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BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A proposal to rationalise the country’s flagging red meat industry by consolidating the major players along the lines of the Fonterra model – including the closure of the Silver Fern Farms Fairton plant – has been met with caution.

Lobby group Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) released the report earlier this week detailing a proposed road to reforming the industry.

It recommends closing 10 holding company dubbed Big meatworks, including the Fair- Red, to quarantine the assets ton plant, to cut costs generated marked for closure. by over-capacity, stating this to Big Red could also be accombe around the 51 per cent mark panied by a system of governcountrywide. ment-regulated chain licensing, In addition to the 10 Alliance to limit new investment in meat and Silver Fern Farms owned processing plants. plants tagged for closure, the The restructuring is pitched report recommends ANZCO to take place over five years, at and AFFCO, the two next larg- an estimated cost of $200 milest industry participants, also lion in asset write-downs and close three plants T Hand E five U LT I Mre-ATredundancies.

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MIE proposes FA LCO N Hcreating AS A aR Rconsolidated, I V E D the report found

in excess of $400 million could be saved over five years. If the smaller companies pitched in the reform could deliver savings of more than $1 billion in the same period.

Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett said the co-operative was still working through details of the report.

“Silver Fern Farms has consistently said we strongly believe in the co-operative model and are open to opportunities which are in the best interests

of Silver Fern Farms’ stakeholders,” Mr Hewett said.

“It would appear to confirm Silver Fern Farms’ view that there are material cost benefits from the appropriate coordination of activities in New Zealand, and we remain open to sensibly pursuing these opportunities with like-minded industry participants.”

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Redford down to Earth in Rotorua He’s one of the most influential people in the modern film industry and according to Rotorua locals, he is also friendly and down to Earth. Robert Redford, 78, who is in the region filming for the Disney re-make of Pete’s Dragon, has been spotted around Rotorua recently, visiting local landmarks and one of the city’s top-rated restaurants.

The star of films, Redford is also an acclaimed Academy Award winning director and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. On Monday night, he and his wife Sibylle Szaggars had dinner at Leonardo’s Pure Italian. Owner Leonardo Baldi said Redford was keen to come back for another meal and to collect a T-shirt promised to him by Mr Baldi. “He’s a really humble man, I think his agent called to make the booking because they wanted to keep it under the radar.

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Ex X Factor judges leave NZ Axed X Factor judges Willy Moon and Natalia Kills are believed to have left the country. The couple, dropped from the TV3 show for humiliating contestant Joe Irvine on Sunday night, were spotted at Auckland International Airport, apparently before they boarded a Los Angeles flight. Kills said the 25-year-old had copied her husband “from the hair to the suit” and made her “sick”. She also called him a “laughing stock”. Moon then likened Irvine to a creepy killer and said his performance of Cry Me a River was “cheap and absurd”. Kills and Moon’s departure came hours after the media company announced it would be naming new judges either today or tomorrow. Andrew Szusterman, the show’s co-executive producer, said there had “been an incredible amount of interest from both well-known Kiwi artists and high-profile international acts” to be part of the show. He also touched on rumours the Sunday night incident had been pre-planned. “This was not planned. It came as a complete shock, and as we have said and demonstrated by our actions, this type of behaviour is completely unacceptable.

The speculation is totally baseless,” he said.

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The greed-driven game, in which competitors try to buy up all the property they can and collect as much cash as possible, has been played by an estimated 1 billion people in 114 countries.

Monopoly was “born” on March 19, 1935, when Parker Brothers acquired the rights to the game.

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It’s been a “rollercoaster ride” but as he opens the doors to Rotorua’s newest bar tonight, Tamati Coffey wouldn’t have it any other way. After months of work, Mr Coffey and partner Tim Smith will open the doors to Ponsonby Rd tonight bringing a new, upmarket bar to Eat Streat. Mr Coffey said they hoped the bar would become a key spot for people’s pre or post dinner drink, as well as a stylish and upmarket place for people to chill out. He said it had been a “perfect storm” in the week leading up to opening with a myriad of tradies putting the final touches on the place ahead of opening. “There is an amazing sense of relief. It’s all coming together from where we started out with a picture in our head.” He described it as “amazing, exhilarating and nerve-wracking” all at once. He said one of the biggest pieces of advice they were given when opening the bar was to “know your business” – and the pair planned to take that on and be hands on with the running of Ponsonby Rd.

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Rough arrival for kiwi A kiwi that survived being run over by a digger while still in its egg has recuperated and been released into a reserve near Gisborne. Whisker the kiwi chick was found by a landowner partially crushed when a 13-tonne digger ran it over a day or two before it was due to hatch. Clive Lewis found the egg and called the local Whinray Kiwi Trust, which sought advice from Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs. The egg was kept warm for the four-hour journey to Rainbow Springs in Rotorua. Kiwi Encounter assistant manager Emma Bean said by the time Whisker arrived at Rainbow Springs it was almost completely hatched from its egg. “We basically needed to clean him up, because in the process of the egg rolling and being torn by the digger there was an awful lot of dirt wedged in the shell,” she said. Other than the initial clean up, Whisker recovered well. “He’s a really bright chick, he got on to food really well.”

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■ MT HUT SKIFIELD

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A skiff of snow at Mt Hutt yesterday has not delayed about half a million dollars of improvements under way on the skifield.

Manager James McKenzie said the snow was only enough to briefly cover paint marking out where earthworks are to create new trails, from Mid Towers around Highway 72 and from the Virgin Mile above Broadway. Improvements also include snowgun redeployment, access road development and a new logburner replacing the Sky High Café’s open fire. He said there had had to be some “belt tightening” following last year’s “pretty average” season, nevertheless Mt Hutt was committed to continuing to develop the skifield each year. Early Bird season pass sales were going well and he expected a rush leading up to them closing at midnight tonight. Season passes have gone up $50, the first rise since 2010, while an adult day pass has increased from $95 last year to $98. Management were busy filling the about 240 positions for this winter. Opening date for the ski season is June 12.

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Fairton More than 500 jobs at risk closure mooted ■ MEAT INDUSTRY RATIONALISATION

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From P1 Mr Hewett said the industry must transition from being production-led to a customer/ consumer focused value model.

Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart said representatives had met briefly with MIE officials, and expected discussion would continue over the coming weeks.

“We haven’t had a chance to examine the report in any great detail, however we’re always open to exploring ways to lift returns for our shareholders and improve the red meat sector in general,” he said.

“On initial reading, the report identifies a number of potential savings. However there is limited detail on the data and assumptions which have been used to derive these savings. We would be interested to see the economic assumptions so that we can determine what potential benefit the proposed changes would have for our shareholders and suppliers.

“We are also conscious of the need to ensure that any proposal can realistically be achieved and meets the requirements of relevant authorities such as the Commerce Commission,” he said.

More than 500 jobs will be at risk if proposed meat industry rationalisation is achieved and Ashburton’s Silver Fern Farms plant at Fairton is closed.

A report released yesterday by the Meat Industry Excellence Group (MEI) calls for the rationalisation of 19 meat plants.

There are currently 43 meat plants across New Zealand and the post rationalisation list would see just 11 retained in the South Island, including the ANZCO plant at Seafield.

Rationalisation would see 13 sheep and six beef processing plants across New Zealand

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closed, saving up to $445 million a year. The closures would come with a high cost – almost $200 million (about $10.5 million per plant) and the loss of thousands of jobs.

If the plan came to pass and Silver Fern Farms closed, it would be a big blow for the Ashburton District, mayor Angus McKay said.

“There are a number of phone calls mayors dread and

one of them would be a major business closing its doors.”

Silver Fern was a significant employer and the loss of more than 500 jobs would significantly affect the town and district as people knew it in terms of lost employment opportunities, he said.

At this stage the rationalisation report was simply that and Ashburton, like every other community involved, would be

■ INFANT FORMULA THREAT

Police testing infant formula Police are testing infant formula after a number of tins were found with pin-pricks in packaging lids, following a threat to contaminate the formula with 1080 poison.

Assistant Commissioner Malcolm Burgess said a number of tins have been collected and secured by police after they received calls from members of the public with concerns.

“Tins of formula are being forensically tested where appropriate,” he said.

Mr Burgess said there was no information to suggest the public was at risk.

He said police appreciated the public’s continued vigilance in reporting any concerns about infant formula.

All reports would be thoroughly fol-

forced to wait for however long the proposal took before it was either changed or implemented, Mr McKay said.

“I’d be hopeful we could find another employer of this size. I am aware there are some future employment opportunities out there through selling industrial land and there are opportunities that could be announced in about 12 months.”

In terms of rationalisation within the meat industry, it was inevitable this would occur to some degree, he said.

“But we always need to have enough capacity to process stock in times of drought.

There has to be a balance, but we’ll just have to wait and see how this pans out.”

There are a number of calls mayors dread and one of them would be a major business closing its doors

lowed up, he said. Police earlier this month revealed anonymous letters had been sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers containing milk powder laced with 1080.

The letters stated infant formula would be contaminated if New Zealand didn’t stop using the poison by the end of this month.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings labelled the threat a “despicable act”, and said the Fonterra supply chain was secure.

His main priority was to protect consumers and “robust” testing had not shown any sign of the chemical.

Many supermarkets were keeping infant formulas off shelves and under constant supervision since the threat.

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■ AORAKI POLYTECHNIC

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New learning hub for town Aoraki Polytechnic’s new focus on primary industries and trade has led to a new learning hub in Ashburton.

The new learning hub site on Hepburns Road will see the two industries operate under one roof for the first time.

Concerns about the lack of New Zealanders gaining primary industry qualifications were raised last year, with just 365 people gaining a primary industry degree in 2013.

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ecutive Alex Cabrera said the new Ashburton hub reflected the increased demand for training in primary industries and trades programmes.

“Aoraki is committed to investing in areas of priority for the region, and where students will find jobs,” he said.

“We are focusing on supporting our community and meeting the needs of our region.”

The hub features fully equipped workshops, as well as a range of horticulture and ag-

riculture facilities.

The first programme to kick off at the new site is the Vocational Pathways Automotive programme.

The course, which is run in collaboration with Mount Hutt College and Ashburton College, is offered two days each week.

Portfolio manager Andrea Leslie said the polytechnic intended to offer its full-time automotive programme in Ashburton from 2016.

The Ashburton premises will also be the delivery site for the New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness Management, part and full-time horticulture programmes and agriculture cadetships, and short courses such as farm safety and chainsaws.

“By trades and primary industry portfolios working together we aim to meet the needs of industry such as irrigation and agri-technologies,” she said.

■ HEAD LICE IN SCHOOLS

Charged in 1998 rape case

Incidents reported yesterday: - Police had nothing to report yesterday.

Hakatere Marae Clinic The Hakatere Marae Clinic yesterday opened again for the fourth consecutive time this year. Voluntary GP on hand, Dr Charlotte Cox, said everything was tracking well and she was pleased to see three patients yesterday.

The clinic was set up to provide easy access to a GP for individuals who otherwise could fall through the cracks.

Parking fees During the first two months of this year, the Ashburton District Council’s parking meters earned their keep with motorists lodging about $25,000 in meters and pay and display machines. Over the two-month period 1192 parking infringement notices were issued, with $20,400 collected in fines. A additional $20,000 was collected from the Ministry of Justice in parking services income.

6588 dogs Ashburton’s legal dog population now totals 6588, with the Ashburton District Council chasing up another 229 whose owners have yet to pay registration fees for the year. During the first two months of the year, dog control officers impounded 37 dogs. Three of theses were euthanised and two were rehomed. Barking dog letters were sent to 10 dog owners and five infringement notices were issued.

By Melissa Wishart New legislation around DNA evidence has led to a Wanganui man being charged in a rape case from 1998.

Glenn Junior Tekahu, 37, was charged in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday with threatening to kill, abduction, assault with intent to commit rape, and sexual violation.

The alleged victim was found in a “distressed state” by a member of the public along Marine Parade in Napier in the early morning of February 6, 1998, Detective Sergeant Tim Smith of the Hawke’s Bay Police said.

Tekahu is said to have raped the 27-year-old after she left a bar in Napier. He was 20 at the time.

The Springvale man will reappear in court on April 15.

Mr Smith could not go into detail about why the arrest came 17 years after the alleged crime was reported, but said it came down to new legislation.

“I can’t provide more detail but obviously with DNA developments and things and new legislation, people are having to provide DNA and don’t really get an option anymore.

“It’s sufficient to say there’s new legislation.”

He said the alleged victim was “thankful” for the new developments.

“Obviously after such a long time, making contact with the victim again, it was very emotional for her.”

The sexual violation charge carries a maximum imprisonment term of 20 years.

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Parents are being urged to keep an eye out for head lice.

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Keep a look out for head lice

By Caitlin Porter

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With the school year in full swing, Mid Canterbury parents are being asked to be on the lookout for head lice.

Some schools in the district have reported cases of head lice, while others are asking parents to keep an eye out to prevent the spread.

Longbeach School published a note in its latest school newsletter, warning parents that a couple of cases of head lice had been found in the school and advising them to check their children’s hair and if necessary, treat the head lice.

The school also provides parents with information sheets and will phone to advise them if it is suspected their child has head lice.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said schools always kept a close eye on head

lice to make sure any outbreaks were kept under control.

It is the same story at Tinwald School, with principal Peter Livingstone saying a letter goes out to parents advising them if head lice is present in their child’s class.

A Year 4 class at Tinwald School is even doing its own research on head lice, and has been given the task of reading a journal story called Nasty Nits.

Teacher Marie King said the children were learning what head lice were, how to treat them and other interesting facts as well as looking at diagrams to see what head lice actually looked like.

“We will have a ‘nit day’ and make models of the lice,” she said.

It’s about finding out information and sharing it with parents, she said.

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The New Zealand Red Cross is doing its part in helping with Vanuatu’s recovery after the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam. The organisation released an emergency $10,000 to assist with initial assessments and an Air Force plane left on Sunday morning with 1200 tarps, 900 water containers and 240 first aid kits. To date over $120,000 worth of equipment has been sent. A special appeal has been set up on the Red Cross website and has already raised over $160,000.

Criminal conviction MediaWorks has confirmed another contestant on its TV3 reality TV show The Bachelor has a criminal conviction. In a statement released last night, the company stated it was reviewing the management of its reality shows, including the contestant selection process. It also said The Bachelor’s Danielle Robinson had a drink driving conviction.

“She declared this conviction to production company Eyeworks, prior to selection for the show and Eyeworks judged the conviction should not prevent her from taking part in the show,” the statement said. The company’s statement follows revelations last week another contestant on The Bachelor, Danielle Le Gallais, was sentenced to jail time for a history of fraud offending. TV3 has also come under heavy criticism for Willy Moon and Natalia Kills’ behaviour on X Factor New Zealand.

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■ ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY

Mayor supports ECan proposal

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Governance by a mix of elected and appointed representatives is the best possible model for Environment Canterbury, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay says.

After having worked with the Government-appointed commissioners, Mr McKay said it was his belief that retaining commissioners in the governance mix was the best outcome for the organisation and the region’s future.

“I’m aware there has been a push for a fully elected council but at this stage this is a good mix as an interim step and our

■ DROUGHT

Conditions still too dry to lift fire restrictions in district A few wet days don’t break a drought and they don’t mean fires restrictions will be lifted, says Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle.

Conditions are still too dry to lift restrictions and these will remain in place for some time, Mr Catchpowle said.

“While we’ve experienced about 11mm of rain around the Plains area over the last week, it still hasn’t been enough to lift the restriction and fire ban in the high country. Conditions remain dry and a drought is still in place.”

The council regularly reviewed current conditions and talked with neighbouring rural fire authorities on restrictions.

Any change in the fire season would be well publicised, he said.

The council was still urging people to take caution with stubble burns and to ensure the burning code of practice was adhered to in order to avoid fire escapes which could become dangerous with such an extreme drought code.

The next meeting and review of fire restrictions will be on Monday.

council will discuss this,” he said.

The proposal for ECan’s governance was announced yesterday by Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith and Associate Local Government Minister Louise Upston.

A council made up of seven elected and six government appointed members is proposed for the October 2016 elections.

“This proposal enables a majority of elected representatives while ensuring continued momentum on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and earthquake recovery work,” Dr Smith said.

The governance mix was the

right model at this time and it was based on a successful model used for district health boards, he said.

“It enables a local democratic say while also ensuring stability and the specialist skills to deal with the very challenging issues, including water and earthquake recovery.”

The commissioners had done an outstanding job in addressing the acute governance problems identified in the independent review of Environment Canterbury in 2010.

While Canterbury had no water plan then, it now had the most comprehensive of any re-

gion in New Zealand, Dr Smith said.

“The commissioners have successfully rebuilt good working relationships with all 10 councils and with Ngai Tahu. Where Canterbury had the worst record of any council in 2010 with 71 per cent of consents exceeding statutory timeframes, this is now down to just 5 per cent.”

Dr Smith and Ms Upston met with all 10 Canterbury mayors last month on the proposal and would meet with all 10 Canterbury councils before a final decision was made.

“We considered other options of a fully elected council and

alternatives that involved substantive changes to council functions. Our preliminary view is that these carry too many risks given the critical stage of work on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and the earthquake recovery. It may be appropriate to consider these options beyond 2019,” Dr Smith said.

The discussion document is available for public consultation and submissions close on May 1.

Further information including on how to make a submission is available at: http://www.mfe. govt.nz/publications/rma/environment-canterbury-reviewdiscussion-document.

■ SPACE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP View or purchase photos online guardianonline.co.nz

Mount Hutt College pupil Ethyn Sturm is aiming for the stars and is pleased with his latest success in achieving a full space camp scholarship.

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Ethyn’s space career ready for take-off

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Mount Hutt College pupil Ethyn Sturm is off to space camp in America later this year.

The 16-year-old has received a full-tuition US Space and Rocket Center Foundation scholarship, which is based on NASA’s astronaut training programme.

“There’s so much we don’t know about space,” Ethyn said, adding it was a topic he had been fascinated by as long as he could remember.

He will be participating in

space missions aboard an International Space Station simulator, complete astronaut training simulations and build and launch rockets at the camp, to be based at Alabama in September.

Ethyn said he had always been interested in space and the history of the earth tied in with our universe, so he didn’t have to think twice about applying for an academic achievement scholarship at the centre.

He had to write an essay question about why he wanted to attend, what inspires him, what obstacles he had had in

his life leading up to achieving his dreams, and conduct a science experiment and discuss the findings.

He kept his experiment simple, focusing on whether a substance changed mass when it went from a solid to a liquid state, but discussed the findings in depth.

Centre chief executive officer Deborah Barnhart said competition was intense for the oneweek full scholarship, and only 18 per cent of those applying this year were successful.

“This process attracts bright, motivated students from across

the world,” she said.

Once the space camp is over it won’t be the end of dreaming big for Ethyn.

He ultimately wishes to attend Harvard University, and has already been shortlisted for a Model United Nations conference at both Harvard and Yale.

He hopes to study psychology and perhaps also philosophy, and is already undertaking a paper in the latter subject at Canterbury University.

Ethyn has also been selected this year as one of eight young new New Zealand UNICEF ambassadors.

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■ RED CROSS CENTURY OF CARE

Red Cross celebrations continue

By Caitlin Porter

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The Red Cross’ Century of Care celebrations continued yesterday, and this time it was the Tinwald branch in the limelight.

Six New Zealand red beech trees were planted yesterday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tinwald Red Cross branch.

The trees were situated in the Tinwald Domain, alongside three other beech trees that were planted back in 2009 to commemorate the 150th anniversary the International Red Cross movement.

Tinwald Red Cross branch member Pat O’Brien helped plant the trees, along with other branch members.

It wasn’t hard work for Mrs O’Brien, who said as a farmer’s wife, she was right at home.

Red Cross Canterbury West Coast humanitarian

manager Carol Ball came down from Christchurch for the special occasion and said she was pleased with the turnout.

Patroness of the branch, Moira Mackenzie, said the day was very special.

Over the years, she said great friendships had formed throughout the branch and she was glad so many turned out to celebrate.

“We’re all like a big family really,” she said.

Parks and recreation manager David Askin was on hand to oversee the planting and said he encouraged groups to plant trees to commemorate special events, and was happy to help out.

“The domain is like a living history,” he said.

After the tree planting the group headed off for a lunch and more formalities including a candle lighting.

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Tinwald Branch member Pat O’Brien and Red Cross Canterbury West Coast humanitarian manager Carol Ball get stuck in planting six commemorative red beech trees.

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■ CYCLONE PAM

Threat of disease in Vanuatu The threat of disease from dirty water has affected “absolutely everybody” in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam. Unicef spokeswoman Alice Clements yesterday said waterborne disease was everywhere in the island nation.

“The biggest health risk affecting absolutely everybody is the spread of waterborne disease,” she said.

Diarrhoea and other illnesses were spreading fast, and dehydration would come next, she said.

Ms Clements said there were concerns around maternal health, with pregnant women and women who have recently given birth without shelter, power and water.

Meanwhile, the Vanuatu government has taken control of all aid distribution and co-ordination.

“The government is doing absolutely everything it can to get the response working in the right way,” Ms Clements said.

Unicef is assisting the Ministry of Health in Vanuatu with a measles vaccination campaign as part of its approach the health assistance.

Vanuatu was in the midst of a measles outbreak before cyclone Pam tore through on Friday, and the rate of immunisation in the country is about 33 per cent.

Six teams of health workers are working to target vaccination of children in at-risk communities and evacuation centres where measles had been confirmed.

Up to six additional teams are expected to be trained to start by the end of this week, focusing on an integrated health response, including vaccination, vitamin A distribution and bed net dis-

tribution for protection against malaria.

Unicef is also distributing health supplies for children and families including basic health kits, oral rehydration salt sachets, zinc tablets, vitamin A capsules, and de-worming tablets.

After two failed flights on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) C-130 Hercules aircraft has travelled to Tanna Island, Vanuatu, yesterday with relief supplies.

Tanna Island is about 230km south of Port Vila and early aerial surveillance showed widespread destruction of houses and buildings.

“Getting relief supplies to the outer islands is an urgent task,” Mr McCully said.

“On board this flight were NZDF personnel, a Red Cross team, and almost seven tonnes of relief supplies, including tarpaulins, 100 toolkits, six chainsaw packs, and four generators.”

The aircraft also transported Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman to allow him to assess the damage firsthand.

“The New Zealand government is currently considering further options to assist the people and government of Vanuatu to recover from this catastrophic cyclone,” Mr McCully said.

To date, the New Zealand government has contributed $2.5 million dollars and made a number of Defence Force aid flights.

Red Cross communications aid worker Hanna Butler, who was on a flight over Tanna yesterday, said what was usually a lush tropical island now looked “barren and brown”.

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■ VANUATU

Sydney siege inquest A May date has been set for a twoweek inquest into the deaths of Katrina Dawson, Tori Johnson and gunman Man Monis in the Lindt Cafe siege. It follows a one-day session in January that heard Ms Dawson was killed by ricocheting fragments of a police bullet or bullets after officers stormed the Sydney cafe following the execution of Mr Johnson by Monis.

Monis held 18 people captive in the Martin Place cafe in midDecember for more than 16 hours before police stormed in. The first part of the hearing, which will run from May 25 until June 5, will focus on the background of Monis and related issues, a spokesman for the NSW Coroner’s Court said yesterday.

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Quake hits Indonesia A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has hit Indonesia’s Molucca Sea. But no tsunami alert has been issued, the US Geological Survey says, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no tsunami threat. The quake struck at a depth of 41km, 134km northwest of Kota Ternate, the USGS said.

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Search called off An Australian RAAF C-17 Globemaster is loaded with supplies, aid workers and journalists while en route to Vanuatu.

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Aid starts flowing to Vanuatu Aid was expected to reach some of cyclone-hit Vanuatu’s worst affected islands yesterday but others remain isolated, with flights over the Pacific nation revealing villagers spelling out the letter H in a desperate plea for help.

Relief agencies are battling tough conditions and logistical challenges in the sprawling archipelago, with a lack of landing strips or deep water ports hampering their efforts to reach distant islands and get a better grip on the full scale of the disaster.

Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman said “it’ll be at least a week or two” before the situa-

tion becomes clearer.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has revised down from 24 to 11 the number of fatalities but it says the toll is expected to rise.

Aid groups continue to paint a bleak picture, with large-scale property destruction and fears about food shortages and clean water.

The southern islands of Tanna and Erromango bore the full brunt of Severe Cyclone Pam when it barrelled in late Friday.

Oxfam, the UN and CARE Australia say assessments show widespread devastation with entire villages destroyed.

Reconnaissance flights by military aircraft from Australia and France “found severe and widespread damage across the larger islands of Tanna, Erromango and Efate”, the UN said.

Aid teams reached Tanna, home to 30,000 people, for the first time on Tuesday and more humanitarian workers are flying in to deliver aid. A ferry full of relief supplies is expected today.

Many of the archipelago’s 80 islands remains cut off and Oxfam country director in Port Vila, Colin Collett van Rooyen, says flights over some islands have seen people signalling for help.

“The aerial assessments of Ambryn island reported large white ‘Hs’ marked out on the ground by people signalling for help, and on Tongoa island people holding up mirrors also signalling for help,” he said.

Although the death toll has been revised down, he says real concerns remain about disease with water contaminated, sanitation equipment destroyed and an increasing lack of food.

In the capital Port Vila, access to water and electricity is rapidly being restored, and stores have also begun reopening as people begin the task of rebuilding their homes.

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Court bars UK teen with brothers in Syria A British High Court judge has barred a 16-year-old boy from leaving Britain amid concerns that he might follow his three brothers in joining al Qaedalinked fighters in Syria.

In an extraordinary move, Judge Anthony Hayden made the teenager a ward of court following a request by the boy’s local authority, saying he wanted to “keep this lad alive”.

The court heard that two of the boy’s teenaged brothers had been killed while fighting with al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-

Nusra Front, and a third had been injured.

Describing the family’s “extraordinary history”, Martin Downs, the lawyer for the local authority, said one of the boy’s friends had also been killed in Syria, while his uncle is a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.

The case was brought before the High Court after local authority staff learned that the boy’s relatives were planning to take him on a trip to Dubai next month. The judge described the boy, who has joint Libyan and

British nationality, as “a vulnerable young person” and said the local authority was concerned that he “may wish to follow the path which his brothers have walked”.

“He has grown up in modern Britain in an extraordinary family - a family where the male members are patently committed to waging jihad in war-torn Syria,” Hayden said.

The boy is currently living with his mother, who the judge said was “exhausted with grief ”, and there were concerns

that she was unable to properly discipline him.

In making the teenager a ward of court, effectively taking away the legal power of his parents, the judge confirmed that he could not now be taken out of England and Wales without judicial permission.

An estimated 700 Britons are believed to have gone to Syria since the conflict there began, including young men hoping to fight with militant groups or women intending to marry jihadists.

- AFP

Indonesian search and rescue teams have ended the hunt for victims of last year’s AirAsia plane crash, an official says, with 56 people still unaccounted for.

Flight QZ8501 went down in stormy weather during what was supposed to be a short trip from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore on December 28, killing all 162 people on board.

The crash of the Airbus A320-200 into the Java Sea sparked a huge international hunt, with ships and aircraft from several nations scouring the sea for the plane wreckage and the victims. - AFP

Prisoners executed Pakistan has hanged 12 convicted murderers, the highest number in a single day since the government lifted a six-year moratorium on capital punishment. Ten of the convicts were hanged in the populous Punjab province, while two others were executed in the southern metropolis of Karachi, according to prison officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The latest hangings bring to 39 the number sent to the gallows since Pakistan resumed executions in December after Taliban militants gunned down more than 150 people, most of them children, at a school in the restive northwest.

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Pair await next move Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are awaiting Jakarta’s next move after another death row convict was granted an appeal that will take months. Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, who was scheduled to face the firing squad with the Australians, has been granted a judicial review. Supreme Court spokesman, Suhadi, told Kompas newspaper the Filipina’s case “could take months”. Judges would be appointed this week and the reviews typically take three months.

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Concessions to help ECan democracy Stu Oldham

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nvironment Canterbury must retain its government appointees – at least during a period of transition – to avoid the politics that made it moribund before full democracy was shelved five years ago.

The deadline for restoring council elections is looming and the government has proposed a mixed governance model to replace the current council of government appointees.

It would mean the council will be made up of seven members elected from Mid Canterbury, North Canterbury South Canterbury and Christchurch, with another six government appointees.

The government says this is the best model for Canterbury “at this time” as it will restore democracy while ensuring stability and specialist skills are retained as core projects continue.

Given this, Environment Minister Nick Smith says further options, including restoring a fully representative council, might be considered after 2019.

For some, this will be a long wait. The Green Party says this will be a significant wind-back of democracy and that the government does not trust Cantabrians to elect their own council.

Perhaps, but then Cantabrians have form in electing this council. Previously, we have elected councils that progressively failed to discharge their functions to the point of manifest failure.

The old council was broken.

Its policy and planning were inadequate, its approach to freshwater management was ineffective and its relationships with key groups were fractured.

Ngai Tahu and the regions elected councils were all driven to the point they had no faith in ECan so they asked the government to do something about it.

Now, the council processes nearly all consents on time; it has improved its relationships; it is implementing a water management strategy, and it has land and water plans.

Installing government appointees was a seismic shift that seems to have worked but the decision to abandon democracy must have an enduring payback.

Introducing a mixed governance model with a definite shelf life would help a managed transition, eventually allowing a fully democratic council to inherit an organisation that works.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you celebrate St Patrick’s Day yesterday?

Yes 78%

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nd now from the country that champions publishing league tables of school results comes this ‘Spot the Obvious’ statement: “being academic isn’t enough in the modern world”.

The statement (Daily Telegraph, March 16, 2015) was made by Nicky Morgan, the UK Secretary for Education.

Ms Morgan went on to say “It’s all very well to know the quadratic equation, but you need to have the skills that employers and universities need”.

Well done Ms Morgan to come up with such an earthshattering observation. Your country has ruthlessly pursued national testing, publishing performance tables about schools, ranking schools and having an entire regime of inspectors and testers to carry out the work.

And now it has dawned upon you that employers need more than just school results in future employees.

There have been numerous cases, in the UK, of teachers and schools falsifying student results in order to look better than neighbouring schools.

All of this was done in the name of lifting student achievement at the cost of integrity.

The dishonest behaviour of some UK teachers and schools is driven by government pressure and legislative measures on schools to meet national standards.

While we, as a profession, have largely resisted competing as schools, we have seen cases of teachers altering student results since the introduction of national standards.

The New Zealand Curriculum (published September 2007) was held up as one of the most forward thinking, ground breaking national documents in world education yet the core principles and key competencies have been shunned like a greenie on a visit to a dairy farm.

The New Zealand curriculum begins with a vision of young

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I have written before about the need to not follow another country’s system, but to bring together those who work in education and put together a comprehensive plan to lift

National standards have given the government who introduced them, a monochromatic picture of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics

five key competencies – thinking, relating to others, using symbols, languages and texts, managing self and participating and contributing. We have known as educators that schooling is more than literacy and numeracy and that our children deserve a balanced education system.

student achievement as well as provide opportunities for their interests and passions to grow.

If you search for the New Zealand Curriculum, the first page of results will include references to national standards, such is the permutation of these amendments to the original document.

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We have some very talented minds working in our schools and ministry of education. We must continue to adhere to the original statements of our curriculum.

National standards have given the government who introduced them, a monochromatic picture of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.

Our curriculum allows us to paint in full blown high definition colour.

We must come back to the visionary pathway laid out by this simple 47 page document or one day we too will hear a secretary of education say that there is more to learning than just test results – YA THINK! Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Comings and goings Welcome This year we welcome Lyndsay Scott to our school.

She is a beginning teacher and is excited to be starting her career at a school she once attended.

She lives in Methven with her fiancé, two boys, two dogs and a cat. She loves the outdoors and is a keen skier.

Lyndsay Scott

Farewell

Bronwyn Hortin

At the end of last year we said goodbye to Bronwyn Hortin.

She had been a teacher at the Intermediate School for five years.

Her last year with us she was in the food and fabric technology room.

We would like to wish her all the best in her new position.

School leaders, 2015 The school leaders (from left) Elise Heffernan, Mac Burdett, Penny Stilgoe-Rooney, Gavin Cooper (principal), Lucy Moore, Isaac Bazley and Chloe Johnson.

2015 swimming sports results Held at the Ashburton Community Pool on February 24.

Members of the 11-year-old relay team which came first (from left) Matthew Giles, Megan O’Brien, Isy Wilson and Blake Farr.

County swimming results On March 3, 2015, 23 students from the Ashburton Intermediate participated in the County Swimming Sports.

The results are as follows: RELAYS 11 yrs 1st - Matthew Giles, Megan O’Brien, Isy Wilson and Blake Farr 12 yrs 2nd – Jacob Gray, Ben Jackson, Zoe Beckley, Lucy Moore BOYS 10 yrs Freestyle 2nd William Joyce 23.81 Backstroke 3rd William Joyce 32.02 BOYS 11 yrs Freestyle 1st Blake Farr 22.03 2nd Matthew Giles 22.44 Backstroke 1st Matthew Giles 27.69 2nd Blake Farr 28.38

Breaststroke 1st Matthew Giles 30.69 Boys Open Butterfly 2nd Matthew Giles 28.58 BOYS 12 yrs Freestyle 2nd Ben Jackson 25.10 GIRLS 11 yrs Freestyle 2nd Isy Wilson 21.11 Backstroke 1st Isy Wilson 24.38 Breaststroke 2nd Isy Wilson 28.09 Girls Open Butterfly 2nd Isy Wilson 24.18 GIRLS 12 yrs Freestyle 3rd Zoe Beckley 22.81 Backstroke 2nd Zoe Beckley 28.33 Breaststroke 12yrs+ 3rd Zoe Beckley 31.12 Congratulations to all participants. Well done.

Members of the 12-year-old relay team which came second (from left) Jacob Gray, Ben Jackson, Zoe Beckley and Lucy Moore.

10 YEAR BOYS’ FREESTYLE 1. William Joyce 23.94 2. Harry Preston 3. Aidan Watt 10 YEAR GIRLS’ FREESTYLE 1. Olivia Lill 31.40 2. Emily-Jane Clucas 3. McKenzie Bridger 11 YEAR BOYS’ FREESTYLE 1. Blake Farr 21.84 2. Matthew Giles 3. Jack Gibson 11 YEAR GIRLS’ FREESTYLE 1. Isy Wilson 22.35 2. Megan O’Brien 3= Marlese Schoonderbeek 3= Tamaki Nishioka 12 YEAR BOYS’ FREESTYLE 1. Kalen Tait 19.91 2. Mac Burdett 3. Ben Jackson 12 YEAR GIRLS’ FREESTYLE 1. Zoe Beckley 22.40 2. Charlotte Gray 3. Lucy Moore 10 YEAR BOYS’ BACKSTROKE 1. William Joyce 31.63 2. Harry Preston 3. John Davis 10 YEAR GIRLS’ BACKSTROKE 1. Emily-Jane Clucas 40.63 2. Olivia Lill 3. McKenzie Bridger 11 YEAR BOYS’ BACKSTROKE 1. Blake Farr 27.97 2. Matthew Giles 3. Matthew Scammell 11 YEAR GIRLS’ BACKSTROKE 1. Isy Wilson 24.03

2. Megan Harrison 3. Sophie Watson 12 YEAR BOYS’ BACKSTROKE 1. Kalen Tait 24.81 2. Jed Cameron 3. Mac Burdett 12 YEAR GIRLS’ BACKSTROKE 1. Lucy Moore 27.18 2. Zoe Beckley 3. Ellen Westwood 10 YEAR BOYS’ BREASTSTROKE 1. William Joyce 36.28 2. Aidan Watt 3. Harry Preston 10 YEAR GIRLS’ BREASTSTROKE 1. Olivia Lill 45.88 2. Emma Scammell 3. Emily-Jane Clucas 11 YEAR BOYS’ BREASTSTROKE 1. Matthew Giles 30.44 2. Blake Farr 3. Matthew Scammell 11 YEAR GIRLS’ BREASTSTROKE 1. Isy Wilson 27.75 2. Tamaki Nishioka 3. Victoria Binnie 12 YEAR BOYS’ BREAST-

STROKE 1. Kalen Tait 29.34 2. Mac Burdett 3. Xavier Davis 12 YEAR GIRLS’ BREASTSTROKE 1. Ellen Westwood, 2. Zoe Beckley 29.91 3. Charlotte Gray OPEN BOYS’ BUTTERFLY 1. Kalen Tait 24.63 2. Matthew Giles OPEN GIRLS’ BUTTERFLY 1. Isy Wilson 24.47 2. Jasmine Thompson CLASS AND HOUSE RELAY RESULTS for 2015 YEAR 7 1st – 7/3 2nd – 7/2 3rd – 74 YEAR 8 1st – 8/ 2 2nd – 8/ 1 3rd – 8/ 4 YEAR 7 House Relay 1st – Yellow 2nd – Green 3rd – Red YEAR 8 House Relay 1st – Red 2nd – Yellow 3rd – Green

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Dairy prices fall GST no bar to buyers at global market ■ ONLINE PURCHASES

BY NICHOLAS JONES

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he end of another financial year is fast approaching and there are a number of key issues you need to consider before the end of March to help reduce your potential tax liability.

Any payment owed to employees at your balance date, such as holiday pay, redundancy payments, long service leave or bonus payments, are deductible in the current year if they are paid out within 63 days of balance date.

You should check to ensure that a delay in payment of a few days will not have a big impact on your tax liability for the current year.

You should review your fixed asset schedule and make sure it is up-to-date.

This includes identifying assets that may be written off from the asset register with the resulting deduction allowed, provided asset is no longer in use by the business, there is no intention to use the asset in the future and the cost of disposing of the asset is greater than its disposal value.

Consider the impact of such transactions as the delay in the disposal of assets may defer the

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appreciation recovery to the next financial year.

Take a close look at your debtors. A deduction for bad debts is only claimable provided that the debt is actually written off your debtors list prior to March 31 (or year-end equivalent). Furthermore, there must be sufficient evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to try and recover the debt before writing it off.

If you hold stock you will need to undertake a full physical stocktake which needs to be valued at cost excluding GST. All trading stock must be valued at the lower of cost or realisable value. You will need to identify obsolete items that need to be disposed of, or written down to realisable value.

The dividend imputation system lets companies pass on to their shareholders credits for the New Zealand income

tax paid by the company.

This means that shareholders get the benefit of the income tax the company has paid.

If you are considering declaring a dividend you have until March 31, 2015 to distribute them with imputation credits.

There are quite a number of issues that need consideration before the financial year end.

The items outlined above are offered as reminders of some of them.

It is a good idea to get in contact with your advisor before the end of the year and discuss your individual requirements.

It is also timely to undertake strategic and operational business planning as part of your end of year programme of work. This can often get neglected in the haste to get accounts completed and you prepare for stocktakes.

Adopting a forward looking mindset however, is crucial to enabling controlled and sustainable business growth, and achieving your long-term goals.

Matt Hannah is a director of KPMG Private Enterprise

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

NZX 50 constituents Company CODE

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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to develop international rules.

Mr Key said one benefit of an international approach would be a greater likelihood retailers would sign up to a scheme requiring them to collect and pass on GST. However, Mark Keating, senior lecturer in tax at the University of Auckland Business School, said it would be extremely hard to close the tax loophole.

Many large online goods and services providers were based in the United States, which has no GST or VAT, and would not want to work as a country’s tax agent, he said.

Modern technology meant it could be impossible to know where a purchaser was based.

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US$2928 a tonne.

The second most important category, skim milk powder, fell by 5.5 per cent to US$2731 a tonne.

Price declines were across the board, with anhydrous milk fat prices falling by 8.4 per cent, butter by 9.4 per cent and butter milk powder by 11.6 per cent since the last sale a fortnight ago. Cheddar prices dropped by 7.4 per cent and rennet casein prices fell by 15.2 per cent.

In a dairy commodities report just released, rural lending specialist Rabobank said dairy commodities prices had rallied so far this year but producers were not out of the woods yet. Fonterra’s current milk price forecast is $4.70 per kg of milk solids, about 30c per kg below the estimated average cost of production for most farmers.

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and costing less than $400 also usually escape GST. Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said she appreciated the need to give retailers a level playing field, but said the appeal of online shopping went beyond a GST discount.

“It’s quality, it’s variety and, when it is price, it is not a 15 per cent difference, it’s a 60, 65, 70 per cent difference.”

But she said she did have concerns about the workability of extending GST to more purchases. Mr Key said that the tax on items such as an iTunes song download would be very small, but could still be worth pursuing because of the scale of such purchases.

Officials are looking at what other countries are doing to collect more tax, and New Zealand is also involved in efforts by the

International dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent at yesterday’s GlobalDairyTrade auction the first sale to be held since last week’s 1080 infant formula contamination scare.

The decline brings to an end a six-auction winning streak that started last December, which featured two big improvements in the month of February.

Last week, the Government revealed that there had been threats to contaminate infant and other dairy formula with 1080 poison.

The threat has been under investigation by the Police and the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) since last November.

At yesterday’s auction, whole milk powder - the most important product for New Zealand producers - fell by 9.6 per cent to an average price of

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Prime Minister John Key has signalled he would like GST to be collected from most online purchases.

GST is not charged on imported digital products such as music and film that are downloaded from services including iTunes.

Physical goods bought online and worth less than $400 usually escape GST. In 2014, it was estimated that in the past year New Zealanders spent about $1.1 billion on international online purchases – twice as much as four years earlier.

People are unlikely to be put off online shopping if GST is added to purchases as small as a song download, Consumer NZ says.

Prime Minister John Key said the Government’s tax take was being eroded by online shopping and warned New Zealanders they could soon be paying GST on purchases as small as a song download from iTunes.

GST is not charged on digital products such as music and film downloaded from services including iTunes.

Physical goods bought online

NZX 50 index q

5,846.66 –58.75 –0.99%

q NZX 20 index

4,428.16 –58.84 –1.31%

q NZX All index

6,252.16 –61.38 –0.97%

p Rises 42 q Falls 62

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,842.3

+0.2

+0.00%

At close of trading on Mar 18, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,849.1 –128.34 –0.71% At close of trading on Mar 17, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

6,837.6

+33.53

+0.49%

At close of trading on Mar 17, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

19,544.5 +107.5 +0.55% At close of trading on Mar 18, 2015

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Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

London – $US/ounce

1,150.75

±0.0

±0.0%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.56

–0.02

–0.13%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,765.0

–88.0

–1.50%

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Source: BNZ As at 4pm March 18, 2015

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■ MESH FIELD TRIALS

Non-chemical pest control shows exciting results Research on using non-chemical methods to control potato pests is delivering groundbreaking results.

A newly published paper from the Biology Husbandry Unit (BHU) Future Farming Centre and Lincoln University, detailing the results of field trials, shows the use of a mesh cover over the plants was effective in controlling tomato potato psyllid, or TPP, as well as reducing potato blight.

One of the authors of A field evaluation of the effectiveness of mesh crop covers for the protection of potatoes from tomato potato psyllid, Dr Charles Merfield, says TPP can potentially cause severe crop loss due to phytotoxic saliva and transmission of the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum.

The bacterium is believed to cause diseases such as psyllid yellows in tomatoes and potatoes, and zebra chip symptoms in potato tubers.

“The potential in the developed world to use mesh which is safe, in place of chemicals, is very exciting,” Dr Merfield said.

The arrival of TPP in New Zealand led to potato, tomato and pepper growers increasing their frequency of insecticide use, which disrupted integrated pest management programmes that were already in place.”

Over two growing seasons in Canterbury, potatoes growing under mesh covers were found to have much reduced numbers of TPP nymphs and adults, increased tuber size, increased overall yield and enhanced storage potential compared to uncovered plots.

There had been no effective TPP controls for purely organic growers.

The mesh can also control a wide range of pests

Speed shearers peeled off the fleeces in Geraldine last week.

Charles Merfield

on many different field crops, for example, it is already being used by organic growers to control root fly on carrots, Dr Merfield said.

The mesh crop covers are made of monofilament plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, woven in a plain weave. They form a barrier between insect and crop.

Lincoln University Agricultural Sciences senior lecturer Dr Simon Hodge, another author of the paper, says mesh crop covers have been widely used in Europe for nearly two decades for control of a large number of pests, both insects and vertebrates on a wide range of crops.

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■ GERALDINE SPEED SHEARS

Shearing’s big guns in action Inclement weather did little to deter a crowd from watching the big guns at the Geraldine Speed Shears on Friday.

Results: Open: 1st Dave Fagan, 2nd Rod Sutton, 3rd Jack Fagan, 4th Paerata Abraham Senior: 1st Floyde Neil, 2nd Shaun

Coombes, 3rd Dylan McGruddy, 4th Jurie Cloete Junior: 1st Michael Millar, 2nd Guillaume Strydon, 3rd Paul Hodges, 4th Kingsly Young.

Teams Race Geraldine vs The World: 1st Geraldine, 2nd The World.

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About 190 prime and manufacturing cows went under the auctioneer’s hammer.

Heavy cows realised up to $915 ($1.60 per kilo liveweight).

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Left - Prime cattle sold well at the Tinwald saleyards this week.

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A smaller yarding of empty heifers sold well, making $550$1075 (between $1.44-$225 per kilo liveweight).

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■ SYMPHONY IN THE DOMAIN

A Rolls-Royce concert I

’ve become the custodian of a rather special book – a 1955 edition of the Observer’s Book of Automobiles.

The book came to me via Barbara McIntosh who was handing it on from her brother-in-law Mike Setchell.

At this stage I’ve only been able to have a quick glance at this quaint little book, and I can’t wait to delve into it.

Featuring early in the book is an illustration of the famous 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost which, after completing a gruelling endurance test, established the marque’s reputation for reliability and led to the name becoming an acronym for quality.

We’ve heard it often, this item’s good but the one over here is the Rolls-Royce version. Everyone who was fortunate enough to attend the Symphony in the Domain last Saturday night was treated to a Rolls Royce concert.

A wonderful event – a gift to

our community from Ashburton College at the time of the School’s golden jubilee.

Without the vision of its founders Rolls-Royce would not be what it is.

Likewise without the vision of the organisers and the support of generous sponsors we would not have been able to enjoy a superb concert.

Glowing reports of the concert and of the performers have already appeared elsewhere and of course it will remain as a very pleasant memory for those who attended.

Those glowing remarks are well and truly deserved.

When the stage arrived in the Oval the very experienced set designers, most of whom

A Classic Church Service As they have often done for other events, the clergy and parishioners of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church prepared a service to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the College. The readings, lessons and hymns chosen made it a fitting and appropriate way to remember the schools which merged to form Ashburton College and to recognise the significance of the school in our community. And the singing was great! St Andrew’s are really good at reaching out into the community when various events take place, and they will be doing the same thing again on April 26 when they hold a special Wheels Week “Back to the Future” Service – a really good way to launch our celebration of the wheel.

In fact, in just a few weeks’ time a whole lot of events are coming to venues near you.

Visit www.wheelsweek.co.nz for programme information.

had not previously been in the Domain, took one look and said “wow what a setting, what a venue!” and of course they were right.

Being in the Oval for that concert was a magic experience, a dream come true for the performers especially the “home grown” ones and for all of us who recognise just how special our domain is.

The whole atmosphere of the concert was great, a wonderful variety of items, performed and presented by people who were enjoying what they were doing and who in the process brought the concert alive for the audience.

A Rolls-Royce is a classic, so was the Symphony in the domain.

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n Saturday morning I was reminded of the old adage that machinery only breaks down when you want to use it.

Unfortunately my car developed a minor fault, which its brain, otherwise known as it’s on board computer, interpreted as a message to induce a coma.

So we, or more particularly our friend and master concert planner, Ian Edward, who we were lending the car to couldn’t drive it.

Bit embarrassing, but it didn’t prevent the ever resourceful Ian getting to the Domain Oval to make sure

that everything fell into place for the Symphony in the Domain. And everything did fall into place!

The car’s health hiccup was merely one of those wear and tear things which the particular model can be prone to, in fact the car has been and hopefully fingers crossed will continue to be a very good vehicle which has been trouble free, economical, comfortable and can be compared to a good wine which gets smoother with age.

After getting to terms with the fact that this ultra-reliable car was ill, a decision had to made about treatment.

Thankfully I haven’t needed to call on the Automobile Association all that often, but in this instance as in the past they were there when needed.

I’m very grateful to the local association people and I know many others have been too and yet again I look back and feel glad my dad advised me to join the association when I got my first car.

The Automobile Association is a great organisation!

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His answer was one of the first cars he owned - a Berkeley.

Berkeleys are small micro-cars which were manufactured in England between 1956 and 1960. Production numbers were small and these days Berkeleys are sought after by collectors. With their fibreglass monocoque bodies and engines derived from motorcycles, these little cars performed well, were quite economical and proved popular.

Roger has great memories of enjoyable road trips and lots of fun in his Berkeley.

And he’s not the only motoring personality to have liked these special cars – others include Grand Prix drivers Sir Stirling Moss and Lorenzo Bandini.

Sadly the Berkeley Company went bankrupt and production ceased.

Local micro car owner Alistair Lobb would probably see the funny side of that because he often says he doesn’t get into his micro cars, he puts them on!

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Progressive Pairs March 14 Leads: 1st Maureen Knox, 2nd Des Thomas – Skips 1st Barry Molloy, 2nd Bob Harrison. Todd Cup March 15 Fours 1st A McGirr, R Kane, J Drayton, R Jenner; 2nd C Youngman, C Fowles, M Broker, L Luke; 3rd D Gutberlet, L Spargo, G Crack, G Kelly; 4th G Eder, M Eder, D Bruce, W Lee. This was played on a beautiful sunny day and the 14 teams that took part at a great day with the greens playing very well. Excellent bowls played by all. Club results: Gala Cup won by our men comprising of Alex Crawford, Bruce White, Pete Whinham & Bob Holdom. Great stuff and congratulations to you. The Ladies 4’s were not to be outdone winning the Premier Event with the team of: Noeline Woods, Jill May, Shirley Doig & Ann Reid. Terrific result ladies, well done. The club is proud of you all.

Sandra Keith is bowling for NZ in Christchurch and it is on television Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Sky Sport 1. A bus of supporters is going up Friday to watch the final day. We are all right behind you, good luck and good bowls.

Ashburton Bowling Club A reminder to all members that the closing day will be on Saturday March 28 play beginning at 1 pm. The Bird Cup will be played as triples, names on the board please. Whites to be worn, or Club uniform, and happy hour will follow, then finger food (that all members are to bring) and then Presentation of trophies. All members are invited to attend.

The Annual trip to Cashmere will be by bus on Tuesday March 24 Time and cost to be decided, names on the board please as we need 24. The RSA Indoor bowlers are returning to play with us on Thursday March 19 at 1 pm. Dress is mufti and social members are invited to play.

A plate of afternoon tea please, so roll up and help make the day a good fun day.

We recently had a visit from John Terrell St John Rep and he gave a great insight into the necessary answers we need to give when ringing for an ambulance. This was followed by a CPR demo on Little Anne (the model) remember 30 pushes then 2 breaths is the recommended count. He was then presented with a sizable donation.

Corner to Corner finals will be on Saturday March 21, all finalists have been notified.

Ashburton Hearing Association Our first Bus Trip for the year was arranged for March 12. We decided not to be too ambitious with our destination this time as we usually travel long distances.

Dick Bennett, our Vice President offered to organise this trip, with the help of his boyhood friend Trevor Gamblin, who both grew up in the Heathcote area of Christchurch.

We set off with a full bus of 44 members and our first stop was at the Tannery (in Woolston) for a unique shopping experience. The only trouble was these men did not allow enough time for the ladies to thoroughly explore all the wonderful things on sale. I think there will be some members going on a return trip to spend more time (and money).

We then headed for the Valley Inn in Heathcote. Lunch had been pre-ordered and a very generous, inexpensive meal was provided.

Our next destination was a trip around to Sumner and although we were all aware of the terrible earthquake damage, it does no harm to remind ourselves what the residents of Christchurch suffered during those terrible times.

The same applied to our trip through the CBD of Christchurch. It’s still a guessing game of where various buildings had been and quite a joy to see the Theatre Royal restored and a magnificent new building on Cambridge Terrace rising high above the river.

An ice-cream stop at Rolleston concluded our outing.

Ashburton Writers’ Group The March meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held recently.

Kay read from a book by Peta Mathias

Hinds Lions (from left) president Robert Ellis, Warren Harris (sponsor), Stuart Holland, past district Governor Ken McKenzie, Michael Bartlett and John Shearer (sponsor).

Hinds & Districts Lions Club On St Patrick’s night, members and guests met at the Hinds Hall. President Robert Ellis called the meeting to order and after welcoming guests and two new members for induction, introduced Lion Tony Thomas from Rakaia who spoke briefly on his Youth work and forthcoming bid for election to the position of 2nd Vice District Governor.

Members were then entertained by some “Irish Jokes and antics” from Lion Dave ‘Paddy’ Thomson before

about Transformation.

The Assignment for the meeting was to write a vampire or horror story, members managed this task well and wrote of house site for Dracula, the sculpturess, Egyptians, a brief hullo and a Scottish experience.

The instant exercise was to write about drought. Members wrote of brewery workers, an old lady’s attitude, hunky young man, alcohol drought and bare paddocks. The meeting concluded at 2.50pm with the serving of afternoon tea. The assignment for the April meeting is to write an Anzac or War Story.

Visitors are welcome to the meetings, please contact Rae at 308 8927.

Creative Fibre May welcomed members and guests to our meeting and a special luncheon to celebrate our life member Betty Young’s 100th Birthday. Sue spoke of Betty’s involvement since the 1980’s and Fenn presented flowers. Betty cut the Birthday cake and suitably replied. Happy Birthday was sung and we all enjoyed lunch. Congratulations to Ann on her croquet win and also Annette for prizes won in the Mayfield Show. Sympathy to Margaret Hawkey on Graham’s passing.

During the month a Spin In was held at Cindy Beggs and a workshop at Pauline’s. We all enjoy these meetings to share and learn more. Names for the Mystery trip to Mayfield March 30. Sue outlined Area and 2017 Festival news to date. Shona spoke on the new Spin Off magazine for the library. Nicola celebrates 5 years at Ashfords Thursday 26 10am-3pm. All welcome.

On April 11 Back to Basics will be held again at the New Life Centre from 1pm3pm. Our Show and Tell table was once again laden with a variety of woollen goods and also poppies for our display in the library and town. July 13 we hold knitting day at a venue to be decided later.

enjoying the evening meal provided by members of the Hinds Bowling Club.

At the conclusion of the meal Lion Bruce Kell presented them with a cheque and members gave a round of applause. Lions Richard Andrews and Dean McConnell each briefly spoke on their respective backgrounds, life and work experiences and answered questions from the floor.

Past District Governor Ken McKenzie then formally inducted the two new members to the club - Michael Bartlett and Stuart Holland, who received a Certificate of Membership, a Member-

Grey Power Ashburton On Monday 16th March Grey Power Ashburton welcomed approximately 60 members to their monthly general meeting at the Seniors Centre. President Ruth Thomas welcomed those present and accepted apologies from Robin Everest, Colin Price and Maureen Ford. A member asked for an explanation of the AIL insurance scheme. Secretary Natalie explained that AIL offer a free accidental death and disablement benefit of up $2000 to all Grey Power financial members.

Ruth then introduced the speaker for the afternoon; Rona Russell who is a retired Community Representative from the New Zealand Department of Corrections. Rona spoke fervently about her work in this difficult area of case-management, and working with the parole board in the rehabilitation of prisoners so that they do not reoffend. She outlined several difficult cases that she had helped manage and anecdotes about “sad, “mad” & “bad” people she had had to deal with. After this very interesting talk, Ruth passed a vote of thanks and presented Rona with a fruit tray.

The raffles were drawn and prizes distributed. Rose and Barbara then entertained with some to tapping tunes on their electric organs while afternoon tea was prepared and served.

Next meeting will be on Monday 20th April 2015 when the speaker will be Les Howard QSM, who is a Past President of Grey Power Federation; Les will speak on the implications of the TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement).

Methven Bowls Congratulation to our ladies that played the reps on Tuesday. Mid Canterbury won this Trophy.

We had the Lynlee Smith Junior Ladies Pairs. We would like to thank Gary and Lyn Eddington for their continued sponsorship of this tournament and also

ship Pin and a warm round of applause as a welcome from all members.

The evening continued with general business, social and project reports and an update on the progress of the new playground at the Hinds Domain that the club has sponsored in conjunction with the Hinds Reserve Board. Lion Tamer Stuart Wilson enticed members to pay a fine for a past misdemeanour whether admitted to or not.

The meeting was then closed by President Robert who reminded all of a working bee at the Hinds Domain Playground on March 28.

Maureen Cullimore for her sponsorship.

The winner of the Lynlee Smith tray was Jill May and Rose Johnson. The winner of the Maureen Cullimore Plate was Anne Read and Beryl Carter. This is a great tournament for all the junior ladies.

On Friday we had the Interfirm Competition. This was sponsored by Professional Methven real-estate.

The winners were Methven Seedlings.

Craig Carter. Murray Burgess, Brian McGirr and Eric Macleam. With only 1 point ahead of Topnotch Till Tarts. Rachael.

Joyce, Katie and Kate who were 2nd; 3rd were Mums and Daughters Carol and Kelli, and Maria and Cheryl.

Next was the Morris Carter Trophy. This is sponsored every year by the Brown and Blue Pubs. Thank you Trev and Debs. Thank you to Greg Shearer for giving his time to cook the BBQ. Also thanks Wendy Blackwell for manning the bar all day.

1st Blackies Boys. Gary Blackwell. Don Breach, Greg Lock and Colin Jones; 2nd Likely Lads and 3rd Methven Seeds.

We wish all our Single Champions all the best on Sunday at the sub centre c/c and also our champion 4/s teams that will be playing in Christchurch on Saturday.

Good luck to you all.

President Val Farr welcomed members.

Trips Convener Avis Kingsland reminded members of next week’s bus trip to “Gunyah”.

A new member, Marion Oakden was inducted, Val Farr presented Marion with her membership badge.

Speaker was club member Jenny Beach, Jenny’s mother-in-law was asked by one of her granddaughters to record her interesting life story for the family.

Mrs Beach Sen. wrote a booklet on her life which Jenny read to us. A real journey down memory lane for all and a wonderful legacy for future generations of the family.

Following the monthly meeting we held our AGM. President Val Farr read her report on a busy and interesting year for the club.

Treasurer Valmai Mitchell presented her financial report.

President Val Farr acknowledged the contribution of retiring committee members – Mara Barrett, Janice Finch, Valmai Mitchell, Jennie Read, Audrey Pooke and our pianist Barbara Irvine and reporter Rae Magson with a small gift.

Karen McIntyre took the chair for the election of officers for 2015.

President: Avis Kingsland Committee: Bernie Tutty, Val Farr, Jean Smith, Val Johnson, Elizabeth Harper, Marg Watson, Heather Mowatt, Lorraine Pringle, Ruth Clucas Official positions will be delegated in committee.

Karen congratulated elected members and urged all members to participate fully in their club and to actively encourage membership growth. Outgoing president Val Farr presented new President Avis Kingsland with the chain of office.

Thought for the day “I have learnt everything will be okay in the end, if it is not okay, it’s not the end”.

MSA Outdoor Bowls Bowlers have been kept busy with many games played and still more to come before closing day April 18. The popular 2/3s competition has commenced again since before Christmas and after two rounds, first against Papanui [3] and Richmond, 3 losses one win, and same, 3 losses and one win against Papanui [2]. Games were closer than scores indicated.

Ladies played their pairs final during the week which resulted in Robyn Parkin and Shirley Taylor taking the club championship title when they beat Joyce Cleghorn and Rene Devereux. Congratulations and best wishes to the ‘Champs’ for Champion of Champions play on March 30 at Methven.

Sunday last was a great day when Richmond Club paid their visit to do battle for the Loftus Cup. Earlier in the year this first round was played at Richmond with MSA holding a very convincing lead. Sunday sealed the result for our home players who had the pleasure of displaying the cup in our cabinet.

Best wishes and good bowling to our club champions Tony Inwood [senior] and Larry Neal [junior] playing Champion of Champions on Sunday at Ashburton.

Get-Away tournament April 12 would appreciate more entries to the Secretary. Members travelling to bowls in Christchurch are reminded bus leaves Hotel car park Racecourse Road 8.30am.

Closing day is set for Saturday April 18 and AGM Sunday May 17 10am at the Main Body Burnett Street.

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In brief

College faces big Gillette Cup test

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton College 1st XI faces one of the toughest tests in Canterbury secondary school cricket today.

They take on St Andrew’s College 1st XI in the Gillette Cup national secondary school knockout cricket tournament.

College has recorded convincing wins over both Mount Hutt College and Timaru Boys’ High School to step up and face the top one-day side in the Canterbury secondary schools’ competition in the next round.

Stac have won seven out of their eight games in division one while Ashburton College finished up with a four wins and four losses record in the reserve grade.

In their most recent outing College were beaten by Christ’s College 2nd XI. On a green wicket college lost the decisive toss on Saturday, were sent into bat and were quickly dismissed for 84.

Christ’s chased the tally down for the loss of one wicket.

In Stac’s last outing they beat three-time defending Gillette Cup champions Christchurch Boys’ High School by four wickets Whether college progresses or not, their next match is on Saturday, when the Canterbury secondary schools’ cricket continues.

Warriors lose prop The Warriors have lost their most experienced prop _ but the postSam Rapira future looks bright.

In most other scenarios, the impending departure of a 169game front rower who had grand final experience and was still only 27 years old, would be seen as a blow. Props take time to mature, remain the foundation that success is built upon and established performers are like gold dust.

But the Warriors are confident of their front row stocks and this, combined with Rapira’s desire to leave the Auckland club on a high, led to the former Kiwi’s announcement yesterday that he will depart for England at the end of this season. The Warriors have a good base up front, with Ben Matulino starting the season impressively.

- NZME

Phoenix headache Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has been given another injury headache with Manny Muscat set to miss Sunday’s match against the Roar in Brisbane.

The defender has a shoulder problem, which he sustained in last Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Glory in Perth. The ailment isn’t thought to be serious and Muscat may only miss one week. Muscat’s withdrawal means Louis Fenton will likely slide across to left back with Michael Boxall returning to the side at right back. In a spot of good news for Merrick, Nathan Burns (hip) and Alex Rodriguez (hamstring), who missed the game in Perth, will return this week and should move back in to the starting side.

- NZME

Shark attack

Right - Ashburton College’s Sam Hall has claimed eight wickets in his side’s two Gillette cup matches and will be hoping his rich vein of form continues against St Andrew’s College 1st XI today.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 200215-JJ-015

South Africa buries Aussies take charge on green knockout bogey Sandra Keith and the New Zealand Black Jacks played second fiddle to the Australians on day one of the three-day TransTasman Challenge yesterday at the Burnside Bowling Club.

After some closely fought games, Australia took a clean sweep of the open disciplines in the first round of the day. The visitors went on to win the first day’s play 95-94.

The newly combined women’s pair of Jo Edwards and Keith fought a tough battle against the Australian pairing of Chloe Stewart and Anne Johns.

There was never more than three shots separating the two powerhouse teams who challenged each other on each and every bowl resulted in a bril-

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liant game, but in the end the Kiwis succumbed to Australia 13-15.

In the second round Keith joined Mandy Boyd, Val Smith and Tayla Bruce in the four and also went down to their Australian counterparts 12-15, with men’s singles player Ali Forsyth registering the host sfirst win.

In round three it was back to the pairs where Keith and Edwards got up to beat Johns and Stewart 19-15.

Today’s three sessions, screened live on Sky Sport are the singles and fours (9am11.15am) followed by the pairs and triples (12.15pm-2.30pm) and another round of singles and fours (3pm-5.15pm).

South Africa emphatically broke their knockout drought at the cricket World Cup, with a crushing nine-wicket quarter-final win over Sri Lanka at the SCG last night.

They rolled Sri Lanka for just 133 in 37.2 overs, with JP Duminy (3-29) claiming the ninth hat-trick in World Cup history, and fellow tweaker Imran Tahir (4-26) doing much of the damage, as their opponents lost 8-64.

South Africa coasted to their modest target in just 18 overs, with Quinton de Kock (78 not out off 57 balls) making a welcome return to form.

They advance to the semi-finals, where they will meet the winner of the New ZealandWest Indies quarter-final.

For all the pre-match talk about South Africa’s tendency to choke in the knockout games, it was Sri Lanka who succumbed to the pressure last night. They struggled against some high quality pace bowling early on and also played some poor shots on a good pitch that offered some bounce and turn.

Sri Lanka offered little resistance against such a disciplined attack apart from Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne (41), who added 65 off 15 overs for the third wicket.

Kusal Perera and Tillakaratane Dilshan perished inside the first five overs, falling to Kyle Abbott and Dale Steyn respectively.

- AAP

One way to counter a Shark attack is to unleash a few Makos of your own. The Tasman contingent has already added much-needed bite to the Chiefs’ backline this season and the region will again be called upon this Sunday in Durban.

It’s a shame, given last weekend’s effort against the Stormers was perhaps their best attacking display of the season, but the Chiefs will need a new midfield for the encounter against the Sharks.

With Tim Nanai-Williams heading home after sustaining a broken finger and Sonny Bill Williams still suffering concussion symptoms, at least one change is required. Marty McKenzie has replaced NanaiWilliams in the Republic but the more likely options for inclusion in the run-on XV appear to be Andrew Horrell, Seta Tamanivalu and Tom Marshall.

- NZME

Boxing prospect Exciting Kiwi heavyweight boxing prospect Hemi Ahio will meet Clarence Tillman on the undercard of the next Super 8 fight night in Christchurch later this month.

Ahio, who is 4-0 as a professional, has looked impressive during the early stages of his career given he has no amateur background in the sport. The 24-year-old, a regular sparring partner of Kiwi UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt, has tremendous power in his fists and notable hand speed. Tillman (1119-2) is a 37-year-old journeyman who was knocked out in the first round by the code-hopping Sonny Bill Williams (7-0) in Hamilton in 2012.

- NZME

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M6 South Canterbury gallops Today at Washdyke Raceway

South Canterbury Racing Club’s meeting at Washdyke on March 19. NZ Meeting number: 6. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7.

1 1.23pm (NZT) TIMARU HIRE LTD RATING 75 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 66866 Halo Buster td (3) 61.5 ........... B Murray (a3) 2 21232 Hurikin tdh (2) 61.5 .................. J Lowry (a3) 3 32953 Ishipal td (5) 60.5 ..................R Cuneen (a2) 4 13280 Delacroix dm (1) 60..................... C Johnson 5 70250 Additup dm (4) 58.5 .....................T Moseley 6 17317 Brah Spring b (6) 58.....................K Williams 2 1.58pm PARK HILL STABLES & PORT FM MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 52556 Fair Spoken (8) 58.5 ...............P Shaikh (a3) 2 x4450 Cavatino (2) 58.5....................... S Muniandy 3 274x0 Chaparral’s Jet (1) 58.5..................R Bishop 4 6084 Madethecut (3) 58 ....................... C Johnson

5 5 Flag The Groom (9) 58..........R Cuneen (a2) 6 09 Opihi Ranger h (4) 58 ..................T Moseley 7 73652 Tipilk b (6) 56.5 ............................K Williams 8 Pre Empt (7) 56.5....................S Wynne (a1) 9 8x30. Celtic Lass (5) 56 ................... B Murray (a3) 3 2.33pm PEAR TREE FARM 1600 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 78970 El Bee Dee tdm (5) 59 ...........C Barnes (a1) 2 18270 Fille Du Roi (8) 56 ...................S Wynne (a1) 3 77x00 Chipmunk dmh (2) 56 ..................T Moseley 4 540x9 Cast Iron Jack (3) 55.5 ............P Shaikh (a3) 5 73657 Mal D’Mour (4) 55.5 .................... C Johnson 6 76410 Carolina Island (9) 55 7 8870x Lord Yarborough h (6) 54.5 .............T Direen 8 x4940 Moneyforjam (1) 54 9 x060x Beauty Glow dm (7) 54 ...................D Walsh 4 3.09pm THREE VALLEYS SALES DRAFT DASH

RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 71551 Gunnadoo td (4) 61.5 ............. B Murray (a3) 2 1658x Astroturf tmh (2) 59 .................. J Lowry (a3) 3 44566 Snow Line dm (1) 57.5 .................K Williams 4 0169x Somethings Burning tdm (6) 56 ... R Cuneen (a2) 5 x667x Kings Pal tm (5) 55...................... C Johnson 6 44636 Mels Evie d (3) 54 .......................L Callaway 5 3.45pm BERKLEY STUD SOUTH SALES RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 40014 Werribee d (3) 59 ........................ C Johnson 2 30265 Buckwild db (11) 58.5 ............C Barnes (a1) 3 58387 Dowra td (5) 58.5 .........................T Moseley 4 44465 Delirium d (7) 57 ....................... S Muniandy 5 92630 Dhaulagiri td (6) 57 ...............R Cuneen (a2) 6 71038 Vitesse Rose dmb (2) 56.5 D Prastiyou (a2) 7 008x0 Kodema (9) 56.5 .....................A McKay (a3)

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57596 Milk It m (1) 56 ....................... M Haruki (a3) 6503x Justa Secret d (8) 55.5 87x80 Mary Burke h (4) 54.5 .............S Wynne (a1) 70724 Zeina d (10) 54................................D Walsh 6 4.21pm GREAT VARIETY @ WILLOW GLEN SI SALES MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 Sir Fiz (8) 58.5 .......................... S Muniandy 2 Tomm Jones (11) 58 ................... C Johnson 3 Highway King h (2) 58 ....................R Bishop 4 x6938 Ruffle (3) 56.5 ..............................T Moseley 5 x446x Gold Promise (15) 56.5 .........R Cuneen (a2) 6 Juliefoundher (12) 56.5 .......... B Murray (a3) 7 00 I’m Something (1) 56.5............ G Jogoo (a3) 8 8x48. Beautiful Buffalo (14) 56.............R Tyler (a1) 9 Tricoteuse (7) 56 .............................D Walsh 10 Bridget Town (6) 56 .................. J Lowry (a3) 11 000x Edelweiss (10) 56 ........................K Williams

12 Incerto (4) 56 ..........................S Wynne (a1) 13 9 Mustang Sally (5) 56 .......... D Prastiyou (a2) 14 0x80 Perfectly Pearl (13) 56.................L Callaway 15 Wilberry (9) 56 Emergency: Wilberry 7 4.56pm D’CASH & EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES DASH MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 66373 Masterzed h (1) 58.5 ....................T Moseley 2 96840 Hawkeye Chief (5) 58.5...........P Shaikh (a3) 3 8x605 Mr Gus (2) 58.5 .......................S Wynne (a1) 4 0x507 Bull Creek (8) 58.5 ............. D Prastiyou (a2) 5 x0789 Shorty McNorty (7) 58.5..................T Direen 6 09 Zimmer (6) 58.5 ..................... M Haruki (a3) 7 5945 Opihi Jade h (4) 58 ...............R Cuneen (a2) 8 00x62 Southern Raider (9) 56.5 .......... S Muniandy 9 67583 Galatoire b (3) 56.5 ..................... C Johnson

8 7.24pm NZ RACING SERIES SPRINT FINAL NZRSf, 295m 1 21122 Angel Noir 17.15 .......................J McInerney 2 12851 Inspector Spot 17.07 .................A Bradshaw 3 55211 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 4 1F841 Quedrago 17.15 C & .......................... Fagan 5 25715 Homebush Kelso 17.04 .............J McInerney 6 26612 Soumillon 17.65 ................................J Dunn 7 8x112 Sophie’s Terra 16.99 C & ................... Fagan 8 32851 Puma Pants 17.02.....................J McInerney 9 28132 Homebush Zane 17.37 .............J McInerney 10 81325 Homebush Chopper 17.25 ........J McInerney 9 7.44pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 11321 Fast Archer 29.86...............................C Weir 2 25834 Elephant Gunn nwtd .....................R Adcock 3 12783 Cawbourne Philip 30.34 ............J McInerney 4 42457 Opawa No Ear 30.18 L & ................... Wales 5 52375 Opawa Amy 30.30 L & ....................... Wales 6 52234 Botany Blake 30.38 ...................J McInerney 7 16176 Trust Issues 30.04 J &.....................D Fahey 8 77751 Jinja Turtle 30.35 .......................A Bradshaw 9 88888 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................M Roberts 10 8.06pm NZ RACING SERIES DISTANCE FINAL NZRSdf, 732m 1 16121 Know Ambition 43.72 .....................G Cleeve 2 12614 Know Security nwtd .......................G Cleeve 3 73333 Know Attempt nwtd ........................G Cleeve 4 84767 Chill Out Ralph nwtd L & .................... Wales

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M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on March 19. NZ Meeting number: 10.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 4.33pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 41732 Know Fault 17.24 ...........................G Cleeve 2 88425 Van Gerwin 17.51 ......................H Anderton 3 71444 Homebush Bruno 17.34 ............J McInerney 4 57365 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 5 65775 Know Mayhem 17.42 .....................G Cleeve 6 17283 Hello Blondie 17.49 .......................R Adcock 7 21148 Mull It Over 17.42 ......................R Blackburn 8 34446 Wee Terra 17.34 C & .......................... Fagan 9 86783 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 10 26764 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 4.51pm RITCHIES COACHLINES DASH C4, 295m 1 87884 Cracking Chain 17.09 S & ...............B Evans 2 32773 Starburst Terry 17.24....................... M Grant 3 32367 Sleeper Agent 17.16 .................A Bradshaw 4 31558 Irish Blue 17.01 J & .........................D Fahey 5 36151 Cronk Went Plonk 17.37 ................. D Voyce 6 45335 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 7 32344 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 8 52216 Chaimbo 17.21..........................J McInerney 9 31748 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 10 17167 Cawbourne Danial 17.53 ...................C Weir 3 5.20pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES C2,

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520m 1 25662 Botany Richie 30.30 ..................J McInerney 2 14342 Elwood Sensation nwtd.............R Blackburn 3 33456 Bruiser Bale 30.70 ....................J McInerney 4 35411 Know Mention 30.21 ......................G Cleeve 5 52431 Tina nwtd H & .....................................Taylor 6 51321 Country Crossing 30.31 J & ............D Fahey 7 12262 Opawa Diesel 30.66 J &..................D Fahey 8 52147 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 9 64553 Kinloch Power 30.35 S & ................B Evans 10 11647 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 4 5.47pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY DASH C3, 295m 1 57627 Know Magic 17.34 .........................G Cleeve 2 66238 Blue Review 17.45 ........................R Adcock 3 87657 Know Wisdom 17.36 ......................G Cleeve 4 22431 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 5 3784x Only Got Time 17.12 .................R Blackburn 6 56121 Camside Gold 17.17 J & .................D Fahey 7 67563 Dillmanstown 17.30...........................J Dunn 8 85453 Opawa Opal 17.21 L & ....................... Wales 9 86783 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 10 26764 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 6.14pm ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO STAKES C3, 520m 1 7x767 Dream Academy 30.25 ............. G T Bennett 2 53476 Opawa Zara 30.37 L & ....................... Wales 3 18477 Cawbourne War 30.22 .................C Roberts 4 21638 Lagoon Twist 30.78 ......................C Roberts

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21745 Homebush Howard 30.62 .........J McInerney 15462 Opawa Rocky 30.55 J &..................D Fahey 24524 Flip Flippa 30.80 L & .......................... Wales 34111 Dyna Vikkers 30.39 ......................C Roberts 77x53 Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales 61F78 Shines Bright 30.31........................ H Cairns 6 6.38pm CHRISTCHURCH GREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH C5, 295m 1 85514 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 2 36127 Bump 17.01..................................C Roberts 3 34332 Opawa Colin 17.19 L & ...................... Wales 4 11312 Little Regus 17.01 J & .....................D Fahey 5 51121 Aiden Baxter 17.07 ...................J McInerney 6 21114 Grand Apache 17.14 S & ................B Evans 7 54136 Dee 17.31 .................................A Bradshaw 8 81325 Homebush Chopper 17.25 ........J McInerney 9 14148 Botany Win 17.32 ......................J McInerney 10 51774 Know Jealousy 17.22 .....................G Cleeve 7 7.04pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 31757 Jessie Surfs 30.35 .......................C Roberts 2 75481 Cawbourne Bright 30.39 ..............M Roberts 3 25x82 Opawa Michelle 30.44 J & ..............D Fahey 4 55878 Game Girl 30.58............................R Adcock 5 26657 What I Like 30.59 ......................J McInerney 6 81121 Gee Whizz Jeanie 30.39 .................. B Dann 7 56x87 Know Certainty 30.69.....................G Cleeve 8 17242 Cawbourne Witch 30.34 ...............C Roberts 9 88888 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................M Roberts 10 77x53 Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales

52512 Botany Kevin nwtd.....................J McInerney 44463 Blushing Belle nwtd L & ..................... Wales 56574 Court The Belle nwtd L & ................... Wales 51756 Magic Emily nwtd H & .........................Taylor 42426 Goldstar Junior nwtd S & ................B Evans 26444 Know Clown nwtd...........................G Cleeve 11 8.24pm CTV SPRINT C5, 295m 1 11535 Homebush Paige 17.33.............J McInerney 2 33326 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 3 12216 Flying Swan 17.09 ....................J McInerney 4 11323 Sozin’s Comet 16.94 .................J McInerney 5 71426 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 6 73373 Tee Time 17.24 .............................R Adcock 7 168x3 Terra Annie 17.22............................. B Dann 8 13113 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 9 8x326 Hetfield 16.98 ...............................C Roberts 10 72837 Stirling Dann nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 12 8.44pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 46225 Plagiarism 17.02 ...............................J Dunn 2 5x584 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 3 14674 Cawbourne Buttsy 17.21..............C Roberts 4 28132 Homebush Zane 17.37 .............J McInerney 5 71115 Speedy Swede nwtd L & .................... Wales 6 25471 Token Stu 17.18 ................................ J Rush 7 86337 Whitey’s Gone 17.30 .................J McInerney 8 44617 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 9 67771 Goldstar Chumlee 17.27 S & ..........B Evans 10 64556 Sprinkles 17.23 .........................J McInerney

Taranaki harness Today at New Plymouth Raceway

Taranaki Trotting Club’s meeting at New Plymouth (grass) on March 19. NZ Meeting number: 5. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11.

1 2.50pm (NZT) LAMBERTS BUSINESS CENTRE MOBILE TROT $5000, 4yo+ c0 to c2 mob. trot, mobile, 1750m 1 3000 Grey Stoke (1) fr............................P Butcher 2 869x4 Special Flight (2) fr ....................S Abernethy 3 32642 Two Wishes (3) fr ...................... J Abernethy 4 31288 Mighty Sunny (4) fr.....................P Ferguson 5 4x866 Consentual (5) fr ......................K Chittenden 6 93358 Ma Cille (6) fr ............................... B Mangos 7 22155 Donny Wood (7) fr .................. K Marshall (J) 8 50303 Earls Buller Girl (8) fr ................... B Dickens 9 68417 Desert Storm (21) fr ........................S Doody 10 31295 Getaway Doug (22) fr .....................S Phelan 11 07251 Bim Bom Bay (23) fr ..........................K More 12 45401 Ton Tine (24) fr ..............................S Lawson 2 3.23pm SPORTYS BAR & CAFE MOBILE PACE $5000, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 08324 Jericho Road (1) fr ................. K Marshall (J) 2 98845 Christian Knight (2) fr ......................S Doody 3 7443x Black Santana (3) fr .................J Wallace (J) 4 x6033 Cherokee Red (4) fr .............. A Poutama (J) 5 x0767 General Tim (5) fr ........................ S Kane (J) 6 54838 Maldini (6) fr ................................... G Martin 7 099x0 Little Master (7) fr ...................... J Abernethy 8 38402 Living Blue Chip (8) fr ...............S Abernethy 9 806 Trevs No Angel (21) fr ....................S Phelan

M9 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway on March 19. NZ Meeting number: 9.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.02pm (NZT) DOGZONE SPRINT C0, 375m 1 57243 Krack It nwtd .................................... S Clark 2 Orbiter nwtd ......................................S Ross 3 84 Bad Business nwtd R & N O’ .............Regan 4 37456 Winsome Dan nwtd ....................D Schofield 5 Thrilling Forest nwtd........................ K Walsh 6 485 Jetsun Royal nwtd ..........................G Wilson 7 4445x I’m Joe Black nwtd ........................... S Clark 8 6 Bangkok Honey nwtd .....................P Henley 9 27446 Surmise nwtd ....................................S Ross 2 12.20pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND STAKES C0, 457m 1 Millenia nwtd ..................................P Henley 2 Ruby Murray nwtd ...........................P Green 3 Tennessee Smile nwtd ......................C Hore 4 82347 Chateau Neuf nwtd .........................P Green 5 23 Botany Holly nwtd ...........................P Green 6 Circle Of Gold nwtd ........................P Henley 7 F6355 Cookie Monster nwtd ........................B Craik 8 Our Heisenberg nwtd ........................B Craik 9 64 Mary’s Bad Boy nwtd ................. B Johnston 10 27446 Surmise nwtd ....................................S Ross

10 43524 Present Arms (22) fr...........................L Neal 3.51pm ANDREW FAGE CATERING F&M MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 42 Sheza Springfield (1) fr ...............A Donnelly 2 7P3P6 Washington Diva (2) fr ...............P Ferguson 3 23363 Lady Maria (3) fr...............................A Pyers 4 40208 Khloe (4) fr ..................................J Stormont 5 74554 Hey Knowitall (5) fr .......................... D Jones 6 00705 Boomchickawowwow (6) fr .............S Phelan 7 33257 Cherry Evans (7) fr............... D Ferguson (J) 8 9x2 Wise Goddess (8) fr ..................... B Mangos 4 4.16pm FIBER FRESH MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ c2 +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 21236 Franco Lennox (1) fr .................. J Abernethy 2 98148 Stand Sure (2) fr ...........................P Butcher 3 76107 Miro Bay (3) fr .............................. B Mangos 4 86705 V C Dell (4) fr ............................... D Butcher 5 x1069 Alta Michaela (5) fr ................. K Marshall (J) 6 09071 Rosetta Stone (6) fr............... A Poutama (J) 7 66483 Prime Legal (7) fr ...........................S Phelan 8 75174 Westburn Courage (8) fr ............P Ferguson 5 4.42pm VAUTRON GROUP MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ c2 to c4 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 25862 Brainstormer (1) fr ........................ B Dickens 2 80208 Thatshowie Roll (2) fr ............. K Marshall (J) 3 070x4 Franco Tiago (3) fr.........................P Butcher 4 591P6 Saucy El (4) fr .............................. D Butcher 5 44091 Dashing Dane (5) fr................... J Abernethy 6 15512 Bully’s Rocket (6) fr ...................S Abernethy 7 00807 Classiegent (7) fr.................. D Ferguson (J)

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8 45413 Stormy Breeze (8) fr...................P Ferguson 9 66077 Aces N Eights (21) fr ................... S Kane (J) 5.09pm ROSS GRAHAM MOTORS MOBILE TROT $6000, 4yo+ c3 to c4, c5 with cond. mob. trot, mobile, 1750m 1 13145 Jagermeister (1) fr.......................A Donnelly 2 09011 Cool Son (2) fr........................... J Abernethy 3 18270 Meander With Pegasus fr ............. Scratched 4 08596 Sundon’s Mountain (3) fr .............J Stormont 5 80140 Our Super Ram (4) fr ................S Abernethy 6 33x15 Sir George Grey (5) fr .................. D Butcher 7 90424 Tommiray (6) fr ..............................P Butcher 8 11303 Ella’s Speed (7) fr.......................P Ferguson 9 3430x Sunshield (21) fr.................................L Neal 10 36070 Phil’s Folly (22) fr................... A Poutama (J) 11 09509 Miss Middleton (23) fr .....................S Doody 12 21082 The Scruff (24) fr .......................... B Mangos 13 31x87 Le Lua Invasion (25) fr ...................S Phelan 14 0x008 Palais Royal (26) fr ...................K Chittenden 7 5.38pm NEW PLYMOUTH AUCTIONS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 83322 Princess Kate (1) fr ...................S Abernethy 2 06839 Arcano (2) fr ............................... A Drake (J) 3 65555 Here’s Shifty (3) fr ........................ B Mangos 4 70631 Our Wicklow (4) fr ................. A Poutama (J) 5 95288 Slysu (5) fr.............................. K Marshall (J) 6 x0000 Jack Bates (6) fr ........................... D Butcher 7 00000 Extreme Carat (7) fr .................... S Kane (J) 8 70890 Brandy (8) fr ...............................P Ferguson 9 47681 Branch Rickey (21) fr .............. B Butcher (J)

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10 88043 Sage Creek (22) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 11 84464 Millwood Roxy (23) fr ....................P Butcher 12 62687 Benji Maguire (24) fr ......................S Phelan 8 6.03pm STELLA ARTOIS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 66445 Cut The Cards (1) fr ...................P Ferguson 2 62972 Rangi Rangdu (2) fr .......................S Phelan 3 10806 Young Colin (3) fr ......................S Abernethy 4 92845 Tafadhali (4) fr ............................. S Kane (J) 5 63600 Wave Song (5) fr ................... A Poutama (J) 6 x5237 JC Jock (6) fr.......................... K Marshall (J) 7 22536 Balius (7) fr.............................. B Butcher (J) 8 95853 P Tomado (8) fr .................... D Ferguson (J) 9 27331 G J Seelstar (21) fr...................... I Brownlee 10 25233 Elusive Edgar (22) fr ..........................L Neal 11 41709 McRubble (23) fr ...........................P Butcher 9 6.28pm WOODLANDS STUD TARANAKI BREEDERS STAKES MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ f&m c1 to c3, c4 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 25234 Walk Of Fame (1) fr ........................J I Dickie 2 04733 Nicole Vaidisova (2) fr ...............S Abernethy 3 21212 Elisaveta (3) fr .............................. B Mangos 4 14511 Mischief Maker (4) fr ...................J Stormont 5 31133 Better B Amazed (5) fr ...................S Phelan 6 21P02 Eyre Hostess (6) fr ..................... A Drake (J) 7 16234 Irish Kath (7) fr ..................... D Ferguson (J) 8 51686 Playaway (8) fr ........................ B Butcher (J) 9 77385 Chequeme Rosie (21) fr................P Butcher 10 02126 Kilkeel Lady (22) fr ....................... D Butcher 11 86311 Starry Delight (23) fr.................. J Abernethy

12 59894 Beckinsale (24) fr .......................P Ferguson 6.54pm REVITAL FERTILISERS TARANAKI CUP MOBILE PACE $12,000, 4yo+ c3 to c6, c7 with cond. +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 1121x Vibhuti (1) fr ................................. B Mangos 2 31946 Mach Cullen (2) fr ..........................S Phelan 3 10445 Houhora Dream (3) fr .................. S Kane (J) 4 52132 Styx It To Em (4) fr ......................J Stormont 5 92434 Darcee (5) fr ...................................J I Dickie 6 54501 Shestherealdeal (6) fr ...............S Abernethy 7 00678 Major Ouch (7) fr ................... A Poutama (J) 8 03368 Glenlochar (8) fr .........................P Ferguson 9 33415 Maloo (21) fr..................................P Butcher 10 21212 Gwendene (22) fr ...................... J Abernethy 11 49759 Machie Mach (23) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 12 14294 Electric Chapel (24) fr .................. D Butcher 13 00141 Change Gear (25) fr ............... K Marshall (J) 11 7.17pm LIFE MEMBERS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 94674 Megatron (1) fr ..............................P Butcher 2 32278 Macardo (2) fr .............................. D Butcher 3 80560 Charming Desire (3) fr ................ I Brownlee 4 19496 Outa The Fridge (4) fr......................S Doody 5 85324 Classic Bet (5) fr ........................P Ferguson 6 03520 Lisa’s Lawyer (6) fr .................... J Abernethy 7 35050 Travelling Man (7) fr ............. D Ferguson (J) 8 50717 Rimutoto Prince (8) fr ............. K Marshall (J) 9 04008 Wonder Anvil (21) fr .......................S Phelan 10 99883 Smiling Tact (22) fr .....................A Matthews 11 x6619 Soul Man (23) fr ........................... B Mangos

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Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 3 12.38pm 0800 4 DOWN COW SPRINT C1, 375m

1 24221 Becoming Paw nwtd....................B Littlejohn 2 136 Speed Lorde 21.50 ...........................B Craik 3 44246 Cosmic Warra nwtd W & .................T Steele 4 58736 Procrastination 21.76 U & .....................Bliek 5 56834 Renroy 21.44................................M Roberts 6 3228x Miss Veyron nwtd P & ................... J Cleaver 7 76433 You’re Lucky 21.43 ............................B Craik 8 67123 Rocketship Mac 21.53...................... S Clark 9 37365 Homebush Titan 21.70 U & ...............Cottam 10 78376 Trendy Lass nwtd U & .......................Cottam 4 12.56pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C3, 375m 1 64435 Found Roman 21.51 U & ..................Cottam 2 7451x Wabi Sabi nwtd ............................... L Martin 3 31254 Nikka Century nwtd ...........................C Hore 4 88556 Somebody Tifi nwtd R & N O’.............Regan 5 37444 High Calibre 21.44 ......................... I George 6 41785 Winsome George nwtd ..............D Schofield 7 44142 Opawa Uno 21.58 W & ...................T Steele 8 181F7 Atomic Rush 21.65........................... S Clark 9 15486 Very Chilly 21.55 ........................M Mathews 10 655F8 Fancy My Luck 21.42 .................D Schofield 5 1.14pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY STAKES C2, 457m 1 62114 Gold Class 25.45 .......................D Schofield 2 34834 Jinja Jam 25.82 ...........................B Littlejohn 3 63162 Golfing Buddy 26.25 .................. B Johnston 4 64258 Kitty’s Shiraz nwtd H & ................L Laagland 5 75435 Threat 26.27 W & ............................T Steele

6 35743 Zipping Reece 25.69 ......................P Henley 7 41F53 Zipping Will 26.07.......................D Schofield 8 34318 Level Down nwtd ..........................M Roberts 9 35566 Legal Aid nwtd ............................... P Lowen 10 61664 Elephant Trunk nwtd....................... G Farrell 6 1.32pm BOX1 GOLD SPRINT C2, 375m 1 42616 Mr. Darci 21.35 R & N O’....................Regan 2 35338 Dipsy Lala 21.56 U & ........................Cottam 3 53248 Toxic Revenge nwtd U & ...................Cottam 4 77647 Thrilling Brave nwtd B & ..................... Steele 5 64365 Ez Feretti 21.64 ............................... L Martin 6 53836 Cawbourne Tip nwtd ....................M Roberts 7 22152 Atoonga Air nwtd............................. T Green 8 45443 Lockett In Eddie 21.76 B &................. Steele 9 35466 Teegz nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 10 65677 Fortis Fiona 21.96 U & ......................Cottam 7 1.49pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH DISTANCE C2d, 650m 1 41333 Thrilling Logic 37.54 ........................ K Walsh 2 35776 Regazza Gina nwtd................... A Lawrence 3 13647 Black Dude 38.37...................... A Lawrence 4 17412 Moore Park Miss nwtd...................... S Clark 5 52735 Little Teegan 37.88 .................... A Lawrence 6 23522 Thrilling Evie 38.01 ......................... K Walsh 7 71886 Indi Rhode nwtd W & ......................T Steele 8 21116 Shandell 37.61 .......................... A Lawrence 8 2.07pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT

C4, 375m 1 55815 Uncle Romilly 21.39 ..........................B Craik 2 45177 This Time Pedro 21.24 U & ...............Cottam 3 56134 Don Draper 21.36 .............................B Craik 4 58365 Armistice Day 21.25 ....................... I George 5 66383 Calamity Free 21.14 ...................D Schofield 6 52622 Ninjago 21.66 ................................... S Clark 7 18211 Von Trapp 21.30 ................................B Craik 8 33251 Lucky Man nwtd ................................B Craik 9 36556 Harvey Nichols 21.05 ........................B Craik 9 2.24pm PALAMOUNTAINS EXCEED STAKES C1, 457m 1 23351 Cawbourne Sarah nwtd ...............M Roberts 2 47618 Percentage Girl nwtd...................L Laagland 3 68641 Montana 26.04 ................................P Green 4 12213 Making You Paw nwtd .................B Littlejohn 5 68376 Three Rivers nwtd ........................... T Green 6 44318 Boss Wave nwtd.........................H Laagland 7 76387 Cool Foot Luke nwtd .......................... J Foot 8 23x1 Timmy Trumpet nwtd ....................... K Walsh 9 47665 Summit Rock nwtd ............................S Ross 10 6656x Popcorn Sutton nwtd .........................C Hore 10 2.42pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 1 27761 Hashtag Josh 20.95 ..........................B Craik 2 13182 Uno Lachlan 21.12 .....................D Schofield 3 52551 Explosive Osti 20.94 .........................C Hore 4 54122 Josh Hart 21.18 ................................B Craik

5 6 7 8 9 10

27115 Thrilling Edge 20.82 ........................ K Walsh 52414 Tee Kay Yapper 21.26 ...................... S Clark 13231 Rotovegas Rat 21.16 ......................S Payne 12635 Macjam 21.22 ............................D Schofield 42825 Rotovegas Boss 21.47 ....................S Payne 35827 Don’t Talk 21.08 ................................C Hore 11 3.00pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STAKES C3, 457m 1 22135 Pineapple Split 25.97 W & ..............T Steele 2 11323 Arcane Sabre 25.73 .....................M Roberts 3 82676 Jetsun Quaker nwtd .......................G Wilson 4 37722 Jelly Gem nwtd U & ..........................Cottam 5 65123 Prophecy 25.54 .............................. G Farrell 6 82564 Premier Osti 25.79 ............................C Hore 7 22211 Lucario 25.67 ....................................C Hore 8 13625 Yes No Maybe 25.49 .........................B Craik 12 3.16pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS STAKES C5, 457m 1 31651 Good Return 25.63 ....................D Schofield 2 46818 Trilise 25.56 ............................... A Lawrence 3 32244 Jazzboy Jack 25.71 ................... A Lawrence 4 45266 Hunted One 25.87............................ S Clark 5 DD436 Teegambo 25.63 ........... A Lawrence 6 14172 Thrilling Carter 25.34 ...................... K Walsh 7 34271 Zagato 25.65 ............................. A Lawrence 8 318x6 Harajuku Baby 25.81.........................B Craik 9 15268 Fancy Amigo 25.91 ....................D Schofield

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Ashburton Guardian 19

■ OPINION

Milestone for Cates-Butt family connections

BY MATT MARKHAM

HARNESS RACING NEW ZEALAND

Peter Cates achieved something quite incredible on Tuesday.

The Ashburton owner, who has a longspanning involvement in harness racing, was victorious with Idealindiamonds who won on debut at the Waikouaiti meeting in the hands of Bob Butt for trainers, David and Catherine Butt.

While a Tuesday win at a low-key meeting might not measure up to some of the heights that Cates and his wife, Jocelyn, have enjoyed over the years with

the likes of Bondy and City Rogue, this win was special.

Bob Butt became the fourth generation of the Butt family to drive the winner of a horse owned by Cates.

His great-grandfather Wes, grandfather Robin and father David have all met Cates in the winners’ circle and now Bob has too.

It’s believed that such an achievement wouldn’t have been done before in New Zealand harness racing with even some of the leading harness families not stretching over four generations.

Cates owns Idealindiamonds with his wife Jocelyn and his daughters Nicola Copland and Joanne Lovett.

After the hustle and bustle of Auckland Cup week, premier harness racing takes a focus on Addington this week.

There’s some major Group One racing to be held at harness headquarters including the NZ Breeders Stakes this week – which despite the absence of the retired Adore Me, has drawn a cracking field. Venus Serena gets her chance to get back on track while up-and-comer New Years Jay will get her chance to snare her

first Group One win.

The New Zealand Trotting Oaks has drawn arguably its best line up in a number of years and the four and five-yearold pacers and trotters will get their chance to strut their stuff as well.

Harness racing also returns to Mid Canterbury this week with the last Methven Trotting Club meeting of the season.

The meeting also pretty much wraps up grass track racing for the season with the focus shifting to the crusher dirt tracks in the lead up to and during the winter months.

Firing up for big finish

Action on track at the Ashburton Trotting Club was low key yesterday with fewer than 30 horses lining up.

In the sixth of the day, a special handicap pace for CO and faster horses, Brett Cusdin’s Franco Natti was clearly the star in the field, but was forced

to start off 30 metres.

From the standing start, Ben Waldron’s Sioux West was quickly off the mark and settled down as pace maker with Change the Nation and stable mate the Bruce Hutton trained Gunpowder on the Waldron team’s tail.

For most of the distance the order remained unchanged with Franco Natti slowly making up the handicap start. Only Terry and Glenys Chmiel’s Gyrate blotted his copy book and lost any chance of finishing well after galloping for several hundred metres at the start.

Bruce Hutton and Gunpowder heading to the line.

With 400 metres to run Gunpowder and Change the Nation made a move, with Franco Natti stepping up a notch to begin threading his way through the field to challenge for the lead.

In the final few metres, Gunpowder, driven by Hutton had enough left in the tank to slip

home half a head clear of Franco Natti who was never under any pressure from trainer/driver Brett Cusdin.

Change the Nation and Ricky May finished another half head back in third.

The time was 3.11:6; 800m, 61.5; 400m 29.2.

PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 180315-DW-159

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 14 and 17 Women’s Section Aoteoroa Cup, Coronation Medal, Senior Vets Trophy Ellenor Sullivan – 69, Brenda Fechney, Robynne Nicoll, Sally Lemon – 72, Kath Read, Pauline Bell – 73.

Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites: Daphne Hinton, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Ruth Fail, No 12 Lynn Small’s Salon: Shirley Elliott, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Erin Porter, 2nd Shot No 18: Jeannette Early Twos: – Nicky Gill, Ruth Fail – No 8, Erin Porter – No 14.

Methven Golf Club 9 Hole Golf March 13 2nd Sue Bunt Slaver 1st Putting Mike Markillie 50-19-31, 14 Putts; Hiromi Ikehata 47-9-38 , 14 Putts; Karen Currie 55-20-35, 16 Putts; Annette Maw 2119-32, 18 Putts Methven Hammer Hardware best Player: Mike Markillie; BNZ 2nd Shot: Brian Blackwell

■ Bowls

Hampstead Bowling Club March 14th

Histon Triples 1st: B Mayson, A Crawford, M Smallridge 2nd B Holdem, N Woods, B White 3rd C Leech, L Spargo, H Godall

■ Golf

Mayfield Golf Club March 17 Ladies Division Nancy McCormick RoundMarilyn Cross and Trish Corbett 152, Helen Rapsey and Jan Clucas 155;Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd shot - Anne-Marie Blair andJudy Webb;ALT nearest pin 5 & 11 not struck.

Tinwald Golf Club March 17 Women’s Division Pat Mc Lauchlan All Irons K McAuliffe 91 18 73 D Wellman 103 26 77 J Van der Heide 95 17 78 L Glassey 104 25 79 Nearest The Pins No 2 Dairy Business Centre M Bennett No6 Stables Restaurant not struck No12 Mac and Maggies K McAuliffe No16 Outdoor Adventure S Young Two’s K McAuliffe 9 Hole Competition N Costin 68 27 41 K Young 69 27 42

■ Shooting

Mayfield Rifle Club March 16 James Spencer 46, Thomas Corbett 87, Robert Spencer 90, Kyle Hansen 86.1, Nicolas McDowell 40, Ollie C 88.1, Adrian Holden 91, Grace Austin 79, Kristof-

fer Larsen 64, Brent Austin 93.2, Alan Wakelin 97.1, Dave Kingston 90.3, Ben Williams 95.2, Martin Fleming 97.4, John Fleming 95.3.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub Centre Lawn Bowls March 22 Singles Champion of Champions Played at the Ashburton Green 9.30 start Men’s Singles: To report at 9am: G Bishop, N Atkinson; (Allenton Marker): To report at 10.30 am: D Turner, T Inwood, S Fleetwood. (Markers: MSA and Methven) Women’s Singles: To report at 9.am: V Bell, W Herriott, (Marker Rakaia); To report at 10.30 am: S Pagey, S Keith, G Baker; (Markers: Ashburton and Hampstead.)

Junior Men’s Singles: To report at 9am: R Ford, R. Fensom (Marker Ashburton); to report at 10.30am; R Kane, G Brown, L Neal (Markers: Allenton, MSA) Junior Women’s Singles: To report at 9am: C Bassett, J Moore, (Marker Allenton) To report at 10.30am: D Callaghan, H Wilkins, P Kiddey (Markers: Hinds, Ashburton) Mens Colts Singles: To report at 10.30am

B Ching, R Jenner, A Allred, M Carter.

(Markers: Ashburton, Rakaia)

■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club March 24 Mid-Week Women. Nancy McCormick 36 Holes Foursomes. Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters: R. Fail & J. Montgomery. House Duty: K. Read & A. Hunt. 36 Holes. No.1 Tee. 9.00 J. Welch & M. Watson A. Grant & S. Lemon.

9.06 L. Small & C. Emery R. Fail & 9.12 L. Wackrow & J. Dunlop H. Robertson & K. Green. 18 Holes. No.10 Tee. 9.00 J. Guilford & H. Trott K. Read & A. Hunt.

9.06 D. Engelbrecht & W. Carter. J. Montgomery & J. McKeown. 9.12 M. Urquhart & J. Early J. Leferink & K. Shaw 9.18 F. Matsinger & B. Cameron.

Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section March 26 Rnd 1 medal-stroke, report 9.15 am. Nine Hole Convenors: Ann Fleming 3084005 and Joy Nicholas 3086464.

Weekend ladies, Saturday 21 March 2015.

Nancy McCormick 36 Holes Foursomes.

Report 8.20 am.

All women players welcome to join weekend ladies. Club Captain: Jenny Williams 300820081.

Tinwald Golf Club March 21 Match Play Captain v President match play (Captain team first). Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to

tee off times.

No 1 Tee.12.30, D Gill, S Kircher, L Jackson, R Bruce. 12.36, B Collins, C Hart, S Anderson, G Rennie 12.42, P Marshall, C Miller, W Scott, A Barrie No 10 Tee 12.30, R Wards, T Clarke, A Pierce, R Harris.12.36, B Kirdy, R Kirdy, K Bishop, A Millar No 13 Tee. 12.30, Darren Green, D Allan, M Fechney, A Pawsey.12.36, C Whiting, Des Green, No 7 Tee, 12.36, J Beardsley, S Newman, S Lane, J VanderHeide Starters; am B Collins, pmP Marshall, A Barrie. Cards; B Collins.

March 24 Women’s Division Aotearoa Cup Coronation Medal Vets trophy No 1 9.00 M. Smith M. Pawsey L. Bird 9.05 D. Wellman M. Kennedy P. Bell 9.10 J. Undy C. Shanks V. Prendergast 9.15 L. Glassey L. McClea H. Argyle B. Harris No 7 9.00 D. Lowe C. Linney M. Bennett 9.05 J. Vander Heide P. Smith D. Bell 9.10 T. Clarke J. Peacock K. McAuliffe No 10 V. Cartney B. Cochrane B. O’Neill 9.05 P. Ellis I. Divers S. Gutsell 9.10 P. Bishop S. Young D. Sharplin No 13 9.00 M. Colville R. Kinvig S. Vucetich 9.05 J. Smith J. Bruhns A. Dwan Nine Holes Stroke No 1 9.30 M. Sherriff N. Costin J. Cartwright 9.35 K. Young D. Mitchell C. Carr Starters K. McAuliffe V. Cartney; Cards M. Smith S. Vucetich; Tea duty M. Colville R. Kinvig; Draw steward June Bruhns.

WHAT’S ON The Club Orchestra

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, March 19 , 2015 SPORT

MEETINGS, EVENTS

WARRATAHS

will be performing

Tuesday, March 24 6.00 to 8.00 pm Ashburton Squash Club Harrison Street.

New players most welcome.

this Saturday from 7.30pm

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome.

Courtesy van available.

231 Burnett Street, Ashburton

www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

$30 each or $10 aged 10 & under

Ph 308 7149

Do not wait until you’re thirsty to dig a well

WAYSIDE INN HINDS Saturday March 21st 8.00pm With KATIE THOMPSON Tickets @ bar $25 or cosmicticketing.co.nz (B/F applies) door sales also available

Confucius

Monday Dinner Special Chinese Buffet & Takeaway 6.00pm to 7.30pm

Free use of Hot Pools for dinner guests

Bookings Essential Phone 03 302 8724

METHVEN A&P SHOW

March 21, 2015 Methven Showgrounds

Show off your new arrival in our Welcome to the World adverts

FREE OF CHARGE

101st SHOW 2015

Copies of the Centennial book will be on sale at the Secretary’s office. The gift calf auction will be held at 2.30pm on show day.

Art and Crafts, Wine and Food Festival, Segway rides, Archery, Side Shows and Luke Glendining.

Ashburton Squash Club Junior Registration

RURAL TRADING POST

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof phone 302 2911.

Fresh-up Comedy Tour

COMING

SOON

Ben Hurley, Dai Henwood and Vaughan King are hitting the road again and delivering huge laughs for the second year.

Adults $36.50, Students/Seniors $31.50

1.30pm - Fri, April 24 & Sun, April 26 Your old favourites from the war years.

211a Wills Street, Ashburton

211a Wills Street, Ashburton

TO BOOK: BOOK: TO

Phone 03 03 307 307 2010 2010 Phone www. .co.nz www. .co.nz

FOR SHOW SHOW INFO: INFO: FOR www.ateventcentre.co.nz www.ateventcentre.co.nz

A cast of 22 in a song and dance show with the chance to take part in sing-a-longs.

Tickets $22.00

Tickets onThe saleBuddy for: The Buddy Holly Story.

Holly Story.

Sunday, Sunday, March March 22 22 @ @ 4pm.

4pm.

Limited door sales available.

To advertise in What’s On contact Emma

03 307 7936

AVAILABLE for rent, vacant new. Three double bedroom, sunny house with large sun room, two showers, dual heating, large kitchen/pantry.

Hanrahan Street, Allenton.

Single garage, easy care section, no pets, references required, long term. Phone Leslie, Property Management, 021 179 9265.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LULU - cute and cuddly, attractive and busty. Specials, let all your dreams come true.

Phone 021 0233 9259 (no texting).

MAYCE - tall, busty, attractive lady, in/out calls, private premises. Phone 021 0865 2491.

NEW ASIAN, beautiful, friendly, sexy body, busty 38 DD, good service with massage. Phone 021 067 9520.

TRADES, SERVICES

TERRI: hot and sexy, warm and friendly, mature, busty blond. Eager to please and be pleased. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Phone 022 065 7059.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.*

FOR SALE

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

DELICIOUS Home Made Simnel Cakes. Call into Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade or call us on 308 8287, and pre order a delicious Simnel Cake for Easter for only $20.00. Share this traditional Easter Cake with your family and friends, DOAKY’S Plumbing Ltd. made with love at Kitchen Plumbing, drain laying, Kapers. blocked drains. No job too BIG or too SMALL. Call FIREWOOD dry pine 3.6m³, Lindsay now 027 555 5575 or $160, delivered Mid 03 308 1248.

Canterbury. Phone 0272 777 729.

Please email your photo and 30 words or less to classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Gate charge: Adults $15, school children free. Free parking

Saturday March 21, 8pm

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Guardian Motoring

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

Daily Events

PLANTS, PRODUCE

PLANT CLEARANCE. Big grade trees, camellias and rhododendrons, standards etc. Shrubs from $2.50. All must go. Fri 8am-3pm, Sat 9am-12noon. NO EFTPOS. Braam Landscapes, 119 Maronan Road, Ashburton.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Thursday

mornings www.toylibrary. ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-shop. Cnr Cass Street and Havelock St. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main St, Methven.

10.00am ST DAVID’S CHURCH. Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, 1st time free. St Andrews Church, Bridge Street Rakaia.

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

Social Hall, Havelock St.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players.

M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

1.45am HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. Visit Ashburton Domain, Meet at the main entrance off West St. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time /Sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Rd. 7.30pm - 9.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Friday

Thomson and Jane St, Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor, Heritage Centre, West Street.

7.30pm HEARTLAND RUGBY SUPPORTERS. Housie - 35 games, 2 super, 2 silent.

Hampstead Rugby Club, Bridge St.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning next 9 moves. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am BALMORAL HALL LINEDANCERS. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, great exercise, new players welcome, rackets available. Sports Hall, Tancred St. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane St, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in for a cuppa, clothing sale.

St Andrews Anglican Church, Cnr

Puzzles Thursday, March 19, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC 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)

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QUICK Across 6. Noises 7. Coward 10. Obscene 11. Lives 12. Eons 13. Fairy 16. Delay 17. Mole 20. Alone 21. Lighter 22. Summit 23. Defect Down 1. Infomercials 2. Dissent 3. Melee 4. Forlorn 5. Halve 8. Disintegrate 9. Reparable 14. Genesis 15. Bootleg 18. Roams 19. Agree

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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)

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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)

QUICK ACROSS 1. Strikingly attractive (3-8) 8. Copy of an original (7) 9. Leg bone (5) 10. Prison room (4) 11. Succinct (7) 12. Female deer (3) 13. Centre (4) 15. Remove (4) 17. Purchase (3) 19. Former (7) 20. Naked (4) 23. Nothing (colloq) (5) 24. Imprecise (7) 25. Culprit (11)

DOWN 1. Make wealthy (6) 2. Cast out (5) 3. Enthusiastic (4) 4. Opportunity (6) 5. Time without end (8) 6. Device to attract publicity (7) 7. Desolate (6) 12. Decode (8) 14. Partially cover (7) 16. Bloodsucking pest (colloq) (6) 17. Adjacent (6) 18. Persistently annoy (6) 21. Separate (5) 22. Costly (4)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) The perfect mix of intellectual savvy and idealism come together today to give your imagination and daydreams a powerful edge.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) It’s in the Sun’s final days in a social and serendipitous part of your chart that something truly serendipitous seems to be developing.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Today marks the start of an auspicious few days on the professional front, with something fateful building ahead of tomorrow’s solar eclipse.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Look back at adventurous events in your life in 1998 and 2007, with those same conditions likely to repeat again over the coming days.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) A smart head for money and a mix of intellectual savvy and idealism come together today to give you a financial edge and creative imagination.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) While there may be more mundane and serious talks that need to happen, they can wait, today’s a day tailor made for sharing dreams.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) In the lead up to tomorrow’s total solar eclipse in your work sector there is a chance to bring a mix of intellectual savvy and idealism together.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Professional success and making matters of the heart and your relationships a priority is possible, it requires smart time management.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Whatever your goal it will not only be crystal clear today, but comes with the confidence of knowing that where there’s a will there’s a way.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) There is a chance today to give your dreams and aspirations a voice, as Mercury’s articulation and Neptune’s idealism come together.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) The Moon’s position in your income sector gives you a nose for money as a smart head for money gets right inside your real aspirations.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) With heart and mind on the same page and a smart and intellectually savvy take on your dreams and aspirations the word impossible no longer exists.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

ARTHUR, Ethel Margaret – A lovely lady who was cherished by us all. The best knitter and cheese roll maker, we will miss your smile and friendly chats.

“To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die” Love always – The Cheers Bar Committee.

NEWTON, Mabel Elaine (Elaine) – On March 17, 2015.

Peacefully, at home. Aged 89 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Roy. Much loved mum of Susan and Selwyn Sloan, and Alan and Eve Newton. Special nana of Melanie, and Amanda; Jaimie, Leanne, Sarah, Joanna, and great nana Newton of Shae-ann, and Dominic. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Funeral details to follow.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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

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During office hours notices may also be sent to:

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Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

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A southwest flow over New Zealand weakens as ridge moves east onto New Zealand. A trough approaches from the Tasman Sea late Friday. It moves over the South Island on Saturday while a ridge over the North Island weakens. The trough moves over lower North Island on Sunday pulling away to the east on Monday.

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Showers clearing then fine spells. Southerlies dying out.

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BYRON, Phoebe Daphne – In loving memory of Phoebe.

“Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and held so dear.”

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living Food stylist Jane Rangiwahia has the answer for when it is necessary to take a plate; Beez discovers surfing for beginners; Maihi creates a designer welcome mat.

10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Cain feels protective; Doug notices the tension between Marlon and Laurel. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 N Katherine Mills – Mind Games British illusionist Katherine Mills shows the magic of the human mind, and how people are unknowingly influenced by their daily lives.

0 8:30 Offspring AO 0 9:30 Best Bits 0 10pm Was It Something I Said? AO 10:30 One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Numb Chucks 0 4pm Shake It Up 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 Ashburton’s finest cannot stay out of trouble; a couple face a night behind bars. 0 8pm Highway Patrol A woman in an unregistered car attempts to evade police; the team goes to the scene of a truck crash in an industrial area. 0 8:30 The Flash 0 9:30 Arrow AO 0 10:30 Police Ten 7 3 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray 11:30 Crazy Ones PGR 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil AO 2:25 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:25 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyraiderz – Shogun 3 7:55 Danny Phantom 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Care Bears 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 The Moe Show 3 0 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 Turn Back Time – The High Street 3 The shopkeepers arrive in Victorian Shepton to set up shop and home, and to trade as they would have in the 1870s, but first they must source and make their stock.

2:55 Deal Or No Deal 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Cricket – ICC World Cup (Highlights) Quarter-final One. From the Sydney Cricket Ground.

5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 A celebrity chat show.

6am The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

6:30 #SkySpeed 7am NRL 360 8am Sterlo – On The Couch 9am L Bowls – Trans-Tasman From the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch.

11:15 Golf World 11:45 #SkySpeed 12:15 L Bowls – TransTasman From the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch.

2:30 Sky Sport Select 3pm L Bowls – Trans-Tasman From the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch.

5:15 NRL 360 6:15 Sterlo – On The Couch

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Top Gear PGR Jeremy Clarkson tests the new BMW M3, and Richard Hammond marks the imminent demise of the Land Rover Defender, with guests Will Smith and Margot Robbie. 0 8:45 M The Jackal AO 1997 Action. Richard Gere, Bruce Willis, Sidney Poiter. 0

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR Linda and Bob’s romantic out-of-town date proves disappointing; Louis’s school pet, a chinchilla, escapes.

9pm South Park AO 3 9:30 House Of Lies AO 10pm Cops PGR 10:30 The Almighty Johnsons AO 3

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes 3 8:30 Madam Secretary AO 9:30 N Prisoners’ Wives AO Francesca finds herself at the heart of a gangland turf war, and must protect her family; Kim’s innocent husband is sent to prison.

10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

7:15 Random Rugby TV 7:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 8:30 #SkySpeed A review of the week’s motorsport highlights and the progress of Kiwis on the world stage.

9pm Motorsport – V8 Life 9:30 Motorsport – FIA Formula One World Championship (Highlights) Australian Grand Prix. From Melbourne.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Rugby Nation

11pm F Trauma – Level One AO 12:05 Crime Secrets Of… AO 3 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 20

11pm The Originals AO Midnight Monday Mornings AO 3 12:55 RBT PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Scandal AO 3 0 3:15 Hart Of Dixie 3 0 4:05 Robotomy PGR 3 4:15 Zeke And Luther 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 3 News 11:55 Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe. 12:25 Bones AO 3 A street artist, who is covertly plastering his art on a billboard, falls and lands directly in his own glue – and into human remains. 0

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

11:30 Sky Sport Select Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Boxing – Super 8 Preview 1am Fight Night 3am UFC Now 4am Athletics – New Zealand Track And Field Nationals (Highlights) 4:30 Sky Sport Select 5am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 5:30 Netball Zone

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 By Any Means 7:30 Catch And Cook – US 8am Barter Kings 8:30 Sophie In The Home Countries 9am The Cook And The Chef 9:30 Candice Tells All 10am Carter Can 10:30 Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 11am Buying Alaska 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Walking The Nile 1pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 2pm By Any Means 3pm Barter Kings 3:30 Oddities PGR 4pm River Cottage Road Trip 5pm Beat My Build 6pm Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 6:30 Buying Hawaii 7pm The Liquidator 7:30 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes 8:40 Thai Street Food With David Thompson 9:10 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 9:45 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 10:30 The Liquidator 11pm Beat My Build

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Midnight Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Oddities PGR 1:30 Barter Kings 2am River Cottage Road Trip 3am Buying Hawaii 3:30 Auction Room 4am Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes 5:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 2 5pm Swagger 3

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 NCIS MV 12:15 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm Modern Family PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG A special behind-the-scenes look at the ups and downs of the first family of American laughter.

7pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Longmire 16V 9:30 Banshee 18VLSC 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

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SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm Hoiho 8:30 Concert – Yolande Gibson Sings Favourites 3 9pm Anzac Concert 2013 3 10pm Te Po Mekemeke 10:30 Te Ara Wairua – A New Hope AO 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Magic Of Science PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Thermite Ice. 9:30 Moonshiners M 10:30 Railroad Alaska PG Earthquake. 11:30 Nightmare Next Door M Innocence Lost.

12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got To Escape Through An Air Duct. 1:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 3:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Secrets of the Range Rider. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Bullet Fired v Bullet Dropped. 6:30 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG Make or Break. 8:30 Gold Rush PG Parker’s Accident. 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 Alaska Monsters M 11:30 Cry Wolfe M

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Midnight Cry Wolfe M 12:30 The Amazing Race PG 12:30 Disappeared M Diamond in 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 Law the Rough. 1:30 Scorned – Love And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV Kills M 2:30 Dukes Of Haggle PG 3:25 Longmire 16V 4:15 Banshee Mouth of the South. 3am Deadliest 18VLSC 5:05 Billy The Exterminator Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M Going PGL 5:35 Whose Line Is It for Broke. 5am Dirty Jobs PG Wild Goose Chase.

Anyway? PG

Katherine Mills – Mind Games 7:30pm on TV One

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Top Gear

7:30pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS

7:05 The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG 7:30 21 And Over 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin. 9:05 The Memory Book M 2014 Romantic Drama.

Adrienne Barbeau, Ryan Bruce.

10:30 Rocky Road PGL 2014 Drama.

Mark Salling, Rebecca Dalton.

Noon Housebound MVLC 2014 Horror. Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata. 1:50 Parker 16VL 2013 Action. Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez. 3:50 21 And Over 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin. 5:25 Jack M 2012 Drama. Rick Roberts, Sook-Yin Lee. 6:55 That Burning Feeling MLS 2013 Comedy. Paulo Costanzo, John Cho. 8:30 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action.

Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton.

10:15 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

6am Autumn In New York M 2000 Romantic Drama. Winona Ryder, Richard Gere. 7:45 The Importance Of Being Earnest 2002 Romantic Comedy. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon. 9:20 The Hours MC 2002 Drama. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman.

11:15 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. Seth Rogen.

1:05 Elizabeth 16VS 1998 Historical.

Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes. 3:05 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby. 4:50 American Beauty 16VLSC 1999 Drama. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening. 6:50 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry.

8:30 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 10:20 Spy Game MVL 2001 Action.

12:05 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy.

Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan. 1:35 Jack M 2012 Drama. 3:05 That Burning Feeling MLS 2013 Comedy.

4:40 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action.

12:25 Practical Magic MV 1998 Drama. 2:05 American Beauty 16VLSC 1999 Drama. 4:05 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action.

5:50 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy.

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6am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Fever v Steel.

6:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Thunderbirds v Mystics.

7am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Magic v Vixens.

7:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Tactix v Pulse. 8am Netball Zone 8:30 Super League Fulltime 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Two Saturday.

10am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Raiders v Warriors.

10:30 The After Match 11am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Rabbitohs v Roosters.

1pm Golf Central 2pm Golf World 2:30 Mountain Biking – Cape Epic (Highlights) 3pm Inside Supercars 3:30 Motorsport – V8 Life 4pm #SkySpeed 4:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 5:30 Golf World 6pm Golf Central 7pm The After Match 7:30 Super League – Boots ’n’ All 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big Weekend With Matty Johns 10:40 NRL Footy Show

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1am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Rabbitohs v Roosters.

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Tigers v Dragons.

2am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets.

4am Ironman New Zealand 5am Football League Show 5:30 Super League – Boots ’n’ All

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Sport

Track stars in the making Ashburton athletes Jake Jackways, Ella Pearson and Emma Becroft medalled overall in their age groups at the Canterbury Children’s Athletic Championships in Timaru.

Becroft and Pearson both came second overall in their age groups while

Jackways came third in the 11-yearold-boys. In 9-year-old girls’, Becroft was second in the long jump, 60m and 100m sprints as well as fourth in the 200m, seventh in shot put and eighth in discus to win silver overall.

Pearson collected wins in the 800m

and 1500m as well as second places finishes in the 200m and 400m events.

Pearson also had a fourth in long jump and was sixth in the 100m.

Jackways also collected long distance wins in the 11-year-old boys’ 800m and 1500m. A fourth in the 400m and sev-

enth in the 200m and 16th in the long jump which saw him finish third overall.

The Ashburton club had a team of 20 competing at the championships and are currently awaiting confirmation of the Canterbury team which will compete in Nelson this weekend.

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Milne is in attack mode

BY ANDREW ALDERSON If there’s one New Zealand player for whom the World Cup quarter-final shapes as pivotal, it is Adam Milne.

Milne missed the Bangladesh fixture after suffering a shoulder injury against Afghanistan but looks to have recovered enough to attempt to give the West Indies their comeuppance on Saturday.

The 22-year-old must be aching to prove he can rip through an order at the tournament as teammates Tim Southee (with

seven for 33 against England) and Trent Boult (five for 27 against Australia) have.

The decision to pick Milne has always come with logic. By bowling in the high 140km/h range and, on occasion, edging into the 150km/h bracket, he offers the potential to demolish opposition.

There was evidence during the New Zealand A tour to the United Arab Emirates in November and December.

Signs of Milne’s erratic past diminished as he cleaned up Ireland’s tail to take five for 33

and took three for 24 against the United Arab Emirates.

“People know I can bowl fast but I’ve been working on that consistency,” Milne said after the UAE game when the locals slipped to 21 for five by the 12th over.

“I’ve grooved my action better to help with line and length.

It’s always good to see batsmen jumping around.”

The batsmen looked like they were enduring cricket’s equivalent of a game of paintball.

Those performances led to a national recall. Before the World

Cup Milne played nine ODIs this summer, returning 12 wickets at 32.08 and conceding 4.84.

He took wickets in all but one match, opened the bowling five times and delivered his allotment on five occasions as well.

He went for more than a run-aball in just two matches.

Milne’s five World Cup appearances have yielded fewer opportunities in the wake of his teammates’ success. He has only bowled 35.2 overs, taking four wickets at 39.25 at an economy rate of 4.44 runs per over.

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against the West Indies could be his time to intimidate and prove the value of his extra pace. New Zealand need wickets against the West Indies to thwart momentum. Milne can fit that brief.

The build-up is also the perfect opportunity for departing bowling coach Shane Bond to impart his wisdom.

Yesterday Daniel Vettori hinted Bond had already played a key role with his charges at the tournament. “He’d be the first to admit he’s got fantastic stock to work with, both within and outside the group.”

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