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Twenty people turned up to yesterday’s new civic centre and library project meeting.

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Budget blow-out appals

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Just 20 people turned up, but many of those had plenty to say about the Ashburton District Council’s budget blow-out on the district’s new civic centre and library project.

In its long-term plan the coun-

cil tagged $22 million for the project but last week revealed four build options ranging from $39 million to $53 million.

Yesterday the nuts and bolts of those options were spelled out in the first of two community meetings over the price hike.

Everyone wanted to know how

$22 million could grow to $45 million (the council’s preferred option) in just one year.

“That’s an appalling blow-out,” Margaret Livingstone said.

Council chief executive Hamish Riach that when an in-depth analysis of the project was undertaken, the $22 million proved

totally inadequate for a project that would meet the needs of the district for generations to come.

The revised budget meant community consultation was required.

“The sad truth is that the detailed work done over the last 12 months hadn’t been done prior to

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Debt balanced by huge asset base

By Sue NewmaN

Left – A meeting attendee checks out the facts and figures at yesterday’s meeting.

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When the Ashburton District Council planned to build a new civic centre and library for $22 million, ratepayers barely noticed.

Costs for the project would be covered by land sales and from its reserve funds, but when the budget blew out to around $45 million and borrowings of $23 million would be needed they were far from happy.

Yesterday afternoon the first of two community meetings on the revised budget were held and the impact on rates of the higher cost project were explained by council business services manager Paul Brake.

By loan funding the extra money, however, the council would still be well within local government funding guidelines.

Its borrowings would peak at $100 million in 2022/2023 but that was considered conservative against its total net assets of $900 million, Brake said.

The impact on rates for the $45 million project would be $50 per year for an average value residential property and $461 for an average value farm.

The Local Government funding agency rated the Ashburton Dis-

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trict as having one of, if not the strongest financial positions of any council in New Zealand, he said.

The district also had the third most affordable rates in New Zealand, Brake said.

At the meeting the cost of in-

cluding historic Pioneer Hall in the new build were also spelled out.

Strengthening and including

the building is estimated to cost about $1 million. This is included in the total cost of each of the four options.

“It would be cheaper to put a bulldozer through the building but that is not the council’s intention,” council chief executive Hamish Riach said.

The building could be relocated but that would involve resource consents and there would likely to be a period of consultation which could be prolonged and that would push the civic project out too far, he said.

“It’ll be part of a new building and used, it’s being included because of its heritage value not because of its functionality.”

New civic centre and library budget blow-out appals From page 1 When it took a fresh look at the project, the council didn’t ask what an acceptable increase was, it started with a clean sheet and said what would the facility the community needed actually cost, he said.

Lessons learned from previous council projects that had either significant budget overruns or where cost cuts were made and problems arose later, had to be taken forward to the civic centre and library, Riach said.

“We’re putting our hands on

our hearts and saying this is the cost we believe the project will be.

The council has put all the design ideas together and run it past the experts and they’ve come back with these figures. We’re standing before you saying we believe this is the amount that will build this building.”

The council was signalling it would build something that was future-proofed and would meet the community’s needs for generations to come rather than a building that was suitable for just today, he said.

It was difficult to know whether

the $45 million would be money well spent when you were looking at a concept rather than plans, Brian Davidson said.

“How can we comment on a blank piece of paper?”

The consultation was about the option and its size rather than about design, Riach said.

Ken Leadley told councillors the consultation timeframe was too tight.

“This is the biggest deal the Ashburton ratepayers have had to deal with and one month is not fair. We need a greater period of time to deal with the complexi-

ties of this,” he said.

Leadley also wanted the council to come up with a model of the civic building and library, people needed to see what they were getting for their money, he said.

The costs of this project are tied into the square metres, not the number of toilets or open plan offices, in terms of costs they didn’t really matter, Riach said.

“When we started talking, $45 million seemed very high and we really tried to get this as far down as we could.

“But we’re committed to getting the best building we can and get-

ting one without problems.”

Leadley also suggested the council could be up for a significant amount of money to strengthen the current civic centre and library before they were sold.

The buildings would sold as they were and it would be up to a purchaser to decide what happened from that point, Riach said.

The council was currently on an achievable timeframe to have the new complex ready for use before the existing library had to be closed when its consents ran out in 2022, he said.

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■ GERALDINE HIGH SCHOOL

MP plans school zone meetings Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon is set to host two public meetings after parents have raised concerns over the proposed enrolment zone for Geraldine High School.

“I’ve been contacted by dozens of parents and people in our community who are concerned by the proposed zone put forward by the Ministry of Education, and the effect on areas nearby,” he said.

“Under the changes, families who currently send their kids to school at Geraldine High will end up outside the zone, particularly in areas like Hinds and Winchester.

“I’ve met with Geraldine High School to discuss the changes and they share those concerns.”

Falloon will be hosting a meeting this Sunday to allow parents, student and the wider community to share their concerns.

Another meeting in Winchester will follow in the next few weeks.

“I’ll be passing on feedback from those meetings directly to the Ministry, and I’ve invited the principals of Ashburton College and Geraldine High School to attend as well,” he said.

“One of the biggest concerns expressed so far relates to siblings of students already at Geraldine High, which the Ministry’s proposal does not cater for.

“It’s difficult to see the sense in families in the situation of having one child remain at Geraldine High, and requiring a sibling to go to Ashburton College.

Other zone proposals have allowed for siblings of current students to go to the same school.”

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The first meeting will be held at the Hinds Church Hall at 7.00pm, Sunday, March 24.

The school held their own meeting last Tuesday, with concerns being raised around their ability to maintain a range of subjects with a reduced roll, concerns around feeder schools in Winchester, Pleasant Point and Mayfield being able to access the high school and the geographical location of many rural families and the accessibility of high schools being at odds with the proposed zone.

“The Ministry of Education has instructed us to implement this proposed zone in 2020 and the Board of Trustees is continuing to discuss the concerns raised by the community at the Tuesday night meeting,” BoT chairperson Sally Prattley said on the school’s website.

“We welcome all feedback, comments, queries and concerns from our community which will help support our continued discussions with the Ministry as we finalise the zone boundary.”

Rakaia Medical Centre doctor Sue Fowlie demonstrates how the new specialist drill works with Rakaia Community Association chairman Neil Pluck.

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■ RAKAIA MEDICAL CENTRE

New medical drill will save lives

By SuSan SandyS

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Rakaia Medical Centre’s general practitioners are set to save more lives now they have a new piece of medical equipment.

The EZ-IO drill allows clinicians to gain vascular access in an emergency situation when vein access is unavailable.

Dr Sue Fowlie explained that patients who are very unwell may have collapsed veins.

Those who have been in a traumatic accident, are having an anaphylactic reaction, are suf-

fering severe infection or having a major cardiac event may come into this category.

“If we cannot get vascular access to give them medication or fluids they can die,” Dr Fowlie said.

“This drill allows us to gain vascular access via a bone very quickly, thus give life-saving treatments. It can be used on babies right through to the elderly.”

The medical centre applied to the Rakaia Community Association for $1200 to buy the piece of equipment, and was successful.

Association chairman Neil Pluck said he and fellow members had been thrilled to be able to support the medical centre with the donation.

The association had been crucial in establishing the centre about 13 years ago, following a strategic plan identifying such as facility was needed.

The centre has continued to grow over the years and today has three GPs, including Dr Fowlie and Dr Maggie Paszyn, as well as locum Dr Murray Wackrow.

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■ ANGLICAN CHURCH

Church celebrates 140 years Tinwald’s St Andrew’s Anglican Church celebrated its 140th anniversary on Sunday.

Among the 100 or so attending the service were those whose association with the parish went back to being christened there. They included (from left) Kevin Stewart, Chantel Heaven, Wilf Cunliffe, Nola Flack and Marie Flay (nee Cunliffe). “It was an amazing, wonderful service and great crowd,” said the Reverend Lois Ranson, who led the service. The new bishop of the Christchurch diocese, Peter Carrell, preached and led the celebrations.

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■ RANGITATA RIVER

Jet boat operation consent sought

By Linda CLarke Linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

A Geraldine couple have applied for consent to run a commercial jet boat operation on the Upper Rangitata River.

Ronald and Anna Clearwater, who have been providing workboat services and low-key tours on the Waitaki River, want to now operate on the Rangitata River from the gorge up to the confluence of the Havelock and Clyde rivers.

They have applied for resource consent to the Ashburton District Council and Timaru District Council to run the operation, which would provide river transport for conservation and pest management organisations and offer jet boat trips focusing on the history, natural values and environmental aspects the river.

Low volumes, with up to 40

trips a month, are expected due to the remoteness of the area.

The Clearwaters operate as Braided River Jet Boating Ltd and say 2-6 passengers will be carried per trip, with the boat trailered to a launch site on the south side of the river at Red Rocks.

“We are not Shotover Jet or Thunder Jet. What those guys do is great, but it is not what we want to do on the Rangitata River. We do not want to run a large boat with “let’s see if we can scare these guys to death” type trips.

“Instead, we want our guests to share in the type of boating our families enjoy, seeing amazing places, learning about the area, stopping to admire the view and growing in appreciation of the resource entrusted to us.

“We know the upper Rangitata River is valued by many, ourselves included, and it is our in-

Braided River Jet Boating Ltd currently run low-key tours on the Waitaki River. tention to operate in such a way as to cause no detrimental effect to the environment, neighbours or other river users.”

They say boat wakes would not reach nests of vulnerable birds like the wrybill and black-billed gulls; they say walking and 4WD

vehicles pose more of a threat.

The effect on fishing is unknown though the Clearwaters say they will not operate above Red Rocks in salmon spawning season.

In their application, they say the operation will not affect the outstanding natural features and landscape of the river.

“The major impact is the presence of farming activities, which occur on both sides of the river.

Jet boating has been an existing use for the past 50 years and there is already significant jet boat use in the upper Rangitata River.

“The jet boat is considered an iconic New Zealand invention and is entirely appropriate in this landscape.”

People who want to make a submission on the application have until April 11 to do so.

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Standing vigil A large crowd gathered at the Ashburton Domain Oval on Tuesday evening to stand in solidarity with local Muslims and pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Christchurch terror attack.

Reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay was there to photograph the event.

Armed police were present at the event, a stark reminder of the danger and risk that is still present since the attack on Friday.

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Above – A message board was set-up to allow people to write their own messages of support at the vigil, and (below) the number of messages on the board grew throughout the evening.

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Members of the Nepalese community carry a sign that was placed at the front of the stage before the vigil began.

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■ UNITED STATES

Jury: Weedkiller cancer link A US jury has found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weedkiller caused a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a bellwether trial that may help determine the course of hundreds of similar cases.

The finding by the unanimous jury in San Francisco federal court this week clears the way for that same jury to determine if Bayer unit Monsanto is liable and must pay damages to California resident Edwin Hardeman in a second trial phase.

Bayer in a statement said it was disappointed with the jury’s initial decision.

“We are confident the evidence in phase two will show that Monsanto’s conduct has been appropriate and the company should not be liable for Mr Hardeman’s cancer,” the company said.

The case was only the second of some 11,200 Roundup lawsuits to go to trial in the US. Another California man was awarded $US289 million in August after a state court jury found Roundup caused his cancer, sending Bayer shares plunging at the time. That award was later reduced to $US78 million and is on appeal.

Hardeman’s case is expected to help determine the range of damages and define settlement options for more than 760 Roundup cases consolidated in the federal court in San Francisco.

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Bayer denies allegations that Roundup, or glyphosate, causes cancer.

Bayer denies allegations that Roundup, or glyphosate, causes cancer. It says decades of studies and regulatory evaluations, primarily of real-world human exposure data, have shown the weedkiller to be safe for human use.

After five days of deliberations over scientific evidence presented during the trial, the jury found Roundup, one of the world’s most widely-used weedkillers, to be a “substantial factor” in causing Hardeman’s cancer.

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allegedly showing the company’s efforts to influence scientists, regulators and the public about the safety of its products.

They will be able to present that evidence in the second phase.

Hardeman’s lawyers, Aimee Wagstaff and Jennifer Moore, said they look forward to presenting that evidence to the jury to hold Monsanto accountable.

“Now we can focus on the evidence that Monsanto has not taken a responsible, objective approach to the safety of Roundup,” they said in a statement.

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James Corden will return to Broadway this June – in a manner of speaking, as he has been set as the host of this year’s Tony Awards on CBS. This marks Corden’s second time running the show, as the Late Late Show host previously presided over Broadway’s biggest night back in 2016 for the Tonys’ 70th annual ceremony, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Programme. “I’m thrilled to be returning to host the Tony Awards. The Broadway community is very dear to my heart and I’m beyond proud to be part of this incredibly special night,” Corden said.

Australia to slash immigration numbers Australia’s annual migration intake is being slashed by 30,000 places in an attempt to ease population pressures on congested capitals.

Many skilled migrants will also have to work in regional towns for three years, with international students offered enticements to study outside the big cities.

After hinting at his population plans for many months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce the details soon.

Morrison said he wanted ordinary workers in capital cities to spend less time stuck in traffic, while helping struggling rural and regional communities inject life into their towns.

He denied concerns about congestion were driven by racism, saying migrants were an important part of Australia’s social and economic fabric.

“We won’t be distracted from the task at hand to make Australia’s cities and towns even better places to live,” Morrison said.

“People who want to play politics or run

scare campaigns from these announcements are taking Australians for mugs.”

The government is cutting the annual migration ceiling from 190,000 to 160,000 places for the next four years.

It does not expect the reduction to have any impact to the federal budget.

The federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has confirmed Labour is willing to lower the annual migrant intake to 160,000 but has warned against “dog whistling” on population policy.

Morrison said Australia had thrived from steady population growth, but for the past two decades infrastructure and services have struggled to keep pace.

He pointed out the vast majority of migrants had settled in the capital cities, putting significant pressure on roads and public transport.

In an attempt to arrest this trend, the government is introducing two new visas requiring skilled workers to stay in the regions for three years before applying for

permanent residency.

There will be 23,000 set aside for the new regional visas, which more than triples the number of migrants currently forced to spend two years in the bush.

Population Minister Alan Tudge said many smaller cities were crying out for more people, with an estimated 47,000 job vacancies in regional Australia.

“Some regional areas simply cannot fill the jobs available,” he said.

The number of employer-sponsored skilled migrants allowed into Australia is being bumped up slightly to 39,000 places, but there will be no change to the family stream of the programme, which offers 48,000 visas.

Meanwhile, tertiary scholarships worth $15,000 will be offered to 1000 local and international students each year to attend university in the regions.

Overseas students will also be able to work in Australia for an extra year after graduating from regional unis.

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Game of Thrones quest The final season of Game Of Thrones is less than a month away and HBO has rolled out a new marketing campaign called For The Throne in which the cable powerhouse hid six iron thrones around the world for fans to find. In a Facebook post about the new marketing initiative, several actors from the Emmy-winning fantasy drama announce the hunt by saying: “The quest for the throne is on”.

The first throne appears to be in a forest somewhere according to this link. And a countdown timer shows how much time is left for fans to claim the throne.

■ MOZAMBIQUE

Floods hamper Cyclone Idai rescue efforts Rapidly rising floodwaters have created “an inland ocean” in Mozambique endangering thousands as aid organisations scramble to rescue and feed survivors of Cyclone Idai.

Mozambique’s swollen rivers have already flooded huge expanses of the country and continued rains are causing the waters to rise.

World Food Program (WFP) spokesman Herve Verhoosel said the situation was a major humanitarian emergency that was getting bigger by the hour.

He said large numbers of people are “crammed on rooftops and elevated patches of land outside the port city of Beira” and WFP is rescuing as many as possible while providing airdrops of food,

Left – Flood waters cover large tracts of land in Mozambique.

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water and blankets.

Mozambique’s Pungue and Buzi rivers have overflowed, creating “inland oceans extending for miles and miles in all directions”, Verhoosel said.

Cyclone Idai created massive damage as it swept across central Mozambique before dropping huge amounts of rain in Zimbabwe’s eastern mountains.

That rainfall is now rushing back through Mozambique further inundating the already flooded countryside.

The flooding disaster is also affecting Malawi and Zimbabwe where hundreds are dead, many more are missing and thousands are at risk.

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said the death toll could reach as high as 1000.

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Woodstock 50 JAY-Z, Miley Cyrus and Imagine Dragons are among those performing at Woodstock 50 Music and Arts Fair this summer. The event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair and will also feature legacy acts, including Santana and Dead and Company, who played the inaugural festival in 1969. “We’ve lined up artists who won’t just entertain, but will remind the world that music has the power to bring people together, to heal, to move us to action and to tell the stories of a generation,” said Michael Lang, cofounder and producer of the 1969 and 2019 Woodstock festivals. The fun kicks off on August 16.

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Synalit records profit decline Synlait Milk shares dropped more than 17 per cent after the company reported a 9.7 per cent decline in first-half net profit on lower margins.

The firm, which still expects a lift in full-year earnings, said net profit was $37.3 million in the six months to January 31, versus $41.3 million in the same period a year earlier.

Revenue, however, lifted 7 per cent to $470.9 million on higher sales volumes across its powders and cream and lactoferrin businesses. It processed 12.4 per cent more milk than it did in the same period last year, producing 90,495 metric tonnes of product.

Synlait shares fell by $1.99, or 17.6 per cent, to $9.30. Ahead of the result, the stock had gained 25 per cent year-to-date.

Broking firm FNZC says the result was disappointing: “There was nothing in this result that supported a more positive view” on Synlait’s earnings outlook or its new growth initiatives.

“There is a lot priced in for Synlait” and its valuation continues to be dominated by a view on long-term finished infant formula margins and volumes, FNZC says,

noting the downwards pressure on margins as its key customer, a2 Milk, matures.

Synlait said sales volumes of fully-finished infant formula were slightly ahead of the first-half of 2018, but these were delivered at lower margins.

“This is a result of the new pricing agreement entered into with The a2 Milk Company last July, as well as not having the benefit of the higher margin sales to our China-based customers that we enjoyed in HY18. These brands are awaiting State Administration for Market Regulation registration,” Synlait said in a statement.

All manufacturers of infant formula are required to register brands and recipes with the China Food and Drug Administration to sell into the Chinese market through traditional channels.

The registration is part of broader efforts by China to lift food safety standards after a number of scares including the death of infants from ingesting infant formula laced with melamine in 2008.

Synlait expects to obtain SAMR registration for New Hope’s Akara and E-Akara brands and Bright Dairy’s Pure Canterbury brand by

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the end of 2019, but noted it is difficult to be definitive on timelines.

Synlait said the first half was characterised by the significant investments in its manufacturing

base across all its key categories.

“This is part of our focus on supporting the growth of our customers and diversifying our business,” it said.

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Synlait’s Dunsandel plant.

Nearly $200 million of capital expenditure was invested in the six months to January 31.

Synlait said its new manufacturing facility in Pokeno continues to be on track for commissioning for the 2019-20 milk season.

“This is a $260 million investment which will allow us to meet customer demand, whilst also eliminating our single-site risk,” it said. The company continues to recruit new milk suppliers in the area.

It also said it is on track to complete an advanced liquid dairy packaging facility in Dunsandel, a $125 million investment.

The company said it is on track to meet full-year canned infant formula volume guidance of 41,000 – 45,000 MT, with significantly higher volumes forecast to be delivered in the second half of the financial year.

“The volume growth in the second half of FY19 is driven by strong growth in The a2 Milk Company’s infant formula products. We maintain our outlook that full-year profitability is expected to increase in FY19, but not at the same rate as FY18,” it said.

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As first revealed in December, Uber is bringing its e-scooter brand to New Zealand.

Jump by Uber is one of two e-scooter companies joining a Wellington City Council trial.

The other is locally-owned startup Flamingo, backed by local entrepreneurs Nick Hyland and Jackson Love.

A six-month e-scooter trial will start in the capital in mid-June.

An exact start date has yet to be set.

Flamingo will charge $1 then 30c minute – the same as recent Auckland arrival Wave, and Lime, who are part of trials in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Lower Hutt.

Jump by Uber has yet to reveal its pricing.

Uber spokeswoman Nicky Preston says around 400 Jump scooters will be put on Wellington streets.

“We do not have any immediate plans to launch in other New Zealand cities,” she says.

“We will continue discussions

with city officials and look for new ways to support Kiwis and sustainable transport options for our cities.”

The San Francisco-based Jump was bought by Uber in April last year for $US200m.

Uber, along with Google and various venture capitalists, is also a major investor in Lime.

A rep for Flamingo said unlike Wave (which licenses technology and an app from US e-scooter giant Bird), the Wellington startup is creating its own app for a fleet of Segway Ninebot scooters (the Chinese-made Ninebot being the dominant brand across the e-scooter industry. It’s also used by Lime and Bird).

Flamingo also has a trial licence for 400 e-scooters.

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Farmers cuts in-house marketing staff Retailer Farmers has cut some of its in-house marketing staff after outsourcing part of its marketing work to Auckland advertising agency 99.

This comes after a pitch at the end of last year that saw a field of competing agencies narrowed down and led to Farmers running 99 and its parent company, the Clemenger Group, through due diligence in the early part of the year.

The decision to again appoint an ad agency marks a shift from Farmers’ strategy, which has seen it take a large chunk of its advertising work in-house.

By outsourcing some of these services to the Clemenger Group, Farmers does not need quite as many boots on the ground within its business.

Farmers marketing boss Nicky Dunn would not go into specifics

but did confirm that there were “some job losses” and that the team was smaller than previously.

She added that Farmers still retains substantial in-house creative services and continues to have a large marketing team.

Former Farmers staff who find themselves without a job do, however, have the opportunity to bounce back relatively quickly.

The Clemenger Group is in the process of recruiting 11 staff to work on the demanding Farmers advertising account.

It is expected that at least some of the staff who previously worked at Farmers will transition into these jobs.

In explaining the move, Dunn said that Farmers made the decision to produce “world-class creative” and also to develop capabili-

ties in data analytics and customer experience.

The agency 99 has long had a strong reputation in the retail space.

In more recent years, 99 has also placed increased emphasis on customer analytics, working closely with Clemenger-owned data firm Perceptive to garner a stronger understanding of how customers shop.

The decision by the retailer to shift from the in-house to agency approach again raises the long-running question of which is better.

An industry source told the Herald that these issues tend to be cyclical, with companies shifting their approach as needs change. The source also said that doing your own marketing is often easier said than done for many businesses.

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Crusaders ... what is the right answer?

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hether they remain known as the Crusaders or become a new entity such as the Plainsmen or the Knights, it’s only fair that discussions are held around the future of the name of one of New Zealand’s and the world’s most recognisable and dominant sporting franchises.

But at what point did we decide that the name of a rugby team became such an issue? And is that even a valid point for such a debate?

Since their inception, I’m yet to see a public issue with the name of the Crusaders up until Friday evening.

Yes, it may cautiously have been thought and spoken about

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in hushed tones, but never has it raised the same amount of ire among the public as what it has in the wake of last Friday’s horrific events in Christchurch.

However, it is easy to understand why – given the circumstances – that some have decided that it is now inappropriate, especially considering the location of those events, and a little too raw to lend their support to a team

named after individuals with such deep historical impact.

But, is it really that offensive?

Public debate around the subject in every poll has shown that the majority of people believe the name should remain as it is.

They are seeing it for what the name of the team is about for them – a successful rugby team for whom have been a beacon of light in such difficult times for the region in the past.

But others are looking at it from a more sensitive and historically sinister point of view and feel that at a time where we are proclaiming to be standing as one with all who reside in our communities that the portrayal and continual championing of a team with such

a name is disrespectful.

Which way the controversy goes remains to be seen in time, but the discussions are being had and ultimately it will come down to the thoughts and feelings of the Muslim community as to whether the name continues as is or becomes something completely different.

What needs to be praised from this whole situation though is the reactions of the Crusaders’ management and staff who have come forward immediately and intend on allowing the process to follow a due course.

It could have been very easy for them to bury their heads in the sand and stay quiet on the matter, but instead they’ve been open

and public about the process they are undertaking and what they require to get the best possible outcome for everyone, not just in their business and support base, but the region and country as a whole.

It is hard to imagine our most successful sporting entity being known as something else though, isn’t it?

A team who helped lift Canterbury through some of its darkest days and brought light to a region at an otherwise difficult time.

Their efforts then will see them remembered for many great reasons, let’s just hope that their name doesn’t become an otherwise black mark on a near perfect canvas.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 21, the 80th day of 2019. There are 285 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On March 21, 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first “tweet” by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: “just setting up my twttr.”

On this date: In 1556, Thomas Cranmer, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake for heresy.

In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.

In 1788, fire broke out in New Orleans on Good Friday, destroying 856 out of more than 1100 structures; one death was reported.

In 1918, during World War One, Germany launched its Spring Offensive on the Western Front, hoping to break through the Allied lines before American reinforcements could arrive.

(Although successful at first, the Spring Offensive ultimately failed.)

In 1925, Tennessee Gov. Austin Peay signed the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools. (Tennessee repealed the law in 1967.)

In 1935, Persia officially changed its name to Iran.

In 1945, during World War Two, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.

In 1963, the Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates and closed at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

In 1976, champion skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich was shot and killed by his girlfriend, actresssinger Claudine Longet, in the home they had shared in Aspen, Colorado; Longet, who maintained the shooting was an accident, served 30 days in jail for negligent homicide.

In 1981, Michael Donald, a black teenager in Mobile, Alabama,

In 1994, 11-year-old Anna Paquin was Flora McGrath in the acclaimed historical drama The Piano. American actor Holly Hunter played her mother, Ada McGrath. was abducted, tortured and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan. (A lawsuit brought

by Donald’s mother, Beulah Mae Donald, later resulted in a landmark judgment that bankrupted one Klan organisation.)

In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule.

In 1994, 11-year-old Anna Paquin became the first New Zealander to win an Academy Award for acting when she picked up the best supporting actress award for her role as Flora McGrath in the acclaimed historical drama The piano. She was the second youngest recipient of this award in Oscar history. Jane Campion, the film’s writer and director, picked up the award for

best original screenplay, while American actor Holly Hunter won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Ada McGrath, Flora’s mother.

In 2007, former vice president Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress as he pleaded with House and Senate committees to fight global warming; skeptical Republicans questioned the science behind his climatechange documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.

Ten years ago: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama, saying Tehran did not see any change in US policy under its new administration.

Five years ago: Character actor James Rebhorn, 65, died in South Orange, New Jersey.

One year ago: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised for a “major breach of trust”; the apology came after it was revealed that the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, whose clients included the Trump campaign, may have used data improperly obtained from Facebook users to try to sway elections.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Kathleen Widdoes is 80.

Songwriter Chip Taylor (Wild Thing) is 79. Folk-pop singermusician Keith Potger (The Seekers) is 78. Actor Timothy Dalton is 73. Rock singermusician Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) is 69. Rock musician Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Russell Thompkins Jr. is 68. Comedy writer-performer

Brad Hall is 61. Actress Sabrina LeBeauf is 61. Actor Gary Oldman is 61. Actress Kassie Depaiva is 58. Actor Matthew Broderick is 57. Comedian-actress Rosie O’Donnell is 57. Actress Cynthia Geary is 54. Rock musician Jonas “Joker” Berggren (Ace of Base) is 52. Rock musician Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) is 51. Actress Laura Allen is 45. Rapper-TV personality Kevin Federline is 41. Actress Sonequa Martin-Green (TV: The Walking Dead) is 34. Actor Scott Eastwood is 33. Actress Jasmin Savoy Brown is 25. Actor Forrest Wheeler is 15.

Thought for today: “Never lose your temper with the press or the public is a major rule of political life.” — Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragist (1880-1958).

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‘Where’s Gerry Brownlee now?’

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he wheel turned full circle recently when once again the opportunity to experience an evening performance at the re-born Christchurch Town Hall materialised.

That my father, with a lifetime interest in theatre and the performing arts and now patron of Variety Theatre Ashburton, was able to accompany me in his 90th year made the occasion even more poignant.

I remember him waxing enthusiastically back in the late ’60s when he was not yet 40 exclaiming what a wonderful complex this new Christchurch Town Hall was going to be. At his various callings to meetings of Hays Limited in the city, he would come back home and regale us with stories on the project’s progress. He’d pop over to the construction site at lunchtime and eagerly inspect progress.

He used to say, “I hope I live long enough to see it.”

That didn’t turn out to be a problem. His considerable enthusiasm having rubbed off on all of us, the entire family lined up to file through the brand new complex the very first day it opened in 1972.

In fact I reminded him recently that he flirted with the prospect of sending away for the application pack for the position of manager, a role duly landed by a successful 30-year-old entertainment entrepreneur by the name of Patrick B. Connell from New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands.

That day is still etched on my mind and over the years all of us Macs, along with the rest of the region, have enjoyed some very special concerts and shows in that complex.

I think the last concert I recall attending there was the Doobie Brothers and they were in fine form. It was a brilliantly presented rollicking good show of musical mastery and I remember the crystal clarity of the big

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The Mac family, including 89-year-old Mac senior (Alan McQuarters) (right) enjoyed a performance of city organist Martin Setchell on the beautiful Reiger Pipe Organ, which is back bigger, better and more boldy beautiful than ever.

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beautiful sound.

And then the quakes.

There was almost as much shaking again as controversy raged over whether to bowl or restore it.

The prospect of the complex being knocked over horrified me, but not everyone shared my passion for the place. You’ll recall Gerry Brownlee was all for letting it go. Said it was totally stuffed. He wanted it gone and made that point wherever and whenever he got the opportunity.

I was working in the city every day before and after the quakes and I often drove past the solemn, abandoned, fenced-off facility and wondered when they’d make a decision. It seemed to go on for years and that’s because it did! I would scour the newsfeeds and city council press releases for glimmers of hope that a positive decision to restore it would soon emerge.

The day the Christchurch City Council announced its decision, I was glued to the special streaming from the council chamber and I can recall the exhilaration of hearing “we are going to fix it”.

From that point on, I promised my dad that when it was

done I’d take him back and we would savour the Christchurch Town Hall experience once again.

This time, through work commitments, I couldn’t make it to the very first show even though at 89 he was pretty keen to see Shapeshifter with the CSO. Now I don’t know how many 89-year-old fans Shapeshifter has, but I reckon you could count them on the fingers of one careless sawmiller’s hand.

We duly settled upon a performance of city organist Martin Setchell on the beautiful Reiger Pipe Organ which is back bigger, better and more boldy beautiful than ever.

Now Mac senior these days has some mobility challenges and steps are virtually a no-go for him, even tiny ones.

But such was his sheer bloody mindedness to be there in the moment, he managed – after the lift to the upstairs foyer – to climb the final six stairs and position himself virtually front on and high up in the auditorium.

There was no plan B. This was it.

As we sat there for 40 minutes before the performance, just taking the place in again, it seemed so familiar. Even though years

and years had slipped by since 2011, being back, it was just as though we were there a week or two ago. The several thousand “dark nights” just evaporated.

Senior lamented he once had a treasured book detailing the build up to the complex opening back in the day. A publication entitled A Dream Come True.

He had lent it to someone, couldn’t recall who, but never got it back. But he had done a recent search on his iPad and came up with one on Trade Me. Whilst we sat there prior to the performance, I found it on my phone, pushed Buy Now and sent it to his address.

From wondering if he’d ever see it completed back in ’72, here he was nearly 90, reliving the magic. Recapturing the moment. Treasuring the experience.

Said the old man as the lights came up at the end, “Where’s Gerry Brownlee now?”

A dream come true – again.

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Dairy rebound a welcome relief

BY TIM CRONSHAW

Left – Yet another lift in dairy commodity prices will put a smile on farmers’ faces.

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The rebound of global dairy community prices continued with the eighth consecutive rise in a row at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

Prices were up 1.9 per cent on average at the March 5 event on the back of a healthy 4 per cent rise for whole milk powder.

Average prices lifted for all commodities except skim milk powder, anhydrous milk fat and lactose.

Whole milk powder’s lift from the last auction two weeks ago placed it at an average of $4838 a tonne or $US3317/t.

NZX dairy analyst Robert Gibson said rising prices for whole milk powder were driven by price increases for all contracts.

He said whole milk powder volumes were unchanged from the previous auction at 12,885t.

“This continues to reflect strong demand side pressure and may have also been driven by less volumes sold.’’

Skim milk powder average prices decreased 2.3 per cent on the previous event to $US2405/t.

Gibson said some contracts were down as much as 10 per cent.

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ASB rural economist Nathan Penny said the bank had lifted its 2018/19 milk price forecast by 35c to $6.60/kg following another

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Fonterra back on the right track

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Fonterra has made a start on honouring its pledge to farmers to return the co-operative to profitability after posting an after-tax profit of $80 million in the six months to January following its first ever loss last year.

As part of an investment overhaul the co-operative has put its 50 per cent share of DFE Pharma with FrieslandCampina up for sale and completed the sale of its Venezuelan joint venture Corporacion Inlaca to international food business Mirona.

Fonterra has been under the pump to turnaround its first loss in 17 years of $196m last year.

At the previous interim result, the co-op reported a net loss of $348m.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell said the co-operative was pleased to be back in black territory, but its earnings performance was not where it should be and this was the reason for revising forecasted full year earnings down to 15-25 cents per share in February.

Fonterra leaders were continuing the work to develop a new strategy to support a much-needed change in direction, he said.

“We are doing the right things but it’s clear more is needed to lift our performance. We need to simplify and improve the co-op so we can grow value.”

The sale of its half share of DFE Pharma will spell the end of a joint venture established in 2006 between Fonterra and FrieslandCampina. DFE Pharma is one of the largest suppliers of pharmaceutical fillers which are used in medicines such as tablets and powder inhalers.

Lactose from its Kapuni operation in Taranaki will continue to be supplied to the DFE Pharma business.

Hurrell said DFE Pharma was continuing to perform well, but its ownership was “not core to our strategy’’.

The co-op had received strong interest in Tip Top and was considering its options for its shareholding in Chinese company Beingmate, he said.

Fonterra is back in black and has more assets up for sale to get the business back in line.

“We are well on track to meet our target to reduce end of year debt by $800m,” Hurrell said.

He said the decision to sell Inlaca was the result of ongoing instability in Venezuela which had led to challenging operating conditions.

Fonterra received $16m for the Inlaca sale which was not included in the half-year result.

More one-off transactions over the course of the financial year are expected to impact positively and negatively to the business and announced forecast earnings will continue to reflect only the underlying performance of the

business.

Revenue across the half year was down 1 per cent at $9.7 billion and its EBIT result was also back 29 per cent on the same period last year to $323m.

However, net profit was up 123 per cent on previously.

Hurrell said the steady performance from the New Zealand ingredients business in the first half of the financial year had been offset by challenges in Australia ingredients for total EBIT to decline by 17 per cent to $461m.

The Australia ingredients business continues to feel the bite of drought and aggressive price

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BY SALLY RAE Irrigation New Zealand chairwoman Nicky Hyslop has ousted sitting Beef + Lamb New Zealand director Bill Wright.

She beat Wright, a Cave farmer, by a margin of 1808 votes in the recent Central South Island director election.

Hyslop and her husband Jonty farm Levels Estate, an intensive sheep, beef and arable property on the outskirts of Timaru.

Wright was elected in 2016, having previously been chairman of the B+LNZ Central South Island Farmer Council for six years.

Scott Gower, from the King Country, was elected to represent the Western

North Island district, replacing outgoing director Kirsten Bryant, who did not seek re-election.

Other changes include Greenlea Premier Meats managing director Tony Egan joining the board as a processor-exporter director, replacing Sam Lewis.

Anna Nelson will join the board as an associate director for a one-year term, taking over from Kate Acland.

Nelson is co-ordinator for King Country River Care Inc and farms a 1100ha breeding and finishing property.

B+LNZ is holding its annual meeting in Timaru today. It will include an update on the Taste Pure Nature origin brand as it began its rollout in California.

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competition for milk, resulting in under-used processing plants and tighter margins.

Hurrell said the consumer and foodservice business was tracking behind last year with an EBIT of $134m.

“This part of the business has been held back by disruptive political and economic conditions as well as high input costs in Latin America. In addition, in our China foodservice business, demand slowed due to higher prices and in-market inventory levels growing for butter at the end of FY18.”

Fonterra chairman John Monaghan said the co-op was se-

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rious about its business strategy review.

“There will be fundamental change. We are taking a hard look at our end-to-end business, where we can win in the world and the products where we have a real competitive advantage.

“Other than collecting, processing and selling milk, there were no sacred cows,” he said.

Monaghan said Fonterra’s portfolio review would simplify its business and concentrate on getting the basics right. The investment portfolio would be changed to achieve higher returns on capital.

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Allenton Croquet Club On Wednesday April 13 our meeting was attended by 15 members and these were welcomed by our President Ann Sunbeam.

Club captain Barbara reported on the Town/Country (golf and Assn) matches played at Ashbury in Timaru on March 12 and both were won by Country.

We had members playing in both codes.

Two golf croquet members are going to Geraldine on March 19 to play in their fun day.

The sports club closing day is to be held on April 6, which means the end of another enjoyable season.

Quiz night reminder – May 3, 7.30pm at the Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

Our AGM will be our next meeting, being held on May 8 at 10.30am.

Ashburton Bowling Club At the recent Champion of Champions Pairs the Junior Men of Aaron Allred and Brenton Donaldson won their final.

The Junior Women’s team of Laraine Mills and Anne Gibson were beaten in the first round after a close game. Gavin Eder and Winston Lee lost on the last bowl of the last end in the first round. Wendy Suttie and Judie Ryk missing out in the final, but a good effort to get that far.

Well done to those players for getting that far in the competition.

Over the last couple of weeks Allan (Benny) Hill has had some good results coming first at Hampstead along with a couple of Hinds players then the next day he came 2nd equal again with 3 Hinds players at MSA. Closing Day Bird Cup will be on Saturday March 30 at 1.15pm Whites All social and full members welcome to play. Please could all those that are playing that day have your disc in by 1pm that gives the Match Committee time to do the draw.

This will be followed by happy hour then at 5pm there will be the Prizegiving. After the prizegiving, the Closing Day Dinner will be at 6pm which is put on by Olive and Russell, this meal should be great if it is similar to past meals put on by them.

Through to the post section of the Junior Singles are Jim and Laraine Mills, Brenton Donaldson and Aaron Allred good luck for the finals this Saturday Results from Monday’s Ladies Triples which was well supported by Ashburton Trust, 1st Diane Gutberlet, Wendy Suttie and Ollie Collins, 3 wins 20 ends: 2nd Marg Lloyd, Judie Kingsbury and Linda Currie 3-18: 3rd Rosemary Bennett, Sandra Holdom and D Watson 3-17: 4th Rosie Croft, ? Sinclair and Marian Galloway 2.5 –16: 5th S Fowler, L Williams and R. Gould 2-21: 6th Leonie Spargo, Noeline Mac-

kenzie and Wendy Herriott 2–19: Until next week good bowling

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club The trip to Kate Valley is well subscribed with good support from other Friendship clubs.

The AGM took the place of a mini speaker. In his report president Errol said club activities made for an interesting year, finances were good, and membership remained stable with new members balancing those leaving.

He thanked the office holders and committee for their help during the year and wished incoming president, Alister all the best for his year.

The incoming committee is President: Alister Brown, Vice President: Andrew Brown, Secretary: Joe Butchard, Treasurer: Graham East, Immediate Past President: Errol Kingsbury, Committee: Tony Blain, Rodger Herriott, Linda Osborne, Robin Bruce and Diana Bruce.

Our main speaker was Graham Kennedy who has been closely involved with Lake Hood from day one and was able to give a good insight into its story.

In the gloomy days of the 1980s which impacted badly both on town and country, it was thought that something like Lake Hood would make Ashburton more attractive for new residents and generate economic activity.

In 1989 the Aquatic Park Society was able to buy the 500 acre site for $100,000 which nowadays has developed into a community asset worth well in excess of $120 million.

Suitable clay was brought from a nearby farm to seal the lake and the canals are orientated to take advantage of the prevailing winds to generate water currents. Today a real cross section of the community from young families to retirees live in more than 200 homes and there are more than 1800 boats registered to use the lake.

The water area will continue to expand as shingle is extracted and more land is available for housing.

Meetings second Tuesday of month, Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron St, 9.30am. Visitors welcome.

Phone Errol 308 2365. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Wonderful crowd for our Timaru club members visit they also brought some members from the Oamaru club up with them. Well done everybody.

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and the stage chocker with seats set out for both the accordion and skiffle groups.

John led us in a minute’s silence of respect for the Christchurch tragedy, which by all accounts could have included us here.

We were reminded of our upcoming concert on Sunday March 31 in the Tinwald hall. Ten dollars worth of entertainment on a Sunday afternoon.

Lorrainne introduced the evening programme, and the accordion group did their usual thing up there.

Fair go, your feet tap of their own accord with that lot.

We decided on a theme for the evening and the choice of songs suggested some sort of profession, and we all dug deep.

John Browns Body, Click go the Shears were a few.

Karen always comes up with something different and her choices were well done. Fiddler on the Roof, Little Drummer Boy and March of the Priests.

Bev with usual ‘thin line’ jokes taxi drivers, and seven advantages of milk.

The ‘all-in’ singing group of 17 in total including Audrey on piano. Some of the occupation choices Nursie and army navy and the airforce.

Then Ron Greygoose and Lorrainne with The Old Master Painter.

Then Rose and Audrey on piano. Wonderful to see Rose back tickling the old ivories again. The two are a joy to listen to, and their busy fingers never encroach on the others.

Audrey’s guys sung Drovers Dream, Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer and a few others.

Michael then on the Tyros played The Lonely Shepherd and Music Box Dancer.

Ann on piano then gave us a visual prop display, and we were to guess the songs pertaining to the four props. A parrot, a lantern, a box of sweets, and a toy car.

The skiffle group concluded a super night of music, with their bashers, clangers, washboard, and tea chest bass (John is so proud of the thing) and Iris on keyboard, we sung our way through four occupational ditties.

Thank you Timaru and Oamaru for coming north, and thank you to those who served supper, which was supplied by our committee.

Central Friendship Club President Barry Quantock welcomed a good number of members and two visitors. After general business he inducted two new members.

Correspondence was received from South Island Friendship Assn advising of the annual meeting in April when a motion to wind it up will be put. Barry reported a bus trip will be organised for April 23.

At this point the meeting was adjourned for the annual meeting. Barry presented his annual report and Carl Ruddenklau presented the financial report. Following the reports the secretary read out the nominations for the committee for the coming year. With two new members to add to the previous committee no election was necessary.

Barry then proceeded to induct Russell Small to the positon of chairman for 2019.

Russell presented Barry with his Past President badge following which the annual meeting was closed.

Following morning tea the normal meeting resumed. Roger Lake introduced Craig Carr representing Carr Fields.

He outlined the history of the business started by his father contracting hay cartage etc to the following companies within the group, machinery, irrigation, seed, linctech, automotive, wool, etc employing over 500 staff. A worldwide organisation going places.

Barry passed a vote of thanks to Craig congratulating him on the success of the company and wishing him well for the future, following which Russell closed the meeting.

Lynnford Rural Women Judith Sommerville, as a former teacher, was a very passionate speaker on behalf of Boost at the March

meeting and gave us an insight into the assistance this group is giving children in literacy, handwriting and spelling and those with dyslexia.

Boost started with three town schools and has now grown to the majority of schools in the Mid Canterbury area.

The children have a one hourly session twice a week. Four children are assigned to a volunteer, two at each session, alternating the times so they do not miss too much of their class time. With the use of electronic devices, some children have not developed writing skills so need help with how to hold pencils.

The use of non-electronic games is also used as a tool for learning.

With the change in diversity of ethnicity in Ashburton, there is also help with using English as a second language.

The children are presented with achievement certificates at school assemblies.

This is a very much needed programme and using this help all the local children’s skill levels hopefully, will be raised to a more equal footing by the time they reach secondary age.

Funded by the McKenzie Trust and Advance Ashburton, Mid Canterbury is fortunate to have these organisations to help primary school children with no cost to parent or school.

Members who received certificates from the Horticultural Society for their gardens were delighted to be selected for their efforts.

Provincial Meeting Wednesday 9.30am.

Speaker from Fire Service about safety around the home.

Fashion Parade March 25 at 7pm Merino Shop at Hinds.

Bring gumboots and a gold coin to next meeting April 4 at Jill’s home at Lochlea.

Gumboot Friday is to be held on April 5 to raise awareness for I am Hope, a youth and community focused group for those needing mental health support.

Meals on Wheels, Monday April 8.

Run and Walk Ashburton With only three weeks to go of the Summer Series we were delighted to have 66 eager participants turnout last week to challenge themselves with 1, 3 or 5km distance walking or running.

Consistently each week we have had new people join us which is fantastic. The hot evenings have not deterred participants taking the challenge and it’s especially encouraging to see so many families taking part.

The Wednesday walkers had five regulars head off at 5.30pm to stride out their familiar route in town.

They managed to beat the weather, arriving back just before the rain came. It was great to have Bill Hood join them, managing a few laps in the domain.

The Early Birds on Saturday morning had five runners run down the south side River Track. After steady rain during the night the morning was extremely mild and muggy.

The pace was fairly brisk heading out to the turnaround point, however after a quick breather everyone set off again, this time settling into their own pace and rhythm knowing on their return they had clocked up 10km. Well done to our new runners, great to see your enthusiasm and improvement.

The afternoon meet of 13 walkers and two runners enjoyed a warm afternoon with the runners heading along the River Track and the walkers enjoyed a solid 75-minute walk venturing throughout the Allenton streets including Racecourse Road, Lochlea, Argyle Park returning via Middle Road and Creek Road, before entering into the domain. A huge amount of ground was covered throughout their walk.

Once again Bill Hood joined the afternoon walkers and despite his injuries managed to walk for a short while. As you can imagine afternoon tea was well deserved after such a venture.

This Saturday we look forward to the Turkey Trott to be held at Argyle Park.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 14 Nine Hole Rnd 2 Marion Marshall Stroke Peter Woods – 33 Bev Blair – 34 Barbara Banwell - 34 March 16 Rnd 2 Templar Trophy Alison MacGregor 71

March 19 Stableford Wendy Suttie 37 on C/b Pauline Bell 37 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Bev Chinn, No 8 House of Travel: Pauline Bell, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Pam Feutz, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Marilyn Walker, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Brenda Whittaker, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Margaret Bean Twos: Bev Chinn No 4, Erin Porter, Robin Bennett No 12

Mayfield Golf Club March 19 Ladies Division Best Nett; Sanae Hydes 117-51-66. Na-

tional Teams; Judy Fielder 110-41-69, Sue Graham 102-30-72, Christine Ross 90-15-75, Neroli Davies 115-39-76. Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2 & 11; 0-29 Christine Ross, 30+ Sue Graham. Sim’s Bakery Closest to Pin No 5; Anne Maree Blair, No 14 Helen Rapsey. Twos: Sue Graham.

Player of the Day: Sue Graham.

Tinwald Golf Club March 19 Ladies Division LGU Silver: Christine Kinita 85-15-70, Bronze 1: June Bruhns 95-23-72, Bronze 2: Ina Divers 123-49-74, 9 Hole: Carol Shanks 54-19-35 Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property

Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Ina Divers, Sims Bakery #6 Joan Undy, Mac & Maggie #12 Di Lowe, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Di Bell.

Euromarque Longest Putt #9 Sally Lane, Euromarque Longest Putt #18: Not Struck

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club

March 23 Weekend Ladies Report 8.15am LGU, National Teams ($3 extra for this) Pro Shop Tournament Convenor: B Fechney 0211305366, S Bradford 0211590983 March 26 Mid-Week Ladies Report 8.30am LGU, National Teams ($3 extra for this) Starters D Hinton and M Watson March 28 Nine Hole Men and Women Report 9.15am Rnd 2 Heather Smith Trophy (Stableford) Secretary M Morgan 0279645380

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■ RUGBY

Preparing for big season PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 170319-RH-213

A muster day at the Hinds Domain at the weekend was a chance for all Southern Rugby Club players, from the youngest through to open graders, to come

together for a fun day before the 2019 rugby season starts.

And they made the most of it, with hundreds turning out to get amongst it at the family-friend-

ly gathering which featured a bouncy castle, sausage sizzle, skills and drills and the opportunity to register for 2019.

Southern’s senior side will be

‘Not the time to talk about name’ Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says it’s not the moment to talk about a possible team name change in the immediate aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge said in a statement on Monday his organisation understood the concerns raised and said the franchise’s name will be reviewed after 50 people were killed in attacks at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre.

“I think at the moment this is much bigger than rugby,” Robertson said on a video posted on the Crusaders Facebook page.

“We are just trying to make sure we take the appropriate time and make sure we are respectful and those decisions will happen in time,” he said.

“But at the moment we are just trying to give everyone space where they need it and those things will happen in the future when it is most appropriate.

Crusaders captain and All Blacks veteran Sam Whitelock added his thoughts.

“We’re all part of the community as well.

We all live here. It is tough but the beautiful thing is we’re sticking together. We’re looking after friends and family and we’ve got to work out the best way going forward. I think we’re starting to find out what is needed.”

The Crusaders will return to the field on Saturday in Sydney to face the Waratahs after Saturday’s clash against the Highlanders was abandoned a day after the attacks.

The side’s next home game is against the Brumbies on April 6.

All Blacks captain and Crusaders number eight Kieran Read added the focus is on

helping the Muslim community.

“The fact is our community is made up of so many races and religions and for us right now the biggest community that’s hurting is the Muslim community, and what can we do to help them? It’s hard to fathom what they’re going through. For us to support them the best we can is important.

“That’s the great thing about New Zealand, the fact that there is so many different races and people from different nationalities that are here. For me that diversity is what brings us so much closer together.”

The nine-time Super Rugby champions have had the name since the inaugural 1996 Super 12 season but it’s come under question in the wake of the attack.

Historically, the Crusades were a series of religious and political wars between Christians and Muslims fought in 11th and 13th centuries.

“In light of recent events in Christchurch, we have heard some comments around the Crusaders team,” Mansbridge said on Monday.

“Like all New Zealanders, the Crusaders team and organisation are deeply shocked by this tragedy and our thoughts are with the victims and their families. We’re absolutely heartbroken for our wide community, which is where our thoughts are.

“In terms of the Crusaders name, we understand the concerns that have been raised. To us, the Crusaders name is a reflection of the crusading sprit of the community. What we stand for is the opposite of what happened in Christchurch on Friday; our crusade is one for peace, unity, inclusiveness and community spirit.”

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back at the Hinds Domain tomorrow night, to play their final pre-season game, before the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup competition kicks off.

They’re set to play Pleasant Point at Hinds on Friday night, before kicking off their campaign against Burnham/Dunsandel/Irwell on March 30.

Next move ‘not for discussion’ Sonny Bill Williams’ manager Khoder Nasser says his client’s future beyond 2019 is on hold after the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Reports out of Australia claim the All Blacks midfielder has had informal discussions about returning to his first NRL club, the Canterbury Bulldogs.

The All Blacks midfielder is off-contract with New Zealand Rugby after the Rugby World Cup. Nasser told Radio Sport any sporting career moves are far from Williams’ mind as he prepares to help his fellow Muslims recover in person.

Williams will visit Christchurch this week, as he takes a mandatory week off from Super Rugby, following the attacks on the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic

Centre which killed 50 people.

Wide World of Sports has reported the Bulldogs are considering an audacious bid to sign the All Blacks player for season 2020, by which time he will be 34.

The 33-year-old was due to present jerseys to the Bulldogs squad ahead of last Saturday’s loss to the Warriors, but was prevented from doing so due to the Christchurch terror attacks.

The Bulldogs are desperate for a quick fix after performing poorly last season and then starting this year with a massive defeat.

Australia’s Wide World of Sports reported that Williams is tempted by the prospect of returning ‘home’ and helping his struggling club and ‘informal’ talks have already begun.

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In brief McCartney takes break Eliza McCartney is taking a break from pole vaulting to get a nagging hamstring injury right. The Olympic bronze medallist missed the national championships this month, and has now pulled out of the Sir Graham Douglas track challenge today in Auckland after visiting a specialist in Melbourne. Her coach Jeremy McColl says it’s a necessary step so that McCartney’s fit for the Diamond League events mid-year, and the world championships in spring. “She has been training but just not at the intensity that she’s used to training at. It’s been a little bit dialled back. She was able to compete in January where she jumped a massive 4.85m. It just hasn’t got any better since then,” McColl said. McCartney’s hoping to next compete at the Diamond League event at Shanghai in May. - NZME

Win a shelter exit

John Cromie (left) and Rowan Tonks watch the progress of a bowl during the champion of champion pairs competition on Saturday.

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■ BOWLS

Champions crowned

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A Methven bowling duo has been crowned Mid Canterbury’s top pair for the 2018/19 season.

Simon Fleetwood and Tim White took out the Mid Canterbury Bowling Sub Centre’s champion of champion pairs title after a big day on the greens at the Hampstead Bowling Club on Saturday.

They beat Allenton’s Bruce White and Rowan Tonks in the final to take the senior men’s title.

There were other titles up for grabs too, including the senior women’s title, and that was won by the Allenton pair of Sandra Holdom and Annette Sargisson, who beat the Ashburton pair of Wendy Suttie and Judy Ryk in the final.

The junior men’s title was

won by the Ashburton Bowling Club pair of Aaron Allred and Brentton Donaldson, who beat Methven’s Gary Blackwell and Bruce Redmond in the final, while the junior women’s title went to Linda Osborne and Donalda Watson, who beat Rakaia’s Lyn Hamilton and Anne Leech in the final.

A men’s colts grade was also contested and the title went to Regan Broker and Scott Hynd-

man of the Hampstead Bowling Club, who beat Jock O’Connor and Kelvin O’Connor in that final.

With only a couple of weeks left to go in the bowls season, the next champion of champions tournament to be contested will be the Mid Canterbury singles title.

That will be played at the Ashburton Bowling Club on Sunday.

■ GOLF

Coach’s frank admission about Lydia Ko Lydia Ko’s coach has made a frank admission as the former world number one prepares to return to the LPGA Tour: They’ve neglected her putting and what was a strength is now a weakness.

Ko lines up in the Founders Cup in Phoenix Arizona on Friday having not played this month, instead spending time honing her game with coach Ted Oh. The 21-year-old has endured a frustrating start to the season with an eighth-placed finish in her first tournament of the year, followed by a missed cut at the Australian Women’s Open and a tie for 19th and a tie for 11th in her last two starts in Thailand and Singapore.

Oh, who has coached Ko since the start of last season, has revealed while her game from tee to green is in great shape, the emphasis on the long game has

come at the expense of putting, and they have been working hard to address that vital part of the game.

“This past year we have been focusing so much on the long game that we didn’t dedicate ourselves to the putting and we just assumed it would stay

good,” Oh said.

“But now we are focusing so much more on practicing putting because three putts are killing our momentum and missing easy birdie putts are killing our momentum.”

“Lydia’s swing is working well, her long game is good and right

now her focus is on putting which used to be a strength before. She is stroking the ball really good but it is not dropping,” he added.

Ko has tried a new model of putter from PXG this year and she’s also had to adjust to new rules preventing caddies from lining up putts. Oh says those factors are not an excuse for her putting woes.

“They are very strict about it this year but for Lydia her caddie used to line it up, but it doesn’t bother her and she found that easy to adjust. I think as she gets more confident she will be ok,” Oh said.

This week’s tournament is played on one of the longer courses on tour and Oh thinks Ko can be a strong contender.

“She has picked up distance off the tee this year and the course is wide and favours the big hitters.”

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An 8-year-old boy’s victory as New York state chess champion will be his family’s ticket out of a homeless shelter. The New York Times reported that Tani Adewumi won the state chess title for his age group this month even though he learned to play only about a year ago. Tani and his family have lived in a New York City shelter since fleeing Nigeria in 2017.

The family feared attacks by the militant group Boko Haram on Christians like themselves. Tani’s chess coach Russell Makofsky set up a GoFundMe account for the family after Tani won the championship. Makofsky joined Tani on NBC’s Today show Tuesday and said that thanks to donations, the family is moving into an apartment. Tani says he “felt surprised” by his win.

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Axe over Sunwolves?

The Sunwolves are reportedly facing the axe from Super Rugby.

A report out of Australia suggests SANZAAR – the body which operates Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship – will soon be announcing their decision to drop the only Asian-based franchise in the competition.

According to The Australian, no announcement has been made yet but Japanese sources are expecting the news to be delivered later this week. A Sunwolves spokesperson told The Australian that the club refused to pay a participation fee, and was the only team in the competition to face that stipulation.

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Slater rides a winner Surfing legend Kelly Slater has started his season in style by winning his opening heat at the Sydney Surf Pro at Manly. Despite a light drizzle and sleepy morning surf yesterday, crowds lined the shore for a glimpse of the 11-time world champion, who returned to competition after a foot injury limited him to just two events in 2018. The 47-year-old American, who is reportedly targeting next year’s Tokyo Olympics, where the sport debuts, recorded a two-wave score of 11.27 to finish clear of Spain’s Vincente Romero (11.10) in the four-strong heat. Slater next faces a third round heat against Brazilian duo Alex Ribeiro and Jesse Mendes plus Charly Quivront of France.

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■ AMERICA’S CUP

AC75 boat simulation freaked out Jimmy Spithill

Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout watches his solo home run in the first innings of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore.

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■ BASEBALL

Trout’s pay deal a cracker The climax of an off-season spent contemplating and debating the value of some of baseball’s biggest stars, as it turns out, was not the record-setting free agent contracts signed last month by Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, but what reportedly came Tuesday: a massive extension for Los Angeles Angels centre fielder Mike Trout that zoomed past those other deals like a 200 metre home run.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Trout’s extension is worth $US430 million ($NZ626m) over 12 years – exactly $US100 million more than the 13-year, $US330 million deal Harper signed March 2 with the Philadelphia

Phillies, which previously stood as the largest in North American sports history.

Trout’s dollar figure, with its echo of Harper’s total payout, was either a strange coincidence, or an expert-level troll job, which happened to come just days after Harper made a public pitch for Trout to come join him on the Phillies – the team for whom Trout, a New Jersey native, grew up rooting. Trout, 27, was to have reached free agency for the first time after the 2020 season.

Trout, a seven-time all-star and two-time American League Most Valuable Player, is already considered the best player of his generation, and at his current

trajectory could rank as the best of all-time by the time he is done.

And now, it appears, he will finish his career with the only franchise he has ever known; the new contract reportedly has no opt-outs.

The theoretical availability of Trout on the free agent market at the end of 2020 was already shaping long-range strategies at the top of baseball’s talent marketplace, possibly helping to explain, for example, the relative absence of such behemoths as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers from this winter’s high-end market.

The Phillies, with more money to spend and a built-in geographical and emotional ad-

vantage, would have almost certainly made a major play for his services.

But those possibilities all disappeared yesterday. The Angels – who, notably, have made just one play-off appearance in Trout’s eight seasons – worked quietly behind the scenes in negotiating with Trout.

For the Angels to retain Trout, it cost owner Arte Moreno more than twice as much as the $184 million he paid for the entire franchise in 2003.

Trout’s deal is believed to have smashed every other worldwide benchmark for an athlete’s onfield compensation.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Gould, Johnson warn off NRL relocation Penrith supremo Phil Gould has warned the NRL off the idea of relocation to help expansion, with Kiwi star Shaun Johnson also voicing concern.

Expansion is back on the agenda after NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg backed the prospect of more games in more areas – namely Perth and a second Brisbane side – come the next television deal in 2023.

Greenberg is currently heading a footprint study for the game due by the end of this year, hailed by ARL Commission chairman Peter Beattie as the most professional analysis of expansion to date.

In an interview on Nine’s 100 Per Cent Football on Monday, Greenberg was unsure if there was enough talent to add two more teams and floated the idea of criteria and metrics around Sydney clubs.

Former Super League chief John Ribot also called for Sydney teams to be relocated earlier this week, given the nine franchises in a confined space.

But Gould warned there would likely be mixed reaction if a move was forced.

“Can you imagine if Ipswich or Redcliffe was to be given a franchise, but we’re going to move a team from Sydney ... Do the

locals feel like it’s their team? I wouldn’t think so,” Gould said on his Six Tackles with Gus podcast.

“I don’t know (if it would work in Perth). Relocation is a safe way of saying ‘you’re done, you have to move’.

“I remember distinctly when South Sydney were removed from the competition and the trouble it caused. People walked the streets to have them reinstated.”

Gould also reasoned that if player development was improved, there would be enough talent to expand the game with extra teams.

His comments came as Kiwi star Johnson – whose native New Zealand also remain an expansion option through a second side – argued that fans wouldn’t follow or welcome relocated teams.

“I’ll use this place (Cronulla) for an example: I couldn’t imagine a club with as much history as the Sharks relocating,” Johnson said.

“I don’t know how those fans would react.

“I don’t really get the idea of relocating more than anything.

You may as well just start fresh and throw a new team in.”

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Former America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill knows his Luna Rossa squad have a lot of work to do to tame the beast that is the AC75.

Since the unveiling of the new 75-foot foiling monohull class rule, sailors have thought the AC75 would fly on the water, but be tough to sail.

And after watching a simulation at Luna Rossa’s base, Spithill is now freaked out.

Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena told La Stampa Spithill was amazed by what the simulation showed, declaring to the team: “we’ll s*** ourselves”.

Spithill suggested the boats would be beasts when the class rule was first revealed, and Sirena warned the AC75 lacked the stability of the catamarans.

“This is a monohull without a keel, with appendages that weigh little. A hyper-powerful boat, very light, with little stability. There are fractions of a second that there is zero stability, if the helmsman and the trimmer cannot anticipate this zero moment, you fall back … go from 30-40 knots to zero, you have a g-force that shoots you in the air,” he told La Stampa.

While Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand have been working with simulations on how the boats might sail, a number of teams have been out on the water on scaled down models.

Because the teams can’t launch their first race boats until the end of this month, INEOS Team UK and American Magic have been out on the water trying to get their heads around how the fullscale vessel might sail.

American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson told Sailing Scuttlebutt that sailing their test boat, named the Mule, had not come without issues.

“I can say the speed sensation on the Mule is impressive, and I suspect when we step up in size to the 75 it will have the same type of feel. You do get used to it while fully respecting how quickly a situation can get messy,” Hutchinson said.

“We’ve made our share of mistakes like capsizing while getting off the tow boat. What’s impressive about the boat is you’re way safer at 27 knots than you are at seven knots. The boat generates so much stability that you feel much better in full speed mode than you do when you’re in displacement mode.”

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Change of plans for Consensus There has been a change of plans for Group One winner Consensus.

The Stephen McKee-trained runner was set to head to Sydney to line-up in the Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday, but the wet weather forecast has put a halt to those plans.

Instead, the seven-year-old mare will travel to Melbourne for a hit-and-run mission in the aptly named Gr.2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

“Sydney is just too wet,” McKee said. “We were going for the Ranvet. We ran fourth on a heavy track last year, but I think the track is going to at least be as wet again this year.

“We decided we needed to race somewhere and we found this one in Melbourne, so we are going there instead.

“It’s only for the one race. We will run on Friday night and then we will decide on whether we might head up to Sydney and wait for the tracks to dry up, or we might come home and may wait to go to Brisbane later.

“It probably depends now on how she goes on Friday night.”

McKee is wary of his opposition on Friday and believes there needs to be genuine pace in the race in order to suit his mare.

“A tough mile at Moonee Valley is good for us because it does suit horses who like to go a little bit

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further, like we do,” he said.

“Two of the main ones to note are I Am A Star and Spanish Reef.

They have won the race the last two years.

“They will be the two hard ones to beat. Naantali’s form is pretty strong as well.”

Expat New Zealand jockey Michael Walker will be aboard on Friday night and McKee said it would be great to win the race named after his superstar racemare, Sunline.

“We didn’t look at the race because of that, it just happened to

be that name,” he said.

“It would really make a good trip if we could win that sort of race, I haven’t had a runner in it before, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Meanwhile, fellow stable Group One winner Hasahalo could join

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Meeting Date: 21 March, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.31pm (NZT) CRACK UP QUIZ NIGHT 16TH MAY MOBILE PACE $6500, r40-r52,r53 w/c., mobile, 2200m 1 47304 Highview Justice (1) fr ..................... B Hadley 2 25673 Liberal Arden (2) fr....................... R Frampton 3 43336 Banner Of Art (3) fr ....................... J Brownlee 4 75575 Runcle (4) fr.........................................S Wigg 5 10806 Crackared (5) fr .................................. C Wigg 6 00x60 Turbo (6) fr ..........................................J Darby 7 P6098 Spare Change (7) fr............................ W Rich 8 10690 Xmas Bay (8) fr................................. N Munro 9 85670 Rainbow Wiri (21) fr ...........................L Maher 10 63133 J Bee (22) fr.......................................... K Hall 2 5.56pm EQUIBREED MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 2yo+ mr47 to mr50., mobile, 2200m 1 P02 Karolyi (1) fr ....................................D Butcher 2 Wildestdreams (2) fr ........................T Mitchell 3 0 Miss Shuga (3) fr .......................... T Cameron 4 75 Verdelho (4) fr .................................B Mangos 5 Awesome (5) fr ............................. A Poutama 6 2P735 Arty Pharty (6) fr ............................. Z Butcher 7 6 Au Revoir (7) fr ................................... D Balle 8 7 Honey Duke (8) fr ............................... L Hollis 9 9x8 Torea Lane (21) fr ...................... T Macfarlane

M6

Consensus winning the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) at Trentham.

Consensus in Australia.

The Savabeel four-year-old pleased her trainer when resuming in the Gr.3 Waikato Stud Plate (1200m) after a year away from the races.

McKee will line-up Hasahalo in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1300m) at Tauranga on Saturday and a decision on her autumn path will be made after that run.

“Hasahalo is in at Tauranga on Saturday,” McKee said. “She will carry a big weight because she is in a rating 82 fillies and mares race.

“But she has got to race somewhere and it looks like the weather at Tauranga is going to be okay now. We will get a bit of a guide on where we will go with her after Saturday.

“She went really well first up.”

McKee said the weather will also be a major deciding factor as to whether he heads to Sydney to contest the Gr.1 Coolmore Legacy Stakes (1600m) with his charge.

“She is really bound by the weather, she doesn’t go on a dead track hardly, so we will get through Saturday and work out a plan from there,” he said.

“She is nominated in Sydney.

She has done nothing for a whole year, so if the weather is good in Brisbane we could look at going there as well.”

– NZ Racing Desk

5 1 Gold Class (5) fr .........................M McKendry 3 6.21pm REPCO CAMBRIDGE MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46., mobile, 2200m 1 44735 E Cat (1) fr ......................................D Butcher 6 0x881 Le Girl (6) fr ............................... T Macfarlane 3yo+ r40-r49., mobile, 2200m 2 490x9 Romy Franco (2) fr................. S Iremonger (J) 7 71476 Major Blink (7) fr ...........................J Robinson 1 97030 Better Than Most (1) fr ........... D Ferguson (J) 3 98340 Maria Kirilenko (3) fr ....................J Abernethy 8 84673 Jakira (8) fr ................................. S Abernethy 2 09765 Whitehaven Beach (2) fr ............... C Smith (J) 4 2P735 Arty Pharty fr ..................................Scratched 9 21577 Janet Guthrie (21) fr ......................... O Gillies 3 00369 Motu Little Princess (3) fr ............. A Poutama 5 80604 Sarabi (4) fr........................ F Schumacher (J) 8 8.28pm HANLEY FORMULA MOBILE PACE $8500, 4 86600 Kundana Gold (4) fr .......................K Marshall 6 80098 Jamie Fraser (5) fr ........................ T Cameron 3yo+ r57-r65,r66 w/c., mobile, 2200m 5 39560 Peter Forsberg (5) fr ....................J Abernethy 7 69Px6 My Boy Boo (6) fr.......................... A Poutama 1 13593 About Turn (1) fr...............................T Mitchell 6 87623 Vanhalem (6) fr ............................... Z Butcher 8 9230x Mustang Sally (7) fr ........................ Z Butcher 2 12944 Racketeers Boy (2) fr ......................D Butcher 7 77007 Atom Hanover (7) fr ............... S Iremonger (J) 9 54403 Mhai Uptown Girl (21) fr ..............S E Butcher 3 14050 Bubble Gum (3) fr .........................A Drake (J) 8 x0080 Marquis Eyre (8) fr...........................T Mitchell 9 33555 Bugalugs (21) fr ............................P Ferguson 6 7.38pm PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE $8000, 4 01909 Red Magic (4) fr............................. K Marshall 5 75486 Fleeting Grin (5) fr ........................P Ferguson 10 85788 Lady Santanna (22) fr.....................R Fensom 2yo+ r50-r56., mobile, 2200m 4 6.46pm LADS NIGHT 6TH JUNE HANDICAP TROT 1 57521 T C Business (1) fr ...................A Harrison (J) 6 56925 Ally Mae (6) fr ............................. S Abernethy 2 26x19 Go Toddy (2) fr.................................T Mitchell 7 23033 Patanjali (7) fr .................................. S Phelan $8500, r48-r69 discrhcp, stand, 2200m 3 63133 J Bee (3) fr......................................D Butcher 8 61255 Ruebe Star (8) fr........................T Lethaby (J) 1 410x7 My Royal Roxy (1) fr .................. T Macfarlane 4 10xPP Deer Hunter (4) fr ...................

D Ferguson (J) 9 8.53pm TEAMS CHALLENGE DAY AT CAMBRIDGE 2 86745 Danke (2) fr....................................... G Martin 5 94421 McDaknife (5) fr ............................. K Marshall 28/04 TROT $8000, 3yo+ r40-r47, stand, 2200m 3 28421 Secretofthesea Smile (3) fr........... A Poutama 6 70317 Mac’s Tomado (6) fr ........................ N Chilcott 1 1P300 Lundqvist (1) fr ...................... S Iremonger (J) 4 51028 Awhi Mai (U1) fr ...............................T Mitchell 7 68078 Prime Silver (7) fr............................. S Phelan 2 02286 Flying Taine (2) fr ............................ N Chilcott 5 74P03 Grey Stoke (U2) fr ......................... K Marshall 8 27216 High Point fr ....................................Scratched 3 9190P Comedy Act (3) fr .............. F Schumacher (J) 6 88145 Littlebitoflove (U3) fr ....................J Abernethy 9 2913 American Me (21) fr.....................J Abernethy 4 44968 Awa Cathrine (4) fr ........................... D Moore 7 69441 Such Fun (U4) fr ..........................S E Butcher 8 64163 Anna Kate (1) 15M ................. D Ferguson (J) 7 8.03pm MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS MOBILE PACE 5 86745 Danke (5) fr....................................... G Martin $8000, 3yo+ f&m r55., mobile, 1700m 6 24385 Burt Munro (6) fr ...........................P Ferguson 9 17503 Primus Inter Pares (2) 15M ............. S Phelan 1 41883 Westburn Yield (1) fr .................A Harrison (J) 7 x5444 Fira (7) fr .......................................... S Phelan 10 63148 Luck Of The Moment (U1) 15M ...... Z Butcher 2 92476 Allonblack (2) fr............................... N Chilcott 8 880 Cowboy Castleton (8) fr ............A Harrison (J) 11 43446 Jomo (U2) 15M.............................J Robinson 3 31117 Mockingjay (3) fr .............................D Butcher 9 64365 Caroline Wozniacki (9) fr .............J Abernethy 12 26361 Need Luck (U1) 25M ......................D Butcher 5 7.11pm FAIRVIEW MOTORS MOBILE PACE $7500, 4 19570 Starry Star (4) fr............................ A Poutama 10 25877 Little Bro (U1) fr ..............................B Mangos

11 8986x Takenoprisoners (U2) fr ................ A Poutama Pacifiers on : Allonblack (R7) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Spare Change, J Bee, Crackared, Liberal Arden, Highview Justice Race 2: Arty Pharty, Karolyi, Au Revoir, Miss Shuga, Wildestdreams Race 3: Vanhalem, Bugalugs, Whitehaven Beach, Lady Santanna, Peter Forsberg Race 4: Anna Kate, Need Luck, Such Fun, Awhi Mai, Luck Of The Moment Race 5: Mustang Sally, E Cat, Maria Kirilenko, Mhai Uptown Girl, My Boy Boo Race 6: Prime Silver, American Me, Go Toddy, McDaknife, T C Business Race 7: Starry Star, Mockingjay, Gold Class, Major Blink, Le Girl Race 8: Patanjali, Ruebe Star, About Turn, Ally Mae, Red Magic Race 9: Fira, Cowboy Castleton, Takenoprisoners, Flying Taine, Little Bro

Taranaki gallops Today at New Plymouth

1600m Taranaki Racing Club Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 3 1.55pm COMCAT MDN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 232 Cover Drive b (2) 57.5 ............S MacNab (a2) 21 March 2019 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 1 60x2 Master Park (9) 58.5 2 00x83 Torque Time h (1) 57.5 ..................... S Collett and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 2 323 Mal Dee bh (7) 58................................L Hemi 3 Vincenzo Lorenzo h (5) 57.5 ............S McKay 1 12.45pm (NZT) PENINSULA BEACHFRONT RESORT 3 9x2 Craftyaffair (2) 56.5........................... S Collett 3 4 Pineapple Lump (4) 57.5 ................... C Grylls MOOLOOLABA MDN HWT $10,000, MDN HWT, 2000m 4 5346x Love Me Tender (3) 56.5.............. R Elliot (a1) 5 Piping Hot (3) 57.5 .......................Z Moki (a2) 1 2x023 Beau Geste (3) 68 ............................ D Turner 5 08267 Starry Shiraz (1) 56.5 .......................S McKay 2 x0953 Master Courtsman h (2) 68 ..... S O’Malley (2) 6 9x Affluent h (6) 56.5 ........................D Hirini (a1) 6 3.42pm LANDMARK HOMES 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 3 0874 Josey Wales (7) 68 ............. K Veenendaal (2) 7 0890x Fiftyshadesofpink (4) 56.5 1 85235 Malo Bik h (4) 59.5 ................ S O’Malley (a3) 4 37079 Curious George (8) 68................ S Fannin (1) 8 44524 Enduring Love b (5) 56 ...................... C Grylls 2 7629x Straight Sets tdm (2) 58.5............ R Elliot (a1) 5 680 Kyz Kuumai (5) 68 ............................ M Cropp 9 Wine n’ Dine h (8) 56 ........................ J Parkes 3 0053x Kirkenes h (8) 58 ..........................Z Moki (a2) 6 0 Meant To Be (4) 68 4 2.30pm REVITAL FERTILISERS MDN $10,000, MDN, 4 44572 Torre Del Greco (3) 57 ............S MacNab (a2) 7 0x0 Paddington (6) 68 ............................ S Phelan 1600m 5 1 Pinched d (1) 56.5 ............................. C Grylls 8 0x0x9 Princeville (1) 68 ..................................R Elliot 1 380x0 Arapaho Prince h (1) 58.5 ................S McKay 6 0x85x Rhiza h (5) 56 ................................... S Collett 9 6000 Senor Pinyata (9) 68...................... S MacNab 2 08006 Goldchi (8) 58.5 ..................... S O’Malley (a3) 2 1.20pm RETURN 2 EARTH HWT 1800 $10,000, Rat- 3 7x03x Mr Enthusiastic h (9) 58.5 ................ S Collett 7 25108 Viva Lilli th (6) 56 ...................C O’Beirne (a3) 8 830x0 Hover (7) 56...................................... J Parkes ing 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1800m 4 79589 Torched (2) 58.5 1 68215 Powerball (5) 69.5............... K Veenendaal (2) 5 4x24x Jazamour bh (10) 56.5 ..................... J Parkes 7 4.17pm CHANCE TO WIN A FORD FOCUS SAT MAY 2 89155 Pierian Spring m (3) 69 .......................R Elliot 6 83440 Blue Rata Anna (6) 56.5 ..............D Hirini (a1) 11TH MDN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 958x Son Of Anna Kay (6) 58.5 ...................L Hemi 3 1042x Macklemore tdmh (4) 68................... D Turner 7 95x50 Eight Mile (4) 56.5 ..............................J Baillie 2 57099 Waaseem (8) 58.5 4 9x734 Quaff tdmh (6) 68 ................... S Karnicnik (2) 8 6x7 Bae Corp (3) 56.5 .........................Z Moki (a2) 3 42230 Monkey Shoulder h (2) 58 ................ J Parkes 5 91077 Noble Star (1) 67 ........................ S Fannin (1) 9 3 Caribbean Rose (7) 56 ...................... C Grylls 4 63455 Broadway Brawler h (5) 58 .....S MacNab (a2) 6 00x70 Mofara m (7) 66.5 ............................ S Phelan 10 O’Shannon (5) 56 ...................S MacNab (a2) 7 63484 En Suite (2) 65 ........................ S O’Malley (2) 5 3.07pm POWERWORX MDN 3YO $10,000, MDN 3YO, 5 2386x Wicklow h (3) 58 ...........................Z Moki (a2)

6 49437 Black Anasta (9) 56.5 .........................J Baillie 7 7x69x Detonate (4) 56.5 .............................. C Grylls 8 Juniper Jewel (1) 56.5 .................D Hirini (a1) 9 2x6 Hetty b (7) 56 Blinkers on : Meant To Be (R1), Enduring Love (R3), Torched (R4), Hover (R6) Winkers on : Fiftyshadesofpink (R3), Bae Corp (R4) Winkers off : Torched (R4) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups

c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Beau Geste, Master Courtsman, Josey Wales, Curious George, Princeville Race 2: Quaff, Powerball, Pierian Spring, Noble Star, En Suite Race 3: Mal Dee, Craftyaffair, Master Park, Enduring Love, Love Me Tender Race 4: Caribbean Rose, Jazamour, O’Shannon, Blue Rata Anna, Eight Mile Race 5: Cover Drive, Pineapple Lump, Vincenzo Lorenzo, Piping Hot, Torque Time Race 6: Malo Bik, Pinched, Torre Del Greco, Rhiza, Straight Sets Race 7: Monkey Shoulder, Hetty, Broadway Brawler, Wicklow, Juniper Jewel

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 19

Volpe Veloce to bounce back Matamata trainer Graham Richardson, who trains in partnership with Gavin Parker, is confident his Group One winning mare Volpe Veloce can bounce back to form in the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Japan NZ International Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday.

The five-year-old mare finished eighth behind Melody Belle in the Gr. 1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m) on an off track at Otaki at her most recent start in late February.

“She is very well,” Richardson said. “At her last run she was a bit disappointing and it left me questioning myself about how she went.

“The track at Otaki wasn’t right but in saying that it wasn’t right for all of them. She just looked uncomfortable the whole way.

“She never looked happy at any stage in that race. I put her out for a week in the paddock when she got home and then brought her up and hopefully, she will run well on Saturday.”

Should Volpe Veloce perform to expectations on Saturday, Richardson is keen to push on to the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 21 March, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.32pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 23372 Nippa Martino 17.22 .................J McInerney 2 25455 Little Krakatoa 17.36 ................. A Bradshaw 3 F3131 Snickerdoodle 17.42 ........................ B Dann 4 53133 Sierra Delta 17.34 S & ....................B Evans 5 34522 Barellen Panther 17.44 ................C Roberts 6 26776 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 7 85561 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.25 S & .............B Evans 8 44228 Mertz 17.47 ...............................J McInerney 9 21777 Cosmic Marty 17.65 ..................J McInerney 10 36363 Homebush Comet 17.55 ...........J McInerney 2 4.48pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C4, 295m 1 66823 Wildebeest 17.29 ...................... A Bradshaw 2 51113 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &.............B Evans 3 85175 It’s A Joke 17.26........................J McInerney 4 33284 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney 5 81736 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 6 46317 Smash Damage 17.24 .................... M Grant 7 64311 Dyna Lenny 17.17 ........................C Roberts 8 64378 Dusky Brew 17.32 S & ....................B Evans 9 62688 Black Tori 17.35.........................A Bradshaw 10 55674 Jinja Ellie 17.26 ................................A Joyce 3 5.06pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL DASH C3, 295m 1 31514 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &...............B Evans 2 11251 Chanyaka 17.34 ............................... B Dann 3 12734 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ...................J McInerney

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 21 March, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.02pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT C1, 375m 1 6181 Shozip Boomer 21.35 .....................T Patton 2 74245 Opawa Loyal 21.27 .......................... S Clark 3 72654 Waiterimu Ripper 21.37 R & ...............L Udy 4 46422 Thrilling Ivy 21.42 ............................ K Walsh 5 84687 El Hefe 21.67 ............................... D R Laing 6 86486 Seven Sharp 21.70 ...........................S Ross 7 52336 Just Maddie 21.72............................M Black 8 82472 Bigtime Monty nwtd...................... H Mullane 9 17456 Secret Rory 21.34 .......................... G Farrell 10 75754 Vince Fawn nwtd .............................S Codlin 2 12.19pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH GRADUATION DISTANCE C1d, 650m 1 47553 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green 2 33126 Smoochie nwtd ......................... A Lawrence 3 Box Vacant 4 83577 Little Trilise nwtd ........................ A Lawrence 5 76663 Deception Diva nwtd W & ...............T Steele 6 Box Vacant 7 71164 Jetsun Swan nwtd ..........................G Wilson 8 75786 Finkle Foot Hero nwtd ........................ D Ray

Group One winning mare Volpe Veloce.

Te Aroha on April 6.

“All going well it will be on to Te Aroha. It looks an ideal race for her,” Richardson said.

Volpe Veloce opened as the $3 favourite with the TAB for Satur-

day’s contest and the Richardson-Parker stable also has the $9 fourth favourite Tiptronic as a likely starter and is expected to continue his strong form.

“It is a question of if we go

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around this week or the following week at Palmerston North in the Awapuni Gold Cup (Gr.2, 2000m) with Tiptronic,” Richardson said.

“It comes down to the weather. He wants a good track and if

it rains next week after scratching this week, it would be disappointing.

“He could be an Easter Handicap (Gr.2, 1600m) horse. I do believe he is a better horse right-handed and he likes Tauranga and he likes Ellerslie, so that is another thing I have to think about.”

Richardson has three solid chances on the undercard with La Mia Stella, Short Fuse and Incantesimo representing the stable.

“La Mia Stella is a pretty handy horse and once again has got a very ordinary draw (9) but she does go very well. It is a strong field,” Richardson said.

Meanwhile, Richardson said Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner Sponge Bob was just ticking over after being hampered in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in which he finished 15th.

“He is going very quietly at the moment, it was a hard run in the Derby when he got dragged back through the field and got a few checks and it was obviously disappointing that he didn’t get a fair crack at them,” Richardson said.

– NZ Racing Desk

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 61131 Randy Raccoon 17.08 .......................C Weir 5 11651 Homebush Tesan 17.28 ............J McInerney 6 67857 Forehand Raid 17.19 ........................J Dunn 7 F6787 Black Dan 17.60........................J McInerney 8 43712 Know Respect 17.28 ......................G Cleeve 9 81725 Goldstar Major 17.26 S &................B Evans 10 32836 My Bro Michael 17.29 ............... M Robinson 4 5.23pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 24211 Reign Of Fire 17.36...................J McInerney 2 35133 Miss Dupre 17.33 .........................D Roberts 3 26481 Fiery Jen 17.19 ................................ B Dann 4 46384 Ohoka Clare 17.17 ....................... L Waretini 5 62287 Go All Lin 17.30 ........................A Bradshaw 6 54213 High Return 17.29 ........................... M Grant 7 11383 Homebush Boden 17.47 ...........J McInerney 8 26162 Kalonga 17.36 S & ..........................B Evans 9 62688 Black Tori 17.35.........................A Bradshaw 10 55674 Jinja Ellie 17.26 ................................A Joyce 5 5.42pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 1 16255 Platinum Marshal 17.00 ...............C Roberts 2 46123 Smash Wild 17.08 ........................... M Grant 3 55211 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ..................... B Dann 4 13371 Dove Love 17.15 ................................C Weir 5 12258 Shanly Star 17.15 .....................J McInerney 6 43136 Nelso Allen 16.89 .........................C Roberts 7 38363 Botany Cold 17.22 ....................J McInerney 8 13376 Ketchikan Kim 17.25 .........................J Dunn 9 28861 It’s That Fresh 17.23 S & .................B Evans 10 17727 Rocket Raccoon 17.01 .......................C Weir 6 6.06pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 62355 Busy Flash 30.41 J & ......................D Fahey 2 12124 Ringside 29.84 ..............................R Adcock

3 18426 Egomaniacal 30.17 ......................D Roberts 4 31552 Avenger Bale 29.82......................C Roberts 5 Box Vacant 6 26127 Kiacatoo Fever 30.14 S & ...............B Evans 7 51636 Manooka 30.21 J & .........................D Fahey 8 25121 Dyna Weslyn 29.81 ......................C Roberts 7 6.31pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C3, 520m 1 71342 Cosmic Stu 30.52......................J McInerney 2 41633 Hard Questions 30.01 ....................G Cleeve 3 22355 Umbridge Bale 30.20 ...................C Roberts 4 36252 Astrid nwtd ........................................J Dunn 5 21272 Go Glow 30.24 J & ..........................D Fahey 6 12616 Opawa Light 30.24 J & ....................D Fahey 7 1365x Carltonian nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 8 33581 Know Conclusion 30.31 .................G Cleeve 9 33847 Barge Bale 30.20 .........................D Roberts 10 57246 Classy Witch 30.49 ........................G Cleeve 8 6.56pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED STAKES HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 62552 Zefside 30.23 ............................J McInerney 2 45156 Botany Alan 30.46.....................J McInerney 3 31112 Go Brat 30.14 J & ...........................D Fahey 4 33562 Joe Bonanza nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 Box Vacant 6 36233 Eyrewell Turbo 30.25 ...................... H Cairns 7 16827 Double Speed 30.11 .....................R Adcock 8 25582 Torpedo Tuck 30.60 ...................A Bradshaw 9 7.21pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED STAKES HEAT 2 NZRSq, 520m 1 54342 Mr. Matt 30.11 J & ...........................D Fahey 2 12171 Shift The Blame 30.47...............J McInerney 3 52618 David’s Legacy 30.07 ................ M Robinson 4 41735 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S & .............B Evans

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71426 Bookie Monster 30.28 .......................J Dunn 56764 Must Be Rusty 30.24.................J McInerney 48181 Princely Gold nwtd ....................J McInerney F3141 Hankenstein 30.44 .................... A Bradshaw 10 7.48pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE FEATURE C1d, 645m 1 72456 Goldstar Sydney 38.36 S &.............B Evans 2 55346 Opawa Abbie Joy 38.34 ..................R Wales 3 8x767 Opawa Hope 38.37 .........................R Wales 4 87511 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 5 Box Vacant 6 12421 Jinja Shake nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 7 24111 Dyna Dave nwtd ...........................C Roberts 8 37463 Galway Gal nwtd S & ......................B Evans 11 8.14pm TRACKSIDE DINING ANZAC EVENING 0274310117 DASH C5, 295m 1 67226 Mitcham Reado 17.24 ...............J McInerney 2 F1348 Business Ethics 17.18.......................J Dunn 3 171F7 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J & ...................D Fahey 4 42342 Chitina Tin 17.15 .................................A Lee 5 14844 Disobedience 17.19 S & .................B Evans 6 31265 Fired Up Jed 17.23 .......................... B Dann 7 31423 Cawbourne Britty 17.22 ...............C Roberts 8 F3155 Dizzy Banjo 17.12 ..............................C Weir 9 85717 Smash Attack 17.22 ........................ M Grant 10 24385 Pita Ramos 17.26 .............................J Dunn 12 8.38pm RE-ENERGIZE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 23637 Opawa Viking 17.11 J & ..................D Fahey 2 F2673 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ..................J McInerney 3 5176x Twizel Storm 17.55.......................... M Grant 4 52147 Homebush Hundy nwtd .............J McInerney 5 46626 Nozzno Fear 17.16.................... A Bradshaw 6 57624 Cash A Roo 17.27 S & ....................B Evans

7 26583 Dyna Kushida 17.00 .....................C Roberts 8 26267 Ring Clown 17.19............................ M Grant 9 62688 Black Tori 17.35.........................A Bradshaw 10 55674 Jinja Ellie 17.26 ................................A Joyce LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Little Krakatoa, Nippa Martino, Mertz, Snickerdoodle, Barellen Panther Race 2: Dyna Lenny, Goldstar Trooper, Wildebeest, It’s A Joke, Smash Damage Race 3: Randy Raccoon, Chanyaka, Know Respect, Forehand Raid, Goldstar Major Race 4: Fiery Jen, Miss Dupre, Reign Of Fire, Ohoka Clare, High Return Race 5: Nelso Allen, Fired Up Jasper, Platinum Marshal, Dove Love, Smash Wild Race 6: Ringside, Avenger Bale, Dyna Weslyn, Busy Flash, Kiacatoo Fever Race 7: Carltonian, Opawa Light, Go Glow, Hard Questions, Know Conclusion Race 8: Go Brat, Double Speed, Zefside, Eyrewell Turbo, Torpedo Tuck Race 9: Mr. Matt, David’s Legacy, Bookie Monster, Hankenstein, Shift The Blame Race 10: Dyna Dave, Jinja Shake, Raylene, Opawa Abbie Joy, Goldstar Sydney Race 11: Sheza Rippa, Business Ethics, Mitcham Reado, Chitina Tin, Cawbourne Britty Race 12: Opawa Viking, Dyna Kushida, Nozzno Fear, Cash A Roo, Mitcham Faye

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 3 12.36pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR STAKES C0, 457m 1 64636 Pukekohe Smurf nwtd .......................H Scott 2 7 Shozip Luca nwtd............................T Patton 3 47357 Simply Music nwtd .......................... T Green 4 Call Me Leo nwtd ............................ T Green 5 Box Vacant 6 3 Thrilling Massey nwtd ..................... K Walsh 7 45523 Tuff’s My Mum nwtd ......................B Mitchell 8 Bold Diesel nwtd ............................. T Green 4 12.54pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 1 85182 Decision nwtd................................... S Clark 2 54365 Twelve Gauge 21.70 ........................M Black 3 28876 Jay Grim nwtd ................................ G Farrell 4 42864 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy 5 4F728 In Focus 21.72 P &........................ J Cleaver 6 82165 Jinja Ted nwtd ...................................E Potts 7 27383 Jinja Lad 21.72.............................R McPhee 8 13234 Kai Nan nwtd.................................. G Farrell 9 36431 Barossa 21.38 ........................... A Lawrence 10 46865 Hua Hua nwtd ..............................R McPhee 5 1.11pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C2, 375m 1 24321 Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 2 17273 Opawa Big 21.60............................ G Farrell

3 74828 Talkabout Izzy 21.33 .......................... D Ray 5 22125 Your Valentine 21.81 .........................B Craik 8 58757 Zou Star nwtd............................... H Mullane 4 85413 Millie Prince 21.65......................P Ferguson 6 54221 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 9 53875 Hey Khali nwtd U & ...........................Cottam 5 37813 Token Jasper 21.30 .......................... S Clark 7 24814 Disclaimer 21.32 .............................P Green 10 48468 Odnoc Ankie 25.85 ....................P Ferguson 6 58567 Gotcha Millie 21.55 ...................... H Mullane 8 43311 Sparta 20.81 ................................... K Walsh LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Dis7 73221 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 9 81386 Sisco Kid 21.22 ..............................C Henley tance 8 57224 Botany Wayne 21.31 .......................P Green 10 44745 Elouera Mist 21.33 .....................P Ferguson fstd - First Start This Distance 9 44436 C’est L’Amour 21.44 ..........................B Craik 8 2.04pm FARMLANDS COPRICE STAKES C1, 457m 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 1 27213 Crackling Gal 26.08 U &....................Cottam 10 76168 Grouch Pawset 21.57......................P Green 6 1.29pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT 2 36842 It’s A Stroll nwtd .............................P Henley SELECTIONS: C3, 375m 3 23775 Billy Bullet nwtd .................................H Scott Race 1: Shozip Boomer, Thrilling Ivy, Waiterimu Ripper, 1 73572 Bigtime Jacob 21.24 .................... H Mullane 4 36431 Barossa nwtd ............................ A Lawrence Bigtime Monty, Opawa Loyal 2 67412 Mobility Scooter 21.33 .....................M Black 5 4211x Isn’t She Sassy nwtd......................P Henley Race 2: Deception Diva, San Tan Samson, Smoochie, 3 22637 Stay Rich 21.52 M & ........................ J Smith 6 53638 Home Bound 26.28 R & ......................L Udy Jetsun Swan, Little Trilise 4 86761 Unconscionable 21.45 R & .................L Udy 7 21752 Kapai Tahi nwtd W & .......................T Steele Race 3: Thrilling Massey, Tuff’s My Mum, Bold Diesel, 5 16773 Jimmy’s Rocket 21.00 ...................... S Clark 8 63887 Sir Kinloch 26.03 .............................. S Clark Call Me Leo, Shozip Luca 6 11431 Jetsun Bear 21.56 ..........................G Wilson 9 46865 Hua Hua nwtd ..............................R McPhee Race 4: Jinja Ted, Decision, Kai Nan, Jinja Lad, In Focus 7 22415 Cawbourne Cool 21.40 ..............K T Herbert 10 48468 Odnoc Ankie 25.85 ....................P Ferguson Race 5: Sings Like Elvis, Token Jasper, Jetsun Jamie, 8 45616 Zugzwang nwtd .............................. S O’Neill 9 2.21pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES Gotcha Millie, Botany Wayne 9 12788 Lunch Special nwtd ...................... H Mullane C2/3, 457m Race 6: Bigtime Jacob, Jimmy’s Rocket, Cawbourne 1 86477 Opawa Jimbo 25.91 W & ................T Steele Cool, Unconscionable, Mobility Scooter 10 26584 Powerful Lomar 21.29 .......................B Craik 7 1.46pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT 2 23253 Pat Tama 25.59 ................................ S Clark Race 7: Sparta, Suspicious Minds, Fancy Fox, See Eye C4/5, 375m 3 56411 Billy Bright 26.11 ........................P Ferguson Be, Raging Demon 1 11742 Suspicious Minds 20.94 ....................B Craik 4 25236 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray Race 8: It’s A Stroll, Isn’t She Sassy, Sir Kinloch, Baros2 32233 Fancy Fox 21.25.............................C Henley 5 25772 Thrilling Jo 25.69............................. K Walsh sa, Crackling Gal 3 58145 Zipping Vito 21.46 .............................B Craik 6 7x564 Victini 25.91 ...................................C Henley Race 9: Thrilling Jo, Victini, Pat Tama, Thrilling Trev, 4 86167 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 7 22154 Thrilling Trev 25.73 .......................... K Walsh Opawa Jimbo

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): So many people push feelings to the bottom of the drawer in hopes that they’ll disappear, but of course, it doesn’t work that way. Feelings have to be felt in order to be processed.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re not afraid to jump into the action today and take responsibility for getting things done. You’re building emotional muscle and increasing capability.

The more you do, the easier it is to do more.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You could go on quietly putting up with someone’s less-than-optimum behaviour, but should you? With one small correction, you could stop it. Consider the consequences, this could be worth the risk.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When your self-control plummets (for reasons mysterious to you), you might consider going the opposite direction. Maybe you were being too strict.

Doing nothing has merits as well.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll branch out, explore, express yourself in a number of mediums, work with a variety of people. This you’re allowed to do, as everyone is -- though few will be as adventurous as you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The way you express yourself is specific to you. Certain common words just don’t suit you; there are manners and exchanges that don’t feel natural. You’re unique, and people love that about you today.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Sometimes it does feel like you’re not entirely responsible for your works, as though you’re inhabited by a mysterious self and just as surprised as anyone by what you come up with.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There’s much that needs to be accomplished, so the tone gets a little more serious than perhaps it needs to be, and someone like you has just the attitude needed to lighten things up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): While it isn’t possible to see the situation exactly as others do, attempts will bring a much-needed new angle.

(You might be surprised how rare it is that anyone tries to find a different perspective!)

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re feeling not quite your age, or rather, you’re identifying with people of different generations. and this brings a bit of welcome excitement and disarray to your day.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People will be speculating about what can and cannot be done, and today, they will be mostly wrong about this.

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You don’t have to know how a thing is made to use it well. In fact, you’ll use a certain tool differently than its creator intended, and in this way, you’re pushing the technology forward.

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

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:30 pm, yesterday 135.4 nc Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

4.09

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

5.47

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:13 pm, yesterday

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FEATHERSTON, Rev Dr David Warren (Warren) – It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected but peaceful passing of Warren at Dunedin Hospital on Sunday, March 17, 2019; in his 88th year. Beloved husband of the late Norah, loved father and father-in-law of Helen and David Hastings (Dunedin), Mark and Rolene (Lower Hutt), Ian and Cath (Mosgiel).

Dearly loved Grandad of Gordon and Jilena, Colin and Kianee, Anna, Ciaran, Ursula, and Therese, Tim and Kylie, Sarah and Kieran, Emily and Tyler and Great Grandad of Zoë, and Anthea. A service to celebrate Warren’s life will be held in the Mornington Methodist Church, corner Galloway and Whitby Streets, Dunedin at 1.30pm on SATURDAY, March 23, followed by private cremation.

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Records tumble Matthew Scammell was second in the Year 12/13 boys’ championship at the Ashburton College swimming sports on Monday.

Records tumbled when swimmers converged on the EA Networks Centre pool for the annual Ashburton College swimming sports on Monday.

The day didn’t get off to the best start, with a glitch in the electric timing system meaning those running the event had to revert to manual timing for the first time in four years, but once the action got under way, thanks to a diligent team of students lending a hand, it all went swimmingly.

There were some dominant performances by swimmers across all age groups, but the

performance of the day was that of Year 9 student Hannah King.

She won five events, claiming five new records along the way, to take out the Year 9 girls’ championship.

Not to be outdone though, Logan Scammell also won five events to take out the Year 9 boys’ championship title.

Crystal Bentley won the Year 10 girls’ championship by taking out four events, including a record-breaking effort in the 50m breaststroke, while Jesse Martin won the title for Year 10 boys with five event wins.

Low numbers in the Year 11 age

group did not detract from some strong performances.

Despite the lack of competition, Blake Farr smashed the record in the 100m freestyle (previously set by Jared Scammell in 2017) by more than two seconds.

Farr’s new time of 55.74 seconds was the fastest time for the 100m freestyle across all age groups, and it helped him to win the Year 11 boys’ championship, while Marlese Schoonderbeek was relatively unchallenged on her way to taking out the Year 11 girls’ championship.

Kelly-Anne Bentley won three events on her way to taking out

the Year 12/13 girls’ champion title, although she faced a strong challenge from Grace Adams who won the 100m breaststroke and was placed in four other events.

For the Year 12/13 boys, the champion was Josh Giles who won five events and claimed two new records in the 50m and 100m freestyle.

Jay Martin and Matthew Scammell fought hard for the runner-up tag with Scammell narrowly in front at the end.

Ashburton College also introduced three races for swimmers with disabilities this year, and the youngest swimmer – Cody

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Robin – left all challengers in his wake to win the 25m freestyle and 25m backstroke. Only Anthony van Asperen was able to keep the youngster in check, narrowly beating him to win the 25m breaststroke.

No new records were set in the day’s relay events, although Green House was just 0.09 seconds shy of the record in the senior boys’ freestyle relay.

The House Championship 8 x 25m relay was won by Orange House in fine style, but overall bragging rights on the day belonged to Red House, by just five points, from Blue House.

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