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A large number of cows were killed after being struck by a train near Rangitata yesterday morning. A KiwiRail freight train travelling north struck a herd of 50 cows on the railway lines just before the Rangitata south railway bridge at 4am. “A herd of around 50 cows wandering in the rail corridor was struck by a freight train between Rangitata and Hinds around 4am this morning,” KiwiRail South Island general manager operations Jeanine Benson said. “Unfortunately a large number have died as a result.

“This is an upsetting incident for all those involved, including the farmer who was attempting to round up the escaped cows when they were struck.” KiwiRail staff were inspecting the bridge and train for any damage with the line re-opening once they were complete. “It is also a timely reminder of the need to keep stock out of the rail corridor to prevent incidents like this happening,” she said. Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy chairman Chris Ford said he was not aware of the incident, but that it was always tough for all parties involved when an incident like this occurs.

“It is pretty distressing for all parties, the train driver and the farmer so my sympathies go out to them,” he said. Ford said he knows from having his own block of land that is next to railway lines just how easy it can be for cows to get on to, but that it is important for farmers to make sure their stock is not on the tracks. Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers president Mike Salvesen also said he was not aware of the incident, but that he would expect Federated Farmers’ members to rally around affected farmers after incidents like this. Police were notified of the incident but were not needed.

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Ashburton will host the annual Sister Cities Conference next year. Ashburton District mayor Donna Favel made the announcement at this year’s conference in Palmerston North at the weekend, where more than 100 delegates and dignitaries from New Zealand, United States, Japan, China and Australia had gathered for the three-day event. The Sister Cities Conference brings representatives from all over the world together to discuss ways to foster global connections that will enhance understanding and friendship, and encourage mutual economic growth. “It was with great pride and excitement that I formally invited delegates from around New Zealand and the world to come to Ashburton for the 2020 Sister Cities Conference,” Favel said. “It will be an extraordinary opportunity to showcase our district, build even stronger international relationships and further our cultural, educational, youth, sports, professional and chinetechnical projects.” Beko Dryer The proposed theme for the 2020 conference is growing culmmes tural awareness in an agricultural stronghold. mm d, 945mm h The theme will highlight the

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Ashburton District has recorded a case of tuberculosis (TB) this month. While TB occurs throughout New Zealand, rarely is there a case from Mid Canterbury. There were 320 cases notified in New Zealand in 2017, while on average in Mid Canterbury there has been zero to one case per year over the past few years. Worldwide, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer,

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according to the World Health Organisation. About half those with active TB will die if they do not receive treatment and almost 4500 people lose their lives daily to the disease. It is caused by bacteria which spreads through microscopic droplets released into the air from an infected person coughing, sneezing or talking. Canterbury District Health Board Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton said people with tuberculosis don’t always

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■ ACC CLAIMS

Top time for injury is August, says ACC By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Teams will undertake a wide range of challenges at the Ashburton Lions Club’s biennial Big Smoke vs Rural Folk team challenge. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Rural folk size up townies By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Plenty of groundwork has been laid as the Rural Folk attempt to grab the title from Big Smoke in the Ashburton Lion Club’s Big Smoke v Rural Folk event. The challenge evening, which is held biennially, pits two teams of 10 Ashburton District residents against each other in a variety of challenges. The Big Smoke team is made up of Ashburton “townies”, while the Rural Folk are as the name sug-

gests, from a rural background. Convenor Rex Whiting said interest was already beginning to build around the event, with the event set to provide the perfect mid-winter entertainment boost. “The event is being held in June, on Saturday 22, so it is a mid-winter event and that is often when people are looking for a bit of entertainment,” he said. Both teams are sponsored by local businesses, with the Big Smoke team to be captained by Ashburton Intermediate prin-

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cipal Brent Gray, and the rural folk team by Mount Hutt College teacher Jo Brennan. The teams are nearly assembled as well, with local business owners, principals and real estate agents getting involved. The event MC is Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone, while local politicians Jo Luxton and Andrew Falloon will put their political differences aside to make up part of the judging team. Profits from the night will be split three ways between the Ash-

burton Lions Club, the Ashburton Rowing Club and Basketball Mid Canterbury. Auctions will be held between the rounds, with items such as a signed Crusaders jersey, a cricket bat signed by Black Caps captain Kane Williamson and outdoor excursions like jet boat rides and guided fishing trips all going under the hammer. Whiting said tickets will cost $45 and will go on sale at April 8. There will be a continuous supper on the evening.

People in the Ashburton district were more accident-prone in August than any another month last year. Statistics from ACC show that there were 1193 accident claims in the month of August, the most of any month. August was also well represented in the top five most accident-prone days of the year, with August 11, August 4 and August 18 having 68, 64 and 62 claims respectively. Saturday was the only day to make it in to the top five list for daily claims, with September 22 and May 19 having 64 and 59 respectively. ACC says the reason for the spike on weekend days is down to people doing a lot more activities on the weekend. “People do a lot more on the weekend, maintenance, DIY projects, and gardening around the house; doing various forms of recreation; kids spending much of the day playing, and more people on the roads,” an ACC spokesperson said. “On top of that some people are still working so work-related injuries occur, and of course Saturday remains the major day for most organised sports. So it all adds up to more injuries occurring on a Saturday.” The month that had the least number of claims was December with 841 claims across the month. Winter sports months boasted the highest number of accidents, with May through to October all having more than 1000 claims. A total number of 12,068 accident claims were made in 2018.

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■ STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED

Wall of water takes bridge Westland has declared a state of emergency following severe flooding throughout the past few days. The bridge over the Waiho River washed away about 4.30pm and much of State Highway 6 is now closed after flooding and slips. Westland Mayor Bruce Smith told Newstalk ZB torrential rain had forced the council to call on a state of emergency. Schools and roads throughout the region were forced to close yesterday, including a number of evacuations throughout the West Coast. The severe flooding has also taken out the bridge over the Waiho River. “I called a state of emergency, the reason for that is that we’ve lost the Waiho Bridge at Franz Josef, it’s been demolished,” Smith said. “We’ve got serious problems in Haast where the water on the Haast River is lapping the stopbanks. “We’ve got an issue with the Fox Glacier Bridge where the abutment of the bridge has been washed in underneath, we’re unsure what is going to happen

there.” Farmers on the south side of the Waiho River have already started to self-evacuate but the rising river was causing further headaches, Smith said. The Hokitika River is expected to peak tomorrow morning around 4 o’clock and the flooding throughout the region is a “100-year event”. Meanwhile, an Emergency Coordination Centre has been set up at the West Coast Regional Council in Greymouth.

Rainfall is expected to ease from South Westland from midnight, Civil Defence West Coast said. “As the front moves north heavy rain is expected to impact on river levels and roading networks,” Civil Defence said in a statement. “River levels are currently being monitored throughout the region with the Waiho and Hokitika Rivers currently elevated.” The Haast River was close to its

■ HASTINGS

Inner city living for ghost CBD People may soon be able to live in Hastings CBD as part of a proposal to increase vibrancy in the city. A hearings committee met at Hastings District Council this week to hear submissions on whether to allow residential development above ground level. While Hastings CBD is busy during the working day, it falls quiet at night. The idea behind the planned change is to bring people into the CBD 24/7, increasing the life in the city, as well as the security. Hasting District Council environmental policy group manager Megan Gaffaney said residential activity was currently only permitted on a small scale in discreet areas in the CBD. “What we are proposing to do with this

plan change is to enable people to live in the central business district above ground floor level.” She said there was a decent amount of vacant space at first floor level, which could be utilised for residential development. There would also be exemptions made to parking and outdoor space requirements, which would help increase development, Gaffaney said. Submitters who spoke at Monday’s hearing were in support of the proposed change. Submitter Marina Dinsdale said going to cities which allow inner city living, such as Auckland, Wellington and Palmerston North, showed the obvious benefits. She said the having people in the city centre at all times also increased security.

record high of 7.6m but had levelled off by evening. Meanwhile, the Waiho River was also running at 7.6m but it had dropped 0.7m from its peak. The Hokitika River continued to rise yesterday evening and was currently sitting at a level of 5m. The South Island’s road network has taken a hammering due to the heavy rain and strong winds which have resulted in flooding and slips. NZ Transport Agency South Island asks motorists to take extra care with the extreme weather, debris and flooding impacting sections of road. State Highway 6 between Hokitika and Makarora is closed due to flooding and slips and will remain shut overnight. NZTA South Island said the next update on the roads can be expected early today. MetService meteorologist Stephen Glassey said Milford Sound had already had more than 400mm of rain since Sunday. The heaviest falls were over Monday night, with 124mm in five hours from midnight, with rainfall rates of 30mm an hour over a few hours. - NZME

House of accused blessed A ceremony has been held at the Dunedin flat where the Christchurch terror accused lived, to affirm the man’s beliefs ‘’have no place in Dunedin’’. The 28-year-old suspect had lived in the flat since August 2017. Tenants continue to live in the adjoining unit. The accused’s former Dunedin landlord said there was a private ceremony held on Sunday at the property, led by mana whenua, and attended by neighbours, friends and Muslims from the city’s Al Huda mosque. “Representatives of Kai Tahu, the Al Huda Mosque, neighbours and close friends participated. ‘’In this way we affirmed that this person and his beliefs have no place in Dunedin.’’ Prior to the shooting, the accused gave notice and moved out. The landlord previously said the man told him he would not need the flat beyond mid March - the massacres, where 50 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, happened on March 15. - NZME

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■ REWA JAILED FOR LIFE

It doesn’t change what happened: Pora Teina Pora is happy for Susan Burdett’s family but says Malcolm Rewa’s conviction for her murder “doesn’t change what happened” to him. Pora wrongly served 22 years in prison for the brutal 1992 murder of Burdett, before being freed after a high-profile campaign to clear his name. He was later granted $3.5 million in compensation. Yesterday Rewa, a serial rapist, was jailed for life for Burdett’s murder. Pora said: “I am pleased for the Burdett family. I hope this helps them. “Like for me, it doesn’t change what happened. But I feel good for them.” Rewa’s life sentence ends a case that has spanned 27 years and five trials. Yesterday, the 66-year-old was sentenced by Justice Geoffrey Venning in the High Court at Auckland. After the judge ensured Rewa may never be set free, members of the public gallery began clapping. Justice Venning said Rewa remained a manipulative and controlling person who remains

a danger to the community. Burdett was bludgeoned to death with the baseball bat she kept for protection in her South Auckland home in 1992. “Mr Rewa, on the night of March 23, 1992, you broke into Ms Burdett’s home. You attacked her, you raped her and you killed her,” Justice Venning said. “The evidence against you was overwhelming. “This was a particularly brutal attack following a home invasion, and committed during another serious offence.” Justice Venning said Rewa, having watched him throughout the trial and sentencing, showed “no indication of remorse”. In the courtroom yesterday, as on the day of the murder verdict after a two-week trial, was private investigator Tim McKinnel. Along with lawyers and journalists, McKinnel led the pursuit against one of this country’s great injustices – the prosecution of Teina Pora. Pora was just 17 years old when he was arrested and later twice wrongly convicted for murdering Burdett.

He spent 22 years in prison. Justice Venning said Rewa “took advantage” of Pora’s false confession. Finally, after McKinnel’s efforts with the aid of lawyers Jonathan Krebs and Ingrid Squire, Pora’s conviction was quashed by the Privy Council in London in 2015. A 1998 stay of the murder charge against Rewa was lifted in 2017, allowing the third trial to proceed. McKinnel has described the guilty verdict as “justice merged with truth”. The five trials – three for Rewa and two for Pora – had been tough for Burdett’s family, with a great deal of uncertainty and difficult times, he said. “It always involved two families - Teina’s and Susan’s, you couldn’t deal with one without the other.” McKinnel described Rewa as a “monster”. For Pora, McKinnel has said, the guilty verdict for Rewa was a day Pora had been waiting for. Right – Teina Pora served 22 years for the crime committed by Malcolm Rewa.

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Sister cities could be tourism gold I

’ve got no doubt that the significance of yesterday’s announcement that the Sister Cities conference for next year being held on our own neck of the woods will have swept straight over the top of many of those in our district. Such an announcement can tend to float on by without much consideration, but a reflection on that news yesterday was quick to underline the importance of our own district being on show to the rest of New Zealand, and many corners of the world, with dignitaries from countries across the planet set to enjoy what the Ashburton District has to offer while they are here. We sit bang-smack in the middle of one of the most

recognisable tourism platforms in the world, but we often lack in drawing those people into spending their time, and their money within our limits, instead waving as they drive through on their way to another destination. Now with the Sister Cities conference we get the opportunity to showcase what we’re all about. We can give delegates an insight

into what can be found within our region and allow them then to take that information back to their own countries, districts or regions and spread the merry word. It often feels like we understate our place as a tourist destination. We have some incredible platforms on which visitors can enjoy a true Mid Canterbury experience – but the focus often tends to be on what’s available to the north or south of us, which is really disappointing. Experience Mid Canterbury does a huge amount of work in promoting what is here – they get the word out across the globe and do it very well, but unless we start selling our district ourselves a little more, we’re never going

to get anywhere near to living to our full potential. Whether it is the winter months with the snow on Mt Hutt or the summer months with some of the most majestic walks in New Zealand available up in our own foothills, the Ashburton District is a great place to stop and enjoy. As well as natural attractions, there are man-made ones, with the continued development of venues like Lake Hood and the exciting future around the proposed hot pool complex in Methven. There is definitely no time like the present to strike and draw the numbers in. And next year’s conference could be a great launching

pad, especially considering the already existing relationships we have with some of those who will be in attendance. But the conference isn’t just about boosting our district’s profile – the theme of growing cultural awareness in an agricultural stronghold in itself opens up a world of possibilities. So, as a district we should be both proud and excited about the announcement on the weekend. Anything that can only be a positive for us going forward is a great thing and if we embrace it and ensure the experience is the best it can be then the success level will be even greater. So lock in the date, it’s a year from now.

and fly it into the White House. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama launched a fresh effort to defeat al-Qaida terrorists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, ordering in 4000 more troops. A suicide bomber set off an explosion at a packed mosque in Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing at least 48 people. Five years ago: Face to face at the Vatican for the first time, President Barack Obama and Pope Francis focused on their mutual respect and shared concern for the poor. The US Air

Force took the extraordinary step of firing nine midlevel nuclear commanders and announcing it would discipline dozens of junior officers at a nuclear missile base, responding firmly to an exam-cheating scandal. A judge in Missoula, Montana, sentenced Jordan Graham to more than 30 years in prison for killing Cody Johnson, her husband of eight days, by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park. One year ago: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, in an essay on The

New York Times website, called for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. The co-owner of a Kansas water park and a ride designer were charged with reckless second-degree murder in the decapitation of a 10-yearold boy on the ride in 2016. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Julian Glover is 84. Actor Michael York is 77. Rock musician Tony Banks (Genesis) is 69. Rock musician Andrew Farriss (INXS) is 60. Movie director Quentin Tarantino

is 56. Rock musician Derrick McKenzie (Jamiroquai) is 55. Rock musician Johnny April (Staind) is 54. Singer Mariah Carey is 49. Rock musician Brendan Hill (Blues Traveler) is 49. Hip-hop singer Fergie is 44. Pop singer-songwriter Kimbra is 29. Actress Taylor Atelian is 24. Thought for Today: “Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.” — George Santayana, American philosopher (18631952). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 86th day of 2019. There are 279 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 27, 1977, in aviation’s worst disaster, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off in heavy fog, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife. On this date: In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted presentday Florida. In 1625, Charles I acceded to the English throne upon the death of James I. In 1883, Two English Salvation Army officers landed at Port Chalmers to set up a new Zealand branch of the Christian evangelical movement. In 1942, during World War II, Congress granted American servicemen free first-class mailing privileges. In 1964, Alaska was hit by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake (the strongest on record in North America) and tsunamis that together claimed about 130 lives. In 1968, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth in 1961, died when his MiG-15 jet crashed during a routine training flight near Moscow; he was 34. In 1975, construction began on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which was completed two years later. In 1984, Cartaker and unionist Ernie Abbott was killed by a bomb at Trades’ Hall in Wellington’s Vivian Street. In 1995, Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards, including best picture and a second consecutive best actor Oscar for Tom Hanks; Jessica Lange won best actress for Blue Sky. In 2006, Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified at his federal trial that he was supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on September 11, 2001,

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Mega-rich investors must stand up for NZ By Fran O’Sullivan Head of Business, nZMe

he mega-rich who have invested in luxury property here to ride out the Apocalypse face a choice – do they up sticks in the wake of the terror attack or come out from their boltholes and use their international pull to assist New Zealand? Right now the Pure New Zealand brand is under siege. An international confidence-raising campaign is needed to ensure New Zealand maintains its allure. Activist Bob Geldof talked to chief executives in Auckland last week on how technology (ubiquitous smartphones) had opened the eyes of the international under-privileged, including in Africa, to what they had missed out on. Some 60 million were on the move and wanted what the elites had. There has been a reckoning. Three years ago, as Prime Minister, Sir John Key was positioning New Zealand as an Asia-Pacific “Switzerland” – a beautiful and wealthy bolthole for high net-worthers seeking to escape from an unstable world. In his view, stability, democracy and distance from terrorism made New Zealand an attractive destination for wealthy foreigners. Key was responding to life as he then knew it with the perceived terrorism “threat” coming from Isis. And elsewhere. Not here. It took one lone Australian murderer, intent on killing Muslims at prayer, to destroy the delusion that New Zealand’s remoteness provided sanctuary from global threats. But back then, rich expats – including tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who was awarded citizenship after just 12 days’ residence here on the back of skilful string-pulling by Xero founder Rod Drury and Trade Me founder Sam Morgan – were among a spate of the super wealthy who had brought luxury doomsday hideaways in New Zealand. There were articles aplenty in the New York Times and the UK’s Daily Telegraph saying why New Zealand was the bolthole du jour for the super rich. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman told The New Yorker: “Saying you’re buying a house in New Zealand is kind of a wink, wink, say no more.” Vice.com’s Charlotte Gra-

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“Antipodean sanctuary in an ever-changing world” according to newzealandbolthole.co.nz. New Zealanders took the wealth dividend as they sold desirable properties and stations to the newcomers. There was a general consensus in business circles that positioning New Zealand as a desirable and secure haven in this part of the world made a great deal of sense. In the Herald’s 2016 Mood of the Boardroom survey some 79 per cent of CEOs found the Key vision of a “wealthy, desirable and secure haven in a restive world that other people want to live and invest in” to be attractive. But spruiking New Zealand as a haven was not shared by the incoming coalition Government which quickly made it clear that its interests were not with the “one per cent”. It was not swayed by the arguments of international rich-listers that banning house sales to foreigners could hurt the country’s reputation. The Government believed – somewhat

ham-McLay wrote last April in a A brief guide to riding out the Apocalypse in New Zealand: “Scrolling through the headlines, you’ve got to have sympathy for the perennial northern hemisphere social media rage-post: ‘F**k this, I’m moving to New Zealand’.” In fact, applications from Americans, who wanted to do just that, jumped 70 per cent in the 12 weeks following Donald Trump’s election. The fear of terror in Europe was also a driver for Europeans to up sticks and leave. Chinese investors were open that they were seeking to derisk their own exposure to the Chinese market, get capital out, and buy residential property in a pollution-free environment. Alibaba founder Jack Ma told Key in China in 2016 he planned to buy a home in New Zealand and said at least 20 of his colleagues in their 40s had already retired here. The wealth effect was palpable. Websites sprang up spruiking the billionaire’s paradise: An

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Brexit options put to vote British lawmakers have voted to wrest control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May for a day in a bid to find a way through the European Union divorce impasse that a majority in parliament could support. Lawmakers should now vote on a range of Brexit options later today, giving parliament a chance to indicate whether it can agree on a deal with closer ties to Brussels, and then try to push the government in that direction. The move underlined to what extent May has lost her authority, although she said the government would not be bound by the results of the so-called indicative votes today. Monday’s vote was put forward by Oliver Letwin, a lawmaker in May’s Conservative Party, and came after the prime minister admitted that the deal she had agreed with the EU after two years of talks still did not have enough support to pass. Lawmakers backed Letwin’s proposal by 329 votes to 302, and were almost certain to confirm their decision in the final vote of the evening on the overall “motion as amended”. Earlier, May said the proposal would set an unwelcome precedent and could lead to support for an outcome to which the EU itself would not agree. “No government could give a blank cheque to commit to an outcome without knowing what it is,” May said before the vote. “So I cannot commit the government to delivering the outcome of any votes held by this house.” Last week, the EU agreed to delay Britain’s original March 29 departure date because of the deadlock. Now, it will leave the EU on May 22 if May’s deal is approved by parliament this week. If not, it will have until April 12 to outline its plans. Monday’s vote was an attempt to find a way to

Excited for Broadway Hugh Jackman says he’s looking forward to coming back to Broadway next year as a classic roguish traveling salesman in a play he first performed in as a teenager. “I’m very, very excited about doing The Music Man,” he told The Associated Press. The two-time Tony winner said he first performed the show in high school, and that it was the first musical he ever acted in. “It’s amazing I’m going back to it,” he said. As con man Harold Hill, Jackman will sing such favorites as Ya Got Trouble, Seventy-Six Trombones and Gary, Indiana.

Protestors for opposing views face off against each other, with pro-Brexit split from Europe at right, and pro-Europe anti Brexit at left, outside parliament in London this week. PHOTO AP come up with such a plan. European Council President Donald Tusk said last week that all Brexit options were still open for Britain until April 12, including a deal, a departure with no deal, a long extension – or even revoking Article 50 and remaining in the EU. But nearly three years after the 2016 EU membership referendum and four days before Britain was supposed to leave the bloc, it was still unclear how, when or if

Brexit would take place, with parliament and the nation still bitterly divided. To get her deal passed, May must win over at least 75 MPs who voted against her on March 12 – dozens of rebels in her Conservative Party, some opposition Labour Party MPs and the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which props up her minority government but has voted against the deal so far. - AP

■ UNITED STATES

Apple jumps into streaming business Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service Monday, enlisting such superstars as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg to try to overcome its rivals’ head start. Apple didn’t disclose the price or the launch date except to say that Apple TV Plus will be available this fall. It will feature Apple’s original shows and movies. The company also unveiled a news subscription service that will give customers access to roughly 300 magazines and a few major newspapers for $10 a month. And it announced a new branded credit card. The video-streaming venture is fraught with risk for a company scrambling to diversify beyond its star product, the iPhone, whose sales have started to decline. Netflix, which started its streaming service in 2007, has 139 million subscribers worldwide. But Apple has lots of money, more than 900 million active iPhones, and a track record for innovation that has enabled it to overtake its rivals, even when it enters a business late, as it did with smartphones, tablets and smartwatches. In the past, of course, Apple has mostly jumped into relatively small and undeveloped markets. Streaming video, by contrast, is dominated by huge services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, with more

Charles, Camilla on tour Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began their first full day in Cuba yesterday with a visit to Old Havana, touring churches, shops and cafes in the narrow cobblestoned streets of the historic centre before other events around the capital city. The heir to the British throne arrived in Cuba Sunday with an agenda including visits to historic sites, a solar park, organic farm, bio-medical research centre, a meeting with entrepreneurs, a cultural gala and a dinner with President Miguel Diaz-Canel. The agenda does not include visits with political dissidents or other critics of Cuba’s single-party system.

Morissette a mum again Apple CEO Tim Cook and Oprah Winfrey prepare to embrace at the Steve Jobs Theatre during the Apple product launch. PHOTO AP seeming to be bowing into the competition daily, including AT& T’s WarnerMedia, Disney and Comcast. “Great competitors make for great consumer experiences,” Netflix said in a statement. Netflix stock rose $5.22 to $366.23 Monday. Apple’s stock fell $2.31 to $188.74. Among the upcoming programs on the new Apple service will be Winfrey-created documentaries; a show about TV morning talk shows, starring Aniston, Reese

Witherspoon and Steve Carell; a futuristic drama starting Momoa; and a sci-fi show called “Amazing Stories” from Spielberg. Apple TV Plus will be featured in the existing Apple TV app, which brings together different streaming services such as HBO and Showtime and traditional cable subscriptions. Video will be delivered to iPhones and iPads, Apple’s own Apple TV device, smart TVs and, soon, streaming gadgets from Roku and Amazon. - AP

Alanis Morissette is pregnant with her third child. The Grammy-winning singer posted a black-and-white photo of herself Monday to her Instagram account, revealing her round belly while also singing with headphones covering her ears. Morissette captioned the photo with, “so much NEWness.” Her representative confirmed the pregnancy to The Associated Press. The 44-year-old Canadian singer has two kids: her son Ever Imre is 8 and her daughter Onyx Solace turns 3 in June. Her hits include Ironic, You Oughta Know, Thank U and Hands Clean.

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of that company Mark Zuckerberg has been widely criticised for not responding to questions over the failure of the site to block the 17-minute livestream of the shootings. When asked whether Tourism NZ would return to Facebook, a spokeswoman said it was a “complete unknown at this stage”. Tourism NZ had stepped up monitoring of its Facebook page which continues to carry com-

ments about the mosque killings. While the majority express sympathy and are supportive of the country’s response there are others which are controversial and describe New Zealand as a “terrorist country” and urge people not to travel here. In an open letter sent to the Herald, the Association of New Zealand Advertisers (ANZA) chief executive Lindsay Mouat and the Commercial Communications

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“What you have done has brought misery on hundreds of people, most ruined financially, many elderly and frail, and many suffering far more than simply monetary losses, which are bad enough anyway.” Yesterday, the Parole Board released its decision declining to release Ross from prison after his first hearing before them last Wednesday. Ross had first appeared before the Parole Board on February 22, but his release was not sought then because a rental property which had been arranged for Ross to live in had yet to be assessed by authorities. Michael Kilbride, who appeared as counsel for Ross at last Wednesday’s hearing, argued the fraudster

had a low risk of further offending. He also asserted an absence of any future opportunity for offending because of the cumulative effect of Ross’ notoriety and disqualification from any involvement in the financial industry. Ross, who is at Rimutaka Prison, told the Parole Board himself that he is a broken and flawed man, he is shunned, and has no reputation to speak of. He said, rather than reoffend in any way, he simply wants to prepare for his retirement and rebuild his family relationships. The Parole Board’s decision said Ross’ approach to the hearing and the prospect of parole, however, was coloured by his concern of a several civil claims awaiting him upon his release. - NZME

■ FRAUD

Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer in trouble Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against US President Donald Trump, has been charged with trying to extort more than $A28 million from Nike. Federal prosecutors have also charged Avenatti with embezzling an unnamed client’s money to help pay expenses for his coffee company, as well as using phoney tax returns to secure millions of dollars in bank loans. The US attorney’s office in New York brought the Nike case while the US attorney’s office in Los Angeles brought the embezzlement

case. Avenatti was arrested in New York on Monday and was to make his initial court appearance in the city, authorities said. Avenatti, who lives in Los Angeles, could not immediately be reached for comment. The US attorney for Los Angeles, Nick Hanna, accused Avenatti of “lawless conduct and greed” during a news conference on Monday detailing the charges. Avenatti gained international notoriety for representing Daniels, the porn star whom Trump is accused of paying off shortly before the 2016 election to keep quiet

about an alleged affair. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels. Daniels, who recently replaced Avenatti as her lawyer, said she was “saddened but not shocked” by news of his arrest. New York prosecutors said Avenatti and an unnamed co-conspirator met with Nike’s lawyers on March 19 and said they had a client, a former amateur athletic coach, who had evidence that Nike employees had paid bribes to top high school players to convince them to play for Nike-sponsored teams. - AAP

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The man behind New Zealand’s largest Ponzi scheme has been denied parole, while authorities have also raised concerns about a potentially concealed fund waiting for him upon his release. Wellington financier and former head of the Ross Asset Management (RAM) David Ross was jailed for 10 years and 10 months in November 2013. He had defrauded more than 700 clients of $115.5 million. The now 68-year-old pleaded guilty to eight charges, brought by the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Management Authority, for his elaborate scheme which ran from 2000 to 2012. When he was sentenced the judge said Ross’ crimes were “on a scale unprecedented in this country”.

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Council chief executive Paul Head call for immediate changes or the complete suspension of the live-streaming platform. If these changes are not made, the pair of executives call international advertisers to suspend the use of the platform altogether until Facebook ensures the spread of such harmful content can’t happen again. This comes after a range of high-profile New Zealand advertisers decided to suspend their advertising on the platform. This includes major banks ASB, ANZ, BNZ, TSB and Westpac as well as a number of other major local advertisers including Lotto. The nation’s major telcos Vodafone, 2degrees and Spark called for action from the social media company. Last week, State Services Minister Chris Hipkins said a review was underway of government agencies’ current and planned use of social media platforms, along with the likely impact any suspension would have on their ability to communicate and engage with citizens about the services they provide. - NZME

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What about some rice then? There’s far more to rice than just an accompaniment to a curry. It’s an ingredient that can play an important part in a meal in its own right. Leftover rice is great to have stored in the fridge and it freezes well. It’s great to have a bag or two on hand when you’re looking for an ingredient to bulk up a meal.

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Rice-crusted quiche 4 eggs Enough cooked rice to thickly cover the base of the dish you want to use (approx. 2-3C) 1T olive oil A handful or two of grated cheese – whatever is available, a mixture is fine A mixture of vegetables eg sliced onions, capsicums and mushrooms A generous handful of chopped fresh herbs Salt and pepper, to taste ■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■ Crack one of the eggs into a medium-sized bowl. ■ Beat it lightly and then stir in the rice and olive oil. ■ Grease a shallow quiche dish. ■ Spread the rice over the bottom of the dish. ■ Press down with the back of a spoon to make a smooth, firm base. ■ Sprinkle some of the grated cheese over the base. ■ Put the rice crust into the oven for 10 minutes, to firm it up before you add the topping. ■ Beat the three remaining eggs. ■ Stir in the rest of the cheese, the chopped vegetables, herbs, salt and pepper. ■ Pour the mixture over the rice base and return the quiche to the oven for 30 minutes until golden and firm.

Tuna rice croquettes 2C cooked rice 185g tin tuna – use whatever flavour you like 1C grated cheese 1C cooked broccoli, chopped finely Salt and pepper 4 eggs 1 1/3 C breadcrumbs 1/2 C plain flour Oil ■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■ In a bowl mix together the rice, tuna, cheese, broccoli and 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs. ■ Lightly beat two of the eggs then add them to the bowl. ■ Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. ■ Put the remaining beaten eggs, flour and breadcrumbs in separate bowls ready for crumbing. ■ Take a tablespoon of the mixture. ■ Use your hands to mould it into a sausage shape. ■ Dip it into the flour (brush off any excess) then the egg and then coat it in breadcrumbs. ■ Repeat until you have used all of the mixture. ■ Place the croquettes on baking paper on an oven tray and brush them with the oil. ■ Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until they are piping hot and golden.

Chicken fried rice 400g skinless breast fillets, cut into small pieces 1T oil 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1T oil, extra 1 small onion, finely chopped 3C cooked rice 1C peas 3 spring onions, finely chopped Sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce ■ Heat 1T oil in a frying pan over medium high heat. ■ Add the egg and cook for 1 minute or until golden brown. ■ Flip and cook for a further 30 seconds. ■ Remove from the heat and slice thinly. Set aside. ■ Heat the extra oil in the frying pan. ■ Add the chicken in batches and brown over high heat. ■ Remove the chicken and set aside. ■ Add the onion to the pan and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. ■ Add the browned chicken back to the pan with the rice. ■ Stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until the rice is hot. ■ Add the peas and stir fry for another minute. ■ Add the sliced egg and the spring onion and gently mix. ■ Spoon the fried rice into bowls and serve with sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce.

1 onion, thinly sliced 1T oil 1T butter 2 clove garlic, chopped 2T curry powder 2t mustard seeds 1/4 t chilli flakes 200g smoked fish, flaked into chunks 3C cooked rice Juice from 1 lemon Salt Extra lemon wedges, to serve 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered Coriander, to garnish Plain unsweetened yoghurt, to serve ■ Sauté onion in oil and 1T butter over low heat until soft and beginning to brown. ■ Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. ■ Add curry powder and mustard seeds, cooking until the seeds begin to pop. ■ Add more oil or butter if it looks too dry. ■ Add the chilli flakes and smoked fish, then heat through. ■ Add the cooked rice and heat through. ■ Stir through the lemon juice and season to taste. ■ Serve warm topped with the lemon wedges, egg quarters, coriander and a drizzle of yoghurt.

Did you know? Wild rice isn’t rice. It is a distant relative to all of the other rices commonly eaten today. Instead, wild rice is a grain harvested from marsh grasses grown in North America and China.

Green curry prawn, basil and cashew fried rice 250g pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1cm cubes 2T peanut oil 500g medium uncooked prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact 1 red onion, cut into wedges 2 clove garlic, crushed 100g green beans, cut diagonally into 3cm pieces 310g can corn kernels, rinsed 1/4 C (75g) green curry paste 3C cold cooked jasmine rice 1t sesame oil 1/2 C (75g) unsalted roasted cashews 8 small thai basil leaves ■ Place pumpkin in a microwave-safe bowl. ■ Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until tender. ■ Heat half of peanut oil in a wok on high, swirling to coat. ■ Stir-fry prawns, in batches, for 2-3 minutes, until curled and changed in colour. ■ Transfer to plate. ■ Add remaining peanut oil to wok and stir-fry onion for 2-3 minutes, until softened slightly. ■ Add corn and stir-fry for 2 minutes, until beans are almost tender. ■ Add curry paste and stir-fry for 30 seconds, until fragrant. ■ Add rice and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until heated through. ■ Return prawns to wok with pumpkin and stir-fry for 2 minutes, until heated through. ■ Remove from heat. ■ Add sesame oil, half of cashews and basil, and toss until combined. ■ Serve scattered with remaining cashews.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Travelling south from Ashburton, which locality comes ﬁrst? a. Orari b. Ealing c. Seadown 2 – Which is the most spoken language in South America? a. Spanish b. English c. Portuguese 3 – Where would you ﬁnd a gusset? a. On a gate b. In a surgery c. On clothing 4 – How many incisor teeth do human beings have? a. Four b. Six c. Eight 5 – What part of a tree does cinnamon come from? a. A nut b. A root c. The bark 6 – What does imbroglio suggest? a. A confused situation b. An affair c. A sad event 7 – For how long did William the Conqueror rule England? a. 11 years b. 21 years c. 31 years 8 – Where in New Zealand is The Dominion Post published? a. Palmerston North b. Wellington c. Napier

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■ Salad: Cut the tops and tails off the beetroot and wrap in aluminium foil. Place in the oven and bake for an hour. ■ Add the carrots to a roasting dish with the garlic, onions, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, honey and 1 tablespoon oil. Mix it all up to coat evenly and season generously with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven along with the beetroot for the last 30 minutes. Remove everything and set aside. ■ Increase the oven temperature to 200°C fan bake or 210°C conventional bake. ■ Lamb: Season the lamb rumps with salt and pepper. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Add the lamb, fat side down, and cook for a few minutes until browned and crispy, and most of the fat is rendered out. Turn over and cook for another couple of minutes to brown the other side. Transfer to

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Broncos backing Fifita Brisbane back-rower Alex Glenn believes young gun David Fifita is the man to stop St George Illawarra powerhouse Tariq Sims in Thursday night’s NRL clash at Suncorp. A barnstorming Sims inspired the Dragons’ 48-18 demolition of the Broncos in the 2018 elimination final. Brisbane had no answer to the hulking back-rower who stunned the Suncorp Stadium crowd with a first-half hattrick. But veteran Glenn has backed 19-year-old Fifita to meet the daunting challenge when he goes head-to-head with NSW forward Sims in their round three re-match. “You look at what David Fifita has brought to our team, he has the same capabilities as Tariq Sims,” Glenn said. “He’s got a strong game, good footwork and defends well. I think for him being a young player coming through, that is a big challenge for him.” Fifita seemed far from fazed by the prospect of staring down Sims. “I like coming up against the big dogs,” he said. “Tariq will be on my side, he will be coming at us hard. “We will see.” Brisbane’s young pack are still buzzing from dominating North Queensland in last week’s 29-10 win after a powerhouse first half display by Tevita Pangai. But Glenn said they were wary of a Dragons side that has suffered a winless season start, predicting another stirring Sims-inspired effort that sealed their runaway 2018 finals win. “Last year they came up here and thumped us in the first week of the finals,” Glenn said. “They have had two tough losses and they will want to rectify that. “We have to make sure we back up our actions from last week. We can’t get comfortable otherwise otherwise the same thing will happen that did last year.” - AAP David Fifita will be charged with looking after Tariq Sims on Thursday night.

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In brief Moses focused for Eels Mitchell Moses has vowed to maintain his focus on continuing Parramatta’s strong start to the NRL season as he plays for a new contract. The Eels will be aiming to open their season with threestraight wins for the first time in 26 years when they face the reigning premiers, Sydney Roosters, on Friday. “We’re just going to have to keep our head. At the moment it’s just been two good team performances,” Moses said. - AAP

Inglis doubtful starter Greg Inglis has revealed he is likely to abandon his planned move to fullback as he battles to recover from a shoulder injury to face the Gold Coast. The South Sydney skipper is in doubt for Sunday’s clash with the Titans after being troubled during last week’s win over St George. Scans cleared him of major injury but he said he would have to wait until at least Thursday to make a call on his fitness. - AAP

Walker plays down feud South Sydney’s Cody Walker has laughed off suggestions of a rift with former team-mate Angus Crichton in the wake of his “traitor” sledge. “I’m not in a feud type of thing,” Walker said. “What happens on the night stays on the night. I shook hands with every single person on that footy team. That’s where I’ll keep it.” - AAP

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Grizzlies roar Memphis is becoming a tough place to visit for contenders in the Western Conference playoff race. The Grizzlies continued to play the spoiler role for those jockeying for postseason position, this time beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-103 yesterday. The win was the fifth at home in March for Memphis, four of them coming against playoff teams in the West. The other was against Orlando, which is fighting for the final playoff spot in the East. “This is a team that’s beaten Houston in here, they’ve beaten Utah in here and they’ve beaten Portland in here. “And now they’ve beat us in here,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said, adding: “They deserve the game. “They outperformed us, outplayed us, out-coached us, out-everything-ed us for 48 minutes.” Bruno Caboclo scored a career-high 24 points, Tyler Dorsey added 21 as Memphis ended a two-game slide. Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points and 14 rebounds as all five Grizzlies starter reached double figures. “I feel like our motto was – once we were out of the playoffs – it was kind of like, ‘Let’s mess up other teams’ seasons by giving them a loss’” said Delon Wright,

who had 18 points and a career-high 13 assists. Paul George led the Thunder with 30 points and 12 rebounds, while Dennis Schroder added 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Russell Westbrook finished with 16 points and seven assists, but was just 6 of 20 from the field and missed five of his six 3-point attempts. “They played great, but that’s our fault,” Schroder said. Oklahoma City lost for the fifth time in six games and Donovan is looking for consistency – consistency he hoped would have continued after the Thunder defeated Toronto on the road before a couple days off ahead of the game in Memphis. “I don’t think there can be any excuses having two days in between the Toronto game,” Donovan said, while taking blame for not having his team ready. “I think it started right from the beginning.” Oklahoma City was down 16-2 after Memphis hit its first seven shots. Oklahoma City cut the lead to 54-48 at halftime, but Memphis went on another rally to open the second half. The Thunder never got closer than seven down the stretch as Memphis sent another playoff contender home disappointed. - AP

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In brief Bulls in a world of hurt Coach Pote Human says his Bulls side need to take a long, hard look at themselves following their humiliating Super Rugby defeat against the winless Chiefs. The 5620 loss was either a listless one-off after a bye week or a sign that the South African side’s early season form has flattered to deceive. “It was a humiliation for us. We were off our game, very poor. I really hope this is a blip, we know we are much better than this,” Human said. - NZME

Defence key for Tahs The Waratahs have labelled their much improved defence the Blue Wall and its certainly proving harder to breach than in recent Super Rugby seasons. After conceding 19 tries in their first five games in 2017 and and 17 last year, the ‘Tahs have only allowed 13 five-pointers this season. Asked what the difference was this year, backrower Ned Hanigan said new defence coach Steve Tandy had brought greater clarity in that area. ‘It’s not that different, it’s just blokes staying more connected with one another and you’re just trusting the fellows inside and outside you have got your back,” Hanigan said. - NZME

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Tom eyes up another winning putt Putting on a dewy green early in what turned out to be a winning round at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday was Tom Blacklow. Blacklow won the club’s Pro Shop Tournament, with a score of +20 (81-17 making for a 64 nett). Other top scores were Charlie Alexander’s +16, and Jamie Stone, Gaby Jansen, Sue Hastie and John Power, who all finished on +15. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 230319-HM-0134

Crusaders assistant coach Ronan O’Gara could join France in time for the World Cup. The former Irish first five-eighth is being lined up for a defensive coaching role, according to Midi-Olympique. Now into his second campaign with the Crusaders, O’Gara’s contract concludes at the end of this Super Rugby season. He would, in theory at least, be free to take up the French role from July. Midi-Olympique claims O’Gara has already spoken on several occasions with both FFR chief Bernard Laporte, and France head coach Jacques Brunel, about a prospective ‘freelance’ job with Les Bleus. - NZME

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Read’s return a welcome sight By Patrick Mckendry Kieran Read is available again for the Crusaders and with the defending champions eyeing a crucial match against the Hurricanes in Wellington after a tough couple of weeks, the All Black skipper’s return could hardly have come at a better time. The Crusaders were out of sorts in losing 20-12 against the Waratahs in Sydney at the weekend, a loss which snapped their 19-game winning streak (not including their cancelled match against the Highlanders which is counted as a draw). With Scott Barrett rested and Owen Franks a late withdrawal due to a shoulder niggle, the Crusaders lacked leadership at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Read’s calm voice from the back of the scrum will be crucial as they seek to bounce back.

Barrett and Franks are also set to be available, as is midfielder Jack Goodhue, who is about to play his sixth game in seven weeks. The latter in particular will be important as the Crusaders seek to restrict a talented backline led by Beauden Barrett, but Read’s availability may be the most crucial. It will be Read’s first game since November last year when he started in the All Blacks victory over Italy in Rome. His late start has been designed to mitigate the wear and tear on his body and mind during World Cup year, his last for the All Blacks and Crusaders. Crusaders forwards coach Jason Ryan confirmed Read’s availability. “He’s trained really well,” Ryan said. “He’s been unbelievable for us off the field in getting the boys ready to play each week. He’s on

his toes, he’s fresh and he’s looking forward to it. “If he gets an opportunity he’ll definitely be an influence for us. “His back is feeling good and he’s feeling good mentally as well which is just as important.” Ryan said the Crusaders were looking forward to putting right an unacceptable performance against the Waratahs. “It was a bad day at the office but we’ve had to learn from it. We have to be better. That’s not at Crusaders standard. “We’ve been really honest about that and we’ll be better for it this week.” The Crusaders easily accounted for the Hurricanes in Christchurch in round two but the visitors were missing first-five Barrett, with midfielder Ngani Laumape and halfback TJ Perenara named on the reserves bench. Since then the Hurricanes ha-

ven’t lost and are equal with the Crusaders on 19 competition points. “They [Hurricanes] are a different team but so are we,” Ryan said. “We’re looking forward to this game, it’s come at a good time for us, we believe. “It’s another good New Zealand derby and it’s something we need.” Asked why, he said: “To put a stake in the ground and see what we’re really about. “We’ve had a bit of adversity, as you know. “Not all of it was planned. “We lost a bit of rhythm from that [cancelled] game and it’s a chance for us to bounce back and see what we’re made of.” Loosehead prop Joe Moody, recovering from an ankle sprain, is probably another week away, with loose forward Tom Sanders definitely out after dislocating a shoulder in Sydney. - NZME

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Kalle’s hooked on rugby By Erin TaskEr

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Kalle Valimaki’s first experiences with rugby involved picking horse poo off the ground before training sessions could get under way. Back in his home country – Finland – rugby was well and truly a minority sport. He only started playing when he was 18, and remembers going away from his first training session – in a commercial horse stable due to the fact it was -20 degrees outside and there were snowbanks everywhere – with a black eye and a bloody nose. But he was hooked, and soon discovered he was actually pretty good at this sport he hadn’t heard of before. Three years later and with 11 appearances for the Finland national side under his belt, Valimaki was winging his way to New Zealand to make Methven, and the Methven Rugby Club, his home. It was an adventure all about challenging himself as a rugby player, and today – two years after arriving in New Zealand – he is boarding a flight back to Europe to play for Finland for the first time since he left on his adventure. He is off to Vienna to play for Finland against Austria this weekend, and Finland Rugby is paying his way – a sign of just how far rugby in his home country has come in a short time. Rugby isn’t a well-known sport in Finland. Valimaki said if you were to ask someone on a Finnish street what rugby was, he’d be surprised if they knew. Valimaki was in the army, doing his mandatory one year of service, when someone first asked him if he wanted to play. He had no idea what rugby was, but was keen to give it a shot. They’d train at 8pm, after the horses and their riders had vacated the stables, and the players’ first job was to form a line and scoop up the bigger piles of poo. He said you only really noticed the smell for the first five minutes, after that, it wasn’t a bother. Valimaki played one game for a premiership team that year and was straight away asked to join the team. “That first year we reached the finals with that team, and we won the Finnish premiership, in my first year playing rugby,” Valimaki said. From there the prop – who weighed 130kg when he joined the army, where he dropped down to 107kg – was asked to attend his first national camp in just his second year of playing, and made his debut off the bench in a game against Bosnia. After three or four appearances off the bench, Valimaki became a starter in the side. It was the Kiwi coach of his club team in Finland who suggested he head abroad and test himself in a rugby powerhouse country. He chose New Zealand, found

Kalle Valimaki will switch the black and white rugby playing kit of Methven for that of his homeland, Finland, this weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE

an agency, and then got an email from the trainer from the Methven rugby team, Richie Owen. Valimaki said coming to Methven was a real shot in the dark. He had no idea what he’d be met by, whether he’d like it, or how it would go, and during the long flight over the doubts started mounting. Would his skillset be good enough for club rugby in Mid Canterbury? Owen met him at the airport and, as it was a Thursday, suggested they head to that night’s training session and meet his team mates. He did, and he hadn’t looked back since. “Looking back at it now, it was definitely one of the best choices I have made in my life,” Valimaki said. A chef by trade, Valimaki worked as a chef at Mt Hutt Ski Area during his first two seasons playing for Methven, and he is now a chef at The Dubliner. He’s loved his time in Methven but said this season would be his last. He and Kiwi partner Emma had their tickets booked and were leaving for Europe in July.

“It’s time to move on to new challenges. I’m very interested in playing some rugby in Europe and have been looking for opportunities,” Valimaki said. The couple planned to return to New Zealand eventually, but would likely put their roots down in Christchurch.

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in New Zealand on a high, by helping Methven to wins in the combined country cup competition and Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Watters Cup, but while his team is preparing for their opening game against the Southbridge boys on Saturday, Valimaki’s attention this week has been fully on doing

Looking back at it now, it was definitely one of the best choices I have made in my life

Valimaki said one of his goals in his time in Methven had been to make the Mid Canterbury Heartland Championship squad, and he’d been part of the wider training squad and played for Mid Canterbury A for the past two seasons. Ironically, this year was probably going to have been his best chance of making the cut for the Heartland squad, but there was no changing their plans now. He is eager to finish his time

the job for Finland. His family is making the threehour flight from Finland to Austria to watch him play, and Valimaki and his team-mates are hoping to give them something to cheer about. Finland are currently ranked 97th in the world and Austria about 20 places higher. The Finns are no strangers to upsetting the applecart in terms of beating more fancied teams. In his first game for Finland he

came off the bench and played the final 20 minutes against Bosnia – a team which is also ranked a good 20 places higher than them – and won. Since then they have also beaten Denmark for the first time ever. He is looking forward to taking what he’s learnt in New Zealand and putting it into practise on the field for Finland, both in this weekend’s game, and when he gets back to Europe at the end of this season. Valimaki said playing alongside experienced props like Matt Groom and Simon Fleetwood – current and former Mid Canterbury players – in Methven had hugely benefited his own game. “I’m going to take this knowledge back to my home country and just teach the next generation of rugby players.” There was no junior rugby in Finland when Valimaki was growing up. When he first started playing there were two divisions contested in Finland, but now there are three divisions and a championship, and a women’s division. Rugby is on the up in Finland and Valimaki is eager to help to grow the game.

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In brief

Making the right moves Matt Markham

EDITOR

t’s taken a frank admission that there is unlikely to ever be a return to the former glory days of local top-level senior cricket, but at least things are now finally at the point of moving forward in search of a more obtainable outcome for the future. The announcement this week that a club forum which was held last week is set to change the direction of the current set-up will have been welcomed by many current and former players and supporters – but the question of whether it’s too late to be shutting the barn door now will still sit at the forefront of many minds. To be blunt, it’s been turmoil for far longer than anyone would care to remember. Gone are the days of having a rich and vibrant senior cricket scene, in which there were multiple competitions and a plethora of clubs all lining up to have a piece of the action. The chances of ever seeing the likes of Fairfield, Star, Rakaia

Warne blasts Mankad Shane Warne has slammed Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin’s controversial Mankad of English batter Jos Buttler in the Indian Premier League, with the act splitting the cricket world. While coming in to bowl, Ashwin took the bails off at the non-striker’s end while Buttler was out of his crease while backing up. The dismissal, widely known as Mankading, is legal but is considered to be against cricket’s spirit of fair play. Warne went further, calling it “disgraceful and embarrassing”. - AAP

Smith scores 20

and Allenton returning to the fold are all but non-existent and if we’re being completely honest it’s likely that we might see another slip through the cracks within the next 12 months, with Methven set to not field a senior cricket side next year. That’s an absolute shame. But we’re never going to get back to that situation where we had a strong senior competition and an equally competitive second grade set-up which fed the top level. The players just aren’t there. So, change has been inevitable. And a big part of the change is that it’s not an Ashburton District-specific problem, many areas around New Zealand are facing the same issues and

instead of continuing to try and battle alone, the move to look at combining forces and thus enriching the possibilities available is a really positive step forward. Now it just relies on player and club buy-in to make it work. It’s all well and good to have these grand ideas, but without the people directly involved being on board, it’s hard to get off the ground. Travelling over the northern side of the Rakaia River might not be for everyone, but then again the appeal of not having to play the same team every few weeks and giving yourself the chance to reach a higher level of club cricket than ever before could be enough to lure a few familiar names back into the

cricketing scene. Likewise the introduction of a new grade of cricket played on a different day of the week is also a promising step forward. No one wants to lose half of their weekend playing sport – life is just far too busy for that, but a few hours on a Wednesday evening might just be the key to getting things back on track again. So, well done to Mid Canterbury Cricket. The future now at least has something promising on the horizon, let’s just hope that it gets the acceptance that it deserves and the once proud nature of that level of cricket here locally can get back on the track to returning to its former self.

■ CRICKET

Aussies close to equalling 2015 Cup streak On the cusp of Australia’s best ODI winning streak since lifting the World Cup in 2015, Justin Langer’s team are determined to keep the foot down. Written off as World Cup contenders at the start of the year, Australia turned the corner in India and have now recorded five wins on the trot. They recently became the first Australian outfit to win a five-match ODI series after trailing 0-2, having shocked Virat Kolhi’s team with bat and ball in India. Aaron Finch then made light work of two tricky targets in Sharjah, posting back-to-back centuries to give his team a 2-0 lead in the current fivematch series against Pakistan. The visitors, who could be boosted by the return of rested spearhead Pat Cummins, can take an unassailable 3-0 series lead if they win in Abu Dhabi overnight. Australia haven’t strung together six consecutive one-day victories since 2015, when a nine-match winning streak included their MCG mauling of New Zealand in the World Cup final. “It’s been building, building, building but we can’t get relaxed,” in-form opener Usman Khawaja said. “If we keep doing the basics well and playing the way we did those last two games and playing the way we did the back end of India, it would be pretty hard to beat us. “We want to be really clinical and

we’ve got to keep doing it over and over again, winning’s a habit so hopefully we can make it a habit.” Australia haven’t won consecutive ODI series overseas since 2016. “We can’t take it easy,” Khawaja said. “We can’t think that we’ve done all the hard work and that we’re fine now.” Australia named an unchanged XI for the second clash with Pakistan but Jhye Richardson’s dislocated shoulder means they will now be forced to change a winning side. Cummins, Australia’s leading wicket-taker in the recent series against India, has been on restricted duties since landing in the UAE a week and a half ago. “He’s champing at the bit to get back bowling, so I think his holiday here in Dubai is over,” Nathan Lyon quipped. Langer and selectors may also be keen to give Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson a chance to shine. Behrendorff and Richardson were set to be left out of Australia’s World Cup squad but they could yet make the cut depending on how Richardson, Mitchell Starc (torn pec) and Josh Hazlewood (back) recover from injuries. “All the bowlers here that aren’t playing are very good bowlers,” Khawaja said. “I feel for Jhye but I think we’re in a good place (to cover his absence).” - AAP

Steve Smith has scored 20 on his IPL return as his Rajasthan Royals side lost by 14 runs to Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur. Veteran West Indies opener Chris Gayle laid the foundation for the victory with a typically aggressive innings of 79 from 47 deliveries as the Kings posted a score of 4-184. Smith came to the crease with his right arm heavily strapped following recent elbow surgery and looked rusty at the start of his innings scoring just three from the first three balls. - AAP

Merrett under fire Essendon coach John Worsfold admits vice-captain Zach Merrett played poorly in the Bombers’ 72point AFL opening-round loss to GWS but says he was far from alone. Merrett, an All-Australian in 2017, drew criticism from club greats Tim Watson and Matthew Lloyd for a lack of effort early in the match. “Zach had a poor game, I think – he didn’t really impact at anywhere near the level where we know he can,” Worsfold said. “But in fairness to Zach, if you extended out any period of play you would see several other players also not playing with the intensity that we needed to play at.” - AAP

Lynch gets through Prized Richmond recruit Tom Lynch says he’s recovered well from his first AFL game in eight months. The former Gold Coast forward kicked three goals in the Tigers’ opening round win over Carlton at the MCG, watched by the biggest crowd he has played in front of. The 26-year-old says while his body is a bit sore, he will be straight back into training before Richmond face Collingwood on Thursday night. - AAP

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club

Usman Khawaja is just one of the Aussies hitting form.

March 23 and 26 Ladies Division LGU/National Teams Silver: Catherine Trott 67, Wendy Parr 69, Bronze1: Sue Hastie 65, Kay Fox 66, Bronze11: Wendy Suttie 73 on c/b from Lynn Small, Heather Trott Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Hilary Ward, No 8 House of Travel: Bev Chinn, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Leigh Wackrow, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Heather Robertson, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Margaret Bean, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Brenda Whittaker Twos: Alison MacGregor 12, Catherine Trott 8 and 12, Pauline Bell 12 March 21 Nine Hole Rnd 2 Jean Drummond Trophy, putting Women: Helen Argyle 12, Sue Lamb 13; Men: Gordon Clinton 13, Tong King 14 (on c/b from Stewart Bennett)

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■ NEW TRAINER

Cooksley now a trainer Internationally successful jockey Grant Cooksley is the latest addition to the New Zealand training ranks. Cooksley has been granted a trainers’ licence and begins a training partnership at Byerley Park with Bruce Wallace, but he will retain his jockey’s licence. “I’ve thought about training for a while now,’’ Cooksley said. “I had a couple of options in Sydney, but it was too early at that stage.

“I just wanted to concentrate on riding at the time. Now this opportunity has come up to train in partnership with Bruce and it’s too good to turn down. “If I started on my own I’d have to do it from scratch, but I’ve been given the opportunity to start with an established stable. “Besides, I’ve had a long association with Bruce and his family. “I used to ride a bit for Bruce’s father, Ray, and I first rode for Bruce when I was living in Syd-

ney and he brought over Kingston Bay and Lord Revenir. We’ve had a good run together.’’ Cooksley and Wallace have combined over the years to win Group One races on both sides of the Tasman. That list includes the Auckland Cup on Able Master, Sydney’s Metropolitan on Lord Revenir, two JRA Auckland Classics on Star Dancer, the Futurity Stakes in Melbourne on Star Dancer and the Canterbury Guineas on Kingston Bay. - NZME

Multiple Group One-winning trainer Karren Zimmerman will take a change in direction in coming weeks when she takes up the position of stable foreman for Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley. Zimmerman won four Group One races in her training career, which included wins in the Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) with Rodin (2004) and Cinder Bella (2000), with the latter also taking out the Kelt Capital Stakes (2040m) in 2001, while Barinka recorded Zimmerman’s last Group One in the NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Te Aroha in 2011. Tiley said he is delighted to have someone of Zimmerman’s experience join the stable. - NZME

Grant Cooksley

Manawatu harness Today at Manawatu Raceway

Manawatu Harness Racing Club Venue: Manawatu Race- 1 04566 Moniaive (1) fr ...................... D Ferguson (J) 4 71556 Red River Dash (4) fr ................ J Abernethy way Meeting Date: 27 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 5 2 7 Rick Reilly (2) fr ....................... T Macfarlane 5 30885 Jack Bates (5) fr ...............................J Curtin Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 3 3 Wildestdreams (3) fr.......................S Phelan 6 70075 Atom Hanover (6) fr........................ G Martin and 4; 6, 7 and 8 7 74749 Contractual Issues (7) fr....... D Ferguson (J) 4 x3932 Zip Code (4) fr ...............................Z Butcher 1 2.19pm 1ST RACE FRIDAY NIGHT 5.19PM HANDI- 5 05464 Notorious (5) fr ............................. D Butcher 8 9077x Stately (21) fr ................................B Orange 9 09897 Arcano (22) fr .................................S Phelan 63 Franco Hoffman (6) fr ....................B Orange CAP TROT $9000, 3yo+, non-winners & up-r54 & r56 6 7 97845 Beaudiene Emerald (7) fr ....... A Harrison (J) 10 50787 Pure Desire (23) fr ................. A Harrison (J) & r57 & r58 & r59 &..., stand, 2500m 8 062 Khal Drogo (21) fr ............................J Curtin 5 4.31pm SULKY CHALLENGE FRIDAY NIGHT MO1 42030 Steel Legend fr............................. Scratched 2 0x469 The Peaky Blinder (1) fr .......... T Macfarlane 3 3.25pm THANK YOU ANDRE AND DEANA MOBILE BILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r53-r56., mobile, 2000m 3 58236 Leesa Castleton (1) 30M................S Phelan PACE $9000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2500m 1 44613 Milner (1) fr.....................................S Phelan 4 67453 Danke (2) 30M ............................... G Martin 1 50422 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (1) fr ..............Z Butcher 2 22721 Go Getta (2) fr ...............................B Orange 5 05700 Superfast Ninja (3) 30M ............ J Abernethy 2 P025 Karolyi (2) fr ................................. D Butcher 3 75241 Lincoln Moment (3) fr ................ J Abernethy 6 87390 Shpeedy (4) 30M ..........................B Orange 3 90943 Lady Ameera (3) fr .................... J Abernethy 4 6722x Sauchiehall (4) fr ...........................Z Butcher 7 73019 Mackali (U1) 30M ........................A Poutama 4 0Px35 Shezsomethinspecial (4) fr .........A Poutama 5 69x95 Port Delight (5) fr.......................... D Butcher 8 50752 Shona Mary (U2) 30M.................. D Butcher 5 33280 My Mate Ben fr............................. Scratched 6 00x14 Motoring Major (6) fr ........................J Curtin 9 54441 Fira (1) 40M ........................... A Harrison (J) 6 06046 Sarabi (5) fr ............................ A Harrison (J) 7 11968 Majorca (7) fr........................... T Macfarlane 10 98424 Commando One (2) 40M .................J Curtin 7 Barra’s Sovereign (6) fr ........... T Macfarlane 8 55231 Ideal Tiger (21) fr.........................A Poutama 11 19888 Dauntless (3) 40M.........................Z Butcher 8 68063 Shot In The Dark (21) fr ................B Orange 6 5.06pm LIVE RUGBY ON TRACK FRIDAY NIGHT 12 90141 Phoebe Imperial (U1) 50M ... D Ferguson (J) 4 4.01pm KAMADA PARK FESTIVAL CUP FRIDAY MOBILE PACE $9000, r56-r68., mobile, 2000m 13 94411 Such Fun 50M.............................. Scratched NIGHT MBL PACE $9000, r49., mobile, 2500m 1 65181 Sheikh Yabooty (1) fr ...................A Poutama 14 63616 Need Luck 65M ............................ Scratched 1 72193 Dana Dawn (1) fr .........................A Poutama 2 23511 Von Richthofen (2) fr .....................B Orange 2 2.50 SAUSAGE CHALLENGE FRIDAY NIGHT MO- 2 46737 Jakira (2) fr ....................................Z Butcher 3 12050 Mustang GT (3) fr.................... T Macfarlane BILE PACE $9000, non-winners 2yo+., mobile, 2000m 3 06222 Katamach (3) fr ............................ D Butcher 4 29443 Racketeers Boy (4) fr ................... D Butcher

Zimmerman moving on

5 26424 Mister Harris (5) fr ..........................S Phelan 6 16272 Westar Sam (6) fr ..........................Z Butcher 7 20053 Franco Hampton (7) fr ......................J Curtin 8 56731 Liberal Arden (21) fr ............... A Harrison (J) 9 35901 Nanelle Franco (22) fr ............... J Abernethy 10 46524 Red Reactor (23) fr .............. D Ferguson (J) 7 5.36pm JOIN THE MHRC NEW HORSE SYNDICATE MOBILE PACE $9000, r40-r45., mobile, 2000m 1 96034 Our Wicklow (1) fr .........................Z Butcher 2 P0860 Mister Mighty (2) fr ........................M Heaton 3 90979 Geoff’s Legacy (3) fr ........................J Curtin 4 14500 Phillydotcom (4) fr ..........................B Towers 5 20090 Rangi Rangdu (5) fr .......................S Phelan 6 43007 My Patronus (6) fr .........................B Orange 7 35996 El Dinero (7) fr.............................. D Butcher 8 44749 Express Play (21) fr.....................A Poutama 9 80078 The Jandel Machine (22) fr ..... T Macfarlane 10 09243 Amaro (23) fr ........................ D Ferguson (J) 11 90808 Lincoln Lovely (24) fr ...................... G Martin 12 00536 Itsokbeingbetter (25) fr ........... A Harrison (J) 8 6.01pm - JOIN THE PUNTERS CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r46-r53., mobile, 2000m

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86225 Jetenara (1) fr ...............................Z Butcher 84030 The Kapiti Express (2) fr ......... T Macfarlane 74500 Scelta Uno (3) fr ..........................A Poutama 22468 Uncle Drew (4) fr ....................... J Abernethy 51666 Waingaro Mara (5) fr ......................S Phelan 31334 J Bee (6) fr ................................... D Butcher 75215 T C Business (7) fr ................. A Harrison (J) 04091 Lord Santanna (21) fr .......................J Curtin 04546 Art Courage (22) fr ........................B Orange SELECTIONS

Race 1: Phoebe Imperial, Fira, Shpeedy, Commando One Race 2: Wildestdreams, Rick Reilly, Zip Code, Khal Drogo Race 3: Shot In The Dark, Ain’t Nothing Bettor, Karolyi, Sarabi Race 4: Katamach, Stately, Atom Hanover, Red River Dash Race 5: Majorca, Sauchiehall, Milner, Motoring Major, Go Getta Race 6: Red Reactor, Westar Sam, Mustang GT, Racketeers Boy Race 7: El Dinero, Our Wicklow, Amaro, The Jandel Machine Race 8: Art Courage, The Kapiti Express, Jetenara, Scelta Uno LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 27 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.40pm GREGORY EQUINE MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 x9326 Sylwek b (3) 58.5 2 x9460 Pop ‘n’ Rock (7) 58.5 ...................... A Calder 3 90x58 Signor Dal (2) 58.5 ......................C Lammas 4 6070 Komrad (4) 58.5 .............................. C Grylls 5 8x000 Russian Roulette h (10) 58.5 ......T Thornton 6 0 Sway Moon (9) 58.5 ........................R Smyth 7 36 Clearly Now h (8) 58 ....................... S Spratt 8 72x22 Acacia (5) 56.5 ............................D Mansour 9 x5522 Henley Road (6) 56.5 ......................S Collett 10 0x988 Magnolia Lane (12) 56.5 ................ S McKay 11 7780 Seemax (1) 56.5 ............................ J Bayliss 12 47045 Verbier (11) 56 ...............................V Colgan 2 1.15pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MAIDEN RACE $10,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 45222 Honfleur (8) 57.5 ...............................L Innes 2 45239 Qiji Crystal bh (7) 57 .....................O Bosson 3 x65x5 The Faith (5) 57...........................D Mansour 4 76 Slinky Linky h (1) 57....................... J Bayliss 5 0x7 Amared Rose (2) 57............ T Yanagida (a3) 6 Octane Jane (4) 57 ....................R Elliot (a1)

7 00x7 Playday h (3) 57 .............................. C Grylls 8 Polar Night h (6) 57 .........................S Collett 3 1.50pm AA AUTO SERVICES MATAMATA MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 9074 Magnify (6) 58.5 ................................L Innes 2 00490 Balega (11) 58.5 .............................R Smyth 3 87x05 Blanco Canyon (1) 58.5 ................. J Bayliss 4 245x The Garrison h (3) 58...................... C Grylls 5 784 Five Stars (5) 58..........................D Mansour 6 x7964 Iron Eagle h (10) 58 ....................... S McKay 7 9x7 Koolascuz (7) 58 .........................C Lammas 8 4258x Don’t Lie To Me bh (2) 56.5M Hashizume (a4) 9 45239 Qiji Crystal bh (9) 56 10 x65x5 The Faith (4) 56 11 Polar Night h (8) 56 4 2.27pm PEARSON ENGINEERING MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 23 Checkers (9) 57.5............................ C Grylls 2 32 Curve (4) 57.5 ............................R Elliot (a1) 3 3x4 Ranger (1) 57.5 ...........................T Thornton 4 4 Enrichment h (3) 57.5 .................D Mansour 5 Foogayzee (2) 57.5 ......................... T Harris 6 272 Glinda Goodwitch (8) 55.5 7 Woodcote Lass h (6) 55.5 ...............S Collett 8 7 Mary Gold h (5) 55.5 .....................O Bosson

Showboat h (7) 55.5....................C Lammas

12 Scottish Star h (3) 56 ....................O Bosson 4.22 CHALLENGE MATAMATA 1600 $10,000, RatMDN 3YO, 1200m ing 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 6x832 Up ‘n’ Gone h (1) 57.5 ............J Fawcett (a1) 1 0x324 Lord High Spirit bh (12) 60 2 2x84x Willpower bh (4) 57.5 2 1345x He’s Unforgettable m (9) 59 3 50x Ohiyesa h (6) 57.5 .......................... R Jones 3 6217 Ocean Go dh (1) 58.5 ..................... C Grylls 4 9 Ima Dandy Dude (7) 57.5............D Mansour 4 16x44 Sahar db (10) 58.5 .......................... T Harris 5 35324 Quattro Katie bh (3) 55.5 ..............O Bosson 5 2x525 Miss Scandinavia bh (3) 58 ...........O Bosson 6 22 Classyas h (8) 55.5 ........................ S McKay 6 81080 Vermont h (2) 57.5 ..................E McCall (a4) 7 3x Don’t Doubt Me h (2) 55.5...........C Lammas 7 5320x Cochise (11) 57.5 8 Rocinthemyst 55.5 ....................... Scratched 8 93231 Claddagh (5) 57 ..........................C Lammas 9 Scottish Star h (5) 55.5 9 956x1 Dam Reliable t (4) 56.5 ...............D Mansour 6 3.42pm O’REILLY’S MOTEL MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, 10 53317 Avoca Willow tdh (7) 56.5............... S McKay 11 50718 Flomiline d (13) 56 .....................R Elliot (a1) MDN, 1200m 1 2 Helena Baby (2) 58.5 ..................D Mansour 12 05837 Ming’s Emperor d (8) 55.5.......... L Satherley 2 098 Shining Sun (10) 58.5 .....................R Smyth 13 96976 Expedition h (6) 54 ...............T Newman (a3) 8 4.57pm A VERY HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO 3 6x832 Up ‘n’ Gone h (1) 58 WALLY HENDERSON, MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 4 2x84x Willpower bh (4) 58 1600m 5 50x Ohiyesa h (11) 58 1 5x528 Inigo Montoya h (9) 58.5 ................. C Grylls 6 7x Uncle Terry h (8) 58......................... C Grylls 2 5750x Canzac (16) 58.5 ....................... L Satherley 7 x4420 Arrivo (7) 56.5 .............................T Thornton 3 x8x54 Sacred Form (8) 58.5 ......................S Collett 8 285x3 Into The Groove b (9) 56.5 .............. T Harris 4 9x7x5 Billy Paco h (5) 58.5 ...............J Fawcett (a1) 9 4 Je Suis Tiger bh (5) 56.5 ........J Fawcett (a1) 5 8859 Vedo Rosso (6) 58.5 ..................R Elliot (a1) 10 Kontact h (6) 56.5....................E McCall (a4) 6 0x0 Impeccable One h (12) 58.5 .......... S McKay 11 35324 Quattro Katie 56 ........................... Scratched

5 3.07pm THE BOLTHOLDER MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, 7

7 x4272 Harbourside (11) 58 8 743 Te Akau Dragon h (4) 58 ...............O Bosson 9 38 Krakadeel b (10) 58 ....................D Mansour 10 4x7x7 Royal Patch h (15) 58..................... J Bayliss 11 Ballet Boy h (14) 58.....................C Lammas 12 56382 Ambitious Showgirl h (2) 56 ........T Thornton 13 63763 Dance Card (1) 56 ............................L Innes 14 639 Strikingapose (13) 56 ...................... S Spratt 15 007 Ipatch h (7) 58.5 .................. T Yanagida (a3) 16 x0770 Fistral Beach h (3) 56.5 17 784 Five Stars 58 ................................ Scratched Emergencies: Ipatch, Fistral Beach, Five Stars Blinkers on: Pop ‘n’ Rock (R1), Ohiyesa (R5), Ohiyesa (R6), Ocean Go (R7) Blinkers off: Komrad, Henley Road (R1), Cochise (R7), Canzac (R8) Winkers on: Komrad (R1)

SELECTIONS Race 1: Acacia, Clearly Now, Henley Road, Verbier, Sylwek Race 2: Honfleur, Qiji Crystal, Polar Night, Slinky Linky Race 3: Don’t Lie To Me, Qiji Crystal, The Faith, Five Stars Race 4: Glinda Goodwitch, Foogayzee, Mary Gold, Curve Race 5: Classyas, Don’t Doubt Me, Scottish Star, Quattro Katie Race 6: Helena Baby, Up ‘n’ Gone, Je Suis Tiger, Scottish Star Race 7: Ocean Go, Sahar, Dam Reliable, Lord High Spirit Race 8: Ambitious Showgirl, Krakadeel, Te Akau Dragon

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 1 54355 Hopcorn nwtd ..................................... N Udy 8 65252 Doosh 17.59..............................J McInerney way Meeting Date: 27 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 2 77642 Opawa Marcie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 9 68548 Alamein Panda 17.90 K & .................Phillips Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 54636 Bigtime Puma nwtd ............................L Cole 10 57876 Sozin’s Angel nwtd ....................J McInerney 36 Bigtime Ace nwtd ...............................L Cole 6 1.41pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 5 68581 Lizzy O’Shea 30.87 .....................B Hodgson 11 and 12 1 76322 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 6 223 Bigtime Archie nwtd ...........................L Cole 1 12.13pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 2 53685 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 7 65747 Bigtime Silver nwtd.............................L Cole 1 33335 Bigtime Mila nwtd ...............................L Cole 3 52875 Smash Rock nwtd .......................... L A Hunt 8 5678 Euphamistic nwtd ........................B Hodgson 2 36544 Sefton Brew nwtd ............................... N Udy 4 62284 Viking Ash 18.16 ................................ N Udy 3 74 Asajj Ventress nwtd ........................ L A Hunt 4 1.06pm PALAMOUTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 5 35632 Bigtime Elvis 18.11 ............................L Cole 4 56642 Goldstar Wilson nwtd .......................S Stone C1 C1, 305m 6 78641 Punch On Ruby 18.11...............J McInerney 5 73362 Blue Whizz nwtd.........................B Goldsack 7 33238 Mini Mansion 17.86 ...........................M Flipp 1 47635 Dream On Dreamer 17.91 ..............M Olden 6 Dottie Bell nwtd J & .............................D Bell 8 47656 Spot Woodstock 17.86 K & ...............Phillips 2 84746 No Mug 17.90 .................................C Morris 7 77453 Bigtime Ava nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 37874 Sly John 17.99 J & ..............................D Bell 3 62243 Gotcha Pixie nwtd .....................J McInerney 8 67465 Jamboree nwtd ...............................C Morris 4 55146 Sedgebrook Saint 17.96 .....................F Kite 10 54788 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 .................. L Pearce 9 8388 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd ........................R Murray 5 27421 Clansman Douglas 18.16...........B Goldsack 7 1.57pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 10 86888 Hurricane Ayla nwtd ...................... D Donlon 6 217 Ahuroa Prince 18.11 ......................R Murray 1 63475 Arthur’s Crown 18.17 .......................R Waite 2 12.31pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 7 77x67 Alamein Dip 17.95 K & ......................Phillips 2 8x268 Watch My Back nwtd..................B Goldsack 8 63778 Bigtime Bev 17.70 ....................E Duganzich 1 62754 Leslie Albert nwtd ......................B Goldsack 3 74548 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13 ........................R Murray 9 74686 Go Slick nwtd ..................................... N Udy 2 25562 Bigtime Stella nwtd ............................L Cole 4 87742 Alamein Tane 17.86 K &....................Phillips 10 67786 Ngakawau 17.82 .......................J McInerney 3 68 Choice Sister nwtd ..........................C Morris 5 68733 Rising Hawke 17.99 ........................C Morris 4 83 Bigtime Leo nwtd ...............................L Cole 5 1.24pm RIVER CITY GAS C1 C1, 305m 6 57787 Homebush Demi 18.02 .............J McInerney 5 54386 Final Straw nwtd................................. N Udy 7 71544 Just Like Harry 18.02 ......................... N Udy 1 68847 Bella Jade 17.89 .............................C Morris 6 68546 Skeldale nwtd J & ...............................D Bell 8 75825 Go Ash 17.61 ....................................M Flipp 2 11 Bigtime Fantasy 17.57 .......................L Cole 7 35x67 Piruleta nwtd .....................................M Flipp 9 38854 Bigtime Luna 18.03 ............................L Cole 3 57728 Prettiest Eyes 18.08 ........................M Olden 8 87675 Yee Coo Coo nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 8x285 Night Howler 18.25 ..................E Duganzich 10 67857 Crackle 17.94 .................................... B Hunt 9 876 Bigtime Otis nwtd ...............................L Cole 5 84576 Collect A Dream 17.91 ......................M Flipp 8 2.14pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 10 588 Cawbourne Rhys nwtd J & ..................D Bell 1 54437 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ...................C Morris 6 67366 Opehu Express 18.03 ......................R Waite 3 12.49pm AON CPF C0 C0, 520m 2 15445 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 7 2132 Articulator 17.90..........................B Hodgson

3 43453 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R & .................Voyce 4 12635 Empty Pocket 18.08 ........................... N Udy 5 53274 Clover Fantasy 17.98 ............... K Gommans 6 4x375 Dee Bee Gee 18.07 ................... G Hodgson 7 22765 Scoobasi 17.68 .................................M Flipp 8 43342 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 9 7774F Queen Kong nwtd .....................J McInerney 10 78576 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95 .....................F Kite 9 2.41pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 41752 Mister Booze 18.09 .....................J McArthur 2 87276 Bigtime Kaea 18.01 J & ......................D Bell 3 18568 Indy’s Boy 17.95 .................................W Kite 4 53744 Captain Kate 18.28 .........................C Morris 5 33362 Light Cruiser 18.07........................G Atwood 6 26754 Jay Wendy 18.04................................ N Udy 7 74765 Flying Huey 18.09 .................... K Gommans 8 55227 Cawbourne Cruz 17.56 ................M Roberts 9 77558 Alf Tupper 17.97 ............................. L A Hunt 10 28684 Homebush Rieko nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 2.59pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 13135 Bigtime Paige 30.63 ...........................L Cole 2 37574 Idol Alan 30.89 ..................................M Flipp 3 46542 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 4 35534 True Testament 30.74..................B Hodgson 5 76337 Opawa Tai 30.66 ................................ N Udy 6 42556 Hashtag Blessed nwtd .................M Roberts 7 32212 Bigtime Bruno 30.82 ..........................L Cole 8 38188 Bigtime Jasper nwtd...........................L Cole

9 73767 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 10 77x77 Go Ring 30.71 ...................................M Flipp 11 3.17pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS FINAL C1f, 305m 1 22213 Bigtime Lizzy 17.74 ............................L Cole 2 43361 Manimal 17.77 .............................M Roberts 3 85331 Bigtime Bee 17.72..............................L Cole 4 77241 Zara Daiken 17.98.............................. N Udy 5 11715 Bigtime Gal 17.99 ..............................L Cole 6 23861 Kinetic Shadow 17.84 ......................... L Bell 7 21612 Bigtime Cutie 17.92............................L Cole 8 43311 Dino The Fox 17.75 ......................M Roberts Emergencies: 9 87742 Alamein Tane 17.86 K &....................Phillips 10 35632 Bigtime Elvis 18.11 ............................L Cole 12 3.32pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C2 C2, 305m 1 3F727 Homebush Minnie 17.61 ...........J McInerney 2 35885 Replica Rango nwtd ........................... N Udy 3 11121 Bigtime Jamie 17.71 ..........................L Cole 4 12558 Naharis 17.73....................................D Edlin 5 54442 Bigtime Boy 17.76 ....................... P B Briggs 6 21525 Mr. Postman 17.85 ............................. N Udy 7 24183 Epic Spark 18.00............................... B Hunt 8 76883 Polly The Dolly 17.71 J & ....................D Bell 9 6517F Uno Eleven 17.75............................... N Udy 10 48886 Jericho Warrior 17.83 .......................R Waite 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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GARDENING MUSHROOM Compost at Westside Hire, 171 Alford Forest Road. $22 per scoop. Call now on 308 0006, premix and chip too. Pickup and delivery options, You can even hire a trailer!

Construction Staff Site Foreman

TERTIARY EDUCATION TUTORS ASHBURTON (25 – 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday) YMCA Mid Canterbury offers Youth Guarantee and Intensive literacy and numeracy programmes, where students, 16 years of age and older, are supported to improve foundation learning, literacy and numeracy skills and/or gain a NZ or National Education Certificate. Due to demand, we seek skilful, passionate, qualified and motivated adult educators to promote and deliver our non-mainstream tertiary education programmes. Our ideal applicant will: • have a thorough understanding of foundation learning, literacy, numeracy and associated Foundation Learning Progressions • have a proven experience in tutoring within the “second chance” youth and/or adult education sector • have a tertiary qualification relevant to the adult education sector and/or NZQA Unit 4098 would be an advantage • enjoy making a difference in people’s lives and bringing about positive change • be self-motivated, resilient and be able to self-manage and deliver performance outcomes • have excellent computer skills • be reliable, honest, caring, responsible, respectful • hold a clean full Class 1 driver’s Licence The YMCA is an award-winning community organisation that has been investing in the next generation for over 100 years across the region. We foster a one team culture of integrity, optimism, resiliency and fun. Feel excited and passionate about this opportunity? Team YMCA wants to hear from you! Email leoma@ymcasc.org.nz for a job description. Send your CV and cover letter marked CONFIDENTIAL to the same email, or by snail mail to:

Leoma du Toit Education Manager, YMCA Ashburton c/- Tancred Street Mall, Tancred Street Ashburton 7700 Applications close 5pm Friday, April 5, 2019

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PUBLIC NOTICES

WANTED, 20 hereford fresian-cross bull or steer calves. Bucket reared. Phone 302 0709.

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TRADES, SERVICES

The following meetings will be held In April at the Environment Canterbury offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch:

April 2019

Tuesday 9 April Canterbury Water Management Strategy Regional Committee - 1.00pm Thursday 11 April Council - 11.00am Tuesday 30 April Council meeting to hear feedback on the Annual Plan 2019/2020 (start time to be advised) Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 4, 11, & 18 April commencing at 8.30am. To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO)

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook w w w. w i n d o w t i n t e r. c o . n z

Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings. Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

HIRE GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm. Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the GRAZING life of your tyres with an GRAZING wanted for store alignment from Neumanns lambs, top money for top feed. Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Phone Mitch 027 313 1320. Street. Phone 308 6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horses and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

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CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport. Phone 308 7772.

BUSINESS NOTICES LAGMHOR Community Society Inc (LSCI) – AGM – The LSCI AGM will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 5.45pm at Lagmhor School, 739 Tinwald, Lagmhor Westerfield School Road, Ashburton. All interested parties welcome.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ASHLEY, attractive available for appointments. Gentleman welcome. No texting. Phone 021 0275 9055. ASIAN ladies, size 10, Sasa and Kiki, sexy body, 34DD, busty. Chinese prostate massage, in/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

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Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 10.30am - 12pm ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays). 10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet club days, new

members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.30pm SAVE THE CHILDREN NZ ASHBURTON. Volunteers afternoon tea with speaker Christine Muff from Birthright and Diana Meads from Save The Children NZ, Wellington. Visitors welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 5.30pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet Philip

Street beside Croquet lawn. 6pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet Philip Street beside Croquet lawn. 7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to dance (7pm), Beginner/Intermediate (8pm9pm), Instructor Annette Fyfe Phone 307 7138 a/h, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Results 1st open and entries landscape. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

THURSDAY

Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays). 10.30am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD.

Bring your stitching and join a friendly group, new members very welcome. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO.

Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 2pm - 4pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum only open. (parts shed closed). 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group, 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park St. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN.

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

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ACROSS 1. Swift as the ships comprising infantry? (5,2,4) 8. Is up to some of the quality (5) 9. Such a note is not to be assumed (7) 10. So angered, it might make one mad (7) 11. To make the mind take it in, moisten it (5) 12. Poet whose study was out of the rain? (6) 14. Wrote how enclosed one felt, like an animal (6) 18. It could be power (5) 19. I’d a Blue replaced, as can be heard (7) 21. Enlarges on a listed form of it (7) 23. In which beasts lie about liars (5) 24. Cap for one who’s after a buck (11) DOWN 1. Retrieved the ball from being defiled (7) 2. Query ER might make about one of her officials (7) 3. Hooked claw into cards remaining after deal (5) 4. It wards off the possible need to be in French surroundings (6) 5. It is no longer fashionable for a team to be in the open (7) 6. Set the dogs on to fight a sailor (3) 7. It’s not true that fleas jump around (5) 13. Give one the right to name a book (7) 15. Club a writer can beat (7) 16. Might redress it for a piece of kitchen furniture (7) 17. Doesn’t plough such movements on the field (6) 18. A paragon is a toy version of the real thing (5) 20. Letter from Greece found at river mouth (5) 22. Fifty I had to give for a cap (3)

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ACROSS 1. Full, satisfied (7) 5. Dismisses (5) 8. Vertical (13) 9. Weaken (3) 10. Prove right, clear of blame (9) 12. Chooses (6) 13. Choose not to participate (3,3) 15. Avalanche (9) 16. Everyone (3) 18. Not unanimous (5,8) 20. Tunnel (5) 21. Solemnly promised (7)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Point yourself in the right direction and make a move – any move, however small. Even falling in that direction is better than no movement at all. Because the only thing that can stop you now is inaction. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Change is hard, so the saying goes, but is that really accurate? Change is the natural order, and by definition, the natural order takes no effort. It’s not change that’s hard. It’s the way we resist it. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Frustration happens because things aren’t moving as quickly as you had it in your head. In the words of one Gemini, “When you relinquish the desire to have control over your future, you can have more happiness.” CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Maybe you’re not entirely popular for the things you express lately, but the only one who can please all the people all the time is someone who doesn’t stand for anything. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Creative differences create waste. You’ve witnessed lost time and effort in toomany-cooks-in-the-kitchen-type scenarios. Right now you’ll save yourself a lot of trouble by tackling your creative project alone. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Owning things is work. You really don’t want the responsibility that some possessions will require of you. You could handle it, but it would take focus away from what’s good for you. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You can build on a past success, though you won’t exactly be able to repeat it. It’s a new day, a new you. And a slightly different approach will be needed to keep this thing on track. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): People always need to know the reasons, or at least they think they do. If they don’t know the reasons, they’ll make them up. Provide reasons or you leave yourself open to speculative fiction. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Who knows what the full expression of your personality would be if it were possible to express it? But you feel it’s your responsibility to at least try. You’ll widen your range with new experiences. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Just a heads-up: People who seem to be involved in a dramatic situation on the regular are very likely to continue the trend, as it’s a self-feeding cycle. Internal states influence external states and vice versa. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You may not know what is sacred to other people, but if you assume there’s something that is and go carefully from there, you’re less likely to trip the triggers and awaken the consequences of disrespect. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Ideally, you would give what the world needs and put your time into things meaningful to the masses. But who knows what the world needs? The world doesn’t even know. So do what’s meaningful to you.

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Fine. Northerlies developing.

Christchurch

rain

SATURDAY

Timaru

rain

A few showers developing about the divide. High cloud further east. N strengthening.

Queenstown

showers

SUNDAY

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

cloudy fine fine fine showers fine rain thunder thunder fine rain fine fine snow thunder

12 12 20 25 29 24 32 25 35 14 20 19 21 3 30

4 2 8 20 21 11 24 16 23 3 13 5 11 -6 23

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

fine fog fine rain cloudy showers cloudy thunder fine fine cloudy showers fine rain fine

9 pm am 3

Thursday 9 noon 3

Good fishing

Good

9 pm am 3

Last quarter

New moon

5 Apr www.ofu.co.nz

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Friday

9 noon 3

9 pm

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River Levels

Fair

Fair fishing

Rise 12:27 am Set 3:58 pm

First quarter

13 Apr 7:07 am

18 16 16 14 14 13 11 10 12 10 5 9 7

cumecs

0.99 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 12:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday 825.5 Nth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

4.21

Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

8.52

Rangitata Klondyke at 1:05 pm, yesterday

355.5

Waitaki Kurow at 12:34 pm, yesterday

280.4

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 27.1 28.0 Max to 4pm 21.8 Minimum 17.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 26.8 Avg Mar to date 51 2019 to date 117.0 159 Avg year to date Wind km/h N9 At 4pm Strongest gust N 57 Time of gust 1:33am

to 4pm yesterday

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Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

24.3 25.2 20.4 –

24.9 25.8 19.4 16.4

25.5 28.5 14.7 –

– – – – –

0.0 23.4 47 73.4 131

0.0 13.6 37 72.8 127

N 24 – –

NE 26 N 37 6:39am

S6 NW 20 3:46am

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Canterbury Readings

Rise 7:44 am Set 7:31 pm

Set 2:12 pm Rise 11:39 pm

7 14 33 27 17 16 14 34 8 24 24 17 19 11 9

25 26 28 25 21 21 22 19 24 23 18 19 16

Palmerston North cloudy

Greymouth

Rain, heavy about the divide, scattered further east. N rising to severe gale for a time.

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Rise 7:43 am Set 7:33 pm

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rain

10:13 4:19 10:41 4:53 11:14 5:18 11:39 5:55 12:09 6:14 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Good

Napier

rain

3:51

cloudy

Blenheim

Hamilton

Forecasts for today

23 12 32 10 26 31 25 32 23 32 33 33 26 13 11

cloudy

Nelson

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Auckland

rain

FRIDAY

Fine with increasing high cloud. Strong northerlies.

overnight max low

Wellington

FZL: Above 3000m

Mainly fine, a few showers about the foothills clearing in the evening. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

SUNDAY

Wednesday

NZ Today

FZL: 3000m, lowering to 2800m for a time

TOMORROW

SATURDAY

fine cloudy showers drizzle rain showers fine thunder fine showers thunder fine drizzle fine cloudy

60 plus

Rain, with heavy falls about the divide, easing in the afternoon to showers. Snow possibly to 2000m. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h changing SW 40 km/h afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NE gale 80 km/h changing SW 40 km/h in the afternoon then dying out.

FRIDAY

World Weather

hail

Canterbury High Country

Scattered rain easing in the afternoon and retreating inland. Northwesterlies, gale at first, changing southerly in the evening.

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rain

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

An active front over the South Island preceded by a strong moist northwesterly flow weakens as it moves onto central New Zealand today. The front stalls over the North Island tomorrow and weakens away on Friday as a ridge builds from the south of the country.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Mostly cloudy, afternoon fine breaks. Northeasterlies.

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A crew makes its way across the water during the South Island Dragon Boat Championships regatta which was held at Lake Hood at the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 230319-HM-0154

Dragons on the lake BY ERIN TASKER

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The beat of drums echoed around Lake Hood on Saturday, as the South Island’s best dragon boat crews converged to find out who was the best in the business. Crews from all around the South Island lined up for what turned out to be some extremely hard-fought racing, and in the premier mixed grade it was the Tu

Meke crew that dominated. Tu Meke took out all three distances – the 200m, 500m and the epic 2km race – with the Southern Dragons finishing second in the shorter distances, and the crew known as the Ridge Riders second in the longer event. In the premier mixed B finals, Waimak Attack won over the 500m distance and Beca won the 200m race.

For the premier women, the OPC team won the 200m event by a narrow margin from Wahine Toa – OPC finished in 58.45 seconds and Wahine Toa were just behind in 58.68 seconds – while Abreast of Life was third. Over the 500m distance Wahine Toa got one back, winning in a time of 2.23.44 minutes, with OPC second in a time of 2.24.87 minutes, and CanSurvive third.

In the 2000m event, OPC claimed their second title of the regatta with a time of 10.28.96 minutes, with Wahine Toa less than three seconds back in second place and Abreast of Life home in third. There were some 10-paddler boats in action as well, with the Sampan Warriors winning the 500m distance for the 10s, and Northern Phoenix getting up to

out the 200m event. The 10s and the girls’ schools combined for their 2000m race and it was Marian College which came out on top in that one. The number of school teams in the boats was down on previous years, with just Marian College and Rangiora High School competing this year. Marian College won both the 200m and 500m distance races.

Read making a welcome return for the Crusaders

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