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weather while Methven hit 132mm – up on Mt Hutt 169mm fell but they also received snow.

Ashburton received close to 100mm of rain.

The weather, and more significantly the wet caused widespread issues around the regions with roads out of action due to the flooding and damage caused by the rainfall making for an interesting drive to work for most comFROM muters yesterday morning.

Ashburton District Council staff were

Mid Canterbury might have escaped the worst of former Tropical Cyclone Gita on Tuesday night, but the region wasn’t spared from the rain.

The region was soaked through to the bone from Tuesday morning through until Wednesday afternoon with some significant rainfalls being recorded across the district.

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prepared for a major rain event on the back of Cyclone Gita, but late yesterday they were heaving sighs of relief that the district had escaped the predicted high winds and heavy rain largely unscathed.

Rain is number one enemy of the district’s roads, but council roading engineer Brian Fauth said this time round, apart from the odd problem, the network had escaped relatively unscathed.

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A soggy state of affairs From P1 “Yes, there are certainly some potholes being formed out there, we’ve had a few roads closed in places and lost three sunshine bridges but there hasn’t been huge damage,” he said.

Two areas that did cause issues were Dry Creek near Methven and Double Hill Road.

A spillway at Barkers Road was designed to deal with high flows from the creek, but problems often occurred in the Lyndhurst area where a culvert appeared unable to cope with large amounts of water.

Both the Hinds and Ashburton rivers were running high and big flows in the Hinds washed out sunshine bridges at Boundary, Winslow and Hackthorne roads.

There was some surface flooding in Ashburton, Fauth said, but because the rain was relatively light at the beginning, contractors were able to clear grates and culverts in known hot spots.

Schools around the district also felt the impact of the inclement weather.

Despite 41 schools being closed across Canterbury in total, Ashburton District only saw one closure yesterday – Lauriston School.

Methven Bus Group cancelled all morning and afternoon school bus services other than the Ashburton and Tinwald routes, but “accommodating” parents helped shuttle students to schools and limit the number of absences.

“People have been really understanding out here – it is only rain after all,” Mt Somers Springburn Prinicpal Sean Wansbrough said.

“We asked parents if there was any way they could still get their children to school without busses and they did, and we’ve still got the majority here.”

At Tinwald School, Methven School and Chertsey School students were advised to bring gumboots and warm jackets, and schools within the boil water zones asked students to bring ample supplies of bottled water.

At Tinwald School, Raewyn Harris said staff had initial concerns about surface water, but it

cleared throughout the morning.

Meanwhile, Gita’s heavy rainfall provided an obstacle for a group of Ashburton Borough School students at school camp on the Banks Peninsula.

The Year 7 and 8 group went to camp at Wainui on Monday, but the area was declared a State of Emergency on Tuesday and the Banks Peninsula was predicted to “bear the brunt” of Gita’s rainfall overnight.

However, Ashburton Borough School Principal Sam Winterbourn said the school stayed in contact with parents and the students stayed “snug as bugs in rugs” during the storm.

Yesterday, the students were partaking in backup wet weather activities, he said, and were still on track to return to Ashburton on Friday.

Ashburton Fire & Emergency volunteers only had three callouts during the downpour – but all within the same six-minute period on Tuesday.

The alarm rang at 1.49, 1.51 and 1.55pm, and appliances were dispatched to three locations in Ashburton.

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an individual who had “become stuck in a ceiling space”.

Over at Rosebank Hospital and Resthome in Allenton, water had leaked into a smoke detector and triggered a false alarm.

There was little work for fire volunteers to do once they arrived, except “simply working out where the water had got in,” said Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess.

But firefighters dispatched to Coin Save on East Street were faced with a “major water leak”.

Burgess said the shop had recently been renovated, and a “fair amount” of water had entered the building.

“But the builders got there before we did and they were able to help out,” he said.

Meanwhile, Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president Mike Salvesen, who farms in the Surrey Hills area, knows first-hand the impact of the rain that fell on Tuesday night.

Salvesen’s Upper Downs Road farm received more than 150mm of rain during the storm, resulting in a slip and access being cut to some parts of his farm.

He said the slip took out a fence, while overflowing creeks washed out laneways, so he was

unable to get to the far end of the property.

He was going up in a helicopter yesterday afternoon to inspect the back of the farm.

On top of that his driveway was four-wheel drive access only.

He expected others who farmed in either the foothills or high country to also have cleanup jobs in front of them.

From what he knew farmers on the flat seemed to have got off relatively unscathed, except for some surface flooding.

“I think there’s a bit of water lying around but I haven’t heard of anything too bad.”

There was a bright side to the wet weather, he said.

Soil moisture levels throughout Canterbury for this time of year were at levels that are almost unheard of, something that was a real positive going into autumn.

“We should be able to get a decent amount of growth.”

Mid Canterbury rivers also peaked early yesterday following the deluge, then dropped steadily.

The Rangitata hit 312 cumecs and the Rakaia was at 640 at its highest.

The normally-dry Hinds River

was full of the storm water and the Ashburton peaked at 489 cumecs at 6am yesterday after running at about six cumecs for the past few months.

An ECan spokesperson area supervisor Ryan Dynes was out and about in the catchment yesterday assessing the impact of the heavy rain. There would have been overflows from the smaller streams, as well as from some of the tributaries like Bowyers.

Flows in the South Ashburton indicated a one in 10-year event.

“There may also have been a bit of groundwater recharge from this rain, but it’s likely to be minor. We generally get very little recharge in the summer, even after heavy rainfall events.

“The soil and growing plants just have too much capacity to hold and use the water in summer, so that there’s little excess to pass through the soil into the groundwater.”

Weather across the district looks set to improve as the week progresses with light showers predicted for this morning before the mercury rises back into the 20s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with sunshine in store around the region.

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Identification day looms for buildings

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Seven years after Canterbury was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, earthquake prone assessments are still outstanding on 60 buildings in the Ashburton District.

The identity of those buildings, however, will shortly become public knowledge when placards are placed on 155 buildings around the district that are known to be earthquake prone.

The 60 yet to be assessed will have placards stating they have one year in which to provide an assessment.

Ashburton District Council building services manager Michael Wong has been ready since July to provide the public information placards to building owners, but the project has been delayed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Enterprise (MBIE) with rule and wording changes.

He’s confident the placards will finally be delivered next month and they will spell out to the public the status of a building and when its strengthening work must be completed.

The time frame for bringing those buildings up to the required building code standard is 12 and a half years for those with unreinforced masonry and 25 years for the remainder. Most

buildings will fall into the shorter time frame, often because of a verandah or parapet, Wong said.

For some building owners, however, the time frame will be much shorter.

They were early responders to the council’s request to have their properties assessed.

Some of those assessments date back to 2012 and 2013, shortening the period left to have

work completed to just six years for some.

In the post-quake environment, the Ashburton council had been proactive in working with building owners around options for the future, he said.

“Ashburton’s been so far ahead on this. Places like Timaru are four years behind us. We got in at the start and we got buy-in from owners and that means some

of those owners had decisions in 2102 and 2013 so effectively they’ve already wasted six years in getting work carried out.”

He doesn’t anticipate the final deadlines to make good earthquake prone buildings will see a rash of demolitions, but believes there will be some as owners make tough financial decisions.

“It’ll have to be an economic decision, they’ll be looking at

things like, can they afford to put the rent up, is the time frame suitable for them or will they still want to be a landlord.”

Wong will attend a meeting on Monday where he hopes placard templates will be provided along with the all clear for their delivery to building owners.

Those owners will be required to place the placards where they can be seen by the public.

Leech & Partners seek new home in Christchurch CBD

By Linda CLark

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Seven years on from the collapse of the PGC building which claimed 18 lives in the February 2011 earthquake, one of the building’s former tenants has announced its plans to move back to the Christchurch central business district.

Accounting and business advisory firm Leech & Partners, which occupied part of level two in the collapsed building, has been based in Mandeville Street, Riccarton, since March 2011, fol-

lowing a temporary relocation to its Ashburton office immediately following the earthquake.

Leech & Partners has now engaged Savills Real Estate to begin a search for a bigger, new office for its 20 Christchurch-based staff in the heart of the action in the newly re-emerged CBD. Jonathan Lyttle, managing director of Savills’ Christchurch office, says the company’s decision to move back to the CBD is significant, given one of its directors, Philip McDonald, lost his life and several other staff were

the Canterbury earthquakes. As a well-established business in the Christchurch market, it’s very important to us to return to the CBD, despite what happened seven years ago,” he said.

“We’ve observed the development progress to date in the CBD and we now believe it has reached a suitable stage for our firm. The CBD now provides everything we need in terms of high quality buildings, modern office space, staff amenities and transport, and we’re really excited about our eventual move.”

Lyttle says Leech & Partners, along with other businesses, have watched the CBD rebuild closely over the past few years and now have the confidence to commit to relocating back there.

“The opening of several big new developments in the CBD has provided a catalyst for businesses to make the decision to move back in,” he says.

The timing of the move will be dependent on whether the firm opts to lease offices in a yet to be constructed development, or takes existing space, says Walls.

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Offenders provide 5000 support hours in 2017

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Seventy-five offenders serving sentences of community work contributed more than 5000 hours of labour to projects in the Ashburton District last year.

Community Corrections staff managed 1580 people around Canterbury during 2017, co-ordinating work for not-for-profit groups and community organisations.

The 5298 hours in Mid Canterbury included work at the Staveley Presbyterian Camp, Awa Awa Rata Reserve and Our Lady of the Snows School in Methven.

Community work is the lowest tariff sentence managed by Corrections and can be imposed by the court for between 40 and 400 hours. It gives offenders a chance to learn new skills as well as give something back to the community.

Ashburton service manager Wendy Hampton said a number of exciting environmental and conservation projects had kept community work offenders busy.

Corrections have supported the Staveley Presbyterian Camp to develop a large block of remnant Black Beech Forest that has been given QEII covenant status.

“Our work at the camp has seen us develop tracks and assist with weed control,” Hampton said.

“This work has further opened

Maintenance work by offenders under way outside the Hakatere Marae.

PHOTO SUPPLIED up the area to allow it to be enjoyed by the groups who stay at the camp. Over the recent holiday season the camp was used by more than 500 scouts and supporters.”

Awa Awa Rata Reserve is an ongoing project for Community Corrections. The large park and picnic area at the foothills of the Mt Somers Reserve includes a walking track that was developed and planted many years ago by local families, and is well used by locals and visitors to the area.

“The gardens are extensive and take many hours to maintain.

Over the last year offenders have spent around 480 hours working

at the reserve.”

She said developing tracks and planting native areas provided an opportunity for workers to return with their families to show off their work and enjoy the outdoors.

Our Lady of the Snows School rejuvenated its school grounds with the help of community work offenders during the holidays.

“Many community work offenders are parents to school age children, which helps them to see the benefit of their efforts.”

Offenders also planted 2000 native plants in a new walkway in the Hororata Reserve. The walkway circumnavigates the re-

serve for over 4kms and is used regularly by walkers, cyclists, and runners.

Corrections’ Canterbury district manager Lisa Joseph said the labour was greatly valued by a wide range of community groups, who were often stretched for funding and resources.

“So the contribution of offender labour is greatly appreciated and can be the difference between these local projects being completed quickly, on budget, or even being done at all.

“Locally important projects also serve to connect community work offenders to their communities and give those involved a sense of achievement and pride that comes from a job well done.”

Joseph said some workers did not have jobs so the sentence could also help rebuild their work confidence.

“It means getting up in the morning and doing a good day’s work. A huge sense of achievement can come from a job well done and many of the offenders tell us how they take their families to see what they have been a part of. Some people even continue to support the project after their sentence or use these skills as a platform for employment or further study.”

Nationally, over 1.6 million hours of community work was provided by 20,153 offenders in 2017.

Seeking a waste-free district

By Sue newman

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With wheelie bins now just part of the streetscape in Ashburton, the district’s waste experts are keen to move onto the waste minimisation projects second stage – auditing what’s going into those bins.

Council waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin will be making the case for an audit to district councillors next month and if he’s given the green light, anticipates the project will get under way in April.

Understanding what was going into the red and yellow bins

was key in reducing the amount of material that went to landfill, Goodwin said.

The most significant issue with wheelie bins was the use of red bins not only for rubbish, but also for garden waste and that meant more waste going to landfill and higher costs for council, he said.

“We are receiving a lot more recycling that’s coming out of the system but we need to understand how this other side works.”

A user pay or user reward system where red bins were weighed and owners charged accordingly was the ultimate way to encour-

age recycling and if Goodwin’s pitch for a trial is successful it will see around 500 households involved over a six month period.

Charging by weight could stop people filling their bins with green waste, but for a collection run the size of Ashburton, adding a green bin to the collection system was not economical because establishment costs were high, he said.

“We have to balance this out but we already have private operators collecting green waste and that’s probably the better model here at the moment.”

Yes there were costs around having green waste collected by private operators and there were costs to off-load at the resource recovery park, but processing green waste carried a high cost, Goodwin said.

“What we have at the moment is user pays – the more you take in the more you pay.”

The waste audit and the user pays trial will be challenging, but they’re challenges worth undertaking as part of the council’s commitment towards reducing material going into landfill, he said.

In brief Coldstream lockdown If you have a friend or family member in Coldstream House, a friendly visit will need to be put on hold for a day or two. A number of the rest home and hospital’s elderly residents have come down with a vomiting bug and until laboratory tests determine the cause, staff have requested that the property becomes a virtual isolation zone. “Quite a few residents are quite unwell so until we know what it is we’re taking sensible safety precautions to protect everyone,” said nurse manager Merrin Jones.

Competition correction Prizegiving at the three-day annual Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition kicks off tonight, not Friday, as reported in the Ashburton Guardian yesterday. It continues on Friday and Saturday nights.

Rakaia bridge warning If you’re heading to Christchurch on Saturday morning, remember to allow extra time if you’re passing through Rakaia about 8am. The annual Ride the Rakaia cycle race is on and State Highway 1 at Rakaia will be closed for 15 minutes to allow cyclists to cross the river bridge and the overhead bridge. The neutral peleton will then turn left and head up towards the Rakaia Gorge, crossing the river again before returning to Rakaia on the southern side of the river. The bridge is expected to be open again by 8.30am.

Leader’s scholarship If you’re looking to complete a leadership or professional development course or to commence a project or experience that will enhance your leadership skills, Advance Ashburton may be able to provide you with a financial helping hand. Using funds generated at a fundraising breakfast with guest Stephen Tindall, the Advance Ashburton Foundation is able to fund a leader’s scholarship. Applications for this scholarship are now open and details can be found online at www.advanceashburton.co.nz or by contacting the executive officer Sandi Wood – 027 577 5875.

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Accreditation kudos for maternity

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Ashburton Maternity Centre staff are revelling in some well-deserved kudos after receiving its fourth accreditation in the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative for Aotearoa New Zealand.

The national initiative is aligned with World Health Organisation principles in encouraging breast feeding.

Executive officer New Zealand Breast Feeding Alliance Jane Cartwright said New Zealand required all maternity centres throughout the country to be Baby Friendly, and there were currently about half of these which had reached the fourth accreditation as received

by Ashburton Hospital.

It represented hard work throughout the past 12 years on behalf of the hospital, and retaining high standards over that time.

Cartwright said breast milk is the best food for newborns and infants and for them to receive any at all was better than none. It was cheap, clean and had protective properties.

“It’s about the support you give mothers and families to establish that,” Cartwright said.

Staff and lead maternity carers working at the centre provided that support from leading up to the birth, to after mothers had left hospital. Those who had been discharged could come in for a day for breastfeeding support.

“It’s really important for our rural women so they don’t feel isolated,” said Ashburton Maternity manager Julie Dockrill.

“It’s a privilege in today’s environment to be able to spend time with women under a maternity umbrella,” she added.

Celebrating Ashburton Maternity’s Baby Friendly Accreditation are (from left) executive officer New Zealand Breast Feeding Alliance Jane Cartwright, Ashburton Maternity manager Julie Dockrill, Ashburton Maternity midwife Caroline Nye and Ashburton lead maternity carer Sandra Scott.

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Driver may face huge damage bill A Mid Canterbury man who drove through a give way sign and hit a truck and trailer unit could be liable for $150,000 in damages.

Kumar Gourav, 24, was driving unsupervised when he made a mistake at the rural intersection of Boltons Road and Cracroft Maronan Road last June.

The farm worker was convicted of careless use and driving contrary to the conditions of his licence when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court this week and disqualified from driving for six months.

Judge Joanna Maze also ordered Gourav, who has worked in New Zealand for the past three years, to pay $1100 reparations to the driver of the truck, who was in hospital for 12 days after the accident.

She did not impose a fine, in light of Gourav accepting liability for the $150,000 damages, which are being pursued by insurance companies.

Gourav’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist said country intersections could be tricky for people unfamiliar with their layout.

“He is very sorry for the injuries he caused. He now has to pay the insurance companies.”

Judge Maze said Gourav’s inexperience behind the wheel probably caused the accident.

He went through a give way and hit a truck and trailer. The driver of the truck, who had his 16-year-old son with him, spent 12 days in hospital with serious injuries, including fractured ribs and vertebra.

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Proposed stadium fee rise attracts 409 objections

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If Ashburton’s district councillors were in any doubt that increasing fees at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre was an unpopular, 409 people have confirmed this.

That’s the number of submissions in opposition to the plan that were lodged with the council by Monday night and tomorrow they’ll hear from six sports groups and two individuals why the increase is flawed.

Those submissions were among almost 800 received across a range of topics that were out for public consultation as part of the council’s draft revenue and financing policy.

EA Networks fees will be under the spotlight today as councillors listen to submit-

ters explain why they do not agree with the proposed fee increase – 40 per cent for stadium users and 9 per cent for users of the gym and pool complex.

The council wants costs for the centre to be shared evenly between ratepayers and users; currently ratepayers foot 60 per cent of the bill.

Speakers against the fee rise will be Ashburton Volley Ball Club, Olympia Rhythmic Gymnastics, Mid Canterbury Netball, Mid Canterbury Basketball, Mid Canterbury Badminton, Sport Canterbury, Melanie Oakley and Kelvin Holmes.

The council’s proposal to change Lake Hood’s from a rural to an urban rating district attracted 131 submissions, with 52 per cent opposed to the change.

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Syria bombards Damascus Intense Syrian government shelling and air strikes on rebel-held Damascus suburbs have killed nearly 130 people in two days.

It marks some of the deadliest bombardment of the country’s rebellious region in three years, a monitoring group and paramedics have said.

Retaliatory shells rained down on Damascus, killing at least eight people and causing panic among residents of the Syrian capital, seat of President Bashar Assad’s power.

It came as scores of progovernment gunmen began entering the northern Kurdish enclave of Afrin.

Turkish troops shelled the areas shortly after the fighters entered the area, forcing journalists to flee. Turkish state media reported the pro-government forces then fell back 10km from Afrin city.

The targeted suburbs – scattered across an area known as eastern Ghouta – have been subjected to weeks-long bombardment that has killed and wounded hundreds of people.

The bombardment earlier this week that killed nearly 100 people saw the use of war-

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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was the deadliest days in eastern Ghouta since 2015, adding that 20 children and 15 women were among those killed.

Syrian state TV reported from Damascus to show what

it called the people’s “steadfastness”, despite the shelling.

The TV reporter claimed the city’s residents had expressed hope that the Syrian army would retake eastern Ghouta.

But Army of Islam official Mohammed Alloush and Nasr al-Hariri, who heads the committee that represents the Syrian opposition, described what

is happening in eastern Ghouta as a new “Holocaust” committed by the government and its backers Iran and Russia.

The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, issued a statement of protest saying: “Do those inflicting the suffering still have words to justify their barbaric acts?”

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Nine years after she signed a Hollywood petition demanding the release of Roman Polanski from Swiss custody, Natalie Portman says she regrets supporting the filmmaker, who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in 1977. “I very much regret it. I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough,” Portman says in an interview. “Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, ‘I signed this. Will you too?’ And I was like, ‘sure’.”

Portman, who has become an outspoken representative of the Time’s Up initiative, said that she signed the petition out of a mistaken sense of empathy.

Australian Prime Minister heading to US Australaian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heads to the United States today accompanied by the largest Australian political and business delegation ever to visit the US. President Donald Trump’s softening opposition to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be up for discussion when he meets Turnbull at the White House later this week.

The trade deal among 11 countries includes Australia, which also has a bilateral free trade partnership with the United States.

Security risks in the Asia-Pacific region created by a more assertive China and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will also

be on the agenda.

Turnbull would be seeking a clear picture from Trump on how he expected the North Korean crisis to unfold, said Kim Beazley, a former Australian defense minister who was ambassador to Washington until 2016.

“Generally speaking, when an Australian prime minister meets an American president, the globe is traversed, all sorts of things, the commitments we have in common, where we’re going to go in Iraq and all the rest of it,” Beazley said.

“The difficulty facing Turnbull is nobody can be absolutely sure how the current president engages on any of those fronts,” Beazley added.

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Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said the most significant Australian political and business delegation to ever visit the United States signified the strength of the bilateral relationship.

The United States is Australia’s most important security partner, while China is Australia’s biggest trading partner. Australia attempts to avoid taking sides in US and Chinese rivalry.

A recent Australian foreign policy statement and the US National Defence Strategy both view China and Russia as potential threats to global security.

Trump and Turnbull both dis-

miss speculation that their relationship had been damaged by their first, terse telephone conversation as national leaders last year in which the president reluctantly agreed to honour an Obama administration deal to resettle up to 1250 refugees that Australia had rejected.

Turnbull has since met Trump in New York, but the Washington meeting will be their first in the context of an official state visit.

Two-way trade between the United States and Australia was $52 billion and growing last year, with the United States enjoying a trade surplus, according to Australian government figures.

– AP

Twins still speak in code It would come as a surprise to no one that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen speak their own language. The twins maintained an intense level of fame from the time they were babies. While the world doesn’t see much of the twins as it once did, we were all reminded of their unique bond during their latest fashion show for The Row. After presenting the brand’s latest collection in New York, a video emerged of the Olsens hugging and squeezing each other’s hands in quick succession. “We have this little thing where we’ll squeeze each other like three times,” Mary-Kate said. “Then I’ll squeeze her hand back four times. Like, ‘I love you, too.’”

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Artificial intelligence warning Peanut allergy treatment breakthrough The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way.

A company said that its daily capsules of peanut flour helped children tolerate nuts in a major study.

Millions of children have peanut allergies, and some may have life-threatening reactions if accidentally exposed to them.

Doctors have been testing daily doses of peanut flour, contained in a capsule and sprinkled over food, as a way to prevent that.

Aimmune Therapeutics said 67 per cent of kids who had its treatment were able to tolerate

the equivalent of roughly two peanuts at the end of the study.

The study involved nearly 500 kids ages 4 to 17 with severe peanut allergies.

They were given either capsules of peanut flour or a dummy powder in gradually increasing amounts for six months, then continued on that final level for another six months.

About 20 per cent of kids getting the peanut powder dropped out of the study.

The company plans to file for US Food and Drug Administration approval for the treatment by the end of this year.

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Artificial intelligence is expected to become a “game changer” enabling more sophisticated cyber and physical attacks on individuals, groups and institutions, international experts warn.

The world is likely to see rapid growth in cyber crime and the use of drones over the next decade, with “an unprecedented rise in the use of (internet) ‘bots’ to manipulate everything from elections to the news agenda and social media,” the experts said.

The 26 experts from Cambridge and Oxford universities, think-tanks, cyber-security firms and digital rights groups urged governments and corporations to “address the clear

and present danger inherent in the myriad applications of AI”.

“AI will alter the landscape of risk for citizens, organisations and states,” said one of the authors, Miles Brundage, a researcher at Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute.

Brundage warned that systems based on artificial intelligence often “significantly surpass” human performance.

“It is troubling, but necessary, to consider the implications of superhuman hacking, surveillance, persuasion, and physical target identification, as well as AI capabilities that are subhuman but nevertheless much more scalable than human labour,” he said.

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Bill Gates to cameo Bill Gates is slated to cameo as himself in an upcoming episode of the CBS comedy, The Big Bang Theory. The billionaire business magnate, who is the founder of Microsoft and basically the father of the internet, will appear in an episode slated for March, in which Penny (Kaley Cuoco) hosts Gates at her work. Naturally, the guys will do everything in their power to meet him. Gates joins a long line of big name guest stars to make their way to The Big Bang Theory as themselves, including Carrie Fisher, Bill Nye, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Buzz Aldrin, LeVar Burton, Steve Wozniak, and Stan Lee, among others.

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A day forever etched in my memory E

veryone has a Christchurch earthquake story.

Whether it be through personal experience, the impact on friends or family, or through five degrees of separation – the day and moment that changes our lives forever will remain etched in our memories.

My own quake tale is insignificant compared to some others.

I was in Christchurch when the ground shook and should have been sitting at my third-floor desk in the old Press building in the middle of Cathedral Square.

But I wasn’t.

In an uncanny twist of fate – I was in a building built as a pseudo earthquake shelter at the Christchurch Showgrounds, watching standardbred yearlings

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being sold in the ring.

The irony of that alone has never been lost on me.

I remember running outside and seeing the dust rising from the CBD and wondering what had happened.

The look of fear spreading on the faces of those around me who hailed from the city was powerful, while the look of sheer confusion on the faces of those who were from out of town will

be forever etched in the memory too.

As someone who worked in the CBD and could see the fragile nature of many of the buildings around that part of town, including my own office, my immediate concerns were for colleagues.

The Press building had been bashed up reasonably badly in the September and December quakes and the editor’s office wall was being held up by a tentonne strop.

On reflection, the building shouldn’t have probably been operational. We should have been out of there.

Incredibly for me, the horse sale continued for the day – completely unaware of the widespread damage and death

that had occurred just kilometres away. Gradually, bit by bit, news came through of the state of the city centre and those first images of course showed the grand old lady we knew as The Press Building reduced to almost rubble.

It was soul-destroying to see, not knowing if there were colleagues trapped within the mess.

My boss would later tell me that as he lifted his head after the shaking had stopped that his first look to my desk resulted in him seeing a massive slab of concrete sitting on top of it. And that he couldn’t remember in the panic if I had been sitting there or not.

It took me five-and-a-half hours to drive home from the showgrounds that night. I lived on the eastern side of the CBD

and the trip normally would have taken 10 minutes.

Buildings can be repaired, and wounds can heal, but you can never bring back a life, nor can you remove the emotional scarring of such an event.

Now, seven years on, from that day, memories of what unfolded can often make me feel thankful for what I’ve got and thankful for what I might not have had.

Christchurch is slowly rebuilding itself – as is the rest of Canterbury.

February 22 will forever be a national day of remembrance and the only hope is that in 50 years’ time people are still telling their stories from the day the earth shook and many of the buildings above them crumbled.

students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.

Most of the Dakota Access pipeline opponents abandoned their protest camp ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land. A shooting at a bar in Olathe, Kansas, left one man dead and two others wounded; witnesses said a man yelled, “Get out of my country” before opening fire on two Indian nationals who worked as engineers at GPS-maker Garmin.

(A suspect has been charged with first-degree murder and first-

degree attempted murder, as well as federal hate crime charges.)

Today’s birthdays: Actor Paul Dooley is 90. Actor James Hong is 89. Actor John Ashton is 70.

Actress Miou-Miou is 68. Actress Julie Walters is 68. Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving is 68. Actress Ellen Greene is 67.

Former Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is 66. Former White House adviser David Axelrod is 63. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 59. World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh is 55.

Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 52. Actor Paul Lieberstein is 51. Actress Jeri Ryan is 50.

Actor Thomas Jane is 49. TV

host Clinton Kelly is 49. Actress Tamara Mello is 48. Actresssinger Lea Salonga is 47. Actor Jose Solano is 47. International Tennis Hall of Famer Michael Chang is 46. Rock musician Scott Phillips is 45. Singer James Blunt is 44. Actress Drew Barrymore is 43. Actress Liza Huber is 43.

Rock singer Tom Higgenson (Plain White T’s) is 39. Actor Zach Roerig is 33. Actor Daniel E. Smith is 28.

Thought for today: “The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.” — Marianne Moore, American poet (18871972).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, February 22, the 53rd day of 2018.

There are 312 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On February 22, 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.

On this date: In 1630, English colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony first sampled popcorn brought to them by a Native American named Quadequina for their Thanksgiving celebration.

In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confederacy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following his election in November 1861.

In 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde was first performed at London’s St James’ Theatre.

In 1935, it became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.

In 1943, Pan Am Flight 9035, a Boeing 314 flying boat, crashed while attempting to land in Lisbon, Portugal. Twenty-five people were killed; 14 survived, including actress-singer Jane Froman.

In 1959, the inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; although Johnny Beauchamp was initially declared the winner, the victory was later awarded to Lee Petty.

In 1974, Pakistan officially recognised Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan).

against Kurdish rebel bases in nearly a decade. Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy.

In 1997, scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named Dolly.

(Dolly, however, was later put down after a short life marred by premature ageing and disease.)

Five years ago: The Justice Department joined a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong alleging the former seven-time Tour de France champion had concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his longtime sponsor, the US Postal Service.

(The case is headed to trial.)

Ten years ago: Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq in their first major ground incursion

One year ago: The Trump administration lifted federal guidelines that said transgender

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hile National Party would-be leaders, stake their claims, with varying degrees of stridency and commitment, the business of government continues.

The Pike River mine, for example, must somehow be re-entered so that the remains of the 29 miners who died there, getting on for eight years ago, can be returned to their still-grieving families. However, a change of government makes it no easier or safer for that “rescue” to be achieved.

Going into what is now merely the shelł of a mine remains as dangerous as it ever was. Were more people to be killed trying to get the original victims out the public’s reaction would be too horrific to contemplate.

The realities of rescue are not susceptible to political promises.

Thus, Andrew Little, now the man in charge, and thereby the latest holder of the poisoned chalice, must somehow find a safe way in which to effect this rescue, as outlined in the party’s election manifesto.

Of course, he could always turn to his colleague-in-coalition, Winston “Grandstand” Peters, who was often to be seen prior to the election outside the entrance to the old mine making what seemed to many to be a personal pledge to enter the underground graveyard and extract, heroically, the longentombed bones.

He appeared, too, to have only a passing concern for his own safety. However, since he kneecapped National and entered into a less than made-in-heaven pact with St Jacinda, he seems not to have been much seen on the West Coast. Now, why am I not surprised by that? He is not called Pop Up Peters for nothing.

So Pike River is, understandably, still in the too-hard basket, and will stay there unless or until a way can be found guaranteed not to put at risk the lives of the brave people prepared to enter

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Elsewhere, the Labour, Green, NZ First unholy alliance has also to deal with the same, self-inflicted, pension problem with which their predecessors also wrestled; that is to say, the determination not to raise the age of qualification for it. That, despite the remorseless increase in the number of people now living longer and longer, which not only qualifies them to receive “super” but also leads to their requiring more and more expensive medical treatment as their lives continue long after the expected “cut off” point, as anticipated by governments past.

Thus, “old people” now form a heavy financial drag on the economy with, in addition, fewer and fewer working Kiwis, from whose taxes the pensioners can be paid. Solution? Presumably the age of pension access must be raised at least to 67 though not, of course, overnight. A gradual process needs to be initiated which enables any government to ensure the issue does not get dangerously out of control.

The considerable snag to such a decision is its hideous, political side-effects and potential to be a vote-loser of colossal proportions. I have even heard it said that “Jacinda the Bountiful” has made the same dogged declaration as did John - now Sir - John Key, namely, “no rise in the “super” age on my watch”! If that is really so the matter will fester

until it becomes a bursting boil on the backside of the nation - if you will kindly excuse my slightly earthy language. (This is no time to beat about the proverbial bush). Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, is strikingly reluctant even to mention the problem. Silence, of course, does not constitute a solution. Is it not generally accepted, we cannot continue to spend billion after billion on a problem that can only get worse?

Meanwhile, in Christchurch, the waiting, even after seven years, continues; waiting, that is, for earthquake, seriously damaged homes still to be repaired, with many locals facing yet another bleak winter with a cold and leaking home, ill-equipped to cope with the storms ahead.

Recently, Jacinda was faced by a genuinely angry crowd of Christchurch householders, who were not going to let slip the opportunity to tell her what the Government should do to end their long-standing ordeal.

Not so many grinning selfies taken with Jacinda in the perennial tranquillity of the Garden City and, for Jacinda, a first taste of an angry crowd, most of whom usually melt before her. There were even some boos I have been told by my manon-the-spot. And that’s not all; Jacinda also found herself facing another hostile group. This one was demanding utu, (aka natural justice), for those “responsible”

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for the collapse of the CTV building in which so many were killed.

That that building had been in operation for 30 years and had been “passed fit” for habitation even after the first tremor, suggests there must be a virtual army of people out there, all of whom, inadvertently, contributed to the collapse. Are they all to go to prison? Would that really be justice – natural or otherwise – being seen to be done?

The result of all the above is a serious headache for Ms Ardern and her fellow “coalitioners”.

All the PM could say to the angry locals was that she does not have the power to provide the answers to the issues they raised.

That is just not going to cut the mustard. Most electors are under the impression Governments can do anything, so why can’t they get off their battered backsides, insist the houses be properly re-built and send a few “guilty” people to prison. It’s not even the old “rocket science”.

So, while the National leader wannabes – and keep an eye open for the dark horse – dance around each other, rapiers raised and cutting edges honed to make every barb count, Jacinda and her coalition cohorts face the challenges of everyday politics and the controversies that accompany them.

Perhaps the 100-day honeymoon is already coming to an end, even though John Key’s lasted seven years!

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BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

Left – The Ashburton Gorge area, including Lake Heron, is an area of outstanding natural landscape where land uses balance farming and tourism.

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Registrations are now being accepted for the biennial South Island High Country Field Day, which will be held in the Ashburton Gorge on March 8.

The day will start at Hakatere and the self-drive tour will then include stops at the Maori Lakes and Lake Heron on the way to Arrowsmith Station, where the bulk of the day will be based.

The focus will be on integrated environmental planning and management. It will cover processes the field day stations went through, developing and auditing farm environment plans.

Speakers will look at regulatory requirements, environmental constraints, practical necessities for farming and auditing requirements.

Spokesman Willy Ensor said the Ashburton Gorge is an area of outstanding natural landscapes, while also a sensitive lakes zone.

It has become a drawcard for tourists admiring the views, or going horse trekking, tramping, fishing and skiing. The Te Araroa Trail passes through.

This human pressure gives rise to scrutiny of farming practices,

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he said, but also creates its own environmental stresses. These will be addressed by a speaker from the Department of Conservation during the day.

Pastoral farming is still the primary economic and social activity, producing fine wool, beef, lamb and venison. From this comes

the bulk of the resources to manage weeds and protect the environment of the Ashburton Gorge, along with a sound working relationship with the Department of Conservation.

Ensor said the region is characterised by extreme climates and fertile but fragile soils, and the

MPI aims at machinery from Japan The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has introduced new measures to reduce the risk of brown marmorated stink bugs arriving in vehicles and machinery from Japan.

The changes will require all used vehicles (cars and trucks) to undergo inspection and cleaning at an MPI-approved facility in Japan prior to export.

In addition, any used machinery or other types of used vehicles from Japan will require certification proving it has undergone cleaning by an appropriate provider, Paul Hallett, MPI biosecurity and environment manager, said.

“Nearly 95 per cent of used vehicles from Japan already go through approved facilities that are designed to eliminate the risk of biosecurity threats like seeds and hitchhiking organisms such as Asian gypsy moth. The requirement will now be compulsory for all imports. The changes will significantly reduce the chance of transporting dirty vehicles and machinery that

could contaminate other cargo.

“The move is the result of an unprecedented spike in the number of stink bugs arriving at the border from Japan in bulk carriers.”

MPI has already increased the level of inspection of arriving carriers and their cargo, including the use of fogging with insecticide to flush any insects out of confined spaces.

It has directed three bulk carriers to leave New Zealand this month due to excessive contamination.

MPI will work with industry to develop longer-term options for reducing the biosecurity risk, Hallett said.

“We are all keen to work together to consider solutions that avoid the need to turn vessels around at the border. This could include treatment prior to entering New Zealand waters or finding ways of fumigating the vessels here if any detections are made.”

field day will demonstrate recognition and understanding of the methods and technologies to farm successfully and sustainably, now and for the future.

He said an audited animal welfare programme, combined with good farming practices, validated by environmental planning, is cre-

ating opportunities for the niche marketing of agricultural production.

“We will hear of a successful merino wool marketing arrangement, facilitated because of the credibility these programmes create.

“The field day will demonstrate the co-operation and interdependence of all the parties that have an active interest in this area.

It takes a co-ordinated approach to achieve these goals and address the future issues, not one of an adversarial nature where regulators and land managers are in conflict.

“Co-operation and respect is the future for the best stewardship of New Zealand’s high country.”

Electronic registrations for the day, which will cost $25 if made before February and $30 after that date, can be made by emailing bdouglas@fedfarm.co.nz.

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f the five people taking part in the current contest for the leadership of the National Party’s parliamentary wing, there’s one candidate who, above the others, will have a better understanding of the day-to-day challenges faced by the farming community.

She is also closely connected to the Mid Canterbury region.

Selwyn MP Amy Adams, whose electorate takes in Rakaia, may be a lawyer by trade, but she is also a farm owner.

With her husband Don, Adams owns three farms: sheep and crop properties in Darfield and Kirwee, and another operation near Te Kauwhata in the Waikato.

Through their company Amdon Farms, the couple are also shareholders in Central Plains Water.

While having a farming connection should not be viewed as the be-all and end-all, there’s a lot to be said for it when it comes to understanding issues that affect the rural community, rather than being beholden to solely what’s important to Auckland or Wellington.

That includes having firsthand experience of what investment in projects like irrigation bring, particularly in terms of their downstream effect on rural communities and their economies, which is all to Adams’ advantage.

However, the other candidates also have their advantages.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges, trained as a lawyer, like Adams, and is the opposition spokesman for both regional development and immigration. Both issues are close to the heart of our rural community.

Should he assume the leadership, Bridges will probably give up those roles and assign himself portfolios considered slightly more beefy, but at least he will hopefully have a close understanding of them, which should be a plus for rural New Zealand.

Bridges also visited Ashburton during last year’s election campaign, spending time at a couple of rural-related busi-

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nesses, and, from what I saw at the time, showed a real interest.

Of the others, Judith Collins and Steven Joyce, really need no explanation. Both are part of the old guard of the current team, so should have a firm grasp on the importance of the rural community on both their party’s and the nation’s future.

However, whether they will be seen as a step forward is another question entirely.

Collins would be great as an opposition leader, keeping the government honest, but the jury is well and truly out whether she could transform from that into a viable, electable PM come the next election.

Her parents were Waikato dairy farmers and her husband, David Wong-Tung, is a director of New Zealand company Oravida, which exports milk, meat, seafood, wine and fresh water to China, so rural communities and primary industry exports won’t be new to her.

Joyce’s rural connections are less obvious but his ministerial experience, which includes the portfolios of finance, economic development, science and innovation, and communications, is impressive.

As for Mark Mitchell, his hat in the ring looks more to be about raising his profile.

He is definitely one to be watched in the future, however.

It will be interesting to see what pans out next Tuesday, and whether it’s a short-term solution or a long-term plan.

Most farmers would opt for the later if it was their own business.

Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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Survey targets deer farm water quality The deer industry has begun a five-year survey of water quality in creeks and streams on high and hill country deer farms.

It is thought to be the first time a New Zealand drystock farming sector has tried to put a number on its impact on waterways at a detailed farm level.

“The project should help regional councils and the sector understand the impact of deer farming on the environment,” AgResearch scientist and project leader Dr Jane Chrystal said.

The research team is trying to build a picture of the impact of deer on different types of high and hill country streams. Some streams begin in the undeveloped tops and finish up in more intensively farmed blocks. By monitoring water quality for the length of the stream the team can measure where nutrients increase or decrease along its course.

Chrystal, a farm systems and environmental researcher at AgResearch Invermay, said deer wallowing creates unique challenges, as it is associated with phosphorous and sediment losses into waterways.

“All waterways have base levels of nitrogen and phosphorous that occur naturally. So when we monitor a farm stream, we need to ask

AgResearch scientists head into the South Island back country to take water samples from a deer farm stream.

PHOTO AGRESEARCH of the nutrients we measure, how much do deer contribute?”

To answer that, AgResearch and farm-owners are monitoring three properties in the South Island and two in the North Island this year, with five more farms to be introduced next year. Chrystal and her colleagues will trek into catchments on these farms every six months. During these visits

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Chrystal said that by sampling water at its source in the high country they can determine the ‘base’ or background nutrient levels, before the water is influenced by farming.

“These streams are on the big high-country blocks where farmers might put hinds out for fawning, not intensively-stocked, high

density areas. We’re talking matagouri and scrub, canyons. These aren’t lovely streams that people are swimming in.”

It’s a case study experiment where repeated monitoring of a number of catchments over time will be used to build up a database of how water quality is influenced by deer farm management.

For their part, participating farmers have been asked to keep records detailing when stock are moved in and out of paddocks and the number and class of stock involved. Fertiliser records are also needed.

The farmers involved are also taking water samples from the bottom of the catchment every month and will send these to Invermay. All the samples – those collected by both the technicians and farmers – will be tested for suspended sediments, phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as for E. coli as an indication of faecal contamination.

Chrystal said while other sectors have different waterway issues, like dairy has with nitrogen leaching, it would be useful to have a broad picture of New Zealand agriculture. She hopes the sheep and beef sector will soon have funding to follow the deer industry’s lead.

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Data plans increase Spark sales Spark New Zealand expects to reap more gains from its unlimited mobile data plans after the country’s biggest telecommunications company attracted customers and generated more revenue from those users.

Auckland-based Spark’s mobile revenue rose 8.8 per cent to $635 million in the six months ended December 31, accounting for almost 35 per cent of the carrier’s revenue and almost twice the $341 million derived from broadband, its second-biggest earner.

Mobile connections rose 3.6 per cent in the half to 2.44 million, putting it within spitting distance of Vodafone New Zealand’s 2.49 million connections, the first gain in two years. That was largely down to customers upgrading to highvalue unlimited data plans, and gains on its online-only Skinny Direct brand.

Chief executive Simon Moutter told analysts on a conference call Spark’s unlimited mobile data plans were rolled out with the view to drive higher margins.

“That might sound counterintuitive because the assumption is always there will be an enormous amount of data downloaded and

that would undermine the economics,” Moutter said.

“Customers moving up to that price point will typically come from reasonably high usage already. Usage goes up a bit but not enormously.”

He says the product is more about providing price certainty than encouraging costly data dumps.

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capacity and coverage for its wireless broadband. That incorporates the roll-out of the 4.5G network around New Zealand, which is live on 38 sites in 30 locations.

The company hasn’t offered any guidance on what it might cost to build a 5G network, with chief financial officer Dave Chambers yesterday saying “we’re doing some work around that at the

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That won’t last forever given the telecommunications sector is “an industry that commoditises and at some point, our competitors will move to closely match some of those products,” he said.

Spark’s capital spending on mobile rose 20 per cent to $89 million in the half as it deploys its single radio access network and long-term evolution sites to boost

moment to shape up our view” and wants “clarity around what the standards will be and what the process around spectrum will be”.

Spark scoffed at suggestions by fixed line operator Chorus last year that the government should sponsor the 5G network build in the same way it backed the ultrafast broadband network.

The strength of the mobile earnings is making up for a tight broadband market, which Moutter again said was a “tough place to make any money” and where the price discounting has even drawn in Spark through its Skinny and Big Pipe brands. Against that backdrop, the country’s third-biggest internet service provider, Vocus New Zealand, is up for sale.

“Consolidation is going to be part of improving the state of that market,” Moutter said. “We’d like to play a role in that but naturally others will also be thinking the same way. Vocus being potentially part of that consolidation move is in my view the logical result, given the stress in the market today.”

Spark shares fell 2 per cent to $3.385, having dropped 4.8 per cent so far this year.

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Scott Technology has agreed to buy European industrial automation specialist Alvey Group for 12.1 million euro, speeding up its expansion drive and access to international markets.

Dunedin-based Scott has completed due diligence and is finalising the sale and purchase agreement with a target acquisition date of April 4, it said in a statement.

The purchase would be funded through its cash reserves, which stood at $26.7 million as of August 2017, and is expected to have a positive impact on earnings from completion, it said.

Scott has been on the hunt for acquisitions, and last year bought Dunedin engineering firm DC Ross out of receivership to expand

its facilities, having had an influx of new capital from the investment by cornerstone shareholder, Brazilian meat processor JBS. The maker of robotic and automation systems said Alvey is a specialist in palletising, conveying and warehouse automation and its products and markets are complementary to its own.

“Alvey brings with it a highcalibre workforce and expertise that will greatly add to our product range and software capabilities, while allowing Scott access to skills and technology faster than could be developed in-house,” Scott chair Stuart McLauchlan and chief executive Chris Hopkins said in a statement.

“This is a key development that adds to our overall automation

capabilities, while helping fulfil our strategic expansion goal and accelerating our access to international markets.”

Combining the two companies is estimated to lift Scott’s annual revenue to $190 million, from $133 million, based on historic figures for both companies, Scott said.

The purchase price represents a multiple of 4.5 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for Alvey’s March 2017 financial year.

Alvey is owned by its managing director Maarten Van Leeuwen and other senior executives who will remain with the company after the takeover.

Shares in Scott last traded at $3.22 and have gained 42 per cent in the past year.

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Fletcher shares at five year low Fletcher Building shares touched their lowest levels in more than five years yesterday after the company’s first-half results, which were clouded by losses at its Building + Interiors unit.

It also showed soggy demand at its most profitable businesses over the next 12 months.

The stock recently traded down 2 per cent at $6.72, having sunk as low as $6.50 after the results.

The big one-time items including B+I operating losses of $631 million in the first half had been revealed in a profit warning last week that saw the resignation of chair Ralph Norris.

Yesterday it reiterated guidance for full-year earnings excluding B+I of between $680m and $720m.

Building products, Fletcher’s biggest business, lifted revenue

by 13 per cent to $1.25 billion although operating earnings fell 9 per cent to $118m.

Distribution, which includes the Placemakers chain, lifted revenue by 7 per cent to $1.6b and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose 8 per cent to $104m.

In a presentation to investors, the company rated the 12-month market outlook for all of its businesses.

The outlook was also low-wattage for its international division, which includes Laminex in the ANZ region, Formica in offshore markets and its steel roofing tile business.

In assessing the market outlook it sees low growth in activity in low-density developments and zero growth in demand in high-

density properties.

The loss was $273m in the six months ended December 31, from a profit of $176m a year earlier.

Sales rose 6 per cent to $4.89b.

The results show a loss of $322m on an operating earnings basis from a profit of $294m a year earlier.

Chief executive Ross Taylor said the 12-month outlook didn’t indicate he was downbeat about Fletcher’s prospects.

“I see strong growth opportunities within the business. Particular sectors might be challenged but other markets are picking up.”

Taylor said in the statement to the NZX that outside of B+I, the broader Fletcher Building business “continues to perform to guidance”.

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meeting.

Errol Kingsbury will be the Ashburton area representative to the South Island Association of Friendship Clubs.

The club will have a stand at the Age Concern Positive Ageing Expo at the show grounds on March 8.

As had been previously notified, the secret ballot to decide the future affiliation of the club was held. There was a significant majority for the club to remain affiliated to FNZI. Our main speaker was member Richard Conway who spoke about his early years in Murchison, which gave him a liking for the surrounding hills and native bush.

After secondary education in Christchurch he joined the Chch Tramping Club making day and weekend trips and as he gained experience he took part in more ambitious tramps. He joined the Canterbury Mountaineering Club and climbed in the Arthur’s Pass and Mt Cook areas. He moved to Ashburton for work which gave him the opportunity to climb most of the Arrowsmith peaks and became involved along with other Ashburton climbers in mountain rescues. In those days helicopter help was not always available which increased the stress and risks.

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

Phone Robin 308 8069. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

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Men’s Championships have completed their games. Singles were won by Alastair MacKenzie v Roger Gutberlet, Pairs Roger Gutberlet and Gordon Sparks v Colin Dennis and Colin Arnst in a very close game, 18 to 17. Triples won

by Gavin Eder, Brentton Donaldson and Winston Lee. I was not told the other team. Ch 4’s were won by Murray Anderson, Min Hill, Alastair MacKenzie and John Kewish, defeating Chas Leech, John Smart, Jo Ryk and Doug Kinvig. Well done to you all.

I make mistakes, all of us do but I try to report things as I am told them. There was an error, not mine, in the date of a Sat Rollover result. It should have read January 27 not February 3. My apologies to the players, Shirley Maw and Colin Cross.

In Games on other venues: Greenkeepers Triples 2nd place was Roger Gutberlet, Mike Quinn and Gordon Sparks, 6th went to Alastair MacKenzie, John Smart and Doug Kinvig. Anama Tray saw Gordon Sparks and Millie Fargo come 2nd and Diane Gutberlet and Leonie Spargo placed 5th.

Glassey Pairs played recently on home greens was a victory for Jim and Laraine Mills Congrats to the newer members.

Gavin and Margaret Eder 2nd placing, and 3rd to Tony and Annette Blain.

We have had a few members in hospital and we wish them all a speedy recovery and hope to see them on the greens again soon. Our Trophy Custodian wishes that all trophies be returned ASAP so that they may be engraved for the presentation evening coming soon.

Enjoy the weather we are having, it is helping someone, greenkeepers, farmers, gardeners etc. Be happy. Till next time good bowling.

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club Rodger advised that the bowls tournament has been put on hold this year because of the limited number of entries.

Tony outlined a trip to the Kaiapoi area scheduled for Thursday March 15. Further details will be available at the March

Ashburton Creative Fibre The first learning to spin class was held on February 4 with good numbers attending with a wide range in ages. Everyone is looking forward to the next learning evening starting at the later time of 7o’clock on March 12.

Three drum carders are being repaired and sorted out with instructions and tools all enclosed in a container. There is a trip planned for March 26 to Coopers Creek Angora at Oxford in a bus. There will also be a visit to Heavenly Wools and lots of shopping included. Bring your own lunch or buy it. The bus is leaving from the Racecourse Hotel parking area at 9am. It is free for members and $15.00 for non-members and $5.00 for morning tea. Coopers Creek Angoras was on Country Calendar recently. Ring Sue if

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On March 8 Age Concern Ashburton is having a Positive Ageing Expo at the Ashburton Racecourse 10am until 3pm with Creative Fibre having a table to showcase Creative Fibre. The bag challenge was handed out with the promise of great prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

There will be an AMP section for Bare bears (no clothes in hand crafted fibre, felted or woven. Bears knitted in bought wool can be exhibited in the knitting section (all with soft eyes) no buttons etc.

The show and tell had some wonderful creations, one a beautiful shawl and two lovely baskets with cat motifs that were felted and of course lots of other knitted items.

Ashburton Electronic Organ Club The committee arranged the entertainment for our first club night for the year, and Janet kicked it off by playing in. I felt like grabbing a partner and doing an old fashioned foxtrot.

She then welcomed our visitors, informed us of our trip to the Timaru club on March 26, and a very important event, our club concert in the Tinwald hall on March 11 at 2pm.

So be in. The tickets are only 8.00 and are available from Rose 3088584. We are joining with the Christchurch accordion orchestra.Alan has arranged a bus trip for February 28, so be in if you wish to come, that is if the weather bomb goes someplace else.

We sang happy birthday to Maurice and Gavin.

The following programme was extremely entertaining, and soooo many people involved, it’s amazing. Some of the members were up there three times, and Rose four.

1. John and the men’s singing group. (nice to see a new face, welcome Owen) 2. Michael on keyboard (loved “She”) 3. Barbara and the skiffle group 4. Bev 2 jokes (good laugh) 5. Audrey and Rose (piano duet..super) 6. Bernard on organ 7. Karen on keyboard 8. Shirley and the accordion group 9. Ann on piano 10. Lorraine and the singing group We have a really good committee and they are invaluable.

Supper ended a very entertaining evening.

Ashburton Garden Club The Ashburton club held their first meeting for 2018 on Thursday February 15 at the Seniors Centre at 2pm. Pat Tarbotton welcomed 35 members including 2 new members. After a short meeting, we welcomed Gaynor & Lester Hurst, who spoke of their wonderful collection of begonias.

We heard of their initial introduction to these colourful and fascinating plants, which led onto the collection as it is now.

That included several trips to UK, the Chelsea Show where they met fellow UK enthusiasts, beginning an exchange and shared love of the plants. We also were given tips on cultivation, how to take cuttings, wintering over of the tubers, etc.

Members were asking questions from the floor as the meeting progressed. It was a very informative afternoon. We finished our meeting with afternoon tea.

Competition results: Premier Bloom Audrey McKay Delphinium. 3 1st 4 2nd, Shirley Thomas 3 1st, Perry Jowers 1 1st, Lois Bradley 3 3rd, Audrey Leath 2 2nd, Mary Leighton 1 1st 1 3rd, Pat Tarbotton 1 1st 1 2nd 1 3rd, Jennifer Marks 1 1st 2 2nd 1 3rd, Heather Gray 1 3rd, Marilyn Cross 1 3rd, Anne Gamblin 1 1st

Ashburton Golf Club It’s been a bit hectic down at the club, these last few weeks. What with young Cameron Grant, playing a totally different game to us mere mortals, and ripping the course apart in the Brandon Open, absolutely magnificent! We also had a great fun game last Saturday with a mixed day teams ambrose, the clubhouse was bouncing again afterwards, we really must endeavour to have more mixed days on Saturdays, they are always great fun.

Now all attention goes onto the Harvey Norman Classic, the biggest weekend of the year. A lot of people have been working on this since well before Christmas, getting sponsors and organising things.

Now we believe everything is ready, as long as the Tropical storm Gita doesn’t decide to hang around. As of writing this we have got 204 entries which is wonderful. We could maybe squeeze a couple more pairs into the morning field, but I think this is as full as it has been during my 10 years involved. A massive well done, to Sally and Bruce and all there committees. Now we have the players and the beautiful course, we have just got to pull it all together and make it run smoothly. Lots of members will be working full noise all weekend, organising starting, selling raffles, keeping the field moving and collating the scores. Again if you believe you can give any help, even if you only have a spare hour, just rock on up to the club, and ask “what do you want me to do”, every little bit helps.

We have lots of side games going on with Saturday evenings “Par 3 Chip off challenge”, just land and remain on any of the par 3’s during Saturday and you are in the challenge. At 5:45 we then have a 30 metre chip off challenge onto the practise green and the winner will pick up $250 cash, easy! Then hang around for the sweepstake and auction, always fun. On Sunday Matt will be running a putting tournament and a testosterone filled Gorilla Hunt, for great prizes, see in Pro shop for details.

Thanks again to all our wonderful sponsors especially Harvey Norman, who I think must have been helping us with this weekend for the past 10 years. We would love to see as many of you as we can this weekend, let’s make it a great one! Good golfing.

Ashburton Writers’ Group President Julie welcomed members to the February meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group held recently.

Deb read a quotation.

The Assignment for the meeting was The Secret. Members told of competition winner, twin relationship, pinky promise and scary car ride.

The instant exercise was to start with “I lay awake, unable to sleep, and all because.” Members wrote of neon light, daughter problems, husband snoring, life-saving surgery and future date.

After a punctuation exercise, the meeting concluded at 2.45pm with the serving of afternoon tea.

The March assignment is to write something inspired by a dream.

Visitors are welcome to meetings, please contact Rae on 308 8927.

Grey Power Ashburton Inc. On Monday February 19 President Peter Thomas welcomed about 50 members to the monthly meeting of Grey Power Ashburton.

Apologies were received from; Carol Price; Blair Stringer; Greer moved their acceptance; seconded by Betty – carried.

Peter then gave a brief report on the recent Zone meeting held in Ashburton where a new Zone Director, Katrina Bellman was elected and Bern Sommerfield was re-elected as Zone Representative.

Other topics discussed were problems with the Spark network, unfinancial members. Tom O’Connor advised that he would not be standing for re-election at the Federation AGM in April.

Peter also advised there were some free booklets with information for seniors available on the back table and some flyers for Patrick’s Property Services.

Vice President Colin advised that there seemed to be little movement in cleaning the streets of lichen, and that he was keen to get members involved in carpooling for meetings. Also delivery people are always needed.

Peter then introduced our speaker for the afternoon, Trish Small from Age Concern.

Age Concern is a national organisation with 33 branches throughout New Zealand and promotes well-being through a variety of services to senior citizens.

The Ashburton branch was formed after a meeting initiated by the local hospital and the council. The Seniors Centre building was opened in 2001 and is used by a wide variety of organisations.

Age Concern runs the 206 Club 3 days a week, where people can meet and join in activities and socialise. Other services offered by Age Concern are courtesy drivers, classes to improve balance to promote fall prevention, fit for life exercise group, confidential elder abuse referrals, confident driving courses, hip-hop for seniors and a hospital visiting service. Finally Trish promoted the upcoming Positive Ageing Expo at the Racecourse on Thursday March 8.

Greer Ricketts passed a vote of thanks and presented Trish with a fruit tray.

The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed.

Peter closed the meeting at 2.40 and afternoon tea was served.

Our next meeting will be on Monday March 19, 2018 where the speaker will be Robin Burton with a presentation about the Sub Antarctic Islands.

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Finally out of hospital A long stint in a Japanese hospital is over for former All Blacks forward Adam Thomson. The 35-yearold was released this week from Tsukaba Memorial Hospital in Tokyo after overcoming a spinal infection.

Thomson needed treatment for just short of two months. The 29-test veteran, who plays professionally in Japan, was admitted on December 19 after finding it inexplicably a struggle to walk. Thomson expressed relief at his release in a social media post. “Fifty-seven days in hospital. One week of parole.

Doctor just clears you to fly home..

Feels good man!”

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Hampstead Bowling February 19 Women’s over 60’s Triples - Proudly Sponsored by Terranova Lodge 1st Place P. Mcelain, D. Callagan, J. Thomas 3 Wins 16 Ends; 2nd Place G. Body, A. Gibs, U. Crack 3 Wins 13 Ends; 3rd Place N. Woods, F. McKnight, A. Reid 3 Wins 13 Ends.

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Fun aspect to tournament

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Nick Wilson chips onto the green during the Celtic Rugby Club’s annual tournament at the Tinwald Golf Course last weekend.

A full field of 144 players took part with fun activities at holes as well as the serious business of playing golf.

Players could score on a dart-

board, attempt a longest drive wearing boxing gloves and bounce a golf ball into a bucket of water while they awaited their turn to tee-off.

The winners were Nigel Heney, John Smitheram, Kerry Whiting and Paul Boon, with an Ambrose score of 54.5 nett.

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Big names ready to go for the Highlanders Teihorangi Walden has won the vacant midfield starting spot in a Highlanders team that is close to full-strength for their seasonopening match against the Blues.

Walden will start outside All Blacks first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga in Dunedin on Friday, with Rob Thompson shifting out to centre in place of the injured Richard Buckman (neck).

Proven and versatile back Matt Faddes misses a starting spot and takes his place on the bench.

The midfield shuffle is the only change made by new coach Aaron Mauger to the starting side who beat the Crusaders in last week’s pre-season clash in Gore.

All Blacks flanker Elliot Dixon is once again on the bench, along with former Melbourne Rebels prop Tyrel Lomax.

Hulking Australian age group prop Lomax, 20, is the son of former Kiwis rugby league prop John Lomax and will be the only player to make his Highlanders

debut if called into action.

All Blacks fullback and Highlanders co-captain Ben Smith makes his first top-flight appearance since taking a sabbatical midway through last year’s international schedule.

Fellow co-captain Ash Dixon wins the starting hooker berth over one-Test veteran Liam Coltman.

Mauger says the opening game has been on the players’ mind since gathering before Christ-

Round 3 Heartland Championship.

Methven Golf Course 1st = with 41 Stableford points Ian Beach and Rod Carson, 3rd Arnold Rushton 40, 4th = Trevor Watson, Kevin Sissons, Malcom Fechney 39, 7th = Bill Mason and Dave Tilson 38, 9th = Alan Smith, Ray Lambert, John McArthur, Jim Lattimore and Arthur Pawsey 37.

Nearest the Pin: #4 Dave Fisher, # 6 Bill Mason, #13 Alan Dixon, #17 Trev Kerr.

Twos: Alan Dixon and Trev Kerr.

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Highlanders: Ben Smith (cocaptain), Waisake Naholo, Rob Thompson, Teihorangi Walden, Tevita Li, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Luke Whitelock, Dillon Hunt, Liam Squire, Tom Franklin, Jackson Hemopo, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon (co-captain), Daniel Lienert-Brown.

Reserves: Liam Coltman, Aki Seiuli, Tyrel Lomax, Dan Pryor, Elliot Dixon, Kayne Hammington, Fletcher Smith, Matt Faddes.

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In brief In medal contention Snowboarder Carlos Garcia Knight has produced a stunning performance to sit top late in qualifying for the Big Air final at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang yesterday. Garcia Knight, who finished fifth in the slopestyle discipline early in the Games, followed an impressive 88.75 with his first attempt. He opted to repeat the same move with his second run, but polishing it along the way, and it worked a treat, winning a mark of 97.5 from the judges. The Christchurch athlete produced four and a half spins on his first attempt and the judges clearly took a shine to his second leap. Garcia Knight, 20, needed to finish in the top six of his group, with the best six in each of the two groups advancing. He had managed that with ease and will go into Saturday’s final among the most fancied to make the podium.

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Braced for cold Ashburton Swim Team members at Dunedin included (back, from left): Pip White (coach), Lucy Hood, Hannah King, Meagan Binnie, Kylana Peauafi-Symonds, Mitchell Veix, Logan Scammell and (front, from left) Phoebe McKenzie, Leah Reid, Guy Roadley.

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Swim team in the medals days of competition and the first outing for some swimmers at higher level competition.

Medals were won by Hannah King (silver in the 12-year-old 400m IM), Mitchell Veix (silver in the 12-year-old 400m freestyle),

A good medal haul and plenty of personal best times were posted by junior members of the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team at the New Zealand Junior Festival meet in Dunedin at the weekend.

The Mako zone meet was three

Vote adjourned The vote on rugby league’s constitutional reform has been adjourned until March 12 following the ARL Commission’s annual general meeting yesterday.

Club chairs met for more than 90 minutes before yesterday’s meeting, as they considered whether to put forth a vote to increase the commission to 10 with two club-appointed directors.

The vote would have required the support of 14 of 16 clubs to be approved.

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Meagan Binnie (bronze in the 12-year-old 400m IM) and Lucy Hood (silver in the 10-year-old 200m backstroke and 200m IM, bronze in the 100m freestyle).

Team spokesperson Toni King said there were lots of great

swims, excellent personal bests and some very close finishes.

“It was an excellent experience for the younger swimmers to have achieved.”

The swimmers were under the guidance of coach Pip White.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Kiwis-Kangaroos test to be played in the Middle East?

A proposal for the Kiwis to play a test in Denver looks likely to be shot down but they could play the Kangaroos in Qatar – if Australian coach Mal Meninga gets his way.

The Kiwis are set to play the Kangaroos in New Zealand at the end of the year in the first trans-Tasman clash on home soil since 2014, but NRL.com suggest the game could be moved to the Middle East.

Meninga is considering an expression of interest for the Australian side to host an end of season test in Qatar in October, and the Kiwis could play the World Cup champions there as a warm-up for their three-test series against England in the UK. Australia are also in talks to play an end of year test against Tonga – with Hawaii and Auckland touted as possible venues – but the game against the Pacific Island side could also be moved to Qatar as part of a series.

“Qatar, which will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, is constantly on the lookout to lure major sporting events to the country and have reached out about the possibility of hosting a rugby league fixture,” detailed the report on NRL.com.

“It’s likely Doha would host the potential historic test featuring Kangaroos stars Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis, with Khalifa International Stadium holding 40,000 fans.”

Given that the proposed test sits outside

the NRL season, NRL clubs may not be as opposed to the idea as some have been towards the touted mid-season test between New Zealand and England in Denver during the standalone representative weekend of June 22-24.

Kiwis World Cup captain Adam Blair wants assurances around player welfare before he commits to the Denver test, and believes there’s more pressing business to attend to here in New Zealand.

The new Warriors recruit is all for helping to promote rugby league around the globe but wants to learn more about the organisers plans before he commits to making the 23,604km round trip to play at America’s highest altitude city.

“I guess they’re trying to promote the game of rugby league,” said Blair.

“It’s making sure all of the little things are done properly before I even agree to go to a test match over in Denver.

“If we’re trying to promote the game then it’s a good idea, but as a Kiwi I think we should be doing a lot more stuff back here in New Zealand.”

The Warriors are among several NRL clubs wary of how the hit-and-run trip and the effects of playing at altitude could impact on their players’ recovery and their ability to back-up and play NRL games within days of their return.

- NZME

The only predictable thing about Saturday’s Super Rugby season opener for the Brumbies will be the weather. The Brumbies, who are planning to employ an up-tempo game style, flew out to Japan on Tuesday night in preparation for their clash with the Sunwolves. The forecast high at game time of just 11°C at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium is a dramatic switch from the Australian summer.

- NZN

Debreczeni excited When Jack Debreczeni left the Melbourne Rebels for Japan at the end of a miserable 2017 Super Rugby season he didn’t expect to return, ever. But after being lured back by incoming coach Dave Wessels, he’s gone from no contract to wearing the No.10 for their opening round clash with the Queensland Reds on Friday night at AAMI Park. Debreczeni will partner Test half Will Genia, who was one of 10 test players named in the new-look Melbourne side, bolstered by ex-Western Force players following their axing from the competition. Eight Rebels from last season have retained a starting jersey, while six Force players are in the first 15 along with Genia, who has returned to Super Rugby from France.

- NZN

Keeping Gillett honest Brisbane Broncos forward Matt Gillett admits he is being kept honest by ex-Queensland winger Corey Oates’s bold gamble to play as a back-rower. Oates made a promising debut in the forwards in their comfortable NRL trial win over the Gold Coast Titans in Toowoomba last weekend, crossing for a first-half try. The 23-year-old raised eyebrows when he sacrificed his backline starting spot in a bid to become a bench back-row weapon for the Broncos. But Gillett said Oates had ensured no one was taking back-row spots for granted ahead of his first hit-out of the year in Saturday’s trial against PNG Hunters in Port Moresby.

“It’s good competition amid the playing group that you always want,” the Kangaroos forward said.

- NZN

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Young ’uns at crease Guardian photographer, Robyn Hood was out and about at the weekend to capture some of the sixth grade cricket action.

Kayden Smith, 9, is at full reach for his Coldstream Tinwald Supervalue side.

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Quin Austin, 9, rips one down for the Coldstream McDonald’s side.

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Daniel Clark, 7, looks to hit one back past the bowler for Lauriston.

Charlie Quinlan, 6, sends one down the leg side for Lauriston.

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Amelia Todd, 9, watches her ball float down for her Coldstream Tinwald Supervalue team.

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■ UFC

Bullied – now he’s a fight sensation Watching him destroy Rob Wilkinson at his UFC debut on Sunday, February 11, it’s hard to imagine anyone picking on Israel Adesanya.

Yet the Nigerian-born MMA fighter was a victim of bullying when growing up.

He began to talk to himself as if trying to uplift someone else, and it became a self-appreciating ritual for him, one he still uses.

“You can’t be self-deprecating when everyone else is trying to s*** on you,” the 28-year-old said. “You have to be able to talk to yourself in the right way.

“I think I was crying in the mirror one day after being picked on. I was upset and I just kind of talked to myself and then eventually I just started doing it ... I’ve been doing it for years now.”

Although it made things hard for him during his high school years, Adesanya learned that in order to succeed, you need to speak your goals into existence.

He demonstrated that ahead of his UFC debut, repeatedly saying he would get the stoppage. And

Israel Adesanya – in order to succeed, you need to speak your goals into existence. he did. With 1m 23s remaining in the second round, Adesanya, who goes by the nickname “the

Style Bender”, put the middleweight division on notice with a TKO win over his Australian

counterpart. “I don’t like to eat my words,” he explained. “So I tell everyone that I’m going to win it. So whatever I have to do, whatever kind of subconscious thing that I have to do to drive me to win it, I have to do, so I make sure I get it done.

“I don’t like eating my own words and I like rubbing it in people’s faces.”

The Lagos-born Kiwi said four people turned down the opportunity to face him in his UFC debut before Wilkinson agreed to the fight. He showed why.

Wilkinson went into the bout with an 11-1 record, but with six of his wins by submission, it was clear his best chance in the fight would be to take it to the ground.

And he tried. Adesanya withstood 16 takedown attempts, spectacularly rolling through one early in the second round, before doing what he’s done throughout his short professional MMA career.

“It ain’t bragging if you can back it up, and I’ve been backing it up for years now, so I can say

what I want and do what I want,” he said.

The win took Adesanya’s career record to 12-0, with all wins by knockout.

It is that pummelling striking ability and his height that has seen him draw comparisons to former UFC champions Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.

However, the Style Bender isn’t trying to replicate them.

“I’m not Jon Jones, I’m not Conor McGregor, I’m not Anderson Silva. I can only be the first me.”

Although he faced hard times growing up, he wasn’t going to let the past hold him back now.

“I don’t dwell on it. It was just a bit of fuel to the fire, but that’s in the past. I don’t really dwell on it like ‘oh I’m going to get them back’ but I keep some of them on my Facebook so they can see I’m shining now.”

His win at UFC 221 was about making a statement: “I am the new dog in the yard. I just pissed all over the place.”

- NZME

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Amazon Lily retired to stud Christchurch breeder Paul Bielby has acquired well-performed racemare Amazon Lily.

The daughter of Bettor’s Delight, a winner of six races and just shy of $100,000 for trainers Ken and Tony Barron, raced in the Group 1 New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Stakes at Addington last Friday night.

It turned out to be her track swansong after a disappointing performance.

“I actually had a deal in place to purchase her late last year and the plan was to breed from her straight away, but she didn’t take after being served a couple of times – she was too tucked up from being in work.

“So, I left it up to the syndicate that was racing her and they had the option to race her through until the end of the season if they wanted.

“But they’ve pulled the pin and I have now taken ownership of her.”

Bielby has no plans to race Amazon Lily on, preferring instead to give her time in the paddock to ‘let down’ ahead of an early insemination next season.

No stallion has been decided upon as yet.

“I always make my decisions

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Waikouaiti postponed The first day of the Waikouaiti Trotting Club’s meeting, which was due to be held today has been postponed. This is due to some surface flooding on the track as you enter the back straight.

The first day of the meeting has been postponed until Saturday 24 February, with the intention to hold the second day of the meeting on Monday, February 26. An inspection will take place on Friday morning by the Racing Integrity Unit. If for any reason the meeting cannot be held on Saturday the two-day meeting will be abandoned. The track does drain quickly but obviously will be reliant on the weather over the next two days.

Partyon scratched

Amazon Lily has been retired to stud and has been acquired by Christchurch breeder Paul Bielby. too early and then get to the first of August or September and find myself question my decision.

“She will be a difficult mare to find the right consort for as she’s

by Bettor’s Delight out of an Art Major line mare.

“In terms of commercial viability, something from the Direct Scooter line or Abercrombie might be the answer.”

Amazon Lily is out of The Blue Lotus, a Grinfromeartoear halfsister to former racetrack star-

cum-sire Tintin In America.

The Breeders Stakes was also the final race start for northern mare Better B Amazed, who was also retired after a disappointing effort.

- NZ Harness News

Proven combination back in business A widely-travelled combination will be reunited at Wairoa with the champion southern jockey Chris Johnson to partner Locally Sauced.

They have been successful on three previous occasions and again look well-placed in today’s Wairoa Business Supporters Cup Trial (1900m) to add to their record.

Locally Sauced stepped out for the first time in a month when he finished sixth in the Poverty Bay Cup (1600m) last Sunday and a step up in distance with three and a-half kilos less to carry boosts his prospects.

“We’re very happy with him and it was a good run, given that he’s only ever placed at a mile once,” said Grant Shaw, who trains the son of Iffraaj with his

In brief

wife Tana. “He pulled up extra well and a couple of showers will help him.”

The Waiuku-trained Locally Sauced has won five races – three at Ashburton and one apiece at Riccarton and Poverty Bay. “He’s not an Ellerslie type of horse and in the South Island the money on the West Coast and the East Coast is all the same – he’s won his share,” Shaw said.

Locally Sauced has proven in the past that he can cope with quick-fire racing and he will back up in this weekend’s AFFCO New Zealand Limited Wairoa Cup (2100m).

“He’ll definitely be there on Sunday,” Shaw said.

– NZ Racing Desk

Poor bloodwork has seen pre-post third favourite Partyon scratched from Saturday night’s $A200,000 Ladyship Mile at Menangle. Cotrainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen made the decision on Tuesday after getting bloods done on their entire Sydney team. The combination still has defending champion Piccadilly Princess in the race and she is rated a $9.50 fourth favourite behind Ameretto ($1.90). They also won the race in 2015 with grand mare Adore Me, who ran a then-record 1.47.7 mile.

The Doc’s back in town Open class pacer No Doctor Needed has once again returned to the South Auckland stables of Steve Telfer. He headed for his second Australian stint in November after racing in the New Zealand Cup, but has returned home after a fruitless four-start campaign in Sydney that turned up one fourth. The two upcoming Free For Alls at Alexandra Park in early March are the first targets, but he is in a race against time for the first one, The Founders Cup ($30,000) on March 2.

Have Faith In Me injured The American career of Have Faith In Me is off to a bad start with the former New Zealand Horse of the Year having to undergo surgery.

After being noticeably lame in a light jog at his new stables, that of New York trainer Al Annunziata, a fracture in a hind leg was diagnosed. Surgery was successful on what was described as a ‘clean’ break and he is expected to make it back to the track later in the year.

- NZ Harness News

Wairoa gallops Today at Wairoa raceway

Wairoa Racing Club Venue: Wairoa Meeting Date: 22 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.22pm (NZT) SUNSET POINT BAR & BISTRO 1900 MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1900m 1 34Fx7 Ardenne (12) 58.5 ...................S MacNab (a2) 2 72495 Flash As (11) 58.5 ..............................S Spratt 3 6357x Stage Diving b (8) 58.5 ................D Hirini (a1) 4 8x680 Mighty Colombo (7) 58.5 .......... J Fawcett (a2) 5 05589 Smiling Assassin (10) 58.5 .............C Johnson 6 0x00. Wilson (5) 58.5............ S Weatherley (a) 7 8x063 The Matrix (6) 58 ............................... S Collett 8 04. Beau Geste (4) 58 ............................. A Collett 9 65 Middagurd (2) 58 ................................R Myers 10 0x Dylans Pride (3) 56.5 ...............H Andrew (a1) 11 09 Xpectheunxpected (1) 56.5 ..............M Tanaka 12 04770 Lavish (9) 56................................. R Elliot (a1) 2 1.57pm VISTA MOTOR LODGE DASH MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 4936 Sokitome (9) 58 ................................M Tanaka 2 85474 Van Halen (8) 58 ......................H Andrew (a1) 3 640x Blusteel b (5) 58 .................................R Myers 4 Stand Tall (3) 58 ................................ A Collett 5 0x Off The Grid (11) 58 -

6 800x4 La Roccetta (10) 56.5 7 80608 Madam Makfi (2) 56.5 ........................A Jones 8 5x445 Confessional (4) 56 ............................S Spratt 9 35 Silhouette Beauty b (1) 56................. S Collett 10 4 Reliable Glow (7) 56 11 4x7 Lunar Lady (6) 56 ......................... R Elliot (a1) 3 2.32pm WAIROA STUD BREEDERS SPRINT $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 1P252 Culzean (2) 59.5 .................................S Spratt 2 31 Pep Torque (7) 59 .............................. A Collett 3 69623 Pakapunch d (6) 58 ..............................T Allan 4 x1864 Island Bay (1) 56.5 ....................... R Elliot (a1) 5 85788 Flavouring dm (8) 55.5 .......................R Myers 6 54606 St Regis td (3) 55.5 ........................C Johnson 7 48x70 Abbey Kay d (5) 55................. T Newman (a3) 8 096x9 Milly Moo dm (4) 54 .............. S Weatherley (a) 4 3.07pm KENILWORTH PLUMBING 1400 MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 44962 Exonerate (7) 58.5 2 50257 Amen Corner (8) 58.5 .............. J Fawcett (a2) 3 00x9. Imnotsure (9) 58.5 ....................A Jones 4 8 Scorching Time (11) 58.5 .................M Tanaka 5 4 Mancini (2) 58 6 Qian Gua (5) 58 ................................ A Collett

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489x3 Strut (4) 56.5 ..................................... S Collett x7654 Regal Dancer (6) 56.5 ........................S Spratt 24566 Tuff Girl (10) 56.5 ......................... R Elliot (a1) x9000 Ravenhill (3) 56.5 ...............................R Myers 6. Martinelli (1) 56 ........................H Andrew (a1) 5 3.42pm WAIROA BUSINESS SUPPORTERS CUP TRIAL HANDICAP $15,000, OPN HCP, 1900m 1 52720 Overtheriver td (2) 60 .........................R Myers 2 70646 Locally Sauced m (1) 54.................C Johnson 3 80377 Brad Thorn m (6) 54 .......................... A Collett 4 07484 Tommyra (5) 54 ................................M Tanaka 5 12147 Chic (4) 54...............................S MacNab (a2) 6 46x31 Boysway m (8) 54 .........................D Hirini (a1) 7 12759 Joe Cargo (3) 54 ............................... S Collett 8 314Fx Sea King m (9) 54 ................ S Weatherley (a) 9 440x0 Malfarious m (7) 54 ...................... R Elliot (a1) 6 4.17pm RUSSELL ROADS 1900 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1900m 1 54x21 Nabiac (1) 59................................ R Elliot (a1) 2 82D16 Prized Pins (5) 59....................S MacNab (a2) 3 72241 Powerball (7) 58.5 4 x2402 Tavis Star m (3) 58 ................. T Newman (a3) 5 55068 Stormy Habit m (9) 58 ........................A Jones 6 19948 Tautu (4) 57.5 ...........................H Andrew (a1)

7 19006 Morrellmac m (11) 56.5 ..................... A Collett 8 090x0 Sacre Coeur m (10) 56............. J Fawcett (a2) 9 08x70 Commander m (6) 55 .....................C Johnson 10 30074 Dandeedee (2) 54.5 .....................D Hirini (a1) 11 93960 Star Ella (8) 54 ..................... S Weatherley (a) 7 4.52pm PAUL WELLS MEMORIAL 1300 $12,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1300m 1 98634 Tiebreaker m (7) 60.5 ..............S MacNab (a2) 2 23390 Straight Sets dm (6) 57.5 ............. R Elliot (a1) 3 68835 Xcuses Xcuses td (3) 57 ..........H Andrew (a1) 4 71555 Bruegel (9) 57 ....................................R Myers 5 1167x Mossomak dm (5) 57......................... S Collett 6 42016 Our Dynamite (1) 56................. J Fawcett (a2) 7 x21x1 Zavistic 56 .......................................Scratched 8 66982 Princess Belle (8) 55 ............ S Weatherley (a) 9 03x56 Keely Be (2) 54...................................S Spratt 10 36221 Saignon m (4) 54............................C Johnson 8 5.27pm K9 PETFOODS 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 0x556 Highbrook dm (2) 60............. S Weatherley (a) 2 33763 Ichiban dm (5) 58.5 ........................C Johnson 3 0x63x The Cossack (6) 58.5 ...............H Andrew (a1) 4 67583 Prodigal Son dm (9) 58 ................ R Elliot (a1) 5 06601 Tip The Dancer d (10) 57.5 ................R Myers

6 0100x Do Ya dm (1) 56 ................................. S Collett 7 25463 Unfazed d (3) 56................................ A Collett 8 757x0 Van Gogh m (8) 55.5 ...............S MacNab (a2) 9 0990x Glengoyne dm (4) 55....................D Hirini (a1) 10 87787 Em Kay Pops dm (7) 54 .....................A Jones Blinkers on : Dylans Pride, Lavish (R1), Abbey Kay (R3), Tautu (R6) Blinkers off : Scorching Time, Regal Dancer (R4) Winkers on : Wilson (R1) SELECTIONS: Race 1: The Matrix, Ardenne, Middagurd, Beau Geste, Lavish Race 2: Silhouette Beauty, Reliable Glow, Confessional, Sokitome, Van Halen Race 3: Pakapunch, Pep Torque, Culzean, Island Bay, Abbey Kay Race 4: Mancini, Amen Corner, Regal Dancer, Strut, Ravenhill Race 5: Overtheriver, Chic, Joe Cargo, Locally Sauced, Brad Thorn Race 6: Nabiac, Prized Pins, Powerball, Tavis Star, Tautu Race 7: Straight Sets, Mossomak, Bruegel, Our Dynamite, Princess Belle Race 8: Tip The Dancer, Unfazed, The Cossack, Ichiban, Highbrook

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Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 22 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.42pm (NZT) JLT BLOODSTOCK MOBILE PACE $6155, up to & including r56 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 05099 Pay Master (1) fr.............................. J Darby 2 70804 Comic Book Hero (2) fr ...................L Darby 3 48548 The Persuader fr ......................... Scratched 4 04617 Franco Caliph (3) fr ..........................S Wigg 5 47432 Poppy Drayton (4) fr ......................S Phillips 6 96814 R Gee Three (5) fr .....................R Frampton 7 22325 Scanreco Bay (6) fr .................. N Chalmers 8 71188 Redmaro (7) fr ..................................C Wigg 9 54346 Lynton Creek (21) fr ...........................K Hall 10 17374 Balfast (22) fr ....................................W Rich 2 6.09pm HAVE YOUR FUNCTION AT CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ up to & including mr48 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x9945 Arya Famous (1) fr ....................... T Mitchell 2 877 Meera (2) fr ..................................S Lawson 3 56 Drizella (3) fr.................................P Butcher 4 764 Babyfacenelson (4) fr ............... S E Butcher Cambridge Raceway plays host to harness and dog racing today.

5 674 Turbo (5) fr.............................. T Macfarlane 6 40643 Inforthefight (6) fr........................J Stormont 580271Artanne (5) fr .....................................N Chilcott 8 Shanway (8) fr ...................................... M McKendry 9 8807 Major Wayt (21) fr .........................S Lawson 7 4x78 Sally O’Malley (7) fr .......................J I Dickie 6 03175 Doubledelightbrigade (6) fr........... T Mitchell 8 064P For Tony (8) fr ...............................N Chilcott 7 23363 Christanna (7) fr .......................... D Butcher 10 30854 Shandance (22) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) American Avenue (23) fr .......M Johnson (J) 9 x90P6 Elmagination (21) fr ................. M McKendry 8 81315 Ruebe Star (8) fr .................... T Lethaby (J) 11 10 24542 Knights Desire (22) fr ................P Ferguson 4 7.06pm RELAY FOR LIFE CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY 5 7.36pm MARGARET PARK EQUINE REHABILITA11 46878 Bettor Edition (23) fr .................. J Robinson 10/03 MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. TION MOBILE TROT $8000, 4yo+ r50 to r64 mob. trot jun.d, mobile, 2200m 12 4754 Pocket Miss (24) fr....................... W Fausett pace, mobile, 2200m 3 6.39pm #GETREALSUPPORTTEAL MOBILE PACE 1 65 Wynberg Jewel (1) fr ....................P Butcher 1 37958 Pretorius (1) fr .....................S Tomlinson (J) 2 6x205 Saint Michel (2) fr ................... T Lethaby (J) $8000, 3yo+ f&m up to & including r60 mob. pace, 2 62 Racketeers Boy (2) fr ............. B Butcher (J) 3 70230 Prince George (3) fr .......... J MacKinnon (J) mobile, 1700m 3 29 Afortunado (3) fr ....................... J Abernethy 4 1 Bar Room Brawl (4) fr................ C Smith (J) 1 55504 Idealistic (1) fr.............................J Stormont 4 888 Jamie Fraser (4) fr ........................ T Mitchell 5 9PxD4 Franco Nadal (5) fr ..........F Schumacher (J) 2 91666 Tahlia Franco (2) fr ............... L Whittaker (J) 5 53 Phillydotcom (5) fr ....................... D Butcher 6 11422 Caitlin’s Surprise (6) fr............ B Butcher (J) 3 55199 Rock N Roll Patron (3) fr ......... M McKendry 6 635x Better Be Donna (6) fr ............... R Argue (J) 7 4302P Shay Scott (U1) fr .................D Ferguson (J) 4 9x146 Mrs Zippy (4) fr ..........................A Matthews 7 0 Tuimani (7) fr ............................ S E Butcher

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 22 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.20pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT C0, 375m 1 75676 Surge Ahead nwtd R & .......................L Udy 2 52276 Feed The Need nwtd P & .............. J Cleaver 3 8x764 Kaeshius nwtd.................................. S Clark 4 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 5 64545 Bigtime Wayno nwtd..................... H Mullane 6 57F Jetsun Paint nwtd ...........................G Wilson 7 67625 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 8 73328 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd R & .........................Hunt 9 888x7 Crackling nwtd.................................... J Foot 2 12.37pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C4, 375m 1 84657 Mad Harry 21.25 .............................. S Clark 2 28186 Shot Gun Harry 21.40 .................. H Mullane 3 46414 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell 4 27165 Sonic Attack 21.04 .....................M Mathews 5 61457 Hallo Star 21.08 R & ...........................L Udy 6 13143 Sparta 21.04 ................................... K Walsh 7 67268 Breeze Attack 21.44 .........................S Lozell 8 23651 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 9 27444 Pat Tama 21.35 ................................ S Clark 3 12.55pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C0, 457m 1 36x Imagine Dragon nwtd ...................... K Walsh 2 84874 Jetsun Woody nwtd ........................G Wilson 3 53482 Fancy Chap nwtd .......................D Schofield

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 22 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.32pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C2/3, 295m 1 54244 Smash Attack 17.22 ...........................M Grant 2 11485 Epic Mango 17.18 .........................J M Jopson 3 67611 Opawa Jumper 17.17 .........................R Wales 4 11183 Homebush Austin 17.46 .............. J McInerney 5 45832 Justin Ryan 17.27 S & ........................B Evans 6 17561 Settle Grettel 17.32 ........................... J Tanner 7 43277 Ice Princess 17.39........................A Bradshaw 8 66274 Sweet Abby Lee 17.33 ................ R Blackburn 9 21142 Debbie Baxter 17.34.................... J McInerney 10 25412 Unverified 17.56 .......................... J McInerney 2 4.48pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG SCHULTZ DASH C2/3, 295m 1 27188 Gotcha Majenta 17.41 ................. J McInerney 2 12478 Oskitz 17.29 ....................................C Roberts 3 42355 Giancana 17.36 .............................. S Hindson 4 18178 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.19 ........................ J Tanner 5 74x42 Smash Lilly 17.34 ...............................M Grant 6 65676 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 ......................R Wales 7 13388 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 ........................ R Casey 8 15612 Lonely Baxter 17.38 .................... J McInerney 9 21142 Debbie Baxter 17.34.................... J McInerney 10 25412 Unverified 17.56 .......................... J McInerney 3 5.07pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C2/3, 295m 1 27716 Sparkling Terra 17.12 ........................ R Casey 2 26x88 Flaps Down 17.36 ................................J Dunn 3 55433 Odin Slayer 17.41.........................A Bradshaw

stand, 2200m 1 12x08 Rave Nation (1) fr ........................ D Butcher 2 080x7 Stallbackskungen fr ..................... Scratched As Free As Air (2) fr...................... T Mitchell RACEWAY MBL PCE $8000, 3yo+ r40 to r54 mob. 3 4 9D220 Sequoia (3) fr ..................................S Ottley pace, mobile, 2200m 5 6x Savitskaya (4) fr ................................ L Chin 1 77594 Marquis Eyre (1) fr ........................J I Dickie 6 x6755 This Sky Rox (1) 30 ......................S Lawson 2 69492 Gotta Go Jet Away (2) fr ............... T Mitchell 7 x2545 Awa Cathrine (2) 30 .......................D Moore 3 48548 The Persuader (3) fr ............S Tomlinson (J) 8 9x774 Zimple (U1) 30 .................................. L Neal 4 28028 Our Wicklow (4) fr..........................S Phelan 9 94026 Te Kouka Breeze (U2) 30 ...........M Nicholas 5 06858 Hezaluckygrinner (5) fr .................N Chilcott 6 32256 Vanhalem (6) fr............................. A Sharpe 10 x0838 Angus Fogg (U3) 30 .......................O Gillies 7 61447 Shadow Maker (7) fr ...................J Stormont Pacifiers off : Meera (R2) 8 51x8 Helena Ideal (8) fr ...........................S Ottley LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months 9 09321 Atom Hanover (21) fr ..................A Poutama P - Retired (or pulled up) from race 10 83380 My Cash (U1) fr ......................... R Argue (J) L - Driver unseated 7 8.28pm FLAIR HANDICAP TROT $8500, 3yo+ r52 to U1 - Unruly beginner r70 discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m {C} - Concession driver 1 31074 Credit Master (1) fr ............................A Neal {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to 2 3x315 Malabar Spur (2) fr ....................... T Mitchell start one class down 3 21583 Swinging fr .................................. Scratched 4 23255 Oto Invasion (3) fr......................P Ferguson SELECTIONS: 5 FxP81 Just Anything (U1) fr...................A Poutama Race 1: Franco Caliph, Redmaro, Lynton Creek, Scan6 39384 Monseigneur (1) 10 .........................S Ottley reco Bay 7 26511 Luck Of The Moment (U1) 10 ...... D Butcher Race 2: Bettor Edition, Pocket Miss, For Tony, Inforth8 60621 Majestic Stride (U2) 10............... K Marshall efight 9 4x233 Il Pirata (1) 30......................S Tomlinson (J) Race 3: Ruebe Star, Christanna, Artanne, Doublede8 8.56pm ALABAR MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r55 to lightbrigade Race 4: Afortunado, Racketeers Boy, Shanway, Shanr65 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 21 Real Eagle (1) fr ..................... T Macfarlane dance 2 x8917 Dun It Bad (2) fr............................P Butcher Race 5: Bar Room Brawl, Shay Scott, Caitlin’s Surprise, 3 44x33 Cherokee Warrior (3) fr................. T Mitchell Prince George 4 24727 Kiwi Tintin (4) fr ...................... B Butcher (J) Race 6: Helena Ideal, Shadow Maker, Atom Hanover, 5 68864 Stand Sure (5) fr....................... S E Butcher My Cash 6 01724 Makers Mark (6) fr ............................. L Neal Race 7: Il Pirata, Luck Of The Moment, Credit Master, 7 86140 Destined For Heaven (7) fr ...............L Hollis Monseigneur 8 36441 Stars Delight (8) fr ....................... D Butcher Race 8: Makers Mark, Destined For Heaven, Real 9 21716 Somewhereinbrooklyn (21) fr ..........S Ottley Eagle, Cherokee Warrior 9 9.21pm DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS HANDICAP Race 9: Rave Nation, Sequoia, Angus Fogg, This Sky TROT $8000, non-winners & up to r49 spechcp trot, Rox 8 7546D Sir Henry Castleton (U2) fr .... A Harrison (J) 9 97749 Danke (U3) fr............................. A Drake (J)

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Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 4 634 Thrilling Arnold nwtd ....................... K Walsh 5 65F42 Jetsun Swan nwtd ..........................G Wilson 6 34237 Fancy Fox nwtd ..........................D Schofield 7 253 Leezrom nwtd ...................................B Craik 8 8 Jetsun Angel nwtd..........................G Wilson 9 8x558 Jetsun Singer nwtd ........................G Wilson 4 1.12pm BOX GOLD SERIES HEAT 1 C1q, 375m 1 67888 Doug Deep 21.67 R & .........................L Udy 2 33578 Magnetude Eight nwtd .................R McPhee 3 38487 Allegro Cody 21.44 R & ........................Hunt 4 63764 Katcha Ninja nwtd .............................B Craik 5 45577 Ef Ay Zarr nwtd U & ..........................Cottam 6 48553 Midnight Daydream 21.40 R & ............L Udy 7 86271 Jack No Lag 21.60 ......................... Y Castro 8 83443 Hot Machine 21.91 .......................... T Green 5 1.31pm BOX GOLD SERIES HEAT 2 C1q, 375m 1 86423 Zimmer Frame nwtd R & .....................L Udy 2 748x5 Lytworx 21.35 .............................D Schofield 3 27578 Scott The Looks 21.56 U & ...............Cottam 4 37741 Bark De Triomphe 21.31 ...................B Craik 5 46644 Agistri 21.37 ................................... G Farrell 6 23115 Don Morocco 21.33 P & ................ J Cleaver 7 14788 Atlas Shrugged nwtd .................... H Mullane 8 42644 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ...................P Green 6 1.48pm BOX GOLD SERIES HEAT 3 C1q, 375m 1 7478x Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 2 67722 Thrilling Riot nwtd U & ......................Cottam 3 78667 Was Just Saying nwtd R & ..................L Udy 4 44234 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd R & ....................Hunt 5 84153 Dagny nwtd .................................. H Mullane 6 45778 Zara Storm 21.57 ........................... G Farrell 7 86584 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele

7 58148 Vanos 21.40 ................................. H Mullane 8 47155 Barwon Bandit nwtd ...................D Schofield 2.05pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT 8 31233 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &..................T Steele C2, 375m 9 62458 Stranger Things 21.49.......................B Craik 1 45187 It’s Electric 21.32 ............................C Henley 10 868F4 Fantastic Zoe 21.37 ...................D Schofield 2 73143 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 ............................... G Farrell 10 2.55pm WAIKATO DISTANCE C2d, 650m 1 3128x Dusty Gambler nwtd ....................... K Walsh 3 37517 Scott No Value nwtd ..........................G Hunt 2 34675 Effectual nwtd....................................E Potts 4 12311 Suspicious Minds 21.25 ....................B Craik 3 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 5 75514 Jinja Mia 21.37 W & ........................T Steele 4 32612 Thrilling Raider nwtd ....................... K Walsh 6 64343 Umaga Rama 21.34 .........................M Black 5 43516 Thrilling Cruise nwtd ....................... K Walsh 7 78731 Uno Twenty Five 21.66 ................... G Farrell 6 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 8 486x1 Strike Lotto 21.61 .......................P Ferguson 7 73343 Nitehawk Rose nwtd ...................B Hodgson 9 66224 Noah Who 21.35 .......................... H Mullane 8 16413 Thrilling Flo 37.60 ........................... K Walsh 10 41155 King Shaq 21.22 ............................. T Green 8 2.22pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND STAKES 11 3.12pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD C1, 457m STAKES C2, 457m 1 44267 Secret Rory nwtd ........................... G Farrell 1 31645 Sovereign Jody 25.77 .......................S Ross 2 52878 Barwon Storm 25.86 ..................D Schofield 2 24133 Rubbed Out nwtd ........................B Hodgson 3 43524 Victini 26.31 ...................................C Henley 3 82745 Yooldome 25.87 .........................D Schofield 4 25461 Opawa Vegan 25.95 W & ................T Steele 4 87787 Salvarotti 26.11 ..........................D Schofield 5 42374 Out Of Paper nwtd .......................... T Green 5 61221 Sisco Kid 26.01 ..............................C Henley 6 48F25 Opawa Anthony nwtd W & ..............T Steele 6 41635 Opawa Silver nwtd ........................... S Clark 7 85633 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 7 72186 Luke Skywalker nwtd ..................... L A Hunt 8 74845 Home Bound 26.28 ......................... T Green 8 57636 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green 9 56475 Barwon Babe nwtd .....................D Schofield 9 38788 Little Bit Silly nwtd ......................D Schofield 10 77477 Jetsun Stampede nwtd ..................G Wilson 12 3.32pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C3/4, 9 2.40pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C2/3, 375m 457m 1 21137 Coruba Cate 21.24......................... G Farrell 1 11611 Nangar Dream 25.65 .................D Schofield 2 72723 Jetsun Jamie nwtd .........................G Wilson 2 56522 Jimmy’s Rocket 25.47 ...................... S Clark 3 65278 Hey Khali nwtd U & ...........................Cottam 3 36387 Barwon Annie 25.93...................D Schofield 4 72366 Nangar Panther nwtd .................D Schofield 4 77461 Bigtime Dazzler 25.49 .......................E Potts 5 F8578 One Cool Chap 21.21 W &..............T Steele 5 65452 Jinja Roman 25.85 W & ..................T Steele 6 52847 Raging Demon 21.26 R & ...................L Udy 6 57774 Oscar Tron 25.47........................D Schofield

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7 75378 Lochinvar Brogue 25.75 .............D Schofield 8 74552 Letron James nwtd..........................C Steele LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Snoopy’s Bro, Feed The Need, Jinja Lad, Surge Ahead, Bigtime Wayno Race 2: Sparta, Mad Harry, Shot Gun Harry, Hallo Star, Ekali Race 3: Imagine Dragon, Thrilling Arnold, Fancy Chap, Fancy Fox, Leezrom Race 4: Jack No Lag, Allegro Cody, Hot Machine, Midnight Daydream, Katcha Ninja Race 5: Don Morocco, Bark De Triomphe, Lytworx, Electric Dee Eye, Zimmer Frame Race 6: Thrilling Riot, Finkle Foot Fred, Sings Like Elvis, Opawa Velocette, Zara Storm Race 7: Suspicious Minds, Strike Lotto, Ali Ali Ali, It’s Electric, Umaga Rama Race 8: Opawa Vegan, Victini, Secret Babe, Secret Rory, Out Of Paper Race 9: Opawa Libby, Coruba Cate, Raging Demon, Nangar Panther, Jetsun Jamie Race 10: Thrilling Flo, Dusty Gambler, Thrilling Raider, Thrilling Cruise, Nitehawk Rose Race 11: Sisco Kid, Yooldome, Sovereign Jody, Salvarotti, Rubbed Out Race 12: Nangar Dream, Oscar Tron, Bigtime Dazzler, Jimmy’s Rocket, Lochinvar Brogue

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11214 Aussie Hoon 17.21 S & ......................B Evans 4 13832 Midnight Bolt 17.47 .............................. C Weir 46646 Jinja Brian 17.15 .............................A Waretini 5 78133 Fabre’s Lass 17.32 ...................... R Blackburn 51867 Red Margin 17.43...............................M Grant 6 4767F Melan nwtd S & ..................................B Evans 74645 Opawa Binge 17.31 ............................R Wales 7 13525 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 ......................... A Joyce 77478 Chop Shop 17.32 ........................ J McInerney 8 67551 Dissident 17.30 ...............................C Roberts 21142 Debbie Baxter 17.34.................... J McInerney 9 21142 Debbie Baxter 17.34.................... J McInerney 25412 Unverified 17.56 .......................... J McInerney 10 25412 Unverified 17.56 .......................... J McInerney 4 5.23pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 7 6.47pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS DASH C4, SPRINT C4, 295m 295m 1 43318 Timely Affair 17.22 ...............................J Dunn 1 21822 Homebush Banker 17.36............. J McInerney 2 81645 Know Scrutiny 17.24 ........................ G Cleeve 2 12767 Must Be Rusty 17.19 ................... J McInerney 3 11216 Coco Bango 17.27 ...................... J McInerney 3 41846 Junk Mail nwtd J & .............................D Fahey 4 88265 Culvie Lass 17.45 H &........................... Taylor 4 83467 Flower Bomb 17.23 ......................A Bradshaw 5 15322 Think Tank 17.51 ......................... J McInerney 5 32241 Captain Chilly 17.20 ............................. C Weir 6 12457 Peaky Boy 17.33 ............................... J Tanner 6 63467 Fired Up Jasper 17.21 .........................B Dann 7 28175 Magic Mike 17.16 ............................C Roberts 7 61446 High Return 17.31 ..............................M Grant 8 53877 Saraya Jayde 17.25......................... L Waretini 8 8x575 Know Respect 17.28 ........................ G Cleeve 9 74731 High Dreamer 17.24 ...........................M Grant 9 48275 Super Bad 17.20 .............................D Roberts 10 57773 Talk Talk 17.19 ........................................A Lee 10 36888 Sozin’s Blue 17.41....................... J McInerney 5 5.51pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES C2, 520m 8 7.16pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C2, 520m 1 55781 Valyrian Steel nwtd...................... J McInerney 1 33255 Know Conclusion 30.75.................... G Cleeve 2 14711 Token Vikkers 30.79 ...........................R Wales 2 86443 Martha Magic 30.42 H & ....................... Taylor 3 48688 Mina Allen 30.08 .............................C Roberts 3 11121 Egomaniacal 30.17 J & ......................D Fahey 4 58451 Bluey Fields 31.07 H & .......................... Taylor 4 51385 Cosmic Stu 30.81 ........................ J McInerney 5 78676 Another Message 30.42 ................J M Jopson 5 13736 Rock Bottom 30.42 ........................J M Jopson 6 15285 Andrea’s Magic 30.43..........................B Dann 6 25338 Goldstar Dodge 30.72 S & .................B Evans 7 43617 Homebush Ragna 30.47 ............. J McInerney 7 48561 Verta Bale 30.65..............................C Roberts 8 25224 Amy Bale 30.89 ...............................C Roberts 8 28277 Ana Dior 30.77 ................................C Roberts 9 23677 Little Bit Funny 30.59 J & ...................D Fahey 9 23677 Little Bit Funny 30.59 J & ...................D Fahey 6 6.19pm (NZT) ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH C2/3, 9 7.46pm MY BRO FABIO SPRINT C5, 295m 295m 1 38336 Sarcasm 17.28 ................................. G Cleeve 1 66757 Homebush Skip 17.50 ................. J McInerney 2 13365 Opawa Sheldon 17.07 ........................R Wales 2 73886 Koputara 17.37 ..............................J M Jopson 3 41481 Nicey Spicey 17.11.......................A Bradshaw 3 37323 Genetic Marlow 17.42 ........................M Grant 4 32516 Amino Trouble 17.25.....................A Bradshaw

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31368 Seriously Grand 17.23 ......................... C Weir 51221 Smash Wild 17.08 ..............................M Grant 36137 Princely Gold 17.39 ..................... J McInerney 42621 Wow Madonna 17.02 M & ..................P Binnie 17654 Sergess 17.28 ............................. J McInerney 82756 Hey Jude nwtd............................. J McInerney 10 8.13pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C3, 520m 1 55161 Mazu 29.97 J & ..................................D Fahey 2 15221 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 S &.................B Evans 3 61616 Spring Sam 30.74 ....................... J McInerney 4 65623 Boston Billy 30.40 H & .......................... Taylor 5 42116 Full Speed 30.03 .................................B Dann 6 13154 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ...............B Evans 7 21124 Allen Hadrian 30.24.........................C Roberts 8 11253 Trevor Gibbs 30.65 J & .......................D Fahey 9 63556 David’s Legacy 30.15 ...................M Robinson 10 21286 Opawa Brad 30.19 J & .......................D Fahey 11 8.41pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C5, 295m 1 61618 Homebush Rufus 17.34............... J McInerney 2 18134 Danziger 17.10 ............................ R Blackburn 3 81512 Swimming Goat 16.79 .......................... C Weir 4 76153 Vikings nwtd J & .................................D Fahey 5 55525 Nozzno Fear 17.38 .......................A Bradshaw 6 53183 Hilton Forabet 17.44 .....................A Bradshaw 7 55141 Cosmic Richie 17.30 ................... J McInerney 8 14523 Ohoka Clare 17.21 .......................... L Waretini 9 45771 Smash Bomber 17.23 ........................M Grant 10 82756 Hey Jude nwtd............................. J McInerney 12 9.06pm LIVAMOL DASH C4, 295m 1 56535 Watta Gunn 17.32 ............................R Adcock 2 88F8x Sopoaga 17.32 .............................A Bradshaw 3 82478 Detective Dash 17.54 .................. J McInerney 4 35238 Star Bucking 17.34 ...................... J McInerney

5 3x814 Miss Harper 17.34 ...............................B Dann 6 27x88 Smash That 17.21 ..............................M Grant 7 47352 Technic 17.21 H & ................................. Taylor 8 81584 Botany Cold 17.22 ....................... J McInerney 9 74731 High Dreamer 17.24 ...........................M Grant 10 44876 Know Hassle 17.29 .......................... G Cleeve LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Opawa Jumper, Smash Attack, Epic Mango, Justin Ryan, Sweet Abby Lee Race 2: Oskitz, Lonely Baxter, Smash Lilly, Gotcha Majenta, Rick’s Treasure Race 3: Aussie Hoon, Sparkling Terra, Odin Slayer, Opawa Binge, Debbie Baxter Race 4: Timely Affair, Coco Bango, Know Scrutiny, Saraya Jayde, High Dreamer Race 5: Andrea’s Magic, Mina Allen, Amy Bale, Token Vikkers, Little Bit Funny Race 6: Dissident, Midnight Bolt, Koputara, Genetic Marlow, Fabre’s Lass Race 7: Must Be Rusty, Junk Mail, Homebush Banker, Captain Chilly, Fired Up Jasper Race 8: Egomaniacal, Martha Magic, Know Conclusion, Verta Bale, Little Bit Funny Race 9: Wow Madonna, Nicey Spicey, Smash Wild, Seriously Grand, Opawa Sheldon Race 10: Mazu, Full Speed, Goldstar Ashton, Allen Hadrian, Trevor Gibbs Race 11: Swimming Goat, Vikings, Danziger, Ohoka Clare, Nozzno Fear Race 12: Watta Gunn, Technic, Botany Cold, Miss Harper, High Dreamer

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Annual Monster Charity Garage Sale Lions Club of Ashburton Pakeke Inc.

Proceeds to Local Charities | Ashburton Racecourse Stand

Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 9am – 1pm Viewing Friday, March 2 - 1.30pm – 5pm • Cake stall • Sausage sizzle • Veggie fruit market • Craft stalls.

• Children’s entertainment

Donations of Household, Garden and Workshop items gratefully accepted.

Also any surplus of fruit and vegetables for resale.

Items to be collected from Wednesday, February 28 – Friday, March 2.

Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust Raising funds for our Ashburton Community

Contact: George 308 8231 Trevor 307 2629 George 307 2243 Anthony 308 3336

February 22 and 23, 2018 10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm - 4pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum only open at 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox St.

Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and Pre loved clothing shop. St Andrew’s Anglican Church hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery

and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am MID CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL RURAL WOMEN NZ. Meeting, Sinclair Centre.

5pm - 7pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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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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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The phrase of the day is, “That’s not how I remember it!” Even while uttering this, the memories will rearrange themselves, having gained greater context and meaning in light of current events.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll be presented with ideas that are such a bad fit for you it’s almost comical – but don’t laugh. Listen. The perspective you’ll gain will be invaluable.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): In seeking partnership, pay attention to how you feel around others. This is far more important than what others can do for you on paper. The best partner will make you feel lively and motivated.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You can avoid future awkwardness by playing against the tendency to make endings so definitive. Keep it open. Try, “see you around,” “until next time,” or “enjoy!” instead of “goodbye.”

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Life is your art form. The artist’s journey includes playing around with new and different materials to keep things fresh. You’ll find something that is “so you,” but only if you step out of your comfort zone.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Opportunity isn’t something to wait for – it’s something to make. The ingredients are simple: communication in numbers. Write the letter and get it to as many people as possible.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A crowd can’t love you like an individual can, and an individual can’t love you like a crowd can. You need both kinds of love. They fulfil different needs in your psyche, so don’t settle for just one kind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You don’t have to be prepared for everything, only the next thing.

Over-preparing is like over-packing – heavy, hard to move and harder to organise. Love where you’re at. Keep it lean and mean.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re not lacking in faith, but you should be a little careful about where you put it today. Don’t put your faith in one plan, institution or person unless that person is you or someone you love dearly.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): What conspires between you and the competition will not dissuade you, but will strengthen your convictions and your fearlessness. You may change your approach, but you’ll continue the journey.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Embrace your constraints; they make you more creative. You may suspect you don’t have all the information – good! There’s a Forrest Gump kind of luck born of blissful, optimistic ignorance.

Previous cryptic solution Across 1. Consolidate 8. Ratel 9. Popular 10. Firedog 11. Icing 12. Lulled 14. Stupor 18. Point 19. Tide-rip 21. Sun-deck 23. Noise 24. Deteriorate Down 1. Careful 2. Natural 3. Oiled 4. Impugn 5. Appoint 8 9 4 6. Ell 7. Shrug 13. Entreat 15. Partita 16. Replete 7 22. Nod 9 6 17. Stoker 18. Paste 20. Dingo Previous quick solution 4 1 Across 1. Entrance 7. Exact 8.4Unashamed 9. Led 10.

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Previous solution: ahs, ash, gas, gash, gnash, hag, hags, hang, hangs, has, nag, nags, sag, san, sang, shag, snag.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

HUNTER, Leslie Thomas, (Les) – On February 21, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 77 years. Eldest son of the late Thomas and Agnes (Nessie).

Loved dad of Dianne, Callie, and the late Bruce. Father-inlaw of Roger, and Carl. Loved grandad of Kallan, Joshua, Brodie, and Kezia; Tayla, Aria, and Kingston and great grandad of Lachlan. A loved brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle and friend to many.

Will be greatly missed by all.

Messages to Hunter family, PO Box 16445, Hornby 8441.

Donations to Ranui House in memory of Les would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Les will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre on TUESDAY, February 27, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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WHITE, Kathy – February 22, 2011 It has been seven years since you left us.

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Former Cyclone Gita continues to move away to the southeast. A cold front moving north over central New Zealand this morning is expected to reach Auckland tonight, followed by a cool southwest flow. A ridge of high pressure moves over the country tomorrow.

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Tessa McCann will be a key member for Mid Canterbury this weekend when they look to defend the Browning Shield.

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Keen to retain Browning

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The trophy is currently locked away in their cabinet at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre and the Mid Canterbury side, who will take it to their home court for this weekend’s Browning Shield, are keen to keep it there.

The pinnacle of representative tennis in the greater Canterbury area, the Browning Shield is regarded as the showpiece of Canterbury Country tennis and sees sides from Mid Canterbury, Ellesmere, Malvern and North Canter-

bury competing over two days of play.

Teams of 10 men and 10 women will compete in the competition with each tie consisting of six games of singles, three men’s and three women’s doubles and six mixed doubles with all matches the best of three sets.

Mid Canterbury tennis coach, Andre van Rooyen said the annual competition is always an enjoyable weekend.

“The tournament, run by the Canterbury Country Committee, is always a very enjoyable event for

the players as the committee go out of their way to host the teams participating by providing a great spread of food as well as by creating a great atmosphere,” he said.

Van Rooyen also said that the success over an extended period of time came down to the hard work of the entire playing group and a good strong tie of families.

“I believe the strong family involvement in tennis in this region such as the McCanns, Leonards and Brosnahans, is attributable to our success.”

Mid Canterbury have named

a strong squad of 13 men and 10 women for the fixture with the big names of the sport here in the region leading the way for the green and golds.

Flynn Ness and Tessa McCann, who have been in subliminal form both locally and away from Ashburton this season, will lead the side with a good strong mix of youth and experience across the 23 players.

Ness will be joined in the men’s team by skilful players like; Rhys Cromie, Neil McCann, Sam Bubb and an in-form Aidan Mitchell – all

of whom have the ability to beat any player on their given day.

Jason Feutz, Peter Leonard, Andre van Rooyen, Edwin Dargue, Koji Kawamata, Tony Brosnahan, Tyler Leonard, Connor Bronsahan, Peter Kirwan and Deane Taylor round out the men’s squad.

In the women’s team, McCann is joined by a strong line up of players with Ashleigh Leonard, Larissa Leonard, Jade Brosnahan, MaryAnne Thyne, Christal Brosnahan, Erin Connelly-Whyte, Jane Brosnahan, Dianna Leonard, Jo Taylor and Karen Tait.

Young ’uns at crease

Smith back on deck

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