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Ashburton schools’ $10m boost

‘ ‘ Finally at last they have recognised it and agreed that it needed to be done

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It’s extremely exciting and a great way to be able to update the teaching spaces Brent Gray, Ashburton Intermediate principal

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Principals welcome $10m windfall

By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton Intermediate and Allenton School are finally moving into the 21st century with a $10 million windfall for major campus renewal projects.

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced the investment yesterday, saying the government was responding to the area’s rapid population growth.

Ashburton Intermediate is almost getting a whole new school, with about $6 million to be spent.

There will be 11 prefab teaching spaces including the old school library demolished and replaced.

The new classrooms may be built in another area of the campus, and this would enable the prefabs to continue to be used while building is under way.

There will also be strengthening and refurbishment of eight teaching spaces in a two-storey block at the intermediate.

Allenton School will have five teaching spaces replaced and one new one constructed, along with general weather tightness repairs on other buildings, costing from $4 to $4.5 million.

“Both schools are hard up

Ashburton Intermediate School students are excited at the prospect of an extensive campus redevelopment.

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against their capacity, and these redevelopments and modernisations are badly needed,” Hipkins said.

“Ashburton is one of the fastest-growing rural districts in the country, and this growth needs to be reflected in our investment in

Allenton School principal Graham Smith informs pupils who have been forced into a break-out space, due to overcrowding, of new classrooms on the way.

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local education.” The population of the Ashburton district had increased by over 13 per cent during the last census period, compared to just over five per cent nationwide.

“Both schools have shown considerable resilience in dealing with their recent capacity issues, and I’m looking forward to seeing the benefits these new, modern buildings will deliver for teaching and learning in Ashburton,” Hipkins said.

Work on both projects is expected to be under way late this year.

Ashburton Intermediate principal Brent Gray said the approval was for more than expected, referring to the second stage of development involving modernisation of the two-storey block.

Ashburton Intermediate opened in 1974, and stage one represents the bulk of the school’s buildings, the 11 prefabs.

“To have the second part tagged for refurbishment as well is really exciting, it means everything can be brought up to scratch at the same time,” Gray said.

“It’s extremely exciting and a

great way to be able to update the teaching spaces.”

The intermediate has undergone gradual roll growth over the years, although is undergoing a short-lived dip this year with one less Year 7 class. Its roll is about 400 and expected to be back up around 430 next year.

Allenton School principal Graham Smith is also pleased with the large extent of improvements.

Smith has long been fighting for extra space in the face of rapid roll growth due to more families moving into the area. The hall’s supper room and a breakout room are being used as classrooms.

When he started there as principal about seven years ago, the roll was about 320. By the end of this year it is expected to be 400 plus.

Smith said the upgrade would also involve infrastructure. Currently fuses would blow when heat pumps were turned on, and there was water over-usage due to old plumbing.

“Finally at last they have recognised it and agreed that it needed it to be done,” Smith said.

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Farming educational modules available online

By Colin WillisCroft

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Mount Hutt College students are among those taking advantage of a new initiative from the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) that aims to increase on-farm profitability and productivity.

Released as 30 minute learning modules primarily for farmers, the online farming resource can be accessed on home computer, tablet or smart phone.

The learning modules are found on the knowledge hub on Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s website.

The modules offer best practice methods to help farmers make better informed decisions – and they are also a great learning resource for anyone studying agricultural science.

Developed by industry experts with farmers, each module provides a step-by-step tutorial on a farming topic. So far modules have included body condition scoring, principles of feeding – from lambing to weaning, feed fundamentals, and growing and grazing pasture.

Topics are aligned to the season and provide relevant tips for that time of the year.

Fiona Jessep, who farms a 220-hectare breeding and finishing dry land unit with hus-

Mount Hutt College agricultural science students (standing from left): Georgia Blackwell, Alison Esler, Jordan Francis, and (sitting from left), Kate Braidwood, Olivia Bryning, Sarra Whiting, Jakob Smith and Sam Wright, have a look at the new learning modules on the Beef + Lamb New Zealand website.

PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 140218-CW-042 band Paul on the outskirts of Methven, found the modules useful to improve her understanding of sheep management.

“It’s great to see that our levies are going into developing an excellent resource that is freely available. They are easy to read

and understand, and the use of graphics and videos makes the research more interesting”.

Jessep, who also teaches agri-

cultural science to Year 10 to 13 students at Mount Hutt College, uses the units in her teaching, having in the past struggled to find resources that were relevant to her students, especially when it came to sheep management.

“I’ve been using the sheep management modules as a research tool for my Year 13 students. One of the standards they complete for the NCEA course is to demonstrate an understanding of how the production process meets market requirements for New Zealand primary products. Having these online units available to the students helps build on what I’m teaching in the classroom and deepens their understanding.”

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chief executive Sam McIvor agreed that the initiative was a good one and encouraged the farming community to use the knowledge hub and its online resources actively in their farm businesses.

“This is a resource by farmers for farmers. Apart from refreshing themselves, I see these modules as a great training resource for farmers to get their staff up to speed on some key management topics that really make a difference to the bottom line.”

Mid Canterbury in Gita’s firing line Mid Canterbury is expected to find itself in the firing line of the tail end of Cyclona Gita which will pass over late today and into early tomorrow.

The MetService has issued a Severe Weather Warning for heavy rain, in the Mid Canterbury high country and foothills, and for strong wind, in the Mid Canterbury high country. It has also issued a Severe Weather Watch for the Canterbury Plains.

Gita looks set to bring heavy rainfall and violent winds again across a wide swathe of the northern South Island tonight,

followed by heavy rain in the central South Island.

The passage of Gita is expected to bring a period of high-impact severe weather to many parts of central New Zealand. Heavy rain will cause slips, rapidly rising streams and rivers, and flooding.

Severe gales with damaging gusts are expected, so people are advised to secure property and items that may be blown away by strong winds. There is also the potential for coastal inundation with high tide overnight Tuesday and before dawn on Wednesday, due to the combination of tides,

low air-pressure, strong onshore winds and large waves in excess of six metres in some places.

For the South Island, the risk of coastal inundation is greatest for areas from Buller and North Canterbury northwards. WeatherWatch forecaster Philip Duncan said the worst swells would be from New Plymouth to Hokitika, but Westport could be “clobbered” by the centre of Gita, with dangerous winds and coastal conditions.

Tropical Cyclone Gita is now a strong Category 2 tropical cyclone as it begins to turn toward

New Zealand. While earlier tracking models had Gita aiming for Wellington, Cook Strait and the upper South Island, the latest models show the cyclone making landfall squarely on the South Island.

MetService meteorologist Claire Flynn stressed that, although it will lose its status as a tropical cyclone, Cyclone Gita will still bring severe weather.

“It will maintain storm force winds around the centre of the storm, and possibly reach hurricane force,” said Flynn. “New Zealanders need to be aware

that, while it will no longer be a tropical cyclone, that does not mean it has weakened or dissipated.”

But forecasters say the storm’s final track is still uncertain. It could split when it hits the Southern Alps, ending up twice as wide

by Wednesday and spreading its energy over a greater area.

That means parts of New Zealand that were expecting gales could have calm weather, and other areas could get unexpectedly severe weather – so WeatherWatch is warning everyone to keep an eye on forecasts.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Conman jailed for 11 months A conman with 30 pages of criminal convictions for dishonesty was jailed for 11 months when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Peter Raymond Jones had admitted six charges of dishonestly using a credit card and one charge of forging a document that represented two-and-a-half years of benefit fraud.

Defence counsel Paul Bradford told Judge Joanna Maze it was futile sending Jones to prison but

the judge said his history couldn’t be ignored and probation officers considered him a high risk of reoffending.

Bradford said the reasons for Jones’ offending dated back to the 1970s when he was a youth. He had been to jail before but his last offence was in 2014, when he received a sentence of community work and intensive supervision.

“This man has been incarcerated for most of his life, not much good has come from that. If there is to be

any prospect for this gentleman, it is to be found in home detention with post detention conditions. If he goes to jail it will mean we are kicking a can down the road.”

Jones repeatedly forged documents to gain benefit payments from the Ministry of Social Development between 2014 and 2017.

He was paid $8095 he was not entitled to.

Then, last year, he dishonestly used the credit card of a Chinese national boarding at the house

where he lived to buy accommodation and other services, incurring a debt of $1099.

Judge Maze said this was also a breach of trust.

She said it was illogical to commute the prison sentence to home detention as Jones was at high risk of reoffending.

“I acknowledge the futility of imprisonment but your history means no deterrence can be achieved in home detention and the prospects of rehabilitation are low.”

Weaving vehicle a drunken giveaway for police Others to appear in the Ashburton District Court yesterday: Hamish Warwick Hinz, 23, of Tinwald, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol on West Street in the early hours of January 21. He blew 640mcg when stopped by police, who saw his vehicle weaving in its lane.

Hinz was fined $500, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Antoinette Louise Boardman, 37, of Dromore, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol on River Terrace on December 22.

She was stopped at a checkpoint and blew 504mcg.

She was fined $350, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months.

A man wanted by police for more than two years for alleged drink driving made a voluntary appearance before Judge Maze.

Tirakarere Richard Apaapa pleaded guilty to driving with excess breath alcohol in Tauranga in September 2015. He was caught with 678mcg.

Apaapa was fined $500, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Samuel Maurice Peter Mcdonald, 18, admitted driving while

his licence was suspended and careless use.

He lost his licence for three months last year because of excess demerit points and should not have been driving on September, when he crashed his car on State Highway 1 near Rangitata.

Mcdonald failed to take a bend, and the vehicle slid 100m before going through a fence and ending up in a paddock.

He was fined $200 and disqualified from driving for six months.

William George Mascull was fined $200 and disqualified from driving for six months after admitting driving in breach of his limited licence.

Mascull, 32, had lost his licence, suspended for three months, in December and was granted a limited licence with the help of an online lawyer. When he was stopped on December 29, he was found in breach of three conditions, including not driving the vehicle stipulated in the limited licence and not having a log book on him.

Lawyer Gretchen Hart said Mascull was genuinely remorseful about the breach, which had resulted in a miscommunication between him and the online barrister. “The whole process was a debacle.”

Mascull and his wife had been on their way to church when stopped at a River Terrace check-

point, where he was found to be in breach.

Hemi Witehira, 44, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (596mcg) on Bridge Street on December 16. He was fined $450 and disqualified from driving for six months. His vehicle was confiscated and will be sold.

Moses Apineru was fined $200, ordered to pay $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months after admitting a charge of driving while disqualified.

Samuel John Henry Whiting, of Ashburton, pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent.

He was remanded to May 14 for sentence.

Police sergeant Ian Howard said Whiting and the complainant were involved in an argument in a Burnett Street alleyway in the early hours of January 21.

The victim pushed Whiting, who retaliated by punching him in the head. The victim fell to the ground and lost consciousness, and spent three days in Christchurch Hospital recovering.

Cory William Paul, 17, admitted being a driver under 20 with excess breath alcohol (236mcg).

He was fined $200 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Paul had applied for a dis-

charge without conviction, saying the black mark on his record could stop him joining the armed forces.

Michael Robert Fraser was sentenced to six months community detention, with a 7pm to 6am curfew, on charges of breaching community work, driving while disqualified, cultivating cannabis and theft. He was also disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Judge Maze said some of the charges dated back to 2016 but Fraser had made a big effort to reduce the number of hours of community work he owed.

“But more importantly you have full-time work,” she said, adding he could have more opportunity to pay $5000 owed in reparation if he was allowed to stay in the community in employment.

The judge saw past Christopher Leon Weir’s extensive list of previous criminal convictions and sentenced the 27-year-old to 12 months intensive supervision after he admitted 10 charges including theft, dishonestly using a document and trespass.

The theft charges included several where Weir went into New World, took meat worth hundreds of dollars from the shelves and left without paying.

Weir’s counsel Gretchen Hart said Weir had begun to talk about changing his lifestyle.

Home detention for beating A 22-year-old man who delivered a drunken beating to another man was sentenced to eight months’ home detention.

Matthew Schlager, who admitted a charge of assault with intent to injure, had accepted a sentence indication of two years, two months jail, which Judge Joanna Maze converted to home detention.

She also marked Schlager’s file with a strike for serious violence.

Three strikes for serious violence means offenders jailed for the crime do not qualify for parole or early release.

She also noted Schlager had met with his victim during restorative justice and had already handed over $1000 to help cover medical expenses that followed the beating.

“He is still a young man and the offending occurred when he was grossly intoxicated. He has not been drinking since this incident and moved away from this particular peer group.”

Schlager had also referred himself to drug and alcohol counselling.

The judge recapped events from the night of the assault and said it was against a context of jealous anger.

Schlager had grabbed the victim by the throat and punched him; then stomped on his body and legs while he was on the ground.

The victim tried to leave and Schlager punched him around the head as he tried to get into his vehicle. The result was a severe cut and ongoing eye problems.

Schlager’s counsel Kerryn Beaton said her client had shown extraordinary remorse and had saved the $1000 to pay the victim.

He would be able to keep his job on a dairy farm and support his new family, she said.

Judge Maze said the home detention carried special conditions, and post detention conditions, and his first strike for violence.

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Offering hope to those in need You can be the hope that someone needs, says Mike King (right).

The comedian and mental health advocate is coming to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre next month, set to inspire and motivate, as part of a nationwide tour.

His message is that we all have the power to offer hope to those facing bullying, depression, low self-worth, anxiety or any other mental health issues.

For the past five years, King has represented the Key to Life Trust and spoken to thousands around the country.

In a 90-minute session on Friday, March 9, at 12.30pm, entitled I Am Hope, King will tell his own story.

It will cover being bullied at school, becoming a bully himself, and becoming one of New Zealand’s best-known comedians while struggling with mental health issues.

The event centre is promoting the session as one with a serious message, which is also upbeat, funny, honest and engaging.

There are no ticket sales, and the event centre is advising people to be early so they don’t miss out.

Falloon launches STEM scholarship Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon has launched a scholarship for local students interested in studying STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

“Despite recent moves to make one year of tertiary education free, it’s still more expensive to study STEM subjects than it is arts and humanities courses,” Falloon said.

“Rather than pushing more and more young people towards arts degrees, which Labour’s policy will do, we should be targeting funding to make it easier for people to train in areas our growing economy needs.

“My annual scholarship will provide up to $1500 to a young person from the Rangitata electorate to take a STEM subject at tertiary level,” he said.

“It’s not limited to first year students, anyone can apply at any point, and use it to pay for course fees or other course related costs,

Andrew Falloon which are typically higher for technical courses.

“Nearly every part of our economy is growing strongly. We need more engineers, and particularly here locally in Mid Canterbury we need many more people trained in agricultural sciences.

“By itself my scholarship won’t

solve the problem of skills shortages, but I hope that it will encourage more people to look at training in the areas we need to keep our economy moving,” Falloon said.

The scholarship is open to any student (or a person going into tertiary study the following year) who studied at high school level in the Rangitata electorate. Applicants may study at any institution in New Zealand.

Applications, which will open on September 1 and close on September 30, will go to a panel of three judges, one of who will be Falloon.

The judges will consider several criteria, including the intended course of study and institution, and connection of the student to the region.

Funds for the scholarship will be raised each year through the sale of raffle tickets at A&P shows.

If required, any shortfall will be covered by Falloon.

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Teen arrested in stabbing A teenager has been arrested and a man left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Christchurch.

The 19-year-old man was arrested after the incident at a house on Northcote Rd, Northcote about 2am yesterday.

The victim, a 43-year-old

A Russian national has become the second man to plead guilty to importing 5kg of MDMA into New Zealand.

Three people were arrested at Christchurch Airport when the powdered substance was found in a Samsonite suitcase.

At the time of the arrest in April last year, the drugs had a street value of $2 million.

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In a statement, police said a section of Northcote Rd was cordoned off while a scene examination was completed.

Police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.

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■ UNITED STATES

Anger focus on Trump Students who escaped the deadly school shooting in Florida are focusing their anger at President Donald Trump, contending that his response to the attack has been needlessly divisive.

David Hogg, a 17-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said: “You’re the president. You’re supposed to bring this nation together, not divide us.”

Hogg on Meet the Press yesterday was responding to Trump’s tweet on Sunday that Democrats hadn’t passed any gun control measures during the brief time they controlled Congress with a supermajority in the Senate.

Trump also alluded to the FBI’s failure to act on tips that the suspect was dangerous, while bemoaning the bureau’s focus on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

After more than a day of criticism from the students, the White House says the president would hold a “listening session” with unspecified students on Wednesday and meet with state and local security officials Thursday.

Nineteen-year-old senior Chris Grady was hiding at Stoneman Douglas High School during the shooting days go.

He says he’s angry and will be pressing with other students for gun control measures.

He and some fellow students organised a rally Sunday near the Parkland, Florida, high school, set to press for greater gun control measures from lawmakers.

The students plan to visit the state capital, Tallahassee, and visit the nation’s capital in March.

Grady says pupils targeted by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, in 2012 were “too young to understand”.

But he adds: “We want to be the voice for those kids and

Celine’s fans unhappy Disappointed fans are lashing out at Ticketmaster after Celine Dion tickets sold out instantly and reappeared on Ticketmaster’s resale site for more than $1000.

Tickets to the superstar’s show went on sale at midday but scores of fans have reported that tickets were immediately unavailable. At first they thought it was a glitch, but then they realised tickets were popping back up on Ticketmaster Resale instead, at substantially higher prices.

One fan wrote on Facebook: “Why is it that we were on the site dead on midday and still couldn’t get tickets and also through presale? Very annoying as there seems to be a lot available now through resale at 900 bucks each!”

Magaly Newcomb comforts her daughter Haley, 14, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at a makeshift memorial outside the school yesterday.

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thousands of others who have been affected by tragedies like this.”

A gun show went on as scheduled this weekend, a short drive from the school where Nikolas Cruz used his own legally purchased AR-15 assault weapon to kill 17 people and wound more than a dozen others. Many assault weapons were on display as customers, some bringing their children, checked out the killing firepower.

Jorge Fernandez spoke for

Florida Gun Shows in sharing what he called their “deepest condolences to the persons who have been involved in this terrible tragedy”.

But he told The Associated Press that his company’s shows are scheduled years in advance, and “it would just be cost prohibitive to cancel”.

Fernandez says he personally blames the shooting not on guns, but on the mental health of the 19-year-old shooter, Cruz.

He says he feels there should

be a mechanism permitting doctors or law enforcement to identify people with mental health problems and do something about it.

Customer Jerry Sepulveda said he can see how the gun show could be seen as insensitive to the victims, but he came anyway to see the guns.

He says he thinks there should be an age limit preventing teens from buying high-powered rifles, and that background checks should be strengthened.

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Boost for schools, a district windfall T

he announcement yesterday from Education Minister Chris Hipkins that the government will pump $10 million into two local schools might seem like a great slice of news for both Allenton Primary School and Ashburton Intermediate, but the far-reaching impact of the news goes a lot further than the two educational facilities.

All of a sudden, it would seem Ashburton is on the map.

After being seemingly left out in the dark on a number of other critical issues we are now in the minds of those who are important.

They have realised that we are a thriving region with a growing population and that our wealth of employment opportunities make us a desirable place for

many to relocate to.

And ultimately, that should, only serve us well moving forward.

One of the biggest issues for small regions is being recognised.

You will often hear of things happening in major centres like Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and discover that those same issues are a major here in our region too, yet we never seem to have the spotlight shone in our direction.

But you can almost guarantee after yesterday’s news, the next time someone writes a story nationally, or produces a radio piece about suffering schools with declining populations – or the complete opposite of that in increasing numbers, Ashburton will all of a sudden be mentioned.

Now that we have someone with the political standing of Hipkins going public and stating that Ashburton is one of the fastest-growing rural districts in the country and that the growth needs to be reflected in our investment in local education – it opens up a world of possibilities outside of the education sector too.

Our other major target areas such as the rural sector, which is already reasonably well-

served at a national level have the scope from which to push for more funding, or more attention as it is required.

That our population has increased 13 per cent in the last census period while the national average sits at 5 per cent also shows that we can’t be ignored.

We might be a small part of the map, but we are a significant one in the development stakes and we need to continue to push for more assistance from those who can best provide us if we are to continue to meet the growing demands on our infrastructure.

The news for Allenton Primary School and Ashburton Intermediate yesterday is welcome for both parties.

They have restricted learn-

ing spaces currently and the funding will allow that to be extended to create better learning environments to nurture and foster the growth of young people in the district.

Let’s just hope it doesn’t stop there into the future though.

Many other schools around the district are facing bulging rolls and appear to be bursting at the seams.

Time is something not a lot of them have before they reach capacity, but time might be what is needed to see the situation corrected by those higher above with the time to do so.

This is the first step of many in the right direction and with more help like that announced yesterday, the future may actually be starting to look a little brighter.

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Ten years ago: Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew returned to Earth after delivering a new European lab to the international space station.

Five years ago: The Obama administration announced a broad new effort to fight the growing theft of American trade secrets following fresh evidence linking cyberstealing to China’s military.

One year ago: President Donald Trump tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national

security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Flynn. Thousands of demonstrators turned out across the US to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day. Today’s birthdays: Socialite Gloria Vanderbilt is 94. Actor Sidney Poitier is 91. Racing Hall of Famer Bobby Unser is 84.

Jazz-soul singer Nancy Wilson is 81. Racing Hall of Famer Roger Penske is 81. Movie director Mike Leigh is 75. Actress Brenda Blethyn is 72. Actress Sandy Duncan is 72. Actor Peter Strauss

is 71. Rock musician Billy Zoom (X) is 70. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is 67.

Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is 64. Actor Anthony Head is 64.

Country singer Leland Martin is 61. Rock musician Sebastian Steinberg is 59. Comedian Joel Hodgson is 58. Rock musician Ian Brown (Stone Roses) is 55.

Model Cindy Crawford is 52.

Actor Andrew Shue is 51. Actress Lili Taylor is 51. Actress Andrea Savage is 45. Singer Brian Littrell is 43. Actress Lauren Ambrose is 40. Actor Jay Hernandez is 40.

Actress Chelsea Peretti is 40.

Singer-musician Chris Thile is 37. Actress-singer Jessie Mueller is 35. Comedian Trevor Noah is 34. Actor Jake Richardson is 33.

Actress Daniella Pineda is 31.

Actor Miles Teller is 31. Singer Rihanna is 30. Actor Jack Falahee is 29.

Thought for today: “I’ve always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development.” — Alice Roosevelt Longworth, former first daughter (born 1884, died this date in 1980).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, February 20, the 51st day of 2018.

There are 314 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

On this date: In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an immigration act which excluded “idiots, imbeciles, feebleminded persons, epileptics, insane persons” from being admitted to the United States.

In 1942, Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare became the US Navy’s first flying ace of World War Two by shooting down five Japanese bombers while defending the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the South Pacific.

In 1971, the National Emergency Warning Center in Colorado erroneously ordered US radio and TV stations off the air; some stations heeded the alert, which was not lifted for about 40 minutes.

In 1987, a bomb left by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski exploded behind a computer store in Salt Lake City, seriously injuring store owner Gary Wright. Soviet authorities released Jewish activist Josef Begun.

In 1998, Tara Lipinski of the US won the ladies’ figure skating gold medal at the Nagano Olympics while fellow American Michelle Kwan won the silver; Chen Lu of China won the bronze.

In 2003, a fire sparked by pyrotechnics broke out during a concert by the group Great White at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring about

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Fears of a predicted drought have been blamed for the lack of farmers’ confidence in a recent survey.

Drought, disruption undermines confidence A

marked drop in farmer optimism and growing concern about the ability to recruit suitable staff are stand-out features of the Federated Farmers’ Mid-Season Farm Confidence Survey.

For the first time in two years, farmer optimism has decreased, including negative perceptions of the economy, farm profitability, farm production and farm spending.

Farm debt levels have also increased and fewer farms are now debt-free.

The Federated Farmers survey is conducted by Research First twice a year (January and July) and 1070 farmers – 180 of them from Canterbury – responded to the questionnaire last month.

In terms of optimism about general economic conditions, there was a drop of 23 points compared to July last year and a 50 point drop when asked about the 12 months ahead.

“That’s quite a hit, but it needs to be viewed in context,” Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers Vice-President said.

“Pretty much all recent surveys of businesses have found a drop in confidence because of the disruption and uncertainty over October’s general election. And in mid-January, when

Miles Anderson FROM THE FARM

our survey was done, farmers in many regions had endured weeks and weeks of little or no rain.”

Confidence about current economic conditions among arable farmers – the majority of whom are in Canterbury and Marlborough – bucked the national trend. Their optimism levels moved up 14.7 points compared to the July 2017 survey.

But perversely, they are more pessimistic about economic trends over the next 12 months than dairy and meat and fibre farmers.

Last month’s survey found that optimism about future farm production fell for the first time since January 2016, with dairy farmers the most pessimistic, and arable farmers not far behind. Andrew said it was telling that farmers in all regions expected production to decrease, but particularly those in Taranaki-Manawatu and OtagoSouthland, the two areas most

affected by drought.

Just over half of all farms are currently making a profit (53.6 per cent), which is slightly lower than six months ago, but the proportion of farms making a loss has stabilised at 9.3 per cent.

However, optimism about future profitability has halved over the past six months and pessimistic perceptions have quadrupled.

The good news for Canterbury was that it was the area showing the greatest increase in farm profitability compared to six months ago of anywhere in the country, with a 21.2 point climb.

“Again, some context. Dairy commodity prices were on a downward trajectory for the last half of 2017 and at the time of our survey were only just starting to go the other way,” Andrew said.

“It was the dairy sector which suffered the biggest drops in production, farm spending and similar indicators. Meat and fibre farmers weren’t so bad.”

Similar to the July 2017 survey, the greatest concern for farmers was regulation and compliance costs.

The dry weather was also on their minds, and worry about climate change policy and the potential for livestock emissions to be included in the ETS

showed a marked increase.

The ability to recruit staff is becoming increasingly hard – the hardest in the 18 surveys that have been carried out since 2009.

This concern was voiced particularly loudly in Canterbury and Waikato/Bay of Plenty.

“Federated Farmers is trying to head this off with initiatives such as our new dairy apprenticeship but this trend is also a message to politicians that as they tinker with immigration settings, the needs of rural New Zealand are very different from what’s going on in Auckland.”

Biosecurity (21.3 per cent) leap-frogged the economy and business environment (16.1 per cent) as the issue that farmers wanted the Government to treat as the No. 1 priority – no doubt a reflection of worries over the spread of the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis.

Miles Anderson is the Meat & Fibre Chairperson The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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■ MYCOPLASMA BOVIS

Beef + Lamb makes M. bovis appointment Beef + Lamb New Zealand has appointed Paul McCauley to support farmers as part of its response to mycoplasma bovis.

McCauley, who has a wealth of knowledge about drystock farm systems and technology transfer, will be the main point of contact for farmers on M. bovis and farm biosecurity and will work closely with MPI regional response teams on issues affecting B+LNZ levy payers. He can be contacted at: Paul.mccauley@ beeflambnz.com.

B+LNZ has also updated its website with a comprehensive set of resources for those seeking more information on M. bovis.

It said the outbreak highlighted the importance of keeping NAIT records and ensuring Animal Status Declarations are completed and retained. Good record keeping has significantly reduced the amount of detective work required by MPI to identify the sources and destinations of cattle of interest.

B+LNZ is also urging farmers to implement on-farm biosecurity measures.

It said farmers should consider standard biosecurity advice to prevent their stock coming into noseto-nose contact with neighbours’ cattle.

It also encouraged farmers to clean and disinfect footwear, protective clothing and equipment of visitors working with their cattle, and where possible, to limit cattle movements on to farms and to determine the health history of any cattle being brought on to a property.

Late last week MPI increased the number of properties that have tested positive for M. bovis from 21 to 23, the latest two properties being in Southland and the Waitaki district.

Milk test results flowing in

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The first round of the national bulk milk surveillance programme is nearly finished and no new properties have been confirmed infected with mycoplasma bovis.

In its latest M. bovis response stakeholder update, released on Friday afternoon, the Ministry for Primary Industries confirmed that the number of infected properties was 23, the same number as the previous update on February 8, two of which are in Mid Canterbury.

However the number of properties under restricted place notices had risen from 38 to 42, and some of the earlier notices had been lifted.

MPI said the backlog of response samples has now been cleared and normal process-

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says test results indicate that eradication of mycoplasma bovis remains a viable option.

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ing of samples has resumed, which means test results will be reported back to farmers within the original time frame of two to three weeks from samples being taken.

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor said test results indicated that eradication of the disease remained a viable option.

“This is a good result and gives us confidence we are on the right track as we hunt down this disease,” O’Connor said.

“However, there is still a big job to do to determine the extent of the spread – we have two rounds of discard milk testing to complete. The discard milk comes from animals displaying an illness of some type and may paint a different picture.”

In addition to the milk testing, MPI is working with urgency to build a complete picture of the scale and location of the disease in New Zealand to fully inform whether eradication from the country is feasible and economically viable.

O’Connor said MPI is about to begin a public campaign encouraging farmers to report any at-risk animal movements that are not captured in recording systems such as NAIT. “It is vital farmers who have purchased animals they believe might be at risk, and who have not been contacted by MPI already, get in touch with the response team immediately on 0800 809-966.

“We need this information to locate any infection out there and get rid of it.

“It is crucial for the future livelihoods of all New Zealand dairy and beef farmers.”

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MARKET REPORT Sheep Another positive week for lamb and mutton producers with only one processor reducing the schedule by 10 cents.

With widespread rain forecast for the whole country, from what was tropical Cyclone Gita, and good pasture growth, producers are not needing to drop lambs without considerable forethought.

Especially with a limited number of lambs available due to many farmers having to bail out in December, processors are having to constrain themselves from making too severe cuts to the schedule if they want to keep plants ticking over.

It will be interesting to see soon what is the breakdown of sheep processed with the good prices being offered for ewes.

World demand appears sound for all sheep meat products and while the Easter shipments have all gone, apart from chilled airfreight product, Ramadan is next off the block with the middle of June when fasting finishes and feasting begins.

Hopefully with increasing amounts of New Zealand lamb.

Coming up this week for farmers; ECan are conducting Healthy Catchment drop -in sessions at Fairlie Golf Course on February 20, 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm and at The Grosvenor, Timaru, on the 21st at the same times for southern readers.

Beef and Lamb is hosting a workshop on Irrigated vs Dryland at Shelterdale, Rockwood Road, Hororata, 1.30pm on February 27.

Wool There was no Christchurch wool sale last week but Napier softened slightly on the previous sale for most lines between 1 to 3 per cent. However, the finer lambs’ wool appears to have taken a lift.

This wool which is in the 27-micron band is reducing in volume as lambs mature, buyers have been purchasing it as a substitute for mid-micron wool or finer, presumably for the apparel trade.

Hogget wool, on very small volumes had a lift also.

Beef No news is good news for beef producers with monitored schedules remaining unchanged for the week. Good news with the US dollar creeping up towards the 74 cent mark.

With international markets seemingly firm and, as with sheep, good feed reserves at home, producers can expect fairly modest drops when they occur.

Deer The news around venison is becoming in-

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Nathan Guy creasingly repetitive with yet another lift in prices by one of the processors.

The $11 mark is getting increasingly closer.

This is nearly $3 up on the same time last year and it didn’t seem such a bad price then.

Dairy While dairy prices seem assured to reach the predicted $6.40 or thereabouts for the season, Fonterra is coming under increasing scrutiny from ministers.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has joined those expressing concern over the poor performance of Fonterra China investments.

Both Beingmate and the China-based farms are becoming major sources of embarrassment, or should be.

O’Connor has called for a review, led by MPI, into the dairy industry which could reveal more about the co-op’s operations in China.

Adding to the negative focus on Fonterra, Small Business Minister Stuart Nash is advocating a culture change from the coop in their delayed payment policy.

Fonterra, along with some other large businesses, have a 61-day gap from the end-of-the-month invoices are dated before payment policy, which is hurting small businesses unable to carry such debts and arguably a poor example from a co-op made up of many small businesses.

The situation around mycoplasma bovis has not changed with the latest focus being on the cost of compensation to date.

National Minister Nathan Guy is picking costs of up to $100 million could be liable to be paid to farmers.

The law which states the farmers should be left “no worse off” when MPI exercises its powers is going to be tested with timeframes of compensation being dragged out and mostly only small “hardship” grants being made to date.

Happily, no more farms have been confirmed with the disease since February 9. The total as then sat at 23 confirmed farms.

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NZ construction sector in ‘race to the bottom’

By HamisH FleTcHer and granT Bradley

Competition has pushed the construction sector into a “race to the bottom” where companies are taking on projects to win revenue rather than chase profit, says a top industry boss.

David Prentice was chief executive for seven years of NZX-listed Opus International Consultants, a multi-disciplinary infrastructure consultancy with 3000 staff that was bought by Canada’s WSP Global in December.

Prentice, who is now leading the integration team at WSP Opus in Wellington, did not wish to comment specifically on issues at Fletcher Building, which last week announced further losses of $660 million at one of its divisions and said it would not be bidding on any new big projects.

But speaking about the construction industry generally, Scottish-born Prentice told the Herald earlier this month that the building market was becoming increasingly challenging.

“To design a building 20 years ago you’d need top structural engineers, your top architect, your top mechanical and electri-

cal engineers. Nowadays a lot of this can be done using computer packages and what have you. So what it’s doing is it’s commoditising the design away from almost an art to a science,” Prentice said.

“And what that means is that the margins that can be made on vertical infrastructure such as buildings is far less than it was before, therefore the need to make sure that you’re absolutely

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on point when you come to do that work is essential because very quickly a very small margin can turn into a very big loss,” he said.

“You always want increased competition but as long as increased competition isn’t a race to the bottom. Unfortunately it has been a race to the bottom so people are going in incredibly tight to actually win revenue, so

they’ve been chasing revenue as opposed to chasing profit.”

These issues weren’t isolated to New Zealand and around the world people in the building sector were having to work harder “to make an honest buck”, he said.

Prentice believed that the way in which contracts were procured needed to change as right now the client or customer was pushing all the risk to a consultant or contractor.

“The best contracts without a shadow of a doubt are those contracts where risks are explicitly shared between all three parties, consultant, contractor and client ... I think the client and the customers, particularly central and local government, have got a long way to go in respect of maturity in how they procure projects.”

Prentice’s comments were echoed by Registered Master Builders Association boss David Kelly.

“We need to work with government to improve the way we manage pricing and risk in our sector,” Kelly said.

“Government procurement should not be an exercise in one party minimising all their risk. At the end of the day, all parties need

to commit to working collaboratively and equitably to deliver on a project. Anyone building or renovating a home, let alone a multimillion dollar construction project, appreciates that there needs to be some flexibility in adjusting for costs,” he said.

“We need to move away from focusing on cheapest initial price – this never gets the best result, limits innovation and stifles research and development,” he said.

In the wake of Fletcher Building saying it would not bid for any more big construction work, Auckland Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood said any company with big projects would consider using overseas firms, including from China.

“We, like many others in New Zealand, would like to see a proper and well-functioning construction industry [here]. There are also a bunch of European operators who have acquired New Zealand businesses and operate in New Zealand,” Littlewood said.

Overseas firms would have to draw on New Zealand sub-trades if they were involved in big projects as it was difficult to import all the skills.

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Why insurance is rising so rapidly

By Tamsyn Parker The cost of insurance is rising faster than Kiwi pay packets and industry experts say there are risks it could rise further.

Figures from Statistics New Zealand show the cost of insurance has risen by 48 per cent in the last 10 years – far surpassing the 31 per cent rise in wages and the 19 per cent increase in inflation.

It has been house and health insurance that has skyrocketed the most over that time.

Since 2007 the cost of dwelling insurance has risen by 259 per cent with a 154 per cent rise in the wake of the Canterbury Earthquakes in February 2011.

Linked to that is contents insurance which has risen 53 per cent since 2007. Health insurance has risen by 99 per cent.

Tim Grafton, chief executive of the Insurance Council, said while the Canterbury earthquakes had been a big driver of the cost rise, there had also been increases in government taxes and levies over that time, including a GST rise, the EQC levy and the fire service levy.

“First of all there has been the Canterbury Earthquakes – we have seen something like $20.5 billion paid thus far and it is probably going to be another $1 billion, and that is just for domestic housing.

“On the commercial side it is almost just as much.”

On top of that was the November 2016 Kaikoura quakes.

“In the space of six years – 2010 to 2016 – this country has had significant losses to earthquakes.”

Grafton said the Canterbury earthquakes had resulted in a recalibration of risk and how reinsurers charged to cover that risk.

That meant prior to the quakes consumers were probably paying a lot less for their insurance than they should have been, particularly given policies were openended allowing people to claim an unlimited amount for damage, he said.

The model has since been scrapped with insurers moving to a “sum insured” model where they will only pay out to a specified amount.

The Reserve Bank has also increased the solvency margin for insurers in the wake of the failure of AMI in 2011, which was subsequently bought up by IAG. Now instead of having enough access to capital to cover a oncein-200-year event they have to have enough to cover a once-in1000-year event.

Insurers have had to raise capital and buy more reinsurance to cover it, “which comes at a cost as well”, Grafton said.

Predicting if the rises in insurances costs will continue is a difficult one and depends heavily on whether there are a raft of big global disasters or another big local one which could push up the

cost of reinsurance.

“One thing we need to bear in mind – the cost of insurance in New Zealand is also a function of what happens globally.”

New Zealand’s insurance cover is based on what reinsurers charge and what happens globally affects insurance here.

Grafton said there was also uncertainty facing the sector with rising bond rates in the United States.

In recent years the insurance sector has benefited from hedge funds and pension funds pouring money into insurance contract investments as investors have sought a better return on their money.

But that could all change if bond rates rise.

“If they were to rise would we start to see money flow back?”

Riskier countries also face paying more and New Zealand is now on the riskier list.

“We are a very small economy producing very small premiums but have produced a significant loss.

“If we have another big event – if Wellington was hit – the elevated risk would be quite sharp. We really don’t want a big event happening.”

Counter-balancing that, technology improvements have allowed more people to apply for insurance and make claims online which helped to keep costs down.

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here is no such phenomena as having nothing to do in a museum. Any “spare” time that we have is dedicated to project work.

Presently, I am reassessing Ashburton Museum’s photographic collection, which is one of the largest in the country with over six million photographic frames, meaning Ashburton’s past is remarkably well documented.

Just as there is no such thing as free time, there is never any stage where we can be satisfied that we have a perfect record of the district.

As technology develops, we constantly ask ourselves, can we improve on what we have done in the past?

My project with the photographs consists of looking at material that has already been catalogued and seeing if any extra information can be added to the

description, as well as examining the condition for any signs of deterioration, and considering if there is a better way to house the valuable asset that is in our care.

A second component is looking at the images and scanning any that haven’t been copied before.

Time and equipment meant that originally only a few images from each collection were scanned, many at a low resolution, or less suitable size or format than what is possible now.

Now, with better equipment, we can digitise a greater percentage of our collection. This not only makes access easier for researchers, it enables us to store the images without having to disturb the original fragile files.

One large collection that I added to recently has been that of Tinwald School. Some of the images are just too good not to share and give a good example of just a few of the images we have in our vast collection.

1 Boating in the Tinwald Domain, 1907.

2 This scratchy image came from a glass slide that previously we couldn’t copy. It shows Millichamps corner, now Lushingtons.

3 Fancy dress, possibly 1925. While the flour bag boy has to be congratulated for supporting local businesses, I think all the mothers should have received a prize for their ingenuity, with costumes from fairies and red Indians, to one my favourite gardeners.

4 This image, from another slide, really excited our volunteer John Carter, who is researching the history of the saleyards, as it shows the house that became the office. He had been looking for such an image for quite some time. It just goes to prove any image, to the right person, can be of great importance.

5 The local service station, with rather futuristic looking petrol pumps.

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7 The local timber yard had some rather large trees waiting to be processed.

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Honouring the Fallen During the period of World War One, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: February 21: David John DYNES

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In brief Happy with fifth spot Hayden Paddon admits the long break before he drives again in the World Rally Championship is a downer following an encouraging fifth place in Sweden. Kiwi driver Paddon opened his reduced 2018 campaign with a solid four-day showing in the ice and snow of Rally Sweden, although he dropped a spot on the final day.

Geraldine driver Paddon missed the opening round in Monte Carlo as he is sharing drives this year with Dani Sordo. The next event for the Kiwi is not until round six, when he contests Portugal in May. - NZME

Crossroads for Man U

Roger Federer celebrates winning in Rotterdam, his 97th career title, as well as returning to the No. 1 spot in world tennis.

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On top of the world Roger Federer came to the ATP event in Rotterdam aiming to secure a return to the top of the world rankings.

He achieved that goal on Friday.

Yesterday, he put an exclamation point on a remarkable week by winning the tournament for good measure.

Federer overpowered an ailing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2 in less than an hour to win his 97th career title.

“What a week it’s been.

“Absolutely amazing,” Federer said.

“The goal was to make the semis and I won the tournament, so of course I’m incredibly excited and so, so happy.”

The 36-year-old Swiss extended his domination over the player once dubbed Baby Fed for the similarities in their playing style, registering his seventh victory in as many meetings.

Federer’s third title at the Rotterdam tournament comes a day before he officially returns to the top of the rankings.

He will become the oldest player to hold the No.1 position when the rankings are updated this week.

It’s been more than five years since he was last No.1 and 14 years since he first reached the top spot.

Federer, who has 20 Grand Slams to his name, said his next target is 100 career titles.

“It’s definitely one of those weeks I will never forget in my life,” he said.

“It’s unbelievable to get my 97th title and get back to world number one.

“It’s very special.”

Federer said ahead of the final that the more aggressive player would win and Dimitrov started the strongest, winning his first game to love as he slammed powerful forehands and backhands past Federer.

But the Swiss great quickly started matching Dimitrov’s groundstrokes and converted his first break point in the fifth game.

Federer broke Dimitrov again to go up 5-2 and then served out the set.

He kept the pressure on Dimitrov in the second set, breaking the Bulgarian in the first game and continuing to dominate on his way to victory in just 55 minutes.

Federer won 82 per cent of points on his service compared to 55 per cent for Dimitrov.

After his strong start, Dimitrov appeared to be struggling physically but said afterward that he simply wasn’t good enough.

Tournament director Richard Krajicek said Dimitrov was ill Saturday night and was short on energy on court.

“Against Roger in the current situation he is in you can’t play any less than 100 per cent,” Dimitrov said.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is having to juggle a range of injuries at a “crucial moment” of the campaign. The Red Devils secured safe passage to the FA Cup quarter-finals by winning 2-0 at Huddersfield, kicking off a crunch run of games. Mourinho’s former club Chelsea arrive in the Premier League on Sunday, after Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg at Sevilla, with the United boss sweating on several injury issues. “I didn’t rest one single player,” the United boss said yesterday. “I brought two kids (Ethan Hamilton and Angel Gomes) that played 90 minutes yesterday (for the under-23s) because I don’t have another player.

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Napoli still in front Italian Serie A leaders Napoli edged struggling visitors Spal 1-0 to stay one point clear of champions Juventus for a ninth straight matchday. Juve defeated city rivals Torino by the same scoreline for a tally of 65 points from 25 games. ILorenzo Insigne sent an early drive against the post before Allan raced into the box to drive his shot past Alex Meret on six minutes.

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NZ keeper retires Playing against the superpowers of world football will provide the abiding memories for All Whites goalkeeper Glen Moss, who has announced his international retirement. The 35-year-old Newcastle Jets gloveman has called time on a New Zealand career which began in 2006 and featured eight clean sheets in 29 appearances.

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club February 13 McIntosh Evening Pairs – sponsored by House of Hearing 1st P. Whinham & B. Ravenscroft – 3 wins, 17 ends & 33 points, 2nd B. Holdom & C. McFarlane – 3 wins, 17 ends & 31 points, 3rd R. Harrison & A. Sargisson – 3 wins, 16 ends & 31 points, 4th B. White & N. Woods – 3 wins, 14 ends & 39 points, 5th F. McKnight & A. Reid – 3 wins, 13 ends & 31 points

Ashburton Bowling Club February 10 Sat Rollovers 1st Roy Keeling, Bruce Ching, Anon and Jim Allison 3 wins 10 ends 26 points February 17 1st Peter Quinn and Merv Campbell 3 wins 9 ends 25 points Final Mens Singles: Alastair MacKenzie 22, Roger Gutberlet 18, Final Mens Pairs: Roger Gutberlet and Gordon Sparks 18, Colin Dennis and Colin Arnst 17, Final Mens Triples: won by Gavin Eder, Brentton Donaldson and Winston Lee February 15 Glassey Pairs sponsored by Subway 1st Jim and Laraine Mills 3 wins 19 ends, 2nd Gavin and Margaret Eder 3 wins 16 ends, 3rd Tony and Annette Blain 2 wins 1 draw 15 ends

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club February 12 Duplicate N/S 1st Gladys & Noel Baker, 2nd Marjorie Hoar & Ruth Logan, 3rd Pat Wise & Mary Frances. E/W 1st Joyce Johnson & George Brown, 2nd David McCormick & David Fisher, 3rd Georgina Black & Maryke Blignault February 13 2 rds, duplicate N/S 1st Martin de Jong & Alan Wright, 2nd Paul Fergus & Rewa Kyle, 3rd Amanda Gray & Maree Moore. E/W 1st Audrey Rooney & Maureen Kolkman, 2nd Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Mike Holdaway & David Sewell February 14 2 rds, diff ptner N/S 1st Rewa Kyle & Judith Edmond, 2nd Melva Stowell & Carolyn King, 3rd Mary Buckland & Paul Fergus. E/W 1st Peter & Trish Downward, 2nd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Ann Gilbert & Shirley Harris February 15 Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1st Mary Buckland & John Knight, 2nd Lynette Leadley & Raylene Phillips, 3rd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus. E/W 1st Val Palmer & Pat Jordan, 2nd John Fechney & Mike Holdaway, 3rd Jeanette Lovett & Bev Macaulay

■ Croquet Croquet SC February 17 and 18 Silver Badge competitions, Timaru AC play, A grade G Simpson Aorangi, Intermediate grade B Maxwell Aorangi, B grade D Bown Ashbury, C grade J Wilce Waireka.

Golf croquet, Premier grade T Weir Aorangi, Senior grade J Simpson Aorangi, Intermediate grade J Wilson Geraldine, Primary grade K Robertson Awamoa/Gardens.

■ Football FA Cup Fifth round results of the FA Cup

DRAWS ■ Bowls Champion of Champion Fours February 18 Rakaia Green Senior Men 9am Start (report 8.30) Hampstead, Methven, MSA, Hinds, Rakaia, Allenton Bye Ashburton - report 11am Senior Women - report 11am Methven, Ashburton, Rakaia, Allenton

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Rochdale 2 (Henderson 45, Davies 90+2) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Moura 60, Kane 88 pen), Huddersfield Town 0 Manchester United 2 (R Lukaku 3, 55), Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (Locadia 15, Goldson 34, Ulloa 61) Coventry City 1 (Clarke-Harris 77), West Bromwich Albion 1 (Rondon 58) Southampton 2 (Hoedt 11, Tadic 56), Sheffield Wednesday 0 Swansea 0 (First Leg), Chelsea 4 (Willian 2, 32, Pedro 27, Giroud 42) Hull City 0, Leicester City 1 (Vardy 67) Sheffield Utd 0. (Winners advance to quarter-finals).

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 16 Midlands Seed Friday night Top Team: Stroke n Poke 96 – Mark Lemon, Sally Lemon, Peter Wright, Barbara Williams, Men: Bunker Brats 90, Pakeke Pros 89.5, ACL Hackers United 87, Henpecked 86, Women: Mixed Bunch 90, Business Birdies 85, Mixed: GIIFA 88.5, Yorkshire Pudding 87, MACAS 85, Top lady: Barbara Williams 39, Top man: Craig Goodwin 35 Nearest the Pins: Mac & Maggies – K Read, BP Ashburton – Ken Borland, Paul May Motor – Jono Hay, Gabites Lucky Player – Marilyn Cross, BP Lucky Player – David Rush Twos: Ken Borland, Tim Newton, Johnathan Grant, Barry Jury Eagles: Wayne Smith, Sharon Bradford, Andy Morrison February 17 Ambrose Teams Event Winning team: Gordon Crawford, Shane Beavan, Chris Lovelock & Jamie Stone 636.5=56.5. Other winning teams were: Noel Sutton, Grant Smith, Peter Walker & Don McQuarters 57.2; Eric Parr, Wendy Parr, Tom Blacklow & Sean Strange 58.1; Perry Hunt, Gaby Jansen & Adrian Hopwood 58.84.

Twos: Andrew Morrison, Brendon Davidson, George Brown, Jamie Stone, Tufuga Sa, Bryan Donaldson, Catherine Knight, David Campbell, Brent Clarke and Charlie Alexander (2).

Nearest The Pins: South Island Seeds: Andrew Morrison; Rothbury Insurance Peter Morgan; Allenton Meat Centre: George Brown; Braided Rivers: Wendy Parr; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Dick Hansen.

Nine Hole Results Winning team: Peter Wright, Tonee Hurley, Gordon Clinton & Eleanor Langford 39-6.9=32.1. Second team was Chris Anderson, Kevin Hurley, Wendy Hopwood & Hughie Murchie.

Mayfield Golf Club February 14 Twilight 9 Stableford Competition John Low 21 stableford points, Steve Cross 19, Bill Allan 18, Grant Polson 18, Charlie Rapsey 18.

February 17 Stableford round winners Bill Allan 41 Murray Keir 40 Andrew Lake John Low Alan Dixon 39 Roger Lake 38 February 15 9 Hole Division Results Opening Day Wendy Sim Trophy Best Nett Jill Ludemann 56-19-37 1st, Jo Cook 62-2240 2nd Nearest the pin: Greg Sim Building & Excavating 2nd Shot No 2: Lynley MacKenzie, Mayfield Transport Ltd No 5: Eddie Graham

Methven Golf Club February 14 Ladies Division - Harrison Trays Winners: Jane Helmore & Gail Limbrick 72.5, Pam Watson & Jenny Senior 73, Gayle O’Duffy & Nola Hydes 73.5 Two’s: Jane Helmore & Gail Limbrick Competition Wednesday February 21 White Or Yellow Tees. Stroke Round.

February 17 Men’s Division Junior Men - Report 11am Allenton, MSA Bye Methven - report 2pm Junior Women - Report 2pm Rakaia, Allenton Morning Tea between Round 1 and 2 Players to provide own lunch All Finals at same time approx. 2.30

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 24 and 25 The Harvey Norman Classic will be held over the weekend. The draw will be published on the Ashburton Golf Club Website early in the week.

Rochdale’s Jimmy McNulty celebrates after the English FA Cup fifth round match between Rochdale AFC and Tottenham Hotspur at the Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale yesterday. Rochdale scored in the 92nd minute to draw with their higher-rated opponents.

PHOTO AP 1st Round Rodger Harris Trophy Senior: Craig Middleton 74-10-64 43 pts.

Intermediate: Bernard Walsh 84-17-67 40pts By Lot. Junior A: Ian Lucas 88-17-67 39pts. Junior B: Dave Puckett 97-24-73 34 pts By lot Other Good Scores: 40 Simon Wareing.39 Tony Worsfold. 38 James Rooney. 37 Graeme Gunn. 36 Benji Rutter, Alister Maxwell, Frank Sandys, Eric Grimwade, Mark Gorman, Rodger Callaghan.

Two’s: Gary Foy, Dave Puckett, Mark Gorman, Simon Wareing, Michael Kemp, Jim Lattimore.

Dubliner Best Nett: Craig Middleton 64.

Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Simon Wareing 67. Methven Travel Best Gross: Craig Middleton 74.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Michael Kemp. Hunters Wine No 6: Logan Middlenass. Ski Time No 13: Simon Wareing. Green Parrot No 17: Bernard Walsh. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Frank Sandys.

Next Week: February 24: 2nd Round Roger Harris & Kemp + McGettigan Trophys.

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February 15 Twilight Stableford Leading scores in the stableford round.

-6; Gordon Rennie 23, Brock Peddie, Terry Kingsbury 21. 7-10; Paul Lane 22, Keith Bonnington 21, Eugene Davis, Andy Rattray, Craig Meyrick, Wayne Mellish 20 b/l.

11 plus; Ross Preece 24, Gordon Smith 23, Selwyn Munro 22, Geoff Soal 21 b/l. Women: -14; Jacqui Beardsley 21 b/l, Barb Harris 21, June Bruhns 20. 15 plus; Barb Cochrane 21, Marg Pawsey 20, Betty O’Neill 19. NonHandicap; Cynthia Bonnington net 39.

Nearest the pin: # 2 Richie Watson. Two’s; Barb Harris, Pete Summerfield, Johnny Moore, Josh Smith.

February 17 Stroke Leading scores in the medal round: -12; Brent Holmes 68 c/b. 13-18; Gary Lee 68 c/b Steve McCloy 68, Brian Rouse 69. 19 plus; Selwyn Munro 66, Steve Mealings 69, Des Green 69, Ross Preece 70 b/l.

Women Jacqui Beardsley 68, Elizabeth Collins 72, Bronwyn Flannery 73 b/l.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Selwyn Munro. Gluyas Ford # 6; Jacqui Beardsley. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Steve Mealings. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Dave Cockburn. wos; Regan Stills, Selwyn Munro, Jacqui Beardsley, Steve Anderson, Randall Feutz, Brent Holmes Net eagle; # 1 Not struck

Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Ben Kruger lost to John McDonnell 1-3, Ian Dolden lost to James Bowker 1-3, Charlotte Smith lost to Reece Wallington 0-5, Hannah O’Reilly lost to Sian Hurley 0-4.

James McCloy lost to Paul Cousins 1-4, Harry Stanway lost to Jimmy Hunn 1-3, Di Ness lost to Heather Bowker 1-3, Kate O’Reilly beat Kate Williams 3-1.

Nick Marshall beat Mick Hooper 3-1, Carl Hough lost to Ron Carlson 1-4, Rog Giles lost to Julie Smith 0-3, Jan Lee lost to Kyla Clement 1-3.

Brendon Adam beat Adam Clement 2-1, Steve Devereux lost to Jordan Hooper 1-4, Shane Muckle beat Rebecca Abernethy 2-1, Robbie Kok beat Hannah O’Reilly 3-0.

Billy Nolan beat Chris O’Reilly 3-0, Brendan Clark lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Melissa Wilson drew with Kirsty Clay 2-2, Chrissie Stratford beat Maria O’Reilly 2-1.

Ashburton District Rifle Club February 18 Third club championship shoot, ten shot matches at 300, 500 and 600 yards.

TR, John Miller 48.2, 50.6, 47.2, 145.10, John Fleming 47.3, 49.3, 46.3, 142.9, Brian Hawksby 47.2, 49.2, 45.0, 141.4, Coby Snowden 45.4, 48.5, 43.1, 136.10.

FO, Mike Chui 60.6, 57.3, 59.4, 176.13, George Cuthbert 50.1, 55.2, 55.1, 160.4.

FTR, Mark Alexander 57.4, 57.1, 56.5, 170.10, Murray Cook 52.1, 60.2, 56.2, 168.5, Brian Graystone 56.4, 53.0, 49.0, 158.4.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis February 15 Sunset Doubles Ladies: Go Girls 4½ v RMF/TP – You’ve been Served 1½, The Ladies 5½ v Dorie Damsels ½, In with a Shot 3 v One Hit Wonder 3.

Division 1: Serve n Volley 5½ v Carrfields 1 ½, Fairton Turkeys 1 v Heineken Openers 5, Cates Grain & Seed 5 v Lakers 1, Coasters 3 v AFC 3, Double Faults 2 v Geraldine 4.

Division 2: Ball Wackers 3½ v Carrfields 2 2½, Ruapuna 4 v Golden Flyers 2, Faultless 1 v Winchmore 5, Backspin 4 v Cream of the Crop 2.

Division 3: Miss Hits 2½ v Read Revellers 3½, B Team 4½ v 4 Aces 1½, What a Racquet 1 v Rough Enough 5, I’d Hit That 3½ v

Willies Wonkers 2½.

February 17, A Grade Southern lost to Allenton 5 matches to 1: J. Feutz & T. Brosnahan lost to A. van Rooyen & C. Brosnahan 1-6, 3-6, A. McKeown & B. Johnson lost to A. Reid & D. Hampton 1-6, 3-6, J. Feutz beat A. van Rooyen 6-3, 6-4, T. Brosnahan lost to C. Brosnahan 1-6, 2-6, A. McKeown lost to A. Reid 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 (510), B. Johnson lost to D. Hampton 1-6, 2-6.

Fairton lost to Tinwald 5 matches to 1: T. Leonard & P. Crozier lost to E. Dargue & P. Leonard 3-6, 1-6, E. Connelly-Whyte & W. Edgar lost to H. Tawatao & J. Leslie 5-7, 4-6, T. Leonard lost to E. Dargue 2-6, 3-6, P. Crozier lost to H. Tawatao 1-6, 6-7 (1-7), E. Connelly-Whyte lost to J. Jones 3-6, 0-6, W. Edgar beat J. Leslie 6-2, 6-3.

Hampstead beat Methven 4 matches to 2: F. Ness & A. Mitchell lost to S. Bubb & J. Hill 6-3, 4-6, 0-1 (5-10), M. Lucas & M. Thyne beat G. Evans & T. Parsons 6-2, 6-4, F. Ness beat S. Bubb 7-5, 6-2, A. Mitchell beat J. Hill 3-6, 6-0 1-0 (10-4), M. Lucas lost to G. Evans 4-6, 2-6, M. Thyne beat T. Parsons 6-1, 7-5.

A Reserve Methven Diamonds lost to Hampstead 5 sets 1: N. Alombro & M. Farrell lost to J. Barry & L. Doody 2-6, 3-6, V. Talbot & J. Sheridan lost to J. Adam & S. Mehtar 4-6, 2-6, N. Alombro beat J. Barry 6-3, 7-5, M. Farrell lost to L. Doody 0-6, 1-6, V. Talbot lost to J. Adam 1-6, 4-6, J. Sheridan lost to S. Mehtar 6-4, 0-6, 0-1 (6-10).

Allenton beat Southern Wakanui 4 matches to 2: J. Parsons & G. Preston beat R. Watt & L. Adams 6-2, 6-3, C. Collins & L. Moore beat L. Scott & S. Scott 6-4, 6-2, J. Parsons lost to R. Watt 1-6, 4-6, G. Preston beat L. Adams 6-3, 6-2, C. Collins lost to L. Scott 6-4, 4-6, 0-1 (8-10), L. Moore beat S. Scott 6-0, 6-0.

Hampstead beat Methven Gold 5 matches to 1: O. Bubb & K. Williams beat J. Sheridan & J. Ermio 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7), M. Hopkins & A. Spicer beat G. Newton & A. Ermio 6-1, 7-5, O. Bubb beat J. Sheridan 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8), M. Hopkins beat J. Ermio 6-1, 7-5, A. Spicer lost to G. Newton 1-6, 1-6, K. Williams beat A. Ermio 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-1).

Junior A Southern Sparks beat Wakanui by default Hampstead Eagles beat Allenton Wolves 4 matches to 2: H. Feutz & A. Spooner beat S. van Rooyen & D. Gilbert 6-3, E. Bessima & A. McGrath beat R. Grey & I. Adam 6-2, H. Feutz beat S. van Rooyen 9-6, A. Spooner beat D. Gilbert 9-4, E. Bessima lost to R. Gray 7-9, A. McGrath lost to I. Adam 3-9.

Junior B Hampstead lost to Tinwald 4 matches to 2: R. Wall & L. Feutz lost to D. Burgess & J. Chapman 1-6, J. Bruce & B. McRae lost to A. Burgess & S. Jessep 1-6, R. Wall lost to D. Burgess 3-6, L. Feutz beat J. Chapman 6-1, J. Bruce beat A. Burgess 6-3, B. McRae lost to S. Jessep 1-6.

Allenton Bears lost to Dorie 5 matches to 1: J. Gilbert & A. Parsons lost to S. Kingsbury & B. Drye 1-6, H. Bradford & A. Ciora lost to O. Jackways & S. Pye 4-6, J. Gilbert beat S. Kingsbury 6-3, A. Ciora lost to B. Drye 4-6, H. Bradford lost to O. Jackways 1-6, A. Parsons lost to S. Pye 4-6.

Southern Slammers lost to Southern/Allenton 6 matches to 0: F. Fulton & L. Jones lost to A. Cromie & J. Ellis 1-6, J. Johnson & R. Kidd lost to T. Ellis & L. O’Connell 1-6, F. Fulton lost to A. Cromie 0-6, L. Jones lost to J. Ellis 0-6, J. Johnson lost to T. Ellis 3-6, R. Kidd lost to L. O’Connell 1-6.

Junior C Hampstead lost to Tinwald 5 matches to 1: I. Wall & J. Carr lost to P. Soshnikov & B. Hyde 2-6, R. McKay & A. Artz lost to D. Soshnikov & L. Hyde 4-6, I. Wall lost to P. Soshnikov 2-6, J. Carr lost to B. Hyde 3-6, T. McKay lost to D. Soshnikov 1-6, A. Artz beat L. Hyde 6-3.

Dorie C beat Methven Red 5 matches to 1: D. McBain & C. Kingsbury beat N. Cavanagh & J. Oates 6-1, C. Heneghan & M. Keller bat G. Oates & L. Markielle 6-3, D. McBain beat N. Cavanagh 6-1, C. Kingsbury lost to G. Oates 1-6, C. Heneghan beat L. Markielle 6-2, M. Keller beat J. Oates 6-1.

Grade Unknown Methven Blue lost to Allenton 4 matches to 1: F. Cudmore & E. Armour lost to N. Robins & T. Hart 2-6, C. van Rooyen & K. Oates beat H. Sparks & A. Leete 6-5, F. Cudmore lost to N. Robins 1-6, E. Armour lost to T. Hart 2-6, C. van Rooyen lost to H. Sparks 0-6, K. Oates beat A. Leete 6-4.

Methven Bronze beat Silver 4 matches to 2: E. McSweeney & A. Cavanagh lost to A. Erimo & C. Wareing 5-7, J. King & S. Furndorfler beat M. Hydes & L. Farrell 6-3, E. McSweeney beat A. Erimo 9-5, A. Cavanagh lost to C. Wareing 6-9, J. King beat M. Hydes 9-2, S. Furndorfler beat L. Farrell 9-8.

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In brief Lasike scores for USA New Zealander Paul Lasike has made a bulldozing debut for the United States off the reserves bench in California. Lasike, who spent two years on the fringe of the NFL with the Chicago Bears, scored a late try as the USA Eagles beat Chile 45-13. Auckland-born and raised, Lasike played rugby and American Football at Brigham Young University, catching the eye of NFL scouts.

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Waldrom returning Thomas Waldrom will link with old province Wellington when he finishes his long stint in English rugby this year. Veteran No.8 Waldrom, who played four tests for England, will be a familiar face for fans in the capital, having represented them for nine seasons until 2009.

His All Blacks hopes seemingly stalled, Waldrom departed the following season for Leicester.

Four Premiership seasons each at Leicester and then Exeter will end this year after he has turned 35, much to the pleasure of Wellington coach Chris Gibbes, who is looking forward to having the services of Wardrom again.

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Everyone hates England

Methven will play a part in the opening round of this year’s Combined Country Rugby competition when they take on Darfield on March 22.

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■ RUGBY

Newcomers spice up comp

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

The path to glory is now clear, now it just needs to be executed.

Mid Canterbury’s five sides in the Combined Country Rugby competition received their competition draws for this season yesterday, with the added surprise of three extra teams being added to the hugely popular competition.

After sitting in hiatus, Ashley have returned to the competition this year and will be joined

by Hurunui and Springston who are also fielding teams.

Rakaia, Celtic, Methven,

Hampstead and Southern will fly the Mid Canterbury flag across the two sections of the competition, before all teams return to their own unions to compete in local competitions.

The 2018 edition officially kicks off on Saturday March 24, but Methven will play a part in the first match of the season when they head up the Rakaia Gorge to tackle Darfield on the Thursday night.

They will play in Section Two of the competition alongside Mid Canterbury bedfellows Rakaia and Southern – a section which, on paper, looks to be a little the

weaker of the two groupings.

New boys Hurunui and Springston are both in that mix alongside last season’s cellardwellers Rolleston, Hornby, Darfield, Prebbleton, Oxford and Kaiapoi.

Southern will open their account on the 24th at home against Oxford, while Rakaia will travel just up the road to Rolleston to begin their campaign.

Over in Section One, Celtic and Hampstead will fly the Mid Canterbury flag in a tough grouping.

Their section includes previous competition winners

and perennial heavyweights Southbridge, as well as Lincoln, Waihora and Glenmark – all of whom are certain to prove formidable foes.

Also in that section are West Melton, Ashley, Burnham/Dunsandel/Irwell, Saracens and Ohoka.

Celtic will begin their season against Ohoka at home, while just down the road Hampstead will tackle Lincoln.

Section play will run for 11 weeks ending on May 26 before the finals process which takes three weeks to reach the grand final.

In defence of Tiger Rory McIlroy has rounded on golf’s over-enthusiastic fans and claimed Tiger Woods is operating at a two-shot disadvantage to the rest of the field because of the “circus” that surrounds his competitive appearances. The Ulsterman has every sympathy for the former world No. 1 and hopes that the distracting clamour is a novelty because this was only Woods’s second performance in more than a year after back surgery. “It might always have been like this, but I swear, playing in front of all that, he gives up half a shot a day on the field,” McIlroy said.

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Watson’s third Riviera

■ CYCLING

Wilkinson shows clean pair of heels Tim Wilkinson jumped clear in the shadow of the finish line to claim victory in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Hinds Seed Cleaning 50km handicap event at Hinds on Sunday.

His move was timed to perfection with the chasing peloton riding onto his group on the finish line.

Although not eligible for any of the major spoils, junior Oliver Davidson produced a solid ride to lead the chasing group in.

Scotland Rugby were in a tangle yesterday over comments about ‘hating the English’ ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations clash. New Zealand-born prop Simon Berghan claimed the rivalry is ingrained in national history. “I knew all about the rivalry with England,” said Berghan. “I sort of knew everyone hates England, basically because we did, but when I came over here it was made more obvious to me.

It will be brilliant to get one over on them next week. I certainly am aware of the rivalry there.” - NZME

Kev Opele hung on bravely to secure second place with the evergreen Neil Wylie digging deep to claim the final podium position.

Michelle Davidson produced her best ride of the season to take fourth spot.

Rob Hooper and Glen Marshall rounded out the top six.

Scratch marker Brad Hudson secured fastest time honours riding the distance in 72.07.

Co-markers Wayne Clement

and Tony Ward claimed second and third time respectively.

The juniors and division 2 contested a 20km handicap event.

Lily Davidson had the final say in the junior event finding the front on the run home and holding out the chasers to take the win.

Jake Marshall produced a top effort to take the second place spoils.

Chloe Kiesanowski dug deep to deservedly hold on for third

place. Paige Kiesanowski and Ethan Stanger filled the next two spots.

Back marker Ashton Stanger rode the course in 34.08 to record the fastest time.

Debbie Skinner kept the chasing group at bay to take division 2 honours. Husband Andy Skinner took second place with Brian Ellis in third place.

Next week the club will contest a 48km handicap event on the Grahams Road block.

An emotional Bubba Watson says his drought-breaking US PGA Tour victory in Los Angeles has banished thoughts of retirement brought on by an illness which reduced his game to rock bottom.

Watson earned his 10th US Tour title with a two-shot win at Riviera Country Club, where he joined Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum as the only players to have won three LA Open titles at the iconic course.

Having triumphed at the 2014 and 2016 events, Watson closed with a two-under-par 69 for a 12-under total, while fellow Americans Kevin Na and Tony Finau (both 69) tied second. A holed bunker shot a the par-3 14th gave him a lead he wouldn’t relinquish and Watson broke down in tears after holing out on the 18th green.

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In brief

■ CRICKET

City side too strong against AshColl

Catch a team effort The most recent Tui Catch a Million winner says he will split the $50,000 cash prize with his mates.

The lucky fan, Rudi Bosman, bagged $50,000 after a sensational one-handed catch at Seddon Park.

“I knew if the ball was coming my way I will catch it and so it proved to be.” However, Bosman revealed the catch was a strategic team effort and he would split the $50,000 with his friends. - NZME

Agar’s big challenge Ashton Agar describes bowling at postage stamp-sized Eden Park as his toughest Twenty20 assignment as Australia prepare for tomorrow night’s tri-series final against New Zealand. Another run-fest is on the cards when Australia return to the ground where they pulled off a record chase on Friday night. Agar was Australia’s most economical bowler, going at eight an over for figures of 1-24 in what he said was the hardest challenge he had faced in T20 cricket.

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The Ashburton College combined cricket team played Christchurch Boys’ High School development team at CBHS on Saturday.

Christchurch Boys’ High won the toss and elected to go into bat first, eventually reaching 166 all out.

The best bowling was from Alex Eddington who took 2/14 off his six overs.

AshColl was then bowled out for 159, with Aidan Bennett reaching a half century.

It was a good effort with only 10 players, up against the classy city side.

Lynn sounds warning Master-blaster Chris Lynn has warned his best is yet to come as Australia prepare for another Eden Park run-fest in the tri-series final against New Zealand. Lynn managed to clear the rope just once on Friday but the powerful hitter is eyeing another crack at a ground whose straight boundaries are among the shortest in world cricket.

“I can really pull something special on Wednesday night.”

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Black Caps limping Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said despite a bitter-sweet loss against England they were comfortable “limping into the final” against Australia. Due to their victorious run net rate, the Black Caps will be playing Australia in the international T20 final at Eden Park tomorrow.

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Right – Jakob Smith sends down another ball.

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Coaches split on future of T20

By Michael RaMsey England cricket coach Trevor Bayliss wants Twenty20 internationals to be abolished, but New Zealand counterpart Mike Hesson says such a move would damage the game.

Bayliss’ comments came after his side beat New Zealand by two runs in Hamilton but fell short of qualifying for tomorrow’s tri-series final against Australia due to an inferior net run rate.

They also come in the context of a gruelling summer which has fuelled concerns about the international schedule.

With a miserable Ashes campaign, five oneday internationals and the T20 tri-series just behind them, England head immediately into another run of ODIs and tests in New Zealand.

For the likes of Dawid Malan, James Vince and Tom Curran, that could extend their time away from home to almost six months.

“Look, I haven’t changed my opinion on it.

“I wouldn’t play T20 internationals,” Bayliss said.

“If we continue putting on so many games there’ll be a certain amount of blowout with not just players but coaches as well.

“

“If you want to play a World Cup every four years or whatever it is, maybe six months before you get the international teams and let them play some T20 cricket.

“But I’d just let the franchises play the game (beyond that).”

Black Caps coach Hesson said there was a financial imperative that needed to be considered for smaller nations.

“There’s always a workload issue – I think that’s fair – but there’s also a revenue generation issue as well,” he said yesterday.

“In some countries that’s not as big a deal but for New Zealand Cricket, to get 35,000 people to Eden Park or whatever it was the other day, is huge for us, huge for the game and huge for the promotion of the game.

“And we certainly get great support for T20 internationals over here.”

And the Black Caps coach was emphatic when asked if such games were meaningful.

“Too right they are,” Hesson said.

“You’ve got guys that only play T20 and that’s their chance to play international cricket, so I think absolutely it’s meaningful.”

- NZME

To get 35,000 people to Eden Park is huge for us, huge for the game

England’s Chris Jordan connects and sends the ball over the fence against the Black Caps on Sunday night.

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In brief

■ VOLPE VELOCE

Top mare Brisbane-bound Volpe Veloce will chase top Australian honours at the Queensland winter carnival.

The high-class four-year-old broke through at the highest level during her summer campaign when she won the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day and was a luckless seventh in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m).

Her Ellerslie success completed her full house of black type credits following Group Two, Group Three and Listed successes last season.

Volpe Veloce was given a break after her Telegraph outing and is in the early stages of her Brisbane preparation.

“She’s in pre-training and Gavin Parker, my training partner, saw her the other day and he said she looks great,” Matamata conditioner Graeme Richardson said.

“She may have one race here before she goes and we’ll be looking at the Stradbroke and the Tatts Tiara.”

M9

The Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) will be run at Eagle Farm on June 9 with the Gr.1 Tatts Tiara (1600m) at the Gold Coast a fortnight later.

Meanwhile, stablemates Xbox and Wildflower will be chasing domestic Group One autumn titles with the former a leading Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) prospect and the latter a genuine Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) hope.

Xbox boosted his classic credentials when he won the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at his last start.

“He’s a chance for Brisbane as well, depending what happens in the Derby,” Richardson said.

Listed Jakkalberry Classic (1950m) winner Wildflower went to another level at her latest appearance when she chased Lizzie L’Amour home in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m).

“That was a terrific effort and she’s come through it well,” Richardson said.

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The most successful jockey in recent NZ Derby history has been presented with a gilt-edged opportunity of adding another classic to his record. Vinnie Colgan has landed the ride on Scott Base, current $5 co-favourite at Ellerslie. The 42-year-old combined with trainer Roger James for his first three Derbys – Roysyn (1995), Zonda (1997) and Hades (1999). Further success followed aboard Redoute’s Dancer (2007) for Sydney trainer Tim Martin, Habibi (2013) for the Logan stable and Tony Pike’s Rangipo (2016).

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Sights set on St Leger Gorbachev is being readied for his second tilt at the Listed New Zealand St Leger at Trentham on March 17. The capable son of Gorky Park finished third behind Rock On in the 2017 edition of the staying feature. “He was the only three-year-old in it last year,” Bulls trainer Bryce Newman said. In his first appearance since December, Gorbachev ran third over ground at Wanganui on Friday.

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Volpe Veloce is heading for a Queensland campaign.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 3.21pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 2 C1q, 520m 5 77153 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve Raceway Meeting Date: 20 Feb 2018 NZ Meeting num- 1 54563 Promise To Keep 30.67 .......................A Lee 6 85557 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith ber: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 2 22121 Dyna Dave 30.46 .........................C Roberts 7 16576 Auros Advantage 17.68 S & ............B Evans 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 3 44415 Go Belle 30.96 ................................R Wales 8 33131 Special Affair 17.48 ...................R Blackburn 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 9 7487F Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 4 52736 Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 10 87788 Europe Who 17.70 .................... A Bradshaw 1 2.19pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 5 66668 Extra Salsa nwtd S & ......................B Evans 6 51327 Eyrewell Turbo 30.65 ...................... H Cairns 8 4.36pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 4 C1q, 520m 1 1677x Shoe Fly nwtd ............................J M Jopson 7 24776 Take By Storm 31.05................. A Bradshaw 1 41814 Classy Witch 30.49 ........................G Cleeve 2 27166 Homebush Pansy 17.69 ............J McInerney 8 8x655 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 ............H Anderton 2 47327 Vasterbottenost nwtd ..........................A Lee 3 78842 Stu On It 17.47 M & ............................ Smith 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales 3 18572 Go Angel 30.97 ...............................R Wales 4 87288 Ester Action 17.52 S & ....................B Evans 4 25573 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 5 F4566 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 10 78788 Opawa Richie nwtd .........................R Wales 5 5x787 Ketchikan Blue nwtd..........................J Dunn 6 73787 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 5 3.41pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 3 C1q, 520m 6 65545 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .................... H Cairns 7 87554 Sweet As Brad 17.41 ................R Blackburn 1 4666x Rockstar Kobe nwtd .....................C Roberts 7 55443 Bossy Affair nwtd ......................... L Waretini 8 886x6 Fill The Till 17.58 ..........................A Williams 2 42114 Lucky James 30.70 .........................R Wales 8 75778 Mac Wagger nwtd ..................... M Dempsey 9 57775 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn 3 77462 Know Scholar 30.53 .......................G Cleeve 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales 10 87788 Europe Who 17.70 .................... A Bradshaw 4 51x84 Amelia Rob 30.90 ..................... M Robinson 5 74634 Black Eye Bill nwtd .................... M Dempsey 10 78788 Opawa Richie nwtd .........................R Wales 2 2.36pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 6 77884 Dave’s Dot 30.24 .......................J McInerney 9 4.55pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 5 C1q, 520m 1 77876 Jon Snow Lives 30.40 ..................C Roberts 7 56255 Know Leave 30.90 .........................G Cleeve 1 37874 Jealous Affair nwtd ....................... L Waretini 2 43566 Zara Zara 30.98 ..............................R Wales 8 37776 Majestic Action 30.00 S & ...............B Evans 2 48822 Pat Bella nwtd .................................R Wales 3 8x681 Opawa Al 30.75...............................R Wales 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales 3 55776 Luciastar 31.03 .........................J McInerney 4 23474 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 S &..............B Evans 4 67557 Jakalberry Jewel nwtd..................C Roberts 5 32422 Know Panic nwtd............................G Cleeve 10 37888 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 6 15535 Raylene 31.01 ...............................R Adcock 6 3.59 ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE DASH C1, 295m 5 848x8 Forza nwtd ................................ M Robinson 6 27567 Goldstar Miley 30.25 S & ................B Evans 7 26744 Replica Casino nwtd ......................B Pringle 1 55533 Goldstar Linkin 17.52 S & ...............B Evans 7 23532 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 8 445x6 Kay Bomb 30.47.............................G Cleeve 2 34477 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 8 814x2 Velvet Girl 30.55 ............................... B Dann 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales 3 86565 Epic Style 17.65 .........................J M Jopson 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales 10 37888 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 4 58858 Opawa Spirit nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 37888 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 3 2.55pm BEST WISHES GARY MCENTEE C1, 295m 5 25343 Oliver Black 17.51 .................... A Botherway 6 548x3 Little Snicko 17.54 .....................J McInerney 10 5.11pm GARRARD’S HORSE HOUND C1, 295m 1 22855 Elora 17.37................................R Blackburn 7 44152 Dunk It 17.62.................................... B Dann 1 55454 Distinctive Miss 17.60 ......................A Joyce 2 66675 Know Bias 17.75 ............................G Cleeve 8 85848 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 2 65734 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner 3 26667 Goldstar Sawyer 17.60 S & .............B Evans 9 7487F Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 3 64323 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 4 63x64 Talk Soon 17.55 ..................................A Lee 4 78663 Come Sunday 17.35 ...........................A Lee 5 38385 Mamma Rose nwtd .........................R Casey 10 7588x Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston 5 32746 Amy Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 6 21223 Botany Whisper 17.77 ...............J McInerney 7 4.16pm AMBER CLEANING SPRINT C1, 295m 6 72535 Idol Star 17.50.................................R Wales 7 58258 Road Block 17.49.............................A Joyce 1 65615 Epic Owen 17.53........................J M Jopson 7 1387 Dove Love 17.52 ................................C Weir 8 87x83 Chippy Jordy 17.37 .........................J Tanner 2 x6857 Homebush Ivana nwtd ..............J McInerney 8 66563 Wong Answer 17.43 ...................J M Jopson 9 57775 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn 3 22683 Magic Janet Lass 17.48 ............J McInerney 9 7487F Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 10 58868 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 4 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales

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Colgan on Scott Base

10 7588x Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston

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34156 Butterface 17.70 ..............................J Tanner 57658 Culvie Yogi 17.38 H &..........................Taylor 72P57 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 1 72775 Goldstar Whitey nwtd S & ...............B Evans 18847 Zephaniah 17.45 ....................... A Bradshaw 2 35752 Know Dollars 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 22766 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 3 56361 Homebush Scorpio nwtd ...........J McInerney 22352 Bula Roberts 17.60 ......................C Roberts 4 38466 Hatfield 17.44 ............................R Blackburn 7487F Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 5 37x75 Cornali 17.68..............................J M Jopson 7588x Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston 6 76346 Terra Mondo 17.27 ..........................R Casey 7 14458 Lord Protector 17.85 ........................ B Dann 15 6.41pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 86864 Poetik 17.59 S & .............................B Evans 8 41867 Sierra Delta 17.47 S & ....................B Evans 2 71765 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 .......................M A Butler 9 57775 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn 3 8211 Epic Mate 17.55 .........................J M Jopson 10 58868 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 12 5.45pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC HEAT 6 C1q, 520m 4 58735 Jinja Cody 17.65 .......................J McInerney 5 45824 Tip The Babe 17.44.........................R Casey 1 211 Dyna Vernon 30.86 ......................C Roberts 6 85577 Idol Eve 17.43 .................................R Wales 2 586x7 Know Courtesy 30.89.....................G Cleeve 7 573x5 Cee Ash nwtd.................................G Cleeve 3 x2168 Renegade Comet 31.03 H & ...............Taylor 8 46847 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 S & ..............B Evans 4 62545 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 5 88534 Bookie Monster 30.47 .......................J Dunn Emergencies: 9 57775 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn 6 25156 Know Equal 31.03 ..........................G Cleeve 7 68753 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S & .............B Evans 10 58868 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 8 58556 Opawa Extreme 30.48 ....................R Wales SELECTIONS Emergencies: Race 1: Shoe Fly, Sweet As Brad, Fill The Till, Fiery Affair 9 37888 Opawa Sophie 30.52....................... R Wales Race 2: Opawa Al, Kay Bomb, Goldstar Liberty, Jon Snow Lives 10 78788 Opawa Richie nwtd .........................R Wales Race 3: Elora, Botany Whisper, Chippy Jordy, Fiery Affair Race 4: Dyna Dave, Eyrewell Turbo, Go Belle, Know Other 13 6.06pm GLENBYRE TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 68577 Magic Velvet 17.64 ......................D Kingston Race 5: Rockstar Kobe, Know Scholar, Majestic Action, Dave’s Dot 2 87542 Homebush Sloan 17.53 ............J McInerney Race 6: Goldstar Linkin, Little Snicko, Oliver Black, Epic Style 3 74578 Billy Frost 17.61 ........................ M Dempsey Race 7: Special Affair, Know Approval, Epic Owen, Homebush Ivana 4 68746 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey Race 8: Classy Witch, Go Angel, Vasterbottenost, Bossy Affair 5 25744 Super Stevie 17.36.....................J M Jopson Race 9: Velvet Girl, Goldstar Miley, Pat Bella, Jealous Affair 6 78442 Feral Whanau 17.95 .....................M A Butler Race 10: Cut The Ribbons, Distinctive Miss, Dove Love 7 52271 Olliebollon 17.58 .............................. B Dann Race 11: Homebush Scorpio, Goldstar Whitey, Fiery Affair 8 47443 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.70 S & .............B Evans Race 12: Dyna Vernon, Goldstar Scooby, Renegade Comet 9 57775 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn Race 13: Goldstar Jay Jay, Super Stevie, Olliebollon, Fiery Affair 10 58888 Homebush Riley 17.42 ..............J McInerney Race 14: Bula Roberts, Jinja Cream Fizz, Butterface, Opawa Minstrel 14 6.23 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m Race 15: Epic Mate, Poetik, Tip The Babe, Fiery Affair 1 76867 Opawa Minstrel nwtd....................... R Wales LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 2 62377 Kalonga 17.42 S & ..........................B Evans - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

7 42114 Debbie Baxter 22.86 .................J McInerney 8 74165 Stormy Sunday 23.00 ...............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 46667 Flaming Sambuca 22.65 ...........J McInerney 10 25768 Storming Mack 22.85 .................. B I Conner 10 2.48pm TONI@BODYAUDIT.CO.NZ PH 021657001 C3, 390m 1 11121 Coco Bango 22.71 ....................J McInerney 2 31247 Oskitz nwtd ..................................C Roberts 3 16675 Homebush Skip 22.76 ...............J McInerney 4 65473 Zipping Clyde 22.54 .................... B I Conner 5 51118 Homebush Austin 22.87 ............J McInerney 6 75424 Smash Attack nwtd ......................... M Grant 7 37323 Genetic Marlow 23.25 ..................... M Grant 8 53435 Zugzwang 22.88 .........................R Hamilton 9 77464 Opawa Binge 22.34......................... R Wales 10 48358 Opawa Norris nwtd .........................R Wales 11 3.07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN ANDERSON C2, 390m 1 46177 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 31788 Barellen Panther nwtd ..................C Roberts 3 35578 Valyrian Steel 22.82 ..................J McInerney 4 74133 Disclaimer 22.63 ...........................R Adcock 5 17222 Queen Kong 22.69 ....................J McInerney 6 35385 Pip Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 7 15278 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 8 51561 Lonely Baxter 23.05 ..................J McInerney 9 46667 Flaming Sambuca 22.65 ...........J McInerney 10 25768 Storming Mack 22.85 .................. B I Conner 12 3.29pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C1, 390m 1 32541 Unverified nwtd .........................J McInerney 2 65236 Cathy Maree nwtd ........................... M Grant 3 686x3 Starburst Emma nwtd ..................... M Grant 4 65255 Joey Baxter 22.65 .....................J McInerney

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11 5.27pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C1, 295m

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Race- 7 64143 Botany Alan 25.88.....................J McInerney 7 64372 Homebush Fued nwtd ...............J McInerney way Meeting Date: 20 Feb 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 8 24361 Homebush Ragna 26.53 ...........J McInerney 8 24132 Zipping Lance nwtd .......................R Adcock Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 9 31554 Southern Honey 26.33 ................R Hamilton 9 85587 Black Dan nwtd .........................J McInerney 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 10 28277 Ana Dior nwtd ..............................C Roberts 10 68577 Magic Velvet nwtd .......................D Kingston 12 and 13 4 1.03 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C4/5, 390m 7 1.55pm WWW.BODYAUDIT.CO.NZ C3/4, 457m 1 12.10pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 1 22182 Homebush Banker 22.67 ..........J McInerney 1 28781 American Warrior 25.57 J & ............D Fahey CO.NZ C0, 390m 2 43523 Star Bucking 22.97....................J McInerney 2 87161 Zipping Jen nwtd ......................... B I Conner 1 F7343 Homebush Tasha nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 55514 Cosmic Richie 22.60 .................J McInerney 3 32238 Opawa Racer nwtd..........................R Wales 2 Homebush Nevada nwtd ...........J McInerney 4 53613 Princely Gold 22.49...................J McInerney 4 34562 Southern Lights 25.84 .................R Hamilton 3 2 Dyna Trevor nwtd .........................C Roberts 5 61765 Sergess nwtd ............................J McInerney 5 22112 Allen Hadrian 26.29 .....................C Roberts 4 2372 Holly Grace nwtd............................. M Grant 6 28275 Hey Jude nwtd ..........................J McInerney 6 25765 Cactus Jack 25.77 J & ....................D Fahey 5 528 Jinja Spirit nwtd .........................J McInerney 7 41336 Opawa Sheldon 22.32..................... R Wales 7 71138 Charlie Runkel 25.89 ........................B Eade 6 44343 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 8 15312 Wheelchair Norm 22.08 ............J McInerney 8 22457 Replica Yella 26.46 .......................... M Grant 7 Twizel Storm nwtd ........................... M Grant 9 37586 Express Gunn 22.34 .....................R Adcock 9 46161 Spring Sam 26.00 .....................J McInerney 8 45331 It’s A Must nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 10 36888 Sozin’s Blue 22.70 ....................J McInerney 10 453x4 Rover Bale 25.64 .........................C Roberts 9 54557 Devon Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 1.20 CONGRATULATIONS THE COLONEL C3/4, 390m 8 2.13 SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1, 457m 10 68F3 Mounga nwtd ............................J McInerney 1 51532 Think Tank 22.58 .......................J McInerney 1 73616 Malaga Molly nwtd ....................J McInerney 2 12.28 CONGRATULATIONS FUNNY MUMMY C0, 457m 2 62817 Magic Mike 22.40 .........................C Roberts 2 72745 Homebush Boden nwtd.............J McInerney 1 42525 Go Show nwtd.................................R Wales 3 51276 Must Be Rusty 22.38.................J McInerney 3 42622 Allen Mack 26.44 .........................C Roberts 2 8 Sly Cath nwtd ..................................R Wales 4 36144 High Return nwtd ............................ M Grant 4 42853 Dave’s Pick nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 33 Sly John nwtd..................................R Wales 5 22164 Ohoka Alex 22.63..........................R Adcock 5 28131 Opawa Purdie nwtd J &...................D Fahey 4 22521 Jinja Flash nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 6 57632 Abrasador 22.17 ...............................B Eade 6 51887 Bouncer Milos 26.94 .................J McInerney 5 24651 Dyna Bart nwtd ............................C Roberts 7 44344 Gorm The Great 26.78 ................D Kingston 7 37473 High Dreamer 22.77........................ M Grant 6 52648 Cosmic Ryder nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 67363 Darlek Ian 26.72........................J McInerney 8 88247 Detective Dash nwtd .................J McInerney 7 35344 Glass Harpoon nwtd ......................J Guthrie 9 x8665 Heritage Watch 26.51 ....................J Guthrie 9 37586 Express Gunn 22.34 .....................R Adcock 8 24676 Go Bliss nwtd ..................................R Wales 10 74x42 Smash Lilly nwtd ............................. M Grant 10 57657 Awesome Annie nwtd.................. B I Conner 3 12.45pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C2, 457m 6 1.38pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 9 2.30pm CONGRATULATIONS CABBAGE C2, 390m 1 x1112 Egomaniacal nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 1 41471 Smash Damage nwtd...................... M Grant 1 46761 Opawa Jumper 22.74 ......................R Wales 2 45138 Cosmic Stu nwtd .......................J McInerney 2 45772 Smash Gator nwtd .......................... M Grant 2 41455 Senorita Julie nwtd....................J McInerney 3 11141 Lord Louie 26.17 ...........................R Adcock 3 24262 Chief Doug nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 35384 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ...........J McInerney 4 62214 Shift The Blame 25.94...............J McInerney 4 47778 Rion King nwtd ................................ M Grant 4 17643 Macey Baxter 22.97 ..................J McInerney 5 53114 Smash Calling nwtd ........................ M Grant 5 11122 Jinja Mongo nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 5 65386 Jealous Much 23.12 ..................J McInerney 6 32121 Opawa Rooster nwtd J & ................D Fahey 6 6F734 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 42645 Sozin’s Angel nwtd ....................J McInerney

34362 Sozin’s Emperor 23.13 ..............J McInerney 3215 Cosmic Ruben nwtd ..................J McInerney 38285 Homebush Hazel nwtd ..............J McInerney 56436 Zorba The Greek nwtd .................... M Grant 57657 Awesome Annie nwtd.................. B I Conner 56767 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 13 3.47pm RACING AGAIN 6 MARCH C1, 390m 1 13866 Cosmic Jase nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 73622 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 3 66438 Trendy Blake 22.76 ...................J McInerney 4 24634 Leo’s Son 22.84 ........................J McInerney 5 55124 Mitcham Faye 23.02 ..................J McInerney 6 23563 Rambo nwtd ..................................R Adcock 7 52673 Rockin’ Robyn 22.92 ....................... M Grant 8 22844 Homebush Hundy 23.22 ...........J McInerney 9 67554 Sozin’s Fortune 23.36 ...............J McInerney 10 56767 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie SELECTIONS

Race 1: It’s A Must, Twizel Storm, Holly Grace, Homebush Tasha Race 2: Jinja Flash, Dyna Bart, Go Show, Sly John, Sly Cath Race 3: Opawa Rooster, Lord Louie, Botany Alan, Shift The Blame Race 4: Wheelchair Norm, Princely Gold, Cosmic Richie, Hey Jude Race 5: Must Be Rusty, Abrasador, High Dreamer, High Return Race 6: Jinja Mongo, Smash Damage, Chief Doug, Homebush Fued Race 7: American Warrior, Cactus Jack, Opawa Racer, Allen Hadrian Race 8: Opawa Purdie, Allen Mack, Homebush Boden Race 9: Homebush Scribe, Senorita Julie, Flaming Sambuca Race 10: Zipping Clyde, Coco Bango, Zugzwang, Smash Attack Race 11: Barellen Panther, Disclaimer, Valyrian Steel, Lonely Baxter Race 12: Unverified, Cathy Maree, Starburst Emma, Sozin’s Emperor Race 13: Rambo, Leo’s Son, Trendy Blake, Crystal Flame LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Tough draw for Mile

By Michael Guerin A Miracle Mile that Lazarus couldn’t lose is starting to look like one the champion pacer will struggle to win.

The Kiwi pacing hero struck not one but two judder bars over the weekend on the road to the only great Australasian race to have eluded him and is set to be a huge drifter in the market.

The first signs of trouble for Lazarus, and punters, came when the Inter Dominion champ was a brave but battling third in his $100,000 prelude to the Mile at Menangle on Saturday night.

That was still enough to earn him an invite to the $750,000 super sprint this Saturday but Lazarus clearly wasn’t at his best, only clawing his way into third on heart after looking beaten at the 500m mark.

He appeared still drained by the effects of a virus trainer-driver Mark Purdon had expected to be out of his system but dogged the entire Purdon-Rasmussen stable on a dreadful night at the office.

“We had a bug through the team

side of the front line at Sunday’s barrier draw, meaning he will start from barrier eight.

Since the Miracle Mile moved to Menangle a decade ago no horse has even placed in the race from barrier eight.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): New ventures always come with a beat or two of bedlam. The confusion and chaos only add to the fun! So take a breath and head in, expecting that it won’t be perfect but it will be an experience.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Without obstacles, there’s no game. Catapult over them and you’ll build up strength. Push against them and you’ll build stamina. Rub them out and you’ll be polishing your work to the brilliance of a jewel.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some reach adulthood unwounded; they are the exception. Time usually makes its marks. You’ll connect with someone over the scars (either inside or outside) that show what you’ve survived.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Avoid people and situations that test your knowledge. It’s better to gravitate toward those who like how you think instead. To know is to close your mind to learning. So don’t know. Stay curious.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It’s risky to talk to strangers, but you’re fearless today, so you’ll reach out and expand your circle with an introduction or two. You’re a magnet for interesting people.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You embrace life’s lopsided nature. You’ll be intrigued by people, ideas and places that seem a little off. Also, you crave novelty these days, so if it looks like a new experience, you’ll want to sign up.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Magicians know children often figure out tricks that adults don’t. They make fewer assumptions. They’re more open to randomness. They notice more details. Today you’ll be like a child whom no one can trick.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): We operate on what we’ve seen to be true. But sometimes that’s only part of the truth or is actually more of an anomaly. Leave room for doubt. Being wrong happens. Defending wrong is just wrong!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Go mingle in a new place. At the very least, you’ll have a fresh experience and story to report. But you’re even likelier to find love, friendship, adventure, work or all of the above.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Anyone can give the benefit of the doubt, but you take it into generous territory, giving total trust. If they have ill intent, they’ll go elsewhere; your kindness takes the fun out of the swindle.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your attention actually makes the other person fascinating. The person was interesting to begin with, but his or her story becomes great because of your unique brand of curiosity.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You dislike social situations in which you’re expected to network, schmooze and sell. You see life as a creative process, not as a series of trophies. Many find your approach appealing, show up and be you.

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Village and Yvette Williams Retirement Village. A service for June will be held in Hope and Sons Chapel, corner Andersons Bay Road and Oxford Street, Dunedin at 12.30pm on FRIDAY, February 23, followed by private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Blind Foundation would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Tuesday, Messages to February 20, 2018 22 Ashburton Guardian 40 Fenton Crescent, St Clair, Dunedin 9012 or leave a message on June’s page at www.tributes.co.nz DEATHS DEATHS

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BRASH, Isabella June, (June) -On February 18, 2018, at Dunedin Hospital, with her sons by her side; aged 91 years. Loved and loving wife of Neale for 67 years, loved mother of Don and Jane, Dave and Nicky, Marty and Anette, loved Grandma and Nanna of her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A treasured aunt of the Johnston clan. Special thanks for the wonderful care provided by the staff of Frances Hodgkins Retirement Village and Yvette Williams Retirement Village. A service for June will be held in Hope and Sons Chapel, corner Andersons Bay Road and Oxford Street, Dunedin at 12.30pm on FRIDAY, February 23, followed by private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Blind Foundation would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to 40 Fenton Crescent, St Clair, Dunedin 9012 or leave a message on June’s page at www.tributes.co.nz

WARD, Christopher John (Chris) – On February 19, 2018.

Passed away peacefully with loved ones, at Terrace View, Ashburton. Aged 75 years.

Dearly loved husband and best friend of Gillian. Loving wonderful dad of Maria and Ross Fowler (Darfield), Carleen and Tim Hampton (Adelaide), Donna-Tracey and Steve Cvitan (WA), Kristine and Rob Marriott (Ashburton), Kerry and Ben White (London) and treasured Grandad Chris and Pop of his 9 grandchildren. A special thank you to the staff of Terrace View and Palliative Care for their warm and caring support, and to Father Geoff for his kindness.

Messages to the Ward family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Donations to the Ashburton Kidney Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Chris’ life will be held at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Thompson Street, Tinwald on FRIDAY, February 23, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

WARD, Christopher John (Chris) – On February 19, 2018. Paterson’s Funeral Services Passed away peacefully with FDANZ Ashburton loved ones, at Terrace View, Ph 307 7433 Ashburton. Aged 75 years.

Dearly loved husband and Please note all late death best friend of Gillian. Loving notices or notices sent wonderful dad of Maria and Ross Fowler (Darfield), outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: Carleen and Tim Hampton (Adelaide), Donna-Tracey deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. and Steve Cvitan (WA), Kristine and Rob Marriott To place a notice during (Ashburton), Kerry and Ben office hours please contact White (London) and treasured us on 03 307 7900 Grandad Chris and Pop of his for more information 9 grandchildren. A special Any queries thank you to the staff of please contact Terrace View and Palliative 0800 Care for their warm and ASHBURTON caring support, and to Father (0800-274-287) Geoff for his kindness.

Messages to the Ward family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Donations to the Ashburton Kidney Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Chris’ life will be held at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Thompson Street, Tinwald on FRIDAY, February 23, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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Bo Houston was the shining light for Mid Canterbury on the weekend scoring 91 in the first innings.

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The Mid Canterbury senior cricket side has ended its Hawke Cup campaign in a disappointing fashion with a loss to Otago Country at Molyneux Park in Alexandra on the weekend.

It was again a case of the baggy green and golds putting themselves in a position to score a win the match only to watch it fall from their grasp again after claiming a first innings lead on Satur-

day in the rain-affected match.

Otago Country skipper Jimmy Pyle won the toss and elected to send the Mid Canterbury side into bat – a decision he would have been smiling about when his bowlers had the visitors three down after 10 overs with Nick Gilbert, James Southby and Des Kruger all back in the sheds without reaching double figures.

Bo Houston proved to be the sticking point though.

He put the head down and de-

cided to bat some time, facing 173 balls over three and a half hours as he pushed his way through to 91 before being the last Mid Canterbury batsman to fall after 60 overs at the crease.

Houston received some support from Matt Winter (15) and William Southby (11) but was largely left to fend for himself as wickets fell around him.

All out for 164, Mid Canterbury would have been more than nervous heading out to field and when

Otago Country safely negated the first 10 overs with the bat, the pressure was on.

Two run-outs set the ball rolling however and wickets fell regularly from that point with William Southby cleaning his way through the tail end with three wickets in one over to finish with 3-0 off 1.4 overs and Otago Country in trouble, all out for 147.

That innings lead gave Mid Canterbury hope, but when they lost their first seven wickets in the

opening 20 overs of the second innings, they were dashed as they limped through to 112.

The tail-enders saved them from serious damage with Ryan Cockburn’s 26 at No.11 well supported by 20 from James Speer and 18 from Deon Biggs.

Otago Country made light work of the required runs in their second innings, grabbing the required runs with 9.3 overs left to play in the match to score a ninewicket victory.

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