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Voting in the second flag referendum officially closes at 7pm on Thursday, March 24, and along with the rest of the country, Ashburtonians had until yesterday to post their papers to ensure they were counted in the preliminary results.

Yesterday was also the last day replacement voting papers could be issued.

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■ ASHBURTON RESIDENT

Warning on Paywave

By Caitlin Porter

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An Ashburton resident is warning others to be cautious when using contactless bank cards, as the technology has the potential to be used and abused.

Contactless transactions, made by the likes of Visa Paywave or Mastercard PayPass, mean users do not have to enter a pin to pay for transactions under $80.

Instead, they merely wave their card over the reader on an Eftpos terminal equipped with the contactless functionality.

The resident, who does not want to be named, said he purchased an item from the Hinds Wayside Inn last week and after handing his ANZ bankcard over to an employee, found that instead of entering his pin the transaction had already been pro-

cessed due to the card’s Paywave functionality.

Upset, the man said the contactless technology was dangerous and, while an accident in his case, the system could be used and abused.

Wayside Inn manager Theresa Marshall said when the employee was bringing the Eftpos machine over to the customer, the card and the machine came into contact, causing Paywave to activate the transaction.

A complete accident, Mrs Marshall said the employee apologised profusely to the upset customer, offering a refund.

It has never happened before, but as a result all staff have been advised to no longer handle customer’s cards unless expressly asked to do so, she said.

A spokesman for ANZ said the

situation was unusual and nothing similar had been brought to the bank’s attention before, but in the circumstances the customer should feel free to ask the merchant that the transaction is cancelled and put through again with swipe and pin, should they feel uncomfortable with the transaction being made by Paywave.

While all credit and debit cards are Paywave enabled, customers can choose to use it, he said.

The cards have superior security and fraud detection features, compared to standard magnetic strip cards.

All contactless transactions are limited to a non-adjustable $80 and are monitored by fraud detection systems.

Should fraudulent transactions occur, the cardholder will be fully reimbursed.

FACEBOOK The Guardian asked people what they thought of the contactless technology via Facebook, with some saying their only issue was that a large portion of retailers in Ashburton were not equipped with Paywave. “It’s good technology but on the whole, pretty useless in this town,” one commenter said.

Another, however, said they were not in favour and tried to use their other non-Paywave cards as much as possible.

A third person said they went to pay for something and the Eftpos machine picked up the wrong Eftpos card in the meantime.

■ WICKED CAMPERS

Get that wickedness off New Zealand roads Radio personality and former Ashburton College head boy Simon Barnett is backing politicians wanting to see Wicked Campers’ offensive slogans off New Zealand roads.

Wicked Campers is an Australian-based tourist rental van company, known for its colourful spray-painted vehicles.

Many of the slogans have been criticised as misogynistic, homophobic or racist.

Mr Barnett and his More FM co-host Gary McCormick yesterday launched a social media campaign and are seeking

100,000 likes on a video posted to their Facebook page.

By midday it had reached almost 3000 likes.

On air yesterday morning they announced they were launching the campaign, after listeners phoned and texted in, agreeing the slogans were offensive.

Prime Minister John Key told Paul Henry yesterday that he considered the slogans offensive, supporting associate tourism minister Paula Bennett, who has said she is determined to do something about getting them off New Zealand’s roads.

Left – Wicked Campers’ slogans have been called misogynistic, homophobic or racist.

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It’s almost a case of another day, another computer virus, says IT specialist Darryn Franklin.

For people in his business, cleaning up computers after a virus attack is now a big part of their work and it’s a constant battle to stay abreast of the constantly-changing viruses that are doing the rounds, Mr Franklin said.

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■ BOROUGH SCHOOL

Borough students go back in time

By RuBy HaRfield

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If you walked past the Beach Road dairy at lunchtime yesterday, you could be forgiven for thinking you had gone back in time.

Students from Ashburton Borough School were seated under an old-style sign eating lunch which they had paid for with shillings and pence.

Year 3 teacher Donna Topham said her class pretended to go back 100 years in time and were having lunch at the dairy after studying the history of the place.

The owners of the dairy are parents of a student in Mrs Topham’s class and had kindly shouted the students lunch in order for them to have some “learning outside the

classroom”, she said.

The students had to pay for their food with old money and talk like they were in the early 1900s using their best manners.

Mrs Topham’s parents also used to own the store so the students have been able to see what it is like now and what it was like then using old photos.

The main focus for the class this year is looking at “where they are in place and time” so they have been studying different places around Ashburton and what they were like at different times in history.

Gauri Thakar, who owns the store with husband Amit, said they offered the lunch to help the students learn and enable them to compare the past and present.

Left – Ashburton Borough School student Levi Day, 7, buys a pie with his “shilling” note from Amit Thakar during a school outing.

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puter owners held to ransom deadliest he’s seen. It comes via an email, often appearing to have been sent by the email address owner to themselves. Open it and the results are disastrous.

“It’s a new variation on the crypto locker virus. It’s pretty deadly and because it’s new, anti-virus systems are a bit behind. They’re always playing cat and mouse,” he said.

The latest virus encrypts all files on a computer and then moves into extortion phase.

“All the files are locked and a

message comes up saying you have to pay a ransom of $US1000 to get your password back. I believe there are people who’ve paid and got their data back, but we certainly don’t recommend anyone does that.

“They can unlock the files but they can just as easily turn around and lock them again and hold you to ransom again.”

Payment is through the bitcoin system which is untraceable.

What makes the latest encrypt-

ing virus so deadly is that it will also lock files on a back-up drive if this is plugged into the computer.

Mr Franklin has worked with one business in town where back-up drives were plugged into the computer and all data was lost. And he’s hearing from a growing number of home computer owners with the same problem.

The encryption virus can come from the most genuine looking emails, but the rule of thumb should always be, if you’re not 100

per cent sure of the sender, don’t open it.

They’ll always resend an email if it is genuine and important. Commonsense was the best tool in being virus safe, along with having good anti-virus protection, he said.

“Unfortunately a lot of machines don’t have decent anti-virus. People use the free stuff, but that lets most viruses through. You need to use things like McAfee or Norton, the higher internet security packages. We’re always trying to keep

abreast of what’s going on and how they’re doing it, but they’re now using military type encryption and unfortunately enough people are paying the ransom that it makes it lucrative enough for them to keep doing it.”

Locked files could not be recovered and the double whammy for affected computer owners was that as well as losing data they were faced with a computer clean-up to ensure every trace of the virus was removed, Mr Franklin said.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

In brief

Have your say in $16m spend Sue NewmaN

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People in the Ashburton District have been handed an opportunity to say how $16 million of ratepayer money should be spent.

And mayor Angus McKay is challenging people to take advantage of that opportunity to ensure money, tagged for Ashburton’s new civic centre and library, is spent well and wisely by answering surveys and later attending open days.

Public opinion will be a big player in deciding the shape, location and function of Ashburton’s new civic centre and library, he said.

“I really encourage people to have their say on this. They’re

making their suggestions to an independent body; the council is only one player in this.”

Opus Architecture has been engaged by the Ashburton District Council to undertake a feasibility study on the project and the community survey is one of the early information gathering steps.

Respondents are asked whether they visit the council office and library, whether they think the two should be kept separate or combined in one complex, what they consider should be included in the new building, what they should look like, their layout and the preferred location.

Mr McKay would not be drawn on his preference on any aspect of the design or location.

“We need to get a true reflection of people’s opinions and to allow good feedback I’ll be staying quiet on this. My preference is whatever is best for Ashburton” he said.

The feasibility study will investigate and identify options that will best achieve an administration and library facility that will last the distance well into the future.

On its website, Opus says that careful planning and selection of the right site is critical to the project’s success. Possible options will be located through the feasibility study that includes community input.

Consultation will continue throughout March and April with the final submission phase

finishing on April 11.

From the information gathered, OPUS will collate feedback and make decisions around the suggested locations, taking into account as many requests as possible.

Phase two of the consultation will include the shortlisted locations and there will be an opportunity for further feedback on those locations.

At the end of this process, feedback will be collated and a recommendation made to the council on the location for the new building.

Online input can be made by logging on to www.yourvoiceashburton.com/about-thestudy.html and completing a six-question survey.

■ ASHBURTON COUNTY LIONS

Easter treats destined for families in need

By CaitliN Porter

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While many will gorge themselves on eggs this Easter, Gwenda Andrews is busy whipping up the chocolate delights in her kitchen.

With grandsons Benjamin, 12, Ryan and Jake, 7, and Daniel, 10, by her side Mrs Andrews has been making treat after treat, all of which are destined for families in need.

Each year the Ashburton County Lions put together gift baskets, filled with home-made delights and small gifts for families at Easter.

Now getting the goodies together, soon the Lions will assemble each of the trays before delivering them to Presbyterian Support to distribute to families.

Mrs Andrews is no stranger to fashioning Easter eggs and bunnies out of chocolate and has done so for over 40 years.

She first became interested when chocolate parties were popular – similar to Tupperware parties where people would tote chocolate molds from one home to the next, teaching people how to use them.

With some of the original molds in hand – and some new,

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The Ashburton Domain aviary is partially closed with the original section of the complex about to be re-netted and upgraded.

The pending work, however, has caused a few bird enthusiasts to question the state of the facility and why it appears to be neglected. A post on the Ashbur-

Race Relations Day celebrations at the Ashburton Domain on Friday attracted about 150 people. The day was held nationally yesterday, and is aimed at celebrating diversity and breaking down barriers. It was thanks to funding from Safer Ashburton that celebrations, featuring free food and entertainment, could be held in Ashburton. The Newcomers’ Network organised the event in conjunction with the Youth Council, as well as Louise Duke from Multi Cultural Bite, Brenna Russell from Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation, and Fleur Mulligan from the Ashburton District Council.

Hypnotist to return Dave Upfold, a renowned hypnotist is making his way back to Ashburton thanks to popular demand. He will be at the Ashburton College auditorium on Friday April 1, performing a hilarious comedy-inspired hypnosis show. Anyone wanting to head along can contact members of the Ashburton College Basketball team or head to www.eventfinda.co.nz.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students.

St John call-out St John was alerted at 1.46am on Sunday to a man falling off a bicycle at Tinwald. The patient, in his 20s, sustained moderate injuries and was taken to Ashburton Hospital in an ambulance.

Reefton man in coma A 35-year-old Reefton man is in a coma and in a serious condition in Christchurch Hospital after he rolled his vehicle several times down a bank on State highway 7, near Maimai, on Saturday evening.

Police said yesterday it appeared the driver failed to negotiate a bend and in crashing was ejected from the vehicle. The NZCC West Coast Rescue Helicopter initially took the crash victim to Grey Base Hospital but he was later flown to Christchurch, where he remains in a coma.

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Ashburton County Lion Gwenda Andrews has been busy making chocolate eggs to give to families in need.

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ing chocolate in a fondue melting pot before pouring it into the molds and letting the creations set in the freezer. Grandson Ben-

jamin said having a nana that made chocolate was great, and he always got home-made treats at Easter.

Domain aviary prompts visitor complaints

By Sue NewmaN

Race Relations Day

ton District Council’s Facebook page questioned the overgrown state of the peacock enclosure and raised concerns over what appeared to be a case of birds attacking one another.

What appears to be neglect in the peacock run is actually the council’s efforts to create a more natural environment for the birds, said council open space

manager David Askin.

“We’re caught between a rock and a hard place here. When we mowed the grass in the peacock run people complained and said there was nowhere for the birds to hide or be camoflaged.

Now we’ve let the grass grow so they have grass to hide in and seeds to eat and there are people who don’t like that, they say it

looks untidy,” Mr Askin said.

The overgrown grass, however, had created a habitat that was much closer to their natural environment, he said.

The issue of birds fighting had been resolved by moving two sparring cockatoo to separate cages. Talbot Security has the contract to look after birds in the aviary on a day to day basis.

A teenager arrested for stabbing two people in Christchurch at the weekend has been released on bail. Carlos Joel Shadbolt, 18, appeared at Christchurch District Court on charges of grievous bodily harm and possessing a knife in a public space. Judge Stephen O’Driscoll said the charges Shadbolt faces are serious.

He granted him bail until April 18 but under a series of conditions including a curfew, no consumption of alcohol and to stay away from a certain address.

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Teapot case John Key has defended using taxpayer money to settle defamation action against him, saying he was acting in his capacity as leader of the National Party when stating the “teapot tape” was deliberately recorded. A “respectful” meeting between the Prime Minister and a cameraman he had long maintained deliberately recorded the tape led to defamation action being dropped.

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$20m health package boost

By Caitlin Porter

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The need for mental health resources in Canterbury has been recognised, with the Government providing the region with a $20 million boost.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman announced yesterday that the Government would provide Canterbury with $20 million over the next three years, in order to increase mental health support.

Supporting the Canterbury rebuild was a key priority and the Government was committed to ensuring Cantabrians received the services they needed, Dr Coleman said.

The review also ensures Canterbury will receive an extra 27 full-time equivalent (FTE) primary care and community-based mental health workers, as well as further funding for current programmes.

Dr Coleman said international research shows the psychosocial recovery after a major disaster can take anywhere between five and 10 years.

“Most people will recover over time with the support of their families and communities,” he said.

“However, some people will require more targeted interventions.”

Further to the package the Government has agreed to extend the All Right? Campaign for a further three years. The campaign was initially designed to help people all over Canterbury think about their mental health.

Aside from this, the Government is also in discussions with the Christchurch City Council to establish a fund that can support community-led psychosocial wellbeing and resilience. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) chair Murray Cleverley said he was pleased with the announcement.

“It’s fantastic to see the increased demand recognised, as our staff and those providing care in the community are certainly feeling it,” he said.

“Our data is still showing high numbers of new people being admitted into the acute inpatient service.”

Mr Cleverley said the funding would allow the DHB to continue providing the services needed by the community. The CDHB has an annual budget of $1.36 billion, an increase of $254 million over the last seven years. A total of close to $1 billion is being invested into redeveloping Canterbury’s health facilities.

■ ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS

Art sale sees wide variety of works Ashburton Society of Arts members displayed all manner of works at their Art Sale in the Garden on Saturday. Guest artist was John van Beek of Tekapo, with his range of wire pieces. He began to make wire balls, sheep and trees in 2008 for his garden, using old barbed wire and other materials. He is a self-taught artist with a farming background and fencing experience.

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■ METHVEN A&P SHOW

Farmer wins multiple prizes

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Working creatively with wool, silk and other fibres is occupying high profile farmer Jeanette Maxwell.

“I can’t sit still, I don’t do still,” the mum-of-three said on Saturday as she picked up her prizewinning items from the Methven A & P Show home industries pavilion.

She had entered 11 items, 10 of which were placed, and that included six firsts, as well as one premier award in the Arts and Crafts Article Not Otherwise Specified category. That award was for a white tea cosy, which had wet-felting as its base with needle-felted flowers on top.

Other items included a wetfelted silk and merino scarf, which had been carded eight times to get to the thinness required, taking one-and-a-half days’ work.

Others included decorative items such as a needle-felted small armchair with a dog sleeping on it, needle-felted easter eggs in a basket, a rigid-heddlewoven wall hanging, and a silkpaper cushion.

In the Something New From Something Old category, Mrs Maxwell had a dog jacket which had been made from a work jersey. Mrs Maxwell has undertaken national roles with Feder-

Mt Hutt farmer Jeanette Maxwell won a multitude of prizes for her creative fibres entries at the Methven A&P Show on Saturday. Inset – A dog sleeping on a chair was among her prizewinning entries.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 210316-SS-0021 ated Farmers, but she said her set terms for these had now finished, although she remained with the organisation, including as Mid Canterbury junior vice chairperson.

She said not having the national commitments had freed up more time, and she had been

able to join Mid Canterbury’s creative fibres group. “That’s exposed me to more ideas,” she said. She had dedicated all her energy to creative fibres entries at the show this year, having previously also put entries in the food sections.

Mrs Maxwell, who farms at Mt

Hutt with husband Alister, said while she had been asked to exhibit and sell work, she was not sure about that at this stage.

She was more than happy making one-offs, and as well as the Methven show, liked to exhibit at the Motueka Arts Council’s annual exhibition.

Chemical clean up The Ashburton District Council is declaring war on containers of unwanted chemical and other hazardous material that could be lurking in sheds and garages around the district.

It’s taking part in the Great DDT Muster and waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin wants people to clear out chemicals stored on their property. It’s offering a free amnesty to encourage people to take part in the garden shed clean up.

“Old and expired chemicals can become a problem for future generations, so rather than leaving them in a shed, make a decision to get rid of them safely,” he said.

People can drop off small amounts of hazardous waste such as old paint, regular garden chemicals and oils, free of charge at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park, but larger amounts can be collected by Agrecovery Chemicals, Mr Goodwin said.

This organisation runs a collection and disposal system for unwanted and expired agricultural chemicals and the muster is free, confidential and only available for a short time.

Chemicals that are being collected without charge are DDT, Aldrin, Chlordecone, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, HCB, Heptachlor, Lindane, Mirex and Toxaphene. A collection can be booked by calling 0800 247 326 by Friday or online at www.thegreatDDTmuster.co.nz.

Shearing champ five years in a row

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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New Zealand all breeds shearing champion Tony Coster of Rakaia took out the Methven Lamb Shears title on Saturday.

The 48-year-old won the open final for the fifth year in a row.

He clocked the fastest time of 18 minutes and 21 seconds, which combined with marks for quality gave him 72.61 points, almost six points ahead of second-place-getter Brett Roberts.

The North Island shearer had clocked up a time of 18 minutes and 38 seconds in shearing the

20 required sheep, but his point tally was 78.07. Third was Ant Frew of South Canterbury, with 81.91 points and a time of 20 minutes and 39 seconds.

Convenor Bruce Lilley said Mr Roberts was an up-and-coming shearer and was ahead of Mr Coster at one point as the exciting final unfolded at the Methven A&P Show.

“Tony wound him back, he just got better and better, it’s just experience really,” Mr Lilley said.

Mr Coster lives in Rakaia with his wife Sheryl and the couple have two adult daughters.

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He is now gearing up for the New Zealand Shearing Championships at Te Kuiti on the weekend after Easter. Winning this qualifies shearers for the New Zealand team to compete in the United Kingdom, something Mr Coster has undertaken in previous years.

He is off to Australia in October as part of the Kiwi team competing there.

As an older competitor, he said it was not too difficult to beat younger shearers, describing the events as similar to sprints.

“They would probably hammer me in the shed on a full day,”

Shearer Tony Coster with shed-hand Paul Hodges, was the fastest and best at the Methven Lamb Shears open final on Saturday.

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■ FRANCE

More terror planned

BY SOUAD MEKHENNET Belgium’s Foreign Minister, Didier Reynders, said that terror suspect Salah Abdeslam, who was wanted in the terror attacks that shook Paris in November, was planning more attacks while he was hiding in Brussels.

Until police found him on Sunday in the Molenbeek neighbourhood in Brussels, he had been organising a new “network of people” to launch assaults in European countries, Reynders said.

Europe’s most-wanted man, Abdeslam, 26, is the last known living operative connected to the November 13 attacks on Paris, where 130 people were killed and many more were injured across the French capital.

He eluded authorities for four months.

Abdeslam’s lawyer, Sven Mary, said that over the weekend, Belgian authorities questioned the suspect, who was wounded in the raid in which he was captured, and said that he was co-operating.

Although a French prosecutor warned reporters to take everything Abdeslam may say “with caution,” Reynders told AP that Belgian authorities concluded Abdeslam was planning new attacks.

Law enforcement agents,

Salah Abdeslam, centre, is arrested by police and bundled into a police vehicle during a raid in Belgium.

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he said, “found a lot of weapons, heavy weapons in the first investigations, and we have seen a new network of people around him in Brussels”.

He reportedly admitted that he intended to carry out a suicide bombing in Paris in November but that he pulled back at the last minute.

Officials in Belgium and France heralded Abdeslam’s live capture as a rare opportunity to learn more about functioning terrorist networks in Europe - especially those with links to Isis (Islamic State), which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.

Last November, authorities quickly identified him as the principal planner of the complicated logistics behind the attacks, saying he rented the cars his fellow terrorists drove to Paris and arranged accommodations for them in apartments and hotels.

This is an image confirmed in extensive detail by investigation documents from French security services, obtained by the Washington Post.

Those documents give added weight and plausibility to the allegation that Abdeslam was actively pursuing new acts of organised terror.

In facts and figures, they paint a clearer picture of the active role investigators say he played in the November attacks.

On November 10, for instance, the documents show that Abdeslam rented the Volkswagen Polo later discovered near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where gunmen killed 89 people.

His genetic profile matches one discovered in a black Renault Clio also used in the attacks, as well as another discovered in the Bobigny apartment that several attackers shared.

On the day of the attacks, a bystander at the sports stadium where suicide bombers blew themselves up, recalled seeing three individuals whispering in Arabic outside the entry. According to the documents, he later identified Ahmad al-Mohammad and Salah Abdeslam in photographs.

Two days before the attacks, Abdeslam was observed at a service station en route to Paris with Mohamed Abrini, another attacker. The day afterwards, he was stopped - but not detained - at Cambrai, near the Belgian border, in a grey Volkswagen Golf with Hamza Attou and Mohammed Amri.

He is now being held in prison in Bruges but will likely stand trial in France.

- WP

■ AUSTRALIA

Union corruption major issue

BY PAUL OSBORNE Australians are heading to the polls on July 2 unless the Senate passes laws to tackle union corruption.

On the advice of the Prime Minister, Governor-General Peter Cosgrove has used his constitutional powers to recall both houses of Parliament for a three-week sitting from April 18.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants the Senate to use the sitting - which will include the federal budget on May 3 - to pass bills reinstating the Australian Building and Construction Commission and ordering higher penalties for union corruption.

If the bills, which have previously been rejected, are not passed then a double-dissolution election will be held on July 2.

“What we are doing here is giving the Senate ample time ... to consider the bills and pass them,” Turnbull told

Malcolm Turnbull: Leave it up to the people.

reporters in Canberra yesterday.

“If they don’t want to pass the bills then they should resolve to reject them and then the decision will be left to the Australian people.”

If the bills are passed, an election of the lower house and half the Senate will be held at the normal time, in August or September.

Turnbull said cleaning up the construction industry was crucial to the Australian economy and job creation.

“The issue in the election is who do you believe is best able to continue successfully to manage Australia’s economic transition,” he said.

Turnbull finalised the plan on Sunday night and briefed his cabinet on the decision

on this morning, just after Treasurer Scott Morrison went on Sydney radio to state the budget would be held on its scheduled date of May 10.

Labor and the Greens have been firm in their opposition to the industrial laws, saying the Government shouldn’t be singling out one industry and that the building commission’s powers go well beyond a court.

The Government needs six crossbench senators to pass the bills, but months of talks have been unsuccessful in delivering all of their votes.

Independent Nick Xenophon said he would support the ABCC with amendments.

“We should just get on with it,” he told reporters in Melbourne.

The latest Newspoll has the coalition ahead of Labor 51-49 per cent on a two-party basis, but Turnbull’s net personal approval has crept into negative territory for the first time.

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No. 1 target for trolls Kiwi actress Teuila Blakely says she feels like “New Zealand’s most vilified woman” after she became the target, yet again, of internet trolls and online bullies. The former Shortland Street star became the victim of waves of abuse last week after posting a selfie to Facebook with her old friend and Warriors centre, Konrad Hurrell. The two were caught up in a sex tape scandal two years ago, when a video was illegally posted online without Blakely’s consent.

“Do I feel like New Zealand’s most vilified woman? Yes, 100,000 per cent.

No one gets trolled as badly as I do,” Blakey told New Zealand magazine, Woman’s Day. “But I promise you, every time this happens, I come out stronger.”

One from the archives With legions of fans around the world and hundreds of books devoted to the band, it is hard to imagine there would be anything undiscovered in the Rolling Stones’ back catalogue. But, incredibly, a previously unknown song by the band has surfaced after languishing in a retired businessman’s loft for nearly half a century. The track, No One Loves You More Than Me, was recorded by the fledgling group in 1964, during one of their first sessions at London’s IBC Studios.

The unmarked tape was apparently thrown away by Mick Jagger and his bandmates only to be discovered four years later by Jeremy Nielsen, a friend of a sound engineer at the studio. The Rolling Stones are understood to be excited at the prospect of hearing the song again. A source close to the band said: “They remember that era very well, when they were first starting out and before they started having hits.”

Simpsons into politics?

Sometimes The Simpsons is like a Magic 8-Ball that can seem to hold all the answers.

Peer deeply enough into the long odyssey of Homer, say, and a certain warped wisdom can float to the surface. One example resurfaced when it was remembered that David Bowie and Alan Rickman, who died within days of each other, were both referenced in one scene from a 2013 Simpsons episode. And now we have a new example, with a nod to presidential politics: 16 years ago March 19, in an episode titled Bart to the Future, the show predicted a Donald Trump presidency. In the 2000 episode, Lisa becomes the nation’s first “straight female” president, while brother Bart has slacked away his life. And from the Oval Office, she says, “As you know, we’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump.”

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OUR VIEW

If there’s a chance to have a say, grab it Sue Newman

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t’s not often we’re handed an opportunity to spend someone else’s money, particularly when the numbers involved are large.

That’s exactly what’s happening in the Ashburton District, however, with the council’s planned $16 million spend-up on the district’s new civic building and town library.

There’s little doubt that a new civic building is needed. At first glance what’s there might appear to have years of service left, but once you step behind the public areas it quickly becomes apparent that space is at an absolute premium within city hall.

Spaces designed for six, hold double that number of people and the council chamber is now home to two or three council departments.

At best working conditions are close; at worst they probably contravene some piece of minimum work space, health and safety legislation.

The string of Canterbury earthquakes just added to the problem and with the building housing the district’s civil defence headquarters the scales were tipped heavily in favour of a new build at maximum earthquake strength.

The big decisions now rest around two issues – location and whether the library and civic building should be combined.

We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to location, with several council-owned sites in the mix, including the current one with additional land available to the west or the Balmoral Hall and old polytech site in Cameron Street.

The north-east business estate has been thrown into the mix and the Eastfields group is also making a bid if the project is split into two or more divisions.

It’s clear from the survey questions the feasibility team have a clean sheet on location and whether there’s one building or two.

Right now, how this pans out is in our hands. We’re being given a great opportunity to have some input and this will be followed up with open days where more information is made available and later by opportunities to comment on the chosen site.

If we don’t say what we think we’re selling ourselves short; if we don’t say what we think then we have no right to sit back and complain when the deal is done.

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A thorough review of the call log reveals that EA Networks did not receive a call at, or around, the time of the cat-up-pole incident mentioned.

Additionally, EA Networks has strict rules to ensure that staff on call are available and fit for work.

Had this matter been referred to me, the misleading statements made could have been checked before publication.

Our faults staff regularly attend to calls reporting cats up power poles.

In such situations people should not hesitate to call us on 307-9800.

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Children’s Day On behalf of the 2016 Children’s Day organising committee, I would like to extend our grateful thanks to the many local businesses, organisations and individuals who generously contributed in so many ways, towards our free family event held on March 6.

Our event couldn’t go ahead without you and your continued support.

To all the volunteers, a huge thank-you’ for giving up your time and putting smiles on hundreds of children’s faces and ensuring our day ran smoothly.

Our committee is proud to keep this event in Ashburton free of charge for all to attend, a great effort once again, thank you all.

Lorayne Oakley Chairperson Mid Canterbury Children’s Day organising committee

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he Government is currently hosting 20 public meetings and hui around the country to give Kiwis an opportunity to have their say on its new freshwater reforms.

This is important stuff and people – farmers included – should take the chance to have their say. We all love our rivers and want to see them in the best possible shape.

The topic of conversation at these meetings is Next Steps for Fresh Water – a discussion paper released last month.

Federated Farmers welcomed its release and was pleased it recognised that both rural and urban water users have a role to play in freshwater management.

We also have some concerns.

Farmers have made big strides over recent years to improve their environmental performance.

A study released last year by Federated Farmers and DairyNZ found that dairy farmers alone had invested $1 billion over five years on initiatives such as fencing waterways and developing wetlands.

Farmers are also committed to doing more, but we need a framework that is practical for those who work the land.

Next Steps for Fresh Water goes beyond the recommendations of the Land & Water Forum in terms of stock exclusion and leaves a lot of unanswered questions about what requirements for iwi consultation will actually mean for water users.

For the farming sector, the proposed stock exclusion rules are of significant interest. In lowlands and rolling hills (up to 15 degree slope) Next Steps for Fresh Water says that cows, cattle and deer should be excluded from streams, drains and natural wetlands – preferably with permanent fencing.

Streams are one thing, drains are another.

And, obviously, the costs of permanent fencing are an order of magnitude greater than a hotwire. What Next Steps for Fresh Water says about iwi consultation could also be problematic for farmers.

Federated Farmers recognises the importance of iwi being heard, just like any other sector of society, but what this means

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for council processes needs to be made clear and the outcomes need to be practical for water users.

That’s by no means clear when you read Next Steps for Fresh Water. Whatever the outcome of these reforms – and a lot of them are great – it’s vital that farmers and all other water users have their say.

Public submissions close April 22. For more information making a submission or attending a public meeting visit www.mfe.govt. nz/fresh-water.

Federated Farmers can also feed their views through to their provincial executive.

Chris Allen, Federated Farmers board member and water spokesperson

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■ AUSTRALIAN AIRPORT STRIKE

Airport staff prepare to strike Kiwis travelling to Australia over the Easter long weekend face delays and disruption as international airport staff across the Tasman prepare to strike.

Australian customs and immigration staff will strike for 24 hours on Thursday following ongoing action against the Federal Government making changes to workers’ rights and a proposed two-year wage freeze.

Helloworld general manager David Libeau said he advises those with plans to travel to Australia to contact their travel agent who can advise them.

“It is very unfortunate that these agencies have chosen the lead up to Easter to take this action,” he said.

“There will be many travellers who will be taking advantage of the 4-day Easter break to catch up with friends and family in Australia and who clearly will not appreciate possible delays in airport processing procedures.”

CPSU national secretary Na-

dine Flood told News.com.au expected delays for travellers were “unfortunate”, but said Airport staff felt their rights were being eroded.

Pensioners, welfare recipients and Medicare users will also be

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car parks are mainly leased to the tenants in 131 Victoria St. Together, the two titles generate annual net rental income of $766,813, with rent reviews built in to the leases.

Lyttle says the freehold property’s sale by Countrywide Property comes at a time when good quality commercial investment stock in Christchurch is in high demand and difficult to come by.

“Since the earthquakes, new in-

vestment assets in good locations have been sought after. Investors have recognised that in a low interest rate environment, commercial property offers a much better return than cash sitting in the bank.

Even though prime commercial property yields have been trending downwards, the asset class still offers a very significant return margin over bank deposits.”

– NZME

+1.47%

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This Victoria Street, Christchurch building sold for $11 million.

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A landmark Christchurch city building, occupied by law firm Saunders & Co and popular nightspots Mexicano’s and The Dirty Land, has been sold for $11 million to a private investor through Jonathan Lyttle of Savills Real Estate.

“This sale represents a low 6.97 per cent yield, shows there is plenty of appetite for stronglytenanted investment properties in good locations,” Lyttle says.

“This high-profile spot on busy Victoria St is hard to beat as an investment location. Add in the reputable developer, quality buildings, long-term leases and excellent tenant mix, and it has very attractive set of investment fundamentals. Because of this, we had a number of offers at sharp yields.”

The building is also tenanted to architects MAP and recruitment firms Hays and EQI Global. It was sold along with the fully-leased car park next door at 133 Victoria St, the former site of the Department of Conservation, where 45

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to fix the government’s public sector bargaining mess, so serious industrial action will begin on Monday and continue in airports for a number of weeks,” she said.

Flight Centre NZ general manager Sue Matson said the compa-

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affected by the strike, with many staff from Centrelink, Medicare and twelve other federal government departments set to join striking staff in action.

“Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ignored our offer of talks

ny is closely monitoring the situation and being kept informed of any updates to the schedules.

“We are advising anyone travelling through the affected airports ensure they allow plenty of time and to expect that they will likely experience delays.”

House of Travel commercial director Brent Thomas said Kiwis with travel booked to Australia on Thursday should keep a close eye on their airline’s website and maintain regular contact with their travel agent.

“At this stage it is difficult to tell how disruptive the strike will be – while we are hopeful it will follow the pattern of the Australian airport strike in November which resulted in minimal disruptions, reports are advising customers there could be lengthy delays,” he said.

“We also recommend making sure you’re familiar with your travel insurance policy to see if you are covered for any cancellations or missed flights.” – NZME

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Fonterra yesterday launched its international infant formula brand, Anmum, in New Zealand, and said it wants to become one of the top three brands in the $76.9 million local market within three or four years.

Fonterra Brands New Zealand managing director Leon Clement said Anmum was already a

$200 million established brand in Fonterra’s Asian markets.

“Anmum draws on Fonterra and its legacy companies’ 50 plus years of experience in dairy research and in producing paediatric formulas for third parties,” Clement said in a statement.

Clement said paediatric nutrition was the fastest-growing dairy

category in the world and developing leading positions in paediatric nutrition is one of Fonterra’s seven strategic goals. The range will be blended and packed at Fonterra’s Canpac site in the Waikato and will be sold in select supermarkets nationwide. Each Anmum product will be sold in a 900g cans, with Fonterra labelling.

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Above – Professor Keith Cameron (left) joins Dr Ants Roberts and Dr Tony Davoren to discuss nitrogen leaching. Professor Cameron believes there may be a case for environmental irrigation in the Waikato.

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Below – Members listen intently at the Precision Agriculture Association of New Zealand workshop on nitrate leaching in Ashburton last week.

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NADINE.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A leading Lincoln University professor believes there is a case for environmental irrigation, particularly in the Waikato, to reduce nitrate leaching.

Speaking in Ashburton last week at the Precision Agriculture Association of New Zealand workshop on technology to reduce nitrogen leaching, Professor Keith Cameron highlighted data from the United States that showed irrigation could reduce leaching.

“The reason is that irrigation allowed the plants to have a greater uptake of nitrogen (N) from the soil because there was enough moisture for plants to grow and reduce the amount of N left at the end of the season.”

Professor Cameron said the data could be utilised in the Waikato where January and February was typically dry with farmers feeding stock on bare ground.

“There’s very little growth and very little uptake (of N). But come autumn a large amount of nitrogen gets leached into the system.”

He asked if there was a case for environmental irrigation in the area to reduce that loss.

“Contrary to popular belief irrigation might not always be a bad influence.”

Prof Cameron also spoke of the plant uptake of nitrogen as a vital tool to reduce nitrate leaching following the absence of Eco

N – a product that was effective at reducing leaching, but was taken off the market when a minute amount was detected in milk.

Work done by Plant and Food particularly highlighted the benefits of Italian ryegrass, he said.

“They compared nitrate leaching urine patches under perennial ryegrass – white clover, tall fescue white clover and italian ryegrass white clover. Italian ryegrass reduced nitrate leaching loss from the urine patches by 25 per cent.”

Because the italian ryegrass was more “winter active” it was soaking up 2.2kg of N compared to the 0.6kgs perennial ryegrass recorded.

“We know it’s an annual but is there a place for using italian ryegrass on the farm to reduce that loss?”

Prof Cameron also spoke highly of the Pastoral 21 research programme that had shown sowing a crop of oats as soon as possible after cows grazed winter kale, reduced leaching by 20 to 40 per cent.

In the Selwyn Waihora district farmers have to reduce N by 30 per cent on dairy land by 2022, he said.

“As cows graze they leave behind them a wet surface with urine and dung. If we can get into that land and sow oats it will soak up the N.” Dairy farmers could then use the oats for cereal silage – for neutral cost, he said.

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■ FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH

FAR roots for Govt Industry Agreement

By NadiNe Porter

NadiNe.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

The Foundation for Arable Research believes it will be beneficial for the industry to join the Government Industry Agreement on biosecurity and will push for a low-level biosecurity levy should that happen.

Speaking at the Women in Arable meeting last week CEO Nick Pyke said responses to any incursions would be better if the industry was part of the GIA. Mr Pyke said the levy would be at a low level but would increase during an incursion.

“With maybe a 10-year timeframe from Government to pay it back. What they are wanting to do

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biosecurity – was where industry could play a major role. “It’s about what we do once something’s established and developing plans around how to manage or eradicate it. At that level MPI will engage quite markedly with us.”

Speaking about the current velvetleaf incursion, Mr Pyke said investigations were at an early stage with 17 paddocks affected nationwide. This week FAR and MPI were holding a workshop to develop a long-term response.

Mr Pyke said velvetleaf was first spotted in 2006 in the Waikato.

“It came in, they think, in some animal feed which went through poultry, survived the birds and was spread on to maize paddocks

What they are wanting to do is have more industries integrated into a biosecurity system

is have more industries integrated into a biosecurity system.”

While the likes of the kiwifruit industry was clear-cut in terms of biosecurity risks, the arable industry had around 40 species it was involved with and was more complex in terms of key risks to crops.

There were three key levels around our national border, he said. “The first is the pre-border area where we will have very little ability to influence. If we are involved in the GIA we will be able to talk to them and say we want them to engage around certain things.”

However, the second level at the border was where the industry could start to have some influence.

Post-border – the third level of

as poultry fertiliser. That maize silage then went through the cows and still came up on seven farms with progressive containment now decreasing that number down to three.”

So far velvetleaf has been identified in some Kyros and Bangor seed lines sold by DLF Seeds.

He believed joining the GIA would mean the overall response to such an incursion would be better and decreased the risk of the Government walking away from the problem.

FAR was negotiating with five grain and seed companies as signatories to form a stand-alone entity to enter the GIA and had just one left to sign, he said.

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most important biosecurity risks.”

The fresh citrus sector produces fruit worth approximately $60 million annually, of which around $6 million is exported.

Prior to signing the GIA Deed NZCGI has been actively involved in the

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Dairy NZ has challenged farmers to improve their international competiveness with pasture and urges managers to get their costs under control.

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Meat exporters report they are now receiving more shorn lambs and wool returns have dropped for this shorter fibre.

The On-Farm Mayfield A&P Association Heifer Competition timetable for March 24 is: 8am Meet at Panthers Rock.

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A better week in the region with many areas receiving 35mm of rain with green returning to dryland pastures and brassica crops responding well to the increased moisture.

Autumn dews are arriving and with shorter days, pasture growth rates are slowing.

Managers are now focusing on ensuring body condition scores are being maintained and quality feed accumulated for late autumn production.

Market news is still very gloomy with most analysts predicting a slower return to profits than anybody wants.

All eyes will be on Fonterra’s financial announcement tomorrow.

The co-operative needs some positive news to re-stimulate shareholders for better times ahead after this prolonged downturn.

Auction results failed to inspire with another 2.9 per cent drop even with the lowest volumes offered this year, but at least whole milk powder prices stayed steady amongst other commodity falls.

Synlait reports they have signed up more farmers to supply their growing nutritional business, as some decide to sell their Fonterra shares to release the severe cashflow pressure

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Lamb Another week of subdued schedules, but some exporters report that demand and prices are lifting with promising signs for early UK’s Easter sales.

The market is becoming aware that NZ’s production this year could quickly slow in May/June and some increase in interest is expected soon on the back of this.

Farm returns for lamb are 14 per cent below and mutton 40 per cent behind (in the south) the five-year average, reports one processor and illustrates well the problems with the sheep sector.

Store and prime lamb eased at saleyards last week. It now takes a huge lamb to make a $100 at these venues.

Wool The double island sale saw prices lift for both crossbred wool indicators, but coarser lambs wool is now fallen back to levels of last year, as supply has surpassed de-

The cow kill period is about to start and with this increased supply, US importers have brought prices down and with it cow schedules eased back.

Prime cuts have lifted slightly after a stable period with increased interest from China and Korea and saleyard prime steer prices have also held well and are still 30c/kg lwt ahead of similar sales a year ago.

Deer Stable schedules again this week as exporter report low supply from farmers in February that could see the season’s production back by 6-8 per cent.

The buyers have responded to this by forward purchasing a large percentage of the crop and this should ensure future stable pricing with only the currency to interfere.

Weaner sales are starting at levels well ahead of last year as the breeders finally achieve sustainable profits from this enterprise.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Routine at a health camp

By Kathleen Stringer

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’ve learnt something today – we still have health stamps!

For years amidst the everyday stamps to post the many letters and cards we wrote, health stamps made their annual appearance.

Costing a little more than the everyday stamp, a small sum from these stamps went to support health camps.

For the younger readers who have been unable to understand much of what I’ve said, let me clarify. Hopefully you still know what a postal stamp is, although I would not be too surprised if you didn’t.

A First Day Cover is the special envelope that is produced to publicise the first day of issue of a new series of stamps. A health camp is a camp that was established by the government to give a little extra care to children who, for health or other reasons, were struggling. Often located in out-of

-the-way areas – children were nominated by their school or, sometimes, parents. They would spend a time there being fed healthily, given plenty of exercise, rest and schooling.

The idea of such stamps originated in 1926, when someone’s mother suggested that Christmas seals be issued to raise money for deserving projects, as they did in

Denmark. In 1929 the first health stamp was issued. After some discussion it was decided that the deserving project should be health camps – an institution that began in 1919.

As an Otago child, I had heard of Roxburgh health camp and I knew someone who went there. A fussy eater, she hated the boiled, mass-produced food and the

restful regime. Recently, while going through the council material, I found a minute book of the Ashburton Health Camp Association and was surprised to learn there was a camp in Staveley.

The book has much personal material, so it is restricted for general use, but it still has lots of interesting details I can share with you.

Of most interest is the “daily routine”; after reading it, it should be of little surprise that the instigator of health camps – Dr Elizabeth Gunn, served in World War One as a doctor in Egypt .

■ 7am reveille, with lavatory parade.

■ 8am breakfast.

■ 8.30 toothbrush drill and another lavatory parade (this meant washing face, hands as well as going to the bathroom.)

■ 9am free period where the children could write letters, read or play with toys.

■ 9.45 milk and biscuits were

■ PAKEKE LIONS

Why are the Lions all turning orange?

By Kathleen Stringer

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his oddly-coloured image is from the material pertaining to the Pakeke Lions group, which was brought in some time ago.

In the many boxes that arrived to be sorted there were photographs in acidic photograph albums that had to be removed (and labelled), videos of celebrations and events and DVDS with similar content.

This one collection exhibits well the way technology has changed how we record memories. I was especially grateful that someone had taken the time to copy the videos on to DVD, as often we are given media – such as movie film or reelto-reel audio, and have no way to copy or even play it. So well done Pakeke Lions for migrating your digital media!

As I said, many of their photographs were in acidic albums that were damaging the actual images. A time-consuming, but essential, task sees my team of volunteers and I carefully remove the images and place them in the exact order as they appeared in the album, with any information that accompanied the image carefully and neatly written on the back.

It’s sometimes a tedious job and is a shame as someone obviously went to a lot of time and expense to put them in the

album – but for the long-term preservation of the images, out they must come.

This image (right) is not from the albums but was one of the loose images I located. Its story could go in two ways.

One could be how important it is to label your photos – it’s obviously a group of Methven Lions at a conference, but we don’t know when or where. We only know three of the group – Ray Barlass perhaps (another plea is make sure people can read your writing), Gordon Lill and George Rountree.

The second, and as an archivist the more interesting story, is the odd orange tint the image has. The dyes used in the early colour films were susceptible to heat; high temperatures and fluctuations in temperature affected the blue more than the other colours. The photo has not, as one might assume, turned orange but instead it has become “blueless”.

While the dyes themselves are unstable, poor storage can speed up the process.

That is why the museum works very hard to monitor and adjust the temperature of our storage areas – especially the photo store – so these changes are reduced.

Although the image doesn’t look great, the faces are still recognisable, so if you can tell us whose they are we would be most grateful.

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served, with fruit if possible, then a supervised ramble or walk.

■ 10.45–11.45 they were expected to rest on their beds, then at 11.45, you guessed it, another lavatory parade.

■ Noon dinner ■ 12.30 tooth drill and lavatory parade ■ 1–1.45 free period ■ 1.45–3 absolute rest, shoes and socks removed clothing loosened, lying on their backs fully relaxed and covered with a blanket.

Sadly the routine stops there, maybe the author just drifted off to sleep while writing it.

In 1945 a larger camp was established at Glenelg in Christchurch.

I am unsure whether the camp in Staveley continued, but our minute book goes up to 1953. It details many local children who, for various reasons, received help that in part was funded by the health stamps shown here.

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■ CYCLING

Marriott finishes in style Kristine Marriott has ridden herself into a rich vein of form in recent weeks and reaped the rewards, securing victory and lifting the Mid Canterbury Cycling Championship title on Saturday.

The Tinwald Cycling Club’s final event of the season saw a good field contest the 80km handicap event around the Wakanui Beach block in hot, challenging conditions with the temperature tipping 30 degrees.

Having secured fourth place in her maiden appearance in the Calder Stewart Elite racing series against some of the country’s best female road cyclist earlier in the month, Marriott rounded out the season strongly.

She won a bunch sprint to claim the coveted championship title, and also lifted the open women’s fastest time ribbon.

Doug Lowry’s powerful late

RESULTS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club March 18, Toyota Friday Triples 1st Bruce White, Rowan Tonks and Noeline Woods 3 wins 19 ends 37 points; 2nd Murray Smallridge, Peter Whinham and Gordon Sparks 3 wins 17 ends 44 points; 3rd Colin Dennis, Alastair MacKenzie and John Smart 3 wins 15 ends 31 points; 4th Gavin Eder, Winston Lee and Dawn Bruce 3 wins 14 ends 28 points; 5th Bob Harrison. Richard Smitheram and Janet Kingsbury 3 wins 13 ends 31 points.

March 19, Sat Rollover Triples 1st Wally Porter, Alison Gibbs and Chas Leech 2 wins 7 ends 19 points; 2nd Lex Johns, Chas Rooke and Bruce Ching 1 win 1 draw 11 ends 14 points.

Corner to Corner: 1st Trevor Watson; 2nd Murray Anderson; 3rd Graham Taylor; 4th Jo Ryk. Season Finals of Corner to Corner: 1st Graham Taylor; 2nd Trevor Watson; 3rd Jo Ryk; 4th Trevor Watson.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club February 29 Flaxmere Trophy: N/S 1 Lynette Leadley/ David Sewell, 2 Bev Blair/Mary Bruce, 3 David Robins/Pat Wise. E/W 1 Fiona Williamson/Sheila Lyons, 2 Marion Oakley/Shirley Young, 3 Pauline Scott/Ruth Logan March 1 Robinson Salver: N/S 1 Mary Buckland/Trish Downward, 2 Irma Donaldson/Annette Blain, 3 Margaret Shearer/John Shearer.

E/W 1 Trish Small/Val Palmer, 2 Val Ferrier/ Maurice Small, 3 Kay Robb/John Fechney March 2 Individual Ladder: N/S 1 Val Palmer/Melva Stowell, 2= Mary Buckland/Judith Edmond, 2= Trish Downward/Peter Downward. E/W 1 Rewa Kyle/Kay Robb, 2 Maree Moore/Amanda Gray, 3 Beth McIlraith/Shirley Harris March 3 2 Rds Diff Partner: N/S 1 Val Ferrier/Ian Doel, 2 Trish Small/Rewa Kyle, 3 Mary Buckland/John Knight. E/W 1 Trish Downward/Edna Segers, 2 Jeanette Lovett/Val Palmer, 3 Trevor Coulter/David Sewell March 7 B & C Ladder: N/S 1 Paul Fergus/Amanda Gray, 2 Arie Van Dyk/Bruce Leighton, 3 Ann Gilbert/Gaye Branthwaite, E/W 1 Gordon McCormick/David Sewell, 2 Ken Kingsland/Mary Francis, 3 Alan Blackie/David McCormick March 8 A Ladder: N/S 1 Melva Stowell/Pauline Fergus, 2 Mary Buckland/Trish Downward, 3 John Fechney/Sue Rosevear. E/W 1 Kay Robb/ Rosemary McLaughlin, 2 Trish Small/Maurice Small, 3 Edna Segers/Betty Hawthorne March 9

charge to the line was agonisingly close to victory but he deservedly secured the second place spoils.

Paul Macfie produced his strongest race of the season, driving his bunch to the front of the race in the concluding stages and kicked on in the charge to the line to take the final podium position.

Emma Smith secured sixth place and claimed the under-19 women’s fastest time ribbon.

Local rider Steve Hands had the final say for fastest time honours, jumping early in the sprint to the line and holding out visiting riders Darrell Kircher, Stu Lowe and Craig Domigan.

Robert Campfens secured the veteran three time ribbon with Dave Shurrock taking the veteran four time honours.

Nathan Tew and Ben Sutton dug deep to find the finish line and lift the under-23 and un-

der-19 men’s ribbons and Mary Jones put her recent star performances in Australia to good use to claim the women’s veteran three time ribbon.

The juniors also battled hard over 16km in search of Mid Canterbury titles. Luke Skinner backed up his recent good form with a top ride, making a solo

Valetta Trophy: N/S 1 Mary Buckland/David Sewell, 2 Rosemary McLaughlin/Judith Edmond, 3 Melva Stowell/John Fechney.

E/W 1 Rewa Kyle/Trish Downward, 2 Kay Robb/Johnny Wright, 3 Val Palmer/Elaine Lattimore March 10, Mary Mulligan Trophy: N/S 1 Val Ferrier/Trish Downward, 2 Mary Buckland/ John Knight, 3= Perry Jowers/Melva Stowell 3= Bev Macaulay/Jeanette Lovett. E/W 1 Sue Rosevear/Anne Reid, 2 Ian Doel/Lynette Leadley, 3 Lois Rose/Audrey Rooney

cas. 70 Ian Sawers. 71 Gavin Santy, Stuart Wilson. Two’s: Alister Maxwell x2, Ian Lucas. Dubliner Best Nett: James Rooney 65.

Topnotch Foursquare 2nd Best Nett: Peter Kemp By Lot. Methven Travel Best Gross: Dayle Lucas.

Closest to Pin - Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Dave Puckett; Hunters Wine No 6: Eric Grimwade; Ski Time No 13: Gary Shott; Green Parrot No 17: Michael Kemp; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Stuart Wilson.

Next Week - Duff qualifying round.

■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club

Ashburton Golf Club March 19 African Stableford Top Team: Derek Shaw and Neville Trueman with 84 pts on c/b from George Brown and Stewart Dunlop also with 84pts.

Another team on 84 pts was Bill Hetrick and Ian Rive. Other winning scores were: Dave Hewitt and Paul Greer 83, Peter Morgan and Tufuga Sa 82 and Colin Divers and Bruce Day 81.

Nearest Pins: Braided Rivers: George Brown; Rothbury Insurance: Dave Gill, Netherby Meats: Terry O’Reilly, South Island Seeds: Phillip Kerr, Charming Thai (longest putt) Ivan Blain. Twos: George Brown, Ron Carlson, Dave Gill and Ken Clucas. Nett Eagles: # 8; Birdy Jackpot: #9

Mayfield Golf Club March 16 Mid-Week Stableford Competition Steve Cross 38 Stableford Points, Richard Spicer 38, Jack Allan 36, Nearest the Pin John Low. Twos Steve Cross.

March 17 9 Hole Division, Stableford: 1st L MacKenzie 65:41:41, 18 stbf, 2nd J Ludemann 59:21:38, 15 stbf. Nearest Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – W Sim, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – J Ludemann

Methven Golf Club March 16 Ladies Division: Nancy MacCormick Foursomes Lyn Schott & Heather Santy 148 Sandra Marr & Sandra Ilton 149 Sara Gallagher & Jane Helmore 153 am Winners Sandra Marr & Sandra Ilton 75.5 pm Winners Sara Gallagher & Jane Helmore 73.5 Alma Goodwin Trophy Lynn Schott & Heather Santy Nearest The Pin #4 Methven Travel Sharryn Bree # 6 Methven Pharmacy Heather Middleton #13 Methven Supervalue Tania Wilson #17 Arabica Sandra Ilton Saturday # 17 Methven Foursquare Ellen Kemp 2’s & net eagles Saturday Ellen Kemp x 3 March 19 Men’s Division, Stroke Round Senior: Dayle Lucas 74-4-70; Intermediate: Phil Elliott 82-14-68; Junior A: Dave Puckett 87-19-68; Junior B: James Rooney 90-25-65.

Other Good Scores: 68 Peter Kemp. 69 Gary Kermode, Eric Grimwade, Andy Gorman, Peter Harper, Mark Gorman, Ian Lu-

Kristine Marriott

March 17 Twilight - Stroke Men: 0-6: Alton Fletcher 32, Owen Miller 33, John Smitheram 33, Brent Smith 33..

7-10: Tim Stoddart 33, Shane Webster 34, Steve McCloy 34, Arthur Pawsey 35. 11 plus: Keith Bonnington 34, Gordon Carter 35, Kerry Whiting 35, Andy Rattray 36. Women 0-14: Pam McAndrew 34, barb Harris 35.

15 plus: Val Prendergast 35, Betty O’Neill 36, Maree Moore 36, Jacqui Beardsley 37.

Bayley’s nearest the pin: # 2 Leen Bell. # 12 Ben Shearer. Radio Hokonui lucky card; Pete Marshall. Two’s; Andy Rattray.

March 19 Stroke: Leading scores in the medal round played on Saturday were; Senior - 12: Greg Hubbard 68, Brent Kirdy 70, Simon Ross 70.

Intermediate 13-18: Tony Sheppard 66, Neil Rayner 68, Steve Kircher 68. Junior 19 plus: Warren Scott 65, Roger Bruce 68, Roger Duff 70, Des Green 71. Women: Sally Lane 71 c/b Jacqui Beardsley 71. Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Jo Peacock. Gluyas Ford # 6; Tony Sheppard. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Wayne Ross. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Tony Sheppard. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Terry Reynolds. Two’s: Simon Ross, Greg Hubbard, Elizabeth Collins, Tony Sheppard (2), Roger Duff. Net Eagle; # 4 Chris Hart.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club March 19 Oamaru Flock: 5 flyers sent 170 birds Winners Flying Time - 2 hours, 16 minutes, 54 seconds. 1st M. Davidson 1080.153 mpm 2nd L. Davidson 1079.497 mpm 3rd R. Cornwall 1064.325 mpm 4th T. Drummond 1055.100 mpm 5th N. Martin 1044.820 mpm.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis March 19 Mixed Masters Green beat Orange 4 matches to 2: W. Christie & R. Baxter beat P. Yates & S. Letham 9-5; A. Kermode & S. Clemens beat B. Sivier & G. Esker 9-2; W. Christie & S. Clemens lost to P. Yates & G. Esker 7-9; R. Baxter & A. Kermode beat S. Letham & B. Sivier 9-2; W. Christie & A. Kermode beat P. Yates & B. Sivier 9-3; R. Baxter & S. Clemens lost to S. Letham & G. Esker 7-9.

breaking late in the race and holding out the chasing riders.

Oliver Davidson is another to hit form at the right time, charging through the field to take the second place spoils in a spirited sprint finish, edging his sister Connie in to third on the line.

Scratch marker Bailey O’Donnell secured the overall time honours, riding the distance in 24.47, while Jessie Banks produced a good ride to take the girls fastest time honours.

Abe O’Donnell and Caitlin Titheridge were rewarded for their hard work over the season, lifting the under-15 boys’ and girls’ time ribbons.

Meanwhile, division two spoils went to Brian Ellis, who claimed the win and fastest time from the ever consistent Janette Hooper while Andy Skinner was right on their tail in third.

Red beat Gold 5 matches to 1: D. Fisher & M. Morrow beat S. Kilworth & S. Spittal 9-2; B. Riseley & M. Allan beat B. Donaldson & A. Hodson 9-4; D. Fisher & M. Allan beat S. Kilworth & A. Hodson 9-2; M. Morrow & B. Riseley beat S. Spittal & B. Donaldson 9-1; D. Fisher & B. Riseley beat S. Kilworth & B. Donaldson 9-6; M. Morrow & M. Allan lost to S. Spittal & A. Hodson 7-9.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club March 23, Ray White Sponsored Aussie Pairs. 12.30 Start.

The following skips have entered teams:M Anderson, N Atkinson, G Clark, P Collins, C Dennis, G Eder, B A Gowan, D Gutberlet, B Harrison, R Herriott, B Holdom, R Keeling, H Kemp, D Kinvig, C Leech, A Mackenzie, B Mayson, M Middleton, D Prendergast, M Quinn, J Ryk, B Saussey, J Smart, G Sparks, W Suttie, G Taylor, B White, B Williams.

Inquires to J Ryk Phone 3087907. jandjryk@xtra.co.nz

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 26: Mixed Greensome match will be played for the Keig Cup (any family pairing) and the Coasters Cup (any pairing). Start Times: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 12.00 for 12.30 start.

March 28: Annual Turkey Trot: Again a mixed day with the match of the day being individual stableford. Report at 12.00 for a 12.30 start.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby March 24 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One: Lincoln v Devon Tavern Hampstead, Lincoln, 7.30pm, G Peddie; West Melton v PWL Methven, West Melton, 7pm, M Gallagher; Burn/Duns/Irwell v Glenmark, Dunsandel, 7pm, K Opele; Saracens v Kaiapoi, Southbrook, 6pm, A Stokes March 26: Rolleston v Southbridge, Rolleston, 2.45pm, A Stead Section Two March 24: Darfield v Railway Tavern Rakaia, Darfield, 7pm, C O’Malley; Prebbleton v Ohoka, Prebbleton, 7pm, A Brosnahan; Hornby v Waihora, Waihora, 7.30pm, M Gameson March 25: Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic v Stuart Tarbotton Contracting Southern, Celtic, 1pm, R Goodman, K Opele, P Hunt March 26: Ashley v Oxford, Loburn Lwr 1, 2.45pm, S Laird.

Hunt smashes Mir The Mark Hunt legend lives on. His 42nd birthday is only days away but that hasn’t held him back from knocking out former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event of UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane on Sunday night. The Super Samoan has unreal power in both hands and this time it was a straight right that did the business for Hunt (12-10-1) and Mir (18-11) had no answer.

After three minutes of the first round, the fight was over with one brutal, walk-away punch. - NZME

Vodafone backs stadium Corporate giant Vodafone has thrown its weight behind the growing push for a new waterfront stadium in central Auckland - and is prepared to put its money where its mouth is. Undeterred by government indifference towards funding a CBD-based stadium, chief executive Russell Stanners weighed in on the public debate today and supported the push to dump Eden Park as Auckland’s main sports arena. Stanners said Vodafone had a “long and rich history” with New Zealand sport, and would “seriously consider sponsoring a new Auckland downtown stadium if it went ahead”.

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Williams returns serve The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open criticised the WTA Tour yesterday, saying women’s pro tennis players “ride on the coattails of the men” while describing them as “physically attractive and competitively attractive.” Raymond Moore, a 69-year-old former pro from South Africa, oversees the US$7 million tournament in the California desert featuring the men’s and women’s tours. Top-ranked Serena Williams objected, saying: “Those remarks are very much mistaken and very, very, very inaccurate.”

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Spurs cut gap Tottenham Hotspur have closed the gap on EPL leaders Leicester with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth, while Manchester City’s outside hopes were effectively ended with a 1-0 home defeat by Manchester United yesterday.

Harry Kane scored twice and Christian Eriksen got the other as Tottenham kept their title hopes on track with a convincing victory. City’s chances look over as they were beaten 1-0 at home

by United, with Marcus Rashford grabbing the only goal.

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Tulloch still critical Ian “Inky” Tulloch, the motor racing identity and a former mayor of Gore, has been seriously injured in a motor racing crash at Teretonga Park near Invercargill.

The 65-year-old is reported to be in a critical condition in Southland Hospital, after an accident during a Clubmans Saloon car race. His Honda Integra hit a tyre wall, the race was stopped, and Tulloch was air-transported to the hospital. Tulloch’s extensive CV includes being a member of and leading organisations such as the Gore District Health Committee and Rugby Southland. He has also won a number of New Zealand and Australian motor racing titles.

- NZME

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In brief Ko settles for second Lydia Ko has been beaten by a record-equalling feat on the LPGA Tour. Ko’s finished second at the Founders Cup in Arizona, despite carding a stunning seven-under par final round of 65. The world number one has finished five shots off the equal best 72-hole record of 27-under par recorded by Korea’s Sei Young Kim. Meanwhile, Jason Day will move up to second in the men’s world rankings after claiming the PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational by a shot. - AP

Fifth win for Djokovic World No.1 Novak Djokovic produced sublime form to clinch an unprecedented fifth title at Indian Wells with a 6-2 6-0 demolition of bigserving Canadian Milos Raonic in the final yesterday. The 28-year-old Serb broke his out-of-sorts opponent twice in the first set and three times in the second to wrap up victory in one hour 17 minutes on a blazing hot afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California.

Djokovic improved his stellar record for the year to 22-1 as he tied Rafael Nadal with a record-equalling 27th ATP Masters crown. - AP

Ferrari closing the gap

Allenton’s Alex Crawford and Graeme Bishop won the senior men’s section at the Champion of Champions pairs on Sunday.

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■ BOWLS

Home advantage to the fore

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Allenton Bowling Club hosted the Champion of Champions pairs on Sunday in fine weather, and home advantage was certainly made the most of, with Allenton teams winning both the

senior men and senior women’s titles.

Alex Crawford and Graeme Bishop were the best of the senior men while Jill May and Rachel Davies took out the senior women’s competition.

Methven were dominant in the

juniors, however, with Rob Fensome and Gary Blackwell and Lyn Fensome and Diane Callaghan winning the men’s and women’s events respectively.

Plenty of support turned out and watched the action from the comfort of the air-condi-

tioned clubrooms as the temperatures soared throughout the day.

With the fours and triples already played, the singles remain and will be hosted by the Hampstead Bowling Club on Sunday April 3.

■ CRICKET

Semi-final spot beckons for Black Caps By andrew alderson Barring a dismantlement of Jenga proportions, New Zealand look a sound prospect to reach their second semi-final in six World T20 attempts and their first in three attempts on the subcontinent.

The Black Caps have a sound foundation in place for tournament success in India, but the schedule remains riddled with challenges.

They will face Pakistan in Mohali tomorrow morning (3am NZ time) and Bangladesh in Kolkata on Saturday (10.30pm NZ time).

Both grounds are relatively large, meaning New Zealand could return to the three-spinner strategy which worked so im-

pressively against India in Nagpur.

Any such decision could raise the unfathomable prospect of leaving Trent Boult and Tim Southee out for the entire tournament.

Why change a winning formula?

Mitchell McClenaghan returned at the expense of Nathan McCullum against Australia.

He delivered the crucial 19th over which conceded three runs and exacted two wickets to earn man-of-the-match honours.

Such hunger presents a welcome selection conundrum.

However, as McClenaghan conceded post-match, “it’s hard to score on wickets that are turning with good quality spinners”.

If New Zealand advances down

Strike bowler Tim Southee: May not be required for the entire tourmanent. that path, there will be justified confidence in what the spinners can deliver.

Another advantage is that a number of the New Zealand-

ers are familiar with Mohali and Kolkata, a benefit from multiple years spent with Indian Premier League franchises.

New Zealand, the world’s third-ranked T20 side behind India and the West Indies, will have confidence against the seventhranked Pakistan, having beaten them 2-1 in the summer series at home.

Mohali will present more spinfriendly conditions but, in an irony on the subcontinent, will Pakistan have the spin attack beyond Shahid Afridi to present a significant threat to the Black Caps?

But combating a pace attack which could include Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan or Anwar Ali will be taxing.

- NZME

For the first time in a couple of years, Mercedes are genuinely wary of a Formula One rival. While Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished one-two in the Australian Grand Prix, they were looking in their rearview mirrors at Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari’s lead driver came third, but the result could have been different if not for his team’s tyre choice - they went soft, while Mercedes went harder in a decisive factor in the race. “Ferrari’s are obviously in the battle,” Hamilton said. “So hopefully some exciting races coming up ahead of us.”

- AAP

‘Brainsnap’ from Inglis Imagine the celebration if he’d kicked it. That was the running joke emanating out of Redfern yesterday as South Sydney players make light of Greg Inglis’ brainsnap field-goal attempt in Sunday’s 8-6 NRL loss to St George. With just seconds remaining and his team down by two, the Rabbitohs captain inexplicably took a shot for one point, admitt-ing he thought the teams were level for the entire second half. “I don’t know what was going on through my mind. Went back, had a look at it, and they actually kicked a penalty goal,” an embarrassed Inglis said.

- AAP

Johnson ‘frustrated’ Warriors five-eighth Shaun Johnson says he is “pissed off and frustrated” after failing to take the game by the scruff of the neck in the dying stages of Sunday’s 21-14 defeat to Melbourne Storm.

Johnson was bitterly disappointed with his own performance, believing he missed opportunities to run the ball, and for failing to set himself up to take a field goal to break the 14-14 deadlock. A week after critics called for the No6 to be dropped after a lacklustre outing against Brisbane, Johnson admitted he needs to rediscover his attacking mojo, and said he and halves partner Jeff Robson need to improve the way they close out matches. “I’m pissed off again and frustrated,” said Johnson. - NZME

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■ HARNESS RACING

Williams keeps on winning

By Duane RangeR Have Faith In Me might be spelling in the green pastures of Invercargill right now, but Tim Williams looks to have a ready-made Group One winning drive to replace the Auckland Cup champion for the remainder of this season.

Williams’ drive behind Piccadilly Princess in Thursday’s fifth heat of the Nevele R Series for 3-year-old pacing fillies was a pearler.

He eased the brown daughter of Bettor’s Delight off the gate and then at the bell went from fifth to sit parked outside the pacemaker.

In the straight the smart filly simply left them to it stopping the clock in 1:55.1. She came home in 58.4 and 29.5.

The mobile mile (1609m) boasted a nice stake of $20,000, but sadly has attracted just five starters.

The Group One $150,000 Final will be raced at Alexandra Park on April 29, but Williams is not taking that and future drives behind Piccadilly Princess for granted.

“I’m hoping I retain the drive

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Tim Williams: Back from a month with the All Stars in Hamilton.

behind her because she is just at the stage of her career where she is improving.

“She takes the next step up every time she walks out on to a racetrack. But it’s entirely up to Mark (Purdon) and Natalie (Rasmussen).

“Our stable is firing and they are very good at calling the shots.

“I only want what’s best for the team,” Williams said Williams arrived back in Christchurch on Friday after spending almost a month with Purdon and Rasmussen’s team in

Hamilton.

“That was a very nice win last night. The race panned out nicely for us because they went hard early and then she sat outside the pace very comfortably.

“Then at the top of the straight she just left them to it,” Williams said.

Williams has had 119 drives this season - won 19 of them, placed on 25 occasions and netted $462,152 in stakes.

Friday’s comfortable oneand-three-quarter length victory was Piccadilly Princess’s sixth

win in 12 starts ($139,143).

Williams has driven five of those wins and junior Matt Anderson drove her on February 21 when she won at Methven the third heat in 1:59.3.

That day she beat her very good stablemate Golden Goddess by a head, and then a fortnight later at Alexandra Park downed her by half a length in the Group One $120,000 Northern Oaks.

Williams said he was still buzzing from that Group One victory and said he would love to stay on her considering Have Faith In Me is having 10 weeks off and will by-pass the Taylor Mile, the New Zealand Messenger, and the Harness Jewels Final.

“Dream About Me is still the top three-year-old filly in the barn but this girl has come a long way very fast and is now at the big improvement stage.

“To think she only qualified last September and then I won behind her on debut on the grass at Motukarara that same month.

“Even though there’s not much between her and Golden Goddess I think we are still to see the best of her this season,” said Williams.

- HRNZ

Group performer Seize The Moment will make his next appearance at Awapuni on Saturday week. “He just can’t go right-handed so he’ll go down there for the Listed Flying Handicap,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. The winner of six races and runner-up in the Gr.3 Anniversary Handicap at Trentham, Seize The Moment hasn’t raced since his front-running victory at Hastings earlier this month.

- NZME

Group winner OK Perfect Start pulled up well after her first appearance in more than a year when unplaced at Te Rapa on Saturday. “We needed to see where we were with her – she had done a lot of work on the treadmill, but she hadn’t had a trial,” cotrainer Wayne Hillis said. The dual Group Three winner of the Manawatu Cup and the Trentham Stakes suffered a tendon injury that forced her late scratching from last year’s Auckland Cup. - NZME

Marky Mark turned out Marky Mark will be spelled following his failure in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas. Last season’s champion two-year-old was never in contention at Trentham and a post-race veterinary check revealed nothing to be amiss.

Trainer Moira Murdoch told stewards Marky Mark would be sent for a break.

- NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 27733 Kinloch Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 6 3.07pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 520m 10 76848 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Mar 2016 NZ Meeting num- 4 21824 Sahara Sam 17.75 H & .......................Taylor 1 26678 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 9 3.57pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 74422 Know Energy 17.50....................... G Cleeve 2 77666 Opawa Stella 30.33 L & ..................... Wales 1 686F7 Kablitz 17.73 ................................ K Cassidy 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 37466 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 3 44876 Briseur De Reves 30.47 ............ A Bradshaw 2 2811 Speedy Return 17.47 J & ................D Fahey 10, 11 and 12 7 32226 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 S & ...............B Evans 4 24141 Jon Snow Lives 30.47 ..................C Roberts 3 55856 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 8 87464 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 5 84754 Private Action 31.14 S & .................B Evans 1 1.40pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C0, 295m 4 46571 Cawbourne Kin 17.40 ..................C Roberts 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 23475 Goldstar Jagger nwtd S & ...............B Evans 1 64487 Chile Mustard nwtd ......................A Waretini 5 78561 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 7 76x36 Opawa Peaches 30.47 J & ..............D Fahey 2 33742 Reality nwtd ..................................... B Dann 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 6 82277 Star Apache 17.42 S & ................... B Evans 8 72356 Cawbourne Web nwtd ..................C Roberts 3 2x652 Pep’s Terra nwtd C & .......................... Fagan 4 2.32pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 7 35742 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 1 26856 Jackpot Jake 17.46 .......................... B Dann 7 3.22 GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY SPRINT C1, 295m 4 5 Sparkling Terra nwtd C & ................... Fagan 8 76675 Another Spin 17.39 ................J T McInerney 2 56887 First Officer 17.65 ........................S Hindson 5 533 Glad Rags nwtd ..................................A Lee 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 1 26478 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 ..........J T McInerney 3 42634 Midnight Action nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 Dream Project nwtd C & .................... Fagan 2 38544 Uno James nwtd L & .......................... Wales 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 4 4F547 Archies Dijon 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 7 67372 Cairnella nwtd ................................ H Cairns 3 27342 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 10 4.20pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL STAKES C1, 520m 5 88272 Doosh nwtd ............................J T McInerney 8 83875 King Simba nwtd ..........................M Roberts 4 15 Extra Credit 17.46 ............................ B Dann 1 76848 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 9 FT887 Promises Maid nwtd ......... K Cassidy 6 34856 Max Stix 17.58 .............................C Roberts 5 46848 Rio Action nwtd S & ........................B Evans 2 77654 Opawa Born 30.43 L &....................... Wales 10 7675 Hilton Cust nwtd ........................ A Bradshaw 7 51511 Barcia Express 17.55 ...................... M Grant 6 75883 Know Luck nwtd ............................ G Cleeve 3 65254 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett 8 72353 Tip The Babe 17.56 C & .....................

Fagan 7 44235 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 2 1.58pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 4 24542 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67..............C Roberts 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 8 25465 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 1 35227 Lexie Rae 17.53 ...........................C Roberts 5 78784 Another Cruise nwtd ..............J T McInerney 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 31134 Jinja Brian 17.38 ..........................A Waretini 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 6 66541 Paua Shot 30.52 J & .......................D Fahey 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 3 88848 Chicago Black 17.58 ..............J T McInerney 5 2.49pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 7 65265 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & .................... B Evans 1 x1511 Fiery Fagan 17.45 C & ....................... Fagan 8 3.42 I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 8 66455 Black Sails 30.66 H & .........................Taylor 4 67836 Jewel Apache 17.57 S & .................B Evans 2 55665 Johnnybruce 17.43 ................J T McInerney 5 78xF3 Infernal Majesty nwtd ................ G T Bennett 1 48414 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 L & ............. Wales 11 4.37 CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 3 46773 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 6 66363 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 2 81622 Ester Action nwtd S & .....................B Evans 1 44621 Thunder Storm 17.42 .............J T McInerney 4 766F4 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 7 3858F Cawbourne Teash nwtd...................J Tanner 3 74482 Opawa Smoke 31.38 L & ................... Wales 2 21535 God Particle 17.63 ..............................A Lee 5 61233 Cupcake 17.73 ....................................A Lee 8 42577 Bad Week 17.33.....................J T McInerney 4 111 Cawbourne Patty 30.52................C Roberts 3 21426 Ekali 17.43 J & ................................D Fahey 6 3F352 Adrenalin Kick 17.50 ..............J T McInerney 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 5 46132 Opawa Grunter 30.38 L & .................. Wales 4 75652 Know Struggle 17.34..................... G Cleeve 7 68563 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 6 66327 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 5 76678 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & ................B Evans 3 2.15 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 8 77657 Red Hot Action nwtd S & ................B Evans 7 67873 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 6 56557 Ohoka Hope 17.38 ....................... L Waretini 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 8 22F11 Opawa Minstrel 30.63 L & .................. Wales 1 26886 Devilskin nwtd ........................J T McInerney 7 78857 Idol Georgie 17.64 ............................ J Rush 9 76x36 Opawa Peaches 30.47 J & ..............D Fahey 2 27867 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 8 76473 Unreliable Andy 17.35 ............... A Bradshaw

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Smart sprinter returns

9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 12 4.54pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 17677 Private Agenda 17.63 ................... I Fensom 2 76746 Wrinkles 17.15 .......................J T McInerney 3 18577 Opawa Perissa nwtd L & .................... Wales 4 43653 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 5 84516 Wow Madonna 17.26 M & ...............P Binnie 6 14845 Zircon nwtd ............................J T McInerney 7 88334 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor 8 22852 Cawbourne Eden 17.64 ...............C Roberts Emergencies: 9 87688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 10 87588 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney SELECTIONS Race 1: Reality, Dream Project, Glad Rags, King Simba Race 2: Lexie Rae, Jinja Brian, Infernal Majesty, Jewel Apache Race 3: Know Energy, Sahara Sam, Devilskin, Kinloch Action Race 4: Jackpot Jake, Tip The Babe, Midnight Action, Doosh Race 5: Fiery Fagan, Petra Haka, Mobilize, Johnnybruce Race 6: Opawa Stella, Opawa Peaches, Goldstar Jagger Race 7: Extra Credit, Know Luck, Bigtime Tip, Ohoka Faith Race 8: Opawa Bucks Eye, Opawa Minstrel, Opawa Grunter Race 9: Speedy Return, Another Spin, Paddy The Baker Race 10: Paua Shot, Opawa Born, Magic Dozer, Jewel Eagle Race 11: Thunder Storm, Ekali, God Particle, Unreliable Andy Race 12: Wow Madonna, Giganaire, Cawbourne Eden, Zircon LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park 1 77586 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Mar 2016 NZ Meeting num- 2 41546 Opawa Opal 19.08 L & ....................... Wales ber: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 3 31477 Royal Action 18.82 S & ...................B Evans 4 12714 Wheelchair Norm 18.36 .........J T McInerney 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.08pm OTAGO GREYHOUND RACING CLUB 5 58133 Technic 19.08 ................................R Adcock 6 51368 Puma Pants 18.49..................J T McInerney SPRINT C0, 310m 7 36335 Homebush Ariel 18.71 ...........J T McInerney 1 82448 Chill Out Rach nwtd M & ...................Jopson 8 31641 Grand Apache 18.80 S & ................ B Evans 2 58 Celtic Warrior nwtd M & ....................Jopson 9 8885x Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 3 733 Botany Alan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 4 6 Homebush Gracie nwtd..........J T McInerney 4 1.08 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES 5 54366 Opawa Whisper nwtd L &................... Wales C2, 545m 1 12421 Know Style 33.47 .......................... G Cleeve 6 72776 Slyness nwtd ......................................J Allen 2 37233 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 7 472 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 3 84851 La Kinks nwtd.................................C Healey 8 37576 Kelly’s Boy nwtd ............................... S Whall 4 43834 Ugo Flash 32.18 S & ....................... B Evans 9 65847 Octagons Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 5 64855 Know Neglect nwtd ....................... G Cleeve 10 7 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 2 12.28 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 6 57813 Opawa Tracy 33.10 L & ...................... Wales 7 28423 Thrilling Luke nwtd M &.....................Jopson 1 67683 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 8 54373 Rushcuter Action 33.80 S & ............B Evans 2 75677 Brindee’s Bro 19.05........................C Healey 9 12687 Punch On Jaime 33.23 ..........J T McInerney 3 75772 Definite nwtd .................................R Adcock 4 18343 Southern Mist 19.27 ....................R Hamilton 10 14678 Homebush Buck 33.29 ...........J T McInerney 5 45555 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner 5 1.28 BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 42241 Homebush Slinky 18.93 .........J T McInerney 6 53338 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen 2 158x8 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 .....................M J Hill 7 46x62 Castle Eden nwtd ..............................M J Hill 3 46363 Pukeko Warrior 18.77.....................B Healey 8 17664 Mitchell Dean 18.81 ..........................M J Hill 4 32376 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 9 63778 Thunder Dragon 19.20 .......................J Allen 5 78732 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 10 58655 Deborah Bay 19.22 ........................J Guthrie 3 12.48 RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 5 APRIL C4/5, 310m 6 78464 Rob’s Mate 18.49 ..............................M J Hill

7 61785 Opawa Express 19.00 ................. B I Conner 8 88848 Shez Keen 18.70...............................S Keen 9 22566 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 10 78788 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 6 1.47pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1/2, 310m 1 47121 Timely Reminder nwtd M & ...............Jopson 2 13143 Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton 3 14638 Cherry Crusher 18.79 .......................M J Hill 4 35375 Hello Blondie 18.81 .......................R Adcock 5 78414 Sprinkles 18.58 ......................J T McInerney 6 45183 Harden Faster nwtd M & ...................Jopson 7 72412 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney 8 12653 Alex Rumble 19.20 .................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 78788 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 10 22566 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 7 2.05 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C1/2, 310m 1 12347 Ilabb 19.25 M & .................................Jopson 2 36266 Winne Willow 18.64...........................M J Hill 3 25456 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 4 16762 Go Tommo nwtd S & .......................B Evans 5 87888 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 44385 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 7 23247 Tilt 19.04 .......................................R Adcock 8 43326 Homebush Riley 18.94 ...........J T McInerney 9 58655 Deborah Bay 19.22 ........................J Guthrie 10 63778 Thunder Dragon 19.20 .......................J Allen

8 2.23pm OTAGO NOVICE STAKES C1, 545m

1 66255 Pianissimo nwtd .......................... B I Conner 2 411 Spare Action 33.71 S &................... B Evans 3 64143 Opawa Gail nwtd L & ......................... Wales 4 48573 Opawa Alex nwtd L & ......................... Wales 5 43333 No Tinkerbell 33.24 ........................J Guthrie 6 68785 His Nibs nwtd .....................................J Allen 7 66814 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S &..............B Evans 8 56522 Freckle Flyer 33.54.............................J Allen 9 88878 War Cloak 33.63 ............................J Guthrie 9 2.40 ST KILDA VET CENTRE STAKES C3/4, 545m 1 73111 Know Worth 32.92......................... G Cleeve 2 64176 Goldstar Avery 32.89 S &................ B Evans 3 88872 Zipping Sonny 33.44 ..............J T McInerney 4 73465 Know Clown 33.76 ........................ G Cleeve 5 36277 Know Mayhem 33.63 .................... G Cleeve 6 84x25 Know Jinx 32.06............................ G Cleeve 7 16741 Nina Baxter 33.14 ..................J T McInerney 8 75334 Opawa Stretch 32.36 L & ................... Wales 10 2.57 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C3, 310m 1 35118 Another Fan 18.67 .................J T McInerney 2 46844 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney 3 71721 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 4 12453 Mr. Marine nwtd.............................R Adcock 5 74447 Know Salute 19.16 ........................ G Cleeve 6 75424 Air Express 18.57...................J T McInerney 7 45343 Opawa Colin 18.22 L & ...................... Wales 8 64436 Opawa Lean Meat 18.88 L & ............. Wales

Emergencies: 9 33168 Baduzzi nwtd..........................J T McInerney 10 53168 Rand nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 11 3.15pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES SPRINT C4, 310m 1 73614 Homebush Gru 18.76.............J T McInerney 2 32323 Homebush Paige 18.69..........J T McInerney 3 48275 Aiden Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 4 83542 Dinero Action 18.87 S &..................B Evans 5 35783 Homebush Chopper 18.28 .....J T McInerney 6 27154 Goldstar Bomber 19.37 S & ............B Evans 7 66778 Homebush Rufus 18.69 .........J T McInerney 8 76454 Chokehold nwtd M & .........................Jopson 9 8885x Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans SELECTIONS Race 1: Botany Alan, Chill Out Rach, Homebush Gracie Race 2: Southern Mist, Glory Hog, Definite, Castle Eden Race 3: Wheelchair Norm, Puma Pants, Technic, Royal Action Race 4: Know Style, Ugo Flash, Opawa Tracy, Know Neglect Race 5: Homebush Slinky, Rob’s Mate, Opawa Express Race 6: Southern Affair, Alex Rumble, Timely Reminder, Sprinkles Race 7: Homebush Riley, Tilt, San Sebastian, Tepirita Hendrix Race 8: Spare Action, No Tinkerbell, Freckle Flyer, Opawa Gail Race 9: Know Jinx, Know Worth, Know Mayhem, Know Clown Race 10: Homebush Rocky, Opawa Colin, Opawa Lean Meat Race 11: Homebush Chopper, Dinero Action, Homebush Paige LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Open Home Wednesday 6:15pm - 6:45pm For Sale $399,000 Armand van-der-Eik 021 597 527 03 307 8317

* 3 bedrooms plus office/ study * Tidy bathroom with separate toilet * Well heated Open Home Wednesday 5:15pm - 5:45pm For Sale $299,000 Kim Miller 027 236 8627 03 307 8317

* Smart 4 bedroom home * Open plan kitchen/ dining/living area * 2nd adjoining lounge * 2 bathrooms Open Home Wednesday 6:15pm - 7:00pm Offers over $620,000 Cindy Hayward 027 389 7955 03 307 8317

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)

27 Grey Street * 4 bedrooms * Open plan living and dining * Heat pump and Ventilation system Open Home Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:00pm Offers over $415,000 Armand van-der-Eik 021 597 527 03 307 8317

30 Grey Street - Build me up - Between the Avenues - Corner Section Fully Fenced Open Home Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:00pm Deadline Sale Chrissy Milne 027 290 6606 03 307 8317

Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell preloved second hand clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Main Road and Jane Street.

9.30am - 1.30pm

Wednesday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

9am - 12pm ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Produce Stall outside ANZ Bank, East St. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome, enquiries to: Clark Gillies, 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 1.30pm

ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around good clean used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church.

Corner Havelock Street and Cass Street.

9.45am and 1.15pm.

GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles, Waireka, Philip St. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

10am HAKATERE/ASHBURTON U3A.

Speaker Helen Leach NZ Kitchens 20th century. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

12noon- 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, nonmembers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Senior Parishioners Holy Communion.

Park Street.

6pm 3 KM and 5KM FUN RUN/WALK SERIES.

Enjoy a run, jog or walk. $2 entry, students free. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion, opposite Creek Road. Runs until March 29. Organised by Ashburton Athletics.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome, enquiries to Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Network Centre Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, M.S.A. Havelock St.

ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around used clothing. Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

9.45am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting and A.G.M. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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

10.30am MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS NETWORK. Coffee morning, meet new people over a coffee and chat, please come along we would love to meet you! Reflections

Cafe, 198 East Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall.

Havelock Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka, Philip St 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to Line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor

Annette phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Social pool nights weekly in main bar.

Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Competition night. Senior Centre, Camerson Street.

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REAL ESTATE

Wednesday Open Homes

Phillip Kenny Real Estate Ltd, Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Wednesday 5.15pm - 5.45pm

Wednesday 5.00pm - 5.30pm

78A Peter Street

43 Cambridge Street

Set Sale: 4.00 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2016 • Sunny living area • Good sized bedrooms • Compliant fire • Close to Schools

Tender Closes: 3.00pm on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 • Impressive presentation!

• Two living areas • Three big bedrooms • Impressive three car garaging

Wednesday 6.00pm - 6.30pm

Price: $345,000

7 Cambridge Street • • • •

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS060316

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS080316

Price By Negotiation

Very tidy and warm Brand new bathroom Good garaging Close to Schools and shops

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS080216

112 - 114 Tancred Street, Ashburton

Phone 03 308-6497

Cath Henderson 021-137-9931

Helena Ratten 0274-577-998

Leo Ratten

PA to Helena Ratten

03 308-6497

Lynne Bridge 0274-106-216

Jill Leonard Roberta Rutledge 0274-982-500 027-228-7843

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

THE FULL PACKAGE

BUYERS $519,000+

Lisa Kenny Dave Thomson 027-642-8200 027-6011-426

RENTAL MANAGER RENTAL MANAGER

Karyn Cox 027-77-66-497

Lyn Doig 0274-736-825

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

RETIREMENT OR PROFESSIONAL OPTION

WEB ID AU48616

WESTSIDE 2 Woolstore Mews

BUYERS $345,000+ EASTSIDE 42 Grey Street

In the heart of Allenton this home will be top of your list. Two living areas, four spacious bedrooms; master with walk-in robe and en-suite, carpet and tiled flooring, spa bath, gas hot water and cooking facilities - the list goes on.

Private indoor outdoor living, close to schools and Shopping amenities.

WEB ID AU48377

This sunny three bedroom townhouse sits well for all day sun and is only a short walk to town on east side of town centre. Double garage has internal access and separate laundry. Small easy care section with street views.

VIEW Wednesday 23 Mar 12.30 - 1.30pm

VIEW Wednesday 23 Mar 5.15 - 6.00pm

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

RURAL TRADING POST

Carrots 1kg .99c bag Red Kumara 1kg Onions 1.5kg Whole Watermelon Avocado

$1.99 bag $1.99 bag $2.99 ea $1.99 ea

Specials available from 22/03 - 29/03

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

Birthday Greetings Oliver Polson Happy 3rd Birthday Oli! Love always Mama, Papa, Sofia and Genevieve. xxx Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

308-1095

TRADES, SERVICES

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable service contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989.

30 years local service. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD Discount card welcomed.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

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

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 0800 FOR LAND

RURAL LIVING- TOWN BOUNDARY

WEB ID AL48520 ASHBURTON 139 Methven Highway

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SMITHFIELD FLOWERS, 211 Smithfield Road.

Chrysanthemums for sale. $8 bunch of chrysanthemums or 2 bunches for $13, many beautiful colours. Floral bouquets $20. Come and see us at 211 Smithfield Road, open every day 8am to 7pm.

East Street market Saturday mornings.

This sunny home sits in the favoured north side of Ashburton only 1.3kms from the town boundary.

Here you can enjoy all the attractions of being in town and yet have all the extras that a smaller lifestyle property offers. A permanent material home master with ensuite, large separate lounge and attached double garage.

GRAZING

WINTER grazing Overdale kale / grass and silage and good yards. Phone 027 284 0377.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

DEADLINE SALE

OPEN HOME

VIEW Wednesday 23 Mar 5.30 - 6.00pm DEADLINE SALE closes Monday 18th April, 2016 at 4.00pm, (unless sold prior)

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long ANNALISE in Ashburton hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Tuesday and Wednesday Phone calls only, private 027 only. Please phone 021 0288 363 7916.

5241.

Real Estate

BEAUTIFUL, naughty Asian.

Exciting, busty, great body.

Playful good time. Ph 022 321 0270.

New Zealand ashburton

24/7 Appraisals 308 6173

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

THREE bedroom house with two bedrooms available to rent in Tinwald. Contact 027 928 0882 or 027 433 5766 for viewing.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

We design, we build, we innovate.

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

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Don’t believe all you hear.

Some around you will speak out of school. There’s no reason to attach a distorted significance to this.

People are sometimes just plain misinformed.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Words are strongly linked to destiny today. There may be a bit of vocabulary that needs clarification. Does your definition of terms match up with someone else’s? If you’re not sure, ask!

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When you’re committed to the right goal, you really won’t need to motivate yourself. Reward and punishment will be unnecessary. Just lighten up and do your best.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): One way to feel like a superstar is to surround yourself with people who obey, flatter and comfort you. That’s not your style.

You want to be inspired, pushed and challenged, so you seek those with equal and/or superior skills.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): An exchange of two different kinds of goods or acts may work out brilliantly, so long as both agree they are getting an equal value.

Spend time sorting out a mutually agreeable system of evaluation.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You will be susceptible to a special combination of alluring language and intriguing ideas and will likely follow their suggestion into a bit of lighthearted afternoon fun.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your tastes are changing as you become exposed to experiences and options.

Ask the questions that will help you understand why and where things fit into the larger context.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Some around you have a cool demeanour that prevents them showing enthusiasm. You’re not bound to the same rules and values. Give out that infectious and energising joy!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You have been successful without knowing why. Ask around, because you’ve also been observed. It will be interesting to hear what others think of your process.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): One project will take most of your focus. Up until now, progress has been slow and gradual. You’ve been happy with this approach, but now you’ve built up momentum so until the weekend you’ll be chasing the action.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Though you were not trying to impress anyone, you did. Part of the reason is that you listen better than anyone else around and therefore will pick up on hints that others miss.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): One needn’t know more than you know to be able to teach you. For instance, many Pisces will learn spiritual lessons through caring for children or interacting with animals.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

GALLETLY, Winona Gwyn – On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Whareama Rest Home, surrounded by family. In her 69th year. Much loved wife of Alan for 47 years. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Teena, Sheryl, Bruce, Danielle and John. Gran of Deanna, Katie, Jack and Cole. Our thanks to nurses and staff for Winona’s care at Whareama. At Winona’s request a private cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date. All messages to The Galletly Family, 435 Main Road, Stoke, Nelson 7011.

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CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted.

2. Forms MUST be signed by an authorised representative of the organisation concerned.

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

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

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MACTIER, Colin – In loving memory of a dearly loved husband, father, father in law and grandfather who Patersons sadly left us three years ago Funeral Services today.

Beautiful memories and Ashburton woven in gold, Crematorium Ltd This is the picture we tenderly hold, Office and Chapel Silent thoughts, tears unseen, Corner East & Cox Wishing your absence Streets, Ashburton was only a dream.

Respectfully cared for by Sunshine passes, Shone and Shirley shadows fall, Funeral Directors.

Love and remembrance F.D.A.N.Z. outlasts them all.

IN MEMORIAM With loving thoughts from Please note all late death FAGAN, Faye – Ettie, Vicki, Rangi, Samuel notices or notices sent 22-03-2013. and Chloe Waaka, Shane outside ordinary office hours If tears could build a stairway (Andy), Dalene, Matthew and must be emailed to: and memories a lane, Lauren Mactier, and Jason, deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz I’d walk right up to heaven Kylie and Shanan Mactier. to ensure publication. and bring you home again.

During office hours notices Dearly loved and missed FUNERAL Mum and friend of Nicola and may also be sent to: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Doug, Gran of Caitlin, Oliver FURNISHERS and William.

MASTER Any queries MONUMENTAL MASON please contact FAGAN, Faye – 0800 E.B. CARTER LTD 22-03-2013.

ASHBURTON For all your memorial It is now three years (0800-274-287). requirements since we saw you last, New headstones and designs we’ve lived on and Renovations, time has passed, Additional inscriptions, but one thing will Cleaning and Concrete work never change, Carried out by qualified that is our love for tradesmen. you remains.

620 East Street Ashburton Rest in peace in God’s Ph/Fax 308 5369 perfect garden.

Suzanne, Max, Molly, Charlie or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz and Harry.

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6am Breakfast 9am Whanau Living David Bonometti shares his recipes; Meg works with epiphyte plants; Beez Ngarino looks at the benefits of volunteering with the kaipatiki bushrescue volunteers.

9:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Coach Trip 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Our First Home 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm 7:30 8:30 9:30

Seven Sharp 0 Our First Home 0 Autopsy AO 0 My Mania And Me AO Doctors set out to help Impulse Control Disorder sufferers from ruining their lives. 0 10:30 One News 0

11pm Stalker AO 0 Midnight Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Secrets Of Great British Castles 7:30 Reno v Relocate 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 F Jamie At Home 3 10am Poh’s Kitchen 3 10:30 Selling LA 11am Home By Novogratz 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Secrets Of Great British Castles 1pm Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 2pm Empire Of The Tsars 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 4pm The Feast 5pm Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of The United Kingdom 6pm Decks, Docks And Gazebos 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 9:30 Project – Restoration 10pm Kitchen Crashers 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of The United Kingdom

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Gardeners’ World 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Reno v Relocate 1:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 2am The Feast 3am Decks, Docks And Gazebos 3:30 Buying The Bayou 4am Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

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FOUR

PRIME

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:20 Yo-Kai Watch 3 0 7:45 The Day My Butt Went Psycho 3 0 8:15 Paw Patrol 0 8:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Hope And Faith 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:35 Kung Fu Panda 0 4pm Kickin’ It 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm Friends 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Big Ward PGR 0 8pm RBT 0 8:30 Filthy Rich AO John jr sets his sights on a new target; Savannah pieces together the clues to discover who framed Brady. 0 9:30 How To Get Away With Murder AO 0 10:30 Mike And Molly PGR 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR 3 With Kelly Osbourne and Michael Pena.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil AO 3 A couple claim they have been tricked out of several thousand dollars over a non-traditional adoption deal they brokered on a popular website.

1:30 M Stockholm, Pennsylvania PGR 2015 Drama Thriller. Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon, Jason Isaacs. 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 4:30 The X Factor Australia 3 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 The Bachelor NZ PGR A rollercoaster romance leaves one girl head over heels; three is a crowd when one Bachelorette faces her fears on the high seas; a tearful rose ceremony. 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:30 SVU AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 The Good Wife AO

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Dream Defenders 3 7:55 Power Rangers – Megaforce 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Hi-5 House 3 8:55 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9:05 Peppa Pig 3 9:10 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:20 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Bob The Builder 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm Turbo Fast 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm N Family Guy PGR Peter and the Griffins end up in Springfield, where they are greeted by a friendly stranger named Homer Simpson, who welcomes his new ‘albino’ friends with open arms. 0 7:30 Face Off PGR 8:30 M Small Soldiers PGR 3 1998 Action Comedy. Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Dennis Leary. 0 10:40 Burn Notice AO 3

11pm Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:55 Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 The Real 3 3:15 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 4:05 Regular Show 3 0 4:15 ANT Farm 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

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SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Madam Secretary AO 3 Elizabeth must cut her wedding anniversary short due to political issues surrounding an extradition deal she made with the Mexican cartel member who killed a Texas State Trooper.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Zoo PGR On the run as fugitives, the team flies to Zambia to gather leopard DNA to try to manufacture a cure and stop the worldwide animal madness once and for all.

8:30 M Daredevil AO 2003 Action Fantasy. 0 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

MAORI TV

6am Sport TBC 6:15 Sport TBC 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 7am Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 8am Motorcycling – FIM Superenduro World Championship (Highlights) 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Athletics – IAAF World Indoor Championships (Highlights) 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 11:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show Noon Football League Show 12:30 Cricket – ICC T20 World Cup (Highlights) 1pm Cricket – Women’s ICC T20 World Cup (Highlights) 1:30 Sport TBC 3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 4pm The 7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 UFC Fight Night (Replay) Hunt v Mir. From Brisbane, Queensland.

10:30 Sport TBC

12:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 1:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

2:30 L Cricket – ICC T20 World Cup Blackcaps v Pakistan.

From Mohali, India.

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 Matika 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Whare Maori 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Fresh 5pm Te Mana Kuratahi

THE BOX

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7:30 Real Pasifik 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 M Last Call At The Oasis PGR 2011 Documentary.

Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Jay Famiglietti, Peter H Gleick. 10:30 Media Take 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Kawe Korero – Reporters Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am CSI MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Piha Rescue PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Survivor – Nicaragua PG Reunion Special.

8:55 SVU MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 RBT MC 11:50 Crash Investigation Unit M 12:15 CSI MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 SVU MV 2:20 CSI MV 3:10 N Survivor – Redemption Island PG 4pm Piha Rescue PG 4:30 Modern Family PGL 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 SVU MV 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Piha Rescue PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 The Interceptor MVLS 9:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

WEDNESDAY

12:30 N Survivor – Redemption Island PG 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 The Interceptor MVLS 4:45 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 You Have Been Warned M 10:20 Chaos Caught On Camera M 10:45 Chaos Caught On Camera M 11:15 Scorned – Love Kills M 12:10 Dates From Hell M 12:35 Dates From Hell M 1:05 Dates From Hell M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Kings PG 3:50 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 Sharkzilla PG 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 8:30 Naked And Afraid M 9:30 Naked And Afraid PopUp Edition M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Treehouse Masters PG

WEDNESDAY

12:30 The Perfect Murder M 1:25 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 2:20 Auction Kings PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Tribe Alive PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Alaska Monsters M

6:35 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror.

Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites.

8:15 Superfast MVL 2015 Comedy.

Alex Ashbaugh, Dale Pavinski.

9:55 Directors – Roger Donaldson PG 10:25 Ouija 16VLC 2014 Horror.

Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff.

11:55 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick. 1:50 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror. Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites. 3:30 Superfast MVL 2015 Comedy. Alex Ashbaugh, Dale Pavinski. 5:10 The Sacrament 16VLC 2013 Horror.

Amy Seimetz, AJ Bowen. 6:50 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers. 8:30 Entourage 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven. 10:20 The Drop 16VLC 2014 Crime.

Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini.

6:15 The Making Of Sex And The City 2 PG 6:30 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller. Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon. 8:20 Under The Tuscan Sun ML 2003 Romantic Comedy. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh. 10:10 Tin Cup ML 1996 Comedy Drama. Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson. 12:25 Sex And The City 2 MLS 2010 Comedy.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon.

2:50 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

4:45 Rock Star MLS 2001 Drama.

Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston.

6:30 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. 8:30 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action.

Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke.

10:30 The Host MV 2013 Sci-fi Adventure.

6am Athletics – IAAF World Indoor Championships Day Four. 7am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Sea Eagles v Sharks.

7:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings.

9am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Leeds Rhinos v St Helens.

9:30 Rugby – NRL (Highlights) Sea Eagles v Sharks.

10am Rugby – NRL (Replay) Panthers v Broncos.

Noon Sport TBC 1pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) PreSeason New Zealand. 2pm Golf Central 3pm Golf – European Tour (Highlights) India Open.

4pm Rugby Nation 5pm Football – Champions League Weekly 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory.

6pm Football – A-League Highlights Show 6:30 Football League Show 7pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings.

7:30 Broncos Insider 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

12:05 A Most Wanted Man ML 2013 Thriller. 2:05 The Sacrament 16VLC 2013 Horror. 3:45 Entourage 16LSC 2015 Comedy. 5:30 Bafta – A Life In Pictures: Billy Connolly PG 2012 Documentary.

12:35 Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama.

Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall. 2:20 Directors – Barry Sonnenfeld PG 2:50 Rock Star MLS 2001 Drama. 4:35 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action.

Midnight Super League Fulltime 12:30 NRL 360 1:30 Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Warriors v Newtown. 3:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Knights U20 v Raiders U20.

5:30 NRL Fulltime

My Mania and Me 9:30pm on TV One

Filthy Rich

8:30pm on TV2

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Sport

Hannah King in action at the Easter Splash on Sunday.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 200316-JJ-19

Inaugural Splash a huge success

BY JAMES FORD

JAMES.F@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team hosted the Easter Splash meet at the EA Networks Centre for the first time on Saturday and Sunday.

The Easter Splash had been held at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston for the previous two years, but event co-ordinator Rae Wilson said this year’s meet was a resounding success with 227 swimmers taking to the water in all.

“We were ahead of schedule on the first day and just ahead of schedule today (Sunday), so we’re really pleased, especially with it being the last meet of the season,” she said.

“Everybody joined in and en-

joyed it, it was a really good atmosphere.”

The stand-out local performer over the weekend was Jared Scammell, who qualified for the New Zealand age-group champs in Wellington next month with ex-

cellent performances in the 400m and 200m freestyle.

Coach Shane Jones said the meet rounded off a fine season for the Mid Canterbury contingent, with plenty of personal best times recorded.

Eddie Jones sets his sights on the All Blacks It hasn’t taken long.

The first Grand Slam since 2003 has England’s new coach Eddie Jones confidently predicting his side is now capable of beating the All Black.

Granted, it was a Six Nations competition with no teams ranked

higher than fifth in the world but it didn’t stop Jones saying bigger scalps would come with time.

“The good thing about it is that there’s still a long way to go,” Jones said post-match after England beat France at the weekend.

“Winning a grand slam means

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you’re the dominant team in Europe.

“It’s a nice first step for us but that’s a small step and there are much larger steps to come, starting with the Australian tour.

“Can we beat the All Blacks? Of course we can.

“We can’t now but we will in the future. Why else play rugby if you don’t think you can beat the All Blacks?”.

“The exciting thing for us is we have an average age of 24 and the winning trophy age for Testmatch rugby is about 28, so we’re

three or four years away from peaking.”

England’s Six Nations triumph is a promoter’s dream for Australian rugby officials who now have a blockbuster series on their hands this winter with Jones being a former Wallaby coach.

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