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THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

Branje calls an end to campaign

College finds another gear

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Race to rescue fish

The annual maintenance of irrigation schemes means fish need to be salvaged and returned to rivers. This week more than 400 fish were rescued from the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation scheme.

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Wheels Week wrapping up Josh Horsnell will be behind the wheel of this bus at the Spraymarks Wheels Week Street Parade on Sunday morning. The street parade will spell an the end to Wheels Week Plus, which has seen Mid Canterbury play host to two weeks of wheelbased fun and action.

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■ BUNG THE BORE

Branje calls time on campaigns By Sue NewmaN

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For two years Jen Branje was the public face of a fight to keep New Zealand water in Kiwi hands. Yesterday she announced she was retiring from a position that saw her become a high profile anti-water sale campaigner on the back of a fight to stop the sale of Ashburton land to a water bottling company. The land was owned by Ashburton District Council and the intended sale was to water bottler NZ Pure Blue. Her campaign against the sale of a site that became known as Lot 9 in the council’s business estate was fought under the Bung the Bore banner, but both the Facebook and Twitter pages maintained under this name have now closed. Branje says she’s heading for obscurity, saying the fight that needs to be fought to protect New Zealand’s water is bigger than just one person. “It’s time for New Zealand communities to take responsibility for their waterways and hold their councils to account

Jen Branje – it’s time for all New Zealand communities to take responsibility for their waterways. for poor water management. “Expectation from the general public that one person may have the solution to New Zealand’s

water woes is completely unreasonable and has become an insurmountable pressure. I have worked constantly to bring New

Zealand’s water issues to the fore,” she said. The crusade had taken its toll on her emotionally, physically and financially but it showed very clearly that New Zealand needed an independent group such as a water commission to manage its water resources, Branje said. “Successive Governments have failed miserably in protecting our rivers, lakes and aquifers. It’s time New Zealanders took charge in a collaborative effort to stop this pillage and degradation.” As well as leading the campaign against the Lot 9 sale, Branje was active in raising awareness of the deal to pipe water to a south Westland port to ship off-shore. “I’m now being bombarded by people saying ‘are you going to challenge the West Coast decision’. They must have some construed idea that I’m a million dollar organisation. This has all been voluntary,” she said. She became involved in campaigning against water sales after she was told she couldn’t

water her garden because hosing restrictions were in place and yet one kilometre away the council planned to sell land with a consent to take 45 million litres of water to a water bottling company. “I got grumpy and it just escalated. It became an octopus that reached into every corner of the country, but the burden just became too great. “It’s easy for people to sit at their computer and comment on Facebook that we need to do this or do that but not do anything themselves.” The people of Ashburton, however, did do something. They stood up and fought for their water, Branje said. “I’m very proud of them and so very grateful to everyone who volunteered their time for the Nationwide Water Rallies. My petition for legislative change to water bottling and consent processes is with Select Committee and I will continue to advocate for New Zealand’s water.” After giving 10,000 hours of her life to water issues, Branje said it was time to stand down.

■ ASHBURTON TRUST

■ WHEELS WEEK

Time now right to start planning for a new future

Vehicles of all descriptions lined up for street parade

By Sue NewmaN

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With its role as a landlord now firmly bedded in, the Ashburton Trust is about to take a long, hard look at its future. It plans to hold a strategy meeting in September where all options will be on the table for the way it will do business in its new trading environment, says board chairwoman Fay Watson. “We’ll be doing some navel gazing and thinking about our purpose, the role we should be playing in the community around

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sponsorship and donations,” she said. While the trust was running a range of hospitality businesses, its role was clear, but as it sold those businesses and became a landlord it needed to define what its new role should be, Watson said. “We need to have a think tank about how we shape our future. We need to get a plan developed and then go out to the community with a plan.” Anything and everything would be on the table and the board

would look at some fundamental issues such as whether as a trust it should have naming rights to events or make grants and donations. The plan would also look at the trust’s investment portfolio and where this should grow in the future. Currently its money is tied up in Ashburton property but it might want to diversify in terms of location, Watson said. “I hope our cash flows will be such we can build a capital fund where we can give money to the community.”

Everything from bicycles to buses will be taking to the streets of Ashburton on Sunday morning. The SprayMarks Wheels Week Street Parade will see vehicles parade through the centre of town on East Street. It is expected hundreds of wheels will be taking to the streets. Wheels Week Plus committee president Tony Dawson said this year the organisers have received three times as many enquiries as previous years. “The weather looks good and so we should have a perfect opportunity for people to show off

the time and effort they have put in to their vehicles,” he said. “The event has been running from year one and just seems to be get bigger and bigger every year.” Dawson said some of the more unique vehicles that had been entered in the parade included the front halves of two Austin 1800s that had been attached together and a motorised monocycle. The parade starts at 10.30am and at the conclusion of the event, vehicles will meet on the corner of Seafield Road and Bridge Street for public viewing.

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Chilly weekend for Mid Canterbury Roads around Methven were icy yesterday after town residents woke to frosty conditions, and more of the same is expected over the weekend. In Ashburton the MetService reported a frost of 1.7 degrees overnight Thursday. After a sunny day yesterday, evening rain and strong southwests were to turn to gale southwesterlies, with light snow to 300 metres. Cold winds would continue today with a pattern of frosts over the weekend. A ridge moving onto the country from Sunday would hopefully bring more settled weather early next week, the MetService said.

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Tempers flare around council table BY SUE NEWMAN

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Accusations of negativity and destructive and disruptive attitudes were fired across the Ashburton District Council’s meeting table this week when councillors Stuart Wilson and Selwyn Price squared off over a water management project. When Price attempted to dramatically reduce the amount of water made available for the district’s managed aquifer recharge (MAR) project which has both district and national significance, Wilson saw red. “I cannot believe what a negative, destructive and backward looking council we’ve elected. What kind of idiotic idea is it you have trying to stop a nationwide project which will benefit not only the Ashburton District but also the country. Tell me, where’s your logic,” he asked Price. Wilson supported a recommendation that the MAR team should have continued access for five years of up to 500 litres per second of unused, consented stockwater from the Rangitata River. Price wanted the quantity cut to 125 litres, effectively scuppering the ability of the MAR trial to extend to new sites. “I don’t want to stop water be-

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Stuart Wilson “I cannot believe what a negative, destructive and backward looking council we’ve elected.”

Selwyn Price “I don’t want to stop water being used, I’m interested in retaining control.”

ing used, I’m interested in retaining control,” he said. Members of what is becoming a voting block – Peter Reveley, Alasdair Urquhart and Mark Malcolm threw their weight behind Price and that fired up Neil Brown. “These people need to get in and get the job done. This water is consented and it’s not being used, here is a perfect use for it,” he said. The MAR group was made up of experts; councillors were not experts on water issues. Councillors had to trust them to get on with the job, Brown said. The council would look ridicu-

lous if it gave the MAR group 120 litres today and forced them to come back begging if they needed more, Wilson said. “We’ve already gone backwards once this term (revisiting the civic centre and library project) and we’re going backwards again. I can’t understand the councillors who are trying to stymie this. It’s already been approved and it’s not depleting the Rangitata any further. “Why are you being so niggly? You seem to want to block things one way and if you can’t do it then you try to block things another.” While Price is an urban coun-

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The Managed Aquifer Recharge project is the first of its kind in New Zealand. It began in June last year. The project uses unused, consented stockwater from the Rangitata River and moves this down the Rangitata Diversion Race and Valetta Irrigation Scheme to a recharge site (a unused shingle pit) at a rate of up to 500 litres per second. For the duration of the trial about 125 litres per second was used. The scheme is a leader in New Zealand irrigation and is funded largely through the Ministry for Primary Industries. The Ashburton District Council’s only contribution is through allowing its unused stockwater consent to be utilised. To date about $1.1 million has been

spent. The project is designed to recharge clean water to underlying aquifers to enhance and protect water resource quality and quantity. Several bores are measured regularly to assess its success. The project has wrapped up a successful one year trial and the governance group asked council to approve the use of the unused stockwater until 2021. Results from the trial show that levels in monitoring wells have risen and nitrate levels have dropped significantly. The group now plans to develop more recharge sites around the district. The MAR governance board says the outcomes are ticking all the boxes for achieving healthy aquifers.

cillor, the other three all have strong rural connections, with Reveley and Malcolm currently farming. Urquhart is a retired farmer. Russell Ellis tried to find a middle ground and suggested the 500 litres per second be approved for another year but that this could

be extended after the MAR group came back with a satisfactory progress report. His recommendation was accepted by one vote; it was opposed by Brown, Wilson, Liz McMillan, Diane Rawlinson and Lynette Lovett. Mayor Donna Favel supported Ellis’s motion.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

In brief

Gallery re-opens with ‘mesmerising’ exhibition By SuSaN SaNdyS

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After 12 days of the Ashburton Art Gallery’s exhibition spaces being shut to the public, now it is time for the final reveal. Christchurch dad and artist Steve Carr will today open Variations for Troubled Hands, a fourwork exhibition. Transpiration, a six-channel time lapse projection of carnations soaking up coloured dyes, will fill the Colin Redmond Gallery, alongside American Night, a condensed-time film of a bird, on just one screen. In the side gallery and hall wall there will be Studies for Cadence, a photographic sequence of hand gestures from Royal New Zealand Ballet prodigy Cadence. It will be the first time the work has been shown in New Zealand. “I was interested in how highspeed photography captures something it’s impossible for the eye to capture,” Carr said. Motor Relief will fill the (coincidentally named) Carr Family Gallery. It is a series of car wheels in motion on 12 monitors. Using video art and photography, the Ilam School of Fine Arts senior lecturer has created what is expected to be a mesmerising and immersive experience.

Artist Steve Carr is preparing for the final reveal of Variations for Troubled Hands. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 180517-SS-055

“It’s capturing the everyday but doing it in a way it feels there is some sort of strangeness to it,” Carr said of Motor Relief. And with Transpiration, this involved a form of optical illusion as the peripheral vision picked up a change in the carnations’ colours.

“It’s kind of beautiful but frustrating at the same time,” Carr said. Gallery publicity officer Nicole Bourke said it had been an involved process installing the exhibition as it had a large technological component. It would be the first time the

gallery displayed one exhibition across all its spaces, and the first time the gallery had closed those spaces for such a long time for installation. The Variations for Troubled Hands exhibition will open with an artist talk at 2.30pm, and run until June 24.

Leader in rural fire services Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton District councillors fear that the district will lose out when its rural fire assets are transferred to the new national fire authority Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). The council has drafted a transfer agreement that would see all of its fire appliances, its equipment and its buildings handed to FENZ and for licences to be established to allow FENZ to use council land. In return for the land use,

The trial of Ashburton man Kooly Managki Te Tomo is set to get under way in the Timaru District Court on Monday. Te Tomo is accused of causing the 2014 death of Arran ‘AJ’ Gairns by manslaughter in 2014. Three other people have already been convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment in relation to Gairn’s death. Strict suppression orders prevented the publication of any evidence presented during the trial of two of those people earlier this year in the interests of offering Te Tomo a fair trial. Defence submissions, the judge’s sentencing remarks, and victim impact statements were also suppressed during their sentencing appearance. The other man admitted the manslaughter charge early in the piece.

Tavern close to sale

■ MID CANTERBURY FIRE SERVICE

By Sue NewmaN

Te Tomo trial to start

council would receive a peppercorn rental. Councillor Stuart Wilson wasn’t happy with that deal. “We have up-to-date sheds and appliances and well-trained firefighters. We’re right up-to-date and we’ll be subsidising others. And why not charge commercial rates for this land, not peppercorn rental,” he said. Councillor Neil Brown agreed. At Thursday’s council meeting he said the council had spent a lot of money over many years to get its rural fleet to a high standard, re-

placing one or two engines each year and ensuring firefighters were well trained. “We want to be assured we can keep our fleet and sheds to the standard they are now and we want to be assured the level of service will be what it is now.” Council chief executive Andrew Dalziel has been driving the transition of rural fire activities to FENZ for the council. “We’re seen to be a leading light in Canterbury, we’re in a good situation and we’re trying to get an agreement we’re comfortable

with; the drive here is to get a higher level of service and if this puts out fires faster and cheaper, then it’s the right thing to do,” he said. If councillors wanted to make a profit from the land lease it could be done, but it would be complicated, Dalziel said. The new rural fire authority will be officially in business on July 1. Ashburton’s emergency management officer Don Geddes will take up the position of deputy principal rural fire officer for the organisation in Mid and South Canterbury.

It might not have happened as quickly as the Ashburton Trust hoped, but board chairwoman Fay Watson is confident the organisation is close to clinching a sale on its Tinwald Tavern complex. Watson said the trust was in discussions with “more than one party” on potential deals that would include the tavern, motel complex and bottle store.

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■ MAYFIELD HINDS IRRIGATION SCHEME

Rescuers busy recovering fish More than 400 fish have been returned to the Rangitata River during a joint salvage operation between Central South Island Fish & Game and the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Limited (MHIL). Each year staff from Central South Island Fish & Game work with irrigators to conduct salvages from irrigation schemes to return as many fish as possible to the fishery. The Mayfield Hinds irrigation scheme shuts down for annual maintenance and they work closely with Fish & Game to prevent fish losses when water level drops. Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Limited is the largest privately owned scheme in New Zealand and has delivered water from the Rangitata Diversion Race to 33,000 hectares of land since the late 1940’s. After the irrigation season ends staff gradually lower water in the races so that fish have time to naturally head to areas of deeper water. This gradual lowering means that fish are not unnecessarily stressed and also

means that rather than having to check the whole water race system, the fish can be easily recovered from deep points in the races known as drops, communications advisor Richard Cosgrove said. “Once the water has dropped to around thigh deep, the water is at a level at which it can be electrically fished or drag netted to ensure as many fish as possible are recovered.” The electric fishing machine used by Fish & game staff enables fish to be recovered quickly and humanely, he said. All fish recovered are quickly returned to the Rangitata River and this includes native fish species which this year included a longfin eel that was free to continue its migration to the sea for spawning. This year three adult salmon were recovered and about 200 juvenile salmon and about 200 brown and rainbow trout were also salvaged along with the longfin eel, Cosgrove said. Recovery numbers were on a par with last year, he said.

South Island Fish & Game Officer Hamish Stevens recovers fish from the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Limited scheme near the Rangitata River. PHOTO RICHARD COSGROVE

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■ EDUCATION

Mayfield School gets ERO tick BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mayfield School principal Richard Kidd is delighted after the recent ERO review of the school found there was no longer need for two-year reviews, and made the step out to a three-yearly cycle. The report highlighted the improvement of systems to gather achievement information, along with school leaders providing more comprehensive reports on student achievement to the board. “Since the last ERO evaluation in 2015, the school has made good progress in addressing the areas identified for development.” Kidd said he joined the school in 2014 after it had been placed on the two-year review cycle in 2013. “We had pretty much a new board and worked through everything that we needed to improve,” he said. “We have a really good board, staff, and a supportive community and it has been three years of working hard to get us back to where we should be.” When asked what he believed has helped to improve the position of the school, Kidd said a good working partnership with the board, a good group of staff and help from external advisors on particular areas. “It has been quite stressful, but it is rewarding for the work we have done and it is great news for the school, as there maybe hasn’t been the best perception in the past, so this should help with turning it around,” he said.

Mayﬁeld School principal Richard Kidd was delighted with the school’s latest ERO report, as the school was moved from a two to a three-yearly review cycle. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 040517-JP-006

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■ MEASLES WARNING

Efforts to contain outbreak to 1.15pm) and Tuesday May 16 (11am to 1.15pm) Southern Community Laboratory Blood Test Centre at Forte Health, Monday, May 15 (1 to 3pm) and Tuesday, May 16 (12 noon to 2pm) Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department, Tuesday, May 16 (3.45pm to 9pm) Dr Pink and the team at Community and Public Health are busy contacting those who may have come into contact with the man, to minimise the spread. The case is currently in isolation and his infectious period ends on May 21. Dr Pink said people who haven’t been immunised, and who may have been in contact with the case, need to keep a close eye out for signs of the virus. “If you develop symptoms, phone a doctor and let them know that you have potentially been in contact with a confirmed measles case,” he said. “Unfortunately, New Zealanders face a heightened risk of measles as a result of the decision by parents in the 1990s not to get their children immunised due to

Canterbury health officials are warning people to be on the look-out for symptoms of measles after a Christchurch man was confirmed to have contracted the virus while holidaying in Bali. The 23-year-old became aware of measles-like symptoms and laboratory tests confirmed measles on Thursday, May 18. Canterbury medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said the illness was highly infectious. “The measles virus spreads easily from person to person through the air, via breathing, coughing and sneezing,” he said. “It starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat which is followed by a rash that spreads over the body.” People who aren’t fully immunised are being asked to keep a close eye out for measles symptoms and anyone who was in the areas listed below are urged to phone their doctor 24/7 for #carearoundtheclock if they are concerned: Countdown at Northwood, Sunday, May 14 (5 to 6pm) Waiting room at ProMed Edgeware, Monday, May 15 (11am

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The truth ab Five hundred jobs have gone at Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton shed in the past 18 months, with the death knell dealt to all but a handful of the remaining workforce this week. While declining sheep numbers have no doubt influenced the company’s decision to shut shop at Fairton, there are other opinions. Mid Canterbury shareholder Blair Gallagher campaigned against the Silver Fern Farms-Shanghai Maling merger on a political level, and an anonymous group who operate under the moniker of Fairton Freezing Workers consider there are other motives behind the proposed closure of the Fairton plant. Guardian reporter Michelle Nelson investigates.

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Mid Canterbury farmer who fronted a campaign opposed to Silver Fern Farms selling a controlling stake to a Chinese company says the company’s Fairton plant was flagged for closure more than a year ago. However, the information was withheld from shareholders and workers. Last year Blair Gallagher and Rakaia Gorge farmer John Shrimpton, Silver Fern’s largest shareholder, led a ginger group of about 80 like-minded shareholders to challenge the Shanghai Maling merger. Closure of the Fairton plant was disclosed in information provided to Shanghai Maling ahead of the rubber stamping of the $261 million deal, Gallagher said. The Waitane plant was also earmarked for closure as part of the company’s rationalisation process. At the time Silver Fern’s chief executive Dean Hamilton refuted the claims, however Gallagher and Shrimpton had the 580-page document provided to Shanghai Maling translated. Other than the announced decision to relocate venison processing from Islington to Pareora, there were no plans for further closures planned for next year, Mr Hamilton said in May last year. He maintained the same position following Wednesday’s meeting in Ashburton, where workers learned of the company’s decision to shut down all but the pelt house operation at the Fairton plant, citing declining stock numbers as the reason. Hamilton said the information discussed with the Chinese shareholders regarding impending closures was hypothetical, so there was no need to share it with New Zealand shareholders. Savings from closure of these two

Blair Gallagher plants (Fairton and Waitane) was touted to produce a cash flow of $NZ23 million and lead to growth and ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) of $12.4 million in 2018, according to the document. “We always knew Fairton was over capacity in terms of processing – 50 per cent over capacity in recent years,” Gallagher said. “We also knew there would be rationalisation.” He remains critical of the handling of the situation in which Silver Fern Farms’ shareholders were kept in the dark while Shanghai Maling was told of the eminent closures of the Fairton and Waitane meatworks last year. “Silver Fern’s own shareholders and the workers had not been given that information,” Gallagher said.

“The reason for this has still not been fully explained. “Justin Courtney (SFF communications head) has said the matter will be explained fully within the next couple of days.” While the Shanghai Maling deal was touted as the way to redeem Silver Fern Farms’ poor performance, enabling Silver Fern to repay its debt, the promised benefits have yet to be seen. “Since the Shanghai Maling deal went ahead, Silver Fern is the worst performing non-listed company (according to DeLoitte’s South Island Index),” Gallagher said. The index report for the quarter ending March 31 showed Silver Fern experienced the largest fall in market capitalisation of companies, declining 41.5 per cent to $37.1m. The country’s largest meat processor posted a $30.6 million loss as earnings collapsed in what was described by chairman Rob Hewett as a “very challenging year across the industry”. The loss includes a $22.4 million noncash accounting write-down related to the Shanghai Maling investment. A year earlier it had posted a net profit of $24.9 million. Gallagher said a discrepancy also existed in an unaccounted for $30 million which was to have been saved in interest payments after the debt was repaid. “There is not enough confidence to hold the share prices – it has dropped to around 50 cents,” he said. Silver Fern Farms completed the deal with Shanghai Maling on the basis of a stock price of $2.84. When the deal was announced the price briefly blipped above the dollar mark before crashing back to 51c.

ilver Fern Farms’ decision to shut shop at Fairton has been attributed to declining sheep numbers. A decade ago the Fairton plant was consistently processing more than a million lambs a season; that number halved in the 2015-16 season and dropped back to 325,000 this season, which provided only six months’ work in the best case scenario for meat processors. As a result the average pay for Fairton workers this season was a miserly $20K. It’s not only the Mid Canterbury flock that has nosed-dived in numbers. Drought, facial eczema and a high number of land-use conversions have taken a heavy toll. In Mid Canterbury dairy and arable farms have largely replaced the traditional mixed cropping units of the past, driven by improved irrigation technology. Although Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton believes the pace of land-use change has slowed considerably and sheep numbers will consolidate, there is no hope for the Fairton plant, which is only set up to process sheep and bobby calves. The company has already invested $7 million in upgrading its mixed-species plant at Pareora, and this week announced it is set to spend another million dollars expanding the venison and cold storage facilities. According to Beef+Lamb New Zealand(B+LNZ), North Island sheep numbers decreased 6.4 per cent (934,000 head) to 13.6 million heading into the 2016-17 season. Within this, breeding ewe numbers at 8.8 million were down 5.1 per cent and at 4.4 million total hoggets numbers were down 11 per cent. Breeding ewe number changes were due to the impact of facial eczema and relatively strong returns from beef. Hogget numbers decreased on the previous year due to a smaller breeding ewe flock, which led to fewer lambs born for spring 2015. South Island sheep numbers provisionally decreased 4.2 per cent to 14.0 million. The largest decline occurred in Marlborough-Canterbury (-5.4 per cent) due to drought conditions in Marlborough and North Canterbury, which resulted in tight feed supplies leading into the 2016 winter. The total number of lambs tailed in the spring of 2016 was provisionally down 5.4 per cent (1.3 million head) on the previous spring to 23.2 million head. The 2016 lamb crop was influenced by a decrease in the number of breeding ewes. In December the B+LNZ Economic Service estimated the total number of lambs processed for the 2016-17 season would be down 4.43 million head, or 11 per cent, on the previous year. Mutton slaughter was estimated to decrease by 5.6 per cent to 3.6 million, on the back of three successive years of high off-take, which resulted from drought conditions and profitable returns for beef, B+LNZ’s Lamb Crop 2016 survey found.

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efore you judge Silver Fern Farms or the declining stock numbers or the workforce, take a minute to consider these facts, historical events and the intergenerational dedication of the district’s men and women for almost 120 years. Going back some years when Charlotte Stephens took over from Joe Butchard as the new manager of the Fairton plant, she inherited a workforce that had pride and efficiency in their mind-set. It came from having long seasons of work, a management structure which strived to be continuously financially prudent, and a healthy working relationship with union secretary Darcy Lysaght which enabled an environment of mutual respect and a willingness to overcome issues. Fairton was close to the top of the pecking order within the SFF group in many of the key performance indicators (KPIs). The plant and machinery was maintained to under budget to an exceptional standard by a highly skilled team. Fairton was smashing it out there and everyone was on board for the ride with a combined vision of productivity and quality. Back then, the stable experienced, workforce was a huge asset in an industry where employee churn/turnover was the norm. SFF wanted to grab a huge market share of the ever increasing bobby calf market and came to the union with a proposal for the bobby calf season only. Farmers were offered a seven-day pick up and seven-day kills, but without the current overtime payments that were within the employment contract. So it was to do away with some allowances and double time and work a six-day roster with payments in the weekends capped at time and a half. Some allowances were also to be dropped and the start times would be variable. The union resolved that all stock would be killed each day regardless of numbers. The union got agreement from the workers and it went ahead. Some workers that season worked six weeks straight and some were doing 14 days on one day off, in an industry where physicality is the norm. Then next year SFF came again with another proposal – they wanted a later start time of up to 10am and to drop allowances for travel and meal monies and a 2 per cent decrease in holiday pay that was in the agreement. The union got agreement from the workforce and the calf season went ahead. The next year SFF management came back with a proposal to start at midday and finish somewhere around 9pm or later, and to drop all remaining allowances. The union asked for all possible changes management had on the plate; the latest start times and any other compromises required of workers to make, to avoid coming each year with changes that drove frustration and angst in the workforce. The response was the midday start would be the last request. Again the union sought and got agreement from the workers and it went ahead. Early in the following year and new brat on the block for SFF Jason Graham reared

his head and reputation to try and rewrite all agreements on the calf kill contract and do away with up to 23 different clauses – seniority, sick pay and working hours could be interrupted each day with up to a three-hour wait for a stock truck to arrive with no pay, decreased numbers working on the chain and speed increased above the industry practice. This equated to longer working days for less pay in all departments, different start times each day and all overtime rates cut. So Graham’s wish list went on. Not only were the various departmental union delegates disgusted at the proposal but the manager was a reluctant player. We later found out she had little faith in ever being able to get agreement when the existing workers had done everything asked of them. Stephens resigned with a word of warning; the SFF culture had changed. We knew the game was changing, but why? Like clockwork, management returned with yet another proposal the following season, this time proposing a 2pm start time and no overtime in the weekends meaning a flat pay rate for all. The threat was agree or we take the bobby kill to Pareora. Fairton, Pareora and Finegand in Balclutha all voted together as we are all in the same collective. The thinking was to present the total vote to SFF so they couldn’t play favourites or one plant against another. Over 98 per cent against the proposal. The vote was presented and the calf kill

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Contemplating a new future. Silver Fern Farms’ staff after Wednesday’s meeting announcing the plant closure. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 170717-SN-024

time was offered until day six and the 2pm start time remained on the table. We were told, if we didn’t agree and even if Pareora didn’t agree to the new terms, the calves would still go to Pareora. That confirmed our suspicions were correct. SFF was trying to screw the Fairton workers to get concessions in their employment agreement, then play one plant

We believe that SFF had already made the decision to close Fairton and to reduce its redundancy liability; if the short seasons would force many workers to look for other employment

went to Pareora. Bugger! The next season had changed Fairton started later and finished earlier, a penalty for not agreeing and SFF’s way of trying to force the workers financially into agreement for future proposals. Someone had made the decision to move production to Pareora not just for the calf but also the lamb, and not just them as now Finegand was having a longer season at Fairton’s expense. In that year Fairton lost 35 weeks of work over two chains. Pareora and Finegand gained 35 weeks. The game had changed and a new behind the scenes game was being played, and we knew then that it was all over bar the fighting. We believe that SFF had already made the decision to close Fairton and to reduce its redundancy liability; if the short seasons would force many workers to look for other employment. The following year (2015-16), no over-

off against another. And when they had finished, close Fairton. But what they didn’t count on was the guts and pride in the Fairton workforce. We weren’t going to agree to something so you could screw the other plants even though it would mean a longer season. We gave them the bird loud and clear and stood proud. We held the line, despite the views of others in the community. We knew we were right as far back as four years ago; Fairton was doomed. The maintenance team had their budgets cut to the wire and any work costed at over $500 required approval from SFF head office in Dunedin. That year unbelievably SFF went back to Pareora with a revised offer; leave overtime as it is, a holiday increase of 2 per cent as per the old agreement and a 2pm start time. This completely opposed the deal originally put to the Fairton workers. In short it

was off the table for Fairton. Pareora agreed and processed the calf kill. In that same environment the merger with Shanghai Maling entered the picture. Winston Peters told us all that SFF was proposing to close Fairton and Waitane to increase profit margins. SFF denied it. Did they blatantly mislead or lie, some would say so, we couldn’t possibly agree. They still went ahead after the deal was planned and shed over 350 jobs at Mossburn, Frasertown in Wairoa, Islington deer plan, Canterbury Cold stores and the second chain at Fairton. And when the axe fell this week 360 jobs went down the gurgler – that’s 500 for Fairton of the 770 jobs SFF/ Shanghai Mailing has shed in the past year. We have yet to see how the country or its people have benefited from that merger. It certainly hasn’t started well has it? What has the Dean Hamilton-led SFF done in its tenure? What they are good at is closing plants when others in the industry are taking the market share from under the company’s nose. Under his tenure SFF South Island has leaked market share while the likes of Alliance, ANZCO and Talleys are ripping it up with both profit and volume. When is the Hamilton-led SFF/Shanghai Mailing going to perform? Maybe when it realises it’s massively top heavy with a new middle management structure that costs over $1.9 million a year to run, when a couple of years ago it didn’t exist!! Maybe it’s a culture of extravagance that goes to Hamilton’s salary of over $1.6 million a year – that’s more than the wage bill at one of the plants! So now it will have a two-plant structure in the South Island being driven by a glass corporate office staffed by over 130 people. When the culture at SFF changed so did its soul. Good bye Fairton, it was nice knowing you. Fairton Freezing Workers

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Ashburton College wing attack Meg Witterick surveys the court at the EA Networks Stadium on Thursday night. PHOTO LAURA BAGRIE 180517-LB-154

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The chance to retain a good majority of their squad from last season is starting to show for the Ashburton College A netball side. The group of girls are enduring a busy schedule in the early stages of the season as they manage matches in the new-look InterCentre competition, but also have one eye on the SuperNet competition on a Wednesday. But the past few weeks have

been more than successful with an unbeaten run through the qualifying stage of the SuperNet competition followed up by their first win over a non-Ashburton based side in the Inter-Centre competition last Friday night. That win against, Greenpark, came just over 24 hours after they opened their SuperNet account with a narrow victory over St Andrews in which they were successful 39-37. “It’s been a big couple of days

for them,” coach, Ange Mitchell said. “But they are growing as a team each week and really starting to come together which is great.” Mitchell was certain that the fact they have been able to roll over most of the squad from last season has been of huge benefit to them, but also the chance to play some really seasoned and experienced players in the Thursday night competition is paying dividends.

“Stepping up on a Thursday night to play 15 minute quarters as opposed to the eight minute quarters in SuperNet is also proving helpful for the conditioning side of things.” After chasing St Andrew’s for the majority of the match on Wednesday, Ashburton College found another gear in the final quarter to secure the victory to open their account. That success followed on from four victories from four matches

in the qualifying stage of the competition in which they recorded good wins against big rivals Rangiora High School, Rangi Ruru Girls’, Cashmere and Lincoln. “The goal was to go through that stage unbeaten, and we managed to achieve that. “And it was great to get that first win on the board during the week, but we know it’s only going to get harder so we will have to keep improving.” More page 14

Bennett right on the pace in Tour of California Andrew Talansky’s consolation prize was merely a signature victory on arguably the most famous climb in North America, the gruelling ascent of Mount Baldy during the Tour of California.

The American rider sprinted clear of overall leader Rafal Majka as the duo approached the top yesterday, throwing his arms in the air in exhausted celebration. The victory came one day be-

fore the potentially decisive time trial and gave Talansky a shot of much-appreciated confidence. “I knew I felt good. I was expecting more intense attacks at the bottom,” said Talansky.

“They’re strong riders and when I realised I didn’t have a chance to shake them I thought, ‘Go for the stage win.’” Majka’s second-place finish allowed him to put two more sec-

onds and a time bonus into thirdplace finisher New Zealander George Bennett, who now sits six seconds back in second overall. Ian Boswell is 25 seconds back in third place. - NZME

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Who will replace Smith? Steve Hansen says he doesn’t intend to “shoulder tap” a replacement for Wayne Smith. Smith’s vacating of his assistant coaching role after this year’s Lions tour and Rugby Championship yesterday morning has raised immediate speculation about who will replace him. Hansen addressed the issue during a press conference at Auckland Airport to announce the end of 60-year-old Smith’s remarkable two decade involvement with the All Blacks. “We won’t shoulder tap anybody – that’s not our style,” Hansen told reporters. “We will advertise the job and then do interviews and whoever we appoint will spend some time with us in the Rugby Championship looking over Smith’s shoulder. Hansen was asked if he will use Smith’s departure to modify the role. “It will probably be more simplified than what Wayne is doing now,” he said. “While we call him a defence coach, he has had a big responsibility through the whole team. “Initially though I want somebody who will look after defence.” Hansen said he tried hard to convince Smith to remain. “Today isn’t a surprise. “I’ve been twisting his arm for the past six years now. “I knew eventually I was going to lose that competition. “The hole will be big, though. “The systems he has put in place will lessen that hole. “But the man will be missed.” But Smith said he was confident he would not be missed. “There’s another side to this equation ... there are some very good young coaches coming through Super Rugby,” he said. “There’s going to be a bit of a win there because you have somebody else stepping into a

England captain Dylan Hartley could be edging towards a British and Irish Lions call-up following an injury scare to Wales hooker Ken Owens. Owens will miss the Scarlets’ Guinness PRO12 play-off clash against Leinster in Dublin tonight because of an ankle injury. Owens was one of three hookers named in the 41-man Lions squad for New Zealand alongside Ireland skipper Rory Best and England’s Jamie George. - NZME

No AB interference

Wayne Smith has been part of the All Blacks machine for 20 years.

The Hurricanes have dismissed suggestions Beauden Barrett’s shift to fullback against the Cheetahs tonight is due to pressure from either the All Blacks or Blues. Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd dismissed claims that Barrett’s move was due to a quiet word from All Blacks selectors wanting to see Barrett at 15, and denied the elevation of Black was a response to the Blues’ courting of the pivot. “Some of those changes are around minutes and volume. The change with Otere was to give him some minutes, while the decision to rest Jordie was to give him less minutes – he could do without starting this week,” says Boyd. - NZME

Force turn to Grant hugely successful era and get a great experience and offer new ideas.” Smith is stepping down from his All Blacks role, ending an extraordinary 20-year involvement with international rugby’s No. 1 ranked team. He will finish up as All Blacks assistant coach following the Rugby Championship later in the year. Smith recently celebrated his 60th birthday and said the time was right to step down from fulltime coaching. “I’ve had an incredible time and shared in some fantastic experiences. “It’s unbelievable to think that I’ve been involved in playing and coaching with the All Blacks for 20 years, a third of my life.

“I’ve had an incredible time and shared in some fantastic experiences. But it’s time to hang up my coach’s whistle for a while, take a bit of a hiatus, freshen up and spend some more time with my wife Trish and our family.” Smith said there were a number of people he needed to acknowledge. “First and foremost, I want to thank my family for allowing me the opportunity to do what I have done for so many years. “I’ve never taken their support for granted and it’s been huge for me. “I want to thank Steve Tew, Steve Hansen and Gilbert Enoka who have been constants in my career since our Canterbury days. They’ve provided longstanding support and friendship for many

years which I’m very thankful for. I’d also like to acknowledge Sir Graham Henry who gave me the opportunity to return to the All Blacks coaching set up in 2004. I really appreciated that, as well as the guidance he gave me. “I’m at the point after 20 years in black, whilst I’ve got the hunger today, I don’t know if I can go on too much longer. “I’m ready to refresh, take a sabbatical, recondition ... I might rotate back in to rugby at some point. “It’s not an easy decision to make when you love it. “When you’ve got the feeling that it’s soon time to go, you’ve got to go. “So once I felt that inside I knew it was time to move on.” - NZME

Hastings sounds warning for Lions tourists Former British & Irish Lions captain Gavin Hastings has warned his modern-day counterparts of the potential pitfalls of touring New Zealand, reflecting on a 1993 campaign that ended in a 2-1 test series defeat. “In New Zealand, you had to have the right mentality,” the Scottish fullback told bbc.com. “I had it and lots of others had it, but not everybody had it. “Speak to a guy like Damian Cronin, and he probably has a touch of regret that he didn’t perform to the best of his ability and maybe took it as a bit of a jolly. “It’s a tough place to go. You’re at Rugby Park in Invercargill and the Southland boys are kicking lumps out of you, but you’ve got to face up to it. “I remember a game against North Harbour and those guys are some tough hombres, and they’re after you and you have to

Hartley back in frame

meet them face to face.” Hastings felt his side, coached by fellow Scot Ian McGeechan, was desperately unlucky not to win the opening test in Christchurch. In the opening minutes, All Blacks centre Frank Bunce was awarded a try, even though he didn’t appear to force the ball. With the Lions ahead 18-17 and seconds left on the clock, Australia referee Brian Kinsey then blew a penalty at the breakdown and first-five Grant Fox converted from long-range for the win. The tourists went on to take the second test 20-7, but after leading 10-0 in the series decider, they were starved of possession and eventually fell 30-13 at Eden Park. “Ah, it was a series we should have won,” reflected Hastings, who played 61 games for his country and another six for the

Gavin Hastings Lions on his only tour. “We were very unlucky in the first test – there’s a lot of regret there. “The margins between victory and defeat are so small. “Those incidents in the first test – people don’t remember them.” But that Lions side really fell off the rails with a midweek team

that lost to both Hawke’s Bay and Waikato in the final weeks of the 13-match tour. By the time they arrived in Hamilton for the penultimate fixture, many of the dirt-trackers had simply given up the ghost. Waikato’s hooker that day was the current Lions coach Warren Gatland, who warmed the All Blacks reserve bench behind legendary captain Sean Fitzpatrick for four years, without earning a test cap. “Warren was a guy who looked 20 years older than anyone else,” remembers Hastings. “If there’s one New Zealander who can harness the frustration of missing out on an All Blacks test jersey, one New Zealand who will really, really want the Lions to win, it will be Warren Gatland. “I said it to him and he had a smile on his face.” - NZME

The Western Force have the chance to restore some pride in Australian rugby tonight, and they’ll be banking on a South African to get the job done. Australian teams are an astonishing 0-17 against New Zealand sides in the Super Rugby competition this season. The Force have a chance to break Australia’s drought when they take on the white-hot Highlanders at nib Stadium. The Force are full of confidence after becoming the first Australian Super team to win in Argentina last week. - NZME

Brumbies reshuffle backs Exciting Brumbies fullback Tom Banks will get another chance to prove himself in the No. 15 jersey, with Aidan Toua shifting to the wing for the club’s crucial Super Rugby clash with the Kings. Coach Stephen Larkham left James Dargaville out of the squad which is in Port Elizabeth ahead of the match, allowing Banks to play his fifth game of the season. The Brumbies will be looking for the 22-year-old to inject some spark into a team which hasn’t scored a try in 210 minutes while slumping to four-straight losses for the first time since 2011. - AAP

Powerful bench The Highlanders will be able to call on a couple of very decent bench players for the game against the Western Force in Perth tonight. All Black halfback Aaron Smith gets a chance to take a breather and is named on the bench for the first time this season. Next to him will be back-up All Blacks first fiveeighth Lima Sopoaga. He has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for the past two months and is expected will make his return from the bench. The pair have forged a wonderful combination for the Highlanders. It will be interesting to see what impact Sopoaga can make in his first game back since he left the field against the Blues on March 11. - NZME

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A look ahead to the sporting weekend, with a glance back over the shoulder at the week that was. On the couch Ashburton is starting to become a mecca for young swimming talents and this weekend we have almost 30 rising stars in action at the EA Networks Centre for an annual meet on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Get along and cheer on some of our locals as they put the Mid Canterbury name out there. Racing begins today at 3pm and then again tomorrow morning from 9am.

Did you know … We’re not going to stray too far from the obvious here, but here’s one from the sport of ten pin bowling. Did you know that the most common injury in ten pin bowling is, wait for it ... A sore thumb! Who would have thought. I guess the other logical option is a sore toe, because if you drop a bowling ball on one of them you sure do know about it.

The punt …. After missing out last week due to space restrictions, we took the chance to send this section out to the paddock for a good break

after a strong start to 2017 in which we feel we performed reasonably well with a 90 per cent strike rate. Let’s head to Oamaru and to Race One tomorrow for this week’s bet and we will find Jerry Garcia. A horse who isn’t quite sure if he’s a pacer or a trotter, or even potentially a galloper, but there’s a motor there and we think tomorrow is the day.

Quick quiz … New Zealand rugby teams have performed outstanding in Super Rugby thus far with some great results and plenty of points along the way. Who from the Hurricanes, The Highlanders and the Chiefs has scored the most points this season?

Pic of the week … It’s a great photo, but not a great photo. The poor old Warriors, they did it again and snatched defeat right from the jaws of victory. We like this image because it shows a bit of emotion, from a group of seemingly emotionless men. Or do we mean motionless, because they really looked like they were in the second half the other day.

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The Carrington effect New Zealand canoeing bosses would have had a first look at the depth of women’s paddling when two K4 crews line up in a straight final at the world cup regatta in Portugal early this morning. With women outstripping men in terms of the development in the sport in this country, eight paddlers are contesting world cups this weekend and next, in Szeged, Hungary, under the eye of national women’s coach Rene Olsen. The four-seater had a fine 2016, culminating in finishing fifth in the Olympic final in Rio. Jaimee Lovett has since retired, but the other three remain, with Lisa Carrington, three-time Olympic single seat medal winner, stepping in to good effect. “Lisa is a great athlete and quality for any kind of team,” former Danish Olympic paddler Olsen said from Portugal. “She’s working really hard and she’s been good at putting her power into the boat.” The women have been split into a senior and an up-and-coming four. There are solid expectations from the top four, comprising, in seating order, Kayla Imrie, Carrington, Aimee Fisher and Caitlin Ryan. But Olsen is also liking what he’s seeing from the junior four, of Briar McLeely, Kim Thompson, Rebecca Cole and Britney Ford. He singled out McLeely for special mention. “She’s a really strong paddler. She was very close to selection for the big boat,” Olsen said. “She’s definitely an athlete to watch

Lisa Carrington powers through the water.

over the next couple of years and could be knocking on the door of the big boat really fast.” The thinking at this stage is those fours will stay intact this season. The younger group are also in line for the world under 23 and junior (under 18) championships in Romania in late July. So what is it about the young women paddlers right now? Where the men are struggling for quality performers, there seems an abundance in the women’s ranks. “A couple of things. “First after London there was a good Lisa Carrington effect (after her K1 200m gold) on how many people were coming into the sport. “And there was really good commitment from those four to six other girls in the programme. “Lisa was very good and (it) seemed impossible to come up and beat her. “To see crew boats going so well made it easier for Briar, Rebecca, Kim and Britney to see a road forward.” - NZME

Team New Zealand trimmer Blair Tuke admits there has been a degree of foxing from his team in their build-up to the America’s Cup. The Kiwi syndicate remained stuck on land in Bermuda yesterday as the shore team continue the marathon repair job on the punctured hull, which was sustained during a collision with British team Ben Ainslie Racing on Wednesday. But with practice racing called off once again due to light winds on the Great Sound, the setback has not cost Team NZ any further practice racing experience. The team were eager to grab every opportunity test themselves under proper match racing conditions this week as the countdown to the opening race of the America’s Cup qualifiers ticks over to eight days. Likewise, their rivals were no doubt just as eager to get a better look at the Kiwi boat, which only arrived in Bermuda a month ago. Tuke, who also provides some of the pedal power aboard the Kiwi boat, said there has been an element of sandbagging in Team NZ’s build-up, as they try to keep some innovations and sailing techniques under wraps. “It’s an interesting one. “You don’t want to let the opposition see everything you can do, you want to keep a bit up your sleeve, but at the same time if you want to execute something well, you have to practice it.

Blair Tuke in action. “You can’t expect to put a new piece of equipment on, or suddenly do something differently on the first day of racing and expect eveything to be 100 per cent. “It’s a fine line,” Tuke said. “That’s something we’re evaluating the whole time and will continue to as different things come on line during the challenger series.” Despite this week’s setbacks, in which the team blew out their rudder on day one of practice racing before Wednesday’s run-in with Ainslie, Tuke said it is important Team NZ continue to push their boat hard and keep developing. “We have to get faster, we know that – we’ve said that from the start. “The guys we have to beat to get to Oracle are good – Softbank is going really fast, Artemis is fast, so to beat those guys we need to be at the top of our game.” - NZME

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In brief Depression diagnosis Netball star Caitlin Thwaites has opened up about her battle with depression describing her diagnosis as a “huge relief”. The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist said she was initially unaware she was suffering from depression and anxiety, which would often leave her hyperventilating and uncontrollably shaking. She hit her lowest point at age 21 but said netball was the one thing that would get her out of bed. “The reason behind that was because it was the only place where I felt like I was going to be missed,” she said. - AAP

GI ‘in good spirits’ South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says Greg Inglis is in good spirits as he wages his battle with depression. Inglis, who is out for the rest of the NRL season with a knee injury, last week checked himself into a rehabilitation facility to deal with mental health issues. Maguire says he has spoken to the Queensland and Australian ace and he seems to be in a good frame of mind. - AAP

Sharks bite Cowboys Ashburton College’s Georgina Kelly lines up the net in her side’s match at the EA Networks Centre on Thursday night. PHOTO LAURA BAGRIE 180517-LB-076

■ NETBALL

College girls take a thriller Ashburton College is the second team to notch up a win over a Canterbury rival in the InterCentre premier netball competition played on Thursday night. Coming off the back of a win in their first week of the SuperNet competition, the young team pulled together well to beat Greenpark 47-44. College started out strong, leading by three at the end of the first quarter, but Greenpark fought back to lead at half time 22-19. It was the wake-up call the College girls needed, as they rallied to take the next quarter and continued the momentum into the last. Coach Ange Mitchell said it was awesome to have a win over such an experienced team. “They played as a team and kept their composure, which was

really pleasing. We changed a few things after the second quarter and that really made an impact,” she said. The win over St Andrew’s on Wednesday night by two goals helped with their confidence going into the game and a strong performance by Meg Witterick at WA helped to deliver good ball between the defence and attack. It wasn’t such a great night out for the only other Mid Canterbury team to score a win over their Canterbury counterparts – Celtic. After some strong games in recent weeks, they were no match for a tall and slick Technical team, which features several Ashburton faces including coach Andrea Cousins. Despite some solid defensive work by Gina Woodhouse and Julia McLeod, poor decisions

cost them in the end, coach Ange Leadley said, and they eventually went down 52-31. Southern also had a big loss against Saints with a final score of 61-30. United A notched up their first win of the round in the local derby against Methven. Methven led by one at the end of the first quarter, but a strong second stanza from United saw them lead 23-15 at half time. Despite a better third from Methven, United took out the game convincingly in the end 4634. Hampstead was the only team to play an away game this week, squaring off against Lincoln University in Christchurch. Despite a strong showing last week against Halswell, the score line was bigger this week, losing 55-34.

All Premier 1 teams have one final game before the end of round one, with five of the six teams in action at the EA Networks Centre and Celtic travelling for the final week. In the final game of round one for Premier 2, Ashburton College sealed the fate of Allenton, who have been relegated to Senior A, by beating them 27-19, while Celtic B beat club rivals Celtic C 33-28. Rakaia finished the round unbeaten, coming out on top of Hampstead B 32-27. Southern B will take Allenton’s place in Premier 2, after an unbeaten run in Senior A. Promotion/relegation is automatic at the end of the first round, while after the second round teams play off in a match to determine final grades before the third and final round.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Blair an all-time favourite of Bennett’s By Laine CLark Dismissed by Brisbane great Gorden Tallis as “one of the dirtiest players” in the NRL last year, Adam Blair has earned a much more desirable tag from Wayne Bennett ahead of his 250th NRL game. Some of the game’s biggest names may have played under Bennett during his 40 year coaching career but the Brisbane master mentor reckoned Blair was one of his “favourite all-time players”.

Not usually one to give out individual compliments, Bennett heaped praise on the Kiwi international ahead of his milestone game against former club Wests Tigers at Suncorp last night. “He’s one of my favourite alltime players,” Bennett said of the 30-year-old Broncos prop. “It’s a fair statement but it’s the way he carries himself, the way he turns up every day, the way he plays, the way he interacts with the group. “I just love what he brings.”

It was in stark contrast to former Brisbane captain Tallis’ scathing assessment of Blair barely 12 months ago after the Kiwi prop copped criticism for giving Brisbane team-mate Sam Thaiday a chicken wing tackle in the 2016 trans-Tasman test. Tallis not only slammed Blair as dirty but claimed he was “disappointed” the mobile prop was allowed to wear the Broncos jersey. But Bennett reckoned he was still counting his lucky stars that Blair opted to leave Wests Tigers

for Brisbane in 2015. “I couldn’t believe we were going to be so fortunate,” Bennett said. “I was part of the 2008 New Zealand side and I realised just how good he was – he brings a lot of things with him. “We were pretty lucky to grab him. He has got better each year here.” Tallis may feel differently but Bennett said Blair had not stopped being a positive influence on team-mates. - AAP

Cronulla overcame a 14-point half-time deficit with three unanswered tries to get out of jail against North Queensland on Thursday night. The Sharks were near-faultless in the second half of the 18-14 win, as they took the lead with 14 minutes to play when Sosaia Feki scampered down the left touchline. It put them temporarily on top of the NRL ladder ahead of Melbourne on for and against, albeit as the Storm have a game in hand. - AAP

Eels keep it simple Parramatta hope two training sessions will be enough for new arrival Mitchell Moses to fit into their attack for today’s NRL clash with Canberra. Moses trained alongside his new team-mates for just the second time yesterday, three days after arriving from Wests Tigers. Eels coach Brad Arthur has been impressed with the 22-yearold since they first met for a video session on Tuesday evening. - AAP

Simpkins out for season Gold Coast’s worst fears have been confirmed with Ryan Simpkins ruled out for the rest of the NRL season and Dan Sarginson in serious doubt. Forward Simpkins and utility back Sarginson were both injured in last week’s upset win over Melbourne. Simpkins has a ruptured ACL while Sarginson is likely to require surgery on his dislocated shoulder which will rub him out of his debut season. - AAP

80 minutes from Origin Jarryd Hayne is 80 minutes away from returning to the State of Origin stage he was dominating when a flirtation with American football so rudely interrupted. After overcoming a knee issue this week, it seems Hayne only needs to get through tonight’s match against Manly to secure NSW selection for the 2017 series opener on May 31. The 29-year-old Hayne has impressed despite a move from fullback to centre – so much so that he will likely fill that role for Laurie Daley’s Blues after his two-series absence. - AAP

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■ INDOOR BOWLS

Tackling northern rivals Ashburton will have strong representation in the South Island and Southern Zone Academy and Masters teams when they clash with their northern rivals next month. The annual fixture, which is held during the middle of the National Championships which are this year in Taupo from June 1017, sees some of the rising stars and proven performers on the bowling mats from around the country come together to battle it out over two rounds for supremacy. The Ashburton District will be out in force during the test match with six players stepping out in the match. Rowena MacKenzie will fill the role of the only female in the Academy side and will skip the women’s four.

In the men’s side, Mat Bassett, a former New Zealand junior singles winners will play the singles and come up against another former junior singles winner in Richard Caddy who hails from the Waikato. Ken MacKenzie, who was the Player of the Tournament at last year’s South Island championships, will skip the men’s pairs. Former Mid Canterbury player, Jeremy Markham will play in the lead position in the men’s fours. In the Masters’ sides, Jenny Nordqvist will play lead in the women’s triples, while her husband Martin will play the two position in the men’s triples. Graeme Chapman is the final Ashburton representative, and he will skip the four teams who take on a strong Northern Zone side in the best of two matches.

■ FOOTBALL

Reid absent from All Whites’ line-up – again don club for the last six weeks, and was experiencing significant pain when running or kicking a ball. With time off, he may have been able to get through at least two games in Russia, likely to be a career highlight, then have the required surgery in late June after the tournament. The silver lining is that Reid should be available for November’s

World Cup inter-confederation playoffs against the fifth-placed South American team, should the All Whites progress through the Oceania finals in August. Like Ryan Nelsen used to, Reid makes other players around him significantly better and also brings so much off the field, especially for the younger members of Anthony Hudson’s squad. - NZME

■ OPINION

International selectors playing to the whistle W ith rugby (and all sports) teams heading hither and yon all over the shop at the moment, the question of who can populate those teams again rears its head. Especially now that the Lions are about to hit our shores, with two of their ranks actually returning to the land of their birth. Jared Payne is a superb case in point. He was in the Waikato squad a few years ago, but the coach (a fella named Gatland) deemed him not good enough for that side and he moved to Northland. Payne thrived up there; every opponent was well aware that they faced a strong-running, hard-tackling big man as competitive as anyone, good enough for the Crusaders to come calling. But Payne saw his path to a black jersey blocked by a muddle of mid-fielders, gazed into his crystal ball and decided his rugby future was best served

overseas, picking up some nice dosh while still playing at a reasonably high level for a couple of years. Turns out he enjoyed the lifestyle in his chosen destination (Ireland) so much he decided to stay, and make his home there with his Ulster-born partner and their first child is now nine months old. Along with everything else in his life, his rugby improved. So much so that Irish coach (yet another Kiwi) Joe Schmidt noticed he’d been around for quite a while, did his sums and said ‘Hey, come play for us’. Good call; Payne has been a key player in the green jersey, good enough that the very same Gatland who didn’t need him for a provincial side rang him up and invited him to play for one of the world’s premier international teams, and in his ‘home’ country. Should he be allowed to play for the Lions? Yes, of course he should, he’s

Holden’s Nick Percat’s flying lap has catapulted him to fastest Supercars practice time in improving conditions at Winton yesterday. It boosts Brad Jones Racing’s hopes of more success on their home track after Tim Slade’s maiden victory last year. While the first session was conducted in treacherous conditions, heavy rain eased and sunshine began to dry the track. As conditions improved, so did times, with Percat’s lap of one minute and 28.105 seconds topping the day. There was a clear gap to second-placed Ford star Scott McLaughlin whose final lap was 1.100 seconds slower than Percat. - AAP

Greater Western Sydney’s injury crisis has worsened, with Devon Smith set to miss up to 12 weeks with a knee injury. Small forward Smith tore his right meniscus at training on Friday and will undergo surgery next week. Former Fremantle midfielder Matt de Boer will make his club debut in place of Smith today, when the Giants host Richmond at Spotless Stadium. The Giants have become AFL premiership favourites this year despite long-term setbacks for Ryan Griffen, Brett Deledio, Nick Haynes, Matt Buntine, Adam Kennedy, Jacob Hopper and Tendai Mzungu. - AAP

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Ham training days before the first playoff game against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in November 2013. No one is doubting the validity of his injury – a bone growth and calcification in his left knee – but why did West Ham continue to play him over the last month or so? He was only able to train the day before games for the Lon-

Percat goes fastest

More woes for Giants

Right – Ashburton’s Mat Bassett will play the singles for the South Island Academy side at next month’s annual test match during the National Championships in Taupo.

Questions might be raised about Winston Reid’s absence from the upcoming 2017 Confederations Cup. It’s a huge setback for the team, and one that ultimately may prove the difference between getting a result in Russia and not. It’s also a sad case of deja vu for Reid, who missed New Zealand’s last significant foray on the world stage, injuring his knee at West

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been living in Ireland for well over the required three-year period, so under the rules laid down by the ultimate rugby powers, that’s the way it is. He didn’t go on his overseas jaunt with that in mind; any player who does that is taking a monumental gamble on their rugby and indeed their life, it just turned out that way. Eddie Jones calls it straight – “I don’t make the rules, if they’re eligible and good enough I’ll pick them.” There’s plenty of opposition to having Payne, along with Ben Te-o and South African CJ Stander, in the Lions, but you can

only play to the whistle, and that’s what they’re all doing. The rules are about to change, making it a five-year residency thing, but for now it is what it is. It’s somewhat ironic about all the strident calls coming from the northern hemisphere over the past couple of decades about the All Blacks doing their recruitment in the islands, when their own team is following the letter of the law exactly and stacking their squad with a few foreign-born players. Waisake Naholo and Malakai Fekitoa are two ABs that are island-born, but there’s not many others, and even those two are hardly guaranteed starters against the Lions. And anyway, if poaching players, especially from the islands, really was the way to turn your team into world-beaters, surely the Warriors would have about six NRL championship titles on their wall by now. Last time I looked, they hadn’t.

Wanderers sign teen Western Sydney Wanderers have signed teen striker Abraham Majok for the next two A-League seasons. The 18-year-old, who was born in a refugee camp in Kenya to South Sudanese parents, picked up the sport at the age of seven, only two years after moving to Australia with his mother, grandmother and nine siblings. He started with Spirit FC before moving to Mt Druitt where he became a first team regular before joining the Wanderers’ youth league team. - AAP

Kante takes award N’Golo Kante insists he was not even the best player at Chelsea after he was presented with the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award. Kante received the prize in recognition of an outstanding season, in which the 26-year-old played an instrumental part in the Blues winning the title. The France international fought off competition from teammate Eden Hazard and Spurs forward Dele Alli, who were voted second and third respectively. - PA

Celtic charges on Tom Rogic scored his 11th goal of the season as champions Celtic thrashed Partick Thistle 5-0 yesterday in the Scottish Premiership. The Socceroo netted the team’s second goal in the 26th minute as Celtic smashed the 100-goal barrier in the hammering. Rogic’s strike is timely with Australia soon to begin preparations for next month’s Confederations Cup in Russia. The playmaker faces a hectic schedule with Celtic finishing the league season against Hearts on Sunday before turning their attention to the Scottish Cup final where they will meet Aberdeen. The champions extended their unbeaten domestic run from the start of the season to 45 games. - PA

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McQuade spoiled for choice Karyn McQuade (right) isn’t short of options with her talented mare Underthemoonlight in the coming months. The Matamata horsewoman, who also part-owns and co-bred the black type performer, has yet to confirm a plan of attack with her immediate focus on tomor-

her later on as well. She missed getting in the Makfi last year by one and she would have no trouble getting in this time around.” Underthemoonlight’s post-Makfi Challenge Stakes success in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes and a runner-up finish in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes should ensure her

entry into this year’s Hawke’s Bay carnival features. The five-year-old daughter of El Hermano opened her current preparation with a Listed second placing behind Bonniegirl at Hastings and last time out she was third behind Splurge at Te Rapa. - NZME

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Rangitikei RC Venue: Awapuni Meeting Date: 20 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.02pm AB EQUIPMENT/SOUTHERN RANGITIKEI VETS $25,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m 1 30x62 Zentangle m (7) 60.5............ S MacNab (a3) 2 21Px0 Kipkeino tdm (2) 58 ............... H Andrew (a2) 3 3x0x0 Endure t (6) 57.5 ...........................L Allpress 4 83434 Balham d (5) 57.5 5 111x6 Second Innings tdm (4) 56.5 .............L Hemi 6 17530 Captain Lincoln tmh (8) 55.5 .......... J Parkes 7 54221 Dr Watson d (1) 55 ...................... R Hannam 8 x8x44 It’s A Wonder m (9) 54 ................ C Johnson 9 x5662 Zartan tdm (3) 54 ............................S Collett 2 12.37 JOHN TURKINGTON FORESTRY/HARRIS CONTRACT HCP $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 83136 Hare Bawl tdh (5) 60 .............. K Cowan (a3) 2 51x83 Kiddo (4) 58 3 189x9 Bad Boy Brown d (9) 57.5 ........... C Johnson 4 66148 The Huntsman dm (2) 57.5 ......M Singh (a3) 5 7296x Beau Zed dm (8) 57 ........................J Riddell 6 64472 Miss Norway h (1) 56.5 ............. D Hirini (a2) 7 58281 Sakura m (11) 56.5 ............... H Andrew (a2) 8 10006 Lookherepal h (12) 56.5 .............. R Hannam 9 L0Px0 My Magician tmh (10) 56 ................S Collett

row’s Gr.3 ISCL Rotorua Stakes. “There’s nothing firm in place at this stage,” McQuade said. “We’ve thought about Brisbane, but the biggest problem is getting her home from there. “There’s also options of Sydney and Melbourne in the spring and there are some nice races here for

10 9x609 Star Emerald tdmh (6) 55..................L Hemi 11 8214x Upper Cut tmh (7) 55 ........... T Johnson (a2) 12 64624 Handyman (3) 54 ..........................L Allpress 3 1.12 FLIPP LIMITED/TRANSAG CENTRE $20,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 1x35. Hard Merchandize h (4) 57.5 .........H Tinsley 2 4x023 Gilhoolie (6) 57.5...........................L Allpress 3 Father Lenihan h (2) 56.................. J Parkes 4 Rock Island Line h (3) 56 ............ R Hannam 5 Capblamo (5) 54 ................... H Andrew (a2) 6 Kate Louise (1) 54.................. K Cowan (a3) 4 1.44pm FOX PINE LOGGING $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 088x3 Battle Creek h (4) 58.5 ......R Goldsbury (a2) 2 46363 Wotamission (10) 58.5 ................ C Johnson 3 348x8 Touch ‘N Go (3) 58.5 .......................S Collett 4 4x695 Adonis h (6) 58.5......................M Singh (a3) 5 5x Brahmarahma h (8) 58.5 .................J Riddell 6 06323 Garment (11) 56.5....................... R Hannam 7 442 Strada Roccia h (1) 56.5 ...............L Allpress 8 8x364 Grandly (12) 56.5 ................. M McNelis (a3) 9 6893 Nadiasstar h (2) 56.5 ..................... J Parkes 10 66x30 Platinum Promise h (9) 56.5 . H Andrew (a2) 11 707x6 Dancing Auriole (5) 56.5 .................D Turner 12 7. Epic Dreamer h (7) 56.5....................L Hemi 5 2.18 THE RAT HOLE BULLS/ROADRUNNER HCP

$20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 0x854 Carnaby tmh (15) 59 .....................D Bradley 2 6180x McCullum McCaw (13) 58.5 . T Johnson (a2) 3 94435 The Czar h (6) 58.5 ........................H Tinsley 4 05352 Chic d (9) 58 ........................ S MacNab (a3) 5 x1022 Royal Ruby (12) 58 ..................... C Johnson 6 05272 Toulouse tm (4) 58 ................ H Andrew (a2) 7 1643x Ma Belle Kate h (1) 57.5 ....... N Teeluck (a2) 8 33x18 Myrtle tb (5) 57.5 9 4441x Rhiannon h (14) 57.5 ....................L Allpress 10 x398x That’s Funny tm (2) 56.5 ....................M Hills 11 18x0 Xcessory h (3) 56.5 ...........R Goldsbury (a2) 12 1099x Blushing Moss h (10) 56 .................S Collett 13 0x679 Redefine (7) 56 .................................L Hemi 14 6260x Acutelygold tm (11) 55.5 ............. R Hannam 15 66009 Strolling Vagabond (8) 56.5......M Singh (a3) Emergency: Strolling Vagabond 6 2.54pm WATERFORCE HANDICAP $22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 11102 Travimyfriend d (7) 59 ....................H Tinsley 2 204x6 Manhattan Street tdmbh (6) 57.5 ....J Riddell 3 1122x Dolcetto dm (11) 57 ........................S Collett 4 06151 Yemanya dh (12) 56.5 ............ J Bassett (a4) 5 1727x The Ark d (5) 56.5 .......................... J Parkes 6 15621 Vatican News 56.5 ....................... Scratched

7 018x5 Mr Darcee’s Gold tdm (4) 56 . N Teeluck (a2) 8 1590x Spendaholic tmh (2) 55.5 ...... H Andrew (a2) 9 x248x Wafer h (8) 55.5 .......................... C Johnson 10 4256x Itsagem h (10) 54.5 ...........R Goldsbury (a2) 11 1661. Mars Bars d (9) 54.5 .....................L Allpress 12 513x9 Last Chance dmh (3) 54 ...................L Hemi 13 078x9 Talk The Torque tdmh (1) 54 ..... D Hirini (a2) 7 3.29 JAMES BULL RANGITIKEI GOLD CUP (LISTED RACE) $50,000, OPN HCP, 1550m 1 82121 Nashville tm (9) 60 ................... K Cowan (a) 2 19017 Sampson tm (12) 60 ....................... R Jones 3 88x05 Taurus tm (3) 59.5 ...........................J Riddell 4 08020 Watch This Space tm (4) 57 ........ C Johnson 5 477x4 Zorrali tm (7) 57 .......................... D Hirini (a) 6 2210x Alinko Prince m (8) 56.5................. J Parkes 7 332x6 Justlikeyasister tmh (6) 53 ..R Goldsbury (a) 8 19541 Prince Mambo (10) 53 ..................D Bradley 9 32113 Bronsteel td (5) 53 .................. H Andrew (a) 10 37011 Slimline tdmh (1) 53 .................... R Hannam 11 53x56 Cassie Anne m (2) 53 .......................L Hemi 12 x6312 Ladies First tmb (11) 53 ................L Allpress 8 4.09 TRC TOYOTA/WAITOMO PETROLEUM HANDICAP $22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1550m 1 7x141 Boxachocolates tdh (8) 59 ............L Allpress 2 970x3 St Ransom tmh (3) 59 .......... T Johnson (a2)

3 20772 Sanjara m (1) 57.5 ................ N Teeluck (a2) 4 99313 Wait A Sec t (4) 57.5 ...................... J Parkes 5 5240x Gordys Gesture m (11) 56.5 .............L Hemi 6 20x43 Hutch (14) 56.5 ...............................D Turner 7 1x921 Granite Ridge m (2) 56 ......... H Andrew (a2) 8 01352 Classic Touch (12) 55.5............... R Hannam 9 44423 Woodbine Ladd (9) 55.5....R Goldsbury (a2) 10 19125 Kolee td (5) 55........................ K Cowan (a3) 11 84338 Third Time Lucky m (10) 54.5S MacNab (a3) 12 1919x Angelica Rox (13) 54..........................M Hills 13 200x6 I’llav Bubbles (7) 54.........................S Collett 14 63384 Kairanga Lad t (6) 54 .................. C Johnson Blinkers on: Adonis, Strada Roccia, Platinum Promise (R4), Ladies First (R7), Kairanga Lad (R8) Blinkers off: Captain Lincoln (R1), The Huntsman (R2), Manhattan Street (R6) Winkers off: Strolling Vagabond (R5), Kairanga Lad (R8) SELECTIONS

5 20561 Ekarosa dm (9) 58 ....................S McKay (a) 6 x4210 Make Me Achiever (7) 58 ...........R Elliot (a2) 7 x1095 Costa Bravo t (1) 57.5 ....................V Colgan 8 1x3 Asama Blue db (10) 57 .....................L Innes 9 9x1 Real Fun (3) 57 ........................... D Johnson 10 x2312 Zanyetta db (14) 57 ....................M Cameron 11 85759 Divine Duke (18) 57 ........................ C Grylls 12 14x00 Unveiling d (2) 57 .......................D Prastiyou 13 57061 The Kipling Girl (5) 56.5 ............ M D Plessis 14 326x8 Her Choice d (19) 55.5.................... A Jones 15 0300x Summer Warrior m (15) 55.5 .......... S Spratt 16 170x4 Bella Blue dm (13) 55 .....................A Collett 17 x3000 Corporate Missile (20) 54 18 00x00 Flanders tdm (17) 54 19 5886x Global Warrior (16) 55 20 200x6 I’llav Bubbles d (4) 58 21 832x5 Cardinal Sin m (12) 56.5 Emergencies: Corporate Missile, Flanders, Global Warrior, I’llav Bubbles, Cardinal Sin 9 3.53pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND 1600 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 72266 Masu (4) 59 ................................. D Johnson 2 0x905 Nelson Park d (15) 59 ................D Prastiyou 3 38386 Sasanof’s Hero d (19) 59 ..............M McNab 4 x6495 Valante d (16) 59...................... D Danis (a4) 5 277x3 Pacquiao (3) 58.5 ...................... M D Plessis 6 184 Selous b (11) 58.5..........................V Colgan 7 58951 Whopper’s 58.5 ............................ Scratched 8 307x5 O’Carol d (7) 58 .............................. C Grylls 9 x5108 Impulsive Habit m (5) 58 .............T Thornton 10 410x Mongolian Sky d (17) 58 .............C Lammas 11 7884x Toorak Tower (6) 57.5........................L Innes 12 6320x Craftyeva d (10) 56.5..................M Cameron 13 9x71 Ophelia Lee dm (14) 56.5 .........S McKay (a) 14 67334 Real Savvy d (2) 55.5 ......S Weatherley (a1) 15 49x06 Nina Arora td (1) 55 ........................A Collett 16 1990x Bo Ying (9) 54 ................................... V Gatu

17 x3000 Corporate Missile (20) 54................ S Spratt 18 00x00 Flanders tdm (18) 54 19 5886x Global Warrior (13) 55 20 200x6 I’llav Bubbles d (8) 58 21 832x5 Cardinal Sin m (12) 56.5 Emergencies: Corporate Missile, Flanders, Global Warrior, I’llav Bubbles, Cardinal Sin 10 4.27pm MUNNS THE MAN’S STORE 1400 $22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 549x4 Roc de Bank td (9) 61 .............. D Danis (a4) 2 907x8 Thunder Down Under (19) 60.5J Nason (a2) 3 50x19 Wooden Edge tdm (10) 59.5 ............. V Gatu 4 116x3 Whispering (18) 59....................A Chan (a2) 5 53x65 He’s Cavalier dm (21) 59........... R Scott (a4) 6 04573 Nomisma d (12) 58.5 ........................L Innes 7 497x5 Santiago d (4) 58.5 ..................... D Johnson 8 12145 Break My Stride db (1) 57.5 9 23711 Calligraphy d (15) 57 ........S Weatherley (a1) 10 11 Grand Rio dm (8) 56 ..................M Cameron 11 20x86 Fame Seeker t (16) 55.5 ................. S Spratt 12 40x86 Suffire d (3) 55.5 ............................. C Grylls 13 63231 Endean Express d (17) 55 ..........C Lammas 14 2x15x Tavis Star dmb (2) 55 ....................M McNab 15 38572 Keep On Coming t (20) 54.5 16 x1624 Mahalo (6) 54.5 ......................... M D Plessis 17 171x0 Jessabeel d (13) 54 18 62630 Light Shadow d (5) 56 19 270x5 Rocksun d (11) 56 20 x0x04 Winmotion 54 ............................... Scratched 21 11102 Travimyfriend d (7) 59 22 x6495 Valante d (14) 54 Emergencies: Jessabeel, Light Shadow, Rocksun, Winmotion, Travimyfriend, Valante Blinkers on: Marissa (R1), Trojan Warrior, Stradivarius (R4), Flanders (R8), Flanders (R9) Blinkers off: John Gray (R4), Toorak Tower (R9) Winkers on: Ichiban (R1) Winkers off: His Nibs (R2) Pacifiers off: Ichiban (R1)

Race 1: Zentangle, Captain Lincoln, Dr Watson, Zartan Race 2: Hare Bawl, Kiddo, Sakura, The Huntsman, Handyman Race 3: Hard Merchandize, Rock Island Line, Capblamo Race 4: Strada Roccia, Wotamission, Battle Creek, Touch ‘N Go Race 5: Toulouse, Royal Ruby, The Czar, Carnaby, Chic Race 6: Dolcetto, Travimyfriend, Manhattan Street, The Ark Race 7: Ladies First, Alinko Prince, Bronsteel, Nashville Race 8: Classic Touch, Granite Ridge, Kolee, Boxachocolates

Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 20 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.12am DISTINCTION HAMILTON HOTEL 1200 $20,000, 3YO SW+P, 1200m 1 5056x Ichiban tdm (5) 58.5 ...................R Elliot (a2) 2 34629 Memories Only (1) 57.5 ................ R Norvall 3 96x13 Command Royale d (9) 57.5 .......C Lammas 4 10x2 Huayra d (7) 57.5 ............................A Collett 5 x14x4 Tellyawhat (10) 57.5 ..................A Chan (a2) 6 4x331 Smiling More d (2) 57.5..............M Cameron 7 1x1 Amastar tdm (14) 56.5 .............. M D Plessis 8 x5184 Babe td (15) 56.5 ..........................M McNab 9 8622 Tremendous 56 ............................ Scratched 10 51 Blue Shadow d (4) 55.5 .................. S Spratt 11 x20x1 Collay (13) 55.5 ........................... D Johnson 12 32381 O’Princess (6) 55.5 .............A Schwerin (a2) 13 1806x Avec Moi (12) 55.5 ...........S Weatherley (a1) 14 10x06 Marissa (3) 55.5 .......................J Nason (a2) 15 2. Rainbow Song (11) 56 .................... C Grylls 16 11526 Miss Dalghar td (8) 56.5 Emergencies: Rainbow Song, Miss Dalghar 2 11.47am WILDTRIBE CATERING @ TE RAPA RACECOURSE HURDLES $10,000, MDN HDL, 2800m 1 55x32 Perry Mason m (17) 68 ..................... A Kuru 2 Px563 I’m All Yours (7) 68 ........................ E Farr (a) 3 6x8x7 Noah Jon tm (12) 68 .......................G Walsh 4 8x259 Ours (14) 68 ................................... S Fannin 5 728x7 The Shackler m (1) 68 ...................S Phelan 6 73x08 His Nibs (9) 68 .........................G Bourke (3) 7 40394 Cashel (10) 68 ........................... S Karnicnik 8 64x75 Finns Halo (5) 68 ............................ C Studd 9 7968x Crackthegoodstuff m (8) 68 10 400x7 Flagstaff (6) 68 .........................S Higgins (3) 11 01071 Star Of Greenbeel (3) 68 ...... C Kennedy (3) 12 x0575 The Orange Pony (2) 68 ...................T Ryan

2 4x973 West End m (5) 68 .......................... C Studd 3 7Px0x Wilbur (6) 68 ...................... E Goodinson (3) 4 7P6x6 Beverley Beck m (2) 68 ............S Higgins (3) 5 00x0 Brok Bak (4) 68 ........................... C Price (3) 6 P6x65 Highly Likely tm (3) 68.................... S Fannin 6 2.04 PJR WARREN STORM LIFEBROKERS WAIK 3 12.20pm PJR PORRITT SAND WAIKATO HURDLES STEEPLECHASE $50,000, OPN STP, 4000m 1 Fx003 Mr Mor dm (6) 70 .............................. A Kuru $50,000, OPEN HURDLE, 3200m 2 2x072 Palemo tdm (5) 70........................... I Lupton 1 x8746 Sea King tdm (3) 70 ....................... S Fannin 3 Fx962 The Big Opal dmb (1) 66.5............. S Fannin 2 57x08 Just Got Home tm (2) 67 ............... E Farr (a) 4 Fx0x0 Joking m (7) 65 ...........................C Kennedy 3 636x3 Thenamesbond m (9) 65..............W Gordon 5 P44x4 The Fox tdm (2) 65........................... C Price 4 3x404 Ready Eddie tdm (7) 65 ....................T Ryan 6 7Px01 Fair Script td (4) 65 ........................S Phelan 5 Px321 Ooee tm (5) 65 .................................. A Kuru 7 4P3Px Nells Belle m (3) 65..................E Goodinson 6 3x132 Ngatira Gold mb (10) 65 ................S Phelan 8 4x973 West End m (8) 65 .......................... C Studd 7 08511 Nothing Trivial t (6) 65 ....................... R Cole 8 Lx675 Yardstick (8) 65 ................ S Karnicnik 7 2.39 FAIRVIEW MOTORS HANDICAP 2100 $30,000, 9 Px004 That’s How It Goes m (1) 65 .........H McNeill OPEN HANDICAP, 2100m 10 21Px0 Yardarm m (4) 65 ........................C Kennedy 1 2x301 Danza Lad tm (7) 60 ..................... E Farr (a) 4 12.55pm NORRIS WARD MCKINNON HANDICAP 2 71352 Endean Rose (8) 59.5 .....................A Collett 1400 $30,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 3 9x007 Meeska Mooska td (12) 59.5 .......... A Jones 1 7x311 Seventh Up dm (12) 60 ..............G Cooksley 4 0x078 Jochen Rindt tdm (6) 59..............T Thornton 2 20x30 El Pescado tdm (7) 59.5...S Weatherley (a1) 5 350x1 Jiayuguan (4) 58.5 ............................L Innes 3 x3694 Mighty Solomon d (3) 59.5 ................L Innes 6 527x6 Katie McKeen tdm (1) 58.5 ............. S Spratt 4 19850 Trojan Warrior td (9) 56 ...............C Lammas 7 78863 Fortune Knight (2) 58.5 .............. L Satherley 5 00x40 Battle Time dm (4) 55.....................V Colgan 8 83434 Balham td (13) 57 ..................... M D Plessis 6 635x6 Biggin Hill d (2) 55...........................A Collett 9 72011 Victory Drive td (5) 56 ................M Cameron 7 827x7 John Gray dm (8) 54 ....................... A Jones 10 09942 Zafrenzy d (9) 55.5.............S Weatherley (a) 8 x4067 Ohope Prince td (10) 54.................. S Spratt 11 06155 Martiniz Special dm (10) 54 ........A Chan (a) 9 23642 Packing Tycoon td (1) 54 .............T Thornton 12 54107 What A Diva td (3) 54 .................. D Johnson 10 7750x Biologist tm (11) 54 ....................R Elliot (a2) 13 46x23 In A Minute tdm (11) 54 ...............R Elliot (a) 11 225x5 Stradivarius tm (13) 54 ..............S McKay (a) 8 3.13pm DOUBLER 1600 $20,000, Rating 65 Bench12 00x31 Galaxy Miss tdm (5) 54 ............... D Johnson mark*, 1600m 13 174x3 Profile d (6) 54 .......................... M D Plessis 1 5x558 Luen Yat Miracle td (8) 60 ............... T Harris 5 1.30pm NEIL TREWEEK STEEPLECHASE $10,000, 2 08564 Laddie Of Oakview (6) 59.5 A Schwerin (a2) 3 022x0 Bishop Rock d (21) 59 ..................M McNab MAIDEN STP, 4000m 4 461x9 Shock Horror (11) 58.5 ....S Weatherley (a1) 1 2x415 Mendoza m (1) 68 ...................... S Karnicnik 13 x000x Zedsational (15) 68 ..................... C Price (3) 14 09x86 The Kakahu Express (4) 66 .W Gordon (1.5) 15 68x06 Royal Sceptre m (13) 68 ...... A Roustoby (3) 16 x6545 Colonel Carrera tm (16) 68 ......H McNeill (3) 17 000x0 The Talisman m (11) 68 Em: Royal Sceptre, Colonel Carrera, The Talisman

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Sta- 1 82126 Made Time 18.31 ............................S Codlin dium Meeting Date: 21 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 2 13621 Kapai Lana 18.64 R & .........................L Udy Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 17654 Hallo Star 18.23 R & ...........................L Udy 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 5656x Locha Knocka 18.63 ....................... T Green 11 and 12 5 16328 Imperial Court 18.75 .......................P Green 1 1.09 HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C1/2, 318m 6 33258 God Particle nwtd............................P Green 7 54134 Tumbalaioo 18.52 G H & ......... PC Ferguson 1 53521 Opawa Rocket 18.86 W & ...............T Steele 8 84141 Wheelie Chillie 18.56 ..................... P Lowen 2 43476 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 9 22351 Irinka Darcy 18.51 ...........................S Codlin 3 63246 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 10 47634 One Cool Chap 18.70 W &..............T Steele 4 17457 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 5 35467 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 4 2.01 LAST ONE STANDING 4/6 SPRINT C0, 318m 1 45 Magnetude Eight nwtd .................R McPhee 6 27536 Opawa Shay nwtd .............................M Flipp 2 32452 Tynecastle Flyer nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 7 42118 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 3 Bitters nwtd ...................................... S Clark 8 11811 Make It Snow 18.65 ..........................B Craik 4 253 Audrette nwtd ....................................B Bond 9 784F8 Scott No Show nwtd.......................... D Hunt 5 64364 Brotastic nwtd ...................................B Craik 10 82858 Scott A Motor 18.86 ..........................G Hunt 6 4546 Emoji nwtd ........................................B Craik 2 1.26pm SANDY SHANE STAKES C0, 527m 7 63467 Victini nwtd ........................................C Hore 1 74845 Electric Lotto nwtd G H & ........ PC Ferguson 8 63451 Bodyguard nwtd ................................B Craik 2 23342 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green 9 45866 It’s All Me nwtd ..................................G Hunt 3 7254 Kuri Pai nwtd ................................ H Mullane 4 6723 Wairoa Wolf nwtd ......................... H Mullane 10 686 Bionic Boyd nwtd...............................G Hunt 5 43732 Pretty and Pink nwtd .................... H Mullane 5 2.19pm AQUA MOUSE SPRINT C1, 318m 1 32434 Sacred Can You 18.54 R & .........N O’Regan 6 F Humblebrag nwtd ..............................B Craik 2 87632 Alcudia nwtd......................................M Flipp 7 38736 Wairoa Angel nwtd ....................... H Mullane 3 43485 Frankincense 18.59.......................H R Scott 8 23327 Bigtime Sassy nwtd...........................B Bond 4 65821 On Fleek 18.65 .................................B Craik 9 53 Barwon River nwtd .....................D Schofield 5 45452 Allegro Cody nwtd ............................. D Hunt 10 64575 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 3 1.44 PUMP AND ENGINEERING SPRINT C3/4, 318m 6 14345 Ken Wilde 18.73 ........................... H Mullane

1 13247 Kawaii 18.70......................................B Craik 7 12643 On Demand 19.15 R &........................L Udy 9 43146 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 2 31434 Southern Blue 18.67 .........................C Hore 10 61415 Highland Laddie 18.36 ................. H Mullane 8 8F651 Sovereign Jody nwtd .........................S Ross 3 4x757 Screaming Skull 18.70 ..................H R Scott 11 4.04pm LOCHINVAR BRANDO STAKES C3, 527m 9 64577 Red Rascal 18.66 R & ................N O’Regan 4 87453 Opawa Libby 18.55 W &..................T Steele 10 38877 Bigtime Happy 19.20 R & ....................L Udy 1 25628 Percentage Girl 30.67 .................L Laagland 6 2.36pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES SE- 5 42155 Thrilling Wiggle 18.74...................... T Green 2 52287 Zipping Link 30.53......................D Schofield 6 48443 Uno Nathan 18.99 .............................M Flipp RIES FINAL C1f, 527m 3 73315 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 7 52387 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 1 11172 Jinja Bella 30.86 W & ......................T Steele 4 85384 Tron Bradman 30.80 G H &..... PC Ferguson 8 17416 Winsome Dash nwtd W & ...............T Steele 2 21221 Princess Alea 31.02 ..........................C Hore 5 54516 Opawa Kim nwtd ...............................M Flipp 3 84673 Zarzuella 31.28 ...............................S Codlin E 9 7x558 Scott No Value 18.51 ........................G Hunt 6 17237 Our Heisenberg 30.49.......................B Craik 4 34241 Zimmer Frame 30.77 R &....................L Udy 10 18778 Accra nwtd ...................................R K Roper 7 43873 Opawa Velocette 31.02 W &............T Steele 5 52552 Jinja Heart 30.92 W & .....................T Steele 9 3.29pm SWIFT FANTASY STAKES C4/5, 527m 8 41231 Bloomingdales 30.81 ........................B Craik 1 22262 Kava Blu 30.08 W & ........................T Steele Emergencies: 6 37221 Joe Joe 30.13 ...................................M Flipp 2 51411 Lochinvar Brogue 30.38 .............D Schofield 7 42622 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 9 36554 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 3 16377 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield 10 37565 Good Job 30.93 ..............................P Green 8 64463 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 4 32778 Fantastic Ricki 30.67 ..................D Schofield 9 47443 Opawa Lass nwtd W & ....................T Steele 5 57461 Westworld 30.52 ...............................B Craik 12 4.22 JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS C1, 318m 10 21824 Bigtime Phantom 30.89......................L Cole 1 45365 Carluke 18.97 R &.......................N O’Regan 6 55333 Gold Class 30.33 .......................D Schofield 7 2.54pm TIVOLI TOM STAKES C1, 527m 2 73275 Bigtime Moola 18.71 R & ....................L Udy 7 87888 Loose Unit 30.81 .............................. S Clark 1 76773 Cool Marlow 30.53 .......................... T Green 3 82236 Opawa Poppy 18.51 ..........................M Flipp 8 13428 Clockwise Rap 30.54 ......................P Green 2 66544 Fushidara 31.29 .............................. L Martin 4 74445 Pat Not Plait 18.92 .........................P Henley 3 77576 Bold Sassy 31.30 .......................D Schofield 10 3.46pm PLASTERBOARD LTD SPRINT C5, 318m 5 75355 Mr. Mumbles 18.55 R &...............N O’Regan 4 62336 Tammy’s Fire nwtd ............................M Flipp 1 42154 Belcroft Banker 18.15 ................H Laagland 6 788x4 Skinny Ankles 18.87 .........................G Hunt 5 27567 Stranger Things nwtd ........................B Craik 2 F1232 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 7 65526 Stainless Knocka nwtd R & .................L Udy 6 47443 Opawa Lass nwtd W & ....................T Steele 3 13215 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 8 21513 Space Oddity 18.66 ..........................B Craik 7 14451 Multicam Ranger 30.76 ..............D Schofield 4 32314 Vegas Burst 18.17 ..........................P Henley 9 75886 Bouncie Al 19.09 ..............................M Black 8 34553 King Shaq nwtd ............................... T Green 5 18516 Sketchy Chief 18.29 G H & ..... PC Ferguson 9 58787 Electric Impulse 30.12 W & .............T Steele 6 36834 Jump Up 18.34............................. H Mullane 10 18877 Was Just Saying 18.89 R &.................L Udy 8 3.11pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN 7 41817 Raging Demon 18.48 R & ...................L Udy LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 8 38535 Classy Impact nwtd ......................... T Green - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SPRINT C1/2, 318m

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

■ PORTS OF AUCKLAND

Ngati Whatua eyes Ports of Auckland

Ngati Whatua wants to buy the $1.1 billion Ports of Auckland.

Ngati Whatua wants to buy the $1.1 billion Ports of Auckland – and is talking of joining with other iwi and a financial giant to mount an ambitious approach to Mayor Phil Goff about a deal. Ngarimu Blair, Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust spokesman, issued a surprise statement yesterday: “Ngati Whatua Orakei has long harboured an ambition to buy back our former land and Waitemata seabed,” he said. “We have made this known over many generations to every incoming mayor and, more recently, signalled this to Phil Goff before and after the election. “If the opportunity arises we would like to buy it – we are the natural owner and we would do the right thing by the city,” he said.

Ngati Whatua Orakei understood the wider public interest in the Waitemata and the desire of many people to keep the precious land in the hands of Aucklanders, he said. “We are committed and able to put together a consortium that can achieve that goal whilst also releasing much-needed capital to continue to develop our great city. We look forward to raising this prospect again with the mayor,” Blair said. “The consortium could include other iwi and the NZ Super Fund,” Blair’s statement said. “Currently, Auckland Council owns 100 per cent of Ports of Auckland through Auckland Council Investments Ltd. It most recently valued the com-

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Euro, but also underlines that economic data supports an upward trend in long-term interest rates. Equity markets rebound The positive backdrop allowed equity markets to deliver solid gains over the last three months. In New Zealand Dollar (NZD) terms, the best performing market over the quarter was France, followed by Germany and then the United Kingdom. Australian equities also continued their strong performance, helped by improving sentiment towards commodities and also improved sentiment towards financials. European markets benefited from the improving outlook. For the United States, political issues including President Trump’s inability to repeal Obamacare and set-backs on building the Mexican wall were largely dismissed by markets, with tax and deregulation reforms more important. Removing regulation alone should save companies billions in costs and encourage CEOs to expand their businesses once the shackles are off, boosting revenues in the future. New Zealand equities produced positive returns but lagged international markets. Building company downgrades held returns back in the current quarter, as building costs have led to downgrades in margins and expected activity levels. The NZD was also notably weaker over the quarter, with the attractiveness of New Zealand’s economic story losing some of its appeal relative to the positive momentum in economies further afield.

Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman are Authorised Financial Advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure Statements are available on request and free of charge.

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RBNZ on hold despite inflation Globally, recent inflation data has headline inflation levels nearing Central Bank targets. However, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is expected to maintain the Official Cash Rate (OCR) steady at 1.75 per cent for at least the remainder of 2017, with its preference for a weaker NZD and the memory of moving too quickly in 2013, staying its hand. In its decision-making, the RBNZ continues to stress concerns around the potential for increased protectionism in global markets. It is also mindful of migration keeping a cap on wage inflation. On the other side, housing risks remain, but the use of macro prudential tools (eg higher loan to value requirements), coupled with domestic bank capital requirements, have reduced the supply of credit and raised its cost, causing housing demand to moderate. However, higher long-term interest rates are still expected, albeit slower than we first thought. This is likely to be driven by global economic strength and a gradual pull-back from quantitative easing in Europe later this year, and potentially the US Federal Reserve (Fed) reducing its balance sheet as securities mature (US$250bn pa) from 2018. The Fed has also signalled a tightening bias, with its median expectations inferring that (if New Zealand rates remain on hold) United States short term interest rates could be higher than those in New Zealand by mid-way through 2018.

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Healthy growth momentum redit, money and liquidity indicators in developed economies suggest a healthy pace of growth for the rest of the year. Although manufacturing has eased off highs in some markets over the past month, this has been offset by an increase in non-manufacturing activity, especially in the United States and Euro area. Chinese growth expectations have also recently been upgraded and other Emerging Markets are also benefiting from increased global activity and a pick-up in trade volumes. Geopolitical risks still remain, although political risks appear to have been overstated with election indications/outcomes in Europe so far more positive than anticipated. This has no doubt been helped by the European Union’s (EU) relatively healthy underlying economic momentum, with growth expectations for 2017 also revised higher. In the United States, political risks are also likely to have been overstated after several of President Trump’s policy plans failed to gain Senate or Congress support. Tax and deregulation reforms are the more important economic drivers and these issues are expected to be progressed through the rest of this year. As a consequence of growth, headline inflation has accelerated and core inflation in many economies is at or near Central Bank targets. The United States Federal Reserve has already raised rates three times this cycle and is expected to increase rates two to three more times this year. The European Central Bank has signalled continued support for the EU economy with monetary stimulus, but has also indicated that tapering of quantitative easing measures could begin later this year. These changes would be supportive of an appreciation of the United States Dollar (USD) and

pany at $1.1 billion,” he noted. Discussions so far have been around a partial sale of the port operations without selling the land. However, nothing is decided. Ngati Whatua has a multimillion dollar asset base, building strong since its treaty settlement. It gets about $15m annually in leasehold land payments for its significant holding around Auckland’s waterfront in the Quay Park area. The iwi owns the land under Vector Arena, as well as the Countdown supermarket land on Quay St and the land under many apartment blocks, including the three Scene blocks on Beach Road. - NZME

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Council in reverse gear Sue Newman

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he Ashburton District Council meeting table is where the most important decisions affecting our district are made. We have every right to expect those decisions will be made by councillors who have all the facts at hand, who have read widely and well about issues and who vote in the belief that the outcome they want is the best one for the district. That’s the way it’s supposed to be done. In any group of people there are diverse opinions and among our 12 councillors and mayor that will be no different. With people elected to council, however, there should be a unity of purpose and a commonality of vision. They don’t have to agree on every issue, they should be free to debate and discuss different points of view, but they should have similar goals and aspirations for their district. There is no room for people with individual agendas or for small factions who are motivated by obstructionist objectives. You have to ask, is that what’s happening around our council’s meeting table? The words that best describe the current council environment would be disharmony and division and there’s a growing feeling that there are a few hidden agendas swaying words and actions. Seven months post-election we have growing factions. On one side is a group with a solid chunk of local body experience between them – Neil Brown, Stuart Wilson, Russell Ellis, Leen Braam and Liz McMillan. On the other a diverse cluster – Peter Reveley, Selwyn Price, Mark Malcolm and Alasdair Urquhart. They appear united in their mission to disagree with the other group. In the middle there’s a group who are gaining the confidence not to follow the crowd, to make their own decisions – Lynette Lovett, Diane Rawlinson, Thelma Bell and mayor Donna Favel. The petty politicking that now marks council meetings is challenging for everyone and that’s democracy, but it is also signalling that this group of councillors could well struggle to achieve anything meaningful over the coming two years. Maybe Stuart Wilson got it right when he said the council was going backwards; whether it does or not may be in the hands of the five power brokers in the middle.

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hen is being not normal – normal? Nope it’s not a trick question, I ask it because there are a lot of assumptions and decisions made on what people consider to be normal. Just ask the Addams Family – and let’s clear up any confusion here, when I say Addams Family, I don’t mean Amy Adams. (Thank you for the reply though to my last little rant.) It is a good question to ask at the moment because of the extremely exciting, seat grabbing news that parliament did its job and passed an update to an existing act. Yip, I love it when some organisation goes about its required business and that becomes news. So anyways, there was an update to the education act – akin to topping up the window washing fluid in your car in terms of impact on the education sector. Now this little upgrade did have an interesting paragraph or two, namely that schools could enrol children younger than five. An interesting decision that is absolutely not based on a normal four or five-year-old and does not consider their readiness for formal schooling.

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But that is normal in education politics, policy changes that do not consider the people they will impact on the most. Now back to the question of what is normal and when does that become un-normal, disnormal, non-normal???? What is the opposite of normal? The best way to answer this question is to see life through the eyes of the Addams Family. The Addams Family consider themselves to be normal, but they are far from it. Tonight will be opening night on what is certainly not a normal show. There is nothing normal about the dark, gothic set, the ghoulish dialogue and especially the Addams Family themselves. Strong interpretive performances by the cast bring their characters to life in a very funny way. You have to check out Lurch, played by a fellow principal with more hair than me. He never speaks, yet is able to convey a range of emotions

while all the time performing at the speed of a snail on weed. The stage is set for some highly amusing interactions when the Addams Family are asked by their sadistic and humourless daughter Wednesday – to act normal. She has invited over her boyfriend and his parents for dinner. Supposedly they are normal. What follows is some of the best one liners and character acting I have witnessed for a while. Nothing is normal and when one of the drinks is spiked, Wednesdays’ plans for a normal night unravel quickly. As the story unfolds, what becomes apparent is the family that has a surface appearance of being normal, has in fact struggled with trying to keep up that appearance. The family that has always been seen as kooky, is in fact more like a normal family than you think. This false ideal of what is a normal family is what makes the show a must-see. Many times in schools we have to work with children who do not fit what is considered to be normal. It is normal that a child who starts school at five, is more than ready to be in the classroom, and that they work alongside someone who does not reach this stage until they

are nearly seven. It is normal that a family have three children who all have different strengths and abilities at school, and do not achieve in the same way. It is normal for a child to plateau in their learning and even lose traction. There is no rule for what is normal, which is why the Addams Family perfectly captures family life. Parents who see the show are going to totally relate to the brother/sister scenes as the two siblings love and hate each other throughout. Children who see the show (and seriously you must take them, they will love the kooky antics) will really click into the behaviour of the parents and connect with the siblings. Seeing the Addams Family makes you laugh, at them as characters, and also at yourself, because we are not normal, we are who we are and that is what makes life so great!

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

May you know the freedom of living for Jesus T he recent computer attack got headlines around the world. In homes and hospitals, computer systems were taken captive and the only way out was to pay a price to free the files. The software that does the damage is called ransomware because a ransom is paying a price for freedom. While we may associate the word ransom with kidnappings, in earlier days it described the price paid to set someone free from slavery. Sometimes slaves could save money and buy their own freedom. At other times someone else would pay the price and set them free. The relevance for us is this. All people have sold themselves into slavery to sin. There is no

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exception. All people have done wrong and serve a bad master. Furthermore we are not able to break free on our own. Yet this seems a strange idea. If we are held captive by physical chains, we are very aware of it. Every movement feels restricted, every struggle is resisted and the pressure and bruises are obvious. Being held captive by sin is more like having colour blindness. There is no real consciousness of inability, no feeling of being restricted. Even when others may try to explain to us the difference in colour of

two blocks we just don’t see it. And yet those held captive by sin are like those whose computers have been taken over by a virus. Until the release code has been entered we are helpless to function as we should. The only way to get the release code is by paying the ransom price. The problem for a slave to sin is that they cannot save for their own release. You cannot hope to accumulate enough good deeds to outweigh the bad. You cannot rely on sincerity or effort to wipe out the debt. The good news is that Jesus Christ has paid the ransom to set His people free. Who are His people? Those who live their lives out of trust in Him – not a simple nod of the head to say “yes God, I know

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Car strikes pedestrians A former US Navy veteran who appeared intoxicated has driven his car the wrong way up a Times Square and ploughed into pedestrians on the footpath, killing a teenager and injuring 22 other people, authorities and witnesses said. The driver was taken into custody and being tested for alcohol. Pandemonium erupted when the vehicle barrelled through the tourist hub and came to rest with two of its wheels in the air. The car leaned on a lamppost and steel barriers intended to block vehicles from getting onto the sidewalk. “He’s just mowing down people,” said Asa Lowe, of Brooklyn, who was standing outside a store when he heard screaming. “He didn’t stop. He just kept going.” The crash happened midday on a hot, clear day that brought large crowds of people into the streets to enjoy the good weather. Video posted online showed steam or smoke pouring from the car for a few moments after it stopped moving. After the car struck a barricade and stopped, the driver climbed out of his vehicle, Lowe said. “He just started running until people tackled him down,” Lowe said. “Citizens just reacted.” The driver, 26-year-old Richard Rojas, was taken into custody and was undergoing tests for alcohol and drugs, Police Commissioner James O’Neill said. Rojas had been arrested at least twice previously for driving while intoxicated, once in 2008 and once in 2015, police said. He was in custody, and it wasn’t clear if he had an attorney yet who could comment on his behalf. The crash killed an 18-year-old woman and the injured included her 13-year-old sister, police said. Police do not suspect a link to terrorism,

Stars pay tribute to Cornell Stars from the music world have paid tribute to US rock singer Chris Cornell following his death at the age of 52. Cornell, best known as the frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave, died yesterday in Detroit, leaving his devastated family in shock. Elton John, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and producer Nile Rodgers spoke of their loss following the star’s death, just hours after Soundgarden played a gig in Detroit. Elton wrote on Twitter: “Shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Chris Cornell. A great singer, songwriter and the loveliest man.” - PAA

Investigators photograph evidence at the scene of a crash that killed one person and injured almost two dozen others yesterday in Times Square, New York. PHOTO AP

but the vehicle was checked by the bomb squad and certain city landmarks were getting a beefed-up police presence. Police said Rojas made a quick U-turn onto 42nd Street and then drove up the footpath for three blocks, passing tourist draws like the Hard Rock Cafe and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant and mowing people down before slamming into a pole. He was combative with officers arresting him, authorities said. Student Bruno Carvalho said the car ap-

proached quickly and passed him on the footpath. “People just got stunned,” he said. “I don’t think there was actually time for screaming.” He said he saw about five people who looked gravely injured – “people, really bad, in front of us.” The White House said President Donald Trump was informed of the situation in Times Square and would continue to be briefed as it unfolded. - AP

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US President Donald Trump says the Justice Department’s investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!” Trump is responding to the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead a probe of allegations that his campaign collaborated with Russia to sway the election. In another tweet yesterday, he claimed: “With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special councel (sic) appointed!” He did not provide examples or evidence of any alleged “illegal acts.” In a written statement, Trump insisted anew there were no nefarious ties between his campaign and Russia. “A thorough investigation will confirm what we already know there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity,” he declared. “I look forward to this matter concluding quickly.” - DPA

French President Emmanuel Macron has used his first government meeting to assert his authority and set out his vision of a presidency that would be above day-to-day politics. Pictures from inside the Elysee Palace showed Macron smiling as he sat across the table from Edouard Philippe, his centre-right pick for premier, at the centre of the 22-strong ministerial team he appointed the previous afternoon. Government spokesman Christophe Castaner said that Macron had expressed his happiness at having brought together a diverse government with politicians from right and left as well as figures from civil society. The centrist president’s first message had been that his ministers were “no longer confined by labels, and our political backgrounds won’t stop us working intelligently for France,” Castaner said. Macron told ministers that he “intended to fully exercise all his constitutional prerogatives, but fundamentally his role must be to set a course,” Castaner said. “Long-term matters belong to the Elysee, and day-to-day or medium term solutions belong to the Matignon” – the prime minister’s office – Castaner cited the president as saying. Castaner said Macron looked forward to debate and diverse viewpoints in his government, but that discretion and support for government decisions would also be required. The president intended the government to

Manning’s new look US Army Private Chelsea Manning is revealing her new look as a woman, after being freed from a Kansas military prison and a 35-year sentence for leaking classified materials. The transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning took to Twitter and Instagram this week, posting a portrait photograph of her with short-cropped hair, bright red lipstick and a dark outfit with a plunging neckline. The 29-year-old Oklahoma native included the caption, “Okay, so here I am everyone!!”

Harry heads to Australia French President Emmanuel Macron (right) chairs a security council meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. PHOTO AP get to work right away on issues such as making France’s labour law more flexible, he said. A draft law on “bring back morality” to politics would be presented to the government before June’s parliamentary elections, he added. All ministers, no matter what their political background, would be expected to support Macron’s efforts to gain a parliamentary majority – without which the government could fall. Macron’s government includes several ministers who previously belonged to the Socialist Party of his predecessor, Francois Hollande. - DPA

Prince Harry is heading to Sydney to officially launch the countdown to the 2018 Invictus Games. The games patron will be at the event in the Harbour City on June 7. During his visit Prince Harry will meet competitors. “We are excited to celebrate this special occasion and to show Prince Harry what Sydney has to offer when the Invictus Games heads ‘down under’ next year,” Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, chair of the Board of Invictus Games Sydney 2018 said. The games will take place from October 20-27 and will comprise 500 competitors from 18 nations. The Invictus Games uses the healing power of sport to positively change the lives of wounded, injured and ill active and veteran servicemen and women.

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Pippa’s turn for love From her famous bottom to her top tips for entertaining, Pippa Middleton has blazed a trail that has rivalled her famous older sister, the Duchess of Cambridge. It was Pippa’s derriere that brought her to the attention of the world in 2011 when a television audience estimated in the billions, already transfixed by Kate and William’s fairytale wedding, reacted to the sight of Miss Middleton. Stepping out of a Rolls-Royce wearing a dress which showed off her slender figure, the 33-year-old maid of honour became one of the most talked-about topics on social media. Pippa would later see the funny side when writing about another celebrity with a celebrated behind, US reality TV star Kim Kardashian. The 33-year-old said her own backside had “enjoyed fleeting fame”, but it was not comparable with the American’s posterior. Philippa Charlotte Middleton was born on September 6, 1983, the middle child of Carole and Michael Middleton, self-made millionaires thanks to their online mail-order business Party Pieces, which sells party paraphernalia. Taught at fee-paying schools including the exclusive Marlborough College, she went on to study at Edinburgh University, where some of her flatmates were said to be the sons of nobility. And like many an “it-girl” before her, she was soon spotted by the glossy magazines and named Number 1 Society Singleton by Tatler, no doubt in part because Kate was dating university sweet-

Will pageboy George copy fidgety father?

Pippa Middleton heart Prince William. After a stint working in public relations and elsewhere, she joined the family business, but also reportedly signed lucrative contracts to write magazine columns for companies such as Waitrose and pen books. But her first foray into publishing, Celebrate: A Year Of British Festivities For Families And Friends, was met with cynicism from some critics. Pippa’s love life has seen her date city high-flyers and wellknown faces, from former England cricketer Alex Loudon to stockbroker Nico Jackson. But she found love second time around with financier James Matthews, after first briefly dating him in 2012, and will embark on the next chapter of her life when the couple are wed this weekend. - PA

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be hoping Prince George is not like his father when he takes the role of pageboy at Pippa Middleton’s wedding. Kate has already admitted she is a little worried about how her children will behave during the wedding this weekend. She told a guest at a Buckingham Palace garden party this week that she was “hopeful that they would be good but you never know at that age”. In 1986, William fidgeted, yawned, poked out his tongue and pulled faces at the bridesmaids at the Duke of York’s wedding to Sarah Ferguson. Dressed in a straw boater and a sailor outfit – a nod to the Duke of York’s naval career – the young prince was just four years old, around the same age as George. The royal pageboy was described by David Dimbleby, who commented on the live televised service, as looking “rather doubtful and rather cross” as he held his cousin Laura Fellowes’s hand as they walked up the aisle in Westminster Abbey. He later rolled his order of service into a trumpet, scratched his head, covered his face with his fingers and poked out his tongue at Laura, and left the ab-

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Melania Trump

First foreign trip Melania Trump has announced her first foreign trip as first lady of the United States. Mrs Trump is accompanying President Donald Trump on his inaugural overseas trip, a four-country, five-stop tour. The Trumps will visit Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy and Belgium, and the trip includes an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The first lady is joining the president for some events, but will participate in other events on her own. - AP

Missing girl found A young Prince William bey with his sailor hat almost falling off. According to royal author Penny Junor, the event was a turning point for the Queen, who had been concerned about William’s lack of boundaries. “He became so noisy, cheeky and unruly that the Queen, who was a loving grandmother, let it be known his behaviour was not acceptable,” Junor wrote. George may get away with any mischievous behaviour – luckily for him, his aunt Pippa’s wedding ceremony will not be broadcast live on television. - PA

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A Sydney teenager was on a plane bound for the US to meet a 39-year-old man on the day her parents reported her missing more than a month ago. Sean Price, 39, is behind bars in a New York jail accused of contacting the 16-year-old from Lindfield on Sydney’s upper north shore on Snapchat in October 2016 and enticing her overseas for sex. The girl, named in US court documents was “Jane Doe”, was reported missing on April 11 and a search of flight records revealed she had left the country, Australian Federal Police told AAP. It’s alleged Price transferred about $2000 to the girl’s bank account before she fled on a plane to Los Angeles. - AAP

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YOUR LOCAL TV RECEPTION SPECIALIST • • • • • • •

Your local authorised Freeview installer Commercial TV systems Extra phone points TV wall mounting Future proof pre-wire of new homes Authorised Sky installer Home theatre installation

ASHBURTON TV & AUDIO LTD Ph 308-7332 or 027-277-1062 PROFESSIONAL DECORATORS

Colouring in is 25% of it Get someone else to do the rest. The Finishing Company 03 307 8870 or 0274 444 856 Int./Ext. Plaster (Rockcote Applicator) & Textures Specialist Coatings: Waterproofing

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

New Pure Water System Enjoy spot and streak free windows!

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators Book your high windows in today

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• Modern alarm systems • Remote arm/disarm via Smartphone • 24/7 monitoring • 3-5 yr parts & workmanship warranty • Friendly, responsive service team

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• regular full house cleans • one off spring cleans • farm houses • builders cleans • ﬂoor bufﬁng

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John’s Clean and Green Services

Vacuuming your gutters clean, up to 9 metres high. No mess! • • • •

Residential Commercial Rural Schools

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Resthomes Churches Motels and much more

Free quotes available, contact John Moses on 03 308 3913 or 027 589 8706

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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• Solar panels & batteries • LED lighting • Satellite dish & TV’s • Design & build consultation • Plumbing & tanks • Joinery - build, refurb, repair • Insurance work • Seat & seat belt installs • Gas & diesel heaters

• Certification: gas, electrical & self-containment • Camec parts & accessories shop • TV & audio • Joinery • Upholstery • Electrical & lighting • Plumbing • Engineering Contact Lifestyle Motorhomes for all your RV requirements. All work is carried out on site by our own qualified tradesmen. 199 Dobson St, Ashburton 0800 287 284 I www.life-style.co.nz

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To advertise here contact Deidre on 021 272 2399 or 307 7927

For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

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Staple + Cloth Celestial Dress $219

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Open Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm | Fri 9am - 6pm | Sat 10am – 2pm | Sun 11am – 2pm

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Due to a large increase of future work, we seek to fill the following positions to work with us in our established precast operation Precast Workers / Formwork Carpenters

Concrete Placers / Concrete Finisher

Read and interpret drawings to be able to setup mould work and locate cast-in items to specification Setup mould work in a timely fashion with minimal rework Assist in placing completed steel cages into moulds Accurately place and secure cast-in items in a timely fashion.

Experience in handling and placing concrete, understanding its properties and experience in using mechanical floats and finishing tools is essential.

Precast Apprentice: This role would ideally suit somebody who is looking for a career in the precast industry.

Along with concrete finishing, this role will at times expand into boxing and panel set up and site clean-up. Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and having excellent attention to detail.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a family operated business that is set to become one of the leading suppliers of Architectural Precast Concrete in the South Island. Excellent remuneration will be paid to the right candidates. All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. A clear pre-employment drug test will be a condition of employment. To apply either ring or email the contact details below or go to our website at www.mcintoshprecast.co.nz and apply online.

Leticia McIntosh Cell phone: 027 314 0094 Office phone: 03 307 8557 Email: tesh@mcintoshgroup.co.nz

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Talley’s is a successful and well-known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. A position has become available to drive our Ashburton based 2016 Scania R620 Highline curtain sider B-train unit, floating mostly around the South Island. Your duties would include the pickup and delivery of assorted products relevant to our factories, depots and vessels.

Accounting Opportunities

You will need to: • hold a minimum class 5 full licence (forklift OSH certificate and F endorsement would be an advantage) • have experience in linehaul driving, preferably with HPMV familiarity • having B-train and curtain sider experience would be an advantage • have great customer service skills and work ethic • be punctual, reliable and responsible • be tidy, organised and well presented • be able to work unsupervised and complete duties on time • be able to work weekends when required.

• Financial Accountant • Graduate Accountant With an asset base of $672 million and annual revenue of $54 million, we have exciting opportunities for two individuals to join our finance team. We can provide challenge and diversity that surpasses other organisations. See our website for more details about these positions and apply online. Applications close on Monday, 22 May 2017.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

Slaughterman Full time, permanent

Do you want to work for a business that rewards hard work? We are a family owned business and have been operating for nearly 60 years. Our meat processing factory is based in a rural location, just out of Cheviot. We also have a small butcher’s shop in Cheviot township. Overall responsibilities:-

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This is a floating position, so applicants must be okay with staying away from home multiple times a week. In return we offer competitive rates relevant to the applicant and experience, modern vehicles and equipment, good hours of work and a great, busy working environment. If this role interests you and you have the qualities mentioned above, please apply with a CV and two current references via email to hayden.reed@talleys.co.nz or post to Talley’s Driver Position, PO Box 244, Ashburton.

Based on strong Anetworks within the available community and our region, position has become to drive develop plans andAshburton a team ofbased volunteers to ensure district is 2016 Scania R620our Highline curtain siderdefence B-train unit, floating mostly around prepared for any type of civil event. Ideally, you will have a theofSouth Island. Your duties include the working knowledge health and safety and awould background in Civil and delivery ofthe assorted relevant Defence or relatedpickup disciplines, such as Policeproducts or Armed Services. to our factories, depots and vessels. This will enable you to confidently perform the duties of this role, will need to: even during a highYou pressure event. • hold a minimum class 5 full licence (forklift

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• have great customer service skills and work ethic • be punctual, reliable and responsible • be tidy, organised and well presented www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers • be able to work unsupervised and complete duties on time • be able to work weekends when required.

Butcher & Smallgoods This is a floating position, so applicants must be okay with staying away from home multiple times a week.

Full time, permanent

In return we offer competitive rates relevant to Harris Meats is looking for an experienced butcher to bring skill the applicant and experience, modern vehicles and and quality to their meat processing department. equipment, good hours of work and a great, busy Our meat processing factory is based in a rural location, just out of Cheviot. We also have working environment. a small butcher's shop in Cheviot township. interests youneed and to you theof completing the You will be working mainlyIfinthis the role Boning Room. You be have capable qualities mentioned above, please apply full boning process on beef, sheep and pigs. You will also be requiredwith to create a wide andfortwo references viaexperience email to in trimming, variety of top quality cutsaofCV meat the current retail market and have hayden.reed@talleys.co.nz or post to Talley’s packing meat and small goods manufacturing. Driver Position, PO Boxcommitment 244, Ashburton. This is a full-time, permanent position that requires and dedication. If you are motivated, energetic and prepared to go the extra mile then this would be an excellent career opportunity! Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Further job details or a job description can be obtained by phoning the number below. All applications must have a CV and covering letter attached. Please provide the contact details for two work-related referees with your application.

Harris Meats Cheviot Limited - Nick Tobin Phone 03 319 8761 or email hr@harrismeats.co.nz

To carry out a wide range of meat processing duties at Harris Meats’ processing factory, primarily in the abattoir departments. This is a full-time, permanent position that requires commitment and dedication. If you are motivated, energetic and prepared to go the extra mile then this would be an excellent career opportunity!

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Deepsea Fishing Crew Candidates We are currently seeking candidates to attend our pre-employment training courses to prepare you for a career of deep sea fishing.

Director

The eight day course starts 12th June 2017.

Electricity Ashburton Limited - trading as EA Networks, is a locally owned Co-Operative Lines company. It owns and operates the regions electricity distribution network, an advanced fibre optic communications network and is a joint venture investor in the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Scheme. The company also operates a successful contracting business to support residents and businesses across the mid-Canterbury region and beyond.

Accommodation will be provided in Nelson. You will receive specialised training, including unit standards, fisheries compliance, firefighting and sea survival. During the course we will test you mentally and physically to make sure you are suited for the position.

The Electricity Ashburton Shareholders Committee is responsible for appointing Directors to the Board of Electricity Ashburton; the Board comprises six Directors - each of whom is appointed for a three year term.

Trip lengths can be anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 weeks, on a two trips on, one trip off rotation.

Due to retirement by rotation, the Shareholders Committee has retained Ysker to advise on this appointment which will take effect from the 2017 AGM.

You also get paid for your time-off on land.

To balance and add value to the Board’s current competency mix, candidates will: The Fresh Name in the Freezer

• likely posses a strong digital awareness along with an appreciation of the advances and trends in technology which may impact Electricity Ashburton’s business/distribution model in the future • preferably bring technical/electrical engineering expertise or similar with some understanding of, or experience in, solar, battery or alternative forms of energy uses such as electric vehicles (E V’s) • have an understanding of co-operative principles and structure • bring governance & senior management experience or significant community appointments • demonstrate capability in the development of business strategy • have the ability to fit into a team. We invite applications and ask interested parties to submit Governance profiles via email to: response@ysker.com

These roles are very physically demanding, so you need to be fit and healthy. Talley's also operate a drug free environment and testing is part of ongoing employment. If you have a strong proven work history, a clean criminal record, enjoy working as part of a team, and can handle being away from land for weeks at a time, head to our website at www.talleysdeepseacareer.co.nz and apply.

Kitchen Department Salesperson Fulltime We have a vacancy for a salesperson in our Kitchen department. The hours will be Tuesday – Saturday 9am – 6pm If you think you have the following attributes, we would like to hear from you: • Good Computer skills • Good communication skills • A strong level of enthusiasm and be a team player • Attention to detail • Excellent organisational and planning skills • Retail experience and excellent customer service skills In return we offer an enjoyable working environment and fantastic staff buying privileges. If you think you are the person we are looking for, please email your C.V. and covering letter to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources Manager, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740. All applications remain confidential and close on Friday 2nd June 2017.

Initial telephone enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Barry T Knight at Ysker on 021 999 799.

www.talleys.co.nz

Applications close on Tuesday, 30 May 2017.

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New Zealand Agriseeds Ltd specialises in the research, development, production and marketing of superior pastures. We are based on a 224ha research station near Darfield in Canterbury and are committed to delivering superior pastures to New Zealand farmers. Agriseeds delivers market-leading products through a world class breeding and field testing programme, and a focus on ensuring customers and end users grow the best pastures. We are passionate about New Zealand pastures and are looking for the best people to join our team. Agriseeds strives to be the best company to work for and the easiest company to work with. We are seeking an experienced Seed Production Officer to work closely with our contracted seed growers, ensuring that seed crops meet Agriseeds quantity and quality requirements. You will be responsible for the contracting of forage and botanical seed primarily from the Mid and South Canterbury regions, providing advice and transferring best seed production technologies to growers. You will possess a sound knowledge of seed production agronomy and agrichemicals. A relevant qualification in agricultural or plant science and/or industry experience is an advantage. Organisational skills, a commitment to quality and timeliness, a team focused approach and the ability to work autonomously are critical to success. Excellent communication skills including the ability to relate well to seed growers are essential. You will also be willing to work flexible hours when needed. We offer a competitive remuneration package and a great opportunity to be involved at the forefront of pastoral agriculture.

Candidates can download a position description and apply online at www.sheffield.co.nz. To apply by email, please attach your cover letter and CV and send to cvchc@sheffield.co.nz quoting 187184AG. Applications close on 28 May 2017. Emails will be electronically acknowledged and further correspondence may be by email. For more information please phone Andrea Bankier on 03 353 4365 (DDI).

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• Be fit and energetic • Be honest and dependable We are looking for a Brake Press Operator to join • Have a desire to provide our customers with our team.PLEASE Brake NOTE: press or workshop experience that we have prepared this excellent customer service preferred, advertisement individuals proof will need be able to read based to on our format:•b&w Enjoy working as part of a busy team understanding of the instructions and interpret shop drawings. •run Enjoy working in a cooler environment received. In approving the date position sort cost (excl gst) We are interested in you you have the following advertisement, it isifclient’s responsibility Your duties will include the unloading and storage to check the accuracy of both the Wed 17 May Sit Vacant $245.00 skills: of product and the cleaning and replenishment of the media and the Sat displays 20 May in store. $297.64 • advertisement, Good communication skills our position nominated.

Mid/South Canterbury based Growth focused organisation in the pastoral sector Seed production and procurement, and on-farm advice

Working for a growing organisation in one of New Zealand’s most important export sectors, this role represents an exceptional opportunity for suitably skilled candidates with an affinity for the agri-business sector to contribute to making Agriseeds the pasture company for all farmers.

Wed /24 Maywill be: Days hours • Sunday 9.30am - 6.00pm • Monday 7.00am - 3.30pm • Tuesday 11.30am - 8.00pm • Wednesday 11.30am - 8.00pm • Thursday 11.30am - 8.00pm

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If you feel you have the ability to perform this role, please complete an application form which is available at our Customer Services desk or apply in writing to: HR Manager Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7740 Applications close on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

CATERER

The Ashburton Golf Club invites interested persons to apply for the position of self employed caterer. This includes catering for men’s and women’s club days, course bookings and the option of catering for large tournaments. For further information please contact: Jenny Williams 308 2081 or 027 600 3399 before June 2, 2017.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

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Regular work history your contact: Rachel The working week is Monday to Friday, with overtime available. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit, and a current drivers licence. Check out our website for more company information. www.precisioncutting.co.nz To be considered for this position, please apply online and attach a current CV and any relevant employment related certificates to josh@precisioncutting.co.nz

Staff Wanted - Machinery

Operators And Truck Drivers

Seasonal staff required to begin September 2017 until April 2018. Must have relevant experience and full, clean drivers licence. Please apply online at: www.quigleycontracting.co.nz

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Clinical Manager Full Time

Agricultural Diesel Mechanics Location - Ashburton

Radius Millstream, Ashburton Radius Millstream is looking to recruit a Clinical Nurse Manager. The role of Clinical Nurse Manager calls for a competent, experienced and well-rounded Registered Nurse who excels in people leadership and patient care. Bringing to this role at least five years' experience in the aged care sector, you will lead our clinical team, inspiring and motivating them to uphold our excellent standards. You will have good knowledge and experience of clinical systems and will have the ability to comply with these to an audit standard. Working cohesively with the team you will educate our staff, care for patients and ensure the smooth running of our day-to-day operations. It goes without saying you'll have a natural affinity with people, be able to empathise and understand the needs of the older person and also hold a current practising certificate. A teaching/coaching culture is an integral part of the way that Radius Care operates. We encourage staff to participate in industry recognised training and provide comprehensive internal training. This is a great opportunity to be part of a reputable organisation and if you believe in our mission to be 'Leaders in care', this is the position for you.

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Intermediate / Senior Customer Service Person Based in Ashburton, CM Trailer Parts is a leading importer and wholesaler of light trailer components within New Zealand. We strive to provide top quality products and service to our nationwide stockists and customers. An opportunity has arisen for an Intermediate/Senior Customer Service Person to join our team. Your key responsibilities will be as follows: • Receive customer enquiries and orders • Provide and follow up on quotations • Pick and pack customer orders • Participate in stock control and stock taking procedures as required • Build and maintain customer relationships Skills and experience required is as follows: • Technical knowledge and a mechanical aptitude • Dealing with customers over the phone • Planning and organisation skills • Excellent communication skills • A positive attitude and able to work well in a team • A solid worth ethic with a proven track record • Physically fit • Parts sales experience is desirable This is a permanent, fulltime position; Monday to Friday. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency. Applications close June 3, 2017. Applications to:

Alasdair Cleland – General Manager alasdair@cm.net.nz

Cochranes is an award-wining agricultural machinery dealership with branches in Amberley, Leeston, Ashburton and Timaru. We are looking to recruit for the following positions: Tractor Mechanic - Combine Mechanic • • • •

Agricultural machinery experience preferable Experience on late model Tractors and or Combines High level of customer service required Positive attitude essential

We are a family owned and operated business dedicated to providing local farmers with quality products and excellent service, don’t miss out on this chance to work in a hardworking environment as part of a strong and successful team. If you’re a motivated and trustworthy team player looking to join a reputable company then we would like to hear from you. Excellent Remuneration Package Overtime Rates Company Vehicle Apply in confidence today: Graeme Moore Phone: 0274 332 585 Email: Graeme@cochranes.net.nz www.cochranes.net.nz

If you are caring, compassionate and hard-working we would love to hear from you!

MECO PROCESSING NZ LIMITED

Positions available for our lamb processing plant

To apply for this job go to: www.talentpropellerjobs.co.nz & enter ref code: 3519158.

Rural Media Sales Consultant Welder / Fabricator Plucks Engineering are an established agricultural engineering business in Rakaia. We manufacture, install, service and repair a large range of products, specializing in farm machinery and dairy effluent systems. We are looking for an experienced steel welder/ fabricator to join our team. In this position you will manufacture and assemble equipment in our workshop, and carry out general repairs and maintenance in the field. Essential attributes for success in this position include: • Strong mechanical aptitude and practical ability, with excellent welding-skills and ability to read technical drawings. • Solid previous working experience in steel welding, fabrications and repairs, preferably in the agricultural industry. • Full drivers licence, preferably with Class 2 and forklift endorsement. • Physical fitness and agility, and capable of heavy-lifting. • Flexibility to work extra hours as required to get the job done. • Good communication skills and a team player. We offer competitive wages with overtime rates, and opportunity for personal advancement. To apply, please email your CV with covering letter to: michael@plucks.co.nz, or for further information contact: Michael on 03-302 7031. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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For over 135 years, the Ashburton Guardian has been proudly delivering news to Mid Cantabrians.

Meco Processing NZ Ltd will be looking to start processing in late June with recruitment for approx. 20-25 roles taking place now across all areas of the business Any and all expressions of interest, any questions or queries can be directed to the following contacts: Meco Processing NZ Ltd 18 Parkhouse Road Wigram, Christchurch

We have an exciting position for a rural media sales consultant to join our team. You will be selling into our daily newspaper, monthly farming publications – Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus - and our website to help rural clients promote their businesses effectively throughout our products. The skills required for this position include: • Great knowledge and passion for ALL things rural • Sales and ofﬁce experience • Good level of English, both verbal and written • Organised and conﬁdent • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people In return, we will provide you with an attractive base salary and uncapped commission structure. If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to:

Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Friday, May 26.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current New Zealand driver licence.

Phone or text Rob on 027 666 5699 Email Vivian at vivian@meconz.com

PUBLIC NOTICES

TRADES, SERVICES

HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

Mid Canterbury Aero Club

Notice of AGM

SPECIALISED SERVICES

CLEANER available for household cleaning. 9am to 3pm. Conscientious and thorough. Please phone Caroline 021 049 8397.

RURAL TRADING POST FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale. Barley straw $55/bale. Rye grass straw $75/bale. Square balage $90/bale. Round balage $80/bale. Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

Guardian Situations Vacant

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 7.30pm.

PUBLIC NOTICES OLD newspapers available. Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

MOTORCYCLES Wheels Week Motorcycle Road Ride Saturday, May 20, meet at Hotel Ashburton 9.30am All welcome, any style of bike. Spot prizes on return to Hotel Ashburton about 3.00pm. Call Hayden 027 249 0799.

MOTORING LEXUS 2005 GS430. 145,000 kms. Silver with cream leather interior. Will meet your inspection. $15,000. Phone 308 7511 or 027 254 5444.

To be held at MCAC club rooms at the airport on Seafield Road.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

Mt Somers Reserves Board

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Expressions of interest Calling for expressions of interest from Excavator Contractors to windrow a milled plantation in our Domain. Phone Barry Kerr 027 229 2313

307 7900

Ealing Library Hall Society AGM 7.30pm Sunday, May 28 Ealing Hall

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

YFC Hinds

EasyPeel Mandarin 1kg $2.99 bag Broccoli Pumpkin Peppers 1kg Tele Cucumber

$1.99 ea $1.99 ea $3.99 bag $1.99 ea

67th Ploughing Match Saturday, June 3, 10am start.

Featuring Horse and modern ploughing.

Contact: N Ross Phone 3026055 R Smith Phone 3026648

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TRADES, SERVICES

TRAVEL

Beckley Coachlines Programme

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

◊ OPERATUNITY

“Phantom to Les Mis”, May 31, Theatre Royal, Timaru @ 11am ◊ TIMARU BRASS

VARIETY CONCERT

June 03, Theatre Royal, Timaru @ 4pm ◊ CIRQUE du SOLE September 10, Horncastle Arena For bookings phone 308 7646

GRAZING

GRAZING wanted. Wanted grazing suitable for lambs. Kale, rape or grass. Would LIVESTOCK, PETS like to finish lambs on grass. August/September. Contact BUYER of unwanted Johnny on 021 904 212.

animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

GARAGE SALES GARAGE Sale. Deceased estate. Connor Place - 9am on Saturday, May 20.

KALE for Sale - 13ha, Lagmhor area. Straw, hay and baleage available if needed. Phone 027 943 5722.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

308-1095

OPEN WEEKEND

10am - 4.30pm Sat and Sun Eftpos available

Those auditioning must be available both days and be 18 years of age or over. Bookings are essential so please email methventheatreco@gmail.com or alternatively phone or text Patrice Hammond on 027 330 9444.

MID CANTERBURY

MT SOMERS LILYFIELDS Lily bulbs, tulips, trees, maples, hydrangeas, ladies designer gumboots and pre-loved clothing.

Call backs will be Sunday, May 28, 2-5pm.

REAL ESTATE Wanted 70 to 180 hectares, preferably irrigated but not essential, located between Rakaia and Ashburton. Contact Mike Preston

M: 027 430 7041 B: 03 307 2400

GRAZING

David & Wendy Millichamp Ph 3039743

GRAZING LEASE LAND WANTED Seeking 8-20ha of bare land for livestock grazing. Ashburton area. Stock water and good fences required. Pip and Simon Kenny 021 301 650.

Winter cow/heifer grazing for sale

The plays will perform July 26-29 at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven.

GARDENING

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Sealy Street Medical Practice, will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 1pm and from 2pm until 5pm. Tinwald Medical Centre, Archlbald Street ,will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565.

OLD newspapers available. Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles PEASTRAW for sale. $5 per of 10 or more. bale delivered Ashburton area. Phone or text Jamie QUANTITY of used 50kg jute 022 502 2679. bags for sale. Phone 027 222 3021.

FOR SALE

130-150 tonne dry matter of Kale and Rape plus straw. Baleage available if required. Good stockyards etc. 4kms from Mayfield. We can do th e fencing if required.

Three bedroom villa for demolition or removal, welcome to view by appointment. Villa is in fair condition and would be a good do-up project or to get features from and then demolish.

Phone Donald on 027 279 8704

Contact 021 555 117 or 021 393 380.

House for Removal or demolition

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm all evenings.

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting. LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 For weekend and emergency services please 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team. phone 302 8105 for details on how to access the SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual after hours service each weekend. Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

20th - 27th May 2017 Tickets available from the Ashburton Trust Event Centre or Online at Ticket Direct

Director Regan Jackson Musical Director Ella Thomas Choreographer Jessie Thomson

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters by Charles Addams BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORIGINTM THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE, NEW YORK www.origintheatrical.com.au

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

100% FIRST TIME. Asian, slim size 8, busty 40 DD, long black hair. Good service and massage. Phone 022 415 3674, Maney.

SUNNY front flat with heatpump. Two bedrooms. Available next week. $285 per week. Phone Joe 021 324 529.

60 MINUTE special available with a beautiful, professional lady, with legs all the way to heaven. Phone 020 4135 7256, Angel, anytime.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and ANNALISE in town Monday/ wheel chairs. Call Fred Tuesday only. Please phone Reddecliffe at Electric 021 0288 5241. Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602 BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde. Mature. You’ll be back. WOODWICK scented Phone 021 0261 2761. candles. The amazing candle that crackles as it burns. New fragrances have just arrived. NEW PIMA, Hong Kong lady, Nothing adds a quaint charm size 8, 36D cup, busty. to a home like a high quality Excellent services. Good candle. The China Shop in Chinese massage. One week only. Phone 021 077 7466. the Arcade.

TWO bedroom flat plus garage. Close to town. $295.00 per week. References required. Phone 308 9914 or 027 250 7425.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PHONE 021 0856 3949. Sensual hot blond, slim. Passionate service. Three days only. SOPHIA, attractive, very busty, available. Leaving the area so don’t miss out. Adult entertainment. No texting. Private numbers not answered. Phone 021 044 0698.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

PHARMACIES

EMERGENCY DENTIST

FOR SALE

PEA straw for sale, fundraiser for Mid Canterbury Combined Schools 1st XV. $5 per bale, delivery by arrangement. Please contact Simon Fleetwood 027 439 3010.

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

ENTERTAINMENT

Auditions for ‘Bonking James Bond’ and ‘Snip’ will be held Saturday, May 27, 11am onwards at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall.

Entries close May 28.

OPEN 7 DAYS

Methven Theatre Company seeks actors for its upcoming one act plays.

At the property of Ian and Christine Lowe, Swamp Road.

Specials available from 16/05 - 22/05

Fresh Fruit & Vege

ENTERTAINMENT

Ashburton Guardian

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - John Keeley - 308 4432 or 0274 342 646.

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact - President 021 1356 969. VETERINARIANS

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend INFORMATION CENTRES OMMUNITY ERVICES emergencies: Steve Williams. ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. ART GALLERY Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben 2pm. Phone 308-1050. Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: Saturday: 10am - 1pm. BUS DEPARTURES Izzy Cassan. Small: Refer Vetlife. Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. ASHBURTON MUSEUM VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. weekday afternoons. emergencies: Large: Hamish Reid, Caitin Lutz. EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS NIMAL ERVICES Small: Lynlee Kueh 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterWEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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6am Te Karere 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Super Fruit. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me PGR Noon Coronation Street 3 0 1:55 F Instant Gardener 0 2:55 Life Flight PGR 3 0 3:25 Grand Slam Fishing 4:25 Fishing And Adventure The crew goes to the Bay Of Islands on an overnight mission to catch a table fish over 10 kg. 4:55 F Saving Lives At Sea The volunteers must contend with everything from novice sailors caught in a storm to a girl who has become trapped in the rocks below the high-water mark. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Britain’s Got Talent 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Britain’s Got Talent 0 8:15 F The Next Great Magician 0 9:15 Coronation Street Tim warns Sally she will be a laughing stock; Carla is surprised by a blast from her past; Tyrone feels the pressure. 0 10:15 The Safe House AO 0

6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 The Octonauts 3 0 6:55 The Furchester Hotel 3 0 7:05 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 7:55 Nexo Knights 3 8:15 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 0 8:40 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 9:05 Pickle And Peanut 3 0 9:25 Clarence 3 0 9:35 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 10am Fresh 10:30 Cupcake Wars 11:25 Take Me Out PGR 0 12:25 The Fosters PGR 1:15 Bride And Prejudice PGR 0 2:15 Kevin Can Wait PGR 0 3:15 Life In Pieces PGR 0 3:40 Repeat After Me PGR 0 4:10 Dynamo – Magician Impossible 0 5:10 Kitten Impossible 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle 0

Midnight Perception AO 3 Donnie and Moretti are caught in the crossfire when a sniper shoots in the lobby of the Federal Building. 12:50 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

11:55 M Seeking Justice AO 2011 Crime Thriller. 0 1:50 Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris 3 0 2:40 Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 3 0 3:50 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:40 Mike Tyson Mysteries AO 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

7pm M Pirates Of The Caribbean – At World’s End PGR 2007 Adventure. Captain Barbossa, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle. 0 9:55 M The November Man AO 2014 Action. 0

THREE

9:20pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Hoarders 3 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:50 Kim Of Queens 3 12:40 Masters Of Flip (Starting Today) 3 1:40 Hoarders 3 2:35 Botched By Nature PGR 3 3:35 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Dance Moms (Starting Today) 3 5:30 Dance Moms 3 6:30 Hoarders (Starting Today) 3 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker Caroline Manzo from The Real Housewives of New Jersey gets Patti to help her youngest son. 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 9:30 Snapped – Killer Couples AO (Starting Today) 3 10:30 Made In Chelsea AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 3

SUNDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Dance Moms 3

MAORI

CHOICE

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Shimmer And Shine 3 8:05 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8:30 Johnny Test 3 9am Victorious PGR 9:50 MasterChef USA 3 10:55 MasterChef USA 3 Noon Back Benches PGR 2:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) 3:30 NRL Fulltime 4pm Football – English Premier League (HLS) 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Ireland With Simon Reeve 30 7pm Storage Wars 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow The Antiques Roadshow returns to Bowood House in Wiltshire, where treasures include an 18th-century box engraved with a secret code. 0 8:35 Top Gear – The Races PGR 9:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (DLY) Hurricanes v Cheetahs.

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am The Zoo 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am My Mokai 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kawe Korero – Reporters 12:30 Marngrook Footy Show 2017 PGR 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Basketball – National League (DLY) 4:30 Golf World 5pm Koroua 3 5:30 Waka Huia Grief has always been with 83-yearold Te Rauoriwa Pere (Ngati Rehia, Ngapuhi), a widow who lost her only two children, who says her beliefs sustain her to carry on. 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm M Crocodile Dundee PGR 1986 Comedy Drama. An Australian bushman who has survived a crocodile attack in the Outback must survive a week with a reporter in New York. 8:45 M Dallas Buyers Club AO 2013 Biography Drama. 10:45 Te Kaea 3 2

11:35 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show. 0 12:45 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:40 Scorpion PGR 3 Team Scorpion must save the life of Happy’s sick friend, who is confined to a sterile bubble on the verge of collapse. 12:40 Closedown

11:15 All Talk With Anika Moa 3 Singer and song-writer Anika Moa hosts a talk show with guests, live music, and her perspective of what is trending, and offending, in pop culture. 11:45 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

Birdman

PRIME

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Power Rangers – Dino Super Charge 7am Small Blacks TV 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 3 11:25 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:40 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 1:50 Kiss Bang Love PGR (Starting Today) 3 2:55 F Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3:25 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:55 Grand Designs – Living In The Country 3 0 4:55 Polar Bear – Spy On The Ice Spy cameras get closer than ever to the world’s greatest land predator, the polar bear. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Life Of Pi PGR 3 2006 Drama. 0 9:20 M Birdman AO 2014 Comedy Drama. A former superhero film star must deal with dwindling fame, an estranged daughter, theatre critics, and inner demons. 0

6:10 Lights Out MV 2016 Horror. Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello. 7:30 Goodbye World 16VLSC 2013 Drama. Adrian Grenier, Kerry Bishe. 9:10 The Secret In Their Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller. Heritage Rescue Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts. 6:30pm on Choice 11am Everybody Wants Some!! 16VLSC 2016 THE BOX Comedy. Blake Jenner, 6am The Pacific 16VLS Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman. 7am Mountain Men 12:55 Goodbye World PG 7:50 Gator Boys PG 16VLSC 2013 Drama. 8:40 Barry’d Treasure Adrian Grenier, Kerry Bishe. PG 9:05 Barry’d Treasure 2:35 99 Homes MVLS 2014 PG 9:30 The Musketeers Drama. Andrew Garfield, MVLS 10:30 Elementary MV Michael Shannon. 11:20 The Simpsons Super 4:25 The Intern ML 2015 Saturday PG 2:15 Storage Comedy. Anne Hathaway, Wars PG 2:40 Storage Wars PG 3:05 Storage Wars Robert De Niro. 6:25 Now PG 3:30 The Pacific 16VLS You See Me – The Second 4:30 The Simpsons Super Act MV 2016 Action Saturday PG 7:30 Whose Line Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Is It Anyway? US MLS Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson. 8pm Last Man Standing PG 8:30 Everest MC 2015 Drama. 8:30 Counting Cars PG Several climbing expeditions 9pm Pawn Stars – Australia face an unexpected fierce PG 9:30 Mountain Men blizzard as they attempt to PG 10:20 The Musketeers climb to the summit of Mt MVLS 11:20 Elementary MV Everest. Based on real events. SUNDAY Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin. 12:10 Whose Line 10:35 The Night Before Is It Anyway? US PG 16LSC 2015 Comedy. 12:35 Last Man Standing PG 1am Counting Cars PG Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller. 1:25 Pawn Stars – Australia SUNDAY 12:15 Poker PG 1:50 Mountain Men Night 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. PG 2:40 The Musketeers 2am The Directors – Rob MVLS 3:35 Elementary Cohen PG 2:30 Now You MV 4:25 Covert Affairs MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? See Me – The Second Act US PG 5:35 Last Man Standing MV 2016 Action Comedy. 4:35 Everest MC 2015 Drama. PG

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 Date Night MLS 2010 Comedy. Steve Carrell, Tina Fey. 8:25 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel. 10:10 The Fighter 16VLSC 2010 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale. 12:05 Forrest Gump MVL 1994 Comedy Drama. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise. 2:25 28 Days ML 2000 Comedy. Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock. 4:10 Dear John MVS 2010 Drama. Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried. 5:55 Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 8:30 Hook 1991 Family Fantasy. A corporate raider who has won everything, but lost the child within, must rekindle it when his children are kidnapped by Captain Hook. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts. 10:55 Two Weeks Notice PGS 2002 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt.

SUNDAY

12:35 Rosewood Lane MVL 2011 Horror. Rose McGowan, Lin Shaye. 2:10 28 Days ML 2000 Comedy. Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock. 3:55 Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

SKY SPORT 1 7am Rugby Doco – Pride On The Line 8am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Crusaders. 8:30 InCycle 9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Stormers v Blues. 11:30 Grassroots Rugby 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Crusaders. 1pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Blues. 1:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Rocco Forte – Round Two. 2pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Byron Nelson – Round Two. 2:30 Golf – LPGA (HLS) Kingsmill Championship – Round Two. 3pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) Rocco Forte Open – Round Two. 3:30 ICC Cricket 360 4pm Triathlon – ITU (HLS) Yokohama. 5pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Blues. 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Crusaders. 6pm Rugby Doco – Pride On The Line 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Cheetahs. 9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Force v Highlanders. 11:50 L Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Sharks. SUNDAY 2am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Highlanders. 3:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Bulls. 5:25 L Rugby – Super Rugby Kings v Brumbies.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7am Dangerous Roads 8am Getaway 8:30 Heston’s Great British Food 9:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 10:30 Backroad Bounty 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen Noon Gardeners’ World 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Half Built House 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:30 American Restoration 5:30 Walks With My Dog 6:30 Heritage Rescue Brigid Gallagher visits Cromwell in Central Otago to help revitalise the historic mining town’s museum. 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M The Rebound AO 2009 Romantic Comedy. In New York, a single mother captivates her new neighbour, a much younger man. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Art Garfunkel. 10:30 The Catch PGR

11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Midnight Half Built House 1am Walks With My Dog 2am M The Rebound AO 2009 Romantic Comedy. In New York, a single mother captivates her new neighbour, a much younger man. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Art Garfunkel. 4am Heritage Rescue 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Dragons. 8:30 The After Match 9am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Tigers. 9:30 The Professors Second Year Syndrome 10am ICC Cricket 360 10:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Qualifying Final Two – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders. 11am Cricket – Tri-Nations (HLS) New Zealand v Bangladesh. 11:30 World Rugby Noon Triathlon – ITU World Series (HLS) Yokohama. 1pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Tigers. 1:30 The Professors Second Year Syndrome 2pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Dragons. 2:30 The After Match 3pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Tigers. 5:10 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Gold Coast Titans v Manly Sea Eagles. 7pm L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Sea Eagles. 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Eels v Raiders. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. SUNDAY Midnight Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Byron Nelson – Round Two. 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Cheetahs. 1am L Rugby League – Super League Widnes Vikings v Wakefield Trinity. 3:45 L Rugby League – Super League Hull FC v St Helens. 20May17

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG Snow Special. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:10 Railroad Australia PG 10am Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M Murder On Highway 23. 10:50 American Monster M 11:40 Murder Comes To Town M 12:30 The Last Alaskans PG Bear Intruder. 1:20 The Wheel PG Survive the Turn. 2:10 What On Earth? PG Mystery in the Outback. 3pm Railroad Australia PG 3:50 Salvage Hunters PG 4:45 Salvage Hunters PG 5:40 Salvage Hunters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Cruelest Cut. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Pete and his team build an elegant English retreat with a hanging bed. 8:30 Salvage Hunters PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Decision Time. Otto and Charlotte must round up their cattle. 10:15 Auction Hunters PG Ton’s Hot Commodity. 11:30 Gold Rush PG Cruelest Cut. SUNDAY 12:20 Railroad Australia PG 1:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 Noon Coronation Street 3 0 1pm Monster Fish 0 1:55 You Can’t Get The Staff AO 30 2:55 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGR 3 0 3:55 Taste Of A Traveller 0 4:25 Topp Country 3 Lynda and Jools Topp visit some of the biggest and most impressive backyards in the country. 0 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar A Bit of a Dag. 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 The Naked Choir New Zealand Jeff Hunkin’s search for the best amateur a cappella singing group continues as the remaining groups face a unique challenge. 0 9:30 Murder Calls 0 10:30 Aquarius AO 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 The Octonauts 3 0 6:45 Little Monstar 3 0 6:50 Sooty 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon Survivor New Zealand PGR 30 2:35 Grandfathered PGR 0 3:05 Blackish 0 3:30 Home And Away 3 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle The Hecks take advantage of the Donoghues’ car; Valentine’s Day has the family swearing off love. 0 7pm Survivor New Zealand Hunger hits hard, and desperate times call for desperate measures; the taste of victory is soured when a treasured tribe member begins to have difficulty. 0 8:35 M Iron Man AO 2008 Action. 0 10:55 M The Hand That Rocks The Cradle AO 1992 Thriller. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R And R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 10:55 Big Angry Fish 3 11:40 Creative Living 3 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Formula E 2pm Motorsport – D1NZ 2:30 Motorsport – World RX 3:30 Motorsport – Monster Jam 4:30 Gone Fishin’ A slice of outdoor New Zealand life designed around a fishing theme. 5pm Ocean Bounty Series that covers all aspects of New Zealand’s ocean resources. 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm F The Bachelor NZ PGR Zac’s search for love has led him to the final two bachelorettes, who meet his family before he makes his decision. 0 8:20 M The Other Woman AO 2014 Drama. 0 10:30 Hyde And Seek AO (Starting Today) 3 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world. Noon Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict. 12:30 University Challenge 3 0 1pm War News PGR 3 2pm The Odd Couple PGR 3 0 2:30 The Story Of China PGR 3 0 3:30 Grassroots Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off 3 The remaining six bakers face the European cakes challenge, baking yeast-leavened cakes, a tricky cross between cake and bread that sees some of them opting out of the challenge. 0 7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 0 8:30 Soundbreaking AO 3 How a one-time marketing tool became a mediator between artist and audience, highlighting the music video’s place in today’s industry. 0 9:40 60 Minutes PGR 10:40 Bull PGR 3

10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 11am Native Affairs 11:30 Media Take 12:30 Waiata 3 1pm Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1:30 School Of Training PGR 3 2pm Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3pm L Basketball – National League Taranaki Mountainairs v Wellington Saints. 5pm Tradition On A Plate 3 5:30 Matangi Rau Jeremy Tatere MacLeod visits elders from Ngati Kahungunu, which covers the area from Wairoa down to the Wairarapa. 6:30 Te Kaea 2

11:30 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:35 Attitude 3 0 1:05 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3am Marae PGR Maori current-affairs show. 2 3:30 Infomercials

12:50 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 3 0 2:20 The 100 PGR 3 0 3:05 Infomercials 3:35 Containment AO 3 0 4:20 It Is Written 3 4:50 The Fosters PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 Westside AO 3 Ted goes after a wad of South African cash; a crime close to home has the Wests joining forces with the police and neighbourhood watch. 0 12:15 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:35 Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell AO 3 In 1806, magic is long since lost to England, but two men are destined to bring it back, the reclusive Mr Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. 12:50 Closedown

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Closedown

Survivor New Zealand 7pm on TVNZ 2

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12:30 Survivor – Cagayan PG 1:30 Shipping Wars PG 1:55 Shipping Wars PG 2:20 Piha Rescue PG 2:50 Deep Undercover MVLC 3:15 Law And Order – LA MV 4:10 Law And Order – LA MV 5:05 Main Event MV

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12:25 Superfast MVL 2015 Comedy. 2:05 Mississippi Grind MLS 2015 Drama. 3:55 The Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy. 5:25 The Making Of Everest MC 5:40 Mission – Impossible: Rogue Nation MV 2015 Action.

Midnight Unknown MV 2011 Thriller. Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger. 1:50 Stuck On You ML 2003 Comedy. 3:45 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 4:15 The Bounty Hunter MVLS 2010 Comedy.

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7pm Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Dragons. 8:30 M Zero Dark Thirty AO 2012 Drama History. Story of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy Seals Team Six in May, 2011. Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt.

SKY SPORT 1 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Cheetahs. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Blues. 10am L Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series All Star Race. 2pm UCL Magazine Show A review of the latest matches in Europe’s premier club competition, plus a look ahead to forthcoming fixtures. 2:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Qualifying Final Two – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders. 3pm Canoe Sprint – World Cup (RPL) Day One. 4:30 The World Rugby Show 5pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Cheetahs. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Highlanders. From nib Stadium, Perth. 6pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Rebels. From Allianz Stadium. 8:05 World Rugby Show 8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 L Cricket – TriNations Ireland v New Zealand – First Innings. From Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin.

6am Australia’s Remote Islands 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Dangerous Roads 8am Cute To Killer 9am American Pickers 10am Half Built House 11am Heritage Rescue Noon Better Homes And Gardens 1:30 American Restoration 2:30 Walks With My Dog 3:25 Dara And Ed’s Pan-Am Road Trip 4:30 Jamie At Home 5:30 Restoration Man Architect George Clarke returns to a remote 19th-century Scottish ice house after two years to catch up with owner, Laird Henderson. 6:30 The Living Room Comedian Amanda Keller and her team of presenters have the answers when it comes to lifestyle, renovations, gardening, travel, and banter. 7:30 Australia With Simon Reeve 8:30 M Cell AO 2016 Horror. When a cell-phone signal causes people to become killers, a graphic novelist is determined to reunite with his son in New England. John Cusack, Clark Sarullo, Ethan Andrew Casto. 10:30 Celebrity Adventure Club 11:30 Best House On The Street 12:30 Australia’s Remote Islands 1am The Lazy Chef 1:30 The Delicious Miss Dahl 2am M Cell AO 2016 Horror. John Cusack, Clark Sarullo, Ethan Andrew Casto. 4am Australia With Simon Reeve 5am Restoration Man

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6am L Rugby League – Super League Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves. From St James’ Park, Newcastle. 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Force v Highlanders. 11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Crusaders. Noon Motorsport – WRC Portugal (HLS) Day Two. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 1pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Dragons. 1:40 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Newcastle v Penrith. 3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Knights v Panthers. 6pm L Rugby League – NRL Bulldogs v Roosters. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 8pm L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Storm. From nib Stadium. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Dragons. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 L Rugby League – Super League Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants. From St James’ Park, Newcastle.

6:35 MythBusters PG Grenades and Guts. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Gold Rush PG Cruelest Cut. 9:10 The Wheel PG Survive the Turn. 10am Cooper’s Treasure M 10:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Decision Time. 11:40 Killing Richard Glossip M (Part 1) 12:30 Killing Richard Glossip M (Part 2) 1:20 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG Cappy’s Curse. 2:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M The Danger Zone. 3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier M Winter is Coming. 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Gold Rush. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Hunting Season. 5:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M Blood is Thicker Than Winter. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Decision Time. 7:30 Anthony Bourdain – Parts Unknown M Montana. 8:30 Killing Richard Glossip M The Machinery of Death. 10:15 The Wheel PG 11:05 Railroad Australia PG 11:55 Cooper’s Treasure M MONDAY 12:45 Bering Sea Gold PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction MONDAY Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska 2:15 L Rugby League MONDAY – The Last Frontier M – Super League Leigh 1:20 Fox Sports News Centurions v Salford Red Devils. 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 1:50 L Cricket – Tri4:05 Treehouse Masters 4:30 L Rugby League Nations Ireland v New Zealand – Super League Castleford PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG Tigers v Leeds Rhinos. – Second Innings.

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GRIEVE, (nee Stephen) – Todd, Kylie and big brother Freddy are pleased to announce the arrival of Sadie Joy Grieve born May 3, 2017, weighing 7lb 14oz. Another granddaughter for both Ken and Jill Stephen and John and Dawn Grieve. A special thanks to Angela Baird, Colin Conaghan, Marie Dickie and the midwives at Christchurch Women's and Ashburton Hospitals. All doing well.

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ARNST, Ruth – Left us twenty years ago on May 18, 1997. Will stay with us in our hearts forever. Remembered with love. - Bruce, Owen, Janet, Jennie, Robyn and families.

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Previous solution: VOUCHERS 20/5

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ACROSS 1. Parched (7) 5. Skinflint (5) 8. Doubts (13) 9. Family (3) 10. Assured (9) 12. Remorseful (6) 13. Intend (6) 15. Standard (9) 16. Jewel (3) 18. Inferno (13) 20. Correct (5) 21. Came out (7)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your mind will wander, as is the nature of minds. Though you shouldn’t always concern yourself with where it goes, or take random thoughts seriously, you’ll benefit from investigating tonight’s thought patterns. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you try to manage your own behaviour like a boss trying to control staff through micromanagement, you’ll be met with irritation, resentment and backbiting. It’s a day for kind, gentle and tolerant self-care. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some you will have to entertain. Your favourites, though, will be those self-entertaining types who will come up with a lot of interesting work and/or fun when you ask, “What do you want to do now?” CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Possessions are not inherently precious to you, but you make them precious through your associations. Differing views about money and the material world will need to be worked out today. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): People are more fragile than they seem. You know to be gentle with young and old, but you don’t stop there. Your kind attention toward those who seem tough may be where your care does most good today. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re naturally self-controlled, polite without effort and inclined to listen to opinions and stories of others with a level of attention that makes them feel accepted. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Looking back years from now, your time will be more memorable if you spend it on an adventure than on the regular same ol’, same ol’. It may be slightly inconvenient, but don’t let that stop you! SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It turns out you don’t need as much as you thought you would. Bonus: It’s easy to let it go. Even if your generosity is foolish, it’s so important for you to give. The ultimate benefactor will, of course, be you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You have a gift for exploring the interests of others while remaining true to yourself. This talent will broaden you further today, and you’ll be surprised how you can apply what you learn. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): A craving can be a curse that wears down resistance to temptation for things that aren’t the best for you. There’s also a message in a craving about a deeper need. Search for the root meaning of it. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Often even a terrible situation can be made far less so by the slightest amount of levity. Taking things too seriously usually makes them worse. Only the light can drive out darkness. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): If you think too far ahead you might freak yourself out, especially in matters of relationships. Take it slow. One day at a time may be too fast. One hour at a time is better.

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GALAXY 7 PIECE DINING SUITE Part of the Galaxy collection from John Young Furniture, this suite is a stunning clash of black glass and stainless steel, creating a fantastic addition to your dining experience.

WAS $2199.99 NOW

164999

25% OFF

PLUS, 20% OFF ALL galaxy furniture

Get everything you need for your home under one contract *Flexible interest free terms to suit you under a single contract for everything you purchase.

SHOP YOUR WAY Delivered to your door or pick up instore

0800 SMITHS (0800 764 847)

38 Kermode St, ASHBURTON *Discount is off our usual retail price. Exclusions, fees, terms and conditions apply. See instore or visit smithscity.co.nz

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