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Giving it back Ashburton Police Constable Ben Rutherford is used to handling emergencies, not being the centre of one. Now, he’s raising money to help those who helped him.

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Rakaia farm takes prestigious award

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A Rakaia dairy farming business is this year’s winner of the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming Award.

It is the first time in the 83 year history of the competition a South Island dairy farm has taken the award, worth $40,000.

The proprietors of Rakaia Incorporation’s farm Tahu a Tao, have a long and proud history dating back to 1886.

However, the story harks back to 1848, some eight years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, when the Crown began negotiations with Ngai Tahu for the purchase of Canterbury.

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The current 216 hectare property on the southern bank of the Rakaia River runs about 830 Kiwi cross cows, owned by 27 traditional owners.

The business aims to produce 360,000kgMS this season.

The winner was announced on Saturday at a gala event in Hamilton attended by 850 people.

Rakaia Incorporation was chosen from two other finalists, Ngai Tahu Farming Limited, in North Canterbury, and Tewi Trust based in the south Waikato.

Tahu a Tao, originally designated as a resting place for travellers, was converted to dairying in 1996 under the guidance of consultant John Donkers and operates under a 50/50 sharemilking arrangement.

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Ahuwhenua Trophy management committee chairman Kingi Smiler said the achievements of all this year’s finalists mirror the aspirational vision of Sir Apirana Ngata and Lord Bledisloe who inaugurated this competition in 1932.

The presentation of the Ahuwhenua Trophy came at the end of an intensive six month process, accessing applications to single out the three finalists at a function at parliament.

Each finalist held a field day on their respective properties, which were open to the public but part of the judging process.

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■ ASHBURTON COUNTDOWN CARPARK

Hit-and-run leaves couple out of pocket

By Erin TaskEr

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A young Ashburton couple with a baby on the way bought a new vehicle to accommodate their expanding family, only to have it crashed into in a local car park two days later.

The offending driver left the scene without leaving a note or any details, and the couple are now facing a big bill to fix their new car – money they could be spending on things like nappies and clothes for their impending arrival.

The couple – who didn’t wish to be named – returned to their car in the Countdown Ashburton car park at about 5.40pm on Friday to find the back of it had been hit.

“We saw a dent and two guys came over to us and said they saw this white four-wheel-drive just ram the back of it and zoom off, but it was too fast and they couldn’t get the registration,” the woman said.

“He said it was a big jolt and it was lucky we weren’t in the car, so (the driver) would have known.”

The black Honda Stream was left nursing a dent in the door and a cracked rear bumper.

They went back into the store to ask if they could look at security camera footage to see if they could spot the offending vehicle, but were told by a staff member there were no cameras.

So the couple took to social media, asking for anyone with any information to come forward, and hoping to prick the conscience of the driver.

The responses varied from

anger, to sympathy, and many raised concerns about the layout and safety of the supermarket’s car park.

Some took issue with the layout and positioning of the arrows, while others took issue with people not following the arrows.

But Countdown area manager Joanne McNaught said all Countdown stores and car parks were designed with customer safety as the number one priority.

“When these types of accidents occur, which can happen from time-to-time, we would hope customers do the right thing and leave a note.

“We have checked our cameras, and unfortunately we don’t have any footage of this incident in the car park.”

The couple were insured, but will still have to fork out the $500 excess.

“It was upsetting because we were just really excited about it and it’s a lot of hassle and money,” she said.

“If I did that, I would be pretty angry with myself because I’d have to pay for the damage, but you just do the right thing and leave your number.”

Not too long ago, they saw a similar incident in the same car park.

“A few weeks ago we saw someone scrape past another vehicle and drive off, so we took its details and waited for the person to come out,” the woman said.

They’re now hoping someone might be able to help lead them to the driver who drove into their vehicle.

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■ ASHBURTON PARENTS CENTRE

Lack of volunteers raises uncertainty over future By eRin TaskeR

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Ashburton Parents Centre is in danger of closing its doors due to a lack of volunteers.

The current committee of eight people will be reduced to five come their June AGM, and they know they can’t operate with just five people working behind the scenes, but they’ve almost exhausted all avenues in recent weeks to try and fill the gaps.

They don’t want to see it close because they know what a valuable resource it has been, and still is, to the district’s parents, but they know that closure is a very real possibility.

Secretary/treasurer Annie Vince said Ashburton Parents Centre’s uncertain future wasn’t about funding or money, it was purely about manpower.

“We want it to continue, but with five people it’s going to be really hard because we all work, and we all have young families, and most of us are doing two roles as it is,” Ms Vince said.

Ashburton Parents Centre is still running it’s Baby and You, Moving and Munching and Music and Movement classes, and for some classes they have bookings through to July and October.

But whether they’ll have people

to organise some of those things remains to be seen; the Music and Movement role is one of those about to be vacated.

Course facilitator Zaylie Doyle said she loved being a volunteer, and she encouraged others to do the same.

“There’s so much more we could do, but we just don’t have the people to stand up and say yeah, I’ll take on that bit,” she said.

“It’s just the odd little thing here and there, and many hands make light work.

“I don’t feel like five of us can do it justice. I don’t think we can operate Parents Centre to its full capacity, and it’s a really valuable resource for parents, and I think with the right people on the committee we can do so much.”

Potential volunteers didn’t even have to have children; they just needed to be people happy to donate some of their time.

The AGM is being held on June 15 and that’s when they decide if they continue to operate, or close the doors until the day they again, hopefully, have the numbers.

“That will be our make or break.

If people are interested, they need to come to our AGM,” Ms Doyle said.

The AGM will be held at Braided Rivers at 7.30pm on June 15.

Annie Vince (left) and Zaylie Doyle are part of a small committee trying to save the Ashburton Parents Centre from closing due to a lack of volunteers.

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■ AFTER-BALL PARTIES

Hosts need to act responsibly

By RuBy HaRfield

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Parents need to act responsibly if they host a private after-ball party following Mount Hutt College’s ball on Friday night, Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service manager Chris Clark says.

Earlier this month Acads announced it would no longer be able to host its annual after-ball parties for both Ashburton and Mount Hutt colleges due to a

court decision.

This has meant Acads could face a fine of $20,000 if they hosted their after-ball parties and had to make the decision to cancel them.

This has resulted in the possibility of a number of private after parties being held leaving Acads staff concerned for the safety of the district’s young people.

Ms Clark said parents need to be aware of where their children will be after the ball and if there

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are any private after parties parents need to make sure they are responsible hosts.

“Our main concern still is the safety of young people.”

Supervision is the key factor; there needs to be adults present at any party and they need to be supervising the young people, she said.

The hosts also need to make sure every attendee has a safe transport option to and from the party as well as having plenty of

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food and water available.

“They have a host responsibility.”

Mount Hutt College will be holding their ball on Friday night and traditionally Acads would host a function to mitigate the risk of alcohol-related harm and provide students with a safe place to celebrate in a well-supervised environment.

However, a letter written by Christchurch police to all secondary schools in Canterbury

stated that after-ball parties like the ones Acads provided constituted the offence of “use of unlicensed premises as a place of resort for the consumption of alcohol” under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act. Under the Act it is illegal to organise, manage, sell tickets, charge an entry fee or provide security without a special licence to sell or supply alcohol. However it is not possible to obtain a special licence for BYO alcohol.

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Trailer failure causes major traffic disruption A boat is towed from the scene, after causing disruption for Ashburton traffic yesterday morning.

The trailer the boat was on failed as it drove down West Street, just north of the Walnut Avenue roundabout, at around 9.30am and police had to be called in to divert traffic while a hiab was brought in to lift the boat onto another trailer.

“Police were called to an incident where a vehicle was seen dragging a trailer with a boat on it,” Ashburton Police Constable Hugh O’Reilly said.

“It would appear the axles on the trailer have failed. Traffic was disrupted briefly while the tow company attempted to recover the trailer, and we are still looking into the matter.”

Police had to shut the northbound lane on West Street and divert traffic down East Street while the scene was cleared.

Couple overpaid An Ashburton couple overpaid $14,000 in benefits because they did not inform authorities one of them was working has been ordered to do community work.

Taumaoe Saufatu, 27, and Eddie Toafa, 26, admitted wilfully omitting to tell the Ministry of Social Development that Toafa was working at Anzco Foods, the Ashburton District Court was told yesterday. Both were in receipt of unemployment benefits at the time. As a result, Saufatu was overpaid $7442 and Toafa $7020.

MSD is trying to recover the money. The pair, who are not both in jobs, were ordered by Judge Joanna Maze to each undertake 70 hours community work.

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A helping hand for St John

Mid Canterbury doctors are advising people to make sure their measles immunisations are up to date as measles cases continue to be reported in the North Island.

GPs spokesman Mick Tarry said there was no need to panic, but people should be vigilant. “Make sure your measles immunisations are complete and up-to-date,” he said. Measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, pink points that start behind the ears and back of the neck then spread to trunk and limbs. It is highly contagious and affects both adults and children.

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One good turn deserves another, according to Ashburton police constable Ben Rutherford.

He plans to go the extra mile to help St John to thank the service for assisting him during a recent medical crisis.

Mr Rutherford unwittingly returned from his honeymoon in Bali earlier this year incubating a serious illness.

Other than feeling a little off colour he thought little of it and turned up for his shift at the police station as planned.

His situation rapidly deteriorated and he was sent home.

As Mr Rutherford lives in Christchurch he opted to head to a relative’s farm just out of Ashburton to have a sleep before heading home.

Once back behind the wheel it quickly became apparent he was

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in no fit state to be driving.

“I thought I was well enough to head home but I only got as far as the (police) station,” he said.

“As soon as I got inside my supervisor called St John.”

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spond, initially treating the callout as a cardiac arrest.

Mr Rutherford was stabilised and transported to Ashburton Hospital before he was transferred to Christchurch, where blood test results determined he had contracted dengue fever – a serious mosquito-borne virus.

He spent a week on an intravenous drip and was off work for three-and-a-half weeks.

On Sunday he plans to compete in the opening race of the Ashburton Duathlon Series, involving a five kilometre run, a 25km bike ride and another 2.5km run to finish off – wearing his police v uniform to raise money for St John.

A keen hockey player and gym user, Mr Rutherford is confident of making the distance.

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A map of Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time in the Ashburton District is being launched at the Ashburton Domain tomorrow. The map which highlights more than 100 youth-friendly activities in the district, is being launched at 3.30pm by the Ashburton Youth Council and Think First, with the support of radio station The Edge’s Road Runners. “We’ll have a host of competitions, prizes and giveaways, with The Edge set to keep the event pumping,” Youth Council member Angela Naui said.

“The Edge will be bringing their games, such as Giant Jenga and Connect Four, as well as some goodies like muffins and phone charging power banks.” This week is Youth Week, and a free sausage sizzle will also be held on site to promote that.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Driver gets community detention A Southbridge farmer who crashed his vehicle, seriously injuring a front seat passenger who was not wearing a seat belt, was sentenced to six months’ community detention when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

The passenger was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled, sustaining serious internal injuries. He suffered three broken ribs, a hole to the lung and later had his spleen removed.

Nathan Ben White, 35, had no business driving with a passenger not wearing a seat belt, Judge Joanna Maze said.

The victim was both friend and employee and the matter made worse by the fact White was speeding and had consumed alcohol. The level was 70 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood, just under the legal limit of 80/100.

White admitted the charge of causing injury by aggravated carelessness and his lawyer Douglas Brown said he was extremely remorseful for what happened.

White had spent more than $8000 helping his passenger recover and still employed him.

Until that point in September last year, he had been a law-abid-

ing contributing member of society, working seven days a week and supporting a family and employees.

“It is a lapse which has caused much heartache to him and the victim,” Mr Brown said. “The victim has acknowledged the part he played in his injuries and given full credit to Mr White for assisting him.”

He said it had been out of character for White to speed and drive after drinking.

Judge Maze said if the passenger had died, White would have gone to prison.

“In this case, the victim was the front seat passenger not wearing a seat belt and while that was presumably the choice of the passenger, you have no business driving with a passenger not wearing a seat belt. It is part of what you must take responsibility for.”

White’s vehicle sped through a give way sign, hit the camber of the road at 120km/h, was airborne, hit a pile of shingle then rolled.

Judge Maze said White’s punishment needed to be more than a fine, and include a deterrence factor for the wider community.

She said his community detention was accompanied by an

8pm to 5am curfew and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Others facing drink drive charges were: John Wilson McBride, 61, of Ashburton – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (727mcg) on Cass Street. Remanded to June 20 for sentencing; he has previous convictions for drink driving.

Turua Ian Piua, 22, of Tinwald – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (579mcg) on Tancred Street. He was fined $450, plus $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Corbin James Davis, 18, of Ashburton – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (854mcg) on Park Street. He was fined $750, with costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Jordi Shaun Davies, 23, of Tinwald – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (650mcg) on East Street. He was fined $650, with costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Cameron Hugh Muckle, 19, of Rakaia – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (644mcg) on Racecourse Road. He was fined $500, with costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Shaun Richard Thomas Redman of Ashburton – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (636mcg) while on holiday in Takaka. He was fined $550, with costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Lewislee Tiaki Teinangaro, 26, of Ashburton – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (624mcg) on Havelock Street. He was fined $500, with costs, and disqualified from driving for six months.

Kinsey Nirvana Pomana, 20, of Ashburton – admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (556mcg) on Melcombe Street. He was fined $450 with costs, and disqualified from driving for six months.

Lance Phillip Wickcliff, 47, of Hampstead, appeared for sentencing on two charges of contravening a zero-alcohol licence. On one occasion Wickcliff was found to be driving with a breath alcohol level of 81 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath and on the second 516mcg/l.

It is an offence for a driver using a court-ordered zero-alcohol licence to drink any alcohol before driving.

He was sentenced to 100 hours community work, 12 months intensive supervision and disquali-

fied from driving indefinitely. His vehicle was also confiscated.

Wickcliff was told he would very likely lose his job, his family and his liberty should he appear before the court on such charges again.

Others to appear: Hamish Michael Dickson, of Timaru – he admitted charges of possessing cannabis for supply and equipment to cultivate cannabis. Dickson was growing cannabis at his house and selling it to friends. He was remanded to June 20 for sentencing.

Donald Lawrence Finch admitted driving while disqualified. He was fined $200, with $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Lance James Kay, 29, a dairy farmer of Southbridge – he admitted driving carelessly on State Highway 1, when he fell asleep at the week and crashed his car into a post. He was convicted and ordered to pay reparation of $385 to replace the post.

Devaun Anthony Thompson, 20, a builder of Ashburton admitted assaulting a 13-year-old he thought was street fighting. He was convicted and ordered to pay $500 in emotional harm to the youth.

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In brief Getting active Warming up this winter has become a whole lot easier for Mid Canterbury residents. Be Active – an eight week programme designed for people wanting to increase their level of physical activity and have fun along the way – has started. Ashburton’s Be Active programme runs out of the Ashburton Seniors Centre on Cameron Street, and is held every Thursday from 11am until 12.30pm.

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Fun time at roller disco

Nearly 50 children, and some parents, skated the afternoon away during a roller disco at the Sports Hall on Sunday. Pictured is Iona Rogers, 5, busting some moves. The disco was held as a fundraiser for the Mid Canterbury 12th grade football team’s tour of Japan. Two more discos will be held before the team leave in August.

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College class of ’81 to gather

By Linda CLarke

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Stephanie Lamb (O’Brien) and her old 1981 Ashburton College classmates are looking forward to a grand catch-up next month.

The old pupils last met in 2006 and Steph, who now lives in Christchurch, has rallied the gang to meet again on June 5 and 6 with a get-together at the Hotel Ashburton then lunch the next day and a tour of their old campus.

Two teachers at the college, Liz Carrick and Stephen Millichamp, were also part of the 1981 group and will act as tour guides.

Steph said only a handful of her classmates attended the college jubilee last year so she organised next month’s event to keep their connection alive.

She said about 40 people had registered and the gathering had been expanded to include not just those seventh formers at the

college in 1981, but all students who started in 1977 and progressed through the years.

Her year group is spread around the world, from Africa to Australia, in all manner of occupations.

A highlight of the weekend would be touring the college, which is largely unchanged since they left. At least four teachers – Trevor Cochrane, Pete Fougere, Mary Buckland and Mark Gleason – still teach there.

Steph said her seventh form year was a lot of fun and seniors hung out in their common room playing songs by the Eagles and were allowed to wear mufti in the third term.

She said the organisers of this reunion wanted as many of the year group along as possible, so people could pre-register or just walk up on the night.

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■ DORIE SCHOOL

Students show their colours Dorie School children got to dress up in a multitude of colours during their mufti day to fundraise for the school camp on Friday.

Pictured are the most colourful; Fleur Kingsbury, Poppy Hart, Campbell Copland, Ingrid Aquino, Ollie Jackways, Matthew Wilcox, Billie-Ruby Surridge, Jazz Surridge, Ryhn Wallace and Alise Maher.

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The 38 people who were trapped by snow on a Central Otago road have now been rescued and are safely back in civilisation. They arrived at the Roxburgh Golf Club on a bus about 6.30pm last night and were to receive medical treatment and be fed, before being released to their families.

They looked tired after their long ordeal and the exhaustion was beginning to take its toll. It had been almost 20 hours since the 36 day trippers, travelling in a convoy of about 13 4WDs, were caught out by an unexpected snow storm on Waikaia Bush Road, near Piano Flat.

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‘Don’t blame us’ Facebook have distanced themselves from the live streaming controversy of the recent Joseph Parker fight which potentially cost the Kiwi heavyweight’s promoter thousands of dollars of lost revenue. Several illegal live streams of Parker’s fight against Carlos Takam at Manukau on Saturday were shown, with one of the most popular created by an individual whom Fairfax media have described as Porirua man Moze Galo. Parker’s promoter Dean Lonergan said he would attempt to take the illegal streamers, including Galo, to court.

Sky spokesperson Kirsty Way said the company “takes piracy very seriously because it is theft”. “If you are not paying for something you are stealing it,” she said.

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Oamaru meth arrest An man attempting to import meth to Oamaru has been thwarted by Customs and police.

The 22-year-old was arrested after a package containing 102 grams of methamphetamine – also known as ‘P’ – was seized by customs at the international mail centre at Auckland airport.

The package was destined for the man’s Oamaru address and methamphetamine was hidden among shoes and clothing inside it. Customs investigators and Dunedin police executed a search warrant at the man’s home on Friday. During the search they found a small amount of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. Customs investigations manager, Maurice O’Brien, said the find was a “great example” of Customs’ work extending beyond the border to apprehend those who attempt to import drugs.

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■ THAILAND

17 die in school fire At least 17 girls died as they slept after a fire swept through a private school dormitory in northern Thailand, a police commander said, adding several others were either missing or injured.

“The fire broke out at 11pm on Sunday (local time).

“Seventeen girls were killed and two are still missing, with five injured,” police Colonel Prayad Singsin, Commander of Vingpatao district in Chiang Rai said.

The boarding-house of Pithakkiart Witthaya School situated in the Wiengpapao district is home to girls aged from 3 to 13 years old, Singsin said yesterday.

Thai television reported that many of the victims were burnt beyond recognition.

There were reportedly 38 schoolgirls staying at the

Firefighters battle the blaze at Pithakkiart Witthaya School. boarding-house at the time.

They came from hilltribe vil-

lages in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai to study in the town, ac-

cording to local media.

After the blaze broke out, officials could only evacuate a few of the girls while the rest were trapped inside.

Photographs on the school’s Facebook page showed firefighters who were struggling to douse the flames as they engulfed the white, two-storey building.

Hill tribes are often beyond the reach of state resources, suffering at school as well as in their health and development.

Poverty means some resort to drug smuggling for narcotics gangs across the remote area, known as the “Golden Triangle” and bordering Laos and Burma.

Thailand has poor health and safety standards and accidents are common across the kingdom.

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Triumph and tragedy on Everest

BY THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF US Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville, an explosiveordinance disposal technician who lost part of his right leg as a result of an explosion in Afghanistan in 2011, has made history as the first combatwounded amputee veteran to scale Mount Everest, according to an announcement by his climbing group.

Linville made the climb as a part of Operation Everest: 2016, a team assembled by the nonprofit Heroes Project.

The group sponsors global climbing expeditions for wounded service members and their families and participates in community outreach on behalf of the veterans.

It was Linville’s third attempt at summiting the peak.

An avalanche thwarted his first try, in 2014, and in 2015 a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that caused widespread damage throughout the region cancelled that year’s climbing season.

Linville was joined on the summit by a small video crew and a team of sherpas.

According to the Hero Project’s announcement, Linville’s team was the first group on the summit during the 2016 climbing season.

They arrived at Everest base camp in mid-April and began pushing toward the summit from a secondary camp on Thursday.

The team is now descending the mountain.

While Linville is the first combat-wounded amputee to

‘My knees are incredibly old’ Helena Bonham Carter feels “depressed” about aspects of her appearance. The 49-year-old actress freely admits to occasionally getting Botox treatment and revealed she feels down about her physical appearance from time to time.

She shared: “You can get depressed about little bits, and feel like, ‘Oh God, a wrinkle!’

But if you do that, you get a negative list in your head. The thing is, bits of you age at different speeds. I mean, my knees are incredibly old, they’re about 100, but there are other bits of me that are not so old. There are a lot of really active older people, and if you can keep your basic health, including your mental health, you can only get better.”

Beckinsale ‘not a ditz’ Kate Beckinsale thinks she was unfairly branded a Hollywood ditz after making the move to Los Angeles. The Londonborn star swapped the UK for Hollywood in the 2000s, when she established herself as one of the movie industry’s most sought-after actresses, but Kate thinks the public’s perception of her at that time was inconsistent with reality.

She recalled: “It was a really weird window of time. It was in the days when, if you moved to LA, you were immediately seen as an ass in England. It was something you had to apologise for constantly, to the press, to your family. It was immediately like, ‘You’re going to become a d**k.’ I was somebody who mainly seemed to walk around the red carpet, which was completely not the case.

Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville and Tim Medvetz, the founder and expedition leader of The Heroes Project.

PHOTO AP summit the mountain, New Zealander Mark Inglis was the first amputee to scale the storied peak, in 2006.

Linville joined the Marines in 2006 as an infantryman and deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment - known as the 3/5 “Darkhorse” battalion – in 2007, according to a biography on the Heroes Project website.

On January 20, 2011, Linville and his fellow technicians were investigating a roadside-bomb detonation when, during a sweep of the area, Linville triggered another bomb.

Linville’s right foot and hand were riddled with shrapnel, and after years of surgery and rehab his foot was amputated in 2013.

Meahwhile, two Indian climbers have gone missing on Mount Everest, a day after two

deaths from apparent altitude sickness were reported, underscoring the risks on the world’s highest mountain.

Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh have been missing since Saturday.

They were last seen near the Everest summit.

An Australian climber who died on Saturday was 400m to the mountain’s summit when she was forced back by altitude sickness.

Experienced climber Maria “Marisa” Strydom, 34, died as she and her personal Sherpa tried to descend to safety.

Her husband Rob Gropel, 36, was also on the trek and also suffered high altitude sickness.

Strydom and Gropel were attempting to climb the seven summits, the highest peaks on the seven continents.

South African-born Stry-

dom’s older sister Aletta Newman of Brisbane said she only learned of Marisa’s death by Googling for news of Everest before going to bed on Saturday night.

“I found this article from the Himalayan Times naming her as having deceased.

“I was shaking like a leaf because no-one had told us anything, that’s how we found out.

We are just in absolute disbelief and shock.”

Strydom was a finance lecturer at Monash University’s business school in Melbourne.

They had previously climbed Denali in Alaska, Aconcagua in Argentina, and Kilimanjaro in Africa.

Newman was angry that by late yesterday the company leading the group, Seven Summit Treks, had still not made contact.

- AP

Fans happy with plus-size Joe Jonas’s band DNCE has released a new video clip featuring plus-size model Ashley Graham as his love interest, and fans have never been happier. Graham – famous for her curvy figure – was handpicked

by Jonas to star in the video and largely appears in underwear and a t-shirt, in bed with Jonas. The pair are shown pillow fighting and kissing, and fans are praising Jonas for promoting body positivity in his clip. On Facebook, one fan wrote: “Thank you so much for putting Ashley Graham in the video and representing curvy women all over the world.” “It’s not just showing that not every girl in the music videos has to be thin and have big boobs and butt, it shows a normal, curvy girl,” another wrote.

In an interview with Billboard. Graham said the comments “remind me why I work so hard to challenge conventional beauty standards”.

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OUR VIEW

Parents Centre needs our help Erin Tasker

W

hen you’re a new mum, you don’t really have much of an idea of what you’re doing.

Much of it is feeling your way and learning what’s right for your child as time goes on, but any help is gratefully received.

That’s where organisations like Parents Centre come in. But in Ashburton, that organisation which has helped countless mothers – myself included – is in trouble.

They rely entirely on volunteers, but at the moment, they’re finding those volunteers hard to come by. They admit that the situation is dire and if they can’t find people to help them, the Parents Centre as we know it now, may be no more.

It’s something that’s not uncommon these days. Time is valuable and often people don’t want to give up what spare time they have, so many organisations which rely on volunteers, are struggling.

But where would we be without some of these organisations?

I’m sure that even if I had not joined the Ashburton Parents Centre when my first child was just a couple of weeks old, I would have managed. I would have worked out what I was doing eventually and my son would still be the happy three-year-old he is today.

But had I not joined, I would have missed out on a lot. Yes, there was plenty of handy information and helpful hints when I went along to that Baby and You course with my new little human in tow, but more than anything, it was a chance to get together with people just like me; new mums questioning everything they were doing and trying to adjust to life as someone’s mother.

Today, many of us still keep in touch and I have no doubt it’s the same with other courses the Parents Centre has run over the 25 years it has been in existence.

But if more people can’t be found to help keep it afloat, its future doesn’t look too bright.

They’re not asking a lot and it’s not a huge job if the responsibilities are shared around.

All they need is for people to put up their hands to get them out of the hole they’re desperate to get out of.

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We’re losing the battle with weeds

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ne category of plants that certainly thrives in New Zealand is a multitude of weeds.

The alarming fact is the majority of these weeds are not native to New Zealand.

Early settlers brought them with the intention of using them in the manner as they did in their country of origin.

Gorse and barberry were used for hedging serving a similar purpose as in the homeland.

However, once resident in New Zealand many grew far more prolifically and eventually spread beyond their intended boundaries.

As time has passed increasing numbers of weeds have been introduced, many unknowingly while others carried amongst imported crop seed.

New Zealand’s abundant bird population also accelerated the spread of seed to areas beyond farmers’ control and with the clearing of native bush and other ground cover, seed beds were readily available for germination.

Through my lifetime on my

Rick Powdrell FROM THE FARM

property our main weed problem has been thistles, in the early years mainly scotch thistles, then wing thistle and, finally, the nodding thistle.

I remember a so-called expert telling me 30 years ago the life of a nodding thistle seed in the ground was only seven years, but we all know now that is a myth.

Despite having good populations of biological weevils assisting in the fight, given the right conditions old seed readily germinates.

In recent years we have seen the appearance of a number of weed species that are more invasive and unpalatable to stock, like black needle grass, bristle grass and lately velvetleaf.

Often with grass weeds they are undetectable to the un-

trained eye until they produce a seed head, at which stage it is too late. We need to be real here and admit the bulk of us do not have a trained eye to pick these grasses in their early growth stage.

Couple this with the possibility of the paddock being harvested and now the seed is on its way to a new home.

Most weeds are spread by a number of carriers such as wind, birds, animals, machinery and harvested feed.

It upsets me to see bristle grass in full head on the roadside, then being mown by the roadside mower to be washed down the water table and eventually into a paddock.

As well as this, the roadside mower will be carrying seed to deposit as it bumps its way around the district’s roadsides.

One of the most important measures that can be observed for reducing the spread of existing weeds is the cleaning of machinery. Sadly many of our industry are lax in this area and until we address this issue, weeds will continue to be spread from

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one property to another.

Once a weed is established it is extremely hard to eradicate, hence the importance of strong biosecurity measures to avoid initial importation and vigilance to detect any infestations.

As the world becomes a closer global market the risks increase, imports from anywhere in the world are a reality and the numbers of individuals travelling grows also.

We are all potential carriers of weed seed on returning to New Zealand if we don’t clean our belongings properly and declare our movements to border security honestly.

On the back of recent weed incursions, the Ministry for Primary Industries is working with the primary sector to examine procedures for all aspects of any imports that could pose a risk.

This topic will be discussed at the Federated Farmers Arable Conference and AGM at Hotel Ashburton on Monday, May 30.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairman

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■ BLIS TECHNOLOGIES

Profit after 16 years of losses

BY PAUL MCBETH Blis Technologies expects to report its first annual profit in 2017, the first for the biotech company since listing 15 years ago after sales more than doubled in 2016.

The Dunedin-based company reported a net loss of $816,000, or 0.07 cents per share, in the 12 months ended March 31, from a loss of $1.4 million, or 0.12 cents, a year earlier, it said in a statement.

Revenue more than doubled to $5.6 million, and Blis expects that will rise to $8 million in the 2017 financial year which will underpin its first surplus, having accumulated losses of $33.3 million.

“There was a significant planned increase in overheads for the year, some of which we would not expect to recur and most of that added cost involved structural changes that will translate to benefit in coming years,” chief executive Brian Watson said. “We expect to report a net surplus for the year to 31 March 2017.”

Blis was set up to commercialise probiotic bacteria for use in con-

sumer products for oral health, colds and flu and is focused on managing growth and continuing its strategy of securing regulatory approvals market by market. It first listed in 2001 but has yet to turn a profit.

Watson took over as chief executive in February, replacing the

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–5.48

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–32.4

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6,156.3

+103.0

+1.70%

At close of trading on May 20, 2016

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16.56

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2016, and the firm held cash and equivalents of $1.2 million as at March 31.

The board signed off on the financial statements being prepared on a going concern basis, saying the cash reserves were enough to meet budgeted capital spending and working capital

■ IKEGPS

Compiled by

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

long-serving Barry Richardson.

Blis didn’t disclose the CEO’s salary, but the top paid staff member received between $320,000 and $330,000 in the 2016 year, up from $270,000 to $280,000 a year earlier.

Blis’s operational cash outflow almost halved to $511,000 in

needs. “While the directors believe that there is no material uncertainty in respect of the group ability to continue as a going concern for the period assessed above, due to the level of its current cash holdings, there remains uncertainty as to whether the group can deliver the cash flow required to operate as a going concern, following the utilisation of current and any future available cash resources,” the company said in its financial statements.

“In the event it fails to achieve future profitability as planned the group may not be able to continue as a going concern.”

Auditor Deloitte didn’t mention the going concern notes in its report on the statements, saying they “present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Blis Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries as at 31 March, 2016.” Deloitte received $35,000 for its audit of the statements, up from $33,000 a year earlier.

The shares dropped 8.8 per cent, or 0.3 cents, to 3.1 cents, valuing the company at $34.1 million.

- NZME

As at 4pm May 23, 2016

TT buy

TT sell

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Annual sales more than double IkeGPS, the laser measurement tool maker, more than doubled annual sales to meet earnings targets that it downgraded last month. It now says it expects to break even on a cashflow basis this financial year.

Operating revenue and government grants climbed $9.2 million in the 12 months ended March 31 from $4 million a year earlier, the Wellington-based company said in a statement.

That was in line with the downgraded guidance provided in April, missing the $14.3 million forecast in its 2014 prospectus due to a slow sales pipeline.

The measurement tool maker received $640,000 from Callaghan Innovation, up from $364,000 a year earlier when it received subsidies from Callaghan and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, while a third of its $8.6 million of operating revenue was derived from one customer, compared to 14 per cent a year earlier.

IkeGPS posted a net cash outflow of $11.9 million, leaving it with $5.3 million in cash and equivalents as at March 31.

Of that, the operating cash outflow was $9.9 million, up from

IkeGPS CEO Glenn Milnes holds the company’s Spike smartphone measuring tool. $5.9 million. The company’s net loss widened to $8.8 million, or 18 cents per share, from $5.1 million, or 14 cents, a year earlier, more than the $5.8 million loss originally forecast.

The accounts were tagged by auditor PwC, who said if it can’t generate enough cash it may struggle to meet its debts as they fall due, and indicated “the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt on the group’s ability to continue as a going concern.”

IkeGPS now expects to start

breaking even on a cashflow basis in the fourth quarter of the 2017 financial year, faster than previously thought.

“This is the result of forecasted continuing sales growth across its portfolio of measurement products, increased margins on all new products, operating and cost efficiencies that have been put in place since 2H FY2016, and expandable product-to-market infrastructure that is now in place and is underpinning the company’s multiple new products,” the company said.

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New Zealand export log prices lift in May New Zealand export log prices advanced this month as a decline in the local currency made the country’s shipments more competitive, offsetting a lift in shipping costs.

The average wharf gate price for New Zealand A-grade logs edged up to $120 a tonne in May, from $119 a tonne in April, according to AgriHQ’s monthly survey of

exporters, forest owners and saw millers. The in-market price of A-grade logs in China, New Zealand’s largest market, advanced to $US113/JAS from $US111/JAS last month as inventory levels on Chinese ports remain moderate, following a relatively low build up of stock on ports during the Chinese New Year holiday period. Log inventories on Chinese ports are

about 3.6 million cubic metres, with a consistent offtake of 50,000 to 55,000 cubic metres per day, although volumes are coming at a faster rate, suggesting inventories are building, AgriHQ said.

Chinese log imports lifted 2 per cent to 6.1 million tonnes in the first quarter, with New Zealand and Russia each accounting for about a third of the trade. - NZME

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Salvesen the new provincial chairman

Michael Salvesen

Foothills farmer Michael Salvesen has taken over the reins of Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury from Willy Leferink.

The 54-year-old farms with wife Nicky on Upper Downs Road, between Mayfield and Mt Somers. The couple have four adult sons, and farm beef cattle and deer, comprising about 12,500 stock units on almost 1500 hectares.

Mr Salvesen is originally from Scotland and he and his family moved from the country to Mid Canterbury about 13 years ago.

“I feel very honoured and delighted after such a short time here to be thrust into this position,” he said yesterday.

Mr Salvesen has been Federated Famers Meat and Fibre Mid Canterbury chairperson since 2013.

MARKET REPORT Dairy At last rain relief, with the province receiving good moisture over the past week and more predicted as the dry spell is finally over. But, its effect will linger as temperatures drop with winter’s arrival.

Demand for supplementary feed has increased from the dry areas which now also include Banks Peninsula, as the autumn drought takes its toll on all grass systems.

Numbers of cows being dried off have increased, but some with feed are milking through to the end of May to maximise production and minimise losses.

Fonterra have declared another 10c dividend payment to be paid early on June 7 to again help cashflows. The sector awaits with interest, the milk futures launch at the end of this week.

Last week’s auction result saw milk commodities lift by 2.6 per cent with whole milk powders again lifting above that rise. Skim milk powder fell again, reflecting a major global oversupply of that product.

With next year’s forecast payout due on Thursday from Fonterra, ASB has suggested it will start at $4.80 and end at $6.00/kg ms.

Fonterra Australia have had a very hostile response from suppliers to the drop in their payout price and analysts suggest market share could fall after their poor handling of the downward adjustment.

Back in New Zealand, they also have had problems with temperature controls on some of their stored product. Suggestions are a significant bundle of stock could be at risk because of incorrect levels to keep it safe.

Oceania’s Glenavy expansion requires 200 extra jobs and will give the local economy a welcome boost when other parts of the sector are retrenching.

Lamb More price lifts for the winter period, as schedules rise in response to shortages in the Middle East and the Chinese market is moving into its biggest consumption period.

These lifts have been followed by saleyard sales, as last week’s prices averaged over $100 for prime lambs for the first time since November last year.

Store lambs also rose, but numbers offered are sure to fall soon as the winter starts and quality feeds will be needed to keep the breeding flock maintained.

More government money has been allocated to irrigation developments in the region and some for a scheme to recharge acquifiers with a goal to dilute nitrate is-

Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 76 - 77 Prime 105 - 106 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 174 - 261 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 268 - 279 last week

The single South Island wool auction last week saw prices lift, as the slightly weaker currency and better styled wools attracted stronger demand.

Prices rose from 1.5-6 per cent on the last North Island sale, but surprisingly, 24 per cent of the offering was passed, with vendors holding out for better prices, especially for stocks of lambs wool.

Beef Good lifts in beef schedules this week, as supplies shorten with the approach of winter, and demand strong in the chilled beef area. The US reports, beef is having to compete strongly with cheap chicken and pork, as the market is unsure of how much stock is being held for the demand ahead, especially as Australia supply is falling.

New Zealand beef producers were warned by a Brazilian beef analyst of that country’s growth in the global market, with genetics and cheap grain allowing rapid increase in carcass weights from that country.

Deer Venison schedules remain in their summer mode for another week, but the early chilled programmes are due to start in June and July and prices are predicted to be strong.

The sector will be buoyed by news of growth again after a long period of retrenchment and the breeders in the foothills will enjoy better value for their female stock after years of unsustainable prices.

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Another line of seed laced with velvetleaf

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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A fourth line of fodderbeet seed has been confirmed as being contaminated with velvetleaf.

The Ministry of Primary Industries detected the presence of the pest weed in the Feldherr 16UB131 fodderbeet seed line last week.

This seed line was also imported by DLF, the company that imported the three other contaminated lines – Kyros 128, Bangor 126 and Bangor 079.

The ministry is in the process of issuing a legal direction to seed merchants directing them to contact all companies and farmers that they sold the contaminated Feldherr line to, requesting they return any seed they still hold.

Federated Farmers biosecurity spokesperson Guy Wigley said it was disappointing news for farmers.

To date velvetleaf has been found in 11 regions on 250 properties.

“To find yet another line contaminated with velvetleaf is something more than a coincidence,” Mr Wigley said.

“All confirmed contaminated lines are via the same importer, DLF. “Farmers need to look very carefully at their seed source mov-

Judges check out crops in the Methven A&P Association’s winterfe

Velvetleaf ing forward and carry out due diligence when looking at where to source their seed for the coming season.”

MPI is managing the nationally co-ordinated approach to the incursion and response but have called off the official hunt for the plants for this season.

Federated Farmers has urged farmers who have planted fodderbeet seed this season to check their crops for the presence of velvetleaf.

“The horrendous cost of this incursion continues to mount – we need to take the appropriate measures to contain and po-

tentially reduce the geographical spread over time.”

If velvetleaf is found, farmers are advised to: ■ Photograph it.

■ Record its location so you check the spot for seedlings next year.

■ Double bag seed heads, remove and destroy the whole plant.

■ Report the find to MPI 0800 809-966.

■ Management plans containing general guidelines have been drawn up for properties where velvetleaf has been found.

On the hunt for the best winterfeed crops The best winterfeed crops in the district will be disclosed this week when the results of the Combined A&P Associations Winterfeed Competition are announced.

The Ashburton, Methven and Mayfield associations have held their individual competitions over the past month with each putting forward the three best crops, combined competition co-ordinator David Bennett said.

“This year’s target crop is rape, so there’s one rape crop from each association and two other winning crops.”

Despite the long, dry summer, irrigated winterfeed crops looked very good, Mr Bennett said.

The combined competition will kick off from Hotel Ashburton on Thursday at about 12.30pm, with Simon Bonifant’s crop on Christy’s Road the first port of call.

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A welcome $1000 study boost

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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In her fifth year of study Dunedin university student Anna Worsfold is grateful for the $1000 she received from Mid Canterbury Rural Women’s scholarship fund.

Anna is completing a Master of Dietetics this year and, like all students, has racked up an overdraft – some of which she plans to pay off with the cheque she received from scholarship co-ordinator Pauline Hewson and president Sandra Curd on Friday.

The relationship between diet and health has always interested

Anna, to a large extent influenced by her mother’s career in the health sector. She studied nutrition for three years as an undergraduate before enrolling for a dietetics master’s degree.

This year Anna’s focus is a research project in which she is looking at the relationship between diet and diabetes. She will also spend 13 weeks on hospital placement in Christchurch, which could also include some time in Ashburton.

The former Ashburton College student has maintained contact with her hometown throughout

her tertiary studies, returning to take up holiday employment in the Ashburton Hospital kitchen.

Mid Canterbury Rural Women offer two scholarships worth $1000 each and one of $500 to go towards a tertiary research project.

This year Samantha McLay received $1000 and Alexandra Fleming, $500.

The scholarships are open to any student with a home base in the district, studying any subject and both male and female.

Applications for next year’s scholarships open in February.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Which soccer team is based at the Ashburton Domain? a. Hearts FC b. Mid Canterbury United c. Ashburton Eastern United 2 – Haider al-Abadi is the prime minister of which country? a. Iran b. Iraq c. Egypt 3 – In which country would you find the city of Mainz? a. Switzerland b. Germany c. Poland 4 – Ronan Keating originally sang in which group? a. Boyzone b. Beastie Boys c. Backstreet Boys 5 – What colour is the head of a male mallard duck? a. Green b. Brown c. Black 6 – What does verisimilitude mean? a. Appearing to be true b. Is certainly true c. Is comparable to something else 7 – The Darling is a major river in which country? a. Canada b. Scotland c. Australia 8 – Andrew and Mark front which TV show? a. Friday Night Footy b. Rugby Nation c. The Crowd Goes Wild

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Researching your house

By Tanya Zoe RoBinson

Left – Friedlander house, Tancred Street, built for David Friedlander in 1910.

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ave you ever wondered who has lived in your house? When it was built or altered? Who was the builder, architect or owner? Or what the house or garden looked like in the past? Who else has called your house their home?

Often it’s our neighbours who know most about our home.

They remember the past owners, tenants, families and visitors that have brought the house to life.

They recall which car, or what lawnmower was owned, and when it was used – especially if it was noisy or early morning! They know who climbed on the roof during a storm, or when an extension was added or a new garden planted.

While long-term residents and neighbours are a great source of anecdotal evidence, and many fascinating stories, there is also a wealth of information to be found in documentary and archival sources.

Below – Architect William (Billy) Thomas and his wife outside their home on Cameron Street.

Archive stories Archives are the place where non-current documents go to be given new life.

Ashburton Museum is home to an extensive archive, containing hundreds of thousands of documents, records, photographs, plans, and more.

Each item is part of a puzzle that tells the story of lives well lived, houses well loved, and the many things that have made daily life so interesting in the Ashburton District.

Most importantly, archives are carefully managed to ensure all that information is made accessible.

Physical care for archives ensures each item will last, with attention given to storage, handling and environmental conditions.

Care for knowledge ensures that each item is catalogued and recorded in a way that makes it easy to find and to understand what it contains and means. A professional archivist is the key that both cares for the collection, and ensures that knowledge is made readily available.

Archiving houses Some of the most important and interesting items in the

Left – A railway cottage in Ashburton with unknown family.

Many families did not stay for long.

Ashburton Museum collection relate to people’s homes. Many of our research inquiries come from homeowners who want to learn more about the past life of their house.

They seek photographs, plans, street directories, maps and more. Many want a copy of a photograph to hang on their wall.

Many people are also curious to learn more about past occupants.

Older houses particularly, often have past residents who were well known members of the community.

They have left traces of their interests through the committees they have served, war records

or even the items that they have donated to the museum.

Much of this information is publicly available as part of the shared heritage of our community.

Ashburton is rich in heritage, and much of it is documented.

Stories to tell It’s not only large or grand houses that have a story to tell.

Recently, interest has turned to the history of state housing in New Zealand. Along with railway houses and Maori Affairs houses, these homes contribute to the distinct built environment of many New Zealand towns.

At least two books have been published recently that delve into the architectural history of these houses. They show how current owners continue to adapt these homes to suit stylish, modern lifestyles.

They also show that even quite recently built houses have a story to tell.

These histories are a reminder that even modest houses have design, historic, social and political significance.

Learn more If you want to learn more about your home, or are curious about how to research, then an upcom-

ing workshop will be a great help.

Ashburton Museum is working together with Heritage New Zealand to present a workshop called How to Research Your House. It takes place on Saturday, June 11, from 10am to 1pm at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

It’s a practical seminar that will outline the various research sources available, and show you how, and where, to look. There’s a great line up of speakers and best of all, the workshop is free. Bookings are essential. To book call Ashburton Museum at 3077 890.

Bring your questions and join us in a search of Ashburton’s home heritage.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected one of the original Ferriman flagpoles in front of the museum, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: May 24: Herbert WADE May 30 Alfred PETERS May 31: William Henry MARTIN

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RESULTS ■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers May 21 26 Riders. 16km Handicap 1st Roger Wilson 27m 19s. 2nd. Don Sutton 28m 46s. 3rd Andrew Shepherd 27m 33s.

4th Brian Ellis 28m 54s. 5th Kevin Hurley 28m 54s. 6th Andy Skinner 31m 10s. 7th Colin Teahan 28m 55s. 8th Emma Hudson 31m 17s. 9th Brent Hudson 31m 17s. 10th.

Pam Harcourt 27m 56s. 11th Shane Gerken 28m 08s. 12th Rob Hooper F/t. 24m 38s.

13th Kristine Marriott 2f/t. 24m 39s. 14th.

Ross Templeton 3f/t. 24m 40s. 15th Richard Kirwan 4f/t. 24m 40s. 16th Doug Coley 28m 11s. 17th Janette Hooper 29m 49s. 18th Paul Houston 29m 49s. 19th Debbie Skinner 32m 07s. 20th Matt Marshall 25m 05s. 21st. John Uden 28m 47s. 22nd Brian Fauth 28m 55s.

23rd Liz Wylie 30m 19s. 24th Bruce McClelland 29m 31s. 25th Ankit Anushil 38m 12s.

26th Dylan Leech 38m 12s.

Tinwald Supervalue Supermarket May 22, Wakanui Beach Block Training Ride.

13 Riders. 16km Handicap 1st Ethan Titheridge 30m 47sec. 2nd. Sam Letham F/T. 25min 24sec. 3rd Debbie Skinner 34m 30s. 4th Geoff Rhodes 2f/t. 27m 59s.

5th Suzie Leech 35m 16s. 6th James Skinner 32m 30s. 7th Andy Skinner 32m 16s. 8th Roger Wilson 3f/t. 29m 15s. 9th Drew Titheridge 4f/t. 29m 15s. 10th. Shane Gerken 29m 15s.

11th Oliver Davidson 31m 33s. 12th Don Sutton 31m 33s. 13th Janette Hooper 31m 36s.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 21 Top score in the Stroke round held on Saturday was Bruce Ferriman 90-22=68 nett and 25 pts in the RMF Cup. Other good scores were: Jamie Stone and Gordon Crawford 69; Grant Smith, Josh Ackerley and Brent Clarke all 70; Ron Carlson, Lindsay Stoddart and Adrian Hopwood all 71; Beavan Rickerby 72; Vince Carr and Miti Daniel 73.

Nearest Pins: Braided Rivers: Ron Carlson; Rothbury Insurance: Sheryl Reid, Netherby Meats: Gordon Crawford, South Island Seeds: Gordon Crawford, Charming Thai (longest putt) Shane Beavan.

Twos: Paul May, Gordon Crawford, Vince Carr, Royce Jamieson, Barry Jury and Bruce Ferriman. Birdie Jackpot: # 9; Nett Eagles: # 15

Mayfield Golf Club May 18 Mid-Week Stableford Competition Harley Davies, 48, Stableford Points, Jack Allan 44, Hayden Tasker 42. Nearest the Pin Wayne Vessey. Two’s Jack Allan 2, Harley Davies & Hayden Tasker one each.

Four Ball Ian Beach & Don Ingold beat Terry Kingsbury & Brian Fielder on the 22nd Hole.

May 19, 9 Hole division Putting: 1st Wendy Sim 51:17:34, 12 putts, 2nd Gerald Jacobson 68:23:45, 14 putts Nearest Pins: Greg Sim Building and Excavating 2nd Shot No. 2 – Jill Ludemann, Mayfield Transport Ltd No 5 – Bernie Morrison

Methven Golf Club May 18, Ladies Division 2nd Sarah Maw Jenny Senior 39 Stablefords, Ruth Smith 38, Alison Muckle 37. Cinema Paradiso Best Net Jenny Senior 70 Nearest The Pins: Silver #4 Methven Pharmacy: Jenny Senior; Bronze A #6 Arabica: Heather Santy; Bronze B 2nd Shot # 17 Methven Supervalue: Barbara Duffy; Open # 13 Methven Foursquare: Jenny Senior, Saturday Ladies # 4 Methven Travel: Gayle O’Duffy 2’s & Net Eagles: Sally Jones, Heather Santy, Barbara Duffy & Ruth Smith May 20, 9 Hole 3rd Mary Fahey and putting. Mike Markillie 56-16-40 18 Putts. Annette Maw 17 Putts.

PGG Wrightsons Best player Mike Markillie Men’s Division May 21 Finals of the Duff & Middleton trophys Duff Winners: Craig Middleton & Paul Plimmer, Middleton Winners: Graham Gunn & Phil Johnson.

Senior: Alister Maxwell 76-7-69; Intermediate: Phil Johnson 82-13-69; Junior A: Ian Lucas 91-20-71; Junior B: Chris Pannett 10126-75.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Other Good Scores: 70 Graham Gunn. 71 Keith Middleton. 72 Tony Worsfold, Bernard Walsh, James Rooney, Martin Hickman. 74 Kevin McCloy, Rob Fenson, Craig Middleton. 75 James Rooney.

Two’s: Keith Middleton.

Dubliner Best Nett: Alister Maxwell 69 By Lot. Topnotch Foursquare Second best nett: Phil Johnson. Methven Travel Best Gross: Alister Maxwell By Lot. Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Phil Johnson; Hunters Wine No 6: Graham Gunn; Ski Time No 13: Keith Middleton; Green Parrot No 17: Craig Middleton; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Stuart Wilson.

Next Week 28th May: ISTAS, 1st round Mt Harding Trophy (over 50s), 3rd Round Green Jacket.

Rakaia Golf Club May 18, Ladies Division Par Round: M. Wederell 4 Down, S. Quinn 4 Down 9 holers: Par Round. M. Lloyd All Square, Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: S. Quinn, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: F. Bierema, Bell Nearest Pin no 8: F. Bierema, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: S. Quinn, S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: J. Evans

Tinwald Golf Club May 20 Women’s Open Tournament Silver Gross Marilyn Bennett 82 Nett Judith Smith 71 R/U Phylis Smith 72 Stablefords Leen Bell 36 R/U Rose Allison 35 Bronze 1 Gross Marion Wederall 88 Nett Maxine Whiting 71 R/U Debbie Lovett 73 c/b Stablefords June Bruhns 36 R/U Barb Mc Gregor 34 Bronze 2 Gross Jean Evans 96 Nett Sue Gutsell 71 R/U Nett Lynette Tapp 73 Stablefords Maree Moore 35 R/U Erin Porter 34 Nearest Pins: No 2 Bev Turton No 12 Marion Wederell No 16 2nd Shot Leen Bell Two’s Marion Wederall Rhonda Gallagher Debbie Lovett Mara Kennedy May 21 Stroke and Findlay Cup 4BBB Winning pair in the Findlay Cup is Dave Allan and Murray Beach, from newcomers Isaac McDonald and Nick Wilson. The plate was won by Wayne Mellish and Kieron Gray from Gordon Rennie and Tony Clarke. In the Len Bell Memorial Trophy John Smitheram and Kerry Whiting prevailed over Warren Scott and Chris Hart.

Leading scores in the stroke round. -12; Jeff Hewitt 73, c/b Ray Kirdy 73. 13-18; Shane Webster 69, Pete Summerfield 71, Trevor Taylor 72. 19 Plus; Alan Lilley 70, Dave Horrell 71. Women: Belinda Kirdy 75. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Rod Harris.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Clarrie Whiting.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Graham Hortin. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Shane Webster. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Kerry Whiting. Two’s: Trevor Taylor, Dave Horrell, Graham Hortin, Wayne Mellish, Pete Summerfield. Net Eagle; # 8 not struck.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby May 21 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One: Southbridge 54 PWL Methven 5, Kaiapoi 24 Devon Tavern Hampstead 22, West Melton 12 Rolleston 5, Lincoln 26 Burn/Duns/Irwell 8, Glenmark 27 Saracens 6, Section Two: Waihora 42 Ohoka 17, Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic 21 Darfield 0, Railway Tavern Rakaia 24 Ashley 15, Prebbleton 0 Stuart Tarbotton Contracting Southern 24, Oxford 35 Hornby 10, Senior B - Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Winner: Southern Tinwald Tavern Celtic Kellys 19 Southern Tinwald Tavern 29, Collegiate 20 Hampstead KFC 10, Mt Somers 20 Allenton Grieves Construction 17, Rakaia Railway Tavern 29 Methven R&R Haulage 7 UC Championship Ashburton College 21 Waimea College 27, Combined Competition – Colts Darfield 29 Lincoln Black 26, Celtic 12 Springston 30, Prebbleton 5 Lincoln Red 22, Waihora 19 Kirwee/BDI 22, West Melton 48 Rakaia/Methven 20, Combined Competition - Under 18 Celtic 38 Malvern 19, Waihora 29 Methven 10, Lincoln 22 Prebbleton/West Melton 19, Pegasus Bay Ashley/Oxford – No results received. Bye: Rolleston Combined Competition - Under 16 Section One: Lin/West Melt 55 Southern 0, Pegasus Bay 7 Ashley 31, Waihora 38 Malvern 7, Bye: Hampstead

www.guardianonline.co.nz Combined Competition - Under 16 Section Two: Celtic/Allenton 28 Rolleston 19, Prebbleton 24 Methven 26, Saracens 10 Oxford 34, DILS 12 Hurunui 34, Combined Competition – Under 14.5 Final: Leeston 33 Prebbleton 31, 3&4 Playoffs: Waihora 22 Rolleston 20, Celtic/Rakaia 34 West Melton 61, Duns/Irw/ South 46 Allenton/Tinwald 24, Hampstead 47 Darfield 5, Springston 62 Methven 29, MCRU/ACL – Under 13 Competition Celtic Lysaght Glass 22 Methven Snowfed Builders 19, Rakaia/Collegiate Combined 19 Southern All Farm Engineering 49, Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 63 Allenton/ Tinwald JKF Homes 21, MCRU/ACL – Under 11.5 Competition Celtic Ashburton Online 46 Southern Hyde Bros 26, Collegiate/Hampstead Ross Leadley Building 28 Allenton 48, Tinwald Moore Mechanical 43 Methven 24,

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competiton last week: Paul Cousins beat Adam Clement 3-2, Riley Wilson lost to Mike Jackson 1-3, Kirsty Clay lost to Rebecca Abernethy 0-3, Cameron Grant beat Ryan Jackson 3-0, Lucas Hooper beat Kyla Murphy 3-0.

Mick Hooper lost to Brendon Adam 1-3, John McDonnell beat Ed Harrison 3-0, Ian Dolden beat Di Ness 3-1, Adam Clement beat Chris Thompson 3-2, Lucas Hooper lost to Brendan Clark 2-3.

Jock O’Connor lost to Ben Kruger 1-3, Jess McCloy beat Suzanne Nijjar 3-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Ian Dolden 1-3, Jess McCloy lost to Phil Andrew 2-3, Andrew Morrison lost to Steve Devereux 2-3.

Lawrence McCormick lost to Rob Beale 1-3, Peter Bryant beat Craig Campbell 3-0, Jordan Hooper lost to Jimmy Hunn 0-3, Ange Harris beat Chrissie Stratford 0-3.

Ashburton Squash Club May 19 Winter League F: Continuous Accounting I: Property Brokers Josh O’Malley Lost to Alex Smith 2-3, Craig Lambie Lost to Brad Going by default, Ben Kruger Beat Niki-Lee Francis 3-2, Aleisha Lost to Ian McBride 2-3, Devon Flannery Lost to Clayton Aubrey 0-3, Steve Carr Lost to Greg Jopson 2-3, Bronwyn Flannery Lost to Kevin Clifford 1-3, Campbell Bedward Beat Isaac Bazley 3-2, Logan Havis Beat Zac Woolf 3-1 G: Geoff Read Builders H: Canterbury Long Run Roofing Matt Ness Lost to Ash Flannery 1-3, Matt Speedy Dean Harrison – No result, Chris Lovelock Beat Alastair White 3-2, Ben Shearer Lost to Marcus Humm 1-3, Phil Keir Lost to Andrew Keir 1-3, Matt Dunlea Chris Redmond – No result, Willie Norman Lost to Kacee Flannery 2-3, Bradley Johnson Beat Hazel Redmond 3-1, Shannyn Miller Lost to Leigh Harrison 0-3 D: Cates Grain & Seed B: Ashburton Cleaning Services Tim Stoddart Lost to Lee Barker 1-3, Simon Roy Beat Scott Broker 3-2, Jeff Hurst Lost to Nick Swift 1-3, Ian Dolden Beat James Tavendale 3-0, Jarod Hopwood Beat John Woolf 3-1, Mitchell Woolf Lost to Wayne McDowell 0-3, Lachie Boleyn Beat Adam Going 3-2, Rachel Jemmett Lost to JordanLee Francis 2-3, Toby Woolf Lost to Jess Lima 1-3 E: Chilton & Mayne Ltd A: Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra Sam Shearer Lost to Steve Leckie 1-3, Mark Kennedy Lost to Mike Redwood 1-3, Ben Schnackenberg Lost to Justin Quaid 2-3, Julie Smith Jake Bremner – No result, Tom Ravenscroft Beat Donna Brown 3-1, Hamish Tait Beat Bridget Quaid 3-1, James Bowker Beat Victor Schikker 3-2, Heather Bowker Beat Lynnie Scammell 3-0, Darnell Lima Lost to Leonie Brown 1-3

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 28 A stroke round will be played as the qualifying round for the President’s Trophy This will also be a counting score for the RMF Cup with 20 pts for the winner.

Starting Times: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf May 25 7.30pm: 1st grade Women Collegiate v Methven White (Hampstead 1st gr W S. Reith) May 27 Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Methven 3.45pm Turf one: Methven Black v Collegians (S. Harrison-Lee M Baker) Turf two: Allenton Thunder v Tinwald Skip 2 It (T. White R. Law) 4.30pm Turf one: Hampstead v Rakaia (S. Harrison-Lee TBA) Turf two: Allenton Storm v Tinwald Mayfield Transport (T. White M. Baker) 5.15pm Turf one: Wakanui Blue v Methven White (S. Harrison-Lee H. O’Reilly) Turf two: Methven R & R v Collegians White (T. White TBA) 6.00pm Turf two: Collegians Green v Wakanui black (D. Law H. O’Reilly) 1st Grade Women 6.50pm Collegians/ Hampstead v Hampstead (Collegiate 1st gr W B. Gray) Bye: Methven Black May 28 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Methven Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30am Turf one: Collegians v Wakanui Wasps, Turf two: Wakanui Warriors v Tinwald Bonnington Paint, Turf three: Tinwald Aotea Electrical, Turf four: Allenton Eagles v Tinwald Smith & Sons; 10.10am Turf three: Tinwald Latitude v Tinwald Mayfield, Turf four: Rakaia Black v Rakaia Blue Bye: Allenton Hawks Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.00am Hampstead v Rakaia Black, Allenton Magics v Tinwald Orange, Allenton Aces v Tinwald Black, Wakanui Blue v Wakanui Black, Rakaia Blue v Collegians Senior Women at Ashburton 3.00pm Hampstead/Collegians v Geraldine (S. Reith C. O’Neill) Senior Men at Ashburton 5.00pm Wakanui Black v Northern Hearts (S. Reith C. Watson) Senior Men at Timaru 2.30pm Wakanui blue v Tainui Senior Women at Timaru 4.00pm Hampstead v Cambridge May 29 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Tinwald v Collegians (Wakanu 1st gr M S. Mealings) 6.15pm Wakanui v Allenton (Tinwald 1st gr M Collegians 1st gr M) May 30 2nd grade Girls 4.30pm - 5.20pm Social 6 a-side all yr 9 -11 welcome 2nd Grade Boys 5.30pm Allenton/Hampstead v Methven White (A. Kelland E. Connolly-Whyte) 6.45pm Wakanui v Methven Black (A. Kelland R. Law) May 31 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pm Tinwald v Wakanui Black (K. O’Reilly M. Baker) 5.00pm Methven v Rakaia (D. Baker M. Baker) 6.00pm Hampstead v Wakanui Blue ( E. Connolly-Whyte D. Baker) 7.00pm Allenton V Collegians (J. Gray R. Law)

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby May 28 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup Competition Quarterfinals Southbridge v Ashley, South 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Glenmark v Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic, Cheviot 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Waihora v BDI, TT1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Railway Tavern Rakaia v Lincoln, Rakaia 1, 2.45pm, Referee TBC, G Shaw, P Hill Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Trophy Darfield v Kaiapoi, Dar 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Saracens v Oxford, Southbrook 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Playoffs – Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plaque: Ohoka v Devon Tavern Hampstead, Ohoka 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC. Stuart Tarbotton Contactors Southern v West Melton, Mayfield 1, 2.45pm, TBC, J O’Connor, P Everest Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plate: PWL Methven v Prebbleton, Methven 1, 2.45pm, TBC, P McKnight, M Southby. Rolleston v Hornby, Roll 1, 2.45pm, Referees TBC Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 1 Hampstead KFC v Celtic Kellys, Hampstead 1, 2.30pm, D McKibbon. Methven R&R Haulage v Allenton Grieve Construction, Methven 1, 1pm, P McKnight. Rakaia Railway Tavern v Mt Somers, Rakaia 1, 1pm, G Shaw.

Southern Tinwald Tavern v Collegiate, May 1, 1pm, J O’Connor

UC Championship: St Thomas v Ashburton College, St Thomas College, 12pm Combined Competition – Colts Rakaia/Methven v Darfield, Rak 2, 1pm P Hill. Lincoln Red v Celtic, Linc 2, 1pm, Referee TBC. Kirwee/BDI v Springston, Kir 2, 1pm, Referee TBC West Melton v Prebbleton, West Melt 2, 1pm, Referee TBC Lincoln Black v Waihora, Lin 1, 1pm, Referee TBC Combined Competition - Under 18 Ashley/Oxford v Methven, Lob Lwr 1, 2.45pm, Referee TBC Celtic v Waihora, Celt 2, 1.30pm, C Kelland Pegasus Bay v Prebbleton/West Melton, Woodend 1, 1pm, Referee TBC Rolleston v Malvern, Roll 1, 1pm, Referee TBC Bye: Lincoln Combined Competition - Under 16 Semi Finals, Celtic/Allenton v Hampstead, Celtic 1, 2pm, P Hunt, H Grant, TBC Waihora v Hurunui, TT1, 1pm, Referee TBC Play Offs, Ashley v Rolleston, Lob Lwr 1, 1pm, Referee TBC. Malvern v Oxford, Dar 3, 1pm, Referee TBC. Pegasus Bay v Prebbleton, Wood 2, 1.30pm, Referee TBC DILS v Lincoln/West Melton, Irw 1, 1.45pm, Referee TBC. Southern v Saracens, Mayfield 2, 1.30pm, P Everest. Methven v West Coast, Meth 2, 12pm, Referee TBC MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 Allenton/Tinwald v Hampstead, Allen 1, 2.15pm B Frame. Methven v Celtic/Rakaia, Meth 2, 1.15pm S Bennett MCRU/ACL – Under 13 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Lysaght Glass v Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes, Celt 1, 12.45pm, H Grant.

Rakaia/Collegiate Combined v Methven Snowfed Builders, Rak 3, 1.15pm M Cuttle.

Southern All Farm Engineering v Allenton/ Tinwald JKF Homes, May 3, 12.30pm G Brown MCRU/ACL – Under 11.5 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Celtic Ashburton Online, Allen 1, 1pm T Cameron. Methven v Collegiate/ Hampstead Ross Leadley Building, Meth 3, 1.15pm G Barr. Southern Hyde Bros v Tinwald Moore Mechanical, May 3, 1.45pm Club MCRU/ACL – Under 10 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators/Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra v Hampstead Subway, Coll 1, 1pm. Methven B v Celtic Blacklows W, Meth 4, 1.30pm.

Methven W v Celtic Blacklows G, Meth 4, 12.30pm. Rakaia Purata Farms v Allenton, Rak 4, 1.30pm. Southern Progressive Livestock v Collegiate HnB Services, May 4, 1pm MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 9 Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Johnson Gluyas Tractors v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators W, Coll 2, 1pm. Methven v Rakaia Purata Farms, Meth 5, 1.30pm. Southern ADM v Allenton, May 4, 12pm. Bye: Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators G MCRU ACL Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Celtic Summerfield Builders W, Allen 2, 1.30pm Hampstead Metalcorp v Celtic Summerfield Builders G, Hamp 1, 1.30pm Rakaia Purata Farms v Tinwald Mainland Coachworks, Rak 4, 12.30pm Southern Agspread v Collegiate Naylor Love Ltd, May 4, 2pm Bye: Methven MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Hampstead Spark v Methven W, Hamp 2, 1.15pm. Rakaia Purata Farms v Methven B, Rak 3, 12.30pm. Methven R v Allenton, Meth 2, 12.30pm. Southern Coleman Ag v Tinwald Canvas & Upholstery, May 1, 12pm.

Southern Canterbury Feed Assessments v Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed, May 1, 12pm Bye: Celtic The Finishing Company MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Celtic Anderson Joinery W, Allen 3, 1.30pm. Hampstead Netherby 4 Square v Celtic Anderson Joinery G, Hamp 2, 1.15pm Methven B v Mt Somers, Meth 3, 12.30pm.

Methven R v Tinwald Columbus Coffee, Meth 1, 12.15pm. Methven W v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Meth 1, 12.15pm. Rakaia Purata Farms v Tinwald O, Rak 3, 12.30pm Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, May 2, 12pm.

Southern 4 Seasons Tree Care v Collegiate Redpaths, May 2, 12.45pm. Southern v Collegiate Camross Electrical, May 2, 12.45pm June 1 Aoraki Schoolgirls Competition: Ashburton College v Timaru Girls High School, Celt 1, 4.30pm

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In brief Van Gaal still defiant Louis van Gaal had little time to savour delivering Manchester United’s first trophy since the Alex Ferguson dynasty ended three years ago. Within an hour of collecting the FA Cup after their victory over Crystal Palace, van Gaal left his jubilant players to be faced with more uncertainty about his United future now the season is over. “I don’t want to talk about leaving,” van Gaal responded when it was highlighted that United haven’t denied plans to recruit Mourinho, who said last week that he would sign a contract with a new team by the end of next month.

- Reuters

Medals for Carrington No complaints from Lisa Carrington after her Olympic campaign got under way with a win and a second placing at the opening World Cup canoeing regatta at Duisburg, Germany. Add in a bronze for the K4 women’s quartet of Jaimee Lovett, Caitlin Ryan, Aimee Fisher and Kayla Imrie in the 200m final and it was a highly successful weekend for New Zealand. Carrington, the world champion in both the K1 200m sprint event and the K1 500m, followed her almost predictable gold in the shorter event, where she is undisputed world best, with a second placing in the longer distance.

- NZME

Roland Garros delayed Ashburton College’s Ashlee Strawbridge vies for possession during the senior girls’ first loss of the campaign against St Andrew’s last week. College will look to return to winning form against Ellesmere this evening.

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Tough tests await College Ashburton College senior basketball teams will be in action again this evening at the Oxford Street Stadium.

The senior girls kick off the night at 5pm with a game against Ellesmere College while the boys face Shirley Boys’ High School in

DRAWS ■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Mondays – 4-5pm All year 1-2 ANZ Future Ferns May 25 Social Netball Competition ACL: 6.30: United KFC Colonels Chicks V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold, Heath Lyttle and Letitia Thompson; 7.30: Celtic Dragons V Methven LH Farms, Heath Lyttle and Shannon Vidler Vetent: 6.30: Rakaia B V Methven Professionals, Emma Bonnington (Celtic) and Emma Rosevear; 7.30: Southern Align Farms V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social A, Kerry Aspin and Sarah Colquhoun Carrfields: 6.30: United KFC Zinger Chicks V Southern Wastebusters, Tracey Stone (United) and Olivia McLennan (rakaia); 7.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue V Methven SPS, Kirsty Keeley and Dana Wallis

what will be another tough encounter from 6.40pm.

The College senior boys team currently sits eighth on the Thompson Trophy ladder after losing out to the top three teams in the competition – Christchurch Boys’ High, Cashmere Ashburton Trust: 6.30: Celtic White V Rakaia C, Sheree Adkins and Lauren McPhearson; 7.30: Tinwald South V Mt Somers Social, Michelle Breakwell and Tracey Stone (United) May 26 ACL Premier Netball Competition ACL: 6.30: United KFC A V Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A, Jan Lee and Aimee Elliott; 7.30: Celtic Auric Energy A V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, Kiani Smith and TBC Vetent: 6.30: Rakaia A V Celtic B, Jan Bromley and Eartha Scott; 7.30: Southern Livestock Exchange V Methven Wareings A, Kev Opele and Vicki McArthur Carrfields: 6.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, Kev Opele and TBC; 7.30: Allenton A V Ashburton College B, Sophie Beveridge and Jan Bromley Ashburton Trust – Warm Up Court May 27 Spraymarks ANZ Future Ferns ACL: 3.45, Allenton Ferns v St Josephs Celtic Pink; 4.30 Hamspstead School G v Waka Blues; 5.15 Rakaia Blue v Southern Hinds Seed Cleaning

High and Papanui High.

Shirley Boys’ sit one place above College in seventh, having picked up their first win of the campaign against Middleton Grange a fortnight ago.

Meanwhile, Ashburton College’s senior girls are currently Vetent: 3.45: Allenton Mystics v Netherby Nippers; 4.30: Borough Swifts v Longbeach Shooters; 5.15: Borough Pulse v Longbeach Stars Carrfields: 3.45: Tinwald School C *Defaulted* v Hampstead School E; 4.30: Allenton Stars v Rakaia Red; 5.15 Methven White v St Josephs Celtic Orange Ashburton Trust: 3.45: St Josephs Celtic Silver v Hampstead School D; 4.30: Southern Mayfield Transport v Hampstead Sch F; 5.15: Borough Steel v Methven Black May 28 The Stable Junior Netball Competition ACL: 8.45: Hampstead Blue V Methven Carrfields, Amber Kennedy and Ellie Lawn; 9.35: Wakanui Merlin Magic V Southern Hayden Mackenzie, Cathleen Anderson and Jasmin Strawbridge; 10.25: Borough A V Rakaia A, Sophie Bell and Mollie Gibson (Ash Col); 11.15: St Josephs Gold V Methven Trucking, Charlotte Blundell and Sophie Adams; 12.05: Hampstead A V Longbeach A, Lara Alves and Courtney Elliott; 12.55: Allenton A V Methven Tricroft, Jemma Donnelly and Lydia Wilson Vetent: 8.45: Allenton D V Hampstead

fourth on their points table after falling to their first loss of the season against St Andrew’s last week.

The College girls will be out to bounce back in style against Ellesmere, who have won just once in their three outings.

School A; Jorja Johnston and Emily Milner; 9.35: Methven Bayleys V Borough B, Michelle Jones and Catie Riordan; 10.25: St Josephs Celtic Red V Mt Somers 1, Tamaki Nishioka and Victoria Pupuke; 11.15: Southern Taylor Groundspreading V Allenton C, Poppy Kilworth and Hayley Tallentire; 12.05: Hampstead B V St Josephs Celtic Blue, Willow Diedricks and Mia Pearson; 12.55: Allenton B V Hampstead C, Julie Mushonga and Lauren Pluck Carrfields: 8.45: Netherby Magic V Tinwald A, Ines Forster and Victoria Binnie; 9.35: Rakaia B V Longbeach B, Rangikore Makutu and Annabel Dolan; 10.25: Hampstead Gold V St Josephs Celtic Green, Samantha Holden and Emma-Louise Stagg (Ash Col); 11.15: Borough C V Hampstead School B, Samantha Hood and Paige BirchlerStockdill; 12.05: Methven Pharmacy V Southern Hyde Brothers, Sara Harris and Georgia Dennison; 12.55: Waka Waves V Allenton Eagles, Marcie Pannett and Jessica Hydes Ashburton Trust: 8.45: St Josephs Celtic Purple V Borough Y5 Tactix, Coaches; 9.35: Rakaia C V Borough Y5 Magic, Coaches; 10.25: Mt

Wet weather has ruined day one of the French Open in Paris. Only 10 matches of the tournament were completed. Australian bad-boy Nick Kyrgios has advanced but not without controversy - he received a code violation for speaking too loudly at a ball boy. There was a scare for Petra Kvitova - the 10th seed was one game away from losing against Danka Kovinic, who crumbled when serving for the match.

- Reuters

Correction Within the Ashburton College 1st XV report in Monday’s edition of the Guardian, Weston Bartlett was credited for converting College’s second and third tries.

This was incorrect, Liam O’Connor successfully converted the second and third tries.

Somers 2 V Hampstead Sch C, Coaches; 11.15: Allenton Firebirds V Southern Harrison Spraying Ltd, Coaches; 12.05: Waka Shots V Netherby Diamonds, Coaches; 12.55: Longbeach C V Methven Hammer Hardware, Coaches May 28 New World Senior Netball Competition ACL: 2.00: Ashburton College Y9A V Celtic Green, Meg Ashworth (United) and Zoe Diedricks; 4.00: Ashburton College Y10A V Methven Shearmac, Karilyn Witterick and Meg Witterick (Ash Col) Vetent: 2.00: Ashburton College U18 V Celtic C, Mikayla Griffin and Jaimee Carrodus; 3.00: Ashburton College Y10B V Hampstead Hotties, Heath Lyttle and Maddison Reed (Col); 4.00:Allenton B V Allenton C, Renee Mcloeod and Sarah Hazelhurst (Ash Col) Carrfields: 2.00: Methven R&R V Methven Crossroads, Heath Lyttle and Lynne Hands; 3.00: Hampstead Blue V Southern Mayfield Service Centre, Helen McIntosh (Celtic) and Lynne Hands; 4.00: Ashburton College U15 V Ashburton College Y9B, Mikhayla-Rose Stroganov (Hamp) and Nikita Ritchie (Hamp) Ashburton Trust: Warm Up

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In brief

■ OHOKA PUNTER

Purdon Jnr in spotlight

By AdAm HAmilton An offer he simply could not refuse is the reason Nathan Purdon has delayed his return home to New Zealand.

Purdon has been in Australia for 18 months for stints in Queensland, Victoria and WA, but was starting to pack his bags last month.

Then came a phone call from Tony Herlihy.

“I was all set to return home to work for Dad (Mark) when Tony asked if I would take Ohoka Punter to Queensland and look after him for the big winter races,” Purdon said.

“How can you say no to training a seriously good horse like him?

“I’d had a fair to bit to do with the horse when he was down in

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Melbourne and Ohoka was with Amanda Grieve (where Purdon was based).”

Purdon and Ohoka Punter headed north “about three weeks ago” and the top class pacer opened his Queensland campaign in fantastic style with an Albion Park win last Saturday night.

The six-year-old sat parked outside his main danger, Majestic Mach, and won in dominant style by 1.6m in a sizzling 1min52.4sec mile rate for the 1660m.

“Gee I was impressed with him,” Purdon said.

“He was never going to lose.

“He’s not the sort of horse who wins by much, but he did that pretty easily on Saturday and ran good time.

“He should improve too.

“It’s good to have the time for another lead-up race or two before the big ones.

“There’s another race for him

Hiflyer’s three-year-old campaign is over with trainer Peter Lock opting to send the talented galloper to the paddock rather than head to Australia. The Te Rapa horseman made the call after a recent meeting with two of the sharpest minds in the business – Sir Patrick Hogan and Jim Gibbs. “We’re going to let him mature and strengthen over the next few months and then get him ready for the spring racing at Hastings. I’ve been in this game all my life and I haven’t had a horse with his ability.”

- NZME

Happy hunting ground Well-performed winter mare Gesemi will head back to a favourite haunt to make her next appearance. She is a three time winner at Ellerslie and the fiveyear-old will return there on June 4 to defend her Cornwall Handicap title. Gesemi looks to be on the verge of her best form after a bold run for third two starts back in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes followed by a fourth placing in the Gr.3 Rotorua Cup. - NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington 4 1.01pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C0, 295m Raceway Meeting Date: 24 May 2016 NZ Meeting num- 1 633 Kaylah Blueblood nwtd...........J T McInerney ber: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 2 Settle Grettel nwtd ............................J Dunn 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 3 8 Dave’s Disaster nwtd M & .................Jopson 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 4 63575 Catlin Blueblood nwtd ............J T McInerney 5 557 Cairo nwtd ....................................... M Grant 1 12.01pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C0, 295m 6 54452 Minor Brainwave nwtd M & ................. Smith 1 74 Grande Action nwtd S &..................B Evans 7 741 Rosco Action 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 2 38 Charlie Runkel nwtd ..........................J Dunn 8 2 Moochi nwtd ..............................R Blackburn 3 73 Homebush Scribe nwtd ..........J T McInerney 9 54575 Smash Fire nwtd ............................. M Grant 4 3 Gracious Oak nwtd ................... G T Bennett 4 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 5 7F847 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 10 6 43 Sid Valenski nwtd .........................A Williams 5 1.21pm DOGZONE DASH C1, 295m 7 5626 Surging Ember nwtd H & ....................Taylor 1 27474 Lexie Rae 17.53 M &.........................Jopson 8 44463 Replica Yella nwtd ........................... M Grant 2 88475 Another Cruise nwtd ..............J T McInerney 9 64474 Jinga Snag nwtd ..............................A Joyce 3 45745 Feral Coaster 17.60 .....................M A Butler 10 4 Ben Jamming nwtd M & ....................Jopson 4 23874 Homebush Riley 17.42 ...........J T McInerney 2 12.21pm JINJARANGO AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 5 4631 Sweet Abby Lee 17.43 ..............R Blackburn 6 85411 Clever Sage 17.24 ........................... B Dann 1 82736 Jinja Willy 17.65 ..............................J Tanner 7 45423 Pagani 17.47 ............................. G T Bennett 2 36337 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 S & ...............B Evans 8 54643 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 3 12842 Cupcake 17.64 ....................................A Lee 9 76567 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 4 76746 Wrinkles 17.15 .......................J T McInerney 5 63658 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 10 76687 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 6 58634 Big John Canon 17.54 ...........M K Dempsey 6 1.41 CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 7 53884 Ilabb 17.32 M & .................................Jopson 1 23532 Pep’s Terra 17.83 C & ........................ Fagan 8 66655 Skillz Taylor 17.51 ........................ L Waretini 2 86783 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 9 37x78 Homebush Bruno 17.34 .........J T McInerney 3 32221 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 10 87787 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 4 63468 Bellwave 17.20 ................................J Tanner 5 57736 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 3 12.41pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 6 86755 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 1 65753 Sea Spray Elsa nwtd ...................B Freeman 7 48457 Rio Action nwtd S & ........................B Evans 2 16 Crafty Action 30.61 S &...................B Evans 8 32478 Holly Blue Blood 17.47...........J T McInerney 3 52848 Spare Action 30.71 S &...................B Evans 9 37x78 Homebush Bruno 17.34 .........J T McInerney 4 35845 Cawbourne Dallas nwtd ...............C Roberts 5 22667 Opawa Rob 30.42 L & ........................ Wales 10 88568 Shakayla Rose 17.49 M &.................Jopson 6 63585 Opawa Alex 30.79 L & ....................... Wales 7 1.58pm FLAIR DASH C1, 295m 7 3428x With Pride 30.15 .............................. B Dann 1 55453 Sparkling Terra 17.42 C & .................. Fagan 8 26344 Goldstar Jagger nwtd S & ...............B Evans 2 15331 Fancy Nomikai 17.22 ....................... B Dann 9 15874 Opawa Faith 30.87 L &....................... Wales 3 84671 Flash The Cash 17.39 ..................A Williams 4 88854 Tepirita Hendrix 17.16 ............J T McInerney 10 67757 Opawa Gail 31.17 L & ........................ Wales

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Nathan Purdon: Couldn’t refuse offer to train a ‘seriously good horse’

in a fortnight and then there is a $30,000 race to kick-start the Carnival up here.”

Purdon said his plan was to take Ohoka Punter through the Queensland Carnival and then both will head home.

“Tony’s plan is to set Ohoka Punter for the Perth Inter Dominion if he comes through this carnival well,” Purdon said yesterday.

“So it looks like I’ll head home to work for Dad when my work is done up here.”

Purdon said he has been watching in awe from Australia as his father and co-trainer Natalie Rasmussen have dominated on both sides of the ditch.

“It’s incredible and somehow the stable seems to keep getting stronger each year,” he said.

- HRNZ

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5 75457 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 6 31227 Another Relm nwtd ................J T McInerney 7 26615 Cosmoholic 17.71 ........................A Waretini 8 34544 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 9 76567 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 10 65x86 Run Zola 17.53 H & ............................Taylor 8 2.14pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 3713 Miss Harper 17.34............................ B Dann 2 17875 Bhuja 17.47 ...............................R Blackburn 3 5752F Hayley James 17.53..................... L Waretini 4 617 Oaks Hill 17.95.......................... G T Bennett 5 66554 Steel The Gold 17.67 ...................M Roberts 6 36466 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 7 74885 Baduzzi 17.48 ........................J T McInerney 8 76222 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 9 37x78 Homebush Bruno 17.34 .........J T McInerney 10 47748 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S &..............B Evans 9 2.36pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 1 86465 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 2 67467 Opawa Peaches 30.47 L &................. Wales 3 83732 Tamara May 30.26 .......................... M Grant 4 124 Slick Action 30.67 J & .....................D Fahey 5 48548 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 6 46334 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & ....................B Evans 7 74547 Opawa Minstrel 30.63 L & .................. Wales 8 7x675 Know Value 30.44 ..........................G Cleeve 9 75648 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 10 85776 Rich Action 30.91 S & .....................B Evans 10 2.53pm ZEBIDIAH AT STUD SPRINT C2, 295m 1 28527 Sweet Marylou 17.36 ................R Blackburn 2 26652 Patchwork Alice 17.30...................... B Dann 3 43422 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 4 84111 Wicked Winston 17.30...................... B Dann 5 71563 Terra Alert 17.31 C & ......................... Fagan 6 35866 Goldstar Bomber 17.33 S & ............B Evans 7 43264 Sprinkles 17.23 ......................J T McInerney 8 57311 Sally 17.18 ................................... L Waretini

9 18871 Extra Credit 17.26 ............................ B Dann 10 58871 Ohoka Coby 17.13 ....................... L Waretini 11 3.16pm LIVAMOL STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 1 6x712 Opawa Jay Jay 31.10 J &................D Fahey 2 22411 Goldstar Dallas 30.23 S &...............B Evans 3 42521 Mina Allen 30.08 ..........................C Roberts 4 65373 Goldstar Coco 30.74 S & ................B Evans 5 35651 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 6 47653 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67..............C Roberts 7 73432 Opawa Kendal 30.38 L & ................... Wales 8 51322 Opawa Harry nwtd L & ....................... Wales 9 65753 Sea Spray Elsa nwtd ...................B Freeman 10 46334 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & ....................B Evans 12 3.41pm MTA GIFT VOUCHERS DASH C2, 295m 1 34542 Fiery Fagan 17.29 C & ....................... Fagan 2 68213 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 3 21265 Adrenalin Kick 17.42 ..............J T McInerney 4 15243 Royal Bash 17.32 ............................. B Dann 5 11337 Jackpot Jake 17.27 .......................... B Dann 6 53477 Look At Lucy 17.21 M & ...................... Smith 7 33668 Jimmy Hammer 17.34 ............M K Dempsey 8 24411 God Particle 17.40 ..............................A Lee 9 88426 Speedy Dispatch 17.32 H & ................Taylor 10 56881 Go Tommo 17.10 S & ......................B Evans 13 3.57pm AMBER CLEANING SPRINT C1, 295m 1 42666 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 2 24243 Archies Dijon 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 3 18713 Abit Scarlet 17.47............................. B Dann 4 61487 Idol Billie 17.50 L & ............................ Wales 5 56424 Ugo Flash nwtd S & ........................B Evans 6 1786F Hell’s A Coming nwtd ............... A Botherway 7 44335 Cabarita 17.41 ................................ M Grant 8 12732 Botany Alan 17.85..................J T McInerney 9 76567 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 10 28758 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 14 4.17 GARRARD’S HORSE HOUND DASH C1, 295m 1 84188 Mary Blue Blood nwtd ............J T McInerney 2 31772 Go McIndoe 17.60 ....................R Blackburn

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86526 Tip The Babe 17.54 C &..................... Fagan 73783 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 15268 Chill Out Rach 17.63 M & .................Jopson 4453x Another Pearl nwtd.................J T McInerney 73453 Kablitz 17.73 ................................ K Cassidy 11587 Cawbourne Eden 17.35 ...............C Roberts 76567 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 27585 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 15 4.34pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 46624 Big Catch 17.67 M & .........................Jopson 2 72774 Royal Action 17.37 S & ...................B Evans 3 56834 High On Vee 17.94 .......................A Williams 4 77118 Botany Vikki 17.82 .................J T McInerney 5 42542 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 6 56828 Black Sails 17.43 H & .........................Taylor 7 63474 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 8 25166 Gordon’s My Mate 17.64 ............ D T Barnes 9 37x78 Homebush Bruno 17.34 .........J T McInerney 10 67768 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini SELECTIONS

10 7x727 Calinda Girl 22.70 ..................... A Bradshaw 2.46 RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 55627 Nina Baxter 26.68 ..................J T McInerney 2 15672 Jinja Squeak nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 3 11213 Know Neglect nwtd ........................G Cleeve 4 21135 Max Stix nwtd...............................C Roberts 5 27858 Opawa Opal nwtd L & ........................ Wales 6 11386 Briseur De Reves nwtd ............Matt Roberts 7 44624 Idol Leanne nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 8 18778 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 9 17348 Opawa Born nwtd L & ........................ Wales 10 7x888 Opawa Gumisie nwtd L &................... Wales 10 3.08pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C3, 390m 1 34358 Alex Rumble nwtd ..................J T McInerney 2 1318x Vinny Vindaloo 23.09 ........................J Dunn 3 32527 Mr. Marine 22.91 ...........................R Adcock 4 71111 Burn Early nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 5 84362 Wally Baxter 22.87 .................J T McInerney 6 15868 Thunder Storm 22.83 .............J T McInerney 7 26524 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 8 87816 Cawbourne Sarah nwtd ...............C Roberts 9 76483 Human Instinct nwtd ..............J T McInerney 10 47884 Impersonator 22.59 ................... A Bradshaw 11 3.26pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C4/5, 390m 1 21156 Puma Pants 22.14..................J T McInerney 2 41233 Dirk The Jerk 22.82 ...........................J Dunn 3 52842 Dyna Quirk 22.69 .........................C Roberts 4 22412 Wheelchair Norm 22.30 .........J T McInerney 5 25737 Harkonen Bale 22.53 ...................C Roberts

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Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park 2 51687 Opawa Express 22.90 ................. B I Conner 2 17525 Cronos nwtd ......................................B Eade Raceway Meeting Date: 24 May 2016 NZ Meeting num- 3 71786 Another Vespa 22.63..............J T McInerney 3 21576 Opawa Leanna 26.59 L & .................. Wales ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 4 34733 Star Apache nwtd........................ B I Conner 4 13552 Odin Slayer nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 5 21263 Opawa Libby 22.51 L & ...................... Wales 5 14535 Lagoon Allira nwtd .......................C Roberts 10, 11 and 12 6 47385 Homebush Buck 23.31 ...........J T McInerney 6 34314 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 1 12.09pm (NZT) SOUTHLAND GREYHOUNDS WEL- 7 46434 His Nibs nwtd .....................................J Allen 7 22142 Obeyance nwtd ..................................J Allen 8 361 Harlequin Parade 22.85 ....................J Dunn 8 65455 Homebush Errol 26.83 ...........J T McInerney COME C0, 390m 9 67768 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 9 87887 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 1 1 Lauren The Leech nwtd ....................J Dunn 10 87887 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 7 2.08 RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEATS NZRSq, 2 647 Botany Calypso nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 73367 Rookie Racer nwtd...................... B I Conner 4 1.09 CONGRATULATIONS SCARY CANARY C1, 390m 457m 1 72215 Homebush Flame 22.73 .........J T McInerney 1 75312 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 4 1 Dora Dufran nwtd ..............................J Dunn 2 73648 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 2 21253 Air Express nwtd ....................J T McInerney 5 2 Idol Butcher nwtd L & ......................... Wales 3 74347 Devilskin 23.37 .......................J T McInerney 3 82456 Wears The Gold nwtd...................C Roberts 6 34667 Uno Jason nwtd L & ........................... Wales 4 56377 Lots Of Beersies 22.90 ............... B I Conner 4 3526F Opawa Norris 26.08 J & ..................D Fahey 7 22355 Speedy Blueblood nwtd .........J T McInerney 5 74628 Theseus nwtd....................................B Eade 5 63111 Jinja Heart nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 8 57633 Octagon’s Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 6 37446 Rib Curler 22.97 .................................J Allen 6 17721 Homebush Fitzroy nwtd .........J T McInerney 9 68 Homebush Skip nwtd .............J T McInerney 7 26742 Southern Affair 23.26 ..................R Hamilton 7 42776 What I Like 26.12 ...................J T McInerney 10 565 Homebush Freda nwtd ...........J T McInerney 8 63426 Another Jamie 22.73 ..............J T McInerney 2 12.29pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STAKES 9 67768 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 8 17728 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 9 47566 Opawa Rocky nwtd L & ...................... Wales C1, 390m 10 87887 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 10 78568 Jinja Loch 26.51 .........................H Wanhalla 1 88582 Smoking Marley 22.90 .............. A Bradshaw 2 82483 Scary Canary 23.41 ..........................B Eade 5 1.29pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 457m 8 2.28pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 1 7x745 Mya Time nwtd ..................................B Eade C4/5, 390m 3 26387 Freckle Flyer nwtd ..............................J Allen 2 65x75 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen 1 1251x Born To Boom 22.46 .........................J Dunn 4 32212 Idol Star nwtd L &............................... Wales 3 6534 Amino Trouble nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 2 x512x Jemima Tee nwtd ..........................R Adcock 5 16255 King Caesar nwtd............... Melissa Roberts 4 34228 Mischief Managed nwtd ............

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A Bradshaw 5 37256 Magic Mike 23.01 .........................C Roberts 8 57267 Johnnybruce nwtd ..................J T McInerney 7 4528x Opawa Richie nwtd L & ...................... Wales 6 13573 Wunzee 22.72 ........................J T McInerney 9 67768 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 8 42422 Helena Allen nwtd ........................C Roberts 7 33325 Homebush Rocky 22.70 .........J T McInerney 10 87887 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 8 16328 Super Bad nwtd ................. Melissa Roberts 3 12.49pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C1, 390m 6 1.49pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C1, 457m 1 26542 Birchbrook 26.78 ...........................R Adcock 9 57267 Country Crossing 22.83 ....................J Dunn 1 57852 Albie McLeod 22.82 ..........................B Eade

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In brief Defence a shocker The Warriors defence is leaking points at a decade-worst rate, and a short-term fix isn’t immediately clear. Andrew McFadden’s men have conceded 300 points in 11 games – 27.27 points per game – their worst mark since the ill-fated 2004 season. While the “defence wins championships” line is overstated and doesn’t always stand up to statistical proof, the Warriors are leaking points at rates which will make McFadden glad he has no hair left to pull.

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Reynolds up for Origin Adam Reynolds has declared he’s ready after finally being chosen as the latest NSW halfback to be tried in State of Origin. Reynolds, 25, has been linked to an Origin debut for several seasons after playing a key role in South Sydney’s NRL resurgence and 2014 premiership win. Yesterday, his childhood dreams finally came true when he was drafted into Laurie Daley’s side for the 2016 Origin series opener in Sydney on June 1.

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Grace Adams looks for options during Ashburton College Y10A’s 35-31 win over College Y9A in the New World Senior Netball competition at the EA Networks Centre Stadium on Saturday.

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Week two of the New World Senior Netball competition’s second round pitted two Ashburton College and two Methven teams against one another on Saturday.

College Y10A earned bragging rights over College Y9A with a

35-31 win in a tightly contested clash, while Methven Euro Agri convincingly won their local derby against Methven Shearmac in a relatively one-sided 29-13 affair.

In the Senior B competition, Allenton B snuck by Hampstead Hotties 24-21 before Ashcoll un-

der-18 failed to keep up with their College counterparts Y10B in a 30-15 defeat.

In the 4pm fixture, Allenton C and Celtic C were separated by just one point as Allenton took a 19-18 win.

The second grade didn’t disappoint either.

Methven R&R thumped Ashcoll under-15 41-5 and Methven Crossroads saw off a plucky Hampstead Blue 19-15.

But it was Southern Mayfield Service Centre and College Y9B that offered up the afternoon’s nail-biter, ending in a 23-23 stalemate.

Sergio Garcia displayed shades of Seve Ballesteros on his way to a playoff victory at the Byron Nelson Classic - as he matched his late countryman for most career wins by a Spaniard on the PGA Tour. Garcia found two water hazards in his final round but still came through to collect his ninth tour victory, beating American Brooks Koepka in a playoff at the TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas. - Reuters

First win for Scotland Scotland’s Dougie Fife scored two tries in the final two minutes as they snatched a thrilling 2726 victory over South Africa to claim their first World Rugby Sevens Series Cup at Twickenham yesterday. With the clock ticking down, the Scots looked beaten as they trailed 21-10 and then 26-15 with 30 seconds left. Two moments of last-gasp magic from player-of-the-final Fife won Scotland the title in their first appearance in a final. New Zealand beat Argentina 29-14 in the Plate final.

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Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON U3A. Speaker Professor Maggie-Lee Hockabee on Neurophysiology. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Wednesday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around used clothing. Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

9.45am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell pre loved second hand clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Main Road and Jane Street.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around good clean used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church.

Corner Havelock Street and Cass Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12noon- 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome, enquiries to Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Network

Centre Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. All welcome, enquires to Faye 308-1852.

MacKenzie Centre, Kermode Street.

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

10.30am NEWCOMERS COFFEE MORNING. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, we would love to meet you! Reflections Cafe, 198 East Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

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

Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, $4 per session with afternoon tea, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Club,

The Domain, Philip Street.

3.30pm ASHBURTON YOUTH COUNCIL. Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time Launch. Ashburton Domain, opposite Ashburton College, Walnut Avenue.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS.

Learn to Line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Social pool nights weekly in main bar. Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Frivolous tendency to evil, maybe, to try right away (6) 4. Have membership of Nobel group first (6) 9. Where things are made to be crafty about nothing (7) 10. Bran one prepared for a child in Scotland (5) 11. A club from Rio turns to the North (4) 12. It’s a piece for three, or it might be (4) 13. Projecting part may get one’s attention (3) 15. A salt holds one and will put to sea (4) 16. Novice driver will stick around and look sullen (4) 19. Part of a chest given in tribute (3) 21. Lecherously eye no British sort of 18 (4) 22. Mischievous children one takes to the pharmacist (4) 24. It is well known to end like this (5) 25. Dog that doesn’t bark at jeans bit the end off (7) 26. Last under revision to start expansion (6) 27. Robe Kipling boy put on, and nothing more (6)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s time to convince the childish part of yourself that your higher-minded self is worthy of just as much respect as the other authorities in your life and then a whole lot more.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re in a position to be a tiebreaker; however, it is likely you will see both sides and agree with neither. Don’t vote just because they ask you to. There has to be another answer.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re learning the intricacies of an existing power dynamic. What will it take to become so self-sufficient you no longer have to deal with this? Someone is going to be put in charge of you, so it may as well be you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The work doesn’t have to be pretty; it just has to get done. Make this your mantra when too many meaningless details call out seductively to you like sirens on the rocks.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ve a genuine respect for younger people, as you see the unique creatures they are – better equipped for the future than anyone before has ever been. Older people also have your admiration and loyalty, in a different way.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are sacred places in the world kept secret from people who wouldn’t understand them. Your humble spirit will ingratiate you where a proud attitude would never be invited.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): No one is the same in every situation. You’ll be around a person who brings out a rarely seen side of you and shows you something about your potential that you didn’t realise before.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are ways to get attention. People seem to be pulling out all the stops to get yours, some by being attractive and successful, others by being loud and needy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your instruction will be valuable help. You’ll also be excellent at matching individuals to the jobs they are best suited for and the people they are most compatible with.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Don’t assume you’re understood or even heard. You may be surprised what people are taking from your conversation, and unless you ask for feedback you won’t really know.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The funny people in your life are probably about as high-maintenance as they are intelligent – and so worth every ounce of attention you pour into the relationship.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, waiting for it to come together can be anxiety-provoking. The more you learn about what’s involved in a production, the easier it will be to flow with the timing of it.

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CHESTER, Joan Margaret, Please note all late death (nee Kotlowski) – notices or notices sent On May 22, 2016 at Ashburton. Aged 91 years. outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: Dearly loved wife of the late Bill. Much loved mother and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. mother in law of Tony and Marie, and Robyn and Brian During office hours notices Lester. Cherished nana and may also be sent to: Joany of William, and Clare; classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Tim and Sarah, Kate and Any queries Damian, David and James, please contact and James and Seamus and 0800 her great grandchildren. A ASHBURTON loved sister and sister in-law.

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Messages to the Chester family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Tuarangi Home. A celebration of Joan’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, Canterbury owned, May 25, commencing at locally operated 9.00am. Followed by private Patersons interment.

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sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains Today

60 plus

Tomorrow

Thursday Friday

Mainly fine at first. Becoming cloudy with a few spots of rain later. northeasterlies developing.

FZL: 1400m rising to 1800m

Thursday

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Rain about the divide clearing later. elsewhere, fine with high cloud, but a few late showers possible. Snow to 1200m.

Winds turning SW, and becoming strong.

Rain with some heavy falls possible.

Southerlies developing, and strengthening about the coast.

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Last quarter

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First quarter

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selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:10 pm, yesterday

rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 254.9 no data

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rangitata Klondyke at 3:25 pm, yesterday

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waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Tuesday

NZ Today

A few spots of rain north of Rakaia, with snow flurries to 1200m, clearing and becoming fine everywhere. Late rain about the divide. wind at 1000m: W 35 km/h and may rise to gale 65 km/h in exposed places north of Rakaia. wind at 2000m: W 50 km/h rising to gale 65 km/h in exposed places.

Fine, with high cloud, but a few late showers possible. Light winds becoming southwest.

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hail

TodayFZL: 1800m in the north and 1200m in the south

A few early spots of rain, then fine with some high cloud. Light winds.

World Weather

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Morning cloud, otherwise fine. However, rain spreading from the north late evening and overnight, falling as snow to 1500 metres. wind at 1000m: Light. wind at 2000m: Mainly light. n 30 km/h for a time.

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Showers clearing early and becoming mainly fine. However, scattered rain north of Christchurch from evening. northeast.

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fog

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

A broad, complex trough with multiple low centres affects new Zealand, moving away to the east from late tomorrow, followed by southwesterlies. A narrow ridge passes quickly across the country on Friday, followed by another trough.

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.2 10.5 Max to 4pm 6.2 Minimum 4.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 13.6 16hr to 4pm May to date 44.6 Avg May to date 46 2016 to date 218.4 266 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 13 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 52 Time of gust 12:06am

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am The Chase 0 11am Who’s Doing The Dishes?

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Chrissie makes a decision; Pete returns with some news; Ashley reflects on his choice. 0 1pm Come Date With Me Australia PGR 2pm Hello Campers On the five couples’ second day camping in the Algarve, in the morning they go the beach for some yoga fun, but one couple becomes distracted.

3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Four In A Bed 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm One News 0

TV THREE

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:20 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 7:50 Looped 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:40 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Malibu Country 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 0 4pm I Didn’t Do It 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Outback Truckers 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules AO 0 8:30 F Coast New Zealand 8:45 Quantico AO 0 In the Far North, Neil visits 9:45 F Empire To protect a mansion once owned her family, Cookie organises

by Terry Clark of Mr Asia a meeting at Hakeem and drug syndicate fame; Riria Laura’s wedding with people investigates the musket wars; from her and Lucious’s past.

Jacky visits the world’s largest 0 sea cave. 0 10:40 Mike And Molly PGR 0 9:30 F Bear Grylls – Mission Survive AO 0 10:30 One News 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil PGR A woman claims her husband’s drinking is so out of control it has endangered his life and cost them more than a million dollars in rehabilitation and hospital bills.

1:30 M The Wrong Woman PGR 3 2013 Thriller. Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Jaleel White.

3:25 Rachael Ray 4:25 Survivor – Kaoh Rong 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

11pm Stalker AO Beth’s stalker takes her to a remote cabin in Ojai, where she must fight for her life.

0 11:55 The Store Detectives PGR 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 32

11pm The Good Wife AO Alicia and Lucca fly to Toronto to represent an NSA agent detained by customs officers when he attempted to re-enter the US. 11:55 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Spice Trail With Kate Humble 7:30 The Liquidator 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – Cosmopolitan Cook 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Selling New York 11am Home By Novogratz 11:30 Baggage Battles Noon The Spice Trail With Kate Humble 1pm The Story Of Egypt 2pm Coast 3pm The Roux Scholarship 4pm Ray Mears’s Close Encounters 5pm Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 6pm 100 Day Bach 6:30 Live Here, Buy This 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes

By The Sea – Best Of Series One Charlie Luxton looks back on his tour of some of Britain’s best coastal properties, from Devon to the Isle of Skye.

8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 9:30 Brother v Brother 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure

WEDNESDAY

Midnight The Liquidator 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Roux Scholarship 2am Ray Mears’s Close Encounters 3am Brother v Brother 4am Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea – Best Of Series One 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

11:05 F How To Get Away With Murder 0 12:05 Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:25 The Real PGR 3 3:15 Army Wives AO 3 0 4am Regular Show 3 0 4:10 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

FOUR

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Emma! 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Emma! 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 3 0 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Bob The Builder 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm The Legend Of Korra 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm Entertainment Tonight 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm Story 7pm About A Boy PGR 0 7:30 World Class? Inside 7:30 Face Off PGR New Zealand Education 8:30 M The Big Year PGR Documentary maker and 3 2010 Comedy. In the author Bryan Bruce asks underground and cutthroat what the purpose of public world of competitive education in the 21st Century bird watching, three is, and how children should men compete in a secret be taught to help them deal competition that will become with the future. 0 the biggest year of their lives.

8:30 NCIS AO 0 Steve Martin, Jack Black, 9:30 SVU AO 0 Owen Wilson. 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:35 Burn Notice AO 3 11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

8:30 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 12:55 Death In Paradise PGR 3 When treasure hunters start dying, DI Poole wonders if they were onto something.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm University Challenge 3 The first of the semi-final rounds. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Restoration Home 0 8:30 The People v OJ Simpson – American Crime Story AO 0 9:35 Prime Rocks – Soundbreaking AO 10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 Matika 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm It’s In The Bag 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Fresh 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals

THE BOX 6am CSI – New York MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Smashed Palace ML 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Survivor – One World PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 RBT MC 12:15 Badlands, Texas MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York MV 3:10 Survivor – One World PG 4pm Smashed Palace ML 4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 5pm SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Smashed Palace ML 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Bosch MVL 9:30 Crossing Lines MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Survivor – One World PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI – New York MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Bosch MVL 4:45 Crossing Lines MV 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

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10:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) 11am Tennis – French Open (Highlights) Noon Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) 1pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 1:30 Kickboxing – Glory Rewind 30 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) 5pm Rugby – First XV (Replay) 6:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Kickboxing – Glory Rewind 30

11:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Irish Open.

12:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) 1am Inside Supercars 2am NRL 360 3am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 5am NRL Fulltime 5:30 Super League Fulltime

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Adam O’Brian, Nicholas Barclay, Carey Gibson. 10:15 Media Take 10:45 Te Kaea 3 2 11:15 Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:45 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Iwo Jima Sword; Cathouse Chairs.

6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Deadline. 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Skipper Harris in Training. 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 Incredible Engineering Blunders PG 10:20 You Have Been Warned PG 11:15 A Crime To Remember M 12:10 The Perfect Murder M 1:05 Murder Comes To Town M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Mythbusters PG 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Marooned With Ed Stafford M 8:30 Naked And Afraid XL M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG

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MOVIES PREMIERE 6:35 Self/Less MVL 2015 Sci-fi.

Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley.

8:35 The Directors – Dennis Dugan PG 9:05 Trust Me MVLS 2013 Comedy. Clark Gregg, Amanda Peet.

10:35 Glass Chin 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup.

12:05 Unfinished Business 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco. 1:35 Dracula Untold MVC 2014 Action. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon.

3:10 Self/Less MVL 2015 Sci-fi.

Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley.

5:05 The Mule 16VLC 2014 Comedy.

Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson.

6:45 Focus MVLS 2015 Crime.

Will Smith, Margot Robbie.

8:30 Oliver Stoned 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Cassell, Brea Grant.

10:05 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror.

Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites.

11:45 Adventures Of A Pizza Guy 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Roddy Piper.

WEDNESDAY

1:15 Focus MVLS 2015 Crime.

Will Smith, Margot Robbie.

3am Oliver Stoned 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Cassell, Brea Grant.

4:30 Adventures Of A Pizza Guy 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Roddy Piper.

Empire

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Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Cliff Curtis. 9:25 Making Of The Mummy – Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor PG 2008 9:50 Jarhead 16VLS 2005 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard.

11:50 The Sweetest Thing 16LS 2002 Romantic Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair. 1:15 Disclosure 16LS 1994 Drama. Michael Douglas, Demi Moore. 3:20 Honey MLSC 2003 Drama. Jessica Alba, Lil’ Romeo, Mekhi Phifer.

4:55 Die Hard 2 MVL 1990 Action. Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, Bonnie Bedelia. 6:55 The Ugly Truth 16LS 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler.

8:30 Hannibal Rising 18V 2007 Horror. Gaspard Ulliel, Li Gong, Rhys Ifans. 10:30 The Lord Of The Rings – The Fellowship Of The Ring PGV 2001 Fantasy. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom.

WEDNESDAY

1:25 Good Will Hunting MVL 1997 Drama. 3:30 Honey MLSC 2003 Drama. 5:05 Die Hard 2 MVL 1990 Action.

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders. 7am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Eels v Storm.

7:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Magic Weekend Saturday.

9am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Magic Weekend Sunday. 9:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Week Two. 10:30 Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) Rabat. 11:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Magic v Mystics. Noon Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Tactix v Swifts. 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Pulse v Steel. 2pm Netball Zone 2:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Fever v Vixens. 4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Three. 4:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Week Two. 5:30 Europa League Preview 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Three.

7pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders.

7:30 The After Match 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Super League Fulltime 12:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Small Blacks TV 2:15 L Cricket – IPL Qualifier One – Teams TBC.

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Sport

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kiwi centre Steven Adams (12) shoots over Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City yesterday.

PHOTO AP

Thunder crush Golden State Golden State dished out another low blow but it was Oklahoma City who took the points win, trouncing the NBA champions 133-105 to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Paced by 33 points from Kevin

Durant and a near triple-double from Russell Westbrook – who finished with 30 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds – the Thunder were never headed after setting up a 72-47 halftime lead.

The game turned on the back

Van Gaal still a defiant figure P17

of another flashpoint moment involving Warriors forward Draymond Green and the Thunder’s New Zealand centre Steve Adams.

With just under six minutes remaining in the second half, Green was slapped with a flagrant foul

after appearing to kick out and make contact with Adams’ groin – just as he had done in game two of the series.

While the Warriors were livid with the foul call, the incident sparked the Thunder into action,

closing the first half on a 24-7 run to set up a 25-point lead at the main break.

The 133 points were a Thunder playoff record and the most points scored by any team this post-season.

Garcia takes Classic playoff P19 www.guardianonline.co.nz