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Spruced up and ready to roll, Robert King’s HarleyDavidson will feature at this weekend’s Jokers Social Club Show and Shine Motorcycle Show. It’s just part of the bumper opening weekend for Ashburton’s annual FULL STORY P6 Wheels Week Plus.

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Many migrant youth in Mid Canterbury have encountered bullying and racism, a new report into the district’s newcomers says.

They say it happens both at school and in the community and do not know who to go to for help, as they struggle to feel understood in a district that’s face is dramatically changing.

The findings were revealed in the Mid Canterbury Migrants and Newcomers Research report released this week, after the authors interviewed 105 people aged eight to 66 from 47 nationalities.

The report said while migrant youth enjoyed their teachers, schools and some local activities, many felt misunderstood, wanting further support programmes to be established and more awareness of their cultures. “(The) majority of youth that were from another country or Maori from another town said that they experienced bullying and racism.

“This was experienced both at school and in the community,” the report found.

“They said they didn’t really know who

to talk to about it and it made them not like their new home as much.”

One participant said: “We are expected to fit in and no one really tries to understand us”, while others said they felt more accepted in “friendlier” Christchurch.

The report recommended more diversity awareness and cultural celebration in Ashburton schools and preschools, developing parenting programmes, support for professionals working with migrant youth and strategies to better involve migrant youth in events, among others.

Migrant youth participated in community and school events, including Multicultural Bite, A&P Shows and sporting opportunities, but some felt Ashburton needed to be “more exciting” and highlighted transport as a big issue.

“There is a feeling many young migrants do not participate in events here or elsewhere in the community ... and there remain concerns about the lack of positive social opportunities for young people generally.”

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Colorado considers colour-coded pot

Colorado’s marijuana experiment is threatened by the popularity of eating it instead of smoking it, leading the pot industry to join health officials and state regulators to try to curb the problem of consumers ingesting too much weed.

A taskforce has gathered to start brainstorming ways to educate consumers, including a standard warning system on popular edibles, which is the industry term for marijuana that has been concentrated and infused into food or drink.

“We should have a marking so that when people come in, they know what they’re getting,” said Chris Haslor of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council. Marijuanainfused foods are booming in the state’s new recreational market.

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Sheen free to wed Rossi Charlie Sheen is free to wed his porn star fiancee Brett Rossi now she’s officially divorced. Sheen proposed to the adult actress in February, when she was still legally married to estranged husband John Ross, who filed for divorce last July. The marriage officially ended on April 23, and now Sheen and his bride-to-be are planning a November wedding, according to sources. The actor has been married three times before - he divorced his last wife, Brooke Mueller, in 2011.

New list ranks Grange as top wine While the thought of a bottle of Penfolds Grange may now leave a bitter taste in the mouth of former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell, a new list ranking Australia’s best drops has given the wine top billing.

Online wine marketer Langton’s has released its sixth classification of local wines which includes 139 of the country’s best performing and most prized labels. The list includes 21 wines ranked exceptional including Grange, Henschke’s Hill of Grace Shiraz, Jim Barry’s The Armagh Shiraz and the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon from Wynns Coonawarra Estate. Other wines included in the classification are listed as outstanding or excellent. Penfolds Grange has long been renowned as a great drop, and made headlines last month when Mr O’Farrell was forced to resign as NSW premier after misleading a corruption inquiry about whether he received a 1959 bottle of the fine wine. Langton’s head of auctions Tamara Grischy said it was no surprise that the iconic Grange had again topped the rankings. But she said the latest list had also unearthed some new and different styles that were making their mark on the fine wine world. “Our winemakers have driven the transformation of Australian chardonnay, from bold and oaky to refined and elegant,” she said.

“The demand for this style is clear to see, with a number of Chardonnay wines being recognised.”

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Getting paid to play with Lego Imagine getting paid to play with Lego. As a US Lego Master Builder - one of seven in the world - Dan Steininger has been doing it for 21 years. In Australia for a special Star Wars Lego build, Steininger spills the beans on landing his dream job. Unlike most children, Steininger never grew up playing with the popular building blocks.

He only came across them when his son started getting sets for birthdays and holidays. Steininger, who has a background in art and sculpting, took to it like a duck to water. But it was just a hobby until he got a call from a friend one day about a job opening. “I got lucky,” he says.

“A friend of mine worked at Lego in IT and he told me about an opening in the model shop.

“I had three hours of interviews for a minimum-wage job.

Steininger says during the interview the company showed him a Lego trophy, gave him a tray with all the pieces he needed and timed how long it took him to build a replica, with no instructions. “They came back in about 20 minutes and I was almost done, so I got the job,” he says. And his son, who introduced Steininger to Lego as a kid, is now a Master Builder as well. “He must have known somebody at the company I think,” he joked.

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Lennon’s coat sold A fireman coat once owned by John Lennon has sold at auction for $US31,250 ($A33,811). The blue, asymmetrical, cropped jacket, designed by Great Goat Fireman, was purchased during an online Nate D. Sanders auction for more than $US6000 over its reserve price. The garment featured on the back cover of the Beatles star’s 1969 album Life With The Lions, and it was originally acquired by Lennon’s friend Jon Hendricks in 1978. He passed it on to Andrew B. Harvey, who provided the letter of authenticity to the auction house bosses.

In the note, Harvey writes: “In 1978 we went to stay with Jon for a few weeks. He told me the fireman’s coat hanging in the hall had been left there by John Lennon when he’d called earlier. I think that was the last time he saw John Lennon.” The coat eventually landed in the possession of a Connecticutbased Beatles collector in 1996, who ultimately put the jacket up for auction.

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Starting a new life is hard Filipino migrant Angela Naui, 16, loves Mid Canterbury, but sometimes she feels young migrants are misunderstood.

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Filipino migrant Angela Naui loves living in Mid Canterbury, but sometimes racism and misunderstandings can get in the way.

The 16-year-old has lived in Ashburton for five years after her family moved from the Philippines to “provide for a better future”, and they have fitted in with the large Filipino community.

“It’s pretty peaceful here and it offers a lot of opportunities, but a lot of young migrants don’t have the confidence because they are in someone else’s land and we don’t always know how people are going to react to what we say,” she said.

In the community, Angela

said she felt welcome most of the time and has participated in numerous local events, but occasionally she and her friends had encountered racist remarks at school. She believes it may be a different story if people took time to understand her culture.

Aspects of Angela’s plight have been reflected in a new report which found many Mid Canterbury migrant youth had encountered racism, bullying and felt misunderstood.

It is something Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs, who works to reduce bullying in Mid Canterbury, says is not a surprise.

“These are both huge issues not just in Mid Canterbury but all around New Zealand.

However the report does gauge

what work has been done and is in progress locally to reduce this and that work is really positive. There’s still a really long way to go and as a community we need to step it up.”

Mr Hobbs said parents played a major role in educating their youngsters to accept other cultures.

“When parents or other adults make racist remarks, or negative comments about other people then their kids develop that attitude as they grow up.

The adult population needs to take responsibility for being role models.

“But local teens need to have the confidence to say to their friends and peers bullying is unacceptable . . . just saying to a friend ‘hey, you shouldn’t use

that word it’s racist’ can have a big impact.”

He said it was “concerning” migrant youth said they did not know where to go for help for bullying, but it highlighted a need to get messages to the migrant population.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Chris Murphy said schools had worked hard to cater for new migrants in recent years, with schools establishing evenings for different cultures to help them understand the schooling system.

He said it was important cultural awareness was installed at early childhood or primary age, and schools not only focused on migrants who possess English as their second language.

■ WILLIAMSON RESIGNS AS MINISTER

MP reveals new connections to Liu National MP Maurice Williamson has revealed he used Chinese businessman Donghua Liu’s neighbouring holiday home in the Coromandel and had done renovations on the property, despite earlier claiming Liu was not a friend.

The new details about his relationship with the wealthy Chinese investor and National Party donor came as Mr Williamson denied preferential treatment for Liu. Announcing his resignation as a minister yesterday, the MP distanced himself from the

businessman. He told reporters outside his Pakuranga electorate office that they were not friends, noting that Liu did not speak English, and they did not socialise.

He later revealed that Liu owned a bach next to his family’s house at Pauanui, and the MP had used the property and performed minor repair work on the house when Liu was in China.

“I’m a fan of being a handyman and the house was good to be able to use while we were doing it,” he told Campbell Live.

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Mr Williamson recommended the neighbouring holiday home to Liu when it went on the market.

He also said he had eaten dinner with Liu as part of a group five or six times.

It has previously been revealed that Mr Williamson lobbied for Liu to gain citizenship - against official advice - and his citizenship ceremony was held in Mr Williamson’s electorate office.

But the MP rejected accusations that he allowed Liu’s wealth, donations, or friendship

to influence his judgement.

Mr Williamson said he believed he was doing his job as an MP when he contacted a police superintendent to inquire about two domestic charges laid against Liu in December.

He had been “shocked”at the charges because Liu had required a clean record to get a New Zealand visa.

Asked why he told the superintendent about Mr Liu’s large investments in New Zealand, he said it was to provide “background” for police.

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Migrants become citizens Immigration has paid big dividends in the Ashburton District in terms of boosting the number of New Zealanders who call the district home.

Since 2008, 611 people in the district have sworn their oath of allegiance; many more, however, have elected to live in the district for years without seeking citizenship.

A research project into migrants and newcomers to the district was released yesterday by the Ashburton District Council. Forty-seven nationalities and homelands were represented across the focus groups used in the survey, with those responding having lived in New Zealand for between two months and 12 years.

The largest group of new citizens over the past five years has been Samoans, 164, followed by British, 176. Citizenship numbers have continued to build each year, with 61 in 2008, 152 in 1012 and 187 last year.

The impact on schools is also evident with nine Mid Canterbury schools in the district accessing funding for English language assistance for some 136 students.

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■ ROAD SAFETY WARNING

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Beware sunstrike danger, say police

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Sunstrike was to blame for two major crashes in Mid Canterbury last May, prompting a timely warning from Ashburton police to commuters.

May is the worst month of the year for sunstrike-related road crashes, according to the Automobile Association (AA), with direct sunlight lowered into the view of motorists in the morning and afternoon following the end of daylight saving.

Last year, a high-speed noseto-tail crash at Dromore corner and a collision between a truck and a train were put down to sunstrike from the north during May. From 2009 to 2013, there have been 118 crashes attributed to sun strike in CanTIPS TO MINIMISE SUNSTRIKE terbury.

Senior Sergeant Mark Offen ■ Anticipate when it may happen and use your visors or sunglasses said sunstrike, fog and ice can ■ Go for polarised sunglasses as these are best at combating glare be major contributors to crash■ Drive with your headlights on so your vehicle is easier to see es during May, so it was vital ■ Keep your windscreen clean inside and out motorists watched their follow■ If you are hit by sunstrike, slow down and be extra cautious in your ing distances. driving “People must maintain the correct following distances, with sunstrike someone may brake suddenly and you have Sunstrike was suspected as a key contributor to this crash near Dromore corner on State Highto be able stop in time, I think way 1 in May last year. The occupants were left with moderate and serious injuries. they should be driving with a PHOTO MYLES HUME 080513-MH-010 following distance of five to six of sunstrike.

“Sunstrike may seem like are people pulling out from a seconds,” Mr Offen said.

In nose-to-tail crashes, fol- it’s just a minor annoyance side-street or driveway into the “They need to drive to the conditions. If they can’t see, lowing drivers were generally when you’re driving but every path of another vehicle they drivers need to pull over and to blame and could face charges year we have about two people did not see, or rear-ending a vewait for it to pass until the if the crash is serious, Mr Of- killed and 200 people injured in hicle that had stopped, he said. crashes where the driver was Sunstrike also adds risks for conditions are at a safe level to fen said.

AA Motoring Affairs Gen- blinded by dazzling sunlight,” cyclists, pedestrians and modrive.” torcyclists on the road, as they Mr Offen said clear wind- eral Manager Mike Noon said Mr Noon said.

The most common types of can more easily be hidden in the screens and sun visors were im- drivers should not underesticrashes involving sun-strike glare due to their smaller size. portant to reducing the effect mate sunstrike.

■ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVEY

Abuse at home impacts work

BY REBECCA QUILLIAM Workers who are harassed, stalked and subjected to violence by abusive partners bring that trauma to work with them, costing industry hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity, a new study has found.

Over half of the more than 1600 Public Service Association union members surveyed reported some experience with domestic violence, and 26 per cent had direct experience of family violence.

Of that 26 per cent, more than half needed to take time off work and 38 per cent said violence made it difficult for them to get into work.

The research was completed

by Auckland University Public

Health masters student Margaret Thomas.

Of the participants who reported their work performance was impacted, most (84 per cent) said tardiness was the primary effect, while being distracted, tired or unwell affected 16 per cent of respondents.

Ms Thomas said there was a lot of stories about victims being physically restrained for going to work.

“That probably surprised me - I expected it to be more emotional - you know berating and stopping people from going but it wasn’t; it’s actually people physically being stopped.”

The biggest workplace policy that would help abused workers was for employers to allow them to take paid time off work to go to court for custody issues

or to move house, she said.

Green Party MP Jan Logie has recently put forward a bill that proposes workplace protections for victims of domestic violence.

She noted research by economist Suzanne Snively, which found that businesses were losing $368 million a year in productivity from the impacts of domestic violence in the workplace.

Women’s Refuge spokeswoman Kiri Hannisin said offenders would often text their partner at work, ring the reception desk, stand outside the workplace all day, come into the reception area, or make prank phone calls to the victim.

“If she’s severely beaten, she might not feel able to go into work, and lots of time off

means a poor track record - and if she doesn’t disclose (the violence), which often they don’t, then a high turnover of jobs,” Ms Hannisin said.

PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott said employers needed to “pay attention” to the issue.

She had heard of a case where a government department was reluctant to give an employee time off work to attend a family court hearing about the welfare of her children.

“For the employer not to recognise that was an appropriate use of domestic leave for example, indicated to us that there are still plenty of employers out there who don’t understand that these are matters in people’s personal lives ... that are nonetheless having an impact on their work.”

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Land swap An historic anomaly on rural Rakaia farmland has been righted with the stroke of a pen. For years gravel was excavated from a pit on a property in the Highbank area that was part of privately owned farmland. Just 120 metres away was a small block of land that had been designated reserve to allow it to become a gravel pit. It was never excavated. The Ashburton District Council yesterday signed off a land exchange that will see the reserve title move off the unexcavated lot and onto the site occupied by the gravel pit. The land exchange came at the request of the land’s new owners who wanted to subdivide their property to create two sites. The new boundaries will now be surveyed and gazetted to complete the land exchange.

Art gallery costs Ashburton’s new art gallery and heritage centre might be completed by the middle of this month but it will be much longer before final costings are known.

Wet weather had delayed ground work around the building but internally work was on schedule to wrap up in a couple of weeks, Ashburton District Council commercial manager John Rooney told councillors at yesterday’s finance committee meeting. Any extension of time of completion of the project would need to be justified by the building’s contractor and if this occurred it would have an impact on the amount paid, Mr Rooney said. While there might have been weather driven delays in completing work around the building, that would not prevent staff beginning to move items into the complex next week, he said.

Councillors take break Even elected representatives take holidays as the Ashburton District Council discovered when it struggled to muster sufficient councillors to fill meeting numbers at this round of committee meetings. At yesterday’s finance and business support meeting ex-officio member, mayor Angus McKay had to be counted to make up the quorum of five.

Chair Neil Brown and committee members Don McLeod, Martin Nordqvist and Rod Beavan were all on the apologies list. At last week’s environment services committee meeting, three of the eight committee members were on leave. The service delivery committee fared a little better with just one meeting apology.

Public interest nil With low turnouts to most of its public meetings to discuss next year’s annual plan and accompanying rates rise, the Ashburton District Council wants a better way to spark public interest in the process. The round of meetings started off badly with more councillors and council staff at the first meeting in Ashburton followed by a turnout of just one in Methven. Councillors are now asking whether the meetings are worth the effort involved. Before next year’s annual plan goes out for public comment, councillors will review the current approach.

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■ CONTAMINATED RECYCLING

Clean recycling vital for wheelie bins

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A three-bin collection system is coming out tops in the Ashburton District Council’s rubbish collection survey.

With just two days remaining until the postal survey closes, more than 1500 people have responded, with the majority indicating they preferred a new collection system that would include wheelie bins for rubbish, recycling and organic waste with the current green bin retained for glass.

The council is conducting the survey as part of a review of the way it undertakes its kerbside collections ahead of retendering its collection contracts next year.

The current black bag and green bin system is also in the mix along with a wheelie bin option that does not include provision for organic waste.

While there might be community support for wheelie bins, recycling organisation Wastebusters believes there are negative issues that could hamper the district’s drive towards zero waste.

Working at the coalface, Katie Essler says you quickly realise that many people still struggle to understand the difference between rubbish and recycling.

“A toaster to me isn’t a plastic bottle and old dirty clothing isn’t paper and why is all that rotten food still in that container? These are questions the staff ask themselves on a daily basis,” she said.

Keeping recycling clean would be almost impossible with a wheelie bin system because it

was too easy for rubbish to be placed in a recycling bin, Ms Essler said.

“Markets for recycling are always changing and it’s important to understand that in order to get a good market we need a clean product. One household on your street decides to be lazy and throw rubbish in their yellow re-

cycling bin. Now it’s been tipped in the truck and the whole truck load is now contaminated and off to landfill it goes.”

The change to wheelie bins would come at a cost to ratepayers, up to $290 a year for the top of the line, three-bin and green crate model, Ms Essler said.

“We’re not saying no to wheel-

ie bins, rather we’re saying that as one of the fastest growing places in South Island we have an opportunity to not be copy cats. Let’s start to invest in a local, sustainable, environmental system.”

More public education was needed if wheelie bins became the collection option, she said.

Above - Ashburton Wastebusters manager Sharon Breakwell removing contaminated items from a stack of recycled glass.

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■ MANNING TRIAL SENTENCING

Gang prospect jailed for 20 years

By Kurt Bayer Mauha Huataki Fawcett was raised by gangsters.

Smoking cannabis at the age of eight, using methamphetamine at 14, he participated in the “gangland execution” of Christchurch prostitute Ngatai ‘Mellory’ Manning to earn his Mongrel Mob patch at 21.

A judge yesterday noted Fawcett’s “unfortunate upbringing” and the fact his father died when he was 13.

But there was no avoiding the fact the young gang prospect known as Muck Dog, with a bulldog tattoo on his face, took part in one of the most brutal murders in recent New Zealand

history.

“There could hardly be a clearer case of a murder committed with a higher level of brutality, cruelty, depravity and callousness,” Justice David Gendall said at the High Court in Christchurch.

He sentenced Fawcett, now 26, to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years.

Miss Manning, a sex worker, was working on the night of December 18, 2008, when she was picked up at her usual spot at Christchurch’s red light district by members of the Aotearoa chapter of the Mongrel Mob. She was driven a short distance to the Mob’s pad at Gal-

braith Avenue where she was raped, stabbed, and beaten with fists, boots and homemade weapons.

In March, a jury of six men and six women unanimously found Fawcett guilty of murder.

The harrowing trial heard that Fawcett and other gangsters, who have not yet been caught, stood around Miss Manning’s mutilated body, shouted ‘Sieg heil’ and barked like dogs.

Her body was dumped in the Avon River nearby.

“It is hard to understand any reason that would justify such a brutal homicide,” Crown prosecutor Phil Shamy said.

The police investigation into Miss Manning’s death is ongo-

ing.

Her brother Rob hopes that the other killers will one day be brought to justice.

So does Miss Manning’s expartner and minder Kent Gorrie.

He says he won’t be happy until “the rest of them get charged”. “[Police] know who they are.

I can pretty much name them - I wouldn’t, but he [Fawcett] has named them all,” he said outside court.

Mr Gorrie didn’t accept Fawcett’s troubled upbringing was an excuse.

He said he knew Fawcett growing up, describing him as a “muppet ... just a wannabe”.

“He wanted to fit in with any-

one - it just happened to be the Mongrel Mob. “I didn’t know his father was in the Mongrel Mob. “His mother tried to keep him away from all of that. Yeah well, he’s done the family proud, hasn’t he.”

Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer yesterday said Fawcett’s conviction and sentencing was “a significant step” in the police investigation.

“There is, however, no dispute that other people were also involved in this murder, and police are continuing to actively pursue those individuals,” he said.

Police are continuing to appeal for information.

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■ LAKE COLERIDGE

Power station celebrates 100 years

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The Lake Coleridge power station this year celebrates 100 years of existence and its owner, Trustpower, plans to mark the milestone in style.

Nestled between the Rakaia River and the lake itself, New Zealand’s first state-owned power station has been an iconic landmark in the Lake Coleridge community since 1914.

Preparations are under way to celebrate its centenary with a weekend of festivities planned

for early December, based in Methven.

Building of the power station started in 1911 with construction workers arriving to a wild and bleak landscape.

Built to address the growing need for electricity in the new Christchurch settlement, its siting on a bed of glacial moraine was hailed as a significant engineering feat.

Three years later, in December 1914, the public of Christchurch and surrounds flocked to an opening attended by the then Prime Minister, William Mas-

sey. Over the years the station has had a number of upgrades increasing its supply to the national grid and the wild landscape of the early construction camps has been transformed. In its place a small, attractive alpine village sits in a sanctuary of botanically significant shelter trees - an initiative of early station superintendent and keen arborist, Harry Hart.

No longer a hydro village, few permanent residents remain and Lake Coleridge has become a favourite weekend getaway for many Christchurch residents

keen to acquire homes no longer needed for electricity employees.

The station, now owned by Trustpower, retains the distinction of being New Zealand’s oldest operating Government initiated power station project.

More recently, Lake Coleridge has been identified as a key contributor to future Canterbury irrigation in addition to electricity generation.

Now Trustpower and the local community are calling upon former station employees, residents of the village and those with an association with power

generation at Lake Coleridge to join the centenary celebrations.

Celebrations on December 6 and 7 will include coach tours, a centenary dinner and an open day at the Lake Coleridge Village. Coach tours viewing the changes within the Coleridge Village and Basin will begin the weekend.

It will be a rare opportunity to see through the power station and the community is planning a village fair and historic commemoration including a large parade of rare and vintage vehicles.

■ WHEELS WEEK

Wheels Week calendar bound to thrill crowds Ashburton Wheels Week begins tomorrow with a 15-day spread of wheels-based events around the district. Wheels Week organisers have refrained from the usual street parade opening, opting instead to change the format and use the parade to close the programme on May 18. Check out www.wheelsweek.co.nz for the full schedule.

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Motorbike enthusiasts hit the highway at any opportunity and tomorrow the chance to display their pride and joy at the Show and Shine Motorcycle Show is just what many do.

Hosted by the Jokers Social Club, the annual event is run under Ashburton’s Wheels Week programme. It will be on at the Devon Tavern.

There will be motorbikes of all shapes and sizes, placed both inside and outside the bar for the public to view.

The gold coin entry fee will go to local charity.

The static display is not just for club members; any member of the public who wants to show their own motorbike is welcome to enter.

There are prizes for the most popular bikes up for grabs.

It is also a good chance to talk to other motorcycle owners and view some special machines all in one place.

Jokers Social Club member Robert King is making his bike gleam for the show.

Robert has a 2008 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom, Anniversary Model. It’s copper pearl and vivid black – the colours of the 105th anniversary. There were only 3200 made.

When sparked to life, its 1200cc V-Twin engine has the guttural purr of the infamous Harley-Davidson motorbikes, and the vibration to match.

Robert joined the Jokers Social Club a year ago and says the show is a way for members of the public to get involved in Wheels Week celebrations.

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SATURDAY Ashburton Vintage Car Club Swap Meet, Maronan Road, Tinwald, 7.30am–2.30pm.

Ashburton Speedway New Zealand Title, Seafield Road, 12.30pm–4pm.

The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum open day, Maronan Road, Tinwald, 11am4pm Jokers Social Club Show and Shine Motorcycle Show, Devon Tavern, 11am–4pm.

Americar Road and Custom Club display and rockercover racing, Maronan Road, 1pm– 5pm.

SUNDAY St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, service to celebrate the beginning of Wheels Week, 10am.

Ashburton Car Club Motokhana event, Spray Marks yard, Ashburton Industrial Area, 10am.

Ashburton Speedway New Zealand Title continues, Seafield Road, 11am–4pm.

Ashburton Motorcycle Club motocross off road racing, entrants contact Shane Stocker.

Ashburton Plains Rotary Club Classic Car Run, registrations from Ashburton Showgrounds, 8.30am.

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“There is expected to be a lot of Milwaukee iron HarleyDavidson entries but there will also be British and European makes there too, as well as a few surprises.

“Sometimes we get interesting entries on the day.”

Doors open to the public at 11am. It runs until 4pm.

For more information, go to www.wheelsweek.co.nz for the full schedule.

Plains wraps up visitor season The Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum’s final open day for the season is on Saturday and will be held as part of the annual Wheels Week Plus progamme.

The sights, the steam, the smells are all part of the thrill at The Plains as it opens for family

fun and entertainment.

The Vulcan Railcar RM 50 is expected to be running, the motorised jigger is to be in action and the Ashburton Steam and Model Engineering Club model train track open for business.

Entry to The Plains is by donation, though there is a cost for

the train rides.

However, on site the museum buildings were open, as well as the wood turning museum.

Families are encouraged to visit and bring their picnic lunches.

Gates open between 11am and 4pm.

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He may not come armed with much local knowledge, but Raybon Kan knows he and his support acts will trigger a wave of laughter at the Hotel Ashburton tomorrow night.

The Kiwi comedian kicked off his whirlwind tour of Canterbury on Wednesday night, assisted by 2014 NZ Raw comedy finalists David Correos and Thane Pullan, with the trio combining their unique acts to bring the Crackup Comedy tour to the region.

Mr Kan, originally from Wellington, spoke to the Guardian yesterday when he was quizzed on Ashburton.

He scored three out of six, which he considers “a pass”, considering the first thing that popped to mind when Ashburton was mentioned was “Jenny Shipley”.

Although the score is commendable and he may look to use some of his newfound knowledge, the real test will come

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I listen for laughs and sometimes that’s completely down to a matter of taste.

The people that judge you are live and in front of you in real time.

“It’s like being a gladiator and you either get the thumbs up or the thumbs down from Caesar, if you get the laughs it’s great, but silence is very loud.”

The award-winning comedian has performed in major comedy festivals in Montreal, Edinburgh and Melbourne, and says he will bring his unique style which he himself sometimes finds hard to explain.

“I guess I like to play with ideas, it’s hard to say, but I know that I will do anything to get a laugh,” he said.

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Holiday fun times finished, for now

Fuse box fire The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to the Rakaia Domain about 7pm Wednesday after sporting teams training in the area alerted them to a smoking fuse box on a nearby power pole.

A spokesman said firefighters secured the area and waited for EA Networks staff to arrive and take care of the situation.

Hinds crash A truck and a car collided on the Hinds Highway about 11.30pm Wednesday. A fire spokesman said it appeared to be a minor crash, with two appliances from Hinds and one from Ashburton called to help manage traffic.

It was all scooters, pizzas and smoothies at the SKIDS school holiday programme at Hampstead School yesterday.

The programme hosted 16 youngsters, including Bradley Cumberland, 9, (left) and Ashlin Barlow-Todd, 8, who took part in activities yesterday, including cruising the school’s scooter track and making pizzas and smoothies as part of a food challenge. Isaac Chisholm (below) was on the bike.

Today, for the last programme of the Easter break, the children will be having a “fun day”.

Creative funds More than $11,000 has been given to 12 community groups under the Ashburton District Council’s creative communities grants scheme. Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre, $1700; Multi Cultural Bite Committee, $1650; The Big Little Theatre Company, $1500; Mid Canterbury Choir, $1500; Canterbury Pop Up Concert Series, $1000; Variety Theatre Ashburton, $1000; Ashburton Performing Arts, $900; The Evening Woodworkers, $650; Ashburton Pottery Society, $400; Ashburton Civic Music Council, $287.50; Ashburton Youth Café charitable trust, $257.49; Ashburton Writers Group, $250.

The 12 groups requested a total of $19,302. The Multi Cultural Bite committee has operated under the umbrella of the Newcomers Network but is in the process of forming its own charitable trust.

The council will retain funds granted to the group until it has established a trust with its own bank account.

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Legal highs still on council agenda

Bargain belts and bags It was all hands on deck for Ashburton County Lions members Betty George (left) and Barbara Borland as they created a pop-up pre-loved accessories shop in the former Fashion Focus shop in the Countdown complex. It opens today and tomorrow. The shop is full of colour and quality products at discounted prices. All proceeds from the sale will go to local youth groups. Doors open at 9am today.

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Legal highs might be off the shelf but establishing a framework for control over their sale is still on the Ashburton District Council’s agenda.

At yesterday’s finance and business support meeting councillors were updated on the Government’s plan to withdraw all 41 brands of legal high from the market until each is tested. If proven safe, the product will be allowed back into designated retail outlets.

The council was part way through establishing a locally approved products policy (LAPP) that would spell out

rules around points of sale when the ban was announced.

That ban should not change the council’s policy planning said chief executive Andrew Dalziel.

“We should go on and develop our policy because as these products are cleared they’ll be made available again so we still need to do our work around this,” he said.

While local authorities have no say whether or not legal highs are sold on their patch they have been charged with establishing a local policy that spells out where outlets can be located.

A one-woman show exploring the extraordinary life of the founder of Save the Children will hit the stage in Ashburton tomorrow night.

Eglantyne explores the extraordinary life of Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, human rights activist, radical fundraiser and social reformer. In 1919, Eglantyne founded Save the Children responding with humanitarian zeal to the devastating famine in postwar Europe. From her idyllic Shropshire childhood, Eglantyne pioneered universal children’s rights, becoming one of the most influential women of the 20th century. The show is a fundraiser for Save the Children and is written and performed by Anne Chamberlain, and directed by KC Kelly. It will be at the Ashburton College auditorium on Saturday May 3. Tickets can be booked through the Regent Cinema and limited door sales.

Eye injury A 43-year-old man has injured his eye with a gas torch on a rural property in Hawke’s Bay. St John spokesman Mark Tregoweth said two paramedics flew to the incident near Tutira with the Lowe Corporation helicopter crew about 10.30am yesterday. “It was a welding-related incident.” The man was flown to Hawke’s Bay Regional Hospital.

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Dingo abuse down Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton says cowardly abuse towards her has gradually subsided since a coronial inquest almost two years ago found that a dingo killed her baby daughter Azaria in 1980. A royal commission exonerated her of murder in 1988. But it wasn’t until June 2012 that a Northern Territory coroner finally concluded a dingo was responsible for taking nineweek old Azaria from a camping ground near Uluru. “Things gradually change,” Ms ChamberlainCreighton said yesterday. “Until that came out categorically in a court, a lot of people felt like I still wasn’t exonerated.”

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17 killed in mine At least 17 people have been killed in a mining accident in northern Afghanistan, local officials say. The mine in Darah Sof Balla district in Samangan province collapsed, while illegal mining was going on, according to Seddiq Azizi, a spokesman for the provincial governor.

“After a rescue operation, 14 bodies were retrieved but three are still trapped there,” he said yesterday.

Azizi said all the workers were local residents. A local landowner named as Safi Karbalayee had been arrested in connection with the incident, he said. Twenty miners were killed in a similar incident in Samangan last year.

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A protester holds up a placard as others sit in front of the historical building of Sultan Abdul Samad during a protest against the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. ap photo

ing to the anger and frustration of relatives of the 239 people aboard the plane.

The government was due yesterday to release a preliminary report on its investigation into the plane’s disappearance.

Rally participants also denounced a court ruling in March that convicted Anwar of sodomy - illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia - and sentenced him to five years in jail.

Anwar calls the ruling an at-

tempt by the government to end his political career.

He is free pending appeal.

Opposition politicians speaking at the rally denounced the case and called on demonstrators to rise up if Anwar is jailed.

“I want to tell the PM, don’t you dare touch Anwar.

“The people will not allow Anwar to be jailed for even one second,” top opposition politician Azmin Ali told the crowd, estimated by local media at

about 20,000-strong.

Civil society groups have staged large-scale rallies in Kuala Lumpur in recent years, venting growing public discontent with the government dominated by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

No violent incidents were reported so far in yesterday’s rally.

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Vampire gigolo killing was ‘vengeance’ Gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott liked to think he was a vampire who was older than the city of Melbourne.

But a court’s been told that after he allegedly raped a woman, he was killed for a motive that’s older still - vengeance.

“Shane Chartres-Abbott had to pay for his actions. He had to die,” Crown Prosecutor Andrew Tinney SC said.

Mr Chartres-Abbott, 28, was facing trial for allegedly raping a woman and biting off part of her tongue when he was shot dead outside his Reservoir home in June 2003.

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May Day remonstrations Thousands gathered in Malaysia’s capital yesterday to protest against a planned new tax, but they also took shots at the government’s prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and handling of missing flight MH370.

The demonstration was held to coincide with International Labour Day, and the primary target of the red-clad, vuvuzela-blowing protesters was the goods and services tax (GST) taking effect in April 2015.

The opposition has denounced the GST and recent subsidy cuts as moves by the long-ruling regime to shift the cost of reducing a rising deficit onto ordinary consumers.

But protesters used the occasion to let loose with other criticisms of the government, which is under global scrutiny over its still-unexplained loss of the Malaysia Airlines jet.

“Besides the rise in living costs, we are here to voice our frustration over the search for MH370,” said Amani Nasir, 26, a medical student who joined the protest in central Kuala Lumpur.

“There is a lack of transparency and very little information is provided.

“We want to know the cost involved in the search so far, since it is taxpayers’ money.”

The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and is now believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean, where a challenging and costly Australianled search effort has failed to find any wreckage.

The government has been tight-lipped about its investigation into what happened, add-

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The woman’s former partner Mark Adrian Perry, 46, and two other men, Warren Shea, 42, and Evangelos Goussis, 46, have been charged with his murder.

Mr Tinney told a Victorian Supreme Court jury that the woman, who cannot be named, had been a client of Mr Chartres-Abbott when she was raped and mutilated in 2002.

He said Mr Chartres-Abbott told the woman he was a vampire who needed to drink blood to survive, and that he was “older than the city of Melbourne”.

Perry became extremely angry when he found out about

the attack and vowed to kill Mr Chartres-Abbott, whether he was in jail or not.

The trio committed a notable and spectacular crime that was an attack on the rule of law.

“The murder was carried out for perhaps the oldest and most powerful reason - vengeance,” Mr Tinney said yesterday.

Perry enlisted his friend Shea, who put him in touch with Goussis and a fourth man, who cannot be named.

Mr Tinney said the fourth man fired the gun, but said Goussis, Perry and Shea all played a part in the killing.

“Each is as guilty of the murder of Shane Chartres-Abbott as the man who pulled the trigger,” he said.

Mr Tinney said police officer Peter Lalor gave the gunman Mr Chartres-Abbott’s address, and agreed to arrest the gunman over another matter on the day of the shooting to provide a false alibi. The gunman later gave Mr Lalor $1500 and told him to “have a drink”, Mr Tinney said.

Mr Tinney said Perry disappeared to avoid authorities in 2007 before eventually being found and arrested in Perth.

The trial continues.

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Dutch police have arrested around 30 Greenpeace activists, including the captain of the lobby group’s ship Rainbow Warrior, as they tried to stop a Russian tanker delivering Arctic oil from docking. “The captain has been arrested and the ship is being taken elsewhere,” police spokesman Roland Eckers said of the Rainbow Warrior. “Several activists climbed a fence to prevent the ship docking and several others were in small boats also trying to impede the tanker and several were arrested, around 30 activists,” Eckers said. The Rainbow Warrior was being captained by Peter Willcox, who was among campaigners detained by Russian authorities last year after staging a high-profile protest - AFP against Arctic drilling.

UK house prices soar House prices in the United Kingdom leapt by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in April marking the first time in four years that annual growth in values has reached double figures, a major building society reports. Property prices across the UK lifted by 1.2 per cent on the previous month to reach 183,577 on average, increasing the risk that people will have to stretch their mortgage borrowing, Nationwide Building Society said yesterday.

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Blast at US jail A suspected gas explosion at a jail in the US state of Florida has caused major damage and injured some 100 inmates. The explosion shortly before midnight yesterday caused part of a building at the Escambia County Jail to collapse, CNN has reported, quoting local police. Some 600 prisoners were in the building at the time of the explosion. Unhurt inmates were transferred to other facilities. A search-and-rescue operation is under way.

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OUR VIEW

Labour’s plan flawed Coen Lammers EDITOR

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he Labour Party proposal to clamp down on immigration to curb ballooning housing prices seems shortsighted.

The fine print in Labour’s KiwiSaver proposal this week initially went under the radar as a mere footnote but could have significant implications for this country.

While reducing new immigrants may help Auckland homebuyers, but it could really hurt places like Mid Canterbury.

The Mid Canterbury Migrant and Newcomers research document released this week showed that 60 per cent of the district’s growth between 2006 and 2013 came from overseas migrants.

Most people in the district, and especially employers, will be aware that our current economic boom would not have been possible without this influx of foreign workers.

The growing population of Mid Canterbury will have added pressure on the housing and rental markets, but nobody in their right mind would prefer to hamstring our economy to keep housing prices down.

Just imagine Ashburton without the foreign workers propping up the dairy industry or any other business. Many would struggle to operate and at least be restricted in their growth.

Immigration has always been the key to this country’s evolution and success, because a bigger population creates more opportunities. New immigrants add intellectual, financial and cultural value to our communities.

Closing the gates because too many people want to buy a house in Auckland while they can’t afford it, is not just shortsighted but also counterproductive.

So far, nobody has been able to produce any solid evidence that foreign arrivals are to blame for ballooning prices. Fewer Kiwis moving to Australia and many others returning from across the ditch may have a lot more to do with the increased demand.

And what about the consistent failure of local and central Governments to build houses and train more builders?

Most New Zealanders would be happy to squeeze overseasbased landlords, including expat Kiwis, out of our housing market, but Labour would do New Zealand a much better service by fixing the housing supply instead of targeting immigrants.

YOUR VIEW Breakfast radio The Hits 6am to 9am programme terrible.

We now listen to Si and Gary on More FM. A big no for the new station.

ADC draft annual plan There have been several articles in local papers about low turnouts to the Ashburton District Council draft plan public meetings.

Some have suggested this is because ratepayers are happy with the proposed rate increases – Ashburton residential 9.2 per cent, commercial 11 per cent, inner CBD 9 per cent and rural 3.6 per cent (NZ inflation has averaged 2.7 per cent over the last 13 years).

Others suggest that we rate-

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payers do not attend as we feel “what’s the point”.

At the Ashburton meeting it was reported nine members of the public attended and it was a low-key affair.

I was one of the nine and four of us spoke about concerns we had. These included the unaffordability of increases for businesses and those on fixed incomes, whether some type of road user charges should apply on rural roads and concerns about damage to the green recycling bins.

The mayor, councillors and staff present did endeavour to answer our concerns.

We learnt that there is a rate rebate available for those on low incomes, a rates postponement scheme, that damaged bins can be replaced at no charge and that councillors will listen.

So my advice is to make a

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submission on the draft annual plan if you want your voice to be heard.

These close May 9 at 5pm. If we cannot attend meetings, at least we can put pen to paper.

The more submissions the better.

Jackie Girvan

Disappointed When I opened my newspaper this morning, I immediately noticed that the above was “Free inside today” and thought it would be interesting to read.

I was somewhat disappointed to read on page 16 that it was not in fact “inside today” or “free”, rather that I was being given the opportunity to enter a draw to win the DVD. I would quite like to have a copy of this (my children enjoy watching Country Calendar, as

do I).

I will enter the draw, but I do find it somewhat disappointing and misleading that the front page of my daily newspaper was proclaiming that this was inside!

Perhaps in future a more accurate description of the opportunity being presented to readers would be appropriate.

Graham O’Connor

Murder trial Why is the boy who killed Sina going to court if it’s not for sentencing?

He pleaded guilty so what’s the problem?

Are they going to have a cup of tea and chat or what? And the constant holdups.

She was killed a year and a half ago.

Send him to prison already.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: The Classic Hits radio station has changed to The Hits this week. Do you like the change so far?

Yes 43%

No 57%

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G

eorge Bernard Shaw said “progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”.

And that’s exactly what Head Office has done and it doesn’t look like they are about to change their minds.

So I guess I either just get on board or take a leaf out of Steve Jobs’ book: “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something”.

Monday, April 28, 2014, the day Classic Hits dropped the Classic and became The Hits.

The day my role changed as well, goodbye breakfast show and hello 9am till 3pm.

So, how has the first week been?

I am absolutely loving that when I wake at 4.30am (old habits die hard, huh) I can now go back to sleep for a couple of hours.

I know the colder it gets in the next few months, the more I will love that!

I think it’s pretty cool that the company is committed to local radio and we’ve extended our local hours on air, long may that last.

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I will miss some parts of my breakfast show though and none more so than the Young DJs. Maybe not the “best radio” you’ll ever hear, but it was very LOCAL and at times hilarious.

It gave me a real buzz, watching the kids’ confidence grow over the hour and I hope for most of them, it’s something they’ll never forget.

Thanks also to Dave at McDonald’s for his sponsorship.

Maybe I’ll have to take the radio to the schools in the future?

At the end of the day, I have

a very cool job that I love and I’m going to enjoy every moment of it for as long as it lasts, unless the right six balls roll out this Saturday, then I’m off to Barbados.

While I’m talking about change, I wish the Sky Sports rugby department would change their minds on the halftime chat with the players as they are running off the field.

Maybe it’s just me but I really think it’s full of clichés and at the end of the day it adds nothing to the coverage of the game.

Excuse the name dropping, but I speak with Scotty Stevenson (Sumo) each week during the footy season on the radio.

He is an awesome talent, always full of interesting stats and wit.

Surely a two-minute analysis of the first half from him or Ian Smith would be a whole lot more entertaining and enlightening than the out of breath “we need to play the game in their half more and make our tackles” etc etc we get now?

Maybe the chats with the coaches just before the second half could be scrapped too?

They are hardly going to give away any of their second half

game plan are they?

As promised a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to try and keep us all hip and cool with some cutting edge lingo either doing the rounds or it will be in the near future.

So here’s this week’s Hoops Buzzwords.

■ “Retro-Cameo” – In an old TV show or movie, a brief appearance by a then-unknown actor who would go on to become famous.

■ “Gluten-Freegan” – A person who consumes a glutenfree, vegan diet.

■ “Mupload That Ish” – Teens love technology, so they naturally have slang for the process of uploading pictures to social media via a mobile device. (“Ashley, that was such a great selfie, mupload that ish to Instagram!

Hope that helps!

Till next week.

Hoo Roo. Phill Hooper is the daytime host of Ashburton’s The Hits. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Synlait Milk is not on the list of registered New Zealand companies able to export finished infant formula into China.

The People’s Republic of China (CNCA) issued the list of accredited companies yesterday.

A Synlait spokesperson said the announcement has been anticipated for some time.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that it expects Synlait Milk to receive registration following the approval of its risk management plan for its dry blending and consumer packaging facility.

Construction of this facility is scheduled for completion in June 2014.

The company and its customers have ensured sufficient stocks of product manufactured prior to yesterday’s announcement to cover the interim period before it receives registration.

Synlait Milk supports the Chinese regulatory changes designed to improve the quality standards required of manufacturers supplying that market.

The new requirements follow an audit by Chinese officials of local baby milk manufacturing facilities in March. All infant formula companies selling product in China must meet strict new requirements and be

registered with the Government.

Fonterra, Auckland’s Sutton Group and its jointventure partner Gardians, GMP Pharmaceuticals, Danone-owned Nutricia and the Waikato-based Dairy Goat Co-operative have been approved.

Companies that were not registered by yesterday will be unable to export product manufactured from May 1 onwards.

The Government says the five approved manufacturers are responsible for about 90 per cent of the roughly $200 million worth of infant formula that New Zealand exports to China annuSynlait has a risk management plan ready. ally.

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5,209.21 –23.47 –0.45%

 NZX 20 index

4,068.8

–18.4

–0.45%

 NZX All index

5,556.38 –21.33 –0.38%

 Rises 38

 Falls 55

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,448.8

–40.3

–0.73%

At close of trading on May 1, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

16,580.84 +45.47 +0.27%

At close of trading on April 30, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,780.03 +10.12 +0.15% At close of trading on April 30, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

14,485.13 +181.02 +1.27% At close of trading on May 1, 2014

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Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,288.5

London – $US/ounce

–9.25

 Silver

19.28

–0.71%

London – $US/ounce

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–0.26%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

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–46.0

–0.68%

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Source: BNZ

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Mighty River Power’s next chief executive, Fraser Whineray, sees flat demand as the biggest challenge facing the electricity generator and retailer. New Zealand’s power consumption has been static at around 38-39 bn kilowatt hours a year since 2008 due to a number of factors.

Plant closures in the high energy use areas, subdued economic conditions, better insulation and more efficient electrical appliances have all weighed on demand. “The biggest challenges in front of us right now are in the business environment,” Whineray said at news conference called to announce his appointment. - APNZ

Record profit for ANZ ANZ New Zealand says an improving economy and its ditching of the National Bank in favour of a single retail brand helped it achieve a 27 per cent lift in half-year cash profit to a record $887 million. The bottomline result for the six months to March 31 was a 27 per cent increase on the same period of the previous year and the strongest profit growth of the Australasian lender’s four divisions.

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his week has yet again been turbulent, with much uncertainty around central bank decisions and geopolitical tensions continuing to hamper markets.

A mixed US reporting season also contributed to the turbulence, with 240 companies on the S&P 500 index having reported thus far.

Of those companies that have reported 73 per cent have beaten their average earnings estimates. This is in line with four year averages.

However, only 53 per cent of companies who have reported have beaten revenue estimates.

This is four per cent below four year averages. Due to report this week is HSBC Holdings, Toyota and Berkshire Hathaway.

The US Federal reserve’s meeting has dominated this weeks world news flow as the Fed continued to taper the Quantatative Easing measures by a further $10 billion a month. This reduces the stimulus package to $45 billion a month.

The FOMC statement was in line with expectations and contained few changes relative to March.

The committee said that information received during the intermeeting period suggested that growth is accelerating after having “slowed sharply” during the winter. The focus remains firmly on the outlook for labour and inflation.

Tensions between the Ukraine and Russia have con-

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tinued to escalate and further sanctions have been imposed on Russian and pro-Russian Ukrainian leaders.

Ukrainian officials in Kiev, the country’s capital, have admitted they no longer have control over the eastern area of the Ukraine, as separatists continue to take over government buildings.

The International Monetary Fund has cut growth forecasts for Russia from 1.3 per cent to 0.2 per cent for the year, declaring Russia was experiencing a recession.

In order to help the embattled Ukraine the IMF have pledged a $17 billion loan package.

Closer to home there has been some exciting news for accounting software company, Xero, who announced it has formed an alliance with New York Stock Exchange listed H&R Block, the world’s largest consumer tax services provider.

The alliance means that Xero is now H&R’s preferred provider for small business online accounting, raising the company’s brand presence in the US. Xero also said they had slowed the outflow of cash for the first quarter this year. The share price leapt 11% after the announcement.

Diligent filed their 2013 annual report after restating their accounts for the past three years.

The restatement was necessary after the company recognised revenue too early under US GAAP accounting rules.

Separately the company’s CFO will step down once the financial obligations for the 2013 year are up to date. The shares gained 1.2% after the announcement.

In Asia the Bank of Japan cut it’s GDP forecast for the year, revising the figure from 1.4% to 1.1% growth for the year ended March 2015. However, it kept its 2016 forecast at 1.5% growth.

The central bank chose to keep monetary policy steady, increasing its monetary base by 60-70 trillion yen a year in order to stimulate the economy and stimulate inflation.

Bank of Japan officials maintain that the economy is balanced, however they are concerned with the slowdown of exports.

The recently increased sales tax, which went from 5 per cent to 8 per cent at the beginning of April, has some analysts concerned and many believing that Japan’s policy makers will need to increase stimulus measures if they are to achieve their inflation target of 2 per cent.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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Braised lamb shanks with spring vegetables

■ Preheat the oven to 160°C. Season the flour with salt and pepper and mix well. Dust lamb shanks in the seasoned flour, shake off excess.

■ Heat a large frypan over a medium high heat, add a little oil.

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QUICK MEAL 8 Quality Mark frenched lamb shanks ½ C plain flour 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 t cumin seeds 400g can chopped tomatoes ¾ C vegetable stock 2 T honey ¼ C lemon juice 1 C frozen or fresh broad beans (outer skins peeled) 175g baby green beans 1 yellow capsicum, chopped 1 bunch asparagus, cut into bite size pieces 400g pasta shells, cooked

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■ Reduce heat in the frypan and add a little extra oil. Add the onion and the cumin, cook for 1-2 minutes, stir occasionally.

Add tomatoes, stock, honey and juice. Heat stirring until the mixture boils, turn off heat. Pour over the lamb shanks.

■ Cover the dish tightly with its lid or foil, place in oven. Cook for 1½ to 2 hours or until the lamb

shanks are very tender. Check after 1 hour, add a little water or stock if needed to keep the shanks just covered. Rest lamb shanks for 10 minutes.

■ To serve cook the vegetables until just tender and place on a warm plate with the lamb shanks. Spoon sauce over lamb.

■ Serving suggestion: Serve with cooked pasta shells.

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■ SMARTPHONE SAFETY

This is malware calling . . .

By Andrew Smith As each new computer virus attack or vulnerability comes to light, millions instinctively check their computer to see if their anti-malware application is up to date.

This is a good idea and they are wise to do it, but a large number of us still forget about their smartphone.

Whether you use Android, iOS, Blackberry or another system, you are vulnerable.

On some systems, more than 40,000 pieces of malware exist to infect the computer in your pocket.

While you should not panic, it does no harm to become more aware and cautious.

Should I be paranoid about my Android?

Android now leads on smartphones and has around 80 percent of the total market share.

This is accomplished in part due to price and the range of devices that use it as an operating system.

The bad news is that the Android platform has the most malware.

Google does control which apps go on sale on its official Google Play store, but there are many rogue unofficial Google Play sites hosting a collection of free applications that will compromise your phone as well as give away personal details such as your credit card number if you use them.

Even Google’s claims that the official store is secure have been challenged by malware experts.

The problem with Android is that because of its popularity and the open source nature of the platform, it is an easy target for any organised cybercriminal. So if you get an Android phone or tablet, you should consider installing an anti-malware application.

Is my Apple rotten?

If you have not jailbroken your iPhone, removing all the restrictions implemented by Apple, you are very safe from malware. But these restrictions

are one of the most frustrating issues for iPhone users and many are jailbreaking to enable them to add apps that Apple doesn’t allow.

If you have jailbroken your iPhone, I wish you luck. Not only have you voided any warranty and support from Apple, you have a very exposed smartphone.

While Apple is not perfect, the company has proven over the past ten years that it is very reliable when managing the quality of the apps that make their way into the iTunes app store.

As part of the quality assur-

ance process, Apple checks for rogue code and unintended vulnerabilities.

A small number of determined experts have exposed flaws but this is the exception rather than the rule.

The iOS operating system used by the iPhone has many inbuilt features to reduce risk.

When flaws have appeared, Apple has been quick to issue repairs, which is why it is essential that you always update your phone when Apple suggests.

Is my Windows phone clean?

To put it simply, you don’t have to worry too much about Windows phones for now. Microsoft has not yet gained market significance in this sector, and still only holds around 2.3 per cent of the market.

Microsoft has taken a leaf from Apple’s book and tightly controlled which apps can be included in its system. That is a good thing for users because cybercriminals are interested in the cost/benefit payoff when creating malware.

A relatively tight approach to what is allowed in its app store combined with such a small

HEARD ABOUT STREAMING MUSIC YET? If not, now’s a great time to get yourself in the know.

It’s a cool – and really simple – way to access millions of songs over the internet. Better still, you can play them pretty much where you like. On your smartphone, your tablet or your computer.

Even your TV. One of the most popular music streaming services is called Spotify. It really is easy to get running. The premium version of Spotify normally costs a few dollars a week, but you can get it completely free on selected Telecom mobile plans and packs.

Music to your ears. And another great reason to jump on in and see it in action.

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share of the market combine to make producing malware for Microsoft phones not really worth the effort.

Should I have picked Blackberry?

Once very popular, Blackberry has been overtaken by Android and iPhone on the smartphone market. But its diminishing cool in fact makes it safer to use. Blackberry has been largely unaffected by malware, partly because of its diminishing market position.

Blackberries use Java and developer RIM does give advice on potential threats.

There have been some noted attacks relying on spam to trick users into downloading a Trojan which then compromises their phone. So if there are any Blackberry users left, they should take a look at the advice and apply the same caution to opening emails as they would normally.

In the long term The key to being a smart smartphone user is to move with the times.

You should never be complacent because new attacks are a constant threat. You do need to be aware that maybe tomorrow or the day after, someone may devise a way of compromising your phone.

If your phone needs an antimalware application, make sure you have installed one.

It is also equally important you ensure it is kept up to date.

Otherwise you may unintentionally become another victim of cyber-criminals.

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Jump to it Running out of juice on your cellphone, tablet, camera or car battery? Juno Power Jumpr can get them all going, thanks to its lithium polymer battery cells and dedicated ports. The Jumpr is small, portable and weighs less than 200 grams, yet it contains a 6000 mAh battery pack. Use the USB 5V 2.1A output to charge your phone or the 12 Volt output at a peak of 300 amps and proprietary cables to jump start your 4 or 6 cylinder car engine. Nice.

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Blade runner Modern wind turbines use huge blades. A single blade from Danish SSP Technology destined for the turbines off the coast of Scotland is 83.5 metres long and weighs 30 tonnes. That’s all very well, but moving blades from the factory to their destination isn’t easy. For one thing, you need a truck at each end and negotiating corners is interesting. Luckily, once the blades reach the coast of Denmark they can be loaded on to a ship for the next part of the journey. Once the turbines are operating, with three blades in place, each one generates enough energy for the annual energy consumption of an average family — in 30 minutes.

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Hiding the jewels Al Fayah Park in the United Arab Emirates should be completed in 2017. The park will feature cafes, community gardens, a public library, recreational spaces, as well as public pools and saunas all set amidst lush gardens. To protect the 125,000 square metres of gardens from the hot sun that would quickly dry them out is a network of interconnected canopies with the texture of a dry and cracked desert.

The canopies are designed to be walkable terraces, providing partial shade for the oasis below.

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R May 4 65934 Styx It To Em (4) SMcCaffrey M McKendry N Rasmussen 12 18828 On A Promise (24) D&CMcGowan T Macfarlane 5 25195 Alleluia (5) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange Barrier 3 6 44522 The Bucket List (6) GSmall P Butcher 9 18517 Lets Elope (21) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry WOODLANDS STUD/CADUCEUS CLUB 2YOF 7:20 PM OPT 505 MOB PACE $119,375, 2yo F, 2200m 3 10 63243 Franco Nelson (22) RDunn D Dunn 2 7 3445X Cyamach (7) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 1 336 Du Vella (1) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange 4 8 31114 Darcee (8) THerlihy B Mangos MAJESTIC HORSE FLOATS GREENLANE CUP HCP TROT 9:52 PM

Barrier 3 2 2231 Linda Lovegrace (2) Purdon/Rasmussen $30,000, c4-oc, with cond. spechcp, 2700m 9

N Rasmussen Franco Nikau SCRATCHED OPT 510 1 46244 Our Dainty Lady (1) JStormont J Stormont 3 44452 Bird Of Paradise (3) BWard K Barron HUTTON RACING STABLES S/STAKES 2 54820 Bonechip (2) THerlihy T Herlihy 2 4 11 Katy Perry (4) CDalgety D Dunn 8:52 PM MOBILE TROT $75,000, 3yo, 2200m 3 82153 Madisonz Luck (1) SMcCaffrey M McKendry OPT 508 5 12 Bettor Be Supreme (5) BMangos T Herlihy 3 1 41442 One Over Da Moon (1) PNairn D Butt 4 65389 Oto Invasion (2) SMcCaffrey S Phelan 6 09 Bubbaloobah (6) DKaa P Ferguson 2 13115 Thebestlove (2) TButt A Butt 5 24441 Sheemon (1) KTownley D Dunn 7 42253 Art Exhibit (7) JStormont J Stormont 3 X1513 Twentyten (3) BLilley D Dunn 1

6 11331 Superbowlcheerleader (2) Purdon/Rasmussen 4 8 212 Joanne’s A Delight (8) N McGrath

A Butt

2 4 11112 Majestic Time (4) MWard K Barron

10 1 2 11 12 13

T Herlihy

May 2, 2014

7 X2722 Jaccka Len (7) MJones 3 M Neilson (J) 8 02559 Redmaro (8) GCook R Close (J)

9 10807 Florin (9) BFahey B Thomas (J)

Barrier 1 36387 Shard Diego (1) GSmith G Smith 10 87809 Tinted Field (21) SClarke H Clarke (J) 2 65659 Armazem (2) GPayne G R Payne SEELITE WINDOWS&DOORS SUPER SERIES CONS HCP 11 00040 Party Girl Deb (22) AStuart J Harrington (J) 3 9P0 Gotta Feeling (3) SMoore R Close (J) 7:00 PM OPT 803 TROT $12,500, 3yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp, 2600m 12 05073 Playaway (23) PRobertson K Butt (J) 4 20076 Mr Melsu (4) RHolmes R Holmes 1 54604 Xmas Joyella (1) FMorris S Golding (J) 13 1P40X That’s Hunting Pink (24) DTaylor K Cox (J) 5 8 Royal Kate (5) PToomey J Curtin 2 45307 Speedy Earl (2) KCameron K Cameron 1 6 X8452 Rise And Shine (6) Derek&AdeleJones SPECTATORS CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT 5 MAY HCP PACE 3 530X8 Lisa Marie P (3) MPerriton R Holmes 8:00 PM

C DeFilippi $10,000, 4yo+ c2-c5 discrhcp, 2600m 2 4 07054 Never Fear (4) PO'Reilly P O'Reilly OPT 805 7 Smart Kamwood SCRATCHED 1 36036 Little Tess (1) T&GChmiel J Curtin

5 0P000 Danke (5) M Edmonds

M Edmonds 8 75676 Young Mister Grace (7) DTaylor K Cox (J) 1

2 03223 Stradowan (1) T & G Chmiel

T Chmiel C Markham

Mattjestic Rebeck (8) P&LJones C D Thornley 6 004X0 Diggerboy (6) CMarkham Billythehuntedone SCRATCHED 9 2DX80 Barrier 4 7 37266 Joltin Joe Demagio (7) MHeenan G O'Reilly 3 4 77377 Fair Dinkum Bromac (2) MJones K Butt (J) 10 80679 I Ching (21) P&LJones S Golding (J) 3 8 35505 Spell (8) P&LJones S Ottley (J) 5 01440 Hairy Maclary (1) PHolmes R Holmes 2 11 767 Smoke N Santanna (22) MJones J W Cox 9 5X400 Idle Bones (u1) PEllis B Hill 2 6 31279 Johnny Fox (2) MJones J W Cox 12 90690 Private Jones (23) HHunter C Hunter (J) 10 09909 Larch (u2) SMcRae C D Thornley 4

7 51179 Mighty Flying Mac (1) C Dalgety

M Williamson 4 13 957 Missdebonair (24) PBurrows B Thomas (J) 11 40000 Young Stranger (u3) TGrant C R Thornley B Hill 3 14 58855 Lavros Is King (25) P&LJones S Ottley (J) 12 53675 Juneamy Castleton (1) MJones K Butt (J) 3 8 0X901 Ellmer Hanover (2) PEllis 1 13 7P002 The Bog (2) NMcGrath N McGrath 8:30 PM CHRISTIAN CULLEN SUPER SERIES OPEN MOB YALDHURST HOTEL HCP TROT $10,000, 6:30 PM PACE $23,500, 3yo+ c1 & faster, 2600m OPT 802 4yo+ c4-oc spechcp, 2600m 14 84106 Thanksforplaying (3) GMills C McDowell OPT 806 1 Sundons Comet SCRATCHED 15 770X0 Barneys Girl (u1) MCations M Williamson 1 06695 Weedon’s Express (1) CMcDowell

C McDowell 2 98464 Tart N Tights (1) MAustin T Chmiel 2 58388 Brute Ute Anvil (2) JBromley C D Thornley PM TELTRAC COMMUNICATIONS LTD MOBILE 7:30 3 058X5 Mc Blizzard (2) PMcCartin P Davis OPT 804 PACE $7000, 4yo+ c1 jun.d, 1950m 1 3 32362 Star Of Dionysis (3) JCurtin J Curtin 4 4 35859 Barry (3) MEdmonds M Edmonds 2 1 71322 Jennalee (1) SDolan S Golding (J) 4 07741 Jack Hammer (4) TMay C DeFilippi 3 5 32822 Dixie Commando (4) J&JGeddes J Geddes 2 80960 Chargedownking (2) FBaigent J Thomas (J) 5 86854 Sailing On (5) AStuart P Davis 6 P2767 Astral Traveller (5) TButt J Curtin 3 70907 Ireby Betty (3) GCourt C Hunter (J) 6 40195 Thats My Money Honey (6) BZampese 7 X9956 Princess Sophia (6) TButt K Butt (J) 4 4 98956 Tiana Franco (4) DReardon L Lester (J) G O'Reilly 8 Given SCRATCHED 1 5 546X2 McArdle Royale (5) MHouse S Ottley (J) 3 7 64051 Dynamic Party (7) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 9 42374 Live The Dream (7) DTaylor 2 8 20111 Lewy Risk (8) LDriver P O'Reilly 6 96105 Flickering Ember (6) GSmith B Williamson (J) R Close (J) 6:00 PM 801

OPT

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

2 44435 Sheza Gamble 17.33 3 Weir&Nissen COALGATE TAVERN MAIDEN STAKES HEAT 1 3 15233 Run For Sophie 17.30 Weir&Nissen 1:32 PM 3 $1800, c0q, 520m 4 42487 Kin Nikki 17.26 L Waretini 1 1 Blue Review nwtd J&D Fahey 5 81354 Cawbourne Plunge 17.71 J McInerney 2 2 6261 Thumb Print Tony nwtd J McInerney 6 87438 My Foolish Heart 17.52 Hart&Taylor 3 42F3 Speight’s Kid nwtd I Fensom 7 78845 Sprinkles 17.33 J McInerney 4 54375 Know Judge nwtd G Cleeve 4 8 21154 Wee Terra 17.34 Casey&Fagan 4 5 22 Sleeper Agent nwtd A Bradshaw 9 48361 Motley Man 17.32 J Dunn 6 35444 Goldstar Chyna nwtd J Rush S&B Evans 10 76858 Georgie Wong 17.16 3 7 Black Dude nwtd R Blackburn AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH 8 4 Opawa Michelle nwtd Lane&Wales 2:25 PM $1100, c0, 295m 9 Stylish Dragon nwtd B Dann 1 73378 Ganache nwtd M Flipp 10 776 Ollie Baxter nwtd J McInerney 4 2 23876 Homebush Saxon nwtd J McInerney A Joyce YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD SPRINT 3 78726 Uno Nosey nwtd 1:49 PM 8 Sally West nwtd M K Dempsey $1400, c2, 295m 4 3 5 44353 Gin Sling nwtd A Botherway 1 1 71423 Maker’s Label 17.54 Hart&Taylor 1 6 542 Smoking Marley nwtd A Bradshaw 2 8788X Mum’s Prodigy 17.58 B Dann 2 7 24344 Goldstar Chumlee nwtd S&B Evans 4 3 84868 John Dory 17.45 J McInerney L Waretini 4 86514 Mulberry Brook 17.59 K Cassidy 8 86777 Junior Cleeve nwtd 88 Homebush Cruella nwtd J McInerney 5 61715 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 L Waretini 9 J McInerney 6 88115 Jasper Haka 17.90 J McInerney 10 88557 Lum Jum nwtd 2 7 15272 Marbella 17.53 M Flipp CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES 3 8 52356 Blickling Bridge 17.53 A Joyce 2:43 PM $2200, c2, 520m 9 85418 Car Bootle 17.62 M Robinson 4 1 43814 His Lordship 30.69 R Adcock 10 46418 Avec Lamour 17.58 A Bradshaw 2 55123 Mr. Barry 30.86 J Goode 3 3 25613 Karen’s Magic 30.69 R Adcock CAROL’S TAB SPRINT 2:07 PM 1 4 13414 Harper Rose 30.20 J&D Fahey $1700, c3, 295m 2 5 42152 Token Kay 30.48 2 1 62223 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 J&D Fahey C Roberts

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NEW ZEALAND TROTTING HALL OF FAME MOB PACE $14,999, 2yo+ c1, 2200m

88 Homebush Cruella nwtd 676 Swift Suzanna nwtd

Auckland Harness

5 04915 Three Jewels (4) Andrew&LynNeal A Neal 4 6 X7711 Master Charlie (5) DBalle B Mangos PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 7 30311 Norvic Nightowl (6) SMcCaffrey D Dunn 4 1 42307 Chattanoogachoochoo (1) G&NHope R May 8 24X65 The Wild Card (u1) Wallis/Hackett N Chilcott 2 32721 Ardee (2) THerlihy T Herlihy 3 9 17364 Awesum Teddy (u2) TButt A Butt 3 3 32542 Nothing Bettor (3) AFausett M McKendry 1 10 35214 Averil’s Quest (1) RMacKenzie J Stormont 2 4 141 Full Speed Ahead (4) Purdon/Rasmussen 5:20 PM OPT 501

9 10

May 2, 2014

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

82613 Monnay (1) PWilliamson B Williamson (J) 33944 Quality Invasion (u1) BGraham C DeFilippi 20418 Jag’s Invasion (1) PWilliamson M Williamson 87652 King Of Strathfield (1) GDunn G O'Reilly

3

5

6

2

4

7

21517 Lotalov (3) PNairn

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

B Orange B Butt

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Compiled by

Track Information Weather: Partly cloudy

6 7 8 9 10

86888 Kylie’s Belle nwtd 23263 Homebush Coral 31.11 87778 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74 21816 Hyperparadise 30.70 87333 Ohoka Frenchi 30.69

3:00 PM

1 3 2 1 3 4 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

Lane&Wales J McInerney J McInerney J&D Fahey L Waretini

11 DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH $1700, c3, 295m

56766 Will Excite 17.36 21551 Opawa Lean Meat 17.53 54862 Explodable 17.27 11422 Botany Jessie 17.50 76757 Yaldhurst Edward 17.38 14721 Cawbourne Pilfer 17.38 65376 Gorilla On Drums 17.31 88643 Mer De Noms 17.32 84276 Lynny Southcombe 17.29 54478 Campaigner 17.15

3:18 PM

12

L Waretini Lane&Wales M Flipp J McInerney J McInerney Weir&Nissen A Joyce R Blackburn J McInerney Hart&Taylor

SPEIGHT’S DASH

$1400, c2, 295m

1 62346 Mamalulu 17.65 3 2 73712 Cec Divine 17.49 1 3 44X35 Opawa Colin nwtd 4 88868 Rule Judge Judy 17.47 5 57763 Ohoka Hart 17.50 4 6 44243 Rattle Ya Dags 17.29 7 76215 Out Back Bill 17.31 2 8 16211 Another Another nwtd 9 47137 Conaloo 17.53 10 37624 Be Prepared 17.35

Casey&Fagan G Cleeve J&D Fahey A Joyce L Waretini J Dunn M K Dempsey J McInerney M Robinson B Dann

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1006m; Weather: Partly cloudy

8 2 4 9 10 3 11

02211 Master Lavros (1) MJones M Jones 41510 Royal Aspirations (2) FFletcher S Smolenski 75564 Dr Hook (3) PNairn D Butt 31342 Zedalite (4) BLilley A Butt

10:25 PM OPT 511

FRANKLIN LONG ROOFING MARES MOB 11 PACE

$20,000, 4yo+ M c3-c6, 2200m

1 2 2 3 1 4 5 3 6 7

8

34241 Chillysjustastrutter (1) ISmall J Stormont 93316 American Angel (2) JYoung M McKendry 42920 Whisper Jet (3) THerlihy B Orange 23423 River Polka (4) THerlihy T Herlihy 12221 Maloo (5) MBerger P Butcher 21175 Lauramegan (6) RDunn J Dunn 79783 Spirit And Desire (7) MCollins S Abernethy (J) 33171 Onlyforyou (8) CDalgety D Dunn

9 4 10

45815 Hot And Saucy (21) MBerger 11528 Gold Elite (22) GSmall

Barrier

10:55 PM OPT 512

1 4 3 2

12

S Butcher (J) S Lawson

MAGNESS BENROW TROT

$14,999, 3yo+ c1, 2200m

98791 Daveys Brother (1) MWard K Barron 00025 The Wonkey Donkey (2) NWilliamson

N Williamson 3 35035 Ivanov (3) LChin L Chin 4 65857 Te Kouka Breeze (4) MNicholas M Nicholas 5 10780 Noodles (5) D&CMcGowan T Macfarlane 1 6 411 Mum’s Pride (6) JStormont J Stormont 7 2241D Hanoverdakash (7) Wallis/Hackett

M McKendry 8 83946 Kip Keino (8) RBrosnan R Brosnan 2 9 41137 Hot Chocolate Tart (u1) NChilcott N Chilcott 10 60890 Dauntless (u2) TEdwards D Dunn

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Partly cloudy

3 X6323 Jimmy Hoffa (3) JGameson P Davis 2 4 46X31 Tokohoka (4) Purdon/Rasmussen C DeFilippi 3 5 13052 Pepe Bromac (5) NMcGrath N McGrath N McGrath 6 29372 Bhappy (6) RJenkins R Jenkins M Neilson (J) 7 48588 Albuquerque (7) GPearson R Holmes M Williamson 4 8 13126 A Boy Named Rosie (8) CDalgety J Curtin K Butt (J)

Strike On Command (9) MJones M Neilson (J) 9 07610 Barrier G Smith 10 13233 Joey Maguire (21) RDunn R Houghton CAVELL LEITCH SUPER SERIES OPEN HCP TROT 9:02 PM S Ottley (J) OPT 807 $23,500, 3yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp, 2600m 11 49027 Beacon Hill (22) MPash P Court 1 07218 Cherry Lindenny (1) KJames B Nyhan 12 061X0 Ares (23) MCunningham 4 2 18283 Heza Mighty Monarch (2) NMcGrath N McGrath 1 13 1111 Major Bubbles (24) CDalgety M Williamson G Smith 3 3 1 Jayceekay (3) JBoylan G O'Reilly 14 33454 Naughty Maravu (25) GSmith 4 23072 Zhenya (4) PWilliamson J Curtin BLUE STAR TAXIS HCP PACE $5000, 10:03 PM 5 1X700 Alexandra Leaving (5) PWilliamson J W Cox OPT 809 3yo+ c1-c2 spechcp, 2000m 6 03330 Peterhof (u1) BGraham S Ottley (J) 3 1 44721 Riga Doon (1) TMay C DeFilippi 7 40244 Valmagne (u2) JKennett C DeFilippi 2 86790 Albie Al (2) JGill J Harrington (J) 8 00229 Aile Rouge (1) RHolmes R Holmes 3 Ultimate CC SCRATCHED 9 52661 Doctor Bones (2) BFord G Smith 4 62037 Tuxedo Max (3) MJones J Curtin 2 10 22411 All Lit Up (3) L&JSmith J Smith 5 55604 Midfrew Tarpediem (4) WLake T Chmiel 11 49X21 Monty Python (u1) PWilliamson 6 X7166 She’s Got It (5) PVermeulen M Purvis (J)

B Williamson (J) 4 7 0X995 Beaver Boy (6) GBates C D Thornley 12 01503 Monorail (1) RJenkins R Jenkins K Hadfield 13 14280 Eyrewell Pegasus (2) MNyhan P Davis 8 06660 Jericho (7) KHadfield R Close (J) 1 14 85211 Alley Way (3) NSkinner M Williamson 9 65676 Bay Emerald (8) LDriver M Neill 15 9PX10 Gregory R (u1) TButt T Chmiel 10 8050X Crying Out Loud (9) MNeill 1 11 52315 Goodness Gracious Me (1) MJones J W Cox HYDROFLOW - VICTAULIC SUPER SERIES OPEN MBL 9:32 PM G O'Reilly OPT 808 PACE $23,500, 3yo+ c0 & faster, 2600m 12 199X5 McCracken (2) GDunn S Ottley (J) 1 3 Al’s Courage (1) JGameson C D Thornley 2 13 27141 Speights Girl (3) CDalgety 2 0X23 Dana Duke (2) PBagrie R Holmes T Bagrie (J) 14 03093 Lurah (4) RHolmes

Roxy Bromac (9) PYoung 9 69218 Barrier

10 80910 All Cash (21) NMcGrath 11 13677 Whyamibettor (22) DPearce 4 12 X4741 Fifth Edition (23) CDalgety 13 01161 Machs A Flyin (24) MJones 14 15738 Lumos (25) RDunn

J Young (J)

7

9

8

g M2

11:05 AM OPT 201

1

#

SCRATCHED

Waikato Races

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PORRITT SAND HURDLE

$20,000, rst opn hdl, 2800m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1 3 1614X Snodroptwinkletoes (6) 66 KMyers

D Miller (a3)

4 154X0 Old Redfeather (3) 65.5 DHollinshead

M Mitchell

1 2 3 1 4 MURRAY BAKER RACING STABLES 5 MAIDEN $10,000, mdn, 1600m 2 6

OPT

204

4

5 44045 King Piccolo (3) 65.5 WHillis T Harris (3) 1 X4542 My Word (8) 58.5 PRiley R Hutchings (a) 6 656X9 Maravi (5) 65 KMyers M Gillies 3 2 24 Piqueson (7) 58.5 LAnderson M Cameron 7 P7P9X Brave Buccaneer (2) 65 BAutridge 4 3 0X624 Undefined (9) 58.5 BGillovic O Bosson

A Forbes (a3) 4 45X3 St Saturnin (6) 58.5 JMason M Coleman 8 X0X98 Colombian Prince (9) 65 GBrick 5 6X4 Ambitious Hero (2) 58.5 Baker/Forsman 9 L0X09 Straight Furrow (7) 65 GBrick

J Parkes HIGH CHAPARRAL AT COOLMORE R85 6 083X7 Don Gallardo (10) 58.5 G&TShaw B Grylls (a1) 11:40 AM 2 7 4432 Seline (3) 56.5 JBridgman K Myers OPT 202 $17,500, R85 benchmark, 1200m 1 190X9 Ebullient (4) 60 Ramsay/Ritchie D Turner (a2) 8 9P236. Cheyenne (4) 56.5 GHughes 1 L Satherley 2 4517X Arnold (2) 58.5 GRichardson B Grylls (a1) 1 9 33X6 Thee Achiever (5) 56.5 FCornege C Grylls S Collett 3 6358X Brian’s Honour (9) 58 NTiley R Smyth (a2) 10 547 Lady Em (1) 56.5 WHillis 4 3721X Cornelius (11) 57.5 BFoote M Cameron 1:25 PM EMILY MURPHY (STRAPPER) R85 2100 5 000X5 Open ’N’ Shut (3) 57.5 CWood M Hills OPT 205 $17,500, R85 benchmark, 2100m 2 6 753X1 Zinko (10) 57 MMurdoch C Grylls 2 1 X1550 Packing Tycoon (9) 59.5 TDaCruz O Bosson 7 7207X Happyto Keepa (5) 56.5 JBurley R Norvall 1 2 47421 Bellino (3) 57.5 Collett/McRae M Cameron 8 53648 Bellapin (6) 56 G&DRogerson M Dee (a1) 3 14X78 Canterino (1) 57.5 P&JMcKay S McKay (a4) 1 9 34154 Dorian Grey (1) 56 G&DRogerson M Coleman 4 4827X Just Got Home (6) 57.5 RLiefting B Grylls (a1) 3 10 27X11 One Cool Message (8) 56 SRalph 5 51100 Guru Girl (7) 56.5 CThornton R Hutchings (a)

R Hutchings (a) 4 11 02927 Agent Ziva (7) 55.5 KFursdon A Jones (a3) 6 9X533 New Greenfield (5) 56 TDaCruz R Norvall 3 7 02527 Loves The Show (8) 55 JWheeler

2

5

12:15 PM 203

OPT

3 KEN & ROGER BROWNE MEMORIAL STPCHASE $20,000, rst opn stp, 4000m

3 1 43X97 Cape Kinaveral (5) 70 G&DRogerson

2 334PX Sportavian (4) 66.5 TFurness

g M6

12:00 PM OPT 601

1

M Mitchell S Phelan

May 3, 2014 2:00 PM OPT 206

T Harris (3) 2 5 F12X0. McCulley (2) 65 KMyers M Gillies 4 6 34F0X Montopoli (1) 65 G&DRogerson A Kuru (1.5)

1 F4X24 Sea King (6) 71.5 KMyers 1 D Miller (a3) 4 2 5X085 Arose (8) 67 RGavin W Cafferty (1.5) 2 3 6092X Comte de Jeu (4) 67 TWenn A Kuru (1.5) 12:50 PM 3 4 X5031 It’s A Message (1) 66 G&DRogerson

RunnerName

Barrier

M Dravitzki (a1) 97361 Madonna Mia (10) 54.5 ASharrock

K Chiong (a3) 9 X4721 Fastnfree (4) 54 BPomare A Jones (a3) 10 38X61 Glitzabeel (2) 54 MBrosnan M Coleman

4 8

7 8 4 9

10 3 11 12 13

6

3

NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY PREMIER R65 $20,000, R65 bmk*, 1200m

3 1 54022 Killa Question (1) 59 MPitman A Morgan (a2) PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 2 12374 Wedgie (9) 58.5 JO'Flanagan S Wynne (a2) 1 7237X Additup (7) 59 BInglis R Cuneen (a4) 2 3 X30X1 Drumgold (7) 58 TKennedy R Bishop 1 2 00X61 Crystal Duke (4) 58.5 Kevin&PamHughes D Walsh

R Hannam 4 9X1 Redesdale (4) 58 KHampton 2 3 03531 No Emotion (5) 58 MPitman A Morgan (a2) 4 5 0X815 Sandy’s Star (10) 56.5 Kevin&PamHughes D Prastiyou (a3) 4 725X7 Windwhistle (2) 58 M&WColes D Prastiyou (a3) 6 920X6 Shaspic (5) 56.5 SRobertson C Johnson 3 5 34211. Ishipal (6) 57.5 NRidley S Wynne (a2) 7 740X1 Guardian (8) 56 MPitman B Pitman (a1) 4 6 43530 Keep The Courage (8) 57.5 KTyler R Black (a2) 8 380X0 Just Bolting (6) 56 LLatta R Hannam 7 X4057 Split Decision (1) 56 N&BBlatch C Barnes (a2) 1 9 483X2 Marlin Monroe (2) 55.5 LRobinson S Muniandy 8 43775 Karaka Jack (3) 55 PRudkin C Johnson 10 05529. Shes All Class (3) 54 KHampton T Moseley

8

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 MINIBUS EXPRESS R65 $15,000, R65 benchmark*, 1200m

1 12X Irish Moon (10) 59 K&BKelso M Coleman 2 4 2 173X Super Lethal (2) 58.5 MSheely K Myers 1 3 19X Allez Eagle (12) 58 TPike R Hutchings (a) 4 29X1. Dilly (13) 58 O'Sullivan/Scott C Grylls 5 1354X Jesshanimo (1) 58 Collett/McRae O Bosson 6 21X Sono Veloce (3) 58 NTiley M Wenn 7 10X0X Blue Caviar (4) 57.5 AOliveira M Hills 8 X184X Sir Jack Remington (9) 57 SClotworthy 3 9 3128X Britt Ekland (6) 56.5 P&DWilliams D Johnson 10 740X9 The Paperboy (7) 56 SHouse R Jones 11 3510X Tansava (11) 55.5 Lowry/Cullen J Parkes 12 7X0X3 Sugar Plum Fairy (8) 54.5 DGuy P Turner (a1) 13 377X7 Ason (5) 54 BPomare A Jones (a3)

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 420m; Rail: Out 4m; Weather: Partly cloudy 65413 Illuminati (15) 56.5 BFoote L Magorrian (a4) 21 Southern Point (18) 56.5 G&DRogerson

R Hutchings (a) 16 658X2 Inis Rose (17) 56 LNoble R Jones A 17 16X56. Wolfwhistle (22) 57.5 JBridgman A Forbes (a) B 18 40432 Holy Affair (11) 57 LSomervell J Jago C 19 20707 He Sure Is (5) 57 SMarsh D 20 47017 Istilane (2) 56.5 JPender E 21 160X0. Kick Buttowski (6) 56.5 P&JMcKay F 22 47050 Dezignator (7) 56.5 WHillis

14 15

4:21 PM OPT 210

7

4

May 3, 2014

8 0X1X6 Glade (3) 54 MPitman 9 0X580 Tacticall (2) 54 LLatta 10 11633 Big Kahuna (4) 54 L&RDidham 2:21 PM OPT 605

5

L McKay (a3) R Hannam J Morris

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 3:31 PM OPT 607

7

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ANGUS MEATS PREMIER R75 $25,000, R75 benchmark, 1400m

1 25044 Fragrant (5) 59 MPitman R Cuneen (a4) 4 2 16321 Jack’s Run (1) 59 JHay $50,000, 2yo sw, 1200m S Wynne (a2) D Walsh 1 1 1. Two Over One (3) 56.5 LMolloy D Bradley 3 64342 El Bee Dee (4) 57.5 RMcKay 4 Scarlet Boa SCRATCHED 2 1654 Vector Change (5) 56.5 TRae R Bishop 2 3 2X I Just Rocked Up (6) 56.5 Nicky&RochelleLloyd 1 5 00021 Swiper The Fox (8) 57.5 LMolloy D Bradley R Hannam

K Walters 6 X405X Percy Possum (9) 56 NRidley 2 7 40213 Meursault (10) 55.5 LLatta C Johnson 3 4 6X246 Kolaman (2) 56.5 K&LRae J Bates 5 169X3 Second Time Lucky (1) 54.5 BRevell D Walsh 8 56136 Barberry Roze (7) 54.5 MPitman A Morgan (a2) 4 6 2 Elusive Catch (7) 54.5 SKirkland C Johnson 9 617X9 Miss Perfecto (3) 54 BTapper T Moseley 3 10 41252 Are You Mine (2) 54 SHewitt J Morris 7 Wait And See (4) 54.5 NRidley S Wynne (a) 11 33873 Champagne Katie (6) 54 Kevin&PamHughes DAVID EMERSON ACCNT&BUSINESS CONSULTANT

L Callaway BERKLEY STUD CHAMPAGNE STAKES

6

8

gM30 $100k G’Teed Turbo Quaddie 1

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13 226X1 Shadow Player (13) 57 MBreslin B Murray (a4) 1 2 11101 Scapolo (7) 57.5 KMyers D Walker J Bates $25,000, R75 benchmark, 1400m benchmark*, 1600m 14 65413 Illuminati (15) 56.5 BFoote L Magorrian (a4) 3 14213 Sucre (1) 56 SBellew 4 62194 Coat Of Arms (9) 54 SKirkland C Johnson 15 21 Southern Point (18) 56.5 G&DRogerson PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 3

5 55545 Electronic Motion (8) 53.5 ATaylor R Bishop 1 24X65 Uncle Sugar (12) 59 LAnderson C Grylls R Hutchings (a) 2 1 25044 Fragrant (5) 59 MPitman R Cuneen (a4) R Jones 6 0X884 Ormond Road (6) 53 Kevin&PamHughes 2 992X0 Celtic Star (4) 58.5 RPriscott M Dee (a1) 16 658X2 Inis Rose (17) 56 LNoble 2 16321 Jack’s Run (1) 59 JHay S Wynne (a2) L Callaway 3 46143. Culto La Vida (9) 58.5 P&JMcKay S McKay (a4) A 17 16X56. Wolfwhistle (22) 57.5 JBridgman A Forbes (a) 3 64342 El Bee Dee (4) 57.5 RMcKay D Walsh 4 7 0X752 Cangowest (10) 53 LLatta R Hannam B 18 40432 Holy Affair (11) 57 LSomervell J Jago 4 4 73021. Feroz (10) 58.5 CWood D Johnson 4 Scarlet Boa SCRATCHED

8 5X744 Elusive Tracy (4) 53 A Bidlake

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C 19 20707 He Sure Is (5) 57 S Marsh

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5 28451 He’s A Bigdeel (1) 58.5 Collett/McRae

O Bosson 1 5 00021 Swiper The Fox (8) 57.5 LMolloy D Bradley 9 27241 Irish Bay (3) 53 T&LPrendergast C Barnes (a)

D 20 47017 Istilane (2) 56.5 J Pender

6 0240X Lucky Tonight (14) 58 Houston/Ropiha

M Sweeney 6 X405X Percy Possum (9) 56 NRidley R Hannam 10 33072 Lakers Bay (5) 53 NWigley D Bradley M Hills E 21 160X0. Kick Buttowski (6) 56.5 P&JMcKay 3 7 40213 Meursault (10) 55.5 LLatta C Johnson 7 05100 Conchita (8) 57.5 CMcNab

F 22 47050 Dezignator (7) 56.5 W Hillis

S Collett TE RAPA RACE 10 4:21 PM 4 8 56136 Barberry Roze (7) 54.5 MPitman A Morgan (a2) 8 86X88 Kate (21) 57.5 WHillis OPT 998 $17,500, R75 benchmark, 1600m 9 617X9 Miss Perfecto (3) 54 BTapper T Moseley 9 1395 Justintime (20) 57 O'Sullivan/Scott J Parkes PM RICCARTON RACE 8 4:06 1 10 12 La Adelita (19) 57 JBridgman M Cameron 1 1 90X81 Addictive Habit (14) 59 LSomervell M Cameron 10 41252 Are You Mine (2) 54 SHewitt J Morris $50,000, opn hcp, 1400m 2 86120 Nippin (6) 58.5 ASharrock K Chiong (a3) 11 33873 Champagne Katie (6) 54 Kevin&PamHughes 11 56324 Makarska (3) 57 K&BKelso M Coleman OPT 997 2 12 031 Pondarosa Miss (16) 57 PHollinshead D Hain 2 1 30913 King Montrose (2) 59.5 NRidley K Walters 3 93132 He’s Dan (3) 58 GBrick A Jones (a3)

L Callaway 3:31 PM OPT 995

RICCARTON RACE 7

3:46 PM OPT 996

TE RAPA RACE 9 $15,000, R65

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May 4, 2014

5 0X00X Strathfield Sun (5) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi 12 Tempest Cullen (23) NMcGrath N McGrath 11:22 AM J Smolenski 13 Maximum Power (24) PVermeulen M Purvis (J) $7000, 3yo+ c0, 2400m 6 040X0 Sunbloc (6) JSmolenski Can’t Explain It (25) KBarron K Barron PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 7 X3538 Glenferrie Sunbird (7) Craig&AimeeEdmonds 14 J Dunn 15 637 No Way Else (26) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 2 1 Little Mo (1) KFord C Ford 2 8 26462 Mantorp (8) SKennedy G O'Reilly 3 16 0 Burn Off (27) BKerr C D Thornley 4 2 Later (2) L&JSmith J Smith 3 9 08443 Innes Boyz (u1) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 3 4P007 Easy Empress (3) G&NHope D Dunn HOTEL ASHBURTON PACE 4

10 00229 Ming (u2) PBagrie T Bagrie (J) 1:27 PM 4 08 Always Away (4) JAarts R Close (J) $7000, 3yo+ c0, 2400m 11 4P075 Donsmedad (u3) MAustin M Jones 3 5 05700 Overstayer (5) CHarrison C Harrison 1 40 Buzkil (1) J&JGeddes J Geddes 6 909 Poppa Don (6) BMay R May SEELITE WINDOWS & DOORS SIRES 2 429X8 Smooth Lynda (2) RHolmes J Harrington (J) 12:37 PM 1 7 Longbeach Lad (7) NMcGrath N McGrath SERIES MOB TROT $8000, 2yo, 1609m 3 20748 Gotta Grunter (3) SMcRae C D Thornley 8 00X70 Enthral (u1) MEdmonds M Edmonds 1 697 Soney Beatt (1) KFord A Tomlinson 4 26287 Macy Blue Chip (4) NMcGrath N McGrath 9 90X00 Paradise Spur (u2) WStevenson T McMillan 2 Majestic Storm (2) NMcGrath N McGrath 5 08023 Agnes de Gerolstein (5) WWilliams 10 36888 Harley (u3) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 4 3 Starlight Starbright (3) RAllen D Dunn C McDowell 1

4 421 Prince Fearless (4) Purdon/Rasmussen R May 1

6 2 Banora Boy (6) DAnderson S McNally THE HITS ASHBURTON 92.5FM PACE 11:47 AM 3

5 32364 Wanna Play (5) Purdon/Rasmussen 7 674 Taranto (7) NHamilton J Curtin $7000, 3yo+ c0, 2400m 8 09X30 Valmara (8) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 1 0X50 Beale Street Boy (1) RWinter S McNally 2 6 231 Arya (6) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen C DeFilippi 3 9 40435 Lifestyler (9) KCollins 2 T Woodward Real Cool Dude (2) JHowe J Dunn 7 978 Sunstar (u1) AClark C D Thornley

3 7 Lord Baltimore (3) BKerr 2 10 34420 Tom Bola (10) DRoss C D Thornley L O'Reilly Barrier 1 4 58855 Lavros Is King (4) P&LJones S Ottley (J) 11 90X48 Hestia Franco (11) LSmart R Close (J) ROBILLIARDS SHOWCASE JEWELLERS 5 Shakey Loch (5) RKeats R Keats 1:02 PM 4 12 42840 Coyote (u1) FBaigent R Curtin MOB PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0, 2400m 2 6 Marshal Star (6) NLeLievre J Curtin A

1 X8452 Rise And Shine (1) Derek & Adele Jones

D Dunn ASHBURTON GUARDIAN MOBILE PACE 4 7 49056 Tilly Bromac (7) SAdlam R May 1:52 PM $8000, 2yo+ c1, 2400m S McNally 8 85097 Taia’s Kid (8) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 2 66535 Abbey Cullen (2) DAnderson 3 1 34044 Franco Salisbury (1) G&NHope R May G Telfer 9 7500X Rockahula Arden (9) GPayne G R Payne 3 80 Boomer Bailey (3) GTelfer

This Ain't Tennessee SCRATCHED 2 90603 Halston Bromac (2) SMounce K Cameron 10 Speechless (10) DJones G O'Reilly 4 G Smith G Smith 3 77203 Flyin Heather (3) PBurrows 3 11 9X7 The Ghost (11) RLow M Jones 5 X2946 Zena Mac (4) PBurrows 1 6 645X5 Explosive Art (5) G&PCourt 2 4 6409X Arancia (4) RHolmes R May R Holmes CHERTSEY TROTTING CLUB TROT 7 82090 Towie Zoe (6) LO'Reilly L O'Reilly 5 84400 Juicy Odds (5) DMoore S McNally 12:12 PM $7000, 3yo+ c0, 2400m B 8 957 Missdebonair (7) PBurrows B Thomas (J) 6 01700 Mr Meddle (6) RDunn J Dunn 1 74546 Henley Park (1) BBorcoskie P Borcoskie 2 9 23438 Franco Sanchez (8) TMcMillan T McMillan 7 14209 Artistic Lover (7) RHolmes J Harrington (J) 2 X3002 Clean Break (2) RHolmes J Harrington (J) Barrier 4 8 17 Franco Neeson (8) NMcGrath A Butt 3 07060 Petite Royal (3) RHolmes 4 10 X5904 Can’t Get Enough (21) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi 9 34500 Crimson Glory (9) TMcMillan T McMillan R Holmes

1 4 43454 Monkey Luck (4) KCameron K Cameron 11 P4696 Snowden (22) KEstreich Barrier C Markham ASHBURTON SECURITY TROT

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7 0X752 Cangowest (10) 53 LLatta 4 8 5X744 Elusive Tracy (4) 53 ABidlake 9 27241 Irish Bay (3) 53 T&LPrendergast 10 33072 Lakers Bay (5) 53 NWigley 4:41 PM 609

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2 4 1 3 4 FAHEY FENCE HIRE PREMIER R75 1:43 PM 12:33 PM 5 NZI GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP PM 2:56 OPT 602 $25,000, R75 benchmark, 2000m OPT 604 R85 $30,000, R85 bmk, 1200m 6 $40,000, opn hcp, 2500m 4:06 PM OPT 606 D REYNOLDS ELECTRICAL GREAT EASTER 7 4 1 X0383 Red Magic (1) 60 DCrozier S Wynne (a2) 2 1 71072 Uppland (6) 60 K&LRae J Bates STAKES $50,000, opn hcp, 1400m 2 11406 Barbara Jennie (7) 57.5 SLaming T Direen (a1) 4 2 15655 Coup Darci Be (9) 59.5 MPitman A Morgan (a2) 1 1 21391 The Solitaire (6) 59 SAnderton D Bothamley OPT 608 2 2 60124 The Glitzy One (5) 58 SAnderton C Barnes (a2) 2 1 30913 King Montrose (2) 59.5 NRidley K Walters 8 1 3 21741 Areuforreel (4) 54.5 KTyler R Black (a2) 3 247X0 Fiddler’s Green (1) 58.5 LCasey T Moseley 3 9 3 79973 Needastar (7) 53.5 DCrozier 1 2 11101 Scapolo (7) 57.5 KMyers D Walker C Johnson 3 4 23453 Pamina (5) 54.5 Kevin&PamHughes R Hannam 4 461X9 Tristan’s Choice (5) 58.5 M&WColes 10 3 3 14213 Sucre (1) 56 SBellew 4 4 94X03 Mahanadi (1) 53 KMyers T Moseley J Bates D Prastiyou (a3) 5 107X1 Pforperfect (6) 54.5 JBlackadder D Walsh 11 5 12157. Ashburn Lane (7) 57.5 LLatta 3 5 X0822 Arista (4) 53 BTapper C Johnson R Bishop A McKay (a3) 4 62194 Coat Of Arms (9) 54 SKirkland 2 6 04818 Regalo Reaal (2) 54.5 SCameron 12

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5 55545 Electronic Motion (8) 53.5 A Taylor

R Bishop 6 60221 Black Berry Punch (8) 57.5 P Robson

D Walsh 6 04818 Regalo Reaal (2) 53 S Cameron

R Hannam

7 50332 Themoneyzmine (3) 54 J&KParsons 1 7 2115X Rockahoy (10) 56 NRidley S Wynne (a2) 7 42X03 Jimmy The One (3) 53 EGLow L Callaway 6 0X884 Ormond Road (6) 53 Kevin&PamHughes L Callaway 13

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1 90X81 Addictive Habit (14) 59 LSomervell M Cameron 2 86120 Nippin (6) 58.5 ASharrock K Chiong (a3)

A Jones (a3) ARROWFIELD STUD R65 $15,000, R65 3 93132 He’s Dan (3) 58 GBrick 3:46 PM R Norvall DUNSTAN FEEDS R65 $15,000, R65 OPT 209 2:36 PM benchmark*, 1600m 4 0X183 Tonbridge (8) 57.5 TDaCruz OPT 207 benchmark*, 1200m 2 1 24X65 Uncle Sugar (12) 59 LAnderson C Grylls 5 93363 Nothing Trivial (9) 57 WHillis B Grylls (a1) 2 1 3X914 Dufellforte (7) 59 P&DWilliams O Bosson 2 992X0 Celtic Star (4) 58.5 RPriscott M Dee (a1) 6 678X1 Sovereign Rose (5) 56.5 JBridgman M Dee (a1) 2 1. Nightshift (9) 58 LLaing 2 7 66415 Gold ’N Mac (18) 56.5 Lucock/Gillespie C Dell (a1) R Jones 3 46143. Culto La Vida (9) 58.5 P&JMcKay S McKay (a4) 3 15X6 Farm Boy (1) 57.5 T&MCarter M Sweeney 4 73021. Feroz (10) 58.5 CWood 1 8 81275 Volcano (16) 56.5 LNoble R Jones D Johnson 3 4 1642X Devour (13) 57 K&BHawtin 3 9 911X9. Biologist (12) 56 GAlton D Johnson 5 28451 He’s A Bigdeel (1) 58.5 Collett/McRae O Bosson M Coleman 1 5 2X18X Quintette (11) 56.5 JBridgman M Cameron 6 0240X Lucky Tonight (14) 58 Houston/Ropiha 10 0441X Real Treasure (17) 56 ABrowne D Hain 4 6 59X8X Aaja Nachle (3) 56 FRitchie A Forbes (a) J Parkes M Sweeney 11 97262 Red Dakota (10) 56 CWood 7 265X1 So Danso (2) 56 Collett/McRae J Parkes 7 05100 Conchita (8) 57.5 CMcNab C Grylls M Hills 12 23851 Kool Gal (2) 55 SCrawford 8 1960X King Panamera (5) 56 RPatel R Smyth (a2) 8 86X88 Kate (21) 57.5 WHillis K Myers S Collett 13 X0X01 Letsgetiton (1) 55 MBreslin 9 X17X5 Bellbird (8) 55.5 TPike M Hills 9 1395 Justintime (20) 57 O'Sullivan/Scott J Parkes 14 60209 Vibrant (7) 55 SMcKee R Hutchings (a) 10 37484 Kalevala (10) 55.5 JMahoney 1 10 12 La Adelita (19) 57 JBridgman M Cameron 15 028X1 Fair Fleet (11) 54.5 LSomervell U Holmquist (a4) K Myers 11 28418 News Of The World (6) 55 DGuy M Coleman 3 11 56324 Makarska (3) 57 K&BKelso M Coleman 16 58155 Sheez All Heart (4) 54 CWood V Gatu (a3) 12 130X Pinzano (4) 55 SMcKee 4 12 031 Pondarosa Miss (16) 57 PHollinshead D Hain 4 17 67X46 Augusta National (15) 54 LNoble D Johnson M Dee (a1) 13 52857. Brondan (12) 54 R&DLang B 18 09606. Sing For The Sun (13) 54 TDevcich S Collett 13 226X1 Shadow Player (13) 57 MBreslin B Murray (a4)

Tomorrow at Riccarton Park 1:08 PM OPT 603

$10,000, mdn, 1200m

08235 Affogato (8) 58.5 RWells P Turner (a1) 80X2 Sky Idea (2) 58.5 T&MCarter M Sweeney 24 Word On The Street (3) 58.5 LAnderson R Jones Astronomer (5) 58.5 TDaCruz C Grylls Hillsborough (11) 58.5 FLeahy J Jago 6X Trendsetter (12) 58.5 Moroney/Ormsby O Bosson Molesworth (9) 58.5 ROtto D Johnson Whakatane SCRATCHED 222. Silver Bubbles (10) 56.5 D&CBothwell M Cameron 2 Polish (1) 56.5 TPike R Hutchings (a) 37547 Our Molly Malone (6) 56.5 JPender J Parkes 4X Monira (4) 56.5 Baker/Forsman K Myers 0890X Te Atatu Princess (7) 56.5 RSherwin L Satherley

Canterbury Racing

RACECOURSE HOTEL MOTOR LODGE PREMIER R85 $30,000, R85 bmk, 1600m

STAREEL MAIDEN 1200

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 3:11 PM OPT 208

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2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

10 64160 Scotlynn Justis (21) DTaylor 11 1530X Magic Oats (22) T&GChmiel 12 09685 Tuscaloosa (23) CMorrison 1 13 113 Art Union (24) CDalgety

K Cox (J) T Chmiel C D Thornley D Dunn

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NRM PREMIER R65 $20,000, R65 benchmark*, 1600m

49212 Umshini Wami (11) 59 Kevin&PamHughes L Callaway 22331 Go Danske (13) 58.5 TBeckett S Wynne (a2) 56452 Our Santana (9) 58.5 PRichards D Bothamley 35X21 Mr Nifty (7) 58 KMyers D Walker 88996 Something Zed (1) 57 MHarris C Spittles 14X05 Absolution (12) 57 NRidley T Moseley 34731 Hi Yo Ko (2) 56 VMackle D Walsh 05281 Sureasyouwereborn (8) 56 N&BBlatch R Bishop 265X2 Ravello (5) 55.5 DCrozier J Bates 08864 Mion Jay (4) 54 KTyler R Black (a2) 74683 Saperavious (10) 54 SBellew D Bradley 800X0 Flying Sportsman (3) 54 M&WColes T Direen (a1) 640X7 Zenno Rolls Royce (6) 54 DCrozier C Johnson

4 0X183 Tonbridge (8) 57.5 TDaCruz 2 R Norvall 5 93363 Nothing Trivial (9) 57 WHillis B Grylls (a1) 6 678X1 Sovereign Rose (5) 56.5 JBridgman M Dee (a1) 7 66415 Gold ’N Mac (18) 56.5 Lucock/Gillespie C Dell (a1) 8 81275 Volcano (16) 56.5 LNoble R Jones 4 9 911X9. Biologist (12) 56 GAlton M Coleman 10 0441X Real Treasure (17) 56 ABrowne D Hain 11 97262 Red Dakota (10) 56 CWood J Parkes 12 23851 Kool Gal (2) 55 SCrawford C Grylls 13 X0X01 Letsgetiton (1) 55 MBreslin K Myers 3 14 60209 Vibrant (7) 55 SMcKee R Hutchings (a) 15 028X1 Fair Fleet (11) 54.5 LSomervell U Holmquist (a4) 16 58155 Sheez All Heart (4) 54 CWood V Gatu (a3) A 17 67X46 Augusta National (15) 54 LNoble D Johnson B 18 09606. Sing For The Sun (13) 54 TDevcich Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1497m; Weather: Partly cloudy 3:32 PM

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$8500, 4yo+ c1-c4 discrhcp, 3200m

1 09060 Filigree Sheree (1) KFord A Tomlinson 2 1600X Boylanova (2) JWheeler J Wheeler 3 004X0 Diggerboy (3) CMarkham C Markham 3 4 560X3 Tyron Lochie (4) PO'Reilly G O'Reilly MORGAN FENCING LTD MOB PACE $8000, 2:20 PM S Ottley (J) 4yo+ c2, c3 with cond. jun.d, 2400m 5 35505 Spell (5) P&LJones C DeFilippi 1 507X8 Tomsincharge (1) MStevens S Hickman (J) 4 6 40244 Valmagne (u1) JKennett B Hill 2 199X5 McCracken (2) GDunn S Golding (J) 7 5X400 Idle Bones (u2) PEllis 3 77377 Fair Dinkum Bromac (3) MJones K Butt (J) 1 8 53675 Juneamy Castleton (1) MJones M Jones R Holmes 4 8X141 Scotlynn Jiggs (4) DTaylor K Cox (J) 9 72707 Foreverman (u1) RHolmes 1 5 13114 Destined For Glory (5) G&NHope R Close (J) 10 02690 Given (1) SMcRae C D Thornley 4 6 19454 Belmont Fire (6) DWilliamson J Young (J) 11 60963 Pammys Boy (2) MEdmonds S McNally 7 46809 The Empire’s Sister (7) RRowland T Bagrie (J) 2 12 10992 Sundons Comet (1) MCunningham R May 8 00005 Smoken Roman (8) P&LJones S Ottley (J) 13 18000 Sarah Lindenny (u1) CHarrison C Harrison 3 Comenche (9) RDunn M Purvis (J) 9 20601 Barrier

CRT/FARMLANDS PACE $8000, 3yo+ c1, 2400m 2 10 49331 Franco Revel (21) T&GChmiel A Veint (J) 4:08 PM 2 1 7X704 Billy Jack (1) D&CButt B Butt MURRAY SMITH ALUMINIUM MARES MOB 2 09020 Classiegent (2) GKelk R May 2:56 PM PACE $8500, 4yo+ M c1-c3, 1609m 3 09800 Riverboat Princess (3) LSmart R Close (J) 1 788X6 Steal A Grin (1) G&NHope R Close (J) 4 00890 Greshees Angel (4) GTelfer G Telfer 2 36000 Marilyn Golightly (2) AGarters L O'Reilly 5 56289 Revell Yell (5) SAdlam S Ottley (J) 2 3 18046 Crackapaca (3) BHill R May 4 6 33434 The Flying Scotsman (6) NMcGrath 1 4 0X305 Timely Loch (4) MHouse J Curtin N McGrath 1 7 38683 Special Bella (7) CMarkham C Markham 5 10588 Fortunately (5) KFord A Tomlinson C D Thornley 6 14008 All Delight (6) SMcRae C D Thornley 8 74000 Firebreak (8) JMcDermott G O'Reilly 3 7 19255 Tyron’s Falcon Ella (7) PO'Reilly G O'Reilly 9 261X0 Just Ned (9) GDunn 3 10 55604 Midfrew Tarpediem (10) WLake T Chmiel 4 8 84102 Clarisa (8) JParsons S Ottley (J) C DeFilippi

Maiden Rome (9) REarle S Golding (J) 11 27480 Shadow Rider (11) FShrives 9 80069 Barrier 12 57878 Roofcraft (12) JHay J Hay 10 36036 Little Tess (21) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 13 00899 Top Brass (13) WStevenson D Dunn

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Friday, May 2, 2014

In brief

■ SPEEDWAY

NZ titles up for grabs

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton Speedway has two big days in the dirt with two New Zealand titles and a South Island title on the line this weekend.

The New Zealand Title Weekend has Ashburton hosting the battle for the national ministock title for the 16th time and the national production title for a sixth time.

Last year’s NZ Title Weekend was a wet one, with rain cutting short the meet before the feature races could be run but this weekend’s outlook is a lot better for speedway president Lance Maher.

“We put a ton of new clay on the track before April which has held up through all that rain, and once we give the track a good run over with the grader it should come up nicely,” Maher said.

“The weather forecast is pretty good.

“Saturday looks the better day but with no rain for Sunday it’s a lot better for us.”

Glen Redmond took home the ministock title last year but won’t take the start line this year, leaving it wide open for a new champion.

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Volleyball The Ashburton Indoor Volleyball Club start their 2014 season on Monday night at 7pm in the Ashburton College gymnasium.

Old, new and existing players are welcome to come along with places still available for players or new teams.

Ashburton Car Club The Ashburton Car Club begins its Wheels Week Plus events with a sealed circuit motorkhana on Sunday. Drivers can test their skills against the clock over a series of marked out circuits around the Spraymarks yard in the industrial area on Sunday. Anyone can enter with a roadworthy car, with documentation from 11am for an 11.30am start. The club’s marque event takes place next weekend with the 25th Anniversary Street Sprints

Indoor Bowls

Big fields take to the Ashburton Speedway for the New Zealand Title Weekend but unlike last year the weather is expected to play its part in 2014.

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ments this weekend he couldn’t get out of which makes things pretty interesting.

“There are a few new drivers and ones that haven’t raced for the title in a long time.

“It’s the same for the production with a lot of new drivers from all around the South Island.”

Craig Carter became just the second winner of the produc-

tion title, ending Dave Filius’ four year reign.

Carter is back to defend his title but Filius is also back looking to reclaim his crown.

The track also hosted the “unofficial national” Six Shooter title race last year which now alternates with the North Island, but a South Island championship is up for grabs this year with a strong field set to race.

As well as the national racing there is practice for the six shooters tomorrow, with support grade racing from the youth mini stocks and C grade while on Sunday there is racing for the stockcars, saloons, C grade, youth ministocks and six shooters.

Racing gets underway at 12.30 tomorrow and half an hour earlier on Sunday.

■ RUGBY

Hampstead out to break their duck

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Hampstead are up against Prebbleton on Saturday.

The Combined Country Cup rugby competition reaches the midway point with three Mid Canterbury teams on target for the top eight at duck shooting weekend.

Celtic, Rakaia and Methven continue their hunt for a top four spot, while Hampstead are looking to shoot down their duck tomorrow.

In section one Methven come off the bye, having not played since edging out Darfield on a wet Thursday night two weeks ago, to host Ashley.

Ashley completed an unbeaten round robin only to falter in the quarter-finals last year and are unbeaten after four rounds, with three wins and a bye but have played the three bottom teams in the section.

Round five was where Methven hit their straps last season after four losses to open the season, but come into the clash with Ashley also unbeaten with two wins and the draw with Rakaia.

Coming off a second straight big win Rakaia will want to keep the momentum up against a Kaiapoi

side that fell to a previously winless Prebbleton.

Hampstead would like to follow suit and claim their own first-up win when they host Prebbleton.

However, the hosts will need a big lift defensively, conceding 116 points in the last two games, and only managed 10 points of their own.

Elsewhere Darfield host Oxford and defending champions Southbridge have the weekend off.

In section two, Celtic are still kicking themselves that they let an opportunity to take down Lincoln as wayward goal kicking saw them suffer their first defeat of the combined competition, looking to bounce back against BurnhamDunsandel, who had back-to-back wins heading into their bye last week.

The winless Southern have the bye for a weekend of duck shooting before they’ll do some duck shooting on the paddock, chasing a first win next week.

Glenmark go up against Lincoln, Saracens host Ohoka and Waihora will meet West Melton.

The Ashburton Indoor Bowls representative team heads to Timaru for the annual match against South Canterbury looking to hold onto the Hight Trophy this weekend. Ashburton reclaimed the Hight Trophy 150-74 in Ashburton last year after South Canterbury had won it at home the previous year. As they did last year, Ashburton started the season on a winning note after beating North Canterbury last weekend.

Hockey Hockey returns to the turf in full force tomorrow with all grades in action, except for the senior men.

In the morning the junior Small Sticks grades run from 9.30am and then the Hampstead senior women are the lone game in the afternoon, taking on defending champions St Andrews in the MidSouth Canterbury competition. The Hampstead-Collegians women are away to Timaru to play Geraldine, while in the men’s competition Tinwald takes on Wakanui Blue on Tuesday night and Wakanui Black has the bye.

Netball After lying empty for two weeks the Ashburton Netball Courts will burst back into life tomorrow with the third week of action. The junior grades will complete a third round of grading in the morning before the senior ranks resume their first round. In premier Hampstead clash with College B, defending champions Celtic come up against the also unbeaten College A and United are up against Methven.

Football Local Mid Canterbury junior football competition returns to action with a final pre-season football day at the Ashburton Domain. The Mid Canterbury teams in the Mainland competitions are also in action, where the seniors are chasing an elusive first home win of the season against Waimak United. In Division four Mid Canterbury Eastern are away to FC Twenty11 Falcons and Methven face FC Twenty11 Thunder Panthers.

The Masters continue grading at home to High School Old Boys and on Sunday the unbeaten Mid Canterbury women are away to Western.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

McCaw return boosts Crusaders

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Richie McCaw will make his return to rugby in the Crusaders number six jersey, while a second concussion this season is keeping captain Kieran Read on the sideline for the crucial Super rugby clash with the Brumbies.

The Crusaders come off the bye to play their first home game in over a month when they face the Australian Conference lead-

ers in a mid-afternoon match on Saturday.

Coach Todd Blackadder has made five changes to the starting XV that beat the Chiefs two weeks ago, with the biggest change being McCaw. The All Blacks captain has been out since round three with a broken thumb and returns to action on the blindside, with Matt Todd retaining the number 7 jersey and Luke Whitelock to start at number eight in place of Read.

Former Mid Canterbury prop Tim Perry will again be used off the bench while hooker Ben Funnell swaps with Corey Flynn to partner Wyatt Crockett and Owen Franks who recommitted to New Zealand Rugby for the next three years, re-signing with the national body and the Crusaders through to 2017.

Luke Romano also returns from injury to provide lock cover off the bench.

In the backs Andy Ellis rotates

with Willie Heinz while Kieron Fonotia returns from injury to start at centre, with Tom Taylor dropping to the bench. Second five Ryan Crotty will captain the side in Read’s absence.

The Crusaders side are on a three game win streak heading into the match and have also won the last three encounters with the Brumbies, who are on their own three game hot streak also accounting for the Chiefs last week 41-23 in Canberra.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian LAMB, Paul – On April 27, 2014 (from Carterton). Aged 66 years.

Most cherished and loving husband of Judi for 45 years.

Died suddenly, with his family, in Ashburton. Much loved father and father in law of Adrian and Paula (Northern Ireland), and Craig and Kim (Ashburton). Adored ‘Poppa’ to Benjamin (Upper Hutt), and granddaughter Morgan.

Loved brother of Marie Hadfield and family.

Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Paul will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton TOMORROW, SATURDAY, May 3, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at Ashburton.

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PROTOS, Cory (Grom) – On April 27, 2014. Taken from us suddenly at Christchurch. Aged 30 years.

Very much loved son of Gail and Jimmy. Cory was much loved by his extended family and friends. Messages to the Protos family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request please. A service for Cory will be held in Our Chapel, Cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton TOMORROW, SATURDAY, May 3, commencing at 10.00am.

Followed by cremation at Ashburton.

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WILLIAMS, Phyllis May – Passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in her 98th year. A service to celebrate Phyllis’ life will be held at the Brantwood Chapel, Trotts Garden, 371 Racecourse Road, Ashburton, TODAY (Friday), at 11.00am.

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 158.7 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.1 13.6 Max to 4pm 3.5 Minimum 2.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 0.0 Avg May to date 2 2014 to date 380.4 222 Avg year to date Wind km/h E7 At 4pm Strongest gust E 20 Time of gust 2:29pm

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Television Friday, May 2, 2014

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather and information.

9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 11am Selling Houses Australia 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Rishi despairs; Alicia wants Jacob back; Pollard is hopeful. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 Will Sunita and Karl be caught out?

Simon tells the court he hates Peter; Kirsty breaks down. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 2pm May The Best House Win 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street 3 Sunita and Karl are on a slippery slope; Carla offers Leanne money to leave; Maria’s dating disasters reach a new low. 0 9:30 The Vicar of Dibley 3 For Christmas, Geraldine plans to stage a Nativity play in front of the church. With a heavily pregnant Alice playing Mary, the play is set to be the most realistic nativity ever. 0 10:20 One News Tonight 0 10:50 Best Bits 3 0 11:20 The Catherine Tate Show AO 3 Nurse Bernie propositions Mr Willis when she should be breaking the news of his mother’s death; Nan and Jamie visit a one-pound shop.

11:55 Hawthorne AO 3 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 7am Italian Food Safari 7:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook 8am Million Dollar Contractor 8:30 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 9am Secret Meat Business 9:30 Yard Crashers 10am Holmes Makes It Right 11am Auction 11:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries Noon Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 12:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 1pm Italian Food Safari 1:30 You Deserve This House 2:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook 3pm Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 3:30 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 4pm Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 4:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 5pm You Live In What?

6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Auction 7:30 Selling London 8pm Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 Great British Garden Revival 10:45 World’s Greenest Homes 11:10 Auction 11:30 You Deserve This House

SATURDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Nutters Club 2am Great British Garden Revival 3am Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 3:30 Trish’s Paris Kitchen 4am Million Dollar Contractor 4:30 House Crashers 5am You Live In What?

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FOUR

PRIME

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Special Agent Oso 3 0 6:53 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Grizzly Tales 0 7:20 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:50 Beyblades Metal Masters 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle AO 2pm Bethenny 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle 3 8pm The Big Bang Theory 3 8:30 M Joyful Noise 2012 Comedy.

Two strong-minded women must work together to save a small-town gospel choir after budget cuts threaten to shut it down.

Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton.

0 10:50 The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 The Nanny 3 Fran anticipates a big party on her first anniversary with the Sheffields.

0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 3 An update on an obese man who appeared on the Internet asking Dr Phil to help him lose weight.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 3 Five ways to regain energy.

2:30 Rachael Ray 3 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm The Block – Sky High The work is progressing upstairs and downstairs; the teams are working on finishing their own apartments.

6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:45 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Peppa Pig 3 9:30 Wonder Pets 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle A garage sale entrusted to Reese yields treasures near and dear. 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 0

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Simpsons When Homer calls on his Lamaze skills to help deliver a baby in an elevator, the mother names the boy Homer jr, and he develops a deep attachment to the boy. 0 8pm How I Met Your Mother PGR 8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 9:30 Chopper’s Sh*t List AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

7pm The Simpsons 0 7:30 American Ninja Warrior 3 8:30 M Paycheck AO 3 2003 Sci-fi.

What seemed like a great idea for an engineer to make millions of dollars, leaves him running for his life while piecing together why he is being chased.

Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhardt, Uma Thurman. 0 10:55 White Collar PGR

11:50 Fool Britannia 3 12:20 Playing It Straight 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:10 Supernatural AO 3 0 3am Revolution AO 3 0 3:45 Nikita AO 3 0 4:30 Robotomy 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 I’m In The Band 3 0

11pm Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 A missing bus full of children, and an odd ransom demand, send Five-0 on a wild chase. 0 11:55 CSI – NY AO 3 0 12:55 The Chicago Code AO 1:55 Infomercials

11:50 Entertainment Tonight 12:15 Infomercials

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

2pm A Gypsy Life For Me PGR 3 As the finalists wait backstage, there is fighting among the judges.

3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Idol 8pm Whose Line is it Anyway?

USA PGR 8:30 Bones AO When the Jeffersonian team discovers the body of a renowned but disliked chess master amidst pig slop, Sweets goes undercover to find the killer.

9:30 True Stories – Male Hookers Uncovered AO 3 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

6am L Darts – Premier League From National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

9:30 Grassroots Rugby Showcasing premier and senior club rugby matches from around New Zealand, as well as social grades and junior rugby.

10:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 11am Sterlo An in-depth look at each of the NRL games from the weekend.

Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm Darts – Premier League (Replay) From National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

5pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Warriors. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

5:30 #SkySpeed 6pm Total Rugby 6:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Blues v Reds.

From Eden Park in Auckland.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Sharks.

From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

Midnight Rugby League – Anzac Test (Delayed) Kiwis v Kangaroos.

From Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.

2am Home Shopping

Midnight Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 12:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 1am Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 1:30 Fox Sports News 2:15 L Cycling – UCI World Tour 4am Rugby League – Anzac Test 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby 5am The Ultimate Fighter

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Rolie Polie Olie 3 2 4pm Miharo 2 4:30 2014 Waka Ama Sprints 5pm Toi Whakaari 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3

THE BOX 6am SVU MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Monk PGV 8:55 Criminal Intent MV 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 12:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:35 Criminal Intent MV 2:25 SVU MV 3:15 Monk PGV 4:05 Hardcore Pawn PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 SVU MV 9:30 Falling Skies MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

SATURDAY

12:30 Monk PGV 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 SVU MV 2:35 Law And Order MV 3:25 SVU MV 4:15 Falling Skies MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 0

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Swagger 8pm N City Slickers Rodeo A group of city-slicker rangatahi are trained in the art of rodeo, and compete in a real rodeo.

8:30 The Kapa 3 9:30 F Songs From The Inside AO 10:30 Hoiho 3 11pm Tribe 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY

Paycheck

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8:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Call 911 Lifeline. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Crossing the Line.

7:30 Man v Wild PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2.

9:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Backhoe Wars.

10:30 Amish Mafia M De Rott.

11:30 Who The (Bleep) … M Horror at the Homestead.

Noon Who The (Bleep) … M Sha Na Not. 12:30 Disappeared M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Gold Rush PG 3:30 Bear Grylls – Escape From Hell PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 Magic Of Science PG 8pm Deadly Dilemmas M 8:30 Treehouse Masters PG 9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M

SATURDAY

Joyful Noise

12:30 Blood, Lies And Alibis M 1:30 Deadly Devotion M 2:30 Deadliest Catch PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Call 911 PG

MOVIES GREATS

7:10 Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

9:20 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror. Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

10:45 Directors – Alan Parker PG 2010 11:15 Fun Size MLS 2012 Comedy.

Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann.

12:40 Elysium 16VL 2013 Sci-fi.

Matt Damon.

2:30 Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

4:40 Goodnight For Justice PGV 2011 Western. Luke Perry, Lara Gilchrist.

6:10 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

8:30 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer.

10:25 Here Comes The Boom MVL 2012 Comedy. Kevin James, Salma Hayek.

6am It’s Complicated MC 2009 Romantic Comedy. Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin.

8am The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie.

9:55 Drop Dead Gorgeous ML 1999 Comedy. Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Kirstie Alley.

11:30 Alien Resurrection 16VL 1997 Sci-fi. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder.

1:15 It’s Complicated MC 2009 Romantic Comedy. Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin.

3:15 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie.

5:15 Too Young To Marry PG 2007 Drama. Dillion Casey, Nina Dobrev.

6:45 Signs M 2002 Sci-fi Thriller.

8:30 Bring It On MS 2000 Drama.

10:10 Harrison’s Flowers R16 2001 Drama.

12:10 Company Of Heroes 16VL 2013 War Action. 1:50 Goodnight For Justice PGV 2011 Western.

3:20 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action. 5:40 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy.

12:10 The Other Side 16C 2011 Sci-fi. 1:40 Signs M 2002 Sci-fi Thriller. 3:25 Bring It On MS 2000 Drama. 5:05 The Making Of It’s Complicated M 5:20 The Other Side 16C 2011 Sci-fi.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

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6am #SkyRugby – Engage 6:30 Inside The PGA Tour 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship – Round One. From Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

11am Golf Central 11:30 Golf World Noon Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) North Texas Shootout – Round One. 12:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) The Championship – Round One. 1pm #SkySpeed 1:30 Cycling – UCI World Tour (Replay) Tour de Romandie – Day Three.

3pm Sky Sports News UK 3:30 #SkySpeed 4pm #SkyRugby – Engage 4:30 Grassroots Rugby 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Warriors.

6pm Sterlo An in-depth look at each of the NRL games from the weekend.

7pm NRL Footy Show 9pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Warriors. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

9:30 L Rugby League – Anzac Test Kangaroos v Kiwis. From Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

SATURDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Blues v Reds.

2am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Rebels v Sharks.

4am The Crowd Goes Wild 4:30 Fox Sports News 5am Rugby League – Anzac Test Match (Highlights) Kangaroos v Kiwis.

5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Blues v Reds.

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Sport New season, new look, new challenge

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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The Ashburton College 1st XV start the 2014 Crusaders Secondary Schools Rugby Competition tomorrow under a weight of expectation.

After reaching the dizzying heights of last season, a first top eight finish in the competition, a South Island co-ed title and a trip to the national top four tournament, there is pressure on the team to produce a similar campaign.

“Obviously it was a great performance last year, but we have had a number of changes to the

squad,” college coach Ian Patterson said.

College lost some key contributors from last season, with departing coach Shane Enright taking Nathan McCloy, and Mt Hutt College’s Tyler Blackburn, to Timaru Boys’ High School and Shalom Pulu is running around for St Thomas, while Seta Koroitamana has moved on playing for Rakaia.

However, Patterson said the side is a good mix of youth and experience, pointing to the experience of Nete Caucau returning in the midfield and Toafa Touli in the forward pack, while

Matthew Beveridge passes to Angus Mackenzie as the Ashburton College 1st XV prepares for their first game of the season on Saturday, wearing their new kit from Property Brokers.

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Xavier Bartlett will fill the number 10 jersey and flanker Harry Ferguson has shown plenty of promise.

The side have also received a dispensation to play Mt Hutt College flanker Cameron McLeod.

“The pre-season games have shown that there is a broader group of players that gained experience last year and have stepped up to the top side, and their games to date have shown we should be competitive in the competition.”

The competition had been running a conference system

that split into top and bottom sections midway through the season but have returned to a full round robin for 14 games, with Nayland a withdrawal from the competition.

“The schools all prefer to play everyone and that it’s a better measure of where teams are at.

“It didn’t quite pan out into home and away but it is what it is, and the boys are excited about it.”

College open their campaign against St Andrews at home on Saturday, before a bye.

They then host Christchurch Boys’ High School in a mid-week

game and have 2013 runners up Nelson College on the Saturday.

After three home games over the first four rounds they are away to Burnside, Roncalli, and 2013 champions Marlborough in a three week span.

College then host St Bede’s before another three week away stretch where they meet Christ’s College, St Thomas and Enright’s Timaru Boys’ High School.

They then meet Shirley Boys, whom they smashed 43-5 in preseason, Waimea Lincoln and are at home to Rangiora in the final round.

■ FOOTBALL

Atletico go through to Champions League final

Atletico Madrid have set up a Champions League final against city rivals Real Madrid after coming from behind to win 3-1 at Chelsea in their semi-final second leg yesterday.

After a 0-0 draw in the first

leg, former Atletico striker Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 36th minute at Stamford Bridge, but the London club were to lead the tie for only eight minutes.

Adrian Lopez scrambled home

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an equaliser shortly before halftime and second-half goals by Diego Costa, from the penalty spot, and Arda Turan sealed Atletico’s place in their first European Cup final since 1974.

Diego Simeone’s team are also

two wins from claiming a first La Liga title in 18 years, meaning that they could be looking to complete an improbable double when they meet their old foes Real in Lisbon on May 24.

Chelsea manager Jose Mour-

inho, meanwhile, was denied a reunion with his former employers Real Madrid, with whom he had also experienced semi-final disappointment in each of the previous three sea- AFP sons.

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