bulls v Sharks.

SKY SPORT 2 5pm Te Mana Kuratahi 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7pm Tribe 7:30 N Matau PGR Fishing show following three young, Wiremu, Teina, and Kara as they explore the waters of the far north. 8pm N The GC PGR 8:30 M Boy AO 2010 Comedy Drama. 10:05 M Iti Pounamu AO 10:35 Te Kaea 3 2 Storage – Flog the Lot! 11:05 Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30pm on TV One 11:35 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG I’m the Captain. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Coffin Punch. 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:20 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG South Australia. 11:15 Dead Of Night M Drowning in Sorrow.

12:10 Deadly Sins M 1:05 Blood Relatives M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Kings PG 3:50 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 Gold Rush PG 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Naked And Afraid M 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 9:30 Shark Island M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Treehouse Masters PG

SATURDAY

12:30 Killer Confessions M 1:25 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1:50 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 2:20 Auction Kings PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Tribe Alive PG 5:05 Alaska Monsters M

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:35 Authors Anonymous PGLS 2014 Comedy. Kaley CuocoSweeting, Chris Klein. 9:05 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror. Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites. 10:50 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers. 12:25 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy.

Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick.

2:20 Mom’s Day Away M 2014 Drama. Bonnie Somerville, James Tupper. 3:45 A Most Wanted Man ML 2013 Thriller.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams.

5:45 Interstellar ML 2014 Scifi. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway. 8:30 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime Drama. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo.

10:40 Mad Max – Fury Road 16VC 2015 Action. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron.

SATURDAY

12:40 Casting Couch 16LS 2013 Comedy. Jason Lockhart, Mayra Leal. 2:15 Interstellar ML 2014 Sci-fi. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway. 5am A Most Wanted Man ML 2013 Thriller.

NCIS – New Orleans 8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:45 Little Nicky MS 2000 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette. 9:15 Eastern Promises 18VS 2007 Drama.

Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen.

10:55 The Host MV 2013 Scifi Adventure. Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra. 1pm Hellboy II – The Golden Army MV 2008 Action. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair.

3pm Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall.

4:45 Angels And Demons MV 2009 Crime. Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer.

7pm Fun With Dick And Jane ML 2005 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni. 8:30 Iron Man 2 MV 2010 Action. Robert Downey jr, Scarlett Johansson. 10:35 The Perfect Storm ML 2000 Adventure.

SATURDAY

12:45 The Bounty Hunter MVLS 2010 Comedy. Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston. 2:35 The Making Of Hellboy 2 PG 3am Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama. 4:45 Angels And Demons MV 2009 Crime.

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7am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Cowboys v Roosters.

7:30 NRL 360 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings. From DW Stadium, England.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Cowboys v Roosters.

Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings.

2:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Hero Indian Open – Round One. 3pm Sky Sport UK News 3:30 Darts – Premier League (Replay) Glasgow.

6:30 Golf Central An in-depth analysis and breaking news on everything that is happening in the world of golf.

7pm NRL Footy Show 9pm Friday Night With Matty Johns 10pm L Rugby League – NRL Bulldogs v Eels. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

SATURDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Cowboys v Roosters.

12:30 Friday Night With Matty Johns 1:30 InCycle A preview of the week’s upcoming races with historical insight and tactical analysis.

2am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Eels.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Cowboys v Roosters.

3am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Bulldogs v Eels. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

5am Ping Pong – World Championship From Alexandra Palace, London.

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Friday, March 18, 2016

Sport

Twenty-six clubs will compete at the National Dragon Boat Championships at Lake Hood this weekend.

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Dragons return to the lake

BY JAMES FORD

JAMES.F@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

After hosting the South Island Dragon Boat Championships last Saturday, Lake Hood will go one bigger this weekend for the nationals.

Hundreds of people gathered as 19 teams from around the

South Island battled it out over 200m, 500m and 2km races six days ago.

One Wellington team also competed in order to qualify for the nationals.

Twenty-six clubs will make the journey to Mid Canterbury from Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton,

TAB taking bets on Hunt P16

Masterton, Bay of Plenty and Christchurch for the two-day event.

New Zealand Dragon Boat Association chairman Noel Anderton is expecting an exciting weekend of racing and hopes for similar conditions as last Saturday.

“It was pretty much perfect conditions, and as the tent village grew the atmosphere was great,” he said.

“Tomorrow will be at least double the size and it’s forecast to be fine.

“We’ll have the 500 metre races on Saturday (tomorrow)

and the 200 metre and 2km on Sunday.”

The grand champions of the open adult grade were Tu Meke last weekend, the Christchurch team won the 200m, 500m and 2km races.

The action will begin at 9am tomorrow and Sunday.

Tuivasa-Sheck vows to improve P20 www.guardianonline.co.nz