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Wonderwomen (from left) Nicola Loach, Rose Bird, Gina Brine and Rebecca Hurst were aiming simply to stay on top of the water at the inaugural stand-up paddleboard challenge at Lake Hood.

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Help needed to revitalise CBD

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If you have the key to revitalising Ashburton’s CBD, Business Mid Canterbury (BMC) wants to hear from you.

The organisation is holding a workshop on March 1 that aims to bring together people with ideas to share about the way Ashburton’s town centre can be revitalised.

While there are developments planned for the vacant Eastfield site, BMC believes the overall revitalisation is urgent, BMC chairperson Desme Daniels said.

“It’s lost its heart and we all know that come the weekend it’s like a ghost

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town. It’s all very well people saying they don’t like the town centre but we need to come up with some ideas, things that people may have seen that work in other areas,” she said.

The workshop is open to anyone who wanted to be part of the rejuvenation project.

“We want to bring anyone who’s concerned about the current state of the CBD and its uncertain future together.”

In talking with retailers, Daniels said she sensed a general frustration with the lack of focus on the town centre and the sense that change was simply taking too long.

As an organisation BMC wanted to co-ordinate an event where business people and the community could come together and share ideas.

“We’re opening this event up to everyone, to anyone who cares about the town and who wants to see it regain some energy and life. We want to hear every idea, sane, zany, large or small. Bring those ideas along and share them,” she said.

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■ CYCLONE GITA

Severe weather on the way

By Colin WillisCroft

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Wild weather is set to hit Mid Canterbury in the next few days, thanks to the arrival of Cyclone Gita.

Gita, currently a category 3 tropical cyclone south of New Caledonia, is expected to move southwards over the next couple of days, bringing severe weather

to parts of New Zealand during Tuesday and Wednesday.

MetService yesterday put Canterbury on a heavy rain watch from 4am on Tuesday to 7pm on Wednesday, while the Canterbury high country north of Tekapo was put on a severe gale watch from 3pm Tuesday to 6am Wednesday.

MetService meteorologist Claire Flynn said that, although it will

have lost its status as a tropical cyclone by the time it hits New Zealand, Cyclone Gita will still be a significant low pressure system.

“It will maintain storm force winds around the centre of the storm, and possibly reach hurricane force,” Flynn said.

“New Zealanders need to be aware that, while it will no longer be a tropical cyclone, that does

not mean it has weakened or dissipated.”

Many of the watches around the country will likely be upgraded to warnings, Flynn said.

“Watches and warnings are reviewed every 12 hours, and more often when necessary, so people are advised to keep up to date with the latest issues of watches and warnings.

“People in the areas highlighted by these watches need to take time to prepare.”

She said there were a number of steps people could take to prepare for severe weather, including checking guttering, tying down unsecured items outdoors or moving them inside, and people making sure they have an emergency plan if needed.

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The cast of Variety Theatre Ashburton’s production of Mamma Mia were in good voice at their first rehearsal yesterday.

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Rehearsals under way for Mamma Mia

By Colin WillisCroft

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Rehearsals are under way for Mamma Mia, the Variety Theatre Ashburton show that will help celebrate the Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s 10th birthday in May. Cast members held their first rehearsal with musical director Richard Marrett and assistant musical director Matt Everingham

yesterday, ahead of the much-anticipated 10show run that begins on May 18.

With the cast in place, the search is now on for band members to take part in the show.

Marrett said he would like as many local people as possible in the nine-piece band, which will feature four keyboardists, two guitarists, a bass player, a percussionists and a drummer. He encouraged confident players

with music reading experience to contact the variety theatre if they wanted to try out for the band. Those successful would need to be able to start in March, Marrett said.

Mamma Mia featured a cleverly arranged score that had the essence and feel of Abba but with a large cast, he said.

“It’s got the authentic Abba sound. All the songs are very close to the original style.”

The fun sport of stand-up paddleboarding won a heap of new fans following a new team challenge event at Lake Hood over the weekend.

The aim was to help those new to the sport improve their skills with fun challenges and 15 teams from around the South Island took part. Organiser Bill Dawes hopes it will double in size next year.

There were plenty of laughs at the weekend as paddlers took to Lake Hood, most dressed to have fun – like local Wonderwomen Nicola Loach, Rose Bird, Gina Brine and Rebecca Hurst.

Dawes said paddling was a low-impact sport that burned the calories and was good for core strength and challenge organisers Red Paddle Co had commissioned the event to engage paddlers not into the competitive racing scene.

The 10 team challenges tested fitness and skill and involved tandem paddles and retrieving floating objects.

The oldest competitor was nine and the oldest mid-60. Red Paddle Co provided its latest inflatable paddleboards for the event.

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■ MOBILE HOME EXPO

Mobile home expo runs smoothly

BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

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Organisers of the South Island Mobile Home Expo, held in Ashburton over the weekend, are hailing it as a success.

This year was the first time the event, staged at the Ashburton Showgrounds, was run by the Ashburton Lions, having been run privately for 14 years before this year.

Convenor Rex Whiting said he was very happy with the event, which had a gate attendance of more than 2000 adults.

People came from near and far, with trade exhibitors from around the South Island and as far north as Whakatane, and private sellers from Napier, Invercargill, West Coast and Golden Bay, among other places.

“Just about every nook and cranny around the South Island,” he said.

“Overall we are very pleased – it was a good show, with good weather and a good attendance,” he said.

There were 170 social campers, 84 private sellers, 26 trade sites and four food and drink sites at the event, and the feedback had been largely positive, Whiting said.

“What we’ve heard so far has been good, everyone seems pretty happy,” he said. “And we’ve also had some pretty good constructive comments about how we

Donna Cook and Owen Jerard admire Utopia, a 11.4 metre 1992 Mitsubishi Fuso, at the mobile home expo on Saturday.

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Whiting said initial reports from traders had been positive, with at least a dozen private sales completed, plenty of other follow-up

sales possible after initial discussions at the show, and lots of mobile home accessories sold.

He had also heard those people working on the Celtic Rugby

Club’s food wagon were “over the moon” with their takings.

Local businesses also did well out of the expo, he said.

“I believe a lot of hospitality folk

and some other outlets, like supermarkets and retailers, benefited from the event and the people it brought into town, through the groceries, food and alcohol they bought.”

Whiting said given it was the first time the Ashburton Lions had run the expo, it was to some extent a learning experience.

“I’m pleased to say there were very few glitches. Overall it was well organised and pretty efficient.

“In the future were may have to be more diligent about the way we park social campers, so we can get some more in.”

The work of Lions club volunteers, the Downer Group and the Ashburton District Council all helped make the event a success, and Whiting said he would like to thank everyone involved.

However, he already had his eye on a potential change for next year.

“I’d like to think that in the future we can find ways to work with the district council to better advertise the event in advance of 2019,” he said.

“It could benefit from a bit more marketing and publicity, maybe something like a banner across the main street, which would help bring better exposure for the town and the community.

“That’s not a criticism though.

We haven’t spoken to them about that possibility yet.”

■ REVITALISE ASHBURTON

Community help needed to revitalise CBD From P1 The community drive to revitalise Ashburton has been applauded by Ashburton District Council town centre committee chair Diane Rawlinson.

“We’re all on the same page with this. They want to improve our CBD and so do we.”

While the council was holding off street repairs and changes on Burnett Street until work on the planned Scenic Hotel is completed in May 2019, it would be totally supportive of innovative private sector ideas for the town, she said.

“Each time you ask people what they want to do with the town centre, the answer is always a sim-

ple “fix it”. A lot could be done to get some runs on the board now and I understand the retailers’ frustrations.”

The council, however, as with any revitalisation project, would not be the doer, rather it would be the enabler, she said.

“The people need to come up with the ideas and it would be

wonderful if there are new ideas and new businesses that we can then enable. It’s about what you want to do as a business community.”

Rawlinson suggested the time could be right for the re-establishment of a retailers’ association. While Business Mid Canterbury was involved in some of this

space, it was more at the corporate level rather than grassroots, Rawlinson said.

“Maybe out of this meeting a new group could develop, but it is great to see BMC taking the lead in this.”

The revitalise Ashburton meeting will be held at Community House on March 1 at 2.30pm.

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■ LAGMHOR SCHOOL

Special link with Lagmhor

By Katie todd

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Throughout nearly 10 decades of Lagmhor School history, one four-letter surname has dominated the morning roll call.

The Rosses have forged a link to the school spanning four generations and dozens of family members – from its beginnings as a single-classroom sole charge, to its current status as a two-classroom satellite of Ashburton Borough School.

Needless to say, with the school’s centennial anniversary approaching in May, the Rosses are gearing up to play a big part in celebrating and in remembering the school’s history.

Jock Ross said he was in the second generation of Rosses to attend the school in the mid1950s. He recalls how the teacher used to live in a small house on the grounds, and take classes in the building which is now the school’s library.

“There were rows of desks, a big blackboard right along one wall, and a big fireplace at the Three generations of the Ross clan outside the original classroom, which is now a library. Back back,” he said. row (from left) Jock, Alex and Robert; (middle row, from left) Stuart, Jarrod, Hamish, Cameron; “Our teacher, he used to come (front row, from left) Eleanor, Gretchen, Mila and Harry.

PHOTO KATIE TODD 150218-KT-103 in every day and give us arithamass current and past pupils, metic cards, and every single teachers, board members and morning he’d spend the first hour more. of every day reading The Press, “It’s for anyone with anything smoking a cigar … he’d stand by to do with the school, family the fire and keep all the warmth members, committees, boards,” to himself.” said Jarrod Ross, chief organiser Jock was one of three second of the event. generation Ross children to atPlans are under way for the celtend the school, and his own four ebrations on May 11 and 12, with children followed suit, along with a meet and greet on the Friday five of his nieces and nephews. night followed by kapa haka perFrom then, six other “fourth formance, pot luck lunch and a generation” Rosses have been look around on Saturday, leading taught within the school grounds, into the main event held at Hotel and another “fifth generation” Ross is due to start her schooling ence. Being rural, it’s quite nice ful to Ashburton Borough School Ashburton on Saturday night.

A church service will be held because if we need a digger or principal Sam Winterbourn for shortly.

Jock’s nephew Stuart Ross said any other machinery – if we need spearheading the amalgamation on Sunday, and tickets can be it was a “pretty unique” situation. any work done, people are always of Borough and Lagmhor when purchased for the full weekend Many of the members of his willing to come on down and it was faced with closure under a or just the Saturday celebrations.

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“We also donate about $15,000 raising and providing extra sup■ METHVEN Ticket information and upport to the school, he said, as part to $20,000 extra in funds each benefits of both a small school dates can be found on the Lagmof a “very strong” network of par- year for the school, just through and a large school, he said. hor School Centenary Facebook Next on the calendar for the pea straw selling and fundraisents and alumni. school and its support network is page, and alumni can also get in “It’s a special school, and that ing.” the centenary in May, which will touch at lagmhor100@gmail.com B K tis a real point while more than half of this year’sStuart said he was also gratesupport of differB S S junior group are newcomers.

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The group range in age from 9 to 21 years and includes members of NAZDA and first-year university students.

This year’s production is themed Time Travellers and will cover musical theatre and tunes from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Bing Crosby to recent hits like Hamilton and Moana, along with everything in between, Castelow said. “Among the juniors everyone knows the songs from Moana, but they find that they love singing the older ones just as much,” she said.

And not only does the theme provide something for everyone in the audience, she said, but gives the young singers the opportunity to learn about various musicals. The group received their music a month ago, and auditioned for solo positions on Sunday. They are currently un undergoing two days of musical

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A number of older buildings around the Ashburton District will shortly be sporting signs that spell out how they rank against new building standards.

As part of the on-going drive to ensure all buildings will be earthquake safe, the Ashburton District Council will be sending signs to owners of buildings built prior to 1976 and will be asking them to display those signs prominently on the outside of their property.

The public notification is part of the council’s drive to ensure every older building has been inspected by engineers and that where required, strengthen-

ing work is either carried out or planned in the future.

It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month.

The placards would serve a two fold purpose – making the public aware of a building’s compliance level and encouraging owners to carry out necessary strengthening work.

Wong anticipates there will be about 150 sent out in February to owners of non-compliant buildings.

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A body has been found in Hamilton and is likely to be that of missing elderly man Raymond Stirling. The body was discovered in the suburb of Rototuna on Saturday afternoon but police say it is too early to confirm it is the missing 84-year-old. It is believed there are no suspicious circumstances. Mr Stirling has not been seen since January 15 and an extensive search for him was called off on January 26.

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Car rolls down bank One person is dead and another in hospital after a car rolled down a bank near Timaru. The singlevehicle accident happened at 2.20am yesterday on Pareora Gorge Road, Maungati, about 18km south of Timaru. One person died at the scene and another was transported to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries.

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Ammonia leak Emergency services raced to Tegel Foods facility in New Plymouth yesterday after an ammonia leak was reported. The incident occurred at about 2.15am yesterday, with eight fire trucks and four support units attending.

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Genter pregnant Julie Ann Genter, potential coleader of the Green Party, has announced she is pregnant. Ms Genter said on Facebook yesterday that she and partner Peter were expecting the baby in August.

“Peter and I have some amazing news! We’re going to have to get an additional seat for the bikes – in the first week of August we’re expecting our first child. 2018 is going to be an even bigger adventure!” Ms Genter is minister for women, associate minister of health and transport, and is a candidate for the Greens coleadership.

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Getting pitch perfect for their production later this week are Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students (from left): Lucy Clough, EJ Stockman, Emily-Jane Farr and Annah Casey-Solly.

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practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

Three 80-minute performances of Time Travellers will take place on Friday night, Saturday after-

Building standards placards set to roll out

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If you’re on your way past the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week, keep an ear out for the hard-working vocal chords of 149 Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School (MCSSS) students.

The group launched into a week of practice yesterday before they bring a musical theatre production to the stage on Friday and Saturday.

It’s the biggest production yet for the MCSSS, which has been operating each January for 18 years and is musically helmed

by Ashburton singing tutor Jo Castelow.

“We now have people from all over, from as far as Timaru and Christchurch, and each time brings a new mix of voices,” said Castelow.

Some singers have been involved in the week-long course for more than 10 years, she said,

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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said.

Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said.

There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said.

The consultation process ensured there was no date change

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally.

If a building is required to have THE a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said.

Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards.

Details on the placard-bearing buildings will be held on a public register with the Ministry of Building and this is accessible to anyone.

noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

Honesty boxes targeted From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night.

While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box.

All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”.

However, with new security methods for Raisbeck and an ultra-secure honesty box for Billie, both stalls are continuing to operate.

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Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven.

Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River.

Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week.

“Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said.

“They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.”

They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven.

“It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said.

Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays.

The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taking a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park.

Among those undertaking Te Araroa is American Clayton Beckett. His trail name is Chef, he has a travel blog at chefspecial5.com and is from Connecticut.

The 26-year-old is walking the South Island section, south to north, and was in Methven at the weekend. He said he ended up staying two nights instead of one at Snow Denn Lodge because he needed the rest, and the fact it of-

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After a couple of days rest in Methven, the Te Araroa trail beckons once again for American hiker Clayton Beckett.

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fered a Hikers’ Special made it all the more attractive.

“My feet were pretty banged up, so I decided to hang out for just one more day,” Beckett said.

He flew into Auckland in midDecember, and had his cellphone stolen in his first two days. He flew to Queenstown and shuttled to the southern end of Te Araroa at Bluff, and walked 555 kilometres north to Twizel over the next fortnight, staying in high country huts and his tent. With last week’s storm system forecast he decided to skip the next section and he

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hitchhiked to Methven, and left at the weekend aiming to hitch to north of Lake Coleridge to resume the trail.

Beckett said the trail to date had had many river crossings, and some mountainous terrain, as well as farm tracks and dirt roads.

Besides the road walks, which he did not like as they lacked the wilderness appeal of true trail walking, and a lack of markers in some areas, he was enjoying the scenery and meeting lots of people.

Of the few fellow hikers he had met, most were walking north to

south. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even know about the trail,” Beckett said.

He was not worried about being without a cellphone.

“If you don’t have service it’s not going to help you and you are not going to get that in the mountains,” he said.

He was confident enough from previous trail walking in Chile and America not to worry about an emergency locator beacon.

In the 12 months to July last year, 550 people walked the full length from Cape Reinga to Bluff,

compared to 350 in 201 and 210 the year before.

Te Araroa Trust chairma vid McGregor said the trail, takes five months to com and officially opened in 201 attracting people from all w life.

“From students and youn ple taking a gap year to r and workers taking an ext holiday.

“It’s a great way to conne New Zealand and to really know the landscapes, peop climate,” McGregor said.

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Trump visits community US President Donald Trump has made a grim trip to a Florida community reeling from a deadly school shooting, meeting privately with victims and cheering the heroics of first responders.

But he extended few public words of consolation to those in deep mourning, nor did Trump address the debate over gun violence that has raged since a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 and injured 14 others.

Two days after the shooting, Trump visited Broward Health North Hospital where he saw two victims and praised the doctors and nurses for their “incredible” job.

With his wife Melania, he also paid his respects to law enforcement officials in Fort Lauderdale, telling officers he hoped they were “getting the credit” they deserved.

“I was at the hospital with a lot of parents and they are really thankful for the job you’ve done,” Trump said at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, where he was joined by Governor Rick Scott, Senator Marco Rubio and other Florida officials.

He added that the young victims were in “really great shape” considering what they have been through.

In a tweet at the weekend, he said that he and the first lady “met such incredible people last night in Broward County, Florida. Will never forget them, or the evening!”

The president later placed calls of condolence and support to Parkland’s mayor, a Broward County commissioner and the

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Helena Moreno (centre) yells during a protest against guns on the steps of the Broward County Federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the weekend.

PHOTO AP school’s principal. Meanwhile thousands of angry students, parents and residents marched in Florida at the weekend demanding stricter gun control laws as new details are revealed about the suspect teen gunman.

Teens spoke passionately during the rally in front of the federal courthouse, pleading with lawmakers to change the nation’s gun laws.

One student, Emma Gonzalez, angrily criticised politicians who take campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association. She challenged them to stop

taking money, leading the crowd in a calland-response chant.

“They say a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun,” she said, and the crowd chanted, “We call BS.” She also said adults who knew that the accused shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was mentally ill should have done more to prevent him from having a weapon.

Cruz had been diagnosed with autism, a neurological disorder that often leads to social awkwardness and isolation, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. - AP

Lisa Marie is massively in debt amid divorce from Michael Lockwood according to a new report. TMZ reported this week that the 50-year-old daughter of Elvis Presley is drowning in debt to the tune of US$16 million ($21.7 million). The discovery was made as the publication obtained divorce documents which detailed her financial deficit, the Daily Mail reported. According to the documents, most of Presley’s debt is from unpaid taxes from 2012 to 2015 which totals more than US$10 million.

TMZ also reports that she has a house in the UK which she has been trying to sell because she is defaulted in the mortgage.

The legal filing states that because of this that is another $6million owed. The former wife of Michael Jackson stated that the rest of the debt comes from credit cards and unpaid lawyer fees.

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February 20: Ashburton Arts & Garden Tour.

February 20: Ashburton Society of Arts Summer Show opens at the Short Street Studio.

February 22: Ashburton District Council public art restoration show at the Ashburton Public Library.

February 22: The Michael Jackson HIStory Show at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

February 24: Reel Relish live at the Bluepub, Methven.

March 2: Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award opening and awards presentation, on exhibit until March 31.

March 2: Memory of Place Takes Flight exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery, until March 31.

March 3: Happy Feet Dance Academy Tap Dancing classes at Tinwald Hall.

March 11: Fiona Van Oyen floor talk at Ashburton Art Gallery.

March 22: Kelvin Cruickshank Live at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 1 – April 11: Art Gallery exhibition space temporarily closed at Ashburton Art Gallery.

April 6: Paul Ubana Jones: NZ Tui Award winner and internationally acclaimed acoustic solo artist in concert with the Mid Canterbury Choir, 7.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 11: The Water Project exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

April 19: Olive Copperbottom – Arts on Tour NZ at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 20 – 22: One Man, Two Guvnors at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 27: Foster & Alan Golden Years at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

May 4: Hopetoun Bros & The Genius of Finn Scholes at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

May 18: Mamma Mia at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Full-scale slapstick fun

BY KATIE TODD

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When it comes to celebrating a decade of success at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, the Big Little Theatre Company aren’t holding back.

They’re opting for full-pelt, full-scale fun, delivering a show that has been hailed as “one of the funniest productions in the history of London Theatre”.

Company director Jackie Heffernan said she was thrilled to secure the rights to One Man, Two Guvnors, one of her absolute favourite productions which she had been waiting for the right moment to tackle.

“For every play there is a season, and we just have the right talent, the perfect casting,” she said.

“One Man, Two Guvnors – it’s a show you’ve got to do really well, if you’re doing it.

“This year all the lemons have

lined up and it’s time.”

The internationally acclaimed comedy follows the story of the permanently ravenous Francis Henshaw, a man attempting to keep two jobs, protect a fugitive, unite two lovers, earn a crust and win a girl’s love.

It’s a full on slapstick, Heffernan said, featuring lots of falling down stairs, lots of dropping objects, lots of eating food, dropping food.

“It’s the kind of slapstick that looks like absolute chaos, but actually takes absolute precision timing,” she said.

And to sharpen their skills in the knack of slapstick and achieve the perfect timing, the company have enlisted a circus trained actor called David Ladderman for two workshops. Heffernan said the students have had an absolute ball.

“It’s the funnest thing I’ve ever done. It’s not just the slapstick

but the writing is so clever and it’s been so much fun learning.

It’s probably the complete opposite of what I normally encourage – exaggerating rather than trying to be naturalistic.”

Her students, she said, have also made a fantastic effort to learn their scripts over Christmas so they can spend more time experimenting, with one full act run-through already under their belt.

Junior students are just beginning to integrate their performances with that of the seniors, and will provide the proverbial “icing on the cake” to the show’s comedic force, Heffernan said.

Alongside the stage action, the show will feature live music from local legend Wayne Pannett, along with dancing girls Heffernan refers to as the Waynettes, full-on lighting and upscale special effects.

Heffernan said she wanted to

do something particularly challenging this year.

“It’s a joint venture with the event centre for their tenth anniversary, and I guess I just wanted to showcase what we can produce, to full capacity.

“Having a place like [the event centre] is just so priceless for a company like ours, and to produce a show like this – straight off West End, straight off Broadway – that’s pretty special.

“I’m so very grateful for what we can achieve.”

Tickets for One Man, Two Guvnors are now available from Ticket Direct. Three performances will be held from April 20 to 22.

More information can be found on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre website.

“It will absolutely have something for everyone,” Heffernan said.

Unclaimed artwork finally returned to heirs A 16th century oil painting that fell into Nazi hands during World War Two was returned by France’s government to a Jewish couple’s heirs recently.

The Flemish painting Triptych of the Crucifixion is attributed to Joachim Patinir and it had sat unclaimed in a French museum for seven decades.

French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen presented it to the grandchildren of Hertha and Henry Bromberg during a ceremony in Paris.

The Jewish couple sold works under duress

to secure their passage from Nazi Germany to the United States.

“The feeling of thanks and gratitude is more valuable than the painting itself,” a grandson, Christopher Bromberg said.

France has in recent years stepped up efforts to identify the owners of lost or looted World War Two treasures.

Right – The French state has given back to its rightful owners a 16th century painting taken by the Nazis in the World War Two.

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Water quality national responsibility T

hose in rural New Zealand who thought they copped an unfair amount of flak over the nation’s water quality, especially from city slickers, during the last election campaign, could be forgiven for smiling at the current state of Auckland’s beaches.

Like never before water was a real issue during the election campaign, with most of the vitriol directed at farmers for what was described as the poor state of freshwater in their backyards, leading many to view them as some sort of environmental vandal.

No matter how hard farmers tried to demonstrate the measures they had taken to improve water quality in our rivers and lakes, the message didn’t get through, particularly to those

who live in our biggest urban centres, such as Auckland.

However, in recent weeks the boot has been firmly on the other foot.

At one stage last week there were warnings about the safety of swimming at 60 of the Auckland region’s 84 beaches, prompting the cancellation of swimming and surf lifesaving events, along with the disruption of many a family trip to the beach, one of the summer staples for peo-

ple who live in that part of the country.

The problem they face is twofold – heavy rain and an ageing infrastructure.

Every time the region experiences heavy rain, and let’s be honest, it’s hardly unheard of, the Auckland wastewater network gets overwhelmed with groundwater and stormwater, resulting in sewage literally flowing straight into the sea.

It’s something that is happening with increasing regularity and the locals are getting up in arms, saying it’s not good enough and something must be done.

Unfortunately for them, it’s a problem that’s not going away.

The city’s water infrastructure is old and not designed to cope with the demands being placed on it.

Even mayor Phil Goff acknowledges that action must be taken, saying $6 billion needs to be spent on water infrastructure in the next 10 years and calling for a levy on locals to help foot the bill.

It would be easy for those of us in this part of the world to think “those Aucklanders had it coming”, that those north of the Bombay Hills should get their own house in order before they start criticising other parts of the country, and I can understand the reasoning behind that.

However, that would be ignoring the fact that farming has put pressure on our waterways, something that we should acknowledge.

But we should also not forget the large number of farmers who are already doing something about it, whether that be

reducing run-off from paddocks, fencing off waterways and riparian planting, or managing water takes.

What the current situation tells me is that water quality, whether it be rivers, lakes or beaches, is everyone’s responsibility and problems exist in both rural and urban communities.

Not the same problems but problems nonetheless.

We need to appreciate that, try and understand those challenges and cut each other a bit of slack.

Yes, some things must change, including attitudes, but if we view water quality as a national good that benefits the country as a whole we are more likely to see improvements.

Just pointing the finger at others and ignoring problems closer to home won’t help anyone.

power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. President George W. Bush, visiting Rwanda, pleaded with the global community for decisive action to stop grisly ethnic violence plaguing other African nations like Kenya and Sudan.

Five years ago: The United Nations said the number of US drone strikes in Afghanistan had risen sharply in 2012 compared with 2011. A bail hearing began in Pretoria, South Africa, for double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, charged with killing

Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day. One year ago: A SpaceX rocket soared from NASA’s long-idled moonshot pad, sending up space station supplies from the exact spot where astronauts embarked on the lunar landings nearly a half-century earlier. Three former elite US gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, appeared on CBS’ 60 Minutes to say they were sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, a volunteer team physician for USA Gymnastics.

Today’s birthdays: Singer

Smokey Robinson is 78. Actress Carlin Glynn is 78. Former Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer is 76. Singer Lou Christie is 75.

Actor Michael Nader is 73. Rock musician Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell) is 70. Actor Stephen Nichols is 67.

Author Amy Tan is 66. Actor Jeff Daniels is 63. Rock singermusician Dave Wakeling is 62.

Talk show host Lorianne Crook is 61. Actor Ray Winstone is 61. Actor Leslie David Baker is 60. Britain’s Prince Andrew is 58. Tennis Hall of Famer Hana

Mandlikova is 56. Singer Seal is 55. Actress Jessica Tuck is 55. Rock musician Jon Fishman (Phish) is 53. Actress Justine Bateman is 52. Actor Luke Pasqualino is 28. Actress Victoria Justice is 25. Actor David Mazouz is 17. Actress Millie Bobby Brown is 14.

Thought for today: “There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has not yet decided what the task is.” — Alexander Meiklejohn, American educator (1872-1964).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, February 19, the 50th day of 2018. There are 315 days left in the year.

This is Presidents Day. Today’s highlight in history: On February 19, 1968, the children’s program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, created by and starring Fred Rogers, made its network debut on National Educational Television, a forerunner of PBS, beginning a 31-season run.

On this date: In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland.

In 1915, during World War One, British and French warships launched their initial attack on Ottoman forces in the Dardanelles, a strait in northwestern Turkey. (The Gallipoli Campaign that followed proved disastrous for the Allies.)

In 1934, a blizzard began inundating the northeastern United States, with the heaviest snowfall occurring in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

In 1942 Imperial Japanese warplanes raided the Australian city of Darwin; at least 243 people were killed.

In 1945, Operation Detachment began during World War Two as some 30,000 US Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful monthlong battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces.

In 1959, an agreement was signed by Britain, Turkey and Greece granting Cyprus its independence.

In 1963, The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was first published

by W.W. Norton & Co. In 1984, the Winter Olympics closed in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

In 1997, Deng Xiaoping, the last of China’s major Communist revolutionaries, died at age 92.

Ten years ago: An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian To reduce the current prison population, the government needs to be looking at the root cause of crime, not releasing potentially dangerous criminals out of prison early.

Plan needed to reduce our prison population A

s a former Justice Minister and the local MP for Selwyn, which is home to several prisons, I am familiar with some of the excellent programmes that are being run in our prisons to equip inmates with skills, such as trades training, to help them turn their lives around once they are released back into the community.

Everyone would agree I am sure that it would great if there were less people in prison.

In fact, the current Government has promised to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent.

The difficulty is how do you go about doing this without letting potentially dangerous criminals out of prison early or relaxing bail laws, both of which increase the risk to society?

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proach of the previous Government was all about identifying vulnerable individuals early and intervening before they started down a track of offending and anti-social behaviour.

Meanwhile, the Justice Sector Fund, also introduced by the previous Government, allowed underspends from all law and order agencies to be reinvested in trialling new initiatives to improve justice outcomes, many of which were targeted to Maori, who have long been overrepresented in the justice system.

It also encouraged ministries to use funds wisely as they were able to access savings for good

new ideas. Unfortunately the current Government recently indicated that it is scrapping the Justice Sector Fund.

To me it seems like madness to talk about reducing the prison population by almost a third on one hand while at the same time doing away with the very fund which could be used for new initiatives to address the prison population and the core drivers of crime.

We know that by the time a person gets to prison, more often than not they’ve lived a life of crime and in order to break the cycle we must try new things.

The Justice Sector Fund enabled that. Some of the initiatives it funded include the community justice panels, alcohol and drug courts, family violence services and the Gang Intelligence Centre – all of which have helped reduce crime and reoffending.

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crime fell 14 per cent and the number of reoffenders dropped 26 per cent.

Of course there was still more to do, particularly for Maori, which is why National set a target to reduce the Maori reoffending rate by a further 25 per cent by 2025.

As well as that, in 2017 we put aside a further $10 million in the Justice Sector Fund specifically for Maori justice initiatives. That money appears to have now been taken by the new Government to manage their own budget instead of looking at how to better deliver for Maori.

The Government has talked a big game about reducing the prison population and about improving outcomes for Maori but seems to have no idea how to do it.

Talk won’t address crime and the prison rates; action directed by a clear plan and supported by appropriate funding is what is required.

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There’s no room for centrelines here. With only room for one on a two-way road, driver courtesy plays a major role in preventing collisions.

Tackling rugged Danseys Pass S

prawling west from Oamaru, rolling green hills march across the landscape before yielding to the towering Kakanui Mountains. This lonely pocket of backblocks countryside boasts one of New Zealand’s most rustic, off-the-beaten-track mountain passes, with a very storied past.

A journey on Danseys Pass is studded with a string of unexpected surprises, despite it being

It’s one of New Zealand’s least developed alpine passes, wreathed in heritage and remarkable rock formations. Mike Yardley takes on the nuggety heights of Danseys Pass. a relatively short drive. Follow the signposts to sleepy little Ngapara, for a quick photo stop at the historic Milligan’s Eclipse Flour Mill, before a compelling exploratory of Elephant Rocks.

Situated in the Maerewhenua Valley, on a private farm with

Danseys Pass Hotel oozes all the charm of a bygone era.

public access, this wondrous collection of large weathered limestone outcrops is scattered across a gentle hillside like giant knuckle bones. Your mind will conjure up a veritable menagerie of animal shapes from the rocks – certainly not just elephants.

If the setting looks familiar, you can probably thank Disney for that. The area was used as a filming location in the first Chronicles of Narnia movie in 2005, transformed into Aslan’s camp.

From there, the road weaves past Tokarahi, before the real deal takes hold on Danseys Pass Road. Hacked out of the hillside, the twisting and unsealed road begins with a profoundly steep climb up a gully, on a road so pencil thin, it would be designated one-way, in town.

You soon discover, very little of the 50km-long road is wide enough for a centre line. Driver courtesy is your only hope.

Wandering, directionless merino sheep and cows regularly bear down on you, roaming unannounced and unexpectedly onto the road.

Wending through this vast and vertiginous of world of majestic sun-baked hills, the Maerewhenua River slithers far below along the valley floor, shimmering like a silvery serpent in the sunshine. Scratchings of supremely isolated civilisation, past and present, speckle the hillsides, as you pass by graceful old stone farmhouses. Some inhabited – most abandoned. The legacy of the goldmining era has left its indelible calling-card, with their water-races permanently scarring the rock-faces.

Higher and higher I climbed, reaching the summit of Danseys Pass, which tops out at 934 metres. The big-sky views stretch far across to the Waitaki River, looking north, and deep into the Maniototo, to the south. After marvelling over the limestone in the Waitaki, the terrain change was highlighted by the steadily growing sight of exposed schist.

The biggest surprise was stumbling upon the vivid purple gates of the impeccably manicured Danseys Pass Lavender Farm – in the middle of nowhere. The boutique lavender farm has been Jo and Barry Todd’s labour of love for the past seven years.

Why Danseys Pass? Well, just as France’s famed lavender fields are grown at altitude in Provence, Jill and Barry were suitably inspired by the area’s hot, dry summers and pure mountain air.

The climate helps produce the highest quality pure oil, which is duly harnessed and used in a range of products, sold on-site, from soaps and candles to lavender ice cream.

A scoop of this fragrant delight is quite ice-cold therapy on a hot and dusty day!

Barry’s background in landscape gardening has produced the most exquisite botanical setting, with perfectly tended rows of lavender flowers, charming riverstone walls and a sculpture garden.

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The heritage of the area is always on display everywhere you look.

Sleepy little Ngapara plays host to the historic Milligan’s Eclipse Flour Mill, an ideal spot for a photo stop.

The shop at the lavender farm has a great array of lavender infused products on sale.

The accommodation wing at the historic Danseys Pass Hotel is built using the local schist stone.

The impeccably manicured Danseys Pass Lavender Farm – in the middle of nowhere, it is a big surprise for travellers.

Twenty kilometres on, as the sun started gilding the tops of those turreted brown Kakanui ranges, a dense forest of exotic trees shuffled into view, heralding my arrival at Danseys Pass Coach Inn. The pristine waters of the Kyeburn River trickled by German Creek Reserve, thick with furs, spruces and redwoods, planted by early miners to remind them of home.

Kyeburn Diggings was the northernmost town of the Maniototo – now a ghost town where the sole survivor is the Danseys Pass Coach Inn. Offering hearty

fare, boutique accommodation and a superb bar packed with curios, it exudes an unmistakable frontier, back-of-beyond charm. The long and low-slung hotel is an evocative roadside refuge, first built in 1862.

I enjoyed an overnight stay at the coach inn, after a cracking dinner, feasting from a fabulous menu which included scallops, salmon, duck, pork ribs, lamb shanks and chicken.

As you’d expect from a historic inn, open wood fires, wooden floors and exposed beams feature prominently in the lounge and dining rooms.

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Accommodations are elegantly furnished and magnificently appointed with plenty of heritage elements to the fore, like wooden joinery, brass fittings and copper piping. This historic coach inn is a true hospitality treasure, accentuating the raw drama of a dalliance with Danseys Pass.

Whether it’s for a quick driver reviver, a spot of lunch, or a characterful stay, Danseys Pass Coach Inn is a living legacy from the goldrush era.

Bring the whole family – even the canines. It’s dog friendly.

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In brief Kiwis miss medals New Zealand must wait a little bit longer to win a Winter Olympics medal. Kiwis Jackson Wells, 19, and Finn Bilous, 18, will not compete in the final of the Men’s Ski Slopestyle following the second round of qualification. Wells finished his second run only scoring 42.00, after Bilous scored 85.00 in his second. Overall, Bilous finished 13th and just missed out on finals contention, while Wells ended up finishing 25th overall.

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New No. 1 very happy Tennis superstar Roger Federer has shown his sense of humour at becoming the oldest No 1 in the sport. At 36, the Swiss maestro is now the oldest man or woman to ever sit at the top of the rankings, following his victory over Dutchman Robin Haase in Rotterdam on Saturday. Federer has stunningly returned to the top of the rankings for the first time in more than five years, and some 14 years after he first achieved the feat. Federer quipped “somebody might have mentioned” he was the oldest No 1, “but I had a hard time hearing”.

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Bond in cycle team

Tech’s Hayden Sinclair and his Allenton opposition track the ball in the air during senior club cricket in Ashburton on Saturday.

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■ CRICKET

Runs prove hard to come by

By Linda CLarke

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There were lots of wickets but not many runs when Tech and Allenton faced off on a rain-affected pitch in Mid Canterbury senior club cricket on Saturday.

Tech batted first and made 132, though things were looking sketchy when they were seven wickets down for only 38 runs, with the ball skidding unpredictably.

Eventually up stepped Harry Jones and Tom Small for a good final partnership, Jones finishing on 54 and Small on 29 to restore some respectability to the scorebook.

Ryan Stoddart was the pick of the Allenton bowlers.

The run chase was also interesting, with Allenton losing wickets in clumps and no doubt ruing the unavailability of Matt Tait, who was on representative

duties with the Mid Canterbury Hawke Cup team.

Tech’s bowlers Scott Punselie, who took four, and Jones, who took three, were in no mood to show leniency and Allenton was all out for 80.

The win makes Tech unbeaten in the three rounds of the Muirhead Rosebowl competition this year.

Methven was on the end of a pasting from Lauriston, batting

first and all out for 155 in the 42nd over.

Bevan Richan was the main destroyer taking 4-25 off his nine overs, while Rob Hooper took 3-15 and Reuben Early 2-38.

Lauriston chased the target down quickly, with Gary Goodwin top scoring on 35 not out and Luke Gilbert on 29. Lauriston’s cause was aided by 46 wides from the Methven bowlers and 10 no balls.

Two-time Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond will wear the black singlet again but as part of New Zealand’s cycling team to compete at the Commonwealth Games in April. Bond, who won gold in the coxless pair with Eric Murray at the last two Olympics in Rio and London, will ride in time trial and road race events after the New Zealand Olympic Committee revealed its 33-strong cycling team stacked with medallists and champions from previous Commonwealth Games.

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Groves keeps title belt George Groves retained the WBA super middleweight belt when he outsmarted Chris Eubank Jr by unanimous decision in Manchester Arena. Groves, who has fought in more big fights, used distance wisely to pick and choose his moments. However, he appeared to have a shoulder injury at the end of the bout.

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CD confirm hot favouritism for Ford Trophy title Central Districts are one game away from raising the Ford Trophy title, and it is going to take a spectacular effort to stop them.

A seven wicket victory over Auckland has booked them a berth in the one-day finale, with their cluster of fringe Black Caps coming to the fore.

In some ways, CD’s victory in the major semi-final shows the in-

verted incentive system of domestic cricket. This month, Tom Bruce and Seth Rance were dropped from the Black Caps – technically a blow for the province’s overall purpose, but extremely beneficial for their domestic one-day side.

On the contrary, strong domestic displays saw Mark Chapman plucked from the Auckland side into the national team, while CD

could call upon an array of recent international players.

Bruce and Rance joined Doug Bracewell, George Worker and Adam Milne – not to mention three other long-time classy domestic contributors – to create a squad which is far and away the best squad remaining.

They showed that in the major semi-final, reducing Auckland

to 114-7 after strong bowling displays from Milne (2-37) and Bracewell (3-60).

After a rain delay, that total was reduced to 190 from 32 overs – a slightly harsh Duckworth-Lewis calculation that was nonetheless no problem for Central Districts’ bevy of hitters.

Worker and Ben Smith both scored 46 as they chased down the

total with six overs to spare.

Auckland will now play Canterbury for the right to meet CD in the final, after Canterbury thrashed Northern Districts by 168 runs.

Canterbury were led to victory

by Henry Nicholls, who recovered from a slow start – 1 from 19 balls – to anchor the innings with a sturdy 122.

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In brief Paddon lying fourth New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon remains in the pointscoring frame at Rally Sweden after finishing the penultimate day in fourth place. His Hyundai team-mate Thierry Neuville holds a 22.7s lead over Citroen driver Craig Breen with Andreas Mikkelsen’s Hyundai a further 9.3s further back in third. Paddon is fourth – 48.6s behind Neuville. “Not quite the day we wanted but we are still enjoying ourselves and doing the best we can,” Paddon said. - NZME

Smith on Storm-watch Recently retired All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has taken up a temporary non-paying role with NRL team the Melbourne Storm. While a third-string Storm team was battling it out against the Warriors at Rotorua, Smith was seen on the sideline sporting a Storm polo shirt. But Smith said his work with the Storm at the moment was “insignificant” and he was helping to advise emerging coach Jason Ryles.

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Flynn Ness waits at the net for his partner Aidan Mitchell to serve during their doubles match against Methven on Saturday.

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■ TENNIS

Hampstead rights the ship

By Linda CLarke

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Flynn Ness helped restore Hampstead to their winning ways in senior tennis in Mid Canterbury at the weekend, when his team beat Methven 4-2.

Ness at No 1 and Aidan Mitchell lost their doubles 6-3, 4-6 (510) to Sam Bubb and Jarrad Hill, but both Hampstead men reversed the result in their singles matches.

Ness beat Bubb 7-5, 6-2, while

Mitchell won the tie-break 10-4 after he and Hill were all square at 3-6, 6-0.

Mathieu Lucas and MaryAnne Thyne beat Gareth Evans and Tim Parsons 6-2, 6-4 in the doubles. Evans scored Methven’s only other match win, beating Lucas 6-4, 6-2, while Thyne beat Parsons 6-1, 7-5.

Upset winners last week, Fairton was dispatched 5-1 by Tinwald this week.

Eddie Dargue and Peter Leon-

ard were comfortable winners over Tyler Leonard and Phil Crozier in the doubles, while Henrik Tawatao and John Leslie beat Erin Connelly-Whyte and William Edgar 7-5, 6-4.

In the singles, Dargue beat Leonard 6-2, 6-3, Tawatao beat Crozier 6-1, 7-6, and Josh Jones beat Connelly-Whyte 6-3, 6-0.

Fairton’s Edgar was the only singles winner, beating Leslie 6-2, 6-3.

Allenton beat Southern 5-1 in

the other A grade match-up.

Andre van Rooyen and Connor Brosnahan beat Jason Feutz and Tony Brosnahan 6-1, 6-3 in the doubles, while Aaron Reid and David Hampton beat Amelia McKeown and Ben Johnson 6-1, 6-3.

Feutz sparked up for Southern’s only win, beating van Rooyen 6-3, 6-4, while Connor Brosnahan beat his father Tony 6-1, 6-2, Reid beat McKeown 1-6, 6-3 (10-5) and Hampton beat Johnson 6-1, 6-2.

Asked what he had to work on after his long-awaited injury return, Johnathan Thurston didn’t mince his words. “Everything,” he said.

But a rusty Thurston was simply happy to emerge unscathed in the North Queensland Cowboys’ 30-16 NRL trial loss to the new-look Wests Tigers in Cairns on Saturday night. Cowboys coach Paul Green was happy to give Thurston the all clear after the eventful clash, along with fellow co-captain Matt Scott on his comeback from a serious knee injury.

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Hunt in Parker’s corner Joseph Parker will receive heavyweight support for his world unification title shot in Cardiff against Anthony Joshua from Mark Hunt, a man who knows a thing or two about putting taller opponents on their backsides. Kiwi Hunt, the UFC veteran still fighting at the age of 43, will travel to the United Kingdom from his Sydney home to support his countryman after Parker’s promoter David Higgins promised him some tickets. Parker, 26, will fight Joshua on March 31, an event likely to attract sporting personalities and celebrities from around the world. The 80,000 general admission tickets have already sold out.

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■ WINTER OLYMPICS

Unfancied Ledecka stuns top class Super-G field In one of the most astonishing tales ever scripted at the Winter Games, Ester Ledecka, a Czech snowboarder competing on borrowed skis, snatched gold in the women’s Super-G with a dramatic flourish so unexpected that US broadcasters NBC had packed up and gone home for the day.

Her reaction of pure incredulity – coupled with the anguish etched across the face of Austria’s Anna Veith, who had presumed to have gold wrapped up – promised to be among the defining images of these Olympics.

Almost always, in the alpine events, a winner emerges from the top 20 skiers, with the rest of the field left to flesh out the spectacle in ascending order of obscurity.

So, when Veith, the defending champion, tucked neatly into the lead ahead of her two main rivals, the American great Lindsey Vonn and Tina Weirather of tiny Liechtenstein, NBC, like everyone else, decided that the outcome was settled.

But this was to reckon without Ledecka, wearing bib No 26, who

leapfrogged everybody with a run for posterity, despite treating this race as a merely a novelty, using skis loaned by giant slalom gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin.

For Ledecka is far better known as a snowboarder, a world champion no less, whose moonlighting in skiing had yet to yield even a podium finish at a major event.

As she stood dumbfounded at the bottom of the hill, a cameraman had to confirm to her that, yes, she truly was the fastest of them all.

“I really don’t know what hap-

pened,” she said, beaming.

“This must be some mistake, they’re going to switch the time for some others. I just saw my mum, we were watching each other and we didn’t understand.”

“It’s definitely shocking,” said Vonn, the winner of 81 World Cup titles.

“I wish I had as much athleticism as she has, where I could just hop from sport to sport and just win everything.

“Unfortunately, I’m only good at ski racing – and she still beats me.”

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■ SUPER RUGBY

Wins for Lions, Stormers The Stormers have opened the Super Rugby season with a 2820 win over the Jaguares in Cape Town while the Lions edged the Sharks 26-19 in Johannesburg.

Lions 26 Sharks 19

Centre Lionel Mapoe scored a brace of tries as the Lions claimed a 26-19 victory over the Sharks in a fierce South African Super Rugby derby at Ellis Park.

The Lions, who have been runners-up in the competition for the last two seasons, added two more tries through wing Aphiwe Dyantyi and flank Kwagga Smith on Saturday.

The Sharks looked slick with the ball in hand and managed three tries themselves as flyhalf Robert du Preez, and wings Sibusiso Nkosi and Makazole Mapimpi scored.

The home side dominated the scrums and that ultimately proved the difference in an entertaining contest between South Africa’s two most likely challengers in Super Rugby this season.

“I’m happy with the result, but not so much our performance,” Lions captain Warren Whiteley said at the post-match presentation.

“We lost a lot of ball in contact and made it difficult for ourselves.

“We just couldn’t finish.

“We know we need to up our performance if we are to get to the business end of this competition.”

The Sharks led through an early try from Du Preez, but after that setback the Lions began to take control of the game and Mapoe ran an excellent line to scythe through the Sharks defence to score.

Even better was to follow when Dyantyi found space out wide, and his kick and chase was perfectly finished.

The Lions were completely dominant in the scrum, with the Sharks unable to win any of their

Nadolo on a try-fest Nemani Nadolo continued his try scoring feats as Vern Cotter’s Montpellier strengthened their lead in France’s Top 14 rugby championship. The Fijian flyer bagged a brace in Montpellier’s 43-30 away win over bottom team Oyonnax yesterday. The former Crusaders favourite has 14 tries for the season – three behind Toulon’s Chris Ashton. Ben Botica contributed 15 points for Oyonnax to become the leading scorer in Top 14 with 196 points.

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Taylor pours on points Ex-All Blacks first five-eighth Tom Taylor has been a prolific scorer for Pau this season. He kicked three penalties and a conversion in a 21-16 win over Brive yesterday to move to 137 points – fourth on the standings. Lyon, with Rudi Wulf at centre, were too strong for champions Clermont Auvergne, winning 36-10 after five tries, including a penalty try.

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The Stormers scored a 28-20 win over the Jaguares in the first round of Super Rugby 2018. own first four set-pieces, starving them of ball with which to go forward as they trailed 14-7 at the break.

The Sharks scored next through Nkosi, but a thrilling break from Lions fullback Andries Coetzee set up the third try for the home side in a move that was finished

by Mapoe.

Coetzee turned villain from the kick-off, though, when he knocked the ball on to gift the Sharks a scrum which, now boosted in the front row by experienced Bok Tendai Mtawarira, they won, and Mapimpi crossed for an easy debut try.

But the home side extended their lead to seven points when Smith barged his way over the line from close range and despite the Sharks spending most of the remainder of the game in the Lions’ 22, they could not find a score to level.

“The scrums disappointed us in the game.

“Holding the ball in contact was also disappointing,” Sharks captain Ruan Botha said.

“You need to win your scrums and your lineouts or you can’t launch, you can’t attack. You can only play in the areas they give you.”

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The Stormers have opened the Super Rugby season with a 28-20 win over Argentina’s Jaguares, holding on in stages late in the game to ensure a winning start to 2018.

The Cape Town-based Stormers led the Jaguares 22-6 after tries by Springboks Damian de Allende, Siya Kolisi and Raymond Rhule, who scored his straight from the second-half kick-off.

While the Jaguares paid the price for losing fullback Joaquin

Tuculet to a yellow card in the first half, the momentum was reversed when Stormers hooker Ramone Samuels went to the bin for slowing down Jaguares possession in the 65th.

That gave the Jaguares, who had already struck back once through winger Emiliano Boffelli, complete scrum dominance.

It told three minutes later when they earned a penalty try as the Stormers scrum disintegrated close to the tryline, closing to 26-20.

The Stormers escaped under more pressure when its replacement front row, with centre de Allende packing down at flank to even the numbers, won a scrum penalty to stop another surge by the Jaguares.

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An NHL ice hockey coach is using the All Blacks as inspiration to improve his team’s culture and performance. Six months ago, Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner read Legacy, a book which explains the guiding principles behind the success of the All Blacks. The publication resonated with Boughner, who decided to introduce many of the same mantras to his team.

“It just sort of knocked my socks off — it hit home,” Boughnersaid.

“I wanted to bring in some kind of identity to the team, this was the perfect fit for me.”

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Blues lose flanker Blues flanker Dalton Papali’i has fractured his hand and is expected to miss the first six rounds of the Super Rugby season. The Auckland openside specialist suffered the injury during their trial match loss to the Hurricanes. Papali’i will join another 20-year-old who was expected to play a starting role – first five-eighth Stephen Perofeta – on the sideline for the opening rounds. Both suffered similar damage to a bone in their hand.

Sopoaga’s decision may prove to be a wise one

By GreGor Paul By late May, Lima Sopoaga’s decision to head to Wasps will most likely end up looking smarter than it does now. It might have become clear by then he had worked out sooner than everyone else his place in the All Blacks was under significant threat.

The career-planning process requires peripheral All Blacks to be just as aware of who is coming up behind them as they are about those ahead and Sopoaga, with the same astute analysis that features in his game management most weeks, has perhaps seen that there are two fast-moving objects that may pass him before the World Cup squad is picked.

Sopoaga, embedded as the All Blacks’ back-up No10, may fear he doesn’t have enough potential growth in his game to fend off the

emerging Richie Mo’unga and Damian McKenzie.

Things move fast at the elite level and Sopoaga knows it. He saw how the All Blacks entered the 2015 World Cup cycle with only one recognised test first-five in Dan Carter and ended it with five men – Carter, Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett, Colin Slade and Sopoaga – with realistic hopes of making it to England. Injury ruled Cruden out and the greater versatility of Barrett and Slade saw them preferred ahead of Sopoaga.

So he knows, through painful experience, that the picture can change in World Cup year and that the competition is ferocious because of the quality of the players.

There is plenty to like about Sopoaga’s game, his tactical management being particularly good.

He’s tidy, calm, accurate and

kicks well out of hand old, had the strength and for goal but proof personality to imject 12 to 15 months pose himself among down the track and it the biggest names in isn’t hard to imagine the world game and Mo’unga and McKenlet them know he was zie will have eased running the show. ahead.

As ultimate proof of Mo’unga is in poshis class, he steered session of a number of the Crusaders to a Lima Sopoaga definable qualities that Super Rugby title last give him an undefinable vibe of year. being the heir apparent to Barrett.

That’s not something that can At the core of his game is his be fluked and with the confidence temperament and test coaches of a successful campaign behind find it hard to resist young play- him, Mo’unga may reach new makers who never seem to flap or heights in the next few months fuss. and make an irresistible case to be That’s Mo’unga, a carbon copy included in the All Blacks squad. of Carter in that one aspect of beSopoaga may have envisioned ing able to put mistakes behind this scenario and concluded that him and stay in the moment. while there would be room for There’s robust character in there, him and Mo’unga this year, maytoo, as Mo’unga, thrust into the be there wouldn’t be in 2019.

That picture will become cloud10 jersey as an unknown 21-year-

ier still depending on what sort of fist McKenzie makes of playing No10 for the Chiefs.

The All Blacks think first-five is his natural home. He’s a hundredmile an hour sort of player; a different proposition to the steadier Mo’unga and Sopoaga but that is part of his attraction.

He could be an All Blacks wildcard, a roll of the dice weapon from the bench.

That is if he can prove during Super Rugby that he can temper his game to some extent: that he can back his instincts and yet not do so endlessly and recklessly.

Utility value is priceless at a World Cup and Sopoaga, not that he seemingly does, shouldn’t have a single regret about moving on.

His decision was pragmatic, calculated and ultimately one that may be vindicated by the form of two younger men.

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■ ASCOT PARK

Coulee ready for Riccarton Consistent performer Coulee showed she was on track to defend her Gr. 3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1600m) title at Riccarton next month with a comprehensive win at Invercargill on Saturday.

The pint-sized Gallant Guru mare hadn’t been seen in the winner’s circle since her Riccarton win last March however she indicated she was coming back to her best form with a handy run in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m) at her last start.

Favoured by the three-kilogram claim of apprentice Corey Campbell in Saturday’s open 1400m contest, Coulee made her rivals look second rate as she sat handy to the pace throughout before dashing away in the home straight to score a comfortable victory.

“She has been going well of late and had been quite unlucky a couple of times,” said co-trainer Shane Anderton.

“It probably didn’t really suit her last time at weight-for-age as she’s only a wee dot, but she battled on strongly and we thought she would be tough to roll this time.”

Anderton was pleased with the ride of Campbell who brought up a winning treble for the day when successful aboard Crispin for the stable in the last race on the card.

“Corey rode her nicely and it was probably the winning of the race when he had her so handy on a slow speed,” he said.

All’s well that ends well Kenny Rae’s punting mates may have felt short-changed after Kaharau won at Ellerslie, but they were all smiles after stablemate Major Tom followed suit in the closing event on Saturday. The Ruakaka horseman gave the former little chance in the Westinghouse Nathan’s Memorial and was much keener on the latter’s prospects in the Vodafone Events Centre Handicap. “My tip was Major Tom, I thought he could win again, but I didn’t think Kaharau could win with the weight – I was wrong but who cares,” said Rae, who trains with his wife Lisa and their daughter Krystal Williams. - NZME

History repeats

Corey Campbell gets Coulee to the line in the White Robe Lodge at Ascot Park on Saturday.

“She has a good kick and when she booted away from them at the top of the straight I thought she would be hard to catch.

“She will go to Riccarton now to tackle the Breeders Stakes again.

“We’ll just see how she does over the next few days before we decide whether she has one more run before Riccarton or not.”

Anderton was also pleased

with the win of Crispin who came from well back to score her second career victory after breaking maidens on her home track earlier in the month.

“She is a talented mare and you don’t often see them come from that far back at Invercargill,” he said.

“I think she was in the last four turning for home, so it was a very good performance.

Shaune Ritchie rolled back the years on Saturday when Global Thinking won the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas. The Cambridge trainer won the event in 1995 with The Hyatt, but success this time around will have a much more lasting effect. “The Hyatt was a gelding and the key factor here was identifying a filly a length or two below the three-year-olds up north and turning her into a black type winner,” the Cambridge trainer said. “She’s cemented her broodmare career now.”

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Classy win for the grey

“She had been unlucky a few times before she got her maiden win so I think there is more in store for her.

“We’ll just take her through the grades.

“But there is a nice fillies and mares race over 1400m for her at Riverton later next month that we think will suit her, so that will be her main target for this campaign.”

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Model racehorse Saint Emilion will add further quality to his stable’s assault on an upcoming Group One feature. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained grey warmed up for the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes, a weight-for-age contest also on the programme of his stablemate Lizzie L’Amour and possibly Nicoletta, on March 10 with a stylish return at Ellerslie on Saturday.

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Hiccup for the All Stars as Miracle Mile looms large Trainer Mark Purdon says he is relieved he has a week to turn champion pacer Lazarus around after he only battled his way into next week’s Miracle Mile by finishing third at Menangle on Saturday night.

The Kiwi pacing hero raced well

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below his best when beaten by TIger Tara and My Field Marshall in his A$100,000 qualifying race, having to be brave to even secure that spot after looking under severe pressure at the 400m mark.

By finishing third Lazarus did enough to secure an invite to next

Saturday’s $750,000 great race but Purdon knows the five-year-old superstar will need to improve.

“He raced below his best obviously after contracting a bit of a bug that some of the team has had,” said Purdon. “I didn’t think it would bother him and his blood

report had been good.

“And we even had a vet scope him this morning (Saturday) and said he was fine to race.

“We told the stewards all about this and I still thought he would win but once he got crossed at the start and had to work hard it

showed he wasn’t at his best.”

My Field Marshal gives New Zealand two pacers in the eightstrong field but with Lazarus best known for his epic wins over longer distances, he rivals will feel it is game on for next Saturday night.

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K Gommans 3 22111 Bigtime Zack 26.32 ............................L Cole 6 11523 Bigtime Tears 25.87 ...........................L Cole 1 83363 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 2 45482 Allegro Beaty 21.52............................L Cole 4 22564 Caveman Sam 26.16 ..................B Hodgson 7 36224 Bigtime Coffee 25.89 G & ...... S Fredrickson 2 2 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 3 38587 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 5 31231 Idol Tom 26.56...................................M Flipp 8 25311 Bigtime Buster 26.41 G & ...... S Fredrickson 3 562x4 Whippy Bale nwtd ...........................P Morris 4 42671 Bigtime Sienna 21.51 .........................L Cole 6 53335 Bigtime Owen nwtd G & ......... S Fredrickson 9 77623 Audacious Assin nwtd J & ...................D Bell 4 75346 Reedy Set Go nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 88775 NippaOfSambucca nwtd ...........J McInerney 7 33837 Cawbourne Web nwtd J &...................D Bell 10 F4375 Bigtime Blast nwtd .............................L Cole 5 76533 Bigtime Clever nwtd ...........................L Cole 6 F7347 Tazia nwtd .................................... D Denbee 8 5x324 Apricity nwtd................................A Turnwald 11 4.24 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 457m 6 8x526 Flying Mason nwtd ......................A Turnwald 7 75111 Bigtime Kylie 21.88 ............................L Cole 9 88867 Classy Delta 26.63 ..........................C Morris 1 22163 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 7 F4363 Bigtime Charlie nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 12476 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 10 78777 Bigtime Wild nwtd G & ........... S Fredrickson 2 22111 Bigtime Lily 26.02...............................L Cole 8 2 Bigtime Chloe nwtd ............................L Cole 9 85587 Asserting Power 21.98 .....................S Stone 8 3.34pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 457m 3 84562 Bigtime Mia 26.09 ..............................L Cole 9 5x665 Flying Koko nwtd .........................A Turnwald 10 48768 Kirkham Webby 21.49 .....................C Morris 1 47677 Bigtime Serena 26.06 ........................L Cole 4 35258 Polly The Dolly nwtd J &......................D Bell 10 88854 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 5 2.42pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C5 C5, 375m 2 33315 Idol Patches 26.51 ............................M Flipp 5 22715 Pat Patterson nwtd ............................M Flipp 2 1.49pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 410m 1 86412 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 3 5x854 Yella Ella nwtd .............................A Turnwald 6 61346 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 1 88838 Carrick nwtd I C & ..........................J Lenden 2 43431 Bigtime Blue 21.54 .............................L Cole 4 13434 Bigtime Clyde 26.38 ...........................L Cole 7 43611 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 2 45658 Gunnar Blueblood nwtd ............J McInerney 3 53413 Bigtime Pink 21.78 .............................L Cole 5 58774 Charlie Bo Bo 26.37 ....................B Hodgson 8 62434 Bigtime JayJay 26.05 .........................L Cole 3 87546 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 14234 Bigtime Blackie 21.07 ........................L Cole 6 6247x Ocean Gambler nwtd ..................A Turnwald 9 75868 Cawbourne Buckle 26.35 J &..............D Bell 4 64884 Ciara nwtd I C & .............................J Lenden 5 63131 Bigtime Jane 21.44 ............................L Cole 7 47642 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 12 4.44pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 5 77767 Making It Up 23.91 ..........................C Morris 6 11533 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole 8 62222 Bigtime Monty 26.34 ..........................L Cole 1 15228 Fusion Cronulla 26.11 .................A Turnwald 6 66865 Lissadell Marcus nwtd................... D Donlon 7 32422 Hypocritical 21.46 ........................M Roberts 9 88867 Classy Delta 26.63 ..........................C Morris 2 87831 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 7 16422 Ace Star nwtd.............................B Goldsack 8 22616 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 10 78777 Bigtime Wild nwtd G & ........... S Fredrickson 3 23177 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 8 63788 Cawbourne Foxy 23.63 ...................P Morris 9 58861 Bigtime Basher 21.41.........................L Cole 9 3.49pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C2d, 660m 4 32186 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 9 56787 Cawbourne Serina nwtd............... T Downey 6 2.59pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C3/4, 375m 1 22735 Gentleman Tim 38.98..................A Turnwald 5 51563 No Time Toulouse 26.19 ....................L Cole 10 67778 Homebush Clint nwtd ................J McInerney 1 68233 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 2 63857 Autumn Lights nwtd.....................A Turnwald 6 12352 Bigtime Doug 25.93 ...........................L Cole 3 2.07 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C2, 375m 2 256F2 Lover 21.56 .................................A Turnwald 3 11366 Cawbourne Kai nwtd ....................M Roberts 7 34321 Me Jane 25.94 ...................................L Cole 1 33213 Bigtime Emma nwtd ...........................L Cole 3 17367 Bigtime Flyer nwtd .............................L Cole 4 51134 Cawbourne Trixy 39.23 ................M Roberts 8 14422 Bigtime Levi 25.85..............................L Cole 2 63552 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 4 54524 Bigtime Ottey 21.59 ...........................L Cole 5 73122 Cawbourne Palmer nwtd ..............M Roberts 9 15175 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 3 52314 Bigtime Boy 21.91 ........................M Goodier 5 44745 Vince Fawn nwtd .........................A Turnwald 6 67217 Mija Sydney 39.00 ......................A Turnwald 10 31218 Bigtime Power 26.15 G & ....... S Fredrickson 4 62412 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 6 26168 Cawbourne Brandy 21.62 J & .............D Bell 7 15156 Tranquil Blossom 38.69 ...............A Turnwald 13 5.02pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m

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74116 Clover Colin 21.87.......................A Turnwald 86227 Cawbourne Lick 21.86 J & ..................D Bell 45416 Bigtime Steve 22.17 ...........................L Cole 62424 Lucha nwtd........................................D Edlin 85445 Minder 21.99 .............................J McInerney 54565 Tiger Uppercut nwtd............................ L Bell 61566 Winevara 22.14 ..........................B Goldsack 32864 Hotdog Shannon 21.94 ...................P Morris 58474 Just Like Ma nwtd J & .........................D Bell 67765 Sergio Star nwtd .......................J McInerney 14 5.22pm TAB FIXED ODDS C1 C1, 375m 1 66464 Bigtime Kera 21.97.............................L Cole 2 54774 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 .......... K Gommans 3 35266 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 4 38737 Grace Slick 21.75 ............................C Morris 5 26458 Cawbourne Merl 21.64 J & .................D Bell 6 68x52 Casual Sipper nwtd ....................B Goldsack 7 87336 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 8 34333 Avedon Film nwtd..............................M Flipp 9 52787 Homebush Manu nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 55688 Leon Rouge nwtd J &..........................D Bell 15 5.40 TAB SUPPORTS GREYHOUNDS C1, 375m 1 12836 Bigtime On Track nwtd .......................L Cole 2 25258 Cawbourne Muzza nwtd J & ...............D Bell 3 75728 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 4 85668 Five Eyes nwtd ............................. D Denbee 5 58321 Banshee Reel 22.12 ........................R Waite 6 65746 Cawbourne Johno nwtd ........... K Gommans 7 65441 Schiehallion 22.19.............................D Edlin 8 41854 Cawbourne Frost 21.89...................P Morris 9 76883 Ngakawau 21.94 .......................J McInerney 10 57837 Idol Billie nwtd .......................... S Gommans LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ IRONMAN

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Gomez still the master A thrilling day’s racing at Challenge Wanaka saw Methven-grown Braden Currie beaten by his idol, Spaniard Javier Gomez, by just 17 seconds.

There were some fierce battles one of the best professional fields seen over the half ironman distance and competitors faced tough conditions, from torrential rain and freezing temperatures to sweltering summer sun.

The men’s race may have seemed easy to call with Gomez headlining but it was anything but.

The close nature was evident as the men exited the swim in a tight bunch – Tony Dodds (NZ) and Dylan McNeice (NZ) first out in 23:12 with Gomez, Alexander Polizzi (Australia), Graham O’Grady (NZ) and Currie all within nine seconds.

A quick transition by Currie saw him lead out on the bike but he had constant company from Gomez, McNeice and Dodds.

By 45km, Dodds had dropped back and the chase group of Luke McKenzie (Aus-

his way into third in 3:59:33. tralia), Joe Skipper (GB), Jesse “Braden put a lot of presThomas (USA), Dougal Allan sure on me and I had to run (NZ) and Luke Bell (Australia) way faster than expected had closed the three-minute but I was very happy with deficit by a minute. how my fitness is,” said By 70km it was getting exGomez. citing with the top eight withIn the women’s race, Ausin 22 seconds of each other. tralia’s Annabel Luxford led Coming into transition it out of the water and soon still seemed like it was anyput in a solid lead over the one’s race. rest of her opponents as However, it was the run Braden Currie she headed out on Glendhu where Currie and Gomez Bay leg of the bike. showed their mettle, soon The only woman to challenge her was breaking away with Currie holding off Gomez until the top of the infamous Gunn Laura Siddall (GB) who consistently gained Road hill at 12km where Gomez made his time and crossed for second, only 11 seconds back. move.

Amelia Watkinson (NZ) rounded out the He took out the win knocking nearly 20 minutes off Braden Currie’s six-year-old podium in third.

Challenge Wanaka featured over 1500 course record in 3:57:27.

Currie crossed the line 17 seconds later athletes from 31 nations in both the full in second, taking the New Zealand national (226km) and half (113km) distances as well title with the USA’s Jesse Thomas running as the Aquabike.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Criticism is music to Brisbane halfback Kodi Nikorima’s ears.

But it seems the knockers may soon be silent if the pint-sized playmaker’s inspired display in the Broncos’ 38-10 NRL trial win over Gold Coast at Toowoomba is any guide.

Nikorima was under pressure before even running out against the Titans on Saturday night in their opening trial.

Broncos great Gorden Tallis had called for skipper and fullback Darius Boyd to be slotted into the halves at the Kiwi international’s expense this year.

However, it was water off a duck’s back for Nikorima who showed why super-coach Wayne Bennett has entrusted him with the No.7 jersey in 2018 with a sublime 60-minute display in front of 8056 fans.

Nikorima did not expect the critics to stop complaining any time

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10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school and public holidays).

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soon over his elevation to Broncos halfback this year after Ben Hunt’s lucrative move to St George Illawarra.

In fact, he said he looked forward to it.

“Every year there is always something to prove; there’s always critics and doubters,” he said.

“I guess that is what drives me every day.

“When I wake up in the morning I just want to keep proving people wrong.”

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

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

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, February 19, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

Your Stars

WordBuilder

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

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

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Across 1. Cosmetics 5. Dig 7. Moon 8. Advanced 10. Romances 11. Pity 13. Cutter 15. Turn up 18. Chow 19. Kentucky 22. Nebulous 23. Able 24. Dye 25. Greenland.

3 4. Slay 5. Diction Down 1. Cambric 2. Storm 3. Indeed 6. Giddy 9. Anger 12. Putty 14. Trouble 2 16. Pay heed 5 6 17. Refuse 18. Caned 20. Cobra 21. Plug

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ACROSS 6. Sounds (6) 7. Person lacking courage (6) 10. Lewd (7) 11. Exists (5) 12. Long periods of time (4) 13. Small, magical figure (5) 16. Hold-up (5) 17. Blemish (4) 20. Unaccompanied (5) 21. Not as weighty (7) 22. Mountaintop (6) 23. Flaw (6)

Previous solution: hoe, hoes, hole, holes, hos, hose, hosel, lose, olé, she, shoe, sloe, soh, sol, sole.

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DOWN 1. Advertising films (12) 2. Disagree (7) 3. Riotous fight (5) 4. Sad and lonely (7) 5. Cut in two (5) 8. Break apart (12) 9. Able to be rectified (9) 14. Origin (7) 15. Pirated goods (7) 18. Wanders (5) 19. Be of one mind (5)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Let’s hope you are the one interpreting and defining the terms of your contribution and remuneration, because you’re better off making an offer than accepting one someone else made.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Wherever you are, you’ll learn from what you see. For the wise, location isn’t crucial to understanding. It is said a wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can see from a mountaintop.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Complaining is a bad but easily avoided habit. The mental shift needed is one of perspective, and the physical shift that will work is as simple as walking away from the less-than-desirable circumstance.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The cycle of nurturers involves giving care, attention and soul nourishment and then letting go. Letting go can be hard, but it’s essential. Otherwise, you nurtured dependency instead of free will.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Some limits seem unnecessary or false, but without cut-off points, most people wouldn’t get things done. You’ll accelerate your production if you impose a deadline, whether or not you think you need one.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There’s a relaxed vibration around you that extends to your business and relationships of all kinds. This easygoing attitude is why you can touch without grasping.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): People make impressions based on their rules. You understand this so well and cater your interactions accordingly. You get that frivolous things can be important and important things can be frivolous.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): To assume that the universe operates according to predictable rules is the “gambler’s fallacy.” It isn’t always so.

Sometimes there is no pattern and we must process chaos.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll perform your good deed as always – without strings. To know that you are the star of someone’s fond memory is more reward than you hoped for, but it’s not nearly all that you’ll receive.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re like the pilot of a hot air balloon. To rise above, you must cast off a sandbag or two. Even then, steering is precarious. This is about lightening up and reading the wind.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People don’t fear the rustling bush; they fear the tiger behind it.

When the bush rustles because of wind or a mouse or a squirrel, fear is still triggered, but it’s a false fear, like one you experience today.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You enjoy a good story but you don’t think your life has to be highdrama to be exciting. In fact, these days, you prefer your drama to be in the world of entertainment, not in your real life.

ACROSS 1. Make sound attempt to pedal a three-wheeler (8) 4. An acre planted out with maple (4) 8. Run quietly with something to protect one’s leg (3) 9. Be in competition with a character in a Sheridan play (5) 10. Crazed by murder, assassin demands heads (3) 11. Altered the way one turned notes into coins (7) 12. Running loop shortly returns to end of line (5) 13. Fleshy cowl levered into position (4-7) 17. Old penny cut a different way if coin was gold or silver (5) 18. Fetched by British Rail the way it should be (7) 20. Coach not quite over twenty-one (3) 21. Instruments to be so adjusted after The Ring starts (5) 22. Saul didn’t finish his turn with Sam as Uncle (1,1,1) 23. Sea-serpent holds it to relax the pressure (4) 24. Beer and such pins as one takes with easy enjoyment (8) DOWN 1. Things to be discussed right away from hot latitudes (6) 2. The nation is at home to assistance offered up (5) 3. Looks like lead with six in the hat (5) 5. Write the notes and set them in type (7) 6. The right part of a cow used to change course (6) 7. Saying it’s libel, a loss under review (10) 9. Got in a muddle with rule, such being the order (10) 14. Allows one not to proffer them as an apology (7) 15. May be lied to, and thus could be eaten (6) 16. Wanders off with a salver among the saints (6) 18. Volume is about right where running water is concerned (5) 19. Kettle urgently brought back if there’s any porridge in it (5)

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NZ Situation

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isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

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Canterbury Plains

60 plus

TODAYFZL: Above 3000m, lowering to 2500m at night

Auckland

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Hamilton

showers

Napier

fine

TOMORROW

About the divide, rain easing from the south early afternoon onwards. Elsewhere, fine at first, then cloud and scattered rain spreading north from late morning.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h easing to 45 km/h in the morning, then gradually dying out.

Wind at 2000m: W gale 75 km/h easing to 55 km/h in the morning, then 40 km/h by late evening.

Rain, heavy at times from afternoon.

Southeasterlies strengthening, and possibly rising to gale.

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FZL: 2500m lowering to 1500m

Rain, with heavy falls from afternoon and snow possibly lowering to 1200 metres south of Lake Coleridge.

Wind at 1000m: SE rising to gale 70 km/h during afternoon/early evening.

Wind at 2000m: E rising to severe gale 90 km/h during afternoon/evening.

Partly cloudy, isolated coastal showers. Light winds.

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

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 N Angelo’s Outdoor Kitchen Angelo prepares scallops in a different way. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Milo Murphy’s Law 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules (Starting Today) 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Ultimate Spider-Man 0 4pm Stuck In The Middle 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Border Security 0 8:30 N The Brave When a doctor is kidnapped by a group with terrorist ties, an international team of analysts, special ops, and the DIA Deputy Director must save her. 0 9:30 N Hunted UK AO 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 Young Sheldon 0 9:15 Will And Grace 0 9:45 The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

11:10 Lucifer AO 3 After Lucifer and Chloe have an interrupted ‘moment’, the tension between them makes it difficult to investigate the murder of two victims who happen to be Lucifer’s former lovers. 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:15 Mom PGR 3 0 11:45 Empire PGR 0 12:35 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 1:25 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 Army Wives AO 3 0 4:25 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:53 The Dish 3 10:55 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:43 The Dish 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City 1:40 Top Chef Jr 3 2:40 He Shed She Shed 3 3:30 How Do I Look?

4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 7:30 Million Dollar Decorators PGR Kathryn’s artistic control begins to slip away as she sets out to decorate a Malibu beach house.

8:30 Relative Success With Tabatha Tabatha helps a family-owned pizzeria where everyone is fighting over their piece of the pie.

9:30 Worst To First 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

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6:50 Table 19 MLSC 2017 Comedy. Anna Kendrick, Stephen Merchant.

8:15 The Devil You Know MVLSC 2013 Drama.

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9:30 Accidentally Engaged PG 2015 Romance. Lexi Giovagnoli, Brant Daugherty.

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Scarlett Johansson, ZoÎ Kravitz.

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Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law. 4:10 Table 19 MLSC 2017 Comedy. 5:35 Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong ML 2015 Romantic Comedy.

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6:10 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy.

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11:45 The Last Station MS 2009 Drama.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am It’s In The Bag 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Penguins Of Madagascar 4:10 Kia Mau 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Ahorangi Next Generation 3 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am The Living Room 7am Gardeners’ World 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Empire Of The Tsars 9:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 Tiny House Nation 11:30 Tiny House Hunting Noon Astronauts – Toughest Job In The Universe 1pm Empire Of The Tsars 2pm American Pickers 3pm Gardeners’ World 3:30 Love Nature – Cloud: Challenge Of The Stallions 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Hugh introduces a way of cooking that gives maximum taste and creativity with minimum fuss.

5pm Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Caribbean Pirate Treasure

7pm N KaweKorero 7:30 My Family Feast 3 8pm Native Affairs Summer Series 8:30 N Vietnam War AO 9:30 N Conversations With Teen Mums AO 10:05 Aotearoa 3 10:35 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3

7pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 7:30 Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb Dr Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned archaeologist, searches for Cleopatra’s lost tomb.

8:30 Stephen Fry In Central America 9:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 10:30 American Pickers

11:05 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:35 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

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11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things Midnight Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 12:30 100 Day Bach 1am Caribbean Pirate Treasure 1:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 2am Love Nature 3am Tiny House Hunting 3:30 Gardeners’ World 4am Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb 5am Stephen Fry In Central America

SKY SPORT 1 6am Golf – Women’s Australian Open (HLS) Round Four.

6:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Genesis Open – Round Three.

From Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

7am L Golf – PGA Tour Genesis Open – Round Four.

From Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

12:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) NBO Oman Golf Classic – Round Four.

From Al Mouj Golf Club in Muscat, Oman.

1pm Cricket – T20 Tri-Series (RPL) England v Blackcaps.

From Seddon Park.

4:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Genesis Open – Round Four.

From Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

5pm Golf – Women’s Australian Open (HLS) Round Four.

5:30 The Cricket Show 6pm Cricket – T20 Tri-Series (HLS) Australia v Blackcaps.

From Eden Park.

6:30 Cricket – T20 Tri-Series (HLS) England v Blackcaps.

From Seddon Park.

7pm Hook Me Up! 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 UFC Now 9:30 Fight Night 11:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) Fighters and venue TBC.

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1:30 The Cricket Show 2am Cricket – T20 Tri-Series (HLS) Australia v Blackcaps.

2:30 Cricket – T20 Tri-Series (RPL) Australia v Blackcaps.

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SKY SPORT 2 6am The World Rugby Show 6:30 Football – UEFA Champions League 7am Football – UEFA Champions League Magazine Programme 7:30 Cricket – T20 TriSeries England v Blackcaps.

8am L Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500. 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Rugby League – NRL Pre-Season – Warriors v Storm. 1:30 Rugby League – World Club Challenge Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos. 2pm Rugby League – World Club Challenge South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wigan Warriors.

2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm Football – W-League Final. 5pm Bowls – New Zealand Open Day One. 6pm Bowls – New Zealand Open Day Two. 7pm Rugby League – NRL Pre-Season – Warriors v Storm. 7:30 Rugby League – World Club Challenge 8pm Rugby League – World Club Challenge 8:30 Rugby League – World Club Challenge 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 NRL 360 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby League – NRL

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Viral Hour. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Blowing Up History PG Ghosts of Stonehenge. 10:50 Mighty Ships PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Who Killed Mr Woodward? 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Death of a Salesman. 1:20 People Magazine Investigates M Hollywood Horror Story.

2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Garage Rehab PG Fast-Lane Auto Repair.

5:40 MythBusters PG Alcohol Myths. 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Flippin’ Diesel. 7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Souping Up a Super Ford GT 2/2. 9:25 Garage Rehab PG Elite Powersports.

10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Ashes to Ashes.

11:55 People Magazine Investigates M Hollywood Horror Story.

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Veronica Wall, of Ashburton, now holds the world record for a junior rower.

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Ashburton’s gifted teenage sculler Veronica Wall set a world record on her way to winning three gold medals at the New Zealand rowing championships at Lake Karapiro over the weekend.

Wall, 18, actually took silver in the under 22 singles, but her blistering time of 7.33.14 was more than a second faster than the world record for junior rowers, set by Clara Guerra in the Netherlands in 2016.

She returned to the water later in the day to comfortably win the women’s senior single sculls in 8.31.75 and the under 20 singles in 8.12.22. She also teamed up with her Ashburton Rowing Club

team-mate Grace Wilson at the championships to win the under 19 double sculls and take silver in the under 20 double sculls.

Wall’s outstanding display of potential will surely have cemented a spot in the New Zealand team to compete at the world junior rowing championships in the Czech Republic in August.

“I’m very happy and rapt with a world’s best time,” Wall said.

“I didn’t have that time in mind, I just wanted to row the best I could.”

The teenager, who has deferred her university education to pursue rowing, will likely move to Rowing New Zealand’s high performance base in Cambridge later in the year where she is able to

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train with the national under 23 squad, as well as the juniors, before the world championships.

Coach and father Justin Wall said it had been an amazing week for the whole contingent of Ashburton rowers, which collected a haul of three gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

“It has been awesome right across the board,” he said yesterday from Wellington, as he was waiting for the ferry to cross Cook Strait and continue the long haul home with their boats.

“We were in nine A finals and in some of those finals we had three crews.”

Sisters Mollie and Olivia Gibson won silver in the under 19 doubles and bronze in the senior women’s

doubles, and Terry O’Neill won bronze in the open para event.

Matt Rae and Haxby Hefford were also in A finals for club singles and doubles and they combined with Timaru rowers Michael Wall and Cameron Moffat to make the A final of the club quad, where they came fifth.

Mollie Gibson was fifth in the senior women’s singles (behind winner Wall) and Wilson eighth.

Wilson and Fran ConnellyWhyte also made the senior women’s doubles A final and combined with the Gibson sisters to make the final of the senior women’s quad.

Wall said the results showed how much the club had grown in the three years since his daughter

was the only representative at nationals.

Their hard work has not gone un-noticed.

“The feedback is we are punching well above our weight. Our crews go there and get into finals and there is a lot of positive vibe around the club and Lake Hood.”

Wall said all the rowers handled multiple events across the five-day championships and their workload reflected their training ethic and ability.

There will be no rest for Ashburton College rowers in the squad though, with the Canterbury junior regatta at Lake Hood this coming weekend, then South Island secondary schools and finally, Maadi Cup in March.

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