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Just some of the council staff that work to audit the Ashburton District Council’s recycling bins are (from left) Justin Bloomﬁeld, Shane Enright and Glen Sole. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 200219-JPM-0007

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Sifting through the district’s recycling might not seem like the most appealing job, but the role of those who audit recycling bins for the Ashburton District Council are in the position to help save ratepayers money. This past month the council has begun audits on recycling bins around the district to get a snapshot of what the people in the district are doing with their recycling bins, revealing signifi-

cant gaps in the understanding of what can be recycled. Workers begin the audit by collecting 100 bins worth of recycling and noting down the address before taking it back to the resource recovery park to be inspected and placed in to ‘good’ or ‘bad’ piles. “The bags are labelled for auditing back at the resource recovery park. Photos are taken of each bag and its contents. A letter and an education pamphlet is then sent to each audited property letting them know they have either

binned it right, or they need to lift their recycling game,” group manager service delivery Neil McCann said. “Properties that show they really don’t understand the system are then monitored and follow-up visits are done to check to see if things are improving. “People come out and chat with our staff, they love to learn how they’re doing and if they’ve improved, we’ve had some good feedback since we started doing this.

“Only one of the bins rechecked from our last audit has failed its next follow-up audit.” The items that make repeat appearances are items like clothing, bottles, polystyrene and items that could be reused as opposed to them being recycled. “Most failures come from confusion about what’s recyclable and what’s re-usable. The yellow bin is only for recyclables not re-useable items like clothing, electrical appliances and kids’ toys,” he said.

“The next biggest issue is dirty recycling. People have to work with this stuff, unwashed recycling and food goes rotten and devalues the material making it hard to sell on to buyers. Once people understand why it’s important to put only clean recyclables in their bin, the rest is easy. “A rejected load of recycling will cost ratepayers approximately $5000, so the consequences of this work will reduce the overall cost of waste disposal, and benefit all ratepayers.”

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■ ASHBURTON CLUB & MSA

Move to lift gaming machine numbers By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s MSA is looking to a future that could see the Ashburton District served by just one chartered club rather than two. In a submission to the Ashburton District Council’s gambling venue policy, the MSA has requested the number of machines per venue be increased from 18 to 30. Its reasons for requesting the change were that if the Ashburton Club and MSA and the Ashburton RSA were ever to merge, the combined number of gaming machines would then be 32 for one venue. And while no discussions have taken place on a possible merger, MSA manager Simon McDonnell said the policy change was about looking to the future and about bringing Ashburton’s policy in line with national legislation that allowed up to 30 machines per venue. Timaru’s RSA is currently in talks with the Timaru South Cosmopolitan Club on a possible amalgamation. If this goes ahead the combined club would operate from a new building on a new site. Several years ago Timaru’s RSA members voted against a merger with the Timaru Town

and Country Club. McDonnell would not be drawn on a merger between his club and the RSA. There have been a number of mergers between RSA and chartered clubs in other parts of New Zealand, but in Ashburton a merger or amalgamation is still uncharted territory. “There’ve been no discussions at this stage,” McDonnell said. However, going on what’s happening in other parts of the country, he said he couldn’t rule out discussions in the future. RSA president Merv Brenton said his club was in a good position with a growing membership and that merger discussions were not on its radar. “We’re going well,” he said. As part of its policy review, the council will next month look at a social assessment report on gaming and will review information provided by key stakeholders. It will then decide whether to make amendments to, or rollover the existing policy. If change is proposed, there will be a period of community consultation, submissions will be heard and the revised policy will be adopted at the end of June.

Firefighters work to contain a stubble fire outside Ashburton yesterday afternoon. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 210219-JPM-0033

■ STUBBLE FIRE

Wind takes control of burn-off By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Firefighters were busy yesterday afternoon containing a fire after changing wind conditions cause a fire to start from a previous burnoff. Units from Ashburton responded to the fire on Fairfield Road just after 1pm. “There was a paddock that had been burnt off in the morning but

there were still a few hotspots and when the wind changed it blew through the fence into another paddock,” senior station officer Jeff Marshall said. “The big focus was containing it to the road it was in as it was threatening a fence line and the winds were quite strong so there was a concern of it spreading to neighbouring properties.” The local farmers did have a

makeshift tank and hose set-up on a vehicle, but it was not enough for the size of the fire, Marshall said. “They gave it a good crack at containing it but when it gets to that size you need to get a lot more water on it,” he said. “Just be sure of the conditions and if it is noted to be changing conditions be aware of the potential for things to change.”

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■ MID CANTERBURY VINTAGE MACHINERY CLUB

Club’s new shed has already had plenty of use BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

They might not have even officially opened it, but the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s new shed is already in operation, and ironically, hosting the cutting edge in farming technology. The club’s new shed, located at the Ashburton Showgrounds was only completed less than a month ago, but has already had plenty of use, with Norwood hosting a three-day event out of the shed to show off the latest Horsch sprayers. “We haven’t officially opened the shed yet as a lot of people have been busy with harvest,” club president John Hall said. “But we have already had our first meeting in it, we had it open for the motorhome show and we are pretty chuffed with it. “One of the reasons we built it is so that we can have events like these.” Despite the new equipment on show not quite matching the requirements of being vintage machinery, the group are still more than happy to open their doors to events as a source of income for the group. “Most of us are involved with farming and interested in machinery so it doesn’t matter if it is new or old just because we are

the vintage machinery club,” he said. “It is also great news for Ashburton as there are going to be people coming in for three days like today for example (and spending money in the town) and that is good.” “Utilising the grounds is a big win for everybody.” The shed, which is 20m by 30m and able to accommodate three to four combine harvesters or 30 to 40 tractors along with a meeting room and library to contain the history on some of the club’s machinery. Norwood partnership development manager Paul Collins was thrilled to be able to use the facility for their event. “I’ve been dealing with John (machinery club vice-president John Stewart) for 15 years and was talking to him a couple of weeks ago and he said they had this new shed opening up and would we be interested in hosting something down here,” he said. “It is the perfect facility and venue for what we need and the showgrounds are a nice neutral venue, it isn’t on somebody’s farm or at our dealership and it is a nice central location in the South Island as well. “Long term I could certainly see us using it again.”

Horsch’s technical expert Roland Neumaier, Norwood technical support ofﬁcer Chris Bruce and Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club vice-president John Stewart outside the club’s new shed at the Ashburton Showgrounds. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 210219-JPM-0005

Funeral home hosts church services BY SUE NEWMAN

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When members of Ashburton’s Baring Square Methodist congregation went looking for a new place to hold Sunday worship, they never dreamed that place would be a funeral parlour. But that’s the happy arrangement the church stewards have made with Paterson’s Funeral Home manager Barry Hayman. He had a chapel that was unused on Sundays, the church was

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Reesby anticipates the church and funeral home will be partners for up to two years until the Baring Square Methodist church is strengthened, restored and ready to once again fulfil its role as the spiritual home of the town’s Methodists. Church services have been held in the Baring Square hall since the church was closed post earthquakes, September 2010. Last weekend the church members held a garage sale in

looking for somewhere to hold services. Deal done. The chapel was one of a handful of places the stewards looked at but it was the one that felt most right, Brian Reesby said. “It was complete. It had music, seats, lectern and overhead projector. We didn’t have to take anything and that was a big bonus,” he said. “It’s a chapel that also happens to be a funeral home, but on a different day.”

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their hall, clearing out 70 years of bits and pieces collected from various churches around the district. That sale netted $2000 and the money will be put to good use as part of the restoration project, Reesby said. The final church service will be held in the Baring Square church hall on Sunday with the hall and land passing into Ashburton District Council ownership on March 1.

This building will later be demolished and the land will become part of the council’s administration centre and library build project. In striking a deal with the church, Paterson’s manager Barry Hayman said that facility sharing had been tested and found to work after the Canterbury earthquakes. “They were a bit stuck and we were able to help them out,” he said.

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■ A RIOT OF COLOUR

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Festival of colour comes to Ashburton By Sue NewmaN

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One of India’s most spectacular festivals will make its debut appearance in Ashburton on Sunday. Holi, the Festival of Colours, is being celebrated by Ashburton’s Indian Multi-Cultural Charitable Trust and they’re inviting the community to join them in what promises to be a riotous and colourful event. Organiser Rohini Sukul said the day was about celebrating different cultures and about having fun. It’s also about colour and ensuring you and other festival goers leave the event looking like a walking rainbow. “This event is about bringing all people together, about making us aware of the different cultures in our community, but most of all it’s about having fun,” Sukul said. Packs of coloured powder will be available to buy on the day and for anyone not wanting to get their own clothing smothered in colour, there will also be white tee shirts available to buy. While the coloured powder will wash out of clothing, Sukul is warning people not to wear their best clothing to the event. The festival will be opened by mayor Donna Favel who will

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Put away the sunscreen and get out the gumboots – it will be windy, cold and wet this weekend. Mid Cantabrians have been enjoying a hot and dry summer, and the mercury hit the 30 degree mark yesterday for the seventh time this month. But that’s about to give way to windy, cold and wet conditions, and Mt Hutt is likely to see snow. Much of the country is ex-

A bad start to the year for Carew Peel Forest School is looking up after receiving their stolen gazebo back from police. Principal Sharon Ketter said police had returned the gazebo after receiving a Facebook tip-off about its location. “There is still lots of sports gear that is gone and the barbecue as well, but a wonderful local business has offered theirs for us to use for fundraisers,” she said. The theft of the gazebo and barbecue which were primarily used for fundraising events for the school, and sports gear, is understood to have taken place at the start of January. A 34-year old man has been charged with receiving property and will appear in the Ashburton District Court on February 25.

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Holi, the Festival of Colours, will make its debut appearance in Ashburton on Sunday. throw the first colours. This is the first time the Festival of Colours has been celebrated in the Ashburton District. It’s an unknown event for most people, but it’s one that requires nothing more than festival goers to relax, have fun, enjoy music and dance and best of all to take

part in dousing each other with colour, she said. Holi is a Hindu spring festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent, celebrated predominantly in India. It is also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love. Celebrations are now held in

several towns and cities around New Zealand. Ashburton’s Holi festival will be held in the Ashburton Domain on Sunday from 11am to 3pm. If wet, the event will be postponed until the following weekend.

Wintry weekend forecast By SuSaN SaNdyS

Gazebo returned

pected to be impacted by severe weather, and a system created by a warm air mass and cold air mass interacting is responsible for the wintry conditions expected on the South Island east coast. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes said Mid Canterbury was likely to receive more than 10 millimetres of rain on Saturday and more than 10 millimetres on Sunday, and on either of these days rainfall could reach over 20 millimetres. The volatile zone of atmos-

pheric conditions created by the push of cold air from polar regions interacting with the warmer air mass of tropical origin had created a large amount of uncertainly on how much rainfall. “The tricky thing is, is it going to be wet, or wet, wet, wet?” McInnes said. A maximum of just 13 degrees is forecast for Sunday, and winds are to turn to cold southerlies rising to gale force. Farmers and gardeners will no doubt despair of the colder

temperatures, however, they are desperate for rain after just 6.6 millimetres has so far been received in Ashburton this month, well below the monthly average. “This is objectively the worst weekend in terms of weather this year, but the saving grace is people want rain so they are looking at this event a bit more favourably,” McInnes said. It has been a dry year, with just 35.8 millimetres of rain, compared to the average year to date of 94 millimetres.

Two men arrested in relation to an alleged roofing scam are applying for bail. Tommy Ward, 26, and William Donohue, 25, were believed to be connected with the group of “unruly” British tourists that caused widespread outrage throughout the country after leaving a pile of rubbish on an Auckland beach. They were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a Lower Hutt address and taken to the Hutt Valley District Court, where they are charged with using a false document as if it were genuine. Judge Craig Thompson remanded the matter so that the proposed bail address could be inspected by police. - NZME

Stopwork meetings Primary school teachers will hold crucial stopwork meetings next month which may either settle their pay dispute or lead to further strikes. Their union, the NZ Educational Institute, has scheduled 247 meetings from Kaitaia to Invercargill in the week of March 18-22. A spokesman said the meetings “are being staggered to avoid as much as possible any disruption to teaching and learning”. The union website says all schools will stay open. “Your school must remain open during paid union meetings, so schools and NZEI will make arrangements to make sure that schools don’t need to close,” it says. - NZME

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■ CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY

More new citizens welcomed The Ashburton district welcomed 43 new citizens on Thursday, representing 10 nationalities. Those new citizens took their oath of allegiance in front of mayor Donna Favel who welcomed them to the district and to their life as new New Zealanders. While they would now be citizens of a new country, in the tradition of New Zealand they would still be free to celebrate their own culture. And for the people of New Zealand, welcoming new citizens was a cause for celebration as their culture enriched the Kiwi culture, she said. The youngest person taking part in yesterday’s ceremony was a one-week-old baby. New Zealand’s new citizens are: Filipino: Gerlyn Apacible Allado, Jess Bernard Allado, Maricar Arcamo Calzada, Cicero Abellaneda Calzada, Maury Arcamo Calzada, Marc Franz Arcamo Calzada, Eliseo Tayondaga Desabille, Aida Bolando Desabille, Joseph Fusana Ong, Arseline Santos Ong, Seth Isaac Santos Ong, Adona Maximina Filomeno Reodique, Brian Abacano Reodique, Brian Ethan Filomeno Reodique, Brian Zachary Filomeno Reodique, Catherine Omagap Salcedo, Dolores Faustino Taroy, Manuel Sarmiento Taroy, Juan Manuel Faustino Taroy. British: Zara Ashley Bartley Davison, Stuart Anthony Wick, Kenneth William Tait Pottinger, Caroline Sinclair, Vaughan David Brooker, Deborah Jayne Sligoe-Brooker, David Keith Holmes. Irish: Kieran Joseph Dorna, Charlene Mary, Doran. Argentinian: Pablo Emanuel Gellogos, Mirina Alejandara Dassano, Maia Gallegos.

Indian: Simi Theres Sebastian, Shijo George. Brazilian: Nathalie Wall, Rondinaldo Gomes Patricio, Joelcia Correa De Souza Gomes, Caio Rafel De Souza Gomes, Ana Julia De Souza Gomes. Croatian: Sanjin Zepina. Maltese: Diane Chircop. Egyptian: Omar Mohamed Mohamed Morsy Elnagar. Israeli/Kyrgtstabu: Elena Nogtev, Israeli Ukrainian: Boris Nogtev.

The Calzada family from the Philippines during yesterday’s citizenship ceremony (from left) Marc Franz Arcamo, Maury Arcamo, Cicero Abellaneda and Maricar Arcamo. PHOTOS SUE NEWMAN 210219-SN-0009

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ACT leader David Seymour said recommendations were “offensive to New Zealand values”. ACT leader David Seymour was also critical, saying the working group’s recommendations were “offensive to New Zealand values”. “This tax will reduce savings and investment in productive assets – the very assets an economy needs to grow and prosper – by doubling taxing them.” Cullen, along with Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash, were at pains to point out that any changes to the tax system would be about creating fairness. But Bridges said that was “rubbish”.

■ Capital gains tax to apply after the sale of residential property, businesses, shares, all land and buildings except the family home, and intangibles such as intellectual property and goodwill. ■ Tax rate to be set at the income-earner’s top tax rate, likely to be 33 per cent for most. ■ Calculation of gains not to be retrospective – tax to be applied to gains made after April 2021. ■ Art, boats, cars, bikes, jewellery, personal household items and the family home to be exempt. ■ Losses on the sale of assets bought before April 2021 will generally be able to be used to reduce paid on gains from other assets. ■ Increase the threshold of the lowest tax rate (10.5 per cent), allowing more income to be taxed at the lower rate.

■ Increase social welfare net benefits to allow similar benefits as low-income earners post tax threshold adjustments. ■ House on farms and surrounding land up to 4500 sq metres exempt from CGT, calculated as a percentage of total farm value. ■ CGT on small businesses can be deferred (roll over relief) if annual turnover is less than $5 million and sale proceeds are reinvested in similar asset class. ■ No support to make company tax progressive, i.e. smaller companies paying less than 28 per cent. ■ Capital gains tax estimated to raise $8.3 billion over five years. ■ Expand coverage and rate of Waste Disposal Levy, expand the ETS and use congestion charging. ■ Better tax benefits for KiwiSavers on low and middle incomes.

In fact, he said, the CGT that Cullen recommended was one of the highest in the world. “We believe New Zealanders already pay enough tax and the Government should be looking at tax relief, not taking even more out of the pockets of New Zealand families.” The working group’s recommendations are now with the

Government, which has begun the process of considering which to adopt into law. It will report back in April. Between now and April, all parts of the Government – New Zealand First, as coalition partners with Labour, and the Greens providing confidence and supply – will be negotiating how to proceed. The Greens are keen for a CGT –

but NZ First have in the past come out against such a tax. The Government does not have to adopt Cullen’s recommendations to the letter, and has the scope to make some changes. Speaking to media yesterday afternoon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government would now take a bit of time to form a consensus around its response. Asked about National’s response to the report, she harked back to the 2010 tax working group report which suggested changes to the tax system. “I do recall a time when that National Party undertook a similar bit of work and it came back with some very similar suggestions.” “They did what we are now doing, which is taking the time to consider the report.” Asked how Labour would get NZ First on board with a CGT, Ardern said in the same way that we progress with any matter in Government. “We build consensus, and that’s exactly the process we will adopt in this case.” Robertson said he had had some preliminary discussions with Peters which had been “very general” and described them as “constructive”. - NZME

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National has come out swinging in response to the Tax Working Group’s final report, saying its recommendations are an attack on the Kiwi way of life. The group, chaired by former Labour Finance Minister Sir Michael Cullen, yesterday recommended the Government implement a capital gains tax (CGT). The tax would cover assets such as land, shares, investment properties, businesses assets and intellectual property, but would exclude the family home, cars, boats and art. It would raise more than $8 billion over five years and Cullen laid out a range of other taxation options as to what that could be spent on. National Leader Simon Bridges – who yesterday said he was expecting a “big, hairy capital gains tax” – said the working group’s recommendations went further than just suggesting a CGT. He said there were eight taxes recommended, including a tax on agriculture, water, the environment and waste. “This is an attack on the Kiwi way of life,” Bridges said. “This would hit every New Zealander with a KiwiSaver, shares, investment property, a small business, a lifestyle block, a bach or even an empty section.”

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Bangladesh fire claims 56 A huge fire that broke out in a building in an old part of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has killed 56 people, with the death toll still climbing. The blaze broke out on Wednesday and spread to other nearby buildings. Firefighters fought for more than five hours to bring it under control, although it was still burning early yesterday. It remained out of control, with fire officials now stating at least 56 people are dead and more than 40 people taken to hospital. About 200 people are working to recover bodies from the wreckage. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the building in the centuries-old Chawkbazar area of Dhaka. The Chawkbazar area is crammed with buildings separated by narrow alleys. The neighbourhood is a mix of residential and commercial, with buildings that commonly have shops, restaurants or warehouses on ground floors. Some floors of the destroyed buildings had chemicals and plastic in storage. Building safety regulations are rarely followed in impoverished Bangladesh, where accidents kill hundreds every year.

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Hulkamania is going to run wild. Chris Hemsworth will star as wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan in a biopic that reunites Todd Phillips with Scott Silver, the respective director and writer of the upcoming DC Comics movie, The Joker. Deals for the Hogan project are in the midst of closing with Netflix. One of the biggest names in wrestling of all time, Hogan was a fixture on TV sets in 1980s America as part of the World Wrestling Federation parleying his championshipswinning leg drops and star power into forays into movies and television, endorsements and video games.

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Mass rape, killing, torture in South Sudan – UN UN investigators have identified perpetrators of pervasive rape and killings and torture in secret safe houses in South Sudan, and believe oil revenues have driven much of the violence in its civil war. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has recommended further investigation of evidence that proceeds from South Sudan’s oil-based economy had been channelled to government forces and militias linked to reported war crimes. The commission said the army, national security, military intelligence, rebel forces and affiliated armed groups had committed serious human rights breaches, and it had drawn up a confidential list of suspects including army and opposition commanders, two state governors and a county commissioner. Its 212-page report released this week detailed people being held for years and tortured in secret, vermin-ridden detention centres, children being run down by tanks, rape of girls as young as seven, and babies being drowned, starved or smashed against trees.

In some stricken areas, 65 per cent of females and 36 per cent of males may have been sexually abused, according to the report. Although South Sudan’s main warring parties signed a peace deal in September, widespread violence, especially rape, has continued. A member of the three-person commission, Andrew Clapham, said it was outraged by reports of further fighting between government forces and the rebel National Salvation Front, which was not part of the peace agreement, in the Yei River area. “There are thousands of civilians who have been forcibly displaced following a scorched-earth policy in which the parties to the conflict are attacking the villages, torching the homes, killing civilians and raping women and girls,” Clapham said. The US, Britain and Norway jointly expressed their alarm at the reports of escalating violence in Yei. “These military actions, and the trading of blame, must stop,” they said in a joint statement.

Clapham said more than 5000 refugees had reached neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and up to 20,000 people were expected to be displaced by the latest fighting. The report cited a close connection between oil and the conflict. A law ensuring that South Sudan’s oil-producing regions and communities received two and three per cent of its oil revenue respectively had triggered a redrawing of provincial boundaries and ethnic conflict. “We feel the national security services are very much involved in the siphoning off of oil money,” Clapham said. The Human Rights Council should get to the bottom of the sums involved and where the money was going, he told reporters, noting that health and education spending was “minuscule”. South Sudan is one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. This year the United Nations needs $US1.5 billion for life-saving aid for its population and $US2.7b for its refugees. – AAP

Brittany Snow engaged Brittany Snow is hearing wedding bells! The Pitch Perfect star, 32, announced she was engaged to boyfriend Tyler Stanaland on Instagram. The actress shared a black and white photo of the couple sharing a kiss while having dinner at a restaurant. “A couple weeks ago, I said “YES” about a million times to the man of my wildest and most beautiful dreams,” Snow wrote in the caption. After celebrating with friends and family, we wanted to let a few more friends (you guys) know … this happened.” The actress also shared a photo of her engagement ring.

■ GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Giant tortoise feared extinct found A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina. An adult female Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, was spotted last weekend by a joint expedition of the Galapagos National Park and the US-based Galapagos Conservancy, Ecuador’s Environment Ministry said in a statement. Investigators think there may be more members of the species on the island because of tracks and scat they found. The team took the tortoise, likely more than 100 years old, to a breeding centre for giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island where

it will stay in a specially designed pen. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has the Fernandina Giant Tortoise listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct. The only other living member of the species was found in 1906, the group said. Since then, expeditions have encountered tortoise scat and bite marks on cacti, and there was a possible unconfirmed sighting in 2009. But this discovery was the first confirmed sighting and together with the possibility of finding more members of the species has raised the possibility of breeding. Fernandina is the third largest Galapagos island and features the La Cumbre vol-

cano, one of the most active in the world. The archipelago lies in the Pacific Ocean about 1000 kilometres off Ecuador’s mainland. In listing the Fernandina tortoise as possibly extinct, the conservation group said on its website that the species may have succumbed to “the frequent volcanic lava flows that nearly cover the island”. The Galapagos archipelago hosts unique species and wildlife whose characteristics helped Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979. The Environment Ministry said the expedition was financed by Animal Planet. – AP

Police charge Smollett Empire actor Jussie Smollett was charged with making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said. A police spokesman said prosecutors charged Smollett with felony disorderly conduct, an offence that could bring one to three years in prison and force the actor to pay for the cost of the investigation into his report of a beating. Authorities were trying to get in touch with Smollett’s attorneys to negotiate a reasonable surrender. That could involve the actor, who is black and gay, turning himself in to a Chicago police station.

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A carpeted double garage, which incorporates the laundry with lots of storage, complete the interior of the home. Outside areas have been cleverly designed and beautifully landscaped to form areas of privacy and separation. Whilst our seller has thoroughly enjoyed the low-maintenance aspect of this home it is time to downsize. The clever utilisation of space and the modern decor throughout makes this easy-care home a very appealing prospect for young families, downsizers and independents who appreciate ease of living.

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Mid Canterbury electricity users are starting to turn their attention to solar power. Pete Summerfield of Auric Electrical said his company is installing an average of one system a month, but many more were interested in learning how to harness the sun’s rays to keep electricity bills down and be kinder to the environment. While the systems have mostly been installed on residential homes, there were opportunities for smaller communities of users to band together to use solar power, or for businesses and farms, he said. “We’ve had nothing but success and good feedback from the users of the

solar systems we’ve put in.” Summerfield said more education was needed around solar generation as the technology was sound. The Ashburton District receives around 1900 hours of sunshine annually and most properties are physically able to convert that to electricity. Summerfield said the temperature range was also conducive to generation year-round. Photovoltaic panels fixed to a roof convert the solar energy into electricity that can be used around the home. The most common type of system is gridtied, meaning any energy surplus can be given back to the power company in return for a credit.

Summerfield said many older couples or those nearing retirement had invested in solar because they wanted to pay for the system while they were still earning, but enjoy lower power bills in a future when they might not be working. There was also interest from younger couples, who saw it as an investment in the future. The payback time is estimated to be around seven years. Summerfield said the technology had changed little in the past few years but people everywhere were more receptive to the idea of solar power as a renewable resource and one that was both accessible and affordable.

“I’ve been doing it for six years in Ashburton now and it is constant, and starting to pick up. There will always be early adopters but there is more appetite now.” He said solar made sense financially as well as reducing a home’s carbon footprint. The most important part of the process was seeking expert advice to make sure a solar system was the right size for the user, he added. Micro-grids of solar users, or small community solar schemes, have been touted as the way of the future for solar and Mid Canterbury had a unique opportunity to be among those leading the way.

Methven 8 Camrose Avenue

Allenton 5 Coniston Drive

Love the location, love the lifestyle

Delightful beautifully presented three bedroom home. North facing open plan kitchen, dining and living area. Master bedroom has ensuite and walk-in robe. Double garage with internal access. Very nicely landscaped gardens.

Asking Price $585,000 View by appointment John Lamb 022 171 8321 john.lamb@bayleys.co.nz

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Elevated elegance

Situated in upmarket Coniston Drive, this most attractive home has alot to offer. The many features of this 270m2 home will impress. Kitchen, dining and living will enjoy plenty of sun with doors opening to the inviting patio.

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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Allenton 15 Primrose Place

Allenton 117 Racecourse Road

"Primrose"

Spec home of four bedrooms and an office, master has an ensuite and walk in robe. The living is open plan to dining and kitchen. Situated in a quiet cul-desac for your peaceful lifestyle. The owner will put in patio's or decking of your choice.

Asking Price $590,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Allenton 21 Churchill Avenue 4

This home is located in a top Allenton location. Situated on a very private 1,146m2 back section. The home has four bedrooms plus a huge conservatory built for all day sun. There is also an office or formal dining room. Bathrooms are upstairs and down

For Sale offers invited over $621,000 View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $360,000 View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Stylish modernised home

After a top to toe renovation step inside and admire this modernised two generous bedroom home. A beautiful kitchen, tiled bathroom, separate laundry with plenty of storage, a cosy lounge with a log burner and an office attached to double garage.

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Eliza Waszczak 021 039 1770 Sarah Everist 021 0828 5816

Allenton 26 Charles Street

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A warm home that has been carefully looked after. There are three bedrooms and a good sized living area with a conservatory and deck for entertaining. A three car garage and room for off street parking.

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The Vendors invite offers in the vicinity of $550,000. This immaculate four bedroom home on a 930m2 landscaped section has a new kitchen, new floor coverings and quality window finishings. Two large living areas, log burner and HRV system.

Allenton 8 Charles Street

All class here

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A smart choice

A three bedroom home heated by a compliant log burner. Open plan living with a spacious lounge, an up to date kitchen and dinning room. A smart bathroom and separate laundry. Double garage and off street parking.

For Sale offers invited over $350,000 View Sat 10.30-11am or by appointment Eliza Waszczak 021 039 1770 Sarah Everist 021 0828 5816

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Allenton 26 Oak Grove

Netherby 41 Brucefield Avenue

A golden opportunity

A three bedroom townhouse with a generous double garage in an extremely tidy condition throughout with near new floor coverings, drapes and with a neutral decor. The private courtyard is an ideal a place to relax.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Tue 12 Mar 2019 201 West St, Ashburton View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888

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Ashburton 24 Peter Street

My first home

A fantastic start to home ownership. This home offers a large living room which is heated by a heat pump. Three bedrooms and mains pressure water cylinder. Grounds are tidy and security fenced for your children and pets safety. Schools close by.

Asking Price $310,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Hampstead 38 Eton Street

Grand villa - enchanted garden

An extraordinary classic home, complete with your own turret. This grand villa exudes all the beauty and charm of its time. Care and effort has gone into this home and viewing will impress. Picture perfect upon entering, from room to room.

Asking Price $398,000 View Sat 11.15-11.45am or by appointment Eliza Waszczak 021 039 1770 Sarah Everist 021 0828 5816

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Cottage on Eton

Investment with future potential. Long term tenant is keen to stay if possible. The roof has been replaced with color steel and the wiring has recently been replaced as well. The cottage is 90m2 and sits on a 500m2 street facing section.

Asking Price $210,000 View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Netherby 69 Albert Street 4

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Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 4pm, Thu 21 Mar 2019 201 West St, Ashburton View Sat 11-11.45am or by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Austen Russell 027 441 7055 austen.russell@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Future development Adjoining Ashburton's recent North East residential subdivision. This subdividable 8.0 hectare lifestyle property presents an excellent prospect for future development, but in the mean time a lifestyle living environment close to all the town amenities. The home sits in a spectacular garden setting and features a range of trees and shrubs as the background to more formal flower gardens. Combining the quality soils and irrigation the property offers numerous options for further income.

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Fairlie 67 Springs Road 3

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 21 Mar 2019 201 West St, Ashburton View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Austen Russell 027 441 7055 austen.russell@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Versatile quality soils - 'The Springs' This is a well balanced property of flats to rolling downs currently growing cereals, grazing and finishing lambs and cattle. The consistent performance and diverse nature of this property allows the flexibility and capacity to farm multiple revenue streams. Complemented with exceptional farm buildings including a large clear span shed, silos, bulk storage bins, shearing shed, sheep and cattle yards. Not to be forgotten, a fully enclosed aircraft hangar and airstrip caters for the air enthusiast. The home sits in a well-established and sheltered setting.

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In the past when I’ve written about lavender, I’ve tended to focus on French lavender, otherwise known as dentata. This type of lavender is great for hedging and perfect for shaping into standards (basically, big balls of leaves and flowers on stick-like trunks).

There are also other types of lavender worth considering, but this month I’d like to draw your attention to lady lavender. Just like the other varieties, lady lavender has blue/purple flowers, oil that can be extracted, a lovely fragrance, and is great for attracting bees to your garden. But where it shines is in its compactness and its seemingly neverending flowers. It’s the perfect plant for those without room for a typical lavender hedge, as lady lavender looks amazing in pots, and, more importantly, it grows well in a pot because it doesn’t mind becoming a little dry.

To add some scented colour to your potted plant collection, grab some lady lavender seedlings from your local supermarket, Bunnings, or The Warehouse. Alternatively, head to an online store and have them delivered directly to your door. Because lady lavender doesn’t have a large spreading root system like some of the other varieties, you can plant it in any pot that takes your pick. If you’re potting up one of the other types of lavender be aware of the root system and use a pot big enough to accommodate its growth. Fill the pot with a good quality potting mix from your local garden

centre to give the seedlings a nice kickstart. If you’re planting in the garden, lavender grows well next to irises and roses because they all like the same sunny, dry conditions. Just add a bit of lime and a general fertiliser to the soil before you plant. Once you’ve got your base ready, dig a small hole (around three centimetres deep) and place your seedling inside. Plant your lady lavender seedlings around 20cm apart from each other but no further so they grow tightly together for a better look. In not too long at all the flowers on your lady lavender will be ready to harvest or simply enjoy on the plant.

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Neg over $429,000 • • • • •

17 Turton Street

Terriﬁc Street frontage Three bedrooms Two bathrooms Open plan living Lawns patio and fencing complete

$415,000 • • • • • •

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2/179 Harrison Street

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$875,000

$299,000 • • • • • •

3 Bedrooms Updated Carpet Separate games/ living area Heat pump and Fully insulated Top location 160sqm

80c Harrison Street

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Family and entertainers delight 5 Bedrooms 3 Living areas Triple car garaging off house Alarmed 12x9 Shed Inground salt water swimming pool • 4006m2 Section

$639,000 When it comes to location this home will be hard to beat your living in the country but your in town. 4 bedrooms Walk-in wardrobe and en-suite off main bedroom, separate bathroom with shower, bath & vanity Open plan kitchen, dining and living separate good sized lounge, Double garage internal access, Walk-in pantry Lawns, paths, patios & fencing will be completed.

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Up for the hard yakka

eet your new workmate. The Hyundai iLoad and iMax are everything you need in a van, and then some. Big, strong, and reliable, both models are hugely practical and extremely cost efficient. They’re not afraid of hard work either. But it doesn’t stop there. As well as being built to tackle the rigours and demands of your business, they’re packed full of useful features. Dual front and side airbags, ABS brakes and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) come as standard. Doors on both sides and at the back means access to the load/work space is a breeze. And the locking differential gives traction on the most challenging driveways or work sites. Combine all this with sleek European styling and you begin to see why the iLoad and iMax are taking the working van to a whole new level. Whether you’re a tradie or suited and booted, shifting cargo or ferrying people, you can trust these stylish, dependable vans to help you do all the hard yakka. Just like a good workmate should. Inside, you’ll find the iLoad and iMax vans crammed full of thoughtful, practical features – but they’re certainly not cramped for space. Both models give everyone plenty of

room to stretch out. The iMax carries up to eight people without missing a beat. The iLoad offers heaps of space for storing your stuff – the 3-seater hoards a massive 4,426 (VDA) litres, whilst the optional 5-seater boasts a hefty 2511 (VDA) litres of capacity.

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As for features, there’s a whole range of them within easy reach. Air-conditioning and a state-of-theart audio system come as standard, as do electric front windows and central locking. A handy upper storage compartment, twin glovebox and dual cup holders also give easy access on the go. Because when you’re working hard, you want to be comfortable too. Auxiliary audio input, including iPod connectivity and Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto: The iMax and iLoad make connecting your gadgets easy. Your iPod, smartphone or personal music player plugs straight into the audio system. Just as easy (and with safety in mind) are the steering wheel mounted audio controls, which let you select a song, mute and change the volume without taking your hands off the wheel. Apple CarPlay & Android Auto allows you to safely operate your iPhone via the central 7-inch touchscreen. iMax and iLoad models feature an extremely flexible suspension system that includes MacPherson struts in the front with coil springs and gas-filled shock absorbers. The rear of the iLoad features a leaf spring setup with gasfilled shock absorbers for superior load carrying capacity. Add to this excellent fuel economy and a locking differential for when the going gets tough and you’ve got a van that does the

hard yards with grace and power. To be a workhorse you need horsepower. Here again the Hyundai iMax and iLoad won’t let you down with a highly efficient diesel turbocharged engine. The turbocharged 2.5 litre diesel engine mated to an automatic transmission delivers a phenomenal 125kW of power at 3600 rpm with a colossal torque of 441Nm. Automatic models have a sequential sports shift, allowing you to go through the gears manually without a clutch. While 6-speed manual transmission models feature a dual-mass flywheel to reduce drivetrain noise, as well as optimised gear ratios and tough synchros for ease of shifting. The locking differential on iLoad and iMax vans allows you to get out of a slippery bind. If one wheel is slipping more than the other, the locking differential forces both wheels to exert the same power down, allowing you to pull yourself and your cargo out of any slippery situation. Both these tough models boast an extremely spacious interior for cargo, and incredibly low running costs. Dual sliding side doors and a fully opening lift-type rear door (or barn door option on the iLoad) provide easy access to the massive load/ work space. There are also four rear sensors on the iMax to help when reversing – essential for a hard-working, fully-laden passenger van.

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Friday, February 22, 2019

Unbridled luxury T

here’s a new Lexus in town. “Lexus offers a different view on luxury motoring when compared with what might be termed as a traditional luxury viewpoint,” says Paul Carroll, the Senior General Manager of Lexus New Zealand. “We try and make all of our products visionary, original and exciting but also heavily focus on how the customer would use the vehicle on a ‘day to day’ basis and how we can make their journey not just luxurious but also simply easy.” “In 2017 we launched the LC sports coupé to firmly position Lexus as a visionary and exciting luxury lifestyle brand. Now, with the first cars arriving early 2019, it’s the turn of the UX to create amazing experiences and welcome a new kind of customer to the Lexus brand,” he said. “It’s a car that really connects with people’s emotions, from its striking looks to its intelligent orchestration of the interior’s parts and the Japanese Takumi master craftsmanship.” Aside from a new interpretation of Lexus’ signature spindle grille, the UX comes with arrowhead daytime running lights above the

narrow headlights and pronounced flared mudguards. The 18-inch alloy wheels are placed at the corners of the car creating an agile look. At the rear, the LED tail light cluster stretches across the full width of the UX for a unique visual identity, and the corner lamps finish in an upturned ‘blade’ giving a distinctive look that also serves an aerodynamic purpose. There is a colour palette choice of 12 colours, including three new options: Terrane Khaki, Blazing Carnelian and Celestial Blue. A 10.3-inch display with, remote touch interface, controls the sound system and other features. A separate colour heads-up display is standard on the F Sport and Limited grades and the instrument cluster has a seven-inch multi information display for driver’s information along with an eight-inch screen in the F Sport grade. The UX is available in seven different variants, five of them featuring new self-charging hybrid electric powertrains, while two come with conventional petrol engines. There are Limited, F Sport and standard grades with a choice of front wheel drive, or all-wheel drive in the standard and Limited grade hybrids.

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hat is this Raptor? In short its an aggressively designed and highly specified double-cab ute with a twin-turbo 2.0-litre diesel engine, 10-speed auto, strengthened chassis with coil spring rear suspension, serious off-road Fox Racing shock absorbers and ventilated disc brakes front and rear. In other words its an off-road racer! Which is not surprising as Raptor’s US based Ford Performance chief engineer Jamal Hameedi is a very keen off-road racer. Such racing there involves lots of sand dunes, with much time airborne between them. His view is, if you think Raptor is all about power you are completely missing the point – its all about the most advanced suspension, chassis and design. And while some readers will have seen/ read of conquests made in Ranger Raptors since their arrival, my driving was, in terms of the loan conditions, restricted to ‘formed’ roads. It’s easy to spot the differences when viewing the Raptor beside the latest, updated version of the Wildtrak. Raptor has a different grille, bonnet, wider composite front mudguards and a huge, clearly visible 2.3mm thick, high tensile steel underbody bash shield. Large rear wheel arches, a slightly different rear and Raptor decals top off its aggressive look. Its also 330mm wider and has a 150mm wider track front and rear. It’s 25mm taller as well and looks rather grand sitting on its 17-inch black alloys complete with 33-inch Goodrich all-terrain tyres, with their impressive tread pattern and toughened side walls. The deck is complete with bed-liner, four tie-down points and easy to open/lift tailgate. Ranger purists may initially struggle to get their heads around the fact the Raptor has four rather than five cylinders.

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As well being 2.0 litres, it is 1.2 litres smaller than its 3.2-litre, five-cylinder sibling. One should be impressed, though, that this smaller engine is indeed the more powerful of the two with its 157kW and 500Nm of torque from 1750-2000rpm, or 10kW and 30Nm respectively more than the 147kW/470Nm of the 3.2! It does this by way of its pair of turbochargers and large intercooler. The turbos work sequentially, with the smaller one spinning up from idle before handing over to the larger one, which provides boost higher up. It is mated up to Ford’s excellent new, ten-speed, torque-converter, close ratio auto, so there’s a gear for every occasion with this smart auto constantly coming up with the right gear to keep the engine in its sweetest spots. There’s also paddles, that in extreme conditions can be used to override the auto’s gear selection. There’s selectable 4WD of course and a low range transfer case together with a locking rear diff. As well there’s a selectable, 6-mode, electronic Terrain Management System which fine tunes the engines power, the steering, grip etc to driving conditions. Normal was fine about town or SH1 cruising, although Sport, which definitely sharpened everything up was mostly selected, and enjoyed in either 2H or 4H. The other modes are Grass/Gravel/ Snow – Mud/Sand – Rock and then for those who want maximum performance/

fun in all respects, there’s the the most aggressive Baja mode! So it’s no surprise that all this and Raptor’s very strong, reinforced chassis and long travel suspension adds up to a very special package. Especially so the contribution from the US-made Fox Racing shock-absorbers. They deserve a special mention, and not just because of their very considerable cost! For these high performance fittings with their forged alloy upper and cast alloy lower links that are mounted separately to the coil springs, doing an amazing job. Despite being set up for extreme off-roading, they deliver a quite amazingly comfortable on-road ride. As well, Raptor runs through corners precisely with minimal body movement. All great stuff, even more so when you take into account the 283mm ground clearance, approach and departure angles of 32.5 and 24 degrees respectively. The wading depth is an impressive 850mm. Special brakes too, with ventilated 332mm discs all-round, the front with two-piston callipers. Because of the special rear suspension it’s rated to tow 2500kg. Oh yes, the cabin’s rather special too, with its leather and suede-accented trim, especially so the excellent, nicely-contoured sports front seats (drivers with power adjustment). Absolutely no complaints from those occupying the rear either. There’s an 8.0-inch, voice controlled SYNC3 multimedia touch-screen, sat-nav, the magnesium shifter paddles, dual-zone air conditioning and driver aids including AEB, lane departure control and warning, as well as driver alert and automatic highbeam. Cabin exit and entry is made easy by using the matt-black alloy side steps and pillar mounted handles. PS:The photo is courtesy of Canadian

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FINALE Driving this Race Red Raptor became contagious, while the words rapture/ rapturous kept springing to mind while doing so. Possibly appropriate, as my Illustrated Oxford Dictionary’s meaning of these is “Mental transport, ecstatic delight”! I think that may be rather appropriate, for some drivers will buy this decidedly tough off-road ute to make the most of its undoubted off-road abilities, while others are very likely to be very happy with its combination of street cred, being so easy to drive, its plush on-road ride, excellent overall manners and the knowledge that it can excel off-road!

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iat Australia has released the Fiat 500C Spiaggina ’58 Edition, paying homage to the 500 Jolly Spiaggina, the first special edition series of the Fiat 500 and embodiment of La Dolce Vita. Limited to just 30 units locally and 1958 worldwide, the Fiat 500C ’58 Spiaggina blends a unique Volare Blue exterior paint with a beige soft top convertible combination with the timeless design of the iconic cinquecento. The Fiat 500C ’58 Spiaggina Edition is available in both manual and dualogic transmission and comes with $3000 of additional design elements extending from the Lounge specification including: * Volare blue paint finish and matching dashboard insert * 16” vintage design alloy wheels * White beauty line * Chrome bonnet line, mirror covers and bumper inserts * Rear Spiaggina ’58 badge and beige soft top * Striped seat inserts with ivory highlights * Branded front and rear floor mats “We’re excited to celebrate the history of Fiat’s very first special edition series with the arrival of the Fiat 500C Spiaggina ’58 Edition, combining an eccentric Volare blue exterior with vintage design elements to really turn heads,” said Fulvio Antonelli, Head of Fiat Brand Australia. The Fiat 500C Spiaggina ’58 will feature a standard 7” Uconnect touchscreen system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, including Bluetooth, USB and AUX IN ports, rear parking sensors and automatic climate control. Over the past 11 years the Fiat 500 has remained a trendsetter with over 30 special editions across both Fiat and Abarth, exploring everything from fashion and luxury to yachts and connectivity. The many special editions include 500 by Diesel, 500C by Gucci in 2011, 500 Riva in 2016 and Anniversario created to celebrate the 60th birthday of the iconic Fiat. Since its inception in 1957, over six million units have been sold and more than two million in the last ten years.

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The sad realities of life in Godzone I

’m always willing to stand up and speak proudly about this country, but there is the odd occasion where I wouldn’t even dare mention our name. Sadly, this week has been one of those occasions. It’s easy to get caught up in the natural beauty and serenity of this place we call home. It can cloud our judgement and make us blissfully unaware of the more sinister parts of life that are happening around us. This week’s story from the scarcely believable file is the tale of the poor miniature horse down near Dunedin who was savagely attacked and stabbed multiple times, resulting in the death of the horse.

I’ve been kicked by a miniature pony before, and it was my fault, and that’s about as aggressive as it gets for them, and the pain felt from that kick was no worse than a mate giving you a playful jab in the arm. So, it’s hard to understand what would possess a person to want to go out and cause intentional damage to one of life’s quiet and friendly creatures.

In fact, it’s not even hard to understand, it’s bloody mind-boggling that these sorts of people exist in our communities. It makes you sick to the stomach. Then you read the story of the Paul Wilson, the man who stood next to David Bain on his wedding day as a groomsman, who this week pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of a young Christchurch woman while on parole from a previous murder more than 20 years earlier. It just makes you sad to be a human being sometimes. These sorts of people, whether it be murdering a person or an animal in callous attacks, put a bad mark next to the rest of us.

It’s not evident to see, but it’s there. People cast aspersions because of tales like this, even the innocent can become tarred with the guilty brush as people live in both apprehension and fear of the unthinkable. It would be wonderful to think that there will be a day where we can walk down the street without the prospect of wandering into an individual with such incredibly scary motives and thought processes – but that chances are we won’t ever get that pleasure. And the chances are that there’s probably no one who will. Driving through the heart of Central Otago last weekend, I was reminded of the pure beauty

of this country. The scenes looking out upon those lakes as you wind your way through the hills are almost like no other in the world and something we should truly cherish and encourage everyone in this world to come and enjoy. But how can you market something so beautiful when the prospect of something dark and dangerous appears to lurk around every corner? Ignoring it and focusing on the positive is probably the obvious answer. But, then again, that miniature pony was probably ignoring everything that was going on around it before it was attacked too.

being removed from the bubble for a bone-marrow transplant. In 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand at 12.51pm resulting in widespread damage and the loss of 185 lives. Ten years ago: A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China killed more than 70 miners. Five years ago: Retired Pope Benedict XVI joined Pope Francis in a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica creating the cardinals who will elect their successor in an unprecedented

blending of papacies past, present and future. Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko left prison as her arch foe, President Viktor Yanukovych, decamped to the country’s east, vowing to remain in power. One year ago: Defying his supporters in the National Rifle Association, President Donald Trump said the nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21. Authorities announced that the armed officer who was on duty

at the Parkland, Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went into the building to engage the gunman. Today’s birthdays: Actor Paul Dooley is 91. Actor James Hong is 90. Actor John Ashton is 71. Actress Miou-Miou is 69. Actress Julie Walters is 69. Actress Ellen Greene is 68. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 60. Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 53. Actor Paul Lieberstein is 52. Actress Jeri Ryan is 51. Actor Thomas Jane is 50. Actress Tamara Mello is

49. Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 48. Actor Jose Solano is 48. . Rock musician Scott Phillips is 46. Singer James Blunt is 45. Actress Drew Barrymore is 44. Actress Liza Huber is 44. Rock singer Tom Higgenson is 40. Rock musician Joe Hottinger is 37. Actor Zach Roerig is 34. Actor Daniel E. Smith is 29. Thought for today: “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” – Anne Bradstreet, American poet (1612-1672). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, February 22, the 53rd day of 2019. There are 312 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On February 22, 1997, scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named Dolly. 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 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony. 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 1902, Wellington’s, (New Zealand) Kelburn cable car opened offering a service between Kelburn and Lambton Quay. In 1909, the Great White Fleet, a naval task force sent on a round-the-world voyage by President Theodore Roosevelt, returned after more than a year at sea. In 1935, it became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House. 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 1967, more than 25,000 US and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Vietcong stronghold near the Cambodian border. In 1974, Pakistan officially recognized Bangladesh. In 1984, David Vetter, a 12-yearold Texas boy who’d spent most of his life in a plastic bubble because he had no immunity to disease, died 15 days after

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probably shouldn’t but I’m going to. No it’s not my life motto! It’s what I thought this week when I posted to my Hoops on Air Facebook page. It was the first week on air for my new work experience kid (slave) Mitch Farr. I posted a photo of him up on my facey page to introduce him to the social media audience. The first comment was from an old school mate of mine Tony Lucas who posed the question, “Is this Rog from The Rock’s love child? Look into this!” So I did just that. Google images of Roger and OMG! Scary likeness! Cue the, “I probably shouldn’t but I’m going to” moment. The Rock is part of the opposition’s stable of stations. What will my boss in Auckland think? I probably shouldn’t be talking about the opposition but what the hell, it’s just a bit of fun, I thought. I posted up a side-by-side photo of Roger and Mitch to see if others had the same reaction. Well, it blew up! In seconds the banter was flowing, including Mitch tagging his parents and saying “I have questions”. Roger and his co-hosts were being tagged in the post, it was going nuts! Nek minit I received a message from the producer of the morning show on The Rock saying they loved the post and wanted to talk on air to Mitch. I got in touch with my slave and he was keen to chat to them. I challenged him to mention Hokonui at least twice during the chat. That afternoon, Mitch and Rog were splashed all over their Facebook page and more banter ensued. The next morning they called Mitch on air and his first words “Hello dad” set the tone nicely for a very funny interview. No, I wasn’t listening, but I have seen the video of the chat they posted on their page. I hope Mitch has kept a copy of everything as it is a great start to his radio CV. Social media gets a whole lot of negative press but sometimes it can be a whole lot of fun and maybe just maybe, launch someone’s career.

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Hopefully the weather and river gods calm down today and over the weekend and ensure the Rakaia Salmon Fishing competition is able to be held.

I’m a jinx! That’s the other thought I’ve had racing through my head this week. Last year I got the call-up to

host the Rakaia Salmon Fishing competition prizegiving nights. It was a whole heap of fun, as you could imagine, with a bunch of real characters taking part in the event. The only trouble was, there

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was no fishing done due to a cyclone and an unfishable river. Things must have gone OK, as they invited me back again this year to host again. Or maybe they were just worried about me entering after reading my column on my ‘rod on the motorbike’ incident at Rangi during the Christmas holidays. Wouldn’t you know it, the forecast isn’t much better this year and there may not be a whole lot of fishing done again. Hopefully the weather and river gods will calm down today and over the weekend! It’s a great event, if you haven’t taken part before; make sure you add it to your bucket list. Till next week, Hoo roo Phill Hooper, Non conformist and jinx Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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New Zealand Post lifts revenue New Zealand Post has managed to lift revenue for the first time since 2015 as growth in sales from parcels delivery more than offset continuing falls in mail volumes. Net profit for the six months ended December 31 rose 16.6 per cent to $7 million from $6 million in the previous first half while revenue rose 4.2 per cent to $471 million from $452 million. Revenue for the year ended June last year was down 2 per cent after a 5 per cent decline the previous year. NZ Post says comparisons are difficult because of changes in the group structure but the last time the mail and logistics businesses managed to lift sales was in the year ended June 2015 when growth was 0.7 per cent. The bottom line result for the last six months was boosted by a $28 million contribution from 53 per cent-owned Kiwibank, up from $19 million in the previous first half, but an already reported $15 million warranty settlement more than offset that improvement. The settlement was with Kiwibank’s other two shareholders, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund with 25 per cent and ACC with 22 per cent, relating to NZ

Post’s sell-down of Kiwibank in 2016. Chief executive David Walsh says NZ Post’s strategy is to manage down its costs on the mail side of the business as letter volumes continue to decline while also investing in growing its “sweet spot,” the growing parcels delivery business, “which moved the dial a long way”. Mail volume in the latest six months was 200 million letters, 30 million fewer than were delivered in the previous first half. Costs rose by $2 million to $454 million in the six months com-

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p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

9,300.81 +51.37 +0.56%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

6,206.06 +39.84 +0.65%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

10,081.09 +50.59 +0.5%

p Rises 59 q Falls 44 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

AMP F&P Healthcare Plexure Gr Pushpay Holdings a2 Milk Company

daily % rise

+6.93% +6.80% +6.67% +4.26% +4.22%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

ikeGPS Gr Wgn Drive Tech Geneva Finance Pacific Edge Spark

daily % fall

–6.25% –6.25% –5.17% –4.84% –3.72%

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,343.75

London – $US/ounce

p Silver

+9.6

+0.72%

London – $US/ounce

16.03

+0.25

+1.58%

6,351.0

+105.0

+1.68%

p Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

achieve more growth in the parcels business as online purchasing continues to grow – Bank of New Zealand data shows online retail spending rose 9 per cent in the three months ended December compared with the same months the previous year. December quarter data for retail sales through stores is due next Monday but the September quarter figures showed core quarterly growth, excluding fuel, vehicles and parts, of just 3.4 per cent compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Nevertheless, Walsh still empha-

■ OPINION

1/2

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

25/1

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

pared with the year-earlier period. “We’re always on this fine line, the right side of zero or not,” Walsh says, adding that the postal service is always looking at how to improve the efficiency and the economics of the mail business as volumes continue to decline – letter volumes peaked at about 1.1 billion about 15 years ago. But parcel volumes rose to 40.7 million from 39 million in the year-earlier six months – that included a record 14.5 million parcels delivered over the November and December months. Walsh reckons NZ Post can

sises the importance of the mail business. “What I don’t want is for people to believe we’ve given up on letters, because we haven’t. While the decline has been significant, it’s still 400 million letters that are being moved that people care about,” he says. Walsh says looking out over the next two or three years, letter volumes will probably continue to decline but NZ Post still has a number of options as to how to respond to that. Maintaining high service levels is as important as keeping mail delivery economically sustainable. But while a huge amount of cost has come out of the mail business, the growth of the parcels business does require continued investment. Parcel delivery targets are met between 95-98 per cent of the time and Walsh says that’s 3-5 per cent better than the next best competitor. Walsh wouldn’t be drawn on how NZ Post is likely to deal with that, saying it won’t be making any decisions until the Reserve Bank finalises the new capital requirements. –NZME

As at 4pm Feb 21, 2019

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9723 0.9206 4.898 0.6193 1.5142 0.5355 77.67 1.8517 9.7425 21.60 0.6995

TT sell

0.9397 0.8866 4.299 0.5925 1.3749 0.5167 74.41 1.6182 9.3879 20.55 0.6745

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a2 Milk strongest performer on local sharemarket T

he local reporting season has again been front of mind for investors this week, with a plethora of results from some of our largest companies. So far, reporting season on both sides of the Tasman has been somewhat mixed with many companies citing higher costs and tougher economic conditions. Without doubt, the standout performer of the week was the a2 Milk Company. The milk marketer announced a strong first half result, with net profit after tax rising 55.1 per cent while operating earnings were up 52.7 per cent for the period. The company saw continued strong demand for its infant formula out of China and a growing market share in the United States. Shares soared 10.5 per cent to $14.22 following the result, closing at a 52-week high. Peer, Synlait Milk, was dragged higher by association, with its shares rising 4.2 per cent. a2 Milk is the largest company on the NZX by market cap, beating out other index heavyweights, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Spark, for the top spot. In contrast, Fletcher Building lost 5.7 per cent despite the company reporting a rebound in profit in the first half and resuming its interim dividend payment. However, the outlook of a weakening residential market and stiffer

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

competition left investors nervous about the year ahead. It was another bleak week for Sky TV, which saw shares hit fresh lows after reporting a 19.6 per cent decrease in net profit for the half year. The same day, the company announced subscribers are set for a price hike on April 1, after enjoying a string of price reductions over the past year. On average, subscribers can expect a price increase of 1.9 per cent from April. Heartland Group also failed to impress the market with its interim result. The company achieved net profit after tax of $33.1m for the six months ending December, an increase of 6.5 per cent on the previous corresponding period. However, Heartland lowered full year net profit guidance to $73m-$75m from $75m-$77m. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and ResMed announced an agreement to settle all outstanding patent infringement disputes between the companies, in all venues around the world. The settlement involves no payment or admission of liabil-

ity by either side. Under the agreement, all ongoing infringement proceedings against named products will be dismissed, and each party will bear its own attorney fees and costs incurred in the global proceedings. All other terms remain confidential. The market cheered the result. Shares of F&P Healthcare rose as much as 7.3 per cent on the news. The latest Global Dairy Trade index saw a modest increase with the headline index rising 0.9 per cent, marking the sixth consecutive increase. Cheddar and skim milk powder drove the rise, lifting 2.9 per cent and 2.8 per cent, respectively. Whole milk powder posted a modest increase of 0.3 per cent, while lactose was the only product to log a decline, falling 2.9 per cent. Next week, investors will continue to monitor reporting season locally with another busy week expected. Results from Freightways, Metlifecare, Tourism Holdings, Comvita, Vista Group, Genesis Energy, Scales and Air New Zealand will be of interest, just to name a few. Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners. This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3 Addington Dogs Today at Addington

2:51PM

February 22

Weather: Mainly Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:13PM

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 10

1 3

22 Colbert nwtd 23634 Punch On Rex nwtd 85 Blazing Speed nwtd 36733 Sefton Double nwtd 53478 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd 573 Smash Empire nwtd 38823 Know Charisma nwtd 68326 Chilton Cackle nwtd 76857 Duke Bruce nwtd 676 Dreaming Abbie nwtd

12:31PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

3 4 1

1 2 3 4 5 3 6 7 4 8 9 10 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 6 7 1 8 9 10 1 2 3 3 1 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

1 2 1 3 4 2 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

$1,365, C0, 295m

J McInerney S & B Evans Mitchell & Smith M Grant G Cleeve A Lee R Wales J M McCook J McInerney B Dann

$1,450, C1, 295m

J McInerney J M McCook S & B Evans D Roberts M Grant J McInerney J McInerney J McMillan J M McCook J McInerney

CRATE & BARREL HOTEL STAKES

A Lee G Cleeve D Roberts R Wales M Grant B Dann J M McCook J McInerney L Waretini G Cleeve

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3 2

$2,505, C1, 520m

G Cleeve C Roberts J & D Fahey J McInerney J & D Fahey J McInerney M Grant R Wales S & B Evans S & B Evans

4 1

FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS STAKES

87663 Know Sweat 17.33 37446 Opawa Brad nwtd 54613 Nikko Baxter 17.32 32245 Native Scout 17.44 78167 Magic Tracey 17.42 45782 Smash Calling 17.34 21211 Goldstar Major 17.50 25356 Little Secret nwtd 85865 We Rocking 17.44

$2,505, C1, 520m

J & D Fahey S & B Evans J & D Fahey C Roberts J McInerney M Robinson R Wales Hart & Taylor S & B Evans S & B Evans

ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT $1,685, C2, 295m

G Cleeve C Steele J McInerney A Lee A Bradshaw M Grant S & B Evans L Waretini Hart & Taylor

DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH

R Wales J McInerney G Cleeve R Adcock S & B Evans J McInerney R Wales G Cleeve G Cleeve M Robinson

$1,685, C2, 295m R Adcock Mitchell & Smith L Waretini S & B Evans S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney A Lee Hart & Taylor

LIVAMOL DASH

$1,685, C2, 295m

27261 Nippa Eel 17.52 51423 Idol Georgie 17.31 38457 Hatfield 17.28 28834 Platonic Affair 17.47 2F252 Rock Bottom 17.54 31618 Blazing Banjo nwtd 43716 Goldstar Renee 17.42 21482 High Violet 17.40 85865 We Rocking 17.44

J McInerney J Rush L Waretini L Waretini J M McCook J McInerney S & B Evans R Blackburn Hart & Taylor

c M6

Riccarton Park Races Today at Riccarton Park

February 22

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Out 5m; Weather: Mainly Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:22PM OPT 349

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 2-3-4-5-6-7 PUNTERS CHALLENGE 6 APRIL - ENTER NOW

$11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1 74696 Ballybay (3) 61.5 M Daly Z Moki (a2) 2 04115 Trudeau (2) 59 T & L Prendergast J Lowry 3 03113 Abrahams (6) 57.5 T Rae 1 C Johnson 4 21249 Why Me (5) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 K Chowdhoory (a3) 5 66X40 Entree (1) 55.5 D Crozier 1 S Collett 6 05X41. Mamma Sans (4) 55.5 Kennedy/Furlong 1 T Comignaghi (a2)

4 1 2 3

12:57PM OPT 350 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 3 2 4

KORU CARE CHARITY DINNER - 22 MARCH

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m

05651 Run Forrest Run (2) 59 S Clark T Comignaghi (a2) 07180 Letsbringiton (1) 58.5 J & K Parsons J Lowry 76213 Miss Curious (5) 56.5 D Frye C Johnson X1270 Te Quiera (4) 56.5 J & K Parsons C Campbell (a2) 33004 Coup Dreamwood (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 K Chowdhoory (a3) 06186 Remedy (6) 55 K & P Hughes 1 S Toolooa (a4)

1:32PM 351

OPT

2:07PM 354

OPT

$10,000, MDN, 1800m

T Jonker (a2) K Asano (a4) D Bothamley T Comignaghi (a2) B Morgenrood SCRATCHED S Collett L Callaway K Chowdhoory (a3) S Toolooa (a4) K Mudhoo (a1) G Saejorhor (a4)

CLARE YARDLEY BARRISTER

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

1 50093 Highly Xcited (8) 59 N Ridley 1 2 72709 Opihi Ranger (6) 59 M & W Coles 3 X0025 Gloss (1) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 98421. Musee D’Orsay (2) 57.5 M McCann 1 5 0710X Baby Menaka (4) 57.5 J & K Parsons 6 00X05. Moreira (5) 57.5 K Hampton 7 72843 Lady Byron (7) 57 D Frye 8 04663 Quaintrelle (3) 56 M & M Pitman 1

2:42PM OPT 355

3:53PM 359

OPT

T Moseley T Comignaghi (a2) K Chowdhoory (a3) K Mudhoo (a1) C Campbell (a2) S Collett C Johnson M Kareem (a4)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 4:33PM

1 2 4 3

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m

1 18X Frankie The Fox (9) 59 M McCann 1 R Mudhoo (a3) 2 21395 Swiss Eire (4) 59 M & M Pitman 1 K Chowdhoory (a3) 3 82350 Zakynthos (7) 59 M & M Pitman 1 K Gundowry 4 3130X Clara (2) 57.5 T Rae 1 C Johnson 5 36X26. Cinderella (5) 57 K Hampton S Collett 6 5410X Let Her Rip Riley (8) 57 M & M Pitman 1 M Kareem (a4) 7 66508 Flash Suggestion (3) 57 T & L Prendergast B Morgenrood 8 Pick Me Up In Rio SCRATCHED 9 X9370 Starmaker (6) 55 S Woodsford T Comignaghi (a2) 10 X0000 Ultra Chic (1) 54 S Clark T Moseley

1 2 3 4 3 5 1 6 7 8 9 10

4 2

23228 Secret Indy 18.11 62221 Zara Cheebee 17.81 63148 Flying Dewy nwtd 22346 Clover Scott 17.73 38641 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.74 121 Awesome Quality 17.70 313 Bigtime Luna 18.03 78865 Doosh 17.59 36872 Mr. Postman 17.85 45583 Cawbourne Agar 17.71

4:49PM 1 3 2 2 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

February 22

4 2

1 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 3 4 2 5 4 6 7 8 9 10

67618 Indy’s Boy 17.95 46377 Bigtime Bev 17.70 31523 Sly John 17.99 72313 Cawbourne Moss 17.72 77174 Go Slick nwtd 56678 Bigtime Molly 17.85 18546 Homebush Flutey 17.90 3765X Bigtime Serena nwtd 56776 Bigtime Chris 17.80 87484 Scotta Pie 17.71

7:46PM

$1,685, C2, 305m

J & D Bell Kettlewell & Phillips L Cole W Kite S Maher E Duganzich L Cole M Flipp J McInerney J & D Bell

67221 Cawbourne Zulu 30.28 45143 Idol Alan 30.89 16416 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 48124 Cookie Biscuit 30.65 41221 Kamada Park 30.34 77825 Midsomer Magic 30.32 34674 Opawa Denise 30.46 54337 Hot Mayhem nwtd 14557 He’s A Sharkie nwtd 47533 Cawbourne Assist 30.40

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10

4 3 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 10

A Turnwald J McArthur J & D Bell M Flipp J McInerney M Flipp N Udy W Kite A Turnwald

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Cole R Waite N Udy L Cole G & S Fredrickson M Roberts Howe & Woods Ross & Voyce M Gowan L Cole

$4,620, C1/2d, 645m

M Roberts G & S Fredrickson A Turnwald M Roberts C Roberts M Roberts M Roberts

LASER PLUMBING C2/C3

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2/C3

$3,325, C3, 520m

L Cole L Cole1 M Flipp3 M Roberts4 M Olden2 M Goodier L Cole S Kite

$2,035, C2/3, 305m

L Cole L Cole3 N Udy2 G & S Fredrickson Howe & Woods4 C Morris1 L Cole D P Symes M Olden J & D Bell

$2,035, C2/3, 305m

67531 Another Flag 17.68 45853 Sozin’s Noir 17.71 44542 Bigtime Honey 17.84 32137 Uno Again 17.71 86632 Bigtime Steve 17.65 21722 Missing Allegro 17.62 33545 Hip Hop Rapper 17.49 88331 Cheese And Chalk nwtd 16664 Running Freer 17.72 87484 Scotta Pie 17.71

M Flipp J McInerney L Cole L Bell3 G & S Fredrickson G & S Fredrickson1 B Marsh4 L Cole2 M Olden J & D Bell

1 2

February 22

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:27PM OPT 142

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 5-6-7-8-9-10 SPACE REINSTATEMENTS MOBILE PACE

$10,000, 3YO+ R55-R60., 1980m 4 PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 2 3

132 Good On Ya Kiwi (1) R Holmes 1 Delightful Major (2) M House 66110 Den’s Legacy (3) S Dolan 1704X Magical Miss (4) R Dunn 0112P Zinny Mach (5) M Kerr 92533 Feel The Money (6) R Dunn 71150 Christian Who (7) J Whittaker 14006 One Direction (8) L Prendergast 137X8 Kingmaker (9) B Mowbray Barrier

5:59PM OPT 140 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 4 3

DRYDEN WOODOIL MOBILE TROT

90996 Lisa Marie P (1) M Perriton 97176 Such Fun (2) S McRae 82096 Tehoro Dazzle (3) R Holmes 31220 Unique Marshall (4) M Edmonds X5805 Natives Lasting Love (5) A Thornton 92399 Riteur (6) P Williamson P4032 Unique Rose (7) M Edmonds 8X000 Sods Law (8) J & J Geddes 79006 Foreverman (9) J Clementson Barrier

6:26PM 138

OPT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3

Spellbound (21) R Dunn

11 78334 Sky City King (22) J Gameson

J Dunn

$10,000, 4YO+ R40-R55. JUN.D, 2600m 2

Barrier

B Orange R Close J W Cox N Purdon (J) K Cox3 R Houghton4 R May T Williams

WELLINGTON MASTER PAINTERS JNR DRIVERS PACE 4

21243 Cheezel (1) B Fahey 64105 Warloch (2) M House 1765X Kiwis Are Flying (3) R Holmes 21218 Doctor Tim (4) G Dunn 80743 The Governor (5) T Bagrie 96606 Nurburgring (6) K Townley 43351 Tabitha Franco (7) T May 08109 Awayovernight (8) G Payne 40000 Eastwood Chieftain (9) D Pearce

7:26PM 129

T Williams T Chmiel B Butt R May M Hurrell (J)

$10,000, 2YO Fillies., 1980m

2 Woman In Gold (1) C Dalgety 2 Live Sport (2) M Fuller Classey Robin (3) D Moore 3 Dr Susan (4) C Dalgety I’ll Write The Story (5) K Cox Need You Now (6) R Dunn Fancy (7) B Hill 21 Gemma Mac (8) C Dalgety

4 10 X9021 Frankie D (21) J Cox OPT

M Perriton C D Thornley R Holmes B Orange K Cameron M Williamson J Dunn J Geddes G O'Reilly

3 MASTER PAINTERS NZ WE GOT YOU COVERED MBL PACE 12

Barrier

6:54PM OPT 135

R Holmes B Orange M Anderson R Houghton T Williams J Dunn J Curtin2 J W Cox1 M Williamson

$10,000, 3YO+ R40-R55., 1980m

10 4X466 Crusher Collins (21) L Bond 2 11 43208 Monrika (22) M Howard 12 6X42X Resonate (23) R Butt 13 48529 Speedy Command (24) T Trathen 14 21P00 Zeddie Marit (u1) T Bagrie

$2,960, C2f, 520m

M Roberts M Flipp J & D Bell M Flipp A Turnwald E Duganzich N Udy P Clark K Gommans M Roberts

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C3

Today at Addington

$1,685, C2, 305m

THE ROCK 92.2 FM FINAL C2

b M8 Addington Harness

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2

W Kite E Duganzich J & D Bell M Roberts N Udy L Cole J McInerney L Cole G & S Fredrickson J & D Bell

S & C Blackburn L Cole F Kite J McInerney G & S Fredrickson Kettlewell & Phillips M Flipp2 L Cole3 A Turnwald J & D Bell

21417 Bigtime Charlote 17.87 12472 Bigtime Minnie 17.61 86358 Opawa Bear 17.77 24354 Bigtime Bronx 17.65 63235 Eye Kno 17.87 41236 Hurricane Al 17.85 5X187 It’s Complicated 17.66 46458 Bigtime Roll 17.65 16664 Running Freer 17.72 87484 Scotta Pie 17.71

9:47PM 1 2 4 3 4 5 2 6 3 7 1 8 9 10

FIRST SECURITY C2

$1,685, C2, 305m

71758 Bigtime Brucie 30.08 11411 Bigtime Lilah 30.17 74522 Idol Tom 30.30 76632 Dyna Vernon 30.17 28356 Cossie Cooper 30.37 71185 Electrical Storm 30.46 64274 Bigtime Talker 30.20 35376 Bigtime Maci 30.53

9:16PM

4 1

88714 Lightning Lu 17.83 74665 Bigtime Hunter 17.58 75142 Bigtime On Track 17.77 87514 Jinja Rules 17.95 X1545 Gazza’s Girl nwtd 86287 Alamein Tane 17.86 43832 Renegade Comet 17.72 34246 Bigtime Marley 17.82 55188 Wet Gambler nwtd 87484 Scotta Pie 17.71

8:46PM

$2,860, C1/2, 520m

WANGANUI TOYOTA DISTANCE C1/C2

58256 Cawbourne Krusty 37.79 77365 Iris Allen nwtd 78647 Cawbourne Palmer 38.15 64271 Allen Mack 38.04 Box Vacant 14425 Dyna Weslyn nwtd 77454 Gray Bale 38.94 32184 Cawbourne Taylor 37.95

7:17PM 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

B Hodgson C Morris L Cole J McInerney L Cole M Goodier L Cole M Roberts M Goodier K Gommans

J P PRINT C4

13485 Bigtime Basher 17.37 88621 Dark Syrah 17.77 32226 Opawa Lyon 17.53 3F533 Bigtime Lucy 17.55 54378 Bigtime Spark 17.74 38231 Cawbourne Liz 17.62 17847 Mahala Bay 17.75 53271 Jinja Loren 17.63 28671 Butterball 17.59 38167 Bigtime Bremner 17.69

6:46PM

$2,605, C1f, 520m

PALMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1/C2

55475 Mister Ebby 30.65 12111 Fifi nwtd 86646 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd 47556 Kaytee Gibbs nwtd 15874 Gunnar Blueblood 30.18 66778 Lucky James 30.59 64387 Opawa Tai 30.66 61428 Stormy Jay 30.55 64883 Firefly Laffey nwtd

6:18PM

M Flipp M Flipp A Turnwald A Turnwald N Udy L Cole L Cole J McInerney N Udy J & D Bell

AON CPF C2

45486 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 38168 Alamein Panda 17.90 31583 Bigtime Bee 17.79 21645 Watch Your Back 17.86 72882 Set The Limit 17.72 66734 Spot On Hearty 17.85 41261 Bigtime Jasmine 17.82 34863 Zara Zara 17.81 77747 Homebush Minnie 17.61 87484 Scotta Pie 17.71

5:47PM

$1,450, C1, 305m Trainer

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE FINAL C1

56416 Three Of Hearts 30.82 55522 Cawbourne Foxy 30.26 21211 Bigtime Tank 30.38 87428 Here’s Hemi nwtd 11111 Bigtime Rocco 30.17 86481 Rose And Crown 30.32 11124 Bigtime Annie nwtd 37621 Hashtag Blessed nwtd 23341 Lady Jellybean 30.51 88537 Flying Huey 30.75

5:14PM 1 2 3 3 4 2 5 4 6 1 7 8 9 10

8:16PM

4 1 2

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C1

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

NZB SOUTH ISLAND SALE 29 APRIL

T Jonker (a2) T Moseley C Barnes B Morgenrood G Saejorhor (a4) B Hong (a3) S Collett S Toolooa (a4) J Lowry C Johnson T Comignaghi (a2) C Campbell (a2)

Weather: Scattered rain

1 23257 Nellie Bly (4) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 K Chowdhoory (a3) 2 X8237. Rosie Marie (1) 57.5 T Rae 1 S Collett 3 9355. Space Cadet (2) 57.5 A Browne Z Moki (a2) 3 4 660X4 Langbein (10) 57.5 N Ridley 1 B Hong (a3) 5 Sunny Lady (12) 57.5 K & P Hughes 1 S Toolooa (a4) 6 6 She’s A Beauty (9) 57.5 M Osborne R Mudhoo (a3) 7 8780X Show Cloud (7) 57.5 T & L Prendergast B Morgenrood 8 Stop Making Sense (11) 57.5 S Woodsford L Callaway 1 9 X60X5 Thunder Bay (6) 57 M & M Pitman 1 T Comignaghi (a2) 10 Sentito SCRATCHED 11 X548X Coronita (3) 57 L & R Didham 1 J Lowry 12 X577X Arnage (8) 57 J Burrows T Moseley 13 Secretsophie (5) 57 D Frye C Johnson

3:18PM OPT 357

$10,000, MDN, 1400m

Today at Hatrick Raceway

$10,000, MDN F&M, 1200m

RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE MAIDEN

d M9 Whanganui Dogs

NZB BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MDN RACE

2 4

1 03464 Bluey’s Chance (1) 58.5 K Moore 2 9X30X Rothacker (3) 58.5 B McDonald 1 3 70X04 Van Halen (7) 58.5 R Ayton 4 9X000 Chorister (2) 58.5 I Rogers 1 5 5 Monash (8) 58 Champion/Murphy 1 6 Hillersden (9) 58 D Crozier 1 1 7 X6492 Vouch (11) 56.5 A Carston 1 8 0X070 Firestarter (4) 56.5 K & P Hughes 1 9 53988 Lively Interest (5) 56.5 P Robson 1 10 04090 Snowbelle (12) 56.5 K Moore 11 85600. Stirling Lady (6) 56 J & K Parsons 12 Too Ferlaxed (10) 56 S Woodsford

3 4 2

WALKER DAVEY SEARELLS ACCOUNTANTS MAIDEN

1 43783 Producer (2) 58.5 K Moore 2 0X784 El Campeador (3) 58.5 A Carston 1 3 88694 Tacktheflag (6) 58.5 D Frye 4 9. Doubt That (7) 58.5 J & K Parsons 3 5 586 Nathan Detroit (5) 58.5 P Robson 1 6 Balanto 1 7 X55X2 Sebring’s Delight (4) 56.5 T Rae 1 8 06055 Nifty (8) 56.5 S Woodsford 4 9 58060 Cee Sharp (11) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 10 068X0 Latasso (10) 56.5 K & P Hughes 1 11 09900 Sichuan Dragon (9) 56.5 M McCann 1 12 00 Unhinged (1) 56 Champion/Murphy 1

2 $1,450, C1, 295m 4 B Dann 3 S & B Evans J McInerney A Bradshaw S & B Evans J M McCook M Dempsey J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney

$2,860, C2, 520m

62138 Andrea’s Magic 17.30 X6874 Little Lottie 17.47 83768 Ohoka Angel 17.41 41535 Justin Ryan 17.27 23685 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.25 7688X Nicky Baxter 17.34 68762 Reign Of Fire 17.49 55516 Man Of Letters 17.41 85865 We Rocking 17.44

3:26PM

AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT

73183 Our Brad 30.12 48543 Chat Ya Later 31.41 22561 Jinja Shake 30.42 43222 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 52135 Ben Vane King nwtd 87212 Amelia Rob 30.58 F211 Opawa June 30.25 33557 Culvie Chairman nwtd 17767 Stompin’ Ground 30.65 47273 Goldstar Chief 30.85

2:33PM

1 3

11341 Mitcham Quinn 17.22 33216 Goldstar Avalon 17.64 43141 Punch On Scooby nwtd 42457 Raptor Attack 17.58 18454 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 52624 Sly Bet nwtd 4X245 Loose Donald 17.81 12621 Trajan nwtd 33554 Norton Baxter 17.62 34678 Midnight Bolt 17.36

2:16PM

$1,365, C0, 295m

CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT

42134 Know Denying 30.48 34357 Nuclear Jewel nwtd 31521 Opawa Light 30.24 45762 Chunk 30.88 41124 Sausage 30.57 42263 Dave’s Dot 30.19 22174 Smash Achiever nwtd 51276 Zara Fab 30.96 17767 Stompin’ Ground 30.65 47273 Goldstar Chief 30.85

1:59PM

1 4 3

A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 DASH

55432 Jinja Cody 17.38 73248 Extroverted nwtd 42333 Goldstar Tasman 17.74 61522 Little Ess Jay 17.47 41454 Smash Gator 17.39 52263 Homebush Hazel 17.52 82235 Punch On Jessie nwtd 86567 Dapper Danny 17.56 35462 Tubby Kevie 17.37 74766 Sefton Jay nwtd

1:42PM

R Wales R Wales J & D Fahey M Dempsey R Wales C Roberts R Wales J & D Fahey G Cleeve R Wales

58225 Lucy Lingers nwtd 78578 Goldstar Vegas nwtd 3535 Tonkawa nwtd 88645 Smash Hurricane nwtd 57X Eternal Debt nwtd 335 Don’t Cry Joni nwtd 64857 Lucky Scar nwtd 74233 Special As nwtd 87 Mitcham Matt nwtd 577 Ineffable nwtd

1:23PM

J McInerney A Bradshaw R Wales S & B Evans M Grant G Cleeve D Roberts R Wales M Grant

$2,390, C0, 520m

57 Never Knew nwtd 2772X Know Burden nwtd 74222 Rainy River nwtd 7X765 Opawa Hannah nwtd 76465 Smash Out nwtd 33558 Lozza The Rascal nwtd 4 Golden Bay nwtd 47646 Punch On Buzz nwtd 5F858 Jay Spencer nwtd 84778 Know Cause nwtd

1:06PM

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES

32864 Opawa Al 30.53 63353 Cosmic Stu 30.81 21343 Know Conclusion 30.31 51256 Miss Nina 30.92 51478 Panel Beater 30.51 63735 Mick The Mower nwtd 77457 Sefton Stan 30.60 53474 Know Flare 30.24 47654 Hard Questions 30.01 66737 My Dad Den 30.19

3:08PM

1 $1,365, C0, 295m Trainer 4 R Blackburn 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG SCHULTZ STAKES

527 Opawa Magic nwtd 64372 Opawa Hypo nwtd 226 Grunt nwtd 62F54 Stumpy Bill nwtd 54636 Our Bonnie nwtd 575 Vik Vikkers nwtd 644 Opawa Dani nwtd 4X Lennox Heads nwtd 466X Absent nwtd 4788 Opawa Roy nwtd

12:48PM

2 1

1 2 1 3 4 5 6 3 7 2 8 9 10

Compiled by

J Morrison (J) B Hope (J)1 K Newman (J)3 S O'Reilly (J) M Hurrell (J) K Tomlinson (J) B Laughton (J) N Purdon (J) S Payne (J) K Butt (J) M Lewis (J)

MAKING IT HAPPEN GK FYFE PAINTERS MOBILE PACE

$10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 1980m 2

1 352 Rocknroll Rod (1) K Austin 2 24X49 Prosecution Witness (2) K Barron

J W Cox B Orange

GUARDIAN

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 10 3 11

54079 Markham Eyre (3) M Brown 00X00 Bombshell (4) M Howard Thunderfromthethrone 24320 Koromiko Eyre (5) B Hill 00052 Rebel With A Grin (6) L Bond 49488 Mainland Reactor (7) M House 565 Midas Touch (8) D Keast Barrier

79X4 Franco Niven (21) R Dunn 33 Ohoka Achilles (22) R Todd

7:56PM 121

OPT

1 3 4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3 2 4 1

J Dunn R Close

CHAMLANG PLASTERING, PAINTING & DECO TROT $10,000, 2YO., 1980m

2 Dolly P (1) M Perriton 4 Midnight Dash (2) G & N Hope Musculature Metro One Majic Kenny (3) R Dunn Kahress (4) R Holmes Fighting Fire (5) J Harrington 1 Muscle Mountain (6) G & N Hope Barrier

8:25PM OPT 114 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

S Ottley T Chmiel SCRATCHED K Newman (J) R May J Curtin D Keast (J)

PAUL REDDISH DECORATORS 2009 LTD MOBILE PACE

$13,000, 3YO+ R63-R85., 1980m

14106 Stompem (1) D Thompson 01002 Santanna Mach (2) M House 1128X Memphis Tennessee (3) T & G Chmiel 12005 Franco Hampton (4) J Gameson 08714 Mach’s Back (5) Barclay/Ellis 45178 Gore Bay (6) N McGrath 66880 Bettor’s Heart (7) P Bagrie 16325 Mossdale Rose (8) G & N Hope 908X9 Franco Cristiano (9) R Dunn Barrier

10 37800 Mogul (21) J & J Geddes

8:54PM 113

OPT

3 1 4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 4 7 8 3 9 10 11

B Hope (J) SCRATCHED B Butt J Curtin R May C DeFilippi K Butt (J) B Orange K Barron

FRAME CONTRACTING - PAINTING/PLASTERING PACE $10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2000m

X0050 Beaudiene Overtake (1) B Hill Tiebreaker (2) G Dunn X4274 Amore Lancome (3) B Butt 56277 Matthew Eyre (4) M Brown 5 Mighty Monica (5) K Barron 75X46 King Of Heroes (6) C & J DeFilippi 22465 Glenthorne (7) K Chapman It’s A Shawthing 32 Classy Kid (8) J & A Lethaby 00X24 Tracksarefortrains (9) G Burgess 8520 Magical Mellissa (u1) K Fairbairn

K Newman (J) G O'Reilly B Butt G Smith B Orange C DeFilippi J Morrison (J) SCRATCHED A Lethaby R Close M Anderson

10 11 2 12 1 13

27606 Johnny Eyre (21) M Brown 26271 Bella Veloce (22) T & G Chmiel 52403 B Mac C (23) J Cox 125X4 Donegal Art Chokin (24) B Hill

G Smith T Chmiel J W Cox R May

Barrier

b M5 Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 5-6-7-8-9-10 REHARVEST TROT $12,000, NON-WINNERS &

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

3 4

6:09PM 33

OPT

2 ALABAR PACE

M McKendry T Mitchell A Poutama S Phelan D Butcher J Stormont K Marshall SCRATCHED J MacKinnon (J)

$14,500, NON-WINNERS & UpR51 W/C., 2200m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Letherhairdown (1) A Matthews 5782 Sheffield Sparky (2) D Balle 3320 Phil Bromac (3) R Green 4369X Just Wing It (4) R Green 095X8 Pekeson (5) D & C McGowan 89010 Xmas Bay (6) M House 00255 Motu Little Princess (7) C Sharpe 93956 Peter Forsberg (8) J Abernethy

S Abernethy D Balle D Butcher Z Butcher T Macfarlane M McKendry A Poutama J Abernethy

9 10 11 12

8X285 Lady Santanna (21) P Fensom 19X97 Better Than Most (22) M Salaivao 26433 Bugalugs (23) C Webber 64629 El Capitan (24) C Wigg

R Fensom J Stormont P Ferguson K Marshall

4 2 1 3

Barrier

6:37PM 36

OPT

R41 DiscrHcp, 2200m Driver

1 45352 Minnie Bow Tique (1) K Sefonte 2 5X33 Invictus (2) Wallis/Hackett 3 Lollieprop (3) M Hjalmarsson 4 Gold Achiever (4) D Mann 5 1X Anditover (5) R Paynter 6 Peakz Luck (6) J Stormont 7 4 Lukyanova (7) K Marshall 8 Vatican Hill 9 0X990 Izinthezone (u1) G Noakes

1 2

3 NOEL TAYLOR NZ TROTTING HALL OF FAME MOBILE PACE

$14,500, 4YO+ R40-R60. JUN.D, 1700m

1 X3792 Allonblack (1) N Chilcott

Barrier

1 3 4

$14,500, R58-R81 DiscrHcp, 2700m

57702 Bro Fawkes S (1) R Darby 121 Delson (u1) G Rogerson 08434 Jomo (u2) J Robinson 63900 Heard The Whisper (1) Wallis/Hackett 25197 Sex On Fire (2) J & J Dickie 68223 Sol Invictus (u1) J Abernethy 4P112 Need Luck (u2) D Butcher 59628 Galleons Victory (1) Wallis/Hackett 4P060 Lovely Bundy (u1) P & V Blanchard 61851 Gershwin (u2) R Paynter 79X50 C K Spur (1) J & J Dickie

7:36PM OPT 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A Harrison (J)

DUNSTAN SUMMER SERIES HANDICAP TROT

$12,000, NON-WINNERS 2YO+ F&M., 1700m

380X8 Le Girl (1) D & C McGowan 73265 Golden Quest (2) T Herlihy 8 Shandelier (3) M McKendry 2556X Corbaux (4) D & C McGowan 744X3 Zip Code (5) Wallis/Hackett 39834 Maria Kirilenko (6) J Abernethy Tiffany Rose (7) R Dunn 03875 Betterthankaty (8) S Phelan

T Macfarlane T Herlihy M McKendry K Marshall T Mitchell J Abernethy P Ferguson S Phelan

Barrier

9 3 Senora Rapido (21) G Dixon 10 5597X Betterbrook (22) A Matthews

8:06PM OPT 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 1

9 10 11 2 12 13

J Stormont S Abernethy

$14,500, 3YO+ R54-R67., 2200m

P Ferguson T Mitchell T Herlihy Z Butcher T Macfarlane J I Dickie SCRATCHED B Mangos

70680 Prime Silver (21) R Holmes 42513 About Turn (22) M Berger 98154 Stars Delight (23) D Butcher 14132 Wainui Creek (24) R Aubrey 6X514 Hunter Bromac (25) S Telfer

A Harrison (J) S Phelan D Butcher M McKendry A Poutama

Barrier

$17,000, FFA., 1700m

Barrier

2 1 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 4 10 11 12 13

FRANKLIN LONG ROOFING MOBILE PACE

$14,500, 3YO+ R46-R53,R54 W/C., 2200m

57022 M T Pockets (1) T Vince 58674 Vanhalem (2) C Sharpe 65473 Highview Justice (3) J Kriechbaumer X4523 Errol Finn (4) J & M Teaz 18677 Atom Hanover (5) D Iremonger 78478 Awesome Speed (6) R Dunn 50518 Mister Slick (7) T Vince 00568 Destined For Heaven (8) Hollis/Robertson Barrier

23139 All Yours (21) M Berger 26431 Ghostwriter (22) B Purdon 7147 Major Blink (23) J Robinson 21363 Dina Brown (24) T Herlihy 2210 Wet My Whistle (25) R Dunn

9:37PM OPT 49

D Ferguson (J)

1 2 3

2 3 4 5 6 7

D Butcher S Phelan J Robinson T Herlihy M McKendry

$17,000, R71-R81 DiscrHcp, 2200m

J Abernethy D Butcher T Herlihy J I Dickie L Hollis Z Butcher A Poutama

MEXICAN NIGHT AT THE PARK MARCH 22 TROT

$14,500, 3YO+ R43-R55 DiscrHcp, 2700m

1 56455 Celtic Thunder (1) A Donnelly 2 25800 Our Rosa (2) S Cornwall 3 22208 Wait For Success (3) C Wigg 4 24640 Ardee Trouble (4) B White 3 5 06722 Rave Nation (5) R Paynter 6 870X5 Fira (6) A Donnelly 7 14860 Saint Michel (u1) T Vince 8 0P204 Ain’t No Princess (u2) M Pemberton 2 9 0X501 One Yankee Son (u3) Wallis/Hackett 1 10 3DX12 Tricky Ric (1) J & J Dickie 11 32078 Grenado (u1) J Abernethy 12 Kai Time

B Mangos A Drake (J) J Abernethy S Abernethy S Iremonger (J) P Ferguson J Stormont L Hollis

WOODLANDS STUD DERBY NIGHT MARCH 8 PACE

91331 Recco Lover (2) R Green 13517 Zealand Star (3) R Green 13112 Ideal Star (4) J & J Dickie 50495 Big Mach (1) Hollis/Robertson 85044 Mach Shard (2) B Purdon 87616 Check In (3) S Telfer

10:07PM OPT 53

A Neal D Balle T Macfarlane S Abernethy T Mitchell A Poutama M McKendry

A Donnelly S Cornwall K Marshall T Macfarlane S Abernethy S Phelan J Stormont T Herlihy T Mitchell J I Dickie J Abernethy SCRATCHED

c M2

Tomorrow at Matamata

February 23

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1628m; Straight: 400m; Rail: True | 10 mm irrigation being applied today; Weather: Few Showers DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6

1 40830 Tolemac (3) 60 P Jenkins J Bayliss 2 434X1 The Helix (9) 59 C Cole 1 S Collett 3 X1764 Effervescent (2) 58 S Marsh J Waddell 4 23656 Zah Wanted (6) 57.5 S & E Clotworthy J Riddell 5 X0610 Alternative Fact (11) 57 R Collett D Danis (a2) 3 6 32X14. Philosophical (1) 57 Ramsay/Ritchie M Cameron 4 7 1453 Taming The Shrew (5) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 T Yanagida (a3) 8 2938X Vainglory (4) 56.5 C Cole 1 9 F00X8 Arite Guru (8) 55.5 J Williams J Fawcett (a1) 10 00976 Pursued (10) 55 P Gordon R Jones 11 97008 Lowrider (7) 54 G Tucker C Dell

1:00PM 699

OPT

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 3-4-5-6-7-8

RICH HILL STUD 1600

$30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1600m

1 35592 Farm Boy (4) 60.5 T & M Carter D Danis (a2) 2 33874. Our King Sway (6) 60.5 G Old 1 R Jones 3 15115 Starrybeel (10) 58 S Marsh C Grylls 4 3020X Blue Lagoon (9) 57.5 T Pike D Mansour 5 X3414 La Bella Rosa (5) 56.5 T Egan S McKay 2 6 3X111. Rhinestone Cowboy (13) 56.5 Baker/Forsman J Riddell 7 48X36. Jake The Muss (1) 55.5 Gibbs/Bradley C Lammas 3 8 05261 Neeson (3) 55 S McKee M McNab 1 9 X1271 Concert Hall (7) 54 James/Wellwood M Cameron 10 21420. Sunburst (12) 54 D Guy 1 S Collett 11 32113 Firefly (2) 54 S Marsh T Yanagida (a3) 12 44822 Stacey Ann (14) 54 D Hollinshead T Thornton 13 Sinarahma SCRATCHED 4 14 28X11 Za Za Gabor (8) 54 Moroney/Gerard 1 J Bayliss 15 278X8 Gabriel (11) 54 G Tucker C Dell

1:35PM OPT 698

1 3 2 4

1 2 3 4 5 6

2:44PM OPT 703

$25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m

3:20PM OPT 704

3:55PM OPT 705

C Dell J Waddell S Collett C Lammas M McNab J Riddell T Yanagida (a3) T Thornton V Colgan S McKay J Bayliss C Grylls M Cameron

J SWAP CONTRACTORS LTD MATAMATA BREEDERS STAKES $100,000, 2YOF SW, 1200m

1 3313 Appellant (9) 56.5 S Marsh 2 11X Bavella (6) 56.5 L Noble 3 332 Hasstobegood (4) 56.5 James/Wellwood 2 4 246 Aalaalune (11) 56.5 J McKay 1 5 3. Aretha (1) 56.5 Baker/Forsman 6 1545 Beauty Diva (5) 56.5 C Isdale 7 31 Bella Mente (10) 56.5 S Ritchie 4 8 1 Harlow (2) 56.5 J Richards 1 9 1. Rainbow Dash (3) 56.5 J Mahoney 10 2 Glinda Goodwitch (8) 56.5 S Marsh 11 Madam Pompom (7) 56.5 N Tiley

3 1

M McNab M Cameron C Grylls J Waddell C Lammas J Bayliss

NEW WORLD MATAMATA 1400

1 71X0X Project (14) 60.5 T Cole 2 6X117. Owen Patrick (10) 59 S Ritchie 3 66452 Danger Dee (4) 58.5 J McKay 1 4 0X420 Mahalo (7) 58 Richardson/Parker 1 5 51127. Steven James (2) 58 J Morell 6 34168 Giant Gem (3) 57.5 B Dyke 4 7 211X5 Jewel Of Patch (6) 57.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 8 18401 La Mia Stella (11) 57 Richardson/Parker 1 9 48191 No Finer Pins (5) 56.5 K Fursdon 1 10 4152X Sacred Delight (13) 56.5 T Pike 11 12371 Emerald Amour (8) 56 P McKay 1 2 12 X6213. Bridal Veil (9) 55.5 Moroney/Gerard 1 13 1451X Thee Old Cougar (12) 55.5 S Marsh 1 14 X3117 Together (1) 55.5 J Richards 1

J Waddell V Colgan M Cameron J Riddell S Collett M McNab J Bayliss C Grylls C Lammas

MARKS EWEN & ASSOCIATES KAIMAI STAKES $50,000, OPN HCP, 2000m

1 73744 Charles Road (9) 60.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 C Grylls 2 0800X Zacada (1) 57.5 Baker/Forsman J Riddell 4 3 83202 Tiptronic (11) 56.5 Richardson/Parker 1 J Waddell 4 56836 Watch This Space (4) 56 W Hillis 1 R Jones 5 8X460. Giovanni Canaletto (2) 54.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 J Bayliss 6 X8423 Shadow Fox (14) 54.5 S Gulliver T Thornton 7 33313. Prince Jabeel (7) 53.5 L Noble M McNab 2 8 X90X4 Vin De Dance (6) 53.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 9 21338 Camino Rocoso (16) 53 Baker/Forsman D Mansour 1 10 10211 Rondinella (8) 53 James/Wellwood V Colgan 11 36662 August Edition (15) 53 S & E Clotworthy D Danis (a) 12 93470. Kyrie Eleison (13) 53 Gibbs/Bradley C Lammas 13 53221 Lady Shabeel (3) 53 I Kennedy S Collett 14 X4956 Verry Flash (5) 53 N Bishara R Smyth 15 37235 Felaar (10) 53 S Marsh 16 55133 Cha Siu Bao (18) 53 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 T Yanagida (a) 0 17 31431 Lady Amadeus (17) 53 S Autridge 1 0 18 35325 Classic Touch (19) 53 S Autridge 1 0 19 1X956 Hot In High Heels (12) 53 P Stevens 1

WESTBURY WAIKATO HANDICAP

$25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2000m

1 6X800. Joe Cargo (8) 59 P Stevens 1 2 10730. Polzeath (5) 59 M & K Murdoch 1 3 35325 Classic Touch (13) 58.5 S Autridge 1 2 4 31431 Lady Amadeus (6) 58.5 S Autridge 1 3 5 X3242 Lady Painton (12) 58 S Autridge 1 6 04416 Mr Trump (11) 58 S Marsh 7 33094 Vittachi (1) 58 J McKay 1 8 Tolemac 9 72221 Konstantina (3) 56.5 Baker/Forsman 10 49X88. Princess El Jay (14) 56.5 S Ritchie 11 97238. Voler Pour Moi (10) 56 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 12 51664 Jimmy Rocket (9) 56 James/Wellwood 13 010 Red Dynamo (2) 55.5 Gibbs/Bradley 4 14 1X956 Hot In High Heels (4) 55 P Stevens 1 15 52402 Poppy Star (7) 54.5 T Pike 16 2938X Vainglory (15) 54 C Cole 1

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:42PM OPT 674

R Jones S McKay M McNab T Newman (a3) J Waddell C Grylls N Bakar (a3) SCRATCHED M Cameron J Bayliss T Yanagida (a3) D Danis (a2) T Thornton C Lammas V Colgan S Collett

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 3-4-5-6-7-8 CAVALLO FARM & CHRIS RUTTEN BLOODSTOCK 1200

$25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1200m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

3 4 2 1

1 05221. Press Release (5) 57.5 Benner/Wynyard 1 2 1600X Wings (2) 57.5 A Herbert 3 12214. Maria Dior (6) 56.5 P Campbell 4 63455 Platinum Mam’selle (1) 55.5 L Latta 5 1. Our Hail Mary (4) 55.5 A Sharrock 6 59351 Floral Belt (7) 55.5 K Gray 7 4 Capelyn (3) 54 T Keegan

1:17PM 676

OPT

3 4 2

WAIKATO STUD SLIPPER

February 23

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 400m; Rail: True | 8 mm irrigation applied last night; Weather: Few Showers

T Thornton J Waddell R Smyth D Danis (a2) T Yanagida (a3) S Collett J Bayliss M Cameron C Grylls C Lammas

$70,000, 2YO C&G SW, 1200m

Tomorrow at Otaki

122 Aotea Lad (3) 56.5 J Richards 1 123 Yourdeel (1) 56.5 J Richards 1 1 Equinox (4) 56.5 J Richards 1 16 Scotch (5) 56.5 S Marsh 2 Moeraki (2) 56.5 D Guy 1 63 Patch Prince (6) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1

Otaki Races

TONEZONE 1200

$22,500, SP COND, 1200m

1 23411 Monaco (10) 59 S Ralph 2 04601 Mr Universe (6) 57.5 J McKay 1 3 09 Shining Sun (4) 57 T Devcich 4 4X7X Royal Patch (3) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 5 X08X1. Pimms ’N’ Pearls (9) 56 R McCarroll 4 6 33721 Chiquitita (7) 56 S Ritchie 7 22714 Salt Bay (2) 56 Moroney/Gerard 1 3 8 2X18 Maison Roxanne (1) 55.5 Ramsay/Ritchie 9 23X17. Not Usual June (5) 55.5 Baker/Forsman 10 3 Call Me Evie (8) 54.5 B Pomare

2:10PM OPT 701

c M4

VALACHI DOWNS 1600

1 2

4:30PM OPT 702

Matamata Races

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

SIMS PACIFIC METALS MOBILE TROT

1 88615 Credit Master (1) A & L Neal 2 00070 War Machine (2) D Balle 3 8X1X7 Heavyweight Hero (3) T Macfarlane 4 41152 Majestic One (4) J Abernethy 5 35013 Massive Metro (5) Wallis/Hackett 6 85454 Everybody Knows (6) S McCaffrey 7 31268 Lemond (7) R Paynter

9:07PM OPT 47

12:25PM OPT 700

1 2 PASCOES THE JEWELLER NORTHERN OAKS 01/03 PCE

72317 Accelere (1) Hollis/Robertson X2422 The Coordinator (2) T Mitchell 14 L L Cool J (3) T Herlihy 42635 Supreme Dominator (4) B Purdon 22865 Jazzy Star (5) B White 55909 Kensington Kate (6) R Dunn Like A Wildfire 16414 Chevron Supreme (7) R Dunn

8:36PM 45

OPT

P Ferguson D Ferguson (J) J Robinson Z Butcher S Phelan J Abernethy D Butcher T Mitchell B Mangos A Poutama J I Dickie

DUNSTAN SUMMER SERIES MOBILE PACE

February 22 4 1 X8632 Imola (1) J Abernethy

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Rain DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:37PM OPT 27

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 9 4 10 2 11

2 4 $10,000, 3YO+ R40-R54., 1980m 1 B Orange SCRATCHED L McKay (J) K Barron S Ottley B Hope (J) K Cox J Curtin T Williams

L Whittaker (J) F Schumacher (J) T Lethaby (J) J MacKinnon (J) A Drake (J) C Smith (J) S Iremonger (J)

9 25541 Adieu Flirt (21) J Abernethy

GK FYFE PAINTERS MAKE IT HAPPEN MOBILE PACE

0X432 Chelsea Ella (1) D Pearce Jungle Gem 30005 Smoke N Reactor (2) M Jones 14570 All Nuts N Bolts (3) D Pearce 20X04 Art Courage (4) M House 33530 Cindy Bromac (5) G & N Hope 24816 Ava Adore (6) W Smith 92190 Kamwood Kid (7) M House 80X10 Brantley (8) T & G Chmiel

37272 Machbrad (2) T Herlihy 24104 Eastanbull (3) K Marshall 63655 Captain Kirk (4) B Mangos 09116 Court On The Edge (5) S Telfer 7650X Three Kisses (6) Hollis/Robertson 7X346 Lagertha (7) J & J Dickie 11064 Mach Little Soaky (8) M Berger

7:04PM OPT 39

$13,000, R56-R75., 1980m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 3

THE RESENE COOL COLOURS CLASSIC MOBILE TROT

Barrier

9:56PM OPT 108

M Anderson S Ottley T Chmiel J Curtin T Williams B Orange K Barron R May J Dunn J Geddes

10080 One Over Da Skye (1) G & N Hope Foreverman 68040 Mr Fahrenheit (2) L Jones 57330 Another Chapter (3) J Whittaker 20616 Missie Castleton (4) T May 70887 Izmok (5) C & J DeFilippi 13233 Didjabringthebeers (6) J Howe 39542 Il Pirata (7) C & J DeFilippi 53110 Majestic Hurricane (8) K Barron

9:26PM OPT 111

M Perriton R May SCRATCHED J Dunn R Holmes M Williamson B Hope (J)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 1

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

OTAKI MAIL 1200

$30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1200m

1 X6320. Sweepstake (8) 59 M Breslin 2 12X10. Hanger (6) 58.5 James/Wellwood 3 15746 Rock My Soul (5) 58.5 E Holmes 4 2113X Honneur Noir (1) 58 P Lock 5 19272 Merlini (7) 57.5 T Pike 6 3X710. Sasso Corbaro (3) 57 J Richards 7 6X971 Island Bay (4) 56 TeamRogerson 8 42273 Vinnie’s Volley (2) 55 J Bary 9 Thien Ly

1:52PM 677

OPT

1 2 2 3 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

Z Moki (a2) T Harris D Turner S Spratt O Bosson R Elliot (a1) C Johnson SCRATCHED

RIVERSTONE CAFE 1400

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

1940X Blue On Black (1) 60.5 A Herbert 03798 Paddy Bourke (10) 60 M Oulaghan X8523 Malo Bik (6) 59.5 A Sharrock 8X313 Mehrtens (3) 59 S Gordon 46602 Awesome Al (4) 58 Benner/Wynyard 1 X0307 Benaud (8) 58 TeamRogerson 159X7 Quaff (7) 58 J Wheeler 03663 Castani (9) 57.5 H Renall 05305 Heineken Rocks (5) 56.5 K Gray 84457 Torre Del Greco (2) 56 K Myers

2:27PM 681

OPT

3:02PM 679

OPT

3:39PM 680

4 3 1 2

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

SUNRANS SPA 1600 MDN

4:14PM 678

4:49PM 675

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S Spratt SCRATCHED C O'Beirne (a3)

EL CHEAPO CARS RAUKAWA CUP 2200

C O'Beirne (a3) Z Moki (a2) S O'Malley (a4) H Andrew (a2) O Bosson D Turner J Parkes R Hannam R Myers

HAUNUI FARM WFA GROUP ONE CLASSIC

$200,000, WFA, 1600m L Cassidy J Parkes J Lowry D Bradley S Spratt C O'Beirne (a) O Bosson T Harris C Johnson D Turner R Myers R Hannam R Elliot (a)

VETS ON RIVERBANK 2100

$25,000, 3&4YO Set Weight, 2100m

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Friday, February 22, 2019

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In brief Key ride for Parkes Johnathan Parkes will be reunited with Five To Midnight for next month’s Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. Parkes was at a wedding last weekend when Jonathan Riddell guided the Lisa Lattatrained Domesday six-year-old to a meritorious third placing in the Gr.2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie but had been the regular rider this season of last year’s Auckland Cup runner-up. Latta was thrilled with Five To Midnight’s Avondale Cup run and was looking forward to the Auckland Cup. - NZME

Wairoa win for Griffin Well related galloper Griffin picked up the third win of his career at Wairoa yesterday when he took out the Paddy Kennedy Memorial (1300m). The Jamie Richardstrained runner was sent forward early by apprentice jockey Chelsea Burdan to sit outside the leader Ottavio. The full-brother to threetime Group One winner Gingernuts took the lead turning for home and was able to hold out is rivals to win by half a length over Nuclear Fusion, with a further neck back to Comeback in third. - NZME

The sporting syndicate went to $45,000 to secure the Bettor’s Delight filly.

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Talented two-year-old Bavella is helping Karaka trainer Lance Noble break new ground. Noble will saddle the unbeaten Snitzel filly in Saturday’s Gr.2 J Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), happy in the knowledge that she is the new benchmark among two-year-olds he has trained. “She’s clearly the best two-year-old I’ve had anything to do with,” Noble said. - NZME

A bunch of high-profile New Zealand sportsmen, including numerous All Blacks and a Black Cap are among the shareholders in a newly-formed syndicate. The 40-person group were pulled together by North Canterbury trainer Mitch Kerr and his cousin, Sam ‘Lashes’ Casey, a radio personality also popular for his pre-match motivational speeches for the Highlanders. Casey isn’t new to ownership – he’s been lucky enough to own the ill-fated The Dorchester and rising star Smokin By, both winners on the last two New Zealand Cup days. Looking to capitalise on that momentum, Kerr and Casey got together and pulled in 38 mates of theirs and they’ll race a Bet-

tor’s Delight filly purchased at Wednesday’s National Yearling Sale in Christchurch. Among them are current All Blacks Jordie Barrett, Ben Smith and Aaron Smith and fellow rugby players James Lentjes, Hayden Parker, Joe Wheeler, Rob Thomson, Gareth Evans, Tom Franklin, Richard Buckman, Ash Dixon, Craig Miller and Marty Banks. Joining them is Black Caps bowler Matt Henry and Canterbury Wizards captain, Cole McConchie and “a whole bunch of old school mates from St Bede’s College and close friends of mine”, according to Kerr. Kerr says he hopes this will be a workable platform to raise harness racing’s profile and introduce a whole bunch of new

people to the game. And it was a stressful process, too. “Doing such a big syndicate was daunting to start off with. “It was a big process that took a lot of time and effort. “But I think the industry needs help and with guys like this, and word of mouth, it should be a real boost. “The whole idea of buying a filly is that hopefully most of them stay in and breed her after she’s finished racing, too. “It’s all bloody exciting and I’m very proud that we’ve pulled it together like we have.” Casey said he and a few of his mates, like Lentjes and Parker, have already been having a blast racing Smokin By, and they can’t wait to bring in more mates to

experience the thrill of harness racing. “The sales rolled around and we thought it would be a good idea to get as many young blokes as we can to take a small share in a horse and enjoy the ride. “That stemmed from The Dorchester and Smokin By providing us with back-to-back wins on Cup Day the past two years which were both great days. “We thought it would be great to have a lot of our mates experience that sort of thing with us. “The aim is to hopefully get together twice a year and hopefully cheer home a winner.” Kerr went to $45,000 to secure the filly, a close relative of Adore Me, Christen Me and Dream About Me. - NZHN

Partnership a winner Cambridge trainer Roger James is enjoying one of his best seasons in recent times. James, along with his young training partner Robert Wellwood, have recorded 25 wins from 130 starts. James credits the success to the quality of horses he and Wellwood have in training at Kingsclere Stables. “We’ve got good horses in the stable and that makes life a lot easier,” he said. “It’s very hard to make slow ones run fast. We’re not doing anything different to what we’ve done for years.” - NZME

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Coles to face Crusaders Hurricanes captain Dane Coles will return to the starting XV for the first time since 2017 for the crunch derby game against the Crusaders in Christchurch tomorrow. Coles played a big role off the reserves bench in last week’s 2019 win over the Waratahs and was keen to be involved from the start in Christchurch. “To be honest it felt really good to be back playing for this side again and I just want to rip into it,” he said. However, there is no return for All Blacks and Hurricanes first-five Beauden Barrett, who had suggested he could play in Christchurch but will instead have another week off after only returning to training on Monday. Fletcher Smith, who attended school in Christchurch, will start again at No.10 for the Hurricanes. Coles’ inclusion is one of four changes to the side which ran on at Brookvale Oval with Du’Plessis Kirifi set to start for the first time after he also impressed on debut against the Waratahs. In the backs, Finlay Christie replaces last week’s captain TJ Perenara who has been included in the reserves. Centre Matt Proctor has recovered from a virus that kept him out of the Waratahs match. His return sees Vince Aso move in a spot to second five-eighth with Ngani Laumape moving into the reserves. There is plenty of experience on that bench with Perenara and Laumape joined by Ricky Riccitelli while flanker Sam Henwood and playmaker Jackson Garden-Bachop have also joined the match day 23. Hurricanes head coach John Plumtree felt there was genuine

SBW in for Nonu Sonny Bill Williams has replaced fellow-All Blacks midfield veteran Ma’a Nonu in the Blues starting lineup for their Super Rugby match against the Sharks in Durban. The cross-code star will make his maiden run-on appearance of the season on Sunday, at the expense of former test great Nonu, who is omitted following the opening 24-22 loss to the Crusaders in Auckland. Nonu was solid in his first Super Rugby game for four years but exposed defensively at outside centre by Crusaders young gun Braydon Ennor. - NZME

Sexton won’t change Jonathan Sexton will not alter his confrontational playing style, Ireland assistant coach Richie Murphy has insisted. Boss Joe Schmidt admitted Sexton acts as bait to opposing defenders in the wake of the flyhalf’s head injury scare in Ireland’s 22-13 Six Nations win in Scotland. British and Irish Lions star Sexton carries the ball flat to the line, passing at the very last instant to create space for his teammates – and skills coach Murphy insisted any change would curb that threat. Sexton lasted just 24 minutes of Ireland’s slender win in Edinburgh, but is fully fit for Sunday’s trip to Rome to face Italy. - PA

Hateful Welsh welcome

Dane Coles is back for the Hurricanes after a couple of seasons off with injury. excitement among the group of players who had been given their first opportunity to start in 2019. “We trust the guys we have in the squad to do a job for us and I know how much they will be looking forward to the challenge of playing the Crusaders on their home ground,” he said.

“Given the nature of the draw and the depth we have in our squad, guys are going to be given the opportunity to impress and this is certainly one of those occasions.” - NZME

Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Wes Goosen, Matt Proctor, Vince Aso, Ben Lam,

Fletcher Smith, Finlay Christie, Gareth Evans, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Liam Mitchell, James Blackwell, Jeff To’omaga-Allen, Dane Coles, Chris Eves. Reserves: Ricky Riccitelli, Xavier Numia, Ben May, Isaia WalkerLeawere, Sam Henwood, TJ Perenara, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Ngani Laumape.

England’s players must be prepared to brave a cauldron of hate when they take on Wales in what could be a decisive Six Nations battle in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Few occasions stir Welsh passion more than a visit from the England rugby team and this Saturday’s clash has the added ingredient of both teams beginning with 100 per cent records. England scrumhalf Danny Care will not be involved this Saturday but knows what Eddie Jones’s team can expect. “You are hated there. Some of the fans genuinely hate you. They want to make it miserable, make the atmosphere intimidating and hostile.” - PA

Sevens star shining bright for the Chiefs By Christopher reive Etene Nanai-Seturo has never been one to listen to the noise. So when New Zealand Rugby and the Warriors were feuding over his services in early 2018, the young outside back simply put his head down and got on with business. “I didn’t really care about it,” he said. “I never ever really focused on the drama and the media stuff going on outside of footy. “I was so focused on my rugby and just trying to focus on that instead of the outside noise.” Nanai-Seturo has been on the radar of plenty of people since starring in the 1st XV for St Kentigern College. At just 15 years old, he signed a five year contract with the Warriors – while still in high school – but with his heart set on playing rugby when he finished his schooling, the Warriors and New Zealand Rugby eventually came to an agreement that would see him free to do so. After getting an initial run with the All Blacks Sevens team, collecting Com-

monwealth Games gold along the way, the 19-year-old is getting accustomed to the 15-a-side format, signing on with the Chiefs for the 2019 Super Rugby season. While he’s still in the frame to play sevens, Chief coach Colin Cooper says the franchise and New Zealand Rugby have an understanding that Nanai-Seturo’s priority is the Super Rugby season. “We’ve got a good relationship with (All Blacks Sevens coach) Clark (Laidlaw) and the sevens, so he’s with the Chiefs until we say he can play sevens,” Cooper says. While Nanai-Seturo’s obvious talent has drawn plenty of attention to him over the years, he knows it takes more than talent to succeed and doesn’t take on the unnecessary pressure from what other people might expect to see from him. “That’s just the outside noise, man,” he says. “People are going to have their own say about me, but they don’t really know me that well. “I don’t think it’s my talent that gets me here. I like to work for everything and never like to rely on my talent to get me somewhere.

“Coming into the Chiefs, man, it opened my eyes to how hard these guys work, how hard they bleed for the jersey and that just inspires me. “Every time I train it makes me want to go a hundy as well. I’m motivated and inspired by all these players here.” His hard work was rewarded by Cooper in the opening round of the season, with the 19-year-old given his first start for the Chiefs on the wing as fellow outside backs Solomon Alaimalo and Sean Wainui were unavailable. With just a handful of Mitre 10 Cup matches for Counties Manukau to his name, Nanai-Seturo shone under the bright lights of Waikato Stadium, bagging a double in a close loss. He admits it was an opportunity he didn’t expect to get so soon. “Coming from Mitre 10 Cup, I didn’t really think I was going to start the first game. “In the back of my mind, I just wanted to get better in training and just to train hard,” he says. “It was unreal running out with the boys.” - NZME Etene Nanai-Seturo is a sevens supremo.

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In brief Inglis set for return South Sydney skipper Greg Inglis has declared he could make his return to the NRL field as early as next week - but it will be at centre rather than fullback. After an offseason in which he had to deal with a flare up in his surgically-repaired knee and rumours he could miss the opening two NRL rounds due to ballooning weight, Inglis is fighting to get back to his best under new coach Wayne Bennett. Inglis has been limited in the preseason after suffering a setback in the same left knee which required a full reconstruction after tearing his ACL in early 2017. - AAP

Earl back for Storm While only an NRL trial, it’s a game that’s been five years in the making for Melbourne Storm winger Sandor Earl. The 29-year-old will run out in the Storm’s senior side to face the Warriors in Geelong tonight. The former Canberra Raider spent four years out of the game after he was suspended for using and trafficking banned substances, but he’s been thrown a career lifeline by Melbourne. Big names Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster won’t be on the field tonight. - AAP

Taufua injury-free

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When Ashburton College’s 3x3 basketball teams head to the 3x3 nationals next month, they’ll be kick-starting a huge season of basketball for the school. The school looks set to follow up a year where the number of kids playing the sport was bigger than ever before, with an even bigger year. Ashburton College coach Mark Douglas said basketball has been growing in popularity to the extent that it is now the number two sport in schools, second only to netball, and it’s forecast to be number one by next year. “We are definitely part of that

trend, it’s been awesome,” Douglas said. Last year, Ashburton College had 110 players trial for teams, and this year they’ve had 130. “We had a 20 per cent increase in people turning up to trial and have got on board with Basketball Mid Canterbury, so we are now capturing all the kids who want to play, and giving them that opportunity to play,” Douglas said. That will include running a local secondary school level competition which will not only give everyone a chance to play, but also be an opportunity to develop future referees, Douglas said. He said a couple of years ago

Ashburton College had about five teams, and this season they are likely to have 11 or 12. That includes the senior girls who will again compete in the Canterbury secondary schools’ Whelan Trophy competition, and the senior boys, who will take part in the Thompson Trophy. Those competitions won’t kick off until term two, but the college’s 3x3 teams will be in action next month. Ashburton College has a senior A girls’ team, a junior A boys’ team and a development junior team heading to the nationals in Tauranga at the end of March. “I have high expectations of the junior A boys as a pretty

strong outfit, so we are going in with high hopes,” Douglas said. The school will take four players in each team to the tournament, which will involve around 120 teams all up. The 3x3 version of the sport is on the up all over New Zealand, with a Japanese league recently announcing New Zealand will be added to a global competition along with Korea and Thailand. Auckland will host a North Island conference, while Christchurch will host a South Island conference, each of which will consist of six teams which will play over eight rounds from May to August.

Manly winger Jorge Taufua has spent more hours than usual on the physio’s table this summer but hopefully for all the right reasons this time. One of the most destructive outside men in the competition during his first two years in the NRL, the 2013 grand final must seem a long time ago for Taufua. He was the first try-scorer in the decider against the Roosters, posted 20 tries that season and was an Origin contender. But in the fiveand-a-half years since, Taufua’s gone under the knife nine times and is yet to get through a season injury free. His long list of issues includes operations on both knees, his left ankle and left shoulder, and five on his right shoulder. - AAP

Roberts leads Titans Tyrone Roberts will captain a young Gold Coast trial team in his return to Titans colours a year after leaving the NRL club. The 27-yearold playmaker has been named skipper by coach Garth Brennan for Saturday’s clash with North Queensland on the Sunshine Coast. The game will mark his second stint with the club after cutting short his time with English Super League outfit Warrington due to homesickness late last year. - AAP

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England too good despite Gayle’s six-athon Chris Gayle smashed the ball out of the ground so often, it had to be replaced at least half a dozen times. But the Herculean efforts of the West Indies’ self-titled Universe Boss weren’t enough to deny a record-breaking England victory in their opening one-day international powered by Jason Roy and Joe Root centuries. Roy made 123 and Root 102 as the visitors blasted 4-364 to win

with eight balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series in front of a near-capacity crowd at Kensington Oval in Barbados. England’s highest successful run chase in one-dayers was aided by some sloppy Windies fielding and several dropped catches. Gayle had earlier belted 12 sixes in his 135 to help them to a daunting 8-360, their highest one-day international score against England.

The umpires had to repeatedly replace the ball after his towering sixes landed outside the stadium, including one that measured at 121 metres. West Indies smashed a world record 23 sixes in total. New Zealand held the previous record of 22 against West Indies in 2014. Gayle was dropped on nine by Roy, who said the missed chance had been at the back of his mind when he took the crease.

“You want to step up a bit and do something good for the team,” said Roy, who more than made amends by compiling his score in only 85 balls in a match-winning knock. “It was a nice (batting) surface. We were chasing a big total, so it was quite daunting at the start.” Roy laid a foundation for Root to all but take England across the line with a stylish innings based on strokemaking and astute

placement of the ball. Root was denied hitting the winning run when caught on the boundary with the scores tied and left to a standing ovation. Captain Eoin Morgan chimed in with 65. “We went about the chase well, with a short side (boundary) and a howling wind,” said Morgan, who felt the conditions and placid pitch made the chase slightly easier than the target score. - PA

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Organisers of the Mt Somers Mountain Challenge are confident the event will go ahead this weekend despite some forecasted bad weather. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Organisers of the refreshed Mt Somers Mountain Challenge have been praying to the weather gods all week and it looks like it might be working. Less than 48 hours out from the event formerly known as the Mt Somers Bike Race, entries have dried up considerably over the past few days – thanks in large to some predicted nasty weather which was said to be striking on Saturday – right around the time of the event. But as the week has progressed, so has the weather and it would appear that the event is going to

miss the worst part of the predicted weather that is to hit the district. “We were flying in terms of interest and entries on Tuesday,” spokesperson, Aubrey Aitken said. “But when news of the predicted weather came out, everything dried up – and to be fair, initially we were a bit concerned too. “But there has been significant improvement in the forecast and at this stage I’m 99 per cent sure we’ll be going ahead on Saturday.” Entries can be made through the event’s website, www.mtsomersmc.nz, and more informa-

tion can be found on the website or the event’s Facebook page. The event has been running since 2006 and all proceeds go back into the local community, or charities including Ronald McDonald House. This year it operates under a new name to reflect the changing nature of the event as whole which this year caters for a much wider range of activities. To attract even more competitors, the big race had expanded from just mountain bikers to also include runners and walkers. Its main events from past years – the 31km and 23km mountain bike races – were still on the

schedule, but they’d been joined by various length duathlon races. The main duathlon was a 17km mountain bike ride and a 6km run, while there was also a lowland duathlon with various courses for different age groups. A 12km mountain run was another new event, along with a two-hour walk. The other big change was that instead of starting and finishing in the Mt Somers village and heading off down the road towards Mt Somers Station, all races would now start and finish on Mt Somers Station, taking the road cycling element out of the event.

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Phoenix’ Krishna set to score more goals When it comes to goal scoring, Wellington Phoenix marksman Roy Krishna is a glass half-empty kind of guy. Krishna will play against Sydney FC counterpart Adam le Fondre in Sydney tomorrow in a clash of two of the A-League’s most lethal marksmen.

In brief

Le Fondre leads the golden boot race with 13, one clear of Krishna and Perth’s Andy Keogh. It’s a prize that matters little to the Wellington speedster, nor does his latest gong, when announced as the PFA’s player of the month for January. Krishna insists his lone focus

is on the fortunes of the sixthplaced Phoenix, whose place in the finals is still not assured. That’s why he’s still kicking himself over butchering a oneon-one chance during last week’s 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory at Eden Park. It matters not to the 31-year-

old that he scored the game’s cracking opening goal. “It was obviously disappointing. We had a few chances we should have put in,” Krishna said. “It was good to convert one but I should have got two. It’s part of football and I just have to keep working hard.” - AAP

Ashley Young believes Manchester United still have “another gear to go” after swatting aside Chelsea and turning their attentions to this weekend’s crunch clash with Liverpool. Having seen his 11-match unbeaten start to life at the helm come to an end against Paris St Germain last week, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side bounced back impressively in Monday’s FA Cup clash. United brushed aside troubled Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. - PA

Squabble over Sala Cardiff and French club Nantes have agreed to extend the deadline on the first instalment of Emiliano Sala’s transfer fee until February 27. Cardiff had been asked to make the first payment of 6 million euros to Nantes on February 20, but it is understood the clubs have agreed a delay of one week. Sala was killed when the private plane bringing him to Cardiff crashed into the English Channel. - PA

Sevilla in last 16 Five-times Europa League winners Sevilla advanced to the last 16 of the competition with a 2-0 home win over Lazio with a goal in each half sealing a 3-0 aggregate victory as both sides finished the game with 10 men. Sevilla midfielder Pablo Sarabia closed out the tie in the 78th minute with a well-worked goal, playing a one-two with Jesus Navas before smashing the ball inside the near post. - PA

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Stead keeps it all real Black Caps coach Gary Stead will take the positives that come with a series sweep of Bangladesh but is well aware that it could all mean little come the Cricket World Cup. After a 4-1 ODI series trouncing at the hands of India, the Black Caps bounced back with a 3-0 demolishing of Bangladesh, following up two eight-wicket wins with an 88-run victory in Dunedin on Wednesday. It was a series that produced several positives for New Zealand – Martin Guptill blasted two centuries, the new ball bowlers ripped apart the Bangladesh top order on three consecutive occasions, and all of the likely World Cup starters made some runs in the final ODI. However, how much that all means in terms of the larger picture – the World Cup – is hard to parse, and even Stead readily admits that he is unsure whether his side have made enough progress to be a threat to topple the world’s best. “India obviously exposed some areas that we wanted to keep brushing up on, and the brutal truth of it is until we play those guys again, we don’t actually [know if we’ve learned] that lesson or not. “Without being disrespectful to Sri Lanka or Bangladesh, they weren’t in the same standard of a really top Indian team.” And therein lies the problem. The Black Caps have proven that in home conditions, they are several notches above Sri Lanka, who they beat 3-0 in January, and Bangladesh, but didn’t show nearly enough to have confidence of beating the likes of India when they meet again in June at the Cup. However, where the Bangladesh series did add value was in allowing the Black Caps a further chance to establish their style of play. They followed the blueprint when batting first on Wednesday, with constant accumulation through the middle overs leaving wickets in hand for their heavy hitters to blast them towards an eventual total of 330-6 – an innings which pleased Stead. “I think the way we’ve gone about building our innings has been really positive. “A lot of this series has come down to us embedding a plan of how we want to play, and the style we want to play. It’s not rocket science – a lot of teams want to have wickets in hand so they can push at the end, and you want to take early wickets with the ball. “That’s been particularly pleasing in this last series, as we’ve done that really well in all three games.” - NZME

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February 22 & 23, 2019 9am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Zumba. 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

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

drinks and much more. See you there! West Street Car Park. 9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Children’s clothing, jewellery, Rawleighs, toys and more. West Street Car Park. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open, 86 Maronan Road Tinwald 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee

applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027 640 4094. Racecourse Road. 10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club. Cavendish Street. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

What’s on 36 Ashburton Guardian Every day Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 10am

Every Saturday Farmers’ Market West Street car park, Ashburton Farmers’ Market - local produce fresh from farmers Fruit, vegetables, wine, meat, fish, eggs, crafts and more ... 9am - 12 noon The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle. Open for toy exchange. 9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. 10am - 3pm

Every Sunday to Friday Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. 1pm - 3pm

Every Wednesday Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the AAG to get creative and explore themes in art. A great space for children to learn and interact with each other. Children of all ages welcome. Adult supervision is required for young children. Donations appreciated. 3 - 4.30pm Mid Canterbury Line Dancers Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

February 21 – February 24 36th Annual Rakaia Fishing Competition Rakaia Community Centre, Rakaia Come to New Zealand’s Salmon Capital and join the annual competition for all adults and children. We can happily tell you that with every entry, the entry fee is put right back to enhance and maintain our beautiful braided river to continue having competitions for our future generations.

February 22 International Potluck Dinner Party Community House, 44 Cass Street. Your family and yourself are invited to The Newcomers and friends International Light Supper Potluck, organised by the Newcomers’ Network.

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February 23 Ride the Rakaia Salmon World, 9 Railway Terrace East, Rakaia Great race, great day out! On Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 8am you will ride across the Rakaia River Bridge with up to 1000 other cyclists all at once, the peloton will be approximately 1 kilometre long and will be in a controlled start until you have crossed the Rakaia River Bridge and the Rakaia Overhead Bridge on State Highway One. You will then travel west another 50 kilometres until you reach the Rakaia Gorge where you will cross the two river bridges and climb out of the gorge to Mt Hutt Station

Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. 7pm - 9pm

Every second Friday of the month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity. Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity. Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime. Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend. The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and coffee. Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects. 10.30am - 12 noon

It’s the biggest free family event in Mid Canterbury! Pack a picnic and head to the Tinwald Domain on Maronan Road. Held wet or fine. 10.30am - 2.30pm

be facilitated by Harakeke weaver Vicky King and will cover an introduction to harakeke (flax), harvesting and preparing it for weaving, also tikanga. Once preparation of the flax is complete participants will weave a pop-up kete or a putiputi – whatever they feel comfortable doing. Participants are to bring their lunch with them. The Harakeke Wananga have been made possible thanks to funding from the Creative Communities Scheme. 8pm - 10.30pm

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February 26 Ashburton U3A St David’s Church, Allens Road Neil Pickard Jazz musician, Ara Music Arts. Visitors $10. 10am

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International Women’s Day Breakfast Hotel Ashburton Featuring guest speaker Annah Stretton (RAW – Reclaim Another Woman). Tickets $35, available from Todds of Ashburton. then return to the township of 8.30am Rakaia. March 3 8am - 1pm Mid Canterbury – February 23 – 24 a Children’s Day Ashburton Kennel Celebration Association Annual Tinwald Domain Championship Dog Show Bring a picnic lunch and head Dogs, dogs and more dogs to The Plains Railway on at the Allenton Rugby Club Sunday, March 3, to celebrate grounds, Melrose Road (off Children’s Day in Ashburton. Alford Forest Road). Enjoy FREE OF CHARGE all Up to 100 individual dog the rides and activities, swim breeds present. Come and in the Tinwald Pool and much check out the different dog more! breeds from the puli to the In attendance will be ibizian, but do ask before Funtimes with their vertical patting and don’t poke at bungys, bumper boats, dogs in cages. waterwalkers along with a Food and drinks available plus huge variety of inflatable fun some dog related stalls. with the pop-up playground, A gold coin donation may be face painting, hands-on crafts, demonstrations, the requested. Ashburton Toy Library ride-on 9am - 3pm approximately fun for all ages, free BBQ.

February 24

Flax Weaving – Kete for beginners This one-day workshop will

Event Centre, Ashburton Following sell-out performances around New Zealand in 2018, the RNZB is delighted to bring Tutus on Tour to Ashburton in 2019. Our dancers will perform classical favourites and contemporary works, tailormade for intimate venues, and suitable for all ages. Full programme details will be announced early 2019. Tutus on Tour is a fantastic opportunity to see your critically-acclaimed national ballet company. 6.30pm

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a family (2 kids + 2 adults or 3 kids + 1 adult) which includes ice skates, helmet, gloves and at least half an hour ice skating (longer if capacity allows). You can also book the ice rink for your church, scout group etc in the evenings during the week!

March 22 The Ashburton Curling Cup 2019 Allenton School, Ashburton Enjoy a great night out with your colleagues, family or friends. A unique opportunity to try out curling, a fun activity for all! We’ll have great music from the ‘80s and ‘90s going. Sign up your team now! Limited spaces! Match schedules will be posted on Facebook the week before the event. 6pm - 9pm

March 30 Arrowsmith 2019

Mockingbird Event Centre, Ashburton Mockingbird - a comedy about mental health. Fresh from sell-out seasons in Norway, Sydney and Waipu. Based on the true stories of four generations of women and their devilish alter egos, Mockingbird is a tongue-incheek portrayal of postnatal distress, which affects approximately one in seven women and many men every year. Open Hat. 7.30pm

March 19 – March 24 Ice Skate Tour Allenton School, 110 Harrison Street, Ashburton The Ice Skate Tour travels around New Zealand with state of the art, artificial ice rinks. They look like ice and have 97 per cent of the same gliding capacity as natural ice. Prices are $8 for kids under 16, $12 for adults and $35 for

Hakatere Lake Heron Rd, Methven, Ashburton 42.2km High Country Marathon 17km Trail Run 11km Trail Run 42km MTB Race or Ride Duathlon 4 km MTB, 11km Run. 7am - 4pm

April 7 Get Coloured By CanInspire Colour Fun Run Lake Hood, Tinwald This will be our third Get Coloured by CanInspire colour fun run to be held here in Ashburton at Lake Hood with the proceeds going to help the CanInspire Charitable Trust help our local MidCanterbury community. The Get Coloured colour fun run is a great community event for people of all levels of fitness and will be a fantastic day out for the whole family. Come and ‘Get Coloured!’ 10am - 12pm

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• Cash or Eftpos on sale day. • Donations of household, garden and workshop items gratefully accepted. • Cake stall, also surplus fruit or vegetables for resale • Children’s entertainment – sausage sizzle – craft stalls

Dancers will perform classical favourites and contemporary works suitable for all ages. A fantastic opportunity to see your critically-acclaimed national ballet company. Adult tickets from $25 Child from $10

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

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The Adele and Amy Songbook

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

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

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): OK, it’s not ideal, and yet there’s something for you in this minor disaster – a quiet need being fulfilled inside the undesirable scenario. Figure out what the need is and address it another way. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Wisdom, strength, knowledge and courage are the everlasting qualities of greatness. You feel more alive when you are in the thrust of knowing what you do and doing what you know. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): How seriously should you take the issue at hand? With the amount of seriousness that will allow you the greatest agility, as you’ll need to move freely around this issue to make the most of it. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Travel opens the mind, but it’s not automatic. The mind has to be slightly ajar to let the foreign oxygen work its magic. There are those who travel mentally vacuum sealed but there’s little worth doing about it. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): In an ideal world, you would ready yourself before you dared to wish, as it would be a shame to see your wish granted before you know what to do with it. Whatever the order, today is for getting ready. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It would be a mistake to assume they totally understand you. They really only get a small part of what you’re doing right now. They follow along out of loyalty and respect. Keep explaining. Keep showing. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): So much thinking takes place in your mind that you share with no one. Politically, it’s a good play, although emotionally, some airing would be good. A private diary would provide a sounding board. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A large part of compatibility has to do with logistics. Then there’s chemistry, which tends to be a game changer. People will change their schedules and travel distances for great chemistry. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Whatever your disadvantage is, it is also your advantage, but only if you see, claim and use it. Ask others for another perspective. This is money left on the table, waiting to be noticed and pocketed. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Some people around you are like bad journalists, listening for the soundbite they need to make a sensational story, context notwithstanding. For this reason, silence is a good option. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): While there’s nothing that is inherently boring, you can’t be blamed for experiencing it as such. Finding something new in the same old things takes conscious effort. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Everyone has filters and limits. If they are not hearing the breadth of what you have to express, it’s because there’s a filter in place, one that you likely have nothing to do with.

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Rhys Cromie and Tyler Leonard (foreground) will be among those taking to the tennis court for Mid Canterbury in the Browning Shield competition this weekend. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 160219-RH-035

BY ERIN TASKER

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Mid Canterbury’s top tennis players are heading to Christchurch this weekend with a six-peat in their sights. It’s Browning Shield time and while Mid Canterbury are heading to Wilding Park with the team they think can retain them the centrepiece of Canterbury Country tennis, they also know they’re the team that the three other centres will be eager to beat. When Mid Canterbury won the Browning Shield five years ago, it was the first time they’d won it outright in 33 years, but since then they have well and truly dominated. The team is managed by Tony Brosnahan, Peter Leonard and

Neil McCann – all surnames that can be found more than once in a Mid Canterbury team that has a real family feel to it. While he manages, the rest of Tony’s family – wife Jane, daughters Christal and Jade, and son Connor – will play, while Neil’s daughter Tessa is also in the women’s line-up, and Peter’s son Tyler, daughter Ashleigh and Ashleigh’s mum Dianna are also in the team. Together, they form part of a formidable team. Rounding out the women’s side will be Larissa Allen and MaryAnne Thyne, while the men’s lineup also includes Rhys Cromie, Cameron McCracken, Flynn Ness, Sam Bubb, Andre van Rooyen and Jason Feutz. Tessa is the current Canterbury

Open women’s singles champion, while Ashleigh plays premier grade tennis in Christchurch, as does Flynn. Mary-Anne, Sam, Peter, Jason, Connor and Tyler have also plied their trade in Christchurch this season, with some playing both in Christchurch and Mid Canterbury, while mother-and-daughter Jane and Jade Brosnahan are playing in the Canterbury Country mixed competition for Kaiapoi. Mid Canterbury will look to start their campaign with a win over North Canterbury tomorrow morning, before playing their doubles and mixed doubles ties against Malvern tomorrow afternoon. On Sunday morning they’ll return and play their singles match-

es against Malvern, before taking on Ellesmere in the afternoon. And that is set to be the big one, Tony said. “If the team goes well, those two teams are seeded to be in the final,” he said. That’s why the draw has those two teams playing in the weekend’s final tie, but North Canterbury and Malvern will be doing their best to defy the odds. North Canterbury has been combining with Hurunui in recent years, while Malvern has been drawing in players from the West Coast, and all teams know that on the day, anything can happen. But, Ellesmere and Mid Canterbury have proven to be the ones to beat in recent seasons and they

have produced some top battles on court. “Two years ago it came down to the last two matches, and last year it wasn’t quite that close, but it was still close,” Tony said. The biggest hurdle to overcome at this stage could be the weather, with rain in the forecast for the weekend. Wilding Park did have indoor courts, but only six of them, so the hope is that the weather will hold out to allow all play to take place on the outside courts that can easily accommodate so much tennis in the space of just two days. Due to the Browning Shield competition in Christchurch, Mid Canterbury’s A grade competition will take a break tomorrow, but A reserve will still play.

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