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On Thursday, the Government announced its yearly budget. The Budget included $2 billion worth of tax cuts and boosts to Working for Families. Finance Minister Steven Joyce said it was expected to benefit about 1.3 million families by an average of $26 a week, as well as 750,000 superannuants and 41,000 students. Guardian reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay hit the streets of Ashburton to gather local reaction.

Every little bit helps struggling families BY SUE NEWMAN

Sue Lindsay: “I see it as a good thing with the tax cuts, but it would’ve been nice if it had come sooner.”

Ian Doel: “I will be getting beneﬁts from it, but having dealt with the health board and been turned away, I would rather they saved it and put it into health.”

Chris Heffernan: “There will be beneﬁts from the changes in the tax brackets. I like how the bulk of it will be going to lower income families.”

Karen McIntyre: “I think it is absolutely fantastic, there is a good bit for everybody.”

Peter Larkin: “I haven’t read into it yet, but I heard it on the news and it sounded good, so I’ve got no complaints.”

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Jury finds Te Tomo guilty A High Court jury in Timaru has found Ashburton man Kooly Managki Te Tomo guilty of causing the death of Ashburton man AJ Gairns by manslaughter and of assault with intent to rob Gairns in the early hours of May 31, 2014. Justice Gerald Nation remanded Te Tomo in custody for sentencing on July 14 in Christchurch. He was jointly charged with four others after Gairns’ body was found in a stormwater levee behind Bunnings at 3pm on June 1. The Crown alleged he drowned at the same place soon after he was ambushed, chased, threatened and assaulted by Te Tomo, Desmond Kapi Marshall and Verdan Ashley Perry who had conspired with Olivia Toby Frances Lucas in a bid to rob him of methamphetamine. All admitted smoking varying amounts of meth in the days leading up to the attack. They were all high when they left Crown witness Stacey Curtis’ home with the express purpose of robbing Gairns. Both Lucas and Perry admitted the intent to rob charge before

their jury trial opened and were subsequently found guilty of the manslaughter charge. They were each jailed for three years and seven months. Marshall admitted both charges shortly after he was arrested and in August 2014 was jailed for taking a lead role in assaulting Gairns. The Crown singled out Lucas as the ringleader, who orchestrated the attack. Earlier in the evening she had met with Gairns to discuss a drug transaction. She alleged he had treated her like a “crack whore”, implying she traded sex for drugs. “I’m going to rip this c**t off – he’s talking to me like I’m a crack whore, LOL should I do it?” Lucas said in a text message to Curtis at 2.33am. She returned to Curtis’ home, where Te Tomo, Perry, and Marshall, along with Curtis, were waiting. The Crown alleged that at some point Lucas told Te Tomo, her former partner and the father of her children, about Gairns’ behaviour

toward her and discussed her plan to rip him off. Defence counsel James Rapley said there were no witnesses to prove Te Tomo knew about the plans to steal the drugs. He argued that his client had only intended to warn Gairns off for insulting Lucas. However, he painted a picture of Lucas as a manipulative woman who planned to lure Gairns to a building in Pearson’s bus yard, where Te Tomo, Perry and Marshall lay in wait. Lucas was text messaging Te Tomo while she was driving Gairns to the workshop, describing him as “paranoid, jumpy and looking under bushes”. When they pulled up Gairns was clearly suspicious. He left the vehicle and challenged whoever was there to show themselves, Lucas said in the witness box this week. She then drove off and reported hearing him screaming in a message to Curtis soon after. Giving evidence for the Crown this week, Perry described what had eventuated that night. He said Gairns initially fled into Mill

Creek, followed by Te Tomo, and disappeared, according to Perry. A hunt ensued but Gairns was not located until an industrial security light activated, disclosing his whereabouts. He was ordered out of the creek, pleading with his attackers to no avail. Marshall knocked Gairns to the ground, held a machete to his throat and forced him to empty his pockets, demanding he hand over the drugs. Gairns told his assailants he didn’t have any meth but would get them some. Marshall then punched Gairns in the head, knocking him back into the creek. After he was dragged from the water, Te Tomo suggested a “boot ride” might persuade Gairns to co-operate. Gairns took advantage of a moment when the three were distracted to escape. He was last seen running toward the levee on a dark, bitterly cold night. Despite a systematic and prolonged search, Te Tomo, Perry and Marshall could find no sign of him and left the scene.

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Injecting as little as $10 a week into a struggling family’s budget can make a world of difference, says Ashburton Presbyterian Support manager Jackie Girvan. Hers is one of several local organisations who work at the front line of social need in the Ashburton District and while changes in tax thresholds and family tax credits might seem insignificant to some, to a struggling family the extra cash will mean a lot, Girvan said. The extra cash would mean a family might be able to pay more off its power bill or afford a little extra in their grocery trolley, she said. The injection of $205 million to boost social housing that will see $20 million put into more emergency and transitional housing to help families while they find suitable housing was to be applauded, but it was unclear if any of this would filter down to the Ashburton District, Girvan said. Presbyterian Support is among social agencies that have been working to establish some form of social housing in the district to cater for not only families, but for single people and the elderly. “If we managed to get a slice of this funding, it would be great,” she said. While there were a lot of areas in the Budget that could have a positive impact on the Ashburton District, the test would be in whether any of the money filtered down into district projects, Girvan said. “But, looking at the budget overall, we’re obviously pleased there’s something in there for families. “It’s all really appreciated, it’s very positive.”

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Playing a pivotal role in this week’s historic rocket launch, was a surreal moment for Peter Datlen. The Ashburton-raised technician had ring-side seats to the ground-breaking moment Rocket Lab, the American-New Zealand aerospace company he works for, broke new ground when its Electron rocket reached space at 4.23pm on Thursday. It was the first orbital-class rocket launched from a private launch site – Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula – in the world. Datlen is one of three vehicle assembly technicians with the company, assisting with building vehicles for Rocket Lab. “The energy in the room was electric,” he told the Ashburton Guardian. “I was so excited, I actually lost my voice. It feels very special to have been part of that.” While he is now based in Auckland where the Electron rocket is built, Datlen said he spends a lot of time at the private launch site. He has been in the aviation industry for 10 years, previously working as an aeronautical technician for the Air Force and then training as a commercial pilot, before starting at Rocket Lab earlier this year. “When I was 17 years old, my father passed away as the result of a plane accident in Ashburton,” he said. “This ignited a passion in me to do what I could to contribute to improving safety in the industry. Consequently, I fell in love with the industry which has taken me from the aviation industry to the aerospace industry.” His ultimate goal is to continue progressing with Rocket Lab’s vision and work towards meeting all the milestones the company sets. “The industry is so exciting and moving forwards so fast that just being part of it is a dream in itself,” he said. Over the coming weeks, Rocket Lab’s engineers in Los Angeles and Auckland will work through the 25,000 data channels that

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Eyes on Silver Fern actions BY MICHELLE NELSON

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were collected and the results will determine measures taken to optimise the vehicle. Thursday’s launch was the first of three test flights scheduled for this year. Rocket Lab will target getting to orbit on the second test and look to maximise the payload the rocket can carry. Rocket Lab CEO and founder Peter Beck said while they didn’t quite reach orbit, reaching space in the first test puts them in an incredibly strong position to accelerate the commercial phase of their programme and “make space open for business”. “I’m immensely proud of our talented team,” he said. “We’re one of a few companies to ever develop a rocket from scratch and we did it in under four years. “We’ve worked tirelessly to get to this point. We’ve developed everything in-house, built the world’s first private orbital launch range, and we’ve done it with a small team. “It was a great flight. We had a great first stage burn, stage separation, second stage ignition and fairing separation.”

Above - Rocket Lab’s Auckland team, which includes Ashburton-raised Peter Datlen. Below - The fully-fuelled Electron ready for take-off. PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY ROCKET LAB

The Overseas Investment Office is keeping a watching brief on Silver Fern Farms but the closure of the meat processor’s Fairton plant is unlikely to spark censure at this stage. In December the OIO signed off on a $261 million deal which saw Chinese company Shanghai Maling take a 50 per cent share of Silver Fern Farms. The deal was approved on the basis of information provided by the company that it would deliver substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand. Documents provided to Shanghai Maling earlier in 2016 indicated the Fairton plant was on the chopping block as far back as March. However, in June Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton said the company had made no decisions “to do anything differently next year at any plant”. He was at lengths to reiterate this when questioned following last week’s meeting in Ashburton, pointing out he had said no decision had been made, not that no plants would be closed. Last week’s decision, which is widely anticipated to be formalised on Wednesday, put some 370 Fairton workers out of a job. In January the beleaguered company posted a $30.6 million loss, well down on the $24 million profit realised the previous year. Hamilton said the decision to close Fairton was made on the basis of declining sheep numbers and the need to consolidate Silver Fern’s operations. “It was well signalled that some rationalisation of SFF would need to occur to ensure the company’s on-going viability,” an OIO spokesperson said in a statement. “The OIO normally sets conditions when an application to purchase sensitive New Zealand assets is approved.” Options were available to deal with overseas investors who fail to meet requirements.

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Standing up against bullying Pink Shirt Day – a movement that urges all New Zealanders to speak up and stand together to stamp out bullying – was recognised across Mid Canterbury, yesterday. Celebrated annually across the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, took a stand against

homophobic bullying after a new Year 10 student was harassed and threatened for wearing pink. It has turned into a global phenomenon that celebrates diversity and creates a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or

cultural background. Leading the charge is the Mental Health Foundation, with support from: The Peace Foundation, RainbowYOUTH, InsideOUT, New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association, Youthline and Family Works. Here’s a selection of photos taken yesterday of locals joining the important cause.

Members of the Ashburton Guardian team put together an impressive pink-themed morning tea to make a stand against bullying. PHOTO MEGAN GNAD

Methven Primary goes pink er students being given information and tasks around understanding diversity,” she said. “The older students are being taken through how to spot a bully and how to help someone who is getting bullied.” The entirety of the school, including teachers, came together at lunchtime for a 15-minute session of Jump Jam. “We have been doing this for the past three years and it is just a great self-esteem push,” said Breach.

Staff at Ashburton Business Estate’s McIntosh Group celebrated Pink Shirt Day by dressing up and preparing pink food for morning tea. Pictured around the table were (from left) John McIntosh, Nicole Griffiths, Tesh McIntosh, Rachel Prendergast, Kendall Lowe, Lauretta Artz, Sam Whiting and Neil Thompson. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Students at Methven Primary School celebrated diversity and raised awareness around bullying yesterday, all through a bit of fun. Celebrating Pink Shirt Day, students came to school in their finest pink clothes, before being “pinkified”. Through a gold coin donation, students had their hair sprayed pink, and nails and faces painted, said teacher Helen Breach. “The classes have had information packages sent out, with young-

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School boundaries blurred Social media is crossing the boundaries of life at school. Ashburton College principal Ross Preece and deputy principal Ron Cresswell talk to reporter Sue Newman about the new tools required to deal with changing student behaviours. Social media has had a huge impact on schools and how students interact on and off campus and that’s meant schools have had to find new ways of dealing with a range of quite different and sometimes challenging student behaviours, says Ashburton College principal Ross Preece. Nationally, over the past two years there’s been an increase in behavioural issues at schools. The reasons are varied but Preece believes social media has a big part to play in blurring the lines between school and out-of-school life for students. What has become an entrenched need not to be left out of issues and events has meant, through social media, students’ lives are often tightly tied to whatever is going on with their peers – good or bad. “Many teenagers are so hung up on what everyone else is doing and saying they get involved and don’t think about what the consequences could be. It’s that ongoing desire not to miss out,” Preece said. Social media is an entrenched part of students’ lives but unless its use comes with some controls there can be negative interaction between students that can lead to quite volatile situations. When it comes to controlling the use of social media, however, the lead has to come from home, he said. “Facebook bullying happens at home, it happens out of school. You are the parent and home is in charge and yet somehow it’s become the school that has to sort the problem out.” Parents were reluctant to take cellphones or devices from their

children or to limit their digital time because they didn’t want the inevitable arguments that would follow, Preece said. “We say you should monitor your child’s facebook page but so many parents say that it’s private, it’s theirs, but who’s the parent here?” For some parents that was a battle that was simply too hard to tackle with children who saw social media as just a normal part of their lives. And that focus on social media also meant many families no longer talked the way they used to. Changing behaviours and attitudes meant schools needed to find new ways of dealing with a new range of issues; the learning environment of the 1970s and the learning environment of 2017 are light years apart, deputy principal Ron Cresswell says. For the college, the new tool kit contains a programme called restorative practice. And it’s working. “In the old days you’d walk past the withdrawal room and you’d often see 15 to 20 kids in there with a supervisor, five periods a day, five days a week. Now you can go past that room and not see a student in there,” Cresswell said. And in the old days when a student stepped out of line you punished them and then kept on punishing them so they wouldn’t do that behaviour any more. “At best, that’s pretty dubious learning. That’s the way it worked in 1973 when the kids didn’t have the ‘neck’ to come back at you, but today they’ll come back and they’ll challenge you. You’ll get the same ranting back and there’ll be no progress.”

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The old system set kids and staff up to be adversaries for life. Cresswell knew something different was needed, but admits he was far from convinced restorative practice would work. “I went into the training saying this couldn’t work, I was a yeller and I didn’t believe. I thought the whole notion was a lot of rubbish, but the trainer tied me in knots and I realised I had it wrong.” In the past, a relatively simple classroom situation such as a student being late for class would have seen a teacher let rip, ruining learning for the period and potentially ruining the long term relationship between teacher and student. Using restorative practice a teacher would simply ask the student to sit down and class would continue. Later they would be

asked why they were late and any issues would be dealt with. “In the old way of the ’70s you’d be out in the first four minutes of the day and at loggerheads for a long time. This helps build a positive relationship between students and staff.” Restorative practice wasn’t a silver bullet, it didn’t work every time but it had a high success rate across a wide range of misbehaviours. At the top end there’s the restorative practice “full monty” used when there has been an altercation between students. Parents were contacted and then a meeting was held between parents, students and relevant staff. “It’s not about blame, it’s about getting them to understand who is affected, them and the other students. We ask the students

what went wrong and what they were thinking about and we go around the room and ask everyone what they felt and thought. The victim sits and listens and so do their parents.” It’s a no surprises meeting. It’s not about putting people on the spot. Everyone involved is spoken with beforehand and the process is explained. It’s about being mentally prepared, Cresswell said. There are no hard and fast rules in those meetings but the one constant is a box of tissues. In the 18 full monties Cresswell has done there were only two occasions when tissues were not required. “It only works if everyone agrees, but it’s very rare it doesn’t work,” he said. “My preparation is to make sure no one throws a grenade into the meeting.” A full monty is usually sparked by a fiery interaction between students and that’s often a spillover from weekend or evening events and social media interaction. It’s only one tool in the tool kit, but Cresswell says it’s one that’s having ongoing success in dealing with the raft of behavioural issues that occur in every secondary school. “Restorative practice is our guiding light, but there are still times when part of the solution is getting tough.” Like all schools, the college was constantly reviewing the way it dealt with disruptive student behaviour; behaviours changed and so too did the ways needed to deal with them, he said.

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Heather continues family passion Heather McFarlane brings a striking Morticia to the stage for Variety Theatre Ashburton’s production of The Addams Family. The born and bred Mid Cantabrian is continuing a legacy of family passion for theatre, and dedicated her performance to her father who passed away suddenly earlier this year. Susan Sandys reports.

ctor Heather McFarlane’s lengthy tresses have come in handy for her latest role in Variety Theatre Ashburton’s production of The Addams Family. First of all she tried a wig, especially secured by the wardrobe department, but alas found herself more so resembling Cousin It than the elegant Morticia. “It was terrible, it was long and got tangly,” the 45-year-old said. But as bad as the faux hair piece was, worse was to come the following dress rehearsal night when she tried black hair spray. She had had high hopes for the spray, after visiting many Christchurch shops and finally being able to source some. But once on stage it gradually flaked off and by the end of the show she and her fellow performers were sprinkled in it. This affected the porcelain perfection of Morticia’s face, picked up by a quizzical Regan Jackson, the director, who described his protagonist’s visage as “muddy”, and told her she may have to do something about her makeup. “It was just such a mess,” McFarlane said. McFarlane then enquired about dying her natural light brown hair black. She went to the hairdresser and ended up walking out with a black semi-permanent. Her fellow cast members have been full of praise since and the only preparation she has had to do for her hair each night is to blow dry it straight, ensuring it falls as low as possible and enhances the flowing lines of her stage dress. As well as donning a new hair colour, McFarlane has got used to wearing black nail polish, another wardrobe necessity. Her new goth look is one she does not mind having, as the role of Morticia is one she loves. She said Morticia was fun and challenging to play, with it being important to make sure the strong and elegant character did not come across as haughty and stroppy. One of the advantages has been there are no costume changes – Morticia is in the same dress throughout the whole show. The dress represented McFarlane’s biggest wardrobe fear at first, due to

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its plunging neckline. However, a low-cut bra and the strategic application of some tape meant she was able to fit into it just fine. McFarlane began dancing at the age of three with Charmaine Quaid. She started singing when she joined the Ashburton Intermediate choir, and her first musical theatre stage debut was when she landed

the lead in the school production Dreams are Free. She did not do much singing again until her 20s when her partner Rik Phillips got her to join his rock/grunge band in Christchurch. Today the band is named Lush and the couple remain members, performing at gigs in the city. McFarlane also sings at corporate

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Above left – Heather McFarlane as Morticia. Above – Heather McFarlane’s dad Andrew played Buffalo Bill (centre) in Annie Get Your Gun in 1975.

From P6 McFarlane works fulltime for Autosure and is a Les Mills instructor. She has had a wide range of roles in Showbiz Christchurch productions, including Mamma Mia, Evita, Buddy Holly, Chicago, Cats and Grease. Her first Variety Theatre Ashburton Production was as June in the 2014 production of Chicago. McFarlane had a respite from rehearsals for The Addams Family shortly after they began, following her father Andrew McFarlane passing away suddenly at the age of 76 in March.

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While it had been difficult to return after dealing with the family loss, the discovery that her father had also had a passion for local theatre had been comforting. McFarlane had found out more about this after his death, including that he played Buffalo Bill in Variety’s Annie Get Your Gun in 1975. And her father had always been a great support to her in her own performance work. She said it had given her a sense of pride to be carrying on the legacy of her dad’s theatrical passion.

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In brief Dog kills penguin The bloody death of a little blue penguin on Wellington’s waterfront serves as a warning for people who have dogs – keep your dog on a leash. That’s the message from Wellington City Councillor Peter Gilberd, who holds the council’s Natural Environment Portfolio. “This was a really sad and unfortunate incident – it’s a stark reminder of the need to keep all dogs on a leash, especially in our coastal areas.” An eyewitness said the dog owner fled the scene after the attack. - NZME

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One last sprint for the finish line was needed to separate these two St Joseph’s students at their cross-country this week. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 250517-JP-0006

Showgrounds course challenges for students By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

If you were near the Ashburton Showgrounds on Thursday, you might be forgiven for thinking the All Blacks had taken to the field against Mid Canterbury. However, it was just the sound

of about 400 primary school students cheering each other on at their cross-country. Students from Wakanui School and St Joseph’s School came together for their first combined sporting event, traversing hay bales and banks in an attempt to

get to the finish line first. Wakanui School principal Hillary Boyce said the students had a great day. “We are really pleased with all the support from the parents and the effort that the kids put in,” she said.

St Joseph’s principal Cath Blacklow said it was a great place to have it as there is a great atmosphere. “We had people down here setting up in the morning, and have just been fortunate to have such great weather,” she said.

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The visa landscape has changed in the South Island following the introduction of Immigration New Zealand’s new policy. The change will benefit thousands of migrant workers and their families who have been living in the South Island for more than five years but have not been able to qualify for residency under the Skilled Migrant Category. To qualify under the new policy, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria. This includes being PHOTO SUPPLIED 55 years or

younger and meeting health and character requirements. People must also be currently employed in the South Island on an Essential Skills work visa, and have been employed in the South Island on Essential Skills work visas for more than five years (note there is certain flexibility in relation to the time). If candidates fall marginally short of the five year requirement, Immigration New Zealand may consider granting a visa as an exception to instructions. Lane Neave Immigration Partner, Mark Williams, said the new immigration policy is a massive win for employers and migrant employees in the South Island. “This is a great policy to transition long term work visa holders who really should be entitled to a resident visa,” said Williams. “The new policy recognises the contribution migrants have made to the New Zealand economy, assists their

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employers with longer term retention, and at the same time allows for a conversion to residency following two years on this visa.” “The new policy will also allow the visa holder’s partner and dependent children under 20 years of age to be included in the application and enjoy benefits of living in New Zealand, such as tertiary education, on a similar basis as many of their Kiwi friends they have grown up with in New Zealand for many years.” “The children included in the application who have completed compulsory schooling in New Zealand may be granted work visas to allow them to work in the South Island.” “This will have a positive impact on migrant workers from a range of occupations, in particular, chefs and other hospitality workers who have committed to their local communities for a number of years without the security

of an ability to qualify for a resident visa because of the English language requirement under the Skilled Migrant Category.” “It is also a one-off pathway to residence for a lot of low or mid level skilled temporary migrants such as hard working farm and trade workers in the South Island.” “They have made a massive contribution to the South Island, especially the rural sector, and are deservedly being recognised for that contribution.” “However, like a lot immigration policies it is not simple to interpret and there are a lot of fish hooks to navigate,” Williams added. People who have been working on visas for at least five years, who haven’t been able to qualify under the Skilled Migrant Category, and are committed to staying and working in the South Island, should seek professional advice to help navigate the process.

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A new liver, a new for Alan Neumann Ashburton man Alan Neumann has faced one of the ultimate human challenges, knowing his only survival option was to have one of his organs replaced. He talks to reporter Sue Newman about his journey through a failing liver and through the life-changing process of a transplant.

Looking forward to a long and healthy future, Alan Neumann with his family, wife Christine, son Vinnie and daughter Libby. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN

wo years ago Alan Neumann was staring into the abyss that could have been an early death. His liver was failing, medication didn’t help and he was told that without a transplant his future was grim – and short. In January he was put on the liver transplant list and resigned himself to a long wait. Those were some of his darkest days, the endless worry – whether his liver would cease functioning before a donor was found. Stripping away the emotion, for Alan to live, someone else had to die. On March 2 someone died and that day Alan gained a new liver and a new life. For him the road to liver failure may have began early, with a bout of rheumatic fever when he was just 10. “Back then I was put on penicillin and stayed on it until I was 21; today you’d only be on it for a very short time,” he said. He admits that with a busy lifestyle, he did not always make healthy choices. His weight crept up, his liver came under increasing stress and alarm bells started ringing. When he developed a pre-diabetes condition Alan cut out alcohol, changed his diet, dropped weight and was medicated for this condition. For his liver, however, there was no healing. About two years ago the warning signs started. He was tired, lacking in energy, lost his appetite and began to lose his ability to retain information and concentrate. “I wasn’t in pain but my thinking was all over the place. I couldn’t concentrate. Toxins bypassed my liver and went to my brain – a couple of times I woke up in hospital with no idea how I got there or what was wrong.” The specialists suggested his only option could be a new liver, but initially Alan dismissed that as an over-reaction. Gradually he backed off many of his community commitments, resigned from several boards and stepped back from running his business with his brother Ian. His appetite dwindled and his weight plummeted, dropping from 123kg to 114kg. “I’d got to the stage where I thought I’d lived my life and I’ll have to live on pills,” he said. His doctors continued to tell him that pills would never fix his liver, they’d only buy a short amount of time. By the end of last year he was hitting rock bottom. The option of a new liver remained and reluctantly he accepted that it might come down to a choice – undergo the operation or die.

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Above – Alan Neumann arriving at Auckland Hospital for his new liver. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

The journey back from ill health – recovering (left and above) and ready to get out of bed and on with life (above left). PHOTOS SUPPLIED

“I sat down and really thought about it and decided I’d like to have the operation.” His name was added to the liver transplant waiting list and he was told it could be three months to a year before a suitable donor was found. Making it on to the list involved a week of tests in Auckland where his other organs were checked and given the all-clear. Tests completed he was sent back home to wait. That wait was far shorter than anticipated. “The phone call came on March 1 and I was a bit stunned really. They said there was a potential liver and I went up there with that in mind because when they retrieved it, it might not have been suitable.” There was always a chance the operation might not proceed. The time between arrival in Auckland Hospital and getting the all clear was short on the clock, but long in the waiting room, Alan said. At midnight the Neumann family was given the all-clear. The donor liver was a match. By 6am Alan’s transplant was under way. He remembers very little about that time. For his family it was an agonising wait, but for Alan there was the bliss of oblivion. He also remembers little about the post-operative hours, but says the care he was given around the clock was faultless. His family was at his side as the days ticked by and he started the long road to recovery. While in hospital there were highlights, like watching three of his horses winning races, but the greatest highlight of all was know-

ing that he had a second chance at a healthy life. “I was told I would be up to 10 hours on the table, I was seven. I reckon I’m the one with the least complications of all the transplant patients,” he said. His body carries the permanent reminder of his operation in a large Mercedes logo-shaped scar. Other surgeons opt for the L. for Lexus. Initially he had 88 staples on the outside and countless dissolving stitches inside his body and “bits of plastic sticking out everywhere”. The plastic tubes and drains disappeared and almost immediately Alan’s health improved. He moved from the hospital to an apartment in Auckland where he was to stay for three months. He stayed for two. “I seem to have had a quick recovery, but I think they just did a fantastic job,” he said. He knows very little about his donor, other than he was male, younger than him and about his size. Some people might feel odd about having another person’s organ inside their body; Alan said it just feels normal. “It’s mine now and it’s just doing what it should. The doctors have said my liver is now likely to outlive some of my other organs. “I’m feeling really good. No complications at this stage but I’m a bit sick of blood tests, I feel like a pin cushion.” He accepts those tests are necessary to ensure his body is handling the new organ as it should. “People say I’m a changed man. I’ve got so much more energy and my thinking is so much clearer

now. I’d really lost it for a while and I’m used to being in control,” he said. Less than three months after his operation Alan is back and calling occasionally into work, but he’s careful about stepping on the toes of the staff who’ve held the fort while he’s been ill. “I have to go back in time, I need to have something to do,” he said. He’s 62 and feels like he’s been given a second chance at life. He’s down to a healthy 95kg, lighter than his rugby U16 playing weight and his booming, raspy voice has returned. Yes there are things he can’t do – no overseas travel for at least a year, only hot, well-cooked food and no alcohol. But he’s recently started driving and that means enjoying independence for the first time in many months. Alan intends to write to his donor’s family to thank them for giving him back his life. He will never know who the donor was and the family will not know his identity, but saying thank you is the very least he says he can do. It’s natural to be curious and Alan

admits he looked through papers and news bulletins for accidents around the time of his transplant. He doesn’t do that any more. “I’m so grateful, now I’m Neumann by name and a new man by nature.” The tipping point in opting for a liver donation was as simple as an over-riding desire to live, Alan said. “They questioned me when I went on the list and I said I want to see my kids grow up, to see how my business grows. I want to see my kids get married and I want to spend time with any future grandchildren. Now I reckon I’ve got another 30 years left.” As he moves through recovery and takes back control of his life, Alan said he’s making it a mission to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation. It’s easy to say no, he said, but saying yes could save someone’s life. He cannot speak highly enough of the New Zealand Liver Transplant Team, not just the work they do but the individual care they provide for patients. To anyone meeting Alan, it’s impossible to tell he’s undergone life-changing surgery. Look closely and you can see a slight tremor in his hands. That’s the anti-rejection pills, but this will disappear as the dosage lowers. “They tell me I’ll be right, it’s just a matter of time.” In the weeks after his operation Alan said he was overwhelmed by the support that came in emails, texts and visits. Those all made the long Auckland stay so much easier. “The nurses told me my room looked like a Post Shop. I was just amazed.” When he looks back at

the long months when his health was deteriorating, Alan says he’d never have got through that time without wife Christine. She’s been there day in, day out, supporting him when times were tough, cheering him up when needed and pushing him to keep going. “She’s been my strength really,” he said. Over those months she’s been the driving force behind a house build project they started as a couple, but that project was also a lifeline for her, keeping her busy and keeping her mind off Alan’s illness. For Alan and Christine’s children the months before Alan’s operation and the weeks of recovery were traumatic. Son Vinnie works alongside his father in the family business and he said it was gut wrenching watching his dad lose his sharpness at work. “He went downhill quite quickly and he was far too young to be the way he was,” Vinnie said. At work, his dad went from energetic to almost standstill. That experience has changed the way Vinnie thinks about organ donation. “I never thought I’d be a donor, but now I will.” For daughter Libby the months of knowing that without a liver transplant her dad could die were horrific. She says she’ll never forget the relief of knowing a liver was available and that it was suitable for her dad and she’ll always be grateful for the family who made that liver available. “People should all be donors. It gives families like ours another chance with their loved ones,” she said.

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District able to cater to seniors T he Ashburton District might have an ageing population but it is well placed to cater for the wide range of needs of the growing number of seniors. Across the district there are eight facilities that provide lifestyle options ranging from independent living in a gated community through to total, secure care for elderly with dementia. Retirement village developers have been determined to keep pace and in some cases, ahead of future demand. The old image of a rest home as a place where the elderly went to spend their final years in an institutional environment have long gone. Today, the word “resthome” is no longer accurate when it comes to describing the facilities available in Ashburton. Today the places where older people spend their final

years are often like a miniature version of their own homes. Some choose to live in assisted living apartments, others in full care facilities, but the emphasis is always on ensuring there is quality in those years. Our district has now entered the world of retirement villages with Radius Millstream, Rosebank, Terrace View, Coldstream House and Cameron Courts all offering independent living villas. The development of the Lochlea community broke new ground in the district in terms of a gated lifestyle community for seniors. It is still growing and when completed will contain 109 villas. Rosebank has a large independent living community in its 27 villas, Terrace View, three, Coldstream 11 and Cameron Courts six. Between the independence of villa living there are also a range of

apartments and studio units at Terrace View and Radius Millstream that offer assisted living options, independence with the security of a little help if needed. Full care is available at resthome or hospital level across most facilities, with Tuarangi and Princes Court between them offering almost 60 beds for people with dementia who need secure care. Into the future, Methven will be well served by a new development in the Camrose Estate that in stage one will offer 20 resthome beds. This will replace Methven House that currently provides accommodation for 13 residents. The breadth of options for seniors reflects the metamorphosis that retirement is undergoing. As people’s needs in the post-work years change, retirement village planners’

thinking has changed towards providing communities where retirees can live throughout the changing needs of ageing. They now subscribe to the ideal of a gentle transition (if needed) from independent living to assisted living to full care without leaving their community. Retirement village lifestyles are about ensuring the homes provided are just that – homes – with privacy, independence and security. For older people and their families, the biggest decision they will face is when the move should be made from the family home into a retirement community. One of the most common responses from people surveyed by the New Zealand Resthomes Association is that they wished they’d made the move sooner.

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If you are still active check out the facilities the village provides.

Check security — is the community gated, are there locks on the main doors. Ask other residents whether they feel safe.

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Pets give residents an improved life The overwhelming feeling from all the rest homes, was the huge value that a pet brings to the residents. Most have been animal lovers all their lives and when they move to a rest home they miss that daily contact. Seeing the way the residents react when the animals brush past their legs, or sit on their laps, their hands immediately stroking and tickling the cats or dogs is wonderful. A pleasure that costs nothing and is so basic, it stimulates their hands and minds, giving them a focus which in turn relaxes and calms them, giving them something to talk and laugh about.

Terrace View Retirement Village – Bentley the ginger tom Coldstream Rest Home & Retirement Village – Bentley’s journey to Terrace View was Buster the ginger and white tom one of luck and good fortune. Firstly, he was fostered by an employee of Terrace View from Christchurch SPCA. She quickly took a shine to Bentley and decided that although her two cats prevented her from offering him a home, he would make a wonderful addition to the residential care home where she worked. So, in November 2015, in swaggered Bentley. According to Jo Pratt and Donna Coxshall, he’s been pretty much running the place since then. Often to be found in the “in tray” or on the reception desk, he’s the first to greet many visitors, who all quickly take a shine to him, “most know his name and think he is lovely” says Donna, “he’s a real character and a delight to have around”.

There are some residents of Terrace View who take more of an active role in looking after Bentley and he’s quick to identify those who offer treats and the odd sip of milk, and makes a bee line for them daily. Otherwise he can be find lounging in the sunny reception area or when the mood takes him, hunting in the grounds for some lovely treats to leave his human friends.

Cameron Courts Rest Home & Retirement Village – Monty the grey and white tom Cameron Courts resident Bill Blair has a secret stash of cat biscuits that his relatives bring to him. Every now again when Monty comes visiting Bill gives him a small handful, “not too many, as they can be rich,” Bill, an avid animal lover, says. “I’ve had five fox terriers and my wife loved cats , she had three. “Occasionally Bill wakes to find Monty curled up at the bottom of his bed, or during the day Monty wanders in for his treats, then puts his paws on the window ledge, signalling to Bill he wants out please, to go hunting. Monty was found on a railway track about five years ago, and after some veterinary treatment he came to live at Cameron Courts. He visits everybody’s rooms daily and can be found in

About eight and a half years ago a tiny ginger and white kitten turned up at the Coldstream complex. He sauntered in and adopted the residents, claiming immediate ownership. Since then, Buster has developed some quirky habits, including drinking from the birdbath, mastering the art of sitting in just the right place to open the automatic doors and using the lift, he never uses the stairs, he waits patiently by the lift until someone comes and opens the doors taking him to the second floor. Buster is such a part of the family at Coldstream that even the local doctor brings him a present at Christmastime each year. If he allows visitors of the canine variety, he guards his residents with care and never flinches when even the biggest of dogs come into the rest-home.

Arriving with attitude, he makes it clear that this is his patch and visitors are welcome, but on his terms. Mrs Mathieson is a recent newcomer to the Coldstream Villas and she visits with her two Maltese terriers Molly and Toby who enjoy cuddles from the rest-home residents. It’s amazing how just putting a pet on someone’s knees stimulates the hands to stroke, and the immediate effects of relaxation and calmness take hold.

Princes Court Rest Home – Sabrina the tabby princess

various spots during the day as the sun moves round the rest home. Well behaved, and only leaving his treats for his humans on the lawn, he’s a well pampered and well-loved cat who loves to worship the sun and make the most of the attention he gets from all the residents.

According to Chris Willis, Sabrina appeared around Christmas last year. Obviously very hungry and looking for love she quickly adopted Princes Court as her residence. Every attempt was made to find Sabrina’s owners but no-one ever came forward, and now Sabrina has clearly made the choice where she prefers to live. Named after Sabrina the witch, she has a certain regal air about her. Chris says she is very patient with the residents, even the ones who try to teach her to sit and stay. She’s in tune with how people are feeling and if anyone is sick, Sabrina makes a beeline for their room to sit with them.

Her one vice is birds, so Sabrina is sporting a new pink collar and bell around her neck, the bell will hopefully being a warning to the birds that she is on the prowl to find some presents for her faithful human companions.

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ameron Courts Rest Home and Retirement Villas provide the senior citizens of Ashburton and the wider community a homely, quality, professionalised care and safe surroundings in which they live in. Cameron Courts Rest Home is the residents home and all residents are part of the Ashburton community.

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To love and be loved To live and age with dignity, respect, security and peace • To be accepted as you are • To privacy, confidentiality and self determination • To practice your religion and have access to the minister of your choice Our home endeavours to provide a “Quality care for superior living” where all in our care enjoy security, acceptance, companionship, peace and love.

We work hard to make sure they receive the high standard of quality care. We employ staff who are friendly, understanding and caring. We provide a safe, clean and comfortable home where you receive a balanced, varied, tasteful and nutritious diet. Advertising feature

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s we head into winter we can reflect on what has been a major change in the way we deliver our services. For over 30 years Aspire Canterbury has based its services and information at 314 Worcester Street and mostly expected people to come to us there for help. With the successful introduction of our mobile service we can now talk to groups in their own environment with fun, interactive presentations.

We’ve travelled as far afield as Kaikoura, Hanmer and Ashburton. The range of equipment in our shop has also increased as a result of the exposure of our mobile service. Before, we had to refer people elsewhere for assistive products but now we have many of the most popular items ourselves in our shop. With over 2000 clients, Aspire Canterbury is the largest Total Mobility agency in Canterbury. Advertising feature

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Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit community-focused organisation committed to meeting the needs of older persons and disabled persons with mobility issues. Their aim is to assist people in making informed decisions about accessing services or choosing products that will assist them in their daily lives.

Can we help you or someone you support? Disability Information Service – a ‘one stop information service’ which offers unbiased advice to assist people navigate their way to organisations or services that can provide them with support or advice. Aspire Canterbury Shop – shop online or call in to our shop at 314 Worcester Street and view our range of easier living products. We also hire out wheelchairs, ramps and walkers. Mobile Service – Fun interactive presentations of our information, services and easier living equipment. We come to you! To book our presenter to speak to your group call Richard at numbers below or email mobileservices@aspirecanterbury.org.nz

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Bentley, Terrace View’s beloved companion.

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STRETCHING ACROSS FIVE ACRES OF PARK LIKE GROUNDS ALONG CARTERS TERRACE

Terrace View Retirement Village is more than a retirement home, it’s a complete lifestyle community. It offers residents affordable luxury living with the benefits of experienced and skilled staff and the comforts of home. Terrace View on Carters Terrace in Tinwald takes the title as Ashburton’s first purposebuilt retirement village. It is set on five acres of land among peaceful, landscaped grounds and gardens, bordered on one side by the Ashburton River. The village has a variety of lifestyle and care options, including independent or assisted living in villas, apartments or studios, right through to full resthome, hospital or palliative care. There is also a communal lounge/theatre space, dining room, laundry facilities and a café / bar facility. All the rooms on-site are modern, warm and spacious. Whether it be Terrace View’s quality meals and onsite services, or getting one’s health care needs met, Terrace View’s staff are second to none, and offer residents’ quality care right at their door. It’s just one more on-site option that gives residents – and their family members – peace of mind.

Depending on the lifestyle option chosen, residents of the villas can keep their independent living in a secure property offering full kitchen facilities, living rooms and bedrooms for family visitors. Each villa has been professionally designed and the neutral décor is just ready and waiting for occupation. The apartment options offer the same security and freedom but in a smaller sized property. The apartments have also been designed to meet residents’ needs and care packages can be upgraded if those needs change.

The studios also offer the same secure independence with a range of service packages including 11 care suites providing a higher level of care. The Terrace View resthome and hospital has professional staff working in a modern and purpose-built facility. The large rooms come complete with ensuite and views of the grounds and gardens.

The range of lifestyle options at Terrace View mean couples can remain close to each other in retirement if they have different health care needs. It’s just another bonus that gives some comfort for all concerned.

As if the site and its facilities were not enough to prompt a call to Terrace View, the retirement village has another drawcard: at Terrace View, residency means no lawn mowing, maintenance or upkeep of the grounds or the property. That means more time to spend on other interests. The communal areas are a great way to keep in contact with other people and offer a facility for regular social activities. The lounge/theatre area, with bar facilities, is also a great place to relax with others while catching up on local news, gathering for national, or sporting, events around the large communal television or to just sit and admire the fabulous garden setting and listen to the birds.

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Care in a homely environment L ocated in the heart of Ashburton Coldstream offers rest home and hospital level care in a homely and welcoming environment. When considering care for a loved one there are a myriad of aspects to consider, however, probably one of the most important is to look at a facility through the eyes of your relative. What we as next of kin may think is important may not hold as much importance for your relative. Which facility more closely reflects the environment from which your relative has come from? Moving into care is a stressful time for all concerned and this stress can be eased by the facility of your choice providing the most appropriate environment for your relative. Ask the facility if they have any other residents from the area where your relative cur-

rently lives. A familiar face or connection to a community all assists with the move. When you visit a facility are you made to feel welcome; how well are the staff interact-

ing with the residents? Does the facility feel calm with the residents being stimulated and socialised? Ask about the activities programme offered? Are activities

tailored to meet the need of each resident? Bricks and mortar alone do not make care. At Coldstream our aim is to put life into those twilight years which

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High standard of care available P rinces Court Dementia Care is Ashburton’s only dedicated dementia facility offering rest home level dementia care. Care of the elderly with dementia requires committed and trained staff who understand how to look after their residents. With a dedicated educator ensuring that all Princes Court’s care staff achieve their Level 3 National Certificate in Health and Wellbeing and Level 4 Dementia Limited Credit Programme, families can be assured that the level of care offered at Princes Court is of a high standard. Have you a loved one still living in their own home? Does your daily routine revolve around meeting their needs? How often do you have quality time with your loved one? Princes Court Dementia

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Twilight years there to be enjoyed A Lochlea Lodge has a full range of facilities: re you enjoying your twilight years in your own home? In years gone by, the opportunity to move into a resort of this kind did not exist. Why not enhance your lifestyle and enjoy your twilight years by becoming a resident of our wonderful community. Lochlea Lifestyle Resort is the first middle-aged care facility in Mid Canterbury. A lot of consideration has gone into the design of the facility to provide an amenity that meets the needs of our ageing community. The resort will consist of 111 villas and 19 assisted care units. Radius Millstream Hospital (part of the resort) opened in June 2016, is an 80 bed hospital catering for aged care, dementia and respite care. The resort offers people of comparative age the opportunity of a lifestyle where they can reside in a safe and secure, gated environment and enjoy the company of one another yet still maintain their privacy and independence. Located in a quiet, relaxed, semi-rural area to the northwest of Ashburton, the resort offers a range of luxury villas with a glorious view towards the Southern Alps. Stage 1, which consists of 56 villas, is complete. The hospital and the aged care apartments are generating a lot of interest from the general public which has resulted in people forward booking sites in the resort. Residents in the resort will have preference over beds in

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What is a funambulist? a. A juggler b. A tightrope walker c. A fire-eater 2 - Which is the most populated landlocked country in the world? a. Ethiopia b. Germany c. Mongolia 3 - What is the traditional wood used in the making of an Australian didgeridoo? a. Banksia b. Golden wattle c. Eucalyptus 4 - How many pieces does each player have in backgammon? a. 8 b. 12 c. 15 5 - In which city was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in 1948? a. New Delhi b. Calcutta c. New York 6 - Germany’s invasion of which country in 1914 led to Britain declaring war? a. Austria b. Belgium c. Poland 7 - What Boeing aeroplane was first nicknamed the Jumbo Jet? a. 707 b. 747 c. 777 8 - In which US state is the Pentagon? a. Colorado b. Texas c. Virginia

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Hampstead’s Farirai Mushonga looks at her options in Inter-Centre Premier Netball on Thursday night.

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Greenpark just too strong Methven had one of their strongest starts of the premier netball season so far but couldn’t maintain their form against their Christchurch opponents on Thursday night. It was the final night of the Inter-Centre Premier Netball competition, which features teams from Christchurch and North Canterbury, and the final time the Ashburton teams had to test themselves against outside competition. Methven are the defending local champions but after only one

player returning from the championship team, have so far had a rebuilding season. They led Greenpark at the end of the first quarter 10-9 and stayed in touch in the second, with the visitors only going up 22-21 with a penalty shot right on the buzzer. The locals led by three at one point in the third quarter but Greenpark found a whole other gear and started a big push to lead 39-31. The final stanza was a heartbreaking one for Methven, who

began to fade and were outscored 20-3 to finish the game with a 59-34 loss. Coaches Maree Macphail and Pip Kenny were still able to find positives from the game. “We’re building from week to week and put it down to experience. Our defensive unit worked well and created a lot of turnovers and Kate Brady at centre had an outstanding game with some good ball into the shooters.” A number of younger players have made the step up this year and with some injury challenges

as well, they have been struggling with some of their connections. “We’re now looking forward to the next round of competition and will aim to keep building,” Kenny said. Celtic continued their winning run by notching up one final win over a Christchurch opponent, beating Saints 43-36 in Christchurch. They end their inter-centre competition in a three-way tie for second on the leaderboard. Other Ashburton teams did not fare so well, except for

Hampstead who took out the local derby against Southern in convincing style, 53-35. Ashburton College could not maintain their momentum from a win last week, going down 6331 to Technical, while Halswell beat United 75-29. In Premier 2, the newly promoted Southern B had a tough first outing against Ashburton College B, losing 35-20, while Rakaia A maintained their good form with a 32-23 win over Celtic C. Club mates Celtic B also had a loss against Hampstead B 35-26.

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■ RUGBY

Rakaia eyes semi-finals berth By Matt MarkhaM

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A good knowledge of their own methods and what it takes to be competitive in finals rugby puts Rakaia in a good place ahead of their quarter-final clash with Prebbleton in Combined Country Rugby this afternoon. The form Mid Canterbury team of the senior scene thus far this season, the river boys will be keen to carry their outstanding recent form through to the knockout clash on home turf today and book themselves a home semi-final next week. When it comes to finals rugby, the rulebook often goes out the window. What has worked all season, may all of a sudden not work and then on the other hand those things that haven’t worked may all of a sudden become pieces of gold. So while not trying to stray too far from the tried and true, coaches Sean Carter and Wayne Foxcroft have tried their best to have their boys ready for anything that might get thrown their way by Prebbleton. “We don’t know too much about them, but have great respect for what they’ve done,” Foxcroft said of their opposition. “But we don’t want to be dragged into any kind of game plan they might have, but instead focus on what we do best. “From what I do know, it seems they play a very percentage based game of rugby which should make for an interesting clash.” What has been Rakaia’s major advantage this season has been their ability to close out a match. Last week against Oxford they scored three tries in the space of the last seven minutes to blow their rivals off the park and win

Rakaia hooker Jackson Donlan will be a key figure for his side in their clash with Prebbleton this afternoon. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

comfortably. “Our forwards are laying the platform and the backs are just unleashing when it matters,” Foxcroft said. “We are very lucky to be blessed with a talented backline that is full of skill and experience which certainly helps the cause.”

Guys like Nete Caucau and Maleli Sau have been the main damage makers, but that platform is coming from the inside with youngster Thomas Hanham-Carter and the experienced Andrew Letham playing big roles in the distribution sector.

In the forwards, Jackson Donlan is getting through a power of work while their locks, Tevita Li and Alipeti Polutele are slipping under the radar as they fire up in the engine room. Foxcroft said they were only carrying minor injury concerns

into the match with the most noticeable being Harry Ashworth who won’t start in the seven jersey due to a slight shoulder injury. This will see Ritchie Williams coming in from the bench as cover.

Nonchalant Dagg returns after 11-week layoff Israel Dagg will make his longawaited injury return on the wing when the unbeaten Crusaders face the Rebels in Melbourne today. The 28-year-old Dagg went down with a right knee injury against the Reds in March and has missed more than two months of Super Rugby action, but will line up on the right wing against a mediocre Rebels side. Dagg told media he isn’t going to get worked up about whether he will make the All Blacks’ 33man squad for the series against the Lions. “I am not even going to worry about that, to be honest,” Dagg said. “It will be a great birthday present if I get there – I turn 29 on June 6 and am not getting any younger – but I know what I’ve got to do. I’ve got to be fast, play well.” Dagg has had support from All Blacks assistant coaches Ian Foster and Wayne Smith. “They have just been telling me to get out there and be decisive,” Dagg said.

“I know I just have to get that ball, carry hard, chase the kicks – whatever.” Coach Scott Robertson has used the trip to Victoria to rest a number of key men, including Matt Todd, Ryan Crotty, Owen Franks and Codie Taylor, while loosehead Joe Moody and lock Luke Romano will start on the bench. As a result, veteran Wyatt Crockett will start in the No1 jumper, with Michael Alaalatoa at tighthead and Ben Funnell between them. Quinten Strange joins skipper Sam Whitelock in the second row, while Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Pete Samu and Jordan Taufua make up the loose forward trio. Jed Brown has overcome injury in time to take a place on the bench, while test skipper Kieran Read remains on the sidelines with a broken thumb. In the midfield, Seta Tamanivalu slips back into his traditional centre role after spending much of 2017 on the wing, with Tim Bateman at second-five. – NZN

Israel Dagg will take up his regular spot on the wing in today’s clash with the Rebels.

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‘I can’t see myself extending’ Steve Hansen has confirmed he will almost certainly stand down as All Blacks coach after the World Cup, paving the way for an almighty battle to replace him. Appointed as head coach in late 2011, Hansen is contracted through to 2019 and says he will not seek to extend his current deal before the next World Cup. He says that having also been the assistant coach from 20042011, the time will be right for him to stand down in 2019. “I think, without committing to it 100 per cent, I can’t see myself extending beyond the World Cup and there are probably a couple of others [All Blacks management team] who won’t either. “We have talked to the NZ Rugby Union about talking to some of the people whose contracts I think they should definitely extend already and they are doing that. “Then it comes down to do they

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Steve Hansen [NZR] want continuity from a head coaching point of view or do they want someone new. That will be up to the appointment panel. There are some good candidates.” When Hansen talks of continuity he effectively means promoting someone, most probably assistant coach Ian Foster, from within the existing coaching team.

I will be forever thankful for the opportunity. But top of the pyramid is my family

The value of continuity has been proven by Hansen. Having been given intimate knowledge of the All Blacks as assistant between 2004 and 2011, he easily saw off the only other contender for the job, who was Vern Cotter. But it is probable a host of other well qualified coaches will be on the market by 2019, giving NZR genuine choice about which direction they take. Former Blues assistant Joe Schmidt has been hugely successful since taking over the Ireland team in 2013, and has previously stated he’d be keen to come back

to New Zealand. Warren Gatland, who will arrive in New Zealand as head coach of the British & Irish Lions this week, will also finish up with Wales in 2019 and he too says he will be coming home to New Zealand. Cotter, now with Montpellier in France, had a successful tenure with Scotland and may be interested in the role when it becomes available and then there are a number of Super Rugby coaches such as Tana Umaga, Dave Rennie, Chris Boyd and Tony Brown who may feel they are ready to apply in another two years.

Hansen had previously said that he feels the All Blacks would be best served by making a head coaching change mid-way through a World Cup cycle, to break the pattern of jobs being dependent on results at the show piece tournament. He said that after the 2015 World Cup, suggesting then that he would stand down in 2017. But after saying he intended to make 2017 his last year, New Zealand Rugby persuaded him against that idea and extended his contract last year. “I guess I am kind of arguing against myself,” he says. “But it will be eight years as head coach and eight years as assistant coach – 16 years all up – and throw in another three years or so that I had with Wales. “There is a lot of scrutiny and I will be forever thankful for the opportunity. But top of the pyramid is my family and it will probably be time to give them more.” - NZME

■ KARATE

Karate kids get to put skills to the test By Matt MarkhaM

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A massive experience will be on offer for some of Ashburton’s rising stars from the sport of karate today at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. JION International Karate Dojo Ashburton will host a Kids Shotokan Karate Competition for six-13-year-olds this afternoon with a toal of 60 competitors from around Canterbury coming to compete. There will be 12 divisions up for grabs which cover right from beginner level through to the more technical and refined Kumite division with each split into age and gender. Shotokan clubs from Christchurch, Timaru and Akaroa will be competing in the tournament against a strong contingent of

Ashburton locals which will number close to 30. Medals will be awarded throughout the day for first, second and third placings. The tournament will be run largely by the groups attending with senior Dan grade instructors from each dojo acting as referees while some senior karate students and parents will be helping with the running of the event from manning the scoreboard right through to recording the points awarded. The tournament will act as the first competition for many of the children involved, particularly in the lower grades which will provide a great opportunity for them to experience the competition atmosphere. The tournament begins at 1pm this afternoon and will run through until about 6pm.

More than 60 children will take part in a Karate competition at the Tinwald Memorial Hall today. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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■ HARNESS JEWELS

Big names to the fore in draw By Matt MarkhaM

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Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen’s dominance of the Harness Jewels looks set to continue after yesterday’s barrier draws. Starting positions for the nine races, which carry a combined stake of $1.5 million, were released by Harness Racing New Zealand early yesterday afternoon. A much anticipated event in the lead up to any Jewels, the barrier draws might have left a few rival trainers feeling a little despondent after some of the big names from the most successful racing stable in the country, picked up some plum numbers. Four-year-old mare, Piccadilly Princess, was the best served of the lot when she grabbed the coveted ace marble. An 11th hour entrant into the field courtesy of a second last Friday night, last year’s ThreeYear-Old Diamond winner looks now set to start the shortest favourite of the day with bookmakers as she attempts to become a dual Jewels winner. Other All Star contenders to draw handy included; Elle Mac (two), Spankem (two), President

Four-year-old mare, Piccadilly Princess, will start one of the shortest priced favourites at next Saturday’s Harness Jewels after securing barrier one. PHOTO HRNZ Roydon (two) and Ultimate Machete (three). That doesn’t include two of their strongest hopes in Waikiki Beach (eight) and Heaven Rocks

(unruly). Largely the barrier draw process didn’t throw up too many surprises although some horses who were touted as potential leaders were handed cruel

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blows when tossed on to the second line. Three-year-old filly, Bonnie Joan, who finished second in the New Zealand Oaks last week,

was one of those with her second line draw negating her natural gate speed. Alta Maestro, who is owned by Ashburton locals, Stu and Elizabeth Leadley, was another to fall foul to the system. He picked up the outside of the front line barrier of nine in the Two-Year-Old Emerald. Ashburton’s two locally trained runners, Sparkling Delight and Queen Bee Bardon, picked up interesting draws. The Gerard O’Reilly trained Sparkling Delight will start from one on the second line in the Four-Year-Old Emerald, a draw that could work in his favour if things pan out in front of him. Queen Bee Bardon will start from out wide in barrier six once the emergencies come out which could see the Ben Waldron trained mare try and light things up early and get across them which she is capable of doing. Today will see a large number of Jewels aspirants having their final public hit-out before the big show in seven days at the annual Harness Jewels workouts. The first heat is set down for noon with a strong contingent of runners who will race next week in action.

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Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie raceway

Auckland Racing Club Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 27 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.04pm (NZT) RACE IMAGES 2100 $25,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m 1 0x076 Late Decision (2) 59 ........................ C Grylls 2 444x4 Sacred Empire (4) 56.5 ..................V Colgan 3 08649 Smedley tdm (6) 56.5 ............... K McCulloch 4 10373 Dalezinga td (3) 56....................T Wenn (a3) 5 x8216 Loriggio m (7) 56 ....................... M D Plessis 6 0x146 On Parole tm (9) 55.5...................... S Spratt 7 60413 Narvick d (1) 54...............................A Collett 8 60205 Neala t (8) 54 ................................ R Norvall 9 8x159 The Arabian Duke mb (5) 54 ...S Weatherley (a1) 2 12.39pm SHAMROCK GROUP 1600 $30,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 16x0x Joey Jonz tdm (2) 60 ................ R Scott (a4) 2 77x43 Zorrali tdm (6) 58 ......................T Wenn (a3) 3 35624 Megablast tdm (4) 57 .................M Coleman 4 27x79 John Gray tdm (5) 55 ..................T Thornton 5 66x31 Nailed It dm (1) 54 .....................M Cameron 6 5418x Arzak dm (3) 54 .......................... D Johnson 7 168x0 Bowie dm (7) 54 .............................. C Grylls 3 1.14pm EQUILUME 1200 $30,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 215x1 Close Up tdm (3) 60 ...................G Cooksley 2 4746x Silverdale dm (5) 59 ...............J Fawcett (a4) 3 x70x7 Brilliant Shine (4) 57.5............... M D Plessis 4 1798x Admiral tdm (7) 55.5 ......................... V Gatu 5 x1121 Lewis Caroll d (8) 55 ........S Weatherley (a1) 6 430x8 Fire Jet tdm (6) 54....................... D Johnson 7 34242 Dancing Flames (1) 54............. K McCulloch

M3 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 28 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.11pm (NZT) PUMP AND ENGINEERING LTD SPRINT C1/2, 318m 1 32751 Bigtime Moola 18.70 R & ....................L Udy 2 21554 Thrilling Wiggle 18.74...................... T Green 3 58214 On Fleek 18.65 .................................B Craik 4 14342 Southern Blue 18.67 .........................C Hore 5 17457 Fair Parade nwtd .......................... H Mullane 6 32473 Kawaii 18.70......................................B Craik 7 41453 Casual Sipper nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 8 46734 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 9 78467 Gully Crusher nwtd G & .................. J Clarke 10 34858 Frankincense 18.59.......................H R Scott 2 1.28pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 686 Bionic Boyd nwtd...............................G Hunt 2 58668 It’s All Me nwtd ..................................G Hunt 3 52777 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 4 2 Bitters nwtd ...................................... S Clark 5 45463 Emoji nwtd ........................................B Craik 6 24524 Tynecastle Flyer nwtd R &...........N O’Regan 7 Bright Boy nwtd .................................B Bond 8 Crampton nwtd..............................A Cleaver 9 4 Hey Boy Oh nwtd ..............................C Hore 10 2 Bigtime Champ nwtd ..........................L Cole 3 1.46pm CHEEKY BONNIE STAKES C0, 527m 1 34226 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green 2 F87 He’s A Sharkie nwtd R & .............N O’Regan 3 66645 Wairoa Bonnie nwtd ..................... H Mullane 4 F3 Humblebrag nwtd ..............................B Craik 5 64575 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 6 33277 Bigtime Sassy nwtd...........................B Bond 7 47658 Knock Knock Mary nwtd R & ......N O’Regan

Saturday, May 27, 2017

2 9x1 Smart Bronson d (14) 59 ................ T Harris 3 24221 Lasting Friendship dm (12) 58.5D Danis (a4) 4 0260x Trickle Down tm (13) 58.5 .............M McNab 5 3557x Way In tdb (11) 57.5.................... D Johnson 6 1000x Call Me Bob m (9) 57 ............... K McCulloch 7 8x801 Bewitched (10) 56.5 ........................ A Jones 8 1456x Gold Rose d (1) 56.5..................M Cameron 9 36x21 Myrcella d (16) 56.5 ...................M Coleman 10 126x8 Sleeping Beauty (3) 56.5 ................ C Grylls 11 1000x Critics Choice m (6) 56.5 .........J Nason (a2) 12 80x37 Amber Rayne dm (2) 55.5 .........T Wenn (a3) 13 4949x Duke Of Millfield m (5) 55................ R Jones 14 9500x Elegant Lad m (7) 55 .................D Prastiyou 15 Capital (15) 54 16 453x0 Cortado td (4) 56.5.................... M D Plessis 17 6059x Basil Brush (17) 54 Emergencies: Capital, Cortado, Basil Brush Blinkers on : John Gray (R2), Pappa Ragazzo (R3), Ohceedee (R5), Lasting Friendship (R8) Blinkers off : Silverdale (R3), Eepa Neema (R6), Call Me Bob (R8) Winkers on : Admiral (R3), Eepa Neema (R6) Winkers off : Ohceedee (R5) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan

wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances

4 26223 Electric Dee Eye 30.89 ...................P Green 8 777 Kaeshius nwtd.................................. S Clark 7 2.56pm LAST ONE STANDING SPRINT C1, 318m 5 65545 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 9 48683 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 1 52677 Stainless Knocka nwtd R & .................L Udy 2.03pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN 2 58865 Bouncie Al 19.09 ..............................M Black 6 36764 Oscar Tron 30.50........................D Schofield SPRINT C3, 318m 7 12214 Princess Alea 31.02 ..........................C Hore 3 56364 Zipping Ringo nwtd ........................... D Hunt 1 636x1 Nitrology nwtd .................................. S Clark 8 75652 Good Job 30.93 ..............................P Green 4 64577 Red Rascal 18.66 R & ................N O’Regan 2 31858 Gimme Hot Chips 18.56 U &.............Cottam 9 42416 Zimmer Frame 30.77 R &....................L Udy 5 45153 Bodyguard nwtd ................................B Craik 3 76313 Wong Way 18.96 U & ........................Cottam 6 2531 Audrette 18.83...................................B Bond 10 86178 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 4 87364 Call My Name 18.51 .........................B Craik 7 47645 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 11 4.06pm PLASTERBOARD LTD SPRINT C5, 318m 1 31463 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 5 11365 Agistri 18.68 ................................... G Farrell 8 38861 Second Time 18.80 G & .................. J Clarke 2 32152 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 6 41614 Winsome Dash 18.78 W & ..............T Steele 9 53654 Carluke 18.97 R &.......................N O’Regan 3 12321 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 7 43785 Unileven 18.45 ...........................D Schofield 10 54551 Idol Butcher nwtd W &.....................T Steele 4 53483 Allegro Lass 18.55 .............................L Cole 8 34636 Wheelie Good nwtd........................ P Lowen 8 3.13pm SHANDELL STAKES C1, 527m 5 32817 Imperial Court 18.47 .......................P Green 9 88848 Gully Flaherty 18.67 G & ................ J Clarke 1 43844 Zipping Kasey 30.74 ..................D Schofield 6 82762 Fantastic Ava 18.47....................D Schofield 10 64666 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 2 26225 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 5 2.21pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C3, 318m 3 74434 Opawa Lass nwtd W & ....................T Steele 7 21543 Belcroft Banker 18.15 ................H Laagland 1 35158 Irinka Darcy 18.51 ...........................S Codlin 8 61415 Highland Laddie 18.36 ................. H Mullane 4 67787 Gravity Falls 31.31 ....................... H Mullane 2 27768 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 9 81776 Raging Demon 18.48 R & ...................L Udy 5 25523 Jinja Heart 30.92 W & .....................T Steele 3 x16x8 Hayley Holt 18.54 ............................. S Clark 6 65442 Fushidara 31.29 .............................. L Martin 10 68345 Jump Up 18.34............................. H Mullane 12 4.35pm THRILLING BRAT STAKES C4/5, 527m 4 32461 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 7 36647 Conquest Girl 31.41 W & ................T Steele 1 74618 Westworld 30.52 ...............................B Craik 5 11111 Bigtime Opal 18.28 ............................L Cole 8 11722 Jinja Bella 30.86 W & ......................T Steele 6 41416 Wheelie Chillie 18.56 ..................... P Lowen 9 3.31pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN SPRINT C1, 2 85348 Blazing Spirit 30.32 ....................D Schofield 3 12311 Bloomingdales 30.81 ........................B Craik 7 31232 All Hail Caesar 18.65 U & .................Cottam 318m 4 53333 Gold Class 30.33 .......................D Schofield 8 76347 One Cool Chap 18.70 W &..............T Steele 1 53553 Mr. Mumbles 18.55 R &...............N O’Regan 5 22622 Kava Blu 30.08 W & ........................T Steele 9 64666 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 2 64378 On Demand 19.15 R &........................L Udy 6 88867 Loose Unit 30.81 .............................. S Clark 10 88848 Gully Flaherty 18.67 G & ................ J Clarke 3 784F8 Scott No Show nwtd.......................... D Hunt 6 2.38pm CUTIE’S SISTER SPRINT C1/2, 318m 7 34284 Clockwise Rap 30.54 ......................P Green 4 38877 Bigtime Happy 19.20 R & ....................L Udy 1 81175 Make It Snow 18.65 ..........................B Craik 8 14111 Lochinvar Brogue 30.31 .............D Schofield 5 71122 Little Moo 18.57 U & .........................Cottam 2 21186 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 9 77876 Fantastic Ricki 30.67 ..................D Schofield 6 55352 King Shaq 18.96 ............................. T Green 3 35215 Opawa Rocket 18.86 W & ...............T Steele 7 15132 Space Oddity 18.66 ..........................B Craik 13 4.53pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT 4 66877 Krista Barista nwtd ....................... H Mullane 8 84735 Vee Veery Lovely nwtd G & ............. J Clarke C1, 318m 1 45223 Allegro Cody nwtd ............................. D Hunt 5 588x4 Coruba Cate 18.65......................... G Farrell 9 22856 Go Andwyn 18.60 ............................ S Clark 2 51622 Just One Smile 18.59........................B Craik 6 68748 Thrilling Forest 18.80 U & .................Cottam 10 35757 Trick Me Vara nwtd G & ................... J Clarke 3 24343 Sacred Can You 18.54 R & .........N O’Regan 7 74572 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 10 3.48pm RIVETTE REASON STAKES C2/3, 527m 4 18168 Bigtime Sophie nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 84828 Winevara nwtd G & ......................... J Clarke 1 78637 Rubeus Hagrid 30.91 ....................... S Clark 5 67384 Zarzuella nwtd.................................S Codlin 9 88x48 Skinny Ankles 18.87 .........................G Hunt 2 33154 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 6 18877 Was Just Saying 18.89 R &.................L Udy 10 2x468 Bill Rush 18.85 ............................. H Mullane 3 67731 Cool Marlow 30.53 .......................... T Green

7 23874 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 8 7x558 Scott No Value 18.51 ........................G Hunt 9 x7577 Screaming Skull 18.70 ..................H R Scott 10 78685 Citrus A Peel 18.83 G & .................. J Clarke LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

8 1x347 Pappa Ragazzo d (2) 54 ................. C Grylls

7 6253x Eepa Neema m (5) 57.............. K McCulloch 8 467x0 Battlefield t (13) 57 ..............Z N Azman (a3) ing 85 Benchmark, 1400m 9 9360x Betterbegood m (14) 57 ............ R Scott (a4) 1 7220x Kaharau t (2) 61.5 ....................... E Farr (a2) 10 30x79 Stryda dm (18) 57 ........................... T Harris 2 1220x He’s Dan dm (1) 58 ........................... V Gatu 11 70x76 The Secret’s Out m (10) 56.5 ..S Weatherley 3 31x60 Maximum Height tdm (6) 57.5......... A Jones (a1) 4 4x010 Blue Wagon d (3) 54 ................... D Johnson 12 898x0 Stan’s Tuf Tiger m (16) 56.5 ............A Collett 5 558x0 Conrwin tdm (8) 54 ..............T Newman (a4) 13 09x50 Chambon d (11) 55.5 .................M Cameron 6 3x653 He’s Cavalier tdm (7) 54............ M D Plessis 14 079x0 Kilmac m (3) 55.5 .......................D Prastiyou 7 12145 Break My Stride tdb (9) 54 .........M Cameron 15 x00x8 Kings Daughter d (4) 54 .................. A Jones 8 140x0 Embraceable You tdm (4) 54 ...........A Collett 16 6059x Basil Brush (8) 54 ......................... R Norvall 9 0x829 Iffitel dm (10) 54 ......................... L Satherley 17 436x1 Poker Face d (1) 59.......................M McNab 10 23x86 Stoked Me (5) 54 ........................T Thornton 18 23x86 Stoked Me (12) 55.5 5 2.28pm GRAEME THOMSON JEWELLER GREAT 19 1000x Critics Choice 57 .......................... Scratched NRTHN FOAL STKSLR $50,000, 2YO SW, 1400m Emergencies: Poker Face, Stoked Me, Critics Choice 1 29x2 Haussmann (9) 56.5 ......................V Colgan 7 3.48pm VERTICAL LOGISTICS 1600 $22,500, Rat2 2 Lala Land b (1) 56.5 ................. K McCulloch ing 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 303x8 Lion Red tdm (7) 60 .........S Weatherley (a1) 3 435 Ohceedee (7) 56.5 ..........................A Collett 2 17222 Tiptronic (4) 58 ..............................M McNab 4 21. So Far Sokool (2) 54.5 .............. M D Plessis 3 x0441 Tomelilla d (9) 57........................M Cameron 5 2744. Miss Foxy Gal (8) 54.5 .................... C Grylls 4 001x8 Coerced Witness (8) 56.5 ........... D Johnson 6 453 Iffida (3) 54.5 ......................S Weatherley (a) 5 4x141 Big Mike td (2) 56.5 ......................... C Grylls 7 3 Trail Blazer (5) 54.5 ..................... D Johnson 6 x8216 Loriggio dm (11) 56 ................... M D Plessis 8 7x58 Barbello (6) 54.5 ........................M Coleman 7 830x7 Banbury Lad tdm (12) 55 ................ R Jones 9 Lily The Pink (4) 54.5 .................M Cameron 6 3.08pm BRODERICK PRINT 1400 $20,000, Rating 8 51258 Jumanah d (10) 54.5 ................ K McCulloch 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 9 26811 Dainty Rose d (6) 54 .................S McKay (a) 1 00813 Makarios dm (2) 59 ................... M D Plessis 10 200x6 I’llav Bubbles d (5) 54.................M Coleman 2 35403 O’Guy td (6) 59 ............................... S Spratt 11 07652 High Class (1) 54 ............................A Collett 3 21x45 Maenoha (9) 57.5............................ C Grylls 12 5886x Global Warrior (3) 54.................T Wenn (a3) 4 52507 Sound Works m (15) 57.5 ..........M Coleman 8 4.27pm DAD’S PIES 1200 $20,000, Rating 65 5 7100x Freewheeler (17) 57.5 ...............T Wenn (a3) Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x67x0 Quantum d (8) 59 .............S Weatherley (a1) 6 453x0 Cortado t (7) 57........................... D Johnson

4 1.49pm HYNDS PIPE SYSTEMS 1400 $25,000, Rat-

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Sacred Empire, Loriggio, On Parole, Dalezinga, Neala Race 2: Zorrali, Megablast, Nailed It, Bowie, Arzak Race 3: Lewis Caroll, Close Up, Fire Jet, Dancing Flames, Admiral Race 4: Break My Stride, Blue Wagon, Iffitel, He’s Cavalier, Embraceable You Race 5: So Far Sokool, Haussmann, Lala Land, Miss Foxy Gal, Lily The Pink Race 6: Cortado, Maenoha, Makarios, O’Guy, Poker Face Race 7: Big Mike, Tiptronic, High Class, Dainty Rose, Loriggio Race 8: Gold Rose, Myrcella, Sleeping Beauty, Way In, Amber Rayne

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium 4

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Southern Blue, On Fleek, Bigtime Moola, Thrilling Wiggle, Fair Parade Race 2: Bitters, Tynecastle Flyer, Warrior Tony, Bright Boy, Emoji Race 3: Humblebrag, San Tan Samson, Bigtime Sassy, Knock Knock Mary, Wee Meredith Race 4: Nitrology, Unileven, Winsome Dash, Wheelie Good, Wong Way Race 5: Bigtime Opal, Irinka Darcy, Hayley Holt, All Hail Caesar, Waerenga Star Race 6: Red Dee, Make It Snow, Amazing Contact, Coruba Cate, Opawa Rocket Race 7: Bodyguard, Zipping Ringo, Gee Thunder, Red Rascal, Audrette Race 8: Jinja Heart, Jinja Mia, Fushidara, Jinja Bella, Zipping Kasey Race 9: Little Moo, Space Oddity, King Shaq, Mr. Mumbles, On Demand Race 10: Good Job, Rubeus Hagrid, Oscar Tron, Opawa Kuru, Jinja Squeak Race 11: Obstinatus, Fantastic Lucy, Belcroft Banker, Fantastic Ava, Ekali Race 12: Lochinvar Brogue, Kava Blu, Gold Class, Blazing Spirit, Clockwise Rap Race 13: Just One Smile, Allegro Cody, Sacred Can You, Zarzuella, Hows Your Mum

Egmont gallops Tomorrow at Hawera raceway

Egmont Racing Club Venue: Hawera Meeting Date: 28 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.37am (NZT) HYPNOTIZE STEEPLECHASE $20,000, RST OPN STP SWP, 4000m 1 405Fx Wise Men Say tdm (9) 68 ................. I Lupton 2 6x651 Highly Likely dm (10) 66.5 3 x1101 Just Ishi td (4) 66.5 ...........................G Walsh 4 x8x74 Noah Jon m (1) 65 ..........................E Farr (a) 5 Px0xL Wilbur (6) 65 6 8509x Carlow (5) 65 .......................... C Kennedy (3) 7 3x080 His Nibs (7) 65 .......................... S Higgins (3) 8 1x809 Lonely Boy (8) 65..........................C Price (3) 9 09868 Casey Marie (3) 63 ..............E Goodinson (3) 10 0x80x Colonia (2) 63 ..............................S Karnicnik 2 12.15pm LOWE SCHOLLUM & JONES HURDLE $10,000, MDN HDL, 2900m 1 214x7 Upper Cut m (2) 68 2 04Bx6 Paddy Owen m (1) 68 ..................... S Phelan 3 5x675 Adequacy (12) 68 ........................S Karnicnik 4 89x09 Dalriada (3) 68 .......................... S Higgins (3) 5 400x7 Flagstaff (13) 68 ..................... C Kennedy (3) 6 771 Game Percy (4) 68 ..........................S Fannin 7 64031 J’Walke m (5) 68 ...........................C Price (3) 8 992x8 Max m (9) 68 .................................... I Lupton 9 x70x7 Ocean Bound (10) 68 ........... W Gordon (1.5) 10 000x0 The Talisman m (11) 68 .................R Cole (3) 11 0x603 Cullister m (8) 66 ..............................G Walsh 12 Bx055 Our Debutante m (6) 66......... C Studd 13 9x069 Volacapri (7) 66......................... H McNeill (3) 3 12.45pm JUMPING SUPPORTERS HURDLES $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2900m 1 10x65 Justa Charlie m (1) 68.5 ....... W Gordon (1.5) 2 9x918 Thatz David tdm (7) 68.5 ..................G Walsh 3 0Px00 My Magician dm (6) 67 ..................... C Studd 4 11x37 Red Mafia m (4) 65 ......................... S Phelan 5 89x23 Yipson (5) 65 .......................... C Kennedy (3)

6 x004P That’s How It Goes m (2) 65 ..........R Cole (3) 7 43413 Guy Fox b (3) 65 .............Sarah MacNab (a3) 4 1.20pm WHEELERS & DUNCANS SURVIVED CHELTENHAM AMATEUR $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 33525 Eddie Gilbert tm (2) 71 ............ C Myers (am) 2 4x1. Follow Suit m (9) 70 3 0x492 Heistheone d (6) 70 .............. L Wheeler (am) 4 373x9 Tizza Secret dm (7) 69.5 .......E Thurlow (am) 5 145Px Wee Biskit tdm (4) 68.5 .........G Duncan (am) 6 55523 Palacio m (11) 68................B Rogerson (am) 7 89x98 Bad Boy Brown d (10) 68.........J Lupton (am) 8 x9935 Mr Ink tm (3) 68 .......................... A Shin (am) 9 0x587 Thatz Louie (5) 67.5 ............... S Barlow (am) 10 478x7 Blazing Opal m (8) 67 ... Scotty MacNab (am) 11 6F25x Kings Deep dm (1) 66.5..............M Frith (am) 5 1.55pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 234x2 Magicella (1) 57.5 ............................ D Turner 2 422x Mialign b (12) 57.5 ......................A Chan (a2) 3 37x75 Crafty Crim b (7) 57.5 ....... S Weatherley (a1) 4 268x3 Koko Belle (9) 57.5 .............R Goldsbury (a2) 5 3. Piriwai (11) 57.5............................C Johnson 6 40374 Destiny One (4) 57.5................... R Elliot (a2) 7 200x6 Devi (5) 57.5 ...............................D Hirini (a2) 8 376x5 Checkout (8) 57.5 ....................... M Cameron 9 3x00x Tavijazz (3) 57.5..................................L Hemi 10 Attimo (2) 57.5 ..............................D Johnson 11 Keep Dancing 57.5 ........................Scratched 12 Miss Lizzie h (6) 57.5.............M McNelis (a3) 13 9 Mistress Porotene (10) 57.5 ...........M McNab 6 2.30pm SANDFORDS LIVESTOCK $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 50x06 Silver Court tdm (7) 60 .................... D Turner 2 4723x Ascomanni m (1) 59.5 ..................E Farr (a2) 3 436x1 Poker Face d (2) 58.5 .....................M McNab 4 x19x3 You’ll Do Me (12) 58.5 ................A Chan (a2) 5 x3316 Smiling More (4) 58 .................... M Cameron

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

48433 O’Ceirins Choice d (13) 57.5 00x07 Flying Fletch d (8) 57.5 ...................M Tanaka 008x5 Kenya (14) 57 ...............................C Johnson 23144 Libretti b (9) 56.5 ..........................D Johnson 4x950 Cancellara dm (5) 56.5 ............. R Sharp (a4) 15x0x No Excuses tm (11) 56.5 ....................L Hemi 07x05 Dontbreakmyheart (3) 56................. A Collett 0900x Scusa dm (6) 55 ............................ L Allpress 13008 Alamcferson d (10) 54.5 ... S Weatherley (a1) 7 3.05pm SEAVER CYCLES & MASPORT 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 3959x Master Patrick h (2) 58.5 ....................L Hemi 2 83 Da Jin Shan (1) 58.5...................... L Allpress 3 9x284 Savatag (4) 58.5 .............................. D Turner 4 80x3 Sufficient Funds (15) 58.5 .......... T Miles (a4) 5 4 Viktor Vegas 58.5 ...........................Scratched 6 Nordic Hero (16) 58.5 ...................D Johnson 7 The Growler (12) 58.5.................A Chan (a2) 8 48x88 Touch ‘N Go (3) 58.5 ...........R Goldsbury (a2) 9 38x03 Macario (7) 56.5 ...........................C Johnson 10 3x9 Showing Grace (14) 56.5 ........H Andrew (a2) 11 8x5 Lucy Wyldstyle 56.5 .......................Scratched 12 7x9x0 Provision (9) 56.5............................. A Collett 13 07x67 Dancing Auriole h (13) 56.5 ........... D Bradley 14 7. Epic Dreamer (8) 56.5 ...... S Weatherley (a1) 15 x3760 Sea Star (6) 58.5 ........................ M Cameron 16 68x08 Thirtylove (5) 56.5...........Sarah MacNab (a3) 17 x9x98 Heavenly Gold (10) 56.5 18 x8000 Mr Davinci (11) 58.5 Emergencies: Sea Star, Thirtylove, Heavenly Gold, Mr Davinci 8 3.40pm ELTHAM VET SERVICES 3YO 1600 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 28083 Sublime Habit (2) 57.5 ................... L Allpress 2 04374 Exonerate (9) 57.5 ........................C Johnson 3 35689 Imran (5) 57.5 .................................. A Collett 4 7 Keep It Savvy (6) 57.5 ....................M Tanaka 5 x4505 Gata b (11) 55.5 ...........................D Johnson

6 66x2 Hinerangi (3) 55.5 ....................... M Cameron 7 35. Sweet Treat (7) 55.5.................... R Elliot (a2) 8 85704 Taihiki Pride (4) 55.5 9 Empty Garden (8) 55.5 .................... D Turner 10 0 Pretty Reckless (10) 55.5 ...............M McNab 11 7x Tiny Temper (1) 55.5 .....................R Hannam 9 4.14pm MACK TRANSPORT/HOLDEM CONTRACTING LTD 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 95x32 Commander (11) 58.5 ................ R Elliot (a2) 2 03002 Brother One h (12) 58.5..Sarah MacNab (a3) 3 72x46 Big Ben (4) 58.5............................R Hannam 4 37x8x Infoxicated (1) 58.5 .....................D Hirini (a2) 5 870x5 Leica Warrior (10) 58.5 .................. L Allpress 6 0 Beau Jeu (8) 58.5 ...................H Andrew (a2) 7 89 Early Riser (13) 58.5.....................D Johnson 8 00x Foxville (6) 58.5 ..........................A Chan (a2) 9 20x22 Hard To Be Humble b (15) 56.5 ......M Tanaka 10 534x6 Keeper Girl (3) 56.5 .................... M Cameron 11 6x653 Lectio Divinia (14) 56.5 .......R Goldsbury (a2) 12 962x8 Let Her Go (16) 56.5.....................C Johnson 13 4 Little Majella (2) 56.5 ..................... D Bradley 14 x0765 El Jodi (5) 56.5 ................................ D Turner 15 F520x Kangaroo (7) 58.5.........................E Farr (a2) 16 85704 Taihiki Pride (9) 56.5 17 07x67 Dancing Auriole 56.5 .....................Scratched 18 48x88 Touch ‘N Go 58.5 ...........................Scratched Emergencies: Kangaroo, Taihiki Pride, Dancing Auriole, Touch ‘N Go Blinkers on : Crafty Crim (R5), Sea Star (R7), Imran, Tiny Temper (R8), Beau Jeu, Early Riser (R9) Blinkers off : Touch ‘N Go (R7), Gata (R8) Winkers on : His Nibs (R1), That’s How It Goes (R3), Touch ‘N Go, Mr Davinci (R7) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course

h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Just Ishi, Highly Likely, Wise Men Say, Carlow, Noah Jon Race 2: Cullister, J’Walke, Game Percy, Adequacy, Paddy Owen Race 3: Yipson, Justa Charlie, Thatz David, Red Mafia, My Magician Race 4: Eddie Gilbert, Heistheone, Palacio, Follow Suit, Tizza Secret Race 5: Magicella, Mialign, Checkout, Piriwai, Crafty Crim Race 6: Libretti, Silver Court, Poker Face, O’Ceirins Choice, Smiling More Race 7: Da Jin Shan, Sufficient Funds, Macario, Showing Grace Race 8: Hinerangi, Gata, Sublime Habit, Exonerate, Tai-

hiki Pride Race 9: Hard To Be Humble, Commander, Lectio Divinia, Little Majella, Keeper Girl

Sport 30 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, May 27, 2017

In brief Erakovic slump It might not be stretching it to think the long term playing future of Kiwi tennis number one Marina Erakovic hinges on what she does in Paris next week. Although she won’t describe her 2017 tennis campaign as a slump, the 29-yearold Aucklander hasn’t won a WTA Tour level match this year. At the cut-off six weeks ago for French Open entry, the Kiwi was ranked 107, just high enough to get direct entry into the main draw. It means if she can rediscover the form that saw her reach the third round in Paris in 2013, she will be back around the top 100 by the time she hits the grass. But it’s a big if. Erakovic is usually positive and upbeat, but acknowledged she may not be able to turn things around. - NZME

Ronaldo vs All Whites

Competitive darts will be on display in Ashburton tomorrow.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Red cards ‘okay’

■ DARTS

Top players come to town By Matt MarkhaM

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Competitive darts will roll into Ashburton tomorrow when the Ashburton RSA hosts a leg of the Central Darts Clubs of New Zealand competition. Nine teams will aim for the bulls-eye in the competition with entrants from Oamaru, Waimate, Timaru and Geraldine travelling to Ashburton for the afternoon.

With a real lack of decent level darts in Ashburton, the tournament is a good chance to expose the sport to the wider public and the Ashburton RSA are keen to get as many people as possible down to take in some of the action tomorrow afternoon. Ken Bailey, local darts legend, hoped the day would see some new faces roll through the door to take a look.

“Darts is rather under-appreciated unfortunately,” Bailey said. “So we need to make the most of any opportunity we can get to showcase it more.” A high standard of darts is expected at the competition tomorrow which is the fourth round of the series and the first visit to Ashburton this year. Bailey said the door was open to anyone who wanted to come

down and view some of the action and anyone who wasn’t a member would be signed in to give them access to the bistro and bar facilities available at the RSA. All they asked was for a reasonable standard of dress. The competition gets underway at 12.30pm and was expected to run through until around 6pm in the evening.

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Hudson names experienced squad for Russia All Whites coach Anthony Hudson has named an experienced squad – with a few notable recalls – for the build-up to the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Attacking midfielder Kosta Barbarouses has been brought back into the fold, after his surprise omission for the home and away matches against Fiji in March. Storm Roux is also included, after a long absence from the national side. The Central Coast player has only featured once for the All Whites in the last two and a half years – due to a combination of injury, eligibility and other circumstances – but his game suits the tactics under Hudson. Alex Rufer is the stand-out bolter. He didn’t start a single game for the Phoenix last sea-

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is on track to face the All Whites at next month’s Confederations Cup in Russia. Portugal have named their 24man squad to prepare for the Fifa intercontinental tournament, contesting the same pool as New Zealand, Russia and Mexico. Ronaldo, 32, is arguably the world’s best player currently and Portugal are the reigning European champions. - NZME

son, playing a grand total of 48 minutes in the A League across the season and for much of the campaign couldn’t even make the Wellington team’s bench. Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson has missed the cut, with Tamati Williams preferred as the third stopper behind Stefan Marinovic and Glen Moss. Moses Dyer has been left out, after being an ever present in Hudson’s teams over the last few years, while Jai Ingham has also missed the cut, after being given his debut against Fiji. His younger brother Dane has hit the jackpot though, one of five wing backs selected by Hudson. Chris Wood, who won the Golden Boot in the English Championship for Leeds United this season, will captain the team in the absence of Winston Reid (knee injury).

The All Whites face Northern Ireland, Dublin club side Carbinteely FC and Belarus in the lead-up to the tournament between June 2 - 12. Hudson believes his 23-man squad, which will be largely the same for the Confederations Cup (announced on June 8), can make a statement on the world stage. “I am excited and quietly optimistic about our chances in Russia,” said Hudson. “I feel that we go into this tournament in a really strong position. We are focused on the task at hand, we are not going to get carried away with who we are playing, we know they are top teams but we are a strong team and we are going there focused on our jobs and the task. It is going to be an exciting tournament.” Hudson said that Barbarous-

es’ return was sealed by the response to his axing. “There has never been any doubt about Kosta’s ability,” said Hudson. “The most pleasing thing for me was since the conversation we had after he missed the March window, his performances were really strong, scored some goals and played really well. He was doing things that I was looking for previously. I want Kosta at his very best. On his day he can hurt any national team in the world and we want more of his best days.” Seventeen-year-old Dane Ingham has left a lasting impression on Hudson and he feels that he will enjoy performing on the big stage. “He’s technically very good and physically he is an athlete,” said Hudson. “He is quick and strong for a 17-year-old. – NZME

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has no issue with the idea of introducing red cards as a disciplinary measure in cricket. The International Cricket Council’s cricket committee is in favour of bringing it into international cricket. Now the high-powered committee has said it is in favour of umpires being empowered to force players off the field “in response to the most serious incidents of player misconduct, such as violence on the field”. Williamson, quizzed on the move, had no issue with the proposal “if there’s a need for it”. - NZME

Big win at World Cup A clinical performance in a 3-1 win over Honduras at Cheonan Stadium in the Korea Republic has given New Zealand a great chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Going into the vital clash, New Zealand needed to claim a second to put themselves in a good position to go through. After starting with a scoreless draw against debutants Vietnam and France looming as a very difficult final Group E opponent on Sunday, Darren Bazeley’s side were in need of all three points while Honduras were in the same boat, having been thumped 3-0 by the classy French first up. - NZME

Mitchell signs with Bulls Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has been appointed as the new executive of rugby for South Africa’s Bulls. The Bulls say it’s the next step of the turnaround strategy for the South African franchise destined to miss the Super Rugby playoffs again. Chief executive Barend van Graan says attracting Mitchell is a massive coup for them as his coaching credentials and achievements speak for themselves. Mitchell will take up the role in July. - NZME

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udget day in the past was a big day for New Zealand. Details were kept tightly under wraps, nothing was leaked and the first Kiwis knew of what was in store for the next fiscal year came as the minister of finance of the day read the details in sombre tones. Even the media didn’t get an early look at Budget documents. They were kept under lock and key by appointed officials until a designated time. The good and the bad were delivered in a single dose of medicine we had to take, like it or not. Today’s budgets are more like a sieve than a lock up. Details are carefully drip fed over many months and it’s generally only the sting that’s left till Budget day, but it’s a bad budget that doesn’t bring some joy to someone This year we’ve got off lightly in terms of a sting, in fact it’s fair to say it’s been a year where, while the wins might not be huge, there are few who’ll be counting Budget 2017 as one that delivered more sugar than spice. The acid test on budget promises always comes in the months and years after. This year’s election year so that queers the pitch a little and provides the inevitable get-out-of-jail free card on promises if there’s a party swap in September. In the Ashburton District it’s always hard to tell which of the promised benefits will spill down to our patch. Yes, the across-the-board changes in tax thresholds and tax credits will affect many people in our district, let’s applaud those, but when it comes to the broad brush cash investments, it’s a matter of wait and see. More money into social housing, mental health, education. We need a share of that, but as the local experts quite rightly question, what will we get? So much of those cash injections are absorbed by big city needs, so much by the multi layers of bureaucracy through which any funds must pass. For the people of this district to vote any budget an absolute winner, they’ll have to see change on the ground, on their home patch where it’s needed.

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The Cathedral impasse

y the end of Budget day we may have been working out just how much better or worse off we would be. Did it turn out to be the preelection “lolly scramble” of so many bdugets past or will Mr Joyce, in his first attempt, have offereed less carrot but more stick? No, what, in its interminable way, is probably as important to Christchurch, has to be the future of the Cathedral. After all these years of punch and counter-punch between the re-builders and the demolitionists, something will soon have to give. By revered tradition, the city has always liked to have a “running issue” about which the community can exchange views over dinner tables and at supermarket check-outs. The Cathedral impasse seems very unlikely to end so relatively cordially, not least because after six years of the building being left as it fell, the solution for its future seems as far off as ever. With its pivotal position in the Square, that situation is delaying, indefinitely, the re-building of “the heart of the city”, a depressingly overused description but one that appeals to builders and planners alike By now, we are all fully aware of there being as many potential responses to this stalemate as

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there are stars in the firmament and angels in Heaven. Both the ancient and modern amongst us see it our way, the ancient longing to restore, the modern wanting to create a building for our age and the ones to come. An act of God they tell us has given us a unique opportunity to put up a building to replace its less-thanbeautiful predecessor, with all the inadequacies of a 19th century Anglican edifice and in its place produce a genuinely modern creation reflective of the hopes and dreams of present and future Christchurch citizens. What’s more, the “new age” brigade are keen to cut their coat according to their cloth, as their biblical studies instruct them, which, on this occasion, translates into their not embarking on a large building project without the funds to make it at least initially possible. That seems to many on the fringes of this imbroglio – and even closer to its core – to be both responsible and far-sighted.

However, the ancient battalion, with a dripping, and, permanently open cheque book from a wealthy, local personage behind them, still requires every stone of the 19th century structure to be replaced exactly as it was, and unless and until that occurs the seemingly bottomless purse will be used to obtain one court injunction after another to prevent any other approach. Many see that as the selfish intervention of the few to the disadvantage of the many; indeed, a form of ransom-holding and an attempt to bully others into their way of thinking. Cheque book democracy, to be precise. A sour odour now hangs over the broken building. Talk of possible compulsory takeover by the Government, by Ms Wagner, the local National member and “city re-build commissioner”, has the whiff of electioneering about it, but it is an indication of the strength of feeling lurking only marginally below the surface. Finally, in this brief observation, it has to be recorded that the Bishop of Christchurch has undoubtedly “suffered” at the hands of her xenophobic, maledominated opponents by virtue of her being a) a woman and b) a Canadian woman, at that. Such a combination was never likely to cut it when the gloves

remember talking to a former school principal of mine and in our conversation he reminded me of an interesting principle which he had shared with me way back when I was at school. I now refer to it as the “principal’s principle”. If you can remember back to the 70’s there was an episode on Sesame Street where this principle was taught and it goes like this. “One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song? Did you guess which thing was not like the others? Did you guess which thing just doesn’t belong? If you guessed this one is not like the others, then you’re absolutely...right!” What my principal friend and the Sesame Street song were saying is that one of the objects in the set was not the same. It stood out from the rest, it didn’t fit in, it wasn’t normal or what people expected. It occurred to me that so often we treat people like that, seeing them as different from the

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rest of us, as not fitting in. And when we view people like that, we tend to ignore them and treat them as invisible. I had a colleague who was a much-loved minister. He was a large man, heavy-set; he probably weighed in excess of 250 pounds. He told us the story once that he was in a post office, waiting on line to mail a package, when a young woman walked in, breezed past him to the counter to be served. He politely tapped her on the shoulder and said, “Pardon me, miss, I believe I was here before you”. She answered, “Oh I’m sorry, sir, I didn’t notice you”. To which all 250 pounds of him, responded, “Miss, that’s the most flattering thing anyone’s said to me in years”. He was able to make a joke of it, but in fact we make a point of not noticing people who don’t fit our arbitrary definition of what is

attractive, and most of them don’t find it funny. And the craziest part of it is that our standards of what it means to be attractive are constantly changing. In 1 Corinthians there are the passages about how each part of the body is different yet each part belongs. While they may be different parts, they each have a different task to do in order for the body to function and more importantly work in harmony, even if holding completely different views, objectives and talents. If we can apply that principle to how we view people then we will treat them differently. Maybe like the high school student who goes out of his or her way to do something nice for a classmate who is not part of the “in” group and does it without condescension or pity but simply as the reaching out of one vulnerable human soul to another. In doing so they reduce the severity of the view that other youngster is living with, the curse of wondering why God hasn’t blessed him or her with the gifts God’s given others. The adult who reaches

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came off to handle an issue like this. Meanwhile, President Trump stumbles his way through the Middle East, though he seems geographically challenged when it comes to his outlining of the boundaries of that part of the world. Apparently, he is also having to deal with one two public rejections by his wife of his friendly advances towards her, namely, holding her hand at airports and other public places. Eagle-eyed media hounds are unlikely a) miss such gestures and b) the opportunity to interpret them. I doubt whether Melania is any keener to get back to Washington than her husband, where he awaits the outcomes of several inquiries over the alleged assistance he received from Mr Putin and his chums during last year’s US presidential election. In their very different ways, it seems the juries are still out in both Washington DC and Christchurch NZ. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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out to the marginal person, again not as a gesture of pity but as a way of recognizing the presence of God in another human being, does the same blessed thing. I hope that when a person walks through the front doors of our Church on a Sunday, any person, it doesn’t matter who that person is, how knowledgeable or how personable. We recognize that because that person has entered, there is more holiness in the church than there was a moment before they entered. What a way to think of another person, what a way to think of ourselves. We have the power to rescue souls from the pain of going through life believing that the only thing that is noticed about them is that, in some way, they are different and as a result no one cares about them. In the process of helping them to no longer feel invisible, we rescue God from being invisible in this world. Rev David Brown Minister, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Ashburton

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‘Forgive me’ – bomber The suspect in the deadly Manchester concert bombing was driven by what he saw as unjust treatment of Arabs in Britain, a relative says. Speaking yesterday on condition of anonymity, the woman said 22-year-old Salman Abedi made a final phone call in which he pleaded: “Forgive me”. He was particularly upset by the killing last year of a Muslim friend whose death he believed went unnoticed by “infidels” in the UK, she said. “Why was there no outrage for the killing of an Arab and a Muslim in such a cruel way?” she asked. “Rage was the main reason,” for the blast that killed 22 at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday, she said, speaking by telephone from Libya. The new insight into Abedi’s motivation came as Britons faced stepped-up security, authorities pushed forward with raids and the investigation extended across Europe into Libya, where most of the suspected bomber’s family lived. The number of arrests in the UK ticked up to eight as British Transport Police said armed officers would begin patrols on some trains because of an increased threat of terrorism. An emerging portrait of the bomber remained complicated by competing assess-

Salman Abedi ments over whether Abedi held views that had sparked concern before the bombing. Akram Ramadan, a member of the Libyan community in Manchester who attends the city’s Didsbury Mosque, said Abedi was banned from the mosque after he allegedly interrupted an imam’s antiIslamic State sermon. “He stood up and started calling the imam – ‘You are talking bollocks’,” Ramadan said. “And he gave a good stare, a threatening stare into the imam’s eyes.” Mohammed Fadl, a community leader,

rejected that account. While Abedi’s family was well-known in Manchester, Abedi himself did not attend many gatherings, Fadl said. However, Fadl said he had heard Abedi’s father took his son’s passport away over concerns about his ties to alleged extremists and criminals. Ahmed bin Salem, a spokesman for the Special Deterrent Force in Libya, said Abedi placed his final call to both his mother and a brother. Abedi’s relative said he had spoken with his brother only, asking that his message be relayed to his mother. “He was giving farewell,” bin Salem said. Abedi’s relative said the suspected bomber was pained by the killing of Abdel- Wahab Hafidah, an 18-year-old who news reports say was chased by a group of men, run over and stabbed in the neck in Manchester in May 2016. “They wouldn’t let you share bread with them,” she said Abedi told her. “They are unjust to the Arabs.” Bin Salem said Abedi’s mother told investigators her son left for the UK four days before the attack after spending a month in Libya. Based on the account from a younger brother, investigators think Abedi used the internet to learn how to make a bomb and “seek victory for the Islamic State,” bin Salem said. - AP

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Security officers double efforts

Trump implores NATO to do more on terror

Australia’s security and intelligence officers have redoubled their efforts to stave off a terror attack on home soil following the deadly bombing in Manchester. ASIO director-general Duncan Lewis branded the attack, which killed 22 people, an act of cruelty and pre-meditated murder. He has since been in contact with his counterpart in the UK, MI5 director-general Andrew Parker, to offer Australia’s support if required. “I’ve been horrified by this act,” he told a Senate estimates hearing late on Thursday night. “Attacks such as this targeting some of society’s most innocent cause my officers at all levels – both here in Australia and overseas – to redouble their focus and effort to counter this menacing threat.” Mr Lewis has advised the federal government to keep the national terror threat level at ‘probable’, where it has been since September 2014. But that level is under constant and close review. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has, however, upgraded its advice for those travelling to the UK to exercise a high degree of caution. - AAP

Donald Trump has issued a call for NATO to stop terrorism in its tracks to prevent a repeat of the atrocity in Manchester. Speaking at a NATO summit in Brussels, the US president said the Manchester Arena murders showed that the military alliance must focus on “terrorism and immigration” alongside its traditional priority of dealing with the threat from Russia. Watched by Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders of other member states, Trump castigated countries which have failed to meet the NATO target of spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence, and suggested that this figure should be increased in future. “For 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they are supposed to be paying for their defence,” he said. “This is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the United States and many of these nations owe massive amounts of money from past years and not paying in those past years. “Over the last eight years, the United States spent more on defence than all other Nato countries combined.” Trump restated his controversial description of those behind the Manchester attack as “losers”. “Terrorism must be stopped in its tracks or the horror we saw in Manchester and so many other places will continue forever,” he said. “You have thousands and thousands of people pouring into our various countries and spreading throughout and in many cases we have no idea who they are. “We must be tough. We must be strong. And we must be vigilant. “The NATO of the future must include a great focus on terrorism and immigration, as

Chris Cornell

Private service Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell will be laid to rest at a private memorial service at a Hollywood cemetery. The private service at Hollywood Forever Cemetery this weekend will be followed by a public memorial, during which fans can view Cornell’s burial site. The services come more than a week after the 52-year-old Seattle native was found unresponsive in a Detroit hotel room hours after performing a show with Soundgarden. Coroner’s officials have said a preliminary autopsy showed Cornell committed suicide. A full autopsy and results of toxicology tests are pending. - AP

Rebel Wilson

Wilson trial continues Lawyers for gossip magazine Woman’s Day are likely to begin their crossexamination of Rebel Wilson soon with the Hollywood actress’ defamation trial against Bauer Media nearing the end of its first week. The comic actress claims Bauer Media defamed her when they ran a series of eight articles in a number of their titles during 2015 that she says painted her as a serial liar and a fake. Wilson, 37, denies she lied about her real name, age or childhood and has pledged to fight the publisher in a bid to stand up for herself and her family, who she says were harassed by journalists in the “media firestorm”. - AAP

Donald Trump well as on threats from Russia and on NATO’s eastern and southern borders.” NATO leaders observed a moment’s silence in honour of the victims of bomber Salman Abedi, before a speech in which Trump said: “The recent attack in Manchester in the United Kingdom demonstrates the depths of the evil we face with terrorism. “Innocent young girls and so many others were horribly murdered and badly injured while attending a concert,” he said. “Beautiful lives with so much great potential torn from their families forever and ever. “It was a barbaric and vicious attack upon our civilisation. All people who cherish life must unite in finding, exposing and removing these killers and extremists and, yes, losers. They are losers. “Wherever they exist in our societies, we must drive them out and never, ever let them back in.” - PA

Amber Heard

Amber Heard sued Johnny Depp divorced Amber Heard because of her “provocative” role in a movie, a lawsuit has claimed. The 31-year-old actress is being sued by producers of her unreleased film London Fields for allegedly refusing to promote it and “falsely” claiming she hadn’t contractually agreed to allow nudity in the film, and the blonde beauty has alleged in a counter suit that a body double was used to shoot “pornographic” sex scenes that were later added in. And now the movie bosses – who are suing for $10 million – have hit back and claimed Amber refused to promote the film because of pressure from her “jealous” then-husband. - NZME

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Travel ban takes a hit A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that blocks the Republicans’ administration from temporarily suspending new visas for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th Circuit is the first appeals court to rule on the revised travel ban, which Trump’s administration had hoped would avoid the

legal problems that the first version encountered. “Congress granted the president broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute. It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the president wields it through an executive edict that stands to cause irreparable harm to individuals across this nation,” the chief judge of the circuit, Roger L Gregory wrote. Trump will likely appeal to the US Supreme Court. A central question in the case is whether courts should consider Trump’s past statements about wanting to bar Muslims from entering the country.

The federal judge in Maryland who blocked the travel ban cited comments made by Trump and his aides during the campaign and after the election as evidence that the policy was primarily motivated by the religion. Trump’s administration argued that the court should not look beyond the text of the executive order, which doesn’t mention religion. The countries were not chosen because they are predominantly Muslim but because they present terrorism risks, the administration says. Some of the 13 judges on the appeals court that heard argu-

ments earlier this month seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument. “Don’t we get to consider what was actually said here and said very explicitly?” said Judge James Wynn Jr, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. Other judges worried about using a candidate’s word to evaluate a policy’s motive. “Can we look at his college speeches? How about his speeches to businessmen 20 years ago?” said Judge Paul Niemeyer, who was tapped by President George HW Bush, a Republican. - AP

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Drug saga finally coming to an end She has riveted Australia for more than a decade, the everyday Aussie beach girl who somehow sparked diplomatic rows, furious protests and a media bonanza. She is so notorious that she needs no last name: She’s just Schapelle. Next week, after an exhaustively chronicled stint in a Balinese prison for smuggling marijuana to the Indonesian island, Schapelle Corby is expected to return to Australia. Her homecoming marks the climax of a tale that divided and in many ways defined Australia, where the obsession with the woman the nation once protectively dubbed “Our Schapelle” has not faded, even if belief in her innocence has. Not since the notorious case of Lindy Chamberlain — whose baby daughter was killed by a dingo during an Outback camping trip — has a legal saga so mesmerised the country. But exactly why Corby’s plight achieved such prominence can be, at first glance, a bit puzzling. She wasn’t famous before her arrest and she was hardly the first Aussie to be busted for drugs while travelling abroad. Fuelling the fixation was everything from the unprecedented media coverage of her trial, to the made-for-TV courtroom theatrics, to the empathy ordinary Australians felt for a woman they viewed as one of their own. Her case also coincided with an era of cultural upheaval, tapping into a surge of nationalism and fear heightened by bombings in Bali that killed 88 Australians just two years before Corby’s arrest. Anthony Lambert, who spent years studying Australia’s response to the case, once described Corby as “the daughter who is Australia”. And in some ways, she still is. “She functioned as a representation of what being Australian meant,” says Lambert, a senior lecturer in cultural studies at Macquarie University. The saga

Schapelle Corby began in 2004, when a 27-yearold Corby set out from her home on Australia’s picturesque Gold Coast for a vacation in Bali. When she arrived, Indonesian customs agents found more than 4kg of marijuana inside her boogie board bag. Corby insisted the drugs had been planted by corrupt baggage handlers; Balinese officials insisted she was lying. She was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her sentence was eventually reduced and in 2014, after nine years behind bars, she was released on parole. She was not permitted to leave Bali until her sentence expires on May 27. In the beginning, polls showed the vast majority of Australians believed Corby had been set up. Proving her innocence became a national cause. Her face took the place of celebrities on magazine covers. She even became an Australian slang phrase: to be “Schapelled” means to get a raw deal. Many Australians saw themselves in Corby, Lambert says. With her Gold Coast upbringing, she was the quintessential surfer girl. She also embodied the classic image of an Aussie “battler,” a humble, working class hero. Her father was a retired coal miner, her mother owned a fish-andchips shop. She was a high school

dropout who later dropped out of beauty therapy school when her father got cancer, and worked in her family’s shop. Even her choice of vacation destination was relatable. Given Australia’s isolation, overseas travel can be prohibitively expensive. Bali has for decades been a favourite vacation spot for Australians. Corby was hardly beloved by all. Some dubbed her a bogan, the Australian equivalent of, well, white trash. Still, whether you viewed her with pride or pity, you were invested in her plight, says Lauren Rosewarne, a social scientist at the University of Melbourne. “There’s some people who looked at Schapelle and thought, ‘That could be me,’” Rosewarne says. “Versus others who looked down on her as a bogan, as a sort of blight on the kind of Australians that we’re ashamed of. And therefore, there’s a schadenfreude element of wanting to see her get justice.” Then there was the irresistible drama of her legal battle. The stakes were grave — she was facing a possible sentence of death by firing squad. Australians, whose own country generally prohibits cameras in the courtroom, were transfixed by the trial footage beamed in from Bali. Two Australian networks alone

drew 1.7 million viewers for the verdict, says Ross Tapsell, an expert in Indonesian media and culture at the Australian National University. Given Australia’s population at the time was just 20 million, it was an impressive audience. Indonesians, who called Corby “Ganja Queen,” were mystified by Australia’s response. To them, the case was clear-cut, and the Australian outrage both ridiculous and overly nationalistic. The fallout from Corby’s conviction was intense. A protest was held outside the Indonesian Embassy in the Australian capital. There were calls to boycott travel to Bali. Luggage wrapping services at airports enjoyed a boom in business, as wary travelers had their suitcases shrinkwrapped to prevent drugs from being slipped inside. There was a perception that an innocent woman was trapped in a system that was not only unjust, but uncivilised. Corby’s jail was described in the Australian media as barbaric, the judges depicted as uninterested and unintelligent. Corby’s case also happened during a period of uncertainty about Australia’s place in the world and relationship to Asia, coming just two years after the Bali bombings carried out by Muslim militants. Today, few Australians still believe Corby’s story. But curiosity about her remains. Her release from prison in 2014 was predictably chaotic, with Corby enveloped in a crush of cameras. And so, Australia braces for the inevitable: the live coverage of Corby’s arrival, the speculation about her romantic life and career prospects, maybe even (as one talent agent suggested) a stint on Dancing With the Stars. And Australia, inevitably, will be watching. “She’s not just coming home to the Gold Coast,” Lambert says. “She’s coming home to the nation.” - AP

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In brief Three charged Three men have been charged with terrorism offences in connection with an alleged UK terror plot. Umar Ahmed Haque, Muhammad Abid and Abuthaher Mamun, from east London, were arrested by counter-terror police on May 17. Haque, 24, from Newham, has been charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism between March 25 and May 18 and four counts of possessing records useful for committing or preparing acts of terrorism. - PAA

Blast in Greece Greece’s former prime minister Lucas Papademos has been injured after a booby-trapped package exploded in his car in central Athens, police said, in the most dramatic act of political violence in the crisis-hit country for several years. Police said Papademos’s injuries were not life-threatening, and an Athens hospital source said he was being treated for superficial wounds to his abdomen and a slightly deeper injury to his right leg. - AP

Sentencing next week A man who killed his partner and buried her body under a concrete slab will be sentenced next week, but the dead woman’s family say they won’t be happy with whatever jail term is imposed. Neil Anthony Archer murdered 20-year-old Jody Meyers in August 2015 during a heated argument at their home east of Adelaide. After burying her body under the concrete floor of a shed at his mother’s house, the 31-year-old then lied to police and the media about her whereabouts. Justice Trish Kelly will sentence him in the Supreme Court next week with the prosecution calling for any non-parole period to start substantially higher than the mandatory minimum for murder of 20 years. - AAP

Strike kills 35 At least 35 civilians have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes on an Islamic State-held town in eastern Syria, a monitoring group says. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least two rockets hit a residential building in al-Mayadeen, a town in the province of Deir alZour, which housed the families of Islamic State fighters. - DPA

Reptile found A new species of “highly unusual” extinct flippered reptile the size of a small bus has been discovered in Russia. The pilosaur Luskhan itilensis was related to top predators that swam the oceans during the age of the dinosaurs. But unlike its cousins which had massive and powerful toothed jaws, the Luskhan snout was long and slender. In appearance its beak-like “rostrum” resembled that of present day fish-eaters such as the gharial crocodile or some river dolphins. “This is the most striking feature, as it suggests that pilosaurs colonised a much wider range of ecological niches than previously assumed, Dr Valentin Fischer, from the University of Liege in Belgium, whose team described the find in the journal Current Biology, said. - PA

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■ ROCKET LAB

Rocket catches world’s attention

Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck PHOTO ROCKET LAB VIA AP

New Zealand’s successful entry into the space age has caught the world’s attention, the Kiwi businessman behind the venture says. On Thursday, US-New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab successfully sent its Electron rocket into space from the remote Mahia Peninsula, between Napier and Gisborne. The rocket reached space and, although it did not quite make it into orbit, that puts New Zealand in the company of an elite group of countries, Rocket Lab chief executive and founder Peter Beck told Newshub. “It’s not every day that a country goes to space, I think New Zealand is the 11th nation now to do that, and, if you look at the other nations, they are

The Electron rocket at the launch site on the Mahia Peninsula in the North Island. PHOTO AP generally super powers,” he said yesterday. “It’s a great milestone for the country.” The rocket reached space but it did not reach orbit, which requires significantly more en-

ergy as the launch vehicle must accelerate to about 27 times the speed of sound. “All the really critical and key stages to go to orbit we achieved,” Mr Beck said. “We didn’t quite get there but

we’ll find out exactly why but if you’ve seen any of the footage, New Zealand looks great from space.” He said the launch also achieved a number of world firsts. “It was the first all 3D printed rocket engine, first all carbon composite launch vehicle, first electric turbo pump – there was a lot of boxes ticked yesterday.” Rocket Lab could now confidently push ahead with its next test flights and into commercial operations, Mr Beck said. He said the company aimed to send small satellites into orbit because satellites, like other forms of technology, were becoming smaller and did not require large expensive rockets to launch them. - NZME

Guardian Shares & Investments Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

343 287 2995 101 136 702 452 545 515 1765 1061 783 603 753 228 126 177 300 135 197 143 2250 324 290 557 139 251 110 448 120.5 161 574 851 705 335 353 440 376 174 491 106 389 529 505 323 611 223 3225 2436 767

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692.4 410.9 23.50 480.0 897.9 620.0 1.0m 31.21 189.3 36.47 836.5 5.9m 228.8 42.34 958.6 789.7 458.8 4.5m 278.4 139.5 541.9 20.92 447.6 689.8 316.0 354.6 182.8 244.2 146.4 374.5 223.5 41.30 558.7 38.39 37.84 405.8 401.1 1.7m 229.7 201.8 438.4 100.7 1.5m 48.57 67.41 12.30 238.1 34.50 198.6 162.4

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 7500 7470 7440 7410 7380 7350

26/5

345 287 3000 102 137 702.5 452.5 550 515 1770 1062 783 604 753 230 126 177 301 136 197 143 2250 325 292 560 139 251 110 449 120.5 161 574 851 705 335 358 445 377 175 495 106 389 530 505 325 617 223.5 3227 2436 778

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Company CODE

At close of trading on Friday, May 26, 2017

28/4

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

7,441.57

+7.1

+0.1%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

5,095.4

+11.2

+0.22%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

8,060.61

+9.08

+0.11%

p Rises 40 q Falls 54

WORLD MARKETS

■ STONEWOOD HOMES

5,751.7

Stonewood Homes back in town

q S&P/ASX 200 index –37.9

–0.65%

At close of trading on May 26, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

21,083.0 +70.53 +0.34% At close of trading on May 25, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,517.7

+2.81

+0.04%

At close of trading on May 25, 2017

q Nikkei 225 index

19,686.8 –126.3 –0.64% At close of trading on May 26, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,256.95

London – $US/ounce

+4.4

+0.35%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

17.15

+0.12

+0.70%

+2.5

+0.04%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,665.0

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm May 26, 2017

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

TT buy

0.9614 0.9659 5.1307 0.642 1.5233 0.5551 80.13 1.8628 9.2274 24.34 0.7168

TT sell

0.9295 0.9305 4.5045 0.6143 1.3844 0.5357 76.78 1.6311 8.891 23.20 0.6913

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The new owners of Stonewood Homes Mid Canterbury (from left) Nigel and Amy Hollamby and Chris Karton. Absent is Kelly Karton. PHOTO SUPPLIED

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

After an absence of more than six months, the Stonewood Homes franchise has returned to Ashburton. Nigel and Amy Hollamby and Chris and Kelly Karton, current Stonewood Homes franchise owners, operating Stonewood Homes South Canterbury, have bought the Mid Canterbury franchise. Stonewood Homes Mid Canterbury will have its operational base at 326 East Street Ashburton and

there are plans for a showhome in the district. New owner Chris Karton said that expanding Stonewood’s presence into the Ashburton District would make the company’s product much more accessible to Mid Canterbury people and would afford the company greater economies of scale in terms of its supply chain and networks of tradespeople. “Drawing on the feedback of our Stonewood Homes clients, the Mid and South Canterbury province is an attractive option to

build your own home for three key reasons: the lifestyle, affordability and employment opportunities in the area,” he said. The two couples have owned the South Canterbury franchise since March 2010. Stonewood Homes was well established in the district until last year when it went into receivership, putting the franchise owner out of business. The Hollambys and Kartons bought the Mid Canterbury franchise from Stonewood Homes. This deal was unrelated to the earlier receivership.

■ PROPOSED MERGER

Fairfax, NZME appeal blocked merger Media companies Fairfax and NZME say they will appeal a competition watchdog decision that blocked their proposed merger earlier this month. The companies say the Commerce Commission “erred in law” in rejecting the merger. They announced their appeal

yesterday morning. A merger would have combined NZME’s flagship New Zealand Herald newspaper and nzherald.co.nz website, a portfolio of radio stations, including Newstalk ZB, and the GrabOne deals site with Fairfax’s suite of titles including the Dominion Post, Sunday Star-

Times, The Press, the stuff.co.nz website and magazines. The commission accepted the merger could extend the lifespan of some newspapers and save costs in the short term, but it believed the benefits did not outweigh the negative impact. - NZME

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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED Because some need a little extra help.

The foster programme aims to increase the number of animals we are able to assist. Each year the demand for animals needing to come into care grows, so in order for us to be able to meet these demands we are always looking to ﬁnd more Foster homes to provide the animals the love and time needed until they are adopted. Every animal that comes into foster care is given a second chance at life. Your work as a ‘foster parent’ really can ‘save lives’! We have a limited amount of space and people to care for these animals so we rely on our fantastic fosterers to offer temporary homes to animals in need. The majority of the animals in need of foster parents are kittens, with or without their mothers. We particularly need fosterers during the kitten season, (October to May) when we have hundreds of abandoned and unwanted kittens coming into our care. Although this is often our busiest time, we need temporary homes all year round. We understand that looking after an animal is a big undertaking so we try to make it as easy as possible. We will supply all food, medicine, necessary equipment, toys and bedding, to help make your animal comfortable within your home, you just provide the cuddles and daily care. So if you have room in you home and in your heart, with lots of love and some time to give, contact us to learn more about becoming a foster person by email us at mcas@outlook.co.nz, attention Fostering.

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welcome to attend. It being held at the St Johns Training Rooms on Tancred Street, Ashburton 6pm start. We are currently looking for volunteers for two soon to be vacant positions: • Dog Coordinator • Bouncy Castle Coordinator If you wish to express you interest in either roles, or would like to know more please contact: mcas@outlook.co.nz and state the position your enquiry is about in the subject line.

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Daily Events

May 27, 28 & 29, 2017

Saturday

Open Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Church Hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86

Maronan Road, Tinwald. 10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street. 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Register 1pm, starting time 1.30pm sharp. Fords Road, Tinwald.

Sunday

Regular play, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by David Howell, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street, Hampstead. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Morning worship, Ascension Sunday. Cnr Park and Havelock Street. 10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road . 2pm ASHBURTON FRIENDSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENT CLUB. Club concert with a great programme, all welcome. Savage Club hall, cnr Cox and William Street. 7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Monday

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will play a Stroke round in grades. Mayfield Golf Club.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street. 1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet club rooms, Philip Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall, cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion , Harrison Street, Allenton. 9am ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.45am PLAINS LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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Tricroft Properties Ltd • Management and leadership of a property investment and development business. • Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen a necessity. • Full time. Tricroft Properties Ltd is a commercial property business based in Ashburton, working in property investment, development and management. We have a small team, strong business values and a keen desire to grow and develop for the longevity of the business. We are seeking an individual who is highly motivated, ideally with sound knowledge and experience within the property investment and development sector, to take up the newly established role of General Manager. Reporting to the Company Directors, the General Manager will be tasked with the leadership of this business and must have a genuine interest in improvement of business management. They will also be expected to contribute to the strategic direction of the business. Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen is a priority. This position is primarily responsible for leading and managing the day to day business, its people and strategic projects for Tricroft Properties. They will have the responsibility to implement a management structure for the company that provides for the efficient management of existing properties, investment in or development of new properties to ensure that annual profit and return on asset targets are constantly achieved. The successful individual must have the ability to identify the need for, plan strategically and successfully lead change within the business. They must possess and demonstrate: • High ethical standards and integrity. • Excellent communication. • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly make an impact. • Well-developed people management skills. • The skills to negotiate, manage and develop successful relationships inside the business and with stakeholders outside of the business. This is a key appointment for the advancement of Tricroft Properties and it should attract proven senior managers with the desire to drive a small and willing team already wanting to grow the business. Remuneration reflecting the responsibility and level of this role will be negotiated with the successful applicant. If this position sounds like you or you believe you meet the criteria then enquiries can be made to: Sally Carr on 027 622 7748. Applications should be made by email to: sally@tricroft.co.nz Closes Friday, June 9, 2017.

Operations Manager Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton is a local family owned business and has a vacancy for an Operations Manager reporting directly to the Retail Store manager. This position is fulltime and will include a rostered weekend. To fill this position we require a motivated person with the following skills: • Knowledge and experience in retail • Knowledge and understanding of the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 • Good communication skills • Proven managerial skills and be able to work in a team environment • Be flexible and able to adapt to an ever changing business that prides itself on Customer Service • Reliable and trustworthy In return we offer: • Excellent buying privileges • Training • Competitive remuneration If this position meets your experience, skills and you would like to find out more, please send your C.V. and covering letter to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources Manager, Mitre 10 MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740. Applications remain confidential and close on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

Optical Assistant Ashburton Eyecare is a primary eyecare facility catering for the visual and eye health needs of local clients. A position is available for an optical assistant to play an integral part in making this happen. Your duties will include: • Patient meet and greet • Phone enquiries and appointments • Sales • Maintaining patient and other records • Spectacle repairs, adjustments and glazing • Frame selections and measurements To be successful in this role you will have a bright and bubbly nature with an ability to work sensitively with clients. Ideally you will have strong interpersonal skills. You will be well organised with excellent attention to detail. You will also need to have good computer skills with an ability to learn new computer systems. This position will be 40 hours per week. Keen to hear more about this pivotal role? Send CV by Thursday, June 1, 2017 to Tinneke, at:

Ashburton Eyecare 139 Walnut Ave Ashburton 7700

Interested in Timebanking? Timebank Workshop Thursday, June 1 – 1.00pm - 2.30pm Ashburton Trust Events Centre Questions? Email Kate: midcanterburytimebank@gmail.com or visit Mid Canterbury Timebank Facebook page

Are you looking for an inspiring job where you can make a real difference?

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Advance Ashburton Community Foundation (AACF) is a charitable trust founded to benefit the Ashburton region. Our aim is to make positive and real change for the people and projects in our community by connecting generous people who care with causes that matter. In the last financial year we made donations totalling almost $2m.

Reporting to the Board Chair, this flexible, 30 hour-per-week role, based in Ashburton, will:

Due to the retirement of our Executive Officer, we have an exciting opportunity for a new Executive Officer to lead the organisation’s growth and enhance the work we are doing throughout Mid Canterbury.

The successful applicant must have a genuine interest in charitable giving and the Ashburton region, be a strong leader and communicator, able to build strategic relationships with the community and display a high level of integrity.

In this role, you will provide leadership and management to our small team of staff and volunteers and work closely with the Board of Trustees to realise AACF’s vision of a dynamic and responsive charitable organisation. APPLICATIONS CLOSE 16TH JUNE 2017

• Build and nurture relationships with current and potential donors • Lead the preparation and delivery of our annual strategic plan • Promote AACF to our community

If you are passionate about making a real difference to our community please send your CV and Cover Letter to:

The Chair Advance Ashburton Community Foundation chair@advanceashburton.org.nz

A position description and candidate authority and application form are on our website: www.advanceashburton.org.nz

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

ild a stronger community u b o t . . give where you live. Part Time Motorcycle Mechanic

Intermediate / Senior Customer Service Person Based in Ashburton, CM Trailer Parts is a leading importer and wholesaler of light trailer components within New Zealand. We strive to provide top quality products and service to our nationwide stockists and customers. An opportunity has arisen for an Intermediate/Senior Customer Service Person to join our team. Your key responsibilities will be as follows: • Receive customer enquiries and orders • Provide and follow up on quotations • Pick and pack customer orders • Participate in stock control and stock taking procedures as required • Build and maintain customer relationships Skills and experience required is as follows: • Technical knowledge and a mechanical aptitude • Dealing with customers over the phone • Planning and organisation skills • Excellent communication skills • A positive attitude and able to work well in a team • A solid worth ethic with a proven track record • Physically fit • Parts sales experience is desirable This is a permanent, fulltime position; Monday to Friday. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency. Applications close June 3, 2017. Applications to:

Alasdair Cleland – General Manager alasdair@cm.net.nz

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General machine servicing, welding etc required on busy farm in Mt Somers area. Phone 0274 532 087

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SHAREHOLDERS COMMITTEE ELECTION Nominations For Candidates Shareholders Committee The Shareholders Committee of Electricity Ashburton Limited, trading as EA Networks, comprises four members elected by shareholders and three members appointed by the Ashburton District Council. The Company’s constitution requires that every two years, two of the four members elected by the shareholders retire by rotation and a postal ballot held to elect two new members. Mr Jim Lishner and Mrs Beverley Fraser will retire by rotation. Mrs Fraser has indicated that she will not be seeking re-election. The duties of the Shareholders Committee are: • To appoint Directors of the company in accordance with the criteria established by the Shareholders Committee. • To receive the Statement of Corporate Intent for the Company and to discuss the performance of the Company with the Directors. • To report on the performance of the Company, including the assessment of its performance on a comparative basis, against other similar companies.

Nominations Of Candidates For Election To The Shareholders Committee Nomination of Candidates for election close at 4.00pm on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Nominations shall be on the prescribed form obtainable from our website www.eanetworks.co.nz or EA Networks, 22JB Cullen Drive Ashburton Business Estate or by emailing enquiries@eanetworks.co.nz Nominations must include a brief curriculum vitae, limited to no more than 500 words and suitable for posting out with ballot papers. An optional passport size photo may be included.

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Kitchen Department Salesperson Fulltime We have a vacancy for a salesperson in our Kitchen department. The hours will be Tuesday – Saturday 9am – 6pm If you think you have the following attributes, we would like to hear from you: • Good Computer skills

• Excellent organisational and planning skills • Retail experience and excellent customer service skills In return we offer an enjoyable working environment and fantastic staff buying privileges. If you think you are the person we are looking for, please email your C.V. and covering letter to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources Manager, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740. All applications remain confidential and close on Friday 2nd June 2017.

Rural Transport is a locally owned transport business with its head office located in Ashburton and with branches operating in Kurow, Fairlie and Waimate.

Rural Media Sales Consultant

We require a person to dispatch and manage our Ashburton based stock trucks.

For over 135 years, the Ashburton Guardian has been proudly delivering news to Mid Cantabrians.

The successful applicant would need a good knowledge of the Canterbury region and would preferably have some livestock transportation or other livestock industry experience.

If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to:

Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Friday, June 9.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current New Zealand driver licence.

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In return, we will provide you with an attractive base salary and uncapped commission structure.

Are you ready to progress your career?

• Attention to detail

Gordon Guthrie, Chief Exectutive Officer

The skills required for this position include: • Great knowledge and passion for ALL things rural • Sales and ofﬁce experience • Good level of English, both verbal and written • Organised and conﬁdent • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people

We are committed to supporting and developing our people and this is an ideal role to further develop your skills in a fast paced and dynamic working environment.

• A strong level of enthusiasm and be a team player

If the number of nominations exceeds the two vacant positions, a postal ballot will be conducted to elect two members of the Shareholders Committee.

You will be selling into our daily newspaper, monthly farming publications – Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus - and our website to help rural clients promote their businesses effectively throughout our products.

We have an opportunity for a candidate with a solid understanding of site based ICT and systems support to join the team at our Seafield plant.

• Good communication skills

Election And Appointment Of Shareholders Committee Members

We have an exciting position for a rural media sales consultant to join our team.

Production Technician - Ashburton

Apply in writing or E Mail your application to: Jim Crouchley PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 03 308 4079 or 0275 554 364 jim@ruraltransport.co.nz www.ruraltransport.co.nz

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it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again. 211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Full Time Position Simla Farms is a mixed pig and cropping /dairy support farm based in Carew, 30mins south of Ashburton. We have a full time position available that is principally responsible for the production and welfare management in our 4500 pig finishing unit, including the following: • daily inspections of all animals to ensure general animal welfare is met • assisting in weighing, vaccinating and general stock work • ability to work with others on piggery and on farm • general maintenance of machinery and facilities, including adhering to H&S plan. This position would ideally suit someone with approx. 2 + years’ experience in pig industry, however with the right attitude and willingness to learn, less experience will be considered. The majority of stock is in new facilities with automated feeding and ventilation. Potential to grow into management role for the right person who is willing to further their career in pig industry. Accommodation available and a valid NZ work visa required. Please apply with CV and cover letter to: simonkingnz@gmail.com or call 027 696 3755

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We need school bus drivers! Driving a school bus is very rewarding and allows you plenty of time to follow other pursuits in between daily trips. We currently have vacancies within our company for School Bus Drivers in the Ashburton area.

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The Manager Pearsons Coachlines Ltd 403 West Street Ashburton Email: pearsonsashburton@xtra.co.nz Phone: (03) 308 2992 or 021 344 647 Website: www.pearsonscoachlines.co.nz

FURNITURE & BEDS Lounge and bedroom Lounge suites, occasional furniture, dining suites and Sleepyhead beds See us today

Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 03 308 5269

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Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ HANMER TOUR June 10 – 12, accommodation Heritage Hotel.

◊ NZ SILVER FERNS v AUSTRALIA

October 08, Horncastle Arena, Christchurch. Book early to avoid missing out. For bookings phone 308 7646

Saturday, May 27, 2017

TRADES, SERVICES

PAINTER & DECORATOR Farms, factories, commercial buildings, private homes, club rooms, sheds, etc.

Services include: • Water blasting • Mould and moss treatment • Minor repairs • Spouting cleaning • Airless spraying • Roof painting

Phone/text Gary 307 4200 or 027 936 2452 for a no obligation quote

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES TRADES, SERVICES

HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952. OLD newspapers available. Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

RURAL TRADING POST FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale. Barley straw $55/bale. Rye grass straw $75/bale. Square balage $90/bale. Round balage $80/bale. Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

MOTORING

LUCERNE hay - High quality small bales wrapped into 14 bale blocks. 800 available at $13.00 each. From Racecourse Road. Phone 021 355 379.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

PUBLIC NOTICES

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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

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

REAL ESTATE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

MID CANTERBURY

Easypeel Mandarins 1kg Pumpkin Potato Range 2.5kg Parsnips 1kg

Contact Mike Preston

M: 027 430 7041 B: 03 307 2400

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

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 MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

GRAZING LAMB grazing wanted. Short term, good quality, for mobs of 250 plus. Phone Mitch 027 313 1320.

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

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall, Harrison Street ,will be the duty doctor for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. Surgery phone 308 9139 for appointment. Clinic’s will be held from 10am until 1pm and from 2pm until 5pm both days.

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A STIHL chainsaw MS390 500mm bar. Very good condition. $800.00 ono. Phone 307 6601.

GARDENING

BAGS for sale. Quantity of jute bags for sale. Phone 027 222 3021.

PEASTRAW for sale. $5 per bale delivered Ashburton area. Phone or text Jamie 022 502 2679.

FOR SALE

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

GARAGE sale – Saturday May 27. Town end of Smithfield Road. 9am to 12pm. Household items, ornaments. Ride on mower, lawn mower, outdoor furniture, dog tucker, freezer, power tools. CASH ONLY.

Three bedroom villa for demolition or removal, welcome to view by appointment. Villa is in fair condition and would be a good do-up project or to get features from and then demolish.

Wanted Farm To Lease in Canterbury area between 100-300 ha, overhead irrigation required, soils suitable for finishing beef cattle and growing a range of arable crops. Term 3 years plus option on another three. Water requirement 5mls per ha per day. A very responsible and progressive client of ours, would look at taking possession this spring and would offer a competitive financial package for the right property. Please call James Smith, Wholesale Seeds Ltd 0275 310 770 for enquiries.

Ready when you are Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd 150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz 03 308 1248

House for Removal or demolition

GARAGE SALES

Lindsay 027 555 5575

Birthday Greetings

SATURDAY, May 27, 8am to Contact 021 555 117 4pm. Sunday, May 28, 8am or 021 393 380. till noon. Books, linen, toys, Kyran Morgan bric a brac, bathroom vanity GRAZING Happy first Birthday Kyran! GRAZING for store lambs and kitchen doors. Plus more. KINGSIZE base with Beauty wanted. Please phone Steve Weymouth Street, Fairton. Rest Distinction Captive We are so proud of you! on 027 321 6060. medium mattress. 6 months Love Mum and Dad xxoo old. $1300.00. Phone 307 GRAZING wanted for 20 7270. Main South Road, carry overs June 1, 2017. OLD newspapers available. Tinwald, Ashburton Please call 027 299 6208. Perfect for packing, fires, Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and 03 307 9028 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. Level St, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton |of Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet Ltd. 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z under only. Free birthday greetings must be received Level Level 2, 73for Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. NZ animals, birds, GRAZING wanted. Wanted www.smallbones.co.nz bedding least two working days before Levelwork 2, 73 and Burnett of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. date of insertion craft so St, on.Ashburton Please |atMembers grazing suitable for lambs. call in to the Guardian, Level otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear Kale, rape or grass. Would 3, 161 Burnett Street or on the day requested. Photos will be available at our like to finish lambs on grass. phone 307 7900 for bundles level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared August/September. Contact of 10 or more. Johnny on 021 904 212. in the paper.

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

$2.99 bag $1.99 ea $2.99 bag $2.99 bag

Specials available from 23/05 - 29/05

LIVESTOCK, PETS

RESCUE rooster. I have a red rooster I need to find a great home for on a lifestyle block or farm with other chickens for company. Must provide shelter, food and water. Found him lost and living alone and have started feeding him. Great personality. Phone 027 311 2532.

LET OR LEASE

Jazz Apples 1kg $2.49 bag

Wanted 70 to 180 hectares, preferably irrigated but not essential, located between Rakaia and Ashburton.

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VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting. LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

EMERGENCY DENTIST

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

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 For weekend and emergency services please 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. phone 302 8105 for details on how to access the org.nz for more information. after hours service each weekend. MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL BE YOUR OWN BOSS Small privately owned and operated business for sale. Great returns. Huge potential for growth. Contact 027 506 0240

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT 20 MINUTES special available with a beautiful professional lady, with legs all the way to heaven. Phone 020 4135 7256 Angel. BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde. Mature. You’ll be back. Phone 021 0261 2761. MATURE lady in 40’s, cuddly with personality. Discreet place, reasonable rates. Available 6pm onwards weekdays and weekends by appointment. Please text and will reply ASAP. Phone 020 4081 1195. VERY attractive and very busty. Available the lovely Sophia. No texting. Phone 021 044 0698.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL TO RENT, Allenton two bedroom home, sunny, private internal access easy kept, suit mature tenants. Long term $295 per week. Phone 308 1688 and 027 890 4180.

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm all evenings.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

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

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

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

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour INFORMATION CENTRES OMMUNITY ERVICES emergencies: Large: Olivia Waugh, Shannon ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. ART GALLERY Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until Thomson-Laing. Small: Ref Vet Ent. 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, 2pm. Phone 308-1050. Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com emergencies: Juan Gray. Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, Saturday: 10am - 1pm. BUS DEPARTURES 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. ASHBURTON MUSEUM Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. weekday afternoons. - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS NIMAL ERVICES Gabbie Muschamp. Small: Neroli Wall. 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterWEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce. hours small animal emergency service. To use Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Power Rangers – Dino Charge 3 7am Small Blacks TV 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 11am F America’s Next Top Model PGR 3 Noon F The Bachelor New Zealand PGR 3 0 1:15 The Bachelor New Zealand – Women Tell All PGR 3 0 2:20 Kiss Bang Love PGR 3 3:25 The Goldbergs PGR 3 0 3:55 Grand Designs Revisited 3 0 4:55 Gorilla Family And Me Gordon Buchanan travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet a family of rare Grauer’s gorillas. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Rio 3 2008 Animated Comedy. The adventures of a rare macaw who leaves his cage in small-town Minnesota and goes to Rio. 0 8:50 M The Spy Who Loved Me AO 1977 Action. Secret agent James Bond teams with a Soviet agent to save the world.

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Endangered Species 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Shimmer And Shine 3 8:05 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8:30 Johnny Test 3 9am Victorious PGR 9:50 MasterChef USA 3 10:55 MasterChef USA 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 1:30 Back Benches PGR 3 2:30 Football – English Premier League 3:30 NRL Fulltime 4pm Netball – ANZ Premiership 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Flog It!

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am The Zoo 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am My Mokai 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kawe Korero – Reporters 12:30 Marngrook Footy Show PGR 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Basketball – National League (DLY) 4:30 Golf World 5pm Koroua 3 5:30 Waka Huia Rocky Hudson (Ngati Ruanui/Ngaruahine), the 86-year-old breakfast host to the people of Rangitane, explains why he should not be called a kaumatua living outside his tribe. 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7am Dangerous Roads 8am Getaway 8:30 Heston’s Fantastical Food 9:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 10:30 Backroad Bounty 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen Noon Gardeners’ World 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Half Built House 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:30 American Restoration 5:30 Walks With My Dog Bill Bailey and Louie are in North Devon; Cerys Matthews and working collie Smot are in Pembrokeshire; Debra Stephenson and her chocolate Labrador Biscuit are on the Jurassic coast of Dorset. 6:30 Heritage Rescue

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow celebrates the art and culture of India from the Neasden Temple in north London. 0 8:35 Top Gear – The Races PGR 9:40 Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Waratahs.

7pm M Crocodile Dundee II PGR 1988 Action Adventure. An Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who have followed her to Australia. 9pm M Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels AO 1998 Action. 10:55 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Mao’s Last Dancer PGR 2009 Biography. True story of a poor Chinese ballet dancer who is plucked from obscurity and travels to America, where he finds success and love. Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan.

Midnight N Ordinary Lies PGR British drama following the lives of a group of colleagues and friends as their seemingly small lies become out of control. 0 1:05 Perception AO 3 2am Hotel Of Mum And Dad AO 3 3am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

11:20 M Inherent Vice AO 2015 Crime. In 1970s Los Angeles, a private investigator looks into the disappearance of a former girlfriend. 2am M Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World AO 2012 Comedy Romance. 3:45 Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 0 4:55 Regular Show 3 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:15 M Her Last Will AO 2016 Thriller. Desperate for money, a former con woman agrees to drive an elderly woman insane so her children can inherit her fortune. Rya Kihlstedt, Patrick Fischler, Harriet Sansom Harris. 1:05 The Nation 2:05 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:40 Scorpion PGR 3 To stop a dangerous virus from spreading, Team Scorpion must locate a rare, endangered monkey in the Amazon to find the cure. 12:35 Closedown

11:25 All Talk With Anika Moa 3 Singer and song-writer Anika Moa hosts a talk show with guests, live music, and her perspective of what is trending, and offending, in pop culture. 11:55 Closedown

11pm The Catch PGR Midnight Half Built House 1am Walks With My Dog 2am M Mao’s Last Dancer PGR 2009 Biography. Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan. 4am Heritage Rescue 5am American Pickers

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Hoarders 3 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:50 Catfish 3 12:40 Masters Of Flip 3 1:40 Hoarders 3 2:35 Botched By Nature PGR 3 3:35 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Dance Moms 3 6:30 Hoarders 3 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker Olympic speed skater Allison Baver returns to Patti with her new boyfriend, and Patti cannot help but give them a relationship tune-up, with a surprise ending. 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 9:30 Snapped – Killer Couples AO 3 10:30 Made In Chelsea AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 3

SUNDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Dance Moms 3

Rio

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THE BOX 6am Storage Wars PG 6:30 Storage Wars 7am Storage Wars 7:30 Mountain Men PG 8:20 Gator Boys PG 9:10 The Interceptor MVLS 10:10 Elementary MV 11am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 2pm Storage Wars PG 2:30 Storage Wars 3pm Storage Wars 3:30 The Pacific 16VLS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US MLS 8pm Last Man Standing PG 8:30 Counting Cars PG 9pm Pawn Stars – Australia PG 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:20 The Interceptor MVLS 11:20 Elementary MV SUNDAY 12:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US PG 12:35 Last Man Standing PG 1am Counting Cars PG 1:25 Pawn Stars – Australia PG 1:50 Mountain Men PG 2:40 The Interceptor MVLS 3:35 Elementary MV 4:25 Covert Affairs MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? US PG 5:35 Last Man Standing PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:40 The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 MVC 2015 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. 9:55 Fatal Flip MVC 2015 Thriller. Dominique Swain, Mike Faiola. 11:25 The Night Before 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller. 1:05 Now You See Me – The Second Act MV 2016 Action Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson. 3:10 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone. 4:40 AntMan PGVL 2015 Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. 6:35 Sisters 16LS 2015 Comedy. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph. 8:30 The Hateful Eight 18VLSC 2016 Western. During a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 11:20 Lights Out MV 2016 Horror. Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello. SUNDAY 12:40 Triple 9 18VLS 2016 Crime. Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie. 2:35 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone. 4:05 The Hateful Eight 18VLSC 2016 Western. Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh.

6:25 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis. 8:10 The Rite MV 2011 Horror. Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue. 10:05 Stuck On You ML 2003 Comedy. Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher, Eva Mendes. Noon Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 2:15 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2005 Drama. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal. 4:25 Accepted MLS 2006 Comedy. Justin Long. 5:55 Ali MVL 2001 Drama. Jon Voigt, Will Smith. 8:30 The Terminal PGC 2004 Drama. A visitor is stranded at Kennedy Airport transit lounge as war breaks out in his homeland, voiding his passport. Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci. 10:40 Hot Tub Time Machine 16LS 2010 Comedy. John Cusack, Clark Duke. SUNDAY 12:20 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Biographical Comedy. Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd. 2:05 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2005 Drama. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal. 4:20 Accepted MLS 2006 Comedy. Justin Long, Jonah Hill. 5:50 Ali MVL 2001 Drama. Jon Voigt, Will Smith.

SKY SPORT 1 7am Who Are Your Champions 8am Sailing – America’s Cup World Series (HLS) Oman Event. 9am Sailing – America’s Cup World Series (HLS) New York Event. 10am Sailing – America’s Cup World Series (HLS) Chicago Event. 11am Sailing – America’s Cup World Series (HLS) Portsmouth Event. Noon Netball Zone 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Chiefs. 1pm Grassroots Rugby 2pm The World Rugby Show 2:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Blues v Chiefs. 5:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Sunwolves v Cheetahs. 7:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Waratahs. 9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Crusaders.

SUNDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. 1am L Rugby – Super Rugby Bulls v Hurricanes. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. 4am The After Match 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs. 5am L Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers Day Two – Round Robin One.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6:35 MythBusters PG Red Flag to Bull. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:10 Railroad Australia PG 10am Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M A Deadly Diamond. 10:50 American Monster M 11:40 Murder Comes To Town M 12:30 The Last Alaskans PG Killer Instinct. 1:20 The Wheel PG Soaked and Starving. 2:10 What On Earth? PG Gateway to Eden. 3pm Railroad Australia PG 3:50 What On Earth? PG Riddle in the Ruins. 4:45 What On Earth? PG Mystery in the Outback. 5:40 What On Earth? PG Gateway to Eden. 6:35 Gold Rush PG Miners v Beavers. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Ultimate Treehouses IV. 8:30 Salvage Hunters PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M Like Father, Like Son. 10:15 Auction Hunters PG Allen’s Ruff Day. 11:30 Gold Rush PG Miners v Beavers. SUNDAY 12:20 Railroad Australia PG 1:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska SUNDAY – The Last Frontier M 1:32 Fox Sports News 3:15 Treehouse Masters 2:05 L Cricket – PG 4:05 Bering Sea Gold International England v South PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG Africa – Second ODI. 6am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Chiefs. From Eden Park. 6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves. From Headingly Stadium, Leeds. 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am World Rugby 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Blues v Chiefs. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels. 2:30 The Professors Second Year Syndrome 3pm L Rugby League – Holden Cup Warriors v Broncos. 5pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Warriors v North Sydney. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland. 7pm L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Broncos. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland. 9:20 The After Match 9:55 L Cricket – International England v South Africa – Second ODI. Coverage of the first Innings from The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

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6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world. Noon Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict. 12:30 University Challenge 3 0 1pm F War News PGR 3 2pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3 2:30 24 Hours On Earth 3 (Part 1) 0 3:30 Grassroots Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off 3 As the bakers are tested on a variety of pastries, the technical challenge enters uncharted territory with a pastry none of the bakers have heard of. 0

6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Fishy Business 0 6:50 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 12:55 Monster Fish 0 1:50 F You Can’t Get The Staff PGR 3 0 2:50 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGR 3 0 3:55 Taste Of A Traveller 0 4:25 Topp Country PGR Lynda and Jools Topp continue their culinary journey, paying tribute to all things organic, including an eco-farm in Wairarapa and organic dairy cows in Kerikeri. 0 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar Catch and Cook. 0 7:30 Sunday A weekly in-depth current affairs show. 0 8:30 The Naked Choir A movie challenge. 0 9:30 Murder Calls 0 10:30 Aquarius 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Little Monstar 3 0 6:50 Sooty 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 12:30 Survivor New Zealand PGR 30 3pm Grandfathered 0 3:30 American Housewife PGR 0 4pm Home And Away Omnibus Kat gets closer to catching the Pawn Shop vandal; Ash and Leah’s relationship thaws; Justin must make a decision. 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0 7pm Survivor New Zealand A new addition to Hermosa presents a range of possibilities, but can broken trust be rebuilt? There is a challenge with a twist. 0 8:30 M Iron Man 2 AO 2010 Action. 0 10:50 M Nurse AO 2013 Suspense. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 10:55 Big Angry Fish 3 11:40 Creative Living 3 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Formula E 2pm Motorsport – MotoGP 3pm Motorsport – Monster Jam 4pm Motorsport – World Rally Championship 5pm Ocean Bounty From Antarctica to the Chatham Islands, from cod potting to crayfish, and from storms to icebergs, Ocean Bounty covers all aspects of New Zealand’s ocean resources. 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey PGR 3 2012 Fantasy Adventure. Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim Erebor with the help of wizard Gandalf the Grey and 13 dwarves led by legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. 0 10:10 Hyde And Seek AO 3 0

10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 Media Take 12:30 Waiata 3 1pm Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1:30 School Of Training 3 2pm Touch Rugby – Youth TransTasman Test Series 3pm L Basketball – National League Supercity Rangers v Wellington Saints. 5pm Tradition On A Plate 3 Three simple meals using kutai, a protein that has existed in Aotearoa for thousands of years. 5:30 Matangi Rau Jeremy Tatere MacLeod visits elders from Ngati Kahungunu, which covers the area from Wairoa down to the Wairarapa. 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Rugby League – NRL 7pm Storage Wars PGR Warriors v Broncos. 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 0 8:30 F Soundbreaking AO 3 0 8:30 M The Queen 9:40 60 Minutes PGR AO 2006 Drama. In the wake The white officer who fatally of Princess Diana’s death, shot Terence Crutcher, the tradition-bound Queen an unarmed black man, Elizabeth II finds herself in explains why; architect Peter conflict with the new Prime Marino talks about being a Minister, Tony Blair. tastemaker for the rich and 10:20 Te Kaea 3 famous. 10:50 Aotearoa 10:40 Bull PGR 3

11:25 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:30 Attitude 3 0 1am Alan Carr Chatty Man AO 3 Alan Carr is joined by actor Tom Hardy and singer Demi Lovato. 0 2:35 Marae PGR Maori current-affairs show. 2 3:05 Infomercials

12:25 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 3 0 2am The 100 PGR 3 0 2:45 Regular Show 3 0 2:55 Infomercials 3:30 Containment AO 3 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Fosters 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Westside AO 3 Rita’s ambitious career path for Wolf hits some bumps; Ngaire has a dangerous liaison; Bert and Falani take on the Springboks alongside the protesters. 0 Midnight Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:35 Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell AO 3 Mr Norrell’s magical illusions baffle the French Navy, but the magic he performed to revive Lady Pole has released something unnatural into Sir Walter’s home. 12:50 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

Survivor New Zealand 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 6am Dance Moms 3 6:45 Hoarders 3 7:30 Hoarders 3 8:15 Catfish 3 8:55 Catfish 3 9:50 Hoarders 3 10:35 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 11:20 Masters Of Flip 3 12:05 The Real Housewives Of New York City (Starting Today) 3 12:55 Teen Mom 3 1:45 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 2:40 Teen Mom 3 4pm Catfish 3 4:55 Catfish 3 5:50 Catfish 3 6:40 Catfish 3 7:35 America’s Next Top Model PGR An unexpected romance develops between two of the models, but it could cost one of them the competition. 8:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 9:30 Botched By Nature PGR 10:30 Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11pm Don’t Be Tardy PGR 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

6:50 Ant-Man PGVL 2015 Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. 8:45 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone. 10:15 Lights Out MV 2016 Horror. Teresa Palmer, The Great British Bake Off Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello. 11:35 Sisters 16LS 2015 6pm on Prime Comedy. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph. THE BOX 1:30 Ant-Man PGVL 6am Counting Cars PG 2015 Action. Paul Rudd, 6:25 Pawn Stars – Australia Evangeline Lilly. 3:25 American Ultra 16VLC PG 6:50 Deep Undercover 2014 Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, MVLC 7:15 Piha Rescue PG Kristen Stewart. 5pm Beyond 7:45 The Simpsons Super The Reach MV 2014 Thriller. Sunday PG A marathon Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine. of Simpson’s episodes. 6:30 Everest MC 2015 Drama. 10:20 Shipping Wars PG Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin. 10:45 Shipping Wars PG 8:30 War Dogs 16VLC 2016 11:10 Deep Undercover Comedy. During the Iraq War, MVLC 11:35 Piha Rescue a government initiative allows PG 12:05 Survivor – bids on arms supplies, leading Cagayan PG 1pm Covert two inane friends to deal with Affairs MV 2pm Raw MV some very shady people. Based 4:45 SmackDown MV on a true story. Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz. 6:30 Main Event MV 10:25 Don’t Breathe 18VLSC 7:30 Survivor – Cagayan PG 8:30 Law And Order – LA MV 2016 Horror. Stephen Lang, 9:30 Law And Order – LA MV Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette. 11:55 Joe Dirt 2 – Beautiful 10:30 Covert Affairs MV Loser MLS 2015 Comedy. 11:30 Main Event MV David Spade, Brittany Daniel. MONDAY 12:30 Survivor MONDAY 1:40 Beyond – Cagayan PG 1:30 Shipping The Reach MV 2014 Thriller. Wars PG 1:55 Shipping Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine. Wars PG 2:20 Piha Rescue PG 3:10 The Making Of Everest 2:50 Deep Undercover MVLC MC 3:30 War Dogs 16VLC 3:15 Law And Order – LA MV 2016 Comedy. Jonah Hill, 4:10 Law And Order – LA MV Miles Teller, Steve Lantz. 5:25 Everest MC 2015 Drama. 5:05 Main Event MV

MOVIES GREATS 8:25 The Terminal PGC 2004 Drama. Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci. 10:35 Hot Tub Time Machine 16LS 2010 Comedy. John Cusack, Clark Duke. 12:15 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy. 1:55 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 3:50 The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama. Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock. 5:55 Superman Returns MV 2006 Action. Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth. 8:30 The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift MVL 2006 Action. To avoid jail after one crash too many, an outsider is sent to live with his estranged father in Tokyo, and enters the underground world of drift racing. Lucas Black, Bow Wow. 10:15 Final Destination 16LC 2000 Horror. Devon Sawa, Ali Larter. 11:55 Rosewood Lane MVL 2011 Horror. Rose McGowan, Lin Shaye.

MONDAY

1:30 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy. 3:10 Close Up – Johnny Depp PG 3:35 Superman Returns MV 2006 Action. Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth.

11:20 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 8am Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (RPL) Day Two – Round Robin One. 11am World Rugby Show 11:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Crusaders. 12:10 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Chiefs. 12:40 Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (HLS) Day Two – Round Robin One. 1:15 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Highlanders v Waratahs. 1:45 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Hurricanes. 2:15 Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (RPL) Day Two – Round Robin One. 5:15 Sailing – America’s Cup Race Day Review 5:48 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup New Zealand v France. 8pm Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (HLS) 8:48 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup USA v Saudi Arabia. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 L Golf – PGA European Tour BMW PGA Championship – Round Four.

MONDAY

12:25 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Kings. 2:30 L Golf – PGA European Tour BMW PGA Championship – Round Four. 4:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Race Day Review 5am L Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers Day Three – Round Robin One.

6am Australia’s Remote Islands 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Speed With Guy Martin 8am Walking With Elephants 9am American Pickers 10am Half Built House 11am Heritage Rescue Noon Better Homes And Gardens 1:30 American Restoration 2:30 Walks With My Dog 3:25 Dara And Ed’s Pan-Am Road Trip 4:30 Jamie At Home 5:30 Restoration Man Architect George Clarke catches up with Joanne McGirr and Phil Evans, who restored a Victorian Gothic church at the foot of the Pennines. 6:30 The Living Room

7:30 Australia With Simon Reeve 8:30 M Thanks For Sharing AO 2012 Comedy Drama. A family must navigate life, love, and New York City while recovering from addiction. Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow. 10:40 Celebrity Adventure Club 11:30 Best House On The Street 12:30 Australia’s Remote Islands 1am The Fashion Fund 2am M Thanks For Sharing AO 2012 Comedy Drama. Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow. 4am Australia With Simon Reeve 5am Restoration Man

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Crusaders. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs. 7am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Hurricanes. 7:30 UCL Magazine Show 8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. 8:30 The After Match 9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Crusaders. 9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Brumbies. Noon Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sharks v Bulldogs. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. 1pm Sunday Footy Show 3pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sharks v Bulldogs. 3:30 Canoe Sprint – World Cup (RPL) Day One. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Broncos. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland. 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Roosters. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 8:30 L Canoe Sprint – World Cup Day Two. From Szeged, Hungary. 10:30 L Motorsport – Formula One Grand Prix de Monaco.

MONDAY

3:10 Motorcycling – World Superbikes (HLS) Donington Park – Race One. 4am Rugby League – Holden Cup (RPL) Warriors v Broncos. 28May17

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG Myth Evolution. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Gold Rush PG Miners v Beavers. 9:10 The Wheel PG Soaked and Starving. 10am Cooper’s Treasure M 10:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M Like Father, Like Son. 11:40 Killing Richard Glossip M The Machinery of Death. 1:20 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG Striking Gold. 2:10 Mighty Cruise Ships PG 3pm Mighty Cruise Ships PG 3:50 Mighty Cruise Ships PG 4:45 Mighty Cruise Ships PG 5:40 Mighty Cruise Ships PG 6:35 Mighty Cruise Ships PG 7:30 Anthony Bourdain – Parts Unknown M Georgia. Post-Soviet satellite Georgia has always cultivated and maintained a distinctive culture of its own. 8:30 Killing Richard Glossip M The Twelfth Hour. 9:25 Death Row – The Final 24 Hours PG 10:15 The Wheel PG Soaked and Starving. 11:05 Railroad Australia PG 11:55 Cooper’s Treasure M MONDAY 12:45 Bering Sea Gold PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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A broad trough of low pressure is moving eastwards during the day with the main low centre lying to the east of the North Island tonight. A high extends a ridge onto the lower South Island tonight and moves up the South Island onto central New Zealand tomorrow.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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overnight max low

TODAY

Auckland

showers

Isolated showers, turning to rain during the morning then easing in the evening but remaining cloudy. Southerlies developing late morning, strong about the coast for a time.

Rain about the divide, with scattered falls further east, clearing in the afternoon but remaining cloudy. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h turning SE 50 km/h, dying out later. Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 65 km/h turning SE 60 km/h, dying out later.

Hamilton

rain

Napier

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showers

Invercargill

showers

TOMORROW Fine, possible early frosts or fog. Northeasterlies developing.

FZL: Lowering to 1600m

FZL: Rising to 2400m

MONDAY Fine. Northeasterlies freshening.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

A few showers developing about the divide, mainly fine further east. NW, possibly strong in exposed places.

Scattered rain or showers for a time. Northerlies dying out.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Rain developing about the divide, scattered rain further E. Gale NW, changing lighter W.

Fine with light winds.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

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

Forecasts for today

20 29 29 28 24 28 37 37 16 33 33 42 39 18 20

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fine fine rain fine showers fine fine fine rain fine fine fine fine rain showers

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10:38 4:57 11:14 5:22 11:36 5:54 12:12 6:21 12:35 6:54 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.

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Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:26 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 10.0 11.4 Max to 4pm -2.1 Minimum -4.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm May to date 38.2 Avg May to date 52 2017 to date 366.8 272 Avg year to date Wind km/h E7 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 13 Time of gust 5:32am

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Office and Chapel BIGSTONE Diana Margaret Corner East & Cox MAW, Josephine Alice – (nee Young) – Mary, John, Kevin, Wendy Passed away on May 1, 2017 Streets, Ashburton and their families would like at Camrose, Alberta. Left to to thank everyone for their cherish her memory are her support with the passing of children Jason (Billie) Young, their loved Mum, Gran and of Lethbridge, Tania Bigstone Great Gran. They would like (Andrew Morse) of Halifax, to personally thank the staff grandchildren Ryerson and of Ashburton Hospital and Noah Young, and sister Methven House for all the Christine (Noel) Johnson of care that mum received. Also MID CANTERBURY Ashburton. A very dear FUNERAL SERVICES Our Lady of the Snow’s cousin and friend to many. A church and friends of the Graveside Memorial Service Galbraith’s provide choice! school. Please accept this as for Diana will be held at the We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s a personal acknowledgement. celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, Ashburton Cemetery, on and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice! WEDNESDAY, May 31, We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to NICHOLAS, Andrew - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and commencing at 12 noon. reflect their individualityCall Roland – us on Paterson’s Funeral Servicesyour family. Helen, Katherine, Harold, Call us on 308 3980 FDANZ Ashburton 308 or call in and visit 3980 our new premises atSuzanne, Tania and families 246 Havelock Street Ph 307 7433 or call in and visit wish to express their sincere for all the MORRISS, Ralph Clive our new premises at gratitude messages, cards, flowers and Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams (Reg No 458618 6th Field food. Also the heartfelt 246 Havelock Co NZE) – support and love shown to us On May 20, 2017, at Street all at Andrew’s passing. Coldstream House. Aged 93 Please accept this as our years. Dearly loved husbandOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm personal thanks. of the late Jean. Much loved IN MEMORIAM father and father in law of DONALDSON, Evelyn PAISLEY, Edward Keith Graeme and Diana, the late Elizabeth – (Ted) – Malcolm and a loved 27-05-2007 Margaret and family wish to grandfather. At Ralph’s 10 years ago today. thank everyone for the love, request a private cremation Deep in our hearts, you’ll support, cards and flowers has been held. always stay, loved and we have received. Please Paterson’s Funeral Services cherished by you family. accept this as a personal FDANZ Ashburton Gilbert, Bruce and Jasmin, acknowledgement. Ph 307 7433 Helen and Graeme, Neroli and Stuart and your four SMALL, Jeffery Harold VAN LEEUWARDEN, (Jeff) – grandchildren. Kees – Kerianne, Mike, Hugh, Trish, On May 22, 2017, at Gerald, Lynn, Gill, Pat and Ashburton. Aged 85 years. families, wish to thank Colleen’s beloved husband everyone who attended Jeff’s and best friend of 60 years. funeral. Special thanks to Loved father and father in law Father Geoff Gray for a lovely to Mark and Ainsley and mass. Also many thanks for Lynda and Paul. Precious those who sent flowers, poppa to Charlotte, Ben, cards, food, visited and Justin, and Amy. Great supported us all through this poppa to Eli and Theodore. sad time, as many addresses Loved brother of Joop and are unknown. Please accept Trudi. Cherished uncle and this as a personal great uncle to his nieces acknowledgement of our and nephews worldwide. sincere thanks and Messages to Van appreciation for your Leeuwarden family, PO Box kindness. 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to the FUNERAL Neurological Foundation would be appreciated and FURNISHERS may be left at the service. MASTER Special thanks for the MONUMENTAL MASON exceptional care and kindness shown by the staff E.B. CARTER LTD of Rosebank and Radius For all your memorial Millstream Rest Homes. A requirements Mass to celebrate Kees’ life New headstones and designs will be held at the Church of Renovations, the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Additional inscriptions, Ashburton on TUESDAY, Cleaning and Concrete work May 30, commencing at Carried out by qualified 2.00pm. Followed by private tradesmen. cremation.

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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Previous solution: QUICKENS

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 6 Excellent – 10 Amazing – 16

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ACROSS 6. Ruddy (6) 7. Dais (6) 10. For ever (7) 11. Resources (5) 12. Rupture (4) 13. Undue speed (5) 16. Strange (5) 17. Pleads (4) 20. Welcome (5) 21. Smash (7) 22. Bicycle for two (6) 23. Comment (6)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Learning about another person will be a hit-and-miss process; the misses teach you as much as the hits. Soon you’ll read the other person with more clarity and be smoother in your interactions, too. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your mind works to defend and protect you by blurring your memory of the bad stuff and making the good stuff glitter. Write things down today for a reality check for later. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Life won’t push you into anything. But if you can’t find a reason to stay, that’s a pretty good reason to go. Adventures don’t exist until you create them. Take the steps. Answer the call. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): On days like today, it feels more crucial to get the right kind of attention. Bottom line: Don’t spend time with people who make you feel more alone than you do when you’re alone. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Unrequited love is easier to get past than once-requited love because it doesn’t involve wondering what went wrong. You’ve been on both sides, so you’ll have compassion for the one who pines for you. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It may be a fight to hang on, but it shouldn’t be a fight to let go. Letting go is easy. It doesn’t require any special skill or strength. Letting go is simply a decision. Open your hands. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re open and ready to connect with new and old friends. Your engagement with what’s around you brings people closer. Your smile tells them it’s OK to talk to you. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Looking back, bad feelings are what led you to create a better life. That’s why you don’t automatically shy away from things that have the potential to be unpleasant if they might lead to your growth. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You may feel you have to be twice as good as others to get half of what they have (and you’re not wrong): It’s just a function of being new and paying dues. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There are those who don’t have as much natural empathy as you. Then there are those who have it but don’t act on it: They’ll be feeling this later. Stick near big-hearted friends. They’ve much to offer! AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Part of the fun of new relationships is fantasising about what they might turn into. Enjoy the dreams of what may be. Soon enough you’ll come to a mature understanding of reality. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): To befriend the ones who are naturally a part of your daily life takes an average amount of spiritual generosity. To go out of your way to befriend someone – that’s for the spiritually advanced, which you are!

ACROSS 1. On the Wilton one is hauled over the coals (6) 8. Copper taking the air returning to the papal court (5) 9. It raises a conductor’s standing, or must be put right (7) 11. A game like baseball almost rose under revision (8) 12. In October, thief may be given a job at sea (5) 15. Without others singing one may hear some basso loudly (4) 16. How to arrange a shot of heroin (3) 17. A quiet period, with half-luck, will be halved (4) 19. The form has changed for physical education (5) 21. It takes the wine from half-made nectar (8) 24. In a trifling way practised in bed, bald as may be (7) 25. At start of ‘flu always have a high temperature (5) 26. Small animal from Kent, it might be (6) DOWN 2. Is senior to the Naval rating who will wander, topless (5) 3. Draught turned into a pot (8) 4. Round trip turned out right (4) 5. Drop this griddle-cake (5) 6. Properly so-called, it’s dead in tune (4) 7. Fish looks to have a deep voice (4) 10. Humiliated by diet, I’m for changing it (9) 12. A striking attempt at a party (4) 13. Help a bat out with the A-Z (8) 14. It sounds as if it rushed up the smokestack (4) 18. How to inhale drug with a quick drink (5) 20. Put this bit together to make sense of it (5) 21. It’s a poor shot at plum pudding (4) 22. Hasn’t enough insurance for a customer (4) 23. Men standing side by side and smelling offensive (4)

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