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Roads quality slammed By Sue Newman
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In spite of more than $13 million being poured into roading work around the Ashburton District, residents say the state of the district’s roads is getting worse every year. The Ashburton District Council’s annual residents’ survey showed that satisfaction with the district’s sealed roads had hit an
all-time low, just 38 per cent. Ten years ago satisfaction levels sat at 76 per cent. Pothole complaints topped the list, with 65 per cent of respondents saying they were their number one gripe, with 47 per cent saying repairs were too slow in coming and when they did they were of poor quality. And those results have council group services manager Neil Mc-
Cann wondering what more his roading teams and contractors can do. Feedback from community reference groups set up by the council to monitor the state of the district’s roads indicated the network was improving, but every year the results of the residents’ survey told a different story, he said. “This is pretty depressing for staff after all the time and effort
– and money – that’s being spent. We just don’t know how to beat this perception that the district’s roads are in poor condition; it’s frustrating.” As well as spending millions of dollars that attracted a subsidy from the NZ Transport Agency on roading work, the council for the past few years has spent around $1 million extra each year of ratepayers’ money on fixing roads.
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Repair work on potholes was only ever a temporary fix and it was not until a full dig out and reseal was carried out that there was a permanent fix. That work was always well planned and scheduled, McCann said.
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Residents happy with performance By Sue Newman
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With local body elections just six months away, Ashburton’s mayor Donna Favel and her team of councillors will be patting themselves on the back for their performance rating in this year’s residents’ survey. While they might not have reached the 10-year high of a 94 per cent satisfaction rating achieved by elected members in 2011, 77 per cent of residents were satisfied with the Favel-led team, up 8 per cent on last year’s 10-year low of 69 per cent. Residents who were not satisfied with the district’s mayor and councillors gave poor decision making as their number one complaint. This was listed by 27 per cent of respondents with 24 per cent saying councillors did not listen to the community and 24 per cent saying their performance was poor and that they had not done much
during the past year. An 8 per cent increase in satisfaction was very pleasing, Favel said. “It’s like a vote of confidence and tells us we’re heading in the right direction. There’s more opportunity for improvement but we’re keeping on chipping away at it,” she said. As an advocate for the community, 77 per cent of people said the council did a satisfactory job. The main area of dissatisfaction was ineffective lobbying. Perhaps surprisingly only 5 per cent said they were unhappy about the Ashburton i-SITE closure. When it came to the overall performance of the council, 77 per cent of people were satisfied, and with council staff, satisfaction sat at 84 per cent. Seventy-five per cent were happy with the council’s overall rates spend. As a place to live, the Ashburton District received a positive tick, with 96 per cent saying it was a great place to live.
In a recent survey 77 per cent of residents were satisfied with the Donna Favel-led council team, up 8 per cent on last year’s 10-year low of 69 per cent.
Residents slam quality of Ashburton District’s roads From P1 “We have a huge amount of supporting evidence to show what we’re doing and how we’re managing work on our roads. “I’d say the number of complaints about our roads is actually dropping and we are now
getting some positive feedback, people thanking us for what we’re doing.” Potholes were a weather related issue and while there might be many around the district, taken over the district’s 2600 kilometre roading network, the percentage
of road affected was small, he said. “We’re doing our absolute best and even if we throw more money at it we won’t stop potholes,” he said. There was no question that some roads in central Ashburton
were not in a good state, but the council was deliberately holding off work on these until the town centre redevelopment was completed, McCann said. Survey respondents were a little happier with the district’s unsealed roads, with 55 per cent
saying they were satisfied with roading standards. In line with previous surveys, the area where residents thought more money should be spent was on the district’s roads, with 34 per cent of people putting this as a priority.
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Cut-price ski passes for locals By Susan Sandys
be residents of Mid Canterbury, that is have their home address between the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers. They will have to present a utility’s bill and personal identification. Meanwhile, Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie is looking forward to colder temperatures next week to set the skifield up as staff prepare for the scheduled opening date of Friday next week. According to the MetService, gale northwesteries will plague the Canterbury high country this week, but strong south-easterlies will set in on Friday and precipitation in the area will become snow, lowering to 700 metres on Friday, then 500 metres on Saturday. Cold temperatures follow, favouring snowmaking. McKenzie said the snowfall itself may only be a dusting, but “it looks like we are going to get some good cold temperatures”. MetService meteorologist April Clark said it was too early to say how much snow would fall, as models were oscillating day to day.
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Mid Canterbury skiers and snowboarders are in for a treat on June 15, when their local mountain is offering heavily discounted passes. It will cost just $20 for an adult day pass at Mt Hutt, which is a $99 discount off the full price of $119. Kids’ passes will be the same price, while those needing to hire equipment will also get this at a heavily discounted price of just $20 for the day. Richie Owen from the skifield’s sales and marketing team said the Locals’ Day was a fundraising initiative, and the money would be going to KidzMethven for its skate park to be constructed in Methven. The skate park was a fantastic development and Mt Hutt wanted to support Mid Canterbury youth by helping out. In addition, Mt Hutt wanted to show its appreciation to Mid Cantabrians, who would no doubt enjoy a great day’s skiing or snowboarding. Those eligible for the cutprice passes on the day must
Mt Hutt Skifield wants to show its appreciation to Mid Cantabrians, who will no doubt enjoy a great day’s skiing or snowboarding at a discounted rate.
Second case of TB confirmed for Mid Canterbury By Susan Sandys
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A second case of tuberculosis has been confirmed in Mid Canterbury for this year. On average each year, there is just zero to one case per year of the serious illness in the district. The latest case, notified for the week ending May 24, follows the first confirmed case for the year in March. There was an additional case notified in April, but it
was not confirmed. Medical officer of health Dr Cheryl Brunton said the two confirmed cases were not connected. Health authorities were not concerned specifically about the incidence of the disease in Ashburton. “It is important to realise that in a district with a small population, the number of cases of an uncommon disease may vary
widely year by year,” Brunton said. “While the average number of cases has been between zero to one per year, the number in any one year may be higher than one simply by chance.” Worldwide, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer, according to the World Health Organisation. About half those with active TB will die if they do not receive treatment, and almost 4500 peo-
ple lose their lives daily to the disease. It is caused by bacteria which spreads through microscopic droplets released into the air from an infected person coughing, sneezing or talking. Additionally, people regularly exposed to cattle, deer, possums and certain animal products are at risk, says the New Zealand Immunisation Advisory Centre. Overcrowded housing and poverty increase the spread, and
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Jaguars cruise the countryside By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
The foothills around Mid Canterbury have traditionally been a hunting ground for black panthers, but it was a pack of Jaguars that were out in force on Sunday for the combined run of the South Canterbury Jaguar Owners Club and the Christchurch Jaguar Drivers Club. South Canterbury Jaguar Owners Club captain Brendan Nicholls said the run was enjoyed by everyone who took part. “It is the second time we have had a combined run in Ashburton,” he said. “Last year we went to Lake Hood and had lunch at the Lake House and this time we have gone up to Terrace Downs. “We ran a time trial to Terrace Downs over a preset course and then had 106 people for lunch.” Nicholls said there were between 40 and 50 cars which took part in the day, ranging from older vehicles like Mk 2 and E-Type Jaguars from the 1960s through to newer models. “We had a great day, the Mid Canterbury weather really turned it on,” he said. Nicholls said the big appeal of owning Jaguars came in the quality of the vehicles. “There is a saying – classic not plastic,” he said. “They are a high-end car, and while modern cars are fantastic, the older cars have more personality. “The Jag I had before this one was just like cruising down the road in a leather La-Z-boy.” Right – Bryan and Jeanette Murphy with their 1990 Jaguar XJS convertible ahead of the combined club run on Sunday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 260519-HM-0013
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Officer set upon by youths A police officer was left with numerous injuries, including a scratch to his cornea and cuts to his face, after being set upon by a drunken group near the Ashburton River, the Ashburton District Court was told on Monday. The officer was investigating a reported crash between a go-kart and a van but instead found a group of young people, including 18-year-old Stacey Stannard, drinking on Milton Road. Stannard admitted charges of assault on two officers, as well as intimidation. She was remanded to July 22 for sentence. Two other men have been charged with assault, one pleading not guilty. Police prosecutor Iva Hitila said the officer was called to Milton Road south about 7.10pm on February 26 after a report that a go-kart and van had crashed by the river. He found a drunken man on the go-kart. Further along the road he found a camper van. Four people emerged from behind the van and began to swear at him and abuse him. They said they were celebrating an 18th birthday. Prosecutor Hitila said the group was drunk and agitated and surrounded the officer as he walked back to his vehicle. One of the group was itching for a fight, dancing on his toes and punching the air. Fearing for his safety, the officer pushed one of the men and was then tackled around the legs by Stannard. He fell to the ground and was punched repeatedly. Another officer who had arrived to assist was kicked in the groin by Stannard. Other police arrived and several people were handcuffed. The first officer was taken to Ashburton Hospital where his injuries were treated. Tyler Winter has pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to the incident and will appear for a case review hearing on July 1. Kane Winter will appear on three charges related to the incident on June 16.
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ing by James Charles Potaka did not pass the legal test for him to be placed on the register of child sex offenders, but that his offending had had a significant impact on his victim and family. The offending involved Potaka touching the victim’s legs and body and him pressing his groin against the victim’s body. The victim’s mother, in a statement she read to the court, said the whole family was struggling in the wake of what happened and would need time to heal.
Others to appear before Judge Maze: Ashtonay Lea Moke, 18, was sentenced to six months’ supervision and ordered to do an anger management course after admitting a charge of assault. She was also ordered to pay $100 in emotional harm reparation to her victim, who she punched in the face after going uninvited to her house. Crystal Suzanne Moffat was discharged without conviction after admitting two charges of dishonestly using a credit card belonging to her grandmother. Judge Maze noted Moffat had held a restorative justice meeting with her family and repaid the $2757 she charged in 35 separate transactions. She said a conviction for fraud would have a big impact on her life and she was satisfied the young woman had taken steps to change. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Brendon John Pethig, who was charged with dishonestly using a credit card. Stanly Karl Tahiri Pokipoki, 28, was sentenced to 90 hours of community work on a charge of offering to supply cannabis. The judge said the charge
arose when Pokipoki offered to sell cannabis over a six-week period in early 2018. Police found 27 messages on his phone, “but I can’t assume you supplied cannabis to each of those 27 people”. James Falanisi was sentenced to six months’ supervision and 130 hours community work on charges of wilful damage and assault with intent to injure. Judge Maze also wiped some unpaid fines. The charges arose when Falanisi and his brother got into a fight after drinking. “You kicked him to the face once while others held him down after he had smashed your TV. You then went and got and smashed his computer,” Judge Maze said. She added a prison sentence would not help family harmony as the brothers had since reconciled. A 41-year-old man who admitted three charges of indecency with a teenage victim was sentenced to 18 months of intensive supervision and 150 hours of community work. He was also given a warning under the three strike legislation for serious offences. Judge Maze said the offend-
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Judge Maze refused bail for Shane Graham, who admitted 10 charges including theft, receiving, burglary and dishonestly taking a vehicle. He was remanded to July 1 for sentencing. The judge said a jail sentence seemed inevitable and she didn’t want to raise Graham’s hope by granting electronically-monitored bail. The community also deserved to be protected from him. Defence counsel Gretchen Hart said Graham had a significant history of previous convictions but had been making better lifestyle choices of late. One transgression had escalated into a crime spree. Alex Noel Baker, 21, admitted charges of assault and driving with excess breath alcohol. Police said he was stopped driving on Archibald Street with 747mcg; he was fined $600, ordered to pay $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months. On the assault charge he was sentenced to six months of supervision and 40 hours of community work and ordered to do an anger management course. Police said he went to the victim’s house and invited him to fight. Words were exchanged and Baker punched him; Baker continued to deliver blows while the complainant backed into the house. Judge Maze said the pair had had a previous dispute.
Man identified A man sought by police after another man was critically injured in a serious assault at an Auckland petrol station has been identified. Detective Senior Sergeant Marcia Murray said the incident occurred about 6.30pm on Monday after two men got into a verbal altercation outside a Silverdale petrol station. The victim approached the other man and was struck in the face, falling and hitting his head, Murray said. The man had critical injuries, and had to undergo surgery at Auckland City Hospital. Police had released a photo of the man they were seeking. Murray said thanks to members of the public they had been able to identify the man, who was now assisting police with their enquiries. - NZME
Ngaro staying put National MP Alfred Ngaro has decided not to break away from National and set up his own Christian party, ending a fortnight of speculation about his political plans. The National list MP and committed Christian has been the subject of intense speculation over recent days, after revelations he had approached National leader Simon Bridges with the idea of forming a Christian values-based party. “The National Party is my home and where I want to stay. I have informed National Party leader Simon Bridges and my caucus colleagues that I will continue as a member of the National caucus.” - NZME
Guilty plea to charges A man has admitted killing young Mangere father Epalahame Tu’uheava. Viliami Taani appeared yesterday in the High Court at Auckland and pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder on May 1, 2018. Justice Hinton convicted him on both charges. Shocked by Tu’uheava’s death, friends and family said he was well connected to the local Otahuhu and Mangere communities. He had a passion for music and joined with several friends to release a song: Summer Lovin’. After his death, his friend Ladyfats said the song was something they had always been proud of. “I’m devastated about what’s happened. Hame was very kind and loving. It’s just a shock.” - NZME
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Te Reo course valuable to businesses Staff from the Ashburton District Council have been among those to enrol for Maori language courses at Ara. Ara says Te Reo Maori is enjoying a resurgence, with an increasing number of New Zealanders making a conscious effort to use and celebrate the language. This year, 147 staff members from Canterbury businesses and councils, like Ashburton, have enrolled. Hemi Hoskins, ARA head of department for humanities, sees it as a great step towards building cultural capability in the region. “I believe we are in a time where more and more we are seeing people realise the positive benefits of Te Reo in our lives.” Through helping people gain a better understanding of Te Reo Maori, Hoskins hopes workplaces in the region will continue to make strides in diversity and appreciation of Tikanga Maori and Maori language. “We are seeing a marked shift in people seeing how Te Reo and knowledge about Te Ao Maori contributes positively to them, their business and us as a nation. The language and culture are our international points of difference. Locally they provide alternative perspectives and approaches that can enhance, challenge and complement current practices. Learning about the language and culture
also helps people learn how to further engage wider ranges of culture, world view and perspective in international contexts,” Hoskins said. Sarah Munro, HR manager for CRFU and the Crusaders, said the Rugby Park staff loved the Te Reo Maori sessions they attended at Ara last year. She said the course was interactive, interesting and practical and she now felt comfortable around pronouncing Maori words and cultural etiquette. “It’s really made me appreciate and respect the Maori language and the value that it brings to both the workplace and our personal lives.” In Ara’s introductory Maori language course Te Hoe (introductory beginners), over 10 hours staff gain confidence with basic Maori pronunciation, learn introductory phrases, greetings/farewells, participate in karakia, himene and waiata and gain an understanding of basic Tikanga Maori. Upon completion of this introductory course students can progress to other courses. Te Reo classes are hosted by Ara on site at the Christchurch Madras Street campus and the Timaru campus on Arthur Street, and can also be hosted onsite for any businesses that enrol. For any business enquiries about Te Reo opportunities for staff, email engagement@ara.ac.nz
Students at a Te Reo Maori language course at Ara recently. Businesses and organisations around the region are being encouraged to send their staff on the course. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Asthma attack turns deadly NZME An Auckland primary school student has died after suffering an asthma attack during a game of netball. Twelve-year-old Aishani Dutt had the severe asthma attack on May 2 before going into cardiac arrest and requiring treatment. “Just to let you all know, our beautiful baby girl Aishani had a severe asthma attack on Thursday while doing what she loves the most – playing netball with her friends,” mother Moreen Dutt said in a message posted to the Hobsonville School Facebook page three days later. “Unfortunately she had a cardiac arrest and is currently fighting for her life. Things are looking bleak but we’re holding on to every glimmer of hope we can.” The Hobsonville School student then passed away shortly after with her funeral held on May 9. In another post on Hobsonville School’s Facebook page, the school said Aishani’s parents had asked the students to play a role in planning her funeral and be “very involved in this celebration of her life”. Now a Givealittle page has been set up in her memory to raise money for the charities that
Twelve-year-old Aishani Dutt from Hobsonville died after suffering an asthma attack while playing netball earlier this month. PHOTO NZME
supported her and her family during the “devastating” tragedy. The page said Aishani was a “loved member of Hobsonville School, part of an incredible, loving family and part of our community”. “Aishani was a passionate, determined, loving and talented young girl.” “Aishani’s family would like to recognise the amazing effort, treatment and care given to them and Aishani by St John
Ambulance, Starship Hospital and Ronald McDonald House during this devastating and difficult time.” Her death comes as a recent Massey University study found there had been a sharp increase in severe asthma cases among children. The study found that over the past 14 years, the proportion of children taken to hospital with the disease had increased by almost half.
In brief Fire in riverbed It was a case of now you see me now you do not for a fire that the Ashburton Fire Brigade were called to on Monday evening. Firefighters were called a fire in the bed of the Ashburton River at around 10pm. “It turned out it was a fire in the middle of the riverbed and we could see it driving over the bridge, but by the time we had turned back around and came back over the bridge it was gone,” he said. “It turned out it was a pile of sticks next to the river that had been set on fire but we did nothing to it and ECan have been in and removed the offending material.”
Associate Professor Jim Reid, of the University of Otago, who is also a medical adviser to the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, warned that the onset of the cold and flu season was a time of particular risk. “As the temperature drops at this time of year, cold air can cause constriction of airways which is also a risk factor for asthmatics. It is important to maintain a temperature of around 20 degrees in the home.” Reid said New Zealand had one of the highest rates of asthma in the world and about 70 people died from the disease each year. “While we don’t fully understand why the rates of asthma are so high among New Zealand adults and children, more needs to be done to get asthma under control. “If asthmatics begin to exhibit an increasing wheeze that doesn’t respond to a reliever inhaler, which is usually blue, they have difficulty speaking in full sentences or they begin to turn blue – these are all signs they need immediate medical intervention.” May 1 was World Asthma Day. Internationally it is estimated that 340 million people are affected by the chronic disease.
Tree takes out power A falling tree has left more than 400 homes without power in the Coromandel area after it ripped a power line out of the ground when it came down. A police spokeswoman confirmed a tree had crashed down on the powerlines on Paku Drive in Tairua about 4.05pm, leaving the road impassable. She said there were some wires in the trees. A witness said the “huge” puriri tree branch on Mt Paku took out the power line as it fell across the road. She said the wreckage has blocked all road access up to Mt Paku. PowerCo has recorded on their website 401 properties have been affected and they were expecting it to be restored by 8pm last night. - NZME
Man convicted of more crimes NZME The man behind one of New Zealand’s worst child abuse cases has been convicted of more crimes, including wrapping an extension cord around a woman’s neck. Benny Haerewa appeared yesterday in the High Court at Auckland, where he pleaded guilty and was convicted of 11 charges against three victims. His name suppression also lapsed yesterday. Two decades ago, Haerewa was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter for the killing of his 4-year-old stepson James Whakaruru in 1999. The toddler was just 10 weeks short of his first day at school when he died of his injuries in Hawke’s Bay Hospital. Police had dropped a murder charge against Haerewa, leading to a guilty plea for
manslaughter. Yesterday, Haerewa admitted to more offending against two children and a woman between 2015 and 2017 in Auckland and Hastings. One of his assaults included wrapping an extension cord around the woman’s neck and pulling tight, slamming a tomahawk down on a bed and hitting the woman with a broom. He also threw a can at a boy’s head. Haerewa, who was remanded in custody by Justice Tracey Walker, was also convicted of unlawful sexual connection with the woman, threatening to kill, and intentionally damaging property. The court heard that the Crown will seek preventative detention at his sentencing on October 18. Haerewa is also related to one of Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri’s killers, David Haerewa.
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Regional reporting fund a good boost N
ews of a new boost of regional reporting of democracy issues in the regions of New Zealand earlier this week was a welcome boost to the often disheartened world of news journalism. A $1 million pilot scheme, aimed at boosting the reporting of local democracy issues was announced by the Newspaper Publishers’ Association (NPA), along with Radio New Zealand and New Zealand on Air. Its purpose is largely to fill the gap in parts of New Zealand where reporting of local bodies is at an absolute minimum, thanks in large to the decreasing size of newsrooms around the country. It’s great news, if you’re in an area where the reporting or coverage of happenings from within publicly funded organisations is
virtually non-existent. The prospect of becoming more and more informed about happenings around your region or district are vitally important. It will see the development of a content sharing service where from within the roles created, as part of the pilot scheme, all content will go into a pool for members of the NPA to be able use across their platforms. The news came through over the weekend of the announcement which was made public
yesterday morning, and it allowed some time of reflection from an Ashburton District point of view and in particular our role as the district’s daily newspaper. I’m proud to say that the announcement won’t impact on our day-to-day operations too much, as of the listed roles that are expected for the eight journalists who are employed, we cover them strongly already with our own resources. The plan is for the reporters to focus on institutions like council, council committees, community boards, council-owned commercial enterprises, district health boards and local trusts – all things that we try on a daily basis to cover off already – and in my humble, and somewhat biased, opinion, we do well. It’s more something that will
really offer value to those in perhaps more major centres where that lower level of reporting is currently embattled due to restricted newsrooms and the growing demand of immediate news to fulfill the requirements of digital newsrooms. It’s reporting that is still important though as it generally impacts directly on the community. Where rates money is going and how it’s being spent is important, as key decisions that impact on a district or regions things like environment are often some of the best read stuff. In a perfect world, we would see some of that fund channeling its way down to our own reporting level to help fund and further enhance the product we are already providing and enabling us to generate that content
across multiple different news platforms. I am pleased to see recognition for the role of community reporting on such critical issues, it is so often undervalued by the bigger corporate organisations when it was and in many cases, still is, the life and blood of a good newsroom that has community based issues at its forefront. We, and by that I mean the Guardian, could remove some of our resources from covering such areas and push more towards the feel-good and happy stories that others tend to base themselves on, but we try and understand just how important the information coming from those key organisations is and hence why it often gets so much prominence within these pages.
summit in Moscow. In 2008, the Vatican issued a decree stating that anyone trying to ordain a woman as a priest and any woman who attempted to receive the ordination would incur automatic excommunication. Ten years ago: A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Five years ago: Saying he wanted kids to play sports but play safely, President Barack Obama called for more and better
research into the effects and treatment of concussions in youth athletes during a summit at the White House. One year ago: ABC cancelled the reboot of Roseanne, after star Roseanne Barr’s tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes. Today’s birthdays: Actor Kevin Conway is 77. Actor Helmut Berger is 75. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 74. Actor Anthony Geary is 72. Actor Cotter Smith is 70. Singer Rebbie
Jackson is 69. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 66. Singer LaToya Jackson is 63. Actor Ted Levine is 62. Actress Annette Bening is 61. Actor Rupert Everett is 60. Actor Adrian Paul is 60. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 58. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 56. Actress Tracey Bregman is 56. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 52. Singer Jayski McGowan is 52. Actor Anthony Azizi is 50. Rock musician Chan Kinchla is 50. Actress Laverne Cox is 47. Rock musician Mark Lee is 46. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder is 45. Singer Melanie Brown is 44.
Rapper Playa Poncho is 44. Actor Justin Chon is 38. Actor Billy Flynn is 34. Actor Blake Foster is 34. Actress Riley Keough is 30. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 30. Actress Kristen Alderson is 28. Thought for today: “When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things — not the great occasions — that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.” — Britishborn American comedian Bob Hope (born this date in 1903, died 2003). - AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2019. There are 216 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit. On this date: In 1905, The world’s first state-run maternity hospital opens. In addition to providing care for expectant mothers, the new St Helen’s hospital in Wellington trained midwifery students. In 1914, the Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad; of the 1477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1012 died. (The Storstad suffered only minor damage.) In 1932, World War One veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren’t scheduled to receive until 1945. In 1947, When Mabel Howard was appointed minister of health and minister in charge of child welfare, she became the first woman to serve as a Cabinet minister in a Commonwealth country. In 1954, English runner Diane Leather became the first woman to run a sub-five-minute mile, finishing in 4:59.6 during the Midland Championships in Birmingham. In 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500, finishing in 29th place (the winner was A.J. Foyt). In 1985, 39 people were killed at the European Cup final in Brussels, Belgium, when rioting broke out and a wall separating British and Italian soccer fans collapsed. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their historic
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epresenting your community is undoubtedly an incredible honour, and from my own experience, it is one that entails a great deal of responsibility and passion. One of my duties as mayor is to lend my voice to the causes of the Ashburton District and its people, and to advocate for the resources that we need. Of late, this task has been particularly critical. As the ongoing efforts to eradicate mycoplasma bovis from the country continues, I am seeing the uncertainty and incredible stress the disease has unleashed affecting parts of our farming community. Farming is not just a job or vocation: for many, it is a way of life, and not knowing the future of herds you’ve worked hard to build and care for must be devastating. That’s why, in late April, I brought together a group of representatives from the local agricultural and health industries to address these ongoing concerns. Our objective is to help facilitate discussions between Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and relevant organisations to ensure information is consistently shared in a timely and targeted manner. In the group, I’m joined by representatives from Federated
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Farmers, Dairy NZ, Beef & Lamb NZ, Rural Support Trust Mid Canterbury, Vet Ent, Ashburton Hospital, and of course, MPI. I am very proud to be working with these organisations, and my hope is that together we can provide a united front for our community and help get the latest information from MPI out to the people who so dearly want it and support those going through this process. Late last year, we learnt that the Ashburton District is the sixth most desired district for business and the twelfth for quality of life out of 66 districts. The council-commissioned Ashburton Labour Force Plan reported that improving the quality of living in Ashburton, promoting our story, and training the future workforce will help close the gap between labour demand and supply in our district, potentially adding at least $16 million to our economy. This is an issue that goes right to the core of our community and identity. There is an urgent and ongoing need to attract
more people to our region, and with low unemployment, affordable housing, excellent schools, and great amenities, we have much to offer. Selwyn District Mayor, Sam Broughton and I lead the Newcomer and Migrant Settlement Programme, under the Canterbury Regional Economic Development Strategy, so I have a particular interest and role to play in encouraging the settlement of skilled workers in our region. I use every opportunity to promote this cause for the betterment of our district. The 2020 Sister Cities Conference coming to Ashburton will be an invaluable way to tell our story to an attentive national and international audience, and our position as a Welcoming Community will only further help to make newcomers feel at home and more inclined to stay in our little corner of the country. These are just some of the programmes and events helping to address the Labour Force Plan, and I will be continuing to front this issue. At the start of my term as mayor, people may recall a spree of youth crime in Ashburton. Through community engagement and the hard work of our local police, this has been addressed. There was also work to
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Children target of stabbings AP A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you” attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, wounding at least 19 people, including 13 children, Japanese authorities and media said. The victims were lined up at a bus stop in Kawasaki City when a man in his 40s or 50s attacked. NHK national television, quoting police, said that the suspect died after slashing himself in the neck. Police wouldn’t immediately confirm the report or provide other specific details. It wasn’t immediately clear how many others had died. An official with the Kawasaki fire department told The Associated Press that one person had been killed. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to speak to the media. Some Japanese media outlets were reporting at least three deaths, while some were
A man wielding a knife attacked commuters and many school children, waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning’s rush hour, Japanese authorities and media have said. PHOTO AP saying two, including the attacker. Kyodo news agency reported that all 13 children who were
stabbed were girls at a nearby private school in Kawasaki City. A witness told the Mainichi newspaper that he heard chil-
dren shrieking after walking past a bus, and when he turned around, he saw a man wielding a knife in each hand, screaming “I will kill you” and that several children were on the ground. NHK, citing police, said that a bus driver told officials that a man holding a knife in each hand walked toward the bus and started slashing children. NHK also interviewed a witness who said he saw the suspect trying to force his way onto a bus. The attacker’s identity and motives weren’t immediately known. Television footage showed emergency workers giving first aid to people inside an orange tent set up on the street, and police and other officials carrying the injured to ambulances. Although Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, it has had a series of high-profile killings, including in 2016 when a former employee at a home for the disabled allegedly killed 19 and injured more than 20 others.
Galecki to be a dad Over the weekend, the Big Bang Theory star and his girlfriend, Alaina Meyer, had a gender reveal party that got a little messy. To announce the gender of their first child, the couple decided to have a paint party of sorts with different shades of blue. By the end of the reveal, the parents-to-be were happily covered in paint. “To all those who voted boy, you were right!” Meyer shared on her Instagram Story. The 44-year-old actor announced earlier this month that he was going to be a dad. “We are absolutely over the moon to announce that we will soon be welcoming a little one into this crazy and wonderful world,” he gushed.
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Syria, Israel exchange fire amid regional tension AP Syria said an Israeli attack against a military post in the country’s south on Monday killed a soldier and injured another. Israel, in a rare statement acknowledging firing into Syria, said it was responding to anti-aircraft fire from Syria against one of its combat planes. The back-to-back statements come amid heightened regional tension over Iran’s role in Syria and other parts of the Middle East. They also follow a number
of reported Israeli strikes on Syria in the past ten days, according to state run media. Israel does not usually comment on reports concerning its strikes in neighbouring Syria, though it has recently acknowledged striking Iranian targets there. Syrian state TV al-Ikhbariya quoted a military official saying that the Israeli attack came shortly after 9pm local time and targeted a military outpost east of Khan Arnabeh, a town in Quneitra on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. An earlier statement on
state media said one military vehicle was also damaged when a rocket landed in Tal alShaar in Quneitra. Israel said it was responding after anti-aircraft fire from Syria targeted one of its combat planes in Israeli airspace. A statement from the Israeli army said that earlier Monday a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at one of its aircraft “as it was carrying out a routine flight in Israel. “The projectile landed in Syrian territory. In response, we targeted the Syrian launcher that was responsible for firing it.”
The Israeli military “sees any threat against its aircraft with great severity and takes measures to defend them”. Israel’s prime minister said in statement shortly afterward that the Syrian army “tried to harm an Israeli plane, it didn’t succeed”. “Our policy is clear — we are not prepared to tolerate any aggression against us, we will retaliate against it forcefully and decisively,” the statement said. Syrian media had reported earlier this month two incidents in which Israeli strikes hit inside southern Syria.
Patrick Stewart back Patrick Stewart is boldly going back to where he’s gone before – just not in a very long time – when he reprises his role as Star Trek: Next Generation captain, Jean-Luc Picard in his upcoming CBS All Access series. While details are few and far between, some intriguing bits of information have trickled out regarding what Picard, last seen in the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis, will be up to when the show premieres. The one plot detail that they would actually confirm will be a tie-in to J J Abrams’ 2009 reboot of the franchise Star Trek. Picard’s storyline will incorporate the destruction of Romulus.
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Fined for scratching his face while driving NZME A motorist in China has been left furious after he was fined by police for scratching his head while driving. No, that’s not illegal in China. At least not yet. But the man was caught on camera scratching the side of his face near his ear. The artificial intelligence on-board the camera concluded that he was holding a phone up to his ear. Once you see the picture, you can understand why, but there’s clearly no phone. The driver, named Liu, was
fined 50 yuan (about $NZ11) and lost points on his licence, according to the BBC. But despite the camera’s mis-
take, the man struggled to successfully protest his innocence and overturn the fine when he called the local police, news. com.au reports. Liu shared the photo snapped by the traffic camera and his fine on Chinese social media. “I often see people online exposed for driving and touching others’ legs, but this morning, for touching my face, I was also snapped breaking the rules,” he said. However, according to The Global Times in China, the ticket was eventually overturned. Authorities said the camera
system takes a photo when it detects driver movement and clearly misclassified Liu’s actions. China continues to pursue a massive surveillance state where citizens are closely watched. There are more than 170 million surveillance cameras and the country has plans to install a further 400 million by 2020. The CCTV cameras often have controversial technology such as facial recognition and are used to bolster the country’s Orwellian social credit system.
Lively shows off baby bump Blake Lively is a beaming mom-to-be in Beantown! The pregnant Gossip Girl alum was spotted out and about in Boston flaunting her baby bump in a casual getup. Lively, 31, who is expecting her third child with husband Ryan Reynolds, was seen sporting a black floppy hat with her hair pulled into a low bun, and jeans, a gray shirt and a dark blue jacket. She was smiling as she clutched her cellphone and a notebook to her chest. Reynolds, 42, has been filming the movie Free Guy in the Massachusetts city, according to Boston.com, about a bank teller who learns he’s a background character in a video game.
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Investigation into budget leak By Pattrick Smellie NZME
The Treasury is investigating the leak of spending decisions relating to 18 of the government’s 40 departments and agencies in what appears to be the largest breach of Budget secrecy since the entire Budget was leaked in 1986. Coming two days ahead of the government’s showpiece first ‘well-being Budget’, the leak is at least the third leak of substantially accurate information by National Party leader Simon Bridges this year. Earlier this month, he leaked accurate details of the proposals for a cannabis referendum just before the government was due to announce Cabinet decisions, and in January the broad details of the government’s tri-partite working group on employment law reform were released by Bridges. Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought to shrug off the leaks, saying “some of it’s right and some of it’s wrong” and that he would release “the real Budget” on Thursday. His own office remained in preBudget lockdown yesterday, but he had spoken to his economic
advisory agency, the Treasury, which had already initiated investigations into its own processes. “Right now we’re conducting our own review of these reports and the information that has been published,” said Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf. Robertson made it clear that the form in which the figures were released differs from the form in which they are prepared for use by officials or Cabinet, suggesting National may have access to original documents that it has taken extracts from to protect the leaker’s identity. He could not rule out the possibility that there would be more leaks before Thursday, 2pm, when the Budget will become public. None of the spending figures released yesterday give any hints on the scale of what is expected to be the Budget’s biggest announcement – a package of measures to improve mental health services. The government is taking two bites at that cherry this week, releasing its responses in principle tomorrow to recommendations from a mental health inquiry undertaken last year and the substantive spending on new mental
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NZME Air New Zealand will cut capacity across its domestic network in the next financial year as its growth outlook weakens, prompting one travel expert to warn of fare increases. The airline says its domestic growth had increased 20 per cent during the last five years to around 13.8 million seats. However, there would be a “slight decline’’ of 2 per cent in domestic seats in the coming year. This would be achieved by “targeted frequency reductions in select markets,’’ an investor day presentation slide says. Air New Zealand has seen a slowdown in domestic demand, particularly from leisure travellers as economic growth weakens. Overseas tourists fill about a quarter of Air New Zealand’s domestic flights and high international visitor growth rates have also slowed. An airline spokeswoman said from July it would begin making some mostly off-peak frequency reductions to domestic main trunk routes plus some regional services out of Nelson, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Blenheim and Tauranga. She stressed that this was a reduction in frequency rather than pulling out of centres and the airline “remained committed to all routes in New Zealand’’. It was starting a new route – Auckland to Invercargill – later this year. Helloworld Travel executive general manager Simon McKearney calculates the cuts will amount to 276,000 seats which would have a “significant’’ impact. “It goes without saying that a capacity reduction will lead to fare increases – pure economics with supply versus demand,’’ he said. He said there would still be
discount fares. This could mean committing to travel plans at an earlier stage, said McKearney. Jetstar too has already been cutting domestic capacity. Jetstar has announced seasonal cuts to its turbo prop services between Auckland and New Plymouth and figures show it is also cutting back its Napier, Nelson and Palmerston North services. The airline is also ending its three times weekly Dunedin-Wellington service tomorrow but that capacity transfers to two extra weekly flights from Auckland to Rarotonga over winter. Jetstar is also boosting Wellington-Queenstown flights from October. On Tuesday, Air New Zealand told investors it had cut up to $60 million off forecast pre-tax profits in just two months as high fuel costs hit. The airline has dropped guidance for earnings this financial year to $340 million, the bottom of its previously announced range. That compares with a target range for operating earnings of between $340 million and $400 million given on March 28. Its first-half net profit dropped by 34 per cent to $152m. Last year, it was forecasting pretax profits of $425m to $525m for the current financial year. The airline has underway a process to carve 5 per cent from over-
head costs of support services in response to a dip in demand growth that emerged late last year. It has also been hit by rising operational costs, mainly fuel. Growth across its network had been pared back to 3 per cent to 5 per cent on average, during the next three years, revised from 5 per cent to 7 per cent to reflect slower demand. Air New Zealand’s share price has fallen in the past year from $3.27 closing last night at $2.72. Following yesterday’s investor day, Forsyth Barr analyst Andy Bowley said inflationary pressures were evident across labour and other operational inputs increasing the need for yield advances. “The cost backdrop has deteriorated in recent months while demand is consistent with management’s revised outlook from its January profit warning,’’ The airline announced Tuesday that it would buy eight new Dreamliner 787-10 to replace its 777-200s from 2022. The airline has options to buy 12 more Dreamliners but this would depend on travel demand. While the big airlines are cutting back, one airline has announced expanded services. Air Chathams says its Auckland-Whanganui flights had become so popular in the last three years it would be using a larger plane on the route on the weekend during the next three months.
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Simply leftovers Sometimes it’s difficult to get excited by leftovers but when you realise the amount of food wasted very day by Kiwis, it’s clear we can all do our part in stopping food waste. In fact, 49 per cent of Kiwis are guilty of throwing away their leftover food because they don’t feel like eating the same thing twice but you don’t have to eat the same meal as you did yesterday. Leftovers can be the starting point for a whole new meal, with the bonus that a lot of the preparation has already been done. Mediterranean mince pies 4 slices ciabatta bread or similar (approx. 2.5 C when cubed) 2T olive oil 3C cooked mince (eg leftover bolognese) 1/4 C semi sundried tomatoes, finely chopped 1/4 C pitted olives, sliced 1/2 C feta cheese, cubed Salt and pepper Handful of fresh basil, or 1 teaspoon dried basil
Noodle fritters 1C peanuts Oil, for frying 3 eggs 1T curry powder 2T flour 1/2 t salt Knob fresh ginger, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 fresh chili, finely chopped 1/2 red capsicum, chopped Small handful coriander 1 carrot, grated 1/4 C tofu, cubed About 150g leftover fried noodles Juice of 1 small lemon ■■ Toast the peanuts in the oven or in a pan with a little oil. ■■ Into a bowl, break the eggs and add the curry powder, flour and salt and beat well. ■■ Add the ginger, garlic, chili, capsicum, coriander, carrot, tofu and noodles. ■■ Roughly chop the toasted peanuts and throw them in, along with the juice of the lemon. ■■ With a large spoon, gently stir the mixture to combine. ■■ In a pan, heat some oil for frying the fritters. ■■ Place large spoonfuls of the batter in the pan, turning once the first side has been cooked.
Fridge frittata 3 C chopped, leftover vegetables (mushrooms, broccoli, potatoes, etc) 8 large eggs 1/2 C milk 1/4 t black pepper 1/4 t salt 1/4 t dried rosemary or thyme 3T oil 1 small onion, diced 2T cheese of your choice ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Chop all leftover vegetables to similar sizes. ■■ In a small bowl, beat the eggs and whisk in milk. ■■ Season with herbs, salt and pepper. ■■ Heat oil in a large, oven-proof frying pan; cook onion and other raw ingredients until slightly soft. ■■ Then add the cheese and any other already cooked ingredients. ■■ Pour in the egg mixture, stir and cook on medium heat until the edges peel away. ■■ Bake in oven for 15 minutes until set.
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Tarragon chicken pasta bake 250gm dried macaroni-style pasta 50gm white breadcrumbs (we used Panko) 300gm leftover roast chicken (chopped small) 50gm unsalted butter 40gm plain flour 600ml chicken stock (slightly warmed) 175ml double cream 50gm parmesan or other strong hard cheese (grated) 2t french mustard 2t dried tarragon Salt Pepper ■■ Preheat the oven to 200°C Put the pasta on to cook. When ready, drain, rinse and set aside. ■■ While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce: ■■ Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly. ■■ Keep the heat low to medium, to avoid browning. ■■ Add the chicken stock and cream and stir thoroughly. ■■ Add the cheese, mustard and tarragon. Taste and adjust seasoning. ■■ Cook for a further 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens a little. ■■ Once the sauce is ready, add the chicken and drained pasta and stir thoroughly. ■■ Transfer into an oven-proof casserole dish. ■■ Bake for 20-25 minutes until the crumbs on top are golden brown.
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■■TENNIS
Nadal in cruise mode AP
Pip Johnston talks tactics during with the Mid Canterbury side on Sunday.
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Wizards work their magic They’re the top team, and on Sunday Mid Canterbury found out why, when they took on the Atami Wizards in the men’s division one basketball competition in Christchurch. The big Atami Wizards side worked their magic against Mid Canterbury and came away with a 68-59 win, leaving the Mid Canterbury side 10th on the table with two wins from their four games so far in their first appearance in the city competition in some years. The Mid Canterbury team fielded predominantly a guard line-up on Sunday, due to some forwards being unavailable, and they started well with the fast break and took an early 11–6 lead. However, Atami soon found their three-point range and took
the lead 17–13 at the end of the first quarter. Atami intensified their defence and started to work the ball inside, but Mid Canterbury kept finding the hoop on the break and with good offensive options drew it back to 23-all. Atami again worked their way back by increasing their defensive pressure and offensively using their bigger size to muscle their way ahead, to take a 34–29 lead in to half-time. A loose start to the third from both sides, with a lot of turnovers, meant Mid Canterbury were unable to settle and that allowed Atami to stretch their lead, only for Mid Canterbury to come back again through steals on the defensive end which allowed them to ignite their fast break. Atami still led 49–43 heading
into the fourth quarter, but Mid Canterbury started well by pushing the ball up the court, allowed to do so by protecting their defensive boards and getting hands on the ball when the big Atami forwards tried to dribble in the keyhole. Atami weathered the mini-comeback but then produced a period of play where they turned the ball over consecutively to allow Mid Canterbury into the game. Mid Canterbury had a 55–54 lead with four minutes to go, but it changed again just as quickly, as Atami went on a 9–0 run. Mid Canterbury were unable to force their way back again, with Atami winning it 68–59 . Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr said Atami’s size meant some of his players were forced
to play out of position, but they worked hard and came up with numerous steals . Kerr said while his side created turnovers, they ourselves committed a lot of unforced errors which blunted opportunities to get on any sort of roll. “We had opportunities to win this match but again the shots from the perimeter just weren’t dropping,” Kerr said. Marc Juntilla made his first appearance for the season for Mid Canterbury after an injury lay-off, and was excellent on the break as well as being a nuisance defensively, creating a lot of turnovers, and top scoring with 18 points. Pip Johnston ended up with 12, while Fotu Hala and Gareth Hunt both ended up with 10 points.
Like so many others who have faced Rafael Nadal, Yannick Hanfmann thought he had a plan. Until, that is, tennis’ greatest claycourt player dismantled it stroke by stroke on the red dirt where he has won 11 French Open titles. “After the first two sets, you’re thinking like, ‘Damn,’” Hanfmann, a German ranked 184th, said after losing 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. “It’s rough.” The 27-year-old former college player at the University of Southern California, who won three qualifying matches to earn the dubious honour of being Nadal’s punching bag in the opening round of the main draw, didn’t make a fool of himself in what was his first career match on the showcase Court Philippe Chatrier. Indeed, in what would have amounted to a minor earthquake in the arena that is practically Nadal’s backyard had he converted, Hanfmann even had four chances to break the Spaniard in his first service game. But the experience of facing Nadal for the first time, and at Roland Garros to boot, can do strange things to the uninitiated. Before the first point was played, as the players broke away from their pre-match photo session with two kids at the net, Hanfmann stuck out a hand, looking for a shake. Later, even he couldn’t explain why he had done it. Had Nadal blanked him, the memes could have gone viral. Thankfully, the winner of 17 major titles didn’t leave Hanfmann hanging. Looking ahead, the one hour and 57 minutes of tennis in a brisk breeze didn’t reveal any hitherto unknown secrets about how Nadal is feeling in his pursuit again this year of the Musketeers’ cup.
■■ RUGBY LEAGUE
Barbarians head into break on a good note By Erin Tasker
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Departing Ashburton Barbarians player Darryn Bolt was given a top send-off on Saturday, with his final outing for the side a resounding 60-12 win over the Halswell Hornets. It was a big win heading into what could be a pivotal few weeks in the Canterbury Rugby League division one competition for the Ashburton Barbarians, and coach Steve Gamble was happy with the performance. “I wasn’t too sure how it was going to go, resting some of our players and giving them a bit of a rest and recovery from some slight niggles, but the boys we put in their place really stepped up
and sent our man out on a good note,” Gamble said. It was Bolt’s final game for the Barbarians before making the move across the ditch to Australia. “I think the boys really stood up to the occasion. I was just really pleased with how they all played and stuck together,” Gamble said. The Barbarians now had a week off, with no rugby league over Queen’s Birthday weekend, and it was possible they could find themselves with two weekends off as their next opposition were struggling for players. The Shirley Hawks were due to make the trip to Ashburton next weekend, but they struggled to fill a team on Saturday and their
game had to be called off at halftime, Gamble said. He hoped Shirley could muster a team for the trip south, because the couple of weeks that followed that were set to be big for the Barbarians, with Marist Saints and the Burnham Chevaliers their next opposition. The Ashburton Barbarians have lost to both Marist and Burnham in recent weeks, and going into games like that off a two-week break would not be ideal, Gamble said. Round one winners Marist and the defending champion Chevaliers played each other on Saturday, in the third round of round two, and Marist came away with a convincing win, 42-20.
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■■ OPINION
A sporting feast while we sleep O
h what I would give to be packing my bags and boarding a plane to the UK right now. Tomorrow, a massive couple of sporting months will kick off with the beginning of the Cricket World Cup. Then, just a couple of days before that comes to an end the Netball World Cup will get under way. It’s going to be a massive few weeks, and unfortunately, given the fact that we live on the other side of the world, we’re probably not going to see a lot of it. Much of the action is going to take place while we’re all away in the land of nod. So what sort of news can we expect to wake up to as the tournaments progress? Good news, hopefully, particularly from the Black Caps. The past couple of seasons have been pretty good for us New Zealand cricket fans on a whole, and heading into the tournament we’re in a pretty good position. Not only are we ranked fourth in the world, behind England, India and South Africa, but we’re also heading into the tournament off the back of a pretty convincing win over India in a warm-up game last week. It’s hard to know how much to read into results like that. No team wants to give away too much heading into a big tournament, but no team wants to head into a big tournament off the back of a crushing defeat.
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But no team can afford to get too over-confident, either. And while that result against India may have got a whole heap of Kiwi fans excited, including me, we must remember that the competition is yet to even start and class teams like India can never be written off. The Black Caps will look to open their World Cup with a win over Sri Lanka on Saturday, before taking on Bangladesh next Wednesday, and then the lowest ranked of the 10 teams taking part, Afghanistan, next Saturday. The Kiwis’ first three matches are against three of the bottom four teams, and anything other than wins from those matches will not be a good sign of things to come. They then take on that team they beat a few days ago, India, before facing South Africa, the West Indies, and Pakistan, before facing old foes Australia in their penultimate game. Their final game before the competition heads into finals stage, is against the host nation and the number one ranked side in the world, England.
New Zealand’s James Neesham (left) celebrates with team-mates during a recent Cricket World Cup warm-up match between India and New Zealand. The Black Caps will look to open their World Cup with a win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. PHOTO AP By then, we should well and truly have hit our stride, but mind you, they should have too. Looking at the two sporting showpieces about to play out in England, you’ve got to think that New Zealand’s best shot at world glory has to sit with the cricket. We came so close when the tournament was in New Zealand and Australia four years ago, and since then we’ve been pretty consistent performers. It’s a different story altogether for the netball, though. The Silver Ferns, as much as I
love netball and love the Ferns, have just been struggling in recent times and when you’re in a space like that it’s not an easy job to turn it around and get back to where you once were. Their slump also comes at a time when the playing field has become a lot more even when it comes to world netball. Where it was once a fairly safe bet that New Zealand and Australia would be the two battling it out at the end of a tournament, these days there’s a number of contenders.
Again the host nation, England, should be right up there, as should Jamaica and even Malawi and the South Africans, who have come such a long way under the tutelage of former Australian coach Norma Plummer, aka The Ice Queen. The Silver Ferns may prove me wrong. I hope they do. Just like the Black Caps’ win over India, you can’t read too much into what’s happened. Any team, on their day, can win, particularly when the title of world champions is on the line.
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Stunning victory for young Kiwis NZME
Rakaia fend off Hampstead With the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy wrapped up the week before, Rakaia picked up where they’d left off in Saturday’s opening round of Mid Canterbury senior B rugby’s Centennial Mug competition. Rakaia’s Cawte Whiting is pictured fending off the Hampstead defence during his side’s 60-17 win, while Methven picked up an early upset by beating Collegiate 22-17, as did Celtic with their 34-0 win over Allenton. The day’s other game was closer, with Southern just edging out Mt Somers 32-26. Due to the long weekend two of this weekend’s games have been deferred to tomorrow night - Methven versus Mt Somers, and Rakaia versus Celtic – while Hampstead will play Collegiate on Saturday as planned, as will Southern and Allenton. PHOTO PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 250519-HM-0284
A brilliant strike from defender Gianni Stensness against Norway has propelled New Zealand into the last 16 of the under-20 World Cup in Poland. The ball fell to Stensness, who plays for the Wellington Phoenix, in the 71st minute and he blasted it from outside of the penalty area for the game’s first goal. Commentators are labelling it the goal of the tournament so far. New Zealand won 2-0 over the team which had beaten the 2017 champions England in qualification, their second coming thanks to an own goal from Norway’s John Kitolano. Stensness said the opportunity “looked so attractive” when the ball fell to him on the right side. “You never expect those to go in,” said Stensness, who blasted it to the far side of the net. “”I just hit it.
“It felt like a bit of a dream. “It didn’t feel real. “I was running off celebrating.” New Zealand beat the Honduras 5-0 and now top Group C over powerful Uruguay, who they meet in the final group game. Coach Des Buckingham said: “I’m delighted. “It’s hugely pleasing. “The players have worked extremely hard.” Liberato Cacace and Sarpreet Singh were among the stars in the win over Norway. New Zealand team: 1. Michael Woud (GK), 2. George Stanger, 3. Dalton Wilkins, 4. Gianni Stensness, 5. Nando Pijnaker, 6. Dane Schnell, 7. Elijah Just, 8. Joe Bell (c), 9. Max Mata, 10. Sarpreet Singh, 11. Matt Conroy, 12. Cameron Brown (GK), 13. Liberato Cacace, 14. Leon van den Hoven, 15. Trevor Zwetsloot, 16. Dominic Wooldridge, 17. Callan Elliot, 18. Ben Waine, 19. Callum McCowatt, 20. Willem Ebbinge, 21. Zac Jones
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■■RUGBY
Sea Snakes notch up first victory By Erin Tasker
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With every week that’s passed, Ashburton Celtic’s women’s rugby team has stepped it up a notch, and on Saturday they finally picked up their first win. They beat Burnside 25-20 in their Canterbury Metro women’s rugby championship match in Christchurch, and the feeling they got that moment the final whistle blew was one they’d remember for a long time. This season was the first time the Celtic club had ever had a women’s team, and team manager Stefan Brook said the win was well deserved. “They played really well and stuck to their patterns,” Brook said. “It was try for try and Amelia Aldridge scored a try on full-time to win it.” Brook said that Kyla Smith, at centre, had a great game on defence while McKenzie Flett led the forwards well. Flanker Holly McPherson was out-
standing and scored two of her side’s tries. Brook said more than half of the team had never played rugby before, so this season had been a huge learning curve. But now, Celtic had the foundation in place and would be able to build on it in years to come. Brook said it was hoped that a few more players might start to come out of the woodwork, and the team would also give college-aged players a place to continue with their rugby when they left school. The side was coached by Willie Tahuri, but Brook said season one had been a collaborative effort, with Hampstead’s current senior men’s side coach Shaun Bovey, and former Celtic seniors coach Warren McKenzie, among those who had been lending a hand. The team would now have a break for Queen’s Birthday weekend, and be back in action next weekend on Celtic’s club day, against High School Old Boys.
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Red Sierra primed for challenge NZME The David and Emma Haworth-trained Red Sierra won on the undercard of the Listed Ag Challenge Stakes (1600m) last year and the five-year-old mare will be vying to add the coveted race to her resume at Wanganui on Saturday. The daughter of Redwood has been in good form this prepara-
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tion, finishing runner-up in both of her starts, including the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) earlier this month. “She didn’t get a lot of luck in her first start, she had to squeeze up in-between horses and finished off pretty well. 1400m was probably a bit short for her as well,” Emma Haworth said. “She went well last start at Awapuni (Rangitikei Gold Cup), but
she was up against quite a nice horse in Hinerangi. That horse is about twice the size of her and was pretty hard fit, whereas she was second-up. So we were very happy with her performance.” Haworth said the diminutive mare defies her size and she is expecting another strong showing on Saturday after pleasing in track work at Foxton on Tuesday morning.
“She galloped pretty well on Tuesday morning. She got to go around on the rail on the course proper before our jumpouts and I was very happy with her. “We have stepped her up to this sort of grade now and she proved last time out that she’s definitely good enough to be up there, so hopefully she can give another performance like she did last time.”
Rain is forecast in the lead-up to Saturday’s race, but that poses no concern to Haworth, with Red Sierra boasting three wins and two placings from six starts on heavy tracks. With a liking for wet tracks, Haworth said there are still a number of stakes opportunities in the coming months with her mare, including the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton in August.
2 06x37 Soaring Wyvern (6) 58.5................. A Calder 3 635x9 Elevenbee (5) 58.5.......................... S McKay 4 7646x Captain Risky (9) 58.5.............E McCall (a4) 5 6x Private Line (10) 58.5......................V Colgan 6 6 Zamax b (11) 58.5..........................O Bosson 7 0x00 Craigievar (1) 58.5.......................D Mansour 8 86x0 Five Princes (3) 58.5........................S Collett 9 809 Hutseegua (7) 58.5................S Macnab (a2) 10 Kipchoge (8) 58.5........................M Coleman 11 87 Shared Dream (15) 58.5..............C Lammas 12 7 The Winklepicka (2) 58.5.............T Thornton 13 323x3 Spirit Of Galway b (12) 56.5.... J Kamaruddin (a4) 14 x78x0 Just Kate (13) 56.5...................... L Satherley 15 07x0 Rippedeedoodah (14) 56.5 Emergency: Rippedeedoodah 8 2.54pm BCD GROUP 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 2 Ata Rangi (15) 58.5......................D Mansour 2 8354x Capital bh (14) 58.5.........................J Riddell 3 0058x Maestro Blu (2) 58.5................... L Satherley 4 6 Peace Train (9) 58.5.....................T Thornton 5 600x0 Overthemark (11) 58.5... A Goindasamy (a3) 6 Roc In Style (3) 58.5......................M McNab 7 She Said Yes (6) 58.5...................C Lammas 8 0987 Shining Sun (10) 58.5.....................G Swann 9 54 Chatelaine (7) 56.5.......................... C Grylls 10 4 Shiranui (13) 56.5.......................M Cameron 11 x07x8 Cologne (1) 56.5..............................S Collett 12 8990x Global Diamond (12) 56.5......... D Danis (a2) 13 9x Palladino (8) 56.5............................V Colgan 14 29x68 Sheez Leica (5) 56.5....................... A Calder 15 07x0 Rippedeedoodah (4) 56.5 Emergency: Rippedeedoodah 9 3.29pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 3262 Caribbean Rose (4) 57.5.............M Cameron 2 302x5 Livvy Lass (13) 57.5.....................C Lammas 3 0x445 Rip Em Up b (8) 57.5....................... C Grylls 4 83222 Soda (2) 57.5..............................M Coleman 5 x4732 Just Treasure (12) 57.5................... S McKay 6 7x83 Jakama Krystal (14) 57.5............ L Satherley 7 453x0 Sienna Grace (9) 57.5........... M Kareem (a4) 8 23090 Southern Queen (7) 57.5...............M McNab 9 74538 One Way Street (3) 57.5.A Goindasamy (a3) 10 30x8 Gocara (17) 57.5..........................T Thornton 11 70478 Dawon (1) 57.5............................... A Calder
12 6x569 Love Me Tender (16) 57.5................J Riddell 13 0 Sweet Surprize (6) 57.5...................S Collett 14 0 The First Move (10) 57.5............ N Alam (a4) 15 080x0 Huckleberry Hussie (5) 57.5 16 06008 Michiko (11) 57.5 17 8990x Global Diamond (15) 57.5 18 70x00 Whoshe’s Girl 57.5........................ Scratched Emergencies: Huckleberry Hussie, Michiko, Global Diamond, Whoshe’s Girl 10 4.04 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 35x34 Codecracker dmb (2) 59.5..........M Coleman 2 817x Blue Valley (5) 59.........................C Lammas 3 932x1 Rage In The Castle (3) 59................S Collett 4 527x5 Tia Celeste d (9) 59..............T Newman (a3) 5 12033 Cin Cin 58.5.................................. Scratched 6 56106 It’s Doable d (4) 58.5....................D Mansour 7 8x331 Palamedes d (14) 58.5....................V Colgan 8 42514 Savastep (11) 58.5......................M Cameron 9 323x1 Snitz Of Time (1) 58.5 10 321x0 Yamuna d (6) 58.5........................... S McKay 11 17722 Birdie Blitz (7) 58......................... L Satherley 12 321x7 Imperious (8) 58.............................O Bosson 13 819x0 Moiras Town (10) 58.........................R Smyth 14 x6x38 Pleeze Bee d (13) 57 15 62x10 Polly Grey (12) 58.5................J Fawcett (a1)
9 16478 Sly Cath nwtd A &............................Williams 10 78657 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 7 1.53pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 33223 Queen Kong nwtd......................J McInerney 2 62323 Viking Ash 18.16................................. N Udy 3 77614 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 4 48246 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 5 88113 Bigtime Sheer 17.78...........................L Cole 6 72588 Thrilling Denzel nwtd A &.................Williams 7 36864 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 8 51578 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 9 87666 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 75787 Go Ring nwtd.....................................M Flipp 8 2.09pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 77188 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 2 71576 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 3 13141 Bigtime Stella 17.86............................L Cole 4 36655 Rising Hawke 17.99.........................C Morris 5 68683 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 6 188 Small Paige nwtd A &.......................Williams 7 43342 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd................J McInerney 8 76445 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 9 37667 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray
10 24887 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 9 2.28pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 46327 Kushka nwtd J &..................................D Bell 2 63547 Zara Fab nwtd..................................... N Udy 3 37282 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 4 74535 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 5 44278 Bigtime Diesel nwtd............................L Cole 6 84747 Bigtime Rosie 31.03 G &......... S Fredrickson 7 28F53 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell 8 66776 Bigtime Panther nwtd..................... M Gowan 10 2.44pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 37187 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 2 87638 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................. S Gommans 3 58525 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 4 62423 Here’s Hemi nwtd.......................J McInerney 5 75827 Bigtime Sam nwtd G &............ S Fredrickson 6 52337 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 7 63423 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 8 54765 Rose And Crown nwtd..................M Goodier 9 36766 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray 10 66687 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson
1 64248 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 2 42667 Manly Monkey 17.80 J &......................D Bell 3 66476 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 4 8564x Idol Little Girl nwtd.............................M Flipp 5 35282 Just Like Harry 18.02.......................... N Udy 6 17778 Killer Frost 18.19..........................S J Phillips 7 85588 Macey Baxter 17.88...................J McInerney 8 35575 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 9 63688 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 10 78875 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 5 4.13pm PRESIDENTS DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 33778 Sly John 17.99 J &...............................D Bell
2 54126 Goldstar Wilson 18.11.......................S Stone 3 4x757 Cawbourne Chops 18.14.......... K Gommans 4 75445 Homebush Flutey 17.90.............J McInerney 5 x7657 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 6 53257 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 7 54231 Leger’s Magic 18.10...........................M Flipp 8 6157 Frizzled nwtd.................................M Roberts Emergencies: 9 26468 Light Cruiser 18.07.........................G Atwood 10 68776 Captain Kate 18.28..........................C Morris
Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway
Waikato RC Venue Te Rapa Meeting Date 29 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 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 11.00am LODGE REAL ESTATE 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 x40x4 Ego Fast (10) 58.5...............................C Dell 2 8x530 The Revenant (13) 58.5............ D Danis (a2) 3 8 Beauty Star (16) 58.5 4 8x Symbio (2) 58.5................................J Riddell 5 Alfa Rosso (6) 58.5..................... L Satherley 6 42963 Shipshape (8) 56.5.........................M McNab 7 526x Mrs Rumble (17) 56.5...................... C Grylls 8 4 Tangodanzer (1) 56.5..................M Coleman 9 x049x Porshabelle (4) 56.5.....................T Thornton 10 Miss Hepburn (9) 56.5............C Burdan (a4) 11 0 Angel Divine (15) 56.5.................... A Calder 12 7x Madam Loulou (5) 56.5...............M Cameron 13 Miss Bazili (18) 56.5........................V Colgan 14 8 Three Sixty (3) 56.5.........................S Collett 15 8 Vanilla Chinchilla (12) 56.5 16 670 Suggested (14) 56.5 17 30x87 Wondering 56.5............................. Scratched 18 x78x0 Tickadiva (11) 56.5 19 8354x Capital bh (7) 58.5 20 0987 Shining Sun 58.5........................... Scratched Emergencies: Vanilla Chinchilla, Suggested, Wondering, Tickadiva, Capital, Shining Sun 2 11.30 WEBSITE ANGELS 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 65030 Nitro (7) 58.5......................... M Kareem (a4) 2 Tumbril (8) 58.5..............................O Bosson 3 Wind Chimes (5) 58.5......................J Riddell 4 75x03 Expressive (9) 56.5......................... A Calder 5 7439x Unbeatable Dancer (3) 56.5........M Coleman 6 46x59 Miss Bumblebee (6) 56.5.............C Lammas 7 4x Sweet Dreams (17) 56.5.............M Cameron 8 465x Medalza (18) 56.5............................S Collett 9 One Madison (14) 56.5.................... C Grylls 10 0x Supreme Heights (15) 56.5......... L Satherley 11 6 Showcat (13) 56.5........................D Mansour 12 Oso Shocking 56.5........................ Scratched 13 7x Remarkable Riley (4) 56.5..............V Colgan 14 Star Petite (2) 56.5.........................M McNab 15 8 Vanilla Chinchilla (11) 56.5 16 670 Suggested (16) 56.5 17 30x87 Wondering (1) 56.5 18 x78x0 Tickadiva (10) 56.5 -
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 29 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 12.08pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 44826 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 2 677 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 3 673 Small Boy nwtd A &.........................Williams 4 So Severe nwtd................................C Morris 5 48835 Rattle The Jug nwtd....................B Goldsack 6 43828 Firecracker nwtd A &........................Williams 7 4568 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 8 38833 Duke Bruce nwtd................................. N Udy 9 76876 Skeldale nwtd J &................................D Bell 10 86778 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 2 12.25pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 FINAL C0f, 520m 1 2 Big Time Rhino nwtd...........................L Cole 2 43 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 3 12 Big Time Tina 30.89............................L Cole 4 42531 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 5 3 Big Time Marlisa nwtd.........................L Cole 6 52742 Sahara Pippa nwtd.............................M Flipp
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 29 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.02pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 84546 Tiddy Cash 31.08.......................J McInerney 2 13764 Rockoneva 31.41.........................B Hodgson 3 86531 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 4 x8788 Bigtime Bridget 30.83....................... C Brider 5 33232 Zara Jinx 31.00................................... N Udy 6 86625 Tuff Treasure nwtd..........................B Mitchell 7 88777 Bigtime Roll nwtd........................ D P Symes
19 8354x Capital bh (12) 58.5 20 0987 Shining Sun 58.5........................... Scratched Emergencies: Vanilla Chinchilla, Suggested, Wondering, Tickadiva, Capital, Shining Sun 3 11.59am ALLIED SECURITY 2000 $10,000, MDN HWT, 2000m 1 00494 Charred (8) 68.......................M Roustoby (3) 2 x6693 Castle Black (16) 68........................... A Kuru 3 85429 Krakadeel b (11) 68.........................J Riddell 4 8x057 Argyll (9) 68................................... S Macnab 5 06805 Mav (4) 68........................................D Turner 6 46x96 Noble Stride (5) 68...........................M Gillies 7 408x6 King Of Cool (12) 68........................... E Farr 8 756x7 Kipling (10) 68......................................C Dell 9 75879 Mr Scallywag (17) 68.................... T Moki (3) 10 x6996 Shackeltons Edge (1) 68...............T Johnson 11 Yes Father (15) 68........................ B Lammas 12 06x3x Unacceptable (18) 66................ N Downs (3) 13 40x56 Figeameout (13) 66.................S O’Malley (1) 14 76680 Come Dance With Me (14) 66.S Karnicnik (2) 15 709x7 Mistress (2) 66..................... J Seivwright (3) 16 5890x Chasing Diamonds (7) 68 17 980 Star Of The Show (3) 68 18 0x00 Nesley (6) 68 Emergencies: Mistress, Chasing Diamonds, Star Of The Show, Nesley 4 12.34pm SVS 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 670x6 Toorak Tower d (1) 70................H McNeill (3) 2 41x50 Beached As Bro (9) 69 3 x0914 Kandari td (12) 69............................J Riddell 4 4276x Magic Cannon m (6) 69................T Johnson 5 0190x Magnanimous Man m (4) 69............G Walsh 6 50099 Masu (18) 68.5.................................D Turner 7 46041 Pop ‘n’ Rock (2) 68.5........................... E Farr 8 46537 Scaglioni (11) 68.......................... B Lammas 9 0463x Aongatete Express dm (5) 67.5 Seivwright (3) 10 x0540 Luen Yat Miracle td (3) 67.5....S O’Malley (1) 11 71250 Cabochon 67................................. Scratched 12 554x0 Hello Sailor (10) 66....................... S Macnab 13 4300x Century Miss 65.5......................... Scratched 14 10x66 Moccasin d (15) 65.5...........................C Dell 15 10774 Noble Star td (14) 67................. N Downs (3) 16 70866 Ohthoserussians (8) 67 17 590x9 Inverness dm (13) 65 18 x0006 Staccato dm (16) 66.5........................ A Kuru
19 7797x Red John m (17) 66.5 20 0088x Atomic Blast (7) 66.5 Emergencies: Noble Star, Ohthoserussians, Inverness, Staccato, Red John, Atomic Blast 5 1.09pm BOOK YOUR XMAS DO @ TE RAPA EVENT CENTRE 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 74461 Magnify d (8) 59...............................S Collett 2 827x8 Saint Croix d (13) 58.5............... N Alam (a4) 3 758x0 Socially Excited dm (2) 58.5.......M Cameron 4 05355 Crystallize (7) 58..........................D Mansour 5 17x78 Starman d (4) 58..............................J Riddell 6 4345x La Roccetta d (12) 57.5..........J Fawcett (a1) 7 62x10 Polly Grey (11) 57.......................M Coleman 8 21457 Quality Prevails (3) 57..................... S McKay 9 18x30 Marija d (5) 56.5............................... C Grylls 10 4429x Falkirk Lass m (1) 56...................T Thornton 11 230x7 Nuttee dm (10) 56..................... D Danis (a2) 12 720x9 Hapi Ella (9) 55................................R Smyth 13 2570x Its A Kinda Magic dm (6) 55..T Newman (a3) 6 1.44pm FAIRVIEW MOTORS 1400 $10,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 x2353 Craftyaffair (2) 57.5..........................J Riddell 2 47x28 Angelica b (7) 57.5.......................C Lammas 3 3x Trophy (9) 57.5................................. C Grylls 4 46 Anatolia (8) 57.5.............................. A Calder 5 00905 Tintero (5) 57.5............................D Mansour 6 800x Keepella Heights (13) 57.5.......... L Satherley 7 8x00x Cherry Lane (18) 57.5......................R Smyth 8 6x78 Cicciolina (14) 57.5........................O Bosson 9 8x Flashdance (4) 57.5....................M Coleman 10 Garnet (15) 57.5..........................T Thornton 11 0 Jeu Tango (16) 57.5.................. D Danis (a2) 12 07x0 Rippedeedoodah (1) 57.5...........M Cameron 13 7x0 Whimsy (12) 57.5........... A Goindasamy (a3) 14 70x00 Whoshe’s Girl (17) 57.5..........J Fawcett (a1) 15 323x3 Spirit Of Galway 57.5.................... Scratched 16 4 Shiranui (11) 57.5 17 0 Angel Divine (3) 57.5 18 0 Sweet Surprize (6) 57.5 19 29x68 Sheez Leica (10) 57.5 20 x07x8 Cologne 57.5................................. Scratched Emergencies: Spirit Of Galway, Shiranui, Angel Divine, Sweet Surprize, Sheez Leica, Cologne 7 2.17pm SKYCITY HAMILTON WAIKATO CUP DEC 14 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 32x88 Dalmar (4) 58.5..................... M Kareem (a4)
Emergency: Polly Grey Blinkers on: Suggested (R1), Suggested (R2), Saint Croix, Socially Excited, Quality Prevails, Marija (R5), Cicciolina (R6), Private Line, Five Princes (R7), Pleeze Bee (R10) Blinkers off: Medalza (R2), Come Dance With Me (R3), Whimsy (R6), Maestro Blu (R8) Winkers on: Wondering (R2) Winkers off: Symbio, Suggested (R1), Suggested (R2), Saint Croix (R5), Elevenbee, Five Princes (R7) Pacifiers on: Luen Yat Miracle (R4)
SELECTIONS
Race 1: Miss Hepburn, Mrs Rumble, Ego Fast, Three Sixty Race 2: Tumbril, Unbeatable Dancer, Medalza, Wondering Race 3: Figeameout, Krakadeel, Unacceptable, Noble Stride Race 4: Luen Yat Miracle, Pop ‘n’ Rock, Scaglioni, Staccato Race 5: Marija, Magnify, Socially Excited, Crystallize Race 6: Craftyaffair, Anatolia, Shiranui, Trophy, Flashdance Race 7: The Winklepicka, Zamax, Private Line, Soaring Wyvern Race 8: Ata Rangi, Chatelaine, Peace Train, Shiranui, Capital Race 9: Caribbean Rose, Soda, Livvy Lass, Rip Em Up Race 10: Codecracker, Rage In The Castle, Tia Celeste
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
7 66364 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 8 16 Big Time Dynasty 30.89......................L Cole Emergencies: 9 54554 Aleng nwtd......................................S E Hunt 10 55 Big Time Frosty nwtd...........................L Cole 3 12.43pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 Zero Spirit nwtd A &.........................Williams 2 Big Time Chance nwtd........................L Cole 3 574 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 4 85 Duhart nwtd J &...................................D Bell 5 46548 Two Percenta nwtd J &.........................D Bell 6 67425 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 7 74787 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris 8 36x5F Sahara Dream nwtd...........................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 76876 Skeldale nwtd J &................................D Bell 10 77858 Gotcha Bailey nwtd....................J McInerney 4 1.00pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C0 C0, 520m 1 Big Time Dusty nwtd...........................L Cole 2 33632 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 3 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 4 Big Time Seth nwtd.............................L Cole
5 Big Time Clare nwtd............................L Cole 6 266 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 7 33236 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 8 55 Big Time Frosty nwtd...........................L Cole 5 1.18pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 520m 1 65325 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 2 26671 Thrilling Stan 30.40............................D Edlin 3 75312 Bigtime Benji 30.44.............................L Cole 4 66334 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 5 22875 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 6 36875 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 7 57775 Bigtime Rex 30.97...............................L Cole 8 44257 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 6 1.35pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 88358 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 2 7x646 Always Dizzy nwtd.....................J McInerney 3 25453 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 4 7x654 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 5 36F64 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 6 18236 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 7 74476 Bigtime Coco 17.99.............................L Cole 8 22122 Homebush Rieko 18.07.............J McInerney Emergencies:
LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
8 85831 Bigtime Mike 30.42.............................L Cole 2 3.19pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C0/1D C1d, 645m 1 12754 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd.......................B Hodgson 2 37755 Cawbourne Zulu 38.00..................M Roberts 3 58473 Allen Mack 38.04..........................M Roberts 4 31435 Bigtime Acacia nwtd............................L Cole 5 24114 Race Me Home 38.67..................B Hodgson 6 15456 Bigtime Lonestar 38.56 G &.... S Fredrickson 7 53542 Hashtag Blessed nwtd..................M Roberts 8 41663 Dyna Vernon nwtd.........................M Roberts 3 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m
1 15253 Gotcha Pixie 18.15.....................J McInerney 2 78252 Sahara Penny nwtd............................M Flipp 3 45258 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &...............C Blackburn 4 64532 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G &....... S Fredrickson 5 1 Big Time Billie 17.84...........................L Cole 6 13 Dottie Bell 18.39 J &............................D Bell 7 64456 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 8 16574 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark Emergencies: 9 77838 Homebush Clint nwtd................ S Gommans 10 58757 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A &................Williams 4 3.55pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m
LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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We are seeking someone who thrives on everyday being different from the previous one. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager and be responsible for the day-to-day running and efficiency of our coolstores, container yard and dispatch team. Health and safety, and product quality are two big factors within this role, and so is leading a diverse team. Key requirements that you will bring to this role: • 5+ years’ experience (preferred) in a similar role within the food industry • strong understanding of cold chain logistics and operations • experience with inventory management and DIFOTIS • experience in high volume frozen storage • previous success leading teams. You will need to be highly organised, ensuring the products are received and dispatched within correct time frames, as well as manage operating costs within agreed budgets. So if you have a can-do attitude and appreciate that interdepartmental relationships are key to operations, then send your CV and cover letter to ashburton.hr@talleys.co.nz Only applicants with residency or citizenship will be considered for this role.
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WILSON, Eric Raymond Please note all late death (Curly) – notices or notices sent 07.07.1924 – 26.05.2019 outside ordinary office In his 95th year. Loved husband of Joy and loving hours must be emailed to: father of Margaret, Jill, deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. Susan, John and Robby. Loving grandad of Bobby-Jo, To place a notice during Thaddeus, Angus, Seth, office hours please contact Genevieve, Steven, Anahera, us on 03 307 7900 for more Patrick, Lucy and Phillip, information. Rogene and Josiah and a Any queries please great grandad of Makere, contact 0800 Tipene, Storm, Fleur and ASHBURTON Madeline. Messages may be (0800-274-287) addressed to PO Box 568, Rangiora 7440. A service to celebrate Curly's life will be held at Rossburn Reception Centre, Spark Lane, Rangiora (off Northbrook Road) FRIDAY, May 31 at 2pm.
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Sam’s on the charge for Methven Making a charge up field through the Collegiate defence during an under-8 rugby game in Methven on Saturday was Methven’s Sam Palmer. Blue skies and sun shining down meant it was a cracker day for JAB rugby around the district on Saturday, and this weekend they’ll all get a break thanks to Queen’s Birthday weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 250519-HM-0170
Rolleston rugby player suspended for 60 weeks By Jonathan Leask A Rolleston division 2 rugby player has been banned for four years for strangling an opponent. Playing against Prebbleton on May 18, Kerry Ilalio was red carded for putting his hands around Prebbleton’s Simon Lancaster’s neck until he was blue in the face. Ellesmere Rugby Sub Union chairman Chris Thornley said the
player took exception to something at the bottom of a ruck and proceeded to strangle Lancaster. At the judiciary meeting last week Ilalio was handed a 60-week suspension by the independent panel. It is the longest punishment handed down that Thornley was aware of during his time being involved with Ellesmere Rugby. “It was certainly at the high-
end range of offending,” Thornley said. Ilalio is understood to have only just returned to playing following a suspension for foul play last season. On the verge of halftime, Lancaster said he carried the ball into contact then at the bottom of the ruck alleges he was punched twice, once in the genitals and then in the face, by Ilalio.
“I grabbed him and said ‘mate that’s not on, there’s no need for that’ and as I tried to get up he pushed me down and next thing he had his hands around my neck,” Lancaster said. The match carried on around them for a few phases before the referee stopped play and was blowing his whistle but it took one of Lancaster’s team-mates to drag Ilalio off him.
“One of my team-mates had to tackle him off me because there was no way he was letting go,” Lancaster said. A melee ensued while Lancaster received treatment and said the physio told him he was “quite blue in the face”. He returned to the field but had to leave after struggling to breathe and still had trouble swallowing the next day.
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