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Saturday, April 25, 2020

■■ANZAC DAY Anzac Day 2020 will be like no other in the 104 years it has been observed as a day of remembrance.

This year the Covid-19 pandemic called a halt to all social gatherings and with them today’s Anzac Day services.

Ashburton RSA president Merv Brenton said it is important that the day does not go unmarked, and he’s hoping people will take a few minutes to stop, stand still and remember soldiers who fought in all wars over the past 100 plus years.

The ideal times are at either 6am, when the first observance of the day is held or at 11am when the civic service is normally held.

Brenton is also encouraging people to place a poppy on their letter box or to create their own Anzac memorial at home.

Traditionally a community leader is invited to be guest speaker at the district’s services, and while those speeches will not be given this year, the Guardian invited the people who would have spoken to provide readers with their Anzac messages and thoughts.

We will never forget them

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his would have to be one of the most unusual Anzac Day addresses that one will hopefully ever have to give in their lifetime, no services this year and with all the pomp and ceremony that is the usual on Anzac Day, all cancelled, but we can all still Stand at Dawn as a nation to remember all those that sacrificed so much during times of war.

The current situation means we can now physically relate to some of those sacrifices made by our Anzacs and their families in times gone by, lockdown, isolation and to the unknown future, from in this case a virus as the enemy which isn’t visible until it hits you, neither were the bullets our soldiers faced.

All experiences our soldiers and families endured during times of war, all without social media and the daily updates as to the current situation, very scary it must have been.

We have all heard how hard it was from stories told to us by grandparents and some of you will have personal memories to some of the hardships, relating to supply and availability of necessities to healthy living during those times.

None of us thought about the possibility of rationing, the norm in these situations in the past, but with the hoarding of toilet paper, flour, sanitisers and hand washes and the like by some, should there have been ration books to stop the supermarket stampedes, would we have coped, I don’t think so?

This situation we are in is a worldwide pandemic, it is not … nation verse nation … ethnic group versus ethnic group … religion verse religion … it simply affects us all.

It is now time to stand as one and give support to all others, especially those less fortunate than ourselves.

We are now a nation of fit individuals going by the numbers out walking daily and all will have a better knowledge and understanding of your neighbourhoods.

We may not be able to celebrate Anzac Day as normal but our thoughts still go out to all those affected by war and now Covid-19, the words ‘We will never forget them’ still rings true.

Stay safe, stay in your bubbles and ask for help if required, don’t be a silent, lonely hero.

Merv Brenton RSA President

Ashburton RSA President Merv Brenton.

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Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown.

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hilst, this year, we cannot gather in person to honour the service and sacrifice of New Zealanders, it is important that we still remember.

On this day over a century ago, New Zealand troops bravely laid down their lives in service, and in doing so built the foundations of a legacy that remains strong to this day.

On the morning of April 25, 1915, almost 2800 New Zealand troops gave their lives on the shores of Gallipoli, having travelled so far from home and for a campaign that would impact so many lives for years to come.

Today, we honour that sacrifice and remember the soldiers who showed the world their courage and selflessness as they served their country.

We also honour the Ashburton District citizens who are immortalised on the 520

white crosses in the district for the ultimate sacrifices they made so that current generations may enjoy the freedoms they have today.

While we remember those who have served throughout our military history, it is also a time to pause and give thanks to the men and women who currently serve our nation and who continue to carry on the Anzac tradition today.

We thank them and their families for their sacrifice as they continue our country’s commitment to peace and security.

Today, we fulfil a commitment to never forget the lives of the men and women who have served our country, and for those no longer with us.

They would be proud to know that their memories are forever honoured by the people of this country.

Today, we remember them.

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Battles at home I

t’s more than a hundred years since the guns fell silent, bringing to an end a conflict that had cost the lives of around 17,000 New Zealanders.

For all Kiwis the sense of hope must have been enormous. Despite the ghastly loss of life, the war was won, and our Anzacs were returning to a country many had not seen in four years.

That they were arriving home to a country already affected by a highly infectious influenza – a pandemic – would have come as a crushingly bitter blow.

The first wave of the virus, thought to have originated in North America, hit New Zealand in September of 1918.

The second wave, fuelled by soldiers returning from the Western Front, was far more severe, a deadly illness with sudden onset.

The story of the Niagara carrying the Prime Minister home from Britain is a well-known one, often unfairly blamed for bringing with it the second wave of the virus.

Less well known is the HMNZT Tahiti, a ship taking New Zealand reinforcements to Europe in the dying days of the war.

It is thought the virus came aboard while docked in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.

Within a week more than 800 of the 1217 passengers aboard, troops, support staff and crew, were sick. It became known as the death ship. 1100 would become ill, and around 80 people, predominantly fit young men (and one woman) would die.

In New Zealand the virus peaked in November 1918.

The country essentially closed down for two weeks. Shops were shut, streets were deserted.

Many soldiers would again answer the call to serve, some on home service, others bolstering organisations like the Red Cross and St John, or volunteering on neighbourhood block committees.

Many would die. Of the roughly 9000 New Zealanders believed to have lost their lives from the pandemic, it’s estimated 930 members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force died in a 33 week period.

To all those soldiers, to those who served on foreign shores, or here at home; to those who fell, to those who lived but would later succumb to injury or illness.

We will remember them.

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

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An Anzac Day like no other A

Labour List MP Jo Luxton.

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nzac Day is an opportunity to reflect and remember the earlier sacrifices New Zealanders have made to protect our communities in times of war. It’s a time of remembrance, to show gratitude and national pride for all of our service men and women.

And, a time for reflection. To reflect on the lives of the 432 brave Ashburton soldiers that never made it home, and those that did, but were affected for the rest of their lives.

This year, Anzac Day will be like no other.

But it is no less important.

There will be no dawn services with our local RSA, no poppies being sold by volunteers and no commemoration at Gallipoli.

Whilst those are the usual ways that we show our respect, it is not the only way.

We can still commemorate the people that shaped our country’s history.

We can still wear a poppy on our shirt (maybe a handmade one!), we can teach our children about the sacrifices made by our forebears and perhaps create poppies to decorate the mailbox, and we can com-

memorate our brave men and women who enabled us to live our lives in safety.

We can Stand at Dawn. The New Zealand Defence Force is encouraging that we stand in our driveway, on our verandah, in our lounge room, and listen to their special dawn service.

Anzac Day is partly about marking sacrifice, and partly about remembering the spirit of togetherness and common cause that has always been a mark of the Anzacs.

That spirit of togetherness and common cause lives on today in the efforts New Zealanders are making today as we rise to the challenge of Covid-19.

And so, this weekend, Anzac weekend, enjoy the company of your bubble, stay local, and reflect on the amazing sacrifices of our forebears.

Decades ago they came together in the most testing of circumstances half a world away and helped forge who we are today. It was a very different battle than the one we are in now, but the character of who we are, as a country, remains exactly the same.

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Should’ring the rifle Life was not easy for Louisa Davidson, but it was a life that was typical of many women of her time.

She married young, bore 11 children and she spent many years as a widow, but perhaps the greatest tragedy of Louisa’s life was watching three of her sons board troop ships and head to Europe to fight in World War One. Only one of those boys came home, Jack (Jock).

He later became mayor of Ashburton in the days of the Ashburton Borough Council, serving his community from 1959 – 1968 Jock was in the war from the beginning as a trooper, heading overseas in 1915. He was fortunate not to see the Gallipoli campaign, spending time in Egypt, where he was wounded.

He served about two years overseas before returning home. Shrapnel from a wound in his shoulder would remain in his body for life. He recuperated at Hanmer before returning to the family farm.

As a son of the Lismore District, he was treated to a large scale welcome home party by farm families on his return. That return home ceremony was one he was instrumental in repeating for many World War Two soldiers of that district when they too returned home.

His brothers were not so fortunate. Matt was killed in action in Messenies, France, in June 1917.

He was on the same gun as two other men from Ashburton. He was buried where he fell. Arthur spent time on a submarine, was injured and died in hospital in June, 1916.

While Jock was overseas his mother wrote a poem to remind him of his home and the farm he loved.

His great niece Barbara McIntosh is now the keeper of that letter.

Early Morning Picture Of Willowbank

By Mother There’s a cat who wants to kitten, there are dogs that like to bark.

There’s a rooster who will crow, though the morning still is dark.

There are chickens in the garden, there are pet lambs who will bleat, in fact, there’s anything at all, except a mornings sleep.

The horses too like to intrude in search of morning food, outside there is enough and more, but stolen things are good.

So Jock, there’s nothing else to do until the clock strikes six.

But just lay here and think of you, and things in which you mix.

Then there is the new calf, a terrible fellow, thriving too well in my tender care he yesterday knocked me into a chair.

He’s gone out and joined his mother, which means no cream for morning tea, enjoyed alike by Sandy and me.

But this last, to you boys will seem only a trifle, since you have taken to should’ring the rifle, to punish the Hun, (I wish it were done) he says it will take twenty years, sad condition, I fear I shall then be beyond recognition.

But one thing is sure whatever takes place, I shall not ask you your steps to retrace, until he is broken, I hope it wont be you.

Now the clocks nearing six, I must bid you adieu.

But when dressed, I’ll just kneel down and say, “Our Father take care of all boys today.

And bring them home safely, but thy will be done”, this over, everyday tasks are begun.

Louisa Davidson, mother of former Mayor of Ashburton, Jock Davidson.

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Preparing for Alert Level 3 What we all need to know: New Zealand moves to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday 27 April.

It will be a big moment in our fight against COVID-19.

On ANZAC day, there’s no better moment to contemplate what we’ve achieved so far in our own fight against COVID-19 – and what we still have to lose. Alert Level 3 is still a high alert. If we don’t all follow the rules, the virus could flare up again, forcing us to return to Alert Level 4. Nobody wants that.

Here’s what stays the same at Alert Level 3: • stay local for exercise or to pick up essential supplies • wash your hands often with soap, then dry them

• all public venues including libraries, museums, cinemas, food courts, gyms, pools, and parks must stay closed • you must work from home if you can

• you must learn from home if you can • if you are sick you must stay home • if you are vulnerable or aged 70+ you should stay home to stay safe.

Here’s what will change at Alert Level 3: ALERT LEVEL 4

ALERT LEVEL 3

Nobody can attend funerals, tangihanga or weddings

Up to ten people will be able to attend in a contactless way

Shop for essential items only

Shop in a contactless way for all types of goods

EVERYONE

You can’t buy non-essential items.

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You will be able to shop online or by phone for any goods you like, as long as you don’t make physical contact with others.

Paying for goods: • payment will need to happen online, over the phone, or in a contactless way at the store.

Receiving goods: • most goods will be delivered in a contactless way to the customer’s doorstep • where deliveries can’t happen customers can pick-up goods from the shop front in a contactless way • retailers will not open their premises to customers • you will not be able to browse in-store, or discuss issues face-to-face with staff.

Only essential workers can come in to the workplace

Workers who can’t work from home, can now come in to the workplace

No non-essential travel allowed

Travel is still restricted

Non-essential travel is not permitted.

BUSINESSES

Organisers must: collect everyone’s details for contact tracing.

There must be no receptions or meals.

You can travel for work, school, recreation, to go to the supermarket, pharmacy or for medical reasons. You can travel to pick up goods purchased in a contactless way.

Limited public transport available for essential travel only

Public transport more widely available

Schools and Early Childhood Education Centres are closed

Schools and Early Childhood Centres

Stay in your bubble

You will be able to extend your bubble a small amount

You can use public transport for work, school, recreation, to go to the supermarket, a permitted gathering (wedding, tangihanga or funeral), pharmacy or for medical reasons. You can travel to pick up goods purchased in a contactless way.

If you are able to travel on public transport, please try and avoid peak times unless you are a worker or are travelling to an educational facility.

Physical distancing applies.

Childhood centres and schools will open on Wednesday 29 April for students up to Year 10 that need them.

However, children that can stay and learn at home should do so. Sick or vulnerable children should also stay home and they will be supported to do so.

You will be able to extend your bubble slightly to bring in close family, isolated people, or caregivers.

Non-essential businesses cannot trade

However, you must continue to keep your travel as close to home as possible. You can cross a regional boundary to go to work or school, or for a tangihanga or funeral.

Remember: more people equals more risk.

Keep your bubble as small as possible.

Non-essential businesses will be able to trade if they follow the Alert Level 3 rules If your business involves physical contact, you cannot open.

Other businesses must: • trade in a contactless way (see above) • use contact tracing.

They must also have a health and safety plan to help stop the spread of COVID-19, including: • good hygiene • physical distancing • and the regular cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces.

REMEMBER: At Alert Level 3, wherever possible, you should continue to work from home.

Got questions?

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

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In brief

For those he left behind

By Bernard Egan Recently, Warwick Protheroe was given a book which brings to mind thoughts of his uncle Pilot Officer 425973 Raymond Benjamin (Ray) Ede. On his 44th mission, his Lancaster bomber was shot down over Germany and Ray did not survive.

When Ray’s kit was sent home his mother and father discovered several poems and verses amongst his effects.

Some of the poems were in a little notebook, others on scraps of paper.

Ray was known to be artistic and creative and, like his sisters, had a fondness for writing, he had composed many, if not all the poems.

In 1947 these were compiled in a book titled For Those He Loved, which no doubt at that time brought comfort to Ray’s family.

The book continues to do so for later generations, especially nephews and nieces like Warwick who think of a brave and courageous uncle who they sadly never met but who is not forgotten.

Ray Ede, who was born in Ashburton on 11 February 1922, was the third child of Eldrick (Dick) and Alice (Eva) Ede. He had two siblings, his older sisters, the late Ida Leadley and Warwick’s late mother Jean.

The family lived in Hampstead and Ray’s secondary education was at Ashburton Technical School where he was awarded the Senior Free Place.

He enjoyed sports, especially hockey, skating and shooting.

After leaving school Ray was employed as a cycle mechanic in Ashburton

by H.E. Mooney.

In January 1941, not long before his nineteenth birthday, Ray applied for, and was accepted for, aircrew training.

Four months later he was enlisted at Blenheim where he undertook aerodrome security duties, from there he transferred to Rotorua to commence training as an airman pilot.

Ray then went to Canada where he received bombing and gunnery training followed by a posting to an Observers School.

His abilities were recognised and he received his bomber’s badge and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Further promotion followed, he became a Flight Sergeant and ultimately was commissioned to the rank of Pilot Officer.

Sunny lockdown When Mid Canterbury comes out of lockdown on Tuesday, we will have had mostly fantastic daytime weather for the 33 days. Since March 26, Ashburton has recorded seven days over 20 degrees, reaching a high of 24.6 degrees.

The days have got shorter and the nights chillier, with overnight minimums falling as low as 1.1 degrees. Apart from a cold wet spell, rainfall has been low, only 18 millimetres for the month to date as of April 23, compared to the long-term average to the same date of 40 millimetres. The MetService is forecasting mostly warm autumn temperatures and settled Anzac weekend weather, although a couple of “pesky” fronts may see strong and gusty northwest winds.

Parks tidy up Ashburton’s public green spaces will be returned to top condition under Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions as some Ashburton District Council open spaces staff will be returning to work on Tuesday.

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Ray Ede (far right) and his Lancaster crew.

After arriving in England in June 1943 Ray was initially posted to an Advanced (Observer) Flying Unit.

A posting to an Operational Training Unit followed which involved training on Wellington and Short Stirling aircraft.

With 149 Squadron he took part in mine laying operations off the Belgium and French coasts.

In January 1944 Ray was posted to No. 7 Squadron (of the Pathfinder Force), he undertook a short course on Lancaster aircraft.

From late February 1944 Ray was based at Oakingham and from there took part in 44 operational flights attacking targets in both Germany and France.

He received his Pathfinder Badge.

On the night of August 25, 1944 Ray was air bomber on a Lancaster bomber which took off on a raid over Germany but did not return.

All members of the crew, with the exception of Ray, survived and became prisoners of war.

Ray was credited with helping save the lives of his fellow crew members.

He was the recipient of a DFC and Bar, the citation stating: “Pilot Officer Ede has completed many successful operations during which he has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty”.

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Contractors are likely to be back at work from Tuesday in the Ashburton town centre redevelopment project and on the Ashburton borough sewage pipeline and pump station projects. Social distancing requirements under Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions, however, will mean work will be at a slower pace than in an unrestricted work environment. This is likely to have both time and cost implications for both projects.

Building inspections Building inspections will be able to resume this week under Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions.

Appointments for these must be made by phone and conditions will be in place to ensure Level 3 restrictions are observed when inspections are carried out.

Rates payments Rates instalment bills will be sent to property owners in the next few days. Penalty date for late payment is May 20, but the council has decided to take a lenient approach to late payments for this instalment. Under Level 3 restrictions the council office is not open and therefore rates cannot be paid by cash. In case the Level 3 alert is still in place by May 20, the council will have a system in place to ensure cash payers are not penalised for late payment.

The book of poems written by Raymond Ede Ray’s service included 594 hours as an air bomber.

He now rests in the Rheinberg British Military Cemetery.

Commercial rates Businesses leases building from the Ashburton District Council have been given a one month slice of rent relief with their rental bill being cut by 50 per cent for one month. The relief has been given to tenants who have no access to their leased premises and who are on a formal rental agreement with the council.

My offices in Ashburton and Timaru are closed due to COVID-19 For any assistance you can still contact me by ringing 03 308 7510 or email me directly at: andrew.falloon@parliament.govt.nz Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 should phone their doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453

Authorised by Andrew Falloon MP, 139 Stafford Street, Timaru.

Andrew Falloon MP for Rangitata

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ART AT HOME The Ashburton Art Gallery team are bringing art to you while our building is temporarily closed. This illustration was created by Ashburton-born artist and close friend of the Gallery David Elliot for Margaret Mahy’s book of poems The Word Witch, The Magical Verse of Margaret Mahy.

This is Puck, the nature sprite from the poem Puck’s Song, embracing the howling Nor’west wind. Even though sprites and fairies are originally from British folklore, Puck is depicted on the hills above Governor’s Bay where Margaret Mahy lived. We love how happy and free Puck looks, enjoying the simplicity of the moment. We hope that the lockdown has given you an opportunity to take a break and enjoy the sunshine, just like Puck.

If you're looking for ideas and activities to keep busy throughout this time, visit us on Facebook or our website: www.ashburtonartgallery.org.nz Image: David Elliot, Puck’s Song (detail) from The Word Witch Collection, 2008/9, mixed media on paper, 380mm x 270mm. Collection of the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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Strong local links Readers this week have shared tales with us of family members and friends, who lost their lives for this country. One such story came courtesy of Alice McLaren, who wished to share the story of her uncle, Tom. Alice also requested we run the words of In Flanders Fields. But first, the story of Frederick Thomas Ruck.

Frederick Thomas (Tom) Ruck was born on February 10, 1895 at Cwm Farm, near Kilpeck in Herefordshire.

He was the third child of John Ruck and Ellen (nee Harris).

Tom sailed on board the Orama to join his older brother Percy in Australia on May 21, 1914, before moving to New Zealand.

Tom wrote over and suggested Percy join him in New Zealand as the wages were better.

Tom was working on the farm of Mr A Livingston, Whareroa (near Wanganui in the North Island) when he enlisted on July 24, 1916 at Trentham.

Percy travelled up from Mid Canterbury to Featherston to spend time with Tom on his final leave.

While on leave in England Tom reunited with a childhood sweetheart Emily Hughes from Hereford, and they became engaged.

On March 30, 1918, one of Tom’s comrades was killed under heavy fighting, and his body was unable to be retrieved.

At sundown, Tom ventured out to retrieve his friend’s body, when he himself was killed by a sniper’s bullet.

He was just 23 years old.

In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

Frederick Thomas (Tom) Ruck He has no known grave.

His medals were forwarded to Percy in Ashburton, who had them mounted with a photo of Tom – this always hung above the mantelpiece in Percy’s family home.

The only memorial for Tom in New Zealand is on the Commonwealth War Graves memorial in Auckland, but his name is on the memorials in both Abbeydore and Kilpeck Churches in Herefordshire.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

SECONDS WITH………

CEO Hamish Riach Ashburton District Council We know them largely for their roles within our community but for many at the moment those roles are on hold. So, in the spirit of getting to know a little bit more about some of the frequent faces of the Ashburton District, we’re putting the spotlight on and digging a little deeper.

Miranda Hart.

3: What’s your go to relaxation away from work?

Golf, gardening.

4: What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without?

1: What’s something you’ve never tried, but have always wanted to?

Space travel.

2: Which three celebrities would you invite to dinner?

Stephen Fry, Andrew Mehrtens,

7: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve heard or had given to you?

Treat others as you would like to be treated.

8: If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?

Family. Coffee a close second.

Sports photographer.

5: What are three things you wouldn’t miss if you were stranded on a desert island?

Chocolate.

9: What is the one thing you cannot resist?

Coriander. Queuing. Cold call salespeople.

10: Tell us something about you that might surprise us?

6: What’s the best book you’ve ever read?

I have run two full marathons – 29 years apart (1985 and 2014).

Romanitas – Sophia McDougall (first of a trilogy).

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We must always value and be thankful

By Bernard Egan

E

arlier this year I was invited to take part in a service at Rosebank Today, of course, I can’t be there in person, but Rosebank manager Sue Prowse will kindly share my thoughts with residents this morning.

I’d also like to share them with you, our readers.

Thank you for the opportunity to share thoughts with you on Anzac Day. This is a day of national significance.

Today we take time to remember, honour and think about all the brave men and women who have served and are serving our country.

Some of you may have served overseas in times of conflict or in other military roles.

Maybe you supported loved ones or friends while they were away and when they returned home.

Sadly, many of us will know or know of people who made the highest sacrifice or were wounded or scarred in other ways.

We think too of military personnel who have or are currently

carrying out other roles maybe as peacekeepers or as responders in emergencies.

Current circumstances prevent me being at Rosebank in person and I am disappointed about that because it would have been a privilege to be with you.

Had I been able to join you, I would have proudly worn medals presented to ancestors.

My sister Judy and I are the only grandchildren of James Egan who went to the Boer War and then to Egypt during World War One. Our dad, Jim Egan, served in Fiji and Egypt in World War Two. Dad and our mother, Rita, were married in 1940 and very soon afterwards he was posted overseas.

Rita remembered standing in the pouring rain, along with so many others, to wave goodbye as the troop ship departed.

It’s hard to comprehend the thoughts of those farewelling loved ones.

Many, like mum and dad, were just married, others were watching as a child or sibling went off to face uncertainty, wondering what lay ahead and without the

benefit of the communications we have today.

Dad returned wounded, as did so many others who, like him, were affected for the remainder of their days.

Our mother, like other spouses, provided the support which was needed.

Judy and I were quite young when Grandfather James passed away so we never spoke with him about his wartime experiences.

At that time in our lives the experiences of Dad and those who served in World War Two were still very raw, so little was said.

Dad belonged to and supported the RSA and attended reunions of the 4th Field Regiment which he was proud to have served in.

He paraded on Anzac Day and encouraged to us to attend.

This made us realise that those who served together formed life-long bonds of comradeship which can probably only be fully understood by those who fought alongside one another.

They fought because they believed in a just cause.

And because they fought,

we live in a democratic nation where we enjoy so many freedoms, like the right to free speech.

We must always value and be thankful for these privileges.

And we must always honour, remember and be grateful to those whose courage and selflessness has made our country what it is.

The best way to honour them is to ensure what they fought for is preserved and that we never

forget to tell succeeding generations what they did.

Our defence personnel have an important role to play at home, within our territorial waters and further afield.

In the past our military has been drawn overseas to face foes they could often see and sometimes even meet, perhaps when they or their foe became prisoners of war.

Right now we are fighting an invisible enemy on home ground.

We have been invaded.

By Covid-19.

But thankfully, as in the past, brave people are defending us – our leaders, first responders and other providers of essential services.

People like the caring staff at Rosebank and at other similar facilities in Mid Canterbury and throughout the country.

So this Anzac Day let’s include them with the people we traditionally remember, honour and thank on this special day.

You have all had a part to play in ensuring Anzac Day has continued to be observed, thank you for that.

Lest we forget.

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Drawing parallels between then, now

By Sue Newman

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Philip Brazier, a former teacher at Mt Somers – Springburn School has spent the past five years taking students from around the United Kingdom on tours of World War One battlefields and cemeteries.

During those tours he found graves and memorials of men whose names were also on the memorial in the Mt Somers Hall.

In advance of First World War centennial commemorations, the UK Government prioritised Youth, Education and Remembrance.

The University College London (UCL) Institute of Education – in partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Guild of Battlefield Guides and the British Army – was asked to develop the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme for 8000 students and their teachers from high schools in England.

This would involve visits to former battlefields on the Western Front in Belgium and France between 2014 and 2020.

The programme was about more than visiting battlefields, however, it was designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of the significance of the First World War. After returning to the UK, students were encouraged to engage with at least 110 people in their local area, telling them about the tour, remembrance and, where possible, their community’s links to the Western Front.

If 8000 students each ‘reached’ 100 people this would inform 880,000 –

equivalent to the British and Commonwealth soldiers killed during the conflict.

By the end of the programme in March 2020, 8500 students had ‘reached’ 15.3 million people.

Philip Brazier was a former teacher at Mt Somers Springburn School and became involved with the programme from 2015 through being a member of the British Army Reserve.

The role of army personnel during the tours was to draw parallels between the soldiers of 1914-18 and today, demonstrating that while the context may have changed, there are many concepts that have not.

For example, equipment still needs to be carried on a soldier by webbing systems and pouches that are generally the same shape and size; belts and straps are more-or-less in the same arrangement.

During the tours, groups happened to visit cemeteries where some of the fallen from Mt Somers are buried or commemorated.

Brazier contacted Maryann Heaven (a former colleague from Mt Somers) and asked if this could be linked with the school’s Anzac Day studies. She agreed, and he placed a poppy cross on behalf of the school and community at the graves.

Through his visits to battlefields and grave sites, Brazier said he was struck by many different places the soldiers from Mt Somers and the foothills of the Southern Alps served.

“I feel that it’s been an honour to do this and help tell the stories of the names on the plaques either side of the Mt Somers Memorial Hall doorway,” he said.

Right – William Williams was a Lance Sgt and John Williams was a Private, both with 1st Battalion Canterbury Regiment. William was a labourer for J. Dunn of Ashburton and John was a farm labourer for T. Rainie. They came from Alford Forest. They were killed on the same day, and are buried side-by-side. The official history of the regiment places the battalion ‘out of the line’ on 31st May 1918 and how they died is still to be uncovered. These graves at Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France are not so well known and are down a muddy farm track.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Left – The Mt Somers roll of honour, taking pride of place over the entrance to the Mt Somers Memorial Hall.

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Right – James Alexander was a Labourer employed

by A. Lochhead of Mt Somers.

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Trauma of war revealed The pomp and ceremony of traditional Anzac Day celebrations are far removed from the harsh realities of war.

Guardian reporter Susan Sandys here reveals an interview she did with her former father-in-law and late Methven World War Two veteran Joe Sandys.

Joe Sandys.

Anzac Day is a day for remembering the fallen, but not everyone wants to remember.

This was certainly the case for Methven World War Two veteran Joe Sandys.

In 2009, I interviewed him about his war service, wanting to record his experiences for the benefit of his grandchildren.

He liked the article I wrote, not wanting it to become public at that time, but knowing at some point in the future his family would allow that to happen. His family have now decided that Anzac Day 2020 is that time.

Joe was 87 then, and that year he had been among veterans leading the town’s Anzac Day Parade, pushed along in a wheelchair by his son Frank. It was just the second time he had marched in the parade since returning from World War Two more than 60 years earlier, after serving in North Africa, Syria and Italy.

Joe was a sapper in the Royal New Zealand Engineers which drove the length of Italy to pick up land mines and booby traps laid by the Germans ahead of Allied armed forces. When making a path for tanks, they were helped by armed infantry soldiers, but most of the time were on their own.

“Tanks would come through and we would be in front of them, sweeping for mines as we went along,” he said.

Picking up the mines was “a hell of a job”.

“If you find one, you don’t know

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if there’s another one tied to the bottom of it. We had a few blokes who got caught with it. You could pick one of those mines and the bloody thing could go ‘wallop’,” he said.

The sappers had portable assault bridges they carried in trucks which expanded out over small rivers and fiords. At these locations they could be vulnerable to enemy fire and on one fateful day, 13 of Joe’s New Zealand comrades were killed.

Unknown to the troops, Germans had staked out a point in a small river where they envisaged the Allied forces would cross.

Everything seemed fine at first for the Kiwis, they had got many of their men over the assault bridge, Joe included.

“Once you’ve got the bridge over, you’ve got to build stuff up to it, it’s got to be smooth to get onto,” he said.

Joe worked away on the far side of the bridge.

“I was still by the bridge. It just disappeared – ‘bang’.”

Germans had fired large gun shells into it from two or three miles away.

“I thought I was hit in the neck, and there was something trickling down my back,” he said. This turned out to be water which had splashed up from the river.

“It wasn’t blood at all. I was bloody lucky.”

However, Joe received a shrapnel wound to his leg.

“The piece I got in my leg, I pulled out myself,” he said.

World War Two veteran Joe Sandys is pushed along in the Methven Anzac Day Parade in 2009 by son Frank.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN “The other poor buggers were still on the bridge, I was waiting this side for them.”

Joe helped one of the injured, supporting him as they stumbled away from the carnage.

“I had to take one bloke back with his arm over my shoulder.

I walked about half a mile with him, he kept saying ‘I’m not going to come out of this’. By geez, he didn’t, he lay down when we

got down to a place where we could all get together, he just laid down there, but that was it, he never got up again.”

Medical help soon arrived, but it was too late to save all the injured.

Joe dismissed any notions of bravery.

“I don’t think there was many brave ones, we just did as we were bloody told,” he said.

Joe had plenty to be proud of due to his long war service, but he was not the type to pin his war medals to his chest and march each year in the Anzac Day parade.

When asked why, he first of all said he had not really bothered to, but later admitted the main reason was that he never wanted to remember. The trauma of war, he said, was best forgotten.

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Letters with Love

OUR VIEW

We’re still stuck on Covid Island and Saturday is such an important day, Anzac Day. The first Anzac Day I remember was at my small primary school, I was the “flag monitor” and raised the Union Jack that day. We’ve been to many others, at different places in the world, each of them memorable in some way.

In Rarotonga, the evening before was a violent storm that ripped through the waterfront restaurant where we were having a meal and we wondered if it would still be on, but the following day dawned warm and beautiful, wonderful singing, lovely people.

We got to realise how many of the Pacific Islanders also suffered during the various wars.

Perhaps the most poignant occasion was the hundredth anniversary at Gallipoli.

Your mother’s grandfather was wounded twice at Gallipoli in 1915, got shot when he arrived, went to Egypt to recover, returned and got shot again, but managed to survive the rest of the war.

So, we’d like to thank the past heroes for their sacrifice and today’s heroes who serve the nation and community in their various roles, giving up their time and their families’ time especially in difficult situations.

Love Mother and Father

Matt Markham

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We will remember them, forever

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can’t remember a time when there was so much community buy-in to Anzac Day. It’s everywhere, and that’s just fantastic to see.

And while we build up to today and then ultimately recognise what the day is all about, it’s equally as important that we ensure that we continue to pay our respects to those who fought so bravely for this country.

Not just today, but every day of the year.

We spend a huge amount of time in the lead-up to Anzac Day talking about the sacrifices made and lending our hands to our veterans, but post Anzac Day there seems to be very little said and spoken about until the lead up to the next Anzac Day rolls around.

We should be placing our arms firmly around the shoulders of those heroes daily.

Without fail.

The battles of war don’t just end when a soldier comes home from deployment.

There are countless post-event issues that can arise and provide constant struggles for, not only those individuals involved, but also their wider network; partners, children, family and friends.

So it’s important we keep the discussions of support and respect going for 365 days of the year and not just focus all that energy into the one day and then only fleetingly allow ourselves to think about it during other parts of the year.

Today will mean so much to so many people and it’s likely that it will be for a whole raft of different reasons. Some won’t look back fondly because of the memories and the pain it causes, but some will look back fondly on what was achieved.

Either way there is no right or wrong, but respect is earned in all senses.

So today, when you walk out to the end of your driveway, or you stop and pause for a moment and reflect – make a mental note that it needs to happen throughout the rest of the year too.

Today is special. For sure, but the people today is about are special all the time.

We will remember them. And we will keep remembering them.

Thought of the Day: The preservation of freedom is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.

Brief Relief My Granny, she lives down in Gore.

Quite a few K’s to be sure.

When I go down I stay, ’cos she could pass away.

After all she’s a hundred and four.

Yesss

YOUR VIEW

Level 3 life, what could go wrong S

orry to burst your bubble, but it’s going to be popped like a 14-year-old’s zit. In the new frontier that is life with Covid-19, Level 4 was black and white. Level 3 will be more than fifty shades of grey.

For us, as educators, one of the greatest challenges we have always faced is duty of care. I’ve worked with many teachers from early childhood to secondary who genuinely care about the well-being of their children.

As Aunty Cindy announced the detail we were anticipating about life in Level 3, many questions began to surface in the minds of teachers everywhere. But the bottom line is simply about how do we maintain a safe environment for our students, colleagues and parents.

By their very nature early childhood and schools are dynamic, highly interactive environments.

It actually doesn’t matter the number of humans that are on site. Pre-schools and schools are constantly humming with human to human contact.

Even with the best policies and procedures in place, schools promote the spreading of sickness quicker than Trump can make a statement that makes him look like a

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL

narcissistic imbecile.

I have a permanent letter on the laptop, ready to send home when headlice is detected in a classroom. All I have to do is change the date at the top and send it out with that class.

Needless to say, that has gone home at least three times in the first term this year.

Knowing this about schools, makes me seriously worried about the rest of society. You may think that by not sending your child to school will keep you safe, odds are there will be more than one case of transmission from a school.

We are so connected as a society, that we all have felt the impact of the connection being seriously unplugged during Level 4. It will be simply impossible for us to know who has been in contact with whom, once we go back.

This is no-one’s fault, this is simply because we all operate in clusters of connections, that interact with hundreds of other clusters.

After the horror of the atomic explosions in Japan, all sorts of studies were conducted about the impact.

Many focused on the effect on people, economy, and infrastructure.

Yet these aspects of society were able to recover quicker than some thought.

Do you know what one of the most lasting impacts of the destruction was? The loss of connections.

With the unimaginable loss of life came a loss of connections between all the various groups in society.

Take a local dance teacher for example (I’m not picking on you awesome teachers – just using you as an example).

If one of them was taken out of the picture, how many connections would need to be re-established.

Beyond their family, I could see it being well over a hundred.

That one person interacts with children, parents, venue staff, musicians, voluntary organisations and so on.

Okay, as per usual I have laboured the point, mansplained it into boredom.

The issue with life in Level 3 is we have an identified risk.

Any workplace knows under our 2015 Health and Safety legislation we have a ‘primary

duty of care’.

Now we will be asked to operate with this risk. How? We are creative as schools, flexible and can rise to challenges, but we are no more equipped to deal with this risk than the homes our children come from.

As a parent my response to having my children back at school, is no. As a principal my response is, if you can keep them at home, please do. If not, we will try our best and take as many precautions as we can but the risk is there.

Whether you like it or not, climbing down the ladder of Covid-19 response is fraught with risk and unknowns. For the parents faced with making a decision about schooling, I’m sorry but that decision is totally yours and there is no guarantee with it.

For the teachers and support staff, you know the complexities that lie ahead when we return.

You also know your obligations and it may come down to simply asking – can I do this job knowing the risk?

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Choose your heroes wisely

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his is a thought that came to me sometime over recent weeks.

I’m not exactly sure when . . . everything’s been such a blur.

In fact I’m still half-expecting to wake up and find all of this so far in 2020 has been a bad dream.

A really, really bad dream.

I expect you may feel the same.

In some ways I’m counting myself fortunate that through the carnage I still have had a job to get up and go to. Not just a job, but an “essential” job.

Who’d have thought? Frankly, the radio has been a lifeline. A sanity preserver.

Even so, being a bit of a wanderer, I’ve found the last five weeks to be paralysingly restrictive. Even though I totally get the need for it.

When I hear of someone who has been sentenced to home detention in the future perhaps I won’t be quite so ready to write it off as a soft option.

Mind you, being detained at home, as restrictive as that is, it’s still a lot safer to pick up the soap!

Mrs Mac has been astonished at the reports of people so eager for their Maccas and KFC that they plan to camp out in the drivethroughs from midnight Monday.

But I get it completely.

It can be the little things, the treats in life that keep us motivated. The work/reward cycle.

Everyone’s at the stage where they are hanging out for a bit of a treat, a bit of a taste of the ‘old’ days. You know, life back in early March.

Myself, the thing I’m hankering for most is to jump in the car and head for the hills.

Whenever that’s allowed, I’m off through Geraldine, Fairlie, Tekapo, Omarama, Wanaka, Queenstown.

A social distancing road trip and I’ll look for any small businesses when I can, to throw a bit

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of coin in their tin.

I cannot wait. It’s the thought that keeps me motivated. I want to embrace my love affair with this country and its abundant, natural, beautiful resources.

I want to wind the window down and take it all in. To reconnect with the essence of our beautiful land. To pull up and gaze across the mirror-like Lake Pukaki on a sunny autumn day to the majesty of our nation’s highest peak, and recharge my soul.

They say that out the other side of all this, things will be different.

In some respects, I hope so.

Subjected to more than the usual amount of time spent in front of the tele, viewing, I’ve become more and more despondent at the sheer volume of drivel, dressed up as content, that some of the channels are putting out there. If you want examples, plenty of them, just flick to a channel like E. Kardashians, Botched, an infinite offering of shallow, self-absorbed excuses for humanity that many consider their heroes. It is the single best snapshot of how the world has lost its way.

That, and anything featuring the figure masquerading as the leader of the free world deflecting accountability and endlessly self-pleasuring in full view of the world.

Honestly. Really?

It is perhaps time to consider who the real heroes in our lives are.

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Yes, we all understand how it works.

We worship these celebrities of the sports and entertainment industries and they’re paid accordingly because they attract an audience and dollars.

But usually behind the façade they’re as messed up as anyone.

Just ’cos you can kick a ball doesn’t stop you getting off your face and ending up in someone else’s flat in the middle of the night eating Big Macs.

Worse still, they’re held up as role models.

Nup, don’t kid yourself, they’re just great at kicking a ball.

So how about we take all these people down a peg or two from

$15,460 hour their platinum pedestals and replace them with the real heroes of our communities.

The doctors, nurses, ambo crews, fire crews, the aid agencies like the Sallies and Vinnies and the folks who deliver meals on wheels.

Infinitely more worthy of your adoration than some implant-laden family of plastic sisters and Hollywood surgeons with misdirected priorities, these people should be our true heroes.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

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answers to many questions. Why is it happening? How can we prevent it from happening again?

What are the changes that we need to make? And so on.

As Viktor Frankl said in his book Man’s Search For Meaning, a book that was written from the horrors of the Holocaust, “We do not get to choose our difficulties but we do have the freedom to choose our responses”.

At this stage science is indicating that this virus, like many

previous ones, including Aids, has resulted as a result of our relationship with the natural order. They have come to us from animals.

Furthermore there is a suggestion from the world of natural science that the threatened extinction of many species and the destruction of natural habitats increases the possibility of further fatal viral threats to the human race.

The obvious challenge to humans is to rethink how we relate to the natural order, and to remember that we are also a part of the vast ecosystem and therefore, like the rest of creation, are subject to immutable laws that

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Respect God’s creation ld Deuteronomy is one of the cats in the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Cats.

During that performance Deuteronomy has a line, a quote from T S Elliot, “We had the experience but we missed the meaning”.

As I write this I am aware of being in the midst of an ‘experience’.

Namely, the Covid-19 lockdown. For most people this is an unprecedented experience, but once it ends, will we too, like Deuteronomy, “miss the meaning”?

This experience also presents us with opportunities to seek

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PO Box 77 are as old as nature herself.

That what we do to nature, we inevitably do to ourselves.

For me, this puts a blinding spotlight on our unrestrained consumer growth culture and its obvious damaging effects upon nature.

A few thousand years ago some people believed they heard God saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth and subdue it . . .” Genesis 1:28-30.

This day we might hear God saying something like, “Go forth, respect my creation and your fellow creatures and be careful how you multiply”.

Eric Mattock is the minister at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Parish

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Pay cut – or redundancy The Warehouse Group has sent a letter to some of its staff asking them to take a pay cut of between 10 and 20 per cent as it grapples with a significant drop in earnings.

The NZX-listed retailer which operates retail chains The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Torpedo7 and Noel Leeming has asked staff earning between $60,000 and $100,000 to take a 10 per cent pay cut and those earning anything above to take a 20 per cent cut effective from March 1.

There are some concerns that those that do not agree to a pay cut will face the prospect of redundancy.

In an email to staff, the group said: “[The Warehouse Group] needs to take a number of steps to manage its cashflow so that we can preserve our business when we come out of lockdown.

“This includes managing the cost of our team members.”

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al did not mean that those that did not opt in would face redundancy, she said other options such as taking annual leave would be discussed as an alternative.

The pay cut proposals would not affect anyone working in its distribution centres, she said.

“If people don’t agree to have a pay cut, then that will result in a conversation to discuss people’s options, what the implications are on their individual circumstance; it doesn’t necessarily mean redundancy at all, that’s a potential option,” the spokeswoman said.

The Warehouse Group has received $67 million in Government wage subsidies for its sum 11,000 staff, but the retail giant says there is still a $192m gap between its monthly labour costs and the wage subsidy.

It received $52m for its Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery chains, $12.2m for Noel Leeming, $3.2m for Torpedo7 and $400,000 for its e-commerce business TheMarket.

“There’s a significant difference between the millions of dollars between what we’ve received for the Government subsidy and the

costs of keeping everyone on full pay.”

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Competition for Uber Eats More and more competitors to Uber Eats are coming out of the woodwork as the nation prepares for its Level 3 takeaway feeding frenzy.

The latest is home-grown e-scooter operator Flamingo, which has hired 100 riders for a flat $5 per delivery service starting next Tuesday as we move into Level 3.

Other developments have seen Aussie-owned Menulog announce it will halve its food delivery commission rate from 14 per cent to 7 per cent until June 1 after it restarts its order-and-delivery service from Tuesday.

Menulog rival Zomato is offering two months of commission-free deliveries (its usual commission varies with distance).

Auckland-based carshare operator Cityhop has introduced a business service with low-cost rates for hospitality operators who want a vehicle for a few hours per evening.

It’s cheaper than the company’s short-term rental service for regular punters – a business can hire a car for as little as $9.50 an hour – although there is a monthly subscription, albeit a modest $10.

And Singapore-owned e-scooter outfit Beam is offering its e-scooters free to restaurants and cafes who want to use them for DIY deliveries.

A spokesman says, “Unlike our competitors, who are seeking 25-35 per cent commission on orders in an already difficult time for these businesses, we are not charging any fees whatsoever – no commissions, lock-in contracts, no catch at all.

“This is a super-easy way for us to give back to the community and help the city get back on its feet quickly.”

And then there’s Wellington’s “Pandemic Pack” of 15 eateries who have banded together to form their own delivery service.

Uber Eats has taken flak for its 30 to 35 per cent commissions – which has emerged as something of a sore point with restaurant and cafe owners.

“With our margins in mind, Uber Eats commissions are crippling for many hospitality businesses,” said Restaurant Association chief executive Marisa Bidois. “During a BAU [business-as-usual] trading environment, our members have told us Uber Eats is generally only used as an add-on to their in-store sales.

find a cut very difficult and so we have made the call to pay all people below $60,000 full pay until the end of June regardless of whether they work,” Richard Parker, acting chief HR officer at the group, said.

The company said 88 per cent of its staff had already greed to the pay reduction.

Warehouse chains have been selling essential items online throughout the lockdown, but the company says this has made up just 10 per cent of its regular pre-lockdown earnings.

“Over 90 per cent of [group] revenue comes from stores which have been closed.

“We have received a wage subsidy for team members but that only goes a portion of the way to their normal pay rates,” Parker said.

One month ago, almost to the day, The Warehouse said that it would be continuing to pay its entire workforce their full salary throughout the coronavirus lockdown.

“However, it is not BAU currently. With all shop fronts remaining closed and as the market leaders, Uber Eats is essentially taking the shirt of the industry’s back.”

A spokesperson for Uber Eats earlier this week told the Herald it had no plans to change its commission rate.

Enter Flamingo, started by recent varsity grads Jacksen Love and Nick Hyland, has already taken on Uber’s Jump and others in the e-scooter rideshare market in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

But with rideshare e-scooters sidelined during the lockdown, the pair cooked up a new plan: using their fleet of e-scooters for takeaway food delivery.

It’s the same deal as Uber Eats, only instead of your food arriving in a car with a contract driver, it will arrive on an e-scooter with a contract rider. Flamingo says its costs to restaurants and cafes will be 20 to 25 per cent depending on distance - and that it will charge a flat $5 per delivery for customers.

There’s also a $100 sign-up free, which Flamingo says covers software setup for a restaurant plus “a tablet and a professional photoshoot.”

Flamingo’s founders say more than 50 hospitality businesses sign up as a partner. Some of these include; Khu Khu Eatery and Ika Bowl in Auckland, Portofino and Little India in Wellington and MexicaliFresh and Rollickin Gelato in Christchurch.

They have hired 100 e-scooter delivery people, with another 500 applications being processed.

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By Adam Burns

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Feedback is being sought by Mid Canterbury Hockey as uncertainty grows around when the hockey season can resume.

A survey has been issued to gather views which will aid the organisation in planning for the remainder of the year as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions soften.

Mid Canterbury Hockey issued a statement which went out to local clubs and players on Thursday

following weekly talks between all 32 hockey associations and the governing body.

“It is important that as many of you as possible take the time to complete the survey to help us to build a picture to help us move forward when we are able,” Mid Canterbury Hockey president James Tavendale said.

All hockey has been suspended until May 2, but due to the Government’s announcement around the transition from Alert

4 to Alert 3, that date was to be extended.

Hockey New Zealand had prepared a comprehensive document which outlines what each of the alert levels mean to hockey specifically, which has been sent to various government officials for confirmation.

“This will give us, as a sport, a guiding document of what we can and can’t do in the way of hockey,” Tavendale said.

The survey was shared on the

Mid Canterbury Hockey Facebook page yesterday.

Tavendale told the Ashburton Guardian the survey was about evaluating people’s likelihood of playing in the current climate.

“Traditionally hockey runs through to the first week of October, but some of that is representative.

“Because there’s no representative hockey this year, are people prepared to be involved in hockey right through with club hockey

and what competitions are meaningful to them?”

He added that with a rescheduled season there needed to be consideration of the additional commitments some players had.

However, following the feedback received from other associations there was a sense that people wanted to get active, Tavendale said.

“I’m not expecting to see too much difference in Mid Canterbury.”

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■■FOOTBALL

SI tournaments latest casualty

By Adam Burns

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All South Island football tournaments scheduled for 2020 have been rubbed out, as local administrators plan ahead for the remainder of the year.

Mainland Football and Football South made the announcement on Thursday and followed New Zealand Football’s decision to cancel both the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup. “This is again in recognition of trying to get as much football in as we can along with removing uncertainty around travel and also recognising this would be an extra cost for everyone,” Mainland Football chief executive Julian Bowden said.

“Through discussions with a number of parties it was felt this was the best decision for all.”

Both organisations were to explore options for possible regional events for later in the year.

Last year at the the South Island Football Championships in Queenstown, Mid Canterbury’s 13th grade side went through the tournament unbeaten as they won the Bowl Cup. Local club competitions are still targeting a May 30 start date, with Mid Canterbury United set to host Halswell United in their opening Canterbury Championship League clash at the Ashburton Domain.

■■OPINION

Rugby in 2021 will be same old, same old

By Gregor Paul

G

ive rugby a mile of crisis and they will apply an inch of moral standing in trying to solve it.

Those eternal optimists who are viewing the Covid-19 situation as a pathway to a better future for the global game are going to end up horribly disappointed.

Change, on the scale that many are hoping for, is not going to happen.

The global season – a perceived panacea for many of rugby’s financial ills, inequalities and welfare issues – will remain the pipe dream it always has because self-interest and self-protection will prevail.

Those who have faith that humans can learn from major events should remember that we had a Great War in 1914 to sort everything out.

Then in 1939 we had another Great War. Humans are resilient more than they are adaptive and now that rugby has been plunged into a financial crises of catastrophic proportions that will become apparent.

The survival instinct is already kicking in and rather than see the current opportunity to re-draft competitions, move the calendar

around, haul the Tier Two nations on to the deck and distribute the wealth equitably and sustainably, rugby’s various factions and decision-makers don’t have any notion of operating for the greater good and are instead scrambling like rats in a bucket.

In Europe, conflict has already erupted.

World Rugby aired a provisional plan to play the soon-to-becancelled July tests in October.

Test rugby is the real financial driver of the global game and so the plan made sense, but the all-powerful European clubs have said no.

October is their time to finish off the various competitions that are currently in limbo and with many clubs just about bankrupt, they aren’t going to move out of the way for the international game.

The clubs need income as much as the national unions and so the conflict and internecine politics that have riddled the game in that part of the world since it turned professional, look destined to continue and be the handbrake on reform they have always been.

How could anyone think otherwise when two old stagers, two men who are old school rugby to their core, are likely to be given

Beaumont and Laporte, kings of the rugby old boys’ movement. the keys to the kingdom, on the condition they talk about their desire to establish a brave new world but never actually go there.

Bill Beaumont and Bernard Laporte are the Six Nations’ golden ticket, which is why they stack as the likely winners in the upcoming vote for World Rugby chairman and vice-chairman.

These two will rekindle the Nations League concept which will give Japan and Fiji a foot up to the top table. But ultimately it will just make the rich richer and leave the likes of Georgia, USA, Canada, Russia, Samoa and Tonga with the same old problems they have always had.

And, it won’t bring any significant change in regard to a unification of seasons between the two hemispheres.

The Six Nations will stay exactly where it is, because it works in that February-March slot and by playing it then, it gives those nations certainty they can start filling the huge holes in their respective balance sheets.

That Beaumont and Laporte were willing to cosy up to a convicted murderer to win their bid is further evidence that nothing is going to change.

Most executives still think principles are great until they get in the way of delivering what they want.

And then there is the situation in Australia.

Raelene Castle raising the white flag, selflessly determining that she is a noose around Rugby Australia’s neck. She stood down as chief executive because she came to realise that the old boy cartel that wanted her out doesn’t actually have a strategy or plan to save the game. They just have a desire, compulsive need almost, to see one of their own at the helm of Rugby Australia.

It won’t fix anything, but seeing one of their own in charge will make them feel better.

If it felt like there were undertones of sexism and xenophobia in the old boy’s quest to oust her, it was because there were undertones of sexism and xenophobia in the old boys’ quest to oust her.

Self-preservation, ambition and greed will overcome any sense that a stronger collective leads to greater individual strength and rugby’s big chance to change will be blown.

Just watch, 2021 will be business as usual, nothing new or innovative in the pipeline.

It will be the same major nations playing the same major nations, shoving what they can in their coffers without a hint of guilt that they will be killing the lesser nations as they do so.

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■■RUGBY

Who’s our top kicker?

The rugby world’s best and worst goalkickers can now be analysed through in-depth analysis, with the NZ Herald’s experts digging through a decade’s worth of data – and a whopping 233 goalkickers – to see where the top New Zealanders rank.

A New Zealand first-five is the best goalkicker in the world, according to data from the last decade.

Hayden Parker comes out on top of the 233 players to have taken at least 50 attempts at goal in major competitions since 2011, with the goalkickers.co.za website having tracked every shot at goal in the world’s biggest leagues.

Their calculations are more sophisticated than just pure goalkicking percentages.

While Parker’s percentage is impressive – kicking 117 out of 132 attempts for a 88.6 per cent clip – the goalkickers website takes into account a multitude of factors – the most important being the distance and angle of the kick, but also altitude, score difference, pressure and the venue.

It then compares a kicker’s performance to its entire database to determine whether the kicker adds or detracts value – if he contributes more points than the average kicker would be expected to, given the difficulty of his attempts at goal.

For example, England utility Elliot Daly ranks fifth, despite only hitting 58.8 per cent of his attempts at goal, because he almost exclusively only takes long-range, difficult attempts.

Daly’s average difficulty rating of 8.05 (out of 10) is streets ahead of the second-ranked Francois Steyn’s 6.13 – and therefore when he does nail a booming longrange penalty, it adds more value than a kicker who pads their percentage by slotting penalties and conversions from in front of the posts.

Parker’s strength is his accuracy from all over the field, which sees him rank atop the website’s “Value Added” charts, with Parker deemed to be worth an extra 32 points per 100 attempts than an average goalkicker.

The Oamaru-born first-five first proved his worth for Otago and the Highlanders, before moving to the Sunwolves, where his kicking game really shone.

In 2018, Parker kicked 38 consecutive goals for the Sunwolves, and after a rare missed attempt, he went on another run of goals – this time knocking over 33 straight.

It led to calls from him to be

New Zealand’s top goal-kicker, Hayden Parker. considered as a potential third first-five option for the All Blacks at the World Cup, and while that didn’t happen, he did continue with the Kobelco Steelers in Japan’s top league, until play was suspended due to the coronavirus.

Parker is not the only New Zealander whose kicking rates highly, with former Northland utility Lachie Munro ranking second, though only just making the 50 attempt cut-off, making 41 of his shots at goal, while South Africa’s George Whitehead, Wales’ Nick Robinson and Daly round out the top five.

Of notable current and former

All Blacks, Dan Carter’s strong 498-kick sample sees him rank 29th, with a “value added” score of +11, while Lima Sopoaga (52nd) and Jordie Barrett (61st) also come in above average.

However, in what is a potential concern for new All Blacks coach Ian Foster, Damian McKenzie (111th, -2 value added), Beauden Barrett (140th, -5), and Richie Mo’unga (157th, -7) all rate below average.

And, if Super Rugby ever resumes, Blues fans might have reason to be concerned about their kicking options, with Otere Black (95th) stable, but Barrett, Harry Plummer (226th) and Stephen

Perofeta (229th) failing to flatter.

How the New Zealand goalkickers rate: 1st - Hayden Parker (88.6 per cent, +32 value added per 100 attempts) 2nd – Lachie Munro (82 per cent, +29) 16th – Ben Botica (82.1 per cent, +15) 19th – Tom Taylor (81.3 per cent, +14) 26th – Fletcher Smith (79.2 per cent, +12) 28th – Jono Hickey (81.4 per cent, +11) 29th – Dan Carter (77.5 per cent, +11) 35th – Marty Banks (81.6 per cent, +11) 46th – Peter Breen (80.6 per cent, +9) 49th – Nick Evans (80.9 per cent, +8) 52nd – Lima Sopoaga (76.8 per cent, +7) 61st – Jordie Barrett (75.5 per cent, +6) 62nd – Simon Hickey (79.8 per cent, +6) 72nd – Jimmy Gopperth (79.4 per cent, +5) 91st – Stephen Brett (78.6 per cent, +2)

95th – Otere Black (78.2 per cent, +1) 106th – Colin Slade (77 per cent, -1) 111th – Damian McKenzie (75.2 per cent, -2) 112th – Luke McAlister (67.2 per cent, -2) 113th – Aaron Cruden (73.8 per cent, -2) 115th – Ihaia West (75.7 per cent, -2) 132nd – Brett Cameron (77.4 per cent, -4) 136th – Bryn Gatland (73.2 per cent, -4) 140th – Beauden Barrett (72.3 per cent, -5) 142nd – Josh Ioane (74 per cent, -5) 144th - Tyler Bleyendaal (75.7 per cent, -6) 145th – Jason Woodward (72.3 per cent, -6) 149th – Mitch Hunt (76.1 per cent, -6) 151st – Dan Hawkins (71.5 per cent, -6) 156th – Richie Mo’unga (77.1 per cent, -7) 170th – Mike Delany (75.2 per cent, -9) 172nd – Marty McKenzie (71.3 per cent, -9) 195th – Jackson Garden-Bachop (71.1 per cent, -16) 201st – James Wilson (72.9 per cent, -18)

Castle – Ambush the straw that broke the camel’s back The “bastards” got her in the end.

Kiwi Raelene Castle wore every shot NRL clubs could throw at her and every swipe hurled at her during Australian Rugby’s greatest ever period of crisis — but, even for a veteran, hard-nosed scrapper, Thursday all proved too much for the former Rugby Australia (RA) boss.

The under-siege Castle resigned after reportedly reading a media report she had lost the support of some sections of the RA board of directors.

Castle brought to an end her tumultuous three-year reign on Thursday night, handing in her resignation.

Reports soon emerged that Cas-

tle had jumped at shadows, finally flinching for the first time in the face of raging dissidence towards herself and her administration.

Castle’s sad end comes after months of personal attacks and criticism surrounding her role as the 15-a-side game started circling the drain in recent years.

The Australian’s senior rugby

reporter Wayne Smith reported on Thursday the fight went out of Castle when the “unrelenting attacks” finally reached tipping point, culminating in the public ambush of former Wallabies’ captains calling for sweeping changes to be made at the top of Australian Rugby.

The report also claims Castle

appears to have made a knee-jerk decision to resign after reading that some sections of the board had lost faith in her.

After months, years of tackling personal attacks like this headon and pushing through without dropping her shoulders — this week just happened to be the straw that broke the camel’s back.

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■■CYCLING

■■FOOTBALL

Dawkins rides final lap

Phoenix battling through lockdown

New Zealand’s most successful track cyclist Eddie Dawkins has announced his retirement from the sport.

The 30-year-old from Invercargill was part of the New Zealand men’s team sprint combination with Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster, which won three world championship titles, an Olympic silver medal and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.

He is the most successful New Zealand track cyclist at world championship level, claiming eight medals including three rainbow jerseys, along with seven medals over three Commonwealth Games.

Dawkins, noted for his immense physique, whole-hearted performances, unique humour and celebrated tattoos, had been contemplating the next stage of his career after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

With the postponement until 2021, Dawkins has decided that the commitment for a further 15 months is a bridge too far.

“To now face a further year on top of that, and with no certainty even then, is a step too far for me.

If I can’t give my heart and soul to this, to continue to improve and get faster, then anything less would be letting myself down and above all else, letting my team-mates down.

“I’ve been in the high performance programme over 12 years and it’s been on a wild journey.

“Ethan, Sam and me have been like brothers.

“We’ve been to the top of the world and spent countless hours together in training, travelling and competing.”

Dawkins said he was particularly grateful for the love and support from his parents and his wife and also the support of the

Eddie Dawkins had massive pride in riding for his country.

Southland community.

The team sprint trio’s first medal on the world stage came with a bronze at Melbourne in 2012 and silver in Minsk the following year.

The breakthrough world championship title came at altitude in Cali in 2014, followed by a silver on a technicality to hosts France in the 2015 final in Paris, before further rainbow jerseys at Lon-

don in 2016 and Hong Kong in 2017.

They broke the Olympic record at the Rio Olympics before being pipped by 0.1s to Great Britain in the gold medal final.

Dawkins is a superb exponent in the keirin, earning world championship silver medals in 2015 and 2016.

He was ranked No. 1 in the

World Cup rankings for individual sprint in 2014; the first New Zealand sprinter to go under the 10-second barrier in the 200m sprint and the first under the one-minute barrier at sea level in the 1000m time trial.

Having completed his international coaching course qualifications Dawkins is set to move into the coaching area.

■■NETBALL

Salary freeze for top netballers Netball New Zealand, ANZ Premiership teams and the New Zealand Netball Players Association have agreed to a range of salary freezes and conditions that apply to Silver Fern squad members and ANZ Premiership players.

The agreed changes see 20 per cent of ANZ Premiership and Silver Ferns retainers frozen until May 7 to ease the pressure on organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic, which was agreed in principle from April 10.

Netball NZ high performance manager Keir Hansen said players had been hugely supportive of their teams and organisations in the midst of an extremely tough financial situation.

“Netball, along with all other sports and businesses are feeling the effects of Covid-19 and while this salary freeze for anyone is

challenging this will go a long way in helping secure the ongoing viability of teams,” he said.

NZNPA representative Steph Bond said the country’s elite players are fully aware of the current landscape and have been extremely supportive of sustaining the future of the sport.

“Players understand that they play an important role in ensuring the long-term future of the sport including its financial viability,” she said.

“We remain committed to working with stakeholders to ensure our sport survives and getting back to the court when the opportunity presents itself.”

The three organisations are now planning for the back end of the year to develop playing options that will influence what happens for players beyond May 7.

Katrina Rore and Laura Langman.

Wellington Phoenix players and staff remain on full pay, but general manager David Dome concedes that will become more difficult the longer they are off the field.

The A-League was suspended on March 24 due to Covid-19 with several other clubs standing their players down without pay as uncertainty continues around the future of the competition.

“When the league was put on hold we put all the players and staff on annual leave so we could continue to pay everybody at 100 percent for as long as possible,” said Dome.

“We’re coming to the end of that now and then we’ll have to make some choices in May. “We’re extremely lucky that we have a very supportive ownership group that wants the club to continue. The owners and the chairman are doing a lot of work in the background to solidify the financial position.

“I feel we’re in very good hands.

“We’ll just have to see how in the next couple of weeks with regards to the central pay-out we get from the broadcast deal out of Australia and exactly what happens to that.

“It’s very much day-by-day, but all the clubs are in the same position and we’re just trying to manage the best we can.”

Football Federation Australia yesterday confirmed they intend to resume the season as soon as possible, but said a number of criteria need to be satisfied before that can happen.

These include assurances around player health, border restrictions being lifted and large gathering and social distancing protocols allowing players and support staff to gather for games.

FFA chief executive James Johnson said his organisation was talking with government health authorities about all of these elements.

“Our goal is to deliver live, professional football and complete the 2019/20 season,” he said.

“We will resume as soon as possible, and the first stage would see the players return to training. We would then schedule matches.

“It is difficult to see that process beginning before the end of May, but we will work with all stakeholders to achieve the earliest possible resumption.”

That estimate adds a further layer of complication with many A-League players – including eight from Wellington – coming off contract on May 31.

Phoenix players who have yet to confirm their futures beyond the end of next month include imports Gary Hooper and Matti Steinmann, Australian defender Luke Devere and young Kiwi attacker Callum McCowatt.

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■■RUGBY LEAGUE

Nine drops another bombshell Channel 9 has stuck the boot into the NRL for the second time this month in a fresh new statement that appears to have sunk the game’s plans for a May 28 season restart.

Just one day after NRL innovations committee spokesman Wayne Pearce declared that a fresh round of discussions with broadcasters had given the NRL further fuel to push for a season re-start next month, Nine slapped down the proposed plan.

In a statement released on Thursday night the Nine Network said it was “premature” for the league to push ahead with a season restart when it claims no broadcast deal is in place for the 2020 season.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys had reportedly hoped to broker an agreement with Nine and Foxtel before the end of the week – but Nine’s second scathing statement towards the game’s top officials suggests the parties remain at loggerheads.

It comes just a few weeks after Channel 9 launched a first scathing attack on the NRL and former

CEO Todd Greenberg where the broadcaster accused the NRL of “squandering” millions in broadcast revenue.

Channel 9 rugby league reporter Danny Weidler on Thursday night described Nine’s new attack as a “bombshell”.

Nine’s statement suggests the broadcaster is also yet to be convinced a season re-start would be in the best interest of NRL players.

“Although we agree constructive discussions have been held between the NRL, Nine and Foxtel, we feel it’s premature to be confirming a start date at this stage,” a Nine spokesman said.

“There is a great will to work together to an outcome but a lot of work still to do.

“A deal needs to be completed and the structure of the competition locked, which importantly must include how it will operate within the health-and-safety standards currently affecting the community.”

The Sydney Morning Herald reports Channel 9 is still open to the season re-starting in May – but not while negotiations remain

Wayne Pearce ongoing surrounding the reported three-year broadcast deal extension.

The existing deal expires at the end of the 2022 season.

Meanwhile, Players’ union chief Clint Newtown has warned the NRL return date could still change as his association’s athletes await further details around health measures.

Newton admitted he’d been left surprised by Pearce’s declaration on Wednesday that May 28 had been reaffirmed as the start date,

with confirmation training would start on May 4.

“We’re going to keep working through it to get to those dates,” he said. “We’ve got a level of responsibility that anyone who is associated with the Project Apollo that when we come out of those meetings is a true reflection on where we landed.

“There is no definite start date.

“They are dates we are working towards.

“And the players are very much standing shoulder to shoulder with the clubs and game on trying to resume.

“But the reality is there are a number of hurdles that we still need to get over before players can resume training and start playing again.”

The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) wants further assurance around whether the usual medical support will be available for any player who gets injured.

The NRL has vowed to work with the RLPA on this.

Privately, clubs have some apprehensions about the dates.

They were to receive draft biosecurity guidelines yesterday and

would then have just six business days to get their training bases ready.

There were some chief executives disappointed they weren’t given those measures in Wednesday’s telephone hook-up.

Some have already looked at purchasing forehead thermometers, but it remains unclear if extra equipment will have to be purchased.

Clubs know they can’t ease into the process, with any potential health risks needing to be managed and the NRL set to police the matter.

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Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday (ANZAC Day), from 10am - 1pm Sunday and Monday (ANZAC Day) and from 5pm - 7pm all evenings.

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For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health Ashburton Rest Homes TE -19 UPDACOURTS advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care. COLDSTREAM HOUSE, COVIDCAMERON and ED OS CLDAILY, unrestricted visiting.

If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP PRINCES COURT all have team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, Ashburton, weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, will be the duty practice for Saturday (ANZAC Day) and Sunday until 8am Monday (ANZAC Day observed). To make Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. an appointment call your regular GP. ELPLINE ERVICES Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the Alcoholics Anonymous duty practice for Monday (ANZAC Day observed) until 8am Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) Tuesday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Methven & Rakaia Area Support. Phone 03 364 8791 For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Victims Support Group Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the 24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). after-hours service each weekend.

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COMMUNITY SERVICES RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS

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BUSES - Southbound: Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

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ANIMAL SERVICES

Art Gallery

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

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Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter Contact - President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

EA Networks Centre - Pools 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm. noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

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POST DELIVERY CENTRES CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm animal emergency service. To use this service please Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm phone your vet as usual.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:25 Country Calendar 3 The Regeneration Game. 0 6:50 Rural Delivery 0 7:15 The Real Camilla – HRH The Duchess Of Cornwall 3 0 8:05 Descent From Disaster – A Gallipoli Special 3 0 8:55 Paradise Soldiers 0 9:45 Tagata Pasifika 10:10 Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific 0 11am Anzac Day 2020 – Stories Of Remembrance 0 Noon A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0 1pm Extreme Chocolate Makers 0 1:40 M Chariots Of Fire 1981 Drama. Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers.

4pm F Motoka 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Extreme Cake Makers 0 7:25 M The Guernsey Literary And Potato-Peel Pie Society PGR 2018 Drama. 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 The Guernsey Literary And Potato-Peel Pie Society PGR 0 9:50 One Lane Bridge AO 10:45 M Dear John AO 2010 Drama. 0 12:50 Doctor Doctor AO 3 0 1:45 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 3:50 Infomercials

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tHREE 6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 7:35 Le Quesnoy With the help of one of New Zealand’s leading military historians, Dr Chris Pugsley, presenter Darren Young explores the history of the battle of Le Quesnoy, revealing why it was such a significant event, and why its legacy lasts to this day. 0 8:20 Arranged 3 0 9:05 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 Great War Stories 3 0 11:20 Married At First Sight US – The First Year PGR 3 12:05 America’s Next Top Model 3 0 1:05 Vet On The Hill 3 2:05 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 2:35 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3pm Survivor – David v Goliath 0 4:55 Grand Designs – The Street (Starting Today) 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm M Hotel Transylvania 2 PGR 2015 Animated Comedy.

Dracula fears his half-human grandson is not showing vampiric tendencies, and enlists the help of his fellow monsters to show the youngster how it is done. 0 8:35 M Sicario – Day Of The Soldado AO 2018 Action.

10:50 M The Inbetweeners Movie AO 2011 Comedy. 0

7pm Bondi Rescue 7:25 M Crocodile Dundee II PGR 1988 Action Adventure.

An Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who have followed her to Australia. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski. 0 9pm Music From The Home Front

12:40 M Yoga Hosers AO 2016 Comedy. When an ancient evil threatens a teenager’s party, two yoga enthusiasts use their skills to ensure their social lives do not suffer.

Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith.

2:10 Love Is… AO 3 0 4am Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 5:10 Fresh 3 5:35 Bizaardvark 3 0

11:30 M Nightmare Moms AO 3 2018 Drama. When a woman befriends another woman, she enters a world of friends, shopping, and wild parties but, when she and some friends crash their car after a party, it leads to an unfortunate series of events. 1:15 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

MOVIES PREMIERE

Hotel Transylvania 2 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It 3 10:20 Judge Jerry 3 10:45 The Kelly Clarkson Show 3 11:40 The Kelly Clarkson Show 3 12:35 Hoarders 3 1:30 Hoarders 3 2:20 Love It Or List It 3 3:15 Love It Or List It 3 4:15 Wahlburgers 3 4:40 Stop Search Seize 3 5:40 Hoarders 3 6:30 Revenge Body With Khloe 3 7:30 Botched PGR 3 8:30 Vanderpump Rules AO 9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey AO The reunion begins with Melissa, Margaret, Jackie, and Dolores arguing with Jennifer as Teresa remains loyal to her friend; Jackie reveals surprising details about her eating disorder.

10:30 A Lie To Die For AO 3 11:20 Love It Or List It 3

Sunday

12:15 Infomercials 3 5am How Do I Look? 3

PRIME

6am Maia The Brave 3 0 6:10 Thomas And Friends 0 6:20 Tinpo 0 6:30 Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:50 The Insectibles 3 0 7am Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:25 The Amazing World Of Gumball 0 7:50 Wallace And Gromit – A Close Shave 0 8:20 Bakugan – Battle Planet 3 0 8:40 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9:15 Marvel’s Avengers – Secret Wars 0 9:35 The Simpsons 3 0 10am Fresh 10:25 Mythbusters – The Search 0 11:40 8 Simple Rules 3 0 12:50 America’s Funniest Home Videos 0 12:55 Naughty Toddlers Make You LOL 3 0 1:55 The Amazing Race Australia PGR 3 0 5:05 The Celebrity Crystal Maze 6pm Nadia’s Comfort Kitchen 3 0 6:30 Friends 3 0

7:01 After MS 2019 Drama.

Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. 8:46 The Front Runner ML 2018 Drama.

Hugh Jackman, JK Simmons.

10:36 Slender Man MLC 2018 Horror. Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles.

Ainsley’s Caribbean 12:11 Phoenix, Oregon 16L Kitchen, 4:30pm on Choice 2019 Comedy. James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego.

Sky 5 2:01 A Simple Favour MVLSC 6am Trucking Hell M 2018 Drama. Anna Kendrick, 6:50 The Simpsons Super Blake Lively. 4pm Crazy Saturday PG 9:35 Trucking Famous MVLC 2017 Comedy.

Hell M 10:25 Supernatural Gregory Lay, Richard Short.

MVS 11:15 Nancy Drew 5:20 They Shall Not Grow M Noon SmackDown Live Old 16C 2019 Documentary.

MVC 2:05 Main Event MV 7pm Benchwarmers 2:55 Supergirl MVS 3:55 Ax 2 – Breaking Balls MLSC Men ML 4:50 The Simpsons 2019 Comedy. Chris Klein, Super Saturday PG Jon Lovitz.

7:30 Trucking Hell M 8:30 Palm Beach ML 2019 A luxury coach breaks down Comedy. A group of old on a busy motorway slip road; friends reunite at Sydney’s a straightforward job segues Palm Beach to celebrate a into disaster for Marta; Scott birthday, but the fun soon must recover a damaged trailer gives way to the messy before nightfall. realities of life. Richard E Grant, 8:30 Lazy Boy Garage PG Sam Neill.

9pm Ax Men ML 10:15 Between Worlds 16VLSC 10pm Pawn Stars PG 2018 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, 10:30 Trucking Hell M Franka Potente.

11:20 The Simpsons PG 11:45 Bigger MC 2018 Drama.

11:45 The Simpsons PG Tyler Hoechlin, Julianne Hough.

Sunday 12:15 The Sunday Simpsons Super Sunday 1:30 You Might Be The Killer PG 2:05 Lazy Boy Garage 16VL 2018 Horror. Fran Kranz, PG 2:35 Supergirl Alyson Hannigan. 3am They MVS 3:20 Main Event Shall Not Grow Old 16C 2019 MV 4:05 Classic Pawn Documentary. 4:40 Palm Stars PG 4:30 Ax Men ML Beach ML 2019 Comedy.

Richard E Grant, Sam Neill.

5:15 Chicago PD 16V

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6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 0 7:15 Henry Danger 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Samurai Jack PGR 0 10am SmackDown PGR 3 11am Raw PGR 3 Noon Best Of Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 12:30 Shearing Gang PGR 3 0 1:30 Ultimate Fishing 3 0 2:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 3 0 3:30 American Restoration 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench 3 5pm ITM Fishing Classics 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice 0 7pm WhichCar 0 7:30 New Zealand’s Air Force – Then And Now Surviving Second World War pilots talk about the Air Force of old, while new recruits talk about the Air Force today. 0 8:30 Blood And Thunder – The Sound Of Alberts PGR 3 0 9:45 M Wedding Crashers AO 2005 Comedy. 0

6:30 Great War Stories 7am Kiwi Service Women Of WWll 3 8am Pixie 9am Whitiki 10am Grandfather’s Footsteps 10:30 Lest We Forget 11am Victor 4 Company PGR Noon Jirga PGR 1:30 Vapnierka 3 2:30 Charge Of The Anzacs 3 3:30 Pixie 3 4:30 Whitiki 3 5:30 The Liberation Of Le Quesnoy The story of the New Zealand Division that liberated the town of Le Quesnoy, without any loss of life to the civilian population, during the First World War. 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

7pm The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Featuring over 1,500 of the world’s finest pipers, musicians, and performers, the Scottish spectacular is brought to life on the set of a full-sized replica of Edinburgh Castle.

8:50 M Their Finest AO 2016 Comedy. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy.

6am Sand Masters 6:30 Auction Packed 7:30 Baby Animals And Friends 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum 9:30 Gardeners’ World 10:30 Nigel Slater’s Middle East 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Building The Dream 1:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 2:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGR 3:30 Great Blue Wild 4:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen Ainsley Harriott goes back to his roots to discover the best-kept secrets of Caribbean cooking.

5:30 Mysteries At The Monument Don Wildman investigates the world’s most impressive structures, statues, and national parks to discover tales hidden within them.

6:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 7:30 Restoration Home Two historic, Grade II buildings, Thomas a Beckett Church in Somerset, and Stanwick Hall, were united in their battle against the elements.

8:30 Antiques Roadshow 9:30 Britain’s Ancient Tracks With Tony Robinson 10:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls

12:05 Clash Of The Collectables 1:05 Closedown

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 Closedown

11:30 Great Blue Wild 12:30 Mysteries At The Monument 1:30 Sand Masters 2am Frank Lloyd Wright – The Man Who Built America 3am Antiques Roadshow 4am Restoration Home 5am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club

MOVIES GREAtS 7:20 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

9:05 X-Men – The Last Stand MV 2006 Fantasy Adventure. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry.

10:50 Scream 4 16VLC 2011 Horror. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette.

12:40 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Biographical Comedy. Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd. 2:20 The Time Traveller’s Wife MV 2009 Drama. Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams. 4:05 Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson.

6:15 The Boat That Rocked MLS 2009 Comedy.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lucy Fleming, Bill Nighy.

8:30 The Next Three Days MVL 2010 Crime. A married couple’s life is upset when the wife is accused of murder.

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks.

10:45 Eastern Promises 18VS 2007 Drama. Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen.

MOVIES ExtRA 6:40 The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall 16C 2017 Drama. Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning. 8:37 Little PGLS 2019 Comedy. Regina Hall, Issa Rae. 10:25 The Keeper MVL 2019 Drama. David Kross, Freya Mavor.

12:22 Cold Pursuit 16VLSC 2019 Action. Liam Neeson, Laura Dern. 2:20 Chaplin In Bali 16 2018 Documentary.

3:17 My Revolution MC 2016 Comedy. Samuel Vincent, Anamaria Vartolomei.

4:37 Fixed MLSC 2019 Comedy. Andy Comeau, Courtney Henggeler.

6:10 First Man ML 2018 Drama. Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy. 8:30 Escape Room MVL 2019 Thriller. Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to find the clues before they die. Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

10:13 Downton Abbey PGL 2019 Drama. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith.

Sunday

12:13 Greta 16VC 2019 Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert.

Sunday 1:53 Making Babies MLS 12:30 X-Men – Days Of 2018 Comedy. Eliza Coupe, Future Past MVL 2014 Action. Steve Howey. 3:17 Fixed MLSC 2:40 Before The Devil 2019 Comedy. Andy Comeau, Knows You’re Dead 16VLSC Courtney Henggeler.

2007 Crime Drama. 4:35 The 4:47 Escape Room MVL Time Traveller’s Wife MV 2009 2019 Thriller. Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

Drama.

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

UktV 6:10 Qi MLSC 6:40 Qi MLSC 7:15 Qi MLSC 7:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:20 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:50 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:25 The Bill MVC 10:15 The Bill MVC 11:05 The Bill MVC 11:55 The Bill MVC 12:45 The Bill MVC 1:35 Casualty PG 2:25 Casualty PG 3:25 Holby City MC 4:30 Inspector George Gently M A career criminal whom Gently sent down years ago is released.

6:10 Qi M With Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, and Alan Davies.

6:45 Ackley Bridge PG 7:35 Casualty PG Connie must choose between her addiction and her career.

8:30 A Touch Of Frost M A young man with Down’s syndrome is the last person to see an eight-year-old girl who is now missing.

10:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 11:10 Call The Midwife PG

Sunday

12:05 Call The Midwife PG 1am Call The Midwife PG 1:55 Call The Midwife PG 2:50 Call The Midwife PG 3:45 Call The Midwife PG 5:30 Call The Midwife PGG 25Apr20

DISCOVERy 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10am Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Expedition Unknown PG Digging into D-Day. 1:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Chasing Caribou. 2:10 Guardians Of The Glades PG Dusty v the Monster. 3pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Shut Down. 4:45 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Lift Off. 5:40 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Geared Up. 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Ghosts on a Comet.

8:30 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG UFOs and the Presidents – FDR to JFK. 9:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG No Guts No Glory Holes. 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG Grand Finale. 11:05 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG Sunday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 BattleBots PG 1:35 Car Crash TV 2am Car Crash TV 2:25 Expedition Unknown PG 3:15 Expedition Unknown PG 4:05 Expedition Unknown PG 4:55 Expedition Unknown PG 5:45 Expedition Unknown PG

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6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Country Calendar 3 A Rare Breed. 0 6:50 Tiny House Nation 3 7:30 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:55 Praise Be 3 8:25 Karena And Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 3 0 8:50 Topp Country 3 0 9:10 20/20 AO 3 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Attitude PGR 3 0 11:30 Casketeers PGR 3 0 Noon Sunday 3 0 1pm 1 News Special 0 1:30 Driving Test PGR 3 0 2:05 Adventure All Stars 0 3:05 Biggest And Baddest 0 4pm Coast New Zealand 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 F McDonald And Dodds AO Adjusting to life in Bath, DCI McDonald and partner DS Dodds, are called to the Mara Retreat, a private rehabilitation clinic, to investigate the death of a wealthy patient. 0 10:15 The Bay AO 3 0 11:10 Butterfly AO (Starting Today) 3 Separated parents Vicky and Stephen must overcome their differences when their son, Max, feels deeply upset about his gender. Will Max find the courage to express his true identity? 0 12:05 The Case Against Adnan Syed AO 1:25 Infomercials

McDonald and Dodds 8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am How Do I Look? 3 9:10 Love It Or List It 3 10am Love It Or List It 3 10:50 Botched PGR 3 11:40 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:35 Hoarders 3 1:30 Hoarders 3 2:20 Hoarders 3 3:10 Judge Jerry 3 5pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 6pm Love It Or List It – Vancouver 7pm M Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure PGR 3 1989 Comedy.

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter. 0 8:55 M Scary Movie AO 3 2000 Comedy Horror. A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer. Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Marlon Wayans. 0 10:50 Shahs Of Sunset AO 12:45 Infomercials

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6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 New Looney Tunes 3 0 6:55 Masha And The Bear 3 0 7:05 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 7:25 Littlest Pet Shop 0 7:45 Tales Of Nai Nai 0 8am What Now? 10am Young And Hungry PGR 3 11:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:25 The Bachelorette PGR 0 2:10 Little Big Shots 0 3:05 M Pure Country PGR 2017 Drama Music. Laura Bell Bundy, Amanda Detmer, Ronny Cox, Willie Nelson.

4:45 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 5:40 The Voice UK Contest that is all about singing talent, as Tom Jones, will.i.am, Olly Murs, and Meghan Trainor search for the UK’s best talent. 0 7pm The Amazing Race Australia 0 7:55 M Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 AO 3 2017 Action. The intergalactic avengers must defend their family as secrets of Quill’s past come to light.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana.

10:25 Paranormal Caught On Camera 3 0 11:15 M Blade II AO 2002 Action, Horror. Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Wesley Snipes, Ron Pearlman, Leonor Varela. 0 1:15 The Originals AO 3 0 3:55 Infomercials 4:30 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Rick Stein – Venice to Istanbul, 4:30pm on Choice

Sky 5 6am Lazy Boy Garage PG 6:25 Supergirl MVS 7:10 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 7:55 Main Event MV 8:45 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 9:35 Supergirl MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Lazy Boy Garage PG 2pm Ultimate Fishing PG 3pm Raw MVC 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 Chicago PD 16V 11:25 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD 16V 2:45 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 3:35 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 4:25 NCIS MV 5:10 NCIS MV

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6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 3 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 3 0 11am Classical Destinations 11:30 Xscape 11:55 Mega Transports 1pm Motorsport 3 1:01 The Race All 3 2:30 Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars – Meremere Dragway 3:30 Ken Block And Hoonigan – Ultimate TyreSlaying Tour 4pm Monster Jam Cape Town, South Africa.

4:55 The Fishing Show Classics 0 5:25 Fish Of The Day 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Religious Programming 7am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 7:30 Religious Programming 10am 100 Day Renovation 3 0 Noon Fish Of The Day 3 0 1pm Ice Road Truckers PGR 3 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 3 2:30 IRT Deadliest Roads PGR 3 3:30 Judge Judy PGR 4pm Hot Bench 3 4:30 Hook Me Up! 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Cruising With Jane McDonald Jane’s cruise around the west Mediterranean includes a rollercoaster simulator, a 1970s party night, and taking in a stage of the Tour de France. 0

6:30 Tamariki Haka 6:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Smooth 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 3 8:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 9am Globe 3 9:30 Swagger 10am Cam’s Kai 3 11am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 3 11:30 Te Ao With Moana 3 Noon Matau Bros Gone Fishing PGR 3 12:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 3 1pm Touch Rugby – Junior Championships 3 1:45 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3 3:30 Marae DIY 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Tamaki Paenga Hira 3 5:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm M Ice Age – Collision Course PGR 3 2016 Animated Comedy. 0 8:40 M Lucy AO 3 2014 Action. Caught in a dark deal, a woman transforms into a warrior evolved beyond human logic. 0 10:15 Blue Bloods AO 0

7pm Storage Wars PGR 0 7:30 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean – Havana To Haiti 0 8:30 Prime Rocks – Chuck Berry PGR The instigator of rock and roll, Chuck Berry was a prolific craftsman of words and chords, and this film reveals the story behind the man, the myth, and the legend. 0 10:40 Shearing Gang PGR 3 11:40 SmackDown PGR Programme with a blend of athleticism and entertainment, featuring the WWE SmackDown Live superstars.

12:40 60 Minutes PGR 1:40 Closedown

7pm Aotearoa 7:30 The New Zealand Wars 3 4/5.

8:30 M Labyrinth Of Lies AO 2014 Drama History. A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during the Second World War. 10:50 Kairakau

11:05 Magnum PI AO 3 An ageing tycoon asks Magnum to find his lost love, whom he says just recently contacted him, but she died 30 years earlier. 0 11:55 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:19 Benchwarmers 2 – Breaking Balls MLSC 2019 Comedy. Chris Klein, Jon Lovitz. 7:49 Between Worlds 16VLSC 2018 Thriller.

Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente.

9:19 Bigger MC 2018 Drama.

Tyler Hoechlin, Julianne Hough.

11:04 You Might Be The Killer 16VL 2018 Horror.

Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan.

12:32 Palm Beach ML 2019 Comedy. Richard E Grant, Sam Neill. 2:13 Between Worlds 16VLSC 2018 Thriller.

Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente.

3:45 Changeland 16LSC 2018 Comedy. Seth Green, Breckin Meyer. 5:10 Richard Says Goodbye 16LSC 2018 Comedy Drama. 6:40 The Meg MLC 2018 Action.

Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis.

8:30 Blinded By The Light ML 2019 Musical. In 1987, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Viveik Kalra, DeanCharles Chapman.

10:30 The Wave 16VLSC 2019 Sci-fi. Justin Long, Donald Faison.

6:20 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Biographical Comedy. Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd. 8am Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson.

10:10 The Boat That Rocked MLS 2009 Comedy.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lucy Fleming, Bill Nighy.

12:25 Riding Giants ML 2004 Documentary. Jeff Clark, Darrick Doerner. 2:05 Million Dollar Baby MC 2004 Drama.

4:15 The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action.

6:40 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton. 8:30 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. A girl raised in the African bush by her zoologist parents thinks she knows about survival of the fittest – until she enters public high school. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams.

10:05 A History Of Violence 18VS 2005 Crime.

Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt.

11:40 Twilight Saga – Eclipse M 2010 Drama. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner.

Monday

12:02 Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. 1:32 Hal MC 2018 Documentary.

3:02 Changeland 16LSC 2018 Comedy. 4:27 Richard Says Goodbye 16LSC 2018 Comedy Drama. 5:57 The Meg MLC 2018 Action.

Monday

1:40 Inglourious Basterds 16VL 2009 War Drama.

4:10 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. 5:45 Million Dollar Baby MC 2004 Drama.

11:20 Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:50 Closedown

MOVIES ExtRA

6am Key Of David 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Religious Programming 7:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 8:30 Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia 9:30 Ireland With Simon Reeve 10:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 11:30 Stars In Their Cars Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In 12:30 Great Blue Wild 1:30 Mysteries At The Monument 2:30 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Inside The Vets 4:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul Rick Stein’s culinary journey has brought him from historic Venice to the legendary city of Istanbul, where he arrives in time for the bluefish season.

5:30 My Dream Home 6:30 American Restoration 7:30 Irish Pickers Ian Dowling and his Dublinbased team of pickers travel everywhere, from the shipyard that built the RMS Titanic to medieval castles, to discover remarkable and valuable finds.

8:30 The Cold Case Files PGR 9:30 Paranormal Survivor AO 10:30 Irish Pickers 11:30 American Restoration 12:30 My Dream Home 1:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 2am Some Kind Of Joy – The Buildings Of Grimshaw 3am The Cold Case Files 4am Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul 5am Stars In Their Cars 5:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In

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6:24 First Man ML 2018 Drama. Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy. 8:41 Downton Abbey PGL 2019 Drama. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith.

10:39 Greta 16VC 2019 Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert.

12:15 Making Babies MLS 2018 Comedy. Eliza Coupe, Steve Howey.

1:40 Escape Room MVL 2019 Thriller. Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

3:18 Vice MVLC 2018 Drama.

Christian Bale, Amy Adams.

5:29 Hotel Artemis 16VL 2018 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Sterling K Brown.

7:04 Stuck MC 2017 Drama.

Giancarlo Esposito, Ashanti.

8:29 The Vanishing 16VC 2018 Thriller. Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.

Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan.

10:19 The Happytime Murders 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph.

11:49 Fallen MVL 2016 Drama.

Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine.

6am Call The Midwife PG 6:45 Qi M 7:45 Traffic Cops MVLC 8:15 EastEnders PG 8:45 EastEnders PG 9:15 DCI Banks 16VLC 10:15 Heartbeat MVC 11:05 The Jonathan Ross Show M 11:55 The Graham Norton Show M 12:45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 1:35 A Touch Of Frost M 3:20 Sanditon MC 4:15 Doc Martin MC 5:10 Heartbeat MVC 6:05 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 7:35 Casualty MVC Iain takes new emergency-care assistant Siobhan under his wing.

8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood goes to Australia to learn more about his family.

9:35 Inspector George Gently M Gently is surprised to learn of Bacchus’s resignation, and seeks to help him.

11:15 Sanditon MC

1:19 Little Pink House ML 2017 Drama. Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn.

2:59 Vice MVLC 2018 Drama.

Christian Bale, Amy Adams.

5:09 Dead Leaves MVS 2004 Anime.

12:05 Casualty PG 12:55 Casualty MVC 1:45 Ackley Bridge PG 2:35 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:35 Inspector George Gently M 5:10 Grantchester M

Monday

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

Monday

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DISCOVERy 6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Ghosts on a Comet. 8:20 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG UFOs and the Presidents – FDR to JFK. 9:10 BattleBots PG 10am Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Grounded.

10:50 Alaskan Bush People PG Bear Meets Girl. 11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Chasing Caribou. 12:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 1:20 Gold Rush – White Water PG No Guts No Glory Holes.

2:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! PG Natural Born Thrillers. 9:25 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Grounded.

10:15 Expedition Unknown PG Digging into D-Day. 11:05 Gold Rush – White Water PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG

Monday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters PG 1:35 Car Crash TV 2am Car Crash TV 2:25 Naked And Afraid M 3:15 Naked And Afraid M 4:05 Naked And Afraid M 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Naked And Afraid M

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DUTHIE - MORRISON – Hayley and Gerard are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Ruby Isabel Morrison. Born Monday, April 20, 2020 at Christchurch Woman’s Hospital weighing 9lb 3oz.

CRUM, Terry Frank – On April 17, 2020 at Radius Millstream, Ashburton. Aged 80 years. Dearly loved husband of June. Loved father of Katherine English and father-in-law of Gregor Munro, and father of Jonathan. Loved grandfather of Georgie, and Josephine English. Brother of June, Michael, and Sue. Messages to the Crum family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private burial has taken place.

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A ridge persists over the North Island, while a front moving up the South Island should reach the North Island at night. An active front, preceded by strong northwest flow, is forecast to approach the country from the Tasman Sea late tomorrow. This front is expected to move east across the South Island on Monday.

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TODAYFZL: 2500m, 2800m in N, rising above 3000m later

Auckland

fine

Fine with some high cloud. Northerlies tending westerly towards evening, then dying out.

Rain developing about the divide, clearing by evening. Fine farther east with high cloud.

Wind at 1000m: NW 55 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the west in the evening, and at night elsewhere.

Wind at 2000m: Rising to W gale 75 km/h, but rising to NW severe gale 100 km/h for a time in the south. Winds lowering to 45 km/h at night.

Hamilton

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Napier

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TOMORROW Fine with high cloud. Northeasterlies from early morning.

WEDNESDAY Mainly fine. Light winds.

World Weather

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FZL: Above 3000m

Mainly fine with high cloud, but isolated showers spreading north about the divide from afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, rising to gale 70 km/h at night.

Wind at 2000m: W 45 km/h, rising to NW gale 75 km/h at night.

Mainly fine. Light winds.

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5:04 11:15 5:28 11:44 5:44 11:59 6:11 12:29 6:30 12:46 6:59 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:18 am Set 5:43 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 8:57 am Set 6:59 pm

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Wellington

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Rise 7:19 am Set 5:41 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 10:01 am Set 7:32 pm

Full moon

Rise 7:21 am Set 5:40 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 11:03 am Set 8:11 pm

Last quarter

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River Levels

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 147.6 Nth Ashburton at 4:00 pm, yesterday

4.56 nc

Sth Ashburton at 4:00 pm, yesterday

7.17

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

73.0

Waitaki Kurow at 3:03 pm, yesterday

403.7 nc

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Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.0 20.1 Max to 4pm 2.0 Minimum -0.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm April to date 18.2 Avg Apr to date 41 2020 to date 131.6 210 Avg year to date Wind km/h E7 At 4pm Strongest gust N 20 Time of gust 12:39pm

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Cryptic crossword

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Emotions are more attentiongetting than facts. So while the true bits are the most relevant and necessary parts of your story, mix in some emotion or no one will hear them.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re still learning another person. Doing this well means forgetting about who you need or want them to be and asking the pertinent questions that will reveal who they are.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The reason for some of your behaviours can be summed up in four little words: It’s in your blood. Even so, you’ll masterfully take this innate trait in the best direction possible.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s better to say something than nothing at all. It’s also better to say nothing than to say everything there is to say.

You’ll find beautiful conversational balance.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You want solutions that work, and you don’t have a lot of ego wrapped up in this. Whom to follow becomes a question of reason, not emotion. Which guidance makes the most sense for the situation?

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Let people know upfront what they are in for and they will relax and enjoy what’s happening, tolerate it better or behave in a manner that’s generally appropriate for the experience.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Don’t be afraid of a little conflict in the day, as it will lift the energy like spice lifts the taste of food. The action will ramp up and so will you, the action star of this flick.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Cleaning a closet can be more interesting than going to a museum. All the artefacts are related to something you did in the past, even if that something is simply putting an item in a closet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The more complicated a game is, the better off you’ll be when you understand the rules. While it’s possible for a beginner to win a poker hand, the expert has the best chance at taking the night.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It makes sense when early relationships inform subsequent ones. The surprise comes when what you learn from someone you know now actually helps you understand what happened back then too.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): In cards and in life, much depend on the hand you’re dealt. If it’s crummy, you have to figure out other ways to play it. A bluff, a clever play, folding early and waiting for the next round... you’ll figure out the best move.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve a rebellious streak and it makes you more attractive today.

There are people around you who also don’t want to do as they’re told, and they’ll admire your nerve.

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