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Thousands of dollars’ worth of property has been stolen from Mid Canterbury coastal farms this week.

A farm on Ocean View Road in the Lowcliffe district was hit twice, the first time overnight on Monday, police reported.

Various buildings on the property were broken into and items including water sports equipment, chainsaws, keys, farm equipment and tools were stolen.

“Police began making enquiries into the burglary but at approximately

12:50pm on March 21, police received a report from the victim that a second burglary had taken place,” a spokesperson said.

This time saddles, bridles, riding clothing and boots were included in the haul.

On Tuesday police were also notified of the theft of a farm bike from a property on Islesworth Road, which took place between 2-3pm on the same day.

A rural security specialist Hartley Curd said it was not uncommon for thieves to strike again at the same property, particularly if they had noticed items of interest during the first heist.

In other instances the offenders waited until the stolen property had been replaced before returning for a second raid.

Curd said there had been an upsurge in the demand for on-farm security cameras, driven by rising rates of rural crime.

Stock theft was also on farmers’ radar with several large scale cattle thefts making national news last year.

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■ NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT

Rise in youth offending ramps up interest

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Ashburton’s Neighbourhood Support network began ramping up in response to a spike in youth offending months ago, according to co-ordinator Christine Richards.

“We started getting more interest around the middle of last year due to the rise in youth crime around Tinwald – a lot of people joined groups around that time,” she said.

In recent months the problem has moved across the river, with the bulk of youth offending occurring in the town’s eastern suburbs and impacting on businesses in the CBD. While this development hasn’t prompted a noticeable spike in interest in joining Neighbourhood Support groups from Hampstead and Netherby residents, Richards said an existing strong network in those areas could be the reason.

“I sent out a lot of information out to established groups last year with advice about how to protect people, property and vehicles, which seems to have been put to good use.”

Joining a group is simply a matter of contacting the appropriate person in a neighbourhood or street and registering.

Richards said it was possible more people had been doing this in response to increased levels of offending in the affected areas.

Neighbours also appear to have aligned into informal support groups to look out for each

other and many have taken to using social media to highlight suspicious behaviour.

“A lot of people are now aware of the identity of those responsible for much of the offending, not necessarily through the correct channels, and letting those around them know what is going on,” Richards said.

“At the end of the day the more we can deter them (the offenders) and keep each other safe, the better.

“This problem requires a team effort, involving the community, police and the professionals responsible for dealing with offenders.”

Richards has been approached by people wanting to start community patrols and has directed them to the Town Watch group. She discouraged people from taking vigilante action or directly challenging offenders.

“It’s okay to keep an eye out but don’t challenge them – tell them to clear off or go home, but don’t put yourself in harm’s way.”

The district now has more than 380 Neighbourhood Support groups operating. Those groups are spread across the district, including in Ashburton, Tinwald, Rakaia, Methven, Hakatere Huts, Wakanui Beach, Hinds, and rural – or semi-rural – areas like Smithfield Road, Seafield Road and Mitcham Road.

Lake Hood residents are currently canvassing support to start a group.

Emergency personnel tend to an injured person close to the Palace of Westminster, London yesterday following a terrorist attack.

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By Michelle NelsoN aNd NZMe A terrorist attack in central London was unsettling but not entirely unexpected for an Ashburton woman who currently calls the city home.

Loren Hydes, who works in the northern reaches of the city, said London was a city on edge in the current political climate.

Central London was emptier than usual as she travelled through on her way home yesterday, but it was largely business as usual for the city’s residents.

“Bond Street was patrolled by

officers, and it was a lot quieter on the tubes during rush hour,” she said in an email message. “It certainly made me think and become more aware – but that isn’t new here, it’s part of life in London – the threat is always imminent.”

Hydes’ sentiments were echoed by many New Zealanders who live in London, or have done in the past, as they came to terms with yesterday’s tragedy, which left five people dead and a least 40 others injured after a man driving a car ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.

Prime Minister Bill English condemned the attacks, which police have described as an act of terrorism.

“Innocent people should never have to fear such violence when going about their daily lives, and New Zealand stands alongside the UK in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism,” he said in a statement, yesterday.

“Our thoughts are with the people of London, and in particular with the victims of today’s shocking attack, and their families and friends,” Mr English said.

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Thieves targeting coastal homes From P1 About 500 dairy cattle were stolen from a farm in the Lagmhor district. Police suspected the crime involved removing the animals in small numbers over a period of time, but the culprit remains at large.

Sheep, beef calves, tractors, farm equipment, tools and bikes also disappeared from Mid Canterbury farms over the past year.

Curd said the rural landscape had changed and some criminals had turned their attention to farms.

On-farm security measures had a role to play, but he urged people to form Neighbourhood Support networks.

“Take down the numbers and report suspicious vehicle movements. Work together to make it safer – there’s already a lot of co-

operation between neighbours in rural areas but there’s room for a lot more,” he said.

Police are investigating the three burglaries in the Lowcliffe area and ask anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in these areas March 20-21 to contact Ashburton Police on 03 307 8400.

Alternatively, information can be given anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555-111.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Rate rise sneaks in under 6pc

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Some budgets were pared back, others pumped up, but at the end of their annual plan deliberations, Ashburton’s district councillors have handed property owners a proposed average rate increase next year of 5.97 per cent.

The biggest winners will be residential property owners in Ashburton. In the council’s long-term plan they were tipped to face an increase of 18 per cent plus on their rates bill for

next year; savings on a planned wheelie bin service have seen this increase dramatically reduced.

Hardest hit will be Hinds (12.7 per cent), Chertsey (13.4 per cent) and Mt Somers (12.4 per cent), all hike up on the back of a recent decision to include those areas in the wheelie bin collection service.

When people looked at the rates increase, the amount, rather than the percentage were a truer indication of how great the impact would be, said fi-

nance committee chairman Neil Brown.

A $185 increase for wheelie bins would be a higher percentage increase in areas with a lower rating base than one where property values were much higher, he said.

Rural rates are likely to rise by just 0.5 per cent next year.

When councillors wrapped up their first round of budget workshops the average rate rise was predicted to be 5.73 per cent. But yesterday they confirmed several areas of spending that pushed

the numbers up.

Included in those were $120,000 on unsubsidised roading, $65,000 for a PA for mayor Donna Favel, $15,000 for sister city expenditure and $30,000 for grants for iwi engagement seed funding.

When the annual plan is signed off, the council will earn $33.194 million in rates income next year. This is down $2 million or 5.57 per cent on the amount it tipped in its long-term plan as necessary to run the district for the 2017/2018 year.

■ DAIRY INDUSTRY AWARDS

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The decisions of an adventure tourism guide and a secondary school teacher to opt out of their professions to become farmers paid off on Wednesday night when they qualified for the equivalent of the dairy industry Oscars.

Mid Canterbury sharemilkers Chris and Siobhan O’Malley won the share farmer of the year award at this year’s CanterburyNorth Otago Dairy Industry Awards, and will go on to represent the area at the national awards in May. The other big winners on the night were Kerry Higgins, who was named dairy manager of the year, and Ben Haley, also from Mid Canterbury, dairy trainee of the year.

The O’Malleys sharemilk 515 cows on Graham Brooker’s 138ha Thompsons Track farm.

“The competition process created a focus for parts of the farm and business that we may not have been as energetic towards,” Chris said.

With eight seasons’ experience in the dairying industry, they see their partnership as a strong foundation on which to grow their business.

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Mid Canterbury sharemilkers Chris and Siobhan O’Malley will carry the Canterbury-North Otago district’s torch at the national Dairy Industry Awards ceremony next month.

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Both Chris and Siobhan came into the industry with diverse experience.

In a past life Chris worked as an adventure tourism guide in New Zealand and Ireland.

He has sailed the Pacific Ocean and was named the 2016 Mid Canterbury Rugby Referee

of the Year.

Siobhan holds a Master of Arts in Classical Studies and a Diploma in Agribusiness Management, and was a secondary school teacher with a passion for English.

The couple have three children aged five years, three and a

half years, and eight months.

The region’s dairy trainee of the year, 24-year-old Ben Haley, is currently farm assistant for the New Zealand Rural Property Trust on an 1100-cow, 300ha property at Ashburton.

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Fans of the Crusaders made their way to the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds yesterday for a chance to meet their idols and learn a few skills.

The players in question were Seta Tamanivalu, Jed Brown and Whetu Douglas, with Jone Macilai unable to make the trip south due to illness.

Three drills were set out for the fans to show off their silky rugby skills, involving skills such as passing and agility.

Helping to make sure the drills ran smoothly were players from the Ashburton College First XV. Canstaff/Agstaff operations manager Jim Henderson said that with the help of the Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union a good event was always put on.

“We get good turnouts and the kids have a great time.”

Signing tables were also setup to give the fans a chance to get something signed, while spot prizes such as tickets were given out to fans trying their hardest in the drills, and who turned up the best-dressed.

“This isn’t something you get to come to very often,” said Christine Hopwood, a local fan.

“The kids were absolutely itching to get here.”

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Ollie to shine in Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s opening

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The star-studded production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert opens in Christchurch tonight, featuring local actor, Ollie Bubb.

Playing the character of Benji, it will be the first time the 11-year-old has performed at the Isaac Theatre Royal.

The show runs through until April 8.

It features 500 costumes, three flying divas, and a spectacular bus, built in Christchurch by Scenic Solutions, that will ‘play’ the title role of Priscilla.

At the heart of the story is a message of tolerance, diversity and anti-bigotry.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert will be the Ashburton Intermediate student’s first production with Showbiz Christchurch.

He made his professional theatre debut in 2015 playing Michael Banks in The Court Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins.

Before that, Ollie worked with Big Little Theatre Company and Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre.

Right – Ashburton actor Ollie Bubb (centre) appears in a Priscilla, Queen of the Desert scene featuring the three main characters. Pictured are (from left) Bernadette (Cameron Douglas), Benji (Ollie Bubb), Tick as Mitzi Mitosis (Isaac Pawson) and Adam as Felicia (Tom Worthington).

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■ METHVEN PROJECT

Development set to proceed

By SuSan SandyS

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A Methven landlord criticised for not following through on an ambitious construction project still plans to build at the site.

Robert Smallbone owns a significant proportion of the central business district in the ski town, and three years ago released plans to upgrade one corner into a multimillion dollar retail, office and apartment complex.

Resident Julie Clements has criticised the landlord and developer, saying he needs to get

on with the project. His buildings and others in the town were looking run down, she said.

Smallbone’s Methven-based property and development manager Mark Jacobs said everyone was entitled to their opinion, and he agreed there were “tired” buildings in Methven.

However, it was ironic that as Clements was voicing her concerns, traction was finally being made on the proposed building project, at the corner of McMillan Street and Forest Drive.

Architects were completing

plans for stage one, the project was in engineers’ hands and they aimed to apply for a building consent by September at the latest.

Changes had been made to the original plans, including alterations made to stage one. Initially they were going to demolish the former skate park building on the corner of McMillan Street and Forest Drive and construct a new building, but now they were going to support the roof structure and effectively build underneath.

Stage one would be single storey commercial space.

Stage two would be further redevelopment of existing buildings, while stage three would potentially involve new two-storey apartments on land at the former Activity Centre area.

Delays had been caused by undertaking other projects including earthquake strengthening of some of the Smallbone shops in Methven.

Additionally, it came back to a consideration on whether to retain existing buildings or not.

“To be honest with the proposition of hot pools looking more

and more likely, it makes it a much more attractive time to be starting something like this,” Jacobs said.

The face of retail had changed, but if people shopped locally there was the opportunity for businesses in the town to prosper.

To do such a project was a major output when the return was unknown, but as Methven grew it gave more confidence.

Another development favourable for Methven besides the hot pools had been the securing of the Mt Hutt Bike Park, he said.

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■ HAMILTON

71 -year-old kicked, beaten at bus stop He was simply worried about the bus stop getting damaged but it resulted in a Hamilton greatgrandfather getting brutally beaten and left bloodied on the ground.

The 71-year-old, who was too frightened to be named, said he’d recently had a double knee replacement operation.

As part of his recovery, his doctor had told him to go for regular walks to build up the strength in his legs again.

About 4.30pm on Friday, he left his Bankwood Road unit and heard some banging coming from the nearby bus shelter.

“I was standing there and these kids were in the bus stop and were banging, trying to wreck it.

“I went up to them and said ‘Hey, don’t do that, there are some old people behind there and they are sick.’ The older, aggressive, one said ‘what the f*** are you going to do about it’. I

walked up to him and said ‘listen ...’ and he threw punches at me.”

The great-grandfather of three said he was trying to calm the young man down when all of a sudden his fragile knees suddenly buckled and he fell to the ground.

“I saw him kick and I managed to cover my eye with my hand.”

It didn’t stop his attacker though, who continued to kick and punch him as he lay defenceless on the ground.

“Then they took off and I got up and I was sort of trying to get my balance and they came back.”

They grabbed a steel rubbish bin and slammed it on the back of his head as he was walking away.

“That’s when I went down again, because of my knees.”

They started kicking him again, on the ground, but that’s when Hamilton father Doug Beall happened to be driving by.

Beall says he initially thought the boys were helping the man up. But then he noticed the blows being thrown.

“Unfortunately, seconds later I realised these boys were beating this old man ... with a steel trash can that must have been on the side road and a metal scooter.

Kicking him directly in the face repeatedly and literally beating him to death.

“I sped up my car to get to the scene as fast as possible and slammed on the brakes, hit my horn to create a distraction, leaped out of the car and the boys ran away.”

He immediately called emergency services.

Police have since spoken to the four youths who were involved and although they couldn’t confirm their ages, they were estimated to range in age from 12 to 16. They have been referred to Youth Aid. - NZME

One dead after train slams into car A fatal level crossing crash is the second at the site in as many years.

An elderly man was killed yesterday when the Toyota Corolla he was driving collided with a train near Morrinsville in the Waikato about 3.20pm.

An elderly woman passenger was able to walk from the scene and was taken to Waikato Hospital by ambulance with moderate to serious injuries.

Police confirmed another elderly man was killed at the same crossing at an awkward intersection west of the town two years ago.

In yesterday’s crash both the car and the train were heading east toward Morrinsville from Hamilton.

Police are unsure what caused the crash and are investigating.

It’s not clear how fast either vehicle was travelling but the car was written off with extensive damage to the rear.

Witness Leah Conway, who lives opposite the railway crossing, said she was surprised to not hear the train approaching the intersection.

She didn’t notice the warning bells sounding either until after she had heard the noise of the crash.

“I didn’t really want to go and look, I didn’t know what it would be like,” she said, talking about the aftermath of the crash.

She said the railway crossing does not have traffic barriers.

KiwiRail’s group general man-

ager of asset management David Gordon said a 716m long freight train ferrying goods between Auckland and Tauranga struck the car.

“KiwiRail is saddened by the loss of life and offers sincere condolences to the friends and families of those affected,” he said.

“This is a terrible accident to occur on what is a busy stretch of line at a crossing with bells and warning lights, which our monitoring system shows were operating at the time.

He said the train driver was not injured in the collision but has been stood down from duties and will receive additional support as is usual procedure.

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Chairman Dennis Swaney (right) presents Alan McQuarters with a gift in recognition of his 24 years’ service to the Ashburton Community Committee of the Blind, its members and volunteers.

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Service to Ashburton committee recognised After 24 years of meeting at the Ashburton Fire Station, the introduction of a national plan means the Ashburton Community Committee of the Blind Foundation has to uproot to a new location.

A spokesperson said the Government now requires urban and rural fire services to combine, meaning the Ashburton Fire Station will alter its building to accommodate the rural and urban

fire services. Meetings will now be held at the Seniors’ Centre.

Alan McQuarters made the original arrangement possible and at the February meeting, chairman Dennis Swaney made a presentation to him in recognition of his service.

About 50 members, committee and volunteers meet monthly for entertainment, lunch, general socialising and outings.

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■ TVNZ

Proposal to mean job losses TVNZ staff yesterday learned of a new proposal that would mean job losses at the national television broadcaster.

TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick would not reveal how many jobs were in the firing line, but said staff should have a clearer idea of whether their jobs were safe or not in a couple of weeks.

“We will have conversations with teams and have consultations on what’s proposed but if we were to go forward with what’s proposed today we would disestablish a number of roles. We would create some new ones but in absolute terms the net effect would be less,” he said.

He said the job cuts would come from “the area of how we get the content back to TVNZ and then get it out to viewers”.

“If you look at the processes, the systems, the roles around the editing, the production, we think that there’s duplication in what we’re doing right now and we think we could create a centre of excellence in one place and do that more efficiently.”

He would not be drawn on whether staff would have to reapply for their jobs.

The company had a plan to centralise its “behind the scenes” processes while decentralising its news gathering resources, Kenrick said.

“What we’re looking at is trying to leverage the emerging technology tools that we have available to centralise the technical side of

Siri didn’t do it A Queenstown man who blamed voice-activated computer program Siri for dozens of cellphone calls to his estranged wife has been found guilty of harassment. Carl Ngawhika, cultural performer, was told he deliberately called the victim, Elisa Zagaglia, 32 times between December 2 and December 19 of 2015. Appearing in the Queenstown District yesterday, the defendant was told

by Judge Mark Callaghan his Siri explanation was “not credible’’.

Judge Callaghan convicted Ngawhika and ordered him to pay the victim $750 for emotional harm and witness airfare expenses of $1001.89. He also imposed a protection order in respect of the victim.

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TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick. things and free-up so that we can decentralise more of our news gathering.”

The company wanted to be represented in more regions across the country, something that was made easier by new technology, he said.

“At the same time we need to find more cost effective ways of doing that and the technology has advanced to such an extent that it is available and we’ve got confidence that it will deliver for us.

“The goal for us is to achieve more with less. Success for us would be to get more local stories

and to get those out to viewers in a more timely fashion.”

He said the changes were occurring as a result of an increasingly competitive market where broadcasters no longer competed only with local players but with global giants like Netflix.

The company would now undergo a consultation process and seek feedback from throughout the business, Kenrick said.

In December the Herald reported that the state broadcaster TVNZ spent more than $2 million in the past two financial years on “early termination” payments to top presenters and other news-

room staff. At the time, the business warned staff it needed to make radical changes to remain profitable.

Over the last 18 months several high-profile presenters have departed, including weather presenter Karen Olsen, weekend newsreader Bernadine OliverKerby, Fair Go’s Gordon Harcourt and Breakfast hosts Rawdon Christie and Nadine ChalmersRoss.

In August, TVNZ reported a net profit after tax of $12.7m for the financial year ending June 2016, down from $28.1m the previous year.

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Environment Minister challenged to a fist fight A conservation trust manager angry at Environment Minister Nick Smith’s swimmable river stance has challenged him to a boxing match – with the loser to “frolic” in one of Christchurch’s most polluted swimming holes.

Greg Byrnes posted a classified advert yesterday challenging Dr Smith to a “Queensbury Rules fist fight”.

He asked Dr Smith to meet

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him at the Otukaikino Swimming Hole, which he said was one of Christchurch’s most polluted waterways, but was still officially called a swimming hole.

“The loser to frolic in the water hole for no less than 5 minutes.

This is in line with my target to make 90 per cent of all members of the NZ Parliament believable by 2020,” he said in the advert.

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Mr Byrnes is general manager of the Te Kohaka o Tuhaitara conservation trust and a former Environment Canterbury planner, and said he saw the effect of pollution on Christchurch’s waterways every day.

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Earlier this month Dr Smith took a dip in the Manawatu River, in front of gathered reporters, after the river was labelled the worst in the western world and an accord was signed to improve it. He was challenged to swim in the river by Rangitaane kaumatua Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe, who said he was looking forward to seeing the MP in speedos.

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A Napier mother has been charged after her partner sexually abused her daughter. The woman, charged under new child abuse laws, has pleaded not guilty to failing to protect her daughter from the risk of sexual abuse. The 42-year-old, who has interim name suppression, faces charges failing to take reasonable steps to protect her daughter by knowing she was at risk of sexual assault or rape in their home.

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Lotto win unclaimed A $6.5 million Lotto prize remains unclaimed 12 days after the winning numbers were drawn. The winning ticket for the Powerball First Division prize drawn on March 11 was sold by Gisborne’s Grant Bros but has not yet been claimed.

The $6.5 million Powerball First Division prize was the 13th First Division winning ticket Grant Bros had sold over the years – and its first Powerball win.

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Launch runs aground A 10.6m launch crashed into a moored yacht near Devonport on Wednesday night before running aground. A police spokeswoman said the launch grounded shortly before midnight. She said no one was on the yacht. The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter searched for people who may have been in the water after the launch began taking on water and discovered the damaged yacht. No injuries were reported.

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OUR VIEW

Terrorism threat never far away

Friday, March 24, 2017

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POLL RESULT Results up to 5pm yesterday: Q: Are you for or against stubble burning in rural areas?

For 59.56%

Against 40.44%

Megan Gnad

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aving just returned from living in London for the past few years, waking up to the news of a terror attack in the heart of the city was an unsettling experience.

Yet, as shocked as we all were, the reality is it’s something Londoners have worried about in the back of their minds for a long time.

In the early hours of yesterday morning (NZ time), an attacker, armed with two large knives, mowed down pedestrians with his car on Westminster Bridge.

He then rushed at the gates in front of the Houses of Parliament, stabbing a policeman before he was shot by officers.

The footage seemed unreal to a city that has become used to seeing heightened security, terrorism exercise drills and scenarios played out publicly to train those in authority, but also as a warning to remain vigilant at all times.

The threat never seemed to be far away and, while barely spoken about, was never far from people’s thoughts.

People who were still on edge following the 7/7 London bombings.

We only have to look to Europe in the past few years to realise how very real the threat level remained.

The day of the London attack occurred exactly one year after the bombing of the Brussels Airport, which killed 32 civilians, three perpetrators and injured more than 300.

In November, 2015, France – still on high alert since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January that same year – was hit by a series of co-ordinated attacks, including at the Bataclan Theatre where 90 people were killed.

Not to mention the Nice truck attack in France, and the Berlin Christmas Market attacks late last year.

All of which are just a very short trip across the English Channel.

Londoners have been feeling vulnerable and on edge for some time, worried about copycat retaliations and lone wolf attacks, but in their stoic resilience, you would never notice it.

Their message has always been to remain aware, but carry on life as normally as possible, in spite of any fear and uncertainty.

As their famous slogan always said; Keep Calm And Carry On. #PrayForLondon

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oday we wrap up our week-long poll and opinion piece into the impact of stubble burning in Mid Canterbury’s rural areas.

We asked you whether you were for or against the issue and the results came in at: For – 59.56 per cent and Against – 40.44 per cent.

You also provided lots of advice, opinion and insight into both sides of the issue and what can be done to educate people and make positive steps in the right direction.

An official agreement has been reached to wait until July 1 before making any changes to the rules, when the merger of the urban and rural fire services into Fire and Emergency New Zealand takes place.

A national permitting system is being considered. Thanks for all your comments and discussion on the issue.

Look out for tomorrow’s Guardian where we launch our latest poll and let your voice be heard – www.guardianonline.co.nz.

Also, make sure you visit our Facebook page to join the conversations.

And lastly, thanks for voting! We always want to hear what you think.

Rosa I can’t imagine impacting so greatly on others lives - 17 fires counted on one morning - fire fighters away in Christchurch not here to defend out of control stubble burning. Beautiful Autumn days ruined for us & tourists. Kills good as well as bad bugs.

Wasted resource - opportunity to improve health of soil... Why are we still allowing this practice?

Graham (in response) Because you are wrong Farmers have to have firebreaks and water on hand to prevent out of control fires.

They are liable for costs of putting out the fires it they make a mistake.

In case you haven’t noticed this is a farming community if you want a tourist destination bugger off to Queenstown.

Kelli I don’t have an issue with stubble burning my issue is when every farmer does on the same day at the same time and you can’t go outside cause u can’t breathe better monitoring something in place to stop everyone doing it same day same time would be more beneficial

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Aaron would of thought that they would need permits with there rapid number etc attached that way can have a cross refrence when a call comes in same kind of thing as Brendon

Judith Easy stop the burn offs

Trudie People are often not driving past seeing it, so would see a sign. They see smoke in the distance and panoc

James Some farmers already put road signs out, make that mandatory problem solved.

Kirsty It’s pretty easy to tell a burn off from a fire. The smoke is different I thought.

Nessa Not everyone who spots smoke is from a rural town or even knows what a burn off is. Let alone the difference in the smoke.

Eileen Sort of OK with burning as it kills bugs as well as getting rid of the stubble and that reduces pesticide and herbicide use

Julie-Ann My issue is why was the wet back fires taken away from home which had so many benefits for saving electricity? Ok they smoked a little at night but in long run had no major effects like stubble burning which makes up for triple smoke pollution over a wet back and savings ? So backed to front with logic!

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Bachelor NZ reminds me of a homeless man in New York I

sat stirring in my seat, watching the telly, my body getting more tense the longer it went on.

No it wasn’t the latest Houdini act performed by the Crusaders. It wasn’t a horror movie, although the latter is the closer of the two.

Bachelor New Zealand 2017 hit the screen in our house.

I cringed my way through about 15 minutes before I turned to Manda and said “I’m sorry I just can’t do it. Can you please MY SKY this for later?”

“I know it’s utter crap, but I just can’t help watching it,” she said.

I felt her pain as I thought back to the last edition of the Bachelor with Naz and how I was sucked in.

It kind of reminded me of a moment in New York a few years ago. You know the moment, when you shouldn’t look at something, but you just can’t help yourself.

I was standing on a subway platform during rush hour waiting for a train. I spotted a homeless man at the top of some stairs near me. He was a mess!

His pants were kind of held up

Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR

by a belt, but the zipper had obviously given up the fight a long time ago.

His shirt was held together sort of by two buttons at the most. I felt sorry for him.

He appeared to meet my stare with one of his own straight back at me. I looked away, but then thought to myself, he can’t have been staring back at me, not with hundreds of people surrounding me.

I had a quick scan of the platform for him again. There he was, bold as brass, now closer to me, about 10 metres away. He was a big man and tall with it, possibly a bit smelly given the space those closest to him were giving him.

Much the same as a mate of mine from Christchurch, who over indulged before a game

of rugby at Lancaster Park and threw up on himself on the bank.

Amazing how a reasonably packed-in crowd can all of a sudden make a 10-metre circle around somebody very smelly.

Again he caught my stare and this time glared back. I quickly looked away again. I was saying to myself “don’t look, don’t you dare look”. But then that other little voice said “just have a wee peep, he won’t be looking, you know you want to”. I did. And HE DID. This time he was on the move, straight towards me. “It will be OK, he’ll just be going to the platform behind me, nothing to worry about,” I thought. No such luck! He stopped right in front of me, my nose was 22cm from his very open chest.

“I have had a crap awful day and don’t need the likes of you staring at me,” he hissed down at me in what sounded like a southern accent.

When I say hissed, volume wise it was somewhere between talking loudly and screaming. I apologised and looked awkwardly around, hoping to see someone I knew, that I could move

quickly to and get away from my new friend.

Two small miracles happened just then. Two trains arrived at the same time, he got on one and I got on the other one. “Phew, I’m glad that’s over I thought to myself,” but oh no, I was to be punished further for staring at the poor bugger.

Another homeless man got on my train, sat beside me and fell immediately asleep while leaning on my shoulder. I shrugged my shoulders and took my punishment, not that I had a choice as it was rush hour, the train was packed and I had no other option.

So Bachelor 2017, I will not stare at you or even glimpse at you this year. You will not suck me into your evil reality TV web.

Ahhh, maybe I could have a quick look on Sunday, just to make sure I’ve made the right decision?

Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

YOUR VIEW Water management Environment Canterbury’s chairman, David Bedford, responds to Steve Gerard’s recent opinion piece (Ashburton Guardian, March 22): Water management in Canterbury is all about collaboration, inclusiveness and integrity.

We know that water quality has declined in Canterbury as a result of development – both urban and rural.

We cannot simply put things back how they were – we need to find ways to control and limit land use and reduce the impact of existing activities on natural ecosystems.

We also need to ensure we have thriving communities and economic prosperity in Canterbury.

Our response has been to give local communities the power to come up with solutions to what are long-term and very difficult problems showing up in our streams, rivers, lakes and groundwater aquifers.

It’s worth, however, looking back 15 to 20 years – Canterbury was in the grips of a “water-rush”, farmers were applying for water

consents which were being granted through the courts in an adversarial, lawyer-based system.

As a result, catchments ended up being over-allocated – a legacy we are still dealing with today.

In 2009 the Canterbury Water Management Strategy was launched in an attempt to break the adversarial cycle and put in place a vision for sustainable water use.

It had the full support of Canterbury’s 10 district or city councils, Environment Canterbury and Ngai Tahu, as well advocacy and community groups.

Communities understand their local freshwater issues and are best placed to come up with realistic and sensible solutions based on collaboration and consensus.

This solution finding happens within the 10 water management zone committees that were set up as part of the strategy.

The involvement of local runanga on the water management zone committees is a key aspect that is often overlooked – their input provides a very strong cultural and environmental voice to the work of the committees.

Another key aspect that is of-

ten overlooked is the people appointed to zone committees are carefully chosen for their ability to see others’ points of view and work collaboratively. They are not people with immovable predetermined ideas.

The committees reflect their communities and so it is not surprising that in a farming community there are a number of farmers.

In the city-based committees there are mostly urban people.

What is important is that the committees are charged with delivering the goals of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy – the environment and cultural values get top priority.

They cannot redefine the priorities – their job is to come up with ways to achieve the vision for better water use already agreed when the strategy was developed.

If you talk to people serving on zone committees they invariably say everyone wants the same thing – clean and plentiful fresh water for now and for the future.

The differences between members often come down to timing, who pays for the work that needs to be done, and what compro-

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The members of the zone committees are to be congratulated for their courage and integrity and perseverance as they provide the community leadership we need as we work to protect and improve our freshwater.

While standards, rules and compliance are a very important part of the bigger picture, we believe the collaborative and solutions-based Canterbury Water Management Strategy is essential if we are to achieve long-term improvements in water quality and quantity in Canterbury.

Civic complex Why can’t we have the library built on the Eastfield development site (providing there will be plenty of parking) and the council building on the present site.

The church and former County Council building look lovely on that peaceful street, overlooking Baring Square.

It would be a shame to spoil the whole effect of that area.

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■ UNITED KINGDOM

Five killed in rampage A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain’s seat of power yesterday, ploughing a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament.

Five people were killed, including the assailant, and 40 others were injured in what Prime Minister Theresa May condemned as a “sick and depraved terrorist attack”.

Lawmakers, lords, staff and visitors were locked down after the man was shot by police within the perimeter of Parliament, just meters from entrances to the building itself and in the shadow of the iconic Big Ben clock tower. He died, as did three pedestrians on the bridge, and the police officer.

A doctor who treated the wounded from the bridge said some had “catastrophic” injuries. Three police officers, several French teenagers on a school trip, two Romanian tourists and five South Korean visitors were among the injured.

Police said they were treating the attack as terrorism.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism chief Mark Rowley said police believed there was only one attacker, “but it would be foolish to be over-

Grace Neutral in NZ Tattooing was once a radical act of selfexpression but today it’s accepted by the mainstream and for many, it’s an emblem of identity and memory. Exploring that identity and what it means for different cultures is at the heart of the Viceland series Needles & Pins, which premieres here on Tuesday. Hosted by Grace Neutral, the series saw the British tattoo artist wing her way to Aotearoa to meet our local tattoo community and learn about the growing popularity of ta moko.

Based in London, 26-year-old Neutral has transformed from ballerina to alternative hand poke tattoo artist, garnering a huge online following in the process.

Emergency services at the terrorist incident outside the Palace of Westminster, London, yesterday.

PHOTO AP “Tomorrow morning, Parlianational terrorism in the UK confident early on”. He said ment will meet as normal,” she was already listed at severe, an unarmed policeman, three said. Londoners and visitors meaning an attack was “highly civilians and the attacker died. “will all move forward togethlikely”.

Forty others, including three er, never giving in to terror and Speaking outside 10 Downpolice officers, were injured. never allowing the voices of ing Street after chairing a Islamic extremism was sushate and evil to drive us apart.” meeting of government’s pected in the attack, Rowley US President Donald Trump emergency committee, COsaid, adding that authorities was among world leaders ofBRA, May said that level would believe they know the assailfering condolences, and in not change. She said attempts ant’s identity but would not reParis, the lights of the Eiffel to defeat British values of deveal it while the investigation Tower were to be dimmed in mocracy and freedom through was ongoing. solidarity with London. - AP terrorism would fail.

The threat level for inter-

■ UNITED STATES

Trump team ‘incidentally monitored’ Private communications of Donald Trump and his presidential transition team may have been scooped up by American intelligence officials monitoring other targets and improperly distributed throughout spy agencies, the chairman of the House intelligence committee said yesterday – an extraordinary public airing of often-secret information that brought swift protests from Democrats.

Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’ comments led the committee’s ranking Democrat, Adam Schiff, to renew his party’s calls for an independent probe of Trump campaign links to Russia in addition to the GOP-led panel’s investigation.

Schiff also said he had seen “more than circumstantial evidence” that Trump associates colluded with Russia.

Nunes said he was concerned by officials’ handling of the communications in the waning days of the Obama administration.

He said the surveillance was conducted legally and did not appear to be related to the current FBI investigation into Trump associates’ contacts

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes speaks with reporters outside the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump. PHOTO AP with Russia or with any criminal warrants. And the revelations, he said, did nothing to change his assessment that Trump’s explosive allegations about wiretaps at Trump Tower were false.

Still, the White House immediately seized on his statements in what appeared to be a co-ordinated public display.

Moments after Nunes spoke on Capitol Hill, Trump spokesman Sean Spicer read his

statements from the White House briefing room podium.

The California congressman quickly headed up Pennsylvania Avenue to personally brief the president and to address reporters outside the West Wing. Nunes’ decision to brief the president was particularly unusual, given Trump almost certainly has access to the information from his intelligence agencies.

Rep. Jackie Speier said

Nunes’ disclosure could be a “weapon of mass distraction” in light of allegations of coordination between Russians and the Trump campaign during the 2016 campaign against Democrat Hillary Clinton.

“This is a bizarre situation,” Sen. John McCain said in an interview. “I’m calling for a select committee because I think this back-and-forth shows that Congress no longer has the credibility to handle this alone.”

Outside the White House, Nunes said, “What I’ve read bothers me, and I think it should bother the president himself and his team.”

Trump said he felt “somewhat” vindicated by the Republican’s revelations. “I very much appreciated the fact that they found what they found,” he said.

The disclosure came two days after FBI Director James Comey publicly confirmed the bureau’s own investigation into the Trump campaign’s connections with Russia and rejected Trump’s explosive claims that President Barack Obama wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the election.

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Bieber loves New Zealand He had a torrid time in Australia, but Justin Bieber has expressed his love for New Zealand after a week-long stay.

Bieber played one stadium show at Mt Smart in Auckland on Saturday night to mixed reviews. Since then, he’s holed up in Queenstown, taking part in a canyon swing, the Shotover Jet, and enjoying a burger at iconic takeaway spot Ferg’s Burger. He also downed shots at The Blue Door bar in Arrowtown, taking his shirt off and dancing with a senior citizen to an explicit Jay Z song. Bieber has obviously loved every second of it, judging by his latest tweet, sent yesterday morning which said: “I love New Zealand”.

Adele may not be back Adele’s down under promoter has warned Adele “might not be back”. The UK singing sensation performed at Mt Smart Supertop last night, then again on Saturday and Sunday, her first ever shows in New Zealand. Tour promoter Michael Coppel has said that this might be the only time the singer makes it here. “We may never see her again,” Coppel said.

“Adele’s been quoted as saying she won’t tour again, she’s doing this big tour as a recognition of her huge record sales and the enormous demand to see her live.

It’s impossible to tell what happens next.

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BNZ to invest responsibly KiwiSaver providers ‘petulant or greedy’

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

further to achieve more balanced growth. Although quarterly GDP was weaker than expected for the fourth quarter of 2016, as it was impacted by temporary factors, the growth outlook remains positive.

House prices are moderating and headline inflation has returned to the target band and longer-term expectations see inflation remaining around 2 per cent. The market is pricing in zero chance of a rate hike at the next meeting in May, although is pricing in a 1 per cent chance of a further rate cut. The majority of the market sees the RBNZ raising rates in the first quarter of 2018.

One of the factors that the RBNZ highlighted as contributing to growth is the strong level of migration. February’s net migration was equal to the record set in the previous month, hitting a net inflow of 71,300 people.

Those coming on a work visa made up around a third of all arrivals, with most of these coming from the UK and Europe. New Zealanders and Australians made up the second largest group of arrivals, while the number of students arriving decreased from prior months.

The number of those arriving on a short-term basis also equalled the annual record set last month and increased 10.7 per cent from February last year, with 3.544 million visitors arriving.

The dairy sector was again in

focus this week with the latest Global Dairy Trade auction results showing a 1.7 per cent rise in the average price of dairy. This put an end to the losing streak which had wiped more than 9 per cent off the index in two auctions.

In positive news for New Zealand farmers, whole milk powder increased 2.9 per cent at the auction and, although it is still lower than where it started the year, this was a move in the right direction. In further positive news, the auction gain came despite an increase in volume sold, boosting optimism that the market can cope with increased volumes.

Expectations are for dairy prices to be fairly stable from here and Fonterra is expected to maintain its current forecast farmgate milk price of $6.00 per kg of milksolids.

This was reiterated with the release of the company’s first half result, announced this week also.

The half saw an increase in profit of 2 per cent from the previous year for the dairy co-operative.

However, forecast earnings per share were cut to a range of 45 to 55 cents, a five cents per share decrease at both the top and bottom end of the range, as the company said that world dairy prices have been volatile and have put a squeeze on margins.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request. 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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t has been a fairly busy week for New Zealand in terms of information being released, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate announcement on Thursday the highlight of the week.

In addition to this, the latest Global Dairy Trade auction was held with surprising results, migration data for February was released as well as two members of the NZX50 reporting half-year results.

Global markets took a swing lower this week, as fears grew over what the Trump administration in the US might actually be able to implement in terms of its stimulus package. The three main US indices fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, all experiencing their worst single day decline since before the election. Global markets followed them lower as well with the Japanese Nikkei falling almost 2 per cent in a single day.

The local market was certainly led by the deep falls from its global peers, however losses were a lot more muted.

The RBNZ’s OCR announcement was the main event for the week for New Zealand investors.

Although it seemed a given that the RBNZ would hold rates steady this month, the commentary that accompanied the decision was always going to attract interest.

The rate was held at the historic low of 1.75 per cent for the second month in a row and it looks likely to stay at this level for a significant period of time.

The statement said that monetary policy will remain accommodative for a considerable period.

The exchange rate has fallen 4 per cent since February which the RBNZ is pleased about, however, they would like to see it weaken

should suspend the default status of those funds and transfer their members to other default schemes while those funds sorted out their investments.

Having default status means the funds automatically receive new members from those who are automatically enrolled in KiwiSaver and do not choose a provider.

Those people are randomly allocated to one of nine default schemes. RNZ reported that ANZ

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The market week in review

Sam Stubbs

was planning to exit its passive investments and launch its own ethical fund soon.

Kiwibank also said it was planning to launch its own ethical fund.

RNZ reported that Westpac would exit its investments by the end of the year while Mercer was still reviewing its investments.

But Stubbs said the excuses the KiwiSaver providers had given for not getting out of the investments were poor and were all about costsaving for the provider.

He alleged those which were planning to set up their own funds were doing it so they could maximise their profits. “They are either being petulant or greedy. If they are going to act like petulant children they should be put on the naughty step,” Stubbs said.

Jacqui Dean, minister for commerce and consumer affairs, said she expected KiwiSaver funds to withdraw from cluster munitions and other banned weapons “as soon as practically possible”.

– NZME

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Four KiwiSaver default funds should be suspended by the Government until they exit investments in banned weapons’ makers, says Simplicity boss Sam Stubbs.

Stubbs’ call comes after Radio New Zealand reported yesterday that ANZ, Kiwibank, Westpac and Mercer still had passive investments in companies involved with cluster bombs, anti-personnel mines and nuclear weapons through global index funds.

That’s despite the companies promising to ditch the investments last year after research by the Herald and RNZ revealed KiwiSaver providers had millions of dollars invested in them.

Stubbs said the four KiwiSaver providers had enough time to transfer out of the investments and now they should be punished for not doing so.

“They clearly feel they can take their time. They need to receive the message that this is not trivial.”

Stubbs said the Government

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Bank of New Zealand has developed a responsible investment policy which excludes companies involved in the production of cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines, nuclear weapons and tobacco or tobacco products from its international equity holdings, it said.

“In the last 3.5 years our funds under management have grown from $1.5 billion to almost $4 billion today, so we’ve undertaken a comprehensive review of our investment business,” BNZ head of wealth and private bank Donna Nicolof said in a statement. In the past BNZ invested in commingled funds alongside other institutional investors.

“One of our key investment beliefs is that risk and return are equally important and we have made the decision to exclude companies involved in the manufacture of tobacco on the basis that there is no safe level of use and engagement with these companies is futile. The regulatory and litigation risks faced by this industry are significant,” Nicolof said.

The investment policy at BNZ, a subsidiary of National Australia Bank, spans all investments it makes on behalf of customers and includes the investments of the BNZ KiwiSaver Scheme.

The move follows investor uproar last year after media investigations found New Zealanders had unknowingly invested $152 million in arms manufacturers and big tobacco companies through their KiwiSaver funds.

Earlier yesterday the opposition Green Party said the Government needs to set a clear deadline for when all KiwiSaver providers should have divested from companies involved in the manufacture of cluster bombs, landmines, and nuclear weapons.

According to a report by Radio NZ four default providers – Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Kiwibank, Westpac Banking Corp and Mercer – still had passive investments in such companies.

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olden has saved the best until last for its final year of locally produced Commodore, combining high-tech features with exceptional customer value and the dynamic performance Commodore has built its reputation on over the past 38 years.

Holden New Zealand General Manager of Communications, Ed Finn, said the 2017 Commodore honoured the attributes that have elevated it to be one of the country’s most loved cars, whilst hinting at the exciting, technology focus the nextgeneration will offer.

“Commodore has always stood for leading driving dynamics, exceptional customer value and a striking road presence, and the 2017 Commodore is a perfect example of that,” said Mr. Finn.

“Not only have we added some great styling enhancements like black accents and some stunning new colours, we’ve also dialed up the technology offering with head-up display and satellite navigation available on SV6 models and above.”

Adding to cosmetic enhancements, Holden has introduced three new colours to the 2017 Commodore range, including Light My Fire (orange), Spitfire Green and Son of a Gun Grey, giving customers looking for a collectable final model year vehicle another tough decision to make.

The Commodore range has been simplified for 2017 with manual transmission reserved for V8 sports sedans and utes,

whilst SS-V models and Calais Sportwagon are no longer available.

With high demand expected, customers are encouraged to order their MY17 Commodore vehicles via their local Holden dealer as soon as possible.

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The Carter connection

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n February 10 it was neat being able to refer to Tony Haycock’s Over Steering column in Classic Driver magazine.

Reflecting on his thoughts and activities, Tony mentioned his acquisition of a vintage Renault which has in times past been owned by two Ashburton identities – Sam Cullimore and Russ Carter.

There is another interesting twist to the tale – Tony Haycock’s partner Maggie is related to Russ Carter – which means the car has a family association for them.

Russ Carter’s family have a real Renault connection because his late father Clarrie was the proprietor of Carters Motors, who were Renault agents in Dunedin.

After discovering all this we had a quick chat with Russ and it became obvious there is a fascinating back-story.

So we said we were looking forward to catching up with Russ to hear some more.

We’ve now had that catch-up, and what an interesting chat we had.

When Russ’s father Clarrie enthusiastically announced that his Dunedin business Carter’s Motors had been appointed Renault agents he described the vehicles he would sell as high-grade motors of incomparable excellence.

The advertisement advised that Renault not only produced cars but also lorries, fire engines, omnibuses, tractors, road sweepers and other machinery as well.

It was suggested the variety of Renault products was probably unique.

Early installation of four-wheel brakes was cited as an example of Renault’s innovation.

The advertisement contained an interesting statistic pointing out that at the time one in four London taxis was a Renault and between 1907 and 1924 those cabs had travelled a distance approximately equivalent to 13 times around the world.

In the announcement Carter’s Motors referred to the graceful lines of Renault cars and mentioned the range included engines with power outputs ranging between 8 and 45 horsepower.

Commercial vehicles ranged in size up to 10 tons.

Pretty impressive statistics for the 1920s.

In 1925 Dunedin hosted the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, which was a huge event.

Clarrie Carter saw the exhibition as a wonderful marketing opportunity, which of course it was.

Carter’s Motors set up a stand which was described by the media as one of the most impressive displays of modern motor vehicles.

Their display certainly accentuated Renault styling and the range of cars available.

The media described the Renaults on display as exclusively shaped cars of great quality and exquisite finish, saying they were amongst the best in motor craftsmanship.

Interestingly the report went on to say that the French-made cars were very familiar on the roads of the Dominion, maybe something which we wouldn’t necessarily think of as we tend to think of English and American cars being more common in early days.

The display mounted by Carter’s Motors impressed the organisers of the exhibition so much they decided it warranted recognition, so they agreed to award a Diploma for Merit for General Display.

Russ still has the framed Diploma and its accompanying citation; it is a special family heirloom which he is particularly proud of.

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Now 92 years old, the diploma is not only a fascinating and impressive historical document, it’s also testament to Clarrie Carter’s merchandising skills.

Those skills would later see Clarrie being a successful agent for Canadian firm Beatty Brothers, whose products included washing machines.

Russ and Win Carter moved to Ashburton when Russ was employed by the Ashburton Electric Power Board and they have remained here in their retirement.

Over the years Russ has owned a few cars, the first being a 1934 Standard, followed by a Chrysler.

Russ says both those cars had interesting features, while a Mercedes which

spent many years with Russ and Win is a unique vehicle.

They have also enjoyed travels and adventures in their mobile home.

One of Russ’ most memorable motoring moments occurred when he helped repair a Rhode car owned by a friend.

Rhode cars were manufactured in Britain in the 1920s.

The car had a broken back axle, so Russ and his friend carefully measured the parts so they could be rebuilt.

When they reassembled the parts the crown wheel and pinion didn’t fit the way they thought it would, but Russ did manage to refit it and of course the two friends were eager to give the car a test drive.

The car went really well except for one very minor thing – it had gone from three forward and one reverse gear to the opposite of that.

Three back and one forward!

Russ said they had a bit of fun around Dunedin over a weekend but the novelty soon wore off and ultimately they sorted out the gearbox.

The Rhode had an interesting feature – it had just one door, and that was on the passenger’s side.

Our conversation with Russ covered all sorts of interesting topics.

We knew it would be interesting to have a chat with Russ Carter.

And we were right!

Adverts reminders of a bygone era

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t’s often fascinating to look back at editorial styles from earlier years.

A late 1920s advertisement announcing Carter’s Motors move to new premises is a reminder of this.

Billed “A Plain Statement Of Fact!” it advises the business will shortly be “removing” to larger premises, because of the increase in demand for Renault cars.

Consequently some cars which had “been absorbed during the ordinary course of trade” were offered at bargain prices.

The advertisement goes on to say “and we repeat BARGAIN because each is quoted far below its market value”.

Readers were advised it would pay them to call and inspect the cars.

So what were the bargain prices for these what we would these days call trade-ins?

A handsome roomy seven

seater 1927 model beautifully upholstered in leather and featuring four wheel brakes and every conceivable accessory was offered for 350 pounds.

For 125 pounds a buyer could drive away in a car used by a Dunedin doctor who had purchased a larger model.

Having only run 8000 miles everything was described as practically new and it was stated this extremely economical 9hp was a sturdy job which would take you anyone.

The sale also included a Renault Fire Trailer pump which received a First Order of Merit Award at the Dunedin expedition and had only been used for demonstration priced at 350 pounds and for 250 pounds one could pick up a Renault electric lighting plant.

The models, wording and prices are a reminder of a bygone era and are an indication of the range of products produced by Renault.

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he 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor has arrived in the UK, with deliverymileage examples of the 444bhp ‘super-truck’ available from Clive Sutton, one of London’s leading supercar and luxury car dealers.

The car sourcing specialist has initially acquired five left-hand-drive examples of the latest F-150 Raptor, with three already snapped up by long-standing clients. The vehicle can be viewed now by appointment at Sutton’s premises in St John’s Wood, with on-the-road prices starting from £78,000.

Ford’s latest F-150 Raptor has been widely anticipated in the UK since the end of production of the previous truck in 2014.

Significant features include a lightweight aluminium body, an efficient and powerful twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine producing 444bhp and 510lb ft of torque, and a 10-speed automatic gearbox.

High-performance Fox Racing shock absorbers are fitted as standard, giving the Raptor incredible off-road agility.

Customers interested in right-hand-drive vehicles can commission a conversion of the new F-150 Raptor through Sutton Bespoke’s specialist programme, at a cost of £36,000.

Sutton’s right-hand-drive conversions use precision-sculpted mouldings of interior components, using a blend of both traditional and modern techniques to mirror the dashboard appearance and steering assembly.

Sutton Bespoke’s supercharging package takes the truck’s V6 petrol engine to over 590bhp, priced at £10,800 and an active sports exhaust option from £3200.

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Showstoppers P

orsche is the latest manufacturer to be confirmed for The London Motor Show 2017 from May 4-7.

The latest Porsche models, including the 2017 Panamera, Cayenne, Macan and the much-revered 911, will be showcased by Porsche Centre West London in Battersea Park.

The London Motor Show is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the automotive calendar and is becoming an iconic event in the heart of London, entirely appropriate for Porsche Centre West London’s audience.

Alec Mumford, Chairman of The London Motor Show, commented: “We are delighted to have Porsche Centre

West London at The London Motor Show.

“Porsche is the latest big-name manufacturer confirmed for the event further adding to the superb spectacle on offer for show-goers.

“The latest Porsche cars and merchandise on display at the show will be a massive crowd-pleaser to visitors to

the show across the weekend.”

Porsche Retail Group Marketing Manager Simon Gardiner said: “We are looking forward to showcasing the very latest Porsche cars and merchandise to visitors at The London Motor Show.

“We are excited to use this show to meet all of the loyal customers and Porsche fans across the weekend.”

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little red, fully recyclable eco-car designed and built by University of Canterbury students has won a major international design excellence award in New Zealand’s first entry into the competition.

The electric car, designed and built by a team of eight UC Engineering students dubbed the EnduroKiwis, was awarded the prestigious Design Award at the Asian leg of the Shell Eco-Marathon in Singapore.

The UC students competed with hundreds of other students to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. The primary goal of the competition is not to break speed records or finish first but to build a vehicle that can last the longest on as little fuel as possible.

In a world first, the UC students produced an electric vehicle made entirely from thermoformed plastic sheets, including the

chassis and the outer panels.

Judges described its build quality as the best they have ever seen, UC faculty advisor Bruce Robertson says.

“The judges said it was the easiest decision ever and all the feedback was very satisfying for the whole team.”

“The EnduroKiwis team won for producing a car that brought fresh thinking about recyclability to the competition,” according to the judges’ citation.

The judges also said the UC team’s approach to the competition also transcended the challenge of minimising energy use by focusing on how the materials we consume also have an impact on the environment.

“Ultimately, the EnduroKiwi car was eyecatching enough to make passers-by stop and look, but the way it was built should also prompt observers to stop and think,” the citation added.

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1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 COALGATE TAVERN STAKES

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1 73445 Opawa Judy 30.84 4 3 2 35554 Cawbourne Excite nwtd 2 3 84332 Another Message 30.42 4 23866 Spring Sam 30.74 5 7176X Oak Spur 30.86 6 48438 Smokey Action 30.36 7 75187 Festive Flair nwtd 1 8 22211 Sader Nation 30.11 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES 9 37772 Charlie Runkel nwtd $2,100, C1, 520m 10 48848 Goldstar Phelps nwtd

86782 Fab Action 30.70 58848 Dora Dufran 30.80 75436 Princely Money nwtd 14333 Kay Bomb nwtd 55621 Cawbourne Leaha 30.33 62673 Goldstar Dodge 30.88 47232 Avalanch City 31.00 42544 Opawa Mine 31.62 66557 Luciastar 31.03 87873 Opawa Minstrel 30.57

2:33PM

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R Blackburn McCook & Jopson S & B Evans J T McInerney Hart & Taylor Lane & Wales J T McInerney J T McInerney Mitchell & Smith M Grant

Compiled by

S & B Evans J Dunn J T McInerney G Cleeve C Roberts S & B Evans J T McInerney Lane & Wales J T McInerney Lane & Wales

ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT $1,200, C1, 295m

34F61 Bad Bindi 17.70 32767 Go Tommo 17.10 67323 Homebush Tulip 17.59 1811 NippaOfSambucca 17.53 44735 Adjudicator 17.23 34875 Sparkling Terra 17.23 75112 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.75 31431 High On Vee 17.64 24846 Lagoon Allira nwtd 62457 Opawa Pam nwtd

A Bradshaw J Tanner J T McInerney J T McInerney S & B Evans Casey & Fagan A Joyce A Williams Mitchell & Smith Lane & Wales

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1800m; Straight: 450m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly Fine

14 X7706 Swiss Dream (5) 55.5 J Mahoney 15

Tsarcraft 16 Your Grace 2 17 X8452. Olympic (2) 57.5 S McKee

S Weatherley (a2) SCRATCHED SCRATCHED

3:09PM

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$1,400, C2, 295m

G Cleeve J Rush C Roberts C Weir R Blackburn G Cleeve McCook & Jopson C Roberts G Cleeve

PROTEXIN DASH

11322 Stu On It 17.53 35333 Falconhurst 17.73 42111 Culvie Lass 17.45 27324 Ad’s Spice 18.06 14646 Fear Marina 17.51 43273 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.77 23665 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 17544 Minder 17.57 46267 Smash Fire 17.63 32782 Know Logic 17.73

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

Lane & Wales C Roberts McCook & Jopson J T McInerney P Scott S & B Evans J T McInerney G Cleeve J Dunn S & B Evans

DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH

14124 Know Sweat 17.72 35448 Token Ace 17.26 76828 Cawbourne Patty nwtd 32313 Kata 17.38 55651 Harsesis 17.42 44425 Know Respect 17.28 12683 Another Fan 17.38 54213 Super Stevie 17.36 38264 Know Salute 17.29

3:27PM

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$2,100, C1, 520m

$1,200, C1, 295m

Mitchell & Smith A Joyce Hart & Taylor J Tanner J T McInerney S & B Evans McCook & Jopson J T McInerney M Grant G Cleeve

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

9 0023X Stoked Me (7) 56 K O'Riley T Thornton 10 93X47 Muriwai (6) 55.5 S Hale G Cooksley 11 41003 Orphea (9) 55 L Noble L Innes

Alakazam (5) 55 Moroney/Gerard C Lammas 2:42PM WEST BROOK WINES 1600 1132 0X883.

X60X5 Lord Ascot (2) 55 G & D Rogerson A Jones (a) $10,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1600m D Danis (a4) OPT 405 14 9990X Midnight Mistress (11) 54.5 R Gussey 1 B Hutton (a) 4 1 16010. Greencast (7) 60 Logan/Gibbs M Cameron S Spratt 2 15 2215 Neeson (4) 58.5 S McKee M Coleman 1 2 31187 Camino Rocoso (4) 58.5 Baker/Forsman O Bosson C & K FARRELL CONTRACTORS LTD 1600 3:51 PM 2

3 77163 Lucky Sweep (11) 58.5 S McKee

S Spratt D Prastiyou $10,000, MDN, 1600m 4 X0546. Ryker (8) 58.5 G Alton M Coleman OPT 407 2 1 X3222. Red Raven (7) 58.5 T & M Cruz M Du Plessis G Cooksley M Coleman 5 9X748 Silencer (6) 57.5 Wallace/Peard 4 2 32003 Keep Up (14) 58.5 C Henderson S Collett D Johnson S Collett 6 32772 Masu (5) 57 S Marsh 1 3 225 Savapak (5) 58 S Marsh D Johnson 7 62531. Volts (2) 56.5 D Greene S Weatherley (a2) 2:07PM AVONDALE RACES ANZAC DAY 1400 A Collett 3 8 1 Selous (3) 56 T Pike L Innes 4 48246. Narvick (8) 58 S Cole 12:57PM NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE OPT 404 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 9 684X9 Cancellara (9) 55.5 G Brick 5 Newton SCRATCHED A Jones (a) OPT 402 $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 9X450 Pierian Spring (1) 57.5 G & D Rogerson 6 Oracle Of Omaha SCRATCHED B Hutton (a) 10 5X624. Twinkles (1) 55 R James M McNab 1 1 45 Tarzan (2) 57.5 S McKee 1 2 48. Twentysixtwelve (15) 57.5 Logan/Gibbs M Coleman J Waddell O Bosson 11 32507. High Class (10) 54 J Mahoney A Collett 7 87362 Sensibility (1) 56.5 C McNab 8 2 2 4 3 65X9. Stevie’s Surprise (4) 57.5 R Manning Z Nor Azman (a3) Valentine Secret SCRATCHED Bostonian (11) 57.5 T Pike L Innes IRT 1200 9 245X4 Gata (4) 56 Baker/Forsman 3 Ohceedee (9) 57.5 S Cole A Collett 4 M Cameron Bizzwinkle (9) 57.5 G Old C Lammas 3:18PM $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 10 933 Top Actress (6) 56 S McKee 4 6 The Mitigator (3) 57.5 P McKay K McCulloch S McKay (a) 5 For Sam (7) 57.5 Peter & Dawn Williams M Du Plessis OPT 406 5 86 Verses (1) 57.5 E Osborne 4 1 23437. Al Pacino (12) 59.5 P McKay 3 11 492 Vinorules (10) 56 Moira & Kieran Murdoch B Hutton (a) 6 L Innes Golden Valkyrie (6) 57.5 J Whale J Waddell 2 9X826. Eprouvez (13) 59.5 G Richardson 6 S Collett 12 28 My Dakota (11) 56 G Richardson M McNab Formidable (4) 57.5 S Ritchie S Collett 7 Hoof Hustler (14) 57.5 R James 3 7 43 Fashion Sense (5) 55.5 T Pike D Johnson 8 O Bosson 13 358 Smart Garden (15) 56 G & D Rogerson C Lammas Youvebeenlitup (10) 57.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 3 1X Alamosa Express (1) 58.5 Autridge/Richards 8 534X Inanna (10) 55.5 K & L Rae 3 4 3821 Breezon (14) 58.5 S McKee 3 9 20X33 Our Girl Madi (8) 55.5 S Marsh S Spratt 14 679X5 Where Are You (9) 56 S Ritchie S Weatherley (a2) S Spratt D Johnson 4 9 Mongolian Beauty (7) 55.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 10 6X Zanyetta (11) 55.5 Baker/Forsman M Du Plessis 15 06X Cheex (12) 56 K & D Bussey M Coleman 5 45X60. Hardcase (10) 58 T Pike 10 1 6 1624. Crookshanks (3) 57.5 C McNab So Far Sokool SCRATCHED 11 J Waddell 16 Queen El Jay (3) 56 Baker/Forsman M Coleman Dora Maar (13) 55.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch A Collett 0 17 68X La Foi (13) 56 Thomas/Smith 11 7 Morweka SCRATCHED Anevay (8) 55.5 G Old C Lammas 12 Marjolet (3) 55.5 G Old A Jones (a) 12 0 18 09X00 The Kaihu Kid (2) 58.5 C Stevenson 8 1 Anacapri (8) 57 D Wilson Chiquitita SCRATCHED 13 X0060. Michiko (12) 55.5 L Saunders D Johnson 1 33233 Darci Deniro (8) 58.5 G Richardson 2 2 40664 Magic Chai (9) 58.5 T Pike 3 0X756 Takeit To Thelimit (6) 58.5 C Evans 4 70 Giant Like (5) 58.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 5 X0880. Head Office (12) 58.5 Wallace/Peard 6 Lucky Octaine (11) 58.5 G Old 3 7 035 Good Union (3) 58 Logan/Gibbs 1 8 59332 Rocanic (4) 56.5 C Stevenson 4 9 66723 Goodiegoody (10) 56.5 S McKee 10 02506 Over Torque (7) 56.5 K Fursdon 11 7X905 Rose Sauvage (2) 56.5 G Brick 12 7X009 Spanish Showgirl (1) 56.5 S Ralph

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K McCulloch D Johnson C Lammas R Jones M Cameron A Jones (a) J Waddell B Hutton (a) A Collett S Collett M Du Plessis M Vance

1 222 More Than Fast (5) 58.5 Autridge/Richards 1 2

Cool Belt 2 3 Howbowdat (8) 58.5 J & B Vance 4 X8452. Olympic (2) 58 S McKee 5 2 Project (7) 58 T Cole 6 My Prophecy (3) 58 S McKee 3 7 2X Smart Thinking (9) 56.5 S Marsh 8 24570. The Kipling Girl (4) 56.5 S Wenn 4 9 23202 She’stoohottotrot (10) 56 S Ritchie 10 6X Bride To Be (6) 56 R James 11 9. Centreofattraction (1) 56 J Mahoney

O Bosson SCRATCHED M Vance

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Today at Addington Raceway

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March 24, 2017

Kowhai Monarch (9) M Jones L McKay (J,Cl) 4:19PM AVON CITY FORD MOBILE TROT 9 63574 Barrier

OPT 801 $8,000, 2YO MOB. TROT, 1950m 1 10 11192 Chevron Express (21) C Dalgety D Dunn PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 4 11 11693 Lavros Jack (u1) R Kennedy C D Thornley 1 55 Rachmaninov (1) T Grant C R Thornley CLARKSON SIGNS-THE COMPLETE SIGN STUDIO PCE $8,000, 3YO+ 2 2 48 Castlereagh (2) M Jones S Ottley 5:37PM Up–& including R55, others with cond., 2600m 1 3 32 Majestic Hurricane (3) K & T Barron B Orange OPT 804 R Holmes 4 64399 Imperial Whiz (4) A Clark A Clark 1 7X007 Thats Bettor (1) D McKenzie J Keast 4 5 64 Well Defined (5) K Townley D Dunn 2 00906 Handlebar Hank (2) H Westrum 3 Flamboyant SCRATCHED 3 6 3 Zsa Zoe (6) K Ford A Tomlinson 4 4 63303 Sans Le Sou (3) R Alfeld R Alfeld 7 26 BJ Lindenny (7) D Bennett M Williamson R May

Majestic Lavros (8) M Jones M Jones 5 46811 Idealagain (4) R Dickson 8

1 6 414X0 The Bachelor (5) T Butt Barrier C D Thornley 2

7 12X76 Shineonucrazydiamond (6) C Dalgety D Dunn 9 0 Katiki Lad (21) R Allen J W Cox P McClelland 10 Renezmae (22) J Harrington J Harrington (J) 8 226X0 Christian Lady (7) P McClelland

9 X5490 Articulight (8) D Taylor

J Young 11 Red Harbour (u1) K James R Close

Barrier 4:45PM CLARKSON SIGNS-HANDCRAFTED SIGNS PACE $12,000, 10 38969 Royal Jester (21) M House C DeFilippi 3YO+ R56–R65, 1950m 11 89736 Gunpowder (22) B Hutton OPT 802 J Curtin 1 76121 Hard Days Night (1) L Jones R Close 12 52600 Mrs Brown’s Boy (23) J Howe J W Cox 2 X6100 Maddisons Desire (2) J Howe J W Cox 0 13 09000 Sicilian Secret (24) I Schwamm I Schwamm 3 3 43043 Bettor To Be Tricky (3) C Dalgety D Dunn 14 X3004 Anika Lindenny (25) T Twidle M Williamson 4 00199 Burn Off (4) G & N Hope R McIlwrick (J) 3 15 16662 Mighty American (26) K & T Barron B Orange 5 11X Pembrook Ideal (5) C Dalgety T Chmiel 16 02655 Claus (27) S Moore R Close 6 49961 Benji Mara (6) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 6:06 PM PRIME PANELS NZ JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $8,000, 4YO+ Up–& 7 16350 The Honey Badger (7) R Dunn S Ottley including R55, others with cond. JUN.D, 2600m 2 8 11X2 Forgotten Highway (8) M Kerr B Orange OPT 805 M Purvis (J)

Vanhalem (9) M House J Curtin 1 00868 Vera’s Delight (1) B McLellan 9 4198X Barrier

4 2 36220 Late Mail (2) C McDowell L Lester (J) 3 3 15364 Lolita Franco (3) R Dickson D Keast (J) 1 10 13713 The Valiant (21) J Hay J Hay J Markham (J) 4 11 18213 Unico Legend (22) G & N Hope R May 4 67664 Midfrew Tarpediem (4) C Markham 5 56051 Hotdiggettycullen (5) C Chalmers K Cox (J) 5:11PM NEXIA NEW ZEALAND TROT $13,000, 3YO+ 1 6 4129 Selena Franco (6) S McRae J Morrison (J) OPT 803 R60–R75, R76–R78 with cond., 1950m 7 35347 Bella Jones (7) G & N Hope R McIlwrick (J) 1 1132 Arnold (1) K & T Barron K Butt (J) B Orange 8 87001 Sweet Marylou (8) A Garters 2 50305 Dusky Eyre (2) R Allen M Williamson 9 22050 Bird Of Paradise (9) B Ward S Payne (J) 3 58243 Foreverman (3) R Dunn R Houghton 10 00000 Flamboyant (10) D Taylor A Stewart (J) 4 10186 McLovin (4) R Jenkins A Lethaby 11 07490 Donegal Carrickfin (11) D Broadhurst S Tomlinson (J) 3 5 20120 Sexy Rexy (5) A Donnelly T Chmiel 12 7X068 Bridget Blue Chip (12) R Holmes R Cameron (J) 6 12201 Sundons Flyer (6) B Negus 2 13 01301 Wozniacki (13) J Harrington S Ottley J Harrington (J) 2 7 11313 Needle (7) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 14 67045 Rah De Rah (14) B Hutton L McKay (J) 8 0210P Missandei (8) B Negus M Purdon 15 69931 Terrier (15) J Bartlett C Smith (J)

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Few Evening Showers

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65108 Smooth Mara (16) P Bagrie

6:34PM 806

OPT

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CLARKSON SIGNS-SUPPLIER OF ADDINGTON HCP PACE $13,000, R80 & faster DiscrHcp, 2600m

41543 Benicio (1) L Jones 12544 Luciano (2) B McLellan Kotare Yael 15343 Usain Colt (1) G & N Hope 34776 Maverick (2) N McGrath 27455 Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn 95966 Locharburn (1) K Chapman

J W Cox B McLellan SCRATCHED R May N McGrath R Houghton D Dunn

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 8:06PM OPT 809

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1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10 DEX, GREG, MARK- WDC CANADA 2017 TROT $8,000, 3YO+ Up–& including R59, 1950m

1 Shpeedy SCRATCHED 2 72008 Sugar Cane (1) D McCormick D D McCormick 3 18052 Lightworkofit (2) D Burrows S Golding 4 8PX10 Rum In The Sun (3) M Palermo J W Cox 5 99265 Muscles Galore (4) C & A Edmonds S Ottley 6 9566X Westy Boyz (5) M Fuller J Curtin 1 7 X0D02 Daiquiri (6) G & N Hope R May 7:04PM GARRY THOMPSON SOLICITOR TROT $13,000, R75 & B Williamson OPT 807 faster DiscrHcp, 2600m 8 830P0 Bobbins (7) P Williamson Beg Hall (8) T Butt B Orange 1 14843 Tornado Valley (1) T McMillan G O'Reilly 9 86013 Barrier

2 X5253 Doctor Bones (2) B Ford B Ford 2 10 00X12 Rocknpop (21) K Ford C Ford 3 43421 Brads Kenny (3) P Williamson B Williamson 4 11 00130 Cuddly Jess (22) M House D Dunn 4 36134 Gershwin (u1) G & N Hope M Williamson R Holmes 4 5 24622 Destiny Jones (1) D Hunter R Holmes 12 10P07 Tehoro Dazzle (23) R Holmes K Townley 6 38X11 Habibti Ivy (2) P Nairn B Orange 13 12957 Firenze (24) K Townley 3 14 00861 Deva Jones (25) B Borcoskie P Borcoskie 7 11661 Idle Monkey (3) M Austin J Curtin 8 15701 Gee Up Neddy (1) L Jones C DeFilippi 8:38PM BLUE STAR TAXIS PACE $13,000, NON 9 27087 Belles Son (2) K Chapman D Dunn OPT 810 WINNERS 2YO+, 1950m 2 10 1111X Wilma’s Mate (u1) P Nairn D Butt 2 1 48423 Lets Rock N Roll (1) J Hay J Hay 11 0X536 King Denny (1) A Hoffman J W Cox 2 9X972 Debnita Rose (2) C Dalgety D Dunn 1 12 13382 Quite A Moment (2) G & N Hope R May 3 00260 Dios Del Fuego (3) K Nyhan M Williamson 3 13 71114 Eyre I Come (u1) M Jones S Ottley 4 053 The Bus (4) M Jones M Jones J Curtin 7:33PM CLARKSON SIGNS- VEHICLE SIGNAGE PACE $13,000, 5 389 Sharknado (5) P Burrows S McNally OPT 808 3YO+ R66–R79, 1950m 6 06X73 Jay Jayz Boy (6) S McNally 1 07221 Franco Hampton (1) J Gameson R May 7 08324 Scotlynn Harry (7) D Taylor J Young 4 2 X311X Riccardo (2) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 8 22342 Supreme Banner (8) M Kerr B Orange

Barrier 3 88714 One Big Fella (3) N McGrath N McGrath 9 All U Need Is Faith SCRATCHED 4 31443 Queen Bee Bardon (4) B Waldron C D Thornley 1 10 3X Lady Danger (21) R Dunn S Ottley 5 17511 Micky Gee (5) D Gaffaney S Ottley R Close 1 6 11 Let It Ride (6) T Butt D Dunn 11 5542 Real Obsession (22) G Burgess 3 12 2 Glentoro (23) R Bull C D Thornley 7 4910X Happy Heidi (7) J Howe J W Cox R May 2 8 34110 Billy Badger (8) R Dunn B Orange 13 73633 Black Art (24) T Trathen 26 Hurrikane Poker (25) B O'Connell T Chmiel 3 Baileys Rock (9) C Dalgety M Jones 14 9 31381 Barrier

0 15 00775 Joe Batters (u1) B McLellan B McLellan 10 14112 Young Conqueror (21) B Gray 4 16 072X7 Hashtag (u2) B Butt T Chmiel B Butt

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12:45PM 602

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THE HORORATA SUPPORTERS RATING 75

1:20PM 603

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1 WINTON’S TOP PUB TROT

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

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1:30PM 703

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K Williams T Moseley D Bradley L Callaway A Collett K Kalychurun C Johnson R Firdhaus (a3)

2:30PM 605

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3:08PM OPT 606

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OPT

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 1609m Driver

YALDHURST WOOLS & NZWTA LTD RATING 75

A Suddaby R McIlwrick (J) B Barclay B Orange M Williamson B McLellan S Tomlinson (J) C Buchan R Swain G McEwan D Dunn

DRAKE PLUMBING & DRAINLAYING LTD PACE $8,000,

NON-WINNERS Up–MR46, 1609m

M Williamson H Hunter B Barclay A Beck T Robertson A Suddaby B Orange D Dunn B McLellan A Milne

WESTERN ELECTRICAL 2008 LTD 2YO MOBILE PACE $9,000, 2YO MOB. PACE, 1609m

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SEATON FAMILY MEMORIAL HORORATA GOLD CUP $30,000, OPN HCP, 1800m

1 69006 Red River Lochee (1) J McDermott 2 05004 Gerald (2) S Blake 3 Real South 4 98050 Bettor Backim (3) S Blake 4 5 27060 Franco Caliph (4) D Taylor 6 57707 As Kiwi As (5) R Holmes 7 08587 Going To California (6) H Westrum 8 40031 Jackalack Sue (7) M Fuller 2 Rock N Roll Delight (8) P Burrows 9 498X7 Barrier

10 56809 Redmaro (21) G Cook 3 11 56290 Living Legend (22) B Negus 12 25070 Tufflittlerooster (23) M Hallett 13 0X740 Real Dash (24) T & G Chmiel 1 14 34172 Highland Reign (25) B Negus

J McDermott S Blake SCRATCHED P Cook T Sissons R Sissons D Reardon B Wilmott S Manawatu G Cook M Stratford M Hallett T Woodward C Negus

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$7,000, NON-WINNERS PACE, 2170m

1 84326 Got A Beauty (1) J Bartlett 2 85833 Magic Blaze (2) D Flint 3 2688X Junkyard Mase (3) G O'Reilly 0 4 88067 Caitlin Franco (4) P Anderson 0 5 9 I Am Yours (5) J Parsons 2 6 Homebush Lad (6) D & C Butt 4 7 3549 Asset Control (7) G & N Hope 3 8 5464 Enchantee (8) N Le Lievre 9 20758 Highview Justice (9) P Bagrie 1 10 4 Chloe (10) J Parsons 0 11 78707 Donegal Carnbouy (11) M Gill 12 95724 Meggy Mogs (12) S Adlam 13 0X662 Elite Excuse (13) P Burrows 14 Honour The Bet 15 04965 Ellmers Hoofing It (14) K James 16 37355 Rainy River (15) C McDowell 17 09529 Christie Marie (16) R Winter 18 Born Again Delight

R Close K Cox (J) G O'Reilly K Butt (J)

B Butt R May B Orange J W Cox D Dunn C D Thornley S Ottley D Keast (J) SCRATCHED C DeFilippi C McDowell S Payne (J) SCRATCHED

M Purvis (J)

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail out 7m to 1200m & out 11m to winning post; Weather: Drizzle

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24354 Court Order (2) 54 B Court 14033 Son Of Maher (8) 54 M & M Pitman 1 76378 Fastfoot (9) 54 S Tyler 75754 Sir Singo (6) 54 M & M Pitman 1

T Moseley J Parkes L Hemi (a) D Bradley

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1407m Weather: Mainly Fine

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1:32PM

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WAIHORA RUGBY CLUB TROT

$7,000, NON-WINNERS TROT, 2170m

1 63402 Spurred By Success (1) M Edmonds 4 2 Sea Rover (2) T McMillan 3 50 Tee Waihora (3) C Thornley 3 4 44 Girlz N Boyz (4) C McDowell 2 5 Idle Moose (5) M Austin 6 95625 Brite N Lovely (6) I Cameron 7 5909X Ed Wood (7) D McCormick 8 The Bloss (8) B Borcoskie 9 53003 Princess Harbour (9) K James 1 10 0 Jerry Garcia (10) L O'Reilly 11 60000 Monarchy Princess (11) R Harneiss 12 45073 Spots Gold N Girl (u1) M Heenan 13 42768 Greenanwhite (u2) B Kerr 2:08PM

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2:43PM

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M Edmonds T McMillan C R Thornley C McDowell R Austin I Cameron D D McCormick B Borcoskie C DeFilippi L O'Reilly R Harneiss S Ottley J Curtin

Track Information Type: Grass; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1811m; Weather: Light Rain 3:17PM

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$7,500, Up–& including R46, 2000m

1 00780 All Nuts N Bolts (1) D Pearce 2 30084 Game Changer (2) M Nyhan 3 76777 Shelly Ann (3) D Taylor 4 9X985 Pegasus Kommander (4) C & J Kennett 5 40063 Hes Fast And Furious (5) M Gill 2 6 47689 Just Ben (6) K Williams 4 7 78090 Sweet As (7) P Robertson 1 8 88002 Blingiton (8) L Prendergast

Sicilian Secret (9) I Schwamm 9 09000 Barrier

10 50005 Ireby Meg (21) G Court 3 11 05532 Leading The Way (22) W Stapleton 12 7998X Cherry Evans (23) J Anderson LESLEY TAYLOR PACE $7,000, NON-WINNERS 13 85727 Julia Lady (24) S Adlam 2YO+ & others with cond., 2000m 14 06478 Canndew (25) M Nyhan G O'Reilly L O'Reilly

C D Thornley R Holmes S Ottley J Curtin R Close R May M Williamson P Davis B Borcoskie G Smith SCRATCHED S McNally M Edmonds

TAI TAPU HOTEL & McDERMOTT FAMILY MOBILE PACE

3:49PM

J Young T McMillan M Edmonds P Davis

H Hunter J Morrison (J) R Holmes G O'Reilly S Golding

$7,500, Up to & including R49 TROT, 2170m

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$7,500, R47 to R49 MOB. PACE, 2000m

BACKPACKER CARS TROT

1 1 30282 We’ll Meet Again (1) L & J Smith 2 47546 Natives Lasting Love (2) K Cameron 3 21570 Prince George (3) D McCormick 4 10930 Gin Rummy (4) I Cameron 5 40685 Chivasion (5) M Edmonds 2 6 88283 Majestic De Fence (6) C Morrison 3 7 10596 Redwood Invasion (7) R Holmes 8 09296 Rollin Thunder (8) G Turner 9 024P0 Anna Kate (9) M Edmonds 10 23106 Whataboyz (10) M Heenan 11 09096 Conrock (11) C Jordan 12 X0P95 Fatal Reunion (12) M Edmonds 4 13 26250 Glenis Marie (u1) R Anderson 14 0096X Wot Up (u2) M Howard 4:20PM

B Orange P Davis J Young J Kennett (J) J W Cox M Williamson C D Thornley D Dunn I Schwamm

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

11063 Betta Go Fernco (8) A Swain

B Orange

Barrier

Envious 15563 Simple Pleasure (21) G Hunter 42376 Bettor Enforce (22) A Beck

4:53PM 709

OPT

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SCRATCHED A Suddaby A Beck

SOUTHLAND STANDARDBRED BREEDERS ASSN PACE $9,000, 3YO+ R69–R90, 1609m

1 5207X Royal Counsel (1) G & C Lee 2 72319 Gotta Del (2) C Barron 4 3 44242 Rakarolla (3) C Barron 4 77458 Robs Ideal (4) R Wilson 2 5 11113 Seaswift Joy (5) G & C Lee 3 6 21111 Eamon Maguire (6) G Anderson 1 Delightful Memphis (7) M Jones 7 22232 Barrier

5:24PM 710

OPT

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C Lee C Barron M Williamson C Ferguson G Lee D Dunn B Orange

D T KING & CO PACE $8,000, 3YO+ R51–R60,

1609m

1 98519 Gotta Minute (1) D Baynes 2 X3019 Major Vibes (2) R Wilson 1 3 62010 The High Roller (3) B Gray 4 6176 I’m Jimmy James (4) S Baucke 2 5 2176 Magicol Delight (5) T Stratford 6 96391 Melina Lowe (6) K Larsen

Grace Burns (7) K Barclay 7 15107 Barrier

8 Delightful Jay 9 66787 Jabali (21) R Hope 10 Ask Me Major 11 1058 El Capitan (22) B Gray 4 12 188X7 Six Diamonds (23) A Black 3 13 09252 Pass The Speights (24) B McLellan 14 Raphoe DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

2 8X766 Errol Finn (2) J Curtin 3 13075 Cimarron (3) R Dunn 4 40X04 Nic Mac Willy (4) S Hale 1 5 1 Thomas De Louis (5) G & N Hope 6 51218 Lanikai (6) T Butt 2 7 55625 Clasina Maria (7) P Young 4 8 716X6 Order Online (8) K & T Barron

Mach Winger (9) B O'Meara 9 10X8X Barrier

10 31102 Zimfandel (21) B Negus 11 2X575 Celestial Arden (22) G Payne 3 12 41262 Curlimore (23) N McGrath 13 21510 Calendar Girlz (24) P Robertson 14 37403 Eastwood Chieftain (25) G & N Hope 5:32PM

J Smith K Cameron D D McCormick I Cameron J Curtin J Morrison (J) R Holmes C D Thornley M Edmonds R May C Jordan L O'Reilly R Anderson S McNally

T Chmiel R Holmes L O'Reilly J Kennett (J) S McNally G Ward R May C DeFilippi S Ottley

6:03PM

11

12

SCRATCHED M Williamson SCRATCHED B Barclay B Williamson B McLellan SCRATCHED

J Curtin C Smith (J) G Smith R May D Dunn J Young B Orange S Golding C DeFilippi N Purdon (J) S McNally C D Thornley M Williamson

ADVANCE JOINERY TROT

$7,500, 3YO+ R50 to R55 TROT, 2170m

J Kennett (J) J W Cox P Davis R May K Butt (J) J Ford K Townley S Ottley C Ford J Curtin R Holmes S McNally R Jenkins G O'Reilly C D Thornley

B & J SANDFORD/JOHN&CHRISTINE McDERMOTT PACE $7,500, 3YO+ R50–R55, 2000m

1 60216 Buckeye (1) J & J Geddes 3 2 55150 Tahlia Franco (2) S McNally 3 6309X Franco Tevez (3) J Bromley 4 30808 Buzkil (4) J & J Geddes 1 5 14002 English Rose (5) G & N Hope 6 X4358 Onedin’s Delight (6) M House 7 28835 All About Henry (7) Derek & Adele Jones G Smith 8 P4140 Happy Styx (8) G & N Hope Glenisthebettor (9) R Anderson SCRATCHED 9 03006 Barrier A Lethaby

1 0 75061 King Size (21) J Bartlett C D Thornley 11 00028 Gabby’s Star (22) R Holmes COMMODORE HOTEL PACE $7,500, 3YO+ 4 12 X0324 She’sa Tricky Bridge (23) J McDermott 4:58PM R56–R60, 2000m 13 62271 Forgot To Remember (24) A Stuart 1 89183 Waihemo Art (1) M House 2 14 52002 Ice Crusher (25) M Jones J Morrison (J)

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A Beck B Orange M Anderson (J) S Tomlinson (J) D Dunn N Williamson A Suddaby

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

1 D00P0 Grace Lightning (1) C & J Kennett 2 04700 Bacardi N Coke (2) P Robertson 3 54041 Sarah Palin (3) M Nyhan 4 59618 Westar Bella (4) G & N Hope 1 5 30X24 Menewa (5) T Butt 6 26400 Time For Diamonds (6) A Ford 3 7 05176 War Spirit (7) K Townley 8 32176 Momentous (8) A Garters 4 9 00X12 Rocknpop (9) K Ford 10 96588 Solar Storm (10) B Hutton 11 10304 Magnafique (11) R Holmes 12 X7577 Xmas Joyella (12) F Morris 2 13 21735 Justamollyarcher (13) R Jenkins 14 34310 Holly Trouble (14) W Stapleton PREMIER VETS MOBILE PACE 15 054PX One Over Dover (u1) B Waldron

1 55P02 Bontz (1) T & G Chmiel $7,000, NON-WINNERS MOB. PACE, 2000m 1 467 Awayovernight (1) G Payne R Payne 2 13307 Supreme Blue Chip (2) M Murcott 59070 Shadowman (2) M Gill K Gill (J) 3 05807 Extreme Spark (3) M Heenan 2 4 58558 Veneto (4) C & J Kennett 26 Hurrikane Poker (3) B O'Connell T Chmiel 3 5 07503 Caesar’s Quest (5) J McDermott 65332 Scoob Operator (4) R Anderson R Anderson 30970 Gotta Ticket (5) M Gill J Morrison (J) 6 54710 Oliver Queen (6) G Ward 70088 It’s Official (6) M Gill 7 25860 Jack Hammer (7) T May 53 Little Bad John (7) P Burrows G Smith 8 14200 Tutoko Kid (8) K Duncan The Doorman (8) D Thompson 4 9 05606 Aymar (9) M Jones

60709 Millwood Charity (9) R Holmes R Holmes Barrier Barrier

10 95408 Ildivo (21) S Hale 82249 Blue Chip Lad (21) B Waldron C D Thornley Shadow Rider 07875 Jay FM (22) A Stuart B Orange 11 77980 Take A Gamble (23) R Jenkins R Jenkins 12 19X00 Buscemi (22) R Jenkins 50006 Aveross Spitfire (24) A Faulks M Williamson 13 27638 Volatile Lavra (u1) R Kennedy P308 Fortune Tiller (25) D Taylor 33224 Sky City King (26) T McMillan 09777 Myboylolliepop (27) M Edmonds 08505 The Jandel Machine (u1) M Nyhan

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

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J W Cox

March 26, 2017

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

8 72272 Laaffaire (9) 55 J Hay K Williams 1 9 11313 Fairlight (4) 55 L Didham C Johnson 10 17241 Not Available (8) 55 M McCann S Muniandy R Yatim (a) 3:43PM COCHRANES FARM MACHINERY RATING 65 11 27811 Flying Sardine (6) 55 K Tyler J Parkes OPT 607 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 12 11187 Montoya Star (10) 55 M & M Pitman 1 L Hemi (a) 3 1 4X691 Fugawi (5) 59.5 N Ridley T Moseley 13 31583 Dontpokethetiger (13) 53 P Rudkin 2 2 X30X1 Son Of Zac (12) 58.5 K & P Hughes C Barnes 4:58PM PAT REARDON FAMILY RATING 65 3 17004 First Of A Kind (15) 58.5 P Robson L Callaway OPT 609 $20,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 4 86231 Pickup (1) 58 K James C Johnson W Papier (a4) 4 5 03392 Opihi Jade (11) 58 M & W Coles R Cuneen (a) 1 12894 Prince Ransom (4) 60 M & M Pitman 1 1 2 X4442 Black Estate (13) 59 L Didham C Johnson 6 60406 Kolaman (6) 57.5 K & L Rae A Collett 2 3 83924 Shindano (6) 59 N Ridley K Williams 7 56991 Missteeflying (13) 57 A Carston R Firdhaus (a3) J Parkes 8 66361 Misty Trella (8) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 J Parkes 4 651X0 O’Kiwi (3) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 L Hemi (a1) 9 15000 Oligarch (9) 56.5 M Harris T Jonker (a3) 5 09310 Taxihome (9) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay

6 80X35 Castup (19) 57.5 D Crozier

J Lowry (a1) 10 X0633. Keep The Lot (10) 56 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) T Comignaghi (a3) 11 X0093 Miss Mia (14) 55 N Ridley K Kwo (a4) 7 54383 Sniparinda (10) 57.5 J & K Parsons D Bradley 12 84556 Yourlips Ar Movin (4) 55 J O'Flanagan K Kalychurun 8 X50X5 Cantilena (17) 57 L Robinson 4 9 68723 Still Waters (16) 57 L Robinson A Collett 13 98838 Perfect Secret (3) 54 C Spittles C Spittles S Muniandy 14 57440 Asoma (2) 54 J & K Parsons L Hemi (a1) 10 89041 Goodtago (12) 56.5 M McCann G Jogoo (a1) 15 08687 Kasundi (7) 54 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a3) 11 9X981 Lady Bealey (20) 56.5 S Woodsford 12 7410X Show Lover (5) 56.5 A Carston R Firdhaus (a3) 4:23PM VALACHI DOWNS SOUTH ISLAND T/BRED BREEDERS - G3 3 13 26241 Susie Wolff (15) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a3) OPT 608 $80,000, F&M, 1600m 14 7X901. Thewayweroll (2) 56.5 B Blackie T Moseley 2 1 34114 Coulee (2) 57 B & S Anderton C Barnes J Lowry (a) 15 00535 Mystify Me (8) 55.5 B Inglis 0 16 35177 Windermere Lass (14) 55.5 J Blackadder 4 2 85907. Miss Three Stars (3) 56 T Beckett T Comignaghi (a) 0 17 98X58 Czarista (21) 55 M Harris 3 04421 My Chino (7) 55 J & K Parsons T Jonker (a3) G Jogoo (a) 0 18 9X456. Princess Athena (1) 54.5 D Crozier 4 X7154. Meursault (12) 55 A Carston T Moseley 0 19 80956 Fergie (11) 54 S Laming 5 91187 Pretty Good Excuse (5) 55 A Carston A Collett 0 20 005X0. Father Wayne (18) 55 J & K Parsons 6 62156 Double Blue (1) 55 K & P Hughes D Bradley 0 21 36000 Blue Pool Blur (7) 55 T & L Prendergast 3 7 71116 Fascinate (11) 55 B & S Anderton C Barnes

2 3239 Chinook Winds (2) G Gibson-Smith B Barclay 3 3 63043 Living Glory (3) A Hoffman J W Cox 1 4 24234 Manuka Valley (4) C Barron B Orange MORRIS CONTRACTING LTD PACE $8,000, NON- 5 26488 Tiziano (5) H Hunter 2:05PM H Hunter WINNERS MR47–MR52, 1609m 6 08552 Vera Mac (6) B McLellan OPT 704 B McLellan 1 0 Jeremy Jones (1) G & C Lee 2 7 G Lee Final Excuse (7) C Barron C Ferguson 2 2 38602 Maidonthebeach (2) H Hunter H Hunter 8 5PX Kennington Girl (8) P Andrews M Williamson

3 X0079 Cooky (3) A Hoffman T Quate (J) Barrier 4 00053 Bring Back Buck (4) A Milne D Dunn 4 9 Ideal Breeze (21) D Baynes A Beck 1 5 43725 A Smart Excuse (5) C Barron C Ferguson 10 59224 Miss Fandango (22) W McEwan K Barclay 3 6 34 My Georgie Boy (6) P Hunter P Hunter 11 Honour Scroll (23) K Norman M Hurrell (J) 7 70362 Matai Jetstar (7) A Milne A Milne D Dunn

Snap It Up (8) D Baynes A Beck 12 00064 Evangeline Franco (24) D McLachlan 8 X3788 Barrier

3:48PM TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD TROT $9,000, 3YO+ 9 P Luca Brasi (21) H Hunter C Faithful (J) OPT 707 Up–& including R62, 1609m 10 23677 Blazer S (22) O Lawrence R McIlwrick (J) E Swain 4 11 Dali Bread (23) C Barron B Barclay 1 05660 Denn Nee Nose Best (1) E Swain A Suddaby 12 087 Lite Percussion (u1) K Barclay A Suddaby 2 40626 Larch (2) G McClymont 3 76840 Pyramid Mustang (3) P Williamson M Hurrell (J) 2:35PM EARL DRAKE BUILDER PACE $8,000, Up–& 4 57335 Eagle Galleon (4) R Wilson B Orange OPT 705 including R49, 1609m 5 34100 Overcast (5) A Paisley R McIlwrick (J) B Barclay 1 88476 Two Ply (1) C Laurenson B McLellan 6 91100 Ygritte (6) A Hoffman 1 7 231 Zoey’s Gift (7) P Williamson M Williamson 2 60087 Annie Fitz (2) R Wilson S Tomlinson (J) 8 18197 Sundons Wish (8) N Williamson N Williamson 3 P7825 Caballo Blanco (3) P Ellis K Barclay Barrier 1 4 10432 Hunter Bromac (4) M House M Purvis (J) 3 5 24080 Dachy (5) Cox/McGrannachan 2 9 P8743 Another Delight (21) R Wilson N Williamson D Dunn 6

Ildivo SCRATCHED 3 10 80702 Jeddy R Ya Ready (22) P Williamson B Williamson 2 7 30372 Bold Ruler (6) P Hunter P Hunter 11 00387 Grace O’Malley (23) C Thomas A Beck

Isola Bella (7) K Larsen B Williamson 12 X460P Mokosun (u1) S Matheson M Parker (J) 8 X7008 Barrier

4 13 21749 Rydgemont Milly (u2) Mark & Debbie Shirley D Shirley 9 90079 Franco Huntington (21) D McLachlan M Williamson SOUTHERN VET CENTRE SOUTHERN BELLE MOBILE PACE 4:18 PM 10 31000 Pay Master (22) A Paisley R McIlwrick (J) $10,000, 4YO+ Mares MOB. PACE, 1609m 11 00500 Takitimu Express (23) S Baucke D Dunn OPT 708 N Williamson 4 12 59063 Rocking Robyn (24) R Wilson C Ferguson 1 09284 Tact Rousey (1) T Proctor 3 2 66464 Art Exhibit (2) G & C Lee G Lee 13 26130 Pegasus Merrily (25) C Laurenson A Suddaby C Ferguson 0 14 80090 Raphoe (u1) A Hoffman J W Cox 3 76130 Port Delight (3) M House 4 99042 Leah Mac (4) W McEwan K Barclay 3:12PM OTAUTAU VETS LTD FILLIES & MARES PACE $8,000, NON- 5 43521 Delight My Soul (5) S Baucke B Williamson OPT 706 WINNERS 3YO+ & others with cond., 1609m 6 66530 Roxy Dale (6) M G Brown S Tomlinson (J) 1 60X00 Delightful Dani (1) P Ellis 2 7 49815 Precious Sara (7) G & N Hope A Suddaby M Williamson Speech Is Silver (21) Purdon/Rasmussen

1 94954 Glengarry Rose (1) B Zampese SELWYN COMMUNITY PHARMACY TROT 2 366 Sounds Lika Gem (2) L O'Reilly 12:22PM $7,000, NON-WINNERS TROT, 2170m 0 3 Art Banker (3) G Smith 1 8X2X9 Jana’s Wishes (1) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 2 4 6 Light Year Franco (4) S McRae 1 2 Mr Fahrenheit (2) L Jones C DeFilippi 3 5 34446 Corena Lea (5) G McStay 3 90 Bonnie Highlander (3) R Dunn D Dunn 6 05 Motu Bettor Be Quick (6) S Adlam 4 57 Tehoro Tease (4) R Holmes R Holmes 7 7474 Motu Tinkerbell (7) B Biggs 5 67064 Here We Are (5) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 1 8 02 Possente Cavallo (8) R Todd 6 00050 Don’t Rock The Boat (6) R Thornley L O'Reilly 9 34265 Cullenz Diamond (9) T May

7 0P30X Anotherdollytrouble (7) M Heenan R May Barrier 4 8 Witheze (8) A Ford 10 44004 Rockon Styx (21) G & N Hope 2 9 Swinging (9) M Edmonds M Edmonds 11 005 Lulu Rose (22) M Nyhan 10 07280 Jedi Josh (u1) K Adams S Ottley 12 20045 Green Fingers (23) B Borcoskie 3 11 44792 Sunny Glenis (u2) R Anderson R Anderson 0 13 Stately (24) T Bagrie 12 00085 Topnotch Titan (u3) K Nyhan C D Thornley 14 Chevrons Reward (25) P Burrows 13 0 The Dominator (u4) D Williamson S McNally 15 Crystal Slipper 14 55066 Cuddly Trouble (u5) M Heenan M Heenan 4 16 X2366 Scotlynn Made (26) D Taylor

1 7 70338 Tintin Naturally (27) M Edmonds NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK AIRFREIGHT PACE 12:57PM

2

March 25, 2017

Barrier

Motukarara Harness

$6,000, 4YO+ Up–& including R55 +Claimer, 2000m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

C Johnson L Callaway K Williams A Collett K Kalychurun

62 I’mallaboutthebase (8) S Baucke

Sunday at Motukarara Raceway

1 BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TABS/TAVERN HAREWOOD PCE

T Comignaghi (a3) T Moseley A Collett C Johnson K Williams D Bradley R Yatim (a3) J Parkes C Barnes L Hemi (a1)

1 21634. Revelator (1) 60 J & K Parsons 3 1 2 12412. Saint Kitt (7) 58 P Robson 2 3 13141. Flag The Groom (3) 55 B Wilson 4 11370. Bloodstream (4) 54 T Rae 5 14274 Zhanim (5) 54 S Woodsford

8 4 1 9

K Kwo (a4) T Jonker (a3) J Parkes W Papier (a4) T Moseley P Shaikh (a3) A Collett G Jogoo (a1) C Johnson L Hemi (a1)

$22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

Winton Harness

50 Shadow Boxer (1) C Dalgety D Dunn 5 Shawami Lass (2) P Devery B Orange Bridesdale Robyn (3) R Wilson C Ferguson Triroyale Brigade (4) N Williamson N Williamson All U Need Is Faith (5) Purdon/Rasmussen M Anderson (J) James Butt (6) K Larsen B Barclay Vin Scully (7) H Hunter H Hunter

11:57AM

R REDPATH LTD OPEN HANDICAP

$30,000, OPN HCP, 1200m

Tomorrow at Central Southland Raceway

1 0757 Delight N Gold (1) B Swain 4 3 2 499X6 Mandolin (2) H Hunter 1 3 8X075 Pay Me Jimmy (3) B Gray 4 80809 Gunslinger Bromac (4) C Thomas 5 09008 Lady’s Lass (5) T Robertson 6 97X57 Newmans Jet (6) S Lock 7 50090 Clockwork Orange (7) A Swain 8 66890 Celebrity Easton (8) E Swain 2 9 00775 Joe Batters (u1) B McLellan

Matai Valour (u2) A Milne 10 49047 Barrier

OPT

4

1 31121. Batman (5) 61 N Ridley 1 2 2 02415 Maybe Miami (8) 60.5 K & P Hughes 3 24441 Kinagat (3) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 4X491. Jazzman (9) 57 M & M Pitman 1 5 42460. Absolut Excelencia (10) 55.5 K & L Rae 6 33138. No Emotion (1) 55.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 7 41223 Riding Shotgun (7) 54 T Rae 8 75396 Madam Bentley (2) 54 J & K Parsons 3 9 121X5 Flying Ibis (4) 54 M & M Pitman 1 10 62222 El Bee Darci (6) 54 R & Ashley McKay

C Johnson J Parkes A Collett K Kwo (a4) C Barnes K Williams D Bradley

1 08709 Pure Emotion (1) S Lock 2 05007 Pegasus Hanover (2) O Lawrence 1 3 232 Jaccka Josh (3) B Gray 2 4 6 Galleons Glory (4) K & T Barron 5 0070X Snoop Dog (5) P Andrews 4 6 6 Miss Bamboocha (6) C Laurenson 3 7 00442 Zsa Ziva (7) K Ford 8 84675 Madaboy (8) C Buchan 9 0 Ambro Ameigo (u1) K O'Connor 10 56505 Nottingham K Two (u2) G Orr

Girls Nite Out (u3) P Ellis 11 7P9XP Barrier

12:55PM OPT 702

1:55PM 604

OPT

March 25, 2017

1 X2094. Tomm Jones (10) 61.5 J & K Parsons 2 22X10 Admiral Rous (6) 59.5 K McCauley 1 3 71121 Shoot To Kill (3) 59 T Rae 4 4 17352 Johnny Jones (7) 57 J & K Parsons 2 5 521X1 Mulberry (1) 56.5 N Ridley 6 52646 The Real Deal (9) 56.5 D Crozier 7 85571 What’s Up Alf (8) 56 K Tyler 3 8 X6021 Elfee (4) 54.5 M & M Pitman 1 PETERSENS JEWELLERS LADIES BRACELET 3YO 9 48443 Hot Tempo (5) 54.5 M Tapper $20,000, 3YO SW+P, 1000m 10 01206 Elusive Boxers (2) 54 A Carston

h M7

12:20PM 701

K Williams L Callaway D Bradley T Moseley G Jogoo (a1) T Comignaghi (a3) A Collett

SELWYN RAKAIA VETS 2YO

1 51571. Don Carlo (6) 59.5 M Daly 3 4 2 3L181. Strowan (8) 58.5 A Carston 3 30810. Augustace (1) 57.5 K & L Rae 4 80360. Retallick (3) 57.5 K & L Rae 2 5 1 Carnival (7) 55.5 K & P Hughes 1 6 1. Majorca (2) 55.5 N & R Lloyd 7 21938 Maui Miss (5) 55.5 Kennedy/Furlong 8 078. Persephone (4) 54 A Taylor

OPT

R Yatim (a3)

$20,000, 2YO SW+P, 1000m

1 25211 Kiwi Ida (2) 57.5 J & K Parsons 1 3 2 23143. Sensei (1) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 2 3 11X3 Prom Queen (7) 56.5 K & L Rae 4 5 Opouri (4) 56 N Ridley 4 5 3 Firestarter (6) 54 K & P Hughes 6 44 Sharp ’N’ Silver (3) 54 A Carston 7 Sebring’s Delight (5) 54 T Rae OPT

SCRATCHED

Tomorrow at Riccarton Park

1 12385 Belle Boy (1) 59.5 K Tyler 3 4 2 9X915 Hi Yo Ugo (2) 59.5 V Mackle 2 3 34427. Vantaa (3) 58 T & L Prendergast 4 03956 Pat In Brackets (7) 56.5 K & P Hughes 5 17516 Suzerain (6) 55.5 D Crozier 6 93103 Spider Lily (9) 54.5 L Stewart 1 7 32101 Sweet Indulgence (8) 54 S Woodsford 8 42701 Shezatoucha (5) 54 J & K Parsons 9 41828 Parana (4) 54 T Rae OPT

RunnerName

Barrier

Riccarton Park Races

$22,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

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Compiled by

J Geddes S McNally C D Thornley P Davis R May D Dunn D White M Williamson R Anderson R Close R Holmes J Curtin S Golding S Ottley

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Friday, March 24, 2017

In brief

■ OPINION

Providing the opportunities

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

R

epetitiveness, for all of its positives, can also be negative and the need to be expansive in sport is huge.

It can be easy to get stuck in the comfortable and go from week to week without any variation, which of course, they say, is the spice of life.

In Mid Canterbury the need for our sporting bodies to become expansive is now greater than it has ever been before.

We are a strong sporting region. A proud one too.

Success by individuals or teams at a level away from the familiar arena that is home are put up on a pedestal, and rightly so.

At youth level, things are grand.

We are seeing time, effort and money being pumped into fostering our young talent and that is great for the future, although in probably 50 per cent of cases we are fostering talent for another region as children move off to other schools, universities or jobs away from little old Ashburton.

But it’s the top end that we need to continue to focus on.

We need a reason for these youngsters to want to put on the green and white of the Celtic rugby team, a reason for them to want to step out onto the netball court for Hampstead or a reason to doff the maroon and gold cricket cap of Allenton.

So building relationships and encouraging those in that transition period from youth to adult to have a go at the local senior sporting scene is paramount.

The opportunities in sport now are incredible.

A player from the Southern senior rugby team last year is currently plying his trade in Wellington hoping to get a shot at the big time in their NPC team this year.

We have netballers who are performing on the national stage, cricketers who could handle themselves more than adequately in many major senior cricketing competitions around the country and a plethora of other sporting stars from a variety of different fields as well.

But if we keep offering up the same old, same old each

Matt Markham MATT’S MUSINGS

week for them, they’ll grow bored and look for their enjoyment or satisfaction from playing sport elsewhere.

Netball’s decision this year to introduce a Canterbury-wide competition with teams from around the region is a massive step in the right direction.

Rugby has proven it to be a successful formula with its combined competition and football has been doing it for many years, and doing it well too.

Yes, it adds a little more travel and a little more time out of the day, but that small expense for the opportunity go up against new faces each week, as opposed to the same you would face at home, seems worth the small investment.

There can be no visions of grandeur though.

Taking on teams from the big

smoke, or it’ surrounding districts is tough. You’re up against some of the best Canterbury has to offer.

And while that might seem daunting, it’s positive too.

To be the best, you have to beat the best.

And the only way you or your team will improve is by regularly facing strong opposition of whom you don’t know what their next step is because you didn’t play them two weeks ago.

In a perfect world we would see all Mid Canterbury senior sporting teams competing in Canterbury-wide competitions.

Offering pathways and opportunities to our stars to showcase themselves to a far wider audience.

It’s not something I’ve thought about often, but how many potential sporting stars have gone by the wayside due to a lack of exposure?

I would hazard a guess that there are a quite a few out there who never got that opportunity, but would have taken it with open arms and ran with it.

What harm can be done in giving it a shot?

■ CRICKET

Hamilton pitch not an issue for Proteas

By DaviD Leggat Russell Domingo doesn’t exactly sound like a bloke with the worries of the world on his shoulders.

That’s probably got something to do with the fact his South African team are exactly where he’d want them to be going into the final match of their New Zealand tour – 1-0 in the test series with one to play.

Add in the outlook is bleak, with the likelihood that there won’t be much cricket played at Seddon Park from tomorrow with a depressing weather forecast.

Coach Domingo, asked his thoughts on the pitch for Saturday – in Hamilton, they have two distinct halves of the block, one bouncier and faster, the other more receptive to spin – he sounds as if he couldn’t care less which side it’s played on, almost as if South Africa figure they have all bases covered.

“It’s not something that stress-

es us too much. We’ve just got to play well,” he said.

His one interesting thought on the pitch is that he expects a touch of reverse swing to come into play, given this is a well-worn block this summer with a pile of domestic cricket plus four international matches already.

The first test at University Oval in Dunedin was evenly matched which had a frustrating, rainy finish.

South Africa had a great dayand-a-half – after New Zealand had a decent first day-and-a-half – to win the second test by eight wickets.

New Zealand maintain there’s not much between the sides, taking out their inability to handle the tidy left arm spin of Keshav Maharaj on Saturday at the Basin Reserve where, inexplicably, New Zealand folded in good batting conditions for 171.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had a game against New Zealand that

Russell Domingo we’ve gone in thinking ‘we’ve got this’,” Domingo said.

“We’re on top of them, but the sides are so evenly matched, we know we’re going to have a tough challenge.”

It’s easy to see how Domingo keeps his focus on message, too.

“It looks good, results-wise but it’s never quite good enough,” he said of South Africa’s tour.

“You’re always trying to improve.”

New Zealand fingers are crossed that ace swing bowler Trent Boult will join the squad in Hamilton in fine fettle and declare himself fit for the test.

He missed the second match in Wellington with an upper leg injury.

New Zealand are optimistic.

Boult has taken 22 wickets in four home tests this season at 22.5 apiece.

“He’s a hell of a good bowler,” an admiring Domingo said.

“His record is phenomenal. All our players respect him a great deal.”

If the test is drawn, and India beat Australia in their final test to take that series 2-1, South Africa will go second on the test rankings.

If it finishes 1-1 in the fractious series on the subcontinent, South Africa stay third.

New Zealand needn’t worry: they sit fifth.

- NZME

Benji-gate as Bennett backs Milford Wayne Bennett has defended Anthony Milford’s work ethic, slamming a claim that the Brisbane five-eighth had alarmed veteran teammate Benji Marshall by taking short cuts at training.

Coach Bennett said he confronted Marshall yesterday morning after a Fox Sports claim

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that the veteran playmaker was concerned about Milford’s lack of professionalism.

“He never made the comment.

The journalist made it up,” Bennett said ahead of tonight’s NRL clash with Canberra.

“It’s offensive. We don’t have a problem with Anthony Milford in

any shape, form or manner.”

Fox Sports NRL 360 programme claimed Milford “enjoyed his offseason” and would take short cuts in the gym “if no one was looking”.

Milford is reportedly mulling over a three-year, $2.7 million deal offer from the Broncos.

“I needed to talk to that player to make sure that comment hadn’t been made,” Bennett said.

“When you are at a workplace, inhouse stuff should stay there – we are no different. But the player assured me – and I believe the player – that he never spoke to the journalist.”

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Big F1 crowd expected Australian Grand Prix organisers are predicting a surge in crowd numbers for this week’s four-day event in Melbourne, despite a clash with the opening round of the AFL season.

Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief executive Andrew Westacott told reporters yesterday that forecast fine weather and technical changes to the cars, to make them faster, were helping drive ticket sales. “We’re very pleased with the pre-sales ... we’re up in corporate, we’re up in grandstand and we’re up in general admission,” Westacott said.

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Munro in the runs Auckland’s opponents in the Plunket Shield are probably starting to wish Colin Munro had earned elevation to the test team. The batsman has continued his incandescent form in the red-ball format, smashing another quickfire century to help Auckland seize ascendancy at the halfway point of their clash with Otago. Munro’s sheer weight of runs has become impossible to ignore – except to the national selectors, that is – and he once more blasted his way into the headlines at University Oval.

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18th man dismissed Wayne Bennett has dismissed talk of introducing an 18th man after three NRL clubs were slapped with heavy fines for concussion protocol breaches. The Brisbane coach also bristled at the suggestion a player culture still existed that it was considered a badge of honour to play on after being concussed.

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown renewed calls for teams to be allowed a reserve player to be injected when players are ruled out mid-game through concussion, after the Knights, Gold Coast and St George were fined a record total of $350,000 for concussion breaches this week.

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Raiders on ice Canberra have turned to the deep freeze as they prepare to step into the NRL cauldron against Brisbane on a five-day turnaround. The Raiders have been given a light week leading up to tonight’s clash against the Broncos as they try to improve their poor record at Suncorp, a venue where they have beaten the Broncos once since 2004.

Canberra skipper Jarrod Croker said the Raiders had spent time in ice baths and cryotherapy – a freezing treatment in which players stand for three minutes in a liquid nitrogen chamber with temperatures of up to -150°C. “It seems to work well,” Croker said.

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Woods won’t be rushed Off-contract Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods insists he is in no rush deciding his future until the club appoints a long-term coach.

The joint venture is on the lookout for a new mentor after their shock decision to axe Jason Taylor, leaving caretaker Andrew Webster to guide the team temporarily. However the club is adamant it won’t be rushed on a search that has so far linked them with former Penrith head Ivan Cleary and current North Queensland assistant Todd Payten.

Woods declared last week he would only settle on a new contract once a new coach is in place at Concord.

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2017 senior club rugby Rugby returns to the fields of Country Canterbury this weekend with the opening round of the Lusetti Seeds Combined Competition. Matt Markham gives the lowdown on Mid Canterbury’s five teams and just how they are shaping up heading into the start of the season.

■ Celtic Coaches: Shane Enright and Nick McCain Captain: Danny Hurley Combined competition stats from 2016: Played: 12, won: 8, lost: 4, points for: 312, points against: 176. Home record: 6/7, away record: 2/5 A good solid pre-season is hoped to provide the perfect launching pad for Celtic this season.

After a progressive season in 2016 where they produced some great results and again showed they are capable of footing it with, and beating, some of the big guys of this Combined Competition, there’s an upbeat optimism sounding from the Celtic faithful.

Being able to retain the majority of their forward pack from last year is a big bonus for coaches Shane Enright and Nick McCain, but the loss of a guy like Joe Peters in the backline, among others left holes that needed to be filled.

“We have managed to bring a few guys up from within the club,” Enright said.

“So we haven’t had too much disruption which is great.”

Pre-season matches against Hornby, Pleasant Point/Mackenzie and the South Island Marist Tournament will have the side match-ready when they step out to take on Ohoka tomorrow.

“Like anything, you never really know until you step out onto the paddock, but I’m encouraged by what I have seen.”

“Last season was good.

“We are probably a notch below some of the other sides in the competition on the pecking order, but we will always punch above our weight.”

They managed to re-inforce the Celtic grounds and as a tough place for visiting teams to come to last season, and that confidence when playing in front of a home crowd will be required again for the side.

The guiding of the side will be left to the experience of Danny Hurley, Matt Winter and Sam Carter and Enright knows they will have to be on their game from the outset with a tough draw ahead of them.

The Brumbies have made five changes to their starting line-up for their match against the Highlanders. Prop Nic Mayhew, flanker Chris Alcock and winger James Dargaville return, while hooker Robbie Abel, who replaces injured Josh Mann-Rea, and lock Blake Enever will be handed their first starts of the season in Saturday night’s match. Wallaby duo Scott Sio and Saia Fainga’a could make their first appearances for the 2017 season after being named on the bench alongside Rory Arnold, Ben Alexander and Lolo Fakaosilea.

- AAP

Future uncertain Captain Danny Hurley will be a massive part of Celtic’s campaign this season.

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Coaches: Regan Broker & Maurice McGoon Captains: Logan Smart & Villie Kakala Combined competition stats from 2016: Played: 12, won: 4, lost: 8, points for: 209, points against: 379, home record: 1/5, away record: 3/7 A youthful Hampstead side will be one of most noticeable aspects in 2017.

After relying for many years on the experienced shoulders of some of their more senior members, Regan Broker and Maurice McGoon have been able to welcome in the next wave of senior stars with a number of former Ashburton College First XV players joining the fray.

“We will be lacking in a bit of experience, but from a club perspective it’s exciting to see some new, younger faces coming into the mix,” Broker said.

Another bonus for the blue and The experienced Tevita Ula will be a key figure for Hamp- golds this year has been the ability to have close to full team trainings stead this season.

as opposed to the normal setup of split trainings to allow for night and day shift workers.

“We had 28 at training one night, initially I was worried because early on we only had eight or nine showing up but the numbers have just kept growing.

“We still have a few guys on night shift, but they are some of our more experienced guys.”

With a massive forward pack again in the offing, despite losing the services of a some experienced locks, the Hampstead formula of the grunt work being done up front before unleashing some nimble-footed backs will again be on show.

“We’ve got a couple of loose forwards training to be locks at the moment, but hopefully we will have a couple of Fijian players join us which will help with that.”

Fitness is still Broker’s major concern heading into the season with a number of guys not doing the hard yards away from the training paddock and with a tough match first up against Glenmark/Cheviot it’s hoped it doesn’t come back to haunt them.

Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One Friday March 24 Darfield v Saracens, Darfield, 7:30pm, H Cook , J Rogers, M Talbot Saturday March 25 Prebbleton v Waihora, Prebbleton, 2.45pm, A Brosnahan, R Goodman, K Jones

Glenmark/Cheviot v Hampstead, Omihi 1, 2.45pm, A Stead, R Eder, P Bigwood Ohoka v Celtic, Mand 3, 2.45pm S Laird, J le Gros, R Lane Burn/Duns/Irwell v Hornby, Dunsandel 1, 2.45pm, M Gameson, J Lamers, D Sullivan Section Two Saturday March 25

Only a final approval from World Rugby stands in the way of the All Blacks taking on the Barbarians on November 4 at Twickenham, putting any prospect of a Test against England to bed. New Zealand Rugby had reportedly come in for a mega-offer from England’s Rugby Football Union to play their in-form side on the same date and share any revenue. Eddie Jones’ Six Nations champions, who recently won 18 tests on the trot, had hoped to play the All Blacks in a northern tour test arranged at short notice.

But the NZR have eschewed their English counterpart’s offer, sticking to their original agreement to take on the Barbarians.

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Baabaas get the nod

Methven v Oxford, Methven, 2.45pm K Opele, P Hill, J O’Connor Kaiapoi v Rolleston, Kaiapoi Oval, 2.45pm, G Welch, D Taylor, TBA Rakaia v West Melton, Rakaia, 2.45pm C O’Malley, W Burrett, C Kelland Lincoln v Southbridge, Lincoln, 2.45pm, S O’Reilly, J Currie, C Banks Bye: Southern

Western Force coach Dave Wessels says the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of the franchise is hindering his chances of recruiting star players for next year.

The Force is no certainty to survive beyond this season as Sanzaar weighs up the future make-up of the competition. If the ARU agrees to axe one of its five franchises, then either the Force, Rebels, or Brumbies will be chopped. Force winger Luke Morahan has already announced he’ll be leaving for Bristol at the end of the season, and others could also exit out of fear there may not be a future at the Perth-based franchise. - AAP

Sevens in Auckland Auckland event bosses have been circling the Wellington Sevens for almost a year. Documents reveal staff inside Auckland Council’s tourism and events arm, Ateed, have shown interest in potential hosting rights for at least nine months.

Emails between Ateed staffers on June 1 last year reveal the Sevens have been seen as an alternative to an NRL Nines hosting deal which is “coming up for renewal”. Years of poor sales and crowd-control issues have seen the Wellington Sevens slump into major decline. - NZME

Hodgson back in play Western Force veteran Matt Hodgson is raring to return to action but says he’ll wait until the club’s next bye before deciding on his future. Hodgson missed the Force’s first three games after tearing his hamstring during the pre-season but will return off the bench in tonight’s clash with the Crusaders in Christchurch. The 35-year-old has felt a sense of freedom since relinquishing the captaincy at the end of last season and he’s looking forward to producing a strong campaign for the Force.

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■ Methven Coaches: Andy Pearce Captain: James McLeod Combined Competition stats from 2016: Played: 12, won: 1, lost: 11, points for: 180, points against: 350, home record: 1/6, away record: 0/6 There’s only one way things can really go for Methven and that’s up.

A mass exodus of players from their combined competition winning side of two years ago, saw the men from under the mountain struggle last season as they introduced new, young blood to the mix after being able to rely heavily on some battle-scarred shoulders for previous campaigns.

Their Combined Competition effort in 2016 netted just the one win.

“You would like to think the only way we can go is up,” coach Andy Pearce said.

“We are getting more names on paper this year which is a positive start, but we have lost a few guys from last year who have shifted away because of work.”

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Matt Groom will return to the side to add some experience while Simon Fleetwood has made himself available when required as long as it doesn’t clash with his duties as the Ashburton College XV coach.

They’ll be without the power of Ryan Ashworth in the middle of the backline for the first month of the season after he had a shoulder operation during the off-season, but the remainder of the squad stays the same.

“We have done some recruiting and are looking forward to introducing those guys to the scene.

“It’s probably a case of not really knowing what we are in for until we step out onto the paddock though.

“Trainings have been good, things look to be on track but you never really know until you get out there.”

Methven get the bonus of kicking off the season in front of their supporters this week when they take on Oxford and look to begin the combined competition by equalling their win tally from the entire comp last season.

In brief Faumuina returns Coach Tana Umaga has made just one change to his starting line-up for the Blues’ Super Rugby clash against the Bulls in Auckland on Saturday. All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina is expected to return from a leg injury, but will be assessed following training and has been bracketed with North Harbour’s Sione Mafileo. The rest of the starting team is unchanged from the one that started in last week’s 33-24 loss to the Crusaders.

Umaga said while the Blues had let a winning lead slip late in the game, there were plenty of positives last week.

- NZME

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James McLeod will lead Methven from the front row this season.

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■ Rakaia Coaches: Sean Carter and Wayne Foxcroft Captain: Jackson Donlan Combined Competition stats from 2016: Played: 12, won: 8, lost: 4, points for: 275, points against: 175, home record: 6/6, away record: 2/6

The ever elusive Seta Koroitamana will again be a key figure for Rakaia this season.

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■ Southern Coaches: Michael Ellis and Mike Spence Captain: Eric Duff Combined competition stats from 2016: Played: 12, won: 7, lost: 5, points for: 335, points against: 249, home record: 3/5, away record: 4/7 The loss of one experienced head and the absence of another for the first half of the season will be the major hurdles Southern will have to overcome this season.

Prop Scott Vessey won’t be stepping onto the paddock this season while the seemingly ageless Jon Dampney has had a shoulder reconstruction and is unlikely to be seen until the second half of the season as he recovers.

They’ve also lost the services of talented back Ollie Sapsford who has relocated to Wellington in a bid to make their NPC team.

“They are probably the three biggest losses we have got this season,”

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Beaten semi-finalists in 2016, the expectation will be on Rakaia to produce something similar again this year.

But whether they can or not probably won’t be known until they tackle one of the competition’s heavy-weights, Southbridge, in the second round of play.

Coaches, Sean Carter and Wayne Foxcroft, have had the luxury of being able to retain the majority of their squad from last year with only four or five departures from the team.

“We’ve lost a couple of key players,” Foxcroft said.

Powerful centre Maleli Sau has been scouted to Christchurch club Linwood while the experienced

Michael Ellis, who will coach alongside Mike Spence said.

“But to be fair we’ve been battling due to weddings lately, we had one team member last weekend and another this weekend so it’s lucky they granted our request for the bye.”

Southern will kick off their season against Methven next week and Ellis held no qualms in predicting how tough he expected the competition to be in the Combined Competition.

“It’s a bloody tough competition from week to week, let alone winning it.

“We may look back in 20 years and get a true appreciation for just how good that Methven side was that won it.

“I’m as happy as I can be I think, we are unprepared in reality but things will come together quickly I hope.”

Ellis said they were hoping to add a couple of new recruits to the side including a Scottish utility back while South African winger Gideon Lambrechts will return to the side this season.

Right – Eric Duff will be asked to lead from the front for Southern as captain in 2017.

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Kody Nordqvist is also missing from the roster.

“That’s two really influential players, Kody has been around for a long time and carries a lot of experience on his shoulders.”

Foxcroft said they had managed to fill the spots left vacant and were happy with how things were progressing.

“We have had a couple of his outs, things are going good but you never really know until you get into things.”

One of those pre-season fixtures was against West Melton whom they face in the first round this weekend.

“We didn’t know at the time that we would be playing them, but we beat them eight tries to one, not that it will probably mean much come Saturday.”

With an unbeaten record at home in the combined competition last year, retaining the Rakaia Domain as a fortress for visiting sides will be a key part if the river boys are to continue their grand record in the competition.

New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew has confirmed the All Blacks will play at least one match before this year’s Test series against the British and Irish Lions. The multi-nation test team will take on the world champions in three tests in June and July, as well as seven other matches against Super Rugby clubs, the Maori All Blacks and a provincial Barbarians outfit.

IThe union was yet to decide if that match would be against a test side, such as a Pacific Islands nation, or a Kiwi selection.

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Highlanders duo back The Highlanders have dished out a low blow to the Brumbies ahead of their Super Rugby clash in Canberra this weekend, as their campaign veers towards must-win territory. Head coach Tony Brown said the Canberrans had a number of quality players but deployed a set piece-heavy style. “They’re a scrum and maul team,” Brown said.

“They don’t play like Aussie teams – they maul you and they scrum you, and if you give away penalties they’ll do it again.” On the personnel front, Alex Ainley and Patrick Osborne slot back into the starting XV. - NZME

Irish eye 2023 Cup Ireland are in a unique position to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, says Irish Rugby Football Union’s chief executive Philip Browne.

Browne was speaking at the end of an intensive two-day visit by the World Rugby Technical Review Group designed to assess the credibility of the tournament’s prospective hosts. Ireland are bidding against France and South Africa, but is the only country not to have hosted the event.

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Folau key for Tahs Daryl Gibson believes the NSW Waratahs will profit from Israel Folau’s 14-game stint in the centres after ending the “experiment” for the greater good of his fallen Super Rugby champions. Statistics support the coach’s assertion that Folau’s run in the centres was anything but a failure. The dual international not only cashed in on more touches, with more line breaks and tackle busts in the midfield, but also contributed significantly to the Waratahs’ bottom line – on the scoreboard. After collecting four tries in the 10 games immediately before Gibson propelled his trump to the attacking front line, Folau almost doubled his strike rate with 10 in his next 13 when thrust from fullback to the centres for the Tahs.

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Saturday

Lewis Hamilton will be keeping a close eye on his new team-mate Valterri Bottas.

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North end of the West Street car park.

9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Crafts for sale in the West Street car park.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa at the Church hall, corner Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Church Hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open.

86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

5pm - 7pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.50pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, doubles and singles, Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Friday, March 24, 2017

ACROSS 1. Conductors sway in trains as bend is taken (11) 8. Quotes one in a religious following incorrectly (5) 9. Reduce one and allow one to be in deep trouble (7) 10. Branch of study since developed by Civil Engineer (7) 11. Flying midwife? (5) 12. Paying guest took one in, leased by a friend of Pooh’s (6) 14. Journos’ top man tried nothing new (6) 18. Was out in front, say, returning to a ridge of rock (5) 19. Depended on being quietly included as one answered (7) 21. Mere pretence at getting cleaner, having made away with top (7) 23. Taxi the French take for car used on mountain (5) 24. His and her speed’s adjusted when one left her with a crook (11)

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

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You can make a promise about what you’ll do, because you have some control over that. To make a promise about how you’ll feel, though – it’s just not something you can predict at this time.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Life will be sweet. Today will present you with an embarrassment of riches.

Such a thing can be dangerous. Better to share with a friend than to have the whole pie to yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some say it’s possible to know the character of a person through his or her errors. Others suggest the better moments point the way to a person’s soul.

Just pay close attention, for better or worse.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Something a tad jarring may stir you from the comfortable spot you were in. The trouble with waking up to reality is that, once awake, you have to confront that you were, in some sense, asleep.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You tell yourself to do something and then do the opposite. That’s just human.

Sometimes you can tolerate this, other times, like today, you can overcome it. You’ll clear away the contradictions wherever possible.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Relationships are complicated, sure. Is a never-ending, always-growing love even really possible? Believe that it is.

Cynicism is the enemy of love.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s not always so easy to find common ground with people, but when you can’t find it, you still will find a way of showing support. Your eyes and attitude will say it all.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s exciting where you are right now in your life. It’s not perfect, and there is still room for growth. But you’ve accomplished something, and you’ll build on that. Feel good about it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’re not aiming to get a return on your relationships. You go with your heart and your attractions. The fact that you are rewarded so richly today is a bonus.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The more desirable a scene is, the more people want it all to themselves. Don’t be discouraged. With enough intention and will, you’ll soon break through.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Don’t worry about making choices that are in keeping with the current style. Fashion doesn’t even apply to you now.

Your classic ways and tastes will always be in favour.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You won’t exactly solve the problem going on between two people you love, but you can make it better by hearing both sides and being generally neutral.

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CHISNALL Keith – Loved dad of Judy and Ian and grandad of Emma (England), Ashleigh and Melanie.

CHISNALL Keith – Loved father of Lyn and Ken. Grandad of Troy and Kahla, and great grandfather of Lylah, Jax, and Chase (Australia).

Howick Funeral Home Auckland - Ph 534 7300

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Southeasterlies.

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Mostly cloudy, with scattered light rain.

Northeasterlies developing.

Rain at times, possible heavy falls in the west, with scattered light falls further east. NW.

MONDAY

Rain easing to a few showers in the west, and light rain in the east clearing. Light winds.

TUESDAY

A few showers in the west, clearing. Fine elsewhere. NW developing.

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.3 14.1 Max to 4pm 9.9 Minimum 9.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 74.4 Avg Mar to date 45 2017 to date 148.0 153 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 26 Time of gust 2:35am

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CHISNALL, “Roastie” – Loved father of Evan and Maxine. Grandad of Bailey, and Drew.

STEVENS, Mary Georgina (nee Sewell) – Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family early on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, aged 91. Loved mum to Michael and Julie, Andrew and Steve, Rosemary and Rob. Loved gran to Megan, Elliot, Scarlett and Lily. A service will be held at St. Thomas Anglican Church, corner of St Heliers, Bay Road and Kohimarama Road, Auckland, on WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2017 at 11.00am. In lieu of flowers please donate to St John Ambulance Private Bag 14902, Panmure, Auckland 1741 or Auckland (Westpac) Rescue Helicopter PO Box 2252, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140, mums’ favourites. Communications to PO Box 155, Waiheke Island 1840

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CHISNALL, Keith (Roastie) – On March 21, 2017 at Rosebank Hospital, deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Ashburton. Dearly loved to ensure publication. husband of Coyla and the late To place a notice during Joy. Father and father in law of Susan and Nick office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 Dabbs, Judith and Ian for more information Neumann, Lyn and Ken Flanagan (Tasmania) and Any queries Evan and Maxine Chisnall. please contact Loved grandad of all his 0800 grandchildren and great ASHBURTON grandchildren.

A loved (0800-274-287) brother, brother in law and uncle. Messages to Chisnall family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton Ostomy Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Roastie’s life will be Canterbury owned, locally operated held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton Patersons on FRIDAY, March 24, Funeral Services commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the and Ashburton Ashburton Cemetery.

CHISNALL Keith – Loved father and father in law of Sue and Nick. Grandad of Bill and Amy, and Chris and great grandad of Elliot, and Grace.

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5am Dance Moms 3 5:40 Band Of Brothers 16VL

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6am The Fairly Odd Parents 6:25 Sanjay And Craig 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 7:15 Monsters v Aliens 7:40 Kid v Kat 8:05 Avatar – The Last Airbender 8:30 Endangered Species 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:25 The Doctors PGR 11:20 Hot Bench 11:50 Bones PGR 3 12:50 Fargo AO 3 1:50 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2:55 Escape To The Country 3 3:55 Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Scorpion PGR Walter must swim through the La Brea Tar Pits so the team can help free a trapped woman before she runs out of oxygen.

8:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 0 9:30 Inside Story AO 3 10:30 MacGyver PGR 3 0

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 R And R 10am Korero Mai 32 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Tribe Music videos with clips from Aotearoa and around the world.

5pm Ahorangi Next Generation 3 5:30 Te Matatini (HLS) From the 2017 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Matau 3 8pm N Total Combat PGR MMA and boxing fighters compete to become the Total Combat champion.

8:30 M Born To Dance AO 2015 Drama Music.

10pm Iti Pounamu AO 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 7:30 A Year In The Wild 8:30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 9:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 10am Andy And Ben Eat The World 10:30 Unplugged Nation 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 1pm Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 2pm The Operatives 3pm Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple 3:30 Natural World – The Mountains Of The Monsoon 4:30 Inside Heston’s World 5:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 6:30 Storage – Flog The Lot! The first truck containing a secret lot has arrived; a large piece of military hardware and a country kitchen begin a bidding war; one lot brings the funfair to the warehouse.

7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces George meets a man with his eye on an 1866 Victorian railway signal box, and a woman wanting a mobile home; the Italian road trip continues; the log-cabin troubles unfold.

8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm Britain’s Best Back Gardens

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1am Closedown

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

11pm Auction Hunters 11:30 Inside Heston’s World 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am American Restoration 2am Travels With The Bondi Vet 3am Beverly Hills Pawn 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple

MOVIES GREATS 6:25 Confessions Of A Shopaholic PGL 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy.

8:10 A Nightmare On Elm Street 16VLS 2010 Horror. Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner. 9:45 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. 11:40 The Other Man MLS 2008 Thriller. Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney.

1:10 Changeling 16VC 2008 Drama. Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich. 3:30 Life As A House MLS 2001 Drama. Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas.

5:35 American Gangster 16VLSC 2007 Crime.

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe. 8:30 The Way, Way Back MS 2013 Comedy Drama. An awkward teenager who must holiday with his mother and her controlling boyfriend forms a bond with the manager of a local water park. Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney.

10:15 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

SATURDAY 12:10 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy. 1:55 Life As A House MLS 2001 Drama.

4am Nothing But Trailers 17 (Mar-Apr) M 4:30 American Gangster 16VLSC 2007 Crime.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby – The Breakdown 6:30 Football – NZ Premiership 7am Football League Show 7:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 8am L Darts – Premier League 11am Netball Zone 11:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk Noon Ping Pong – World Championships (HLS) 1pm Cycling – Dwars Door Vlaanderen (RPL) 3:30 Cycling – ABSA Cape Epic (HLS) Stage Four.

4pm Rugby Nation 5pm Rugby On Fox 6pm The World Rugby Show 6:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Force.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Golf – World Championships (HLS) Dell Matchplay – Day Two. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions.

SATURDAY

1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Force.

2am The World Rugby Show 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Waratahs.

4:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Raiders.

5am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Rabbitohs v Roosters.

5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Force.

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SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Rabbitohs v Roosters.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

8am L Rugby League – Super League Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions.

11:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 12:30 Sky Sports News UK Catch up on all your favourite sports.

1pm Inside The PGA Tour Previewing and profiling the world of golf across America.

1:30 Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions.

2pm Sky Rugby – Team Talk 2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm FIH Hockey World 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Rabbitohs v Roosters.

5:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions.

7:30 L Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Knights.

From Pepper Stadium, Penrith.

10pm L Rugby League – NRL Broncos v Raiders.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

SATURDAY

Midnight Professor’s Second Year 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Force.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Raiders.

3am L Cycling – UCI World Tour E3 Harelbeke.

5:30 InCycle 24Mar17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Fake Punt Pay Day. 6:30 The Unexplained Files PG 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG 8am Auction Hunters PG Risk and Reward.

8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 Alaskan Bush People – Bushcraft Chronicles M 10:20 Alaskan Bush People M Browntown Boom. 11:15 Web Of Lies M 12:10 The Perfect Murder M Daddy Dearest.

1:05 I’d Kill For You M Truth or Death. 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG Blazing Saddles.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Zero Hour. 4:45 Gold Rush PG Record Gold.

5:40 MythBusters PG Indy Car Special. 6:35 MythBusters PG Star Wars – The Myths Strike Back. 7:30 Alaskan Bush People M 8:30 People Magazine Investigates M 9:30 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Traumatic Ending.

10:30 The Vanishing Women M The Sound of Silence.

11:30 The Unexplained Files M Shadow People; The Sun Miracle. SATURDAY 12:30 I’d Kill For You M 1:25 The Perfect Murder M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Yukon Men M

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Todd re-signs with NZRU Flanker Matt Todd has signed on to remain with the All Blacks and Crusaders until the end of 2018. Todd, 28, has played eight matches for the All Blacks since his 2013 test debut and has become a squad regular in the past 12 months. He played with distinction in the black jumper at the back end of last year’s test campaign, wreaking havoc at the breakdown in wins over South Africa and Australia and playing two northern tour tests. The Cantabrian has also made 95 appearances for his local Super Rugby franchise since 2011, stepping up as first-choice No.7 after Richie McCaw’s retirement.

Barty upsets Bouchard Scott Barrett is giving the All Blacks selectors more food for thought as he moves to the side of the scrum for the Crusaders.

Barrett proving versatility Scott Barrett, the Crusaders lock who has impressed during his brief time with the All Blacks, has been given another chance to prove his value to Steve Hansen after being named as blindside flanker against the Force tonight.

In fact, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has revealed he sought clearance from his All Blacks counterpart Hansen before selecting the 23-yearold Barrett in the No. 6 jersey, a position the young man has all the skills to excel in ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour in June.

Barrett, the brother of All Blacks first-five Beauden, and “apprentice” Jordie, has played four tests, starting one at lock and making two appearances as a second row replacement.

In the other, the victory over Ireland in Dublin in November, he came off the reserves bench as a loose forward and his adaptability could make him a valuable member of Hansen’s

33-player squad to play the Lions.

“I’ve been planting the seeds for him to play No. 6 for a long time,” Robertson said yesterday.

“I got the nod from Steve Hansen, who said ‘yep it’s all good to go’. “[Scott] is getting comfortable there with the amount of minutes he’s getting at training, and now it’s his chance to get a start.

“He’s played a little bit there at the end of games ... he’s a great athlete, as the Barretts are.”

Barrett, who scored a try and was outstanding for the All Blacks on debut as a replacement lock – in the defeat to Ireland in Chicago – has started all four of the Crusaders’ past matches alongside skipper Sam Whitelock in the second row, but moves to allow fellow All Black Luke Romano to start in the No. 4 jersey.

Robertson’s selection allows for an extremely tall pack

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against the Force, who have one win from three matches this season.

And the key for him is that he will lose little mobility in having the 1.97m tall Barrett on the side of the scrum.

Barrett’s pace, ball skills and workrate are such that he has the ability to thrive there, creating further options not just for Robertson but also Hansen.

The Crusaders, unbeaten this season, have rarely had an easy time of it against the men from Perth, despite the apparent gulf in quality on paper.

And, after three incredible comebacks in their past three matches, the Crusaders would do well to start with a bang this time at AMI Stadium against a team whose future under Sanzaar’s potential new structure remains up in the air.

“There will be a little bit of anxiety,” Robertson said of the Force regarding their future.

“They seem like a really tight group.

“Traditionally against the Crusaders they’ve had a lot of narrow defeats and narrow wins.

“There have been a couple of blowouts, but other than that they’ve done pretty well against us and we know that.” - NZME

Australian tennis comeback star Ashleigh Barty has stretched her winning streak to eight matches by beating former top-five player Eugenie Bouchard at the Miami Open. The wildcard prevailed 6-4 5-7 6-3, continuing the rich form that earned her a first WTA Tour title at the Malaysian Open and setting up a first-ever clash with countrywoman Sam Stosur in the second round. Barty, 20, was off the tour for about 18 months, including a stint playing cricket.

CRUSADERS Crusaders team to play the Force at AMI Stadium tonight, kick-off 7.35pm is: David Havili, Digby Ioane, Tim Bateman, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Mitchell Hunt, Mitchell Drummond, Jordan Taufua, Matt Todd, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock (c), Luke Romano, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Tim Perry, Michael Alaalatoa, Mitchell Dunshea, Pete Samu, Bryn Hall, Marty McKenzie, Manasa Mataele.

Full match report on guardianonline. co.nz around 9.30pm tonight

Day exits WGC event An emotional Jason Day has withdrawn mid-round from the World Golf Championships-Match Play, to be with his mother, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is having surgery this week. The world No.3 conceded his match in Austin, Texas, to American Pat Perez before calling a media conference to explain his withdrawal from the tournament he won in 2014 and again last year. “My mum has lung cancer. The doc said she was terminal and only had 12 months to live at the start of the year,” Day, who choked back the tears, said.

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