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Ashburton’s local body politicians will be looking at a 2.5 per cent pay rise come July 1.

In the annual Remuneration Authority pay review, the district has been handed out a cash pool of more than $500,000 from which to pay its elected representatives, but for most their new wage will do little more than buy them three cups of coffee a week.

With his 2.5 per cent pay increase Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay’s pay will move from $100,200 to $102,705, a rise of around $48 per week.

Rank and file councillors will earn an extra $615 from the new financial year.

For spending around 30 hours a week on the job they’ll receive $25,215.

The remuneration authority has changed the way it pays local body politicians, moving from a pool system to a base salary approach.

It also provides extra payment for a deputy mayor and chairs of council committees.

If councillors agree with the funding formula, deputy mayor Darryl Nelson for his final four months in office, will see his salary rise by 2.5 per cent from $30,728 to $31,518 while committee chairman Alan Totty, Neil Brown and Stuart Wilson will receive the same increase.

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lors will discuss the proposed divvy up of funds and will also decide whether to distribute the full funding pool this year in pay increases or whether it will retain some for another year. It also has the option of distributing its money in a different way to recognise other positions of responsibility.

In the year to June 30, 2005, mayor of the day Bede O’Malley received $63,657 for the district’s top job while his rank and file councillors received $14,246 for their work. In 2008 his salary had increased to $71,067 and his councillors’ to $17,028.

By 2012 Mr McKay was earning $87,900 for the year and his councillors, $18,618.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Sign up and never pay rates again By suE nEwman

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Ashburton’s cash-strapped seniors could be taking a permanent rates holiday that would see them with extra money in their pocket.

The Ashburton District Council runs a scheme that allows over 65s to postpone paying rates, possibly for the rest of their lives, but it’s a scheme that is little used and little understood says council finance manager, Sandy Hogg.

For many home owners this could see them with more than $2000 extra in their pocket every year. The unpaid rates simply mount up each year (without any penalties) until the property is sold or the owners decide they’d like to reduce the amount.

“It means you have a choice.

You can carry on paying them as you do now or you can leave them for your estate to pay. It’s your choice,” Mrs Hogg said.

The process is as simple as applying to council, completing the paper work, talking with an independent facilitator to ensure both you and your family understand what’s involved, paying a $300 fee and then sitting back and forgetting your rates bill, she said.

The $300 fee and the annual levy (0.25 per cent) and administration fee ($50) are not paid upfront; they’re simply added to the postponed rates. The deal applies to both council and Environment Canterbury rates.

A lien is placed on a property title to ensure the unpaid rates

are recovered when it is sold and the amount of indebtedness cannot exceed 80 per cent of the property’s value.

Because the scheme is designed to be flexible, a property owner can choose to repay all or a portion of their postponed rates at any time, Mrs Hogg said.

Property owners in the scheme will still receive their regular rates bills.

“That way they know how much is owing and they can change at any stage and pay some of this off – there’s no penalty for doing this.”

The scheme is not means tested. The criteria is clear – over 65s who own their own home, usually mortgage free. In certain circumstances, people under 65 or those who own a home with a mortgage will be considered.

It’s simplicity doesn’t mean it’s a scheme that’s well used, however, Mrs Hogg said.

Currently only three people in the Ashburton District have taken up the option of not paying their rates.

The council also runs a rates rebate scheme that offers a discount of up to $620 annually on rates bills to people on a low income. The amount of rebate varies according to income, rates and the number of dependents the property owner has.

“We really want to push both of these schemes and while the rates postponement takes longer to process, the rebate can be done in half an hour. People just need to come in and talk to us.”

Ashburton mayor Angus McKay whips up a culinary treat as part of the SEEDS Shoestring Chef Cook-off yesterday.

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■ SEEDS SHOESTRING CHEFS COOK-OFF

Hoops’ cook-off defence successful

By Erin TaskEr

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Ashburton radio personality Phill Hoops Hooper defended his title at a local celebrity cooking challenge yesterday.

Hoops was declared the winner by the audience at yesterday’s SEEDS – the Family Wellbeing Programme – Shoestring Chefs Cook-off at the Tinwald School Hall yesterday.

He had to see off some stern competition to defend the title

he won in the inaugural cook-off last year though, with the other three celebrity cooks being former MasterChef finalist Chantelle Quinn, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay and Community House Trust board chairman John Driscoll.

The event was all about showing people what they could do with the food from a food parcel, and none of the contestants knew what ingredients they had to work with heading into it.

Hoops’ winning culinary effort was meat, spinach, corn, tomato and onion patties, and a peach and chocolate brownie crumble.

The challenge was making something creative and tasty, and their creations were then given to the audience to taste and decide on who had done the best job.

Local foodbanks will also get a boost thanks to the event, with entry being via a donation of nonperishable food to be donated to them.

Missing tourist guided out of bush A woman thought to be missing on the Ben Lomond track has been found.

The American tourist called police at 6.15pm on Tuesday evening, saying she was lost near the track – but then her mobile phone battery died.

While Queenstown police launched a search and rescue operation, the woman bumped into two other tourists who escorted her off the mountain.

Acting Senior Sergeant Steve

Watt, of Queenstown, said he was happy the woman was safe but disappointed she hadn’t contacted police to call off the search.

A team of six, including SAR members and volunteers, spent a number of hours on the mountain looking for the woman. The search was called off about midnight due to safety concerns – and was planned to resume first thing yesterday morning.

“Obviously a lot of police resources go into looking for miss-

ing persons. If she had let us know she was out that would have been very beneficial for all the officers involved.”

Police received a call from an accommodation provider, where the two other tourists were staying. He told police the pair had guided an American woman off the mountain, aware that she might be the person police were looking for.

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■ MT HUTT SKI AREA

New lift ‘a real coup’ for skifield

By SuSan SandyS

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Mt Hutt Ski Area will install a new lift in time for the 2016 season which begins in just six weeks.

The new Sunkid will be a beginners’ conveyor lift, similar to the skifield’s 100-metre long covered Magic Carpet. It will instead be uncovered and about 50 metres long, and will run on steeper terrain, from the area of the Triple Chair’s mid-station, to the top of the Magic Carpet.

Ski area manager James McKen-

zie said the $70,000 project represented the first new lift installation for the skifield since the Summit Six in 2006.

He announced the new development last night at an evening to celebrate Methven Hot Pools’ resource consent application. The success of the skifield’s earlybird season pass campaign had enabled the project, planned for the future, to be moved forward for this season, and it would be just in time for 2016.

“We see this as a real coup to get

this at this late stage,” Mr McKenzie said.

As well as creation of the new lift and learner slope, there would be additional car parking. Modifications would be undertaken for upper mountain parking space, while the carparking area around the information booth would be extended, enabling space for 250 vehicles altogether.

In light of the extra skiers Mt Hutt was expecting to attract this year, the ski area was looking to work with Methven Travel to in-

troduce a new shuttle service from the information booth. It would also be encouraging people in sole-occupant cars to take passengers from the information booth on busy days, in order to ease congestion on upper skifield carparks.

“I would much rather encourage people to share a space in their vehicle, rather than say to a family that’s driven all the way here that there is no space for you,” Mr McKenzie said.

The improvements were part of $2 million invested in the ski area

over the off-season. They included a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, kitchen expansion, novice trail addition, new mid-mountain terrain park zone, additional snowmaking, increases to rental stock, more barriers on the access road and a host of trail safety improvements.

The new lift had arrived from the manufacturer Doppelmayr in Austria and would be installed over the next two weeks.

The 2016 season opening date is June 10.

Monty’s back home after missing for 16 days

By Erin TaSkEr

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If only Monty could talk, what a tale he would tell.

The seven-year-old Jack Russell dog is safely back at home after 16 days unaccounted for; 16 days his family, friends and strangers spent searching high and low, chasing sightings that led to dead-end after dead-end.

Monty hadn’t been seen since the early hours of April 10, when he arrived at Ashburton McDonald’s in a car. Witness reports suggested Monty had been lured in to town by teenagers who had been having a party near his Tinwald home.

Where he’d gone after his unexpected appearance at McDonald’s was a mystery.

But on Tuesday afternoon, Monty’s owner Susan Soal got the call she’d believed would never come.

Monty had been found. A man – who only wanted to be identified as Mr Jones – had found him.

Mr Jones, who turned out to be a family friend of the Soals, was loading up with gravel from ACL’s gravel yard beside the Ashburton River – west of the bridge – when he saw him.

He phoned Susan, who was sceptical. But Mr Jones managed to coax Monty over and picked him up and checked his col-

Monty the Jack Russell is back home with his family – including Harry Soal, 11 – after more than two weeks fending for himself following his mysterious disappearance.

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lar, and confirmed it was indeed Monty.

He was dirty and scared but otherwise okay, until Mr Jones tried to put him in his truck.

Monty didn’t like that, got a bit aggressive and lashed out, drawing blood. It was out of character,

and a sign of a frightened dog.

But when Susan arrived, everything in Monty’s world was good again.

“All I had to say was Monty, where have you been, and he just turned and looked at me, and turned into a cute little puppy

dog again,” Susan said.

Monty was taken home and given a shower to clean him up, and it was then the family realised just how much weight their usually robust little man had lost.

His collar – the tag on which was worn out, indicating Monty really

had been living rough – had to be tightened by three notches.

Where he’d been, what he’d been doing, what he’d eaten, and simply how he survived, were questions the Soals would never know the answers too. But they were just pleased to have him home.

“We had given up, we didn’t really think we would ever find him,” Susan said.

“It was probably his size and the fact that he sleeps outside at night that probably got him through. If he had been an inside dog I don’t think he would have survived.”

The area where he was found, wasn’t that far from where he was last seen – in or around the area of McDonald’s. The area had been searched, and people had called out, to no avail. Mr Jones reckons he was just in the right place, at the right time.

The Soals still don’t know exactly what happened the night Monty went missing, they only know the stories they’ve been told.

“Maybe it is just a silly prank that really went wrong,” Susan said.

Whatever it was, the family’s just happy he’s home. Yesterday was Susan’s birthday and she couldn’t have asked for a better present than to have Monty constantly under her feet again.

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■ METHVEN HOT POOLS

Planning application lodged

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven Hot Pools (MHP) Holdings Limited directors held a celebration last evening to mark the lodging of a resource consent application for the project.

Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive officer Rob Brawley said yesterday leading up to the celebration that the project’s planning consultant had advised the planning application was on target to be lodged today. Grow Mid Canterbury has been working with MHP on the project.

“Formally lodging the application for planning permission is an exciting time and a key milestone for the directors, shareholders, consultants and the community,” Mr Brawley said.

Building would commence once consent was granted and development funding was confirmed.

“This needs consent before we

Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive officer Rob Brawley (left) and Methven Hot Pools director Gary Eddington on the site of the hot pools.

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The celebration was held at the Methven Heritage Centre, and

speakers included company directors, Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie and Owen Eagles who is chief executive officer of large inbound ski operator ANZSCRO.

Prior to the celebration, attendees visited the site of the proposed hot pools complex, on Main Street, behind the Equus Park proposed subdivision. The site, on Methven Trotting Club land, had been secured by formal option.

Mr Brawley said that with the support of founding shareholders, Grow Mid Canterbury had been able to complete a comprehensive business case, then with the support of local business people had been able to get to this exciting stage.

Methven Hot Pools (MHC) Holdings Limited reported last year shareholdings of $350,000 were needed to fund the resource consent process. A resource consent was required because the commercial activity would be on the land, zoned Rural A. The project was to be built in stages, with stage one estimated to come with a price tag in excess of $7.5 million.

New water safety programme launched A new water safety holiday programme at the EA Networks Centre is teaching kids about more than just how to swim these school holidays.

The new programme is all about water safety and boating education and involves the use of an inflatable boat and life jackets in the main pool at the centre.

“Last year the tutors did some training through the Coastguard and then they got some funding for us to get a boat and some other equipment,” swim school supervisor Stacey Hoets said.

Six students have been taking part in the daily lessons this week, which have covered a variety of water safety topics.

“There’s been lots of life jacket stuff, and on the boat, how to rescue each other,” Mrs Hoets said.

The new holiday programme is being run alongside the usual, popular learn to swim holiday programme, and another is being planned for the next school holidays.

Locked in car A woman locked in a car called on the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade yesterday morning to help get her out. It’s not clear how the woman came to be locked in the car, and by the time firefighters arrived another woman had managed to open a door and a window to help her out. Ashburton deputy fire chief Graeme Baker said the woman became scared when she couldn’t get out of the car, which it’s believed she was not used to, and called 111. “She was very upset about it, and embarrassed about having to get us out,” Mr Baker said. The call for help came shortly after 7.30am.

Cars collide Emergency services were called to a crash at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Cross Street on Wednesday night. The crash involved two cars and St John Ambulance, police and the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to the scene at 8.40pm. A St John spokesperson said there were no injuries and no one was transported to hospital.

Heavy traffic likely Traffic heading through Ashburton is likely to be heavy this weekend due to school holidays ending, and a rugby game to the south, and concerts in both directions. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is warning travellers to allow plenty of time if they’re planning a trip. The Highlanders are playing their Super Rugby match in Invercargill this weekend, while the band Black Sabbath is playing in Dunedin, and Iron Maiden in Christchurch. The Iron Maiden concert is Friday night. “Don’t underestimate the importance of taking regular breaks or sharing the driving where possible. We want everyone to get home safely,” NZTA journey manager Lee Wright said.

Farewell for Gazza

Tutor Tayla McAdam puts kids through their paces during Ashburton’s newest water safety programme.

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A private farewell will be held for the slain police dog Gazza, killed in an armed siege in Porirua last week. Gazza was shot last Friday morning by Pita Tekira. National co-ordinator of police dogs inspector Todd Southall said a plaque bearing Gazza’s name and his service details would be placed on a memorial wall at the Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham.

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Getting ready for Wheels Week activities

By RuBy HaRfield

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Ashburton’s Wheels Week is set to be a hit this year with hundreds eager to immerse themselves in all things wheels for the annual event.

The extravaganza has grown each year and now covers two weeks instead of one with activities including car races, classic car runs, a mobility scooter race and wheelchair basketball.

It kicks off with the Ashburton Speedway Title and Autosparks Standing Quarter Mile Sprint on Saturday.

One of the first events is the Ashburton Plains Rotary Club’s Classic Car Run on Sunday which starts in Ashburton and ends in Hinds with a special stop in the middle.

Car run organiser Owen Moore said participants will visit a house built on the beach cliff in Wakanui with an amazing collection of restored Massey Ferguson tractors.

It would be great if the weather held up and they got numbers nearing 200 because it is for a good cause, with money raised going towards scouts, he said.

Any car, whether it be classic or modern, is welcome to come along for the drive.

Another fun event will be next Wednesday’s RSA Mobility Scooter Race, which normally has at least a dozen entries, organiser Milner Jacob said.

“It’s quite a lot of fun.”

People can bring along their own scooter, but there will also be a couple available to borrow.

Wheels Week will run from Saturday, April 30, to Sunday, May 15, with more than 20 events.

Right - Ashburton resident Milner Jacob is getting his 1954 Armstrong Siddeley ready for Sunday’s Ashburton Plains Rotary Club Classic Car Run.

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■ TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

Days of paper tickets numbered The days of receiving a roadside infringement notice from Mid Canterbury police are numbered.

Police have started streamlining the process for the way infringement notices are issued for driving offices, and will now be able to issue infringements electronically through their mobile devices.

The change came into force yesterday, and meant infringement notices could now be sent directly to the person’s postal address.

National road policing manager Superintendent Steve Greally said it would reduce the amount of paperwork and provide a greater opportunity for police to engage

in conversations with motorists regarding safer driving behaviour.

“If someone is stopped for a driving offence, rather than the officer having to hand write or print out the notice and give it to the motorist, the officer will instead be able to scan the person’s details on their mobile phone and through the new OnDuty phone application that has been developed, they will be able to automatically record the offence into the system,” Mr Greally said.

The notice would be processed the next business day and should arrive in the mail within seven days following the date of issue.

The time available to take action in relation to a notice would

not be affected, and the process for querying a notice was also unchanged.

“The approach police take to dealing with driving infringements and unsafe vehicles and risky driver behaviour has not changed – only the process for issuing notices has,” Mr Greally said.

Previously infringements were mailed out only when the officer was not able to provide a paper copy at the time.

“While we would rather not have to issue anyone with a notice, hopefully the changes will make the process a little more streamlined and should generally result in less delay for the mo-

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torist at the roadside, while still providing an opportunity for our staff to engage in important roadside safety conversations,” Mr Greally said.

“As has always been the case, police do not retain any of the fines that result from driving offences, all of which goes to the Government.

“Our only interest is in having fewer victims on our roads through encouraging safer driver behaviour and targeting those who put us all at risk.”

The OnDuty application was built to work offline, which meant it could be used across New Zealand, including areas with no mobile coverage.

The introduction of the app followed a successful pilot.

“Feedback from the pilot has been positive, with the new process allowing officers and the public to focus on road safety conversations rather than filling in a piece of paper at the roadside.

“We plan to add more tools onto the OnDuty application in the near future, covering all aspects of police work from road offences to family violence or burglaries.”

Mr Greally says said changes would also mean police officers’ time was freed up to focus on crime prevention activities and keeping communities safe.

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Jan was always headed for art

By SuSan SandyS

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Artist Jan Chaffey said she never had any doubts about what she wanted to do when she left school.

“I had always wanted to go to arts school, it wasn’t a whim.”

So attend art school she did, however, she had some time away from her main career passion while farming with her late husband and raising children.

The Tai Tapu grandmother was born in Southland and attended art school in Christchurch. Her first job after graduating was painting and designing for the New Zealand Players Theatre in Wellington.

When she married farmer Rob Chaffey they lived in Marlborough, and from the mid 1960s to 1970s were at Mt Possession Station in the Ashburton Gorge. The couple then moved to Christchurch, by which time they had four children.

Her high country experience instilled in her a love of plants, and she landed a part-time job with DSIR, assisting in a laboratory with alpine plant germination.

Her fine art experience and botanical knowledge led to a job teaching landscape architects

at Lincoln University, and this made her think about getting back into her art again after a gap of about 20 years.

“It was terrifying to start again,” she said.

Today she is back immersed in her art, enjoying every moment of it. Her fascination with plants remains, and they are the main subject of her work, which is mainly in the genre of abstract expressionism.

Ms Chaffey photographs plants, then draws elements of them, reducing their forms to reveal the essence of the energy of growth. Completing an oil painting on canvas is the final stage.

“The more I draw the further I get away from the reality,” she said.

Ms Chaffey has exhibited throughout the South Island for the past 30 years, including for many years at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch.

She is exhibiting currently at the Ashburton Art Gallery, and visited yesterday. Recent Works is her first exhibition in a public

In brief Pups related to Gazza A litter of pups related to the police dog killed in last week’s deadly armed siege in Porirua are now some of the most anticipated new recruits set to join police ranks. The Central Police District have announced on Facebook they are eagerly expecting the arrival of a new police pup in a month’s time. The five-week-old German Shepherd is from litter ‘K’, one of 11 pups delivered by Gypsy, the sister of Gazza whose shooting sparked a 26-hour siege with gunman Pita Tekira last week.

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gallery, and it will run through to May 13.

Ms Chaffey’s works sell for up to $5000, and sales have funded inspirational trips over the years, including to the sub Antarctic Islands, Campbell, Auckland and the Snares, and the Flinders Ranges in Australia.

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Jan Chaffey’s exhibition, Recent Works, is under way at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

Something for all teachers

By RuBy HaRfield

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An education conference being held in Ashburton today and tomorrow should have something of interest for every teacher in Mid Canterbury.

The Energise Conference, which is being hosted by the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association in conjunction with Cyclone, will have more than 300 teachers from Mid Canterbury and other parts of the country attending.

The event, which consists of a number of workshops and talks from international and national speakers, is being held to help teachers gain new skills on how to educate in the 21st century.

Hilary Boyce

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Hilary Boyce said the conference should be able to offer something valuable for every teacher attending.

“I hope that we’ve managed to get something good for everyone.”

There will be a number of influential speakers to motivate and challenge teachers as well as numerous workshops ranging from e-learning to leadership.

“We’ve tried to make a really wide range of options available.”

People will be able to learn skills and techniques that they will be able to immediately implement when they start back at school on Monday, she said.

Many of the workshops will

cover big picture conversations around using technology in classrooms and how teachers and schools can keep up with the changing times, Ms Boyce said.

The two international keynote speakers are US technology integrationist Kevin Honeycutt and Australian humanitarian Khoa Do. There will also be talks from Ms Boyce about her school’s experiences with BYOD and from Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy about leadership and technology.

The conference will be held between Hotel Ashburton and the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

A much anticipated test flight for a Nasa super pressure balloon has once more been postponed due to unfavourable conditions. Despite a fine morning, wind and pressure readings at Wanaka Airport were against the 532,000cu m balloon successfully lifting off on an ultralong 100-day flight. Campaign manager Dwayne Orr said while it was disappointing, the nearperfect conditions needed eluded the team yet again.

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Sheds on the move Sheds are quickly disappearing in West Auckland, with two of the structures going missing within days of each other. St Dominic’s School in Blockhouse Bay had their community “sharing” shed stolen over the holidays. The thieves took the entire shed and its contents, which contained items dropped off to be given to families in need.

A similar uprooting was recently made at Motu Moana Scout Camp, five minutes drive from St Dominic’s School. The shed that was stolen housed giant chess pieces, which were also taken.

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Wildfoods on the up The Wildfoods Festival finished with a $20,000 surplus this year. It is the first surplus for at least three years, after a $33,500 deficit last year, $81,000 in 2014 and $61,000 the year before that. In a report to be tabled at the Westland District Council meeting today in Hari Hari, festival co-ordinator Ashley Cassin said the financial result was off the back of the first year of ticket growth in at least four years. Ticket sales spiked 6 per cent and the number of stallholders spiked 15 per cent.

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■ LAKE ELLESMERE

Identity of body revealed Police have identified the body of a man found dumped near a popular lake in rural Canterbury.

He was 36-year-old Marcus Luke Tucker of Christchurch.

Mr Tucker’s body was found near lake Lake Ellesmere on Drain Road, Doyleston on Monday.

Moving tributes to Mr Tucker in the wake of his death have been posted on social media.

A family friend wrote: “No matter what bad decisions Marcus made throughout his life he didn’t deserve to go out like this.

Thoughts are with his mother, father, brother and son”.

One person wrote: “Much love to Marcus’s family & friends. To all those working out on site, please find who did this horrible act and let his family grieve knowing justice is served”, while another wrote: “RIP Marcus and my thoughts are with his family”.

In 2000 Mr Tucker was jailed for 10 months for charges including breaching hire purchase rules, cheque fraud and drinkdriving while suspended, Fairfax reported.

In 2002, the former landscaper was sentenced to community work following his third drink driving offence when he crashed off a road in Oxford and hit a tree stump.

Then in 2006, police were looking for him after he breached his release conditions.

His body was found by a group of Filipino fishermen who reported the grim discovery to Christchurch police on Monday morning.

Police confirmed they have searched Lake Ellesmere with the Police National Dive Squad in an effort to widen the search for evidence relating to Marcus’ death.

Detective Inspector Tom

Fitzgerald said police would thoroughly investigate the incident.

“Our thoughts are with Marcus’ family following this tragic death.”

A homicide investigation was launched on Monday after Mr Tucker’s body was discovered by the fisherman.

Police cordoned off the area about 1km away from where he was found and began working to identify the body and ascertain how it had come to be by the lake.

On Tuesday, detectives scoured drains searching for clues around his death as the investigation continued.

Officers laid out yellow scene markers and a police photographer took shots of the area.

Later in the day and more than 26 hours after he was found, Mr Tucker’s body was removed from the scene by hearse.

Yesterday police contacted local petrol stations asking about small sales of fuel.

All Challenge Petrol stations in Canterbury were asked to capture and retain any receipts of purchases of fuel and amounts which are less than $30.

It follows speculation his body may have been burnt.

A local, who did not wish to be named, noticed a brown Holden stationwagon twice stop outside his Lake Road property at the weekend.

It struck him as unusual because it was on a bend.

The first time the car stopped, they spent about five minutes there. The second time was a quick stop and go, he said.

He didn’t see the vehicle’s occupants.

The investigation into Mr Tucker’s death is ongoing.

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Playing Octopus with his peers Taj Naika, 6, enjoyed a sunny day playing Octopus with his peers at Ashburton Borough School’s Oscar holiday programme on Tuesday. The group has been participating in a number of activities including crafts, making Anzac biscuits and outdoor games.

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■ HAMILTON CRASH

Tributes for man found dead after car plunges into stream Police are asking for the public’s help in tracing the movements of a Hamilton man before his body was discovered in a car found crashed in a stream.

Kyle Jason Sutherland, 26, was found in the red Chevrolet Blazer after the vehicle was discovered almost completely submerged in the stream on Matangi Road, in the outskirts of Hamilton, at 7am yesterday.

In a press release yester-

day, police said it appeared Mr Sutherland was travelling west when the crash occurred.

But they want to know more about his movements on Tuesday night.

He was last seen about 7.15pm, when he left a relative’s home. He indicated he was going to visit a friend in Matangi and possibly go to the supermarket.

Anyone who saw Mr Sutherland or his car, which although

coloured red had a blue driver’s door, should contact police.

Police also want to speak with Mr Sutherland’s new flatmates in Hamilton, whom he had only recently begun living with.

“Building a complete picture of the movements and actions of Kyle before the crash will assist us to understand what has caused the crash and help to provide some answers to the family.”

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‘Contain and negotiate’ Charging into the Lindt cafe to take down armed madman Man Haron Monis would not have ended like a Hollywood movie and would likely have left hostages dead, an inquest has heard.

The police response to the December 15, 2014 siege has been the focus of the latest round of hearings at the NSW coronial inquest, with the first high-ranking officer to take command of the scene grilled for a day-and-a-half about initial actions.

Assistant Commissioner Michael Fuller took charge at 9.50am, as the 17-hour incident was beginning.

At this time, scant details were known about what was happening inside the old bank on Martin Place, with no indication the gun Monis had was real or fake and the possibility of a bomb in his backpack.

Given how little was known, the best course of action was “contain and negotiate,” Mr Fuller has told the inquiry.

Under this approach the focus was on gathering information and liaising with Monis, and police would have to be convinced there was the imminent or immediate threat of death or serious injury to have stormed the building.

No movie ending for Lindt cafe siege.

Sending in armed officers would not likely have ended well and would not have been like a Hollywood movie in which Monis was shot between the eyes and all lives were saved, Mr Fuller said.

“My fear was any action, deliberate action, would certainly have caused a loss of life and I’m not talking about the perpetrator,” he said.

But, when officers stormed the cafe after Monis had killed

manager Tori Johnson, Mr Fuller’s fears were fulfilled when mother-of-three Katrina Dawson died after being hit by shrapnel from police rounds.

Before Monis had shot Johnson, Mr Fuller said not enough was known to order a forceful response even after a warning shot had been fired, contradicting UK terror experts.

A report prepared for the coroner by British counterterrorism experts stated po-

lice should have immediately entered the building after Monis first fired his shotgun, at 2.03am.

Ten minutes and 37 seconds later, Monis forced Mr Johnson to his knees and executed him with a point-blank shot to the head.

Mr Fuller disagrees with the UK report, saying community expectations in that country were different and led to different police orders and responses to armed sieges.

“Strong action by police after a warning shot would likely cause someone’s death,” he said.

Under Mr Fuller’s command, snipers moved into place and negotiators were brought in.

But he has told the inquest a plan to smash the bullet-proof glass to provide a clear shot for the snipers, was too risky to be considered.

“It gave the target time to move,” he said.

The siege reached its deadly conclusion after Monis’ execution of Mr Johnson caused police to storm the building.

Monis was gunned down, while Ms Dawson also died.

The inquest continues before NSW Coroner Michael Barnes.

- AAP

■ UNITED STATES

Pepper spray flies in protest Supporters and opponents of Donald Trump clashed yesterday outside City Hall, and five people, including two little girls, were pepper-sprayed by a demonstrator during the heated confrontation, police said.

No serious injuries and no arrests were reported in the clash as about 50 people confronted each other in the Orange County community.

Backers waving US flags and pro-Trump signs were met by opponents and a shouting match began before a City Council meeting where an anti-Trump resolution had been proposed that the council eventually chose to take no action on.

At one point, an opponent unleashed a hand-held pepper-spray device on the proTrump crowd.

Five people, including two girls ages 8 and 11, were exposed to the eye-stinging spray, police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said. Three were treated at the scene by paramedics.

The man fled, but police were looking for him, Wyatt said.

One woman wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat comforted the girls, whose faces were streaked with tears.

The girls complained that their eyes and mouths hurt.

Spider-man blues Spider-Man actor Tom Holland was “disappointed” the first time he tried on the costume as he made his debut as the superhero in Captain America: Civil War. The 19-year-old had to put up with a second-hand suit when he began filming.

Speaking at the European premiere of the film in London’s Westfield, he said: “I have to say it was a little disappointing, because my stunt double at the time was a little taller than I am, and I had to wear his suit because they didn’t have one for me. “So it was kind of baggy the first time I tried it on. It wasn’t as cool as I’d hoped. “But then obviously once they’d fixed it up it looked incredible, it was amazing.” The film sees the Avengers split into two opposing camps, with Captain America and Iron Man facing off over their future as an autonomous team of superheroes.

- AAP

Bear’s big fear Bear Grylls was more scared visiting President Obama’s Oval Office than taking the world leader into the Alaskan wilderness.

The explorer was joined by the US president for Bear Goes Wild with Barack Obama, which aired on Channel 4 last December.

Following the jaunt, which saw Bear give Obama some difficult and unsavoury tasks as they trekked in Alaska, the president invited the TV star and his family to visit him at the White House. They took him up on the offer this March, but Bear admits he found the experience more terrifying than many of his most high-octane daredevil stunts.

“We went in the Easter holiday, took the family there, and it’s funny, in many ways it was more scary because suddenly you’re in his territory - suits, tie and the boys were all terrified,” Bear said during an interview on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday.

- AAP

Dyson does hair dryers A man sprays Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supporters with pepper spray during a rally in front of the Anaheim City Hall.

PHOTO AP “I can feel it now, it’s pungent,” the woman, Lilia Zapatos, told KNBC-TV minutes after she was sprayed.

Linda Reedy of Laguna Niguel, a member of the proTrump group We the People Rising, pressed an ice pack to her face after being hit by the spray.

The anti-Trump group goaded her and her friends, and one man jumped on one of her friends, she said.

“I just think they’re so out of control,” Reedy told the Los

Angeles Times. “I’m so sick of the anger in this country.”

The confrontation occurred before the City Council discussed a resolution proposed by one councilwoman condemning what it called Trump’s divisive rhetoric.

The motion said Trump’s remarks — which have been perceived as offensive to Mexican immigrants, Muslims and other groups — are contrary to Constitutional principles and don’t reflect Anaheim’s “guiding principles of inclusiveness

and kindness.”

The arguments from outside continued during the public comment period inside, but remained civil as the meeting stretched for hours into the night. Eventually the council voted 3-2 to take no action on the resolution.

The clash came as Trump scored a five-state East Coast sweep Tuesday to embolden his hopes of clinching the Republican presidential nomination without a battle at the convention.

- AP

Dyson is expanding from vacuum cleaners and hand dryers to beauty with the launch of a hair dryer featuring its trademark bladeless fan. The British company said it had invested almost STG50 million ($A94.08 million) in the 300 Supersonic hair dryer, which it claims intelligently protects the hair and scalp from heat damage with a glass bead thermistor that measures the air temperature 20 times a second. The bladeless fan eliminates the risk of hair being sucked into the motor, which is tucked into the handle rather than the head of the machine to provide better balance.

Dyson says 103 of its engineers worked on the machine over four years, testing it on more than 1600km of human hair. Wiltshirebased Dyson, which employs more than 3600 staff worldwide, was founded in 1992 and now sells machines in more than 50 markets.

- AP

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Dawdlers the new traffic hazard

Sue Newman

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e’ve all experienced it, the absolute frustration of sitting in a line of traffic that’s grinding along behind a painstakingly slow driver.

The speeding message is now so much a part of our psyche that, on a good day, it’s possible to drive to Christchurch in a stream of cars that are all moving at the same speed, just over 100km/h. No-one is rushing, no one is taking risks, it’s an orderly procession of vehicles that must gladden the heart of any roadside cop.

Where it all goes pear-shaped is when the stream strikes the dawdler. That’s when patience is tested and risks are taken.

Yes, we have passing lanes and plenty of them, but if you’re six cars back and the snail pace driver is toddling along at 80km/h, you generally run out of passing lane distance before you can get past in safety. It will take another 10km before you can have another go.

Slow drivers are as much of a traffic hazard as speedsters and, like their fast cousins, they’re breaking the law. If you’re a dawdler and you’re holding up traffic, the rules are clear – you must pull over. And that doesn’t just mean in passing lanes.

Not every driver is a confident driver, not every vehicle is capable of high speed, but every person behind the wheel is able to be considerate.

The more you travel from Ashburton to Christchurch or Timaru, the more you realise that what was once a relaxing hour behind the wheel is now an hour of high intensity concentration.

High speed drivers might create their own issues, but by and large the prospect of a hefty fine is enough to keep most from pushing the metal to the floor.

And unfortunately the high-risk event that is now driving in New Zealand has bred a new generation of drivers who are over cautious and who in turn have become a traffic hazard of their own.

The message for them is simple, take all the time you want, but please, look in the rear view mirror occasionally.

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Smoked chicken, spinach and feta galette 1 1/2 sheets (260g) frozen butter puff pastry 2T olive oil 1 large red onion, sliced into rings 300g spinach, washed and tough stems discarded 300g Tegel manuka smoked chicken breast 150g feta, crumbled 1/2 C freshly-grated parmesan cheese 1/4 C pine nuts 1 egg yolk, lightly mixed large tray allowing a 1-2cm overlap where the two pieces meet and press to seal. Fold edges in making a 1cm border around the outside of the pastry.

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■ AUCKLAND PROPERTY MARKET

Fancy a house for $500?

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM Auckland startup The Ownery Ltd is offering a new way to enter the housing market by buying shares in a company that then buys a house.

Co-founders Paul Jacobs and Kurt Settle say they want to offer people the chance to grow their savings into the housing market because many, particularly younger Kiwis, face an uphill battle trying to save for a deposit as the median price in Auckland edges towards $1 million and banks require minimum deposits.

The business model is similar to residential equity crowd-funding but doesn’t require The Ownery to have a crowd-funding licence. Rather, each company has to put out a product disclosure statement that requires more disclosure than crowd-funding and will be monitored by the Financial Markets Authority.

Another company, Property Mogul, said it’s still looking at setting up a crowd-funding model for buying property, but is yet to

make a formal application for a licence to the market regulator.

The Ownery clips the ticket on the investments by charging those buying shares an up-front entry fee of 4 to 5 per cent of the amount they put in (set at a minimum $500), and the co-founders’ associate company, Houseshare Management Ltd, which will manage the properties, will charge an annual management fee of up to 1.5 per cent of the property value.

Each company will own only one house and shareholders can exit any time by selling their

shares with no fee charged unless the shares are sold to a third party. Shareholders can request the house share companies buy their shares at current published value and share valuations will be updated monthly based on QV data and twice-yearly from a registered valuer.

Jacobs, chief executive of The Ownery, said its model differs from property syndication by requiring a lower initial investment. He and his co-founder, both expatriates returning from careers in hedge funds and IT and banking, have modelled the

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company on house sharing businesses in the UK and US. The value of owners’ savings will move in step with the housing market, whether it goes up or down. If property prices do fall, no additional funds would be required by shareholders, but debt will be used to cover any shortterm shortfall covered until the property can be sold and any proceeds distributed to shareholders.

No bank debt will be used by house share companies to purchase the houses but each constitution will allow borrowing of up to 20 per cent of the property’s value for buying back shares of those exiting and other big ticket items not covered by insurance.

The money invested will be held in trust until each property is bought and refunded if the sale falls through.

One property each month will be advertised on the company’s website and all the properties will be at the cheaper end of the market, below the median price in Auckland, said Jacobs, to ensure good rental yields. – NZME

New Zealand has recorded its biggest annual trade deficit since April 2009, reflecting weaker prices of agricultural commodities such as dairy products, beef and lamb, and increased imports of vehicles and machinery.

The trade deficit widened to $3.8 billion in the 12 months ended March 31, from a deficit of $2.37 billion a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said.

Annual exports fell to $48.8 billion from $48.9 billion, while imports rose to $52.7 billion from $51.3 billion.

The annual deficit exceeded the forecast of $3.56 billion in a Reuters survey.

Prices of dairy products have tumbled 58 per cent over the past two years, based on the GlobalDairyTrade index.

While exports have weakened and the low price of crude oil has slashed fuel imports, a relatively strong domestic economy is underpinning demand for imports, including record vehicle sales.

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■ IPHONES

Apple revenue falls Apple reported its first quarterly revenue drop since 2003 in what investors worry is the end of a remarkable period of growth that had catapulted the computer maker to become the world’s most valuable company.

Shares fell sharply, as the Cupertino, California-based company said second-quarter sales of its flagship iPhones dropped for the first time since their debut in 2007.

That, more than any other statistic, is most likely to have driven the stock down 8 per cent in after-hours trading.

On the basis of Apple’s guidance a few months ago, Wall Street analysts had been bracing for the firm to report a decline

in revenue. But few expected the numbers to be this bad.

The performance of the company’s latest smartphones was still significant, at 51.2 million units sold, but 61.2 million iPhones were sold in the same period last year.

Because iPhones account for nearly 70 per cent of Apple’s revenue, the slowdown has been a significant concern to analysts.

Overall, Apple reported $50.6 billion in revenue – short of the $52 billion expected by Wall Street – and $10.5 billion in profit.

In the same quarter last year, the company reported $13.6 billion in profit on $58 billion in revenue.

What happened? One factor

is that last year’s second quarter saw unusually high sales for Apple.

Supply problems for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pushed back sales that normally would have been counted in the company’s traditionally strong holiday quarter.

But another, far more troubling reason is that Apple – along with the rest of the smartphone industry – is seeing a serious slowdown in the number of people buying new smartphones.

For years, analysts have warned that the smartphone market is becoming saturated, meaning that most people who would want to buy smartphones already have done so.

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–32.9

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Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm April 27, 2016

TT buy

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The announcement of an opening in the chilled red meat market in China is significant, but benefits won’t happen overnight, according to the red meat industry.

On a recent trip to China alongside the Ministry of Primary Industries, Prime Minister John Key announced New Zealand would have access to China’s chilled meat market with protocols relating to chilled meat and the first shipments expected to be only a matter of a month or so away.

Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie said while the protocol is “all go” in terms of a deal being done at a political level, it was premature to say it was completely finalised.

“MPI are talking with their counterparts and Chinese regulators to agree the finer details. That’s probably realistically going to take a few months to get there.”

Mr Ritchie said although it would not mean thousands of chilled meat containers would be landing in China overnight, it would be another positive step for the meat industry.

“It will give the companies access to another side of the market and it will be equally important to beef as it is to lamb.”

The chilled lamb market to the United Kingdom had evolved over many years as it would with China, he said.

“Most of the initial demand is at the lower end value with products like flaps and that’s not the sort of products you would want to send chilled.

“The higher value end, including racks, is more specialist and appeals to the hotel and restaurant trade.

“There’s an enormous growing middle class as well … The last thing we want to do is commoditise it.”

Some industry commentators have bandied around enormous growth fig-

Currently the Chinese hotpot market dominates eating culture a

Inset – Alliance marketing manager Murray Brown says entry to t months away with the high-end market expected to take time to ures of up to 64 per cent in value add to red meat exports under the new protocols, but Alliance marketing manager Murray Brown was more reserved in his analysis. “It certainly provides more market diversity to New Zealand, but it’s very hard to put a value on it until it gets rolling.”

Mr Brown said while the protocol amendments looked positive he was not sure of all the detail yet.

“The Prime Minister has obviously had some positive discussions, but nothing is concrete yet.”

The challenge would be around logis-

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“And the Chinese will proba out and audit plants, but tha happen overnight.”

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■ Chilled red meat protocol could add another 64 per cent of value to exports to China.

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Making sure your calves get a good start in life is the focus of a Dairy Women’s Network roadshow kicking off next month.

The practical, hands-on, workshops will look at all aspects of calf rearing, including diseases and the development of immunity, treatment of sick calves, vaccination strategy and calf housing. It will be cover colostrum concepts, housing and calf signals and best practice calf rearing.

SealesWinslow nutrition and quality manager Wendy Morgan will present at the Ashburton workshop, which will be held at the RSA on July 20.

“We are discussing successful calf rearing, not just to 100kg but on to the cows coming into milk in the herd,” Ms Morgan said.

“We will also be looking at best practice advice and then discussing how to adapt that to meet their needs and present set up.”

The workshops will also look at feed, comparing feeds and the amount a calf needs. And there will be segments on planning and deciding on your “how to’s” on-farm, cost and margins and why it is important to have weight targets and meet these for animals in the post 100kg period.

“The day is aimed at all farmers, particularly beginners and intermediate,” Ms Morgan said.

“It is even more important for us to engage with farmers in a low pay-out year. Every cost needs to be scrutinised. However, it is also imperative to be aware of the knock-on effect of removing a cost – will it be more expensive in the long run?”

Each workshop starts at 9.30am and finishes at 2.30pm.

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■ A TOUCH OF TEASE

All things great and small Just like last Friday’s very entertaining burlesque show at the Ashurton Trust Events Centre, Holden NZ continues to add touches of tease to its range. Their initial tease is their most affordable car, the new Spark, which despite being a 3.6 metre long micro-car, teases with its more than ample power and loads of technology. The second is the German built all-wheel-drive, V6 turbo Insignia VRX (the new Commodore will evolve from a latest Insignia).

Spark LT This new micro-sized, 4-door, 4-seater Spark teases with more power and standard gear than the opposition offers.

There’s the 73kW and 128 Nm its 1.4-litre four cylinder engine produces and how well the rather smart, stepped CVTauto makes use of this.

Then there’s the 7 inch touch screen, complete with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, keyless entry, push-button start, rear-parking sensors, a reverse camera, cruise control and even hillstart assist.

It also scores well in the looks department, particularly so from a three-quarter front on view, from which you note the 15-inch alloy wheel in each corner, the neat body creases and that it looks like a coupe (rear door handles hide the window frames).

The cabin’s spacious in front and the large centre screen dominates the contemporary look of the dash with its easyto-read dials.

The driving position is very good, from the well-placed and comfortable leatherette covered driver’s seat.

The boot holds 185 litres and the rear seat split folds.

Although Korean built, Holden from day one had lots of say in the design, suspension set-up, steering and electronic aids to ensure they are well suited to our roads and conditions.

How well they’ve done this is immediately obvious, for except for parking (which is so easy, even without all the assistance on offer) or fitting larger adults in the rear seat, it feels like you’re driving a larger car.

That applies on the open road where it remains very nicely composed, pretty much irrespective of the conditions, then is nicely predictable, surprisingly quick and surefooted through the bends.

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Costs: LT as driven $19,990 (LS manual $16,490 or auto $17,990) all plus ORCs Engine: 1.4-litre four cylinder petrol, 73kW at 6200rpm 124Nm at 4400rpm Transmission: CVT auto - front-wheel-drive.

Quoted Economy: 5.2L/100km

FINALE With the very appropriately named Spark, Holden prove the old saying that “good things come in small packets!”

It’s cheerful, nimble, very easy to drive, and can tease you into driving further, and even quicker than you intend to.

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Costs: $69,990 + ORC Engine: 2.8-litre V6 turbo petrol, 239kW at 5250rpm/435Nm at 2250rpm Transmission: 6-speed auto. Adaptive AWD. Quoted Economy: 11.3L/100km.

Safety: 5-star

Insignia VRX My previous brief Insignia encounter was with one that had had a hard life, while based at the Snow Farm.

It drove well; this one was much better.

While it’s smaller than the Commodore, it’s a nice size within, with decent comfort, upmarket leather furnishings, and heated, cosseting front Recaro seats.

And it looks like a sporty Holden.

Lots of driver assistance stuff too, including an eight-inch touch “Mylink” screen, sat-nav, rear view camera, dual climate-air, radar cruise, lane change and blind spot alerts.

Its 2.8 litre, twin-scroll, turbo-petrol V6 delivers 239kW and 435Nm, driving all four wheels via a six-speed auto (with paddles) and rear limited slip diff.

On the go there’s no doubt it’s built for driving.

The controls look and feel sporty and there’s the choice of three selectable driving modes which alter the engine’s response, steering, and suspension.

VXR mode is the most playful, in this the claimed 0-100km/h of 6.5 seconds and much more happens!

While impressively quick and most enjoyable on twisty roads, it remains totally composed, even when provoked. Do this and Brembo front brakes and grip from the 20-inch tyres add to the enjoyment.

FINALE I enjoyed my second tease session with the VRX, for it’s nicely proportioned, suitably sporty, comfortable and safe!

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■ PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN

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■ CONCEPT CAR

Shell’s new energy-saver S

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new blend of performance – the new Porsche 718 Cayman New Zealand.

The fourth, redeveloped generation of the mid-engine sports coupe has a more striking, athletic and efficient appearance.

Just a few weeks after the debut of the new 718 Boxster, the new 718 Cayman is extending the new model series.

For the first time, the hard-top is priced below the roadster – in a similar way to the 911 models. 718 Cayman pricing starts at $123,900 in New Zealand with the 718 Cayman S from $148,500.

The same new four-cylinder flat engines with turbocharging as in the 718 Boxster are being deployed in the 718 Cayman.

As a result, coupe and roadster have an identical engine output for the first time.

The entry-level version starts with 221 kW (300 hp) from two litres of displacement.

The S model delivers 257 kW (350 hp) with a displacement of 2.5 litres.

This represents 18 kW (25 hp) more power compared to the predecessor models with an NEDC combined fuel consumption of 6.9L/100 kms for the 718 Cayman and 7.3L/100 kms for the 718 Cayman S when fitted with optional PDK transmission.

The tremendous torque of the new engines in the 718 Cayman promises driving enjoyment and agility even at low revs.

The two-litre engine of the 718 Cayman produces maximum torque of 380 Nm (plus 90 Nm over its predecessor), available between 1950 rpm and 4500 rpm.

The 2.5-litre engine of the 718 Cayman S features a turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG), a technology hitherto used exclusively in the 911 Turbo.

In the 718 Cayman S, the VTG charger additionally has a wastegate for the first time.

It delivers maximum torque of 420 Nm (an extra 50 Nm) to the crankshaft at engine speeds between 1900 and 4500 rpm.

For the driver this means even better torque across all engine speeds.

The 718 Cayman with optional PDK and Sport Chrono Package sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds.

The 718 Cayman S completes the same sprint in 4.2 seconds.

Top speed of the 718 Cayman is 275 km/h with the 718 Cayman S peaking at 285 km/h.

hell has this week unveiled a concept city car which, if it were ever to go into production, could deliver material reductions in energy use in the road transport sector.

The three-seater car is tangible proof of energy efficiency improvements that can be achieved by using cutting edge technology available today through a process of “co-engineering” whereby vehicle body, engine design and lubricants are all created together.

Independent testing and a rigorous life-cycle study shows that Shell’s Concept Car would deliver a 34 per cent reduction in primary energy use over its entire lifecycle when compared to a typical city car available in the UK. The Shell Concept Car would use around half the energy required to build and run than a typical small family car available in the UK and 69 per cent less than that of a typical sports utility vehicle.

The Shell Concept Car is a total rethink of the Gordon Murray Design T.25 city car produced in 2010 for which Shell produced a prototype oil to improve the vehicle’s energy efficiency.

The new car is the result of a co-engineering collaboration between world leading vehicle, engine and lubricant designers, with each of the three elements of the vehicle tailored to work optimally with each other.

The car’s gas consumption has been measured using a range of vehicle testing protocols covering both steady state and urban driving styles.

Sample test results include a steady state consumption of 107 miles per gallon [2.64 litres per 100km] [38km/Litres] [89.1 miles per gallon US] at 70kmph/45mph.

Solving the age-old key problem A

new wearable tech innovation from a leading car manufacturer will provide an answer to the age old question of what to do with your car keys when out for a run.

Jaguar Land Rover has introduced a new key which comes in the form of a

wearable and waterproof wristband with Kiwis able to access the new tech within months.

The wearable Activity Key comes courtesy of the Jaguar F-PACE and allows car owners to lock their ignition keys inside by simply touching the wristband to the

Jaguar logo on the boot, thus allowing them to enjoy their outdoor experiences without having to stow bulky keys.

Built into the wristband is a Radio Frequency Identification Device sensor which assumes control of the car’s locking system, disabling the keys inside.

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Ashburton Club & MSA Golf Section Our members travelled to the Methven Golf Club Sunday April 17 to be hosted by the Hornby Club golf section, challenging for a trophy which they have kindly donated they came well out on top with an amazing team score of 384 points to our 335 points.

All members tried their very best I am told with a bit of good humoured sledging going on. Included in our members game was the second round of our club championships.

Best scores were Maxine Carter 35 Stb Joan Undy 34 Stb .Men Bill Clarke 37 Stb Bruce Sampson 36 Stb Trish Cates nearest the pin. Next outing will be Sunday May 8, Pleasant Point Golf Club, Social day, bring a friend. Refer club notice board for report and start time.

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Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club Lorraine B played us in this evening with some lovely tunes. Lorraine P told us of the great afternoon of music they had at Shirley M’s on April 8. 3hrs of singing.

Great fun had by all.

Happy Birthday to Bernie C, 90 years young congratulations. Welcome to the visitors.

This evening was arranged by Lorraine P and started off with Barbara playing the piano for a sing-a-long medley. Great start to the evening.

Then followed Don on the keyboard playing “La Paloma” and “Shifting Whispering Sand” Next up Audrey on piano with “The Nutlets”,”The Shepherd Boy” and “Fairy Whispers” I believe these are very old tunes I had never heard any of them. Margaret T on keyboard played “Silver Wings” and Never on a Sunday” Happy Tunes.

Irene W played “The Yodel Polka” and Primrose Polka” on the Piano Accordian which really had her fingers flying on the keyboard and buttons. Well done.

Up next was Iris with “Hey Jude” “Cigarettes and Whiskey and Wild Wild Women” “The Spaniard that Lighted my Life” Last but not least was Rose on the piano with “Midnight Fire” a very old tune given to her by Lorraine whose Father used to play it, so brought back memories for her. Then onto a Sing-along to finish another great night.

Joseph Kilworth, 9, offloads a pass during a school holiday rugby training clinic at the Ashburton Showgrounds yesterday.

The objective of the clinic – open to eight to 15-year-olds – was to make rugby available in the holidays, enhance participation and develop skills, enjoyment and understanding of the game. The clinic was hosted by the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union in conjunction with Cantabrians RFC, who have been running their Tiny Hill coaching clinics for 40 years.

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Competition Results: Specialising in lilies, the nursery also Premier Bloom: Pamela Bird Gersupplies other bulbs including freesias, a bera also 1 1st wide selection of paeonies, crocus and Audrey McKay 3 1sts, 1 2nd tulips. Lilyfields is continually diversiRona McConnell 1 1st, 2 2nd, 1 3rd fying and Wendy also supplies flower Isobel Porter 1 2nd, 2 3rd arrangements for weddings and other Kay McLennaghan 1 1st, 1 2nd special occasions.

Pat Tarbotton 1 1st, 1 2nd, 2 3rd A new product is an attractive range of Audrey Leath 1 1st NZ designer boots which are proving Maureen McDowell 1 2nd very popular.

Our next meeting is on May 19 at the Meanwhile, husband David is branching Seniors Centre at 2pm. out (excuse the pun) into tree-growing, both ornamental and fruit. The new mail order catalogue was then passed Ashburton Horticultural around to members, who also had the Society opportunity of purchasing bulbs. An enjoyable evening concluded with supper.

Acting President Trevor Gamblin welThe raffle was won by Graham Gunn comed members to the April meeting.

Our Speaker was Wendy Millichamp and the Premier Bloom went to Brian Glassey for his white chrysanthemum from Lilyfields Mt Somers who gave an entertaining talk about her love of flow- ‘Doridge Lady’. ers as a child and how this eventually Table show Results were: led to running a plant nursery with her Brian Glassey 7 firsts, 5 seconds, 1 third; Maureen Randall 5, 3, 1; Pat Tarbotton 3, husband, David.

Ashburton Garden Club Our meeting was held at the Seniors Centre on April 21 with 27 members in attendance.

We also welcomed two new members to our Club.

Following a short meeting, Pat Tarbotton welcomed Trevor Gamblin our Guest Speaker who spoke of the two visits he and Anne had to the Butchardt Gardens on Vancouver Island in Canada.

He illustrated his talk with his photos of the Gardens throughout the Calendar year, it is such a stunning and amazing Garden created from a quarry over 100 years ago by Robert and Jennie Butchardt.

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Seniornet Ashburton We have had Tablet/ipad/phone forums for the month and these have been very interesting. We are always learning another new feature, to help us get full advantage from our devices. Our two Windows 10 forums were well attended and we will hold others if the need is there.

We had good participation from the members that were present and this is a good place to pass on and receive knowledge we have and need.

“Downloading photos from camera, tablet and phone” went well. There have been expressions of interest for another forum for this, or maybe a class. Check your Newsletter for the dates.

Question & Answer afternoon: presented by Helen Wilson, from BUPA speaking on Personal/Medical alarms etc. was very interesting.

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April 30, Ladies Division Weekend Ladies. Rnd 2 Templar Trophy. Report: 8.30 am.

May 3, Mid-Week Ladies. Rnd 2 Bermaline Cup, Coronation Cup 0-26, Biddy Newton 27 plus. (Qualifying) Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393.

Starters: S. Elliott & D. Hinton.

No. 1 Tee. 9.30 L. Wackrow, A. Hunt, M. Stoddart. 9.36 C. van Buuren, D. Engelbrecht, J. Dunlop 9.42 H. Hawksby, E. Sullivan, J. Sheppard. 9.48 S. Elliott & R. Bennett v. D. Hinton & M. Watson 9.54 P. Bell & T. Cates v. K. Miles & E. Langford. No. 7 Tee 9.42 V. Moore, H. Robertson, J. Stoddart 9.48 S. Lemon, J. Montgomery, S. Letham 9.54 A. Hewson, J. Williams, J. McKeown. No. 10 Tee. 9.30 C. Trott, M. Urquhart, F. Matsinger 9.36 B. Turton, E. Porter, J. McArthur 9.42 F. Williamson, H. Ward, B. Williams 9.48 R. Fail, K. Green, M. Bean 9.54 L. Small, K. Robb, W. Carter.

May 5, Nine Hole Men and Women. Rnd 3 Sue Buntstroke. Report 9.15am. Convenor: Joy Nicholas 3086464

May 3 Women’s Division LGU rnd Ailsa Jary (MP) 2nd Twilighters 65+yrs No 1 9.30 M. Bennett J. Smith J. vander Heide 9.35 P. Smith C. Linney J. Undy No 7 9.30 B. Cochrane S. Vucetich L. Bird L. Glassey 9.35 I. Divers V. Hampton D. Wellman K. Young No 10 9.30 S. Gutsell D. Sharplin M. Smith 9.35 V. Prendergast M. Colville J. Bruhns 9.40 M. Pawsey M. Oakley B. Jackson No 13 9.30 K. McAuliffe D. Lowe M. Kennedy 9.35 D. Bell A. Dwan L. McClea 9 holes 3rd Bell Trophy Stroke Off No 1 9.45 Starters J. Bruhns M. Pawsey; Cards S. Gutsell K. McAuliffe; Tea duty M. Colville J. Smith

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club April 23 and 26, Women’s Section Ashburton and Tinwald Combined Results Nett: 1st – Maureen Colville – 67, 2nd – Judy Shep-

We thank Helen for her time and effort to speak to us.

Question & Answer for Thursday 5th May will be: Roger Scammell giving us information on “What we can do with our photos” after we have taken them.

He will show us: “How to make DVDs” using our photos.

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pard – 68, 3rd – Val Prendergast – 68, 4th – Mara Kennedy – 68, 5th Vicki Moore – 68. 6th Val Cartney – 68, 7th Sue Letham – 68, 8th – Joan Undy – 69, 9th Gay Lane – 69.

Ashburton only – LGU: Silver – Vicki Moore – 68, Bronze 1 – Maxine Carter – 68, Bronze 11 – Liz Pollock – 67, Bronze 111 – Judy Sheppard 68 on countback from Sue Letham.

Nearest The Pins: No 4 - Gabites: Vicki Moore, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Dee Simmons, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Joan Undy Tinwald, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Shirley Elliott, No18 2nd shot to Green: Margaret Bean Twos: Barbara Williams No 4, Vicki Moore No 4 and 12, Kay Fox No 8, Jenny Williams No 8. Joan Undy No 12.

April 21, Nine Hole Section Rnd 3 Marion Marshall Trophy – Stroke – 1st Lorraine Hansen – 33, 2nd Rona Evans – Annette King – Bernadette Cameron all on 35.

Methven Golf Club April 25, ANZAC day- Mixed Combined Stableford.

Stone Salver- Married Couples; Naomi & Bob Fairfull 69.

Smith Trophy- Mixed Couples; 1st Jenny Senior & Craig Middleton 76, 2nd Gayle O’Duffy & Alister Maxwell 73. 3rd Faye Redfern & Ian Lucas 72. 4th Faye Redfern & Gary Horn 71.

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Intriguing battle in Fast 4s showdown mie when a weak second serve of his took a net-cord, and dropped out of reach of McCann. Under normal tennis rules it would have been a let, but Fast 4 rules meant the ball was live and in play, and it won Cromie the set. From there, momentum swung in Cromie’s favour, and he went on to win the third set 4-0.

Earlier, Cromie and Tyler Leonard had teamed up for a doubles win over McCann and Brosnahan 4-1 4-2, while Leonard beat Brosnahan by the same scoreline, to secure Scruff and Co the win 3-0, and third place on the ladder on eight points.

At the top of the table it’s a twoway tie between ConAid and TKJ, with both on 10 points with just one round to go.

Last Resort was also up the top heading into the round, but suffered a 3-0 loss to ConAid to fall off the pace.

ConAid’s Connor Brosnahan and Aidan Mitchell needed a final set tie-break to get past Last Resort’s Matt Bubb and Dianna Leonard. The singles then both went ConAid’s way, with Mitchell coming out on top of most of the long rallies to beat Bubb 4-1 4-2, while Brosnahan started well

Two teams are tied at the top with one round to go in the Terrace Downs Fast 4s autumn tennis series, but possibly the biggest talking point of the latest round was a showdown between two champions.

Scruff and Co were out to make up some ground on the competition leaders – TKJ and ConAid – at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Tuesday night when they took on MatJade; an intriguing encounter which saw the Gala Cup men’s and women’s championships square off in the singles.

Scruff and Co’s Rhys Cromie took on Tessa McCann – brought in to the MatJade line-up to pair up with Jade Brosnahan, due to an injury to Mathieu Lucas – and it was a match which went down to the wire.

McCann is rising through the national junior rankings swiftly, and she was quick to stamp her authority on the match by grabbing the first set 4-2.

The classy shot making and depth of groundstrokes was breathtaking at times, and it was game for game in the second set through to 3-3. Fast 4s is sets to four, so it was off to a tie-break – first to five – and it was 4-3 to Cro-

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For TKJ it was also a clean sweep, with Tony Brosnahan teaming up with Jason Feutz the pair securing their spot at the top with a 3-0 win over the Racqueteers’ Matt Wong and Hamish Symons.

Above - Last Resort’s Matt Bubb unleashes a backhand on Tuesday night.

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting at Forbury Park today. NZ Meeting number: 7. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10.

1 5.15pm (NZT) FAREWELL PEPPERMINT SAM 3YO+ TROT $5500, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2200m 1 x900x Family Night (1) fr.........................I Cameron 2 9960x Belmont’s Greatest (2) fr ..... D D McCormick 3 x5586 King Kone (3) fr ......................... B Borcoskie 4 08968 Pure Emotion (4) fr........................ K Butt (J) 5 046P6 The Toiler (5) fr .........................P Williamson 6 70000 Wingham Well (6) fr 7 05440 Bone Idol (7) fr ..............................B Orange 8 0 Pyramid Mustang (8) fr ...... B Williamson (J) 9 02357 Rosie Express (9) fr ......................N Buchan 10 93220 Prince George (10) fr ......................J W Cox 11 07709 Jackofdiamonds (11) fr....................S Moore 12 5040x Clover Lady (U1) fr ................. S Walkinshaw 13 29903 Majestic Peak (U2) fr............... N Williamson 2 5.42pm THE PARK FUNCTION CENTRE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 1 80x99 Lady’s Lass (1) fr 2 P Diamond Star (2) fr .......................B Orange 3 70P56 Givethejobtojoyce (3) fr .......... S Walkinshaw 4 40785 Washingtons Chance (4) fr .............R Swain 5 88707 Fear Xchange (5) fr .................. T Robertson 6 5 Silver Dale (6) fr ...................... M Williamson 7 009x2 Miss Stella (7) fr 8 56506 Regalmahon (8) fr ..........................H Hunter

9 8x0 Akris (9) fr ......................................... S Lock 10 07284 Dreamcoat (10) fr ................... J Morrison (J) 11 Sheez Good (11) fr .........................J W Cox 12 Zulu Courage (12) fr....................J Young (J) 13 Glenferrie Duster (13) fr .................T Chmiel 14 6908 Diptee Bromac (14) fr......... B Williamson (J) 15 9008P Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr .............. N Williamson 16 58047 Bullys Princess (U2) fr ......... C Ferguson (J) Emergencies: Lady’s Lass, Fear Xchange 3 6.10pm HAPPYHIRE MOBILE PACE $5500, c1 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 56600 Sioux Nation (1) fr ............................R Close 2 03075 Coringa Delight (2) fr.......................W Higgs 3 68900 Tuscaloosa (3) fr .................... J Morrison (J) 4 63706 Ellnbac (4) fr................................B McLellan 5 87503 Atom Hanover (5) fr 6 07895 Laughing Cavalier (6) fr.................... D Dunn 7 700x0 Tuapeka Toff (7) fr 8 28004 Justasip (8) fr ................................. P Hunter 9 65969 Machinegun Kelly (9) fr ...................R Swain 10 08407 Understudy (21) fr ..........................H Hunter 11 08648 Hudson Sully (22) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 12 98x00 Natural Courage (U1) fr ..................J W Cox 4 6.35pm VETPRO MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 44092 Vera Mac (1) fr ............................B McLellan 2 To Ri Alby (2) fr ...................... S Walkinshaw 3 x4946 God Of War (3) fr...........................B Orange 4 27484 Annie Fitz (4) fr .................... C Ferguson (J)

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 3. 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 12.08pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C3, 295m 1 885x8 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 2 45176 Opawa Crusade nwtd L & .................. Wales 3 48684 Wally Baxter 17.42 .................J T McInerney 4 25F25 Struggle Is Real 17.61 H & .................Taylor 5 21562 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S & ................B Evans 6 23388 Kingman 17.39 ................................ M Grant 7 88735 Jinja Billy 17.65 ............................ L Waretini 8 34815 Go Poppy 17.29 M & .......................P Binnie 9 766x7 Know Lapse nwtd...........................G Cleeve 10 27768 Wears The Gold 17.28 .................C Roberts 2 12.26pm THE TURF BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 38188 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 2 11654 Homebush Riley 17.42 ...........J T McInerney 3 44114 Speedy Return 17.14 J & ................D Fahey 4 46287 Good Genes 17.48.......................... M Grant 5 62463 Goldstar Bomber 17.33 S & ............B Evans 6 11313 Fiery Fagan 17.29 C & ....................... Fagan 7 75856 Opawa Colin 17.19 L & ...................... Wales 8 88286 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 9 58885 Rand 17.19 ............................J T McInerney 10 17886 Gorilla On Drums 17.29 ...................A Joyce 3 12.43pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 1 5x847 Goldstar Chumlee 17.25 S & ..........B Evans

against Leonard and won the first set 4-0, before Leonard produced some stunning winners to fight her way back into the match. Brosnahan eventually closed out the match 4-2.

5 85350 Atom Express (5) fr ..........................R Close 6 08 Lisecki (6) fr ....................................J W Cox 7 486x4 Fern Fever (7) fr ...................... M Williamson 8 Scotlynn Di (8) fr .........................J Young (J) 9 0x00x Shakey Loch (9) fr ............................ D Dunn 10 303 Dennis Lillee (21) fr ....................... B Barclay 11 0 Duffy Bromac (22) fr........... B Williamson (J) 12 22883 Tilly Patron (23) fr............................. A Milne 13 83400 Kezza’s Lass (24) fr 14 70064 Flyin Sue (25) fr ...............................S Ottley 15 8566x Roxy Rox (U1) fr .......................... B Norman Emergency: Duffy Bromac 5 7.09pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING TROT $6000, 3yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2700m 1 158x3 Winners Shout (1) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 2 55965 Another Delight (2) fr.....................B Orange 3 24056 Overcast (3) fr ............................... B Barclay 4 x6441 Scottie Trouble (4) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 5 62980 Cheeky Pat (5) fr ..................... N Williamson 6 66487 Ma Cille (6) fr 7 80266 Grace Lightning (7) fr ................... B Norman 8 70076 Speedy Earl (8) fr ....................... K Cameron 9 35442 Mr Majestic (9) fr .............................R Swain 10 00908 Ygritte (10) fr ...................................J W Cox 11 8393P Armori (11) fr.................................. G McLay 12 71 Hustle Hill (U1) fr..................... M Williamson 13 0058x Sundon Invasion (U2) fr 6 7.37pm CHRIS CAYFORD 35TH B-DAY JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL PACE $6000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace

jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 92807 Degas (1) fr ................................... K Cox (J) 2 43278 First Son (2) fr ...........................M Parker (J) 3 00223 Happy As Larry (3) fr............... S Golding (J) 4 219 No More Change (4) fr ......... C Ferguson (J) 5 44845 Wozniacki (5) fr ................... J Harrington (J) 6 x0x88 Ohoka Benson (6) fr................... C Smith (J) 7 x4561 One Cool Chick (7) fr ..................T Dewe (J) 8 12502 Nomattermee (8) fr......................J Young (J) 9 35756 Elusive Flight (9) fr ............. B Williamson (J) 10 56015 Mickey Jay (21) fr .......................... K Butt (J) 11 4431x Croft Bay (22) fr......................... L McKay (J) 12 99002 Mr Handleman (U1) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 7 8.10pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION PACE $6000, 3yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2200m 1 72750 Pegasus Kommander (1) fr ........... K Butt (J) 2 16040 Franco Nixon (2) fr ..........................R Swain 3 05062 Thisgirlisonfire (3) fr ........................J W Cox 4 46941 Artsfellow (4) fr ........................ N Williamson 5 37746 All Nuts N Bolts (5) fr 6 03803 Great Abbey (6) fr .................. S Walkinshaw 7 67600 Drover’s Eyre (7) fr ................. J Morrison (J) 8 81 Ansett Flight (8) fr .......................... P Hunter 9 00090 Billy Klondike (9) fr ...........................R Close 10 07840 Caesar Rocks (10) fr .......... B Williamson (J) 11 40000 Beale Street Boy (11) fr........... M Williamson 8 8.40pm GOODBYE BARRY KITTO MOBILE PACE $7000, 4yo+ c2 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 30174 Tartan Trilogy (1) fr ................. S Walkinshaw

2 29000 Mr Meddle (2) fr 3 x8251 Beyond Belief (3) fr .......................B Orange 4 96216 Expresso Martini (4) fr ..................... D Dunn 5 12121 Franco Exeter (5) fr .........................W Higgs 6 85730 The Charging Moa (6) fr....... C Ferguson (J) 7 43864 Memphis Mafia (7) fr ...................... P Hunter 8 09552 Dissolution (8) fr ................. B Williamson (J) 9 64112 Chal Shocked (9) fr ................. N Williamson 10 62375 Onedin Onyx (21) fr ................ M Williamson 9 9.09pm PINELEA FARM STUNIN CULLEN MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ c3 to c6 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 37057 Eastburn Mara (1) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 2 64257 The Persuader (2) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 3 60909 Spirit Of Chronos (3) fr 4 23143 Robyn’s Bad Boy (4) fr ......... C Ferguson (J) 5 80597 The Royal Garden (5) fr 6 21972 Statham (6) fr .......................... N Williamson 7 76070 Bettor’s Brigadier (7) fr ......................A Beck 10 9.39pm WASHINGTON VC MOBILE PACE $5500, others with cond. +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00994 Verdun (1) fr ....................... B Williamson (J) 2 05353 Be Me (2) fr ................................... K Butt (J) 3 14088 Motu Speedy Star (3) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 4 18861 Fleeting Grin (4) fr ................... N Williamson 5 02221 Jerry Fitz (5) fr...................... C Ferguson (J) 6 16383 Vera’s Delight (6) fr......................B McLellan 7 05052 Hokuri Railrida (7) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 8 60085 Missy Mach (8) fr ............................J W Cox 9 4075x Lionels Meddle (9) fr ............... M Williamson

8 2.10pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C3, 520m

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

57358 Speedy Dispatch 17.32 H & ................Taylor 68657 Wunzee 17.21 ........................J T McInerney 68252 Opawa Lean Meat 17.24 L & ............. Wales 53713 May May Last 17.22 ........................J Tanner 58376 Sketchy Steve 17.31 ....................... M Grant 68764 Token Ace 17.26 ............................... J Rush x5328 Mandi Mae 17.47 C & ........................ Fagan 47775 Homebush Gru 17.41.............J T McInerney 78778 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 4 1.01pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES C2, 520m 1 32567 Lagoon Belle 30.31 ......................C Roberts 2 24873 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve 3 68471 Thrilling Luke 30.47 M & ...................Jopson 4 53441 Zipping Sonny 30.43 ..............J T McInerney 5 75167 Opawa Peaches 30.47 L &................. Wales 6 16432 Opawa Alex 30.79 L & ....................... Wales 7 76667 Arcane Sabre nwtd .........................J Tanner 8 14772 Ester Action 30.58 S & ....................B Evans 9 15672 Jinja Squeak 30.30 J & ...................D Fahey 10 64565 Goldstar Coco 30.74 S & ................B Evans 5 1.18pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY SPRINT C4, 295m 1 11121 Krista Barista 17.31.......................... B Dann 2 56881 Mark Be Good 17.23 H & ....................Taylor 3 x3x11 Berridale Lad 17.28......................C Roberts 4 37744 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 5 14644 Alex Rumble 17.43 .................J T McInerney

6 7 8 9 10

37485 Red Margin nwtd ............................. M Grant 66334 Get Ready Freddy 17.12 ...........A Bradshaw 72878 Homebush Zippy 17.26 ..........J T McInerney 24746 Little Regus 17.01 ..................... A Bradshaw 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan 6 1.36pm (NZT) KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C4, 295m 1 64358 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 2 11261 Rapaki Kath 17.21 H & .......................Taylor 3 11677 Dream Large 16.99 .......................... B Dann 4 66531 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 5 64173 Roadworks 17.25 ............................ M Grant 6 65513 Homebush Paige 17.33..........J T McInerney 7 37113 Magic Mike 17.29 .........................C Roberts 8 81858 Culvie Godfather 17.20 H & ................Taylor 9 24746 Little Regus 17.01 ..................... A Bradshaw 10 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan 7 1.53pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 11111 Swimming Goat 17.01........................C Weir 2 71415 Puma Pants 17.02..................J T McInerney 3 16258 New Thang 17.01 ...................... A Bradshaw 4 42634 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 5 77317 Maudie’s Babe 17.18 C & .................. Fagan 6 26513 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 7 31626 Keramus 17.06 ...............................G Cleeve 8 88178 Gold Vipa 17.37 S &........................B Evans 9 24746 Little Regus 17.01 ..................... A Bradshaw 10 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan

1 226x5 Idol Leanne 30.22 J & .....................D Fahey 2 21455 Nina Baxter 30.53 ..................J T McInerney 3 61153 Ace Bale 30.37.............................C Roberts 4 23614 Cawbourne Patty 30.25................C Roberts 5 55228 Opawa Val 30.50 J & .......................D Fahey 6 16657 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 L & ............. Wales 7 13865 Rushcuter Action 30.51 S & ............B Evans 8 25244 Jon Snow Lives 30.40 ..................C Roberts 9 43566 Raewyn 30.43 H & ..............................Taylor 10 73685 Izzey Bale 30.14...........................C Roberts 9 2.28pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C4/5, 295m 1 87586 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 2 8313F Grifinator 17.33 C & ........................... Fagan 3 41423 Paperbond 17.08 J & ......................D Fahey 4 x8262 Barnicle Bullet 17.33 ....................... M Grant 5 62171 Believe 17.13 ................................... B Dann 6 52535 Firemans Galaxy 16.96 ..................G Cleeve 7 52212 Mickey Tee 16.95 ..........................R Adcock 8 67827 Black Crow 17.57 ......................A Bradshaw 9 24746 Little Regus 17.01 .....................A Bradshaw 10 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan 10 2.47pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C5, 520m 1 33248 Benjamin Black 30.29 .............. A Botherway 2 14613 Know Jinx 30.08.............................G Cleeve 3 32431 Southern Lights 30.51 .................R Hamilton 4 16432 Goldstar Po 30.18 S & ....................B Evans

21373 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 61533 Ebert Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 25433 Trust Issues 30.04 J &.....................D Fahey 17511 Kava Blu 30.02 J &..........................D Fahey 15724 Know Hero 30.27 ...........................G Cleeve 12556 Know Mention 30.06 ......................G Cleeve 11 3.03pm HAMPDEN TAVERN SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 51637 Arbre Chene 17.12 M & ..................P Binnie 2 12634 Bound To Erupt nwtd ....................... M Grant 3 74817 Homebush Kelso 17.04 ..........J T McInerney 4 63121 Grand Apache 17.09 S & ................B Evans 5 32154 Know Knowing 17.26 .....................G Cleeve 6 35537 Technic 17.64 ................................R Adcock 7 41845 Dyna Quirk 17.11 .........................C Roberts 8 15436 Om Nom Nom 17.22 ..............J T McInerney 9 24746 Little Regus 17.01 .....................A Bradshaw 10 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan 12 3.23pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 47146 Mulberry Brook 17.27................... K Cassidy 2 54445 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L & ................... Wales 3 63212 Dad’s Ambition 17.41 ...................... M Grant 4 86321 Aiden Baxter 17.07 ................J T McInerney 5 43222 Homebush Ariel 17.30 ...........J T McInerney 6 18883 Ohoka Billy 17.22 ......................... L Waretini 7 43566 Tina 17.41 H & ....................................Taylor 8 67527 Carnegie Hall 17.07 ........................ M Grant 9 24746 Little Regus 17.01 .....................A Bradshaw 10 37765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan

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■ RUGBY

In brief

Girls prepare to defend title

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Ashburton College Girls’ 1st XV’s preparation for the new season is progressing well ahead of their opening clash against Roncalli on May 11.

Coaches Grant Elvines and Phil Te Moananui have taken the reins for the latest campaign, and will be hoping this year’s team can defend the Aoraki title that college have held for the past two seasons.

This year’s team features plenty of new faces, but Elvines and Te Moananui are confident that the quality is there for a three-peat of championships.

“We had about six, maybe more Year 13s drop out,” said Elvines.

“But they’re as keen as mustard, most of these girls are here every week, which is good.”

Numbers have lessened from the first preseason training session, which attracted 36 players, to a solid squad ready to set the pace in their division.

“We’ve got netball, hockey players, girls from league, but we’ve got experienced players too, that are sprinkled amongst them,” said Elvines.

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Support for McFadden Warriors managing director Jim Doyle has again thrown his support behind besieged coach Andrew McFadden and denied the club is speaking to other contenders about replacing him mid-season.

Talk has intensified following the seven tries to none Anzac Day 42-0 defeat to Melbourne that McFadden is on borrowed time as coach, having had just three wins in the last 16 games, with former Warriors coach Ivan Cleary and ex-Manly coach Geoff Toovey rumoured to be in the mix to replace him. But Doyle, as he has done repeatedly this season, insists McFadden has the backing and trust of he and club owner Eric Watson, and remains the man entrusted to bring about long-term change and improvement at the club.

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Hooper wins praise

Pereseti Sooaemalelagi hones her kicking during training on Monday.

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Break puts paid to Kerr-Barlow ambitions

■ NETBALL

Chiefs halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow’s All Blacks ambitions have been hit by a broken hand which will rule him out of the game until after the June test window.

Kerr-Barlow suffered the injury during his team’s 28-27 victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington last weekend when his fist made contact with Aaron Cruden’s head during a tackle.

Cruden suffered a cut head during the incident but carried on, as did Kerr-Barlow, only for the fracture to be diagnosed recently.

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie confirmed the injury to media last night.

It is the latest in a series of injuries for Kerr-Barlow, who has already missed several matches this season due to concussion.

Adding to Rennie’s injury issues, wing James Lowe and midfielder Charlie Ngatai are again unavailable due to shoulder injuries.

Chiefs team to play the Sharks at Yarrow Stadium tomorrow, kick-off 7.35pm is: Damian McKenzie, Toni Pulu, Seta Tamanivalu, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sam McNicol, Aaron Cruden (c), Brad Weber, Michael Leitch, Sam Cane (c), Taleni Seu, Brodie Retallick, Dominic Bird, Hiroshi Yamashita, Hika Elliot, Mitchell Graham.

Reserves: Nathan Harris, Siate Tokolahi, Kane Hames, James Tucker, Lachlan Boshier, Kayne Hammington, Andrew Horrell, Shaun Stevenson.

- NZH

Premier grade netball will return to the EA Networks Centre Stadium tonight following a week’s layoff.

The third round will see Ashburton College face Methven in a replay of last season’s final, while Hampstead take on United and Celtic lock horns with Rakaia.

Methven have set the pace and a clear message to their fellow premier grade teams that they will not be letting their crown slip easily.

Greta Currie’s defending champions dealt Rakaia a 53-8 hiding a fortnight ago after seeing off a defiant Hampstead 3126 in week one.

Becky Marett, Sarah Paton, Anita Den Baars and Sarah Hewson combined well in defence and attack for a dominant win that will not have gone unnoticed by tonight’s opponents college.

In contrast, college’s season began with a 33-14 loss to Celtic, before losing out to Hampstead 29-22 in their last outing.

Meanwhile, last season’s alsorans Hampstead have made a positive start.

A tightly contested opening night loss to champions Methven was followed by a win over college, but United will be determined to return to winning form.

Anne Gilbert’s women were too good for Rakaia for a con-

Methven, Celtic set pace

By James Ford

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Openside flanker Michael Hooper has received strong endorsement from the current Wallabies coach after having his form rubbished by a previous Australian Test mentor.

Hooper was the run-on No.7 for the Wallabies in last year’s World Cup, during which Australia’s other champion openside David Pocock started at No.8. The 24-year-old flyer has won 51 caps and plenty of provincial and national awards, but there’s a perception the NSW Waratahs captain has been below his damaging best so far this season. The 1991 Wallabies’ World Cup-winning coach Bob Dwyer this month described Hooper’s form as dreadful. Michael Cheika, though, was having none of it when asked yesterday if Hooper was still his first-choice No.7. “He played the last game there, didn’t he? So I suppose he’s in the box seat at the moment,” the Wallabies coach said.

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Half-marathon mishap A 12-year-old western New York girl has wound up running 10 extra miles after she got into the wrong road race. LeeAdianez Rodriguez had registered for the 5K race that was part of last Sunday’s Rochester Regional Health Flower City Challenge. She thought she was arriving late at the starting line when the race started, so she began running with the rest of the runners. It turned out she was running with the half-marathoners on the 13.1-mile course and not in the 5K, or 3.1 miles. Rodriguez says she realised about halfway through that she was in the wrong race but decided to finish. She completed the half-marathon in 2:43:31. - AP

Force make changes

Ashburton College will face Methven this evening while Hampstead face United and Celtic take on Rakaia in week three of ACL Premier Grade netball.

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vincing 32-20 win in game one before falling 29-19 to Celtic two weeks ago.

With two wins from two, Celtic will be heavy favourites to extend their 100 per cent record against a winless Rakaia outfit this evening.

Ange Leadley’s Greens also have the added incentive of

defending the Premier Grade Challenge Cup. ACL Premier Grade, round three: Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A v Methven Wareings A, ACL Court, 6.30pm.

Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v United KFC A, 7.30pm, ACL Court. Celtic Auric Energy A v Rakaia A, 7.30pm, Vetent Court.

Western Force coach Michael Foley has swung the axe for tomorrow night’s clash with the Bulls in Perth, making seven changes to his squad. The Force sit second last on the overall Super Rugby table after snaring just one win from eight matches this season. Foley was critical of his side following last week’s 49-13 loss to the Waratahs, and he’s made four changes to his starting side, and three to his bench in a bid to end the club’s six-match losing run. Hooker Harry Scoble has been named for his first run-on start after impressing in the second half last week.

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■ BASKETBALL

Breakers add young blood to roster The Breakers have further strengthened their roster for the 2016/17 season with the signing today of young New Zealander players Finn Delany and Shea Ili, taking the total number of players signed for the new campaign to seven.

The 20-year-old Delany and 23-year-old Ili were both at the club last season as development players and are well known to the club and to head coach Paul Henare.

“I am delighted to have secured the signatures of these two young men,” said Henare. “Both are on the cusp of lengthy and success-

ful careers in the game and have the world at their feet. They have worked incredibly hard to earn what has come their way, but both know that this is a start, the hard work begins now if they are to fulfil their potential but knowing the attitude and focus of both, I have no doubt that they can thrive in the Breakers environment.”

Delany is a promising forward, perhaps more attuned to playing in the four spot but keen to work on transitioning to a more versatile three who can offer Henare support in a variety of roles on the team while Ili is very much an out and out point guard.

Delany was thrilled at receiving the call from Henare with news of a two year deal.

“It feels great, I am honoured that the Breakers want me for two years, to be able to have that chance to grow under Pauli, Judd and Fitch again next year is great.

This is something I wanted to achieve, going through the club’s development programme you get a close up look at where your career can go, and signing as a fulltime roster player is where you want it to go for sure.”

Ili too is jumping out of his skin to continue his career at the club and to move into the fulltime ros-

ter and all that entails.

“It is exciting to get this opportunity to be a rostered player for the next three years. My goal is simply to carry on and work hard every single day. I have dreamed of this for some time and I am so honoured to have the chance with the Breakers to further my career.”

Henare has no doubt both players are ready to take the step up, as was witnessed last season with Ili earning minutes on a regular basis towards the end of the season, including during the play-offs.

“Shea is one of the fittest players ever to come through the club, based on testing he is our number

one overall best athlete - which gives him some amazing tools to do special things on the court.

Where he has really progressed is learning the game and becoming a better point guard, a better leader, more vocal. That progression puts him in the situation he is in now on a fulltime contract.

“Finn is another whose work ethic and attitude is where he excels. His versatility with his genuine size, being a strong and powerful athlete enabling him to play power forward but also to guard multiple positions as a 4 and 3, gives him an advantage over other guys.”

- NZH

Forbes shocked at Savea’s U-turn

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives to the net past a cluster of Indiana Pacers defenders.

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Hawks, Raptors edge ahead DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points and the Toronto Raptors held on for a 102-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series yesterday when Solomon Hill’s 3-pointer was ruled after the buzzer.

The Raptors overcame 39 points from Paul George and a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter, getting 14 points from Kyle Lowry.

Bismack Biyombo had 10

points and 16 rebounds for the second-seeded Raptors, who can clinch the first seven-game playoff series victory in franchise history by beating the Pacers in Indiana on Friday night.

George Hill had 15 points and Myles Turner 14 for the Pacers, who led by as many as 17 and never trailed through the first three quarters before coming unglued in the fourth.

Meanwhile, Atlanta’s Kent

Bazemore sparked a stunning turnaround with three straight 3-pointers in the second quarter, and the Hawks reclaimed the upper hand in its playoff series against Boston with a 110-83 rout.

The Hawks are up 3-2 in the series and positioned to close it out Thursday in Boston. If Game 7 is needed, it would be Saturday in Atlanta.

- AP

DJ Forbes says he is shocked at the timing of Ardie Savea’s withdrawal from the New Zealand sevens squad.

Hurricanes loose forward Savea announced on Sunday that he had changed his mind about representing Gordon Tietjens’ team at the next two World Series tournaments in Paris and London, plus the Rio Olympics, a revelation that has apparently caught everyone, including New Zealand Rugby and former teammate Forbes, by surprise.

“I was a little bit shocked - because of the timing,” Forbes said.

“He’s a good mate of mine - I’ve played sevens with him and 15s against him so I can only wish him the best. Obviously he’s got different aspirations and probably wants to be a part of that All Black squad.”

Forbes, speaking at a dawn service that marked 100 days before the Olympics start, said he believed attitudes towards sevens would change after the sporting extravaganza which starts on August 5.

The New Zealand sevens team for the Olympics isn’t named until late June, but Forbes is a lockin for it, just as Savea would have been.

“In terms of rugby in New Zea-

land, 15s is our national sport so it probably doesn’t hold that prestige right now - rugby sevens - but as an Olympic sport, and definitely after this first one, I think that’s going to change,” he said.

“As a sevens advocate who has been here for 10 years, I’d like to think that, in terms of prestige, an Olympic opportunity for any sport would have to be the highest of anyone’s career.”

Forbes, who gave up the captaincy this year to focus on his game, has been one of the most consistent players in Tietjens’ squad. He is also the longest serving.

Tietjens’ decision to send him home after the Hong Kong tournament rather than attend the one in Singapore meant Forbes, who has played in 391 World Series sevens matches - a record - had to put another significant milestone on hold.

One more tournament and he will be the longest serving sevens player of all time.

“In 10 years I’ve never been given the opportunity to come home and rest so when Titch told me what was happening I was stoked ... at the same time I wanted to be there because there are a few milestones to be broken.”

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Daily Events Thursday 9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s holiday programme. No bookings needed. $2.50 per session. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11.00am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome. Enquiries to

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Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open for toy hire Thursday and Saturday, Methodist Baring Square Church hall.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell pre-loved second hand clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. OP shop second time around used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock and Cass Street, entry Havelock Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm POPPY MAKING PROJECT.

Make a poppy to add to the WWI Wall of Honour. Materials provided.

Open daily. Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social day, come and try it yourself. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

2pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Afternoon social, R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

10am 50+ An interesting speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street.

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AYERS, Annie Maud (Maud) – Loved sister in law of Lynda Ayers and a treasured and respected aunty Maud of her many nieces and nephews.

We will all miss the friendly chats and good advice but treasure the memories, may God bless you and keep you in his care. Gone but never forgotten.

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TURNER, Rosalie Dawn (Dawn) – On April 26, 2016 peacefully at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village, aged 81 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Bob Turner. Loved mother of Jim (Christchurch) Pat (Te Puke) and Andy (Denver). Much loved Nan of Nick; Tom, Will, Hannah, and Oliver; and Duncan.

Messages to the Turner family C/o 19 London Street, 8013.

A Christchurch, celebration of Dawn’s life will be held at the John Rhind Chapel, entry from London and Whitmore Streets, on MONDAY, May 2, at 1.00pm, followed by private cremation.

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TV THREE

FOUR

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Little Monstar 3 0 6:55 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 The Day My Butt Went Psycho 3 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:40 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Joey PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:35 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 0 4pm N I Didn’t Do It 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm Friends 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Location, Location, 7:30 Never Teach Your Wife Location Phil and Kirstie To Drive Despite popular catch up with two opinion to the contrary, three uncompromising buyers in men set out to teach their Birmingham and Derby. One wives to drive. 0 couple could not find what 8:30 The Undateables AO 0 they wanted, while the other 9:35 Embarrassing Bodies AO 0 could not agree on what they 10:35 Mike And Molly PGR 0 needed. 0 11:05 Ten 7 Summer AO 8:30 A Place To Call Home AO 0 11:35 Arrow 0 9:40 Alan Carr Chatty Man 0 10:40 One News 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 3 A young woman admits to getting pregnant by her older boyfriend on purpose to gain acceptance by her sceptical parents.

1:30 M Stolen Dreams PGR 2015 Thriller. A mother is overjoyed when her daughter returns after being abducted 17 years before, but is she really her long-lost child?

Carmel Amit, Stephanie Bennett, Peter Benson. 0 3:25 Rachael Ray 3 4:25 American Ninja Warrior 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

11:10 One Born Every Minute AO 3 0 12:10 Hotel Of Mum And Dad AO 0 1:20 Te Karere 2 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 2

11pm Golf World 11pm Entertainment Tonight 11:35 SVU AO 3 The detectives help 11:25 Infomercials the FBI by working with a prostitute 5am Infomercials from one of their old cases, hoping her link to a man on a killing rampage will prove useful. 0 12:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Monty Halls’s Great Irish Escape 7:30 Natural World – Monkey Thieves 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 The Cook And The Chef 10am Zumbo 10:30 Kirstie’s Best Of Both Worlds 11:30 American Pickers Noon Holmes Makes It Right 1pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 2pm Monty Halls’s Great Irish Escape 3pm Nick Knowles’s Original Features 4pm Young Vets 5pm Cheese Slices 5:30 Sophie In Jordan 6pm Salvage Hunters 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Tiny House Nation Renovation experts travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the inventive people who live in them.

8:30 The Operatives New Zealander Pete Bethune and his team of former military commandos travel the world bringing poachers and environmental criminals to justice.

9:30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Cheese Slices 11:30 Sophie In Jordan

FRIDAY

Midnight Natural World – Monkey Thieves 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Nick Knowles’s Original Features 2am Young Vets 3am The Operatives 4am Tiny House Nation 5am Salvage Hunters

12:30 Bogans AO 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 The Real 3 3:20 Ravenswood PGR 3 4:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

7pm Story 7:30 Grand Designs – Living In The Wild PGR Kevin McCloud looks at the challenges of self-building in the UK’s most remote places. 0 8:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR The couples move in together, having known each other for less than a week. 0 9:30 Bodyshockers PGR 3 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:55 Power Rangers – Dino Charge 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-Five House 3 8:50 Emma! 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 3 0 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Bob The Builder 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm The Legend Of Korra 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm Entertainment Tonight 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm About A Boy 00 Will takes Marcus to the ER after an accident with a knife. 0 7:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 American Dad PGR 3 9pm South Park AO 3 9:30 South Park AO 3 10pm The Real Housewives Of Melbourne PGR 3

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am AFL Weekly Highlights (Highlights) 7am Golf World 7:30 European Tour Weekly 8am Cycling – Tour De Romandie (Replay) Stage One – La Chaux-deFonds to Moudon.

10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions.

11am London Marathon (Highlights) Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Sharks v Panthers.

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

1pm Fight Night 3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm Ultimate Insider 4:30 #SkySpeed 5pm Fishing And Adventure 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Warriors.

6pm The After Match 6:30 The Breakdown 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Grassroots Rugby 7:30 N Modern Family 8:30 Rugby – Champions Rugby Haley must stop Andy from World Cup 2015. Highlights proposing to Beth; Jay and of the All Blacks’s triumph in Gloria look at pre-schools for the 2015 Rugby World Cup Joe; Cam comes up with a held in the UK. scheme to get Mitch’s old job 9:30 World Sailing – April back.

10pm InCycle 8pm Modern Family 10:30 Triathlon – ITU World 8:30 Death In Paradise PGR 0 Series (Highlights) Cape 9:40 Madam Secretary PGR Town Event.

10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1:05 Jane The Virgin PGR 3 As a hurricane travels through Miami, Jane must stay at the Marbella, but the storm soon becomes the least of her concerns.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 Hugh Scully and the team visit Canterbury, and unearth antique treasures including a collection of cinema posters, a Victorian diamond ring, and three pre-Raphaelite paintings.

4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 2 11am Toku Reo 2 Noon Korero Mai 2 1pm Toku Reo 2 2pm Ako 2 3pm Project Whenua 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Nga Manu Korero 5pm Te Mana Kuratahi

THE BOX

11:30 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions.

Midnight Grassroots Rugby 1:20 Fox Sports News 1:50 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions.

2:20 L Cricket – IPL Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders.

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Huhu 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7pm Playlist 7:30 Kai Ora 8pm Game Of Bros PGR 8:30 F The Palace PGR 9pm Paki Vault 9:30 Kairakau PGR 10pm Whawhai PGR 10:30 Te Kaea 2 11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am CSI – NY MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars – New York PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Survivor – South Pacific PG 8:55 SVU MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV 12:15 NCIS – LA MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 SVU MV 2:20 CSI – NY MV 3:10 Survivor – South Pacific PG 4pm Storage Wars – New York PG 4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 SVU MV 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Storage Wars – New York PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Hell On Wheels 9:30 Justified MVLSC 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

6am Magic Of Science PG Graffiti Mind Control. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Unsafe and Unsound.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Kicking off with a Bang. 8:30 Mythbusters PG Bottle Bash. 9:25 Aeroplane Repo PG Mid-Air Repo. 10:20 Deadliest Job Interview PG 11:15 Poisoned Passions M Love thy Pastor.

12:10 Suspicion M Designing Murder. 1:05 Redrum M The In Crowd. 1:30 Redrum M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:30 Railroad Australia PG 9:30 Saltwater Heroes PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG

12:30 Survivor – South Pacific PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI – NY MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Hell On Wheels 4:45 Justified MVLSC 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:25 Deadly Sins M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Magic Of Science PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Survive That! M 5:05 Edge Of Alaska M

FRIDAY

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FRIDAY

Never Teach Your Wife to Drive 7:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:55 Birdman 16VLSC 2014 Comedy. Michael Keaton, Emma Stone. 8:55 Hours ML 2013 Thriller. Paul Walker.

10:30 Kill Me Three Times 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer. Noon The November Man 16VLSC 2014 Action.

Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko.

1:45 Birdman 16VLSC 2014 Comedy.

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone.

3:45 Hours ML 2013 Thriller.

Paul Walker. 5:20 Lucy 16V 2014 Action. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman. 6:50 Innocence MVSC 2014 Adventure Horror.

Sophie Lane Curtis, Kelly Reilly, Graham Phillips. 8:30 Jurassic World MV 2015 Action.

Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard.

10:35 Foxcatcher MVC 2014 Drama.

Steve Carell, Channing Tatum.

FRIDAY

12:45 Love Bite 16VS 2012 Comedy. Jessica Szohr, Ed Speleers.

2:15 Lucy 16V 2014 Action.

Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman.

3:45 Innocence MVSC 2014 Adventure Horror. 5:25 Jurassic World MV 2015 Action.

Modern Family

7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:40 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 Comedy. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. 9:15 The Mummy – Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor MV 2008 Action. Brendan Fraser, Jet Li. 11:05 Making Of The Mummy – Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor PG 2008 11:20 The Island MVL 2005 Sci-fi Thriller.

Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson.

1:40 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy.

Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt. 3:45 Titanic ML 1997 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. 6:55 Midnight In Paris PGS 2011 Romantic Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams.

8:30 21 Grams 16VLSC 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Naomi Watts.

10:35 Underworld 16VC 2003 Action Thriller. Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen.

FRIDAY

12:35 Underworld Evolution 16VLS 2006 Action Thriller.

Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy. 2:20 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy.

4:25 Titanic ML 1997 Drama.

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

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6am The Breakdown 7am NRL 360 8am Sterlo – On The Couch Exclusive interviews and access to the inner sanctum of NRL Clubs.

9am NRL Footy Show 11am The Hunters Club Fiordland’s terrain has a reputation for breaking even the hardiest of hunters, so this 10 day expedition is a true test of a hunter’s endurance and spirit.

Noon Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Toyota Owners 400. From Richmond International Speedway.

1pm Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions.

1:30 InCycle A preview of the week’s upcoming races with historical insight and tactical analysis.

2pm Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

3pm The Breakdown 4pm Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions.

4:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (Replay) Semi-final Two, Stage One – Atletico v Bayern.

6:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (Highlights) 7pm Ultimate Insider 7:30 The Ultimate Fighter 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Tigers.

FRIDAY

12:30 NRL Footy Show 2:30 Triathlon – ITU World Series (Highlights) Cape Town Event.

3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Rabbitohs v Tigers.

4am Football – UEFA Champions League (Replay) Semi-final Two, Stage One – Atletico v Bayern.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Sport

Lincoln’s Taylor Holland, 14, looks to the green during day one of the South Island Under 19 Golf Championships at the Tinwald Golf Club.

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Young talent tears up Tinwald’s greens

Some of the country’s top young golfers teed off at the Tinwald Golf Club yesterday, and by the end of tomorrow, one of them will be crowned the South Island’s under 19 champion.

The three-day South Island Under 19 Golf Championships has attracted 95 entries – 75 boys and 20 girls – including one player from Germany.

After yesterday’s first round Russley’s Hiroki Miya topped the leaderboard after shooting a six-under par 66, while another Russley player Taylor Hosking shared second with Nelson’s Matthew Grimes after they both shot a three-under par 69.

It was a good day for the Russley club, with five players all producing rounds which placed them in

the top 10 after 18 holes, while the leading two women were also from Russley.

Juliana Hung leads at two over, after a round of 72, while clubmate Jasmine Rou is one back in outright second.

Only four players managed to shoot under par rounds.

Local Brent Kirdy shot an 86, to be 14 over and in 65th place.

Rio will be ready for Kiwi athletes It’s been a fraught build-up, but New Zealand’s Olympic Games chef de mission likes what he’s seen of Rio’s preparations for August’s Games.

The doors have now closed as far as team bosses visiting locations, but Rob Waddell said there has been significant progress in areas which were struggling a year ago.

That’s not to say everything is bang on, but former Olympic champion single sculler Waddell

puts the Brazilian city’s Games readiness at around 98 per cent.

“Obviously there’s been a push to get everything completed in time. We acknowledge that that two per cent is still a pretty critical part of the equation,” he said.

“Everyone would agree that the organising committee needs to keep firmly focused on the task.

We are confident they are doing all they can.”

When Rio was awarded the Games in 2009, Brazil was buoy-

ant. The economy was strong and it seemed a good, even overdue move to hand the Olympics to South America for the first time.

Now there is political upheaval, with President Dilma Rousseff, the first woman to hold the post, facing an impeachment process, and the economy tanking.

Waddell’s purview is New Zealand’s athletes and ensuring all boxes are ticked to enable them to be at their optimum at the right time. He has concerns over pos-

sible cuts in services as a result of the economic difficulties, but otherwise is hopeful the basic requirements will be fine.

He’s happy with New Zealand’s accommodation arrangements.

New Zealand will share a 17-storey apartment block with the Irish team – no country gets accommodation entirely to themselves.

They are situated about 400m from the dining hall and transport facilities. It’s a fine judgment – be closer to the amenities but put up

Breakers’ young blood

Praise for Hooper

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with more thoroughfare and noise with smaller rooms, or, as New Zealand have done, face a longer walk but have more room for social space and less hubbub.

“The village is looking very finished, very smart, of a high standard. The paint is on, the tiles down. We think we’ve got a good place for our athletes,” he said.

For spectators, family and friends of athletes, there are still issues, such as transport, which loom as problematic.

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