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River review ‘will not be easy’ By Linda Clarke

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Environment Canterbury is about to begin a tricky review of irrigation consents connected to the Ashburton River. The review will look at surface and groundwater water-takes hydraulically linked to the river, which is over-allocated for irrigation abstraction. The Ashburton Water Zone Committee has been discussing the review and how it will engage with affected consent-holders and the wider community. Committee chairman Bill Thomas

said it was about creating a level playing field for abstractors with consent conditions fair to all and raising the minimum flow to improve the health of the river. It would be about balancing all the interests, he said. Farmers who used the water for irrigation and the wider community would be consulted. The water zone committee has asked ECan scientists for the latest science and water information relevant to the river and will be sharing that at public meetings, along with how the consent review would help improve the health of

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the river and what impact it might have on water users. The review consultation process was still in its planning stages, Thomas said. Mid Canterbury’s elected ECan councillor John Sunckell, who announced at the weekend he was standing for re-election this year, said the consent review would not be easy and may create some angst in the rural community.

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Chertsey house fire Firefighters from around the district spent last evening battling a house fire in Chertsey. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said firefighters were first called to the scene at 5.28pm, responding with seven crews. The house is located on the corner of Maldon Street and Chertsey Road.

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Making vape history in Allenton By Sue Newman

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For weeks there’s been speculation about a new business that’s just opened its doors in the Allenton Shopping Centre. Its interior is disguised by mirror glass and its name, Cloud Nine, gives a little hint of what might be behind its doors. It’s a mystery, however, on which owner Mark Swaney is happy to shed some light. He’s the owner of Allenton Four Square and wanted to play his

part in filling some of the vacant stores in the area. He looked at the market and found a gap, one that would capitalise on a relatively new trend, vaping. His new business sells vape (or e-cigarette) products and tobacco products. “Vaping’s a growing industry, a growing trend and no-one else in Ashburton was doing vaping,” he said. While it’s used by people wanting to give up traditional cigarettes, Swaney said there were

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also plenty of people who vape who were not cigarette smokers. There are different brands, different flavours and products with zero nicotine brands through to some that did contain nicotine. Because a vape released steam rather than smoke, it could be ‘smoked’ in places a cigarette could not, Swaney said. He opened a week ago and said business was growing daily as word got around that vape products were available in Ashburton, not just out of town or online.

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A nearby neighbour said they weren’t sure what happened, but had seen a large amount of black smoke rising from the property. Firefighters in breathing apparatus could be seen removing sections of the roof on the house. A fire investigator has been called to the scene.

Ashburton River review ‘will not be easy’ From P1 “There are plan rules that state that the Ashburton River flows must be able to reach staged targets over the next 11 years and without making changes these flows will not happen. “We need to remember that as a council we represent our total community not just portions of it. We have had very strong representations from the likes of Forest and Bird, Fish and Game and river guardian groups that cannot be ignored.” Thomas said a review had been discussed by the committee in public over the past two years as it worked towards meeting a target to improve minimum flows in the river to six cumecs by 2023.

There has also been a lot of work with consent-holders around voluntarily altering conditions. In June 2017, there were 52 surface water and 96 groundwater consents connected to the river and while the surface consents were subject to minimum flow conditions, most of the groundwater consents did not have such conditions. Conditions can only be changed when consents expire or are reviewed. Thomas said details of the review were still being finalised and the committee wanted to make sure the process did not go down the same path as a consent review in neighbouring Selwyn eight years ago, which was controversial and time-consuming.

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Theatre service recognised By Sue Newman

Left - Long-serving member of the Ashburton Variety Theatre, Dianne Favel, with her merit award from Musical Theatre New Zealand.

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When it comes to musical theatre, there’s not much Dianne Favel hasn’t done – except appear on stage. She joined the organisation in 1997 as a waitress for a theatre restaurant style show, took over the role of treasurer the following year, picked up ticketing, booking and bar duties and followed those up with a long stint as production manager and stage manager. Along the way she did a turn as vice-president and president and finally, a couple of years ago, decided it was time to bow out and leave those jobs to someone else. When she attended this year’s musical theatre conference in Auckland, Dianne joined in the mood of the first evening, dressing up in a gold and blue theme – blue overalls, a yellow wig and a blue hat. The last thing she imagined happening was to be called on stage to receive an award. “I was absolutely blown away. I thought I’d never done enough to get one of those. I cried. I was so surprised, absolutely stunned really,” she said. And it appeared Dianne was the only one not in the know as son David and daughter Michelle were on hand to celebrate with their mother. “The committee knew I was getting this and now I know why they tried so hard to talk me out of dressing like that,” she said. She might have “retired from active duty” with Variety Theatre, but said she has a store of amazing memories from those years. “I guess I really became involved because David was in shows and that sparked my interest. That interest turned to taking on the treasurer’s role and that morphed into additional jobs until she stepped up the ladder to become production manager and then stage manager. She loved every minute of those side stage jobs, but the responsibility was pretty heavy. One wrong cue and the results could be dire, she said. “If you don’t call it, it doesn’t happen, call it too soon and you

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muck everything up, but I loved it, you feel part of every show, every minute really.” As part of the Variety Theatre crew Dianne said she’s seen some

amazing productions, rating Blood Brothers as number one. “I love the music from it. I’ve seen it four times both as a musical and a play. Les Mis, however,

is the one that means a lot more to me because I did it with Robert Young and he taught me so much.” Over the years she said she has

worked with several great directors, including David Williams and Regan Jackson, but rates Young at the top. “He was a hard taskmaster, but what he taught me stuck with me forever.” As well as great directors, Dianne said it was a privilege to watch great home-grown local talent such as Tainui Kuru and Jane Leonard star on stage in Ashburton and then go on to make their way in the musical theatre world further afield. She managed her last show in 2015 and last year she decided to sign off from the Variety Theatre committee. “I had so many fun times during the shows, there was great camaraderie and I’ve made some great friendships around New Zealand through going to conferences,” she said. “It was a big decision, but I’d got to the point where it was time to go but I’ll still support them, I just love it but it’s great now to sit in the audience and enjoy a show.” Like all good troopers, however, Dianne has not completely retired from the theatre, she still works as an administrator for Musical Theatre New Zealand’s zone four.

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Ashburton’s taste of Te Reo By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton residents got a taste of Te Reo (Maori language) last week thanks to two free language courses at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Anton Matthews, owner of the popular Fush restaurant in Christchurch, has become famous for his passion of bringing Te Reo to the masses. Matthews brought his food truck and course to Ashburton on Tuesday and was delighted with the response he received.

“I enjoyed it and I think it went really well. It was a very engaged audience and a lot of people came over and thanked me afterwards,” he said. The main focus of the courses was around correct pronunciation of words and what Matthews called practical language. “There is this kind of misconception that you need to have a vocabulary of 1000 words before you can start speaking in sentences, but we don’t think that is the case,” he said. “Our focus is on language you can

use in the home, or in the workplace, or when you just pop down to the shops.” Matthews said he would be more than happy to return to do another course in Ashburton again.

“I would love to come back, the crowd was great and we spent three hours chatting to people in the domain and they were really good so it would be really nice to come back,” he said.

Left - Fush restaurant owner and Maori language tutor Anton Matthews brought his roadshow to Ashburton on Tuesday evening.

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Vintage vehicles rule roads By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Vintage cars and vintage car enthusiasts from around New Zealand and the world descended on Mid Canterbury at the weekend for the National South Island Easter Rally. Hosted by the Ashburton Branch of the Vintage Car Club, the event also coincided with the club’s 50th anniversary. Club president Trevor Begg said he was absolutely chuffed with how the weekend panned out. “It was very successful, we are absolutely chuffed,” he said. “We only had a wee bit of weather that forced us to cancel the field test but apart from that it was very good.” More than 170 vehicles took part in the event, with people coming from Australia and England to take part. The event included three different rallies, a short, a medium and a long option, with all three converging for lunch at Mount Hutt College on the Saturday. An anniversary and prizegiving dinner was held on the Sunday evening, which was one of the highlights for Begg. “We were very pleased with the dinner, we had 320 odd people there and we held it out at the (Ashburton) Racecourse,” he said. While the size of this event was a happy combination of the 50th anniversary and the Easter Rally, Begg said the club would be more than happy to have an event of a similar size in the district again. The club first formed when a small group of Ashburton enthusiasts, some of whom belonged to the Christchurch branch, formed a sub-branch in Ashburton. Full branch status was dependent on having a membership of 30, and following a membership drive led by members, including the late Ralph Crum, that number was achieved in 1969 and the local branch was established. Since then membership has risen to almost 200 and the Ashburton branch has a long list of achievements including development of their club rooms, parts shed and museum at Ma-

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ronan Road. The next event on the club’s calendar is a swapmeet on May 4, with Begg expecting the club to keep going strong in to the future. “Vintage motoring is alive, well and popular in Mid Canterbury and will continue to be for a long while to come,” he said.

Saddlery burgled on Good Friday

Right - Vintage cars flooded in to the district over the weekend for the National South Island Easter Rally.

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Good Friday very quickly turned in to a bad Friday for Morrisons Saddlery after they were burgled. “I received a call from the security guys at around 6.30pm saying the alarms were going off,” owner Chris Morrison said. The business is located on Racecourse Road in the Ashburton Raceway. The burglars smashed one of the back windows of the business (that face the racecourse) before removing thoroughbred racing equipment from the shelves. “It doesn’t seem like they have pinched a lot but I still need to do a stock take and it is an inconvenience,” he said. Morrison, who has been in business for more than 30 years says he has only started to have issues with burglaries in recent years. “It never really happened until a while ago. This would be our fifth in the past seven years,” he said. Due to the specific nature of the gear that was taken, Morrison said he hoped it would be easy to identify if the burglar attempted to sell the stolen goods. Word has spread quickly, with a post on Facebook already being shared more than 800 times asking people to be on the lookout for galloping bridles, stirrup leathers, reins and bits. A police spokesperson said inquiries into the burglary were ongoing.

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Chch Sri Lankans in ‘shock’ By Michael Neilson NZME

Christchurch Sri Lankans still recovering from the March terrorist attack are in “shock” over bombings in their homeland that killed more than 290 people and injured hundreds more. Subashini Surendran, secretary of the Canterbury Tamil Society, said it was “very emotional news” for them, especially given the Christchurch mosque attacks a month ago. A friend of her husband’s had been killed in an explosion at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, and they knew many friends and family in the country affected. Her parents were in Colombo but she had heard they were safe. “We are very sad, especially as we are still recovering from the attacks here,” Surendran said. “We came here from Sri Lanka for peace after decades of civil war. What happened [in Christchurch] really shocked us, and now to see this in Sri Lanka is terrible, not just for us but a lot of Sri Lankans here.” Surendran and her husband Suren were from Jaffna in the north of Sri Lanka, but had lived in Colombo for about 18 years before moving to New Zealand in 2016. A young woman killed at the Shangri-La Hotel was an old colleague and friend of Suren. “I worked with her at HSBC Bank in Colombo,” he said. “I heard she was just in the hotel at the time. It is very, very sad. “We also know friends of friends who have been killed as well.” The suicide bombers struck churches and hotels in the capital Colombo, Negombo to the north and Batticaloa in the east, in a highly co-ordinated attack, killing at least 290 people and injuring 450 on Easter Sunday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, the worst violence in Sri Lanka since the civil war fought between 1983 and 2009. That war evolved out of tensions between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamil

Boil water notice The Ashburton District Council has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the Mount Somers water supply. Residents are advised to boil their drinking water, water used in food preparation and for hygiene purposes for at least three minutes before consuming. The precautionary boil water notice will remain in place until further advised and the council will continue to monitor the scheme. The notice does not apply to other water supplies in the district.

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A Christian woman lights a candle at a vigil for the victims of bomb explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. PHOTO AP populations, and claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people and displaced nearly one million. There are no indications these attacks are related. The Tamil population makes up about 12 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million people, and Sinhalese 75 per cent. About a million Tamils live abroad. Surendran said there were about 25 Tamil families living in Christchurch, most who had been heavily affected by the bloody civil war. There were also about 1000 Sinhalese Sri Lankans living in Christchurch, she said. Kiwi sisters Colleen Dunning from Queenstown and Erin Clark from Auckland had been staying at Galle Face Hotel, along the waterfront from Shangri-La and Grand Cinnamon hotels where explosions occurred. “We were walking along the waterfront this morning, where families were gathering for a day on the green.

“We heard a huge explosion followed by sirens and then a few minutes later there was another explosion which was very close to our hotel.” They turned back to their hotel, unaware of the scale of the devastation that had happened, and were only informed about 30 minutes later by their tour guide as they made their way out of the city. They were now down the coast in the city of Galle and while they were under curfew felt “very safe and have no concerns for our safety”. “We feel for the beautiful people of Sri Lanka.” Federation of Tamil Associations in New Zealand co-ordinator Dr Siva Vasanthan said the organisation “fiercely condemns these attacks and expresses our sincere condolences and support to the affected families”. “These attacks on innocent civilians are no less treacherous than the recent attacks in

Christchurch and should be dealt with in the same manner. “FTANZ would closely work with the New Zealand Government and public and take an active role in fundraising to help the victims’ families back in our homeland.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Herald 214 New Zealanders were registered as being in the South Asian country. However, there were no reports of any New Zealand citizens being caught up in the explosions. “New Zealanders in Sri Lanka are advised to exercise a high degree of vigilance in public areas and to follow any advice issued by local authorities,” an Mfat spokesperson said. “New Zealanders in Sri Lanka in need of consular assistance should contact the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi on +91 11 468 83170.” Kiwis in the country are being asked to register their details at www.safetravel.govt.nz. – NZME

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Sunckell to stand for Environment Canty again

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The man elected to represent Mid Canterbury around the Environment Canterbury council table has indicated he will stand again in this year’s local body elections. John Sunckell said at the weekend he would be standing for re-election for one of the two Mid Canterbury seats on ECan. The regional authority returns to a fully-elected representation structure this year, with 14 councillors. Sunckell said he had enjoyed the chance to represent Ashburton and Selwyn districts over the past term. He said achievements over that time included being part of a project to progress the con-

sent review of irrigation takes on the Ashburton River and being able to facilitate the Selwyn River augmentation project off the back of Central Plains Water. He said the Selwyn River project was a major one involving engineering, land purchase for an infiltration basin to receive the water and the ongoing supply and maintenance. “This will, when online next year, make a significant difference to the flows in the lower Selwyn, helping both environmental and recreational goals.” Sunckell said bringing forward the consent review of water-takes on the Ashburton River was necessary to reach targets for mean annual low

flows in the river. “This will not be easy and may create some angst in the rural community as we begin our consultation on this but we need to remember that as a council we represent our total community not just portions of it. “We have had very strong representations from the like of Forest and Bird, Fish and Game and river guardian groups that cannot be ignored; they remind us of our obligations and our planning rules and the need to apply them.” He said another highlight was working with the nine mayors of Canterbury as deputy chair of the Canterbury Civil Defence group.

A second person has been killed on the road this Easter Weekend and police are urging drivers to take extra care as they make their way home from the holiday break. Traffic is beginning to build as thousands of commuters return to main centres following the long weekend. Wet weather is set to hamper the return journey with rain falling across much of the country. Police confirmed that one person had died following a twocar crash at the Awakino Tunnel on State Highway 3 yesterday afternoon. Another person died after a serious crash near Huntly Sunday night. – NZME

Smashing into police A man fleeing police smashed his ute into a police car, causing “significant damage” to a house in Invercargill as a result. Police say no-one was injured in the process and the driver was arrested at the scene. A van caught in the middle of the collision was also flipped on to its side. The incident occurred after police were called to a family harm incident in Grasmere at 10am yesterday. Police acting area commander for Southland Inspector Mike Bowman said a man fled in a vehicle after he had been threatening people at an address. – NZME

Shooting A man has been charged following an alleged shooting that left another man critically injured in a small town south of Auckland. Police said emergency services were called to Waiau Pa yesterday following reports that a man had been shot. The injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition, but was now stable. Yesterday, police said they had charged a 37-year-old man with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful possession of a firearm in relation to the incident. – NZME

Boy says calm A woman who sat next to a boy left behind at a South Auckland service station by an InterCity bus driver says he appeared shocked at being dumped. The boy, who a passenger says told them he was aged 12 and not 10, was travelling from Tauranga to Auckland when the bus made a stop at a service station. The boy asked the driver if he could use the toilet, but then continued on its way to Auckland without its young passenger. However, a second bus was called to pick the kid up. Rotorua woman Rachel Saunders was travelling on the bus that the boy joined and said he was remarkably calm for having been left behind. – NZME

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New look a ‘shocker’ Without even changing her hair colour, Katy Perry has left her fans shocked with her new ‘do. The 34-year-old pop star posted a shot of her fresh look to Instagram with a caption written in Spanish and translated to: “What’s your name?” The image reveals longtime pixie-cut Perry sporting shoulder-length wavy locks in a warmer shade of blonde. Her hair stylist, Chris Appleton, who also features in the photo, is behind other celebrity manes including Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian. Reactions from Perry’s followers have been of shock with many saying the star is unrecognisable with her new look.

Backstage rendezvous A view of St Sebastian’s Church damaged in the blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. More than 290 were killed and hundreds more hospitalised with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said. PHOTO AP

Sri Lankan death toll jumps to over 290 AAP Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka yesterday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and four hotels in and around Colombo, the capital of predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka, and a third church on the country’s north-east coast. A government source said President Maithripala Sirisena, who was abroad when the attacks happened, had called a meeting of the National Security Council. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would attend the meeting, the source said. There were fears the attacks could spark a renewal of communal violence, with police reporting later on Sunday there had been a petrol bomb attack on a mosque in the north-west and arson attacks on two shops owned by Muslims in the west. Sri Lanka had been at war for decades with Tamil separatists, but extremist violence had been on the wane since the civil war ended 10 years ago. The South Asian nation of about 22 million people has Christian, Muslim and Hindu populations of between about eight

and 12 per cent. The island-wide curfew imposed by the government was lifted yesterday, although there was uncharacteristically thin traffic in the normally bustling capital. Soldiers armed with automatic weapons stood guard outside major hotels and the World Trade Centre in the business district, where the four hotels were targeted on Easter Sunday, according to a Reuters witness. Scores of people who were stranded overnight at the main airport began making their way home as restrictions were lifted. The government also blocked access to social media and messaging sites, including Facebook and WhatsApp, making information hard to come by. Wickremsinghe acknowledged on Sunday that the government had some prior information about possible attacks on churches involving a little-known Islamist group, but said ministers had not been told. Sri Lankans accounted for the bulk of the 290 people killed and 500 wounded, although government officials said 32 foreigners were also killed. These included British, US, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese nations. A British mother and son eating break-

fast at the luxury Shangri-La hotel were among those killed, Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper reported. One Australian survivor, identified only as Sam, told Australia’s 3AW radio the hotel was a scene of “absolute carnage”. He said he and a travel partner were also having breakfast at the Shangri-La when two blasts went off. He said he had seen two men wearing backpacks seconds before the blasts. “There were people screaming and dead bodies all around,” he said. “Kids crying, kids on the ground, I don’t know if they were dead or not, just crazy.” There were similar scenes of carnage at two churches in or near Colombo, and a third church in the north-east town of Batticaloa, where worshippers had gathered for Easter Sunday services. Pictures from the scene showed bodies on the ground and blood-spattered pews and statues. Dozens were killed in one of the blasts at the Gothic-style St Sebastian church in Katuwapitiya, north of Colombo. Police said they suspected that blast was a suicide attack. Three police officers were also killed when security forces raided a house in Colombo several hours after the attacks. Police reported an explosion at the house.

Baby Neve joined her mother, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, on a secret celebrity encounter last year, as the pair met up with pop superstar Pink backstage ahead of her Auckland show. The chart-topping singer brought her Beautiful Trauma tour to New Zealand last September, performing a recordbreaking six-night run at Auckland’s Spark Arena. More than 73,000 fans attended the shows – including the PM. Baby Neve was only three months old when the celebrity encounter took place backstage at Spark Arena in Auckland.

Will a new star rise? Giggling, shouting over the music, dancing to Kylie Minogue and playing drinking games with her A-list best friend, the singer Adele was in high spirits at the gay bar Pieces in Greenwich Village, New York, last month. Ostensibly, she and Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence were celebrating Lawrence’s engagement to Cooke Maroney. Adele, 30, took part in an onstage game show hosted by drag queen Brita Filter and told patrons that she was a “stay-athome mum”. Jennifer Lawrence, 28, chastised her for “losing” a drinking game. Now it transpires that what they were really toasting was the end of Adele’s marriage and her relaunch as an (exceedingly) eligible singleton.

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Power to the sporting oldies W

e could easily be forgiven for thinking that someone had turned the clock back in the sporting world recently. Many sports fans have been wowed in the past week by the booming return of Ma’a Nonu to the rugby field for the Blues, and Tiger Woods’ dominance on the greens at Augusta National in the masters. While they are two top sportsmen, many would have said they were two top sportsmen in times gone by. The early 2000s were dominated with images of Tiger powerfully striding up the fairway, red

shirt containing the heart of a champ. At the 2011 and the 2015 Rugby World Cups, we saw Nonu at his best, working his midfield magic, creating one of the best combinations the All Blacks have seen with Conrad Smith.

However, those stars had seemingly faded. We saw Tiger derailed by a number of on-and-off course issues that saw people saying he would never win another major, or even another tournament. Nonu did as many rugby players do in the twilight of their careers and headed north for greener pastures, or bank accounts. However, 2019 has dawned and we now have the pleasure of seeing these two great champions on our television screens again. While Tiger might be a little slower with his movement and a little bit patchy in terms of hair up top, that competitive drive

and freakish natural ability have not faded. Many have called his triumph the greatest sporting comeback in history, which is a difficult thing to judge. Many sports have had many different generations of players at the top of their games, and to compare them is extremely challenging. For Nonu, his greatest success may still wait in the future as he challenges for a spot in the All Blacks squad for the Rugby World Cup. He has really hit his straps over these past few weeks, as the like of Anton Lienert-Brown discovered.

Lienert-Brown has the silky skills and is by no means a pushover in the tackle, but when he got rolled near the try line by Nonu in the Blues-Chiefs game, it certainly got a few people thinking about what the future may hold. It does sound rough to be calling 36 and 43 old, and I am sure there are plenty of people out there who are older than that who do not feel “old”, but in the sporting world it is getting on a bit. Some have suggested Dan Carter should return as the third first-five for the All Blacks for the World Cup which is extreme, but in the year of the oldies, you cannot rule anything out.

(visiting New Zealand with his parents Prince Charles and Princess Diana) was introduced to the iconic Kiwi buzzy bee. In 1987, 28 construction workers were killed when an apartment complex being built in Bridgeport, Connecticut, suddenly collapsed. In 1998, James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and then insisted he’d been framed, died at a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital at age 70. In 2005, the recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip, Me at the Zoo, which showed YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim standing in front of an elephant enclosure at

the San Diego Zoo. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama met privately with leading executives of credit-card issuing companies; afterward, the president said he was determined to get a credit-card law passed that eliminated the tricky fineprint, sudden rate increases and late fees. Five years ago: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a law allowing legally owned guns in bars without restriction and in some churches, schools and government buildings under certain circumstances. One year ago: A man plowed a rental van into crowds of pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10 people and leaving 16

others hurt; police said the suspect, Alek Minassian, had posted a Facebook message indicating anger toward women. (Minassian is due to go to trial in February 2020.) The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as Kate Middleton, gave birth to a new prince who was fifth in line to the British throne; Louis Arthur Charles was the third child for the duchess and her husband, Prince William. Today’s birthdays: Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 89. Actor David Birney is 80. Actor Lee Majors is 80. Actor James Russo is 66. Actress Judy Davis is 64. Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 59. Actor Craig Sheffer is 59. Actor-comedian-talk show host

George Lopez is 58. Actress Melina Kanakaredes is 52. Rock musician Stan Frazier (Sugar Ray) is 51. Professional wrestler/ actor John Cena is 42. Actorwriter-comedian John Oliver is 42. Actor Kal Penn is 42. Retired MLB All-Star Andruw Jones is 42. Actress Jaime King is 40. Actress Rachel Skarsten is 34. Singersongwriter John Fullbright is 31. Actor Matthew Underwood is 29. Actor Camryn Walling is 29. Model Gigi Hadid is 24. Rock musicians Jake and Josh Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) are 23. Actor Charlie Rowe is 23. Thought for today: “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” — Andy Warhol, US pop artist (1928-1987). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2019. There are 252 days left in the year. Today’s highlights in history: On April 23, 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.) On this date: In 1616 (Old Style calendar), English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on what has traditionally been regarded as the 52nd anniversary of his birth in 1564. In 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York. In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, which responded in kind two days later. In 1943, US Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War Two. (On August 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, killing two crew members; Kennedy and 10 others survived.) In 1968, student protesters began occupying buildings on the campus of Columbia University in New York; police put down the protests a week later. The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church. In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy. (The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.) In 1971, hundreds of Vietnam War veterans opposed to the conflict protested by tossing their medals and ribbons over a wire fence in front of the US Capitol. In 1979, New Zealander Blair Peach died during a clash beween police and protesters at an antifascism rally in Southall, London. In 1983, a young Prince William

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tion) rose 5.7 per cent between 2016 and 2017. Emissions from industrial processes and product use dropped 0.4 per cent in the same period and emissions from agriculture went down 0.1 per cent. Over a much longer period, 1990 to 2017, emissions from agriculture rose 13.5 per cent, but during that same period greenhouse gases from industrial processes and energy/transport jumped a massive 38.8 per cent and 38.2 per cent respectively. Delving deeper into the figures for biological emissions, methane from farm livestock fermentation and manure rose 7.5 per cent between 1990 and 2017. But between 2005 and 2017, methane emissions dropped 2.8 per cent. The year 2005 was significant, because under the Paris Agreement 2005 is a marker year for measurement (ie New Zealand had pledged to reduce its greenhouse gases to 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030). The recent decreases are a welcome trend when one considers the strong scientific evidence from the international team led by Oxford University’s

Myles Allen and Victoria University of Wellington’s Dave Frame that methane emissions need only be reduced by 0.3 per cent each year between now and 2050 to have no further global warming impact. Keep in mind also, that the total number of dairy cattle increased 68.6 per cent from 3.84 million to 6.47 million between 1994 and 2017 (though the rate of this increase plummeted to just 0.45 per cent between 2012 and 2107) [Statistics NZ]. And between 2006 and 2017 the export value of dairy, beef and lamb nearly doubled, going from $10.811 billion to $19.778 billion. So at a time of massive growth – and the earnings and employment this meant for New Zealand – production efficiencies by farmers kept emissions to relatively modest levels. The other biological greenhouse gas is nitrous oxide and farmers agree we need to up our game further on this front. According to the MfE, New Zealand’s N20 emissions increased 28.8 per cent between 1990 and 2017, but were stable at a 0.1 per cent decrease between 2005 and 2017. Just for comparison, CO2 emissions from all New Zealand sectors rose a massive 75.7 per cent between 1990 and 2017, slowing to 4.1 per cent between 2005 and 2017. Feds has always said all sectors need to take action and that includes farmers. But I do wish

some commentators and lobby groups would stop pinning the blame badge on agriculture when clearly it’s carbon dioxide which is our most pressing issue. Farmers will need to play their part if we are to meet our Paris Accord commitments and we also add to CO2 emissions with our vehicles and processing of our products. But we will keep hammering the message home that small but sustained reductions in biological methane emissions will mean that source will not increase global warming. New Zealand also needs to earn its way in the world if we are to meet all the demands for extra money for health, education, superannuation and welfare. Putting agriculture under the ETS when biological emissions are already tracking down and the real tools to get them down further are still being researched and developed, does nothing other than put our farmers at an economic disadvantage compared to our trade competitors. By Federated Farmers climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard. 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

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Way cleared for $434m PGG deal NZME PGG Wrightson’s sale of its seeds division to Denmark-based co-operative DLF Seeds has cleared its final hurdle with the Overseas Investment Office granting its approval. Deputy chairman Trevor Burt said the $434 million deal could settle at the end of the month or in May. He said the net sale price was $413m, after taking into account net debt of $21m. “After the sale proceeds are received on settlement and debt repaid, PGW would expect to have a cash surplus of circa $210 million (subject to transaction completion timing, working capital requirements that can fluctuate materially through the annual cycle and other transaction washup items),” he said. “Following settlement of the seed and grain transaction we would expect to report a capital gain on sale in excess of $120 million, which will flow through to net profit after tax. The options

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for a capital return to shareholders being contemplated by the board would allow PGW to reset its debt position and right-size its corporate operations for the business going forward.” Burt said. Chief executive Ian Glasson said he was excited about the

partnership. “Our immediate focus will now move to completing settlement and ensuring a smooth transition to the separate business structures.” Once the deal is done, the slimmed down PGG Wrightson

will consist of stock agency, retail and water rural services based entirely in New Zealand. PGG Wrightson last week announced a board reshuffle with David Cushing among the incoming directors. Burt and independent directors

Bruce Irvine and John Nichol will retire on April 30 and be replaced by Cushing, Rodger Finlay and Sarah Brown. The three appointees are deemed to be independent directors. Finlay, who is deputy chair of the Cushing-controlled farm manager Rural Equities, will assume Wrightson’s chair. He replaces Agria representative Joo Hai Lee, who will be Finlay’s deputy. H&G, the Cushing family’s investment vehicle, bought a 2.2 per cent stake from Agria last week, adding 17 million shares to its existing stake of 3.1 million shares. That equates to about 2.7 per cent of Wrightson’s shares on issue. PGG Wrightson shares last traded at 52c, valuing the company at $392m.

Finalists for 2019 dairy woman of the year announced NZME Breaking the mould of public perception about the role of farmers’ wives is highlighted by this year’s four finalists for the 2019 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award. Trish Rankin from Taranaki, Kylie Leonard who farms north of Taupo, Julie Pirie from Ngatea in the Waikato and Southlander

Emma Hammond are all in the running for the prestigious dairy award which will be announced at a gala dinner during the Allflex Dairy Women’s Network’s conference in Christchurch on May 1. Dairy Women’s Network Trustee and a member of the awards judging panel Alison Gibb said women on-farm are not just farmers’ wives anymore, and

that they all juggle multiple roles, from being a vet and mechanic to a financial planner and strategic thinker. “There’s no doubt the role women play in dairy farming now completely breaks the old fashioned mould of public perception about what a farmer’s wife is.” All the women are heavily involved in business and commu-

nity networks while finding time to work on professional development and spend time with family. Mike Cronin, Fonterra’s Managing Director of Co-operative Affairs, said that supporting the Dairy Woman of the Year award is important to Fonterra because the co-operative wants to keep shining a light on the significant contributions being made by

women across New Zealand. The 2019 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year receives a scholarship prize of up to $20,000 to undertake an approved professional business development programme. Last year’s winner was Loshni Manikam, a former lawyer, leadership coach and Federated Farmers Southland executive member.

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Better data will mean a better job The Environment Aotearoa 2019 report released last week will help all New Zealanders, not just farmers, identify the priorities for action. But we can only manage what we have information on, Federated Farmers environment and water spokesperson Chris Allen says. “Our message during the last central government election campaign, when various candidates and commentators were putting the boot into farmers for environmental impacts, was that all Kiwis were in this together. This new report underlines exactly that. “There’s grim reading on many of the biodiversity, pollution, water quality and greenhouse gas indicators but they’re across the board – rural and urban, industry, manufacturing and all primary sectors, right down to the individual choices people make about their transport, water use, waste disposal and so on.” At the recent launch of the report, New Zealand’s Secretary for the Environment, Vicky Robertson, made mention of a “huge increase in momentum” not just around environmental awareness, but also com-

munities and sectors taking action. “The primary sector is stepping up,” she said. “There are many, many great examples of on-farm changes.” This backs up findings in the April 2019 Neilsen report for the Ministry for Primary Industries as part of the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Research Programme, which said 92 per cent of farmers had taken action over the past five years to make their farms more environmentally sustainable. These include riparian/shelter planting, waterway control, improved fertiliser management and more efficient irrigation systems. This was up considerably from 78 per cent in 2009. The significant gaps in data and the current inability to more precisely tell farmers about the positive impacts their considerable efforts and expenditure have on key environmental markers, makes setting priorities harder. “The task now is to identify what information we’re still missing and to make sure we focus on the environmental tasks where we can make the biggest difference,” Allen said.

MARKET REPORT By Guy Trafford The latest global dairy trade auction followed a similar pattern to the previous action with overall trade slightly up, with a 0.5 per cent lift. However, whole milk powder, the key product from Fonterra’s perspective, was down again with a -0.7 per cent drop to US$3269; still a reasonable margin over the US$3000 which is generally considered the base to stay above. Fonterra has increased its WMP offering by 4000 tonnes over the next 12 months. This comes on top of a previous 4000 tonne lift last month, meaning the total offering for the next 12-month period is over 627,000 tonnes. The lift appears to be driven by a change in the balance of product coming out with less cheese, hence more WMP. Fonterra may be using the opportunity presented by the lower production numbers from other producing countries to move some product and not risk pushing down prices (much). The impact of DFA joining the GDT is not being seen as yet, another plus. The winner on the day appears to be butter up 3.5 per cent to US$5544, a 52 per cent lift since the low on November 20, 2018. Apparently Chinese consumers have discovered hot cross buns and they go well with butter. An irony is Westland Milk rely heavily on the butter trade and future benefits now may not go back to co-op shareholders. Fonterra’s share price, while having a small rally going to $4.33, continues on its longer term trend downwards which began in December 2017. At that earlier point it was sitting at $6.68. The decision of Government not to pursue the capital gains tax will come as a relief to most farmers. It may save a lot of extra work for farming families and by their accountants and lawyers trying to work out what were going to be the most suitable option to bring the younger generation into farm ownership. While still a problematic area, at least the current ‘rules’ are understood. The decision not to follow the Tax Working Group’s advice will have been purely

political and pragmatic. Some commentators are still predicting a CGT by stealth with perhaps the timeframes around the bright-line test (selling a property for gain within five years) being extended. It has already gone from two years to five last year. Perhaps more of a surprise was the decision to can, for now at least, any notion of water or fertiliser taxes. With the CGT and these taxes behind us focus now is likely to turn back to the issues of climate change and this is where the big bucks may start to be discussed. The Green Party, having lost one of their foundation ‘planks,’ will be looking to get some points back on the board and while they publicly have been accepting of the CGT decision behind the scenes, they will not be happy. Dairying has been getting some unwelcomed attention in the capital with activists (a relatively small group) pouring milk onto Parliaments steps in a protest to try and raise water quality standards in New Zealand.

Markets Livestock With the short Easter week compounded by Anzac Day approaching, the saleyard markets have suffered a little from lack of entries. Overall store prices are down or flat, but not too much should be read into them until we get back into BAU mode. The milder conditions lately with moisture should help maintain feed levels going into winter and so a lift in store lambs is likely to be seen soon. Wool A healthy lift was seen at last week’s Christchurch sale over almost all classes with the finer wool drop mostly due to finer microns coming through rather than a reflection of the market. Schedules Very little change in any with just one processor lifting lamb but (as usual) dropping venison. Expect some more radical changes next week.

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Nine ways to make money doing ‘as little as possible’ By Frank Chung NZME

You could have an untapped goldmine sitting in your pocket. Most of the countless photos and videos on our smartphones are destined for the digital scrap heap – but there are usually at least a couple of great shots. While those typically end up on Instagram or Facebook, you might actually be able to make some money off them. “People might not realise how much you can make from generating stock photos,” innovation expert Nils Vesk said. Sites like Getty, Alamy or iStock may be willing to buy a great photo or video and will pay the creator a commission of anywhere from 15 to 40 per cent for each download. “If you looked over your photos, everyone’s got a classic,” Vesk said. “If people really looked at their photos, there’s a little bit of money in there.” To mark World Creativity and Innovation Week, the consultant has come up with nine “creative” ways people can make money “doing as little as possible”. Vesk, who has worked with brands including CommBank, Nestle and Microsoft, said he started researching the list after speaking to a pregnant client who was “really worried about how she could make some money without having to work fulltime”. “There are some really cool, creative techniques and innovations out there for people that they could be tapping into to make money or save money,” he said. “The most common thing is you can usually get paid for something you’re already doing. Mystery shopping, for example, it doesn’t pay a lot, it might be $A25 ($NZ26.60), but if you’re already shopping it doesn’t hurt.” In addition to selling your Instagram-worthy snaps, he recommends everything from turning your car into a mobile billboard to becoming a human guinea pig and participating in paid market research. Sites like Respondent.io, Ipsos i-Say, Brand Institute, Inspired Opinions and SIS International Research often pay consumers to answer survey questions and take part in focus groups. “I did one last night, it was like $A150 ($NZ160) for literally about 10 minutes of work,” he said. Nine lazy ways to make money: 1. Become an advertiser: Use your car as an advertising banner for a brand and earn anything from $A150 ($NZ160) to $A450 ($NZ480.60) a month. 2. Sell your snaps and your vids: If people like your photos and videos, chances are people would pay for them. Earn

anything from 15 per cent to 40 per cent commission for each download of your photo or video. 3. Share your opinion: Become a market research participant and complete quick online or face-to-face interviews netting you between A$50 ($NZ53.40) to $A400 ($NZ427.30) an interview. 4. Share your car: Your parked car could be generating income for you right now if you sign up to a car-sharing scheme. Lease out your car for a year for $A12,000 ($NZ12,817.70) or hire it out per hour or per day. 5. Become a hotel for a night: AirBnB is a simple, trusted and reliable income generator. Rent out a room or rent out the house. You can, apparently, make money out of many things you wouldn’t think you could, like shopping (above) or even reading.

6. Become medically advanced: Paid clinical trials can help you not only financially but also physically by being on the cutting edge of medicine to help you through illness, pain or disease. 7. Be a book lover: If you’re an avid reader and like sharing your recommendations, become an Amazon affiliate and share the books you’ve just read. Share your latest list and links through a blog, a newsletter or email to friends. 8. Go shopping: Mystery shopping is a simple way to add income when you’re going shopping. If you can remember what a retailer says and how they made you feel, this one’s an easy one to make some extra cash. 9. Round up your payments: Use an app to force you to save more money when you purchase goods. The extra five cents from a $A4.95 ($NZ5.30) purchase can be collected and redirected to a savings account or into a share market account, helping you to save and grow your money without even feeling the loss of it. On average people save between $A40 ($NZ42.70) to $A60 ($NZ64.10) a month using these apps.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Which region does not have a Times newspaper? a. Waikato b. Taranaki c. Southland 2 – Which fruit is traditionally used when baking a Tarte Tatin? a. Apples b. Strawberries c. Oranges 3 – Which of the Spice Girls was named Baby Spice? a. Geri Halliwell b. Melanie Chisholm c. Emma Bunton 4 – What is the name of the departing Wellington Phoenix coach? a. Paul Little b. Mark Rudan c. Dave Rennie 5 – Who was the creator of Game of Thrones? a. Stephen King b. Ken Follet c. George R Martin 6 – Where does paprika come from? a. Tree roots b. Dried leaves c. Dried fruit 7 – Notre Dame in Paris is noted for its...? a. Site in Montmartre b. Twin square towers c. Double spires 8 – Which way does Edmund Hillary face on New Zealand’s $5 note? a. To his left b. To his right c. Straight ahead

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Exhibition will never end By Kathleen Stringer

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nap! The Glass Plate Negative Project is proving to be one of our most popular exhibitions. Sadly, it is also drawing to a close, as the exhibition closes this Sunday. Every day we have been thrilled by the response from people who have interacted with these extraordinary glass plate images, in a variety of ways. Many people have been blown away by the number of the images in the collection. Others have enjoyed inventing stories about the sitters – commenting on the way they looked or the clothes they wore, or imagining why the person is having their photograph taken. Children are having lots of fun creating mash-up characters by cutting and joining copies of the images into new quirky Franken-puppets. Surprisingly, given that the collection spans such a long period of time – from the 1880s to early 1930s – and that the sitters were local or had some connection to Ashburton, we have received few definite identifications. Only a few images had names visible, scratched into the glass plate. Many seem so familiar that we believe with a little research and help from the public, we will have the majority known over time. We’ve had lots of people say they thought they might be able to identify someone, but the photo they were thinking about was in the possession of someone else, or was a large image hanging on their wall, so hard to be certain if it was the same one, and they’ll need to come back in again. Many people are coming back

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out of town. For that reason, and because we are just so proud of the collection found under a shed and brought to light, we will be working to ensure the images and any known information associated with them are uploaded to an online database in a new project.

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2 – The question bugged me, was Newland School really our Newlands? The answer was yes. A local brought in the names of his Cameron relations, adding that at the time the photo was taken Albert Cameron senior was chair of the school committee. 3 – Obviously this isn’t Mrs W. Cook, but her name may help identify her baby.

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5 – Connie and Ralph Osborne were actually already in our collection, but ‘refound’ during other research. 6 – Mr Prosser sits named, waiting for someone to reconnect with him. 7 – One of the many female portraits in the collection was identified as Olive Davison, later Mrs Anderson.

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BEHIND THE SCENES Want to find out more about Snap! The Glass Plate Negatives project or how to care for photographs at home? The Ashburton Museum is holding a free talk and information session on Tuesday, April 30, from 10am to 12pm. Topics covered will include a behind-thescenes talk on the project, a session on installing the exhibition and the fascinating story of a young couple discovered during research for the project. There will also be an information session on dating and caring for photographs at home, plus a chance to ask experts and have your questions answered. The behind the scenes talk and information session is free, with morning tea provided. Call Ashburton Museum to book on 307-7890.

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Medal haul for swimmers By Erin Tasker

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Ashburton swimmers Hannah King and Bree Middleton with the medals they won at the national age group champs. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Ashburton swimming coach Shane Jones couldn’t have asked for much more from his young charges at the 2019 National Age Group Swimming Championships The four young swimmers - Bree Middleton, Blake Farr, Hannah King and Mitchell Veix - came home with six medals all up, nearly 100 per cent personal best times, and the valuable experience of top-level racing under their belts. Jones said the event in Wellington was a good stepping stone and a great confidence booster for the older of the four, 15-year-olds Farr and Middleton, in particular as they looked to push forward to higher honours. For the younger two, 13-yearolds Veix and King, it was their first time at a national competition and they produced great results, including a silver medal for King. The national age groups were held at the Wellington Aquatic Centre over five days and Middleton was the last of the Ashburton contingent to hit the water on Saturday in the 400m freestyle final, where she swam a six second personal best (PB) to finish second to the winner, who broke the longest standing New Zealand record set by Rebecca Perrott in 1976. The 42-year record breaking swim proved just too slick, but for Middleton it was still a strong end to a top meet, with five medals all up. She made finals in all of her events and set new long course

personal best times across the board. She won silver in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, and gold in 1500m age group and open freestyle, unofficially breaking the Canterbury record in the event which had had been set in 2011. She also finished fifth in the 50m freestyle. Farr was flying the flag for the Ashburton Swim Team on the final day too, lining up for the 100m freestyle final and swimming a 0.5 second personal best to finish fifth. He picked up top 10 placings in all events, finishing eighth in the 400m freestyle, ninth in the 50m freestyle, seventh in the 200m freestyle, and ninth in the 1500m freestyle, and sixth in the 100m freestyle. King swam a three second long course personal best in the 400m individual medley heats, and when she returned to the pool for the finals later that same day she swam another new personal best, by nine seconds, and improved her ranking by one to finish with the silver medal. King also finished 10th with a personal best swim in the 200m breaststroke, and in the 800m freestyle she was eighth with a three second personal best. Veix swam a personal best in the 50m butterfly on his way to a 12th place finish, and in the 200m butterfly he finished 11th. In the 100m butterfly he produced a three second long course PB only to just miss out on the final, being the first reserve.

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Why can’t Blues win away from home? By Patrick McKendry NZME

The Blues have a week off to mull over their disappointment of consecutive Super Rugby away losses against New Zealand teams, an unsuccessful streak which now stands at 23 matches. And while they cling on to eighth place overall – the final play-off position – they will definitely drift down the table after next weekend. Given the closeness of the competition and the fact that six teams, including the 13th-placed Highlanders and 14th-placed Chiefs, are within three competition points of the Blues, it is likely to be touch and go whether Leon MacDonald’s team progress to the finals. Further sobering news is the fact that two of their last four games are away matches against conference rivals the Crusaders and Hurricanes, the current top two teams in the country. It feels a long way from the highs of their fourth win at home – against the Waratahs three weeks ago. Now there will be pressure on MacDonald’s men to

halt the slide in their next game against the Brumbies in Canberra on May 4. The Blues’ latest source of frustration was a 24-12 reverse against the Highlanders under the roof in Dunedin, a defeat during which they were second-best defensively and at the breakdown. The margin was only 7-5 at halftime, the Blues firing in the opening quarter – but after the break the home side just seemed to want it more and so it went. It was probably also a tale of two scrums. In the first half the Blues had a nailed-on attacking opportunity in the form of a 5m scrum which they fluffed and an intercept by halfback Kayne Hammington saw them scrambling instead. Their second set piece disaster was the concession of a penalty try when they were defending a 5m scrum. Until that point their scrum had looked solid if not dominant. “We were dominant all day apart from one scrum,” said Blues hooker James Parsons. “I don’t know what happened there. It’s just unnecessary … and that’s

Leon MacDonald pretty much the story of the game.” It was, and rather than celebrating his 100th game for the Blues, there was the now familiar feeling of failure away from home for the 32-year-old Parsons. Last weekend they were beaten by the Chiefs in Hamilton. They broke a curse against New Zealand teams by beating the Highlanders at Eden Park last month but their first win against Kiwi opposition on the road seems as far away as ever.

“We haven’t played well away yet and that’s something we need to address as a group,” MacDonald said. “At home we’re playing good rugby but we haven’t away and that’s something we need to address sooner rather than later. “I thought we had a really good week. It came down to critical moments. We had a lot of opportunities in the first half that we didn’t convert. In the second half the game just slipped away from us through errors and their good play. They applied pressure and were tenacious at the breakdown. We just couldn’t get it together really.” Ma’a Nonu’s sparkling form appeared to be set to continue when he was heavily involved in the opening quarter, culminating in a trademark break and assist to send flanker Tom Robinson over, but the Blues didn’t fire an attacking shot in the second half until Melani Nanai collected Harry Plummer’s cross kick to go over seconds before the final hooter. A leg injury – possibly an Achilles — to tighthead prop Sione Mafileo is more bad news for the Blues.

Swys de Bruin

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Why Lions coach quit NZ tour NZME Lions head coach Swys de Bruin skipped the South African team’s impressive Super Rugby victory over the Chiefs in Hamilton, to return home due to a “serious medical condition”. South African newspaper Rapport reported de Bruin told his wife, Marilize, and the Lions management on Wednesday that his health had deteriorated after which he was instructed to return to Johannesburg immediately. De Bruin was notably absent from the Lions team that beat the Chiefs 23-17 on Friday night, after racing out to a 20-0 halftime lead. Assistant coach Ivan van Rooyen was in charge of the team and will again lead the side when they take on the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday. Although de Bruin refused to comment on the nature of his condition, Rapport claimed the 59-year-old has been suffering from a “nervous condition” brought on by the team’s recent struggles on the pitch. The Lions suffered back-toback defeats (including a 42-5 humbling at the hands of the Sharks) before surprising the Chiefs and since the Lions’ shock loss to the Sharks last weekend. De Bruin denied earlier suggestions that he’d had a disagreement with senior players ahead of the Chiefs match “I guarantee you 100 per cent that there is no issue between me and anyone in the team. There was no interference (in team selection) ... It’s a personal medical issue and I’m receiving professional help. “The team know this and I have their full support.” De Bruin took over as Lions coach from the highly successful Johan Ackermann in July 2017 after Ackermann left for Gloucester in England. The Johannesburg-based outfit lost to the Crusaders in last year’s final but have had mixed results this year - losing four of their nine matches this year.

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Mid Canty dominate at home Home advantage turned out to be a big advantage for Mid Canterbury United as they ran away with a 6-0 win over the visiting FC Twenty 11 Falcons on Saturday. Playing at the Ashburton Domain with a full strength squad to pick and choose from for the Mainland Football division one competition game, Mid Canterbury United’s opposition wasn’t in such a good position, with only 11 players making the trip to Ashburton for the game. It was always going to be a tough ask for the visitors and the home side were keen to take advantage, starting their dominance early. Bolstered by the return of captain Eddie Kettle from injury playing at centre half with Gareth Tolley alongside, Mid Canterbury took control. Kettle and Tolley both produced strong games as coach Marty Fitzgerald asked his squad to be more patient in front of the goal. He wanted his players to be more focused on the passing of the football and it paid off, with his side building a healthy 3-0 lead in the first half which it maintained heading into the break. Three further goals in the second half sealed the deal and ensured Mid Canterbury United stayed at the right end of the

points table after three rounds of the Mainland Football division one competition. Mid Canterbury United – the side which was promoted to division one after winning division two last season – was third on the table with two wins and a draw to their name. Halswell United 1964s and St Albans Shirley FC Thunder Panthers were tied at the top of the table with three wins each after three games. Mid Canterbury United’s goals on Saturday came courtesy of Luke Martin and Luciano Drudi who both nabbed a brace, while Tolley and Nick Campbell both scored one each. Fitzgerald said he was amazed by the standard of football played by the squad and was hoping that would continue this weekend, with what he anticipated to be a much tougher game against Cashmere their next challenge. Meanwhile, in the Mainland Football division six competition, Mid Canterbury United’s second team also picked up a win. Their 4-1 win over the Halswell United Globetrotters in Christchurch on Saturday maintained their unbeaten streak so far this season, which had them on top of the table after three rounds alongside the Hornby United AFC Pressies.

Mid Canterbury United’s Luke Martin looks to keep control of the ball during his division one side’s win on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 200419-HM-0422

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Disruption continues for Methven FC side

Methven FC’s division six team came home with six points to show for their efforts in Christchurch on Saturday. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Methven FC’s disruptive start to the 2019 football season continued at the weekend with a second game called off late in the piece. Christchurch United were due to travel to Methven to take on the Methven FC Seniors on Saturday, but at the 11th hour the Methven side found out they’d instead have the bye because the Christchurch side was dropping down to the sixth tier competition. It meant that three rounds in to the Mainland Football division three competition, Methven FC had only taken to the field for one game. In round one they picked up easy points when their opposition defaulted, and in round two they headed to Christchurch and came home with a loss. The news was much better for the club’s division six side though, as they did get on to the park on Saturday and came home from a Christchurch with a 3-1 win over FC Twenty 11 Army to show for their efforts. With so many players missing due to the Easter break, the Methven FC Reserves had to field a makeshift team, with reinforcements brought in. After some scrappy early exchanges it was Methven FC who settled the best and began to cause problems for the host side’s defence, but their finishing let them down early on. But they finally broke through when Juan Fissore turned provider with a cushion pass into the path of John Peneycad who had time to line his shot from 35 yards out to break the deadlock in style. The visitors had the wind in their sails and shortly after Rory Lawn launched a curling cross into the box and Limbo Tum-

mehang backed himself to make the headed connection, sending the ball past the outstretched keeper to make it 0-2. After halftime Methven continued where they left off, demonstrating complete control with many chances to extend their lead coming and going without threatening the target. Dom Wilson-Knight had the best chance as the keeper was wrong footed, however, with the hard part done he skewed his effort wide of the empty net. FC Twenty seized on the good fortune and pulled a goal back when Cam Holmes was caught in no-man’s land. Before nerves could kick in though, Methven killed the game off when the FC Twenty keeper made his own error of judgement and didn’t react to a through ball. Dylan Sheer accepted the invitation, pouncing on the loose ball and finishing well to make it 3-1 and that was where it remained. The win meant that after three rounds the Methven FC Reserves were third on the points table, with two wins and a loss to their names. The table was currently topped by Mid Canterbury United’s division six side. Methven FC’s Reserves were now looking forward to returning home this coming weekend to play at the Methven Domain against the Halswell United Globetrotters at 2.30pm on Saturday, while the Methven FC Seniors headed to Christchurch to take on Coastal Spirit. After a week off for Easter, Methven FC’s 14th grade youth side would also be back on the field this weekend, at home to Ferrymead Bays 14 Blue at the Methven Domain at 10.45am on Saturday.

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Huskies’ travel horror The Southern Huskies had far from a dream debut in the New Zealand National Basketball League at the weekend. The Huskies, the first Australian team to play in the NBL, clocked a mind-boggling 135 hours of travel, including a missed flight, and having to stay more than 300km away from where one of their games was being held – due to not booking accommodation in advance. Speaking after their final game of the weekend on Sunday night, Huskies head coach Anthony Stewart described the trip as the toughest he’s ever endured. “It was a tough road schedule

for everyone involved ... it certainly tested us,” he said. “I’ve been around a while now and it’s definitely been the toughest road trip I’ve ever done. “I’ve got some banged up bodies and boys ... just looking forward to getting back home now.” It all started on Wednesday morning when the Huskies finally embarked on Auckland’s shores after part of their team missed their connecting flight between Hobart and Melbourne. Later arriving in Palmerston North just hours before tip-off against the Manawatu Jets, the Australian side claimed a onepoint victory over last year’s cel-

lar-dwellers – to which Stewart described as a huge achievement under the difficult circumstances. The team, travelling with just nine players on their roster, then arrived in Wellington on Friday morning to squeeze in some court-time ahead of their second NBL clash against the Wellington Saints. But the exhausted side were handed a hefty 87-60 defeat at the hands of 10-time champions in the capital. Things didn’t get any easier as the Huskies were left with no choice but to pile into their minibuses and hit the road for their

final game in Napier against the Bay Hawks on Sunday. And with no suitable accommodation available across Hawke’s Bay thanks to the Easter long weekend, the newcomers were forced to first stay in Palmerston North the night before, then endure another four-hour road trip back to their Wellington lodgings after suffering a 10-point defeat in their final game. The Huskies closed their horror travel schedule with two flights back to Hobart yesterday, and, lucky them, come Saturday they’re straight back into action, with a game against the lowly Supercity Rangers.

Gilmore wins opener Seven-time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore has opened her Bells Beach title defence with a win in round one. The four-time Rip Curl Pro winner was trailing fellow Australians Kobie Enright and Bronte Macaulay nearing the end of their heat. But Gilmore had the two highest wave scores of the heat, a 7.67 and a 7.83, to snare the lead. That gave her a winning heat score of 15.50, with Enright second on 11.77 and Macaulay forced into an elimination round two heat. Gilmore and Enright, who gained entry by winning last week’s trials event, advanced to a showdown in the last 16. Competition finally resumed yesterday in one metre-plus conditions after three frustrating lay days. - NZME

Aussie women out Australia have crashed to a 21-7 loss to England in the quarterfinals at the Japan round of the women’s rugby sevens world series. The loss in Kitakyushu yesterday will leave the defending world series champions clinging to hopes of direct qualification for next year’s Olympics with two rounds remaining. England went on to make the final but effectively lost the match with the final kick of the game when they went down to Canada 7-5 at Mikuni World Stadium. The top four teams qualify automatically for Tokyo 2020. - AAP

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Pan wins his first PGA title AAP CT Pan watched the Masters last week with his wife and sometimes caddie, thrilled by Tiger Woods’ stirring victory at Augusta National. His wife, Pan recalled, told him point blank, “Hey, I’m not patient, so you better get me (to Augusta) as soon as possible.” Pan complied quickly and needed just 47 putts in his final 36 holes to take advantage of world No.1 Dustin Johnson’s back-nine meltdown yesterday to win the RBC Heritage for his first PGA Tour victory. Along with $1,242,000 ($NZ1,855,390) winner’s cheque, the title opens a world of opportunities for the 27-year-old Taiwanese Pan. He’s exempt on tour through 2020-21, in line to make the President’s Cup International team this year and will have an opportunity he’s dreamed about since taking up the game in the mid1990s by playing at Augusta National. “It’s still really hard for me to believe,” he said. Pan shot a four-under 67 to finish at 12-under 272, a stroke ahead of Matt Kuchar and two in front of Patrick Cantlay, Scott Piercy (both 69s) and Shane Lowry (70). Top-ranked Johnson, a 20-time winner on the PGA Tour and the third-round leader in his homestate event, had a disastrous 77 to tie for 28th at four under. He dropped seven shots in five holes after be made bogeys on the 11, 12th and 13th holes and double bogeys on the 14th and 15th. Australian Marc Leishman had an even-par 71 to finish at three over and tied for 58th. Pan won twice on the PGA Tour Canada in 2015 when he turned professional.

In brief

Marks suspended

PSG’s Edinson Cavani applauds supporters after the French League One soccer match between Paris-Saint-Germain and Monaco at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. PSG won the French League one title. PHOTO AP

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Paris Saint-Germain bag French title AAP Paris Saint-Germain may have clinched their long-expected sixth Ligue 1 title in the past seven seasons but that triumph cannot mask the French club’s shortcomings on the European stage, where results have failed to match their huge investment. Even the prospect of another domestic double – PSG play Rennes in the French Cup final on April 27 – cannot soothe the pain felt by their round of 16 exit in the Champions League. On the domestic front, their financial power helped them once again crush the opposition as they have so far scored 95 goals and conceded 27, losing three Ligue 1 games this season. Lagging far behind, second-placed Lille have benefited from Nicolas Pepe’s scoring form, the Ivory Coast striker

having plundered 19 goals and set up 11 this term. He is, however, far off the pace set by league top scorer Kylian Mbappe who has found the back of the net 30 times. Usual contenders Lyon and Monaco, who are closer to the bottom this season, have also been unable to compete with PSG’s financial clout. Having spent more than 1 billion euros ($NZ1.7b) on players since Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) took over the club in 2011, PSG have not got past the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite club competition since 1995. The Champions League is a big goal for the club but even Juventus have been waiting for it for so long,” coach Thomas Tuchel, referring to the Serie A champions who have not won since 1996 despite reaching the final on five occasions since

then, said. Tuchel, who replaced Unai Emery this season, also could not manage a domestic treble which the Spaniard and France World Cup-winner Laurent Blanc achieved. PSG can argue that bad luck struck as Neymar suffered a foot injury before the Champions League knockout phase but like last year they have not addressed several weaknesses including the need to develop a winning mentality. Just ask Dani Alves. “I know how to win,” the Brazilian, who won three Champions League titles at Barcelona, said this week. “When someone has been there, maybe it’s good to listen to them, rely on their experience. “Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t. I’d like that when I say something, they’d listen more.”

The Brooklyn Nets’ New Zealand general manager Sean Marks has been suspended for one game without pay and fined $NZ37,000 in the latest twist in the team’s volatile play-off series with Ben Simmons’ Philadelphia 76ers. The NBA said Marks entered the referee’s locker room after the Nets lost game four 112-108. The Nets’ Jared Dudley and 76ers’ Jimmy Butler were ejected from the game after a melee erupted in the third quarter. 76ers’ centre Joel Embiid delivered a hard foul to the Nets’ big man Jarret Allen and Dudley charged at and pushed Embiid, leading Butler, Simmons and other players, coaches and a referee to step in. - AP

Penrith woes continue Penrith will be without centre Dean Whare for up to a month in the NRL after scans revealed a tear in his hamstring. The Kiwi left the field injured in the second half of the Panthers’ loss to Cronulla on Thursday night, and the club confirmed yesterday he would miss between two and four weeks. It adds to a horror start to the season for the Panthers, who have won just two of six games. - AAP

Unfazed by NRL loss While Melbourne ultimately fell short in their NRL grand final rematch against the Sydney Roosters, captain Cameron Smith says the NRL loss hasn’t dented their confidence. Before their Anzac Day clash with the Warriors at AAMI Park, Smith says the Storm need to improve their starts to games. But he feels that a one-point loss to the defending premiers means they are still travelling well. - NZME

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Lincoln Falls set for Te Rapa feature NZ Racing Desk

verley and has done well since then,” Latta said. “We tipped him out for a few days after the Derby and had him gelded while he was out. He could be a little wayward in his races and I think the gelding will help with that. “He will go up to Te Rapa for the Breeders’ Stakes for his first run back.” Latta will also head north with consistent mare China Star who will tackle the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m), a race that saw her finish runner-up to Our Abbadean last year. Latta also reported that a number of her stable stars were enjoying time off before commencing preparations for spring racing, however she has lost the services of consistent open class performer, Five To Midnight. “Sentimental Miss, Secret Al-

A comfortable victory at the Waverley trials earlier this month has confirmed a start in Saturday’s Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) for promising three-year-old Lincoln Falls. The Lisa Latta-trained galloper had a short break after finishing unplaced in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie last month with Latta confirming he had also been gelded during his time away from the track. The Dundeel gelding pleased Latta with his trial performance where he sat comfortably outside the speed throughout over 1000m in open company before doing just enough to head off stablemate Almo Street at the finish. “He trialled up nicely at Wa-

M3 Southland Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Ascot Park Raceway today, April 23. NZ Meeting number: 3. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15. 1 11.23am (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ C0, 390m 1 23332 Homebush Diego nwtd...............J McInerney 2 Smash Surprise nwtd....................... M Grant 3 Baldrick nwtd..............................J McInerney 4 34245 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 5 Pontiac Pat nwtd........................J McInerney 6 55827 Lozza The Rascal nwtd..............J McInerney 7 Opawa Lowie nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 Taramakau nwtd.........................J McInerney 9 F6683 Smash Burton nwtd......................... M Grant 10 55774 Starr Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 2 11.40am ADDED ENERGY DASH C1, 390m 1 44111 Special As nwtd J M......................... McCook 2 57712 Zip Zap Zoe 22.69......................J McInerney 3 68135 Dream Hard nwtd........................... B Conner 4 81725 Doomsday nwtd.........................J McInerney 5 46524 Punch On Rex 22.80..................J McInerney 6 36428 Homebush Austin 22.87.............J McInerney 7 77481 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 8 63522 Hey Jude 22.84..........................J McInerney 9 67824 Homebush Sloan 22.50.............J McInerney 10 77644 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 3 11.57am SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1, 390m 1 54465 Punch On Scooby 22.89............J McInerney 2 6613 Elton Blueblood 22.96................J McInerney 3 52632 Homebush Skip 22.76................J McInerney 4 55515 Crushington nwtd.......................J McInerney 5 51365 Black Bobby 22.53......................... B Conner 6 53485 Jealous Much 22.57...................J McInerney 7 32313 Punch On Buzz 22.64................J McInerney 8 86155 Smash Grenade nwtd...................... M Grant 9 54287 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 10 77644 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 4 12.27pm CONGRATULATIONS LYSENKO C3/4, 390m

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lure and Sir Nate are all in the paddock now and won’t come back in for another month or so,” she said. “They all did a really good job this season and I think there is more in store for them in their next campaigns. “Five To Midnight won’t be there as he has left my stable and will do his future racing with Patrick Payne in Melbourne.” Raced by Kamada Racing principal, Kevin Pratt, Five To Midnight finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) in his last run for Latta, a position he had filled in the 2018 edition of the event. The six-year-old won 9 races from 43 starts in New Zealand including the Gr.3 Waikato Gold Cup (2400m), the Listed Hawke’s Bay Gold Cup (2200m) and Listed Feilding Gold Cup (2100m).

Talented three-year-old Lincoln Falls.

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Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

1 65245 High Return nwtd............................. M Grant 2 26347 Ketchikan Blue 22.77.........................B Eade 3 71467 Homebush Finn 22.58................J McInerney 4 47556 Mitcham Faye 23.02...................J McInerney 5 43481 Invincible Sue nwtd........................R Adcock 6 33458 Cawbourne Britty 22.42................C Roberts 7 3F767 Homebush Boden 22.38............J McInerney 8 62171 Goldstar Spotty nwtd S &.................B Evans 9 81788 Nicky Baxter 22.52.....................J McInerney 10 57582 Debbie Baxter 22.57..................J McInerney 5 12.57pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 24126 Guilty Rogue nwtd...........................J Guthrie 2 84841 Opawa Dani nwtd.............................R Wales 3 45656 Elland Road 27.27.....................J McInerney 4 12222 Dyna Elliot nwtd............................C Roberts 5 52324 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &...............B Evans 6 78853 Panel Beater nwtd S &.....................B Evans 7 65742 Avalanch City 26.15...................J McInerney 8 15648 Zipping Jen nwtd............................ B Conner 9 18865 Dream Stone Jade nwtd....................S Keen 10 8x8x8 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 6 1.27pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 2568F Glass Harpoon 27.08......................J Guthrie 2 64857 Homebush Indi nwtd..................J McInerney 3 2131 Bartholomew Cub 26.54....................B Eade 4 53143 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S &................B Evans 5 44454 Blazing Banjo 26.53...................J McInerney 6 65645 Nuclear Jewel nwtd.......................C Roberts 7 27563 Mr Black Magic nwtd.......................J M Lane 8 14324 Go Stopper nwtd..............................R Wales 9 18865 Dream Stone Jade nwtd....................S Keen 10 8x8x8 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 7 1.57pm FIND US ON TWITTER @SGRCINFO C2, 457m 1 35613 Archie’s Ranger 26.42 J M............... McCook 2 62716 Bruiser’s Day 26.37........................ B Conner 3 55633 Umbridge Bale nwtd......................C Roberts 4 64631 Goldstar Chief nwtd S &...................B Evans 5 21356 Smash Achiever nwtd...................... M Grant 6 54541 Dave’s Dot 26.15........................J McInerney

7 34637 Homebush Carl nwtd.................J McInerney 8 55x33 Galifianakis 26.26..............................B Eade 9 87574 Cosmic Stu nwtd........................J McInerney 10 78466 Black Dan 26.48.........................J McInerney 8 2.29pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 75531 Goldstar Vegas nwtd S &.................B Evans 2 21812 Opawa Rockstar nwtd J &................D Fahey 3 61241 Jinja Lola nwtd..............................D Roberts 4 86828 Homebush Izzy 26.84................J McInerney 5 1 Mega Dream nwtd..........................R Adcock 6 78477 Opawa Al 26.55...............................R Wales 7 66573 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 8 44636 Cawbourne Taber nwtd.................C Roberts 9 18865 Dream Stone Jade nwtd....................S Keen 10 8x8x8 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 9 3.04pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 72273 Koputai nwtd...................................J Guthrie 2 1 Go Diego nwtd.................................R Wales 3 63483 Chat Ya Later nwtd S &....................B Evans 4 34212 Vik Vikkers nwtd............................C Roberts 5 64648 Gotcha Rocky nwtd....................J McInerney 6 77627 Jinja Cody nwtd..........................J McInerney 7 87388 Zipping Mia 26.57.......................... B Conner 8 38376 Goldstar Charger nwtd S &..............B Evans 9 18865 Dream Stone Jade nwtd....................S Keen 10 8x8x8 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 10 3.37pm INVERCARGILL CUP HEATS C5q, 457m 1 63727 Zefside nwtd...............................J McInerney 2 24653 Joe Bonanza 26.33....................J McInerney 3 27223 Double Speed 26.24......................R Adcock 4 13447 Opawa Jumper 26.30.......................R Wales 5 Box Vacant 6 66421 Egomaniacal 26.06.......................D Roberts 7 21533 Go Brat 25.85 J &............................D Fahey 8 33174 Goldstar Ashton nwtd S &................B Evans 11 4.08pm INVERCARGILL CUP HEATS C5q, 457m 1 46818 Shaw Lee nwtd J M.......................... McCook 2 82652 Kia Tere 26.12 S &...........................B Evans 3 71474 Shift The Blame 25.94................J McInerney 4 61467 Tee An’ Cee nwtd........................... B Conner

5 64348 Princely Gold 25.97....................J McInerney 6 63722 Opawa Viking 26.28 J &...................D Fahey 7 41123 Bertie Allen 26.11.........................C Roberts 8 52141 Ringside nwtd................................R Adcock 12 4.26pm MARK TURNER PAINTER PH 021737111 C3, 390m 1 74163 Nikko Baxter nwtd......................J McInerney 2 13355 Opawa Waihemo 22.66....................R Wales 3 71168 Homebush Pierce 22.88............J McInerney 4 11175 Kiwi Gunn 22.58.............................R Adcock 5 66614 Cosmic Jase 22.65....................J McInerney 6 83347 Homebush Hundy 22.87............J McInerney 7 84516 Nippa Eel 22.82.........................J McInerney 8 11323 Smash Gator nwtd........................... M Grant 9 57582 Debbie Baxter 22.57..................J McInerney 10 12767 Homebush Tesan 22.54.............J McInerney 13 4.43pm SOUTHERN LIGHTS AT STUD C2/3, 457m 1 54674 Viktoria Vikkers 26.57...................C Roberts 2 68632 Dyna Monty 26.24.........................C Roberts 3 26356 Lightning Crash nwtd.....................R Adcock 4 44678 Goldstar Marvely nwtd S &..............B Evans 5 18655 Chunk 26.28...............................J McInerney 6 57184 Trajan 26.14...............................J McInerney 7 67757 Hear This nwtd................................. M Grant 8 76858 Cosmic Ruben 26.50.................J McInerney 9 87574 Cosmic Stu nwtd........................J McInerney 10 x6765 Opawa Purdie 25.84........................R Wales 14 4.59pm BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C2, 390m 1 58155 Homebush Miles 22.44..............J McInerney 2 68261 Goldstar Miley nwtd S &...................B Evans 3 34682 Jitterbug Jewel nwtd......................C Roberts 4 53442 Homebush Scorpio 22.79..........J McInerney 5 2136x Long Live Love nwtd........................ M Grant 6 18722 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 7 73158 Homebush Flynn 23.30..............J McInerney 8 72263 Aroha nwtd......................................B Pringle 9 75673 Goldstar Power nwtd S &.................B Evans 10 37284 Gotcha Zena 22.86....................J McInerney 15 5.18pm RACING AGAIN 7TH MAY C2, 390m 1 24833 Gracie Lee 23.28.......................J McInerney

2 34335 Chasing Great 23.15..........................S Keen 3 76581 Shaw Winner nwtd J M.................... McCook 4 41221 Memphis Jewel nwtd.....................C Roberts 5 21128 Punch On Woody 22.94.............J McInerney 6 51717 Busy Rocca nwtd............................. M Grant 7 75721 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S &...............B Evans 8 57217 Forbury Flyer 23.07....................J McInerney 9 67752 Sozin’s Blue 22.68.....................J McInerney 10 75564 Mulberry Minx nwtd........................R Adcock

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8 80072 Tairlaw Toll (8) fr 9 8P030 RnR Windermere (21) fr 10 23x50 Rockin Rod (22) fr.................... M Williamson 11 1 Montefalco (23) fr..........................T Williams 12 70008 Rahuri Badlands (24) fr.................. A Armour 13 12527 Bottle Rock (25) fr.......................C Ferguson 14 38220 Ansett Flight (26) fr......................... P Hunter 15 04246 Son Of Lana (27) fr...............S Tomlinson (J) 16 50710 Luvtahavtime (28) fr.......................B Orange Emergencies: Vintage Rose, Rahuri Badlands Pacifiers on : Gotta Good Looker (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Crusher Collins, Our Foxy Lady, Count Eyre, Christmas Babe Race 2: The Optimist, Hazer, Major Menace, Sunset Red Race 3: Southern Rain, Thisexcusebetterbeit, Opal, Phil’s Last Chance Race 4: Liberty Stride, Jaccka Jeorge, Cuchulainn, Alpine Retreat Race 5: Hampton, The Interceptor, Rebel With A Grin, Melton Mafia Race 6: Dallas Grimes, Rosinupthebow, Ideal Breeze, Black Ops Race 7: Miss Fandango, The White Rabbit, Franco Huntington, Bound To Be Bettor Race 8: Montefalco, Ansett Flight, Fringebenefit, Loma Jaccka - NZME

SELECTIONS Race 1: Homebush Diego, Smash Surprise, Pontiac Pat, Taramakau, Opawa Lowie Race 2: Zip Zap Zoe, Doomsday, Special As, Hey Jude, Punch On Rex Race 3: Punch On Buzz, Black Bobby, Elton Blueblood, Homebush Skip, Punch On Scooby Race 4: Cawbourne Britty, High Return, Invincible Sue, Homebush Boden, Goldstar Spotty Race 5: Dyna Elliot, Panel Beater, Guilty Rogue, Avalanch City, Zipping Jen Race 6: Bartholomew Cub, Go Stopper, Goldstar Alaska, Blazing Banjo, Homebush Indi Race 7: Umbridge Bale, Dave’s Dot, Galifianakis, Archie’s Ranger, Cosmic Stu Race 8: Opawa Rockstar, Mega Dream, Cawbourne Taber, Jinja Lola, Goldstar Vegas Race 9: Go Diego, Chat Ya Later, Vik Vikkers, Jinja Cody, Gotcha Rocky Race 10: Go Brat, Egomaniacal, Joe Bonanza, Double Speed, Zefside Race 11: Ringside, Bertie Allen, Shaw Lee, Opawa Viking, Kia Tere Race 12: Kiwi Gunn, Opawa Waihemo, Smash Gator, Homebush Hundy, Debbie Baxter Race 13: Dyna Monty, Trajan, Viktoria Vikkers, Lightning Crash, Chunk Race 14: Long Live Love, Homebush Miles, Jitterbug Jewel, Punch On Jessie, Homebush Scorpio Race 15: Busy Rocca, Memphis Jewel, Gracie Lee, Forbury Flyer, Punch On Woody - NZME

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Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s meeting at Ascot Park Raceway today, April 23. NZ Meeting number: 7. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8. 1 12.12pm (NZT) ALDEBARAN PARK TROT $8000, 3yo+ r40-r50, stand, 2200m 1 09580 Veneto (1) fr..................................... E Swain 2 05394 Our Foxy Lady (2) fr................. M Williamson 3 070x0 The Badger (3) fr..........................G McEwan 4 14027 Christmas Babe (4) fr................B Williamson 5 00347 Count Eyre (5) fr 6 12404 Moniburns (6) fr..............................B Orange 7 89580 Cuddly Trouble (7) fr 8 96078 Svelt (8) fr....................................... K Franks 9 23200 Crusher Collins (U1) fr............. N Williamson 2 12.42pm WILD RANGE PHOTOGRAPHY PACE $10,000, non-winners, stand, 2700m 1 x0856 G T Reactor (1) fr.............................B Morris 2 32235 Rakagem (2) fr...........................E Barron (J) 3 66848 Be Inspired (3) fr............................ A Armour 4 x0453 The Optimist (4) fr..........................B Orange 5 60509 Nans Choice (5) fr............................J W Cox 6 Good Kate (6) fr 7 749 Sunset Red (7) fr..................................G Lee 8 007 Hazer (8) fr..................................... B Barclay 9 7 Major Menace (9) fr.................. N Williamson 10 74350 Delight N Gold (10) fr....................... E Swain 3 1.12pm LEVEL ONE RESTAURANT & BAR MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile,

2200m 1 20476 Depend On Washie (1) fr..............T Williams 2 0 Cool Idea (2) fr................................ P Hunter 3 66500 Phil’s Last Chance (3) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 4 28352 Southern Rain (4) fr.............................G Lee 5 30056 Ideal Asset (5) fr....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 786 Kiwi Jewel (6) fr........................ N Williamson 7 05460 Opal (7) fr.....................................B McLellan 8 56644 Thisexcusebetterbeit (8) fr............. B Barclay 9 3287x Divine Justice (21) fr.......................K Larsen 10 95258 Hans Ideal (22) fr........................C Ferguson 11 0 Sports Page (23) fr.....................E Barron (J) 12 09608 Jaffie J (24) fr.......................... J Morrison (J) 13 Miss Ivy (25) fr...............................B Orange 4 1.42pm INVERCARGILL WORKOUTS TROT $10,000, non-winners 2yo+, stand, 2200m 1 25 Richard The Third (1) fr.................T Williams 2 4 Jaccka Jeorge (2) fr....................... B Barclay 3 Sekkie Monkey (3) fr................ N Williamson 4 3 Alpine Retreat (4) fr....................E Barron (J) 5 44432 Robo Trouble (5) fr.............................A Beck 6 90006 Tommy Tiddler (6) fr.......................N Skinner 7 65950 The Power Broker (7) fr.................. A Armour 8 0087 Majestic Rollon (8) fr 9 6 Cuchulainn (9) fr............................B Orange 10 Liberty Stride (10) fr................. M Williamson 11 80609 South Park (U1) fr........................... P Hunter 12 09089 Moment Of Glory (U2) fr...........C Faithful (J) 5 2.12pm MCKNIGHT & BROWN MOBILE PACE

$10,000, non-winners 2yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 79530 Melton Mafia (1) fr................................G Lee 2 6908x Golden Galaxy (2) fr................ J Morrison (J) 3 The Interceptor (3) fr...................... B Barclay 4 Mark O’Ronga (4) fr.........................J W Cox 5 x057x Bettor Rock Again (5) fr................. A Armour 6 09x67 Ideal Ron (6) fr.................................B Morris 7 05466 Absolut Russian (7) fr................E Barron (J) 8 46 Cab Calloway (8) fr.....................C Ferguson 9 79435 Rebel With A Grin (21) fr.......... N Williamson 10 57584 Dreaminsover (22) fr 11 6822 Hampton (23) fr..............................B Orange 12 70599 Tact Denzel (24) fr.................... M Williamson 13 0 Holy Havoc (25) fr........................... P Hunter 14 80 Tony The Pony (U1) fr...................T Williams 6 2.47pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $9000, 4yo+ r40-r55 jun.d, stand, 2700m 1 43434 Miss Waikiwi (1) fr......................M Parker (J) 2 09614 Ideal Breeze (2) fr 3 0978x Edie Jaccka (3) fr................... J Campbell (J) 4 22254 Black Ops (4) fr..........................E Barron (J) 5 30261 Toby O’Gara (5) fr.....................C Faithful (J) 6 00588 Rosinupthebow (6) fr.............K Tomlinson (J) 7 24926 Dallas Grimes (7) fr...............S Tomlinson (J) 8 88747 Tad Lincoln (8) fr 9 00975 Jimmy Richter (9) fr........................ K Butt (J) 10 42526 Red Terror (10) fr........................M Hurrell (J) 11 05480 Jabali (11) fr 12 88390 Kagee VC (12) fr..................... J Morrison (J)

3.22pm REGENT CAR COURT MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r40-r49., mobile, 2200m 1 0x010 She’s Outstanding (1) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 2 33706 Matinee Idol (2) fr........................... B Barclay 3 4040x Gotta Good Looker (3) fr............E Barron (J) 4 31097 Bound To Be Bettor (4) fr........ S Walkinshaw 5 57589 Nightmarch (5) fr..............................R Swain 6 92x04 Bold Ruler (6) fr............................... P Hunter 7 77030 Jingles Bromac (7) fr................ N Williamson 8 15900 Whiskyinthejar (8) fr................. M Williamson 9 96P7x The Red Robber (21) fr.................T Williams 10 09570 Maahes (22) fr 11 23322 Miss Fandango (23) fr....................B Orange 12 647P8 The White Rabbit (24) fr..................K Larsen 13 38586 Franco Huntington (25) fr........ J Morrison (J) 14 51069 Magnate Mara (26) fr...........................G Lee 15 0x095 Dismara (27) fr.................................. A Milne 16 40080 Shuzi (28) fr....................................B Shirley Emergencies: Matinee Idol, Nightmarch 8 3.52pm DIAMONDS DAY THIS SATURDAY MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r50-r55., mobile, 2200m 1 50509 Annie Fitz (1) fr.....................K Tomlinson (J) 2 43154 Loma Jaccka (2) fr......................... B Barclay 3 37440 Groomsman (3) fr 4 78000 Vintage Rose (4) fr.............................A Beck 5 21000 Fringebenefit (5) fr.....................E Barron (J) 6 07976 First Son (6) fr................................ K Butt (J) 7 13551 Tartan Trilogy (7) fr................... N Williamson

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Kiwi sensation smashes national swim record NZME New Zealand’s oldest swimming record is no more. Erika Fairweather from Dunedin smashed the 400m freestyle mark for 15-year-olds set by the great Rebecca Perrott in winning the age group title in Wellington on Saturday. Fairweather, a member of Dunedin’s Neptune Swim Club, recorded 4min 12.10s, way ahead of Perrott’s 4min 14.7s. Her record-breaking swim would have earned her the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal – where Perrott recorded the time to become New Zealand’s youngest Olympian. The gold was won in that race by East German Petra Thumer in world record time. It is Fairweather’s 11th long course age title and she also holds six short course ones. She

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Erika Fairweather also broke the 100m, 200m and 800m marks, and won eight golds. “It was beyond what I was hoping for, so I’m very happy,” she said. New Zealand’s best swimmer of recent times has been the now-retired Lauren Boyle, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist, world championship bronze medallist and Olympic finalist in that distance.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Sometimes you have to spend time with people who aren’t a good influence on you, but more often you have a choice. When you plan ahead, it’s easier to avoid having to spend time in ways you don’t prefer. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The truth moves you, even if it happens to be fiction. It’s the emotional truth of a thing that rings out or doesn’t. Just be aware that this can be manipulated by skilled actors, liars and storytellers. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You love people in different ways and for different reasons, which is the natural progression of love – to move with the changes, whether they be toward depth, friendliness or familiarity. It’s nothing to fear. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Just by being you and doing the next right thing, you will build up the trust others have in you. You’ll do it enough times and in as many different ways as possible. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your fresh, playful attitude makes it possible for you to live long without growing old. It also attracts attention from interesting people. The conversation is terrific! VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re doing something that you would do whether or not you were paid. And yet, maybe you shouldn’t offer this service for free. It’s possible people will value it better if they pay for it. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): As you work, don’t be afraid to make your tools your own. The same goes for the rest of the resources. Forget about what a thing was designed to do. What matters is what you’re using it to do. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s one thing to understate things out of modesty or social grace but another to hide your light because you’re afraid to show people what you’re up to. Talk about your work. The support will do you good. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Showing your love isn’t always romantic, like the gift of flowers, or glamorous, like being on a fantastic trip. Mostly, showing your love is as small as spoonfuls, as diligent as washing dishes, as moving as a carpool. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You can’t change other people, but you can make them want to change and then watch as they do the changing all by themselves. This is through fear or inspiration. Inspiration is better. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Perfectionism can be a form of fear. To collect your “points” in whatever form they are available today, you need to get the product out the door. Know when to say, “Good enough.” PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Fun is contagious, but it’s also subjective. Read the room. And if you’re not in the room, as in an email or text situation, this is impossible. Jokes are risky unless you already know your audience well.

ACROSS 1. Musician who had a tom-tom? (5) 4. Had a whiff of sulphur, decent though it may have been (7) 8. Such order as one may figure on creating (9) 9. Vehicle that gives one money in advance on its return (3) 10. There’s no movement from train that is replaced (7) 12. One at head of chapter to end a version of it (4) 14. Greeting from a hale-sounding fellow? (4,3) 17. The sort of opera one gets in bars (4) 18. It’s a mistake, having a half-blue below one (7) 20. Incite one to be a beggar leaving the drinking-place (3) 21. Conveyance by trains one left – left at sea (9) 23. Take snow vehicle to top of track with dexterity (7) 24. It’s as old-fashioned as a diary may be (5) DOWN 1. PS: sense linen’s used to show state of poverty (13) 2. Make a fuss of Monsieur in a daily (6) 3. Rear it is wrong to disturb, as they are infrequently come across (8) 4. Occasionally it shows up the pouch (3) 5. What ‘e shows clean pair of, getting away from the congers (4) 6. It may have had an inscription for medicine in solid form (6) 7. Its reading Ted could arrange as it fell to pieces (13) 11. Bald one, upset, may have to speak off the cuff (2,3) 13. Pushed back by its beating when in the red (8) 15. Decorative item causing an explosion with the French (6) 16. Skilful way to do it RA works out (6) 19. One getting shares to sell at once on a night out with the boys (4) 22. It is fitting quietly, at being outside (3)

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ACROSS 1. Overstep the mark (10) 7. Broadcasting (2,3) 8. Inquisitive (7) 10. Stutters (8) 11. Lose focus (4) 13. Missing (6) 15. Spiritual meeting (6) 17. Head (colloq) (4) 18. Clear (8) 21. Dessert (7) 22. Blemish (5) 23. Advocates (10)

DOWN 1. Ornamental headband (5) 2. Ill feeling (8) 3. Make safe (6) 4. Uncommon (4) 5. Puffed up (7) 6. Nonsense (10) 9. Snake-like (10) 12. Throw overboard (8) 14. Defame (7) 16. Late substitute (4,2) 19. Approaches (5) 20. Hobble (4)

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen is joined by Kristen Bell, Martha Trujillo and Kimberly Patel. 0 10am Tipping Point 3 Quiz show in which four players take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning its $20,000 jackpot. 0 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F Inside Hotel Chocolat 0 8:30 The Parachute Murder Plot Fiona Bruce delves into evidence in the attempted murder of Victoria Cilliers. 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Face The Truth PGR 3 Norma says her sister Iris must grow up, get a job, and stop playing the victim. Iris says she has depression, and Norma does not understand how hard it is to be a young, single mother. 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 1:30 Dancing With The Stars NZ 3 2:30 Celebrity Name Game 3 0 3:30 Come Dine With Me NZ 3 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 3 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Lost And Found PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules PGR 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:05 Grey’s Anatomy 0 10pm Tourettes – Teenage Tics 3 9:25 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:20 NewsHub Late Twelve-year-old Rory is 10:50 F Tin Star AO learning to live with the Johan’s relationship with God brain disorder that causes changes as he prepares for involuntary tics and what is to come; Jack puts his outbursts, and attends plan into action as his family’s Tourettes Camp where ultimate threat arrives on his he meets others with the doorstep. 0 condition. 0 11:50 The Blacklist AO 11:05 2 Broke Girls 3 0 Red and the Task Force act to stop 11:30 F Hell’s Kitchen USA an anti-capitalist terrorist group 12:25 First Dates UK 3 0 from kidnapping and torturing the 1:15 Shortland Street 3 0 children of the one percent. 0 1:40 Infomercials 12:30 Infomercials 2:40 How To Get Away With Murder 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials 6:30 Thomas And Friends 0 6:40 Kiddets 3 0 6:50 M Lego Scooby Doo! – Blowout Beach Bash 2018 Animated Action. 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am The Middle 3 0 10:25 Neighbours 3 0 10:55 My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:25 Jeremy Kyle 3 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street 3 0 3:35 Peppa Pig 0 3:40 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 3 0 4pm Fanimals Stacey is joined by guest host and equine expert Kelly Wilson; meet some Clydesdales in Animals With Jobs; a chance to win a trip to Rotorua for a viewer and their whanau. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

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Tin Star

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BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Cheshire 1:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 2:30 Million Dollar Listings Los Angeles PGR 3 3:30 Four Weddings UK 3 4:30 Catfish 3 5:30 Top Chef 3 6:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:28 The Dish PGR 7:30 Bachelor In Paradise None of these islanders seem keen on settling down too soon and, as one of the most anticipated dates of the season takes place, the rest of the singles become nervous about their security at the resort. 9:10 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 10:13 The Dish PGR 10:15 Mexican Dynasties AO 11:15 Intervention AO 3

Wednesday

12:05 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 12:30 Infomercials 3

PRIME

6:25 Black Panther MV 2018 Action. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o. 8:35 Looking Glass 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney. 10:20 Permanent MSC 2017 Comedy. Patricia Arquette, Rainn Wilson. David Bowie – Finding 11:55 Dunkirk MVL 2017 Fame, 8:35pm on Prime War. Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance. SKY 5 1:40 Black Panther MV 2018 6am Jeopardy! PG Action. Chadwick Boseman, 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune Lupita Nyong’o. PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 3:50 Please Stand By ML 7:15 Nightwatch M 8:05 The 2017 Drama. Dakota Fanning, Force MC 8:30 Supergirl Toni Collette. MVS 9:15 Parking Wars PGL 5:20 Blade Runner 9:40 NCIS LA MV 10:25 CSI – 2049 16VLSC 2017 Action. Miami MV 11:10 Nightwatch Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford. 8pm The Domestics 16VLC M Noon Raw Live MVC 2018 Thriller. In a post3:05 NCIS LA MV (Part 2) apocalyptic world inhabited by 4pm The Simpsons PG gangs, a married couple travel 4:30 Jeopardy! PG across the country in search 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG of refuge. Sonoya Mizuno, 5:30 Parking Wars PGL Tyler Hoechlin. 6pm Supergirl MVS 9:40 Victoria And Abdul 7pm The Force MC PG 2017 Drama. Judi Dench, 7:30 NCIS – LA MV (Part 2) Ali Fazal. 8:30 Guiltology MVC 11:30 Vows Of Deceit MVC 9:30 Prison – First And Last 2018 Thriller. Katherine Bailess, 24 Hours MVLC Damon Dayoub. 10:30 CSI – Miami MV Wednesday 11:20 Supergirl MVS 3 1am Please Stand By ML Wednesday 2017 Drama. Dakota Fanning, 12:05 Nightwatch M Toni Collette. 2:30 Blade 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG Runner 2049 16VLSC 2017 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 The Action. Ryan Gosling, Force MC 2:05 Prison First Harrison Ford. 5:10 The And Last 24 Hours MVLC Directors – M Night 2:50 Guiltology MVC 3:40 CSI Shyamalan PG 2016 – Miami MV 4:25 Parking Featurette. 5:40 The Wars PGL 4:50 NCIS – LA MV Domestics 16VLC 2018 Thriller. Sonoya Mizuno, Tyler Hoechlin. 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MAORI

6am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 6:25 Krypto The Superdog 0 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:15 The Loud House 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8:05 League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 0 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 Seal Team PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 0 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm The Chase Australia 3 0 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Million Dollar Minute 6:30 Storage Wars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 0 7:30 The Great British Bake Off 0 8:35 David Bowie – Finding Fame PGR Exploration of the early career of David Bowie, one of the most influential artists of his generation, with previously unseen interviews, that shed new light on Bowie. 10:30 Mayday AO 0 11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more. 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 1am Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 6am Blades Of Glory MS 2007 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler. 7:30 Slumdog Millionaire MVL 2008 Drama. Dev Patel. 9:30 Lucy 16 2014 Action. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman. 11am Tower Heist MLS 2011 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy. 12:45 Titanic ML 1997 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. 3:55 Deuce Bigalow – Male Gigolo MS 1999 Comedy. Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin. 5:20 The Dark Knight Rises MV 2012 Action Thriller. Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway. 8pm Parental Guidance PG 2012 Comedy. When a daughter asks her parents to help care for their three grandchildren, the parents’ old-fashioned methods collide with their daughter’s modern approach. Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei. 9:50 Cabin Fever 16VLS 2002 Horror. Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd. 11:20 Philomena PG 2013 Drama. Judi Dench, Steve Coogan.

Wednesday

12:55 Deuce Bigalow – Male Gigolo MS 1999 Comedy. 2:20 Parental Guidance PG 2012 Comedy. 4:05 Cabin Fever 16VLS 2002 Horror. 5:35 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 5:50 Philomena PG 2013 Drama.

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6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Huhu 3 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Kete Korero 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Hangi Pit Masters 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 Noon World Forklift League PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm Taha Tauiwi 3 1:30 Finding Aroha PGR 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Huhu 3 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Swagger 5:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 6pm Waka Huia 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Angelo’s Outdoor Kitchen 3 8pm School Of Training 3 8:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 9pm Wild Kai Legends AO 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Whawhai 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3

11pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Putauaki – He Maunga Korero. 11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Super Rugby Wrap 7am Rugby Nation 8am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Brumbies. 8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Lions. 9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sunwolves v Hurricanes. 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Blues. 10am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) RBC Heritage. 11am Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Lotte Championship – Round Four. 11:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals. Noon Cricket – IPL (HLS) Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings. 12:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders. 1pm Cricket – IPL (RPL) Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals. 4:30 Rugby – Rapid Rugby (RPL) South China Tigers v Asia Pacific Dragons. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Blues. 7pm Super Rugby Extra Time 8pm The 1014 Rugby Show 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Blues.

Wednesday

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Mid Canterbury Combined took on St Andrew’s College in Methven on Saturday.

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MC Combined pre-season wraps up By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

They stuck with them for the first half, but in the end the St Andrew’s College 1st XV proved too slick for Mid Canterbury Combined in Methven on Saturday. It was Mid Canterbury Combined’s last pre-season hit-out before the Crusaders region’s secondary school rugby competition – the UC Championship – gets under way and while the scoreboard didn’t make good reading at 62-7, it was far from all bad in the eyes of the side’s coaches.

Brent Middleton, Andrew Morgan and Warren Donald are charged with taking the side, which is a combination of Mid Canterbury’s two high schools – Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College – through this season, and they’re happy with where their young charges are at. Mid Canterbury Combined has played three pre-season games and while they lost to St Andrew’s and Lincoln, they beat Waitaki Boys’ High School in Oamaru last weekend and Middleton said that result was a huge confidence

boost. Heading to the Methven Domain to play St Andrew’s College on Saturday, Middleton said they knew they were in for a right challenge and that’s what they got. But they managed to stick with the Christchurch side in the first half though, only trailing 19-7. While it blew out a bit in the second half, Middleton said his side let in a few soft tries that a couple of basic, easy-to-fix, defensive manoeuvres would have stopped. So his players know what they need to work on.

“It was probably good to come up against quality opposition, to know what we are going to be facing,” Middleton said. “As much as you could look at it and say, gee, they got beaten 62-7, at this stage with what they showed in the first half and how they are working as a unit, I think they are already well ahead of where they were at this point last season.” Mid Canterbury Combined didn’t win a game last season, but did stay with some much bigger schools for large chunks of games

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– like they did against St Andrew’s College on Saturday. Through all of last season and on Saturday, Mid Canterbury’s players kept their heads held high and didn’t give up, and their coaching team know that they’ll continue like that through the 2019 season – never giving up. Mid Canterbury Combined’s players will have this weekend off before the UC Championships get under way on May 5, with a home game against Marlborough Boys’ High School awaiting the Mid Canterbury side in week one.

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