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Honouring our heroes Liberty Morgan, 5, holds up a poppy she made to commemorate the memory of her great-grandfather, Private Thomas Tilson, whose portrait features in a memorial wall at the Ashburton Museum.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

In brief

New opportunities for seniors

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

NCEA results are becoming increasingly skewed by the number of students who return for Year 13 not intending to continue on to university, says Ashburton College principal Ross Preece.

While the college’s level one and two pass rates increased in 2016, level three and university entrance rates dropped and a big player in this was students who returned for Year 13 but who did not complete the year, he said.

The college’s NCEA results were; level one, 83.8 per cent; level two, 82.1 per cent; level three, 58.4 per cent; university entrance, 43.5 per cent.

Roll figures at March are used

as NCEA candidate numbers.

Currently about 50 per cent of year 13 students did not intend to go to university, Preece said.

“As an example last year there were 12 boys who left at the end of the rugby season, others left because they got jobs or apprenticeships. We’re a community college, a community school with a significant number of students coming and going.”

Some schools were heavily focused on having a Year 13 student body that was solely university focused and that inevitably lifted achievement rates, but the college wanted to keep all students who were not in the workforce at school as long as possible, he said.

To ensure that returning stu-

dents not on an academic path had a meaningful Year 13, the college was developing a cluster of new subjects that were not on the university entrance list, but would give students level three credits.

“We’ve recognised there’s a gap. There are many students now staying on for Year 13 for a variety of reasons. It could be for sport or cultural things or it could be because they don’t know what they want to do and that’s good.

If they’re staying at school we’ve got all the support they’ll need to make informed choices.”

Those students, however, needed to be engaged in subjects that were meaningful for them but those subjects might not be mainstream, academic subjects,

Preece said.

Those courses could include building, furniture making, tourism or outdoor education.

“We look at it being better to keep these students here and to keep them supported but from a statistics point of view when they leave mid-year they stay on the books in terms of numbers, but if they find the course or the job they want we’re happy and we support this.

“We say if there are significant numbers leaving for jobs or apprenticeships it’s a cause for celebration, but statistically it hurts us.”

The expanded Year 13 curriculum would be a work in progress this year and would be ready for students in 2018.

White crosses, searchlights and 25 pounders

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

About 500 white crosses will appear in green spaces around the Ashburton District this weekend ahead of Tuesday’s Anzac Day services.

Those crosses represent soldiers from the district who gave their lives in World War One and first appeared in 2014 to mark the centenary of the start of the war.

They will make their final Anzac Day appearance next year, marking the end of the war.

The crosses were made by members of the Compulsory Military Training (CMT) and each has been sponsored by a family member.

Once Anzac Day celebrations 2018 are over those sponsors can take their crosses home.

Ashburton RSA president Maurice Baker said that preparations for this year’s Anzac Day services in Ashburton have been finalised.

At the 6.30am dawn service at Ashburton’s cenotaph, Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew will be guest speaker, with Major Andrew Kenny leading the service at the 9am Ashburton Cemetery service.

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Fire restrictions lifted Open air fires are now permitted in Ashburton District after the Mid-South Canterbury Rural Fire Authority officially lifted the remaining fire restrictions in the district last week.

The Rural Fire Authority’s decision will extend the Open Fire Season to the high country, after fire restrictions were lifted for the Ashburton plains on March 16.

“Under the Open Fire Season Status, permits are not required for open air fires, however the community should continue observing responsible fire practices,” Council Environmental Services Group Manager Jane Donaldson said.

While the Open Fire Season is now in place, Donaldson said Environment Canterbury regulations prohibiting open air fires on properties less than two hectares will remain in place.

A Restricted Fire Season had been in place throughout Mid-South Canterbury since February 28.

Winterfeed entries The clock’s ticking if you want to enter the Ashburton A&P Association’s winterfeed competition this year. Entries close April 26, with judging set down for May 8 and 9. Organisers say autumn has provided some great growing conditions so there must be some fantastic crops out there.

Boy, 12, in stolen car

Ready to roll out the district’s white crosses the represent soldiers killed in World War One, members of the Ashburton Compulsory Military Training group Wilf Belcher (left) and Colin Cross.

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the Cenotaph. This service starts with a street march from Havelock Street with this followed by the firing of a 25 pounder field gun.

This year’s civic service will

have a strong military involvement, Baker said.

Services will also be held in Rakaia, Methven, Hinds and Mayfield and at 7.30am at the Hakatere Marae.

A 12-year-old drove from Northland to Puhoi after taking a car from a Whangarei caregiver, before the car he was driving had its tyres spiked. A police spokesperson said the car was spotted about 2am on Thursday, south of Whangarei. Police were aware that a 12-year-old boy was at the wheel, and that he had taken the car from his caregivers in Whangarei shortly after midnight.

The boy was taken into custody and has been referred to Youth Aid and Oranga Tamariki.

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Family links heightened as Anzac Day comes round

By Megan gnad

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As she held a hand-made poppy up to the portrait of her greatgrandfather, Liberty Morgan beamed with pride, yesterday.

Private Thomas Tilson may have died just before she was born, but she certainly knows who he is and why this Tuesday is so important.

Five-year-old Liberty visited the Ashburton Museum yesterday to pay tribute to her greatgrandfather who appears on a memorial wall of servicemen and women to commemorate Anzac Day. Private Tilson, from Hinds, served in the 23rd Battalion during World War Two and spent time in Egypt.

His granddaughter, and Liberty’s mum, Hayley Morgan, said she had seen a picture of

burton, who served in different wars, that staff hope members of the public can identify.

“We often see lists of names of people who died, but seeing people who survived is very moving and there are personal connections,” Robinson said.

Also, included in the exhibit are items and trinkets that servicemen sent back to Ashburton people from the front.

“New Zealand soldiers travelled to countries they never expected to visit, like Egypt and France, and saw things they never expected to see, like the pyramids,” she said.

“Tourism grew and they started spending their money on sending back souvenirs.

“It’s a nice idea (to think of them) imagining home and sending pretty things back to their wives and girlfriends.”

the wall advertised and wanted to visit.

Explaining the story to her daughter was extra special and she will be following it up by taking her to the dawn service.

“I want her to recognise what he did for our country and help her understand that,” she said.

“He died just before Liberty was born. He had a great sense of humour and Christmas Day was always special because it was his birthday.”

Ashburton Museum director Tanya Robinson said the Far From You exhibition had involved a lot of research, and includes soldiers who went to war and returned, as well as those who are not usually recognised from the South African Wars.

It also features a number of unknown soldiers from Ash-

Liberty Morgan, 5, holds up a poppy she made to commemorate the memory of her great-grandfather, Private Thomas Tilson, whose portrait features in a memorial wall at the Ashburton Museum.

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Police spotlight on sports clubs

By Matt MarkhaM

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“We saw it as something we had to provide a while back and went ahead and secured a van. Everyone knows that it is there if they need it.

“You can’t really survive without it.”

Like Boag though, Brook agreed that the days of large sessions in the clubrooms were limited with the Celtic rooms also desolate by 7pm most Saturday nights.

Canterbury police said that the reason behind the operation is due to the fact that each season they see serious crashes involving sports players who are often from rural areas.

having a meal at 5.30pm.

“So, it’s more a case of where everyone is going after that than the clubrooms directly, but because they are dressed in their rugby number ones we get it.”

Celtic Rugby Club Captain, Stefan Brook said they had operated a courtesy van for close to four years now and said that it was used regularly by their players, members and supporters.

A roster was drawn up for a driver for the van each week with people from within the club taking turns to share the load.

“It’s been well used,” Brook said.

the means by which to have one, already and most had done so for quite some time.

Rakaia Rugby Club president, Mark Boag said theirs was used most weeks.

“We purchased a van to take people home and we operate it every time the club rooms are open,” he said.

“The driving responsibilities vary, sometimes we hire people to drive the van for the night or we do it within the club.

“But to be honest, our clubrooms are closed pretty early most Saturday nights. We are usually empty by about 6.30pm after

functions after spending the evening drinking according to Senior Sergeant Stephen McDaniel, Community Services Manager from Papanui Police.

“We want to see people plan ahead to ensure they have a sober driver, use courtesy vans, share the designated driver duties and look out for their friends.

“Rural community members need to start taking care of each other.”

The large number of local sporting clubs and organisations spoken to by the Guardian yesterday all stated that they had the services of a courtesy van, or had

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

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■ NEW NATIONAL CANDIDATE

‘Safe’ seat not taken for granted susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

New Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon was rubbing shoulders with New Zealand’s highest ranked politicians for years before he decided to become one himself.

Until recently the 33-year-old was a senior advisor for five years to Steven Joyce, now Minister of Finance, following being a researcher and advisor for Rodney Hide and Phil Heatley.

It was an experience in which he learned the value of what really strong and effective MPs could achieve for their areas.

He said Jo Goodhew’s announcement to stand down had come as a huge surprise and with such a significant force for Rangitata leaving Parliament, he had been motivated to throw his hat in for the candidacy.

“My concern is to see strong representation for our area continue in Parliament,” he said.

He has since signed up his Ashburton parents, accountant John Falloon and wife Shirley, as members of the party. He said they had never been politically active, although when growing up his family would have “very robust and

friendly political debates” around the dining table.

Falloon is a fourth generation Ashburtonian. He attended Allenton School, then Ashburton Intermediate, before heading off to Christchurch Boys. As a boarder, he would take any opportunity to get back to Ashburton so he could work on his dad’s cousin’s Ashburton pig farm. It was a weekend and school holiday job he loved.

“There’s not a lot of room for ego I think when you are working on a pig farm. It teaches you humility and the value of hard work,” he said.

After he left school, Falloon took a gap year pulling pints in London and backpacking around Europe.

On his return he picked up his holiday job again, and started a commerce degree at the University of Canterbury. He switched to political science after finding that was what he enjoyed studying, and graduated four years later with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science. He said studying the discipline had attracted him because he saw politics as a good way to help people.

And that is what motivated him

National’s new Rangitata candidate is Andrew Falloon.

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to this day, he saw getting into politics as a way to help people, and as an MP his goal would be to work alongside constituents.

After living and working in Wellington for the past 10 years, most recently as an associate director at the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, Falloon and wife Rose

are now planning a move back to the electorate, to Timaru. He said it was important for him to have a base in both parts of the electorate, and with his parents in Ashburton he would be able to spend a couple of nights a week in Mid Canterbury.

He is not counting his chickens

before they hatch though, and despite Rangitata traditionally being a blue electorate, he said he does not see it as a “safe” seat.

National has held the seat since its creation in 2008, and at the last election won the party vote with an over 12,000 vote majority.

Falloon said while Goodhew had achieved enormously well in previous elections, this had been through a huge amount of hard work.

“I don’t take anything for granted, I have to get out and meet people and earn their support and earn their trust,” he said.

And that’s the job he has set himself for the next five months as he gears up for election day on September 23. He is planning plenty of door knocking and will be attending community and other meetings.

He said he felt humbled to be selected by the electorate’s National members as the successful candidate from three nominees at a final selection meeting in Timaru this week. In a secret ballot he received the most votes, with the other two candidates being Henry Acland from Mt Peel and David Anderson from Timaru.

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■ ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Charging stations herald new era

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

EA Networks unveiled Mid Canterbury’s first Electric Vehicle Fast Charging site in Rakaia, yesterday.

The first of three to be opened in the district, two more are set to follow in Ashburton and Methven, with potential for more to be opened if the demand is present.

Commercial manager Jeremy Adamson said the three sites have been specifically chosen for visibility and easy access from the State Highways 1 and 77.

The Ashburton and Rakaia sites are set to fill the gap that presently exists between Timaru and Christchurch, ensuring that owners of electric vehicles will have access to the charging infrastructure along the main SH1 route.

A unique feature of the sites is that LED lights will be powered through wind and solar generators that will ensure the station is well lit at night.

EA Networks will be providing free access to the chargers for a limited time.

The charging station was formally opened by mayor Donna Favel, in conjunction with the

nationwide tour Leading The Charge. The tour is a collection of electric vehicles, such as the Tesla Model S and the BMW Iconic, that are travelling the length of New Zealand to promote electric vehicles. The group stopped to make use of the facility, before travelling on to Christchurch.

One of the many drivers taking part in the tour is Margaret Baker.

She said the cars are just great, but one problem they can have is getting “iced”.

“Getting iced is when a normal internal combustion engine car parks in one of the charging parks,” she said.

“It really is quite amazing to see, compared to last year just how many more of the charging stations there are around the place. I would say it has more than doubled in that time.”

Baker said that while the fast charge station takes approximately 30 minutes to fully charge a vehicle, they can simply be plugged in overnight and be fully charged in the morning.

“We put our cellphones on to charge now overnight and in the future we will be putting our cars on as well,” she said.

The Tesla Model S (left) and the Nissan Leaf (right) are two of the variety of electric cars touring New Zealand that can make use of the fast charge station that was opened in Rakaia yesterday.

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

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Cooking’s fun

BY MEGAN GNAD

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This year’s Rural Women’s school holiday programme was so popular it involved a waiting list.

On Thursday, 16 branch members taught 28 children the basics of food preparation at the Ashburton College food technology rooms.

Co-organiser Trish Small said they made muffins for morning tea, macaroni cheese, coleslaw and parfait for lunch and also made and decorated cupcakes.

This was the second year running for the programme and it is organised by Mid Canterbury Rural Women representing the four branches; Anama, Lynn-

ford, Seafield and Winchmore.

“From the evaluation forms, they all rated it highly and thoroughly enjoyed cooking and eating what they made,” Small said.

An emphasis was placed on personal hygiene and healthy food.

The idea was first raised in a Youth Council Forum and funding was provided by the Ashburton District Council’s community grants scheme.

“It’s an excellent opportunity for older and younger members of the community to have interaction who would otherwise not get the chance to meet,” said Small.

Above – Theo Vannini, 8, Jill Geddes, of Lynnford Rural Women, Liam Taylor, 10, Rosalyn Moore, of Lynnford Rural Women, Gabbie Tindall, 10, Riley Tindall, 12.

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Left – Briar Clark, 10, Winchmore Rural Women’s Aileen Sandrey, Laura Jensen 11, Mao Nishioka, 11.

Success for black-billed gull breeding season The Ashburton Zone Team, Forest & Bird, Mid-Canterbury 4WD Club and the Hakatere Huts community worked together to protect the Ashburton River black-billed gull population during their summer breeding season. This resulted in 60% of gulls born at the SH1 colony, reaching fledgling state.

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The initiative was established in January 2017 and matches the requirements of earthquake damaged farms with the best skilled workers to complete repair work.

Agstaff have built a strong reputation for sourcing high quality, reliable employees for every type of farming operation in Canterbury for over 15 years, and as such, they were an obvious choice to take charge of this government funded project.

As of April 13, Agstaff had provided over 50 skilled workers and volunteers to 47 farms and organised in excess of 6000 labour hours over the past 10 weeks.

There has been an outstanding amount of progress made so far, however, the initiative is far from complete.

Recent adverse weather has caused landslides, flooding, and exacerbated existing damage and more skilled workers are now needed to assist with recovery work.

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The initiative is funded with $600,000 from the government through the Ministry for Primary Industries, Federated Farmers, and Agstaff.

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$47,000 out of poc I Scams cost innocent New Zealanders millions of dollars per year, and they take a toll on victims far beyond that which can be measured in dollars.

Susan Sandys talks to an Ashburton victim.

f anyone would be likely to see through the ploys of a fraudster, it would be Kelvin Boult.

In his role as a computer repairman at his Ashburton business, he is used to dealing with scam victims on a regular basis.

Customers bring to him their locked-up computers, after having fallen for one of those calls purportedly from Microsoft, or a phishing email.

But Boult was tricked all the same, into parting with $47,000.

He thought he was buying a classic car through a reputable overseas dealer, but ended up instead allegedly falling victim to fraud and receiving threats to his safety.

It all began two years ago when his best friend introduced him to Dean, a like-minded muscle car enthusiast in Napier. Dean told Boult that if he ever wanted to import a car from America he would put him in touch with Bill Johansson of Bill’s Classic Cars.

Dean had used Johansson as a buying agent in the past, and found him reliable and reasonably priced.

Dean forwarded an email from Johansson onto Boult in July last year. It had been sent to Johansson’s private client base offering a 2012 750hp supercharged Camaro, custom built by Ron Hodgson Chevrolet.

“Dean knew it was exactly what I wanted to own, so he put me in touch with Bill Johansson, and Bill sent me all the details,” Boult recalled.

The price was $52,000, landed at Lyttelton. Johansson told Boult that if he was interested he would

need a deposit to “secure the car” as soon as possible.

Boult asked a few more questions and had Johansson send him better photos showing the car in more detail.

He also asked who would be shipping the car to New Zealand, and was told it would be a well-established shipping firm headed by a long-time friend of Johansson’s.

Boult emailed the shipper to check on the quoted freight costs and friendship claims, and the shipper confirmed Bill’s claims were accurate.

Boult deposited $2000 into Johansson’s Texas bank account on August 1, and Johansson soon confirmed the purchase and requested the balance of $45,000.

Boult deposited this into the same account on August 5. He was to retain $5000 to be paid once the car arrived at Lyttelton.

Almost immediately after making the deposit, Boult received an email which made his heart sink. It was from a close friend of Dean’s, named John, who was warning him not to send any money to Johansson. John had also bought a car from Johansson, but it had not arrived at the shipping firm. And Johannson, according to John, was making all sorts of excuses.

It was the first indication to Boult that he may have got himself into a deal that was not all that it seemed.

He sent Johansson an email querying John’s claims.

“And Bill explained that John was a very rude man and very impatient, that all was well and he assured me he was not about to

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steal my money,” Boult said.

But a week later Boult was still waiting for his vehicle, and came across something else which gave him cause for alarm.

While searching Camaros for sale on the internet, he found the car he had just purchased advertised on the internet in Canada. He contacted the seller who said they had never heard of Johansson nor his business.

Boult once again emailed Johansson and requested an explanation. But he got no more than a telling off for contacting the owner, as well as a story about the money not going to the owner’s bank directly as there was money owing on the car to a lending institution.

“But by this stage I had a bad feeling and did some more digging,” Boult said.

He checked the Texas bank account holder’s address on Google Earth and it showed an empty section. He contacted Kiwibank and requested to have his money returned, but this was unsuccessful as the funds had left the Texas account soon after they were deposited.

Meanwhile, he was receiving more disturbing emails from John, who had found Johansson was not living in the USA as he had claimed, but on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. John also said he had been talking to an Auckland property developer named Garry who had been scammed by Johansson two years ago.

Boult contacted Garry who provided him with information about the history of Johansson, including the fact that he was actually a New Zealander. He told him about an article in the Jalopy Journal car magazine 10 years ago on deals to buy cars from Johansson which had similarly fallen through and left buyers out of pocket.

Boult asked Johansson to return his money, but Johansson abused him for contacting the owner.

Johansson said he was keeping Boult’s money because the owner of the Camaro would no longer deal with him. But he told Boult if he was patient he would find another person to buy the car on his behalf then send it to him.

“I told Bill I was going to the police, then the threats started,” Boult said.

There were allegedly references to motorcycle gangs and burning down his house.

“Bill Johansson has an insane belief not only that he has a right to keep the money of people who question him, but that he is totally innocent and untouchable by law enforcement,” Boult said.

None of it stopped Boult from pursuing the matter, and on August 19 he filed a fraud complaint with the Ashburton Police.

However, detectives told him not to expect much. Boult also contacted the Australian federal police, believing they would jump at the opportunity to arrest and deport a former New Zealander, but they were not interested and

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The Camaro at the centre of the referred him back to the New Zealand police.

Boult’s own investigations have revealed that Johansson is now apparently hiding in the Sihanoukville district of Cambodia. He is not expecting to get his money back, but hopes Johansson will one day be brought to justice. Police have recently contacted Boult saying they do not have sufficient evidence to charge Johansson with fraud, and the fact that Johansson has not returned the money is a civil matter requiring a private prosecution.

Boult is considering setting up a Givealittle crowdfunding page to raise money for a private detective to locate Johansson, and a lawyer to prosecute him.

By sharing his story, Boult hopes not only to make buyers wary of Johansson, but also to raise awareness of how easy it is to fall victim to scams and fraud.

“I want to try and avoid or prevent this happening to somebody else if I can,” Boult said.

Scams took a toll on victims which could not solely be measured in terms of dollars, he said.

“When something like this happens to you it’s devastating, it’s difficult to get out of bed in the morning and face the world.

It’s like the life gets sucked out of you.”

The money for him represented many years of hard work, and losing it took away his financial security. Part of the funds had

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alleged fraud. come from selling treasured arcade machines which he had restored.

Boult was one of four classic car enthusiasts throughout New Zealand who late last year bought cars from Johansson, and are now altogether more than $200,000 out of pocket. Johansson’s Bill’s Classic Cars business does not appear to have a website, and a website of the same name is not associated with him.

The Guardian managed to contact Johansson by cellphone.

He did not want to say what country he was living in, but was happy to talk.

He said the reason the four disappointed buyers had not got their cars was they had been making threats, lied and done “untold damage” to his reputation.

Not only were there the accusations of fraud, but there had also been accusations thrown at him of being a serial murderer, drug addict and child molester.

One of the four buyers had sent out accusations of him being a con man to the couple of hundred people on his New Zealand emailing list, which had been “extremely damaging”.

The four buyers not only wanted their money back, but also $8000 debt collection fees each.

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directly. He did not think it was wrong to accept Boult’s money before securing the car, as this was common practice in the business.

Johansson said he had offered to send Boult back his money less his commission, the amount of which he could not recall, but Boult had turned this down.

Boult clarified to the Guardian that this offer had been made as Johansson was still working to source the car for him, but not afterwards. And with regard to the claim of the buyers seeking debt collection fees, this was false.

Johansson said just one of the four buyers had a valid claim, and he intended to repay him, but it was difficult to negotiate with him because the man was not speaking to him.

He also still planned to arrange shipment of one of the North Island buyers’ cars, but wanted an apology from the man first.

Johansson said nobody was taking into account his good name and that there were people buying cars from him who had dealt with him for years and only had good things to say about him.

“How would I be able to continue in this business if I was stealing from people? I have a really good reputation,” Johansson said.

“I pride myself on being more than fair, so it’s really wounding to have these sort of accusa-

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tions.”

New Zealand Police Mid Canterbury Response Manager senior sergeant Scott Banfield said police had spent significant time investigating Boult’s complaint.

But as the agreement was made with an overseas seller, police had been unable to establish that a criminal offence had occurred which could be enforced by New Zealand law. This left the complainant to rely on civil proceedings.

“We advise any New Zealand resident partaking in any international business agreement involving large amounts of money to

always engage a lawyer who can carry out due diligence,” Banfield said.

“Always follow the advice provided by that lawyer, as handing over large amounts of money in an email agreement, to any person residing overseas, can be very unsafe,” he added.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said Johansson’s activities as reported had all the hallmarks of a scam.

Consumer Protection Manager Mark Hollingsworth said online buyers can take some simple steps to protect themselves, including researching websites

before they buy and making sure the payment method is secure.

“It’s worth noting you have fewer legal rights if you buy from an overseas trader online. New Zealand law will not apply.

Check the trader’s website for their terms and conditions including their return, exchange or refund policies, complaints process, and any laws that apply when you buy from them.

You are not covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act, but you may have rights under the Fair Trading Act if they are selling into New Zealand,” Hollingsworth said.

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nzac Day provides us with an opportunity to acknowledge the incredible service of men and women, but also the chance to bring together generations.

It was special to see both young and old standing side by side around town collecting for Poppy Day yesterday as members of the RSA and Cadet Units volunteered to support a good cause.

We can only imagine some of the conversations that took place, but I’m sure they were beneficial all round.

I also had the pleasure of meeting one of our youngest Anzac supporters, five-year-old Liberty Morgan, who appears on today’s front page.

Liberty was bursting to tell me all about her great-grandfather, who is included on the Ashburton Museum’s memorial wall.

Private Thomas Tilson may have died before she was born, but Liberty smiled and twirled around the room with excitement when she spoke about him.

While too young to understand the finer details of what his service meant, somehow, she knew its importance and what a very special figure he was in her life.

This can only be achieved by families keeping memories alive and passing on knowledge and stories.

However, some for whatever reason, have slipped through the cracks, and are now in need of local families coming forward and identifying their loved ones.

As part of the Far From You exhibition, a number of unknown soldiers from Ashburton feature in the hope members of the public can fill in the gaps and provide staff with names and information.

While this will help museum records, it’s also a touching tribute families can achieve this Anzac by rehoming these heroes and acknowledge their sacrifice.

We’re also running a discussion on this very page, and would love to hear the stories and tributes from your family to commemorate this very special day.

Take the time over the weekend to share your own personal family stories with each other, too.

If they are not passed on, they are lost forever, so keep them alive as you commemorate and remember those lost, and who served, fighting for our country.

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On Tuesday, April 25 we join together to commemorate all New Zealanders killed in war and also honour our returned servicemen and women.

The date itself marks the anniversary of the landing of the Anzacs – New Zealand and Australian soldiers – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915, but many conflicts have taken place since then.

Does Anzac Day hold the same meaning for you as it did for previous generations?

Do you attend dawn services and ceremonies, or do you choose to mark it in a different way?

We’re interested in hearing your stories, memories, tributes and reflections to commemorate this very special day.

Get involved, by commenting below and voting in our poll at www.guardianonline.co.nz

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She was supported and joined by school principal Peter Livingstone, with the pair donating money they raised to the Children’s Cancer Foundation.

Here are some comments shared to our Facebook page, expressing Courtney’s thanks to the community and support she received.

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n the UK, Prime Minister, Teresa May, has called a snap election, to be held on Thursday, June 8. On that day, she hopes to become PM in her own right, with a mandate from the people with which she can tackle the fall-out from Brexit and a lot of other “curly” problems besides.

Since her sudden elevation to the top job, on the back of the hurried exit of her, broken, predecessor, David Cameron, she has lacked the specific authority to take on the post-Brexit imbroglio. Now, if she wins on June 8, as she confidently expects to, she can then make a clarion call for nation-wide unity, in and out of Parliament, and get on with the ultimately thorny task of unravelling Britain’s forty-four year membership of the European Union (EU).

Prime Ministers, who suddenly have “greatness thrust upon them” after years of loyal service in a lower capacity, understandably don’t wish to be seen just as a fill-in for a leader now vanquished, whatever the reason for his (usually “his”) before-time resignation, and comfortable to use his mandate until, in the fullness of time, it expires. They wish to be seen as Prime Minister in both name and status.

Over the years, the “SnapElection” option has been used not only for cementing in office an hitherto unelected leader but also as a political weapon by the party in power to “pull a fast one” on the Opposition.

However – and this is the point I am at last getting to – is that recent decisions on this issue in this

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country, seem to have made such a facility less and less likely to be employed. This is because it appears now almost to have become a tradition – begun by the always mega popular, John Key – that the person on the ninth floor of the Beehive announces the date of the next election many months before it is due. Thus, we have known since February 1 this year, when Mr English declared – with accompanying fanfare – that our 2017 General Election was to be held on Saturday, September 23.

He then justified this firm date on all sorts of “sensible” and significant grounds some of which referred to “certainty”, “planning” and “good house-keeping”, and even more thoughtful comments to that effect.

So, apparently, no catching Labour “on the hop” in Aotearoa, New Zealand; the famous “level playing field” must always prevail.

Thus, National commits itself to that date regardless of how the opinion polls may be trending in late winter, and Sept 23rd approaches. That is undoubtedly a particularly noble manner in which to go about the democratic process but is it really necessary? Isn’t one of the built-in advantages of being the party in power supposed to be the right to choose the moment to present

yourself again to the people as you attempt to prolong your period in office, and outflank your opponents – red, green, black and white, and any other hue in between – in the process. Precisely, in fact, what Mrs May has done.

I’m sure many of us “longer in the tooth” voters remember, with a proverbially, “wry” smile of nostalgia, when that political power-house, Sir (or just plain Mr, as he was then) Robert Muldoon tried it on in 1986 in a desperate attempt to derail David Lange’s inevitable progress to power. The only snag with that move – or the way Rob initiated it – as I recall, was that the PM was about eight sheets to the wind when he made it! His television interview on the subject – as again, I am sure I remember – was one of national embarrassment. It certainly did nothing even to slow Mr Lange’s march to victory.

His use of the Snap Election option, therefore, can be counted an abject failure. That though does not mean that in other, surer, sober hands it cannot be an effective parliamentary weapon.

It seems a pity our last two Prime Ministers have wished to “distance themselves from it” – as the modern expression to cover such events now has it.

In my opinion, the date of the next election should remain in the gift of the Prime Minister of the day. As it is, we can certainly feel the slow swirl of the September election beginning to flutter through the falling autumn leaves.

How else would one assess the huge pay rise now to be awarded to rest home carers and those in

CONTACTS allied industries? $2 billion would seem to be an overdue recognition of the unsung but vital work such people do. Will it, though, now be followed by equally justified claims from other professions, nursing for example?

How, also, is Dr Smith going to answer the crunch question which, as the election approaches he can no longer fudge; where are the houses in Aotearoa, New Zealand, where these much better paid people can actually live and afford to buy. Mr English and his team have to find an answer to that by a very definite date.

If the PM hadn’t long ago ruled out the Snap Election option he would have had much greater flexibility as he sought to find a convincing answer to the question, which would satisfy the electorate-at-large.

Elsewhere, the Trump tank bumps on. Mr Spicer, the “Spokesman” denies Hitler ever used poison gas, Ms Kellyanne Conway, the Presidential “Counsellor”, declares the President will not be publishing his tax return because “people aren’t interested”, while the President himself has obviously found the nuclear launch console Mrs Clinton was always afraid he would.

Now it’s our turn to be afraid.

Afraid, very afraid.

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We all need a purpose and direction in life I magine removing all the street signs and road markings from the streets and roads in the Ashburton District.

No warning signs to slow down at dangerous curves, no give way sign, stop signs or speed limits.

Would the streets be safer?

Yet as I sat in the public meeting on April 20 listening to the frustrated residents and business owners express their concerns and ideas, it became obvious – the unthinkable has been done. The street signs, road markings, and warning signs HAVE been removed. And what is more frustrating is that no one seems to notice – or if they do, no one would directly mention it!

Two people indirectly, maybe unknowingly, tried to get the multitudes to consider ...

The Associate Justice Minister mentioned the absence of a

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“moral compass” in the lives of the teenagers who have caused such uproar in our community.

Another man read some quotes from troubled youth around the country. The quotes brought out an important theme – did anyone notice it? These children are looking for a place to belong, purpose in life and DIRECTION! But the road signs have been removed! Magnetic true north has been removed, the compass is non-functional. Who would do such a thing? We need to find the culprit and make them pay!

Where are they?

Look in the mirror!

Ask yourself some important questions. Have you permitted the philosophy that truth is what you believe it to be?

Everyone is entitled to their own truth. There is no standard of right and wrong.

Have you accepted the philosophy that your children should “Follow their heart,” “Do what seems right to you,” “If it makes you happy...,” “You deserve it!” ?

Have you allowed your children to be taught that there is no God, No higher power to whom we are accountable; you are only accountable to yourself, do what is best for your situation?

If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, you took down the road signs! You destroyed the moral compass! God has been thrown out, the Bible has been ignored. The Truths that once established a True magnetic North have been nullified over a period

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of several generations ... And we wonder why we are seeing so many more young people “off the rails,” so many parents who do not know how to “train up a child in the way he should go”.

No God, No purpose, No accountability, No rules, No peace.

“Every man [doing] that which is right in his own eyes,” and we see the results.

Our Creator gave us so much more, we really are without excuse.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. (Proverbs 9:9,10) Help me put the signs back up!

Mike Grove is Pastor of the Victory Baptist Church of Ashburton

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The calm before the murderous storm The Gallipoli campaign was not New Zealand’s first engagement in World War One, but it became the most defining.

One hundred years ago today, thousands of New Zealand and Australian troops rushed a Turkish beach as part of a militarily dubious effort that, despite untold heroism, ended in failure. Today, the Guardian looks back at the earliest beginnings of Anzac.

In the Ashburton Guardian on Monday 26, 1915 there were few warnings of a calm before the storm.

There was news of a successful rabbit shoot in the Valetta district – good sized animals showed the rabbits were not starving even if some of the sheep were – while anglers were getting good bags of not-so-big fish in the last days of the season.

The district was preparing for a carnival to raise funds for the relief of war-torn Belgium, workers at the Fairfield freezing works were preparing for a fancy dress ball at the Theatre Royal and Robert Galbraith – who stood for “sane progress” – was squaring off against Henry Davis for the Ashburton Borough mayoralty.

But the war that New Zealand entered in August 1914 still raged overseas and the cable pages were still dominated by news of the Empire’s exploits in the Western Theatre in their battle against German and her aggressive allies.

Gallipoli and the Anzacs would

be soon forever bonded as twin forces that helped define a plucky little nation of loyal British sons. But, on the cable pages, the only hint of the gathering storm was a short report – buried amongst the other war news – of a “decisive action” having started in the Dardanelles.

This marked the start of the Gallipoli Peninsula landings

which,

by Tuesday, were reported in a short cable as an ongoing action involving the landing of British troops hotly opposed by the enemy. And still, no word that of the New Zealanders that were already dying at what became known as Anzac Cove.

The Australian and New Zealand New Zealand division – the Anzacs – landed on the Turkish

beach on April 25, as part of an ill-fated offensive that was supposed to help unlock the path to Constantinople and remove the Ottoman Empire from the war.

The British and French naval fleet had failed to blast its way through the Dardanelles Strait and so a force of 75,000 troops was dispatched to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula, destroy coastal defences and open the strait.

New Zealanders and Australians, who had been training in Egypt for action on the Western Front, would comprise roughly half the men in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. By January 1916, when the forces were withdrawn, 2779 New Zealanders would be among the more than 44,000 Allied men, and perhaps more than 87,000 Ottoman Empire men, killed across the peninsula.

From Mid Canterbury, there was no way of knowing how tragic the battle would become.

In fact, the earliest days of the

engagement were marked with stories of courage and words of patriotic fervour and militaristic enthusiasm.

News of the Anzacs – scant as it was – was finally published in the Guardian on April 29. The capitalised headline read NEW ZEALANDERS IN ACTION; TAKE PART IN DARDENELLES OPERATION; DISPLAY SPLENDID GALLANTRY. There were few details but that did not matter: Premier William Massey had read a cable that said His Majesty’s Government offered its warmest congratulations on the “splendid gallantry and magnificent achievement of your Contingent in the successful operations in the Dardanelles”.

Mr Massey told the crowd outside Parliament that there were no details as to the New Zealanders’ achievements but that it “was clear that the New Zealand troops had been privileged to take part in a very important engagement” and that they “had distinguished themselves, just as was predicted

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That was the tenor of the news devoured by Mid Cantabrians for reporting during the early days of the campaign. On May 1, the news from the Gallipoli was still patchy but a cable from London detailed where the Allies landed

Aug 29 New Zealand captures German Samoa

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and said the New Zealanders and Australians had pushed on with the utmost of boldness; that they fought with fine spirit and determination and had defeated every attempt by the Turkish to beat them.

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the Guardian and many brave letter writers from encouraging more men to enlist. With just one casualty confirmed by cable – and a sense that New Zealand was finally doing its bit – it was still a rousing adventure.

Stirring headlines graced cable columns still economical with details of the campaign for many days afterwards. They described troops as fighting for king and country, and of colonials that “make good”. There were reports of the positive way the British newspapers wrote about the New Zealanders and Australians but the casualty lists soon dominated the reports. The first list was published in the Guardian on May 4. The headline said FALL IN NOBLE CAUSE; THREE ASHBURTONIANS INCLUDED and the long, two-column list detailed the 10 dead and the injuries inflicted on the 107 wounded. Private C.F. Reid, of Ashburton, had a wounded thigh; the macabre list included amputations.

The lists were published as they were released by the government, which was most days in the early throes of the Gallipoli campaign.

They were prominently displayed – often as the first column, or even two, of the long series of stories from the many different theatres of the European war.

Casualties were listed by battalion and the wounded and dead were tallied in what, to modern eyes, looked very similar to a cricket scorecard.

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from page 3 They were not always accurate, the information was not always timely and the task of identifying which casualties were locals was difficult. Local men enlisted in different towns and some enlisted in Australia – and communication between the front line and military chiefs was fraught.

The Guardian reported what it believed was THE FIRST ASHBURTON DEATH on May 14. Sergeant B.B. Wood was an obliging and courteous salesman at his uncle’s shop and a valued member of the local Shakespeare club.

Later, it emerged other Mid Cantabrians had died on the first day of the landing.

The local casualty list continued to grow: on May 24, it was reported that one-time accountant Wilfred Dove had been killed and that Borough School’s flag would fly at half-mast for former dux G.T. Hayes, after a list that included eight more Ashburton names.

A month after the first report of the landings was published in the Guardian it was obvious that the sides were in stalemate that would exact a terrible toll.

British and later, French forces made the main landing at Cape Helles on the southern tip of Gallipoli, while the Anzacs landed midway up the peninsula.

They landed on a rugged stretch of coastline, below a range defended by two infantry companies and an artillery battery. They were 2km north of the flat land on which

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The area the Anzacs came to occupy was very small – less than six square kilometres – and very narrow. At most, the distance from the front line and the beach was slightly more than 900 metres There were few reliable descriptive details in newspapers for a long time after the landings, so Mid Cantabrians had no way of knowing that bullets and bombs rained from cliffs, cutting apart waves of men who rushed a beach on which there were few places to hide.

Men rowed and waded through the surf and through bodies, to a beach littered with the dead and dying, where the sand danced from the impact of bullets and shrapnel tore fragile bodies to shreds.

They pushed on but were met by an infantry regiment that pushed them back and near defeat.

The men could not be evacuated so they dug in for what became months of fruitless trench warfare, defending a front line from Courtney’s Post to Walker’s Ridge.

A catalogue of disaster followed.

Throughout May, thousands of Anzacs were killed in unsuccessful pushes – and relatively successful defences – in their sector. The New Zealand Infantry Brigade suffered 835 casualties in a daytime raid in which 6500 Allied men were killed or wounded – all for 500m – after they were ferried to Heles, to help attack a town called Krithia.

Back at Walker’s Ridge, there were enormous casualties when 40,000 Ottoman troops attacked the Anzac perimeter in mid-May.

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More than 3000 Ottoman bodies carpeted no-man’s-land until a day-long truce to bury the dead. A month later, a report in the Guardian described the consuming smell.

From August 6, there was a push to capture some of the strategic

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high points on the Sari Bair Range.

The Wellington Battalion captured one of the objectives, Chunuk Bair, in what became one of the New Zealand force’s most famous successes. It was held for two days until the Turkish defenders drove

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off the British troops who relived the New Zealanders’ position.

The campaign continued to exert its toll. On August 21, the depleted Canterbury and Otago Mounted Rifles regiments supported the British attack at Suvla with

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May 7 The liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat Apr 25 Allied troops land in Gallipoli

May 23 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

Sep 25 Start of the Battle of Loos, a British attack on German positions in northern France

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ANZAC DAY FEATURE ing 200 New Zealanders. The attack at Suvla also failed.

Historians say the New Zealand infantry and mounted brigades were effectively destroyed as fighting forces over three weeks of costly fighting. About 4000 surviving Anzacs were sent to the Greek Island of Lemnos to rest in mid-September. At full strength they would have numbered 18,000.

The weather was worsening when they returned to the peninsula for the final weeks of what was, by now, a disastrous campaign in the backwater of the war.

The scorching heat of summer was replaced with rain, snow and wind. Packed like sardines in narrow trenches and makeshift bivvies, water shortages, poor food and poor sanitation – and unburied bodies and swarms of diseasecarrying flies – meant soldiers began to come down with diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid.

Soldiers’ diaries complained the conditions took lives as efficiently as bullets and lamented how difficult it was to get supplies safely to the beach.

Years later, the Ashburton Page 4 Guardian reported how returned soldiers remembered the stench of the dead from the unburied corpses on no man’s land. Rotting corpses and body waste supported disease and made an environment where the trenches came within 5m of each other, in places, even more oppressive.

The evacuation of Anzac and Suvla was completed on December 20, 1915.

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By then, frostbite and hyporthermia were growing, as was the size and strength of the Ottoman defence.

The campaign did not have any significant impact on the outcome of World War One – the Western Front, where the Anzacs would soon fight, was critical – but it had a profound impact on the people back home.

Newspapers wrote about New Zealand, the Empire’s cub, proving a worthy opponent of tyranny.

Over time, the campaign helped foster a growing sense of national identity. It was regarded as the place where New Zealand came of age.

Ashburton and Methven had their first Anzac Day commemorations over 100 years ago. In Ashburton, the Guardian reported all businesses were closed and there was bunting on shop fronts as the procession including two bands, returned servicemen, soldiers and scouts made its way to the domain for a service and speeches.

It was a large gathering, boosted by many people who came to town for the occasion.

The Mayor, R. Galbraith – who was elected as the Gallipoli campaign raged – said the turnout was a sign of appreciation “of the gallant service of our lads”.

They honoured “the brave deeds for liberty and justice” and “mourned the noble lads who fell”.

“God bless the men of Anzac for the noble part they took on that memorable day,” he said.

“For the love of King and country.”

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Dec 20 The Allies evacuate the Anzac Cove and Suvla areas

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What is Anzac?

■ Anzac is the acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

■ The corps was created when, in December 1914, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the Australian Imperial Force in Egypt were placed under the command of Lieutenant General William Birdwood.

■ The New Zealanders and Australians did not want to lose their separate identities, so “Australasian Corps” was replaced with Anzac.

■ The word was soon used to describe all New Zealand and Australian soldiers who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

■ Eventually, it came to mean any Australian or New Zealand soldier.

Anzac Day ■ The first Anzac Day was April 25, 1916. A half day holiday was declared and there were processions of returned and serving personnel, followed by church services and public meetings.

■ The first was very patriotic and mournful of the dead. In peace, it became a sacred, secular day.

■ In 1920, April 25 was declared a holiday and it became a full public holiday in 1922.

■ Public war memorials erected in the 1920s increasingly inds istrict ews becameinds the focusistrict for services.ews ■ The dawn parade was an Australian idea widely adopted in New Zealand from 1939.

■ The number of marchers grew as returned servicemen became more interested. Anzac Day was like an annual reunion.

■ It was a day to mark all New Zealand’s wars from the Second World War. ■ The Poppy, a symbol of remembrance all over the world, became common to mark Anzac Day from the 1920s.

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Remembering other wars – Malaya, When most people think of Anzac Day they think of Gallipoli and then battle fields of World War One and Two. But New Zealand soldiers have also fought in other wars, and they too are part of the Anzac Day remembrance.

The Malayan Emergency, Korean War and Vietnam saw thousands of New Zealanders head into Asia to fight, many to die, many to be injured and most to return home changed men and women.

Among the numbers who spent war years in jungle war fare were a number of people from the Ashburton District and they and their families continue to observance an Anzac Day that has a special significance in their lives.

Sailors from the HMNZS Taranaki, and anti Vietnam war protesters, at the opening of Parliament in Wellington.

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The Malayan Emergency (1948–60) This conflict arose out of an attempt by the Malayan Communist Party to overthrow the British colonial administration of Malaya.

Over the 12 years of conflict, New Zealand soldiers, sailors and airmen made a significant contribution to the Commonwealth effort to defeat the communist insurgency.

The Emergency was declared on June 18 1948, in response to the murder of three British planters in northern Malaya and by the end of 1960, about 4000 New Zealand servicemen had been involved.

Fifteen had lost their lives.

New Zealand first became involved in emergency operations in 1949, when a flight of 41 Squadron Dakotas were deployed to Singapore as communist victories in mainland China appeared to threaten Hong Kong.

New Zealand became more directly involved in Emergency operations in 1955 after deciding to contribute forces to the British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve.

The Reserve’s primary roles were to deter communist aggression in South-east Asia, and to respond swiftly if deterrence failed. As a secondary role, the forces commit-

ted to the Reserve were to participate in actions against the guerrillas in Malaya.

The RNZAF units in the Strategic Reserve were also operating against the guerrillas and while the effectiveness of air strikes against jungle targets was inevitably limited, they provided much valuable experience for the pilots.

For the New Zealand Army, with its experience of jungle warfare limited to a few small actions during the Second World War, the operations in Malaya were a new departure and provided opportunities to develop different skills that were to lay the foundations for service in the Vietnam War.

New Zealand military forces were involved in Korea from 1950 to 1957. First, they took part in the United Nations ‘police action’ to repel Communist North Korea’s invasion of its southern neighbour. Better known as the Korean War, this conflict lasted from June 25 1950 to July 27 1953, when an armistice was agreed. A reduced New Zealand force then remained in Korea in a garrison role until the last troops were finally withdrawn in 1957.

Kayforce, under the UN Command was made up of 4700 New Zealanders; 47 of those lost their lives. The armistice was signed in July, 1954

The Korean War (1950 – 1957)

Vietnam War (1963 – 1975)

With the defeat of Japan in 1945 and the ensuing imbalance of military power in the region, North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950.

When the United Nations called for assistance to support the South, the New Zealand Government initially sent a frigate. In July 1950, the Government decreed that an artillery regiment would be sent as NZ’s contribution to ground forces, and 16 Field Regiment RNZA was formed.

More than 3000 New Zealand military and civilian personnel served in Vietnam between 1963 and 1975.

At its peak in 1968, New Zealand’s military force numbered only 548. Of those, 37 men died while on active service and 187 were wounded. Two civilians serving with the surgical and Red Cross teams also lost their lives.

The Vietnam War was fought between the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North

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In May 1965, Prime Minister

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Mar 15 Tsar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate as political unrest grows in Russia Feb 1 Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign resumes having ceased from September 1915 due to outrage from neutral countries

Jun 7 Battle of Messines begins Apr 6 USA declares was on Germany

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Korea and Vietnam

Keith Holyoake announced that New Zealand would send a combat unit to join the United States-led coalition in Vietnam.

Up until then, New Zealand’s contribution to the conflict had been restricted to humanitarian aid and development assistance.

This was the first war in which New Zealand did not fight alongside its traditional ally, Great Britain. Instead, our participation reflected this country’s increasingly strong defence ties with the United States and Australia.

New Zealand’s involvement in

Vietnam was highly controversial and attracted protest and condemnation at home and abroad.

For a growing number of New Zealanders, their country’s involvement created enormous political and public debate about New Zealand’s foreign policy and place in the world.

From the mid-1960s, an organised anti-Vietnam War movement challenged the whole philosophy underlying New Zealand’s national security policies, and the benefits and consequences of its alliances.

In the early 1970s thousands of people in major centres marched in protest against the war.

For those who served in Vietnam, the war left a searing legacy.

New Zealand Vietnam veterans had to adjust to various consequences of fighting in an unpopular war.

In the post war years there was on going anger from veterans at perceived official and public indifference to the physical and psychological problems experienced by so many of their number who were exposed to Agent Orange or who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Another source of bitterness has been the sense that, unlike Second World War veterans, they did not receive adequate recognition for their professional service in a demanding theatre of operations.

Above - Steve Weir and Dan Riddiford during their visit to Vietnam.

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Left - Maori gun crew serving in Korea, during the Korean War. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs.

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The Veteran

We came upon him sitting in the sun, blinded by war and left.

And past the fence there came young soldiers from the hand and flower, asking advice of his experience.

And he said this, and that, and told them tales, and all the nightmares of each empty head blew into air; then, hearing us beside, ‘Poor chaps, how’d they know what it’s like?’ he said.

And we stood there, and watched him as he sat, turning his sockets where they went away, until it came to one of us to ask ‘And you’re - how old?’

‘Nineteen, the third of May.’

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Aug 8 The ‘black day of the German Army’ as the Allies advance. German Army begins to collapse

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1917 Headstone, Muddy Progress 1917 is, for New Zealanders, synonymous with Passchendaele. Muddy Progress refers to the quagmire at Passchendaele and at other battles that took place in 1917. The month of August had seen near-continuous rain which when combined with constant artillery shelling meant that both men and horses had to struggle knee-deep through ever-present mud. Large guns and tanks simply bogged down.

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Dec 17 Armistice between Germany and Russia comes into effect

Mar 21 Germany launches the first of series of Spring Offensives which the Allies eventually counter successfully

The ANZAC Commemorative Medallion Belonging to Private Allott Thwaites Heseltine (Ashburton) of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion who fought in Gallipoli in 1915

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Now the diary lies forgotten.

And the raging battles are silent in the mists of the past.

Another unsung hero who fought so long for freedom, rests in that God given rest of peace at last.

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Willie Howe, pictured with Dick Wright, taken during town leave at Armentieres, July 15 1916 or thereabouts.

Wright was later killed at the Battle of Messines, June 7 1917. Officially, John Claude Wright, interred at the Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial in Belgium.

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Only a very small percentage of New Zealanders saw service in France and Belgium. The New Zealand Division paid a heavy price for the failure of the Gallipoli campaign. In France and Belgium, with the Canadian and Australian Divisions it became a spearhead division. Here for three more bloody years, our small national army learnt well the full meaning of ‘attrition’.

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The main design on the medallion depicts Simpson and his donkey carrying a wounded soldier, an iconic image of the ANZAC experience at Gallipoli.

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Sep 19 Ottoman forces routed in Battle of Megiddo, Palestine

Oct 30 Ottoman Empire signs armistice Oct 4 Germany approaches United States to discuss an armistice but fighting continues

Nov 11 Germany signs an armistice with the Allies - the end of fighting in the First World War Nov 3 Austria-Hungary signs armistice

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July 1916 Monday, July 3 A lovely day, but a lot of H.E’s19 over during the day. Also rifle, grenades. Jack Barrington was killed20 and Jack Butterworth wounded also Jim McKone. Capt. Morpeth came around and told us to expect the Germans over. Everything frightfully quiet until just on 11.30pm when they opened fire with H.Es, bombs, minna, R.Gs21 shells of all calibre everything.

Saw their signals go up miles behind their trenches. It was hell on earth until 11.30pm when they stopped. Bill Mold got a piece in the back while reaching for a flare. Not too bad though.

The concussion was something awful. Spud Murray went away with a piece in the hand early in the evening. Later, the 16th Gun team was blown up, with the exception of Jim McCload who made himself scarce previously. We found that out later. We had another strafe later on - chiefly their 22lb bombs which we had never experienced before.

Fred McCorkey was at first reported killed, but it turned out later he’d gone away just after the team was blown up. Bill Lucas, Bill McCleod and Dick Daly went mad with concussion; Dick was blind.

Afterwards they had a stretcher and Harold assisted in carrying Dick down, MacArthur turned up a couple of hours after everything was over. Our old platoon in the 15th got an awful smacking up 16 left out of 44! Half of the ones that were left had been buried, and dug out again. Saw the remainder the next morning, all terribly shaken.

Of the bombers who went out in front, Geo Groves was the only one to return and he came in wounded. Pat O’Donnell was found dead.

Five others missing, including Corporal Best - Stubbing and Joe Murphy of the Auckland’s. The Auckland casualties were a bit over 20 for the night.

Capt. Morpeth was the only officer wounded. A compound fracture above the knee.

19 High-explosives 20 Private Albert John Barrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barrington, of Huanui Station, Tolaga Bay, Uawa, New Zealand. Interred at Bonjean.

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Aug 5, 1914 Governor-General Lord Liverpool announces that New Zealand is at war

Dec 3, 1914 NZEF disembarks at Alexandria, Egypt to begin training

Oct 16, 1914 New Zealand Expeditionary Force leaves Wellington

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Jul, 1915 The Maori Contingent is despatched to Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915 Anzac troops land at Ari Burnu (Anzac cove)

Dec 20, 1915 Evacuation of Anzac troops from Gallipoli

Aug 8, 1915 Wellington Battalion captures Chunuk Bar

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Break of day in the trenches Isaac Rosenberg

Of the original Lewis Gun team, by the end of 1916 nearly all were dead. Back row: Bill Mold (deceased, see 16.9.16), Bill Terry, H Pilkington (wounded and evacuated).

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The darkness crumbles away — It is the same old druid time as ever.

Only a live thing leaps my hand — A queer sardonic rat — As I pull the parapet’s poppy To stick behind my ear.

Droll rat, they would shoot you if they knew Your cosmopolitan sympathies.

Now you have touched this English hand You will do the same to a German — Soon, no doubt, if it be your pleasure To cross the sleeping green between.

It seems you inwardly grin as you pass Strong eyes, fine limbs, haughty athletes Less chanced than you for life, Bonds to the whims of murder, Sprawled in the bowels of the earth, The tom fields of France.

What do you see in our eyes At the shrieking iron and flame Hurled through still heavens?

What quaver — what heart aghast?

Poppies whose roots are in man’s veins Drop, and are ever dropping; But mine in my ear is safe, Just a little white with the dust.

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■ RUGBY

Clash of the titans A top of the table clash will highlight the action in the Michael Duff Memorial Senior B Rugby competition today.

After a week off over Easter, the competition resumes for round three with two of the competition’s unbeaten sides, Allenton and Southern, set to battle it out at Mayfield.

Southern have looked strong so far with a big win against Methven in the opening round and then they claimed the Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup when they beat Mt Somers two weeks ago.

Allenton have produced strong wins against Mt Somers and Rakaia to start their season and will be looking to build on that heading into their biggest challenge of the season thus far against a Pirates side which

boasts plenty of experience.

Neighbours Collegiate and Celtic will also battle it out at the Collegiate grounds, with the hosts also unbeaten through two games.

They’ve recorded wins against Rakaia and then Hampstead while Celtic have a win against Methven next to their name to show for their efforts.

Country bedfellows, Methven and Mt Somers, will lock horns in a traditional grudge match at the Methven Domain with both sides keen to get their first win of the season on the board.

The draw: Collegiate v Celtic – Collegiate 1, Methven v Mt Somers – Methven 1, Rakaia v Hampstead – Rakaia 1, Southern v Allenton – Mayfield 1.

All games 1pm.

Scott Robertson tional players and some form players who have scored lots of tries so it will be a good contest.”

Super Rugby’s convoluted nature has meant the Crusad-

The Southern Senior B boys will tackle Allenton today.

ers haven’t played the men from Cape Town since early 2014, where they came away with a 1413 win at home.

Second-five eighth Ryan Crotty returns from injury for the match and will partner Jack Goodhue in the midfield as they lock horns with the inexperienced Stormers pairing of EW Viljoen and Daniel du Plessis, who have had a strong start to the season in place of established pair Damian de Allende and Juan de Jongh.

Crotty is looking forward to the midfield battle and playing inside his younger team-mate Goodhue.

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really seems to faze him out there.

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The Lions inflicted the Stormers’ first defeat last week as they dominated up front and Crotty said that is a key area again this week.

“They (Lions) were physical and their line speed was good.

“Defensively they were sharp and they won the breakdown.

“It’s a key area. You can’t play fancy rugby if you don’t win the contacts. Our forwards will look after that.”

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Francis ‘ecstatic’ when Jones’ call proves genuine Blues first five-eighth Piers Francis has revealed he didn’t believe it was the real Eddie Jones when the England coach called him early on Tuesday morning to tell him he was named in the latest England squad.

Francis, who will be leaving the Blues to play for Northampton at the end of the season, was

overnight named in England’s 31-man squad to tour Argentina in June.

With 16 English players named in the British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand, Jones has called on Francis for a potential test debut during the two-match series.

Francis said he first thought

Gatland ‘anti-Scottish’ Lions legend Ian McLauchlan has accused Warren Gatland of being anti-Scottish after he named a squad featuring just two Scots despite their country’s Six Nations wins over Wales, who have 12 tourists, and Ireland, who have 11.

McLauchlan, who was a mainstay of the 1971 Lions, the last British or Irish party to win a series in New Zealand, also claimed this could be the last Lions tour because English clubs are no longer prepared to lose their best players for so long.

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Consistency the key

Crusaders wary of Stormers challenge Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says his side are prepared for a physical contest when they clash with the Stormers in Christchurch tonight.

Watching the Stormers impressive and physical win over the Chiefs a fortnight ago gave his side a good idea of the challenge that awaits them this weekend, Robertson said.

“They know they’re going to have to play like that if they are going to come here and beat Kiwi teams so it was a good viewing for us as it has got us prepared in that we need to have our mindset bang on.

“They’ve got a lot of interna-

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the phone call was friends playing a joke on him.

“He rang me two days ago, Tuesday morning about 5am.

“It was a bit surreal.

I wasn’t quite sure if it was the right Eddie Jones to be honest.

“I had to call a few people to make sure that it was,” Francis said.

Francis said that it wasn’t until Jones got in contact with Auckland Blues coach Tana Umaga and Umaga texted him with his congratulations that he finally believed the international callup was real.

“After I found that out I was ecstatic to be honest,” he added.

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More of the same will be the call for the Black Ferns Sevens as they seek another Cup victory in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu this weekend. Last month in Las Vegas, New Zealand crushed their Australian rivals, the Rio Olympic gold medallists, 28-5 in the final to take a six-point lead with three tournaments left to play in the 2016-17 World Series. They have made just one change from that squad, with Rebekah CorderoTufuga replacing Terina Te Tamaki.

Lyric Faleafaga of St Mary’s College in Wellington comes into the squad for the first time as a travelling reserve, but the 17-yearold will not miss any of the school term as we are in the midst of holidays.

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Brown wants patience Highlanders coach Tony Brown is reminding his players nothing comes easily as they aim to make the Sunwolves’ trip to New Zealand as difficult as possible. Fresh off the bye, the in-form New Zealand Super Rugby side host the struggling Japanese outfit in Invercargill today. It represents another taxing assignment for the Filo Tiatia-coached Sunwolves, who are coming off a 50-3 hammering from the Crusaders in Christchurch.

However, Brown resisted the chance to rest a number of regular starters and develop some depth.

He wants patience and discipline to be the bedrock of their performance.

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Chiefs rest Hames Chiefs prop Kane Hames is being rested for the Super Rugby clash with the Western Force in Perth as he battles to overcome a shoulder injury. The one-test All Black has been replaced by Siegfried Fisi’ihoi at loose head, with assistant coach Neil Barnes saying the Chiefs didn’t want to risk him. “Kane’s had a bit of a niggle for a while now and Ziggy has been playing well, so we’ve given him an opportunity to start,” he said.

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In brief Lowndes, Coulthard crash Craig Lowndes and Fabian Coulthard have crashed just seconds apart in practice for the Supercars meet on Phillip Island.

Both men walked away from their impacts but their teams have plenty of thinking to do ahead of an expected wet race meet. With the chequered flag flying from the first practice session, Lowndes’ Commodore was thrown into the air after a high-speed impact with a tyre wall. A tyre appeared to blow on the the veteran Triple Eight driver, who was unfazed by the dramatic crash.

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Time for excuses over Wayne Carey says it’s time for West Coast to put up or shut up, claiming the Eagles risk being AFL also-rans if they can’t beat struggling Hawthorn at the MCG. West Coast have lost four of their past five matches at the MCG, including an 11-point loss to Richmond a fortnight ago. Sunday’s match against Hawthorn will be the last time West Coast play at the MCG before finals, placing extra importance on the game. Carey said the time for excuses at West Coast are over.

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Bucks crush Raptors Southern’s Shannon Vidler looks to the post in her side’s match against Lincoln University on Thursday night.

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■ NETBALL

Tough round for local teams The new Inter-Centre premier netball competition lived up to all expectations when it got under way on Thursday night, with the Mid Canterbury teams having a tough first outing.

The new format sees games played both at home and away for the first six weeks of competition, with teams from all over Canterbury involved to help expose players to a higher level of netball.

To kick off the season, Southern were the first to host a home game at the EA Networks Centre, taking on the fast and slick Lincoln University girls.

The visitors led from the outset to win 56-36, using their height and aerial skills to their advantage.

While the scoreboard wasn’t in their favour, Southern coach Karilyn Witterick said there were a number of positives to take out of the match for her team.

“To stay within 20 goals of such a fit and aerial team is a real positive and we worked hard throughout the game and didn’t give up.

“We had patches of brilliance and opened up the court well but we did have to work hard for all our ball,” she said.

Their first experience of 15 minute quarters was also tough and began to tell in the third, before they pulled together in the final quarter to win that 13 goals to 10.

It was a tough first week for the Ashburton teams on the road as well.

Methven were beaten by Kaiapoi 37-18 after a court mixup delayed the start of their game at the Bishopdale YMCA, where United had earlier gone down to Greenpark 43-19.

In the final away game played at Villa Maria, Halswell beat Ashburton College 63-28.

In the only local derby of the first round, Celtic beat Hampstead 47-21 after a strong second half effort.

They were up at the first quarter by only 8-7 but their experience started to show and they found their rhythm in the third quarter to take it to 32-17, before pulling away in the last.

In Premier 2, Rakaia A had a strong win over Celtic C 41-21, while the other two games were much closer with Hampstead B beating Allenton A 25-21 and Celtic B proving too good for Ashburton College Senior B 3128.

Aussie netballers threaten strike action Super Netball players will consider industrial action after former national captain Kathryn Harby-Williams failed in her bid for re-election to the Netball Australia board.

The Australian Netball Players’ Association have canvassed the idea of striking from Super Netball games, making themselves unavailable for Diamonds duty and forming a rebel competition if Harby-Williams didn’t retain her position.

“I’m sure the players want to play and I’m sure they are concerned about the fans,” NA director Geoff Parmenter said after the annual general meeting in Canberra.

The ANPA lobbied this week for

Harby-Williams to be re-elected, stating in a letter to NA chair Paolina Hunt that she was the mostqualified candidate.

It was their non-negotiable position she be re-elected and if that didn’t happen the players would lose confidence in the people entrusted to select the NA board.

They were angry former board chair Anne-Marie Corboy was dumped at a special general meeting called by the member organisations last week, describing it as an inexcusable lack of judgment.

They wanted independent directors who were not aligned to member associations.

Cheryl McCormack, Marcia Ella-

Duncan, and Susan Comerford were appointed to the board of directors, following the vote at yesterday’s AGM. McCormack and Ella-Duncan will commence three-year terms, with Comerford appointed for one-year, filling a casual vacancy caused by Corboy’s removal from the Board.

“We are confident that our board of directors has a dynamic combination of experience,” Hunt said in an NA statement.

“Now that the vote has been determined, we are ready to move forward collectively and focus on creating the best outcomes for our sport.”

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Kathryn Harby-Williams

Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd has showered praise on Australians Matthew Dellavedova and Thon Maker after they played key roles in dismantling the Toronto Raptors to take a 2-1 lead in their NBA playoff series.

The Bucks, playing in front of a boisterous home crowd for the first time in the series, crushed the Raptors 104-77 yesterday and need just two more wins to move on to the second round.

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Rollins in one-year ban Sally Pearson has firmed as the favourite for the 100m hurdles at the world championships in London after rival and Olympic champion Brianna Rollins was given a 12-month ban for missing drugs tests. The United States Anti-Doping Agency says Rio Olympics gold medallist Rollins missed three drugs tests last year and has been punished for whereabouts failures. The pair’s heated rivalry began when the American relegated Pearson to silver at the 2013 world championships.

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Red Devils through Manchester United needed an extra-time winner from Marcus Rashford to defeat Anderlecht 2-1 at Old Trafford yesterday and move into the last four of the Europa League with a 3-2 aggregate victory. While the victory keeps open a possible path to next season’s Champions League for Jose Mourinho’s side, it came at a high price with defender Marcos Rojo and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic both suffering possibly serious knee injuries.

United are joined in the last four

by Celta Vigo, who eliminated Mat Ryan’s Genk, Ajax and Olympique Lyon. Lyon needed a penalty shootout to defeat Besiktas after the teams ended 2-2 on the night while Ajax lost 3-2 to Schalke but progressed 4-3 on aggregate.

Vigo and Genk drew 1-1 but the Spaniards advanced 4-3.

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Warriors block out Foran talk

BY DALE BUDGE The Warriors players have blocked out the speculation around Kieran Foran’s playing future by concentrating on Tuesday’s clash with the table-topping Storm in Melbourne.

While the club’s front office works through the permutations of life with or without off-contract starts, including halves Foran, Shaun Johnson and prop Ben Matulino, coach Stephen Kearney has ensured his troops are thinking football first.

Kearney has spoken to his players about not getting too caught up in the rumour mill around contract discussions with a number of the game’s most highly-regarded players that has dominated newspaper columns this week.

“Within the team, we haven’t really talked about it all,” veteran forward Simon Mannering said.

“You wouldn’t even know amongst the group.

“It is part of our work and everyone has probably gone through it from time to time – this year more than ever.

“For the guys involved – no one has really talked about it or mentioned it.”

Mannering admitted that Kearney had spoken to the players about the situation.

“He has said it is a part of our job – the guys that need to think about it are dealing with it but we put it to one side.

“We have a pretty special occasion to deal with Tuesday and all our focus is on that.”

Mannering spoke about what it means to play on a day that has so much history and meaning to Australians and New Zealanders.

“It is more to just savour the occasion – there are only two games on the day - so it is pretty lucky to be able to play on Anzac Day and to play a great side like Melbourne is a cool challenge.”

Coach Kearney is happy to take plenty out of the side’s last-start loss to the Raiders in Canberra.

“We challenged really well for 40 minutes in the first half and had a couple of opportunities come our way in the back end of that first half,” Kearney said.

“It would have set ourselves up for the second half.

“I just thought we lost our way a bit with

Weekend Sports Box A look ahead to the sporting weekend, with a glance back over the shoulder at the week that was.

On the couch From a sporting perspective, there’s not much out of the norm this weekend on the box and as we have proclaimed (on more than one occasion) we are diehard Highlanders supporters here at Sports Box so it looks like, by default, our on the couch suggestion is the potential massacre of the Sunwolves tonight down south. Everyone loves a bit of running rugby and we should get that based on what the visitors were like against the Crusaders last weekend.

Out and about

Kieran Foran our ball control in the second half and didn’t continue to maintain pressure on the Raiders.

“That’s been the focus for us all week and part of the review process.”

The Storm are coming off a win in which they conceded 26 points – a rarity for the Craig Bellamy-coached outfits.

The team has talked about really tightening up their defence this week but Kearney isn’t too worried about what his opponents are doing.

“Regardless of what they’ve come off the back of or where they’re at – it is a real opportunity for us to focus on our performance.”

Meanwhile Warriors boss Jim Doyle says Canterbury counterpart Raelene Castle has told him the Bulldogs have yet to sign Kieran Foran.

Warriors chief executive Jim Doyle hasn’t given up hope of re-signing his star fiveeighth beyond the end of this NRL season.

Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods is also believed to be heading to the Bulldogs, however Doyle squashed suggestions Foran is certain to depart.

“I got a text message from the Bulldogs CEO after midnight last night saying, ‘Despite what’s on the back page of the newspaper, we’ve got no agreement with Kieran.

We’ve got no contract with Kieran Foran’,” Doyle said yesterday.

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Mid Canterbury’s premier football team get their season back under way, finally, this afternoon on the Ashburton domain.

After a loss in their first game and then no football due to weather and then a public holiday – the beginning has been quite disjointed. But they’re back on track today against FC Twenty 11 in front of the Hockey Pavilion so get down and give them a cheer. Kick-off is 2.30pm.

Weekend punt Success on Easter Cup night at Addington with Pirate Bay leading all the way in the last to win at the not quite so juicy odds we predicted, but success is success. We

shall head to Rangiora tomorrow for this weekend’s investment and have a wee each-way wager on the North Island visitor in Race 6 – Sexy Rexy. He looks the goods and should pay a nice price.

Quick quiz Yesterday’s Guardian featured a story on senior rugby and made mention of the current leading points scorer in Senior Combined Country Rugby from Mid Canterbury. Who was it and for the bonus points, how many points has he scored?

The gambler $100 Multi wins $7409.00 – How’s this for a bet? This punter would have been sweating after the Reds gave up a massive lead early in the second half, but did well to recover, as did the Rebels who caused a late game boilover against the Brumbies.

Reds v Kings Tri-Bet: Reds 8 & Over @ $1.22, Blues v Hurricanes Winning Team & Margin: Hurricanes 12 & Under @ $2.55, Crusaders v Sunwolves Winning Team & Margin: Crusaders 13 & Over @ $1.08, Rebels v Brumbies Winning Team & Margin: Rebels 12 & Under @ $5.00, Cambridge Dogs, R10, Thurs 13 April - Final Fld Win: Storm Warning @ $3.00, Cheetahs v Chiefs Tri-Bet: Chiefs 8 & Over @ $1.47.

Pic of the week …

Albert the Alligator, official mascot for the University of Florida, used some heads-up baseball to save a young fan from being struck by a foul ball. Albert played the hero during Florida’s clash over North Florida. With a foul ball looking to land near a young boy, Albert put his outfit on the line and took a blow to the head.

Quick Quiz Answer: Nathan McCloy (50 points)

Tigers face Knights-like rebuild

BY MATT ENCARNACION Balmain legend Ben Elias says players come and go all the time – it just might take a while for them to make their way to Concord.

Elias has compared the Wests Tigers’ looming rebuild to current NRL stragglers Newcastle after reports star duo Aaron Woods and James Tedesco are set to move to rival NRL clubs.

Hours after Tigers coach Ivan Cleary on Thursday publicly set a 24-hour deadline on the pair to accept new deals, Woods and Tedesco are understood to have agreed to switch clubs.

“Sadly, three of the juniors that we’ve nurtured and brought through the system, are sadly gone in one fell swoop. One stroke of a pen,” Elias said. “That’s extremely disappointing for the fans, spon-

sors and most importantly the club.”

And the former NSW State of Origin rake believes the pain could reverberate for some time as the club recovers from the loss of their star trio.

Five-eighth Mitchell Moses is also believed to already have signed with Parramatta, leaving halfback Luke Brooks as the only member of the so-called ‘Big Four’ to stay on at the club.

The Tigers now face the challenge of luring marquee names to a franchise that hasn’t played finals football since 2011 – a drought second only to Parramatta.

“This is like Newcastle,” Elias said.

“It’s going to take a while. We’ve invested in these kids for a while and suddenly they’re not there. We’ve lost two club captains now in 12 months. That hurts. The club’s still there, which is the most important thing.

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Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Danielle Johnson will be trying to win the $200,000 Manco Easter Stakes aboard Chocante at Ellerslie today.

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Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 22 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.49am ELLERSLIE’S IRISH RACEDAY 27TH MAY 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 70x9x Pinko Moon (5) 58.5.............T Newman (a4) 2 38352 Under Wraps b (2) 58..................... J Parkes 3 727 Quintos (4) 58 ....................................M Hills 4 Tarantino (6) 58 ......................... M D Plessis 5 2x2 Smart Thinking b (11) 56.5 ......... D Johnson 6 057x6 August Edition (10) 56.5..................A Collett 7 2 Fullinbloom (12) 56 .......................M McNab 8 2x Sanction b (9) 56............................. C Grylls 9 6. Our Showgirl (13) 56 .................S McKay (a) 10 47x98 Amour La Vie (7) 56 11 L’Escalier Rose (8) 56 ...............T Wenn (a3) 12 Rocette Lady (1) 56 ...................M Cameron 13 7. Soul Survivor (3) 56 .......................... V Gatu 2 12.24pm ELLERSLIES MID-WINTER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 27TH, $10,000, MAIDEN 2-Y-O, 1200m 1 252 Ottavio (3) 57.5 ............................... C Grylls 2 45x El Torcido (6) 57.5 ........................... S Spratt 3 4 Ohceedee (4) 57.5 ..........................A Collett 4 Embellish (5) 57.5 .........................O Bosson 5 Not Usual Trip (2) 57.5 ...............M Cameron 6 Jimmy Rocket (7) 57.5 ...................V Colgan 7 Espoir (8) 55.5 ............................ D Johnson 8 Walkin’ By (1) 55.5 ............................L Innes 3 12.59pm DREAM BEDS 1200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 1x70x Brilliant Shine (2) 63.5............... M D Plessis 2 1430x Fire Jet tdm (7) 59.5...................D Prastiyou 3 54647 Somethingvain t (4) 57.5 ................. S Spratt 4 01114 Ferrando tdm (5) 56.5 ..................... C Grylls 5 23830 Latin Rose (6) 54.5 .......................M McNab 6 1353x He’s Cavalier tm (9) 54.5........J Fawcett (a4) 7 50457 Nomisma td (8) 54 ............................L Innes 8 13435 All Torn Up d (3) 54 ..................... D Johnson 9 80231 Terrifique td (1) 54 .....................S McKay (a) 4 1.34pm VRC TROPHY $40,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 2200m 1 08452 Matimba t (7) 60 ...............S Weatherley (a2) 2 71001 Mangaroa Flo Jo tm (5) 54.........A Jones (a) 3 23099 Zafrenzy t (4) 53.5...........................A Collett

4 370x0 Late Decision (1) 53.5 ..................... S Spratt 5 11253 Sacred Shot t (6) 53 .................... D Johnson 6 50008 Smedley tm (10) 53 .............Z N Azman (a3) 7 32144 Cherry Bay td (2) 53...................M Coleman 8 61037 Dalezinga t (3) 53......................T Wenn (a3) 9 16922 Uabasso (8) 53 ...........................T Thornton 10 76020 Neala t (9) 53 ............................ M D Plessis 5 2.09pm DIAMOND LODGE CHAMPAGNE STAKES (Listed) $50,000, 2YO SW, 1600m 1 11 Qiji Phoenix t (5) 56.5 .......................L Innes 2 252 Ottavio (8) 56.5 .............................. J Parkes 3 42 Weather With You (1) 56.5 ............O Bosson 4 657 Scott Base (6) 56.5 ................... M D Plessis 5 94383 Aquamosa (4) 54.5 ....................M Cameron 6 274 Miss Foxy Gal (2) 54.5 .................... C Grylls 7 5x5 Reliably Perky (7) 54.5 ....................A Collett 8 70x6 Valetina Vittoria (3) 54.5 .................. S Spratt 6 2.44 MARKS EWEN FASTTRACK $5K 1400 $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1400m 1 7x154 Mystery Show (3) 57.5 ................ D Johnson 2 54528 Irish Mist m (1) 57.5 .......................V Colgan 3 46354 O’Guy td (10) 57.5 .......................... S Spratt 4 264x1 Decades m (8) 57.5 ........................ C Grylls 5 x2174 Don Blanco (2) 57.5 ......................M McNab 6 21563 Neeson db (9) 57.5 ....................M Coleman 7 24177 Elusive Empire db (13) 57.5 ............A Collett 8 17046 Foreigner d (7) 57.5 ......................O Bosson 9 00371 Orphea (6) 56.5.................................L Innes 10 66 Silver Sasanof 56 ......................... Scratched 11 61253 Milly Moo m (5) 55.5 ...................T Thornton 12 13262 Monrecour (11) 55.5 .................S McKay (a) 13 7453x Cortado tb (4) 55.5.................... M D Plessis 14 1 Deals In Heels dm (12) 55.5 ......M Cameron 7 3.19pm MADISON QUALITEX 1600 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 57313 Tommyra d (13) 59.5 .......................A Collett 2 918x9 Bee Tee Junior tdm (9) 58 3 76582 Doiknowyou tdm (8) 57.5 ..............O Bosson 4 015x8 El Corby dm (10) 57.5 .........Z N Azman (a3) 5 60105 Greencast d (15) 57.5 ................M Cameron 6 9x821 Loriggio dm (4) 56 ..................... M D Plessis 7 8170x Street Smart t (16) 56 .................... J Parkes 8 21481 Ulysses td (11) 56 .......................T Thornton 9 57146 Waipipi Lad dm (5) 56 ......S Weatherley (a2) 10 11881 Keely Be (6) 55.5 .......................M Coleman 11 16374 Lucky Sweep td (7) 55 .................... S Spratt 12 1305x Monarch Chimes mb (1) 55 ..........M McNab

2 38x95 Richie McHorse td (4) 60 ................ C Grylls 3 x7485 Silencer (17) 60..........................G Cooksley 4 5412 My Pride And Joy (3) 59.5 .........M Coleman 5 10501 Wrangler m (13) 59.5 ......................A Collett 8 3.54 VALACHI DOWNS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES 6 24x14 Big Mike (5) 59 ..................................L Innes 7 40010 Chancery td (23) 59 ...................A Jones (a) (G2) $100,000, 3YO SW, 2100m 8 70x51 Impulsive Habit m (14) 58.5 ............ S Spratt 1 12261 Charles Road (3) 56.5..................... C Grylls 9 1 Newton d (8) 58.5 .........................O Bosson 2 12111 Tavidream t (9) 56.5 ........................A Collett 3 10311 Comin’through td (8) 56.5 .................L Innes 10 6170x Arite Guru (7) 58.5 .....................A Sims (a3) 4 18712 Camino Rocoso tb (10) 56.5 .........O Bosson 11 78717 Maximillien d (12) 58.5 ...................V Colgan 5 x9136 Gorbachev (13) 56.5 ...................... J Parkes 12 62030 Team Pete td (6) 58.5..........A Schwerin (a2) 6 33411 Shadows (11) 56.5 .......................... S Spratt 13 0814x Unveiling d (9) 58.5 ..........S Weatherley (a2) 7 65174 The Cossack (2) 56.5 ....................M McNab 14 1180x Keep Carmen Carion d (24) 58 .S McKay (a) 8 321 Artaxerxes m (5) 56.5 ........................M Hills 15 92763 Swinging Skirts (1) 58 ............... M D Plessis 9 0x721 Touch Of Silver t (6) 56.5 ...........M Cameron 16 33303 Showpin b (18) 57.5 10 6x534 Bojangles m (4) 56.5 ..................D Prastiyou 17 01520 Demelza d (11) 56.5 ................... D Johnson 11 23136 Jake The Muss b (7) 56.5............ D Johnson 18 7x441 Sisterella (2) 56.5 .......................M Cameron 12 14120 Dreamcrafter (1) 54.5.................M Coleman 19 71306 Cochise (15) 58 13 43155 Veearma tdm (12) 54.5 ............. M D Plessis 20 x6130 Gardenier (19) 55.5.......................M McNab 9 4.31pm MANCO EASTER STAKES (G2) $200,000, 21 76220 Tatters b (10) 55.5 22 25076 High Class (16) 55 OPN-SW&P, 1600m 1 x4803 Sound Proposition td (2) 58 .......M Coleman 23 92x60 Youwantmore m (21) 55 2 22621 All Roads d (8) 57 .........................O Bosson 24 4964x Daniece dm (20) 54.5 3 30802 Watch This Space dm (12) 57 ......... C Grylls Emergencies: Cochise, Gardenier, Tatters, High Class, 4 100x4 Battle Time dm (5) 57.........................M Hills Youwantmore, Daniece 5 21154 Consensus td (14) 56......................A Collett Blinkers on: Amour La Vie (R1), Orphea (R6), Buy Me 6 45126 Scapolo dmb (9) 56 7 14255 Natuzzi td (7) 56.............................V Colgan A Rock (R7), Gorbachev, Bojangles (R8), Gardenier 8 42514 Our King Sway dm (18) 56 .........A Jones (a) (R10) 9 121x3 Chocante d (16) 56 ..................... D Johnson Blinkers off: El Torcido (R2), Late Decision (R4), Miss 10 420x3 El Pescado tdm (15) 55...............T Thornton Foxy Gal (R5), Irish Mist (R6) 11 18114 Shadow Fox b (10) 55 ........S Weatherley (a) Winkers on: Soul Survivor (R1), El Torcido (R2), Sa12 91985 Trojan Warrior d (20) 55 .................. S Spratt cred Shot (R4), Miss Foxy Gal (R5) 13 75275 Prince Of Passion tm (4) 55 ..........M McNab Winkers off: Orphea (R6), Street Smart (R7) 14 11211 Hiflyer dm (3) 55 ............................ J Parkes SELECTIONS 15 47x31 Seventh Up tdm (13) 55 .............G Cooksley 16 56097 Farm Boy td (11) 55 ...................D Prastiyou Race 1: Pinko Moon, Smart Thinking, Quintos, Fullinbloom Race 2: Embellish, Ottavio, Not Usual Trip, Espoir, El Torcido 17 32122 Go Nicholas tb (17) 55 .............. M D Plessis Race 3: Nomisma, Ferrando, Fire Jet, Terrifique, All Torn Up 18 11x11 Let Me Roar (6) 53 .....................M Cameron Race 4: Sacred Shot, Mangaroa Flo Jo, Late Decision, Matimba 19 1515L Marky Mark td (1) 55 .........................L Innes Race 5: Qiji Phoenix, Miss Foxy Gal, Aquamosa, Ottavio 20 15511 Sultan Of Swing td (19) 55 Race 6: Mystery Show, Neeson, Monrecour, Cortado, Irish Mist Emergencies: Marky Mark, Sultan Of Swing Race 7: Loriggio, Keely Be, Tommyra, Waipipi Lad, Saffron Lady 13 14 15 16

x1x04 Tomelilla (12) 54.5....................... D Johnson 19026 Buy Me A Rock d (2) 54 ....................L Innes x5191 Kolee d (3) 54......................... K Cowan (a4) 26971 Saffron Lady d (14) 54 .................... C Grylls

10 5.06pm WHITE REFRIGERATION 1600 $20,000, Race 8: Camino Rocoso, Comin’through, Jake The Muss Race 9: Consensus, Let Me Roar, Hiflyer, Scapolo, Trojan Warrior Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 200x7 No Need m (22) 60 .....................T Thornton Race 10: Big Mike, Impulsive Habit, Demelza, Swinging Skirts

Wellington gallops Today at Trentham Raceway

Wellington RC Venue: Trentham Meeting Date: 22 Apr 2017 2 27382 Paddy Bourke db (1) 59 ................M Tanaka 1 26668 Wiggle tdm (1) 59................. S MacNab (a3) NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 3 21110 Travimyfriend td (7) 59 ...................H Tinsley 2 10175 Captain Lincoln tdm (7) 58 ..............J Riddell 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 3 98489 Big Dreamer d (5) 55 ....................M Tanaka 4 1204x Manhattan Street dmb (5) 58 ..........J Riddell 4 12077 Sanjara tdm (4) 54 ................ H Andrew (a3) 5 6x00x Altius td (3) 58 1 12.00pm (NZT) HARRISONS CARPET ONE HANDI5 82243 Crackling Rosie td (9) 54...................L Hemi 6 7054x Malacanto dm (2) 55.5 ................ R Hannam CAP $25,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m 6 62511 Our Bandit td (8) 54 ......................L Allpress 7 40615 Yemanya d (4) 54 ......................A Chan (a3) 1 49300 King Kamada t (4) 59 ........................L Hemi 2 25823 Bella’s Delight m (5) 54 .................L Allpress 4 1.44pm RAT TAT PLATE $20,000, 3YO SW+P, 1600m 7 2621x Vitalia (3) 54 ................................ R Hannam 8 95415 O’Ceirins Whisper d (2) 54 ........A Chan (a3) 1 311 Malfarious tdm (2) 58.5 .................L Allpress 3 08x56 Zartan tdm (2) 54 .....................M Singh (a3) 9 40x83 Keilib d (6) 54 ....................R Goldsbury (a2) 2 01305 Battle Tank (4) 57.5 .........................J Riddell 4 35422 Dr Watson (1) 54 ......................... R Hannam 3 15481 Rosetta d (3) 56.5 ................. H Andrew (a3) 7 3.32 SPORTING TOURS MELBOURNE CUP TOUR 5 32331 Eva Jensine d (6) 54 ................. D Hirini (a2) HANDICAP $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 4 45032 Pierian Spring (5) 56 6 50648 Bang (3) 54 .......................... S MacNab (a3) 1 21x4 High Quality m (4) 59 .....................H Tinsley 1 Jessiegee (1) 55.5 ...................... R Hannam 2 12.34pm VISION ENHANCEMENT - AUDIO VISUAL 5 2 28431 Prodigal Son m (5) 59 .......... S MacNab (a3) 6 90x49 Sophia Magia tm (6) 55.5..........A Chan (a3) SPECIALISTS $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 560x9 Wentworth (9) 58.5 .......................M Tanaka 5 2.23 HAPPY 40TH JOSH DAWSON MAIDEN $10,000, 3 72078 Dal Sir Tee tm (3) 58.5 ..................L Allpress 4 x0x05 The Orange Pony (9) 58.5 R Goldsbury (a2) 2 8. I’m Horace (8) 58 ........................ R Hannam MAIDEN, 1600m 5 300x8 Carnaby tdm (8) 58 .........................J Riddell 1 x2943 Canny Magic (6) 58.5.....................H Tinsley 3 Our Dynamite (3) 58 .....................L Allpress 6 0x398 Glengoyne m (7) 57 .................. D Hirini (a2) 2 70x64 Tiger Cafe (5) 58.5 ...................M Singh (a3) 4 Casallena (2) 56.5................ S MacNab (a3) 7 x2951 Rusty In Melbourne d (10) 56.5 ........L Hemi 3 x0089 Class Above (2) 58.5.....................M Tanaka 5 007x Kini Marie (5) 56.5..................... D Hirini (a2) 8 40231 Shonali m (6) 56.5.........................M Tanaka 4 x0043 Exonerate (3) 58 ...........................L Allpress 6 Margaux Glas (4) 56.5 ......................L Hemi 9 47105 Blackgammon (1) 56 ................... R Hannam 5 2705 Cullen Bohannon (8) 58 .............. R Hannam 7 x8403 Destiny One (7) 56 6 000x Lincoln’s Ace (1) 56.5........................L Hemi 10 38384 Savannah Gem tdh (2) 55 ..... H Andrew (a3) 8 x486x Lucky Dreamer (1) 56 ........... H Andrew (a3) 7 969x0 Volacapri (4) 56.5 ..............R Goldsbury (a2) 8 4.07 REGISTER FOR PUNTERS CHALLENGE 27TH 9 586. Drappier (6) 56 ..........................A Chan (a3) 3 Sweet Treat (7) 56 ................. H Andrew (a3) MAY HANDICAP $20,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1000m 3 1.09pm THE HANLEY FORMULA AUTUMN SPRINT 8 6 2.57pm KILBIRNIE SPORTS HANDICAP $25,000, 1 x1562 Vatican News b (4) 59 ....................H Tinsley QUALIFIER $22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 2 83134 St Regis (14) 58.5 ...........................J Riddell 1 4173x Lord Beaver dm (6) 59 ..................L Allpress Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m

M3 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 23 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.04pm PUMP AND ENGINEERING SPRINT C3, 318m 1 54462 Tumbalaioo 18.52 G H & ......... PC Ferguson 2 35317 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 3 13635 Saint Sassy 18.62 ......................D Schofield 4 52882 Made Time 18.31 ............................S Codlin 5 31321 Kapai Lana 18.64 R & .........................L Udy 6 52751 Imperial Court 18.75 .......................P Green 7 71613 Call My Name 18.51 .........................B Craik 8 72113 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 9 62776 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 10 88558 Little Kiwi 18.54 B & ........................... Steele 2 1.22pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C0, 318m 1 83 Space Oddity nwtd ............................B Craik 2 1 Bigtime Sophie nwtd ..........................L Cole 3 56634 Victini nwtd ........................................C Hore 4 36854 Shazza’s Boy nwtd ............................G Hunt 5 78378 Howlin’ Ace nwtd .............................S Codlin 6 Sings Like Elvis nwtd ....................... S Clark 7 45354 Tynecastle Flyer nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 8 26286 Ken Wilde nwtd ............................ H Mullane 9 45576 Twelve Gauge nwtd B & ..................... Steele 10 66876 Minute Sixteen nwtd..........................G Hunt 3 1.39pm DOGZONE STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 34131 Yooldome 30.82 .........................D Schofield 2 34152 Electric Dee Eye 30.89 ...................P Green 3 28F85 Zipping Link 30.53......................D Schofield 4 47818 Scott The Looks 30.62 U & ...............Cottam 5 31687 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 6 32547 Multicam Ranger 30.76 ..............D Schofield

3 175. High Distinction d (12) 58......... D Danis (a4) 4 169x Chester Carlson (5) 57.5...............L Allpress 5 4078x Talk The Torque tm (3) 57.5 ...... D Hirini (a2) 6 3775x Veracious tmb (10) 57 .......R Goldsbury (a2) 7 1 Exceptional (11) 56.5 ................A Chan (a3) 8 85x1. Margot (7) 56.5 9 3x606 Aryacrazy (8) 56.5.............................L Hemi 10 x373x Indian Maid (6) 56.5 .................... R Hannam 11 30527 Toulouse m (9) 56.5 .............. H Andrew (a3) 12 x106x Lady Pinot d (2) 56........................M Tanaka 13 0x529 Lord Ascot (13) 56 ............... S MacNab (a3) 14 750x6 Redefine (1) 56 ..................... N Teeluck (a2) Blinkers on: Sophia Magia (R4), Class Above, Lincoln’s Ace (R5), Glengoyne, Savannah Gem (R7), Redefine (R8) Blinkers off: Bella’s Delight, Bang (R1), Drappier (R2), Chester Carlson (R8) Winkers off: Class Above (R5) SELECTIONS

Race 1: King Kamada, Bella’s Delight, Zartan, Eva Jensine, Dr Watson Race 2: Destiny One, Casallena, Lucky Dreamer, Drappier Race 3: Lord Beaver, Manhattan Street, Paddy Bourke, Yemanya Race 4: Malfarious, Jessiegee, Battle Tank, Pierian Spring Race 5: Canny Magic, Cullen Bohannon, Exonerate, Sweet Treat Race 6: Captain Lincoln, Our Bandit, Vitalia, Keilib Race 7: The Orange Pony, Rusty In Melbourne, High Quality Race 8: Exceptional, Chester Carlson, St Regis, Lady Pinot

Robbie Hannam is down to pilot Dr Watson in the first on the card at Trentham today.

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium 7 18141 Fair Parade 30.99......................... H Mullane 8 82335 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 9 17577 Bold Sassy 31.30 .......................D Schofield 10 1717 Winsome Dash nwtd W & ...............T Steele 4 1.57 DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT C0, 318m 1 73324 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 2 3x Vanos nwtd .................................. H Mullane 3 32675 Bodyguard nwtd ................................B Craik 4 F8 He’s A Sharkie nwtd R & .............N O’Regan 5 74322 Bigtime Sassy nwtd...........................B Bond 6 44523 Make It Snow nwtd ............................B Craik 7 52728 Was Just Saying nwtd R & ..................L Udy 8 Atomic Missile nwtd ......................... S Clark 9 86645 It’s All Me nwtd ..................................G Hunt 10 7547 Knock Knock Mary nwtd R & ......N O’Regan 5 2.14pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 1 NZRSq, 527m 1 12 Bigtime Phantom nwtd .......................L Cole 2 24721 Princess Alea 31.42 ..........................C Hore 3 76688 Conquest Girl 31.41 W & ................T Steele 4 3548x Thrilling Evie 30.98 R & ......................L Udy 5 42547 Opawa Lass nwtd L & ........................ Wales 6 21234 Opawa Plum nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 7 13527 Stranger Things nwtd ........................B Craik 8 Kuri Pai nwtd ................................ H Mullane 9 45576 Twelve Gauge nwtd B & ..................... Steele 10 Bigtime JayJay nwtd...........................L Cole 6 2.32pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 2 NZRSq, 527m 1 64422 Rocky McAwesome nwtd U & ...........Cottam 2 711 Jinja Bella nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 3 32221 Bigtime Basher nwtd ..........................L Cole 4 55653 Zimmer Frame 30.77 R &....................L Udy

4 41744 Carluke 18.97 R &.......................N O’Regan 5 56564 Opawa Alex nwtd L & ......................... Wales 5 22374 Pat Not Plait 18.92 .........................P Henley 6 12311 Bigtime Flyer nwtd .............................L Cole 6 13583 King Shaq 18.96 ............................. T Green 7 46765 Opawa Mine nwtd L & ........................ Wales 7 58285 Scott A Motor 18.86 ..........................G Hunt 8 27128 Jetsun Stampede 31.39 .................G Wilson 8 86256 Travis Bickle nwtd............................P Green 9 86645 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 9 62878 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 10 45576 Twelve Gauge nwtd B & ..................... Steele 7 2.49pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 3 NZ- 10 54775 Willi Gas It 18.80 ........................ G Pomeroy 10 3.42 $2500 BONUS QUADDIE SPRINT C3/4, 318m RSq, 527m 1 47424 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 1 76734 Jinja Heart 30.92 W & .....................T Steele 2 537F8 Fresco Star 18.55......................... H Mullane 2 1F121 Beautiful Boy 31.45 ...........................B Craik 3 44657 Effective Power 18.31 .................. H Mullane 3 2131 Bigtime MacDaddy nwtd ....................L Cole 4 414F6 Eva Diva 18.38 ...........................D Schofield 4 63632 Opawa Judy nwtd L & ........................ Wales 5 85111 Alex Attack 18.38 U & .......................Cottam 5 26351 Fushidara 31.29 .............................. L Martin 6 27787 Just As Gentle 18.50..................M Mathews 6 6668F Jetsun Jamie 31.26 ........................G Wilson 7 26333 God Particle nwtd............................P Green 7 Wairoa Jacko nwtd ....................... H Mullane 8 88518 Up High 18.47 ...................................G Hunt 8 86314 Opawa Sophie nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 9 64666 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 9 Bigtime JayJay nwtd...........................L Cole 10 7547 Knock Knock Mary nwtd R & ......N O’Regan 10 46578 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 8 3.07pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 4 NZ- 11 3.59pm PLASTERBOARD STAKES C3/4, 527m RSq, 527m 1 37461 Our Heisenberg 30.49.......................B Craik 1 31 Bigtime Sugar nwtd ............................L Cole 2 66736 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 2 461x3 Opawa Denise nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 3 x8356 Yap’s Me Mum 30.26 ..................D Schofield 3 56444 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 4 52158 Triple Parked 30.51 .......................... S Clark 4 872Fx Opawa Faith nwtd L & ........................ Wales 5 33574 Westworld 30.57 ...............................B Craik 5 54774 Opawa Penny nwtd ...................... H Mullane 6 11132 Jimmy’s Rocket 30.62 ...................... S Clark 6 66563 Bloomingdales 30.97 ........................B Craik 7 46627 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 7 4627 Bigtime Paddy nwtd ...........................L Cole 8 56121 Clockwise Rap 30.54 ......................P Green 8 55223 Opawa Val nwtd L & ........................... Wales 9 44223 Miss Velocette 30.36 ...................L Laagland 9 7547 Knock Knock Mary nwtd R & ......N O’Regan 10 81443 Opawa Velocette 31.02 W &............T Steele 10 86645 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 12 4.17 GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C2, 318m 9 3.24pm AGRC REWARDS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 31324 Kawaii 18.70......................................B Craik 1 78323 Southern Blue nwtd...........................C Hore 2 56523 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 2 5F884 Krampus 19.11..................................B Craik 3 22187 Hey Khali 18.67 U &..........................Cottam 3 42447 Lethal Action nwtd........................ H Mullane 4 52156 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver

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35724 Mega Munchies 18.70 U &................Cottam 11112 Irinka Darcy 18.51 ...........................S Codlin 56112 On Fleek 18.65 .................................B Craik 22553 All Hail Caesar 18.65 U & .................Cottam 72458 Go Andwyn 18.63 ............................ S Clark 18644 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 13 4.45pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 36382 Uncomplicated nwtd......................... S Clark 2 58365 Stainless Knocka nwtd R & .................L Udy 3 61566 Just About Ready 18.87...................M Black 4 78436 Tuff Star 18.66 U &............................Cottam 5 65158 Diorling nwtd .....................................B Craik 6 84717 Joey Zar Zar 18.98 R & ...............N O’Regan 7 8131 Red Dee 18.62 ................................P Green 8 53275 Sacred Can You 18.54 R & .........N O’Regan 9 73677 Cool Marlow 18.50 ..................... G Pomeroy 10 74758 Bouncie Al 19.09 ............................. T Green

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Imperial Court, Amazing Contact, Call My Name, Kapai Lana Race 2: Bigtime Sophie, Space Oddity, Sings Like Elvis, Victini Race 3: Yooldome, Electric Dee Eye, Jinja Squeak, Zipping Link Race 4: Make It Snow, Bigtime Sassy, Atomic Missile, Warrior Tony Race 5: Bigtime Phantom, Princess Alea, Thrilling Evie Race 6: Bigtime Basher, Jinja Bella, Bigtime Flyer, Zimmer Frame Race 7: Beautiful Boy, Opawa Sophie, Jinja Heart, Opawa Judy Race 8: Opawa Denise, Bigtime Sugar, Opawa Val, Jinja Mia Race 9: Southern Blue, Pat Not Plait, Carluke, King Shaq, Krampus Race 10: Eva Diva, Fresco Star, Effective Power, God Particle Race 11: Opawa Kuru, Westworld, Jimmy’s Rocket, Clockwise Rap Race 12: Irinka Darcy, On Fleek, Hey Khali, All Hail Caesar Race 13: Red Dee, Uncomplicated, Just About Ready, Tuff Star LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Ashburton Guardian 27

In brief Colt in contention The Sir Peter Vela-owned Eminent has staked an impressive claim for Group One honours in the English 2000 Guineas in a fortnight’s time.

The son of Frankel boosted his classic prospects yesterday when he won the Gr.3 Craven Plate at Newmarket to remain unbeaten after two appearances. Trained

by Martyn Meade, Eminent was making his first start since his firstup win in September.

- NZME

Stayer ready for cup

The whips are cracking as the horses spread out down the straight at Ashburton Raceway.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

■ HISTORIC CELEBRATIONS

Gathering of harness legends

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A gathering of more than 70 people at the Ashburton Trotting Club meeting next weekend will give an insight into the extended history of harness racing in the Mid Canterbury region.

Dubbed the Legends of Mid Canterbury Harness Racing luncheon, the function has been organised by members of the five trotting clubs and associations from within the region to acknowledge the contribution of families and individuals to the

industry throughout its history.

What started as an idea over a beer one day has quickly grown into a full scale event, with plenty of groundwork done in obtaining a list of potential invites to attend the event in the Tea Kiosk at the Ashburton Racecourse next Saturday afternoon.

Simon Adlam, who has been a part of the organising committee from the outset, said he was amazed at how quickly things had moved.

“I was asked one day about the possibility of having a bit of

a get-together for people from around the district and when I mentioned it to a couple of other people they were quite keen and it really took off,” Adlam said.

The function has the full support and financial input from the four trotting clubs in the Mid Canterbury area; the Ashburton, Chertsey, Mt Hutt and Methven clubs and also the Mid Canterbury Owners and Trainers Association, with representatives of each group involved in the planning process.

Invitations for the event were

sent out last month, but Adlam said the doors would be open on the day to anyone who had ties to the region or had been a part of the Mid Canterbury harness racing landscape.

“I can’t believe how big it got, and so quickly, it’s going to be a great day and there will be a fair bit of rubbish talked along the way too I reckon,” Adlam said.

The event will begin at 2pm during the race meeting and run through until 7pm at night with food and refreshments available to those attending.

■ LUCKY LIBERTY

Dwyer aims for Gold in Caulfield races When Henry Dwyer added a coastal base to his training options early this year, talented galloper Lucky Liberty was a horse at the forefront of his thoughts.

Lucky Liberty resumes in Saturday’s $250,000 VOBIS Gold Sprint (1200m) at Caulfield, launching a

preparation which could include a crack at the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide and Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane.

The five-year-old has been plagued by injury and soundness issues during his career but has won six of his 11 starts and is

unbeaten in two runs over 1200m at Caulfield, including the Listed Christmas Stakes.

He has been prepared for this campaign out of a property near Geelong, which Dwyer has added to his training options along with stables at Caulfield and Ballarat.

“We’ve got probably 15 horses in work down there, mainly older horses that need that beach environment,” Dwyer said.

“It’s been good so far and actually when I bought the property, I pretty much bought it with him in mind.”

- AAP

The Chance To Dance team believe their recent acquisition is in good touch for take two of the $A2 million Gr.1 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday. “He seems bright and happy enough and we haven’t done much with him, he’s fit enough,” said Jamie Richards, who trains the son of Teofilo with Stephen Autridge. “He had a nice gallop on Tuesday morning and Christian Reith came in and rode him and he’ll be on him on Saturday.”

- NZME

Change of plans An abandoned domestic meeting prompted New Zealand Group One winner Heroic Valour’s early arrival in Australia. “He’s going to run in the Gold Coast Guineas on May 6 and he was going to have a gallop between races at Taupo, but when they were called off we decided to get him over here,” said co-trainer Jamie Richards from Sydney. “He’s going to have a trial at Hawkesbury on Monday and then head up to Brisbane on Wednesday. As long as he’s going up to expectations, he’ll run in the Group One on May 27.”

- NZME

Tucker camp confident Eight-year-old gelding Tommy Tucker is the South Island’s highest-rated galloper and will be out to snare his first Group victory in today’s Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) at Riccarton.

The Brian and Shane Andertontrained veteran has been a model of consistency and has notched four Listed victories among his 14 wins, including an easy last start win in the Easter Cup under top weight of 60 kilos. “I think the weight-for-age conditions on Saturday will suit this horse down to the ground,” said jockey Jacob Lowrey.

- NZME

■ ELLERSLIE

Last run for Dreamcrafter While the Queensland Derby could loom as a target for male gallopers contesting today’s Gr.2 Valachi Downs Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie, there won’t be a Gr.1 Queensland Oaks protagonist among them.

Dreamcrafter and Veearma are the two fillies taking on the 11 geldings in the threeyear-old feature which spells the end of the road for both this season.

Mastercraftsman filly Dreamcrafter had easily won two of her three starts leading up to her Gr.3 Sunline Vase second placing but she was well beaten in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) last start.

Matamata trainer Pam Gerard ruled out any further starts this season for Dreamcrafter after today’s event.

“She’s going straight to the paddock.

“She’s freshened up nicely since the Oaks

but this won’t be an easy one for her with the slow track conditions,” Gerard said.

Peter Williams said a break was pending for two-win Darci Brahma filly Veearma after the Championship Stakes as well.

“She’s out for a spell after this one,” said Williams, who trains in partnership with his wife Dawn.

“It’s come up a tougher field than I thought it would be.

“It’s been a race without a lot of depth in recent years but it’s certainly a lot stronger this year.

“Our filly has done well and deserves her chance but she’ll be a better horse next year. We’ll just bring her up slowly through the grades next season but she’s shown she can stay all right.”

TAB bookmakers have Dreamcrafter at $16 and Veearma at $26.

- NZME

CHECK AGAIN. Every year, over 700 drivers in Canterbury cause a crash by failing to giveway.

When you come to an intersection, check and check again.

Business 28 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Housing project limits pet ownership small/toy dogs or two cats or one dog of any size and one cat.”

But Far East’s marketing manager who owns two dogs, acknowledges they would be classified as “large” and therefore would be banned from his project.

“I’ve got a border collie and an Irish setter,” admitted Daniel Zou. “This is for the community’s benefit. We had feedback from some developers in Hobsonville that there were too many pets.

Some owners annoyed other owners and purchasers,” Zou said.

Many Tenancy Tribunal orders mention pets in properties and claims for damage caused by dogs or cats are regularly heard.

Helen O’Sullivan, chief executive of apartment developer Ockham Residential, said: “We provide for pets to be pre-approved by the body corporate with that consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Moggies and hounds won’t be running rampant at a new Hobsonville housing project on Auckland’s north-western fringes.

Townhouse owners will only be allowed one big dog or two small ones. Alternatively, they can have two cats, or one dog of any size living with a single cat.

So a great Dane would be a solitary one, while two poodles could co-habit. On the feline front, two Birman cats could be living there, or one Burmese with perhaps a German shepherd or Labrador for company.

Far East, which has developed projects in China, Hong Kong, Australia and has now established here, put the rules in place before building 199 residences off Hobsonville Road.

Its website for Hobsonville Quarter says: “The current rules will permit you to own one large or medium-sized dog or two

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“But if the animals cause nuisance to other residents or owners, consent can be withdrawn.

Any body corporate secretary will tell you: pets are a perennial bone of contention,” O’Sullivan said.

“But our view is that if the pet is within your apartment and not causing nuisance to others, it’s really the unit owner’s business what sort of animal you choose to own.

If the animal causes nuisance to others or damage to common property, then it is a problem.

“We think our approach provides a balance between the rights of pet owners and the rights of other residents to quiet enjoyment of their property and common areas. Once a body corporate is formed and under its own steam, the community can make its own rules for pets.

“None of this overrides bylaws with regard to numbers and types of animals in urban areas which

overlay any provisions a body corporate might implement and questions of humane treatment of animals, particularly dogs of an age and size which need a lot of exercise” Hobsonville Quarter also has restrictions on owners wanting to let their places to tenants: “You may rent your home out but you will need to let the residents’ society know.

Zou said an initial 39 terraced residences worth $43 million would be developed on the site between the Upper Harbour Motorway and Hobsonville Road.

The 2.3-hectare site was purchased from Crown Asia Pacific with resource consent in place but a variation to that had been sought for Far East’s plans, he said.

However, plans are for a further 160 smaller more affordable places, “apartments, terraces, duplexes and walk-ups”.

- NZME

Strike to hit Restaurant Brands Half of Restaurant Brands New Zealand’s 4000-strong workforce is set to walk off the job today after negotiations for a new collective agreement broke down.

About 2000 Unite Union members will picket selected KFC stores in Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin at lunch time today in an effort to twist the company’s arm over disputed pay and conditions. Restaurant Brands operates New Zealand’s KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr and Starbucks Coffee franchises and has branched out to Australian KFC stores and Taco Bell and Pizza Hut businesses in Hawaii.

Unite national director Mike Treen told BusinessDesk his members haven’t had a strike at Restaurant Brands since 2006, and that the company has previously set the benchmark in the fast-food sector, being the first to sign a collective agreement, ditch youth rates, reward staff loyalty with a stepped pay hike, and moved to a fixed-shift system after the zero hours change.

“In the past, they have been the first to move in a positive direction,” Treen said. “They’re adopting a position which is going to put them behind McDonald’s which we can’t allow – McDonald’s is normally the difficult one.”

Treen said today’s strike is the start, but that “what they are trying to achieve is simply unacceptable to the workers and if we have to fight them for months, we will fight them for months”.

One of the disputed issues is Unite’s push for an annual wage increase of 10 cents an hour for three years for Restaurant Brands’ lowest paid workers taking their wage to 30 cents above the minimum wage by 2019, something McDonald’s has already committed to, whereas Restaurant Brands has offered just one 10-cent increase over three years.

“We’ve welcomed it with McDonald’s because it establishes the principle that they’re no longer a minimum wage employer,” he said. “It’s silly of Restaurant Brands to pick a fight with us over these issues because they’re actually

hugely profitable at the moment.”

Restaurant Brands on Thursday reported a 7.8 per cent increase in annual profit as record sales at its New Zealand KFC stores and the acquisition of a KFC franchise across the Tasman bolstered earnings. The company noted rising labour costs as squeezing margins, and its wage bill rose 25 per cent to $130.7 million in the year, lagging behind a 28 per cent increase in revenue to $497.2 million. The company’s wage bill equated to 26.3 per cent of revenue in the 52 weeks ended February 27, down from 26.9 per cent a year earlier.

Other sticking points include lifting shift supervisors’ pay to a living wage, provisions for redundancy pay, overtime allowances, ensuring existing staff get offered new or changed shifts when they come up, break times, and health and safety representatives.

Restaurant Brands chief executive Russel Creedy wasn’t immediately available for comment.

The company’s shares fell 0.6 per cent to $5.22, having gained 3.4 per cent so far this year.

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NZ Super Fund writes off investment The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has completely written off the value of its investment in US wind turbine company Ogin which is in the process of being wound down.

The Super Fund invested $US55 million in Massachusetts-based Ogin in 2013 to give the US startup capital to develop new products before going public, of which $US25 million was debt and $US30 million was equity. Those plans didn’t come to fruition and after Ogin failed to raise more capital last year, the Super Fund wrote down the investment to nil in June 2016, which had been valued at $NZ47.5 million.

The debt portion was repaid in 2014 and the Super Fund injected a further $US3.8 million.

Ogin recently sold the wind

turbine applications platform to Danish wind turbine maker Vestas, and the Super Fund said Ogin’s remaining assets are being divested and it’s being wound down.

“Commercially this has not been a successful investment for the NZ Super Fund and we are disappointed with the outcome,” chief investment officer Matt Whineray said. “We went into this investment knowing that the company was early-stage. We accepted that because of the earlier stage investment there were a broader range of possible outcomes associated with the potential for high returns.”

The Ogin investment barely dented the fund’s returns, representing just 0.2 per cent of its $30.1 billion

portfolio at the time of the writeoff.

Since then, the fund has expanded to $34.1 billion as at March 31.

Whineray said the fund still sees long-term value in alternative energy.

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■ FRANCE

Police shot at in Paris

A gunman opened fire on police on Paris’ iconic ChampsElysees boulevard yesterday, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him. The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which hit just three days before a tense presidential election.

Security already has been a dominant theme in the campaign, and the violence on the sparkling avenue threatened to weigh on voters’ decisions. Candidates cancelled or rescheduled final campaign events ahead of Sunday’s first round vote.

Investigators searched a home in an eastern suburb of Paris believed linked to the attack. A police document obtained by The Associated Press identifies the address searched as the family home of Karim Cheurfi, a 39-year-old with a criminal record.

Police tape surrounded the quiet, middle-class neighbourhood in Chelles, and worried neighbours expressed surprise at the searches.

Archive reports say that Cheurfi was convicted of at-

Forensic experts and police officers examine evidence from a police van on the Champs Elysees in Paris after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed. PHOTO AP tacking a police officer in 2001.

Authorities are trying to determine whether “one or more people” might have helped the attacker, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said.

One officer was killed and two police officers were seriously wounded when the attacker emerged from a car and used an automatic weapon to shoot at officers at the centre

of the Champs-Elysees, antiterrorism prosecutor Francois Molins said.

A female foreign tourist also was wounded, Molins said.

The Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility just a few hours after the attack came unusually swiftly for the extremist group.

In a statement from its Amaq news agency, the group gave a pseudonym for the shooter,

Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki, indicating he was Belgian or had lived in Belgium.

The attacker had been flagged as an extremist, according to two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorised to publicly discuss the investigation.

Brandet said officers were “deliberately” targeted, as has happened repeatedly to French security forces in recent years, including in the run-up to the 2012 election.

Police and soldiers sealed off the area, ordering tourists back into hotels and blocking people from approaching the scene.

The gunfire sent scores of tourists fleeing into side streets.

French President Francois Hollande said he was convinced the circumstances of the attack in a country pointed to a terrorist act.

The incident recalled two recent attacks on soldiers providing security at prominent locations around Paris: one at the Louvre museum in February and one at Orly airport last month.

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US considering charges against Asange Media reports say US prosecutors are preparing or closely considering charges against the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, including its Australian founder Julian Assange.

CNN reported that authorities are preparing to seek Assange’s arrest. The Washington Post reported prosecutors are weighing charges against the organisation’s members after the Obama-era Justice Department declined to do so.

Possible charges include conspiracy, theft of government property and violating

the Espionage Act, the newspaper said, though any charges would need approval from high-ranking officials in the Justice Department.

The move comes after WikiLeaks last month released nearly 8000 documents that it says reveal secrets about the CIA’s cyber-espionage tools for breaking into computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs. It previously published 250,000 State Department cables and embarrassed the US military with hundreds of thousands of logs from Iraq

and Afghanistan.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo last week denounced the group as a “hostile intelligence service” and a threat to US national security. And Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters that Assange’s arrest is a priority as the Justice Department steps up efforts to prosecute people who leak classified information to the media.

“We’ve already begun to step up our efforts and whenever a case can be made, we will seek to put some people in jail,” Sessions said.

US girl rescued from teacher A 15-year-old Tennessee girl has been rescued near a cabin in a remote part of northern California, more than a month after her 50-year-old teacher kidnapped her and set off a nationwide manhunt.

Health sciences teacher Tad Cummins surrendered to sheriff’s deputies without incident in Cecilville, California, hours after they had set up surveillance on his vehicle in the area, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

The girl was apparently healthy and unharmed, and authorities said their main concern was her emotional and mental state.

“We couldn’t be happier to tell you she will soon be on her way back home to Tennessee,” Tennessee Bureau

of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn said.

Cummins faces state charges of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor as well as a federal charge of taking a minor across state lines to have sex.

If convicted of the federal charge, he faces at least 10 years in prison, acting US Attorney Jack Smith said.

Authorities declined to answer a question on whether the girl went willingly, saying it didn’t matter.

“At the end of the day she’s 15 years old, she’s 15 years old, she’s a young girl that’s with a grown man that’s 50 years old.

“He needs to be held accountable for kidnapping this girl,” Gwyn said.

Two days after the girl disappeared, surveillance

images from a Walmart in Oklahoma City showed Cummins and the girl purchasing food items in the store with cash.

The images showed Cummins had altered his hair to appear darker and the girl’s hair may have changed to red.

The teacher’s wife of 31 years has filed for divorce.

Court records show that Jill Cummins sued her thenmissing husband on the grounds of irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct.

The wife, who works for the Maury County school system, said she had not seen her husband since March 13.

The couple has two children together.

- AP

Their condemnation of WikiLeaks differed sharply from President Donald Trump’s past praise of the organisation.

Assange has lived the last four years in Ecuador’s embassy in London. He received political asylum after skipping bail to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted over a rape allegation. Ecuador’s recently elected presidential candidate has promised to continue to harbour Assange, allowing him to avoid arrest.

- AP

Acting difficult for Cusack Sorcha Cusack makes acting look effortless. She’s perfect as interfering busybody Mrs McCarthy in the TV series Father Brown and she did a wonderful job of playing dedicated nurse Kate Wilson in the long-running series Casualty. One reviewer said she gave a “chillingly nuanced performance” as a hardened matriarch in the British TV series River. So it is a surprise to hear the Irish actress admit she finds acting difficult. “I have always had to work hard; it doesn’t come naturally,” says Sorcha (68). “Especially theatre – that’s hardest of all.”

Mulder and Scully are back!

It’s official: Fox is bringing back The X-Files for a new 10-episode instalment for the 2017-18 season, the network announced. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their roles as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, respectively. “Iconic characters, rich storytelling, bold creators – these are the hallmarks of great TV shows,” said David Madden, President of Fox Broadcasting Company. There had been rumblings for months that the beloved sci-fi franchise would return to the small screen following its six-episode revival in early 2016.

■ BRITAIN

Golden piano find British officials say they have been unable to trace the rightful heirs to a trove of gold coins found stashed inside a piano, worth a “life-changing” amount of money.

The school that owns the piano and the tuner who found the gold are now in line for a windfall after a coroner investigating the find declared it treasure.

Coroner John Ellery said that despite a thorough investigation “we simply do not know” who concealed the coins.

The hoard was discovered last year when the piano was sent for tuning in Shropshire, England.

Under the keyboard were 913 gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns minted in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The hoard has not been formally valued, but Peter Reavill of the British Museum called the trove “potentially life-changing”. - AP

Nicolson turns 80 Jack Nicholson turned 80-years-old on April 20. Throughout his life Nicholson has performed fantastically in some of the best films every made. Some of Nicholson’s top films are said to be Five Easy Pieces, The Shining, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In Five Easy Pieces Nicholson played an antihero role, in The Shining he played a possessed psychopath, and in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest he played a man who challenges the practices of a mental institution. Fans everywhere are celebrating his birthday as well as his career.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Positions Available Now Our business continues to grow so we are looking for more great people to join our teams.

1. HARVEST TECHNICIAN – SPFH / Combine (qualified or experienced, great rates and rosters) 2. FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN – TRACTORS – John Deere (qualified, great rates and rosters) 3. PARTS SALES PERSON – John Deere (agricultural machinery or parts/stores background, computer skills) 4. JET BOAT MECHANIC – D & E outdoors (jet units, outboards, fleet vehicles) 5. SMALL ENGINE TECHNICIAN – part time – (Polaris, lawncare, fleet vehicles)

Send an up to date CV to courtney@dne.co.nz or call Courtney Hyde, HR Manager on 027 486 7773 for a confidential discussion.

Editor - Ashburton Guardian RX PLASTICS

Customer Service/ Dispatch Admin Assistant – Part-Time

A rare opportunity has arisen to lead the editorial team of a daily newspaper that has long been an integral part of the thriving Mid Canterbury region.

The Ashburton Guardian has one of NZ’s highest levels of local readership in a region which is benefiting from a thriving local economy driven by a diverse agricultural sector, population inflow from Christchurch, and tourism. Independently owned, the Guardian is based in modern premises in the centre of Ashburton.

We are seeking a bright enthusiastic personality to join our friendly team based in our Tinwald office, which is Head Office for our three branches and handles all incoming calls and orders nationwide.

The six-day morning newspaper, with a strong subscription-only digital edition, also publishes YOU, a monthly lifestyle magazine, two monthly rural publications and Guardian Property weekly – in total publishing over 400 publications a year.

This is a part-time position of 24 hours per week that requires someone with excellent communication and people skills and a real understanding of customer service.

The Editor will lead and motivate a news team of 11 comprising reporters, photographic staff and sub-editors. Key attributes will be regional or community newspaper reporting experience, staff management skills and strong interpersonal abilities.

We are looking for someone who has the following attributes:

As a member of a small management team, the Editor will be expected to contribute ideas for business growth and work collaboratively with other managers and sales leaders.

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A positive friendly personality and a sense of humour Ability to work under pressure, highly organised and able to multitask Able to work in a team environment and share the workload Excellent telephone and customer service skills High accuracy with computer data entry Have a good mathematical brain, and able to think outside the square •

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If this sounds like you please email your application letter along with a copy of your CV or alternatively post to the address below no later than Monday, May 01, 2017.

An hour’s drive from Christchurch, Ashburton and Mid Canterbury offer an enviable lifestyle that includes affordable housing, good schools, a rural lifestyle for those who want it, and access to the great outdoors including Mount Hutt skifield.

The position offers a competitive salary package.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A YOUNG PERSON’S LIFE? The Ministry of Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki are looking for a family in either Ashburton or Timaru who are interested in making a difference to the life of a vulnerable young person.

A home is needed for a teenage girl who enjoys reading, skateboarding and swimming and is currently learning to play the piano.

Please apply to:

Bruce Bell, Owner & Publisher Email bruce.b@theguardian.co.nz Phone +64 21 339079 Applications close on April 28

Our team will support you to understand and manage the challenges of fostering a young person, and we will be there with you to celebrate the successes.

If you want to find out more, or know of someone who may be interested, or you might be able to help in some other way, then we would love to hear from you!

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Dairy Farm Assistant Herd Manager We require an assistant herd manager on our 400 cow dairy farm, 5kms from Methven.

3-4 years experience on dairy farms within the last 5 years is needed.

Competency with all farm machinery, good stockperson and people skills is a must.

Enthusiasm for the dairy industry along with punctuality, a clean full drivers licence, drug free, a valid work visa and a good understanding of the English language plus being in NZ to attend interviews is an advantage.

Single shared accommodation is available on farm.

Please apply in writing to: sjsuyker@xtra.co.nz or post to Suyker Farms Ltd 100 Dip Road, R D 6 Ashburton 7776 Stating experience and 2 employer references.

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Dairy Farm Assistant We have a position available on our 400 cow dairy farm situated 5kms from Methven.

We require a person with at least 2 years continuous dairy farm experience within the last 5 years.

Must like animals and people, be competent on 2 wheel motorbikes, quads and have tractor/ machinery experience.

A full clean drivers licence is needed, along with enthusiasm, punctuality and to be drug free.

Must have a valid work visa, be in NZ to attend interviews and be competent with the English language.

Single shared accommodation is available on farm.

Please apply in writing to: sjsuyker@xtra.co.nz or post to Suyker Farms Ltd 100 Dip Road, R D 6 Ashburton 7776

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Part Time Rural Mail Delivery Driver We are seeking a casual or part time Rural Mail Delivery Driver who can offer the following: • Well organised.

• Friendly and approachable with a willing to work attitude.

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• Must have a full clean NZ Drivers Licence and be able to pass police check and drug test.

Please phone 027 229 9797.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Ashburton Warehouse Opportunities Team Member Kitchen [Retail]

Team Member Goods Inward [Retail]

Team Member Trade Yard

Reference # 45727

Reference # 45723

Reference # 45558

Product specialists play a key role in delivering a high level of product knowledge and service to our customers. If you’re driven by putting a smile on a customers face and enjoy helping others, you would like working as part of the Bunnings team. As a team member at Bunnings, you will work in an informal environment that has retained a family feel. You will have the autonomy to make decisions and have some fun along the way.

To ensure we’re delivering excellent customer service and stock is in the right place at the right time, an inward goods team operate behind the scene. If you’re driven by putting a smile on a customers face and enjoy helping others, you would like working as part of the Bunnings team.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and knowledgeable Team Member to join the Builders Trade team. You will advise customers on the selection, how-to, price, delivery and use of our product range and assist in the merchandising of stock.

Customer service team members are the face of Bunnings. They are the first point of contact with our customers and play a critical role in representing the Bunnings brand and providing customers with a great shopping experience.

Relevant experience is helpful, but it’s your attitude and values that are the most important.

Relevant experience is helpful, but it’s your attitude and values that are the most important.

What you can expect to do: • • • • • • • •

What you can expect to do: • • • • • •

As a team member at Bunnings, you will work in an informal environment that has retained a family feel. You will have the autonomy to make decisions and have some fun along the way.

Provide advice to customers in the kitchen department.

Present the range of kitchen and laundry products to customers.

Work with customers to identify solutions that address their needs.

Merchandise stock.

Liaise with team members to distribute stock.

Housekeeping.

Receive stock.

Load & unload trucks.

Check incoming stock.

Housekeeping.

Stock takes & stock checks.

Liaise with team members to distribute stock.

Obtain freight quotes.

Data input & management.

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• Prior experience working for a kitchen retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer.

• Provide specialist product advice to customers about kitchen options.

• An ability to establish customer needs and assist in meeting their needs.

• Willingness to share knowledge with the team.

• Excellent communication skills.

• A passion for customer service.

• An ability to work in and contribute to a team.

• An ability to work a seven day roster.

• Strong verbal communication skills.

• You may also be required to work in other departments when required.

Heavy lifting is a large part of this role so applicants should consider this before applying.

What you can expect to do: • Customer service.

• Pull customer orders.

• Manage, maintain & order stock.

What we need from you: • • • •

What we need from you:

What we need from you:

Ideally you will have worked in the DIY/Trade industry before and have a commitment to customer service and the willingness to work in a team as well. Knowledge of the Timber industry is essential.

A current forklift license is preferred, but not critical.

Excellent communication skills.

Organisational and planning skills.

A passion for customer service.

Intermediate computer skills.

An ability to work in and contribute to a team.

An ability to work a seven day roster.

You may also be required to work in other departments when required.

Position available in our busy GIR - Monday to Friday - involves some heavy lifting, data entry and other duties.

A passion for customer service.

An ability to work in and contribute to a team.

An ability to work a seven day roster.

Strong verbal communication skills.

Position available in our busy trade yard, involves heavy lifting, working with forklift, combi, saw, dealing with wide variety of customers from the home handyman to busy builders. You will be serving customers, ordering stock, putting away stock and anything else that is needed.

You will be working with computers and ipods and this technology is always changing. Training provided but some experience would be an advantage.

What’s in it for you: • Flexibility • Opportunity to actively support the local community • Team member and spouse discount

Predominately working with our Kaboodle kitchen range, you will also be working in our deco department with paint, electrical and storage, plus other duties.

• Training • Career opportunities • Benefits

To apply for any of these positions, please visit www.bunningscareers.co.nz Applications close Friday, 28 April 2017

Dental Assistant/ Receptionist Dental Assistant/ Receptionist required for Ashburton dental practice.

Please send CV and covering letter to: burnettstreet dental@gmail. com

We’ve built a reputation

of being solid and reliable, just like the buildings we construct.

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Birthday Greetings

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

307 7900

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

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

Bailey Kingan Wishing our gorgeous Bailey a very happy 9th Birthday.

Love Mum, Dad, Lachlan, Harrison and Sophia. Xxxxx

MIKE PRESTON L I F EST Y L E & R U R A L SPEC I A L I ST

List Now! Are you wondering what your property is worth? Please feel free to contact me for a confidential no obligation chat.

Mike Preston

M 027 430 7041 | B 03 307 2400 | mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

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Charlotte Doak 8 today!

Happy Happy Birthday.

Love Mum, Dad and Harrison.

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICES

PAINTER & DECORATOR For all your painting and decorating requirements.

Farms, factories, commercial buildings, private homes, club rooms, sheds, etc.

Services include but not limited to: • Water blasting • Mould and moss treatment • Minor or repairs • Spouting cleaning • Airless spraying

Invites you to attend an information evening presented by the Mackenzie Cancer Research Group

What’s New in Cancer Research?

Phone/text Gary 027 936 2452 for a no obligation quote

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Tinwald

10 Grove Street

For Sale Offers over $528,000 View Sat 22 April 10.45-11.15am

Perfect for family living, this spacious home has an appealing layout. The warmth of natural light and sun is spread throughout large living spaces with glass sliders flowing to the outdoors. Open plan kitchen and dining/living flowing to the second large lounge area, four bedrooms, master with ensuite and separate main bathroom. Some lighting has been changed to LED and year-round comfort assured with the updated heatpump.

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

WANTED PART TIME Nanny required for Allenton based family.

Flexible hours, roughly 15 hours per week. References and experience essential.

Phone 027 544 9967 for more info.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Saturday 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Farmers market with fresh locally grown produce- hot food. North end of the West Street car park.

9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Crafts for sale in the West Street car park.

Sunday 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9am ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Regular play, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH.

6pm Thursday, May 4, 2017 Ashburton Trust Event Centre

Wed 26 April 12-12.45pm Sat 29 April 10.45-11.15am or by appointment

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Debbie Boon

M 027 448 4006 B 03 307 7377 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

TRADES, SERVICES

TRADES, SERVICES

TRADES, SERVICES

CHIMNEY SWEEP - Don’t get caught out this winter, call now to book your chimney sweep in to ensure your fire is running to its maximum potential and avoid dangerous chimney fires. Dan McKerrow Chimney Sweep & Repairs, phone 021 118 7580.

OAMARU STONE: Repairs Cleaning - Sealing. Call 0274 508 194.

Guardian Classifieds

Daily Events

Monday

Genes & Lifestyle

WHEN SIZE DOES MATTER

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, HOME handyman available. craft work and so on. Please Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph call in to the Guardian, Level 027-677-1952.

3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

307 7900

April 22, 23 & 24, 2017

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street, Tinwald 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN

CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Church Hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage

Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Register 1pm, starting time 1.30pm sharp. Fords Road, Tinwald.

CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev John Coutts, all welcome.

Congregational meeting following service. 65 Oxford Street .

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome.

Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

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

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, in the Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word.

131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Classic and vintage show and shine. VTNZ car park West Street.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road .

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word.

131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

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

Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage

Centre, 327 West Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Help day with Robin Burton.

M.S.A. Reading Room.

2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Speaker Berni Marra CDHB manager Ashburton Heath. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in

the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Speaker Pat Bishell on flower arranging. Sports pavilion, Walnut Ave.

Information Evening Chair Professor Bridget Robinson Decoding our genes to prevent cancer?

Dr Logan Walker The New Zealand Familial Breast Cancer Study Vanessa Lattimore, PhD Student Immunotherapy: rescuing immune cells to treat cancer Dr Margaret Currie How do fat cells stimulate breast cancer?

Dr Elisabeth Phillips Does body weight affect chemotherapy?

Rebekah Crake, PhD Student Vitamin C: snake oil or a sensible addition to cancer therapy?

Associate Professor Gabi Dachs The latest isn’t always the greatest…

Why we need randomised trials in medicine Dr David Gibbs Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by Thursday, April 27 to Mid Canterbury Cancer Society Phone: 03 307 7691 Email:annie.bonifant@cancercwc.org.nz

NOTICE OF MEETINGS May 2017 The following meetings will be held in May:

Thursday 4 May Performance, Audit and Risk Committee 2.00pm Environment Canterbury offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch Wednesday 17 May Greater Christchurch Public Transport Joint Committee 3.30 pm Environment Canterbury offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch Thursday 25 May Council 10.00am Environment Canterbury offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch Friday 26 May Canterbury Regional Transport Committee 2.30pm Timaru District Council offices, King George Place, Timaru REGULATION HEARING COMMITTEE In addition to the above meetings, the Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held on either Thursday or Friday as required.

To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO) Agendas will be available online at www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

RURAL TRADING POST AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof, phone 302 2911.

FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Square balage $90/bale.

Round balage $80/bale.

Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

PUBLIC NOTICES ANZAC Service Advertising ANZAC Day Service, Ealing Hall Tuesday, April 25 at 9.15am.

Please bring plate for morning tea.

All welcome.

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

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

LET OR LEASE

Ticks all the boxes

Apples Royal Gala 1kg $1.99 bag Pears 1kg Pumpkins Carrots 1kg

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There are no changes to any other collections.

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

• Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

ashburtondc.govt.nz

MOTORING

PLANTS, PRODUCE

WHEEL alignments at great WINTER grazing available. prices. Maximise the life Overdale - kale, grass and of your tyres with an straw. Ph 027 284 0377. alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills GARAGE SALES Street. Phone 308-6737.

GARAGE sale. Household and workshop items. Charles HOLIDAY Street. Sign out 9am, Saturday, April 22.

• Research, development, education for, training and expansion of, the science and practice of agriculture.

GRAZING

ACCOMMODATION

FRESHLY dug Nadine potatoes. $1.00 per kg. 81 AKAROA - CHARMING, Elizabeth Street. Phone 308 spacious holiday home, 3 3195 or 027 531 9103. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

MUSICAL KEYBOARD player required. Phone Brian 307-8000 or Novice keyboard player 308-6180. required to form duo. Playing mainly older styles of music. Guardian Classifieds All equipment supplied.

307 7900 Phone 027 335 0639.

• The needs of young people who suffer physical or mental disabilities or have less chance in life than their peers.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, April 28, 2017.

For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone: 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

GARAGE sale. Household items, clothing, sporting equipment. Baker Street.

Sign out Saturday morning 9.30am.

Guardian Situations Vacant

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

LIVESTOCK, PETS

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area:

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

OLD newspapers available.

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

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

DUTY DOCTORS

EMERGENCY DENTIST

COMMUNITY SERVICES

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street will be the duty doctor for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12.30pm and 2pm until 5pm both days.

Please phone 0800 700 155 for an appointment.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

For weekend and emergency services please SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual phone 3028105 for details of how to access the Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 after hours service each weekend

PHARMACIES

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

FOR SALE MOTHER’S Day ... we have everything you may want for mum! Treat mum to a nice coffee mug, scarf, hand lotion, candle, umbrella, paperweight or something useful like a crystal vase or a set of wine glasses. We gift wrap so it’s done for you. The China Shop in The Arcade.

OLD newspapers available.

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

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

307 7900 Phone 308-3602

ASHBURTON FANCIERS SOCIETY

Poultry Auction April 23, 2017 Sports Hall, Tancred Street West, Ashburton Viewing: 11am Start: 12.30pm Huge selection Poultry, Bantams, Ducks, Cavies.

Guinea fowl. Geese.

All sorts to purchase something for everybody.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT JAPANESE, beautiful, 28 years old. Slim, sexy model figure, size 6. Gorgeous, elegant. Phone 021 115 3218.

NEW Asian Burma beautiful lady. Hot, sexy, busty 40DD. Friendly, good full service, massage. Phone 021 201 3687.

STEP into a world of pleasure with sophisticated women well practiced in the art of pleasing the older gentlemen. privatearrangements.co.nz (Tip: How to use private browsing). Contact Kate today 027 662 1181 - your secret is safe with me.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ALBA, 28 year old, Chinese lady, 36D cup, busty, size 10.

Good personality.

Professional massage. Two lady special. In/out calls.

Phone 021 163 2328.

FARM cottage for rent. 5 kms from Ashburton. Phone 302 6737.

HOUSE to rent. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, double garaging. Allenton area. $380 per week. No AN ATTRACTIVE busty dogs. Phone 302 6780. woman available. For all your needs. Adult entertainment. THREE bedroom family home No texting. Phone 021 044 available. Warm and sunny, with garage and fully fenced 0698. section. No smokers or dogs.

Phone 027 315 8657.

ASIAN. Beautiful. Sexy body.

40DD. Friendly. Full service. TO LET. Three bedroom house. West side. Log Phone 021 0818 8130. burner. Separate garage. No pets. $285.00 per week.

BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde. Please apply to Box 758, c/o Mature. You’ll be back. Ashburton Guardian, PO Box Phone 021 0261 2761.

77, Ashburton 7740.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

308-1095

PUBLIC NOTICES

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

PUBLIC NOTICES

MEETINGS, EVENTS

OPEN 7 DAYS

Collections normally scheduled for Tuesday 25 April 2017 will be collected on Wednesday 26 April 2017.

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Call us today on 03 307 8888

Specials available from 19/04 - 24/04

Tuesday 25 April 2017

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is on a Tuesday there will be a change for ANZAC day: •

Prime commercial space Range of options Great central location

$1.99 bag $2.99 each $1.99 bag

Tomatoes Temptation 500gm $1.99 punnet

Resource Recovery Park The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be closed on:

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

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

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

VETERINARIANS

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour INFORMATION CENTRES ART GALLERY emergencies: Large: Toni Johnston, Olivia ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

327 West Street, phone 308 1133.

Waugh. Small: Hannah Leslie.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com emergencies: Steve Williams.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, ASHBURTON MUSEUM BUS DEPARTURES 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, weekday afternoons.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 Gabbie Muschamp. Small: Ref Vetlife.

NIMAL ERVICES WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterPublic Holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use

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MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. all evenings.

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MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

this service please phone your vet as usual.

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6am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 F Coach Trip Noon Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:55 Instant Gardener 0 2:55 F Animals And Love 3 0 4pm F Tales From The Coast With Robson Green Robson visits Essex and Suffolk for a journey along one of the most varied coastal landscapes in Britain.

5pm F Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson Matt and the team explore one of the world’s final fishing frontiers, tiny Principe Island in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm N The Next Great Magician Some of the world’s best magicians perform their best tricks and illusions. 0 8pm L Lotto The Lotto draw.

8:05 The Next Great Magician Continued. 0 9:05 Coronation Street 0 10:40 Doc Martin PGR 0

6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 The Octonauts 0 6:45 The Furchester Hotel 0 6:55 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:20 Transformers Rescue Bots 0 7:45 Ninjago – Masters Of Spinjitzu 0 8:10 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 0 8:35 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 9am Pickle And Peanut PGR 3 0 9:25 Clarence 3 0 9:35 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 10am Fresh PGR 10:30 Cupcake Wars 11:25 The Fosters PGR 12:25 F Pretty Little Liars 0 1:20 My Kitchen Rules 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0 7pm M Into The Woods PGR 2014 Adventure. A witch tells a childless baker and his wife they must find magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. 0 9:25 M Here Comes The Boom AO 2012 Action Comedy. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Power Rangers – Dino Super Charge 7am Small Blacks TV 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 11am Wedding Town 11:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 3 12:25 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 1:35 Minute To Win It 3 2:35 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3pm New Girl PGR 3 3:30 The Goldbergs PGR 3 0 4pm Grand Designs UK 3 Kevin McCloud follows the progress of Stephen Yeoman and Anita Findlay, who want to build a postindustrial house covered in rusty metal. 0 4:55 The Hunt 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M We Bought A Zoo PGR 3 2010 Drama. True story of a single father who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to a zoo. 0 9:15 M The Water Diviner AO 2014 Drama. 0

6am Kung Fu Dino Posse 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 7:15 World Of Quest 3 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:30 League Of Super Evil 9am Victorious PGR 9:55 MasterChef Junior USA 3 10:55 MasterChef USA 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) 3:30 NRL Fulltime 3 4pm Football – English Premier League (HLS) 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Wonder Of Britain 3 0

11:45 Love Child AO 3 0 12:45 Perception AO 3 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

11:30 M Little Man AO 2006 Comedy. A 91cm-tall, baby-faced jewel thief masquerades as a toddler in order to recover a stolen diamond.

1:15 M At Any Price AO 2012 Drama Thriller. 0 3am Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 0 4:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 5:05 Fresh PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:25 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show. 0 12:40 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:35 Scorpion PGR 3 Team Scorpion must save a man teetering on the edge of a large sink hole that threatens to destroy the Los Angeles water supply.

12:35 Closedown

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Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Christopher McDonald.

8:55 X-Men – Apocalypse MVLC 2016 Action Adventure. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, The Next Great Magician Into the Woods Jennifer Lawrence.

7pm on TVNZ 1 7pm on TVNZ 2 11:15 Good Kids 16LSC 2016 Comedy. 12:45 Self/ BRAVO THE BOX Less MVL 2015 Sci-fi.

6am Band Of Brothers 6am Infomercials Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley.

16VL 7:10 Mountain 2:40 The Walk PGL 2015 3 10am Hoarders 3 Men PG 8am Gator Boys Drama. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 10:50 Australia’s Next Top 8:50 The Woodsmen Ben Kingsley. 4:40 Big Model PGR 3 11:50 Kim Of PG 9:40 The Musketeers Sky 16VLS 2015 Thriller.

Queens 3 12:40 Masters MVLS 10:40 Elementary MV Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgwick.

Of Flip 3 1:35 Hoarders 11:30 The Simpsons Super 6:15 The Conjuring 2 16VC 3 2:35 Botched By Nature Saturday PG 2:30 Shipping 2016 Horror. Vera Farmiga, Wars PG 2:55 Shipping Wars Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe.

PGR 3 3:20 Dance Moms 3 PG 3:20 Band Of Brothers 16VL 8:30 Fantastic Four MV 4:15 Dance Moms 3 4:30 The Simpsons Super 2015 Action. Following 5:10 Dance Moms 3 Saturday PG 7:30 Whose an expedition to another 6:05 Million Dollar Listing Line Is It Anyway? US PG dimension, four outsiders are NY 3 8pm Last Man Standing given super powers they must 7:30 Millionaire PG 8:30 Counting Cars PG learn to harness. Kate Mara, 9pm Pawn Stars – Australia Michael B Jordan.

Matchmaker PG 9:30 Mountain Men 10:15 Spooks – The Greater Jill Zain’s daughter, Ally, has PG 10:20 The Musketeers Good MVLS 2015 Thriller. just graduated from college, MVLS 11:20 Elementary MV Kit Harington, Peter Firth. and she wants Patti’s help to SUNDAY 12:10 Whose SUNDAY find someone for her; dating Line Is It Anyway? US PG Midnight Leprechaun mentor Kristin Cavallari teaches 12:35 Last Man Standing – Origins 18VL 2014 Ally to know her worth.

PG 1am Counting Cars PG Horror. Andrew Dunbar, 1:25 Pawn Stars – Australia 8:30 Keeping Up With The Stephanie Bennett. 1:35 Big PG 1:50 Mountain Men Sky 16VLS 2015 Thriller.

Kardashians PG 2:40 The Musketeers Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgwick.

9:30 Snapped – Killer MVLS 3:35 Elementary 3:10 Fantastic Four MV Couples AO 3 MV 4:25 Covert Affairs 2015 Action. Kate Mara, 10:30 Made In Chelsea AO MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Michael B Jordan.

11:30 Snapped PGR 3 Anyway? US PG 5:35 Last 4:50 Spooks – The Greater 12:20 Infomercials 3 Good MVLS 2015 Thriller.

Man Standing PG

CHOICE

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am The Zoo 3 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kawe Korero – Reporters 12:30 Marngrook Footy Show 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Basketball – National League (DLY) 4:30 Golf World 5pm Koroua 3 5:30 Waka Huia Onepu Rino is an activist from Taharoa; Patrick Maikuku (Ngati Mahuta) is a horseman, a huntergatherer, and a hoarder.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm M From Up On Poppy 7pm Storage Wars 3 Hill PGR 2011 Animated 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Family. A group of Yokohama By special permission from teens are determined to save the royal household, Antiques their school’s clubhouse from Roadshow welcomes the wrecking ball that makes visitors to Balmoral, the room for the 1964 Tokyo Queen’s private residence in Olympics.

Aberdeenshire. 0 8:40 M Tea With Mussolini 8:35 Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 PGR 1999 Drama.

9:35 Rugby – Super Rugby 10:45 Te Kaea 3 2

MOVIES GREATS 7:25 The Last Exorcism 16V 2010 Horror. Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. 8:50 Life As We Know It MS 2010 Comedy.

Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel.

10:45 The King’s Speech ML 2010 Biography.

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.

12:40 Leap Year PGV 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Amy Adams, Matthew Goode.

2:20 The Departed 16VL 2006 Crime. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson.

4:50 Up In The Air MLS 2009 Drama.

George Clooney, Vera Farmiga.

6:40 Mulholland Falls MVLS 1996 Crime.

Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffiths.

8:30 Mahana MSC 2016 Drama. On the New Zealand’s East Coast in the 1960s, the truth behind a feud between two Maori families comes to light. Based on Witi Ihimaera’s novel Bulibasha. Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning.

10:15 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

11:50 Insidious ML 2010 Horror. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne. SUNDAY 1:30 The Departed 16VL 2006 Crime. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson.

4am Mahana MSC 2016 Drama. 5:40 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy.

11:15 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 7am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Brumbies.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Grassroots Rugby 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Lions v Jaguares.

12:30 Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Widnes Vikings v St Helens.

1pm Cricket – IPL (RPL) Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Brumbies.

Ninth round clash.

5pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Sunwolves.

From Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill.

7:15 L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Stormers.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Force v Chiefs.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Sunwolves. 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Stormers. 1am Fox Sports News 1:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Shenzhen International – Round Three.

2am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Brumbies.

2:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Chiefs.

3:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Bulls v Cheetahs.

5:25 L Rugby – Super Rugby Sharks v Rebels.

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

6am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7am All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 8am Getaway 8:30 Heston’s Great British Food 9:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 10:30 Storage – Flog The Lot! 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen Noon The Best Of Gardeners’ World – Autumn 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Double Your House For Half The Money 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:30 American Restoration 5:30 Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers – USA 6:30 Weird Wonders Of The World

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M A Perfect Getaway AO 2009 Thriller. A couple celebrate their honeymoon at a remote beach, but then learn of the murder of another newlywed couple on the island. Milla Jovovich.

10:30 Speed With Guy Martin

11:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 12:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 1am Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers – USA 2am M A Perfect Getaway AO 2009 Thriller.

Milla Jovovich. 4am Weird Wonders Of The World 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Brumbies. 6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Widnes Vikings v St Helens.

9:30 Rugby League – NRL Friday highlights.

10am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos.

Noon The Professor’s Second Year Syndrome 12:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Penrith v Wentworthville.

2:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers.

4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers.

7pm L Rugby League – NRL North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Cronulla Sharks v Gold Coast Titans.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers.

SUNDAY 1:30 The World Rugby Show 1:55 L Rugby League – Super League Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity.

4am Rugby League – NRL Saturday Highlights. 4:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Valero Texas Open – Round Two. 5am L Golf – US PGA Tour Valero Texas Open – Round Three.

22Apr17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Win Lose or Joust.

6:30 MythBusters PG Blow it Out the Water.

7:30 MythBusters PG Duct Tape – The Return.

8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:25 People Magazine Investigates M 10:20 People Magazine Investigates M 11:15 Murder Comes To Town M Roses are Red, Murder is Too. 12:10 The Last Alaskans M Fire and Ice. 1:05 Idris Elba – Fighter M Pain and Fear. 2pm What On Earth? PG 2:55 Alaskan Bush People M Field of Dreams.

3:50 The Last Alaskans M On Thin Ice. 4:45 The Last Alaskans M Dark Winter.

5:40 The Last Alaskans M Fire and Ice. 6:35 Gold Rush PG Lifeline.

7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Magical Party Pad. Pete goes to the Platte River Valley of eastern Nebraska to build a treetop castle.

8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Castle by the Sea. 9:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Winter is Coming.

10:30 Auction Hunters PG Allen’s Got Balls.

SUNDAY Midnight Gold Rush PG 12:55 Alaskan Bush People M 1:50 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

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6am Rural Delivery 3 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Coronation Street 3 0 12:55 F Life Story 3 0 1:55 F Inside Tatler 0 2:55 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy 30 3:55 Taste Of A Traveller 0 4:25 Topp Country PGR 3 0 5pm Outback Truckers Matt Adams faces a rough ride; the Stephen brothers tackle bogs to rescue their load; Macca McReady runs into trouble with a valuable load. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar Tending the Flock. 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 F Broadchurch AO Hardy and Ellie discover the truth behind the attack on Trish, and lives in Broadchurch are changed. 0 9:30 M Woman In Gold PGR 2015 Biography Drama. 0

6am The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 The Octonauts 3 0 6:45 Little Monstar 3 0 6:50 Sooty 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus 0 Noon The Bachelor 3 0 1:35 Hot In Cleveland PGR 3 0 2:35 Grandfathered PGR 0 3pm Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am F Wedding Town 3 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 10:55 Arranged 3 11:40 Both Worlds 3 0 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Formula E: Street Racers 1:30 Motorsport – World Rallycross 2:30 Motorsport – New Zealand Rally Championship 3:30 Motorsport – World Endurance Championship 4:30 Gone Fishin’ A slice of outdoor New Zealand life designed around a fishing theme.

5pm Sleepover At The Zoo 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict.

12:30 University Challenge 3 Auckland v Victoria.

1pm NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 2pm The Odd Couple PGR 3 0 2:30 The Story Of China PGR 3 0 3:30 Grassroots Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off 3 The remaining 11 bakers are tested on biscuits as, serving signature savoury biscuits, they must create biscuits that go well with cheese. 0

7pm The Simpsons 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 M Fury AO 2014 Action War. A battlehardened sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and its fiveman crew on a mission behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf. 0

7pm The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 0 8:10 M Jurassic World AO 2015 Action. Tourists face a prehistoric assault when a genetically engineered dinosaur escapes from Jurassic World luxury resort.

Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. 0 10:40 The Wrong Girl AO 3 0

7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 0 8:35 Soundbreaking AO 3 With studio footage of some of the world’s best singers, the series explores what goes into making the perfect vocal track. Featuring Mark Ronson, Ben Harper, Annie Lennox, and more.

9:35 60 Minutes PGR 10:35 Bull PGR 3

11:45 Q+A Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:55 Attitude 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:25 Infomercials

11:15 24 – Legacy AO 0 12:15 M Cabin Fever – Patient Zero AO 2014 Sci-fi Thriller.

0 2am Supernatural AO 3 0 2:45 Infomercials 3:20 The Whispers AO 3 4:05 Regular Show 3 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Fosters PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 Wanted AO 3 The chase for the car with the money leads Chelsea and Lola to the Baruma Bush Bash. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11:30 Anzac Girls AO 3 In Egypt, Alice and Elsie are confronted by the reality of love during wartime.

12:45 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

Broadchurch

8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am Hoarders 3 6:45 Hoarders 3 7:30 Catfish 3 8:15 Catfish 3 9am Hoarders 3 10:25 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 11:10 Masters Of Flip 3 Noon The Real Housewives Of Sydney 3 1pm Teen Mom 3 1:55 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 2:50 Teen Mom 3 3:45 Catfish 3 4:40 Catfish 3 5:05 Catfish 3 5:35 Catfish 3 6:35 Kim Of Queens 7:30 N America’s Next Top Model PGR In New York City, 28 aspiring models will be winnowed down to 14 finalists. With new host, Rita Ora. 8:30 Dance Moms 9:30 Botched By Nature 10:30 Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11pm Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

MOVIES GREATS

7:10 Up In The Air MLS 2009 Drama.

George Clooney, Vera Farmiga.

9am Mulholland Falls MVLS 1996 Crime.

Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffiths.

10:45 Insidious ML 2010 Horror. Patrick Wilson, Fury Rose Byrne. 12:25 Mahana 8:45pm on TVNZ 2 MSC 2016 Drama.

Temuera Morrison, THE BOX Akuhata Keefe, 6am Counting Cars PG Nancy Brunning. 2:05 The 6:25 Pawn Stars – Australia Pink Panther PGC 2006 PG 6:50 Deep Undercover Comedy. Steve Martin, MVLC 7:15 Piha Rescue PG Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

7:45 The Simpsons Super 3:35 Taken 16VS 2008 Action.

Sunday PG Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, A marathon of Simpson’s Famke Janssen. 5:10 Last episodes. 10:20 The Force Night ML 2010 Romantic MC 11:10 Deep Undercover Comedy. Keira Knightley, MVLC 11:35 Piha Rescue Sam Worthington.

PG 12:05 Survivor – 6:40 Terminator 3 – Rise Of Cagayan PG 1pm Covert The Machines MVL 2003 Sci-fi.

Affairs MV 2pm Raw MV 8:30 The Iron Lady PG 2011 4:45 Smackdown MV Biography Drama. An elderly 6:30 Main Event MV Margaret Thatcher and her late 7:30 Survivor – Cagayan PG husband’s ghost reflect on her Brawn considers making life from childhood to her rise an immunity challenge to to leadership as the longestget rid of a disliked player; a serving British Prime Minister. meltdown at camp could mark 10:20 The Pink Panther 2 PGS the end for one castaway.

2009 Comedy.

8:30 NCIS – LA MV MONDAY 9:30 NCIS – LA MV (Part 1) Midnight Term Life MVL 2016 11:55 Starship Troopers 10:30 Covert Affairs MV Crime. 1:30 Hangman 18VLSC 16V 1997 Sci-fi Thriller.

11:30 Main Event MV MONDAY 2am Taken 2015 Horror. Jeremy Sisto, 16VS 2008 Action. 3:35 The MONDAY 12:30 Survivor Kate Ashfield. 2:55 The Making Of The Lovely Bones – Cagayan PG 1:30 The Force Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 PG 3:50 The Iron Lady PG MC 2:20 Piha Rescue PG Action. Alexander Skarsgård, 2:50 Deep Undercover MVLC Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens. 2011 Biography Drama.

5:40 Terminator 3 – Rise Of 3:15 NCIS – LA MV 4:10 NCIS 4:45 Star Wars – The Force The Machines MVL 2003 Sci-fi.

– LA MV 5:05 Main Event MV Awakens MVC 2015 Sci-fi.

6:35 The Walk PGL 2015 Drama. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley. 8:35 The Conjuring 2 16VC 2016 Horror. Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe.

10:45 Fantastic Four MV 2015 Action. Kate Mara, Michael B Jordan.

12:25 Spooks – The Greater Good MVLS 2015 Thriller.

Kit Harington, Peter Firth.

2:10 War Room PGC 2015 Drama. Priscilla Shirer, TC Stallings. 4:10 Concussion MLC 2015 Biography Sport.

Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks. 6:15 Star Wars – The Force Awakens MVC 2015 Sci-fi. Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher.

8:30 The Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 Action. Unaware he is being used as a pawn for greed and revenge, Tarzan returns to the Congo, leading to a battle between industry and nature. Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

10:25 The Babadook MVLSC 2014 Horror.

Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall.

CHOICE

10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 Media Take 12:30 Haka Life PGR 3 1pm The Ring Inz PGR 3 1:30 Game Of Bros 2pm Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3pm L Basketball – National League Taranaki Mountains v Mike Pero Nelson Giants.

5pm Tradition On A Plate 3 Ara Ara Mata is Monique and Henry’s favourite dish, with the taste of the ocean, fresh, yet affordable.

5:30 Matangi Rau Jeremy Tatere MacLeod visits elders from Ngati Kahungunu, which covers the area from Wairoa down to the Wairarapa.

6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) 8:30 M East West East – The Final Sprint AO 2009 Comedy Drama. An amateur cycling team from Albania travels to France to participate in a tournament, only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back home.

Ndriçim Xhepa, Helidon Fino, Gentiano Hazizi.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Chiefs.

8am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Sunwolves.

10am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Stormers.

Noon UCL Magazine Show 12:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Shenzhen International – Round Three.

1pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Valero Texas Open – Round Three.

1:30 Netball Zone 2pm L Netball – ANZ Premiership Tactix v Magic.

4pm L Netball – Beko League Mainland v Waikato.

From Horncastle Arena, Christchurch.

6pm ICC Cricket 360 6:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Rising Pune Supergiants v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

From Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium, Pune.

7pm Cricket – IPL (HLS) Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians.

From Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Sunwolves.

8pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Stormers.

8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Chiefs.

10:20 L Cricket – IPL Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab.

2:20 L Cricket – IPL Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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

6am The Delicious Miss Dahl 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 8am Natural World – A Wolf Called Storm 9am American Pickers 10am Double Your House For Half The Money 11am Weird Wonders Of The World Noon Better Homes And Gardens 1:30 American Restoration 2:30 Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers – USA 3:30 Empire 4:30 Jamie At Home 5pm Jimmy’s Farm Diaries Jimmy Doherty reflects on the highs and lows of his past three years living on the farm.

5:30 Restoration Man 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 8:30 M Beneath Hill 60 AO 2010 History, War. Based on the true story of Australian Oliver Woodward, who took part in the First World War, leaving his lover for a secret platoon of tunneller fighters.

10:45 Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 11:35 Best House On The Street 12:30 The Delicious Miss Dahl 1am Jamie At Home 1:30 Jimmy’s Farm Diaries 2am M Beneath Hill 60 AO 2010 History, War. Brendan Cowell, Harrison Gilbertson, Steve le Marquand. 4:10 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 5am Restoration Man

SKY SPORT 2 10am Golf – European Tour Shenzhen International – Round Three. 10:30 Sky Sports News UK 11am Rugby League – NRL Saturday Highlights.

11:30 Sky Sports News UK Noon Rugby League – Super League Widnes Vikings v St Helens. 12:30 Rugby League – Super League Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity. 1pm Sunday Footy Show 3:30 Rugby League – NRL Saturday Highlights.

3:30 Rugby League – Super League Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity. 4pm Rugby League – Super League Widnes Vikings v St Helens.

4:30 Rugby League – NRL 5pm Rugby League – NRL 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Wests Tigers v Canterbury Bulldogs. 8:30 League Legends 9pm Rugby League – Super League 9:30 Rugby League – NRL 10pm Rugby League – NRL 10:30 Rugby League – NRL 11pm Football – UEFA Champions League 11:30 UCL Magazine Show MONDAY Midnight Soccer Saturday 2am Football – A-League Highlights Show 2:30 Rugby – World Sevens 4am Golf – PGA Tour 4:30 Golf – European Tour 5am L Golf – US PGA Tour Valero Texas Open – Round Four.

23Apr17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Don’t Taze Me Bro. 6:30 MythBusters PG The Explosion Special.

7:30 MythBusters PG Cooking Chaos. 8:30 Gold Rush PG Lifeline. 9:25 The Legend Of Croc Gold M River from Hell.

10:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Winter is Coming.

11:15 Killing Fields M Smoking Gun. 12:10 Killing Fields M The Search Warrant.

1:05 Alaskan Bush People M All That Matters.

2pm Alaskan Bush People M Bear with Us. 2:55 Alaskan Bush People M Browntown Boom. 3:50 Alaskan Bush People M Dead in the Water.

4:45 Alaskan Bush People M One Brown Down.

5:40 Alaskan Bush People M All Falls Down.

6:35 Alaskan Bush People M Field of Dreams.

7:30 Churchill’s Toyshop PG 8:30 Killing Fields M The Raid.

9:30 Killing Fields M Scene of the Crime.

10:30 People Magazine Investigates M 11:30 Alaskan Bush People M Field of Dreams.

MONDAY 12:30 The Legend Of Croc Gold M 1:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

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Robin and Elizabeth Depree (nee Shute) Married on April 22, 1967.

50th Wilson.

CRISPIN,Happy Graham NZ Wedding 618327 Anniversary, Private EME, from all 2nd NZEF – the family.

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In and ofhisHelen at home, in Gore, 94th accordance with inand Graham’s and David, Ronald Adie, year.

Dearly loved husband of wishes, a private ofcremation loved grandfather Rupert, dearly lovedApril father Pauline, was on Friday, 21.

Sarahheld and Olivia.

In and father-in-law of Helen Messages towith 157 Graham’s Waikaka accordance and David, Ronald and Adie, Valley Highway, Gore 9710. wishes, a private loved grandfather ofcremation Rupert, Southern Home, was onFuneral Friday, April 21.

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Gore, Messages to FDANZ. 157 Waikaka Valley Highway, Gore 9710.

FERGUSON, ColinHome, Reid Southern Funeral (Ferg) –Gore, FDANZ. On April 19, 2017, peacefully at Rosebank Colin Resthome, FERGUSON, Reid Ashburton.

Aged 91 years.

(Ferg) – Dearly loved husband of the On April 19, 2017, peacefully late Nellie.

Loved Resthome, father and at Rosebank FERGUSON, Colin Reid father in lawAged of Mervyn and Ashburton.

91 years.

(Ferg) Valda, –and Trish.

Lovedofpopie loved husband the Dearly On April 19, 2017, peacefully of Nellie.

David, Loved and father Carmen; late and at Rosebank Resthome, Debbie and Gordy Coxhill, father in lawAged of Mervyn and Ashburton.

91 years. and great grandLoved popie of Valda, and Trish.

Dearly loved husband ofpopie the Kelsey, and Jayde; and of Nellie.

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Betty Road, Watson, and at At for Colin’s 7700.

Special thanks the Brendan Best.

Messages to request a private family love and support fromC/-the4 the Ferguson family, service has been held. staff duringRoad, Colin’sAshburton 11 years Lagmhor Funeral atPaterson’s Rosebank.

AtServices Colin’s 7700.

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Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary

MILLAR, George Wilson – 18.10.1927 – 18.4.2017 Dearly loved and cherished husband of the late Shirley.

Dearly loved and respected father and father in law of Kevin and Cath, Allan, Neil and Linda; Kaylene and Steven. Much loved and adored grandad of George and Chrissy, the late Kenneth; Holly and Matt, Aaron; Danielle and Benn, and Roger; Savanna, Logan, and Lanelle and great grandad to Eva, Henry, and Jack. Messages to Millar family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate George’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, April 24, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private interment.

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To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287) HALL, John – 23/4/2013 Sadly taken from us 4 years today.

Remembering you is easy I do it everyday It’s the emptiness without you That never goes away.

MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES I miss you my best friend.

Sadly missed.

Galbraith’s provide choice! Maureen.

LYNN, George Ronald – Sadly passed away, April 12, 2017, aged 63. He was a belovedGeorge father, grandad, LYNN, Ronald – brotherpassed andaway, friend.

A Sadly April 12, memorial service for George 2017, aged 63. He was a and Ruby father, will be grandad, held on beloved LYNN, George Ronald – at WEDNESDAY, April 26 brother andaway, friend.

A Sadly passed April 12, RSA, Cox Street, Ashburton of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s memorial service for George 2017, aged 63. He was We a have a team celebrants.

We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, at 2.30pm. and Ruby father, will be grandad, held on and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. beloved provide choice!

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Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

FZL: About 2900m

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TOMORROW HALL, John – 4 years on Sunday was the saddest day of our lives, we never expected what was going to happen we never had a chance to say goodbye, and show you how much you mean to us all.

So many times we have cried and needed you and wished you were here in person, but we know the special times you are around us and we thank you for making them special and staying close to us all, we love and miss you more than words can say until we meet again.

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“Forever in our hearts” May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be at your back.

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HALL, John – 23-04-2013 4 years ago you left us dad-grandad and everyday we miss you so very much, life has never been the same without you, we know you are here with us in spirit, we miss your jokes and all the funny things you used to say, we were blessed to have you in our lives, we love and miss you very much, forever in our hearts.

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Hamilton

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Napier

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A fine autumn day, with westerly breezes.

MONDAY Scattered showers and southerlies developing.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

Becoming fine. Northeasterlies.

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New moon

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First quarter

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Full moon

11 May 9:44 am

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 136.8 Nth Ashburton at 12:15 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:07 pm, yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

Monday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.6 18.0 Max to 4pm 5.0 Minimum 1.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 126.8 Avg Apr to date 36 2017 to date 308.6 205 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 24 Time of gust 1:33pm

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Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Saturday, April 22, 2017

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Your Stars

WordBuilder

WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 9 Excellent – 11 Amazing – 13

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Previous solution: aft, art, fag, far, fart, fat, frag, frat, gar, gat, graft, raft, rag, rat, tag, tar.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Once you figure out that you’re not going to get what you need or want from the situation, move on. Don’t wait, argue, negotiate or give it another chance. What you want is just around the corner. Head that way.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s a lot of futility in mental exercises such as weighing the options, delving into the history and considering other assessments. Skip it. The only way to make things happen is to act.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Communication is like music; it’s as much about the spaces as the words.

There is a good silence and a bad kind. The bad kind is awkward. The good is attentive and purposeful, and it may even mean love.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re totally focused on getting through your work, which happens to also be a lot of fun for you today. Research will be part of it. Go for the story behind the story. That’s where the gold is.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): With the current state of Mercury, it’s hard to avoid taking information out of context or reading too much into things, but do try. Also, go to the source for your information wherever possible.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your experience has taught you about what to expect from situations like the one you face today. And yet, this one is slightly different. Reserve your judgments for later, as you’re likely to be surprised.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll be focused on developing your skills. This is a better way to spend your time than trying to make something happen that is clearly not working.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your lifestyle is not for the faint of heart. It takes strength to handle responsibilities and deal with the needs of those around you. You will rise to the occasion though it does come at a cost.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Diversity makes a group strong, and differences of opinion will be half the fun. As long as people respect one another and don’t invest too much identity in being right, it will all work out today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Tell people what you like about them. Mutual admiration gets a friendship started. Over time, this casual relationship is sure to blossom into something more substantial.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll pinpoint the culprit keeping you from being organised. More than likely, it’s a desire to get more things accomplished in a day than is possible, thus causing the unfinished activities to pile up.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Small details that don’t go as planned – such as a missed phone call or appointment – are inconsequential. Detach and get into a breezier frame of mind and you’ll soon get your mojo back.

ACROSS 1. Some horses may get tied in knots (6) 8. Braided hair of first pony-tail (5) 9. Novel-writing is the rub, right away (7) 11. One like Adam working out-of-doors (8) 12. Noisily drink first rum plus its variations (5) 15. Festive occasion for a convict to return to (4) 16. Fight to name all the points of the compass (3) 17. American expression for a double-curve? (4) 19. Slow down, one is told, for the intermission (5) 21. Become less of an undertaking (8) 24. Discussion group remains to be sorted out (7) 25. With a burden to lend a form to (5) 26. German money and French opportunity for buying and selling (6) Clues Down 2. Judicial hearing may prove a hardship (5) 3. Space between notes when the orchestra’s not playing? (8) 4. Drink with a Guildhall giant right inside (4) 5. It may dig out a black card (5) 6. Storehouse where one can drink nectar initially (4) 7. Begin to move prison (4) 10. No end of crack: it’s no different to other drugs (9) 12. He’s wise to be so green (4) 13. A flatterer, or one truce is arranged for (8) 14. The sennight sounds feeble (4) 18. Mischievous trick quietly to assign to a particular class (5) 20. We also known as vigilant in this form (5) 21. Junior player who got fired (4) 22. Nothing from Spain – and a mixture of it (4) 23. Designate it a part of the academic year (4)

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