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Nicks dedicates Landslide to Adele Stevie Nicks has shown her love for Adele during Fleetwood Mac’s concert in London by dedicating their classic track Landslide to the British singer. Nicks met Adele backstage ahead of the band’s concert at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday night. During the concert, Nicks addressed the crowd to acknowledge Adele’s presence. “She’s from here – you might know her. She’s a fantastic songwriter ...

I told her, ‘You’re going to be me in 40 years, you’re going to still be up onstage doing what you’re doing because of your songwriting’.” Nicks then led the band into their hit song Landslide.

Adele later took to Twitter to post a picture of herself with Nicks backstage. “So ... tonight was THE best night of my life. I love you Stevie Nicks!! The queen of melodies! Thanks for everything,” the photo was captioned.

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Designer Westpac uniforms What is Australia’s most fashionable bank? Probably Westpac, as of October next year, up to 10,000 staff will be dressed in uniforms designed by Australian fashion designer, Carla Zampatti. “Corporate wardrobes are similar to any fashion design, in that you create a style that people want to wear but they must also be highly functional and comfortable; its all about the design, fit and the fabrics,” Zampatti says. “My vision for the design is contemporary yet timeless, stylish and comfortable.”

Zampatti released her first collection in 1965 and now has scores of stores across Australia.

Westpac’s move to get a high-profile fashion designer on board follows Qantas’ move to have Martin Grant design uniforms for both flight attendants and pilots.

Firth set to make Broadway debut Oscar winner Colin Firth is set to make his Broadway debut in a new version of beloved musical My Fair Lady. New York theatre boss James Nederlander let slip the casting during a recent interview, revealing The King’s Speech star will lead the cast of his upcoming revival. “New generations never saw it. Colin Firth is already set. The female isn’t cast yet,” Nederlander told the New York Post. Colin Firth will portray Henry Higgins, while reports suggest Anne Hathaway and Tony Award nominee Carey Mulligan are frontrunners to play leading lady Eliza Doolittle.

Boy racer turns to net for help A boy racer struggling to find car insurance has turned to his fellow petrol-heads online for help. The user posted on Reddit, an online message-board website, to ask who would insure a 20-year-old male with a 3.5 litre engine car. Reddit user Mashayous said he had tried both AA and Tower but both had denied him because of his age and type of car. “Can anyone help me out,” he asked.

“I just got a new car a few days ago (2005 Nissan 350Z) and I’m having trouble trying to find a company that is willing to insure it. I’ve tried the major ones like AA and Tower, but both have said that they can’t offer any form insurance for my car.” The majority of posters recommended NAC insurance, a company which specialises in insuring young drivers with high performance cars.

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Bieber grants a wish Justin Bieber has treated fans to an acoustic concert in a bowling alley in Los Angeles.The Baby hitmaker teamed up with bosses of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which fulfils the dreams of sick youngsters, to hold a private concert for 20 female fans at the Lucky Strike bowling alley. He performed a string of hits, including Boyfriend and One Less Lonely Girl. He also hugged and posed with the guests.

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■ NO HYDROSLIDE

Anger flares as hydroslide scrapped

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton District councillors yesterday discovered that when they decided not to fund hydroslides for the EA Networks Centre, they effectively consigned the project to the scrap heap.

When they removed it from council’s long-term plan, business support manager Paul Brake left them in little doubt that by failing to tag it for a specific year with a specific budget, the project was effectively off the radar.

Rather than approving the project for the 2016/17 year, councillors said it could be revisited in three years’ time.

“You say you’ll look at the hydroslide in three years’ time, but right now it’s not in your 10-year plan. Any expenditure on the hydroslide needs to be in that plan.

Right now it’s not in the budget,” Mr Brake said.

In spite of his warnings, when

they wrapped up deliberations on submissions, councillors chose to leave the hydroslide on the table as a project they hoped a new council would pick up and debate when the long-term plan is reviewed in three years.

The hydroslides were in the budget in a 50/50 cost share with the Ashburton Stadium Complex Trust. The deal could have cost the council about $1.3 million. Councillors decided the impact on rates was too high, ongoing costs could be too high and that the EA Networks Centre did not need the extra facility.

Just four councillors, Darryl Nelson, Alan Totty, Rod Beavan and Russell Ellis, supported the project, the rest, including Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, wanted the project out of the annual plan and left until the next long-term plan review in three years’ time.

When the council surveyed residents to gauge support for

two hydroslides in the pool complex, 74 per cent of respondents supported the project. Councillors then built the project into their longterm budget and it became part of the consultation process for all spending in that document.

The response to this document was quite different with support dropping to less than 50 per cent. In making their decision to can the project, councillors used the second set of public opinion as their guide.

That decision unleashed a huge backlash of anger from stadium supporters, with Facebook posts mounting in number most of yesterday. By mid-afternoon the Guardian’s facebook page had more than 60 posts from upset residents.

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Yet another big mistake by our council.

What reason is there for people to keep going there. Families will still head out of town to take their children to where there is fun and excitement. The new complex is good for a certain age but what is in this town for teenagers?? 12-18 yr olds. What can they do, movies bit of swim up and down and then what?

– Tania Hooper I had the council ring for a survey the other night. Don’t normally do them but I thought this one would be well worth it! My main point to them was that the council may consult, not sure what they do with the information they gather, but they are not listening to what the people of Ashburton are wanting. They then appear to head off on their own agenda. – Joanne Barwell I am not surprised by their decision. It personally doesn’t affect me as my kids will be old enough to use them in 5 years. But it is disappointing they don’t listen to the community, they wanted them.

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Yes we don’t need it, waste of money.

– Nardine Pearce

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I know it would be great but we have to be mindful that the money has to come out of rates and we are still paying off the Event Centre and sports Stadium. If they are not going to do it now then it would be good if they will revisit it in two years time.

– Janet Mangin

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Very disappointing, it will only get more expensive to build later and in the mean time there really is nothing to cater for the teenagers in Ashburton. The pool currently caters well for the youngest ages but not 12-16.

– Leigh Lyttle

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They never listen to us. They arent thinking of the young people at all. Hope the young ones stop going to the pool in protest.

– Betty King

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Well I suppose they over spent on the art gallery, so why give us something we ACTUALLY wanted !!!!

– Karen Hall

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Whose money was it that built the bew pool - ratepayers! So why not listen to them! Totally wrong not to have slides.

Families will definitely go elsewhere.

– Jane Stevenson

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Its absolute rubbish. Every one should boycott paying rates so they actually listen to us! So angry. Shop/play local maybe if the council start to do what the people want/ pay for - untill then no way!

– Kim Anderson

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I’d like to know how was the $2.7m figure for the cost of the slides come to? Slides equivalent or even better than Timarus CBAY could be done for under $1m installed and working and something still pretty exciting and cool could be done for under $500k and could be designed to be upgraded in years to come. I know this as

I design and build hydroslides...

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Typical conservative Ashburton.

– Dean Robertson

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Such a shame that once again “us” the rate payers were not listened to. They probably need the money to fix the surface that surrounds the pools. #slipperywhenwet.

Another stuff up – Yvette O’Shaughnessy

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Disappointing very very disappointing, need i rub it in more... Small town of Greymouth have a way better swimming complex with HYDROSLIDES and a big LANE POOL. – Trudy Hill

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■ RAKAIA SPORTS COMPLEX

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Rakaia project may be canned

By Sue NewmaN

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A proposal to build a new sports complex in Rakaia failed to win the hearts of Ashburton District councillors and that failure to find an asked for $1.5 million may see the project canned.

The Rakaia Stadium Trust had made a strong pitch for funding for a project it said the Rakaia community desperately needed. It intended to raise $3.5 million from within the community and it wanted the council to top that up with a $1.5 million grant.

Councillors had already drawn a red line through a plan to construct two hydroslides at the EA Networks Centre so the Rakaia request stood little chance of surviving. Only councillors Neil Brown, Ken Cutforth and mayor Angus Mc-

Kay were keen to give Rakaia’s proposal the green light.

The weight of submissions was against the council spending the money.

Rakaia resident, councillor Ken Cutforth, had the wishes of his community at heart when he put in a plug for the council to grant the money.

“We’ve done all the right things, the feasibility study said it was possible. I think it will send a signal to other small communities not to try to progress a project if we don’t do this,” he said.

The team behind the project had already spent more than $100,000 and it would “knock the stuffing out of them” if the council said no, Mr Cutforth said.

“Unless we get some support in principle from council, unless

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we have some support in terms of funding we may have wasted a year.”

The stadium team earlier told councillors they had no fallback plan if the council did not support them; they were relying on $1.5 million to get them over the line.

Unfortunately for Rakaia, the issue around their proposal was one of timing, councillor Don McLeod said.

“My problem is not supporting this in principle but what does it say when people tell us we need to keep rates down?”

Alan Totty agreed that the timing was not good for such a big ticket project “I also have some serious doubts they can raise this money at this time with the downturn in farming,” he said.

“It’s either a quick death or

a lingering death. The humane way is to knock it on the head now.”

While he originally supported the project, councillor Darryl Nelson said he had had a rethink.

“We’re strapped for cash and we have a lot of projects on. It’s a timing thing. At this present point in time to give $1.5 million we’re on a hiding to nowhere.”

When it was put to the vote, the project could only gather support from councillors Brown and Cutforth and Mr McKay. For the Rakaia sports group, Mark Hanrahan was reluctant to comment on the council decision until the projects board and trustees had an opportunity to meet and digest the implications of that decision.

■ AUCKLAND HOUSING

Share dividend cuts rates rise

By Sue NewmaN

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An unexpectedly large share dividend has provided a windfall for Ashburton property owners, cutting the forecast rise in next year’s rates by more than 1 per cent.

The Ashburton District Council had budgeted for its contracting company Ashburton Contracting Ltd to yield a dividend of $650,000 for the year; indications are that dividend will be $1 million. The council’s deal with the ACL is that it will take up to 50 per cent of the company’s profit each year as a dividend.

That $1 million, when added to the council’s income, will reduce next year’s rate rise to 5.2 per cent. Rates were anticipated to rise 6.5 per cent.

News of the dividend came as district councillors wrapped up what had been a marathon four days of hearing submissions on the district’s long-term plan and then deliberating on those submissions.

Councillors had used a slash and burn approach to spending, cutting out several big ticket items including hydroslides for the EA Networks Centre and a

$1.5 million grant to a new Rakaia Sports Complex.

Even with those two expenses removed, business support manager Paul Brake still found himself crunching numbers that involved more than $100,000 of new expenditure that wasn’t quite balanced out by deleted spending.

The main contributors to increased spending were $50,000 per year to market the north east business park, a 15,000 grant to the Rakaia Bach Owners’ Association for water supply work and the Remuneration Authorities approved an increase in salaries for councillors and the mayor of about $38,000.

The impact on rates of the hydroslide and the sports complex would not have been felt until 2016/2017.

Before the ACL dividend hit the table, the best case scenario for next year’s rate rise was 6.6 per cent, marginally up on the 6.5 signalled.

Over the next three years indicative rate rises are – 2015/16, 5.2 per cent; 4.8 per cent and 10.6 per cent (this increase is largely driven by the introduction of a wheelie bin kerbside rubbish and recycling collection).

Drug operation Police seized thousands of cannabis plants from Mid/ South Canterbury during a drug operation in late March.

Canterbury police seized 2829 plants during Operation Jasmin, with at least 2263 of those recovered from the Mid-South Canterbury area, a spokeswoman said. She was unable to elaborate on how many plants were seized from Mid Canterbury, although she said some had been recovered from addresses in Ashburton.

During the Canterbury phase of Operation Jasmin, 21 offenders were identified with 20 charges being laid and six warnings being issued.

Norman signs off Russel Norman signed off yesterday as Green Party co-leader after nine years. “It feels good,” the MP said ahead of the vote to replace him at the party’s AGM this afternoon. “I’m pleased I’ve made the change. I’m pretty happy with what I’ve done but I’m also happy with moving on as co-leader.” He will begin a new chapter next week when he takes his place among the back seats of Parliament’s debating chamber. He plans to spend more time with his young family and has a long reading list he hopes to get into now that his workload is quieter.

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NCEA final results

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Auckland’s cheap housing sites revealed

By LaNe NichoLS The latest round in the Government’s fight to control soaring Auckland house prices has begun in earnest.

Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith yesterday unveiled four parcels of Crown-owned land that is surplus to requirements and will likely be offered to private sector development companies. The four land parcels are located in Manukau, Avondale, Massey East and Hobsonville.

They collectively total 30ha and a mix of 600 terraced houses, apartments and standalone homes are envisaged for the sites.

Three of the sites are currently owned by the New Zealand Transport Agency and one is vacant land formerly acquired by the Education Ministry for a new high school that is no longer needed.

Dr Smith met representatives of private development compa-

nies this afternoon to outline the government scheme and present the first four areas of Crownowned development sites for their consideration.

The scheme was announced last week as part of the Budget in an attempt to help stem Auckland house price inflation which is currently running at 18 per cent because of a severe housing shortage combined with immigration pressure and near record-low interest rates on home loans.

Dr Smith said 500ha of surplus Crown land had been identified across Auckland with “potential” for private housing development.

Pushed to reveal the locations of the other 470ha, he said it was too soon to be definitive as due diligence checks on factors such as infrastructure and zoning were yet to be completed.

However, he said he was not prepared to let viable city land sit idle while first home buyers were shut out of the market. - NZME

Final results of the NCEA issued by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, show increases in the number of students achieving the Level 1, 2 and 3 qualification.

Provisional results issued in January have been subjected to reconsideration and reviews and late reporting of results for internally-assessed standards.

The final results show that the percentage of Year 12 students achieving Level 2 has risen from 87.1 per cent to 88.3 per cent.

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Antony de Malmanche

Chance to speak Drug smuggling accused Antony de Malmanche has been allowed to speak at his trial in Bali. The Whanganui man, 52, is accused of smuggling methamphetamine into Indonesia. He told the court he went to Bali where he believed he would meet his internet girlfriend, “Jesse”, TV3 reported. He said he was given a bag in Guangzhou

by Jesse’s personal assistant and told to bring it to her in Bali.

De Malmanche was arrested at Bali’s international airport in December carrying 1.7kg of methamphetamine. If convicted he could face the death penalty.

The trial has been under way for several weeks.

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■ HARNESS JEWELS

All set for a day at the races

BY DAISY HUDSON

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One of the biggest events in Ashburton’s social calendar will kick off today as the Harness Jewels hits town, and organisers expect it to be the best one yet.

The town has been a hive of activity all week as organisers added their final touches and punters searched for last minute outfits.

The popular event sees the best age group pacers and trotters competing in nine 1609-metre events to claim their share of a $1.2 million prize pool.

Ashburton Trotting Club president Chris Morrison said pre-bookings for this year’s event far exceeded previous years.

He said everything for this year’s event had fallen into place, leaving organisers optimistic heading into the big day.

“The Australians have really

Nine trophies will be up for grabs at today’s Harness Jewels in Ashburton.

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come on board with this one as well,” he said.

“The interest from Australia is unprecedented.”

The event also provides a

boost for the local economy, with bars, restaurants and motels all preparing for a bumper weekend.

The Ashburton Motor Lodge

has been booked out for 10 months, with owner Sally Rhodes saying she was looking forward to the influx of guests over the weekend.

Visitors to town hoping to find a bed at Hotel Ashburton will also be left wanting, with the hotel fully booked for the weekend.

Ashburton Trust acting CEO Robert Reid said staff were run off their feet as they finished last minute preparations for the event.

Mr Reid said the trust had brought in extra staff at its bars and restaurants to cope with the extra demand.

While the Harness Jewels event has a big economic impact on Ashburton, Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley believes businesses are missing out on an important opportunity by staying closed for most of the weekend.

“We’re only going to achieve those opportunities if the majority of shops are open for a good amount of time, at the same time,” he said.

Early start for punters This year’s Harness Jewels race day started early for hundreds of punters who were keen to get the low down on the horses, the trainers and the drivers in today’s big event. Industry experts from both New Zealand and Australia kept the crowds entertained with their take on the best bets for today. The yellow Harness Jewels silks were presented to the connections of top qualifiers in each of the nine races, for their drivers to wear on track today. Among the guest speakers last night were commentators and race callers Mark McNamara, Greg O’Connor and Mick Guerin.

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■ GYPSY DAY

The Gypsy Day pilgrimage begins Bewildered tourists met with herd after herd of bemused cows on Mid Canterbury’s rural roads yesterday.

With the long weekend ahead many dairy farmers chose to get the jump on Gypsy Day and get their cattle off to wintering blocks early.

Gypsy Day, traditionally on June 1, marks the start of the new dairy season. Across the country sharemilkers and farm workers shift to start new contracts and farmers move stock off the dairy platform to winter grazing.

The moving herds will be well supervised, with farm workers in front and behind, and pilot vehicles warning of what’s ahead, but motorists have a part to play too.

With more traffic than usual on the road over the long weekend, the NZ Transport Agency cautions patience.

Drive slowly through the herd, and don’t sound your horn – it could frighten the animals and lead to further delays, Transport Agency journey manager Liam Ryan said.

“My advice is to plan ahead and allow extra time when travelling this weekend,” he said.

And for the uninitiated, don’t panic, cows might be big animals but they are harmless.

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This herd of dairy cattle on Frasers Road were one of many on a Gypsy Day pilgrimage yesterday.

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■ ALLEGED RACISM AT RUGBY

■ METHVEN BUILDING

No action over alleged racism Methven

BY DAISY HUDSON

DAISY.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The North Canterbury Rugby Sub Union will not be taking any action over alleged racism at a rugby match last weekend.

A judiciary hearing was held on Wednesday night regarding allegations of racist remarks made at the Hampstead vs Saracens Combined Country Club game in Rangiora on Saturday.

The Hampsted Rugby Club complained to the union after

players were allegedly subject to racial slurs that were too offensive to be published.

While the judicial committee accepted there were racial remarks said at the game, no formal action would be taken against the Saracens club because it was impossible to identify who made the remarks.

Canterbury Rugby Union community rugby general manager Tim Gilkison said both clubs supported the need

to stop the level of verbal abuse during future games.

The judicial committee found that the Saracens club needed to control its spectators and supporters when they were drinking alcohol during games, as it fuelled those who were yelling abuse.

The committee also found that the behaviour of Hampstead players who confronted Saracens supporters at the end of the match needed to be ad-

dressed. Mr Gilkison said it was disappointing that no individual could be identified as having made the racial comments.

He said it was up to everyone involved to bring bad behaviour at games to account.

“Nip it in the bud there and then, but also identify the person so we then can take future action as part of the disciplinary process so they can be held to account,” Mr Gilkison said.

■ HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY

Hospice support overwhelms Organisers were overwhelmed by the strong turnout for the launch of Hospice Mid Canterbury yesterday.

The meeting was held at Hotel Ashburton and featured guest speakers Hospice NZ patron and ambassador Jo Seagar and palliative care nurse consultant Kate Reid.

It was held to inform the community about the hospice philosophy of care, a wrap around service that provides physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to a person with a life-ending illness as well as for their family.

Trustee Jane Wright was thrilled with the level of community support shown by attendees.

“We were probably expecting half of that,” she said.

“The more we get along, the more pairs of ears that hear the message the better.”

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The Cancer Society congratulates

Columbus Ashburton

on becoming a totally SMOKEFREE café “Its about Whanau” It’s about encouraging and supporting those who want to quit smoking, creating environments where our children are free from tobacco exposure

museum, library site cleared

BY SUSAN SANDYS

SUSAN.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The site of the new combined library and museum building in Methven has been cleared in preparation for building.

The Methven Pottery Society was unsuccessful in selling its rooms for removal from the site, so they were instead recently dismantled and removed, and the materials dumped.

Resource consent has been granted for the new building on the Main Street site, but the committees are waiting for the Ashburton District Council to grant a building permit.

In the meantime, members of the public can view a walkthrough video of the new building in the window of Methven Travel.

The committee is not planning to release plans until the building permit is granted.

Library president Zella McGirr said it was good to see the site all ready to go.

“It’s pretty much ready to go, we just have to get all the paper work lined up,” Mrs McGirr said.

The original Methven Public Library and the Methven Historical Society buildings were demolished in 2013 after suffering damage in the Canterbury Earthquakes.

The library is operating from the Mount Hutt Roads Board building across the road from its site, while the historical society, formerly located on Bank Street, has put many of its museum items in storage.

Specialised dementia training

BY CAITLIN PORTER

CAITLIN.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is encouraging its Ashburton staff to Walk in Another’s Shoes.

The DHB’s campaign isn’t literal, but is intended to provide carers with specialised dementia training.

South Island regional co-ordinator Maria Scott-Multani said there are three different dementia training programmes being run in Canterbury, focusing around home-based support workers, dementia speciality aged residential facilities caregivers, diversional therapists and registered and enrolled nurses.

“Each programme is run over a period of eight months, and has up to 22 students who participate in eight group

workshops (nine for nurses),” Ms ScottMultani said. “This year we are excited to have opened up the WiaS education programme to DHB funded home-based support providers in Ashburton.”

Around half of the staff at Tuarangi Home have completed the course, and now all Ashburton staff who work with older people are being encouraged to complete the course.

Ms Scott-Multani said the programme encourages the knowledge, skills and insight to understand and respond in a positive way to residents living with dementia. It also educates on the neurological impact of dementia, the role of environmental factors in behaviour and functioning, the physical factors as well as people’s own feelings and stresses.

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Long-serving outdoor education teacher Drew Brown is preparing to hang up his hiking boots after 28 years.

PHOTO DAISY HUDSON 270515-DH-01

Life-changing teacher farewelled N

early three decades ago Drew Brown used his passion for outdoor education to create a teaching programme at Geraldine High School.

Now, as the popular Head of Outdoor Education prepares to hang up his hiking boots, he is reflecting on a career that has made such a difference to so many lives.

Mr Brown started at the school as a science teacher in 1987.

However, the keen outdoors enthusiast says he saw “real potential” for starting an outdoor education class, so that’s exactly what he did.

The successful programme, which has been a drawcard for the school for decades, originally began with just one Year 12 class in 1990.

The popularity of the programme now means three large senior classes are run.

Mr Brown puts some of the programme’s success down to the increasing popularity

After 28 years of teaching outdoor education, Drew Brown’s hanging up his hiking boots.

Reporter Daisy Hudson talked to the popular teacher about his passion for seeing students succeed. of adventure tourism in New Zealand.

“Adventure tourism is becoming a big industry, it’s becoming more popular,” he said.

While there are major physical and health advantages to outdoor education, Mr Brown has always believed the subject is about much more than that.

“The real point for me has always been that the student can find out more about themselves. It’s a personal growth thing,” he said.

He also believed the course helped students improve their communication, self-confidence, and time management, as well as instilling an appreciation for the environment.

Despite the benefits, running the course has not always been easy.

Students are taken out of regular classes for days at a time, while financial pressures have also caused headaches at times.

“It’s always been a bit of a balancing act,” Mr Brown said.

However, he valued the extensive support the programme had received from the community over the years.

The outdoor education programme and the support it receives is the main reason he has stayed at Geraldine High School for so long.

“I’m not sure I could have stayed as a classroom teacher for that length of time,” he said.

“I enjoyed science teaching, but I didn’t have as much passion for that as I did for seeing kids developing.”

One particular student sticks out as a fond memory for Mr Brown.

“One that sticks out in particular is a character who was incredibly rough, had a very, very rough background, and was disliked intensely by most classroom teachers.”

Despite his initial “dread” at having the student in the programme, a snow-caving trip to Mount Dobson soon changed his mind.

“I actually walked up and found him sitting on the snow, staring off into this incredible aurora display and he was absolutely blown away, he was a changed person,” he said.

“He had no idea that he could complete something like an outdoor education course, he could handle snow caving, he

could get on well with other people, and he could drive himself.

“That was a very fond memory for me.”

While Mr Brown will be sad to leave the course when he finishes up at the end of the year, there are some things he won’t miss.

“I won’t miss the worry,” he said.

“We have very good and rigorous safety management systems, but that doesn’t mitigate the worry.”

He is looking forward to “trying something new”, although tearing himself away from the course he founded will be tough going.

“I might have to come back and do a bit of relieving,” he said with a laugh.

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■ BUDGET 2015

Lack of rural support slammed

By NadiNe Porter

NadiNe.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

New Zealand First has slammed the Government’s budget for its lack of agricultural support, particularly the decision not to allocate extra funding for Overseer Nutrient Budget management software.

Primary Industries spokesperson Richard Prosser also criticised the Government for not boosting funding to the Rural Support Trusts when it was ‘sorely needed’.

■ WALLABIES

“This past year has been hard for many farmers with lower dairy prices, the lamb schedule and drought.”

Mr Prosser believes there was a clear ‘lack of priority’ for the agricultural sector, citing Primary Industry Minister Nathan Guy’s 14th ranking in Cabinet.

The primary industry was the number one contributor to the economy, he said.

“You’d think they’d put him at least in the top 10.”

Mr Prosser also questioned the lack of funding for the ru-

ral vet bonding scheme and the reform of the red meat industry.

He was also critical of the extra $25 million allocated to strengthen biosecurity.

“Biosecurity, our supposed shield of defence, is a case of smoke and mirrors with the new border tax not clearly tagged for 100 per cent x-raying of luggage. While a border tax is welcome we hope it means staffing of the biosecurity hotline 24 hours a day, every day.

Labour Primary Industries Spokesperson Damian O’Connor

also attacked the Government on biosecurity funding, saying it was uncertain what that funding was for.

He said there was nothing in the budget for farmers.

“We’ve got no shift in policy that might bring the dollar back to a more realistic level which would have been the single biggest boost to exporters.”

He also criticised the Government for slashing funding for control of possums as Tb vectors from $30 million to $7 million.

“This will have a big impact on New Zealand’s reputation.

Our ability to export into many markets depends on us keeping bovine Tb at the lowest level possible.”

Mr O’Connor believed without ongoing control possum numbers would escalate quickly, as would bovine Tb among herds across New Zealand.

“Instead of tackling this important issue Nathan Guy is being a possum in the headlights as usual.”

■ WORLD SMOKEFREE DAY

Wallabies yet to cross the Rangitata Wallaby on the move outside the South Canterbury containment area do not appear to be crossing the Rangitata River.

Recent sightings of the noxious marsupials on the south side of the Waitaki River and near the boundary of the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park are concerning environmental groups and farmers.

However Department of Conservation (DOC) biosecurity ranger Shane Reid said there was no indication wallabies were spreading north.

The northern boundary of the wallaby containment area is the Rangitata River.

“To the best of our knowledge they haven’t crossed the Rangitata – but that’s not to say they aren’t there,” he said.

“If there are any wallabies on the Mid Canterbury side of the river it would be very low numbers.”

Mr Reid said wallabies were extremely adaptable and hardy, and could survive in the Mid Canterbury hill country if they established there.

A large mature male wallaby was sighted, and subsequently destroyed, on Inverary Station in the Ashburton Gorge in 2007.

At the time it was suggested a human hand had been involved in transporting it across the river.

Any sightings in Mid Canterbury should be reported to DOC or Environment Canterbury.

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Cancer society representative Mandy Casey (left), Columbus Coffee Ashburton owner Nigel Heney and Smokefree Mid Canterbury co-ordinator Carly McDowell were busy spreading the smokefree word yesterday.

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Cafe the first to go smokefree

By CaitliN Porter

caitliN.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

Columbus Coffee Ashburton has become a pioneer in its field.

The café is the first in the Columbus chain to become entirely smokefree – inside and out.

As World Smokefree Day approaches, Columbus Ashburton owner Nigel Heney said he thought it was the perfect time to announce the change.

Mr Heney was approached by Carly McDowell of Smokefree

Mid Canterbury and Mandy Casey of the Cancer Society, who first floated the idea.

“I had a think about it, and thought it’s about the next generation and creating a clean environment for them … and my customers,” Mr Heney said.

So far, Mr Heney has only received positive feedback.

“The staff are loving it, they don’t have to worry about people smoking.”

Customers are loving it too, and Mr Heney predicts many

people will be drawn to the smokefree nature of his establishment.

Smokefree Mid Canterbury co-ordinator Mrs McDowell said she thought the push to ban smoking was fantastic.

“You can bring your kids here and just not worry,” she added.

Mrs McDowell and Mrs Casey, along with a band of volunteers, set up shop at the Columbus site yesterday, giving away smokefree merchandise – drink bottles, lip balm, key chains, sun

visors and balloons.

“We also have a smokefree prize pack and Columbus are giving away a hamper,” Mrs McDowell said.

Crowds of people made their way through the café yesterday, including Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew, enjoying the early World Smokefree Day celebrations.

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Jane kicks smoking J

ane doesn’t like the term “giving up”.

“I just say stopped.”

Saying giving up makes it sound like there was something to give up, or something to hold on to, she said.

Jane was once a heavy smoker – a pack a day type of person. Her addiction to tobacco started over 20 years ago, when she was at school.

“It was just the thing to do, back in those days everyone smoked,” she said.

“I think we all started by ‘borrowing’ cigarettes off our parents.”

A packet of smokes were as easy to get as a packet of lollies, she said.

This Sunday is World Smokefree Day – otherwise known as World No Tobacco Day. The day has a special meaning to one Ashburton woman, Jane*, who tried and failed to quit smoking many times but now can say – with a smile on her face – that she has now been tobacco free for 16 months. Caitlin Porter reports.

Kids often were told to run down to the shop to grab a pack for Mum or Dad – there was no strict ID process.

While the health effects of smoking weren’t as widely known in the late 80s and early 90s, Jane said that she did have a vague idea of what could possibly happen.

Jane said she tried several times to quit, for many reasons.

For her – like many others – cost was a major factor in her stopping smoking.

She was spending around $140 a week, which came to a grand total of over $7000 a year.

“We just couldn’t afford for me to smoke,” she said.

“And the kids hated it, they were always at me.”

Not only did her kids hate it – but so did she, to an ex-

tent. “I hated sneaking around for a smoke. I would never smoke in public ... I hated being hooked on them.”

There were health complications too – albeit minor.

Jane’s friends told her she had what they referred to as a “smokers cough”, although she admits it wasn’t something she she was acutely aware of.

Jane tried on several occasions to shake her addiction to tobacco – using patches, Champix, and sheer willpower – but never got past the one year mark.

This time it was different – Jane was determined.

“I went off to

the doctor, I was prescribed Ziobane (similar to Champix) which is a drug that stops the cravings for nicotine.”

Jane said her main focus this time was simple – she refused to go down to the shop to buy a pack of cigarettes.

“In the early days I found

the morning the hardest, so I jumped out of bed and went for a walk.”

The implementation of exercise into her everyday life helped Jane, and she has stuck with the physical activity.

Giving up, quitting, stopping – however it is phrased – is never easy, and Jane said she, like many, struggled.

To help her get through the really tough times Jane used an E-cigarette when she was desperate – but said it is probably lying somewhere in the bottom of her handbag, in need of a good charge.

“I do still carry round the Ecigarette [but] I haven’t used it in months.

“It is there if I need it, I will have truly quit when I throw that thing out.”

Even though she keeps it around, Jane is determined to keep up her smokefree lifestyle.

Her husband and friends have stopped smoking too, and Jane has noticed a few positives from quitting tobacco too.

“There’s a change in my appearance, my skin is clearer and I don’t look so old.

“And there’s no cough, it’s easier to breathe.”

Jane will continue on with her “new life” and said she doesn’t like dwelling on the fact she was ever a smoker.

“I never want to smoke again.” * Names have been changed in this story. Jane * did not want to be identified as she is embarrassed that as an intelligent woman, she was once a smoker.

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in the butt THE STATISTICS

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anterbury’s national daily smoking rates have fallen below 3 per cent for the first time ever, with Canterbury achieving below the national average, at 2.29 per cent.

However, smoking is still one of the country’s biggest killers – taking 5000 lives each year.

It is estimated that many deaths due to various diseases could be prevented if smoking was eliminated, including: ■ Sixty-eight per cent of female deaths and 82 per cent of male deaths due to lung cancer

■ Sixty-five per cent of female deaths and 79 per cent of male deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ■ Eleven per cent of female deaths and 18 per cent of male deaths due to heart disease ■ Eight per cent of female deaths and

15 per cent of male deaths due to stroke.

■ Adults who have never smoked and who live with smokers have a 15 per cent higher risk of death than those living in a smokefree household.

For more information about quitting smoking visit smokefree.org.nz, call Quitline for free on 0800 778-778 or visit your local GP.

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■ CAMPBELL LIVE

Campbell’s emotional farewell

By John Weekes and Vaimoana Tapaleao

John Campbell

An emotional John Campbell has taken a look back on a decade of current affairs as Campbell Live took to the air for the final time.

The show started in March 2005, shortly after Paul Holmes left TV3’s rivals at TVNZ, leaving a vacuum in the 7pm current affairs slot.

It was placed under review by owner MediaWorks, prompting widespread criticism. In the weeks its fate was pondered, viewers sent ratings surging and raised the prospect its popularity might bring a stay of execution.

In the end, nothing was enough and the company announced it would be replaced with a four-day-a-week show which would not include Campbell.

The presenter received big, sloppy kisses and embraces from 3 News hosts Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts ahead of the final show last night.

“We love you so much,” Barry said.

More than 20 members of the show’s production and reporting team were in the studio.

“What an excellent group of people,” Campbell said.

The final show was mostly dedicated to a montage of previous reports presented to viewers.

Journalists covering stories on the Novopay scandal, battery chicken farming, the devastating Christchurch earthquakes and other major events were shown.

Campbell Live also reminded viewers of stories it broke including the exposure of advertising fraudster Anthony John Hendon, and the explosive interview former Employers and

Manufacturers’ Association boss Alasdair Thompson had with Mihingarangi Forbes.

Its campaigning style, which reportedly irked some new members of MediaWorks management, included a focus on the Pike River Mine disaster’s aftermath, and social issues such as the legal status of synthetic drugs or “legal highs”.

Another social policy issue Campbell Live frequently addressed was that of child poverty. The final episode showed snippets from visits to a lowdecile school and to disadvantaged families.

“There are things in this job I will never forget,” Campbell told viewers, as footage of destruction following the deadly 2011 Christchurch earthquake was shown.

In one of the show’s most memorable recent reports, Tristram Clayton chased a man accused of running an employment scam down Parnell Rise.

Campbell also travelled to Samoa to investigate how aid in-

tended for tsunami victims was being spent.

As the show drew to an end, Campbell said: “Thank you for being with us.”

He thanked the 23 full-time staff members. He said producer Pip Keane also had her last day yesterday and had always pushed the show towards “excellence”.

Campbell said the team had produced nearly 2500 programmes.

He said he often felt really “blessed” to have done the show, and he also thanked viewers.

“Your trust in us is something we will never forget.

“I started here aged 27 in a suit I borrowed from my dad. I could never have dreamed what would happen in the next 24 years. Thank you so much for watching us. Ka kite ano, and a very good evening,” he signed off.

The show ended with a shot of Campbell driving out of TV3’s headquarters in Flower Street, Eden Terrace.

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■ CHRISTCHURCH BOY DIES

In brief

Tributes flood in for boy

By Kurt Bayer Tributes are flooding in for a 5-year-old autistic Christchurch boy who died after suffering serious head injuries and whose death is now subject to a homicide investigation.

Leon Michael leFleming Jayet-Cole died in hospital on Thursday night.

Emergency services were called to his family’s home in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui at 1.30pm on Wednesday.

Now police have launched a homicide probe and are piecing together what led to his death.

A post mortem was carried out yesterday.

Friends of Leon’s parents, James and Emma Roberts, have

Leon Michael leFleming Jayet-Cole

paid tribute to “a beautiful wee soul”.

It is understood that Mr Roberts, who married Leon’s heavily pregnant mother Emma earlier this year, was by Leon’s side

in the ambulance when he was rushed to hospital.

He leaves behind a 7-yearold brother, Lucas, who is also autistic, and 10-year-old sister, Nadia.

Neighbours of the Papanui property are distraught at Leon’s death.

They said the “normal, noisy” family has lived in the Housing New Zealand property for about 12 months.

The mum is said to be heavily pregnant.

Police and Victim Support are working with his immediate family who are “extremely upset to lose their child in such tragic circumstances”, Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson said yesterday.

“Canterbury Police will continue to speak to those who came into contact with the child on Wednesday and the scene examination of the Papanui address will continue over the weekend,” he said.

“The investigation aims to determine the circumstances and events which led to the child being seriously injured.”

Mr Anderson earlier said the boy attended school on Wednesday morning before returning home, as normal, about noon.

Detectives have already spoken to the boy’s family, school staff and people who were in contact with him after he arrived home.

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■ ROTORUA DEATH

■ MAINZEAL COLLAPSE

Info sought on man’s movements

Shipley facing legal action over Mainzeal collapse

Police are continuing to try to piece together the last movements of 43-year-old Richard Hoani Herekiuha, who was found dead in Otamatea Stream, Rotorua on Tuesday.

Since releasing his details publicly on Thursday, a small amount of information has been received from the public by phone and social media from people who use the track or believe they may have seen Mr Herekiuha.

At this stage the last confirmed sighting remains Tuesday, May 19, the day he was also captured on CCTV in Pak’nSave.

Police have received information from friends of Mr Herekiuha that he was in the Fordlands area on Wednesday, May 20, but the team is working to confirm the timings.

“Even if we can confirm the sighting by friends on the Wednesday it still leaves us with a gap of five days between those friends seeing him and the discovery of Mr Herekiuha in the stream,” Detective Senior Sergeant Zane Smith said.

“Any information no matter how small or irrelevant it may seem will help us to narrow that gap and draw some definitive conclusions about the circumstances in which he died.”

If anyone has any information that might help they are asked to contact Rotorua police on (07) 348 0099.

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Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley says she will “vigorously defend” legal action she is facing from the liquidators of collapsed property group Mainzeal.

Liquidators confirm they have filed a court claim involving allegations of a breach of directors duties.

Co-liquidator Andrew Bethell confirmed the defendants in the claim included Dame Jenny, Sir Paul Collins, Richard Yan, Siew May Kwan, Peter Gomm and Clive Tilby.

All are former directors of Mainzeal Group, which collapsed in 2013.

Bethell couldn’t comment further as the claim was before the court.

As at September last year Mainzeal liquidators had received $151.3 million in claims from unsecured creditors.

A statement from Shipley’s lawyer Michael Arthur said the claim will be “vigorously defended”.

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Second seal spotted A second seal has been spotted in Papakura. It is not the infamous seal that took over a car wash in the area earlier this week though - this mammal is a baby seal. It’s been spotted on Ray Small Dr in a rocky area near the estuary. Police are not guarding the seal as it is not in an area where the public can get too close.

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Rare duck released New Zealand’s rarest duck, pateke, has been released on pest-free Motutapu island in the heart of Auckland. The Motutapu Restoration Trust (MRT) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) has released 20 captivebred pateke on Motutapu, which is linked to Rangitoto by a short bridge. Pateke are unique to New Zealand and were common throughout the country 200 years ago, but the arrival of cats, stoats and other predators plus habitat loss decimated their population.

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Frosty start It would have taken a little longer to get out of bed yesterday as heavy frosts brought sub-zero temperatures to many parts of the country. MetService said it was probably the coldest night of the year for the country because a cold air mass followed a clear night. “The coldest seems to be Mt Cook with -8.4°C, which is pretty chilly,” meteorologist Richard Finnie said. Aucklanders also woke to Jack Frost with -0.3°C recorded at Whenuapai and 2.9°C at Auckland’s airport. Temperatures at Dunedin Airport plummeted to -7°C. - NZME

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Property & Construction Limited have commenced a civil claim against Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley (for whom we act) and others,” Arthur said in a statement.

“The claim alleges a breach of directors’ duties and seeks damages.

“It will take some weeks to review the claim and file a defence, but Dame Jenny and others strongly deny any allegation of wrongdoing.

“The claim will be vigorously defended.

“At this stage, while the claim is before the Court, Dame Jenny does not intend to make any further comment.”

Mainzeal, which Shipley chaired, collapsed in February 2013.

Dame Jenny, New Zealand’s first female Prime Minister, led the country from the end of 1997 to the end of 1999.

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Two Whakatane houses that police say were bought with the proceeds of drug dealing have been restrained by the High Court.

The two homes, with a combined value of more than $500,000, were restrained by an order of the High Court at Rotorua under the Criminal Proceeds Act, pending a forfeiture application, police said.

A man and woman were convicted of drug dealing offences and sentenced to prison. Police Asset Recovery Unit is now investigating the income earned from the sale of cannabis.

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Wine shortage British wine drinkers may face paying more for a glass of New Zealand sauvignon blanc this summer. A smaller harvest has put supplies to UK outlets under strain, hospitality supplier Beacon said.

Beacon drinks buyer Mark Holness said the reduced harvest would mean a favourite summer drink would be harder to come by and more expensive to buy.

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Changes may see automatic KiwiSaver enrolment People will be automatically enrolled in KiwiSaver under changes being considered by the Government.

All workers would be automatically signed-up to the retirement scheme under the change, unless they asked to

opt-out. National had previously considered such a move, but ruled it out as too expensive.

Finance Minister Bill English said that mass enrolment was now more affordable in the wake of the Government’s snap decision to drop the $1000

kickstart, announced as part of Budget 2015.

“We are keen on this mass auto-enrolment. That is autoenrolling everyone who is not in the scheme so that they then have the opportunity to optout,” Mr English said.

“It would catch a whole lot of people who might want to reconsider being in KiwiSaver, because it is a pretty good deal they get the employer matching subsidy, and the government subsidy.”

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Fans snapping up RWC tickets The mental scars of the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss to France in Cardiff run deep, but they apparently aren’t putting supporters off despite the potential for a re-match in the same city eight years later.

The difference perhaps is that most All Black fans will travel with more realistic expectations than they did in 2007, a year which in New Zealand will be forever linked with France’s shock 20-18 victory which led to tears in one Millennium Sta-

dium changing room, plus a few more on these shores.

Many New Zealanders are planning on travelling to the UK for the global tournament, which starts on September 18, with All Blacks Tours, the company aligned with New Zealand Rugby, having sold about 18,500 match tickets, with about 1000 remaining.

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dition, two charter flights carrying about 340 people in each, plus tour leaders Sir Graham Henry and Stephen Donald, will leave after the pool phase.

All Blacks Tours general manager David Caldwell said the Cardiff result in 2007 was often mentioned by supporters looking into packages.

“We’ve certainly heard that comment, there’s no question about it, because when you look at the draw there’s the potential there that we bump into France in Cardiff in a quarter-final,”

Caldwell said. “On the other side of it, I guess, is we could bump into Ireland as well.”

Should the All Blacks top Pool C they will play the second team in Pool D, likely to be Ireland or France or possibly Italy. “[The comments] are coming from our sales guys - they’ve had people on the phone inquiring about semi-finals and quarter-finals packages. They’re probably more tongue in cheek than anything ... ‘can you guarantee we’ll see the game after if we go to the quarter-final or

semi-final because I was there in 2007 and still have a nasty taste in my mouth’.”

Some supporters left New Zealand for the semi-final in Paris before knowing the result in Cardiff.

Instead of the All Blacks, it was France who played England in the first semi-final, with South Africa playing Argentina in the other.

The Springboks were crowned world champions after beating England in the Twickenham final.

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■ FOOTBALL

Results all-important

By Michael Burgess The only thing that really matters for New Zealand football over the next seven days is results.

The Junior All Whites simply have to grasp this rare opportunity and achieve some positive results.

It’s almost non-negotiable.

We have heard lots about style of play, alignment and developing future All Whites.

Those things are all admirable but they can’t be top of mind and certainly can’t be prioritised.

Sure, it would be great to see ‘beautiful football’ or “play in a way that the country will be proud of ”, as both NZF CEO Andy Martin and coach Darren Bazeley have recently said.

But nothing stirs the emotions, or boosts national pride, like a win, like beating great odds.

And in the end it doesn’t really matter how it is achieved.

While it is important to build the All Whites talent base, this tournament isn’t a development tool.

It’s the biggest footballing event New Zealand is ever likely

Junior All Whites skipper Bill Tuiloma in action.

to host and needs to be regarded as a single entity.

Bazeley’s team have to find a way out of their group and it starts today against Ukraine.

It’s not easy - it never is - but that’s tournament football.

They’ve also avoided the really big guns in their pool and the

ultra competitive groups, like B (Argentina, Panama, Ghana and Austria), C (Colombia, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal) and D (Mexico, Uruguay, Serbia and Mali).

Host nations have a responsibility to succeed, but also an advantage.

There are some templates to follow, even at this event.

Myanmar are here.

Myanmar!

The last time they were on the world footballing stage, John Key was an 11-year-old at Burnside High School and Sepp Blatter was an unknown office worker at a Swiss watch maker.

But they hosted the Asian qualifying tournament last year and got through, achieving a result their coach labelled “the biggest for a century”.

Hungary emerged out of Europe, reaching this tournament for just the second time since 1997, also profiting from hosting the European qualifying tournament.

And Senegal are at the Under-20 World Cup for the first time, after hosting the African Under-20 Championships in March.

Now it’s New Zealand’s turn.

If Bill Tuiloma and his team can reach the second round, it will be a massive, immeasurable boost for the game in this country.

If they can - somehow - make the quarter-finals, the country will be doing cartwheels.

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Blatter rejects calls for resignation

By TiM WiTcher Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday warned of “more bad news” for football’s scandal tainted world body but rejected calls to resign over a widening corruption scandal.

Blatter, who faced a re-election vote overnight, opened FIFA’s annual congress by saying he could not be blamed for the corruption controversy which even drew Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron into the fray.

But after the arrest of seven top football officials at the FIFA hotel Blatter warned that the storm is not over.

“The next few months will not be easy for FIFA. I am sure more bad news will follow but it is necessary to begin to restore trust in our organisation,” the 79-year-old said, “We cannot allow the reputation of football and FIFA to be dragged through the mud any longer. It has to stop here,” he added.

Blatter called the scandals

“unprecedented” and said the “actions of individuals bring shame and humiliation on football and demand action and change from us all.”

He spoke hours after a showdown with European football chief Michel Platini who called on Blatter to quit.

Platini said he confronted Blatter at an emergency meeting of the heads of the the six regional confederations.

The UEFA president said he was “sickened” and “disgusted” at the arrests and a raid by Swiss police on FIFA headquarters as part of a corruption inquiry into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

The seven arrested in Zurich are among 14 people accused by US authorities of taking more than $150 million in bribes.

“Today I have come to ask you to quit FIFA, to resign from FIFA, to leave FIFA because its image is bad and we can no longer go on like this,” Platini said he told Blatter in front of the other presidents.

Blatter only replied in a private conversation after.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

“He told me: ‘Michel we know each other well, but it’s too late.

I cannot leave today when the Congress starts this afternoon.”

Blatter remained defiant despite mounting pressure over the scandals.

Credit card giant Visa said it would “reassess” its sponsorship if FIFA does not clean up the sport. Unless FIFA rebuilds a corporate culture with “strong

ethical practices” at its heart, “we have informed them that we will reassess our sponsorship,” Visa said.

Coca-Cola, Adidas, McDonald’s and Budweiser also spoke out against the scandal.

Even International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said in front of Blatter that FIFA must change.

“I would very much like to encourage you to continue and strengthen your co-operation with the relevant authorities to shed full light on the concerned methods and to take all necessary measures to address such grave allegations,” Bach told the FIFA opening ceremony.

UEFA had called for the vote to be postponed because of the corruption arrests. But other regional groups said it should go ahead and UEFA said it would not boycott the vote.

South Africa meanwhile hit back at US claims in their indictments that South African officials paid $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 tournament.

Some bribes were handed over in a briefcase stuffed with $10,000 bundles of cash.

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NZ against Blatter New Zealand Football were to support Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein in the Fifa presidential election at the world governing body’s annual congress in Zurich overnight. NZF president Mark Aspden confirmed the decision to vote for the candidate from Jordan after a meeting of the NZF executive committee yesterday in Auckland, withdrawing support from incumbent Sepp Blatter. NZF have followed the lead of a number of nations, including Australia and Europe, now pledging to vote for AlHussein.

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England can step in England could feasibly host the 2018 World Cup if it was stripped from Russia over new corruption allegations, a Football Association spokesman said yesterday. FIFA has dismissed calls for a re-vote and Russia has denied all accusations of wrongdoing, but when asked if England could host a World Cup in 2018, an FA spokesman told reporters: “We absolutely could.”

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Officials dismissed Embattled FIFA executive committee members Jeffrey Webb and Eduardo Li were “provisionally dismissed” yesterday by CONCACAF, football’s governing body for North America, in the wake of corruption charges filed by US authorities. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Association dropped Webb, its president and president of the Cayman Islands football association, and Li, an executive committee member and Costa Rica’s football federation president, after they were among FIFA officials charged with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies on Thursday. - AFP

Barca target treble Barcelona can move another step closer to just the second treble in the club’s storied 115-year history when they host Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey final this weekend. It is the third meeting between the two sides in the final in the past seven years with Barca emerging victorius on their way to their first treble in 2009 and in Pep Guardiola’s final match as Barca coach in 2012.

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Wenger chases history Arsene Wenger would love to silence his critics by making history when holders Arsenal take on Aston Villa in the FA Cup final on Sunday. Wenger heads to Wembley on the cusp of an historic double achievement that would go some way to answering the doubters who claim he has lost his touch in recent years.

Frustrated by Arsenal’s failure to win the Premier League since 2004 and their inability to make an impact in the Champions League, even some Gunners fans have turned on Wenger. The 65year-old has an opportunity to further reassert his credentials by retaining the FA Cup. - AFP

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In brief Battle of centres The clash between the Highlanders and Chiefs in Invercargill tonight contains a battle within the battle that could have long-term ramifications for the All Blacks. With the departure of Conrad Smith getting nearer by the day, Malakai Fekitoa and Charlie Ngatai have the opportunity to stake claims for the soon-to-be-vacated 13 jersey.

Smith’s stranglehold on that position has been so encompassing, that there hasn’t been the opportunity to blood anybody at 13 for any length of time.

Charlie Piutau might have been an option and they could flirt with the idea of shifting either Sonny Bill Williams or Ryan Crotty out one, but this would be a makeshift answer. So too would be moving Ben Smith to centre, although fullback is clearly his best position. - NZME

Long road for Hardie

Nathan McCloy is hoping to slot vital points for Celtic today in the side’s quarter-final against Waihora.

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■ RUGBY

Young kicker in new territory Nathan McCloy’s 19-year-old shoulders have a lot resting on them in his first season of senior rugby.

McCloy is the first-five for the Celtic senior side which will today aim to do something it’s never done before – progress past the quarter-finals in the Combined Country Cup senior rugby competition.

Winning requires a team effort, but for a first-five and goal kicker like McCloy, a large chunk of that winning effort comes down to him.

If he doesn’t kick the goals, it can be the difference between winning and losing.

So this week he’s been putting in that little bit of extra time

into his goal-kicking practise.

Last weekend, McCloy’s kicking boots failed him. A few missed penalty shots at goal, and Celtic lost the game.

“If I had got one (of the missed penalties) we would have won,” McCloy said.

“I guess if you’re kicking good, it can help, but if you’re not you can lose it for everyone.”

A win would have earned Celtic a home quarter-final. Instead, today they head to Waihora where they will attempt to make the competition’s semifinals for the first time.

He may be one of the side’s younger players, but McCloy’s got plenty of old heads on the field around him, and he’s en-

joying his first season of senior rugby.

Waihora is an unknown quantity to him. He hasn’t played them in senior rugby before and they were in the other section for the round robin.

But McCloy said having beaten two of their own section’s frontrunners – Glenmark and Southbridge – already this season, had given Celtic a confidence boost heading into the finals.

“If we play well and don’t make silly mistakes we will have a pretty good chance,” McCloy said.

A former Ashburton College and Timaru Boys’ High School student, McCloy returned to

Ashburton this year and has just started working as a builder.

He re-joined the Celtic club; the club where he spent his early playing days.

At the beginning of last year, McCloy left Ashburton College to spend his last year of schooling at Timaru Boys’ High School, under the coaching eye of another Mid Cantabrian – Shane Enright.

Timaru Boys’ finished fourth in last year’s Press Cup, a result they were pleased with. Today, McCloy’s two former schools will again square off in the now University Championship.

But McCloy won’t be there; he’s got a much bigger rugby game to focus on.

Crusaders smash top-of-table Hurricanes

By Daniel RichaRDson Beauden Barrett’s return can’t come quick enough for the Hurricanes.

They’ve managed to squeeze through the past three games without their All Black pivot but his calm influence was sorely missed during their 35-18 loss to the Crusaders in Nelson lsat night.

Youngster Otere Black, who made a strong impression in his starting debut against the Blues last week, wasn’t able to control the game like he may have liked,

while utility James Marshall ran the cutter for the final 20 minutes.

It was a match where the Hurricanes could have locked up top spot on the ladder, securing home advantage for the playoffs, but their basics let them down.

In turn, the Crusaders delivered one of their best performances of the year.

The victory allowed the Crusaders to keep their season alive, although they continue to rely on other results.

Finals football is something the league-leading Hurricanes

will be involved in but they will need to collect further competition points from their remaining two games - against the Highlanders and the Chiefs - to ensure they will play at Westpac Stadium in the knockout stages.

Barrett is scheduled to return against the Highlanders next week.

The Crusaders had the better of the opening 40 minutes tonight as they cashed in on some damaging runs from wing Nemani Nadolo, while Dan Carter, back in the No 10 jersey following an injury to Colin Slade,

provided accurate goal-kicking.

The Crusaders’ attack shuffles from side to side without vast creativity but when a man like Nadolo can bounce off defenders it is a difference maker.

As both coaches went to their bench early in the second frame, the Crusaders reaffirmed their eight-point lead as Nafi Tuitavake scored.

When Matt Todd crossed the Crusaders established a 12-point lead with 20 minutes left.

Fittingly, Nadolo grabbed the bonus-point try for the Crusaders in the final minutes.- NZME

He admits it has taken a while to get there. In fact, John Hardie has spent just about as much time off the field than on it on his way to bringing up 50 games for the Highlanders. The 26-year-old notched the mark in the Highlanders’ win over the Force in Perth last week. Now, he gets to celebrate the halfcentury by running out on his home turf against the Chiefs in Invercargill tonight. Hardie has been with the Highlanders since 2010, becoming part of the furniture around the franchise, although he admits it has been something of a long road to get to 50 games.

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Wooden spoon Western Force coach Michael Foley says there’s no point getting caught up in the “emotional vortex” of the wooden spoon ahead of tonight’s derby against the Queensland Reds in Perth. The Force have just three rounds left to get off the bottom of the Super Rugby table, while the Reds are just two points further ahead and also in danger of finishing last. Foley says he has no problems with his players using the threat of the wooden spoon as motivation this weekend, but he hasn’t raised the topic himself. - AAP

Super Rugby bans The Waratahs’ Super Rugby campaign must continue without key forwards Will Skelton and Tolu Latu. Latu was suspended for four weeks and Skelton for two for their lifting tackle on Crusaders second rower Sam Whitelock in Sydney last Saturday. A SANZAR appeals committee on Thursday night confirmed the punishments, ruling the the players had failed to prove that the sanctions were manifestly excessive or wrong in principle.

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Ricky May and Monbet: Drawn the second line in the Three-Year-Old Ruby today, but is following out speedster Sunny Ruby.

■ RICKY MAY

Jewels - ‘It’s bloody tough’

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id Canterbury harness racing’s most prolific son is more hopeful than confident that he can add another Jewel to his crown today at Ashburton.

But you know that where Ricky May is concerned, every one of his eight drives is going to get the best possible chance to get themselves a thick slice of the action on one of harness racing’s biggest days.

With just the three wins next to his name from the previous eight years of Jewels racing, the Jewels haven’t exactly been the kindest of places for the Methven horseman.

“It’s a completely different race day to anything else we have during the season,’’ May said yesterday.

“The racing is so competitive and generally the best of the best are the ones who rise to the top.

“Last time they were here at Ashburton I thought I could win a few but ended up with just the one – it’s bloody tough.’’

While he might not have a standout like Carabella or Terror To Love, what May does possess this year is defending Jewels champion, Monbet.

The Greg and Nina Hope-trained trotter will contest the Christchurch Casino Three-Year-Old Ruby, and his driver thinks he’s a royal show of going back-to-back.

“He’s got his chance . . . I would have liked to have drawn on the front line but when you sit down and look at it, being off the second line might not be a bad thing.

The Jewels has been a great concept and it’s a day I really look forward to each year

“I’ve been really happy with him over the past few months and thinking he’s trotting better now than he ever has.’’

Drawn two on the second line, Monbet will follow out noted speedy starter, Sunny Ruby.

With his main rival Speeding Spur drawn out wider on the front line it should mean May is able to get himself into a stalking position to give Monbet the best possible chance of victory.

“You need that bit of luck, but the way it’s panned out looks good so far so fingers crossed.’’

May has picked up five non-regular drives for the day to complement his normal requirements and while none look strong chances of winning, with maybe the exception of North Island trotter Gershwin, in the heat of battle anything is possible.

“They are all really nice horses in their own grades but this is a step up.

“Each one of them deserves to be there and hopefully we can do the best for their connections.’’

One horse May has picked up the drive on is the Graeme Anderson-trained Titan Banner in the KPMG Private Enterprise Three-Year-Old Emerald.

The talented son of Art Major might be one who slips under the guard from off the second line in a red hot field, and May’s calm and patient manner looks perfectly suited for the gelding’s racing style.

Despite the prestige of the day, May will treat this morning like no other.

He’s spent a wee bit longer this week poring over the form than what he normally would do, but other than that it’s business as usual.

“You just try and keep things as normal as possible on days like these.

“There’s a little more pressure because it’s such a big day but at the end of the day you just need to go out there and do the best by your horse.

“The Jewels has been a great concept and it’s a day I really look forward to each year.

“I’ll be interested this year to see how the Australian horses go, it’s a new part to it all.’’

RICKY MAY’S DRIVES Race 1: Pat Campbell Race 2: Gershwin Race 3: Leigh Major Race 4: Monbet Race 5: Rocker Band Race 6: Classie Brigade Race 8: Take After Me Race 9: Titan Banner

He’s handled every challenge thrown his way so far, but Harness Jewels day 2015 will be the biggest yet for Tim Williams.

The young horseman has made incredible strides since teaming up with Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen as a stable driver, and his results on the track speak for themselves.

Heading into Jewels Day he’s won 40 races this season – four at Group One level and a further black type races – for stake earnings of more than $1million.

Having horses like Have Faith In Me and Dream About Me has without doubt helped, but you still have to drive the good ones properly and when you’re young and trying to make an impression that can be easier said than done.

“It’s been pretty crazy how quickly it’s all happened,’’ Williams said.

“I think I thought there would be like a season or two where I worked my way into it but it’s been all go since the beginning.’’

Williams will drive four horses for his employers today including hotpots Have Faith In Me and Dream About Me. The latter left tongues wagging with her blistering final 400 metres at the workouts last weekend – include that of Williams.

“Not many could do that with the ear plugs still in,’’ he said. “She jogged it. It was actually quite scary how easy she handled it.’’

Drawn nine doesn’t help the equation but Williams’ confidence only grew in the moments following the workout on Saturday.

“When you look at the field there isn’t a lot of early speed inside of us so we might be able to punch out and get handy.

“But she’s such an adaptable filly that it won’t worry her if we have to go back or anything like that.’’

Driver Tim Williams.

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Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen have an incredible 23 runners engaged.

Saturday at Ashburton Raceway

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Chic Alan Clark $201 M Dark Ops (u2) fr 2f, CR Commando-Constar (by Continentalman) 1:57 pm MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS ASSN 3YO DIAMOND 11of15 OAMA F 2600S C0 Stld 10th,3w dab 1300,compounded 56L $74 A. Clark,Arran Chief 12Apr 14 17May $150,000, 3YO FILLIES MOB. PACE, 1609M 8 OPT 805 2-3, 6-7 , 8-96-7 , 8-94-5-6, 1-2-3, 7 -8-9 6-7 -8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 2-3-4-5, 7 -8-9 –6-7 -8-9 2-3,2-3, 4-5,4-5, 6-7 , 8-94-5, 1-2-3, 7 -8-94-5-6,2-3-4-5, PK6 4-9 $100k 12 Timaru 73000 [16-0-1-1] $4,341 Aw(15-0-1) Sl(1-0-0) C(1-0-0) D(2-0-1) Mo(12-0-2) St(4-0-0) 15Ma On The Town (1) fr 3f, Bettor’s Delight-Funontherun (by In The pocket) Dex ter Dunn $101 14159 [6-2-1B eaten 56 lengths at Oamaru & this is much much tougher. Not for us.

A Clark

11:40 am ASHBURTON GUARDIAN & INKWISE NZ 2YO DIAMOND M 09May 6of13 ADD F 1950M (2) 3yoF Trailled pacemaking winner,weak fin 9.4L $34 D. Dunn,The Orange Agent South 1 17May 9of11 OAMA F 2000M (12) C2-C3 7th,attkd 1200,prkd,bad chk tn,gone 18L $3.80 D. Dunn,Belmont Fire $150,000, 2YO FILLIES MOB. PACE, 1609M M 8 OPT 801 12:50 pm WOODLANDS STUD 4YO DIAMOND MOB PACE 23569 Max

[10-2-1-3] $27,710 Aw(9-2-3) Sl(0) C(0) D(2-0-1) Mo(10-2-4) W

est Melton NO/RECHORSE BONUS SCHEME (START POSITION) HANDICAP AGE/SEX BREEDING DRIVER PRICE GUIDE 8 $150,000, 4YO MARES MOB. PACE, 1609M OPT 803 09Ma Drawn to get a great trip but well down on form lately. Rough place best.

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Bettor Love Me (1) fr 2f, Bettor’s Delight-Gentle audrey (by artsplace)

Brent Mangos $21 17Apr 3of7 ALXP F 2200M (6) 2yoF Eased,rear inr,off,3-bk otr,wd,tidy 5.5L $19 B. Mangos,Arden’s Choice 15May 6of10 ADD S 1950M (9) 2yoF 7th,4 bk otr 1500,up 500,no finish 6.8L $14 B. Mangos,Northern Velocity 336 [3-0-0-2] $14,474 Aw(3-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-0-1) Mo(3-0-2) Pukekohe Northerner well contained at Add. last start. Place claims best from the ace.

B Mangos

John Dunn $51 Ultimate Desire (2) fr 2f, Real Desire-Ballie Hanover (by Kentucky Spur) 08May 1of14 FORB F 2200M (5) C0 Stld 3 bk otr,led 950,held nicely 1.3L $2.30 D. Dunn,Melina Lowe 17May 3of11 OAMA F 2000M (12) C1 Bk,impr 3w 1000,prkd 550,chal,fght 2.6L $11 J. Dunn,Lightning Mach 8513 [4-1-0-1] $4,130 Aw(4-1-1) Sl(0) C(0) D(0) Mo(4-1-1) Waterlea Gutsy 3rd at Oamaru but all favours needed to place in town hall company.

B Weaver

Gavin Smith $81 Allison Stokke (3) fr 2f, Bettor’s Delight-Isinbayeva (by Christian Cullen) 09May 9of13 ADD F 2600M (5) C0-C1 Soon led,trld,3 bk 2100,no finish 5.9L $9.80 G. Smith,Clive 17May 2of15 OAMA F 2600S C1 Tngld,3 bk inr,out 4th tn,stern fin 0.5L $15 G. Smith,Boomer Bailey 57192 [5-1-1-0] $6,057 Aw(4-1-1) Sl(0) C(1-1-0) D(0) Mo(2-0-0) St(3-1-1) Kaiapoi Did okay at Oamaru but she should be well & truly tested in this line-up.

G Smith

Terry Chmiel $81 Nek Time (4) fr 2f, Gotta Go Cullect-Braithwaite (by Jenna’s Beach Boy) 24Apr 7of11 ALXP F 1700M (2) 2yoF Eased,4-bk inr,rear,beat stragglers 11L $64 B. Mangos,Dream About Me Trial 19May 3of8 ASHB F 1609M 2YO MOB. PACE MR:01:57.60 T. Chmiel,Golden Goddess 28817 [5-1-1-0] $14,067 Aw(5-1-1) Sl(0) C(0) D(4-0-1) Mo(5-1-1) Leeston Freshened since her northern campaign but some here look too smart.

T & G Chmiel

Luisanabelle Midfrew (5) fr 2f, american Ideal-Lulabelle midfrew (by Christian Cullen) Matthew Williamson $8.50 24Apr 2of11 ALXP F 1700M (4) 2yoF Sped to ld,trld bell,strong fin inr 1.5L $26 M. Williamson,Dream About Me 15May 4of10 ADD S 1950M (7) 2yoF Wide,parked out the trip,wknd turn 5.8L $3.10 M. Williamson,Northern Velocity 2424 [4-0-2-0] $35,723 Aw(4-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-0-1) Mo(4-0-2) Weedons Under-rated filly who has the gate-speed to make her presence felt here.

N McGrath

Gamma Lady (6) fr 2f, mach Three-maheer Lady (by Badlands Hanover) Joshua I Dickie $31 24Apr 6of11 ALXP F 1700M (10) 2yoF 7th otr,4-bk,wd cvr,posted,bttld on 8.1L $30 J. Dickie,Dream About Me 07May 3of7 CAMB S 2200M (7) C1-C2 6th otr,3-bk 1800,wd cvr 400,strong 1.4L $1.90 Z. Butcher,Joanednobettor 32463 [6-1-1-2] $35,310 Aw(6-1-3) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(5-1-2) Mo(6-1-3) Ardmore Solid Cambridge effort last start but she looks tested by some in this line-up.

B Hughes

Mark Purdon $8.50 Northern Velocity (7) fr 2f, mach Three-Northern Franco (by Falcon Seelster) 24Apr 10of11 ALXP F 1700M (11) 2yoF Eased,wd cvr rear,4w 800,no polish 18L $9.00 N. Rasmussen,Dream About Me 15May 1of10 ADD S 1950M (5) 2yoF Sped to lead,always going too well 0.8L $1.60 M. Purdon,Kashana 13201 [7-3-1-1] $137,260 Aw(7-3-2) Sl(2-2-0) C(0) D(1-0-0) Mo(7-3-2) Rolleston Always going too well for them at Addington last start. Well worth a look.

Purdon/Rasmussen

Jonny W Cox $101 Sem’s Delight (8) fr 2f, Bettor’s Delight-Hot Shoe Shuffle (by Falcon Seelster) 24Apr 9of11 ALXP F 1700M (6) 2yoF 9th otr,wd,prkd bell,cvr,off,no fin 14L $83 J. Dunn,Dream About Me 15May 9of10 ADD S 1950M (1) 2yoF Broke early,well bk,arrived later 80L $33 J. Dunn,Northern Velocity 67599 [7-1-0-0] $26,078 Aw(7-1-0) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-0-0) Mo(7-1-0) West Melton A Not racing well enough. Entitled to start at long odds, if she gets a start.

M House

Tim Williams $1.50 Dream About Me (9) fr 2f, Bettor’s Delight-Splendid Dreams (by Dream away) 06Mar 1of10 ALXP F 1700M (8) 2yoF Eased,4w 9th,pshd to ld bell,too gd 4.6L<BB>$2.00 T. Williams,Gamma Lady 24Apr 1of11 ALXP F 1700M (5) 2yoF 1x1,wd to ld bell,untroubled after 1.5L<BB>$1.60 T. Williams,Luisanabelle Midfrew 1111 [4-4-0-0] $138,332 Aw(4-4-0) Sl(0) C(0) D(3-3-0) Mo(4-4-0) Rolleston Unbeaten filly who scored a stunning win at Auckland. Look no further.

Purdon/Rasmussen

Blair Orange $61 Smoke N Fire (21) fr 2f, Courage Under Fire-Smoke N mirrors (by pacific Rocket) 15Apr 5of8 ADD F 1950M (1) 2yoC0 Trailled,3 bk 1300,battled closer 3.8L $8.90 M. Neilson,Sparkling Delight 30Apr 1of10 FORB G 1700M (6) C0FM Hdy wd,prkd 1450,chal,sprinted best 0.8L $3.60 M. Neilson,Ringaringarozie 43651 [6-1-0-1] $8,243 Aw(6-1-1) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(1-1-0) Mo(6-1-1) Burnham Forbury Park maiden winner who looks to be tested by some here.

M Jones

Arden’s Choice (22) fr 2f, panspacificflight-Winter Rose (by In The pocket) Natalie Rasmussen $6.00 17Apr 1of7 ALXP F 2200M (7) 2yoF Prkd,cvr 1400,wd top,exploded past 3.5L<BB>$3.60 M. Purdon,Northern Velocity 24Apr 3of11 ALXP F 1700M (7) 2yoF Eased,wd cvr rear,prkd 800,stuck on 3.7L $3.80 M. Purdon,Dream About Me 06113 [7-2-2-1] $106,417 Aw(7-2-3) Sl(0) C(0) D(3-0-2) Mo(7-2-3) Rolleston Has done nothing wrong lately. Looms as the main threat to the favourite.

Purdon/Rasmussen

David Butcher $51 Killer Queen (23) fr 2f, Rock N Roll Heaven-party Girl Becqui (by partywiththebigdog) 08May 6of7 ALXP E 2200M (1) C0FM 4th pegs,3-bk 1800,off,4w top,sound 5.5L $2.10 S. Lawson,Bettor Think Quick 15May 3of10 ADD S 1950M (2) 2yoF 3 bk inr,ran on well when clear 2.7L $14 D. Butcher,Northern Velocity 21563 [9-1-1-2] $33,700 Aw(9-1-3) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(7-1-2) Mo(9-1-3) Pukekohe Ran on well when clearing a late pocket at Addington but risking here.

R Green

Dex ter Dunn $61 Chevrons Champion (24) fr 2f, Bettor’s Delight-Dreamsaregold (by In The pocket) 08May 8of8 ALXP E 1700M (1) C1-C2FM Trld out,4-bk bell,unable to run on 13L $8.80 J. Dunn,Walk Of Fame 14May 1of11 CAMB E 2200M (10) C1-C2 7th or,5-bk,wd 550,4w top,too smart 1L $6.70 Z. Butcher,Present Arms 44881 [7-2-1-0] $15,810 Aw(7-2-1) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(3-0-1) Mo(7-2-1) West Melton Smart Cambridge win & with a trip she can get some of this.

C Dalgety

Ricky May $101 Pat Campbell (25) fr 2f, Lis mara-penscroft (by In The pocket) Trial 06May 1of4 WYND E 1609M 2YO Fillies MOB. PACE MR:01:59.00 M. Parker,The Spinster 16May 9of14 INV E 2200M (6) C1 Bk mid,3w cvr 600,hit knee,bt slows 10L $2.10 D. Dunn,Flight Deck 13249 [6-1-1-1] $7,844 Aw(5-0-2) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(1-0-1) Mo(6-1-2) Makarewa Not firing at the moment & from this draw she should be well contained.

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Lancewood Lizzie (1) fr 4m, Bettor’s Delight-Kamwood Elsie (by Falcon Seelster) Zac Butcher $3.60 09May 2of9 ADD F 1950M (6) C5-OC 7th,3 bk otr,prkd,1x1 700,tidy fin 1.1L $24 Z. Butcher,Dalton Bromac 15May 3of9 ADD S 3200S 10m C5-OC 6th,3 bk otr 2600,wide 300,fght on 2.5L $9.70 Z. Butcher,Te Kawau 79323 [28-11-2-4] $134,986 Aw(28-11-6) Sl(3-1-1) C(0) D(6-1-1) Mo(25-9-5) St(3-2-1) Clevedon Northern mare back to her best form. Will give great sight from the ace.

B Purdon

Cala (2) fr 4m, art major-Lilsistar (by Holmes Hanover) Amanda Turnbull $10 08May 2of9 MELT G 1720M (1) Lobbed trail,thru,chased best mrks N. Jack,Frith 15May 5of12 MELT G 2240M (22) 6th inr,4-bk 1800,off,closed in mid A. Turnbull,Berisari 11225 [41-10-8-2] $244,247 Aw(16-2-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(1-0-0) D(13-3-3) Mo(41-10-10) Victoria Former Kiwi who has done a big job in Aussie & unlucky in strong field last time.

A Turnbull

Lucia Bromac (3) fr 4m, mcardle-Lite polaris (by Badlands Hanover) Colin DeFilippi $101 14Apr 3of12 MANA G 2500S 10m C3-C6 6th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 400,strong wdst 1.7L $7.90 B. Weaver,Styx It To Em 16Apr 11of12 MANA F 2500S 10m C3-OC Chkd,9th inr,4-bk,on the drift 500m 47L $28 B. Weaver,Darcee 05230 [30-7-2-1] $31,808 Aw(23-5-2) Sl(0) C(0) D(4-1-0) Mo(20-7-2) St(10-0-1) Waterlea Competitive in her own grade but well & truly tested against this company.

B Weaver

Al Raza (4) fr 4m, Gotta Go Cullect-al Zahra (by mach Three) Matthew Williamson $21 26Apr 7of10 RANG F 2600M (6) C0-OC Bk otr,wide,into 1x1 700,weak fin 7L $12 M. Williamson,Belkmyster 16May 8of11 INV E 2700S 50m C2-C7 Soon last bunch,10th 400,good late 4.9L $6.60 M. Williamson,Regal Ideal 27178 [24-9-3-3] $66,236 Aw(21-8-5) Sl(0) C(0) D(5-1-2) Mo(16-7-3) St(8-2-3) Roxburgh Did well from a testing back mark at Ascot Park but this looks too tough.

G & J Knight

Gracious Star (5) fr 4m, Real Desire-Nurseme pocket (by In The pocket) Gavin Smith $101 03May 1of8 ASHB F 2400M (3) C1-C2M 4 bk inr,1x1 1650,up tn,too strong 3.4L $3.90 M. Neilson,Secret Lotion 17May 1of13 OAMA F 2600M (14) C0-C2 Sat bk,11th 600,launched wd,easy 2.5L<BB>$1.70 S. Manawatu,Scanreco Bay 38111 [15-4-4-1] $23,983 Aw(14-4-5) Sl(0) C(1-1-0) D(2-0-0) Mo(15-4-5) Fernside Big win at Oamaru but jumps many levels in class. Should be safely held.

P Burrows

Leigh Major (6) fr 4m, art major-my Sharona (by Badlands Hanover) Ricky May $201 16May 9of11 INV E 2700S 10m C2-C7 Broke,stld rear,last 400,tidy pegs 5.4L $33 B. McLellan,Regal Ideal 24May 2of11 WINT E 1609M (8) C0-C3M Eased last,launched 3w,posted,game 2.8L $8.00 B. McLellan,Ask Me Mach 21192 [27-4-5-5] $28,736 Aw(26-4-9) Sl(2-1-0) C(0) D(12-4-4) Mo(26-4-10) St(1-0-0) Wyndham Southerner who has done a good job against her own grade but tested here.

B McLellan

Delightful Dash (7) fr 4m, Lis mara-Coming Up Roses (by Holmes Hanover) Dex ter Dunn $31 16May 2of11 INV E 2700S 20m C2-C7 Bk mid otr,1x1,3 bk otr,slick fin 1L $12 J. Cox,Regal Ideal 24May 1of7 WINT E 2400M (5) C3-C5 Stld 6th,blazed to ld 800,bolted in 2.5L<BB>$1.40 D. Dunn,Shak’n Cullen 12021 [31-9-8-6] $71,878 Aw(25-6-13) Sl(2-0-2) C(1-0-1) D(8-2-5) Mo(26-9-10) St(5-0-4) Makarewa Plenty to like about her Winton victory but up against it from the wide draw.

T Barron

Sell A Bit (8) fr 4m, Julius Caesar-Nomorenuki (by Live Or Die) Stephen McNally $26 04Apr 1of9 ADD F 1609M (5) C2-C6M Wide,parked from 1300,too strong 0.6L $7.60 S. McNally,The Fascinator 21May 2of7 FORB E 2700S 20m C3-C6 Hdy,led,slowed them,kicked hard 0.8L $3.50 S. McNally,Sheeza Shark 51712 [33-9-6-6] $63,368 Aw(25-7-10) Sl(1-0-1) C(2-0-0) D(13-7-4) Mo(31-9-11) St(2-0-1) Yaldhurst Another racing well in her own grade but some here look a bit smarter.

B White

Change Time (9) fr 4m, Christian Cullen-Chaangerr (by Vance Hanover) Blair Orange $81 13Mar 5of6 ALXP F 2700S 10m C3+Dsc Brk start,rear inr,off,plgd away wd 5L $7.30 B. Orange,Ideal Belle 27Mar 5of6 ALXP F 2700S 10m 4-5yoC3-OC Trld out,3-bk,1x1 1200,prkd top,fdd 12L $26 B. Mangos,Wesley Silcox 03655 [32-6-4-4] $64,582 Aw(29-6-7) Sl(1-1-0) C(2-0-2) D(4-1-1) Mo(25-6-6) St(7-0-2) West Melton Freshened after form tailed off in busy summer campaign. Draw main concern.

K Barron

Sweet Art (21) fr 4m, art major-Cruzee Lass (by Christian Cullen) Scott Phelan $101 07May 7of10 CAMB S 2700S 20m C2+Dsc 8th otr,wd,prkd 950,wilted run home 5.5L $3.40 S. Phelan,Westburn Courage 22May 5of9 ALXP F 2700S 10m C4-C7 8th inr,3-bk otr 1500,ran on in mid 2.8L $13 S. Phelan,Kippenberger 05575 [45-6-7-8] $59,284 Aw(39-5-13) Sl(2-0-1) C(0) D(15-3-3) Mo(34-4-12) St(11-2-3) Papakura Under-rated northern mare drawn to get a great trip on the markers. Place.

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07799 [17-0-1-2] $5,100 Aw(15-0-3) Sl(2-0-0) C(1-0-0) D(1-0-0) Mo(10-0-3) St(7-0-0)

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Well & truly struggling at the moment. Entitled to start at long odds.

Missandei (2) fr 2f, angus Hall-pocaro (by Sundon)

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CHRISTCHURCH CASINO 3YO RUBY MOB TROT $100,000, 3YO MOB. TROT, 1609M

Starlight Starbright (1) fr 3g, monarchy-pat’s Daughter (by Gee Whiz II) 16May 11of14 INV E 2700S 20m C1-C3 Mid,brk 2400,bk mid inr,tame effort 19L $12 A. Beck,Zhenya Peter Davis $101 84170 [27-3-0-5] $20,064 Aw(19-2-1) Sl(0) C(1-0-0) D(1-0-0) Mo(5-1-0) St(22-2-5)

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Natalie Rasmussen $3.00 17Apr 1of10 ALXP F 1700M (7) C3-C6FM Wd,4-bk otr,wd cvr,prkd 750,too big 0.6L<BB>$1.70 N. Rasmussen,Ideal Belle 24Apr 1of6 ALXP F 2700S 20m C3+Dsc Slow,rear pegs,up prkd 1400,classy 0.3L $1.60 N. Rasmussen,Darcee 92111 [19-9-4-3] $208,665 Aw(16-9-5) Sl(0) C(1-1-0) D(5-5-0) Mo(16-8-6) St(3-1-1) Rolleston Smart mare who is in a rich vein of form lately. Up to winning this.

Purdon/Rasmussen

Venus Serena (23) fr 4m, mach Three-Inspiring Dash (by Falcon Seelster) John Dunn $2.60 02Apr 6of7 FORB F 2700S 30m 4-5yoC2-OC Slow,rear inr,off,wd 900,gone 400m 13L $2.50 J. Dunn,The Wrath Of Robyn Trial 19May 1of3 ASHB F 2400M C1 & faster MOB. PACE MR:01:58.30 J. Dunn,Tuuta 14316 [28-16-1-3] $764,544 Aw(28-16-4) Sl(2-2-0) C(2-2-0) D(7-6-1) Mo(27-16-4) St(1-0-0) West Melton Class mare who was impressive winning her recent trial here. Top pick.

G Dunn

Sheeza Shark (24) fr 4m, Four Starzzz Shark-altruistic (by Il Vicolo) Nathan Williamson $31 16May 3of11 INV E 2700S 30m C2-C7 Bk otr,9th bell,8th 400,surged wide 1.8L $5.10 N. Williamson,Regal Ideal 21May 1of7 FORB E 2700S 10m C3-C6 Hdy,led,trld 2100,irresistible lane 0.8L $2.40 N. Williamson,Sell A Bit 72031 [24-7-5-4] $55,709 Aw(24-7-9) Sl(3-1-1) C(0) D(6-1-2) Mo(11-3-4) St(13-4-5) Makarewa Peaking beautifully into this. Up against from the draw but far from the worst.

A Stack

M NEUMANNS TYRES & THE TYRE GENERAL 2YO RUBY 8 $100,000, 2YO MOB. TROT, 1609M

Cocktail Waiter (1) fr 2g, Bacardi Lindy-Gina (by Sundon)

C A Penny Willow (22) fr 4m, Bettor’s Delight-Listen To The Rhythm (by In The pocket)

Southerner taking on town hall company here. Happy to look to others.

Sunny Ruby (2) fr 3f, Sundon-Bright Diedre (by Britewell)

A Clark

26Apr 1of15 RANG F 2600S C1-C2 Wd,brk,1x1,3 bk,up led 700,all over 4.2L $2.00 G. Smith,All Lit Up Mark Purdon $7.00 42121 [21-4-4-1] $34,013 Aw(15-4-3) Sl(0) C(2-0-0) D(2-0-0) Mo(7-0-1) St(14-4-4)

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Dex ter Dunn $101

Katiki R Allen Gavin Smith $10

Weedons F Fletcher Natalie Rasmussen $7.50 Prince Fearless (3) fr 3c, majestic Son-Fear Factor (by Sundon) Strong Addington effort for 2nd & workout winner here on Saturday. Rates.

Purdon/Rasmussen

15May 3of9 ADD S 1950M (8) 3yo Wide,1x1,parked from 1500,fght on 2.3L $8.00 N. Rasmussen,Speeding Spur Dex ter Dunn $18 22843 [14-3-4-1] $114,218 Aw(14-3-5) Sl(1-0-1) C(3-1-0) D(3-1-1) Mo(12-2-5) St(2-1-0) Gunners Coin (3) fr 2c, muscle Hill-Galleons Dream (by Chiola Hanover) Rolleston 15May 4of13 ADD S 1950M (8) 2yo Wide,1x1,up parked 1200,wknd out 8.8L $9.10 D. Dunn,High Gait Has been a notch below his best form of late but still a player here.

Purdon/Rasmussen

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est Melton 24 Habibti Ivy SCRATCHED Strong fresh-up effort but faded after working hard last start. Place best.

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David Butt $10 Amanda Tomlinson $101 Wilma’s Mate (4) fr 2f, pegasus Spur-mybrotherwasastar (by Sundon) Soney Beatt (4) fr 3g, Sundon-Honey Beatt (by armbro Invasion) 15May 5of13 ADD S 1950M (14) 2yo Bk otr,bk wide 500,kept battling 9.6L $4.20 D. Butt,High Gait 10May 1of14 TMRU F 2600S C1 Bk inr,4 bk inr,1x1 800,fin best 1.3L $11 A. Tomlinson,Star Commando Woodend Beach 95551 [23-3-2-2] $21,191 Aw(18-2-2) Sl(0) C(4-0-1) D(2-0-1) Mo(11-0-1) St(12-3-3) West Melton 22175 [7-2-2-1] $20,036 Aw(6-1-3) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-1-0) Mo(7-2-3) Has fashioned a good record this season but place claims are preferred.

Tidy win against his own grade at Washdyke but some here much smarter.

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Maurice McKendry $15 Stevie Golding (J) $101 Royal Willie (5) fr 2c, majestic Son-miss Whiplash (by Gee Whiz II) One Yankee Hall (5) fr 3f, angus Hall-Leithe Ellen (by muscles Yankee) 01May 1of9 ALXP F 2200S C0-C1 5th pegs,1x1,wd,prkd bell,too tough 0.1L $7.50 M. McKendry,The Almighty Johnson 10May 10of14 TMRU F 2600S C1 Wide,prkd,led,trld 700,beaten 400 30L $5.30 S. Golding,Soney Beatt Cambridge 82130 [13-1-3-3] $9,248 Aw(10-1-5) Sl(0) C(1-0-1) D(0) Mo(3-0-1) St(10-1-5) Waimate 42121 [5-2-2-0] $8,700 Aw(5-2-2) Sl(0) C(0) D(4-1-2) Mo(4-1-2) St(1-1-0) Big Auckland win but had a hiccup in his workout here last Sat. Value runner.

Beaten 30 lengths at Washdyke. Entitled to start at long odds in this field. (P-off) S McCaffrey

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Ricky May $13 Joshua I Dickie $1.80 Gershwin (6) fr 2c, muscles Yankee-allegro agitato (by Sundon) Speeding Spur (6) fr 3c, pegasus Spur-Della’s Speed (by Chiola Hanover) 15May 8of13 ADD S 1950M (2) 2yo Brk early,bk,off stride again str 18L $5.90 S. McCaffrey,High Gait Trial 25May 5of9 ADD F 1950M C1 & faster MOB. PACE MR:02:07.20 J. Dickie,All Delight Cambridge 11111 [16-10-2-2] $226,061 Aw(16-10-4) Sl(1-1-0) C(1-0-1) D(4-1-2) Mo(13-7-4) St(3-3-0) Amberley 32198 [6-2-1-1] $4,853 Aw(6-2-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(4-2-2) Mo(5-2-2) St(1-0-0) Has ability but manners have been letting him down lately. Upset claims.

Smart northerner who has had a perfect preparation for this. Big hope.

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John & Joshua Dickie

Mark Jones $26 Matthew Williamson $151 Arannalea (7) fr 2f, pegasus Spur-Lady Boo Kay (by Sundon) Springbank Eden (7) fr 3g, angus Hall-Landoras Special (by Sundon) 15May 3of13 ADD S 1950M (6) 2yo Soon led,tackled turn,outfinished 1.6L $30 M. Jones,High Gait 24May 12of15 WINT E 2400S C1-C6 Brk start,did plenty,cght up,tired 38L $4.70 M. Williamson,Jaccka Jack

Oamaru Burnham 86890 [22-2-1-2] $18,044 Aw(16-1-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(0) Mo(9-1-0) St(13-1-3)

5D663 [9-2-1-1] $10,966 Aw(8-2-2) Sl(1-0-1) C(1-0-1) D(2-0-1) Mo(8-2-2) St(1-0-0) Gave plenty of cheek at Addington last time out but place claims look best.

A Proving a bit too hard to follow at the moment & wide draw no help either.

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Gavin Smith $61 John Dunn $101 He’s Like The Wind (8) fr 2g, Great Success-Sun mist (by Sundon) Great Things Happen (8) fr 3g, Love You-Calamity Gal (by S J’s photo) 15May 6of13 ADD S 1950M (10) 2yo Chkd & brk ely,bk inr,did well late 10L $26 G. Smith,High Gait 15May 4of9 ADD S 1950M (7) 3yo 6th,3 bk inr 1300,kept battling mid 5.5L $21 G. Smith,Speeding Spur Kaiapoi 41104 [6-2-0-0] $13,507 Aw(6-2-0) Sl(1-0-0) C(1-1-0) D(0) Mo(2-0-0) St(4-2-0) Woodend Beach 08236 [6-0-1-1] $9,397 Aw(5-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-0-0) Mo(6-0-2) Did well after an early check at Addington but not aided here by his wide draw. (P) Solid Addington effort but not aided here by his horror draw. Not fancied.

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Colin DeFilippi $101 Aldebaran Ay M (9) fr 2f, Sundon-Big O E (by Dream Vacation) Mark Purdon $26 Petite One (21) fr 3f, angus Hall-petite Sunset (by Sundon) 10Apr 4of9 ADD E 1950M (4) 2yo 4th pegs,5-bk,1x1 1100,4-bk,btld on 10L $13 C. DeFilippi,Conon Bridge 09May 1of14 ADD F 2600S 10m C1-OC Bk,4 bk,up prkd,cvr,up 300,smart 3L $3.00 M. Purdon,No Potato Lincoln 50631 [11-4-2-1] $43,511 Aw(11-4-3) Sl(0) C(1-0-0) D(1-0-0) Mo(5-1-1) St(6-3-2) Rolleston 3294 [4-0-1-1] $2,071 Aw(4-0-2) Sl(0) C(1-0-1) D(1-0-1) Mo(4-0-2) Safely held at Addington & horror draw here makes this too tough.

Back to her best form winning at Addington but this looks a tricky draw.

C & J DeFilippi

Purdon/Rasmussen

Jim Curtin $201 Ricky May $2.50 Marcoola (21) fr 2c, Sundon-arabess (by Grant Our Wishes) Monbet (22) fr 3g, Love You-Diedre Darling (by Sundon) 15May 11of13 ADD S 1950M (7) 2yo Parked,1x1 1200,off stridee turn 26L $75 J. Curtin,High Gait Trial 19May 1of6 ASHB F 2400M C0 MOB. PACE MR:02:04.10 R. May,Contractual Issues

Woodend Beach [2-0-0-0] $1,836 Aw(2-0-0) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(0) Mo(2-0-0) W

est Melton [14-6-3-1] $113,759 Aw(14-6-4) Sl(0) C(2-1-0) D(2-1-0) Mo(11-4-4) St(3-2-0) 40 41422 A Not racing well enough to suggest he can trouble this line-up right now.

Massive in defeat at Auckland & stunning recent trial win here. Top pick.

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G & N Hope

Todd Macfarlane $41 Todd Mitchell $51 Cyclone Chief (22) fr 2g, The pres-Cyclone Dani (by muscles Yankee) Charming Lavra (23) fr 3f, CR Commando-Lavra miriam (by Earl) 15May 7of13 ADD S 1950M (11) 2yo Bk otr,bk wide 500,soon on retreat 16L $64 T. Macfarlane,High Gait 01May 1of8 ALXP F 2200S 10m C1-C2 5th inr,off,1x1,wd cvr,1x1,off,just 0.1L $3.40 T. Mitchell,Yagunnakissmeornot Pukekohe 41101 [18-4-4-2] $39,864 Aw(14-3-4) Sl(0) C(0) D(0) Mo(3-0-1) St(15-4-5) Waiuku 3347 [4-0-0-2] $2,772 Aw(4-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(2-0-2) Mo(3-0-2) St(1-0-0) Disappointing Addington effort & hard to see him turning things around for this.

Heading in the right direction & beat Belles Son in her recent Rangiora workout.

T Macfarlane

Wallis/Hackett

Natalie Rasmussen $2.40 Ken Barron $101 High Gait (23) fr 2f, muscles Yankee-Regal Volo (by malabar man) BD Love (24) fr 3g, Love You-Twitchit (by Britewell) 15May 1of13 ADD S 1950M (9) 2yo Bk otr,bk wide 500,up tn,big finish 0.7L $2.00 N. Rasmussen,Missandei 15May 2of9 ADD S 1950M (3) 3yo Led,trld winner 1500,kept fighting 2.2L $22 K. Barron,Speeding Spur

West Melton [5-5-0-0] $46,941 Aw(5-5-0) Sl(1-1-0) C(1-1-0) D(3-3-0) Mo(5-5-0) R

olleston [8-3-2-1] $41,674 Aw(8-3-3) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(0) Mo(8-3-3) 11111 13172 Unbeaten filly who was massive winning at Addington last start. The one to beat. Purdon/Rasmussen Fought well from a cosy trip at Addington but luck needed from here to place.

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Bob Butt $3.20 Michelle Wallis $101 Conon Bridge (u1) fr 2c, Raffaello ambrosio-Diedre’s Girl (by Roydon Boy) Rock Tonight (u1) fr 3g, Sundon-Rock’n Rhonda (by pine Chip) 09May 1of7 ADD F 1950M (U1) 2yo Wide,prkd,led 1600,clear tn,lasted 0.8L $1.70 B. Butt,Gunners Coin 15May 7of9 ADD S 1950M (U1) 3yo Brk score-up,well bk,arrived later 68L $20 M. Wallis,Speeding Spur Leeston 27517 [17-3-1-1] $32,225 Aw(17-3-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(4-0-0) Mo(8-0-1) St(9-3-1) Waiuku 311 [3-2-0-1] $44,871 Aw(3-2-1) Sl(0) C(0) D(0) Mo(3-2-1) Smart back-to-back wins & his trainer will have ready to rock-&-roll. Win hope.

Progressive northerner taking on town hall company here. Rough place best. (P) P Nairn

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15Ma Maurice McKendry $1.70 53308 The Orange Agent (2) fr 3f, american Ideal-Lady Fingers (by artiscape) [10-1-1 09May 1of13 ADD F 1950M (3) 3yoF Sped to lead,always going too well 1.5L $1.50 M. McKendry,Fight For Glory North 15May 4of12 ADD S 2600M (9) 3yoF Bk otr,wide cvr 950,up 450,fin on 1.9L $1.70 M. McKendry,Fight For Glory 11114 [16-10-2-0] $262,312 Aw(16-10-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(5-2-1) Mo(16-10-2) Ardmore Shan Top northern filly who is ideally suited the draw. The one to beat.

B Hughes

09Ma David Butcher $9.00 31324 15Ma Start Dreaming (3) fr 3f, american Ideal-Simply Devine (by In The pocket) [6-1-224Apr 1of8 ALXP F 2200M (8) C1-C3FM Wd,up prkd thru’out,ld top,stunning 2.3L<BB>$1.60 D. Butcher,Democrat Party Mass 15May 11of12 ADD S 2600M (12) 3yoF 4 bk otr,bk,up prkd 950,beaten 400 16L $5.60 D. Butcher,Fight For Glory 21110 [8-4-1-1] $64,150 Aw(8-4-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(0) Mo(8-4-2) Clevedon 3 Had an ex cuse at Addington on her southern debut. Value runner.

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O Glenferrie Bronte (4) fr 3f, Changeover-Equus Franco (by Falcon Seelster) Nathan Jack $12 8 18Apr 3of12 MELT G 2240M (23) 4-bk otr,wd 1600,prkd,stuck bravely A. Turnbull,Niki No No King 15May 1of11 MELT G 2240M (4) Wrkd to ld,dictated terms,too tough A. Turnbull,Come Cullect 24Apr 31231 [9-5-1-2] $56,481 Aw(0) Sl(0) C(0) D(2-1-0) Mo(9-5-3) Victoria 15Ma Fought gamely for 3rd in the Victorian Oaks after working hard. Place claims.

A Turnbull 14452 [23-9-4

No m Scott Phelan $101 Better B Amazed (5) fr 3f, Bettor’s Delight-amazed (by Christian Cullen) 09May 1of7 ADD F 1950M (1) 3yoF Held lead,dictated,never in doubt 1.2L $1.10 S. Phelan,Styx On Bell 15May 6of12 ADD S 2600M (4) 3yoF Prkd,1x1,prkd,1x1,3 bk 950,no fin 12L $54 S. Phelan,Fight For Glory 15Apr 27116 [14-7-1-4] $54,732 Aw(13-6-5) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(0) Mo(14-7-5) Papakura 09Ma Well contained at Add. last time out & hard to see her turning things around.

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Could Ricky May $101 Rocker Band (6) fr 3f, Rocknroll Hanover-mainland Banner (by Christian Cullen) 21Mar 2of9 INV S 2200M (8) C0-C3 Bk wd,got in,1x1 bell,up 600,gritty 0.8L $1.40 R. May,Statham Vale 12Apr 12of12 INV G 2700M (11) 3yoF Mid,prkd 800,stpd qkly,distressed 53L $2.30 R. May,Smokin Bird 41120 [8-3-2-1] $33,549 Aw(7-2-3) Sl(2-0-2) C(1-0-0) D(3-1-1) Mo(8-3-3) Burnham Maj Freshened since her Ascot Park failure but up against some smart fillies here.

09Ma M Jones

Samantha Ottley $151 17361 17Ma Tintinara (7) fr 3f, Falcon Seelster-arden’s Fame (by In The pocket) [22-8-5 10May 1of11 TMRU F 2600M (5) C1 Wide,bk otr,up prkd 900,too strong 1L $1.60 D. Dunn,Lovetodream Seem 22May 2of12 ADD F 2600M (2) C2-C3 3 bk,1x1,prkd,1x1 1100,nailed late 0.2L $3.00 D. Dunn,That Guy Finn 2X212 [11-3-4-3] $23,369 Aw(10-3-6) Sl(1-1-0) C(1-0-0) D(3-1-1) Mo(11-3-7) Russley Popp A Has done a good job from new quarters but tested if she gets a start.

08Ma S Dolan

17Ma Democrat Party (8) fr 3f, american Ideal-Champagne party (by Soky’s atom) Zac Butcher $21 09112 [13-5-3 09May 3of13 ADD F 1950M (4) 3yoF 1x1,3 bk 1200,up 400,fought well 2.9L $27 Z. Butcher,The Orange Agent Prom 15May 2of12 ADD S 2600M (1) 3yoF Trld,3 bk 1500,good finish when clr 1L $15 Z. Butcher,Fight For Glory 23232 [17-3-6-3] $186,024 Aw(17-3-9) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(8-2-3) Mo(17-3-9) Clevedon Luck Running great races. Dangerous swooper that just needs luck form the draw.

09Ma B Purdon

22Ma Mark Purdon $31 07343 Supersonic Miss (9) fr 3f, mach Three-Bella Joy (by Village Jasper) [19-5-2 09May 4of13 ADD F 1950M (11) 3yoF 7th,4 bk otr,wide cvr 400,bttld on 3L $16 M. Purdon,The Orange Agent Race 15May 7of12 ADD S 2600M (6) 3yoF Bk otr,prkd wide 950,beaten 400 12L $16 M. Purdon,Fight For Glory 33447 [18-6-4-3] $208,934 Aw(15-4-7) Sl(2-0-1) C(1-0-1) D(8-3-3) Mo(18-6-7) Rolleston Harr Faded after working hard at Add. & not aided here by her horror draw either.

01Ma Purdon/Rasmussen

Blair Orange $21 43984 17Ma Linda Lovegrace (21) fr 3f, Bettor’s Delight-Linda Grace (by In The pocket) [12-4-0 09May 5of13 ADD F 1950M (15) 3yoF Bk otr,wide cvr 400,made ground 4.2L $31 B. Orange,The Orange Agent Ran o 15May 3of12 ADD S 2600M (11) 3yoF 6th,3 bk inr,4 bk 1500,tidy up lane 1.1L $27 B. Orange,Fight For Glory 05353 [21-6-5-3] $185,759 Aw(18-5-7) Sl(1-0-1) C(1-0-1) D(8-2-4) Mo(21-6-8) Rolleston Mum Racing well without getting the rub of the green lately. Place claims.

24Apr Purdon/Rasmussen

22Ma Natalie Rasmussen $3.00 11163 Fight For Glory (22) fr 3f, art major-Breath Of Life (by Village Jasper) [13-8-1 09May 2of13 ADD F 1950M (6) 3yoF 6th,3 bk otr,up prkd 1200,fght well 1.5L $3.30 N. Rasmussen,The Orange Agent Prom 15May 1of12 ADD S 2600M (10) 3yoF Bk otr,wide,led 1500,clr tn,held 1L $5.30 N. Rasmussen,Democrat Party 11121 [19-9-7-0] $457,425 Aw(16-7-6) Sl(1-1-0) C(1-1-0) D(5-1-3) Mo(18-9-6) St(1-0-1) Rolleston Eyre Big win in the NZ Oaks & drawn to get a run through. Winning claims.

17Apr Purdon/Rasmussen

09Ma Nathan Williamson $201 72023 Princess Arts (23) fr 3f, art major-Natal Franco (by Badlands Hanover) [18-3-2 03May 3of10 ASHB F 2400M (7) C2-C3 Bk otr,wide,parked 700,stuck on 1.1L $3.20 N. Williamson,Livura Soun 15May 12of12 ADD S 2600M (2) 3yoF 1x1,3 bk,prkd,1x1 950,beaten 500 29L $130 N. Williamson,Fight For Glory 41330 [12-3-1-2] $25,302 Aw(12-3-3) Sl(2-1-0) C(1-0-1) D(4-1-0) Mo(11-3-2) St(1-0-1) Ohoka Zach Beaten a long way out in the NZ Oaks & hard to see her turning that form around. Paul & Mitchell Kerr 04Apr Stevie Golding (J) $201 5P909 26Apr Change The Rulz (24) fr 3f, Changeover-Victoria Rulz (by Badlands Hanover) [25-4-2 09May 9of13 ADD F 1950M (9) 3yoF Bk otr,last 600,never threatened 14L $97 R. May,The Orange Agent Not r 15May 8of12 ADD S 2600M (7) 3yoF 3 & 4 bk otr,bk,bk wd cvr 700,no go 13L $120 R. May,Fight For Glory 13198 [19-4-1-5] $31,168 Aw(14-3-5) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(2-0-1) Mo(12-3-5) St(7-1-1) Woodend Beach Fath Another well contained in the NZ Oaks. Well & truly tested again.

09Ma G & N Hope

17Ma Tim Williams $51 44271 Classical Art (25) fr 3f, mach Three-art Lover (by artsplace) [19-5-3 09May 8of13 ADD F 1950M (7) 3yoF Wide,parked,1x1 1200,on retreat 400 13L $26 T. Williams,The Orange Agent Hand 15May 5of12 ADD S 2600M (3) 3yoF Soon led,trld winner 1500,fght hard 2.1L $59 T. Williams,Fight For Glory 41285 [12-5-2-0] $77,943 Aw(12-5-2) Sl(2-1-0) C(1-1-0) D(1-1-0) Mo(11-4-2) St(1-1-0) Rolleston All R Not far away from a soft trip in the NZ Oaks but much tougher from this draw.

01Ma Purdon/Rasmussen

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Paul & Mitchell Kerr

Sant Motu Premier (2) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-motu pocket O’Jewels (by In The pocket) Tim Williams $14 09Ma 09May 3of13 ADD F 1950M (2) 2yo Prkd,led,trld winner 1500,fght lane 2.1L $12 T. Williams,Lazarus 17Ma 50709 [23-4-1 15May 2of13 ADD S 1950M (12) 2yo Wide,parked,1x1 1000,fought inner 0.8L $49 T. Williams,Chase The Dream 32132 [7-1-3-3] $69,613 Aw(7-1-6) Sl(1-0-1) C(1-0-1) D(2-0-2) Mo(7-1-6) A Pro Rolleston Fought well for 2nd behind his smart stablemate at Addington. Place claims.

Purdon/Rasmussen

3 Lauren Panella $8.00 M Salty Robyn (3) fr 2g, art Official-Holly Robyn (by Live Or Die) 8 O 23Apr 2of13 ADD F 1950M (3) 2yo Parked,took over 1650,outfinished 1L $2.80 L. Panella,Chase The Dream 15May 7of13 ADD S 1950M (5) 2yo Sped to lead,tackled turn,run down 4.9L $6.90 L. Panella,Chase The Dream Idea 11127 [7-4-2-0] $58,877 Aw(2-0-1) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(4-3-1) Mo(7-4-2) New South Wales 24Apr Aussie who disappointed at Addington but has the speed to race handy. Place.

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15Ma 12185 [27-9-2 Chase The Dream (4) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-Christian Dreamer (by Christian Cullen)Natalie Rasmussen $2.20 Racin 09May 6of13 ADD F 1950M (9) 2yo Trld,3 bk,4 bk,1x1 900,fin on mid 4.4L $4.00 N. Rasmussen,Lazarus 15May 1of13 ADD S 1950M (13) 2yo Bk otr,wide,prkd 1000,too strong 0.8L $7.30 N. Rasmussen,Motu Premier 13161 [8-6-0-1] $197,026 Aw(8-6-1) Sl(1-1-0) C(1-1-0) D(3-3-0) Mo(8-6-1) Rolleston Impressive winning at Addington & well capable of repeating the dose.

Purdon/Rasmussen

Mach Time (5) fr 2g, mach Three-Rhythmic Rose (by Holmes Hanover) Scott Phelan $101 M 2 08May 1of13 FORB F 2200M (5) C1 Dictated pace,held bk tn,fght best 0.4L $1.60 D. Dunn,The Black 12 O 15May 11of13 ADD S 1950M (2) 2yo Trailled,struggling turn,no finish 8.6L $61 S. Phelan,Chase The Dream 11710 [7-3-0-0] $20,335 Aw(7-3-0) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(2-0-0) Mo(7-3-0) Papakura 2 1 228X1 Well beaten from a cosy trip at Addington. Looks tested in this line-up.

Telfer/Garlick

4 2 46127 Mark Purdon $2.00 Lazarus (6) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-Bethany (by Christian Cullen) 1 3 0X216 09May 1of13 ADD F 1950M (6) 2yo Wide,prkd,took over 1500,too good 2L $1.70 M. Purdon,Shandale 15May 3of13 ADD S 1950M (3) 2yo Prkd,1x1,3 bk,4 bk 1000,up tn,flew 1L<BB>$1.50 M. Purdon,Chase The Dream 4 1 21113 [7-5-1-1] $190,562 Aw(7-5-2) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(4-3-1) Mo(7-5-2) Rolleston 3 5 52 Eye-catching late finish at Addington. He looks the one they have to beat.

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Classie Brigade (7) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-Trigirl Brigade (by mach Three) Ricky May $101 7 373 09May 7of13 ADD F 1950M (1) 2yo Led,trld,3 bk 1500,no finish mrks 6.4L $32 R. May,Lazarus 8 92 15May 5of13 ADD S 1950M (8) 2yo Bk otr,3 wide cvr 1000,solid finish 3.9L $122 R. May,Chase The Dream 52275 [5-0-2-0] $14,766 Aw(5-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(0) Mo(5-0-2) Weedons 9 943 Solid effort at Addington but luck needed to place here from his wide draw.

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Sparkling Delight (8) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-Laurel Franco (by Badlands Hanover) Gerard O’Reilly $101 11 36X71 12 6891 09May 10of13 ADD F 1950M (13) 2yo Bk otr,last 600,solid fin thru mid 9.7L $177 G. O’Reilly,Lazarus 13 7X1 15May 3of9 ADD S 1950M (1) 2yo Held lead,trailled 1700,off tn,fght 2L $22 G. O’Reilly,Code Black 51903 [7-1-0-1] $11,404 Aw(6-1-1) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(0) Mo(7-1-1) Rakaia M 2 Fought well for 3rd from a cosy trip at Add. Tested from his wide draw here.

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O Code Black (9) fr 2c, Bettor’s Delight-Christian Watch (by Falcon Seelster) John Dunn $61 3 1 3330X 09May 5of13 ADD F 1950M (4) 2yo Wide,4 bk otr,wide cvr 900,ran on 3.9L $60 J. Dunn,Lazarus 2 33361 15May 1of9 ADD S 1950M (8) 2yo Wide,bk,up prkd 1000,led tn,held 0.6L $8.70 J. Dunn,Cash N Flow 43651 [8-2-0-1] $43,927 Aw(8-2-1) Sl(1-1-0) C(0) D(5-1-1) Mo(8-2-1) Pukekohe 3 0X560 Under-rated type who got the job done at Add. but horror draw a concern here.

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Harry Hoo (21) fr 2g, Bettor’s Delight-Twist N Shout (by Badlands Hanover) Gavin Smith $101 5 3X006 4 6 X5004 01May 4of7 ADD F 1950M (3) 2yoC0 Parked,3 bk inr 1600,just battled 4.6L $9.90 S. Phelan,Cash N Flow 15May 13of13 ADD S 1950M (11) 2yo 1x1,3 bk,4 bk,bk,last 400,no finish 12L $121 G. Smith,Chase The Dream 7 018X0 28840 [6-0-2-0] $9,346 Aw(6-0-2) Sl(1-0-0) C(0) D(1-0-1) Mo(6-0-2) Papakura 8 5426X A Not racing well enough to threaten & needs a scratching to make the field.

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1 9 10315 Cash N Flow (22) fr 2g, mach Three-Karen Donna (by In The pocket) Jim Curtin $61 10 85X32 09May 4of13 ADD F 1950M (11) 2yo Wide,3 bk otr,wd cvr 900,ran on 3.8L $13 J. Curtin,Lazarus 3 M 15May 2of9 ADD S 1950M (3) 2yo 4th,prkd,3 bk 1000,up 500,tidy fin 0.6L $1.10 M. Purdon,Code Black 142 [3-1-1-0] $14,404 Aw(3-1-1) Sl(1-0-1) C(0) D(0) Mo(3-1-1) O Rolleston 12 Has looked good in his brief career to date but luck needed from tricky draw.

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SELECTIONS Matt Markham – Harnessed R1:

■ 4YO RUBY Members of the Purdon team were perfectly in step as they checked out the lightning-fast Ashburton track last Saturday.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 230515-JJ-027

Purdon power ready to rumble

By Michael Guerin

better and even the draw shouldn’t stop her.” hampion trainer Mark He feels the same about Have Purdon has added a shock Faith In Me in the last race, inclusion to his A-team the three-year-old Emerald in for today’s $1.2 million Jewels at which again he also trains the Ashburton. next two favourites in Follow And it is one that suggests the The Stars and Hug The Wind. bookies have got one of the key “The way he has raced this markets wrong. year he is too good at the moPurdon and training partner ment,” says Purdon.

Natalie Rasmussen will have a “He just jogged his win at the scarcely believable 23 starters at trials last Saturday and I think today’s meeting, including the he should win.” favourites in five races, a range But while punters and bookies of second and third favourites share Purdon’s sentiments on and a serious winning hope in his Jewels day bookends, what every race. surprises is his attitude to the So powerful and in-form two-year-old male pace. is their team, the normally Again the stable has the two conservative Purdon speaks favourites but Purdon is adamatter-of-factly when assessing mant the less favoured Chase the TAB’s options of how many The Dream is his better winwinners the stable will train for ning hope. the day.

He won the Sires’ Stakes “I think four winners is about Final at Addington last start, right,” he says modestly. “If we but stablemate Lazarus had have some bad luck it could be stormed into third after getthree but if things go our way ting pushed back, which has it could even be five, although seen him open favourite around I don’t like to say things like Australasia. that.”

But Chase The Dream’s toughPurdon expects to start the ness and the fact he has drawn day with a victory, having the inside Lazarus has Purdon optthree favourites in the twoing for the former as one of his year-old Diamond, but says best chances for the day. that Dream About Me stands “Chase The Dream is very well above her stablemates tough and while Lazarus is very Arden’s Choice and Northern fast I think he would need to Velocity. be camped right on Chase The “The other two are good fillies Dream’s back to beat him, and but Dream About Me is in a dif- the draws wouldn’t suggest he ferent class,” he says. is not going to get there.

“She has just kept getting “I think Salty Robyn will

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horse to beat him.”

While Purdon calls it likes he sees it with his favoured runners, he is just as honest when it comes to class acts in his colours who he thinks could struggle.

He has four fillies in the threeyear-old Diamond, including a dual Oaks winner in Fight For Glory, but says they will all struggle to catch The Orange Agent.

“The way The Orange Agent won when she led at Addington two starts ago I can’t see us getting over top of her,” says Purdon.

“If she leads she will probably win, even though we are happy with ours, particularly Fight For Glory.”

He feels the same about Willow as she tries to chase down Lancewood Lizzie in the fouryear-old Diamond.

“Willow is a lovely mare and give her the ace draw Lancewood Lizzie has got and I think she would win but with the draws, I think Lancewood Lizzie is clearly the one to beat.”

Purdon opts for High Gait as clearly the All Stars’ stable’s top chance over Missandei in the two-year-old trot, while he suggests that Sunny Ruby holding the lead could hinder Prince Fearless in the three-year-old Ruby.

Which leave Messini and Master trainer Mark Purdon Isaiah, who face a massive task casts his eye over his team at from poor draws in the fouryear-old Emerald.

Ashburton.

probably lead but if Chase The Dream managed to get around him to lead then I am sure he would win.

“So while there isn’t much between them, I definitely rate Chase The Dream the better chance and one of our top three for the day.”

That means Purdon rates him higher even than King Denny, who could start as short as $1.50 in the four-year-old trot not that he lacks any confidence in King Denny.

“He is trotting super and his form has been against the best trotters in the country so this is a decent drop for him.

“It really will take a very good

Dream About Me Northern Velocity Arden’s Choice Luisanabelle Midfrew R2: Conon Bridge High Gait Missandei Wilma’s Mate R3: Venus Serena Willow Lancewood Lizzie Cala R4: Monbet Speeding Spur Prince Fearless Sunny Ruby R5: The Orange Agent Fight For Glory Linda Lovegrace Glenferrie Bronte R6: Chase The Dream Lazarus Motu Premier Salty Robyn R7: Belles Son King Denny Majestic Time Mum’s Pride R8: Sky Major Tiger Tara Te Kawau Messini R9: Have Faith In Me Folllow The Stars Art Union Hug The Wind Best Bet: The Orange Agent (Race 5) Longshot: Te Kawau (Race 8)

Chris Morrison – Ashburton TC R1:

Dream About Me Northern Velocity Luisanabelle Midfre Gamma Lady R2: High Gait Conon Bridge Missandei Wilma’s Mate R3: Venus Serena Willow Lancewood Lizzie Cala R4: Monbet Speeding Spur Prince Fearless Habibti Ivy R5: The Orange Agent Fight For Glory Democrat Party Start Dreaming R6: Chase The Dream Lazarus Shandale Motu Premier R7: Belles Son King Denny Mum’s Pride Majestic Time R8: Tiger Tara Sky Major Te Kawau Messini R9: Have Faith In Me Follow The Stars Hug The Wind Art Union Best Bet: Have Faith In Me (Race 9) Long Shot: He’s Like The Wind (Race 2)

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■ 4YO RUBY

What will be will be . . .

By Matt MarkhaM As far as he’s concerned, Michael Ward has done all he can do with his great trotting mare Majestic Time.

He’s got her to the Jewels and will take her to Ashburton in the best possible shape he can have her.

But once she steps out onto the track with Ken Barron for the 4YO Ruby, it’s out of his control and he’s just like every other person sitting in the stand.

“You can only do so much, so I tend to try and not worry about it,’’ he said.

“What will be, will be from that point on.

“I hope we have her right enough to be in it.

“I think we do. But you just never know.’’

Second as a two-year-old at Ashburton behind One Over Da Moon, nothing quite went right at Cambridge last year and there have been times this season when Majestic Time has threatened to fall back into those old bad habits.

But on the whole she’s been super, and showed that she is still capable of footing it with anything in the age group.

“I wish I could tell you what the issue was when she has galloped, but I honestly don’t think there is one.

“Sometimes she trots perfectly, other times she doesn’t.

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Top mares gone A trio of Group One-performed New Zealand mares have been sold to offshore interests.

Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed the sale of Costa Viva, Darci’s Dream and Spellbinder to Australia. “Costa Viva has been sold to Coolmore and the China Horse Club and Darci’s Dream and Spellbinder have been bought by a small breeder in the Hunter Valley,” he said. Costa Viva won the Gr.1 NZ 1000 Guineas in 2013 with stablemate Spellbinder finishing third while Darci’s Dream ran second in the Riccarton classic last year. - NZME

Cruel blow for Lily

Ken Barron and Michael Ward discuss tactics, in readiness for their shot at the 4YO Ruby crown today.

The New Zealand-bred and owned Bohemian Lily has been counted out of today’s fillies’ feature at Doomben. Injuries suffered in a freak incident yesterday forced her scratching from the $A500,000 Gr.1 Queensland Oaks. “We couldn’t believe it - she was at the track and was walking past the treadmill when they fired it up and she took fright.

She went sideways and cut her hock and elbow.” Raced

by Valachi principal Kevin Hickman, Bohemian Lily will spell in Queensland before she returns for the Melbourne spring carnival.

- NZME

Boban in Stradbroke “And that’s about it, really.’’

A dominant winner at Oamaru a fortnight ago against many of the horse she will fight it out with today, the incredibly fast mare has the tactical speed to outsprint anything in the race should she get the right run.

That was evident at Addington earlier in the season when she appeared to be going to give King Denny a run for his mon-

ey, only to gallop a furlong off the post.

Barron was adamant that night he was going to beat the All Stars champ, and 4YO Ruby favourite and even rival Mark Purdon had a few moments of concern.

While drawing barrier three is fantastic, Ward wouldn’t have been too concerned had she drawn the second line.

“It’s a good draw, but then again is it a good draw?

“I honestly think our best chance is to come at them late, so drawing behind them might not have been a bad thing.

“We just have to hope we can slot in and get the right run.’’

And should that happen, look out for the great wee mare who has a couple of scores to settle this weekend.

Chris Waller will give Boban another shot at Group One glory with confirmation that the five-year-old will run in next week’s $A2 million Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. “Boban has recovered well following his win in the Doomben 10,000 and has continued to please the stable through the week,” the New Zealander’s racing manager Liam Prior said.

- NZME

■ 3YO DIAMOND

Jones keen to strike up the band

By Matt MarkhaM

Rocker Band will have the services of top driver Ricky May today.

If you saw Rocker Band’s effort at the Jewels workouts last weekend and were disappointed, don’t be.

The daughter of New Zealand Trotting Cup winner, Mainland Banner, looked a lacklustre fourth in behind Ideal Success in a 1:54 mile but instead of being surprised by the performance, Jones was actually expecting it.

Unsighted since her poor showing in the Southland Oaks, Saturday was Rocker Band’s first public appearance since then, so she needed the blowout.

“We knew she would hit the wall at some point in the heat,’’ Jones said.

“But I wasn’t all that disap-

pointed with the way she went to be honest.’’

You would assume that with comments like those that Jones would be heading into today’s 3YO Diamond with confidence of a good showing.

That’s not the case.

“She could probably go the best race of her life, but I still don’t think it would be enough for her to win it.

“There are some fillies in her race, namely The Orange Agent and Fight For Glory who are simply better than everyone else.

“And it would take an awful lot of bad luck to go their way to bring a horse like my filly into it.’’

Don’t take that as Jones conceding defeat either.

He’s just telling it how he

sees it, and those who know Jones will know that he’s one of those people who calls a spade a spade.

And if nothing else, he’s got a point.

The Orange Agent and Fight For Glory appear to be streets ahead of everyone else.

There’s a nice pack in behind them of Democrat Party, Start Dreaming, Linda Lovegrace, Supersonic Miss etc.

But even they seem a length or two behind the pack.

So a win in this category today from anything outside of the two favourites, especially considering their barrier draws, will be considered a major upset. But the battle within the battle of these two wonderful fillies is set to be a something special.

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■ TENNIS

Impressive start for Nadal Top seed Novak Djokovic has come through a testing start to his French Open campaign, while defending champion Rafael Nadal began his bid for a 10th title in style.

Djokovic beat experienced Finn Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets 6-2 7-5 6-2 in the first round yesterday, following Nadal’s 6-3 6-3 6-4 breeze past France’s world No.296 Quentin Halys.

Nadal, seeded a humble six this year - his lowest for a decade - needed just one hour and 50 minutes yesterday to record his 67th career win at Roland Garros.

It not all smooth sailing for Djokovic, who breezed through the opening set after breaking immediately but hit a hurdle in the second set as Nieminen broke to lead 3-1. The 33-yearold left-hander, appearing at his 50th major, found himself serving for the second set at 5-3 up only to blow his chance by losing the next four games.

After that, the final outcome was in little doubt and Djokovic secured victory on his fourth match point to make it 23 consecutive wins since losing to Roger Federer in the final in Dubai three months ago.

Djokovic, who is seeking to win the French Open title for the first time and become just the eighth player to claim a career grand slam, is on a collision course for a quarter-final showdown with Nadal, who came into the tournament without a European claycourt title for the first time since 2005 and with many in the sport writing him off as a spent force. But in a cheeky riposte to his critics, the 14time major winner played with the number ‘9’ stitched into the heels of his tennis shoes to remind people of his astonishing record at the tournament.

Meanwhile, Fleet Street is aflutter ahead of Nick Kyrgios’s French Open clash with young Brit Kyle Edmund after the Australian’s cocky confession that he enjoys sex before big matches. If the Ashes-like showdown between the former junior rivals and a potential third-round showdown with Andy Murray weren’t enough for the tabloids, Kyrgios’s claim that “a lot goes on” for tennis playboys certainly was.

Kyrgios’s interview with GQ Australia swept through Roland Garros even before the magazine was due to hit the stands.

- AFP Rafael Nadal on his way to victory over Quentin Halys yesterday.

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■ OPINION

Even the best can make a mistake

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veryone makes mistakes, that’s one of life’s maxims that’s not going away anytime soon.

If you’re in business, you can often hide them, even if they might be costly for your enterprise.

If you’re in politics, you’re already adept at hiding such things, and only the biggest and best make it to the public stage, and even then the pollies are the cleverest at mitigating the effects and results of their actions.

In the sporting arena, it’s a lot harder.

The bigger the sport, the more cameras there are; each and every move of the players/ participants carefully, painfully in some cases, monitored for all the world to see.

And in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team produced a howler that cost their driver a victory in the sport motor racing fans rate as the pinnacle, indeed many sports-lovers rate Formula One as the best of the best.

After another car crashed and

the safety car was out, Hamilton’s team, in a mass of confusion and shouting among the crew, called him into the pits to change tyres.

Nobody else pitted; when Hamilton came out again he was in third, and that’s where he stayed, much to the glee of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettell, and the slightly more subdued celebrations of Nico Rosberg, Hamilton’s team-mate.

Remember Mercedes is the best in the world, a team that measures pit stops in tenths of seconds, and has myriad banks of computers in pit lane to quantify every single thing that happens on the track in every microsecond of the race.

But still they messed up, massively.

The NSW Blues as a team committed a grave error in Wednesday night’s first Origin stoush.

After heroically withstanding 30 minutes of sustained, intense pressure from their maroon-clad counterparts, they finally made it into the right half of the field, set themselves up for a match-winning drop

him, and they did.

He still writes a column that is syndicated in one of our Sunday papers though, and last week’s showed his true colours Steve Devereux - he came across as a bitter and MY SHOUT twisted curmudgeon, firing barbs at his old employers, and goal - and didn’t take it. Twice. telling the world that the age Instead they spread the ball of fast and sporty cars is over, wide for some unfathomable all because his own son would reason, eventually realising prefer to take the bus into town their error but giving the ball and hasn’t even got his driver’s to the wrong man, who missed licence yet. with a belated attempt at goal.

Big mistake, how to lose supQueensland swept back up porters in a big, big hurry.

That show was over anythe field, got into position and Cooper Cronk calmly slotted a way, the witty in-shed banter that was a mark of the whole goal of their own. production was becoming more Game over. and more forced and obviously Not quite sport (but close rehearsed, and some of their enough), there’s a fella called antics were bordering on the Jeremy Clarkson who used desperate to keep the ratings up. to be on a popular television Bottom line, it’s sort of comshow, but he made a mistake that arrogant, powerful people forting to know, when you make one of the aforementioned tiny often make, thinking they are way, way above the little people errors of judgement yourself, that a multi-zillion dollar racand they can treat them with ing team, right at the top of contempt. its game, can get flustered in Again, he’s someone who’s the heat of the moment and do inescapably in the spotlight, and such activities were eventu- exactly the same thing as mere mortals like you and I. ally bound to catch up with

Lee grabs an ace Kiwi Danny Lee has fired an ace at the par-three 17th during the opening round of the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament on the PGA Tour in Texas. The hole-in-one was one of two eagles Lee made yesterday in his round of 67, which left him in a share of eighth at three-under. The 24-year-old is five strokes back from leader Steven Bowditch who signed for an eightunder 62 to start the event.

Lee, who used a five-iron for his hole-in-one at TPC Four Seasons Resort, was asked where the ball went after his round. “My caddie’s got it,” Lee joked. “... I think he’s gonna put it on eBay or something.”

- NZME

Swifts chase final berth The surging NSW Swifts hope form gives them the edge over West Coast Fever today as they battle for the right to host the transTasman netball league elimination final. The Swifts have not dropped a game the past six weeks, racking up five wins and a draw to secure a second successive playoffs berth. Their West Australian rivals, however, have lost twice and managed just three victories plus a bye. While NSW are third behind the Fever on the Australian conference ladder, a win to close out the regular season at Perth Arena this weekend would leapfrog them into second place and a home final. In the round’s other matches, the Mainland Tactix play Waikato BOP Magic on Sunday, while the Northern Mystics face the Vixens on Monday.

- AAP

More vroom for V8s The V8 Supercars field will grow by one next year following the addition of a 26th and final entry.

The category’s board yesterday approved Triple Eight Race Engineering’s bid for the Racing Entitlement Contract (REC), which was surrendered and put up for tender earlier this year. The team currently races two Holdens, with six-time champion Jamie Whincup and veteran Craig Lowndes behind the wheel. The third car will be driven by Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen, who signed with the outfit in March.

- AAP

Irish prop in strife Ireland prop Jack McGrath may face a suspension that could ruin his World Cup hopes after kneeing Konstantin Mikautadze in the back during Ireland’s 22-21 defeat against the Barbarians yesterday. The Leinster loosehead was sin-binned by referee Greg Garner after a video a video review in the first half of Ireland’s non-cap international clash at Thomond Park in Limerick.

Ireland slumped to defeat with Alex Cuthbert scoring two tries and Zane Kirchner landing the Barbarians’ killer blow over many of his clubmates. Craig Gilroy and Chris Henry scored for Ireland, with Paddy Jackson’s converted try coming too late to salvage a win. Ireland manager Joe Schmidt showed his feelings about McGrath’s reckless actions by refusing to send him back on at the end of his 10-minute sin-bin. Any suspension for McGrath would not start until Ireland’s World Cup warmup games and a ban of four or more weeks would leave his World Cup participation in doubt. - AFP

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Kiwis ‘better than Origin’ By dAvid skipwith State of Origin is “a pretty good standard” but international football remains the pinnacle of rugby league, says Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson.

Johnson enjoyed Wednesday night’s Origin opener as a neutral observer but believes the Kiwis toppled a stronger Kangaroos line-up - made up of the best players from both Queensland and New South Wales - in the recent Anzac test.

“I watched the full game.

“It’s always a pretty good standard so it was good to watch,” said Johnson.

“I still think playing for your country is the pinnacle.

“Probably just because of the grudge they’ve got towards one another, they probably see it like that, but we played an Aussie side a couple of weeks ago from both those teams combined, so I’d probably say that’s a better team.”

The Kiwis test No 7 dismissed suggestions New Zealand should look to replicate the Origin contest saying it was a concept best left to the Australians.

The 26-year-old had no allegiance to the Blues or Maroons and doubted how outsiders could passionately embrace either team.

“No, I couldn’t imagine it,” he said of a potential Kiwi Origin.

“A lot of us are just quite happy watching Aussies bash each other so I think we should leave it up to them.

“I’ve never supported either side and a lot of people have given me some grief for it over the years.

“But I’ve said before, I don’t really see how you can be so passionate for one state when you’re from Otara or Whangaparaoa.”

Watching Warriors’ teammates Josh Hoffman and Jacob Lillyman oppose each other for the Blues and Maroons gave the match some added appeal and Johnson liked what he saw from both forwards.

“It was pretty cool just to watch those

Warriors kingpin Shaun Johnson

boys. That’s probably why I had a bit more interest in it.

“I’ve watched Bull (Lillyman) in it the last couple of years but having Hoffman in there is pretty cool as well.

“Both those boys played really well.”

Rather than trying to manufacture an Origin-like contest, Johnson backed calls for a standalone representative period which could allow the Kiwis to stage a three-test series, potentially against Pacific Island nations, Papua New Guinea, or even England.

“That would be quite cool.

“If they were going to have a stand-alone [rep weekend] it would certainly be cool to have some international fixtures in there.

“I’m always up for playing for New Zealand so the more games we can play for them the better.”

Meanwhile, coming off last week’s b y e round

the Warriors are focused on maintaining their momentum as they prepare to face the Newcastle Knights at Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow.

Back-to-back away wins over Cronulla and Parramatta were encouraging but coach Andrew McFadden warned that progress could be quickly brought undone.

“It can all quickly disappear this weekend unless we perform so we know we’ve got to turn up,” McFadden said.

“It’s really tough to get two competition points so if you’re going to get them it’s going to have to be on the back of another good, tough performance.

“That’s probably what we learned out of those two wins away, that sometimes we look at all the fancy stuff that we can do, but winning games really comes down to playing a tough style of footy and I think we’re learning to do that.”

Johnson agreed it was a vital match and said they were intent on rewarding their fans after falling to a 32-28 defeat to the Gold Coast in their last home appearance on Anzac Day. “It’s big.

“Going into the bye we had two good road wins.

“The last time we played out here we were really disappointing so we really want to give our supporters something to go home happy with.”

- NZME

■ CRICKET

Shortage of NZ centuries at Headingley

By Andrew Alderson Within five days, albeit with rain forecast for four of them, the New Zealand cricketers will be hoping to conquer a last bastion of achievement at Headingley.

In seven prior attempts across 66 years, no New Zealander has scored a test century at the ground.

Stephen Fleming came closest in 2004 with 97 and Brun Smith made 96 in 1949.

The Yorkshire venue was the site of the country’s first away test win against England in 1983. John Wright anchored the first innings with 93, but New Zealand have regularly struggled there with the bat.

A century would build a platform towards helping the team achieve one of their tour goals - play with enough credibility to boost the chances of return-

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ing to three-test series.

“We’ve got to earn the right to that,” captain Brendon McCullum said.

“For so long we’ve sat in the doldrums and our performances didn’t warrant teams playing us in three-test series.

“We need to get back to a level of respect where teams want to do that. The first test at Lord’s was a full house every day, hopefully we keep doing that.”

A New Zealand victory in the second test against England, which started overnight, would also add to a reign of six undefeated test series.

McCullum said they would not relinquish their intention to attack.

“Playing this style gives us our greatest opportunity to win the test and the series.

“We went down [at Lord’s] but played some pretty good

cricket throughout. It was a credit to England being good enough to run us down.

“The more we do that, the more we become comfortable with that, although at times we will be beaten. When you lose a test, people’s thoughts head in a different direction.

“The first thing they attack is the way we played our cricket, but I make no apologies.”

During the 2013 tour, Kane Williamson said the swinging Duke ball compounded the difficulty of scoring at the ground.

“If you have limited experience with it, it’s concerning how late it moves. “[Because of that] the decisions you make need to be later.

“If you play the first line [out of the hand] you start nicking half volleys, whereas at home you’d smash those straight or through the covers. You even-

tually adjust but it takes some working out.”

Williamson’s experience in English conditions could come to the fore, as they did at Lord’s when he reached the honours board with 132, his 10th test century.

HIGH SCORES New Zealand’s highest individual scores v England at Headingley* Stephen Fleming, 97, 2004, Loss Brun Smith, 96, 1949, Draw John Wright, 93, 1983, Win Mark Burgess, 87, 1973, Loss Michael Papps, 86, 2004, Loss Bruce Edgar, 84, 1983, Win Bert Sutcliffe, 82, 1949, Draw Glenn Turner, 81, 1973, Loss *Before last night

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Two years after after slamming the New Zealand Rugby League for having no Maori on the board and describing their selection process as “bulls***”, former Kiwi Tawera Nikau is poised to earn a place at the game’s top table. Nikau has been nominated by an NZRL selection committee for one of two ‘league knowledgeable’ positions on the seven-member board. Canterbury RL chairman Reon Edwards, who is also Maori, has been nominated for the second position. The nominations must be ratified by the game’s zones, however that appears to be a formality as both men should enjoy the backing of the game’s grassroots administrators. - NZME

Williams to ‘rip in’ Canberra halfback Sam Williams knows he’ll be targeted by Brisbane’s big men today, but he’s ready to unleash his inner mongrel and bite back. The young playmaker will make his NRL comeback at GIO Stadium after being sidelined for two weeks with a collapsed lung.

Williams said he had no idea his injury was so serious while playing against Gold Coast earlier this month and pushed on unwittingly - only to end up in hospital for two nights.

But after a fortnight of rest and recovery, the 24-year-old is raring to go.

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Scott shakes off cork Matt Scott has recovered from a corked thigh and will back up his gutsy Origin I effort by leading North Queensland onto the park against Manly today.

Scott was expected to be sidelined for the clash after pulling up sore after playing a leading hand in Queensland’s 11-10 win over NSW at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night. The 29-yearold ran for 126 metres and made 23 tackles in a strong display for the Maroons. However Cowboys assistant coach John Cartwright said he had shown few ill effects at training and was readying to run out against Manly in Townsville.

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Titans ‘very wary’ Gold Coast coach Neil Henry won’t be fooled by South Sydney’s shaky NRL formline, their injury-enforced absentees or the supposed sickness dogging Greg Inglis.

The Rabbitohs look potentially ripe for the picking ahead of today’s clash with the Titans, with key men Adam Reynolds and Glenn Stewart sidelined and Inglis a long way from his best despite his State of Origin I appearance on Wednesday. Henry can sense an opportunity, but it will only come if his players hold up their end of the bargain, set the early tone and avoid the kind of blowout that came the last time Souths were there, when they were smashed 4018.

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season’s payout to $4.40 per kilo of milk solids, the lowest price in eight years.

The current season forecast started at $7.00 and has now been revised down five times to get to todays price.

It has also been a busy week for New Zealand in terms of the corporate news feed, with a large number of companies reporting full year results this week.

Although this reporting season is one of the quiet ones in terms of number of companies reporting, there are some heavyweights due.

Mainfreight, our pre-eminent transport and logistics company, reported a better than expected result, topping annual profit guidance.

The outlook for the company was also positive with management commenting that they expect earnings to rise further in the coming year.

Mainfreight continues to expand operations through Asia, North America and Europe in an attempt to become a significant global logistics company.

Orion Health Group had its maiden result as a listed company, reporting a loss of $60.8 million.

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this figure by 21 per cent, once again beating prospectus forecasts. The share price fell slightly after the result, however the favourable result appears to have already been priced in last week.

In the US, consumer confidence was slightly more optimistic in May, showing an increase from April’s reading, however was slightly below expectations.

This was one of the first pieces of data released this week that supported analysts views that the US will pick up in the second quarter.

Further evidence of the pick up was seen from sales of new homes climbing 6.8 per cent for April. A pick up in the housing market is indicative of rising confidence in the overall economy.

The positive data points in combination with some further commentary from a number of Federal Reserve officials saw equity markets decline and the US dollar increase against its major trading partners, as the reality of rate hikes this year becomes more likely.

Greece has again been in the spotlight as the Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis warned that the country had run out of money.

Greece has maintained that they intend to keep paying debt with the next instalment due to be paid to the International Monetary Fund next week.

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There have been rumours out of Greece that this agreement is all ready to go and simply needs to be signed.

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Rising consumer confidence and a pick up in sales of new homes in the US saw the US dollar rally as it prompted speculation of a rate hike coming sooner rather than later.

The US market then recovered from these losses after a rally in the tech sector which also saw the Nasdaq Index hit a new record close.

European shares started the week down on the back of continued speculation that Greece won’t be able to make its next payment to the International Monetary fund due on June 5. This was reversed mid week as rumours circulated that there was a deal on the cards, only to be dashed by contradictory comments from European leaders.

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The initial forecast for next season’s payout has been set at $5.25 which was near the top of the market’s expected range.

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When will they listen?

Stu Oldham

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shburton District councillor Stuart Wilson said plenty when he asked “who gives kids everything they ask for?” as councillors abandoned plans to fund a $2.5 million hydroslide project at the EA Networks Centre.

It was a probing, pithy query. Children are self-serving, present-centred and naïve as to the consequences of their actions. It would be irresponsible to give kids everything they want – they should wait until they grow up.

How do we know they have grown up? Perhaps it’s when they start paying rates, when they engage with democracy, or when they work out their own budgets and balance their own books. Perhaps then, we listen?

Maybe the adults who were kids 15 years ago, when the first of successive youth forums asked the council for a hydroslide, expected a better outcome when they asked for slides this time around.

After all, the council made it easy for them – and others who might not attend meetings or write formal submissions – by providing a survey that let them engage with the council on their own terms.

There were more than 1600 responses to the survey and the accompanying social media traffic suggested it was the first time many people felt comfortable letting the council know how they feel.

Contrary to expectations, the respondents were not all kids and ratepayers were not outnumbered by residents. Eightyeight per cent were older than 25; 37 per cent were over 56 – and 85 per cent paid rates.

Seventy five per cent wanted at least one hydroslide and 42 per cent wanted the gold-plated, two hydroslide option that councillors this week decided to drop – entirely – from the proposed 10 year spending plan.

It is hard to know how many of the 111 people who made a formal submission in favour of the two slide scheme had also filled in the survey. The same goes for the 162 submissions against it.

Whatever the case, it is clear many now wonder why they bothered when their sincerest wish could be denigrated by the paternalistic query “who gives kids everything they ask for?”

YOUR VIEW Hydroslide No hydroslide – really?

Yet again the Ashburton District Council doing exactly what they want at the expense of the community/ratepayer.

The young people and families need this facility!

I am a happy member of the EA Networks Centre but I wonder what would happen if the majority of us members boycotted using the facility until the council sat up and took notice of this community’s needs and wants.

We actually have a lot more power than we realise.

A really good time to do this would be the three month anniversary of the opening of the facility, as this will be many of our membership renewal dates.

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Think about it, because this is actually our community, not a handful of individuals that think it is okay to dictate their short sighted and arrogant views on the rest of us.

Annie Hunt What is with this council on pulling the plug on the hydroslide?

Once again the young people of all ages are not listened to.

Why is it that in all other centres with pool complexes, hydroslides are part and parcel?

To say every kid should not get what he wants is short sighted and to say in three or four years patronage will fall off is like saying Mid Canterbury’s population is falling when we know Mid Canterbury growth

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is among the fastest growing in the country.

Why was the cost of the hydroslide not budgeted for in the first place? Council start and take note of what the people that voted you into office are saying.

George Agnew Sorry kids, no hydroslide – but after your swim we can go to the art gallery for a play; yeah, right. Some of the councillors need to go on a hydroslide to wake up and have a bit of fun.

Ken Blackwell

Stadium parking Has the council considered placing a pay and display machine at the EA Networks centre, the revenue could go towards the cost of the hydroslide and

may help to ease the parking congestion, I note they seem to have a spare one at the Eastfield carpark.

P J Moore

Lake Camp trees On a recent visit to Lake Camp, being a hut holder, I know Bird & Forest had a day out cutting down small wilding pines which is good, but to my disgust they also cut down a whole lot of Rowen trees and also they cut down an oak tree that was planted by myself.

Bird & Forest want to keep their sticky beaks out of other people’s business and stop destroying other hut holders who are trying to enhance the place at Lake Camp for beauty.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Will you be attending the Harness Jewels this weekend?

No 100%

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Hanne Nielsen

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ith snow on the mountains, what better toy to take out for a play than something ice-themed that doubles as a team-building exercise?

I’m not talking about tobogganing or anything that could place limbs in any danger; At lunchtime last week my institute just got a whole lot cooler, thanks to a Lego party in the lunchroom.

That’s right, you read that correctly.

My colleague’s Lego icebreaker kit finally arrived in the post, so it was time to assemble the awesomeness of the ship, the dog sled team, the helicopter, the Arctic station, the polar bear, and the mass of satellite dishes and radio towers.

Sure, my interest is in Antarctic studies, but we don’t discriminate against the other pole.

Plus, if you look closely at the illustrations on the ‘Arctic’ logo, (inset) it looks suspiciously like the Antarctic Peninsula…

This was actually my first time following instructions – when it comes to Lego, anyway.

Sure, we had the blocks as kids, but I was a free-range child, creating vet hospitals for the Sylvanian families or mixing it up with Meccano cogs (which,

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you have to admit, are pretty neat).

This time round there was to be no mixing, and no wanton improvisation – Arctic Lego building is, as I was soon to discover, serious business.

I do have to admit I was rather worried when, after carefully working through page by page, my helicopter still looked somehow wrong.

It was quickly pointed out that there was actually one more page to go – the (moderately important) rotor blades were missing.

What I lack in logical instruction-following skills, I

more than make up for in toyscreenplay-scenario-creation.

Upon seeing a Lego man on a skidoo with a blade in one hand and a camera in the other, I automatically thought of creating a miniature remake of The Thing, complete with tomato sauce blood and gore.

I mean, what else would you possibly do with such a combination of props and a maniacal Lego-style grin on your face?

(No? Like I said, free-range imagination…)

Anyway, we got there in the end, with sticker-masters expertly lining up the decals, advisory committees being

formed to assemble the winches, and a handy gopro on hand to record the action for later use on social media (building science Lego and posting it on the internet counts as science outreach, right?) Sure, the packet said ‘6-12’+, but we know it wasn’t referring to an age range. 6-12 participants is obviously the optimum number of people to invite to a lunchtime Arctic Lego building session!

And now that the models are assembled, all that remains is to wait for the polar weather to set in proper so we can head outside for some icy action.

All you need is the power of the Holy Spirit

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reetings to all on this Pentecost eve.

Have you ever felt tired and listless, without energy? I’m not talking about being tired because you’ve just finished a marathon. I’m talking about being tired and without energy when you haven’t done anything physical at all.

I’ve been reading recently about one manifestation of our lack of energy – the rising demand in our land for coffee.

We seem to run on caffeine; 90 per cent of adults consume it every day. But not just in coffee. The demand for an energy boost is so strong that caffeine can now be found in all sorts of unusual products, far beyond coffee and energy drinks.

For example, it can now be found in marshmallows. That’s right marshmallows.

You can now obtain mail-order marshmallows loaded with caffeine. A box of 24 costs $20, but it’s worth it; each piece contains as much caffeine as half a

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cup of coffee, without the yucky aftertaste that coffee can give you.

There is caffeine for every taste. It appears that we need energy to keep up with the demands of our busy lives.

Can you imagine that after Jesus’ crucifixion that his disciples would have had their energy level drop and their enthusiasm go off a cliff ?

That would be a normal reaction to the disappointment they had experienced. Then, they discover that Jesus has risen from the dead.

This would certainly lift their spirits, but how long would that last?

Would it carry them through the persecutions that they would endure now that he was no longer with them? You know the an-

swer to that as well as I do. They were human beings, just as you and I are human beings. They would be facing the might of the Roman Empire as well as the opposition of their own religious establishment.

How could they possibly find the power to endure, much less be victorious? Obviously the task was impossible if they attempted it under their own power.

That is why the Day of Pentecost is such an important day on our church calendar.

Pentecost is the celebration of that day when the Holy Spirit came upon the first-century church and gave them the power they needed to turn the world as they knew it upside down.

And we need to pray that the same thing will happen to us if we’re going to turn our community and world upside down as well.

I love the way the Rev. Rick Kirchoff discribed Pentecost. He said, “When God sends forth the

Spirit, amazing things happen: barriers are broken ... communities are formed ... opposites are reconciled ... unity is established ... disease is cured ... addiction is broken ... cities are renewed ... races are reconciled ... hope is established ... people are blessed ... and church happens.

“Today the Spirit of God is present and we’re gonna have church. So get ready – God is up to something – discouraged folks; cheer up, dishonest folks; ‘fess up, sour folks; sweeten up, closed folk; open up, gossipers; shut up, conflicted folks; make up, sleeping folks; wake up, lukewarm folks; fire up, dry bones; shake up, and pew potatoes; stand up!”

So how about swapping some of your caffeine for the power of the Holy Spirit?

Arohanui, Joan.

Reverend Joan Clark is the Priest in Charge at the Ashburton and Tinwald Anglican Parishes

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‘A very evil smart guy’

By Peter trute A former lawyer of Man Haron Monis says he would have urged police to shoot Monis in the head with “no negotiation”, if he knew the former refugee was the one holding 18 people hostage in the Sydney siege.

Lawyer Dr Nazir Daawar also revealed he kicked Monis out of his office in 2010 when the unrepentant self-anointed “peace activist” refused to plead guilty to sending offensive letters to the grieving families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Testifying at the Sydney siege inquest yesterday, Dr Daawar said Monis became aggressive at the rejection and responded: “I will make you famous”.

“I said I don’t want that fame,” he said.

In an extraordinary day of testimony from lawyers who represented Monis in his many clashes with the law, Dr Daawar

Self-service pub toast of Czech town A self-service pub offering local beer has become a hit in a tiny Czech village where touring cyclists mingle with locals to help themselves to the country’s favourite tipple.

“Ordinary pubs have no chance to survive in a village like this,” says local homebrewer Martin Povysil, who installed the beer machine - resembling a coffee or bank machine, but with a tap - on the outside wall of the community centre in Uhrinovice.

“Normal pubs open in the evenings and at weekends but they are mostly closed during the day, leaving your tourist or cyclist dry.”

All beer lovers need to do is grab a cup from the storage rack, insert a coin and run their ID through a scanner to prove they are over the drinking age of 18 to help themselves to a cool, crisp pint.

He believes his beer tap is one of a kind.

“This beer machine is unique, I’ve seen something like this in Japan and the USA on the internet, but this version is completely different,” Povysil said.

Cyclists passing through the village in central Czech Republic can also pour themselves lemonade for the same price as beer.

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said in his statement to police that while representing Monis between January 18 and January 28, 2010, he found him to be “a very evil smart guy”.

Monis chose the wrong lawyer when he knocked on Dr Daawar’s office the night before his first court appearance: Dr Daawar had previously been the head of the United Nations office in Kabul, Afghanistan when it was under threat from the Taliban in the 1990s.

He took exception to Monis’s theories of “enforcing peace” through violence.

“When he was expressing his opinion of peace and using verses of the Koran he was using it for the wrong purpose,” Dr Daawar said.

When Dr Daawar insisted Monis plead guilty or find another lawyer, Monis flew into a rage, “like evil had occupied his body” with his eyes coming “out of their sockets”.

Monis told Dr Daawar, “I pay

money to you and what I say, you do that”.

The encounter ended when Dr Daawar said: “Get out of my office”.

In his statement, Dr Daawar said if he’d known Monis was in the Lindt Cafe, “I would call police to shoot him on the head and no negotiation”.

“I knew that will be the one and only way appropriate to deal with that situation.”

Criminal lawyer Manny Conditsis told the inquest Monis told him stories of being an agent for the Iranian secret service who had fled Iran when he no longer wanted to secretly record Muslim clerics for the authorities.

Mr Conditsis said Monis refused to accept that his letters, which referred to deceased soldiers burning in hell, could cause offence.

When he finally convinced Monis to plead guilty in 2013, Mr Conditsis thought he had

convinced Monis to publicly apologise but, as soon as he saw a media pack outside the Sydney courthouse, “out came his mantra”.

There was some disagreement about Monis’s intelligence. High-profile lawyer Chris Murphy told the court he thought Monis was “not very intelligent” when he represented him for a day in 2009 but Mr Conditsis said Monis was articulate and “a very intelligent man”.

However all lawyers spoke of Monis’s attention-seeking behaviour and their anger at his performances outside court for the cameras. Dr Daawar also revealed that, after refusing to represent Monis he received an anonymous call from a man who said Monis was wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in Iran before he came to Australia in 1996.

The hearing resumes on Monday.

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■ JAPAN

In brief Problem admitted Analysis of the flight recorders of the A400M, which crashed in Spain on May 9, killing four, indicates there were no structural faults but assembly quality problems. “The black boxes confirm it. There was no structural fault, but we have a serious final assembly quality problem,” Airbus group’s chief of strategy Marwan Lahoud said yesterday after receiving the first results of the analyses of the flight recorders. In a statement Handelsblatt wrote that the units that control the engines of the turboprop A400M military cargo and troop transport were poorly installed during final assembly, which could have led to the engines malfunctioning and the plane crashing.

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Obama meets family US President Barack Obama has met with the family of Steven Sotloff, who was abducted in Syria and beheaded by the Islamic State group in September. “Today in Miami, President Obama had the opportunity to meet with Art and Shirley Sotloff, the parents of Steven Sotloff, and Steven’s sister Lauren,” said National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan. “The president expressed his and the first lady’s condolences for Steven’s death,” said Meehan, adding that Obama learned more about Sotloff’s life and the “2Lives” memorial foundation set up in his name.

- AFP

Needles in meat A German woman who slipped sewing needles inside sausages at supermarkets has been convicted of tampering with food and causing grievous bodily harm. Two customers who bought meat were injured while preparing it, while two others first noticed the needles when the sharp sewing implements were already inside their mouths. The 60-year-old woman admitted that she tampered with prepacked mincemeat, fillets of beef and sausages in supermarket refrigerators near Eutin, near Germany’s Danish border, prompting dread among shoppers and mystifying retailers until she was arrested. She was sentenced to a suspended two years in prison and ordered to attend outpatient therapy in a psychiatric day clinic.

- DPA

Women join IS

A ferry carries evacuees from southern Japan’s Kuchinoerabu island (background) yesterday. Mount Shindake erupted in spectacular fashion on the small island.

PHOTO KYODO NEWS

Japan orders evacuations Japan has ordered evacuations after an island volcano erupted, shooting a huge column of ash high into the air.

Footage by the Japan Meteorological Agency captured the moment the plume rocketed into the air from Mount Shindake, on the far southern

island of Kuchinoerabu.

Around 130 people live on the island but there have been no immediate reports of damage or any injuries.

The weather agency raised its warning level to level five the top of its five-point warning system - and said evacua-

tion was necessary.

The eruption occurred just before 10am on Friday, sending a “pyroclastic flow” to the coastline, the agency said.

Japan sits at the junction of several of the Earth’s tectonic plates and is dotted with active volcanoes.

- AFP

A dozen women, possibly more, are reported to have left Melbourne to join Islamic State in Syria. Five now live in the conflict zone, four were turned back in Turkey, one was stopped in Australia and two are unaccounted for, the Herald Sun reports. Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Tracy Linford says there is a trend of young women with a “romantic view of life there” making the journey to meet IS in Syria. “I suspect there are more than 12, but these are the ones we have a good understanding of,” she said.

“What we have seen is deliberate attempts on their part to cover up what they are doing.” Ms Linford said the women were going to Syria to meet their partners, or take part in arranged marriages.

- AAP

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Judge to formally sentence bomber

Indian men sleep on the roofs of houses to beat the heat in New Delhi, India.

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India heatwave kills 1800

By ViVek NemaNa Indian hospitals are being urged to treat heatstroke as an emergency with the toll from the country’s deadliest heatwave in two decades topping 1800.

Experts say the official figures likely understate the true impact because heatstroke disproportionately affects the poor and homeless, who are less likely to die in hospitals.

Most of the confirmed deaths are in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where doctors say hospitals are overflowing with

victims of severe heatstroke.

P. Tulsi Rani, special commissioner for disaster management in the state, said the high number of deaths was down to record high temperatures over a longer period that usual.

“So many people died this year because the heat wave is continuing for longer, and also record temperatures have been recorded in a number of places,” he said.

“It has been continuing for longer, for about seven to eight days now, whereas usually it only lasts for a few days,” he said.

Authorities in Telangana said

yesterday they were running a television campaign to teach people how to stay cool and recognise the symptoms of heat stroke.

Streets of the state capital Hyderabad were deserted during the hottest period of the day, with many shops and businesses shut.

Authorities in Delhi, where temperatures have hit 45C, ordered hospitals to treat heat stroke victims as emergency cases.

“The main thing is prevention, to ensure that preventive measures are being taken,” said Charan Singh, additional direc-

tor of public health in the state government.

The surge in demand for electricity from air conditioners led to power cuts in parts of Delhi, exacerbating the misery for residents of the capital.

Unconfirmed reports said two people had died in Delhi, where tens of thousands sleep on the streets with little protection from the heat.

Authorities in eastern Orissa state said they had 12 confirmed deaths from heatstroke and were investigating the causes of another 80.

- AFP

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be formally sentenced to death in court on June 24.

Judge George O’Toole’s sentencing comes after a jury decided unanimously that Tsarnaev should die for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks that killed three people and wounded 264 others.

Tsarnaev, a 21-year-old naturalised American of Chechen descent, will be given a chance to speak and victims are also entitled to make impact statements.

He will then be flown either to America’s only “super-max” prison, ADX Florence, in Colorado or to the penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana, where male inmates sit on federal death row.

A jury took more than 14 hours to choose death rather than life imprisonment for Tsarnaev.

Government prosecutors delivered a powerful closing argument, calling him a remorseless terrorist who deserved to die and declaring that life imprisonment would be the “minimum” punishment.

The verdict handed a stinging defeat to the defence, who argued for a “lost kid” who would never have committed such horrors without being manipulated by his older brother.

The decision, possible under federal law, sparked some controversy in the state of Massachusetts, which outlawed capital punishment in 1947 and where polls suggested many residents favoured a life sentence for the convicted bomber.

- AFP

■ FRANCE

Frenchwoman jailed for torturing her boyfriend A Frenchwoman who kept her boyfriend as a “domestic slave”, forcing him to ingest sponges and window cleaner, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Zakia Medkour, 43, was also ordered to pay 200,000 euros ($NZ308,040) in damages to her ex-boyfriend Maxime Gaget, 37, for crimes that the prosecution said went “beyond violence”

with a “female torturer and a male victim”.

The pair met in 2007 on the internet and seven months later moved into a Parisian studio where Medkour lived with her two children.

The court heard how Medkour stole Gaget’s identity papers and credit cards, forced him to sleep on the floor near the front door and prevented him from ac-

cessing the toilet. For over a year he suffered beatings, insults, she burned him with cigarettes or a white-hot knife, threw salt into his eyes and blocked his contact with the outside world.

Medkour told him that if he rebelled, she would accuse him of paedophilia.

“In the beginning there were feelings and then fear and then shame,” Gaget told the court.

“It is hard for a man to admit he is being beaten by a woman.

I also stayed to protect the children.”

Gaget in February published a book about his experiences called My Girlfriend. My Torturer, which has helped lift the taboo about domestic abuse against men in France.

During the trial Medkour tearfully apologised to her for-

mer boyfriend, saying she was “not heartless”.

Her lawyers ascribed her behaviour to her troubled past and also said she suffered from a bipolar mental disorder.

Medkour’s prison sentence is considered “convertible” under French law, which means she could eventually escape jail time.

- AFP

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Getting your winter on Saturday, May 30, 2015

Winter in the great outdoors

Top-five winter activities in Mid Canterbury

BY NADINE PORTER Hibernating during winter might be alright for a bear but when it comes to our health, getting outside in the great outdoors should be a priority if we want to stay healthy.

So what can we do to keep active?

When it comes to cost effectiveness you can’t go wrong with a simple walk, especially before dinner time and after a long day at work.

The trick is to make it a challenge by setting yourself time and distance goals. You would be surprised how many calories you can burn in a short distance. Walking also increases blood flow and has been proven to be a great stress reducer.

If your kids aren’t keen to brave the cold, make it fun for them by introducing exciting adventures.

A treasure hunt can be a great way to get children to embrace the outdoors and at the same time, educate themselves.

It also keeps them out of your hair!

Failing that, pack everyone into the car and find a walking track nearby.

A good hike in fresh air can make all the difference to the family dynamic and gives you the chance to explore new vistas.

Winter does not have to be a barrier to seeing new and beautiful landscapes.

Skiing is a great exercise in co-ordination and is great for those of us wanting to stay fit in the cooler climate.

Ice skating can also be a fantastic team activity that gets everyones circulation going.

Don’t overlook gentle or restorative activities like yoga, tai chi, and qigong, that can build strength, increase flexibility, and help you relax.

Joining a sports team is a great way of keeping fit and training helps keep you

motivated. Netball, rugby, soccer and hockey are just some of the winter sports available.

But if the weather is just too cold for even the bravest of you, dig out the swimming togs and go to your nearest pool.

Even if you are not a swimmer try power walking or consider taking a class. Swimming can be a gentler form of fitness if you are not quite as fit as you were.

Overall, be adventurous – you don’t have to have lots of money in order to enjoy what lies outside the window - warm clothing and a spirited nature will serve you just as well.

So let this winter be the one that sees you off the couch and out the door.

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Weekend Services

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

from 10am - 1pm Sunday and Monday, and from 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

6pm - 8pm all three evenings.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

DUTY DOCTORS 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 This service is for emergency medical care Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. only. Please remember your Community Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. Services Card.

2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

MATERNITY WARD DAILY, 10am 8pm.

Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street, -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE will be the duty practice for Saturday, Sunday the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

Call us free on (0800 787 797). and Monday until 8am Tuesday. They will TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and -unrestricted visiting.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 from 6pm until 7pm all three days. No

MEDICAL SERVICES

appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Saturday, and Sunday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

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EMERGENCY DENTIST

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm

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COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS OMMUNITY ERVICES and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, ART GALLERY unrestricted visiting.

327 West Street, phone 308 1133.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT for the name of the rostered weekend dentist provide an accident and emergency service. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Except in cases of emergency persons requiring Sundays and Public Holidays. medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently ELPLINE ERVICES requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS have a general practitioners note of referral.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.

PHARMACIES Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East org.nz for more information.

Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222

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ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Open weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - 4pm.

Research facilities weekday afternoons.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

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

REFUSE AND RECYCLING

The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on: Monday, June 1.

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Peter Crawford. Small: Nina Field.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Ciprian Verdes. Small:

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CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

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Gym & Aquatic Opportunities The EA Networks Centre, boasting four indoor pools, four indoor courts and a gym, has now opened and demand is surpassing expectations. We need more staff to join our team to ensure the centre continues to deliver the highest quality experience for our community.

• Aquatic Supervisor (permanent, full-time) • Group Fitness Instructors (casual and part-time) • Swim Instructors for Swim School and Squads (casual and part-time) To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you – visit our website.

Applications close 10 June 2015.

Due to the size of our fleet we are looking for an additional mechanic to help service and maintain our wide range of plant. This position requires someone who has a sound knowledge of road transport and earthmoving machinery and be able to work with minimal supervision. In return GDC will offer a good employment package. Applicants must have a Class 5 licence.

Please send your CV, covering letter and references to: Workshop & Plant Manager, Bob O’Brien, Greg Donaldson Contracting Limited, P O Box 439, Ashburton, 7740 or email to donaldsoncontracting@xtra.co.nz Applicants must be a NZ Resident or hold a current work permit. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential.

RECEPTIONIST (full time - fixed term) based at Ashburton Hospital

Ashburton Apiaries Ltd is a family based Beekeeping Company that has been operating in the Mid Canterbury district for 30 years.

The Company is seeking a new staff member for the 2015/2016 season and you will be required to start the first week of August.

This position will be a Fixed Term Contract with the possibility of the position becoming full time employment. Hours of work will generally be 40 hours per week.

The person we are seeking will be motivated, observant and keen to learn new skills. You must be physically fit, healthy and able to lift reasonable loads.

Beekeepers must not have any allergies to bee stings or pollen.

Contact Geoff, evenings after 6pm.

Ph: 308 3927.

Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. We currently have the following positions at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

We have a vacancy for a friendly, efficient office person to join our team. The hours of work will be 8.30am to 3.30pm Thursday and Friday (not including School holidays) with flexibility to work extra days when required.

Forklift Operators

Applicants should have experience in all aspects of general administration and reception duties, proficient in the use of general computing systems, accurate accounting skills, effective time management and organisational skills essential.

Please forward your CV and covering letter to the address below.

Financial Manager Hampstead School 55 Wellington Street, Ashburton Email: kellie.f@hampsteadschool.co.nz Applications close June 13, 2015.

Talley’s Ashburton has Forklift Operator positions available on the Ashburton site.

BreastScreen South Ltd is inviting applications for the position of Receptionist on the mobile breast screening unit while it is based at Ashburton Hospital. The mobile breast screening unit visits Ashburton yearly so ideally we would like to employ some one who will be available each year to fill this role.

This year the position will commence in June for approximately 4.5 months.

In following years the position is likely to be available for 3 months.

The person we are seeking will have: • Experience as a receptionist.

• Excellent data entry/computer skills • Excellent communication and organisational skills • Ability to work independently Working as part of a small, friendly team there will be a high degree of flexibility required.

An empathy with women’s health and cultural issues is essential A job description is available on request.

Applications, including a current C.V and a covering hand written letter, should be forwarded to: The Manager, BreastScreen South Ltd, PO Box 25 087, Christchurch 8144 Email joan.miles@breastscreensouth.co.nz Closes Friday, June 5, 2015.

BED MAKER/ LEADING HAND

Busy Motel requires the services of a fastidious Bed Maker capable to Leading Hand level.

Top rates paid to the right employee.

Includes weekend hours.

Further details available by phoning 03 307 0399 anytime.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Hinds Convenience & Lotto Retail Manager Urgently Required The candidate must have relevant experience and must be willing to independently manage the store.

Qualified candidates preferred.

Email CV to: Hindsstore@ gmail.com

Part time position available Hours and days will vary Skills required • Customer service champion • Front of house • Barista skills • Food prep • Cash handling • Must be able to work weekends Contact Sue Moorren jsmoo@xtra.co.nz or phone 303 7641

The Ashburton site runs rotating shift patterns.

Forklift experience would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given to the right candidates.

Email a copy of your CV with a cover letter to recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz or complete an application at the guard house on-site.

We Help Save Lives

www.talleys.co.nz

BREASTSCREEN SOUTH LTD Provides screening mammography services for women aged 45 to 69 years as part of the National Breast Screening Programme.

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Whilst experience would be preferred, we are prepared to offer full training for a suitable applicant.

Administration/Reception

Experience in Enrol, MUSAC and Publisher would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Greg Donaldson Contracting “Do it Once, Do it Right”

Excavator Operator Full-time, Monday to Friday

We help save lives every day through the research and Relieving Teachers development required for our preschool, qualified or in of improved training teachers welcome to apply.

Please contact either: diagnosis, be er URL With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ tested: x Amanda or Steph prediction and on 03 307 0420 treatment of or email your CV to: twpreschool@gmail.com heart disease in our hospital and community.

Greg Donaldson Contracting Ltd is a locally owned and operated company based in Ashburton.

We offer a wide range of services to our local community and surrounding areas. Including Closing Rachel Proof read by:_______________________________ rural and urban excavation and transport. We are check looking for an experienced person to operate 4-6 ton excavator and truck to undertake drainage, civil works and utility services. A competitive revision pay and package is offered along with health 1 2 insurance. $0 $0 $2 We require applicants to have the following licences and job: skills; C52103 PLEASE NOTE: • Class 1-4 truck licence & WTR that we have prepared this advertisement proof based o ize: 10 x 2 format: b&w • Be a teamsplayer understanding of the instruc • Be able to work with minimal supervision received. In approving the publication run date position sort cost (excl gst) • Have good communication skills advertisement, it is client’s re • Competently undertake all aspects of general Ashburton Guardian Wed 27 May Sits Vacant $175.00 to check the accuracy of bo excavation advertisement, the media an Sat 30 May $212.60 Work starting October 2015 through • Take care of day to day machine maintenance position nominated. to April 2016 • Strong health and safety focus Cancellation of adverts boo $161.96 media will incur a media ca • Must haveTradeMe NZ residency or current work permit Applicants must have at least two years’ fee of $50.

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P O Box 439, Ashburton 7740 or donaldsoncontracting@xtra.co.nz Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

If you wish to find out more about the position, please phone Greg on 027 432 6915.

Applications close June 10, 2015.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Rubbish and Recycling – Queens Birthday Collection

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on: •

Monday 1 June 2015

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Monday there will be a change for Queens Birthday.

Collections normally scheduled for Monday 1 June 2015 will be collected on Tuesday 2 June 2015.

There are no changes to any other collections.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

TRADES, SERVICES

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

Actors wanted for August show

NOTICE OF MEETINGS JUNE 2015 The following meetings will be held in June: Tuesday, 9 June Regional Water Committee 1.30pm Bayliss Lounge, Lincoln Event Centre, Meijer Drive, Lincoln Thursday, 11 June Council meeting 10.00am Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch Thursday, 25 June Council meeting 10.00am Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch REGULATION HEARING COMMITTEE

In addition to the above meetings, the Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly.

Meetings will be held on either Thursday or Friday as required.

To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on 03 353 9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO).

Agendas will be available online at www.ecan.govt.nz/news-and-notices/minutes/ Pages/default.aspx at least two days prior to each meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Methven Theatre Company Auditions Wednesday, June 3 & Thursday, June 4 7pm Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Methven Director Georgie Sivier invites interest for ‘A Law Unto Themselves’ - a hilarious New Zealand comedy set in a small town law firm.

The show will perform at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall between August 19 - 21, 2015.

A wide range of parts suitable for different levels of acting experience are on offer.

Please call Wayne Pannett on 027 813 8016 for further information.

All welcome.

Hamilton Boys High School, Argyle House 50 year reunion (1965 - 2015)

Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Expressions of interest to: kmclaughlin@hbhs.school.nz ph 07 853 0437.

Or brett.walker@farmside.co.nz ph 07 877 6633.

For further info, visit: www.hbhs.school.nz/argylereunion

Tell your friends!!!

Mid Canterbury Aero Club Notice of AGM

RURAL TRADING POST

BALEAGE FOR SALE Account:

Air West Helicopters Ltd

PETER WALSH & ASSOCIATES LTD www.peterwalsh.co.nz

Guardian Motoring

307 7900

Business.

As per notice on noticeboard in the clubrooms Brenda Costello General Manager.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Leeks Celery Potatoes 10kg Parsnip 1kg Carrots 1kg

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *~ SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed ~*

SITUATIONS WANTED

RETIRED gentleman looking for part time work. Day fill afternoon, evenings 10-15 hrs a week. Anything considered.

Please phone 308 3788 or COMPUTER Tuneup and 027 778 5896.

Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and MOTORING Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life 027-768 4058. of your tyres with an HOME handyman available. alignment from Neumanns Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

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BATTERIES. STARTERS. ALTERNATORS - Starter motor and alternator repair specialist. Free no obligation quotes. Full battery range at super low prices, car, truck, tractor, deep cycle. Eftpos available. Farmlands supplier.

Robbie Bell Autoelectrical, 25 Golf Links Road. Pone 308 7700 or 027 221 3930.

MOTORCYCLES

WANTED to buy. Solex moped parts or complete bike. Would prefer complete bike but would look at any.

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

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For further information: John Harrison • 027 435 6243 Derek Brown • 021 226 2702

Notice is hereby give that a Special General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Moore Lounge, R.S.A. Clubrooms, Cox Street, Ashburton at 10.00am on Sunday, June 21, 2015.

To be held at MCAC club rooms at the airport on Seafield Road

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

JANUARY

Individually wrapped round fusion baleage consisting of rye grass & clover. 1st, 2nd & 3rd cuts.

To be sold in lots of 40 only. Not advisable for lactating dairy cows.

Test results available.

Situated at Ashton/Ashburton.

Ashburton Returned Services Association (Inc)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 7.30pm

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For your local news, community events and places to visit.

308-1095

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

WANTED: Mature handy huntaway. Good in yards.

Phone 302 3921.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Building – it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

Ph 03 307 to sub 7900 scribe!

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ENTERTAINMENT

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete Beckley breakers, trailers, and more.

Coachlines All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Programme Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; ◊ EDINBURGH TATTOO Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday - TE PAPA MUSEUM 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 Wellington, www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz February 20 - 22, 2016 3 day package GRAZING stay Blenheim and GOOD Quality grazing Wellington available with experienced Graziers Mid Canterbury Region. Contact Phone No. All inquiries to phone 027 227 6075.

308 7646

EDUCATION

SOLD! OUT

WINTER feed for sale - 10 hectares Kale at Dromore.

Phone 0273 786 314.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE sale, Monday, June 1. House lot, all must go + car and caravan. 9am - 2pm, 73 Aitken Street.

or 027 249 1827

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CAMBODIAN lady. Beautiful, hot, sexy, busty, 12D, friendly, good massage.

Phone 020 4072 6342.

MISS Eva, abc, gf, no texts all block calls will not FIREWOOD - Pine $55 a answered. Phone 021 044 metre, macro $70 a metre. All 0698. wood dry. Phone 027 507 3880.

ACCOMMODATION,

FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Helmack 6x4 RENTAL trailer plus steel sheep/wood HINDS Township. Three crate. Phone 027 609 7282 or bedroom, brick, warm, log 308 8424. burner with wetback, double KING SINGLE trundled bed, glazed, single car garage, small tear in base (unseen). private large section, pet Good condition - $280 ono. negotiable. $320 per week.

References required, Ph 027 355 3992.

Available June 20, 2015.

SCOOTER’S - new and Phone 027 314 7180. secondhand three and four THREE bedroom flat to rent, wheel electric scooters and close to Allenton School and wheel chairs. Call Fred shops. Single garage, very Reddecliffe at Electric sunny, heat-pump, small Mobility Ashburton today. section. References required.

Phone 308-3602 $330 pw. Phone 308 9949.

TREES wanted. Suitable for TIDY three bedroom brick milling and export. No house for rent Belt Road. obligation quote. Phone John $350/wk. Pets negotiable.

Rose Logging 03 693 9385 or References required. Phone 021 935 628.

0278 121 515.

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CHURCH SERVICES

Church Services

Wednesday 3 June 20153, 2015 Wednesday, June rd

Open Day

Information Evening

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

Information Evenings 7pm

Open Day

Tours with classroom Tours with classroomMeet the Principal Meet the Principal & Senior Staff visits commence: 9AM, 10AM, visits commence: 11.30AM, 12.30PM

10am Morning Service & Communion

School Information & Senior

Staff School Information

Afternoon tour - 2PM - will see our Wednesday sports programme 9am, 10am,

11.30am, 12.30pm 1 hour programme & refreshments

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison

7pm register now

03 302 8437 or college@mthutt.school.nz

Afternoon tour - 2pm - will see our Wednesday sports programme

Meet the Principal Tour the School See the School at work 1 hour programme & refreshments - register now 03 302 8437 or college@mthutt.school.nz Meet the Principal Tour the School See the School at work

It’s all here Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

All families of prospective New Entrants to Tinwald School from July to December 2015 are invited to an Information Meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 9.30am in the Tinwald School hall.

All welcome!

For catering purposes please RSVP by phone on 308 4555

Guardian Situations Vacant

Honda’s range of lawn and garden advanced 4-stroke technology products offer everything you need to make gardening a dream.

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ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911 www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

Scarlett Hanrahan Happy 9th Birthday Scarlett! Have a fantastic day. Lots of love always Mum, Dad, Henry, Fergus and Freddie. xxxxxooooo Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Minion cake tin set available for hire.

$20 for 7 days

“Livewires” for children Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

It’sPRESBYTERIAN all here CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Jubilee Christian St Andrew’s Fellowship Havelock St. 10am Every Sunday All welcome

10am & 7pm

St James

Thomson St. 11am

You will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you be not troubled

St Paul’s Oxford St. 9.30am

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Children’s Church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Needing a new staff member?

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

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10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 12noon VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86

Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10.30am HINDS YFC 65TH PLOUGHING MATCH. Ian and Christine Lowes property, features horses to modern ploughing.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

8.00am Baring Square East.

ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 9.30am Holy Communion, Park Street.

ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 8.30am Cafe Church in the hall, Colin’s musical HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. journey, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson 10.00am Street, Tinwald.

ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. 9.30am Radio controlled aeroplane flying, ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Worship led by Frank Tasker and Bruce Maronan Road.

Morriss from Tear Fund. 48 Allens Road.

10.00am 9.30am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture

Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

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

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club and family day, everyone welcome.

M.S.A. Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet Clubrooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street,

Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

Sunday

Queens Birthday Public Holiday (please note some activities will not be running) 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

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6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:20 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:40 Doc McStuffins 3 0 7:05 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue! 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:20 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:45 Beware The Batman 3 0 9:10 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 Lab Rats 3 10am Fresh 10:30 Step By Step 3 0 11am Full House 3 0 11:30 Duck Dynasty PGR 3 0 Noon The Hero PGR 0 1pm Switched At Birth PGR 0 2pm The Bachelor Australia 3 0 3:35 The Neighbors 3 0 4:05 Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (Starting Today) 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids (Part 1) 0 6pm Oh Sit! 0 7pm M Around The World In 7pm Country Calendar 0 80 Days PGR 2004 Adventure.

7:30 Frozen Planet 0 Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, 8:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 Jim Broadbent. 0 9:35 N Puberty Blues AO 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto Australian drama following draw. the lives of two teenaged girls growing up in the 1970s. 8:05 Around The World In 80 Days PGR Continued. 0 0 9:25 M Poseidon 10:35 Schapelle AO Based on AO 2006 Drama. the book Sins of the Father Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell,

by Eamonn Duff, the story Richard Dreyfuss. 0 behind Schapelle Corby’s illfated drug run. 0

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 3 0 9:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 11:55 Real Pasifik 3 12:25 The Food Truck 3 0 12:55 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Simple Pleasures 30 1:25 Highway Cops PGR 3 0 1:55 The Fixer PGR 3 0 3pm Code – 1 PGR 3 0 3:30 Border Security – International PGR 3 0 4pm Topp Country 3 0 4:30 Taste Of A Traveller 0 5pm The Fishing Show 0 6pm One News 0

12:25 Count Arthur Strong 3 0 1:05 A Night At The Classic AO 3 0 1:30 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:25 Neighbourhood 3 0 4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 You Live In What?

8:30 Ask The Butcher 9am Simply Italian 9:30 House Crashers 10am Million Dollar Contractor 10:30 Baggage Battles 11am Buying Hawaii 11:30 American Restoration Noon Britain’s Best Back Gardens 1pm Gardeners’ World – Life In A Cottage Garden 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Garage Gold 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm Twiggy’s Frock Exchange 6pm The Picker Sisters 6:30 The Water Brothers 7pm The Dog Hotel 7:30 Natural World: Walrus – Two Tonne Tusker An 18-year-old captive Pacific walrus should now be a dad but things have not worked out. This is where reproduction scientist Holley Muraco comes in.

8:30 Speed With Guy Martin 9:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 10pm Odd Folks Home PGR 10:30 Garage Gold 11pm Holiday Home Sweet Home

SUNDAY

Midnight Twiggy’s Frock Exchange 1am The Picker Sisters 1:30 The Water Brothers 2am The Dog Hotel 2:30 Speed With Guy Martin 3:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 4am Odd Folks Home PGR 4:30 House Crashers 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home

11:20 M Time Machine PGR 2002 Sci-fi Action. Guy Pearce, Jeremy Irons, Orlando Jones. 0 1:10 M Haywire AO 2011 Action Thriller. 0 2:50 M The Last Song PGR 2010 Drama. 0 4:40 Suburgatory 3 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

TV THREE 6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 Survivor – Philippines (Starting Today) 3 Eighteen castaways are stranded on the Caramoan Islands in the Philippines.

11:55 Project Runway – All Stars PGR (Starting Today) 3 Thirteen returning contestants face an unconventional challenge.

12:50 Epic 3 1:45 Face Off PGR 3 2:45 The Face Australia PGR 3 3:50 F The Face Australia 3 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

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PRIME 6am Home Shopping 11:30 Rugby League – NRL Fulltime (Highlights) Round 12.

Noon QI M 3 12:45 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup New Zealand v Ukraine.

From Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium.

3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

USA PGR 3 3:30 L Horse Racing – Harness Jewels Held in Ashburton.

4pm Get Growing With New Zealand Gardener 3 4:30 Fishing And Adventure 5pm Addicted To Fishing 5:30 Prime News 6pm Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Cookery Course 3 6:30 Jamie At Home

11:20 Last Resort AO 3 Chaplin and Kendal are charged with treason; Christine is consoled by an old friend of her husband’s. 0 12:20 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:25 Just Shoot Me! PGR After he is dumped by Nina, Maya agrees to date her self-righteous, blind former boyfriend. 0 11:50 Infomercials

11:30 Sleepy Hollow PGR 3 When an unidentified boy is discovered in Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod and Abbie realise something sinister is afoot, and set out discover the boy’s origins.

12:30 Home Shopping

6pm Te Irikura 3 6:30 Death Threat PGR 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Asterix And The Vikings PGR 3 2006 Animated Comedy.

9pm M Eagle v Shark AO 2007 Comedy.

Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Joel Tobeck.

10:35 Kotiro Maori E 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

8am Canoeing – Sprint World Cup (Highlights) From Duisburg, Germany.

8:30 InCycle 9am #SkySpeed With Greg Murphy and Stephen McIvor.

9:30 Motorsport – Road Racing Series North West 200 – Part Three.

From Ireland.

10:30 Surfing – WSL Men’s World Championship Tour (Highlights) Puberty Blues Surf’s Up Margaret River Pro. From Surfers 9:35pm on TV One 6:30pm on FOUR Point in Prevelly, Western Australia.

11:30 Sky Sport 365 Noon Cycling – Giro D’Italia MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS (Highlights) Stage 19 – Gravellona 7:40 Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 7:45 Fury 16VL 2014 Action Comedy. Rowan Atkinson. 9:10 The Toce to Cervania.

War. Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf.

Frighteners MV 1996 Comedy Thriller. 12:30 L Rugby League – NSW 10am Would Be Kings – Part 2 Cup Wests Tigers v North Sydney.

Michael J Fox, Elizabeth Hawthorne, 16VLS 2009 Drama. Currie Graham, 2:30 L Rugby League – Angela Bloomfield. 11am 13 Ben Bass. 11:30 Lone Survivor Holden Cup Titans U20 v Rabbitohs Going On 30 PGS 2004 Comedy.

16VLC 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, U20.

Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch. 1:30 Ender’s Game 4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Andy Serkis. 12:35 Three Kings MV 2013 Sci-fi. Asa Butterfield, Titans v Rabbitohs.

16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Harrison Ford. 3:20 Skid Marks 7pm L Rugby League – NRL Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube.

16LSC 2008 Comedy. Tyler Poelle, Raiders v Broncos.

Dianna Argon. 4:45 Deadfall 16VLS 2:30 Mean Girls MC 2004 Family 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Comedy. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, 2012 Crime. Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde.

Cowboys v Sea Eagles. From Rachel McAdams. 4:05 The 6:20 Dawn Of The Planet Of The 1300Smiles Stadium in Townsville.

Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Last Samurai MV 2003 Drama.

SUNDAY Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

Andy Serkis. 8:30 3 Days To Kill Midnight Football – Fifa U20 6:40 The Hitchhiker’s Guide MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, World Cup (Highlights) Day One. To The Galaxy PGV 2005 Sci-fi Hailee Steinfeld. 10:30 Pain 12:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Comedy. Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey, And Gain 18VLS 2013 Action.

Cup (Highlights) New Zealand v Anna Chancellor. 8:30 Rock’n’Rolla Ukraine.

Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson.

16VL 2008 Action. 10:25 The Island 1am L Rugby League – Super SUNDAY 12:40 Cougar Hunting 18LSC 2011 MVL 2005 Sci-fi Thriller.

League Salford Red Devils v Widnes Comedy. Matt Prokop, Randy Wayne. SUNDAY Vikings.

2:10 Close Up – Kevin Costner PG 12:45 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime.

3:30 L Rugby League – Super 2:35 Pain And Gain 18VLS 3:10 The Making Of A Royal Night League Hull FC v Hull Kingston 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Out PG Rovers.

Dwayne Johnson.

3:30 Rock’n’Rolla 16VL 2008 Action. 5:45 L Rugby League – Super 4:45 Cougar Hunting 18LSC 2011 5:25 The Hitchhiker’s Guide To League Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Comedy. Matt Prokop, Randy Wayne. The Galaxy PGV 2005 Sci-fi Comedy.

Warriors.

7pm Storage Hunters PGR 7:30 Highway Thru Hell PGR A rival trucker threatens to steal business from Jamie. 0 8:30 Motive AO 0 9:25 N SVU AO When Benson is held captive, the squad takes extreme measures to find her and her abductor, but worry they might be out of time. 0 10:25 Hannibal AO 3 0

7pm Storage Wars – Canada 7:30 MasterChef Junior USA 8:30 Top Gear USA PGR Tanner takes Adam and Rut to try extreme off-road racing in rally cars, which involves driving at high speeds through the woods on narrow dirt roads with hairpin turns.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Chiefs. From Rugby Park Stadium.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Tribe 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Hoiho 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 1:30 The Big Hit 3 2pm Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3pm Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Mt Albert Lions v Pt Chevalier Pirates.

5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

8:30 New Girl MS 8:55 Modern Family PGL 9:20 The Amazing Race Omnibus PG 12:45 Wild West Alaska M 1:35 Ice Road Truckers PG 2:25 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Graceland MVLC 3:40 SVU MVS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 New Girl MS 8pm Modern Family PGL 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 9:30 Wild West Alaska M 10:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 11:30 Psych MC

SUNDAY

12:25 Raw MC 3:10 Psych MC 4am New Girl MS 4:25 Modern Family PGL 4:50 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:15 CSI – New York MV

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:25 Sidekick 3 8:50 Rocket Power 3 9:15 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 9:40 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Tree Fu Tom 3 3:25 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm ICarly 3 6:30 M Surf’s Up 3 2007 Animated.

A documentary crew follows Cody Maverick at the Penguin World Surfing Championship. Voices of Shia La Beouf, Jeff Bridges. 0 8:15 M Patch Adams PGR 3 1998 Drama.

Based on the life of Patch Adams, a medical student who believes laughter is the best medicine. Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter. 0 10:35 90210 PGR 3 Naomi takes an interest in Annie’s business partner, but Jen also has her sights set on him.

7:10 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Brumbies v Bulls. From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

9:10 Small Blacks TV 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Sharks v Rebels.

11:30 The F1 Show 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Tennis – French Open (Highlights) Day Six. 2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Fever v Swifts.

4pm Tennis – French Open (Highlights) Day Six. 5pm Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 5:30 Fishing And Adventure 6pm Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Black Caps – Second Test, Day One. 6:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Stage 19 – Gravellona Toce to Cervania.

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Chiefs.

From Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Force v Reds. From nib Stadium, Perth.

11:40 Fox Sports News 12:10 Random Rugby TV 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round 12 Saturday. 1am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) 3am L Rugby – Super Rugby Stormers v Cheetahs. 5:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Waratahs.

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Hand Cannon; Faberge Pencil. 6:30 MythBusters PG Flying Guillotine. 7:30 MythBusters PG Duct Tape Plane. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Big Giant Swords PG 10:30 Railroad Alaska PG Avalanche Zone. 11:30 What Happened Next? M Noon What Happened Next? M 12:30 King Of Thrones PG 1:30 Bear Grylls – Breaking Point M 2:30 Dual Survival M 3:30 You Have Been Warned M Epic Fails. 4:30 Auction Hunters PG Flying Ton, Creeping Allen.

5pm Auction Hunters PG 5:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 6:30 Ice Cold Gold PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 9:30 Moonshiners – Jim Tom Specials M 10:30 Moonshiners M 11:30 MythBusters PG

SUNDAY

12:30 Tabloid M 1:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 2am Man v Wild PG 3am Man v Wild PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am MythBusters PG

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

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6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Road To The Young Farmer Final 3 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 0 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Survival Tales From The Wild 0 12:55 F Anh Does Vietnam 30 1:55 Location, Location, Location 30 2:55 Dynamo – Magician Impossible 3 0 3:55 This Town 3 0 4:55 Frozen Planet PGR 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 8pm Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up 0 8:30 M The King’s Speech AO 2010 Biography.

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter. 0 10:55 Golf – PGA Tour (Highlights) Byron Nelson Championship – Round Three.

11:55 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 1:05 Attitude 3 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

TV TWO

©TVNZ 2015

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:20 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:30 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 Crash And Bernstein 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8am What Now Shortland Street stars; the end of Samoan Language week; giveaways.

10am ANT Farm 0 10:25 The Bachelor PGR Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 2:30 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3pm Hot In Cleveland PGR 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Thunderbirds Are Go 0 6:30 M Sleeping Beauty 1995 Animated Fantasy. Princess Aurora has a curse placed on her at birth by a vengeful fairy. 0 8pm M Miss Congeniality PGR 2000 Comedy. An FBI agent poses as a Miss USA beauty-pageant entrant while investigating a serial killer who indicates that his next target is in the contest.

Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt. 0 10:15 M Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion AO 1997 Comedy. Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino. 0 12:05 M Faces In The Crowd AO 2011 Horror. Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon. 0 2:05 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 3 0 2:50 Infomercials 3:20 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

TV THREE

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Tree Fu Tom 3 7:25 Rugrats 3 7:50 The Winx Club 3 8:15 Max Steel 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Lalaloopsy 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm ICarly 3 6:30 M Doctor Dolittle 3 3 2005 Family Adventure. Kyla Pratt, Kristen Wilson, Walker Howard. 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) The group matches from day one.

12:30 River Cottage Australia 3 With his cows, chickens, and vegetables thriving, Paul decides to explore the nearby coastline, and discovers an abundant source of seafood.

1:30 Village SOS 3 2:30 Grassroots Rugby 3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Stephen Fry – Gadget Man 7pm Storage Wars – Texas PGR 8:30 F The GC PGR 3 0 7:30 Heir We Go Again PGR 9pm South Park AO 3 8:30 CSI – Cyber PGR 9:30 Burn Notice AO After a woman is abducted, Michael returns to Miami yet her social-network pages to preserve his cover, but continue being updated, Strong puts a damper on his Avery and her team must use homecoming by forbidding this limited information to him from contacting his find her. friends.

10:25 Welcome To The Family PGR 9:30 Elementary PGR 10:30 N Psych PGR 3 10:50 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

7:10 Small Blacks TV 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Chiefs.

8am L Athletics – IAAF Diamond League Eugene.

10am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Highlanders v Chiefs.

Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Force v Reds. From nib Stadium, Perth.

2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Thunderbirds v Pulse. From Netball SA Stadium in Adelaide.

4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Firebirds v Steel.

From the BCEC in Brisbane.

6pm Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) New Zealand v Ukraine.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Chiefs.

7pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Tactix v Magic. From Horncastle Arena in Christchurch.

9pm Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

10pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Knights.

From Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

12:40 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11:45 Infomercials

Midnight Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Stage 20.

12:30 L Cycling – Giro D’Italia Stage 21.

3:30 Rugby Nation 4:30 L Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series Dover Race. From the Dover International Speedway.

11:25 Tony Robinson Down Under PGR 3 From the search to identify the Great Southern Land, through the colonial era, Tony Robinson discovers the key events and major influences that define Australia today.

12:30 Home Shopping

MAORI TV

SKY SPORT 2

6am The Water Brothers 6:30 The Dog Hotel 7am Natural World: Walrus – Two Tonne Tusker An 18-year-old captive Pacific walrus should now be a dad but things have not worked out. This is where reproduction scientist Holley Muraco comes in.

8am Garage Gold Following the adventures of the Garage Brothers as they search for treasure in the most unlikely places.

8:30 Speed With Guy Martin 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 Twiggy’s Frock Exchange 11:30 The Picker Sisters Noon Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 12:30 Odd Folks Home PGR 1pm Natural World: Walrus – Two Tonne Tusker 2pm House Crashers 2:30 Merlin 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5pm Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 5:30 Backroad Bounty 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Talk To The Animals A zoologist takes an in-depth look into the world of animal communication.

8:30 The Time Of Our Lives AO A drama following the lives of a typical extended Australian family.

9:40 Twentysomething AO Jess and Josh are best friends, housemates and twentysomething.

10:40 Backroad Bounty 11:40 Heaven’s Kitchen At Large

10am Korero Mai Series using drama to teach te reo Maori. 2 1pm The Rugby Show (Replay) Auckland’s First XV 1A – De La Salle College v Kelston.

2:30 Code 3 Interview-based sports show hosted by Jenny-May Coffin, and Wairangi Koopa.

3:30 Rugby – World Cup 2011 3 New Zealand v Argentina.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Paepae Chris and Tupoutahi Winitana debate the latest issues 6:05 The Amazing Race Omnibus PG 9:25 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:45 SmackDown! MC 5:25 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:15 Counting Cars PG 6:40 Wild West Alaska M 7:30 The Musketeers MVLS The Musketeers become tangled in a complex web of political trades when they agree to rescue the daughter of a Spanish traitor.

8:35 CSI MV In the wake of the shooting, a CSI team member faces a tough decision.

9:35 Criminal Intent MV 10:30 Rogue 16VLS 11:30 The Musketeers MVLS

6am Auction Kings PG Pink Cadillac; Baseball Memorabilia.

6:30 MythBusters PG Wheel of Mythfortune. 7:30 MythBusters PG Hail Hijinx. 8:30 You Have Been Warned M 9:30 What Happened Next? M 10am What Happened Next? M 10:30 Redwood Kings PG 11:30 Ice Cold Gold PG 12:30 Casino Secrets PG 1:30 Moonshiners – Jim Tom Specials M 2:30 Railroad Alaska PG 3:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:30 Moonshiners M 5:30 Gunslingers M 6:30 Bear Grylls – Breaking Point M 7:30 Great Southern Land PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 You Have Been Warned M

12:30 The Time Of Our Lives AO 1:30 Twentysomething AO 3am Merlin 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Rogue 16VLS 3am CSI MV 3:50 Criminal Intent MV 4:40 Counting Cars PG 5:05 The Musketeers MVLS

12:30 What Happened Next? M 1am What Happened Next? M 1:30 A Crime To Remember M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

MONDAY

FOUR

6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 3 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 3 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus 3 1pm Big Angry Fish 3 2pm Motorsport – UDC V8 Utes Round three of the 2015 series from Pukekohe.

4pm Motorsport – IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Round Six. 5pm F Whale Adventure With Nigel Marven 0 6pm 3 News 6:30 3D 0 7pm N Dancing With The Stars NZ PGR 8:30 N Westside AO Ted West is reunited with his true love, Rita, but she has a secret, and he has a lot to prove if he is to get back on top of his gang, and his game. 0 9:30 N Rush AO 0 10:30 M Promised Land AO 2012 Drama. 0

THE BOX

MONDAY

with te reo speakers from around the country.

7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Premiership Warriors v Knights.

9:30 M Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind AO 2002 Biopic.

Adaptation of the cult memoir of game-show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman. George Clooney, Sleeping Beauty Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore.

11:30 Te Kaea 6:30pm on TV2 Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY

MONDAY

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:15 The Making Of Godzilla PG 6:30 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis. 8:40 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld. 10:35 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime. Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde. 12:10 Skid Marks 16LSC 2008 Comedy. Tyler Poelle, Dianna Argon. 1:35 Twixt MVC 2011 Horror. Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning. 3:05 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis.

5:15 Banshee Chapter MVLC 2013 Horror. Katia Winter, Ted Levine.

6:45 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy.

Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman. 8:30 Godzilla MV 2014 Action. Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen. 10:35 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit MV 2014 Action.

MONDAY

12:20 Last Call 16VLS 2012 Comedy.

1:50 Twixt MVC 2011 Horror.

3:20 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy.

5:05 Banshee Chapter MVLC 2013 Horror.

Westside

8:30pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 7:10 The Face Is Familiar PG 8:05 The Island MVL 2005 Sci-fi Thriller. Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson. 10:25 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro. 12:50 Under The Tuscan Sun ML 2003 Romantic Comedy. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh. 2:45 The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen. 4:45 The Bourne Supremacy MVL 2004 Action. Matt Damon, Franka Potente.

6:35 The Bourne Ultimatum MV 2007 Action. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles. 8:30 Shaun Of The Dead MVLC 2004 Horror Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy, Kate Ashfield.

10:10 The X-Files MV 1998 Sci-fi.

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson.

MONDAY

12:10 Payback 18V 1999 Action.

1:50 Under The Tuscan Sun ML 2003 Romantic Comedy.

3:40 Shaun Of The Dead MVLC 2004 Horror Comedy.

5:15 The X-Files MV 1998 Sci-fi.

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

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8am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Stormers v Cheetahs.

10am Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Black Caps – Second Test, Day Two. 10:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Stage 20.

11am Rugby League – UK Super League (Highlights) 11:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Warriors v Knights.

1:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Warriors U20 v Knights U20.

3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Knights.

5:55 The After Match With Awen Guttenbeil.

6:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Stage 20.

7pm Random Rugby TV 7:20 L Canoeing – Sprint World Cup 9pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Thunderbirds v Pulse.

9:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Tactix v Magic.

10pm Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) Day Two. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Dragons v Sharks.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 L Rugby League – Super League Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants.

MONDAY

2am L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Warrington Wolves. 4:15 L Rugby League – Super League Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats.

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STODDART – Stacey and Mitchell are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Henderson Louie Stoddart on May 24 at 3.54pm, 7lb 1oz. Special thanks to the amazing team at Christchurch Women’s, Ashburton Maternity and Anna Campbell.

DEATHS

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LIVINGSTONE - HAYMAN – It is with much pleasure that John and Sharon Livingstone, Ashburton announce the engagement of their son Gareth to Kylie, daughter of Greg and Donnette Hayman, Waimate.

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TOMORROW Fine. Northeasterly ortheasterly breezes.

FZL: Rising to about 1800m

TOMORROW

MONDAY

FZL: About 2200m

High cloud, scattered late rain.

Northeasterlies.

TUESDAY

MONDAY

Fine spells. Scattered rain morning and evening. Northeasterlies dying out.

Showers turning to rain about the divide.

High cloud further east, with a few spots of late rain. Winds turning strong northeast.

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

showers showers showers cloudy fine showers fine fine fine rain showers fine fine fine showers

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Periods of rain. Strong northeasterlies, dying away.

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cloudy fine showers showers showers fine fine fine rain fine fog fine fine rain fine

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Sunday

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Hamilton

fine

Napier

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Wellington

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Nelson

few showers

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

few showers

Dunedin

few showers

Invercargill

few showers

thunder fine fine rain cloudy fine rain showers rain showers drizzle showers cloudy cloudy fine

9 noon 3

6

Rise 7:55 am Set 5:05 pm

Bad fishing

Set 3:52 am Rise 3:11 pm

9 pm am 3

6

Full moon

4:20 am

Rise 7:56 am Set 5:05 pm

Fair

Fair fishing

Set 4:52 am Rise 3:43 pm

Last quarter

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9 noon 3

6

9 pm

9:03

Rise 7:57 am Set 5:04 pm

Fair

Fair fishing

Set 5:52 am Rise 4:20 pm

New moon

17 Jun 2:07 am

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River Levels

cumecs

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 110.0 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

4.64

Sth Ashburton at 12:15 pm, yesterday

4.73

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

54.6

Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

451.1

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Monday

7:14 1:27 7:38 1:48 7:53 2:10 8:20 2:29 8:34 2:53 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

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Auckland

Forecasts for today

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overnight max low

Palmerston North fine

A few showers about the divide, fine elsewhere. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, to 50 km/h later. Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to 50 km/h and to 70 km/h later.

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NZ Today

Rain developing, with some heavy falls.

Snow to 900 metres. Scattered falls further east. Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 70 km/h, easing to 30 km/h. Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 90 km/h, easing to 50 km/h.

Fine and frosty at first, then increasing high cloud. Northeasterlies.

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A trough over the South Island weakens tomorrow, while a northerly flow affects the North Island. Moist northeasterlies cover the country on Monday and Tuesday as a complex low over the Tasman Sea approaches New Zealand. The low moves onto New Zealand on Wednesday.

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MONDAY: High cloud, late rain.

Northeasterlies.

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Rain easing to a few showers. Southerlies developing.

McALLISTER, Angela Joy – Ang’s family would like to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, baking, messages of sympathy and support following the sad loss of a much loved mother, daughter, partner, sister, sister in law, and friend. A special thank you to the District Nurses, Home Support, Ang’s carers, and Dr Charlotte Cox for their care and compassion shown to Ang. We will be forever in your debt.

“We cannot know why somethings happen, But we can know that love and beautiful memories Will outlast the pain of grief.”

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JAINE, Mary Alex – The family would like to thank all those who sent love, comfort and condolences on the loss of our dear Alex. We are forever grateful.

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RUSSELL, Lindsay Street Hammond – Respected son in law of theOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm late Ron and Mavis Chapman IN MEMORIAM and respected brother in law FOSTER, Corey James – of Barry and Jenny Chapman, “ Grieve not, nor speak of Graeme and Maxine me with tears, but laugh Chapman, Neill and Margaret and talk of me as if I Chapman, Stephen and Nicki were beside you there.”

Chapman, Lindsay and Love from Mum, Joanne, Adrianne Chapman, and all James, Shane, Sarah and his nieces and nephews.

Chloe.

TOCHER, Frederick Donald Bruce (Bruce, Fred) – On May 27, 2015, suddenly at Christchurch Hospital, aged 76 years. Loved father and father in law of Rhonda and Leslie Huggins, Mandy and Dave Tocher-McFarlane, Donna and Kit Kennedy, and Melanie Tocher. Love pop and poppy of Nathan, Samantha, Joseph, and Jordan; and Tom, and Mikayla. Great granddad to Izaac. Special friend of Sharryn. Messages to Tocher Family, 126 Ashburton Gorge Road Mt Somers, R D 1, Ashburton 7771. A private cremation has been held.

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RUSSELL, Lindsay Hammond – Passed away peacefully at Timaru Hospital on Office and Chapel Wednesday May 27 2015, Corner East & Cox after a short illness. Dearly loved husband and soulmate Streets, Ashburton of Natalie for 49 years. Dearly loved dad and father in law of Johanna and Andrew Trevelyan, Nicholas and Trudie, Sarah and Steven Sugrue. Treasured and much loved grandad of Ben, and Libby; Lucie, Emilie, and the MID CANTERBURY late Sam; Polly , and Charlie.

FUNERAL SERVICES “Forever in our hearts” A special thank you to the Galbraith’s provide choice!

We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s staff at Timaru Hospital, and celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, the Cancer Society, for their and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. provide choice! compassionate care of We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and Lindsay. In accordance with Call us on your family.

Lindsay’s wishes a private Call us on 308 3980 308 or call in and visit 3980 our new premises at service is to be held.

246 Havelock Street Messages to Unit 3, 4 or call in and visit Beverley Hill, Timaru 7910. our new premises at Aoraki Funeral ServicesRob Cope-Williams Eion McKinnon Timaru FDANZ 246 Havelock

STEPHEN, Ronald Curtis – The interment of the ashes of Ronald Curtis Stephen, late of Tinwald, Ashburton, will be held at Plot 4247 (New Lawn), Ashburton Cemetery, on THURSDAY, June 4, 2015, at 3.00pm. Ron’s family and friends are cordially invited to attend and to participate in an informal Memorial gathering.

Messages c/- Nicola Fraser, Taylor Shaw, Solicitors, PO Box 1123, Christchurch, telephone 03 379 4114.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) It’s your relationships that will benefit from a chance this weekend to not only give the past and unsaid words a voice, but clear any roadblocks.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) This is an important weekend for relationships and communication, with a need to do what it takes to ensure lines are open.

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