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Caution on new training model

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The devil will be in the detail in the government’s move to scrap industry training organisations, says Ashburton building business owner John McIntosh.

He’s cautiously optimistic that the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, likely to start next year, will take the best from the current industry training model into the new organisation.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins last week announced proposals for the new institute that would remove responsibility for work-based training from the 11 industry training organisa-

tions as well as taking over all 16 of the country’s polytechnics.

“We’ve had little information, but as long as they do it well, as long as they keep individual programmes it shouldn’t have too much of an effect at the ground floor,” McIntosh said.

“We certainly don’t want to lose the individual programmes for each sector.”

Currently apprentices and trainees find employers to take them on either directly or with help from an industry training organisation.

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For his company the current system worked well, with apprentices completing work books and then spending time with assessors on site as part of their training rather than attending block courses, McIntosh said.

Under the new system industry skills bodies would still specify the standards that trainees would have to meet, and may check that they have achieved those standards at the end of their training.

The new organisation will have a centralised back office to cut costs.

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Wool boys go pink for a cause

By Sue NewmaN

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Buying shirts might not be core business for the team at Mainland Wool, but when it comes to raising money for charity those boys will do just about anything – even wear pink.

Like the 100 plus shearers, shed hands, pen fillers and rousies who’ll be working at this weekend’s Shear for Life cancer fundraiser, the Mainland Wool team were quick to come on board when organiser Rocky Bull got on their case.

He wanted team shirts and the company’s directors were happy to oblige.

“It’s a great cause and it was something we were keen to get in behind,” director Brent Jary said.

The business stumped up for 60 singlets and 60 polo shirts that will be worn on Saturday as 3000 sheep are shorn by 70 shearers aged 50 plus, who’ll be racing the clock to get the job done on time.

Among those shearers will be several women who starred in the She Shears movie, and a handful of rugby stars, among them ex-All Blacks Brian Lochore, Buck Shelford, Andy Earl and Jock Ross.

And some of that shearing fraternity will either currently hold or have held world records or titles.

It’s a day that’s about raising money for cancer, but it’s also about showing the district what the best of the country’s shearers

Giving their support to Saturday’s Shear for Life event are Mainland Wool directors (from left) Dean Harrison, Chris Bell and Brent Jary.

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can do, Bull said.

The idea was born when he and two mates were winding down over an end-of-day beer. It gained momentum, Bull put out the call for shearers and was inundated.

Everyone wanted to be part of the event and that speaks volumes for the cause, he said.

It’s an event that’s running on community support and incredible donations of time, labour,

goods to auction and raffle and not least of all the willingness of the Hinds Ewing family to make their shed available, Bull said.

They’re providing the lambs and the shearers are giving their time,

with the normal shear rate paid to the charity pool.

Local farmer Sandra Curd came on board to co-ordinate the event and two days out said the to-do list was still long.

The 3000 lambs were crutched last week, the big public marquee will be erected today and a working bee on Friday will ensure everything is ready when the machines are turned on at 8am on Saturday.

She’s hoping for a huge turnout of spectators.

Along with a handful of blade shearers, the country’s best “older” machine shearers will be working in relays on the eight-stand board to have the job done by 4pm.

The marathon shear can be viewed from the woolshed floor or on screen in a shed side marquee.

Wool will be taken from the board and pressed outside to create a larger in-shed viewing space out of the sun – or rain.

As the event wraps up, a number of items will be auctioned including a signed All Black jersey, a signed shearer’s singlet, a helicopter ride and an accommodation package.

Shear for Life will be held on Saturday from 8am to 4pm in the Ewing Family woolshed on Hendersons Road, Hinds.

Entry is by gold coin donation.

Beneficiaries will the Ashburton Cancer Support and the national prostate and breast cancer organisations.

Caution over new industry training model From P1 Courses would also be developed centrally or through Centres of Vocational Excellence for key industries, so academic staff in the regions would spend little or no time designing curricula or assessment from scratch.

While there may be little change for apprentices, it is likely staff in the 11 ITOs will lose their jobs under the new plan.

Industry Training Federation chief executive Josh Williams is not convinced the new plan will improve the system.

“It feels certainly like we’ve

been swept up as part of the process to stabilise the polytechnics,” he said.

“Our part of the system was not broken, it is actually performing well, it is getting good results, it is vastly more cost-efficient to government than provider-based training.”

Williams said industry was best placed to decide the training arrangements that met its needs, including commissioning training providers to deliver courses and programmes.

There are currently 145,000 people per year in workplace training and apprenticeships

training in 25,000 firms supported by the 11 ITOs. For every $1 million invested in the tertiary sector, ITO-arranged training qualifies 300 skilled workers.

By comparison the polytechnics currently qualify 50,” Williams said.

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Heart disease NZ’s single biggest killer

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

New Zealand’s confronting heart disease statistics are being brought to attention this week as people of all ages raise funds for the Heart Foundation’s Big Heart Appeal.

Collectors will be out on the street tomorrow and on Saturday to help raise money to fund research into heart disease.

Every year 6500 Kiwis die as a result of heart disease, making it the nation’s single biggest killer.

“Not only do one in five New Zealanders die from heart disease, but more people than ever before are living with a heart condition. And it’s not just the elderly who are at risk,” the Heart Foundation’s medical director Gerry Devlin said.

“One in five people admitted to hospital with heart disease are under 60.”

The kids at Active Explorers in Ashburton were also doing their bit to help raise funds for the cause.

“The kids have been dressing up in red and there has been extra focus on physical play, healthy eating and drinking water,” early childhood teacher Danielle Rice said.

“We have been collecting gold coin donations from the parents and they have also been bringing in fruit to share.”

The children and staff at Active Explorers were dresssed in red yesterday in support of the Big Heart Appeal.

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The Heart Foundation is New Zealand’s leading independent funder of heart research and, since 1968, has funded more than $70 million in research and specialist training for cardiologists.

“Funds raised during the Big Heart Appeal will be used to support this research and training programme,” Devlin said.

The Heart Foundation also performs a wide range of activities to help support people living

with heart disease and their families, and provides educational programmes and campaigns that promote heart-healthy living.

“We hope everyone will support the very important work the Heart Foundation is doing by do-

nating to the Big Heart Appeal.

One New Zealander dying every 90 minutes from heart disease is a sobering statistic and we are hoping Kiwis will get behind us and help raise vital funds for further research,” he said.

Socially historic sites to be highlighted with plaques

By Linda cLarKe

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Coloured plaques with information bites about Mid Canterbury’s social history could soon be spotted around the district.

The Ashburton Museum and Historical Society is considering putting up the plaques, which will complement blue plaques erected by Historic Places Mid Canterbury over the past year on buildings of historical interest and importance around the town.

One socially significant spot is at the Ashburton Airport, says former society president Michael Hanrahan.

The airport was used during World War Two as a training field for pilots learning to fly Tiger Moth aircraft.

Another spot, he says, is the water take for the district’s original water race network. The offtake, from the north branch of the Ashburton River at Mt Somers, was constructed in 1881 and still operates.

Water was, and remains, the lifeblood of agriculture on the Mid Canterbury Plains.

The museum and historical society celebrated 60 years last year and once operated the town’s museum, but that has now passed to the Ashburton District Council.

Hanrahan said the society owned the museum collection, on behalf of the district, but dayto-day operations were now with council.

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sue its original aim of promoting the district’s varied history.

Another project in progress is a bridge to bridge walk along East Street. The walk runs between the overhead railway footbridge and the State Highway One bridge over the Ashburton River and the society is preparing a brochure with stories and photos of historically interesting spots along the way.

Hanrahan said the society was always looking for new members and members of the public were

always welcome at meetings where guest speakers covered a variety of topics.

The society’s next meeting on March 3 will hear about the district’s aviation history while on May 5, a visiting professor will talk about the impact of the 1918 flu epidemic on Mid Canterbury.

Current president Glenn Vallender said the society was committed to promoting and preserving Ashburton’s rich local social history, and welcomed anyone with an interest in history.

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Wigram Cup back in Ashburton after 17-year gap

By Linda CLarke

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Mid Canterbury Aero Club members are celebrating after winning flying’s prestigious Wigram Cup. The seven-pilot contingent capped off a stellar campaign at the national flying club championships at the North Shore last week to come home with the cup – last on Mid Canterbury turf 17 years ago.

A member of the 2002 winning team, Ian Begbie, was amongst the winners last week.

Team spokesperson and pilot Darryn Franklin said the crew flew up in three club planes last Monday, rather than fly up on a commercial airplane and compete in borrowed planes.

A combination of familiar equipment and sharp aviation skills paid off, with Mid Canterbury winning the Wigram Cup ahead of clubs from all over the country.

Franklin said Mid Canterbury qualified to go to the nationals at a regional qualifier last year and the club had put in a lot of practice ahead of the event, which attracts some of the best pilots in the country.

The three small club craft took off from Ashburton last Monday, landing at Wanganui for lunch and then flying on to the North Shore. The pilots spent the Tuesday practising flying manoeuvres and landing at the Auckland airfield, which had a tricky approach.

Franklin said the Mid Canter-

Mid Canterbury pilots Darryn Franklin (left) and Adam Hancock (right) flew over the Cook Strait with supporter Frank Fletcher on their way to success at the North Shore Aero Club.

PHOTO SUPPLIED bury group was a mix of experience, including Begbie with more than 50 years flying under his belt, and student pilots with only 15 hours flying time. Franklin began flying six years ago after he took a trial flight which was a gift from his family.

The Wigram Cup was an aggregate of their points over parts of the competition. The Flying New

Zealand competition includes precision flying, aerobatics, life raft dropping, formation flying, bombing, navigation and other skill contests.

Franklin was first in the engine aerobatics, then paired with Begbie to win the formation pairs.

Edana Sparks won the Jean Batten and Begbie won the forced landing.

The crew enjoyed a more relaxed and scenic trip home, soaking up the views of Mt Ruapehu and the Desert Road as they cruised into Taupo and then past the haze of the Nelson fires to home.

Franklin said planning the flight up and back had been a logistical exercise in itself, with the flight path needing to be researched

and stops planned for refuelling.

The total flying time for the return trip was 36 hours.

The club is planning a celebration on home turf to share the spoils of the trip.

The seven pilots were: Darryl Franklin, Ian Begbie, Adam Hancock, Anja Liemburg, Edana Sparks, Graham Closey and instructor James Billcliff.

Paver initiative to keep kids safe A parenting organisation is looking at tackling New Zealand’s worryingly high number of deaths of children in driveways.

On average five children a year are killed in driveway accidents, with Maori and Pacific Island children over-represented, accounting for nearly three-quarters of identified cases.

Parent to Parent is launching SafeSquares to help keep New Zealand children safe in drive-

ways in 2019.

Up to early 2019, there has not been a single report of a child killed in a driveway in New Zealand for two years.

Parent to Parent hopes to help keep that figure at zero with continued education on how to prevent harm in the driveway.

The initiative aims to provide families around New Zealand with a free SafeSquare paver, to create a safe spot for children to

stand while vehicles are operating in the driveway.

To create a free SafeSquare, on March 3, community members are invited to their local Bunnings Warehouse store from 10am to 2pm to decorate a free paver that they can take away and use at home.

The workshops will be running in 46 Bunnings locations nationwide, including Ashburton, where children will be provided

with an apron, gloves and brightly-coloured paints to decorate their own SafeSquare.

Volunteers from Parent to Parent will also be on hand to discuss the best spots to place the SafeSquare.

Parent to Parent New Zealand board member, Julie-Ann Johnson, hopes the initiative will have a direct impact on the issue.

“By inviting families to create their very own SafeSquare and

then place it in a safe space behind a fence or a gate when vehicles are in operation, we hope we can help keep these tragedies a thing of the past,” she said.

Simple tips to help prevent harm in the driveway include walking around the car and checking for children before you get in, supervising children whenever cars are moving and separating play areas from driveways with fences and gates.

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Hororata dairy farm fined $30k A Hororata dairy farm has been fined $30,000 after illegally discharging effluent onto land.

A representative for Aitkens Road Dairies pleaded guilty to the charge in December.

The charge related to discharging a contaminant onto land in circumstances which may result in it entering groundwater, which is prohibited under the Resource Management Act. The court heard yesterday that Aitkens Road Dairies had consent to dispose of effluent to land, but due to a faulty pipe, known about by the farm’s owner and manager, an effluent pond on the property overflowed 80 square metres down a hill before the flow was stopped by an effluent dam.

While the pond was being monitored daily by the farm manager, the overflow still occurred.

Several improvements had been made at the property since the incident.

Judge Jane Borthwick said the actions taken by Aitkens Road Dairy before the incident were not those of a prudent farmer and were negligent rather than careless.

Fines in such cases were in a band of $40,000 to $80,000.

From a starting point of $40,000, she applied a 25 per cent discount for an early guilty plea, but declined to make any discount for good character.

She ordered the company to pay legal fees of $113 and court costs of $130.

Locals watch on after a car collided with a parked vehicle on Allison Street yesterday afternoon.

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Stationary vehicle hit in collision Emergency services rushed to Allenton yesterday afternoon after receiving reports of a crash on Allison Street.

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A police spokesman said they received reports at 4.07pm of a car colliding with a parked vehicle and rolling.

One person sustained moderate injuries and was transported to Ashburton Hospital, a St John spokesman said.

Bain’s groomsman commits second murder David Bain was “shocked to the core” to hear his groomsman had committed a second murder.

Paul Wilson, 55, also known as Paul Tainui, has pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Christchurch 27-year-old Nicole Tuxford in Merivale last year.

He raped and murdered 21-year-old West Coast woman, Kimberly Schroder, in 1994.

Wilson met Bain in jail and was groomsman at Bain’s 2014 wedding.

Joe Karam, long-time advocate for Bain, says Bain is distressed Wilson inflicted such terrible disaster on the victim and her family.

He says Bain thought his friend was managing life well and there was no indication he wasn’t.

Wilson lay in wait for eight hours before 27-year-old Nicole Marie Tuxford arrived back in her Merivale home in April last year.

Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual violation in the High Court in Christchurch yesterday.

He had earlier pleaded guilty to the life coach’s murder.

Justice Cameron Mander has indicated a sentence date of March 28.

The shocking news that Wilson committed a second murder in Christchurch in April last year – 24 years after he murdered former girlfriend Kimberly Schroder in Hokitika – was too much for Schroder’s father.

Gary James Schroder, 67, died in a suspected suicide just hours after Wilson made his first court appearance on April 10 last year.

“Paul Wilson now has the blood of two young ladies on his hands. And also the blood of my dearly beloved [relative],” one family member told the Herald at the time.

Wilson was convicted and jailed in 1995 for the rape and murder of Kimberly Jean Schroder in Hokitika the previous May. A 31-year-old sickness beneficiary at the time, Wilson visited Schroder’s flat and tied up her male flatmate.

When his girlfriend came home, he cut her hands during a confrontation, before cutting off her jeans and raping her.

He then stabbed her in the neck after she made comments about relationships with other men.

Wilson was sentenced to 15 years non-parole, though on appeal that was reduced to 13 years.

His parole was granted at his fifth time of asking in December 2010, with his behaviour described as “exemplary and faultless”.

Wilson was released in January 2011 into a residential programme that included at least one year of intensive therapy.

His release conditions also permanently banned him from visiting the West Coast or contacting the Schroder family, and he is subject to the “standard conditions” of parole for life, which includes recall to prison if he is deemed an “undue risk to the safety of the community”.

Wilson has spent the past few years living and working in Christchurch.

He left around 6am every weekday for his job at a scrap metal merchants on the other side of Christchurch.

His 27-year-old victim Nicole ‘Nicky’ Marie Tuxford had just embarked on a new career as a life coach and spiritual guide when she was killed at her home in the upmarket Christchurch suburb of Merivale, near Hagley Park, on April 7 last year.

Tuxford had been training for two years with the Phoenix Light Foundation to become a life coach.

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Isis bride seeks to return An Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group after becoming radicalised online realised she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, a lawyer for her family said yesterday.

Hoda Muthana, 24, regrets ever aligning herself with the terrorist organisation and is putting herself at risk by speaking out against it from a refugee camp where she has lived since fleeing the group a few weeks ago, said attorney Hassan Shibly.

Muthana, who dodged sniper fire and roadside bombs to escape, is ready to pay the penalty for her actions but wants freedom and safety for the 18-month-old son she had with one of two Isis fighters she wed, he said. Both men were killed in combat.

In a handwritten letter released by Shibly, Muthana wrote that she made “a big mistake” by rejecting her family and friends in the United States to join the Islamic State.

“During my years in Syria I would see and experience a way of life and the terrible effects of war which changed me,” she wrote.

After fleeing her home in suburban Birmingham in late 2014 and resurfacing in Syria, Muthana used social media to advocate violence against the United States. In the letter, Muthana wrote that she didn’t understand the importance of freedoms provided by the United States at the time.

“To say that I regret my past words, any pain that I caused my family and any concerns I would cause my country would be hard for me to really express properly,” said the letter.

Shibly said Muthana was brainwashed online before she left Alabama and now could have valuable intelligence for US forces, but he said the FBI didn’t seem interested in retrieving her from the refugee camp where she is living with her son.

A Justice Department spokesman referred questions to the State Department, which did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

Muthana’s father would welcome the woman back, Shibly said, but she is not on speaking terms with her mother.

Ashfaq Taufique, who knows Muthana’s family and is president of the Birmingham

Lagerfield dies in Paris Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic couturier whose designs at Chanel and Fendi had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and admiration for the man whose career spanned six decades. Although he spent virtually his entire career at luxury labels catering to the very wealthy – including 20 years at Chloe – Lagerfeld’s designs quickly trickled down to low-end retailers, giving him global influence.

Former supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who credits Lagerfeld as her mentor, called him her “magic dust”.

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Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State now wants to return to the United States.

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Islamic Society, said the woman could be a valuable resource for teaching young people about the dangers of online radicalisation were she allowed to return to the

United States.

“Her coming back could be a very positive thing for our community and our country,” Taufique said.

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The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologised for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday’s show when a model hired to walk (but not wear the outfit) complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide.

Marco Gobbetti, the brand’s CEO, said Burberry is “deeply sorry for the distress” the top has caused and has removed it from the autumn-winter collection.

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Flypast honours US bomber crew Tony Foulds has a routine when he visits the memorial for 10 American airmen killed in World War Two. First, he kisses his finger and lays it on the metal plate bearing their names. Then he sits beside the rock, laying a shaky hand on its smooth slope with the care of someone offering comfort to a loved one. As he taps the stone, Foulds (right) tells the airmen about the weather and his plans for the day.

It’s the least he can do, because Foulds believes the young Americans sacrificed their lives to save his. The pilot decided not to land his crippled plane on Endcliffe Park, in the English city of Sheffield, to avoid a group of children on the grass.

“I pray for them every morning,” the 82-year-old retired engineer said. “I would’ve been dead if they didn’t do what they did.”

Tony has long dreamed of a more public recognition of the sacrifice made by the crew of the B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed Mi Amigo. He wanted an aerial

display — a flypast— befitting men who fought in the sky.

On Friday, he will get his wish. The US and the Royal Air Force are set to honour Lt. John G. Kriegshauser and his crew.

But even that won’t ease Foulds’ guilt.

The crew had been on a daring daylight raid on the Aalborg airfield in occupied Denmark, a key fighter base that protect-

ed Germany from Allied bombers. Mi Amigo was hit in the attack and limped back across the North Sea, trying to get to its base in Chelveston, England.

But the weather was poor and the pilot finally saw a park to land in – but children were playing. He opted to crash in nearby woods.

Tony was almost 8 years old, and that day he had gathered with other children for a schoolyard brawl in Endcliffe Park, an oasis of green surrounded by terraced houses. After five years of war, including German attacks on Sheffield’s steel and armaments plants, the boys were accustomed to hearing planes. But the sound of this aircraft wasn’t right.

The pilot circled when he saw the stretch of green, and waved his arms at the kids.

They waved back. Years later, Tony realised he was trying to get them to run out of the way.

“They could have saved themselves,” he said. The plane crashed in trees instead.

There were no survivors.

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Royal baby shower?

Meghan Markle has been spotted at several swanky venues in New York City, cradling her baby bump as she visited friends for what is rumoured to be a baby shower. The 37-year-old pregnant Meghan, formally known as the Duchess of Sussex, was yesterday entering The Mark hotel, at a restaurant on the ground floor of The Met Breuer and at The Surrey Hotel. Meghan wore sunglasses, a black William Vintage trapeze coat and neutral high heels with a matching bag. As photographers waited outside the Mark, a high-end boxed crib and pink flowers were delivered.

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Just another brick in the paywall …

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o, it would seem the inevitable is set to happen.

NZME have this week announced that, from the end of June, some of the content available on the NZ Herald website will be put behind a paywall with a subscription required to read it – changing the face of one of the biggest online news platforms in the Southern Hemisphere exponentially.

For now, NZ Herald’s greatest online rival, stuff.co.nz has shown no interest in following suit, but it would only seem it’s a matter of time before they too shift to offering premium content in a manner in which it is required to pay for the privilege of reading.

Not all content will be behind the paywall, but some of the more

premium content, including international stories, which will make for interesting times to see how it’s accepted by the wider public.

It’s safe to say that initial reactions doesn’t bode well but acceptance will come in time and the industry is at a point where there aren’t too many other options available.

With revenue from news organisations depleting at a rapid rate and more and more interest in

the online world changes like this have been in the wind for many years and of course, a paywall isn’t a new thing to the people of this district.

The Ashburton Guardian became the first daily newspaper in New Zealand to put content behind a paywall back on November 1, 2012.

A move at that time which created a huge amount of interest among other major media outlets from around the country.

At that time, it would be safe to say, the world of the internet and reading news and gathering information from a media source was a relatively daunting and new prospect, especially in a district which, with the most respect, doesn’t exactly have a young and

tech-savvy population.

Then editor, Coen Lammers, described the change in a few words in the Guardian of the day.

Lammers said; “Gone are the days that Mid Canterbury people have to wait until their newspaper landed on their driveway to find out what is happening across the district.

“While our newspaper will continue to serve our subscribers well, we now offer those same subscribers a variety of additional, new sources of information, in words, photographs and video.

“The electronic edition of the Guardian also gives new online subscribers from out of town or out of the country the opportunity to sample the full breadth of what our newspaper has to offer.

“Our new website also recognises and embraces the important role social media play in our modern society and GuardianOnline will provide a vehicle for our readers to engage with our newsroom and the wider district.

“Through this forum we aim to communicate with a fresh generation of readers who are not necessarily using a traditional newspaper to get their information.”

We’ve of course gone another step forward on that with the introduction of the Ashburton App – but this week’s announcement

by NZME has come as no surprise to us, we’ve known that eventually everyone else would be forced to follow what was our lead – it’s probably just taken a little longer than what we all thought it would.

talks in Asia, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed American and Chinese co-operation on the economy and climate change.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama granted an audience to Tibet’s Dalai Lama over the strong objections from China that the US was meddling in its affairs. Matteo Renzi formed a coalition government in Italy; at 39, he became the country’s youngest premier ever.

One year ago: A week after the Florida school shooting,

President Donald Trump met with teen survivors of school violence and parents of slain children.

Today’s birthdays: Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is 95. Movie director Bob Rafelson is 86. Actor Gary Lockwood is 82. Actor-director Richard Beymer is 80. Actor Peter McEnery is 79. Film/ music company executive David Geffen is 76. Actress Tyne Daly is 73. Actor Anthony Daniels is 73. Tricia Nixon Cox is 73. Rock musician Jerry Harrison is 70.

Actress Christine Ebersole is 66. Actor William Petersen is 66. Actor Kelsey Grammer is 64. Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 61. Actor Kim Coates is 61. Actor Jack Coleman is 61. Actor Christopher Atkins is 58. Rock singer Ranking Roger is 58. Actor William Baldwin is 56. Rock musician Michael Ward is 52. Actress Aunjanue Ellis is 50. Blues musician Corey Harris is 50. Country singer Eric Heatherly is 49. Rock musician Eric Wilson is 49. Rock musician Tad Kinchla is 46. Singer

Rhiannon Giddens is 42. Actor Tituss Burgess is 40. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is 40.

Comedian-actor Jordan Peele is 40. Actor Brendan Sexton III is 39. Singer Charlotte Church is 33. Actress Ashley Greene is 32.

Actress Ellen Page is 32. Actor Corbin Bleu is 30. Actress Hayley Orrantia is 25. Actress Sophie Turner is 23.

Thought for today: “You owe it to us all to get on with what you’re good at.” – W.H. Auden, Anglo-American poet (born this date in 1907, died 1973).

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Matt Markham

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, February 21, the 52nd day of 2019. There are 313 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On February 21, 1972, President Richard M Nixon began his historic visit to China as he and his wife, Pat, arrived in Beijing.

On this date: In 1613, Mikhail Romanov, 16, was unanimously chosen by Russia’s national assembly to be czar, beginning a dynasty that would last three centuries.

In 1879, in New Zealand, an explosion rocked a coalmine at Kaitangata, South Otago, with the loss of 34 lives.

In 1911, composer Gustav Mahler, despite a fever, conducted the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in what turned out to be his final concert.

In 1916, the World War One Battle of Verdun began in France as German forces attacked.

In 1945, during the World War Two Battle of Iwo Jima, the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by kamikazes with the loss of 318 men.

In 1958, the USS Gudgeon became the first American submarine to complete a round-the-world cruise, eight months after departing from Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.

In 1965, black Muslim leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York by assassins identified as members of the Nation of Islam.

In 1973, Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert, killing all but five of the 113 people on board.

In 2013, Drew Peterson, the Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished in 2007, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Ten years ago: In a last full day of

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t’s one thing to be a semi-ageing git, but throw into the mix the word anal and you have a recipe for trouble as you morph into the most developed of the genre, the semi-ageing anal git.

I know a fair bit about this subject because I am one.

Pedantic about everything to the core.

Let us, for the sake of brevity, hereinafter refer to this type of human being (always male) as a SAAG. I have also discovered in relatively recent times, as I have attempted to get to grips with who I am, why I am, and what I stand for . . . that I am what the experts have identified as an ‘introvert extrovert’.

Now, put all that in the mix and you have someone just like myself.

The truth about introvert extroverts is that they do like other people, but in very, very small doses.

Your introvert extrovert does not have 40 different people popping in and out of their lives on a daily basis, forever. As an IE, (let’s do the abbreviation thing again), the very thought of a stack of people being all over us in every aspect of our everyday lives, popping in and out for this and that is nothing short of suffocating.

And we don’t need it.

Don’t want it.

I have a job which requires me to be somewhat of an extrovert in order to execute it to some degree of satisfaction. Breaking news. It’s all an act. Albeit an act I’ve never had much difficulty in performing. And an act I enjoy.

An aspect of my makeup.

But, equally, I enjoy walking

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That means enjoyable brief social interaction and dialogue with others as I go about my business, but please nothing over two minutes. I’ll just lose interest. I’m not meaning to be rude. It’s just how I’m wired.

I’m guessing there must be others somewhere out there like this too. We could get together and form a group, but the meetings would be very short.

People used to say, back in my halcyon breakfast radio days, how do you sound so chipper so early?

Easy, when the studio light goes on, the performance rolls.

That’s what they pay me to do.

Out the door and it’s a different story.

Introverts can’t be bothered going to the pub with workmates, getting tanked and talking utter crap till all hours then feeling crook the next day.

Introverts fly to Sydney on their own, or with their wife, enjoy a lazy drink or two in the harbourside sun and have no repercussions. And are very content.

We’re not kill-joys but we do things in moderation because we like to retain control.

Admittedly, it isn’t always like that, we are only human - but

generally that’s how we roll.

We like to stay in control; a) because it feels secure, and b) we are sick of people making excuses for others doing dumb stuff because it wasn’t their fault they were off their face.

More breaking news. I’ve never seen a bottle pick itself up and empty itself down someone’s neck.

There is a realisation around all this that, probably, most other people don’t consider this normal.

There is the mindset that extensive social interaction is good for one’s mental health and well-being.

Be part of the team.

Be a player.

A co-host once said to me, “you are not a team player are you?” And I wasn’t a bit offended.

It was almost a validation of who I am and who I was comfortable with, against popular theory.

And, I guess the truth of the matter is, yes, I want to contribute to the overall well-being of the people I work with and the company I work for, but I want to do it on my own terms.

Arrogant?

Selfish?

Self-centred?

Some would see it that way but none of that is intended.

The plain truth is that for

some of us that’s the way we are wired and it’s the only way through.

We get the job done and then go back to being comfortable in our own skin.

Something many others try to achieve on the end of a bottle.

But when you’re a SAAG/IE you have enough runs on the board to run your own life your own way, all the while trying to respect others but not buying into the multitudinous superfluousness that drives the lives of many.

In fact, my recent mantra has U-turned from ‘have everything’, to ‘keep it simple’.

That also means fewer kneejerk reactions to perceived social and political injustices over which I have no control.

And more smelling freshly cut lawn, driving through spectacular South Island scenery with the window wound down, and remembering to look up at the night sky.

Ahhh, the serenity.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

YOUR VIEW Maronan Road Bridge The Maronan Road bridge over the Hinds, and others like it, are dangerous because of their design.

The bridge is narrow but is effectively made even narrower by a low kerb about 200mm high and extending about 300mm in from the guard rail.

This kerb should not be a prob-

lem for cars as, if the car wanders off line and hits the kerb, the kerb is sufficiently high compared to the height of a car tyre and deflects the car away.

If a vehicle has large tyres, such as a truck or a tractor, the kerb is too low to deflect the tyre and the tyre is likely to mount the kerb.

If the tyre has grip lugs, such as a fertiliser truck or tractor, the lugs grip the kerb aggressively, mounting it suddenly and wrenching the steering towards the guard rail.

The combination of aggressive mounting of the kerb and the wrenching of steering makes it almost impossible to avoid crashing into and over the guard rail.

Over recent years several trucks and tractors have been launched over the side of this bridge because of this design flaw.

It may be said that the cause is the driver’s inattention and these bridges do require a high level of concentration.

However, good design recognis-

es the possibility of momentary inattention and would guide a vehicle back onto the path.

These bridges do the opposite.

They turn what should be a simple brushing of the kerb into a catastrophic launch over the side that happens too quickly for a driver to react, even when driving a comparatively slow tractor.

They need to be modified before more lives are lost.

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Deer numbers on increase

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Deer numbers are on the rise as farmers increase their breeding hind herds on the back of good prices.

The lift in deer numbers, including breeding hinds and fawns, last year was confirmed by provisional agriculture census figures released

by Statistics New Zealand. This follows a small recovery in stag numbers in the 2017 census.

Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) chief executive Dan Coup said the trend was a strong indication of growing farmer confidence in the viability of deer in drystock farming operations.

Initial results indicate the national herd recovered to 413,400 hinds in the year to June from a low of 392,300 hinds in 2017.

Coup said the hind growth was the first firm indication that the long-run decline in deer numbers, beginning in the late 1990s, has ended and that a recovery was under way.

“But what’s even more interesting is that the statistics indicate a dramatic increase in hind productivity. Farmers reported that 84 per cent of hinds weaned a fawn in 2018, compared with fewer than 73 per cent in 2008. This increase probably reflects the efforts farmers have been putting into improving hind nutrition and management.’’

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He said deer farming was being supported by strong product prices and was able to compete better with alternative land uses.

New Zealand’s venison markets should be able to handle the 5 per cent growth if it continued, he said.

“By and large it is coming from the expansion of herd numbers on

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and a steady climb in schedule prices from February to October last year.

This was driven by strong buying competition between venison companies for a much reduced deer kill and an unprecedented appetite for lesser grades of venison from the United States premium petfood market.

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cember, but no-one is expecting it to fall out of bed,’’ said Coup.

“It is simply a return to a typical seasonal pricing pattern, albeit at a much higher level and with less of an autumn dip than has been the case in the past.”

In 2016 the spring premium dropped, followed the next year by a short price dip after Christmas,

Timaru’s Nicky Hyslop is standing against incumbent director Bill Wright for the central South Island seat for Beef+Lamb New Zealand.

Farmers have until March 15 to cast their votes for the B+LNZ director elections with the other vacancy in the western North Island district. That is being contested by Scott Gower of Ohura and Andrew Stewart of Marton who are standing to replace outgoing director Kirsten Bryant, who is not seeking re-election.

B+LNZ chairman Andrew Morrison said farmers were encouraged to take the time to consider the candidates standing in both districts as well as two resolutions for the annual meeting.

“It’s great to see farmers putting up their

hands in both districts to contest the elections as it demonstrates the value they see in contributing to help lead the sector.’’

Wright, from Cave, has decided to put his hat in the ring again. He replaced retiring central South Island director Anne Munro in 2006.

Hyslop is chairwoman of the IrrigationNZ board and farms, in partnership with husband Jonty, a fully-irrigated sheep, beef and arable property at Levels.

As only one nomination was received from David Nelson for the independent remuneration committee, no election is required.

To be eligible to vote, a livestock farmer must have owned at least 250 sheep, or 50 beef cattle, or 100 dairy cattle on June 30.

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Icebreaker to consolidate back in NZ Less than a year after New Zealand merino clothing company Icebreaker was bought by US retail giant VF Corporation for $288 million, the company has announced a big shift for some of its head office staff.

But not in the direction you might have expected.

Icebreaker is moving its design and product creation team, which has been based out of Portland for the past decade, to join the rest of the staff at Icebreaker’s HQ in Auckland from the beginning of April.

Icebreaker chief executive Greg Smith said in 2008, when the decision was made to shift the product creation team out of New Zealand, the company wanted to tap into what was seen as a stronger pool of designers.

Portland seemed a good choice because it is the home of big sports clothing brands like Adidas and Nike.

“At the time, more than a decade ago, there was not the same design talent in New Zealand,” Smith says.

“We felt there was most talent in Portland and we wanted to be part of that.”

That’s changed, he said.

“These days New Zealand is truly innovative and it makes sense, given we are a New Zealand company, that we have our brand and product design teams together.”

Smith says despite only “lowkey” advertising of the 22 new roles in New Zealand, the company had received 300 applicants from all around the world.

The move will bring staff numbers in the company’s Ponsonby Road HQ to close to 100, but he says it won’t be bringing staff costs down.

“We are assuming it won’t be a

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of microplastics from the washing of synthetic clothing could be passing through wastewater treatment plants each year and into that country’s rivers and estuaries.

“As people realise the impact on the environment of microplastics entering the water and the food chain, people will realise natural products are exciting,” Smith said.

“This is nothing new to us, but it’s a great idea whose time has come.”

Smith says Icebreaker will turn over close to $300 million this

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saving from a talent perspective.”

VF Corp is an almost $US14 billion footwear and clothing company based in Greensboro, North Carolina. It also owns the North Face, Vans and Wrangler brands.

Meanwhile, Smith says he’s optimistic that increasing recognition all over the world of the problems of synthetic clothing will see growth in the natural clothing sector, including merino wool.

UK figures released last year from Friends of the Earth suggest two-thirds of clothing in the UK is made from synthetic plastic material, and up to 2900 tonnes

year, but could be a $1 billion company within five years.

“Success is more people wearing natural fibre; it is educating people to have a choice between what they are currently wearing and what the alternative could be.

Often people don’t know where their clothing is from, or what it’s made of.”

Icebreaker was founded in 1995 by then 24-year-old Jeremy Moon, after a chance meeting with a merino sheep farmer, and getting to wear a merino shirt.

Moon, who still works for Icebreaker, borrowed $25,000 from the bank, ostensibly for a new kitchen. But instead of renovating, he put the money into his nascent business.

Within the first 12 months, Moon had his clothing stocked in a dozen local stores. Twenty five years later, the company sells in 45 countries, with 80 per cent of sales from Europe and North America, and just a little over 10 per cent from New Zealand.

The company has 30 stores of its own, 17 outside Australasia.

It also has several partner stores, which are branded Icebreaker, but not owned by the company.

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First-home buyers are increasingly buying more of the houses that are up for sale, but are often paying a small fortune to do so.

Twenty three per cent of all homes sold in New Zealand last year went to a first-time buyer – a level not seen since the Global Financial Crisis in 2007, according to a new report by analysts CoreLogic.

In Auckland, 25 per cent of all homes were snapped up by firsttime buyers.

However, Auckland buyers had to fork out an average price of $856,467 for their homes – only 18 per cent less than the city-wide average house value at January of $1.045m.

Those in Queenstown had to dig

even deeper as they paid an average of almost $87,000 more than their Auckland counterparts.

CoreLogic senior property economist Kelvin Davidson said it was “staggering” just how much more Queenstown first-home buyers were paying now compared to a few years ago.

With house prices having become less affordable across much of the country after years of growth, Davidson said it did seem weird that first-home buyers were so active in the market.

“But this apparent anomaly is explained by two key factors,” he said.

Firstly, he said first-home buyers had been better able to “hang in” in

the market and more willing to find ways to buy compared to investors, who were increasingly pulling out due to lower capital gains and increased costs managing rentals.

And secondly in the case of Auckland, the city’s job market had more high-paying jobs in banking and legal services, allowing some firsthome buyers to better compete with other buyers.

However, that was less the case in Auckland, where first-home buyers bought only 15 per cent of all homes sold last year as those in the town’s tourism and hospitality sector likely found it harder to compete with “the accumulated wealth of other buyers”, Davidson said.

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Sky to increase subscription prices After enjoying a string of price reductions over the past year, Sky subscribers are set for a price hike on April 1.

Outgoing chief executive John Fellet said that the company had held prices for the past three years but that it had now made the tough decision to lift prices.

Fellet said subscribers should expect an increase of an average of 1.9 per cent, which he noted was well below the consumer price index over the last three years.

The Sky Starter pack would be going up from $24.91 to $25.99, Sky Entertainment from $25 to $25.50 and Sky Sport from $29.90 to $31.99.

The average Sky consumer spends on average $75.82 on the service per month. This figure does, however, increase to $84.23 when limited to satellite-only users.

On the flip side, Sky also announced that it would be canning its HD fee, instead allowing all

users to access its HD channels.

This would see some customers get a discount of $9.99 from their monthly subscription.

Sky currently offers 20 channels in HD and plans to expand this by a further 10.

Over the past year, Sky also rehauled its pricing structure, making much of its content more affordable to subscribers.

Among the changes, Sky stripped back its basic starter package, offering it for $25 per month. Subscribers were then able to tag on a sports package for an additional $30 – offering access to sport for $55 rather than the previous figure of $80.

The question now is whether the increase in the pricing will lead to some customers following through on that often-used threat and cancelling their subscriptions.

While Sky retains over 750,000 customers, it did shed a further 28,000 in the latest rundown. And

company’s interim report yesterday projected that it would lose a further 98,000 through to 2023.

This price hike is understandable to some degree in that it comes at a time when Sky faces heightened competition on a local level from Spark and internationally from the likes of Netflix.

This competition has had the impact of increasing the cost of the content for Sky. Sky’s programming expenses now equate to 40.1 per cent of revenue, compared to 37.9 per cent of revenue for the period to December 2017.

Given the company already spent $161 million on content in the past six months, it comes as little surprise it declined to outbid Spark and TVNZ in the fight for the Rugby World Cup rights.

Fellet yesterday handed the business over to incoming CEO Martin Stewart, but he will remain on the board of the company.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What is the correct term for the rotating part of a windmill? a. Sails b. Propellers c. Wings 2 - In which field did John Constable become famous? a. Fashion b. Art c. Music 3 - On which continent are the five Great Lakes? a. North America b. Australia c. Europe 4 - Which car was known as a Tin Lizzie? a. Volkswagen Beetle b. Model T Ford c. Mini 5 - Which of these birds is native to Africa? a. Cassowary b. Ostrich c. Emu 6 - In the abbreviation PVC, what does the letter V stand for? a. Vinyl b. Very c. Viscose 7 - Gordon Sumner is the real name of which pop star? a. Meat Loaf b. Bono c. Sting 8 - The Frenchman Andre Ampere gave his name to a unit of ... what? a. Time b. Electrical current c. Weight

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Melbourne put on a grey day for the annual Head of the Yarra rowing event held during December. The 10km rowing feature attracted around 250 coxed-eight crews who started in the CBD and worked their way to Hawthorn, the youngest crews were still at secondary school while the oldest crew had an average age of 85. The event is a classic and crews come from all over Australia to take part. The crews in this photo are warming up in view of tourists near Flinders train station. The start line is further along the Yarra, near the city’s beautiful botanic gardens.

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Age Concern Ashburton Age Concern Ashburton report all services are activated for 2019 and we look forward to a fully subscribed Confident Driving Course for Mature Drivers on Friday March 15. Facilitator, Yvonne Palmer, will be delivering this very worthwhile presentation, with input from a traffic police officer following lunch.

We acknowledge with grateful appreciation the publicity accorded to these courses from the Ashburton District Council.

Our annual street appeal, Lavender Day, is scheduled for Friday March 8, and 50+ with Rosa Bennett will start on Friday 26 April, 9.30am at the Ashburton Senior Centre.

Enquiries for the Steady as You Go programme continue to stream in, as do requests for our Courtesy Drivers.

All enquiries relating to services, concerns, including Elder Abuse, Gardeners, Total Mobility Assessment, 206 Club and 50+ are welcomed at the office, 206 Cameron Street, or phone 3086817.

Angela Turkilsen waits patiently while Native Thyme Lord has a moment at a pony club event at Rakaia over the weekend.

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Allenton Croquet Club President Ann Sunbeam welcomed 12 members to our monthly meeting held on February 13, at 3.15pm.

Captain Barbara advised all championship competitions were completed and now trophies won last season are required to be handed in to enable them to be engraved for prize giving.

The members were told that Waireka Club was again not going to be able to use their courts from the end of February, due to more work being done. We agreed to them using ours on days other than those days we use them. This will be from end of February to the end of the season.

Our annual quiz evening has been confirmed for May 3 starting at 7.30pm, $20 per team or $5 per person. Good raffles and lots of prizes for those participating.

The venue for this is Allenton Sports Club in Cavendish Street.

Next Meeting March 13 at 11.30am

Ashburton Bowling Club Another week has gone by with our bowlers playing around the district. At Hinds on Friday in the triples Murray Anderson, John Kewish & Geo Crack managed a second with 18 ends.

Then at Methven the next day Murray, Gavin & Margaret Eder along with Mike Quinn as skip managed another 2nd.

GT’s team missing out on a prize by a coat of paint on his last bowl.

MSA Golf Section Fifteen members from the MSA Golf Section and 2 visitors travelled to Pleasant Point enjoying fine weather and good conditions. Winners on the day were Phil Roddick 43 points and Steve Strafford 41 points.

Ladies were Marilyn Bennett 33 points, Trish Cates 32 points and Judy Webb 32 points and Champ of the Day went to Trish Clarke. Prize giving and drinks were held at the Jolly Potter. Nearest the Pins went to Lindsay Jackson and Steve Strafford. Also on Monday February 18 four members travelled to Christchurch to take part in the Gaming Machine tournament, finishing in 5th place. Well done and Brent Smith taking out the Longest Drive of 274m.

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Allenton Bowling Club Good morning bowlers - first here are some results: Progressive Pairs 02/02/19 Leads. 1st Millie Foggo 2nd Bruce Henderson Skips. 1st John Bruce 2nd Neil Sharplin/Ken McLaren 09/02/19 Leads. 1st Craig Harrison 2nd Martin Watson Skips. 1st Neil Sharplin 2nd Ken McLaren. Allenton Evening Pairs 05/02/19 Sponsor Patterson’s Funeral Services Winners: Pete Whinham and Bruce Harper 12/02/19 Winners: Brent Mayson and Bernie Osborne 19/02/19 Winners: Maureen Knox and Bev Anderson “Woohoo”.

Our grateful thanks to Patterson’s Funeral Services for their sponsorship of this event. As it was the last night of this event our Aggregate Winners over all weeks were Brent Mayson and Rodney Greeney - congratulations guys great effort and well done.

Our Waitangi Day Triples were once again a great day out with bowls and an excellent BBQ to follow. Our winners of this were Murray Anderson, Laraine and Jim Mills taking the Motz Trophy home.

Bowls were also winners creating lovely fellowship, friends & enjoyment for all players. Thanks to all who joined us at Allenton for this Tournament.

Another fabulous win last week by Diane Guberlet (skip) Wendy Watson, Shirley Doig and Sandra Holdom taking out the Greymouth Fours 3 day Tournament.

Congratulations to you all well played you deserved it Allenton is very proud of you.

A very special day was held at the clubrooms last Sunday to mark the wonderful 95th Birthday of our still playing dear member Dot Font. Congratulations and Happy Birthday Dot from us all.

That’s all from us see you on the greens soon. Good bowling to you all.

Not only will this improve reliability and profitability of the scheme, but will also have environmental and recreational benefits for Mid Canterbury. Our guest speaker was thanked by Carl Ruddenklau, and the meeting was closed.

Over on the Coast in a lady’s tournament Diane Gutberlet came out on top along with three Allenton ladies, well done to them on winning such a large tournament and bringing home the prize.

In the Saturday roll overs Colin Bird, Ann Gibson & Annette Blain winning with three wins 2nd was Charles Rooke, Alison Gibbs & Merv Campbell with two wins.

In the Championship Pairs at the club, Gavin Eder & Winston Lee managed a win over Colin Dennis & Murray Anderson in a game of some great bowling shots. Played on Tuesday morning was the final of the Championship Singles between Gavin Eder and Winston Lee with Gavin running out the winner 21-17 in a game that had many changes of the lead in it.

Well done to those two players for putting on a good display of draw bowls.

Also a few weeks back Murray, John Kewish & Doug Kinvig won the Championship triples with two lives to spare.

Until next week good bowling

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club President Errol welcomed members to the first meeting of the year. There were 10 apologies and a new member was inducted.

A bus trip is planned Tuesday March 19 to the Canterbury Landfill Site at Kate Valley where refuse from Christchurch and several other towns in Canterbury including Ashburton is placed in an environmentally sustainable land fill.

Mini speaker, Errol Kingsbury, spoke about his time in volunteer fire brigades.

In his usual humorous style, Errol told us a series of anecdotes from when he started Oxford where the fire engine was a Ford Model A truck with a water tank on the back and the fire pump motor was hand cranked to start. The uniform was khaki overalls and the boots were leaking hand me downs. Training was on the job and on one of the first fires he attended was a chimney at the fire chief’s house where he learned that you don’t put the fire hose full bore down the chimney.

Main speaker, Kevin Geddes told us about three of the organisations he has been involved with. Kevin joined Federated Farmers as a farmer back in 1961. In the difficult times of the mid-eighties he felt he could help by employing someone on his farm and working full time for the NZ Rural Trust helping farmers who were under great financial stress. When that ended, he was offered a paid role with Federated Farmers which evolved into the policy role from which he has only recently retired.

Kevin has also been on the board of Advance Ashburton. The now substantial fund has helped young people get into training such as trades, health science

or Outward Bound, provided funding to ensure the new operating theatres were built at Ashburton hospital and supported a Chair of Rural Medicine.

Kevin has been a Justice of the Peace since 1991 and has been on the Court Panel. He has also been NZ President of the Justices Association and has been a member of the Australasian Association of Justices. He was thanked by David Turpie who reminisced that he knew Kevin from their YFC days.

Meetings second Tuesday of month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron St, 9.30am. Visitors welcome. Phone Errol 308 2365. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard We were welcomed in by Bev (Lister that is) playing away in the corner there.

John managed to quieten us down, and asked for a minute’s silence to remember George Smith. A very loyal and constant member.

A reminder of our public concert on March 31. Members have been asked to sell at least two tickets, and hope the public will come along and fill up the Tinwald hall for us.

Next accordion practice at Shirley’s Tuesday March 5.

Anyone who is not receiving the newsletter is to get in touch with Karen.

The programme for the evening was arranged by Bev (Stevens that is).

First time up for her and she was not turned down by those she asked to play.

Irene and Robyn on accordions and Karen (Balderstone that is) on the piano played some super medleys. They really dug deep for all that music. Robyn swapped her accordion for the ukulele for their second selection.

Elizabeth also played a nice selection.

Some of the songs I haven’t heard for ages, and they went over well.

Karen (Smith that is) played as she always does, digging deep for songs hardly ever aired, quite refreshing.

Alan then played two lovely pieces on the piano. His enjoyment of the piano shines through and he played the two pieces, “Remembrance,” and “Wayside chapel” with feeling.

Bernard then played in place of Rose, who is recovering well in hospital.

His choices always go down well on the Kawai.

Bev kept the evening alive with some raucous jokes. Just be careful never to mistake the fridge in the kitchen, for the bowl in the ‘little room’.

There is not enough space to mention all the songs but here are a few.

Gee there’s some nice songs around.

‘Nobody does it better” “Do you know where you’re going” “Bare Necessities”, “For sentimental reasons”, “Cottage by the Lee”, “Baby blue”, “Love letters in the sand”, “How great Thou art”, “Closer

walk with Thee”.

Than you to those who served supper, and thank you Peter for stepping in and helping out.

Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club Our first Tuesday meeting for 2019 was attended by 67 members with 1 visitor.

The meeting observed a moment’s silence in memory of former member, Jim Rainey, who passed away recently. Roger Lake advised the bus trip to Christchurch planned for later this month was cancelled due to lack of numbers.

Our mini speaker was Graeme Munro.

Graeme attended Kaitaia Primary school and later Oturu Maori School. After reaching 6th form at Taipa District High School in Northland, he joined the RNZAF at the age of 16, and thereafter had a lifetime career with them as an avionics engineer.

He had postings in most of the RNZAF bases including, Woodburn, Ohakea, Wigram Hobsonville and Singapore.

During this time he worked on a wide range of aircraft such as Vampires, Harvards, Sunderland Flying Boats, Devons, DC3s and Orions. In 1969 his tour of duty also included support service to worn torn Vietnam, for which he was highly decorated. Graeme finished his time as a training instructor in Avionics at Wigram.

Following tea break Roger Lake introduced our main speaker, Ben Curry, CEO of RDR. Ben gave a brief history of the scheme which was built by the MOW between 1937 and 1945. It was sold in 1990 to RDRML with 3 shareholders.

Today the scheme encompasses 3 areas, Mayfield/Hinds, Valetta and Lyndhurst.

Future plans, although still subject to final allocation of water rights approval, should see a 500 Hectare storage lake built at Klondyke.

12 February 2019 Our February meeting was held at Hotel Ashburton and featured a well devised quiz by Colin Morgan and an interesting talk from Kirsten Harris supported by her family. Kirsten was an invitee to represent NZ at Armistice Day Memorial Services in Europe last year. Kirsten’s talk was evidence of the pride many young people place in regards ‘Those Who Fell” and the club felt sponsorship of this young person well and truly justified.

Our next meeting on Wednesday March 6 features the International Newcomers evening. This meeting is a wives/partners, bring a friend – bring a perspective club member along, evening. Please note the deadline for all apologies is Friday March 1 at 12.00pm (midday). This is to enable the Hotel Ashburton staff to plan and prepare for an International Buffet meal over the next few days.

Sunday March 31 is our long awaited excursion to Dot’s Castle, Riverside, Oamaru. Social Convenor George Brown is co-ordinating this day out.

Saturday March 16, our Lions are on gate duty at the Methven Show.

A Court Theatre visit is planned for Saturday March 2 leaving at 4.30pm from Hotel Ashburton for those who have confirmed their participation.

The South Island Motorhome Show was run over the weekend February 16 and 17 at the Ashburton A & P Showgrounds.

The event turned out to be highly successful with a great range of well-known caravan and motorhome brands being displayed. Our accessory sites doubled in number this year and e-bikes seemed particularly popular with those visiting the event.

A strong feature of this year’s event was the great support provided by local businesses including all the major utility and four wheel drive motor vehicle franchises, recreational caravan and motorhome companies and the supporting businesses of accessory items for those who enjoy life, ‘living the dream’ in their mobile homes.

The Lions Club of Ashburton was particularly pleased to see the ‘Big Little Theatre Company’ enjoy the fruits from their labours in operating the Club’s food trailer to raise funds for their coming trip to the United Kingdom.

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Jacqui Bell is on a mission to make history in the world of long-distance running.

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fter knocking off four of the world’s most treacherous deserts, 24-yearold ultra-marathon runner Jacqui Bell from Brisbane, Australia, is in New Zealand with her sights set on being the youngest person in history to run an ultra-marathon on every continent in the world.

After last year being crowned the youngest female ever to undertake the four desert ultra-running event challenge in one calendar year, Bell will be one of the 120 competitors lining up this Sunday to run in the Anchor Milk Otago Alps 2 Ocean Ultra that starts at Mt Cook and finishes 323 kilometres and one week later in Oamaru.

Bell successfully ran gruelling 250 kilometre ultra-events in Namibia, the world’s oldest desert located in southwest Africa, the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, the Atacama Desert in Chile and finally Antarctica, in the process ticking off four of the world’s seven continents.

The Anchor Milk Otago Alps 2 Ocean Ultra will be her longest race yet, and it will be followed by ultra-events in Iceland and then the Grand Canyon in the United States to cap off an ultra-marathon on every continent in the world.

Throughout her young life she has battled with mental health, experiencing first-hand what it is like to feel insecure, helpless and make emotionally-charged mistakes, saying that before taking on running more seriously she was battling many inner demons and turned to running to clear her mind, not knowing it would change her life.

“I needed a massive challenge to help get myself back on track,” Bell said.

“My addictive personality had caught wind of everything that wasn’t good for me so it (running) was pretty much my last resort to get back to living my best life.”

In 2015 Bell, who works in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, discovered a newfound passion for running and started competing signing up for her first 50 kilometre ultra-marathon event aged just 20.

She was hooked and then ran in every ultra-event she could until her ambition saw her conquer the four deserts challenge, and now is focused on being the youngest person in history to run an ultra-marathon on every continent in the world.

“I have run on and off since my first ultra-marathon but in the last two years I have really gotten back into it a lot.

“I have been battling some injuries but find a way around it.

“I really love ultra-running.

“The people and the places are the best part.”

Not only was Bell working hard on the trails and in the gym but while competing last year she raised over $17,000 for mental health charity the White Cloud Foundation.

She has built strong partnerships with some well-known brands that include Jaybird and Flight Centre, acknowledging that

without their support she would not be able to pursue her ultra-running dreams.

The Anchor Milk Otago Alps 2 Ocean Ultra has attracted competitors from 14 overseas countries with overseas competitors making up almost two-thirds of the 120 entries.

There are 46 New Zealanders racing along with 34 Australians and nine competitors from the United States and Canada.

Other countries represented are England, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Tonga.

“I am looking forward to the beautiful landscape in New Zealand,” Bell, who is visiting New Zealand for the first time, said.

“I can’t wait to clock off from the everyday stresses of life and get to run every day in the mountains.”

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■ MID CANTERBURY SPORTS AWARDS

Nominations open for sporting stars

By Matt MarkhaM

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Nominations are now open for the 2019 edition of the Mid Canterbury Sports Awards and the call is going out to every sporting organisation in Mid Canterbury to do their best to have someone involved in the night.

The hugely popular evening, which celebrates the sporting success of individuals, teams and clubs from the previous 12 months will be held on Friday, May 10.

With 10 categories, plus a number of special awards on the night, the awards cover all facets of sport from volunteers at a club level right down to competitors.

The volunteer aspect of the night is not judged, with all those nominated being recognised for

their efforts.

“That’s something I think a lot of people aren’t aware of,” said Jan Cochrane, regional manager for Sport Canterbury.

“We give everyone who is put forward in that category a chance to be noticed for their contribution to sport – it’s a great way for those efforts to be celebrated.”

Cochrane said a key focus this year was to increase the number of entries across all categories, but in particular there was a strong desire to see a greater increase in names being put forward by smaller sports from within the Ashburton District.

“It’s a great opportunity for those sports to get recognised,” Cochrane said.

“We’d love to see as many of the sports competed in around the

district a part of the night as possible.”

Categories for the awards include: Outstanding Senior Sportsperson, Outstanding Junior Sportsperson, Outstanding Senior Sports Team, Outstanding Junior Sports Team, Outstanding Masters Sportsperson of the Year, Outstanding Sportsperson with a Disability, Outstanding All Round Sports Person, Outstanding Coach, Outstanding Official, Referee, Umpire (Junior/Senior), Outstanding Volunteer of Sport.

Also awarded on the night is the prestigious Robilliard Trophy for services to sport and two new names will be added to the Mid Canterbury Sport Legends Awards winners list.

Nominations for the Awards close on Thursday, April 18.

Trophies with a rich history will be up for grabs.

■ BOWLS

Lowry Cup contest back on agenda

By Matt MarkhaM

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Jeff Nowell will be hoping to recapture the form that led him to Lowry Cup success in 2013 when he lines up in the post-section stage of this year’s competition.

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It’s taken a bit longer than initially thought, but by the end of the weekend it’s hoped a winner will have finally been found in one of Mid Canterbury’s sport’s most sought after prizes, bowl’s Lowry Cup. The elite singles title was supposed to have been completed prior to Christmas, but weather halted progress then and all fingers will be crossed it doesn’t have an impact this weekend when play for the cup returns to the greens.

Eleven players made it through the qualifying stage to reach this weekend’s knockout stage of the competition which begins at 9am on Saturday morning at the Hampstead Bowling Green with some huge match-ups kicking off

the day’s play.

Included in the list of 11 appearing for the post-section phase is last year’s winner and defending champion, Brennton Donaldson who has received an early bye to advance forward a round.

Mat Bassett, who won the title in 2017 has also qualified.

Saturday morning’s early matches will see Brent Mayson and John Drayton lock horns in one fixture while former winners Gavin Eder and Jeff Nowell face-off and Roger Gutberlet and Graeme Bishop do battle in the other first round match to get the competition down to the quarter final stage.

Bassett and Donaldson will be joined by the winners of the three matches above as well as Alan Hill, Alan McGarry and Richard Kane.

AC boats built for speed The challenging America’s Cup syndicates have had their eyes opened to just how big the AC75 class will be.

On a recent trip to New Zealand, members of the challenging syndicates were given a look at the foil cant system in action.

The system will be used by all teams to control the four-metre composite foil arms and wings to provide stability, lift and speed while racing.

Ineos Team UK’s Jonathan Nicols said the demonstration put the size of the vessels into perspective.

“It’s the first real example of a full scale set up. The boats are going to be pretty big; it’s going to be cool,” he said. “It’s all about going big and going fast.”

The teams will race 75-foot foiling monohulls, expected to reach speeds as high as 40 or 50 knots.

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■ BASKETBALL

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Youngsters learn skills, drills for miniball A new academy all about fostering young basketball talent in Mid Canterbury is proving to be a winner.

Basketball Mid Canterbury started up the academy sessions, which run weekly on a Thursday, late last year and every week they’re attracting good numbers.

Basketball Mid Canterbury president Wayne Rodgers said the academy is aimed at kids from Year 5 to Year 8, with the boys getting their turn from 5.15pm until 6.15pm, and the girls following from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.

Both sessions are regularly attracting a good 20 players each.

Rodgers said the academy at the Oxford Street stadium is free and open to anyone to attend, and they cater for players who are new to the game, right through to players who started off their basketballing careers with miniball.

He said the sessions cover a bit of everything, from skills and drills to game play, and it’s all about getting the basics right and giving kids the confidence to move forward through to the older grades.

Some of those attending the academy will be playing in the Basketball Mid Canterbury intermediate grade competition, which will officially kick off in two weeks.

Hookers defy odds Warriors hookers Issac Luke and Nathaniel Roache have both defied the odds to be on track for the NRL season start. Kiwis veteran Luke was regarded as only an outside chance to face the Bulldogs in the opening round next month after undergoing shoulder surgery following the Warriors’ exit in the finals last September.

However, coach Stephen Kearney predicts the 31-year-old will line up for the March 16 encounter at Mt Smart Stadium unless there’s a setback in his progress. Luke dislocated his shoulder more than once during games last year and the club will bank on getting better minutes out of a player who is a match-winner when fit and firing.

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Hunter Abernethy looks for the hoop during a Basketball Mid Canterbury academy session recently.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 070219-ET-0016 Teams came together this week for a skills session on Monday night and will do the same next week, before competition offi-

cially starts the following Monday at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre.

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this year attracted 20 teams – 12 boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams.

- Erin Tasker

Batting practice for Bangladesh If the Black Caps wanted a tough test in their final series before the Cricket World Cup, they were sadly out of luck.

But, if they wanted to boost confidence in the camp and see some key players produce timely runs and wickets, then job well done.

An 88-run victory over Bangladesh in the Black Caps’ final ODI before the World Cup sealed an overwhelming 3-0 series sweep, with last night’s win the most

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clearcut of the lot.

A pair of eight-wicket wins to open the series was capped off by yesterday’s beatdown, with the Black Caps smashing 330-6 after being put into bat, and having Bangladesh at 2-3 and 61-5 in response, before eventually dismissing them for 242.

Yet, whether we can glean anything from the game – or the series – is debatable. Even putting aside the perilous concept of ‘form’, when good performances

come against uninspiring opposition, not to mention over three months before the World Cup, it’s hard to form too many definitive conclusions.

Bangladesh were never supposed to win this series – they’ve still never won any of their 24 games in any format in New Zealand – but they were at least expected to be competitive, and while the Black Caps played well, Bangladesh never offered a threat, and never really held the

upper hand.

Yesterday, the Black Caps did get the opportunity to build an innings in the mould they are trying to perfect before the World Cup. Batting first, a steady start led to consistent accumulation, before allowing the powerful hitters to explode at the death.

It was all smartly executed, with Henry Nicholls (64), Ross Taylor (69) and Tom Latham (59) marshalling the middle order to set up a platform.

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NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says there’s a nice balance to his new centre combination of Kurtley Beale and Karmichael Hunt, though the latter has little experience in the No.13 jersey.

Beale, who was rested for the Waratahs’ first Super Rugby game, comes in at inside centre for Saturday’s away clash with the Sunwolves, in the only change to the run-on side. Hunt moves from the No.12 jersey to outside centre, in place of Adam AshleyCooper, who is recovering from a head knock but will travel with the team and has been bracketed for a bench spot.

Beveridge departs Rob Beveridge won’t return to coach the Illawarra Hawks, announcing his resignation after four seasons yesterday. The mutual decision opens the door for the veteran NBL coach at the Sydney Kings after Andrew Gaze on Tuesday announced his intention to leave his post at season’s end.

“I am proud of what I have achieved in my four seasons with the club and I know that I am leaving the club in a very strong position for the future,” Beveridge said. Beveridge replaced Gordie McLeod in Wollongong for the 2015-16 season and immediately took them to the semi-finals.

He signed a four-year contract extension the following year as they went one better, falling to league heavyweights Perth in the grand final series.

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■ OTAKI PREVIEW

Shadows Cast ready to shine Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan is pleased with his Group One winning miler Shadows Cast heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

The son of Per Incanto was an impressive winner of the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) last start and Oulaghan believes the sixyear-old will run well again this weekend.

“He came through the win well and he has had a reasonably light time afterwards,” Oulaghan said.

“He handled it all okay and seems pretty well at the moment.”

The Central Districts horseman elected to bypass Group One races at Te Rapa over 1400m and 2000m respectively, meaning it has been more than a month between runs for Shadows Cast.

“The 1400m would have been a bit sharp for him and we didn’t want to step up to 2000m at that stage, so we decided to sit and wait for this race here,” Oulaghan said.

“I am comfortable with the gap between runs. He has done that in the past and been okay and just taking a line through that, I don’t think he is far off the mark.”

Shadows Cast will be re-united with Johnathan Parkes, who missed the Thorndon Mile ride after committing to Darscape Princess, but has enjoyed Group

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Shadows Cast winning the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) last month.

PHOTO PETER RUBERY race success on the gelding previously.

While Oulaghan is pleased to have a quality rider engaged, he, like many, is miffed by the clash of race meetings at Matamata and Otaki which both feature Group races and splits the pool of premier riding talent.

“It’s a Group One race at Otaki on Saturday, but it’s not a Premier

meeting, which I find a bit surprising,” he said. “You’d think they would just unite a bit better and work something out.”

Shadows Cast has drawn well in barrier five and is likely to be ridden forward once again.

“Over a mile, if he can cruise along quite handy, he seems to be quite happy and I think from barrier five he will be just off

them,” Oulaghan said.

“There are some decent horses in the race, there is no doubt about that.

“Melody Belle has got the form on the board, Rogey’s threeyear-old (More Wonder) I think is a good horse, but he has to do things right, Bostonian and Volpe Veloce are smart horses and I don’t know how to assess Chris Waller’s horse, Endless Drama.”

Shadows Cast’s performance on Saturday will dictate whether he pushes on to the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie.

“A mile is as far as he has raced over, but we would look at the weight-for-age race on Auckland Cup Day,” Oulaghan said.

Meanwhile, Oulaghan believes his progressive staying mare Shared Secrets will derive good benefit from her down-the-track performance in the Gr.2 Avondale Cup (2400m) last Saturday, where she was a well-beaten eleventh.

“She’s a funny sort of horse,” Oulaghan said. “She has got the ability but she is a little bit fragile and she is not the sharpest knife in the drawer as far as her brain goes and it just takes her a while to catch onto things.

“It was her first trip away and she didn’t do that well. We stayed at Te Rapa and she didn’t do what we were hoping.”

- NZ Racing

In brief Maiden delight Promising three-year-old filly Spring Delight is a bridesmaid no longer. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained filly has been runner-up in three of her five previous starts and managed to break through for her maiden victory in the Magness The Mighty Steam Train 2100 at Avondale yesterday. The daughter of Tavistock settled off the pace for in-form hoop Matthew Cameron before he improved her three-wide at the 600m mark. Spring Delight took control of the race down the straight, winning comfortably by 2-3/4 lengths over Acacia, with 2-1/2 lengths back to Rusalka in third.

Tantalising win Savabeel mare Tantalising made it back-to-back wins when she took out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race 1600 at Avondale yesterday.

The Stephen Marsh-trained runner was sent back to the rear of the field by jockey Sam Collett, where she stalked her four competitors throughout. Collett presented her charge at the home turn where she was able to gather in her opposition and run away to win by 1-1/4 lengths over Excelsior Island, with Pullyoursocksup a further long neck back in third. “It was a tactical affair,” Racing manager Todd Pollard said. “Sam went back last, but she has that good turn of foot at the end of the race, which she always has, and that was evident yesterday.

Wairoa gallops Today at Wairoa

Wairoa Racing Club Venue: Wairoa. Meeting Date: 21 February 2019. 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 1.02pm (NZT) WAIROA STUD BREEDERS MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 0x545 Tinder Hit (9) 58.5 2 9480x Copper Xpress (8) 58.5........ S MacNab (a2) 3 8P78x San Siro (7) 58.5 ............................. C Grylls 4 68008 Goldchi (6) 58.5 .............................. A Jones 5 32 Foggy Lyttle (14) 58 ....................... J Parkes 6 25x4 Meryace (5) 58 ............................ C Johnson 7 5 Pokuru’s Gift (1) 58 .........................R Myers 8 6x8 Up ‘n’ Gone (11) 58 ................J Fawcett (a1) 9 04563 Belle South (3) 56.5 .................. D Hirini (a1) 10 50650 Madam Ace (12) 56.5 .................C Lammas 11 800x6 One Way Street (10) 56.5 12 0 Swish Az (4) 56.5 ............................S Collett 13 0x0 Sarah Sarah (2) 56.5 .......... C O’Beirne (a3) 14 0079 Court Cha (13) 56 ................S Johnson (a4) 2 1.37pm PADDY KENNEDY MEMORIAL $12,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1300m 1 02634 Comeback (4) 59.5 ..............S Johnson (a4) 2 63963 Ottavio m (2) 59 ..........................C Lammas 3 79x12 Griffin b (3) 58 ........................C Burdan (a4)

4 30451 Virtuoso Lad (1) 57.5 ..................... J Parkes 5 550x1 Nuclear Fusion m (5) 55.5 .......... C Johnson 2.12pm SUNSET POINT BAR & BISTRO 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 28x21 Mediterranean Star d (3) 59 ............ C Grylls 2 1232x Miss Scandinavia db (2) 58.5 .C Burdan (a4) 3 44143 La Roccetta d (1) 57.5 ...........J Fawcett (a1) 4 06082 Carillion (4) 56.5.............................. A Jones 5 64470 Esbeedee dm (6) 56.5 ................C Lammas 6 x4080 Confessional td (5) 56 ................. C Johnson 7 x3969 Expedition (7) 55 .............................S Collett 4 2.47pm KENILWORTH PLUMBING MAIDEN 1900 $10,000, MDN, 1900m 1 42x02 Beau Geste (12) 58.5 2 5x642 Uncle Bro (7) 58.5 .......................... J Parkes 3 09950 Freightman (11) 58.5..............J Fawcett (a1) 4 805x9 Sylwek (2) 58.5 ...................................C Dell 5 4x069 Off The Grid (6) 58.5 ................. D Hirini (a1) 6 00x0x Princeville (5) 58.5 ...............S O’Malley (a4) 7 022 Trumpet b (4) 58.............................. C Grylls 8 24 Hey Happy (13) 58 ..........................R Myers 9 x7836 Invigorate (8) 58 .......................... C Johnson 10 36208 Makabar (10) 58..........................C Lammas 11 93 Florence O’Reilly (1) 56.5 -

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M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 21 February 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 12.17pm (NZT) FARMLANDS VIRKON SPRINT C1, 375m 1 67266 Yella Ella 21.54 R &.............................L Udy 2 88846 El Hefe 21.67 ............................... D R Laing 3 62657 Grouch Pawset 21.57......................P Green 4 16765 It’s A Must 21.66 W & ......................T Steele 5 58678 Twelve Gauge 21.70 ........................M Black 6 78455 Jetsun Bear 21.56 ..........................G Wilson 7 45576 Secret Rory 21.34 .......................... G Farrell 8 x4862 Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 2 12.35pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 22651 Suspicious Minds 20.94 ....................B Craik 2 41363 Fancy Fox 21.25.............................C Henley 3 71178 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 4 66165 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 5 Box Vacant 6 21164 Sparta 20.81 ................................... K Walsh 7 25315 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell 8 43785 Bigtime Phantom 21.38................ H Mullane 3 12.52pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SERIES HEAT C1q, 375m 1 23887 Jay Grim nwtd ................................ G Farrell 2 23357 Kai Nan nwtd.................................. G Farrell

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

12 La Reine Blanche (14) 56.5 . S MacNab (a2) 13 27600 Supablue (9) 56.5 ................S Johnson (a4) 14 72293 Louboutin (3) 56 ..............................S Collett 5 3.22pm WAIROA BUSINESS SUPPORTERS CUP TRIAL $15,000, OPN HCP, 1900m 1 33116 Overtheriver tdm (6) 62.5 .....S O’Malley (a4) 2 52648 Flag The Groom (2) 55....................R Myers 3 023x0 Francis Drake (3) 54....................C Lammas 4 37656 Duffers Creek m (8) 54......... S MacNab (a2) 5 048x6 Saint Kitt (5) 54 ..................... H Durrant (a4) 6 75257 Hunta Pence (1) 54 .........................S Collett 7 142x5 Wide Awake (4) 54 .................C Burdan (a4) 8 31x70 Tommyra m (9) 54 ..................J Fawcett (a1) 9 10503 Capellani (7) 54........................... C Johnson 6 3.59pm RUSSELL ROADS 1900 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1900m 1 1622x Zed Em tdm (11) 60 .............S O’Malley (a4) 2 52233 Masu (2) 59 ..................................... C Grylls 3 85891 Pierian Spring m (7) 59 .......................C Dell 4 75323 Terra Firma (10) 57 .........................R Myers 5 97274 Iffraajinator (1) 56.5......................... A Jones 6 77Lx0 Suffice To Say m (4) 56 ...................S Collett 7 30009 Prior Engagement (12) 55.5........... J Parkes 8 20634 En Suite (5) 55 ..................... S MacNab (a2)

9 660x9 Commander m (8) 55 .................. C Johnson 10 59666 Sweet Treat m (3) 54 ...................C Lammas 11 75650 Em Kay Pops m (6) 54 ........ C O’Beirne (a3) 12 680x8 Medini m (9) 54 ....................S Johnson (a4) 7 4.37pm K9 PETFOODS MAIDEN, $10,000, 1400m 1 0x9x2 Albaron (1) 58.5 ................... S MacNab (a2) 2 4 Che Guevara (5) 58.5 .................... J Parkes 3 x26L7 Flying Trapeze (9) 58.5 .....C Lammas 4 8x65 Rock Idol (4) 58.5............................ C Grylls 5 68008 Goldchi (13) 58.5 6 5008x Russian Roulette (11) 58.5 ....J Fawcett (a1) 7 03993 Senor Moss (6) 58 ...................... C Johnson 8 830 Count Conti (14) 58............... H Durrant (a4) 9 9 Gizzy Gold (3) 58 ................................C Dell 10 7 My Hugo (2) 58 ....................S O’Malley (a4) 11 64567 Come Dance With Me (7) 56.5........S Collett 12 780x9 After Five (12) 56.5 ............. C O’Beirne (a3) 13 52x45 Shez Ekstra (10) 56 ........................R Myers 14 8x975 Forrest Red (8) 56 ................S Johnson (a4) 8 5.12pm VISTA MOTOR LODGE 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 700x3 Lord High Spirit (8) 60 ..................... C Grylls 2 39545 Bruegel d (7) 59.5 ................S O’Malley (a4) 3 9x354 Lala Land d (2) 58.5 ........................S Collett

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72170 Garados (3) 57.5 ............................. A Jones 05682 Powerball d (1) 57.5 ............. S MacNab (a2) 96781 Queen Sweep d (9) 57 ...........J Fawcett (a1) 420x6 Prodigal Son dm (4) 57 ........S Johnson (a4) 02150 Madam Makfi (6) 56 ............ C O’Beirne (a3) 17x63 Quick Choice (5) 56 ....................... J Parkes x3969 Expedition d (10) 54.5 SELECTIONS Race 1: Foggy Lyttle, Meryace, Pokuru’s Gift, Belle South, Tinder Hit Race 2: Griffin, Virtuoso Lad, Nuclear Fusion, Ottavio, Comeback Race 3: Miss Scandinavia, Mediterranean Star, Carillion, Expedition, La Roccetta Race 4: Hey Happy, Trumpet, Uncle Bro, Beau Geste, Louboutin Race 5: Overtheriver, Wide Awake, Hunta Pence, Duffers Creek, Saint Kitt Race 6: Terra Firma, Masu, En Suite, Iffraajinator, Sweet Treat Race 7: Senor Moss, Albaron, Che Guevara, Rock Idol, Flying Trapeze Race 8: Lord High Spirit, Lala Land, Bruegel, Quick Choice, Powerball

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7 34525 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray 8 41776 Thrilling Billy 25.48 .....................P Ferguson 9 14746 Jinja Bailey 25.95 U & .......................Cottam LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Sings Like Elvis, Grouch Pawset, It’s A Must, Secret Rory, Jetsun Bear Race 2: Suspicious Minds, Sparta, Fancy Fox, Bigtime Phantom, See Eye Be Race 3: Crackling Gal, Waiterimu Ripper, Smoochie, Kai Nan, Jay Grim Race 4: Barossa, Just Maddie, Opawa Big, Tilly’s Silly, Decision Race 5: Retired Mouse, Bigtime Jacob, Botany Wayne, Disclaimer, Mobility Scooter Race 6: Thrilling Arnold, Bigtime Monty, Secret Babe, Hallo Star, Jack No Lag Race 7: Typical, Thrilling Ivy, Opawa Loyal, Jinja Stinger, Finkle Foot Hero Race 8: Robson, Thrilling Trev, Pat Tama, It’s A Stroll, Thrilling Vice Race 9: Powerful Lomar, Vikings, Reality Check, Sisco Kid, Jimmy’s Rocket Race 10: Thrilling Carly, Thrilling Amigo, Trevor Gibbs, Opawa Jimbo, It’s A Danger

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

44573 Smoochie 21.37 ........................ A Lawrence 7 31615 Gotcha Millie 21.55 ...................... H Mullane 33646 Talkabout Sophie nwtd .....................M Black 8 46444 Retired Mouse 21.34....................... T Green 24622 Crackling Gal nwtd U & .....................Cottam 9 756x4 Zipping Ringo 21.48 ........................... D Ray 35221 Waiterimu Ripper nwtd R & .................L Udy 10 4F575 C’est L’Amour 21.44 ..........................B Craik 64244 Jinja Liv 21.44 U & ............................Cottam 6 1.46pm COOKIES KITCHEN SPRINT C1, 375m 1 47675 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 12764 Go Home Harry 21.58 ...................... S Clark 2 67886 Seven Sharp 21.70 ...........................S Ross 67886 Seven Sharp 21.70 ...........................S Ross 3 64625 Jack No Lag 21.60 ......................... Y Castro 85468 Hua Hua nwtd ..............................R McPhee 4 1.11pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT 4 14742 Bigtime Monty nwtd...................... H Mullane PROJECT SERIES HEAT C1q, 375m 5 74456 Agistri 21.37 ...................................S E Hunt 1 28323 Just Maddie 21.72............................M Black 6 76568 Talkabout Ziggy nwtd ......................... D Ray 2 23223 Barossa nwtd ............................ A Lawrence 7 56632 Thrilling Arnold 21.48 ......................S Codlin 3 37576 Platinum Tears nwtd ......................... S Clark 8 4776F Hallo Star 21.08 R & ...........................L Udy 4 74123 Opawa Big 21.76............................ G Farrell 7 2.03pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES 5 65781 Peekay Shout 21.79 U & ...................Cottam SPRINT C2, 375m 1 38175 Finkle Foot Hero 21.52....................... D Ray 6 75343 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy 2 6x738 Jinja Stinger 21.40 W &...................T Steele 7 53178 Decision nwtd................................... S Clark 3 43346 Thrilling Ivy 21.42 ............................ K Walsh 8 65774 Home Bound nwtd R & .......................L Udy 4 71348 Secret Lily 21.56 W &......................T Steele 9 25658 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 5 27262 Typical 21.51 .....................................S Ross 10 58678 Twelve Gauge 21.70 ........................M Black 5 1.28pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT 6 83535 Nardango 21.50 ................................E Potts C3, 375m 7 21674 Thrilling Dexter 21.39 .......................S Lozell 1 46735 Bigtime Jacob 21.24 .................... H Mullane 8 37411 Opawa Loyal 21.27 .......................... S Clark 2 31128 Disclaimer 21.36 .............................P Green 9 83487 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 3 37136 Blocker 21.67 R & .......................N O’Regan 8 2.19pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES 4 24625 Botany Wayne 21.31 .......................P Green C1/2, 457m 1 4FxF6 Millie Prince nwtd .......................P Ferguson 5 23767 Mobility Scooter 21.33 .....................M Black 2 25333 It’s A Stroll nwtd .............................P Henley 6 23573 Jetsun Woody 21.52 ......................G Wilson

26465 Pat Tama 25.59 ................................ S Clark x5113 Sir Kinloch 26.03 .............................. S Clark 34628 Thrilling Watch 26.07 ...................... K Walsh 12221 Thrilling Trev 25.73 .......................... K Walsh 21711 Robson 25.62.............................P Ferguson 1321 Thrilling Vice 25.80.......................... K Walsh 34183 Little Trilise nwtd ........................ A Lawrence 25375 Billy Bright 26.15 ........................P Ferguson 9 2.37pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C3/4, 375m 1 57155 Stay Rich 21.52 M & ........................ J Smith 2 35481 Sisco Kid 21.22 ..............................C Henley 3 6x516 Jimmy’s Rocket 21.00 ...................... S Clark 4 84726 Powerful Lomar 21.29 .......................B Craik 5 77372 Podium Phobia nwtd .................... H Mullane 6 45335 Reality Check 21.43 ........................ K Walsh 7 24481 Vikings 21.30 ....................................E Potts 8 82658 Zipping Vito 21.46 .............................B Craik 9 4F575 C’est L’Amour 21.44 ..........................B Craik 10 756x4 Zipping Ringo 21.48 ........................... D Ray 10 2.57pm FARMLANDS COPRICE STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 16512 Thrilling Amigo 25.68 ...................... K Walsh 2 53374 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W & ..................T Steele 3 21533 It’s A Danger 26.00 ........................C Henley 4 55414 Thrilling Carly 25.83 ........................ K Walsh 5 57754 Zugzwang nwtd .............................. S O’Neill 6 38557 Opawa Jimbo 25.91 W & ................T Steele

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 19

■ TE AKAU RACING

Ellis buoyed by interest in promising yearlings Te Akau Racing has enjoyed a stellar season on the track and principal David Ellis is hoping that will continue this weekend when Melody Belle lines up in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

The four-year-old daughter of Commands, who is raced by Fortuna Syndications, has won three Group One races this season and has proven to be an astute purchase out of Haunui Farm’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale draft by Ellis.

He went back to the same well in January to try and uncover Te Akau’s next star and he believes he has done so. Buoyed by the quality of yearlings on offer, Ellis was able to be active at the sale in January, purchasing 43 yearlings for just over $8 million.

“We have got a really great ownership base that we have built up over a lifetime,” Ellis said.

“When I told them I thought it was the best quality of yearlings that I have seen at Karaka for at least 10 years it gave my owners a lot of confidence.

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“They have seen what an unbelievable job Jamie (Richards) has been doing training the horses, so we were very strong.

“I thought that conformation-wise they are as good as what I have seen. They had terrific bone and were well developed, probably reflecting the great season that we had.

“I thought it was good buying and it’s a great time for people to invest in the New Zealand thoroughbred.”

In just under a month since the sale, all bar nine yearlings have been fully subscribed and Ellis said history has shown some of the last yearlings to be sold by Te Akau have proven to be the best of their crop.

“I think we have sold 34 horses outright already,” Ellis said.

“There are still a lot of shares still available.

“The amazing thing is how many good horses come from the last to be sold. For example, Avantage was the last to sell in her year and the third-to-last horse to sell was Sword of Osman, and they are

“He’s just a magnificent individual,” Ellis said. “Having a colt like that, it puts an enormous amount of excitement into the whole team that look after him at the farm, Jamie who knows he has got such a magnificent colt to train, all the staff at Matamata who know they

will be looking after him. It’s just a huge thrill for everybody.”

Te Akau has experienced a lot of success with juveniles, having won the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) for the third successive year in January, including taking out the trifecta in this year’s running of the race.

While Ellis is pleased with Te Akau’s record in the race, he said he doesn’t go to Karaka in search of precocious types, rather progressive types like 2017 Karaka Million 2YO winner Melody Belle.

“I go to buy horses like Melody Belle, horses that can show something at two, train on to be better at three and as a four-year-old.

She has won four Group Ones already and I think her best season will be next year,” Ellis said.

“A horse that is a two-year-old and no more is no good to me. I only want horses that have the scope to train on and be better.

“We don’t put any pressure on our two-year-olds, we only race them if they tell us they are enjoying it and want to do it.”

- NZ Racing Desk

3 P07P5 Wayward Roc (3) fr ................. N Williamson 4 06443 Don’t Look Back (4) fr ............. M Williamson 5 14070 Whatwillbeewillbee (U1) 10M . S Walkinshaw 6 81094 Sea Rover (1) 20M ................. J Morrison (J) 7 43990 Dusky Eyre (2) 20M .........................R Close 8 6349x Kiwi Crusher (U1) 20M....................J W Cox 7 8.08pm DUNEDIN CITY MOTORS JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r55. jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 61709 Kotare Elite (1) fr ........................... K Butt (J) 2 x8x43 Tartan Trilogy (2) fr ....................M Parker (J) 3 83005 Rosinupthebow (3) fr .................E Barron (J) 4 55390 Magnetic Watch (4) fr ............. J Morrison (J) 5 6660x Scotlynn Harry (5) fr ..............B Laughton (J) 6 01360 Fun In The Dark (6) fr................M Hurrell (J) 7 96046 Chief Kapai (7) fr .........................T Dewe (J) 8 59467 No More Change (8) fr .......... J Campbell (J) 9 07339 Toby O’Gara (21) fr ..................C Faithful (J) 10 77127 Aveross Rustler (22) fr ............... D Keast (J) 11 80756 Apocalypse (23) fr ................K Tomlinson (J) 12 52650 Myrcella (24) fr ........................ S O’Reilly (J) 8 8.38pm NEXT RACEMEETING 7TH MARCH MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r49-r65., mobile, 2200m 1 42170 Ripsnorter (1) fr...................... J Morrison (J) 2 32602 Betstars Blue Jean (2) fr ......... M Williamson 3 29533 Triroyale Brigade (3) fr............. N Williamson 4 1848 Shop Girl (4) fr ..........................E Barron (J) 5 04300 Barkley (5) fr .............................. K Cameron

6 98858 Calendar Girlz (6) fr ......................B Orange 7 1168P Mucho Macho Man (7) fr ...........M Hurrell (J) 8 14x78 Whata Razzle Dazzle (8) fr .... S Walkinshaw 9 30485 Wolf West (21) fr .............................J W Cox 10 5109 Ruby Tues Bay (22) fr................ C McDowell 11 71478 Gabby’s Star (23) fr ..................B Williamson 12 00403 Franco Texas (24) fr ..............B Laughton (J) 13 53920 Machs Mareta (25) fr........................R Close 14 50791 Articulight (26) fr ........................C Ferguson Pacifiers off : Pegasus Hanover (R1), Thisexcusebetterbeit (R3) SELECTIONS Race 1: Sungait’s Legacy, Jazzy Trouble, Masies Pride, Cosmic Sun Race 2: With The Stars, Square Dealer, Been To Jenny’s, Phil’s Last Chance Race 3: Balraj, Thisexcusebetterbeit, Wolfenstein, Thisladyrocks Race 4: Lone Star Lad, Missalyssa, Our Foxy Lady, Abby May Race 5: Coolhand Easton, The Doorman, Miss Ethel Sunshine, Santanna Lad Race 6: Sea Rover, Dusky Eyre, Whatwillbeewillbee, Kiwi Crusher Race 7: Kotare Elite, No More Change, Fun In The Dark, Rosinupthebow Race 8: Mucho Macho Man, Whata Razzle Dazzle, Franco Texas, Machs Mareta

4 264F7 Another Belle 17.22 J M ....................McCook 4 27431 It’s That Fresh 17.23 S & ...................B Evans 5 13187 Homebush Maycee nwtd ............ J McInerney 5 78164 Smash Wild 17.08 ............................. M Grant 6 77366 Nippa Martino 17.49 ................... J McInerney 6 21336 Inside Affair 17.16................................J Dunn 7 45332 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 .....................R Wales 7 22135 Cash A Roo 17.27 S & ......................B Evans 8 23211 Know Logic 17.21 ............................ G Cleeve 8 15721 Wheelie Wheels 17.18......................... C Weir 9 54646 Call Me Flo 17.24 .......................A Botherway 9 63561 Debbie Baxter 17.11 ................... J McInerney 10 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 ......................... M Grant 10 78583 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ................... J McInerney 7 6.14pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C2/3, 295m 10 7.27pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO STAKES 1 16344 Vasterbottenost 17.47............................A Lee C3/4, 520m 2 41582 Jaded Affair 17.35 .......................... L Waretini 1 1365x Carltonian nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 3 37861 Black Dan 17.60 ......................... J McInerney 2 12345 Lacko Allen 30.09 ...........................C Roberts 4 12745 High Return 17.29 ............................. M Grant 3 22363 Opawa Viking 30.81 J & ....................D Fahey 5 74173 Miss Dupre 17.33 ...........................D Roberts 4 43222 Umbridge Bale 30.20......................C Roberts 6 37721 Goldstar Dodge 17.32 S & ................B Evans 5 42825 Manooka 30.47 J & ...........................D Fahey 7 87757 Shanly Star 17.26 ....................... J McInerney 6 14131 Von Strass 29.94 J & .........................D Fahey 8 55278 Homebush Comet 17.55............. J McInerney 7 65434 Mr. Matt 30.11 J & .............................D Fahey 9 54646 Call Me Flo 17.24 .......................A Botherway 8 77652 David’s Legacy 30.15 ..................M Robinson 10 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 ......................... M Grant 11 7.50pm 2019 FLAIR LADIES BRACELET C5, 520m 8 6.35pm MY BRO FABIO DASH C4, 295m 1 41826 Kiacatoo Fever 30.20 S & ..................B Evans 1 14327 Mertz 17.47 ................................ J McInerney 2 23121 Gem 30.21 J & ..................................D Fahey 2 55232 Sunlit Johnny 17.13 ............................. C Weir 3 18135 Ophelia Allen 30.10 ........................D Roberts 3 64753 Cawbourne Britty 17.26 ..................C Roberts 4 37667 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ..............B Evans 4 51575 Sozin’s Blue 17.31 ...................... J McInerney 5 31623 Busy Flash 30.41 J & ........................D Fahey 5 53413 Elodea 17.39 .............................. R Blackburn 6 37835 Mina Allen 30.08.............................C Roberts 6 8758x Full Speed nwtd..................................B Dann 7 47367 Bashful Buffy 31.09 .................... J McInerney 7 38267 Come A Guster 17.33........................ M Grant 8 12262 Martha Magic 30.17 H &........................Taylor 8 13262 Ring Clown 17.19 .............................. M Grant 9 14131 Von Strass 29.94 J & .........................D Fahey 9 78583 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ................... J McInerney 10 55142 Go Glow 30.24 J & ............................D Fahey 9 7.04pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO SPRINT FEATURE 12 8.17pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C5, 295m C5, 295m 1 1251F Business Ethics 17.20 .........................J Dunn 1 77613 Ketchikan Kim 17.25............................J Dunn 2 63177 Rocket Raccoon 17.01 ........................ C Weir 2 64521 Disobedience 17.23 S & ....................B Evans 3 26371 Bookie Monster 17.19 .........................J Dunn 3 32438 Pita Ramos 17.26 ................................J Dunn 4 23412 Custom Paint 17.06 ............................. C Weir

5 22383 Botany Cold 17.22 ...................... J McInerney 6 87431 Dove Love 17.15.................................. C Weir 7 44221 Smash Reward 17.13 ........................ M Grant 8 24352 Lord Louie nwtd ...............................R Adcock 9 13718 Edge Of Town 17.04 ........................R Adcock 10 18155 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ........................B Dann LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance SELECTIONS: Race 1: Lisa’s Boy, Know Respect, Homebush Finn, Homebush Indi, Call Me Flo Race 2: Danziger, High Dreamer, Dizzy Banjo, Forehand Raid, Dunk It Race 3: Bahama Queen, Homebush Boden, Botany Alan, Barellen Panther, Call Me Flo Race 4: Jitterbug Jewel, Billy Frost, My Bro Michael, Mitcham Doug, Sergess Race 5: Dyna Lenny, Culvie Lass, Homebush Skip, Jealous Much, Know Approval Race 6: Princely Gold, Opawa Waihemo, Know Logic, Dahteste, Call Me Flo Race 7: Jaded Affair, High Return, Shanly Star, Vasterbottenost, Call Me Flo Race 8: Sunlit Johnny, Full Speed, Cawbourne Britty, Mertz, Elodea Race 9: Ketchikan Kim, Wheelie Wheels, Pita Ramos, It’s That Fresh, Inside Affair Race 10: Von Strass, Lacko Allen, Carltonian, Opawa Viking, Mr. Matt Race 11: Gem, Ophelia Allen, Martha Magic, Kiacatoo Fever, Von Strass Race 12: Rocket Raccoon, Lord Louie, Bookie Monster, Custom Paint, Business Ethics

Te Akau principal David Ellis (left) with trainer Jamie Richards.

PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

both Group One winners.”

The highlight purchase for Ellis at Karaka this year was undoubtedly the Savabeel–Make A Wish colt who he bought for $1.4 million. The Te Akau principal said the colt has brought a real boost to the Te Akau team.

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 21 February 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1 5.34pm (NZT) EQUINOX RESTAURANT AT FORBURY TROT $7500, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 1 00P04 Fekitoa (1) fr ............................ J Thomas (J) 2 965x0 October Trouble (2) fr ...................M Heenan 3 7556 Capelli (3) fr ............................ C D Thornley 4 67600 Pegasus Hanover (4) fr ...................J W Cox 5 04304 Jazzy Trouble (5) fr ................. J Morrison (J) 6 Sungait’s Legacy (6) fr ............ M Williamson 7 22460 Masies Pride (7) fr......................... K Butt (J) 8 Buller Whitebait (8) fr ...................K Hadfield 9 55667 Cosmic Sun (9) fr .....................B Williamson 2 5.59pm RESENE COLORSHOP PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2700m 1 0 Chris Aynsley (1) fr........................B Orange 2 P0 Jacks Anne (2) fr .................... J Morrison (J) 3 82435 With The Stars (3) fr ........................J W Cox 4 97005 Phil’s Last Chance (4) fr ...........B Williamson 5 70880 Iron Woman (5) fr ..................B Laughton (J) 6 08x76 Rakagem (6) fr ..........................E Barron (J) 7 60900 Onedin Smiler (7) fr........................ G Shand 8 The Fonz (8) fr ........................ C D Thornley 9 06688 It’s A Laugh (9) fr..................... N Williamson 10 0 Terra Firma (10) fr .....................D O’Connell

11 55890 Been To Jenny’s (11) fr .............. K Cameron 12 6750P Sheelasinleague (12) fr ........K Tomlinson (J) 13 89089 Tact Denzel (13) fr ................... M Williamson 14 094P0 Out Of The Shadows (U1) fr .. S Walkinshaw 15 58095 Square Dealer (U2) fr.......... K McNaught (J) 16 230P0 Chain Reaction (U3) fr ................T McMillan Emergencies: Iron Woman, Onedin Smiler 3 6.24pm YALDHURST HOTEL MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 82688 Bullys Princess (1) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 2 59687 Bronte Lindenny (2) fr ............ J Morrison (J) 3 85900 Hasta La Vista (3) fr ................ J Thomas (J) 4 40x5 Balraj (4) fr .............................. C D Thornley 5 8x782 I’m Sick Of Excuses (5) fr.............. K Butt (J) 6 86060 Final Delight (6) fr ...................... K Cameron 7 70880 Iron Woman (7) fr 8 50408 Dreaminsover (8) fr ................. M Williamson 9 0800x Real Change (21) fr ............ K McNaught (J) 10 72336 Thisladyrocks (22) fr.................B Williamson 11 60463 Wolfenstein (23) fr ......................C Ferguson 12 60028 Mighty George (24) fr ............. S Walkinshaw 13 K Mach (25) fr .......................B Laughton (J) 14 9x966 Official Cullen (26) fr .......................J W Cox 15 32395 Thisexcusebetterbeit (U1) fr ......E Barron (J) Emergency: Iron Woman 4 6.49pm NZ HORSE TRANSPORT JUNIOR DRIVERS TROT $8000, 4yo+, w/c jun.d, stand, 2200m 1 x3577 Our Foxy Lady (1) fr ....................T Dewe (J)

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2 42231 Kash Valley (2) fr ........................ L Lester (J) 3 0526x Pat The Monkey (3) fr............. J Morrison (J) 4 0818x Missalyssa (4) fr ...................... S O’Reilly (J) 5 42040 Zsa Zara (5) fr ......................K Tomlinson (J) 6 00070 Cheeky Pat (6) fr .......................E Barron (J) 7 37603 Lone Star Lad (7) fr ...................M Hurrell (J) 8 x1045 Abby May (8) fr.............................. K Butt (J) 9 06P00 Cuddly Trouble (9) fr ..............B Laughton (J) 5 7.15pm DUAL CODE AT WINGATUI 25TH MARCH MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r48., mobile, 2200m 1 00500 Clarendon Falcon (1) fr .........B Laughton (J) 2 P1527 Santanna Lad (2) fr ..........................R Close 3 34559 Coolhand Easton (3) fr .............B Williamson 4 04x20 Shardan Suzie (4) fr .................. C McDowell 5 70770 Alexy (5) fr .............................. J Morrison (J) 6 00695 Honour Scroll (6) fr................. S Walkinshaw 7 x5099 Miss Ethel Sunshine (7) fr .............B Orange 8 99x70 Raphoe (8) fr ........................... N Williamson 9 80850 Rake (21) fr ............................. C D Thornley 10 88035 El Dinero (22) fr................... K McNaught (J) 11 00600 Aveross Ferrari (23) fr ...............D O’Connell 12 36054 The Doorman (24) fr .......................J W Cox 13 63107 Kansas City Jim (25) fr............ M Williamson 14 68350 Allandale (26) fr.........................M Hurrell (J) 6 7.40pm RICOH HANDICAP TROT $8500, r40-r70 spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 368x4 Bono Hest (1) fr.........................E Barron (J) 2 36664 Scarlett Lane (2) fr .....................C Ferguson

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 32752 Kalonga 17.36 S & ............................B Evans Raceway Meeting Date: 21 February 2019 NZ Meeting 5 35671 Joe Bonanza nwtd ...................... J McInerney number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 6 76332 Botany Alan 17.85 ...................... J McInerney and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 7 61684 Smash Damage 17.24....................... M Grant 9; 10, 11 and 12 8 54533 Barellen Panther 17.44 ...................C Roberts 1 4.09pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C2, 9 54646 Call Me Flo 17.24 .......................A Botherway 295m 10 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 ......................... M Grant 1 67841 Homebush Indi 17.54 ................. J McInerney 4 5.06pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C2/3, 295m 1 23327 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36......................C Roberts 2 85554 Know Respect 17.28 ....................... G Cleeve 2 26x57 Billy Frost 17.45 ................................. M Grant 3 26157 Another Cold One 17.40 J M .............McCook 3 88778 Homebush Tasha 17.44 .............. J McInerney 4 21838 Cathy Maree 17.17 ............................ M Grant 4 86185 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ..................... J McInerney 5 53546 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H & .....................Taylor 5 15835 Sierra Delta 17.34 S & .......................B Evans 6 33772 Homebush Finn 17.21 ................ J McInerney 6 85653 Sergess 17.28 ............................ J McInerney 7 38550 Cosmic Marty 17.65 ................... J McInerney 7 31315 Mitcham Doug 17.34 .................. J McInerney 8 34642 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ............................... R Casey 8 88843 My Bro Michael 17.29..................M Robinson 9 54646 Call Me Flo 17.24 .......................A Botherway 9 54646 Call Me Flo 17.24 .......................A Botherway 10 87663 Know Sweat 17.33........................... G Cleeve 2 4.29pm KAISA EARTHWORKS PH.0272073323 10 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 ......................... M Grant 5 5.24pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C2, 295m DASH C4, 295m 1 83226 Homebush Skip 17.50 ................ J McInerney 1 65775 High Dreamer 17.24 .......................... M Grant 2 27483 Culvie Lass 17.33 H & ...........................Taylor 2 63561 Debbie Baxter 17.11 ................... J McInerney 3 17486 Jealous Much 17.50 ................... J McInerney 3 66678 Forehand Raid 17.19 ...........................J Dunn 4 2x126 Dyna Lenny 17.17 ..........................C Roberts 4 58822 Danziger 17.10 ........................... R Blackburn 5 32764 Know Approval 17.32 ...................... G Cleeve 5 8x857 Smash Attack 17.22 .......................... M Grant 6 42168 Smash Ocean 17.50..................... D Kingston 6 3558F Dizzy Banjo 17.12 ............................... C Weir 7 62345 Cornali 17.47 J M ..............................McCook 7 83261 Dunk It 17.24 ......................................B Dann 8 61577 Elland Road 17.79 ...................... J McInerney 8 14716 Hear This 17.30 ................................. M Grant 9 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 ......................... M Grant 9 78583 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ................... J McInerney 3 4.46pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND DASH 10 37446 Opawa Brad nwtd ............................. C Steele 6 5.54pm ONE GOOD HORSE DASH C2/3, 295m C2/3, 295m 1 16646 Princely Gold 17.19 .................... J McInerney 1 24656 Homebush Boden 17.47 ............. J McInerney 2 68887 Homebush Fued 17.42 ............... J McInerney 2 55367 Hi Ho Tonto 17.38 ..................................A Lee 3 37416 Dahteste 17.24 ......................................A Lee 3 11642 Bahama Queen 17.08 .........................J Dunn

BOXING DAY RACES “It’s an institution”

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$10 entry, under 18 FREE First race starts at 12.30pm

Pack a picnic for a fantastic day out at the Boxing Day Races

Fun and games for the kids and music by Nyree

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For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

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ANNA and Lucy. Two Asian ladies available. Professional massage. Good service.

In/out calls 021 046 4314.

Tutus on Tour

Mockingbird

Dancers will perform classical favourites and contemporary works suitable for all ages. A fantastic opportunity to see your critically-acclaimed national ballet company.

CELESTE available in/ out calls. Fantasies and fun. Phone 021 146 1596. No texting please.

Adult tickets from $25 Child from $10

MARCH

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A black comedy about motherhood and mental health based on true stories of four generations of women and their devilish alter egos. This is a clever, sensitive, funny and moving play.

Open Hat Night

One of the world’s best-loved musicals is coming to our stage. This is a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece and it is going to be a big one. Tickets are selling fast so don’t miss out.

Tickets from $79.90

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Direct from Melbourne Bloom brings you songs from two amazing artists, Adele and Amy Winehouse. Bloom has just returned from shows featuring John Farnham and John Paul Young along with many more, her pitch perfect and powerful voice will have you singing along.

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Daily THURSDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. No Class this week.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm

FRIDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road.

9am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Zumba. 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture

Feb 21 & 22, 2019 HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027 640 4094. Racecourse Road.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis.

MSA.Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome.

Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome.

Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

St Peter’s Church, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome.

Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing.

Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027 640 4094. Racecourse Road.

10am - 4pm

HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

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Pakeke Lions Annual Monster Charity Garage Sale

9am – 1pm Saturday, March 2 | Ashburton Racecourse

• Cash or Eftpos on sale day.

• Donations of household, garden and workshop items gratefully accepted.

• Cake stall, also surplus fruit or vegetables for resale • Children’s entertainment – sausage sizzle – craft stalls No heaters, computers or TVs accepted.

Donated Items can be collected from Wednesday February 27 to Friday March 1 or may be dropped off at the Racecourse from 9am to 4pm on those days.

Contact Dave 307 4349, Trevor 307 2629, George 307 2243 or George 308 8231

Proceeds to the Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust and other local charities.

Birthday Greetings Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested.

Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Maddie Drummond Happy 2nd Birthday!

Lots of love Mummy and Daddy. xxx

Liam Nolan Happy 7th Birthday Liam!

Have a wonderful day Bud, lots of love Mum, Dad, Hayley and Madeline. xx

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Assess key players. Where do they lie between the poles of character and intellect? Character without intellect is lovable, agreeable and boring. Intellect without character is exciting and dangerous.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There are people who lift and move you along a happier path. When you can’t be in their presence, it really helps to be under a beautiful sky. If not, a big gesture in the name of cheer is priority one.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Don’t talk about what everyone knows, and don’t show all your cards. What about holding things in suspense for a while? The tension will make life interesting. It’s a champion move.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): “Location, location, location,” was once the clarion call of those seeking business success, opportunity and glamour.

It’s not really about where you are as who you’re connected to. Good luck in that today.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your feelings are strengths, not weaknesses. Keep learning how to use them to your best advantage and know that whatever you feel, it’s right for you and for the moment.

Also, know that you’re not the only one.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): As you broaden your horizons and become an even more well-rounded person, it gets easier to create rapport with many different types. But it gets harder to find people who can keep up with you.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The popular people aren’t always likable, and the likable people aren’t always popular. Go for likability because you’ll be happier and more respected when you value the group above your own glory.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Though it’s very important to you to do certain actions in a particular order, what others see is the result, not the process. Use judgment to assess how much behind-the-scenes information to share.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Focus on what you need, not what you want. Look thoughtfully into the status quo. What are you taking for granted? Check supply levels. Your future self will thank you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Compatibility within a group of very similar members may be more easily achieved, though it’s the more diverse groups with less internal compatibility that often come up with a better product.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If you declare your goals and resolutions, you leave yourself open for criticism. But if you don’t, you miss out on the opportunity for encouragement and support. So declare, but only to a select few.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): In this age of oversharing, cautious silence is a power move. Just seal the lips. And yet hardly anyone will think of it. Use discretion and, paradoxically, you’ll stand out by not standing out.

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Across: 1. Free on board 8. Elate 9. Numbers 10. Spindle 11. Nodal 12. Augury 14. Catnap 18. Paint 19. Tallboy 21. Nowhere 23. Noise 24. Out7of pocket 4 5 8 9 Down: 1. Freesia 2. Erasing 3. Oread 4. Banner 5. Armenia 8 4 2 6. Dye 7. Sisal 13. Retreat 15. Niblick 16. Payment 17. Itself 1 8 18. Panic 20. Lingo 22. Who

Previous quick solution

DOWN 1. Wager (6) 2. Melee (5) 3. Scratch (4) 4. Anxious (6) 5. Total (8) 6. Ban on trade (7) 7. Damned (6) 12. Persuade (8) 14. Partially cover (7) 16. Disagree (6) 17. Make (6) 18. Position (6) 21. Language (colloq) (5) 22. Lure (4)

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Nelson

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Greymouth

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Set 8:20 am Rise 9:46 pm

Last quarter

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 127.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:14 pm, yesterday

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Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h.

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Wind at 2000m: NW rising to 60 km/h evening.

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Lowry contest back on

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Hard grind in the gorge Riders make their way up the gorge during last year’s Ride the Rakaia cycle race.

BY ERIN TASKER

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Up to 150 cyclists are expected to make the most of a rare opportunity to ride across the Rakaia Bridge in convoy on Saturday morning, when the annual Ride the Rakaia bike race kicks off.

Race organiser John Moore, of CJM’S Events, said around 130 people had entered by the time entries closed on Sunday night, but he was expecting more entries to come in as the week progressed.

There are two options – the 100km Ride the Rakaia and the 22km Ride the Bridge recreational ride – and Moore said the bulk of the entries were in the longer event.

Among them is defending champion, former Ashburtonian Jason Christie. The national road race champion at the time, Christie won the men’s event last year, while his now wife Georgia was second in the women’s event.

But Christie could face some tough competition this year, in the form of another of the country’s top road cyclists, Michael Vink, Moore said.

Moore said entries had been received from far and wide, including some from the North Island, but when entries closed there had only been one entry from Ashburton.

He hoped more entries would come in before race day, and not just from Ashbur-

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ton cyclists. He said entries were well below what he’d like.

“I would love to see 200 or 300, and the riders are out there,” Moore said. It was just a matter of how to attract them.

The Ride the Rakaia is marketed as being special and different from any other race, because it involved doing something that you couldn’t do on any other day of the week.

The bridge will be closed to traffic for around 15 minutes while competitors cross and the peloton is expected to be up to 1km long. Riders start by Salmon Tales in the Rakaia township before riding across both the main Rakaia bridge and the overbridge.

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From there, those in the longer of the two races will travel west for another 50km until they reach the Rakaia Gorge. Then, they cross the two river bridges and climb out of the gorge to Mt Hutt Station, before returning to the Rakaia township.

The recreational ride will follow the same path initially but finish at Te Pirita.

There is prize money up for grabs for the first male and female, as well as second and third male and female, and for the king and queen of the Rakaia Gorge – the fastest riders up the gorge.

The Ride the Rakaia will start at 8am on Saturday morning, with the bridge expected to only be closed for 15 minutes.

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