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By Linda Clarke

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Counterfeit banknotes are circulating in Mid Canterbury and police are asking retailers to be on high alert.

A fake $50 note was presented at an Ashburton service station late on Monday night and the Guardian is aware of fake $20 and $10 notes being presented to another Ashburton business.

Ashburton police chief Leigh Jenkins said retailers needed to be vigilant and report anything suspicious to police.

The fake $50 note was presented by “a skinny male Caucasian, with tattoos”

about 11.40pm, he said. Ashburton police were now in possession of it and investigating.

Jenkins said the man appeared to have other notes in his wallet.

The owner of the other business, who asked to be anonymous, said he had taken the $20 and $10 fake notes and immediately suspected they were fake.

“They felt different.”

Counterfeit banknotes have been used around Canterbury for the past month and the Reserve Bank issued a warning in April asking retailers to check banknotes’ security features after

up to 50 counterfeits of different values were accepted at businesses over a twoweek period.

“People need to check notes they receive over the counter using the look, feel, tilt technique,” said Reserve Bank Head of Banking Steve Gordon at the time. These fakes don’t pass any of these tests, which can be done quickly and easily as money is accepted and put in the till.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Boulevard Day back on target

By Sue Newman

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Three months of uncertainty ended on Monday when Bob McDonald and Sue Cooper won the right to hold Ashburton’s traditional Boulevard Day on East Street on September 23.

For more than 40 years the annual street day has been held in September with East Street closed between Moore and Havelock streets to allow shops and casual traders to set up in business on stalls lining each side of the street.

This year the event faced a challenger for the same street closure on the same day, but a panel of three district councillors last week decided the closure should be awarded to the long-running event.

“Today we’re feeling pretty relieved. This has been a real pain over the past two or three months because we haven’t been able to do anything around Boulevard Day, but it’s great to have this date assured for the future,” McDonald said.

Knowing they had secured the street closure gave the organising team renewed enthusiasm, he said.

“What it’s also shown us is that there’s a huge amount of support for the day, people were coming out of the woodwork to support us and that’s really great, it’s a good positive.”

Planning was now behind schedule, but bookings for the September 23 event were coming in and among the early groups chasing sites were a number of newcomers, he said.

“Every year we go through our list and pencil in the regulars for sites and one of our biggest issues this year will be that we’ve lost quite a few sites with building work on the East and Burnett street corner,” he said.

When he presented the case for Boulevard Day to the hearing panel, McDonald said he brought with him a profit and loss account and bank statements for the event, but had not had an opportunity to present those.

They showed that each year he and Cooper paid themselves $2500 for the time they put into organising the street day and that about $2500 was set aside each year as seed funding for the next event.

Carol Johns, prompter of the

competing event, said while she was disappointed to miss out on securing the street closure date, she was moving on and into planning this year’s Santa Parade.

“It was important to me to have had a go, I’ve done that and the decision has been made,” she said.

Her motivation in seeking to hold a competing event was to generate funds to put into adding new features to the Santa Parade and for other community events.

For this year’s parade, Johns said she had a new feature planned and built,but now she knows she’ll have to go ‘cap in hand’ to funders for the cash needed.

“I’m really passionate about this event and I’ll come up with a way to pay for it because if you want the parade to keep improving then you need money. Do I stop now and say that’s what it is, or do I keep it moving forward?” she said.

While she might organise the annual Santa Parade, Johns said

it did not belong to her, it was the community’s event and so were the countless costumes and staging items that were part of it.

“I lend this stuff out all the time to the community and there’s so much now that it’s outgrown the 20 foot container – and that’s another cost.”

The dual application for a street closure on the same day has prompted the council to clarify procedures that would ensure long standing events were able to secure an annual date that could not be taken by another event.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Campaign with a purpose Rakaia man Tim Seay is campaigning to save the Robert McDougall art gallery in Christchurch because it was his grandfather who gifted the building to the city.

The neo-classical McDougall gallery in the botanic gardens closed in 2002 after the new Christchurch Art Gallery opened and was then used on and off by the Canterbury Museum.

But it was closed in 2011 after the earthquakes and now needs $12.7 million in strengthening.

Seay said the strengthening work is not scheduled to be done by the Christchurch City Council until 2024 and he is disgusted by the way the category one heritage building is being treated.

He wants council to retain it for its own city art collection, in accordance with the terms of his grandfather’s gift.

The old gallery could house council’s collection of works from the Canterbury Society of Arts, the Jamieson family, Canterbury College and some other private donors.

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Left – Rakaia man Tim Seay outside the Robert McDougall Art Gallery that his grandfather helped gift to the city of Christchurch.

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suited to display traditional art and is not designed as a museum, and can display around 150 paintings at any one time. It has

the capacity in its underground storage rooms to store another 800 paintings.

Traditional sculptural works

could be displayed in the McDougall’s centre court.

Seay said the new Christchurch Art Gallery could only show a tiny number of works from council’s collection and was already short on storage space.

The new gallery also appeared to have a main focus on promoting contemporary art, he said.

“The McDougall Art Gallery has a special identity as a New Zealand heritage gallery. In fact it is the only purpose-built municipal gallery to remain largely unaltered in its design since it was build. Christchurch has an opportunity to present visitors, both local and overseas, with a special experience that enables them to see a heritage gallery installed with a heritage art collection.”

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Be alert for counterfeits From P1 “Looking at a genuine note you should see a window with the bird and value matching what’s on the note, the note and window will feel like plastic and smooth except for the denomination printing, and when you tilt the note a coloured bar will appear to move up and down the smaller printed bird.”

Gordon said if Mid Canterbury retailers were offered a fake note, they should politely decline it and urge the person concerned to contact the police.

“Then contact Christchurch police yourself and hold any security video.”

Gordon said the counterfeits that had been accepted last month were picked up as they hit retailers’ back offices or the banking system, so there were no issues with ATMs. The Reserve Bank’s website www.rbnz.govt.nz has videos and posters teaching the counterfeit detection technique.

Gordon said New Zealand banknotes and coins were among the most secure in the world and counterfeit rates were low, with typically one or two fakes a month picked up.

Farmers give MP feedback on M. bovis

By Linda Clarke

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Mid Canterbury farmers and their communities struggling with the impact of mycoplasma bovis have the attention of politicians in Wellington.

NZ First agriculture spokesman Mark Patterson was in the Ashburton district on Monday talking with affected farmers and community leaders about the stress and trauma the cattle disease and eradication programme had caused.

He said politicians were receiving high level briefings at the Beehive, but he wanted to hear feedback from farmers at the coalface.

Whether farms were infected with bovis or suspected of having it, it was a very stressful experience, he said.

Politicians, regardless of their political party, were supporting the eradication effort, he said. “It will be a world first if we can do it.”

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Funding had been provided under the eradication programme.

He said a recent surge in suspected cases had had farmers worried about feed resources on farm if they were unable to move their stock to planned winter grazing, but growth in the past few weeks had allayed concerns.

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ey and resources were needed for farmers, especially those experiencing uncertainty or the trauma of culling stock.

Patterson said rural support people, those helping bovis-affected farmers, were also under immense pressure and needed help.

“I think we have to look carefully to make sure they have all the resources they need to carry on.”

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June 1, traditionally moving day for dairy farm sharemilkers and workers.

Farmers would be paying particular attention to cow numbers and identification tags as herds moved between properties, he said.

MPI eradication programme director Geoff Gwyn said last week he remained confident eradication could be achieved, though there was another 12 months of hard work managing the disease ahead.

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■■PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ploughs waste no time Mid Canterbury farmers didn’t waste any time turning 8 hectares of grass into 8 hectares of recently planted winter barley at the national ploughing championships at Chertsey recently.

Event spokesman John Hall said organisers arranged for the latest plough and cultivation implements to work and drill the paddock.

It took about 45 minutes to convert 4ha, Hall said. The work was split in two, so visitors to the ploughing champs on Saturday and Sunday could watch.

The demonstration created plenty of interest.

Hall said the grass paddock was disced first, then ploughed and cultivated and finally drilled.

The winter barley that was planted would be ready to harvest early January.

He said spectators were encouraged to come out onto the field to see how the ground had been worked over.

The modern and speedy machinery was in stark contrast to one-furrow vintage ploughs that were part of the national competition.

“It created a lot of interest and was a bit of a gimmick.”

Modern machines make light work preparing the grass paddock for cultivation and drilling during a demonstration at the national ploughing championships at Chertsey recently.

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Methven cemetery trees for the chop Members of the Methven Community Board are keeping their fingers crossed that time will be called on a belt of large trees on one side of the Methven Cemetery.

The board commissioned a report on the state of the plantation and chairman Dan McLauchlan said it is clear some of these should be removed. Now it’s a question of who removes them – the Ashburton District Council’s open spaces team or its forestry team.

The majority of the canopy is made up of pines and douglas fir and the undergrowth is covered in blackberry, ivy and seedling pines.

Once a decision is made on the number of trees to be removed, a budget will need to be established, McLauchlan said.

The board is keen to see natives and ground cover planted in the area and wants to see good specimen trees in the cemetery retained.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

■■VARIETY THEATRE ASHBURTON

Dog Park nearly ready Methven’s long awaited dog park could be ready for use as soon as it is given the tick by an independent commissioner. The park has been on the drawing board for some time and while some development work has already been done, it is subject to a notice of requirement and, until this is approved, it cannot be used. No submissions were received when the notice of requirement was given. The greatest costs in its development have already been incurred in terms of fencing, sealing the entrance way and car parks within the berm, $9000, and $2000 for the double entry gate that has already been installed. Landscaping is still to be completed and this is likely to cost $6710.

Trial under way The trial of a 32-year-old Ashburton man accused of sexually assaulting three girls, aged 8 to 11, began in the Timaru District Court yesterday. The man, who has name suppression, appeared before Judge Joanna Maze. He has denied five counts of doing an indecent act on a child, three of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, and one of assaulting a child, allegedly committed between February 3, 2016 and April 18, 2017.

Police escort for MP Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has been allocated a security escort after receiving threats that were deemed by police to be serious enough to warrant an escort. It is understood the threat level escalated following an interview where Act MP David Seymour said she was a menace to freedom because of her views on hate speech. Speaking to media, Ghahraman said the decision for her to have a security escort was also as a result a Newshub investigation.

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Anna Lischner. plex dance moves whilst singing in harmony with any added acting required. A big thanks must go to the wonderful directing team who have put in so much time to help everyone learn their

parts in the show.

What are you looking forward to most about bringing Sister Act to the stage?

I am really looking forward to the Ashburton community com-

ing to the show as well as enjoying a few laughs along the way.

This has been a huge effort from all crew, cast and directing team and not one to be missed – get your tickets quick!

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Urgent need for speed limit change

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co,nz

A review of speed limits in the Ashburton District is on hold until a nationwide review of limits is carried out, but there are three roads in Methven that urgently need a speed limit change, Methven Community Board chairman

Dan McLauchlan said.

While the Ashburton District Council has put its speed limit review on hold until the national one is completed, a number of other local authorities around the country have opted to move ahead with their own local reviews.

And that has prompted

McLauchlan to raise concerns over the time it may take before the three problem roads in Methven are addressed.

Barkers Road, Dolma Street and Line Road all have 70 kilometre limits on the outskirts of the Methven village, but the board believes 50km per hour is more appropri-

Police seize goods Police have seized more than $600,000 worth of assets belonging to convicted Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison. Jewellery and cash are among the assets seized in an effort to claw back taxpayers’ money stolen by the former Ministry of Transport general manager.

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ate given the amount of foot and cycle traffic in those areas.

If the council went ahead and reviewed limits on the district’s roads, it could find itself having to re-do some limits, but the objective in setting speed limits was always about saving lives, McLauchlan said.

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In brief

One huge team effort Mid Canterbury audiences will be rejoicing in the musical power of Sister Act when the Variety Theatre Ashburton production opens at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on May 24.

As disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, played by Sharleyne Diamond, hides from her murderer ex-boyfriend Curtis, played

by Matt Williams, an exciting and hilarious storyline unfolds.

Here the Guardian profiles some of the leading duo’s fellow cast members.

Anna Lischner, primary school teacher at St Joseph’s School – A nun in ensemble and an additional role as a homeless person.

What do you like about playing this character?

I’ve really enjoyed being part of an ensemble and working with like minded people on stage. It has been great being able to develop my character and acting skills alongside a great cast.

Are there any similarities between yourself and this character, and if so, what are they?

There aren’t any similarities that I can see between myself and my characters.

What have been the highlights and lowlights, challenges and achievements, of rehearsals so far?

It has been great to once again work with the Ashburton Variety Theatre for such a fantastic show.

I have enjoyed the challenge required of combining the com-

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Families present at mine re-entry NZME

some justice for all of our men,” said Tracey Keane-Harvey, whose son Riki was killed in the mine.

She said she would polish a piece of the mine’s seal.

“And maybe make a trophy and send it to National,” she said.

Bernie Monk said it was “pretty moving”.

“The thing is I’m really happy for the families today, being at the coal-face like all of us have been,” Monk said.

Asked what it was like to see the re-entry, he said this was the fifth time they’d had a go at it.

It wasn’t until he saw the concrete removed that they were “on their way”.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” he said.

Pike River father Rowdy Durbridge, whose son Dan Herk was killed in the mine, described the re-entry as “almost like a mark of defiance” after Solid Energy sealed up the mine years ago.

“It was good ... it’s sort of a symbolism, if you like, of getting in. But to see the doors swing open was pretty good.

“I was part of the team that put the pillars in that hung on to the doors in order to give us an air lock on the first re-entry plan which was canned and Solid Energy in all their wisdom back-filled it and used it as a stopping.

Families have come out from the Pike River Mine, celebrating a successful re-entry nine years after the disaster.

Ardern said Monday that entry to the mine drift today was something best left to the families of the men who were killed there.

Media were not allowed to attend.

The group representing 29 of the Pike River Families – the Pike River Family Reference Group – has welcomed the unsealing of the mine at a private family event this morning.

Group member Anna Osborne, who lost her husband to the mine explosion, described the opening of the doors as “incredibly emotional”.

“Watching those doors open and seeing the light enter that dark tunnel for the first time in years was incredibly emotional. We’ve known we are going back in for a year now, today it feels like it.

“This is the start of a journey that will end with truth and justice.”

“It was hard them looking back and seeing all the lights, something we wished we could have seen nearly [10] years ago. It has been good finally to get to this stage and maybe, just maybe, one day one of us may be lucky and also to have

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Families gather at the entrance to Pike River mine yesterday.

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“To me it’s almost like a mark of defiance, you know, when you’re told that you can’t do something and you know in your heart that you can and thanks to the back-up that we’ve had, we’ve done it. We’re in.”

As for the mood of the families once re-entry had been made, Durbridge said it was like “going to a kid’s birthday”.

“I’ve been with the families over several meetings [over the years] and as you can well imagine ... there was a lot of tears, broken

hearts, shattered people. But today, a complete turn around. It was like going to a kid’s birthday.

“When you’re told by professionals ... and they say it can happen and yet the people that are in position of a mine are saying it can’t happen it’s the most frustrating thing I have ever encountered, especially over the length of time of eight and a half years.”

Sonya Rockhouse said to be able to stand there today and see the doors open “hit me in my heart”.

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never have happened if we hadn’t blockaded the sealing of the drift and if New Zealand hadn’t stood with us. It’s just incredible.”

Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little was proud to have fulfilled their promise of re-entering the mine.

Little said there was still “much to do.”

Winston Peters said the re-entry was a “victory for the families who are fighting tirelessly for answers”.

Canterbury University geology professor, David Bell, told Mike Hosking today that he doesn’t think there’s been any deterioration, because the mine was left in an inert state after being 90 per cent filled with methane.

He says just short of the rock fall there may well be some useful information about electrical circuits that may have triggered the explosion.

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn told media the government’s brief is to go to the rockfall at the end of a 2.3 kilometre tunnel.

He says 400 metres that hasn’t been seen yet by robots or cameras will be covered, but there are probably no bodies in that area.

Kokshoorn says the Government can say it’s done all it can for the families so they have to accept closure.

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OUR VIEW

The stage is all about the community T

he stage isn’t always the best place for everyone, but there’s never any reason why someone can’t sit in the crowd.

Later this week, the Variety Theatre Ashburton will open this season’s show, Sister Act, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre – and getting along to check out some of the amazing talent we have residing in this community should be a must for everyone.

It’s been months and months getting to this point – opening week – and the cast, crew, and everyone else behind the scenes, have all but dropped their normal lives to dive head first into what is bound to be another

wonderful show here in Mid Canterbury.

Following on from Mamma Mia last year and the likes of the Addams Family and Grease before that, Variety Theatre Ashburton has become a theatre that handles the big stuff and, while it’s great to be able to stage a show that people know, the amount of extra work that has to go in behind the scenes would

shock anyone who didn’t know.

But a show can only be successful when there are people to perform it too. And we’re lucky in this community that people tend to get out and support such things, whether it be the Variety Theatre, The Children’s Theatre, Big Little Theatre Company or the Methven Theatre Company.

Crowds are usually plentiful and the community gets right behind all the hard work that has been done and this year should be no different.

I’ve only heard through whispered ears, but it sounds as though what is being put together this year is going to be unlike anything we’ve seen before here in Ashburton and those who go

along to check the show out will walk away with a new appreciation of what can be done in this day and age on the stage.

Throw that alongside some really familiar stage names from around the district, a bit of humour and some good old fashioned sing-a-long numbers and it’s bound to be a great success.

So we, as the community, need to ensure that we continue to show our support, that we will be at the Event Centre and make it a crowd to remember, not just on one night but on every night of the show.

With the majority of the work already done in the weeks and months prior to this week, the next few nights will be all about

the fine tuning and making sure that everything is exactly as it should be ahead of Friday’s opening night.

Show week is an exciting week for anyone involved in a show, whether they be a cast member, part of the production team, stage hands or even front of house. But it also translates out onto the street too with just as much excitement starting to buzz around the streets of Ashburton this week.

To the cast and crew and everyone involved in Sister Act this year, all the best for opening night and every night after that.

You will be certain to amaze us once again.

Break a leg.

In 1995, Waikato-Tainui were the first iwi to reach an historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Crown.

In 1998, Voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland turned out to cast ballots giving resounding approval to a Northern Ireland peace accord.

In 2001, Ford Motor Co said it planned to spend more than $2 billion to replace up to 13 million Firestone tires on its vehicles because of safety concerns.

In 2017, a suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy that, as their commander in chief, he would only send them “into harm’s way when it is absolutely necessary”.

Five years ago: The US House of Representatives passed legislation to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American phone records.

One year ago: A judge in upstate New York ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house after they went to court to have him ejected.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Michael Constantine is 92. Conductor

Peter Nero is 85. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 81. Actor Frank Converse is 81. Actress Barbara Parkins is 77. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 69. Actorproducer Al Corley is 64. Sen. Singer Morrissey is 60. Actress Ann Cusack is 58. Country musician Dana Williams is 58.

Rock musician Jesse Valenzuela is 57. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence is 55. Rhythm-andblues singer Johnny Gill is 53.

Rock musician Dan Roberts is 52.

Actress Brooke Smith is 52. Actor Michael Kelly is 50. Model Naomi Campbell is 49. Actress Anna Belknap is 47. Actress Alison Eastwood is 47. Singer Donell

Jones is 46. Actor Sean Gunn is 45. Actress A.J. Langer is 45.

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is 41.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Vivian Green is 40. Actress Maggie Q is 40. Olympic gold medal speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is 37.

Actress Molly Ephraim is 33.

Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 32. Actress Anna Baryshnikov is 27. Actress Camren Bicondova is 20.

Thought for today: “We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are – politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.” – Laurence Olivier, British actor (born this date in 1907, died in 1989). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2019. There are 223 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 22, 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s Tonight Show for the final time.

On this date: In 1868, a major train robbery took place near Marshfield, Indiana, as members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000 in loot.

In 1884, The first representative New Zealand rugby team played its first match, defeating a Wellington XV 9–0 at Newtown Park. The team then embarked on a tour of New South Wales, where it won all its eight games.

In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a Pact of Steel committing the two countries to a military alliance.

In 1960, an earthquake of magnitude 9.5, the strongest ever measured, struck southern Chile, claiming some 1655 lives.

In 1962, Continental Airlines Flight 11, en route from Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri, crashed after a bomb apparently brought on board by a passenger exploded, killing all 45 occupants of the Boeing 707.

In 1964, President Lyndon B Johnson, speaking at the University of Michigan, outlined the goals of his“Great Society, saying that it “rests on abundance and liberty for all” and “demands an end to poverty and racial injustice”.

In 1968, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.

In 1981, Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in London of murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life in prison.

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By Mike Hosking

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ou can almost feel the angst emanating from Ganesh Nana.

Ganesh is a fairly well known economist of a left-leaning persuasion.

He tells us the government has one last chance next week to throw the dice on meaningful reform, and time is running out for them to be a genuine reformist government.

Of course, what he means by genuinely reformist is open to interpretation. But Nana is claiming the economic slowdown we are experiencing will be used as an excuse not to carry out the agenda he is so excited about.

I don’ think he was watching Australia on Saturday night. Reformist governments don’t last.

Reformist oppositions don’t win elections.

This government, through the workings of the centrist element of the Labour Party and the

much tax, not too many handouts, not too many free lunches, not too much PC nonsense, not too much virtue signalling, and no promises that don’t stand a chance of ever being real.

They’ve crossed the line already with KiwiBuild, Taranaki and its oil, and the Zero Carbon Bill.

But they clawed some credibility back with the CGT move.

And Grant Robertson seems determined that despite the fact they’ve had no small role in slowing the economy down they are not going to make the fatal mistake of running out of money, and with it any sense of fiscal credibility.

The Nanas don’t get it. He wants something most New Zealanders don’t.

It’s the same way Elizabeth Warren doesn’t get it, Bill Shorten didn’t get it, and Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t get it.

The madness of the left and the noise that gets so many head-

common sense approach of New Zealand First, might well turn out to be a fairly middle of the road government.

Now, Nana is right to the extent they didn’t sell themselves that way.

Jacinda Ardern came up with lots of phrases and buzzwords that would lead you to believe change, reform and upheaval was coming.

But one of a couple of things has happened.

Either she’s was making it up and she’s panicked, or they’ve collectively panicked because much of what they set out to do isn’t, hasn’t and won’t work, and they’ve gone into their shell and closed down the mad end of the spectrum.

Either way, as we have learned from Scott Morrison, people respond to what they’ve always responded to: clear, simple, concise ideas around economics and the economy.

Not too much reform, not too

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lines around the world is not real.

It’s a collective of squawking that’s backed by too many in the media and therefore gets more attention than it deserves.

I think Ardern might just be a retail politician. I think she might like power more than she likes changing the world.

I think she might have her eye more on re-election, than some sort of sop to the left-leaners who think she’s transformative in a way that would be politically suicidal.

I think, ultimately, Ganesh Nana might just end up disappointed.

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Fentanyl floods streets

By Abby Goodnough Heroin has ravaged New York city since the early 1960s, fuelling desperation and crime that remain endemic in many neighbourhoods.

But lately, despite heroin’s long, deep history in the city, users say it has become nearly impossible to find.

Heroin’s presence is fading up and down the Eastern Seaboard, from New England mill towns to rural Appalachia, and in parts of the Midwest that were overwhelmed by it a few years back.

It remains prevalent in many Western states, but even New York City, the nation’s biggest distribution hub for the drug, has seen less of it this year.

The diminishing supply should be a victory for public health and law enforcement alike.

Instead, in cities like Baltimore, longtime users who managed to survive decades injecting heroin are now at far higher risk of dying from an overdose.

That is because synthetic fentanyl, a deadlier drug that is much cheaper to produce and distribute than heroin, has all but replaced it.

The dramatic rise of fentanyl, which can be 50 times stronger than heroin, has been well documented.

But its effect on many older, urban users of heroin, who had been able to manage their addiction for years, has been less noticed.

The shift from heroin to fentanyl in cities has contributed to surging overdose deaths among older people and African-Americans and deeply unnerved many like William Glen Miller Sr., who first tried heroin as a 13-year-old in West Baltimore.

“It doesn’t take a second for it to hit you,” said Miller, 64, describing the unfamiliar punch of fentanyl.

“All I remember is pushing in the needle, and three hours later I am getting up off the ground.”

He was speaking from a nursing home bed in northern Baltimore, where he spent several recent months recovering from pneumonia and contemplating addiction treatment in another state.

Strangely quiet The latest trailer for Stranger Things 3 has arrived and highlights all that is good about an 80s summer pool party. ‘Mums lounging by the pool’ is the dominant theme, with a handful of ladies ogling and competing for the attention of lifeguard Billy Hargrove, complete with his red togs and Joe Dirt-style mullet. The trailer is less than two minutes long and has a teen comedy vibe that is a great departure from the darker tone of the last trailer from March. Very little is revealed about the plot except that the characters are all enjoying their summer vacation, which is fitting as the eight episode season will land on Netflix on July 4.

Heroin had a lulling effect, he and others said, but fentanyl is killing many of their peers.

The claim is backed by federal data showing that the rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl increased by nearly 54 per cent in 2017 for people 5564 – more than for any other age group.

“Clients we’ve known for years are dying,” said Derrick Hunt, director of the Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program, which has two vans that serve 17 locations around the city.

“Everywhere I go, this person passed, that person passed.”

The reason fentanyl is everywhere is economic: Dealers and traffickers can make far more money from it than from heroin.

Instead of waiting months for poppy fields to grow in Mexico and farmers to harvest the brownish-black gum, which then gets refined into powder and shipped north, traffickers here and in Mexico can order fentanyl from China, or precursor chemicals to

make it in clandestine labs, generating far more doses with far less labour.

This is not an elegy for heroin, a dangerous drug in its own right that spread from cities into suburbs and rural areas about a decade ago, when addictive prescription painkillers became harder to get.

But for longtime urban users like Miller, many of them African-American, its disappearance is taking a particular toll.

From 2016 to 2017, the fatal overdose rate from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids increased by 61 per cent among black Americans, compared with a 45 per cent increase for whites.

The number of overdose deaths involving heroin has been dropping, even as overdose deaths overall have kept climbing because of fentanyl.

In Maryland, deaths involving heroin fell by 38 per cent from 2016 through 2018, according to preliminary data.

In Massachusetts, heroin or likely heroin was present in 71 per cent of opioid-related deaths in 2014; in the third

quarter of 2018, it was present in only 34 per cent.

And in New Hampshire, which did not have a robust heroin market until the painkiller-fueled crisis of the past decade, the drug has almost completely vanished.

Only four of the 397 opioid deaths in New Hampshire in 2018 involved heroin, according to preliminary data; 363 involved fentanyl.

“In this situation, heroin looks protective compared to the fentanyl,” said Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, a family physician and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who has studied both drugs.

Nationally, there were 7 per cent fewer deaths involving heroin in the year ending in September than there were in the previous year, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The smaller overall decline may be a reflection of heroin’s continued strong presence in Western states like California and Arizona.

Teen hacked to death after misunderstanding One of the gang members who hacked 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz to death said that a misunderstood secret code led to the attack.

One of the last things that Lesandro Guzman-Feliz heard before a gang of Trinitarios chased him down and hacked him to death last summer was a cryptic number, phrased as

a question: 1090?

The number was a test, designed by a Trinitarios leader, to determine if someone was a member of a rival group, according to testimony from a gang member who has pleaded guilty to taking part in the killing.

Only allies would know how to answer.

Lesandro, who was 15, did not understand and fled, so the gang went after him, the witness, Kevin Alvarez, said.

The group of Trinitarios was out hunting for enemies last summer when they encountered Lesandro and mistook him for a member of a rival set within the same gang.

They chased the boy for

blocks, on foot and in cars, in the Belmont section of the Bronx, prosecutors said.

He tried to hide inside a bodega near his home, but they found him. They dragged him from the store, and attacked him with machetes and knives.

His murder was captured by security cameras and cellphone videos.

GoT star hits back Kit Harington has angrily hit back at critics of Game of Thrones’ long-awaited final season. The actor, who played Jon Snow in the TV phenomenon, admitted to feeling “quite defiant” amid heavy fan backlash over the final six episodes.

“Whatever critic spends half an hour writing about this season and makes their judgment on it, in my head they can go f**k themselves,” he told Esquire.

“Because I know how much work was put into this.”

Jada’s porn addiction Jada Pinkett Smith used to have a porn addiction. The 47-year-old actress has admitted that back in the day before she began dating her now-husband Will Smith – with whom she has Jaden, 20, and Willow, 18 – she used to be addicted to watching pornographic content, and knew exactly where to find “some good porn”. She said: “If I was still on my porn game, I’d be able to show you some good porn. Back in the day I had a little porn addiction, but I wasn’t in a relationship when I had a porn addiction, believe it or not, thank goodness.”

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‘No need to panic’ – Huawei NZ Huawei NZ deputy chief executive Andrew Bowater is urging customers not to return their phones after Google said it would follow a White House order to suspend technology exports to the Chinese phone maker.

Google makes the Android software that runs Huawei phones, and runs the Play Store used to deliver many of their apps.

“New Zealanders can have every confidence that their Huawei phones still work with Google Play and they will continue to receive security and Android updates,” Bowater said yesterday afternoon.

“We will continue to support our customers and there is no need to panic or return anything to retailers. The phones Kiwis have al-

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also been banned from supplying technology to Huawei for its handsets or telco infrastructure – including gear for 5G mobile network upgrades – which could slow the Chinese giant’s hardware efforts.

Just how the ban will play out is still not clear.

As things stand, it seems unlikely future Huawei phones will be certified for the Google Play store and that while they could have a bare-bones version of Android, they could miss out on key features like Google Maps, cloud storage with Google Drive, YouTube, Google Photos and Google Duo video calls.

Many of these services could still be accessed via a phone’s web browser, but it would be a lot more finicky than using Android apps.

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Air New Zealand will opt for Boeing aircraft for its next generation of widebody planes, according to Reuters.

The airline is likely to go with modified 787 Dreamliners to replace its eight 777-200s, as tipped by the Herald.

Citing unidentified sources, Reuters said Boeing had won an 18-month battle with Airbus to supply the planes.

Air New Zealand’s chief financial officer Jeff McDowall said earlier the choice was down to a new version of the Dreamliner – which the airline has flown since 2014 – and the Airbus A350XWB. It is one of the biggest calls

made by the airline in more than 15 years, but a spokeswoman said yesterday that it hadn’t made any announcement on the order.

The total value of that commitment, including the engines and the maintenance agreements, is more than half the $3 billion market capitalisation of the company.

Chief executive Christopher Luxon said last November that a Dreamliner with more premium seats, therefore with fewer passengers and lighter, would be capable of reaching new destinations such as New York.

The airline will also announce which engine maker it has gone with later this month.

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ready bought are not impacted by Google’s announcement and the same is true for all phone in stock with retailers.

“It’s a shame for New Zealand consumers they’ve been caught up in this game, but we’re working through the long-term impact of Google’s announcement.

“The main thing to understand is that the products we have sold and are currently selling are not impacted by this announcement.”

Google has said it will continue to support existing Huawei devices.

However, the US tech giant says it is still reviewing the implications of the Trump Administration’s export ban for future models of Huawei phone and future upgrades.

US chipmakers like Intel, Broadcom and Qualcomm have

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Rejecting the Tax Working Group’s proposals has left the Government’s revenue strategy “in tatters”, says EY Tax Policy leader David Snell.

Snell says the Government needs to use the Budget on May 30 to outline a new direction for tax policy, to hit its own Budget Responsibility targets.

“The Budget Responsibility rules, ensuring a progressive system that’s fair, balanced and promotes long-term sustainability and productivity, we don’t have a programme that’s going to deliver that,” he said.

“That was all hinged around a Tax Working Group,” Snell said.

“So there has to be some steps to-

“So there are still things that can be done with tax, even though the headline recommendation has been ruled out,” he said.

“There has to be some newly explained revenue strategy, potentially heading down some of those directions.”

That included some foreshadowing how they planned to link tax to environmental and sustainability goals in the medium to long term.

“I’d have thought that could be another building block of a new tax policy working programme,” he said.

Snell had been supportive of a Capital Gains Tax in principle and was surprised by the extent of the Government backdown.

“We thought, at an absolute minimum, we’d see residential investment property brought into the net, with commercial property potentially as the next step,” Snell said in April after the PM ruled out any form of CGT. EY is one of the world’s “big four” tax and professional services firms.

sibility rules remain unchanged, one thing they will have to look at is the unfinished business around the Research and Development tax incentive.”

If you we were looking to use the tax system to have some productivity enhancing measures, then the current scheme was only doing half the job, Snell said.

“Because its not, in general, providing refund ability for loss making businesses. So I think they’ve got to look at finishing the job there with an research and development 2.0 package.”

Other issues that could be looked at included rules for investment in nationally significant infrastructure projects and dealing with cross-border employment issues.

“I could also see a big tax administration push,” Snell said.

With huge flow of information coming into IRD since the transformation project an the increasing ability to analyse the data with AI technology there was the opportunity for big push on the collection of tax “looking quite closely at the hidden economy”.

wards a programme that will deliver that.”

Already challenging in the short term, the overall revenue position was only going to get more difficult as you looked out beyond the four-year Treasury forecast period, Snell said.

In the short term, the Capital Gains Tax wouldn’t have raised any revenue.

The pressing problem this year was that Treasury forecasts from last December were starting to look quite optimistic, he said.

“The medium to long-term issue is where the Capital Gains Tax would have started to raise significant revenue, that’s not going to be there anymore,” he said.

“Their whole revenue strategy is in tatters now.”

But there were still some pathways for change open to the Government in this Budget, Snell said.

“Assuming the Budget respon-

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hickpeas, kidney beans, cannelloni beans, they might not be normal fare in many homes, but they are warming, filling and combine happily with many other ingredients.

They are a happy mix with meat or without.

Curry, chickpea and potato curry

Chickpea and pumpkin casserole

2T mustard seeds, yellow or black 2T oil 2 onions, thinly sliced 2t turmeric 2t garam masala 400g baby potatoes, scrubbed and cut into quarters 1C vegetable stock, or chicken stock 1 red chilli, seeds removed 1/2 cauliflower, broken into florets 2C frozen peas 400g chickpeas, canned, rinsed and drained

1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1T crushed garlic 1T paprika 500-600g pumpkin 400g can chickpeas 400g can savoury tomatoes 1/2 C raisins 1C vegetable stock or water 2C broccoli florets Salt and pepper to taste

■■ Heat oil in a pan.

■■ Add mustard seeds and cook for 1 minute or until seeds begin to pop.

■■ Immediately add onion and stirfry until lightly browned.

■■ Stir in spices and quartered potatoes and cook over a gentle heat for 5 minutes, stirring at all times.

■■ Add stock and chilli. Cook gently for 10 to 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.

■■ Add cauliflower, peas and canned chickpeas.

■■ Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.

■■ Serve hot with a yoghurt dressing or chutney.

■■ Heat a dash oil in a heat-proof casserole or lidded frying pan.

■■ Add the onion and cook for 3-5 minutes until soft.

■■ Add the garlic and paprika and cook a further minute.

■■ Dice the pumpkin and add to the pan ■■ Add drained chickpeas, savoury tomatoes, raisins and stock or water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

■■ Add the broccoli to the casserole, cover and simmer for a further 5 minutes until the vegetables are all tender.

■■ Season to taste before serving over rice.

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Cannelloni and sausage 2T extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 500g coarse-textured sausages, casings removed, meat rolled into walnut-sized balls 1t chopped fresh sage 1/2 C (125m1) dry white wine or chicken stock 3 or 4 400g cans cannellini beans, drained and well rinsed 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 1/3 C chopped flat-leaf parsley ■■ Combine oil and onion in a large frypan and cook over moderate heat until onion is soft, about 5mins, stirring frequently.

■■ Add garlic and stir a further 1 min.

■■ Remove onion and garlic and set aside. Increase heat to high.

■■ Add sausage and sauté‚ until well browned all over. About 5 minutess.

■■ Return onion and garlic to pan, add sage and wine.

■■ Bring to a boil.

■■ Add drained beans and tomatoes, and reduce heat to a simmer ■■ Set lid on an angle and cook gently for 15 minutes.

■■ Scatter with parsley and serve straight away, or serve just warm.

Couscous with caramelised onions and chickpeas 1C couscous 1t turmeric 1C vegetable stock 3T olive oil 2 onions 400g chickpeas 3T fresh coriander Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste ■■ Place couscous in a bowl and stir in turmeric.

■■ Heat stock to boiling and pour over couscous.

■■ Stir briefly to combine, then cover with plastic wrap and set aside to steam for 10 minutes.

■■ At the same time, heat oil in a frying pan.

■■ Add onion and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes until golden brown and caramelised.

■■ Add chickpeas and cook for a few minutes more to heat through.

■■ Fluff up couscous with a fork and then stir caramelised onion and chickpeas in.

■■ Season with salt and pepper and serve scattered with coriander

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2T butter 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1 carrot, coarsely chopped 1 red capsicum, finely chopped 1 garlic, crushed 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1T ground cumin 1/2 t ground cinnamon 1/2 t ground nutmeg 400g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 400g can diced tomatoes 1/2 C vegetable stock 2T tomato paste 1/2 C canned corn kernels, drained 2t finely chopped parsley ■■ Heat butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat.

■■ Cook onion, carrot, capsicum, garlic and chilli until onion is soft.

■■ Add spices and stir. Cook for 1 minute.

■■ Mix in the beans, chickpeas, tomatoes, stock and paste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until beans and chickpeas are tender.

■■ Add in the corn and stir. Simmer for a further 5 minutes.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Twizel is nearest which lake? a. Tekapo b. Pukaki c. Benmore 2 – At what time does the Radio New Zealand programme Checkpoint begin? a. 7am b. 5pm c. 6pm 3 – Ben Mitchell is an actor in which TV soap opera? a. Shortland Street b. Coronation Street c. Eastenders 4 – Twelve stones is approximately equal to how many kilograms? a. 56 b. 66 c. 76 5 – Who was Australian Prime Minister in 2015? a. Scott Morrison b. John Howard c. Tony Abbott 6 – Melatonin is associated with ...? a. Alzheimer’s symptoms b. Male hormones c. Sleeping patterns 7 – Which country was once known as Mesopotamia? a. Saudi Arabia b. Qatar c. Iraq 8 – Which hazard is not a risk for Franz Josef? a. Earthquake b. Volcano c. Flood

8 6 3 5 9 7 4 5 9 Raining Sun 6 2 1 4 Travelling member Cindy Lovett of the Ashburton Photographic Society was waiting near Tekapo last year with a friend when 5 so she1 took a few shots 7 3 they decided to stop for a few landscape shots. The sun “raining” through the clouds took her eye, hoping to get just one image that showed the rays of the sun coming through the clouds, the judge 7 awarded 8 the image5an 2 honours in last year’s landscape competition.

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Celtic plays host to juniors Celtic under-9 player Fletcher Hampton prepares to feed the ball into a scrum during the Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club’s hosting of the annual Pompallier tournament on Sunday. It was a rugby tournament with a difference, with sprint relays and a tug-of-war also included in the festivities. Ashburton Celtic, Timaru Celtic, St Josephs Oamaru and Marist Albion took part, and on the rugby field Marist Albion won the under-9s, while Ashburton Celtic won the under-11 and under-13 grades. Marist Albion also took out the sprints relay and the tug-of-war to see the visitors from Christchurch take home the Pompallier Trophy for 2019. The day’s fairplay award went to St Josephs Oamaru, while Timaru Celtic will host the tournament next year.

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■■BASKETBALL

Overtime win seals Warriors’ finals berth Experience bred confidence for the Golden State Warriors, even when challenged by the upstart Portland Trail Blazers.

No matter how far they were down, they’ve been through too much to ever think they’re out.

“We just really understand what we’re capable of on both sides of the basketball,” Draymond Green said.

“We’re never out of the fight.

That’s just always our mindset.”

The Warriors swept their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals, getting triple-doubles from Stephen Curry and Green in a 119-117 overtime victory yesterday.

The two-time defending champions overcame a double-digit deficit for the third straight game against the Blazers, who were back in the conference finals for

the first time since 2000.

Green had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, and made a key 3-pointer in overtime. Curry added 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

They became the first teammates to have triple-doubles in the same playoff game.

The Warriors will face the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between Toronto and Milwaukee.

The Warriors came back from 17 down after erasing an 18-point deficit in Game 3 and a 17-point hole in Game 2.

“We’ve been here before. We’ve seen everything, every experience you can imagine. So we relied on that,” Curry said.

Playing without Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and DeMarcus

Cousins, the Warriors became the first team to reach five straight finals since the Boston Celtics went to 10 in a row from 1957-66.

Damian Lillard, playing with separated ribs, had 28 points and 12 assists for Portland.

He missed a 3-point attempt as time ran out in the extra period. Meyers Leonard added a career-high 30 points along with 12 rebounds.

The Warriors were up 114-113 in the extra period after Green missed the first of a pair of free throws.

CJ McCollum’s jumper from out front briefly gave Portland the lead but Alfonzo McKinnie’s basket put Golden State back ahead and Green made a 3-pointer to push it to 199-115 with 39 seconds left.

Lillard made a layup and Curry missed a jumper to give Portland back the ball.

Facing stifling defense from both Green and Klay Thompson, Lillard couldn’t get off a shot but the ball went out of bounds in the scramble.

The Blazers got it back with 3.3 seconds left but Lillard’s final shot didn’t fall.

Blazers coach Terry Stotts was asked if he was expecting another buzzer-beating winner from Lillard, who had a memorable 3-pointer at the buzzer to clinch the first-round series against Oklahoma City.

“Yeah, I did. I thought it was going to – kind of meant to be,” Stotts said. “When he shot it, it had a good arc. I thought it had a chance.”

■■GOLF

Pro puts on golf coaching Ashburton golf pro Matt Davis is offering a three-week coaching clinic for all golfers in the Mid Canterbury District, starting this week.

The first session of the coaching clinic will be held on Friday, from 10.30am until midday, and will focus on full-swing with irons and drivers off the tee.

It will also look at proper body rotation and clubface for straighter shots and longer distance.

The second session will be held the following Friday, May 31, and it will focus on bunker shots and controlling distance out of bunkers, as well as pitching shots from 50m and closer to the hole.

Week three’s session the following Friday would look at chipping and putting, and learning the basics while also looking at the tougher shots players can be left with.

The coaching sessions will cost $25 per session or $60 for all three and for more information people can contact Davis at the pro shop at the Ashburton Golf Club.

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■■OPINION

Welcome to pickleball

M

id Canterbury, you’ve officially got a new option on your sporting menu and it’s called pickleball.

Pickleball is described as being like a mixture of badminton, tennis and table tennis and I can tell you right now that it is a whole heap of fun and something – if you’re a fan of racquet sports – you won’t regret having a go at.

I was called up for a media versus council pickleball match last week.

Myself and Hokonui’s Phill Hooper (Hoops) teamed up for a game against the EA Networks Centre’s recreation services manager Richard Wood and the Ashburton District Council’s media man, Ruben Garcia.

Originally, Guardian editor Matt Markham was meant to team up with Hoops, but then Hoops remembered that one of his awesome colleagues – me – was an ok tennis player, so he ditched him in favour of me.

I can’t speak for Hoops, but I’m sure if you were to ask him he’d tell you he well and truly made the right decision.

That’s because we won.

Yes, that’s right, on our first outing on a pickleball court we proved far too good for two of, what you’d have to say, were two of Mid Canterbury’s most experienced pickleballers.

Ruben even had his own paddle, but it was no match for the famous Hooper spin.

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In all seriousness though, it is a sport that is pretty easy to get your head around and a hang of a lot of fun.

Here it’s being played on a badminton court – although on an official pickleball court that front line is in a slightly different spot – with a net that looks a lot like a tennis net, using paddles that resemble table tennis bats more than your typical stringed tennis or badminton racket.

The main thing to remember, is to keep out of the kitchen.

Yes, the kitchen.

The kitchen is that front area between the net and that front line, and if you hit the ball in that section of the court it must bounce first, a rule which effectively stops someone from standing up at the net and effectively blocking every shot.

Serving is under-arm and like in tennis, badminton and table tennis, it must be diagonal and land within a certain area.

The serve must bounce, as must the return, but after that you can volley to your heart’s content – so long as you’re not in

Ruben Garcia from the Ashburton District Council was instrumental in bringing the sport of pickleball to Ashburton.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 170519-ET-0018 the kitchen, of course.

As with any new sport, it took a bit of getting used to.

For tennis players like me it’s easy to do the ‘big swing, no ding’ thing early on because you forget the bat’s a little shorter than the tennis racket you’re used to, or to hit the ball straight into the ground or the bottom of the net when you try to do the old tennis top spin shot.

But, generally, if you can hit a

tennis ball, a squash ball, a pingpong ball or a shuttlecock, you’ll be able to hit the ball in pickleball, and you will like it.

I think it’s something that could appeal to a variety of different ages and abilities, too.

It wasn’t too strenuous, although my shoulder was a little stiff the next day, and it was not too bad on the joints – my knees aren’t what they used to be after summers spent on the tennis court

■■BASKETBALL

In brief

Big finish gets the job done A strong finish helped Mid Canterbury take out a 66-59 win over Wolverines Blue in the men’s A grade basketball competition in Christchurch on Sunday.

After a brisk start it became a bit of an arm wrestle as both sides applied man-to-man defences, and both struggling to find the net consistently.

Wolves had a slender 15–14 lead over the Tricroft Mid Canterbury side at the end of the quarter and the arm wrestle continued on into the second quarter as both teams got on mini rolls, only for the opposition to come right back at them.

Mid Canterbury snuck ahead 28–23 once they got their fast break going and some good shot selections, before a time out by Wolves helped them back on track.

Mid Canterbury went cold and Wolves had the lead back 33–30 by halftime.

The third was frenetic, with lots of shots coming from both teams, but conversion rates low.

The only difference was Wolves were colder and they added just six points to their halftime score as Mid Canterbury finished well in the last three minutes to take the lead 46–39.

The fourth quarter was by far Mid Canterbury’s best.

They broke away further as their fast break

and they came through just fine.

If you think pickleball sounds like it could be for you, then make sure you’re free on a Sunday evening.

The council has purchased three sets of pickleball gear and it will be set up at the EA Networks Centre for anyone to have a go with on Sundays from 5pm until 7pm.

Go on, give it a go, you won’t regret it.

got going again, but Wolves weren’t going down without a fight and they worked themselves back into the game.

Mid Canterbury led 55–53 with four minutes to go and upped their defensive intensity, forcing turnovers, controlling their offence and hitting the baskets that counted to take the win 66–59.

Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr said Fotu Hala had a good game netting 22 points, strong on the break and on the drive.

“Unfortunately he spent too much time on the bench when picking up early fouls but still had the discipline to finish the game,” Kerr said.

Pip Johnston again led the team well, picking up 18 points in the process, while Thomo O’Brien and Jason Greig were also good on the boards.

Kerr said overall the side played well, with their defensive intensity being key and improving in the second half, where they picked up eight steals.

“Offensively our shooting percentage from range wasn’t as good as we would like, however we were still getting a lot of good looks at the basket, unfortunately they just weren’t dropping.

“We were still able to do the job from close range which is a positive. We’ve still got some things to iron out but a step up from last

Mystics upset form book The Northern Mystics saved their best to the very last, overthrowing league leaders Te WÄnanga o Raukawa Pulse, 60-54, in their final performance of the season.

There was little riding on the encounter but pride for the Mystics. No matter the result, the Pulse couldn’t fall off the top of the ladder, and the Mystics couldn’t climb off the bottom rung. Pulse captain Katrina Rore surmised the Mystics wanted the victory more than her side, but hopes that it means they will come back firing in the grand final in two weeks’ time.

Niki Lauda dies

Pip Johnson, seen in action with Team Donkey, was prominent for Mid Canterbury on Sunday.

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. The Austria Press Agency quoted Lauda’s family as saying he “passed away peacefully” yesterday. Walter Klepetko, a doctor who performed a lung transplant on Lauda last year, said: “Niki Lauda has died. I have to confirm that.” “His unique successes as a sportsman and entrepreneur remain unforgettable,” the family statement said. Lauda won the F1 championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and in 1984 with McLaren.

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■■RUGBY

TRY-TIME AT CELTIC

Sopoaga rated as worst buy NZME

One of Celtic’s tries is scored in spectacular fashion in Senior B rugby on Saturday. Rakaia’s dominance continued, with their 59-12 win over Allenton in the Michael Duff Memorial competition ensuring they remained unbeaten at the top of the standings. Collegiate were still in second thanks to their 38-5 win over Hampstead, while Southern just edged out Celtic 19-18.

Methven beat Mt Somers 36-20 in the day’s other game, but Mt Somers still had something to celebrate later as they handed out a life membership to club stalwart Russell Stanley.

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Not giving up on SBW

By Patrick McKendry If there is one area that will have the All Blacks selectors asking hard questions of themselves before the Rugby World Cup it is the midfield, with coach Steve Hansen yesterday confirming Sonny Bill Williams will be given every opportunity to prove his fitness and form.

Blues second-five Williams hasn’t played since hurting his right knee in his team’s victory over the Stormers at Eden Park six weeks ago.

He subsequently had surgery on a cartilage problem, and while the 33-year-old’s rugby days are probably nearly numbered as a result of that long-running injury issue, as well as others, Williams’ quality and experience in playing 51 tests cannot be denied.

Williams is back running and Hansen believes he will be back playing within a couple of weeks – which means he will probably miss the Blues’ crunch derby against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.

The naysayers will have it that Williams is running out of time, but if he can put together a few good games for the Blues before the season is out he will be selected for the Rugby Championship squad in early July and

then it’s game on for the World Cup should he do enough and remain healthy.

“I understand why people would say he’s running out of time,” Hansen said.

“But is he really? He’s already proved himself – he’s played how many tests? 50?

“That’s a lot of tests and that’s a lot of proving.

“What we need to see is him back on the track and then we have to ask is his fitness good enough to be selected in a team that has five tests

before the World Cup. “Does he deserve to show us whether he’s good enough? Of course he does, because he’s played 50 test matches.

“All those boys who have played in the midfield will get an opportunity to show us that they’re good enough.

“In the end, personally I think they all are.”

In an interesting aside as he prepared to lead his squad of North Island All Blacks, plus the injured Owen Franks and Ben Smith, in a foundation day in south Auckland, Hansen said the selectors would likely pick only three or four midfielders in their World Cup squad of 31.

It’s doubtful they will take only three, even with the relatively short travel distance from New Zealand to Japan (a 12-hour flight) in the event of an injury. They are more likely to go for four.

If Williams is fit and playing anywhere near his potential he is a shoo-in for the squad, so with Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty and Anton Lienert-Brown also almost guaranteed to attend if fit, the major casualty could be the Hurricanes’ Ngani Laumape.

Likewise, Ma’a Nonu’s hopes probably rest on at least one injury.

The selectors will name a big squad to prepare for the tests against Argentina in Buenos Aires on July 21 and South Africa in Wellington six days later.

The Super Rugby final will be held on July 6 and Hansen confirmed few All Blacks involved in that would travel to play the Pumas. That could rule out quite a few Crusaders as they remain on track to appear in their third consecutive title.

“That means we’ll have to take a few extra players for those first two games and that will give us an opportunity to see them in our environment and playing footy,” Hansen said.

A smaller squad will be named for the two Bledisloe Cup tests in Perth on August 10 and Eden Park a week later and then trimmed to 31 for the World Cup following their last home test of the year against Tonga in Hamilton on September 7.

Lima Sopoaga’s premature departure from New Zealand exposed holes in the All Blacks’ first fiveeighth plans.

But it has hardly done Sopoaga much good either, reputation wise, with The Times labelling him the worst buy of the just-completed English premiership season.

Rubbing salt into the wounds, the man he replaced at Wasps – Danny Cipriani – has just been named the premiership’s best player after his move to Gloucester.

The 28-year-old Sopoaga is reportedly getting $1m a season at Wasps, who he joined in September after a wonderful 88-game career with the Highlanders.

Times rugby writers Owen Slot and Alex Lowe said Sopoaga had made a “long and painful” entry into English and European rugby and had “failed to make an impact”.

“If Gloucester signing Danny Cipriani is everyone’s player of the season, the worst piece of business now appears to have been done at Wasps, where they let him go … bringing in Sopoaga instead,” they wrote.

“No one said at the time that this was anything other than an outstanding recruit.

“Maybe next season it will be, but he needs renewed confidence and a lot of work on his defence.”

Former Blues and All Black prop John Afoa was named in The Times premiership team of the year.

“If anybody thought that the former All Black was heading from Gloucester to Bristol for one last pay day before retirement, he has proved them wrong.

“Afoa is still on top of his game,” they wrote.

“There are few tight-head scrummagers in the premiership to rival him in the set piece, but he was also making age-defying line breaks. “ Coach Pat Lam and former All Blacks and Blues players Charles Piutau and Steven Luatua, who all hail from the Auckland-based Blues, won plaudits for their contributions at newly promoted Bristol.

“They brought a rocking stadium, too, and a brand of rugby that never stopped entertaining, even when the conservative option seemed the better one,” The Times opined.

Lima Sopoaga

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■■NETBALL

Guptill the key for NZ

Top tips on the netball courts

By Dylan Cleaver

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n the aftermath of an embarrassing 2015 Cricket World Cup campaign, England captain Eoin Morgan was talking to Brendon McCullum, whose team had done decidedly better.

Morgan was looking for a way out of the negativity that always seemed to wrap its arms around England, particularly around World Cup time.

He liked what he saw when he watched the Black Caps play and wondered why his infinitely better resourced team could not do something similar.

What McCullum told him, essentially, was that England had to learn to play without fear.

They were a team of great players who all played like this match could be their last (which, in fairness, given the capricious history of English selectors, it could have been).

In the four years since, Morgan has transformed England’s fortunes.

His players have licence to fail and, as a result, they do so less.

They took New Zealand’s blueprint from 2015 – hit the ball hard, take wickets at the top of the innings – and stretched it to ridiculous levels, particularly on the batting side.

In the one-day internationals they have played since January 1, 2018 (against tier one nations) their average run rate has been 6.25 per over.

That equates to about 312 runs each time they play.

It’s an extraordinary number over a prolonged period of time.

There have been 44 scores of 350-plus in ODIs in this World Cup cycle. England alone account for 16 of them.

To understand how ridiculous that is, in the 11 years between January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2010, there were 43 plus-350 totals.

Martin Guptill will have to be in form if the Black Caps are to have any chance at the World Cup. The only currency that counts in ODI cricket now is really big totals.

Every now and then you’re going to see a team go completely belly-up trying to pursue them, but a nice 250 to 280 score is not going to win you many big games in England this year.

The game has changed.

ODIs are like long Twenty20 matches.

I wonder whether New Zealand ever got that memo.

One of the few teams that didn’t follow the blueprint the Black Caps laid out in 2015 is, well, New Zealand.

They’ve accumulated just three 350+ scores since 2015, two of them in the same series against Sri Lanka last season.

New Zealand scored at 6.5 runs per over against the tier one sides at the previous World Cup.

Since the start of 2018, that rate has dropped to 5.66 RPO, a fall that works out to about 43 runs per innings.

There are a lot of variables that go into big totals, including ground size, pitch and conditions and, importantly, personnel.

On the latter count, New Zealand does not appear to be set up for the mammoth totals that are going to be necessary to win the World Cup. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor are clearly the two best players but they are as inclined to accumulate than dominate, particularly early in the innings.

Tom Latham (busted finger and all) is a good player, but he’s no Jos Buttler.

England pick guys from one to eight in the order who are capable of not just big scores, but

of big scores at strike rates well north of 120.

At this rate there would seem to be an awful lot of pressure being stacked on one man’s shoulders ahead of the World Cup, particularly if Colin Munro is now on the fringes looking in.

There’s no point sitting on the fence.

I’m calling this one early: if New Zealand are any hope of progressing to the semi-finals and beyond, Martin Guptill is going to have to score 500 tournament runs and he’s going to have to do it in 400 balls.

Only then will Williamson, Taylor and Latham have the time they need to accelerate, and for New Zealand to post the sort of totals that the likes of England, Australia and India won’t pass with their feet up.

No pressure, Marty.

Pakistan bring back quicks for World Cup NZME Experienced fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were brought back into Pakistan’s 15-man World Cup squad yesterday following a loss to England in the one-day series.

Hard-hitting batsman Asif Ali also made the World Cup team – at the expense of opening batsman Abid Ali – with his two half centuries against England.

Leg-spinner Shadab Khan has fully recovered from illness and replaced Yasir Shah, who was named as cover for Shadab for the one-day series against England.

“The doctors have declared Shadab Khan to be fully fit and he also played a league match in England a couple of days back without any problem,” chief se-

lector Inzamam-ul-Haq said.

Riaz replaced all-rounder Faheem Ashraf while Amir came in place of Junaid Khan as Pakistan made three changes to its originally announced World Cup squad.

All teams can change their World Cup squads until May 23 without prior permission from the International Cricket Council Council.

Pakistan lost the ODI series against England 4-0 with their bowlers leaking more than 300 runs in all four games.

Amir was part of the Pakistan’s 17-member squad in England but couldn’t play in any of the ODIs after getting chickenpox.

“We realised after the series against England that wickets (during the World Cup) will be more true for batting and we

Wahab Riaz need experienced bowlers,” Inzamam said.

The chief selector defended the inclusion of Riaz, who hasn’t played a one-day international since competing against Australia in 2017.

The left-arm seamer was also not in the list of 23 players shortlisted for the World Cup and

didn’t participate in the fitness test.

“Our bowling was lacking experience in England,” Inzamam said.

“Wahab Riaz could be effective with the old ball and he could also reverse swing, which could benefit the team.”

Inzamam said Amir was also recalled purely on the basis of the left-armer’s ability to bowl well in English conditions.

Amir has taken only five wickets in his last 14 ODIs since Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in England in 2017.

“We couldn’t see him bowl during the series against England but he is a senior bowler,” Inzamam said. “He has a vast experience of bowling in English conditions and that’s why we have selected him.”

Young netballers will get a rare chance to benefit from the knowledge of one of Mid Canterbury’s favourite netball coaching exports this weekend.

Andrea Cousins, the assistant coach of the Mainland Netball Beko netball league team, is the main drawcard at a Hampstead Netball Club family day fundraiser on Sunday.

She’s bringing some top class Christchurch premier players with her to conduct a skills and drills session aimed at kids from year five through to year 13.

It will be held on Sunday from 2pm until 4pm, and the cost will be $15 per player.

It’s being held at the Hampstead Netball Club, and it will benefit the Hampstead Netball Club, but it’s open to players from all clubs.

A sausage sizzle will follow, with raffles and spot prizes to be won, and the club’s clubrooms will be open.

Registrations close on Thursday and registrations can be texted to Janene McDowell on 0274153334.

RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 18 and 21 Rnd 1 Sunmeade (Silver) and E Cook (Bronze) Heather Trott 69, Mary-Lou Watson 74 on c/b, Sharon Bradford 74, Sally Lemon 75 on c/b, Catherine Trott 75 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites Marilyn Walker, No 8 House of Travel Sue Letham, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon Alison Grant, No 14 Todds of Ashburton Barb Williams, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot Erin Porter, No 18 2nd Shot to Green Erin Porter Two’s: Marilyn Walker No 4, Kay Fox No 12

Mayfield Golf Club May 20 Grades 0-19 B Jury 83, M Moorhead, A Dixon and G Sparrow 2nd equal 20-27 I Beach 96, N Andrews 98, R Lake 99 28 + P McKay 101, O Everest 103, M Beach 104 Next Game will be June 17 at Denfield.

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■■DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Wearing the fern a proud moment

By Michael Guerin Matthew Williamson allowed himself the moment most young New Zealand representatives surely take on Sunday night.

He unpacked his flash new driving colours, the black ones with the silver fern, tried them on and checked out how he looked in the mirror.

“It was a bit surreal to be honest, it definitely made me puff the chest out,” says Williamson.

On Friday, the Oamaru horseman will wear those colours for real but on the other side of the globe in harness racing’s World Driver’s Championships in Sweden.

Harness racing drivers’ championships are a curious beast because the best driver could draw the worst horses in the ballot and finish last. And vice versa.

But New Zealand drivers have a disproportionately high success rate, with six individual champions in the 29 series that have been contested: Dexter Dunn, Mark Jones, Maurice McKendry, Tony Herlihy, Robert Cameron and the late Kevin Holmes.

The Kiwi success rate can, at least partially, be put down to our drivers being among the most versatile in the world.

After all, they drive horses on left and right-handed tracks, in stand and mobile starts, on grass, grit and clay tracks, over a wide range of distances.

And of course, they drive both trotters and pacers.

That would sum up 28-year-old Williamson, having cut his teeth in the sometimes rustic scene of the deep south before becoming a regular near the top of the national premiership.

He leaves tomorrow for the champs which begin on Friday and continue for a week, even driving on the first day of the famous Elitlopp meeting in Stockholm on Saturday.

“It is getting real now, it was after I put the colours on Sunday night,” says Williamson.

“I think a lot of kids grow up hoping they get to wear the silver fern so that is pretty amazing.”

Williamson made a sacrifice for that privilege, giving up driving at the Jewels at Addington on June 1.

“It probably means missing three Jewels drives but I am thrilled to be going.”

And Williamson is the man for the job because Swedish harness racing is all trotting, with no pacers, and Williamson is from trotting royalty.

His father Phil holds the record for the most trotting winners

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Matthew Williamson trained in a season in New Zealand and his brothers Nathan and Brad are also top drivers.

Remarkably, the quartet drove the first four home in a trotting race at Gore on Saturday.

Of Matthew’s 780 career successes in New Zealand, 280 have

been in trotting races, an extremely high percentage for a leading driver.

So while Williamson is going to Sweden to try to win, he is also going there to learn.

“It sounds like we will be going to some of the stables over there ... I can’t wait to see how they do things with the trotters,” he admits.

“So while the driving comes first I will be asking their trainers plenty of questions to learn as much as I can and see what I can bring home.”

Even if he can wear the silver fern to WDC glory, Williamson has an even more important moment waiting for him upon his return.

His fiancee, talented reinswoman Charlotte Purvis, is expecting the couple’s first child on June 10.

“So I am hoping the baby can hold on till I get back.”

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Hawkes Bay Ri Venue: Hastings Meeting Date 22 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.30am (NZT) FRUITFED CUSTOMER SERVICES MAIDEN HURDLE $10,000, MDN HDL, 2500m 1 01133 Class Above m (1) 68..................R Elliot (a3) 2 x00x2 The Bieber (2) 68.....................L Douglas (3) 3 x7825 Zed Leppelin th (7) 68......................G Walsh 4 17x55 El Bayardo m (8) 68..................H McNeill (1) 5 388x0 Abacus t (5) 68............................ S Karnicnik 6 8444x Brakbar b (4) 68...............................M Gillies 7 07x75 Cool Hand Duke th (9) 68.................. A Kuru 8 7399x King’s Secret (6) 68.............. J Seivwright (2) 9 0x608 Lovetokeephim m (10) 68................... E Farr 10 609x7 Soiree (3) 68...........................B Lammas (1) 2 12.01 ADAMA HURDLE $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2500m 1 Px07x Ooee tdmh (1) 69............................... A Kuru 2 984x4 Zentangle tdm (10) 66.................R Elliot (a3) 3 00800 Delegate m (9) 65............................M Gillies 4 0430x Eddie Gilbert tdm (8) 65....... J Seivwright (2) 5 148x0 Gallante m (3) 65................................ E Farr 6 F586x Mandalay m (5) 65....................H McNeill (1) 7 066x4 All In Rock (4) 65........................ S Karnicnik 8 66x79 Eion (7) 65..............................B Lammas (1) 9 368x0 Porotene Magnum (2) 65.........L Douglas (3) 10 007Px So Keep Em m (6) 65............M Roustoby (3) 3 12.34pm BALLANCE AGRI-NUTRIENTS MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 22 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.03pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0/1D C1d, 645m 1 12745 You Can Be nwtd................................L Cole 2 72516 Gray Bale 38.94............................M Roberts 3 57374 Cossie Cooper nwtd.........................M Olden 4 47766 Lady Jellybean 37.97....................M Goodier 5 45847 Allen Mack 38.04..........................M Roberts 6 56x66 Cawbourne Krusty 37.79..............M Roberts 7 35678 Bigtime Lily nwtd.................................L Cole 8 67154 Bigtime Lonestar 38.56 G &.... S Fredrickson

1 x5232 Wicklow b (5) 68.5................... S Wenn (am) 2 27343 Albaron b (12) 68.5.............. S MacNab (am) 3 32726 Master Courtsman (4) 68.5... A Wallace (am) 4 443x0 Grandiscoccymelums (13) 68.5.F Lazet (am) 5 380x4 Rely On Me (9) 68.5.................E Quinn (am) 6 3PPx5 Coconut (7) 68.5......................L Knight (am) 7 598x Galapagos h (2) 68.5...........L Petersen (am) 8 36678 Invigorate (6) 68.5.............. M Northcott (am) 9 7 Ripcord (1) 68.5....................... L Myers (am) 10 7 Rohan (8) 68.5......................J Sanders (am) 11 464x0 The Oysterman m (11) 68.5.B Rogerson (am) 12 090x The Rolling Stone (10) 68.5.L Kennedy (am) 13 9x000 War Of Words h (3) 68.5.........S Fannin (am) 4 1.09 NUFARM MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1300m 1 Vibrato 57.5................................... Scratched 2 Aratai (6) 57.5.................................V Colgan 3 Reggiewood (9) 57.5....................... S McKay 4 243x4 Cinzento bh (3) 55.5........................S Collett 5 5365x Tumbleweed (11) 55.5....................L Allpress 6 7 Loire (10) 55.5................................M McNab 7 Midnight Magic 55.5...................... Scratched 8 5 Rockley Beach (7) 55.5....................R Myers 9 Visenya (8) 55.5............................... C Grylls 10 6x7 Happiness Forever (2) 55.5........... R Norvall 11 Amal Rose (1) 55.5.......................R Elliot (a) 12 Idea From Heaven (4) 55.5.............. R Jones 13 Star Ellipse (5) 55.5....................M Cameron 5 1.44pm SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1300m

1 3253 Foggy Lyttle h (7) 57.5.....................R Myers 2 22224 Lincoln Hanover 57.5.................... Scratched 3 83224 Up ‘n’ Gone (9) 57.5................J Fawcett (a1) 4 2 King Farouk h (8) 57.5.....................S Collett 5 860x4 Chalk h (6) 57.5......................... D Hirini (a1) 6 6x4 Kapalka (4) 57.5............................R Elliot (a) 7 Into The Deep (3) 57.5... A Goindasamy (a3) 8 7 King Khalid (5) 57.5........................ S McKay 9 76x69 Dr Velocious (2) 57.5......................L Allpress 10 Talenti h (11) 57.5........................... J Parkes 11 6x70 Platinum Appeal (10) 55.5 12 Zealand (1) 55.5..........................M Cameron 6 2.19 AGRITRADE VALAGRO MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 47638 Whowouldknow h (5) 58.5......... D Hirini (a1) 2 750x Blue Arrow (1) 58.5..........................R Myers 3 Defibrillate (10) 58.5.........................S Collett 4 22632 Honfleur (6) 56.5............................M McNab 5 432 Je Suis Tiger (8) 56.5............T Newman (a3) 6 35x24 La Turque b (9) 56.5....................M Cameron 7 56355 Belle South (4) 56.5.................... L Satherley 8 44356 Authentic Charm (7) 56.5............ Z Moki (a2) 9 8 Glorious Missile (2) 56.5................L Allpress 10 5976x Veuve Clicquot h (3) 56.5...................L Hemi 7 2.54 CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 x2556 Matt Cain h (9) 58.5........................V Colgan 2 2 King Farouk h (13) 58.5 3 x3x54 Facepaint (1) 58.5.......... A Goindasamy (a3)

4 5 Eisenhower h (15) 58.5......................L Hemi 5 5 Heart Of Soul (10) 58.5............... L Satherley 6 Le Grazie (8) 58.5............................J Riddell 7 7 King Khalid 58.5............................ Scratched 8 6 Swagger (2) 58.5...........................L Allpress 9 76x69 Dr Velocious (4) 58.5 10 The Barman Pays (5) 58.5.......... Z Moki (a2) 11 265x6 Polizzi h (11) 56.5................ C O’Beirne (a3) 12 4 So Sue Me (3) 56.5.................... D Hirini (a1) 13 9x690 Tav It Up (7) 56.5............................. A Jones 14 Unidentified (14) 56.5.....................M McNab 15 6x70 Platinum Appeal (12) 56.5 16 Zealand (6) 56.5 Emergencies: Platinum Appeal, Zealand 8 3.29pm YARA FERTILISER 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 568x6 Cameahotfriday tdm (7) 59.5Goindasamy (a3) 2 4x412 Willpower (11) 59.............................R Myers 3 x2516 Ace Royale (2) 58.5.........................S Collett 4 30265 Straight Sets dm (10) 58...............R Elliot (a) 5 022x7 Lincoln’s Gal (4) 57..........................J Riddell 6 14549 Got The Call (9) 56.5................... Z Moki (a2) 7 510x8 La Landonne (6) 56.............. C O’Beirne (a3) 8 4207x Triple Diamond m (5) 56..............M Cameron 9 0xL49 Tuscan Whistler (1) 56.........M McNab 10 3x70x Fully Charged m (8) 55.5....... H Andrew (a2) 11 19x00 Bangles (3) 55.........................C Burdan (a4) 9 4.04pm FRUITFED SUPPLIES 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m

1 214x Sacred Judgement b (8) 59.5.........V Colgan 2 215x8 Byzantine (10) 58.5..........................R Myers 3 318x Tonadillas b (7) 58.5....................M Cameron 4 319x0 Ripnroll mh (1) 58........................... J Parkes 5 18x60 Yossarian tdh (6) 58...........................L Hemi 6 57008 Powerball (9) 57.5..................S Macnab (a2) 7 x1x6x Tattle (12) 57....................................S Collett 8 355x7 Elettra (4) 56.5................................ S McKay 9 5x710 Red Senna (5) 56.5........................L Allpress 10 7x66x Aero De Paris t (2) 56.5................... C Grylls 11 x6477 Fast And Furious (3) 55.5 12 6076x Toodaloo m (11) 55..................... Z Moki (a2) Blinkers on: Tav It Up (R7), Yossarian (R9) Blinkers off: War Of Words (R3), Glorious Missile (R6), Heart Of Soul (R7), Aero De Paris (R9) Winkers on : Fully Charged (R8) LEGEND: Runner Form: b - Beaten favourite at last start c Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months SELECTIONS

1 36347 Shrewdy nwtd........................ L E Dunkerton 2 47663 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 3 51275 Lizzy O’Shea 30.87......................B Hodgson 4 42287 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 5 86876 Bigtime Bret 30.55..............................L Cole 6 12447 Magic Flynn nwtd................................L Cole 7 35866 Tuff Treasure nwtd..........................B Mitchell 8 86354 Zara Fab nwtd..................................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 8x878 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider 8 2.10pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 42545 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 2 55452 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 3 76453 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G &....... S Fredrickson 4 68642 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 5 87157 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 6 22632 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 7 28843 Blackjack Man 17.90...................B Goldsack 8 77718 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden Emergencies: 9 87666 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 17778 Killer Frost 18.19..........................S J Phillips 9 2.28pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m

1 31525 Gotcha Pixie 18.15.....................J McInerney 2 84714 Tuff Temptress 18.28......................B Mitchell 3 87253 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 4 34187 Bigtime Kaea 18.01............................ B Hunt 5 43528 Just Like Harry 18.02.......................... N Udy 6 x5423 Leger’s Magic 18.71...........................M Flipp 7 25852 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 8 31657 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark Emergencies: 9 87648 Homebush Jasper nwtd............ K Gommans 10 76857 El Hefe 17.68 A &............................Williams 10 2.45pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 65666 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 2 53865 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 3 41376 Rockoneva 31.41.........................B Hodgson 4 65476 Rose And Crown 30.32.................M Goodier 5 73728 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 6 34375 Bigtime Benji 30.44.............................L Cole 7 46636 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 8 65875 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 9 8x878 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider

4 3.55pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m

1 28666 Bigtime Gal 17.87...............................L Cole 2 45371 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 3 76445 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 4 26342 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 5 51475 Bigtime Sam nwtd G &............ S Fredrickson 6 57544 Homebush Flutey 17.90.............J McInerney 7 74375 Opehu Express 18.03.......................R Waite 8 45765 Agistri nwtd.....................................S E Hunt Emergencies: 9 68683 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 10 37667 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray

Race 1: Class Above, El Bayardo, Cool Hand Duke, Brakbar Race 2: Zentangle, Gallante, Ooee, Delegate, Eddie Gilbert Race 3: Wicklow, Albaron, Ripcord, Rely On Me, Galapagos Race 4: Cinzento, Happiness Forever, Tumbleweed, Visenya Race 5: King Farouk, Up ‘n’ Gone, Foggy Lyttle, King Khalid Race 6: Honfleur, Je Suis Tiger, La Turque, Authentic Charm Race 7: Heart Of Soul, Le Grazie, Swagger, So Sue Me Race 8: Willpower, Lincoln’s Gal, Tuscan Whistler, La Landonne Race 9: Sacred Judgement, Byzantine, Elettra, Aero De Paris

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

6 24482 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 7 Spring Poppy nwtd D &...............J MacAuley 8 Big Time Billie nwtd.............................L Cole 9 57 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 10 74787 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris 3 12.43pm AON CPF C0 HT1 C0q, 520m 1 Big Time Dynasty nwtd.......................L Cole 2 Big Time Frosty nwtd...........................L Cole 3 7845x Ostapenko nwtd.............................. L A Hunt 4 Big Time Rhino nwtd...........................L Cole 5 25425 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 6 66636 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 7 26 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 8 42245 Hopcorn nwtd...................................... N Udy 4 1.00pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C0 HT2 C0q, 520m 1 45332 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 2 Big Time Tina nwtd..............................L Cole 3 755x8 Viking Joop nwtd............................. L A Hunt 4 Big Time Marlisa nwtd.........................L Cole 5 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 6 88777 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 6545 Aleng nwtd......................................S E Hunt

8 75274 Sahara Pippa nwtd.............................M Flipp 5 1.18pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 520m 1 7x546 Rumors 30.55.....................................L Cole 2 7636F Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 3 64446 Kushka nwtd J &..................................D Bell 4 42411 Race Me Home 30.68..................B Hodgson 5 52745 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 6 63442 Bigtime Diesel nwtd............................L Cole 7 66532 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 8 44758 Dee Bee Gee nwtd...................... G Hodgson 9 8x878 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider 6 1.35pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 16754 Bigtime Luna 17.98......................S J Phillips 2 33686 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 3 42212 Homebush Rieko 18.07.............J McInerney 4 2764x Cawbourne Chops 18.14.......... K Gommans 5 68543 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 6 73438 Alamein Panda 17.90 K &..................Phillips 7 36182 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 8 55233 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 9 88358 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 10 17784 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 7 1.53pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 12755 Bigtime Alfie nwtd...............................L Cole 10 36F31 Bigtime Acacia nwtd............................L Cole 2 3.20pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 FINAL C1f, 305m 1 33651 Idol Duke 17.94..................................M Flipp 2 42131 Bigtime Stella 17.86............................L Cole 3 75441 Jinja Rules 17.69.......................J McInerney 4 12311 Bigtime Puma 17.81............................L Cole 5 32211 Punch On Ruby 17.78................J McInerney 6 34441 Doosh 17.59...............................J McInerney 7 62811 Bigtime Thor 17.66..............................L Cole 8 56321 Thrilling Ivy 18.19...................... K Gommans Emergencies:

9 35562 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 10 66232 Viking Ash 18.16................................. N Udy 3 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 77644 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 2 24334 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd................J McInerney 3 66533 Zara Daiken 17.98.............................. N Udy 4 66751 Tuff An’ Spicy nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 5 64253 Hashtag Blessed nwtd..................M Roberts 6 51647 Sly Cath nwtd A &............................Williams 7 77881 Bigtime Sheer 17.91...........................L Cole 8 1 Dottie Bell 18.39 J &............................D Bell 9 66647 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 10 46568 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack

1 77761 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 2 66232 Viking Ash 18.16................................. N Udy 3 87624 Here’s Hemi nwtd.......................J McInerney 4 35562 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 5 85325 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 6 1 Small Paige nwtd A &.......................Williams 7 33557 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 8 43676 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray Emergencies: 9 87638 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................. S Gommans 10 66776 Bigtime Panther 18.03.................... M Gowan 5 4.13pm PRESIDENTS DASH C1 C1, 305m

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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9.30am CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

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

THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings

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May 22 & 23, 2019 Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817.

Seniors Centre, Cameron St. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 10.30am - 12pm

ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

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

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre $4. Newcomers welcome we are friendly. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

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AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn.

6pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road.

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THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to dance (7pm), Beginner/ Intermediate (8pm-9pm), Instructor Annette Fyfe Phone 307 7138 a/h, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship.

Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Results photojournalism and entries 2nd open. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. All welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street, in the Riverside industrial area.

for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers, 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP.

Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. St Peters Church, Allenton.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4.

Tuition available for new players.

Waireka Croquet Club. The domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm RSA WOMENS SECTION. Afternoon social with speaker and competition. Bring your clip on earrings and oldest recipe book. RSA Cox Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): If you reward that doubting, worrying part of your brain by checking up on every lead it sends down the pipeline, you’ll wind up in an anxious mood. Once you’ve decided to trust, commit like it’s the only way.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Irritability is a natural response to life’s pains and disappointments.

When you feel the edge is too acute, it’s a signal for self-care. Eat, hydrate, nap, sunshine... you know the drill.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Restless, you may find yourself annoyed at those with totally functional relationships and businesses. This dissatisfaction will be the birth of the new you. Here comes growth and betterment.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Your body is in continual service to you. When it seems the other way around, consider that aches and pains are the body’s request for maintenance and care that will keep this show running well.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): No one always knows what to say or when to say it. The smoothest among us usually err on the side of saying yes.

You never see James Bond blurting and overexplaining, except maybe in the way of repeating his name.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re doing incredible things.

So, if you’re also feeling rushed, a little short with people and forgetful of some of the minor details, give yourself a pass. Take a breath. You can do this.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): When people are dealing with something that requires a lot of energy and focus, anything that adds stress and pressure to the situation will get pushback. You notice what other people have on their plates.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): While you model the example you want to see in others, you’ll be modelling it for yourself, too. It’s like there are many “selves” in you, some students, some teachers. The best ones emerge today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Relationships feel more connected when two people are having a similar experience. If one is doing much better than the other, it creates an imbalance that will, if not addressed, rectify itself in ways beyond your control.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You want to take care of others, but if you go overboard, you’ll make them depend on you and will live to resent all the extra labour this entails.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Digestion takes a fair amount of energy. That’s why, after a big meal, a nap feels right. Processing emotions is a kind of digestion.

Big emotions are best followed by rest.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): With people in a relationship tango, it can be difficult to tell who’s leading.

Both partners have, on some level, agreed to the dips and drags because now it’s all part of the dance.

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DALY, Natalie Rubena – Passed away peacefully in Hamilton on Monday, May 20, 2019 aged 89 years. Much loved wife of the late Terry.

Treasured mother and mother-in-law of Kevin and Carol, Fiona and Paul. Much loved grandmother to Elton and Lizzy, Leon and Nikki, Leanne and Steve, Rayden, Sheree and Lyndon. Adored great grandmother to Maddison, Morgan, Thomas, Connor, Fynn, Tristan, Susan, Sophia, Jeremy, Rachel and Oliver. A service for Natalie will be held at Seddon Park Funeral Home Chapel, cnr Seddon Road and Somerset streets, Hamilton, on SATURDAY, May 25, 2019 at 10.30am followed by private cremation.

All communications to the Daly family, c/- PO Box 5523, Frankton, Hamilton, 3242.

LAMBIE, Jean Gillies – On May 20, 2019, passed away peacefully at The Oaks Rest Home, Christchurch, in her 95th year. Dearly loved daughter of the late James and Isobel, loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Allan and Barbara, Neil (deceased) and Margaret, loved aunt of Ngaire, Alistair and Leslie, Ross and Donna, and Anne, and a loved great-aunt of all her great-nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Dr Stoop, and the wonderful staff at The Oaks for their love and care of Jean.

Messages may be addressed to the family of the late Jean Lambie, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers donations to Red Cross would be appreciated and may be made at the service.

The service to celebrate Jean’s life will be held in St Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 150 Withells Road, Avonhead, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, May 24, at 1.00pm, private cremation thereafter.

RICHARDSON, Judith Anne – The family of the late Judith Richardson wish to thank everyone who expressed love and support to us on the passing of a much loved Wife, Mum, Grandma and mother-in-law. Your phone calls, text messages, cards, visits, food and flowers were all greatly appreciated by the family. A big thank you to the staff of Rosebank and Sealy Street Medical Centre. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of our genuine appreciation and thanks to you all. It has been a great help to the family to know that she was loved and cared for by so many.

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HARDIE, Lesley Phair – On May 19, 2019, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

Dearly loved wife of Ian Geoffrey Hardie, loved and cherished mother and mother-in-law of Tim, Simon and Jen, and Sarah and Andrew. Much loved Granny to Amy, Sophie, Will, Tommy, Charlotte, Annabel and Hannah. Special thanks to the Christchurch Nursing Bureau Carers, to Clare McKenzie and the Nurse Maude Palliative Care Team, and the Nurse Maude Hospice staff who have helped to care for Lesley over the past months. Your support has been greatly appreciated. Messages may be addressed to the family of the late Lesley Hardie, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers, donations to Nurse Maude Palliative Care in memory of Lesley would be appreciated, and may be made at the service. The service to celebrate Lesley’s life will be held in our Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch, on MONDAY, May 27, at 2.00pm, private cremation thereafter.

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SMITH, Russell Wayne (Wayne) – On May 20, 2019. Suddenly at his home, Ashburton. Aged 60 years. Dearly loved soul mate and husband of Debs (formerly Sparks). Adored and loving father of Toby, and Miranda. Loving stepdad of Daniel and Melissa, Heydon and Bevan, Tammie and Shaun and Wayne Pa of Tyler, Mackai, Kyiah, Nixon, Luke, and Sam. Cherished and dearly loved son of the late Keith, and Esme. Much loved brother and brother-inlaw of Kevin and Nina, Karen and Mark, the late Margaret, and Brian, Grant and Rhonda, Brent and Janice, Vicki and Grant, a treasured uncle and great uncle of all his nieces and nephews and a loyal friend to many. Loved son-in-law of Maureen and Tony Jack and brother-in-law of Craig and Julie, Aaran and Meika, and Jacqui and Brent.

A loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to the Smith family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A celebration of Wayne’s life will be held at the Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY, May 25, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

SHAW, Trevor Neal – Kathryn, Neal, Vanessa and families thank everyone for their love and support at this time. A special thank you to the members of the Ashburton Vintage Car Club for their Guard of Honour at the funeral. To all those who sent cards, flowers and food, thank you. Your caring has helped us through this sad time. As many addresses are unknown please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of thanks to you all.

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Wind at 2000m: SW 35 km/h, becoming light in the morning.

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River Levels

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1.57

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 118.5 Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

5.87

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

6.50

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

62.1 335.0

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Palmerston North fine

Forecasts for today

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TOMORROW: Fine. Light winds.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

BEST, Maureen May (Mo) (nee Dickie) – 19-09-1934 – 17-05-2019 Passed away at Radius Millstream, Ashburton.

Peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family. Much loved wife of the late Geordie (Dennis) and much loved daughter of the late Alex and Eva Dickie.

Very much loved mother and mother-in-law of Anna (Cambridge), Jan and David Dynes (Methven), Helen (Waitora), and the twins Catherine and Robbie Price and David and Jean. Much loved Nanna of Phillip, Jennifer, Victoria, and Richard and Alex; Ryan and Kimberley, Kayla, Erica and Ryan, and Lucy; Sam and Claire, and Roy and Kylee; Travis, Olivia and John, Logan and Amy, Mitchell and Abby; Melissa, and Adam.

Loved Great Nan of Maddison, Hailee, and Lacey; Jordy; Hunter; Bradley, Lucas, Mila and new baby due in September. Dearly loved sister of Jean and Bob Walker (Rolleston) and loved by her nieces and nephews.

Thanks to Dr Chris Ryan, and the staff at Moore Street Medical Centre, Lois Ranson, John Tyrrell, Cliff Dynes, and the staff at Radius Millstream Care, Ashburton. Messages to the Best family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request. Donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Mo’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald TOMORROW Wednesday, May 22, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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TODAY: Fine with some high cloud.

Early frosts possible. N breezes.

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Ashburton Forecast

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 11.0 14.6 Max to 4pm -1.1 Minimum -2.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 16.0 Avg May to date 42 2019 to date 280.0 262 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 15 At 4pm Strongest gust E 24 Time of gust 3:41pm

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0.0 16.8 23 132.6 190

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Sport

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Guptill vital for Black Caps

Happy to don silver fern

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Grace Breach and High Rise make their way around the Kingsbury Cup course on Sunday.

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Pony club riders test skills

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

An annual competition which pits Mid Canterbury’s pony club branches against each other has been taken out by a team from the Methven Pony Club.

The 2019 Kingsbury Cup competition was hosted by Ashbur-

ton’s Mill Creek Pony Club on Sunday and it was all about giving riders who had not competed at Springston Trophy level – the South Island’s premier pony club teams’ event – an opportunity to test their skills at the eventing level.

On a stunning autumn day,

teams of young riders from the Methven, Mill Creek, Rakaia and Tinwald pony clubs came together to battle it out and it was the Methven Mustangs who came out on top at the end of what was a top day of competition.

The Mustangs team of Greer Forward, Hannah Glass, Ruby

Stewart and Blaise France were presented with the Kingsbury Trophy by the woman the cup was named after, Gill Kingsbury.

The Rakaia Stars team of Ella Richardson, Mia Jones, Rose Bowden and Olivia McFarlane finished second and were they only other team to finish live.

The winning individual junior was Emma Becroft of Mill Creek, ahead of Cameron Elliot from Rakaia in second.

This year’s Springston Trophy competition will be hosted by the Halswell club in Christchurch later this year in the spring school holidays.

Hansen not giving up on SBW for Rugby World Cup

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