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Violence talks on agenda

BY DAISY HUDSON

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Ashburton’s mayor will hold talks with local organisations following violent disorder in the town’s CBD. Speaking to the Guardian yesterday, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay confirmed he would invite several local groups to discuss the issue with him.

The planned discussions fol-

low a series of incidents of disorderly behaviour in Ashburton’s CBD, including a largescale brawl that left several people injured, including a police officer.

While Mr McKay said no approach had been made to specific organisations yet, Ashburton licensees and police spoken to by the Guardian yesterday supported the idea. Mr McKay said no

date had been set for the meeting yet. “It’s getting a small group of people together to work out what can be done in the future, if any new initiatives are required or not, and to then go to the appropriate bodies, whether that is council or some of the present groups,” Mr McKay said.

“I have made no decision on what the outcome of the meeting will be.”

The Print Room bar coowner Emma Jackson said she supported the idea of a meeting between interested parties about the problem, rather than assigning blame.

“It’s really a community issue, rather than a licensed premise issue, or a police issue,” she said.

“Everybody needs to come together and work out some solutions.”

Miss Jackson said the disorder affected the whole community.

“You’ve got local business owners, you’ve got licensees, you’ve got police, health, plus the community in general, and the taxi companies, who all have a part to play in it,” she said.

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Kudos to Kiwi filmmaker Pulp: A film about life, death and supermarkets, by Paihia film-maker Florian Habicht, has been named the Best Music Film at the NME Awards in London. The documentary follows the Sheffield, England, band Pulp in Mr Habicht’s inimitable, quirky style as they prepare for the final gig. The award was decided by audience vote.

His previous films include Kaikohe Demolition (shot at the town’s demolition derby) and Land of the Long White Cloud (filmed at the Snapper Classic fishing contest on Ninety Mile Beach).

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Crowe may front for special game Cancer-stricken New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe is hoping to hit the pitch for a club exhibition match tomorrow. Crowe, who is battling a second bout of lymphoma, has been included in a President’s XI for the match celebrating Cornwall Cricket Club’s 60th anniversary.

Crowe’s former New Zealand team-mate Mark Greatbatch – president of Cornwall Cricket Club – will captain the team, which includes the pair’s fellow 1992 Cricket World Cup players Andrew Jones, Rod Latham and Murphy Su’a.

Greatbatch, a memorable left-handed test batsmen who first played for New Zealand in 1987, said his team would face-off against Cornwall’s “very successful” 1994/95 premier team in a T20 match. “I managed to round up a few of the old cronies so it should be a bit of fun,” he said. “The kids are involved during the game, middle of the innings and after.” Crowe, who found out in September he was no longer in remission, would play if he felt well enough on the day.

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A Hungarian mayor is putting his entire village up for rent to put it on the map and bring in some cash, even offering the deputy mayorship as part of the bargain. For $NZ1063 a day, interested parties can rent out all facilities in the pretty but largely deserted village of Megyer, which has a population of 18 and is located 180km south-west of Budapest. An advertisement posted online says rental includes use of Megyer’s four streets, as well as the mayor’s office, the cultural centre, the bus stop, and seven furnished “peasant-style” houses. Tenants can also use the village co-operative’s six horses, two cows, three sheep, poultry house and four hectares of arable land.

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Up for auction An iconic painting of a wounded World War One soldier being transported to safety on the back of a donkey could fetch up to $NZ200,000 ($A192,950) when it goes under the hammer. Simpson and his Donkey – also called The Man with the Donkey – was painted by Kiwi soldier and artist Horace Moore-Jones in 1915 and will be up for auction in Auckland next month. The famous painting is named after John Simpson Kirkpatrick, an Englishman who joined the Australian Army as a field ambulance stretcher bearer under the name “Simpson” in the hopes he’d get back home to England. Soon after arriving on Gallipoli Peninsula, Simpson found a donkey and began using it to carry his wounded comrades, singing or whistling as bullets whizzed through the air.

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Health warning A health expert has warned viewers of I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! not to attempt the show’s Tucker Trials and eat maggots, cockroaches and rats feet. QUT health Belinda Davies said not only are the meals properly prepared on the Network Ten series but several insects used on the show are safer to eat in South Africa than in Australia. She said consuming Australian cockroaches would be dangerous to your health, whereas the insects used on the reality show are not exposed to places which carry bacteria. “In Australia if someone found a cockroach in their home and tried to eat it ... that cockroach is going to potentially have E. coli, salmonella and other harmful bacteria,” Davies told AAP. “If you ingest that you will most likely get food poisoning. The species the celebrities are getting are native species and from a jungle environment and so they’re not exposed to the bacteria.”

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■ FIBRE OPTIC CABLE IN ASHBURTON

Fibre optic roll-out complete

By Sue NewmaN

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Every home in Ashburton can now join the world of warp speed internet.

Chorus has completed its rollout of fibre optic cable through Ashburton and Tinwald, putting ultra fast broadband just metres away from every computer in town.

Ashburton’s network is fully built and that puts the town up with and in many cases, ahead of, the rest of New Zealand,

Chorus communications manager Steve Pettigrew said.

The network might be there however, but that doesn’t mean everyone who can, is connected, he said.

Ashburton’s uptake is just 10.7 per cent of potential customers, just short of the national figure of 11 per cent.

The low uptake rate was in line with expectations, Mr Pettigrew said, but he’s anticipating volume will build later this year and that is likely to put pressure on installers.

“It will be about us anticipating the tipping point,” he said.

While there were already concerns in some parts of New Zealand over the time people were waiting for fibre connections, Mr Pettigrew said the wait depended on the complexity of the connection. For shared drives to multiple properties, consents were needed from all property owners before a connection could be made. Connecting a single, streetside house, however, was relatively simple, he said.

The process involved an ABC

process – agreement by phone, building the connection by trench, duct or an aerial route and connection.

Many rural residents in the Ashburton District had an early win when it came to access to fibre, with EA Networks laying fibre optic cable to its remote sub stations to allow easier and faster servicing.

Because the project would take cable to the four corners of the district, the lines company decided to make its network available to rural homes along

■ TROTTS GARDEN

the cable route.

Over several years more than 450 kilometres of fibre optic cable has been laid, with two or three connections made each week, EA Networks general manager Gordon Guthrie said.

While its main roll-out work had been completed, the company would look at extending its network if it was approached by a large enough group of people to make the work economic.

All rural schools have been connected and fibre is currently being laid to Lake Hood homes.

■ CBD DISORDER

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Alan and Catherine Trott and rough coated Jack Russell terrier Charlie, celebrating the elevation of their Racecourse Road property to the elite ranks as a garden of international significance.

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Trotts’ garden goes international

Arcadia bar owner Paul Millichamp and Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal also indicated they would be keen to participate in a meeting about the issue.

Ashburton police Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield confirmed yesterday police were interested in taking part.

Proposed changes to Ashburton’s nightlife could also have an effect on late night behaviour, with the Ashburton District Council set to decide whether to approve its Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) at today’s full council meeting.

The LAP would dramatically change the late night trading environment for Ashburton’s bars and nightclubs, as they would have to close their doors at 2am and enforce a one-way door policy from 1am.

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Step back more than 35 years and Alan Trott’s garden was just a bare, dry paddock; today it has been recognised as a garden of international significance.

And that places it on a level with gardens in four corners of the world, many with centuries of history behind them.

The garden has held a national significance listing for some time, but stepping onto the international stage takes recognition to a new level,

Mr Trott said. Achieving that status involved two in-depth assessments carried out over two years; holding that status means re-assessment every two years. But the spin-off from his new ranking will come in an increase in visitors, he said.

Over the next few weeks the Trotts will host two groups from Russia and Mr Trott believes the new status will also boost national and local visitor numbers.

“We’re having a lot of English and American visitors at the moment. Our garden is

quite different to most New Zealand gardens as it’s a mixture of a formal and a woodland garden and our knot garden is unique in gardens around the world.”

A recent accolade came for the knot garden from a German expert who in her book described it as the “most sensational in the world”.

The Racecourse Road garden is also unique in having a 110 metre long herbaceous border and a 65 metre long red garden that shimmers year round with red flowers and leaves.

“We’ve worked hard to make this a garden for all season,” Mr Trott said.

And the couple have put in years of hard work, turning the barren four hectare block into a well-planned, wellplanted paradise that is a series of large ‘rooms’ that flow seamlessly into one another.

Over the years the garden has developed, Mr Trott said he had remained true to his original plan.

As a self-taught plantsman, learning had been part of the journey from Ashburton paddock to international stage.

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■ HAY BALE FIRE

Speaker Bernice Mene

Hay catches fire on truck

Ashburton women will have an opportunity to hear former Silver Fern Bernice Mene speak at this year’s Zonta International Women’s Day breakfast. The event will be held at Hotel Ashburton on March 7 from 8.30am and tickets are available from Zonta club members.

Arrests over murder Four men have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of James Whatuira, who was found dead at a Woodville property from a single gunshot wound on January 4. A 41-yearold Nelson man has been charged with murder and will appear in the Christchurch District Court today.

Three Dannevirke men aged 29, 35, and 45 were charged with being party to a murder and will appear in the Palmerston North District Court today. Police said Mr Whatuira’s family have been advised of the arrests.

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Festival relocates The discovery of Queensland fruit flies in the Grey Lynn area has led to the Pasifika Festival relocating for the 2015 show. Pasifika Festival 2015 was originally scheduled to take place at Western Springs Park, but has been moved to Hayman Park in Manukau. The festival runs from March 14-15.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is taking urgent action to eradicate the Queensland fruit fly and is confident of success given the resources and expertise involved. As part of these efforts, MPI has placed restrictions on the movement of whole fresh fruit and some vegetables out of a 1.5km exclusion zone which includes the Pasifika Festival site.

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Apology over show A television channel has apologised after a children’s show featuring the voice of convicted paedophile Rolf Harris was broadcast this week. Olive the Ostrich screens on the Nick Jr channel on Sky’s pay TV platform in New Zealand. After his conviction for sex offences, including the indecent assault of a 7 year-old girl, Harris was dumped from the show and comedian Alexei Sayle provided new narration for the programme. But to the disgust of a child protection organisation, an episode featuring Harris as narrator was broadcast this week.

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A driver had a lucky escape after hay on the back of his truck caught fire while he was driving near Hinds last night.

The truck was travelling

along Fountaines Road at about 6.50pm when the blaze began.

A firefighter at the incident described how a fireball erupted from the back of the truck

as fire crews were arriving at the scene. Multiple fire crews worked on the blaze, which had spread into a hedge on the side of the road. Some firefighters

donned breathing apparatus as they worked to dampen down the hay, which continued to smolder after the initial blaze was put out.

■ ECOLI LEVELS IN RIVER

Gulls likely cause – scientist

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Endangered black-billed gulls are probably responsible for high ecoli levels in the Ashburton River.

Reporting to the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee this week, environment Canterbury scientist Adrian Meredith said seven sites on the river were routinely monitored for water quality.

“The biggest issue is ecoli in line with public health concerns, this is a national and re-

gional issue,” he said.

Testing found higher levels of ecoli in sites below gull hatcheries.

Nitrate levels in the river were in fact lower than the national recommendations, Mr Meredith said.

While the exact cause of the contamination was not identified in the current testing regime, sound information indicated birds were the most probable cause.

“We’ve established it’s not human or bovine in origin,” he said.

Mr Meredith referred to a previously-issued comprehensive report on the sources of faecal contamination which found the proximity of bird colonies caused the biggest spike in bacterial contamination between the months of October and April.

“There are a number of bird colonies on the Ashburton River through the summer months.

The area below the bridge on State Highway 1 is a significant site for black-billed gulls, black-backed gulls and terns – they use the river for breeding,

nesting, fledging and roosting,” he said. The problem existed to a lesser extent in other Canterbury rivers.

“This is a big issue for Ashburton because of the site’s proximity to the main road – it gets branded,” Mr Meredith said.

In December water testing revealed increased level of toxic algae at the State Highway 1 site, which triggered warnings against swimming.

The results are consistent with monitoring in previous years.

■ RAKAIA ROAD WORKS

Drivers urged to take care during road works Motorists travelling on State Highway 1 near Rakaia will need to be extra vigilant this weekend.

Delays are already being experienced while road works are carried out on the highway south of Rakaia, and sealing on stretches of this road will start today and continue over the next three days and nights, de-

pending on the weather.

The work may create delays for people attending the Ride the Rakaia event on Saturday and with extra traffic anticipated in and around Rakaia that day, the New Zealand Transport Agency is warning motorists to take extra care.

Work over 2.5 kilometres of highway south of Rakaia had

been under way since mid-January, NZTA journey manager Lee Wright said, and delays of between five and 10 minutes had been experienced in the area.

“We’re advising people to allow more time for their journey with sealing works about to begin and we’re also asking for everyone to strictly observe all speed restrictions which are in

place at the site, not only for the safety of the road crew but also to help protect the new seal,” she said.

Speeding through areas of new seal not only damaged road works but could also damage vehicles, Ms Wright said.

The agency’s annual summer maintenance and safety improvement programme has

about five weeks to run.

On Saturday, more than 1000 cyclists will be riding across the Rakaia Bridge as part of the annual Ride the Rakaia race and the bridge will close for about 15 minutes from about 8am.

The cyclists then turn inland to complete a 102 kilometre circuit.

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■ GAMBLING LEGISLATION

■ WAGE RISE

Changes to gambling laws

Minimum wage to rise by 50c

By Daisy HuDson

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The Government has passed new gambling legislation, but Mid Canterbury gaming venues aren’t expecting it to have a major impact.

Mid Canterbury has 13 gaming venues, which collectively raked in over $1.5m in profits in the last financial quarter.

The Gambling Amendment Bill was passed in parliament on Tuesday.

Included among the changes

■ X-FACTOR

Man with troubled past through to boot camp A man found guilty of manslaughter following a “rampage of violence” has successfully auditioned for X-Factor, with judges putting him through to boot camp.

Shae Brider was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail for his role in the killing of 16-year-old Jeremy Frew in Wanganui in 2004.

Brider, who was 19 at the time, was one of four youths charged with Frew’s death, following what prosecutors described as “a rampage of violence”.

In Tuesday night’s episode of X-Factor, producers filmed a special back story segment, in which Brider recalled his troubled past.

“I met some dudes and we went to a bonfire,” he said.

“There was a commotion with two of them and one of them stabbed the other one and he ended up passing away.”

Brider admitted he served six years in prison but no further context was given to the story.

As Duncan Greive of The Spinoff wrote: “Brider framed the incident as though it were a miscarriage of justice, that his mere proximity to those tragic events were enough to get him jailed for six years. That would be a cool X Factor story - a triumph of a man done wrong by life and by the justice system [but] given another shot by the power of song.”

But court documents reveal a different story.

Brider successfully appealed his original conviction before a retrial found him guilty again, and saw him sentenced to a longer prison term. - NZME

was a new duty for casinos and class 4 venue staff to assist problem gamblers where ongoing issues exist.

Class 4 gambling includes gaming machines in pubs and clubs.

Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne said the amendments made it clear the operators could be held to account if they lost sight of their community focus.

“It reinforces the duty-of-care responsibilities gaming ma-

chine and casino operators owe to their customers,” he said.

“Essentially, there will be an ongoing duty to provide assistance if it is needed.”

However, Ashburton MSA general manager Simon McDonnell believes the changes won’t have a significant effect on the premises, as staff already monitored problem gamblers.

“We must have someone on duty who’s done a gambling course, and who are able to identify what they believe are

problem gamblers,” he said.

Mr McDonnell said the establishment could ban people from the gaming area, and people could also impose self-bans, which took effect automatically for a period of two years.

There were about four people who were currently under selfimposed bans, he said.

Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal also believed the legislation would bring few changes for local gaming establishments.

■ ASHBURTON INTERMEDIATE

Students take to the water

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Ashburton Intermediate School student Fergus O’Neil took to the water at Lake Hood yesterday as part of the school’s Aquatic Day. Students donned lifejackets

and spent the morning kayaking and sailing on the lake.

Principal Gavin Cooper said the event has been running for about 10 years.

“There’s an element of wa-

ter safety, and there’s a fun side to it,” he said. “All the children in the class are from different schools, so it’s a chance for them to go out as a group, and it molds them as a class.”

The adult minimum wage will go up by 50 cents an hour from April 1.

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse announced yesterday that the minimum wage for adults would increase from $14.25 to $14.75 an hour.

The starting-out and training hourly minimum wages would also increase by 40 cents, to $11.80 an hour.

The Government had taken great care in setting wage rates to ensure they maintained the balance between protecting the lowest paid workers and ensuring jobs were not lost, Mr Woodhouse said. “$14.75 per hour is an appropriate increase given current economic and labour market conditions. It balances the needs of both businesses and workers whilst having minimal impact on the wider labour market.

“An increase of the minimum wage to $14.75 ensures there is no restraint on jobs while still increasing the incomes of the lowest paid. A higher increase to even $15.50 would constrain employment growth by up to 5000 jobs per year.”

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions President Helen Kelly said yesterday’s announcement showed a disrespect for the families of New Zealand.

“The new figures were released for a living wage, with the rate identified at $19.25.

The mean-spirited increase announced today means thousands of hard working families facing another year of struggling to make ends meet.”

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■ NZ SOLDIERS TO IRAQ

Kiwis in the Middle East urged to be on high alert

By JoHn Weekes Kiwis in the Middle East should be on high alert to ensure they aren’t soft targets for Islamic State militants following this week’s troop deployment announcement, a defence analyst says.

John Key’s decision to send 143 New Zealand troops to Iraq was not expected to raise the terror threat locally, or at Cricket World Cup matches.

But the Government was monitoring safety arrangements at Gallipoli centenary commemorations set for April 25 in Turkey.

Geopolitical analyst Paul G.

Buchanan said New Zealand diplomats, students, aid workers and “particularly tourists” were at potentially greater risk now for kidnapping and attacks across the Middle East.

“Obviously we’ve raised our target profile by making this public announcement,” he said.

Isis had branches in other nations including Egypt and the ability to strike people outside land it controlled in Iraq and Syria, Dr Buchanan said.

“A tourist bus full of Kiwis could be a very ripe target, because it’s so soft, and people need to be aware of that. They can strike in the Middle East with some degree of impunity

and we simply need to be cognisant of that fact and take the due precautions.”

But he said there was a low risk of domestic terrorism and he believed local spy agencies had a handle on possible Isis sympathisers. “That’s the good thing about being a small country - the number of potential radicals or jihadis is relatively reduced, so they can be monitored more easily.”

Cricket World Cup’s New Zealand head Therese Walsh said back-up plans meant the Iraq announcement would not change security issues for the tournament.

“The security planning that

we’ve had in place for a couple of years, working with security agencies and New Zealand Police had a number of scenarios and contingencies in it,” Ms Walsh said. “The threat level is still very low for New Zealand.”

Dr Buchanan agreed the risk of lone wolf or other attacks on the tournament was extremely low.

The issue of deploying troops to ostensibly train the Iraqi army had divided Parliament and public opinion.

Dr Buchanan said it was highly likely Isis would release a video or other message directly threatening New Zealand within days or weeks. - NZME

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■ BASE YOUTH CENTRE

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Bex puts her hair on the line

By Sue NewmaN

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When Bex Soper put out a plea for help, help came from an unexpected quarter.

The Base Youth Centre coordinator needed a cash injection to keep the centre open and youth programmes running.

She received several donations from Ashburton businesses, but she also received help from the centre’s members, Ashburton’s young people.

“I have had two young people approach me independently and offer to run fundraisers to help us out. I love that the kids are so committed to this space and want to help us succeed,” she said.

That generosity prompted Ms Soper to make an offer of

her own. As a motivation to others to support the centre, she’s offered to dye her hair Base colours – blue and green if a fundraising target of $5000 is met.

“If we can get folks to donate $2, $5 or even $10 to our cause I will be walking about like a human blueberry in no time,” she said.

Base often ran close to the line in terms of funding, she said, as it relied solely on grants to keep its doors open, but closing wasn’t an option.

“I’ve been doing this job for two years and I want this place to succeed. At our busiest, in August last year, we had close to 600 kids through the door; on our busiest day we had 32.”

The centre went from grant

to grant and that meant it sometimes found itself caught between funding rounds with no cash in the bank, Ms Soper said.

It will also soon be in the hunt for new premises.

“Part of our long-term sustainability is to find new premises; we’re on a limited lifespan here so we’re starting the process of looking for somewhere cheaper. We want to be close in to town but rentals are expensive,” she said.

Base currently runs from a building on Tancred Street.

“We’re well supported by our kids and they want the space and they want to help. They’re stepping up and we want to get the rest of the community behind us too.”

Dame Thea dies The wife of former Prime Minster Sir Robert Muldoon has died.

Dame Thea Muldoon passed away peacefully on Tuesday, aged 87. The couple married in 1951 after meeting through the Junior Nationals. They had three children.

Dame Thea is also survived by four grandchildren, and four step-grandchildren. Born Thea Dale Flyger, Lady Muldoon was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 New Year Honours, and awarded the Queen’s Service Order in the 1986 New Year Honours. A service to celebrate her life will be held at the All Saint’s Chapel, in Meadowbank, on Tuesday, March 3 at 1.30pm.

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Sepuloni stood down

Bex Soper

■ HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC

Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni has been stood down from her social development role after her mother was charged with several counts of benefit fraud. Labour leader Andrew Little said Ms Sepuloni had only learned of the charges yesterday when One News approached her for comment on the matter. “Carmel has assured me she didn’t know her mother was facing these charges.” He said she would stay on the front bench and in her role as Junior Whip, but had agreed step aside temporarily as social development spokesperson while the matter was dealt with.

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Rena hearing A hearing for the application for consent to leave part of the MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef to begin will be held in Tauranga in June.

The hearing is expected to run for about three weeks. A venue was yet to be decided, chairman Gordon Whiting said on Tuesday.

The Hearing Commissioners’ panel held a pre-hearing conference last week to determine an appropriate timeline and procedure and heard applications on the timing from five parties. Mr Whiting said the decision on the timeline enabled the parties to progress the hearing in a logical manner which enabled all parties to be involved and to present their cases to the hearing panel.

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Mid Canterbury Maori Health cultural advisor Lavinia Reihana-Moemate (left), GP Charlotte Cox and Hakatere Marae spokesperson Janet Benfell, spent their down time at the marae clinic yesterday planning for future sessions.

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Quiet day for Hakatere Marae health clinic

By CaitliN Porter

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The Hakatere Marae health clinic is now back up and running, after taking a brief break over the holiday period.

The first clinic of the year took place yesterday and Charlotte Cox resumed her role as the voluntary doctor on hand.

One patient was seen yesterday, but Dr Cox said the important thing was the clinic had a presence. “We are here, we are a point of access,” she said.

The clinic was set up as a way to fill the gap for people who were unable to or could not register with a GP. Dr Cox said because of the

clinic she was able to find out what was happening in the community.

“Some people are finding it really tough,” she said.

Yesterday Hakatere Marae spokesperson Janet Benfell and Mid Canterbury Maori Health cultural advisor Lavinia Reihana-Moemate were also on hand

at the clinic. This is the third instalment of the clinic which opened for the first time last May before closing in September due to technical difficulties and reopening in November.

Dr Cox will be manning the clinic every Wednesday from 9am until 11am at the Hakatere Marae.

The family of 18-year-old Queenstown resident James Patterson-Gardner, who died in a helicopter crash last week, has spoken for the first time. In a statement, family spokesman Henry van Asch said James would be remembered at a memorial service in Arrowtown today for, among other things, his generosity of spirit, kindness, dedication to his family and friends, and wicked sense of humour. James and Wanaka pilot Stephen Combe died when a Robinson R44 crashed in the Lochy River basin, near Queenstown, last Thursday – the chopper was owned by James’ mother Louisa “Choppy” Patterson’s company, Over the Top. Family members due to attend today’s service include Ms Patterson, James’ father Murray “Mo” Gardner and his sons Tim, Jono and Sam. - NZME

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In brief US train hits truck At least 28 people have been injured when a Los Angelesbound commuter train smashed into a truck stuck on the tracks, but there were no reported fatalities, authorities said. The stranded vehicle exploded into a fireball after being hit by the four passenger cars and the locomotive Metrolink train, a fire department official said. Three passenger cars came to rest on their side after flying off the tracks near Oxnard, about 120km from Los Angeles, a spokesman for Metrolink said. A total of 48 passengers and three crew were on board the train when it crashed - AFP

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A police officer patrols near a restaurant where a gunman opened fire in Uhersky Brod, in the east of the Czech Republic.

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Gunman kills eight at eatery An apparently mentally disturbed gunman called a TV station to tell them of his plans before bursting into a restaurant in a quiet Czech town and shooting dead eight people.

Panicked diners fled through a back door as about two dozen shots rang out. The gunman then turned a gun on himself.

Mayor Patrik Kuncar said the assailant, a town resident aged in his 60s, was carrying two weapons and fired off 25 shots.

Police said several people were also wounded, including a woman hospitalised in a critical condition after being shot in the chest.

The Czech interior minister ruled out terrorism as a motive for yesterday’s bloody rampage at the “Friendship” restaurant in the town of Uhersky Brod.

Tension has been high across Europe following deadly attacks in Paris and in Copenhagen in recent weeks.

“According to the available information, this was not a terrorist attack, but one carried out by an unbalanced individual,” Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said on Twitter.

Private television station Prima said the gunman had called its crime hotline to announce his plans.

Prima journalists immediately informed police of the threat.

“He introduced himself, and he told me to send reporters to Uhersky Brod,” Prima TV reporter Pavel Lebdusko told the Dnes news website.

“He told me he was being harassed by many people and that officials were not taking

action. He said this is why he would use arms to deal with the situation himself.”

Kuncar said the gunman burst in around 1pm as about 20 customers were inside the town centre restaurant.

“The shooter ended up turning the weapon on himself,” Kuncar said, quoting police sources.

“A stranger entered the restaurant, pulled out a weapon and began to shoot people,” restaurant owner Pavel Karlik.

“I fled through the back door.

Clients called the police immediately.”

The usually sleepy town of about 18,000 people was in shock over the bloodshed.

“I was calmly drinking a beer in the restaurant. Then suddenly there was gunfire. Staff

quickly opened a back door and I fled,” an unnamed witness told Dnes.

“I never would have imagined something like this happening here, in a restaurant that I know well,” Mayor Kuncar told state television Ceska Televize.

“Until now, we had only minor incidents, like punch-ups at the disco.”

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and President Milos Zeman sent condolences to the victims’ families.

The interior minister was at the scene along with the national police chief to run the investigation.

The assailant’s wife, who refused to co-operate with investigators, barricaded herself in the couple’s apartment, CT reported.

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IS jihadists kidnap 90 Christians in Syria Jihadists from the Islamic State group have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, after overrunning two villages, a monitor says.

The abductions appeared to be the first time the group has kidnapped Christians en masse in Syria, though the jihadists have taken thousands of prisoners as they have advanced in the country and neighbouring Iraq. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SRGC), a

Britain-based monitor, said IS kidnapped the 90 Assyrians after seizing two villages in Hassakeh province.

The group had no immediate details on those kidnapped, including whether women and children were among them, or where they were being held.

There were just 30,000 Assyrians in Syria before the country’s conflict erupted in March 2011, with most of them living throughout Hassakeh province.

They represent a tiny per-

centage of the country’s overall Christian population, which numbered around 1.2 million people before the war.

The 90 Assyrians were kidnapped after IS fighters over-ran the villages of Tal Shamiram and Tal Hermuz, which had been under the control of Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) fighters.

Fierce clashes broke out on Tuesday between IS and YPG forces for control of the two villages as well as the nearby

town of Tal Tamr, which remains under Kurdish control.

After the clashes, IS forces set fire to part of a church near Tal Tamr, before installing some of their fighters in the remains of the building, the Syrian Revolution General Commission activist network reported.

The US-led coalition fighting IS, which has backed Kurdish forces battling the group, then bombed the building, destroying it and killing IS forces inside, the SRGC said.

- AFP

Two blasts have rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria, killing at least 27 people, as relentless attacks persist less than five weeks from general elections. The first explosion, which killed 17 people, was caused by a bomb that ripped through a station on the outskirts of Potiskum, in northeast Yobe state, which has been targeted repeatedly by Boko Haram Islamists. Roughly four hours later, two men blew themselves up after getting off a bus at a busy terminus in Kano, the north’s largest city and another frequent Boko Haram target, killing 10 people.

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Gunman kills three A gunman in South Korea has shot dead three people in a convenience store, which he then torched, in an apparent revenge attack on the family of his former lover, media reports say. The suspect’s body was later discovered on the bank of a nearby river in an apparent suicide, Yonhap news agency said yesterday. The 50-year-old suspect opened fire with a shotgun in the store, which was run by his former live-in partner. Her current boyfriend, father and brother were all shot and pronounced dead at hospital, Yonhap said. The woman was still missing.

- AFP

Power being restored Power is being restored to cyclone-hit Queensland properties but about half of those knocked off the grid when Marcia tore through central parts of the state remain without electricity. About 35,000 of the 69,500 premises that lost power had been restored as of yesterday, Ergon spokesman Mark Timmerman said. He said the urban areas of Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast should be reconnected by the weekend.

- AAP

Three parent babies The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise the creation of IVF babies using DNA from three people. The first baby conceived after mitochondrial donation techniques may be born as early as next year after peers in the House of Lords voted against a move to block a planned law change by 280 votes to 48, a majority of 232. Research has shown that mitochondrial donation could potentially help almost 2500 women of reproductive age in the UK. - PA

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proposal to build a massive new storage pond in the Mid Canterbury foothills is another strong and positive example of a province with the means and maturity to insure its future.

Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited wants to build a storage facility capable of holding up to 30 million cubic metres of water it already has consent to harvest from the Rangitata River.

It has spent four years considering an investment that will be no drop in the pond. Previous projects suggest it could cost more than $100 million to build – an investment that will need a definite payback.

The extent of that payback has been hinted at this summer when the sustained big dry became drought and farmers faced irrigation restrictions and lower-quality yields.

The drought continues and the knock-on effects are being felt on-farm, where stress and costs mount, and in-town, where businesses report a slowdown in farmer spending.

Irrigation restrictions were a necessary evil as Mid Canterbury schemes managed their water resources to stretch their usefulness out until nature replenished their supplies.

By-and-large they are still waiting, but the fact that the drought has not parched large tracks of the district is down to successive, progressive investment in large-scale irrigation.

But droughts still bite and the latest ably demonstrates the need for more investment in water storage to make the most of alpine-fed flood flows and to further regulate supply.

RDRML’s proposal would allow it to store water during periods of low demand, particularly in spring and autumn.

It would be released as demand grew and might even allow further irrigation development.

The pond might also boost local stream and river flows and contribute to managed aquifer recharge. Remarkably, it might even provide water for farms south of the Rangitata River, in South Canterbury.

It is early days but, if the pond can do all this with minimal impact on the environment, there will be plenty of optimism that it will prove a wise investment – and insurance – for the future.

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es, it’s a “Big Call” all right or, as Patrick Gower of TV3, has been telling us these last few nights, “A Very Big Call”.

And he’s right. It is.

To send New Zealand troops in any capacity to Iraq as part of a Western Force to counter the barbaric activities of Isis is a decision fraught with danger and possibly dire consequences, but it is the sort of decision prime ministers are paid to take.

We are indeed a peaceful country “far away” from the fire and slaughter of the Middle East, but we are also a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council and inextricably bound to the Western Alliance.

It was most unwise of our PM to refer to that Alliance as a “club”, which trivialises the importance of the organisation.

In no way is it a “club”, but a significant collection of Western nations dedicated primarily to the protection of their inhabitants and to the way of life they represent.

Thus an evil threat such as that posed by the latest ex-

Australia and Canada? Should we, in fact, stay well away from in any way suggesting to Isis we are simply another bunch of infidels of the kind they and their predecessors have been fighting since the days of the Crusades?

Because that will be how they will view us. They see their appalling brutality as biblically inspired; yet another illustration of the conflicting and cruel requirements of religion.

Politically, the opposition parties are all able to distance themselves completely from any agreement to send our men and women into areas of extreme danger such as Iraq and Syria but, as well, they must be mightily relieved they do not have to make that decision.

At the end of the day, the chances of our intervention or, for that matter, that of most of the other nations proposing to take on Isis, will make minimal difference to the longer-term outcome of developments in those benighted countries, but can we all just be seen “to be walking away”?

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tremist group, wherever it is located, demands a positive response of some kind from the members of the coalition involved. If we expect our allies to come to our aid should we be invaded or some other future national crisis occur, we must surely show our readiness to join them on this occasion.

However, it would be true to say that in this situation, the proverbial “Wisdom of Solomon” is required and as none of the participants possess it, the wisest course of action remains purely a matter of opinion.

By aligning ourselves with the anti-Isis faction, for whatever deeply-held reason, are we exposing ourselves unnecessarily to the threat of retaliation, as seen in a number of European countries over recent weeks, as well as

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realistically, a mass demonstration of the West shirking its responsibilities, letting down those people it has committed itself to protect and handing Isis the victory? You tell me.

Meanwhile, and much closer to home, the imbroglio of the Auckland Casino is being played out.

It seems, after initial prevarication regarding the “demand” for taxpayer money to finish the job as planned and Mr Key’s reluctance to have the building look like “an eyesore”, the forceful Steven Joyce has both put his foot down and stepped into the issue and declared firmly there will be no such further funds available for the project.

The originators will simply have to cut their coat according to the cloth they have available, a decision without the sinister implications of that discussed above, but nevertheless one to arouse the strong feelings of taxpayers in general and those from Auckland in particular.

This has been a week for PMs and their cabinets to wonder whether politics are worth the candle.

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■ LIVING WAGE

Church leader supports living wage Wellington’s barefooted Anglican Bishop Justin Duckworth has thrown his weight behind a campaign for a ‘living wage’, which has just been recalibrated at $19.25 an hour.

The new rate, adjusted up from $18.80 last year in line with the increase in average wages, is defined by its supporters as “the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life”.

About one-third of all Kiwi workers earned below the new rate, research leader Rev Charles Waldegrave of the Anglican Family Centre in Lower Hutt said.

Bishop Duckworth, the guest speaker at an event to launch the new calculation yesterday, said his diocese was committed to paying the living wage in all “diocesan entities” by later this year - although Anglican schools, aged care homes and social services such as the Wellington

City Mission are not bound by the policy because they are independent entities.

“The City Mission are wrestling with this issue as well.

Most of the diocese are wrestling with this issue,” Bishop Duckworth said.

He has also made a personal commitment to base his own income on the living wage, although the issue is complicated because the church provides him with accommodation.

“I, like every high income earner, needs to reflect on their own personal commitment to supporting the living wage in their organisation, and therefore the appropriate policy that they might have in relation to their wage,” he said.

The living wage was first set at $18.40 an hour in 2013 based on actual spending by couples with two children in the lower half of income earners. That spending was translated into

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an hourly rate that both parents would need to earn if one parent worked 40 hours a week and the other worked 20 hours.

Updates, to $18.80 last year and now to $19.25, have been based on simple percentage increases in average ordinarytime hourly earnings, keeping

the living wage at 68.2 per cent of the gross average wage. Fuller spending-based reviews are planned every five years.

Mr Waldegrave said it would be unrealistic to raise the legal minimum wage to that level, but he said the living wage was meant as a voluntary “aspira-

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tional” target.

“If employers want to make sure the people working for them are taking home enough money to look after their families, they should be paying a living wage,” he said.

“The key group we want to get are the ones that are using public money, which are the local authorities. They should be leading the trend, as has happened elsewhere.”

Wellington City Council lifted all its 450 employees to the original living wage of $18.40 by last July but has not yet extended the policy to its councilcontrolled organisations and contractors, such as cleaners.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown proposed a living wage of $18.40 for his council staff before the 2013 council elections but the proposal has not yet been implemented. * On the web: www.livingwage.org.nz - NZME

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Fixed rate helps home owners Home loans became more affordable last month, with the typical home buyer saving $30 per week on mortgage repayments compared to December.

The AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report, formerly the Roost report, released yesterday, found home loan affordability improved by 4 per cent in January compared with December.

The improvement was driven mainly by a fall in fixed term mortgage rates, with the average two-year fixed rate dropping from 5.97 per cent to 5.89 per cent, while the REINZ’s median

house price fell from $450,000 in December to $426,000 in January.

That would have reduced the weekly mortgage payments for a typical home buyer to $501.13 compared with $533.19 in December. The lower quartile house price dropped to $287,500 in January from $305,000 in December, providing some relief for first home buyers.

That would have reduced the weekly mortgage payments for a typical first home buyer to $374.26 a week compared with $402.97 a week in December.

AMP360’s national manager Paul Gardiner said: “There have been some significant movements in home loan rates recently but the headline rates often have special conditions attached to them which may not suit everyone.”

Housing was still significantly less affordable than it was a year ago. In January this year, mortgage repayments would have taken 60.3 per cent of the after tax pay of a typical buyer on a median income compared with 57.4 per cent in January 2014 and 53.6 in 2013.

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Xero shares jump after leak Xero’s rapidly rising stock price had many market watchers scratching their heads last week.

For the first half of February, shares in the cloud accounting software provider didn’t stray far from the $16 level.

But despite no price-sensitive information being released to the market, its shares jumped 21 per cent between the open last Monday morning and the close on Friday, rising from $16.20 to $19.70.

The gains caught the attention of sharemarket operator NZX, which issued Xero with a “please explain” notice on

Thursday. In response, the firm said it was in compliance with its disclosure obligations.

Then Xero revealed Tuesday that it had raised more than $147 million in growth capital from two United States investors, which will increase the company’s war chest to $285m.

News of the capital raising sent the shares on another major rally, rising 26 per cent to close at $23 on Tuesday, their highest close since September.

Some investors who bought shares early last week have done very nicely indeed.

But Xero chief executive Rod

Drury is adamant the pre-announcement share price gains were unrelated to the capital raising. The company kept the information under wraps.

“It was a massive surprise to all of our staff – very few people inside Xero knew about it,” Drury told Stock Takes. But some market players are not so sure that a leak hasn’t occurred.

Devon Funds Management principal Paul Glass said he believed “news about the [share] placement must have leaked to some parties in the market to have had a stock price reaction like that.”

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■ WATER STORAGE

Consent processes stifle big projects: Fed Farmers Federated Farmers is asking the Government to steamline consenting processes for more water storage projects.

The call comes on the back of yesterday’s closure of the Opuha Dam for irrigation purposes.

Mid Canterbury farmer and Federated Farmers environment and water spokesperson Ian Mackenzie said the country was losing billions of dollars in the current drought.

“The drought is another in a string of adverse events that tells us we need to be smarter with our resources, and the Government needs to be a part of that.

“There are various pressure points in getting water storage projects across the line that the Government could provide greater assistance with.”

Mr Mackenzie said the cost of obtaining consent was a significant hurdle, however the public expectation is that those investing and building water storage infrastructure should fund it.

But this view failed to account for the benefits to communities and the environment, such as guaranteeing river flows, providing recreation opportunities and water security.

“This means the cost to the private investor becomes a much greater hurdle. The Crown Irrigation Fund is there to help in financing some projects and will be very useful, but that finance has to be paid back,” he said.

Ian Mackenzie

“Very few significant water storage projects have ever been funded solely by private investors overseas and it is unrealistic that we have this expectation. There are a whole lot of community benefits that come out of these projects at an extra cost to the developers that should be being backed by the Government as part of our core infrastructure.

“The consent conditions for the Opuha Dam have resulted in significantly better environmental flows through the current drought than would have been supplied by its natural river flows.

“Some expectation on private investors for the opportunity to store water is fair and reasonable; however, the full financial imposition on these private in-

vestors is coming at a huge cost to the greater community in lost opportunities.

“I believe that if the Government and public thought about the co-benefits of contributing to some of these development projects, then the opportunity for greater co-benefits could be built into water storage schemes, such as greater biodiversity habitat and recreational opportunities leading to more water storage projects getting off the ground.

“Think about the recreational and tourism and recreational opportunities now available in the Mackenzie Country as a result of the Government-funded Waitaki hydro projects.”

Mr Mackenzie said the country was losing billions of dollars each time drought was declared, but storing less than 2 per cent of rainwater.

“We could easily meet the current and projected demand for water if we were able to store it, but the expensive and tiresome roadblocks in the RMA are preventing projects getting off the ground.

“While there are good reasons for private investors to buy in to building more water storage, the initial investment is significant and it is more appropriate that it should be partially funded from the government as an investment into our national infrastructure, reflecting the national and public benefit.”

Store lambs at Tuesday’s Tinwald sheep sale.

■ ASHBURTON ZONE COMMITTEE

Field returns to water com

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Two-and-a-half years ago Donna Field had no idea what MAR was.

Unanimously returned to the chair of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee on Tuesday, the acronyms embodied in the Canterbury Water Management Strategy rolled off her tongue.

“I’ve learned a lot – for me MAR was the big thing. The first time I heard of managed aquifer discharge – I dismissed it. I thought how ridiculous – we will

never be doing that. Two-and-ahalf years down the track MAR is a viable solution to water management.”

Mrs Field, who was the sole nominee for the position, was pleased to retain her role at the helm of the 11-strong committee for a second year.

“It’s very reassuring to have the backing of the long-term members, everyone has been very supportive,” she said.

“Last year was a positive experience and there was a lot of growth in it for me personally.”

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TINWALD SALE Numbers of heavy prime lambs were down at this week’s Tinwald sheep sale, but prices remained on a par with last week.

Heavy woolly prime lambs fetched $120-$136, medium weights $95-$115, and lighter lambs, $80-$90.

Top weight woolly prime ewes made $95-$116, mediums $80-$92 and lighter sheep $60-$72.

A line of polworth store lambs made $53 down to $30.

A line of black-faced lambs fetched $53 down to $35, with similar prices paid for crossbred lambs.

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Gordon Guthrie, Sheryl Stivens, Jackie Wright, Karl Russell (Te Runanga o Arowhenua), Arapata Reuben (Te Ng ai Tuahuriri), Stuart Wilson (Ashburton District Council) and Environment Canterbury commissioner David Caygill make up the rest of the committee.

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She said the diversity of interests and the experience of individuals on the committee worked well. While 100 per cent agreement was not always achievable, Mrs Field said everyone made an effort to understand different points of view.

“In the past year there’s been a lot of work put in by a lot of people, not just the zone committee.

“Many other people in the community have had a lot of input.”

Ashburton Forks farmer Chris Allen was voted in as vice-chair-

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■ HOLDEN TRAX LTZ 1.4 LITRE ITI TURBO

Easy to park, easy to drive H

olden has silenced suggestions that its compact Trax SUV needs more go by adding this new top-of-therange version with a 1.4 litre turbo engine.

As well for it, they’ve added a sunroof, new 18-inch alloys, rain sensing wipers and a driver’s arm-rest to an already previously impressive list of standard gear.

And while the lighter 1.4 litre turbo develops the same 103kW as the normally aspirated 1.8 litre motor, its full 200Nm of torque, (or pulling power) right through from just 1800 to 4000rpm transforms the Trax.

Not just with how it responds – there’s no evidence of turbo lag from standstill, but it’s also so much more refined through it not having to be revved hard to deliver.

This is particularly noticeable during as quick as possible overtaking and with hill work.

Even with four adults on board, accelerator response was quick and reassuring and showed the ratios of the six-speed

auto match up very nicely with the turbo’s torque delivery in all the situations driven.

The claimed overall fuel use figure is Roger Hart ROAD TEST 6.9L/100km. During my drive time, including some hill work, the computer showed 7.5 L/100km. While premium fuel is suggested I understand that regular is fine for everyday motoring.

While Trax has a nice chunky, but compact look to its exterior (it’s based on the Barina) there’s decent space inside, both front and rear, the latter being really relevant for those who may use the rear seats frequently.

A 190cm Canadian visitor travelling therein confirmed this with very favourable comments on both the head and leg space in the rear (and that was behind

me without moving my seat forward.)

Width-wise the rear suits two adults rather than three and getting in and out was easy.

Up front, the generous space and ample head room are repeated and there’s a great view forwards and to the sides from the high seating position. And of course of the “motorcycle-like” dials ah-la Barina with its very clear digital speedo!

All Trax have a seven-inch colour “My-Link” touch-screen with embedded apps (including one for Bingo Navigation, which you purchase), Bluetooth, and reversing camera.

Both the LTZs get leather-like trim with heated seats.

Luggage space is a compact but useful 356 litres and the rear seats split-fold.

A tyre repair kit is standard, although all locally sourced Trax come, as did the test one, with a full-sized spare.

While the electric steering is light for parking duties and around town speeds, it firms up quite nicely on the open road, where it and the suspension show the benefits of the tuning carried out for Anzac driving conditions by Holden’s engineering team at Lang Lang.

For on most road surfaces (including the continuing Christchurch challenges) the suspension copes very well by delivering, not just a compliant and composed ride with predictable handling, and an enjoyable driving experience.

For there’s lots of grip from 7-inch wide alloys with their 215/55SR18 tyres and the body movement is suitably well constrained through faster corners.

This competency translates to drives on shingle roads as well, but any thoughts of venturing into rougher stuff should be reconsidered, because despite its looks, Trax drives its front wheels only.

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Allenton Bowling Club Progressive Pairs February 21 Leads. 1st Steve Bradshaw, 2nd Graham Tappin Skips 1st Alan McIntosh, 2nd Dick Smitheram. Mens Club Triples sponsored

by Grieve Construction 1st A. McIntosh, B. Hopwood & J. Vanderheide, 2nd R. Brasell, B. Marsden and B. Boothroyd, 3rd G. Bishop, M. Reid and G. Tappen, 4th T. Johnson, R. Smitheram and L. Tarbotton. Rickard Cup Club Drawn Triples 24 February sponsor Tinwald Tavern Stables Restaurant; 1st G. Clarke, K. McLaren and B. Boothroyd, 2nd M. Reid, B. Molloy and R. Johnston; 3rd B. Holdom, D. Thomas and L. Fearn.

A great afternoons bowling thoroughly enjoyed by all club members. Wonderful to hear the laughter and see good bowls played as well.

Lots of bowls coming up so Good Luck to all those playing in these.

Ashburton Bowling Club Interclub Championship finals have begun and triples played at Hinds February 22 saw the junior Ladies team win through. The other teams were not so successful. The fours will battle it out March 1.

Saturday rollovers continue to be well supported and Corner to Corner progresses well. We now have 10 finalists on the board so far, for end of season play off. If you win on a Saturday you become a finalist, if you already are a finalist the next placing becomes the finalist, so winners all round.

The Ladies had very successful Triples tournament on February 16 with both greens being used. Our members took out 5th and 6th placings. Glassey pairs were played February 17 and last year’s winners Gavin and Margaret Eder were again the winners.

Our thanks have to go to the greens staff who have a difficult job keeping the greens in such great condition. We are reminded to not stand on the greens if not actually involved in play, and to keep moving the mats to limit the wear on the surface. Please be mindful that without the greens, you could not play.

The men have selected the teams for Gala and Challenge Cups, to be played March 8, please check the board.

Names please for the visit to Cashmere (by bus) March 24. Also names for the Harry Lee game March 5, please check details on the board. Your support for all these events are essential to keep them going.

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club How lucky we are to have such a Talented Committee who arranged the music this month. With 9 keyboards and the Piano we were in for a treat. Our journey took us “Around the world” beginning with “A Foggy Day” in London then a flight to Wonderful Copenhagen”. A trip in “My Merry Oldsmobile” to Germany for a “Walk in the Black Forest” then off in a “Freight Train” to a “Carnival in Venice” then we were “Under the Bridges of Paris” hen along the “River Seine “It really is “A Bis Wide Wonderful World”.

Next we are Flying with Josephine in her Flying Machine” to “April in Portugal” then on to Brazil to “The Girl from Ipanema”. A trip on the “Love Boat”. Up the Panama Canal and across the Pacific to Japan to meet up with “The Japanese Sandman” another boat ride on a “Slow Boat to China” and time in “Shanghai” We are coming to the end of our journey and watched “Red Sails in the Sunset” before coming to “Bali Hai” where a ride on a “Baby Elephant Walk” was a must.

Then back home to Ashburton .thank you ladies and gentlemen for another great night.

Ashburton Garden Club 20 of our members are looking forward to going on an overnight bus trip next week to Oamaru.

Our speaker was Joyce Read she spoke about Dahlias of which she has hundreds in her garden and are a magical and colourful display when they are in bloom.

Joyce brought along a large display of Dahlias to show us and explained about the different types, explaining the size of the flower does not define the height of the stem. She suggested the right way to plant the tubers is quite shallow and

Ashburton Jokers Social Club The Ashburton Jokers Social Club presented Mid Canterbury motorcycle maestro Bailie Perriton with a donation it raised from a Show and Shine during Wheels Week last year. The superbike series rider and previous New Zealand 250cc production title winner received the cheque for an undisclosed sum at an informal function at the club’s headquarters on Friday.

Perriton thanked the club for its generous contribution, noting his was an expensive sport that would be much more challenging without strong local support. “It means a lot to me that these guys are so interested in what I’m doing and that they want to help me out. I just feel privileged that they back me to keep doing what I’m doing.” horizontally in the soil for better results.

Dahlias will last for ages in a vase if they are cut early in the morning and in the garden will continue to bloom for about four months or until the frost hits.

Next month our speaker is Pam Williams from Lakeway Nursery, we have a few vacancies in our club so if are interested in gardens and gardening or just want to meet new people contact Jennifer 308 9796 or Kay 307 6336 for details.

Flower results: Premier bloom a begonia Pat Tarbotton Flower of the month miniature rose 1st Audrey McKay Large Bloom 1st Pat Tarbotton Small Bloom 1st Mary Smith Miniature Bloom 1st Pat Tarbotton Spike 1st Pat Tarbotton Cluster 1st Pat Tarbotton Shrub 1st Audrey McKay Decorative “be my Valentine” 1st Jenny Marks Fruit/vegetable 1st Pat Tarbotton

Ashburton Men’s Probus Club We meet second Tuesday of month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron St, 9.30 am. Our Christmas Lunch which was held at Lochlea and catered by All Fed Up. Both the venue and the catering were excellent.

Main speaker was James McKenzie, Manager of the Mt Hutt Ski Area gave an excellent presentation which took us behind the scenes of the ski field and gave a much better understanding of what a complex business this is.

Our year started on Tuesday February 10 when the first regular meeting of the year was held at the Senior Centre. Dennis Lister gave a talk on Lawns and Lawn Care which finished with an imagined exchange between the Good Lord and St Francis which questioned why some of us put so much time and effort into our lawns.

Aird Muir spoke on his recent extended visit to Germany when he and Lois had the opportunity to stay with friends in a small rural community. In his talk he highlighted the differences in customs and traditions between Germany and the English speaking world especially with respect to weddings and Christmas.

A trip to Christchurch is being planned for the third Tuesday of March or April.

Possible destinations include the Airport

Emergency Centre, the St John’s Control Centre and the Wigram Airforce museum.

The Bowls Tournament held in January was successful with 26 teams entered.

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club District Governor Graham Edge was in attendance at the February meeting of Pakeke Lions which commenced with the National Anthem and a moment of silence for world peace. The meeting had a Scottish flavour with Burn’s Selkirk Grace and a quiz that contained questions stretching minds on the ancient history of Scotland, events, people and occasions. Google didn’t have all the answers! Reminders were given of the Pakeke Bowls on March 2. Lion Ray Harroway reported on the positive outcome of the Charity Auction, the financial result being up on last year. Its success was due to the huge amount of voluntary input from members. Arrangements for the Temuka visit to Violinos on March 12 and the Over 80’s function on March 18 are well in hand.

History for Pakeke Lions was made with the induction of its first female member

by DG Graham who also spoke on his role as District Governor. He outlined the highlights during his term and what had impressed him most at the 2014 International Convention particularly hearing of the One Shot campaign to eliminate measles in children of which 320 die from each day. He emphasised that by working together we can achieve, using the success of a pride of lions working together as hunters and caregivers as an analogy.

Secretary Lion Barry spoke on the value of Camp Quality and the Berwick Experience. The Tail Twister slot and singing of Scottish songs closed the evening.

Chess Club On Monday evening the chess club held its A.G.M. with only one absent member.

After the previous year’s minutes were read the President R. Keeling gave his report. The club had enjoyed a good year with its trophies keenly contested. The highlight being the running of the South Island Championship which attracted a very strong field. An Australian grandmaster Darryl Johasen taking out the open title. Club members K. Pow and V. Barbu performed well and were in the money. He also stressed the importance

of attracting new members. Election of officers, Treasurers report and general business concluded. Members enjoyed a few friendly games. If anyone is interested in playing Chess please contact R. Keeling 3086936 or K. Pow 3083655.

Methven Bowls Club This week has to be about the sub Centre Triples Champion of Champions. All four teams did the club proud.

Craig Carter, Brent Mayson and Jeff Nowell took out the open men’s title.

They overcome some tough opponents to make the final.

Maureen Sullivan Raiona Isherwood and Mary Stone also toppled some great teams to make the final in the ladies open, and came out with the victory.

Our junior men of Rob Fensom Jim Lattimore and Bruce Redmond were too strong for their opposition and came away with the junior men’s title.

Our junior women also deserve a mention. Di Callaghan, Carol Wilson and Lyn Fensom. Even though they didn’t win they played well and made their opposition work hard to beat them.

Last week Alan Hill, Gary Eddington, Jeff Nowell and Greg Snelling went to Gore to play in the LVA tournament. Four very happy men bought home the winning trophy. Well done team.

We had our Dave McLaughlin on Saturday and had a BBQ tea. With local team of Craig Carter Roger Callaghan Wendy Carter and Alex Wright being the winner. Well done and we also thank Bruce Harper for donating the lovely meat Patties for the BBQ. We are having the Lock Cup over 60/s on March the 19th (mufti) 12.30 start

MSA Outdoor Bowls Club A very mixed but exciting programme taking place just now when Club and Championship games are being played.

Some Championship finals have been finalised and the Champion of Champions triples final was played on Sunday at Hinds in cool but pleasant conditions.

How proud we are of our Colts team of Darcy Lysaght, Maurice Sunbeam and Linton Muir. These three “Cracker Jacks” did themselves proud by winning their first game against Ashburton but unfortunately went down to Methven next. A very credible performance as Maurice and Linton are only first year bowlers.

Well done men. The Ladies Triple Champions showed why they were club cham-

pions in winning their first game against Rakaia by playing an extra end in a heart beating spectator finish. Thank you Rene - you kept your best till last when it mattered. Well done. Their next game [final] was again another nail biting encounter. This was a cat and mouse game with neither team letting one sneak ahead of the other and therefore kept in touch throughout. Playing the last end they were all square and after some serious concentration Methven took the Honour to become Champion of Champions. Congratulations to them and also to Joan, Joyce and Rene - you did yourselves and your club proud. Thursday afternoon men’s championship singles final will be played between John Argyle and Tony Inwood. Champion of Champion Fours will be played at Allenton on Sunday. Would be nice to see ‘Rent a Crowd” to support our teams.

Plains Ladies Probus Club Sandy Saussey opened the February meeting welcoming 2 visitors and congratulated Pam Dolan and her husband on winning a prize in the Rakaia Garden competition. Audrey Lowe is to be the new Probus Area rep. There is 442 Probus Clubs in New Zealand.

The Movie “2nd Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is on at 11am on the 4 March at the Regent Theatre. This will be a good one not to miss. Wilma explained about a mystery bus trip to be held on the 30 March. A remit to be voted for to change the name of the club will take place at the Annual Meeting next month.

Janice Street and Vera Smollett shared their lives journey through a Question and Answer time. Sandy read a funny story just before morning was served.

Roger Paterson was our speaker and explained that 48 years ago he started working as a cabinet maker for Bob Lynn. Went to work for Baker Bros and O’Reilly then started his own business.

He has always enjoyed his job meeting and helping people arranging funerals.

They can be held in all sort of places, churches, public halls, gardens, chapels etc.

There is now more cremations than burials being held these days. He talked about caskets, jewellery, flowers, refreshments, private and public services etc. Pat thanked Roger for a helpful and interesting talk. The meeting closed at 11.30am 23 February. The Annual General Meeting is to be held on the 23 March.

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Bring back the glory of the Interdoms!

BY MATT MARKHAM

HARNESS RACING NEW ZEALAND

Did you know that this Sunday the Inter Dominion Grand Final goes on the line at Menangle?

And more importantly, do you care?

This once sacred event on the harness racing calendar has been turned into somewhat of a shambles.

A disgrace of its own former self if you like.

The traditional format of three heats over two weeks and

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then a final the following sorted out the men from the boys and almost without fail each year the best horse rose to the occasion and was crowned the winner.

Now we have five or six heats on one night, stretched from one end of Australasia to the next and the final field barrier draw is almost more important than the race itself.

But to those who yearn for the forgotten days, fear not.

Next year the Inter Dominion Series will return to its former

glory when it shifts to Perth for three years.

A series of heats followed by a final will be run in hope of getting the Inter Dominion back to the way it should be after watching it be messed about with over the past few years.

No one is blaming Harness Racing New South Wales for the failure.

Well maybe we are a little bit.

They were handed a sinking ship and tried to reinvent the brand that is Inter Dominion.

In theory their plan should have worked.

Sadly it did not and it became blatantly obvious early on that what was originally happening might not have been so bad after all.

So bite the bullet for another 12 months then sit back and enjoy the Western Australian show.

As for this year’s edition, well Beautide should be winning for fun from his barrier draw of five.

His heat win was breath-tak-

ing and the multiple question marks over many of his rivals leaves just enough doubt to declare him a good thing.

Poor old Terror To Love once again was left floundering at the barrier draw.

In 13 previous attempts in Australia the Kiwi champ had never drawn inside barrier five.

So surely his luck was due a change, right?

No, he copped barrier 9 and will need to produce the performance of his life if he is to win.

7 x1104 Monbet (7) fr ...................................... R May 8 2x011 Prince Fearless (8) fr .............N Rasmussen 7 8.12pm HSW ACCOUNTANTS LTD HANDICAP PACE $8,058, 4yo+ c2 to c4 discrhcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 0x000 Top Brass (1) fr G O’ ............................Reilly 2 42545 Sounds Swift (2) fr K O’........................Reilly 3 96056 Tokohoka (3) fr .................................J Curtin 4 13933 She’s Got It (4) fr .......................M Purvis (J) 5 9687x Mr Franklin (5) fr.....................N Rasmussen 6 62414 K C Monet (6) fr ................................J Dunn 7 08835 Naughty Maravu (7) fr ..................... G Smith 8 87441 Justalittlebettor (8) fr ...........................B Butt 9 41152 Chattanoogachoochoo (1) 10 ............ R May 10 30800 New Deal (2) 10 ....................... S Thompson 11 565P7 Woodlea Legend (3) 10................. K Cox (J) 12 49622 Smoken Roman (1) 20 ................C DeFilippi 13 14540 The Brigadier (U1) 20 .................N McGrath 8 8.37pm KAIRAKI MOBILE PACE $7,058, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 1950m 1 22371 Sandvik Star (1) fr ...................... R Close (J) 2 104 Mach’s Terminator fr ..................... Scratched 3 9x285 Flyin Heather (2) fr ...............M Anderson (J) 4 1 Christopher Banner (3) fr .............. K Butt (J) 5 30079 Alexy (4) fr .............................J Anderson (J) 6 1 Maximum Power (5) fr ...............M Purvis (J) 7 33522 Buzkil (6) fr ......................... B Williamson (J) 8 23195 Woodlea DJ (7) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 9 95682 Gracious Star (8) fr ................. M Neilson (J) 10 89626 Marshal Star (21) fr ......................... I Lee (J)

11 73298 Franco Salisbury (22) fr........... S Golding (J) 12 48544 Lovemetwotimes (23) fr............. T Bagrie (J) 13 05803 Highland Reign (24) fr ................ L Lester (J) 9 9.02pm McLAUGHLAN PAINTERS & DECORATORS PACE $7,058, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2600m 1 74820 Captain Thunderjet (1) fr ................. G Smith 2 42732 Itsa Leggy Lass (2) fr ................. K Cameron 3 70605 Olde Oake Arnie (3) fr G O’..................Reilly 4 0 Hangover (4) fr ........................ C D Thornley 5 4x078 Anika Lindenny (5) fr ............... M Williamson 6 55843 Royal Chance (6) fr ...................... S McNally 7 70633 Born To Delight (7) fr ..................... K Cox (J) 8 26089 Four Starzzz Shiraz (8) fr ..................J Dunn 9 73845 Beale Street Boy (9) fr....................T Chmiel 10 06 Gabby’s Star (10) fr ..........................P Davis 11 74920 Coyote (U1) fr..................................R Curtin 10 9.29pm RANGIORA CLASSIC RACE DAY 26TH APRIL MOBILE PACE $7,058, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 00405 Agnes de Gerolstein (1) fr .....J Anderson (J) 2 Donegal Kahlum (2) fr ........... J Markham (J) 3 908 Jettison (3) fr ........................... C D Thornley 4 Regal Suzy (4) fr ............................T Chmiel 5 84058 Nomattermee (5) fr........................ K Cox (J) 6 34302 Motu Blazing Spirit fr .................... Scratched 7 08543 Changeover A Flyin (6) fr .......... M Edmonds 8 Ashdal Maid (7) fr......................... S McNally 9 22725 All That Glitters (8) fr .......................... R May 10 48277 Baileys Wish (21) fr .....................N McGrath - NZME

8 3.07pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C4/5, 295m

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Rangiora harness Today at Addington Raceway

Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on February 26. NZ meeting number: 8.

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 5.28pm (NZT) BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TAB&TAVERN HAREWOOD MBL PACE $6500, 4yo+ c0 to c2, others with cond. +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 77000 Lexington Lad (1) fr .........................G Johns 2 24506 Smokin Chick (2) fr....................... R Sissons 3 40946 Brute Ute Anvil (3) fr ..................... J Bennett 4 30422 Billy Jack (4) fr...................................A Edge 5 08007 Redmaro (5) fr............................ M Maynard 6 16730 Franco Tyrone (6) fr .....................D Reardon 7 25810 Sheer Class (7) fr ...........................R Reekie 8 12575 Digital Art (8) fr M O’ ............................Brien 9 51133 Sicilian Secret (9) fr....................P Anderson 10 82525 Selester (21) fr .................................S Blake 11 50013 Valhalla (U1) fr ................................. G Cook 2 5.55pm KAIAPOI MOBILE PACE $7,058, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 6Fx0 No Mas (1) fr ........................... C D Thornley 2 20P04 Franco Tariq (2) fr G O’.........................Reilly 3 07605 Whychange (3) fr............................ J Wigzell 4 5264 Party Rage (4) fr ..............................J Curtin 5 009 Scott Higgi (5) fr .................. J Harrington (J) 6 34077 Cover Drive (6) fr....................... T Bagrie (J) 7 x6037 Steen (7) fr ..................................... K Barron 8 6x064 Mustang Bullitt (8) fr ........................... R May 9 55600 Zoerotten (9) fr .............................. K Cox (J)

10 38087 Twitch (21) fr ................................ S McNally 11 98000 Landloch (22) fr ..........................B Zampese 3 6.25pm WOODEND HANDICAP TROT $7,558, 4yo+ c1 to c3 discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 04050 Danke (1) fr ...........................J Anderson (J) 2 600x0 Total Exposure (2) fr....................... D Nyhan 3 00705 Gunsight Pass (3) fr ................ S Golding (J) 4 0x0x0 Belles Son (4) fr ................................J Dunn 5 00090 Pammys Boy (5) fr..................... M Edmonds 6 87400 Kerryn Kylie (6) fr ......................A Tomlinson 7 x00x9 Berkshire Son (U1) fr .......................G Laing 8 5150 Saint Michel (U2) fr ........................T Chmiel 9 42401 Brookside Colt (U3) fr ........................ D Butt 10 9x886 Joseph H (U4) fr..........................C DeFilippi 11 21714 Galleons Royale (1) 10 ............. D Anderson 12 18090 Kowhai Sunrise (U1) 10 .......... M Neilson (J) 13 55040 Astrapi (1) 20 ................................ K Butt (J) 14 88P40 Mc Blizzard (2) 20 .........................J Geddes 15 36211 Xmas Joyella (3) 20 ..................... S McNally 16 29417 Lavros Segil (4) 20 ............................. R May Emergency: Berkshire Son 4 6.55pm TUAHIWI MOBILE PACE $7,058, 6yo+ c1 to c3 mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 08P00 Tuscaloosa (1) fr ..................... M Williamson 2 05788 Incomparable (2) fr ................J Anderson (J) 3 50539 Tubbys Sister (3) fr .......................... G Smith 4 4299x McArdles Smooth (4) fr ..................T Chmiel 5 40946 Brute Ute Anvil (5) fr ..................N Harris (J) 6 24200 Shadow Rider (6) fr .....................C DeFilippi 7 08940 Stans Day (7) fr ....................... C D Thornley

8 0P870 Uncle Trevor (8) fr G O’ ........................Reilly 9 0970x Franco Nartiscape (9) fr ....................J Dunn 10 43323 Mighty Peruvian (21) fr ............ S Golding (J) 11 28937 Little Tess fr .................................. Scratched 12 x1025 Motu Pathfinder (22) fr ....................... R May 13 07000 Real Life Hero (23) fr............A Fitzgerald (J) 5 7.22pm PINES BEACH PACE $7,558, 3yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2600m 1 30766 Midfrew Tarpediem (1) fr ......... M Williamson 2 00310 Fabuleux (2) fr ..................................J Curtin 3 71091 Go Collect (3) fr..............................T Chmiel 4 00538 Lottie Franco (4) fr..........................C Hunter 5 07877 Nikola (5) fr .......................................J Dunn 6 34053 Little Lion Man (6) fr ..................M Purvis (J) 7 23710 Sounds Orsum (7) fr K O’.....................Reilly 8 22314 Major Patron (8) fr .......................C DeFilippi 9 24051 Maritime Arden (9) fr ............... M Neilson (J) 10 03306 Scanreco Bay (10) fr ........................S Ottley 11 94310 Franco Sanchez (11) fr ...............T McMillan 12 08750 Givethejobtobarnsy (12) fr ...........J Versteeg 13 1 Pocket Of Jewels (13) fr ..................... R May 6 7.47pm LONE STAR RICCARTON SIRES STKS PRELUDE MBL TROT $17,500, 3yo mob. trot, mobile, 1950m 1 x2453 Roydon’s Jewel (1) fr.........................J Dunn 2 82322 Everybody Knows (2) fr........... S Golding (J) 3 55441 Ygritte (3) fr .................................C DeFilippi 4 1413 Habibti Ivy (4) fr................................J Curtin 5 23672 Sunny Ruby (5) fr ............................ G Smith 6 21218 Petite One (6) fr....................M Anderson (J)

M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on February 26. NZ Meeting number: 10.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 1.01pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 86688 Ohoka Hope 17.49 ....................... L Waretini 2 13435 Chaimbo 17.21..........................J McInerney 3 51576 Know Magic 17.34 .........................G Cleeve 4 51723 Norman Jewel 17.37 ....................C Roberts 5 78678 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 6 24347 Red Hot Fury 17.37 M & ...................Jopson 7 11171 Cawbourne Danial 17.53 ...................C Weir 8 25677 Goldstar Chumlee 17.27 S & ..........B Evans 9 56832 Flying Swan 17.31 ....................J McInerney 10 78635 Neddy Seagoon 17.29 ........................A Lee 2 1.19pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISH WEBB DASH C4, 295m 1 23746 Plagiarism 17.02 ...............................J Dunn 2 78522 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 3 75327 Starburst Terry 17.24....................... M Grant 4 31281 Another Colt 17.19 ....................J McInerney 5 11328 Puma Pants 17.15.....................J McInerney 6 83434 Wee Terra 17.34 C & .......................... Fagan 7 11151 Aiden Baxter 17.12 ...................J McInerney 8 62813 Homebush Zane 17.37 .............J McInerney 9 44167 Dillmanstown 17.30...........................J Dunn 10 45186 Blue Gale Rise 17.28 ....................... B Dann

3 1.37pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES C2, 520m

1 67438 Opawa Jed 30.06 L &......................... Wales 2 75574 Opawa Kendal 30.46 L & ................... Wales 3 36144 Opawa Bro 30.38 L & ......................... Wales 4 67475 Chloe’s Prodigy 30.62 ..................C Roberts 5 353x6 Flying Amelia 30.29 ...........................C Weir 6 3x268 Gee Whizz Jeanie 30.39 .................. B Dann 7 68638 Mulberry Brook 30.80................... K Cassidy 8 55714 Elwood Sensation nwtd.............R Blackburn 9 88368 Magic Arrow nwtd ........................C Roberts 4 1.55pm YALDHURST HOTEL SPRINT C3, 295m 1 24813 Jasper Haka 17.27 ....................J McInerney 2 18845 Captain’s Choice 17.27 ................C Roberts 3 82224 Trumped Up 17.34 M & .....................Jopson 4 26577 Know Mayhem 17.42 .....................G Cleeve 5 47666 Mary Marlow 17.14 ......................... M Grant 6 61456 Yaldhurst Edward 17.38 ............J McInerney 7 77687 Broken Pedro 17.25 S & .................B Evans 8 52755 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 9 56832 Flying Swan 17.31 ....................J McInerney 10 x5736 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 5 2.15pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES C3, 520m 1 51546 Opawa Rocky 30.55 J &..................D Fahey 2 36253 Wears The Gold 31.16 .................C Roberts 3 68548 Punch On Jaime 30.69 .............J McInerney 4 15777 Lagoon Belle 30.59 ......................C Roberts 5 23522 Botany Richie 30.30 ..................J McInerney

6 7 8 9 10

27562 Flip Flippa 30.80 L & .......................... Wales 15321 Lagoon Twist 30.78 ......................C Roberts 14F11 Can’t Catch Tim 30.09 ..................R Adcock 5666x Pindari 30.25 ............................ A Botherway 66464 Culvie Sprite 30.49 H &.......................Taylor 6 2.30pm (NZT) CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 62783 Homebush Ariel 17.42 ..............J McInerney 2 31872 Stirling Dann nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 3 3335x Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 4 84412 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 5 55277 Zipping Jye 17.16...............................C Weir 6 81662 Tricky Zorro 17.33 .....................J McInerney 7 33126 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 8 22511 Cawbourne Buttsy 17.21..............C Roberts 9 77377 On The Level 17.46 ......................C Roberts 10 45186 Blue Gale Rise 17.28 ....................... B Dann 7 2.50pm DAVE EMERSON CONSULTANCY DISTANCE FEATURE C1d, 645m 1 23355 Karen’s Magic 38.74 .....................R Adcock 2 42126 Know Security 38.39 ......................G Cleeve 3 17446 Stich Up 38.69 S &..........................B Evans 4 34446 Blushing Belle 38.77 L & .................... Wales 5 85585 Know Taste 38.73...........................G Cleeve 6 36565 Court The Belle 39.48 L &.................. Wales 7 41847 Chill Out Ralph nwtd L & .................... Wales 8 16645 Memory Lapse nwtd..................J McInerney 9 63327 His Lordship nwtd .........................R Adcock 10 15233 Bruiser Bale nwtd ......................J McInerney

1 71862 Homebush Kelso 17.14 .............J McInerney 2 16517 Know Jealousy 17.22 .....................G Cleeve 3 74185 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 4 32233 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 5 2x425 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock 6 15637 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 7 568x1 Sophie’s Terra 16.99 C & ................... Fagan 8 24613 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 9 77377 On The Level 17.46 ......................C Roberts 10 44167 Dillmanstown 17.30...........................J Dunn 9 3.24pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4, 520m 1 73733 Know Attempt 30.20.......................G Cleeve 2 66125 Lena Allen 30.44 .......................J McInerney 3 34631 Cawbourne War 30.22 .................C Roberts 4 45753 Opawa Zara 30.37 L & ....................... Wales 5 62224 Opawa Rosie 30.19.......................... B Dann 6 76143 What I Like 30.59 ......................J McInerney 7 33342 Soumillon 30.61 ................................J Dunn 8 54621 Cawbourne Witch 30.34 ...............C Roberts 9 51612 Know Ambition 30.53 .....................G Cleeve 10 4377x Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales 10 3.42pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES C5, 520m 1 13113 Fast Archer 29.86...............................C Weir 2 32252 Opawa Amy 30.30 L & ....................... Wales 3 5x481 Opawa No Ear 30.18 L & ................... Wales 4 51617 Trust Issues 30.04 J &.....................D Fahey

Izzey Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 73633 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 12151 Magic Emily 30.15 H &........................Taylor 12435 Botany Blake 30.38 ...................J McInerney 53552 Botany Kevin 30.49 ...................J McInerney 86258 Elephant Gunn nwtd .....................R Adcock 11 3.59pm CTV SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 27714 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 2 56214 Ohoka Coby 17.13 ....................... L Waretini 3 64881 Star Dreamer 17.21 C & .................... Fagan 4 22131 Bo’s Business 17.30........................ M Grant 5 61521 Homebush Chopper 17.25 ........J McInerney 6 11624 No Leaf Clover 17.15 .........................C Weir 7 33621 Grand Apache 17.27 S & ................B Evans 8 13473 Tee Time 17.24 .............................R Adcock 9 77377 On The Level 17.46 ......................C Roberts 10 65534 Business Affair 17.28 ........................J Dunn 12 4.17pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY DASH C4, 295m 1 33532 Token Stu 17.18 ................................ J Rush 2 53413 About Town 17.30 ...............................A Lee 3 51241 Homebush Paige 17.42.............J McInerney 4 11631 Botany Win 17.32 ......................J McInerney 5 17748 Rick’s Terra 17.25 C & ........................ Fagan 6 34128 Homebush Rocky 17.33 ............J McInerney 7 22245 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 8 28344 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 9 44167 Dillmanstown 17.30...........................J Dunn 10 65534 Business Affair 17.28 ........................J Dunn

M4 Marton gallops Today at Awapuni Raceway

Marton Jockey Club meeting at Awapuni on February 26. 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 3.13pm (NZT) SUPERTEN THROUGH FARMLANDS MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 33355 Alaghera h (3) 58.5 .........................J Riddell 2 80502 St Moet (5) 58.5 ............................O Bosson 3 547 Rathgar (2) 58.5 ............................. J Parkes 4 0x65 Windermere Lad h (9) 58.5 . M Dravitzki (a1) 5 8324 Troup Road h (4) 58 ........................R Myers 6 35992 Mystery Gift h (7) 56.5 .....................S Doyle 7 54653 Decorum (1) 56.5 ............................ K Myers 8 65346 Annievegas (8) 56.5 .................... B Lammas 9 82535 Lincoln’s Sunset h (6) 56...............D Bradley 2 3.48pm AG HUB 3YO MAIDEN $8000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 093 Louvres (5) 57.5 .......................... B Lammas 2 674 All In Luck (2) 57.5 ......................... J Parkes 3 Castup h (8) 57.5 ...........................H Tinsley

4 Fekitoa (6) 57.5 .............................O Bosson 5 Harbour Grey (3) 57.5 6 99x Red Rebel h (7) 57.5................... R Hannam 7 Jumanah (10) 55.5 .......................... K Myers 8 9x958 Mashallah (1) 55.5 ..................S McKay (a3) 9 86x Rossini Girl h (4) 55.5 .....................R Myers 10 7 Slimline h (9) 55.5 .........................L Allpress 3 4.23pm CRYSTALYX THROUGH FARMLANDS MAIDEN $8000, MDN, 1200m 1 x690x Dal Kyann h (6) 58.5 ................... B Lammas 2 Solute h (9) 58.5 .....................S McKay (a3) 3 2x2 Harbour Beau b (8) 58 ..................O Bosson 4 45 Perfect Pitch h (4) 58.......................R Myers 5 Castup h (5) 58 ............................... K Myers 6 Heads Will Roll (2) 58 .....................J Riddell 7 37247 Konohiki (7) 56.5 ...............R Goldsbury (a3) 8 Diversity h (1) 56.5 ........................L Allpress 9 Witch Hunt (3) 56.5 ....................M Cameron 4 5.00pm SULPHUR GAIN THROUGH FARMLANDS

MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 82 Ticket Clipper h (9) 58.5 .............M Cameron 2 60x93 Von Toll (8) 58.5 .............................. K Myers 3 Dal Laureon (2) 58.5 ........................S Doyle 4 093 Louvres 58 ................................... Scratched 5 62322 Catalina De Lago bh (10) 56.5 ......L Allpress 6 8x Excuse Me Baybee (7) 56.5 ........... J Parkes 7 x0x0x Anna Lincoln h (4) 56.5 ............... R Hannam 8 Carajean (3) 56.5 ....................S McKay (a3) 9 x8634 Maggie’s Secret (5) 56 .....................K Smith 10 64. Sophie b (6) 56 .............................O Bosson 11 Miss Norway h (1) 56 ......................R Myers 5 5.35pm PHASEDN THROUGH FARMLANDS MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 40x Regal Steps h (3) 58.5 ...............M Cameron 2 66 Arsalan h (1) 58.5 ...........................J Riddell 3 7 Elscourt (9) 58.5 ...............R Goldsbury (a3) 4 668x8 Inner Ninja h (4) 58.5 ...................... K Myers 5 Dal Sir Tee h (11) 58 .....................L Allpress 6 x2320 Jazz Rock (2) 56.5 ...................... B Lammas

7 95664 Kaldorei (6) 56.5 ..............................S Doyle 8 80 Pier Eleven (7) 56.5 ....................... J Parkes 9 86462 Tiddly (5) 56 ................................ R Hannam 10 Ma Belle Kate h (8) 56 ......... M McNelis (a4) 11 8 She’s ALoof h (10) 56 .....................R Myers 6 6.12pm SUSTAIN THROUGH FARMLANDS RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 13 Cafe Culture (5) 59.........................H Tinsley 2 10 Starekra (2) 57 ............................... J Parkes 3 00597 Phoenix Tycoon dh (3) 56.5 ............ K Myers 4 86164 Cristal dbh (7) 56 .......................M Cameron 5 0x532 Gemma Lass t (8) 56 .......... M Dravitzki (a1) 6 x5543 Moi Oh Ma (9) 55.5 .........................R Myers 7 89355 Myminkcoat dh (6) 54.5 ................L Allpress 8 9009x Iseemagic (1) 54 ..............................K Smith 9 7x678 La Clairette (4) 54 ....................... R Hannam 7 6.49pm BALLANCE AGRI-NUTRIENTS RATING 75 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 87482 Manu tdh (2) 61.......................S McKay (a3)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

60x9x Denlee tdh (3) 59 .................... D Turner (a1) 6x109 Nippin d (4) 58 ................................J Riddell 13402 On The Hill d (7) 57.5 ........R Goldsbury (a3) 009x7 Kings Court tdh (5) 56 01424 Redalign d (8) 56 51473 Paddy Owen tmh (6) 55 ....... T Johnson (a4) x1270 Shades Of Grey h (9) 55 .................R Myers 70261 Wills Road dh (1) 55 ..................M Cameron 8 7.28pm FARMLANDS RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 58196 Caught Behind d (2) 59 ............... R Hannam 2 78219 MacFinn 59 .................................. Scratched 3 92628 Hot Spot h (1) 58.5........................O Bosson 4 212 Worldclass (6) 58 ............................ K Myers 5 32153 Silver Bubbles (4) 58 ............... D Turner (a1) 6 30521 Skywards d (7) 58 ......................M Cameron 7 590x1 Awesome Diva (3) 57.5 .................. J Parkes 8 x5425 Dancer’s Tale mb (5) 57.5 .............L Allpress 9 39421 Miss Kaylee (8) 57.5 .......................R Myers

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Hesson: College down TBHS to advance We’ve got bowlers with gas ■ CRICKET

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton College 1st XI got revenge on Timaru Boys’ High School as they advanced to the next stage of the Gillette Cup knockout cricket tournament with a 58-run win in Timaru yesterday.

College had lost a threematch series with Timaru earlier this year, relegating them to the reserve grade of the Canterbury Secondary Schools’

competition, but they got the better of Timaru yesterday.

Michael Burton led the way at the top of the order before departing for 36 off 60 balls and when Kieran Hunt was trapped lbw without troubling the scorers in the next over College were 58/3 after 19.2.

Tom Ravenscroft and Liam O’Connor set about rebuilding the innings, doubling the score in the next 10 overs to be 119/3 after 30 overs. O’Connor

brought up his 50 but was bowled shortly after for 53 off 50 balls as 145/5.

Ben Niles was next to go for 19 before Ravenscroft’s anchor role came to an end for a patient 23 at 179/6.

Scott Punselie added 23 from 19 at the death to help College through to 227/9 from their 50 0vers.

College then took a wicket in each of their first two overs before Sam Hall (3/26) claimed

a second scalp for Timaru to be 33/3. Two wickets to Hunt (2/25) and a run out from Niles reduced Timaru to 102/6 in the 26th, needing 119.

Mid Canterbury ex-pat Tyler Blackburn was the next to go off the bowling of Punselie (1/35) in the following over.

Connor O’Grady (1/20) then claimed the key wicket of Josh Mehrtens for 45 and Gareth Hunt (1/23) finished the job to dismiss Timaru for 169.

Beating the rain

Mayu Suzuki throws the javelin in the under 15 girls’ qualifying event at the Mount Hutt College athletics preliminaries yesterday. Starting in the summer sun, the athletes were lucky to get through their qualifying events before the southerly fully set in.

The finals will take place on March 9 while Ashburton College have their athletics finals at the Ashburton Domain today. Both schools will then send contingents to the Aoraki Championships in Timaru on March 11.

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Jackson man for the moment By kris shannon The Breakers’ last playoff appearance started with the ball in Cedric Jackson’s hands and ended with a ring on his finger.

Much has changed since that memorable night in Perth, some 22 months ago, but the Breakers are counting on a similar outcome when their post-season campaign begins tonight against Adelaide.

It’s certainly no coincidence the Breakers’ one-year playoff absence came with Jackson half a world away in Slovenia – and it’s no twist of fate his return inspired the team’s single-season leap from second-worst to second-best in the standings.

Jackson is one of the Break-

ers’ leaders, the man who wants the ball in his hands in the big moments, and his mere presence at point guard inspires confidence the club can reclaim the crown that slipped upon his departure.

The start of that quest will be far from easy, considering the opposition at Vector Arena this evening are the winners of 10 straight games. The Breakers and Adelaide split four meetings this season and, judging by their last encounter, when the scores were tied with 16 seconds to play, little will separate the sides in the threegame series.

There are bound to be plenty of big moments, the outcomes of which will decide which

team progresses to the grand final, and that’s when Jackson shines.

“I just love to have the ball in my hands at that time,” the American said. “I definitely just want to try and take over and hopefully things can go our way. I just have to make the smart plays and get guys in certain spots and get the ball to other guys.”

Occasionally the smart play will see the ball remain in Jackson’s hands, as it did out of necessity a couple of weeks ago in Perth. The half-court buzzer beater that followed was spectacular, but perhaps the most amazing thing about the shot was its familiarity.

Jackson had done it before,

while playing college basketball in 2008, lifting his Cleveland State to an unlikely win over Syracuse. No one would expect the 28-year-old to repeat his twice-in-a-lifetime shot in the next couple of weeks, but the important point is Jackson’s capability of such deeds _ a game-winning shot, a tripledouble, even a simple pass to an open teammate.

“He walked into the building with the ultimate respect,” said coach Dean Vickerman. “We wanted to recruit a leader and a guy with experience – it just helped that guy with experience had experience here before.

“More than anything, he’s a guy who gets excited about making a good pass.” - NZME

It took six words for New Zealand coach Mike Hesson to yesterday disarm the argument about the threat of Australia’s muscular fast bowling battery.

There are any number of clutch points that excite argument ahead of the transtasman World Cup blockbuster at Eden Park on Saturday.

Here’s one. Broadly it goes along the lines of how New Zealand’s batsmen are going to cope with a speed attack, headed by a couple of left arm Mitchells, Johnson and Starc, who regularly give the 150km/h mark a shoulder charge.

Hesson pondered a moment, then replied: “We face Adam Milne every day.”

The Central Districts’ speedster has locked in a spot in the favoured XI for the first three games and the prospects of change for Saturday are slim.

That said, Hesson may have let slip a different line of thought when he said there were unlikely to be “many” alterations. Perhaps he actually meant “any”.

We’ll see.

Milne is slippery but there’s a few around the game now who can give a batsman a genuine hurry up. The novelty hasn’t exactly worn off, and it remains a sight to thrill.

Hesson said Milne’s presence in New Zealand’s ODI squad since the tour to the United Arab Emirates in November had provided opportunities for the batsmen to get plenty of work at pace.

“He bowls at 150, and we cope with that okay,” Hesson said.

“Every side we play has got some different challenges. Australia have got guys who bowl with good gas. So do we.”

Hesson was offered the equivalent of a free hit at Australian opener David Warner, after his “brain explosion” jab at New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum’s bristling modus operandi at the top of the order.

Warner suggested if Australia “bowl well to him, we’ll create pressure and he’ll have a brain explosion”.

Hesson politely declined to step into the ring.

“If you’re able to put anyone under pressure through your skills then hopefully you’re trying to get them to make poor decisions. He’s obviously a decent player,” Hesson said of Warner.

“They’ve got plenty of others who are decent players as well so we just prepare ourselves as best we can.”

- NZME

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■ ADVENTURE RACING

In brief NRL betting off Some bookmakers have suspended betting on the NRL round one clash between Brisbane and South Sydney as speculation grows that the Broncos will be drawn into the cocaine scandal that has engulfed south-east Queensland sporting circles. There have been strong rumours the Broncos could be the next club in the firing line after crime authorities charged five Gold Coast Titans players in the past week. Former Bronco and Gold Coast Suns AFL player Karmichael Hunt has also been stood down by the Queensland Reds Super Rugby team after he was arrested and charged last Friday.

- AAP

Hilary hits the alps PHOTO SUPPLIED

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Methven’s Hilary Totty will lead a team in this year’s Godzone adventure race.

Totty will lead Team Osprey racing with Tane Cambridge, Mitch Munro and Dave Slater as Lake Wanaka sets the scene for the start of the seven-day event on Saturday, the fourth edition of the multistage, multisport race.

Totty, who works in Christchurch as a dietician, got into the sport in an impressive fashion when she came second in the two-day individual Coast to Coast race last year.

That result gave her the confidence and determination to

take on new and more challenging races. “People had tried to get me to race last year but doing the Coast to Coast for the first time I thought it would be too much at once,” Totty said.

“The more you do in the sport the more you realise you can do and it seems to get bigger and bigger somehow.”

It doesn’t get much bigger than racing non-stop for seven days and covering 550km by foot, pedal or paddle Shortly after the Coast to Coast Totty set her sights on the Godzone, training since April last year and competing in a number of smaller adventure races.

Totty said she had to work on

Above - Methven’s Hilary Totty shows the way to Avalanche Peak in Arthur’s Pass, but will be directing her team of four around the lower South Island in the seven-day Godzone Adventure race.

her mountain biking and kayaking for the race but has steered clear of any map reading.

“We have one of the New Zealand orienteers on our team so the navigation will be all up to him.”

The race will start on Saturday morning but the location and course details are kept under wraps until a couple of hours before the race start, before the 55 teams of four race for seven days straight.

Upwards, downwards or side to side, Totty was confident

that although 550km could take them anywhere, the finish line would be in Wanaka and she would be able to get her team there.

“You never know what you are going to get which is all part of the excitement and the challenge. I’ve got no expectations about how we do and I’m not worried about that.

“I’m more concerned with having fun, enjoying the experience and getting everyone across the finish line in one piece.”

Christie in Chiefs, Crusaders set reserve for fierce duel, again

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton cyclist Jason Christie is on the bench for the Rev Cycle Race in Cambridge this weekend.

The 10th edition of the 137km road race has been awarded UCI 1.2 status for its elite category, allowing the teams to accrue valuable UCI points.

Professional teams can only enter a maximum of five riders and Christie’s Avanti Racing Team have gone with a line-up that consists of defending champion Patrick Bevin, Fraser Gough, Cameron Karwowski, Luke Mudgway and Taylor Gunman. That leaves Christie listed as a reserve.

The team has already had a successful start to 2015 collecting a trifecta at the NZ Road Championships in January, with Joe Cooper coming in first, Tom Davison second and Christie third.

By kris shannon Week three seems too early to ascribe any encounter with blockbuster status but there’s no reason to think the Chiefs and Crusaders will fail to justify that billing.

The two sides’ battles have become one of the inevitabilities of recent Super Rugby seasons – fiercely fought, featuring a pair of competition favourites, decided by few tries and even smaller margins.

And while Saturday’s clash has certainly arrived early in the calendar, the progress already made by each team suggests a similar affair awaits in Hamilton.

“They were a hell of a lot better last week than they were the week before,” coach Dave Rennie said of the Crusaders’ gains after their loss to the Rebels. “I imagine they’ll step up again, and we’re certainly focused on the fact we need to be better than we have been the last two weeks.”

But Rennie had no doubt his side could make the requisite improvements, buoyed by

that championship quality of picking up wins while playing short of full potential. First the Blues, then the Brumbies – the Chiefs have been in the wars but any wounds sustained have only made them stronger.

“We were sitting in the coaches box [against the Brumbies] and thinking that if we could win that arm wrestle it would be huge for us,” Rennie said. “We had a chat to the leaders and it was really well controlled. The team was really calm and they knew what they had to do.”

The Chiefs are also well aware of what will be needed on Saturday. The set piece, an area of weakness against the Brumbies, will again be tested, with the Crusaders more than content to capitalise on any deficiency and suck the life out of the game.

That’s not to say Todd Blackadder’s side lack weapons elsewhere, though. Give the Crusaders enough possession and pay the price out wide, making ball security a big focus for the Chiefs.

“They’re physical games, all the Kiwi games,” Rennie said.

- NZME

Love to captain Davis Love has been confirmed as the United States team captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup. Love, given the chance at redemption after his 2012 team suffered the worst lastday American collapse in history, was named a week after the Golf Channel reported his selection, the PGA of America making it official yesterday with a posting on its website. The group also announced the qualifying process for eight berths on the 2016 team will be extended by two weeks compared to the 2014 team’s timetable and that three wildcard picks will be made two weeks after that with a final pick not chosen until after the season-ending Tour Championship.

- AFP

Williams through Venus Williams survived a match point against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova on her way to booking a place in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open. Having gone to three sets against Australia’s Casey Dellacqua in the opening round, world No.17 Williams was again taken the distance this time in a near three-hour slog. Williams looked set for a routine win early in the third set, pulling away to a 5-3 lead before Zahlavova Strycova fought back, winning three straight games to go up 6-5, and in that game she brought up a match point with Williams serving at 3040. But Williams summoned one last burst of energy, winning three points in a row before sneaking out a tie-break to finish Zahlavova Strycova off, 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5).

Heinz off to England Canterbury and Crusaders halfback Willi Heinz will head to England and link up with Gloucester at the end of this year’s Super Rugby season. Heinz will join fellow Kiwis Jeremy Thrush, Tom Marshall and John Afoa at the club, with the new opportunity on offer enough to overcome apprehension about leaving behind his current teammates. “I have had the most amazing six years playing here in Canterbury and it is certainly not easy to make the decision to leave that chapter of your playing career behind,” he said. “I feel privileged to have played with some of the world’s best players here, as well as making lifelong friendships. I have also been fortunate to have learnt from some world-class coaches, and I will always be grateful. However I have decided that the end of this Super Rugby season is the right time to start a new chapter in our lives.” - NZME

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■ GOLF

Ko’s Open chances get local hero status boost

By Wynne Gray Constant focus and heavy favouritism will accompany Lydia Ko around Clearwater in her attempt to add the NZ Women’s Open to her growing collection of golf titles.

Crowds will invade the par-72 championship course with its mix of links, water and parkland terrain, all hoping to see if the new world No 1 can claim her

second national title.

Ko will be challenged by a range of talent, from the multidecorated Dame Laura Davies who will be inducted into the World Hall of Fame in July, to the teenage Australian sensation Su-Hyun Oh who won the recent RACV Ladies Masters.

The TAB will open their book today with Ko at short odds to win her second national title followed by English teenager

Charley Hull and Oh, who will earn punters almost double figures if they succeed.

Hull comes to this tournament after finishing 7th at the Australian Open when she started strongly before battling in the awkward conditions. The 18-year-old was rookie of the year in 2013 on the European tour with five runner-up finishes, before she won her only title, a year ago, in Morocco, where

she shot a final round 62 to catch the leader Gwladys Nocera and beat her in a playoff.

Hull’s form promoted her as the youngest player selected for the Solheim Cup when Europe beat the US in August 2013.

Oh, another 18-year-old, won last month’s Australian Masters on the Gold Coast with a four birdie finish in her second start as a professional to run down the field including Hull, who

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■■ Bowls Bowls Mid Canterbury March 1 Champion of Champion Fours - Allenton Green Men’s Fours: To report at 8.30am : Hinds, Rakaia, MSA, Hampstead, Methven, Allenton; To report at 11am: Ashburton Women’s Fours: to Report at 8.30am: Allenton, Ashburton; to report at 11am: Rakaia, MSA, Methven.

Men’s Junior Fours: To Report at 11am: Allenton, MSA, Ashburton, Methven Women’s Junior Fours: To Report at 11am Methven, Allenton; to report at 1.30pm Rakaia Players to bring their own lunch.

All finals will begin at approximately 2pm. Enquiries to Sylvia Mellish 3027128

Methven Bowls March 4 The following skips have teams entered in the Mary Stone Triples - starting at 9am.

G Crack, M Eder, M Sullivan, S Pagey, M Middleton, Z Kene, R Bennett, G Hawkins, L Chaney, H Boag L Boyd, H Goodall, W Watson, F McKnight, J Smith and J Hardy. Enquiries to M Middleton 3028274

■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club March 3 Mid-Week Women LGU, National Teams, 2nd Rnd Longbeach Cup. Draw Steward Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters: F. Williamson & S. Lemon. Lunch Orders: B. Turton & K. Green. Please report by 8.45 am.

Multiple Start at 9.00 am. No.1 Tee. F. Williamson, S. Lemon, B. Turton.2nd off. E. Porter, M. Bean, K. Green. No.2 Tee. J. Guilford, C. Trott, P. Bell. 2nd off D. Simmons, K. Robb, G. Lane. No.7 Tee. H. Hawksby, M. Watson, J. Williams. 2nd off J. Dunlop, J. McKeown, J. Leferink. No. 10 Tee. F. Matsinger, B. Cameron, B. Watkins. No. 11 Tee. A. Grant, H. Robertson, K. Read. No. 16 Tee D. Engelbrecht, R. Fail, C. Emery.

2nd off. A. Hunt, J. Ackerley, H. Trott.

No. 18 Tee. L. Small, J. Montgomery, R. Bennett. 2nd off B. Gregory, E. Langford, J. Early.

Nine Hole Men and Women. Thursday 5 March 2015. Rnd 1 Sue Bunt – stroke, Rnd 2 Jean Drummond Trophy – putting. Report 9.15 am. Convenors: Ann Fleming 3084005 and Joy Nicholas 30086464.

Weekend Women, Saturday 28 February 2015. LGU, National Teams. report 8.20 am. All women players welcome to join weekend ladies. Club Captain – Jenny Williams 3082081.

Tinwald Golf Club February 28 Stableford 2nd round of the Doug Gray Trophy

(stableford). Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start.

Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee. 12.30, B Kirdy, S Kennedy, W Eddington, O Everest. 12.36, R Kirdy, G Rennie, A Pawsey, R Bruce 12.42, C Hart, B Smith, R Harris, D Gill.

No 10 Tee 12.30, R Feutz, B Collins, A Barrie, R Wards, 12.36, P Marshall, N Rayner, E Tulip, D Green, 12.42, J Smith, P Hefford, T Clarke, A Pierce No 7 Tee, 12.36, J Beardsley, S Newman, W Stevenson, 12.42, S Lane, J VanderHeide, M Whiting, E Collins Starters; am B Collins, pm C Hart, R Harris. Cards. C Hart (committee) Women’s Golf March 3 L G U & NZG $3 Starters M. Smith P. Bell Cards J. Bruhns S. Gutsell Tea duty S. Young H. Argyle No 1 9.00 M. Bennett P. Smith K. McAuliffe 9.05 C. Linney J. vander Heide T. Clarke 9.10 M. Kennedy L. McClea L. Glassey No7 9.00 D. Sharplin B. O’Neill B. Harris 9.05 B. Cochrane S. Young M. Pawsey 9.10 V. Prendergast L. Bird M. Smith No 10 9.00J. Bruhns M. Colville J. Undy 9.05 H Argyle C. Shanks A. Dwan 9.10 P. McAndrew D. Wellman P. Bell No 13 9.00 S. Gutsell M. Reddecliffe S. Vucetich 9.05 V. Hampton J. Cameron I. Divers Nine holes - No1 9.30 R. O’Brien J. Cartwright 9.35 K. Young C. Carr 9.40 N. Costin M. Sherriff V. Johnston Draw steward J. Bruhns Ph 3089438

■■ Tennis

Mid Canterbury Open Grade Tennis Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre February 28 A Reserve 12.15pm Hampstead v Lowcliffe; Hinds/Longbeach v Allenton Blue; Allenton Green v Methven A Grade 1.15pm Allenton v Tinwald; Hinds/Mayfield v Dorie/Fairton; Hampstead v Methven

RESULTS ■■ Athletics

Ashburton Junior Athletic February 18 Shot Put Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 6.13m 2 Ella Pearson 5.95m 3 Harmyn McLean 5.26m Boys 7yrs 1 Joshua Eketone 6.56m 2=Jack Strawbridge & Korin Chambers 5.14m 3 Ben Pearson 5.12m 4 Lachie Friel 3.85m 5 Liam Stewart 3.69m 6 Reuben McKeown 3.47m 7 Quintin McHaffie 3.39m 8 Tomas Harrison 2.35m 9 Elijah Arrowsmith Boys 8yrs 1= William Lemon & Tom

had been the overnight leader.

Davies began her career 30 years ago when she won in Belgium during her first year before claiming the British Open the following season. She has claimed four majors among her 85 wins as a professional.

Australian professional Kristie Smith, 26-year-old daughter of former pro Wayne Smith, is also rated.

- NZH

In brief McKenzie 6.60m 2 Ollie Strawbridge 6.28m Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 5.77m 2 Daniel Cousins 5.23m Discus Girls 7yrs 1 Emily-Jane Elliot 9.65m 2 Abby Henderson-Geddes 8.84m 3 Marlie Ross 8.80m 4 Ella Colquhoun 8.00m 5 Adasyin McLean 6.82m 6 Casey Cousins 6.47m Girls 9yrs 1 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 13.30m 2 Rosaria Gibson 12.89m 3 Laura Winchester 12.21m 4 Phoebe Harbutt 11.41m Boys 10yrs 1 Matheson Colquhoun 13.70m 2 Jack McKenzie 10.50m Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 26.30m 2 Ryan McNulty 17.80m 3 Michael Munro 11.00m Long Jump Girls 7yrs 1 Georgina Gibson 2.70m 2 Abby Henderson-Geddes 2.61m 3 Marlie Ross 2.60m 4 Emmily-Jane Elliot 2.48m 5 Adasyin McLean 2.38m 6 Ella Colquhoun 2.21m Girls 8yrs 1 Kasey Higson 2.90m 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 2.82m 3 Angel Spooner 2.80m 4=Mollie McLauchlan & Amelia Chambers 2.56m 5 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 2.49m 6 Brooklyn McHaffie 2.35m Girls 9yrs 1 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 3.31m 2 Rosaria Gibson 3.11m 3 Molly Friel 2.80m 4 Phoebe Harbutt 2.68m 5 Laura Winchester 2.39m Girls 12yrs 1 Ashlee Strawbridge 4.28m Girls 13yrs 1 Emma Stagg 4.40m 2 Amy Pearson 3.98m 3 Natasha Waddell 3.80m Girls 14yrs 1 Vikki Derik-Westaway 3.98m Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 3.41m 2 Matheson Colquhoun 2.98m 3 Jack McKenzie 2.80m Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 3.73m 2 Jake Jackways 3.56m 3 Ryan McNulty 4 Michael Munro 3.20m Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 4.07m 2 Kaleb Finn 3.36m 3 Ben Hooley 2.72m 4 Grayson McLean 2.69m Boys 14yrs 1 Logan McCorkindale 3.39m High Jump Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 1.33m 2 Grayson McLean 1.25m 3 Kaleb Finn 1.15m Boys 14yrs 1 Logan McCorkindale 1.36m Track – 60m Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 10.35 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 10.40 3 Kasey Higson 10.45 4 Brooklyn McHaffie 11.74 5 Amelia Chambers 11.89 6 Mollie McLauchlan 12.22 7 Nevaeh GreenThompson Track – 200m Girls 7yrs 1 Georgina Gibson 38.86 2 Abby Henderson-Geddes 41.15 3 Adasyin McLean 42.54 4 Emily-Jane Elliot 43.83 5 Marlie Ross 44.26 6 Casey Cousins 45.69 7 Ella Colquhoun 51.00 Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 35.96 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 37.75 3 Kasey Higson 40.66 4 Brooklyn McHaffie 46.95 5 Amelia Chambers 48.00 6 Mollie McLauchlan 49.22 7 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 51.13 Girls 9yrs 1 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 35.68 2 Rosaria Gibson 36.55 3 Phoebe Harbutt 38.51 4 Molly Friel 39.22 5 Laura Winchester 41.74

Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 32.43 2 Amelia McKeown 33.40 3 Harmyn McLean 38.51 Girls 11yrs 1 Isabella Gibson 32.45 2 Janna Borthwick 33.40 3 Mia Pearson 34.28 4 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 35.00 5 Jasmin Strawbridge 35.38 6 Georgia Winchester 36.81 Girls 12yrs 1 Ashlee Strawbridge 31.22 Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 29.95 2 Emma Stagg 30.08 3 Amy Pearson 32.17 Girls 14yrs 1 Vikki Derik-Westaway 32.42 Boys 7yrs 1 Tomas Harrison 38.00 2 Ben Pearson 39.06 3 Korin Chambers 40.18 4 Lachie Friel 42.18 5 Joshua Eketone 43.09 6 Liam Stewart 43.68 7 Jack Strawbridge 44.97 8 Elijah Arrowsmith 46.88 Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 37.56 2 Ollie Strawbridge 37.96 3 Tom McKenzie 46.01 Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 33.92 Boys 10yrs 1 Matheson Colquhoun 34.58 2 Jack McKenzie 39.63 Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 32.95 2 Ryan McNulty 33.73 3 Michael Munro 38.23 Track – 400m Boys 12yrs 1 Grayson McLean 1.20.30 2 Kaleb Finn 1.24.90 3 Ben Hooley 2.05.20 Boys 14yrs 1 Logan McCorkindale 1.12.47 Track – 800m Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 3.01.66 2 Amelia McKeown 3.49.18 Girls 11yrs 1 Isabella Gibson 2.46.99 2 Jenna Borthwick 2.52.10 3 Mia Pearson 2.56.08 4 Jasmin Strawbridge 3.49.89 5 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 3.51.00 Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 2.43.56 2 Amy Pearson 2.52.36 3 Emma Stagg 3.07.08 Boys 10yrs 1 Matheson Colquhoun 3.05.58 2 Michael Munro 3.19.51 3 Jack McKenzie 3.43.06 Boys 11yrs 1 Ryan McNulty 3.04.80

■■ Golf

Mayfield Ladies February 24 LGU, 1st Putting, 1st Handicap0-20 Glenys Carr 83-16-67, Judy Webb 9616-80;21-30 Anne-Maree Blair 99-3069, Trish Corbett 98-27-71;31+ Margaret Read 109-35-74, Ruth Keeley 111-36-75,Putting - Glenys Carr 25, Trish Corbett 25, Jillian Lake 26;ALT nearest pin 5 & 14 - Val Schmack;Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd shot 2 & 110-29 Trish Corbett, 30+ Joan Stocker;Birdies - Glenys Carr 12 & 18;Player of the day - Glenys Carr

Tinwald Golf Club February 24 Women’s Division - Stroke Round P Bishop 65 net L Mc Clea 68 net c/b M Pawsey 68 net J Undy 69 net A Dwan net 70 c/b Nearest the Pins No2 Dairy Business Centre J Undy No6 Stables Restaurant M Bennett No 12 Mac & Maggies M Bennett No 16 Outdoor Adventure L Bird Two’s B Cochrane 9 Hole Competition N Costin 35 net P Boon 37 net V Johnston 39 net R O’Brien 40 net

Suarez double Luis Suarez scored a double on his return to England for the first time since his big-money move last summer as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Manchester City in their Champions League last-16, first-leg clash yesterday. The Uruguayan, who moved to Barcelona from Liverpool, struck twice in the first-half to give his side the upper hand heading towards the second leg at the Camp Nou next month.

Sergio Aguero grabbed a goal for City – though the hosts were soon afterwards reduced to 10 men when Gael Clichy was sent off – and Joe Hart kept City in it with a last minute penalty save from Lionel Messi.

- AAP

Tiger has unravalled Champion Australian golfer Greg Norman says Tiger Woods is mentally unravelled, his body is breaking down and he doubts the American will return to top form.

Norman made the dire assessment of the once formidable Woods in a live nationally-broadcast TV interview in the US. “Quite honestly, I doubt it,” Norman, when asked if he thought the world would once again see an all-conquering Woods, replied. “I’m not confident. Not the way he was from 2000 on for that period.”

The 39-year-old Woods was a force on the PGA Tour since turning professional in 1996, winning the Masters the next year and collecting another 13 majors and 79 PGA Tour victories. But, his career and personal life broke down in late 2009 when it was revealed he had cheated on his wife Elin Nordegren.

- AAP

Shot record broken World indoor champion, Ryan Whiting of the USA, broke Kiwi Tom Walsh’s New Zealand allcomers shot put record at a meeting in Christchurch last night.

Whiting threw over the 20.79m mark twice to win the competition with an official distance of 21.03m.

Walsh was second with a best throw of 19.99m, followed by Australian Damian Birkinhead with 19.55m. Whiting has won the last two world indoor championships, most recently in Poland in March 2014, an event which was Walsh’s international breakthrough when he took a surprise bronze medal.

The 27-year-old American successfully defended the title he first won in Istanbul in 2012 and also claimed silver in the 2013 world championships in Moscow.

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Daily Events Friday

Drop in for a cuppa, clothing sale.

St Andrews Anglican Church, Cnr 6.00am Thomson and Jane St, Tinwald.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 10.00am MID CANTERBURY RURAL 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

WOMEN NZ. 9.30am - 11.30am Provincial meeting, Sinclair ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN Centre, Park Street.

CHURCH. 10.00am

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Thursday

Stretching exercises for all abilities. Social Hall, Havelock St. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

1.30pm HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. View prize winning gardens. Meet at Mona Square, Kermode Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time /Sequence dancing.

Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. 9.30am Second time around Op-shop.

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Cnr Cass Street and Havelock St. Beginners refresher and learning 10.00am next 9 moves. Social hall, METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Havelock Street.

New Zealand Alpine and 9.30am Agriculture Encounter, interactive BALMORAL HALL LINE fun for all ages. Main St, Methven.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Plot to bear out that one can take it with one (8) 4. Some way off, an incomplete armed service can return to it (4) 8. Get shot of a doctor who holds one back (3) 9. A musician quietly engaged in seaside entertainment place (5) 10. Make fun of one shaft in a feather (3) 11. Sell, now that it’s been made larger than usual (7) 12. Fold sewn in a pelt when it’s made up (5) 13. They burn one in conspiracy who has slight disagreement (5,6) 17. Footways in the past could include the beginning of history (5) 18. Observer shows what credit may be arranged around the East (7) 20. Go quickly if there’s a general call on the bank (3) 21. Fetters one presses flat (5) 22. Put clothes on a gentleman in Spain (3) 23. Look for a way to understand work finally (4) 24. Sin of the grown-up starts early, renouncing youth (8)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Take an objective look at your dreams and daydreams, not to pour cold water on them but to figure out how you can turn dreams into reality.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) This is the kind of day where anything is possible, with the laws of synchronicity in effect at a time when you’re able to accept that anything is possible.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) This is a chance to tap into the professional dreams and aspirations that have been building behind the scenes, in some cases for years now.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS EMERSON – Anahera Kayley, born February 21, 2015 in Nelson Hospital. Daughter for Sonia and David. Little sister for Bradley. Granddaughter for Les and Shirley.

DEATHS

HOGLUND, Eileen Daphney On February 25, 2015, peacefully, at Princes Court Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 92 years. Loved wife of the late George Penman, and John Hoglund. Loved mum and mother in law of Denise and Pat Schmack. Loved nana of Tanya, Mark and Sarah, and Kim. Great gran of Hannah and Natalie; and Harrison and Olivia.

Messages to 2945 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, RD 1, Ashburton 7771.

A celebration of Eileen’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, February 27, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

FLAHERTY, Bernadette Rose – Passed away peacefully on February 23, 2015 at Auckland City Hospital, aged 78 years. Loving wife of Edwin, mother and mother-inlaw of Carmel and Paul; Maria and Dean; Edwin and Paterson’s Funeral Services Debra; and Bernard. Special FDANZ Ashburton grandma of Michael, Mia and Ph 307 7433 Declan. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Of Please note all late death Fatima Church, 4 Lucia Glade, Meadowbank, notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours Auckland on this day must be emailed to: THURSDAY, February 26 at deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz 11.00am. to ensure publication.

“Rest in peace Dette.”

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rain

snow

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60 plus

TODAY

TODAY

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Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h.

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TOMORROW

Fine with northeasterlies.

FZL: Above 3000m

Mainly fine. Rain developing near the divide south of Mount Cook at night.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h.

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Christchurch

mainly fine

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Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

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World Weather

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Becoming fine. Northwesterlies.

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Fine apart from areas of morning cloud.

Southerlies dying out during the morning.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

The ridge lies over northern New Zealand throughout the remainder of the forecast period. A front, preceded by moist northwesterlies, moves onto southern New Zealand tomorrow night then weakens as it moves slowly northwards on Saturday. Another front moves onto the lower South Island on Monday.

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HINCH, Jessie Victoria – Peacefully at Timaru Hospital on February 22, 2015, with family by her side, aged 86.

Cherished soul mate of Jack for 60 years. Dearly loved mum and mother-in-law of Raewyn and Russell Harris (Ashburton), Diane and Paul Cornford (Timaru) and Glennis and Max Coote (Nelson). Loved and admired nana of Neil and Sarah, Anna and Scott, Martin and Jess; Andreas and Kirby, Lukas and Mel. Loved great nana of Alexander, Joshua and Evie.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living Chef Sachie Nomura shows Stacey how quick and delicious Japanese food is; Meg has advice for growing berries; Beez has stress busters for wellbeing.

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11pm The Originals AO 11:55 Monday Mornings AO 12:55 Highway Patrol PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:25 Scandal AO 3 0 3:15 Army Wives PGR 3 0 4am Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:15 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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1:35 Infomercials

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyblade – Shogun Steel 3 7:55 Danny Phantom 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 The Moe Show 3 0 9:35 Julius Jr 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 Homer becomes a prison snitch after being convicted of breaking an out-dated law. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 9pm South Park AO 3 9:30 South Park AO 3 10pm Nitro Circus Live PGR The crew visits England.

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PG 8:05 Ax Men ML 8:55 Gator Boys PG 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 NCIS MV 12:15 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Gator Boys PG 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Ax Men ML 4pm Modern Family PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Hardcore Pawn PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Longmire 16V 9:30 Strike Back 18VLS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR 3 2pm Big, Bigger, Biggest 3 The technological advances that have enabled the world’s biggest cargo aircraft, the Antonov 124, to be developed.

3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 A celebrity chat show.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 8:30 Madam Secretary PGR Elizabeth, Henry, and Isabelle must find former Secretary of State Vincent Marsh’s secret bank account, but soon find one of Elizabeth’s staff members already has access to it.

9:30 American Idol PGR 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6am Rugby Nation 7am Small Blacks TV 7:15 Random Rugby TV 7:30 L Cycling – Thomas Dekker One Hour Record Attempt 8:30 Rugby League – World Club Series (Highlights) 9:30 Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) 10:30 Motorsport – TR86 Series 11am Motorsport – Toyota Racing Series Noon Small Blacks TV 12:15 Random Rugby TV 12:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) 1pm Rugby League – World Club Series (Highlights) 2:30 Sky Sport Select 3pm UFC Ultimate Insider 3:30 Motorsport – V8 Life 4pm #SkySpeed 4:30 Cycling – Thomas Dekker One Hour Record Attempt (Replay) 5:30 Sky Sport Select 6pm Sea Master Sailing 6:30 Rowing – New Zealand Championships (Highlights)

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Sea Master Sailing Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Cycling – Thomas Dekker One Hour Record Attempt (Replay) 1:30 The Fishing Show 2:30 #SkySpeed 3am Super League – Boots ‘n’ All 4am Basketball – NBL (Replay)

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Tatai Hono 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2

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10pm Rowing – New Zealand Championships (Highlights) From Lake Ruataniwha.

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari PGR 3 8pm Hoiho AO 3 8:30 Straight Outta LA AO 3 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Te Po Mekemeke 2 10:30 A New Hope 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

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12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got to Be the “Green Baron”.

1:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 2:30 Moonshiners M Aftershock.

3:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Greener Pastures. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG Empty Throne. 5:30 MythBusters PG Alcohol Myths.

6:30 Edge Of Alaska M The Last Stand. 7:30 Gold Rush PG Goldzilla.

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Commander ML 5:35 Whose Line 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG Is It Anyway? PG

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Sky Sport Select 7am Ocean Thunder Surfboats 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am #SkySpeed 9:30 Sky Sport Select 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Football League Show 11am Football – A-League Highlights Show Best Bits Contraband 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9:30pm on TV One 8:50pm on TV3 Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports UK News MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 1pm Golf – Feherty Raymond Floyd.

6:10 Million Dollar Baby MC 7:45 Jackass Presents – Bad 2pm Golf – Titleist Performance 2004 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Grandpa 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Institute Johnny Knoxville. 9:25 Iron Man 3 Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman.

8:20 Confessions Of A Shopaholic 2:30 Golf – Big Break Mexico MV 2013 Action. Robert Downey jr, Six men and six women compete PGL 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Gwyneth Paltrow. for a chance to play a professional Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy. 10:05 11:35 The Grand Budapest tour event.

Autumn In New York M 2000 Hotel MVLS 2014 Comedy Drama.

3:30 Golf Central Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton. 1:15 Romantic Drama. Winona Ryder, 4:30 Darts – Premier League Richard Gere. 11:50 Fast Five MVL Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy.

(Replay) From Liverpool.

2011 Action.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone.

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Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde.

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Antonio Banderas.

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FRIDAY Romance. Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman. 12:30 Motorsport – V8 Life An Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson.

10:50 Mindscape MLS 2013 Thriller. 10:30 Se7en 18VS 1995 Thriller. insight into the personalities behind Brad Pitt.

Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga. one of the most successful sporting teams in Australian history, the FRIDAY FRIDAY Holden Racing Team.

12:30 Carrie 16VLS 2013 Horror.

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Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, 5am Rugby League – Boots ’n’ All Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga.

Luke Wilson.

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French ‘loaded’ for battle

BY WYNNE GRAY Allegations about French drugtaking before the 1986 Battle of Nantes have not surprised All Black legend Wayne Shelford who was badly injured during that defeat.

Shelford was concussed, lost several teeth and needed his scrotum stitched as France played with a distorted aggression to claim a 16-3 victory.

“It’s nice to know you are right but it is one of those things.

You can’t prove it and you just shut up and let things go and then nearly 30 years later they say something,” Shelford said.

“They played totally differently.

“How can a whole team turn around like that in a week. We had the grunt on them but they seemed to keep coming and coming. They played with a whole lot more ferocity than they had before.

“I’ve never talked to any of their guys about it but I have talked to a whole lot of others and they believe they were on drugs as well,” he said.

Suspicions held by the All Blacks have been endorsed in a new book that details the observations of Jacques Mombet who was the French team doctor at the time.

That rugby group consumed amphetamines throughout the ‘80s and it was most obvious during their ferocious upset win at Nantes.

“They each had their little pill in front of their plates for the meal before the match,” Mombet says in the book Rugby a Charges, l’enquete choc (The case against rugby), written by Pierre Ballester.

“The Blacks realised that their opponents, unrecognisable from the previous week, were loaded.”

New Zealand complained to the International Rugby Board but nothing happened.

Ballester asked Mombet

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whether French stars like Serge Blanco, Philippe Sella and Pierre Berbizier, who all played at Nantes, were involved.

“No, not them. Or at least it was very exceptional,” the doctor said.

Blanco, who is the French rugby union’s vice-president, has not responded to the assertions but former prop Laurent Benezech and halfback Jean-Pierre Elissalde have said drug-taking was rife in sports and former national coach Bernard Laporte told a French parliament hearing in 2013 players took drugs without knowing they were banned.

Ballester’s book also details concerns about the use of supplements by some current players because some substances could not be detected or were so new they were not yet known.

Shelford has been to France a number of times since the infamous 1986 match and said he had spoken to a number of players and people associated with the game through the ‘70s and ‘80s. The rumours were always strong but the laws were different then.

“Some of the older ones knew they were taking stuff but it is a case of proving that isn’t it,” he said.

- NZME

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