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Ashburton RSA president Maurice Baker makes the final preparations for what he hopes will be a large turnout to today’s Anzac Day commemorations.

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Big turnouts expected

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The RSA is expecting a large turnout at Anzac Day commemorations held across the district today.

Ashburton RSA president Maurice Baker said they encourage people to attend and honour both the fallen and those who have returned from war.

“We are anticipating a big turnout at the ceremonies as they are all well attended, but we are always hoping for an increase.”

Special touches at this year’s ceremonies include the MSA Choir performing at the cemetery, having the searchlight at the

dawn service and the three-gun salute at the civic service.

Those who attend the dawn and civic services in Ashburton will see 316 crosses arranged next to the cenotaph, each bearing the name of a soldier from the region who fell in World War One. The names are taken from the Cenotaph, with more crosses distributed to other centres in the region, bringing the total number to more than 500.

Baker said this year there will also be a focus on the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

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The Ashburton Dawn Service takes place from 6.30am at the Cenotaph Baring Square West, which will be conducted

by Major Ken Smith, of the Salvation Army and the speaker will be Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew.

At 9am people are invited to gather at the Cemetery Service Services Plot for a service again conducted by Major Ken Smith. The Civic Service and Wreath Laying takes place at the Cenotaph Baring Square West at 11am. It will be conducted

by Rev David Brown, and features guest speakers Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel,

and the Ashburton College head boy and girl Nic Thomassen and Samantha McArthur.

In other centres, the Hinds sub-branch service will be held at the Hinds Hall from 10am, the Mayfield sub-branch service takes place at the Mayfield Memorial Hall at 10am, the Methven sub-branch service is held at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall at 10am and the Rakaia commemorative service will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre from 10.15am.

Last year more than 1000 people attended the civic ceremony at the Ashburton cenotaph.

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Council open to meth tests

By Sue NewmaN

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As communities across New Zealand struggle to deal with a growing methamphetamine problem, the Ashburton District Council says it is prepared to test Ashburton’s waste water for residue from manufacture to gauge the extent of the problem locally.

Council service delivery manager Neil McCann said the council would undertake testing if they received a formal request from an organisation such as the police.

“We’d be happy to oblige,” he said.

McCann said he was aware of other local authorities that had carried out meth testing, with Auckland and Christchurch starting a monthly testing regime late last year. This work was carried out by police and was a first in New Zealand.

A Western Australia waste water testing programme was able to measure the amount of methamphetamine consumed in Perth in a week.

With monitoring equipment strategically placed, McCann said it should be possible to narrow down sources of contamination to quite specific areas of town.

A local meth tester Clem Hall said that in the 12 months he had been in business he’d noticed a steady increase in requests for tests from both landlords and home buyers.

“People just want to know – has it been used in the property, yes or no,” he said.

A meth test was a cheap safety assurance a home buyer could get, at around $250, Hall said.

“You get a builder’s report and you should get a meth test too.

Often people don’t know a house is contaminated until they’ve bought it and the neighbours say they were suspicious, or their kids get sick.”

For landlords, a test when tenants left was a common sense move, he said.

Of the properties Hall tests, about one in seven come back

showing some level of contamination, but often those tests have been prompted by a suspicion on the part of the property owner.

“Often people are just wanting to confirm what they suspected so they can take it further.”

One organisation that does not tread lightly with its property checks is Housing New Zealand.

It places a high focus on identifying homes where methamphetamine may have been either used or cooked. The organisation has a zero tolerance to the use of manufacture of the drug.

Currently HNZ has two Ashburton properties out of the letting pool while they are decontaminated. One is in Tucker Street and the other in Dobson Street. Both will shortly be ready for new tenants, a spokesperson said. .

The organisation immediately terminates the tenancy of anyone responsible for contamination and they are suspended for one year from living in any of its houses.

In a statement Housing New Zealand Chief Operating Officer Paul Commons said his staff were faced with the harsh, sobering consequences of this drug every single day.

“Every day our staff work with vulnerable families being pulled apart by this drug. They are also concerned about the effect on their own health and on contractors working in our homes.”

Like all landlords in New Zealand, HNZ was required to adhere to building, health and safety and maintenance codes of compliance, national standards, and the Residential Tenancies Act, he said.

Housing New Zealand owns 64,000 homes which house over 185,000 people. Late last year, more than 500 of those homes were in the process of being remediated because of methamphetamine.

“Every empty home is a family not housed, and every contaminated home is a cost to the taxpayer,” Commons said.

Bob Mehrtens, Timaru, winner of the Farmlands Fuel reversible competition at the NZ Ploughing contest at Kirwee.

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■ NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPS

First-timer to represent New Zealand It was a great weekend for Mid Canterbury ploughmen at the national championships.

Rakaia ploughman Gordon Carter was runner-up in the vintage contest and Simon Reed, a first-timer at national level, has qualified to plough for New Zealand in Australia.

Erin Cassie from Erewhon Station was third in the horsedrawn plough competition and Maurice Millar, from Ashburton, was the winner of the Wiganwood Trophy for the best presented vintage rig, for his 1922 Reid and Grey plough and 1947 John Deere tractor.

The main conventional class was won by Ian Woolley of Blenheim, in a repeat of last year.

Bob Mehrtens, of Timaru, also defended the reversible title he won in 2016. Woolley and Mehrtens are attending this year’s worlds in Kenya and will have a year to contemplate the

2018 event in Germany.

The New Zealand champions were decided at Kirwee over the weekend when the sport of ploughing celebrated 150 years since the local association held its first official match.

NZ Ploughing president Bruce Redmond, of Methven, said the event was a cracker with good weather meaning ideal conditions for all competitors.

He said it was a highlight having so many Mid Canterbury ploughmen in the spotlight.

Reed, who lives in Rakaia but farms at Courtenay, was competing for the first time at a national champs and his high placing qualifies him for a trip to Australia to compete there.

Redmond said another highlight was Ashley Seaton finishing runner-up in the conventional class; Seaton and his brother Warwick were hosting the championships on their

farm, and also closely involved with running the event.

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■ STUDENT VOLUNTEER WEEK

Students of all ages urged to give volunteering a go Local youth are being encouraged to help others in their community, as Student Volunteer Week gets under way from May 1–7.

Ashburton Youth Council (AYC) has teamed up with Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury (VMSC) to help get the word out, and students of all ages are urged to give volunteering a go.

AYC spokesperson Hine Wairepo said there were many benefits to students who put their hand up to volunteer.

“Aside from giving back to your community, it can broaden your network, help you gain practical work experience and open up doors to amazing opportunities.

“All AYC members volunteer their time at a number of events and organisations, and we are really happy to be supporting Student Volunteer Week this year. We hope we can inspire students of all ages to consider giving volunteering a go.”

VMSC Mid Canterbury Coordinator Dellwyn Moylan said Student Volunteer Week was a way to acknowledge and celebrate those young people who seek to help others.

“It encourages students from

primary school to tertiary institutions and alternative education facilities to get out there and give volunteering a shot. Young people can have a lot to offer and gain from volunteering in their local communities.”

To celebrate the week, a competition is open for students of any age to win a $50 Prezzy card. Simply upload a picture of yourself volunteering to the Ashburton Youth Council or Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury Facebook pages to go into the draw to win.

The competition is open from today until May 7 and will be supported by the Ashburton Guardian with daily coverage of the good work the students take part in.

Right – As Student Volunteer Week approaches, young people are being encouraged to get involved in the community and help out where they can. Pictured are Ashburton Youth Councillors volunteering at the 2017 Multicultural Bite in Ashburton, (from left) Alisa Ikenaga, Catheya Bongcawel, Mayu Suzuki and Henry Hickman.

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■ WALNUT AVENUE EARTHWORKS

Work set to resume after hiccup Ashburton District Council is advising residents that work along the Walnut Avenue/State Highway 1 intersection should get back under way at the start of next week, following a temporary delay in the project.

Council’s programme to renew the wastewater pipes on Walnut Avenue was interrupted after workers encountered a problem installing the new pipes under the railway line between SH1 and East Street.

However, projects and operations manager Viv Eyberg expects

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We understand the inconvenience this project has had, but we are keen to get the work completed as soon as possible.

work to start again next week.

“This project had been working to schedule, however we hit an unexpected hiccup going under

the railway line and have been doing our best to find a solution as quickly as possible so that work can continue as planned,” he said.

“The community has been very patient while these works have been under way, and we are very appreciative of their co-operation.

“We understand the inconvenience this project has had for traffic throughout the last month, but please be assured, we are keen to get the work completed as soon as possible.”

Council has been renewing wastewater pipes in town to relieve pressure on the current wastewater system. The pipes have reached the end of their serviceable life, and must be renewed

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Traffic diversions along Walnut Avenue have been in place since March 6, when work from McLean Street, through SH1 began.

Eyberg said, although some of the work will be completed at night when traffic numbers are low, he encourages drivers to continue avoiding the area, if they can.

The work is expected to be completed in June 2017. For any questions or to report concerns, please contact council on 03 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz

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■ METHVEN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Interior fit-out under way

By SuSan SandyS

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All good things take time, and this is proving to be the case at the Methven library and museum building project.

Methven Public Library and Methven Historical Society members are planning their interior fit-outs of the new combined Main Street building.

They are pleased to be at this stage as the building project itself is about three-quarters of the way through.

“It’s a work in progress at the moment, but everything is in place for it to be finished sooner rather than later,” said spokesperson Julie Barlass.

“People can see what it’s going to look like, and it’s finishing details now. We are very impressed with the spaces, and the sizes of them, they relate well to what’s going to happen inside,” Barlass said.

There had been a few holdups along the way, as was to be expected with a long-term major project. They had related to materials and compliance, including when roofing material was on its way by rail to the site and the Kaikoura earthquake struck.

It was a complex build with a lot of detail including a front protruding window which will be an architectural feature and made off site.

Both library and historical society members are consulting

An acupuncturist has been ordered to apologise to a patient after leaving a 40mm needle in the man’s abdomen. Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Meenal Duggal released a report yesterday, which found a Chinese medicine clinic had breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights and compromised the man’s care. The acupuncturist inserted a 40mm long needle in the man’s abdomen, the man discovered the needle a day after it was inserted and removed it. - NZME Seven Head Hunter gang members have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms yesterday, after police uncovered a “large-scale” operation to produce and distribute meth.

Notorious gangster William “Bird” Hines was sentenced to 18 years six months by the High Court in Auckland, with a minimum nonparole of eight years four months.

The 64-year-old’s ill health was taken into account, or he could have faced a heftier term. - NZME

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Chris Godsell undertakes bricklaying on the Methven Public Library and Methven Historical Society building this month.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 130417-SS-041 with experts on how to fit out the interior, and would be applying to funders to support the work.

The building project itself was already funded, and at the stage of bricklaying being under way, external windows and doors fit-

ted, the roof on, stained feature external cedar boards in place, and interior work under way.

The latter included a main concrete-floored hallway going past the library and down to the museum at the rear of the build-

ing. It had been polished, and its design was in keeping with the architect’s vision of it echoing the design of Methven’s Main Street.

Methven-born architect Ken Crosson gifted the design of the building.

Police are wanting to confirm the whereabouts of 13-year-old Tamia Apaapa, who is believed to be in the Auckland area. Police said Tamia was reported missing by family on March 27 and last seen in school uniform. “Since that time she has been heard from intermittently, but due to her age and the length of time she has not been seen, police have serious concerns for her safety and wellbeing,” a police statement said.

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Amy Adams a big winner in portfolio reshuffle Bill English’s reshuffle marks another rise in the ranks for National’s quiet star Amy Adams.

It is also a demotion for Nick Smith, who has now been distanced from any responsibility for the Government’s housebuilding programme.

English denied suggestions of a demotion for Smith, saying reporters “should not read into it”.

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In brief

But his appointment of Adams appears to recognise that National is bracing for an electionyear fight on housing and that Smith wasn’t fit to lead it.

Adams was already responsible for social housing, emergency housing, and Housing New Zealand. She has now been given control over the Nationalled Government’s plans to build tens of thousands of homes in the next decade.

Smith’s role has been reduced to building regulation, codes, planning and productivity issues.

There are tentative signs that Smith’s various initiatives to lift supply in Auckland are gaining some traction. And as English keeps repeating, the problem is not money but space – something which Government has limited control over.

But it is clear that Smith had

lost the public argument on housing affordability.

Adams is a highly capable, confident minister, and perhaps most importantly a good communicator. She has had few noticeable blunders as a minister, and English is now trusting her with a huge workload. On top of her housing roles, she maintains the large justice portfolio, and is also responsible for the new social investment agency. - NZME

A Matamata man who stole more than $350,000 from software investors has pleaded guilty to nine charges of deception and theft at Hamilton District Court yesterday.

Brian Jeffrey Duffell, 56, pleaded guilty to the charges before his trial, which was due to start on Wednesday. The charges were for offending dating from February 2012 to August 2013 when he ran his business, Silicon Rainbow, which marketed software and the licences to operate. Duffell took money from investors in the false promise they would secure a licence and rights to a software package Quick Office Pro. - NZME

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■ FRANCE

‘French survival’ at stake It was in a down-at-heel town in the Front National heartlands of northern France, far from the despised Parisian elite, that Marine Le Pen chose to celebrate the election victory that brought her just one step from becoming the country’s next president.

“What is at stake here is the survival of France,” she told a wildly cheering crowd after the results were announced from the first round of voting in the most unpredictable and important election for decades.

She was speaking in a sports hall on the edge of the town of Hénin-Beaumont, a couple of hours’ drive north of Paris in the French “rustbelt”, where the coal mines closed long ago and the factories moved to eastern Europe or Asia.

Behind the hall, ironically named the “François Mitterrand Centre” after the late Socialist president, lies a giant slag heap, a reminder of the now disappeared mines whose traditionally left-wing workers were won over by Le Pen’s antiglobalisation crusade.

Seventy-three-year-old Jules

Marine Le Pen is one step away from the French presidency.

Leveque, who once worked in the metal industry, said Le Pen was the only one who could pull France out of the economic doldrums, stem mass unemployment, and boost welfare payments.

“I can just about survive on my pension and the Government is handing money out to immigrants all the time,” he said as he waited in the hall for the initial results.

Le Pen, a 48-year-old lawyer, has spent years trying to make the far-right Front National party more mainstream, to move it away from the xenophobia and anti-semitism that had infected it since its creation in the 1970s by her father Jean-Marie Le Pen. Anti-immigrant sentiment is still central to her rhetoric, but she has managed to make the party palatable to a growing

number of voters who bought into her anti-elite discourse and her promises to ditch the euro and possibly take France out of the European Union.

She even banned the words Front National and her family name from all election campaign literature and from the stage sets for her rallies, using only the slogans Marine Présidente and Au Nom du Peuple.

As she rested after casting her vote, she knew she was about to find out if that lengthy process of “dédiabolisation” (roughly translated as de-demonisation) had paid off.

The crowd fell silent and all eyes turned to the giant screens tuned to a news channel that would exactly on the hour reveal the exit poll results.

Emmanuel Macron, a centrist who resigned as finance minister to make a bid for the presidency, was declared the winner on around 23 per cent.

But Le Pen was just two points behind, and that was enough to place her as one of the two candidates who will battle it out in two weeks for the keys of the Elysée palace. - PA

Blondie blasts Madonna The 71-year-old Blondie singer Debbie Harry was not impressed with Madonna’s speech at the Women’s March in Washington in January when she claimed she had “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House” after Donald Trump won the US presidential election.

Speaking about Madonna, she said: “I don’t feel like I have to be an a*****e and say stupid things like ‘Bomb the White House’, but I am speaking out on politics now. I’m sleepless since Trump’s election.

There’s gotta be a resistance of some sort -- a protest. Music is about to regain its edge.” Meanwhile, Debbie – who admitted she “swears” by plastic surgery, explaining “In my business? I mean, come on” – revealed she was once so sick of all of the attention her looks received that she removed all mirrors from her home.

■ KOREA

North Korea ‘ready to sink a carrier’ North Korea says it’s ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, in the latest sign of rising tensions as US President Donald Trump prepares to call the leaders of China and Japan.

The United States has ordered the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to sail to waters off the Korean Peninsula in response to mounting concern over the North’s nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to attack the US and its Asian allies.

The US Government has not specified where the carrier strike group is as it approaches the area.

Vice-President Mike Pence said at the weekend it would arrive “within days,” but gave no other details.

North Korea remained defiant. “Our revolutionary forces are combat-ready to sink a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a single strike,” the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, said in a commentary.

The paper likened the aircraft carrier to a “gross animal” and said a strike on it would be “an actual example to show our military’s force”.

The commentary was carried on page three of the newspaper, after a two-page feature about leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a pig farm.

A senior US Administration official said Trump was expected to speak today with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In another sign of the intense focus on Pyongyang in Washington, the White House is expected to host US senators

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The official said the briefing would be led by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Battle horror recounted i L

ike many returned soldiers hardened by battle, World War Two veteran John Oram of Methven was reluctant to talk about the war.

But he started to recount details in his old age, and also left a legacy for his family, in the form of diaries and photographs which extensively document his years serving in the 26th Battalion.

John passed away in 2009 at the age of 87, and the diaries and photographs are kept by his son Andrew Oram, who continues to farm the Methven property his father was balloted as a veteran rehab farm.

“When I was a kid dad never talked about the war but when he got to his mid-70s it all came out,” Andrew said.

“We would go through the diaries and photos and he would recount stories and events, some funny, some serious and some very sad.”

John grew up in Fairton and left to fight in World War Two at the age of 20. He kept his diary in small pocket notebooks, and 12 of them record daily his experiences of army life as he fought in the Italian campaign.

They are filled with accounts ranging from the most bland of experiences to those describing death and destruction on the battlefields.

John himself survived several attacks, including being shot, as he fought alongside Allied troops advancing northwards across Italy.

His manner of recording is practical and matter of fact. He seemed to be a man who would keep his cool in the toughest of situations.

Andrew said while his father and fellow soldiers on the battlefield would have no doubt been living in fear, he believed John had got much of his strength from his Christian faith. And he had a plan for when he returned – he wanted to marry his sweetheart Edith Bulman, see his family again, and fulfil his career dream of becoming a farmer.

Extracts from the diaries are printed here, with added definitions of some terms in brackets.

John Oram’s first notebook begins with the most benign of entries:

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Memories of battle speak down the generations and are testimony to the horror of war. Anzac Day is a time to remember, and among records left by soldiers in World War Two are the extensive diaries of a Methven farmer. Susan Sandys reports.

Private John Oram.

Andrew Oram has much to remember his father’s war experiences by.

March 2, 1942 “Entered Camp at Burnham. Very wet and raining hard. Arrived at Camp about 4pm. First meal was stew but very nice. Given quarters in a 20-bed hut in C block and issued with three blankets.”

The drama ramps up in his third notebook as he is injured in battle:

December 24, 1943 “Had a short snooze in slittie (narrow trench dug at right angle to artillery fire deep enough to lay down in) and ready for zero hour at 0400 when Arty (artillery) barrage began.

To our objective we had to advance 1900 yards, the first 1500 yards by compass and I was appointed “point” man out in front of platoon commander who had the compass and told me where to go. Start line where road and rail run together in first 800 yards over cultivated fields

with olive trees and shell holes.

Went down steep bank where found abandoned German trenches and dugouts, very deep. Then on down slope of hill to gully. All the time the barrage lifting about 100 yards in 5 minutes. Came to gully and in darkness we could not see the size of it until 2 men fell down the side and I nearly did also. Sheer 20 foot drop.

After a while found a path down and the other side not so steep so climbed straight up. From here on Spandau (a German light machine gun) bullets all round us and the sound of the guns from all directions. D Coy. should have taken this objective but got disorganised in dark and we were first here. Went up the slope to top of small hill and then along on our bearing. Spandau and Brens going off all round but as yet had no direct opposition. (John wrote here later in red ink: “Threw a grenade about here.

Could hear the Spandau, but not see it”.) I was in front when I heard

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clicks like cocking a LMG (light machine gun) and halted platoon to listen for position as too dark to see. Suddenly a Spandau in a pit at the base of a tree about 20 yards in front fired a burst at me. I distinctly remember the bright muzzle flash and the spurt of tracers. Hit by a hot, piercing stab in the left side, just above the waist, with terrific force. Knocked over and fell to the right and backwards at the edge of a shell hole. Lay on cold wet soil until stretcher party came up in about quarter of an hour. In meantime walked on by one of the reserve platoon and hurt considerably.

Time abut 5.15am. Taken care of by the stretcher party. Web gear cut off as could not move. Taken to shelter of haystack as plenty of bullets still zipping about. As dawn came on taken to ruined house nearby pending going back to RAP (regimental aid post). After about an hour some of our men came back with 2 of our wounded on improvised stretch-

ers, 2 walking wounded and about 20 German prisoners, with about 3 wounded. These jerrys of the 1st Parachute Div. have blue uniform.

Our Coy. had got all its objectives but badly knocked about with at least 16 killed and wounded. Taken back about 1 and a quarter miles over rough ground to RAP. Fine rain began on the way and the blanket over me got quite wet. At RAP our doctor had a look at my wound and dressed it. Bullet entered under 6th rib and exit under 9th left side. Ribs not broken thank goodness, but very sore when I move. Then taken to jeep to ADS (advanced dressing station) about one mile further on. Rough muddy road. At ADS, noon, again examined and wounds dressed and given injection of morphine, put in American Volunteer Ambulance and taken to MDS (main dressing station) at Castel Frentano. Slept all the way. Arrived about 3pm and again examined then bandaged. Given ATS (anti tetanus serum) injection and more morphia. 2 wounded Germans here also, next to me. Again put in ambulance and taken to 1NZ CCS (1st New Zealand casualty clearing station) at Vasto. Slept most of way. Examined again and then put in bed in ward. Clothes taken off.

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in Methven man’s diaries In one entry he tells of the horrors of the war but is heartened by the beautiful countryside:

April 21, 1945 -

Private John Oram is second from the left in this gun crew photo from 1945. my sleep.”

Christmas Day he was able to have his first meal at the hospital, which was a large school building, since being injured. It was a traditional Christmas dinner, which included a bottle of beer he was unable to drink. By his 22nd birthday on December 28 he recorded he had settled down to the usual hospital routine, and he sent a cable message home. He was soon back on the battlefields and his diary entries record the retreat of the Germans and the movement of the Allies as they advanced across devastated Italian battlefields.

Moving out from the city of Forli in the bitter cold of winter he wrote:

December 19, 1944 “Everything is devastated, nothing has been left untouched by the war. Saw a knocked out Mark 4 Special (German army) tank on the roadside. Everywhere there is mud. Came to Faenza at last and crossed over the Lamoze River on one of the Bailey bridges. Faenza is terribly damaged. Apart from all the shell and bomb damage there are lots of huge buildings blown

down to form road blocks, by the Germans. Our transport left us at the outskirts and we stayed in one of the houses for the day. A Naafi (Navy Army Airforce Institutes) mobile canteen pulled up round the corner and we were all able to get a cup of tea and a couple of buns. Before lunch I went for a walk through the town. It is a terrible mess, all the shops looted and broken and all the buildings damaged by shelling. Many more also blown up by Tedeschi (Italian for German schu mine - a small wooden box holding 200 grams of TNT plus a detonator buried in the ground). Not many civilians about just yet. Quite a few partisans. In pm went for a walk to find some German propaganda leaflets. Part of the wall of the old town still exist. It is of red brick. We left on foot for the start line at 7pm and had to wait for a while for zero hour at 9pm. On way we passed a knocked out Mark 4 Special. The Germans shelling us pretty heavily.

First part of advance we are near Coy. Shelled heavily and our officer wounded. Followed along behind our barrage and alongside a road near the Senio River. Crossed the railway line and at 11.30pm, after about 2000 yards our Coy took the

lead. All the houses we cleared were unoccupied but we found a wounded German lying in a paddock and also got one who had lost himself. Eleven platoon got into some schu mines and two men lost their feet. I went out with some others and carried them in and then back to Coy HQ. It was very hard work as we had no stretcher.

We got on our objective at about 2am. We had search lights to help us as too dark otherwise.”

“We left about 10 o’clock and set off to cross over the Idice river over a Bailey bridge in the Polish division sector. We passed a battalion of the Poles on the march. The Idice river is more like a river and less like a canal as are the other rivers. Shingle bed in places and small stop banks well put from the river. We had to travel to the right quite a distance before getting to our own sector where we pulled in to a paddock alongside a blasted house. A 75mm Pak 40 (German anti-tank gun) had been bombed and straffed and put out of action finally by the crew. I went back to have a look at the stop banks and found them riddled with slit trenches and quite a few dead Germans, all paratroopers. After lunch we left again for a mile or two further on. Stopped for a couple of hours at a place where there had evidently been a battalion headquarters. All the food containers left behind containing weird concoctions of stew, etc, and a big stack of 10cm mortar bombs. Much bread and all sorts of gear strewn about.

A few hundred yards away is a huge hospital where Battalion Headquarters has set up temporarily. It is an Italian hospital for civilians run by the church like all Italian hospitals.

No patients and the place has been turned topsy turvy by the Germans as they systematically looted it. As the Germans had used it, had O.P. (observation post) in the trees and A.A. guns and field guns, etc, the place is damaged by bombs and straffing. Three dead paratroopers lying in the country and show evidence of the state of the medical services. All three had been badly hit in several places. One had his leg bandaged with paper, crepe, bandages and was lying on a ladder for use as a stretcher. Nearby was an Italian refugion which had got a hit from one of our bombs. It had 47 women and children in it and a few Itis and a few soldiers were busy digging them up. About 20 of the bodies dug up all bruised and some flattened. Said to be one or two still alive which have not yet been dug up. All the Itis very excitable as usual. A doctor, a priest, and an immaculate nurse with long pencilled eyebrows who looked more useless than anyone. About 4pm we went on another 1000 yards where we made our tea. The artillery moved on again another 2000 yards and stayed the night. Just at present the countryside is lovely. The wheat is about 18 inches high and the lucerne is about the same. All is very green and very lovely.”

His last entry tells of him sailing into port in New Zealand, and then surprising his family as he arrived home:

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Private John Oram was in one of the 12th platoon (26th Battalion B Company) sections, and these are his fellow section members, which he photographed, at Capastrello.

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n the lead-up to today’s Anzac commemorations, a former commander has spoken publicly about how we can remember those who gave their lives for their country.

Honorary colonel of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment’s 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, Rotorua’s Leith Comer, encouraged people to wear the medals of their relatives on the left side of their clothing to acknowledge their military service.

It’s a touching, powerful and time-honoured tribute that can easily be achieved, if you have access to such special family keepsakes.

He said; “one of the things I want to do this Anzac Day is to talk about how important it is for each of us to be able to share stories about our whanau who have served in various wars over the years and I want to endorse family members parading their loved ones’ medals on the left side of their jackets.

“Those personal things are very important.”

Mid Canterbury locals have plenty of opportunities to take part in services today that commemorate the sacrifice of those who went to war.

Anzac Day offers a moment to join together – whether it’s for one ceremony, or more – to pay tribute to the many, many lives lost and those who returned changed forever.

We will never be able to fully tally the dramatic effects it had on such a small country that punched well above its weight in service and duty.

Locally, it doesn’t get much more raw and emotive than seeing the Cenotaph crosses in the cold light of day.

Exactly 316 crosses, each bearing the name of a soldier from the region who fell in World War One, lined up sideby-side with military precision.

More crosses are distributed to other centres in the region, bringing the total number to more than 500.

This is the reality of war. The impact that had on a small community is unfathomable.

Military man Comer says; “we can celebrate the bravery of our men and women, but we must never ever celebrate war and one of the things we must do is remember the horrors and ravages of wars, the great loss of innocent lives and destruction”.

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We wanted to know if you’ve made the pilgrimage to attend a service at Gallipoli and what that experience entails. Or, is it on your bucket list for some time in the future?

Is it still a rite of passage for young Kiwis and Aussies, or has the global threat of terrorism changed the way we are able to commemorate the landing of the Anzacs - New Zealand and Australian soldiers – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

We also asked if you’d be attending a service in Ashburton today and while 34% of you said you would be; 21% said you chose to instead mark it in your own way.

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Often farmers who have tried their best to hire local, can find only migrants keen to fill the roles.

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Farmers see pluses, minuses in new immigration rules P

erhaps it goes against the grain of the average Kiwi to have some sympathy for politicians, but there’s no doubt immigration is one of those issues where it’s near impossible to please everyone.

Opposition MPs can tap into a vein of society who blame migrants for grabbing jobs that unemployed New Zealanders could otherwise do. That rhetoric steps up in an election year.

And there is no doubt that nett immigration – and don’t forget a large number of them are New Zealanders coming home – has added to infrastructure and housing strains in some cities.

But the other side of the coin is that the positive flow of migrants of recent years has also helped underpin our buoyant economy when other parts of the world are in a slump.

And for primary producers – they’re the people at the sharp end of government ambitions to double the value of primary exports by 2025 – migrant workers are a critical part of heading off the workforce shortages that would otherwise stall progress.

From Federated Farmers’ point of view, the rule changes an-

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nounced by Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse last week were a mixed bag.

Kudos to him for the one-off pathway to residency for about 4000 long-term temporary migrant workers and their families living in the South Island.

Typical of these are some hardworking Filipino dairy farm staff in Southland and Otago who have filled genuine labour shortages and have become a vibrant and welcome part of their rural communities.

Like many other migrant workers on farms, orchards and vineyards, they contribute to local schools, social organisations, churches and community groups that would struggle without them.

The current skilled migrant classification system has been a cumbersome and blunt tool that doesn’t account for highly skilled farm employees and makes it

on Kiwi workers with the right attitude if we can get them. It’s a lot less hassle than recruiting overseas and dealing with the Immigration NZ paperwork.

But in many, many instances, local workers just aren’t there.

Farms in the backblocks can pay well, can provide a good standard of accommodation and can help New Zealanders in a satisfying career. But we can’t provide social activities, night clubs and a mall just around the corner. Rural life doesn’t suit everyone.

Anyone who argues the current dole queue is all the evidence required that we don’t need migrant workers for some jobs in some sectors need to go and listen to the stories of some farmers who have tried their best to hire local, but can find only migrants to fill the roles.

virtually impossible for them to achieve residency. The new upper salary threshold of around $73,000 will give these skilled staff at least the prospect of long-term residency and should cut into the drift of some of them to jobs on farms in Australia and Canada.

It’s the three-year cap on temporary migrants on three-year visas who are under the lowerskilled salary threshold of $48,859 where we see serious pitfalls.

Modern farms positively bristle with technology and advanced systems and it takes time for workers to get up to speed with everything.

So a migrant worker will hit his or her straps after a couple of years and the farm gains from that productivity only for it to all be wasted – for the worker, the farm and our economy – by the new compulsory stand-down for 12 months during which the worker must leave the country.

If there are still no New Zealanders available to be trained in that role, farms will either have to begin the expensive and timeconsuming task of applying for another migrant worker or the operation will go short-staffed.

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Inflation higher than expected

By Dene MacKenzie Employers will eventually need to “bite the bullet” and start paying more to their staff following the higher than expected inflation, BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says.

Inflation in the year ended March was 2.2 per cent, according to Statistics New Zealand’s Consumer Price Index, the official measure of inflation.

In the March quarter, inflation was 1 per cent. Both the annual and quarterly inflation figures were well above estimates by the Reserve Bank and economists.

Alexander said employers having to pay more to their staff might be especially so in response to the change in migration rules announced last week

by Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse.

The Government had not estimated to what extent the rule tightening would lead to fewer work visas being issued.

However, Alexander said the impact could be limited – noticeable but not making a big enough

dent in the recent net migration gain of 71,333 to produce altered forecasts for important things like wages restraint from extra people “sloshing around’’, pressures on infrastructure and pressures on the housing market.

Economists, when forecasting inflation, also liked to consider things such as recent or expected changes in the exchange rate and commodity prices.

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“We can’t forecast either as we have all proven is the case for our most substantial export – dairying. And for the New Zealand dollar, things can be hit and miss.

Have either done any big movements which will feed through into inflation?’”

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showed a net 41 per cent of non-

rural employers were finding it hard to get skilled labour.

That was above the 10-year average of 18 per cent, and along with late last year, was the highest reading since the end of 2007 when the unemployment rate was 3.3 per cent rather than the current 5.2 per cent.

Alexander said that suggested employers could not find the people they were really prepared to have working on their premises.

For those people concerned about the 139,000 people officially classified as unemployed in the March quarter, the message was a stronger pace of growth in the New Zealand economy was probably not going to deliver jobs for those people. Instead, the focus needed to be on improving what they had to offer to employers.

“A tight labour market tells us wages growth will pick up.

“But this has been the case for some time and we have all be incorrect in forecasting sustained higher inflation since 2010 on the basis of this traditional relationship.’’

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The risks involved with pulling a sickie With Anzac Day falling on a Tuesday, the temptation to come down with a headache or diarrhoea will be tempting a lot of people, but you do so at your peril, says employment expert Max Whitehead.

It’s a big risk to call in sick today and highly likely you will be asked to produce a medical certificate, which employers can ask for under the Holidays Act if there are reasonable grounds for suspicion, Whitehead said.

However, under the law your boss would need to pay for the doctor’s visit.

“For some people a visit to the doctor costs a day’s wages,” said employment lawyer Helen White.

“It’s not that insignificant,” she said.

White also said it would be unfair for an employer to ask an employee for a doctor’s certificate simply because they did not believe them.

She said an employee would need to be spotted out and about before such a measure was taken.

What’s more, Whitehead and Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett, said social media make it easy to get caught out.

“The eyes are on you all the time,” Whitehead said.

White said if you call in sick but get spotted fishing on Facebook, you could be in trouble.

“Rather than getting asked for a doctor’s certificate, you could be pulled in to a disclipinary meeting.

Building prices rocket Auckland building costs rose 17 per cent in the past year compared only 7 per cent nationally, a trend Labour’s Andrew Little says illustrates a dire situation. Little said Auckland building consent costs rose from $1846/sq m in the year to March 2016 to $2153/sq m in the latest March year. That compares to the national rise from $1812/sq m to $1946/sq m, he said pointing to the official data. “Building costs in Auckland rose 17 per cent last year.

We need change to build affordable housing,” Little said. “Clearly, the Auckland building industry is struggling to get the workers to keep up with demand.”

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Chorus joining ASX Chorus, whose shares have gained 40 per cent in the past two years, will join the S&P/ASX 200 Index on May 2, bringing to eight the number of New Zealand companies with a primary listing on the NZX that are also on the Australian benchmark index.

Chorus will replace Duet Group, which is being acquired by an investment group, subject to a scheme of arrangement. Chorus has a market capitalisation of $1.6 billion.

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Record profit forecast Zespri International, the country’s kiwifruit export marketing body, expects to post a record profit this year due to increased revenue from the allocation of licences to grow the Gold3 variety. The Mount Maunganui-based company forecast net profit of between $98 million and $103 million in the year ending March 31, 2018, it said in a letter to growers and shareholders.

That’s up from a profit of $35.8 million in 2016.

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Weather affects logs

Best not be seen out fishing if you’re ‘ill’ and can’t go to work.

That is unless you’re illness is inconsistent with work but not fishing. There has been some case law around this,” White said.

White said there had always been a phenomenon of Mondayitis but it was sensible for employers to give staff time off today with Anzac Day falling on Tuesday.

“We have to start responding to how busy people are. They are all working, they have got their kids.

It’s Anzac Day and school holidays. Really sensible employers and employees will use that time as annual leave,” White said.

Barnett said a lot of companies will give staff time off today so long as it does not disrupt business too much.

He is going to Edgecumbe to help with the clean-up after the floods.

An ANZ spokesman said customer facing roles, such as branch and contact centre staff, would be working today but a lot of head office types in the main centre will be taking leave.

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New Zealand log supply will likely be curbed by recent stormy weather, as cyclones dented local producttion and disrupted sea freight. “Rain and wind from the ex-Cyclones Debbie and Cook lashed the central and lower North Island in the past fortnight, slowing production rates and causing damage to trees,” AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said in his monthly market report. “This should slow offerings to the market, but will obviously only benefit those not impacted by the weather.”- NZME

In for the long haul One of the biggest shareholders in $102 million NZX-listed NPT has expressed support for the property business after Friday’s angry shareholders’ meeting. Matt Goodson of Salt Funds Management said yesterday: “Our intention is to be a patient and supportive long-term investor.” Salt holds 13.7 per cent of the business with a market capitalisation of $102m and Goodson said he is optimistic about the future of the company.

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$53m spend on Expo The Government will spend $53 million showcasing New Zealand at Expo 2020 in Dubai in an attempt to boost trade in the region and beyond. Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges made the announcement in Dubai yesterday.

“It’s a unique and dynamic part of the world. For us this a relatively big play,” Bridges said.

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Minister inspects MAR site Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy had a close-up look at Mid Canterbury’s managed aquifer recharge (MAR) project last week.

The pilot project, which began in February last year, is testing how river water can be used to recharge groundwater through a leaky pond at Lagmhor.

The project is already being called a success and has raised the groundwater levels in surrounding wells and is expected to have a further trickle-down effect on lowland streams during dry periods. It has also reduced nitrate concentrations in nearby wells.

Guy visited the site with Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew and National candidate Andrew Falloon and hydrologist Bob Bower. Clean water from the Rangitata River, taken from the Ashburton District Council’s unused

stockwater allocation, is diverted through the RDR and Valetta Irrigation Scheme into the recharge site at up to 500 litres per second. The water then seeps down into the aquifer to recharge it.

The project is part of a package of water management solutions developed by the Ashburton Water Zone Committee.

“I was pleased to hear that in the first year of this project, the bores monitoring groundwater conditions downstream have shown positive improvements in both water quantity with rising levels and in water quality with decreasing concentrations of nitrates,” Guy said.

Guy and Prime Minister Bill English were also in Darfield for the official start of construction of Stage 2 of Central Plains Water irrigation scheme, which could have economic benefits of up to $374 mil-

lion for the region. Around 1130 new jobs expected as a result.

A reliable source of water gives farmers certainty and options, said Guy. “Importantly, it also has many environmental benefits. Using alpine sourced water rather than ground water is environmentally beneficial for Canterbury as it reduces pressure on aquifers which are needed to replenish flows in lowland streams.”

Replacing groundwater with river and stored alpine river water has the potential to improve water flows into Lake Ellesmere - Te Waihora by an estimated 15-20 per cent, helping the long-term process of improving its water quality.

For any farm to qualify for scheme water it has to prepare a plan with a nutrient budget and meet high standards.

Resource consent applications for a mega irrigation storage lake near the Rangitata River at Klondyke will be heard by Environment Canterbury in June.

The proposal, which would also include an ecological refuge with lizard habitat and wetland, and a whitewater kayak course, needs a suite of construction consents and has attracted 97 submissions – 41 are in support, 46 are opposed and 10 are neutral.

The project, which could store up to 53 million cubic metres of water, has been worked on for the past five years. As well as irrigation, the lake could be used to boost local stream flows and managed aquifer recharge.

Top consultants in the fields of engineering dam design, seismology, hydrology and aquatic and terrestrial ecology have been used in the planning process and the Rangitata Diversion Race management company has held public forums about its proposal.

If the consents are approved, construction could start next year.

Among the supporters is Opuha Water chief executive Tony McCormick, who said the Klondyke storage lake would add more than $30 million to Mid Canterbury’s economy, like the Opuha Dam had boosted the South Canterbury economy.

Small on-farm ponds, using up productive farmland, would no longer be needed and farmers would have a reliable supply of water so they could better plan and respond to changing markets, he said.

The Opuha dam and lake, near Fairlie, stores over 74 million cubic metres of water and has been immensely successful for the economic prosperity of the region, McCormick said.

The dam provided benefits beyond irrigation, with water used also for urban and industrial supplies, renewable hydro generation, environmental flows and recreation.

McCormick said the estimated potential value of more reliable water would add $33.5m to the Mid Canterbury economy and an estimated $52.3m to the region’s GDP. A study of the Opuha Dam over two “normal” seasons, found the dam added $124m to the South Canterbury economy and created around 500 full-time jobs.

Other submitters, including anglers, are against the Klondyke lake because they don’t want flows to diminish further in the Rangitata River.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy An unbelievably growthy week for pastures, which has transformed the landscape into a sea of green, has farmers searching for more stock and feeding to excess.

Cull cows are slowly being culled as prospects improve to milk until May and revive production targets that were dented by the slow spring.

This surge in autumn feed will allow any lighter replacement heifers the opportunity to meet target weights late and ensure they are in the best condition possible by their first calving.

A solid auction last week saw whole milk powder prices improve within a whisker of $US3000/tonne and nearly guarantee the $6 yearly forecast.

These prices have made bank analysts more optimistic for next year as well and two are talking $6.25-$6.75/kg ms for the 2017/18 period.

Open Country Cheese posted a record profit of $62 million and expects to pay shareholders at least $6/kg from this impressive performance.

The industry is struggling to meet the August 1 deadline for bobby calf loading facilities as the sector strives to improve animal welfare concerns on the handling of these young animals.

Southern properties are still carefully checking for any signs of the return of the velvet leaf weed in their fodder beet crops and one new outbreak was found recently in Otago.

The upturn in dairy prices has given grain prices a boost and feed barley and wheat have now reached yearly highs of $320/tonne.

Lamb Schedules rose again this week as the chilled market remains steady but limited supply has boosted frozen returns.

All lamb markets report firm demand and in Europe middle cuts have reached historical highs.

The seasonal reduction in the sheep kill has stimulated an increase in demand for pelts as tanners look to improve supplies for the months ahead.

Saleyard prime lambs are now averaging over $110 per head but shortages and feed have driven store lambs into the $90’s.

Wool Last week’s South Island sale saw only a 67 per cent clearance of the bales offered but prices did remain steady at the present low level.

Since February about 30,000 bales have been unsold or withdrawn from auction,

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to be either sold privately or reintroduced later, and this could delay any upturn further, until the backlog clears.

The value of exports sold dropped 29 per cent in the last 3 months and wool now is only the 17th most valuable commodity exported from New Zealand.

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 81 - 92 Prime 109 - 111 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 257 - 347 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 275 - 297

Beef Manufacturing beef prices fell further this week, but exporters report that with many selling much of this product forward, and the cow kill late, prices should not drop too far.

Calf prices continue at their unrelenting levels and surplus feed and the above average weights of later calves is only adding to this demand.

A National Farm Assurance scheme has been launched as processors and industry officials have created a single form, that avoids duplication from different companies.

Log prices are now at their highest for 7 years and some are harvesting trees from on farm woodlots to complement income.

Deer Venison schedules were steady this week but these strong out of season prices have given the sector a major boost.

Cervena is now to be marketed in Germany during the Northern Hemisphere summer as this trial programme endeavours to encourage these traditional autumn eaters to taste this product at other times of year.

Deer farmers are being urged to complete their farm environment plans as they look to “keep the bureaucrats at bay” and prove that they can minimize any environmental damage through sustainable farming practices.

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 85.98 80.28 17.5 kg YX SI 96.68 90.11 19.0 kg YX SI 105.08 97.98 21.0 kg YX SI 115.78 107.82 Local trade (c/kg) SI 580 550 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 70.77 67.98 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 517 520 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 376 392 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 491 493 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 560 560 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 417 415 AP Stag 60kg SI 507 504 AP Stag 80kg SI 676 672 Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 395 417 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 369 392 Lamb 382 431

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Poppies made by visitors to the Ashburton Museum.

Far From You: Wartime thoughts of home A

s the commemoration of the centennial of the First World War spans a number of years, museums try to look at the conflict in new ways, telling new stories or looking at the period from a different perspective. This year Ashburton Museum is looking at the ways in which friends and family, though divided by distance, kept in touch and endeavoured to remain connected.

In a time before email and internet communication, wartime thoughts of home travelled by sea to and from loved ones stationed in distant places. The title of our current exhibition, Far From You, has been taken from a postcard in the museum collection; it portrays the sentiment of the time well.

To those who served One part of the exhibition looks at the types of objects that people may have sent to their loved one overseas. It includes somewhat mundane - but much appreciated – items, such as Oxo cubes, pencils, tins of tobacco and writing paper. Other items sent were homemade, such as ‘hussifs’ (or housewives) which were largely a small sewing kit with other useful bits and pieces thrown in, and baking – such as fruit cakes and the famous Anzac biscuit.

People within families or groups, such as Red Cross, church groups and even schools, spent many hours knitting garments to kept soldiers warm.

Gloves, socks and scarves were popular and quick to make, as were balaclavas (an item ‘invented’ during the earlier Crimean war). Visitors to the museum can emulate this activity by adding a row or two to our knitted scarf which is growing rapidly.

Items sent to the front were vast in number. Millions of parcels were sent overseas in wartime, to offer comfort, sustenance and a taste of home for those far away. However, tokens of affection did not flow one way, as many items were also sent home.

From the front to home For many soldiers this would be their only opportunity to travel. Enlisting gave many men, and a few women, their first taste

A group of Ashburton High School Old Boys in Egypt, individual names not known. of new cultures, new sights and sounds, and the opportunity to view renowned landmarks.

For the first time they might visit the sphinx and the pyramids, see camels in the desert, experience European cities, and buy exotic goods on display.

During their time off, soldiers had money to spend and many enjoyed being tourists. New Zealanders were renowned for their purchases. The museum has a few of these items on display – such as embroidered cushion covers (often personalised by local seamstresses), handkerchiefs and postcards.

Poignant reminders Other items in the exhibition include two small calico bags into which the total contents of a soldiers personal effects, such as a photos, cards, shaving or hairbrush, a small bible, letters or identity tags were sent home.

They are a poignant reminder that not everyone returned home.

Less sombre items include

items that were made from materials from the war. Of particular interest are garments associated with World War Two. One is a wedding dress and christening gown constructed from a parachute ‘left over’ from a soldier’s time in Bougainville, and a ‘going away’ dress made from material

purchased by a soldier in Cairo.

Images to remember by Ashburton Museum is also commemorating the centennial aspect of this year’s Anzac Day by copying 100 images of men and women, who served overseas.

Mainly in the First World War, but

Knitted items and a hussif as were sent to Ashburton soldiers.

with a few from earlier conflicts (a later exhibition is planned where World War Two and later conflicts are highlighted).

Most of these named service people have a brief biography accompanying their image. There are also a number of unnamed images, or photographs which have only a very little information. It is our hope that these soldiers will be identified too.

Members of the public are invited to view these ‘unknown soldiers’ and identify them. We also are inviting people to bring in images they may have of service personnel (in or out of uniform), from all service by Ashburtonians, for us to copy and add to our collection.

The exhibition, Far from You, is accompanied by activities such as poppy making, postcard design, and a trail that encourages children to locate items that a First World War soldier may have packed in his kit bag. It’s a great way to help bring those brave men and women closer.

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Drain the beans and place in a medium bowl. Add the sliced onion, smoked paprika, cumin, chorizo slices, and bacon. Stir well.

Spread the bean mixture over the bottom of the pastry.

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Cut four small vents in the pastry lid with a sharp knife.

Brush with a beaten egg mix and bake 35 to 40 minutes until rich golden brown and crispy.

Serve warm, or cold with your favourite spicy relish.

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club April 10, B and C Ladder N/S 1st Bruce Leighton & David Wilkinson, 2nd Graham Gilbert & Ann Gilbert, 3rd Pauline Scott & Helen Briggs. E/W 1st Gladys Baker & Noel Baker, 2nd Pat Wise & Joyce Johnson, 3rd Mary Bruce & Bev Blair April 11, 2Rds diff ptner N/S 1st Melva Stowell & Mike Holdaway, 2nd Lois Rose & Bill Kolkman, 3rd Elaine Lattimore & Paul Fergus. E/W 1st Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 2nd Trevor Coulter & Evelyne Taylor, 3rd Annette Blain & Rona Brownlie April 12, 3Rds diff partner Howell Movement: N/S 1st John Irwin & Bev Macaulay, 2nd Edna Segers & Kay Robb, 3rd Arthur Maude & Johnny Wright April 13, Duplicate N/S 1st Iris Taylor & Arthur Maude, 2nd Melva Stowell & Paul Fergus, 3rd David Fisher & George Brown, E/W 1st Kay Robb & Edna Segers, 2nd Lois Rose & Bev Turton, 3rd Joyce Johnson & John Irwin April 17 Mixed grade Howell Movement N/S 1st Mary Buckland & David Wilkinson, 2nd Georgina Black & George Brown, 3rd Edna Segers & Ann Gilbert April 18 Robinson Salver: N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & Jan de Jong, 2nd David Sewell & Mary Buckland, 3rd Sue Rosevear & Rewa Kyle.

E/W 1st Peter Downward & Trish Downward, 2nd Maree Moore & Arthur Maude, 3rd= Annette Blain & Audrey Rooney, 3rd= Rona Brownlie & Bev Turton April 19 Valetta Trophy: N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & Judith Edmond, 2nd Trish Small & Mary Buckland, 3rd Pauline Fergus & Peter Downward. E/W 1st Johnny Wright & John Irwin, 2nd Lynda Bateman & Edna Segers, 3rd Val Palmer & David Wilkinson April 20 Mary Mulligan Trophy: N/S 1st Mary Buckland & John Knight, 2nd Trish Small & Rewa Kyle, 3rd Rona Brownlie & Peter Downward.

E/W 1st Maree Moore & Iris Taylor, 2nd Pat Jordan & Mike Holmes, 3rd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus

■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club 2016-2017 Season Association croquet B Grade Championship: Raylene Phillips, C Grade Championship: Jill Wilce, Silver Button B Grade: Raylene Phillips, Silver Button C Grade: Dulcie Pierre.

Engravers Trophy (Allenton): Dulcie Pierre and Annette Blain, Windsor Richards Trophy (SC): Dulcie Pierre, Mona Walker Cup. Doubles (SC): Raylene Phillips and Bob Wickenden (Awamoa/Gardens), Centennial Goblets – Waireka: Brian Maxwell (Aorangi) and Lorraine (Sponsored by Phillips Landscaping) Pluck (Methven) Morrissey MalletMid Cant: Jill Wilce, Hazel Leonard Tray-Mid Cant: Raylene Phillips.

A Grade Flag (S.C.): Barbara Field (Allenton) and Logan McCorkindale (Waireka), C Grade Flag (S.C.): Maurice Sunbeam (Allen-

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ton) and Dulcie Pierre (Waireka) Golf Croquet Pat Burgess Tray (Handicap Singles): Logan McCorkindale, Waireka Trophy (Primary Handicap Singles: Janice Murta, Ruby Ferriman Cup – Drawn Doubles: Eva Kircher and John Lobb, Malcolm Lovett Handicap Singles Block One: Gordon McCrea (Fendalton), Block Two: Bev Blair (Waireka), Resource Tray: Bill Allnut Donaldson Trays (Drawn Doubles): Gail Benseman and John Couper (Geraldine) Gold and Silver Stars (SC): Chris Spittal, Silver Button (Advanced): Sue Lamb, Silver Button (Primary): Caitlin Smith, Singles C/ Ship Advanced: Bill Allnut, Singles C/Ship Intermediate: Phyllis Reith, Singles C/Ship Novice: Josie Tallents

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers April 22 2017 Winter Series - 29 Riders 16km.

1st Alex Hooper 22m 32s. F/T. 2nd Steven Hands 22m 32s. 2f/t. 3rd Nathan Tew 22m 32s. 3f/t. 4th Colman Burke 25m 29s. 5th.

Hayden Jefferson 24m 14s. 6th Dave Knight 24m 15s. 7th Ethan Titheridge 25m 30s. 8th.

Rob Hooper 24m 17s. 9th Michael Templeton 22m 40s. 4f/t. 10th Ross Templeton 24m 20s.

11th. Brent Kircher 28m 42s. 12th. Doug Coley 24m 58s. 13th Liz Wylie 34m 19s. 14th Richard Kirwan 25m 45s. 15th. Colin Teahan 27m 50s.

■ Golf

Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Terry Reynolds. Two’s; Adam Marshall, Andrew Barrie. Net eagle; # 1 not struck.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club

Kiwi IndyCar driver Scott Dixon has finished second in yesterday’s Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsport Park. Penske driver Josef Newgrden took the chequered flag first to record his first win of the season and first for his new team. Reigning series champion Simon Pagenaud claimed third. iels; Rothbury Insurance: Tim Newton, Netherby Meats: Mary Lou Watson, South Island Seeds: Bill Hetrick, Charming Thai (longest putt) Paul May. Twos: Charlie Alexander, Noel Sutton, Vince Carr and Bill Hetrick.

Birdy Jackpot: # 17, Nett Eagles: # 14 Nine Hole Section Best Nett was Neville Trueman 34. Other winning scores were: Andrew Teale, Brian Furth and Peter Wright all 35.

Mayfield Golf Club

Aotearoa Cup, Coronation Medal, Vets Medal LGU: 1st Gwen Cook and Margaret Lilley Putting.

April 19, LGU Silver: Angela Mowbray 83-14-69, Sarah Gallagher 96-17-79, Jenny Senior 94-14-80 Bronze A: Tania Wilson 92-21-71, Nola Hydes 101-26-74, Sally Jones 102-27-75. Bronze B: Wendy Wareing 110-36-74, Sharon BurrellSmith 111-36-75. Sandra Ilton 105-28-77 1st Gwen Cook: Tania Wilson 71, Aotearoa Cup: Angela Mowbray, Coronation Cup: Angela Mowbray, Vets Medal: Nola Hydes, Margaret Lilley Putting: Wendy Wareing 25, Cinema Paradiso Best Nett: Angela Mowbray Nearest Pin: Silver no 4 Aribica: Jenny Senior, Bronze A no 6 Supervalue: Tania Wilson, Bronze B no17 Foursquare Supermarket: Fay Redfern, Open no 13 Methven Travel: Jenny Senior, No 14 2nd Shot Aqua Japanese Restaurant: Angela Mowbray, Saturday Ladies no 13 Methven Pharmacy: Sally Jones Twos and Net Eagles: Sally Jones, Sharon Burrell-Smith, Angela Mowbray 2,Ellen Kemp 2, Wendy Wareing, Lyn Schott, Heather Santy, Jane Helmore.

Ashburton Golf Club April 22 Murray Webb Memorial Trophy and top Watson Cup qualifiers Winners: Charlie Alexander & Noel Sutton nett 63.

Other winning scores: Geoff & Josh Ackerley and Vince Carr & Brent MacGregor 64; Robbie Bell & Peter Walker and Brayden Wood & Ian Rive 65; Paul Greer & Brian Wilson 66 on c/b from Hamish Niles & Gavin Douglas.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Miti Dan-

April 19 Mid-Week Stableford Competition Wayne Blair 38 stableford points, Gordon Duthie 36, Allan Dixon 36.

Nearest the Pin, Gordon Duthie Two’s Wayne Blair, Allan Dixon, and Gordon Duthie.

April 20 9 Hole division, Handicap and Putting Ladies 1st J Ludemann 56:18:38, 2nd J Cook 63:22:41. Putting – 1st J Cook, 15, 2nd J Greenslade, 17. Nearest Pins: Greg Sim Building and Excavating 2nd Shot No. 2 – J Cook, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – not struck April 22 4th Ruapuna and Bisque Par Winner: Ruapuna Semi Harley Davies Bisque Par 0-15: Andy Bryant +5, Kerry Read +5, Alan Dixon +3, Terry Kingsbury +3, Ali McLeod +3. 16-36: Jeff McNeilly +6, I. Beach +6, Colin Bryant +6, Mark Greenslade +5, Dave Morrow +5.

Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance: Harley Davies, No 11 Jan McAuliffe Bayleys: Jeff McNeilly, No 5: Marilyn Cross Property Brokers: Jeff McNeilly, No 14: ANZ Bank: Terry Kingsbury, 9&18 ATS: Andy Bryant Two’s: Logan Tasker, Terry Kingsbury, Alan Dixon, Mark Green. Nett Eagle No 12: Not Struck. Kallara Texels Player of Day: Andy Bryant 78-10-6

Methven Golf Club April 22 Men’s Division 2ndst Round Duff trophy, 1st Round Middleton trophy, Stroke Round.

Senior: Bill Mason 77-12-65. Intermediate: Paddy Helmore 80-13-67 by lot.Junior A: Bob Ilton 92-22-70. Junior B: Bryce Hargraves 101-26-73 by lot.

Other Good Scores: 67 Pete Wood. 68 Athol McAlpine, Alister Maxwell. 70 Michael

Kemp.71 Gary Horn, John O’Duffy. 72 Geoff Ruddick, Peter Harper, Ian Lucas.

Eagle on No 10: Michael Kemp Two’s: Athol McAlpine, Mike Gray 2, Gary Schott 2, Jim Rooney, Phil Johnson, Pete Wood, Paul Middleton, Neil Hesson, James Anderson, Stuart Wilson.

Dubliner Best Nett: Bill Mason 65. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Pete Wood 7 by lot. Methven Travel Best Gross: Gary Schott 71.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Neil Hesson; Hunters Wine No 6: Neil Hesson; Ski Time No 13: Pete Wood; Green Parrot No 17: James Anderson; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Michael Kemp.

Next Week: April 29th Semi-Finals Duff & Middleton Trophys. Stroke Round.

Rakaia Golf Club April 18 Ladies Division Thomas Trophy - Harrison Trophy 1st equal: Sue Martin and Sally Smith, 2nd Marion Wederell Harrison Trophy: Sue Martin and Sally Smith jointly Railway Tavern 2nd Shot No 3: Sue Martin, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6: Sally Smith, Val Bel Nearest The Pin No 8 Not Struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15: Marion Wederell, S Quinn 2nd Shot No 17: Freda Bierema April 22 Men’s Division Knock Out – 2nd Round Rest Stroke. Winners: P. Brand Nett 66, S. Sutherland 66, A. Hunt 68, M. McGuire 68 Nearest The Pin: No 6: P. Brand, No 15: S. Sutherland, No 8 & 17: C. Helm 2nd Shot P. Brand, 3rd Shot P. Vanderweg Nett Eagle: C. Helm, Two’s: J. Blackburn

Tinwald Golf Club April 22 Stableford Leading scores in the stableford round: 0-18; John Smitheram 35, Struan Scott 34, Terry Reynolds 34, Greg Hubbard 34 b/l.

19 plus; John Harris 34, Doug Osborn 32 b/l. Women; (stroke) Maree Moore net 80, Barb MacGregor 82 b/l. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland: #2; Wayne Mellish.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Adam Marshall. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill# 12; Richard Thompson.

Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Jeff Hewitt. G& R

2 races from Balclutha Balclutha Flock Race. 8 flyers sent 183 birds.

Winners time 1 hour – 14 minutes -58 seconds. 1st M Davidson 1139.285 mpm, 2nd L Davidson 1139.073, 3rd T Drummond 1138.287, 4th L Quinn 1129.682, 5th S Davidson 1127.182, 6th L Wilson 1115.412, 7th B&G Kirwan 1113.373, 8th N Martin 1111.525 Balclutha Derby 1st M Davidson 1139.145 mpm, 2nd L Davidson 1139.073, 3rd T Drummond 1138.287, 4th L Quinn 1129.612, 5th S Davidson 1117.153, 6th L Wilson 1115.412, 7th B&G Kirwan 1113.100, 8th N Martin 1111.388

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 22 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One: Waihora 41 (6T) Burn/Duns/ Irw 20, Saracens 42 (5T) Hampstead 18, Glenmark 41 (6T) Ohoka 0, Hornby 15 (2) Darfield 55 (9T), Prebbleton 11 (1T) Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic 3 Section Two: Methven 43 (6T) Wet Melton 19 (3T), Southbridge 114 (18T) Rolleston 0, Oxford 45 (6T) Kaiapoi 15, Stuart Tarbotton Contractor Southern 34 (4T) v Lincoln 36 (5T). Rakaia Bye Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Collegiate 19 (3T) Kellys Café & Bar Celtic 14 (2T), PWL Methven 10 (2T) Mt Somers 32 (6T), Rakaia 22 (4T) Hampstead 27 (4T), Wholesale seeds Southern 32 v Allenton 19 Combined Competition – Colts Springston 30 EuroAgri Celtic 12, RakaiaMethven 25 Prebbleton 30, Waihora 28 Lincoln Black 12

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Rebecca Abernethy lost to Rob Giles 2-3, Ryan Jackson beat Luke Anderson 3-1, Pete Bryant beat Brendon Adam 3-1, Ian Dolden lost to Nathan Forbes 2-3, Jordan Hooper lost to Chris Thompson 1-3, Martina Padrutt lost to Graham McCormick 0-3.

Nick Marshall beat Ed Harrison 3-0, Jimmy Hunn lost to Nigel Tew 2-3, Andy Morrison lost to Blair Horrell 1-3, Kate O’Reilly beat Jan Lee 3-0.

John McDonnell beat Mick Hooper 3-0, Mike Jackson lost to Ron Carlson 0-3, Phil Andrew lost to Jordan Hooper 0-3, Amy Muckle lost to Mike Keen 0-3.

Billy Nolan beat Pete Topham 3-0, Glen Ralson beat Rory Boleyn 3-0, Riley Wilson beat Megan Ness 3-0, Hamish Trott beat Michelle Read 3-0.

Jock O’Connor beat Pat Summerfield 3-1, Jimmy Hunn besat Eelke Dijkstra 3-1, Reece Wallington lost to Cameron Grant 0-3, Charlotte Smith lost to Robbie Kok 1-3.

Paul Cousins beat James McCloy 3-0, Ron Carlson beat Mark O’Grady 3-1, Carl Hough lost to Brendan Clark 0-3, Kate O’Reilly lost to Chrissie Stratford 0-3.

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In brief

■ FOOTBALL

Gunners shoot down City

By Olawale KupOnipe Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final triumph over Manchester City at Wembley proved doubters wrong over their big game credentials.

Despite a rugged first-half display, the Gunners fell behind thanks to Sergio Aguero’s secondhalf strike but showed resilience and responded through Nacho Monreal’s equaliser before Alexis Sanchez booked their place in the May 27 final against Chelsea in extra-time.

“I felt it was a big test for us today, a mental test because many people question if we can turn up on an occasion like this and that’s why I’m very proud of the players because they stayed united and determined,” manager Wenger said.

“I want them (the players) to enjoy playing together and to play for the club.

“That is, for me, the most important thing and to reach the targets we set together.

“You know I feel the club is in a very strong shape, and that we have a very strong overall situation and a very strong team.

“We have shown that today and for me, that is the most important.”

Premier League defeats at Liverpool, West Brom and Crystal Palace prompted Wenger to change his formation and use a 3-5-2.

Victory at Middlesbrough followed and Wenger believes tac-

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies April 28 Vets Golf At Ashburton - 9.30am for 10.00am start Catering available. Please bring small gif for raffle

Ashburton Golf Club April 25 The annual Battle of the sexes for the Baker Trophy will be held. Report at 11.30 for a 12 noon start.

April 29 The draw for the first round of the Watson Cup follows. For those not playing in the Match play a stroke round will be held.

Number 1 Tee 12.00 C Alexander & N Sutton vs S Beavan & G Crawford 12.06 P May & K Clucas vs P Bradford & G Jansen 12.12 P Greer & B Wilson vs P Kerr & B Hetrick 12.18 B Wood & I Rive vs T Molloy & B Ferriman 12.24 V Carr & B MacGregor vs C Lovelock & S Dunlop 12.30 R Jamieson & T Sa vs C Galway & B Leighton 12.36 B & K Smith vs G Brown & G Fleming 12.42 T Blacklow & J Bird vs G & J Ackerley.

Starting times: Morning 8am, Afternoon report to the Pro shop at 11.30 for a 12noon start.

April 29 Weekend Ladies, Rnd 1 Truman Trophy Convenor Sheryl Reid 0274383739 May 2 Mid-Week Ladies, Rnd 2 Longbeach Cup qual,Rnd 1 Truman Trophy. Report 9.00am Starters L. Small 0276319080, P. Bell 0276065194 May 4 Nine Hole Men & Women, Sue Bunt-stroke Convenor Joy Nicols 3086464, Club Captain Leigh Wackrow 3083790

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Ferns snatch victory The New Zealand women’s rugby sevens team scored after the final siren to beat Canada 17-14 and snatch the tournament in Kitakyushu, Japan. The Black Ferns were trailing 14-12 with seconds left when Michaela Blyde’s try finished off an extended passing move sparked by a Canadian fumble. Ferns coach Allan Bunting said his side “left everything out there” to secure the win. “They never give up, right to the end,” he said.

- NZME

Curfew for the Lions Warren Gatland expects that his British and Irish Lions players will observe a self-imposed 1am curfew in New Zealand but will allow them to continue drinking in the hotel bar upon their return. The Lions visit Queenstown during the buildup to the final test knowing that six years earlier it was the setting for one of the most notorious episodes in English rugby history.

Members of Martin Johnson’s 2011 squad spent an alcoholic-fuelled night on the town, attending a dwarf-tossing competition. - NZME

Cavs sweep Pacers Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal (left) celebrates his goal with Aaron Ramsey during the English FA Cup semi-final match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley yesterday.

PHOTO AP tical alterations were needed in order to restore stability, not due to pressure from the fans.

“No matter what you do, even if you get it right at some stage, people say ‘why didn’t you do it earlier?’” Wenger said.

City manager Pep Guardiola failed to understand how Ra-

heem Sterling’s goal was ruled out but insists his side will become stronger next season.

Sterling smashed home a rebound off Petr Cech in the firsthalf – but the ball was ruled to have drifted out of play beforehand from Leroy Sane’s cross.

Replays suggested the lines-

man made the wrong call, which left the Spaniard bemused by the decision.

“The linesman could not see that situation,” Guardiola said.

“And to see that ball you have to be in line and when you are four or five metres away you cannot see it.”

- PA

■ Hockey

1GM) 6.15pm Allenton v Lowcliffe Tinwald (Hampstead/Coll 1GM, Tinwald 1GM) Bye: Wakanui May 1 2nd grade Boys 5.30pm Allenton/Hampstead v Methven (Wakanui SM, R Law) Bye: Wakanui May 2 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.15pm Allenton v Rakaia (K Flannery, J Gray) 5.15pm Tinwald v Wakanui 8’s (R Law, J Gray) 6.15pm Tinwald Mayfield v Methven (D Baker, A Quigley) 7.15pm Collegians v Wakanui 7’s (D Baker, S Reith)

Kellys Café & Bar Celtic v Rakaia, Celtic 1, 2.30pm, P Hunt Mt Somers v Hampstead, Mt Somers, 2.30pm, C Kelland Wholesale Seeds Southern v Collegiate, Hinds, 1.00pm, J O’Connor Combined Competition – Colts Rakaia/Methven v Springston Rakaia 1, 2.00pm, C O’Malley EuroAgri Celtic v Darfield, Celtic 1, 1:00pm, P Hill Prebbleton v Waihora, TBC Lincoln Black Bye

Mid Canterbury Hockey April 18 Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Wakanui 3.45pm Turf one: Tinwald the Tool Shed v Wakanui Black (G Clark, M Baker) Turf two: Allenton Storm v Wakanui White (H Soal, K Flannery) 4.30pm Turf one: Collegians Green v Methven White (Hampstead SW, J Cameron) Turf Two: Rakaia v Tinwald Engineering Solutions (A Bowler, L Ellis) 5.15pm Turf one : Allenton Thunder v Hampstead (Hamp/Coll SW, K Dalgets) Turf two: Collegians White v Methven Black (D Baker, A Quigley) 6.00pm Turf two: Tinwald Smith & Sons v Wakanui Blue (G Muir, S Reith) Bye: Tinwald/Mayfield 1st Grade Women 6.50pm Collegiate v Methven Black (Collegians/Hampstead, Hampstead) 8.00 pm Hampstead v Collegians/Hampstead (Collegiate, Methven Black) Bye: Methven White April 29 Mini Sticks (5th Grade) - Duty Club: Wakanui (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30am Turf one: Wakanui Blue v Wakanui Black Turf two: Tinwald Skip 2 It v Tinwald/Mayfield Transport Turf three: Allenton Hawks v Tinwald Aotea Electric; 10.10am Turf Two: Collegians White v Rakaia; Turf three: Methven v Collegians Green; Turf four: Tinwald/Mayfield v Allenton Eagles.

At Ashburton (Senior Women) 1.00pm: Hampstead/Collegians v Cambridge (C O’Neil, C Watson); (Senior Men) 2.40pm: Wakanui v Cambridge (C Watson, M Marshall) At Timaru (Senior Women) 1.00pm Craighead 1st XI v Hampstead April 30 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Hampstead/Coll v Tinwald (Allenton 1GM, Lowcliffe Tinwald

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 25 Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Hampstead v Wholesale Seeds Southern, Hampstead 1, 1pm, K Faalogo Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One Waihora v Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic, 2.45pm, Tai Tapu, S O’Reilly Ohoka v Saracens, 2.45pm, Mand 1, R Eder, A Stead, G Welch Hornby v Hampstead, 2.45pm, Denton Oval, K Opele Prebbleton v Glenmark, 2.45pm, Prebbleton, J Lamers Darfield v Burn/Duns/Irw, 2.45pm, Darfield, W Burrett Section Two Kaiapoi v PWL Methven, 2.45pm Kaiapoi Oval, S Laird, R Lane, T Dakin Oxford v Southbridge, 2.45pm, Oxford, K Hancox, J Le Gros, P Bigwood Lincoln V Rakaia, 2.45pm, Lincoln, A Brosnahan Stuart Tarbotton Contractor Southern V Rolleston, 2.45pm, Hinds, J Currie, J O’Connor, H Grant West Melton Bye Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Allenton v Methven, Allenton 1, 2:30pm, D McKibbon

Combined Competition - Under 18 Darfield v Methven, Darfield, TBC Lincoln/Prebbleton v Rolleston, TBC Southern/Hampstead v Hurunui, Hinds 2, 2.00pm, K Faalogo Ashley/Oxford v Hanham Concrete Celtic, Oxford, 1:00pm, J Le Gros Pegasus Bay v Waihora, Kaiapoi 1, 2.30pm, A Stokes Aoraki v Timaru Boys High, TBC Combined Competition – Under 16 Mid Canterbury Mechanical Hampstead v Rolleston, Hampstead 1, 1.30pm, G Jopson Waimak &Stags v Harnett Contracting Celtic/Shearmac Methven, 2.30pm, Mand 3, A Reeve Prebbleton v Ashley/Saracens, TBC Waihora/Springston v Northern Raiders RD Petroleum Tinwald v West Melt/BDI/ Leeston Tinwald 1, 1.30pm, S Bennett Combined Competition – Under 14.5 Prebbleton v Rolleston, TBC Methven v Lemacon Hampstead TBC Lincoln v West Melton, TBC Waihora v Southbridge, TBC Fowler Homes Celtic/Purata Farms Rakaia Bye April 29 JAB 7 aside Games start at 10am. All Teams to report at 9.30am.

U7, U8, U9, U10 at Celtic Rugby Club and U11.5, U13 at Allenton Rugby Club.

Draws will be available on the Mid Canterbury Union website on Thursday morning.

LeBron James has scored 33 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer late in the fourth quarter as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of Indiana in their NBA playoff opening-round series. The Cavaliers scored the game’s final six points of the game against the Pacers to win 106-102 and advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference. For James, it was his 21st consecutive first-round playoff game victory, breaking Magic Johnson’s record of 20 set in the mid-1980s. - AAP

Nastase unrepentant Ilie Nastase was unrepentant about his Fed Cup tennis expulsion and doesn’t care what punishment he receives. The Romania Fed Cup captain was thrown out of the World Group II playoff against Great Britain on Sunday after swearing at officials, GB captain Anne Keothavong and world No.7 Johanna Konta. Former world No.1 Nastase was heard to call Keothavong and Konta “f***ing bitches” after the British team complained about calls from the crowd during points. The 70-yearold said: “I don’t regret it and they can send me to prison if they want.

The English player just stormed off without even asking permission to leave the court and I admit that’s when I called her a bitch.”

- PA

Chiefs in crisis The Chiefs will be searching for halfbacks following the three-week ban handed down to Finlay Christie yesterday. Christie was found guilty of stamping or trampling on an opponent after he was cited during the Chiefs’ narrow 16-7 win over the Force in Perth. The 22-year-old, who replaced the concussed Tawera Kerr-Barlow during the match, will miss all forms of the game up to and including May 19, which rules him out of the Chiefs’ matches against the Sunwolves, Reds and Crusaders. The Chiefs have a bye after the Reds game in New Plymouth before they play the Crusaders in Fiji on May 19. - NZME

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Tessastock on black type mission Well-related mare Tessastock will attempt to add to her a stakes success to her CV at Awapuni today.

The daughter of Tavistock will go into the Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac 1550 off the back of her resuming effort at Pukekohe where she finished third behind Martiniz Special and the subsequent Group placegetter Camino Rocoso.

ily of Humidor, who won last season’s Gr.3 Manawatu Classic on the track before transferring to Darren Weir’s stable, for whom he won last month’s Gr.1 Australian Cup. Richardson and Parker will also have runners at the Avondale meeting today, among them Incantesimo in the Governor General’s Cup. The lightly-tried filly hasn’t

“That was a very good run and she just came to the end of it the last bit,” said Graham Richardson, who trains the four-year-old with Gavin Parker.

“She has definitely improved since then and the Slow 7 track should be perfect for her.”

Bred and raced by Kevin Hickman, Tessastock is from the fam-

M4 Feilding gallops

raced since she came to grief in the NZ Oaks. Michael McNab will again ride the daughter of Per Incanto.

“She’s out of her class in the Rating 85 mile because I didn’t want to run her over 2100 metres – she only had half a run in the Oaks,” Richardson said. “Hopefully, she’ll be fine and get her confidence back up.”

- NZME

Jockey Sam Collett

Today at Awapuni Raceway

Feilding JC Venue: Awapuni Meeting Date: 25 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.07pm FEILDING BUSINESS HOUSES R65 HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 01160 Napoleon d (7) 60 ................. N Teeluck (a2) 2 13466 Call Me Irish (8) 58.5.............. K Cowan (a4) 3 60521 Marty O’Ceirin m (5) 58.5 .............. J Parkes 4 50021 Sylvester (3) 58.5 ............................S Collett 5 x7661 The Huntsman dm (10) 58.5 ....M Singh (a3) 6 36276 Play The Game m (9) 58 ...................L Hemi 7 34037 Zcastle d (6) 58 ..................... H Andrew (a3) 8 77495 Newstead m (1) 57 ........................L Allpress 9 80582 Sakura (2) 55 .............................. R Hannam 10 60784 Magic Wonder (4) 54.5....................D Turner 2 1.37 P&C INSURANCE MAIDEN $10,000, 2100m 1 40226 Bear Gryls (7) 58.5........................L Allpress 2 7x049 Roc ‘N’ It h (4) 58.5 .........................J Riddell 3 3353x Kings Kite (10) 58.5 4 0 Zedac (8) 58.5................................ J Parkes 5 8x03x Commanding Prince (1) 58 ......... C Johnson 6 x2903 Etoile D’Ange (5) 56.5 .....................S Collett 7 8x533 Off With Her Head (2) 56.5 .... K Cowan (a4) 8 9676x Cartagena h (9) 56.5.........R Goldsbury (a2)

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9 67773 Our Wonder (11) 56.5 .....................D Turner 10 65708 Salvinia h (6) 56.5 ................. H Andrew (a3) 11 05 Redrock High (3) 56 .................... R Hannam 3 2.07pm CARPET KING 3YO MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 04280 Sublime Habit (11) 57.5 ................M Tanaka 2 Cossastock (6) 57.5 ....................... J Parkes 3 Jet (3) 57.5 ...............................J Nason (a2) 4 333x Myrtle b (9) 55.5............................L Allpress 5 x8235 Temptress h (2) 55.5 ................... R Hannam 6 27x Cape Du Jeu h (4) 55.5.....R Goldsbury (a2) 7 8 Blondlign h (5) 55.5 ...........................L Hemi 8 Bookittotheroom (1) 55.5 ...... H Andrew (a3) 9 Close To Me h (7) 55.5 ................ C Johnson 10 Piriwai (10) 55.5 ..............................D Turner 11 Siren Call (8) 55.5 ...........................S Collett 4 2.37pm LJ HOOKER R75 HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1550m 1 6970x St Ransom tmh (3) 59 ........... N Teeluck (a2) 2 5x8x4 It’s A Wonder m (7) 57.5 ................H Tinsley 3 47x14 Boxachocolates bh (6) 57 .............L Allpress 4 46244 Hank Moody h (2) 56 ....................M Tanaka 5 1621x Crafty Lady tm (1) 55 ............C Waddell (a4) 6 237x8 Ash Palace (5) 54........................ C Johnson

7 0630x Runway tm (9) 54 ......................A Chan (a3) 8 93386 Dynamite Lucy (8) 54 ........................L Hemi 9 08257 Amarone t (4) 54 .............................S Collett 5 3.07 CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK MDN $10,000, 1400m 1 22x0x Valour h (1) 58.5 ................... H Andrew (a3) 2 x4436 Boy Soldier h (2) 58.5 ............... D Hirini (a2) 3 7348x Touch ‘N Go (5) 58.5 ............ M McNelis (a4) 4 Rock Rulz h (3) 58 ................ N Teeluck (a2) 5 0 Upmarket h (9) 58 ....................... C Johnson 6 22695 Petite Midas h (8) 56.5 ......................L Hemi 7 6200x Devi (6) 56.5........................... K Cowan (a4) 8 x883x Explosive Octaine (10) 56.5 .....M Singh (a3) 9 546x6 Lectio Divinia (7) 56.5 ................. R Hannam 10 07x Laucala Bay h (4) 56.5 ....................D Turner 11 323 Miss Doherty h (11) 56 .................L Allpress 12 225 Ravenhill h (14) 56 ......................... J Parkes 13 8x Donizetti (12) 56..............................S Collett 14 689 Nadiasstar h (13) 56 .....................M Tanaka 6 3.37pm POWER FARMING R85 HANDICAP $12,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 1351x Gypsy Fair tdm (2) 62 ............ K Cowan (a4) 2 523x4 Heni tdmh (10) 62 .................. J Bassett (a4) 3 21876 Kolonel Kev tdh (8) 58.5 ..................J Riddell 4 70x6x Leeds tdmh (1) 58.5 .................. D Hirini (a2)

5 3211x Art Deco tm (11) 57 ..................A Chan (a3) 6 6332x Justlikeyasister tdmbh (4) 57 Goldsbury (a2) 7 14449 Thien Ly dh (6) 55.5 ......................M Tanaka 8 135x7 New York Minute dm (3) 54.5 ........L Allpress 9 35257 Platinum Express tdh (9) 54........ R Hannam 10 1513x Last Chance dmh (7) 54 ...................L Hemi 11 1018x Mr Darcee’s Gold tdm (5) 54 . H Andrew (a3) 7 4.12 MANAWATU ITM ANZAC 1550 OPEN HANDICAP $50,000, OPN HCP, 1550m 1 632x3 Danza Lad tm (2) 60 .......................J Riddell 2 51312 Shadows Cast th (7) 58 ................M Tanaka 3 33x0x Endure t (1) 57 ............................ C Johnson 4 62133 Beefeater th (8) 57 .........................H Tinsley 5 23864 Henree Winkler h (4) 56 ................D Bradley 6 15205 Heavens Keep th (3) 55.5 .............. J Parkes 7 33211 Bronsteel td (11) 54 ................ H Andrew (a) 8 853x5 Cassie Anne m (5) 54 ...................L Allpress 9 14211 Petite En Jeu (12) 54 ........................L Hemi 10 33701 Slimline tmh (9) 54 ...................... R Hannam 11 510x3 Tessastock (10) 54 ..........................S Collett 12 08851 Piece Of Kate (6) 54 ..................J Nason (a) 8 4.47 THE PAVEMASTERS R65 HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 3656x Golden Bay dh (4) 59 ............. K Cowan (a4)

2 0x556 Deedee Panache tdh (2) 58.5 .......L Allpress 3 000x4 Heistheone (7) 58.5 ......................M Tanaka 4 81484 O’Ceirins Choice d (14) 58.... H Andrew (a3) 5 25100 Kamanda Lincoln bh (10) 58 ...........J Riddell 6 69443 The Czar bh (5) 58 .........................H Tinsley 7 2133 La Bella Rosa d (11) 57.5 .................L Hemi 8 7370x The Great Guru tmh (13) 57.5 .... R Hannam 9 0x251 Rosewood dm (6) 57 .........R Goldsbury (a2) 10 2x231 Libretti (12) 57 ...............................D Bradley 11 19x00 High In Demand (3) 57................ C Johnson 12 18x Xcessory h (1) 56.5 ........................ J Parkes 13 05265 Davey Crockett m (8) 56.5 .......J Nason (a2) 14 600x4 Jewel Of The Naki t (9) 54...............S Collett Blinkers on: Myrtle (R3), Hank Moody (R4), Beefeater (R7) Blinkers off: Cartagena, Redrock High (R2) Winkers off: Beefeater (R7) SELECTIONS

2 500x9 Nelson Park d (2) 60 ..................M Coleman 3 12 Swiss Military 59 .......................... Scratched 4 1 Grand Rio dm (9) 59 ..................M Cameron 5 41x0x Winmotion (11) 59.....................S McKay (a) 6 38214 Breezon t (3) 58.5 ........................... S Spratt 7 4x731 Marquess Of (15) 58.5 ...................V Colgan 8 x0081 Makarios dm (20) 58.5 .............. M D Plessis 9 16244 Crookshanks b (5) 57.5.................M McNab 10 4820x Karen Iris tdm (1) 57.5 ....................A Collett 11 17522 Novelty db (14) 57.5 ......................O Bosson 12 1660x Rebel Rose dm (7) 57 ................. D Johnson 13 3x948 Spritz tm (17) 57 14 091. Belle Amore d (13) 56.5 ...S Weatherley (a2) 15 0x518 Babe d (6) 56 .................................. C Grylls 16 3417x Save The Date td (12) 56 ..................L Innes 17 59130 Link Road 58.5 ............................. Scratched 18 5148x Heeza Dreimer tdm (16) 58.5 19 1575. Colorado Prince d (18) 58 20 3277x Pacquiao d (4) 58.5 21 72090 Long Harbour d (10) 56.5 22 410x Mongolian Sky (8) 57.5 Emergencies: Link Road, Heeza Dreimer, Colorado Prince, Pacquiao, Long Harbour, Mongolian Sky 7 4.29 AJC GOVERNOR GENERAL’S CUP $12,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 090x5 Show The World d (6) 60.5 ............. C Grylls 2 77788 Fortune Knight d (11) 59.5 .............V Colgan 3 13764 Zambezi Warrior dm (9) 58 ...........O Bosson 4 84807 Gentil Tonton tm (8) 57.5............M Coleman 5 15511 Sultan Of Swing d (2) 57.5S Weatherley (a2) 6 6350x Jiayuguan (7) 57 ...............................L Innes 7 00394 Triaction (3) 54.5 8 6257x Just Got Home dm (10) 54 ........T Wenn (a3) 9 918x9 Bee Tee Junior dm (4) 54 .......... M D Plessis

10 65x55 Luen Yat Miracle d (5) 54 ..........B Hutton (a) 11 4018B Incantesimo td (1) 54 ....................M McNab 12 25076 High Class t (12) 54 ........................A Collett 8 5.01pm WWW.WESTBROOK.CO.NZ 2100 RATING 65 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 43838 Sasanof’s Hero (9) 59.5 .................. S Spratt 2 64124 Splendido td (5) 59.5 3 92723 Four Degrees td (11) 59 .............M Cameron 4 71x64 Zapali d (14) 58 ......................... M D Plessis 5 43407 Heeznot (2) 57 ................................A Collett 6 5x687 Le Moussier d (15) 57 .........Z N Azman (a3) 7 4018B Incantesimo t (8) 56 8 71846 Contessa Belle (10) 56 .................M McNab 9 64148 Marshal d (1) 56 10 01555 Palacio m (4) 56 .............................. C Grylls 11 46733 Real Savvy (3) 55.5 .........S Weatherley (a2) 12 x0450 Amperage d (6) 55.5 .....................O Bosson 13 x6407 Dylan De Lago (12) 55 .................... R Jones 14 40700 I’m All Ears (13) 55 ...................S McKay (a) 15 6x670 Be Beautiful d (7) 54 ......................... D Hain Blinkers on: Lady Amadeus (R3), Youvebeenlitup (R4) Blinkers off: Soldier Field (R1), Lord Mapperley (R3), Sonorous, Winmotion, Long Harbour (R6) Winkers on: Rikki Tikki Tavi (R3), Long Harbour (R6) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Napoleon, Zcastle, Sylvester, Play The Game, Newstead Race 2: Off With Her Head, Zedac, Our Wonder, Roc ‘N’ It Race 3: Myrtle, Temptress, Close To Me, Cossastock Race 4: Boxachocolates, It’s A Wonder, Amarone, Runway Race 5: Miss Doherty, Ravenhill, Donizetti, Boy Soldier Race 6: Gypsy Fair, New York Minute, Leeds, Kolonel Kev, Heni Race 7: Beefeater, Shadows Cast, Cassie Anne, Heavens Keep Race 8: La Bella Rosa, Libretti, Deedee Panache, The Czar

Avondale gallops Today at Avondale Raceway

Avondale JC Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 25 April 2017 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 1.23 AJC MEMBERS MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, 2100m 1 04x24 Asylum Seeker (9) 58.5 .................. C Grylls 2 4x508 All About Doom b (6) 58.5 3 307x5 Run Forrest Run (2) 58.5 ...............V Colgan 4 08806 Head Office (5) 58.5 5 8 The Other Half (8) 58.5 ............ D Danis (a4) 6 0352. Good Union b (11) 58 ...................O Bosson 7 973 Magnanimous Man (4) 58 ........... D Johnson 8 38837 Soldier Field b (10) 58.......................L Innes 9 24604 Narvick (1) 58..................................A Collett 10 090 Baduzzi (7) 58 ................................. S Spratt 11 33236 Rocanic (3) 56.5.........................A Jones (a) 2 1.53pm WEST BROOK WINERY & ESTATE VINEYARD MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 42242 Lasting Friendship 58 ................... Scratched 2 274x3 Smiling More 58 ........................... Scratched 3 63. Broken Heart (8) 58 ......................M McNab 4 7277 Quintos 58.................................... Scratched 5 4x Mastercard b (10) 58................. M D Plessis 6 38447 Nopele (7) 58 7 Just Push Play (11) 58 ...............M Cameron 8 020x7 Deviant Miss (1) 56.5 ......................A Collett 9 x4725 Maquis (6) 56.5 ...........................T Thornton 10 736x Myrcella (5) 56.5 11 x6390 Sacred Desire (12) 56.5 ....................L Innes 12 32023 She’stoohottotrot (3) 56............... D Johnson 13 54 Pokuru Fazza (2) 56 14 30476 Ready To Romance (9) 56 .............. S Spratt 15 Braavos 58 ................................... Scratched 16 95x Rosa Stella 56.............................. Scratched 17 670x Mahirah (13) 58................S Weatherley (a2)

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.15 SOUTHLAND GREYHOUNDS WELCOME C0, 390m 1 Tiger Uppercut nwtd.....................C Roberts 2 Epic Fantasy nwtd .........................R Adcock 3 32222 Captain Chilly nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 4 43337 Sozin’s Angel nwtd .................J T McInerney 5 Ice Princess nwtd ...................... A Bradshaw 6 Zephaniah nwtd ........................ A Bradshaw 7 1 Ketchikan Blue nwtd..........................J Dunn 8 Black Tori nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 9 72475 White Not Wong nwtd M & ................Jopson 10 88 Homebush Carca nwtd ..........J T McInerney 2 1.45pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C2, 390m 1 52558 Another Charm nwtd M &..................Jopson 2 43133 Definite 22.77 .................................. R Breen 3 43143 Cawbourne Patty 22.80................C Roberts 4 75153 Graeburn 22.83 ......................... A Bradshaw 5 24441 Big Catch nwtd M & ..........................Jopson 6 42475 Must Desire 22.43 ..........................G Cleeve 7 42817 Rib Curler 22.66 .................................J Allen 8 25175 Joey Baxter 22.86 ..................J T McInerney 9 21888 Harden Faster 22.93 M & ..................Jopson 10 467F6 Mississippi Girl 22.72 .............J T McInerney 3 2.15pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C3, 390m 1 51352 His Nibs 22.60....................................J Allen 2 12546 Know Logic nwtd ............................G Cleeve 3 13641 Know Respect nwtd .......................G Cleeve

18 866x Moet Molly (14) 56.5 19 0 Rocette Lady 56 ........................... Scratched 20 Livin’ On A Prayer (4) 56 .......... D Danis (a4) Emergencies: Braavos, Rosa Stella, Mahirah, Moet Molly, Rocette Lady, Livin’ On A Prayer 3 2.23pm VIV THOMSON MEMORIAL MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 2253x Beaufighter b (12) 58.5 ............. M D Plessis 2 97x2 Zee Zee Top (11) 58.5................M Coleman 3 4 Brother (3) 58.5 ...........................T Thornton 4 52640 Sure He Can (9) 58 ...................S McKay (a) 5 0x34x Lord Mapperley (4) 58................. D Johnson 6 5x4 Tuscan Whistler (1) 58 ...................V Colgan 7 5525x Briar Rose (13) 56.5...................M Cameron 8 8230x Sneek In Th’Castle (21) 56.5 9 29332 Doubtless Bay (6) 56.....................M McNab 10 24824 Abloom (14) 56 11 932. Lady Amadeus (17) 56..................O Bosson 12 23 Rikki Tikki Tavi b (10) 56 .................A Collett 13 0x2. Voler Pour Moi (15) 56 ............. C Grylls 14 47x3 Valee (7) 56.......................................L Innes 15 3x8 Kool Connection (18) 56 16 4. Marquita Miss (20) 56 ................D Prastiyou 17 8x74. Cameo (22) 56 18 854x Otello (19) 58.5 19 630x Ru’mar (16) 58.5 20 67305 Panella (8) 56.5 21 046. Pythagoras (2) 58.5 22 70649 Swiss Dream (5) 56 Emergencies: Cameo, Otello, Ru’mar, Panella, Pythagoras, Swiss Dream 4 2.53pm BRUCE AMIES PHARMACY MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 32224 Red Raven (4) 58.5 ..........S Weatherley (a2)

2 24042 The Rebel Knight (13) 58.5 .........T Thornton 3 072 Flash As (17) 58.5 4 673x Learning To Fly 58........................ Scratched 5 64 Youvebeenlitup (2) 58 ................M Cameron 6 08749 Corporate Raider (10) 58 7 40. Stanton (9) 58 8 Baxfull (1) 58 9 Early Riser (5) 58 ..........................O Bosson 10 Strzelecki (18) 58 ............................ S Spratt 11 The Bieber (7) 58 ..................... D Danis (a4) 12 03022 All Razzle Dazzle (3) 56.5..............V Colgan 13 25x24 Al Vandaam (15) 56 .................... D Johnson 14 6x23 Zanyetta b (12) 56 ......................M Coleman 15 77x53 Tourmaline (11) 56 .......................... C Grylls 16 45x57 Woodpecker Hill (16) 56................M McNab 17 7. Dora Maar (14) 56...........................A Collett 18 568. Cape Ceilidh (6) 58 19 67077 Big Marne (8) 58.5 Emergencies: Dora Maar, Cape Ceilidh, Big Marne 5 3.23pm AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS FILLIES CLASSIC $16,000, 2YOF SW, 1200m 1 2x Bits And Pieces (1) 56.5 ...................L Innes 2 2 So Far Sokool (2) 56.5 3 3 Toitoi (9) 56.5 .................................. S Spratt 4 4 Pitch And Switch (8) 56.5...............V Colgan 5 Piper (7) 56.5 ................................O Bosson 6 Poppin’ Bubbles (5) 56.5 ...............M McNab 7 6 Bet She Is (3) 56.5 .....................M Coleman 8 8 Sunday Rose (10) 56.5 ................... C Grylls 9 Alternative Fact (6) 56.5 ..................A Collett 10 Screaming Mimi (4) 56.5 ............. D Johnson 6 3.54pm JONES & CO LAWYERS 1400 RATING 65 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 0x077 Sonorous (19) 61 ......................T Wenn (a3)

Race 1: Asylum Seeker, Magnanimous Man, Soldier Field Race 2: She’stoohottotrot, Myrcella, Broken Heart, Mastercard Race 3: Rikki Tikki Tavi, Lady Amadeus, Valee, Zee Zee Top Race 4: Zanyetta, Al Vandaam, The Rebel Knight, Tourmaline Race 5: So Far Sokool, Bits And Pieces, Piper, Pitch And Switch Race 6: Novelty, Babe, Crookshanks, Grand Rio, Marquess Of Race 7: Sultan Of Swing, Zambezi Warrior, Show The World Race 8: Four Degrees, Real Savvy, Sasanof’s Hero, Splendido

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

2 74264 Homebush Ivana nwtd ...........J T McInerney 61318 Sozin’s Blue 23.04 .................J T McInerney 3 Junk Mail nwtd L & ............................. Wales 24745 Opawa Crystal 22.69 L & ................... Wales 4 72756 Princely Gold nwtd .................J T McInerney 12211 Speedy Blueblood 22.87 ........J T McInerney 5 62321 Coco Bango nwtd...................J T McInerney 67215 Opawa Crusade 22.38 L &................. Wales 6 48656 Opawa Sledge nwtd L &..................... Wales 27557 Mischief Managed nwtd ............ A Bradshaw 7 Patty Boy nwtd L & ............................. Wales 8x355 Southern Affair 22.71 ..................R Hamilton 8 Idol Jazz nwtd L & .............................. Wales 815F7 Another Liz nwtd M & ........................Jopson 4 2.45pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 9 5685 Homebush Flutey nwtd ..........J T McInerney 10 87556 Tepirita Pita nwtd M & .......................Jopson C4, 390m 1 57562 Amino Trouble 22.60 ................. A Bradshaw 7 3.46 EVOQUE CAFE@REMARKABLES C1, 457m 1 F136 Homebush Cherico nwtd........J T McInerney 2 53885 Magic Mike 22.40 .........................C Roberts 2 54442 Ghost 26.46 .................................C Roberts 3 12477 Abrasador 22.17 ...............................B Eade 3 51544 Cawbourne Palmer nwtd ..............C Roberts 4 22342 Storming Norm 22.61.................. B I Conner 4 74252 Regalyn nwtd ....................................B Eade 5 38253 Botany Cold nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 55222 Shady Snapper nwtd....................C Roberts 6 5741F Southern Mist 22.57 ....................R Hamilton 6 1243 Homebush Ragna nwtd .........J T McInerney 7 26268 Homebush Banker 22.80 .......J T McInerney 7 35521 Homebush Tulip nwtd .............J T McInerney 8 221F2 Cawbourne Craig nwtd ................C Roberts 8 76431 Hilton Forabeer nwtd ................. A Bradshaw 9 77787 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 9 63x17 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen 10 17887 Definer 22.88 .................................. R Breen 10 46435 Fancy Nomikai nwtd ...............D J MacMillan 5 3.14pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C5, 390m 1 72682 Another Belle 22.47 M & ...................Jopson 8 4.04pm CONGRATULATIONS JAPE C1/2, 457m 1 24236 Min Ho 25.99 J & ............................D Fahey 2 13867 Homebush Sloan 22.50 .........J T McInerney 2 44665 Jon Snow Lives 26.19 ..................C Roberts 3 54268 Zircon nwtd M & ................................Jopson 3 41282 Another Message nwtd M & ..............Jopson 4 38288 Homebush Kelso 22.40 ..........J T McInerney 4 11243 Sader Nation 26.68 ........................G Cleeve 5 83838 Sopoaga nwtd ........................... A Bradshaw 5 78531 Odin Slayer 26.45 ..................... A Bradshaw 6 11111 Wheelchair Norm 22.13 .........J T McInerney 6 13211 Vallende Star nwtd ............................J Dunn 7 82527 Puma Pants 22.14..................J T McInerney 7 42471 Avalanch City nwtd.................J T McInerney 8 71424 Know Scrutiny 22.65 ......................G Cleeve 8 87156 Trendy Blake 26.15 ................J T McInerney 9 42875 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ........J T McInerney 9 74534 Nippa Eel nwtd .......................J T McInerney 10 44676 Homebush Rufus nwtd ...........J T McInerney 10 35534 Miss Blue Sky nwtd .....................R Hamilton 6 3.30pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C0, 457m 1 62556 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 9 4.21pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C3, 457m 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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13754 Pipe Dream 26.38 ..................J T McInerney 14121 Vikings nwtd J &..............................D Fahey 55817 Arcane Sabre 26.46 M &...................Jopson 21118 Cactus Jack nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 44851 Pukeko Bolt nwtd ...........................B Healey 12525 Zipping Clyde 26.03 .................... B I Conner 77786 Homebush Howard 26.02 ......J T McInerney 65715 Nozzno Fear nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 10 4.37 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C4/5, 457m 1 51111 American Warrior 25.69 J & ............D Fahey 2 52588 Dirk The Jerk 25.87 ...........................J Dunn 3 14136 Opawa Norris 26.08 L & ..................... Wales 4 14534 Storming Mack 26.13 .................. B I Conner 5 8376x Born To Boom 26.51 .........................J Dunn 6 15543 Allen Hadrian 26.29 .....................C Roberts 7 45365 Hard Questions 26.04 ....................G Cleeve 8 13422 Know Hassle 26.00 ........................G Cleeve 9 25844 Epic Dream 26.20 .........................R Adcock 11 4.54 LES MCLEOD MEMORIAL FINAL R/A, 457m 1 x1111 Randy Fields nwtd ........................R Adcock 2 56236 Shift The Blame nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 61141 Helski Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 4 13722 Cawbourne Britty nwtd .................C Roberts 5 32111 Tom Tee 26.12...............................R Adcock 6 68882 Botany Alan 26.09..................J T McInerney 7 86137 Homebush Flame nwtd ..........J T McInerney 8 16733 Opawa Millie 26.12 L & ...................... Wales 12 5.11pm BRUCE STIRLING MEMORIAL STAYERS RUN FINAL SPECd, 630m 1 77885 Heritage Watch 38.05 ....................J Guthrie 2 36756 Pianissimo 37.47......................... B I Conner 3 74574 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie

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52526 Boston Heart nwtd ......................B Freeman 24137 Luciastar nwtd ........................J T McInerney 11323 Southern Lights nwtd ..................R Hamilton 73861 Can’t Catch Tim 37.37 ..................R Adcock 85677 Goldstar Archie nwtd..............J T McInerney 13 5.26pm RACING AGAIN 2ND MAY C1, 390m 1 82432 Know Bias nwtd .............................G Cleeve 2 12441 Sozin’s Noir 23.19 ..................J T McInerney 3 42425 My Hoki nwtd M & .............................Jopson 4 11 Caballo Blanco nwtd .........................J Dunn 5 87232 Cawbourne Sandy 22.61 .............C Roberts 6 151 Express Gunn nwtd.......................R Adcock 7 613 Pyro Polly nwtd .................................J Dunn 8 3521 Jinja Rules nwtd .....................J T McInerney 9 31436 Unbridled nwtd M &...........................Jopson 10 32475 Theseus 22.89 ..................................B Eade SELECTIONS

Race 1: Ketchikan Blue, Epic Fantasy, Captain Chilly, Sozin’s Angel Race 2: Cawbourne Patty, Must Desire, Graeburn, Rib Curler Race 3: Know Respect, Speedy Blueblood, Opawa Crusade Race 4: Abrasador, Amino Trouble, Storming Norm, Magic Mike Race 5: Wheelchair Norm, Know Scrutiny, Puma Pants Race 6: Idol Jazz, Coco Bango, Patty Boy, Homebush Ivana Race 7: Shady Snapper, Ghost, Homebush Tulip Race 8: Min Ho, Vallende Star, Odin Slayer, Jon Snow Lives Race 9: Vikings, Zipping Clyde, Nozzno Fear, Pukeko Bolt Race 10: American Warrior, Opawa Norris, Hard Questions Race 11: Tom Tee, Randy Fields, Opawa Millie, Helski Bale Race 12: Can’t Catch Tim, Luciastar, Boston Heart, Heritage Watch Race 13: Express Gunn, Caballo Blanco, Cawbourne Sandy, LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ AUSTRALIAN GOLD

Lumineer looms for the All Stars

Torcedor strikes Te Akau’s Torcedor has lowered the colours in Ireland of Order Of St George in the Gr.3 Vintage Stakes.

Trained by Jessica Harrington and ridden by Colm O’Donoghue, the son of Fastnet Rock led all the way to beat the multiple Group One winner by a length and a half in Sunday’s feature at Navan. The five-year-old has now won four of his 13 starts for a syndicate that also includes Sir Patrick Hogan and Sir Peter Vela.

- NZME

By AdAm HAmilton A dairy farmer from Victoria’s remote western districts looms as the biggest hurdle to the rampaging All Stars’ barn winning another major Australian race.

In one of the sport’s most enchanting stories for many years, hobby trainer Ange McDowall as unearthed the most exciting of juvenile pacers in Lumineer.

Although Ange herself is playing things down the rest of the Aussie harness community is buzzing about the talent Lumineer has displayed in his four wins from as many starts so far.

The latest of those came when he led throughout to win seemingly in second gear in a 1min52.5sec mile in his semi-final of the rich Australian Gold series at Menangle last Saturday night.

While many horses can get a little lost around the huge 1400m track at Menangle the first time, Lumineer whizzed around it, sight unseen, as though it was his own back yard. He reeled-off splits of 27.3, 30.0, 28.0 and 27.2sec with young gun driver Jason Lee aboard.

It compared to the 1min54.3sec the All Stars’ latest gun juvenile, Sicario, posted winning the second semi, albeit he sat parked and also looked as though he could’ve gone much quicker.

He will need to against Lumineer in this Saturday night’s final.

Lumineer’s first sign of being

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It’s a family affair Craig Phelan knows the family of the progressive Big Mike well and how to get the best out of them. The Cambridge trainer has produced the four-year-old to win two of his six starts, the latest of them a tenacious win at Ellerslie on Saturday.

“We’ll probably go back there on April 27 for another mile,” Phelan said. “We’ve just had to be patient, he was quite babyish earlier on and the penny’s dropped now. He’s a three-quarter brother to Oforawesome, who we sold to Australia. He won three then went up to Queensland and won nine all told.” - NZME

Driver Jason Lee something special came at his third start when, in a heat of the Australian Gold, he sat parked outside Fly Like An Eagle’s brother, Higherthananeagle, and lifted after looking beaten to win in a sizzling 1min53.8sec mile rate for 1720m around Melton.

For McDowall the exciting signs were there a lot earlier, but she’s been scarred by bad luck with the other two best horses she’s had and still wants to keep a lid on things. Well, as much as she can.

“We’re a dairy farming family from Warrnambool, but we also dabble in the horses. We’ve got three at the moment and although I’m doing the training, it’s a family thing. My sisters Clare and Theresa help out a lot. As do Mum (Louise) and Dad (Brian),” she said.

“The time we spend with the horses we probably should be spending on the cows, but all love the horses as well.”

- HRNZ

Matt Cumani is taking a punt on a pair of New Zealand-bred stayers in today’s Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington. The Ballarat trainer will saddle Authorized’s son Golden Authority and Marketplacer, by Savabeel, in the Anzac Day event. “I’ve got two horses that stay all day and a game owner,” Cumani said. “I thought they may have won a couple of times by now, but I’ve been aiming at this race so I thought we’d nominate and see what happens.”

- NZME

Today at Cambridge Raceway

9 75741 Tereskova (21) fr ..................... B Butcher (J) 10 54498 Precious Moment (22) fr ............R Argue (J) 11 80866 Saffron Castleton (U1) fr ........ A Harrison (J) 12 30975 Way To Go (U2) fr ....................N Purdon (J) 13 P6362 Harry H (U3) fr ..................... D Ferguson (J) 5 5.43pm DUNSTAN FEEDS MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ r53 to r55, r56 with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 10089 Smackwater Jack (1) fr ...............J Stormont 2 06531 Somewhereinbrooklyn (2) fr ......... D Butcher 3 12 Maheer Mister (3) fr ......................Z Butcher 4 67530 Sweet Maggie Ryan (4) fr ..............T Herlihy 5 74162 Lets Go Better (5) fr ...................P Ferguson 6 15 Miss Kitty (6) fr .........................J Wallace (J) 7 73666 Stand Sure (7) fr ...........................P Butcher 8 1 Jamieson Shard (8) fr ...................T Mitchell 9 x0434 Dreamy Nights (21) fr.............. T Macfarlane 10 26822 Waingaro Mara (22) fr .......... D Ferguson (J) 11 79112 Father Frank (23) fr ................. B Butcher (J) 12 60008 Diamond Prince (24) fr ...................S Phelan 13 61708 Twentynine Twelve (25) fr .......... J Abernethy 6 6.10pm TFS HORSE TRANSPORT MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ up to & including r52 mobile, 2200m 1 27254 Kate Jackson (1) fr .................... J Abernethy 2 45093 Red Magic (2) fr ...................... B Butcher (J) 3 08167 R Gee Three (3) fr ........................ D Butcher 4 02703 Wynberg Sally (4) fr ......................P Butcher 5 49461 Idealistic (5) fr ....................... T Cameron (J) 6 05032 Marquis Eyre (6) fr ..................... A Drake (J) 7 99000 Spyda (7) fr ....................................S Phelan 8 09410 Jamm Kiss (8) fr .......................N Purdon (J) 9 0978x Destined For Heaven (21) fr ..............L Hollis 10 87596 Hezaluckygrinner (22) fr................N Chilcott 11 P6304 Prime Lustre (23) fr .....................A Poutama 12 17406 Cherokee Warrior (24) fr ...............T Mitchell 13 57085 Will Desire (25) fr ..................... M McKendry 7 6.41 REVITAL FERTILISERS NTH ISLAND COUNTRY CUPS $25,000, r70 to r100 spechcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 27389 Kenrick (1) fr................................ K Marshall 2 63655 Sir Richie (2) fr ......................... M McKendry 3 43642 Fleeting Grin (3) fr ......................P Ferguson 4 41461 Eldolar (4) fr ...................................S Phelan 5 09648 Bettors Pocket (5) fr .............. T Cameron (J) 6 24222 Mo Casino (6) fr ............................Z Butcher 7 40457 Beyond The Silence (1) 10 .................L Neal 8 23123 Everything (U1) 10 ........................N Chilcott 9 01476 Walkinshaw (1) 20..........................T Herlihy 10 52121 Imajollywally (2) 20 .....................A Donnelly 11 89716 Bettor Spirits (1) 30 .......................P Butcher 8 7.06pm REVITAL FERTILISERS TAURANGA 3YO+ MOBILE PACE $6000, non-winners 3yo+ up to & including mr48 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m

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Cumani eyes St Leger

Cambridge harness

Harness Racing Waikato Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Apr 2017 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 3.42pm BUBLITZ TRANSPORT CAMBRIDGE 2YO STAKES MBL TROT $12,000, 2yo mobile, 1700m 1 Bacardi N Dry (1) fr ..................... K Marshall 2 3 Just Anything (2) fr ....................D McGowan 3 D112 Paramount King (3) fr ...........J I Dickie 4 321 More Shades Of Gold (4) fr...........T Mitchell 5 2 Storm Cloud(AUS) (U1) fr ............ B Mangos 2 4.17pm LIZZIE OF ROSSLANDS KIDZ KARTZ SERIES MBL PACE $7000, 3yo+ r56 to r61, 2200m 1 x3135 Tact Ollie (1) fr...................... D Ferguson (J) 2 7809x Easy For Cullen (2) fr ................. A Drake (J) 3 33434 Lynton Creek (3) fr ....................... D Butcher 4 621 Loud An Proud (4) fr ...................J Stormont 5 2316x Jessica Bromac (5) fr 6 91x49 Janet Guthrie (6) fr ...................... K Marshall 7 6x311 Ring The Till (7) fr..........................S Lawson 8 x0036 Aurora Bromac (8) fr ................ M McKendry 9 10436 Kiwi Tintin (21) fr ..................... B Butcher (J) 10 34071 Whale Rider (22) fr.........................S Phelan 11 33194 Are You Ready Girl (23) fr ..............T Herlihy 12 24311 Razor Brogden (24) fr ...................N Chilcott 13 90812 Raschker (U1) fr ............................T Mitchell 3 4.42 WF FEEDS 2YO+ MOBILE PACE $6000, nonwinners 2yo+ mr49 to mr54 mob. pace, 2200m 1 5 Bettor Edition (1) fr ..................... J Robinson 2 3 Bet I Can (2) fr ..............................T Mitchell 3 Bettorhavtime (3) fr .................. N Delany (J) 4 4x828 Keep On Rockin (4) fr ...................P Butcher 5 Tonto (5) fr............................... T Macfarlane 6 68327 Three Kisses (6) fr ............................L Hollis 7 x4743 Better Than Most (7) fr 8 She’s Ideal fr ................................ Scratched 9 43543 Luis Alberto (21) fr ........................S Lawson 10 Best Shot (22) fr ............................Z Butcher 11 Lincolns Delight fr ........................ Scratched 12 54 Charlie Mach (23) fr ..................... D Butcher 4 5.16pm REVITAL FERTILISERS CAMBRIDGE MOBILE TROT $6000, 4yo+ up to & including r63 mob. trot jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 04025 A Glass Of Tanqueray (1) fr...... N Delany (J) 2 91928 Monkey Luck (2) fr .................J Crawford (J) 3 84815 Majestic One (3) fr ................ T Cameron (J) 4 74069 Cool Son (4) fr............................ A Drake (J) 5 02202 Saint Michel (5) fr .................M Anderson (J) 6 92554 Shady Sadie (6) fr ....................J Wallace (J) 7 44436 Mr Good And Evil (7) fr ...... J MacKinnon (J) 8 63957 Little Bro (8) fr ........................M Johnson (J)

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Birthday Greetings Zoe Amelia Carroll One year old today!!!

Happy Birthday sweetie, hugs and kisses, love Mum and Dad. xxx April Millichamp Happy 5th Birthday sweet heart.

Have fun at school.

Lots of love Mum, Alycia and Daniel. xxx April Millichamp Happy 5th Birthday beautiful girl.

Lots of love always, Grandad Peter. 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.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICES

PLANTS, PRODUCE

FOR SALE

Bananas $1.99 kg

Combined A&P Association Ashburton, Mayfield and Methven Winter Feed Competition 2017

Potatoes 10kg

$6.99 bag

Entries Open Please contact your local A&P member today!

Apples 1kg Onions 1.5kg

$1.99 bag $1.99 bag

Ashburton District Competition 8th – 9th May Contact: David Bennett 302 3720

Tomatoes 500gm

$2.49 bag

Specials available from 25/04 - 01/05

Mayfield District Competition 11th May Contact: Martin Fleming 303 6503

OPEN 7 DAYS

Methven District Competition 15th – 16th May Contact: James Anderson 302 4943

The Green Grocer

Finals evening Ashburton 25th May

Fresh Fruit & Vege

TRADES, SERVICES

Real Estate

Situations Vacant

Ashburton Guardian

Motoring

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

48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Open day for all members. 182 Methven Highway.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Selling clean pre loved clothing.

Wednesday 6am

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road.

9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. For children 5 to 12 years, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP.

Good clean ‘Second time around” clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr of Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP.

Weekly coffee morning for new people to Ashburton. Nosh Cafe at Ashfords, West Street.

Steady As You Go Exercise Group in in Fellowship room. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP.

“Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven.

Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis.

M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB.

Weekly games, come and have a go!

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

Signing Centre, New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

HISTORY GROUP.

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

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL.

7pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB.

Practice night, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS.

Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

DUTY DOCTORS

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For weekend and emergency services please phone 3028105 for details of how to access the after hours service each weekend

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 8.30am - 6pm Tuesday (ANZAC Day).

7.30pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP.

Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB.

Dancing, Music, Fitness and Fun, Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC. Results landscape entries, set subject - Animals. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ALBA, 28 year old, Chinese lady, 36D cup, busty, size 10.

Good personality.

Professional massage. Two lady special. In/out calls.

Phone 021 163 2328.

BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde.

Mature. You’ll be back.

Phone 021 0261 2761.

JAPANESE, beautiful, 28 years old. Slim, sexy model figure, size 6. Gorgeous, elegant. Phone 021 115 3218.

NEW Asian Burma beautiful lady. Hot, sexy, busty 40DD. Friendly, good full service, massage. Phone 021 201 3687.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

FARM cottage for rent. 5 kms from Ashburton. Phone 302 6737.

Guardian Job Vacancies

307 7900 For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

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

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

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

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS.

Monthly meeting, all welcome, enquiries to Faye 308-1852. MacKenzie Centre, Kermode Street.

Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street will be the duty doctor for Tuesday (ANZAC Day) until 8am Wednesday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 1pm and 2pm until 5pm. Please phone 308 1212 for an appointment from 9.30am.

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

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

ANZAC DAY Services

700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

We design, we build, we innovate.

April 25 & 26, 2017

Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

MEDICAL SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or OLD newspapers available. phone 307 7900 for bundles Perfect for packing, fires, of 10 or more. bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level Guardian Classifieds 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles 307 7900 of 10 or more.

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

MOTHER’S Day ... we have everything you may want for mum! Treat mum to a nice coffee mug, scarf, hand lotion, candle, umbrella, paperweight or something useful like a crystal vase or a set of wine glasses. We gift wrap so it’s done for you. The China Shop in The Arcade.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm OMMUNITY ERVICES Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS The Ashburton Resource Recovery Parks will be Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm closed on: ANZAC DAY (Tuesday, April 25).

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact - President 021 1356 969.

VETERINARIANS

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour INFORMATION CENTRES ART GALLERY emergencies: Large: North - Olivia Waugh, ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

327 West Street, phone 308 1133.

ELPLINE ERVICES Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until South - Kaitlyn Lutz. Small: Ref Vet Ent. Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm. org.nz for more information.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com emergencies: Steve Williams.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 BUS DEPARTURES 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual weekday afternoons.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 NIMAL ERVICES WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Jen Closey. Small: Nina Field.

846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterAshburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): A lot of the work that relationships require will have to do with being tolerant and understanding that the other person’s brain works differently from yours. Be patient with those differences.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Earning won’t be a problem for you, but your spending style could be.

Expensive tastes are the reason. Delay your gratification until you can truly afford it and you’ll suddenly feel rich.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There are fundamental differences between you and a partner, but none of it needs to hinder the relationship’s progress – quite the opposite. Teamwork will be made stronger for your varied strengths.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Does a seashell know sacred geometry; a flower, perfect symmetry?

Beauty will fall perfectly into place because nature is elegant that way. All you have to do is let things unfold naturally.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Success will come as you observe your world and use what you find. Don’t worry; you can be original and still utilise what’s common. (It’s too costly and timeconsuming to invent everything you need!)

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Long stretches of peace and quiet are a rarity now, but if you can make this happen even for an hour you’ll be healthier and more productive for the effort.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your winning mindset is unstoppable, though some will try to stop you. The games you choose are hard enough without teammates dragging you down. Seek supportive company wherever possible.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The mental chatter will distract you from your goals if you let it. A lot of it is static you shouldn’t put much stock in.

If you can’t separate noise from the message, disregard both. Hard work is the answer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): When things seem to get a little too ordinary, you feel genuinely out of place. True, you were meant for the extraordinary, and in today’s case it’s up to you to create the transformation.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You are nature. When you interact in the untamed realms, you get back to your animal self. Interacting in nature will restore, energise and change you for the better.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re lucky to know what will make you happy and pursue it: Many do not have this kind of compass. Just be aware that the magnetism of “happiness” will move for you like the magnetic poles do.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Don’t be too worried about the disapproval of others. A little conflict will spice up the scene. On a related note, adrenaline is good for romance, maybe even essential.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian CRAWFORD, D EATHS Mary Elizabeth – CRAWFORD, Passed awayMary at Wairau Elizabeth Hospital, – Blenheim, on away at Passed Saturday, April 22, Wairau 2017.

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SPENCE, Gwenda Millicent – On April 24, 2017 at McKenzie Health Care, Geraldine. Aged 86 years.

Loved wife of the late Max. Loved mother and mother in law of Wayne and Carol, (Brisbane) Ross and Linda (Dannevirke), Gwynne Cunningham (Brisbane), Geoff and Sally (Orari) and a much loved Nannees of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to the Spence family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

A service to celebrate Gwenda’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, May 1, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by interment at the RSA section, Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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KEATING, Paul (PK) – On April 23, 2017 peacefully KEATING, Paul (PK) –by his deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz at home surrounded On April 23, 2017 loving family, in his peacefully 49th year. to ensure publication. at homeloved surrounded his husbandby and Dearly To place a notice during loving family, in his 49th year. soulmate of Janeen. Much Dearly loved husbanddadand loved and cherished of office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 soulmate of Janeen.

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fine

Areas of cloud or fog, retreating to the coast late morning, but returning in the evening.

Northeasterlies.

Hamilton

fine

Napier

showers

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Palmerston North fine

TOMORROW Areas of morning cloud, clearing to mainly fine. Northeasterlies.

THURSDAY Mainly fine. Northerlies.

FRIDAY Scattered rain. Northerlies, strong in exposed places, changing southerly later.

SATURDAY Scattered rain. Northerlies developing.

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FZL: About 2800m

FZL: Above 3000m

Mainly fine, areas of morning cloud.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 40 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h.

Wellington

showers

Nelson

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THURSDAY

Blenheim

fine

Occasional rain about the main divide, with a few spots falling elsewhere later. Gale or severe gale northwesterlies.

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

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Timaru

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Rain, with heavy falls about the main divide, and scattered falls elsewhere. Snow down to 2200m at night. Gale or severe gale northwest, easing later.

Queenstown

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Dunedin

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Invercargill

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 119.7 Nth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:09 pm, yesterday

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6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Little Monstar 3 0 6:30 Sesame Street 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 Reboot 0 7:50 The 7D 0 8:10 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins 3 0 9am M Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 2013 Family. Voice of Anna Faris. 0 10:35 Regular Show 3 0 10:45 Neighbours 3 0 11:10 Home And Away 3 0 11:35 Shortland Street 3 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Judge Rinder PGR 3 3pm The Simpsons 3 0 3:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4pm Liv And Maddie 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 Border Security 7:30 My Kitchen Rules International The judges see which The contents of a Toronto contestants can handle the airport passenger’s carry-on kitchen, and which will break do not add up; suspicious under the pressure. 0 x-rays of a package of pens. 0 8:45 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 8pm The Force 0 9:45 Empire AO 0 8:30 I Am Innocent 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 9:30 The Missing 0 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0 11:15 Major Crimes Andy Flynn and Mike Tao investigate a young Hollywood star’s overdose, and the trail of emotional destruction he left in his wake. 0 12:15 Intelligence AO 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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9:35 Dating Naked AO 10:30 The Real Housewives Of Atlanta 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

11:10 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:40 Rush Hour 0 1:15 Shortland Street 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Scandal AO 3 3:25 The Real 3 4:15 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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THE BOX 6am CSI MV 6:50 Criminal Intent MV 7:40 Crossing Lines MV 8:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:55 The Simpsons PG 9:20 Law And Order – UK MV 10:10 Piha Rescue PG 10:40 Deep Undercover MVLC 11:10 Real Prison Breaks MV Noon Raw MV 3:15 CSI MV 4:05 The Simpsons PG 4:30 Pawn Stars PG 5pm Call Of The Wildman PG 5:30 Criminal Intent MV 6:30 Border Security M 7pm Pawn Stars PG The fiercest negotiations in the show’s history, including deals for a pair of boots worn

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7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Covert Affairs MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Law And Order – UK MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

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6am Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 3 6:45 M Kiwi Flyer PGR 3 2011 Family. A 12-yearold boy sets out to win the local trolley derby in memory of his father and, in the process he learns what matters in life. Edward Hall, Tikirau Hathaway, Dai Henwood.

0 8:15 M I Do, I Do, I Do PGR 3 2015 Romantic Comedy.

9:40 M The Unauthorised Full House Story PGR 3 2015 Drama. 11:10 Minute To Win It 3 11:55 Dr Phil PGR 12:55 The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 2pm Long Lost Family PGR 3 0 2:50 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm Now That’s Funny! PGR 3 0 4:25 The Blocktagon 5:25 The Best Of Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Fail Army AO 3 0 7:30 All Star Family Feud – New Zealand v Australia PGR Kiwis and Australians compete to win money for their chosen charities in a Family Feud special. 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 SVU AO 0 10:20 The Night Shift AO (Part 1)

6am Kung Fu Dino Posse 6:20 Sanjay And Craig 3 6:45 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 7:10 World Of Quest 3 7:35 Kid v Kat 7:55 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:20 League Of Super Evil 8:45 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:05 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:25 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Doctors PGR 10:30 Hot Bench 10:50 Reign PGR 3 11:35 Reign PGR 3 12:15 Elementary PGR 3 1:10 Elementary PGR 3 2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm Storage Wars – Texas PGR 3 7:30 Mythbusters PGR The guys take on two more food fables by testing two viral videos, cannon-fired instant shrimp, and an explosive smoothie.

8:35 Prime Rocks – Jethro Tull PGR 3 10:55 60 Minutes PGR 3

11:10 KKK AO 3 Film-maker Dan Murdoch meets the leaders of the largest Klan chapter to see first-hand their secretive rituals, and hear why their members choose to wear hoods. 0 12:10 Infomercials

11:55 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:55 Closedown

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Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman. 8:40 The 5th Wave MVL 2016 Action.

Chloe Grace Moretz, Liev Schreiber. 10:30 Close Up – Harrison Ford PG 11am Trainwreck 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader. 1:05 London Has Fallen 16VL 2016 Action Crime.

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman. 2:45 The 5th Wave MVL 2016 Action.

Chloe Grace Moretz, Liev Schreiber. 4:35 Break Point MLS 2014 Comedy.

Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, Adam Devine. 6:05 Captain America – Civil War MV 2016 Sci-fi Adventure.

Chris Evans, Robert Downey jr, Scarlett Johansson.

8:30 Everybody Wants Some!! 16VLSC 2016 Comedy.

In 1980, a group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman.

10:30 The Magnificent Seven MV 2016 Action Western. Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke.

7:25 Notorious 16VLS 2009 Drama. Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett. 9:30 Law Abiding Citizen 18V 2009 Crime. Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler. 11:15 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 12:55 The Lovely Bones MVL 2009 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Rose McIver, Susan Sarandon. 3:10 You’ve Got Mail PGL 1998 Romance.

Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks.

5:05 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Robert Patrick.

7pm Boy MLC 2010 Comedy Drama. In 1984, Boy is an 11-year-old living at Waihau Bay. The arrival of his father provides wonder and a reality check for Boy. James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi. 8:30 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama. Story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle, on which he set the land-speed world record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. Anthony Hopkins.

10:35 The Big Lebowski 16VLS 1998 Comedy Mystery.

Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore.

WEDNESDAY 12:30 The Interpreter MV 2005 Drama.

Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman.

2:35 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. 4:30 Boy MLC 2010 Comedy Drama. 5:55 You’ve Got Mail PGL 1998 Romance.

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12:40 #Lucky Number 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. 2am Captain America – Civil War MV 2016 Sci-fi Adventure. 4:25 Break Point MLS 2014 Comedy.

5:55 The Magnificent Seven MV 2016 Action Western.

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1:50 Kiwis At War 2:30 L Anzac Cove Service 3:30 Wartime Songs 4:35 Hitler And The Gum Diggers – The Story Of A Company PGR 3 5:30 Kiwis At War 3 6pm Auckland Dawn Service (HLS) From the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

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11:15 Rugby League – NRL (DLY) Warriors v Storm.

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12:45 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) Richmond v Melbourne.

9am Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Valero Texas Open.

10am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Shenzhen International.

10:30 Sky Sports News UK 11am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Stormers.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Force v Chiefs.

Noon Tennis – Fed Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – Belarus v Switzerland. 1pm Tennis – Fed Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – USA v Czech Republic.

2pm Anthony Joshua – The Journey Part One. 3pm Fight Night 5pm Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) WD-40 Phillip Island, Race Five.

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Rome – Empire Without Limit With Mary Beard 7:30 Inside Nature’s Marvels 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 River Cottage Autumn 10:30 My Floating Home 11am Waterfront House Hunting 11:30 The Cook And The Chef Noon Rome – Empire Without Limit With Mary Beard 1pm Britain’s Ancient Capital – Secrets Of Orkney 2pm The World’s Most Famous Train 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes 5pm Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 5:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Building The Dream 8:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 9:30 Money For Nothing Sarah Moore saves three items from being thrown out, transforms them into bespoke and valuable pieces, and returns the profit to their owners.

10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes Midnight Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Beverly Hills Pawn 2am Kylie Kwong – My China 2:30 Getaway 3am Lost Kingdoms Of South America 4am Building The Dream 5am The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade

SKY SPORT 2 6am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Pulse v Mystics. 6:30 London Marathon 7:30 Ironman Championships – Africa Saturday highlights.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Motorsport – Touring Car Championship Bahrain International Circuit.

9:30 Motorsport – Grand Prix Of The Americas 10am Cricket – IPL Mumbai Indians v Rising Pune Supergiant. 10:30 Cricket – IPL Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab. 11am Cricket – IPL (RPL) Mumbai Indians v Rising Pune Supergiant.

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3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG A Cursed Fortune.

5:40 MythBusters PG Rocketmen.

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11:30 You Have Been Warned M Kings of Creation.

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Sport Celtic into final Celtic have maintained their dominance of the Old Firm rivalry with Rangers by winning their Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park. The Scottish Premier League champions won 2-0 to set up a final showdown with Aberdeen on May 27.

Callum McGregor and Scott Sinclair, from the penalty spot, scored goals either side of halftime. Celtic are just one win from a domestic treble, having already clinched the league title and the Scottish League Cup. Brendan Rodgers’ side haven’t lost a game in Scottish soccer all season.

Mid Canterbury’s Jack Dudley (left) looks to put in a tackle in the side’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of FC Twenty 11 Bombers on Saturday.

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Methven retains top spot

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While the region’s junior footballers enjoyed yet another weekend without football, both Mid Canterbury and Methven’s senior footballers took to the pitch.

Methven FC seniors were the only men’s team to secure vic-

tory, taking out a 4-2 victory on the road against the Cashmere Technical Sweaters.

This leaves the side top of the division four table with a healthy goal difference of +6.

Mid Canterbury Seniors continued their rocky start to the season however, suffering their second defeat thus far.

The side fell to a 4-0 loss to the FC Twenty 11 Bombers at the Ashburton Domain, a result which leaves the side rooted to the bottom of the table.

Mid Canterbury’s Masters side suffered a similar fate to their younger counterparts, losing 4-2 to Coastal Spirit FC. That still leaves them in the

top half of table in third, with a goal difference buoyed by a 9-2 victory at the start of the season.

The final side in action was the Mid Canterbury Women’s team who cruised to a 10-0 victory over the Ferrymead Bays Oil Paintings, anchoring the side’s second place in the Women’s Division 2 competition.

Down to the wire Australia’s Neil Robertson needs five frames to book a place in the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. There was little to choose between world No.8 Marco Fu and No.9 Robertson yesterday – with the winner of the contest to face either Mark Selby or Xiao Guodong.

Robertson and Fu are locked at 8-8 going into today’s resumption of play. Fu hit back from 4-1 down to head into the evening session against the Australian at 4-4, with a 118 the start of his recovery.

McLenaghen, Milne back for Black Caps Welcome back Mitch McClenaghan and Adam Milne; the two fast bowlers are in the New Zealand squad for the 50-over Champions Trophy in England in June.

The pair have been beset by injuries for much of the past year. McClenaghan’s last ODI for New Zealand was in January last year when he was struck a fearful blow above an eye against Pakistan in Wellington.

Further injuries restricted his domestic cricket but he is flourishing with the table-topping Mumbai Indians, where he’s taken 12 wickets and played a key role in their form.

McClenaghan’s ODI record is impressive – 82 wickets in 48 matches at 28.2.

Speedster Milne hasn’t been sighted for New Zealand since the world T20 tournament in India in March.

Just turned 25, he’s been playing for New Zealand for the last seven years but it’s been a spasmodic career due to a range of injuries.

In 51 ODIs, he’s taken 52 wickets at 33 but he provides a point of difference with his extra pace and is a good outfielder.

Milne, playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has won a place essentially at the ex-

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pense of Auckland’s sharp Lockie Ferguson, who made his New Zealand debut in the season just completed.

Add in allrounder Corey Anderson, who is playing for the Delhi Daredevils, and has had injury concerns of his own, and there’s a new look to the squad of 15.

“It’s been good to see all three back on the park and bowling; together they add a lot of experience to our squad,” coach Mike Hesson said yesterday.

“Mitch and Adam have been running in well, and Corey has shown he’ll be capable of providing an option with the ball.”

The squad is otherwise predictable, with Tom Latham to provide wicketkeeping cover for specialist Luke Ronchi; five batsmen chosen, two spinners in veteran offspinner Jeetan Patel and left arm allrounder Mitch Santner, four fast bowlers and Colin de Grandhomme, Jimmy Neesham and Anderson providing the medium pace/batting component.

In a sense it is a squad chosen with the IPL in mind. Players there have been in work since the New Zealand season ended and therefore will be ready to go when the Champions Trophy starts.

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Milestone for Khan Younis Khan became the first Pakistan batsman to pass 10,000 test runs before West Indies struck back late on day three of the series opener at Sabina Park. The 37-year-old was dismissed for 58 after becoming the 13th batsman in history to reach the landmark when he got to 23 shortly after lunch. Together with Babar Azam (72), he looked to be taking Pakistan to a position of strength, but Shannon Gabriel removed both men with consecutive deliveries to keep the Windies interested as the tourists finished on 4-201 at stumps.

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