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The Ashburton District Council is investigating the cause of Methven’s drinking water turning yellow.

Many residents have reported the discolouration, however, it appears not all residents are affected.

Suzie Grieve on Spaxton Street said she first noticed the yellow colour on Saturday. However, a neighbour a couple of doors down had clear water.

She said she had been relying on bottled water, as even boiling the water did not help.

“I have boiled it a couple of times for a coffee, even then it’s still yellow,” she said.

“I just think that the water should not be that discoloured, I guess we pay rates to receive water that we can use.”

Ashburton District Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said he expected the discolouration related to recent heavy rainfall in the town’s water supply catchment.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Benefit fraudster owes MSD $16,000 An Ashburton woman who defrauded the Ministry of Social Development by almost $16,000 is repaying the debt at $80 a month, the Ashburton District Court was told yesterday.

Nicola Jane MacPherson had pleaded guilty before Judge Joanna Maze to deceiving the government department for two and a half years to gain a sickness benefit.

She was sentenced to 120 hours community work.

MSD prosecutor Jennifer North said MacPherson applied for a sickness benefit in October 2012, agreeing to advise the department if her entitlement circumstances changed.

As a result of information sharing with the Inland Revenue Department, MSD be-

came aware she was working for first a shearing gang and then a catering business.

By not declaring or under-declaring her income, MacPherson was overpaid $15,862, North said.

MacPherson’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist said her client’s hours had varied from week to week and she was not always in a position to advise the department exactly how much she was earning. She was not always provided a payslip.

“But she needed to have tried harder. Should she ever be in the need to top up her benefit again she will make sure she contacts MSD weekly.

“She is paying back the money at $80 a month and although she is working between 30 and 40 hours, it is as much as she can pay back.”

Mum Libby Argyle and sons Archie, 21 months, and Quinn, six months, were among families popping in to the Ashburton Parenting Week 2018 parenting expo yesterday.

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Inaugural parenting week kicks off

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the New Zealand Principals’ Association.

Ashburton Parenting Week features a wide range of free events aimed at educating, informing and entertaining families of all ages and stages.

It is the brainchild of Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation community connector Brenna Russell and Families Without Violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith.

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Ashburton’s inaugural parenting week kicked off yesterday with a successful Parenting Expo at the Sinclair Centre.

Families popping into the free expo accessed information stalls from organisations such as Plunket, Playcentre, Family Planning, Parenting Place Christchurch, Mother to Mother breastfeeding support, Birthright, St John and

“It’s just about being able to make these kind of events more accessible for Ashburton parents really,” Russell said.

Russell said she was already pleased with how the week was going, with huge interest in the wide range of seminars and information sessions planned.

She urged as many families as possible to come along to a family fun day at the Hakatere Marae on Saturday, from 10am to 1pm.

Methven’s yellow water under investigation From P1 The Methven water supply’s current equipment was not adequate for very heavy rainfall events.

“To give this context, Methven received 106 millimetres of rain last week,” Guthrie said.

The council was investigating options that would solve the problem of boiled water notices issued in such an event.

“The design for the current system was based on a very stable source that existed prior to the gallery upgrading. We have been

actively investigating options that will address this particular issue.

However, it is extremely complex and we need to be sure that any further investment in equipment is going to do the job required,” Guthrie said.

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“Not all heavy rain events result in turbidity issues for the supply.

It’s the very heavy rain events that seem to increase the turbidity,” Guthrie said.

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Ashburton set to be hit by duck mania again

By SuSan SandyS

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Duck mania is coming back to Ashburton on Friday when the town’s 11th annual yellow rubber duck race will be held.

The Robbie’s Bar and Bistro Hokonui Duck Race will kick off at 6pm, and this year there will be extra safety measures taken following a train almost hitting a child on the railroad tracks

near the Mill Creek event last year.

Hokonui breakfast announcer Phill Hooper and sales support Mel Perriton said all 100 ducks for the two main events had their organisation sponsorship all sorted, securing $70 each.

Radio listeners have been hot on their phones, entering to win racing rights, and there is

less than half of the ducks yet to give away. Hooper said there will be two races of 50. The top 30 from each heat then go into a 60 duck final, and the other 40 in a consolation race.

There is even a race of smaller ducks held for children who enter on the night.

Altogether there will be about $7000 worth of prizes.

“It’s duck mania really,”

Hooper said.

“It’s just a bit of fun and the prizes are awesome.”

Safety was a big focus this year, with barriers to be erected across the train track, and reinforced safety messages of no children behind the barriers.

Last year as prizes were being presented a child ran onto the tracks and an oncoming train had to stop suddenly.

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In brief Arrest warrant issued The Ashburton District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Wade Joseph Turner. Turner, 32, was to have appeared yesterday to answer charges of assault, possession of a knife in a public place and trespass. The charges arose from an incident in October last year. Turner’s lawyer Roz Burnside said she had tried to find Turner, but without success. He was listed as living at a Tinwald address.

Names transposed Two names were mistakenly transposed in a story in Friday’s Guardian about burglars awaiting sentence in the Ashburton District Court. The man facing burglary and theft charges is Shaun Nathan Hurst, not Nathan Shaun Hurst. The Guardian apologises for the error.

Bridge reopened Speechly’s Bridge, on State Highway 79 between Geraldine and Fairlie, is open again, though temporary speed limits are in place. Part of the bridge was washed out by high river flows in the aftermath of Cyclone Gita but has been repaired to road level, with the bulk of major earthwork repairs in the washout area also complete. Work will continue to clear riverbed debris and on protection to ensure future river flows don’t scour out the embankment and bridge approaches again.

Mrs Brown’s Boys winners The digital age meets history at the Ashburton Museum this week. Brainstorming on radio communication are Year 10 pupils (clockwise from left) Shalie Gare, Hayley Coles (obscured), Mikayla Roulston and Ashleigh Binnie. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 260218-SS-004

Students go back in time

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Ashburton College’s Year 9 and 10 pupils are going back in time at the Ashburton Museum this month.

How New Zealand leads the way has been the focus topic for Year 10s this week, and looking at the history of radio has been

part of that. Head of Social Sciences Faculty Angela Mitchell said in today’s digital age, media communication was generally electronic, and mainly visual.

“So hearing about how New Zealanders got their information in the past is quite different for the students,” Mitchell said.

Among tasks has been listen-

ing to a broadcast from historic radio icon Aunt Daisy, tying in to the travelling Sounds Like Us exhibition currently showing at the museum.

Students have visited the exhibition and then undertaken learning units at the facility’s education centre.

Museum manager Tanya Rob-

inson said the radio exhibition had been hugely popular to date, and made possible due to the new Kate and Hank Murney Room.

“It’s been a real fun way to think about our identity and to see the students using it in a new way is really satisfying,” she said.

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Aquatic weed out of control at Lake Hood

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Lake Hood’s custodians are waging a war against aquatic weed that has bloomed in warmer temperatures this summer.

Grass carp already in the lake are struggling to eat the volume of weed that has grown and lake manager Gilbert Murdoch is planning to spray the chemical paraquat to kill off some of the growth.

Unusually high summer temperatures have created weed problems in many South Island lakes, as well as in farmers’ irrigation ponds.

Murdoch said the water in Lake Hood had reached 23 degrees Celsius at times over the summer.

The warmer water, coupled with sunlight that reached plants at the bottom of the shallow man-made lake, had resulted in the excess growth.

Rowers in the Canterbury junior regatta at the lake over the weekend had to deal with weed on their oars and rudders.

Murdoch said lake management had used a digger to remove weed near the lake edges prior to the regatta and raised the level of the lake to lift rowers up from the weed.

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The level of water in Lake Hood was raised over the weekend to lift rowers up from aquatic weed that has bloomed on the bottom this summer.

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Murdoch said scientists and experts were trying to come up

with new ways to deal with the weed and Lake Hood would use a combination of safe chemicals and grass carp to keep it down.

The weed is 90 per cent water and the spray, taken to the bot-

tom with the help of a gel, kills it. The date of spraying will be publicly notified and Murdoch says it will likely be the end of next week once water levels in the lake reduce.

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Assault charge dismissed A complaint to the Police Complaints Authority could arise from the arrest of a Tinwald man suspected of domestic violence last year.

The man was pepper-sprayed by police who were called to an argument between the man and a woman around 7am on August 10. The pair had been arguing over coffee.

The man claims he was pepper-sprayed but offered no prompt aftercare and made admissions of guilt to an as-

sault charge while his eyes were burning; he just wanted to go.

Ashburton District Court Judge Joanna Maze dismissed the assault charge yesterday, saying two police witnesses, the man and his alleged victim had all told different versions of what happened.

One officer said he saw the man shaking the woman by her shoulders and he drew his taser when the man approached him, still angry. He then peppersprayed and arrested him.

The other officer said she saw the man push the woman backwards in the doorway of the home.

The woman said it might have looked sinister, but she was actually pushing the man out of the house. She declined at the time to make a complaint of assault.

The defendant said the couple had been arguing and he was pushing on the door when officers saw him. He waited an hour for aftercare to stop the ef-

fects of the spray. Judge Maze asked his lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist if the matter was before the Police Complaints Authority; she said no, “but we are going to do that”.

The judge said trying to unravel what was proven to have occurred was difficult because of the four different versions.

The onus was on the prosecution to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt, but they had failed to prove the man had applied force.

Milk lifts districts out of poverty in Sri Lanka Milk has many benefits, but Tearfund chief executive Ian McInnes will speak in Rakaia this week about how it’s fostering peace between ethnic groups and lifting whole communities out of poverty in northern Sri Lanka.

In 2012, Tearfund and the New Zealand government teamed up to set up the Wanni Dairy Regeneration Project.

The project has mobilised farmers into co-operatives and rebuilt the cool chain infrastructure to improve the quality of milk. That, combined with a breeding programme, and other services has lifted farmer incomes by around 600 per cent.

“The results of the Wanni Dairy project have been just stunning,” McInnes said. “Some farmers are earning around $300 per month; that’s comparable to a mid-level government official.”

It is also helping to heal the wounds of the war and bring reconciliation and peace by encouraging Tamil and Singhalese ethnic groups – who were until 10 years ago at war – to work together.

Alongside every dairy project is a children’s club to protect and nurture vulnerable children affected by war.

“In the beginning the children would paint about their experiences of the war, but through many counselling sessions, they have started painting homes, streams and even the sun,” McInnes said.

Due to the success of the project it has now expanded into a second stage, to reach a further 7000 farmers and include farm training for 10,000 youth in children’s clubs.

McInnes will speak about the project at Salmon Tales cafe tomorrow at 4.30pm.

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■ MODEL T WORLD TOUR

Doing it the old fashioned way

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A Dutch couple endeavouring to travel around the world in a 1915 car have clocked up a few more kilometres on the roads of Ashburton.

Dirk and Trudy Regter and their green Model T Ford are undertaking a 130,000km, 50 country world tour to raise funds for orphan charity SOS Children’s Villages, and stopped off in Ashburton on Sunday for an overnight stay at Coronation Holiday Park.

Since beginning their world tour in the Netherlands in 2012, the retired couple have ticked off around 30 countries in Europe, Africa and America before arriving in New Zealand on February 12.

The small part of New Zealand they had successfully driven had been very beautiful, Dirk said.

“We landed in Christchurch and went to the West Coast over Arthurs Pass, then to Doubtful Sound, Invercargill, Gore and back by Mount Cook … and now we are heading up to Nelson and then the North Island.”

The couple had planned to visit

New Zealand in 2016, but their tour had to be put on hold for two years after a truck hit the Model T near Luxembourg and damaged it severely.

It took two years to repair and rebuild the three-litre petrol car, which features all its original factory specifications except for slightly wider tyres.

The Regters plan to drive to Auckland and ship the car to Australia for the next leg of the tour.

They will then journey back to the Netherlands via Himalaya, China, Mongolia and central Europe, making stop-offs at two children’s projects which Dirk and his son set up in 2007 – and which formed the inspiration for Dirk and Trudy’s world tour.

As the couple fund their own travels, 100 per cent of donations collected on their world tour will be put straight towards helping orphan children in developing countries.

Dirk said anyone interested in following their journey, finding out more information about SOS Children’s Villages or making a donation can visit their website, modeltworldtour.com

Trudy, Dirk and the well-travelled Model T in Ashburton.

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■ CHERTSEY FIRE

Shed fire believed to be caused by electrics

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Firefighters battling the shed fire in Chertsey on Sunday.

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Fire appliances flocked to central Chertsey on Sunday morning after a shed went up in smoke.

Flames were spotted in the shed on Chertsey Kyle Road at 11am, and appliances from Rakaia, Ashburton and Pendarves raced to the scene.

Chief Fire Officer Tyronne Burrowes said the fire was brought under control before becoming

anything too major.

“The shed is still standing, although there is a little damage to the inside, and there was a vehicle inside it at the time so there was also a bit of damage to that,” he said.

The shed was located on a residential property, and the fire was thought to be sparked by electrical causes.

Firefighters were working at the scene until around 12.30pm.

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■ CHINA

Massive power grab China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed removing a limit of two consecutive terms for the country’s president, appearing to lay the groundwork for Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023.

One nation. One party.

One man.

Xi Jinping wants China to be great again.

And he’s the one who gets to define what “great” means.

After 200 years in the international wilderness, his nation is once again an economic powerhouse on the cusp of seizing overwhelming influence.

And Xi, 64, wants to stay at its helm.

China has successfully carved out its own brand of communism, despite the worldwide collapse of the ideology – including that of its founder, the Soviet Union.

China is confident.

China is strong.

China is back.

It was the overbearing theme of his three-hour and 20 minute speech at October’s 19th Communist party congress.

Beijing has long been confused at the world’s surprise at its rising confidence and power.

After all, China is just reclaiming its rightful place in the world.

The past glory of Chinese civilisation is being restored.

It’s about family values. National prosperity. Cultural rejuvenation.

Xi has been the driving force behind China’s “One Belt, One Road” project, buying up ports and establishing State-owned trade links across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

No more national humiliations. No more bowing to international pressure.

The glory of Middle Kingdom will be restored again.

Under one man. Xi Jinping.

By 2035, Xi Jinping wants the “Chinese dream of glori-

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XI Jinping wants China to be great again, and he’s just the man to lead his country. ous Chinese national restoration” through a fully developed and technologically advanced economy.

By 2050, he sees China becoming “the community of the common destiny of humankind”.

Getting there is all about reform.

Xi has laid out an ambitious agenda for the reconstruction of China’s political system.

But he will never “copy the foreign political model” of Western democracy.

A strong and unified central party leadership is crucial for reform, Xi argues.

His state-run media and social media mouthpieces are consistent with their message: Western democracy results only in chaos.

US President Donald Trump is repeatedly cited as evidence of democracy’s inevitable instability, they say.

But Brexit, Germany’s hung parliament and even Australia’s tumultuous leadership make ideal propaganda ammunition: stick with the stable devil you know – one party rule.

Now Beijing is moving into a

It was a serious breach of tradition. And something else was notably different.

Xi didn’t just focus on the next five years in his speeches.

He laid out a broad vision for China extending to 2049 – the centenary of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China.

His personal road map, “Xi Jinping thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics”, was even embedded into the constitution.

It was a sign of things to come.

The Communist Party’s constitution limits Chinese presidents to just two terms. It’s been that way since Mao. Now in his second five-year term, Xi continues to look ahead.

He wants to keep the top job.

So he’s just ordered another change to the constitution.

The party’s 205-member Central Committee has proposed to remove from the constitution the expression that China’s president and vice president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms”, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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On the surface it sounds good. Xi wants “basic modernisation of socialism” ... and for China to be “prosperous, democratic, civilised, harmonious and beautiful”.

But behind it all he also wants an iron fist.

In his speech to the Communist Party Congress last year, he mentioned the military no fewer than 86 times.

This means his army must complete its modernisation by 2035.

He wants the Communist Party to cement its grip on Chinese society. Now he wants to stay in control. And Xi Jinping gets what he wants.

A Chinese Communist Party Congress is held every five years.

It lays down the framework for the next five years of policy. It anoints those who will occupy key leadership roles over that time. But the 19th Congress last year broke that mould.

For the first time, the sitting President – Xi – failed to appoint a younger deputy as his successor.

Kylie Jenner was gifted a Ferrari as a push present. The Kardashians star took to Snapchat to reveal what she had been given following the arrival of her baby girl Stormi. Sharing a video of the car on the social media site, she could be heard saying in the background: “Push present!” It comes after it was revealed that the 20-year-old reality star is “completely in love” with her little girl. The source shared: “It’s been a big adjustment for Kylie, but she’s loving being a mom. Her sisters have been very helpful and a wealth of knowledge.”

Winstead dumps McGregor Ewan McGregor has been dumped by his younger lover Mary Elizabeth Winstead, the actor he left his wife of 22 years for. The Scottish actor filed for divorce from his wife Eve Mavrakis, the mother of his four daughters, six months after he was spotted kissing his Fargo co-star in a London restaurant. But American actor Winstead, 33, has reportedly ditched 46-year-old McGregor amid claims she hated being labelled a “home wrecker”. Mavrakis was reportedly left devastated over the shock break-up, which the Trainspotting actor blamed on “irreconciliable differences”.

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OUR VIEW

Relay for Life – an emotional event T

here are a few moments in life that make you stop and take stock of what’s going on around you.

They’re moments where life all but stands still in front of you and you stop to consider and take stock of your own life, often garnering an appreciation of just how lucky you actually are in the bigger scheme of things.

Standing at the Ashburton Showgrounds on the weekend was, without doubt, one of those reflective moments.

Watching hundreds of people give up their normal lives for the weekend to dedicate their time, energy and money to a wonderful cause for the Cancer Society Relay for Life was, quite simply put, inspiring.

You could call the whole event poignant, but it was equally as emotional.

The heroes’ lap at the beginning of the 18-hour venture put lumps in the back of your throat.

A large gathering of people all together, from many different walks of life – bonded together by one horrible disease, but doing their bit to remember, acknowledge and raise awareness.

Surrounding them as they

made the slow walk around the course for the opening lap were more than 200 paper bags, handmade and decorated with messages written on the sides to remember lost ones.

Significant for their reason, but also the motivation needed for others to carry on.

And it was all for the cause of raising money and awareness.

Even the most-deadly of diseases will find some form of resistance from us and if that comes through information provided or financial support that is given then every little bit that was raised on the weekend will, at some point, count.

Yes, $133,000 is down on some of the previous years the event has been held, but it’s still a

significant contribution and the people of the Ashburton District who have reached into their pockets and given should be applauded.

It’s hard in this society to choose which organisations best deserve your hard-earned – largely because there are so many, and each is doing such great work out there in the community.

What makes Relay for Life such a good event, and there are many others of a similar ilk, is that it allows people who might not necessarily be in a position to donate financially, offer their time or energy in another way.

To produce a team of people who can walk non-stop for 18 hours is no mean feat and it

takes some real dedication, but that’s the heart of a good strong portion of this community – they rally when they need to.

The monies raised at the weekend will significantly aid the Cancer Society in their ability to provide information and support to people through pamphlets and information sheets as well as directly impacting on local families in need through petrol and grocery vouchers as well as a number of other key necessities to life.

So, a huge well done to those out there involved with the weekend’s events and especially the organising committee for ensuring the event ran smoothly.

You’re all stars and this district is lucky to have you.

John Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Atlanta, dropped his support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in favour of Barack Obama.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama unveiled a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks at the US Capitol.

One year ago: President Donald Trump proposed a huge $54 billion surge in US military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big chunks

from domestic programmes and foreign aid to make the government “do more with less.”

Today’s birthdays: Actress Joanne Woodward is 88.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is 84. Opera singer Mirella Freni is 83. Actress Barbara Babcock is 81. Actor Howard Hesseman is 78. Actress Debra Monk is 69.

Rock singer-musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 64. Rock musician Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) is 61. Actor Timothy Spall is 61.

Rock musician Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the

Dark) is 58. Rock musician Leon Mobley (Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals) is 57. Actor Adam Baldwin is 56. Actor Grant Show is 56. Rock musician Mike Cross (Sponge) is 53. Actor Noah Emmerich is 53. Actor Donal Logue is 52. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chilli (TLC) is 47. Rock musician Jeremy Dean (Nine Days) is 46. Rhythm-and-blues singer Roderick Clark is 45.

Country-rock musician Shonna Tucker is 40. Chelsea Clinton is 38. Actor Brandon Beemer is 38.

Rock musician Cyrus Bolooki

(New Found Glory) is 38. Rock musician Jake Clemons (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Bobby Valentino is 38.

Singer Josh Groban is 37. Banjoist Noam (cq) Pikelny is 37. Rock musician Jared Champion (Cage the Elephant) is 35. Actress Kate Mara is 35. Actress Lindsey Morgan is 28.

Thought for today: “There is no inevitability in history except as men make it.” — Felix Frankfurter, US Supreme Court Justice (18821965).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, February 27, the 58th day of 2018.

There are 307 days left in the year.

Today’s highlights in history: On February 27, 1968, at the conclusion of a CBS News special report on the Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite delivered a commentary in which he said that the conflict appeared “mired in stalemate”. Former teen singing idol Frankie Lymon, known for such songs as Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Goody Goody, was found dead of a drug overdose in New York at age 25.

On this date: In 1911, inventor Charles F. Kettering demonstrated his electric automobile starter in Detroit by starting a Cadillac’s motor with just the press of a switch, instead of hand-cranking.

In 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote.

In 1933, Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.

In 1943, during World War Two, Norwegian commandos launched a successful raid to sabotage a German-operated heavy water plant in Norway.

The US government, responding to a copper shortage, began circulating one-cent coins made of steel plated with zinc.

In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. (The occupation lasted until the following May.) In 1991, Operation Desert Storm came to a conclusion as President George H.W. Bush declared that “Kuwait is liberated, Iraq’s army is defeated”.

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Lyn Neeson’s company ShearWarmth, is just one of many innovative companies that are finding new uses for New Zealand wool.

Change of name underlines wool focus

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ederated Farmers wants to play a key role in ramped-up sector wide collaboration on wool initiatives – and that’s reflected in a name change.

By unanimous vote of delegates from our 24 provinces who met in Wellington this week, the Meat & Fibre Council and industry group is now the Meat & Wool Council and industry group.

It’s actually a return to the name that was used more than two decades ago. ‘Wool’ was switched out to ‘Fibre’ back then when mohair from angora goats was on the rise. We were looking to be inclusive.

But goat farmers now have their own section within Federated Farmers and everyone wanted to get back to using the name ‘wool’ – with all its internationally recognised associations – super-warm, natural, sustainable, hypoallergenic, flameretardant, etc.

If you say fibre to the younger generation these days, they think you mean the fibre optics that speed up their internet connection.

And fibre has unfortunate connotations with microfibres and the growing problem of long-lasting strands of synthetic fabrics that are ending up in our

Miles Anderson FROM THE FARM

oceans and marine organisms.

If your only source of information was mainstream media, you’d be forgiven for thinking the only thing happening with New Zealand wool at the moment – with the exception of merino – was that the bottom had dropped out of the market and all involved were sitting on their bums with fingers crossed the Chinese would start buying again in the volumes they were two years ago.

Yes, prices for crossbred/ strong wool have halved since mid-2015 but farmers and downstream companies are fighting hard to find new and innovative products to soak up the warehoused clip and spark revenues.

More than a dozen of these industry leaders put on displays at a Crossbred Wool Showcase that Federated Farmers organised and hosted in Wellington last week. Sponsored by NZ Wool Services International, PGG

Wrightson and Cavalier Bremworth, it was but a sample of what’s going on in the industry.

Among exhibitors were Inter-weave and Woolyarns Ltd, who produce high end, quality fabrics for export and supply Air NZ with transportation fabrics, meeting the highest flame retardant criteria.

Wright Wool supplies 100% NZ wool to Paragon, who are based in Georgia – the heart of textile manufacturing in America. Paragon has created a specialised knop which is used for home insulation. They also export wool to Thailand and the Georgia based Delos Company to create custom carpets and rugs.

Other exhibitors were Wayby Wools, who specialise in cot underlays and yoga mats, and Stansborough, suppliers of wool garments used in movies such as the Lord of the Rings, and to high-end boutiques in London and New York.

The Feds’ Ruapehu President Lyn Neeson, who co-owns specialist woollen blanket maker ShearWarmth, presented Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor with one of the blankets to pass on to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for when her baby is born.

O’Connor, other MPs, diplo-

mats and industry stakeholders were highly impressed with the wool innovation and acumen on display and stayed on until the end of the evening.

The Meat and Wool Council gave the section’s executive the mandate to form a collaboration industry group to address crossbred wool issues.

There was some discussion at the Meat & Wool Council of putting up the option of farmers returning to paying some sort of levy to co-ordinate crossbred wool marketing and research, and the need for post-farm gate players to match it. But that’s parked for now.

We want to concentrate on the new collaboration group and how far we can get by working together to better tell the excellent story of strong wool’s qualities and potential to the wider community.

Miles Anderson is Federated Farmers Meat & Wool Chairperson The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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Call to report high-risk purchases The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is urging dairy or beef farmers who believe they may have animals that could be at high risk for mycoplasma bovis to make contact with it immediately.

The ministry’s director of response, Geoff Gwyn, said MPI is accelerating its tracing and surveillance programme so that a decision whether to proceed with eradication can be made as soon as possible.

“Right now, we need to hear from any farmers who have bought cows and calves or milk for calf feed from farms that have been publicly identified as infected.

“If these farmers haven’t already heard from us through our tracing work, we would dearly like to hear from them.”

Farmers can call MPI’s confidential freephone – 0800 809966.

Gwyn said MPI is especially interested to hear from people who have received cattle or calves from Southland-based Southern Centre Dairies Limited at any time after January 1, 2016, who have not already been contacted by the ministry.

“In addition we need to hear from farmers who have used milk from Southern Centre Dairies Limited for calf feed since January 2016,” he said.

“It’s very important that we hear from these farmers, or any farmer whose animals are show-

ing signs of the disease. Our vast surveillance effort to date has found mycoplasma bovis on just 24 farms. But we can’t get rid of it if we leave any stone unturned.

We need these farmers to support all New Zealand beef and dairy farmers and help us find and beat this.”

Gwyn said the owners of Southern Centre Dairies have been supportive of the response

activity happening on their farms.

“This is a really tough time for them and I thank them for their ongoing co-operation. This is a situation that any farmer in New Zealand could find themselves in so I encourage their community to continue to rally around them and give them support.”

Meanwhile, MPI announced on Friday that one new property, a dry-stock grazing farm that is a trace from a known infected property, had tested positive for M. bovis.

The number of infected farms in Mid Canterbury remains at two.

LIC to meet with shareholders LIC will meet with its farmer shareholders in Ashburton and Rakaia this week to discuss a board proposal to simplify the co-operative’s share structure.

Shareholder roadshow meetings are being held in 53 towns around the country, hosted by LIC directors, senior managers and shareholder councillors.

The meetings will provide local farmers with the opportunity to learn more about the proposal and ask questions before they vote on it.

There’s likely to be added interest in the meetings from shareholders, given LIC’s latest half-year result shows $20.7 million was spent on “transformation costs”.

Chief executive Wayne McNee

told the New Zealand Herald last week that the costs were accrued in the past two years and were not related to the proposal to restructure the co-operative’s share structure.

He said he could not disclose details as to where the money went.

Cow numbers is also on the agenda, after two decades of consistent national herd growth is now met with stable cow numbers and a renewed focus from farmers to ensure they are milking the best cows.

The Ashburton meeting is being held tomorrow at Hotel Ashburton and 7.30pm, while the Rakaia meeting is at the same time the following evening at the Rakaia Bowling Club.

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Geoff Gwyn from MPI says the ministry wants to make a decision as soon as possible about whether to continue its efforts to eradicate mycoplasma bovis.

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TPP info welcomed The release of the text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (CPTPP) and New Zealand’s National Interest Analysis represents important progress for trade leadership in the AsiaPacific region, the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) say.

“CPTPP brings some of the largest and most dynamic economies in the Asia-Pacific together around a common goal,” B+LNZ chief executive, Sam McIvor said.

His counterpart at the MIA, Tim Ritchie, said the new agreement addressed concerns many

New Zealanders had with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it was a deal that is good for trade and good for New Zealand.

“Over 600,000 New Zealand jobs directly depend on international trade. The red meat sector alone employs over 80,000 people in regional New Zealand – all jobs that depend on our ability to export competitively,” Ritchie said.

“Once fully implemented, CPTPP will save the red meat industry around $65 million each year in tariffs. This is money that stays in New Zealand, to be cycled through the New Zealand economy,” McIvor said.

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Sheep Increases in the mutton schedule led the sheep news this week with an increase of up to 15 cent per kilogram.

The saleyards numbers have dropped off from all classes of livestock which has meant prices have held or lifted, especially for the smaller lambs with $65 a head as the base rate currently.

Some modest reductions in the lamb schedule but given we are heading for the traditional trough in the season, prices are holding well.

Beef and Lamb NZ appear to have adopted a more proactive approach with dealing with famers and consumers in recent times.

A new initiative to develop a generic brand, complimenting the existing meat companies’ branding, which highlights the good stories that relate to New Zealand’s meat products and help to assure consumers of the positive qualities and attributes they have.

In addition is the proposal for a sheep and beef hill country property able to be leased and used for developing a model future farm.

It would be similar in principle to the Lincoln University dairy farm which aids the industry to test principles in a commercial setting and is open to the wider industry. Apparently, they are in negotiations with a potential lessor, but no information of who and where is available.

Wool There was a wool auction held in Christchurch last week and for most lines, apart from lambs’ wool, a good lift in prices was observed. Main fleece wool lifted by up to 13 per cent on the previous Napier sale.

Beef Most of the activity took place in the North Island on the beef schedule with some quite large lifts of up to 30 cents a kilogram in the manufacturing grades and prime lifting also. However, with South Island

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prices holding, most farmers will be satisfied.

As with sheep, low numbers are coming to the saleyards but prices are holding well.

Dairy cross calves prices don’t appear to be affected by any impact from mycoplasma bovis disease as yet, with 149kg hereford friesian cross bull calves achieving $580 and 135kg heifer calves making $550.

Deer A quiet week this week with no changes to the schedule reported. With a similar approach as being taken by the other livestock industries, Deer NZ is partnering with AgResearch to investigate both the impact and mitigation techniques deer farmers can learn about deer’s impact upon waterways.

To date two farms in the North Island have been selected for monitoring and three in the South Island.

Five more farms are to be selected with the project to start in 2019. Anyone interested should contact geoff.asher@ agresearch.co.nz

Dairy As of last week, MPI reported that none of the bulk milk samples being tested for MPB have shown up any positive results.

This is probably the first positive results received by farmers since the disease was first identified back in July. However, the number of farms confirmed with the disease has gone to 24 now.

MPI seems to be showing more resolve in carrying out New Zealand’s biosecurity role, with four car-carrying ships from Japan being turned away due to the infestation of the marmorated stink beetle, a severe pest to the horticulture industry.

Over 10,000 cars on the water are affected with a further 8000 back in Japan also affected.

If anyone missed the GDT results last week the average price dropped 5 per cent, however, the all-important whole milk powder price slightly improved with a 0.3 per cent lift.

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■ RECORD RENTS

Wellington rents match Auckland Wellingtonians facing recordbreaking rents, which now match Auckland prices, are looking outside the central city area to Upper and Lower Hutt, Petone and Naenae, according to new data out yesterday.

NIgel Jeffries, head of Trade Me Property, said rents in the two cities reached a median of $550/ week last month, which set a new record for Wellington as well as Auckland.

But Wellington tenants are under particular stress.

“For the first time, a property in Wellington city will cost you the same to rent as one in Auckland. An example of the demand in January was a three-bedroom property in central Wellington which had 127 enquiries in just 48 hours,” he said.

Wellington central rental listings are so scarce that many people are looking further afield.

“Some traditionally quieter areas have taken off. Lower Hutt was the most popular area for Wellington tenants in January, with rental listings receiving an average of 16 inquiries in their first

Wellington rents now match those charged in Auckland. two days on-site.

“Upper Hutt was a close second with an average of 15 enquiries, whereas demand for rentals in central Wellington was lower with rentals receiving an average of 11 enquiries in the first two days of listing,” he said.

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year. Lower Hutt rents rose 13 per cent in January to an all-time high of $450/week.

Upper Hutt rents increased 2 per cent to $400/week, Jeffries said.

Many leases came up for renewal in January so there were 45 more listings of new properties

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with university students – got 16 and 12 enquiries on average in the first two days of a place being listed, while listings in Petone and Naenae had an average of 22 enquiries, he said.

The wider Wellington region’s median hit a record $500/week in January, up 4.2 per cent year-on-

for rent in Wellington than compared to December last year.

Trade Me released information last month showing a 70 per cent drop in the number of Wellington available rental listings in December 2017 compared to December 2016.

Auckland rents also broke a record last month: “The Auckland region’s rental market began the year strongly with the median weekly rent hitting another record in January, up 3.8 per cent year-on-year to $540,” Jeffries said yesterday.

North Shore rents hit a record median $585/week and Franklin rents were a median $500/week last month, he said.

Christchurch rents only rose 0.3 per cent between December and January to a median $400/week.

Nelson rents rose 10.8 per cent annually to $410/week.

The Trade Me data comes from an index based on properties rented in the month by managers and private landlords.

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Trio on trial over $54m fraud A former banker, a lawyer and the wife of a property developer are standing trial over an alleged $54 million mortgage fraud scheme in Auckland and Hamilton.

The trio were one of a quartet charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over more than 70 properties and mortgages.

The SFO alleges the scheme used false information or documents, or withheld information from three banks, to obtain loans and purchase properties between December 2011 and October 2015.

The banks included BNZ, ANZ and an overseas bank that has its name suppressed.

The scheme, the SFO claims, involved loans of more than $54m, 57 applications for finance, 76 Auckland and Hamilton properties, and “bribes” to two bankers who approved some loans.

The SFO wished to charge the second banker, however, he fled the country before court action court be taken. It is believed he is now in China.

The three defendants, whose trial began in the High Court at Auckland yesterday, are Kang Xu, also known as Yan (Jenny) Zhang, lawyer Gang (Richard) Chen, and former BNZ banker Zongliang (Charly) Jiang.

Xu is facing 34 charges for obtaining by deception.

She is the wife of Auckland property developer Kang Huang, who has already admitted and been sentenced for his part in the alleged fraud.

The SFO said Huang was the architect of the scheme.

SFO prosecutor Todd Simmonds said Huang managed the property construction company LV Park, which owned and con-

trolled the properties.

LV Park would obtain cheap finance and retain control of the properties to “dramatically increase” the size of its portfolio, Simmonds told the court during his opening address.

The SFO said Huang began the scam because it was cheaper to fund the operation with home loans from banks rather than via finance companies, due to the higher costs associated with commercial lending.

Simmonds alleged Xu had supplied many of the false documents to the banks or supplied them to Chen, who gave them to the banks.

The judge-alone trial before Justice Sarah Katz is scheduled for 12 weeks, however, the court heard the evidence from 35 witnesses is likely to conclude earlier.

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Chorus to cut 1-in-10 jobs as profit slides Chorus reported a 29 per cent decline in first-half profit as the telecommunications network operator faced heightened competition for customer connections from the likes of Spark New Zealand’s wireless technology, and has signalled plans to trim its workforce by a tenth.

Net profit fell to $47 million, or 10c per share, in the six months ended December 31 from $66m, or 14c, a year earlier, the Wellington-headquartered company said.

Revenue fell 5.7 per cent to $499m as gains in sales of fibrebased connections could not

make up for declines in copperbased revenue, with total connections down 7.1 per cent to 1.56 million.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) fell 9.7 per cent to $329m.

Chief executive Kate McKenzie said successes in mitigating customer losses meant she expected full-year ebitda to be at the top end of the $625m to $650m guidance range.

“While the impact on revenue of lost lines from previous periods was apparent in the financial results this period, it was pleasing that the line loss trend showed

signs of abating during the half,” McKenzie said.

Chorus has been facing heightened competition for broadband connections from its biggest customer, Spark.

Since McKenzie took over the reins last February, the network company has embarked on a strategic review of the business to weigh up industry developments and new technology.

One of the major initiatives to come from that review is a new operating model that seeks to cut Chorus’s 971 permanent and fixed-term employees by about 10 per cent.

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When quackery ruled

BY CONNOR LYSAGHT

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edical records and other documents give invaluable information about how people lived at certain points in time. New Zealand’s history of public health is supported by comprehensive statistics and research, which give insight into how matters of health and disease have been handled.

Bacterial infections, influenza, and poliomyelitis were top killers in the 19th century. How each disease was treated shows us how far we have come since this time.

Public health for New Zealand settlers was a mixed bag. On one hand, population density was low and settlements were spread out – factors that should theoretically slow the spread of disease. However, sanitation was very poor, which meant that bacterial infections and respiratory diseases were leading causes of death.

Clean water supplies and effective sewage disposal systems were sorely lacking. The Christchurch sewer system, which was the first proper sewer system in the country, did not reach completion until 1882.

Handy medical notes As for common medical practice, an article published in the Ashburton Guardian on November 28, 1882, titled Handy Medical Notes,

showcases some aspects of 19th century medical practice.

The article featured excerpts from Hall’s Journal of Health.

Among other things it states that most people died suddenly from “congestion of the lungs or brain”.

This article also presents a recipe for a dubious cough drink – “Mix in a bottle four ounces of glycerine, two ounces of alcohol, two ounces of water, two grains of morphine”.

Thankfully, the article advises against giving this drink to children under 10.

Many popular remedies were patent medicines, which often claimed to be cure-alls. These came in many different forms, and often contained ingredients such as cocaine, opium or cannabis.

Quackery Many were compounded by quack doctors and these medicines were advertised in newspapers across the world, including the Ashburton Guardian.

One such medicine was Holloway’s Pills, which were famous across the world.

They claimed to have “purifying, aperient, and strengthening properties”, and were advertised as being able to treat every ailment and illness.

It comes as no surprise that many benefits listed in advertisements were phony, while some worked as effective pain and sickness relievers, thanks to strong narcotic ingredients.

From the late 19th century onwards, fully labelled and manufactured medicines became widespread and the aptly named Quackery Prevention Act 1908 cracked down on misleading medicine labels and advertisements.

Influenza New Zealand’s worst disease outbreak was the lethal influenza pandemic that struck between October and December 1918.

In two months New Zealand lost about half as many people to influenza as it had in the whole of World War One. No event has killed so many New Zealanders in such a short time.

The pandemic killed up to 5 per cent of the world’s population.

It was reported in the Ashburton Guardian that during the last three months of 1918, 775 deaths related to influenza had occurred in Canterbury alone.

During the pandemic, movie screenings were cancelled,

Above – The Methven hotel, which was used as a temporary hospital during the 1918-19 influenza epidemic.

Right – Lane’s Emulsion, invented in Oamaru. A Guardian advert for it once read – ‘Don’t worry about that weak child. Lane’s Emulsion will make him strong.’

Far right – Pure Strychnine, historically used as an animal poison, or concerningly, as a nerve stimulant in humans. schools were closed and travel permits were restricted. Isolation was key to managing the outbreak.

Statistics show that pneumonia and influenza death rates were higher for men between 15 and 74 than for women. It is speculated that this is because men were the breadwinners of families, so they could not rest as much when unwell.

Polio From the 1920s to 1960s, poliomyelitis was the most feared virus in the world.

New Zealand alone experienced countless polio epidemics, which required lengthy treatments to prevent death and minimise permanent disability.

Polio’s most infamous potential bodily effect – paralysis – made it one of the most terrifying infectious diseases to strike the world.

The story of polio is not just a story of death however, as it also shows how people triumph over disease.

Throughout the latter half of the 20th century vaccines were devised to immunise the public against polio, and thanks to these, there have been only seven cases of polio in New Zealand since 1962.

Above left – Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure – contains 10 per cent alcohol.

Right – A letter from the Methven Fire Brigade, which was fumigated in 1925 due to a polio outbreak.

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club February 19 B & C Ladder N/S 1st Kathy Dunn & Marjorie Hoar, 2nd Pat Wise & Joyce Johnson, 3rd Mary Frances & Bruce Leighton E/W 1st Mary Bruce & Bev Blair, 2nd George Brown & David Fisher, 3rd Ruth Logan & Sheila Lyons February 20 A Ladder N/S 1st Val Ferrier & Alan Wright, 2nd Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, 3rd Maree Moore & Rewa Kyle E/W 1st Audrey Rooney & Maureen Kolkman, 2nd Trish & Maurice Small, 3rd Sue Rosevear & John Fechney February 21 Valetta Trophy N/S 1st Melva Stowell & Val Ferrier, 2nd Perry Jowers & Sue Rosevear, 3rd David Sewell & John Fechney E/W 1st Mary Buckland & Trish Small, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward, 3rd Val Palmer & David Wilkinson February 22 Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1st Mary Buckland & John Knight, 2nd Sue Rosevear & Paul Fergus, 3rd Alan Sim & Mike Holmes E/W 1st Peter Downward & John Irwin, 2nd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Jim Rooney & Maureen Kolkman

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results Manchester United 2 (R Lukaku 39, Lingard 75) Chelsea 1 (Willian 32), Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Kane 88), Watford 1 (Deeney 79) Everton 0, Bournemouth 2 (Smith 80, Gosling 89) Newcastle United 2 (Gayle 17, 45+1), Liverpool 4 (Can 29, M Salah 51, Firmino 57, Mane 77) West Ham 1 (Antonio 59), Burnley 1 (Barnes 67) Southampton 1 (Gabbiadini 90), Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (Murray 18 pen, 69, Knockaert 73, Locadia 90) Swansea 1 (Dunk 85 og), West Bromwich Albion 1 (Dawson 64) Huddersfield Town 2 (Van La Parra 48, Mounie 56), Leicester City 1 (Butland 70 og) Stoke City 1 (Shaqiri 43).

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 23 Midlands Seed Friday night Top Team: Vintage Wine 91.5 – Greg Jones, Jeff Williamson, Keith Gunn, Fiona Williamson, Men: Occasionally Available 88, Lions 85, Henpecked 84.5, Women: Mixed Bunch

91, Mixed: Morning Wood 91, Top lady: Tai Sa 34 Nearest the Pins: Mac & Maggies John Fechney, BP Ashburton Win Carter, Paul May Motor Dave Morrison, Templeton Motors Adrian Hopwood, Gabites Lucky Player Brenda Whitaker, BP Lucky Player Pete Bruce Twos: Josh Ackerley, John Fechney, Philip Kerr, Adrian Hopwood Eagle: Tim Bain February 24 and 25 Harvey Norman Classic Winners: Jemma & Jeff Hurst with a score of 123 (66+57).

Men’s section winning scores: Tony Hurst & Brian Quinn 123.75, Paul Greer & Stephen Kircher 123.75, Ryan & Dylan Stoddart 126, David Fisher & George Brown 126.5, Ben Hobson & Andrew Barrie 126.75, Ben Crequer & Peter Lee 127, Shane Beavan & Gordon Crawford 127, Ryan Ford & Cawte Whiting 127.25, Symon Restieaux & Chris Helem 127.25, Callum Gallagher & Richard Hewson 125.5, Lance Pasco & Alan Preston 128, Jeremy Small & Rex Duncan 128, Peter & Paul Morrison 129.5, Bruce Ferriman & Kevin Smith 130, Brent Clarke & Brent MacGregor 130.

Women’s section winning scores: Teresa Booker & Marion Wederell 127.75, Sheryl Reid & Heather Robertson 128, Marilyn Bennett & Trish Cates 128.25, Judy & Nicky Webb 129.25, Elizabeth Collins & Sue Newman 131.25 on c/b.

In the Mixed section winning scores were: Murray Marsh & Maryanne Glasson 123.5, Liz Gunatunga & Brent Simkin 125.5, Nick Knight & Emma Silva 126, Tim Newton & Mary-Lou Watson 129.75.

Nine Hole winners were: Peter Wood & Gordon Clinton 65.5, Tonee Hurley & Mike Smith 65.75.

Nearest the Pins: Saturday ; #4 Greg King, #8 Jo Peacock, #12 Lindsay Stoddart, #14 Eric Parr; Sunday ; #4 Teresa Booker, #8 Jenny Austin, #12 Peter Morrison, #14 Steve Stratford Longest Drives: Saturday Ginny Bolderstone and Tim Bain; Sunday Ginny Bolderstone and Walker Lin Twos: Walker Lin, Alan Preston, Robin Greer, Murray Marsh, Brayden Wood, Kevin Smith, Alison MacGregor, Jemma Hurst, Peter Morrison(2), Steve Stratford, David Morrison and Jo Peacock. Eagles: Matt Fine and Christine Kinita.

Mayfield Golf Club February 22 9 Hole Division 1st Handicap & Putting Handicap 1st: Jacinta Schmack 56:24:36, 2nd: Bernie Morrison 60:22:38 Putting 1st: Jacinta Schmack 13 Putts, 2nd Vicks Johnson 15 Putts Nearest the pin: Greg Sim Building & Excavating 2nd Shot No 2: Bernie Morrison, Mayfield Transport No 5: Vicks Johnson

King hits top form Joelle King’s renowned fitness levels came to the fore as she outlasted world No.4 Laura Massaro to reach the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open in Chicago yesterday.

Kiwi ninth seed King upset her English rival 6-11 11-9 11-6 8-11 11-6 in a 70-minute secondround match laced with momentum swings.

February 24 1st handicap Winners: Andrew Peck 69, Charlie Rapsey, Wayne Vessey, Fraser Tasker all 71 1st Putting Andrew Peck 25, Gordon Duthie 26, Wayne Vessey 26, Brian Fielder 28, Charlie Rapsey 28, Fraser Tasker 28

Methven Golf Club February 23 Methven 9 hold Gold Hiromi Ikehata 43-8-35, Alister Goodwin 5317-36, Mike Markillie - 53-17-36 PGG Wrightson Best Player - Hiromi Ikehata 2nd shot closest to the pin - Morag February 24 Men’s Division 2nd Round Rodger Harris Trophy. McGettigan & Kemp Trophys.

McGettigan Winner: Alister Maxwell. Kemp Winner: Tim Robinson.

Senior: Michael Kemp 76-9-67 40 pts by lot.

Intermediate: James Anderson 76-16-60 47pts.

Junior A: Rodger Callaghan 85-23-62 45pts.

Junior B: Gary Kermode 94-25-69 38 pts.

Other Good Scores: 44 Ross Breach. 41 Phil Johnson. 40 Tim Robinson, Rod Carson, Ian Lucas, Piers Rolton. 39 Frank Sandys, Pete Wood, Paul Plimmer. 38 Kevin McCloy, Tony Worsfold. 37 Neil McArther.

Twos: Michael Kemp, Dayle Lucas, Phil Johnson, Pete Wood, Ian Lucas, Keith Middleton, Grant Hargraves.

Dubliner Best Nett: James Anderson 60.

Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Rodger Callaghan 62. Methven Travel Best Gross: Piers Rolton 74.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Tony Worsfold. Hunters Wine No 6: Tony Worsfold. Ski Time No 13: Keith Middleton. Green Parrot No 17: Barry Wackwitz.

Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Logan Middlemass.

■ Petanque Ashburton MSA Petanque Club

DRAWS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club February 28 Milestone Financial Services 2–4–2 Pairs - 12.30pm start Whites or Club colours to be worn.

The following Skips have entered teams.

M Anderson, N Atkinson, W Blackwell, G Clarke, P Collins, G Crack, H Gray, R Gutberlet, B Harrison, R Herriott, A Hill, B Holdom, R Keeling, J Kewish, C Leech, A Mackenzie, B Mayson, P McElwain, J Mills, B Molloy, M Quinn, B Redmond, M Reid, J Ryk, J Smart, G Taylor, B White, B Williams.

For information contact B Williams 3086393 Lowry Cup March 3 Post Section Lowry Cup at Methven

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B White, B Mayson, B Ravenscroft, C Carter, I Kaye, N Atkinson to report at 8 30 am. B Harper, B Donaldson, T Inwood, J Moore, R Kane to report by 10 15 am.

Match controller W Blackwell 302-8834.

■ Golf

Presidents Drawn Triples Winners: Mick Little, Jan Guilford and Christine Carr, Runners up: Richard Browne, Bev Attewell and Johnny Wright, Third Place: Neville Bensdorp, Irene Herron, and Ellen Pithie.

■ Shooting

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March 3 A stroke round off the Blue Tees will be played as the first qualifying round for the Club Championships. Morning players report for an 8am start and afternoon players report at 12.00pm for a 12.30pm start.

March 4 A mixed day with a foursomes match for the AM Bruce Cup and qualifying for the White Cup. Report at 11.30am for a 12.00pm start.

February 25 Seven shot matches at 300, 500 and 600 yards.

TR, John Fleming 31.4, 35.5, 30.2, 96.11, John Miller 28.1, 33.2, 29.2, 90.5, Coby Snowden 23.0, 30.2, 31.1, 84.3.

FO, Mike Chui 40.2, 42.2, 40.3, 122.9, Dean Marcon 31.1, 27.0, 32.1, 90.2, Dallas Stewart 23.1, 30.0, 17.0, 70.1.

FTR, Brian Graystone 38.1, 41.0, 38.1, 117.2, Murray Cook 38.1, 39.1, 35.1, 112.3, Mark Alex-

ander 33.1, 40.4, 37.0, 110.5.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Ben Kruger beat James McCloy 3-2, Ian Dolden drew with Harry Stanway 2-2, Charlotte Smith lost to Craig Donaldson 0-4, Jane Kingan lost to Kate O’Reilly 0-4.

Nick Marshall beat Paul Cousins 4-0, James Bowker lost to Jimmy Hunn 0-4, Rob Giles beat Heather Bowker 2-1, Jan Lee beat Kate Williams 4-0.

Adam Clement beat Chris O’Reilly 3-0, Jordan Hooper lost to Nathan Forbes 1-2, Rebecca Abernethy beat Kirsty Clay 2-1, Hannah Mowat lost to Rebecca McCloy 0-4.

Brendon Adam beat Mick Hooper 2-1, Steve Devereux lost to Ron Carlson 0-4, Shane Muckle beat Amy Muckle 4-0, Robbie Kok lost to Julie Smith 0-4.

Billy Nolan beat John McDonnell 3-2, Brendan Clark lost to James Bowker 0-4, Melissa Wilson lost to Reece Wallington 2-3, Chrissie Stratford beat Sian Hurley 3-0.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis February 21 Twilight Hackers 15 v Tridents 18, We Are Stihl Suzuki 20 v Famous Grouse 13, What’s the Score 17 v High Raters 16, Council Crew 18 v Tax-manian Devils 15, Untouchaballs 16 v TBC 12, ADC Aces 17 v Hit 4 Brains 16, Bits and Pieces 17 v CATS 0, Harcourts 0 v String Quartet 17, Flow Dairies 0 v Court Jesters 17.

February 22 Sunset Doubles Ladies: Wanna Bees 5 v In with a Shot 1, Go Girls 5 v One Hit Wonder 1, The Ladies 1½ v RMF/TP 4½ Division 1: Fairton Turkeys 6 v Double Faults 0, Cates Grain & Seed 5 v Carrfields 1 1, Coasters 3 v Heineken Openers 3, AFC 5½ v Lakers ½, Serve n Volley 6 v Geraldine 0 Division 2: Faultless 1 v Ball Wackers 5, Cream of the Crop 3 v Carrfields 2 3, Winchmore 3½ v Golden Flyers 2½, Ruapuna 6 v New Boys 0 Division 3: Read Reveller 5 v 4 Aces 1, I’d Hit That 2 v Rough Enough 4, Miss Hits 6 v What a Racquet 0, Farm & Kitchen 3 v Willies Wonkers 3 February 24 A Reserve Southern/Wakanui lost to Methven 5 sets to 1: L. Adams & J. Keating lost to J. Sheridan & H. Simpson 2-6, 2-6, B. Fleming & S. Scott lost to A. Ermio & G. Newton 0-6, 2-6, L. Adams beat J. Sheridan 6-4, 6-2, J. Keating lost to H. Simpson 1-6, 0-6, B. Fleming lost to J. Ermio 2-6, 3-6, S. Scott lost to G. Newton 0-6, 0-6.

Allenton beat Methven Diamonds 5 sets to 1: J. Parsons & G. Preston beat N. Alombro & M. Farrell 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5), C. Collins & I. Cabalse beat V. Talbot & J. Sheridan 6-2, 6-0, J. Parsons lost to N. Alombro 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 0-1 (9-11), G. Preston beat M. Farrell

6-1, 6-1, C. Collins beat V. Talbot 6-1, 6-0, I. Cabalse beat J. Sheridan 6-2, 6-3.

Hampstead Hammers beat Hampstead Aces 5 sets to 1: L. Scott & L. Doody beat O. Bubb & A. Spicer 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7), M. Hopkins & J. Adam beat J. Barry & K Williams 6-0, 6-3, L Scot lost to O. Bubb 0-6, 2-6, M. Hopkins beat J. Barry 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9), J. Adam beat A. Spicer 6-4, 6-1, L. Doody lost to K. Williams 6-0, 6-2.

Junior A Hampstead beat Wakanui 35 games to 34: A. Spooner & H. Feutz beat M. Veix & W. Copland 6-3, E. Bessai & A. McGrath lost to A. Whitaker & F. Veix 3-6, A. Spooner lost to M. Veix 6-9, H. Feutz beat W. Copland 9-4, E. Bessai beat A. Whittaker 9-3, A. McGrath lost to F. Veix 2-9.

Methven Silver lost to Allenton 4 matches to 2: A. Erimo & C. Wareing lost to S. van Rooyen & D. Gilbert 1-6, B. Giera & J. Hydes lost to I. Adam & G. Fulton 1-6, A. Erimo beat S. van Rooyen 9-4, C. Wareing lost to D. Gilbert 2-9, B. Giera beat I. Adam 9-3, J. Hydes lost to G. Fulton 2-9.

Junior B Hampstead lost to Southern 4 matches to 2: R. Wall & L. Feutz lost to A. Crombie & L. O’Connell 1-6, J. Bruce & O. Flack beat J. Barron & J. Reed 6-1, R. Wall lost to A. Crombie 1-6, L. Feutz lost to L. O’Connell 1-6, J. Bruce lost to J. Barron 2-6, O. Flack beat J. Reed 6-0.

Allenton Bears beat Southern/Allenton 5 matches to 1: J. Gilbert & S. Holland beat F. Fulton & J. Johnson 6-0, H. Bradford & A. Parsons beat S. Wilson & R. Kidd 6-5, J. Gilbert beat F. Fulton 6-0, S. Holland beat J. Johnson 6-1, H. Bradford lost to S. Wilson 3-6, A. Parsons beat R. Kidd 6-3.

Dorie B beat Methven White 6 matches to 0: S. Kingsbury & B. Drye beat J. Campbell & E. Watson 6-1, B. Sloper & O. Jackways beat N. Quigley & P. Humm 6-0, S. Kingsbury beat J. Campbell 6-1, B. Drye beat E. Watson 6-2, O. Jackways beat N. Quigley 6-2, B. Sloper beat P. Humm 6-5.

Methven Black lost to Tinwald Federer 23 games to 26: L. Farrell & R. Giera beat A. Burgess & S. Jessep 6-0, C. McSweeney & G. Oates lost to D. Burgess & S. Jessep 0-6, L. Farrell lost to D. Burgess 2-6, R. Giera beat S. Jessep 6-4, C. McSweeney beat A. Burgess 6-4, G. Oates lost to D. Burgess 3-6.

Junior C Allenton Tigers lost to Allenton Leopards 5 matches to 1: T. Amos & F. Nicol lost to N. Robbins & T. Hart 3-6, C. Gorton & C. van Rooyen lost to H. Sparks & A. Leete 2-6, T. Amos beat N. Robbins 6-4, F. Nicol lost to T. Hart 0-6, C. Gorton lost to H. Sparks 2-6, C. van Rooyen lost to A. Leete 0-6.

Grade Unknown Methven Bronze lost to Southern Sparks 42 games to 36: J. King & E. McSweeney lost to G. Austin & C. O’Connell 3-6, A. Cavanagh & S. Furndorfler beat S. Wilson & I. Brook 6-3, J. King beat G. Austin 9-7, E. McSweeney beat C. O’Connell 9-8, A. Cavanagh lost to S. Wilson 7-9, S. Furndorfler lost to I. Brook 2-9.

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In brief SBW rumour ‘rubbish’ New Zealand Rugby and the Sydney Roosters have rubbished a report saying Sonny Bill Williams, the incumbent All Blacks secondfive, is heading back to Sydney to play for the Roosters in the NRL. A spokesman said he didn’t want to give oxygen to a story that was patently wrong, and that’s probably not a big surprise. It was also a surprise to Roosters chairman Nick Politis. “It’s news to me,” Politis said. “We love Sonny and we’ll always love Sonny. But I’m not sure where this has come from.”

- NZME

Skipper cops ban The Queensland Reds have been dealt a crippling blow with skipper Scott Higginbotham suspended for three matches by the Super Rugby judiciary and Lukhan Tui possibly facing a similar ban.

Higginbotham was red-carded after just nine minutes in Friday’s defeat to the Melbourne Rebels but has been further sanctioned for an “objectively dangerous” shoulder charge on Matt Phillip.

He will miss the Reds’ next three games - against the Brumbies and Bulls at home, and then away to the Jaguares in Argentina. - AAP

‘Please explain’ The Tinwald Cycling Club riders put in the hard yards as they stream around the Grahams Road block on Sunday.

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Ward toughs out victory As the nor ’wester lifted so did the back markers’ chances of getting to the front of the Tinwald Cycling Club’s McIntosh Industries 48km handicap event around the Grahams Road block on Sunday.

This proved to be the case with the scratch riders pushing hard to find the front of the race in the final 10km.

In the hard-fought charge to the finish line into the head wind, it was the evergreen Tony Ward who had the final say, to take the

victory and lift the shield in his father Eddie Ward’s name.

Co-markers Wayne Clement and Steve Hands secured second and third places respectively.

Brad Hudson was hot on their heels in fourth.

Rob Hooper and Richard Kirwan battled their way into the top six.

Ward’s riding time of 73.38 secured him fastest time honours, with Clement and Hands taking second and third best time.

Kristine Marriott rode strongly to secure the woman’s fastest time ribbon.

The juniors and division 2 contested a 16km handicap event.

Jake Marshall went one better from the previous week’s contest to take the victory and in doing so he secured fastest time honours, riding the distance in 36.11.

Lily Davidson battled bravely in the blustery conditions to take second place.

Sue Templeton pulled out all the stops to hold out the chasing group to claim the major division 2 spoils.

Brian Ellis led the chasing group in to take second place and fastest time.

Husband and wife duo of Andy and Debbie Skinner were hot on his tail to take third and fourth places.

Next week the club will contest a 60km handicap event around the Blackbridge block.

■ RUGBY

Super Rugby – the winners and the losers Back of the week – Aphiwe Dyantyi Let me introduce you to a future Springboks winger. The 23-year-old Dyantyi made his Super Rugby debut for the Lions last week, and has already taken the competition by storm, scoring three tries and showing a diverse range of skills. Two of the tries came in the Lions’ 47-27 victory over the Jaguares, where Dyantyi ran for 158 metres, and remarkably beat 11 defenders.

New Zealand fans will surely be seeing more of him very shortly.

Forward of the week – Sam Cane His Chiefs side may have lost, but it was by no fault of Cane’s, who started his season with a

performance that we’ve come to expect from the All Blacks flanker. Cane was ever-present against the Crusaders, with a significant workrate. He even displayed a stunning turn of pace, racing 40 metres to score.

Coach killer – Swinging arms Here are three things which will be hearing weekly this Super Rugby season: Coach whinging, ref bashing, and the word ‘tiddlywinks’. We hit the trifecta this week, after five – five! – players were given cards for swinging arms. Most of them were controversial, with the recently tweaked laws of the games not allowing any contact to the head – regardless of intent, or how low the ball carrier is to the ground. So sorry,

Antonio Kirikiri, Scott Higginbotham, Michael Alaalatoa, Lachlan Boshier and Pierre Schoeman. Your coaches can complain all they like, but things aren’t changing.

Up - Points, glorious points For four straight seasons, tries per game have increased in Super Rugby, and the early signs point to that trend continuing in 2018. Every team scored at least 19 points – the first time that has happened since March 2014.

Down - Hurricanes When your coach labels a 21-19 defeat to the Bulls as the worst performance in his tenure, you better believe that the Hurricanes are making the “Down” section. While Chris Boyd seems

to have forgotten about the 52-10 loss to the Brumbies in 2016, the result was a disappointing opening for the Hurricanes.

Irrelevant results Recent history tells us that it’s unwise to react too strongly to opening round results. In 2017, the Crusaders looked underwhelming in beating the Brumbies, 17-13. In 2016, the Hurricanes had the aforementioned 52-10 loss to the Brumbies. 2015? The Highlanders lost to the Crusaders.

All of those sides went on to win the title. So, there’s no need for losing teams to take the lead of Nikki Minaj and pound the alarm.

Except for maybe the Reds. You guys are screwed.

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England must explain the tunnel fracas involving star centre Owen Farrell at Murrayfield, following a request for clarification by Six Nations Rugby. The RFU and its Scottish counterparts have been asked to provide their accounts of the scuffle that took place shortly before Eddie Jones’ men were defeated 25-13 in a pulsating Calcutta Cup match. TV footage appears to show a clash between Farrell and Scotland No.8 Ryan Wilson that ended when they were pulled apart by team-mates.

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Tahs still confident Key NSW Waratahs forwards are adamant their youthful colleagues can stand the scrum heat coming their way after a torrid start in their first Super Rugby game of the season. The Stormers scrum were dominant for much of the game on Saturday, though the Tahs did force a turnover in the latter stages of the match their team won 34-27 in Sydney. They headed to South Africa buoyed by the win, but fully expecting their scrum to be targeted again. They face the Sharks in Durban then travel to Argentina to face the Jaguares.

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Parsons does a runner Blues hooker James Parsons has lost the captaincy but not his determination to succeed and he’s found something else – a running game he has been working extremely hard on. There he was at Forsyth Barr Stadium running up the middle against the Highlanders, a rampaging bundle of energy with the ball, a sight to gladden the hearts of Blues supporters nearly as much as the running ability of Matt Duffie and Rieko Ioane. Parsons said he would prefer the likes of Duffie or Ioane to have the ball in their hands but was prepared to do what he could when he got the chance. “It’s something I’ve been working on. It came to the fore in the Lions fixture and I carried it on in the Mitre 10 Cup.” - NZME

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In brief Man U move up Manchester United moved back into second place in the English Premier League thanks to a crunch 2-1 home victory over Chelsea yesterday. helsea were the brighter team early on and Willian gave them the lead after 32 minutes, beating David de Gea at his near post. But Romelu Lukaku levelled for United with six minutes left in the first half. Jesse Lingard then headed home the winner for the Red Devils in the 75th minute. - PA

Rogic nearing his best Tom Rogic’s return to fitness continued with a 72-minute performance in Celtic’s Scottish Premiership win at Aberdeen yesterday. The 25year-old sat out two months of the season with a knee injury before returning in last week’s draw with St Johnstone. A recent report claimed the midfielder rejected a new contract but club boss Brendan Rodgers said they are intent on keeping him at Parkhead. - PA

Atletico chasing Barca

Ashburton College rower Haxby Hefford was in good form on the weekend picking up a silver medal.

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■ ROWING

Gold on the water

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton rowers were festooned with gold after another strong weekend on the water on Lake Hood at the Canterbury Junior Regatta.

Locals claimed four of the gold medals on offer, as well as securing themselves two silver medals to boot to cap another solid weekend of rowing with major events like Maadi Cup just around the corner.

After some strong recent results at Lake Ruataniwha in tough competitions, Ashburton rowers were expected to be a force to be reckoned with over the weekend and they provided

exactly that on their home waters before racing was called off on Sunday afternoon due to high winds.

The combination of the wind and the presence of weed created a number of challenges for the rowers, but it didn’t detract from the quality of racing with some outstanding performances produced by a wide array of competitors.

Ashburton claimed a gold medal in both the girls’ under 17 and girls’ under 18 single sculls courtesy of Mollie Gibson and Veronica Wall respectively.

Both won their way through to A finals with strong performances and did so in times quicker

than what they were required to produce in the final to claim the gold.

Wall and Gibson combined together in the girls’ under 18 double sculls and won their heat impressively but were unable to repeat the performance on Sunday in the final, finishing fourth.

The pair then joined forces with Emma Stagg, Lara Biggs and Harriet Leverton to win gold in the girls’ under 18 coxed quad to cap a grand weekend.

Ashburton’s fourth gold came courtesy of a promising line up in the girls’ under 17 coxed quad with Stagg, Gibson and Biggs joined by Aidan Elvines, as well as Leverton.

They smashed their way through to the final and then produced a dominant performance to claim the gold, beating a strong squad from Rangi Ruru in the process.

Silver medals came in the girls’ under 18 novice double from Elvines and Kauri Gamble while Haxby Hefford produced a solid performance against a good lineup in the boys’ under 18 single sculls to finish second.

Rowers will be back on the waters of Ruataniwha this weekend for the South Island Secondary Schools Championships in a final hit-out before they return to Twizel for the annual Maadi Cup in a fortnight.

Atletico Madrid made it clear they won’t let up in pursuit of Spanish La Liga leaders Barcelona with a resounding 5-2 win at Sevilla.

Antoine Griezmann scored his first hat-trick of the season as Atleti took advantage of a disastrous defensive performance by Sevilla.

The win trimmed Barca’s advantage to seven points. Valencia beat Sociedad 2-1 to be two points behind third-placed Real Madrid. - DPA

Linnett looks unlikely North Queensland centre Kane Linnett is in serious doubt to face Cronulla in round one, after it was confirmed he’d suffered a pectoral injury. Linnett left the field midway through the second half of the Cowboys’ 16-14 trial win over Melbourne on Friday night, when he attempted to tackle Ryan Papenhuyzen. Linnett underwent scans and has since returned to Townsville while the remainder of the Cowboys’ squad remain in camp on the Sunshine Coast.

- AAP

Clubs ‘scarily similar’ Star Sydney Roosters signing Cooper Cronk admits there are “scary” similarities between his new NRL team and former club Melbourne Storm. Cronk’s move is one of the major storylines ahead of the NRL season after shifting to the Roosters over the summer following 14 seasons with the Storm.

- AAP

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors confident they have Tuivasa-Scheck’s signature

By DaviD Skipwith Warriors captain Roger TuivasaSheck is set to shun a lucrative offer from New Zealand Rugby and re-sign with the Auckland-based NRL club.

The Herald understands the off-contract 24-year-old fullback is poised to knock back persistent advances from NZR and put pen to paper on a new deal with the Penrose franchise in the coming days.

The Kiwi international’s re-signing will bring an end to months of speculation over his playing future with several rival NRL clubs chasing his signature and rumours rife he was set to abandon the Warriors and switch codes next year to chase an All Blacks jersey.

It remains unclear how long Tuivasa-Sheck’s new deal is for but sources have indicated he is prepared to sign on long-term and that he remains commited to helping the Warriors achieve suc-

cess after injury and poor results marred the last two seasons.

Tuivasa-Sheck’s new contract will come as a huge coup for the Warriors ahead of the start of the NRL season next week as the club looks to rebuild after a disastrous 2017 campaign saw them miss the finals for a sixth straight season.

With coach Stephen Kearney under pressure to turn his side’s fortunes around after they ended last season with a club record nine-straight defeats, Tuivasa-

Sheck’s re-signing will give them confidence going into their round one clash against South Sydney in Perth on March 10.

The Warriors refused to shed any light on the matter with CEO Cameron George remaining tightlipped on how contract talks were progressing, however the Herald understands it is close to a done deal.

“We reiterate that we’d love Roger to be a part of our club’s future,” said George.

“He’s a huge part of the Warriors and as I’ve said before, we have been talking with Roger and his management for some time. I can’t offer any further comment.”

Tuivasa-Sheck’s manager Bruce Sharrock also refused to clarify his client’s contract status but reiterated the fact he expects the situation to be resolved before he takes the field against the Rabbitohs.

“As I’ve said previously I do expect it to be resolved before round one,” Sharrock said.

- NZME

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In brief

■ CRICKET

College clash down to the wire

Venus winning again French Open doubles champion Michael Venus has captured his first ATP doubles title since his Grand Slam winning effort in Paris last June. Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have beaten fellow Kiwi Marcus Daniell and his British partner Dominic Inglot 6-7 (2) 6-3 10-4 in the final of the 13 Open D Provence ATP tournament in Marseille. It’s the 30-year-old Kiwi’s eighth ATP Tour title and his first with the South African who he started playing with at Auckland’s ASB Classic.

- NZME

Bowler Harry Soal, of Ashburton College’s combined team, in action against Christchurch Boys’ High School 5th XI at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

AshColl batted first and were all out for 100, the top scorers being Liam Begg on 30 and Bob McDonald on 20.

Boys’ High passed the total with nine wickets down.

Soal was the best bowler with 2/19 off 10 overs, supported by Jakob Smith 2/21 off nine and Duncan Callaghan 2/12.

Schwartzman takes Rio Diego Schwartzman ended a two-year wait for his second ATP tour title as he overpowered an exhausted Fernando Verdasco to win the Rio Open. The Argentine sixth seed was in commanding form, winning 6-2 6-3, against an opponent who appeared to run out of puff after reaching both the singles and doubles finals of the clay-court event.

- PA

Campbell confident

Series destined to be thriller

By Andrew Alderson England and New Zealand contested the opening one-day international at Seddon Park on Sunday night in a manner suggesting they will reignite the rivalry built during the five-match thriller of 2015.

England won 3-2 in a series that produced a then-world record 3151 runs. Little has changed in tempo, although England’s 284 for eight was light by their standards. In 29 ODI innings batting first since the World Cup, they have passed 300 on 19 occasions.

The Black Caps reached the target with three wickets and four balls to spare.

Even the most biased fan must struggle to fathom how any matches in this series could be lop-sided, or worth anything less than the price of admission.

New Zealand have won nine straight ODIs, including three against the West Indies, five against Pakistan and the Hamilton extravaganza. They last lost – by six runs – in the seriesdeciding thriller against India at Kanpur in October.

England have won eight of

their last 10 completed matches, including four each against the West Indies and Australia. Until Sunday, the one loss – by three wickets – was on January 26 against Australia at Adelaide.

Compare the explosiveness of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow versus Colin Munro and Martin Guptill as openers; the experience of Joe Root and Eoin Morgan versus Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor as the 3-4 punch; the steady Tom Latham versus the mercurial Jos Buttler as wicketkeepers; the duels between pace bowling all-rounders Ben Stokes,

Chris Woakes and Colin de Grandhomme, and spinning allrounders Moeen Ali and Mitchell Santner; the leg spinning flair of Adil Rashid versus Ish Sodhi, the pace bowling prowess of David Willey and Tom Curran versus Tim Southee and Trent Boult.

That leaves batsman Henry Nicholls as a point of difference.

Obviously the lines above can blur depending on circumstance and designated roles in the opening powerplay or at the death, but they are nonetheless tantalising for the remaining four matches.

- NZME

Ben Campbell is hopeful a change in putting could hold the key to victory in this week’s New Zealand Open in Queenstown. Campbell goes into the tournament brimfull of confidence on the back of his breakthrough professional win at the New Zealand PGA Championship in Palmerston North on Sunday. The victory has left the 26-year-old buoyed for further success when he tees off at his home course, Millbrook Resort, on Thursday.

- NZME

Birdie birdie for Tiger Tiger Woods is back. And it’s bad news for the wildlife of Palm Beach, Florida. The 14-time major made a charge on the final day of the Honda Classic before dropping three late shots to finish in 12th place, eight shots behind winner Justin Thomas. Woods picked up a birdie on the par four eighth in a strange hole where he struck a goose with his drive.

- PA

■ GOLF

Hursts do best on the fairways

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Matthew Fine (left) tees off on the second day of the Ashburton Golf Club’s annual Harvey Norman Classic.

Fine and his partner Roasty Douglas were among 200 golfers taking part in the two-day team event, which was won overall by husband and wife Jeff and Jemma Hurst.

The Hursts carded 66 from the ambrose contest on Saturday and 57 from the four ball best ball contest on Sunday, giving them a total of 123.

The top men’s teams were Brian Quinn and Tony Hurst on 123.75, Paul Greer and Stephen Kircher 123.75 and Ryan Stoddart and Dylan Stoddart 126.

The best women’s teams were Teresa Booker and Marion Wederell on 127.75, Sheryl Reid and Heather Robertson on 128 and Marilyn Bennett and Trish Cates on 128.25.

The best mixed teams were Murray Marsh and Maryanne Glasson on 123.5, Liz Gunatunga and Brent Simkin 125.5 and Nick Knight and Emma Silva 126.

A nine-hole contest run over the two days resulted in top rounds from Peter Wood and Gordon Clinton 65.5 and Tonee Hurley and Mike Smith 65.75.

Organisers were happy with numbers and the state of the course, which had dried out well after last week’s major rain event.

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■ DEVISE

In brief

Depending on the weather The weather will have the final say on the immediate future of the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m) winner Devise.

“There are two options for her, she still holds a nomination for the Australian Cup at Flemington, which is the same day as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes,” trainer Shaun Ritchie said.

“Her training regime will be exactly the same wherever we go.

“The worry is a wet track at Ellerslie and Flemington dries extremely well so we would have no concerns there.

“She’s already climbed the biggest mountain here with that Group One win so it would be interesting to see where she sits over in Australia, she’s got a bit of form around Bonneval.

“As Murray Baker has said, you can’t be afraid of them and a placing in the Australian Cup would hold

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 27 Feb 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 2.22pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C1, 295m 1 54317 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 2 77153 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 3 72775 Goldstar Whitey nwtd S & ...............B Evans 4 1677x Shoe Fly nwtd ............................J M Jopson 5 64326 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 6 58258 Road Block 17.49.............................A Joyce 7 82855 Homebush Hazel 17.71.............J McInerney 8 14458 Lord Protector 17.85 ........................ B Dann 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 848x8 Forza 17.79 ............................... M Robinson 2 2.39pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT C1, 295m 1 34477 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 2 886x6 Fill The Till 17.58 ..........................A Williams 3 25343 Oliver Black 17.51 .................... A Botherway 4 87641 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 5 52368 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 6 87288 Ester Action 17.52 S & ....................B Evans 7 F4566 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 8 17764 Sozin’s Roar 17.64 ....................J McInerney 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 76678 Opawa Val nwtd ..............................R Wales 3 2.55 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C1, 295m 1 68577 Magic Velvet 17.64 ......................D Kingston 2 53378 Inky Lord 17.53 ............................S Hindson 3 45824 Tip The Babe 17.44.........................R Casey 4 64323 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 5 27888 Nicky Baxter 17.34 ....................J McInerney 6 55454 Distinctive Miss 17.60 ......................A Joyce 7 26453 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 ..................J McInerney 8 8211 Epic Mate 17.55 .........................J M Jopson 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 888x6 Smash Prince 17.66........................ M Grant

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more stead for her future breeding career than another Group One win here.”

Ritchie said a final decision would be made by Rick Williams, racing manager for the farm’s owner Dick Karreman, who also bred the Darci Brahma mare.

“It’s weather dependant and it will be up to Rick, but the call doesn’t have to be made until next week.”

Devise had finished runner-up to Bonneval in last season’s New Zealand Oaks in her only previous Group One outing before breaking through on Saturday.

“I’m just delighted for the horse,” Ritchie said.

“She always puts in her best and she’s one of those mares who are just lovely to have in the stable.

“We all know how much Dick Karreman and The Oaks Stud put into racing and breeding, so it’s a great result for them.”

- NZME

Off to Singapore New Zealand-bred Group One performer Antonio Giuseppe will do his future racing in Singapore from the stable of expatriate Kiwi trainer Mark Walker. The son of Shocking has been purchased by John Galvin’s Fortuna Syndications in a deal brokered by Danielle Hamlin, of Royal Bloodstock.

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Bright future ahead Awapuni trainer Ashley Meadows is in no rush with his promising staying prospect Duplicity. “I think next season he can be quite competitive in some of the two mile races,” he said. “He’s been very honest this time in.” - NZME

Early look at track The Australian-trained three-yearold Civil Disobedience will have a look around Ellerslie this morning.

The New Zealand-bred son of Raise The Flag will gallop there ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m). Civil Disobedience has won four of his 10 starts.

- NZME

Devise with Michael Coleman aboard win at Hastings.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 3.11pm LITTLE BROWN JUG SPRINT C1, 295m

1 33131 Special Affair 17.48 ...................R Blackburn 2 76346 Terra Mondo 17.27 ..........................R Casey 3 26881 Smash Ocean 17.58 ....................... M Grant 4 573x5 Cee Ash nwtd.................................G Cleeve 5 22683 Magic Janet Lass 17.48 ............J McInerney 6 68763 Ohoka Pheobe 17.64 ................... L Waretini 7 16576 Auros Advantage 17.68 S & ............B Evans 8 26744 Replica Casino 17.80 .....................B Pringle 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 7588x Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston 5 3.27 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m 1 78842 Stu On It 17.47 M & ............................ Smith 2 32746 Amy Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 52271 Olliebollon 17.58 .............................. B Dann 4 64366 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 5 22352 Bula Roberts 17.60 ......................C Roberts 6 46847 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 S & ..............B Evans 7 86565 Epic Style 17.65 .........................J M Jopson 8 62377 Kalonga 17.42 S & ..........................B Evans Emergencies: 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 27678 Mitcham Moody 17.57............... A Bradshaw 6 3.45pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES C1, 295m 1 65734 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner 2 72535 Idol Star 17.50.................................R Wales 3 85848 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 4 44344 Gorm The Great 17.71 ................D Kingston 5 38571 Pip Baxter 17.43 .......................J McInerney 6 66675 Know Bias 17.75 ............................G Cleeve 7 38385 Mamma Rose nwtd .........................R Casey 8 48862 Belfast Delanie 17.59 H & ...................Taylor 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 48568 Goldstar Renee nwtd S & ...............B Evans 7 4.06pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 x2168 Renegade Comet 31.03 H & ...............Taylor 2 32422 Know Panic nwtd............................G Cleeve 3 62545 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 4 46761 Go Bliss nwtd ..................................R Wales

5 55443 Bossy Affair nwtd ......................... L Waretini 6 37888 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 7 F7346 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 66668 Extra Salsa nwtd S & ......................B Evans 9 87537 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S & .............B Evans 10 4666x Rockstar Kobe nwtd .....................C Roberts 8 4.21pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 1 38455 Homebush Scribe 17.36 ...........J McInerney 2 71765 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 .......................M A Butler 3 16563 Stormy Sunday 17.50 ...............J McInerney 4 22766 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 5 55533 Goldstar Linkin 17.52 S & ...............B Evans 6 37x75 Cornali 17.68..............................J M Jopson 7 52558 Lavarno 17.72 S & ..........................B Evans 8 87554 Sweet As Brad 17.41 ................R Blackburn Emergencies: 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 57658 Culvie Yogi 17.38 H &..........................Taylor 9 4.40pm POWER FARMING CANTERBURY STAKES C1, 520m 1 35321 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 2 44415 Go Belle 30.96 ................................R Wales 3 37776 Majestic Action 30.00 S & ...............B Evans 4 65545 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .................... H Cairns 5 51x84 Amelia Rob 30.90 ..................... M Robinson 6 445x6 Kay Bomb 30.47.............................G Cleeve 7 27567 Goldstar Miley 30.25 S & ................B Evans 8 46512 Dyna Bart 30.82 ...........................C Roberts 9 87537 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S & .............B Evans 10 24776 Take By Storm 31.05................. A Bradshaw 10 4.56pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 86864 Poetik 17.59 S & .............................B Evans 2 2157F We Rocking 17.52 H & ........................Taylor 3 26735 Rockin’ Robyn nwtd......................... M Grant 4 25744 Super Stevie 17.36.....................J M Jopson 5 63x64 Talk Soon 17.55 ..................................A Lee 6 37874 Jealous Affair 18.13 ..................... L Waretini 7 45543 Senorita Julie 17.44 ..................J McInerney

8 1387 Dove Love 17.52 ................................C Weir 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 58858 Opawa Spirit nwtd ...........................R Wales 11 5.15 CRATE & BARREL HOTEL STKS C1, 520m 1 51327 Eyrewell Turbo 30.65 ...................... H Cairns 2 52736 Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 3 55733 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 4 47327 Vasterbottenost nwtd ..........................A Lee 5 62555 Know Leave 30.90 .........................G Cleeve 6 18572 Go Angel 30.97 ...............................R Wales 7 78844 Dave’s Dot 30.24 .......................J McInerney 8 211 Dyna Vernon 30.86 ......................C Roberts Emergencies: 9 87537 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S & .............B Evans 10 58556 Opawa Extreme 30.48 ....................R Wales 12 5.36pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 15254 Peekay Shout 30.89 J & ..................D Fahey 2 23474 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 S &..............B Evans 3 814x2 Velvet Girl 30.55 ............................... B Dann 4 8x681 Opawa Al 30.75...............................R Wales 5 223x2 Saving Lots nwtd................................C Weir 6 62236 Allen Mack nwtd ...........................C Roberts 7 25156 Know Equal 31.03 ..........................G Cleeve 8 54563 Promise To Keep 30.67 .......................A Lee 9 87537 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S & .............B Evans 10 8x655 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 ............H Anderton 13 5.55 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARRY FREE C1, 295m 1 64873 Kingman 17.39 ................................ M Grant 2 73675 Mitcham Reado nwtd ................J McInerney 3 22855 Elora 17.37................................R Blackburn 4 87x83 Chippy Jordy 17.37 .........................J Tanner 5 66563 Wong Answer 17.43 ...................J M Jopson 6 68746 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey 7 26667 Goldstar Sawyer 17.60 S & .............B Evans 8 85557 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 87758 Jinno Gino 17.51 ......................... J McMillan 14 6.11 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 57728 Smash Gator 17.79 ......................... M Grant

2 73787 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 35683 Dapper Danny 17.56 ................... J McMillan 4 85577 Idol Eve 17.43 .................................R Wales 5 578x6 Seeking Baxter 17.28................J McInerney 6 47443 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.70 S & .............B Evans 7 44152 Dunk It 17.62.................................... B Dann 8 43444 Know Sweat 17.39 .........................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 7487F Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 15 6.27pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 41867 Sierra Delta 17.47 S & ....................B Evans 2 38674 Jealous Much 17.67 ..................J McInerney 3 78663 Come Sunday 17.35 ...........................A Lee 4 65615 Epic Owen 17.53........................J M Jopson 5 18847 Zephaniah 17.45 ....................... A Bradshaw 6 36227 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 7 38466 Hatfield 17.44 ............................R Blackburn 8 34156 Butterface 17.70 ..............................J Tanner 9 55578 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 76867 Opawa Minstrel nwtd....................... R Wales SELECTIONS

Race 1: Know Approval, Shoe Fly, Mr Black Magic, Verbena Race 2: Oliver Black, Cathy Maree, Sozin’s Roar, Batty Who Race 3: Epic Mate, Tip The Babe, Nicky Baxter, Sozin’s Angel Race 4: Special Affair, Smash Ocean, Replica Casino, Ohoka Pheobe Race 5: Stu On It, Bula Roberts, Olliebollon, Amy Baxter Race 6: Pip Baxter, Idol Star, Gorm The Great, Belfast Delanie Race 7: Know Panic, Go Bliss, Renegade Comet, Gotcha Rocky Race 8: Homebush Scribe, Jinja Cream Fizz, Sweet As Brad Race 9: Know Potential, Dyna Bart, Kay Bomb, Goldstar Miley Race 10: Senorita Julie, We Rocking, Talk Soon, Dove Love Race 11: Dyna Vernon, Dave’s Dot, Goldstar Chief, Vasterbottenost Race 12: Velvet Girl, Opawa Al, Peekay Shout, Promise To Keep Race 13: Elora, Kingman, Mitcham Reado, Wong Answer Race 14: Know Sweat, Dunk It, Seeking Baxter, Tubby Kevie Race 15: Come Sunday, Sierra Delta, Butterface, Hatfield LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- 5 22121 Dyna Dave nwtd ...........................C Roberts 6 63448 Mertz 18.75 ...............................J McInerney way Meeting Date: 27 Feb 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Dou- 6 57657 Awesome Annie 32.70 ................ B I Conner 7 11426 Debbie Baxter 18.79 .................J McInerney bles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 7 27455 Homebush Boden 33.32 ...........J McInerney 8 54128 Unverified 18.92 ........................J McInerney 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 8 55875 Black Dan nwtd .........................J McInerney 9 57841 Tricky Action 18.89 S & ...................B Evans 1 12.12pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 9 78788 Opawa Richie 32.79 ........................R Wales 10 64381 Macey Baxter 19.09 ..................J McInerney C1, 310m 4 1.05pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STKS 7 1.57 BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STKS C2, 545m 1 41323 Zipping Lance 18.46 .....................R Adcock C1, 545m 1 31554 Southern Honey 33.02 ................R Hamilton 2 51243 Mitcham Faye nwtd ...................J McInerney 1 77462 Know Scholar 32.23 .......................G Cleeve 2 47112 Token Vikkers nwtd .........................R Wales 3 887x1 Homebush Marko nwtd .............J McInerney 2 37245 Homebush Fued nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 11413 Lord Louie 32.74 ...........................R Adcock 4 64388 Trendy Blake nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 86878 Sacred Opera 33.88.......................J Guthrie 4 85614 Verta Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 5 21538 Cosmic Ruben 18.98 ................J McInerney 4 86656 Heritage Watch 32.93 ....................J Guthrie 5 45416 Draxler 33.15 J & ............................D Fahey 6 88255 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 6 52245 Amy Bale 33.09............................C Roberts 5 73634 Darlek Ian 33.48........................J McInerney 7 72P57 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 7 3445x Know Answer 32.72 .......................G Cleeve 6 15535 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 8 58735 Jinja Cody nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 36177 Homebush Ragna 33.00 ...........J McInerney 7 55776 Luciastar 32.67 .........................J McInerney 9 71577 Uncle Jock 19.12 ..................... P Hammond 9 25768 Storming Mack 33.03 .................. B I Conner 8 18878 Bouncer Milos nwtd...................J McInerney 10 58868 Homebush Jasper 19.03 ...........J McInerney 9 78788 Opawa Richie 32.79 ........................R Wales 10 32553 Know Conclusion 33.74 .................G Cleeve 2 12.30pm OGRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 5 1.22 ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C1, 310m 8 2.15pm MORNINGTON VET STAKES C3/4, 545m 1 52827 Jinja Spirit nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 7886x Southern Affair 18.93 ..................R Hamilton 1 57813 Valyrian Steel nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 86631 Goldstar Power nwtd S & ................B Evans 2 56361 Homebush Scorpio 18.71 .........J McInerney 2 51165 Viktoria Vikkers nwtd ....................C Roberts 3 87888 Magic Wilma nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 41334 Disclaimer nwtd.............................R Adcock 3 71615 Zipping Jen 33.01 ....................... B I Conner 4 67672 Koputai nwtd ..................................J Guthrie 4 72674 Ohoka Tess 19.11 .....................J McInerney 4 44876 Know Hassle nwtd .........................G Cleeve 5 688 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 5 26277 Chief Doug 18.74 ......................J McInerney 5 16167 Spring Sam 32.42 .....................J McInerney 6 34333 Homebush Tasha nwtd ..............J McInerney 6 46344 Leo’s Son 18.60 ........................J McInerney 6 63464 Opawa Cheviot 32.47 S & ...............B Evans 7 64837 Cosmic Ryder nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 38661 Cosmic Jase 18.69 ...................J McInerney 7 4273x Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 8 68F33 Mounga nwtd ............................J McInerney 8 27166 Homebush Pansy nwtd .............J McInerney 8 31542 Goldstar Marvely nwtd S & .............B Evans 9 44646 Goldstar Diesel nwtd S & ................B Evans 9 x2888 Opawa Leigh 18.99 ......................... R Wales 9 27677 Must Be Rusty 33.00.................J McInerney 10 67848 Springheel Jack nwtd .....................J Guthrie 10 71577 Uncle Jock 19.12 ..................... P Hammond 10 21286 Opawa Brad 33.00 J & ....................D Fahey 3 12.47pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES 6 1.40pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE SPRINT C2, 310m 9 2.32 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C3, 310m C1, 545m 1 22232 Queen Kong nwtd .....................J McInerney 1 58325 Justin Ryan 18.51 S &..................... B Evans 1 61623 Malaga Molly 32.90 ...................J McInerney 2 17871 La Kinks 18.59 ...............................C Healey 2 75514 Dissident nwtd..............................C Roberts 2 41814 Classy Witch 32.72 ........................G Cleeve 3 47127 Epic Boom 18.95........................J M Jopson 3 11837 Homebush Austin 18.74 ............J McInerney 3 56767 No Tinkerbell 32.96 ........................J Guthrie 4 43621 Sozin’s Emperor nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 56127 Lonely Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 85378 Dave’s Pick 33.37......................J McInerney 5 68815 Opawa Poppy nwtd .........................R Wales 5 14854 Epic Mango 18.79 ......................J M Jopson

6 76111 Opawa Jumper 18.68 ......................R Wales 7 12141 Aussie Hoon nwtd S & ....................B Evans 8 21644 Ohoka Alex 18.67..........................R Adcock Emergencies: 9 24788 Detective Dash 18.75 ................J McInerney 10 74788 Chop Shop 19.09 ......................J McInerney 10 2.48pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES SPRINT C4, 310m 1 53228 Think Tank 18.85 .......................J McInerney 2 82756 Hey Jude nwtd ..........................J McInerney 3 12164 Coco Bango 18.64 ....................J McInerney 4 54731 Zipping Clyde 18.45 .................... B I Conner 5 52385 Star Bucking 18.57....................J McInerney 6 18463 Junk Mail nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 7 65354 Watta Gunn nwtd ..........................R Adcock 8 16457 Know Scrutiny 18.58 ......................G Cleeve 9 48275 Super Bad 18.44 ..........................D Roberts 11 3.04pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION FINAL NZRSf, 545m 1 22144 Shift The Blame 32.60...............J McInerney 2 52218 Goldstar Ashton 32.92 S & .............B Evans 3 76141 Perfect Result 32.28 ......................R Adcock 4 41436 Botany Alan 32.81.....................J McInerney 5 21212 Opawa Rooster nwtd J & ................D Fahey 6 13323 Opawa Plum nwtd ...........................R Wales 7 12536 Trevor Gibbs 32.75 J &....................D Fahey 8 21722 Dream Kay nwtd..............................R Wales 9 31542 Goldstar Marvely nwtd S & .............B Evans 10 32553 Know Conclusion 33.74 .................G Cleeve 12 3.21pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR DASH C5, 310m 1 53123 Wheelchair Norm 18.09 ............J McInerney 2 15841 Botany Cold 18.73 ....................J McInerney 3 61375 Princely Gold 18.62...................J McInerney 4 16182 Homebush Rufus 18.42 ............J McInerney

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17654 Sergess 18.66 ...........................J McInerney 33652 Opawa Sheldon 18.35..................... R Wales 18226 Homebush Banker 18.50 ..........J McInerney 51416 Cosmic Richie 18.49 .................J McInerney 36888 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 ....................J McInerney 13 3.37pm RACING AGAIN THURSDAY 8TH MARCH C1, 310m 1 21223 Botany Whisper nwtd ................J McInerney 2 35752 Know Dollars nwtd .........................G Cleeve 3 87213 Southern Fantasy 18.90 .................B Healey 4 28442 Homebush Hundy 19.18 ...........J McInerney 5 67554 Sozin’s Fortune nwtd.................J McInerney 6 35636 Rambo 18.86 ................................R Adcock 7 548x3 Little Snicko nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 87542 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............J McInerney 9 52557 Joey Baxter 18.74 .....................J McInerney 10 x2888 Opawa Leigh 18.99 ......................... R Wales SELECTIONS

Race 1: Zipping Lance, Homebush Marko, Jinja Cody Race 2: Goldstar Power, Jinja Spirit, Mounga, Cosmic Ryder Race 3: Dyna Dave, Classy Witch, Malaga Molly, Opawa Richie Race 4: Know Scholar, Raylene, Luciastar, Opawa Richie Race 5: Disclaimer, Homebush Scorpio, Leo’s Son, Southern Affair Race 6: Queen Kong, Debbie Baxter, Mertz, Unverified Race 7: Lord Louie, Draxler, Token Vikkers, Amy Bale Race 8: Know Jinx, Know Hassle, Valyrian Steel, Zipping Jen Race 9: Opawa Jumper, Ohoka Alex, Chop Shop Race 10: Hey Jude, Junk Mail, Zipping Clyde, Coco Bango Race 11: Perfect Result, Dream Kay, Goldstar Ashton, Trevor Gibbs Race 12: Wheelchair Norm, Princely Gold, Cosmic Richie Race 13: Homebush Sloan, Rambo, Little Snicko, Know Dollars LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ HARNESS RACING

Classy colts off to Perth One of Canterbury’s most promising threeyear-olds will be on a direct flight to Perth on Friday after he was purchased in a bigmoney deal.

Ocean Ridge has won three of his four starts for trainers Ken and Tony Barron this season, the most recent at Addington ten days ago.

His old co-owner, Rob Spencer, had just made payments for the New Zealand Derby when an offer arrived, according to Ken Barron.

“He rung and said he was going away for a week, so he had just rung Brian Rabbitt at Addington and paid up for the Derby.

“Then in the next breath he said he hadn’t discounted selling the horse.”

The horse was vetted the next morning and will soon be joining the stable of Skye Bond.

Barron says he expects the horse to be a star in Perth.

“He’ll go right to the top level.

“He’s got the speed, but the thing he’s done this year is shown more tractability.

“When he sat parked that night and overraced, he still won, then he stormed out of a hole in the ground last time.”

In the blink of an eye, the Barrons have lost their three best three-year-olds in the space of a month after Beachbabebeauty was sold to clients of Perth trainer Gary Hall and Ana Malak was sent for a spell after a pre-sale vet examination reveal a bone chip that needed operating on.

But Barron isn’t too concerned.

“I’m just a pawn in the chess game.

“I either get to keep a nice horse or a get a commission on the sale from my owners.

“The only two people that have to be happy are the buyer and the seller and that’s never been any different.”

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): If it’s a struggle, step back and consider whether you really have the optimal setup for the task at hand. With the right equipment you can climb gracefully over the wall instead of trying to knock through it.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Someone close would give you exactly what you needed if only he or she were privy to what exactly that was. Maybe you don’t even know. Keep trying to figure it out, though. Stay experimental.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have no control over who is the best, but you have complete control over your ability to get better. Your success happens when you make improvement your goal instead of having the goal to win.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Do the same thing you’ve done and you’ll get more of what you already have. Change it up and who knows? You could use a little “who knows?” in your world.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You know that dream you keep having about not being ready for the job you’re asked to do? Well, you’re more prepared every day. Keep it up and you’ll soon be competent.

Competence will lead to confidence.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It’s only human to flinch in the face of success. One such “flinch” comes in the form of needing things to be perfect before making the next move. Things will never be perfect. Just move.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Hey, what about small actions made consistently? It’s not the storybook way – that would be more like a wave of the wand and a magical transformation – but it will get you there nonetheless.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): One only needs to turn on the news for a few minutes to rediscover that people are the worst. One only needs to talk to you for a few minutes to have his or her faith in humanity restored.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Inconveniences might be opportunities, interesting backdrops or better. As it is with rain on the wedding day, the less-than-ideal circumstance will be a harbinger of goodness to come.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Regarding these people you admire, it’s not that they have something you don’t have. It’s that they have something you do have but haven’t figured out how to use to the greatest effect just yet.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll be presented with dim alternate views but why dwell in dusky areas? As Walt Whitman suggested, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re trying to figure out life’s mysteries. Maybe you don’t know any more than some others, but someone has to be the authority. Why not you? You’ll handle it quite well.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

SPOONER, Mervyn – Passed away suddenly in Perth. Loved husband of Sue, loved father of Curtis, Hayden and Sophie. Much loved poppy of all his mokopuna.

Forever in our hearts.

SHEARER, Janette Sara (Nettles) nee Rodger – On February 25, 2018.

Peacefully at home, Methven, after a short battle with cancer. Dearly loved wife of Lyell. Loved mother and mother in law of Ben and Please note all late death Chris, and Lee-Ann and notices or notices sent Symon Bell. Loved nana Net outside ordinary office hours to Zack and Clay. Messages must be emailed to: to the Shearer Family, PO deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In to ensure publication. lieu of flowers donations to To place a notice during the Methven Care Trust would be appreciated and office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 may be left at the service. A for more information special thank you to Doctors Gayle O’Duffy and Sophie Any queries Febery and the District please contact Nurses for their care of 0800 Janette. A service for Janette ASHBURTON will be held at St John’s (0800-274-287) Church, Presbyterian Jackson Street, Methven TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, DEATHS February 28, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Rain spreading from the north in the evening to Mount Cook.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: E 30 km/h.

TOMORROW Rain spreading south during the morning, easing afternoon. Gradually clearing evening, but cloudy periods remain.

Northeasterlies.

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Rain spreading south in the morning.

Gradually clearing by evening, but cloudy periods remain.

Wind at 1000m: Light, N 30 km/h developing evening.

Wind at 2000m: N 30 km/h developing morning, rising to 45 km/h in the afternoon.

THURSDAY Fine with increasing high cloud.

Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

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fine cloudy showers fine showers thunder fine fine fine thunder thunder fine drizzle snow snow

THURSDAY

Rain developing about the divide, mainly dry elsewhere. Northerlies developing in the morning, rising to gale south of Arthur’s Pass.

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Set 5:37 am Rise 8:00 pm

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fine

Nelson

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Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

cloudy

Timaru

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cumecs

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:30 am, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 703.6 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

11.8 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

29.6

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:10 pm, yesterday

332.6

Waitaki Kurow at 2:14 pm, yesterday

278.1

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 14.2 15.5 Max to 4pm 11.5 Minimum 10.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 11.4 16hr to 4pm February to date 188.4 Avg Feb to date 46 2018 to date 302.6 104 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 19 At 4pm Strongest gust S 59 Time of gust 12:02am

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Northeasterlies developing morning.

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A low over the Tasman Sea is deepening and moving southeastward towards the South Island. The ridge moves away to the east tomorrow.

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9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Angelo’s Outdoor Kitchen Angelo prepares salmon three ways, including Mexican fajitas with a tropical mango salsa. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The Wall Queensland’s Chrissy and Des set out to win for their family. 0 8:40 Gordon Ramsay On Cocaine AO (Part 2) 0 9:40 20/20 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0

11:10 Graves Graves and Isaiah travel to Graves’s childhood home; Margaret hits the campaign trail; Olivia fabricates a story about her baby’s father.

12:20 Secrets And Lies AO 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 0 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 11:55 Family Feud Australia 3 12:25 Dr Phil PGR 3 1:25 Married At First Sight Australia PGR 3 0 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 The Block Australia The teams decide which type of room they will deliver to the judges, but they cannot choose a bedroom; Scott visits one couple for a budget intervention.

5:30 Modern Family 3 Claire and Mitchell enlist each other’s help to spare their significant others from embarrassment. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 Married At First Sight 7:30 My Kitchen Rules Australia PGR Sydney sisters Jess and Emma Twenty strangers are promise a lip-smacking matched by experts to make menu, but old rivals are out 10 couples who meet for the to settle a score. Final instant first time on their wedding restaurant of group one. 0 day. 0 8:45 Instant Hotel 0 9:05 SVU – Special Victims Unit 9:55 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out AO 0 Of Here Australia 0 10pm Road Cops PGR 3 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 3 0 7:25 Milo Murphy’s Law 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:15 Jeremy Kyle AO 1:15 Judge Rinder PGR 2:15 Home Improvement 3 0 2:45 Home And Away 3 0 3:15 Shortland Street 3 0 3:45 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 0 4:05 Stuck In The Middle When Dad goes out of town, Harley must find her mother a new friend after she becomes over clingy. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

11:10 F Mom PGR 3 0 11:40 Empire AO 3 0 12:30 The Whispers AO 1:15 Shortland Street 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Army Wives AO 3 0 4:15 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 (Part 1) 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm The Blacklist AO 3 Red and Aram take to bold measures to guarantee Liz’s safety as she awaits trial. 0 Midnight Infomercials

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BRAVO 10am Four Weddings Australia PGR 3 10:55 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:45 Snapped PGR 3 12:40 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:35 Relative Success With Tabatha 3 2:35 World Of Dance PGR 3 3:35 How Do I Look? 4:30 Four Weddings Australia PGR 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 7:28 The Dish Series featuring entertainment and celebrity news, presented

by Cassidy Morris.

7:30 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne The housewives set sail for some fun in the sun on a catamaran off Cabo’s coast, but there is bad feeling between Gina and Sally.

9:30 Dating Naked AO 10:28 The Dish 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:20 Snapped PGR 3 12:10 Infomercials 3

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6:45 Our Kind Of Traitor 16VLSC 2016 Thriller.

Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris.

8:30 Leading Lady PG 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Katie McGrath, Bok van Blerk.

10:10 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 10:25 Collateral The Eighties Beauty ML 2016 Drama.

8:35pm on Prime Will Smith, Helen Mirren.

Noon Going In Style ML SKY 5 2017 Crime. Morgan Freeman, 6am Last Man Standing Michael Caine. 1:35 The PG 6:25 Modern Family Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, PGL 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Scorpion ML 8:05 Pawn Charlotte Rampling. 3:20 Our Kind Of Traitor 16VLSC 2016 Stars 8:55 Helicopter ER Thriller. Ewan McGregor, M 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU Naomie Harris. 5:05 Deadly – Special Victims Unit MV Voltage PGC 2016 Drama.

11:35 Last Man Standing Mike Dopud, Alaina Huffman.

PG Noon Modern Family 6:30 Suicide Squad 16VLC 2016 Action. Will Smith, PGL 12:30 MacGyver Margot Robbie. 8:30 The M 1:30 Border Security Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 PG 2pm Raw Live MV Comedy. Nadine just wants 5:15 Modern Family PGL to grow up and move past 5:40 Helicopter ER M the awkward loneliness of 6:30 Pawn Stars PG high school, after her all-star big brother begins dating her 7:30 Supergirl MVS 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV best friend. Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson.

9:30 NCIS PGV 10:20 Get Out 16VLC 2017 10:30 SVU – Special Victims Thriller. Allison Williams, Unit MV Daniel Kaluuya.

11:25 Helicopter ER M WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

12:05 Wedding Bells 2017 Romance. Danica McKellar, 12:20 Border Security Kavan Smith. 1:30 Deadly PG 1:20 The Simpsons PG 1:50 NCIS – New Orleans MV Voltage PGC 2016 Drama.

Mike Dopud, Alaina Huffman.

2:40 Supergirl MVS 3:30 SVU 2:55 Suicide Squad 16VLC – Special Victims Unit MV 2016 Action. 5am The Edge 4:20 The Force MC 4:45 NCIS Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Comedy.

PGV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MAORI

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Grojband 3 7:40 The Powerpuff Girls 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:50 Jeopardy 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Elementary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 Wheel Of Fortune 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Ka Tu Ka Korero 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 4:10 Kia Mau 3 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 Fresh 5pm Sisters 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm KaweKorero 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 7:30 The Great Australian Bake 8pm The Topp Twins – Do Not Off Adjust Your Twinset 3 In the semi-final, the final four must prove to the judges that 8:30 School Of Hard Knocks PGR 9pm Songs From The Inside they can master the classics AO 3 as they create doughnuts, a 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 passionfruit tart, and a high10pm Whawhai tea showstopper. 0 10:30 Smackdown PGR 8:35 The Eighties PGR 9:35 XXIII Olympic Winter Games Review Show 11:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1:05 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7am Bride Wars ML 2008 Comedy. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnston. 8:30 Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy. Bill Murray, Kate Hudson. 10:15 People Interview – Chris Pratt 2016 Featurette. 10:45 Warrior MVL 2011 Action. Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte. 1pm The Social Network ML 2010 Drama. Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield. 3pm The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 4:40 Jersey Girl MLS 2004 Comedy Drama.

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Liv Tyler. 6:20 Twelve Monkeys MVL 1995 Sci-fi Thriller. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe. 8:30 Be Cool MVL 2005 Comedy.

Disenchanted with the movie industry, a man tries the music industry, meeting and romancing the widow of a music executive on the way.

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn.

10:30 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama. Diane Lane, Richard Gere.

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12:30 Bandits MV 2001 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett. 2:30 My Bloody Valentine 18VLS 2009 Horror. Jensen Ackles, Jaime King. 4:10 People Interview – Matthew McConaughey 5:10 Jersey Girl MLS 2004 Comedy Drama.

11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

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SKY SPORT 1 6am Hook Me Up! 7:15 Motorsport – FIM Superbike World Championship (HLS) Australia – Race Two. From Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

7:45 L Netball – UK Super League Loughborough Lightning v Manchester Thunder.

10am Motorsport – Asian Le Mans Series Year End Review.

11am Hook Me Up! Noon Rugby – Six Nations (RPL) Scotland v England.

2pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Bulls v Hurricanes.

4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Crusaders v Chiefs.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Lions v Jaguares.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Blues.

8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 The Golf Show 10:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Honda Classic.

From Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

11:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

From Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Brumbies.

2am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Waratahs v Stormers.

4am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Bulls v Hurricanes.

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6am The Living Room 7am Gardeners’ World 7:30 Love Nature – Dogs That Changed The World 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites 10am Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10:30 Caribbean Pirate Treasure 11am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 11:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In 1pm Stephen Fry In Central America 2pm Walking The Americas PGR 3pm Gardeners’ World 3:30 Love Nature – Catching The Impossible 4:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 5pm A Taste Of South Africa 5:30 Cash Cowboys 6:30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 7:30 Restoration Man 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers Sheryl and Frank’s suburban neighbourhood was a welcome change when they were looking to grow their young family but, with two soon-to-be-teens, they want to leave their starter home.

9:30 Big House, Little House 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure Midnight A Taste Of South Africa 12:30 100 Day Bach 1am Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 2am Love Nature – Catching The Impossible 3am Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 3:30 Gardeners’ World 4am Restoration Man 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

SKY SPORT 2 6am Football – A-League (RPL) Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 8am Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Hawke’s Bay United v Canterbury United. 10am Football – UEFA Champions League 10:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix. 12:30 NRL 360 1:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Brisbane Roar FC v Newcastle Jets. 3:30 Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. 5:30 Hook Me Up! 6:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First ODI. 7pm PreSeason With The Warriors 7:30 Super League Fulltime 8pm Winter Olympics Review Show 9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm Cricket – Ford Trophy Final – Central Districts v Auckland.

10:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First ODI. 11pm The Cricket Show 11:30 Rugby League – Charity Shield Rabbitohs v Dragons. WEDNESDAY Midnight Super League Fulltime 12:30 ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 1am Football – A-League Shootout 2am Football – A-League Hour 3am Golf – PGA Tour Honda Classic.

4am Golf – LPGA Tour Thailand – Round Four.

4:30 Golf – European Tour Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. 5am The Golf Show 27Feb18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG YouTube Special.

9:10 Alaskan Bush People M All That Matters. 10am Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the Beginning with Gas Monkey Garage. 10:50 Garage Rehab PG Abel Racing. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M The Pied Piper. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M The Bedroom Basher. 1:20 Blood Relatives M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 What On Earth? PG 5:40 MythBusters PG Car v Rain.

6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the Beginning with Gas Monkey Garage. 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 What On Earth? PG Mafia Ghost Ship.

9:25 Street Science PG Fireball Launcher.

9:50 Street Science PG Human Cannonball.

10:15 Moonshiners M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Blood Relatives M

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Sport Shield stays put

BY MATT MARKHAM

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Canterbury Country tennis showpiece, the Browning Shield, will remain on show at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre for another 12 months after Mid Canterbury won the illustrious event for the fifth year in a row at the weekend.

In a gripping encounter against sides from North Canterbury, Malvern and Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury came out on the right side of the ledger after an intense weekend of play which consisted of 72 matches – 24 against each district.

Play was split into men’s and women’s singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles and Andre van Rooyen, the Mid Canterbury tennis coach, said it was a real team effort.

“It was so close, in fact it couldn’t have got much closer,” he said.

“Against Ellesmere, I think of the first 10 matches only one was won in straight sets, the rest all went to three.

“But the team dug deep and got the necessary wins – it was fantastic.”

The side played without the experience of Neil McCann on the court, but they did have his expertise from the sideline as he slotted into the manager’s role with aplomb, making some key decisions at vital times that led to the success.

“Neil was a fantastic manager, he made some calls and backed his decisions.”

Mid Canterbury beat Malvern 16-8 and North Canterbury 17-7 before claiming the tight win against Ellesmere 14-10.

“Each and every player out there on the court gave it their all.

“It was almost the same squad as last year, but with Neil coming out we called in some youngsters and they stood up and played great, which shows that the development side of the game is coming along well.”

Rhys Cromie was the standout performer for the locals, completing an unbeaten weekend on the courts, while Tessa McCann also produced a good overall result dropping just the one doubles match along the way.

Mid Canterbury’s Koji Kawamata gets full air during the Browning Shield at the weekend.

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