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The Gallipoli campaign was not New Zealand’s first engagement in World War One, but it became the most defining. One hundred years ago today, thousands of New Zealand and Australian troops rushed a Turkish beach as part of a militarily dubious effort that, despite untold heroism, ended in failure.

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Dr McDreamy leaves . . . for good After 11 seasons, Patrick Dempsey has left Grey’s Anatomy - the Emmywinning medical drama from creator Shonda Rhimes. Dempsey has played the beloved character of Dr Derek Shepherd, aka Dr McDreamy, since the drama first launched in 2005. Fans of the show please don’t read on if you have not watched the most recent episode of Greys Anatomy, because it may ruin your day.

In a shocking twist, Dempseys’ beloved character is killed off in the latest episode to air in the US. Dr Shepherd is killed in a car crash leaving wife Dr Meredith Grey a widow, reports Variety.com. Rumours of Dempsey’s departure have been swirling recently, and the actor spoke about exiting the series last November. He told the Portland Press Herald he would be leaving the show very soon.

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Arquette empathises with Jenner Actor David Arquette has wished Bruce Jenner well amid rumours the former Olympian and reality TV star is transitioning to become a woman. Arquette understands the difficulties surrounding the change Jenner is going through, having watched his brother Robert become a woman named Alexis. Their story was documented in the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother. It has been widely speculated that Jenner is undergoing a similar journey. “It’s such a personal thing, especially being in the spotlight. It must be really difficult for everyone,” Arquette said. Arquette said learning to call his brother his sister was the hardest part for him.

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Top Gear host predicts Clarkson return Top Gear co-host James May is convinced the series will not work without sacked Jeremy Clarkson, and predicts BBC bosses will eventually woo him back. The future of the hugely popular British TV show, which is screened in nearly 60 countries across the world, has been thrown into jeopardy after the scandal. Britain’s public broadcaster last month announced it was not renewing Clarkson’s contract after 12 years on the show, after the 55-year-old launched an unprovoked attack on producer Oisin Tymon. Clarkson’s co-star May has now ruled out continuing Top Gear without the controversial star and warned fans that replacing him will be “virtually impossible”. “Me and Hammond with a surrogate Jeremy is a non-starter, it just wouldn’t work. That would be lame,” May told Britain’s The Guardian newspaper. “It has to be the three of us... it would be a bloody tough call to do Top Gear without Jeremy, that would be a bit of a daft idea.” There was further fallout this week after the executive producer of the top-rating motoring show also quit.

Andy Wilman had previously denied he was leaving when a leaked email suggested he was, but BBC confirmed his departure yesterday.

Lubricant deal slips away The Commerce Commission has ruled against a merger that would have seen New Zealand’s most popular brands of adult lubricant products merged under a single owner. The decision will slightly complicate the planned global deal in which Reckitt Benckiser Group, owners of Durex, are to purchase Johnson & Johnson’s K-Y brand and product assets. “The commission is not satisfied that the merger of Durex and K-Y would not have the likely effect of substantially lessening competition in the supply of personal lubricants to New Zealand supermarkets and pharmacies,” said commission chairman Mark Berry. Although the merger had been approved in other countries, New Zealand’s market was unique due to the limited number of suppliers to main retailers, with Durex and K-Y the leading personal lubricant brands in New Zealand with strong customer loyalty, Berry said.

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Ashburton to host conference Ashburton is set to host an international farming conference, expected to attract more than 200 farmers.

The World Wide Agriculture (WWA) conference will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre from June 22-23.

Internationally acclaimed agricultural experts from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the United States will speak at the event.

Ashburton mayor Angus McKay said the district’s farming community should be excited such a high calibre, international farming conference will be held in the district.

“As a farmer myself, one al-

ways has to take the chance to look at more innovative ways of growing produce that we export and that provide jobs and opportunities for local businesses,” Mr McKay said.

“I am very grateful to the conference organisers for bringing this event to our district and would encourage local people associated with the industry to attend.”

WWA convenor Bruce Hore said the event would attract some of the world’s top agricultural scientists and consultants.

“It’s a huge opportunity for farmers to learn about some of the developments and tech-

nologies happening both here and overseas and also to bust some of the myths and folklore around conventional farming methods,” Mr Hore said.

The aim of the conference is to show farmers how they can increase their yields by spending the same amount they would have before applying conventional fertiliser products.

“We’re increasingly learning more about the benefits of conventional farming practices and the importance of starting from the ground up,” Mr Hore said “In New Zealand we want to portray ourselves as clean and green, but the reality is tradi-

tional farming methods can be counter-productive and don’t give as good yields.

“We are now discovering better ways to ensure we are not only doing the right thing environmentally – we’re also getting better and more sustainable results, bigger yields – which of course benefits the whole country economically.”

Farmers around the world are experiencing the same challenges with lower yields, higher costs, chemical resistance and more extreme weather patterns – all of which affect their results, Mr Hore said.

“It’s also an opportunity to listen to farmers who are us-

ing these methods, and beating their best ever yields, especially the cropping farmers. It’s a chance to hear from real people in the business.

“If farmers cannot reverse the trend of yields dropping they won’t be able to farm profitably. It’s also about being able to respond to what consumers want. People are becoming more aware of where their food is sourced. They want food that has been grown conventionally with lower chemical inputs.”

“Cropping and dairy farmers will really benefit from attending the WWA conference and learning from some of the best in the business.”

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Tattoo a permanent tribute to soldiers

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It may be our national day of remembrance, but for one Ashburton man Anzac Day is so significant that he had a permanent reminder inked on his body.

Reuben Darrell, a former member of the New Zealand Air Force, had a tribute to soldiers who fought in war tattooed on his back and shoulder.

The extensive artwork, which took 22 hours to complete, features a poppy and helicopter, among other images.

The tattoo was finished about three weeks ago, just in time for Anzac Day and the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

Commemorating conflicts and the soldiers who fought in them was important for Mr

Darrell, who served in the air force for 13 years.

He served in East Timor, the Solomon Islands, and took part in missions in Afghanistan.

He also spent time at an American military base in Kurdistan, where he served as the New Zealand flag bearer at a service to mark the second anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

He said he was proud of his service, and the tattoo was a perfect way to show that pride.

“I’ve always liked tattoos, and they’re becoming more socially acceptable,” he said.

He usually tried to attend Anzac Day services to remember both his own service and the service of his grandfathers, who both served in World War Two.

Reuben Darrell has had his tribute to Anzac Day tattooed on his shoulder.

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Emotional time at Hill 60 Was he terrified, did he want to turn and run, did he have time to think anything? Frank Woodhouse was killed 100 years ago at Gallipoli.

The place was bathed in late afternoon sunlight. A gentle breeze moving through the lavender hedges the only sound.

It was beautiful, more than peaceful — a place that belies its gruesome history.

I was standing at the place where my great-great-uncle Frank Woodhouse died 100 years ago during the 1915 Anzac Campaign.

His remains, like so many others, were never found and his name is inscribed on a memorial to the missing at the cemetery at Hill 60.

As I stood looking at his name on that plaque, my mother’s maiden name and a name that is part of the fabric of my life, I was overwhelmed. It was surreal to see it there, on that monument so far from home.

There were a few tears — sadness mixed with absolute pride — and the gravity of what happened to Frank hit home. I thought there would be more tears to be honest, but the emotional impact of seeing Frank’s final resting place was much deeper than that. I am still at a loss for words to describe how it felt.

Affected, humbled, awestruck — I’ve thought of them all but none do the feelings any justice.

Frank was 17 when he enlisted, three years too young but a fib added three years to his age and off to war he went.

He turned 18 just two months before he was killed.

My mind was racing. Where exactly on this hill did he advance towards the Turks?

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Former Methven resident and New Zealand Herald reporter Anna Leask finds the resting place of her great-great-uncle, who died at Gallipoli, aged 18

A 15 month old baby flown from Greymouth to Auckland’s Starship Hospital on Tuesday has died.

Police say the boy was rushed to Greymouth Hospital’s emergency clinic in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Later in the day he was flown to Starship for specialist treatment, but he died yesterday.

Police are investigating the boy’s death.

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Anna Leask finds her great-great-uncle’s name inscribed in the war memorial on Hill 60 at Gallipoli.

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What was he thinking? Was he terrified, did he want to turn and run, did he have time to think anything or was he one of the first to fall?

How was he killed? Was his death quick — I hoped so — or was he wounded and left to die on that battlefield so far from home? Did he kill any of the enemy and how did that affect him?

It also struck me that while he was my great-great-uncle, he was a child.

I was standing at the grave of a boy who thought he was going off on an adventure,

who had no idea what war really was.

He never should have been there. He should have had the privilege of growing up, having a family and living. He should have had all of the freedoms I have had.

There is comfort though in knowing that he is resting in such a place. He is away from the din and roar of war and he will be forever remembered there.

He is among comrades and he will never be alone. He is one of 182 Kiwi boys and men believed killed there, but never

put in a proper grave.

Just 13 of our lads were identified and interred properly.

The words of Ataturk came into my head as I walked away from Hill 60, away from Trooper Frank Woodhouse of the Otago Mounted Rifles.

“Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives, you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. “ ... your sons are now lying in our bosoms and are in peace.

“After having lost their lives on this land they become our sons as well.”

A Kiwi jihadist who claims to be fighting in Syria with the Islamic State has called for terror attacks in New Zealand to mark Anzac Day. Mark John Taylor, also known as Mohammad Daniel and Abu Abdul Rahman, made the comments in a YouTube video.

The broadcast was removed after being viewed only a handful of times, but footage played on TV3 News showed Taylor addressing supporters in New Zealand and Australia. “Now is the time to commence your operations. Even if it means you have to stab a few police officers or soldiers on Anzac Day, so be it.”

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Campbell Live protest Veteran broadcaster John Campbell told around 100 Auckland protesters he was “genuinely overwhelmed” by their support when they handed a petition to save Campbell Live with almost 100,000 signatures to MediaWorks. The vocal group were among hundreds of supporters nationwide who yesterday took to the streets to show their support of the show.

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■ KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE

Museum meter captures quake activity When Mid Cantabrians were stopped in their tracks by yesterday’s mid-afternoon earthquake Ashburton Museum manager Michael Hanrahan was more interested in the actions of his in-house seismometer.

Yesterday’s string of earthquakes, started with a 6.3 quake inland from Kaikoura. It rattled an area stretched across New Zealand and its recorded data was impressive he said.

It’s not the first quake the machine has recorded but it was the largest and was followed by several others with recordings greater than 4, Mr Hanrahan said. Data from the seismometer is fed directly to Auckland Univeristy.

Geonet measured the quake at a depth of 80 kilometres and it was centred 45 kilometres north-west of Kaikoura. It occurred at 3.36pm. It

was rated as strong.

The quake caused havoc with mobile coverage on the Spark network, with early indications that the network itself was not damaged, the major outage was caused by call congestion.

The dramatic spike of yesterday’s 6.3 level earthquake as measured by the seismometer in the Ashburton Museum. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

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Ashburton College staff and students were joined by some special guests as they held their Anzac service yesterday.

Members of the First Royal Gurkha Regiment, who are in New Zealand to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, attended the ceremony alongside college staff, students, and local dignitaries.

Captain Premkaji Gurung told the crowd it was a “great honour” to be in

New Zealand. He said there was a bond between the Anzacs and the Gurkhas, who fought side by side at Gallipoli.

College principal Grant McMillan talked students through the service and encouraged them to attend services around the district.

He said it was “really neat” to have the Gurkha soldiers in attendance at the service.

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An Anzac service was held for the residents at Coldstream Rest Home on Wednesday morning.

It was the second time a service was held at the rest home, and it was led by current Ashburton RSA president Maurice Baker and past president Malcolm Hansen.

It began with Mr Hansen (above) giving a description of the events at Gal-

Father Geoff Gray addressed the children of St Joseph’s School on Thursday afternoon at the school’s field of remembrance Anzac service. Students from across the school gathered before the white crosses to remember those who lost their lives.

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A resident thanked both the men for taking time out of their busy schedules to provide everyone at Coldstream with a PHOTO 220415-CP-123 memorial service.

Allenton School pupil Francesca Lucot listens to Ashburton RSA president Maurice Baker at the school’s Anzac service yesterday.

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Still finding forgotten soldiers W

hen attending Methven High School in his youth, Sir Graeme Harrison would gaze at the Methven War Memorial Arch at his school gates, and ponder upon all the names of the soldiers lost in battle.

He memorised every one, and vowed to himself that one day he would find out more about the men behind those names, and the path their lives took before they were killed.

This is the story told by Methven Historical Society member Angela Grieve, who has worked with Sir Graeme to construct a new display at the Methven Heritage Centre, as part of the nationwide WW100 Project. The display features the histories of nine known soldiers with associations to the area, bounded by the old Mt Hutt Roads Board district, who died as a result of the Gallipoli campaign.

Sir Graeme, himself the son of a war veteran, is reluctant to take any credit for the research which went into the display, wanting the focus to be on the soldiers.

Of the nine whose histories are recorded, there are three who were never acknowledged on either the town’s war memorial arch or its Roll of Honour at the Mount Hutt Memorial Hall.

They include Private John Owens, service number 8/942, who enlisted at

They left the Methven area to fight for their country and lost their lives at Gallipoli. Three World War One soldiers, previously unacknowledged as having come from the Methven area, have had their stories recalled thanks to historical researchers from the small town.

Susan Sandys reports.

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the age of 20 and was killed before he made his next birthday. Prior to leaving for war, Mr Owens resided at Springburn and was a New Zealand Railways cleaner, most likely working on the Ashburton to Mt Somers Railway.

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1914, on the Hawkes Bay. He was among New Zealand Infantry Brigade soldiers who survived landing at Gallipoli, Turkey, on April 25, and were later moved by vessels to Cape Helles on the night of May 5.

Two days later they were tasked with charging across open ground to break through Turkish trenches and seize Krithia. Private Owens was among 835 casualties suffered in the failed attack.

He died on May 8, 1915. He has no known grave but is remembered on the New Zealand Memorial to the Missing at Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli.

Private George Travers, service number 10/527, was a flour mill hand whose parents, Robert and Matilda, resided at Mt Somers.

At the age of 21 he left New Zealand on the Main Body troop ships in 1914, two months after enlisting. He survived the Gallipoli landings on April 25, 1915, but was killed while holding Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli on August 8 and 9, as a member of Lieutenant Colonel William Malone’s now-famous Wellington Battalion.

All but 10 per cent of the battalion’s 760 soldiers were either killed or wounded in the face of wave after wave of Turkish attacks. Private Travers’ body was never recovered and his name is one of 850 inscribed on the New Zealand Memorial to the Missing at Chunuk Bair Cemetery.

Sergeant William Steven, service number 6/151, was the son of Lauriston’s general storekeeper. At the time of his enlistment he had been a member of the Christchurch City Rifles in the Territorial Force for three years.

He was a lance corporal who was promoted to sergeant on August 13, 1915.

This was as casualties mounted during the disastrous failed attempt to take the Sari Bair Range.

In four days of fighting from August 7 to 10 the Canterbury Battalion recorded 346 casualties including 69 killed. Sergeant Steven lost his life as the Canterbury Battalion was relieved, on August 27, by which time he had been on the peninsula for four months.

His body was not recovered and he was remembered, along with 47 other New Zealand soldiers, at the Embarkation Pier Cemetery.

The other six soldiers recorded in the display are Sergeant Thomas Stevens, Sergeant Major John Aitken, Private William Kappely, Private Eric Mitchell, Lieutenant Vincent Nancarrow and Trooper Stanley Sullivan.

Sir Graeme said no record existed of how many soldiers and nurses within the Mt Hutt district served overseas in World War One. There were altogether 68 names on the memorial arch, unveiled in 1930, and a record of 108 returned soldiers attending a peace celebration in Methven in 1919.

He had sourced the military records of more than 300 men with associations to the area who served in the war.

These had revealed that in addition to the 68 known names, there were at least another 31 who were either killed or died from their wounds or disease as a result of military service.

Gallipoli survivors are also included in the Methven display.

Captain Thomas Stockdill returned to receive the distinguished conduct medal for “distinguished gallantry in recovery of wounded men on the open beach under fire”.

An authentic army uniform as worn

by William Hampton, loaned by his family, is part of the display. Mr Hampton farmed at Barrhill in his later years, and both Mr Harrison and Methven Historical Society chairperson Kathryn McKendry knew him.

He fought at Gallipoli but fell ill and was evacuated to England for rehabilitation.

He returned later as a sergeant to conduct burial duties, and his World War One service altogether amounted to five years and 21 days.

Mr Harrison and Mrs McKendry remember him as a very good citizen, and a quietly spoken man with an Irish accent. He did not appear to have suffered any ill-effects or trauma from his war experiences.

“I think he just got on with it,” Mr Harrison said.

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When Anzac hits home Daniel William Lysaght was one of the Fallen Soldiers of Fairton who served overseas during World War One. The Guardian’s Caitlin Porter sat down with his nephew Austin, to talk about his uncle’s time at war.

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inety-nine years ago, a young Daniel Lysaght summoned up the courage to enlist himself for services in World War One. He was only 20 years old at the time and was the first pupil from Fairton School to do so.

Daniel Lysaght was a trooper, and many of the details of his life have been condensed into a book on his family history.

Trooper Lysaght’s nephew Austin Lysaght, is based in Ashburton and is one of many family members who possess the book, which dates from 1865 to 2010.

The book states, that within three months of enlisting in the war, Trooper Lysaght embarked on the Tofua from Wellington, and set off for Devonport.

He was farewelled with much fanfare and a social event was held in his honour at Fairton School on his last evening in Mid Canterbury.

Trooper Lysaght was presented with a wrist watch, a small appreciation from those whom he was going to fight for and represent while at war.

Various speakers were said to have spoken of the “high esteem” in which the Lysaght family was held.

He was also given a cheque, which the book states; “was by no means blank”.

Nephew, Austin, pointed out that when Trooper Lysaght enlisted he was not a big fellow by any means, his army records show he was only 5’ 6.75 tall and weighed only 123lb.

The book states he had “fair hair, a fair complexion and blue eyes”.

After arriving in Devonport, he was posted to the Otago Company Slingshot in Larkhill, Bulford Village, in England.

After being there for near on a month he left for France and was posted to Etaples, where he joined the battalion in the field.

Two months after his arrival he was appointed Lance Corporal in the field, but the rank

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did not come with any sort of increase in pay.

Shortly, afterwards, close to Christmas 1916, he fell ill and was admitted to the NZ Field Ambulance.

A week later he was admitted to the Australian Casualty Clearing Station in the field before moving into the 18th General Hospital in Camiers.

His medical report from February 1917 classes his disability as “disordered action of heart”.

Lance Corporal Lysaght then embarked on the hospital ship Formosa, headed for England, where he was admitted into

the 1st NZ General Hospital in Brockenhurst.

He stayed there for two months, until March of 1917 when he was taken to the Convalescent Hospital in Hornchurch.

He was so ill at this point that he was discharged from service.

His records stated he was “no longer physically fit for war service, on account of illness contracted on active service”.

That same month he set sail for New Zealand on the RMS Tainui. He returned to New Zealand shores in June of 1917.

It appears that after return-

ing home Lance Corporal Lysaght went to Dunedin looking for work, Austin said.

Sadly, he caught influenza only five months after returning home and died on November 25, at the age of 22. Austin said his mother caught the train down to Dunedin to see him, but was not allowed to visit as he was in quarantine.

Lance Corporal Lysaght had no children, nor a spouse, but his memory lives on through his extended family who treasure his medals and the book of family history that details his time at war.

FAIRTON The Fallen Soldiers of Fairton, refers to the 13 men from Fairton who enlisted in World War One but didn’t live to tell the tales of their experiences.

In total, 39 men from Fairton enlisted. Three of the men from Fairton who died, did so, due to wounds suffered at Gallipoli.

The others died in Palestine, Belgium and France and are buried in war memorial cemeteries overseas, while some, such as Lance Corporal Lysaght, died upon their return.

All of the Fallen Soldiers of Fairton will be remembered at the Hakatere Marae Anzac service this morning.

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anzac The Gallipoli campaign was not New Zealand’s first engagement in World War One, but it became the most defining. One hundred years ago today, thousands of New Zealand and Australian troops rushed a Turkish beach as part of a militarily dubious effort that, despite untold heroism, ended in failure.

Today, the Guardian looks back at the earliest beginnings of Anzac.

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From tragedy to nationhood

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n the Ashburton Guardian on Monday, April 26, 1915, there were few warnings of a calm before the storm.

There was news of a successful rabbit shoot in the Valetta district – good-sized animals showed the rabbits were not starving even if some of the sheep were – while anglers were getting good bags of not-so-big fish in the last days of the season.

The district was preparing for a carnival to raise funds for the relief of war-torn Belgium, workers at the Fairfield freezing works were preparing for a fancy dress ball at the Theatre Royal and Robert Galbraith –

who stood for “sane progress” – was squaring off against Henry Davis for the Ashburton Borough mayoralty.

But the war that New Zealand entered in August, 1914, still raged overseas and the cable pages were still dominated by news of the Empire’s exploits in the Western Theatre in their battle against Germany and her aggressive allies.

Gallipoli and the Anzacs would be soon forever bonded as twin forces that helped define a plucky little nation of loyal British sons. But, on the cable pages, the only hint of the gathering storm was a short report – buried amongst the other war news – of a “decisive action” having started in the Dardanelles.

This marked the start of the Gallipoli Peninsula landings which, by Tuesday, were reported in a short cable as an ongoing action involving the landing of British troops hotly opposed by the enemy. And still, no word of the New Zealanders that were already dying at what became known as Anzac Cove.

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he Australian and New Zealand division – the Anzacs – landed on the Turkish beach on April 25, as part of an ill-fated offensive that was supposed to help unlock the path to Constantinople and remove the Ottoman Empire

from the war.

The British and French naval fleet had failed to blast its way through the Dardanelles Strait and so a force of 75,000 troops was dispatched to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula, destroy coastal defences and open the strait.

New Zealanders and Australians, who had been training in Egypt for action on the Western Front, would comprise roughly half the men in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

By January 1916, when the forces were withdrawn, 2779 New Zealanders would be among the more than 44,000 Allied men, and perhaps more than 87,000 Ottoman Empire men, killed across the peninsula.

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rom Mid Canterbury, there was no way of knowing how tragic the battle would become.

In fact, the earliest days of the engagement were marked with stories of courage and words of patriotic fervour and militaristic enthusiasm.

News of the Anzacs – scant as it was – was finally published in the Guardian on April 29. The capitalised headline read NEW ZEALANDERS IN ACTION; TAKE PART IN DARDANELLES OPERATION; DISPLAY SPLENDID GALLANTRY. continued over page

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from P11 There were few details but that did not matter: Premier William Massey had read a cable that said His Majesty’s Government offered its warmest congratulations on the “splendid gallantry and magnificent achievement of your Contingent in the successful operations in the Dardanelles”.

Mr Massey told the crowd outside Parliament that there were no details as to the New Zealanders’ achievements but that it “was clear that the New Zealand troops had been privileged to take part in a very important engagement” and that they “had distinguished themselves, just as was predicted they would”.

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hat was the tenor of the news devoured by Mid Cantabrians for reporting during the early days of the campaign. On May 1, the news from Gallipoli was still patchy but a cable from London detailed where the Allies landed and said the New Zealanders and Australians had pushed on with the utmost of boldness; that they fought with fine spirit and determination and had defeated every attempt by the Turkish to beat them.

The Ashburton Guardian editorial wrote of the pride in the splendid achievement – the “stirring fight”, the “brilliant part” the New Zealanders played – but wrote of the anxiety people felt to so unexpectedly learn the men they thought were in Egypt were on the front in Gallipoli.

“No good purpose” could come of the “obscure messages” that had come so far, another example of the “imbecility” of the censorship system.

However, with other newspapers across the country, patchy news was not enough to stop the Guardian and many brave letter writers from encouraging more men to enlist. With just one casualty confirmed by cable – and a sense that New Zealand was finally doing its bit –it was still a rousing adventure.

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tirring headlines graced cable columns still economical with details of the campaign for many days afterwards.

They described troops as fighting for king and country, and of colonials that “make good”.

There were reports of the positive way the British newspapers wrote about the New Zealanders and Australians but the casualty lists soon dominated the reports.

The first list was published in the Guardian on May 4. The headline said FALL IN NOBLE CAUSE; THREE ASHBURTONIANS INCLUDED and the long, two-column list detailed the 10 dead and the injuries inflicted on the 107 wounded.

Private CF Reid, of Ashburton, had a wounded thigh; the macabre list included amputations.

The lists were published as they were released by the government, which was most days

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The soldiers on whom fortune smiled, a group of Gallipoli veterans who survived a campaign that cost 2772 New Zealanders their lives. The photo was taken outside Ashburton’s first RSA building in Tancred Street in 1920. Names are known for some of those men.

Back row: unknown, unknown, Geo Harris, unknown, unknown E C (Ted) Baker. The remainder of the men have not been identified.

Middle row: Dave Moore, Frank Choat, Dave Smith, WE Galbriath, Dr Gaunt, unknown, Mr Boothroyd, Mark Maysoon. The remainder of the men have not been identified.

In front from left Peter Gall, Charlie Jessop, Bob Moore, unknown.

The two men standing on the verandah are Mayor Galbraith and Mr F. Z. D. Ferriman.

in the early throes of the Gallipoli campaign.

They were prominently displayed – often as the first column, or even two, of the long series of stories from the many different theatres of the European war.

Casualties were listed by battalion and the wounded and dead were tallied in what, to modern eyes, looked very similar to a cricket scorecard.

They were not always accurate, the information was not always timely and the task of identifying which casualties were locals was difficult. Local men enlisted in different towns and some enlisted in Australia – and communication between the front line and military chiefs was fraught.

The Guardian reported what it believed was THE FIRST ASHBURTON DEATH on May 14. Sergeant BB Wood was an obliging and courteous salesman at his uncle’s shop and a valued member of the local Shakespeare club.

Later, it emerged other Mid Cantabrians had died on the first day of the landing.

The local casualty list continued to grow: on May 24, it was reported that one-time accountant Wilfred Dove had been killed and that Borough School’s flag

would fly at half-mast for former dux GT Hayes, after a list that included eight more Ashburton names.

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month after the first report of the landings was published in the Guardian it was obvious that the sides were in stalemate that would exact a terrible toll.

British and later, French forces made the main landing at Cape Helles on the southern tip of Gallipoli, while the Anzacs landed midway up the peninsula.

They landed on a rugged stretch of coastline, below a range defended by two infantry companies and an artillery battery. They were 2km north of the flat land on which they were meant to land.

The area the Anzacs came to occupy was very small – less than six square kilometres – and very narrow. At most, the distance from the frontline and the beach was slightly more than 900 metres There were few reliable descriptive details in newspapers for a long time after the landings, so Mid Cantabrians had no way of knowing that bullets and bombs rained from cliffs, cutting apart waves of men who rushed

a beach on which there were few places to hide.

Men rowed and waded through the surf and through bodies, to a beach littered with the dead and dying, where the sand danced from the impact of bullets and shrapnel tore fragile bodies to shreds.

They pushed on but were met by an infantry regiment that pushed them back and near defeat.

The men could not be evacuated so they dug in for what became months of fruitless trench warfare, defending a frontline from Courtney’s Post to Walker’s Ridge. A catalogue of disaster followed.

Throughout May, thousands of Anzacs were killed in unsuccessful pushes – and relatively successful defences – in their sector. The New Zealand Infantry Brigade suffered 835 casualties in a daytime raid in which 6500 Allied men were killed or wounded – all for 500m – after they were ferried to Heles, to help attack a town called Krithia.

Back at Walker’s Ridge, there were enormous casualties when 40,000 Ottoman troops attacked the Anzac perimeter in mid-May. More than 3000 Ottoman bodies carpeted no-man’s-land until a day-long truce to bury the dead.

A month later, a report in the Guardian described the consuming smell.

From August 6, there was a push to capture some of the strategic high points on the Sari Bair Range. The Wellington Battalion captured one of the objectives, Chunuk Bair, in what became one of the New Zealand force’s most famous successes. It was held for two days until the Turkish defenders drove off the British troops who relieved the New Zealanders’ position.

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he campaign continued to exert its toll. On August 21, the depleted Canterbury and Otago Mounted Rifles regiments supported the British attack at Suvla with an attack on Hill 60, a small piece of Ottoman-held high ground. It was a costly failure. Allied planners underestimated the strength of Ottoman defences and the attack quickly broke down. There were more than 2000 casualties, including 200 New Zealanders.

The attack at Suvla also failed.

Historians say the New Zealand infantry and mounted brigades were effectively destroyed as fighting forces over three weeks of costly fighting. About 4000 surviving Anzacs were sent to the Greek Island of Lemnos

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he weather was worsening when they returned to the peninsula for the final weeks of what was, by now, a disastrous campaign in the backwater of the war.

The scorching heat of summer was replaced with rain, snow and wind. Packed like sardines in narrow trenches and makeshift bivvies, water shortages, poor food and poor sanitation – and unburied bodies and swarms of disease-carrying flies – meant soldiers began to come down with diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid.

Soldiers’ diaries complained the conditions took lives as efficiently as bullets and lamented how difficult it was to get supplies safely to the beach.

Years later, the Ashburton Guardian reported how returned soldiers remembered the stench of the dead from the unburied corpses on no man’s land. Rotting corpses and body waste supported disease and made an environment where the trenches came within 5m of each other, in places, even more oppressive.

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n the book Ashburton: A History of Town and Country, author W. H. Scotter states that some 1800 men from Mid Canterbury went overseas to fight in World War One, and about 432 did not return.

The figure is in the general vicinity of the number of names recorded on the Ashburton Cenotaph – 422. However, Ashburton amateur historian Liz Quaid has been researching the topic and has found about another 100 with associations to the district.

She began her research project about 10 years ago when an Ashburton Guardian reporter asked her if there were any locals buried in the same cemetery in France as the unknown soldier.

It ignited her curiosity and she began searching a range of internet sources such as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour register and the Auckland War Museum’s cenotaph database, as well as CDs from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists and books and newspaper articles.

With its special significance for 2015, Mrs Quaid is focusing on those Mid Cantabrians who were killed at Gallipoli, of which she has managed to find 66.

She has found that 10 were killed in the first week, 15 in May, three in June, two in July, 32 in August, one each in September, October, December and then one more, of flu, when he returned in 1918.

The details she has unearthed hint of the human toll of the campaign and the massive loss it must have been for the men’s families, their district and nation.

Ashburton brothers James and Thomas Happer both lost their lives. They were among three sons born to Thomas and Ann Happer.

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he evacuation of Anzac and Suvla was completed on December 20, 1915.

By then, frostbite and hypothermia were growing, as was the size and strength of the Ottoman defence.

The campaign did not have any significant impact on the outcome of World War One – the Western Front, where the Anzacs would soon fight, was critical – but it had a profound impact on the people back home.

Newspapers wrote about New Zealand, the Empire’s cub, proving a worthy opponent of tyranny. Over time, the campaign helped foster a growing sense of national identity. It was regarded as the place where New Zealand came of age.

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shburton and Methven had their first Anzac Day commemorations on this day 99 years ago. In Ashburton, the Guardian reported all businesses were closed and there was bunting on shop fronts as the procession including two bands, returned servicemen, soldiers and scouts made its way to the domain for a service and speeches.

It was a large gathering, boosted by many people who came to town for the occasion.

The Mayor, R. Galbraith – who was elected as the Gallipoli campaign raged – said the turnout was a sign of appreciation “of the gallant service of our lads”. They honoured “the brave deeds for liberty and justice” and “mourned the noble lads who fell”.

“God bless the men of Anzac for the noble part they took on that memorable day,” he said.

“For the love of King and country.”

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WHAT IS ANZAC? Anzac is the acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

The corps was created when, in December 1914, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the Australian Imperial Force in Egypt were placed under the command of Lieutenant General William Birdwood.

The New Zealanders and Australians did not want to lose their separate identities, so “Australasian Corps” was replaced with Anzac.

The word was soon used to describe all New Zealand and Australian soldiers who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Eventually, it came to mean any Australian or New Zealand soldier.

It is unknown how many World War One soldiers from Mid Canterbury were killed in action, never to return to their homeland. But Ashburton amateur historian Liz Quaid is on her way to finding out those details. Susan Sandys reports.

Prior to enlistment, James Happer worked as a labourer at Mt Somers. The Canterbury Mounted Rifles trooper died of his wounds at Gallipoli on May 19, 1915, aged 26. His records show his next of kin was a sister, a Mary Bain of Sockburn.

Thomas Happer was also a member of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles and was to live no longer than a couple of weeks after his brother was killed.

Private Happer had worked as a labourer prior to enlistment, and was 28 when he was killed in action at Gallipoli on June 6, 1915.

William Patching was a saddler prior to enlistment, a son of William and Sophia Patching of 32 Short Street, Ashburton. He was educated at Ashburton public and high schools and killed in action on May 8, 1915, aged 23 years.

His sergeant, Joseph Wallace, wrote a letter home about his death.

“We had entrenched to meet a counter-attack on Monday, May 10. Will had been observing and had picked up one of the enemy and turned around to draw a comrade’s attention to the matter when he received a bullet through the head, killing him instantly”.

Rupert Thomas was born in Ashburton and attended Ash-

burton Borough Primary School, Ashburton High School and Christ’s College. A report in the Ashburton Guardian said he excelled at swimming and was a keen botanist. After leaving school he decided to become an apple grower and went to Nelson to gain experience. He sailed from New Zealand with the Main Body of the NZEF. He was reported missing after the assault on Sari Bair Ridge at Chunuk Bair on August 8, 1915, one of hundreds from the Wellington Regiment, including its commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Malone, who lost their lives.

Donald Rae was the son of Peel Forest parents and was working at Lowcliffe as a shepherd before enlisting. At the age of 23, after receiving an injury to his shoulder and lung on Hill 60, he died on August 28 “at sea ex Gallipoli” and was buried at sea.

Charles Burgess was the second son of Ashburton blacksmith James Burgess and his wife Helen who lived on Eton Street. He was just 20 when he was killed in action at the Dardanelles on April 29, 1915.

Mrs Quaid will continue with her research and pass on her findings to the Ashburton Museum.

ANZAC DAY The first Anzac Day was April 25, 1916. A half day holiday was declared and there were processions of returned and serving personnel, followed by church services and public meetings.

The first was very patriotic and mournful of the dead. In peace, it became a sacred, secular day.

In 1920, April 25 was declared a holiday and it became a full public holiday in 1922.

Public war memorials erected in the 1920s increasingly became the focus for services.

The dawn parade was an Australian idea widely adopted in New Zealand from 1939.

The number of marchers grew as returned servicemen became more interested. Anzac Day was like an annual reunion.

From World War Two it was a day to commemorate all New Zealand’s wars.

The Poppy, a symbol of remembrance all over the world, became common to mark Anzac Day from the 1920s.

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shburton man John Sheehan was 36, old in terms of the men signing on to go serve in World War One. But age did not deter him and keen to be part of the conflagration, Sheehan signed up with the Australian 9th Battalion along with 26 other New Zealanders and these men became the first Kiwis ashore in Anzac Cove.

There has been debate over who was the first Australian and who was the first New Zealander to set foot on the sand of Anzac Cove since April 25, 1915.

That question will never be answered, but it appears the first person ashore was an Australian.

While Pte Sheehan was in that first flotilla of 9th Battalion boats, it is believed there were no New Zealanders in the first boat to discharge soldiers into the battery of enemy fire.

The first New Zealand Expeditionary Forces on their troop transporters arrived at dawn and witnessed the Australian attacks taking place, not knowing 27 of their own were among them.

They did not land at Anzac Cove until just after 9am.

Private John Sheehan, a miner, regimental number 899, was one of the fortunate.

Where thousands fought and

Australian troops board the ship Omrah at Pinkenba Wharf, Brisbane, ca 1915.

died on that narrow strip of beach or later in the mud-filled trenches, Private Sheehan survived and is likely to have been injured during the early days of the campaign as he returned to Australia on November 15 that same year.

Little is known of the soldier

who earned the right to say he was amongst the first New Zealanders to set foot on Turkish soil during the war, but he is listed as being the son of Patrick Sheehan of Ashburton and his occupation on recruitment was given as miner.

On the Australian roll of

honour he is listed as being a member of the 9th Battalion, H Company, enlisting on August 19, 1914 in Townsville, sailing from Melbourne on the Omrah.

He was one of 27 New Zealanders who joined the 9th Battalion, H Company, in late August and early September 1914.

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n the early days of the Gallipoli campaign, communications with the world outside the hell of Anzac Cove were, at best, fragile.

The chaos that followed the gunning down of wave after wave of Australian and New Zealand soldiers meant roll calls were impossible and confirmation of death or injury were left to chance.

As the news of the growing toll of deaths and casualties began to filter to the media around the world, distance meant that news was even longer in finding its way to New Zealand.

Newspapers around the world ran daily lists of those who had died or

were injured. At best they were accurate in terms of listing the fallen but in terms of the chronological detailing of who died, where and when, they were less reliable.

A headline in the Guardian of May 14, 1915 declared Ashburton had suffered its first victim of the campaign….The First Ashburton Death, Sergeant B. B. Wood. His name appeared in the third list of wounded published on May 6 but he is listed as having died on April 29 in hospital in Egypt.

He may have been the first on the list of local deaths, but records kept by the Auckland War Memorial Museum show that four men who listed Ashburton as their place of birth died in the first few hours of the conflict on April 25.

Thomas Francis Adams, 31; George Thomas Hayes, 21; William Alexander Hamilton, 22; Thomas Henry Stevens 28 are listed as having died on April 25, 1915. In the first three months of the campaign, more than 30 men from Ash-

burton were killed, dozens more injured with many of those dying in the following months from their wounds.

Listings of those first four deaths could not be found in the Guardian of the time, but in announcing the death of Sergeant Bertram Barrett Wood the paper gave details of his life.

He travelled from Yorkshire England to live in New Zealand, little knowing that within five years he would earn the dubious distinction of being listed as the first New Zealander to die from wounds received at Anzac Cove.

His name first appeared in the list of casualties sent from the front on May 6, six days after he died in Egypt.

For the five years before he joined the Main New Zealand Expeditionary force, Mr Wood had lived with his uncle H. C. Barrett, a draper. He worked for Mr Barrett, in charge of the men’s department and in a Guardian of the time he was described as a clean-living

young man who always took a keen interest in his work.

He sailed from Lyttelton for Egypt on October 16, 1914.

Collections of letters written from the Dardanelles mention Mr Wood. The account was described a battle fought on April 29…”we landed in thigh deep water and waded ashore under fire. The beach was littered with dead Turks and Australians….there was a hail of shrapnel fire…we lost our colonel, shot through the head, our major shot in the stomach and legs, our platoon commander shot in the face and our platoon sergeants were gone, one of those Sgt Wood was badly wounded…”

Those wounds saw Mr Wood transported back to Egypt where he died. He is buried in a war cemetery in Alexandria.

He has a place of burial; the short lives and gallant efforts of those first four soldiers to die and many, many others are simply recorded as a name on a memorial on the Gallipoli peninsula.

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Memories of world wars We asked residents at Coldstream Rest Home, Hospital and Retirement Village about what part their families played in World War One, while other residents had vivid memories of World War Two. PETER HUNTER Peter honours his father’s contribution to war by wearing his medals on the right-hand side of his chest.

Only a short time ago, when looking up his father’s war records to organise his replacement medals did he discover his father was imprisoned by the Japanese. His father was also in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was a torpedoman’s mate.

“He didn’t talk much,” Mr Hunter said.

Mr Hunter also has his own medals, which he received for his duty in the Korean War. Mr Hunter was also in the Royal New Zealand Navy. He was a telegraphist and did his duty in the navy for eight years, serving one year over in Korea.

JOAN WINTERBURN Joan’s father was a member of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry during World War One. The first CYC regiment was officially formed on March 17, 1911, and was one of 12 regionally based mounted rifle regiments formed as part of the Territorial Forces.

Mrs Winterburn herself played a part during World War Two, as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp otherwise known as WAAC. She worked in administration, and was based at Trentham Camp in the office. She spent the majority of her time in camp headquarters.

Mrs Winterburn keeps her war memorabilia, as well as that of her family’s close. She has a fabric scroll where she proudly displays all her family’s medals. Joan’s husband was in the New Zealand Army and her brother was in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

RALPH MORRIS Ralph Morris’ father, Oliver Morris, along with his two brothers Fred and Thomas went off to fight in World War One. Mr Morris knows little of his father’s experience at war, other than that he was a Corporal, a ranking that Ralph himself turned down twice in World War Two. One of the only things that Mr Morris has from his own time at war, other than his battered pay book, are his dog tags. Dog tags were the name of the identifiers that were worn around soldiers’ necks during the war.

He never claimed his medals, he explained, as he realised when he went to fill out the form to collect them he had to explain exactly where he had been while fighting, in what year and for how long.

He said he soon realised the army knew more about him than he knew about himself, so he screwed up the form and threw it away.

NATALIE CURRIE Natalie was a nurse in World War Two, she was predominantly a “land nurse”, but then she said she was taken on a warship, The Escort, where she travelled over to Tasmania. Whilst there, The Escort met up with a warship from America and together the two set off in convoy for Egypt.

“We were chased on the Atlantic,” she recalled.

“It was an experience.”

The ships made it to Egypt and those on board travelled by land to Cairo. After that Mrs Currie was transferred across to Italy, where she met up with her husband-to-be.

Next it was off to England before she came home on a troop ship, nursing soldiers back to health on the way.

IAN PUGH Ian proudly displays the medals his father received for his service in World War One. C. H. Pugh was a gunner, and the only one of his siblings to set off for war. He left New Zealand in 1914 and returned in 1919. Ian said his father talked about the war often, “all the time,” he said.

RAY GIBSON Ray was a part of the Ashburton Home Guard during World War Two. The Home Guard was an armed service that was established with the sole objective of defending New Zealand from threat. Members of the Home Guard who served for a certain period were eligible for the New Zealand War Service Medal. Mr Gibson attended compulsory training in Burnham.

MARY WARD Mary Ward said while her own father was not in World War One, her husband’s father was, however she did not know much more information than that.

She was only a school girl when World War Two broke out, but she learnt much of what went on from her husband.

Corporal Lester Ward was a soldier in World War Two, but was captured by the Germans and kept as a prisoner of war.

He had just been in a battle in Italy, and the men had been told that the enemy had departed.

They hadn’t, and the German soldiers swept upon Corporal Ward and his fellow soldiers throwing them into cattle trucks and taking them back to Munich.

“Three years he was a prisoner,” Mrs Ward said.

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Remember sacrifice Stu Oldham

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ne hundred years ago today, thousands of New Zealand and Australian troops hit the beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula at a place soon known as Anzac Cove.

Before them lay steep cliffs, few places to hide and men determined to defend the Ottoman Empire. Soon, bodies and blood marked the trail of the Anzacs’ advance.

It was not New Zealand’s first engagement in World War One and it was far from the bloodiest. But it was the first large-scale operation in which its men were measured against others.

It took days for the news to reach New Zealand, but when it did, it prompted an outpouring of pride in a dominion increasingly eager to assert itself as a nation within the imperial family.

And as the casualty lists grew, the bereft and the proud came to understand the sacrifice made there, and in battles later in the war, was so heavy that it must continue to stand for something.

The Anzac spirit – of doing our bit, of fighting bravely against the odds, of mateship, loyalty, courage and commitment – became an important and enduring part of the national mythology.

That spirit was still young 99 years ago when the first Ashburton Anzac Day service remembered what the mayor called the brave deeds for liberty, King and country, of the men of Anzac.

Today, services across Mid Canterbury will remember the sacrifice of all New Zealanders who have served in wars and conflicts across the decades and throughout the world.

The men who fought and fell at Anzac Cove were preceded by men in the Boer War and followed by those who served during World War Two, and in conflicts across Asia, the Middle East and in Afghanistan.

Conflict has been the price of peace and politics many times since Gallipoli and today we remember the spirit and sacrifice first exemplified by what happened at Anzac Cove We remember the people who, through it all, have shown us what it is to be an Anzac.

YOUR VIEW Methven Castle The interesting article you had with Graham Marr being invited to witness the presentation of a new “Methven Tartan” at the end of May, being promoted by the Murdoch family of Methven Castle.

The castle will not be familiar with New Zealand Methven folk.

It is off the Perth to Crieff road by 500m along a wooded driveway with private residences off to the side as the castle is approached, to where it stands up on a small hill overlooking the farmlands east towards Perth City 8km away.

The castle was once twice

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the size before restoration, with big wings one; to the east and the other to the west.

The cost of restoration was such that to do the two wings as well were abandoned to concentrate on the main central part of the castle.

It is now used for functions, like weddings and conferences.

It has a very long history, first mentioned in 976AD and the most famous person to have lived there was queen dowager of Scotland Margaret Tudor who was the eldest sister of King Henry VIII (8th) of England and was married to King James IV of Scotland.

She died at the Methven Castle in 1541, aged 52 years.

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Stash reHash Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers – especially to Rowena and Val – who made the Stash reHash fabric and craft market such a huge success on Saturday, April 18.

You raised nearly $8000 for Arthritis New Zealand, which can help us to continue improving the lives of people affected by arthritis in the area.

We couldn’t have done it without you.

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Is technology taking over?

Felicity Stacey-Clark

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’ve spent most of my working life in communications, in one form or another, and while things have always moved slowly, in the past 25 years they have simply bolted.

Driving past the skate park the other day, the kids who were on the sideline were frantically texting. There was no indication of conversation with the person next to them; it was all mad thumb-work on the little machine.

Now, this came shortly after talking to a teacher friend about all school kids having computers of their own at school.

Talking in class used to be almost a hanging-offence at school, but now she says classes are very quiet because the kids react with their tablets, and are trained in problem solving before resorting to calling for a teacher.

The first computer I used in the workplace was purpose designed (meaning it was made for one purpose only) and it was pretty well idiot-proof.

The second, in another workplace was captured by techie types before it got to us. Rules were made on how to code our work. There was a series of eight supposed words containing asterix, slashes and other symbols with the rare letter or number.

That totally flummoxed me

Will our children retain the art of writing?

(I’m not a numbers person), so I was deemed a hopeless case.

I suppose that in neither workplace did the majority have touch typing skills.

Finally, a breakthrough.

I decided to get my own computer and learn.

Recommendations from colleagues led to my choice. It cost an arm and a leg…about seven times what I could buy one for today.

And, it had a very clever programme right at the beginning to teach me all I needed to know to operate it.

It wasn’t a lap top, but quite a bit smaller than a standard desktop, so I could take it travelling. Nothing like today’s laptop - no world wide web, no Google, no desktop publishing and no DVDs. I took it around to show off to my aunt and uncle who had both worked in commercial machinery.

They were gob-smacked, saying in their day, something to equal this particular computer’s capacity, would have filled an entire room.

By the time I moved on again, all the bells and whistles were around (although I can’t pretend even now to understand them all).

Slowly, I realised my communication skills were getting rusty.

I didn’t write letters, I emailed; I’d send a clipping of an interesting story I’d read on Facebook; I’d get images in less than five minutes, sent from Egypt or Belarus.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love this. I can be in touch with the people I care about no matter how far away they are, and for all intents and purposes, it’s free.

I can get travelogues from my god son in Palma Mallorca, immediately after he shows me

his sunburn.

At any time of the day or night, I can access reference libraries of the world, or find out the price of houses in Malta, so in this sense, the world is my oyster.

But as I found, to my horror the other day - I can’t write.

I picked up my pen, and began to write a long over due letter to an elderly person.

I was aware she thought sending a typewritten missive was extremely bad manners.

It was hard to find paper other than A4 photocopy stuff, but in the bottom of the drawer, there it was.

I started, and at the end of the line my fingers were tired.

I had to have a rest. And so it went - write, rest, write rest.

The writing was also rough and untidy, when I used to pride myself on my writing.

I also used to write long and newsy letters. That’s in the past. A greetings card would stretch me at the moment.

Now, I certainly wasn’t an early adopter of computer technology, but neither was I particularly late.

But it astounds me how quickly a primary skill like writing can be eroded.

What will happen to the next generations who rely on computers from preschool?

Is there a real chance of losing the power of oral communication when they text instead of talking?

Will they be able to write the letter to go in the bottle when they’re shipwrecked?

Do we have to use it, or lose it?

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itself is a powerful word.

I don’t know anyone who served in Gallipoli but have known people who served in World War Two, my own dad being one such person along with several uncles and friends’ dads.

These are the people I remember on Anzac Day and the thing I most remember, is what I call the Anzac spirit, that is, camaraderie and courage.

World War One had many examples of courage; one of the most well known is that of Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey.

During his 24 days of donkey trips at Gallipoli, Simpson single-handedly rescued around three hundred wounded

soldiers. A sailor of World War One on board HMS Iron Duke in 1914, thinking of Wiltshire Downs and home, wrote: “I should not mind to die for them, my own dear Downs, my comrades true, but that great heart of Bethlehem, He died for men He never knew.”

The Bible reminds us of this in these words: “The greatest way to show love for a friend is to lay down your life for them”.

The Anzac spirit involves camaraderie.

Camaraderie is when you are there for others especially in the difficult, challenging and downright hard times.

When Jesus needed the support and encouragement of His friends, they were nowhere to be found. Peter denied knowing Jesus, Judas betrayed Him, and the other disciples fled.

They did not have the cour-

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Lest we forget the Anzac spirit ast Sunday, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church had the honour and privilege of hosting a wonderful, very special and significant Anzac and Gallipoli Remembrance Service.

As part of that service we remembered and acknowledged the 37 men from our church who went to World War One, paid the ultimate price and laid down their lives for us.

For me, the most poignant part of the service was as we faced the Roll of Honour, and as the Last Post played, Lieutenant Colonel Grant McMillan saluted the Roll of Honour.Though not personally known to Grant, these men are not forgotten, they are remembered, because they are comrades in arms.

Today, we, along with our Australian neighbours acknowledge Anzac Day. I think the word Anzac in

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age to stand by Him. The disciples were fearful of the cost to them if they had remained with Jesus and we too, can be like that.

From what I have read and heard, the Anzac’s were the complete opposite.

They had the courage to stand side by side and shoulder to shoulder with their brothers in arms.

The word Anzac is part of who we are as New Zealanders, so may we have the spirit of camaraderie and the courage to stand up and along side others.

May we always remember the commitment, dedication, courage and service given by our service men and women, and the sacrifices they made, and are making, lest we forget.

Dellwyn Moylan is the ministry assistant of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – Ashburton

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Trail blazer

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Methven’s Gareth Burgess is set to blaze the trails in Europe.

The 18-year-old mountain biker has been selected to race in four UCI World Cup events in Europe.

Of the seven downhill world cup events, Burgess will race four European rounds - in Scotland, Austria, Switzerland and Italy from June to August.

Following the nationals earlier this year Burgess put his name for-

ward for selection, and received the call on Tuesday.

“After the nationals we had to apply, sending a series of emails and calls to Cycling New Zealand to register your interest,” Burgess said.

“A panel of selectors then pick the team and I managed to get one of the spots. I’m bloody rapt.”

He has missed the opening round in France this month, and to avoid a major travel bill blowout he will stay in Europe and miss the two events in North America that fall between

rounds in Switzerland and Italy.

After the final world cup event in Italy at the end of August there is also the potential to ride in the world championships in Andorra in September.

“With the guys I’m travelling with we plan to go to the worlds whether we are riding or not,” Burgess said.

“We won’t find out whether we will race the worlds until June when we get over there.”

Burgess had solid efforts at the nationals earlier this year. In the

Methven’s Gareth Burgess is set to race four UCI Downhill World Cup events in Europe later this year.

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New Zealand Downhill Series he recorded a third and fourth in the two South Island rounds before a ninth and seventh in the North Island. A week later he finished seventh in the National Downhill Championships.

The desolation of Bike Methven’s Mt Hutt Bike Park has limited his ability to train, with the downhill trails network all but gone.

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Sports diary Around the Grounds

Saturday Combined Country Cup Rugby Glenmark v Celtic, Omihi, 2.45pm Kaiapoi v Rakaia, Kaiapoi Oval, 2.45pm Southern v Hampstead, Mayfield, 2.45pm

UC Championship Rugby Ashburton College v Burnside, Ashburton Showgrounds, 1.15pm

Canterbury Rugby League Ashburton Barbarians v Marist Saints, Collegiate South, 1pm

Netball Senior B, Senior Reserve A and B and Second Grade from 1.30pm

Lydia Ko watches her chip shot for eagle deflect off the pin on the 14th green of the Lake Merced Golf Club during the first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic golf tournament yesterday.

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Mainland Football Men Div 4: MCU Eastern v Cashmere Technical @ Ashburton Domain, 2:30pm Div 5 Methven v Hornby United @ Warren Park, 2.30pm Masters Div 2: MCU Masters v Halswell United @ Halswell Domain, 2.30pm

Sunday Indoor Bowls Ashburton v South Canterbury, 10am

Lydia leads the way

By Daniel RichaRDson World No 1 Lydia Ko has made a strong start to the defence of her Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic title in San Francisco and sits atop the leaderboard after carding a five-under 67 during her opening round yesterday.

Ko, who will turn 18 during the tournament, fired six birdies and a bogey in her first 18 holes and she holds sole possession of the lead, one stroke ahead of a trio of players.

After an arduous schedule, which included six events in seven weeks, Ko had a break re-

cently and has returned to the greens in top form.

She can probably hear the footsteps of Inbee Park trying to chase down her No 1 world ranking, but she is showing why she holds the top mantle.

Meanwhile, on the PGA Tour, all three Kiwis have gone under the card during the opening round of the Zurich Classic in Louisiana.

In a day of low-scoring - leaders Brendon de Jonge and Boo Weekley both fired eight-under 64s - Tim Wilkinson carded a three-under 69 to sit in a share of 32nd, while Danny Lee

signed for a two-under 70 to move to a tie for 50th and Steven Alker is back in 75th after shooting a one-under 71.

A few players were unable to finish their opening round due to darkness and they will finish them today before playing their second round.

On the European Tour, Michael Hendry has made a promising start to the China Open after he fired a four-under 68 to hold a share of the first round lead.

Hendry, who collected his maiden win on the Japan Tour last week, took advantage of

the early conditions to shoot a bogey-free round.

“It makes the game a little easier I think,” he said.

“It’s always nice to play tournaments when you’re in good form.”

Fellow Kiwis Mark Brown and Ryan Fox are outside the cut line after they opened with scores of 73 and 75 respectively.

The second round is ongoing and Hendry will look to hold his position near the top of the standings, while Brown and Fox need to quickly make up some strokes to make the cut.

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Two-time V8 Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose has admitted he wanted to take part in a test day for Dick Johnson Racing/Team Penske in Queensland this week.

The 38-year-old was initially slated for a period behind the wheel during Thursday’s test run but ended up turning in no laps during the day.

The test day was seen as a perfect chance for Ambrose to get some time behind the wheel following his shock decision just two events into his comeback to the championship to make way for Scott Pye. At the time, Ambrose revealed he was struggling to get up to speed with the DJR Team Penske Falcon and the quality of the championship and felt Pye could do a better job in the short term.

And it seems his decision has cost him on Thursday with Pye doing all the driving before next weekend’s round in Perth.

“I put my hand up to drive if they wanted me to, but Scott’s going to drive the car in Perth and they wanted to give him the best shot at running well there,” Ambrose told motorsports website Speedcafe.com.

“I would love to have had a drive and seen what the car feels

like right now, but I’m good with it.

“I voluntarily stepped aside to help the team move forward and, with one test day and a lot of stuff to run through, you don’t want to be doing driver changes.”

The decision to keep Ambrose out of the driver’s seat means it’s unlikely he’ll be back behind the wheel in a competitive capacity any time soon.

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Fusitu’a fizzing

By DaviD Skipwith Going hard in the paint and playing above the rim are not terms you would normally associate with the NRL, unless you’re talking about David Fusitu’a.

The 20-year-old Warriors rookie would have caught the attention of the Breakers’ talent scouts midweek, after a social media video emerged showcasing the full extent of his athletic ability.

The footage shows Fusitu’a during a post-training hoop session at Mt Smart Stadium, basketball sat comfortably in the palm of his right hand, flying through the air and slamming it through the rim like he was Breakers hero Ekene Ibekwe.

And while he is a devout NBA and Chicago Bulls fan, the former Kelston Boys’ High School student says he has never played basketball seriously.

“I’ve never played it but I’ve always been into it and enjoy watching it,” Fusitu’a said.

“If league hadn’t worked out for me I would have tried my luck with basketball.

“I’ve never been a good player though.”

But he is good at league.

Seven tries in 12 NRL appearances last season gave us some indication.

However, a serious shoulder injury curtailed his year and robbed him of any game time through the pre-season.

But after two games and three

David Fusitu’a: ‘Stoked’ to get his opportunity with the Warriors.

tries in the NSW Cup over the last fortnight, Fusitu’a will take his place in the midfield for today’s Anzac clash against the Gold Coast Titans at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

“It’s been a confidence boost having come out of those games clean and playing pretty well,” he said.

“I was just happy to be back out on the field a couple of weeks ago and to get my opportunity in the top side I’m pretty stoked.

“I was a bit surprised to be named at centre but if Cappy

[coach Andrew McFadden] thinks I’m ready then I’ll take the opportunity with both hands.”

And despite a long and arduous stint of rehab, Fusitu’a returns to the field bigger, leaner and meaner than before.

“He was obviously restricted in what he could do gym-wise but he still managed to start the pre-season at 103kg and finished at 106, putting four kilos of lean muscle mass on while dropping his skin folds down to 11 per cent,” explained Warriors head trainer Balin Cupples.

“Fusi, he’s one of those guys who strength-wise we don’t know what he’s going to develop into.

“We don’t know what his ideal playing weight might be.

“As long as he keeps putting on this lean muscle mass and his skin folds stay where they are, he could be up around 108kg long-term.”

And as his basketball and tryscoring exploits suggest, he’s also above the other squad members with his vertical leap and up there with the best in terms of pure speed.

“We do a counter movement jump which is basically a vertical leap and Fusi is obviously number one in that and in terms of speed he’s in the top six over a 20 to 30-metre range.

“His jump and some of thte things he does at training and on the field are really special.”

Lining up on the right edge beside halfback Shaun Johnson will not be familiar but Fusitu’a says he has been given an open brief to do what comes naturally for him.

“I just need to go out there and play my game and do what is good for the team. That’s all I have to do, is worry about my job,” he said.

“He’s [Johnson] a good player and he’ll draw a lot of attention to himself so hopefully he passes the ball.”

Warriors fans will be hoping he does too, and eager to see Fusitu’a score more tries. - NZME

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Semi-final berth on offer for Phoenix

By Daniel RichaRDSon Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick is embracing the highstakes nature of tomorrow’s regular season finale against Sydney FC in the capital.

If the Phoenix win they will book second place on the ALeague ladder, which would give them a bye during the opening round of the playoffs before they would host a semi-final the following week.

Lose and they could drop to as low as fourth depending on other results this weekend.

Last week’s 3-2 win over the Central Coast Mariners jolted the Phoenix back to life after a rough month that included backto-back 3-0 home defeats against Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory.

Merrick said he welcomed the pressure-cooker environment of tomorrow’s clash with Sydney.

“I don’t want to keep them grounded,” Merrick said of his players.

“I want to keep them excited, positive and looking towards scoring goals and playing in front of, hopefully, the biggest crowd of the year at Westpac Stadium on Sunday night.”

The Scotsman nearly has a full quota of players to pick from, aside from veteran striker Joel Griffiths who is done for the season due to a serious knee injury.

Merrick has a couple of headaches in terms of the make-up of his backline, particularly his fullbacks, or whether to push the versatile Louis Fenton in to the midfield where he was so effective against the Mariners.

Fenton’s move up the paddock was a game-changer for Merrick as he sparked the side towards their comeback, which wasn’t completed until deep in stoppage time when Kenny Cunningham completed his brace and found the winner.

“We want to be able to hold the ball in midfield. Win it and hold it and service the strikers up front,” Merrick said. “They’re all competing for a spot.”

Merrick may opt for the more steady Vince Lia, who is a proven performer in winning the ball, and Alex Rodriguez’s form has been mixed for much of the season.

Regular left back Manny Muscat was dropped last week but will be pushing for selection too.

Sydney FC are an imposing outfit and boast golden boot

leader, and Austrian national skipper, Marc Janko in their ranks. The 1.96m forward has scored 16 goals this summer, three ahead of Phoenix striker Nathan Burns.

“They’ve got a good record away from home,” Merrick said of Sydney. “So we respect the team and what they’ve done and it’s great to be competing against the likes of Sydney in the run in to our first finals game.”

If Sydney were to win, they would hold on to second place so they also have plenty to play for.

Meanwhile, an offshore report this week linked Cunningham, a Costa Rican international, with a move away from the Phoenix at the end of the season but Merrick brushed it off as speculation given the campaign was nearly over.

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In brief Moylan aims high Penrith NRL star Matt Moylan says his form has been patchy, but high expectations of him sit comfortably on his shoulders. Panthers fullback Moylan, after enjoying a breakthrough season in 2014, aspires to play more representative rugby league this year. Moylan emerged as one of the code’s most exciting young talents last year.

He’s not shying away from increased expectations of him after having such a spectacular season last year and is open about his desire to play for NSW and Australia. - AAP

Support for Benji St George Illawarra NRL coach Paul McGregor has criticised New Zealand Test mentor Stephen Kearney’s decision to snub in-form Benji Marshall for next Friday’s clash with Australia. The Dragons’ playmaker has helped the joint venture to five straight wins and is playing his best football in many years. However, Kearney said he was not intending to recall his former skipper to his side. “It’s sad to be totally honest,” McGregor said. “Benji is a player who has played there before, captained his country and I think it’s a shame the coach has come out early and said that.” - AAP

No rest for Hodges Unlike North Queensland, Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has no plans to rest key representative players despite Justin Hodges fighting his way back from a hamstring injury.

Bennett said he had never considered following the Cowboys’ lead and placing Hodges on ice to ease him through the representative period after confirming his captain would run out in their Anzac Day NRL clash with Parramatta at Suncorp Stadium. Bennett said giving Hodges a break was the last thing on his mind as the Broncos tackled what he rated the “tightest competition in 10 years”.- AAP

NRL ‘laughing stock’ Years of frustration have bubbled over for Wayne Bennett who has slammed the round 13 registration rule as a “farce” and described the NRL administration as a “laughing stock”.

The frenzy over Manly playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans’ future prompted NRL boss Dave Smith to reiterate that he would look at scrapping the controversial clause. Bennett said he had been shaking his head over the clause for years and all but dared Smith to bite the bullet and follow every other major sport’s lead by establishing a trade window.

“It’s a farce, it’s a joke and it’s embarrassing,” he said. - AAP

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In brief Giteau ‘on the radar’ Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has placed his World Cup hopefuls on notice with the declaration that George Smith and Matt Giteau are firmly in his sights. Cheika yesterday admitted he’d be crazy not to be considering Smith, Giteau and fellow France-based former Test star Drew Mitchell for Wallabies recalls following the ARU’s stunning backflip on its selection policy. Cheika revealed he’d already met with Giteau last month in Australia and also during the Wallabies’ spring tour of Europe last November. Giteau has clearly been on Cheika’s radar for some time.

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Praise for Frisby Former Wallaby Lachie Turner has hailed the efforts of young half Nick Frisby as the Queensland Reds’ makeshift five-eighth this Super Rugby campaign.

Frisby has been thrown into the No.10 jersey for most of the season with Quade Cooper’s injury woes keeping the Australia representative sidelined for all but two matches for the Reds. The 22-year-old halfback, who it was announced yesterday has signed a new deal to stay at the Reds until the end of the 2017 season, has struggled at times with his changed role but Turner says on the whole Frisby’s efforts have been commendable.

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Burgess on flank Bath have only three guaranteed games left to them this season - a maximum of five if things go well - so if Stuart Lancaster and the England hierarchy are remotely serious about drafting the cross-code convert Sam Burgess into their World Cup training squad, they will make the call on the basis of guesswork rather than evidence. Indeed, it will be the rugby equivalent of a pinsticker’s choice on Grand National day.

- AFP

Wenger’s lucky 13?

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will hope to make it 13th time lucky against Jose Mourinho this weekend as his side attempt to delay Chelsea’s coronation as English Premier League champions. Wenger has never prevailed against Mourinho in 12 attempts and even if he redresses that statistic at Emirates Stadium, it is unlikely to prevent Chelsea from claiming the title. Having recorded an efficient 1-0 win over thirdplace Manchester United last weekend, Chelsea are 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table with six games remaining. Victory this weekend would leave them needing three points from next Wednesday’s trip to Leicester City, currently embroiled in a relegation battle, to claim a first league crown since 2010. But while the championship seems destined for Chelsea, Arsenal have drawn encouragement from a run of nine consecutive wins, including an FA Cup semi-final defeat of Reading.

- AFP

Methven’s Brenton Connell had a busy night at the back for Methven on Thursday night, but also helped his team out by scoring the opening try.

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■ RUGBY

Methven makes it five straight

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Methven maintained their unbeaten status in the Combined Country Cup rugby competition with a 23-9 win over BurnhamDunsandel-Irwell (BDI) on Thursday night.

It was a tough and physical encounter between two unbeaten teams under lights in Dunsandel and it was Methven that emerged with a fifth-straight win.

For the first time Methven were unable to score four tries despite creating enough opportunities to pick up a fifth bonus point.

“We ran good lines and kept the phases going only to be impatient when we got in the

redzone,” Methven coach Dale Palmer said.

“Pushing a silly pass meant we ended up back down our own end having to start again too often and made a busy night at the back for Brenton (Connell).”

Methven made arguably their best start to a game this year keeping the penalty count down but it was from a penalty that BDI were first to score.

Connell then ran in the opening try under the posts for an easy conversion for first-five Dan Maw, who then added a penalty for a 10-3 lead.

The hosts continued to come at Methven and had to settle for a second penalty before halftime.

Prop James McLeod then

scored a great winger’s try in the corner but BDI stayed within reach with a third penalty goal to make it 15-9.

Halfback Chris Lock found his way over for the third try before Maw’s second penalty put his side 14 points in front.

While Methven’s defence denied BDI getting over the line their finishing wasn’t as efficient missing out on the bonus point.

“We had a few chances but were guilty of pushing the fiftyfifty pass too often.

“Under the circumstances a night game against a strong team - we were happy to take the four points,” Palmer said.

Methven spends the next two weeks taking on local opposition, with Hampstead away

and Southern at home.

Those two sides meet in Mayfield today with fourth placed Southern looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season to second placed Waihora last week, with Hampstead a team growing in confidence.

Waihora meets Ashley while at the bottom of the table either Ohoka or Rolleston will register a first win.

In section one Rakaia look to extend their run of four wins away to Kaikoura while Celtic are away to second-placed Glenmark.

Top of the table Southbridge play Prebbleton and West Melton host Hornby.

Oxford and Lincoln met last night.

Player trickle ‘would turn into a flood’

By Patrick Mckendry Australia’s move to allow those playing overseas with more than 60 caps and seven years’ Super Rugby service to represent the Wallabies will be watched closely by New Zealand Rugby.

Some in the higher echelons of the organisation believe it will be a disaster and it’s just a matter of waiting for it to all unfold.

Here’s why. As soon as those in the Wallabies frame reach the

required numbers they will be off to make their small fortunes in Europe or Japan.

What then of the team they have left behind? Or the competition itself for that matter?

Clearly both will be worse off.

Those All Blacks who have just passed the 60-test mark are Sam Whitelock (62), Owen Franks (67) and Kieran Read (73). New Zealand and Super Rugby would be poorer for their absence.

Another thing: Think of the wealthy owner of the club in France who has just paid a lot of money to secure one of those players. The loyalty of the owner lies with the club, clearly, rather than those of a Wallabies or All Blacks coach eager to get his hands on his player for a test.

He will be quite capable of shrugging and raising two fingers at the request from the other side of the world that would see him potentially lose his best

player. International rugby doesn’t interest him, only international players do.

All those New Zealand-born players based in Australia should be considered fair game for the All Blacks and maybe it’s time New Zealand Rugby considered that.

It would improve the All Blacks’ depth while annoying the Australians in the extreme.

Many here would say that was a win-win scenario.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

■ RUGBY

Carter ‘not finished yet’

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Blues first-five Dan Bowden knows all about what it’s like to play outside Crusader Dan Carter and he insists the struggling All Black isn’t finished yet.

Bowden played mostly at second-five at the Crusaders in 2010 after making the move from the Highlanders and he starred in the relatively unfamiliar position in which Carter himself will play tonight against the Blues.

Bowden’s quickness in terms of decision-making and footwork were a big part of the Crusaders’ revival that year, which finished in a semi-final loss to the Bulls in Soweto and his form and reputation was on the up before he decided to sign with London Irish and then Leicester.

With Colin Slade getting the nod at first-five for the Crusaders at AMI Stadium as the two teams prepare to meet for the first time this season, Carter again finds himself in the No12 jersey, but Bowden believes his former teammate has an important role there which could help him find the form to lead the All Blacks at the World Cup. “Form is temporary as they say,” Bowden said.

“He is world class and has been for years.

“I’m sure with time in the saddle he’ll get back to normal.

“It’s really hard as a 10 if you’ve been out with injuries.

You need constant playing time.

“I still expect come World Cup time he’ll be running the

cutter for New Zealand.

“Playing at No12 is different, but he’ll be helping out Sladey immensely, being the eyes and the ears in the middle of the field.

“The organisation is a big role of a 12 these days.

“You have two types of 12, really, the big ball runner and gainline type - Sonny Bill Williams or George Moala - or you have a Matt Giteau, Aaron Mauger type of player, which is essentially another first-five playing a secondary pivot role.

“He’s played for the All

Blacks at 12 so that says it all I suppose.”

The Blues, resting inspirational leader Jerome Kaino and fullback Charles Piutau, are missing their two best players, another blow for a team which has won only one game this season.

Yet one more is the fact Patrick Tuipulotu, their rising All Black lock, is also out with a leg problem.

The Crusaders, meanwhile, have named all their big guns - Carter, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read and Nemani Nad olo _ as

they attempt to right a ship listing badly after two losses to the Chiefs and Highlanders, the latter beating both the Crusaders and Blues recently.

Bowden believes the Crusaders will bring a structured approach as they go back to what they know best.

But that’s not to say there won’t be plenty of running.

“They showed some stats recently that note the ball is in play the longest between New Zealand sides,” Bowden said.

“That’s just another thing we have to expect against a Crusaders team which has been going wide-wide in recent seasons.

“It means come the second half the boys are pretty out on their feet because there’s a lot of sideways movement. It affects both teams’ fitness.

“They’re a fairly mobile pack.

“It’s going to be a different challenge.

“The Highlanders are riding a massive wave of confidence and whatever they try seems to have come off.

The Crusaders are probably a little bit more strategic - they’ll go back to what they know and do best.

“It brings out the best in both teams.

“The collisions are bigger, the intensity just seems higher.

“Everyone knows each other, that’s the flipside to it.

“You know their strengths and weaknesses - I don’t know whether that makes it good or bad.”

- NZME Dan Carter: ‘He is world class and has been for years’.

Hurricanes wary of Reds on home patch

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON The rub on the Reds goes something along the lines of: They’re a team with good individuals, they play direct and have a solid scrum.

They’re also a side who have won two from nine and are the worst attacking team in Super Rugby in terms of points scored this season.

It all adds up to the fact that tomorrow’s game between the Hurricanes and the Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane shapes as a banana-skin encounter for the Hurricanes.

Chris Boyd’s side were given a scare last weekend when they were tipped over 29-24 by the Waratahs - their first defeat of the season.

Tomorrow’s match marks the last time the Hurricanes will travel offshore this year.

“They’ve got some individuals that are really good on their feet and good ball players,” Hurricanes skipper Conrad Smith said of the Reds.

“They’ve still got the makings of a really good side.”

Super Rugby isn’t the type of competition where you can take a week off against anyone, so whether it’s pre-match bluster or not, you get the feeling the Hurricanes are aware the Reds are a tricky opponent.

“They’ve got a really good scrum. They’re quite direct, quite powerful,” Boyd said.

“They’ve been unlucky in a lot of their games but they’re a good side and playing in Brisbane is a

tough assignment, historically.”

The Reds upset the Cheetahs 18-17 in Bloemfontein last weekend, which would have given them a dose of confidence.

The Hurricanes back three has a fresh look to it with James Marshall at fullback, while Matt Proctor will play on the right wing with Julian Savea on the left flank. Veteran Cory Jane will play from the bench.

Boyd had envisaged resting a few of his All Blacks this week, including Jane, but last Saturday’s loss to the Waratahs forced a rethink. A calf injury to custodian Nehe Milner-Skudder and the loss of Jason Woodward (ankle) for the season, prompted another juggle, which means Jane has wound up in the reserves rather than taking a break.

“He’s not been benched or dropped by any means,” Boyd said.

“It’s just to give Matty a chance to play.”

Woodward suffered his injury playing club rugby last weekend and has been replaced in the squad by exciting youngster Sam McNicol.

Boyd knows he has to manage resting a few more of his All Blacks as the season continues and he said it was unlikely many of them would be given a break during the next few weeks.

The Hurricanes could go close to locking up a playoff spot if they register more wins during the next month and they may be able to target a game later in the season where a raft of players are given the day off. - NZME

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Chiefs fend off the Force

BY KRIS SHANNON Life without Aaron Cruden looks pretty promising for the Chiefs judging by last night’s evidence.

A week that began with the All Black being ruled out for the rest of the season ended in much more positive fashion, with his team-mates seeing off the Force in Hamilton.

While the quality of the opposition was questionable at best, with the West Australians having now lost nine in a row, the Chiefs impressed in most facets to continue a streak of their own.

Victory meant Dave Rennie’s side have won four straight matches for the first time since June 2013, a run that arrived in their last title-winning season.

And, aside from a defence that leaked four tries, Rennie will be satisfied with his side’s current from after last week’s dismantling of the Crusaders.

If anyone doubted how they would adapt shorn of their backline general, the Chiefs’ attack did much to silence those doubts.

Marty McKenzie turned in a solid display in the No10 jersey, kicking well both in general play and from the tee to add 15 points with the boot. The first five rarely ran but he barely had the reason, not with the physicality in front of him and the flair on his outside.

But the Chiefs won’t be getting too carried away, given there were extenuating circumstances contributing to a level of control that belied the eventual eight-point margin.

The last thing the luckless Force needed was to see red, yet halfback Ian Prior left Angus Gardner with no choice but to brandish that particular colour, with his tip tackle on Tim NanaiWilliams as dangerous as it was foolish.

The dismissal left the 14-man Force with 50 minutes to play and was especially cruel considering the visitors had initially looked nothing like a team who had lost eight straight.

The Chiefs were left grateful for Nanai-Williams’ match-sealing try, securing a bonus point and a victory that showed there is indeed life after Cruden. - NZME

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In brief Super send-off West Indies allrounder Marlon Samuels provided a new twist to his feud with Ben Stokes when he stood to attention and saluted his English rival off the pitch yesterday. Samuels stood upright and mockingly raised his right hand to his forehead as Stokes walked past him after being dismissed for just eight on the third day of the second Test. The gesture by the West Indian drew praise and criticism on social media.

“He can be an absolute tool sometimes but I have to admit Marlon Samuels just made me laugh tea out of my nose with his saluting send off,” tweeted former England off-spinner Graeme Swann.

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England in charge Joe Root has scored his sixth Test century, steering England to 6-373 at stumps on day three against the West Indies in Grenada with the tourists leading by 74 runs. Root finished the day unbeaten on 118 as England replied to the West Indies’ 299 all out in the second Test.

They will go into the penultimate day ahead by 74 runs with Root and Jos Buttler seeking to build on that advantage in the quest for the victory on the last day that escaped them last week at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

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McLenaghan in form Black Caps bowler Mitchell McClenaghan had a strong outing for his Indian Premier League side the Mumbai Indians, but it wasn’t enough to earn a win over the Delhi Daredevils. McClenaghan dismissed opener Mayank Agarwal with the third ball of the match before Shreyas Iyer (83) and JP Duminy (78) put on 154 for the second wicket. McClenaghan picked up a second wicket when he dismissed Angelo Mathews for 17 to finish with 2-38 from four overs as the Daredevils reached 190 for four. Mumbai never really got their chase going with all of the top six making starts but all failing to set up a matchwinning innings.

- AFP

Dunedin lights up Lighting up cricket in Dunedin will enhance Otago Cricket’s ambitions to host more international matches. Plans are afoot to erect light towers at University Oval in time for next summer.

The cost is about $2 million, of which the Dunedin City Council is being asked to stump up half, with OC confident it can cover the balance. The DCC rejected the proposal when it was tabled before Christmas.

However there is optimism a change of mind is in the offing at budget meetings next month and in June. Raising the capacity to 6000 is also part of the plan. At present no day-night cricket can be played in the South Island with none of the other three southern venues, Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Saxton Oval in Nelson and Queenstown’s Events Centre, having lights.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

■ BASKETBALL

Warriors pull off great escape

BY PETER MITCHELL Steph Curry hit the miracle shot and Andrew Bogut closed out the game with a big defensive play as the Golden State Warriors stunned the New Orleans Pelicans yesterday.

The Warriors were down 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, but won 123-119 in overtime in front of a ferocious New Orleans crowd.

The win gives the Warriors a 3-0 first round playoff series lead and they can eliminate the Pelicans tomorrow.

“We are a resilient, stubborn basketball team that just tries to find how to win,” Curry, who finished with 40 points, including 7-18 three-pointers, said.

The Warriors, with Bogut on the bench for the entire fourth quarter after being outplayed

by Pelicans’ All-Star Anthony Davis, clawed their way back to trail 105-102 with 10 seconds left in regulation.

MVP favourite Curry missed a three-point shot, reserve big man Marreese Speights grabbed the offensive rebound, passed it back to Curry and with 2.8 seconds left and two defenders crashing into him, the guard sent the game into overtime.

In the final play of overtime the Warriors’ hopes rested with Bogut. If the Australian halted Davis the Warriors would steal game three. Bogut put his 213cm

New Orleans Pelicans centre Omer Asik (3) and Golden State Warriors centre Andrew Bogut (12) watch the ball from under the basket during the second half of Game 3 yesterday.

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frame in front of Davis, the shot didn’t fall and the Warriors were victorious.

Point guard Matthew Dellavedova had a quiet game for the Cleveland Cavaliers but when your team-mates are LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving you can have a day off. The Cavaliers defeated the Boston

Celtics 103-95 to take a 3-0 series lead in Boston. James scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, Love 23 points and nine rebounds and Irving 13 points and six assists.

“We’re not looking to blow anyone out and we’re not looking to make a statement,” James said.

“In the post-season you just want to win.”

The Cavaliers appear headed for an epic second round series against an in-form Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls also took a 3-0 lead yesterday when they travelled to Milwaukee and beat the Bucks in a double overtime thriller 113106. Guard Derrick Rose was back to his best scoring a game high 34 points.

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■ OPINION

Money makes the sporting world go round

H

ow much money does it take to keep the wheels of world sport turning?

Lots. And lots and lots more.

Right now there’s some huge sports events coming up that are all about the money.

There’s a boxing match next weekend that’s blasted through the stratosphere in terms of record-breaking prizemoney.

When the belt that the winner gets to wear is valued at $1.3 million, something to do with the 3015 emeralds studded into the pure gold bits, you know there’s some very serious loot on show.

Floyd ‘Money Mayweather’ takes on Manny Pacquiao in a much-awaited showdown for the world welterweight title.

Mayweather will take home over $NZ210 million, while Pacquiao will have to be content with a mere $NZ143 million.

It’s a fight with a huge subtext; there’s plenty of dark stories bubbling just below the surface about Mayweather’s al-

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leged physical assaults against women, seven of them in fact, and his openly racist rants.

A couple of years ago he vowed that he would force Pacquiao to “make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice”, after calling him “that little yellow chump”.

Motivation will not be a problem in the Pacquiao camp.

Yet Mayweather has some very big names fawning over him, and it demonstrates the overwhelming power that limitless money can wield.

It’s funny that you start feeling sorry for the ref in a boxing match, who ‘only’ picks up $13,000 for his hour’s work.

From the basketball world I see the Atlanta Hawks have just

changed hands this week, for a paltry $1NZ billion+, sold to a guy who tried to buy the Clippers, but was outbid by Steve Ballmer’s $2 billion bid.

The Hawks aren’t exactly household names, but I guess if you’ve got a spare zillion dollars then it doesn’t matter that you’re buying not a very big bang for your buck.

Moving to things on the water; the America’s Cup is awash with money and always has been; if anyone is still labouring under the delusion that somehow Team New Zealand is actually related to any sort of team representing our country after working hard to become the best we have, well good luck to them, they obviously don’t get out much.

Finding out that Mr Dalton has persuaded the mysterious ‘Syndicate’ to pay him $2 million a year for his efforts to fill the cabinet with silverware simply reinforced the notion that this particular ‘team’ of ours might have had its day.

What to do with all that silverware?

Oh yeah, that’s right, there isn’t any.

Even other teams have their hands in our till.

A subsidiary of Oracle Racing is eligible for grants (from us, the taxpayer) for research and development, which theoretically could be as much as $17 million.

They are very graciously not taking all of that, just some.

This company claims to have an innovative record in composite manufacturing, and is investing to attract diverse prototyping projects in markets beyond marine and racing yachts.

Very nice, obviously heroically successful business, just what we need!

And how much tax has this go-ahead outfit paid, since its incorporation in August 2000?

Er, none, nada, zilch, zero, not a cent.

Must be good to have megarich folks like Larry Ellison watching your back!

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

In brief

■ MARSH STABLE RUNS HOT

Future bright for trainer Stephen Marsh is setting himself a hard act to follow having already sent out a record 41 winners this season.

The Cambridge trainer has eclipsed his previous best tally of 39 and with a number of budding young stars in his lineup for next season he is looking ahead with confidence.

Youthful black type performers Rocanto and Nahema shape as top spring prospects while the likes of Chipandchase and Zedpak have the potential to challenge for feature cups’ honours later in the year.

In the meantime, Marsh will be lightly-represented this weekend with his runners including the talented but injury-prone Barbaric and Ruud Awakening in the Aon Pressland Tocker Premier at Te Rapa.

At Trentham, he is looking forward to the debut run of the juvenile Frazzle in the Mills

M2

Barbaric in winning form with Daneille Johnson aboard.

Reef Winery 2YO. Declared by jockey Darryl Bradley as his top ride at the meeting, Frazzle was unextended when successful at the Waipa trials and she has the added bonus of a handy gate.

Barbaric is also a recent trial

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winner and he has an enviable first-up record.

“He’s coming up well he appreciates the cut out of the track,” Marsh said.

“He’s always best a touch on the fresh side.”

Ruud Awakening has weighed

in at both her starts since a break and Marsh said she had improved with racing and expected her to be prominent on Saturday off the minimum weight of 53kg.

The trainer has brought a number of promising younger horses through the system this season, most notably the Per Incanto-sired stakes performers Rocanto and Nahema.

“I think the Per Incantos will be better at three,” Marsh said.

“Rocanto is an exciting horse and he’s hardly put a foot wrong.

“I’m looking forward to his three-year-old season and Nahema is a very good filly and she too will be better when she comes back.”

Rocanto was the Listed winner of three of his six juvenile starts and was Group One placed in both the Diamond and Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes.

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Shocking opens account Rich Hill Stud celebrated a highly significant victory in Victoria yesterday. Resident stallion Shocking was credited with his first siring success when his two-year-old son Shockaholic scored over 1100 metres at Echuca for the trainer-rider combination of Matt Laurie and Jake Duffy. A $75,000 Karaka yearling bred

by Raffles Farm, Shockaholic is from the first crop of Shocking, the dual Group One winner of the Melbourne and Australian Cups.

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Criterion pleases Hayes Trainer David Hayes has been delighted with Criterion’s preparation for Sunday’s QE II Stakes in Hong Kong. Owned

by New Zealander Sir Owen Glenn, Hayes said the son of Sebring had come through his last-start win in the G.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes in fine style.

Criterion has also been entered for three races in England the Prince Of Wales’ Stakes (2000m) and Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot in June and the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (2000m) at Sandown in July.

- NZME

Cambridge gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Cambridge JC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 25 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.20pm MITAVITE PREMIER R75 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2400m 1 60907 Nothing Trivial (5) 59.5 ................... J Parkes 2 32455 Full Count t (12) 59 ........................V Colgan 3 84914 Endorsement (4) 57.5 ................G Cooksley 4 70x54 Le Moussier td (10) 57.5 ............ Z Moki (a3) 5 30461 Tokomutu Judge tdm (7) 57.5 ...J Oliver (a2) 6 43155 Quintastics (2) 56 .......................M Coleman 7 x0654 Second Innings m (13) 55 8 58x81 Gesemi tm (6) 54 .......................M Cameron 9 46363 Rosehip (8) 54 ................................ C Grylls 10 33051 Mangaroa Flo Jo m (11) 54......A Jones (a2) 11 x0252 Nigelissima (1) 54 ..................... M D Plessis 12 97295 Team Pete (3) 54......................... D Johnson 13 66989 Le’vantos (9) 54 ............................M McNab 2 1.50pm CAMBRIDGE EQUINE HOSPITAL 2YO PREMIER $20,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 31 Castamere dm (6) 57.5 ....... R Hutchings (a) 2 37322 Hypervelocity (10) 56 ...................... S Spratt 3 5. Cadi (11) 56 .............................. M D Plessis 4 Massa Lu (12) 56 .......................M Cameron 5 Ragnaar (9) 56 ...............................V Colgan 6 Blue Print (4) 56 ..........................C Lammas 7 8 The Chief (8) 56 ............................P Holmes 8 344. Champagne Diva b (2) 54 ....... R Smyth (a1) 9 4x Stacey Ann (3) 54 ............................. D Hain 10 Mistrahma (13) 54 ........................... C Grylls 11 5 Secret Spirit (5) 54 ...................... D Johnson

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12 Aramelle (7) 54 ..........................M Coleman 13 Shontee 54................................... Scratched 14 Sure Enough (1) 54 3 2.25pm AON PRESLAND TOCKER PREMIER OPN HCP $40,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 01030 Spin Doctor tdm (1) 59 ............... Z Moki (a3) 2 16263 Flower Bomb tdm (7) 54.5...............S Collett 3 01099 The Filly dm (8) 54.5 ...............S McKay (a3) 4 x576x Barbaric td (2) 54.5 .......................M McNab 5 25666 Goldminer td (6) 54 ....................M Cameron 6 3718x Kelly O’Reilly td (11) 53.5.......... M D Plessis 7 435x2 Airfield Road dm (5) 53.5 ................ S Spratt 8 46025 Ruud Awakening d (10) 53.......... D Johnson 9 45111 Irish Moon td (9) 53 ....................M Coleman 10 2709x Little Alfie Brown tm (4) 53 ............ R Norvall 11 26044 Sierra Beel td (3) 53 ...........L Magorrian (a2) 12 17562 Alleyoop td (12) 53 ..................B Hutton (a2) 4 2.55pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR 3YO PREMIER $20,000, 3YO SW+P, 1600m 1 1P121 Stolen Dance dh (1) 58.5 ...L Magorrian (a2) 2 61911 Just A Lover d (5) 58.5 ................... J Parkes 3 22227 Rockfast t (8) 57.5 ......................M Cameron 4 8331. Furuvik (4) 57.5 ................... R Hutchings (a) 5 32214 Viviano (6) 57.5 ............................... S Spratt 6 31251 Maid Of Steel d (2) 56.5 ............ M D Plessis 7 64443 Dashin (7) 56 .................................. C Grylls 8 0x Matangi Boy (9) 56 ............................M Chui 9 1. Visible (3) 55.5 ...............................V Colgan 5 3.25pm INGLIS SALES CAMBRIDGE BREEDERS 3YO STAKES G3 $70,000, 3YO SW, 1200m 1 41112 Passing Shot db (17) 56.5............... C Grylls

10412 Makarska td (1) 55 .....................M Coleman 684x4 Clara Jane 54 ............................... Scratched 3677x Malbec tm (6) 54 ....................... A Collett (a) 90288 First Class td (8) 54......................... S Spratt 87652 Adrenaline Rush t (5) 54 .............C Lammas 765x4 Rough Copy (13) 54 ........................ C Grylls 06425 Deo Volente d (14) 54 ........................M Hills 7 4.32pm TRAVIS F&M WFA STAKES G2 $100,000, WFA F&M, 2000m 1 67351 Pondarosa Miss t (13) 57 .................. D Hain 2 00436 Abidewithme (6) 57 .......................M McNab 3 12834 Atacama t (8) 57 ....................... M D Plessis 4 02541 Decorah tdm (14) 57 ..................M Cameron 5 09442 Emerald Queen (15) 57 .............. D Johnson 6 34437 Lauren Tate tdmh (3) 57 .............M Coleman 7 00630 Chintz t (1) 57 ..................... R Hutchings (a) 8 32971 Classcoroc t (5) 57 .................... A Collett (a) 9 41541 Carlotta tm (7) 57 ............................ C Grylls 10 68333 Flying Orca d (11) 57 .....................V Colgan 11 x8040 Smartly t (9) 57 .............................. J Parkes 12 21122 Girl Of My Dreams t (2) 57 ........ R Smyth (a) 13 21431 Mae West (16) 57............................J Riddell 14 31117 Celebrity Miss tdb (12) 57 ............... S Spratt 15 14444 Berg En Dal (10) 57 ........................S Collett 16 x0117 El Pistola d (4) 57..........................P Holmes 8 5.02pm MANELINE CAMBRIDGE PREMIER R75 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 4707x Cody Cat m (1) 59...........................S Collett 2 31331 Lady Zafira d (3) 58.........................J Riddell 3 2640x Mat Dillon dm (10) 57.5.............J Oliver (a2) 4 50x11 Zorrali dm (16) 57.5 .................. A Collett (a)

5 6727x Alice Webb Ellis d (15) 56.5 R Hutchings (a) 6 15142 Iffley Road d (9) 56.5 .................M Cameron 7 110x7 Belial dm (13) 56.5 .............L Magorrian (a2) 8 12015 Mabeel db (4) 56.5 ...................... D Johnson 9 17512 Party Crasher (11) 56.5 .................. R Jones 10 x233x Elysium dm (17) 56 ..................... C Johnson 11 3345x Airman td (5) 56 .............................. S Spratt 12 8x003 Lucky Country d (7) 55.5...............M McNab 13 3810x Sky Idea t (14) 55.5...........................M Chui 14 511. My Secret (2) 54 ........................M Coleman 15 41015 Snow Charm d (6) 54 ................ M D Plessis 16 5417x Pace Setter 54 ............................. Scratched 17 10210 Ultimate Image 55 ........................ Scratched 18 2586x Conrwin dm (12) 55 19 154x2 Saoirse (8) 54 20 17562 Alleyoop 58.5 ............................... Scratched Emergencies: Snow Charm, Pace Setter, Ultimate Image, Conrwin, Saoirse, Alleyoop Blinkers on: Nigelissima (R1), Secret Spirit (R2), Goldminer (R3), Mighty Maverick, Harbour Star, Sheselusive (R5), First Class (R6). Blinkers off: Barbaric (R3). Winkers off: Nigelissima (R1), First Class (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Quintastics, Tokomutu Judge, Gesemi, Endorsement Race 2: Hypervelocity, Sure Enough, Castamere, Massa Lu Race 3: Barbaric, Ruud Awakening, Irish Moon, Flower Bomb Race 4: Stolen Dance, Maid Of Steel, Visible, Viviano Race 5: Shees Flawless, Perfect Fit, Tavy, Taken The Liberty Race 6: Gustavo, Rough Copy, It Has To Be You, Taaxman Race 7: Pondarosa Miss, Atacama, Abidewithme, Classcoroc Race 8: Zorrali, Mabeel, Iffley Road, Lady Zafira, Sky Idea

1 45621 Where’s Carlos 18.62 R &...........N O’Regan 8 28281 Lord De Air 18.58 U & ...........................Bliek 2 24666 Cosmic Mack 18.48 ...................D Schofield 9 44545 Just About Ready nwtd ....................M Black 3 86526 Little Rascal 18.38 R & ...............N O’Regan 10 75744 Gem’s Conquest 18.84 U & ..................Bliek 4 44453 Crackles Appeal 18.62 ....................P Green 6 3.58pm HANG EM HIGH STAKES C1, 527m 5 42874 Festival Miss 18.36 .................... G Pomeroy 1 68862 Carter Cash nwtd R & .................N O’Regan 6 17372 Bee Rabbit 18.61 .............................T Agent 2 25245 Percentage Girl 30.97 .................L Laagland 7 87137 Rotovegas Junior 18.51 ..................S Payne 3 88764 Opawa Marg 30.87 R &...............N O’Regan 8 17168 Dipsy Lala 18.87 U & ........................Cottam 4 22312 Zalia 30.85 W &...............................T Steele 9 42655 Rotovegas Rat 18.55 ......................S Payne 5 17111 Our Heisenberg 30.53.......................B Craik 10 75586 Uno Lachlan 18.37 .....................D Schofield 6 72528 Radlee Reason nwtd.................. G Pomeroy 7 54534 Kitty’s Shiraz 30.55 H & ..............L Laagland 9 4.56pm LITTLE & LARGE STAKES C2, 527m 1 75444 Uncle Romilly 30.86 ..........................B Craik 8 61685 Boss Wave 31.06 .......................H Laagland 2 46332 Artic Rouge 31.00 W & ...................T Steele Emergencies: 3 16113 Joe Joe 30.52 B &.............................. Steele 9 36777 Tanto’s Whisper nwtd .......................T Agent 4 35148 Jinja Jam 30.78 ...........................B Littlejohn 10 777x8 King’s Legacy 30.64 B & .................... Steele 5 63551 Ramah Reason 30.80 ..................... T Green 7 4.16pm MANUREWA RSA STAKES C2/3, 527m 6 41377 Montana 30.68 ................................P Green 1 74235 Mrs. Punting 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 7 88223 Jetsun Quaker 30.76......................G Wilson 2 35264 Yes No Maybe 30.78 .........................B Craik 8 34321 Thrilling Spell nwtd .......................... K Walsh 3 67655 Harajuku Baby 30.64.........................B Craik 9 68856 Legal Aid nwtd ............................... P Lowen 4 24766 Kiki Rhode 30.25 W & .....................T Steele 5 85124 Bloo Bloomers 30.67........................ S Clark 10 5.12pm BATESY & MUZZA WAIUKU TOP DOG 6 85263 My Beauty 30.88 .......................... M J Lozell CHAMPS STAKES C4/5, 527m 1 26611 Prophecy 30.09 .............................. G Farrell 7 42822 Don Draper 30.51 .............................B Craik 2 65264 Sharella 30.81 ...................................B Craik 8 37251 Zipping Reece 30.80 ......................P Henley 3 74185 Good Return 30.31 ....................D Schofield 9 35587 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 4 77411 Lucky Man 30.53...............................B Craik 10 68856 Legal Aid nwtd ............................... P Lowen 5 71212 Premier Osti 30.51 ............................C Hore 8 4.33pm GOOSE & CHOPPER 5-NIL WINNERS 6 36263 Untraceable nwtd .......................D Schofield SPRINT C4, 318m 7 48457 Pretty Chic 30.37 .......................D Schofield

8 1218x Atom Bomb 30.24 ............................ S Clark 9 x7686 Zipping Orrick 30.40 M & ................. J Smith 10 17784 Carat’s Prince 30.58 W & ................T Steele 11 5.36pm SHUT THE GATE SPRINT C5, 318m 1 34216 Fireman’s Legacy 18.39 B & .............. Steele 2 31212 Mr. Mumbles 18.55 R &...............N O’Regan 3 44121 Looks All Good 18.41......................C Steele 4 26113 Belle Burst 13.45............................P Henley 5 44251 Double Magic 18.21 ........................P Green 6 84831 Miss Universe 18.44 R &.............N O’Regan 7 1824F Rocky Boy 18.59 ...............................B Craik 8 71257 Rotovegas Rara 18.45 ....................S Payne Emergencies: 9 86135 Hashtag Josh 18.28 ..........................B Craik 10 53834 Harvey Nichols 18.32 ........................B Craik 12 5.59pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C2, 318m 1 43173 Cawbourne Kiwi 18.84 U & ...................Bliek 2 43717 Wild Falcon 18.74 .........................K Herbert 3 54437 Lockett In Eddie nwtd R & ...........N O’Regan 4 11152 Jack Magic 18.59 ............................P Green 5 77635 Heza Carlos 18.66 ....................... M J Lozell 6 58423 Winsome George 18.62 .............D Schofield 7 77727 Arizona Sky nwtd .............................T Agent 8 31115 Thrilling Galaxy 18.64 ..................... K Walsh 9 46244 Zipping Tay nwtd ..............................T Agent 10 71364 You Betcha Jimmy 18.73 R &......N O’Regan

2 15121 Signify d (12) 56.5 ....................... C Johnson 3 136. Mighty Maverick d (7) 56.5 ...L Magorrian (a) 4 8x112 Harbour Star d (11) 56.5 ..... R Hutchings (a) 5 56941 Taken The Liberty dm (10) 56.5 ......J Riddell 6 55215 Sherpa dm (16) 56.5 ..........................M Hills 7 x3611 Shees Flawless td (6) 54.5 ............. S Spratt 8 1x133 Star O’Fraaj db (3) 54.5 ................. J Parkes 9 11981 Letmego dm (9) 54.5..................A Jones (a) 10 x6913 Queen Of Navarre dmb (4) 54.5 .....S Collett 11 11348 Tavy (14) 54.5 ................................V Colgan 12 113x5 Niki Piki Milo dm (13) 54.5 ........ M D Plessis 13 132 Perfect Fit (2) 54.5......................M Coleman 14 41471 Lady Jay (18) 54.5 ........................M McNab 15 41015 Snow Charm d (15) 54.5 16 154x2 Saoirse (1) 54.5 17 182x3 Sheselusive d (8) 54.5 18 x126x Mia’s Choice d (5) 54.5 19 15x Ocean Emperor 56.5.................... Scratched 20 5261 Laddie Of Oakview 56.5............... Scratched Emergencies: Snow Charm, Saoirse, Sheselusive, Mia’s Choice, Ocean Emperor, Laddie Of Oakview 6 4.00pm HARNESS RACING WAIKATO PREMIER R85 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 0x0x4 It Has To Be You d (2) 60 G Cooksley 2 8x724 Forefront tm (9) 59 R Hutchings (a) 3 22123 Gustavo tdmb (12) 58.5 M Cameron 4 790x7 Maximum Height dm (4) 58.5D Hain 5 54470 Packing Tycoon td (11) 57.5 S McKay (a3) 6 22123 Miss Foxwood d (3) 56.5 V Colgan 7 6x361 Taaxman tdm (10) 56 A Jones (a2) 8 26044 Sierra Beel t (7) 55.5 -

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Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Sta- 2 14323 Cyclone Lusi 18.64 U & ....................Cottam dium Meeting Date: 26 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 3 167F7 Belfast Jane 18.61 U & .........................Bliek Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 4 12353 Melman nwtd................................R K Roper 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 5 42264 Becoming Paw 18.53 ..................B Littlejohn 11 and 12 6 74542 Jetsun Storm 18.86 ........................G Wilson 7 84128 Legato Bay 19.21 ..........................K Herbert 1 2.31pm (NZT) TANIWHA SPRINT C3, 318m 8 x1127 Sandor Glegane 18.45 .................... T Green 1 84135 French Curves 18.73 M & ................ J Smith 2 56781 Somebody Tifi 18.43 R & ............N O’Regan Emergencies: 9 26554 Lenny Mac nwtd ...............................T Agent 3 28715 Our Jack Attack 18.62 .................. M J Lozell 4 23411 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 10 87655 Junior What 18.58 ...................... G Pomeroy 5 38576 Snapchat 18.38 .................................B Craik 4 3.23pm BUNNY ALWAYS WINS SPRINT C0, 318m 6 16322 Fancy My Luck 18.60 .................D Schofield 1 63387 Redstar Reaper nwtd U & .................Cottam 7 18387 Fortis Fiona 18.65 U & ......................Cottam 2 252x7 Mythology nwtd ...............................P Green 8 3F157 English Honey 18.65 R & ............N O’Regan 3 2322 Baymax nwtd.....................................B Craik 9 42488 Need To Chill 18.45 ..........................T Agent 4 4x83 Wasting Light nwtd R & ...............N O’Regan 10 43556 Found Roman 18.81 U & ..................Cottam 5 2 Queen Star nwtd ...............................B Bond 6 65 Watch That Gypsy nwtd ............... H Mullane 2 2.48pm MANGONUI HOTEL SPRINT C0, 318m 7 75 Botany Hot Shot nwtd .....................P Green 1 5 Scary Spice nwtd ...........................P Henley 8 3 Thrilling Luke nwtd .......................... K Walsh 2 F Whisper Magic nwtd........................P Green 9 42485 Out of Trouble nwtd R & ..............N O’Regan 3 63554 Cookie Monster nwtd ........................B Craik 46 Lady Jane nwtd B & ........................... Steele 4 78724 Botany Holly nwtd ...........................P Green 10 5 371 Bill Rush nwtd .............................. H Mullane 5 3.41pm WAIUKU MITRE 10 SPRINT C1, 318m 6 Peaknuckle nwtd .......................... H Mullane 1 55244 Creme Da Genes 18.71 R & .......N O’Regan 7 Boris Gump nwtd ............................. S Clark 2 Fx825 Ditched nwtd .................................. I George 8 F526 You Betcha Guff nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 3 2142 Skyler White nwtd .............................B Craik 9 6 Hallo Star nwtd..................................B Bond 4 47225 Lola’s Quest 18.72 ............................B Bond 10 F757 Botany Flame nwtd .........................P Green 5 43236 Making You Paw 18.74 ................B Littlejohn 6 73847 Thrilling Abra 18.68 U & ........................Bliek 3 3.06pm ROBBIE’S BUTCHER SPRINT C1, 318m 7 66366 Homebush Titan 18.80 U & ...............Cottam 1 38643 Poppa Conquest nwtd U & ....................Bliek

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

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Why Aoraki Polytechnic?

Getting a qualification is about so much more than receiving a piece of paper. It’s about meeting like-minded people, learning from passionate staff, getting stuck in with handson practical skills, and exploring the complex world of industry and careers, from within a support network which holds students wellbeing at its core.

For Aoraki Polytechnic, success is not judged by class size or even the number of students who pass a course, but by the tangible outcomes for students when they finish. By linking directly with local businesses and industry bodies when designing courses, Aoraki Polytechnic ensures courses are relevant to today’s job market and are highly regarded by employees.

What to study?

Choosing which course to study can be daunting. Unlike school, polytechnic students need to be self-motivated, organised and responsible for their own learning, all-thewhile the consequences for failure can be calculated in all-important dollars and cents.

As such, Aoraki Polytechnic has specially trained staff who can guide prospective students through career options and the enrolment process.

What’s it like?

The workloads of courses vary. A typical full-time Level Three programme consists of 120 credits, and runs for 34 weeks across the year (see course information to find out if it offers part-time, block or distance learning options). Because Aoraki is focussed on delivering practical skills which link directly to the needs of local employees, tutors have great relationships with industry, and can often arrange practical work placements for students as part of their course.

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Equipping Boys for Life in the 21st Century

Medbury School is the only independent preparatory boys’ school in Christchurch, offering an education for both dayboys and boarders from Years 1 to 8. At Medbury the focus is on the ‘whole boy’, so in addition to academic studies, more than 25 extracurricular activities are provided to expand the curriculum further, developing wider talents and interests.

Boarding at Medbury provides, for a small group of boys, an entry into an exciting and welcoming ‘extended family’, in a true ‘home away from home’ environment. The Medbury Boarding House offers an inclusive and welcoming environment, which encourages boys to grow as individuals with the support of their ‘brothers’. The dedicated and experienced boarding team ensures that every boy receives the attention and support he needs to flourish.

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provide an education that cherishes these traditions, but also prepares boys for life in the 21st Century. Medbury has adapted the NZ curriculum to meet the learning needs of boys.

Small class sizes enable teachers to deliver a personalised learning programme, using a combination of technology and traditional teaching methods.

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When a boy leaves Medbury he does so with an exploring and inquiring mind. He will feel confident, have high self esteem and have an education equipping him for life in the 21st Century.

Timaru Girls’ High School has a proud 135 year history of educating South Canterbury’s young women. Today, the school combines traditional values, modern facilities and effective teaching methods that empower young women to pursue a positive and productive future.

Our Motto, Scientia Potestas Est (knowledge is power) is as true today as it was when the first Girls’ High girl walked through the school gates in 1880. We work with young women to build their knowledge and self-esteem so that they can become lifelong learners who are prepared to face the challenges of the 21st century.

Students have room to learn and grow in our excellent classroom facilities and spacious park-like grounds. Up-to-date technology, including a fast fibre network, allows students quick access to the information and ideas that are so important to today’s educational curriculum. This curriculum is facilitated by a skilled and enthusiastic staff that works with students to ensure that they have every opportunity to excel academically, athletically, and culturally.

Due to our long history and strong values, Timaru Girls’ High School has an exceptional culture. Students interact, compete, and

make lifelong friends within the school’s house groups. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves by participating in cocurricular activities ranging from Netball to Stage Challenge. Our strong ties to schools throughout the South Canterbury region, and to sister schools in Christchurch, Oamaru, and Japan, add to our competitive, social and cultural traditions.

Boarding facilities Situated in the part-like grounds of the school “The House” offers a safe and comfortable environment for students from around New Zealand and the world.

Students are encouraged to focus on their studies, discover and explore new opportunities and have fun while they are doing it. We do everything possible to ensure the girls’ academic, co-curricular and social interactions are rewarding, productive and enjoyable experiences. “The House” helps foster good habits and enables borders to become self-motivated and responsible learners who have respect for themselves and for others.

Open Day – Wednesday, 6 May 2015 We welcome you to come and visit Timaru Girls’ High School, educating South Canterbury’s young women since 1880.

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Business 30 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Horticulture hits $7 billion mark

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM Horticultural production has topped $7 billion for the first time, with good growth in nearly all the main industries, including wine, apples, potatoes, and onions.

The latest edition of the industry publication Fresh Facts shows in the year to June 30, 2014, the horticultural industry was calculated to reach $7.16 billion in production, up from $6.7 billion the year before.

Exports rose by $300 million to $3.9 billion, an increase of nearly 7 per cent on the previous year.

Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Peter Silcock said New Zealand’s horticultural exports equated to more than three times the comparative return achieved by dairy merchandise exports because of the high productivity of horticultural land.

Horticulture exports of $3.9 billion are produced off 1123,000 hectares of land, ver-

sus dairy exports of $16.9 billion from 1.7 million hectares.

Silcock is confident the sector will achieve its target of $10 billion of production by 2020.

The top export destination is Australia, which hit $872 million compared to $791 million in 2013, while the US has increased its intake from $415 million in 2013 to $489 million this year.

Two of the top 10 export destinations decreased this year, with the Netherlands falling from $141 million in 2013 to $108 million this year, and Spain down by $4 million to $70 million.

Wine continues to be the biggest horticultural export at $1.3 billion in 2014 compared to $1.2 billion in 2013.

Sauvignon blanc remains the dominant variety produced, at 310,240 tonnes of the 445,000 tonne total.

The total wine grape tonnage was up 29 per cent on the previous year, partly due to the average yield increasing from 9.8 tonnes per hectare to 12.6 t/ha.

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At close of trading on Friday, April 24, 2015

27/3

NZX 50 constituents

p NZX 50 index

5,765.36

+7.45

+0.13%

p NZX 20 index

4,316.57

+1.38

+0.03%

p NZX All index

6,167.45

+3.08

+0.05%

p Rises 51 q Falls 48

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,933.3

+88.5

+1.51%

At close of trading on Apr 24, 2015

p Dow Jones Indust.

18,058.7 +20.42 +0.11% At close of trading on Apr 23, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

7,053.7

+25.43

+0.36%

At close of trading on Apr 23, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

20,020.0 –167.61 –0.83% At close of trading on Apr 24, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold q

1,185.75

London – $US/ounce

–3.5

–0.29%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.86

–0.19

–1.18%

+8.0

+0.13%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,935.0

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

Exports of gold kiwifruit are recovering in the current export season.

Apple exports exceeded $500 million for the first time,

■ OPINION

Compiled by

Source: NZX

Kiwifruit is the largest fresh fruit export at $930 million, although that is down $65 million on 2010 figures, following the PSA virus crisis.

with more than 20 per cent by weight coming from New Zealand-bred cultivars such as Jazz and Envy.

Exports of $536 million (free on board) were up $61 million on 2013 to the highest level in the past decade, despite reduced volume because of hail strike, and down 2 per cent on 2013.

Avocados were one of two crops to record significant export increases, up $59.3 million to $93 million in 2014 over the previous year, and compared to just $29 million in 2005.

Avocados were identified last year as a potentially high growth segment for New Zealand horticultural exports to Asia in a report for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment by the food consultancy firm, Coriolis.

The other area to see strong growth was natural honey, where exports of $187 million were an increase of 29 per cent, or $42 million, on 2013 and nearly three times the figure in 2008.

– NZME

As at 4pm April 24, 2015

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9891 0.9366 4.9847 0.7175 1.6034 0.5123 92.43 1.9419 9.3341 24.91 0.7718

TT sell

0.9570 0.9027 4.3789 0.6869 1.4713 0.4949 88.63 1.6645 8.9975 23.73 0.7448

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

Non-executive directors not just for big business I

t is often assumed that non-executive directors are for large companies and the public sector, but small to medium size businesses can also benefit from the addition of experienced and well-connected people to their governance team.

Although a non-executive director is a member of the board of a business, they do not form part of the management team.

They are not involved in the day-to-day running of business but provide an honest, independent view of the business and contribute to the development of strategy.

The detail of their role can vary depending on the size and requirements of a business they are working with, but generally bring an independent judgement for performance and resources including key appointments and standards of conduct.

Small to medium size businesses are less likely to appoint non-executive directors than a large business or public sector as they are often more focused on customer delivery, service or other operational matters.

Matt Hannah

BUSINESS MATTERS

However, they bring a number of benefits beyond traditional governance skills.

Because a non-executive director doesn’t work with a business full-time and won’t be concerned with day-to-day issues, they are often better placed to look at the bigger picture.

They will approach challenges and opportunities from a strategic perspective and can look ahead more objectively than leaders working within an organisation.

It is important to look for people who will add the most value to your business.

They may have experience in your sector, have knowledge of your market or be an expert in a specific area.

A good non-executive director often offers a set of expertise you would otherwise have to pay a specialist for, such as,

marketing, cash flow, investment, succession planning or human resources.

They can also give confidence and credibility to external organisations such as accountants, banks and key suppliers who like to know that decisions are made effectively.

It is possible for a business owner or chief executive to feel isolated at times.

A non-executive director can be a useful sounding board or adviser, especially when dealing with important and confidential matters.

It is also important that nonexecutive directors complete their own due diligence before accepting a position.

Involvement is generally a few days a month but does extend beyond reading board papers and attending board meetings.

It requires an ongoing commitment and they should be prepared to participate in on-going training and keep upto-date with developments in the company and the relevant business sector.

Matt Hannah is a director of KPMG Private Enterprise

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In brief Armenia marks killings The presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders yesterday at ceremonies commemorating the massacre 100 years ago of 1.5 million Armenians

by Ottoman Turks, an event which remains a diplomatic sore point for both sides. The annual April 24 commemorations mark the day when some 250 Armenian intellectuals were rounded up in what is regarded as the first step of the massacres. An estimated 1.5 million died in the massacres, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 as Ottoman officials worried that the Christian Armenians would side with Russia, its enemy in World War One. - AP

Bailout deal elusive The eurozone’s top official says Greece needs to make “significantly more progress” on its reform plans if it’s to get its hands on vital bailout loans. Speaking in the Latvian capital of Riga at the conclusion of a meeting of the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem says time is running out for Greece to secure the money to help it avoid bankruptcy. Greece has to present a series of reforms that win the backing of its euro partners in order to get the 7.2 billion euros available in its bailout fund. No deal has been found despite weeks of talks.

- AP

Mohammed Ali Malek is seen at Catania’s tribunal.

Europe buries migrants Europe buried the dead of the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant disaster yesterday as prosecutors revealed details of their fateful journey and the suspected smuggler insisted he was a paying passenger like everyone else.

Two dozen caskets containing the only bodies recovered from the weekend capsizing that left an estimated 800 dead were laid out for a memorial service on the grounds of Malta’s main hospital. They were later buried at the island

nation’s largest cemetery.

None of the bodies was identified: One casket had “No. 132” scrawled on it, referring to the number of the DNA sample taken from the corpse in case a relative ever comes to claim it.

Malta’s president and prime minister, Italy’s interior minister and the EU’s migration commissioner attended.

Catania prosecutors have accused the suspected captain, Mohammad Ali Malek, 27, from Tunisia, of inadvertently ramming the overloaded fish-

ing boat into the Portugueseflagged cargo ship King Jacob that had come to its rescue, destabilising it.

After three collisions, the boat eventually flipped after migrants then rushed to one side trying to get off. Only 28 people survived.

Malek’s attorney, Massimo Ferrante, denied his client was responsible, saying there remained much to clarify about what exactly transpired and that it was dark. He denied reports that Malek had been

drinking or using drugs.

“He says he was like all the others, a migrant on board the fishing boat and that he paid a sum of money for the trip to the Italian coast,” Ferrante said.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Ferrante acknowledged that multiple survivors had identified Malek as the captain, and that a suspected crew mate, Mahmud Bikhit, a 25-year-old Syrian, had put the blame on him.

- AP

■ MACEDONIA

Fourteen killed while walking on train tracks Fourteen migrants believed to be from Afghanistan and Somalia who were heading north toward the European Union were killed by an express train as they walked along tracks in central Macedonia at night, police said yesterday.

The group had been walking along tracks in a narrow gorge near the central Macedonian town of Veles at around 10.30pm Thursday night when they were hit by an express passenger train heading from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to the Serbian

capital of Belgrade.

Police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said the migrants were believed to have been part of a larger group of about 3040 people.

He said authorities had detained eight other migrants who were uninjured but remained in the area until police arrived.

They were taken to Veles, where they were to be questioned by a prosecutor. The remaining survivors are believed to have fled.

Migrants and refugees us-

ing the overland route from Greece to central and Western Europe often use train tracks to guide them along their way and to evade police.

Local media have reported five similar incidents along train tracks in Macedonia which left six migrants dead in November and December last year.

Tens of thousands of migrants and refugees attempt to reach the more prosperous central and western European countries by heading from Turkey to nearby Greek is-

lands, then either try to sneak onto Italy-bound ferries, or head overland through Macedonia.

Although short, the sea journey from the Turkish coast is perilous, with smugglers overloading unseaworthy boats and often abandoning vessels after entering Greek waters so as to evade arrest. On Monday, a wooden yacht packed with about 90 migrants ran aground on the shore of the Greek island of Rhodes, leaving three people dead, including a young boy.

- AP

Robbery ring busted Prosecutors detained 14 people yesterday who are suspected of belonging to a network of welldressed robbers who were trained to rob luxury items in Romania and the European Union. “They were trained to break windows and steal very expensive watches in a short time, 30 seconds,” said police spokesman Mihai Pitulescu, adding one heist netted euros1.5 million ($1.6 million). They wore designer suits for the heists, and allegedly committed 10 million euros ($10.9 million) of theft since 2013 in Romania, Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Andorra, Croatia and Belgium.

- AP

Shock over deaths Pakistan has expressed “shock and sorrow” over the inadvertent deaths of an American and an Italian hostage held by alQaeda in a US drone strike in January near the Afghan border.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended Pakistan’s condolences in a statement yesterday, saying the deaths of hostages Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto underline the “risk and unintended consequences of the use of this technology that Pakistan has been highlighting for a long time.” - AP

Terror suspects sought IItalian police said they were making arrests of 18 suspected Islamic extremists, including two purported bodyguards for Osama bin Laden, who allegedly staged attacks in Pakistan. Anti-terrorism police in Sardinia said some of the suspects were responsible for “numerous bloody acts of terrorism in Pakistan,” including the October 2009 explosion in a market in Peshawar in which more than 100 people died.

- AP

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ANZAC Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

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

DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street is the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days.

No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565.

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street is the duty practice for Monday (ANZAC public holiday) until 8am Tuesday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm.

No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Saturday, Sunday and Monday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, ph 302 8105.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT

provide an accident and emergency service.

Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Street, will be open from 10am - 1pm and from SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual 6pm - 8pm all three days.

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 PHARMACIES

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

INFORMATION CENTRES

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS ART GALLERY VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, BUS DEPARTURES and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed until Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. 24-hour unrestricted visiting. further notice.

Emergencies: Large: Izzy Cassen. Small: Ref Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

EMERGENCY DENTIST Vetlife.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY If you do not have or cannot contact your ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm RUBBISH & RECYCLING for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, ASHBURTON MUSEUM Parks will be closed on Sat, April 25 from Sundays and Public Holidays.

Baring Square West, Asburton. Ph 308 3167 9am - 1pm and on Mon, April 27. The Methven Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Weekend emergencies: Large: Rajiv Balbharan.

Open weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - Inorganic Materials Drop-off facility will be ELPLINE ERVICES 4pm. Research facilities weekday afternoons. closed on Saturday, April 25. Kerbside collection Small: Laura Mulshine.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afternormally scheduled for Mon, April 27 will be COMMUNITY POOL hours small animal emergency service. To use Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. collected on Tues, April 28, this service please phone your vet as usual.

857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

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Advertising & Marketing Consultant Our advertising team is committed to helping businesses promote themselves and reach their target markets by offering them an excellent advertising platform both in print and digitally.

We are currently looking for an Advertising and Marketing Consultant to be part of our great team.

As an Advertising and Marketing Consultant, you will revel in a fast-paced and multi-deadline environment. You will be looking after existing clients as well as targeting new ones and will provide marketing strategies to grow their business both in print and online.

You will be: • Selling advertisements to your existing clients for both print and online • Proactively looking for new clients in our circulation area • Building a great rapport with both existing and new clients • Able to effectively assess client needs • Presenting marketing plans to your clients and help them position their business well within our newspaper and other publications • Positive and driven to deliver your clients and the company the best • Taking responsibility for the content and the proofing of your clients’ advertisements • Currently in New Zealand In return we will provide: • Full time position • Salary plus commission remuneration, OTE’s circa $45,000 - $60,000 per annum • Benefits include mobile phone and a work vehicle you can use within the work hours to visit your clients • Great and enthusiastic team members to work with • Social Club If you think you have what it takes to be a great Advertising and Marketing Consultant and want to be part of a passionate and dynamic team in the media industry, then we would like to hear from you. Please send your CV and cover letter to:

Join the timber team

Niagara is an innovative sawmill, manufacturer, and distributor of quality timber products. We export product all over the world, as well as supply building merchants and fabricators throughout NZ. As a company we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding service to our customers, it is vital that we deliver our product on time and in full.

Local dispatch role Due to growth in the domestic market, the Sales and Distribution site in Ashburton is looking to employ someone to assist the local dispatch team, as well as other general duties across the site. This appointment is a full time permanent position with scope to learn and grow as the company grows.

Amongst other duties the role will include: • Picking customer orders • Liaising with transport firms to collect orders • Restocking rack supplies • Maintaining stock levels Ideally the successful applicant will: • Be physically fit • Be well organised with good time management skills • Demonstrate good attention to detail • Have reasonable levels of computer literacy Having some knowledge of the timber industry and forklift experience would be an advantage but not critical as full training will be supplied.

Applications close May 1, 2015 and must include a cover letter and CV to be considered.

Please address to: Phillip Townshend, Niagara Sawmilling Co. Ltd, 145 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton, or email: phillipt@niagara.net.nz

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

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Applications close Friday, May 1, 2015 We are a leading multinational hose and fittings brand.

Working with us you will be part of an established, fast growing business with nearly 70 years of experience and expertise.

We require a Bulk Truck & Trailer Driver to drive a Volvo 540.

D&E MARINE

FOR FUN ON THE WATER

The successful applicant must have a current class 5 license.

Applicants for this position must have New Zealand residency.

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The successful candidate will; • Be well organised • Demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills • Be confident to work independently

• Customer contact and service

To apply contact:

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Our busy Mid Canterbury office is in need of an experienced Office Administrator.

You will be responsible for undertaking all administrative activities including; • Data entry • Fulfilling debtor and creditor tasks • Supporting key roles in the company

Reliability and excellent communication skills.

Gary Webb phone 0274 350 736 or webbstransport@xtra.co.nz

We offer an enjoyable and rewarding working environment with a strong focus on customer service, safety, ongoing learning and development and opportunities for career advancement.

Receptionist / Administrator • Full time position - 8.30am to 5.00pm - Monday to Friday • Location - Ashburton • Reception/Administration What we are looking for: • Previous experience in Medical Reception or Administration would be an advantage, but not a requirement • Superb interpersonal skills to assist patients with empathy • Outstanding telephone skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Typing and computer skills, accuracy essential • Microsoft Windows and Office experience • Well presented, friendly and reliable • High level of initiative • Able to work under pressure • Own reliable transport Responsibilities include: • Reception and administration duties • Data entry • Meeting and greeting patients • Answering telephones • Phone calls to create and confirm appointments Can you hit the ground running and help our team offer a great service?

If so, be rewarded by a competitive hourly rate, and be respected by a supportive Manager who will appreciate your flexible and obliging nature.

Are you the person we are looking for? If so, please email your CV to:

robyn@houseofhearing.co.nz Applications close Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Please note all applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand

Experienced Sewing Machinist Are you an experienced sewing machinist looking for a part-time / on-demand position?

Do you love enjoy crafts and working ‘hands on’ to the highest standards of perfection?

Medifab is a world class manufacturer of seating and furniture products for children and adults with medical difficulties and we constantly strive for excellence in every aspect of our operation. To be successful in this role you must have excellent attention to detail, a caring and compassionate nature and take extreme pride in your work.

Previous experience in industrial sewing would be an advantage but a strong sewing background could also be considered. Our L.I.V.E.S. values include Loyalty, Integrity, Victory, Enthusiasm and Solutions.

Please visit www.medifab.co.nz to see the interesting work that we do.

• Preferably you will have experience with industrial sewing machines • Be able to work with a range of materials, vinyl, webbings and tapes • Consistently achieve a high-grade, NZ export quality factory finish • Be able to read instructions and follow procedures • Understand spoken and written English language • Be fastidious with serial numbering, batch labelling etc.

• Be a team player prepared to handle a variety of tasks • Be a quick learner, adaptive to new skills • Be able to keep up with a quick pace and meet deadlines This position can be quite flexible dependent on the person – full time, part time or on a casual basis. If you think you have the relevant skills or qualifications that we require and would like to be part of a skilled and dynamic team then we want to hear from you.

Medifab Medical Fabrication PO Box 86027 Rolleston West 32 Detroit Drive, Izone Business Hub, Rolleston Apply online @ www.medifab.co.nz/contact/careers E: hr@medifab.co.nzP: 03 307 9790 - F: 03 307 2820

• Have a high attention to detail

A solid work ethic, positive attitude and willingness to learn.

AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

Experienced Person Required On Dairy Runoff Full-time position.

No accommodation.

Lauriston area, 20 kms from Ashburton

The hours of this permanent, immediate start position are 9am – 3pm Monday to Friday Please apply via email to hmc.djb@gmail.com Applications close 9th May

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PHILLIP TOWNSHEND 021 116 4696 • phillipt@niagara.net.nz

Desme Daniels General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz

Bulk Truck & Trailer Driver

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Drug free and smoke free farm.

Reply by May 1 to: lethamfarms@gmail.com

NICKY BUTLER

IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

“Real Estate is about people; moving forward, being honest and building strong lasting relationships”

or Letham Farms Ltd, Midlands, 294 Lethams Road, RD2, Ashburton, 7772.

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M 027 751 1801 B 03 307 7377 E nicky.butler@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Career Opportunities IT Applications Specialist Join a team using up to date software and improve work practice efficiency by designing and building streamlined solutions within our core systems (Technology One and Sharepoint).

Compliance Co-ordinator We need to ensure all our consent obligations are met. We are seeking a motivated and highly organised individual, with relevant resource management qualifications or science background, who is highly computer literate and ideally has previous experience monitoring consent conditions.

To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you – visit our website.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

• Established Rural Sector Business • Growth Opportunity • Scope to Develop Cates Grain & Seed is an industry leader that continues to expand through a strong commitment to long term investment strategies, working in partnership with its customers.

Based in Ashburton we are looking to recruit a Grain and Seed Territory Manager to join our existing team.

Reporting to the Manager this role will be responsible for advising, managing and servicing the requirements of an existing client base but with the scope to grow the production area and sales in the Mid Canterbury region.

Previous experience in the grain and seed sector and general agronomy practices would be preferable.

The candidate must have a strong sales/ customer service focus and the ability to work in a collaborative team.

We are looking for candidates that are proactive in building their knowledge, focussed on achieving quality outcomes and who possess excellent communication skills.

Applications, including a current CV, close on May 22, 2015 with: The Manager Cates Grain & Seed Ltd P O Box 337, Ashburton 7740 Email - stuartb@cates.co.nz All applications or expressions of interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

We require a mature person, who is reliable, energetic; self motivated and has a positive attitude, to join our team.

Duties would include: • Maintenance and servicing of all pools/ spas and associated equipment • Servicing of all types of pumps/water systems • Upgrading or construction of swimming pools/fencing/landscaping

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Machine Operator / Storeman Stapletons, a subsidiary of Luisetti Seeds, is a significant provider of Grain and Seed processing in the region including commodities both nationally and internationally. An opportunity has arisen for a Seed Cleaning Plant Operator.

Key responsibilities will include: • Operating a high output, modern, seed cleaning plant • General yard duties including assisting with the intake and dispatch functions

Ideally applicants should possess the following attributes: • Be flexible and show willingness to work extended hours if required (out of district work may be required) • Be practical and mature • Have the ability to work unsupervised.

• Enjoy a variety of work tasks. As our line of work is varied, a building/plumbing or electrical knowledge background would be an advantage • Must have a full license • Must be a resident of New Zealand

Please apply in writing or email to:

You will need to be organised, logical and fit and have a willingness to work extended shift hours over the harvest period. You should be mechanically minded and be able to work in a team environment.

Although a knowledge of agriculture would be desirable, an ability to operate machinery is critical for this position. A forklift and H.T. licence would be an advantage but is not essential.

Applications should detail recent relevant experience, qualifications and references.

Applications close 9:00am Friday, May 8, 2015 and will be treated and viewed in confidence. Please apply to: Stapletons 2009 Ltd PO Box 380 Ashburton 7740 Attention: Jack Harnett Or jack@stapletons.co.nz

Irrigation Works ACL are currently involved in a number of exciting projects throughout the Ashburton District. Due to increased workloads on these Projects we are looking for suitable people to fill the following positions in our Large Projects Team:

Job Vacancy 27 Gordons Road RD2 Ashburton 7772 admin@poolandpumpworld.co.nz www.poolandpumpworld.co.nz

20t Excavator Operator to operate a late model machine on Irrigation Works 14t Wheeled Excavator Operator to operate a new machine on Irrigation Works Fencer to remove and reinstate fences as part of a Large Irrigation Project Team Key attributes are: • Good Communication Skills • Ability to work in a team • Focus on safety and delivering quality work • Experienced Operator • Minimum of Class 2 W, T license required for all positions

DO YOU HAVE A MECHANICAL BACKGROUND?

Successful applicants will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

Building – it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Please send applications to: Large Projects Manager Ashburton Contracting Ltd P O Box 264, Ashburton 7740

Hydraulink Mid Canterbury is currently looking for a motivated person to join their team.

We are a leading company in the hydraulic industry and have great back up service.

Ideally this position will suit someone with a mechanical background, experience in hydraulic systems would be an advantage but full training will be given.

The job will involve running 1 of 3 service trucks of on-site repairs and also workshop repairs to hydraulic cylinders and other components.

Some on call work is required which will involve weekends.

CALTEX ASHBURTON

If you think you have what it takes to be best under pressure and will work well within this team please send your CV to:

Forecourt Sales Person

Hydraulink Mid Canterbury PO Box 92 Ashburton 7740 or email hmc.djb@gmail.com

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Remuneration will be negotiated with the successful applicant depending on experience.

Applications close 4 May 2015.

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A part-time, senior afternoon/evening position has become available from 3pm 11pm, approximately 24 hours per week.

Will be required to work weekends and be available for on-call work.

The person we are seeking must be honest, reliable, a mature team player and able to work unsupervised.

If you are interested please contact The Manager Caltex Ashburton Phone (03) 307 0011 Or send your CV to The Manager P.O. Box 58, Ashburton 7740

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We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

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Electricity Ashburton Limited - trading as E A Networks, is a locally owned Co-Operative Lines company. It owns and operates the regions electricity distribution network, an advanced fibre optic communications network and is a Joint Venture investor in the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation scheme. The company also operates a successful contracting business to support residents and businesses across the Mid Canterbury region and beyond.

The Electricity Ashburton Shareholders Committee is responsible for appointing Directors to the Board of Electricity Ashburton; the Board comprises six Directors - each of whom is appointed for a three year term.

Due to retirement The Shareholders Committee has retained Ysker to advise on this appointment which will take effect in July.

Given the current make up of the Board, the Constitution requires the appointee for this Directorship to reside in the Ashburton District.

To be considered, candidates will: • Bring financial acumen and commercial capability • Possess integrity and independence • Have an understanding of co-operative principles and structure • Bring directorship experience and/or significant community appointments • Have an understanding of Governance principles and responsibilities of Directors • Demonstrate capability in the development of business strategy • Be passionate about the future development of the business • Have the ability to fit into a team.

We invite applications and ask interested parties to submit Governance profiles via email to: response@ysker.com Initial telephone enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Barry T Knight on 03 365 9839 or 021 999 799.

Applications close on Monday, 11 May 2015.

BOARD & INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS EXECUTIVE SEARCH & SELECTION EXECUTIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT Email: response@ysker.com ❘ www.ysker.com Phone: (03) 365 9839 ❘ Mobile: 021 999 799

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Office & Scheduling Administrator

Agriculture Sprayer Operator

Masterguard is a well-established Ashburton business. We provide a wide range of security and fire safety products and services across Canterbury including fire and security alarm installations, alarm monitoring, guard services, fire extinguisher sales and service, and building compliance services. Our clients range from residential to large commercial and government sites.

Molloy Agriculture Limited is one of Mid Canterbury’s fastest growing agriculture spraying Companies. We operate a modern fleet of equipment and provide a range of agriculture services. An outline of our business and the services we provide can be found on our website: www.molloyag.co.nz

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This important role is the linchpin between our clients, technicians and management.

This challenging position will include: • • • •

Scheduling work for our technicians Liaising with suppliers/stock control Managing our building compliance services Office administration including data entry, banking and filing • Customer service including receptionist duties and liaising with clients • Ensuring the office runs efficiently on a daily basis The successful candidate will: • Be an enthusiastic team player • Be willing to take ownership of tasks and go the extra mile to keep our clients happy • Have the ability to implement and manage new systems to improve efficiency • Have relevant customer service and/or scheduling experience • Have exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to relate to a wide range of clients • Have a meticulous attention to detail • Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and ideally have experience with Xero and/ or Simpro

Full Time Position

We are currently looking for a motivated, hard-working and responsible person to join our team.

We Offer: • The latest spraying equipment and GPS technology • Full training and support in a skill that there is a worldwide demand for • Rostered weekends off and the ability to plan holidays throughout the year • Company Health Scheme • Market leading remuneration packages which include time and a half Beneficial to Have: • Agriculture background • Class 2 Drivers Licence • Positive personal attributes including honesty and reliability

Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or valid NZ Work Visa.

Contact David Molloy Phone: (03) 302 8098 Mobile: 0274 362 441 Email: david@molloyag.co.nz Post: PO Box 85, Methven 7730 Applications close Sunday, May 17, 2015 Honda’s range of lawn and garden advanced 4-stroke technology products offer everything you need to make gardening a dream.

Please send letter of application and CV to: Nick Gibbs, PO Box 37, Ashburton 7740 or nick.gibbs@mgfiresecurity.co.nz no later than Friday, May 1, 2015.

ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911

www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

TENDERS

Evans Animal Feeds ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Ashburton Learning Centre is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join our small friendly team.

The ideal applicant will have: • Excellent English language, literacy and computer literacy skills • Experience using WORD, EXCEL, Windows 8 and Data Entry for Database • Relevant qualifications (i.e. office training and/or experience) • Assessment and evaluative skills for report writing • Willingness to undertake further professional development as required • Sound judgment and flexibility • A commitment to work within the kaupapa of ALC The position is part-time Monday-Friday 10am-1pm.

Please send written application to: Ashburton Learning Centre

– C635 Operation and Maintenance of the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park 2015 - 2017 Mill Production Assistant Evans Animal Feeds is a small but very busy stock food manufacturer producing a wide variety of animal feeds.

We are looking for a Mill Production Assistant.

To be successful in this position you will require the following: • Experienced forklift operator, telehandler experience would be an advantage • Be able to use your initiative and have strong organisational skills with good time management • Have a positive attitude and strong work ethic • Have a good level of numeracy and literacy • Be healthy and fit and able to pass a drug test • Show strong attention to detail • Above all be a team player with the ability to think for yourself Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Please send your CV and covering letter to: Evans Animal Feeds PO Box 667, Ashburton 7740.

Applications close on May 8, 2015.

PO Box 268, Ashburton 7740

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Tender

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Tenders are invited for the operation and maintenance of the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park, 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2017.

Work includes the management, operation and maintenance of residual waste and waste minimisation activities at the Rakaia Resource Recovery Park.

Tender documents are available from the Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, 7740, Phone (03) 307 7700. All enquiries should be directed to Craig Goodwin, Solid Waste Assets Officer.

Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, at 4.00pm on Friday 8 May 2015.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery www.ashburtondc.govt.nz TENDER POLYTHENE PIPE BUSINESS FOR REMOVAL Canterbury Polythene pipe is a family run business that has been manufacturing pipe since 1994.

The owner is now retiring.

This successful business, including all manufacturing equipment, customer lists forklift, website etc is for sale by tender for removal.

Closing date for TENDERS: Fri 22 May 2015 Address for TENDERS: 7B/303 Blenheim Rd, Chch INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT WITH SOLE AGENTS Edwin Lewis Ph 0275 963 912 REAA2008 SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE

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REAL ESTATE Hastings McLeod Limited

Mark Williams

Mobile 027 44 222 81 A/H – 308 6877 THIS IS A QUALITY BUILD

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DEVELOPER WILL PUT $10,000 TOWARDS $769,000 WEB ID AU38038 EITHER LANDSCAPING OR DRAPES & 23 Douglas Drive BLINDS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. This is a quality build in a superior brand new subdivision. The home is built on a 1012sqm section with 4 bedrooms plus office, open plan kitchen dining and living area with additional separate lounge.

Kitchen has walk-in pantry, all drawers are soft close, granite bench top finishes the kitchen. Separate laundry also a walk-in storage room in the hallway.

Great walk-in wardrobe and bathroom off main bedroom. Separate main bathroom has bath, shower and vanity. Entranceway, bathrooms and kitchen are tiled. Three car garaging, lawn and fencing completed.

Fully insulated and double glazed.

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BY NEGOTIATION 34 Wills Street

We are proud to market this superior home in a great Borough location. Only minutes walk to the Ashburton Domain, Churches, Hospital and Supermarkets, truly a top location. Sections have sold in this area for over $300,000, put in another $250,000 and we will give you a four bedroom, two storey home. Two living area, modernised kitchen, games room and upstairs sunroom with great views. Good sized double garage and swimming pool finishes the picture. Established landscaped grounds.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Peppers $2.99 1kg bag Lettuce Pears Potatoes Red Braeburn

CONVENTIONAL pea straw, weed free $6, delivered. Ph 027 390 0002.

$1.99 ea $1.99 1kg bag $5.99 10kg bag $2.99 2kg bag

PEASTRAW for sale. Small bales. Weed free. Phone 303 7677.

Specials available from 21/04 - 28/04

ST JOSEPH’S HOME AND SCHOOL. Linseed bales for sale. Small bales $4.50 or medium bales $40.00. Please call 027 468 2614 to order.

OPEN 7 DAYS

MOTORING

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES

TRADES, SERVICES

The Ashburton Vintage Car Club has been granted approval for a closed day for the purpose to hold our annual Swap Meet at Maronan Road on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

FLOORING

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Call today for an obligation free quote

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Entry fee to the grounds will apply.

East to Burnett St, Ashburton • Phone 03 308 5269

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Help catch Kiwis falling into desperate need Every day at The Salvation Army, we see the desperation and emotional strain endured by thousands of Kiwis. Last year, 303 families we’d never worked with before came through our doors every week—distraught and seeking assistance. People like Hayley who need a safety net that you can help provide.

When Kiwis fall into desperate need, your donation will help them get back on their feet.

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COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.* COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

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TRACTOR driver available for long or short term work in the LIVESTOCK, PETS Hinds or surrounding districts.

Experienced in reversible ploughing and arable land of unwanted preparation. Own transport, BUYER honest and reliable. Phone animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

027 303 7290.

We also sell pet food. Call TRADES, SERVICES 4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar Guardian Classifieds Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

307 7900 protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service, Bill Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz

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WANTED TO BUY. Old car garage and shed items: petrol bowsers, petrol and oil tins, oil bottles, signs and tools, car and motorbike parts.

Anything considered. Ph 03 614 7858 or 027 363 9930.

Please donate today.

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

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WANTED

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WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

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April Millichamp Happy 3rd Birthday sweet heart.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Alycia and Daniel. xxxx

April Millichamp Happy 3rd Birthday Big Girl, lots of love Grandad Peter and Tip. xx Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Minion cake tin set available for hire.

$20 for 7 days The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

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GRAZING

WINTER GRAZING required for 134 x R2 Heifers, starting during May. Please phone 302 0825 (evenings), or txt 027 249 0775.

Church Services

FOR SALE

Expressions of Interest – EA Networks Centre, Cafe Lease

Ashburton District Council are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the operation of a commercial cafe at the EA Networks Centre, being the stadium and aquatic centre, located in the Riverside area accessed off River Terrace.

For further information visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or to request documents please email info@adc.govt.nz or phone 03 307 7700.

Expressions of Interest close Tuesday 5 May 2015 at 4.00pm and should be made in writing to: “EOI Cafe Operations” The Chief Executive Ashburton District Council PO Box 94 Ashburton 7740

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MOTORCYCLES

LET OR LEASE

STORAGE GARAGES

Ashburton Motorcycle Club

100th Anniversary Celebrations

Self-Storage Garages for lease on Alford Forest Road

From Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3 during Wheels Week There is something for everyone and everyone is invited, including a Motorcycle Quizco, an exhibition at the Museum, a road ride, international guest speaker Graeme Crosby, a vintage Moto Cross and a TT. Check out Ashburton Motorcycle Club Facebook page for details or contact your local motorcycle shop.

307 7900

Phone 0274 323 541

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

TREES wanted. Suitable for milling and export. No obligation quote. Phone John Rose Logging 03 693 9385 or 021 935 628.

MISS Eva, abc, gf, no texts all block calls will not answered. Available from Sunday. Phone 021 044 0698.

NEW LADY, sweet, friendly, beautiful, busty 38DD, good HIRE massage. Phone 021 103 FLOAT hire - single, double 9529. and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & ACCOMMODATION, Feed. Phone 308-3422 anyRENTAL time.

4-5 BEDROOM house to rent, 65 Buckleys Terrace, GRAZING Tinwald. ½ acre section, easy CARRY over cow grazing walk to town. Part furnished available long term in Mid and pets negotiable. $480.00 Canterbury. Phone 021 147 per week. Ph 027 348 9287.

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AVAILABLE for rent, three GRAZING required for 300 bedroom house with sleep plus lambs. Please phone out, sunny lounge, dual heating, double garage, large 027 230 2188. section, Allenton, available now. References required. No LAMB grazing required for animals, phone Ray 021 1799 May/June. Phone 027 321 265.

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FLAT needed urgently. I’m TOP QUALITY Grazing wanting to rent a 1-2 available for R2 and Yearling bedroom house or flat, or a Dairy Heifers with proven self-contained sleep out.

Graziers. Phone No. 0800 Phone Maxine 308 0366 or GRAZ4U. 027 678 8309.

Daily Events Saturday ANZAC Day

Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square

East.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 1.00pm

Sunday

Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

Baring Square East.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Laurie Ennor, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Maronan Road.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture

Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s 8.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship led by Rev Rodney Routledge, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH.

Monday

ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. 10.00am Members will play round 3 of the METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Heartland Championship. Methven Golf New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, Club interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, 1.00pm - 3.00pm Methven.

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. 10.00am A great selection of many aircraft from

10am Morning Service & Communion

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison Creche Available Morning tea to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

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

Phone 308-3602

CINDY, Kiwi, attractive, late 30’s, size 8. Ph calls only 022 036 5404.

Andrew Dalziel Chief Executive

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

FIREWOOD - pine $60 a metre, macro, blue gum $70 a metre, all dry. 027 507 3880.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Officer for enquiries: James Webb, Commercial Manager.

Guardian Classifieds

FIREWOOD for sale. Dry clean Arizonica related to Macrocarpa, hard wood and good quality pine. Mix 3.6cm, $189. Phone 021 102 0017.

the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

1.30pm

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All welcome I can face tomorrow just because he lives

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

St Andrew’s Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Children’s Church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

St James

Thomson St. 7 pm

St Paul’s Oxford St. 9.30am

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

QUIET board required by honest working 50’s gent.

West end Ashburton.

HOUSE for sale or for rent. Preferred, text or call 021 133 Three bedroom, double 5503 glazed, ¼ acre section, no smokers, no dogs. $345 per Guardian Classifieds week. Phone 027 430 8854.

307 7900

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

7.30pm

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Rentals Available

Please call Sheryl on 307-9194 or Esther 027 7788 951: Westside 2 Bed Racecourse Rd $500 2 Bed Walker St $210 2 Bed Harrison St $315 Eastside 2 Bed Grey St 2 Bed William St

$340 $270

Out of Town 3 Bed Dunford St, Rakaia $310 4 Bed Seafield Rd $495 4 Bed Braemar Lauriston Rd $400 4 Bed 5 Witney Ln, Lake Hood $490 Please call Donna on 307-9195 or 027 7788 952: Eastside 4 Bed Burnett St 3 Bed Grey St

$315 $380

Tinwald 4 Bed Grove St

$390

Out of Town 4 Bed Penbury Cl, Lake Hood $480

www.propertybrokers.co.nz

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?  Housing

 Commercial  Farm

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street. airport, Seafield Road.

6.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meet in Youth room. 48 Allens Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Monthly meeting. Rovers Den. Mania-ORoto Scout Park, Chalmers Ave.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 TV ONE

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TV THREE

6am L Dawn Service 2015 0 6:30 Revealing Gallipoli A look at the Battle for Gallipoli retold from an international perspective by Peter Elliott, Irish presenter Professor Keith Jeffery and Turkish presenter Savas Karakas. 0 8:15 Children Of Gallipoli 0 9:10 Tagata Pasifika 0 10am Sons Of Gallipoli PGR 0 10:55 L National Commemorative Service 2015 0 12:30 One News 0 1pm Anzac Tales From Te Papa 0 1:30 The Berry Boys PGR 0 2:30 L Dawn Service – Gallipoli 0 3:30 The Kiwi Chaplains Of Gallipoli 0 4pm The Last Of The Anzacs 0 5pm Descent From Disaster – A Gallipoli Special 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 M War Horse PGR 2011 Drama. A young man enlists to serve in the First World War when his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry, hoping he and his horse will be reunited. Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson. 0 10:45 New Zealand Memorial Service – Chunuk Bair 0

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:30 Doc McStuffins 3 0 6:55 The Jungle Bunch 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Omniverse 0 7:40 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8am Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:25 Adventure Time 0 9:10 Regular Show PGR 0 9:30 Lab Rats PGR 9:55 Fresh 10:20 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 11:05 The 100 PGR 0 12:50 N The Hero 0 1:45 Posh Nosh 3 0 1:55 The Bachelor Australia 3 0 2:55 The Fosters PGR 3:55 Step By Step 3 0 4:25 Full House 3 0 4:55 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:20 The Amazing Race PGR 0 6:20 Joey 3 0 6:50 M Cats And Dogs 2 – Revenge Of Kitty Galore PGR 2010 Animated. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 M Cats And Dogs 2 – Revenge Of Kitty Galore Continued. 0 8:30 M Something’s Gotta Give AO 2003 Comedy. An old music executive with a taste for young women, falls for his latest conquest’s mother after a near-death experience.

Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves. 0

6am The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

Noon War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us PGR 3 Documentary from Gaylene Preston in which seven New Zealand women share stories of love and loss during the Second World War. 0 2pm Campbell Live 2:30 L Anzac Cove Memorial Service Anzac Cove Memorial Service from the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, commemorating the 100th year since the Anzac troops fought there during the First World War. 3:30 The Time Of Our Lives 3 0 4:30 Last Men Standing 3 0 5:30 Gone Fishin’ 6pm 3 News

11:45 The Kiwi Who Saved Britain 0 12:45 Gavin And Stacey PGR 3 0 1:50 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:50 Neighbourhood 3 0 4:20 L Football – English Premier League

11:05 M Due Date AO 2010 Comedy. Robert Downey jr, Zach Galifianakis. 0 1am M I Love You Too AO 2010 Comedy.

0 3:05 M Last Night AO 2010 Romantic Comedy. 0 4:40 Rodney 3 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:30 Hawaii Five-0 AO After a pool cleaner is murdered, the investigation uncovers a possible terrorist cell of radicalised students planning an attack on US soil. 0 12:25 The Blue Rose AO 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 8:30 Ask The Butcher 9am The Roux Masterclass 9:30 House Crashers 10am Million Dollar Contractor 10:30 Great Escapes 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 How Did You Do That?

Office Reno Noon Brother v Brother 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Garage Gold 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm This Old Thing 6pm Extreme Collectors PGR 6:30 The Water Brothers 7pm The Wild West With Ray Mears 7:30 Natural World – Toki’s Tale Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with awardwinning photography.

8:30 Moses Jones AO 9:30 Being Erica PGR 10:30 Garage Gold 11pm House Crashers 11:30 New Zealand Hunter Adventures PGR

SUNDAY

Midnight This Old Thing 1am Extreme Collectors PGR 1:30 The Water Brothers 2am The Wild West With Ray Mears 2:30 Moses Jones AO 3:30 Catch And Cook – World 4am Being Erica PGR 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home

7pm Storage Hunters PGR 7:30 F Ice Road Truckers PGR The end of the line arrives as the drivers face the long, difficult journey back down the world’s longest seasonal winter road. 0 8:30 CSI AO 3 0 9:30 Chicago PD AO 0 10:30 L Chunuk Bair

FOUR

PRIME 6am Deep Blue 3 An exploration of the last frontier of the planet, looking at the seas, from the shallowest coral reefs to the shores of the Antarctic.

7:35 Escape To The Country 3 British couples or families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

8:25 Antiques Roadshow 3 9:35 World War II – Last War Heroes PGR 3 12:30 NRL Fulltime (Highlights) 1pm The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 3:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

USA PGR 3 4pm Rivers 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Forgotten General 3 7pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR Rick and Cindy take a psychic to help them find the best lockers in Don Mills.

7:30 Bomber Boys Colin and Ewan McGregor explore the rarely told story of the men who fought and died in the skies above Europe.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Blues. From AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

6am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Brumbies v Highlanders.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Chiefs v Force.

7am World Rugby 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Tigers. 8am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Chiefs v Force.

10am Motorsport – The Formula One Show 11am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Brumbies v Highlanders. 1pm World Of Freesports – IWWF World Cup 1:30 Motorsport – The Formula One Show 2:30 World Rugby 3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Pulse v Swifts. 6pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 6:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Blues. From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Rebels. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

11:20 Just Shoot Me! PGR Elliott must convince Maya he really does want to get married; Finch discovers Nina rented out Jack’s office to make pornographic movies.

0 11:45 Infomercials

11:30 Midsomer Murders PGR 3 During a total eclipse of the sun, an amateur astronomer is killed, the case taking an unusual twist when Barnaby and Jones realise the murder weapon was a meteorite.

1:30 Home Shopping

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Titans. 12:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 1am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) 3am L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Cheetahs.

5:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Stormers v Bulls.

MAORI TV 6:40 Morena Whanau 7am Anzac – Tides Of Blood 8:30 Gallipoli – They Were There 9am An Anzac Conversation 9:30 Echoes Of Gallipoli 10:30 Gallipoli – They Remember 11am Nga Ra O Hune – The Days Of June Noon M All Quiet On The Western Front AO 1979 War Drama.

Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal.

2:30 L Anzac Cove Dawn Service 3:30 L Chunuk Bair

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

8:30 Pawnography PG 8:55 The Amazing Race PG 9:45 M Mortal Kombat – Annihilation MV 1997 Action. 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 12:20 Wild West Alaska M 1:10 RBT MC 1:35 Fire Scene Investigation M 2pm Call Of The Wildman PG 2:25 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Graceland MVLC 3:40 SVU MVS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

7:30 Pawnography PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 9:30 Wild West Alaska M 10:30 RBT MC 11pm Fire Scene Investigation M 11:30 Crossing Lines MV

SUNDAY

12:30 Raw MC 3:25 Crossing Lines MV 4:20 Counting Cars PG 4:45 Call Of The Wildman PG 5:10 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:25 Digimon Fusion 3 8:45 Rocket Power 3 9:10 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 9:35 The Edge On Four 3 Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm ICarly 3 6:30 M Big Fat Liar PGR 3 2002 Family Comedy. After a Hollywood producer steals an idea from a 14-year-old boy, and turns it into a movie, the boy travels to Los Angeles to make the producer tell the world the truth. Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes. 0 8:20 M Edward Scissorhands PGR 3 1990 Drama.

A man created by an inventor, who died before replacing his scissor hands with real ones, goes to live with an ordinary American family. Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp. 0 10:30 90210 PGR 3 Naomi, still recovering from her breakup with Austin, makes a faux pas in front of her boss.

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wakefield Wildcats v Wigan Warriors. From Belle Vue in Wakefield.

6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves. From Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

9:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Warriors U20 v Titans U20. From Mt Smart Stadium in Dawn Service – Gallipoli Bomber Boys Auckland.

2:30pm on TV One 7:30pm on Prime 11:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Warriors v Newtown. From Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 6am Auction Kings 6:35 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 1:25 L Rugby League – NRL 8:15 The Reckoning MVLS PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Comedy. Kevin James. 8:05 Spartan Warriors v Titans. From Mt Smart 2014 Thriller. Jonathan LaPaglia, Stadium in Auckland.

7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Luke Hemsworth. 9:40 Red 2 MVL 2004 Thriller. Val Kilmer, 3:30 The After Match Following Escapes PG 9:30 Gunslingers M The Derek Luke. 9:50 Sweeney MVL 2013 Action. Bruce Willis, each and every Warriors NRL game, Tombstone Vendetta. 10:30 Alaska Todd – The Demon Barber Helen Mirren. 11:35 Sex Tape Awen Guttenbeil and guests analyse Monsters M 11:30 The Unexplained 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Jason Segel, Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. the match and discuss the big issues Files M 12:30 Insane Pools – Off Cameron Diaz. 1:10 The Amazing Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter. in Rugby League.

The Deep End PG 1:30 Gold Rush 11:45 Kinky Boots ML 2005 Comedy. 3:50 L Rugby League – NRL Spider-Man 2 MV 2014 Action.

PG 2:30 Dual Survival M 3:30 You Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Knights v Cowboys. From Hunter Have Been Warned M Grand 1:30 Red Eye MVL 2005 Drama.

Jamie Foxx. 3:30 No Clue M 2013 Stadium in Newcastle.

Masters. 4:30 Auction Hunters PG Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy.

Comedy. Brent Butt, Amy Smart.

6pm L Rugby League – NRL Win Lose or Joust. 5pm Auction 2:55 The Illusionist MVS 2006 5:05 Now You See Me MVLS 2013 Roosters v Dragons. From Allianz Hunters PG 5:30 Alaska – The Last Thriller. Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo. Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Stadium in Sydney.

Frontier M 6:30 Supersized Earth Jessica Biel. 4:40 Old School 7pm Devil’s Due 16VLC 2014 8pm L Rugby League – NRL PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG MLS 2003 Comedy. Luke Wilson, Horror. Allison Miller, Zach Gilford.

Storm v Sea Eagles. From AAMI Park 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep 8:30 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime. Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell. in Melbourne.

End PG 9:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To 6:10 Batman Begins MV Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer.

10pm L Rugby League – Riches M 10:30 Auction Hunters 2005 Adventure. Christian Bale, 10:25 Predestination MVLS 2014 NRL Broncos v Eels. From Suncorp PG 11pm Hour China – Man Made Michael Caine. 8:30 Gladiator Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

Stadium in Brisbane.

Marvels PG MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, SUNDAY SUNDAY Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

SUNDAY 12:05 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

1am L Triathlon – ITU World 11:05 Starsky And Hutch MVL 2004 Series Cape Town – Women’s Race.

David Duchovny. 1:40 Now Midnight Moonshiners M 1am I Action Comedy.

You See Me MVLS 2013 Thriller.

(Almost) Got Away With It M 3:25 Rugby League – NRL Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo.

2am Bering Sea Gold PG Dead SUNDAY (Highlights) Warriors v Titans.

3:35 Predestination MVLS 2014 Men Gather No Gold. 3am Bering 12:45 School For Scoundrels MLS 3:55 L Rugby League – Super Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

Sea Gold PG Nice Guys Finish 2006 Comedy. 2:25 Batman Begins League Catalans Dragons v Hull 5:15 No Clue M 2013 Comedy.

Last. 4am Bering Sea Gold PG MV 2005 Adventure. 4:45 Old Kingston Rovers. From Stade Gilbert Brent Butt, Amy Smart.

5am MythBusters PG School MLS 2003 Comedy.

Brutus in Perpignan, France.

Report 4pm Maori In WW1 5pm C Company Stories 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm The Cowboys – C Company 7pm Shovels And Guns PGR 8pm Anzac – Tides Of Blood 3 9:30 The Anzac Concert – Arohaina Mai 10:30 L Chunuk Bair Report 10:45 L Chunuk Bair Anzac Service 11:45 Te Kaea 3 2 12:15 Closedown

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

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6:25 Sunday 3 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 0 8am Praise Be Chris Nichol presents a programme of hymns and worship songs from throughout New Zealand.

8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 11am Marae 2 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 Noon Survival Tales From The Wild 0 12:50 Intrepid Journeys 3 0 1:50 Location, Location, Location 30 2:50 Inside Claridge’s 3 0 3:55 This Town 0 4:55 Outback Truckers 0 6pm One News 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:20 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:30 Art Attack 0 6:50 Crash And Bernstein 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 30 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 Julien is upset when the baboons’ dance routine gets more attention than his own, but his attempts to sabotage the baboons do not go well. 0 8am What Now 10am ANT Farm 3 0 10:25 The Bachelor PGR 3 Noon Shortland Street 3 0 2:30 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3pm Hot In Cleveland PGR 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Joey 3 0

7pm Sunday 0 8pm Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up 0 8:30 N When We Go To War AO On the eve of the First World War, six young men and women are full of hopes and dreams and plans for the future, but their lives are about to change. 0 10:35 A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0

7pm Thunderbirds Are Go 0 7:30 Galavant PGR 0 8pm Black-ish PGR 0 8:30 M The Waterboy AO 1998 Comedy.

A football team water boy discovers he has a unique tackling ability, and becomes a member of the team.

Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk. 0 10:15 Gotham 0

11:35 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Round three of the Swinging Skirts Classic from the Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco.

12:35 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

11:15 M The Collector AO 2009 Crime. Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth.

0 1am The Flash PGR 3 0 1:55 Arrow AO 3 0 2:50 Infomercials 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am The Water Brothers 6:35 The Wild West With Ray Mears 7am Natural World – Toki’s Tale Wildlife series.

8am Catch And Cook – World 8:30 Garage Gold 9am House Crashers 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 This Old Thing 11:30 Extreme Collectors PGR Noon Being Erica PGR 1pm Natural World – Toki’s Tale Wildlife series.

2:30 Merlin 3:30 IFish 4pm River Cottage Road Trip 5pm Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 Coast 6:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 7:30 Million Dollar Critic With Giles Coren Giles Coren is a controversial restaurant critic.

8:30 M Vanity Fair AO 2004 Drama. Becky Sharp, the daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl, is orphaned while young, and so resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Gabriel Byrne.

10:30 Coast A fascinating journey around the coast of the United Kingdom.

11:45 Wild At Heart PGR

MONDAY

12:30 M Vanity Fair AO 2004 Drama. Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Gabriel Byrne.

3am Merlin 4am Wild At Heart PGR 5am Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 IFish

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 3 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus 1pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PGR 3 0 1:30 Big Angry Fish 3 2pm Motorsport – Rally New Zealand Rally Whangarei, round one. 3pm Motorsport – MotoGP Argentina, round three. 4pm Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm The X Factor New Zealand 8:30 Comedy Gala PGR Hosted by Irish comedian Ed Byrne, a comedy special featuring international and local stand-up comedy at the opening event of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2015.

10:30 State Of Affairs AO 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Dream Defenders 3 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:15 Digimon Fusion 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Lalaloopsy 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm ICarly 3 Series about a 13-year-old girl who hosts her own homemade web show.

6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Troy PGR 3 0 8:30 The Xtra Factor New Zealand PGR Highlights, interviews, and previously unseen clips.

9pm The GC PGR 3 0 9:30 World’s Scariest Animal Attacks PGR 3 0 10:30 Bro’ Town PGR 3 0

11:30 Jono And Ben PGR 3 Presented by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce, with Guy Williams and Rose Matafeo.

12:25 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend The biggest entertainment stories of the last week.

11:55 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon MasterChef USA 3 The final four home cooks must work in pairs to prepare a three-course meal for the judges.

12:55 Village SOS 3 2:05 The Animal Files PGR 3 2:35 Grassroots Rugby 3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – Masterclass

7pm Storage Wars – Texas 7:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 CSI – Cyber PGR When a carservice company’s software is hacked, the cyber team must save passengers who are in danger.

9:30 Elementary PGR 10:25 Poldark PGR 3

11:40 Top Gear USA AO 3 When Adam takes control of the show he attempts to teach the guys how to play football – with an automotive twist, then he reveals his own concept car designed to protect against other drivers.

12:35 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 9am Chunuk Bair Anzac Service 3 Coverage of the commemorative service at Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli.

10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Media Take 3 A media commentary show with Russell Brown and Toi Iti analysing the weekly news.

2:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 3:30 Rugby – World Cup 2011 (Replay) South Africa v Samoa.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Kai Time On The Road

THE BOX 6am M Mortal Kombat – Annihilation MV 1997 Action. Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson.

7:45 The Amazing Race PG 8:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 9:25 The Simpsons Marathon PG 11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:45 SmackDown! MC 5:25 RBT MC 5:50 Fire Scene Investigation M 6:15 Counting Cars PG 6:40 Wild West Alaska M 7:30 Longmire 16V When a game warden is killed alongside a poached Elk, Walt discovers a connection to a rare and very expensive supplement.

8:30 CSI – Miami MV 9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Banshee 18VLSC 11:30 Longmire 16V

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Pawnography PG 2:35 CSI – Miami MV 3:25 CSI – Miami MV 4:15 Banshee 18VLSC 5:10 Longmire 16V

7:15 Random Rugby TV 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Crusaders v Blues. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Titans. 10am Sky Sport 365 10:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Catalans Dragons v Hull Kingston Rovers.

11am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Eight Saturday.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Titans.

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 1pm Swimming – New Zealand Ocean Series 1:30 Sky Sport 365 2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Fever v Magic. 4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Vixens v Tactix. 5:50 L Rugby – Super Rugby Reds v Hurricanes.

8:05 Rugby Nation 9pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Vixens v Tactix.

9:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Fever v Magic.

10pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Reds v Hurricanes.

10:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 12:05 L Cycling – LiegeBastogne-Liege 3:05 World Rugby 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 4am Golf – Volvo China Open (Highlights) 5am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Paepae 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Titans.

9:30 M Ice Cold In Alex PGR 1958 War Drama. A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the Second World War. John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms.

When we Go to War 11:50 Te Kaea 3 2 8:30pm on TV One 12:20 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG Plane Boarding. 8:30 You Have Been Warned M Grand Masters.

9:30 The Unexplained Files M 10:30 Supersized Earth PG 11:30 Naked And Afraid M The Jungle Curse. 12:30 World’s Dirtiest Man M 1:30 Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches M 2:30 Alaska Monsters M 3:30 Alaskan Bush People M 4:30 Moonshiners M 5:30 Big Giant Swords PG 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Tutankhamun – The Truth Uncovered PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 11:30 You Have Been Warned M Grand Masters.

MONDAY

12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 A Crime To Remember M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG Greedy People. 5am Dirty Jobs PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

The Waterboy 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES GREATS

6:50 Devil’s Due 16VLC 2014 Horror. Allison Miller, Zach Gilford.

8:20 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime.

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer.

10:10 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

David Duchovny. 11:45 Now You See Me MVLS 2013 Thriller.

Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo.

1:40 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

3:20 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig. 5:15 Draft Day MVL 2014 Drama. Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner. 7:05 Knights Of Badassdom 16VLC 2013 Comedy Horror. Peter Dinklage, Ryan Kwanten.

8:30 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action. 10:25 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller.

6:15 Gladiator MV 2000 Action.

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 8:50 Starsky And Hutch MVL 2004 Action Comedy. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn.

10:30 School For Scoundrels MLS 2006 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder. 12:10 Ali MVL 2001 Drama. Jon Voigt, Will Smith.

2:45 My Best Friend’s Wedding ML 1997 Romantic Comedy.

Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz. 4:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

6:25 The Host MV 2013 Adventure.

Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

8:30 Night At The Museum PGV 2006 Comedy. Ben Stiller. 10:20 The Lost World – Jurassic Park PGV MONDAY 1997 Sci-fi Adventure. Jeff Goldblum, 12:20 The Butterfly Room MVL 2012 Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite.

Horror. 1:50 The Secret Life Of MONDAY Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure. 12:30 In The Line Of Fire MVL 1993 3:45 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Suspense. 2:35 Ali MVL 2001 Drama.

Action. 5:35 Biography – Kevin 5:10 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller.

James PG 2009 Documentary.

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6am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 6:30 Fishing And Adventure 7am Golf – Volvo China Open (Highlights) Round Three.

8am Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Catalans Dragons v Hull Kingston Rovers.

10am Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

10:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab.

11am Sky Sport 365 11:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race Noon Sky Sport 365 12:30 Golf – Volvo China Open (Highlights) Round Three.

1:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Panthers U20 v Sharks U20. 3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Sharks. 6pm L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Raiders.

8pm L London Marathon 11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Reds v Hurricanes.

MONDAY

Midnight Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Eight Sunday. 1am L Triathlon – ITU World Series Cape Town – Men’s Race. 1:20 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals. 1:50 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore. 3:30 Fox Sports News 4am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners.

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BARNES, Dorothy Anne (Dot) – Edward, Janice and Pat, Caitlin and Matthew would like to thank everyone for their support, love and kindness at the recent loss of a special mum, grandma and friend. We are so grateful for all the cards, flowers, baking and support. It is very humbling to know how many lives mum touched. Special thanks to Rev Laurence Ennor, the St James Church Ladies and the staff at Paterson’s Funeral Services for their kindness. We are sure mum would have been so proud of her send off.

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CHRISTENSEN, David Canterbury owned, Shadbolt QSM – locally operated On April 23, 2015, peacefully at home with his family Patersons around him, aged 88 years.

Funeral Services Dearly loved husband of Georgie (deceased). and Ashburton Wonderful and cherished father and father-in-law of Crematorium Ltd Dave and Karen, Anne and Office and Chapel Garry, Gaylene (deceased), Marie and Mark, Debbie and Corner East & Cox Grant, Helen, and Paul. Streets, Ashburton Exceptional grandad to Luke, Simon, Rachel, Jeremy, Matthew and Chrissy, Tim and Kim, Chris and Bidi, Scott, Alex, Charlotte, Poppy and Beth. Great-grandad and special friend to all his greatgrandchildren.

MID CANTERBURY “Forever in our Hearts.”

HYDES, Betty – FUNERAL SERVICES Special thanks to Dr. Paula Peter, Sue and Jenny and Hanley and Aggie from Nurse Galbraith’s provide choice! their families wish to express Maude for their We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and their thanks to everyone for Galbraith’s celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, compassionate care of dad and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice! their expressions of sympathy during his final days. In lieu of We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to following the loss of our dear reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and flowers donations to Nurse mother, mother-in-law, Call us on your family.

Maude Palliative Care would grandmother and great Call us on 308 3980 be appreciated and may beor call in and 308 visit 3980 our new premises atgrandmother.

The cards, 246 Havelock Street made at the service. flowers, phone calls and food or call in and visit Messages can be addressed were greatly appreciated. to ‘The Christensen Family’ our new premises at Special thanks to the staff of Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams c/- 19 London St, Richmond, Cameron Courts and 246 Havelock Christchurch 8013, or may be Rosebank Hospital for Betty’s posted on Daves page at Street care. Please accept this as a www.heavenaddress.co.nz. personal acknowledgement.

A celebration of Daves life willOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm I N M EMORIAM be held at the La Vida centre, 34a Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch on FRIDAY, May 1st at 1.00pm.

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KEANE, James Gerald – John Rhind Funeral The family of the late Jim McCOSKER, Francis John Keane wish to thank all those Directors.

(Frank) – 1922 2007. who sent cards, food and F.D.A.N.Z. 379 9920 Reg. No. 436383, messages and attended his HARDWICK, John David – 26th Battalion, 1940-1945. funeral.

We greatly Passed away peacefully after Remembered with love and appreciate your love and a short illness on April 23, pride by Teresa, Bernard, support.

2015 at the Christchurch Michael, Katie and family.

Hospital, aged 84 years.

Dearly loved husband of the FUNERAL late Marion, much loved father and father-in-law of FURNISHERS Chris and Karen, Glenn and MASTER Amanda, Darryl and Yvonne, Andi and Chris, loved MONUMENTAL MASON grandpop of Robert, Evana, E.B. CARTER LTD Marion, Charlotte, Thomas, For all your memorial Alex, Fiona, Heather, and requirements Mitchell, loved great New headstones and designs grandpop of Lucy and Call the Guardian Renovations, Jasmine. Messages C/- the Additional inscriptions, Hardwick family to PO Box for all your Cleaning and Concrete work 35046, Christchurch, 8640. In Carried out by qualified classified lieu of flowers donations to St tradesmen.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) No matter who you have to disappoint or how much you have to struggle with a sense of duty this is a weekend for making matters of the heart a priority.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) There is a chance to clear the air and start looking at what you want to achieve moving forward. You’ve got to start from somewhere.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Last year Venus didn’t return to your sign until after your birthday month whereas this year your heart is getting the first say, before it even begins.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Start paying attention to clues the future may already be sending out. Avoid over thinking things and instead let your daydreams follow their own course.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Favour those times when you put out the ‘do not disturb’ sign and find some much needed time and space for some quality navel gazing.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Pay attention to social and serendipitous lunar vibes, trusting your gut has the power to put you in the right place at the right time.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) It’s when you trust your gut and stay in the moment that things will fall into place and some serendipitous moments or encounters are likely.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) There is a wanderlust, curiosity and adventure in the air that needs to be embraced, even if it feels more like a guilty pleasure than a demand.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) You’ll not only find it easy to turn any financial tension into motivation, but see this as a chance to look to the bigger picture.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) While you may be experiencing financial tension this is something income and career forces will very easily transform into motivation.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) While the Moon’s return to your relationship sector may create some personal and/or relationship tension, it’s just enough to get your attention.

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SUNDAY 26TH APRIL 147 McMurdo St, Tinwald

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9 Brucefield Ave, Ashburton

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7 Princes St, Ashburton

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19 Wilkin St, Tinwald

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146 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton

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7 Goldrich Gr, Ashburton

12:30 - 1:00pm

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24 Reighton Dr, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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113 Walnut Ave, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20811

9 McKendry’s Rd, Ashburton

1:00 - 1:30pm

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136 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton 1:45 - 2:15pm

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27 Ludlow Dr, Lake Hood

2:00 - 2:30pm

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24 Ludlow Dr, Lake Hood

2:00 - 2:30pm

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Web ID: AHB20822

55 Clark St, Ashburton

2:00 - 3:00pm

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16 Falcon Dr, Ashburton

2:30 - 3:00pm

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155 Grove St, Tinwald

3:15 - 3:45pm

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114 Belt Rd, Ashburton

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MONDAY 27TH APRIL 40a Nixon St, Tinwald

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Often Sought .. Seldom Found * 4 double bedrooms with abundant storage * 2 bathrooms (master with luxury spa bath) * Dual living spaces with indoor/outdoor flow * Entertainers kitchen with stunning views to the lush garden * Private, secure setting on a shared driveway * Heatpump and HRV System

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Tinwald 147 McMurdo Street

Ashburton 7 Princes Street

A-Frame floor plans are typically one and a half stories with all living space contained beneath a steep gable. Usually the design features oversized windows in the gable ends, creating dramatic appeal whilst allowing light to reach the interior.

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Ashburton 146 Smithfield Road

Ashburton 113 Walnut Avenue

* Lifestyle block on 2.7086 hectares

* 4 bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

* Modernised character home, clad in linear board

* Separate Laundry, 3 x heatpumps

* 4 bedroom, 2 small ensuites + 1 bathroom

* Close to schools

* Outbuildings with lots of scope to develop

* Great garaging + off street parking

Deadline Private Treaty closing 5pm, 7 May ‘15(unless sold prior) View Sun 10:30 - 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20817

Deadline Private Treaty closing 7 May ‘15 (unless sold prior) View Sun 11:00 - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20820

$535,000 View Sun 12:00 - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20728

$455,000 View Sun 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20811

Ashburton 9 McKendry’s Road

Lake Hood 27 Ludlow Drive

Ashburton 55 Clark Street

Tinwald 155 Grove Street

Take a look at this gem in Lyndhurst .. wonderful 3 bedroom house

* 4 bedrooms (master, WIR & Ensuite)

* Very close to Allenton shops and school

* 4 bedrooms (master with ensuite & WIR)

sitting on a full acre of land. Great outdoor sheds which includes

* Kitchen with separate scullery

* Priced to sell

* Additional bathroom with 2nd W/C

workshop, double garage, woodshed, plenty of room for the pets

* Separate living area

* 3 bedroom ex state house

* Open Plan kitchen, dining, living flows to outdoors

to run around. All this and a beautiful garden to go with it.

* Executive Lake Hood location

* Wheelchair ramp and wetroom bathroom

* 2 heat pumps, designed for the sun

Auction 2pm 22 May 2015 (unless sold prior) View Sun 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20823

Offers over $565,000 View Sun 2:00 - 2:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20471

$220,000 View Sun 2:00 - 3:00pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20819

Offers over $488,000 View Sun 3:15 - 3:45pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20736

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