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Residents in Tinwald are feeling “creeped out” after hooded men reportedly photographed and scoped out their properties on the weekend.

A man in a black coat and grey hoodie was seen behaving suspiciously on Thompson Street on Sunday afternoon and three others on George Street on Sunday night.

Resident Debbie Chapman contacted police and warned her neighbours after she saw the first man, who was leaning

over her fence peering into her garden and taking photos on a cellphone.

He was definitely “up to no good”, she said.

From her house the man proceeded up the street to look at other properties and Chapman said one of her neighbours began following him to work out what he was doing. The neighbour took video footage and witnessed the man ducking down and hiding behind a bush at the end of the street.

Meanwhile, on Sunday evening around 11pm, three other young men were seen

walking up George Street, Tinwald, and peering into parked cars.

Chapman said she wanted people to be aware of the suspicious behaviour so they can take measures to protect their properties. “Our house was broken into three months ago, and I don’t want to see people go through the misery we did,” she said.

Neighbourhood watch had been contacted, and local police were looking into the incidents yesterday.

Chapman also planned to pass her neighbour’s video footage on to police.

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Blue Pub full to overflowing with barking dogs and their owners Rusty (right) perfects his tone prior to an impressive display at Bark Up at the Blue on Saturday night.

Rusty, with owner Skyla Taylor, came from the Ashburton Gorge to take second place in the non-farm dog category at the event, compered by Maddo Taylor.

Held by Methven Young Farmers, the inaugural Bark Up was a great success.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better turn out, the pub was packed with competitors and onlookers,” said spokesperson Kelsie Laing.

There were 45 entries from throughout the South Island and judges were Bruce Lilley, Hillary Calvert and Duncan Ensor.

Methven Care Trust received $200 from the night, and organisers were overwhelmed with generosity from sponsors.

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■ MYCOPLASMA BOVIS

Lockdowns pressure farmers

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Around 50 Canterbury farms are under lockdown notices as a result of being connected to potential mycoplasma bovis infection, which an Ashburton agribusiness lawyer says will place huge pressure on the region’s agricultural sector going into Gypsy Day. Tim Silva, from Tavendale and Partners, says the notices mean those herds will be unable to be moved without a permit from their home farm at a time when they are usually shifted off the property to revitalise both the stock and the dairy platform pasture, which is normally given time to recover over winter.

“Ten days away from Gypsy Day, this puts immense pressure on dairy farmers and dairy support farmers, not to mention other related contractors, such as truck drivers.”

Dairy support farmers would be out of pocket if their standing winter feed cannot be grazed because the cattle supposed to be feeding on it could not be moved off their home farms, Silva said.

It was unclear how dairy support compensation claims would be handled, he said, unless the notice was served directly on the dairy support farmer. Additionally, those arrangements were often verbal and sealed on a handshake, rather than through a formal written contract which would be required as part of the compensation process.

The immediate concern however, is one of animal welfare.

“The challenge now is connecting feed to stock and also planning for the downstream implications of wintering on platform for milk production in the spring.”

The possibility of cutting and carrying winter feed that would

normally be grazed in the ground, such as kale, would pose huge logistical problems, Silva said, especially under quarantine situations, bearing in mind the need for trucks to be not cross-infecting properties.

“But it’s not insurmountable, given the resilience of our farmers.

“I’m confident in our farmers’ ability to quickly adapt and come to the (farming) practices and common sense necessary. As always, we are in this together.

“But don’t underestimate how difficult this will be, with feed on dairy platforms running out, huge volumes required and Gypsy Day looming.”

He said the single biggest thing the Ministry for Primary Industries needed to do, outside of making best policy in an evolving situation, was be the one source of truth and information both at

industry level, and also for affected farmers.

For those farmers who had been served lockdown notices, it was crucial MPI provide all the information they have in order for farmers to understand and assist at the most basic and common sense level, Silva said.

“I believe affected farmers have the right to all information and all the grounds upon which notices are issued,” he said.

“It also puts farmers in a position where they can assist by being able to verify the facts of their own stock movements.

“Unless they’re given that information, how can they respond?

“We can’t underestimate or overlook that people’s livelihoods and welfare are involved in these decisions. The financial and emotional toll is huge.”

In terms of compensation, it is crucial farmers keep very detailed

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records of all costs incurred as a result of lock down notices, Silva said, as the best possible evidence will be crucial for farmers fasttracking claims.

In the meantime rural professionals are already rallying around. Emails have gone out to the around 150 addresses in the Mid Canterbury Rural Professionals Network, getting a very good response, he said. “There’s a real willingness to help.”

He said banks had been very proactive and supportive, understanding the inevitable situation that will arise while compensation claims roll through, adding to the need for unbudgeted seasonal finance to fund additional feed costs.

Silva said he had also spoken to a couple of rural contractors, who were looking at good, proactive ways to help farmers caught up in the current situation.

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■ FIREFIGHTER SKY TOWER STAIR CHALLENGE

Eleven local firefighters tackle Sky Tower stair challenge

By Katie todd

thought his team had all done “really well” this year.

Although it was the first time he had taken part himself, he had secured an impressive finishing time of 17 minutes and 39 seconds.

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect but it turned out to be a pretty standard fire escape, and not too bad once you got into it,” he said.

Though he was pretty tired by the time he reached the top, he said the Methven firefighters enjoyed some hard-earned rehydration at a nearby bar.

The fastest recorded time was set by Josh Harrison, a firefighter from Mt Wellington in Auckland who ascended the stairs in just 8 minutes 11 seconds.

Around $1.2 million has been raised for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, but donations are still being collected.

Anderson said he is keen to take part in the event again next year, with more knowledge of what to expect.

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It took some of our local firefighters just over 13 minutes to ascend the Sky Tower’s 1103 stairs on Saturday.

Three volunteer firefighters from Rakaia, seven from Methven and one from Ashburton joined around 900 others tackling this year’s Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge in Auckland.

During the annual competition, held as a fundraiser for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, competitors don around 25 kilograms of breathing apparatus and firefighting kit and race up 51 flights of stairs.

This year, Methven volunteer firefighter Dave McLeod entered the grand masters category and came second with a time of 13 minutes 16 seconds, and Methven volunteer firefighter Vick Mee came fourth in the masters category with a time of 18 minutes 2 seconds.

Mid Canterbury firefighters all finished in the top 50 per cent of competitors, and collectively raised over $11,500 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Methven brigade Chief Fire Officer Brent Anderson said he

Brent Anderson was among 11 local firefighters to race up the Sky Tower in support of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand on Saturday.

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■ WAKANUI ROAD CRASH

Crash victim named

By Katie todd

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Police have named the individual killed in a car crash in Hampstead on Saturday.

Twenty-four-year-old Timothy Joshua Michael (TJ) Walker, from Ashburton, died when his car flipped and hit a fence on Wakanui Road early on Saturday morning.

Two other Mid Canterbury men and one Mid Canterbury woman were transported to hospital after the incident, which

occurred at around 3am.

“It’s a tragic loss of a 24-yearold man, and it could have been much worse with three others in the car,” Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said.

He said the serious crash unit are working to investigate the cause of the crash, including analysis of the vehicle against mechanical standards.

Investigators will also be working to determine the speed of the car at the time of the crash by looking at evidence on the road.

“They will be analysing the debris patterns and spread and any other evidence around the scene, and the road conditions at the time the incident occurred,” Dean said.

Meanwhile local investigators are hoping to touch base with other witnesses.

“We’ll be looking at two main things – why it happened on the day, and also what can be done to prevent it happening in the future.”

New use for hoki skins Kiwis are used to getting hoki in their fish ’n’ chips – but now a Kiwi tech company is using its skin as an agent for burns and wrinkles.

West Auckland’s Revolution Fibres is launching actiVLayr: a natural skincare product that uses collagen extracted from hoki skins as a base ingredient.

The skins are then combined with elements such as fruit extracts and hyaluronic acid to make a sustainably-sourced product, which independent testing has shown could reduce wrinkles by a third.

With expertise from Nelsonbased Plant and Food Research scientists, fishing company Sanford turned its hoki skins into

pure collagen, which was then transformed by Revolution Fibres into nanofibre using a technique called electro-spinning.

During this process, natural ingredients known as bioactives – such as kiwifruit and grapes – and hyaluronic acid, an ingredient to help the skin retain moisture, were bonded to the nanofibres to create sheets of actiVLayr.

When it was exposed to wet skin, the nanofibres dissolved rapidly and released the bioactives deep into the skin.

The product was being launched this week at the China Beauty Fair in Shanghai, and also presented here as part of Techweek.

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In brief Temperatures to fall Mid Canterbury can expect some cold and frosty starts this week as temperatures fall across the country this week. High pressure sitting over our Australian neighbours keeps New Zealand in a southwesterly feed of air through the week and a week of unsettled weather is predicted. Heavy rain is likely on the West Coast while more strong gusty winds will hit the east. The combination of cold air and wet weather could also bring snow in the alps, which will be good news for Mt Hutt skifield, which is preparing for opening next month.

Blaze at sawmill Firefighters from around the district spent their Sunday afternoon battling a large vegetation fire above Methven.

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Huge riverbed blaze stretches 10 fire crews

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Rain and a drop in wind speed brought reprieve for firefighters battling a large blaze near the Rakaia riverbed on Sunday.

After vegetation ignited on top of a river bank near Rakaia River Road shortly before 2pm, 10 fire crews worked throughout the af-

ternoon to bring the fire under control in extremely windy conditions.

Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade were first to arrive at the scene with all its appliances, and tanker back-up arrived shortly after from Ashburton and Rakaia brigades, Ashburton Rural, Mt Somers, Lauriston and Alford

Forest units. Firefighters originally anticipated that they would be battling the blaze through the evening but a change in weather helped them out, Methven volunteer firefighter Ian Mclean said.

“The high winds dropped and it started raining, and it was all tidied up by 7[pm]” he said.

He said firefighting efforts were largely concentrated on cooling down two hot piles, and creating a firebreak to prevent flames from spreading into the riverbed or two nearby hedges.

“It was a big fire … at its peak we had about 38 firefighters working on it,” he said. It is not yet known how the fire started.

Jail term a strong possibility A jail term is on the horizon for a Washdyke man who admitted 12 charges, including injuring with intent and possession of two machetes.

Jamie Robin Laing, 25, appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday to enter pleas and was remanded to June 25 for sentence.

He admitted receiving a stolen bank card and twice using it dishonestly, possession of cannabis resin, possession of the machetes, which are offensive weapons, twice interfering with a vehicle, injuring with intent, stealing boxing equipment and three times breaching a protec-

tion order in force against him.

Judge Maze issued a warrant for the arrest of a man charged with the attempted burglary of the Hotel Ashburton in March.

Alizter Koyla Watson, 28, also faces charges of breaking into the Mobil Service Station at Rakaia, of unlawfully getting into a vehicle and assaulting police as he fled from the scene of a burglary.

Watson failed to appear in the Ashburton court yesterday in accordance with his bail conditions.

Sitiveni Curukece Balenaisa,

37, was fined $450 and disqualified from driving for six months after admitting a charge of drink driving.

He blew 443mcg after police stopped him driving at 8am on February 6 on his way to Christchurch.

Other road users had reported his vehicle swerving in its lane and crossing the centre line.

His lawyer said it was a case of him driving after drinking the night before.

A warrant was also issued for the arrest of Malcolm Morunga, who is to be sentenced on four charges including threatening to

kill and injuring with intent.

The court was told earlier this year that Morunga drove to the complainant’s house, though his licence was suspended, and used a tyre iron to hit him on the forehead.

Then he straddled the man and punched him repeatedly in the face while holding a rock in his hand.

He said he was going to kill him.

Morunga was pulled off the complainant by members of his family and told to leave; the complainant went to the hospital for treatment to cuts to the head.

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Crews from six fire engines battled a blaze at a Blenheim sawmill yesterday. Fire and Emergency were called to the fire in the hopper which contains sawdust and other debris at 1.40pm.

Fire and Emergency southern communications shift manager said the fire at Flights Timbers on Waters Ave was contained and no one had been injured, but would take some time to extinguish.

“It’s going to be a large manpower operation to sort it out ... It’s not spreading or endangering anyone else, but I would assume they are going to have to empty it.” The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.

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Licences altered An Auckland woman has been arrested for allegedly altering drivers’ licence details for high school students, with the suspected intent of helping minors get into bars and clubs. Police say the actions of the offender has put large numbers of young people, including 16 and 17-year-old students, at potential risk of harm.

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Crash victim named The man killed in a crash near the Kaimai Summit on Sunday has been identified as a Tauranga man.

Police have named the man as Paul Garratt Butcher, 58, from Pyes Pa. The crash happened on State Highway 29 near the summit of the Kaimai Range, about a kilometre on the Tauranga side. A police media spokeswoman said a motorcyclist had been travelling towards Tauranga when it was in collision with a car.

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Group comes down with royal wedding fever Royal wedding fever took hold in Mid Canterbury on Saturday night, and among those celebrating was a group of Ashburton women dressing up for the night.

They were (back, from left): Amy Clarke, Jazzlyn Leonard, Katie Worsfold, Laura George, Jasmine Gundry, Lisa Veint, Courtney George, and Stacey Lowe, (front from left) Taylor Calder, Kirsty Stewart and Hayley Paulson.

Organiser Lisa Veint, who dressed as Kate Middleton, said it had been a fantastic evening. It started with a pub crawl, but this finished up quite early so the group could concentrate on the marital proceedings in front of one of their televisions.

“We all wanted to watch it together,” Veint said. “It was really cool, we loved it, everyone loved her (bride Meghan Markle’s) dress.

“We all tried to guess what colour the Queen was going to wear.”

This was lime, and one of the group members had guessed this correctly.

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NSW police officer dies rafting in NZ An Australian man who died while rafting in New Zealand’s South Island has been named as 31-year-old NSW police officer Joshua Paroci.

He was one of six Australians on the raft, which overturned on rapids at Skippers Canyon near Queenstown on Saturday.

New Zealand police yesterday publicly identified the victim as Detective Senior Constable Paroci, whose wife is also a police

officer. In a statement, NSW Police said Paroci joined the force in 2008 and had recently worked in the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad.

“Professionally, Josh was a tireless worker; dedicated to investigating some of the most heinous crimes against children,” Detective Superintendent John Kerlatec said.

“His passion was justice for

victims. Not only was he a police officer, he was completing a law degree, which he intended to use to create better outcomes for young victims.”

Detective Senior Constable Paroci lost his grip as the raft was being towed to a bank, and was swept through another rapid and could not be resuscitated on the shore, according to Totally Tourism, owners of Challenge Rafting.

“We believe everything was done by the book and standard procedure. But the outcome was certainly something we did not expect,” general manager Tim Barke told Radio NZ. v Overturning rafts were not unusual for the grade of the river, he added, and customers were given equipment to ensure their safety and warmth.

Another person on the raft was moderately injured and

flown to Lakes District Hospital, while the rest of the group were helicoptered out and returned to Australia yesterday morning, the rafting companies said.

Weather conditions were good during the trip and two other rafts on the same route had not overturned.

Maritime New Zealand and the coroner are also investigating the incident.

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Timely reminder about good burning techniques Colder weather has many Mid Canterbury people lighting their log burners to stave off the winter chills, but authorities are reminding people about good burning technique and using dry wood to avoid air pollution in the form of smoke.

Ashburton has a target to lower winter air pollution breaches, when particulates of matter are higher than 50 as recorded by special air pollution stations in the town.

On Saturday night the PM concentration peaked at 40, with an average reading for the day at 12. Earlier this month on May 10 and 11, the average readings were 33 and 32.

Last winter, the town recorded three breaches, while there were two in 2016 and one in 2015. In 2014, there were nine.

Smoke from home heating using wood and coal causes most of the winter air pollution but good fire starting techniques and dry firewood helps minimise emissions.

Clean air rules require any new burners to be ultra-low emission, with restrictions around the use of existing low emission burners.

Open fires or older-style burners are banned.

Kids help with air quality research Pupils at a Central Otago primary school are helping Niwa air quality scientists learn more about pollution in their town in a four-month project that will track where smoke comes from and where it goes over winter.

Niwa air quality scientist Dr Ian Longley and his colleagues have teamed up with Year 5 and 6 pupils at Alexandra Primary School to learn more about how smoke from home heating is causing air quality problems in the town and how these problems might be solved.

“We need a better understanding of where and when the emissions occur which we think the schoolchildren can help us with,” Dr Longley said.

Alexandra is known as one of New Zealand’s most polluted towns and regularly exceeds the National Standard for air quality.

Niwa has developed a low-cost sensor known as an ODIN or Outdoor Dust Information Node.

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We need a better understanding of where and when the emissions occur which we think the schoolchildren can help us with

ODINs are usually fixed to power poles and enable communities to observe, understand and ultimately control their local air quality in a much more direct way than previously possible.

“Many New Zealand towns have a single air quality monitoring station, run by their regional or district council, whereas others have none,” Dr Longley said.

“But we can reduce the cost and size of monitors so potentially every neighbourhood could have one. These could identify problems and their causes so people

could work more constructively with councils on devising solutions.”

By the end of winter, Niwa plans to have installed up to 100 ODINs across Alexandra. The ODINs transmit air quality data in real time enabling researchers to build up a picture of how it varies from day-to-day and place to place.

An adapted version of the ODIN, will also be assembled at school and taken home by the pupils for a week at a time to provide a snapshot of what’s going

on with smoke inside their own homes.

“This is also a chance for the children to understand where data comes from in a way that is real and personal to them.”

In addition Niwa meteorologist Maria Augutis will be providing students with weekly video weather forecasts focusing on the connection between air quality and weather.

The children will also be asked to use an app-based survey to record whether they can see or smell smoke and whether it has affected their breathing or caused them to cough.

That data will then be matched up with the air quality information provided from the outdoor ODINs t to provide a more detailed overall picture of the impact of poor air quality.

The ODINs were first trialled in Rangiora and confirmed Niwa’s technology provides valuable new information about pollution

levels at different times of the day and under different weather conditions.

Niwa also worked in partnership with the University of Montana in the US to conduct further trails in Idaho.

Dr Longley says the Alexandra school pupils are acting as a test group helping the scientists understand how citizens can become directly involved in air quality science with the aim of extending the programme into the wider community next year.

“We hope to scale this up next year and roll it out to more schools as well as rural areas to help stimulate informed debate about the problem and what can be done about it.”

The school project is a government initiative under the Unlocking Curious Minds programme which aims to encourage and enable better engagement with science and technology for all New Zealanders.

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■ HAWAII

New volcano threat Hawaii officials have reported the first known injury related to heightened volcanic activity from Kilauea after a Big Island resident was hit by lava spatter while standing on a third-floor balcony.

That person, identified only as a homeowner on Noni Farms Road, shattered his leg from his shin to his foot when lava spatter struck him, a spokeswoman for the Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, according to Reuters.

Lava spatters “can weigh as much as a refrigerator and even small pieces of spatter can kill,” the spokeswoman told Reuters.

Neither the mayor’s office nor the Hawaii County Civil Defense Center immediately responded to requests for additional information early Sunday morning (US time).

Noni Farms Road is a residential road that lies to the east of the Leilani Estates neighbourhood in Pahoa, where the majority of the attention has been focused ever since Kilauea’s volcanic activity increased dramatically three weeks ago.

To date, at least 23 fissures have formed along a northeast-southwest line in the rift zone, most in the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens neighbourhoods.

Lava emerging from the vents has destroyed dozens of homes.

A fast-flowing stream of lava pouring from one of the active fissures has also reached Highway 137, which hugs the island’s eastern coast.

The lava shut down about a 4-mile section of the highway, between Kamaili and Pohoiki roads, blocking one of the main escape routes for the area’s coastal residents.

Officials said that the lava had entered the ocean, and advised all people to avoid the area because of a new hazard: laze.

Laze occurs when hot lava meets the ocean, sending a plume of hydrochloric acid and steam – along with fine glass particles – into the air.

Kiwi designer nails it A New Zealand designer has had her gorgeous garments slay two of the year’s biggest events. Emilia Wickstead pieces were worn not only at the Cannes Film Festival, but at the royal wedding – ensuring eyes from across the globe were on the Kiwi’s stunning designs. Jacinda Barrett, whose husband is Meghan Markle’s Suits co-star Gabriel Macht – wore a beautiful burgundy dress by Wickstead to the royal wedding. And earlier in the week, Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor wore a Wickstead piece to Cannes, turning heads in the red and white candy-striped number.

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Pahoa resident Stefani Hinkle watches lava erupt inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii.

PHOTO AP Laze plumes travel with the wind and can shift directions without warning, the county civil defence agency said.

The activity capped off a week of devastation.

On Friday, several fissures, including one that just formed, spewed fresh lava from Kilauea’s summit, destroying 40 structures in the morning, the centre said.

By afternoon, lava had isolated 40 homes in the area.

Four people were airlifted by county and National Guard helicopters.

“With fresher, hotter mag-

ma, there’s the potential that the lava flows can move with greater ease and therefore cover more area,” Janet Babb, a geologist for the US Geological Survey, told Hawaii News Now. Resident Ikaika Marzo likened the sound of lava to as many as 20 jets taking off at once in people’s back yards.

“It’s huge grenades going off,” he told Hawaii News Now. “It shakes the whole community.”

On April 30, the floor of the Puu Oo Crater, on the volcano’s East Rift Zone, collapsed,

sending its pool of lava back underground.

Days later, after several small earthquakes, the magma pushed its way back to the surface on the east side of the island’s Leilani Estates neighbourhood, creating the first of many fissures to come.

Hot steam – and noxious sulfur dioxide gases – have risen from the vents, before magma broke through and splattered into the air.

Thousands of Big Island residents who were living near the lava flows have already evacuated.

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Remember childhood shows like The Muppets and Sesame Street? Well now there’s The Happytime Murders, but while the puppets in Melissa McCarthy’s new film look just like your childhood heroes, they are shockingly x-rated and definitely for adults only. The film is a murdermystery in which McCarthy plays a cop who, along with her puppet partner, investigates the murders of the stars of a former hit TV show. However, the newly released trailer has people mourning for their childhoods and wishing they could un-see the carnage as it features the iconic puppet characters snorting drugs, committing murder, working as prostitutes, swearing, gambling and engaging in obscene sex scenes.

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Man rams restaurant; kills daughter A man intentionally rammed a vehicle into a North Carolina restaurant busy with a lunchtime crowd, killing his daughter and another person and injuring several others, authorities said.

Bessemer City Police said in a statement that preliminary evidence indicates the man purposely drove into the Surf and Turf Lodge about noon local time.

Footage from the scene showed emergency crews treating people on the ground outside the restaurant as shocked patrons milled about afterward.

Killed was 26-year-old Katelyn Tyler Self, the daughter of the driver and a Gaston County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

Authorities haven’t released the name of the second person who died.

Police said the driver, Roger Self, was arrested after the car had smashed its way fully inside into the restaurant in Bessemer City, about 50km west of Charlotte.

Authorities did not immediately make clear what charges Self faces though authorities said they were opening a homicide investigation.

The Gaston Gazette identified Roger Self as a business-

man from Dallas, North Carolina.

Police spokesman Rob Tufano called the crash a “mass casualty” incident, and said victims were flown by helicopter to Carolinas Medical Centre.

“He drove his car into the building, killing people, so that’s why we took him into custody immediately,” Bessemer City Police Chief Thomas Ellis said.

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Clarkson demands action Billboards Music Awards host Kelly Clarkson started yesterday’s ceremony on a solemn note, fighting back tears as she demanded a “moment of action” on US gun violence. The singer struggled to contain her emotions as she addressed the camera. “Tonight they wanted me to say … obviously we want to pray for all the victims, but they also wanted me to do a moment of silence,” she said. “And I’m so sick of moments of silence. It’s not working … obviously. So, why don’t we not do a moment of silence, why don’t we do a moment of action?”

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OUR VIEW

Effects of tragedy far reaching O

ne life claimed on our roads is one life too many and news of such tragedies will always have a huge impact in homes around New Zealand, no matter where they occur.

But when tragedy strikes on our doorstep, the impact is automatically intensified.

Mothers will hold their children that little bit tighter and fathers will pace the lounge room floors that little bit more in anticipation of their children returning home, but unfortunately for one local family this week that won’t be happening.

Unless you’ve been in that situation, it’s hard to comprehend just what that might feel like – and the everlasting damage that may do to someone.

On Saturday morning our own small district felt that pain with a life taken.

The events that occurred on Wakanui Road in the early hours of Saturday morning are still very much unclear, but one thing is certain.

A life was claimed, and it was claimed far too soon in the most tragic of circumstances.

This week there will be hundreds, perhaps even thousands of people from within our small,

tight-knit community, reeling from those events.

Whether they are directly impacted through a personal connection or impacted through association – a good percentage of this community will be feeling the effects of this tragedy.

Their hearts are bleeding – and our hearts are bleeding with them.

It also showed just how quickly our lives can be changed forever.

One minute there is nothing but happiness and then in a fleeting moment it can be replaced by heartbreak and loneliness.

Saturday’s tragedy highlighted another serious issue too and that’s the sharing of misinformation.

Social media has a lot to an-

swer for in this respect as some of the comments being thrown around first thing on Saturday morning were insensitively obtuse and offensive.

In the wake of such horrible news, we need to learn to show some respect.

To think about how other people, who could potentially be living through such a horror situation and not be making false and misleading comments that could have a serious impact if read by the wrong person.

While wanting to be respectful of the situation on the weekend, it’s also hard not to be blunt.

Saturday’s events are further indication that we have a really troubling issue in this country with the behaviour we sometimes display when behind the

wheel. With a devastatingly large road toll, that climbs almost by the day – we need to do more to ensure the safety of our friends, family and associates.

We need to slow down. It’s all too easy to get behind the wheel when the adrenalin is pumping and you feel invincible, but the brutal truth is that no one is invincible and it only takes one mistake to change the lives of thousands of people.

When we get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, we take the lives of those with us and around us into our hands and it’s through our own sensibility and awareness that we ensure a safe passage forward.

Take it easy out there and make sure you get home safely.

and the Republic of Ireland turned out to cast ballots giving resounding approval to a Northern Ireland peace accord.

In 2011, a tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, with winds up to 400km/h, claiming at least 159 lives and destroying about 8000 homes and businesses.

Ten years ago: A Texas appeals court said the state had no right to take more than 400 children from a polygamist group’s ranch the previous month; the children were returned to their parents.

Five years ago: In a brutal attack in

London, two al-Qaeda-inspired extremists hacked to death an off-duty British soldier, Lee Rigby, before police wounded them in a shootout. (The attackers were later sentenced to prison.)

One year ago: A suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

Today’s birthdays: Singer Charles Aznavour is 94. Actor Michael Constantine is 91. Actordirector Richard Benjamin is 80. Actor Frank Converse is 80.

Actress Barbara Parkins is 76.

Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 68.

Actor-producer Al Corley is 63.

Singer Morrissey is 59. Actress Ann Cusack is 57. Rock musician Jesse Valenzuela is 56. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence is 54.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 52. Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 51. Actress Brooke Smith is 51. Actor Michael Kelly is 49. Model Naomi Campbell is 48. Actress Anna Belknap is 46.

Actress Alison Eastwood is 46.

Singer Donell Jones is 45. Actor

Sean Gunn is 44. Actress A.J. Langer is 44. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is 40. Actress Maggie Q is 39. Actress Molly Ephraim (TV: Last Man Standing) is 32. Actress Anna Baryshnikov (TV: Superior Donuts) is 26. Actress Camren Bicondova is 19.

Thought for today: “It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one’s uses.”

— Sarah Orne Jewett, American author (1849-1909).

- AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2018. There are 223 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 22, 1968, the nuclearpowered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 640 kilometres southwest of the Azores.)

On this date: In 1761, the first American life insurance policy was issued in Philadelphia to a Rev. Francis Allison, whose premium was six pounds per year.

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 1913, the American Cancer Society was founded in New York under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.

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 1947, the Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.

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

In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within 14 kilometres of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.

In 1972, the island nation of Ceylon became the republic of Sri Lanka.

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

In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s Tonight Show for the final time.

In 1998,voters in Northern Ireland

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Farmers need surety on M. bovis response S

o, mycoplasma bovis has finally been confirmed in the Waikato. I know many farmers up this way will be feeling disappointed, confused and angry that it has spread this far, seemingly unable to be stopped.

Looking at the spread of the disease it almost seems inevitable that it would arrive here.

It’s not a new strain that has just “popped” up out of nowhere but has been detected by using historical animal transfers and stock movements.

A Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) response to date map detailing animal movements connected to what is considered to be the Southland incursion in late 2015 resembles a shotgun pellet spread around the country with all the Notices of Direction and Movement Control properties (RPs and IPs).

I understand that the tracking of the disease has been slow, and this in part has been due to a poor uptake of Nait animal identification, which is a compulsory requirement on the farmer.

But in fairness to farmers, Nait has not been exactly userfriendly so that has not encouraged farmer engagement. The recent Nait review was long overdue. But what we farmers

Andrew McGiven FROM THE FARM

are going to need now is some surety of response, and perhaps more particularly how that response will be directed.

Up until now the focus of MPI has been containment and a push for eradication to try and return the nation to is previous M. bovis-free status.

Now that I’ve seen the response maps I wonder if this is still a possibility.

Perhaps we need to consider a longer-term eradication policy or even a management regime otherwise we risk tremendous loss of animal life and stress for the farming families affected.

I would envisage a TB type of policy where the infected animals would be culled, but the specific herd be placed on movement control and monitored until the appropriate tests are shown to be clear over time as M. bovis is notoriously hard to detect consistently.

Where the farmer is adversely

affected compensation needs to be paid promptly, not three or six months down the line as these people and families are operating businesses, and no business can remain viable with no cashflow for that period.

The legislation states that no individual or business should be better or worse off because of MPI’s use of its biosecurity powers (including infected herds and cost of movement controls, etc), but it is clear to me that these affected farmers are so far much worse off considering the stress and personal upheavals that they are going through.

And to all those media commenters who reckon that the taxpayer shouldn’t be “bailing out” the farmers, just be grateful that we don’t live in America, the land of the law suit.

Farmers have every right to expect our biosecurity to protect our industry from these types of incursions and quite simply the system has failed them and is now currently in the process of destroying their livelihoods while inflicting a huge emotional and social toll on them.

That’s probably a perfect definition of a class action lawsuit if I’ve ever heard of one.

So, we need better and more

accessible information around M. bovis, and we need someone to make the decision as to how we deal with this longer term.

My personal view is that entire herd eradication is too expensive, and while we don’t want it in the country as an industry, the rest of the world has it already and seems to manage it appropriately.

My thoughts are that our naïve herds may take a bit of a hit but then the impact would be like Johnnes Disease. Who remembers Theileria?

But as farmers we will need to change behaviours around recording stock movements, how we graze off-farm and even how we feed surplus or penicillin milk to calves.

However, as farmers we are nothing if not adaptable and given the right information and options we can get through this.

ual and lighting crews for hanging in until 3.30am in the morning on plotting day to ensure everything was ready to go.

Thanks to Jo and her team in the wardrobe department, the hair and make-up artists, thank you for ensuring every costume was fitted and looking sharp with hair and make-up done.

Thank you to Kylie and the props team for organising all the props needed in the show. To Mark Milmine and the marketing team, thank you for the important role of selling tickets.

With the production’s budgeted price tag of $200,000, it was essential that a solid marketing plan was used to ensure ticket sales were maximised.

I must also thank the Event Centre staff and volunteers who have assisted me during this 12-month journey to get the production to stage, I truly appreciate all your help and support.

I must also thank Bridget Dan-

ielson and Nicky Milmine for your help in the roles of production manager and secretary. To the amazing band who have re-produced the incredible sound that ABBA became known for, under the direction of Richard Marrett.

Richard your attention to detail and professionalism is very much appreciated and I thank you for sharing your talents with us.

Finally, I want to make special mention of Madison Tew Keyworth. Madison’s choreography and directing ability has been a huge support to me.

While it takes a team effort to create a show like this, Madison’s skills and ideas were invaluable to me and I thank her very much for being part of the production team.

Please, if you haven’t seen the show, get along to the remaining performances and enjoy a fabulous night out.

It is ABBAsolutely fABBAulous.

Roger Farr, manager, ATEC

Andrew McGiven is Federated Farmers’ Waikato president The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

YOUR VIEW Auto Sparks Street Sprints On behalf of the Ashburton Car Club, I would personally like to thank our major sponsor Auto Sparks and other sponsors who supported us whether it is for the corners, prizes and services through the weekend, without these people the event would not have been so successful.

Also a huge thank you to all the businesses in the Riverside Industrial Area, with some closing their businesses for us to run, without their support we wouldn’t have been able to have such a successful and enjoyable weekend of motorsport.

Also, to the competitors, helpers, fundraising groups, club members and families that gave up their time to help bring this weekend together.

A huge thank you to you all.

Shayne Adams, Clerk of the Course

Mamma Mia! On behalf of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre and Variety Theatre Ashburton, I want to take this opportunity to thank the many many people who have come together to bring you the incredible show Mamma Mia! and help us celebrate 10 years of entertainment at the Event Centre.

To the cast, I can’t thank you enough for the hard work and dedication you have shown towards getting this party started.

You have been awesome to work with and I can’t thank you enough for all your time and talent.

The standing ovations are thoroughly deserved and are proof of a job well done.

To the incredible crew who worked tirelessly to take the staging from being a 40ft container of bits and pieces to an incredibly detailed village in Greece thank you so much the sound, audio vis-

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Planning in full swing for Moving Day

By Colin WillisCroft

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Federated Farmers is working with DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand to make sure Moving Day on June 1 runs as smoothly as possible.

The presence of mycoplasma bovis means this year’s Moving Day will be more challenging for many farmers and Federated Farmers’ Mid Canterbury president Mike Salvesen said the three organisations have agreed to get together and come up with a common pathway that can he put to the Ministry for Primary Industries.

He said whatever they came up with would have to fit in with MPI protocols.

An essential part of dairying in the South Island involved moving herds for winter grazing, even if that was on a run-off block, Salvesen said.

Whatever plan eventuates from the discussions probably won’t be ideal and it will require a level of compliance by farmers, he said.

“The time for recriminations can come later. We just need to come up with that common pathway within the next 10 days.”

He said once agreement had been reached, a public meeting would be held to inform farmers of what had been decided.

Work is also under way to implement changes to the Nait system.

In its latest Mycoplasma Bovis

At sunrise, a group of cowboys and a cowgirl are ready to start their work day in the US.

US beef cull will affect NZ – expert Mike Salvesen Stakeholder Update, MPI said the changes include Nait numbers now being assigned to a particular location rather than to a person, while Nait’s interface would be updated so users can enter information easier and a Nait mobile app would be developed for users out in the field.

In addition, MPI said it would manage accredited agencies that provide information to Nait on behalf of farmers a lot more closely.

“From now on, MPI’s animal welfare officers will carry out Nait enforcement as part of their regular farm visits. Farmers will need to meet their legal Nait obligations, especially with Moving Day approaching.”

The likely forced slaughter of US cattle due to drought is set to pressure the global beef trade and prices, posing a threat to New Zealand beef returns, a visiting North American cattle industry expert has warned.

Rabobank’s US senior animal protein analyst Don Close, who has been in New Zealand for a series of presentations, said forced herd liquidation in the United States – along with the risk of recessionary pressures in the US economy – would directly affect New Zealand producers.

“The US is both the dominant export destination for New Zealand beef, as well as a fierce competitor with New Zealand in other export markets, including Japan and South Korea,” he said. “In addition, the United States and New Zealand, along with Australia, will potentially be fighting it out for market share in

China in the future.”

Close said the US beef herd had staged an aggressive rebuild in recent years, with the majority of stock located in parts of the country under severe drought stress.

“After bottoming out at 28.7 million cows in 2014, there has been aggressive herd rebuilding and the US beef herd is now sitting at around 31.7 million head.

I estimate this cycle will peak somewhere between 32 million and 32.5 million head,” he said.

“However, currently 70 per cent of our US beef herd are residing in areas of extreme drought. While we still have a window of opportunity for rain, the likelihood we will see some level of forced liquidation before the end of the US summer is very high.

“If we see cow slaughter rates increase because of forced liq-

uidation, there is a very real risk that there will be too many cattle for the system.”

Currently, beef cow slaughter rates are up 10.5 per cent above year ago levels, but this could rise to between 12 and 15 per cent, he said. Compounding the number of beef cattle on the market is the liquidation of dairy cows, with the poor economic returns for US dairy farmers.

Close said with US production of beef – and also pork – up by 5 per cent, there was “a tonne of protein coming at us” in the US, but also globally.

“New Zealand is going to have to work harder to find a home for their product in the US,” he said.

“Already we have seen New Zealand and Australia’s share of total US beef market fall from between 12 and 14 per cent, down to 4 per cent, because the US is generating more of its own beef.”

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

MARKET REPORT Wool Crossbred wool at last week’s Napier sale was up 20c on the previous Napier sale at $3.31 clean versus $3.10 and the last Christchurch sale at $3.56 was up from $3.36.

The next sale is this week at Christchurch on Thursday and given the lift at Napier prices should at least hold where they are.

Sheep Saleyard prices are hitting giddy heights with prime lambs achieving $192 last Wednesday at Coalgate.

The best buying appears to be in-lamb ewes ranging from $149-$176 and, with 400 on offer, a quiet flow beginning.

The schedules for lamb have moved up with two companies adding 15 cents and 20 cents per kilogram respectively.

Mutton remains unmoved.

Cattle Numbers coming through the yards are modest and prices now back on last year.

Annual draft beef cows tested in-calf are making up to $1610 which is getting into dairy cow price range.

Some 5-10c shifts on some schedules for all grades of cattle, so the US dollar reductions are being felt.

Dairy The final Global Dairy Trade of the season took place last Tuesday night and continued on the stable ride being experienced this year with a 1.9 per cent rise overall.

All the products monitored by interest.

co lifted, although whole milk powder only a .2 per cent rise, but at least not a drop.

Cheddar had the greatest lift of 4.4 per cent, butter 2.4 per cent and skim milk powder 3 per cent.

Having both butter and SMP rise together will put a smile on processors’ faces as SMP is the ‘by-product’ of butter and if butter lifted but SMP fell it would be a hollow victory for butter.

Thoughts now turn to next season and predictions are starting to come out.

Westpac, who normally aren’t too far off the mark are predicting a $6.40 farmgate price.

This is in conjunction with a 68c vs $US later this year (and at 68.6 at the moment look to have this right) and 64c later next year. $6.40 with 64c seems a mite conservative, the $6.40 may transpire, but with the US on a bit of a wave at the moment, there looks to be some potential downsides going forward with Trump doing what he can to upset world trade.

How the negotiations with China go may underpin what happens next.

These seem to have hit a stalemate with the first real round of talks being completed last week without any breakthrough.

Both countries hold high stake card hands which they could play – the US by imposing heavy tariffs on Chinese goods and China holding $US1.17 trillion of US bonds which it could sell off and drop the $US like a rock.

The end of May is meant to be reckoning time, so yet again we wait on politicians.

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Rents across NZ hit new highs National median rents in New Zealand hit a fresh record of $475 in the month of April, an increase of 5.6 per cent from the same time last year.

According to the latest Trade Me Property Rental Index, rents outside of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, hit $400 for the first time, up 3.9 per cent from a year ago.

Trade Me head of property Nigel Jeffries said April bucked the seasonal trend of rents typically cooling throughout autumn and winter.

“This jump across the country has been caused by strong demand in a number of regions,” Jeffries said. “The average number of enquiries on rental listings in Taranaki soared 122 per cent on last April and Southland topped the charts with enquiries up a staggering 164 per cent.”

Demand has also pushed up rents in Taranaki by 2 per cent to $380 per week and in Southland the median weekly rent jumped to $270, up 10.2 per cent compared to a year ago.

“Around the remaining regions, rents in Hawke’s Bay leaped 14.3 per cent to reach $400 per week

Left – Median weekly rent in Auckland was recorded as up by 3.8 per cent in April.

and Bay of Plenty saw a new record after rising 4.4 per cent to $470 per week, just $10 less than Wellington,” he said.

The only region that did not increase from last year was Manawatu/Whanganui, which remained unchanged from the year earlier.

Auckland rents hit all-time high Median weekly rent in Auckland

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mission. The bank said it had increased its resources to bring wait times down for dispute enquiries and expected to have it back to normal in the next few weeks.

“ASB is committed to providing our customers with the best possible service and we have dedicated extra resource to ensure dispute enquiry wait times are decreasing and back to the normal in the coming weeks.”

However, the bank is urging people to be mindful of what family members and children are signing up for online using a parent’s credit card and to be careful when signing up for subscriptions.

“Make sure you understand the terms and conditions to which you’re agreeing before purchasing off a television advertisement or online.”

The bank said where fraud was proven it would ensure any interest or charges were reimbursed.

“The cardholder will have no liability if they have not contributed to the loss.”

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The spokeswoman said with online purchases it meant fraudsters were ever present, increasing the level of risk, some of which were very complex and took time to investigate.

As well as more fraudulent transactions the bank was seeing more customers disputing charges for transactions like online games, subscriptions they were not aware of, or when a free subscription time had expired and the customer had been caught out.

The increase comes as the banks are facing pressure over how they handle complaints in the wake of damning findings in Australia’s Royal Commission.

Last Friday was the deadline for New Zealand banks to present evidence to the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank to prove they are different to their Australian parents and counterparts.

The ASB spokeswoman said the increase in disputed inquiries was unrelated to the Royal Com-

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ASB Bank says more people making online purchases is behind an “unprecedented increase” in dispute inquiries.

A customer of the bank was last week told he would have to wait at least a month to have a fraudulent transaction dealt with because of the increase.

In an email the man was told: “Due to the unprecedented increase in dispute enquiries we apologise for the delay in responding to your enquiry.

“We will endeavour to have your enquiry actioned by 25 May 2018.”

The customer found out about the fraudulent transaction on April 24.

A spokeswoman for the bank said it had been experiencing a steady increase in disputed transactions over the past few months.

“The recent increase is due to a number of reasons, driven mainly by an increase in the volume of online transactions, as more people embrace making digital and online purchases.”

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New Zealand, Jeffries said supply in Auckland was better accommodating demand.

“The supply and demand equation in Auckland is getting better for Kiwis on the hunt for a new rental property,” he said. “The number of rental properties in the Super City is up 19 per cent on last April with the number of rental listings in Auckland City up a solid 35 per cent.”

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was recorded at $550, up 3.8 per cent.

“While rents went up $10 in March, we’ve seen demand drop back from summer’s peak,” Jeffries said.

The most popular property in April was a two bedroom house in Grey Lynn which received over 80 enquiries within the first two days on the site, he said.

While rents remain high across

Rents in the Auckland City were found to be up $20 in April compared to last year.

Apartments for rent in Auckland hit a record high of $499 last month, climbing up 0.8 per cent.

Houses outside Auckland hit new highs “The median weekly rent for houses outside Auckland reached a new high of $440 in April, up 4.8 per cent on the year prior,” Jeffries said.

“This has been driven by record-breaking rents for houses in the Bay of Plenty, the Hawke’s Bay, Southland and Waikato.”

Median weekly rent in Bay of Plenty hit $480 in April, $430 in the Hawke’s Bay, $425 in Waikato and $290 in Southland.

Rents in Christchurch remained unchanged since 2013 and those in Wellington continued to ease following a record high of $500 in January.

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Comvita pulled out of talks with an unnamed third party looking to take over the NZX-listed manuka honey company when it couldn’t reach a deal on price.

The stock fell 7.1 per cent.

Last month Comvita said the third party was undertaking due diligence to assess the potential acquisition of all or substantially all the shares in Comvita and would update the market in midMay. According to Comvita the deal “could have been very positive

for the company and NZ Inc in driving the Comvita brand forward into new markets and new sales channels.”

However, in negotiations “we could not bridge the considerable distance between us on price and therefore, Comvita directors unanimously agreed to withdraw from the process”.

As a result, “discussions between Comvita and that third party have now concluded with no agreement on a transaction.

The due diligence process and further consideration of any proposal to acquire Comvita is now

at an end”.

The stock fell 48 cents to $6.29 on the news and is now down 19 per cent so far this year.

Comvita’s flagship manuka honey business can be volatile as weather conditions impact honey production.

Last month it said after-tax operating earnings for the year ending June 30 are expected to be $8 million-to-$11 million, down from an earlier forecast for earnings of more than $17.1 million as adverse weather in the second half of the 2018 honey season hurt its honey harvest. – NZME

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Caring for your treasures

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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Above – Anderson baby, showing the damage from heat and unsuitable storage.

ur current exhibition, Bugs, Rust and Dust Bunnies, is attracting a lot of interest.

People are already asking us questions about how to care for their treasures. Workshops are being arranged to give people information on how to spot deterioration and store their precious objects.

While some objects have problems unique to their construction, such as wood, which gets borer, some conditions affect almost all objects.

One such factor is heat. Heat causes fibres to swell, resulting in distortion of the item or parts of the item.

I see this often in photographs and was reminded of how damaging incorrect storage can be when I decided to be brave and work on a box of badlydamaged negatives recently.

They form part of the extensive Tindall Collection, which contains a number of local weddings, events and portraits.

These particular negatives were affected by heat and improper storage before they arrived into the Ashburton Museum collection.

We can’t do anything to restore them to their original condition, but we can slow down the process of deterioration, by taking them out of their acidic packaging and keeping them in a cool environment.

We have also made the decision to scan every one, to preserve what remains and to share with people.

As you can see from the images on this page, while some are in an acceptable condition, some are badly marked as the different layers that make up the negative have become separated and crackled due to their layers reacting to heat in different ways.

However, with some Photoshopping these could be restored digitally.

I thought I would share some of the images with you to show what damage can be done and you may recognise a face or two as well.

Above – While you may be looking at the faces, sometimes the museum is interested in the background. Here the White McDowell wedding plays second fiddle to the Tuckers building in the background.

Above – While the majority of images in the box are of people, there are some that are of buildings.

This is, according to the bag, the Domain Grandstand.

Above – Don’t ask me why, but the Edmondson baby is in good condition. If only we knew who he was!

Above left – Often the deterioration leaves just the centre of the image unscathed, as shown here with the pony camp at Hilgendorfs.

Right – The Stoddart boys don’t look very excited about getting their photos taken.

Left – Simply marked ‘Convent School’ the bag appears to contain two basketball teams. This is the best image.

Honouring the Fallen The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: May 24: George William Hay SMITH May 25: James McROHAN May 27: William Charles PAGE, Frederick John PATTON

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RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA semi-finals Collated results from the National Basketball Association semi-finals (all series bestof-seven): Western Conference at Oakland Golden State Warriors 126 Houston Rockets 85 (Golden State Warriors leads series 2-1)

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club May 14 B & C Ladder N/S 1st David Fisher & George Brown, 2nd Bruce Leighton & Mervyn Jones, 3rd Hilda Blee & Jan McClelland. E/W 1st Bev Blair 7 Mary Bruce, 2nd Fiona Williamson & Mary Francis, 3rd Helen Briggs & Pauline Scott May 15 Robinson Salver N/S 1st Iris Taylor & Maree Moore, 2nd Johnny Wright & Margaret Shearer, 3rd Rosemary McLaughlin & Jan de Jong E/W 1st Jim Rooney & Mike Holdaway , 2nd Alan Wright & Trish Downward, 3rd David Wilkinson & Alan Sim May 16 Individual Ladder 1st Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 2nd Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Maree Moore & Iris Taylor May 17 Smith Trophy N/S 1st David Sewell & Mike Holdaway, 2nd Edna Segers & Val Ferrier, 3rd Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond E/W 1st David Wilkinson & John Irwin, 2nd Johnny Wright & David Greenslade, 3rd Gladys Baker & George Brown

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers May 19 22 Riders. 16km Out & Home 1st Michael Gallagher CT. 29.58. HT. 6.30m.

RT. 23m 28s 3f/t. 2nd Michael Templeton CT. 29.58. HT. 6.40m. RT. 23m 18s. F/T. 3rd. Brad Hudson CT. 29.59. HT. 6.40m. RT. 23m 19s.

2f/t. 4th Lucy Kirwan CT. 30.00. HT. Go. RT. 30m.00s. 5th Brian Ellis CT. 30.00. HT. Go. RT. 30m. 00s. 6th Richard Kirwan CT. 30.03. HT. 6.30m. RT. 23m 33s. 4f/t. 7th Dave Knight CT. 30.03. HT. 6.30m. RT. 23m 33s. 8th Liz Wylie CT. 30.05. Ht. Go. RT. 30m 05s. 9th Janette Hooper CT. 30.06. Ht. Go. RT. 30m 06s. 10th Emma Hudson CT. 30.06. HT. Go. RT. 30m 06s. 11th Brent Hudson CT. 30.07. HT. Go. RT. 30m 07s. 12th Debbie Skinner CT. 30.08. HT. Go. RT. 30m 08s. 13th Ross Templeton CT. 30.11. HT. 6.30m. RT. 23m 41s. 14th Don Sutton CT. 30.29. HT. 3.25m. RT. 27m 04s. 15th Ronnie Campbell CT. 30.38. HT. 3.25m. RT. 27m 14s. 16th Shane Gerken CT. 30.39. HT. 3.25m RT. 27m 14s. 17th Matt Marshall CT. 30.44. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 14s. 18th Dog Coley CT.30.54.

HT. 3.25m. RT. 27m 29s. 19th Dave Shurrock CT. 31.03. HT. 3.25m. RT. 27m 38s. 20th Colin Teahan CT. 31.50. HT. 3.25m. RT. 28m 25s.

211st Nigel Chatterton CT. 32.08. HT. 3.25. RT. 28m 43s. 22nd Andy Skinner CT. 32.08. HT. 3.25m. RT. 28m 43s.

■ Football Welsh Premier League Welsh Premier League results yesterday Final Cefn Druids 1 (Davies 16) Cardiff Met 0

■ Golf Mayfield Golf Club May 10

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9 Hole Golf Best Nett 1st Jacinta Schmack 56.23.33, 2nd Jo Cook 57.22.35 Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: Jill Ludemann, Mayfield Transport No 5: Not Struck May 17 Stablefords 1st John Greenslade 54.19.35, 20, 2nd Jill Ludemann 60.18.42, 14 Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: John Greenslade, Mayfield Transport No 5: John Greenslade May 19 2nd Four ball Winners Jack Allan and Steve King, Bill Allan and Paul Gardner Stableford winners Kerry Read 38, Charlie Rapsey 36, Harley Davies 36 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance Steve King, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys Ian Beach, No 5 Marylin Cross Property Brokers Steve King , No 14 A.N.Z Bank Steve King, 2nd shot 9&18 Wayne Blair Kallara Texels Player of Day: Charlie Rapsey 92-20-72

Methven Golf Club May 16 Ladies Division 2nd Eclectic Eclectic Winner: Jane Helmore 63, Sandra Marr 64, Sally Jones 64 Best Scores: Jane Helmore 94-23-71, Sandra Marr 100-28-72, Gayle O’Duffy 89-15-74 Aqua Japanese Restaurant Best Nett: Jane Helmore Nearest the Pins: #6 Silver Cinema paradise Gayle O’Duffy, #17 Bronze A Methven Foursquare Sharryn Bree, #4 Bronze B Methven Travel Sandra Marr, #13 Open Methven Pharmacy Fay Redfern, #14 2nd Shot Methven Supervalue Jenny Senior, #13 Sat Girls Aribica Sally Jones Two’s and Nett Eagles: Sally Jones, Tania Wilson, Jane Helmore, Sandra Marr, Gayle O’Duffy May 18 9 Hole Golf 3rd Mary Fahey Hiromi Ikehata 45-9-34, Barbara Duffy 5621-35, Trish Pedofsky 62-26-36 PGG Wrightson – Best Player Hiromi Ikehata, Methven Travel – 2nd Shot Trish Pedofsky May 19 Men’s Division ISTAS Winner: Geoff Kelk 57 by lot.

Senior: Alister Maxwell 78-8-70. Intermediate: Max Ferris 86-17-69. Junior A: Eric Meaclem 86-18-68. Junior B: Gary Kermode 97-27-70.

Other Good Scores: 70 Geoff Kelk.71 Matt Mason, Mike Gray Eric Grimwade.72 Ian Lucas, Paddy Helmore, Frank Sandys, Ross Breach. 73 Michael Kemp, Jim Lattimore, Neil McArther, Mark Gorman. .

Two’s: Eric Meaclem, Phil Johnson, Paddy Helmore, Tony Worsfold, Sam Fitzgibbon.

Dubliner Best Nett: Eric Meaclem 68. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Max Ferris 69. Methven Travel Best Gross: Matt Mason 77.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Paddy Helmore. Hunters Wine No 6: Tony Worsfold. Ski Time No 13: Sam Fitsgibbon. Green Parrot No 17: Phil Johnson. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14:

Rakaia Ladies Golf Club May 16 Connelly Cup – Extra Medal – Par Round Jill Burrowes 94 – 27 – 67, 4 up, Fiona Rushton 106 – 33 – 73, 1 down, Teresa Booker 92 – 19 – 73, 2 down Railway Hotel 2nd Shot No 3: Val Sisson, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6: Val Sisson, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8: Val Sisson, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15: Fiona Rushton, S .Quinn 2nd Shot No 17: Fiona Rushton

Tinwald Golf Club May 19 Stroke Leading scores in the medal and championship qualifying round; Senior;-12: Phill Hooper 69, Randall Feutz

Marquez extends MotoGP lead Defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has won a crash-marred French MotoGP, extending his overall lead in the championship as he chases a fifth world title.

The dominant Spanish rider powered his Honda to victory for only the second time on the Le Mans circuit where he retired last year and fin71 b/l. Intermediate; 13-18: Kevin Bishop 68, Wayne Mellish 73, Chris Hart 73, Snow Pierce 73 b/l. Junior; 19 plus: Dave Cockburn 70, Lyndon Moore 71, Kerry Whiting 71.

Women: Sue Newman 70, Linda McClea 75.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Wayne Mellish. Gluyas Ford # 6; Steve McCloy. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Kevin Bishop. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Gary Lee. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Gary Lee. Two’s; Richard Hewson, Steve McCloy, Sue Newman. Eagle; Phill Hooper # 3. Net eagle; # 18 Not struck Findlay Cup winners are Dave Allan and Murray Beach with the Findlay Plate going to Pete Summerfield and Mark Banks.

Byron Nelson Championship Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the Byron Nelson Championship yesterday (par-71).

261: Aaron Wise (USA) 65 63 68 65264: Marc Leishman (AUS) 61 66 69 68265: Keith Mitchell (USA) 65 68 69 63, Branden Grace (RSA) 66 68 69 62, J.J. Spaun (USA) 64 69 69 63268: Kevin Na (USA) 66 65 69 68, Ryan Blaum (USA) 66 69 67 66, Jimmy Walker (USA) 64 67 70 67269: Adam Scott (AUS) 67 65 72 65, Kevin Tway (USA) 67 65 70 67, Charles Howell III (USA) 69 69 65 66270: Brian Gay (USA) 67 62 72 69271: Matt Jones (AUS) 67 65 68 71, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 66 70 69 66, Ethan Tracy (USA) 65 72 67 67272: Derek Fathauer (USA) 70 67 66 69, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 72 63 71 66, Bronson Burgoon (USA) 69 68 67 68, Joel Dahmen (USA) 67 68 68 69, Russell Knox (SCO) 69 69 68 66273: Peter Uihlein (USA) 65 70 69 69, Robert Garrigus (USA) 66 69 71 67, Jordan Spieth (USA) 69 66 71 67, Martin Piller (USA) 69 63 71 70, Billy Horschel (USA) 68 69 69 67274: Martin Flores (USA) 70 67 68 69, Parker McLachlin (USA) 71 67 70 66, J.T. Poston (USA) 68 69 68 69, Shawn Stefani (USA) 68 66 69 71, Tyler Duncan (USA) 65 73 68 68, Anirban Lahiri (IND) 68 67 72 67275: Nate Lashley (USA) 67 71 73 64, Nicholas Lindheim (USA) 66 69 68 72, Scott Piercy (USA) 70 66 68 71, Nick Taylor (CAN) 69 68 69 69, Fabian Gomez (ARG) 69 69 73 64,

ished a lowly 13th in 2016.

He raised his front wheel in a wheelie celebration and banged his fist on his chest after crossing the line.

Danilo Petrucci took second place on his Ducati ahead of Italian countryman Valentino Rossi, the seven-time world champion.

Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 69 67 70 69

■ Ice hockey NHL Playoffs Collated results from the NHL Semifinal(all series best-of-seven): Western Conference at Winnipeg Vegas Golden Knights 2 Winnipeg Jets 1 (Vegas Golden Knights wins series 4-1)

■ Motor racing MotoGP World Championship Collated results from the MotoGP World Championships yesterday: MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (ESP-Honda) 41m 49.7s 2. Danilo Petrucci (ITA-Ducati) 41:52.083 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA-Yamaha) 41:55.123 4. Jack Miller (AUS-Ducati) 41:56.08 5. Dani Pedrosa (ESP-Honda) 41:57.192 6. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP-Ducati) 42:00.12 7. Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) 42:13.531 8. Cal Crutchlow (GBR-Honda) 42:15.568 9. Aleix Espargaro (ESP-Aprilia) 42:15.979 10. Alex Rins (ESP-Suzuki) 42:17.710 Standings 1. Marc Marquez (ESP) 95 2. Maverick Vinales (ESP) 59 3. Johann Zarco (FRA) 58 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 56 5. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) 54 6. Jack Miller (AUS) 49 7. Andrea Iannone (ITA) 47 8. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) 46 9. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 46 10. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 29

■ Petanque Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Club Mixed Drawn Doubles: Winners: Rosemary McLaughlin and Richard Browne, Runners up: Karen Bensdorp and Peter Marriott, Third: Johnny Wright and Neville Bensdorp, Fourth: Rewa Kyle and Henry Marriott Club Men’s Drawn Doubles: Winners: Eddie Adams and Richard Browne, Runners up:

Neville Bensdorp and Peter Marriott, Third: Jonathan Crum and Mick Little, Fourth: Henry Marriott and Trevor Nish Club Women’s Drawn Doubles: Winners: Rosemary McLaughlin and Karen Bensdorp, Runners up: Jan Guilford and Ellen Pithie, Third: Rewa Kyle and Johnny Wright, Fourth: Jenny Douglas and Shelagh Field

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club This week we had 2 races from Blenhiem, in our flock race flyers sent 86 birds 1st T Drummond 1322.597 mpm, 2nd N Martin 1309.128, 3rd M Davidson 1297.455, 4th L Davidson 1297.193, 5th B Kirwan 1286.415 Our second race was the Produce race, 5 flyers sent 15 birds 1st N Martin 1308.777 mpm, 2nd N Martin 1308.688, 3rd T Drummond 1304.830, 4th M Davidson 1297.455, 5th L Davidson 1297.193

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Paul Cousins lost to Nick Marshall 1-3, Harry Stanway lost to Adam Clement 1-3, Ron Carlson beat Nathan Forbes 3-2, Phil Andrew beat Rebecca Abernethy 3-1, Rob Giles beat Tim Kuipers 3-0, Charlotte Smith beat Jane Kingan 3-0.

Brendon Adam lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Julie Smith beat Ian Dolden 3-0, Brendan Clark lost to James Bowker 2-3, Hamish Trott lost to Mike Keen, Sam Kuipers beat Hannah Mowat 3-1.

John McDonnell beat Chris O’Reilly 3-1, Ed Harrison beat Harry Stanway 3-2, Phil Andrew beat Nathan Forbes 3-0, Kirsty Clay lost to Gary Casey 1-3, Riley Wilson beat Reece Wallington 3-1, Rebecca McCloy beat Jan Lee 3-0.

Nick Marshall beat Billy Nolan 3-1, Jock O’Connor lost to Mick Hooper 0-3, Steve Devereux lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Shane Muckle beat Melissa Wilson 3-1, Blair Horrell beat Reece Wallington 3-0, Chrissie Stratford beat Jane Kingan 3-0.

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In brief Cabangun pipped in final Ashburton’s JION International Karate Dojo Ashburton contingent produced mixed results competing with the New Zealand karate team at the Oceania Championships in Auckland at the weekend. Kyle Cabangun made it to the final where he lost by just one point, while Taylah Burrowes won her first fight but lost in the second round and just missed out on a bronze in the repechage. Burrowes was also a reserve for the 14-15 years female kumite team which placed third.

Charles Savage, competing in the Oceania Cup for competitors 12 and under, went out in his first round and didn’t get a repechage round. The dojo’s sensei Thorsten Windhorst won his first round 10-0 but suffered a leg injury and lost the final 1-3.

Nadal back to No. 1

Jeff Nowell and Michael Lawson combined to win the Ashburton Championship pairs on Sunday.

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Lawson, Nowell a top pair In contrasting circumstances, Michael Lawson and Jeff Nowell both achieved something quite special at the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Stadium on Sunday.

Playing in the Championship Pairs, the duo emerged on top of a strong field of 21 entries after an enthralling day of play.

For Nowell, a relative newcomer to the indoor scene with a wealth of outdoor bowls experience, it was his first Ashburton Indoor Bowls Championship title.

Playing lead, he produced consistent bowls throughout the day for Lawson to work with as the pair overcame a loss in qualifying to grab the required three wins to qualify.

DRAWS ■ Rugby

Division 1 Section A Ohoka v BDI Seniors: BDI Div 1 14:45 MAnd: Mand 1 Ashley v Hampstead: Devon Tavern Seniors 14:45 LOB: LobLr1 Waihora v Glenmark Cheviot: Div 1 14:45 TT: 1 Lincoln v Saracens: Div 1 14:45 Linc: 1 Southbridge v West Melton Rugby Football Club: West Melton Seniors 14:45 Southb: 1 Celtic RFC: Bye Section B Hornby v Southern: Stu Tarbotton Contracting LTD 14:45 Denton: 1 Methven Wareings v Rolleston: Division 1 14:45 Methvn: Mthvn1 Kaiapoi v Rakaia Rugby Club: Railway Tavern Rakaia 14:45 Kai: KaiOv Oxford RFC v Hurunui: Hurunui DIV1 14:45 Oxford: OxOval Prebbleton v Springston Rugby Football Club: Division 1 14:45 Prebb: Oval Darfield: Division 1 v Bye Senior B Allenton Grieve Construction v Ashburton Celtic 14:30 Alltn: 1 P Hunt [Referee], R Glenie

While Nowell was notching up his first, Lawson was securing his 35th Ashburton title – giving him his seventh gold star, one each for every five championships.

The most successful bowler in Ashburton’s history, in terms of championships won, Lawson has a clear march now on his nearest rival, Sandra Keith.

After working through the qualifying stage, Lawson and Nowell beat Kevin and Gaylene Smith in the quarter-final before tackling Rod Webb and Jacqueline Ross in the semi-final.

That set them up for a final battle with Ken and Rowena Mackenzie who beat Mark Sheard and Helen Rennie in the quarter-final and then Matt [AR1], T Grieve [AR2] Collegiate v Rakaia 14:30 Coll: 1 K Faalogo [Ref], A McGirr [AR1], P Everest [AR2] Mt Somers v Southern: Wholesale Seeds 14:30 MtSom: 1 J O’Connor [Referee], G Clement [AR1], M Southby [AR2] Methven: Senior B V Hampstead: Senior B 15:30 Methvn: 3 D McKibbon [Referee], G Barr [AR1], C Marshall [AR2] Colts Oxford Colts v Lincoln Rugby Club: Colts 13:00 Oxford: OxOval Ashley: Colts v Darfield: Darfield Colts 13:00 LOB: LobLr1 Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia/Methven Colts v Waihora: Colts 13:00 Methvn: Mthvn1 Prebbleton: Colts v Springston Rugby Football Club: Springston Colts 13:00 Prebb: 1 Ashburton Celtic Bye Under 18 Dunsandel/Irwell: Under 18 Plains United v Methven: Methven/Hampstead 15:50 Duns: 1 SCRFU: Aoraki City v Southern: NZ Livestock Brokers 13:00 Ashbry: 1 Darfield: Waihora v SCRFU: Aoraki Country 13:00 Darf: 1 Methven: Methven/Hampstead v Rolleston: Under 18 13:00 Methvn: Mthvn2 Ashburton Celtic RFC: Hanham Concrete U18 v Prebbleton: UNDER 18 14:15 Celtic: 1 BYE V Dunsandel/Irwell: Under 18 Plains United Under 16 Amberley: Northern Raiders v Hampstead: Mid

Markham and Mat Bassett in the semi-final.

In a close fought encounter, Lawson and Nowell emerged victorious 11-10.

The plate event, held for nonqualifiers, was won by John Cuthbertson and Peter Guildford.

Meanwhile, the Ashburton Ladies 10s team had a victory to smile about last week when they beat off some strong combinations to claim success in the tournament in Christchurch.

Also, a number of Ashburton players have been selected for the South Island Academy and South Island Masters teams to play against their northern counterparts during the National Championships which will be

held in Ashburton next month.

In-form bowler, Chris Talbot will play the ladies singles in the Academy side while Ken Mackenzie will skip the men’s pairs and his wife, Rowena will lead the ladies triples.

In the Masters event, Bernice Laird will lead a strong ladies triples side.

Mark Sheard will skip the men’s pairs while Martin Nordqvist and Graeme Chapman will make up half of the men’s fours team.

The National Championships begin at the EA Networks Centre on Saturday, June 9 and run through the course of the week with more than 1000 bowlers making their way to Ashburton to ply their trade on the mats.

Canterbury Mechanical 13:00 AMB: Amb 1 Tinwald RFC: RD Petroleum Tinwald v Lincoln Rugby Club: Under 16 13:15 Tinwld: Tinw1 Southbridge: Southbridge Under 16 v Prebbleton: Prebbleton/Rolleston 14:30 Southb: 2 Ohoka: Waimak Stags v West Melton Rugby Football Club: West Melton 16 14:45 LOB: Lob 5 Waihora: Waihora U16 V Bye Under 14.5 Hampstead: Lemacon v Prebbleton: UNDER 14.5 12:00 Hamp: 2 Leeston: Lstn- Sthbrdg-DI U14.5 v West Melton West Melton 14 12:00 Southb: 2 Celtic Fowler Homes v Rolleston: Rolleston/Lincoln Combined 13:00 Celtic: 1 Collegiate RFC: Collegiate U14-5 v Waihora: Waihora U14.5 13:15 Coll: 1 Methven: Methven/Tinwald v Rolleston: Black 13:15 Methvn: Mthvn3 Under 13 Methven v Collegiate Collegiate/Hampstead Combined 12:00 Methvn: 2 B Connell [Referee] Southern: /Allenton/Tinwald Comb v Celtic Lysaght Glass 13:15 Alltn: 1 R Glenie [Referee] Under 11.5 Methven: Black v Celtic Lysaght Glass White 11:45 Methvn: 1 Collegiate Ross Leadley v Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia 12:00 Coll: 1 Methven White v Hampstead: Hampstead 12:00 Methvn: 3 Southern: Howden Ag v Celtic Ashburton Online Green 13:15 Mayfld: 1 M Saunders [Referee]

Under 10 Methven: Methven v Tinwald RFC: u10 11:30 Methvn: 4 Southern: Progressive Livestock Andrew Robins V Ashburton Celtic RFC: Blacklows White 12:15 Mayfld: 4 Allenton Rugby Football Club: Carrfields V Collegiate RFC: Collegiate U10 13:30 Alltn: 2 Celtic Blacklows Celtic Green Bye Under 9 Southern: Harcourts Ash Real Estate v AshburBlacklows Celtic 12:15 Mayfld: 2A Methven Black v Hampstead: Hampstead Blue 12:30 Methvn: 4 Southern Quigley Contracting v Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia 13:15 Mayfld: 4 Methven: White v Hampstead: Hampstead Gold 13:30 Methvn: 4 Collegiate RFC: Collegiate U9 V Bye Under 8 Methven: Red v Collegiate RFC: Collegiate 11:30 Methvn: 5 Methven: White v Tinwald RFC: u8 12:30 Methvn: 5 Mt Somers Rugby Football Club: Mt Somers V Southern: Four Seasons Treecare 13:30 MtSom: 1 Allenton Rugby Football Club: Under 8 V Ashburton Celtic RFC: Summerfield Builders W 13:30 Alltn: 3 Methven: Black V Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia 13:30 Methvn: 5 Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators G v Bye

Rafael Nadal has reclaimed his world No.1 status with a typically fighting performance against Alexander Zverev to win his eighth Italian Open title in Rome.

The resilient 16-times grand slam champion battled back to claim a 6-1 1-6 6-3 victory for his fifth win over Zverev to remain unbeaten against the 21-year-old. Nadal’s victory means it is the sixth time he has earned the No.1 spot as he overtakes Roger Federer.

- AP

Crows over Lever Adelaide has made a seamless transition from Jake Lever’s departure from the AFL club, ruckman Sam Jacobs says. The Crows play Melbourne’s prized signing Lever on Sunday for the first time since his acrimonious departure from Adelaide. Jacobs says Tom Doedee’s emergence has quickly covered the loss in defence of Lever, who exited after last year’s losing grand final performance.

- AAP

Rookie takes honours Young American rookie Aaron Wise has outplayed Australia’s Marc Leishman to claim a maiden US PGA Tour title at the Byron Nelson tournament in Texas. The 21-yearold Wise and world No.16 Leishman shared the overnight lead and played together in the final group.

But Wise shot a brilliant closing six-under 65 to finish at 23-under and win by three shots.

- AAP Under 7 Rippa Methven: Black v Tinwald RFC: under7 11:00 Methv: 2A Methven: White v Collegiate RFC: Collegiate 11:00 Methv: 2B Allenton Under 7 v Hampstead Hampstead 12:30 Alltn: 2 Southern: Riverlea Ag B v Ashburton Celtic RFC: Finishing Company G 12:30 Mayfld: 2B Southern: Coleman Ag W v Ashburton Celtic RFC: Summerfield Builders W 13:15 Mayfld: 2B Southern: Hayden Mackenzie Contracting R V Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia 13:15 Mayfld: 2A Under 6 Rippa Methven: White v Collegiate RFC: McIntosh Group Gold 11:00 Methv: 1A Methven: Red v Collegiate RFC: Property Brokers Black 11:00 Methv: 1B Methven: Black v Ashburton Celtic RFC: Summerfield Builders Red 11:00 Methv: 3A Allenton Rugby Football Club: Maroon V Ashburton Celtic RFC: Anderson Joinery G 12:00 Alltn: 3 Southern: James Doyle Contracting B v Tinwald RFC: under6 12:30 Tinw: 1A Southern: Busch Joinery W v Rakaia Rugby Club: Rakaia 12:30 Rakaia: 1B Mt Somers Rugby Football Club: Mt Somers v Southern: Agspread R 12:45 MtSom: 1 Allenton Rugby Football Club: Gold V Ashburton Celtic RFC: Anderson Joinery W 12:45 Alltn: 3 Collegiate Cranfield Glass Red Bye

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In brief Radradra in Baabaas Semi Radradra’s rugby career continues to soar with the former NRL superstar being selected for the Barbarians against England. Radradra is one of four Toulon players picked as part of the prestigious invitational side’s squad and joins Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and former Waratahs and Wallabies lock Sitaleki Timani to play at Twickenham next Sunday. The 25year-old was also recently included in the Fiji squad for the Pacific Nations Cup with coach John McKee considering the former Parramatta flyer as an option on the wing or at outside centre.

- AAP

Cup plans in disarray England’s World Cup plans were thrown into disarray yesterday with news that Eddie Jones’ trusted right-hand man, defence coach, Paul Gustard, is to take up a head coach post with Harlequins following the tour to South Africa in June.

Gustard, who has worked with England since Jones took over following the 2015 Rugby World Cup, will see out his duties on the impending three-test tour as England look to arrest a decline in fortunes after recording a worstever fifth place finish in the 2018 Six Nations championship. - NZME

Hearing postponed Brenton Connell puts boot to ball in Methven’s match against Collegiate on Saturday.

PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 190518-MM-009

Rakaia ruling the rugby roost The 2018 rugby season is shaping up to be one to remember for the Rakaia Rugby Club, with both their senior and senior B teams leading their respective packs.

While the club’s senior side is the only Mid Canterbury side to

have secured their spot in the Combined Country Cup’s finals, their senior B side is also on a winning streak.

They’ve won more games in the 2018 season than they have in the past couple of seasons com-

bined, unbeaten after six rounds of the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy.

Their latest win on Saturday was over Celtic, 41-7.

Southern and Collegiate had both only dropped one game this

season, with Collegiate running out to a 52-36 win over Methven on Saturday, and Southern beating Hampstead 19-7.

The day’s other game between Mt Somers and Allenton went the way of Mt Somers, 41-5.

Highlanders winger Tevita Nabura has obtained a postponement of his Super Rugby foul play hearing for his flying kick to Waratahs winger Cameron Clark’s face. Facing a likely long ban, Nabura is returning to New Zealand and governing body Sanzaar announced yesterday his hearing has been delayed until today at his request.

The rest of the Highlanders have remained in Australia ahead of their clash with the Reds in Brisbane.

Nabura was sent off after leaping to catch a high bomb and raising his leg, with his boot catching winger Clark in the face.

- NZME

■ RUGBY

Back three ABs’ area of intrigue

By GreGor Paul The intrigue around the All Blacks outside backs isn’t going to let up even though the make-up of the personnel is known for the June series.

The interest will intensify throughout the series against the French, because while the list of candidates to play has been narrowed to five, only three can start.

How the selectors configure their back three will be an endless storyline as there are so many permutations that make sense.

The only fixed element is that Rieko Ioane and Ben Smith have to start.

That’s not up for debate.

But in which positions they play, is.

Smith’s test career has seen him fluctuate between wing and fullback and he’s been equally brilliant in both.

His preference is fullback and if

he is played there, with Ioane on the left wing then the issue will be finding the balance on the right.

Do the selectors opt for another power wing in Waisake Naholo or the fast feet and all round footballing skills of Nehe Milner-Skudder?

A different approach again could be to use Smith on the wing to inject the height and goal-kicking of Jordie Barrett at fullback.

In all likelihood, at least two different options will be looked at in June and it is possible that all five outside backs will see game time.

After that, the equation will change again as Israel Dagg will most likely have returned to full fitness.

He’s barely played since damaging his knee last year and he’s been told by the selectors that when he does return – maybe this week – he’s going to have to prove himself all over again.

Which won’t be a new phenomenon for Dagg who has proven

more than resilient in a career that saw him miss the 2015 World Cup only to bounce back in 2016 in the best form of his career.

His advantage is that he brings a different set of skills to the others with whom he’s competing.

He has an enormous kicking game and proven brilliance under the high ball, while he can also pop up at first-receiver and play just as comfortably at fullback.

When he’s in form, running freely and confident, Dagg, as was the case in 2016, is difficult to leave out of the team.

Dagg has been charged with getting himself back to that sort of form in the next month or so and to press his claim to return for the Rugby Championship.

The door shouldn’t be considered shut on Ben Lam either, who remains a player of significant interest.

Super Rugby’s top try scorer has been in stunning form this year

Rieko Ioane is a starter in anyone’s international back three and he missed selection not because he wasn’t considered good enough, but because the selectors wanted variation after deciding that Ioane and Naholo were certainties.

“Obviously really close,” said All Blacks coach Steve Hansen about

how much consideration they gave to picking the Hurricanes wing.

“Ben Lam has had an outstanding season. But people around the country tell us, ‘Oh, you are going to have to pick so and so and so and so and I go who do you want do you want us to leave out?’

“And there is always a deathly silence because I don’t want to leave anyone out.

“But unfortunately that is our job and we have to make some decisions and we have done that.

“We have gone with Wais [Naholo] and Rieko [Ioane] who is not a bad player.

“There are a couple of blokes there who are our big wingers and Ben Smith can play on the wing pretty handily as well.

“So we looked and asked do we need another big guy or do we want someone who can change it up a bit and give us something different, Nehe does that.” - NZME

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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■ BASKETBALL

■ ROWING

Curry blasts Rockets

Rowers eye more medals

Stephen Curry shook, shimmied and screamed, letting his adoring fans and the Rockets know that Oracle Arena was his house.

Once the two-time MVP got his groove back, Houston was helpless.

Curry scored 35 points with five 3-pointers, shooting over James Harden and driving past him as the Golden State Warriors made a second-half statement to beat the Rockets 126-85 yesterday for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Curry had 18 points on 7-for-7 shooting in the third quarter, lying with his back flat on the court for his unique version of a snow angel and even following one basket with an expletive, shouting “This is my ... house!” to the thousands who cheered and exhaled, exhilarated by his every move and rumble.

“There’s obviously that anticipation when you come in transition and you find an open look and there’s a collective hush in the crowd, especially in this building,” Curry said.

“It’s a cool moment. I was searching for it in the first half.

I had plenty of opportunities, I just couldn’t knock it down.

“Third quarter it opened up.

“I’ve been doing it for a while. I won’t let two tough games shooting keep me frustrated.”

The 41-point victory was the largest in franchise history during the post-season, topping a 39-point win – 85-46 – by the Philadelphia Warriors against the St. Louis Bombers on April 6, 1948.

Kevin Durant added 25 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Draymond Green grabbed 17 rebounds to go with 10 points and six assists.

The Warriors won an NBA-record 16th consecutive home postseason game, surpassing the Chicago Bulls’ mark of 15 in a row from April 27, 1990-May 21, 1991.

“We’re in the middle of a hell of a run, obviously,” coach Steve Kerr said.

The defending champions got defensive – and maybe a little mad – after a 127-105 Game 2 defeat Wednesday night at Houston, determined to make stops to ignite the transition game and open up 3-point shooters.

Especially Curry, who snapped out of his slump with four in the second half.

“I’ve seen those explosions happen everywhere, not just here,” Green said.

“His 3 is similar to some people’s dunk.

“You go to certain arenas and a guy gets a dunk it’s just absurd.

That’s how his 3 ball is.

“Don’t mean to disappoint, but I’ve seen crazier from him.”

Harden had 20 points and nine assists, while Chris Paul added 13 points and 10 rebounds as they combined to shoot just 12 for 32.

Game 4 is tomorrow at Oracle Arena.

Curry and Durant each scored five quick points as Golden State opened the third quarter with a

Prospects of a rule change for kayaking in the Tokyo Olympics could have a favourable impact on New Zealand’s medal prospects.

Countries have been limited to one entry per event, but moves are afoot to double that – and for New Zealand’s women that could open doors to increased chances for making the podiums in 2020.

New Zealand’s elite women, three-time Olympic medallist Lisa Carrington, Caitlin Ryan, Aimee Fisher and Kayla Imrie, are a major force on the canoe sprint world stage.

They won four golds between them in the opening World Cup regatta in Hungary over the weekend.

Carrington won titles in the K2 200m with Fisher, the K2 500m with Imrie and was part of the dominant K4.

Ryan won the K1 in a sizzling time of 1min 46.576s.

However if the International Canoe Federation push ahead with the proposal, it could offer the likes of Fisher and Ryan in particular the chance of competing alongside Carrington in Tokyo, doubling New Zealand’s realistic medal hopes. ‘’We certainly have heard whispers and rumblings about that,’’ Canoe Racing New Zealand chief executive Tom Ashley said last night. ‘’I think the chances are quite good it will happen, but we haven’t had official confirmation of it.

“We understand that is their (ICF) intention. We won’t be counting any chickens, but we are hopeful.’’

The former Olympic gold medal-winning windsurfer cautioned that while it would be terrific for New Zealand, given its standing in the women’s disciplines, other countries would also fancy their prospects of more medals. ‘’The thing to remember is we’re not the only country with a good team. ‘’Hungary are super strong, Germany are strong. They’ll be licking their lips as well so it’s not just us who will be happy. The depth at the front of the field I think will get a lot tougher,’’ Ashley said.

It was business as usual for the women in Hungary. Carrington nailed three gold medals, while Ryan, Fisher and Imrie picked up two apiece.

Combinations were juggled about and didn’t miss a beat.

“For me personally there’s been a lot of changes, but it really feels like it’s coming together now,’’ Carrington, who has won the last two K1 200m Olympic golds, said. ‘’We just need to keep striving to keep getting better. We are all working so hard every day, but we love it.’’

There was also success for the sole male paddler in the team, Para competitor Scott Martlew.

He benefited from a reclassification into a more even KL2 competition and picked up a silver in the 200m event.

- NZME

Stephen Curry was an unstoppable force for the Warriors in yesterday’s NBA match-up.

PHOTO AP

10-0 burst to go ahead 64-43.

Of riding the emotion with his shot – after so many questions about his perceived struggles so far this series – Curry noted, “You’ve got to be your biggest fan sometimes.”

Under pressure from Paul, Curry swished a 3 from way back with 5:06 left in the third.

He struggled with his longrange shot again early but drove through the paint at every chance.

Curry hit a baseline 3-pointer at the 9:02 mark of the first but missed his next five 3s before going 4 for 5 in the second half.

He is now 7 of 25 from long range – he made one in each of the first two games.

“All it takes is one,” Kerr said.

Both potent offenses were slow getting rolling as the teams played strong defence.

Harden and Paul began 3 for 14 with Paul missing six shots before getting his first basket on

goaltending against Andre Iguodala 2:39 before halftime.

“Offensively we didn’t have any thrust, and they exploited it,” Harden said.

Golden State began getting the looks it liked after halftime.

The Warriors faced more stingy, in-the-face pressure from Houston, making it hard to get any early flow shooting.

Durant hit his first 3 6:27 before halftime then missed from the deep the next time down.

- AP

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

In brief

■ QUEENSLAND

Filly in Oaks contention Terra Sancta has taken lower level opportunities in Queensland to force her way into classic contention.

The New Zealand-bred daughter of Pierro was sent to the carnival in the hope she could win her way into Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m), which she has duly done.

Terra Sancta struck first-up over a mile at Ipswich and on Sunday she was again successful in the hands of Jim Byrne over 1800m at the Sunshine Coast.

“We were on a short run-up, but Valachi Downs were keen to get her in the Oaks,” trainer Tony Pike said.

“It wasn’t going to be straight forward, but it’s all worked out and she’s in.

“We know she’ll run the distance.”

Pike said Byrne was keen to stick with Terra Sancta, bred and part-owned by Valachi principal Kevin Hickman.

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Terra Sancta shows her winning form at Avondale.

“He wants to ride her. He was impressed with her first-up and yesterday the second horse was laying in on her and she still got

the job done. He was happy with her and she was strong through the line.”

Meanwhile, Terra Sancta’s sta-

Huge victory salute Kerryn Manning is rarely demonstrative on the track, but Ameretto’s breakthrough Group 1 win in Saturday night’s $100,000 Queen of the Pacific meant so much on every level. After a string of Group 1 placings, including seconds in the Victoria Cup and Perth’s Mares’ Classic already this season, Ameretto so deserved Group 1 glory.

“We thought we were up against it to have her ready, but managed to get that one lead-up run into her and stepped-up her and she responded,” Manning said. - HRNZ

blemate Bostonian was scratched on Saturday, but all is well with the Jimmy Choux three-year-old.

“From gate 17 around Doomben it would have been a disaster and I didn’t want him to have a really tough run first-up,” Pike said.

“I’ll nominate him for the Fred Best on Saturday and also the three-year-old race at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday and then decide which one to run in.

“There’s plenty of options here for him and we might get through to the Sunshine Coast Guineas.”

Sacred Master is the third member of the team in Queensland and he will also step out this weekend.

“He’ll kick off in the Lord Mayor’s Cup at weight-for-age over a mile at Doomben on Saturday,” Pike said.

“He’s really here to get some racing into him and have him fit and ready for Sydney in the spring.”

- NZME

No bling this time Former Hunter Cup winner Bling It On’s return didn’t go as punters hoped. Things looked good midrace when Luke McCarthy whizzed around the field from last to first, but the improved, race fit and inform Match In Heaven moved around to put some pressure on. Bling It On, first-up since February’s Hunter Cup, ran out of condition and weakened to finish sixth, while Match In Heaven found plenty to stave-off KerryAnn Turner’s stablemates Aztec Bromac and Celestial Arden in a 1min55.1sec mile rate for 2300m.

- HRNZ

Manawatu harness Today at Manawatu Raceway

Manawatu Harness Racing Club Venue Manawatu Raceway 8 289x8 Keep On Rockin (21) fr Meeting Date: 22 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 9 00067 Last Touch (22) fr 8 Gotta Party Doll (23) fr 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 10 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 2.32 KEITH MERYL GOSS MEMORIAL HANDICAP 1 1.39pm KEITH CHITTENDEN MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $8000, r50 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2500m TROT $8000, 3yo+, non-winners & up to r46 & r50 with 1 12044 Sunny Bill (1) fr 2 98919 Milliondollarmonkey (2) fr .................J Curtin cond. spechcp ..., stand, 2500m 3 4637x Commando One (U1) fr 1 Mackali (1) fr 4 06357 Mortician (1) 10 ..........................P Ferguson 2 0400x Muchacha Bonita (2) fr.....................J Curtin 5 21979 Danke (2) 10 .................................. G Martin 3 5068x Xtra Time (1) 30 6 825x7 Primus Inter Pares (1) 20 ...............S Phelan 4 44456 Burt Munro (2) 30 7 41741 Dream Big (1) 30...........................B Orange 5 95060 Above The Rest (3) 30 8 10813 Whataboyz (2) 30 6 89585 Rarangi Opal (4) 30 ..................S Abernethy 9 32125 November Guy (U1) 40 7 68980 Dauntless (5) 30..........................B Edwards 8 33234 Beg For Chevron (6) 30 .................S Phelan 4 2.58 DAVID MANDERSON MEMORIAL MBL PACE 9 00989 Bet’s Commando (7) 30 $8000, 3yo+ r40 to r50 mob. pace, mobile, 2500m 10 72526 Need Luck (U1) 30 .................. B Butcher (J) 1 49x89 Russian Alsu (1) fr ....................S Abernethy 11 2280x Missie Castleton (U2) 30...............B Orange 2 24835 Jack Bates (2) fr .......................... K Marshall 2 2.07pm TONY MERCER MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE 3 76563 Runcle (3) fr ......................................L Hollis 4 56304 Garry’s Legacy (4) fr $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2500m 5 48758 Balfast (5) fr 1 33963 Uncle Drew (1) fr 6 26754 Waingaro Mara (6) fr 2 5800 Mister Mighty (2) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 7 13946 Arcano (7) fr 3 64478 Pure Carbon (3) fr .............................L Hollis 8 10900 American Legend (21) fr ........... J Abernethy 4 5993x Rainbow Wiri (4) fr 9 870P0 The Hawke (U1) fr 5 4466x Classic Western (5) fr.................P Ferguson 6 63x82 Spirit Of Love (6) fr ....................S Abernethy 5 3.25 RALPH KERMODE MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE 7 x8609 Yankee Diva (7) fr..........................B Orange $8000, 3yo+ r51 to r55 mob. pace, mobile, 2500m

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1 42536 Our Wicklow (1) fr ......................P Ferguson 4 30814 Scoob Operator (4) fr 2 88081 Contractual Issues (2) fr....... D Ferguson (J) 5 15858 Lincoln Moment (5) fr ................ J Abernethy 3 45491 Hunter Red (3) fr ......................... K Marshall 6 72132 Jetenara (6) fr .............................. D Butcher 4 17400 Redmaro (4) fr 7 x1300 Dynamo (7) fr 5 8518x Onhightogether (5) fr 8 48291 Rangi Rangdu (21) fr 6 63937 Lynton Creek (6) fr 9 60522 Apocalypse (22) fr 7 90x74 Port Delight (7) fr 8 4.48pm DUNCAN NEILSON MEMORIAL MOBILE 8 87813 Jemima Franco (21) fr PACE $8000, 3yo+ r54 to r61 mob. pace, 2000m 9 42243 Franco Empire (22) fr .......................J Curtin 1 25287 Dana Dawn (1) fr 10 91853 Sweet Maggie Ryan (23) fr 2 36726 Delightful Kas (2) fr 6 3.50pm TREVOR HARRIS MEMORIAL MBL PACE 3 22721 Drum Withers (3) fr 4 91853 Sweet Maggie Ryan (4) fr .... D Ferguson (J) $8000, r40 to r47 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 5 47487 Extra Guinness (5) fr .....................B Weaver 1 P6965 Amaro (1) fr .................................. S Dickson 6 42152 Sauchiehall (6) fr 2 84780 Show Business (2) fr ......................M Bryers 7 70310 Molly Sims (7) fr .............................S Phelan 3 48028 JJ’s Delight (3) fr 8 845x1 Edamfast (21) fr ........................ J Abernethy 4 53230 Cerberus (4) fr............................P Ferguson 9 19571 Four Starzzz Legend (22) fr ........... G Martin 5 43406 Mrs Zippy (5) fr ...........................A Matthews 6 54876 Delia May (6) fr.......................... J Abernethy 10 0x911 Mustang GT (23) fr 9 5.14pm JOAN BUSUTTIN MEMORIAL MBL PACE 7 04449 Sportscaster (7) fr ............................J Curtin $8000, non-winners 2yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 8 00442 Chelsea Ella (21) fr 1 56429 Cha Cha B (1) fr 9 78893 Itsokbeingbetter (22) fr ................ K Marshall 2 2270x CD Express (2) fr 10 47206 Emira (23) fr ..............................S Abernethy Jewel (3) fr 7 4.15pm PETER SCAIFE MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE 34 47452 Wynberg Zip Code (4) fr ....................... T Cameron (J) $8000, 3yo+ r48 to r53 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 5 56 The Kapiti Express (5) fr ............P Ferguson 1 44775 Shadow Maker (1) fr...................P Ferguson 6 80 Nice To Be Norvic (6) fr 2 2188 Carrera Sky (2) fr 7 Orlando Star (7) fr ............................J Curtin 3 25484 Master Of Escape (3) fr 8 23683 Toppatherock (21) fr ..................S Abernethy

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09 Nui May Tau (22) fr ........................B Orange

10 5.39pm SEASON FINALE THURSDAY MAY 24TH

MOBILE PACE $8000, r62 to r90 mob. pace, 2000m 1 30411 Mogul (1) fr 2 01128 Linton Shard (2) fr 3 25218 Gotta Moment (3) fr...................S Abernethy 4 54234 Mister Harris (4) fr ................... B Butcher (J) 5 61843 Marshal Star (5) fr ........................ D Butcher 6 29128 C A Penny (6) fr ...............................J Curtin 7 63121 Black Chevron (7) fr .................. J Abernethy 8 58513 Major Classic (21) fr ..........................L Hollis Pacifiers off: Bet’s Commando (R1) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS Race 1: Need Luck, Missie Castleton, Xtra Time Race 2: Classic Western, Uncle Drew, Spirit Of Love Race 3: Whataboyz, Primus Inter Pares, Mortician Race 4: Runcle, Garry’s Legacy, Balfast, Waingaro Mara Race 5: Port Delight, Franco Empire, Onhightogether Race 6: Sportscaster, JJ’s Delight, Cerberus, Chelsea Ella Race 7: Scoob Operator, Apocalypse, Jetenara, Dynamo Race 8: Mustang GT, Molly Sims, Sauchiehall, Drum Withers Race 9: Nui May Tau, Orlando Star, Cha Cha B, CD Express Race 10: Mogul, Black Chevron, C A Penny, Linton Shard

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue Ascot Park Race- 7 43387 Southern Honey 26.33 ................R Hamilton way Meeting Date: 22 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 8 65311 Hard Questions 26.04 ....................G Cleeve Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 9 57781 Princely Gold 25.97...................J McInerney and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 12.53 NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 NZRSq, 457m 1 12.01pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 1 61284 Another Message nwtd ..............J M Jopson CO.NZ C0, 390m 2 25156 Know Equal nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 1 3 Guilty Rogue nwtd..........................J Guthrie 3 F7851 Darlek Ian 26.22........................J McInerney 2 85767 Springheel Jack nwtd .....................J Guthrie 4 44473 Cosmic Stu nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 7632 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 5 54461 Know Conclusion 26.34 .................G Cleeve 4 84255 Goldstar Wilson nwtd S & ...............B Evans 6 11172 Hankenstein nwtd .....................A Bradshaw 5 55 Pretty Keen nwtd ...............................S Keen 7 45654 Opawa Plum nwtd ...........................R Wales 6 83625 Cosmic Marty nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 42365 Opawa Tab 26.14 J & ......................D Fahey 7 8 Black Bobby nwtd........................ B I Conner 9 57781 Princely Gold 25.97...................J McInerney 8 43534 Homebush Maycee nwtd...........J McInerney 5 1.11pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS 9 74774 Homebush Bow nwtd ................J McInerney NZRSq, 457m 10 68846 Pam Arising nwtd .......................J M Jopson 1 71363 Super Bad 26.81 ..........................D Roberts 2 12.18 NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS 2 45113 Opawa Abbie Joy nwtd J & .............D Fahey NZRSq, 457m 3 87516 Luciastar 26.03 .........................J McInerney 1 63532 Opawa Robynann nwtd ...................R Wales 4 64817 Goldstar Miley 26.50 S & ................B Evans 2 64561 Goldstar Spotty 26.60 S & ..............B Evans 5 747F2 Flaming Sambuca 26.47 ...........J McInerney 3 82457 Homebush Ragna 26.50 ...........J McInerney 6 11625 Torpedo Tuck 26.57 ...................A Bradshaw 4 74121 Dave’s Dot 26.15 .......................J McInerney 7 87718 Ketchikan Blue 26.12 ........................B Eade 5 58711 Mulberry Minx nwtd .......................R Adcock 8 23644 Know Potential nwtd.......................G Cleeve 6 66574 Shift The Blame 25.94...............J McInerney 9 57781 Princely Gold 25.97...................J McInerney 7 68627 Crotty nwtd ................................A Bradshaw 6 1.28pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C0, 457m 8 31315 Know Other nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 1 87 Go Gunna nwtd ...............................R Wales 9 57781 Princely Gold 25.97...................J McInerney 2 32536 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 3 12.36 NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS 3 43675 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &...............B Evans NZRSq, 457m 4 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ...................... B I Conner 1 87443 Opawa Racer nwtd..........................R Wales 5 52331 Goldstar Hemi nwtd S &..................B Evans 2 68564 Homebush Miles nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 4723 Dyna Monty nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 71561 Goldstar Scooby 26.57 S &.............B Evans 7 4244 Chasing Great nwtd ..........................S Keen 4 38324 Botany Alan 25.88.....................J McInerney 8 63644 Goldstar Hurley nwtd S &................B Evans 5 12621 Ming Ming nwtd .........................A Bradshaw 9 65562 Dig Dig Dig nwtd ........................J M Jopson 6 65875 Opawa Brad 26.63 J & ....................D Fahey 10 888 Watch Levi nwtd .............................J Guthrie

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1.46 CONGRATULATIONS HELGA HUFFLEPUFF C5, 390m 1 22215 Think Tank 22.58 .......................J McInerney 2 12411 Wheelchair Norm 22.08 ............J McInerney 3 83418 Epic Dream 23.00 ......................J M Jopson 4 31755 Opawa Sheldon 22.22.....................R Wales 5 13638 Sergess nwtd ............................J McInerney 6 13746 Opawa Waihemo 22.73 ...................R Wales 7 81266 Abrasador 22.17 ...............................B Eade 8 67174 Nozzno Fear nwtd .....................A Bradshaw 9 48162 Cosmic Jase 22.90 ...................J McInerney 10 71655 Homebush Austin 22.87 ............J McInerney 8 2.02pm THE GREEN CHARTRUSE CHALLENGE RACES 13,14 & 15 C3/4, 390m 1 23128 Homebush Boden nwtd.............J McInerney 2 27618 Chop Shop nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 25874 Opawa Jumper 22.74 ......................R Wales 4 85815 Cosmic Richie 22.60 .................J McInerney 5 85355 Debbie Baxter 22.57 .................J McInerney 6 57555 Howie Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 7 48312 Zugzwang 22.88 .........................R Hamilton 8 88817 Sierra Delta nwtd S &......................B Evans 9 22135 Mitcham Faye 23.02 ..................J McInerney 10 21161 Detective Dash 23.12 ................J McInerney 9 2.19pm CONGRATULATIONS JUSTIN BEAVER C1, 457m 1 66512 Go All Lin 27.00 ........................A Bradshaw 2 71272 Know Flare nwtd ............................G Cleeve 3 75253 Little Krakatoa nwtd ..................A Bradshaw 4 22315 Cerrone Bale nwtd .......................C Roberts 5 F5733 Spring Sam 26.00 .....................J McInerney 6 45343 Rockstar Kobe 26.54....................C Roberts 7 61222 Know Shame 26.66........................G Cleeve 8 84414 Know Dollars 27.16 ........................G Cleeve 9 61487 Verta Bale 26.34 ..........................C Roberts 10 84835 Forbury Flyer 27.15 ...................J McInerney

10 2.45pm TONI@BODYAUDIT.CO.NZ PH 021657001 C2, 390m 1 34661 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 2 86361 Goldstar Tu Puc nwtd .................J M Jopson 3 72533 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ...........J McInerney 4 4F1F1 Dyna Ulysses nwtd ......................C Roberts 5 67631 Sozin’s Emperor 22.78 ..............J McInerney 6 43771 Chief Doug 23.29 ......................J McInerney 7 54147 Homebush Hundy 22.89 ...........J McInerney 8 88xF2 Dyna Eroll nwtd ............................C Roberts 9 54564 Know Respect 22.74 ......................G Cleeve 10 44853 Senorita Julie nwtd....................J McInerney 11 3.11pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1/2, 457m 1 14584 Amy Bale nwtd .............................C Roberts 2 57781 Princely Gold 25.97...................J McInerney 3 55416 Melan nwtd S & ...............................B Evans 4 43377 Shoe Fly 26.95 ...........................J M Jopson 5 21828 Lightning Crash nwtd ....................R Adcock 6 74461 Randy Fields 26.18 .........................C Steele 7 32666 Coco Bango nwtd......................J McInerney 8 58236 Sea Fever 26.00 .......................... B I Conner 9 61487 Verta Bale 26.34 ..........................C Roberts 10 84835 Forbury Flyer 27.15 ...................J McInerney 12 3.36pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 85446 Mitcham Moody nwtd ................J McInerney 2 6112 Chasing Fame nwtd ..........................S Keen 3 37323 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd S & ..............B Evans 4 14286 Elland Road nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 66731 Goldstar Power nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 33861 Cosmic Ruben nwtd ..................J McInerney 7 44284 Zipping Ripley nwtd ..................... B I Conner 8 67155 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 9 48666 Magic Tracey nwtd.....................J McInerney 10 58787 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 13 3.57pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C1, 390m

1 83566 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ......................J McInerney 2 57384 Auros Advantage nwtd S & .............B Evans 3 35211 Zefside nwtd..............................J McInerney 4 64317 Homebush Tasha nwtd..............J McInerney 5 87346 Homebush Ellie nwtd ................J McInerney 6 88623 Jealous Much 23.12 ..................J McInerney 7 5274F Opawa Millie nwtd ........................D Roberts 8 55483 Homebush Patriot 22.86 ...........J McInerney Emergencies: 9 88348 Homebush Sloan 22.50 ............J McInerney 10 31688 Goldstar Renee 23.05 S & ..............B Evans 14 4.26pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 390m 1 28147 Sly Bet nwtd ...............................J M Jopson 2 86424 Homebush Skip 22.76...............J McInerney 3 85357 Little Snicko nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 22557 Avalanch City 22.81 ..................J McInerney 5 74476 Homebush Fued 22.57 .............J McInerney 6 23353 Cosmic Ryder nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 64737 Homebush Kazzy 23.66 ............J McInerney 8 63652 Goldstar Scooter 23.24 S & ............B Evans 9 86448 Valyrian Steel 22.82 ..................J McInerney 10 45775 Zipping Jen 22.65 ....................... B I Conner 15 4.42pm RACING AGAIN 5TH JUNE C1, 390m 1 77535 Sergio Star 23.33 ......................J McInerney 2 87553 Ana Dior 22.85 .............................C Roberts 3 1223 Tee An’ Cee 22.96....................... B I Conner 4 31674 Homebush Pansy nwtd .............J McInerney 5 31785 Tartan Watch 23.51 ........................J Guthrie 6 33154 Nippa Martino 23.02 .................J McInerney 7 88215 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 43566 Black Dan 22.71........................J McInerney 9 31688 Goldstar Renee 23.05 S & ..............B Evans 10 77764 Awesome Annie nwtd.................. B I Conner 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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Unbeaten colt Justify will attempt to become just the 13th winner of America’s Triple Crown when he tackles the Belmont Stakes (2400m) in New York on June 9.

The Bob Baffert-trained Scat Daddy three-yearold triumphed in the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby (2000m) and backed that victory up in Sunday’s Preakness Stakes (1800m) with another hard-fought win.

“That was a nail-biter, I’m so happy that we got it Main South Road, done,” Baffert said. “He’s just a great horse, to hanTinwald, Ashburton dle all that pressure and keep on running.”

03 307 9028 Owned by WinStar Farm, the China Horse Club, www.smallbones.co.nz Starlight Racing and Head of Plains Partners, Justify 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. NZ Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z was purchased at the 2016 Keeneland September Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. Yearling Sale for $500,000.

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. He was secured by Cambridge bloodstock agent Michael Wallace, the China Horse Club’s racing and bloodstock manager, along with Mick Flanagan and Tom Ryan of SF Bloodstock.

- NZME Trainer Bob Baffert with champion colt Justify.

Oaks confirmed for Kiwi-bred New Zealand-bred Savabeel filly Savacool will join Chris Waller’s northern team to give the new Hall of Fame trainer an even stronger hand in the Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Doomben. Waller has eight of the 20 first acceptors for the feature, including favourite Youngstar and second favourite Another Dollar, also a Kiwi-bred.

Savacool has won three of her seven starts and was unplaced last time out in the Schweppes Oaks at Morphettville.

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MEETINGS, EVENTS Members of the public are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Ashburton Citizens Association To be held on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 7.30pm in the meeting room of the Ashburton Club and MSA, Burnett Street, Ashburton.

Guest speaker - Mayor Donna Favel.

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Daily Events TUESDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON U3A. Speaker Dr Jarrod Gilbert, Sociologist ‘New Zealand Gangs’. Dt David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school and public holidays).

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning for new people to the area. Nosh Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

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

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

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street. (not public holidays).

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St David’s Church, Allenton.

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

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1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Euchre with cash prizes and afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. A dealing of Providence, hell to a writer: it’s on a whirl (12) 8. I’ve to follow play on words it forms by way of punishment (8) 9. An Eastern European who stops short of being bonded (4) 11. Boy awarded nothing but the mark left by cut (5) 12. Church might have been a cure for this writer (7) 13. Such as 11 is Christian (4) 15. A tickle ‘e might consider an impediment (4) 19. Gangster’s girl gave us first course of snail (7) 20. Tag lord first gave to second son (5) 22. It’s the standard held by seamen or marines (4) 23. Faces pulled show that I’m Grace’s undoing (8) 24. What is cast actively doing but practising ringcraft? (6,6) DOWN 2. Greek order one to destroy icon (5) 3, 16. The boy isn’t at home, he simply fades away (6,3) 4. Tyro to whom depravity is unknown (6) 5. It’s not legal to be unwell with one twitch turning up (7) 6. Still, it will at no time be, lest she is put out (12) 7. Top men in past were responsible for the posts (12) 10. Starts harvest, acquiring your fodder (3) 14. The French badly need an operatic song, having the fever (7) 16. See 3 17. Credit Saab with producing Beetle? (6) 18. Culmination of claim made before ten (6) 21. Essayist brought home by bread-winner (5)

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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DOWN 1. Foolish (5) 2. Final straw (8,5) 3. Cheerfully casual (4-5) 4. Exercises (6) 5. Pasture (3) 6. Education facility where fees are paid (7,6) 7. Punishment (7) 11. Discernment (4,5) 12. Revives (5,2) 14. Becomes aware of (6) 17. Correct (5) 19. Be nosey (3)

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): No one can understand all that goes into being another person. We may know something of a person’s challenges and responsibilities, but we can never know it all – a fact that helps us respect one another.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s something so beautiful about needing less out of a situation – or, better yet, not needing anything from it. Objectivity allows you to see where the opportunities lie.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll be in a position to guess “who done it.” When questioned, innocent people can get just as rattled as guilty people. In this case, it will be better to acquit all than to accuse the wrong person.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): With so many uncontrollable factors involved in finding your way, you’d do well not to worry about too much. Handle what’s in front of you with an excellent attitude and life will open favourably to you.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If you’re spending just about every waking moment trying to make this existence work out according to plan, you’re not leaving much room for serendipity to swoop in and give you a twirl.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Proverbially, there will come a day in which the last shall be first, assuming that the last even care about such things. The truly enlightened, probably wouldn’t. Rank and order will have a bearing today.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s good to rattle the power structure once in a while in the name of justice. Without checks and balances, things get far off-balance indeed. Be careful not to confuse acceptable with extraordinary.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’re in step with all that’s going on around you in the world. You spot the worthy trends and adopt the most useful aspects of the prevailing style.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Glamorous jobs can be horrible and the jobs no one wants to do can be dreamy. So don’t be quick to judge. You’ll do what needs to be done in the classiest way you can think to do it.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The action is like a train today, rushing forward with great power. One switch can head things in an entirely different direction. One crossing can stop the action in its tracks.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Many will try to feed you a vision of a “new and improved” you, or supply a so-called better way of going about life. But you have to ask yourself – how do they know what’s best for you?

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The things you find luxurious don’t decorate the pages of popular magazines. These items are random and specific to you. The more you connect with them, the richer you’ll feel today.

Previous cryptic solution

Across 1. Sapped 8. Loose 9. Mustang 11. Trundled 12. Jelly 15. Keen 16. Ink 17. Iris 19. Scope 21. Fuselage 24. Eyelash 25. Stick 26. Darned.

Down 2. Amuse 3. Petulant 4. Dent 5. Clink 6. Wool 4 7. Bend 10. Greengage 12. Joke 13. Circular 5 14. Isle 18. Flake 20. Paste 21. Fast 22. Shin 23. 8 Eyed.

8 1 Previous quick solution 6 2 5 9 3 Across 1. Sums 3. Complies 9. Unclean 10. Ditch 11. Glass 2 5 ceiling 13. Stupid 15. Unison 17. Stratosphere 20. Ennui 5 4 8 3 2 21. Florist 22. Newlywed 23. 9 Stun.

Down 1. Sluggish 2. Mecca 4.8Ounces 5. Paddling pool Previous solution: asp, asps, ass, nap, naps, 6 www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz 6. Intends 7. Soho 8. Perspicacity 12. Unbeaten 14. Up to pan, pans, pas, pass, san, sans, sap, saps, 3 2 6 7 1 now 16. Toffee 18. Edict 19. Hewn. snap, snaps, spa, span, spans, spas.

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Suzanne and Darell Ramsay, Peter and Judith, loved and respected Granddad Mac of Keryn, and Jo. Donations to the Presbyterian Support would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Mac will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, College Road, Timaru on THURSDAY, May 24 at 11am. Thereafter private interment at the AshburtonMay 22, 2018 Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, Cemetery. Messages to 8 Totara Place, Timaru 7910.

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GOODLEY, Robert Douglas (Bob) – Passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 20.

Dearly loved brother-in-law of Joan and the late Robbie Wells. Very special uncle of Mark and Rachel Wells and Lynn and Grant Smith. Loved great uncle of Jackson and Alex Smith and Charlie, Oscar and Louis Wells. We thank you for being a big part of our lives.

R.I.P. MURDOCH, Morris McLean (Mac) – At Timaru Hospital on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Aged 85 years, Dearly loved husband of Florence for 56 years. Much loved father and father-in-law of Andrew, Suzanne and Darell Ramsay, Peter and Judith, loved and respected Granddad Mac of Keryn, and Jo. Donations to the Presbyterian Support would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Mac will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, College Road, Timaru on THURSDAY, May 24 at 11am. Thereafter private interment at the Ashburton Cemetery. Messages to 8 Totara Place, Timaru 7910.

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WALKER, Timothy Joshua Michael (TJ) – Suddenly taken from us Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the early age of 24 years.

Loved by his parents Steve and Tanya Walker. Adored brother of Vanessa Walker.

Treasured soul mate of Sera Tarbotton. Messages to Walker family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John Ambulance and Fire Service would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration of TJ’s life will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Ashburton on FRIDAY, May 25 commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Loved by Sera’s parents Graeme and Karen Tarbotton and Sera’s brother Mark Tarbotton.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

WALKER, Timothy Joshua Michael (TJ) – Suddenly taken from us deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the early age of 24 years.

To place a notice during Loved by his parents Steve office hours please contact and Tanya Walker. Adored us on 03 307 7900 brother of Vanessa Walker. for more information Treasured soul mate of Sera Any queries Tarbotton. Messages to please contact Walker family, PO Box 472, 0800 Ashburton 7740. In lieu of ASHBURTON flowers donations to (0800-274-287) Ashburton St John Ambulance and Fire Service would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration of TJ’s life will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Ashburton on FRIDAY, May 25 commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain. 3:25 Hostel M 2005 Horror. Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson.

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6:50 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy. 8:30 Underworld 16VC 2003 Action Thriller. A centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves comes to a head when a vampire warrior falls for the one werewolf who can end the fighting. Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen.

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12:10 Pet 18VLS 2016 Horror. Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo. 1:45 A New York Christmas MLS 2016 Romance.

3:15 A Monster Calls PGV 2017 Drama. 5:05 People Interview – Melissa McCarthy 5:25 Pet 18VLS 2016 Horror.

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Gal Gadot, Jon Hamm.

2:55 Snowden MLS 2016 Drama. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley. 5:10 A New York Christmas MLS 2016 Romance. Ross McCall, Jaime Ray Newman. 6:40 A Monster Calls PGV 2017 Drama. Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver. 8:30 The Great Wall MV 2017 Action.

When a mercenary is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he joins an army of elite warriors to confront a seemingly unstoppable force of marauding beasts.

Matt Damon, Jing Tian.

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4am Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 4:20 Underworld 16VC 2003 Action Thriller.

SKY SPORT 1 8am Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Steel v Mystics.

From ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill.

9:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Pulse.

10am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Byron Nelson Event.

From the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.

11am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Belgian Knockout.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Jaguares v Bulls.

1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Lions v Brumbies.

3:30 Rugby Nation 4:30 Rugby – First XV (RPL) St Patricks v Gisborne.

6pm Rugby – First XV (RPL) St Bedes v Nelson.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Crusaders.

8pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Reds.

8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 The Back Page 10:30 Rugby – Aviva Premiership (HLS) Semi-final – Teams TBC. 11:30 The Breakdown

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12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Eels v Warriors.

1am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday.

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday.

2am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Dragons v Raiders.

4am Rugby League – NSW Cup (RPL) Dragons v Warriors.

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11:30 Jamie’s Great Britain In Scotland, Jamie Oliver cooks seared scallops with crispy black pudding and creamy clapshot, and seared venison loin with Scottish risotto.

12:30 Home By Novogratz 1am Cash Cowboys 2am Freddie Flintoff Goes Wild 3am Heritage Rescue 4am Inside IKEA 5am Chateau DIY

SKY SPORT 2 6am NRL 360 7am Big League Wrap 8am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Storm v Sea Eagles.

10am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sharks v Storm.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Dragons v Raiders.

2pm NRL 360 3pm Big League Wrap 4pm Motorsport – Supercars Championship (HLS) Winton SuperSprint – Race 12.

4:30 Motorsport – Supercars Championship (HLS) Winton SuperSprint – Race 13.

5pm Motorcycling – MotoGrand Prix (HLS) Grand Prix de France.

5:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Tigers.

6pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Roosters.

6:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Eels v Warriors.

7pm Rugby League – NRL Saturday.

Titans v Knights; Cowboys v Rabbitohs; Storm v Manly.

7:30 Big League Wrap 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Fan 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 NRL Try Time 11:30 Sailing – Nice UltiMed Event (HLS)

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Ashburton’s Blake Farr gets set to push off for a backstroke race at the Ashburton Splash.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 200518-ET-080

World record smashed

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A young swimmer unofficially smashed a world record at the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team’s Ashburton Splash swim meet at the weekend.

While Celyn Edwards’ incredible swim in the S8 200m butterfly was 10 seconds faster than the event’s current world record, because the meet was not internationally recognised his record time of 2.26.60 minutes would not count.

Despite that, it was an exciting moment for the young Selwyn swimmer, who earlier this year competed at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as a para-athlete, and a

highlight of what was a successful two day meet at the EA Networks Centre’s aquatic centre.

A number of young Ashburton swimmers were competing in their first meet and the whole team performed amazingly well, team spokesperson Toni King said.

“There were some great achievements achieved from medals to 100 per cent personal bests, to trying a new event that they had never tried before,” King said.

“Hannah King, Oliver Maw, Lucy Reeve and Brea Roderick achieved 100 per cent personal best times.”

One of the weekend’s feature events was the Ashburton Splash Relay Trophy which

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was won by the Wharenui Swim Team.

A new trophy, it was awarded to the top team in an 8x50m medley relay.

Each team had to comprise of a boy and a girl from each of the four age groups.

Finishing in the medals were: Kelly-Anne Bentley (16 & over age group), 2nd 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle and 3rd 100m breaststroke; Blake Farr (14 & 15 year olds), 1st 400m & 100m freestyle, 2nd 50m & 200m freestyle and 3rd 400m IM; Ruby Giera (11 & under), 3rd 200m breaststroke; Joshua Giles (16 & over), 2nd 200m backstroke and 3rd 400m IM and 100m breaststroke; Leigh Harrison (16 & over), 1st 200m

backstroke, 2nd 100m breaststroke and 3rd 50m backstroke; Lucie Hood (11 & under) 1st 200m freestyle and 3rd 200m IM; Lucy Reeve (11 & under,) 2nd 200m freestyle; Brea Roderick (16 & over).

1st 50m freestyle and 2nd 400m freestyle; Jared Scammell (16 & over), 2nd 100m breaststroke & 100m IM, 3rd 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle & 50m backstroke; Matthew Scammell (14 & 15 year olds), 3rd 200m butterfly.

Bailey Tait (16 & over) 1st 100m & 200m freestyle, 2nd 50m freestyle & 100m IM and 3rd 100m backstroke and 200m IM; Mitchell Veix (12 & 13 year olds), 2nd 100m butterly.

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