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New jobs in rubbish plan

BY SUE NEWMAN

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An 11th hour bid by a community group could change the face of resource recovery in the Ashburton District and earn ratepayers valuable income.

As the Ashburton District Council was about to sign a two-year roll over of its current waste management and minimisation contract, Canterbury Wastebusters stepped up with a bid to seize back the contract it lost five years ago.

Making the change would save the council $250,000 a year,

would create about 20 jobs for both able bodied and disabled people and would see the council take a 30 per cent share of the profits from recycling, manager Tony Dawson said.

“We already run a resource recovery park, adding a rubbish collection to this would be the easy part,” he said.

“Over the past five years we’ve become much more professional and we believe we can now operate the resource recovery park at a lesser cost than the council currently pays.”

The other big benefit was that

a wider range of material would be recycled by a community organisation than by a profit-driven commercial operator, he said.

The Wastebusters’ proposal came with the support of Southland’s waste and recycling processor, Southland Disabilities Enterprises and with a letter of support from Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt.

“We urge the council to delay making its decision until they investigate our proposal,” Mr Dawson said.

The council is required to give the current contractor three

months’ notice if it either extends or ends its contract with the countdown starting on April 1.

“The $250,000 saving is not insignificant and it needs to be looked at,” councillor Neil Brown said.

Fully investigating the Wastebusters’ proposal, however, would take time, he said.

Rolling over the contract for 12 months rather than two years might be the solution, councillor Darryl Nelson said.

“I’d go for three months,” Ken Cutforth said, “I like the organic

feel of this.” Service delivery committee members voted and Mr Nelson’s 12-month option won.

An extraordinary council meeting will be held next week where all councillors will have an opportunity to vote.

An initial investigation into the proposal will have been undertaken by council staff.

Kerbside collection changes to wheelie bins in July 2017 and the Southern group has committed to helping Wastebusters make the changeover if it wins the contract.

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KISS to return KISS are coming back to New Zealand and promising to “shake the heavens” with their biggest stage production ever. The rockers will perform at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Friday, October 16, their first show here in seven years. They’ll be bringing their tongues, make-up and even a giant spider with them. “We are so very excited to be visiting again with our fans in New Zealand,” frontman Gene Simmons said. “We feel a special kinship to the Kiwis, the culture, the food and the people. But don’t kid yourself, we’re coming to you to shake the heavens.”

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‘Healthy size’ sells better Skinny models could be less effective at selling clothes than “healthy-sized” women, a researcher has found. Massey University professor Leo Paas said his research showed models who are “neither too thin nor too large” have the most positive reaction from consumers.

Professor Paas said as France considers legislation to ban very thin models, the fashion industry should have nothing to fear. In his research project, young female participants were shown advertising images featuring either a very thin model or a healthy-sized model. The models wore either a bikini or a skirt and top. “The healthy-sized model was considered more attractive, the advertisement was viewed more positively and considered ethically acceptable, and the intention to buy the featured product was higher,” Professor Paas said.

Participants had the strongest negative reaction to the thin model wearing a bikini, which Professor Paas said was interesting given thinner women are accepted to be the Western ideal of beauty. However, there was also a negative response to larger models, with the study participants preferring women who were “neither too thin nor too large”, he said. Plus size women can be effective for advertisers – but only within a context of celebrating different body shapes, Professor Paas said.

Clooney and Crawford in bed together George Clooney ended up in bed with supermodel Cindy Crawford after he drunkenly fell asleep in her home. Crawford’s husband Rande Gerber claimed the Oscar-winning actor “crashed out” after they spent a night drinking tequila at his Hollywood home. In an interview with the London Evening Standard’s Deluxe magazine, the American entrepreneur said Crawford thought she had seen her husband “passed out on the bed with motorcycle boots still on”. “She got into bed and started rubbing my back,” Mr Gerber said. “And then I turned round, only it wasn’t me. It was George.”

Madonna flirts with Bieber Madonna has done a lot of things, and Justin Bieber could be next on her list.

Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show, the Like A Virgin singer flirted heavily with the baby-faced Bieber, even showing up the notorious bad boy during a game of Never Have I Ever. Madonna, 56, didn’t shirk away from any of Ellen’s risque questions, answering in the affirmative for everything from sleeping with a person whose name she’d forgotten to having phone sex. Bieber was no shrinking violet himself but said he’d never been kicked out of a bar or been with multiple partners during the same day. “I feel like I’m getting to know my new boyfriend,” Madonna told Ellen.

The recently-turned-21 Bieber tamed the would-be cougar with grace, illustrating it wasn’t his first rodeo when it comes to fending off the advances of older women. Either way, Ellen came to a conclusion shared by most of her studio audience, “you two are perfect for each other”.

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Knowing Anna’s dad was also single, Arthur put us in contact. We went to see Boy the movie and had a beer on the Strand.” The wedding took place in the family’s lakeside bach on Lake Rotoiti, which also featured in Tuesday’s show.

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■ ASHBURTON CBD VIOLENCE

Earlier closing ‘the solution’

By Sue NewmaN

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Closing Ashburton’s bars just one hour earlier will see a significant decline in the level of late night violence on urban streets, says the district’s top cop.

Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield yesterday told Ashburton district councillors that a happy drunk at 2am had every chance of becoming an angry drunk by 4am. “We’ve had a significant number of events where we’re lucky we didn’t have a homicide.

We’ve had four people knocked

out, one with a fractured skull,” he said.

The district’s local alcohol plan (LAP) will introduce 2am bar closing with a one-way door policy after 1am and that would reduce the amount of late night drunken behaviour, Mr Banfield said.

“We’re really keen for the council to push this alcohol plan as 2am will solve a significant number of our alcohol problems. Alcohol is a real factor, a real negative factor around the sort of problems we’re seeing.”

Late night street violence was not unique to Ashburton, but the community did not want to suffer the impact of large numbers of drunk people on the street at 4am in the morning, he said.

Another issue was the struggle to secure transport home late at night.

“There’s no one, quick-fix for this when we have 200 people in Ashburton. We need to get them on a bus and get them home rather than have them hanging around the CBD and

becoming either a victim or a perpetrator.”

Pre-loading continued to be an issue in Ashburton, particularly if people came into town drunk and then gained access to bars because of poor door security, Mr Banfield said.

He’s keen to see inner town CCTV cameras upgraded. Their presence was not only useful in identifying offenders but also as a deterrent to violence once people were aware their actions were recorded, he said.

Police were also taking a

tough line on drugs in the community and were working in conjunction with teams from Christchurch.

“We’ve made significant inroads into cannabis and now we’ll be targeting methamphetamine trade. We’re making inroads, but it’s slow. We know there’s drugs coming into schools, dairy farms and factories and we’re targeting groups who are sellers and suppliers.”

Drugs were often the link to ‘volume crime’ such as thefts from cars, he said.

■ ASHBURTON RESIDENTS’ HEALTH

Be wary when self-diagnosing health issues

By CaitliN Porter

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An Ashburton doctor is seeing a number of patients who are selfdiagnosing, as people continue to turn to beloved Dr Google.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman Dr Charlotte Cox said she knows of many patients who are using the internet to self-diagnose their health-related symptoms.

While it can bother some doctors, Dr Cox said she does not find it too unhelpful because even though patients have potentially researched their illness on the internet, they still choose to come to her and discuss the problem further.

“Of course there are always patients who might be satisfied with Dr Google’s advice and choose not to see me,” she said.

There is no age group who does this more frequently either, she said, it is all age groups.

Dr Cox said that while there are many so-called “experts” out there, GPs have to take respon-

sibility for the advice and treatment on offer.

However, she did warn that there were dangers with self-diagnosis, including “under-diagnosis”, or people thinking there is not a problem when there really is.

“That is always the concern,” she said.

“Doctors have the clinical skills in observation, history taking and examination, Dr Google and virtual doctors, do not examine the patient.”

Research from Southern Cross Health Society shows the majority of Kiwis were using the internet or social media to access health information.

In a study of 2000 New Zealanders undertaken late last year it was found 59 per cent looked for information about a medicine online, 56 per cent got advice on a condition they had, or may have had, online, and 45 per cent took the internet to look for information to make a self-diagnosis.

Many people are taking to the internet to diagnose their health issues.

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In brief Police notebook Incidents reported by police yesterday: - A 24 year female was arrested for shoplifting - Police attended a domestic at 2.45pm on Wednesday

Vegetation protection More than 200 signs will start popping up around the Ashburton District as significant dry land vegetation is marked to ensure it is protected. The Ashburton District Council will spend $6850 on a project that will see the plastic marker posts installed progressively around the district.

Environment Canterbury has provided $2000 of the money for this biodiversity exercise.

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■ MID CANTERBURY ROAD SAFETY

Parents have role to play

By Daisy HuDson

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Parents need to play an active role in teaching children about road safety, a Mid Canterbury principal says.

While educators say driving behaviour around schools had been positive, they say road safety education needs to be tackled both at school and at home.

In a recent newsletter Netherby School principal Phil Wheeler encouraged parents

to reiterate road safety messages at home. He said a few children had recently run out in front of a car and were nearly “bowled”.

Mr Wheeler told the Guardian yesterday that it would be helpful if parents reinforced road safety messages.

“Just modelling how it should be done, where to cross, it’s all good common sense,” he said.

“Hopefully the child will remember that and act that way, and they’ll be safe.”

Mr Wheeler believed schools

should be supporting parents when it came to teaching road safety, not the other way around.

“We reinforce it at school with the pedestrian crossing and whenever we go out of the school, but you want parents to teach it as well,” he said.

“It’s hugely important they do.”

Mount Somers Springburn School principal Brent Gray said the situation at his school was slightly different, as it was a rural school and most pupils

caught the school bus.

While he said most road users were driving responsibly, the biggest problem for the school was people not slowing down when passing school buses.

“Kids are pretty unpredictable,” he said.

Mr Gray said the school worked hard to educate children about road safety.

“It’s pretty important, especially here in a rural area where kids are getting on and off buses.”

■ ANIMAL WELFARE

■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Photo sparks outrage Deputy PM booked to cut opening ribbon Nineteen months and millions of working hours later, Ashburton’s new sport and recreational stadium will be ready to open its doors on May 9.

Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has been booked to cut the opening ribbon before the long-awaited $34 million complex opens its doors to the community.

The event will be open to allcomers, but the centre itself will not be operating in its full capacity until the following day.

Work on the 8000 square metre building started in October 2013 and it is designed to meet the sporting and aquatic needs of the Ashburton District for many years. It has been designed to allow easy extension of the court area if demand for court space accelerates.

There will also be extensive development of the greenfields areas around the centre to accommodate a range of other sports. Securing the deputy

prime minister as official guest signalled the importance of the project to the community, mayor Angus McKay said.

“This marks the beginning of a new sporting era for our district. People have been looking forward to the doors opening for a long time; now we’re set to go.”

For complex manager Steve Prescott, the opening will be a celebration of all that had been achieved by the council and the community. “Whether people want to join the centre to really challenge their fitness levels or spend time relaxing with friends at the pool, the new sporting hub is an important asset for locals and visitors alike,” he said.

The opening ceremony on May 9 will be held at 12.45pm.

There will be no on-site parking for members of the public.

The centre’s first open day on May 10 will run from 10am to 5pm.

Authorities are investigating a photo of thin jersey cows being transported across Cook Strait to slaughter, which caused outrage after being shared on Facebook.

The image, taken through the open top of a stock truck, has been shared more than 8500 times since being posted on Facebook by Anne Robson on March 8.

It was also reposted by animal welfare group Safe New Zealand on Sunday and shared more than 1800 times.

The post said Safe and the SPCA had lodged complaints about the animals’ condition.

The caption says the cows, which appear thin and have protruding bones, were on a ferry being transported from Picton to Wellington.

Ms Robson posted a comment yesterday saying the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) was looking into it and had agreed the condition of the cattle was terrible.

Federated Farmers said farmers and trucking operators must follow animal wel-

fare rules when taking stock to processing works, especially as drought conditions reduced animal feed in some parts of the country.

Its animal welfare spokesman Andrew Hoggard said the trucker must keep the animals fed and watered for long-distance transport, and both trucker and farmer were legally responsible for making sure stock was suitable for transport at loading.

“When a farmer wants to transport stock off the property, if there is any doubt about suitability for transport then a vet ought to be consulted before loading.

That’s the rule and it is a good rule,” Mr Hoggard said.

He said Federated Farmers welcomed an investigation

by MPI and would wait for results before commenting further.

The Facebook post has drawn many comments from outraged people.

“Cruelty plain and simple,” Maddy Pottinger wrote.

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Lake Hood road named A road in the Lake Hood extension housing development will be called Murney’s Lane. Developers initially applied to the Ashburton District Council to call the lane Mountain View Lane but the council decided this was too similar to another road in the district.

‘We went too far’ Dumped X Factor New Zealand judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon have admitted they went too far with criticism of show contestant Joe Irvine. The couple posted separate messages on their Twitter accounts yesterday which stated their behaviour on Sunday night had been unacceptable. “A lot goes on behind-the-scenes of a reality show and what you see isn’t always the whole story,” Kills said.

“I was encouraged to be outspoken and things got out of hand. Joe, I hope you can forgive me and I wish you all the best,” she said. A similar message was posted by her husband Moon. “It went too far and I never intended to single anyone out. I wish contestants, crew, and particularly Joe, all the best.”

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New judges named Shelton Woolright and Natalie Bassingwaighte have been named as the two new X Factor NZ judges. Woolright is the former drummer of Auckland nu-metal band Blindspott. He is now a member of I Am Giant.

Bassingthwaighte is a former cast member of Neighbours who went on to become the singer in electro-pop band Rogue Traders before embarking on a solo career.

She has been a judge on The X Factor Australia. Bassingthwaighte is looking after the boys in the competition while Woolright will be in charge of the bands. - NZME

Indecent assault A prominent New Zealander charged with indecent assault has lodged an appeal after losing his bid for name suppression. The man lost suppression on February 19 but had his identity protected for one month to allow him the chance to appeal. That appeal was lodged yesterday. The man denies 12 charges of indecent assault against two people including two representative charges. The charges, which include allegations of touching the complainants on the breast, buttocks, groin and thigh, are punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

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■■FAIRTON MEAT WORKS

Early end to second chain’s season

By Michelle Nelson michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Up to 100 people are out of work, following the early closure of the second chain at Silver Fern Farms (SSF) Fairton plant on Wednesday.

Most workers on the chain started in November.

SSF general manager of plant operations Phil Buck said demand for processing space for sheep had slowed, and the cooperative had decided to “dial back” capacity at Fairton.

“We’ve worked hard to catch up to the demand for lamb and ewe space during the earlier than seasonal dry conditions.”

“Lambs in the Canterbury region have also been moved out due to the drought, and the South Island kill statistics also reflect this downward trend in kill numbers compared to the same time last year.”

National secretary of the Meat Workers’ Union Graham Cooke said as of March 14, representing week 24 of the season, the South Island lamb kill was down 1.7 per cent, and sheep numbers were down 7 per

The second chain has been laid off early due to slowing demand for processing space.

cent. Mr Cooke said the downward trend was to some extent influenced by the drought, with

■■MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Social media ‘like a skate park’ - principal

By Daisy Hudson

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A Mid Canterbury principal has compared social media to a skate park as pressure mounts on schools to address incidents outside the school gates.

Parents are being urged to monitor their children’s social media activity as schools try to tackle online bullying.

Ashburton College has met with students and parents to deal with cases of bullying outside of school and on social media.

Concerns have also been raised over the number of children using websites such as Facebook before they are old enough.

Facebook has imposed an age limit, meaning children under 13 are prohibited from using the site.

However one Mid Canterbury principal says younger children are accessing the site, and parents need to be aware of what their children are doing online.

Ashburton Intermediate School principal Gavin Cooper said schools were having to follow up incidents on social media, despite a lot of the issues occurring outside the school

gates. “You’ve got children who are not old enough using a site they shouldn’t be using,” he said.

“Very few of my kids should be on Facebook.”

He compared Facebook to a “giant skate park”, saying incidents that happened outside of school often ended up being dealt with by staff.

Children had made inappropriate comments about other students online, Mr Cooper said.

“We wonder whether some parents are actually monitoring what’s going on with their children,” he said.

“If the kid is on Facebook then you should know what they’re saying and who their friends are.”

Staff at Ashburton College have also been tackling bullying online.

College principal Grant McMillan told the Guardian recently that both parents and students had expressed their concerns over bullying off site, on Facebook, and on Ask.FM pages.

He said the school had worked with over 90 students to stamp out online bullying.

stock shipped out of the district to other meat works earlier in the season.

However, the early lay off of workers on the Fairton second chain would put pressure on

those with families to support, he said.

Mr Cooke said such situations highlighted why meat workers needed a voice as well, referring to the Meat Industry Excellence report, (Pathways to Long-Term Sustainability), which proposes radical reforms of the red meat sector.

“Restructuring and consolidation are easy on paper; but workers, families and communities often end up paying the price.

“Our country is littered with closed freezing works and the dashed hopes and dreams of rural communities.

The Meat Workers Union has launched the Jobs that Count secure work campaign to this end.

“Our members should be part of any conversation about the future of this important export industry,” he said.

“The New Zealand meat industry can’t survive by lowering wages and conditions, making jobs less secure and relying on contingent labour, as we are seeing in meat companies overseas.”

■■IPCA REPORT

Roast Busters inquiry ‘deficient’ Police have publicly apologised to the young women at the centre of the investigation into the Roast Busters scandal, after a report slammed their handling of the case.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), found several deficiencies in the original police investigations into alleged offending involving the Roast Busters.

IPCA chair Judge David Carruthers said police failed the group’s alleged victims due to multiple “deficiencies” and failed to adhere to “basic tenets” of criminal investigation.

Following yesterday’s apology, sexual violence campaigner Louise Nichols said she was pleased police seemed to have learned a lesson from the case, and another said the case highlighted the need for a change in police culture.

Yesterday’s report comes after the IPCA received complaints about police investigations in November 2013 into the group - made up of predominantly West Auckland youths accused of bragging on social media about having sex with drunk and underage girls.

The IPCA report looked at seven cases in particular.

The report blasted a police failure to pursue positive lines of inquiry, and mentioned a lack of record-keeping and assessment of evidence.

It said at one point, “opportunities or interventions to prevent re-victimisation” were not considered. Officers failed to identify connections between incidents, or work with other agencies to develop plans to reduce the chance of a recurrence.

“Victims were let down by their failure to do so,” Judge Carruthers said.

The report said although investigating staff treated young women with courtesy and compassion, investigations into original cases were not “robust and thorough”.

Police did not check whether young men were involved in previous incidents and contact with the young men and their families was found to be “inadequate or non-existent”.

Despite failings in the case, there was no evidence of poor practice nationally in child abuse or sexual assault cases, the judge said.

Louise Nicholas, who is involved in training crime managers after police realised that they had not “connected the dots” between complaints from Roast Busters’ victims, said police had learnt the right lessons from this case.

“Hand on heart, I believe it can’t happen [again] because of the systems that are now in place.”

Since the investigation, Wait-

emata police had introduced several safeguards to ensure better “supervision and oversight of cases”, as well as better liaison with Child, Youth and Family (CYF), to reduce the likelihood of the mistakes being repeated.

Waitemata district commander Superintendent Bill Searle and Police Commissioner Mike Bush both made public apologies after the report’s findings were released.

“I’d like to publicly apologise to the young women and their families for the trauma that has been caused to them. I will arrange to do this in person, depending on their wishes,” Mr Searle said. “We clearly let the victims down.”

The standard of investigation in these cases “fell far short” of what was rightly expected, Mr Bush said.

He said he completely accepted the findings and police officers now need to do “whatever possible” to stop a repeat of the failures the IPCA identified.

“I’m very disappointed,” Mr Bush added.

However, he said staff failures were isolated incidents.

He confirmed Mr Searle would conduct a performance appraisal to determine where “accountability sits” in relation to police failures.

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■ 1080 POISONING THREAT

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Samples all test negative All of the samples of infant formula tested by police after being suspected of possible tampering have tested negative for 1080.

The tests came after members of the public reported a number of infant formula tins that appeared to have pinpricks in the seals.

Police collected the infant formula concerned and tests were carried out that showed the infant formula in those tins was safe.

Assistant Commissioner Mike Bush said the police were of the view that the problems

with the seals arose from normal manufacturing or handling issues.

“The parents involved here did the right thing,” he said.

An anonymous person sent letters to the chief executive of Fonterra and Federated Farmers threatening to contaminate infant formula with the poison 1080 if the government continued to use it for pest control.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), which has overseen testing since the formula threat was made last week, last night thanked New

Zealanders for their continued vigilance in checking products for signs of suspected tampering.

“The parents who reported the suspected tampering are to be commended for immediately reporting this to police,” MPI deputy director-general Scott Gallacher said.

“We continue to be confident that New Zealand infant and other formula is just as safe today as it was before this threat was made.

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Kayaker farewelled A world-class kayaker and high school teacher has been remembered as a woman who lived and loved life to the fullest.

Louise Jull was farewelled yesterday at Taheke Marae at Okere Falls, where hundreds paid their respects and joined in to celebrate the many things the 26-year-old athlete had achieved.

Ms Jull died while kayaking the Kaituna River last week. Ms Jull was a PE teacher at Western Heights High School.

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First Homes on show On-screen, the houses are far from finished and chaos reigns but in reality you can book to see the finished places this weekend.

Fans of TV One’s Our First Home series are now being invited to see the three Auckland houses featured in the DIY reality show and already advertising shows pristine places all done. On the show, the Gourleys, Schreuders and Wardlaws are still up to their elbows in plaster dust, paint and tiles, competing with each other to renovate their houses. But Barfoot & Thompson marketing is now showing picture-perfect places, all dressed up and ready for their first public viewing, not a hair out of place. Those high-profile homes are expected to draw thousands of tyre-kickers and would-be buyers so people must book specific inspection times to even get their foot in the door.

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Second measles case A second case of measles signals the disease has gained a foothold in Christchurch, health officials say.

A new case has been diagnosed in the city, with no known connection to the 4-year-old diagnosed with measles earlier this month.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton said the second case indicates measles has a foothold in the community.

“This is a very contagious disease and it’s quite likely we will get more cases. The good news is immunisation is a proven way to stop the spread,” she said. - NZME

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■ BIG LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Intense gang warfare, of the funny kind

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Cream pies will be splattered and silly string will cover the stage following performances of Bugsy Malone.

The Big Little Theatre Company production, to stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, will involve intense gang warfare, of the funny kind.

Production manager Georgie Sivier said as much as she was looking forward to bringing the fantastic show to the public, she was not looking for-

ward to cleaning up after each of the three shows on April 10, 11 and 12.

The final scene will involve at least 30 combative cream pies, and in other scenes the characters will be armed with sludge guns which shoot silly string. Miss Sivier expected they would get through at least 90 cans of the colourful string.

The story involves Bugsy Malone, played by Ethan Green, inadvertently getting roped into all sorts of trouble, while having a soft spot for

Blousey, played by Amy Waldron. Fat Sam’s Gang, which is led by Fat Sam (Oliver Livingstone) and sells illegal sasparella in an age of prohibition, comes head to head with Dandy Dan’s Gang, led by Dandy Dan played by Esme Heffernan.

Being 1920s gangsters and other characters was proving to be a lot of fun for the 38 Big Little members aged six to 14 acting in the show, Miss Sivier said.

Rehearsals were going well,

and for the first time this week cream pie prototypes were tried out. They consisted of shaving foam and sponge. Depending on how they went, a different ‘recipe’ could have to be tried.

Directing the show are Cherie Livingstone, new to the director’s chair, and Matt van den Yssel, who has previously directed children’s theatre.

Rehearsals were being held at the Tinwald School hall, and would shift to the event centre on March 28.

The Bachelor New Zealand isn’t coming up smelling of roses.

The reality match-making show has got off to a weak start in the ratings with its first two episodes averaging 218,000 viewers and coming fourth and fifth in the Tuesday and Wednesday’s top five prime-time shows. It appears a majority of network telly viewers would prefer to watch cops on the beat and consumer rip-offs than see 21 Kiwi women vying for the affections of Arthur Green. - NZME

Hit ordered on hubby A woman accused of arranging an assault hit on her police officer husband may escape any punishment over the alleged plot.

The defendant aged in her 40s appeared in North Shore District Court yesterday and initially pleaded not guilty to the charge, electing trial by jury. However, after the lunch break the court heard the police would consider her for diversion. Community Magistrate Dianne Hale granted the woman name suppression because of “potentially devastating” consequences.

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■ BEADS OF COURAGE APPEAL DAY

Jacob’s leukaemia battle

By Caitlin Porter

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Seven-year-old Jacob Adam only has a few handfuls of beads to show for his countless operations, transfusions and rushed trips to hospital, when in reality he should have hundreds.

Jacob was diagnosed with Bprecursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in April of 2010, nearly five years ago.

He was only two years old.

His mum, Sharon Mackenzie, said the family knew something wasn’t quite right with Jacob.

“We knew there was something going on but we didn’t know what,” she said.

It was discovered that had enlarged lymph nodes and after he took ill on a holiday in Invercargill he was rushed to hospital, where he was diagnosed with cancer.

Immediately after being diagnosed Jacob moved into the Child Haemotology Oncology Cancer (CHOC) unit and started chemotherapy.

It wasn’t an easy process and for the first seven weeks of chemo Jacob was very sick.

The seven weeks passed, and the family left Ranui House and returned to their home in

Jacob Adam

Ashburton. “We were allowed to come home, which you think you would be happy about but it’s actually really scary,” Miss Mackenzie said.

At the hospital there were health practitioners on hand if anything went wrong, but at home, it was an hour’s drive to treatment.

Jacob’s parents did everything to make life as normal for him as they could.

He was given his chemo pills every day and he adjusted well to home life. There were some complications though, when Jacob’s temperature spiked, he

had to be rushed to hospital.

He also experienced extremely high levels of pain and had issues with his sugar levels, which at one point nearly rendered him unconscious.

During the rushed trips and week-long stays in Christchurch his family experienced earthquakes and aftershocks, yet another hurdle for Jacob and his family to overcome.

“It was quite freaky,” Miss Mackenzie said.

Every three months Jacob had to return to the hospital and have chemotherapy drugs inserted in his spinal cord.

APPEAL DAY Today is the Beads of Courage appeal day, where people can donate money to help children with cancer and their families.

Lachlan and his family participate in the appeal and his mum will be joining other families in Ashburton to help man the appeal stand outside New World Ashburton today.

Queenstown on the board

■ THE OPERA CLUB

Opera concert to hit town The Ashburton College auditorium will be filled with music next week when the Pirates, Pinafores and Pandemonium opera concert hits town.

The show is performed by The Opera Club – a Christchurch based group of professional, semi-professional and amateur opera singers.

Singers Harry Grigg and Angus Simmons (right) have been hard at work rehearsing for the concert, which will take place on March 29 at 2pm.

The group are no strangers to Ashburton, having also performed an afternoon of opera in the Winchmore hall last year.

The singers have been working with NZ Opera’s general director Stuart Maunder, and they will also be performing alongside the club’s artistic director, Sharolyn Kimmorley.

It’s been nearly two years since he finished his treatment and Jacob has been in remission since.

He now spends his time playing with siblings Lachlan, 9, Isaac, 5, and Isla, 2. As a happy-go-lucky seven-year-old he enjoys his sports, particularly tennis, rugby and hockey and he also participates in drama.

“He’s really busy,” Miss Mackenzie said.

Jacob never collected the rest of his Beads of Courage, beads given to children undergoing treatment for diseases like cancer to mark events and milestones along their journeys as it was quite a process.

But he doesn’t mind, he is just happy to let his sister play with the ones he does have.

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Queenstown will feature on a special edition of the board game Monopoly.

The resort competed against some of the world’s top destinations to secure a position on the Monopoly Here and Now: World Edition board game.

Queenstown was the only New Zealand destination chosen as a contender and was the 18th most popular place among the 80 cities competing for public votes for a place on the board.

About 4 million votes were made from 182 countries.

The votes put Queenstown in the light blue section with Cape Town, South Africa and Taipei, Taiwan.

Destination Queenstown chief executive Graham Budd said it was a huge achievement to beat other global hot spots and the result was testament to Queenstown’s international popularity.

“We are extremely excited Queenstown has made it on to the board and it is fantastic to see New Zealand’s premier holiday destination up there with the best of them.”

The game will be available from September.

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In brief Pair missing A 64-year-old man who is believed to have gone missing with his 11-year-old stepson is being urged to contact police to reassure them that both are okay.

John Beckenridge is thought to be with his stepson Michael ZhaoBeckenridge, known as Mike, who has been missing since Friday.

They were seen on Monday when a farmer contacted police to say he’d seen the pair in remote bush in the Slope Point area in the Catlins. Detective Sergeant Mark McCloy of Invercargill police said Mr Beckenridge may have grievances about a recent Family Court decision in relation to a parenting order. The pair are thought to be travelling in a dark blue Volkswagen Touareg station wagon, registration number DUY263.

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Otira Coke launch Not much usually happens in sleepy Otira, but today the old railway town will be the centre of attention, with the national launch of Coca-Cola’s latest fizzy drink and filming of the television commercial. Usually, coke products were launched in the big cities but this time, the multinational decided to go to the places that would otherwise be the last to get the new products. “We made a surprise visit to the Otira Hotel yesterday and told them we were going to launch the product nationally there,” Coca-Cola South Pacific group accountant Ben Hallam said.

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Dairy Woman of Year West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne has been named the 2015 Dairy Woman of the Year. She is the first Coast woman to win the award. The winner was announced on Wednesday night at the Dairy Women’s Network annual conference in Invercargill. Ms Milne said she was still in shock yesterday. She didn’t expect the win and was humbled by it. “It’s a pretty amazing feeling ... who would have thought that a little farmer from the West Coast would be accepting this.” Ms Milne milks 200 Jersey cows on 125 hectares with her partner Ian Whitmore at Rotomanu, just east of Lake Brunner. She is also the Federated Farmers West Coast president, is on the Federated Farmers board and chairs the local TBfree committee.

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Church school bid fails Destiny Church’s bid to make its private school part of the state system has failed. The church says the rejection is disappointing as its case was compelling and valid. “We have other schools in New Zealand that are Christianbased or religious-based, and it seems okay for them to be integrated,” spokeswoman Anne Williamson said. “We would like that opportunity to move our school forward with more funding through integration.” Destiny’s school is within the church’s sprawling City of God complex in South Auckland. Private schools that become integrated are able to retain their special character – usually a religious or philosophical belief – but receive a large boost in taxpayer funding.

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■ TUNISIA

In brief Foot in mouth, again Australia’s gaffe-prone prime minister took back his second Nazi-related comment in a month yesterday after he compared the opposition party leader to German World War Two-era propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Tony Abbott told Parliament that Labor Party leader Bill Shorten was “the Dr. Goebbels of economic policy.”

Abbott immediately withdrew the comment, as opposition lawmakers yelled in protest. Speaker Bronwyn Bishop ordered Labor lawmaker Mark Dreyfus — one of only three Jewish lawmakers in Parliament — out of the House of Representatives for rising from his seat to angrily berate the prime minister. Fellow Labor lawmaker Michael Danby, also Jewish, left the chamber with Dreyfus in solidarity.

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Coup case thrown out The Kuwaiti prosecutor’s office has thrown out a case brought by a member of the ruling family and involving an alleged plot — captured on video — to overthrow the government. The official Kuwait News Agency cited a statement by the prosecutor’s office that said it was throwing out the closely watched case brought

by Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al Sabah because of a lack of evidence and insufficient “veracity of details.”

- AP

‘Weed bond’ on 1D Tunisians holding candles pray at the entrance gate of the National Bardo Museum where scores of people were killed after gunmen staged an attack yesterday.

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Gunman ‘known to services’ One of the two gunmen who killed 19 tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to intelligence services, Tunisia’s prime minister said yesterday, but no formal links to a particular terrorist group have been established.

The dramatic attack at the National Bardo Museum was the worst in years in Tunisia and a blow to its young and fragile democracy. It also threatened new troubles for the tourism industry, which brings throngs of foreigners

every year to its Mediterranean beaches, desert oases and Roman ruins — and had just started to recover after years of slump.

Prime Minister Habib Essid said Tunisia is working with other countries to learn more about the attackers, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui. They were killed by security services in a raid after they attacked the museum.

He said Laabidi had been flagged to intelligence, although not for “anything

special.” Tunisia has faced scattered Islamic extremist violence. Twitter accounts associated with the extremist Islamic State group based in Syria and Iraq praised the attack.

Security forces guarded major thoroughfares yesterday while authorities hunted for two or three attackers believed to have been involved in the attack.

Two cruise ships whose passengers had been among the victims pulled out of the port of Tunis. MSC Cruises

said nine passengers from the Splendida were killed, 12 injured and six unaccounted-for as its ship pulled out to the Mediterranean at sunrise.

Another ship, the Costa Fascinosa, said 13 passengers had not returned on board when the ship left port overnight.

The 17 tourists killed included people from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Spain, Australia, Poland and France. Essid said two Tunisian nationals also were killed by the militants.

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■ SWEDEN

Several people shot, 2 dead, in Goteborg Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg yesterday and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said.

Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon is believed to have been used in the shooting. They had no details on any suspects but said several people had been brought in for questioning.

The shooting happened in the Biskopsgarden suburb of Goteborg, Sweden’s second

largest city. The neighbourhood has a history of gang violence, said police spokeswoman Ulla Brehm.

She said it was too early to speculate on the motive but said there were indications that the shooting was gangrelated.

“There is absolutely nothing that indicates terrorism,” Brehm said.

She said at least two people were killed at the scene and several others taken to a hos-

pital. One witness told Swedish broadcaster SVT that two men entered the restaurant and started shooting with automatic weapons.

Police said the shooting happened inside a restaurant called Var Krog och Bar, which means “our tavern and bar” in Swedish.

According to its website, the restaurant opened in 1995 and also has a sports bar and a night club that’s open on Fridays and Saturdays.

On January 30 a man was wounded in a shooting on the square outside the restaurant.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the shootings were linked.

Gun violence is not uncommon in Sweden’s major cities, though shootings in public places with multiple victims are rare.

“The problems are the same here in Sweden as internationally,” Brehm said.

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The Philippine Bureau of Immigration is requiring two members of the English-Irish band One Direction to post bonds worth nearly $5000 each, to be forfeited if they are caught using or impliedly promoting illegal drugs while in Manila for their concert this weekend. The bureau’s spokeswoman Elaine Tan said Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison required Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to post 200,000 pesos ($4470) bond and 20,000 pesos ($447) processing fee each through their concert producer for their special work permits. The five-member band performs on March 21 and 22 at the seaside Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.

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Desperate for aid Relief groups struggled to get supplies to residents living in Vanuatu’s cyclone-ravaged outer islands yesterday, as survivors grew desperate for food and water five days after the fierce storm flattened villages across the South Pacific nation. With power, phones and Internet still down across much of the country, officials faced logistical headaches in sorting out where to send supplies, particularly in Tanna Island, which was hit hard by Cyclone Pam’s 270 kilometre per hour winds.

Tanna’s roads remained blocked, forcing aid workers to hike across the island to inspect damage to schools and other buildings, UNICEF said. “The phone network being down makes things incredibly difficult,” said Evan Schuurman, a member of Save the Children’s emergency response team. “It’s taken a lot longer to actually find out what’s happening in some of the outlying islands.”

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■ INDIA

Solar plane leaves India for next stop in Myanmar A solar-powered airplane on a historic round-the-world journey took off yesterday from the northern Indian town of Varanasi and was headed for its next stop in Myanmar.

Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg are taking turns flying the aircraft as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe on the journey that was expected to take five months.

The fuel-free aircraft, called the Solar Impulse 2, is powered by more than 17,000 solar cells on its wings that recharge the plane’s batteries, enabling it to fly during the day or night.

The single-seat Swiss-made plane was expected to land in Mandalay in Myanmar after taking nearly 16 hours to complete the 1400 kilometre trip over the Bay of Bengal.

The plane flies ideally at around 25 knots, or 45km/h.

The flight has attracted attention around the world from people who see solar power as the fuel of the future, providing a source of clean, renewable energy.

The journey of the world’s first aircraft powered by solar energy began in Abu Dhabi on March 9, when Borschberg flew the first leg of the trip from Abu Dhabi to Muscat, Oman.

For the second leg, Piccard was at the controls of the aircraft. The 1465-kilometre flight from Muscat to Ahmadabad in western India took nearly 16 hours, and took the plane over the Arabian Sea in its first sea crossing.

On Wednesday, Borschberg flew the aircraft to Varanasi from Ahmadabad.

The Solar Impulse 2 is slated to make 12 stops during its 35,000-kilometre world trip, including two stops in China, before it crosses over the Pacific Ocean.

It will then land in Hawaii and the US Midwest and the East Coast before flying over the Atlantic Ocean.

Some legs of the trip, such as over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, means five days and five nights of flying solo.

But the pilots have prepared for the exhaustive long stretches: Borschberg has been practising yoga, while Piccard uses self-hypnosis to calm himself. - AP

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■ YEMEN

Clashes force airport closure Forces loyal to Yemen’s former president stormed a section of the international airport in the southern port city of Aden yesterday, triggering heavy gunbattles with security forces loyal to the current president.

The fighting forced the closure of the facility and passengers on a flight to Cairo were scuttled off the plane and into the terminal building.

The attackers — a unit of police commandos loyal to long-time autocratic President Ali Abdullah Saleh who was ousted following a 2011 popular uprising — managed to enter a section of the airport grounds but met with heavy resistance from the security forces and militias loyal to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who is based in Aden.

Three of Saleh’s loyalists were killed

and 10 were captured in the clashes, according to security and medical officials.

More than 100 passengers who had boarded a flight to Cairo, including an Associated Press reporter, were ordered off the Yemenia aircraft and rushed to the terminal building as machinegun fire rang out.

The plane was one of only two aircraft, both belonging to the national carrier, left on the tarmac.

The sound of heavy explosions shook the terminal building as the clashes intensified.

At least two shells hit the airport’s grounds, said security and aviation officials at the scene.

As the fighting escalated, a convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles was dispatched from the city centre.

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Caution and change needed Stu Oldham

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ew Zealand’s weatherbeaten red meat industry must move with measured caution on a plan that will rationalise the jobs, the incomes and the prospects of many people in Mid Canterbury.

If there is a silver lining to an on-paper proposal to cut the number of freezing works around the country it must be that the industry they sustain – and which is so important in our district – will become stronger.

The strength afforded by a consolidated co-operative will further secure the jobs that remain and the prospects of the farms that supply them, but there will be a period where the losers will outnumber the winners.

Take Ashburton, where the Meat Industry Excellence report suggests Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton processing plant should close to improve the ratio of capacity and supply across the South Island.

Closing the plant could affect at least 500 workers and the prospects of many more. That might mean hundreds of weekly pay packets – and maybe even hundreds of families – are lost to the local economy.

Silver Fern Farms has long been keen to explore co-operation: it says the report confirms there are benefits and that it is open to looking at opportunities. Meat workers will see this as hardly a blanket “no”.

The meat companies will strive for what is best for their shareholders and it may be that this will also be good for workers in an industry that has been buffeted by plenty of storms over the past 20 years.

After all, the industry relies on a sustainable productive base and years of fluctuating meat prices, fluctuating currency values and even dairy conversions have slashed red meat production and growth.

The report supporting the consolidation proposal estimates ewe numbers will roughly halve to 10 million in 10 years – this, while acknowledging that over-capacity is already costing farmers dearly.

It all means the sector cannot continue as it is and that the communities that support the processing plants face a potentially long and anxious wait for significant decisions to be made.

YOUR VIEW Bullying response I just wish to express my feelings towards the people of New Zealand and TV3 for the way they dealt with the two bully judges on TV3 programme X Factor.

I feel proud to be part of a country who gets behind their own and demands fairness and justice for all people.

We all know the way Joe Irvine was treated was not on and no-one should have to put up with that.

Those two judges had no right to treat anyone like that, who do they think they are? Until the show I had never heard of them.

If this is the sort of attitude the younger generation look up to no wonder we are having problems.

This is not tolerated in our schools or workplaces so shouldn’t be allowed on public TV either, so well done TV3 and the people of New Zealand for making a stand against bullies.

Fairness and justice for all

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Above – The scenery is so spectacular at Jack’s Point Golf Course that Phill Hooper had trouble concentrating on his golf game.

Below – Brian Lara and Phill Hooper.

A spectacular golf course Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR

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ast Thursday I was like a kid in a candy store.

I had the absolute pleasure of playing the Jack’s Point Golf Course.

A good mate of mine had invited me to the NZ Golf Open and casually dropped into the conversation, if you can make it down to Queenstown on Thursday we could play Jack’s Point.

I had heard that the course was pretty spectacular, so of course I made the effort to drag myself down there (no effort required).

My golf was very average, but for once that didn’t matter at all. I must have taken 20 photos on my phone. In fact it was actually very hard to concentrate on the golf because of the stunning views and that’s not just me flicking through the old excuse book! If the view one way isn’t stunning enough, you just need to look behind you and it will be.

The course itself is mint.

The greens are like carpet.

They are very testing! Fast and hard to read, especially the length of putts I had. The tee blocks are like our greens at Tinwald, they mow them twice a day!

If you ever get the opportunity to play it, grab it with both hands, just make sure you take plenty of balls because the roughs just swallow them.

If you find the six balls I lost please let me know.

If Thursday wasn’t a big enough buzz, Friday at the Hills Course watching the NZ Open took things to another

level. It’s another stunning course in superb condition, a pleasure to walk around and I suggest a real challenge for those lucky enough to have played it.

Watching the pros was very enlightening, the time they took over each shot blew me away. Mind you, I often think when I have a practise swing

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that feels good, “Jeez, that was a waste”.

The organisers must have been thrilled with the celeb players they attracted this year and I guess having the World Cup Cricket tournament in this part of the world helped there.

It’s kinda cool standing beside the tee block watching Shane Warne and Stephen Fleming tee off and walking round the corner with a wink and a “Morning boys” comes Sir Ian Botham. Then 30 seconds later arrives Sir Viv Richards with his big grin and usual swagger.

Things got even more surreal when Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara stopped for photos and chatted with us before they teed off. Both Lara and Ponting looked like they were in great nick and could still match it with those chasing World Cup glory. The same cannot be said for Beefy, he looked like he could match us lads in the pub after his round.

I understand Ponting is on a scratch handicap and I witnessed first-hand him hitting as far and quite often further than the pros were.

It was a magic couple of days in a part of our country that never fails to amaze with its beauty.

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

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Markets volatile this week

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olatility has once again plagued markets this week in the build up to the announcement of the Federal Reserve policy statement.

The Dow Jones index in the US in particular experienced triple digit movements in both directions as investors became conscious of what the Federal Reserve might say. New Zealand’s NZX50 has retreated from recent highs as investors chose to solidify profits from high yielding companies that have experienced large gains in recent weeks.

The most anticipated data release for this week was the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy statement. Commentators were watching for a change in language from the Fed’s chairperson Janet Yellen, particularly if the word patient was removed from her commentary. It was widely expected that there would be no rate rise at this time and this came to fruition with rates being held at near zero levels again. The word patient was removed from the statement

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which opens the door for potential rate hikes later this year, the first in almost a decade. Previously it has been said that once the word patient is removed from the statement there would be at least another two months before there would be a rate hike meaning that hikes could come as early as June. However, it also leaves space for flexibility to move rates later stressing that the decision would depend on data presented at the time.

Included in the policy statement was the Fed’s economic forecasts for the year which are slightly lower than previous forecasts.

By doing this the Fed essentially tempered any expectations that they were in a hurry to raise rates. Following the announcement equity markets rose

strongly with the S&P 500 up 1.2 per cent for the day.

The ECB entered its second week of quantitative easing which will see the central bank purchase 60 billion euros worth of bonds each month. This programme was introduced in order to stimulate the euro zone economy which has been falling behind in the global recovery. In the first week of bond purchases the ECB spent 9.8 billion euros, a little over 13.5 per cent towards its target rate. There is mixed opinion on how well the QE will work for the ECB given that it is a multi country economy. It is also thought that some nations will end up better off than others. What is clear is that the European equity markets are enjoying the easing policy, with the Stoxx600 pan European index having gained more than 17 per cent since the beginning of the year.

It’s getting very hard to keep up with all the interest rate cuts around the world. A few weeks ago it was making headlines that 17 central banks had cut rates in

2015, but now we are up to 25 rate cuts. Most recently Thailand’s central bank cut rates, followed by South Korea, followed by further cuts in Russia. These countries join India, China and Poland, which have all cut rates this month, and Australia, Sweden and Switzerland who moved earlier in the year. Our own RBNZ is looking more like an outlier by the week, for simply being on the fence and taking a neutral monetary policy stance.

In addition, a number of these central banks (such as China, Australia, India, Switzerland and Sweden) are expected to follow up with further easing over the next six months. In addition to this a lot of central banks are still aggressively easing through bond purchasing of some description, like the ECB. The Bank of Japan this week maintained its massive bond buying stimulus programme, continuing to purchase 80 trillion yen per annum. With talk of a Fed rate rise growing, the US is out on its own, so it’s really no surprise the US dollar has been seeing

such aggressive moves.

Closer to home eyes were on the global dairy trade option held in the middle of the week.

Farmers were disappointed as the average price fell 8.8 per cent, to $US3136 per tonne down from $US3374 at the previous auction. Analysts believe that although this is the first auction since the 1080 poison scandal went public that was not the cause for the drop. Instead it is thought that concerns for a drop in supply are dissipating as New Zealand’s drought appears to have come to a swift finish.

The most important product group for New Zealand producers is whole milk powder which dropped by 9.6 per cent. Eyes will now be on Fonterra to see if there is a downgrade to its payout forecast, currently at $4.70 per kilo of milk solids.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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

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5,859.4

+12.74

+0.22%

p NZX 20 index

4,441.45

+13.29

+0.3%

p NZX All index

6,261.16

+9.0

+0.14%

p Rises 44 q Falls 51

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p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,950.8

+108.5

+1.86%

At close of trading on Mar 19, 2015

p Dow Jones Indust.

18,076.2 +227.1 +1.27% At close of trading on Mar 18, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

6,945.2

+107.6

+1.57%

At close of trading on Mar 18, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

19,476.6 –67.92 –0.35% At close of trading on Mar 19, 2015

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Gold q

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London – $US/ounce

–3.5

–0.30%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.47

–0.09

–0.58%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,692.50

–72.5

–1.26%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm March 19, 2015

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TT sell

0.9512 0.9256 4.3638 0.681 1.477 0.4946 88.38 1.6879 8.891 23.79 0.7384

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No more Air NZ points for BNZ

BY PAM GRAHAM Bank of New Zealand customers will miss out on earning Air New Zealand Airpoints through spending on their credit cards when a deal between Air New Zealand and the lender expires next month.

Air New Zealand and BNZ have decided not to renew the agreement between them that provided Airpoints dollars and status points on BNZ GlobalPlus products, Air New Zealand said. When it expires at midnight on April 30, BNZ’s GlobalPlus customers will no longer earn points.

As many as 100,000 BNZ customers are affected and some

may elect to change credit card providers to continue to have access to Air New Zealand Airpoints, according to media reports. BNZ says it will offer a cash-back deal equal to the value of Airpoints dollars from May 1 and plans to announce “a comprehensive package” of alternative rewards to its card holders. A BNZ spokesman said Airpoints “were not what our customers wanted any more.”

Westpac Banking Corp is stepping into the space occupied by BNZ, striking a new Airpoints deal that begins on May 1.

Westpac joins Kiwibank, ANZ and American Express who already have Airpoints earning

cards available, Air New Zealand says.

Air New Zealand General Manager Customer Value Hamish Rumbold and BNZ Director Retail Banking & Marketing Craig Herbison say both organisations are developing alternatives for their customers.

Both BNZ and Air New Zealand will be notifying their respective customers to inform them of the change and advise them of their options.

Westpac’s new products include WestpacAirpoints MasterCard, Westpac Airpoints Platinum MasterCard and Westpac Airpoints World MasterCard and Westpac Airpoints Business MasterCard. – APME

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Facebook rolling out payments to friends

German software maker SAP’s HanaHaus cafe and community workspace, housed inside a former cinema in downtown Palo Alto, California. By selling high-end coffee with a side of free Wi-Fi and programming advice, SAP is hoping to draw a walk-in crowd of techies and perhaps raise its own Silicon Valley profile.

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By Brandon Bailey San Francisco’s Silicon Valley has no shortage of coffee shops where sleep-starved programmers and eager entrepreneurs sit hunched over laptop computers and talk about ideas for launching the next Google or Facebook. Now a giant tech company is opening its own cafe for the same clientele.

German software maker SAP is hoping to draw a walk-in crowd of techies - and perhaps raise its own Silicon Valley profile - by selling high-end coffee with a side of free Wi-Fi and programming advice.

It’s opening a cafe inside a former cinema in downtown Palo Alto. The spot is not far

from a slew of tech start-ups, Stanford University and the headquarters of Facebook, Hewlett-Packard and several venture capital firms that invest in new companies.

While many companies operate employee cafes, most aren’t open to the public. SAP, which sells software to big corporations, said patrons at the new HanaHaus cafe won’t necessarily be SAP employees or SAP’s usual customers.

Instead, SAP’s Sanjay Shirole says he wants to foster a creative environment where anyone can sip coffee, swap ideas or pound their computer keyboards alongside others “who share a passion for technology”.

SAP is partnering with gour-

met coffee retailer Blue Bottle to sell refreshments. Shirole describes the operation as a sort of community centre, with free seating for anyone who buys coffee or food.

The cafe will also offer an auditorium and rentable work space for groups or individuals who want to reserve seats for an extended time. He’s also promising a desk where SAP engineers and independent consultants will offer free advice on software design or similar topics.

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“It might make them seem a little more fun,” said Enderle, who called it an “only in Silicon Valley” idea.

While the cafe won’t have SAP’s logo on its doors, the name HanaHaus comes from the company’s flagship database product, known as HANA. SAP has about 4000 employees in Silicon Valley - mostly based in a suburban office park, away from the bustle of downtown Palo Alto.

“We feel we need to be engaged beyond our walls,” Shirole said.

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Facebook has launched a system to send money to friends for US customers using its Messenger mobile app.

The free service will be offered “in the coming months”, according to a Facebook statement, and will put the huge social network in competition with services such as Square Cash and Venmo.

The money transfer will use bank debit cards of members for a quick cash transfer, which may take up to three days depending on the banks used, Facebook said.

Facebook already handles a considerable amount of payments through its platform for advertisers and for games on its network.

“Facebook processes more than one million transactions daily on the site and also handles all the payments processed on Messenger,” the statement said.

“We use secure systems that encrypt the connection between you and Facebook as well as your card information when you ask us to store it for you.”

It was not immediately clear if Facebook would be able to generate revenue from peerto-peer money transfers, but the feature could be the start of a more extensive payment network which could be profitable.

The messaging service Snapchat also offers a similar feature, in partnership with Square Cash.- AFP

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4 25742 Clover Don (1) R Holmes R Holmes 1 5 43D0X Master Lavros (2) M Jones M Jones $20,000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, 2600m 4 6 51534 Springbank Sam (3) P Williamson N Williamson PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 7 68735 King Of Strathfield (4) R Dunn J Dunn 4 1 31093 Fabuleux (1) G Payne J Curtin 8 38976 Vulcan (5) R Butt B Butt 2 21836 Champagne Dreams (2) M Jones M Jones 3 9 21121 Alley Way (6) N Skinner M Williamson 3 18444 Ask Me Mach (3) M House S Ottley 2 10 13702 Jaccka Justy (u1) A Hoffman J W Cox 4 28410 Best Defence (4) T O'Sullivan R Close (J) 5 0X344 Livura (5) K Barron STORER MOTORS NZ OAKS MOBILE TROT K Barron 6:55PM 6 2060X Shrieks Of Delight (6) P Vermeulen G Smith OPT 804 $40,000, 3yo fillies mob. trot, 1950m 1 7 31212 Nevertheless (7) B Hill R May 0 1 75445 Natives Lasting Love (1) K Cameron K Cameron 8 89372 Little Tess (8) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel 2 2 14133 Habibti Ivy (2) P Nairn B Orange

9 324X9 Boom Gate (9) R Dunn

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3 071 Alvira Hest (3) A Faulks

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Eilish Aimee SCRATCHED 2 10 X6122 Bracken Ridge (21) K Barron B Orange 0 5 PP223 One Yankee Hall (4) J Kennett S McNally 11 90095 Bird Of Paradise (22) B Ward M Williamson 6 40110 Fiery Mountain Girl (5) Craig & Aimee Edmonds J Dunn 3 12 2400X Born In The USA (23) C Dalgety D Dunn 7 2109 Agnes Brown (6) K Townley D Dunn 13 29852 Franco Salisbury (24) G & N Hope S Golding (J) 1 8 11111 Arya (7) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon Zsa Zara (8) K Ford A Tomlinson PLAY ADDINGTON123.COM CONTEST MOBILE PACE 5:55PM 9 62532 Barrier $20,000, 4yo+ mares c1–c3, 1950m OPT 802 G Smith 1 1 56822 Gracious Star (1) P Burrows G Smith 10 67244 Sunny Ruby (21) F Fletcher 3 11 92360 Wanna Play (22) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 2 2 22312 Valor Lustre (2) I Court T Herlihy 4 12 33131 Yagunnakissmeornot (23) S McCaffrey M McKendry 3 53940 Tubbys Sister (3) D Swanston R May T Williams 4 16070 Millwood Pink Lady (4) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel 13 12185 Petite One (24) Purdon/Rasmussen N Williamson 4 5 41160 Geisha Girl (5) R Dunn J Dunn 14 915 Jen Jaccka (25) B Gray B Crothers 6

Betty Golightly SCRATCHED 15 99415 Gael Ludlow (26) B Crothers N McGrath 7 Maddison Hill SCRATCHED 16 614D0 Cyclone Jeter (27) N McGrath 8 21216 Delightful Dash (6) T Barron M Williamson 7:25PM RESOURCE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES CHAMPS PACE

Goodness Gracious Me (7) M Jones B Orange OPT 805 $44,444, 4-5yo, 2600m 9 21014 Barrier

1 1 16261 Tiger Tara (1) G Dunn G O’Reilly 3 10 57591 Digital Art (21) C Dalgety D Dunn 2 2 41213 Ohoka Punter (2) T Herlihy T Herlihy 11 93364 She’s Got It (22) R Dunn M Purvis (J) 3 Johny Rock SCRATCHED 12 21536 B D Windermere (23) J Tither A Armour T Williams 13 44142 Justalittlebettor (24) B Butt B Butt 4 12239 Meticulous (3) Purdon/Rasmussen 5 Quick As A Trick SCRATCHED EQUINE INVESTMENTS LTD HANDICAP TROT 6 62919 Lewy Risk (4) L Driver 6:25PM R Close (J) 3 7 11112 Dalton Bromac (5) B Hill $20,000, 5yo+ c4 to oc spechcp trot, 2600m OPT 803 R May 4 8 11123 Isaiah (6) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 1 72533 Saratoga (u1) K Barron B Orange Border Control (7) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 2 32252 Live The Dream (1) D Taylor R May 9 21234 Barrier

3 86684 Quality Invasion (u1) B Graham G Archer 5:28PM OPT 801

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$10,000, mdn, 1400m Jockey

1 52556 Fair Spoken (8) 58.5 M & M Pitman 2 2 FX74 Sea Tiger (1) 58.5 M McCann 3 3 46604 Lotterio (6) 58 J & K Parsons 4 46975 Indian Giva (5) 58 J & K Parsons 5 Clarisford (2) 58 T & L Prendergast 6 7. El Nahra (10) 58 N Ridley 4 7 30X25. Chatter (9) 56.5 T & M Stokes 8 Fashion Lass 1 9 6X444 Zippin (3) 56 L Robinson 10 6 Roc de Mac (7) 56 L Latta 11 8X60. Sweet Charlotte (4) 56 T & M Stokes 12:15PM 602

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1 45142 Volcano (8) 59 L Robinson 3 1 2 X3683 Nine Pin (2) 58.5 N Ridley 4 3 18325 Prince Ransom (5) 56.5 M & M Pitman 4 0X74X Clem (1) 56 J & K Parsons 5 46153 Lukander (9) 55.5 M & M Pitman 6 20601 Why Wait (7) 55 L Latta 7 1X382 Double Blue (3) 54 Kevin & Pam Hughes 2 8 X178X Silhouette Noire (6) 54 T Rae 9 03115 Ash (4) 54 L Didham 12:48PM 603

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121 Velocci (2) 58.5 S Robertson 2 Final Shinko (6) 56 J & K Parsons Boots ’N’ All (4) 56 L Robinson Cantilena (3) 54 L Robinson 6X Whatastar (1) 54 L Latta Replique (5) 54 N Wigley

1:12PM 701

S Muniandy C Johnson G Jogoo (a3) K Williams R Cuneen (a2) L Callaway SCRATCHED S Wynne (a1) R Bishop B Murray (a3)

T Moseley C Johnson R Myers S Wynne (a1) K Williams B Murray (a3)

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PETERSENS JEWELLERS LADIES BRACELET $17,500, 3yo sw, 1000m

1 20151 Signify (8) 57.5 A M Cowan 1 3 2 3 Hirakimata (5) 57.5 M & M Brown 3 Forwarning (1) 57.5 S Robertson 4 4 61201 Miss Seton Sands (6) 55.5 S Woodsford 2 5 21623 Querer (4) 55.5 J & K Parsons 6 Coulee 7 6503X Justa Secret (3) 55.5 L Latta 8 8X48. Beautiful Buffalo (2) 55.5 T & M Stokes 9 Wilberry (7) 55.5 P Rudkin

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1 77453 Denn Nee Nose Best (1) E Swain 3 2 65377 One Cool Chick (u1) R Swain 2 3 29073 Tessa’s Rocket (u2) R Rennie 4 09790 Snoop Dog (u3) P Andrews 1 5 33X21 Sky Commander (1) B Gray 6 X8X60 Kiwi Kex (2) E Swain 4 7 07804 Lady Hest (3) M Saunders 8 40020 Cheeky Pat (4) G Woodhouse 9 98706 Continental Boy (5) Paul & Shayne Kelly 10 09P20 Filigree Sheree (6) K Barclay 11 797X0 Apollo Mission (u1) S Lock 12 20908 Larch (u2) G McClymont 13 7P704 Scarlett Lane (u3) S Lock

A Beck R Swain C Barron A Milne B Barclay E Swain D Dunn R McIlwrick (J) B McLellan K Barclay M Williamson K Larsen C Ferguson (J)

VERO FLYING STAKES MOBILE PACE

$47,619, 3yo mob. pace, 1950m

14212 Hug The Wind (1) Purdon/Rasmussen 10244 Art Union (2) C Dalgety 11137 Brilliant Strike (3) G & P Court 15141 Have Faith In Me (4) Purdon/Rasmussen Kept Under Wraps 12212 Follow The Stars (5) Purdon/Rasmussen

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PGG WRIGHTSON NZ BREEDERS STAKES MOBILE PACE $102,041, f&m ffa mob. pace, 2600m

1 61214 The Fascinator (1) T Herlihy 2 P3877 Here We Go Again (2) J Gameson 1 3 44143 Venus Serena (3) G Dunn 4 00500 Better To Be Bad (4) S Ashton 3 5 69166 Pemberton Shard (5) B Mowbray 2 6 D0151 New Years Jay (6) A Hoffman 7

Delightful Dash 8 95681 Whyamibettor (7) D Pearce

Sell A Bit (8) B White 9 33151 Barrier

10 75714 Maddison Hill (21) C Chalmers 11 14224 Eva Sophnally (22) G & N Hope 4 12 35329 Willow (23) Purdon/Rasmussen 13 31212 Royal Counsel (24) G & C Lee

T Herlihy T Williams J Dunn S Ottley D Dunn J W Cox SCRATCHED K Barron S McNally

T Chmiel R May N Rasmussen G Lee

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11 22606 Royal Aspirations (1) F Fletcher 1 12 1X911 King Denny (2) Purdon/Rasmussen 2 13 25212 Prime Power (u1) T Mitchell 14 2916X One Over Da Moon (u2) P Nairn 9:23PM 809

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1 PX545 River Black (1) D Taylor 2 09090 Winstone P (2) J Kennett 3 3 81445 Mossdale Conner (1) G & N Hope 4 4 27044 Jivin Cullen (2) R Dunn 5 No Doctor Needed 6 51623 Quick As A Trick (u1) B Negus 2 7 21113 Johnny Fox (1) M Jones 8 08198 Tijuana Bromac (2) D Taylor 9 02671 Belkmyster (1) G Anderson 1 10 3X375 Smolda (2) Purdon/Rasmussen 9:53PM 810

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m Weather: Rain developing Luisanabelle Midfrew (8) N McGrath

Barrier

2 Sophisticated Lady (21) Purdon/Rasmussen A Beck Pantastic (22) T Stratford J W Cox 48 Tact Rousey (23) T Proctor B Barclay 64 Smoke N Fire (24) M Jones M Neilson (J) 1 Envious (25) T Stratford N Williamson Maia Maguire (26) N McGrath

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:17PM OPT 609

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J W Cox C Kennett R May J Dunn SCRATCHED N Williamson B Orange T Williams D Dunn N Rasmussen

BLUE STAR TAXIS MOBILE PACE

$20,000, 4yo+ c2 to c3 mob. pace, 1950m

J Hay M Williamson R Close (J) J Dunn D Dunn M Neilson (J) B Orange T Herlihy T Chmiel R May K Butt (J) N Williamson S McNally R Houghton

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10 VALACHI DOWNS SI THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS STAKES $70,000, f&m, 1600m

1 X409X The Solitaire (4) 55.5 D Bros 2 21414. Sureasyouwereborn (7) 55.5 N & B Blatch 3 14246. Sucre (10) 55 S Bellew 4 4 35122 My Chino (11) 55 J & K Parsons 1 5 X1111 Include (5) 55 B & S Anderton 6 19373 Our Premonition (2) 55 Kevin & Pam Hughes 3 7 65023 Miss Three Stars (6) 55 T Beckett 8 23570 Locket (8) 55 J & K Parsons 2 9 13045 Madam Victoria (1) 55 T Rae 10 15338. Mikabella (9) 55 S McKay 11 61241. Saperavious (3) 55 S Bellew OPT

J Curtin M Purdon T Mitchell D Butt

$20,000, 4yo+ c4–oc spechcp, 2600m

1 33596 Jacko (1) J Hay 1 2 23113 Nui Toc Tien (2) S Dolan 3 67302 Franco Tyrone (3) D Reardon 8:53PM LAMB & HAYWARD CHAMPIONS HANDICAP TROT 2 4 87713 Nikola (4) R Dunn $25,000, 4-5yo c2 to oc spechcp trot, 2600m 5 91026 Rapid Mach (5) C Dalgety OPT 808 3 6 41204 Smart Caesar (6) N Edge 1 Thebestlove SCRATCHED 2 35021 Summer Vacation (1) T Trathen T Trathen 7 20021 Dana Duke (7) P Bagrie 4 8 26315 Happy Heidi (8) J Howe 3 135P9 Zachary Binx (1) K Ford A Tomlinson Dynamic Party (9) T & G Chmiel 4 29000 Hot Pants (2) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 9 76268 Barrier

5 64305 Aile Rouge (3) R Holmes R Holmes 6 51567 Jayceekay (4) N Munro G O'Reilly 10 87X27 Mr Franklin (21) S Dolan 4 7 0X132 Majestic Time (5) M Ward K Barron 11 40018 Zakspatrol (22) M Jones 8 16732 Father Christmas (u1) P Williamson B Williamson (J) 12 42051 Secret’s Out (23) T Barron 9 19141 Santorini Sunset (u2) K Townley D Dunn 13 0L138 Roo Star (24) B Hill 3 10 X1122 Paramount Queen (1) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 14 52551 Joey Maguire (25) R Dunn

8 0 2 9 $6,500, 3yo+ c1, 2200m 10 90689 Three Tricks (1) A Paisley C Barron 11 031 Geordie Sivad (2) R Faithful S Walkinshaw 12 56078 Flushing Meadows (3) G & C Lee G Lee 3 13 12274 Hank Bromac (4) M G Brown A Armour 0 14

2:57PM OPT 704

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

OPT

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1 2 3 3 4 5 3P315 Caesar Rocks (5) L Sinnamon B Williamson (J) 6 54220 Bettor Pay Me (6) Paul & Mitchell Kerr R May 4 Tact Charlotte (7) T Proctor R McIlwrick (J) 7 57283 Barrier

8 Aveross Brachole SCRATCHED 9 21408 Robyn’s Bad Boy (21) R Wilson J W Cox 1 10 15214 Princess Arts (22) Paul & Mitchell Kerr D Dunn 2 11 36201 Zen Warrior (23) B Shirley N Williamson

12 01 Bettor’s Avenue (24) W Adams

C Ferguson (J) 1:47PM POLARCOLD STORES LTD/BMAC SHEETMETAL LTDPACE M Neilson (J) $7,000, 3yo+ c2, 2200m 13 40516 Maritime Arden (25) M Jones OPT 702 14 Franco Joaquin SCRATCHED 1 1 55611 Gold In Deep (1) R Holmes R Holmes 15 Sumtala SCRATCHED 2 15360 Astro Boy (2) H Hunter H Hunter 0 16 01000 Nothingforthemedia (u1) D McLachlan M Williamson 3 76226 Ultra Shok (3) T Stratford D Dunn 4 53840 Bettabe Perfect (4) A Beck A Beck 3:30PM WAIPOUNAMU & WAIMEA CONTRACTING LTD HCP TROT 4 5 27173 Milligan (5) R Wilson C Ferguson (J) $7,000, 5yo+ c2 to c7 spechcp trot, 2700m 2 6 12282 Nero Star (6) N McGrath M Jones OPT 705 J W Cox 7 X1709 The Flying Scotsman (7) N McGrath M Williamson 1 66502 Starlight Invasion (1) D McLachlan N Williamson

Curragh’s Princess (8) H Hunter S Walkinshaw 2 24654 Grey Power (2) N Williamson 8 37388 Barrier

3 8790X Danny Cool (3) P Williamson R May 3 4 30226 Mokosun (u1) P Williamson B Williamson (J) 3 9 24452 Livy Franco (21) N Williamson N Williamson

5 75570 Golden Gate (u2) J Ryan J Ryan 10 X7030 Billy The Bus (22) M Swain C Barron 4 6 04034 Astrapi (1) M Jones M Jones 2:22PM NORTHERN TAVERN/KUBALA SEEDS GORE MOBILE PACE 7 00018 The Bog (2) N McGrath N McGrath OPT 703 $6,000, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2200m 8 03559 Davey’s Gift (3) P Williamson M Williamson 1 96 Better Deliver (1) T Barron D Dunn 9 17943 Anothersuperstar (4) A Shaw R Norman 2 0 Cullens Atom (2) A Beck A Beck 10 77017 Overcast (5) A Paisley A Beck 3 380 Roxy Dale (3) M G Brown 2 11 28496 Experiment (u1) T Barron A Armour D Dunn 4 3660X C J’s Delight (4) R Wilson

C Ferguson (J) 12 77655 Jaccka Jack (1) C Smaill R McIlwrick (J) 4 5 X0844 Mahinerangi Road (5) S Walkinshaw 1 13 04988 Moment Of Sun (2) G & C Lee S Walkinshaw G Lee 1 6 20 Gotta Call Him Mist (6) H Hunter H Hunter CADUCEUS CLUB-SOUTHLAND/NEVELE R STUD CLASSIC

Artsfellow (7) K Barclay M Williamson 4:05PM 7 8400 Barrier

OPT 706 $25,000, 2yo fillies mob. pace, 2200m 8 4 1 412 Dancing Dixie (1) C Barron

Three Ways SCRATCHED C Barron 9 00X2X Kennington Kandee (21) P Andrews 1 2 12 Chevrons Champion (2) C Dalgety A Milne D Dunn 2 10 2234P Leolas Delight (22) M G Brown J W Cox 3 49 I Get Around (3) M Jones M Jones 0 11 43900 Righteous Honour (23) Leith & Tim Robertson T Robertson 4 513 Pat Campbell (4) T Barron M Williamson 3 12 60245 Paula’s On Fire (24) K Barclay K Barclay 5 61 Northern Velocity (5) Purdon/Rasmussen M Anderson (J) 13 0X690 Cayenne El (25) K Larsen K Larsen 6 Kashana (6) N McGrath R May 14 27760 Baileys Wish (26) N McGrath R May 7 33 Gina Grace (7) G Dunn G O'Reilly

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Northern Southland Harness

JACCKA LODGE/SWITZERS VALLEY TRANSPORT HCP TROT

7:55PM 806

OPT

1 17005 Alpine Heights (7) 59 J & K Parsons 3 C Johnson 4 2 00757 Ric O’Shea (1) 56 L Latta R Cuneen (a) 3 1725X Black Stockings (5) 55.5 S Woodsford D Walsh 4 05866 Too Much Torque (8) 55.5 T & M Stokes B Murray (a) 5 32615. Bragging Rights (11) 55 S Bellew R Hannam 1 6 26332 Eva Keeneva (2) 55 T Charles R Tyler (a) 2 7 24043 No Emotion (6) 54.5 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a) 1:58PM SELWYN RAKAIA VET SERVICES OPEN HANDICAP 8 693X5 Crystal Duke (9) 54 Kevin & Pam Hughes M Haruki (a) OPT 605 $25,000, opn hcp, 1200m 9 42131 Capo (3) 54 N Coulbeck S Muniandy 3 1 75162 King Montrose (1) 60 N Ridley R Cuneen (a2) 10 10221. Tricia’o (4) 54 P Rudkin T Moseley 2 230X5. Anzac Star (7) 58.5 Claire & Hec Anderton J Lowry (a3) 11 14204 The Hand Of Faith (10) 54 A Taylor L Callaway 3 099X0 Coup Ay Tee (5) 57 M & M Pitman S Collett 1 4 41218 Toma Valea (4) 56 T & M Stokes C Johnson 3:43PM R REDPATH LIMITED RATING 65 4 5 54504 Pinsgold (8) 55 N Coulbeck S Wynne (a1) OPT 608 $17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1800m 6 41637. Homeland (6) 55 T & M Stokes B Murray (a3) 3 1 06043 Mister Spiderman (13) 59 L Latta S Wynne (a1) 2 7 11134 Red Dirt Girl (3) 54 M McCann S Muniandy M Haruki (a3) 8 8X369 Tacticall (2) 54 L Latta R Hannam 2 25389 Sorley Boy (15) 58.5 B Williams 4 3 01027 The Believer (14) 58.5 D Bros R Myers 2:32PM YALDHURST WOOLS & NZWTA LTD RATING 75 4 17464 Avow (9) 57 B & S Anderton J Lowry (a3) OPT 606 $18,500, rating 75 benchmark, 2000m 5 9331 Keep The Lot (3) 56.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a3) 1 02938 Karaka Jack (11) 59 P Rudkin R Myers 6 35263 Bellaleah (12) 56 R Beckett T Moseley 1 2 13185 Southern Power (6) 58.5 J & K Parsons C Johnson 7 32991 Missteeflying (11) 56 L Latta S Collett 2 3 14627 Southern Sav (5) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 8 42016 Zhanim (8) 56 S Woodsford D Walsh R Hannam 4 51031 Wild Bill (12) 58.5 J Hillis R Cuneen (a2) 9 0X508 Umshini Wami (4) 56 Kevin & Pam Hughes S Muniandy 3 5 09922 Lakota (3) 56 T Charles R Tyler (a1) 10 68363 Western Warrior (6) 56 D Frye L Callaway 4 6 93X66 Messines (4) 55.5 L Latta 2 11 56022 Toetwotoe (16) 55.5 T & M Stokes S Collett B Murray (a3) 7 58121 Stonemason (7) 55.5 L Latta K Williams 12 27455 Ekstra Special (7) 55 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a3) 8 46161 Rosheen (9) 55 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a3) 13 65068 Kasundi (1) 54.5 J & K Parsons C Johnson 14 9 9479X Jimmy The One (8) 55 E G Low Crystal Fox SCRATCHED T Moseley 10 05828 Tallyho Tui (2) 54.5 S Haisma 0 15 800X0 Grey Tom (10) 55 Kevin & Pam Hughes E Power (a4) 11 04117 Merci Cherie (10) 54 Kennedy/Furlong 0 16 90806 Snowdon (2) 54.5 T & L Prendergast D Prastiyou (a2) K Williams 12 15432 La Musique (1) 54 K Prendergast 0 17 18270 Fille Du Roi (5) 56 K & L Rae S Wynne (a1)

Tomorrow at Ascot Park Raceway

$6,000, 3yo+ c0, c1 with cond. spechcp, 2700m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

1:23PM OPT 604

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

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S Muniandy K Williams R Hannam C Johnson C Barnes (a) M Haruki (a) S Wynne (a) T Moseley R Myers T Direen (a) D Walsh

PAT REARDON FAMILY RATING 65

$17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m

1 169X0 Putt For Cash (8) 59 C Trembath 2 73263 Individual (6) 58.5 C Spittles G Jogoo (a3) 4 3 51433 Vanquished (4) 58.5 T & L Prendergast J Lowry (a3) 1 4 18686 Coup Rotorua (3) 58 M & M Pitman C Johnson 5 27503 Ravello (5) 58 D Crozier S Collett 6 41 Callahan (9) 57.5 A M Cowan T Moseley 7 12340. Metro Lover (13) 57.5 B Court D Walsh 8 80150 Morcoat (10) 57.5 R Beckett R Bishop 3 9 32472 Cinderella (1) 57 K Hampton R Cuneen (a2) 10 Rapt SCRATCHED 11 4536X Inis Rose (15) 56 L Robinson R Myers 2 12 39852. Libetto (2) 55.5 N & B Blatch R Hannam 13 0220X Blu Mach (7) 55.5 L Didham D Prastiyou (a2) 14 71978 Platinum Command (11) 54 L Latta K Williams 0 15 99X58. Perfect Prospect (14) 54 S Laming L Callaway 0 16 02000 Southerly Change (12) 54.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

3 48833 Char Do Neigh (3) A McVicar B Barclay 4 08188 Star Black (4) J Hay M Williamson 2 5 75791 Onedin Mach (3) G Anderson R May 6 56632 Devil May Care (1) H Hunter H Hunter 7 31074 Shak’n Cullen (2) G & C Lee G Lee 8 52097 Ted West (3) R Faithful J W Cox 3 9 43415 The Wrath Of Robyn (1) T Cross C Ferguson (J) 4:45PM HIGGINS INSURANCE/MURRAY BROWN RACING PACE 4 10 17143 Sheeza Shark (2) A Stack N Williamson OPT 707 $6,500, 4yo+ c1, 2200m

11 01691 That’s Hunting Pink (u1) D Taylor

M Jones 1 70500 In The Kitty (1) H Hunter H Hunter 0 2 20909 Liam Sienna (2) Reg & Earl Drake J Ovens (J) SHANE MATHESON CRUTCHING/M JONES STABLESPACE 3 73740 Nightmarch (3) M Kerr R Swain 6:24PM $7,000, 3yo fillies c0–c1, 2200m 4 030X0 Beaudiene Cheekychic (4) A Hoffman J W Cox OPT 710 5 05108 Pegasus Kommander (5) S Lock R May 1 00505 Red Electric (1) D McLachlan J W Cox 6 52740 Rainbow Romance (6) K Barclay 3 2 33423 Art Exhibit (2) G & C Lee D Dunn G Lee 0 7 04000 Franco Ramires (7) A Paisley 2 3 26313 Annajodi (3) M G Brown C Barron A Armour

1 Foxy Dame SCRATCHED Sandvik Star (8) R Todd M Neilson (J) 4 8 37144 Barrier

4 5 2104 Lola Jaccka (4) B Gray N Williamson B McLellan 9 04827 The Tisbury Terror (21) K Barclay R McIlwrick (J) 6 19888 Sweet Loress (5) B Gibson-Smith S Walkinshaw 10 050X2 Incredible Anvil (22) M Calder B Williamson (J) 7 1400 Viscountess (6) H Hunter 1 Donegal Kahlum (7) C Dalgety D Dunn 11 561X0 Wozniacki (23) M G Brown M Anderson (J) 8 11 Barrier

4 12 14437 Leigh Major (24) B McLellan B McLellan 13 62461 Applause (25) M Saunders P Hunter B Barclay 9 98900 Rakarata (21) P Hunter 3 14 00833 Beaudiene Clemintyne (26) M G Brown C Ferguson (J) 10 48755 Leave It To Me (22) D Baynes A Beck 15 61099 Matai Vision (27) G & J Knight C Ferguson (J) M Williamson 11 170X Drive The Dream (23) W Adams 2 16 00063 Mach Denario (u1) R Dunn M Parker (J)

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CADUCEUS CLUB SOUTHLAND AUTUMN FUTURITY PACE $18,000, 3yo+ c0–c3, 2200m

6:55PM 711

OPT

11 MICHAEL GRIFFIN HARCOURTS/DR P FINLAYSONPACE $7,000, 3yo+, c0 with cond., 2200m

1 2396 Northview Hanover (1) M G Brown 1 2 2244 Mighty Empire (2) G & C Lee 3 James Galleon 3 4 702 Annie Fitz (3) R Wilson 0 5 00097 Pescado (4) D McLachlan 0 6 00 Themailman (5) S Breen 7 36368 Lis Is Fine (6) K Barclay

Steen (7) K Barclay 8 03702 Barrier

2 9 257X2 Regal Ideal (21) T Barron B Barclay C Barron 10 9L030 Rightaround (22) S Lock C Ferguson (J) 11 69588 Superfreak (23) E Swain 12 530 Hot Chilli (24) R Wilson 5:56PM LAKER HOUSE OF TRAVEL AUTUMN CUP HANDICAP PACE 4 13 570X2 Sweet As (25) A Paisley $9,000, 3yo+ c3 to c7 spechcp pace, 2700m 14 88386 Newmans Jet (26) S Lock OPT 709 1 1 91130 Pulp Fiction (1) T Stratford D Dunn 15 74026 Dissolution (27) Cox/McGrannachan 2 11896 I Smart (2) B Shirley M Anderson (J) 16 9 Flight Deck (28) C Barron 1 40063 My Mate Ozz (1) M Swain 2 5772 One Bad Dream (2) W Adams 3 66P27 Lightning Flight (3) G & C Lee 4 84015 Tact Tate (4) T Proctor 5 61000 Another Windermere (5) Shirley/Larkins 3 6 15212 Statham (6) N Williamson 4 7 69176 Onedin Onyx (7) G & J Knight 1 Rocker Band (8) M Jones 8 13411 Barrier

9 21024 Ohoka Royal (21) M Saunders 2 10 04126 Bonnie’s Khaleesi (22) T Stratford 11 X1655 Popular (23) W Adams

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M Neilson (J) D Dunn G Lee J W Cox A Beck N Williamson M Williamson R May

A Armour G Lee SCRATCHED C Ferguson (J) B Barclay N Williamson K Barclay

D Dunn R May E Swain M Williamson R McIlwrick (J) M Jones J W Cox C Barron

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Sunday at Mt Harding Racecourse

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March 22, 2015

15 73062 All Nuts N Bolts (26) B Hutton J Curtin 12:06PM 3 16 29X3 Matty Groves (27) B Hill R May $7,500, 3yo+ c0 pace, 2400m W Higgs PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 17 34454 Zena Mac (28) M Jones 18 Pure Grit SCRATCHED 1 Chip Ganassi (1) N McGrath N McGrath 2 Toot Toot (2) P Burrows M Williamson MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS ASSN TROT 0 3 0 Jayees Supreme (3) G Telfer G Telfer 1:49PM $7,500, 3yo+ c0 trot, 2400m 1 Ruthless Success SCRATCHED 4 8 Caesar’s Jade (4) R Low L McCormick 5 S Golding (J) Chal Shocked (5) D Mitchell J W Cox 2 94407 South Coaster (1) B Mowbray 3 6 57452 Maximus Prime (6) M Heenan China Express (2) F Baigent R Curtin S Ottley 3 7 5X076 Tilly Bromac (7) S Adlam Gleneleven (3) F Fletcher T Mitchell G O'Reilly 4 3 5 0X2 Trial Separation (4) B Hutton 8 J Curtin Tutoko Kid (8) C Markham C Markham 2 6 03326 Need Success (5) M Austin 9 9080 Lady Cullens Reign (9) J Hooper B Orange L O'Reilly 1 7 23226 Everybody Knows (6) G & N Hope 10 5 Dakota Fred (10) J Hay R May J Hay 1 11 0694 Gabby’s Star (11) R Holmes Shadow Galleon (7) M Smolenski J Smolenski R Holmes 8 2 12 63423 Tom Bola (12) D Ross Monkey’s Way (8) J Aarts R Close (J) C R Thornley 9 13 6X9 Danielle Van De Kamp (13) G Smith C Ford G Smith 10 0804 Rocknpop (9) K Ford 4 11 60942 Arran Chief (10) A Faulks 14 60569 Whychange (14) J Wigzell A Faulks J Wigzell 15 20249 Sioux West (15) B Waldron G O'Reilly M Anderson (J) 12 500X7 Boyz Let Loose (11) A Sutherland 4 16 330 Honey Smith (16) J Howe T Chmiel T Chmiel 13 X00X3 Another Delight (12) T & G Chmiel 0 14 0 17 07700 Thomas (u1) W Williams Debaneyre (13) M Austin D Dunn C McDowell 0 15 05X00 Izinthezone (14) K Cameron K Cameron SOUTHERN DEMOLITION 2YO MOBILE TROT 12:39PM October Rain (15) G Smith G Smith $9,000, 2yo mob. trot, 1609m 16 17

Bear’s Rest SCRATCHED 1 Anna Kate (1) M Edmonds S McNally 0 18 9X869 Harley (u1) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 4 2 He’s Like The Wind (2) G Smith G Smith 19 No Fears (u2) P O'Reilly P O'Reilly 3 6 Star Pride (3) M Edmonds M Edmonds 4 65 The Fox (4) D Nyhan D Nyhan FULTON HOGAN & THE PAINT LAB HORNBY MOBILE PACE 2:24PM 5 72007 Dark Ops (5) A Clark $7,500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, 2300m A Clark 4 1 1860X Peruvian Atom (1) D Taylor K Cox (J) 3 6 3 Wilma’s Mate (6) D & C Butt D Butt I Lee (J) 2 7 32 Aldebaran Ay M (7) D Anderson D Anderson 2 73457 Likely Jet (2) J Hay J Markham (J) 1 Arannalea (8) M Jones M Jones 3 60693 Scanreco Bay (3) M Heenan 8 211 Barrier

4 20089 Shadow Rider (4) F Shrives L Lester (J) 5 88X91 Tuuta (5) A Hastie R Close (J) MIDLANDS SEED MOBILE PACE 1:14PM 2 6 84729 Apache Moon (6) R Dunn M Purvis (J) $7,500, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2300m 3 7 93382 Nothingtolaughabout (7) P Robertson A Fitzgerald (J) 0 1 68076 Young Mister Grace (1) J Tanner K Cox (J) J Anderson (J) 2 0 Lady Warhol (2) G Smith G Smith 8 91078 Redback Jars (8) T Thomas Artys On Fire (9) G Bates N Purdon (J) 0 3 56 Ashdal Maid (3) A Sewell S McNally 9 64X00 Barrier 1 4 9X822 Amounis (4) G & P Court D White 10 00377 Justoclassie (21) P Bagrie T Bagrie (J) 5 86099 John Doe (5) W Stapleton G O'Reilly 1 11 13 Christopher Banner (22) L Hanrahan K Butt (J) 4 6 54327 Changeover A Flyin (6) M Edmonds M Edmonds 12 03085 Highland Reign (23) B Negus J Young (J) 7 03285 Johnny Jet (7) R Dunn J Dunn ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO ASHBURTON PACE

Ohapuku Eyre (8) M Brown M Neilson (J) 2:57PM 8 0X325 Barrier

$7,500, 3yo+ c0 pace, 3000m 9

Extreme Princess SCRATCHED 1 60586 Olde Oake Arnie (1) J McDermott J W Cox 0 10 00X9X Daniel Thomas (21) J Weir 7 Man Of Change (2) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly R Close (J) 2 11 20330 Boomer Bailey (22) G Telfer G Telfer 3 9 Bank Girl (3) M Fuller S Golding (J) 12 3355X Ancient Moonlight (23) B Butt K O'Connor B Butt 4 0X Minnie Flynnie (4) K O'Connor 1 5 06433 Mustang Bullitt (5) L Hanrahan 2 13 02 Millwood Lanoch (24) M Fuller R May B Orange 3 6 14 40779 Cover Drive (25) P Bagrie Living Glory (6) G Smith G Smith D Dunn MCGIRR FAMILY PACE

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Southland Greyhounds Sunday at Ascot Park Raceway

WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ

$1,100, c0, 390m Trainer

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

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

526 Glory Hog nwtd 2887 Om Nom Nom nwtd 57321 Big Ben nwtd 25636 Kyla Rose nwtd 47262 Jamaican Archie nwtd 2375 Cawbourne Legs nwtd 64736 Another Pearl nwtd 24524 Sacajawea nwtd 6847 Another Prince nwtd 26466 Smash Who nwtd

12:31PM

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

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BRENDON BURKE @ RAY WHITE

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GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ

$1,200, c1, 390m

47216 Albie McLeod 22.83 71736 Pukeko Warrior nwtd 36344 Gossip Queen nwtd 16448 Kiwiana nwtd 44424 Boltin Archie nwtd 86543 Homebush Slinky 23.31 32542 Token Jump nwtd 56764 Sailors Collar 23.20 68664 Phat Pants nwtd 67855 Earn Me Some nwtd

12:48PM

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

J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney McCook & Jopson J McInerney J McInerney D Stapleton J McInerney R Hamilton

B Eade B Healey A Bradshaw H Cairns McCook & Jopson J McInerney Lane & Wales J Guthrie McCook & Jopson D Stapleton

$1,200, c1, 390m

32323 Wrinkles 23.06 83467 Business Boss nwtd F2575 Eyrewell Hawke 23.00 67225 Opawa Lucky nwtd 76122 Cawbourne Pirate 22.53 27555 Sheza Gamble nwtd 66454 Opawa Laz 22.66 17456 Millie’s Boy 23.16 47586 Homebush Hansome nwtd 67855 Earn Me Some nwtd

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1:48PM

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J McInerney S Keen H Cairns Lane & Wales C Weir McCook & Jopson Lane & Wales R Hamilton J McInerney D Stapleton

$1,400, c2, 390m

1 24167 Homebush Flyte 23.24 4 3 2 57485 Botany Seaton 23.23 1 3 77863 Opawa Hog 22.79 2 4 16X44 Joyner Kersee 22.87 5 37217 Noggin nwtd 6 47176 Sarah’s Domain 22.75 7 77615 Smoking Marley nwtd 8 61436 Wheelchair Norm nwtd 9 83888 Unreliable Andy 22.72 10 55678 Bad Week nwtd 1:23PM

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J McInerney J McInerney Lane & Wales B Eade J Allen J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney

SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH $1,800, c0, 457m

1 57 Another Russ nwtd 3 2 43442 Tepirita Mega nwtd 3 6 Tepirita Rata nwtd 2 4 22761 Token Ace 26.59 5 56455 Another Cruise nwtd 1 6 3 Get Ready Freddy nwtd 7 58 Cawbourne Roman nwtd 4 8 6523X Opawa Maher nwtd 9 63848 Malcy nwtd 10 36448 Infernal Majesty nwtd 1:41PM

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

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J McInerney McCook & Jopson McCook & Jopson Lane & Wales J McInerney A Bradshaw C Weir Lane & Wales D Stapleton McCook & Jopson

ADDED ENERGY STAKES $1,900, c1, 457m

86416 Archi Bale nwtd 26326 Tracey nwtd 16267 Wairio Dee Jay nwtd 56542 Homebush Stew nwtd 61453 Token Ray 26.29 37217 Another Liz nwtd 22265 Pukeko Thunder 26.48 154 Opawa Kuru nwtd 45567 Memory Lapse nwtd 83878 Sparrow nwtd

Monday at Wingatui

HELENSVALE PROPERTIES LTD RATING 65 & JUMPERS

1 60861 Satin Guru (9) 59 B & S Anderton 1 2 00784 Indy Ruler (8) 58.5 V Bonham-Hoskin 4 3 55020 Puddle Alley (5) 58.5 B Jenkins 1 4 69X40 Prince Eden (10) 58 P Rudkin 5 00250 Seeking Redemption (1) 58 J & K Parsons 1 6 44442 Young Jim (4) 58 J & K Parsons 2 7 81976 Party Ice (2) 56 Champion/Murphy 8 87174 Varvara (11) 55.5 K Tyler 9 607X7 Drumreims (7) 55.5 L Beck 10 30888 Squash (3) 55.5 J & K Parsons 3 11 X9555 Crystal Fox (6) 55 E Wilson

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J McInerney D Stapleton B I Conner J McInerney Lane & Wales J McInerney C Healey J & D Fahey J McInerney H Cairns

March 23, 2015

9 700X0 Miss Fortune (2) 56 M & M Pitman 2:58PM

3

BALCLUTHA/LAWRENCE/MILTON NIGHT’N DAY STORES MDN $7,000, mdn, 1200m

4

R Cuneen (a2)

L McCormick B Orange T Mitchell R Close (J) J Young (J) R Curtin C D Thornley

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Ashburton College’s Benji Barry and Malakai Cakauntabua going head-to-head in the under 19 boys’ 100m at the Aoraki Athletic Championships in Timaru.

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Athletes grab swag of titles

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury secondary school athletes came home from the Aoraki Athletic Championship in Timaru with two new records and 37 individual titles on Wednesday.

The 77-strong Ashburton College contingent collected 30 titles as well as 37 second and 17 third placings.

Matthew Clough broke an Aoraki record in the boys’ under 15 3000m, with his time of 10:01.85 beating the existing record by 11.16 seconds.

Clough doubled up in the track also winning the 1500m, one of seven college athletes to collect two titles.

RESULTS ■ Athletics Ashburton Junior Athletic Club March 11 Shot Put Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 6.19m 2 Ella Pearson 5.90m 3 Harmyn McLean 5.67m Girls 11yrs 1 Mia Pearson 6.84m 2 Jenna Borthwick 6.27m 3 Isabella Gibson 4.97m Boys 7yrs 1 Joshua Eketone 6.32m 2 Ben Pearson 5.53m 3 Korin Chambers 5.17m 4 Quintin McHaffie 3.95m 5 Tomas Harrison 3.06m Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 6.70m 2 Tom McKenzie 5.83m 3 Sabastyan Finn 5.60m Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 6.81m 2 Daniel Cousins 6.38m Discus Girls 7yrs 1 Marlie Ross 10.01m 2 EmilyJane Elliot 9.59m 3 Ella Colquhoun 9.16m 4 Abby Henderson-Geddes 9.01m 5 Adasyin McLean 8.38m 6 Georgina Gibson

Madeline Evans also had success on the track winning the under 19 girls’ 800m and 1500m.

Felicity Dalzell took the honours in the 100m and 200m in the girls’ under 16 while Gareth Hunt had wins in the under 16 boys’ high and triple jump, and Keegan Gentle won under 15 boys’ 100m and long jump.

Isaak Ballantyne had two Athlete with a Disability (AWD) titles in the shot put and discus, as did Anthony Van Asperen winning the 100m and 200m.

Among the one-title winners was new Ashburton record holder Sala Bueta in the under 16 girls’ shot put.

Last month Bueta broke Penny Woods’ 2003 mark of 10.24 metres with a throw of 10.69m.

Mount Hutt College’s 41 athletes came home with seven titles and an Aoraki record.

Aimee Elliott took over 30 seconds off the under 15 girls’ 3000m record when she stopped the clock at 11:18.51, bettering the old record of 11:52, and was almost two minutes clear of her nearest rival.

Victoria Pluck had two wins in the field, the under 15 girls’ discus and shot put.

Dallas McLeod won the under 16 boys shot put, which also set a new Mt Hutt record, and finished second to Hunt in

the high jump, while his older brother Cam won the discus and was second to Ashburton’s Alifeleti Hala in the shot put, breaking his own school record in both events.

The South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships are in Nelson next weekend, March 28-29, with Ashburton College yet to finalise who will attend, while 18 athletes will be going from Mt Hutt College.

The athletes that attend the championships will look for top performances to push for qualification to the National Secondary Schools’ Championships, to be held in Timaru in December.

7.32m 7 Eleanor Ross 5.70m Girls 9yrs 1 Felicity Pye 13.97m 2 Rosaria Gibson 11.84m 3 Emma Becroft 11.68m 4 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 10.75m Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 21.89m 2 Matheson Colquhoun 18.87m Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 22.67m 2 Ryan McNulty 17.81m 3 Jake Jackways 17.17m Long Jump Girls 7yrs 1=Georgina Gibson & Marlie Ross 2.62m 3 Adasyin McLean 2.59m 4 Abby Henderson-Geddes 2.58m 5 Emily-Jane Elliot 2.50m 6 Eleanor Ross 2.47m 7 Casey Cousins 2.39m 8 Ella Colquhoun 2.36m 9 Gretchen Ross 1.43m Girls 8yrs 1 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 2.80m 2 Angel Spooner 2.72m 3 Kasey Higson 2.56m 4=Ashley Andews & Brooklyn McHaffie 2.49m 5 Riana Shaw 2.38m 6 Amelia Chambers 2.32m 7 Nevaeh GreenThompson 2.12m 8 Mollie McLauchlan 1.94m Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 3.65m 2 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 3.61m 3 Rosaria Gibson 3.22m 4 Felicity Pye 3.09m Girls 13yrs 1 Emma Stagg 4.30m 2 Amy Pearson 4.00m 3 Natasha Waddell 3.92m Girls 14yrs 1 Vikki Derik-Westaway 4.22m

Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 3.45m 2 Matheson Colquhoun 3.30m Boys 11yrs 1 Ryan McNulty 3.99m 2 Phoenix Andrew 3.92m 3 Jake Jackways 3.72m Boys 12yrs 1 Grayson McLean 4.20m 2 Ben Nordqvist 3.95m 3 Kalen Finn 3.36m High Jump Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 1.10m 2 Amelia McKeown 1.05m Girls 11yrs 1 Mia Pearson 1.20m 2 Isabella Gibson 1.15m 3 Jenna Borthwick 1.10m Girls 13yrs 1 Amy Pearson 1.35m 2 Emma Stagg 1.25m 3 Natasha Waddell 1.15m Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Norqvist 1.25m 2 Kaleb Finn 1.20m 3 Grayson McLean 1.20m Track – 60m Girls 7yrs 1 Abby Henderson-Geddes 11.07 2 Georgina Gibson 11.09 3 Adasyin McLean 11.50 4 Eleanor Ross 11.52 5 Casey Cousins 11.65 6 Emily-Jane Elliot 11.72 7 Marlie Ross 11.80 8 Ella Colquhoun 12.30 Girls 8yrs 1 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 10.26 2 Kasey Higson 10.40 3 Angel Spooner 10.65 4 Ashley Andrews 10.80 5 Brooklyn McHaffie 11.18 6 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 11.61 7 Riana Shaw 11.69 8 Amelia Chambers 12.00 9 Mollie McLauchlan 12.34 Boys 7yrs 1 Tomas Harrison 10.15 2 Korin Chambers 10.58 3 Joshua Eketone 10.60 4

Ben Pearson 11.31 5 Quintin McHaffie 14.07 Track – 100m Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 16.86 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 17.20 3 Kasey Higson 17.64 4 Ashley Andrews 18.62 5 Brooklyn McHaffie 18.96 6 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 19.64 7 Mollie McLauchlan 19.84 8 Riana Shaw 20.03 9 Amelia Chambers 20.09 Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 14.90 2 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 16.15 3 Rosaria Gibson 17.16 4 Felicity Pye 17.87 Girls 10 yearrs 1 Ella Pearson 15.49 2 Amelia McKeown 15.97 3 Harmyn McLean 18.41 Girls 11yrs 1 Isabella Gibson 15.18 2 Jenna Borthwick 15.29 3 Mia Pearson 16.71 Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 14.72 2 Amy Pearson 15.39 Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 16.67 2 William Lemon 16.96 3 Sabastyan Finn 24.10 Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 15.17 2 Daniel Cousins 16.27 Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 15.45 2 Matheson Colquhoun 16.51 Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 14.33 2 Ryan McNulty 14.67 3 Jake Jackways 15.10 Boys 12years 1 Grayson McLean 14.01 2 Ben Nordqvist 14.10 3 Kaleb Finn 20.96

Ashburton Guardian 19

In brief Rowing legend dies Rowing legend Sir Don Rowlands has passed away. Sir Don made his name on and off the water with considerable contributions to rowing in New Zealand and internationally, as well as being a successful businessman. Rowlands was appointed as a knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Years Honours list last year and it came just a month after becoming one of the few New Zealanders appointed to the Order of Australia. Sir Don began what would be a lifelong passion for rowing in the 1940s.

His success and natural talent have been recognised with numerous awards over the years, and having won medals at the Commonwealth Games in the 1950s among other rowing achievements, Rowlands went on to play a leadership role in the sport.

- NZME

Penske backs Ambrose He’s surprised but Team Penske president Tim Cindric doesn’t believe Marcos Ambrose is running away from the outfit’s V8 Supercars operation. Ambrose shocked Australian motorsport when he announced on Tuesday he would relinquish his driver’s seat to Scott Pye for an undefined period just two events into his V8s comeback.

Cindric said the 38-year-old’s call had caught the team by surprise but he praised Ambrose’s honesty and says there’s no question of the two-time V8s champion walking away from the team. “He’s taken a lot of pride in bringing Roger and the Penske organisation to Australia,” Cindric told motorsports website Speedcafe.com. “He feels like if he’s at all the weak link he wants to make sure that it (the team) has a chance to grow as quick as it can. If that means stepping aside short-term for it to do that, he’s willing to do that. The fact that he’s even going to Tasmania (Symmons Plains later this month) and taking on all his commitments, even though he’s outside the car, not everybody would do that.” - AAP

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Challenges keep coming for Highlanders

BY STEVE HEPBURN They have dealt to the competition’s three most recent champions in consecutive weeks, and now the unbeaten Hurricanes come calling.

Stacked with All Blacks, and possessing an explosive backline that appears to have its mind on the job and a forward pack playing well - the Hurricanes have blasted out of the blocks this season.

They are the only team of the 15 in the Super rugby competi-

tion yet to be beaten. So, it is another tough day at the office for the Highlanders.

But, over the past three weeks, they have shown they can mix it with any type of team.

They ground out a win over the Reds and called on sheer tenacity to get a victory over the Chiefs. Then the Waratahs were taken down by some ruthless rugby by the Highlanders as the defending champions went limping back to Sydney last weekend.

Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph said it would be great to

just keep on rolling but unfortunately it did not happen like that.

“Rolling along [from last week] is not that easy. But we have had great preparation this week.

“The guys are hungry, really keen, and there is a bounce in our step,” Joseph said. “It is our biggest challenge to date . . . the fact these guys are unbeaten and injury-free and ready to go.

“We know it is going to be a tough ask for us but having said that, the last few weeks have been the same and so we are look-

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In brief College out of Cup Ashburton College were bundled out of the Gillette Cup New Zealand and Secondary Schools’ Cricket competition by St Andrew’s College in Christchurch yesterday. Stac have been the top one-day secondary school team in Canterbury, taking out the division one competition that features three-time Gillette Cup champions Christchurch Boys’ High School, and showed why with a comprehensive nine wicket win over Ashburton College. College lost steady wickets and after Kieran Hunt was dismissed for 28 at 63/5 the tail collapsed for seven runs to be all out for 70 in the 32nd over. Gareth Hunt made the early breakthrough for college at 24/1 but it was plain sailing for Stac , getting home one wicket down in the 16th over.

Search for champions The third instalment of the Champion of Champion Series has the club singles winners descend on the Ashburton Bowling Club on Sunday. There is set to be a new men’s and women’s champion in the absence of last year’s winners, Ashburton’s Roger Gutberlet and Leonie Spargo. Allenton’s Black Jack Sandra Keith will be favoured to take out the women’s title, coming off competing in the TransTasman Challenge against Australia at the Burnside Bowling Club this week. Allenton’s Cait Bassett, who claimed a maiden singles win over club mate Keith early this summer, will be out to defend her junior women’s title, but with her brother Mathew absent the junior singles title is wide open. Play gets under way at 9.30am on Sunday.

Roulston 93rd on tour Ashburton professional cyclist Hayden Roulston finished 93rd on the general classification of the Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy. Roulston’s Trek factory Racing team-mate, Bauke Mollema finished runner-up to eventual winner Nairo Quintana.

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Tinwald championships The Tinwald Cycling Club’s season comes to a close with the Mid Canterbury Championships around an extended Wakanui block on Saturday. The seniors face an 80km journey to the finish line with championship title and age group honours up for grabs, with the racing a day earlier and starting at the earlier time of 1pm.

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Confidence key for Tiger Tiger Woods needs to regain his early career confidence if he is to find his way back to the pinnacle of golf, according to Arnold Palmer. The comments from the golfing legend on the eve of the Arnold Palmer Invitational come a few weeks ahead of the Masters where Woods hopes to stage his return to the game.

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Crusaders under microscope

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY After another slow start to the season, the Crusaders believe they are close to putting together a complete performance.

And, as they prepare to play the Cheetahs in Christchurch tomorrow, there is some heavyweight scrutiny on what is happening at Crusaders HQ from men such as Robbie Deans, Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen.

Additionally, other members of Hansen’s All Blacks management group - trainer Nic Gill and physio Pete Gallacher, plus skills coach Mick Byrne have had their input this week.

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is welcoming the sudden attention.

Former Crusaders and Wallabies coach Deans is in town for a Ranfurly Shield reunion and Smith, now on All Blacks’ duty after his time at the Chiefs, is looking at the Crusaders’ defence as part of his New Zealand franchise rotation.

“It’s good to have two former Crusaders coaches in the environment,” Blackadder said of Deans and Smith, two men who have been heavily involved in Crusaders and Canterbury rugby.

“They’re going to give us some feedback later which will be fantastic.”

Blackadder said he had a phone conversation with Hansen on Wednes-

day and asked for his input into a season which is appearing to come right after two poor defeats to the Rebels and Chiefs.

They lacked fluency in the 34-6 victory over the Lions, but the pack demolished their opposites and the score could easily have hit 50 had the backs held a couple more passes.

The topics for Blackadder and Hansen included: “What do you think about this?

What are you seeing in our game? Come and listen where the players are at and sit in on some meetings.”

Blackadder

added: “They are here to help us. I don’t feel threatened at all having them in our environment.

“We have the autonomy to make our own decisions. Sometimes they come up with some bloody good ideas, things we haven’t thought of.”

One notable selection for the Cheetahs match is the absence of Richie McCaw, who wore his favourite No7 jersey in the Lions win, however Blackadder said that wasn’t at the behest of the All Blacks coaches.

“It’s purely rotation, and that’s part of the plan for both Richie and Matt [Todd]. “ We have

Israel Dagg

the luxury of having two really good players.

“Matt led the team and played all the pre-season games and I could just tell last week he needed a break through his body language.

“He was sore, he had made a lot of tackles, he was picking up a lot of niggles and Richie was probably in the same boat.

It’s just about freshening those two up.”

On the plus side is the return of Israel Dagg from a thigh injury.

Dagg said yesterday he took the problem into the 26-20 victory over the Highlanders in Dunedin, a match in which he played well in before having to leave the field just before halftime.

Dagg’s return is timely given Johnny McNicholl’s knee injury which will rule him out until the middle of the year.

Blackadder said of Dagg: “I’d like to think he can start where he left off and if can do that he will put us on the front foot.

“We just need some spark.”

Crusaders team to play the Cheetahs at AMI Stadium on Saturday, kickoff 7.35pm is: Israel Dagg, Kieron Fonotia, Ryan Crotty, Dan Carter, Nemani Nadolo, Colin Slade, Andy Ellis, Kieran Read (c), Matt Todd, Jordan Taufua, Sam Whitelock, Luke Romano, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Joe Moody, Nepo Laulala, Scott Barrett, Luke Whitelock, Mitchell Drummond, Tom Taylor, David Havili.

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Chiefs on a quest for consistency

BY KRIS SHANNON Consistency was key in the Chiefs’ title-winning campaigns, and it also proved their undoing last season.

While it’s too soon to assess whether that crucial quality has returned to Dave Rennie’s side in 2015, a victory over the Sharks will allay some concerns about its absence.

Those concerns were raised after the crushing of the Crusaders in round three, with the Chiefs’ best performance of their season followed by their worst in a wayward effort against the Highlanders.

So, with the impressive victory over the Stormers fresh in their minds, the Chiefs’ priority when they face the Sharks on Sunday will be preventing last week’s gains being squandered with another indifferent outing.

It’s a problem that plagued the previous season, when the Chiefs won their first three

matches but never replicated such a streak and only twice more managed to string together consecutive victories.

That inconsistency was a stark contrast to the golden years - when, with 28 victories in 36 games, the Chiefs were unbeatable for large stretches and it saw the defending champions barely edge into the playoffs before bowing out in the first round.

Getting back to the final is the focus this year and, with a string of victories needed to achieve that aim, the C-word a central focus ahead of the encounter with the Sharks.

“Being consistent in this competition is what it’s all about and backing up big performances is something every team needs to manage to get to the final,” said assistant coach Tom Coventry.

“We rely pretty heavily on our senior players and our leadership group to motivate our team in that area.

“We’re aware of [the need for consistency] but we try to focus on the positive parts of our game and what style of football we’re trying to play.

“Hopefully we get most of our motivation by trying to be better than we were the previous week.”

Last week set the bar rather high and there were plenty of positives to attract the team’s attention.

For one, the Chiefs were consistent in terms of territory, enjoying the lion’s share of field position for the third week running.

The kicking game was crucial in establishing such an advantage and, with humid conditions in Durban set to test ball security, there should be an onus on that aspect against the Sharks.

“Last time we played here (an 18-12 win in April 2012) it was like playing in the rain,” Coventry said.

“It was humid, the ball was wet constantly, so conditions will play a part.

“I think our kicking strategies will continue but obviously we want to play.

“We do a bit of work [at training] where we pop the ball in a bucket of detergent to make it nice and slippery, so maybe we’ll be falling back on some of those activities.”

Providing that preparation is applied to good effect on Sunday morning, the statistics suggest the Chiefs’ attack could prove too potent for the Sharks’ defence to handle.

“While the visitors sit inside Super Rugby’s top five in metres (487.2), clean breaks (9.6) and defenders beaten (20.0), the home side lie dead last in missed tackles (20.0).

And, in the bigger picture, repeatedly punching through the Sharks’ defence will do no harm in the quest for consistency.

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■ CRICKET

Pressure ramping up

By Daniel RichaRDson Four years of preparation can be undone in a flash tomorrow.

World Cups don’t come around very often, particularly ones where you’re playing well, and New Zealand will enter the knockout stages against the West Indies in Wellington this weekend.

The Black Caps have come through pool play without a blemish and former New Zealand seamer Richard Hadlee said the pressure would ramp up in the playoffs.

“It comes back to seven hours of cricket. This is four years of planning and preparation to get to seven hours of cricket and if you’re good enough, you’ll get another seven hours [in the semi-final].

“Good enough again, you get a final, another seven hours, and potentially you could be crowned world champions,” Hadlee said.

“Get it wrong in the quarterfinal; drop a catch, top order fails, the bowlers don’t get it right, the fielding’s not as good as it has been, those sort of things, and it can all be over in that seven-hour period.”

Hadlee and West Indies bowling coach Curtly Ambrose spoke about a collection of cricketing topics in Wellington yesterday ahead of the clash between the Calypso Kings and the Black Caps.

Ambrose and Hadlee are qual-

Cricket’s king of cool In a nominee for quote of the World Cup, Chris Gayle suggested, possibly tongue-in-cheek, that he scored a double century against Zimbabwe because he had “cut down on the parties”. He reinforced his nonchalant ethos by posting a photo of the team filing into Burger King after the win over the United Arab Emirates accompanied by the droll tweet: “Seriously! Plz eat properly guys ... anyway, order 2 long chicken chilli with cheese for me.” This casual brilliance is nothing new. On the 2008-09 tour to New Zealand, Gayle achieved the extraordinary feat of wearing sunglasses for an entire evening at one function.

He personifies a West Indian approach which makes them perilous opposition in Wellington on Saturday.

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Pacemen concern Clarke

Trent Boult is an integral part of the Black Caps’ pace bowling unit.

ified to talk about seam bowling, and New Zealand and the West Indies both have solid attacks.

Jason Holder and Jerome Taylor lead the line-up for the West Indies, while Trent Boult and Tim Southee have been in the thick of the action for the Black Caps.

Hadlee, who collected 158 one-day wickets at 21.56, as well as a New Zealand record 431 test scalps, said he was surprised at the lack of yorkers be-

ing bowled at the World Cup. There has been a raft of big totals at the tournament, and death bowlers have struggled on both sides of the Tasman.

“I’m astounded because if you look at the last 10 overs of teams batting, particularly batting first, [there is] 110, 120, 130 runs being conceded,” Hadlee said. “You look at the way bowlers are bowling and there just aren’t the yorkers.

“I know that with yorkers if

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you don’t get it right, they’ll go out of the park, like anything else, but there’s a tendency to bowl back of a length, to bowl the slow bouncer, other different changes of pace, to bowl full and wide as another way [to stop the runs].

“So these are tactics and decisions, which is the way the modern game is but I’ve always thought ... If you get the yorker right, it’s pretty difficult to hit that out of the park.” - NZME

South Africa’s big guns firing at the right time With more of his big guns firing at the business end of the tournament, South African captain AB de Villiers believes he has the artillery to win his nation’s first cricket World Cup trophy.

An impressive nine-wicket quarter-final demolition of Sri Lanka on Wednesday has turned the talk about South Africa from being serial chokers to a powerful unit capable of going all the way.

The Proteas produced their best bowling form of the tournament to skittle a strong Sri Lankan batting unit for just 133, taking the last six wickets for just 19 runs.

The pace trio of Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott and Morne Morkel only took a wicket each, but their speed, hostility and excellent line imposed unrelenting early pressure on the 2007 and 2011 runners-up.

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South African skipper AB de Villiers: Semi-finals not enough.

Duminy maintained the pressure, taking seven wickets, with the latter collecting a hat-trick.

The modest target was reached in just 18 overs and propelled South Africa into a semi-final showdown with either New Zealand or West Indies in Auckland next Tuesday.

“I truly believe that we feel really strong as a unit and confident going into the semifinals,” de Villiers said.

“We didn’t come all this way to say that we made it to a semifinals of a World Cup. “We want to go all the way as a team and we believe we have the right group here to achieve that.”

Among the most pleasing aspects of the Proteas dominant performance was the timely return to form of explosive opening batsman Quinton de Kock, who more than doubled

his tournament tally after averaging less than nine prior to his unbeaten 78 off 57 balls.

“We all go through patches like he did in this tournament,” de Villiers said of de Kock.

“We’ve all been in dark spaces and I think he has been in this tournament. A lot of credit to the selectors, to the coach, the guys who kept backing him.

“I think they must have been tempted a few times to let him go and maybe for me to take the gloves, but it was a great call from them to stick with him.”

De Villiers felt Morkel had taken on more responsibility as one of the leaders of the South African bowling unit.

“He walks the talk, he’s very confident, and I don’t think you’ve always seen that in his career,” de Villiers said.

“He’s playing a huge role in the bowling team believing that they can run through - AAP sides.”

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq says he has the bowling firepower to blast Australia from the World Cup - and Michael Clarke agrees.

Australian skipper Clarke is wary of Pakistan’s potent pacemen in today’s quarter-final in Adelaide.

“Pakistan have some really good quicks in their attack and they have shown that throughout this series,” Clarke said yesterday.

“They have got a good mix of youth and experience in their batting as well and they’re led very well from Misbah. So I think tomorrow is going to be a really tough challenge for us and I do believe we have to be at our best to beat them.”

- AAP

Misbah still confident Pakistan have lost 2.16 metre tall quick Mohammad Irfan to a tournament-ending injury but Misbah remained confident in his pace battery. “We have got a bowling line-up that can really go through any team,” Misbah said yesterday. “It’s only a matter of putting a good show on the day.” Misbah promised Pakistan would attack Australia whenever possible in the knockout bout.

“Australia always play aggressive cricket. And if you want to really go out there against them you also need good aggressive cricket ... that is the key,” he said. “It’s all about aggression, attacking cricket, and that is what we are looking for.”

- AAP

No fairytale finish They battled to the bitter end, but there was no World Cup fairytale finish to the one-day cricket careers of Sri Lankan batting greats, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. The pair had already announced they’d retire when Sri Lanka’s involvement at the 2015 World Cup concluded.

That came on Wednesday night.

After playing in successive losing World Cup final teams against Australia and India in 2007 and 2011, there would be no perfect finale for the duo as a hungry South African side bulldozed Sri Lanka at the SCG. Sangakkara top scored with 45, while Jayawardene made just four. Jayawardene is retiring from all forms of international cricket. Sangakkara did at least become just the eighth player in World Cup history to score 500 runs in a single tournament.

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Hanan Shield on the line first-up

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury will open the 2015 Heartland Rugby Championship with a Hanan Shield clash against South Canterbury in Ashburton.

The official draw was released yesterday and revealed that new head coach Grant Keenan starts his Heartland tenure with a trophy on the line and the two-time defending Meads Cup champions avoid meeting beaten finalists Buller in the round robin.

While the Hanan Shield is up for grabs in week one of the Heartland competition, Keenan’s first focus is an equally hallowed shield.

Mid Canterbury will challenge Hawkes Bay for the Ranfurly Shield in July.

A week later the top two local club sides play off for the Watters Cup on August 1 and Mid Canterbury have two weeks to prepare for the Heartland kick off on August 22.

After the opener against South Canterbury the Hammers head north to meet traditional rivals Wanganui before being back at home against King Country.

They then cross the Southern Alps to take on last year’s biggest disappointments, West Coast in Greymouth.

Mid Canterbury then host East Coast before a return to Gisborne to face Poverty Bay - the scene of last season’s semi-final win.

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Pre-season rugby comes to a close this weekend, with a week until the start of the Combined Country Cup. Southern head south tonight for a return fixture against Pleasant Point, a side they ran out convincing winners over last Thursday under lights at Hinds.

Rakaia have their first hit-out of the pre-season, heading south to take on Temuka.

Their scheduled match in Kaikoura against Blenheim’s Harlequins was called off as both sides were struggling for numbers to travel to play at the neutral venue.

Temuka had a win over Hampstead two weeks ago, but Hampstead has been more focused on giving members of

MC Hammers’ coach Grant Keenan

Kapiti in round seven before completing the round robin with another Hanan Shield challenge with North Otago in Oamaru.

As well as missing Buller the Hammers avoid Thames Valley and Wairarapa Bush – three teams that tripped them up in last year’s round robin.

There was a 23-all draw with the Bush, a 15-20 loss to the Swamp Foxes, both away, and the 19-29 loss at home to Buller - which they avenged in the final in Westport to the tune of 36-13.

The Meads Cup final is set down for October 24 with the Lochore Cup final the next day.

their 45-strong squad a run than preseason results, with a loss to Timaru Old Boys last week and they are away to Excelsior in Oamaru tomorrow.

Celtic claimed the Mick Casey Memorial for the first time since 2010 with a 17-5 win over Mackenzie in Fairlie and are at home to take on Geraldine tomorrow - a side Methven comfortably accounted for two weeks ago.

Methven are coming off another big win over a Canterbury University side but expect a bigger challenge from traditional rivals Darfield, at home for a third straight week on Sunday.

The Celtic Colts are also in Methven to play Darfield.

The Ashburton College 1st XV is also in action up against Roncalli College at Celtic at midday.

Bennett takes aim at NRL drama queens Wayne Bennett says winless North Queensland have joined the “drama queens” complaining about Johnathan Thurston being illegally targeted to try to divert attention away from their poor NRL season start.

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10.00am - 12noon VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

St Andrews Anglican Church, Cnr

9.00am - 11.00am ST PAULS UNION CHURCH. Garage sale with something for everyone. St Pauls Church hall, 65 Oxford Street, Hampstead.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot food!!. North End West Street car park.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET West Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Your old solar year reaches its final day today, with an impatience for the future and what it might hold already creating a sense of impatience.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) A total solar eclipse in a social and serendipitous part of your chart has the power to put you in the right place at the right time.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Where a New Moon brings a chance for new beginnings today’s total solar eclipse in your career sector also brings fate into play.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) The gods are going all out to make the Sun’s last full day in your sector of travel, adventure, learning and discovery as spectacular as possible.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) The first total solar eclipse in your financial sector in 17 years creates an opportunity to draw a major new line in the sand or stand your ground.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) A solar eclipse in the Sun’s last day in your relationship sector is a chance to commit to your relationships, the future and journey ahead.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) It’s on the work front that there’s a chance for new beginnings and to make a stand. There never is a perfect time, but today is close to it.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As much as you may want to keep your work hat on today’s solar eclipse in a fun, playful and romantic part of your chart is likely to have other ideas.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Because you don’t have a crystal ball be ready to follow anything that seems to have a life of its own, especially those things close to home.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) During the Sun’s last full day in your communication sector you’re likely to find your voice, creating a good day for talks and communications.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) An eclipsing New Moon in the Sun’s last full day in your income sector is a chance to make a commitment to everything you’ve worked for.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) It’s during the last full day of your birthday month that the first total solar eclipse in your sign since 1998 offers a chance to truly embrace the future.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

GILMAN, Danny Ellis – Suddenly at Ashburton. Born 12-10-1954, San Leandro California, USA. Died 18-03-2015, Ashburton NZ. Partner and best friend of Wilma Blankenship. Loving brother and brother in law of Jerry, Joanne and David, and Nancy. Friend of the late Marion, Geoffrey, Jim, the late Dorothy and all his nieces and nephews.

A special friend to many.

Messages to Wilma Blankenship, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the NZ Heart Foundation would be appreciated and may be left at the service. An informal gathering to say goodbye to Danny will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on SATURDAY, March 21, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

TRUDGEON, Adele Maria – On March 17, 2015 at Ashburton. Aged 40 years.

Loved friend and partner of Tim. Loved mum of Cindy and Jamie, Chrissie, and Kadeym, and loved step-mum of Jayden, and Shantelle.

Devoted nana of Makenzie.

“Now at peace.”

Messages to 27 Mayors Road, R D 1, Ashburton. At Adele’s request a private family service has been held.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

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Canterbury Plains

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Hamilton

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Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the morning.

Fine with high cloud thickening with northerlies. Rain developing south of Christchurch with an evening southerly change.

Cloudy with rain south of Christchurch spreading north then easing. Southerlies dying out.

FZL: About 3000m

SUNDAY Rain spreading northwards while gradually easing in the south. Northerlies, strong about the tops for a time.

MONDAY

Cloudy with patchy morning drizzle then fine spells. Northeasterlies developing.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

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Fine apart from areas of morning cloud.

Northeasterlies.

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FZL: Above 3000m

Becoming cloudy. Periods of rain developing in the south in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, dying out.

Wind at 2000m: NW 35 km/h, dying out in the south.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.7 12.9 Max to 4pm 6.5 Minimum 4.3 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 35.4 Avg Mar to date 37 2015 to date 96.4 145 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 31 Time of gust 10:51am

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ASHBU BURT BU RTO ON TRUDGEON, Adele Maria – Peacefully left us 17-03-2015.

Our family is broken, And nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.

Loved daughter and stepdaughter of Marg and Rowan Tonks. Loved sister and auntie to Debbie, Cleo and Jake.

Love you till we meet again.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living A new, family-friendly take on mince pies; Jenny May gets tips for keeping children beach safe; gardening advice from Meg. 10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Robert has second thoughts; Megan is upset; Rakesh delivers some bad news. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location Property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer search for dream homes. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Tyrone awaits his fate; Gloria reveals Sunita’s guilt to the street; Paul finally breaks down. 0 10:30 One News 0 11pm 24 Hours In A&E AO Episode focusing on the responsibility of caring for elderly patients, including a 94-year-old Second World War veteran brought in to A&E with trouble breathing. 12:05 The Following AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Thai Street Food With David Thompson 7am Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 7:30 Oddities PGR 8am Barter Kings 8:30 River Cottage Road Trip 9:30 Beat My Build 10:30 Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 11am Buying Hawaii 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes 1:15 Thai Street Food With David Thompson 1:50 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 2:25 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 3pm Barter Kings 3:30 Oddities PGR 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 The Roux Masterclass 5pm House Crashers 5:30 Selling London 6pm Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Brother v Brother 8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:40 American Restoration 11pm House Crashers 11:30 Selling London

SATURDAY

Midnight Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Oddities PGR 1:30 Barter Kings 2am Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 2:30 The Roux Masterclass 3am Buying The Bayou 3:30 Auction Room 4am Brother v Brother 5:15 Gardeners’ World

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

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:20 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Numb Chucks 0 4pm Shake It Up 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Mom PGR Christy goes on her first date since she stopped drinking; Bonnie teaches her grandson Roscoe to gamble. 0 8pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 8:30 M Leap Year PGR 3 2009 Romantic Comedy. Amy Adams, Matthew Goode.

10:35 Supernatural AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray Rachael presents holiday recipes.

11:30 Crazy Ones PGR 3 Simon is nominated for a coveted advertising award, as is the man Sydney had a crush on in high school.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil AO 2:25 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:25 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 F Hamish And Andy’s Gap Year – South America PGR Hamish and Andy compete in the new sport of photo stalling in Rio. 0 8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 0 9:30 7 Days AO 10:05 Fail Army AO 10:35 3 News

11:35 The Vampire Diaries AO 12:35 Jeremy Kyle USA AO 3 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 The 100 AO 3 0 3:25 Golden Boy AO 3 4:10 ANT Farm 3 0 4:45 The 4:30 Show 3 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 I’m In The Band 3 0

11:05 Rake AO A chef is accused 11:40 Entertainment Tonight of bigamy, but Keegan thinks he 12:05 Infomercials can convince the jury it is not a crime, until news breaks of his other romantic relationships. 12:05 The Good Wife AO 3 1am Hawaii Five0 AO 3 0 2am Infomercials

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 American Ninja Warrior The final qualifying round takes place in Denver, and features the Cat Grab and Doorknob Grasper obstacles.

8:30 M The Cave AO 2005 Action Suspense.

Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Piper Perabo. 0 10:35 F Californication AO 3

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 Turn Back Time – The High Street 3 By the Edwardian era, customer service should be second to none; a local wedding calls on all the shopkeepers’ services, but everything is disrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. 3pm Deal Or No Deal 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Cricket – ICC World Cup (Highlights) Quarter-final Two. From the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Scorpion PGR 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans AO After a Navy recruiter is the target of a fatal hit and run, the NCIS team investigates whether the murder was tied to her career or her role as a foster mother to two brothers.

9:30 American Idol

6am Rugby – The Breakdown 7am Ironman New Zealand 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Golf World 9am L Bowls – Trans-Tasman Day Three Pairs and Triples.

From the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch.

11:30 Fox Sports News 12:05 L Bowls – TransTasman Day Three Singles and Fours. From the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch.

3pm Ironman New Zealand 4pm Golf Central 4:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) St Helens v Warrington Wolves.

5pm #SkySpeed 5:30 World Rugby 6pm Rugby – The Breakdown

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

12:30 Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11:40 Random Rugby TV Midnight Ice Hockey – NHL Regular Season (Replay) Detroit Redwings v Florida Panthers. 2am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Highlanders v Hurricanes. 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Rebels v Lions.

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

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

5pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 SVU MV 9:30 Elementary MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Hurricanes.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Lions.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari PGR 3 8pm Kina’s K9s 8:30 Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails AO 9:30 Fusion Feasts 3 10pm Whanau Factor 3 10:30 Fresh 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Dukes Of Haggle PG Mouth of the South. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Bullet Fired v Bullet Dropped.

9:30 Alaska Monsters M 10:30 Alaskan Bush People M 11:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 12:30 Evil-In-Law M 1:30 Disappeared M Missing in Maui. 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG Parker’s Accident. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG A Slap in the Face or a Kick in the Butt. 5:30 MythBusters PG 101 Uses for Duct Tape.

6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 Alaskan Bush People M 8:30 Deadliest Catch – Legend Of The Northwestern PG 9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Cry Wolfe M

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Midnight Cry Wolfe M 12:30 Crimes That Shook The 12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 Law World M 1:30 Dead Of Night M 2:30 Magic Of Science PG And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 SVU MV 4:15 Elementary MV Instant Cupcakes. 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Deadliest Catch PG 5:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5am MythBusters PG Prison Escape.

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Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year – South America, 7:30pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:20 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy.

Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan.

7:55 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

9:45 Jack M 2012 Drama.

Rick Roberts, Sook-Yin Lee. 11:15 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton. 1pm A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan. 2:30 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller. Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon. 4:20 The Best Man Holiday MLS 2013 Comedy.

Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard.

6:25 The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama. Benedict Cumberbatch.

8:30 The Call 16VL 2013 Crime.

Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin.

10:10 Seven Psychopaths 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson.

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Midnight The Haunting Of Bryan Becket ML 2010 Thriller. Tim Daly, Tom Arnold. 1:30 The Best Man Holiday MLS 2013 Comedy.

3:30 The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama. 5:35 The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG

NCIS – New Orleans 8:30pm on Prime

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Tech’s Morgan Gallagher and Anthony Palmer get in some catching practice as the side prepares to face Coldstream in senior cricket’s Muirhead Rosebowl final tomorrow.

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Tech out to beat finals hoodoo

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Tech are looking to shake off the chokers tag when they play a sixth straight Muirhead Rosebowl final tomorrow against Coldstream at the Ashburton Domain Oval.

Tech have been the most consistent performing club over the past five seasons but struggled to follow through in the final, losing on four occasions.

Coldstream have never played for the Rosebowl, let alone won it, since the senior reshuffle in 2006.

Unbeaten in the Ashburton Domain this year, Tech will make what has become their an-

nual appearance on the Domain Oval for the final, but it is a pitch they haven’t won on since 201011.

Tech has held at least one trophy in each of the past six seasons - Twenty20 champions since 2008-09 - and held the Studholme Shield three times, but only once have the won the Rosebowl.

This year they failed to win the Twenty20 tournament for the first time but won the Pritchard Shield (top team after two rounds) and the Studholme Shield and are again lining up the Rosebowl.

Coldstream managed a Studholme Shield win as the top team

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Coldstream have never played for the Rosebowl, let alone won it, since the 2006 reshuffle

in the 45 over round robin in the 2008-09 summer, what was their only silverware until becoming just the second team in seven seasons to win the T20 tournament.

Coldstream’s form then deserted them in the first two rounds of the 45 over competition until they turned things around in the third round.

That included a win over Tech when they able to defend 68 against a depleted Tech line-up who could only muster 42.

Both sides are set to field full strength sides for the final.

Richard Print looms as the key figure for Coldstream, at times unplayable with the ball and dangerous with the bat,

blasting a quick-fire century last weekend to guide Coldstream to a commanding total against Lauriston which they were able to defend.

Tech’s Jason Morrison, Tom Small, Hayden Sinclair and Harry Ferguson are all responsible for five-wicket bags this season, and their batting order usually all chips in with the bat, although they only required Morgan Gallagher and Robbie Polson to get the job done last weekend against Allenton to reach the final.

Reaching the final hasn’t been the issue and history beckons for Coldstream if the Tech hoodoo continues.

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