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Building sales are likely to fund the bulk of a $16 million project to build a new civic centre and public library.

The project has been on the cards for about nine years, but had been pushed back by other big ticket projects such as the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre and the EA Networks Centre.

Ashburton Mayor Angus Mc-

Kay said previous councils had kept pushing the project back and back to build things for the people.

However with the council building unable to accommodate all of its staff and the library’s temporary earthquake strengthening Code of Compliance Certificate set to expire in 2017, the project is once again up for discussion.

The Council Chambers, which doubles as an emergency man-

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The council building’s lack of space also meant that some staff are having to work in a rundown villa located behind the main building. While the proposed new buildings may come with a hefty price tag, Mr McKay believes the effect on ratepayers will be minimal.

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too much on the ratepayers,” he said. “There’s a very small rate rise for that.”

He believed the rates increase for the project would sit at around 0.2 to 0.3 per cent over a 10-year period.

Mr McKay said the project would be primarily funded through the sale of council owned properties.

“We believe as we sell other property, we can invest in these buildings,” he said.

“We’re just upgrading our property portfolio.”

Mr McKay said there were no plans to take out loans to help fund the project.

The proposal was one of the topics of discussion at a public meeting in Ashburton on Friday.

The meeting between the citizens’ association and Mr McKay, councillors, and council staff was the first of a series of public meetings to discuss the council’s long-term plan.

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Amy Winehouse’s family has criticised a documentary about her life. The singer, who died in 2011, is the subject of Amy, which will be shown at at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Yesterday Winehouse’s family distanced themselves from the film, claiming that it is “misleading”. But the film makers said that they approached it with “total objectivity” and insisted the story it tells is “a reflection of our findings” from around 100 interviews with people who knew the star. In a statement, a spokesman for the Winehouse family said they “would like to disassociate themselves from the forthcoming film about their much missed and beloved Amy”. He went on: “They feel that the film is a missed opportunity to celebrate her life and talent and that it is both misleading and contains some basic untruths.” Winehouse died aged 27 from alcohol poisoning in July 2011.

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Air NZ calls time on services Air New Zealand will cease operating services to and from Kaitaia, Whakatane and Westport tomorrow. The airline’s regional carrier Eagle Air is not only pulling out of those towns, it will scale back on serving other towns over the next year and will cease as an airline after nearly 50 years of flying. However, smaller second-tier airlines are moving to fill the gap. Great Barrier Airlines is flying from Auckland to Kaitaia, Air Chathams is running a Whakatane to Auckland service and Sounds Air will fly between Westport and Wellington.

Pending royal birth prompts tourism boom Britain’s royal palaces are enjoying a tourism surge from visitors anticipating the birth of the royal baby. The second child of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William is due to be born any day now at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London. The hospital has seen a steady stream of visits from royal fans over the past week, many of them carrying the British flag, the Union Jack, or wearing clothes decorated with the flag.

Another top attraction is Kate and William’s home at London’s Kensington Palace, billed by online ticket seller AttractionTix.co.uk as the “official home of England’s future king, Prince George,” and his new brother or sister. Visitor numbers have risen by about 36 per cent at Windsor Castle, the Tower of London and other royal attractions since the start of April, AttractionTix spokesman Simon Applebaum said. Bookmaker William Hill gives Alice the shortest odds among possible names, followed by Elizabeth and Charlotte, despite the royal family giving no confirmation that Kate and William know their baby’s sex.

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Jenner gender documentary Bruce Jenner’s transformation to living life as a transgender woman has become a TV sideshow. Foxtel channel E! has announced an eight-part series documenting Jenner’s intimate story and the cameras will follow him as he seeks a new life as a woman. The 1976 Olympic decathlon champion has opened up about his personal life and how he has wrestled with his sexual identity since he was a child. Now living as the person he feels he was born to be, the series will explore what Jenner’s transition means and how it effects the people in his life and those relationships.

Each episode is one hour and it will premiere in July 27, but the title is yet to be announced. In an interview with Dianne Sawyer, which aired at the weekend, the 65-year-old said that “for all intents and purposes, I’m a woman. I’ve always been confused about my gender identity since I was this big.” Jenner has six children of his own Burt, Cassandra, Brandon, Brody, Kendall and Kylie, as well as four stepchildren - Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian who feature in the American reality TV series Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

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Japan gets bigger Crowded Japan has got a little bit roomier after a 300-metre strip of land emerged from the sea and attached itself to the coast, experts say. The extra stretch of coastline at the town of Rausu on Hokkaido island has risen as high as 10 metres from the sea surface in some places, exposing what used to be the ocean floor to the elements. Initially the phenomenon, in a remote part of the island, prompted speculation among residents of mysterious seismic activities, fuelling fears of another big quake in a country scarred by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. But geologists believe the emergence was probably a result of a landslide nearby, when melting ice and snow caused a section of land to drop, pivoting the underwater area into the air. Authorities have not been able to determine exactly when the landslide hit the snow-covered coastline.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Long-term plan up for discussion

By Daisy HuDson

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How the Ashburton District Council spends ratepayers money was a hot topic of discussion at a community meeting on Friday.

The first meeting to discuss the council’s long-term plan was held on Friday at the Walnut Avenue pavilion in Ashburton.

The plan sets out the council’s overall direction for the next 10

years, including proposed budgets and projects.

Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, council staff and some councillors attended the meeting with representatives of the Citizens’ Association.

Topics up for discussion included the five main issues that would have an effect on rate rises.

Among those issues is the proposed addition of two hydroslides at the EA Networks

Centre in 2016/2017.

If the $2.57 million project is given the tick of approval by the public, $5 would be added to rates next year, followed by a $14 rise the following year.

Other proposed projects in the plan included the alteration of stock water to ensure all users of the stock water network continued to be supplied, an additional $650,000 to be put towards road maintenance, and a $1.5 million grant towards a

new sports facility in Rakaia.

The possibility of a new civic centre and library was also discussed.

Around 35 people attended the meeting, including councillors and staff, according to Mr McKay. He said there was the normal questioning of where the council was heading, which he described as “good and healthy”.

All of the projects discussed had been proposed after listen-

ing to feedback from the public, he said.

Mr McKay said the council was going “all out” to get feedback on the plan.

“We really want to hear from the public,” he said.

“We want to know whether these projects are still wanted.”

The next meeting will take place at the Walnut Avenue pavilion today with service club representatives.

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Ashburton teens narrowly avoid worst of quake

By Daisy HuDson

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Ashburton teens travelling with a school group narrowly avoided the worst of Nepal’s devastating earthquake by just a few short hours.

Frances Redmond and fellow Mid Cantabrian Sophie Schrader were in Nepal with two groups of St Margaret’s College students and teachers on a three-week student-led World Challenge expedition when the 7.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday.

One group was working to help build a school 40km from Kathmandu, while the other group had been trekking near Pokhara, about 80km east of the quake’s epicentre.

All of the students and staff are believed to be unharmed following the quake.

As of yesterday afternoon more than 3300 people were confirmed dead, while a further 6500 were injured.

The Guardian understands one of the groups had been in an urban area but had left town for the day when the quake struck.

The Guardian contacted the parents of both students, but was told they had been instructed by the school not to speak to media.

A family member of student Sophie Schrader said she was unharmed following the quake.

Both girls are former Mid Canterbury representative basketball players.

The Guardian understands as many as four students from Mid Canterbury may have been on the trip.

In a statement on the school’s website, St Margaret’s College principal Gillian Simpson said both groups have food and water and local support and were waiting for evacuation details from World Challenge once a plan was put together.

Meanwhile, a Nepalese man

living in Ashburton will fly back to Nepal on Friday following the tragedy in his homeland.

Ramesh Gurung is from the Gorkha district, believed to be near the epicentre of the quake.

After a terrifying three hours of trying to contact his relations, Mr Gurung was relieved to discover none of his friends or family were harmed.

However the fear of further aftershocks had led them to flee their homes, choosing to sleep outside in tents.

Mr Gurung said food and water supplies were running low, but he was hopeful that would change as humanitarian aid started to pour into the country.

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Smokefree units not on radar

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Whether to make the district’s council-owned elderly housing units smokefree zones is a conversation Ashburton District councillors have yet to have.

While their counterparts around New Zealand are taking a tough line on allowing people to smoke inside their rental units, that change is not one the council has yet considered, says commercial manager James Webb.

The Marlborough District Council is considering the smok-

ing ban because of the high cost of redecorating smoke-stained units, saying the change would not only save ratepayer money, it would bring the units in line with other council buildings where smoking is banned.

Ashburton has a smokefree policy in parks and public spaces as well as its own buildings.

Redecorating units comes at a high cost, Mr Webb said, usually between $5000 and $10,000.

“We budget to do this about every 12 years on average but if someone occupies a unit without a break for 20 years, we tend not

to go in and do it until the property becomes vacant,” he said.

If the occupant had been a smoker, the cleaning and redecorating costs before a new tenant moved in could be quite high.

“In terms of making units smokefree, that’s a sign of the times, but it’s yet to be a council discussion.”

The Christchurch City Council has adopted a smokefree policy for its elderly housing units that allows existing tenants to continue to smoke inside if they wish, but for all new tenancies and in units that have been re-

decorated, the smokefree rules apply.

Tenants were able to undertake their own redecoration projects – at their own expense – within the council’s cycle, but these had to be carried out by tradesmen rather than as DIY projects, he said. No compensation was made for the work done if a unit was vacated.

The council has 112 elderly housing units and Mr Webb said these measured up well against similar units in other areas.

“I’m quite proud of the quality of housing we provide. Yes,

they’re small but when you compare them to those in other centres we have a good standard of housing here.”

Occupancy of the units is higher than 90 per cent at any time and on average waiting list numbers were around 15, but there were no plans to boost the number of units available, Mr Webb said.

Current waiting lists were manageable and there was the ability within the system for any person over 60 in urgent need and who qualified in terms of assets, to secure a unit, he said.

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Canterbury actor off to New York to hone his skills

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Luke Cossey could soon be following in the footsteps of the likes of Robert De Niro, Mark Ruffalo and Broadway great Elaine Stritch.

The 22-year-old Cantabrian is currently rehearsing for the Variety Theatre of Ashburton’s upcoming show, Grease, but in a few short weeks will be setting his sights on New York.

Mr Cossey has been accepted in to one of the most prestigious acting schools in the United States, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

He said his love of the arts began just over 10 years ago, when he saw his sister perform on stage in Christchurch.

He gave acting a go, but said

because of the pressure of being a male in a supposedly feminine industry, he quit.

“I got my mum to sign me up to the school for the next term but I was too embarrassed, I couldn’t cope with the whole ‘boys dancing, boys don’t do that’,” he said.

It took a few years before he decided to give it another shot.

Under the watchful eye of singing teacher Ravil Atlas, Mr Cossey began to flourish.

He went on to join the North Canterbury Musical Society and since then has taken part in a number of shows, including a drama web series called A Long Way From Broadway.

Being a Broadway veteran himself, Mr Atlas suggested Mr Cossey apply for the New York school’s summer programme.

He sent in an audition tape earlier this year, and heard news of his acceptance at Easter.

“It’s an incredible opportunity because it’s for professional actors,” he said.

“I’m blown away that I have been accepted.”

Mr Cossey will set off for New York as soon as Grease comes to a close, in late May, to start school on June 1.

The course runs for five weeks, and Mr Cossey said he will return home immediately due to other commitments.

While one day he hopes to make a name for himself and hit the big time in the acting world, for now, Mr Cossey said he is happy to work hard on his craft, at home in Christchurch.

Once 22-year-old Luke Cossey wraps up playing Sonny LaTietti in the Variety Theatre of Ashburton’s Grease show, he will be heading off for the United States.

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In brief Police notebook Incidents reported yesterday: - A 34-year-old Ashburton man was fined after being processed for drink-driving at 8pm on Sunday. He recorded an excess breath alcohol of 400mcg per litre of breath.

- Police attended three domestic incidents at the weekend.

Pedestrian named Police say the pedestrian killed in a car crash on Friday was a 17-yearold. Raiden Howden of Whakatane died after a car struck him on Keepa Road at about 8.50pm. The cause of the crash was still under investigation, police said. - NZME

Driver to face court A 25-year-old man will go before the court after his car smashed into an Auckland supermarket on Sunday night. Police were called just before midnight after the vehicle ploughed through the front of Pak’n Save in Mt Albert and inside the supermarket, sending shopping trolleys sprawling. Police North Communications Inspector Willie Taylor said the fire service and ambulance attended but the driver only had “superficial injuries”. Witnesses said it took more than an hour to remove the car from the store. Mr Taylor confirmed police would prosecute the 25-year-old man behind the wheel.

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Kiwis evacuated to base camp All 31 members of the Wanakabased Adventure Consultants climbing team left stranded on Mt Everest following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal have been safely evacuated to base camp.

Adventure Consultants programme co-ordinator and guide Mark Morrison said from Wanaka yesterday the group members – guides, sherpa staff and clients – were flown to base camp from Mt Everest’s camp

one and camp two by helicopter.

They had been split between the two higher camps as part of an acclimatisation round when the quake struck. Among them were company chief executive Guy Cotter, of Wanaka, Jono Gillan, of Queenstown, and three New Zealand clients.

The group, all uninjured, would remain at base camp with three other Adventure Consultants staff for “at least” a couple of days until they could

be safely transported down the Khumbu Valley.

“We’re just trying to work out ... the best way to get the members of the climbing team out of the mountains and back home and that’s a bit of a process for us to follow and we’re just trying to gather as much information as we can at the moment to be able to do that,” Mr Morrison said.

“When you look at the status of Kathmandu alone, let alone

Ship returns home A defence force vessel, carrying more than 150 staff who helped with the relief effort in stormravaged Vanuatu, has returned to New Zealand after more than a month away. The amphibious sealift vessel HMNZS Canterbury returned to the Devonport Naval Base yesterday after playing a key role in the New Zealand Government’s support in the wake of tropical cyclone Pam. The ship brought home more than 150 Navy, Army and Air Force personnel who have been assisting the cycloneravaged nation over the past four weeks.

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Ashburton Hospital has come out on top once again.

Survey results released this week show the hospital has exceeded the national target for compliant hand washing once again. The hospital achieved a compliance rate of 84 per cent, up from 78.7 per cent last quarter.

Canterbury District Health Board Ashburton and rural health services director of nursing Jan McClelland said the result was pleasing.

Hand hygiene was a priority for all health professionals and ongoing auditing ensured measures were in place to monitor performance and to ensure the national target of 80 per cent was met, she said.

Mrs McClelland said specific wards were audited in each quarter, and Ward 3 and Tuarangi were included in the latest audit.

“Ward 6 will be the next area to be audited,” she said.

The Canterbury District Health Board did well overall, with a result of 72.7 per cent, an increase of 10 per cent from the last audit.

Wheels Week 2015 officially kicked off on Sunday with a special service at St Andrew’s Church to mark the event’s 25th anniversary.

With dozens of events spanning 22 days, the event is set to celebrate the milestone in style.

Vehicles of all shapes and sizes will take part in a range of events, from parades to the ever popular street sprints. This year’s event will begin in earnest on May 1, with the Mid Canterbury Motorcycle Club Centenary.

That will be followed by an action-packed weekend, including a swap meet, the Ashburton Speedway New Zealand Titles, and a classic car run.

Local drivers will also be able to show off their skills in the highly competitive RSA mobility scooter race on May 6, while May 16 will see a team of local celebrities take on another team in a game of wheelchair basketball.

Wheels Week will end on May 17 with a street parade on East Street.

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the Khumbu Valley as well, we’ve got a lot to work through before we can get them out.”

Five of Adventure Consultants’ Nepalese employees were killed when the earthquake triggered an avalanche which swept through base camp. Although the Adventure Consultants base camp had been destroyed, the party was “safer there than they were on the mountain”, Mr Morrison said.

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Oil spill in harbour Rain and high winds are creating problems in dealing with an oil spill in Tauranga Harbour. The oil spill occurred earlier yesterday when a ship was bunkering at the Port of Tauranga. An oil slick was spotted

by Bridge Marina staff who contacted Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Pollution Hotline and the Port. Regional Council oil spill on scene commander Adrian Heays said severe weather was hampering oil retrieval. Some booms were proving ineffective in the high winds and heavy seas, so staff were using the best booms for the conditions. It appeared an oil line on a berthed ship had leaked and oil spilled near berths further along. Once the spill was spotted bunkering was stopped, and responders were attempting to get under the wharf to fix the leak.

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The healing power of milk

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Selina Prem-Kumar’s dark eyes glow as she sits in an Ashburton cafe and tells her story of establishing a dairy co-operative that encompasses Sri Lanka’s 175,000 dairy farmers.

It’s a huge challenge, but she’s up for it.

“I am a member of a triple minority group – I’m Tamil, I am a Christian and I am a woman,” she says.

Put that fact into a backdrop of a bloody civil war spanning quarter of a century and dividing the nation, and her story is even more remarkable.

About 90,000 people died as a result of the conflict between Tamil Eelam’s Liberation Tigers and government troops. A further 300,000 were displaced.

Armed with her strong faith, Ms PremKumar says she was called to help her people to heal their shattered lives.

As the country director for the World Concern NGO, she works in the country’s north, spearheading a programme to rebuild the dairy industry, wiped out in the war.

On her travels, Ms Prem-Kumar be-

came aware that hundreds of litres of milk were wasted due to a lack of infrastructure.

Seventy per cent of the country’s dairy farmers own fewer than six cows, which are hand milked for family use, and the surplus couple of litres produced each day sold. The dairy operation exists alongside other subsistence farming activities on small farms, averaging two acres.

Forty per cent of dairy farmers are women, often widowed and raising children alone.

“The children have not had normal childhoods, they don’t know how to play – often very young children have to take responsibility for supporting the family,” Ms Prem-Kumar said.

Sexual offending, prostitution and alcohol abuse is not uncommon, but Ms Prem-Kumar is not daunted by these problems either.

She sees the answer in providing the infrastructure necessary to lift farmers’ incomes, and setting up support networks.

In partnership with TEAR Fund New Zealand, a pilot project was set in motion, to supply chiller tanks, and to organise village collection networks, where milk is stored prior to transportation to larger collection points.

It is then sold to the country’s major dairy company, Milko, at a government ordained price.

As evidence of the success of the project, Ms Prem-Kumar pulls up a graph on her tablet; the 1500 farmers in the co-operative now have a regular and reliable income.

Breeding programmes have also been

put in place to improve genetics, and a campaign instigated to encourage castration of bull calves, which are protected by religious beliefs.

Mobile vet clinics have been provided to assist with animal health problems.

However, Ms Prem-Kumar has also addressed the social problems in the rural communities she works in, starting a children’s club, to encourage youngster “to just be children”.

Educational trips for the adults also help break down the suspicion and distrust left in the wake of the war.

“Women from both sides of the conflict get to know each other, they call each other and support each other, it’s very healing,” she said.

The Sri Lankan Dairy Project is now entering the second phase, and Ms PremKumar was in Mid Canterbury last week on the New Zealand Hope Tour in an effort to gain financial support from Kiwi dairy farmers.

Plans are in place to ramp up training to improve milk quality, animal genetics and registering co-operatives under Sri Lankan government legislation.

Ms Prem-Kumar dreams of a dairy industry like New Zealand has, and asked farmers at meetings in Rakaia and Ashburton to help.

“Support them and they will be able to earn a decent income, they will be able to educate their children, and the future will be different for them,” she said.

“They need to learn to work together as a co-operative society to determine their own future.”

This dynamic woman is determined to heal her fractured country with milk.

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New headquarters for Alford Forest fire unit Alford Forest rural firefighters have a new headquarters, and construction came in almost $5000 under budget.

The shed, located on the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, replaces a single garage with just enough space to store a small mobile pump unit and some other miscellaneous equipment, Alford Forest chief fire force controller Sandy Payne said.

“The new shed is a significant improvement in terms of size and better facilities which makes the demands of the volunteer firefighting role much better for members whose time and contributions are so valuable in our district,” Mr Payne said.

“We are now looking forward to getting on with the job in the new premises.”

The new building sits on land administered by the Alford Forest Domain Board.

Ashburton District Council’s commercial manager James Webb said the building was a huge improvement on what the fire force had previously.

“The new shed is a fantastic replacement of the former fire shed whose facilities had become inadequate in recent years,” Mr Webb said.

“We now have a brand new, purposebuild fire shed that meets the different needs of our volunteer fire force on a number of levels, including attracting new volunteers to the force.”

The shed is about 180m2 in size and incorporates a large two-bay storage facility for two fire appliances, bathroom facilities, a kitchen and a meeting room.

It was funded by the Ashburton District Council, built by local firm Joseph Builders and designed by Moore Architecture.

The final cost of this project was $217,044 plus GST, which was $4769 under the approved budget.

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In brief US police arrest 34 Baltimore police have arrested about 34 people and six officers were hurt when protests over the death in custody of a young black man turned violent. Freddie Gray, 25, died a week ago from a severe spinal injury following his arrest, triggering demonstrations that escalated at the weekend and saw protesters rampage through downtown Baltimore, which is less than an hour from the US capital Washington.

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Nepalese take shelter in makeshift tents in an open ground from fears of earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Aid arrives as toll tops 3300 International rescue teams and relief supplies have begun arriving in Nepal’s devastated capital to help terrified and homeless survivors of a quake that has killed 3200 people in the impoverished nation.

Equipped with heavy cutting gear and accompanied by sniffer dogs, rescue teams are landing around the clock at the country’s only international airport on the outskirts of Kathmandu, the normallyvibrant capital which has been devastated by Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude quake.

Officials say more than 3300 people are now known to have died, including 3218 in Nepal - making it the quake-prone Himalayan nation’s deadliest disaster in more than 80 years.

Around 90 people have been killed in neighbouring countries, including at least 67 in India and 20 in China.

The quake also triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest which buried part of base camp and killed at least 18 people.

Aftershocks triggered fresh avalanches there on Sunday even as helicopters evacuated some of those worst injured the day before.

Hundreds of foreign mountaineers had gathered at the world’s highest mountain at the start of the annual climbing season, and the real scale of the disaster there has been impossible to evaluate with communications all but cut off.

With much of Kathmandu in ruins, tens of thousands of residents spent last night on the streets, in tents fashioned from plastic sheeting that did little to protect them from heavy rains.

“We don’t have a choice, our house is shaky. The rain is seeping in but what can we do?,” said 34-year-old shopkeeper

Rabi Shrestha as he camped out on the roadside.

The situation has been exacerbated by power cuts and the country’s cellphone network is at breaking point.

The Nepalese government says it is stepping up efforts to help remote areas closer to the epicentre of the quake.

“Our focus is on rescue,” home ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said.

“In far-flung areas, a larger helicopter will be stationed in the regional headquarters and smaller ones will shuttle with survivors.”

Announcing the latest death toll in Nepal, a top disaster official said emergency crews would also step up efforts to rescue those trapped in highrise buildings which pancaked on Saturday.

“Our efforts will also be focused on finding survivors in

areas where big buildings have collapsed,” said Rameshwor Dangal, who heads the home ministry’s national disaster management division.

Nepalese rescuers are being joined by hundreds of foreign aid workers from countries such as China, India and the US. The European Commission has released three million euros ($NZ4.2 million) in emergency aid for Nepal which will help fund clean water, medicine, emergency shelter and telecommunications in the worstaffected areas.

Nepal and the rest of the Himalayas, where the Indian and Eurasia tectonic plates collide, are prone to earthquakes.

An 6.8 magnitude quake hit eastern Nepal in August 1988 killing 721 people, and a magnitude 8.1 quake killed 10,700 people in Nepal and India in 1934.

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■ INDONESIA

Bali Nine lawyer wants bribery claim probed Bribery claims around the death sentences of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan must be investigated urgently as the pair await their execution within days, their lawyer is arguing.

Muhammad Rifan, the lawyer who represented the Bali Nine pair when they were sentenced to death in 2006, has told Fairfax Media judges asked for more than $130,000 for a lighter sentence.

Mr Rifan raised the claims months ago - without put-

ting a sum on the bribe - and the men’s current lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis, has already lodged a complaint with the judicial commission, which appears to have stalled.

Mr Lubis says the commission has an obligation to finish its probe and it’s not too late to stop the firing squad, which is set for today.

“We appeal to the attorneygeneral, we appeal to the president in the name of due process of law, in the name of fairness and justice, not to do the execu-

tions,” he said. “This is not an act of (a) desperado, this is a demand for justice.”

Mr Lubis says claims the men face execution because of a corrupt system must be urgently investigated.

“I know that we are counting the hours,” Mr Lubis told reporters at Cilacap before visiting the Australians.

“I know that we’ve done everything possible under our legal systems. But Sukumaran and Chan still feel there’s something wrong with all these legal

proceedings, especially at the district court in Bali.”

The pair also have a constitutional court challenge lodged, which would require clarity around the president’s obligations on answering clemency requests.

The case is set down for a preliminary hearing on May 12.

Amid the last minute pleas, the Chan and Sukumaran families took a boat from Cilacap to the island of Nusakambangan yesterday for some of their last hours with them.

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At least 20 people have been killed and about 100 injured as heavy rain and winds in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar caused dozens of buildings to collapse.

Riaz Khan Mehsud, a senior local government official, yesterday confirmed the toll and said the number of dead was expected to rise. Fallen trees and mobile phone towers had blocked several main roads, a reporter at the scene said, while flood water had reached a metre deep in some parts of the city of more than three million people.

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Egypt hangs five Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of murder and theft, the interior ministry said yesterday. They were executed in a prison in the southern province of Assyut after the appeals process had been exhausted, a ministry statement said. No more details were supplied about the individual cases. Dozens of Islamists have been sentenced to death over political violence since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, but only one has been executed, in March.

A court sentenced him to death after he was caught on camera taking part in an attack on rival protesters who were thrown off a water tower.

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Jailed over ‘twerk’ A Russian court has sentenced three young women to up to 15 days imprisonment after they performed a dance with “twerk” moves in front of a war memorial and posted a video online. A district court in the southern city of Novorossiisk at the weekend sentenced two of the dancers to 10 days and one to 15 days for petty hooliganism. Two others were fined. Prosecutors said the women were performing “an erotic and sexual twerk dance”, a dance craze made famous by pop artists such as Beyonce and Miley Cyrus. - AFP

Air raids kill 34 Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace have killed at least 34 civilians, including women and children, in a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey, a monitoring group says. The strikes on Darkush yesterday came a day after rebels seized Jisr al-Shughur, another town some 20km to the south and in the same province of Idlib. “At least 34 civilians were killed in regime air strikes on a market in the town of Darkush, among the dead were nine women and a number of children,” Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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OUR VIEW

Feeling for Nepalese Stu Oldham

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he relief that the Cantabrians believed in Nepal when the earthquakes hit during the weekend is tempered with sadness for a country where pre-quake life was a daily struggle.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, and aftershocks in the high 6s, devastated much of a populous mountain state whose infrastructure is thoroughly third world.

The casualty toll was still far from certain last night - more than 3300 were believed dead and more than 6500 injured but there was clear, swift multinational response.

Neighbouring countries India, Pakistan and China have mobilised to help the region that, for decades, each has been keen to influence.

New Zealand has offered $1 million for immediate relief and an urban search and rescue team was readied to help if the Nepalese needed it.

At the same time, appeals have been launched worth the same gusto as previous, recent appeals to help Vanuatu in the wake of the Cyclone Pam. The desire to help will be especially keenly felt in Canterbury, where all-too-many people learned what it was to be devastated by natural disaster in 2010 and 2011.

Then, the trauma of individual fear and loss was affected by the way the rest of the world did what it could to respond.

Then, Canterbury was far from alone.

Many Cantabrians have strong links to the region, forged in the wake of Sir Edmund Hillary’s special relationship with the people who helped him conquer Everest.

They have supported humanitarian and school-building programmes and, as climbers and hikers, they have contributed to their adventure tourism economy.

They will want to help just as the many Cantabrians who shuddered when they learned another community had been devastated will want to do what they can.

The stories we still hear of the daily struggle to rebuild lives and homes in Christchurch are the merest hints at what Nepal, an always struggling third world country, will now face.

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shburton College head students Kate Whiting and Lachie Davidson believe the spirit and sacrifice of the Anzacs must be remembered by we who follow them.

They shared their thoughts in their speeches at the Anzac Day service in Ashburton on Saturday.

Kate Whiting For centuries, humans have told stories to one another as ways of keeping memories alive that might have otherwise faded. And ever since I was small I have read. I would read anything and everything I could get my hands on, everywhere and anywhere. And one thing that always truly fascinated me, out of all the many things that I could choose to read, was war stories. I read stories about soldiers, stories about soldier’s animals, stories about the soldier’s wives, about children in war time, about the holocaust, invasions, bombings, messengers, pilots, code breakers. You name it, I read it.

And I couldn’t tell you why I read so many of these stories, until this year when I was faced with a question. Why is it that we read?

And for a start, I thought interest, because we’re curious.

But then I realised it’s much more than just interest. It’s for knowledge, for empathy, for sharing experiences second hand. We get to know what happened, form opinions on what happened, and subconsciously learn through the mistakes of others. We get to experience intense emotions and explore sometimes dangerous ideas in a safe environment.

From many different perspectives I was able to appreciate what all the men and women of Australia and New Zealand did during WW1 for our country’s benefit, often sacrificing their freedom for ours today.

But for the many soldiers who possessed these stories, keeping the memories alive was not something desirable to them. And who can blame them? The human brain is wired to remember most vividly the things that affect us negatively, so more often than not, it is the things we wish we could forget that stay with us the longest.

Whether it be trudging around in a trench filled with

Ashburton College head students Lachie Davidson and Kate Whiting spoke at the Anzac Day service in Ashburton.

knee deep mud on a freezing cold day waiting for the signal that will send you out into the firing line. Or whether it is approaching the unforgiving hills of Gallipoli, unaware of the casualties that lie ahead. All was engraved into the souls of these men, the brain’s way of storing the experience to avoid future adversities, should a similar situation arise.

So it is on this day we remember what many people would have wished to forget.

And we must also acknowledge that what happened in the past is still the reality for people in some parts of the world today.

If we do not remember the stories of our ancestors, we do not learn the lessons of the past, and we may continue to repeat them.

Anzac Day to me is a time to reflect upon and appreciate the stories we know, and sometimes stories that may never be told from the generations who lived through a global conflict.

That’s our grandparents, great grandparents and great, great grandparents’ generations.

And while appreciating and understanding may not be the same thing, these are the people are who brought us here today. They put their lives on the line so that we didn’t have to, asking for nothing in return. Wearing a poppy is one small way we can effortlessly acknowledge the extensive lists of names on the cenotaph.

Every single name had a face, a family, something they left behind. And with every face comes a personality, and a story

to be told.

We may not be able to fully understand what it was like, but we sure can try. Stories will continue to be told by people to keep alive memories and lessons alive that may otherwise fade, and it is through the stories that age does not weary them. For at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, how else will we remember them?

Lachie Davidson Today we mark not only 100 years since the Gallipoli landings but also 100 years plus of New Zealand Military involvement regarding conflict and peacekeeping. One hundred years on, do we still need to commemorate a challenging time in New Zealand’s history?

Yes, of course we do. It’s tough times like WW1 that unite a nation to become stronger and shape us into who we are today.

The word appreciation comes to mind when remembering our military past.

Appreciation needs to be shown to those who lost their lives. Not only the 2779 who were lost at Gallipoli but the thousands lost in WW2 and beyond, and conflicts that are occurring even as we stand here today. Also appreciation to those returned service men who also sacrificed a great deal for our country.

New Zealand has a proud military history boasting 21 Victoria Cross recipients, including Charles Upham who received two for his efforts in WW2 and our most recent

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recipient, William Apiata for his bravery in Afghanistan. We are now recognised worldwide as an honorable country thanks to the dedicated military force of 100 years past. Men like Upham and Apiata would have been able to draw strength and courage from one of our first conflicts that began on the morning of April the 25th 1915 at a small cove called Ari Burnu now renamed Anzac cove.

Gallipoli was not our first or most devastating overseas conflict but it is by far our most recognised. Gallipoli was the birthplace of the Anzac spirit.

This Anzac spirit is one that has defined us as a nation and been embraced by our fighting forces for the past 100 years. The Australian and New Zealand forces were given the intimidating task of invading the Gallipoli peninsula. They showed incredible grit and determination, mixed with I imagine feelings of justified fear and horror of the daunting task ahead. They were fighting a losing battle not only against a determined Turkish force but also against the inhospitable cliffs, ravines and gullies along the Anzac cove. The word mateship is often used when describing the relationship the Anzacs forged with each other, which has contributed to the New Zealand spirit we now associate with our military.

Searching the word mateship on Google images gave me over one hundred thousand results, but the very first was a simple picture of a young Anzac soldier carrying another injured Anzac soldier to safety.

This photo taken at Gallipoli is labeled mateship; the heart of the Anzac spirit. This Anzac spirit embodies qualities such as courage, self-sacrifice, discipline, selflessness, resourcefulness and resilience that are still alive in New Zealand today.

We forever owe our gratitude and respect to those who have fought for our freedom, and for what is right in not only in WW1 but all New Zealand Military conflicts. For all of us here, regardless of religion and race united as New Zealanders we need to show our appreciation to the current and former members of our defense forces who have worked selflessly to shape the world into a better place.

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Safety lowdown for rural contractors A roadshow set to get underway in May will focus on updating rural contractors’ on the latest changes in health and safety, transport and employment laws.

Rural Contractors New Zealand chief executive Roger Parton said the roadshow presentation will cover off the proposed new health and safety legislation and regulations, the safer farms programme and codes of practice for using tractors and other self-propelled agricultural vehicles.

“The presentation will give attendees an understanding of what this legislation will mean for each agricultural contrac-

tor,” Mr Parton said.

“And, just as importantly, how will it affect directors of companies, sole traders, employees, volunteers and anyone who works for them.”

Agrichemical applicators’ division of RCNZ will also hold a workshop led by industry spray guru Noel Blackwell.

“By attending these workshops, registered chemical applicators will earn three professional development points towards renewing their certification,” Mr Parton said.

Four roadshows will be held in conjunction with the AGMs of the four zones that make up RCNZ.

The venues and dates for each of the roadshows have been mailed out to RCNZ members and are also up on the website, www.ruralcontractors.org.nz.

Each session starts at 7pm and followed by refreshments.

“I look forward to seeing as many rural contractors at these roadshows as possible and providing updates and information on these all-important topics,” Mr Parton said.

Registration for the roadshows, to be held in Ashburton, Gore, Cambridge and Palmerston North, is essential.

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Tips for keeping cows in barns A wide range of topics relating to cow housing will be covered in a one-day event in Mayfield in May. The DairyNZ BarnSmart event is designed for farmers who want more information on building a barn, making good investment decisions, reducing risk factors associated with design, and learning about good practice for cow comfort.

Whether you are looking for practical cow-comfort tips or

advice on more strategic investment decisions, BarnSmart offers a full range of information.

Participants can tailor the programme to attend the sessions most relevant to their needs, as they will repeat throughout the day.

Topics include making the right decisions before investing in a barn, investigating the costs and benefits to individual businesses, effluent manage-

ment and cow health.

The event will be held on a Mayfield property from 10am3.30pm on May 19, and the host farmer will be available for questions.

The address will be given at the time of registration, which closes on May 15. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

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MARKET REPORT DAIRY At last a forecast North Canterbury dry land farmers will be excited about, as heavy rain and mild conditions this week should start the grass recovery.

The rest of the region has recovered reasonably well, thanks to early tough decisions preserving pastures from being damaged by continual heavy grazing.

More and more cows are being dried off as managers make decisions based on body condition score and time to recover before next calving, and for farmers in the drought areas the amount and quality of winter feed available.

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Fonterra shares have recovered slightly to sit now at $5.43, as the company announces plans for two new driers at Studholme, and report that the $150 million Edendale expansion is on track to process all increased milk from the oncoming season.

LAMB Some ups, some downs for lamb schedules, as international markets remain soft and the weakness of the euro eats away at farm gate returns which are $7 to $9 per head behind last year.

Exporters are trying to send more product away from Europe but are finding this increased supply into other countries is putting these returns under pressure as well.

Processing numbers are now similar to last year, but with predicted lower numbers from this year’s crop, some supply pressure may soon influence prices as the season winds down.

Mutton markets have remained steady with opportunities outside China, and weak lamb and skin markets have been compensated somewhat by the present strong wool prices.

WOOL The South Island sale this week saw stronger wool pricing and good clearances as shipment pressure and a wider range of wool types stimulated the market tone.

BEEF More weekly beef schedule lifts in spite of some weakness in the US market as record volumes are being harvested in Australia, and the NZ kill is 15% ahead of last year.

NZ beef exports climbed ahead of lamb for the first time illustrating this sector’s success in the market and driving calf sales to record levels with top animals breaking $1,000 per head.

DEER Venison returns remain flat as the frozen season comes to an end, and while achieving higher prices, farm gate returns were decimated by the weak euro.

Soft weaner sale prices reflect cautiousness from finishers for the up coming chilled game season, as this sector struggles to regain growth levels important to sustain industry sustainability.

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Following the lunch, former Mid Canterbury president Nola Bird cut the cake, which was decorated with three candles – representing the past, the present and the future.

Drought hits biggest US dairy producer Drought conditions are biting into California’s dairy production, which could end up being supportive for international dairy prices, analysts said.

The state, America’s biggest producer and a major dairy exporter in its own right, has suffered four years of drought.

Latest data showed US milk production for March was up 1.2 per cent, year on year, and less than the market was expecting, while California’s production dropped by 2.9 per cent.

“That should be bullish for pricing and we have seen some strong moves in the past week

that reflect that,” Mike McIntyre, of First NZ Capital, said.

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he cenotaph today. When I reflect stands on the on the fact that ten perbeach reserve, cent of our population bathed in red light, enlisted for World War surrounded by thou1it makes me think sands of men, women Rick Powdrell of the dedication and and children, here in effort made by those at the dark to remember home. them.

Imagine if a large To the east the people are silhouetted percentage of our population left by the first sign of today’s light, to tomorrow, as happened in both great the north the Pacific Ocean rolls on to wars, those remaining would have to the beach, to the west more people, the ensure the country still functioned restored army vehicles and fire engines, while focusing their efforts on providand to the south more people crowded ing additional provisions and equipon to Mount Drury hoping for a view ment. And that is exactly what the of the proceedings. remaining men and women, assisted by As the service progresses the day children, did. lightens revealing a grey, threatening The legacy of that effort we see today sky, low cloud and drizzle out to sea, in the role our women play in business, a perfect cover for the two Harvard whether urban or rural. When I was aircraft that rumble in from sea and a child it was common for children to overhead as the bugler completes the work in family business, both in town Last Post. and on the farm, but over time and How lucky was I, crammed in there through perceived progression this has on a beach, thousands of people, but lessened. not a rifle, machine gun, warship, I am sad to see the loss of the whole trench or enemy in sight. family business as through history it We were all there, like New Zealandplayed a large part in making New Zeaers and Australians all round the world, land what it is today, stemming from to remember those who ensured we the events we remembered today. have the way of life that we experience We will remember them, and we did.

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■ LEST WE FORGET

A dignified resting place

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER A poignant symbol of the many lives lost in wars are the military cemeteries that are to be found throughout the countries of conflict.

The silent, ordered crosses in their hundreds can sometimes blind observers to the crash and chaos of battle, and that each cross signifies a lost life and the devastation that loss brought to a family back home.

Looking at those large cemeteries with the rows of crosses for those who were able to be laid to rest (or the plaques bearing the names of those who have no determined burial location) we forget the incredible effort that went into establishing such tranquil memorials.

I was reminded of this because of a recent donation of material pertaining to Harry Robertson, a Lynnford (Hinds) man of 20 who left home in March 1917, only to be killed in action in France on April 5 the following year.

Looking up his war records online from Archives New Zealand, it says that he was buried in an isolated grave on the north side of the trench on April 6 and on the 13th he was removed to the Auchonvillers cemetery a few miles away. There are nu-

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merous official documents that relate to the exact location of Harry’s plot and even who took the religious service.

But the point is, the military cemeteries didn’t just happen; soldiers were exhumed from their scattered graves and reinterred in official cemeteries later.

For Harry, the interval between death and final burial was short, really only a week. For others, the wait was very long, with much of the work undertaken even after the war had ended.

In 1917, the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission was established to create and maintain military cemeteries.

In what must have been a ghastly, but noble task, the Graves Concentration Units searched the battlefields for burials – respectfully taking the bodies to the various official cemeteries.

During the transition between burials, the remains were searched for any clues as to the soldier’s identity – to provide the next of kin with some form of closure, knowing that their loved one had been found and laid to rest somewhere.

Scars, tattoos, and even slight variations in the fabric of the uniform were used as clues to identify the fallen.

Even so, Harry Robertson rests among a number of ‘Unknown British’ and other unnamed men who are only known by their nationality.

The thought of so many men planted in foreign lands is disturbing, but the care and effort that went into obtaining a dignified resting place for them all is certainly worthy of praise.

That the Commission also tried to give a name to each buried soldier is truly heroic.

While the task was a mammoth one, and reliant on the efforts of so many, it must have given people like Harry’s parents back in Mid Canterbury, some consolation to know that he was found and peacefully lying at rest.

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Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return - almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 - the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: April 25: Thomas Francis Adams; Wilfred Ellis Dove; William Alexander Thomas; Thomas Henry Stevens. April 27: Harry John Bruce, Walter Charles Huffam. April 28: William Kappely; Benjamin Sutton. April 29: Charles William Burgess.

April 30: Bertram Barrett Wood. May 1: Frank Forrester Adamson. May 2: John William Miles; Thomas Richard Miles.

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Ashburton overcomes N. Canty Ashburton’s Darryn Turner (right) in action during the indoor bowls representative fixture against North Canterbury on Sunday.

Ashburton won with 50 wins, 11 draws and 23 losses to beat North Canterbury for the third straight year and make a good start to the rep season off the back of an unbeaten run last year.

They are straight back into action this weekend against South Canterbury for the Hight Trophy in Ashburton on Sunday.

Ashburton retained the trophy in Timaru last year 60-46 after they had reclaimed it in 2013.

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club April 24 Monday Evening – Flaxmere and King Trophies N/S 1 Paul Fergus and A Gray, 2 H Blee and B Newton, 3 A van Dyk and B Leighton E/W 1 D Fisher and G Brown, 2 M Jones and Joyce Johnson, 3 P Wise and G Branthwaite Tuesday Evening – Robinson Salver N/S 1 B Smith and J Knight, 2 R Kyle and S Rosevear, 3 A Blain and I Donaldson E/W 1 L Rose and E Segers, 2 E Lattimore and E Taylor, 3 P Gilroy and V Palmer Wednesday Afternoon – Valetta Trophy 1 T Downward and R Kyle 2 M Stowell and S Rosevear, 3 B McIlraith and M Moore, 4 M Buckland and E Segers Thursday Evening – Smith Trophy N/S 1 J Fechney and M Moore, 2 M Holmes and R Kyle, 3 R Brownlie and P Gilroy E/W 1 S Rosevear and A Reid , 2 J Rooney and T Downward, 3 A van Dyk and M Jones

■ Cycling

Tinwald Cycling Club April 26 Tinwald Supervalue Supermarket Winter Training Series.

1 Lap 16km . 14 Riders.

1st. James Skinner CT. 51m 25.83s.

HT.21.00m. RT. 30min 25.83sec. F/T. 2nd.

Ryan Jackson CT. 51m 28.85s. HT. 20.00m.

RT. 31min 28.85sec. 3f/t. 3rd. Luke Skinner CT. 51m 31.72s. HT. 20.00m. RT. 31min 31.72sec. 4f/t. 4th. Andy Skinner CT. 51m 33.29s. HT. 20.00m. RT. 31min 33.29sec.

5th. Brent McGinity CT. 51m 34.81s. HT. 21.00m. RT. 30min 34.81sec. F/T. 6th. Oliver Davidson CT. 52m 52.19s. HT. 21.00m.

RT. 31min 52.19sec. 7th. Bella Roulston CT. 52m 56.07s. HT. 20.00m RT. 32min 56.07sec. 8th. Michelle Davidson CT. 52m 57.43s. HT. 21.00m. RT. 31min 57.43sec.

9th. Maddie Lowry CT. 54m 37.39s. HT. 16.30m. RT.38min 07.39sec. 10th Madison Clark CT. 55m 36.22s. HT. 16.30m. RT. 39min 06.22sec.

2 Laps 32km. 14 Riders: 1st. Geoff Rhodes CT. 60m 43.87s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 54min 42.87sec 4f/t. 2nd. Abe O’Donnell CT. 61m 00.92s. HT. Go. RT. 61min 00.92sec. 3rd. Mitchell Fitzsimons CT. 61m 02.02s. HT. Go. RT. 61min 02.02 sec. 4th. Shona McGrath- Proctor CT. 61m 04.37s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 55min 04.37sec.

5th. Doug Lowry CT. 61m 04.72s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 55min 04.72sec. 6th. Dean Rattray CT. 61m 04.91s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 55min 04.91sec. 7th. Janis Crawford CT. 61m 05.23s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 55min 05.23sec.

8th. Dave Shurrock CT. 62m 12.03s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 56min 12.03sec. 9th. Nathan Tew CT. 62min 20.85s. HT. 12.00m. RT. 50min 20.85sec. F/T. 10th. Pam Harcourt

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CT. 63m 06.29s. HT. 6.00m. RT. 57min 06.29sec.

April 25

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers 16km Handicap, 20 Riders.

1st Home Drew Titheridge CT. 37m 12.87s.

HT. 8.50m. RT. 28min 12,87sec. 2nd. Andy Skinner CT. 37m 03.30s. HT. 7.50m. RT. 29min 13.30sec. 3rd. Brian Ellis CT. 37m 03.57s. HT. 8.50m. RT. 28min 13.57s. 4th.

Lucy Kirwan CT. 37m 03.82s. HT.7.50m. RT. 29min 13.82sec. 5th. Janette Hooper CT. 37m 04.56s. HT. 7.50m RT. 29min 14.56s.

6th. Luke Skinner CT. 37m 04.80s. HT. 7.50m. RT.29min 14.80sec. 7th. Liz Wylie CT. 37m 07.99s. HT. 7.

50m. RT. 29min 17.99sec. 8th. Dylan Leech CT. 38m 06.45s. HT. Go. RT. 38min 06.45sec. 9th. Rob Hooper CT. 38m 06.96 s. HT. 13.20m. RT. 24min 46.86sec. F/T. 10th. Kristine Marriott CT. 38m 07.25s. HT. 13.20s. RT. 24min 47.25sec. 2f/t.

■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club April 25 Best score in the Stroke round played on Saturday was Miti Daniel 82-14=68; best woman was Jenny Williams 72. Other winning scores were: Mui Ngutu 70; Matt Davis, David Fisher, Brent MacGregor, Brian Nuttall, Bryan Donaldson, Ryan Cockburn and Ron Carlson all 71 on c/b. The RMF Cup cutoff was 71.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies: Matt Davis, Braided Rivers: Brent MacGregor, Rothburys Insurance: Steve Williams, Netherby Meats: David Fisher, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Pieter van Vollenhoven Twos: Paul May, Miti Daniel, Steve Richards, Brian Nuttall, Hamish Niles and Brent MacGregor.

Nett Eagles: # 8 Birdies # 3

Aorangi South Canterbury Association April 24 Vets Pennants Zone 1: Rakaia 8 Mayfield 4, Methven 9 ½ Tinwald 2 ½ Zone 2: Geraldine 3 ½ Ashburton 8 ½, Temuka 11 Tinwald 2 1 Zone 3: North Otago 2 10 Timaru 2, Maungati 6 Gleniti 6 Zone 4: St Andrews 10 Ben Ohau 2, North Otago 1 3 Lower Waitaki 9

Methven Golf Club April 22 Ladies 1st Sarah Maw & Margaret Lilley Putting Mary Stone 98-24–74, Bev Isherwood 10630-76,Nola Hydes 102-25–77, Lynn Worsfold 99–22–77.

Stablefords Mary Stone 35, Heather Santy ,33, Bev Isherwood 33 PuttingMary Stone 27, Fay Redfern 30, Jane Helmore 31, Heather Santy 31, Sara Gallagher 31 Cinema Paradiso Best Nett Mary Stone 74

Nearest The Pin. Silver No 17 Methven Travel Jenny Senior, Bronze A No 4 Methven Pharmacy Lynn Worsfold, Bronze B 2nd Shot No 6 Arabica Sandra Marr, Open No 13 Supervalue Heather Santy Saturday No 4 Methven Foursquare Sally Jones Twos & Nett Eagles Lynn Worsfold

Tinwald Golf Club April 25 Anzac Salver and Plate Leading score and winner of the Anzac Salver American Foursome for mixed couples played on Saturday were Leen Bell and Kevin Bishop with 64 with Darren Green and John Smitheram winning the Anzac Trophy for men with62. Other good scores were: Mixed; Judith Smith and Steve Kennedy 64.5, Maxine and Kerry Whiting 66. Men; Michael Thomas and Kevin Greenaway 64.5, Neil Rayner and Paul Hefford 65.5, Pete and Adam Marshall 66, Justin Smith and Steve Anderson 66.

Rakaia Golf Club April 22 Ladies Fourball Best Ball: Sue Martin and Freda Bierema 70, Sally Smith and Jean Evans 71 Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Marion Wederell Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Judy Moore V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Sally Smith Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Sally Smith S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Sue Martin

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Mid Canterbury Netball April 25 Sen B – 2nd Grade Senior B: Ashburton College Y10A v Ashburton College U18 32; Ashburton College Y9A 19 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18 15; United KFC B 23 v Celtic Green 34 Senior Reserve A: Celtic C 30 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 17; Allenton C 11 v Ashburton College Y10B 25; Ashburton College Y9B 9 v Allenton B 18 Senior Reserve B: Southern Livestock Exchange 4 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties 25; Ashburton College U17 12 v Methven U15A 23; Celtic U18 10 v Celtic D 34 2nd Grade: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 28 v Methven U15B 10; Ashburton College Y10 U16 8 v Ashburton College Y9 U15 34; Ashburton College Y9 U14 13 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue 13 April 23 Premier: Methven Wareings A 40 v Celtic A 19; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 27 v Collegiate A 16; United KFC A 14 v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A 26 Senior A: Wilsons Bulk Transport Allenton A 16 v Rakaia A 36; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 20 v Methven Euro Agri B 24 ; Celtic B 27 v Ashburton College B 31 April 22 Social Competition Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold 35 v Methven Brown Pub White 23; United KFC Colonels Chicks 11 v Rakaia B 17; Mt Somers Social 29 v Tinwald South 23;

United KFC Zinger Chicks 50 v Celtic Social 8; Collegiate Social 36 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue 12; Rakaia C 13 v Southern Mayfield Service Centre 16

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Mid Canterbury Rugby April 25 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One Glenmark 25 v Darryl Phillips Celtic 28, Southbridge 60 v Prebbleton 10, Kaiapoi 21 v REL Rakaia 32, West Melton 34 v Hornby 10 Oxford 12 v Lincoln 15, Section Two Burn/Duns/Irw 9 v PWL Methven 23, Darfield 24 v Saracens 23, Waihora 14 v Ashley 8 Claas Harvest Centre Southern 44 v Devon Tavern Hampstead 21, Ohoka 19 v Rolleston 29, Senior B- Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 5 Allenton 7 v Hampstead KFC 37, Collegiate Eclipse Services 7 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 27, Mt Somers 7 v Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar 15, Tinwald Senior B 20 v Methven R&R Haulage 22,7 BYE: Rakaia Murray Hood Baling UC Championship: Ashburton College 19 v Burnside High School 21, Colts Combined Competition –Celtic 17 v Lincoln Red 16, Under 18Combined Competition -: Waihora 17 v Celtic 19,, Kaiapoi 48 v Methven/ Rakaia 22, Under 16 Combined Competition Section One : Celtic 45 v West Melton/ Southbridge 17, Bye: Hampstead Section Two: Lincoln 56 v Methven 10, MCRU Under 14.5: Allenton 36 v Methven Seed Cleaning 10, Southern*/Tinwald 17 v Hampstead Lemacon 38, MCRU under 13: Allenton 74 v Celtic Lysaght Glass 5, Southern Allfarm Engineering 24 v Hampstead Lifestyle Homes 74, Tinwald RDI Petroleum 22 v Methven Snowfed Builders 27, BYE: Rakaia Synlait MCRU Under 11.5: Allenton 57 v Celtic Ashburton Online 31, Collegiate Cranfield Glass 79 v Rakaia Synlait 37, Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 29 v Hampstead Subway 17, Tinwald Geoff Frew 20 v Methven Purple Pear 43.

■ Pigeon Racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club April 25 Kekerangu Flock 6 Flyers - 157 birds Released Winners Flying Time 3 hours –20 Minutes –25 Seconds 1st L.Quinn 1388.313 m.p.m 2nd M.Davidson 1380.053 m.p.m 3rd T.Drummond 1379.797 m.p.m 4th N.Martin 1377.028 m.p.m 5th R.Cornwall 1367.225 m.p.m 6th L.Davidson 1353.138 m.p.m

Ashburton College host Linwood in the inaugural round of the Thompson Trophy Canterbury Secondary Schools’ basketball competition tonight.

The Thompson Trophy is a new premier boys’ basketball grade that comprises 16 teams from throughout Canterbury in two divisions of eight teams.

The teams will play home and away round robin matches within their divisions, with a promotion-relegation series mid-season.

They then finish with a sweet 16 Tournament, to find the best team and a winner of the Thompson Trophy.

College will start in division two with a home game against Linwood at the Oxford Street basketball stadium, then travel away to play St Bede’s next week.

Another initiative in the new competition will be an All Star fixture - north v south zone match - featuring the top 20 players.

The basketballers join several college sports teams contesting Canterbury-wide competitions this winter.

The college 1st XV boys’ rugby team began the UC Championship on Saturday while the Ashburton College A netball team will again contest the Supernet competition this year – the premier grade of secondary school netball in Canterbury.

Also joining in on the action is the Ashburton College boys’ 1st XI hockey team which has also entered a Canterbury Secondary Schools’ competition, contesting the Friday night Porritt Cup hockey competition in Christchurch.

Ko defends Classic title Lydia Ko has extended her lead at the top of the world rankings as she defended her Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic title in San Francisco in a playoff yesterday.

The Kiwi and American Morgan Pressel needed two attempts on the par-five 18th to find a winner but when Ko made birdie and Pressel made par, Ko registered her seventh LPGA Tour title.

The pair both made par when they played the playoff hole for the first time and Ko has contested two playoffs on the LPGA Tour, winning both. - NZME

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In brief Phoenix must win The Wellington Phoenix will host Melbourne City in their A-League elimination final on Sunday and a win could set up a tantalising semifinal against the Melbourne Victory across the Tasman the following week. Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Sydney FC in the capital pushed the Phoenix to fourth on the standings and meant they missed out on earning a bye during the first week of the playoffs. A win over Sydney would have given them second place and a more favourable trip in the finals.

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Hurricanes’ big test Mark down Saturday, May 16 on your calendar. The Hurricanes and Chiefs – Super Rugby’s two best teams – will have their first meeting of the season on that date. The venue will be Westpac Stadium in Wellington and that match could go a long way towards deciding who will win the New Zealand conference and, crucially, earn home advantage in the playoffs. The return leg will be in New Plymouth on June 13 in the final round of the regular season.

- NZME

Kiwis sweat fitness The Kiwis are sweating on the fitness and availability of key players before confirming the make-up of their squad for Friday’s Anzac league test at Suncorp Stadium. Coach Stephen Kearney’s initial 18-man squad completed a light training run in Brisbane yesterday but he and the Kiwis selectors will finalise their match day line-up later today.

However, teenage winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s debut is in doubt after he received a grade one dangerous throw charge yesterday for a tackle on Cronulla’s Wade Graham in Sunday’s NRL match at Penrith.

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Cavaliers win battle The Cleveland Cavaliers have won a sometimes brutal battle, defeating the Boston Celtics 10193 to advance to the NBA playoffs second round. With 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists from LeBron James, the Cavs withstood the early exit of star forward Kevin Love with a shoulder injury to complete a 4-0 sweep of the Celtics in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. Love was hurt in the first quarter battling Celtics sevenfooter Kelly Olynyk, who grabbed Love’s left arm as they chased a loose ball. The incident touched off a string of increasingly physical plays that threatened to overwhelm a game that the Cavs had well in hand.

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Steel steal draw The Southern Steel have pulled off a dramatic last gasp draw against the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Dunedin to end an otherwise disappointing weekend of transtasman league netball for New Zealand sides. Down by three goals with a minute left, Steel defender Storm Purvis forced a turnover and shooters Brooke Leaver and Te Paea Selby-Rickit netted the resulting ball for a 53all finish.

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May 2 Junior Kicks (previously 10th-11th Grade) Ashburton Domain Junior Fields meet at Flying Fox 9.00am 9.30am: J1 Longbeach Spurs v Tinwald Elite, J2 Methven Black v Wakanui Warriors, J3 Scorpion Stingers v Wild Wolves, Methven White Bye Youth Kicks (previously 12th-14th Grade) Ashburton Domain Intermediate Fields meet at Pavilion 9.00am 9.30am: I9 Condors v Falcons, I10 Eagles v Hawks

Hampstead 1 v Craighead (C. O’Neill, P. Edwards). At Timaru 1.00pm Hampstead/ Collegians v TGHS Senior Men - At Timaru 2.30pm Wakanui Black v Tainui 4.00pm Wakanui Blue v TBHS. May 3 - 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Allenton v Collegians (Tinwald 1st GM, Wakanui 1st GM) 6.15pm Tinwald v Wakanui (S. Mealings, Collegians 1st GM) May 4 - 2nd Grade Boys 5.30pm Methven Meercats v Methven Madmen (A. Kelland, Wakanui Blue SM) 6.30pm Allenton v Wakanui (R. Law, Wakanui Black SM) BYE: Hampstead May 5 - KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pmCollegians v Wakanui (E. ConnollyWhyte, R. Bradley) 5.00pm Methven White v Allenton Hornets (D. Baker, H. Davies) 6.00pm Methven Black v Allenton Vipers( M. Baker, C. Cannan) BYE: Hampstead

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May 2 - The first of three Stableford rounds for the Brandon Cup Starting Time: Morning 8am Afternoon Report at 11.30 for an 12noon start.

Saturday Starters: Afternoon N MacDonald and R Bell Results Match Committee May 3 - Club Championship Finals from 8.30am. The draw on Number 1 tee is: Thirty Six Hole Matches 8.30 Bronze II Final TBA. 8.37 Junior A Final K Clucas vs D Hewitt. 8.44 Bronze I Final TBA. 8.51 Intermediate Final G Smith vs G Crawford. 8.58 Silver Final C Knight vs N Nathan. 9.05 Senior Final Daniel Green vs Robbie Bell Eighteen Hole Matches 11.00 Junior B Final C Robertson vs M Holmes. 11.07 Junior B Plate B Ferriman vs D Shaw. 11.14 Bronze I Plate TBA. 11.21 Junior A Plate B Donaldson vs K Smith. 11.28 Silver Plate TBA. 11.35 Intermediate Plate C Lovelock vs D Houghton. 11.42 Senior Plate A Hopwood vs P May. 11.49 Bronze III Final TBA. Nine Hole Matches 1.40 Nine Hole Plate 1.47 Nine Hole Final

April 29 Social 6.30pm: Ct 1: Mt Somers Social v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue; Brans Surridge and Tracey Wylie; Ct 3: United KFC Zinger Chicks v Southern Mayfield Service Centre Social, Sharon Dunstan and Kate Lloyd; Ct 9: United KFC Colonels Chicks v Celtic Social, Lauren Mills and Rebecca Abernethy 7.30pm: Ct 1 Collegiate Social v Rakaia C, Tracey Wylie and Emily Calles; Ct 3: Methven Brown Pub White v Tinwald South, Cara Badger and Hayley Duthie; Ct 9 Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold v Rakaia B, Julie McCleod and Alyce Lysaght April 30 Premier and Senior A 6.30pm: Ct 1: Collegiate A v United KFC A, Wendy Hopwood and Livvie Kennedy; Ct 3: Ashburton College B v Methven Euro Agri B, Aimee Elliott and Brooke Williams; Ct 9: Rakaia A v Celtic B, Barbara Adams and Kari Graham 7.30pm: Ct 1: Ashburton College Fitness Finesse A v Celtic A, Jan Lee and Vicki McArthur; Ct 3: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v Methven Wareings A, Claire Tappin and Kaini Smith (Selwyn TBC); Ct 9: Wilson Bulk Transport A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, Steph Poulson and Eartha Scott May 2 Senior B – 2nd Grade Ct 1: 1.30: Ashburton College Y10A v Ashburton College Y9A, Meg Witterick and Kim Bougen; 2.30: Celtic Green v Ashburton College Y18, Brooke Williams and Anna Holland; 3.30: United KFC B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, Vicki Pluck and Caitlin Adlam Ct3: 1.30: Celtic D v Methven U15A, Sarah McCormick and Dale Paleaae; 2.30: Celtic U18 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties, Alison Rutten and Ella Hurley; 3.30: Ashburton College U17 v Southern Livestock Exchange, Jemma Rotch and Renee McCleod Ct4: 1.30: Ashburton College U15 v Methven Tricroft U15B, Sarah Barr and Rennae Taylor; 2.30: Ashburton College U16 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, Courtney McClintock and Sarah Campbell; 3.30: Allenton D v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue, Meg McIntyre and Jessie Banks Ct9: 1.30: Allenton C v Allenton B, Charlotte Waddell and Caitlin Adlam; 2.30: Celtic C v Ashburton College Y9B, Zoe Diedricks and Sarah Colquhourn; 3.30: Ashburton College Y10B v Methven R&R Haulage U18A, Sarah Bell and Sophie Worsfold Bye: Ashburton College Y9 U14 Duty Manager: Liz Reddecliffe Umpire Manager: Brooke Williams Canteen (1.30pm): Colleen Harraway Club Duty: United Ashburton Trust Junior Netball Ct1: 9.00am: New World Allenton A v Hampstead A Ella Hurley and Hannah McDougall; 9.30am: Methven Shearmac A v St Joseph’s Celtic Gold Charlotte Bludell, Natasha Waddell; 10.00: New World Allenton A v Methven Shearmac A Vicki Pluck, Ella Hurley; 10.30am Hampstead A v Methven Trucking B Zoe Beckley, Vicki Pluck; 11.00: St Joseph’s Celtic Gold v New World Allenton B Zoe Beckley, Danielle McArthur: 11.30: New World Allenton B v Methven Trucking B, Danielle McArthur and Ella Hurley Ct2: 9.00: Southern Taylor Groundspreading Ltd v St Joseph’s Celtic Blue, Charlotte Bludell and Ashleigh Strabridge: 9.30: Borough A v Allenton Crusaders: 10.00, Mia Pearson and Vicki Pluck: Southern Taylor Groundspreading v Hampstead B. Grace Adams and Ashleigh Strawbridge: 10.30: Borough A v St Joseph’s Celtic Blue, Hannah McDougall and Kate Ahearn: 11.00: Al-

DRAWS ■■ Football Mid Canterbury Football

■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club May 2 Second round of the Findlay Cup and first round Findlay Plate 4 BBB. Morning players and those not competing in the Findlay Cup will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am and 12.30 pm start.(Stableford). This includes the women. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee: 12.30, M Kamate, T Reynolds, v, B Smith, W Smith, 12.36, L Jackson, S Kennedy, v, S Anderson, L McGee, 12.42, T Clarke, R Simms, v, L Moore, R Bruce, 12.48, P Hefford, N Rayner, v, M Banks, G McCormick No 10 Tee: 12.30, Bye, Bye, v, C Hart, P Roulston, 12.36, A Millar, S Kircher, v, B Peddie, A Anderson, 12.42, W Mason, O Everest, v, P Marshall, A Pierce, 12.48, A Marshall, M Thomas, v, B MacGregor, W Mellish Starters; am B Collins, pm J Beardsley, M Whiting. Cards; P Hefford

■■ Hockey

Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf May 1 Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Allenton 4.00pm Turf One: Wakanui Blue v Wakanui Black (K. Donald, W. Wallis) Turf Two: Hampstead v Collegians Netherby Meats (K. O’Reilly, L.Begg) 4.50pm Turf One: Rakaia v Tinwald Black (W. Wallis, S. Reid ) Turf Two: Allenton Thunder v Methven Black (L. Begg, L. O’Reilly) 5.40pm Turf Two: Methven White v Tinwald Orange (J. Gray, S. Reid) BYE: Allenton Storm 1st Grade Women 6.40 pm Collegians v Hampstead (Methven 1st GW, Hamp/Methven 1st GW) 7.50 pm Methven v Hampstead/Methven (Hampstead 1st GW, B. Gray) BYE: Collegiate May 2 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Allenton Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30am Turf One: Tinwald Black v Collegians Green; Turf Two: Tinwald Orange v Collegians White; Turf Three: Allenton Hawks v Wakanui Black; Turf Four: Methven Black v Rakaia 10.20am Turf One: Allenton Eagles v Wakanui Blue; Turf Three: Methven White v Hampstead BYE: Methven/Mayfield Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.30am Allenton Aces v Hampstead; Allenton Magics v Collegians; Wakanui Whackers v Tinwald Red; Wakanui Wizards v Tinwald Orange; Wakanui Wildcats v Tinwald Black; Rakaia v Extras Senior Women - At Ashburton 2.00pm

■■ Netball

lenton Crusaders v Longbeach A, Georgia Bent and Grace Adams; 11.30: Longbeach A v Hampstead B, Olivia Arnold and Millie Hopwood Ct3: 9.00: Allenton Diamonds v St Joseph’s Celtic Red, Jane Cribb and Natasha Drummond; 9.30: Wakanui v Methven Professionals, Lara Alves and Tenielle Booth: 10.00: Allenton Diamonds v Wakanui, Lara Alves and Tenielle Booth; 10.30: Hampstead Blue v Borough B, Donna Watson and Natasha Waddell Ct4: 9.00: Rakaia Junior A v Hampstead Gold, Shae Harkness and Olivia Givson; 9.30: Longbeach B v Allenton Eagles, Jane Cribb and Julie Mushonga; 10.00: Rakaia A v Longbeach B, Charlotte Gray and Natasha Drummond; 10.30: Hampstead Gold v Allenton Eagles, Isabelle Wilson and Charlotte Gray; 11.00: Methven Professionals v Hampstead Blue, Sarah Alexander and Penny Stilge-Rooney Ct5: 9.00: Methven Winslow v Southern Hayden MacKenzie Contracting, Sophie Beveridge and Maddison Bremner; 9.30: Allenton Firebirds v Borough C, Courtney Elliott and Shae Harkness; 10.00: Hampstead School A v Mt Somers Springburn Y5/6, Olivia Gibson and Sophie Beveridge; 10.30: Methven Winslow v Southern Hayden MacKenzie Contracting, Sabrina Irvine and Kate Hartley; 11.00: St Joseph’s Celtic Red v Borough B, Hayley Dickson and Donna Watson Ct6: 9.00: Hampstead School B v Netherby Diamonds, Courtney Elliott and Mia Pearson; 9.30: Southern Hyde Brothers Spraying v Netherby Diamonds, Hayley Tallentire and Fololina Mushonga; 10.00: St Joseph’s Celtic Orange v Hampstead School B, Millie Hopwood and Olivia Arnold; 10.30: Allenton Firebirds v Mt Somers Springburn Yr 5/6, Roi Makutu and Lena Tamura Goodman; 11.00: Netherby Magic v Borough C, Jessica Cowan and Sophie Watson Ct7: 9.30: Wakanui Blue Ferns v St Joseph’s Celtic Orange, Maddison Bremner and Jemma Donnelly; 10.00: Tinwald Royals v Southern Hyde Brothers Spraying, Jemma Donnelly and Nykita Graham; 10.30: Methven SPS v Netherby Magic, Rhea Conde and Julie Mushonga; 11.00: Hampstead School A v Methven SPS, Ellie Lawn and Isabelle Wilson; 11.30: Tinwald Royals v Wakanui Blue Ferns, Lauren Pluck and Grace Bleach Ct8: 9.30: Southern Harison Spraying Service Ltd v Longbeach C, Shelley Donnelly and Nykita Graham; 10.00: Methven Cissy’s Ice Cream Parlour v Hampstead School C, Caitlin Moore and Megan Harrison; 10.30: Hampstad School C v St Joseph’s Green, Maddy Watson and Willow Diedricks; 11.00: Methven Cissy’s Ice Cream Parloour v Rakaia B, Sabrina Irvine and Kate Harley Ct9: 9.30: Borough D v Fairton ACS, Caitlin Moore and Aimee Denbee; 10.00: Rakaia B v Tinwald Tall Ferns, Mikayla Heney and Fololina Mushonga 10.30: Southern Harrison Spraying Servives Ltd v Borough D, Ruby Williams and Lauren Pluck; 11.00: Fairton ACS v Longbeach C, Roi Makutu and Lena Tamura Goodman; 11.30: Tinwald Tall Ferns v St Joseph’s Green, Monique Johnson and Emma Lake Hill Default: Allenton Giants Duty Manger – All junior committee Canteen – Barbara Reid Junior Club Duty – Tinwald School

■■ Rugby

Mid Canterbury Rugby APRIL 30 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section Two - Rolleston v Claas Harvest Centre Southern, Roll 1, 7.30pm, G Peddie MAY 2 Club day*– Hampstead Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One - Hornby v Lincoln, Denton Oval, 2.45pm, A Brosnahan, P Coyle, B Moir. Prebbleton v Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, G Welch, S Prendergast, R Busch Glenmark v Kaiapoi, Cheviot 1, 2.45pm, M Gameson. West Melton v Southbridge, West Melt 1, 2.45pm, R Goodman, G Robinson, M Talbot. REL Rakaia v Oxford, Rak 1, 2.45pm: M Gallagher, G Shaw, D McKibbin.

Section Two Devon Tavern Hampstead* v PWL Methven, Hamp 1, 2.45pm: K Opele, A McGirr, P Hill. Ashley v Darfield, Lob Lwr 1, 2.45pm, K Hancox. Ohoka v Saracens, Mane 1, 3pm, A Stokes. Burn/Duns/Irw v Waihora, Burn 1, 2.45pm, S Laird, A Hotop, D Sullivan Senior B- Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 7 Collegiate Eclipse Services v Allenton, Coll 1, 2.30pm: G Clement. Hampstead* KFC v

Methven R&R Haulage, Hamp 1, 1pm: A McGirr. Rakaia Murray Hood Baling v Tinwald Senior B, Rak 1, 1pm: D McKibbin BYE: Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar UC Championship Bye: Ashburton College Combined Competition – Colts Springston v Celtic, Spring 1, 1pm, H Cook, S Corcoran.

Combined Competition - Under 18 Rangiora High School v Celtic, Rang HS, 2pm. Lincoln v Methven/Rakaia, Lin 2, 1pm, M Quinlivan.

Combined Competition - Under 16 Section One - Hampstead* v Rolleston, Hamp 1, 12pm: M Bell. Prebbleton* v Celtic, Preb 2, 1pm, R Busch.

Section Two - Bye: Methven MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Methven Seed Cleaning v Southern/Tinwald B R Jones Contracting, Meth 1, 1pm: P Hunt. Hampstead* Lemacon* v Allenton, Hamp 2, 1.15pm: P Hill.

Under 13 – (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Celtic Lysaght Glass v Southern Allfarm Engineering, Celt 1, 1pm: C Kelland. Hampstead* Lifestyle Motorhomes v Methven Snowfed Builders, Hamp 2, 12pm: S Bennett. Rakaia Synlait v Allenton, Rak 2, 1.30pm: G Shaw. BYE: Tinwald RDI Petroleum Under 11.5 – (John Smitheram Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Ashburton Online v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying, Celt 2, 1pm. Collegiate Cranfield Glass v Tinwald Geoff Frew, Coll 1, 1.15pm. Hampstead* Subway v Methven Purple Pear, Hamp 2, 11am. Rakaia Synlait v Allenton, Rak 3, 1.15pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton G v Southern/Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Allen 2, 1pm. Allenton M v Southern Latitude, Allen 3, 1pm. Collegiate/ Hampstead* v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Hamp 1, 11am. BYE: Celtic Blacklows MCRU Non-Competition – Under 9 Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators v Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring, Coll 2, 1.30pm. Hampstead* Burger King v Methven Black, Hamp 1, 11am. Rakaia Synlait v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Rak 4, 1.30pm.

Allenton v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators, Allen 6, 1.15pm. Celtic Blacklows v Southern Riverlea, Celt 3, 1.15pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Southern Agspread, Allen 7, 1.15pm. Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Coll 2, 1.30pm. Hampstead* Metalcorp v Methven Professionals, Hamp 1, 10am. Rakaia Synlait v Celtic The Finishing Company, Rak 4, 12.30pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Summerfield Builders v Allenton G, Celt 4, 1.15pm. Collegiate Regent Cinema v Southern Coleman Ag, Coll 1, 12.30pm.

Hampstead* Spark v Methven The Laundry, Hamp 2, 10.15am. Rakaia Synlait Farms v Allenton M, Rak 2, 12.30pm. Collegiate Countdown v Tinwald Canvas, Coll 1, 12.30pm.

MCRU Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton G v Southern Progressive Livestock, Allen 6, 12.30pm. Allenton M v Methven MC Freight, Allen 7, 12.30pm. Celtic Anderson Joinery G v Celtic Anderson Joinery W, Celt 4, 12.30pm. Hampstead* Netherby 4 Square v Methven Black & White, Hamp 2, 10.15am. Collegiate Redpaths v Tinwald AIS, Coll 3, 1.15pm. Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed v Southern H Mackenzie Contracting, Coll 3, 12.30pm. Rakaia Synlait v Methven The Laundry, Rak 2, 12.30pm May 5 Senior B- Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 7: Southern v Mt Somers, Hinds 1, 7pm, C Kelland May 6 MCRU Competition – Under 13 – (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Hampstead* Lifestyle Motorhomes v Tinwald RDI Petroleum, Hamp 1, 6.35pm, P Hill. Rakaia Synlait v Methven Snowfed Builders, Rak 2, 6.35pm, M Cuttle. Southern Allfarm Engineering v Allenton, Hinds 2, 6.35pm, G Brown. BYE: Celtic Lysaght Glass Under 11.5 – (John Smitheram Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Cranfield Glass v Allenton, Coll 1, 6pm. Hampstead* Subway v Celtic Ashburton Online, Hamp 1, 5.30pm: S Bennett Rakaia Synlait v Methven Purple Pear, Rak 2, 5.30pm. Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Tinwald Geoff Frew, Hinds 2, 5.30pm.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

In brief

■ GALLOPS

Avondale abandoned

Lady Le Fay executes perfectly A plan hatched by Matamata brothers Paul and Kris Shailer to set their promising mare Lady Le Fay for the Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac 1600 at Awapuni was executed to perfection yesterday when the promising mare scored a convincing victory in the day’s feature event.

On a track that was downgraded to a Heavy 11 after persistent showers throughout the morning, the four-year-old daughter of Thorn Park made light of the difficult conditions to produce an irresistible finishing burst to claim the win.

Ridden by Michael Coleman, the race fitness of Lady Le Fay along with the six kilogram weight differential over runner up Thorn Prince proved the telling factor, with consistent winter galloper Taurus battling on nicely for third.

Co-trainer Paul Shailer was understandably pleased with the mare’s effort as she gathered her fifth career victory

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.03pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 66262 Vincent Gallo 17.67....................D Stapleton 2 23361 Smoking Marley 17.38 ..............A Bradshaw 3 15726 Fair Cruzin nwtd ........................J McInerney 4 116F1 Ilabb 17.32 M & .................................Jopson 5 84684 Liz Watto 17.54 H & ............................Taylor 6 56x18 Opawa Darcee nwtd L & .................... Wales 7 75577 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 8 44747 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 9 33767 Homebush Fine 17.65...............J McInerney 10 15445 Cawbourne Beau 17.49 ..................J Tanner 2 12.21pm SOUTHERN LAKES SCAFFOLDING SPRINT C1, 295m 1 17644 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 2 35x87 Homebush Craig 17.29 ...................... I Kaye 3 18828 Homebush Button 17.31 ...........J McInerney 4 16227 Gorilla On Drums 17.31 ...................A Joyce 5 56754 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 6 43177 Butterfly Terra 17.56 C & .................... Fagan 7 67848 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 8 1 Replay 17.57 .......................................A Lee 9 42836 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 10 43737 Token Jump 17.60 L & ....................... Wales 3 12.39pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C1, 520m

Lady Le Fay and Thorn Prince in the Manawatu ITM Anzac 1600 at Awapuni yesterday.

from just 12 starts and her first at stakes level.

“She’s been targeted for this race since she came back from a spell,” he explained.

“It was a two run plan so it’s

credit to them.”

The lightly raced mare will now be put aside for a winter break before returning for a spring campaign that Shailer believes holds plenty of promise.

“She will go to the paddock now for about four weeks and then we will set her for a spring campaign,” he advised.

“We’re not sure where she will go but we will sit down with the owners and work it through with them.”

The win for Lady Le Fay not only gave her valuable blacktype for any future breeding career but also a fitting present for co-trainer Kris Shailer who announced his engagement on Sunday.

Runner-up Thorn Prince was brave in defeat with trainer Fraser Auret advising the sixyear-old was likely to tackle the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup back at Awapuni on May 16 as his next assignment.

- NZ Racing Desk

Century for Johnson Danielle Johnson has brought up her first century of wins in a season. The Pukekohe jockey, who won 95 races last season, brought up the milestone aboard the Danica Guy-trained Davey Crockett at Avondale on Monday at her 681st ride for the term. She is the second jockey to win 100 races in New Zealand this season.

Johnson suspended Canterbury jockey Chris Johnson has been suspended for seven days for failing to ride out Feral Ice at Blenheim on Friday. The Judicial Control Authority found Johnson guilty of failing to ride out Feral Ice between the 100m and 50m “when it was reasonable and permissible for him to do so”. The suspension starts after Riccarton on Saturday.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 1 56554 Mulberry Brook 30.80................... K Cassidy 2 54145 Opawa Kuru 31.03 J & ....................D Fahey 3 12668 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve 4 43717 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 5 86672 Homebush Hansome nwtd ........J McInerney 6 4725x Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 7 52522 Briseur De Reves 30.66 ............A Bradshaw 8 82172 Holivia Lass 30.71 M & .....................Jopson Emergencies: 9 F3767 Star Apache 30.74 S & ...................B Evans 10 55858 Know Taste 30.85...........................G Cleeve 4 12.57pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 1 51426 Cawbourne Peejay 17.50 ...................C Weir 2 26226 Rangitata Raider 17.60 ..............D Stapleton 3 84677 Opawa Natty nwtd L & ....................... Wales 4 88776 Another Cover 17.43 .................J McInerney 5 81315 Stenson 17.31 ................................. M Grant 6 35678 Struggle Is Real 17.67 H & .................Taylor 7 61363 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 M &..............Jopson 8 83335 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 9 33767 Homebush Fine 17.65...............J McInerney 10 45663 Darcy Brasco 17.72 .....................S Hindson 5 1.15pm GARRARD’S HORSE HOUND SPRINT C1, 295m 1 45663 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 2 58776 Ohoka Strika 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 3 75542 Mamalulu 17.65 C & .......................... Fagan 4 3861 Abbas Junior 17.36 M & ..................P Binnie 5 53778 Homebush Gru 18.06................J McInerney

M10

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.12pm (NZT) GREEN ISLAND BARBER MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 22 Baduzzi nwtd.............................J McInerney 2 2 Dirk The Jerk nwtd ............................J Dunn 3 86324 Another Pearl nwtd....................J McInerney 4 4 Must Desire nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 5 8x6 Fiesty Fortune nwtd ................. P Hammond 6 7 Timely Reminder nwtd ......................J Dunn 7 24356 Another Cruise nwtd .................J McInerney 8 75267 Another Penny nwtd ..................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 52348 Smash Who nwtd ........................R Hamilton 10 87846 Eug The Scrooge nwtd.................C Roberts 2 12.30pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 1 Opawa Express nwtd .................. B I Conner 2 42226 May May Last nwtd ...........................J Dunn 3 76325 Pagani nwtd ......................................J Dunn 4 46525 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 5 67F72 Bizarro 18.92 S & ............................B Evans 6 74517 Sarah’s Domain 18.84...............J McInerney 7 2133 Air Express nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 55627 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill 9 58638 Homebush Spike nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 11756 Cawbourne Rowan nwtd ..............C Roberts

nice when that plan comes off.

“She’s adept in any track conditions and my brother Kris and Emily Holmes, who has joined our team now, have done a wonderful job with her so all

Poor visibility led to the abandonment of yesterday’s Avondale Jockey Club meeting after three races. The third race was run in pouring rain and afterwards jockeys told stipendiary stewards they believed the poor visibility made racing unsafe.

“We spoke to each jockey and none said they could see, including the frontrunners,” said Matthew Williamson, chairman of stewards.

22174 Jamaican Archie nwtd M &................Jopson 8 2.09pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS STAKES C1, 520m 7 63845 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 37485 Tell The Boys 17.72 H & ......................Taylor 8 38775 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 1 75428 Luminary nwtd...........................R Blackburn 51775 Business Review 17.44 ..............D Stapleton 9 42836 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 2 75657 Opawa Bro 30.38 L & ......................... Wales 42836 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 3 43551 Om Nom Nom nwtd ..................J McInerney 10 38842 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd M & .................Jopson 74338 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 4 47584 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 11 3.03pm EMPIRE SCAFFOLDING STKS C1, 520m 6 1.33pm CANTERBURY SCAFFOLDING STKS C1, 5 64446 Know Clown 30.80 .........................G Cleeve 1 1 Goldstar Avery 30.42 S &................B Evans 6 32426 Jewel Apache 31.30 S & .................B Evans 520m 2 11232 Calinda Girl 30.69 .....................A Bradshaw 7 413 Jinja Fantasy 30.82 J & ...................D Fahey 1 77277 Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 3 21846 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 8 64684 Big John Canon 30.79 ...........M K Dempsey 2 74755 Opawa Kendal 30.46 L & ................... Wales 4 1456 Know Neglect 30.83 .......................G Cleeve 9 85556 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ..................D Stapleton 3 51114 Opawa Shackley nwtd J & ..............D Fahey 5 73438 Homebush Coral 30.85 .............J McInerney 4 26327 Know Smiggle 30.78 ......................G Cleeve 10 58x47 Air Flow 30.75 ........................... M Robinson 6 36888 Opawa Extreme 30.95 L & ................. Wales 5 85325 Zipping Jacob 30.68...........................C Weir 9 2.27pm COALGATE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 7 21331 Know Hero 30.32 ...........................G Cleeve 6 4137 Candyboy nwtd C & ........................... Fagan 8 32655 Tracey 31.16...............................D Stapleton 1 56658 Showroom nwtd ..............................J Tanner 7 63765 Homebush Ninja 30.79 .............J McInerney 9 F3767 Star Apache 30.74 S & ...................B Evans 2 61586 Miss Jolt nwtd .............................. L Waretini 8 88525 Hyperparadise 30.70 S & ................B Evans 3 55424 Rockwood Archie 17.58 .............D Stapleton 10 78F45 Tui Time nwtd ................................. H Cairns 9 85556 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ..................D Stapleton 4 62444 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 12 3.18pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY 10 38785 Sparrow 30.88................................ H Cairns 5 16534 Belfast Eejit 17.52 H & ........................Taylor SPRINT C1, 295m 7 1.51pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 6 71128 Another Fan 17.45 ....................J McInerney 1 77567 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 7 58535 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M & ..................... Smith DASH C1, 295m 2 13442 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor 8 13446 Cec Divine 17.40............................G Cleeve 1 23552 Fresco Star nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 3 82164 El Sid nwtd ....................................R Adcock 9 33767 Homebush Fine 17.65...............J McInerney 2 26184 Glory Hog 17.55 ........................J McInerney 4 F3435 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 3 55561 Go Tommo 17.10........................D Stapleton 10 24673 Adjudicator 17.47 S & .....................B Evans 5 77865 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 4 11475 Ohoka Joka 17.16 ........................ L Waretini 10 2.43pm CTV DASH C1, 295m 6 84173 Know Contest 17.30.......................G Cleeve 5 46383 Opawa Laz 17.61 L &......................... Wales 7 21628 Kyla Rose nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 83658 Bad Week 17.33........................J McInerney 6 87854 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 8 35886 Opawa Goodie 17.54 L & ................... Wales 2 47871 Peyton Sawyer 17.61 ................... L Waretini 7 x6858 Too Much Rebel 17.82 .................A Waretini 9 33767 Homebush Fine 17.65...............J McInerney 3 147 Hampden On Tap 17.59 .............D Stapleton 8 21772 Rick’s Treasure 17.57 C & .................. Fagan 4 65182 Feral Helen 17.92.........................M A Butler 10 57432 Goldstar Bomber 17.44 S & ............B Evans 9 42836 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 5 488x5 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 10 F3477 Hareeba Time 17.88 ..................D Stapleton 6 11287 Kingman 17.45 ................................ M Grant - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 6 7 8 9 10

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

3 12.48pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR STKS C0, 545m

1 45532 Opawa Top nwtd L & .......................... Wales 2 48787 Zahra Moon nwtd .............................S Stone 3 1 Mystic Action nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 4 23 Goldstar Coco nwtd S &..................B Evans 5 33321 General Action nwtd S & .................B Evans 6 2 Born To Boom nwtd ...........................J Dunn 7 745 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 8 44 Pukeko Bolt nwtd ...........................B Healey Emergencies: 9 53262 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 10 62368 Jinja Billy nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 4 1.06pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C1, 545m 1 23736 Memory Lapse 33.38 ................J McInerney 2 67626 Wairio Dee Jay 33.59 .................. B I Conner 3 41343 Goldstar Junior 32.76 S & ...............B Evans 4 45514 Cawbourne Kenny nwtd ...............C Roberts 5 32563 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 6 32387 Bruiser Bale nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 55526 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 8 52211 All About Echo 33.04 ........................J Dunn 9 48338 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 10 17875 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 5 1.24pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C1, 310m 1 78667 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 2 64226 Mitchell Dean 18.81 M & .......................J Hill 3 57461 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 4 21714 Another Liz nwtd .......................J McInerney

5 73217 Big Ben nwtd .............................J McInerney 6 58462 No Bro 18.71 ............................... B I Conner 7 63552 Battleship nwtd..................................J Dunn 8 56333 Millie’s Boy 18.52 ........................R Hamilton Emergencies: 9 46446 Sailors Collar 19.09........................J Guthrie 10 55462 Homebush Nark 19.18 ..............J McInerney 6 1.42pm BLASTING AND COATING SERVICES SPRINT C2, 310m 1 56722 Neddy Seagoon nwtd........................J Dunn 2 33128 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 3 F4818 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 4 61467 Lots Of Beersies 18.93 ............... B I Conner 5 66155 Fancy Kiwi 18.66 ......................... B I Conner 6 66425 Ringa Ding 18.59 ......................J McInerney 7 34636 Goldstar Mario nwtd S & .................B Evans 8 76764 Umaga Rama 18.72 ......................R Adcock 9 26873 Homebush Bruno 18.76 ............J McInerney 10 32273 Know Fault 18.79 ...........................G Cleeve 7 2.00pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C3, 310m 1 42838 Miss Softy nwtd .........................J McInerney 2 61145 Homebush Flyte nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 71114 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 4 28327 Homebush Riley nwtd ...............J McInerney 5 87338 Cracking Chain nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 52655 Homebush Errol 18.44 ..............J McInerney 7 x1111 Shadow Apache 18.60 J &..............D Fahey 8 51513 Eye Adam nwtd .........................J McInerney 9 72247 Matty Hooky 18.81 ....................J McInerney

10 75346 Chaimbo 18.71..........................J McInerney 2.17pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2/3, 545m 1 36415 Opawa Stella 33.23 L & ..................... Wales 2 26223 Gold Vipa nwtd S & .........................B Evans 3 77834 Lagoon Belle 32.79 ......................C Roberts 4 54514 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 5 44545 Stich Up 32.62 S &..........................B Evans 6 x7677 Dream Academy 33.10 ............. G T Bennett 7 15475 Opawa Diesel 32.74 J &..................D Fahey 8 21414 Willis 33.24....................................R Adcock 9 45624 Blushing Belle 33.50 L & .................... Wales 10 54447 Lagoon Mytye nwtd ......................C Roberts 9 2.34pm FORBURY SPORTS BAR STKS C4, 545m 1 23164 Opawa Rocky 32.89 L & .................... Wales 2 46365 Karen’s Magic 32.72 .....................R Adcock 3 18744 Can’t Catch Tim 32.61 ..................R Adcock 4 15667 Cawbourne Witch 32.75 ...............C Roberts 5 33168 Know Attempt 32.40.......................G Cleeve 6 65673 Thrilling Marty 32.93 ................... B I Conner 7 13135 Know Mayhem nwtd .......................G Cleeve 8 12321 Opawa Stretch 32.85 L & ................... Wales 9 85x57 Opawa Karen 32.46 L & ..................... Wales 10 88766 Opawa Amy 32.61 L & ....................... Wales 10 2.51pm DUNEDIN CUP FINAL C5f, 545m 1 47444 Botany Blake 32.40 ...................J McInerney 2 21122 Robbie 32.43.................................R Adcock 3 15132 Know Mention nwtd........................G Cleeve 4 43753 Elephant Gunn nwtd .....................R Adcock 5 56411 Botany Kevin 32.33 ...................J McInerney

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76341 Trust Issues 32.41 J &.....................D Fahey 73673 Izzey Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 76448 Homebush Chopper 32.18 ........J McInerney 5x857 Fantastic Pete nwtd ......................C Roberts 84185 Culvie Magic 32.16 .......................R Adcock 11 3.10pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP DASH C5, 310m 1 71248 Wunzee 18.54 ...........................J McInerney 2 77138 Homebush Paige 18.69.............J McInerney 3 88153 Homebush Rocky 18.38 ............J McInerney 4 36311 Wheelchair Norm 18.55 ............J McInerney 5 58323 Plagiarism 18.56 ...............................J Dunn 6 54536 Soumillon 18.65 ................................J Dunn 7 25423 Bump 18.43..................................C Roberts 8 11213 Business Affair nwtd..........................J Dunn 9 75345 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 10 42281 Tee Time 18.64 .............................R Adcock 12 3.27pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 12TH MAY C4, 310m 1 88878 Another Colt 18.63 ....................J McInerney 2 58467 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 3 73512 Sprinkles 18.58 .........................J McInerney 4 43753 Cawbourne Buttsy 18.73..............C Roberts 5 87687 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 .................J McInerney 6 43435 Abound 18.60................................R Adcock 7 11312 Eckles 18.51 .....................................J Dunn 8 61142 Mickey Tee 18.27 ..........................R Adcock 9 46448 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 10 18F36 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Te-Huranui-Bryon Clark, History of Christchurch, seated 10am. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Ashburton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald.

10.00am NEWCOMERS. Social group coffee morning, All welcome. Nosh Cafe in the Ashford Village, West St.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

11.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Class for beginners, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

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

7.30pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP.

All very welcome, enquiries to Faye Phone 3081852. Mackenzie Centre, Kermode Street.

7.30pm ASTRONONY GROUP. Monthly meeting, contact 308-9219. Menolue, Walnut Avenue.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

Wednesday

Havelock Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON POTTERY SOCIETY INC. Every Wednesday, new comers welcome. Nixon Street, Tinwald.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ROKOA ORAKANUI. Traditional Maori healing, Mirimiri, Wairua, Pani rakau. Hakatere Marae, Fairton.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players. M.S.A. Sports grounds, Racecourse Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 3077138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 308-5437. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A TAI CHI. Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am U3A ASHBURTON. 10.00am 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1.

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

Puzzles Tuesday, April 28, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Furnish one in a way that’s lissome (6) 4. Drink from it with undue fuss as to storm-centre (6) 9. Feeling the East must join the movement (7) 10. Acre one planted out for Heath (5) 11. One may dive into a game like snooker (4) 12. Showed one’s contempt at a large drop of rain (4) 13. She goes sheepishly to and fro (3) 15. Graft was successful, and one accepted it (4) 16. It comes from Suez in crate that’s metal (4) 19. Wasn’t happy with S Africa at end of apartheid (3) 21. Hand-out for the elderly and confused at end of queue (4) 22. As soon as unit can be fitted round top of cooker (4) 24. Hunter gets the gold, and no one can return it (5) 25. Are out of zebra, maize being put out as it runs in Africa (7) 26. Silent way to join the forces (6) 27. Peacekeepers take a wooden shoe to remove the obstruction (6)

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8. Bargains for a small Scotch on board ship (5) 14. Has done in the wrong NCOs, but turns a blind eye to it (8) 17. At one time State took it in to keep it quiet (7) 18. Put the windows in at end of Spring and take it easy (5) 20. Stout cotton cloth may be seen on the parade-ground (5) 23. People ring ahead for it as a portent (4)

QUICK ACROSS 1. Prejudice (4) 8. Hostile (10) 9. Traveller’s message (8) 10. Melancholy (4) 12. Mood (6) 14. Implores (6) 15. Soothe (6) 17. Evaluate (6) 18. Residence (4) 19. Sturdy, dependable type (8) 21. Reprimands (10) 22. Take cover (4)

DOWN 2. Unfinished (10) 3. Catch sight of (4) 4. Horrified (6) 5. Financially challenged (4,2) 6. Compassion (8) 7. Organised group (abbr) (4) 11. Far flung (10) 13. Response (8) 16. Individualist (6) 17. Indifference (6) 18. Hit with the hand (4) 20. Cleanse (4)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) There will be clues that help line you up for what lies ahead and those that help harness the income potential on offer now.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Your heart’s emotional responses are already able to pick up on clues that the gods are already laying out for you to follow.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Today’s lunar vibes bring the focus close to home, at a time when there is not a lot of focus here, at least not this year.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) With the doors open to second chances, this is an opportunity to give your emotional responses, the past and unsaid words a voice.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) A nose for money is giving your professional passions and fighting spirit something more specific to aim for and target.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) While it’s not until July that new doors will start to open, already there are clues pointing you in the right direction.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Chances are you’ll find yourself craving space and time to yourself, where life’s noises and demands can all go away and leave you to your thoughts.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) The focus shifts to personal and professional networking, friendship and relationship building, with fate putting you in the right place.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Clues to big professional developments ahead make it easier to make work choices, decisions and plans now, looking beyond the short term.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With important times ahead for income, work and career matters you’ve got to have a sense of what excites you.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With a lucky year for money matters kicking off midyear don’t be surprised if your competitive spirit is already kicking in.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Just as you have all the resources needed to ensure the communication lines are open, the Moon provides the motivation and something to channel this into.

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Fine with light winds.

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Rise 7:21 am Set 5:39 pm

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Mainly fine, with gusty northwesterlies at first. Southwesterlies spreading north during the afternoon with a period of showers.

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Fine with light winds.

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Rain clearing morning and becoming fine.

However, snow down to 800m. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW 30 km/h.

Morning rain, easing to fine spells and a few showers. Southwesterlies, fresh about the coast, gradually easing.

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A disturbed southwest flow over New Zealand eases during Thursday as a high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge onto the country. The high moves onto New Zealand during Saturday.

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GIBSON, Eoin Alexander – On April 26, 2015. Passed away peacefully at Coldstream Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 88 years. Dearest darling husband of Maureen.

Dearly loved father and fatherin-law of Craig and Celíné (Oamaru), and Mary-Anne and Gary Michael (Dunsandel). Treasured ‘Eoin’ of Rowan, Daniel, and Ben. Messages to the Gibson Family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton. A Funeral Mass to celebrate the life of Eoin will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on April 30, commencing at 10.30am.

Followed by Cremation. Recitation of the Rosary will be at the family home on Wednesday evening at 7.00pm.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Brendan’s Magical Mystery Tour 3 Tour guide Brendan Sheerin takes eight strangers on a mystery trip where the guests must compete for luxury perks or risk being downgraded. 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad 0 8pm SCU – Serious Crash Unit PGR 0 8:30 Person Of Interest AO 0 9:25 Unforgettable AO 0 10:25 One News 0 10:55 Major Crimes AO

11:50 Beyond The Darklands AO 3 Psychologist Nigel Latta looks at two brothers whose lives turned out very differently. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Beat My Build 8:30 The Flying Winemaker 9am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 9:30 Holmes Makes It Right 10:30 Baggage Battles 11am Buying Alaska 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Travels With The Bondi Vet 12:30 Destination Flavour Down Under 1pm Lost Kingdoms Of Central America 2:30 Bath Crashers 3pm Beat My Build 4pm The Pioneer Woman 4:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Full Frontage Mike Pero, landscape designer Justin Newcombe and the Full Frontage team transform New Zealand front yards from the worst house on the street to number one on the block.

8pm A Place In The Sun – USA 8:30 How Did You Do That?

Office Reno 9pm Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 9:30 My Dream Home 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Better Homes And Gardens

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12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Beat My Build 2am The Pioneer Woman 2:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 3am Buying The Bayou 3:30 Bath Crashers 4am Full Frontage 4:30 A Place In The Sun – USA 5am How Did You Do That? Office Reno 5:30 Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Piggy Tales 3 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:15 Jungle Junction 3 0 8:35 Jane And The Dragon 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 4pm Mighty Med 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:45 How To Get Away With Murder AO When a search warrant on Annalise’s home is carried out, the Keating Five fear it could be game over; a surprising discovery changes everything. 0 9:45 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:45 Revenge AO 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR On the way home from Paris, Hope tells Wyatt she purposely left Katie and Ridge home alone to work out their feelings.

11am Rachael Ray Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil PGR 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

11:45 Scandal AO 12:40 Embarrassing Fat Bodies 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Scandal AO 3 0 3:30 The Protector PGR 3 4:15 Kickin’ It 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

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FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Turbo Fast 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 3:05 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 3:10 Bubble Guppies 3:35 George Of The Jungle 4:05 Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm Family Guy PGR 3 0 8:30 M Scott Pilgrim v The World PGR 3 2010 Comedy.

Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil former partners in order to win her heart. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

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

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11:30 Blood Relatives M Murder Mansion. 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Sinister Ministers – Collared M Lambs to the Slaughter.

2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Auction Hunters PG 4pm Auction Hunters PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Supersized Earth PG 8:30 Dual Survival M 9:30 Man v Expert PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 A Crime To Remember M

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Jason Statham, Michael Angarano.

12:50 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action.

Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence.

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4:45 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

6:10 Divergent MV 2014 Action.

Shailene Woodley, Theo James.

8:30 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler, Brendan Sexton III. 9:55 The Reckoning MVLS 2014 Thriller.

Jonathan LaPaglia, Luke Hemsworth.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz.

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Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

8:15 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

10:45 He’s Just Not That Into You MLS 2009 Comedy.

Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long. 12:55 Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta. 2:45 Austin Powers In Goldmember MVLS 2002 Comedy.

Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles.

4:20 Closer 16LS 2004 Drama.

Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman. 6:05 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action.

Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

8:30 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button MLS 2008 Drama. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett.

11:15 The Holiday MLS 2006 Romance. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black.

12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Covert Affairs MV 2:35 The Glades MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 4:45 Inside Men MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1am Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

1:05 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

2:30 Divergent MV 2014 Action.

Shailene Woodley, Theo James.

4:45 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler, Brendan Sexton III.

1:30 Directors – Rob Reiner PG 2am Austin Powers In Goldmember MVLS 2002 Comedy.

Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles.

3:35 Closer 16LS 2004 Drama.

5:20 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action.

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6am Monday Night With Matty Johns 7am Sport TBC 10:30 The Hunters Club New Zealand is the only place in the world where you can hunt the Himalayan Tahr, but as we find out it’s much easier said than done.

11am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves. From Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

11:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wakefield Wildcats v Wigan Warriors. From Belle Vue in Wakefield.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Titans.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Eight Saturday.

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round Eight Sunday.

2pm Monday Night With Matty Johns 3pm Football – Chelsea TV Arsenal v Chelsea.

6pm Sky Sport Select 6:30 AFL Weekly Highlights Round Four.

7:30 Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Panthers U20 v Sharks U20. From Pepper Stadium in Penrith.

2am L Cycling – Tour De Romandie Stage One. 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Stormers v Bulls. From DHL Newlands, Cape Town.

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Sport

Ashburton College’s Dallas McLeod dives in for a try against Burnside in the opening round of the UC Rugby Championship at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

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Comeback falls short

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The Ashburton College 1st XV were left to rue a poor first half in a 19-21 loss to Burnside in the opening round of the UC Championship secondary schools’ rugby competition on Saturday.

A last-gasp conversion could have snatched a draw but coach Dave McCrea said the game was lost in a slow start where the visitors took a 14-point lead.

“The first half was all them bar the try we scored,” McCrea said.

“We were stand-offish and let

them take the game to us. We turned it around in the second half, but it was too late.

“They boys were disappointed to come up short and realise that the first half cost us.”

Burnside showed intensity from the start to score an early converted try before an injury to college wing Kerry ClaydonWade brought a lengthy halt to the game as he was taken away by the St John ambulance. He was later cleared of any major injury.

When play resumed Burnside were awarded a penalty try after centre Alifeleti Prescott’s no-

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arms tackle stopped a try being scored, conceding the penalty try and receiving a yellow card in a double blow for college.

Down to 14, college conjured up a try of their own, stringing some phases together for Dallas McLeod, who had started at second-five before sliding in to first five, to score the side’s first points of the year and fullback Kieran Hunt converted.

Burnside came back with a third try to take a 21-7 lead in a dominant first half, led by South African prop Lumpumlo Mguca who had damaging carries and spearheaded a strong scrum that

pushed college off their own ball.

“The scrum was the winning and losing of the game. They pushed us off our own ball at will and when you only lose by two points, winning your own ball can make a big difference.”

Burnside made all the play to start the second half until wing Malakai Cakaunitabua scored a 70m breakaway try under the posts for Hunt to convert and make it 21-14.

It turned the tide and the hosts started to take control against the tiring Burnside but a faltering line-out plagued their progress.

In the closing stages the ball was flung wide to Cakaunitabua to “put the gas on again” from 30m out to score in the corner, giving Hunt a difficult kick to snatch the draw but it wasn’t to be.

Elsewhere there were upsets as Shirley Boys stunned St Bede’s 21-20 and St Thomas held Christ College to a 19-all draw. Defending champions Christchurch Boys High School had trouble putting Rangiora away 17-6 while St Andrew’s let loose on Lincoln 91-0. Marlborough Boys were also convincing winners over Roncalli 46-16.

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