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Summer singing school now in session By Katie todd

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If you’re on your way past the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week, keep an ear out for the hard-working vocal chords of 149 Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School (MCSSS) students. The group launched into a week of practice yesterday before they bring a musical theatre production to the stage on Friday and Saturday. It’s the biggest production yet for the MCSSS, which has been operating each January for 18 years and is musically helmed by Ashburton singing tutor Jo Castelow. “We now have people from all over, from as far as Timaru and Christchurch, and each time brings a new mix of voices,” said Castelow. Some singers have been involved in the week-long course for more than 10 years, she said,

while more than half of this year’s junior group are newcomers. The group range in age from 9 to 21 years and includes members of NAZDA and first-year university students. This year’s production is themed Time Travellers and will cover musical theatre and tunes from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Bing Crosby to recent hits like Hamilton and Moana, along with everything in between, Castelow said. “Among the juniors everyone knows the songs from Moana, but they find that they love singing the older ones just as much,” she said. And not only does the theme provide something for everyone in the audience, she said, but gives the young singers the opportunity to learn about various musicals. The group received their music a month ago, and auditioned for solo positions on Sunday. They are currently undergoing two days of musical

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A number of older buildings around the Ashburton District will shortly be sporting signs that spell out how they rank against new building standards. As part of the on-going drive to ensure all buildings will be earthquake safe, the Ashburton District Council will be sending signs to owners of buildings built prior to 1976 and will be asking them to display those signs prominently on the outside of their property. The public notification is part

ing work is either carried out or planned in the future. It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month. The placards would serve a two fold purpose – making the public aware of a building’s compliance level and encouraging owners to carry out necessary strengthening work. Wong anticipates there will be

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practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said. Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said. There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally. If a building is required to have a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said. Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards. Details on the placard-bearing

Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven. 3000-kilomeMany who do the 3000-kilome tre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River. Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week. “Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said. “They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.” They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven. “It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said. Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays. The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taking a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park. Among those undertaking Te Araroa is American Clayton Beckett. His trail name is Chef, he has a travel blog at chefspecial5.com and is from Connecticut. The 26-year-old is walking the South Island section, south to north, and was in Methven at the weekend. He said he ended up

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From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night. While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box. All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”. However, with new security

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After a couple of days rest in Methven, the Te Araroa trail beckons once again for American hiker Clayton Beckett. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 080118-SS-003

fered a Hikers’ Special made it all the more attractive. “My feet were pretty banged up, so I decided to hang out for just one more day,” Beckett said. He flew into Auckland in midDecember, and had his cellphone stolen in his first two days. He flew to Queenstown and shuttled to the southern end of Te Araroa at Bluff, and walked 555 kilometres north to Twizel over the next fortnight, staying in high country

hitchhiked to Methven, and left at the weekend aiming to hitch to north of Lake Coleridge to resume the trail. Beckett said the trail to date had had many river crossings, and some mountainous terrain, as well as farm tracks and dirt roads. Besides the road walks, which he did not like as they lacked the wilderness appeal of true trail walking, and a lack of markers in some areas, he was enjoying the scen-

south. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even know about the trail,” Beckett said. He was not worried about being without a cellphone. “If you don’t have service it’s not going to help you and you are not going to get that in the mountains,” he said. He was confident enough from previous trail walking in Chile and America not to worry about an emergency locator beacon.

compared to 350 in 2015-2016 and 210 the year before. Te Araroa Trust chairman David McGregor said the trail, which takes five months to complete and officially opened in 2011, was attracting people from all walks of life. “From students and young people taking a gap year to retirees and workers taking an extended holiday. “It’s a great way to connect with

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Dusting of snow heralds winter’s nigh BY KATIE TODD

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As Mid Canterbury awoke and the cloud momentarily lifted yesterday morning, snow-capped alps were revealed. A cold front stalled over the South Island brought snow down to 1000m on Thursday – including a 10 centimetre dusting on Mt Hutt. More snow fell to 2000m yesterday. MetService meteorologist Ciaran Doolin said “temperatures will gradually recover over the South Island through the weekend but there are a few chilly days and nights in store.” Today and tomorrow are also forecast to bring snow to Mt Hutt. In Ashburton, rain is expected this morning and Sunday is forecast to be mainly fine. Left – This week’s temperatures brought a covering of fresh snow to the mountains. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 230318-RH-300

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Water dispute set to reignite BY SUE NEWMAN

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A water supply battle that saw property owners pitched against the Ashburton District Council more than a decade ago, could be about to reignite. Issues with the Ashburton Airport water supply has council officers looking at options for improving the supply. These could include chlorination of the current supply, extending bore depth or revisiting the ex-

tension of Ashburton’s town supply to the airport. This was discussed in 2005 when several property owners along Seafield Road found their wells had gone dry. A public meeting was held and residents left the council in little doubt that they were not prepared to pay to connect to the town supply. The issue arose again in 2008 when another cluster of wells were dry. Council commercial manager

Colin Windleborn said the problem with the airport’s supply was two-fold – quality and quantity. The bore dated back to World War Two and was at the end of its useful life, he told councillors at Thursday’s finance and business services committee meeting. “In addition there have been increasingly high nitrate readings and we may need to look at an alternative supply rather than a deeper bore.”

Because the council was the airport owner, it had an obligation to provide a potable water supply to airport users, Windleborn said. Nitrates were an issue, he said and the council’s monitoring over the past 12 months showed levels were rising. Extending the town supply to the airport had been discussed in the past but there was such an outcry from Seafield Road residents it was shelved, coun-

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cillor Russell Ellis said. He suggested it could be worth revisiting that option and the costs would be spread across all Seafield Road property owners. It was a project that would sit well with the council’s long term plans to extend the supply to the north and east of town, he said. While $100,000 has been built into the council’s long term plan for water supply improvements at the airport, council staff will explore all water supply options.

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Burglary victim’s warning By Katie todd

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In less than 20 years Lake Hood has become a major player in boosting the Ashburton District’s economy as its residential population grows and its waters attract an increasing number of major events. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

$230m the prediction for Lake Hood’s future By Sue NewmaN

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Lake Hood and its residential development is forecast to generate well over $230 million in building and furnishing spending in the Ashburton District. And when you add to that the intangible social and community cost benefits, it’s a project that produces a massive return on the original $120,000 invested to buy the lake site, says Ashburton Aquatic Park Charitable Trust chairman Graham Kennedy. The lake’s benefits as a recreational resource were obvious, but it was the economic impact of the entire development that was staggering, he said. What had started out as a desire to provide a body of recrea-

tional water close to Ashburton had become a development that now had a capital value in excess of $120 million he told guests at a dinner on Thursday night, held to mark a meeting held 30 years ago to gauge interest in a manmade lake. The 50 people who turned up at that first meeting and who gave the project the thumbs up, set the wheels in motion for the development of what would become the district’s largest community project. Many of those were at the Lakehouse on Thursday night. “This project has turned out to be, in economic benefit to Ashburton terms, the largest community project ever created in Canterbury at an unbe-

team led the way nationally in requiring the registration of boats using the lake. At the outset the team hoped to achieve 400 registrations; currently there are more than 1800, excluding yachts, kayaks and sailboats, Kennedy said. “The residential subdivision now has approximately 180 homes and growing and there’s a genuine cross section of the community living there from retirees to young families.” The lake and the lake extension project are consented for up to 500 houses. “The return to Mid Canterbury is huge.” That return would continue to grow and the future for the lake was unlimited, Kennedy said.

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lievably low community cost. It cost around $5 million to build the lake, whereas the proposed Christchurch rowing facility is budgeted to cost $160 million,” Kennedy said. Of that $5 million less than $1 million came from ratepayers, he said. Lake Hood is now the largest man-made recreational lake in New Zealand and the largest community-created recreational facility in Canterbury, covering more than 370 acres. When the development began it was anticipated passive users would make up the bulk of visitors and that had proven correct, with more than 200,000 (excluding residents) annually. Lake Hood’s management

A resident is calling for Ashburtonians to look out for themselves, their neighbours and their communities following a burglary at her house on Thursday morning. The Peter Street resident, who wished not to be named, was targeted by a thief who took a liking to her watches and those of her partner. The burglary occurred at around 9am, just as the resident was returning home from a meeting. By the time she noticed the fridge had mysteriously moved, the thief was able to escape through the front door unseen. She said five watches were taken and four of her partner’s, along with her hair straighteners. While they may never be able to get their property back, she is still hoping that information will come forward about the identity of the thief. It would benefit the wider community to know who is responsible and if everyone “looked out for each other” more often, she said. “Look after your neighbours and community … one by one we can all stop this behaviour from continuing,” she said. “Also, I hope these people will start looking into getting a real job and get the help they need.” A police spokesperson said enquiries were ongoing into the incident. The burglary is one of several incidents following a spike in the number of burglaries and thefts from cars around Ashburton in January and February. Two thefts from cars and a stolen bike have also been reported in the past week. “The feeling of being burgled in your own place … it’s not that fun, especially [as] we have only been there for just over a month,” said the resident.

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Big-butt Beltex popular A big crowd and top prices were features of the ﬁrst New Zealand sale of Beltex ram lambs, which was held at the Mt Somers’ property of Blair (far right) and Sara Gallagher yesterday afternoon. It was standing room only in the farm’s woolshed, with the crowd that numbered well into the hundreds seeking out any room they could ﬁnd. The top price paid was $15,000 for a Beltex/Suffolk cross. Another Beltex/Suffolk cross was sold for $12,500, while one of the purebred Beltex sires went for $12,000. All up the 61 lots on offer went for a total of around $190,000. A full report on the sale will appear in the rural pages of Tuesday’s Ashburton Guardian. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 230318-CW-024

Stadium trust’s business done BY SUE NEWMAN

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Ashburton’s Stadium Trust, the driving force that gathered millions of community dollars to kickstart the build of Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre, could soon be out of business. When Ashburton District councillors took a look at the council controlled organisation’s statement of intent (SOI) they decided that virtually every one of its objectives had been achieved. The trust was established in 2005 and its objective was to raise $5 million from the com-

munity for the sports complex. The deal with the council was that work on the project would not start until the money had been raised. Also in the document was a payment schedule the trust had to follow as it passed over the community money to the council. In June this year $171,917 is to be paid over and when the final payment of $10,000 is made in June next year its financial commitments will have been met. While there was nothing in the trust’s SOI that indicated it was considering winding up,

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that was a question the council would have to ask when the last cheque was presented, council business support manager Paul Brake said. It would be the council’s decision whether or not to wind up the trust and the trustees would have no option but to follow council’s directive, he said. Trust members had suggested in the past that it could have extended its fundraising if the council decided to go ahead with a major addition to the centre’s facilties, such as a hydroslide. This option has since been discounted.

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What’s expected from a public toilet today is a far cry from what passed muster in the past. Gone are the days of public toilets that are austere concrete constructions, foyers exposed to the elements and cubicles hidden in darkness. Today’s public convenience users expect something that’s as close to home comfort as it is possible to get. So taking those expectations on board, the Ashburton District Council decided it was time the last of its concrete white houses disappeared.

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First of the remaining toilet blocks to go will be the playground facility in the Ashburton Domain. Its mirror images in Argyle Park and the domain’s picnic grounds will be next on the list. Council open spaces manager David Askin expects a new, prebuilt toilet will be trucked into the domain by the end of the month and he expects it to be commissioned by the end of April. The new facility will boast four uni-sex cubicles. Demolition of the 1972 version will then take place. The concrete block toilets were a standard design used regularly by local authorities in the 1970s.

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Looking at the best to build the best BY SUE NEWMAN

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With land purchase agreements in the bag, Ashburton’s district councillors are wasting no time in exploring design options and opportunities for the district’s new civic centre and library. On Wednesday councillors and council staff visited several Christchurch libraries, including Lincoln, Kaiapoi and Sumner’s community centre/library. That visit was a good learning exercise in how those projects were managed, council business services manager Paul Brake said. Future site visits are likely to include Kapiti and Gisborne. Last week the council reached agreement with both the Methodist Church and Paul May Motors to buy land and buildings that will provide it with a large tract of land fronting Baring Square east and for half of the Havelock Street block, on which to build the new facility. The Methodist Church purchase includes land and part of the current church building, a section that houses its hall, meeting and service rooms. The deal with Paul May on his Havelock Street building comes with a con-

The site of the former Ashburton County Council building is to become part of Ashburton’s new civic centre. dition that he may continue to occupy the premises for up to two years. Late last year the council bought 255 Havelock Street as an investment and to future proof the site. From this point, Brake said, there is a relatively clear-cut process to follow. Before any demolition work

begins on the church hall or the former County Council building, strengthening work must be carried out on the church, he said. When the church deal became unconditional, property manager Ken Leadley said he was hopeful strengthening work would begin within three months and be completed by the end of next

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With the purchase agreements secured, Brake said the project control group would meet on April 13, update the build timeline and start the process of appointing a project manager for the development. He anticipates it will be at least 18 months before any work starts on the project.

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The Ashburton District Council is offering a dog registration and microchipping amnesty day on April 7.

Council offers microchipping for free BY SUE NEWMAN

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It has to be a dog owner’s dream, the opportunity to have your dog microchipped for free. That’s the deal the Ashburton District Council is offering and they’re adding to that an opportunity to make unregistered dogs legal with an opportunity to make a late registration without penalty or fine. The dog registration and microchip amnesty day will be held

at the Ashburton Dog Shelter on April 7 Registration fees will make tardy dog owners legal dog owners until June 30. Urban dog owners will pay just $18.50 for that three month registration and rural owners of desexed dogs just $12. A vet certificate will be required as proof of de-sexing. Council environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson said the fine-free day would

help dog owners avoid a penalty of $300 if they were caught with an unregistered dog. “We have many responsible dog owners in our district who microchip and make sure their dogs are registered each year, but unfortunately there are others who don’t. “We want to give these people the opportunity to get their dogs microchipped and [the] registration sorted without the concern of incurring a late fee; this is your

chance to avoid those costs,” she said. The SPCA will be working with the council’s animal control services on the day helping to microchip dogs and answering any questions owners may have. They will also have giveaways, sponsored by Purina. Under the Dog Control Act, all dogs must be registered and owners who fail to do this can be fined. Registration fees are used to help fund council’s animal

control services, including responding to and investigating animal complaints, patrols of public places, operation of the dog pound and providing dog safety education programmes. In the 2016/17 year, there were 6530 dogs registered in the Ashburton District. The amnesty day will be held at the Ashburton Dog Shelter at 19 Range Street in the Riverside Industrial Estate between 9am and 3pm, April 7.

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Ed Sheeran fever is set to hit New Zealand with the hugely successful artist beginning his tour tonight in Auckland. NZME’s Siena Yates sat down with the global superstar for a chat.

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I feel like we’re really focusing on this subject,” Ed Sheeran says, trying to move the conversation on. We’re talking about him – and how people feel about him. He’s “very aware” not everyone is a fan. And he’s right, we are focusing on the subject. Because despite the fact he’s about to play six huge stadium shows in New Zealand – setting a new record for the country’s highest-selling tour – he’s also copped online hate from people who “don’t get” his success and come under plenty of fire simply for inspiring that controversial Dunedin mural. “People just hate that I’m doing well,” he says. And he knows why. As we discuss how he’s always described as genuine and downto-earth, he interjects: “I think that pisses people off.” “Honestly I think that’s one of the reasons [I’m so polarising]. I think pop stars are meant to be pop stars, they’re meant to seem a bit larger than life.” Before I met him, Sheeran did seem that way. Making my way backstage for our interview, I was stopped by at least four different security guards. Badges and credentials were checked and even people with full access struggled to convince them to let me near the pop star. As we set up, the videographers told me how “nice” and “approachable” Sheeran is and I nodded disbelievingly. I was a sceptic

to start with, but having seen him perform for nearly 60,000 people the night before and being forced to jump through hoops just to get near him, it felt even harder to buy. He was officially named the best-selling recording artist in the world last year and has been selling out tours since his hit album Divide was released last March. His six-show stadium tour of New Zealand will be our biggest ever – and the biggest in Australasia – having smashed the record for highest ticket sales for a single tour. On the flipside, Sheeran was “trolled” so much last year he quit Twitter and gave up his smartphone – “there was no point waking up and looking at that bile, it was better to wake up and live your life,” he says. So how is it that he’s simultaneously one of the world’s most successful and most hated artists? “The thing ... people hate the most is; ‘He’s just a normal guy’. People are like ‘No he’s not!’ So you writing that would definitely piss someone off,” he says. But I’ll write it anyway because remarkably, Sheeran really is just as down-to-earth as all the reports have suggested. After all the hubbub just to get to him, when he comes in, he’s just ... normal. Almost disappointingly so. We make small talk, compare taonga, he recommends a country cover of my favourite song of

his and asks for tips on where to go when he gets to Dunedin. I ask how he’s managed to stay the same and he shrugs. “Well I don’t really do anything that’s out of the ordinary,” he says. Then, probably noting the doubt in my face, he adds: “Like, I’ve got four of my school mates out on tour with me and we do what we did in school – just on a kind of bigger budget. “Yesterday we sat and drank wine and watched Sons of Anarchy. There’s nothing too out of the ordinary, it’s just we’re doing it in a really nice hotel room.” Life has changed, of course. But if Sheeran’s insisting fame hasn’t changed it, then I ask about the other biggest thing that could happen to a 27-year-old bloke: His recent engagement to his childhood sweetheart, Cherry Seaborn. The singer proposed over the Christmas holiday and admits he’s “had a lot more public interest” in him since. “I’ve never had paparazzi outside my home – ever. And then as soon as the engagement was announced they were just there, that was quite weird. I’ve never been a Hello or OK magazine kind of guy, but I think ... people like the story of it.” He adds, thoughtfully: “I think it’s going to change her life quite a bit more than mine and I have to be quite wary of that.” This is, presumably, where

rumours of Sheeran’s impending retirement from music came from – rumours he’s quick to shut down. “I never said that,” he says, clearly not dispelling it for the first time. “I said I would basically slow down. What I’m doing now is, I’m on a three-year tour to promote Divide and if I had a baby and I was away for three years and I came home and it was a toddler already without me, that’s something I’m not really up for doing.” Fans were also concerned Sheeran’s marriage would spell the end of his career, in that without the heartbreak and pining, what would happen to the music? “The two biggest songs on the record were Perfect and Shape of You and they’re both written about Cherry and both happy experiences. I used to think that as well; like, ‘oh shit I need to be heartbroken to make good music’, but I don’t think it matters,” he says. Sheeran will kick off his New Zealand tour today and he’s surprised to learn it will be the country’s biggest tour ever. He grins saying, “Is it really?” before awkwardly adding: “Cool”, clearly unsure how to react to such news. But it’s news like this which has bolstered his previously “thin skin” and helped him care less about his haters. “I feel like I make music that people either really love or really

hate, and thankfully there’s more on the love than there is on the hate and that’s why I’ve come not to care. For the people who don’t like me in New Zealand for instance, it’s the biggest tour that’s ever happened in New Zealand, so that outweighs it,” he says. “I get to tour around the world, I get to make the music I want to make and play it to people who like it and then I also get the opportunity to convert people ... so it’s a pretty win-win situation.” Is he cocky? A little. But with this level of success, why shouldn’t he be? Is he also likeable, relatable and easy to chat to? Surprisingly, yes. When I leave, he grips my shoulder, wishes me a safe trip home and thanks me for coming. Then his people march me back out to the street and my visitor’s sticker is promptly taken from me, lest I try to sneak back in later. It’s strange because everything about it feels like visiting a megastar, except the megastar himself.

LOWDOWN Who: Ed Sheeran What: Divide Tour at Mt Smart Stadium When: Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium – March 24, 25, 26 and Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium – March 29, 31 and April 1.

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he Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal has a lot of people looking at just how much data the social network has on them and all the intricate ways the company extracts information out of people. One thing we can all agree on regarding the amount of data

Facebook Facebook collects off you is this: it’s a hell of a lot of it. So how do you keep that data safe? How do you stop Facebook from tracking your every move? If you’re not keen on deleting your Facebook account, there are some other steps you can take to secure your privacy.

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Click on the arrow on the top right of your Facebook page on your browser (assuming you’re viewing Facebook on a computer rather than a mobile device)

Step 2: Select “settings” from the dropdown menu

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Try not to panic when you realise the huge list of apps tracking you via Facebook (the list probably includes some apps you don’t even remember hearing about, let alone allowing them to track you). These random apps have access to an incredible amount of your personal information, even when it doesn’t seem to be even remotely relevant to them (why would the “Which The Big Bang Theory character are you?” quiz know my work history or have access to the photos I’ve uploaded to Facebook, for example?)

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With your mouse, hover over each of the apps and change the app permissions. You can delete an app completely and the app will no longer be connected to your Facebook account.

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You can also just check how much any given app knows about you. Within “apps”, scroll down to “Apps others use”. You can see all the data that, unbeknownst to you (and probably to them), your friends are sharing about you through the apps they authorise in their own accounts.

Keep in mind that, just as your friends are giving away your information through their apps, you are doing the same thing to them, without realising it. This means that protecting your data is not just about your own privacy but about protecting your friends’ privacy too. The good news here, if there’s any, is that you are now armed with the knowledge and can edit the permissions these apps have to dig information about you and potentially spread it around. Note that once you remove an app, Facebook tells you the app will keep the data it has collected about you to date and it’s up to you to contact the app developers about this. – NZME

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Markets plunge after Trump move The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 700 points as worries over trade tensions between China and the United States rattled financial markets. The Trump administration announced trade sanctions against China yesterday (NZ time), and Beijing has said it will defend itself. Industrial and technology companies, which depend heavily on foreign trade, took some of the worst losses. Boeing, Caterpillar and Microsoft all fell sharply. Bond prices surged as investors sought cover, sending yields lower. That helped push bank stocks sharply lower too. High-dividend stocks like utilities, another safe-play investment, rose. The S&P 500 index dropped 68 points, or 2.5 per cent, to 2643. The Dow plunged 713 points, or 2.9 per cent, to 23,964. The Nasdaq composite sank 158

points, or 2.2 per cent, to 7181. Trump took the first steps toward imposing tariffs on $US50 billion ($NZ69 billion) in Chinese goods and limiting China’s ability to invest in the US technology industry yesterday, saying the moves were a response to Beijing’s history of forcing US companies to surrender their trade secrets to do business in China. The president directed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to announce a proposed list of products to be hit with tariff increases within 15 days. After a public comment period, the final list, designed to target Chinese products that benefited from improper access to US technology, will be made public. “The end objective of this is to get China to modify its unfair trading practices,” Everett Eissenstat, deputy assistant to the president for international economic affairs, said. – AP

Left – President Donald Trump hands a pen to Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson after signing a presidential memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China, yesterday (NZ time) in Washington. – AP

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This Herne Bay mansion has just sold for close to $30 million, complete with helipad and boat shed. 6105sq m property in two titles at 542 and 538 Remuera Road had been sold to a family who came here from China. Speaking from Marseille in France, Simon Herbert said of the Cremorne Street purchase: “We’re very happy. It’s a very special property. We were looking for waterfront but also for a large modern house with presence and position. The house faces north with a touch of west and has exceptional 180-degree views up and down the harbour. “The boat-shed is a great extra although we have yet to plan its use. It’s also one of only a few properties in Auckland with consent to land a helicopter which was on our wishlist, as it will allow us to fly direct to our house in the Bay of Islands,” Herbert said. “Paula will give the house her

special touch although it is in pristine condition and is a credit to its current owners. We are delighted with the purchase and are looking forward to moving.” Brent Hulena said he designed the home last decade for businessman Ross Munroe of Line 7. The concrete structure with basalt cladding, limestone flooring and extensive over-height glazing was designed in 2001 and completed in 2005, Hulena said. “This is a contemporary, sophisticated home of some 1000sq m-plus over three levels including one underground level of wine cellar, media, games and gym areas. The building was conceived to span across the clifftop maximising the views and allowing the many living areas to open on to the outdoor terraces and pool,” Hulena said. – NZME

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The sale of an Auckland waterfront home could have set a new national house price record for the year, fetching just under $30 million. Businessman and marina investor and developer Simon Herbert said he and wife Paula had just bought the big Cremorne Street property, a modernist Brent Hulena concrete place with its own boat-shed, helicopter pad, pool overlooking the waterfront and beachfront access. Nick Goodall of CoreLogic said that appeared to set the record to date in 2018. “So far this year, we don’t have any other recorded sales near that amount – nothing exceeding $10m yet. The property at 15 Cremorne Street previously sold for $12.5m in October 2009. Last year, 19 O’Neills Avenue was the top sale at $28.8m,” Goodall said. New Zealand’s most expensive house sale remains the 2013 $39m sale of a Paritai Drive house partly financed by Hanover’s Mark Hotchin to businessman Deyi Shi. Property records show the Cremorne Street property just bought by the Herberts is owned by Stephen Graham Lockwood of insurance business Crombie Lockwood and Lewis Thomas Grant. Graham Wall said he had brokered the deal in an off-market non-advertised sale. “The best part of New Zealand is Auckland and its best suburb is Herne Bay and probably its best street is Cremorne Street. Where else can you live on a beach just five minutes from the CBD?” Wall asked. The Herberts this month also said they had sold one of New Zealand’s most stately city mansions for $25.5 million although as Goodall noted, that deal is yet to appear on official records. Ollie Wall said the Herberts’

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Winter, tourists just around corner S

ummer days are gone too soon, or at least something to that effect. The days are set to become shorter and darkness will arrive sooner than most of us would want it to. If you haven’t felt the mercury drop a few points this week, you need to shed a few layers of clothing – because there’s no doubt that winter is on the way. And if you need any proof, then you’ll just have to look out over some of our sporting fields this weekend to find it. Our own Mid Canterbury senior cricket competition finished last Saturday and here we are just one week on facing the opening weekend of senior rugby. Yes, that’s right. Just one week.

Cricketing whites and tennis shoes will soon be replaced with rugby jerseys and football boots and wickets will become fields as the transition really kicks in. Gone are the days of a decent separation between our summer and winter sports and they now ride heavily on the coat tails of each other. But it’s an exciting time for this region to know that winter is just about to arrive. Our tourism sector will begin

to boom again as thousands flock to Mt Hutt to enjoy its white gold and we become a through-way for those travelling south, looking for the same sort of adventure on one of the southern skifields. It seems pertinent that we discuss tourism considering the hotbed of conversation that unfolded in Thursday’s council finance and business support committee meeting where councillor Stuart Wilson didn’t hold back on his thoughts around the funding of Experience Mid Canterbury. When councillors were asked to accept a statement of intent (SOI) from Experience Mid Canterbury that set out how it would run its business for the year, Wilson described the

document as a heap of “gobbledygook”. He asked for a statement of intent that outlined the intentions of the Experience Mid Canterbury group and what the expectation from council was as well. A fair request considering the funding sits at $400,000 while tourism operators contribute only another $100,000. Councillor Wilson holds some valid points, there’s no doubt about that and not for the first time this year, he needs to be commended for being one to not shirk around things and instead speak his mind on subjects that hold a major part in our district’s make up. But how you receive his thoughts, very much depends

on what side of the fence you sit on. For ratepayers, the thought of a lessened rate is always going to appeal whereas for those who operate tourism businesses within our district there’s likely to be a little resistance in incurring a new cost. Experience Mid Canterbury do good work in promoting what this district has to offer and they ensure that the word about Mid Canterbury is spread as far, and as wide, as it most possibly can. But who should foot the bill could end up being a debate that rages long into the night before a resolution is found and just who comes out on top is, at this stage anyway, unclear to the naked eye.

ence in all markets. Tourism is, afterall, New Zealand’s largest export industry in terms of foreign exchange earnings and directly employs 7.5 per cent of the New Zealand workforce. In 2017 international tourism expenditure increased 17.1 per cent ($1.7 billion) to $11.8 billion and contributed 17.4 per cent to New Zealand’s total exports of goods and services. Domestic tourism expenditure increased 7.4 per cent ($1.4 billion) to $20.2 billion.

A big portion of this spend is generated by local tourism operators “funding” and partnering with local RTO (Experience Mid Canterbury) to enhance our product in the market place. Does councillor Wilson expect Mid Canterbury businesses to keep treading water (no pun) or have their hands free to attract both the domestic and international dollar. Again, this is another shortsighted response from a councillor who lacks knowledge in the broader economics in our region.

One thinks we need to be working more as a team in our area and growing our presence in tourism/ farming to make sure we are continuing to grow, develop and share our amazing Mid Canterbury community. Councillor Wilson has always made it clear he isn’t interested in tourism, he has managed to shut down Grow Mid Canterbury, force Experience Mid Canterbury to close its i-Site(s) now again forcing EMC to operate on a $386k grant which returns around $169 million in tourism spend in our commu-

nity which is not a bad return on ratepayers’ investment. Council you need to start showing some respect to our community as your lack of understanding is starting to show cracks in your organisation from increasing rates to increasing fees for public use of facilities and now back-stabbing a Council Controlled Organisation in the media when one thinks all you could have done was pick up the phone and speak directly to EMC, not going for glory in the press. Jeff White

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LETTERS Housing NZ I am writing in response to your article on Housing NZ in the Guardian on 05/03/2018. In the article it says that there is going to be 10 more new State houses available to people and their families. It also says that these 10 houses will be one-bedroom houses. That’s only enough room for one person or a couple with no children. How does this help couples with children in the Ashburton area? It states that they are going to be building on the sections located at 23-25 Allens road. Well that land would be big enough to build at least four or three-bedroom homes. That would help four families in Ashburton rather than one person per house like they say they are going to build there. I don’t understand why we need 10, one-bedroom houses. Where is the justification in that? Vanessa

Tourism It concerns me the lack of tourism focus within our local council. When I read comments from councillor Stuart Wilson in yesterday’s press article. Balance seems to be the key to a strong local economy of which Mid Canterbury is lucky to have. With a strong rural sector and growing domestic and international tourism Mid Canterbury has a lot to offer or so it would seem. In the wake of retail shops struggling and businesses calling out for more foot traffic I would have thought Wilson’s focus would be broader. Towns in neighbouring districts have seen a huge increase in tourism spend. You only need take a small drive south to Fairlie or Tekapo to see those results. One feels that if Mid Canterbury is to keep its head above water then it needs to have a strong pres-

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Shaw goes out on a limb J

ames Shaw, who, singlehandedly, saved the Green Party from political obliteration in last year’s election – after Metiria Turai’s complete meltdown – has now struck another blow for brand Green. In fact, he may even have broken the political mould in a manner never previously even contemplated by any political party in Aotearoa or, for that matter, by any other such organisation ever to grace our planet Earth. In a breath-taking attempt to differentiate the Greens from the generally humdrum nature of Confidence and Supply partners in a much larger administration, he has offered no fewer than 42, Green-allocated, parliamentary questions to the National Opposition to make of them what they will, in what many may see as a doomed attempt to garner sufficient credibility to survive the 2020 election. At present – and always assuming the current fragile coalition lasts until the next gazetted election – the Green role seems simply to put “patsy” – “undemanding” – questions to its senior partner (Labour) to enable Labour spokespeople to advance the government’s causes; the “questions”, therefore, in terms of the effective use of the democratic process, are a waste of everybody’s time. Shaw’s view is that parliamentary questions should see Ministers defending their poli-

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cies and being constantly held to account. In other words, he wants to see Question Time made better use of and if that means sacrificing most of his party’s official allocation of questions, for the benefit of the Greater Good then he is happy to offer them up. Such apparent lofty altruism has caught a few of us gnarled veterans, who tend to comment about such matters, on the hop. This is either the most naive move since King Canute attempted to stop the tide advancing – even if he was doing it simply to prove to his starstruck subjects that he couldn’t, despite some of them thinking he was a god – or the shrewdest piece of would-be political manipulation since Machiavelli was a boy. Will it bring kudos or calamity to the Greens? Surely, the thinking behind it is too subtle for its own good and likely to be misunderstood by ordinary Greenies everywhere, quite apart from othercoloured politics followers. “Why”, they will cry, “give airtime to your opponents to the disadvantage of the major

party to which you have only recently attached yourself?” Shaw may speak nobly of the Green interpretation of democracy at work, as outlined in its majestic manifesto, but might this not be a leap too far? Needless to say, National’s newly-crowned leader, Simon Bridges, has welcomed the Green manoeuvre with suitable solemnity and appreciation, recognising the significance of this selfless Green gesture. Behind the dignified veneer, however, one can’t help feeling Bridges and his numerous cohorts cannot believe their luck. Forty-two bonus opportunities with which to whack the Government, when many of the Nats still feel they were swindled out of victory by chameleon Winston. Wow! What strikes me as significant is that nominally, co-leader Shaw, who has been de facto leader on his own since Metiria bit the dust will, in the not too distant future, find himself encumbered by a female co-leader – as per the party’s utterly consistent constitution – Marama Davidson or Julie-Anne Genter, perhaps, neither of whom may share Shaw’s seemingly remarkable far-sightedness. Thus, he has felt the need to go out on this precarious limb while he is still the sole decision-maker. Not really that there seems to be any necessity to hurry; the Green leader-election process is one of the slowest-moving in the world.

Why a group of people, who would fit comfortably into a London taxi, should take so long to agree on which two of them – male and female – should be their leaders, has always baffled me. Watch this space, but take your time over it. Elsewhere, if only to emphasise what the world has lost, the gracious presence of former President, Barack Obama, is currently amongst us, albeit with minimal fanfare and maximum secrecy. He will no doubt be playing golf with Sir John Key – at Kauri Cliffs, according to ace investigative journalist, Patrick “Hercule” Gower, once of Newshub fame – though the film coverage from about five metres will not make it easy to be quite sure how the President got out of the distant bunker we think we saw him land in. However distant though and however unlikely many of us will have the chance to meet him, that he is here at all is a real pleasure, if a hideous reminder of the bigot and bully who followed the statesmanlike Mr Obama into the White House. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

YOUR VIEW

Head to church to check your ‘heart’ health Y

esterday, I had the intriguing experience of dissecting hearts at school. It was fascinating to open up the wonders of the heart – to see the chambers, the valves, the blood vessels. We were struck by the amazing complexity of a pump that will, on average, beat around 2 billion times in an average human lifetime (we get twice the number of heartbeats per lifetime compared to the average of other species). The more you delve into the structure and function of the heart the more incredible it seems. The heart is central to our bodies in so many ways. From ancient times the heart has been used as a term to describe more than the biological

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pump in our chest. Going beyond the sustaining of physical life there is the concept of the heart as the centre of all of life. The Bible speaks of the heart as being the wellspring of life. Here the heart is used to describe the very core of who we are as people. Our minds, our emotions, our wills – all of this is summed up in the term heart. It is all of what we might call “me”. From this flows the course of our life. It is not the outside world that produces the flow of our life, but the inside world of the heart.

External environmental factors can have considerable impact on our lives, but it is the state of our heart that produces the outcome. When you consider the condition of the world as the accumulation of the outcomes of people’s hearts – you might wonder about the condition of those hearts. That truly is something to wonder about. Our hearts, individually and collectively are not what they should be. The outcomes are not what we might hope for either. Yet God holds out the promise of better outcomes by dealing with the root cause – the condition of our hearts. God’s Word is His surgeon’s scalpel. It penetrates to the very centre of our heart. It exposes what is wrong.

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His Word also brings the good news that Jesus changes hearts. New and changed hearts bring new life, new outcomes and collectively a new society. Have you ever thought of church as a cardiac ward – a place where hearts are operated on to bring healing and new life? Perhaps this Sunday is a good time to check out how your heart is. 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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China threatens to retaliate Primed for economic combat, President Donald Trump has set in motion tariffs on as much as $US60 billion in Chinese imports to the US and accused the Chinese of hightech thievery, picking a fight that could push the global heavyweights into a trade war. China threatened retaliation, and Wall Street cringed, recording one of the biggest drops of Trump’s presidency. But he declared the US would emerge “much stronger, much richer”. It was the boldest example to date of Trump’s “America first” agenda, the culmination of his longstanding view that weak US trade policies and enforcement have hollowed out the nation’s workforce and ballooned the federal deficit. Two weeks ago, with fanfare, he announced major penalty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that he said threatened national security. However, even as Trump was talking tough at the White House, his administration moved to soften the sting of the metal tariffs, telling Congress the EU, Australia, South Korea and other nations would join Canada and Mexico in gaining an initial exemption. And that raised questions about whether his actions will

Prestigious award

China announced a list of US goods including pork, apples and steel pipe yesterday, that it said may be hit with higher import duties in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on steel and aluminum. PHOTO AP match his rhetoric. China responded by announcing a list of US goods, including pork, apples and steel pipe, it said may be hit with higher import duties. The Commerce Ministry said the higher US tariffs “seriously undermine” the global trading system. The ministry urged the US “to resolve the

concerns of the Chinese side as soon as possible”, and appealed for dialogue “to avoid damage to overall Chinese-US co-operation”. Trump himself, joined by supportive business executives, complained bitterly about the nation’s trade deficit and accused China of stealing America’s prized technology.

Dunedin’s electronic music pioneers Headless Chickens have won the Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) Classic Record award. While the band are most famed for their string of 90s Top 10 hits, like Cruise Control and George, the band received the award for their 1998 debut album Stunt Clown. A much darker and raw experimental record than their later work. It’s an album that has long been regarded as a classic, but now that status is official. Headless Chickens were one of the first New Zealand bands to explore the sonic possibilities of drum machines, synthesisers and samplers in their music.

“Any way you look at it, it is the largest deficit of any country in the history of our world. It’s out of control,” Trump said of the US-China imbalance. The US reported a $US375 billion deficit with China last year, which Trump has blamed for the loss of American jobs and closing of plants. - AP

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■ UNITED KINGDOM

Pacific garbage patch ‘growing rapidly’ A collection of plastic afloat in the Pacific Ocean is growing rapidly, according to a new scientific estimate. Predictions suggest a buildup of about 80,000 tonnes of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between California and Hawaii. This figure is up to 16 times higher than previously reported, say international researchers. One trawl in the centre of the patch had the highest concentration of plastic ever recorded. “Plastic concentration is increasing – I think the situation is getting worse,” said Laurent Lebreton of The Ocean Clean-

up Foundation in Delft, Netherlands, which led the study. “This really highlights the urgency to take action in stopping the in-flow of plastic into the ocean and also taking measures to clean up the

existing mess.” Waste accumulates in five ocean areas, the largest being the patch located between Hawaii and California. The researchers used boats and planes to map this area of

the North Pacific, where rotating currents and winds cause marine debris, including plastic, seaweed and plankton, to converge. The three-year mapping effort showed that plastic pollution is “increasing exponentially and at a faster rate than in the surrounding water”, said the international team. Microplastics accounted for 8 per cent of the total mass of plastic afloat within an area of 1.6 million square kilometres. Of the estimated 1.8 trillions bits of plastic, some were larger than microplastics, including fishing nets, toys, and even a toilet seat. - BBC

Truce agreed in Syrian rebel enclave Carrying their light arms, hundreds of defeated rebels began evacuating with their families yesterday from a devastated town in eastern Ghouta, an effective surrender under a deal with the government after a long siege and bombing campaign of the enclave on the outskirts of Damascus. The departure of the powerful Ahrar al-Sham group – the first such arrangement for

eastern Ghouta – could serve as a blueprint for fighters in other towns, bringing President Bashar Assad’s government closer to ending years of rebellion in the territory just east of the capital. As night fell, Syrian TV showed dozens of white buses carrying opposition fighters and civilians pulling out in a long convoy after being parked all day on a main highway.

Among the 1580 evacuees from the town of Harasta were 413 gunmen, it said. Earlier, a few fighters with automatic rifles slung on their shoulders were seen milling around the buses. As the sun set, a group of rebels knelt on the Harasta highway and prayed. Ahrar al-Sham is a powerful, ultra-conservative Islamic group in Syria. It is one of the

smaller rebel groups based in eastern Ghouta — and the first to acknowledge defeat. Under the agreement with the Assad government, the group’s fighters and their relatives will leave their base in the town of Harasta and head to opposition-controlled Idlib in northern Syria. The deal will see 1500 rebels and 6000 civilians depart, according to the state-affiliated Military Media Center. - AP

Darren Aronofsky claims Jennifer Lawrence became “emotionally overwhelmed” on the set of Mother!. The 49-year-old director has rubbished suggestions that he was responsible for Lawrence tearing her diaphragm on the set of the film. Aronofsky instead insisted that her particular acting style led to the painful injury. He shared: “I wasn’t pushing Jennifer on that day. I was pulling her back, [encouraging her] to remember that we were just making a movie ... I’ve never had that situation where an actor was so emotionally ... um ... overwhelmed by the material that they lost control and hurt themselves.”

Evans, Slate separated Chris Evans, the 36-year-old actor – who is best known for playing Captain America in the Marvel superhero movies – and Jenny Slate the American comedian have quietly ended their onagain, off-again relationship. The news has been revealed in a profile piece about Chris in the New York Times newspaper, which says that their relationship recently ended”. In spite of their turbulent romance, Jenny has always been keen to praise Chris in public. But the 35-year-old beauty admitted that, ultimately, Chris’ level of fame and success played a role in their love troubles.

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Mollie Gibson will only have one colour medal in mind on Finals Day at the Maadi Cup. PHOTO LINDA CLARKE 160218-LC-028

Going for gold BY MATT MARKHAM

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The hard yards are over, now it’s time to row for some bling. Ashburton College rowers heading into today’s final day of racing on Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel in a strong position to push for some serious medals across the day after strong results in semi-finals yesterday. Four crews were impressive winners of the semi-finals – most looking like they still had plenty up their sleeve as they charged to the line too, while those who snuck through into the finals didn’t push them-

selves over the final stages with a spot already guaranteed with a top four finish. Ashburton’s golden girl, Veronica Wall will be looking to continue her domination of Maadi Cup single sculls when she starts a hot favourite in the under-18 girls’ event. Wall has been without peer in recent years at this competition and is in line to break the record for the number of gold medals achieved by a single rower at Maadi Cup should she complete the process today. Wall will be rowing in three finals across the day’s programme, including the girls’ under-18 double sculls which she was vic-

torious last year with Grace Wilson. Today she teams up with her own heir apparent, Mollie Gibson, with the pair untouched throughout the heats and semifinals and also favoured to pick up a gold medal. The pair will then combine with Lara Biggs, Emma Stagg and Harriet Leverton in the girls’ under-18 coxed quad sculls final – again off the back of a strong run through the heats and semis. Gibson also tackles the girls’ under-17 single sculls final after finishing a comfortable second in her semi-final yesterday afternoon.

The young talent sat up inside the final stages of the race and coasted to the line – producing similar results to what she did last year on her way to win the under-16 title. In the boys’ under-18 single sculls, Haxby Hefford will start in the A Final after finishing third in a close finish in his heat while Harrison Davies will head to the B Final after he finished fifth in his heat – narrowly missing a finals berth. The under-17 coxed quad sculls, consisting of Emma Stagg, Mollie Gibson, Aidan Elvines and Lara Biggs with Harriet Leverton the cox, are into today’s A Final.

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In brief CENTURY LIST 1. 131, v India, Ahmedabad, test 1, November 2010 2. 102 not out, v South Africa, Wellington, test 12, March 2012 3. 135, v Sri Lanka, Colombo, test 18, November 2012 4. 114, v Bangladesh, Chittagong, test 26, October 2013 5. 113, v India, Auckland, test 30, February 2014 6. 113, v West Indies, Kingston, test 32, June 2014 7. 161 not out, v West Indies, test 34, Bridgetown, June 2014 8. 192, v Pakistan, Sharjah, test 37, November 2014 9. 242 not out, v Sri Lanka, Wellington, test 39, January 2015 10. 132, v England, London (Lord’s), test 40, May 2015 11. 140, v Australia, Brisbane, test 42, November 2015 12. 166, v Australia, Perth, test 43, November 2015 13. 108 not out, v Sri Lanka, Hamilton, test 46, December 2015 14. 113, v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, test 50, August 2016 15. 104 not out, v Bangladesh, Wellington, test 57, January 2017 16. 130, v South Africa, Dunedin, test 59, March 2017 17. 176, v South Africa, Hamilton, test 61, March 2017 18. 100 not out, v England, Auckland, test 64, March 2018

Kane Williamson signals his century against England during their ﬁrst cricket test in Auckland yesterday.

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Kane creates history BY ANDREW ALDERSON With a cut through gully for a single, Kane Williamson yesterday became the leading centurymaker in New Zealand test cricket at Eden Park. The ball was bobbled and nonstriker Henry Nicholls called him through to history. He was congratulated by Nicholls, before removing his helmet and offering a stoic raise of the bat to an applauding crowd. The New Zealand captain began the second afternoon nine runs short of breaking the deadlock between himself, Ross Taylor and the late Martin Crowe as the first Kiwi cricketer to reach 18 test tons. He straight drove Stuart Broad for four to re-open his account in overcast conditions, then made his next four runs from

three scoring shots between midwicket and square leg before he grasped the moment. Crowe made his last test century, 115, on July 5, 1994 against England at Old Trafford. However, he has held – and shared since Williamson and Taylor’s feats – the national record since he made his eighth ton against Australia at Adelaide on December 12, 1987, passing Glenn Turner and Bevan Congdon. Twenty years, three months and 11 days later we have seen a changing of the guard. Williamson’s milestone is the next step in a test career that began as the eighth New Zealander to make a hundred on debut with 131 on November 7, 2010 against India in Ahmedabad. He has brought metronomic consistency since, with centuries

against every country that has played the longest format. Ahead of the 2015 World Cup, Crowe was asked about Williamson’s development. “We’re seeing the dawn of probably our greatest ever batsman.” He chose Williamson over a field of candidates which includes himself, protégé Taylor, Turner and Bert Sutcliffe. Williamson reached the record century mark in 114 innings across 64 tests; Crowe took 131 innings across 77. Not that the milestone will matter a jot to the New Zealand captain. If pedigree is a judge, he will be more concerned in enforcing his side’s dominance over England after the visitors were routed for 58 in Thursday’s opening session of the first test. The hosts were 197 for three in reply when tea was taken after

rain stopped play, after starting the day at 175. Williamson’s batting, alongside Tom Latham’s stoic 26 off 112 balls, Taylor’s 20 and Henry Nicholls’ 36 not out took an axeman’s grip on the country’s maiden day-night test. The rain was bucketing down on Eden Park late yesterday afternoon as New Zealand sat on 2294, 171 runs ahead of England. The forecast is similarly poor for today and Sunday. Fortunately for Kiwi captain Williamson, he had enough time during the patches of cricket to secure his record-breaking ton. He was duly snared lbw by James Anderson for 102. Henry Nicholls, who dutifully anchored for Williamson, remained at the crease with 49 from 143 deliveries, while BJ Watling was on 17 from 20 balls. - NZME

■ CYCLING

Time trial honours for Bond in Oceania champs Multi Olympic and world rowing champion Hamish Bond has claimed elite time trial honours on the opening day of the Oceania road cycling championships in Tasmania. Bond, who moved to cycling last year, produced a confidenceboosting performance to claim the 41km test against time three

weeks out from his cycling introduction to the Commonwealth Games. The Waikato rider clocked 51 minutes 03.44 seconds in Evansdale near Launceston to beat two-time defending champion Sean Lake (Australia) by 32 seconds. It proved an excellent day

for New Zealand riders, with Christchurch’s Jake Marryatt winning the men’s under-23 honours, while Mikayla Harvey (Central Otago) won the women’s under-23 crown. Commonwealth Games-bound Sharlotte Lucas (Canterbury) took out third place in the elite women event.

The competition didn’t include many professional riders, with all the leading World Tour and procontinental riders from down under riding in pro races around the world. However, Bond said the win was an encouraging stepping stone leading into the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. - NZME

Triangular tournament The Midlands Triangular, being held this weekend in Geraldine, is a squash tournament contested annually between Midlands, Otago and Central Otago. The Midlands team is made up of 10 players, a male and female of each grade B, C, D, E and F. Ashburton representatives in the Midlands team are Lee Barker (Ashburton, men’s B), Rachel Hart (Rakaia, ladies E) and Charlotte Smith (Ashburton Celtic, ladies E2/F).

Horan wins para silver Accomplished Kiwi Kate Horan has provided lustre to the start of the para cycling track world championships in Rio by winning silver. Two-time Paralympian Horan, 42, finished runner-up in the women’s C4 500m time trial, less than two seconds behind Chinese winner Jianping Ruan. “I was so nervous which really shocked me as I have been around international Para cycling for a while now,” Horan said. “But I think I felt the pressure more than I ever have as I am now a senior member of the team and there are no excuses.” - NZME

Zimbos lose qualiﬁer Zimbabwe have effectively failed to reach the Cricket World Cup for the first time since 1983 after losing a must-win qualification match against the already eliminated United Arab Emirates by three runs. The hosts needed to beat associate side UAE yesterday to be assured of making the tournament in England and Wales in 2019. But the result means new test teams Ireland and Afghanistan will play a virtual knockout match today, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup and playing the West Indies in the qualification final on Sunday. - PA

Newlands pitch ‘like 2011’ Centurion Dean Elgar insists the pitch in Cape Town is no batsman’s paradise, while AB de Villiers says it reminds him of the surface at the same venue on which pure chaos unfolded in 2011. South Africa resumed at 8-266 on day two of the third test, having been in the box seat to post a far more imposing first-innings total at 2-220. Australia are well placed to bat long, but as some members of the current side know all too well, test cricket is a funny beast. Australia rolled the Proteas for 96 at Newlands in 2011, claiming a first-innings lead of 188 runs, then watched in disbelief as they were skittled for 47. - AAP

Surreal day for Boult At one point in England’s stunning capitulation at Eden Park, Trent Boult looked up at the scoreboard. “It said 23 for eight. That was pretty surreal,’’ New Zealand’s bowling spearhead said. Boult and his new ball partner Tim Southee rolled the tourists for 58, their sixth lowest test total ever and worst against New Zealand. Boult’s six for 32 are his test-best figures. He’s had a long summer – and an IPL stint to start next month – but he’s feeling good. “Six-for probably helps loosen you up nicely,’’ he said. ‘’It was just a great day. It was nice to see the ball moving around against a quality side that’s very experienced.’’ - NZME

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Methven loses a thriller By Matt MarkhaM

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A last-minute penalty and a 90-metre intercept try inside the final quarter will live on and haunt Methven after a first-round victory in the Combined Country Rugby competition slipped through their grasp on Thursday night in Darfield. The Methven side looked the better of the two teams for much of the encounter, but costly errors at key points of the game and a woundup Darfield forward pack in the final quarter of the game ultimately proved to be their undoing. That, along with the lurking presence of a familiar face in Richard Catherwood. It was the former Methven and Mid Canterbury player who broke the hearts of his former team when he threw his hands up to a Davey Maw wide ball and found himself in open space before running the 90-odd metres to score under the posts at the opposite end of the paddock. At that stage, Methven were in control. They’d been up 21-6 and looking strong at half-time, but a Darfield try then the Catherwood

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dash put them under the pump. A further Darfield penalty – of which there were plenty during the 80 minutes, took the hosts out to a 23-21 lead with seven minutes to play but when Davey Maw slotted a 45-metre penalty on the 78-minute mark, Methven looked set to pull off the victory. A late penalty, right on full-time to Darfield proved a bridge too far for the Methven lads though and they watched the ball sail between the uprights as the final hooter sounded with the final score 24-26. While beaten, Methven will have taken plenty of positives out of the match. Their mid-field attack worked strongly while the forward pack was strong in the opening half of the match. Winger Hugh Griffiths had a strong game – scoring two tries, using his speed for both while Tyler Blackburn and Davey Maw have continued their strong combination. Methven gain a point out of the match for finishing within seven of their rivals, but they’ll be rueing the lost opportunity for three more points for the victory.

Conrad Smith is eyeing up an advocate role for players when he retires from rugby in May. Smith confirmed he will hang up the boots for good after seeing out the French season. The 36-year-old centre was among a hardened core of All Blacks to retire from the international game after clinching the 2015 World Cup – the second global trophy triumph for Smith. - NZME

Ultimatum for Jones The Rugby Football Union has backed Eddie Jones to take England through to the World Cup, but has warned that there will be a change if that tournament ends the same way as the Six Nations. Jones was granted a two-year extension to his $1.46m deal prior to the Six Nations but CEO Steve Brown acknowledged that a performancerelated clause would be activated if England performed as they have done recently. - PA

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Methven lost a last-minute thriller against Darfield on Thursday night. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 230318-MM-001

Highlanders steel for Hurricanes’ challenge Another stern challenge awaits the Highlanders tonight as they venture away from their Forsyth Barr Stadium fortress for the first time this Super Rugby season. Unbeaten after three matches, and coming off a 25-17 victory over the Crusaders last week, the southerners head to Wellington to take on the Hurricanes. The Highlanders and Hurricanes sit first and second respectively in the New Zealand conference, both having enjoyed wins over the defending champion Crusaders in the early rounds. Nonetheless, coach Aaron Mauger says the Highlanders have plenty of room for improvement this weekend. “I thought we got given a couple of gifts last week from the Crusaders around some of the areas we didn’t nail, and they really attacked us,” he said. “I don’t want to give too much away because it’s been a really key focus for this week, and I’d be telling John Plumtree and Chris Boyd how to do their job, so we’ll just leave them to figure it out on Saturday night”. Weaknesses in the Hurricanes game are few and far between with three worldclass playmakers in their ranks in All Blacks TJ Perenara, and Beauden and Jordie Barrett. “There’s not too many chinks in their armour, but we’ve come up with some strategies through the week to try and expose them where we think we can, and look forward to testing them out on Saturday night,” Mauger said. Elliott Dixon replaces the injured Liam Squire on the blindside flank in one of three changes to last week’s run-on team, the others coming in the front row where

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Aaron Mauger has the Highlanders running on all cylinders, unbeaten so far in this Super Rugby campaign. props Tyrel Lomax and Daniel LeinertBrown replace Siate Tokolahi and Aki Seiuli. Dixon, who was impressive off the bench last week, is a free agent at the end of this Super Rugby season and Mauger wants to see him stay at the Highlanders. “It’s one of those challenges for us, trying to re-sign guys and there’s a big cheque book being waved from overseas. “We’ve certainly got some strategies around that, and I know with all of our players if they’re going to stay in New Zealand, this is the place they want to be.” - NZME

Hooker Alex Mafi and scrumhalf Ben Lucas will start for Queensland as the Reds made three changes to their line-up for the Super Rugby clash against the Stormers in Cape Town. Scrumhalf Ben Lucas has been given his first start of the season as prop James Slipper will lead the team in his 100th appearance. - AAP

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Club rugby Hampstead Coach: Shaun Bovey and Craig Dwyer – Captain: Peter Milo

The Hampstead boys are feeling the positives.

A new outlook, a new focus and most important of all – a new team culture. Shaun Bovey’s under no illusions that Hampstead are going to step out this season and win the Combined Country Rugby competition, but any form of progress will be a great result and he’s sure that his band of men might just cause an upset or two along the way. After battling in recent seasons, Bovey, who, along with Craig Dwyer, has taken over at the helm of the side said things are looking good. “They’re focused and all of a sudden we have this huge amount of culture within the group,” Bovey said. “There is excitement to get out on the paddock and play some rugby and

everyone is feeling really positive.” While 2018 might be more about rebuilding, Bovey and Dwyer have had the advantage of looking at the team through fresh eyes as new coaches with little or no knowledge of abilities. That’s meant they’ve selected on application and effort. “It’s the guys who turn up and do the hard yards who are going to be rewarded with game time.” The side has lost some of its big names from recent seasons, but there’s some strong core players within the group who will be looked at to drive the team when the motivation is required. Peter Milo has taken over the captaincy role for the side with the talented Romeo Touli his deputy. As always the Hampstead backline is brimming with skill and talent and when allowed to create opportunities,

Bovey is sure they will take them. He gained encouragement in a recent pre-season match with Timaru Old Boys in which the blue and golds came from 10-nil down to draw level before conceding a late try which would have normally spelt the end of things. But they gathered themselves and answered with a good late try to leave things locked at 15-all. “In the past I gather that the heads would have gone down, so it was great to see them lift back up and get that try to level it.” Hampstead have a tough opening run of matches with Lincoln at home today then games against Celtic and Southbridge, but Bovey said they were looking forward to starting with a clean slate and sinking the teeth into it.

Southern Coach: Andrew Carr, Jason Gill and Geoff Frew – Captain: Eric Duff There’s a Watters Cup sitting in the trophy cabinet to underline a strong 2017, but a complete showing in the first half of the season will be a key goal for the Southern lads when they take to the paddock this season in the combined competition. With a new coaching panel of Andrew Carr, Jason Gill and Geoff Frew – there’ll be some expectation of good results early doors from the side as they build once again to defending the Watters Cup.

Retaining a good basis of players from last season and adding in a few new faces has helped the process for the new coaching panel and they’re ready to launch this afternoon. “We struggled for numbers a bit until harvest was finished, but the last few weeks have been really good,” Gill said. “We’ve had a few good solid hit-outs too, including a trip down south to play Taieri last weekend before heading to the Crusaders and Highlanders match. “That was a good hit-out and a good chance to see how we might stack up this year.”

With a similar squad, rugby enthusiasts will see plenty of familiar faces in the Southern jersey again this year including the seemingly ageless Jon Dampney who is back for another season. Eric Duff will captain the side again too, adding more valuable experience to the usually strong forward pack. Southern begin their campaign today with a home game against Oxford which Gill said is going to be no easy task first up. “They’re a good side who usually finish high up the table so we’ll have to be on our game.” Jon Dampney will be going round for Southern again.

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The Combined Country Rugby competition, featuring teams from North Canterbury, Ellesmere and Mid Canterbury officially kicks into full swing today after Methven and Darfield battled it out on Thursday night. Matt Markham looks through the five teams from our neck of the woods ahead of the popular competition.

Rakaia Coach: Wayne Foxcroft - Captain: Jackson Donlan

Jackson Donlan will again be leading from the front.

Wayne Foxcroft isn’t one who steps backwards when he’s going forward, so when he says that this season’s Rakaia squad features some of the best talent and best combinations the club has ever seen, then you need to take him seriously. This year Foxcroft has sole control of the side who finished runner-up last season with his offsider, Sean Carter, elevated to the role of Mid Canterbury’s Heartland coach. So, his role for 2018 is more intense than it’s ever been, but he’s resting easy on the fact that what he’s seen in trainings and Rakaia’s sole pre-season match against Temuka has his side ready for redemption. “It’s exciting, we’re ticking along pretty well,” he said. “The general nucleus of the squad is there from last year, but we’ve picked up a few new faces along the way too. “There’s a couple of guys down from Auckland

and few who have come up from South Canterbury who just give us some stronger options.” Foxcroft has the undoubted luxury of a backline which just streams with talent with Tom Hanham-Carter, who’s been a frequent player for the Crusader Knights side in recent weeks, slotting into the No.10 jersey. He’ll play inside powerhouse mid-fielder Nete Caucau while the experienced shoulders of guys like Andrew Letham will provide balance from either centre or fullback. “It’s a pretty slick backline, there is some great talent there, so we’re excited to see what they can do.” Jackson Donlan will retain the captaincy role after making big strides last year in the role, as well as leading the Mid Canterbury Heartland side. Rakaia begin their season this afternoon with a trip just up the road to take on last season’s cellardwellers, Rolleston – a match which they would be disappointed to not walk away with maximum points from.

Methven Coach: Andy Pearce - Captain: James McLeod Transition is no longer a word in the vocabulary of Methven coach, Andy Pearce. It’s a path they’ve been down for the past couple of years as they blooded new players, but now Pearce is ready to unleash the beast. With a strong squad, mixed with some handy off-season acquisitions, some new faces and a few old hands the goal for Methven this season is to be more competitive than they have been in recent years. A lot of that will sit on the shoulders of their core leadership group of James McLeod, Tyler Blackburn and Davey Maw – but there’s enough raw talent in amongst the mix to carry the side too. “It’s a good squad – we’ve got depth too which is fantastic,” Pearce said. “We have been in this holding pattern for a cou-

ple of seasons, but I feel like now we are ready to do better and to be better than we have been.” Pearce has high hopes for a big season from former Finnish national, Kalle Vallemaki, whose big frame and powerful work in the scrums alongside Matt Groom will make the Methven front row a force to be reckoned with. Maw’s experience and skill will also be a key asset. His ability to read a game and utilising a tactical kicking approach with a forward pack which is going forward is a big tick in the right box. “I hope we will surprise a few teams this year with how well we stack up.” Things didn’t start quite as well as they initially looked like they would for the Methven lads who were buried by an 80th minute penalty in their match with Darfield on Thursday night, losing 24-26. A full match report can be found on Page 17.

Davey Maw is part of a powerful leadership group at Methven.

Celtic Coach: Shane Enright – Co-Captains: Danny Hurley, Hamish Finnie, Nathan McCloy

Celtic will expect to pick up many points from Nathan McCloy’s prolific boot.

Shane Enright’s had one of those off-seasons that coaches dread. After a promising 2017 campaign, the Celtic side looked set to step up in 2018 and push their case even more seriously than before, but a huge player drain during the off months has seen Enright and his coaching panel almost starting from scratch in some areas. Of the main squad of 22 last season, 12 are not returning to the fold for a whole variety of reasons. “It hurts us a lot, but there’s not much we can do about it,” Enright said. “We’ve lost them for all sorts of different things too, some have moved away others have season ending injuries, but it is what it is.” The side does welcome back influential leader Danny Hurley, who spent most of last season on the sideline injured. He, along with Kirk Chettleburgh, Nick

McCain, Matt Miller and Hamish Finnie will be charged with leading a relatively newlook forward pack. Celtic have managed a couple of key signings during the off-season, with both Brian Matorausha and Shepherd Mhembere joining the team. “They are both very good players and already I think they have improved their games.” Nathan McCloy will carry the task of guiding the backline through their paces and building on his good form of last season. Celtic begin their season today when they host Ohoka. They’ve faced them early in the season for the past two years and while recording wins in both those fixtures, Enright’s conscious of their steady improvement. “I went and watched a bit of them last week, they’ve come a long way and will be a good side this year, I think.” Points on the board will be the key for the Celtic side in their opener, but not just on the scoreboard with points on the standings table a critical as well.

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

In brief

■ WAIMATE

Classy mare back on track Delightful Dash makes an unlikely return to racing in tomorrow’s Waimate Cup after last being sighted in New Zealand in December, 2016. The seven-year-old daughter of Lis Mara has won 11 races and $111,000, but she hasn’t won since September of 2015, or twoand-a-half years ago. She spent the latter half of last season racing in Australia, which didn’t go so well, and she missed to Somebeachsomewhere twice this past breeding season. Delightful Dash is now having her fourth stint with Bruce Negus, for whom she has won five times, while she has also been with Cran Dalgety (one win), Tony Barron (five wins) in Southland and Ken and Tony Barron in Canterbury. “She’d reached a tough mark towards the end of her time here and was finding the going a bit

tough, so the plan was to race her at Menangle and get a good time on her and then bring her back for a broodmare career,” said Negus. “I’m not sure what happened in Australia, but she didn’t look as sharp as she could, and she didn’t get in foal although I understand there were all sorts of problems there (with Somebeachsomewhere). “So, the owners decided to put her back into work and have one more go.” Bred by Syd Brown from the family of Foreal and Field Marshal, Delightful Dash is owned by South Australia’s David Shammall and Dunedin’s Barry Barber, who had Quick As A Trick with Negus and who also won a Wellington Cup at Trentham with Cluden Creek. Delightful Dash raced 11 times in Australia and her best perfor-

pects she will need the outing. “She’s a great big mare that takes a 68-inch hopple and I’d expect her to need some racing to get back to her best, having been away so long. “For all we know her best days could be behind her, but we’ll find that out soon enough I guess.” While Negus is not overly confident about the prospects of Delightful Dash, he does have some with his other seven-year-old mare Highland Reign, who will again be driven by wife Colleen in the race for amateur drivers. Highland Reign was trapped three-wide for the first 1000m in the same event at Motukarara last Sunday and was only just beaten by Maninthemirror. She has drawn the second line in the first race on Sunday and “she should get a better trip from there”. - NZHN

Bruce Negus mance was arguably a close third at Menangle for John McCarthy, in a race run in 1.53.3. She was later campaigned in Queensland by trainer Vicki Rasmussen, but the best she could manage there was a third at Albion Park last April. Delightful Dash has had just the one workout lately at Methven last Saturday and Negus ex-

Aussie jaunt beckoning for Excelleration Excelleration has made the most of her southern campaign and she may be in line to travel even further afield. She was prepared at Pukekohe by Nigel Tiley to win the Listed Gore Guineas (1335) and the daughter of Exceed And Excel

Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) will bring a trip to Australia a step closer. “If she runs well on Saturday we would look at a hit and run mission to Sydney,” co-breeder and part-owner Bill Gleeson, of

Wellfield Lodge, said. “It’s all performance-based and against the older mares we’ll get a good line on her.” The race in Sydney under consideration is the Gr.3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on April 7. - NZME

Junior driver Matt Anderson continued his high-flying season by winning his 100th race in New Zealand at Forbury Park on Thursday night. Anderson produced the kind of tactically aggressive drive that has put him at the top of the national junior drivers’ premiership to win with The Doorman. The Brad Williamson-trained pacer surged to the lead with a lap to go in the race before hanging on for a half-length victory. - NZHN

Master Moonlite sold Master Moonlite was scratched from the Vero Flying Stakes at Addington last night following confirmation of a sale to Victorian interests. “It was a bit of a difficult one but it’s the right time for us to sell as he’ll be four in a few months’ time and it’s an opportune time to let him go,” said trainer Cran Dalgety. Master Moonlite has been sold by Ashburton agent Peter Larkin to clients of young Terang trainer Mattie Craven. - NZHN

Nicoletta well suited Cambridge trainer Murray Baker is no fan of set weights and penalties racing but concedes that conditions ideally suit his Group Oneplaced mare Nicoletta in today’s Windsor Park Stud Japan-New Zealand International Trophy at Matamata. The Lib Petagna-raced four-year-old carries just 53.5kg under the race conditions, her halfkilogram penalty coming through her defeat of subsequent Group One winners Devise and Bonneval in last year’s Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. - NZME

Wairio harness

Today at Central Southland Raceway

Wairio Trotting Club Inc Venue: Central Southland Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.13pm OTAUTAU VETS LTD MOBILE TROT $8000, non-winners & r40 mob. trot, mobile, 1609m 1 x0090 Pegasus Sunrise (1) fr ..................... D Dunn 2 36054 Pegasus Hanover (2) fr ..............R McIlwrick 3 0 Our Emirate (3) fr ..........................B Orange 4 05370 Miss Bamboocha (4) fr ..................... A Milne 5 957 South Park (5) fr ............................. P Hunter 6 00680 Castleton Tui (6) fr .................... J Kennett (J) 7 70365 Our Budd (7) fr ........................ N Williamson 8 x0900 Ko Wrected (U1) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) 2 12.48 EARL DRAKE BUILDER MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 Heartbreaker fr ............................. Scratched 2 80 Kath’s Finale (1) fr .............................A Beck 3 5P23x Thatswhatisaid (2) fr.......................K Larsen 4 79090 Sherwood Ashlyn (3) fr 5 Rock Bottom (4) fr .........................B Orange 6 57424 Broadway Banner (5) fr ..................H Hunter 7 7x230 L J’s Jet (6) fr .......................S Tomlinson (J) 8 70x99 Allie (7) fr......................................... E Swain 9 8P Me And My Excuses (21) fr.............. D Dunn 10 2 Dangerous (22) fr .................... N Williamson 11 603 Edie Jaccka (23) fr ........................ B Barclay 12 90 Gotta Be Downtown (24) fr..........T Dewe (J)

was then left in the care of Riccarton trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong to add the Listed Dunedin Guineas to her record. Excelleration finished runnerup last time out in the NZB Airfreight Stakes and another bold showing in the Gr.3 Valachi

Century for Anderson

13 70800 Iechyd Da (25) fr ..................M Anderson (J) 14 00008 Dismara (26) fr ...........................R McIlwrick 15 44260 Shindal (U1) fr ................................... S Lock Emergencies: Heartbreaker, Sherwood Ashlyn 3 1.23 STANDARDBRED BREEDERS MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mob. pace, 1609m 1 54 Alfie Romeo (1) fr ..............................A Beck 2 79090 Sherwood Ashlyn (2) fr ..............R McIlwrick 3 00000 Fleur Galleon (3) fr ............................ S Lock 4 Flogging Molly (4) fr ..................M Parker (J) 5 66265 Fun Sponge (5) fr ............................. D Dunn 6 9 Myrcella (6) fr ......................................C Lee 7 Olive Cook (7) fr ..............................J W Cox 8 07707 Got Another Lover (8) fr .................H Hunter 9 88x60 Articulate (21) fr ................................. B Rae 10 22225 High Line (22) fr ............................ B Barclay 11 0 Depend On Washie (23) fr ...M Anderson (J) 12 2670 Tact Maggie (24) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) 13 23362 Thisexcusebetterbeit (25) fr ..........B Orange 14 74659 Excellent (26) fr ....................... N Williamson Emergency: Sherwood Ashlyn 4 1.58pm DRAKE PLUMBING & DRAINLAYING MOBILE TROT $9000, r44 to r59 mob. trot, mobile, 1609m 1 60004 Scarlett Lane (1) fr ........................ B Barclay 2 0x19x Starcola (2) fr .................................H Hunter 3 43476 Lynette The Vet (3) fr ...........................G Lee 4 170x0 Dipendra (4) fr ........................ S Walkinshaw 5 01607 Grace O’Malley (5) fr ...................... P Hunter

6 52354 She’s Allthe Craze (6) fr .......... N Williamson 7 9780x Bourbon And Dry (U1) fr ............R McIlwrick 8 07000 Crusher Collins (U2) fr ..................... D Dunn 9 24183 Nottingham K Two (U3) fr ............G McEwan 10 08079 I’ve Got This (U4) fr .....................D Reardon 5 2.30pm DT KING & CO LTD MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r40 to r47 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 74900 Bridesdale Robyn (1) fr ..............C Ferguson 2 93257 My Georgie Boy (2) fr ..................... P Hunter 3 90876 Man I’m Good (3) fr ............................ A Kyle 4 02420 Canardly Remember (4) fr ...... N Williamson 5 49000 Pegasus Merrily (5) fr ...........M Anderson (J) 6 20096 Cast A Shadow (6) fr.............. S Walkinshaw 7 50662 Misty Memory (7) fr ........................H Hunter 8 91900 Honour Scroll (8) fr........................... D Dunn 9 80563 Magnetic Watch (21) fr ..................B Orange 10 P0704 Magnate Mara (22) fr ..........................G Lee 6 3.09 MORRIS CONTRACTING MBL PACE $8000, 3yo+ r48 to r54 mob. pace, 1609m 1 39306 Repartee (1) fr ..................................A Beck 2 x9750 Dali Bread (2) fr.............................B Orange 3 12006 Vin Scully (3) fr...............................H Hunter 4 1600x Takitimu Express (4) fr .................. K Butt (J) 5 95x22 Double Rainbow (5) fr ...............E Barron (J) 6 10P62 Come Dance With Me (6) fr ............. D Dunn 7 15705 Triroyale Brigade (7) fr............. N Williamson 8 24103 Ideal Conquest (8) fr ..................... B Barclay 9 80424 Power Surge (21) fr .........................R Swain

10 81094 Iwanadancewitsumbody (22) fr ......K Larsen 11 87358 Bold Ruler (23) fr............................ P Hunter 7 3.44pm WESTERN ELECTRICAL 2008 LTD MOBILE TROT $10,000, r70 to r93 mob. trot, mobile, 1609m 1 1x925 Splash Cola (1) fr .................... N Williamson 2 59417 Sundons Wish (2) fr ......................B Orange 3 50277 Grey Power (3) fr ........................R McIlwrick 4 51214 Smokey Mac (4) fr ......................... B Barclay 5 54233 Jen Jaccka (5) fr................................A Beck 6 01139 War Machine (6) fr ........................... D Dunn 8 4.20 WINTON’S TOP PUB MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r59 to r77 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 x0001 Mach’s Back (1) fr ............................ D Dunn 2 211x8 Franco Santino (2) fr ............... N Williamson 3 81155 Foo Fighter (3) fr ........................... B Barclay 4 05004 Some Excusesomewhere (4) frS Walkinshaw 5 30270 Mac Almighty (5) fr ........................ K Butt (J) 6 35427 Shortys Mate (6) fr ............................A Beck 7 31871 Hail Christian (7) fr ........................B Orange 8 20180 The Big Boss fr ............................ Scratched 9 4.50pm STHN VET CENTRE STHN BELLE SPEED SERIES MBL PACE $10,000, with cond. 1609m 1 06107 Ideal Breeze (1) fr .............................A Beck 2 12690 Annie Fitz (2) fr ....................S Tomlinson (J) 3 57061 Lorretta Franco (3) fr ..................... B Barclay 4 20188 Mighty Empire (4) fr ........................J W Cox 5 65333 Bontz (5) fr .................................... K Barclay 6 0x179 Especial (6) fr ................................... D Dunn

7 5x241 Envious (7) fr ........................M Anderson (J) 8 71711 Somejoy (8) fr................................B Orange 9 13108 Tiziano (21) fr .......................... N Williamson 10 5.20 TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r55 to r58 mob. pace, 1609m 1 17616 Raksbet (1) fr ............................E Barron (J) 2 19606 Jeremy Jones (2) fr .............................G Lee 3 3613 Convair Hustler (3) fr ........................ D Dunn 4 10810 Bettor B Ready (4) fr ............... N Williamson 5 5610 Storm Prince (5) fr 6 31224 Duke Of Wellington (6) fr ............... B Barclay 7 45359 Santanna’s Rocket (7) fr.............C Ferguson 8 60x40 Melina Lowe (8) fr ..........................K Larsen 9 761 Bigandme fr.................................. Scratched 10 23335 Shelby Bromac (21) fr .......................A Beck 11 Fx444 Jody Direen (22) fr ...............M Anderson (J) Pacifiers off : Sherwood Ashlyn (R2), Sherwood Ashlyn (R3) SELECTIONS

11 27643 Blue Breeze 54 ............................ Scratched 3.20pm WINDSOR PARK STUD JAPAN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY $100,000, OPN-SW&P, 1600m 1 2x8x1 Seventh Up dm (7) 57 ................G Cooksley 2 80504 Ocean Emperor dmh (3) 57 ......S McKay (a) 3 89071 Thee Auld Floozie dm (14) 56 ...........L Innes 4 36139 Coldplay d (4) 56 ............................ J Parkes 5 36629 Our King Sway dmh (12) 56 ............ R Jones 6 7x634 Brilliant Shine m (6) 55.............. M D Plessis 7 24333 Travimyfriend (13) 55 ..................C Lammas 8 58297 Watch This Space dmh (10) 55Weatherley (a) 9 82021 Ruud Not Too d (11) 55 ............... D Johnson 10 44443 Rangipo d (8) 55 ............................V Colgan 11 13027 Arraignment 55 ............................ Scratched 12 95167 Highlad m (5) 55 ............................. S Spratt 13 11563 Tiptronic dbh (1) 55 ........................ J Bayliss 14 03346 Nicoletta d (9) 53.5..........................S Collett 15 160x0 Adriatic Pearl dm (2) 53 ..............T Thornton

4 1148x Redefine dm (12) 58 ...................... J Parkes 5 1845x Big Mike (1) 57 ................................J Riddell 6 x2525 Chicane dm (2) 56 .......................... S Spratt 7 11x Mihaul dm (10) 56 .............................L Innes 8 21222 Saignon dm (7) 55.5 ..................R Elliot (a1) 9 79148 I Am Gracie 55 ............................. Scratched 10 161 Its Destinys Child d (5) 55 ......... M D Plessis 11 90639 Endean Express t (8) 54.5 ..............S Collett 12 56310 I See Red (9) 54.5.......................C Lammas 13 1417x Belle Testa m (6) 54 .................... D Johnson 14 5078x Iffitel m (4) 54 ............................. L Satherley Blinkers on: Lady Shabeel, Imeldas Girl (R2), Monarch Chimes, Sunburst (R3), Big Mike, Chicane (R7) Blinkers off: Victory Drive (R5), Jetwings (R7) Winkers on: Pierrocity (R2) Winkers off: Chicane (R7) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Our Budd, Ko Wrected, Miss Bamboocha Race 2: Thatswhatisaid, Dangerous, Rock Bottom, Edie Jaccka Race 3: Thisexcusebetterbeit, Alfie Romeo, Fun Sponge Race 4: Lynette The Vet, She’s Allthe Craze, Grace O’Malley Race 5: Cast A Shadow, My Georgie Boy, Canardly Remember Race 6: Come Dance With Me, Takitimu Express, Triroyale Brigade Race 7: Jen Jaccka, War Machine, Smokey Mac, Grey Power Race 8: Franco Santino, Hail Christian, Mach’s Back, Foo Fighter Race 9: Somejoy, Envious, Especial, Bontz Race 10: Raksbet, Duke Of Wellington, Jody Direen

Tauranga gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Tauranga Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 24 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.23 KIRSTY CASHMORE BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE HANDICAP $25,000, R75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 16166 August Edition tdm (2) 59.5.... K Cowan (a3) 2 522x4 Smart Dragon (1) 59.5 .............. M D Plessis 3 61454 Descendant b (6) 58 .......................J Riddell 4 69x81 Piazzetta d (10) 58 ......................T Thornton 5 31124 Neverstopdreaming (4) 57 ............. J Parkes 6 64130 Lucky Sweep d (9) 56 ..................... S Spratt 7 92R10 One Prize One Goal t (3) 56 ...........M Vance 8 70610 Roll The Gold h (7) 56 ............J Fawcett (a2) 9 92652 Light Shadow (8) 55 ..................S McKay (a) 10 30810 Piece Of Kate d (5) 54 .......................M Hills 2 12.58pm MILLS REEF HANDICAP $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 00058 Naughty Knuckles dm (3) 60 ...... L Satherley 2 2x594 My Pride And Joy (10) 59.5 ...... M D Plessis 3 40x55 Divine Duke th (1) 58.5 ......S Weatherley (a) 4 45224 Honkietonk Tiger (2) 58.5................S Collett 5 x7451 Avec Moi dh (5) 58 ......................... J Bayliss 6 3170x Lambrusco d (8) 58 ......................... T Harris 7 20449 Lady Shabeel b (6) 57.................C Lammas

8 416x6 Pierrocity db (4) 56...................... D Johnson 9 x5100 Imeldas Girl d (9) 56 ...................... J Parkes 10 36218 Madam Woo m (11) 56 ..................V Colgan 11 65100 Bet She Is d (12) 55.5 ..................... S Spratt 12 x8062 Falkirk Lass tm (7) 55.5...............T Thornton 3 1.33pm BAYLEYS MOUNT MAUNGANUI TOP OFFICE HANDICAP $22,500, R65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 14x49 Monarch Chimes tdm (4) 60 ...........J Riddell 2 88458 Captain Cavalier td (5) 59.5 .....J Nason (a2) 3 35x49 Valante h (1) 59.5......................S McKay (a) 4 x4676 Nek Minnit (8) 59........................ J Grob (a2) 5 27643 Blue Breeze d (3) 58.5 .................... S Spratt 6 246x6 Karaka Red (14) 58.5...................... T Harris 7 43934 Splendido (9) 58.5......................G Cooksley 8 86645 Touch Of Silver (13) 57.5 .......... M D Plessis 9 64634 Wilijonmcbride (2) 57.5 ..............R Elliot (a1) 10 79017 Eskimo Kiss dmb (6) 56.5 ........... D Johnson 11 74416 Hello Sailor h (12) 56.5 ......S Weatherley (a) 12 36218 Madam Woo m (11) 56 ...................S Collett 13 81066 Sunburst th (7) 55.5 ....................C Lammas 14 x0955 Itsabird (15) 55.5 ........................... R Norvall 15 46573 Off With Her Head (10) 54 4 2.08pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES $30,000,

Rating 85 Benchmark Fillies & Mares, 1300m 1 30451 Yearn h (2) 60 ....................S Weatherley (a) 2 42965 Rising Shot b (9) 59 ....................... J Parkes 3 11011 Rikki Tikki Tavi (3) 58 ......................S Collett 4 20742 Ja Ja Binks (8) 57.5 ........................J Riddell 5 4017x The Kipling Girl t (10) 57.5 ........ M D Plessis 6 11221 Honneur Noir t (1) 55 ...................... S Spratt 7 0x1x6 Save The Date m (4) 54 ....................L Innes 8 36x37 Showemup m (6) 54 ....................C Lammas 9 22117 Indecision mb (7) 54 ................... D Johnson 10 3844x Absolute Gold (11) 54 ..................... A Jones 11 42132 Sound Works mh (5) 54 ................. J Bayliss 5 2.45pm DRYMIX CEMENT BAY OF PLENTY CUP $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 48453 Tommyra h (4) 60 ..................... D Danis (a3) 2 72529 Victory Drive (5) 60 ........................ J Parkes 3 15141 Battle Royal tdh (8) 58.5 ........J Fawcett (a2) 4 71221 Richie McHorse (1) 58.5 .............T Thornton 5 51267 Blue Lagoon (10) 57 .........................L Innes 6 90110 Lovelight (6) 56 ......................... M D Plessis 7 33510 Brookbars tdm (7) 55 8 1P747 Kachhi (9) 54.5............................ D Johnson 9 x0336 On Parole tdm (2) 54.5..........H Marzuki (a3) 10 52342 Infinite Joy (3) 54.......................S McKay (a)

Race 1: Smart Dragon, Piazzetta, Lucky Sweep, Piece Of Kate Race 2: Pierrocity, Divine Duke, Avec Moi, My Pride And Joy 7 3.55pm TRITON PACIFIC OWENS PLATE $25,000, Race 3: Blue Breeze, Splendido, Off With Her Head, Touch Of Silver Race 4: Yearn, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Save The Date, Honneur Noir Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 9x90x Jetwings dh (13) 59.5.........S Weatherley (a) Race 5: Richie McHorse, Kachhi, Tommyra, Infinite Joy 2 73241 Magic Of The Sun d (3) 59.5A Schwerin (a2) Race 6: Thee Auld Floozie, Coldplay, Brilliant Shine, Ruud Not Too 3 2260x Kitaya mh (11) 59 ..................... D Danis (a3) Race 7: Its Destinys Child, Saignon, Jetwings, Magic Of The Sun

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Waimate harness Tomorrow at Waimate Racecourse

Waimate Trotting Club Inc Venue: Waimate Racecourse Meeting Date: 25 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.02pm SUPREME EQUINE FEEDS AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40 to r55, r56 to r69 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 60787 Gerald (1) fr...................................... G Cook 2 00050 Alexy (2) fr ........................................W Frost 3 00005 Earthquake (3) fr .............................N Munro 4 00490 Classie Regal (4) fr .....................M Stratford 5 50066 Going To California (5) fr ............... B Wilmott 6 70000 Eastwood Chieftain (6) fr ........... D Paterson 7 89570 Aveross Ferrari (7) fr ......................... W Low 8 0x080 Flamboyant (8) fr ...............................P Cook 9 21443 Two Ply (21) fr ........................... G Anderson 10 42538 Royal Jester (22) fr............................A Edge 11 37032 Highland Reign (23) fr .................... C Negus 12 03053 Romanite (24) fr ......................... M Maynard 2 12.30pm KIRK IRRIGATION & WAIMATE T&C CLUB TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2000m 1 750x0 Lovey Dovey Moment (1) fr .............. J Keast 2 70x0 Jour Highness (2) fr ....................M McIntyre 3 5809x Don’t Rock The Boat (3) fr .... O Thornley (J) 4 03 Future Queen (4) fr ..........................S Ottley 5 00400 Ken’s Dream (5) fr ...........................R Payne 6 96 Rites Of Zhou (6) fr .............................K Cox 7 62752 I W McNik (7) fr .................................J Dunn 8 074 Tequila Sunset (8) fr ................... K Cameron 9 70 October Trouble (9) fr ....................L O’Reilly 10 36430 Dolly Jones (10) fr .........................B Orange 11 4 Rydgemont Son (U1) fr ........... M Williamson 12 000 President Pat (U2) fr ......................N Burton 13 80D05 Well Defined (U3) fr.......................... D Dunn 3 12.59 FARMLANDS MCMILLAN FEEDS MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 2yo+ mob. pace, 1700m 1 67 Santanna Lad (1) fr ..........................S Ottley 2 x2800 Rafa Novak (2) fr ........................B Munro (J) 3 Mossdale Art (3) fr ............................. R May 4 Geordies Boy (4) fr ......................... G Shand 5 85002 Vinnie Rulz (5) fr ......................... B Hope (J) 6 073 To Ri Caitlin (6) fr 7 580 Mister Mighty (7) fr ........................R Holmes 8 89720 Matinee Idol (8) fr .................... M Williamson 9 99334 Franco Toddy (21) fr .................. C McDowell 10 400x0 King Arthur (22) fr

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

11 5 Arushi (23) fr ........................... C D Thornley 12 57x54 Flyingmasterwilliams (24) fr ..........L O’Reilly 13 83202 Delightful Tanner (25) fr 14 08059 Lincoln Toy fr ................................ Scratched 15 44533 Betterthankaty (26) fr ................ R Anderson 16 Katamach (27) fr .......................... G O’Reilly Emergencies: King Arthur, Lincoln Toy 4 1.34pm AON INSURANCE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2000m 1 Little Miss Lonely (1) fr ............ C D Thornley 2 Itz A Major Babe (2) fr ..................T Williams 3 759x0 A Better Dancer (3) fr .................. B Hope (J) 4 Ever So Bettor (4) fr ........................... R May 5 49746 Tin Roof Blues (5) fr .................. C McDowell 6 Abiento (6) fr .................................R Holmes 7 34225 Getarattleon (7) fr.............................S Ottley 8 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (8) fr 9 00000 Franco Hatton fr ........................... Scratched 10 54 Shadow Minister (9) fr ...................L O’Reilly 11 0 Dolce Denario (10) fr........................R Close 12 40005 Scented Pockets (11) fr .................B Orange 13 00760 Capital Plan (12) fr .................. L McCormick 14 75226 Driftin Away (13) fr .................. M Williamson 15 0x0x0 Green Machine (U1) fr ......................J Dunn 16 780 Bobbie’s Medley (U2) fr ................. K Butt (J) Emergencies: Ain’t Nothing Bettor, Franco Hatton 5 2.09 IRT TROT $9500, r40 to r50 trot, stand, 2600m 1 06x04 Ali Lindenny (1) fr ..........................R Holmes 2 08545 Leo’s Gift (2) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 3 22361 Holdon Toyaspurs (3) fr ............. M Purvis (J) 4 90276 Paradise Spur (4) fr ................. C D Thornley 5 91303 Gorilla Playboy (5) fr ........................ D Dunn 6 92979 Don’t Look Back (6) fr 7 20x40 Say Your Pres (7) fr .........................M Jones 8 70888 Monkey Luck (8) fr ..................... K Cameron 9 00680 Castleton Tui (U1) fr ................. J Kennett (J) 10 22842 Rusty I Am (U2) fr ........................ P Wakelin 11 610x8 Tricky Rastus (U3) fr 12 22403 Glenis Marie (U4) fr................... R Anderson 6 2.40pm SOUTHFUELS MOBILE PACE $9500, r40 to r48 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 x0000 The Edge Of Reason (1) fr...S Tomlinson (J) 2 60550 Chief Kapai (2) fr ...................B Laughton (J) 3 50953 Bobby T (3) fr .............................R Cameron 4 35632 Bridget Blue Chip (4) fr .................R Holmes 5 06278 Pegasus Kommander (5) fr ..............J Young

6 06099 Cullenmore (6) fr .............................M Jones 7 06379 Game Changer (7) fr ........................P Davis 8 88450 Veneto (8) fr ..................................... D Dunn 9 x8333 Port Hanover (21) fr ....................D Reardon 10 24752 Motu Bettor Be Quick (22) fr .............. R May 11 74007 Caitlin Franco (23) fr 12 86900 Sounds Lika Gem (24) fr ...............L O’Reilly 13 65427 Rainy River (25) fr ..................... C McDowell 14 30506 Shardan Suzie (26) fr ................. K Cameron 15 00740 Scoob Operator (27) fr .............. R Anderson 16 50777 Passion Flower fr ......................... Scratched Emergencies: Caitlin Franco, Passion Flower 7 3.19 STALLIONS AUSTRALASIA F&M HANDICAP TROT $10,000, 3yo+ f&m r50 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 49582 BK Dawn (1) fr ............................. P Wakelin 2 55160 Superfast Maggie (2) fr .................... J Keast 3 33100 Sarah Palin (3) fr ..............................P Davis 4 5036x Agatha Tyron (4) fr ....................... G O’Reilly 5 00345 Westar Maggie (5) fr .......................... R May 6 005P0 One Over Da Stars (U1) fr ............B Orange 7 92004 Michelle (U2) fr.................................S Ottley 8 2205D Time For Diamonds (1) 10 ................. J Ford 9 10366 Sunny Glenis (2) 10 .................. R Anderson Robbie Holmes drives Westar 10 13135 We’ll Meet Again (1) 30 .................... J Smith Sam in the White Stone Waimate 8 3.54pm WHITE STONE LIVESTOCK WAIMATE CUP Cup at Waimate tomorrow. (HCP PACE) $14,999, 3yo+ r60 & faster discrhcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 96157 Boomer Bailey (1) fr ......................... D Dunn 1 32137 My Eyre (1) fr ..................................M Jones 2 97610 Valmagne (2) fr ....................M Anderson (J) 2 88007 Young Stranger (2) fr ............... C R Thornley 3 48625 Mossdale Rose (3) fr.......................... R May 3 53105 Red Hot Rocket (3) fr ...................... G Smith 4 41238 Diamonds N Cash (4) fr ....................J Dunn 4 62623 Beyond The Horizon (4) fr ................ J Smith 5 20x07 Swamp Major (5) fr .......................B Orange 5 25699 Scallywag Sam (5) fr ................... B Crothers 6 71127 Westar Sam (6) fr ..........................R Holmes 6 32211 Picketts Ridge (1) 10 .....................B Orange 7 67369 Acolyte (7) fr............................ M Williamson 7 00170 Redwood Invasion (2) 10 ..............R Holmes 8 80541 Nearis Green (8) fr ....................... S McNally 8 94220 Playboy’s Brother (1) 20 ................... D Dunn 9 33143 Buckeye (9) fr ................................J Geddes 9 65474 Stylish Duke (U1) 20 ............... M Williamson 10 28341 Swap Over (U1) fr ........................... G Smith 10 97610 Valmagne (1) 30................................. R May 11 0836x Delightful Dash (1) 10 11 19153 Red Hot Poker (2) 30 ........................J Dunn 12 62151 Pradas Ideal Dahling (2) 10 10 5.03 THE TYRE GENERAL MOBILE PACE $10,000, 13 41236 Kardesler (3) 10 ..............................R Payne 3yo+ r53 to r60 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 14 42713 Franco Tristan (1) 20 ............... C D Thornley 1 02261 Lets Hustle (1) fr ....................... L McKay (J) 15 96467 Johnny Eyre (2) 20...........................S Ottley 2 0618x Sheez Good (2) fr ........................ G O’Reilly 16 25136 Clasina Maria (3) 20.........................J Young 3 52123 Stompem (3) fr ........................ C D Thornley 9 4.28 WOODLANDS STUD HANDICAP TROT $10,000, 4 14485 The Go To Man (4) fr 3yo+ r51 & faster dischcap trot, stand, 2600m 5 33503 Smoke N Reactor (5) fr ....................S Ottley

6 x5210 OK I’m Bad (6) fr ........................... K Butt (J) 7 x6214 Stunin Love (7) fr...........................B Orange 8 06622 All About Henry (8) fr .......................D White 9 19 Donegal Mary Francis (21) fr ........... D Dunn 10 21691 Onedin Reign (22) fr .........................J Dunn 11 14130 Awaytocullect (23) fr .............. O Thornley (J) 12 12007 Summer Wealth fr ........................ Scratched 13 10P Stone The Crows (24) fr ............... S McNally 14 10072 Asset Control (25) fr ........................... R May 15 9x9x0 Dreamy Damien (26) fr ........... M Williamson 16 43677 Gunpowder (27) fr Emergencies: The Go To Man, Gunpowder 11 5.28 THE VET CENTRE & CUNNINGHAM PLUMBING MOBILE PACE $9500, 3yo+ r49 to r52, r53 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 14500 Awayovernight (1) fr ........................R Payne 2 60665 Hundie (2) fr ..................................... D Dunn 3 02403 Groomsman (3) fr.................... M Williamson 4 83300 His Royal Harness (4) fr ................L O’Reilly 5 005x0 Jonty James (5) fr .........................B Orange 6 36194 Mister Slick (6) fr ..................... C D Thornley 7 010x0 Johnny White (7) fr ............................J Dunn 8 x7087 Motu Speedy Star (8) fr.........B Laughton (J) 9 01008 Just N Awe (21) fr .............................. R May 10 02456 Playboy Prince (22) fr...........S Tomlinson (J) 11 27160 Immortal Change (23) fr...................S Ottley 12 08519 Clarendon Falcon (24) fr 13 07090 Every Option fr ............................. Scratched 14 02180 The Jandel Machine (25) fr ..............P Davis 15 13980 Doc Seelster (26) fr .....................D Reardon Emergency: Motu Speedy Star Pacifiers on : Tricky Rastus (R5) Pacifiers off : President Pat (R2), Jonty James, Doc Seelster (R11) SELECTIONS Race 1: Highland Reign, Two Ply, Going To California Race 2: I W McNik, Rydgemont Son, Well Defined, Future Queen Race 3: Mossdale Art, Arushi, Betterthankaty, Delightful Tanner Race 4: Getarattleon, Itz A Major Babe, Driftin Away Race 5: Leo’s Gift, Rusty I Am, Glenis Marie, Say Your Pres Race 6: Bridget Blue Chip, Motu Bettor Be Quick, Bobby T Race 7: Time For Diamonds, BK Dawn, Agatha Tyron Race 8: Diamonds N Cash, Clasina Maria, Buckeye Race 9: Beyond The Horizon, Valmagne, Picketts Ridge Race 10: Stunin Love, Asset Control, Stompem, Onedin Reign Race 11: Hundie, Johnny White, Mister Slick, Awayovernight

Masterton gallops Tomorrow at Tauherenikau Raceway

Masterton RC Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 25 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.42pm FAGAN FORD R75 1600M $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 12112 Porcelain Princess mb (3) 59 ..........A Collett 2 41736 Hank Moody td (1) 58 ................ A Shin (a4) 3 314Fx Sea King dm (7) 57.5 ................. Z Moki (a2) 4 916x8 Trisha Lea dm (6) 56.5 ................... J Parkes 5 94151 Kaipawe d (4) 56 .............................S Collett 6 x5785 Mels Evie t (2) 56 7 130x8 Get Lucky td (5) 56 ...............C Waddell (a4) 2 1.16pm PER INCANTO PARTNERSHIP/BP BLOODSTOCK MDN 2YO $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1000m 1 6x Atenartin (6) 57.5 .............................. T Allan 2 6x Karaka Kid (5) 57.5 .........................A Collett 3 Lx Derecho (4) 57.5 .................... C Johnson 4 Kahu Rock (7) 57.5 ........................ J Parkes 5 25 Princess Amelie b (8) 55.5 .......... R Hannam 6 5. Fine Leg (1) 55.5.................................C Dell 7 57. Higher Power (2) 55.5 8 Tutta La Classe (3) 55.5 ..................S Collett 3 1.52pm TUI LAGER MDN 1400M $10,000, 1400m 1 86725 Heart Of Fame (2) 58.5 ............... B Lammas 2 7334x Heineken Rocks (3) 58.5.................A Collett 3 20x0x Penticoup (13) 58.5 ........................ J Parkes 4 5630x Our Charli’s Angel (8) 56.5............D Bradley 5 49x Veneto (12) 56.5..............................S Collett 6 x7750 Nancees Gold (14) 56.5 ............. Z Moki (a2)

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 25 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 1.08pm WELCOME TO THE MANUKAU SPORTSBOWL SPRINT C0, 318m 1 677x8 Miss Bucket nwtd ..........................A Cleaver 2 45 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 3 58875 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 4 C’est L’Amour nwtd ...........................B Craik 5 34674 Bigtime Sassy nwtd......................K Williams 6 22681 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy 7 43366 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 8 74667 Crampton nwtd..............................A Cleaver 9 5748F Mighty Mezz nwtd R & ................N O’Regan 10 88 Jetsun Angel nwtd..........................G Wilson 2 1.25pm $5,000 BONUS QUADDIE SPRINT C4, 318m 1 12262 Alex Attack 18.38 U & .......................Cottam 2 6238x Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 3 73377 Opawa Blair nwtd .........................K Williams 4 43872 Vee Marina nwtd U & ........................Cottam 5 22223 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 6 22821 Harry Brown 18.46 ....................... H Mullane 7 35124 Leroy Spirit 18.59 ............................S Codlin 8 23334 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 9 72765 Wong Way 18.44 U & ........................Cottam 10 82878 Audrette 18.45...................................B Bond 3 1.43pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 74 Sweet Clover nwtd ........................K Herbert 2 67 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 3 Hop On Mate nwtd .......................... T Green 4 88x57 Riccitelli nwtd ................................A Cleaver

7 0 Latin Princess (10) 56.5 .............. R Hannam 8 7000. Tavistella h (1) 56.5 ............................M Hills 9 60x76 Trifle (11) 56.5 ...................... T Johnson (a2) 10 4x0x2 Lodi (4) 56 11 383 Torre Del Greco (7) 56 ......... S MacNab (a2) 12 7 Xenia Onatopp (9) 56........................ T Allan 13 0980. Champagne Bride (5) 56............. C Johnson 14 Shockalit (6) 56 ...................................C Dell 4 2.27 PGG WRIGHTSON R65 2050M $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2050m 1 63x29 The Cossack b (1) 59.................. R Hannam 2 x6x52 Desano (2) 58 ................................ J Parkes 3 099x4 Handsome Return (8) 57.5 .................C Dell 4 19065 Thats Amore (3) 57 .........................S Collett 5 24308 En Suite (9) 56.5 .................. S MacNab (a2) 6 60477 Foxy Wolf (6) 56.5 ....................... C Johnson 7 33198 Owned (7) 56.5 ...............................A Collett 8 62402 So It Was m (5) 56.5 .................. A Shin (a4) 9 9x8x0 Charlie Chine m (11) 56 .................... T Allan 10 08x09 Donaldson (10) 56 .............................M Hills 11 29080 Nadiasstar m (4) 54.5 ...................D Bradley 5 3.04pm BALLANCE/SOUTH RANGITIKEI VET SERVICES R65 1400M $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 36145 Perfect Shock td (11) 59.............. C Johnson 2 22412 Powerball d (12) 59 .............. S MacNab (a2) 3 19039 Itellyouonething (3) 58 4 x1577 Worldclass d (7) 58 5 52646 Castani (9) 57.5 ............................. J Parkes 6 4x231 Miss Contessa (8) 57 ......................S Collett 7 0x936 Judith Kate th (5) 55.5.........................C Dell

8 18677 Deb (10) 55 ....................................... T Allan 9 100x0 Do Ya dm (1) 55 10 00x57 Bellissimo (6) 54.5 .............................M Hills 11 099x0 Showing Grace d (4) 54.5 ...............A Collett 12 60776 Kate The Great d (2) 54 .............. R Hannam 6 3.39pm KURIPUNI SPORTS BAR AND TAB MASTERTON CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 2050m 1 72016 Overtheriver (4) 60 ..................... Z Moki (a2) 2 00052 Saint Kitt (5) 55.5 .............................. T Allan 3 96263 Cruiser m (2) 55 ................... T Johnson (a2) 4 64022 Dr Watson tm (8) 54.5 ...................D Bradley 5 10014 All In Vogue tdb (1) 54.....................S Collett 6 51x45 Strolling Vagabond m (9) 54........ C Johnson 7 41431 Hunta Pence (3) 54 ............................M Hills 8 94159 Shared Secrets (6) 54 .....................A Collett 9 00051 Savannah Gem (7) 54 ................. R Hannam

4.13 LVN WOOLBUYERS/WAIRARAPA HARNESS MDN 2050M $10,000, MDN, 2050m 1 66244 Time Bearer b (2) 58.5 2 x3893 Drum Rise (9) 58.5...................... R Hannam 3 43 Dublin Day (8) 58.5 ........................ J Parkes 4 7x705 Heel Be Jake (14) 58.5 ...................S Collett 5 804 Lincoln’s Secret (11) 58 6 32222 Stunning b (4) 56.5 .........................A Collett 7 59762 Red Red Robin 56.5 .................... Scratched 8 x98x3 Bella Margarita (1) 56.5 ....... T Johnson (a2) 9 73494 Candy Belt (5) 56.5 .............................C Dell 10 0930 Xpectheunxpected (10) 56.5 S MacNab (a2) 11 08097 Belladita (13) 56.5 -

Darryl Bradley rides Dr Watson in the Masterton Cup tomorrow. SELECTIONS

12 x5608 Aperol (12) 56.5 ................................ T Allan 13 555x0 Reliably Perky (3) 56 ................... C Johnson 14 9 Let It Roar (7) 56 15 06x09 Cog Knish (6) 56.5 -

Race 1: Porcelain Princess, Trisha Lea, Kaipawe, Get Lucky Race 2: Princess Amelie, Tutta La Classe, Derecho, Fine Leg Race 3: Lodi, Torre Del Greco, Heineken Rocks, Veneto Race 4: Desano, Handsome Return, Owned, Foxy Wolf Blinkers on: Atenartin (R2), Worldclass (R5), Heel Be Jake Race 5: Miss Contessa, Powerball, Kate The Great, Worldclass Race 6: All In Vogue, Saint Kitt, Overtheriver, Cruiser, Dr Watson (R7) Blinkers off: Belladita (R7) Race 7: Stunning, Dublin Day, Time Bearer, Candy Belt

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

2 35174 Barwon Bandit 18.68..................D Schofield 5 76355 It’s All Me nwtd ..................................G Hunt 3 38683 Scott The Looks 18.90 U & ...............Cottam 6 78x6 Parra Eels nwtd R & ....................N O’Regan 4 36271 Unconscionable 18.61 R & .................L Udy 7 23534 Star Secret nwtd ..........................K Williams 5 46675 Umaga Rama 18.59 .........................M Black 8 27358 Kuridrani nwtd ...............................A Cleaver 6 36715 Hot Machine nwtd ........................... T Green 9 88 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 7 42841 Majik Mikado nwtd ............................B Craik 10 88 Jetsun Angel nwtd..........................G Wilson 4 2.00pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES SERIES 8 41253 Snoopy’s Bro 18.81 R & ........................Hunt 9 44656 Statman Dave 18.76 ..................H Laagland HEAT 1 C1q, 527m 1 4441 Red Dot Special nwtd .......................B Craik 10 17786 Kaeshius 18.94 ................................ S Clark 2 36544 Out Of Paper nwtd .......................... T Green 7 2.53 TROPHIES PLUS SERIES HEAT 1 C2q, 318m 1 46466 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 3 68876 Secret Rory 30.98 .......................... G Farrell 2 11377 Uno Brent nwtd ............................K Williams 4 77734 Jetsun Stampede 31.39 .................G Wilson 3 41424 Simple Request 18.58.......................B Bond 5 14677 Opawa Velocette 30.86 W &............T Steele 4 76288 Ken Wilde 18.53 ........................... H Mullane 6 42223 Atomic Missile nwtd ..................... H Mullane 5 31361 Bad 18.41..........................................B Craik 7 51314 Fancy Fox nwtd ..........................D Schofield 6 21452 Jinja Mongo nwtd W & ....................T Steele 8 24342 Swift Order nwtd ............................C Henley 7 83364 Mobility Scooter 18.81 .....................M Black 9 21684 Gotcha Millie 30.86 ...................... H Mullane 8 2568x Bigtime Sophie 18.71 ................... H Mullane 10 68557 Unprofound nwtd ...............................E Potts 5 2.17pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES SE- 9 37487 I’m A Leo 18.46 ...........................L Laagland 8 3.12 TROPHIES PLUS SERIES HEAT 2 C2q, 318m RIES HEAT 2 C1q, 527m 1 74784 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 1 231 Crackling Gal nwtd .......................... T Green 2 23256 Epic Force 18.63 .......................... H Mullane 2 86474 Hey Pretty Girl 30.79......................C Henley 3 71474 On Demand 18.54............................M Black 3 61F67 Midnight Daydream 30.82 R & ............L Udy 4 46325 Bark Rosanowski nwtd................. H Mullane 4 23213 Emoji 18.51 .......................................B Craik 5 83535 See Eye Aye 31.07 ...................... H Mullane 5 55238 Opawa Libby 18.55 W &..................T Steele 6 26614 Jetsun Swan nwtd ..........................G Wilson 6 67433 Bodyguard 18.66...............................B Craik 7 48265 Little Bit Silly 30.80.....................D Schofield 7 18572 Bigtime Moola 18.60 R & ....................L Udy 8 35636 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 8 44111 Zipping Andre 18.67...................D Schofield 9 35875 Opawa Silver 30.60 .......................... S Clark 9 37487 I’m A Leo 18.46 ...........................L Laagland 10 55646 Bigtime Zoe nwtd ......................... H Mullane 9 3.29pm MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES C1/2, 527m 6 2.36pm HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY DYLAN WILLIAMS 1 22455 Cameo Syd 30.79 .............................B Craik C1, 318m 2 4x887 Blazing Spirit 30.32 ....................D Schofield 1 75472 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 3 21214 Talkabout Izzy 30.56 R & ......................Hunt

4 57561 Untouchable 30.75 ..........................P Green 5 44647 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 6 14763 Pretty and Pink 30.96................... H Mullane 7 58425 Bark De Triomphe 31.17 ...................B Craik 8 12245 Electric Dee Eye 30.71 ...................P Green Emergencies: 9 18512 Jinja Might 30.75 U & ........................Cottam 10 74863 Zarzuella 31.28 ...............................S Codlin 10 3.47 HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C3, 318m 1 11774 Bitters 18.59 ..................................... S Clark 2 77822 Ice Princess nwtd ........................... G Farrell 3 66452 He Can Yodel nwtd ........................... S Clark 4 64427 Mad Harry 18.61 .............................. S Clark 5 2x516 Subzero Princess 18.57 .................C Henley 6 21533 Stranger Things 18.46.......................B Craik 7 21112 Blitz ‘Em Rene 18.41 U &..................Cottam 8 25468 Hallo Star 18.23 R & ...........................L Udy 9 66157 Nangar Panther 18.53 ................D Schofield 10 41656 Jetsun Jamie 18.73 ........................G Wilson 11 4.04 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON STAKES C3/4, 527m 1 14158 Idol Ajay 30.90 W &.........................T Steele 2 15537 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 3 36317 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield 4 51335 San Tan Samson 30.68 ................... T Green 5 32151 Salvarotti 30.70 ..........................D Schofield 6 18316 Cosmic Barwon 30.92 ................D Schofield 7 13625 El Narco 30.69 ................................P Green 8 55717 Good Job 30.66 ..............................P Green 9 43354 Kapai Bart 30.71 W & .....................T Steele 10 53565 Zipping Ringo 30.63 R & .......................Hunt 12 4.22 QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C5, 318m 1 53136 On Fleek 18.56 .................................B Craik 2 23526 Mrs Browns Girl nwtd R & ...........N O’Regan

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31587 Formation 18.25 ................................B Craik 21844 Nitrology 18.26 ................................. S Clark 31751 Kapai Lana 18.57 R & .........................L Udy 41853 Highland Laddie 18.32 ................. H Mullane 33421 Classy Impact 18.35 ....................... T Green 81741 One Cool Chap 18.47 W &..............T Steele 31178 Beat The Butcher 18.36 R & ...............L Udy 23264 Belcroft Banker 18.15 ................H Laagland 13 4.39 ENJOY RETIREMENT MADE TIME C1, 318m 1 23222 Just A Matthew 18.83.......................M Black 2 57281 Spider Phil 18.78 R &..................N O’Regan 3 52334 Katcha Ninja 18.78............................B Craik 4 88366 Made Time 18.31 ............................S Codlin 5 14548 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 6 71225 Bright Boy nwtd .................................B Bond 7 17377 Bigtime Olivia nwtd ......................K Williams 8 13767 Was Just Saying 18.59 R &.................L Udy Emergencies: 9 78885 Atlas Shrugged 18.69 .................. H Mullane 10 36477 Zimmer Frame 18.81 R &....................L Udy 14 4.56pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS C1, 318m 1 57887 Surge Ahead nwtd R & .......................L Udy 2 6288x Nasa 18.78........................................B Craik 3 15555 King Shaq 18.45 ............................. T Green 4 61187 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 5 x8655 Extroverted nwtd .......................... H Mullane 6 17563 Going Bananas nwtd........................M Black 7 45156 Fancy Chap 18.65 ......................D Schofield 8 65861 Agbeze 18.98 ................................A Cleaver 9 65476 Ali Ali Ali 18.84 ............................... G Farrell 10 68557 Unprofound 18.53 .............................E Potts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

In brief High praise for Corvo Warriors hooker Issac Luke has put his 2018 NRL rejuvenation down to the high expectations of fitness guru Alex Corvo. Luke has endured a tough two years since joining the Warriors in 2016, culminating in his omission from the Kiwis’ 2017 World Cup squad. But he has appeared fit and firing in the first two games of the 2018 season, helping his side to comprehensive wins over the Rabbitohs and Titans. “All the boys are looking really good – probably owe that one to Alex Corvo, it’s been a pretty tough preseason,” Luke said. - NZME

Croft ‘work in progress’

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives out of his garage to start the first practice session at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday. PHOTO AP

Titans welcome Wallace

■ MOTOR RACING

Hamilton dictates practice By Laine CLark A bad omen might have appeared for four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday at the Australian Grand Prix. But rivals Red Bull reckon the 2018 Formula One championship already looms as a one-man show, warning that results will depend on “how fast Lewis wants to go”. Hamilton, 33, sounded his intentions for 2018 by dominating opening practice at Albert Park. The Briton clocked an impressive lap time of one minute, 24.02 seconds on the 5.3km circuit in the 90-minute session, more than half-a-second quicker than Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third fastest.

Four-time world champ Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari was fifth quickest, with local hope Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull sixth in the 20-strong field. Hamilton showed no sign of slowing down as he looked to equal Argentine great Juan Manuel Fangio’s five world titles. Only Michael Schumacher (seven) has won more. But Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff baulked at talk of Hamilton joining Fangio’s elite club this year ahead of tomorrow’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. “With four championship titles, he is already in a good group of drivers, but I don’t think it is a good omen to think too much about it (Fangio’s record),” he said.

“It is better to look at those records afterwards.” After impressive testing results, Red Bull this year is expected to join Ferrari and threaten Mercedes, who have claimed fourstraight drivers’ and constructors’ world titles. However, Red Bull chief Christian Horner believed Hamilton was still clearly the benchmark. “It’s a long season. Form will vary from race to race and 21 races is a gruelling calendar, so it will be fascinating to see how teams develop during the year,” he said. “It is the rate of development that will dictate the outcome of performance over the season, but you’d have to say Mercedes look in great shape. “It depends on how fast Lewis wants to go.”

Wolff was confident Britain’s highest-paid sportsperson Hamilton would soon sign a new twoyear deal reportedly worth $73 million a season. “Discussions are going in the right way. We are about to finalise the last topics (of contract),” Wolff said. “He is in a good frame of mind. He has come back strong.” Asked how long Mercedes could stay on top, Wolff said: “I have tried to find a stat of a team in a sport that is winning every year and there isn’t one – at some stage, someone else picks up the ball and runs faster. “We have to be on our toes every year. “We will be running around with a target on our backs and everyone is trying to get us.”- AAP

Mixed fortunes for Triple Eight Supercars By Ben MCkay Shane van Gisbergen looks set to relinquish his Supercars championship lead after a series of qualifying struggles at the Australian Grand Prix. The Kiwi flyer won a pair of poles and race victories at the season-opening Adelaide meet but hasn’t threatened in qualifying at Albert Park. He backed up fifth and seventh-placed finishes in qualifying on Thursday with 17th and 26th – last place – yesterday.

Despite holding his own against one of his boyhood heroes, Brodie Croft is still very much a work in progress, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says. The 20-year-old rookie halfback helped the Storm to a 30-14 win in their grand final rematch over North Queensland on Thursday, led by superstar Johnathan Thurston. Croft, who replaced Cooper Cronk this season following Cronk’s departure to the Sydney Roosters, paired with 23-year-old Cameron Munster to go head-to-head with Thurston and test five-eighth Michael Morgan. - AAP

The 2016 series champion failed to set a time around the Melbourne street circuit in the final session. He will start tomorrow’s final race from the last row. Van Gisbergen’s struggles contrasted sharply with team-mate Jamie Whincup, who won two of the four poles available. Triple Eight manager Mark Dutton said his team would be working overtime to deliver the No.97 car a better balance. “We still haven’t quite put our finger on that one little thing in Shane’s car that’s triggering off

the chain reaction,” he said. “You can’t finesse it when you’re waiting for it to bite you. “But we’ve got some ideas.” Van Gisbergen hasn’t begun a Supercars race from last place in the field for three years. Scott McLaughlin, who smashed the pole position record in 2017, grabbed the other two poles available and looks set to be Whincup’s sternest test for maximum points – and the Larry Perkins Trophy – from the meet. The Supercars are racing for points for the first time in 22 pre-

vious visits to the Grand Prix. Holden drivers enjoyed better fortunes yesterday in qualifying, with Scott Pye the biggest improver after charting 2nd and 5th-placed results. In the demanding qualifying format, with 10-minute sessions that allow drivers just one chance at a flying lap, other drivers fell by the wayside. James Courtney will start 25th in Sunday’s race. Fallen Ford champion Mark Winterbottom’s best qualifying result was 10th. - NZME

Ryan James expects the return of Queensland Origin prop Jarrod Wallace will allow him to run amok on the edge against St George Illawarra. The Gold Coast captain is happy to have Wallace back from a three-game suspension as the NRL side looks for ways to plug their own centre-field defence and stop the unbeaten Dragons tomorrow. James played in the front row last season and, while he will still do stints in the middle, is likely to see more time in the second row with Wallace’s return. - AAP

Gallen ‘certain starter’ Cronulla captain Paul Gallen is certain to take the field for the pivotal clash against Parramatta, coach Shane Flanagan has confirmed. Gallen had been in doubt with a foot injury that kept him from training earlier in the week but Flanagan said his key player trained strongly yesterday. “When you’re getting a bit older, sometimes you don’t train at the start of the week. He trained well today, trained as Gal does on the captain’s run and he’ll be there tomorrow,” Flanagan said. - AAP

Carney ready to return Todd Carney has ticked all the boxes and deserves another chance to play in the NRL, according to Canberra captain Jarrod Croker. Carney was a groomsman at Croker’s wedding last year and the pair have a longstanding friendship having grown up together in the NSW town of Goulburn. The 2010 Dally M winner met with representatives of the NRL’s integrity unit this week in a bid to have his contract with North Queensland registered. Croker says he has seen firsthand the work Carney has put in to turn his life around and earn a contract at a fourth NRL club. The NRL has asked Carney to provide documentation of his rehabilitation. - AAP

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Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, will be the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. Consultations will be held between 10am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 5pm both days. Please phone 0800 700 155.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Direct dials to a volunteer. 8105 for details on how to access the after-hours service Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm outside of these hours leave a message. each weekend.

Methven & Rakaia Area

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday, and from 5pm - 7pm both days.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

Ashburton Rest Homes

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

COMMUNITY SERVICES Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

ANIMAL SERVICES

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

SUNDAY 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Palm Sunday Worship led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH.

MONDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.45am PLAINS LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Annual General meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R S A, Cox Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

Mid Canterbury SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter -

Contact - President 021 1356 969. 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Veterinarians Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Mail Closing Times West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams. STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, POST DELIVERY CENTRES 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Full emergency service all weekend. Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Information Centres Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday Methven - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

Bus Departures

Daily Events 7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Rise and Shine Saturday - Runners, Meet at Frontrunner 7.30am sharp, 28 Moore Street. 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks.

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24h service.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

SATURDAY

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

March 24, 25 & 26, 2018 North End West Street car park, Ashburton. 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park. 9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the

Triangle. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Afternoon Social meets, runners and walkers. Everyone welcome, leaves 1.30pm sharp from Domain oval pavilion, Philip Street.

Morning worship with Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East. 10am LANDROVER AND ROVER CLUB. Public display of Rovers and Landrovers. Methven Showgrounds. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, Palm Sunday led by Rev Helen Wallis at St James, Tinwald. No service at St Paul’s today. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship. Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street. 10.30am

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road . 7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun fill days for 60 years and older, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street. 12pm - 1pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. A Free lunch. Ashburton Baptist Church, entry off Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West St. 6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 6pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276 888 686 or Aleisha 0278 489 309.

7pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Week Holy Communion, Park Street. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre evening, new players welcome. Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street. (every Monday, excludes public holidays). 7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Meeting with guest speaker John Tavendale, Blackcurrant industry. Domain pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Keeping your property protected with a security camera system from Masterguard

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WE TAKE THE HASSLE OUT OF MOVING

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Property Services 2010 Ltd Let the team at Insideout take care of all your painting and property maintenance • Painting • Carpentry • Maintenance & repairs • Handyman services

• Airless spraying • Waterblasting • Renovations • Project management

Phone Shane today on 307-7071

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us. • Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don & Sue Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Let us sweat the small stuff • Moss, mould & lichen spraying

To advertise here contact Penny on 021 895 144 or 03 307 7973

• Spider proofing • Gutter & downpipe cleaning

Call Allan now

to discuss how we can help 027 2095 026 aaperformanceservicesltd@gmail.com Penny Shearer

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

HEAT PUMPS

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR ROUND

HEAT PUMPS

electriCOOL Ltd Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

Gary Flack

To advertise here contact Cushla on 021 959 783 or 03 307 7955

PAINTER & DECORATOR Phone 03 307 4200 022 698 7358 No obligation free quotes

Farms, factories, commercial buildings, private homes, club rooms, sheds, etc. Services include but not limited to:

• Minor repairs • Roof painting • Spouting cleaning • Water blasting • Mould and moss treatment • Airless spraying

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Lifestyle

CONNECTIONS

We service and repair all makes and models of sewing machines and overlockers

Paints & supplies

Hobby model kits

Giftware – Crafts & Hobby Supplies – Collectables & Revamped Furniture Open 7 Days | P 03 307 6277 | Main South Road, Tinwald | www.anniesquilts.co.nz

New Season in store now Open East Street, Ashburton Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm Phone 308 5771 Fri 9am - 6pm www.sparrows.co.nz Sat 10am - 2pm, Sun 11am - 2pm

128 Victoria Street, Ashburton | 03 308 2295 | victoria128@xtra.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Research & Development Assistant Permanent / Full Time:

Commercial Broker Support Ashburton 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

• Join one of New Zealand most progressive national insurance

brokers • Finalists in the IBM Best Workplaces awards for 5 years running

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to take on the role of Commercial Broker Support in our Ashburton branch.

You will be supporting a Broker, assisting them in all aspects of managing their client portfolios. Day to day activities will include resolving client queries, attending to policy amendments, processing renewals, new business, alterations and cancellations. The ideal candidate will have experience in office administration.

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Key skills will include the ability to organize your own workload and manage time effectively, and proven ability to build rapport and assist in retention of key clients is essential. strong

This is your opportunity to be part of a forward thinking Company, join a busy, growing branch and enjoy a challenging position in a friendly working environment.

although not necessary.

To register your interest in this role, please submit your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@rothbury.co.nz

Harvesting and Grading Opportunities Available

Applications close Friday 6th April, 2018

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST / PHYSIOTHERAPIST Fit for Work 2016 Ltd is a leading specialist in occupational health, workplace safety and vocational rehabilitation. We are seeking a NZ Registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our Mid / South Canterbury team. The role could be based in either Timaru or Ashburton, and part-time, fulltime and contracting options will be considered. The benefits: • A highly competitive salary package • Generous post graduate study assistance and ongoing professional development, training and supervision • A varied, rewarding and challenging role within a professional and progressive company • Professional career development opportunities To apply: Please phone Tracy Mannering for a confidential discussion on 027 294 5026 or email me on tracy.mannering@fitforwork.co.nz

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

PERMANENT BAR STAFF REQUIRED The Ashburton RSA are looking for a senior Bar Person, Duty Managers Licence preferred. Must be able to work nights and weekend shifts. If you are interested please call in to the RSA and pick up an application form or email:

rsaoffice@xtra.co.nz

Applications close Friday, April 6, 2018.

Handyman / Tradesperson Wanted HERD ASSISTANT REQUIRED Our clients seek to recruit an experienced, motivated Herd Manager for their farm half-way between Rakaia and Ashburton. The farm is a 1,200-cow dairy farm, 308ha eff milking platform, 60 bale rotary with ACRs and in-shed feeding. There are opportunities for growth and ongoing training is encouraged. Accommodation is self-contained and fully furnished.

Alcohol and Drug Clinician 32 hours per week

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service has a vacancy for a qualified Alcohol and Drug Clinician. This position offers an exciting opportunity for those who like to make a difference by working with individuals and their families. Working predominantly with young people, you will be part of a small team working in a supportive environment. Position description available from: ACADS office or email: acads@xtra.co.nz PO Box 596, Ashburton 7740 Applications close April 14, 2018

Needing a new staff member? Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements. 307 7900

We are looking for fit, reliable and motivated staff to work over the potato and vegetable harvest season around Mid Canterbury. To apply or for further information email Andrew on: andrew@agstaff.co.nz Phone / text 021 5024 84

See our website for more information: www.dfms.co.nz or contact us on admin@dfms.co.nz

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy  Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

We have a property at Lake Hood and require a ‘Mr Wonder’. The more versatile and the higher the standard you are capable of, the more work will be made available. Let’s talk and see what can work for both of us 0274 330 114 or 0274 326 592 If not answered please leave message as our phones are not operating well at Lake Hood.

Truck Driver / Concrete Pump Operator Whether you are looking for a new challenge or just starting out, if you’re not afraid of hard work and interested in machinery, hydraulics, trucks, concrete and heavy equipment, this could be the job for you. Full clean driver’s license required. Class 3 and 4 license holders welcome. Full training an advantage.

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Are you an Accounts Administrator that stands out?

Accounts Administrator

• Flexible role to suit part-time hours • Approx 20-30 hours per week • Fantastic opportunity to gain varied accounting experience. This varied role will stretch your organisation skills as you will be managing internal and external queries, alongside daily and monthly accounting tasks, so your ability to organise and prioritise your workload is essential! This role is key to ensure the routine departmental accounting functions are solid and, sits within a small team, so you’ll be asked to roll your sleeves up and take on a variety of tasks. Specific aspects of the role will include: • Payroll • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • GST/FBT We are looking for a flexible and adaptable accounts-all-rounder that stands out from the crowd! Preferably you will have a relevant qualification or you are currently studying accounting. However, consideration will be given to candidates with relevant experience, who can demonstrate themselves to be quick learners, with the right attitude and a positive approach. Your accounting experience will include: • payroll experience • demonstrable accounts knowledge • minimum two years relevant work experience and familiarity with accounting packages • confident user of Microsoft Office including solid Excel skills • be self-managing with analytical and logical problem solving skills • must have excellent oral and written communication skills

To apply, please email your CV, cover letter and relevant work references to: desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Care Givers

Experienced caregiver required for morning shift and afternoon shift (including some weekends) An experienced caregiver is required for our facility which offers rest home, hospital and apartment living. Rostered shifts are available over the seven day period. A person centred approach is a key aspect of our care philosophy. Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a current open wok visa. Please email a cover letter and curriculum vitae to: nursemanager@terraceview.co.nz by March 28, 2018

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PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF MEETINGS APRIL 2018 The following meetings will be held at Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Waitaki Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools

Thursday 12 April Council 11.00 am Thursday 26 April Performance Audit & Risk Committee 2.00pm

We are holding an information evening at Ashburton Borough School on

Monday, March 26, 2018 at 6pm. All interested students and their parents/ caregivers are welcome to come along to hear about our schools and boarding hostels and what they have to offer.

For further information please contact: Tracy Walker - Principal twalker@waitakigirlshigh.school.nz Darryl Paterson - Rector rector@waitakibhs.school.nz

Week commencing Monday 30 April Hearing of submissions to the draft Long Term Plan - days, times and venues to be confirmed. Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 5, 12, 19, and 26 April commencing at 8.30am. To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO) Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings. Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

RURAL TRADING POST

Grazing Available

Winter Grazing available for 1000 Cows Heifer Grazing available from May to May Calf Grazing available on Weight Gain

The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on Friday 30 March and Sunday 1 April, 2018. The Rakaia RRP will also be closed Monday 2 April, 2018. Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection M

Residents who receive kerbside collection on Friday 30 March will have their bins and/or crate collected Saturday 31 March instead. ALL residents who receive kerbside collection for the week beginning Monday 2 April will have their bins and/or crate collected the day after their usual collection day. • • • • •

Monday collections will be picked up on Tuesday Tuesday collections will be picked up Wednesday Wednesday collections will be picked up Thursday Thursday collections will be picked up Friday Friday collections will be picked up Saturday

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

RSA EASTER HOURS The RSA will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

TRADES, SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICES Ashburton Motor Cycle Club

Easter Monday.

MAYFIELD SCHOOL TRAILRIDE

Also wanted: 180 kg Friesian Bull Calves

Sunday, April 8, 2018 40 Hinds Gorge Road, Montalto. Sign on 9am Please visit: facebook. com/ashburtonmotor cycleclub or www.myrides.co.nz for all details. Contact Paul 027 419 2554.

Enquiries John Travers 021 841 592 3St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z Brokernet Ltd. NZ Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z && Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd.

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Book two adverts and get one free!

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club (Inc)

TRADES, SERVICES DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available. Phone 027 220 9997.

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SITUATIONS WANTED CASUAL farm work or farm sitting. Very fit semi-retired man seeks above work. Reliable, experienced with most farm related activities and stock work. Good mechanical knowledge, has heavy traffic licence. Phone 021 0835 4596 or 03 308 3324.

To advertise in Church Services contact Emma 03 307 7936

Resource Recovery Parks

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AGM Wednesday, April 4 2018 at 8pm K88 room at Plains Museum, Tinwald. All welcome.

MOTORING

BATTERY specials. High output. Ns70 700cca $169. N70 820cca $189. Two year warranty. Inquire for other sizes and prices. Farmlands supplier. Eftpos available. Robbie Bell Auto Electrical, 25 Golf Links Drive, Ashburton. Phone 308700 or 027 221 3930.

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MEETINGS, EVENTS

ENTERTAINMENT

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ OPERATUNITY “The Rat Pack” Memories of Frank, Dean and Sammy. March 28, Theatre Royal, Timaru at 11am. Features Ashburtons Tainui Kuru

Paul Ubana Jones NZ Tui Award Winner Acclaimed Accoustic Solo Artist with the Mid Canterbury Choir

◊ KAIKOURA DAY TRIP March 31. Limited vacancies now available. For bookings phone 308 7646

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Ride That Train Friday April 6 at 7.30pm Ashburton Trust Event Centre Book at: TicketDirect Adult $28 - Unwaged $25 Family $81 (2 adults, 1 child, 1 child free) Plus service fee

FOR SALE

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life HEALTH & BEAUTY ADULT of your tyres with an SHELLY – health massage. ENTERTAINMENT alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Open 9am - 9pm. Chinese MISS Delicious. Attractive girl. Ashburton. Phone 022 Street. Phone 308-6737. and busty. Available for 684 1692. appointment. No texting YOGA - Integrative Yoga. please. Phone 0210 440 698. Discover the secret calm of SPECIAL new Asian. Pretty, yoga with gentle relaxing busty DD, soft skin, stunning. postures and stretching to Number 1 massage. Phone make you feel good from 020 4072 6342. SPORT inside out. Classes start 6pm till 7.30pm. Comfortable, FISHING - Collector buying warm and spacious venue. old/vintage fishing rods, reels Phone Marta Levitt 03 908 and tackles. Top prices. 03 307 9028 1337. Phone Steve 03 324 2064.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE for rent. Vacant now. Three bedroom house in Tinwald. Bath, shower, separate toilet. Sunny house. Easy care section. Double garage. $360 per week. No pets. Phone Ray at Leslie Property Management 021 1799 265. TO LET: Three bedroom house plus office, handy to College. Two bedroom unit handy to town. Would suit a mature couple. Phone 308 5817 or 027 346 7800.

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6am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Farming on the Fringe. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am House Hunt 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Tipping Point 11am Alphabetical 0 11:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:55 Restoration Man 3 0 2:50 F The Aussie Property Flippers 0 3:55 F Location, Location, Location 3 0 4:55 The Celebrity Chase With Loose Woman’s Nadia Sawalha, actor James Cosmo, Emmerdale’s Gemma Atkinson, and actor Jimi Mistry. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm F Islands Of The Gulf 0 7:30 F Hell’s Kitchen Australia AO 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 F Hell’s Kitchen Australia AO 0 8:45 F All Round To Mrs Brown’s AO 0 9:50 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:50 Blindspot AO 3 0

6am F Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:45 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Elmo The Musical 3 0 7:05 F Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Transformers – Robots In Disguise 3 0 7:50 The Legendaries 3 0 8:15 F Star Wars Rebels 3 0 8:40 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9am Regular Show 3 0 9:10 Mech-X4 0 9:35 Kirby Buckets Warped 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 The Barefoot Bandits 3 0 11am Melissa And Joey PGR 3 0 11:30 Take Me Out PGR 0 12:35 The Fosters PGR 1:30 F Recovery Road AO 0 2:30 Once Upon A Time 0 3:30 Dr Ken 3 0 4pm Movie Juice 0 4:30 Australian Spartan 0 6pm F Wilde Ride 0 6:30 The Middle 0 7pm M 13 Going On 30 PGR 2004 Comedy. A teenager’s wish to be cool and 30 comes true, but she discovers she is someone she does not like. 0 9pm M Ghost Rider – Spirit Of Vengeance AO 2011 Fantasy Thriller. 0 10:50 M Total Recall AO 2012 Action. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 The Project 3 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 Married At First Sight USA PGR 3 0 11:25 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:25 Face Off PGR 1:25 Lip Sync Battle PGR 3 0 1:55 New Girl PGR 3 2:25 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 2:55 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:25 Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR 3 0 3:55 N Arranged PGR After Raneet proposes on a first date, his parents instantly take over proceedings; Jenica says Indian men are not her type, but a trip to India may change things. 0 4:55 Grand Designs UK 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Survivor – Ghost Island 0 7:55 M Back To The Future III PGR 3 1990 Sci-fi Comedy. Marty discovers Doc has travelled to 1885 only to be shot in the back by an outlaw, and must now travel to the Wild West to save his friend’s life. 0 10:20 M A Fish Called Wanda AO 3 1988 Comedy.

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:55 The Thundermans 10am Robot Wars PGR 11am The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 12:30 NRL Try Time 1:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 2:30 Storage Hunters PGR 3pm Ice Road Ttruckers Deadliest Roads PGR 3:55 Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (DLY) 5:30 Prime News 6pm Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (DLY) From the North Shore Events Centre, Auckland. 7:35 MythBusters PGR 3 The guys test two viral-video sensations, cannon-fired instant shrimp, and an explosive smoothie. 8:35 Elementary PGR 0 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (DLY) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

12:40 Aquarius AO 3 Sharon Tate begs for her life, but Sadie has no mercy; Manson sets out to find Dennis Wilson. 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

1am Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 2:30 Wentworth AO 3 0 4:20 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 4:40 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 5:05 Young And Hungry 3 5:30 Beyond The Search

12:30 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:30 Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Warriors. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 1:20 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England. Day three of the first test, from Auckland’s Eden Park. 2:25 Closedown

Islands of the Gulf 7pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:25 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:53 The Dish 3 10:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:25 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:50 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 12:48 The Dish 3 12:50 World Of Dance PGR 3 1:45 How Do I Look? 3 2:43 The Dish 3 2:45 Million Dollar Decorators PGR 3 3:40 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 4:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 5:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 6:30 Mom’s A Medium 7pm Mom’s A Medium 7:30 N Below Deck PGR 8:28 The Dish 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians AO 9:30 My Crazy Sex AO 10:25 60 Days In PGR 3 11:20 How Do I Look? 3 SUNDAY 12:10 Infomercials 3 5am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

Ghost Rider – Spirit of Vengeance, 9pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Raw MVC 8:30 Smackdown MVC 10:15 Main Event MVC 11:10 Wild West Alaska M 12:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 12:55 Shearing Gang PG 1:25 The Amazing Race PG 2:20 Supernatural MVS 3:10 Arrow MVS 4pm Wild West Alaska M 5pm The Amazing Race PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Supergirl MVS 7:30 The Flash M 8:30 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 9:30 Arrow MVS 10:30 Supernatural MVS 11:30 Wild West Alaska M SUNDAY 12:30 Supergirl MVS 1:25 The Flash M 2:15 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 3:05 Arrow MVS 3:55 Supernatural MVS 4:45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? MLS 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:05 Holiday Joy PG 2017 Comedy. Bailee Madison, French Stewart. 8:40 The Catch MLS 2016 Comedy. Nicol Munro, Tainui Tukiwaho. 10:10 Wish Upon 16VC 2017 Thriller. Joey King, Jonathan Shannon. 11:40 Race PGVLS 2016 Biography. Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis. 1:55 Holiday Joy PG 2017 Comedy. Bailee Madison, French Stewart. 3:25 The Mummy MVC 2017 Action. Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis. 5:15 Wedding Wonderland 2017 Romance. Andrea Bowen, Nick Bateman. 6:45 The Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Comedy. Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson. 8:30 Nocturnal Animals 16VLC 2016 Thriller. An arresting and haunting exploration of revenge and redemption after the initial glow of love fades away. Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal. 10:30 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet. SUNDAY 12:15 The Archer 2017 Drama. Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason. 1:40 People Interview – Eddie Redmayne 2:30 The Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Comedy. 4:15 Nocturnal Animals 16VLC 2016 Thriller.

7:35 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel. 9:30 The Making Of Wanted 16VLS 9:55 I Give It A Year MLS 2013 Romantic Comedy. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 11:30 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror. Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy. 1:25 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 3:20 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel. 5:15 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Biographical Comedy. Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd. 6:55 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. 8:30 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Two wealthy American tourists become embroiled in a murder scandal after befriending an expat con man. 10:10 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Huhu 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:40 Huritua 3 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Celebrity Playlist 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am KaweKorero 3 12:30 Marngrook Footy Show 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Waka Ama Sprints 4pm Get Your Fish On 3 4:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 5pm My Reggae Song 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Haka Nation 3

6am American Pickers 7am The Living Room 8am Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 8:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 9:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 10:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1:30 Wild Survivor 2:30 Sandcastles 3pm Escape To The Chateau 4pm Gem Hunt 5pm Sold! 5:30 Four Rooms The dealers compete for a famous boxing belt, a Salvador Dali statue, a blow-up chair, a First World War menu signed by royalty, and a screen-worn Star Trek uniform. 6:30 Coast

7:30 American Pickers 7pm On The Ladder 3 8:30 M Chloe AO 2009 Drama. 7:30 Raw PGR When a doctor hires an escort 8:30 M Kes PGR 1970 Drama. A to seduce her husband, lonely working-class boy finds whom she suspects of release from his dreary life cheating, unforeseen events when he finds a baby kestrel put the family in danger. and decides to raise and train Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, it. Amanda Seyfried. David Bradley, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher. 10:25 The Operatives PGR 10:30 Te Taumata Kapa Haka 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1

6am Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (RPL) Silver Ferns v Fiji. 7:30 Cycling –Volta A Catalunya (RPL) 9am Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Sharks. 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Bulls. Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Sharks. 2pm L Football – ISPS Handa Premiership Semifinal One – First v Fourth. 4pm NZ Press Box 4:40 Golf – LPGA (HLS) Kia Classic – Round Two. 5:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Chiefs. 7:15 L Rugby – Super Rugby Hurricanes v Highlanders. 10pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Bulls. 10:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Two. 11:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Three. SUNDAY 12:30 Cricket – ICC World Cup Qualifier (HLS) Super Sixes – Ireland v Afghanistan. 1:30 The World Rugby Show 2am Rugby SUNDAY – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Midnight Twister PGV 1996 Sharks. 2:30 Rugby – Super Drama. 1:50 Directors – Luc Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Bulls. Besson PG 2016 Documentary. 3:05 Rugby – Super Rugby 2:20 The Sapphires PGVLS (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 2012 Biographical Comedy. 3:35 Rugby – Super Rugby 4:05 Wanted 16VL 2008 (HLS) Sunwolves v Chiefs. Action. 5:55 Twister PGV 4:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Stormers v Reds. 1996 Drama.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

11:25 Escape To The Chateau 12:25 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 12:55 Sandcastles 1:20 Sold! 1:50 M Chloe AO 2009 Drama. Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried. 3:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 4am Coast 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6:35 MythBusters PG Bottle Bash. 7:30 Taiwan Revealed – Green Savers PG 8:20 Blowing Up History PG Lost World of the Colosseum. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 2/2. 10am The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Contact Wound. 10:50 Evil Lives Here PG 11:40 What On Earth? PG 12:30 Street Science PG Fire Sword. 12:55 Street Science PG The Invincible Fire. 1:20 Diesel Brothers PG Special – The Doubleheader: Game 1. 3pm Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 2/2. 3:50 Street Science PG 4:15 Street Science PG 4:45 Street Science PG 5:10 Street Science PG 5:40 Street Science PG Homemade Lightning. 6:05 Street Science PG 6:35 Gold SUNDAY Rush PG 7:30 Treehouse 1:30 Kiwi League Show Masters PG 8:30 Insane 2am Rugby League – NRL Pools – Off The Deep End (HLS) Friday. PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Bulldogs v Panthers; Tigers v Frontier M 10:15 Auction Broncos. Hunters PG 11:30 What 2:30 Rugby League – NRL On Earth? PG SUNDAY (HLS) Raiders v Warriors. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 12:20 Outback Opal Hunters 3am Rugby League – NRL PG 1:10 Bering Sea Gold PG (HLS) Saturday. 2am How Do They Do It? PG Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles, Eels v 2:25 Alaskan Bush People Sharks. M 3:15 Treehouse Masters 3:30 The World Rugby Show PG 4:05 Bering Sea Gold 3:55 L Football – Aviva PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG Premiership Sharks v 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG Worcester. 5:45 MythBusters PG 6am Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Widnes Vikings v Salford Red Devils. From Halton Stadium, Chesire. 8am Kiwi League Show 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers. From Elland Road, Leeds. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Tigers v Broncos. 1:30 Hook Me Up! 2:40 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Mounties v Bulldogs. 4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Warriors. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 7:30 L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Eels v Sharks. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Raiders v Warriors. From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

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MAORI

CHOICE

6am Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Elmo The Musical 3 0 6:55 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Elena Of Avalor 0 7:35 Best Friends Whenever 3 0 8am What Now 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon The Bachelor PGR 0 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 0 2:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Amazing Race Eleven teams from all walks of life take part in a race for the chance to win a large cash prize. 0 6:30 Young Sheldon 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R (Starting Today) 3 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 0 11:05 Ocean Bounty 3 0 11:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – The Grid 1:30 Motorsport – Muscle Garage 2pm Motorsport – Toyota 86 Championship (HLS) 3pm Motorsport – Formula E (HLS) 4pm Motorsport – MotoGP (HLS) From Qatar. 5pm Gone Fishin’ James takes the helm of the Surtees and chases large fish using lures and live baits; how to set up for big fish on small boats. 5:30 XVenture Family Challenge 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Top Gear PGR 3 1pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 2:30 Escape To The Continent 3 0 3:30 Antiques Road Trip 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice Jo Brand is joined by Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig, comedian Sarah Millican, and reality star Jamie Laing to look back at the ups and downs of biscuit week. 6:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 0

10am Both Worlds 10:30 Sisters 3 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 Noon Waiata 3 12:30 Code PGR 3 1pm The Ring Inz PGR 3 1:30 Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3 2:30 F Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 3pm My Party Song 3 3:30 Ipukarea 3 4pm Hoiho 3 Annabelle Lee-Harris explores the Maori horse culture of Aotearoa. 4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Waru Pumanawa 3

6am Real Deal 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Buying Alaska 8am Baby Animals In The Wild 8:45 Organic Edible Garden And Kitchen 9am Sandcastles 9:30 Sold! 10am Escape To The Chateau 11am Coast Noon Real Deal 12:30 Four Rooms 1:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 5:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 6:30 American Pickers

7pm Country Calendar 7pm Australian Spartan 0 Tunnel Vision. 0 8:40 M Unfinished Business 7:30 Sunday 0 AO 2015 Comedy. Three 8:30 F Trauma AO businessmen go to Europe Dan undermines Jon’s to close the most important daughter Alana’s relationship deal of their lives, but the trip with her father, and guilt trips becomes a chaotic mess. 0 Jon’s wife Lisa into taking pity 10:25 M Underworld – on him. 0 Awakening AO 2012 9:35 Ride Upon The Storm AO 0 Action. 0 10:45 Mum AO 0

7pm Married At First Sight Australia PGR In an epic start to the Vow Renewal ceremonies, we see the first two couples make the life-changing decision; whether they have chosen to stay with their partner. 0 8:40 Three Event – Stan AO 0 10:10 Lost And Found PGR 3 0

7pm Storage Wars – Texas 7:30 Prime Planet – Coast Australia 0 8:30 Midsomer Murders AO 3 The ghost village of Little Auburn has been abandoned since the Second World War and, when a man is found murdered during its reopening, DCI Barnaby and the new DS Winter must unravel a web of lies. 0 10:30 60 Minutes PGR

7pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 7:30 SmackDown PGR 8:30 M The Crow’s Egg PGR 2014 Comedy Drama. Two children from the slums of India go to great lengths to get a slice of pizza. Ramesh, J Vignesh, Aishwarya Rajesh. 10:10 Black As AO 3 10:40 Taha Tauiwi 3

7:30 Sue Perkins And The Chimp Sanctuary Sue Perkins meets laboratory chimps starting a life of retirement in Louisiana; after a recent change in US law, decades of medical testing on chimpanzees have been brought to an end. 8:30 M The Butler 2013 Drama Biography.

Midnight Q+A Local political-affairs programme. 0 1:10 Attitude Sam Smith is a comedian and a new father who has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 0 1:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 (Part 1) 0 3:35 Infomercials

11:05 Chicago Med AO 3 A rare infection affects several patients, resulting in a medical investigation by Dr Charles’s epidemiologist daughter. 0 12:05 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR Entertainment stories of the past week. 1:05 Infomercials

11:30 Football – English Premier League 3 Highlights of England’s top-division football teams. 12:30 Game Of Thrones AO 3 1:45 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England. 2:55 Closedown

11:10 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:40 Closedown

11pm Cold Water Cowboys Midnight Real Deal 12:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 1:30 M The Butler 2013 Drama Biography. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack. 4am Sue Perkins And The Chimp Sanctuary 5am Double Your House For Half The Money

6am Rural Delivery 3 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:40 Tagata Pasifika 8:05 Praise Be 8:35 The Life And Times Of Temuera Morrison 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Mucking In 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 12:55 Tiny House Nation 1:50 Attenborough – The Giant Dinosaur 0 2:55 F Pet Medics 0 3:25 Pound Pups To Dog Stars 30 3:55 Chasing Monsters 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

12:15 Hope And Faith 3 0 12:35 Containment AO 3 0 2:05 Infomercials 2:35 Significant Mother AO 3 0 3am Red Band Society PGR (Starting Today) 3 3:50 Beyond The Search 3 4:20 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 5:05 Galavant PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

Three Event – Stan 8:40pm on Three

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 6:45 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:35 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 8:20 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 9:10 How Do I Look? 3 9:58 The Dish 3 10am How Do I Look? 3 10:45 Below Deck PGR 3 11:30 Million Dollar Decorators PGR 3 12:18 The Dish 3 12:20 60 Days In PGR 3 1:10 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 1:40 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 2:10 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 2:35 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 3:05 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 3:33 The Dish 3 3:35 How Do I Look? 3 4:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 5:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 6:30 Child Genius USA 7:30 Top Chef Jr 8:30 Little Big Shots – Forever Young 9:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Don’t Be Tardy AO 11pm Don’t Be Tardy AO 11:30 Relative Success With Tabatha PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Midsomer Murders 8:30pm on Prime

SKY 5 6am Face Off M 6:50 The Amazing Race PG 7:40 The Simpsons PG 8:10 Shearing Gang PG 8:40 Supernatural MVS 9:30 The Librarians MV 10:25 Supergirl MVS 11:15 The Flash M 12:10 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 1:05 Arrow MVS 2pm Raw MVC 4:45 SmackDown MVL 6:30 Main Event MVC 7:30 The Librarians MV When dissension threatens the group, Baird takes the Librarians to a team-building camp, but team harmony takes a back seat to the trouble affecting the self-help sanctuary. 8:30 NCIS – LA MV 9:30 Longmire 16V 10:30 Raw MVC

MONDAY

1am SmackDown MVL 2:35 Main Event MVC 3:30 Face Off M 4:20 Longmire 16V 5:10 NCIS – LA MV

MOVIES GREATS

7:45 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. 9:20 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 10:55 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie. 12:45 Twister PGV 1996 Drama. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. 2:40 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline. 4:15 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe. 6:15 Spider-Man 2 MV 2004 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. 8:30 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy. Phil, Alan, and Doug travel to Thailand for Stu’s wedding. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. 10:15 Chronicle MV 2012 Scifi. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell. 11:40 American Psycho 2 16VLS 2002 Horror. Mila Kunis, William Shatner. MONDAY 1:10 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, MONDAY Kevin Kline. 2:45 Nothing 12:30 Testament Of Youth MVC 2014 Biographical Drama. But Trailers 3am Spider2:40 Now You See Me – The Man MV 2002 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Second Act MV 2016 Action Willem Defoe. 5am SpiderComedy. 4:50 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 5:20 Wonder Man 2 MV 2004 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. Woman MV 2017 Action. 6:10 Wedding Wonderland 2017 Romance. Andrea Bowen, Nick Bateman. 7:40 The Archer 2017 Drama. Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason. 9:05 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet. 10:50 The Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Comedy. Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson. 12:35 Nocturnal Animals 16VLC 2016 Thriller. Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal. 2:30 The Girl King MSC 2015 Biographical Drama. Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon. 4:15 Testament Of Youth MVC 2014 Biographical Drama. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington. 6:25 Now You See Me – The Second Act MV 2016 Action Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson. 8:30 Wonder Woman MV 2017 Action. When an American pilot crash lands on her island and warns of a global conflict, Diana sets out to stop the threat while discovering her true destiny as Wonder Woman. 10:55 Amanda And Jack Go Glamping 2017 Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Bulls. 7am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sunwolves v Chiefs. 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Reds. 10am Fox Sports News 10:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Lions. 1pm The Cricket Show 1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Four. 6:30 Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (HLS) Final – Teams TBC. 7pm L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Four. 9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm Cycling – Cape Epic (HLS) 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Bulls. 11pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 11:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Four.

MONDAY

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Stormers v Reds. 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Jaguares v Lions. 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sunwolves v Chiefs. 5am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Reds. 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Sharks.

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. 6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Three. 7:30 Boxing – King In The Ring (RPL) 11:30 Hook Me Up 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Kiwi League Show 1:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Sharks. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles. 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Dragons. 8pm L Rugby League – NRL Roosters v Knights. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney. 10:30 Sunday Night With Matty Johns 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Warriors.

MONDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. 1am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday. 1:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Warriors. 4am Sunday Night With Matty Johns 5am Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship (HLS) Thailand – Race One. 5:30 Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship (HLS) Thailand – Race Two. 25Mar18

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG Mythssion Control. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Gold Rush PG Beyond the Wall. 9:10 What On Earth? PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Moonshiners M 11:40 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 2/2. 12:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 1:20 Blowing Up History PG Lost World of the Colosseum. 2:10 Homestead Rescue PG The Hill of Death. 3pm Homestead Rescue PG Ozark Mountain Misery. 3:50 Homestead Rescue PG Methane Meltdown. 4:45 Homestead Rescue PG Drowning. 5:40 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 1/2. 6:35 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown 2/2. 7:30 Blowing Up History PG 8:30 Mighty Ships PG 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:05 Happy Virtual Chinese New Year PG 11:30 Railroad Australia PG MONDAY 12:20 Gold Rush PG 1:10 Street Science PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Family Notices BIRTHS YOUNG – Russ and Anna (nee Walsh) welcome with love Cullen William, 8lb 4oz on March 9, 2018 at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. All well.

DEATHS

RALSTON, Glenn – With love we farewell Glenn. Aunty Jan and Uncle Pete, Howden, Alastair, Leanne; Travis and Ryan; Sandra and John Watts, Jessica and CLARK, William Ernest Caitlin, of Melbourne. (Bill) – Always cheerful, A year has passed unselfish and kind. since you left us. A wonderful memory Those we love don’t go away. left behind. They walk beside RALSTON, Glenn Andrew – us every day. Taken away way too soon. If tears could build a stairway Your passing has left a huge and memories a lane, void in our lives. Treasured we’d walk right up to heaven memories of a magnificent and bring you back again. friend. Kelvin, Glenys and Still loved, still missed Taryn. and so very dear. Don’t stand at my grave Denise. and shed a tear. CLARK, Bill – For I am not there. Dad, Bill, Grandad, it’s hard I am the call of the Kea to believe it’s been one year in the high mountain sky tomorrow since you headed The steam rising from the bail with the dogs to the big fire station in the sky. We miss you every day and the large boar. The flapping of the cray tails and talk about you too. We in the pot fresh out of the sea. are looking after Mum, and know that you are watching On my last earthly morning over us all. I see Cadbury’s wrap me in the silver has a new flavour white mountain mist and speed me chocolate - caramilk, you to the dawning. would like it. Miss you to the moon and back and it’s over the hills and far away. Fav #1, Jackie, Glen, Rebecca and Lauren.

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CLARK, Bill – (25/03/2017) A year has gone so quickly It seems not long ago You were fighting fires And measuring the snow As life goes on without you It only goes to say You’re in our thoughts and loved so much Each and every day. Miss you Dad/Grandad. Love #3 and boys. xx CLARK, Bill – Sunday marks our first year since you left us here. I know you’ll be up there fighting fires and drinking a few beers, making up for lost time with those that were so dear. They say time heals Dad but now I’m not so sure, as I’m missing you so much forever wishing you were still here. Forever loved #4. Nic, Dave, Carl, Mandy, Bella, Michael and Tayla.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DREVER, Mavis – George, Janice and Wayne, Colin and Sue, Nigel and families wish to thank family and friends for your expressions of sympathy and kindness shown following our sad loss of Mavis. Special thank you to Coldstream House, Ward 10, Christchurch Hospital, and Ward 6, Ashburton Hospital for your care. Please accept our personal thank you.

RALSTON, Glenn Andrew – Patersons On March 21, 2018. It is with Funeral Services FUNERAL broken hearts that we bring the devastating news of the and Ashburton FURNISHERS loss of Glenn. Taken too MASTER soon. Glenn was passionate Crematorium Ltd MONUMENTAL MASON and ambitious in everything Office and Chapel he did. He will leave a huge E.B. CARTER LTD hole in the lives of so many. Corner East & Cox For all your memorial Glenn leaves behind his Streets, Ashburton requirements soulmate and wife, Keri, and New headstones and designs was a very proud dad to Renovations, Bailey (7) and Justin (4). Son Additional inscriptions, and best mate of Percy and Cleaning and Concrete work Heather, sparring partner of Carried out by qualified sister Karen and her family tradesmen. 620 East Street Ashburton Gerrad, Scott and Alice. Ph/Fax 308 5369 Special son-in-law of Keith or 0274 357 974 and Connie Jones (Canada), MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES ebcarter@xtra.co.nz plus bro Davey. In lieu of NZMMMA Member flowers a Give-a-little page Galbraith’s provide choice! has been set up for his We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s children in Glenn’s name. celebrants. We oﬀer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, Messages to Ralston family, and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice! We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. reﬂect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and A private cremation for Glenn Call us on your family. will be held, followed by a Call us on 308 3980 308 visit 3980 our new premises at Memorial Service at theor call in and 246 Havelock Street Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse or call in and visit Road, on MONDAY, March Find out how you can help our new premises at 26, commencing at 1.00pm.Rob Cope-Williams Eion McKinnon

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COBDEN, Donald Henry (Don) – On March 22, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. Eleven days short of his 80th. Dearly loved husband of the late Joyce. Loved dad of Paul and Jody and Grandad of Will, and Emily. Respected step father of Marlene, and Michael and step grandad of all his step grandchildren. Loved son of the late Noeline and Val and brother and brother-in-law of Colleen and the late Arnold Hands, Barbara and the late Stewart Robinson, friend of Ron, Keith and Heather Cobden, (Kaiapoi), Christine and Tony Robin and respected uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to Cobden family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Friends of the Heart Foundation, Ashburton would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Don will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets Ashburton on THURSDAY, March 29 commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation RALSTON, Glenn Andrew – at the Ashburton Glenn you will be greatly Crematorium. missed by all the guys at the Paterson’s Funeral Services club. Thank you for all the FDANZ Ashburton dedication and time you have Ph 307 7433 passionately given to our club over the many years. Your quick wit and 110% of organisation skills will be of JUDKINS, Mary Marjory an immense loss to our club. (Dot) (nee Dwyer) – Born 14-03-1910, died 18-03- From the team at the 2018, aged 108 years, 4 Ashburton Branch of the days. Loved wife of Walter New Zealand Deerstalkers Sanford Bramley Judkins Association. (deceased) of Geraldine, and Please note all late death loved mother of Brian, notices or notices sent Patricia, Clare, Noelle (deceased), Beth, Tom, outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: Graham, Rae (deceased), Robin, and Ian. Dot also deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. loved her sons and daughters-in-law; Lois, John To place a notice during R, Gary, Harry (deceased), office hours please contact John F, Lynne, Sue, Lorraine, us on 03 307 7900 and Judy, as well as her 29 for more information grandchildren, 32 greatAny queries grandchildren and five greatplease contact great-grandchildren. A 0800 Requiem Mass for Dot will be ASHBURTON celebrated at St Mary’s (0800-274-287) Church, 373 Manchester Street, Christchurch on TUESDAY, March 27 at 1.30pm.

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WordWheel 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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Previous solution: BEHOLDEN 24/3

Previous Cryptic solution

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 8 Excellent – 9 Amazing – 10

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You know better than to force your own thinking. It just doesn’t work like that. Your mind will solve problems while you’re busy doing something else. Amazing! TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Water under the bridge can still flood the bridge. It will take effort to leave the past behind. You could use a metaphorical hot air balloon or... then dream yourself into it and rise above. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): This chapter in your life doesn’t have a title yet, and you shouldn’t worry about finding one for it right now. Let the narrative roll out. Let the relationships go undefined for a little while longer. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): A lot will depend on the company you keep. Meeting interesting people makes you feel like a people person. You will be rejuvenated by excellent conversation, smiles, hugs and laugher. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There are definitely perks that come with being hard on yourself. You achieve more. You surprise people, including you. You put out fabulous work. Everything within reason, right? VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): When people get what you’re saying without you having to say it obviously, when people laugh at your jokes, when they understand your shorthand – this is love. No wonder it makes you so happy. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It will be significant to recall how you got here. There’s a part of this journey you’ll want to repeat, and there’s a part you’ll never want to. Go back to the beginning. Do you remember how this started? SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll have to determine something a little difficult today: Is temptation to be resisted or a signal to get what you need? Are your cravings a gift from heaven or an enticement toward a lesser version of yourself? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Pain leaves scars, and happiness doesn’t. That’s why it’s harder to remember! But don’t let it slip away. Make the effort to capture something of it – a picture, a souvenir, a keepsake for your heart. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The team is the theme. There will be great satisfaction in providing what the other lacks and accepting the contribution you need. Together you’ll fix it. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): When you’re not represented by stories around you, it can be alienating. But you’re not an outsider. This is where you belong. And there are more who think like you. This is why you must tell your story. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your appreciation will matter even if it doesn’t seem to. For instance, stopping to appreciate a high-flying bird will make a difference – maybe a mystical difference, but it still counts. Don’t assume that every score is added in this realm.

ACROSS 1. Poster, art form that may be rendered flat out (9) 5. Such a hand may be expert with the flatfish (3) 7. Some film to look at lecherously if run backwards (4) 8. Cam, with thing adapted that goes with it (8) 10. At home, was inclined to be deliberate (8) 11. Move slowly on it when nervous (4) 13. Deny Academician was thus to have been spinning tales (6) 15. Second sign seen in extremes of merriment (6) 18. Sat back at the weekend, having completed chore (4) 19. South takes in its opposite in fighting to authorise it (8) 22. Gives an autograph back? (8) 23. Sound of merry laughter may have a ring to it (4) 24. One takes one on, one owns (3) 25. One fewer in a suit for the unfeeling? (9) DOWN 1. Showing violation of faith, defy rip to change (7) 2. Six deliveries at end of Test were in public (5) 3. An outer part to what vessel leaves will rouse one (6) 4. Every single one will impart information topless (4) 5. Wind comes stern-first: if misled, it will peter out (7) 6. It may give one a call for a long black bead (5) 9. No upturn to collection at the start (5) 12. Something may be overhead for an entrancing person (5) 14. Is living with a variety of desires (7) 16. Gets involved with fish in a backstreet (7) 17. It has taking ways, in which it is in secret (6) 18. It is quite ethical to keep one’s dentition hidden (5) 20. Girl whose anger embraces men who go without a leader (5) 21. The chief may get one’s back up (4)

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