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Methven is putting up an avid fight to stop a proposed Super Liquor from setting up in the town.

There has been 12 objections to the Nekita Enterprises’ application for an off licence, and yesterday some of those submitters made their case at a hearing in front of the District Licensing Committee, represented by chairman Jim Burgess, Al Lawn and Robin Kilworth.

Objectors present included Mt Hutt Elim pastor Mark Taylor, publican Dave den Baars, Anglican minister Mike Keith, Catholic Women’s League representative Susan Dickson, Plains Presbyterian parish representative

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Joan Wright, and residents Martin Nordqvist, Ron Smith and Duane Schroeder.

Super Liquor operations manager Greg Hoar, Nekita Enterprises’ director Harjit Singh, and their advocate Craig Shearer, spoke in support of the application.

There was intense questioning to presentations from both sides, and the hearing went for the bulk of the day, from 10am to about 3.30pm.

The Super Liquor contingent focused on the franchise’s reputation as a responsible operator with a commitment to abiding by liquor laws.

“There are rogue operators in the market, Super Liquor is not one of them,” Hoar said.

The Singhs operated nine Super Liquors, as well as three other bottle stores and one pub.

They had only ever failed one controlled purchase operation, in 2006.

Advertising outside the Methven premises, on Main Street where the Red Cross is currently located, would be restricted to two AO-sized signs supplied by the company, and visibility into the shop would be limited.

They pointed out the presence of other licensed premises highly visible in the town around the site.

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White rights group recruiting Posters for a “white rights” group believed to have been started in New Zealand were posted around Auckland University.

The posters, showing a young, fit white couple, carried the slogans “White lives matter” and “Let’s take our country back”.

They provided a website address, www.westernguard.info, which calls for recruits who “must be physically fit or training to become so”, “must be presentable” and cannot be “homosexuals, transexuals or any other form of mental illness”.

But the Herald has not been able to establish whether a genuine “white rights” group is behind them.

Juan-Pierre Aucamp runs the NZ European Association, which courted controversy two weeks ago after its existence was reported.

But he said his group had nothing to do with the Western Guard, which he described as “utterly disrespectful”, and said it was undermining what the European Association was trying to do.

Aucamp had heard who was behind the group, but declined to name them, as he said it wasn’t his place to publicly out them.

He confirmed the founder was based in New Zealand, but wasn’t sure if they attended Auckland University.

“I understand that some people might find our group in the same sense, but as you know my group is purely about educating on European cultures. The Western Guard is purely about excluding other races, that aren’t white.

It’s completely different.”

Aucamp said Western Guard’s posters were “inexcusable”, and he’d posted on their Facebook page to tell them as much.

“This is the wrong way to go about it. I wanted people to be bolder and talk about stuff, but not in this way.”

An Auckland University spokesman said the university had received complaints and was investigating the posters and associated material and whether they breached university policies.

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Ashburton Society of Arts president Rowena Hart with the illustration by Selina Young, which was featured in the famous Margaret Mahy book, A Summery Saturday Morning.

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International, nicknamed Binders, truck owners shared their passion for the vehicles at the Binders (Down Under) NZ gathering in Rakaia on Saturday. They included (from left) Trevor Begg, Craig Begg and Les Bennett, together with a 1937 International D30 owned by Rural Transport.

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The Ashburton Society of Arts will host a preloved exhibition this weekend, featuring iconic illustrations and paintings.

Art lovers have been encouraged to hunt out works that need a new home, but may also find something on the day to purchase themselves.

Organisers are particularly excited about an illustration by Selina Young, which was featured in the famous Margaret Mahy book, A Summery Saturday Morning.

Another of her pictures is also up for grabs, which featured in the Tony Mitton book, Once Upon a Tide.

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Rowena Hart said this was the first time they had held a preloved exhibition in about 15 years.

“Everybody was talking about it and it crops up now and then,” she said.

“Often, people bring one (painting) and buy one, too.”

Other artists featured at the exhibition, include Grant Banbury, Marian Maguire, Mark Lander, Ngaio McKee, Jean Laming and Fred Taylor.

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The exhibition will then run on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, culminating with the last weekend of the society’s annual Summer Show.

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Stefan Protheroe’s Sunday morning dog walk turned sour when he discovered a “feral” pile of half-burnt household waste beside the Ashburton River.

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‘Feral’ dumpers disgust

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Stefan Protheroe was shocked when his Sunday morning dog walk was interrupted by the discovery of a pile of half-burnt household waste beside the Ashburton River.

The local man said what he discovered was the worst rubbish dumping at the Ashburton River he has seen in 31 years.

“I was walking along with my dogs and one of them came back with a pair of undies in its mouth,” he said.

“He had clearly found something interesting so I followed him along and was shocked by what I saw.” Unceremoniously dumped to the side of the river was a variety of household

waste, ranging from a refrigerator to more than 100 empty aluminum cans.

“There’s cans, old chairs, a lawnmower, a fridge, bags of waste in council bags, just a whole lot of crap all half burnt,” he said.

“It just goes to show the laziness of the people that they put the rubbish in the council bags but can’t be bothered to put it out on the kerb.”

A regular visitor to the river, be that on his motorbike or with his children, he has encountered rubbish before, but not to this level.

“I’ve seen the odd bag or something but never to this level, it is just feral,” Protheroe said.

“And then there is the poor

sod who is getting paid to come down and has to clean up the mess.”

Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager, Neil McCann, said that it is an issue the council is receiving reports on all too frequently.

“We have an environmental management officer who checks areas and tidies up, unfortunately it is happening all over the district and in odd places,” he said.

“We try to identify the offenders as it can be quite amazing how they will throw away letters and post with their names on it that allows them to be identified.

“If we are able to identify them, it will be followed up with

prosecution and a fine.”

A variety of options are available for people with rubbish but, McCann believes people just don’t realise.

“People don’t think how relatively cheap it is, $8.50 for a trailer-load or car-load of rubbish, or for free if it is in council bags,” he said.

Environmental monitoring manager, Rick Catchpowle, said the council was made aware of the dumping on Friday and contract work had been undertaken to have the area cleaned by today.

“If people complain we will investigate and where we can we will follow it up and issue an infringement notice if the person can be identified,” he said.

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From P1 In answer to questions from the council’s alcohol licensing inspector Helene Faass, who pointed out a minimum training period of six months for a duty manager certification, Singh said he had a staff member in Christchurch who could temporarily come into the store.

Neither police nor Faass opposed the application.

Objectors’ concerns included business viability, high density of outlets, alcohol harm and reduced amenity and good order in Methven.

Taylor was concerned of Methven’s population of over 1500, many were under age, and children would be able to see into the store.

The Reverend Keith presented research and said increasing Methven’s off licence premises from the current three to four would double the number of outlets per head of population compared to Geraldine, Oxford and Darfield.

He presented a petition signed by 29 members of his congregation against the outlet, and showed photos of vandalism and litter in Methven, which he believed were related to alcohol.

Dickson was concerned about societal harm, particularly in relation to family violence, while Wright said the number of licensed premises with cafes and restaurants meant there was almost 10 times as many per head of population compared to Ashburton.

Smith said the store was built by his brother many years ago as a liquor store, but had gone out of business after two to three years.

“It worries me that it becomes another non-viable business,” he said.

In closing, Shearer said if successful, the applicants had one year to demonstrate they could be a useful part of the Methven community, as that’s when their renewal would come up, giving a chance for people to object again.

The committee retired to deliberate and will release a written decision.

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Michelle Blom, Nicola Jones, Julie-Ann Torrance, Cameron Hakeke, (court security), Wayne Blackett. Appearing in the Auckland High Court.

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Dome Valley trial: Verdicts in Two women have been found guilty of attempting to murder a teenager in the Dome Valley last May. A jury took five and a half hours at the High Court at Auckland yesterday to convict Nicola Jones and Julie-Ann Torrance of egging co-accused Wayne Blackett on as he tried to snap the 19-year-old’s neck.

Blackett had admitted to the attempted murder at the start of the trial after the woman was found left for dead by a roadside north of Auckland, having been

hit repeatedly in the head with a hammer.

Torrance was also found guilty of sexually violating the young woman as they held her captive in an Auckland basement and beat her with a cricket wicket and bat.

Jones was found not guilty on that charge.

Torrance was found guilty of a further charge of cutting the woman’s hair during the attack.

The jury also convicted Michelle Blom of taking part in kidnapping the young woman

but found her not guilty of beating or sexually assaulting her.

The attacks took place in Blom’s basement after she, Jones, Torrance and Jaclyn Keates, who pleaded guilty to her part in the assaults and was sentenced to jail last December, grabbed the young woman off Auckland’s Karangahape Road.

In a separate attack in April 2016, Jones was also found guilty of tasering the young woman.

Torrance had earlier pleaded guilty to attacking the woman

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with a taser, while the pair both pleaded guilty to attacking and robbing the young woman during the same incident.

A fifth accused, Cameron Hakeke, was found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting the woman by cutting her hair during the April attack, but was found not guilty of robbing and tasering her.

Jones, Torrance, Blom and Hakeke have been remanded in custody until sentencing on April 28.

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Hormonal pregnancy tests pulled in the ’70s Hormonal pregnancy testing drugs were withdrawn from the New Zealand market by the Government in the 1970s, Medsafe has confirmed.

It’s the first official confirmation that Primodos may have been used here, after it emerged the pill taken by women in the 1960s and 70s was linked to birth defects.

Yesterday, it was revealed a document from German drug manufacturer Schering stating it had been asked by the Ministry of Health to withdraw the drug from the New Zealand market in 1975.

Yesterday Medsafe confirmed the then Department of Health had requested hormonal pregnancy testing drugs be withdrawn in July that year although no specific drugs were named.

Over the weekend, evidence emerged in the United Kingdom which showed women who took the hormone-based pill Primodos – which was also marketed as Duogynon in Germany and Ireland – had a higher chance of having children with severe deformities or other serious health problems.

It was used 30 to 40 years ago, and thousands of British children may have been affected.

The Ministry of Health has yet to confirm whether the drug was used in New Zealand.

However, yesterday Medsafe manager Chris James said because the current reports related to a period more than 50 years ago, the Ministry of Health was urgently working through its archival files to establish the specifics of use for Primodos in New Zealand, if any.

“We have established that in May 1975 the then Department of Health issued a clinical services letter advising that it was withdrawing systemic hormonal testing preparations for pregnancy testing from the New Zealand market,” he said.

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Asbestos removal work at an Auckland primary school has been put on hold by the Ministry of Education due to concerns from parents. In the joint statement from the Ministry’s Kim Shannon and Hobsonville Primary School board chairman Lance Norman, they said they “will now review when the work goes ahead”.

“The Easter school holidays is the next logical opportunity.

“We’ve listened to the concerns of a number of parents who don’t feel they have been adequately informed about the work that is planned on the site.”

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Fine for animal cruelty A Christchurch property developer has been fined for throwing a protected marsupial off a jetty in Western Australia. 37-year-old Bevan Hames threw a quokka into the ocean off Rottnest Island on Friday night. The ABC reports 37-year-old Bevan Hames has been given a spent conviction – which can in future be legally ignored – after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in the Perth’s Magistrate Court. He was also fined $2000 Australian. Hames has a degree in zoology from Canterbury University, and claimed to be knowledgeable about marsupials.

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Woman missing Westport woman Leanne Ryall left her Domett Street home Friday morning, was seen walking a few blocks away, and hasn’t been seen since. Extensive searches during the weekend failed to find any trace of her, and searchers admit they don’t know where to look. “We’re still keeping an open mind as to what the situation is. We’re still treating it as a missing person. But we do have some concerns,” said Prevention Sergeant Paul Watson. Ryall, 50, was supposed to meet her partner about 9.30am Friday, but wasn’t there when he got home. Watson declined to say whether she had left a note.

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Dog artist revealed The graffiti artist who painted a tribute to cartoonist Murray Ball has come forward, saying he needs to thank people for the public response. Earlier this month a painting of Dog from Footrot Flats appeared on the side of a water reservoir at Big King Reserve, in Auckland’s Three Kings. Ball died a week ago, aged 78, after a battle with Alzheimer’s. Artist Paul Walsh has now come forward to claim responsibility for the tribute, saying he couldn’t stay quiet after the public response.

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Gun aimed at police A man who aimed a gun at pursing police officers in Auckland yesterday is still at large. Inspector Wendy Spiller, the Area Commander for Counties Manukau East, said the incident began when a vehicle failed to stop for a routine police check on Bairds Rd about 4.40am. “A short time later, the vehicle was seen again on Bairds Road, where it crashed,” Spiller said. “As officers approached the vehicle, the sole male occupant pointed a firearm at them. The officers withdrew and the man ran from the vehicle.”

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Schools brace for charges Schools have been told that police will soon start charging almost $10 per person they are required to vet.

A Ministry of Education bulletin to schools advises the charge – $8.50 excluding GST – will be applied later this year, with confirmation of timing to come.

A law change last year cleared the way for Police to recover costs for certain “demand” services, including the 500,000 security vetting applications received each year.

The Government says the fee for each application is much lower than overseas charging, which is more than $50 in Australia.

There will also be exemptions for agencies – including schools – making 20 or fewer vetting request per year, and for charities.

Fees can also be waived for agencies facing extreme hardship or in cases of exceptional circumstances.

Lynda Stuart, president of education union NZEI, said the vetting charge would be another additional cost on schools.

“Principals, teachers and support staff fully support any measures that are going to keep our children safe. But schools and

Schools will need to start paying if they need police to vet people working with students.

ECE services need more money to meet these extra costs.

“It’s ridiculous tax cuts are being considered when schools and early childhood centres are struggling to stay afloat.”

When legislation passed to allow charges for vetting in No-

vember, then Police Minister Judith Collins said New Zealand Police was one of the few police services in the world that did not have legislation allowing for some degree of cost recovery.

Collins said the police vetting service was facing significant

growth, with demand increasing by more than 100,000 vets since 2012/13.

Labour, the Greens and NZ First opposed the change.

The law change will allow Police to recover more than $3 million each year.

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Three women assaulted Three Dunedin women have been left traumatised after they were sexually assaulted on St Patrick’s Day. The first happened around 8pm at a Dundas St house.

Two 19-year-old women were in the same room, when a young man walked in and sexually assaulted them both. He was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, and is described as being in his 20s, with short dark hair and dark skin.

Officers want to hear from anyone who could help identify him.

A woman was also attacked in a separate incident on Leith Way, around 9.15. She was walking towards UniCol when she was pushed over and sexually assaulted.

He’s described as a Caucasian man in his early 20s, 180cm tall with medium build.

Detective Senior Sergeant Kallum Croudis said they were keeping an open mind on whether the attacks were connected.

“A team is investigating these incidents, scene examinations are complete and CCTV footage scrutiny is under way.”

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Renewed call to ban rodeo riding Megan Gnad

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xactly one year ago, Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE), and a number of other organisations, stood on the steps of Parliament with a petition to government that would make 2016 the last ever rodeo season in New Zealand.

Armed with 62,000 signatures from concerned members of the public, they hoped it would result in the banning of rodeos for good.

But somewhere along the way, there was a flaw in seeing this through.

Twelve months later, there is now a renewed call for the banning of bareback rodeo riding in Godzone, with Paw Justice launching a campaign claiming the sport leads to animal suffering and has no place in modern New Zealand.

The animal welfare group says modern bareback rodeo – where the rider lies flat on the horse with their feet above the horse’s neck and shoulders – involves the slamming of spurs down on to the horse’s neck and shoulders to make the horse buck more.

While the spurs aren’t sharp so won’t pierce the skin, veterinarians have said it would cause bruising to the muscle.

Yet, according to the NZ Rodeo Cowboys Association, criticism is misinformed and a new technique is designed to make it harder for the rider to stay on the horse and in no way harms the animal itself.

They say the spurs are blunt and on free-running rails which stop them grabbing and gripping; and the rigging – when a rider attempts to stay on the back of his horse using only his balance and a suitcase type handhold – must be of NZRCAapproved standards.

No-one wants to see the suffering of any animal, especially for the purposes of entertainment.

Considering it has been banned in other parts of the world, it seems it’s time for a review to weigh up both sides of the argument.

Whether or not an actual ban will be achieved, surely if more than 60,000 people in New Zealand are concerned, it’s not an issue that’s going to go away anytime soon, and those voices deserve to be listened to.

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We’re discussing the issue of stubble burn-offs in Mid Canterbury and it’s certainly got you talking.

So far, it’s close with 57.14 per cent of you saying you’re ‘for’ stubble burn-offs in rural areas, and 42.86 per cent are against.

We’ve had some really interesting and well thought-out comments from both sides.

These include people raising the issue of air quality and the reaction it causes to those with hayfever and breathing issues.

But then, others are pointing out it needs to be done to reduce reliance on chemicals, which is, a very valid point also.

So, what do you think the answer is? Are there other alternatives to consider? Has it impacted you this season?

Let us know your thoughts so we can compile a balanced review of the whole issue.

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YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Megan This is WHY we burn crop stubble for those that don’t understand and just think we are being ignorantCereal crop residues contain nutrients - quite a lot!Burning stubble and incorporating ash/residue returns these nutrients to the soil. Harvesting residues as straw removes most of them. Over time this effects the soil fertility, particularly potassium and magnesium levels.It also kills slugs which require ALOT of chemicals to remove them and any other bugs. If straw is worked into the ground it requires extra applications of nitrogen to release it. So are we wanting more chemicals and fertilisers into the ground and the environment? These burn offs are a way to help the soil & to keep cost down in the production of your food. It’s not pleasant I know... but it’s for about 2 months of the year.It was bad (last) Friday i agree which was due to the fire restrictions put in place and everyone was lighting at once due to the urgency of getting crop back in the ground for the winter.I think it would be helpful to inform people of why and what our farm practices are to actually bring the rural and urban togeather instead of this growing divide that could be forming. Discussions are healthy.!

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Victoria I come from a cropping farm background in England we have not been able to burn off since the 1990’s and just plough the stubble back in, def a huge increase in chemicals for some farms and an increase in some herbicide resistant weeds like black grass, some farmers are now calling for burn offs to be allowed again. From a tourist point of view seeing those fires and plumes of smoke does not sit probably very well with the way New Zealand wants to promote its ‘clean and green’ image!

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port, and somehow managed to differentiate this from water that goes into export wine or beer so our local vineyards and brewers don’t pay, it would still create a disincentive for the water bottling industry.

They might wind back or stop altogether, at the cost of the jobs of the New Zealanders working in those plants.

Much is made of the fact that companies make a profit from this water. Good, then that surely means they should be paying tax on it. If they’re not, the questions that need to be asked relate more to our tax laws than resource laws.

Another question: Would we be staying within international trade agreements and investment laws (and expecting other countries to respect NZ company rights) if we only targeted one specific industry for using a resource. I’m not sure of the answer on that one but it would need to be definitively sorted out.

All those individuals and organisations who advocate a water resource charge, and use

bottled water as the example, should be asked where they propose it stops.

Does it go all the way to the household tap? Kiwis paying their water bill to their council are not paying for the water per se, they are paying for its collection, storage, treatment to remove any contaminants and transfer by a vast network of pipes to their home.

And who are we buying this water from? Will I get some sort of royalty for all the rain that falls on my farm and seeps into the aquifer or flows into the river.

That question opens a huge can of worms. Is it government? Local or Central? Will iwi be entitled to a share?

If I create a dam in a dry gully and capture excess water flows, and then use that water on farm, do I still have to pay a rental? If so, why would I go to the expense of creating that dam.

Might as well just take it out of the river or aquifer and pay the same rental. Wouldn’t we prefer that I add to the resource than reduce it.

In my region all the consent

holders pay charges each year which specifically fund the council’s water monitoring and management programme. Some political parties seem to suggest this is what the resource rental would pay for.

We’re already paying for that work in my region, so would new charges just be a slush fund for them?

We need to think these things through. More importantly we should be asking what outcome we want.

Surely it’s that we want our natural resources managed in a sustainable way, and that jobs in the regions are promoted.

Is some sort of water tax going to be the best way of achieving that? I seriously doubt it.

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pinions are pouring forth on the issues around the export of bottled water from New Zealand. There’s no shortage of people who feel we’re giving our water away and not getting any value from it.

But like many topics there’s a danger we take a very simplistic view, and thus come up with a simplistic solution that sounds good but glosses over the deeper issues that deserve consideration.

My big concern, and one likely to be shared by many other primary producers, is around whether we’re talking about everyone who extracts water being required to pay for it, or just those bottling and exporting it.

If it’s a case of all extraction, as some political parties are advocating, then Kiwis should expect the cost of basically everything to go up. Most industries use water, so any resource rentals will then get passed on to the consumers.

Take, for example, a staple of the New Zealand diet – beer.

Most of it is just water, so beer brewers would be expected to pay for the actual water itself, not just the infrastructure to get it to their breweries.

This added cost will be passed on to the consumer but this then places New Zealand beers and breweries at a competitive disadvantage to overseas brewers. The result could be weakened sales, which could then lead to job cut backs. Bit of an own goal if you ask me.

Even if we just limited a new charge to bottled water for ex-

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

■ SYRIA

Insurgents tunnel into city Fierce clashes broke out in the Syrian capital yesterday after insurgents infiltrated government-held parts of the city through tunnels.

It was a rare if brief advance after months of steady losses at the hands of government forces elsewhere in the country.

It was a surprising breach of Damascus’ security perimeter, where the Government has effectively walled itself off from opposition forces encamped in two enclaves in the eastern parts of the city.

President Bashar al-Assad’s Government has endeavoured to maintain a veneer of normalcy inside the capital as his forces bomb opposition areas on the edges and suburbs of the city.

Outside Damascus, hundreds of thousands of civilians are living under government siege and bombardment.

Residents said artillery shells and rockets were landing inside the heart of the city, and the activist-run Damascus Today Facebook group reported government air raids over the area of the clashes.

Infantry and tank reinforcements had arrived on the government side to repel the attack in the afternoon, the group said.

With its military depleted from six years of fighting and defections, the Syrian Government relies on a blend of official and semi-official forces to defend its territory, including Shia militias from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern countries.

The clashes centered on a government-held gap between two besieged opposition enclaves, the Jobar and Qaboun neighbourhoods. The ultraconservative Ahrar al-Sham

A night of terror Actors can fake many things. But you can’t fake a bloody lump on the forehead or a bruised body shivering in fear to the point where you bleed and urinate in an Uber as you tell the driver to “please go ... just go”. On the morning of September 7, Melissa George claims she staggered out of her penthouse apartment and crumpled on the ground in one of the most up-market districts of Paris, just 150m from the Madeleine Church. Owais Atique answered the Uber call at 2.24am and almost drove away when he saw her.

He thought she was another drunk until he saw the red blood stains on her white blouse. George – one of Australia’s best acting exports – was to tell her story on television last night.

UN relief workers with blue helmets next to residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk in Damascus. A report by Physicians for Human Rights accuses the Syrian government of “slow-motion slaughter” of Syrians trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach PHOTO AP areas by wilfully denying them food and health care.

rebel faction said fighters had “liberated” the area.

The Levant Liberation Committee – an al-Qaeda-linked group – and the independent Failaq al-Rahman faction also participated in the attack.

Syrian state media said the military had repelled an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group after “terrorists” infiltrated through tunnels in the middle of the night.

Rebels detonated two large car bombs close to the Jobar neighbourhood.

The Government has been trying to pressure the rebels to surrender the pockets they hold in Damascus following victories in the northern city of Aleppo, the central city of Homs and other Damascus suburbs.

Tens of thousands of fighters, dissidents, and their fam-

ily members in long-besieged areas have accepted exile to the country’s rebel-held northwest, in what opposition figures have termed “forced displacement”.

A UN inquiry into the Government’s assault on Aleppo last year concluded the regime’s siege and punish strategy amounted to a war crime, but the formula continues to produce results.

- AP

Bachelor gets all creepy The Bachelor’s latest hunk Zac Franich has made a solid first impression on the 19 bachelorettes vying for his heart. But that may change when they read the star of Three’s third season of the romance reality show in a new interview with Woman’s Day. Another side to Franich was exposed in a weird confession from his story in the gossip mag. When asked what would happen is he took someone special home to meet his flatmates, the surf lifesaving coach’s reply was: “My flatmates are pretty good people,” he said. “However, our house does have pretty thin walls.”

■ AUSTRALIA

Crocodile takes spearfisherman

BY DAVID SIGSTON A 4m crocodile probably killed a Cairns spearfisherman whose body has been found after he went missing in north Queensland waters at the weekend.

A search for 35-year-old Warren Hughes began after his dinghy and speargun were found off Palmer Point, just north of Innisfail, on Saturday evening.

Police pulled his body from the waters south of Palmer Point yesterday and say initial investigations suggest he was taken by a large crocodile.

Wildlife rangers and police will search for the crocodile before culling it.

It’s believed to be the second crocodile attack in two days in far north Queensland.

In a separate incident yes-

terday, a Queensland teen was mauled by a croc after acting on a foolish boast to swim at night in a croc-infested river in Innisfail.

He is considered incredibly lucky to be alive and is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery on his badly mauled arm.

Last month, another spearfisherman was attacked by a shark in far north Queensland.

Glenn Dickson, 25, lost his leg after he was mauled at a fishing spot known as The Rock, near Hinchinbrook Island, south of Innisfail.

Dickson was lucky that he was not alone when he was attacked.

His friends were hailed as heroes after getting him out of the water fast, applying a life-saving tourniquet and getting him to shore.

- AAP

Kissed . . . and more

Crocodiles are hitting the headlines in Queensland.

Katy Perry has opened up about her sexual experiences with women, admitting she “did more” than just kiss a girl. The pop star achieved worldwide fame with her 2008 single I Kissed A Girl, a song that caused an outcry for its suggestive lyrics of, “I Kissed a Girl and I liked it”. But Perry has admitted that, despite her strict religious upbringing, she “did more than that”. During a speech at the National Equality Award at the Human Rights Campaign Gala in Los Angeles over the weekend, she said: “I speak my truths and I paint my fantasies into these little bite size pop songs. For instance, ‘I kissed a girl and I liked it.’ Truth be told, I did more than that.”

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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■ FLETCHER BUILDING

Shares fall following $150m hit

Fletcher Building chief executive Mark Adamson. for B+I in the half-year results based on the best estimate available at the time. However, management has now identified an increase in the estimated loss on the major construction project which was referenced at the time of the announcement of the H1 17 results, and the identification of

downside risk on other B+I projects, with the majority being a provision for expected losses on one other major project.

Chief executive Mark Adamson said: “All other business units within the construction division have continued their strong trading performance.”

Fletcher went into a trading halt just after the market opened on Friday, saying it was a review of the financial performance of its construction division and the impact on earnings guidance previously provided to the market.

Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Invest-

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■ DICK SMITH COLLAPSE

Compiled by

interim and final dividend which it alleged were wrongly paid out, as well as its losses arising from its inventory management.

The dividend claim has been reported to be about $27 million with losses from the purchase of bad stock estimated to be tens of millions of dollars.

The spokesperson for the receivers said National Australia

Bank Limited and HSBC Bank Australia Limited have also made claims against the former chief executive and chief financial officer based on the circumstances under which they agreed to provide finance to the company.

The receivers have also issued legal action against the insurers that provided cover for the directors and executives.

- NZME

Calls for Countdown to go cage free what overseas supermarkets have done and implement a phase-out of all cage eggs, then the ad destined for TV in early April, would not have to air,” the organisation said.

The commercial follows news last week that the Serious Fraud Office was investigating potentially millions of caged eggs being sold as free range to consumers.

Countdown spokesman James Walker said the supermarket had committed to go cage free in its own brands by 2022, which he said was an ambitious target, adding that consumers had the choice.

“We haven’t seen the advertise-

ment by Safe and Aidee Walker, but we wonder why the ad is focused on Countdown,” Walker said.

“All national supermarket chains, and other grocers, sell a range of free-range, barn and caged eggs, and give customers the choice.”

Mandy Carter, head of campaigns at Safe, said change was inevitable but Countdown was taking too long.

“Woolworths have listened to their Aussie customers by committing to going cage-free, but they are turning a deaf ear to caring Kiwis wanting to end hen cruelty,” Carter said.

- NZME

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■ SAFE

Animal rights organisation Safe is calling on Countdown to ban all caged eggs from its supermarkets.

The group has teamed up with actress Aidee Walker, who was on Outrageous Fortune, among other programmes, in its latest television advert.

Safe said Australian corporation Woolworths Group was operating double standards by refusing to phase out all cage eggs at their New Zealand Countdown stores, whilst already having committed to phasing out cage eggs in their Australian supermarkets.

“We say that if Countdown were to listen to its customers, follow

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

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3/3

Receivers take aim at management Almost a year and a half after electronics retailer Dick Smith collapsed, its executives and directors have been hit with legal action in a last attempt to recoup some of the company’s more than $400 million debt.

Receivers for Dick Smith, from the firm Ferrier Hodgson, confirmed they had commenced legal proceedings.

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported yesterday that eight former Dick Smith directors and executives have been served notice to appear in the New South Wales Supreme Court over allegations they failed to put in place adequate systems in relation to rebates and inventory management.

A spokesperson for the receivers said the company was seeking to recover amounts equal to the 2015

ment Partners, warned about the announcement. “It doesn’t sound good. It’s a little bit unusual to go into a trading halt just because you’re putting out an update. I’m not sure why they’ve been forced into that for a whole day just to provide an update, but my read would be we’ll see a downgrade to their earnings forecast for the full year,” Lister said.

Fletcher said on Friday: “Removal of the halt is pending completion of a review of the financial performance of the construction division and its impact on earnings guidance previously provided to the market.”

An announcement regarding earnings guidance for the 2017 financial year was made before the NZ and Australian exchanges opened yesterday. The trading halt was lifted at 8.30am.

In late February, Fletcher announced its half-year result to December 31, 2016 and at a media briefing after the interim result was released, chief executive Mark Adamson referred to “losses on one large construction project”.

- NZME

24/2

Fletcher Building shares tumbled 12 per cent after the company cut its full-year earnings guidance by up to $150 million because of complexity and delays with a major development that showed up during a review of its construction division.

The stock fell $1.12 to $8.10, and earlier touched a six-month low of $8.035 when it resumed trading after being halted on Friday pending the announcement.

Full-year operating earnings before interest, tax and significant items are expected to be $610 million to $650 million, compared with previous guidance of $720 million to $760 million.

“The revised guidance is due to the identification of additional estimated losses and downside risk in the buildings and interiors (B+I) business unit of the construction division,” the company said.

“A thorough review of the B+I business and projects began in late calendar year 2016 and led to new management and governance processes.

“A significant loss was recorded

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q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,800.5

–96.23

–1.97%

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7,650.03 –104.87 –1.35%

p Rises 36 q Falls 71

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5,778.9

–20.7

–0.36%

At close of trading on Mar 20, 2017

q Dow Jones Indust.

20,914.6

–19.9

–0.10%

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p FTSE 100 index

7,425.0

+9.01

+0.12%

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19,521.6

–68.5

–0.35%

At close of trading on Mar 17, 2017

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p Gold

1,229.60

London – $US/ounce

+0.25

+0.02%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

17.40

–0.06

–0.34%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,889.0

–22.0

–0.37%

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Experience wins the A&P day

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Rakaia farmer Jim Stewart has been farming coloured sheep since about 1975.

His long-time experience stood him in good stead at the Methven A&P Show on Saturday, when he took home champion ram and champion ewe.

And of the 10 classes he entered his sheep in, he won nine.

The 75-year-old is the third generation on Rosebank Farm and he has been a regular at the Methven show for over 60 years.

The farm was traditionally a south suffolk stud, and he and late wife Margaret got into coloured sheep after they brought lambs in to fatten in the mid 1970s. They noticed five coloured sheep amongst the flock.

“My wife collared them and we have been doing coloured sheep ever since,” Stewart said.

He and Margaret would sell most of their wool to Japan and in the past four years, Japanese market representatives had visited their farm on an annual basis.

The Stewarts would display processing of the raw product to their overseas visitors, including shearing, skirting the fleece, washing it, and even felting, dying, spinning and weaving, which were Margaret’s specialities.

Stewart’s daughter-in-law Julia is carrying on the legacy to some extent, although she has a long way to go.

“I have been felting, but I can’t spin. I am keen to learn,” she said.

She and husband, Stewart’s son Bevin, farm nearby and are parents to Ryan, 19 and Connor, 21.

Rakaia farmer Jim Stewart and his prize-winning ram at the Methven A&P Show on Saturday.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 180317-SS-031

SMART irrigation gains funding Irrigating farmers will soon be growing more crop per drop thanks to IrrigationNZ and the government’s Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF).

Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy announced the successful SFF projects last week, with IrrigationNZ awarded funding to develop its SMART Tools and Tips for Irrigators project.

IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis says the project will enable farmers and growers to make a significant improvement in irrigation efficiency and for potential irrigators to have access to comprehensive information on developing irrigation.

“We know from working with irrigators, and through analysing farm environment plan audits, that environmental compliance, and particularly achieving good management practice, are the biggest challenges faced by the sector.

“The SMART Tools and Tips project will be instrumental in helping irrigators achieve impending GMP regulatory requirements, while at the same time, improving their yield quality and quantity and minimising their operating costs.”

Curtis estimates $1.5 billion in farm gate value could be created from the successful implementation of Irrigation GMP and this project “has a significant role in helping to achieve this”.

“The SMART Tools and Tips project complements the investment

government has already made in irrigation infrastructure development and modernisation to get ‘new water’ to the farm gate. It also supports the investment they’ve made in freshwater management, ensuring New Zealand’s freshwater continues to support a full range of community values.”

Irrigating farmers were coming under increased scrutiny around their water use efficiency and the SMART project would provide them with the knowledge and practical tools to be more efficient, without impacting growth, productivity and reliability of supply.

“Farmers and growers make a significant investment in irrigation infrastructure, but in order to benefit from that investment, they need to really understand how to maximise its use and efficiency.

“The SMART project will give farmers and growers practical tools to help them make a difference in terms of efficiency, productivity and environmental outcomes.”

The project attracted $294,000 and will enable IrrigationNZ to work with a range of irrigator user groups to understand the barriers and benefits to the uptake of irrigation GMP; and then develop programmes and strategies to overcome the barriers and build on the benefits. It will also enable IrrigationNZ to convert its current suite of ‘traditional’ knowledge resources and training into an elearning format.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Dryland areas have responded well to recent rains but more regular falls will be needed to break the drought in the most at risk areas.

Niwa is now suggesting another el nino could be on the way as stage one looks to be developing for an August/October start.

There has been a big variation in milk flows nationally with some regions on once a day and others enjoying record production. But analysts estimate volumes will be up on earlier forecasts.

This is proving negative to milk prices, especially powders, as the market is proving very sensitive to global supply news.

Milk futures seem to have stabilised last week and the premium for Oceania skim milk powder over EU produced product appears to have disappeared.

Oceania prices moved back with last week’s auction result and powder prices are now back where they were last spring, although the current exchange rates are more attractive for exporters than they were then.

Interest is steadily growing in sheep milking as producing this form of niche dairy product has many environmental advantages ahead of its bovine counterparts.

Lamb A further upside in lamb schedules this week as demand remains firm on a slower kill ensuring more product is sold chilled and less frozen and stored.

Rams are out in the early areas and ewes are in good condition at mating, even in the dry areas.

With the arrival of autumn, demand for processing space has increased, especially in the south, as managers focus more on next year’s crop, than last year’s.

Demand is strong for store lambs with many selling them live rather than to the works and this is helping keep schedules above the present market.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Farm gate price watch …

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Local trade lamb prices are also firming and prime lambs sold via the saleyards are now averaging well above a $100/hd.

Mutton schedules are now at yearly highs as the market realises processing is well ahead of the norm after an early kill.

Wool Last week’s double island auction saw prices align between the north and the south on increased demand from China.

Southern vendors of ewe wool saw prices ease slightly, although demand for lamb’s wool strengthened.

Crossbred fleece indicators dropped, but lambs lifted, as the price alignment evened between islands.

Beef More lifts for all beef classes this week as rain in NZ has slowed the kill and helped to lift competition for stock.

It appears large numbers of calves were reared in both 2015 and 2016 and processors expect more dairy bulls are still to be harvested.

Another strong week for prime steers at the saleyards as price levels have continued to stay steady for the last nine months.

Canterbury calf sales are due to start this month and the recent rains will help create more demand for these popular trading animals.

Deer Processors report more chilled volumes are being offered in key markets and this in a reduced supply climate has seen schedules rising again.

Weaning will be well advanced and managers will now be feeding young animals with quality feed before the shorter days of winter slows growth rates.

The cooler nights will stimulate the stags into the roar and surplus stags need plenty of room to minimise fighting and wallowing damage.

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 79.76 17.5 kg YX SI 89.53 19.0 kg YX SI 97.35 21.0 kg YX SI 107.12 Local trade (c/kg) SI 540 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 67.98 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 517 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 392 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 488 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 540 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 412 AP Stag 60kg SI 501 AP Stag 80kg SI 668

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Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Out in force for Methven A&P Show Methven locals came out in their droves to support this year’s A&P show, despite the cold and rainy conditions. Highlights included the woodchopping, gift calf auction, Methven Young Farmers’ tug-o’-war competition, dairy goat section, and the “chokka” animal shed and trade space. The Guardian’s Susan Sandys and Robyn Hood were there to take these pictures.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 180317-SS-083

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 180317-SS-061

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 180317-RH-0150

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 180317-RH-0155

FINISH AUTUMN WITH N Apply nitrogen now to improve pasture covers heading into winter.

It’s been a dry summer in the central South Island with some areas facing water restrictions. This means your pasture’s feed value is likely to be poor.

Autumn is the time to re-build covers, drive a decent feed wedge into winter and set the farm up well for the next season. “Applying around 30 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare (kg N/ ha) will boost pasture growth and encourage ryegrass tillering, helping pastures to recover,” says Aaron Stafford, Science Manager for Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

To get the most out of your N investment remember: Nitrogen is a growth booster: Pasture needs to be actively growing, with soil temperatures over 6°C. This target is often more achievable in autumn than in late winter/early spring, meaning you can expect a good pasture response in terms of dry matter grown per kilo of N applied.

You need five to 10 mm of rain or irrigation within eight hours of application: Soil bacteria convert nitrogen into ammonium, which in turn can change into ammonia gas and escape into the atmosphere. This process is called volatilisation and it can cause 10 to 20% of your applied nitrogen to disappear into thin air.

Some think that volatilisation is only an issue in warm, dry conditions: not true. It can happen in cooler temperatures, in any season and neither good soil moisture levels nor dew before application reduce the chance of it happening. “Autumn rain can be unpredictable and irrigation is not always practical or possible,” says Aaron.

“This is why products from the SustaiN range are a sensible choice.” The urea in SustaiN is coated with Agrotain™ nitrogen stabiliser, which has been scientifically proven to reduce N loss from volatilisation by approximately 50%.

“This gives you more flexibility with the timing of your application and more confidence that it will get where it is needed – in your soil, helping your grass to grow.”

On many South Island soils, sulphur is a limiting factor. If you don’t need to apply phosphorous, then PhaSedN (which combines SustaiN with fine-ground elemental sulphur) is an ideal autumn option.

Winter fodder crops are another potential focus for autumn nitrogen, depending on your soil N levels and growing conditions. “If water isn’t an issue and it’s a good growing season, nitrogen could help boost your yields.”

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■ YOUTH PROGRAMME

New youth opportunities in agriculture sector TeenAg, an agriculture sector youth programme run by New Zealand Young Farmers, will receive $146,000 of support under a new partnership announced by Youth Minister Nikki Kaye.

“This is about supporting more young people to develop skills such as leadership and learn about potential career opportunities in the primary sector, which is such a vital part of our economy,” Kaye said.

“TeenAg aims to promote a positive picture of agriculture and raise awareness of agricultural careers from an early age.”

The funding will support around 500 more young people to participate in the programme.

TeenAg consists of two core elements: ■ TeenAg clubs, which provide a con-

text to learn about agriculture and develop leadership and broader life skills ■ TeenAg competitions, which extend and challenge competitors outside of their comfort zones to build character and leadership skills.

The investment is being made under the Partnership Fund, which sees the Government co-invest with business, philanthropic, iwi and other partners to grow youth development opportunities.

The Government is contributing $50,000 towards the programme, alongside $96,000 and in-kind support from partners including Red Meat Profit Partnership, DairyNZ, Lincoln University and Southfuels & Northfuels.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which movie featured Madonna and Rupert Everett? a. Evita b. The Next Best Thing c. Shanghai Surprise 2 - Who wrote the best-selling novel, Carrie? a. Clive Barker b. James Herbert c. Stephen King 3 - Which African capital is closest to the equator? a. Kampala b. Nairobi c. Kinshasa 4 - What colour are deathstalker scorpions? a. Black b. Yellow c. White 5 - What does olfact mean? a. To smell b. To cry c. To hear 6 - What is schipperke a type of? a. Horse b. Sheep c. Dog 7 - In what year did the Korean War end? a. 1947 b. 1953 c. 1960 8 - In which James Bond film did Grace Jones star? a. A View To A Kill b. Licence To Kill c. Die Another Day

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Fragrant chicken curry with tamarind & kaffir lime 500g Tegel Fresh Chicken Skinless Breast, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1T mild curry paste 50g palm sugar, grated 2T tamarind puree 1C water 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded 1T soy sauce 400ml can coconut cream 1/2 C roasted peanuts, finely chopped Chopped coriander to garnish ■ Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan.

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Pioneering New Zealand tourism

BY LIBBY NEUMANN

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esearching and preparing for our new Frederick Cooper installation at Ashburton Museum was a fascinating process. Frederick Kingsford Jeken Cooper was a pioneer. He was among the first dozen people to visit Mount Cook and the glaciers, and the first to photograph the area.

Cooper’s adventures began in 1889 as a young employee of the E. Wheeler and Sons Photography firm, Christchurch. The 19-yearold was described by Mr Dixon, one of his companions, as a “photographic artist, who obtained for Mr Wheeler that splendid set of alpine photographs, which at the time did so much to advertise and popularise the New Zealand Alps”.

Keep in mind, that this was a time when people could only imagine the experience of seeing spectacular views of snowy peaks and glaciers first-hand. Cooper’s photography was to change that.

For the first time, his photographs gave the public a realistic snapshot of the then isolated area. For many, Cooper’s photography brought what was only a vision to life and inspired them to appreciate and visit the visually spectacular area.

Cooper, therefore, was not only a pioneer adventure photographer, but his work also pioneered the use of Mount Cook and the glaciers in tourism campaigns.

Our biggest mountain, quickly became one of our biggest assets.

Tourism photography The snowy peaks of the mountains, the crystal clear lakes and intriguing glaciers are still advertised far and wide as part of the New Zealand experience. Visitors from New Zealand and overseas flock to the South Island to see for themselves the picturesque views that have been at the forefront of our marketing campaigns since the pioneering days of Frederick Cooper.

Today, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park offers personalised service. They cater for any mountain adventure you could wish to pursue, including several different trip options and professional personal guides. Hundreds of people every day, tourists and locals alike, pull over to the side of the road at places like Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo to take in and capture photographs of the mountain. The scenic views have now been personally experienced and photo-

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5 – A studio photograph of Frederick Cooper as a young man. graphed countless times through aerial photography, digital cameras and mobile phone ‘selfies’.

It is a far cry from Frederick Cooper’s adventures when, with little mountaineering experience, he was given an ice axe by his companions and was told to “do his best with it”.

Cooper took all of his photographs with a common plate type camera, hauling it, a heavy tripod and spare glass plates along with him on the expeditions. The pho-

tographer later claimed instinct and pure guess work was part of his secret to capturing stunning photographs in challenging conditions.

Pioneer photographer The new installation brings together Cooper’s images from throughout the South Island, alongside contemporary photographic equipment of the time.

They include materials that are now unfamiliar to photographic equipment – using wood, brass,

glass plates, cardboard, sensitised paper and handwritten labels.

Like everything in the Ashburton Museum, the Frederick Cooper installation has a local connection.

In 1898, Cooper moved to Ashburton and opened his own studio in the Saunders Building on East Street.

He became well-known in the town as a portrait photographer and specialised in racehorse photography. After several years,

Cooper enjoyed a quiet retirement residing on Oak Grove, with the occasional trip to places like Lake Heron to indulge his lasting passion of nature photography.

Frederick Cooper: Pioneer Photographer is now on exhibition in the Archive Research Room at the Ashburton Museum. The installation features plates from his Mount Cook expeditions and other artefacts from our local photography pioneer.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men.

The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: March 23: Willie WEAVER

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club March 16 Finals Men’s Junior Singles Brenton Donaldson defeated Colin Arnst 21-13 March 17 Friday Triples Sponsored by Ashburton Toyota: 1st Colin Dennis, Alastair MacKenzie and John Smart 3 wins 17 ends 40 points, 2nd Murray Smallridge, Peter Whinham and Gordon Sparks 3 wins 16 ends 34 points, 3rd Bruce White, Rowan Tonks and Noeline Woods 3 wins 14 ends 31 points, 4th Mike Quinn, John Drayton and Wendy Watson 3 wins 14 ends 28 points, 5th Diane Gutberlet, Ollie Collins and Gaynor Crack 2 wins 1 draw 15 ends 35 points

Hampstead Bowling March 19 Sandy Keith - Proudly sponsored by Sue Cooper, Ray White Ltd 1st Place D. Gutberlet, C. Arnst, O. Collins, G. Crack 4 Wins, 27 Ends, 52 points; 2nd Place L. Luke, P. Whinham, M. Quinn, G. Sparks 3 Wins, 1 Draw 23 Ends, 44 Points; 3rd Place G. Bishop, B. White, R. Tonks, S. Holdom 3 Wins, 28 Ends, 52 Points

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club March 6 B and C Ladder N/S 1st Bruce Leighton & David Wilkinson, 2nd Maryke Blignault & Mary Francis, 3rd George Brown & David Fisher, E/W 1st Graham Gilbert & Ann Gilbert, 2nd Mary Bruce & Bev Blair, 3rd Ruth Logan & Sheila Lyons March 7 A ladder N/S 1st John Fechney & Sue Rosevear, 2nd Bill Kolkman & Jim Rooney, 3rd Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, E/W 1st Trish Small & Maurice Small, 2nd Arthur Maude & Perry Jowers, 3rd Alan Wright & Evelyne Taylor March 8 Valetta Trophy N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & Judith Edmond, 2nd Melva Stowell & Val Ferrier, 3rd Mary Buckland & Trish Small, E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward, 2nd Ann Gilbert & Shirley Harris, 3rd Val Palmer & David Wilkinson March 9 Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1st Mary Buckland & John Knight, 2nd Pat Jordan & John Fechney, 3rd Trish Small & Rewa Kyle, E/W 1st Linda Baker & Arthur Maude, 2nd Audrey Rooney & Lois Rose, 3rd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers March 15 Wednesday Night McGee & Social Wheelers Cup & Trophies Series 1st Peter Restieaux 34m 39s. 2nd John Ferguson 27m 46s. 3rd. Dave Shurrock 27m 47s.

4th Brian Fauth 27m 47s. 5th Paul Hands 28m 48s. 6th Emma Hudson 28m 48s. 7th Ross Templeton 24m 42s 3f/t. 8th Oliver Davidson 24m 42s. 4f/t. 9th Doug Coley 24m 43s. 10th Don Morrison 26m 39s. 11th Roger Wilson 26m 41s. 12th Bruce Albon 26m 44s.

13th Michelle Davidson 26m 45s. 14th Bruce McClelland 26m 54s. 15th Kevin Opele 25m 00s. 16th Michael Gallagher 24m 28s. F/T. 17 Brad Hudson 24m 28s. 2f/t. 18th Brent Hudson 30m 35s.

Mystery Teams, 1st Ross Templeton, Doug Coley Bruce Albon, Dave Shurrock, Emma Hudson, Peter Restieaux 38 pts. 2nd Michael Gallagher, Oliver Davidson, Roger Wilson, Michelle Davidson, John Ferguson, Paul Hands, 55pts. 3rd Brad Hudson, Kevin Opele, Bruce McClelland, Don Morrison, Brian Fauth, Brent Hudson. 78pts.

McGee Cupand Trophies Points, Novice. Oliver Davidson 174. Ethan Titheridge 96. Abe O’Donnell 89. Bailey O’Donnell 29. Girls.

Kate Brown 80. Isabella Roulston 76. Caitlin Titheridge 20. U19. Ryan Jackson 20. Jamie Smitheram 18.

Seniors. Nathan Tew 280. Brad Hudson 241. Michael Templeton 193. Matt Marshall 140. Kevin Opele 102. Jelle Hendrickson 81. Brendan Whalley 76. Steven Hands 24.

Wayne Clement 20. Nigel Douglas 16. Alex Hooper 10. Ladies. Pam Harcourt 148. Emma Hudson 132. Michelle Davidson 90. Viki Jones 72. Amy Ferguson 58. Lucy Kirwan 50.

Kerri Kuru 16. Shona Proctor 16. Veterians.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Tony Ward 265. Michael Gallagher 169. Paul Hands 143. Brent Hudson 110. Paul Macfie 105. Roger Wilson 91. Mark Smitheram 86.

Doug Coley 83. Peter Restieaux 80. Dave Knight 79. Paul Summerfield 77. Brian Fauth 76. Ross Templeton 75. Don Summerfield 72. John Ferguson 60. Richard Kirwan 57.

Rob Hooper 55. Ronnie Campbell 49. Myles O’Donnell 38. Dave Shurrock 34. John Harcourt 32. Bruce McClelland 32. Paddy Strange 30. Kevin Hurley 19. John Uden 19.

Nigel Leary 12. Brian Ellis 10. Bruce Albon 6. Roger Stephens & Hamish McFadden 3.

Overall Winner 280 Pts. Social Wheelers Trophies. Ladies. Emma Hudson 58. Amy Ferguson 33. Pam Harcourt 32. Viki Jones 29. Kate Brown 26. Michelle Davidson 23. Kerri Kuru 16. Isabella Roulston 12. Lucy Kirwan 9. Kristine Marriott 8. Caitlin Titheridge 3. Shgona Proctor 3. Under 40s. Nathan Tew 182. Brad Hudson 138. Michael Templeton 127. Matt Marshall 104. Oliver Davidson 80. Abe O’Donnell 67.

Jelle Hendrickson 61. Ethan Titheridge 39.

Kevin Opele 31. Brendan Whalley 30. Wayne Clements 29. Bailey O’Donnell 29. Nigel Douglas 10. Steven Hands 9. Alex Hooper 3.

Ryan Jackson 3. Over 40s. Tony Ward. 221.

Michael Gallagher 123. Brian Fauth 89. Paul Macfie 74. Roger Wilson 74. Peter Restieaux 68. Doug Coley 59. Mark Smitheram 57. Don Summerfield 54. Dave Knight 53. Ross Templeton 53. Rob Hooper 42. Myles O’Donnell 41. John Ferguson 39. Richard Kirwan 38.

Ronnie Campbell 27. John Harcourt 25.

Drew Titheridge 19. Marty Cuttle 17. Paddy Strange 13. John Uden 12. Kevin Hurley 12. Nigel Leary 8. Brian Ellis 6. Roger Stephens 3. Hamish McFadden 3. Over 60s.

Paul Hands 93. Brent Hudson 69. Don Morrison 67. Paul Summerfield 52. Dave Shurrock 28. Bruce McClelland 22. U15s. Oliver Davidson 80.

■ Golf Aorangi Golf Club March 19 Women’s Weekend Pennants South Zone (At Waimate): Waimate 9 Pleasant Point 2 3, Gleniti 2 8 North Otago 4, Maungati 8 St Andrews 4 North Zone: No Play

Ashburton Golf Club March 17 Midlands Seed Friday Night - Final Night Top Team: Trying 93 – Kelvin Woods, Nathan Meadows, Brad Haskett, David Gleeson, Men: Pakeke Pros 90.5, Dude Where’s My Par 90, Screaming Eagles 87, Women: Business Birdies 85.5, Trotts Lot 85.5, Mixed: TGIF 89, Wait N C 88.5, Vintage Wine 86.5, Top lady: Sharon Carlson, Wendy Bruce, Top man: Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors – Greig Sparrow, Paul May Motors – Terry Molloy, Mac & Maggies – Nathan Meadows, BP Ashburton – Geoff Cantrell, Gabites Lucky Player – Andrew Rosevear, BP Lucky Player – Jason Morrison. Twos: Allan Thompson, Eric Parr, Sharon Carlson, Greig Sparrow Final Teams Results: Top Teams: 1st Darlo & the Cats, 2nd Concrete Blockheads, 3rd Dude Where’s My Par Women: 1st More or Less, 2nd Mixed Bunch Mixed: 1st Slice n Dice, 2nd Rate Players, 3rd Hit n Miss Men: 1st Coastal Sharks, 2nd Pakeke Pros, 3rd The Big Test Icicles, 4th I P Nightly March 18 Ambrose Competition Winners: Ian Rive, Bruce Ferriman, Ken Clucas and Chris Robertson with a nett score of 57.8. Second team was: Brent MacGregor, Brent Clarke, Hamish Niles and Gavin Douglas nett 57.9. Third was Bev Chinn, Lynn Small, Tufuga Sa and John Power 58.6.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Sharon Bradford; Rothbury Insurance: Wendy Parr, Netherby Meats: Charlie Alexander, South Island Seeds: Wendy Parr, Charming Thai (longest putt) Lynn Small.

March 19 White Cup Quarter Finals Winners: Fiona & Jeff Williamson and Wendy & Eric Parr with two matches yet to be played. In the Plate quarter final match Hilary Ward & Chris Robertson won their match and Sheryl Reid and Paul Greer won their semi-final match, there is one quarter final match to be played. Best score of the day went to Sheryl Reid & Paul Greer with a nett 68.5.

Mayfield Golf Club March 15 Mid –Week Stableford Competition Ian Beach 38 stableford points, Gordon Duthie 36, Harley Davies 36, Arnold Rushton 36 Nearest the Pin: Bill Allan.

Two’s Gordon Duthie, & Kerry Read

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March 16, 9 hole division Stroke and Stableford Ladies 1st L MacKenzie 56:21:35, 19 stbf, 2nd J Cook 58:22:36, 18 stbf, Men 1st J Greenslade 54:16:38, 16 stbf Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Building and Excavating 2nd Shot No. 2 – not struck, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – J Greenslade

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis

Methven Golf Club March 15 Ladies Division All Irons and Margaret Lilley Putting All Irons. Lyn Schott 94-21-73, Jenny Senior 90-14-76, Tania Wilson 100-22-78 Margaret Lilley Putting: Tania Wilson 28, Jenny Senior 29, Sandra Marr 32 Cinema Paradiso-Best Nett Lyn Schott 73 Nearest Pin: Silver 4 Methven Travel: Jenny Senior, Bronze A 6 Methven Pharmacy: Jan Lane, Bronze B 17 Aribica: Marg Kelk, Open 13 Supervalue: Tania Wilson, 2nd shot S/BA14 Aqua Japanese Restaurant: Sharryn Bree, Saturday Ladies17 Methven Foursquare: Sally Jones. Two’s and Nett Eagles: Tania Wilson March 18 Men’s Division Stroke Round. Winner: Michael Kemp 76-769. Other Good Scores: 70 Max Ferris, Ross Breach. 72 Phil Johnson, Graham Gunn. 73 Dayle Lucas, Phil Elliott. Twos: Max Ferris.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Stuart Wilson; Hunters Wine No 6: Max Ferris; Ski Time No 13: Keith Middleton; Green Parrot No 17: Phil Elliott; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Alister Maxwell.

Next Week: March 25, Duff Qualifing. Stroke Round.

Tinwald Golf Club March 18 Stroke: Leading scores in the medal round played on Saturday. Men: Senior -12; Simon Ross 66, Steve Anderson 67, Adam Marshall 70. Intermediate: 13-18; Trevor Taylor 67, Dave Allan 69, Dave Gill 70, Brian Rouse 71 b/l. Junior: 19 plus; Ton Kittikote 71, Keith Bonnington 73, Clarry Whiting 73. Women; Elizabeth Collins 7o c/b Maree Moore 70 c/b. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland #2; Wendy Stevenson. Gluyas Ford # 6; Alec Millar. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Brent KIrdy. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Ryan Ford. G&R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Adam Marshall.

Two’s; Alec Millar Net eagle; # 12 not struck March 16 Twilight Par Leading scores in the par round played on Thursday: Men: -6; Ryan Ford 6 up, Greg Hubbard 3 up, Pete Trembath 3 up, Cameron Miller 2 up b/l. 7-10; Chris Hart 5 up, Richard Hewson 3 up, Darryl Phillips 3 up, Keith Bonnington 2 up. 11 plus; Stan Stringer 2 up, Darren Green 1 up. Women: 0-14; Pam McAndrew 1 up, Maxine Whiting 1 down. 15 plus; Ina Divers sq. Bayleys nearest the pin: # 6 Mark Banks. # 16 Kevin Bishop .Two’s; Gordon Rennie, Trevor Emery, Richard Hewson, Brent Green, Alton Fletcher, Cameron Miller.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club Flock Race – Raced from Oamaru to Ashburton: 1st B&G Kirwan – MPM – 1440.007, 2nd M Davidson – MPM – 1439.153, 3rd L Davidson – MPM – 1438.687 Pairs Cup – Raced from Oamaru to Ashburton: 1st M Davidson – Team Velocity – 1437.870, 2nd L Davidson – Team Velocity – 1436.473, 3rd B&G Kirwan – Team Velocity – 1434.465 Flock Race – Raced from Oamaru to Ashburton: 1st M Davidson - MPM – 671.438, 2nd T Durmmond - MPM – 662.265, 3rd N Martin Distance – MPM – 656.265

■ Rugby Super Rugby Round 4 CRUSADERS 33 (Mitchell Drummond, Ben Funnell, Mitch Hunt, Manasa Mataele, Peter Samu tries Hunt 4 cons) bt BLUES 24 (George Moala 2, Augustine Pulu tries Piers Francis 3 cons pen) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Brendon Pickerill.

CHIEFS 27 (Dominic Bird, Sam Cane, Brodie Retallick, Shaun Stevenson tries Damian McKenzie 2 cons pen) bt REBELS 14 (Marika Koroibete try Jackson Garden-Bachop 3 pens) at AAMI Park. Ref: Federico Anseimi.

BULLS 34 (Jan Serfontein 2, Jason Jenkins, Pierre Schoeman tries Handre Pollard 3, Tian Schoeman cons Pollard, T Schoeman pens) bt SUNWOLVES 21 (Kenki Fukuoka, Ed Quirk tries Jumpei Ogura con Hayden Cripps 3 pens) at Loftus Versfeld. Referee: Jamie Nutbrown.

Laura Langman’s charmed injury-free run has come to an end, struck down twice by freak injuries in the early rounds of Australia’s Super Netball competition. Langman has already sat out one game for the Lightning with a foot injury. She is now facing a further stint on the sideline after suffering a dislocated finger in their 51-50 win over Collingwood on Saturday.

HURRICANES 41 (Vince Aso 2, Ngani Laumape 2, Matt Proctor, Ardie Savea, Julian Savea tries Beauden Barrett 2, Jordie Barrett cons) bt HIGHLANDERS 15 (Elliot Dixon, Matt Faddes tries Marty Banks con Fletcher Smith pen) at Westpac Stadium.

Referee: Angus Gardner.

BRUMBIES 28 (Henry Speight 2, Robbie Abel, Tevita Kuridrani tries Wharenui Hawera 4 cons) bt NSW WARATAHS 12 (Jake Gordon, Tom Robertson tries Reece Robinson con) at Allianz. Ref: Glen Jackson.

LIONS 44 (Courtnall Skosan 4, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Jaco Kriel, Malcolm Marx tries Elton Jantjies 2, Andries Coetzee cons Jantjies pen) bt QUEENSLAND REDS 14 (Duncan Paia’aua, Taniela Tupou tries Jake McIntyre 2 cons) at Emirates Airlines Park.

Referee: Mike Fraser.

SHARKS 19 (Lourens Adriaanse, Kobus van Wyk tries Curwin Bosch 3 pens) bt KINGS 17 (Ruaan Lerm, Makazole Mapimpi tries Lionel Cronje 2 cons pen) at Kings Park Stadium. Referee: Egon Seconds.

JAGUARES 41 (1 penalty try) (Ramiro Moyano Joya 3, Matias Alemanno tries Juan Martin Hernandez 4 cons 2 pens) bt CHEETAHS 14 (Joseph Dweba, Michael van der Spuy tries Niel Marais 2 cons) at Velez Sarsfield.

Referee: Paul Williams.

New Zealand Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 4 4 0 0 118 73 45 3 19 Crusaders 4 4 0 0 102 84 18 0 16 Hurricanes 4 3 0 1 213 64 149 3 15 Blues 4 1 0 3 118 108 10 2 6 Highlanders 4 1 0 3 73 107 -34 1 5 Ladder after Rd 4 P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 4 4 0 0 118 73 45 3 19 Jaguares 4 3 0 1 141 96 45 2 14 Stormers 3 3 0 0 110 59 51 1 13 Brumbies 4 2 0 2 88 73 15 2 10 Crusaders 4 4 0 0 102 84 18 0 16 Hurricanes 4 3 0 1 213 64 149 3 15 Lions 4 3 0 1 151 111 40 2 14 Blues 4 1 0 3 118 108 10 2 6 Sharks 4 3 0 1 109 81 28 1 13 Cheetahs 4 2 0 2 111 128 -17 1 9 Q’land Reds 4 1 0 3 81 118 -37 2 6 Bulls 3 1 0 2 86 92 -6 1 5 Force 3 1 0 2 56 63 -7 1 5 Kings 4 1 0 3 90 122 -32 1 5 Highlanders 4 1 0 3 73 107 -34 1 5 Waratahs 4 1 0 3 81 133 -52 0 4 Sunwolves 4 0 0 4 92 192 -100 1 1 Rebels 3 0 0 3 38 154 -116 0 0

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from the final night of summer league at the Celtic Squash Club: Pat Summerfield lost to Ed Harrison 1-4, Jess McCloy lost to Andy Morrison 0-4, Jess Dargue lost to Nathan Forbes 1-3, Chris O’Reilly drew with Billy Nolan 2-2.

Kate O’Reilly lost to Chrissie Stratford 0-4, Jock O’Connor beat Eelke Dijkstra 4-0, Di Ness lost to Rob Giles 1-4, Steve Devereux

March 15 Division 1: Hit and Miss 15 v Smithies 18, Tradies 16 v Hackers 17, Tridents 18 v High Raters 15, ADC Aces 12 v Famous Grouse 21, TBC 15 v We Are Stihl Suzuki 18, Miss Hits 14 v Get a Grip 19, Tax-manian Devils 13 v Council Crew 20.

Division 2: Twilight Ferns 17 v Hit 4 Brains 13, String Quartet 18 v CATS 15, Racqueteers 16 v Lucky Strings 17, The Unknowns 20 v Hepburns 16.

March 16, Sunset Doubles Ladies Go Girls 4½ v Wanna Bees 1½, Casual Sets 4½ v Dorie Damsels 1½, The Ladies 4 v Backhand Babes 2.

Division 2: Heineken Openers 4 v Serve in Volley 2, Fairton Turkeys 1 v Carrfields 1 5, AFC 4 v Cates Grain & Seed 2 Division 2: Coasters 4 v Ball Wackers 2, Carrfields 2 0 v Double Faults 6, New Boys 4 v Ruapuna 2 Division 3: Golden Flyers 4 v Winchmore 2, Faultless 1½ v Cream of the Crop 4½, Backspin 4½ v B Team 1½ Division 4: I’d Hit That 6 v Burton Battlers 0, Read Revellers 3 v Rough Enough 3, Highly Strung 4 v The No Hopers 2.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club March 22 Aussie Mixed Pairs – 12.30pm start Sponsors: Ray White Real Estate Aussie Mixed Pairs -12.30pm start Whites or Club colours to be worn The following Skips have entered teams M Anderson, P Collins, G Clarke, B. Clarke, G Eder, R Gutberlet, B Harrison, W Blackwell, R Herriott, B Holdom, M Middleton, C Leech, J. Mills, B Mayson, R Keeling, M Quinn, A Mackenzie, H Kemp M Reid, Jo Ryk, G. Sparks, W Suttie, G Taylor, P Whinham, B White, B Williams.

For information contact: G Eder 307 7498

Sub Centre Junior Singles March 18 At Allenton Green 9am start Brenton Donaldson, Rob Fensom, John Eddington, Jim Lattimore, Gary Brown, Cecil Tubb, Linton Muir, Wayne Lloyd, Lynda Currie, Lyn Hamilton, Lyn Fensom Players to bring own lunch, Club colours to be worn

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 25 A Par round will be held.

Starting times: Morning 8am, Afternoon report to the Pro shop at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start.

Methven Golf Club March 22 Nancy McCormick 36 Hole Foursome 9.30 Tee Off 18 Hole Stableford Round 10.30 Tee Off

■ Rugby Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury Combined Rugby March 24 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One: Darfield v Saracens, Darfield, 7:30pm, H Cook, J Rogers, M Talbot March 25 Prebbleton v Waihora, Prebbleton, 2:45pm, A Brosnahan, R Goodman, K Jones Glenmark/Cheviot v Hampstead, Omihi 1, 2:45pm, A Stead, R Eder, P Bigwood Ohoka v Celtic, Mand 3, 2:45pm S Laird, J le Gros, R Lane Burn/Duns/Irwell v Hornby, Dunsandel 1, 2:45pm, M Gameson, J Lamers, D Sullivan Section Two March 25 Methven v Oxford, Methven, 2:45pm K Opele, P Hill, J O’Connor Kaiapoi v Rolleston, Kaiapoi Oval, 2:45pm, G Welch, D Taylor, TBA Rakaia v West Melton, Rakaia, 2:45pm C O’Malley, W Burrett, C Kelland Lincoln v Southbridge, Lincoln, 2:45pm, S O’Reilly, J Currie, C Banks Bye Southern

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In brief

■ CYCLING

Kirwan has the last say Richard Kirwan bought his A game to the table when it mattered the most, securing the victor’s spoils in Tinwald Cycling Club’s last race of the season, the Mid Canterbury Cycling Championship.

The 80km handicap event raced around the Wakanui Beach block on Saturday saw a strong field of riders go to the start, all looking for line and age-group fastest time honours.

Kirwan and his co-markers found the front of the race with 10km remaining but had to dig deep to ensure the fast approaching chasing bunches didn’t swamp them in the shadows of the finishing post.

Kirwan secured the win with a powerful late charge out wide, pipping international rider, Irishman Coleman Burke, backing up from celebrating St Patrick’s Day, on the line.

Don Sutton continued his stellar season storming into third place.

Michelle Davidson’s late season good form earned her fourth place and women’s veteran 2 fastest time honours.

Don Morrison had another solid day taking fifth place, with sixth place getter Michelle Knight lifting the senior women’s fastest time honours.

Back in the field riders were vying for fastest time honours.

Nigel Douglas secured the men’s vet 1 spoils, with the vet 3 ribbon going to Christchurch visitor Brent Cowie, while Bruce McClelland put his good block of recent training to good use claiming vet 4 honours.

Humble pie for Jones British columnist Stephen Jones has admitted the England rugby team aren’t world champion contenders after failing to break the All Blacks’ winning streak record in the weekend. Last week Jones stated that ‘poor dears’ the All Blacks would be ‘expunged from the record books’ should England beat Ireland for a second straight Six Nations title. No expunging took place with the Irish ending England’s test sequence at 18 – just like they did to the All Blacks last year in Chicago.

Jones said the loss proved that England can’t be considered contenders to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup if they can’t win the big history-making matches. - NZME

Boks up early?

The All Blacks could be pitted against two Rugby Championship rivals at the next Rugby World Cup after seeds were finalised in the weekend. The All Blacks, England, Australia and Ireland have been given top seeds for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The draw will be made on May 10. Scotland, France, South Africa and Wales make up the second group of seeds – all potential opponents for the All Blacks. The All Blacks have never lost in pool play.

- NZME Richard Kirwan was in great form on the weekend winning the Mid Canterbury Cycling Championship.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Pam Harcourt saw off all challengers to take the women’s vet 4 ribbon.

A competitive race was developing for the women’s overall fastest time honours.

Rachel Thow had the final say in the charge to the line to lift the overall fastest time and vet 1 titles, with Kristine Marriott taking the second place spoils.

Bailey O’Donnell built on his good season, claiming the U19 title.

A good group of back markers went to the line, but it was Stu Lowe who had the legs to break away late in the race and hold out the chasing group to secure the men’s vet 2 title and overall fastest time honours, covering the distance in 113.31.

The juniors and division 2 raced over 16km.

Hayden Jefferson capped off a great first season on the road bike securing the under 17 and fastest time cup and ribbon.

Jack Templeton also made his first season of racing a memorable one taking the under 15 title and boys’ fastest time honours.

Lily Davidson was second while third place getter Maddie Lowry continues to impress securing the girls’ fastest time ribbon.

Janette Hooper finished the season on a high note taking division 2 honours from Brian Ellis, with Shona McGrath-Proctor securing time honours.

Gibson sharpens axe Frustrated coach Daryl Gibson is “inevitably” ready to wield the axe after presiding over the NSW Waratahs’ worst-ever start to a Super Rugby season. Gibson was left scratching his head and searching for answers after the Waratahs’ set-piece disintegrated in a 28-12 capitulation to the Brumbies. “We can’t continue to shoot ourselves in the foot each week through our own inaccuracies and (through) us succumbing to the pressure at setpiece time. We’re in a real battle, again,” Gibson lamented.

- AAP

High hopes for Ricciardo

■ TENNIS

Federer’s stellar year continues on

Roger Federer takes Indian Wells.

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Forget the comeback talk.

Roger Federer is back.

He defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 to win a record-tying fifth BNP Paribas Open title in an all-Swiss final yesterday to go with his record 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January after missing most of last year with various injuries.

“For me, the dream run continues,” he said.

Federer kept reminding everyone during the ATP Masters 1000 event that he was “on the comeback” and, wanting to see how he felt, hadn’t planned beyond the first three months of year.

He might want to think bigger now.

“This was not part of the plan, to win Australia and Indian Wells.

“The goal was to be top 8 by after Wimbledon, so I’m there much, much faster,” he said.

“I will make the plan for the remainder of the season, especially for the clay, after Miami, and then see also what the goals

are because the goals are clearly changing after this dream start.”

Federer tied the tourney record of Novak Djokovic, who lost in the fourth round, while winning his 90th career title, keeping him third behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl on the all-time list in the Open era.

At 35 years and seven months, Federer became the oldest champion in the desert tournament’s history, surpassing Connors, who was 31 years and five months when he won in 1981.

“It’s an absolute huge start to the year for me,” he said.

“Last year didn’t win any titles.

The change is dramatic and it feels great.”

His twin daughters cheered and jumped up and down in a box above the court when Federer put away a high forehand volley while keeping Wawrinka pinned deep behind the baseline on match point.

Federer dropped serve just once in five matches, losing the first game of the second set

against No. 3 seed Wawrinka.

He saved one break point against Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, and never lost set in the tournament.

“The way he’s playing is just so beautiful,” Wawrinka said.

“Everything looks perfect. He’s moving amazingly well. He has amazing touch. He’s doing everything you can do on the tennis court.”

In an all-Russian women’s final, Elena Vesnina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4.

Federer will move up four spots to No. 6 in the ATP world rankings today.

He hit 23 winners, including 16 off his backhand in the 80-minute match. Wawrinka had 17 winners and 21 unforced errors in front of the announced crowd of 17,382 that didn’t fill the stadium.

Federer improved to 20-3 against Wawrinka.

“He’s the best player ever, so we all used to lose against him,” Wawrinka said.

- AP

Daniel Ricciardo has a grandstand named after him at Melbourne’s Australian Grand Prix circuit. His smile flashes on all billboards trumpeting the start of the fresh Formula One season. He’s the local centrepiece of the Australian Grand Prix, starting on Friday. And he carries the hopes of his nation of becoming the first Australian since Alan Jones in 1980 to win a F1 world championship. But Ricciardo acknowledges Mercedes again loom as the pacesetters.

Mercedes have claimed the past three individual titles courtesy of Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015) and Nico Rosberg (2016); and the past three constructors’ championships.

- AAP

Daniell wins in Texas New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell has continued his good doubles form. Daniell and partner Marcelo Demoliner have won the ATP Challenger tournament in Dallas Texas. They’ve beaten the top seeded Austrian/French combination 6-3, 6-4. The win will see Daniell reach a career high 42 in the rankings, just three behind compatriot Michael Venus. Daniell will now head to Miami where he will team up with Venus with a long shot chance of playing the lucrative Miami Masters.

- NZME

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In brief Borthwick in the medals Mid Canterbury’s Jenna Borthwick was in stunning form at the Vantage Age Track National Championships in the Avantidrome in Cambridge over the last few days. The championships have attracted nearly 300 riders competing in age group and Masters competitions, while the elite riders will contest the New Zealand Omnium Championships next weekend. Borthwick took out the under-15 girls sprint title in 13.55. Check out Wednesday’s Guardian for the full story on that and Jenna’s other medals.

Bat does the talking Midway through his record-breaking dig of 202, Cheteshwar Pujara had a simple response when Josh Hazlewood tried to niggle India’s batsmen on day four of the third test in Ranchi. “Look at the scoreboard,” Pujara quipped, according to team-mate Wriddhiman Saha.

It was a fair point given Australia were unravelling as Pujara and Saha compiled a 199-run stand that turned the match on its head.

Pujara spent more than 11 hours at the crease and faced some 525 balls in his marathon innings. - AAP

Support for Latham Ashburton College’s Tom Ravenscroft scored his 1000th run for the 1st XI on Saturday.

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■ CRICKET

1st XI staring down barrel The Ashburton College 1st XI will have to pull out something remarkable if they are to gain anything out of their match against St Bede’s in Christchurch.

After the first day of the twoday match it’s the hosts who are in firm control of things after they posted a modest 219 in the first innings before sending Ashburton packing as they bowled them all out for 85 be-

fore being asked to bat again.

There was a cruel twist of fate in the fact that the person responsible for throwing the ball to Ashburton to bowl first was former local Cameron Jopson, who showed no hesitation taking the bat.

He also top scored for his side with 58.

For Ashburton Ben Niles, Angus Jemmett and Jarod Hopwood

claimed two wickets each.

In reply, Ashburton struggled with the bat in hand, an unfamiliar feeling for them this season.

Will Tod top scored with 25 while Will Graham (22) and Gareth Hunt (19) scored the majority of the remaining runs in the first innings.

Ashburton were sent back in with eight overs remaining in the day’s play – leaving a potentially

tricky assignment for opening bats Tod and Tom Ravenscroft.

The pair stood up to the challenge however finishing the day at 22/0 with Ravenscroft bringing up 1000 runs for Ashburton College – only the seventh player to achieve the feat.

Ashburton will need another 111 to make St Bede’s bat again when they return on Saturday for the final day.

Selectors want more runs, better bowling

By DaviD Leggat New Zealand’s selectors have a reputation for loyalty and have shown it again by sticking with an unchanged squad for the final match of the cricket summer.

New Zealand are coming off a three-day tonking from South Africa at the Basin Reserve in the second test and must win the final test at Seddon Park in Hamilton, starting on Saturday, to square the series.

However there are no changes to the squad, other than fast bowler Trent Boult pitching up in the hope his leg injury has recovered to return to the side.

Senior batsman Ross Taylor was ruled out yesterday by the medical staff, his calf tear not having come right to give him a chance of returning. Neither player played at the Basin.

“We have faith in them, we think they are the best group of

test cricketers in the country,” national selector Gavin Larsen said yesterday.

Larsen reiterated the bitter disappointment at the way New Zealand folded on the final day at the Basin Reserve last Saturday.

“There’s a lot of work that has to take place between now and the first ball.

“We need more runs and the bowling needs to be tidied up in a general sense.

“We want to see greater fight, which is a hallmark of the good Black Caps teams and we’ve seen a lot of that in the last two or three years.

“We fought really hard for a day and a half at the Basin, but then dropped our guard.”

Perhaps as a pointer to Larsen’s remark that the work starts today, opener Tom Latham was down at the nets with batting coach Craig McMillan yesterday morning. Most of the test players had

headed home for a day off before reassembling in Hamilton.

Larsen said a raft of players had been considered by himself and fellow selector Mike Hesson.

But the faith remains intact that no one could come in and improve the group which lost by eight wickets in Wellington, after drawing the first test in Dunedin.

Neil Broom gets another chance in Taylor’s absence – Larsen pointing out if Taylor had been fit he would have been straight back in – and the selector liked what he saw from the Otago veteran in Wellington.

He was dismissed by two fine balls for 0 and 20 but “we have plenty of faith that he’ll do the job at No 4”, Larsen added.

Similarly Latham received a ringing endorsement, despite being in a deep hole with his form at present.

“We have 100 per cent faith in Tom.

“We think he’s a classy player.

He’s in a rut, no doubt about that but his numbers speak for themselves.

“He’s working hard. Internally I’m sure he’s feeling it, anyone would.”

There’s no place for legspinner Ish Sodhi, on his home ground, the selectors arguing that they already have the best spinners in the squad, with veteran offspinner Jeetan Patel and left armer Mitch Santner.

“We talk about all the options.

Yes he was talked about alongside many other players but we believe we have the right spin combination.”

Both Colin de Grandhomme and Jimmy Neesham have survived despite poor batting displays. De Grandhomme’s seam bowling was tidy but the pair were also there to provide batting depth, and simply didn’t deliver.

- NZME

As calls grew louder for out-ofsorts opener Tom Latham to be axed for New Zealand’s final match of the summer, he received solid support from his batting coach. All up it’s 59 runs in his last 10 international innings. Yet he’s scored six test tons, averages 38.64 and is a a highly-regarded player and member of the leadership group.

“He’s going through a bit of a tough patch,” Craig McMillan said.

“We know what a quality player he is. It’s about getting him back to basics, about getting him back to making good decisions.” - NZME

Taylor sacked by Tigers Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has been fired by the NRL club, effective immediately, with assistant Andrew Webster to serve as interim coach. Wests Tigers chairwoman Marina Go confirmed the axing yesterday. “Our position has always been to make sure that the head coach’s contract is tied to performance and that hasn’t changed,” said Go. Taylor was due to come off contract at the end of the season, but his sudden exit comes after the Wests Tigers banked a win then two heavy defeats from the first three games of the season, including a 46-6 hammering by Canberra on Sunday.

- AAP

Concussion debate rages The NRL concussion debate has been reignited after Josh Dugan remained on the field despite being laid out in St George’s upset 16-10 win.

The first half incident soured what was a gutsy win with Sharks coach Shane Flanagan questioning why he wasn’t taken from the field.

After being attended to by the Dragons trainers, he received the all clear. Flanagan and Gallen both questioned why he wasn’t taken from the field for an automatic head injury assessment. “If you lay motionless I thought you had to come off the field,” Flanagan said.

However McGregor was adamant his charge hadn’t been knocked out.

- AAP

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In brief

■ AUSTRALIAN OAKS

Overseas trip an option

Top fillies to clash again Bonneval and Devise are likely to continue their rivalry on Australian soil.

While trips to Sydney have yet to be committed to 100 per cent, the odds of the pair clashing again in the $A1 million Gr.1 Australian Oaks at Randwick on April 8 are shortening.

“The owners are keen and we’ve got a few more days yet – if she goes over it will be next Monday,” said Andrew Forsman, who prepares Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks winner Bonneval with Murray Baker.

“She has come through the race well. She looks good and is eating up and she’s pretty bright.”

Bonneval’s defeat of Devise at Trentham completed a hat-trick of wins for the Makfi filly, who had previously been successful in the Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic and the Lowland Stakes.

Her run of form also secured her the title of NZ Bloodstock Filly of the Year.

“Bonneval has had the edge on us all the way through so it’s been frustrating for our stable, but we are inching closer to her,” Devise’s trainer Shaune Ritchie said.

Devise was third in both the Sir Tristram and the Lowland before coming up a half a length short in the Oaks when runner-up.

“At this stage we’re preparing her for the ATC Oaks, we think there is one more in her this preparation. But any sign of fatigue in the next few days and we’ll pull the pin.”

- NZME

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Big Memory returns It could be a case of third time lucky for Big Memory in the $300,000 Mornington Cup. The Tony McEvoy-trained stayer has finished runner-up in the past two Mornington Cups, including his nose second to Berisha last year, and will be back for another crack at the 2400m race on Saturday.

And the seven-year-old will go in as a last-start winner having broken through in the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington earlier this month for his first victory since the spring of 2014.

- AAP

Devise is just a bit behind Bonneval, but may get another shot in the Oaks.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 23278 Know Logic 17.73 ..........................G Cleeve Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Mar 2017 NZ Meeting num- 4 84278 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 64847 Graeburn 17.67 ......................... A Bradshaw 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 74487 Minnie Sprite 17.53 ...................... L Waretini 7 11 High Dreamer 17.27........................ M Grant 10, 11 and 12 1 12.01pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C1, 295m 8 56673 Goldstar Bomber 17.33 S & ............B Evans 9 78476 Slick Action 17.56 S & .....................B Evans 1 85838 Smash Demand 17.47 .................... M Grant 2 36485 Waimak Sheff nwtd ................J T McInerney 10 35488 Cosmic Chelsea 17.30 M & ............P Binnie 3 66882 Little Snicko 17.54 ..................J T McInerney 4 1.00pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 46445 Cawbourne Ridge nwtd................C Roberts 4 43533 Falconhurst 17.73 ............................A Joyce 2 32822 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .....................J Goode 5 24473 Adjudicator 17.23 S & .....................B Evans 3 44785 Ghost nwtd ...................................C Roberts 6 2113x Elora 17.49................................R Blackburn 4 21211 My Dad Den 30.19 .................... M Robinson 7 47656 Cawbourne Teash nwtd...................J Tanner 5 77344 Opawa Judy 30.84 L & ....................... Wales 8 55555 Opawa Val nwtd L & ........................... Wales 6 72386 Spring Sam 30.74 ..................J T McInerney 9 85658 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................A Waretini 7 43338 Know Deception nwtd ....................G Cleeve 10 47676 Chippy Jordy 17.37 M & ....................Jopson 2 12.20pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 8 66257 Poetik 30.78 S & .............................B Evans 9 77458 Goldstar Miley 30.64 S & ................B Evans SPRINT C1, 295m 1 56778 Wunzee 17.21 ........................J T McInerney 10 76748 Ester Action 30.40 S & ....................B Evans 2 36454 Zabambi 17.62 .................................A Joyce 5 1.20 DREAM COLLECTOR AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 1 72732 Ad’s Spice 18.06 .............................J Tanner 3 34884 Goldstar Phelps 17.71 S &..............B Evans 2 73143 High On Vee 17.68 .......................A Williams 4 44657 Abacus Magic nwtd ...................... L Waretini 3 46425 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 5 31671 Wong Answer 17.43 M & ..................Jopson 4 24776 Smash Attack 17.36 ........................ M Grant 6 132x1 Opawa Short 17.45 L &...................... Wales 5 68335 Ngakawau 17.56 ....................J T McInerney 7 34683 Cut The Ribbons 17.79 ...................J Tanner 6 35744 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 8 14677 Pipes Of Peace 17.60 ...............R Blackburn 7 42117 Unbridled 17.90 M & .........................Jopson 9 85658 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................A Waretini 8 3267x Goldstar Archie nwtd..............J T McInerney 10 75688 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith 9 54686 Blazin Action 17.86 S & ..................B Evans 3 12.40 CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH 10 36785 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini C1, 295m 1 18483 Royal Descent 17.60 .................R Blackburn 6 1.40pm CHEVIOT TRUST HOTEL DASH C1, 295m 2 21877 Unfettered 17.96 M & ........................Jopson 1 252F8 Hatfield 17.53 ............................ A Bradshaw

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Hong Kong is among the options the connections of the multiple Group One winner Start Wondering are mulling over. The Chairman’s Sprint Prize to be run over 1200 metres at Sha Tin on May 7 for a stake of $HK14 million (about $NZ2.6 million) is one race under consideration. “There’s options for the horse and he’s back in the stable now in case he is going to Hong Kong,” said Evan Rayner, who trains the six-year-old with his daughter J.J. The Doomben 10,000 on May 27 is another race in the mix for Start Wondering, who enjoyed a break following his runner-up finish in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm Classic.

- NZME

2 15T Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson 3 57566 Smash Rebel 17.59 ........................ M Grant 4 66664 Joey Baxter 17.41 ..................J T McInerney 5 76255 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 6 28637 Ohoka Hunter 17.80..................... L Waretini 7 75485 Seaspray Cracker nwtd ...............B Freeman 8 47511 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.75 ....................A Joyce 9 54686 Blazin Action 17.86 S & ..................B Evans 10 66785 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd .................J T McInerney 7 1.57pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 54666 Nariti nwtd .................................R Blackburn 2 67x28 Flash The Cash 17.39 ..................A Williams 3 21747 Ohoka Angel 17.60 ......................A Waretini 4 87x6x Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 5 56288 Lucky Sunday 17.58...............J T McInerney 6 52484 Lagoon Allira nwtd M & ....................... Smith 7 78453 Terra Alert 17.31 C & ......................... Fagan 8 57464 Tricky Action 17.48 S & ...................B Evans Emergencies: 9 55774 Big Catch 17.38 M & .........................Jopson 10 35488 Cosmic Chelsea 17.30 M & ............P Binnie 8 2.14pm ISLINGTON TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 x8747 Glory Hog 17.55 .....................J T McInerney 2 14327 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.77 S & ..............B Evans 3 41132 Stu On It 17.53 M & ............................ Smith 4 26665 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 5 25455 Tip The Babe 17.46 C &..................... Fagan 6 74483 Cairo nwtd ....................................... M Grant 7 66743 Hilton Cust 17.61 ...................... A Bradshaw 8 34211 Culvie Lass 17.69 H & ........................Taylor 9 78476 Slick Action 17.56 S & .....................B Evans 10 66776 Harden Faster 17.34 M & ..................Jopson

9 2.37 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C1, 520m

1 31433 Kay Bomb nwtd ..............................G Cleeve 2 78433 Another Message 30.42 M & ............Jopson 3 45562 Cawbourne Leaha 30.33..............C Roberts 4 74843 Smokey Action 30.36 S & ...............B Evans 5 76655 Luciastar 31.03 ......................J T McInerney 6 51675 Opawa Lass 31.00 L & ....................... Wales 7 63785 Opawa Alex 30.79 L & ....................... Wales 8 x8347 Lagoon Twist 30.33 .........................J Tanner Emergencies: 9 77458 Goldstar Miley 30.64 S & ................B Evans 10 76748 Ester Action 30.40 S & ....................B Evans 10 2.57pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT C1, 295m 1 35477 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 2 54548 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 3 84847 Kablitz 17.62 ................................ K Cassidy 4 26732 Homebush Tulip 17.59 ...........J T McInerney 5 37883 Cawbourne Murf nwtd ..................C Roberts 6 34626 Smash Fire 17.63............................ M Grant 7 1715 Crotty 17.60 .............................. A Bradshaw 8 23264 Royal Action 17.29 S & ...................B Evans Emergencies: 9 55774 Big Catch 17.38 M & .........................Jopson 10 75688 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith 11 3.18 FAST ARCHER AT STUD STAKES C1, 520m 1 52175 Dead Wong 30.98 M & ......................Jopson 2 71667 Amelia Rob 31.15 ..................... M Robinson 3 18678 Fab Action 30.70 S & ...................... B Evans 4 83746 Opawa Janet 30.41 L &...................... Wales 5 66267 Goldstar Dodge 30.88 S & ..............B Evans 6 11121 Justin Ryan 30.32 J & .....................D Fahey

7 8 9 10

52221 Sader Nation 30.11 ........................G Cleeve 23555 Cawbourne Excite nwtd ...............C Roberts 77458 Goldstar Miley 30.64 S & ................B Evans 87873 Opawa Minstrel 30.57 L & .................. Wales 12 3.46pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY DASH C1, 295m 1 86782 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & ...............B Evans 2 56557 Sophie’s Last 17.85 C &..................... Fagan 3 181 NippaOfSambucca 17.53 .......J T McInerney 4 72366 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 5 18584 Ohoka Magic 17.70 ......................A Waretini 6 53756 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 7 8457F Jinja Loch 17.30 ................. N C W Wanhalla 8 14846 Zulu Jasper 17.63 ...........................J Tanner Emergencies: 9 78476 Slick Action 17.56 S & .....................B Evans 10 x8875 Nathan Baxter nwtd ...............J T McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: Smash Demand, Cawbourne Teash, Elora, Opawa Val Race 2: Cut The Ribbons, Abacus Magic, Opawa Short, Wong Answer Race 3: Royal Descent, Know Logic, High Dreamer, Graeburn Race 4: Know Deception, My Dad Den, Opawa Judy, Spring Sam Race 5: Ad’s Advice, Ngakawau, High On Vee, Unbridled Race 6: Unfounded, Ohoka Hunter, Joey Baxter. Blazin Action Race 7: Foxy Babe, Terra Alert, Flash The Cash, Ohoka Angel Race 8: Hilton Cust, Jinja Billy, Culvie Lass, Stu On It, Goldstar Tu Puc Race 9: Cawbourne Leaha, Kay Bomb, Opawa Lass, Lagoon Twist Race 10: Cawbourne Murf, Crotty, Royal Action, Homebush Tulip Race 11: Opawa Janet, Sader Nation, Dead Wong, Fab Action Race 12: Sophie’s Last, Goldstar Scout, NippaOfSambucca LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

1 24647 Deman Blue Blood 18.72 .......J T McInerney Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park 3 65851 Pipe Dream nwtd ...................J T McInerney 9 37255 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 2 111 Zipping Clyde 18.45 .................... B I Conner 10 14666 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Mar 2017 NZ Meeting num- 4 15426 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 .................J T McInerney 3 34236 Know Contest nwtd ........................G Cleeve 9 2.49 BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STKS C3/4, 545m ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 74686 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 4 33335 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 85421 Super Stevie nwtd ........................C Roberts 1 63487 Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 5 41268 Another Fan 18.67 M & .....................Jopson 10, 11 and 12 7 34566 Deborah Bay 18.94 ........................J Guthrie 2 63533 Opawa Anthony nwtd L &................... Wales 1 12.09 WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 8 31263 Verbena 18.98...............................R Adcock 6 52232 Wears The Gold nwtd...................K M Grant 3 32755 Shift The Blame 33.03............J T McInerney 7 47682 Cawbourne Patty nwtd .................C Roberts 9 37866 Epic Force nwtd M & .........................Jopson 310m 4 17477 Opawa Norris nwtd L & ...................... Wales 8 74442 Know Respect 18.42 ......................G Cleeve 1 7335 Duke Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 10 86877 Ozark’s Watch 18.92 ......................J Guthrie 5 25625 Know Scholar 32.23 .......................G Cleeve 9 14666 San Sebastian 18.57 ..........................J Allen 2 Epic Blu nwtd M & .............................Jopson 4 1.08pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C1/2, 545m 6 6x837 Know Value 32.44 ..........................G Cleeve 1 12715 Opawa Millie nwtd L &........................ Wales 10 37255 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 3 Inky Lord nwtd..............................S Hindson 7 78644 Pukeko Bolt 32.44 ..........................B Healey 2 87676 Opawa Tracy 32.91 L & ...................... Wales 7 2.08pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2/3, 310m 4 63475 Manhattan Style nwtd ............J T McInerney 8 12213 Tom Tee 32.76...............................R Adcock 3 35187 Zipping Piper 32.77 ..................... B I Conner 5 4 Aroha nwtd ....................................R Adcock 1 16667 Alex Rumble 18.71 .................J T McInerney Emergencies: 4 3127 Hotdog Shannon nwtd .................C Roberts 6 24246 Just James nwtd ........................H Anderton 9 26172 Opawa Timo 32.82 J & ....................D Fahey 2 14756 Stormy Sunday 18.88 ............J T McInerney 5 17318 Trendy Blake 33.32 ................J T McInerney 7 42834 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 85841 Opawa Crystal 18.63 L & ................... Wales 10 87778 Homebush Howard nwtd ........J T McInerney 6 67518 Festive Flair nwtd ...................J T McInerney 8 76487 Goldstar Delta nwtd ...............J T McInerney 4 21825 Opawa Sheldon nwtd J & ................D Fahey 10 3.11 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2/3, 310m 7 81582 Opawa Peaches nwtd ...................R Adcock 9 84876 Botany Whisper nwtd .............J T McInerney 5 41214 Mississippi Girl nwtd ..............J T McInerney 1 15554 Giancana nwtd .............................S Hindson 8 43175 Arcane Sabre 33.19 M &...................Jopson 10 77857 Homebush Eliza nwtd ............J T McInerney 6 83852 Botany Cold 18.75 .................J T McInerney 2 87142 Rocket Jewel nwtd .......................C Roberts 2 12.28pm OTAGO GRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 9 42544 Opawa Mine nwtd L & ........................ Wales 7 3448x Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton 3 35667 Homebush Sloan 18.60 .........J T McInerney 8 3F612 Homebush Banker 18.84 .......J T McInerney 1 382 Nippa Joy nwtd.......................J T McInerney 10 23455 Waimac nwtd..........................J T McInerney 4 12883 Flaming Sambuca 18.57 ........J T McInerney 9 14666 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 2 77637 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 1.28 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 5 42144 Botany Vikki 18.60 .................J T McInerney 1 84723 Avalanch City 18.80 ...............J T McInerney 10 37255 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 3 352 Jinja Rules nwtd .....................J T McInerney 6 24736 Homebush Errol 18.41 ...........J T McInerney 2 41754 Minder 18.74 ..........................J T McInerney 8 2.29 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 7 41251 Opawa Waihemo 18.63 L & ............... Wales 4 73346 White Not Wong nwtd M & ................Jopson 3 27665 Star Apache 18.86 ...................... B I Conner C2, 310m 5 7F847 Uncle Jock nwtd ....................... P Hammond 8 81354 His Nibs 18.64....................................J Allen 4 75654 Miss Blue Sky 19.08 ...................R Hamilton 6 8 Just Ernie nwtd ..........................H Anderton 9 37255 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 1 81341 Idol Star nwtd L &............................... Wales 5 74543 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 7 8 Sozin’s Angel nwtd .................J T McInerney 10 14666 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 2 76332 Screw And Bolt 19.15 M & ................Jopson 6 77543 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 878x1 Randy Fields nwtd ........................R Adcock 3 41186 Nippa Eel 18.86 .....................J T McInerney 11 3.36pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE SPRINT C4, 310m 7 53872 La Kinks nwtd.................................C Healey 9 8x752 Homebush Steal nwtd ............J T McInerney 1 25215 Homebush Flame 18.72 .........J T McInerney 4 31412 Know Sweat 18.74 .........................G Cleeve 8 1F846 Ana Dior nwtd ..............................C Roberts 10 75577 Hello It’s Me nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 84621 Homebush Rufus 18.42 .........J T McInerney 5 44551 Off The Team nwtd ...................... B I Conner 9 37866 Epic Force nwtd M & .........................Jopson 3 12.48 BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING SPRINT C1, 310m 3 46631 Storming Norm 18.20.................. B I Conner 6 11464 Fear Marina 18.77..................J T McInerney 10 86877 Ozark’s Watch 18.92 ......................J Guthrie 1 63665 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen 4 11334 Seeking Baxter 18.62.............J T McInerney 7 52215 Knocka Few Back 18.84.................C Healey 2 86736 Homebush Riley 18.48 ...........J T McInerney 6 1.47pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 5 22135 Southern Mist 18.62 ....................R Hamilton 8 F2217 Bella Jade 18.95 ..........................C Roberts

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48118 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 43136 Super Bad nwtd ...........................M Roberts 47283 Magic Mike nwtd ..........................C Roberts 82786 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 81771 Epic Woppa 18.55 .........................R Adcock 12 3.53 RACING AGAIN TUESDAY APRIL 4 C4/5, 310m 1 52123 Know Knowing 18.48 .....................G Cleeve 2 71712 Zircon 18.58 M &...............................Jopson 3 42364 Cawbourne Craig nwtd ................C Roberts 4 1F468 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney 5 26527 Puma Pants 18.36..................J T McInerney 6 34354 Harkonen Bale 18.38 ...................C Roberts 7 46177 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 8 11311 Wheelchair Norm 18.17 .........J T McInerney 9 82786 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 10 81771 Epic Woppa 18.55 .........................R Adcock SELECTIONS

Race 1: Duke Baxter, Sozin’s Galaxy, Epic Blu, Inky Lord Race 2: Sozin’s Angel, White Not Wong, Sozin’s Noir, Just Ernie Race 3: Super Stevie, Apollo King, Pipe Dream, Homebush Riley Race 4: Opawa Peaches, Hotdog Shannon, Waimac, Arcane Sabre Race 5: Avalanch City, No Tinkerbell, Minder, Ana Dior, La Kinks Race 6: Zipping Clyde, Wears The Gold, Know Respect Race 7: Opawa Sheldon, Southern Affair, Opawa Crystal, Alex Rumble Race 8: Knocka Few Back, Know Sweat, Idol Star, Nippa Eel Race 9: Tom Tee, Know Scholar, Know Value, Pukeko Bolt Race 10: Opawa Waihemo, Botany Vikki, Homebush Sloan Race 11: Seeking Baxter, Super Bad, Homebush Rufus, Epic Woppa Race 12: Zircon, Know Knowing, Wheelchair Norm, Puma Pants LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Another top ten finish for Lydia Lydia Ko has recorded her third consecutive top 10 finish on the LPGA Tour, finishing in a share of eighth at the Founders Cup in Arizona.

Ko finished the tournament at 20-under par in a supremely low-scoring event in which 59 golfers finished at 10-under or better.

The world number one’s third round of 63 vaulted her temporarily into second spot, but she was surpassed by a slew of low scores to go into the final day in a share of seventh.

A bogey-free four-under par final round was solid but unspectacular as Ko couldn’t keep up with the pace set by Anna Nordqvist, who won the tournament by two shots at a scintillating 25-under par.

World number two Ariya Jutanugarn finished second, but still trails Ko in the world rankings by a significant margin.

Ko has found some consistency after a tumultuous end to 2016 which saw her change her coach, caddie and clubs.

After winning four times on the LPGA Tour in the span of five months in 2016, Ko hasn’t claimed an LPGA title since July, and went 175 days without finishing better than tenth on the Tour.

Recent events have been better for the 19-year-old, whose last three tournaments have resulted in finishes of eighth, ninth and eighth.

Fellow Kiwi Danny Lee has also found

World No. 1 Lydia Ko. some form on the PGA Tour, claiming a share of 17th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Lee started his 2017 season with four missed cuts, a withdrawal and a tie for 41st, but finished in tied 22nd last week at the Valspar Championship. He followed up that improved showing with a final round five-under 67 yesterday to leap 39 spots on the leaderboard and claim his first top 20 finish since November.

Lee jumps back into the top 100 in the world rankings, in 98th, but is not currently qualified for the Masters, where he finished 17th last year.

- NZME

Notice of partial closure of Lake Hood March 24 - 25 The northern half of Lake Hood will be closed from 5pm on Friday, March 24 until 7.30pm on Saturday, March 25, 2017 for the Aoraki Dragon Boat Association’s “2017 South Island Dragon Boat Championships” for school and adult teams.

All welcome to come along to enjoy the spectacle and excitement of this free event. Food and drinks vendors will be on site.

For enquiries, contact Ian Macbeth on 027-215 8307.

TRADES, SERVICES

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Open day for all members. 182 Methven Highway.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Selling clean pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean ‘Second time around” clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr of Cass and Havelock Streets.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY MENS CLUB. Monthly meeting and A.G.M. Senior

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

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10am - 12pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Lettuce $1.99 ea Corn Broccoli Taylors Gold 1kg Peppers 1kg

OLD newspapers available.

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

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Centre, Cameron Street.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet handicap singles. Waireka.

Philip Street.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning for new people to Ashburton. Nosh Cafe at Ashfords, West Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

Main Street, Methven.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Signing Centre, New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 3km or 5km run/jog or walk, weekly until March 28. Domain Pavilion on Walnut Avenue, opposite Creek Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Weekly games, come and have a go!

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association doubles, Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, drawn doubles. Waireka,

Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

7pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, Music, Fitness and Fun, Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC. Results of 1st open landscape entries.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

.49c ea 2 for $3 $1.99 bag $3.99 bag

Specials available from 21/03 - 27/03

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES

OLD newspapers available.

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

FOR SALE

OLD newspapers available.

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

GRAZING

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality WINTER grazing available. guaranteed - Tile Warehouse Overdale kale, grass and selection available at straw. Ph 027 284 0377.

Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

Daily Events Tuesday

PLANTS, PRODUCE

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Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, to reach us no later than 12 noon, 3 (three) working days prior to the first publication.

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3. A separate form MUST be submitted for each future event and may be lodged with the Guardian as far in advance as desired. For example: A club which meets monthly may submit, say, 12 separate forms simultaneously – one pertaining to each meeting scheduled over the following 12 months.

4. The organisation acknowledges that no responsibility for errors or omissions will be accepted by the Guardian Company.

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Puzzles

www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Nature is stronger than man.

Then again, man is a part of nature. You’ll prove the mightiness of the human spirit in some way today as you go up against the big forces and win.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): After periods of high exertion you need time to relax and recover. If you don’t consciously and regularly schedule this, you’ll miss it and burn out later. Take care of health and happiness by making a plan.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): To better achieve the group goal, people must feel safe enough to speak up about what’s working and what’s not. If everyone is too afraid to challenge or change things, the outcome will suffer.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There will be glamorous and dramatic situations to get involved in today, but should you? You won’t be sorry if you choose your company the same way you choose your shoes – for comfort and long wear.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Maybe you shouldn’t tell everyone about the extensive effort you put into getting to a certain result. Your payoff will come when the others figure out that they can’t easily duplicate what you just pulled off.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You won’t get the sale, promotion or attention necessary to move forward unless people know what you’re doing and why. So don’t be shy today; publicise your work.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your social talents will be put to good use. You’ll connect people who can do one another good. You’ll set a tone where people feel comfortable enough to contribute.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There’s nothing wrong with wanting appreciation and love. Your not needy just because you have the very basic human drive to be valued. Be suspicious of anyone who tries to make you feel otherwise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You may not agree right now with what you did back there, but you made the best decision you could make based on the information you had at the time.

Knowing more, you’ll do it differently today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ve been wronged – probably just a misunderstanding – and you’ll work it out. Being too conciliatory would be a mistake. Don’t mute your interests more than is good for the relationship.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The day has exciting potential for you as you follow a fascinating lead. Where high standards meet with prepossessing features, a strong attraction will develop.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Mistakes teach us how to be more flexible in the future. They also make us compassionate. Accept yourself and move on. You’re becoming stronger and more able every day.

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ACROSS 1. Retreat (4,4) 7. Bring together (5) 8. Motions (9) 9. Consume (3) 10. Cold and damp (4) 11. Basement (6) 13. Consequences (13) 15. Somewhere above the ground (6) 16. Dirt on surface of liquid (4) 18. Sheltered side (3) 20. On the other hand (4,5) 21. Gleam (5) 22. Part of an engine (8)

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ACROSS 2. It’s just the material that will make one overeat (5) 5. Get by a way through the mountains (4) 7. A snatch that’s right in the bag on the return (4) 8. Line across circle will put one off about mistaken aim (8) 9. There’s no returning to the point exactly when due (2,3,3) 11. Skin one will not reveal (4) 12. The standard argumentative to-and-fro from the bourse (5,8) 15. Prepares for war as when surrounding the Jollies (4) 17. Measure of atmosphere newspapers are certain not to start (8) 19. Crave, too, some arrangement for Ulster (8) 21. Prepare bird for cooking with like result (4) 22. Ply the needles to supply necessary top in outfit (4) 23. Keen as mustard, yet slow to be revealed (5) DOWN 1. Gentleman of rank, except for striking wrong note (7) 2. Sad sound of what the chief is endlessly up to (3) 3. Opened a French one in high degree (5) 4. Wild caper for losing heart to begin with (7) 5. Confused type spent in India before 1957 (3) 6. Chosen tournament player holding top of trophy for horse (5) 10. Slashes at those who worked in Fleet Street (5) 11. Is at the top of the obverse side (5) 13. It’s quite a feat for former pilot to change (7) 14. Nose of Bentley in its proper place? Rubbish! (7) 16. It’s black and flighty, and will sound mad to go north (5) 18. ‘Too late, too late! ye cannot ----- now’ (Tennyson) (5) 20. A strike-breaker turning up in a recent arrangement (3) 21. Time doesn’t alter youthful beginners (3)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

HAMPTON, Peter John – Please note all late death On March 20, 2017, suddenly notices or notices sent at Christchurch. Dearly loved husband of Ngaire. Loved outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: father and father in law of the late Karen, Chris and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Annabelle, Andrew and Bridget, Grace and Dennis To place a notice during and Tim and Danica. Loved office hours please contact grandad Peter of Elizabeth, us on 03 307 7900 and William; Harry, Augusta, for more information and Jemima. Brother and Any queries brother in law of Patricia and please contact Evan Owens. Uncle Pete of 0800 Nicholas, and Richard.

ASHBURTON Messages to Hampton family, (0800-274-287) Terrace View Retirement Village, 37 Carters Terrace, Ashburton 7700. A service to celebrate Peter’s life will be held at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, March 22, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by interment at the Canterbury owned, Ashburton New Lawn locally operated cemetery.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

HAMPTON Peter – Passed away peacefully on March 20, 2017. Dearly loved husband and soulmate of Ngaire, loved stepdad of Marg Healy, Christine and Bob Jack, Sue and Dave Williams, Mike and Gail Mackle, Kathy and Craig Chambers. Loved Peter of Jess, Mike, and Sam; Hannah, Christopher, and Liam; Jeremy and Kellie, Isaac and Mikayla; Daniel, and Rosie and all the great grandies.

Now resting in peace, will be sadly missed.

LIDDINGTON, Lindsay Alan – Passed away peacefully in his sleep, March 20, 2017.

Dearly loved husband and best friend of Jill. Loved father and father-in-law of Sarah and Alex and dearly loved grandad of Xavier and Alaina. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Ron and Denise, Greg and Eva, Ken and Deb. Much loved son of the late Tom and Linda.

Loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to Liddington family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A funeral service for Lindsay will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on THURSDAY, March 23, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

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TOMORROW

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

A ridge lies over the top of the North Island while a weak trough moves onto central New Zealand, spreading north on Thursday. A low in the Tasman Sea approaches the country on Friday and Saturday.

30 to 59

overnight max low

Auckland

showers

Hamilton

showers

Napier

fine

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

drizzle

Christchurch

drizzle

Timaru

drizzle

SATURDAY

Cloudy periods, isolated showers clearing.

Snow Flurries down to 2600 metres at first.

Strong westerlies.

Queenstown

fine

Rain easing to a few showers.

Southeasterlies.

FRIDAY

Dunedin

cloudy

Scattered rain developing. Strong westerlies.

Invercargill

showers

TOMORROW

FZL: Lowering to 2600m

Mostly cloudy, patchy rain clearing.

Southerlies dying out.

Fine spells, a few spots of rain from afternoon. Wind at 1000m: W 50 km/h dying out in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W gale 70 km/h easing to 40 km/h later.

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

Scattered rain developing late. Light winds.

World Weather

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First quarter

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River Levels

6:41 am

1.35

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 107.4 Nth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

4.19 nc

Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

4.63 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

46.5

Waitaki Kurow at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 21.8 22.0 Max to 4pm 9.4 Minimum 5.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 70.6 Avg Mar to date 39 2017 to date 144.2 147 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 17 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 35 Time of gust 3:15pm

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KING, Hugh McKay – Alison, David, Judith, Sheryl and families sincerely thank their relatives, friends and all those who supported them with flowers, cards, baking and visits following the passing of their dear father Hughie. A special thank you to those who attended the service to celebrate Hughie’s life and to Winchmore Rural Women for the catering.

Hughie was a great example to us all, a quiet achiever and a patient teacher of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

TODAY: Cloudy with occasional drizzle, chance light rain. Wind turns northerly.

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PRIME

6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With special guest LL Cool J. 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me Daytime Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Britain’s Got Talent 0 2:25 Border Security PGR 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Littlest Pet Shop 3 0 7:25 Beware The Batman 3 0 7:50 The 7D 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street 3 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR 2pm Judge Rinder PGR 3 3pm My Wife And Kids 3 0 3:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4pm KC Undercover 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 12:55 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2pm Long Lost Family PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 2:55 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 The Blocktagon The judges see the 24-hour challenge rooms, score each team, and decide on the pecking order; the teams move into their floors and begin their first weekly room, the main ensuite.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security International 0 8pm The Force 0 8:30 F New Secret Life Of… 5 Year Olds 0 9:30 A World Without Down’s Syndrome 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 M Police Academy PGR 1984 Comedy.

A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enters the police academy.

Steve Guttenburg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, George Gaynes. 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR 0 9pm N NCIS AO 0 9:55 Adele – Live In New York City AO 3 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

11:15 Major Crimes The Feds and Major Crimes search for a possible terrorist when they discover an ISIS-style beheading of an American military veteran has been filmed in Los Angeles. 0 12:10 Intelligence AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:15 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:45 The Last Ship 0 1:20 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:50 Scandal AO 3 3:35 The Real 3 4:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:15 The Night Shift AO A fireworks explosion creates confusion at a concert, sending numerous patients into the hospital as TC and Topher go to the scene.

12:10 The Project News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Josh Thomson.

12:40 Infomercials

Police Academy

8:45pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Teen Mom 3 10:55 Catfish 3 11:45 Snapped PGR 3 12:40 Vanderpump Rules AO 3 1:35 Intervention 3 2:35 Dance Moms 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Teen Mom 6:30 Catfish 7:30 Botched 3 Dr Nassif helps a woman with ‘blowfish’ lips; Dr Dubrow takes on a difficult case of ‘crab-claw’ breasts.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Sydney Victoria asks the women to join her for a few days in the Whitsundays. On the first night, Athena is questioned about her veganism, thanks to a bracelet she was given.

9:40 Dating Naked 10:35 The Real Housewives Of Atlanta 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Prime Rocks – Molly 8:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am CSI MV 6:50 Criminal Intent MV 7:40 Crossing Lines MV 8:30 Shipping Wars PG 8:55 The Simpsons PG 9:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:10 CSI – Miami MV 10:55 Shearing Gang PG 11:20 Deep Undercover MV 11:45 Real Prison Breaks MV 12:35 Pawn Stars PG 1pm Raw MV 4:15 Border Security M 4:40 Shipping Wars PG 5:05 The Simpsons PG 5:30 Criminal Intent MV 6:30 Border Security M 7pm Pawn Stars PG A very rare Nepalese Bira gun from the late 1800s is brought into the shop.

7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Covert Affairs MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

WEDNESDAY

12:15 Raw MV 2:40 CSI MV 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Covert Affairs MV 4:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:35 Border Security M

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6am The Fairly Odd Parents 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 7:15 Monsters v Aliens 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Avatar – The Last Airbender 8:30 Endangered Species 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:25 The Doctors PGR 11:20 Hot Bench 11:50 Bones PGR 3 12:50 Fargo AO 3 1:55 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Great British Bake Off Three of the original 12 bakers remain to face their last three challenges in the final. 0 8:30 Prime Rocks – Molly AO 10:30 Elementary AO 3 0

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 R And R 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Hahana 3 5pm N Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Te Matatini (HLS) Highlights from the 2017 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Kai Ora 3 8pm N Native Affairs 8:30 M The Salt Of The Earth AO 2014 Documentary.

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent 40 years documenting deprived societies around the world.

Oscar nominated.

10:30 Media Take 3

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 7:30 Walking With Elephants 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 10am Cheese Slices 10:30 My Floating Home 11am Tiny House Hunting 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 1pm Italy’s Invisible Cities 2pm Treasures Decoded 3pm Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes British baker Paul Hollywood sets out to sample the recipes that have helped shape the culture and heritage of some of the world’s cities.

5pm Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 5:30 The Living Room 6:30 Flippin’ RVs 7:30 Building The Dream 8:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade Kieran Long and Piers Taylor help homeowners as they take on ambitious building projects.

9:30 Money For Nothing 10:30 Flippin’ RVs

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

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1am Closedown

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

Midnight Closedown

11:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes Midnight Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am American Restoration 2am Travels With The Bondi Vet 3am Beverly Hills Pawn 4am Building The Dream 5am The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade

MOVIES PREMIERE

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6am Swipe MV 2016 Thriller. Anna Hutchison, Karissa Staples. 7:25 The Making Of Everest MC 7:40 Demonic 16VC 2015 Horror. Frank Grillo, Maria Bello. 9:05 Keanu 16VLC 2016 Comedy.

Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish.

10:45 Cabin Fever 16VLSC 2016 Horror. Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario.

12:25 Scout’s Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Tye Sheridan, Sarah Dumont.

2pm Demonic 16VC 2015 Horror. Frank Grillo, Maria Bello. 3:25 Swipe MV 2016 Thriller. Anna Hutchison, Karissa Staples. 4:50 In The Heart Of The Sea MVC 2015 Action. Chris Hemsworth, Brendan Gleeson.

6:50 Barely Lethal MVL 2015 Action. Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L Jackson.

8:30 Grimsby 16VLSC 2016 Comedy Action. A football hooligan and father of nine is thrust into the world of espionage after reuniting with his long-lost brother, the world’s greatest spy.

9:55 Paranormal Activity – The Ghost Dimension MVC 2015 Horror.

11:30 Lost Boy MVS 2015 Drama.

6:40 South Park – Bigger, Longer And Uncut 16L 1999 Comedy.

8am Dear John MVS 2010 Drama. Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried.

9:45 Kingdom Of Heaven 16V 2005 Action. Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. 12:05 Warm Bodies MVC 2013 Comedy.

Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer.

1:40 South Park – Bigger, Longer And Uncut 16L 1999 Comedy.

3pm Jarhead 16VLS 2005 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard.

5pm Red MVL 2010 Action.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman.

6:50 Cuban Fury MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Nick Frost, Rashida Jones.

8:30 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. When everything falls to pieces, New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister’s apartment in San Francisco to re-examine her life.

Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin.

10:10 Flightplan MV 2005 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard.

11:45 Midnight In Paris PGS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams.

WEDNESDAY

1:20 Red MVL 2010 Action.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman.

1am In The Heart Of The Sea 3:10 Cuban Fury MLS 2014 MVC 2015 Action. 3am Barely Romantic Comedy. Nick Frost, Rashida Jones. 4:45 Blue Lethal MVL 2015 Action.

Jasmine ML 2013 Drama.

4:40 Grimsby 16VLSC 2016 Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin.

Comedy Action.

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6am International Timber Championships (HLS) 7:30 Sport TBC 8am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (HLS) Camping World 500.

9am Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Arnold Palmer Invitational Event. 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Blues.

10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Chiefs.

11am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

11:30 NRL 360 1:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Canterbury Bulldogs v New Zealand Warriors. 2pm Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity.

2:30 Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Catalans Dragons v St Helens. 3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Blues. 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Chiefs.

4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Chiefs.

7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 9pm Fight Night (RPL) Golovkin v Jacobs.

6am NZ Football Weekly 6:30 Pure Fly NZ 7am Rugby League – Super League 7:30 Rugby League – Super League 8am Rugby League – NRL 8:30 Rugby League – NRL 9am Rugby League – NRL 9:30 Rugby League – NRL 10am Rugby League – Super League 10:30 Football – A-League 11am A-League Shootout Noon The Cricket Show 12:30 Cricket – International 1pm Cricket – International 1:30 L Golf – US PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational Event. 2:30 Golf Central 3pm NZ Football Weekly 3:30 Cricket – International 4pm Cricket – International 4:30 Rugby League – NRL 5pm Rugby League – NRL 5:30 Netball – Super League 7pm NZ Football Weekly 7:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 8pm Football – NZ Premiership Highlights Show 8:30 Football League Show 9pm Rugby League – NRL 9:30 Back Page 10:30 Super League Fulltime 11pm International Timber Championships 11pm NRL Fulltime

6am Auction Hunters PG Voodoo Moola. 6:30 The Unexplained Files PG 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG 8am Auction Hunters PG Hook, Line and Printer.

8:30 MythBusters PG Mini Myth Medley. 9:25 Alaskan Bush People M Chopper Rescue. 10:20 What On Earth? M Curse of the Sea Monster. 11:15 Web Of Lies M 12:10 The Perfect Murder M Frozen Killer. 1:05 Blood Relatives M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG Rock and Roll. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Super Typhoon 2. 4:45 Everest Rescue PG Summit Fever.

5:40 MythBusters PG Food Fables.

6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Chopper Rescue.

7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Everest Rescue PG Life on the Line.

9:30 Taking Fire M The Long Road Home.

10:30 River Monsters PG 11:30 The Unexplained Files M Lost Giants of Georgia; Bridge of Death.

Midnight Football – Arsenal TV West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal. 3am Rugby – The Breakdown 3:30 Netball – Super League (RPL) Northumbria v Manchester.

5am FIH Hockey World 5:30 UCL Magazine Show

1:30 Super League Fulltime 1:30 Rugby League – Super League 2am NRL 360 3am Sterlo – On The Couch 4am NRL Fulltime 4:30 Rugby League – NRL 5am Cricket – International 5:30 Cricket – International

12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:25 The Perfect Murder M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Yukon Men M

WEDNESDAY

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Sport

Hamilton on the way out F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton will quit the sport sooner than people expect.

That’s according to his British compatriot David Coulthard who believes there are signs that the 32-year-old three-time champion will contemplate a premature retirement. Coulthard, the F1 runner-up in 2001, said Hamilton will depart “sooner than we all want”. “There are moments when you see his pure enjoyment, the little boy in the man if you like. As long as that light is getting switched on from time to time he’ll continue to do it. But it won’t take much for him to say: ‘F*** it, I’m off ’.”

Leishman claims PGA win

Ashburton born-and-bred golfer Daniel Pearce scored a huge win in Queensland, after almost blowing a good lead.

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Huge boost for career

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Ashburton golfer Daniel Pearce almost blew an eight-shot lead but held his nerve to win the Queensland PGA Championship on the weekend.

Pearce, a member of the Ashburton Golf Club, was in a commanding position heading into Sunday’s final round at the City Golf Club in Toowomba but a horror run of bogeys in the middle of his front nine during the final round threatened to throw all the good work out the window.

After starting the day with a birdie on the first hole, Pearce then went on a bogey run through holes five to eight to bring himself back to the field.

An eagle on the 10th allowed

a little breathing space before a bogey on the 18th brought him back to level with Matthew Millar, who stormed up the leaderboard to force a playoff.

The first two playoff holes went to par with both players producing some quality golf, but Millar broke on the third hole putting his tee shot into a bunker and Pearce was able to two-putt his way to victory.

And despite the nail-biting way in which he achieved his first win on the tour, the 28-yearold found positives in how things panned out.

“Winning is winning, it’s awesome for the confidence,” he said.

Pearce picked up close to $19,000 for his efforts in the tournament and has moved

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himself into the top 20 on the PGA Australian Order of Merit with the victory.

With a confidence building win behind him, Pearce was already looking forward to the coming challenges for the remainder of the year as he continues to search for a spot on a Main Tour somewhere.

Those pathways might open themselves up if he can carry his form to China in the next few months.

“I’ve got status up in China, so I’ll be playing the PGA Tour of China when it starts around May and I will also be playing the remainder of this season in Australia.”

One of the big bonuses of the success for Pearce is due to his victory he is now exempt for the

Australian PGA Tour next year – a position he has never found himself in before.

“I haven’t been exempt going into a year before so it really helps.

“Hopefully I can build on this and have a really good year and jump onto a tour somewhere.”

2017 has already been a big one for the Ashburton born and raised golfer with his wife, Sarah, giving birth to their first child four weeks ago.

Initially, Pearce’s plan was to stay at home with his family but an 11th placing at last week’s New Zealand Open gave him the confidence to have a crack at Queensland – a decision that turned out to be the right one with a view to his career on the greens.

Marc Leishman has booked an 11thhour Masters berth with a one-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Florida. The 33year-old claimed his second US PGA Tour victory – five years after winning the 2012 Travelers Championship – when he closed with a three-underpar 69 to win at 11-under-277 from Charley Hoffman and Kevin Kisner, who tied for second after 73s. Leishman set up his victory at the first Arnold Palmer Invitational since the legendary golfer’s death when he grabbed the outright lead by holing a 51-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th.

Vesnina takes Indian Wells Elena Vesnina survived a battle of attrition to beat fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7 (8-6) 7-5 6-4 in the women’s final at the WTA tournament in California yesterday. After more than three hours in the scorching midday sun on the Indian Wells hardcourt, Vesnina finally clinched victory on her second championship point when Kuznetsova sent a service return long. Vesnina stared defeat in the face, down 4-1 in the second set before reeling off four consecutive games.

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